LACK OF SrfllPS ills STILL STORAGE OF EGGS ON AN EXTENSIVE SCALE IN THE HOME TRADE . Case Count Stock Selling Generally tl.ine- Street at 10 & 10 lie -YV: th l ittle Business in Candled at l?Oc i Today. , TODAY'S EGG HASH Extras. Portland Seattle ' Ban Frtncleco .23Uc Storaec of - csis Is on a Very liberal .stale here ami the price along the street, Is bfing we'll maintained gfn- erally at 19(i9c for case count w land led fit 20e. Little business being done In the Jatter. i Receipts of eggs continue to show 1 a very liberal increase along 'street and at this time are tlie heaviest of the season to date. Were It pot or the excellent northern demand "together with the storage call at home, f there Is no doubt that lower prices " would be force! because the home cin '"umptlve fall is not sufficient to take ",. tare of more than half of present bf . ferings. Dirty eggs continue to he the flan (of. the trade. With storage interests . "culling" out such stock, which are . later being offered on the fresh igK ' trade, there is no real snap to i.he market so far as retail demand is concerned. r ' Advfces from the cast are to the t fTect that last yearns,,, cold storage took is in very heavy suppl.y and this may force severe losses in current re ceipts there. , ' ! - i POULTItY ItUX IS 'IIKAVIEHj While there was a somewhat heavlier supply of poultry reported bh Frmt street today, the trend of the trid. continues favorable, with sales, of mixed chickens around 15V4C Hedvy hens would bring the usual premium. POOit MAHKKT FOR VEAL.S Market for country killed calves is rather slow along ! ront street, v a small amount of business in . While tops Is still reuorted as hijeh as 12c pound, the bulk of the best offerings range around nvic. COl'NTItY HOGS ARK WEAKER With the recent decline In the price of live hogs, there is a weaker tone: in the dressed meat market and sales sare no higher than 10c for extreme tops and the bulk of the. stuff d,oes mot move above Htfcc. ' CARLOAD LTSkjX TODAY; Few arrivals are reported of carload lots of produce along the street today. The following were reported by the brokers: I L.. S. Martin One carload of head lettuce. " United Brokerage One carload sweet potatoes, believed to be the lifst of the season. SALMON IS VERY SCARCE :. Local ' mrtrket showed only a vqry nominal, supply of fresh salmon today. "There is practically nothing offering from the Sacramento, says josepn O'Connor of JIalarkey .'& Co.. "aind prices aretherefore very firm. Ha(li- Lut is scarcer ana nigner. BRIEF XOTES OF THE TRADE Better demand Is showing for as .paragus, with stocks cleaning up well. Receipts of California butter are more liberal, adding weakness to the local situation. Rhubarb market is well supplied. Witt) prices lower. SHIPPERS' AVE AT HER NOTICE Weather bureau sends tlie following notice to shippers: "Protect shipments as far north Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 88 degrees; northeast to Spo kane, 32 degrees; southeast to Boise, .25 degrees; south to Ashland. 35 de- TRANSPORTATION COOS BAY AITS ETTHXXA S.S. ELDER SAIX.S SUNDAY, X&A&. 18, 9 A, K A.HL) EVtHY SUMDAX THEREAFTER FOKTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. ; ' Xickst Office II Freight - Of floe I l " 122A U 8L Toot Northrop St MAIN 1314 A-1314 Main 620: A-6m San Francisco 108 ANQIXES AND SAN DIE GO j SS. YUCATAN Bails Wednesday, War. 30, at 6 P. M. MOSTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Tioast Office Freight Offios Main HI. A-1314 ( Mais 6203 A-64M S. S. ROSE Cm Por I San - Francisco, Los Angeles jr. sa. juaxca 87 The Ban FrancUoo & Portland g. s Col Co.) Tel. Marshall 4.500. y A-CUU. STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER Bails from Alnsworta Dock. Portland, 8 a. m. worth- Dock. -hon Lta 8KK. A-SSis. City Tickat office, 80 bizth at. Phono Marshall MtQ. A-6181. Portland Cooa Bar 8. 8. Line. American-Hawaiian S.S. Co - Th ranama Canal SXPSSS FBXIQBI 8EBVXCB Between Portias a ' Hew Tork, Boston, Norfolk and Charleston. For information m to rates, sail ings, ere, call on vr aaaiua C D- KENNEDY, Agent. 270 Stark Street. Portland. Or. STEAMSHIP I Sails Xireot for Ban Pranolaoo, X,os Angeles and San Die go. i Saturday, 2:30 p. ml, Mar. 27 SAW TBAzrczsco. rosTuan m - ' X.OS AITCtEXJSS BTEAMSHD? CO. . FBANX BOLTiAM. Agent. I J. . .20 I. . .23 . NO BUSINESS HERE FOR HOPS WITH THE . BREWERS ALARMED Spread of Prohibition Movement at liast Having Its Effect Upon the Trade- Lack of English Business Contributes. There Is an entire lack of business In th local hop trade. The market continues the stagnant tone shown during the last 10 days. Both spot and contracts show a like tone. Dealers say they are receiving no orders or even inquiries for supplies irom the east either for contract or spot delivery, therefore, are entirely out of the market. With shipments from this country to Englajnd impossible at this time owing to the lack of transportation fa. cilities, jAmerican brewing interests continue Ito sit on the lid and are re fusing to do anv business in hons at all, in tha hope of forcing much lower I values. I The spfead of the prohibition move ment is surely having its effect upon the hop market in this country. Brew ing interests are scared that much Is certaiti. They hardly know what to figure upon and for that reason are not willing to take on additional supplies pt hops. A late New York mail advice says of the general situation; Bales. 4,432 100,569 9 44,743 92,915 Receipts for week iieceipts isinoe Sept. 1.. . Exports to Kurope for week.. Kxports from September 1... Exports Same time last year. Imports for week 20 Imports from September 1 19.867 Imports Same ttme last year.... 6,901 Further arrivals this -week of 2257 bales of hops, for exportation, but it is so difficult to get freight room on Knglish steamers that a good deal of this stock is being stored here tem porarily, j Latest London advices are lirm with stock closely cleared. "In New York state values are very irregular,; with a limited amount of business.! Some of the finest lots are held at 15c, or above, but the larger part can be bought in range of 912c, some poor growths selling down to 5c. Our local market is drifting along in a lifeless! fashion.. Stocks in dealers' hands are not large enough, to cause much pressure to sell, but on the other haiid brewers are so well sup plied that they show very little inter est in " the situation. Prices are held about as I of late with tone steady on finer grades. New York hon Drlces. ner nound: State, 19J4, choice 16817 State, 1914, medium to prime. .. 1 2W 15 State, 1914, lower grades.. 94z)ll Pacific Cloast. 1914, choice J5i)16 Pac. Coaijt, 3914, med, to prime. 13 ifS 14 Pac. Coast, 1914. lower grades. . 10 12 Pacific Coast. 1913 1013 ImportedJ 1914 -,...3438 fjhicag' :o Hogs $6.80. Chicago, March 24. Hogs Receipts. 2S.000; m iiket, 10c lower. Light, $6.,0 xed. $6.50(5 6.80: heavy. $6.25 6.75; m ii.'6.75: rd lgh. $6.256.45. Cattle Receipts. 11,000; market, strong. steady to! Sheep 10 4a 20c Receipts, 14,000; market. low 'er. New ork Sugar and Coffee. New rk. March -24. Sugar Cen- trif utral P4.89; molasses, inactive. . Coffee4-Sp ot New York No. 7 Rio. 8c; No. 4 Santos. 10V4c. grees. JMiinimum temperature at Port land tonight, about 40 degrees." JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND These nrlree are tbose at which whnlm!r ell to retailers, exceut as otherwise stated. BUTTER Nominal. Willamette valler creamerv tuDes. selling tirlce. 25c; stat prints. l!Sc: ranch butter. iefil7c: eit mm- rry, esse lots. - 29Vc: les than case iota, iQ ill. rsuH. Bl'TTER FAT No. 1 Portlsnd dellrery. 28e. EGGS N fnrby freshly piithered. 20c; case ccunt. lOfii u w. cniuese, izc. LIVE POIILTRY Flpns. Plrmonth HwV heavy, 16c: ordinary chickens. I515Hc: broil ers. 1 to 2H lbs.. '.'Oc; turkeys, 17c: dressed. 18fti22c: plfieon. 1.00fl.2S: squabi ) dox.; peeoc. 11th. SE69c; Pekin ducks, 1314c. CnEESF-Frpsh Oregon, fancy full creaoi twins and triplets. iHifil&u,c: Yotma; America 174il7Mtc: Istornse flats. 1-H44J15C. Fruit and "Vegetailee. FRESH Klll IT OrsoKes, navel. Jl 7St 2.35; taiiKcrinos, $1.-5: bananas, iiio puund;' lemons. &tjoui:l.&0: limes. l.oi nr um. grape f rait. I t.DO'a t.Oo per cant: Dinennnle.' c lb.: caxabas. $1.iE cra'e: pears. $1.50. APPLEMLoeal, 7.5e&S1.20 box,' accordiua to quality. ONIONS I-LOCSI. NO. 1. I12S: aerwi.Mn telling prldfr, J1.00 f. o. b. country points: game. i7V.e. POTATOES Selling price: Extra choice. 11.16 per cental: new Florida, A4.00 per hamper; sweets, $2.85(33.00. VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.50; beets, 75c dox. bunches; carrots, new. 75c doz. buuehes parsnips, $J.00(irfl.25 sack; cabbsee, t2W& $2.50; tomatoes, Florida, $3.00 crate; green on ions, 25(&o0 dox. bu-.icnes; ieppers. bell 2oi SOc; head Jettuce, $2.O02.2a crate; celery crate, $4.5045.0O; egg plant t-); canllf lower' local, 75c$1.25 doxen; French artichokes 75c dozen; string beans, Soc; encumber., hothouse $l.O01.50 idoxen; cranberries, eastern jlOfti 12 -bbL; sprouts, 10c ib.; peas, 16c lb as paragus, 9 ; We; radishes. 20c doxen bunches J Groceries, SUGAR Cube, tt.Ko, powdered. $0.75- fruit or berry, $6.4o; beet. $0.25; drj Kranulated $8.45; 1 yellow. o,75. (Aboye juotatious a", 30 days net cash.) : RICE Japan style No, 2. &3c: New Or leans, head. tti44ic; blue rose, ufcc: Creole 6A SALT Coarse, half - grounds, 100s $10 ner ton: 60s, $10.75: table dairy. 60s, $i8: ios ii: xt.ov: uaien, extra line barrels. y ba and 10s. $5.oU0-UO; lump rock, $2.o0 per ton. HOfiKI-Oitw, $3Ja3.C0 per case. UbAis Oman wmie, it .OO: lama trhit. $ft.25r Pink :.75j limus, Jr.75; bayou. $o.ooi tea., ojc. Iops, W4 and Eldaa. HOPS I Buying yrtce. choice. 14c; prime 13c; medium to prims, 12il2i4c; medium" Il-fcStlZiac! 1015 conuacta, lac. ' WOOL Nominal, l.15 clip: WUlamette val ley. ars jCouwold. a5toic; medium Shrop shire, 27c; choice, fax.cy iota, 2sc lb.: eaatei-J Oregon, 25jac. according to shrlnkune. HIDES Salted hide (26 lbs. and up) iiii. Salted stags ISO lbs. and up), 10 vie; saUeJ kip (116 lb.,rt to 25 lbs.) Wcsalte0!?1 to 15 pounds), 18c; green hides, i25 DouudS and up). 13c; green stags (60 pounds and uni c: greea kip lS lbs. to 2c lbT). 14 e; Veen calf .up to 15 lbs.), llsc- dry funt hides. i5c dry flint calf (up to lbs). 27c, drV bides 20c; dry horaeiides, each, 60c to i -A-horsehair, 2c; salt honehldes, each. $25o to $a.uo; dry I long wool peita. 15c; dry short wool peita,! 12c; dry sheep ehearUnii. each ice; salted aheep shearlinga, each 1S to grease. 3Vi4c. -li'a MOUAIR 1915 80c lb. CHirilat OH CASUAhA BAUK Car Int. 4c; less taan car lou, 4c Beata, Fiaa and Provisions. DRBSStli MEA1 SelUng price Conntrv killed: Fancy noga, lOQlOVicTl rougher hea bsiiWc; fancy veala, lac; ordinary, IltsiTiT. pur, Oteloc; goats, fcajsc. ; xiia.. HAMS, BACON, ETC. Haaia. 1817l,c breakfast bacon, 1727c; boUeC haul a picnics, llc; cottMe. rull. i3c. "c OVSXEKaj Olympia. per tenon. S3 so canned eastern. 66a can; $o.ao djaen la shell. $l.S6 per luo; raaor clamaT 2b eastern oysters, per gallon; solid Dack xiiyi" tliJH Dressed flounders, 7c; etSeSead ssl' toon, 12Vicj Royal Chinook: lie; pereh! 6fiVc lobsters. 25c lb.; ailvar smelt. fJ&ZA LARD Xiercei. kettle rendered. I3c; ,tand- CRAB3 Large, $1.76; medium, $1..'' doxen. I Paints and Oils. LINSEED OIL -Raw bbla.. Tic gallon- ket. tW boiled, pbl.. 73c; raw, cases, "ol? bUed! cases, 7 So aL; lota of 250 gaRons lc Jess oil cske meal, $44 per ton. , tWHiJE PAir7TJn u 500 lb. lots, 7c tier lb.; less lots, no per lb OIL MEAL Carload lots. $34. COAL OIL Water whita la drum, and Iron barrels, 10c, Ti:UPGTTKr. In i . . . .ti " .anasf ooc per AGAINST A GOOD WHEAT EkUted by Hyman H. Cohen. WHEAT CROP HAS A FAIR OUTLOOK NOW NEAR WALLA WALLA Joe Scott of Garden City Reports Much lleseeding Tills Season -Lack of Rainfall May Be I tern- jedied Later Market Very Quiet. WHEAT CARGOES LOWER London, March 24. Wheat carsroes on nan. ag ad lower" ' NORTHWEST JURAIU RECEIPTS Cars- Wheat! RsrlPV:. Kir Onta ITu. Portland, today. in F 2 2 11 leir alto ; 9 II i ' 2 2 Heiison to data. 15,261 1S52 1730 1S33 1713 ajfo It.OJW 2S4 144IJ 2303 Tatoma Tues... 10 IS lear ago 5 ! ' ... . . 6 671 27S2 405 20U2 6 2 37 S 2 27 1R84 105U 4822 1675 109a 4304 son to date.. 8.508 617 Ycr ago 7,972 674 Seattle, Monday 40 2 Yeir ago 4 4 SeMsou to date.. 6,046 1038 er. ago ,134 U71 that Walla "Walla will have about a hormal crop from the present wheat outlook in that county, was the asser tion of Joe Scott of Jones-Scott com pany of that section, who was in the eitjy today to meet William Jones, the otier member of tjie firm, who is due from San Francisco tomorrow morn ing. TThere was more reseedlng done in, th Walla Walla section," says Mr. Scbtt. "than 1 had believed. The stands shbwn at present do not look like a bumper crop although I am not pes simistic and do not believe that we will have a small crop. The lack of rainfall is one serious detriment, al though it is quite possible that the deficiency will be made ; up later in th season." According to Mrif Scott, considerable whjeat remains unsold in the hands of W4.Ha Walla growers, and quite liberal supplies of barley are held. Locally or in thej interior there is prictically nothing doing in the cereal trade at this time. The lack of ships is Ithe- big drawback, but this has been the trouble with the trade for several weieks. While there continues a fair deinand for wheat from iSurope, the lack of ships causes stagnation in the trade here. (CLOVER SEED Buying price: Koiminal No. 1, uncleaned, lHs(tfl2c; ordinary, 11c; alsike, 1,1c pound. FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $7; Wiillamette valley, $7; local straight, $60; bakers'. $7.007.20. . HAY New crop, buying price: Wil lamette valley timothy, fancy. $12.50 li3; eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy tim othy, $15; alfalfa, $13.00813. 50; vetch anal oat, $11; clover, $89 per ton. GRAIN SACKS 1915 nominal. No. 1 Ca cutta, J6. 1 MILLSTUFFS Selling torice; Bran, $27!; shorts. $29. ' J ROLLED BARLEY -i- Selling price, $3a33 per ton. I ! Spot wheat bids were unchanged to I 2c higher today on the Portland Merchants' Exchange ; with ' no sales of J that delivery. A sale of 5000 bushels May Bluestem was made at Jl.Utii-i or 1c below the bids of yes tfttvlav. 1 Spot oats bids were unchanged with no sales, but spot barley was up 50c a ton. lerchants Exchange spot prices: WHEAT -Wednesday- Tues. Mon. Bid Bid. Ask. Blufslem $1.33 li32 1.30 $1.35 ; 1.34 l."3 f 1.26 i 1.3U OATS i 33.75 ; $1.33 $1.33 For tyfold 1.30 1.29 flu Iter 1.2 1.22 1.23 1.25 1.15 1.15 - Russian 1.24 Fife 1.23 lied Fee 32.25 82.50 30.50 BARLEY1 ...21.75 2.00 Feed 24.25 23.50 t 22.50 21.00 23.50 Bid. Ask. $1.35 $1.36 . 1.36 M 1.37 . 183 1.35 , 1.344 1.36Vj . 1.32 1.34 . 1.3214 135 !..- 1.27 , 1.2S 1.:S0 . 1.2H 1.31 . 1.27 1,33 3250 33.50 33.50 34.00 25.25 - 20.O0 25.50 2ti.5Q 23.00 ' 25.00 21.00 25.00 MILLSTIFFS 22. 0O 25.00 ts 2i.io 2.-.00 ; Bra Sfco F lit urea were quoted: WHEAT ' Apr 1 blncstem. . . . . . bluestem Apr 11 forty fold .... fortyfold 1 club club 1 Red Russian . Apr May! Apr Red Rusflan .. April Red Fife Mai Red Fife OATS Apr May! i FEEll BARLEY ApHl May! BRAN Apr May Dutch Government Buys Wheat in the Eastern Markets Chicago. March 24.- Wheat closed to Mic lower. There was .excellent ac tioik in the market for the day. There was nothing in cable news to encour age! puying the first hour. Later the seajboard began hintTpg iof probable good export business ffr the day. The soujthwest began sending sorse Hes f'ah fly reports from Kansas counties. Winnipeg reported exporters as best buyers of May wheat, andj there was a sharp upturn in May thtere, Duluth houses were claiming: more activity ambng exporters. M Iiate in the session New Y ork claimed three cargoes of wheat pold abroad, including 500,000 bushels to the Dutch government. When good buying or- derte were to be filled, the trade was easily turned to bull side. rhere was- natural heaviness eariv In icorn, with a drop of to c in prices. This bearish feellbg -was only offset later by the bullish turn in" wheat, which caused recovery in corn futures to tne closing figure of yes terday, j From 69VsC on the earlv din Mav oatis has been up to a spit under 60c neajr the close. The large receipts are receiving attention. On thp other hand good "authorities are prefictini good exrjort clearances In the near future. Selling pressure in all products was credited to packers. News from yards was bearish, with liberal run of hogs and the price lower. i Range of Chicago prices furnished pverbeck & Cooke company, 216-217 Board or iraae Duiiatng: WJIEAT irteh. $1.56 i 1.24U, , l.ll4 CORN .73 .76 OATS Open. $1.54H 1 .221 llOVi ' 4W- 73 . . . . .70 Close. $1.5414 B 1.22 4B 1.10 -73HB 75 Mad July! Sept MaJ July! Msy July Sept. Mav July Msy July Msy Jul; . . . . .r.oi B4 .46. ....17.R5 ....17.77 ....10.22 , ....10.47 .... 95 ..,.10.27 -51X4 .5514 . .47 PORK 17.35 17.80 LARD 10.22 . 10.47 RIBS 9.95 10.35 .5914B .46A 17.40 17.82 10.17 10.42 9.95 10.30 Fruit Trees Blooming. Walla Walla. AVash.. March 24. Frtkit trees of the valley are begin ning t blossom, all apricot orchards being g in run Dioora, ana tne earner eties of cherries and apples ally- showing color. The weather is vamc reaid on seasonably warm, yesterday and the da FINANCIAL STAND OF THE UNITED STATES FAVORABLE -1- CLEWS jew xora Jtsanner writes i&at re markable Position of I Country Is Striking Most Emergency Cur rency Being Retired, j .The exceptionally strong financial position of the United. States is caus ing much favorable comment among financiers. Henry Clews, the New York banker and financial au-thority, says, in a late advice to iThe Journal: 'The most striking, also the most assuring, fact in the outlook- is the remarkably strong financial position of tlie United States, Ctur fl sr-n I of. fairs are tnoroughly mobilized upon a. war oasis. .Nearly all thie emergency currency Issued in the fortn of Aldrich vreeland notes or clearing house cer tificates has been retired! Our bank ing system Is exceptionally strong; and the federal reserve system; with minor exceptions. Is working very sat isfactorily. "Our gold supply is simply' enor mous, reaching about $1,800,000,000, which is vastly more than necessary for our requirements. Thiee is conse quently no need of our importing gold, although foreign exchange rates favpr such an influx. Our merchandise ex Ports are upoji an enormoiis scale, and promise to so continue for months to come. I "As imports are declining, the trade balance In our favor is steadily rising. To some extent the void i!n Imports Is bein filled by a return of securities; but much of the balance remains on this side in the form of foreign credits which are steadily growing in impor tance, and volume. j 'New York for the time being is the chief open money market In the world, and all,, or nearly all, of the belligerents have established large credits m this market to be used chief ly for the purchase of munitions of war. Until the war ends, a contin gency unhappily not yet ih sight, this situation will probably bef maintained. The war is still the dominating influ ence in our financial affairs, and the United States is the only country thus far receiving any offsettirig advantage whatever from the staggering waste of life and property now devastating Europe. j "Spring has arrived and Ithe struggle wril now, be waged with renewed bit terness and vigor; no e(l beiii i i sight at this, writing, except such as must develop from exhaustion or breakdown." ! Copper Stocks in .t oirong iemana; Metal Prices Up New Tork, March 24. IHeavy buy ing of copper shares abroad as well as at home caused a sharp upturn of security prices today.- Amalgamated closed with an advance of 1 points and the entire list was affected. Sales of lake copper were reported liberal at 16 c a pound, ftnd this in fluenced considerable buyiing. Buying oruera ior Anaconaa copper irom the west indicated that some! crisis was aeveioping in tlie affairs of Amalga mated. I 1m ports of gold were reported at i.ouu.uou toaay. Range of New York prlcjss furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company. 216-217 Board of Trade building.- iESCRIfllON jOpen 1 HlKbl Low Cloe Amal. pj)er Co. . . . Anier. Car & Foun., c Am. Cau, c Am. Cotton Oil, c Am. Loco., c Am. Sugar, e Am. Smelt, c Am. Tel. V Tel Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison, c b. & o., c.: Beet Sugar B. S., c B. U. X. tan. Pacific, c Central Leather, c .. C. & U. W.. c ... C, G. W.. pf M. & St. Taul... 61 4(i 63 4m 30 61 45 .29 47 61 45 29 H 47 26 41 - 2414 24 4 104 103 303 67 I 6(SVa( 66 j 67 121 !121i v4 1121 W 1121 I 28 28 28 2S9s l7 6S ii 97 98 .68 43 68 87 161 35 69 43 68 88 161 35 11 28 89 125 37 I! 11 23 3S 35 117 28 , 1 61 441 69 u, 16 3 tV-4 87 162 36 V 88 '37 43 27 '23" 38 Vi 83 C. & N. W., c Chi no Copper Chesapeake i Ohio .. Colo. Fuel & Irou, c-. Corn Products, c Erie, c . r do 1st pfd G. X., ore lands G. "., pfd Ice Securities Inter. Met., c do preferred LehiRh Valley K. C. Southern 37 43 27 23 3V, 34 31 44 2Sj 2k 39t 34 117 117 j 29 29! 28 i 13 13 1 61 62i 61 138 A 37 11 11 58 138 Vx '38 11 11 58 1391 138 Z3J4 37 11 11 58 12 54 86 25 103 105 14J 122 19 - 146 21 78 85 16 30 124 62 48 55 64 72 tioodrieti S8! 1J Mo., Kan, & Texas, c. Mo. Pacific National Lead Nevada Consolidated. . New Haven ......... N. Y. Central N". Y'., O. & W N. & W - c Northern "-Pacific, c... Penn. Railway ...... P. U., L. Si C. Co..., Rav Cons. Copper ... Reading, c , Rep. Iron & Steel, c, 110 preferred Southern I'acific. c... Southern Railway, c Train. Copper Union Pacific, c U. S. Rubber, c I". S. Steel Co. c Ctah Copper Western Union Tel... Westinghouse Elcc I 12, & 85 102 14M 105 'i8 146 54 85 8 loa'Alioan 105j iotij 'isi'1 lo4 105 "i8 145 21 78 85 16 30 122 147 n 1 21 78 86 1 3(1 125j 64! 4 5q 64! 71 so 16 30 122 V4 62 48 56 64 73 62 48 55 64 72 NORTHWESIf BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. This week $2,143,653.41 1,903.955.71 2.1S1.733.67 Clearings Wednesday Tuesday . . . Monday . . . Year sgo. $2,858,883.86 2.081,612.07 2,147,073.47 Seattle Banks. Clearings ..4. Balances .$1,660,743.00 . 113,672.00 .$ 208.799.00 61,174.00 Taooma Banks. Clearings Balances Hood River Looks For Bumper Fruit ; Crop in the Valley Hood River. March !!4. The ' Davidson Fruit compaiy, that m jjt has for the past .nurpber of years developed tne apple crop, m r prospects during the winter months, several month s In ad- 4 vance of the wooming season, by gathering average! speci- 4 mens from the aifferenit varle- 4(t t ties of trees and fruit fir om the 4K several sections or tn valley 4r and maturing the fruijt spurs, in order to ascertain the prob- able output of the valley, has 4t found that the crop of the Hood 4 River valley will be very heavy 4ft this year In the leading varle- 4 ties which are the Yellow New- towns and Spitzenbergs. : The & ' young "orchards show an espe- clally heavy crop. It is esti- af mated that the output for the jft valley for this season will run 4(t considerable over 1,000,009 , 4tr boxes. , . 4ft jt ' .. ' j : ife MARKET HERE! LIVESTOCK SUPPLY IS NOMINAL HERE TODAY ONE LOAD REPORTED IKveii This Is Hot, Available for the Trade and Goes Througri Mut ton Situation Is Intensely Strong Cattle Just Hold. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RCX Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep KV'ednesdar 16 9 a'oesaay . 49 .1355 . 112 . 33S . 390 . 613 .1041 . 211 . 40 175 1230 5 84 101 78 31 199 26 5 879 io 1 "7 2. 1 .1 Monday .... haturday ;.. Friday Thursday ... eek ago. . . Sear ago... 722 1274 850 IT wo years aira.. Three years ao. Onlv on load of livestock entered khe North Portland yards over night Lnrt this ritrll not cntpr tha market. The Conditions in the mutton 1 trade are ho firm at jthis time and KUiers no tarnished that it would be impossible o state wnat wouia d me encuic top for first quality stuff were it t-vailablo. Rment Rales Of too lambs kt $9 have indicated that killers have B. . . - tifilliniv C.4-S-A4-ASM thA rar-lifa H een willing to stretch the price a the ex- traction or two even above treme valuej r Seemingly! thra la nr hone for an mprovement in offerings for awniie at least, or 1 until the shearing season s well under way. iso compiaini is being made regarding the Quotations fcffered, but po not want country interests simpiy to sell until shearing. At Chicago there was. a weaker tone n the mutton trade with a loss of 10chy Japan to separate the Manchurian to 20c in he Drice, Kansas City mutton trade iwas steady with a small run today. Omaha mutton market ruled strong with advances of a dime, ri General mutton trade range: Old wethers $ 7.75 Best yearlings ,7.858.00 Best ewes . ;6. 7507.00 Best east of mountain lambs L 9.00 Valley light! lambs 8.508.75! Heavy light i lambs 8.008.25 Cattle Market Quietj. Market for cattle continues ex remely quiet. No arrivals wiere shown or - market today and demand is at ow ebb. There is no snap to tne rade, and While no further ! weakness s indicated' in addition to tne recent oss, still killers need coaxing in order o take hold. All of. them have suffi ient for immediate requirements. At Chicago there was a steady to trong tone in the cattle trade today. stronger with "a nickel advance over yesterday j Omaha cattle trade was -strong with top steers S8.30. . General cattle market range: Select pulp fed steers $7.6007.75 tiest hay red steers 7.25T7.60 7.0007.15 Good to choice .... Ordinary to j fair .. Best cows .i Good to prime .... Ordinary . Select calves Fancy bulls: . . . Ordinary . i ...... . . . 6.50 5.60 6.406.65 ...... ... 6.00O6.25 . . i4.005.00 .i. . . 8.008.50 16.50 g 6.00 !4.00(3i5.00 Marks Time. Eoir Market With no arrivals in the iyards to- Jay, the swine trade at North Port- Hand is marking time. Recent sales df tops at $7.40 givet'the Imarket a Slightly weaker feeling than last week. The differential between this market and tlie best price obtainable in the ast today lis 60c and killers do not Want to Increase it at present, es pecially as the run recently j has been Sufficient for their Immediate needs. I At Chicago there! was a weaker tone for hogs with a loss of a dime. Tops, $6.80. i r Kansas City hog market was down 4 nice amount with a similar top for the day. i i Omaha hog market turned weaker ith a loss of 6 to 10c Tops, $6.70. General hog market range:: Best light .! $7.40 Medium light 7.3507.40 Good and heavy 7.00(3)7.25 Rough and heavy 6.85fti7.00 Stockers . .1 6.506.75 The onlv bhiDners Of livestock re ported in the yards over night was J. Ik Napton ' Who had a mixed load of ciattle and calves in irom Redmond. Wednesday Afternoon Sales. ( I HOGS i . No. fWtion. Are. lbs. lo 223 1143 IlM I . ll2 Price. $7.40 7.40 7.40 6.75 075 $8.50 Oregon . . U)regon . Ojregon '. . Oiregon .. Ujregon . . Oregon . . Oregon . . ; u3 it i 23 ; 7 t 6 j, - LAllBS i 12 MIXED SHEEP , 5 ISO $8.00 Tuesday Afternoon Salesi ) uous I No. Are. lbs. . .. 3 ltt , 1 13k) Section. Ojregou Oiregou Price. $7.00 7.00 Omaha Hogs $6.70. South Omaha, March 24.4-Cattle Receipts. 4200; market, strong. Steers, 7.50 8.30; cows and heifers. $5.75 3 7i.OO. i - . i liogs Receipts, 15,400; market, 6c tb 10c lower; bulk, $6.45 6.60; top. K6.1O. - 1 Sheep Receipts, 6000; market. sltrong to 10c higher; yearlings, $7.75 (&8.00; wethers. $8.759.00 lambs, $9,50 59.90; ewes, $7.507.70. Kansas City Hogs $e; 80. Kansas City. March 24 Hogs Re- cjelpts, bWO; market, 10c lower. Tops, 6.80. Cattle Receipts. 5000: market, 6c qigner. Sheep Receipts, 7000a market. slteady. Denier Hogs $6.63. Denrer. Colo.i March 24. Cattle 7O0. Mar ket strong. Beef steers $6.50(7.25: cows and heifers. $5.00(36.50: stockers and feeders. 6.25a7.0O: cales. S.00(ll.OO. . i ttogs 300. Market weak, with a rew sold at 6.556.65. Sheep 300. Market steady. San Francisco- Grain Market. San Francisco, March 24. 4 Barley chlls: . r March 24. March 23. Open. Close. .$1.25 $1.25 Close, $1.25 1,3214 May Jjec. Soot Drices. nominal: Wheat Walla Walla. $2.402.42J : rled Russian. $2.402.42; Turkey ried. $2.45M2.50; bluestem. $2.502.55. Barley reea. i.3t. Dois Whlte. tl.77Uffll.liO. MUlstuffs-Bran. $26.50 27: mid Slings. $31.00032.00; shorts. $27,000 218.00. 1 New York Cotton Market. New Tork. March 23. Cotton market Open. . High. Lw. Cloee. January .....1017 102fl 1010 1025 March 003 918 W)2 81 5 May 20 837 B20 Itir BSt 94J8- P50 S415 Ctober 8S3 104K Ml-. Dfecember ....1005 101 1001 1018 Foreign Exchange Rates, Merchants' i National bank quotes fbreign exchange: London sterling. J4.80. Berlin Marks, 21.31. Paris Francs, 19.47. Hongkong i-Currency, 44.60 Vienna 16.10. San Francisco Dairy Produce, San Francisco. March 24.J Eggs jsxtras, 23c: pullets, ic, I ttutter extras, zs l-sc; prima rirsts, zze; nrsts. zic. - Cheese California fancy, lie: firsts. JAPAN DEtAYS REPLY TO U. S. WHILE DICKERS WITH SHE CHINA Agrees to Separate th Man- churian Questions arid Mongolia in Negotiations. CHINA WINS ONE POINT Conciliatory Attitude Is Aparsntly Adopted, hy the Mikado's Crovern at; May Lead to Solatlon. T B4voluUonlts Are Active. By Liionard Cj. Ames, staff cor respondent 3f the Coast pewa Service. j Peking, March 24. Revolu tionary organizations here- to day W4re seix1 ng upon the nego tiation now in progress be tween China and Japan ias , a means of renewing their iictiv ities for overthrowing the gov ernment of President Yuan Shi Kal, Thousands are Join-, iftg the movement. The leaders of the movement accuse lYuan Shi Kal of plotting to surrender national rights and to mal e the Chinese the "slaves" oi the U ' .1- Japanese. Washington, March 24. Agreement and Mongoliaquestions In thS pending negotiations is ipoaea upon mere to day as a preliminiary victory fpr China. It is known thai China is willing to make concessions in Manch tiria and that she will now trade them toward a withdrawal by Japan of her demands affecting eastern Mongolia. The United States government Is still awaiting a reply from Japan to the request for information concern ing the situation. Officials believe that the answer is being delayed pend ing the completion if negotiations be tween the Japanese ambassador at Peking and the Chinese foreign office. Japan apparently has adopted a conciliatory attitude and. if this be true, it will modify the whole situa tion. But whether the outcome of the negotiations will be satisfactory to j the United -States is as yet problemat ical, as this government has con sistently refused even to outline the text of its note to Japan.. Injured at Xiogging Camp, ; F. M. Holce ox 254 Union avenue. who has been Working in a. logging camp at, Ciatskanle. was brought to the Good Samaritan hospital this morn ing suffering from a broken leg, sus tained when a log fell on it yesterday. Peach Trees From , China to Be Tried Here bv Uncle Sam Eugene, Or,, March 24. J. O. (lolt. man alter of the Eugene Fruit Growers' association has last received from the eoTeroment a ship cent of over 00 peath trees grown: in central China. They were sent here fori the pur pose of experimenting with them to ascertain whether or not they are adapted to this climate and the soil of this valley. This is known as a sand peach I and H la claimed for it that it is very hardy, belng- RDie to witnstana heavy rrosts, also; arougtns. Harold Chase, who conducts a nursery north ot the city, will handle most of loose sect here and Mr, Holt will watch the experiment and report results to the government. It la known that many fine varieties of peaches are srrown In China and travelers, who nave onserveu some ox teem aecmre tnat iney will grow In a eoll I climate. It 1s this va riety that thp government has aent here to test out in this locality. Other varieties will be grafted upon the young trees sent here and It Ts possible that a tree that will with stand the late frosts of this f section every year and become a rejnilar producer may be developed. The experiment, will bj watched lr local fruit men wjth great Interest. While peaches in this valley grow to jerfection. 4very few years they are short on account of frosts and Hn facit nearly every I year the frosts affect tbein trt Foine extent. The Idea iu bringing this Chinese variety here Is to endeavor to develop I a variety thaf will be Immune to the late cjold weather entirely and withstand the drouthithat comes occasionally. Price of Sugar t Advance 25 Cents Here Tomorrow v . i There will pe an advance of He 25c per 100 pounds In the price 4)t of refined ' sugar in the local 4fc 4 wholesale m&rket tomorrow 4fr morning. Thegreat strength of jfc the eastern nlarket, due. It is 4f sai'.l, to foreigh buying, is tjatis- ing an upheavtl of prices along jjf- the coast and some are fore- casting still greater advances 4 for the immediate future. - Various "v4ieat Markets. Liverpool Wheat closed unchanged. Paris Wheat closed unchanged. Duluth Wheat closed, Mayj $1.50 1.50; July. $1,144. I ' Minneapolis Wheat closed May, $1.47 ask; July.i $1.39. Winnipeg Wheat closed. May, $1.52 bid; JulyJ $1.52; oats. May. 637A Dla: juiy. ntc. oiu. St. Iouis W heat clos May. $1.49bid; July. $1.17 ask. Seattle Dairy Produc March 24. Butter CCCIH.1 tJ v Eastern brick. 29cj native Washington creamery brick, SOjc; do solid pick. 29ja. Cheese Oregon triolets 16V4c: Wis -consin twins, 17ci : do triplets. 17c: Washington twins, 16c; Young Amer ica, 18c. , 1 Eggs Best ranch, 23c, sfatt Ia Potato Market RoattlA Wash March 24. Onions California. Hie: iOregon. lt: Yak ima Potatoes WhitJ river, $20 fit? 22; Bur banks. $25:- Early Rose. $45 Early Ohi6. $45: Yakima Gems, $2426. San Francisco Potato Market. San Francisco, March 2-' Potatoes, Fei 1. er cental Sallna: s. $1.60"1.7t; river, 0001.25. Overbeck & Cooke Co. Stocks, Bonds. Cotton. Orals, Etc 816-S17 Board of Trade Building. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board of Trade. Correspondents ef L6gan & Bryan. GENERAL BUSINESS NEWS Local Creamery Company to Establish Receiving Station at New Plymouth, Idaho, Most Distant Point Yet Reached by the Concern. ROAD MAKING MACHINE IS EXHIBITED The Damascus Creamery company of Portland ha an agent in the Idaho field making arrangements with dairymen for shipments of cream to the 'Portland trade. A. cooling station will be established at Nw Plymouth. Cream put on board the trains at that point in; the evening wljll reach this city by, "the following morning. H. B. Darling,; representative of the Damas cus company, ha been jcouring the Idaho country thoroughly) and it is re ported that' he has met With consider able success. Prices offered dairymen are said: to- be satisfactory and pro ducers are pleased with the prospects offered by the Portland knarket. Dis tricts outside of New Plymouth which 'will, contribute to the local concern are Letha and WHiow Creek. The country ;ls said to have Natural dairy advantages. The fine weather of the past few days is expected to have a beneficial effect jon thai dairy busi ness. The Idaho territory is the farthest! point yet reached by the Portland company. In quest of sup piles. A large receiving, station was recently j established at Sheridan, Or. Other large stations are at Woodland, Wash.,; Christie Or.; and Waldport, Or." r -i. I-. - - - ! f -. ; Bay City Oets Cannery. The Tillamook j Jiay Klsh company has been granted a free site for a new cannery at Bay City. Agreements for the deal having been made by Bay City officials and the Bay City Land company. It la expected that the work of- driving ; the- piles ' will com mence within, the next two week. The company plans to erect a substantial structure and Install a modern can ning plant. The enterprise will be completed In time to receive fish at the nexti fall seas on. Good Soada Man Interested. The Jumbo Jr. road machine Is a road scraper, leveler and crowner of dirt roads and it is said to , have proved its efficiency in very part of the country. W. B. Gtel and W. G. Eaton have been exhibiting It to hun- OF TRUSTED MONEY TO Hi SANS Evidence Introduced in Trial That Some of Funds Were Lent to Sheridarj Himself. Patriarchal backing methods were disclosed in United Stlates district court this morning te.foTf Judge Rud kin In the trial of Thprrtas R. Sheri dan, 4t Roseburg, lacoused of abstract ing money from deposits! of the First National, bank of that city, of which he was president." Old friends and neighbors of Sheri dan told of telling him to lend their money for them, leaving . the rest to him andr never bothering as (o whom the money - was lent. j In some instances the evidence, ad mitted by Sheridan's attjonney, C. W. Fulton, showed that Sheridan lent the money to himself. ' When ithe First Natioiial. with the expiration of Its charter pending, con solidated with the Douglas National bank, of ;Roseburg, in'June, 1911, some of the depositors, applying at the lat ter, found that their deposits had not been transf erred. W.r B. j Chapman, farmer and dairy man near Roseburg. told! of meeting Sheridan! after he had Jfmnd this to be the case and of asking where his money was. Sheridan responded. Chap man said, with the prothise to look after it. j - , I A note In favor of J. E. Ilaney was shown Hansy. on the witness stand. It was "fojr $5500 dated May 24, 1911,1 and signed by Sheridan, It represented money taken from Haney's account on that date y Sheridan. Haney said he had never een It be fore District Attorney Renmes handed it to him this morning. A memorandum j check, representing money taken fromj Chapman's account, was admitted by (Attorney Fulton to be wholly in Sheridan a handwritlnar, including Chapman's signature. It was shown by the books of the bank that after the $9500 had been taken from Haney's account, Haney wrote six checks, the last of Jwhlch overdrew! his account, mln US the $3500 to the extent of $17.50. covered -ffy a deposit of $ This was 200 the next oay NEW SU Copies Iof the ofdinehces passed ty the city preparatory to thl taking oven by the city or portions or rront ana Nicholal streets,- now county roads," vrere received by fhe county commis sioners yesterday and . f referred to Rcadmaster Yeon and CouAty Surveyor Bonser." . - ' - 1 Dolph. Mallory, Simon & aearin, at torneys, requested a conference w'lh the board regarding a claim by the Western Union Telegraph Company for damages to its lines because .of; work on the Columbia River High way( The meets each morning and I the matter was referred to District Attorney Kv ans. The claim has beeii denied by the board.,' Columbia countyi for G, m. Standifer Consolidated this morning sued the 'Contract icompany land the New Eng to recover land Casualty company $4411 for horses,, jequipmnt and ma- FRIENDS BANKER TS FILED, The Oldest Bank in the Pacific Northwest cordially invites your account subject to Check or in its Savings Department, with the assurance , of , courteous treatment. CORNER WASHINGTON AND THIRD ESTABLISHED 1859 uu dreds of good roads enthusiasts "At the Multnomah hotel.. The. exhibit is now located at the northwest corner of Second and Main streets, where many farmers and citizens Interested In good roads have been viewing it. To Build B1& Beservplr. - ; Plans have been completed for the construction of a big concrete tank which wHl enable a greater pressure for the Eugene water system and hlds. for the work will be opened April 3. The reservoir will ho constructed, on modern lines and the walls will be heavily reinforced with steel. The thickness of the tank at th bottom will vary from 36 to 27 Inches. The reservoir will be 125 by 85 -feet in di mensions and will face Lawrence street, being lootetl in block "27, Col lege 1II1I park. The reservoir will be located between Tweuty-thirn and Twenty-fourth avenues, Wist, adjoin ing the southern city limits. ; ,: The south end of the wall will be 11 V. 1 n 1. 1. . .... I tO Above this will be a three foot para pet extending above the surface- at each end. It Is the intention to place lights upon them some tlmo in' the fu ture. Black Sand Deposits Worked. Representatives ot several larce mtnlng concenis' arn looking over-the black sand d''t4sit.i on South Inlet, Coos bay, disovercd by John U. Smith a year ago, and ono Snn Krnn clo firm Is .shipping ' 6ut three or four tons of- the gold bearing sand rock for thorough tests, says the As toria Dally Budget. This firm tested the sand rock last week in San Fran Cisco, and. found It averaged $3 a 'ton In gold and 32 rents In platinum. Three experts representing the Guggenhelms and other mining companies will leave Friday or Saturday of this week for the placer discovery Mr, Smith mada in northern Curry and southern Coos counties In 'December. Mr. Krnlth ha. received offers for both properties, till I a t . r. 1 4 i , ,l ....Itl lt.. I t n ,vi.iih i i uiuu inn en gineers examine the district and condi tions. terlal alleged to have been furnished by l-'lagg & Standifer to Biib-corvlraoT-ors for tlie contract company. The contract company had the contract for building the Columbia highway in Co lumbia county. The claim of KIhkk" at Standifer was assigned to Standifer. . , Vocational Course For Teachers Urged . . . ' If the vocational instruction idea Is to develop as conditions of civilisa tion demand, a more systematic prep aration, of teachers must be made, ac cording to Dr. William T. JRowden, before the Portland Ad club at lunch eon today. Dr. llowden is here for sn educational survey of th Paclflo coast department of the interior. 1 la nrra.l Ihtt Aat & hi tatmtan t ' . 9 m training school of high class west of the mountains, stj the -ttsacher pro duced from It would be better able' to teach from the standpoint of western . .. 1 1 . i . - CITY CANNOT BIND COURT "The cjty of Portland cannot pass an ordinance which would in any way iiontiol a state court,'.' said Circuit Judge Morrow this morning In an nouncing that lie would hold all facts showing regularity of city proceedings must be shown. The decision will soon be rendered In the suit of. Ralph It. Duniwav-to quiet title to property of which II. IW. Viietz holds title bv a sale resulting from delinquent sower assessments. leaded Dice in Possession. Found carrying a bludgeon, loaded dice, marked -cards, morphine outfit and a small fiuantlty Pf opium and In struments for mixing It, Harry S. Baitlejv rilias H. Therian, was arrested by- Detectives Hcllycr and Tackabery yesterday.' - - - , , O Avoid the annoy ance of having the streets continually torn up for repairs. Insist on Bitulith ic the kind that wears. o We Make MORTGAGE LOANS Promptly, in Large Amounts, on Improved Realty Capital and Surplus $600,000 LUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY Corner Fifth and Stark 2 X 194 Tnixd St. A-4S96. Main oet ore snowing temperatures wen V4 70. , ,'.-!., ".'. abd jufac; seconds, c Chicago. New York,