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ALFALFA HAY BUYINGSEASON IS DELAYED BY. HIGH" PRICES . Uifd by ; HymeaH. Cua STRAWBERRIES ARE RRMER HERE AT $3 i ,. .. ,i-- - FOR BEST OFFERINGS Local Stock Is Beginning to More afid DtmAnd Is Good Even at ' fotreme Values Kennewlck Stock Surprises the Trade. " Tbe market far trjwbTrle ir flritier tfld generally btfhtr alone tb afreet for ttia day tW bast onallty atock. Salra of flfnt class berries war feaerslly reported at $3 a crate.. Soma of I grid stock sold down to 2.fc0. " On tba aat alda farmera market sales of strawberries were mada to dealers at $2.50$j 174 crat. 0appII-a ar now cmnlng Id slowly front ta sactkm Immediately anrronndloc Portland. Iiom tba Ml. Tabor section quite fair stock 'ere reported during the last 24 boar. Tba carlond or Kentiewlrk atock. which ar rived tbe first ot tba week la atlll tod rreen U Mnalder a geaeral market (actor. In tart, tba berrlf are ao green tbat wonder la ex freaaed by the trade tbat local inspection of ficii It allowed tbelr tale. Quite fair ttocka of California strawberriM 'en me forward daring 'be day and were quoted ; 13 a crata (or tba beat. EGG MARKET IS UltMEll 'Market for eggs la firmer and tbe (. o. b. bafUig price haa generally been advanced to S:tc a down with a report of one bid a frac tion Bbov tbla. Tba selling price of cas count Id lie and candled li5e a dusea. CLEANING UP ITS APPLE8 A mdaaaga from Yakima durfng tb day re pwtetl an advance of loc a bo akked (or fan ey Wloeaapa; Tba report aaya tbat ttocka of pica tbere are cleaning up very fait. FULL CAR OP CANTS SOON IV bile a half car of cantaloup la due here Friday, a full ear ia expected the first of the week. Tbe Anderson Brokerage Co. report a tbat tba atock ia tbowlng good quality. MISSISSIPPI TOMATOES NEXT Tba la at carload of Florida tomatoea for the season la believed to bo rolling for tbe local market. Tba next ablptnenta will come from Mississippi. It la be U rea tbat a lock will ttrt Juno 4. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE Veals are weaker with a larger aupply. Butter market fractionally easier. Cheese situation extremelv quiet, j Green pea farce and firm. Salmon catch continue! extremely limited. Ureen beuna firm at 12c for green and 10c for wax. CHICKEN MARKET IS WEAKER Market for chickens la weaker and generally lower. Sale of ordinary chickens are report ed Tery alow at l.V the top wltb a smnll de mand for heavy tiena as high as lrtc. Ilroller are down to 25c for small birds wltb the trade How. TRANSPORTATION San Francisco Los Angeles - (Without Change xa Houte) Tba Blgr S18 Clean. S141 Comfortable. $ia Slagantly Appointed 9 7 SXA-aOXXO STEAMSHIP BEAR ttlla rrom Alnsworth Sock 3ML, May 8. 100 Golden Mile a oil Colombia Rivsr. All Bates Include Bctths and Meals Table and 8 or vie o tJaozcollad. h Saa rranoilco & Portland 8. . Co Third and Washington Street (with O-W, M. ft N. Co.) ToL sVroad. way 4S00. A-6121. WUl IWALE5Df thf RflXff J fortland $20.00) I to and pan Francisco $17.50) CIiASS 'TBEE EXTBAS ISO Hnnfit rsnrlit. 18 and $13.50; 3rd class, $8. a me i-o hu.ii i n use i.UDKI 5. S. Northern Pacific Station B A. M I MAT 18. 23, 27. Vrorri Ban Francisco May 20, 15, 80. Sailings both ways Tuesdays, Thurs- -iaya, Baiuraaya. Deginnino; juna 1. rhrousrh aleeoinar car eAvIk. htt..n f iavi ana yancQuvor. is. c, and So- nuia, DeginninK juno l TICKET OrMCB. 6TH AND 8TABK. t-oonea uroaaway izo. A-6671. ASTORIA and way landing Str. Harvest Queen Prom A ah 8L dock S p. m. dairr xcopt Sunday. Returns from" '.Aatorla 1 a. m.. ex or jt flunday. O.-W. R. R.&N. CO. I Broadway 4600, A-ltl. CITY TICaTE OFPICB Waahlngton a'; Third Alaska Kotehlttan. Wrangioll, Petorsburic. Juneau, Douglas, H alnea. fikaxway. Noma and St. Michael aT" alt Innn I n i mUltr- . maaa TU oatUa or Bam Franclaoo to X.oa affolos and Ban Slofo. lArga, eommodioua paaaenger steamers, low rates, inciouics; otnu ana meaia. Full particulars apply or telephone xioicat oinea. waaomrton Bt, ao., ttala M9. Home, A-fia93. Asparagus Market : Is Now Famished Supplies so limited That PHcM . Along the Street Reach High PHtt) fop Season. There li a dearth of offering of asparagiia Id tba local taarktt and raluei bar bat reached beoad former big a ngiireC Pile of selected Hood Rlter long green stuff were reported lu a limited way a high aa $LT5 per doaea bunebea. Local brokera received advlcea from Walla wlla to the effect that ao ahlptneata it ill ert mada frotn that point Wediteeday on ac t5, of Ul t'eiy tool weather. With .practical! no offering from foe im- edlato vk-Urtty.of Portland, the Hood Btve mux ana tu small offoriuaja from California "J the market practically to tbenwelvee. While the local trade anticipate a tnaeh heatler aorfply of aaparagna here a oon tbe weather moderate aotnewhat, (till the (en oral expectation ara for a thort season. First. Session of Exchange Shows a Very Good Business The initial eesaion of the Portland Prodnei exchange dnflng tbe day raa well attended and nucb business sbowb a well it Interest taken in the poceedlhga. Tb crowd wa rep ttaentatlve of tbe dairy eradacta trade gen erally. Business on. tbe first caU waa: HtJTTTC ft 10 cube prime first, sold 10 ciibee prime first, told..... 10 enbea prime first aold 15 cubes extraa, aold DAittr Bufrfctt BOO lh. aold ISO lbs offered 22c; bid ... lh(0 lbs. offered 21 V,c bid CHEESB 90 rases Oregon trlpleta offered.... 10 easea ftnb.r triplets Offered..... S cases block Swiss offered EQ08 M caaea eorrent receipta tiO case current receipt: V. caaes earrent receipt a caaea current receipt 10 caaea current receipta.... 10 cae current receipt 23 case current receipt 60 case current receipts . CHICKENS 9 coops bene sold 8 coops hens sold i coops bens aold 1 coop broiler. 1 4 to 2 lb,.. Sold. I coop turkeya sold fOBRIIfd PRICES OF PORTLAM) The nficea aru(i. at wt,tt. a.ll to retailers, except aa otherwise at a ted: Dairy Prodaea. BUTTER Prints, extraa, tc; prime, firata. r.c; flrata, 2Vc; cnbea, extras, 27Q2Sc: prime firsts, 25e; flrata. 144JSHV4 per lb. dulr.r, lBtt20c. BliTTE UK AT Portland delivery Ko. 1 sour cream, 27c; RO. t. 26e. utius-neiiing price b dealer nneettled. delivery extra: ftplectad fresb. 25c doc: caaa count, bnying price. Oregon ranch". 23c. 1.1E FOtLTHT Kns. heavy. I'lymoafh Rock, lc; ordinary chicken, IBVsc per lb.: atugs. 12c; broilers. 2oc; turkeys, fitt21c drCHsed, fancy. 2tiftx27c: culls. I7efanc- rti.l c.UH, l.Hi((tl.2.r; sgusbs. $1.20 doxen; geeae. live. 10 Uc; 1'ekln ducks, old, 10c lb.; yoang sua ueavy, lie: inaian unnner 14c lb CUKKSB Selling price: Kresb Oregon fancy fttl" cteattl twin and triplet. 18gi8e Itt ' Voting America, 17417;. Prk-e to Jobbers: riSts. lnc: Yonna Am.rtn. 1 fL t k . cteam brick. 22c; ilinberger. 23c: fVlaeonala nbccl. 34Cc: block Swiss. 30c. Trait and Vegetable. FRESH k'ULITM nnnmi r.n.. 2.O0a3-25l bananas. 6o lb. lemon 13 O04S 4.25 box; grapefruit. Florida, t4.B05.2ft cm2t- plBeapplea. 6V44JHC lb.; pears, l.ii(ff2o6 BEUK1ES Strwberrie. Orer,. v 3.O0; gooseberries, 4c lb. APt'LES Local. Oc4rflJS0 per box. accord- T)N10NS-No. 1. 1.75 per cental; No 2 ll.26lUll.0Ui garlic, Uci new onion ii 73 2.0i crate. POTATOES Selling in-loe: Local 11 KOta 1.75; buying price, iT.tfjai.fcer ceauf .u.iun-iuniipi, z tack; carrot. I gl.uo sack) eabbaae. 1 onions. 25c . doses ..4 ..25e ,.23ttc ..23"ge ..lMe ..2lSc ..21c ..l5Hc . .15e . .26c ..53e ..2Se ..28 vie ..23 He ..28HC ..SSHe I'.aiiii ..9c . . We . .200 rJTEDKT CUIMO AM IMILhLUI uiiuiiu n ENCREAS E IN PKIGE OF HAY; FIGURE IS HIGH Locfti RrJferg Balk at Paying Ex treme Quotations for Xevr Crop AlfalfA UeihAhded by Growers Wheat Trade Errdtlc. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS. Cim Wheat Barley. Fir. Oata. Hay. r-ortiano, Thnr.. IS .... 8 Year ago....... 9 .... J Semon to date.. 10,180 1514 1806 Year ago 15,890 18SB 1849 Ta conn. Wed... 30 2 S .... 6,811 611 .... 8,912 CM .... 20 ,10 0 T.T03 Year ago. 8-aon to dote. , rear afo Seattle. Wed... Year ago Season to date. . Tear ago. ...... iriuij 1 1217 7.680 10U9 2 4040 200 1022 2700 1955 4 2 3m 231 650 2Mi 18 14 3 8 ltt?4 4189 1204 8555 82 per sack; paranlps, .!.X per cwt. ; green puncnes; peppers, Florida, 25c dosen! bead lettuce. California. 12.00 per crate. '-.?.. Florida. 13.60: cauUtlowef. local, ti Mai li tint uuki , jr reuru sriicnoaes, 75c; aapa.-a gu, ioi, ei.oviHii.io aoaen bancbes; hot- luemuutii, t.vUiiji.iin aosen tomatoe Klorlda, $4; Mexlcn, 2.0OQ2.50; egg plant' zuc io.) apronta, c; apmcb II ner box- k...l.UPl, IliA:-). ,K . n A. .. uuwa.u, . ;s -t. i" i 111. , r,., BtQlvQ IS Keata, flsai and Pro va long. L Kbssbu Rifc-Aia selling price: rv,untr killed finuT h.m IUMIU." V. U'rr fency veala. 11c: ordinary. Siam lilm mujus, 1JC ID. 10c 10. Interest 1ft sew" crop alfalfa hay la lean la the local market, although so far aa knows no porchaeea bate been made aa yet. Grew era of th interior sre asking higher prices for their product than the trade 1 willing to offer at tbla time. Everyone teems to be. plating a waiting game ia the bay mar ket deaptt the fact that there is llttl old bay of any kind to be had even at extreme vrlues. The extreme price ia effect for old bay have elevated the price Idea of new crop hay boldera and aa bay era do not aha re these viewa, it Is qnlte likely that the buying Sea son will be stsrtad somewhat later than nor mal. Wheat market wa erratic In Chicago at me ntri or me aaye trade, but later soma Ktrengta developed and early prices were higher. Bruomball cabled from Liverpool that the Wheat marktt was Oaay, affected by pressure of Manitoba offer and hcvy local arrival. Spota unchanged to Id tower with the decline In No. 1 Manitoba. Cargo market irrtfnlar. Winters unchanged. Manltobss 8d lower. Piatt and Australians ateady. Market la dominated Dy liberal arrlvala and prospective large ar nvaie and free Manitoba offer. Continent icEiog Argentine orrerlngs. Argentine Buenoa Airee wheat closed firm. 'A a signer. rrnce Official winter wheat is excellent Indication point to yield above average. Indian ahlpmenta expected to be light, bold era firm. Argentine Weather la fin. Liverpool Spot wheat unchanged to Id tower, FLOt'tt Selling price: Tatent. $5.! Wll- f l t '' s-i.wu; local stralgbt. f4.X)ig rl. oci, at.Boiso.Ai; Montana spring wheit, 80.10; exports. J4.504.70; whole wheat ..o: granam, a.o; rye flour, 13.85 per tlAY Buying price: Willamette valley ttfB omy imv eastern uregon-Idabo fancy timothy. 122: alfalfa. 2ias2-. .etch .J oata, $1; clorei. 818. GRAIN SACKSi 1018 nominal No. 1 ralcut t. 13U13 c; In canots; less amounts a.e ROLLED OATS $6.50.TS per barfel. ROLLED BARLEY gal. 50 (332.30 ner ton. Chlcapo wheat closed with a fractional gain over Tharsday, and aside from the loss of lc In bluestem, there was no change in the Port land Merchants Exchange. May oata bids were off 25c a too, but bar ley was unchanged. Merchants Exchange May prices: WHEAT. Thura Wed. Tnes. Mon Sid Ask. Bid uiuestem 39 103 100 t; Fortyfold 82 ... 92 82 Club 80 04 00 00 feed Fife 00 03 00 00 feed Busslan... 90 93 90 00 OATS Feed 200U 2850 RARLET. reed 2700 aeoo aroo 2700 2700 MILLS TUFFS f'ln 2375 2500 2350 23S0 2350 ouuriB Z10 1CBOU MlW Futures were quoted: WHEAT. Yakima Undersells In Potato Markets Eastern Washington Stock Being Offered at $2T Ton for Best -Portland Best. Taklma potato grower, eoitlnu to bnflef Oil tha kiest hrxriilMrS M l&eat mirVat taklma stock Is being offered her ia carload lots to wbOleealer at 27 ton. while tbe best local stock la being beld firmly st 830. This means that tbe borne trade continues to give the eastern Washington stock the preference In the buying. . Stock of local pot toes era sea fit. There 1 Ho denying that fast. Oniy a fe tnr Inkda can at present be discovered ia tbe be cd Of nearby farmer. Nevefthelert, there Is practically bo oataide demand at price that tbeJoesl tricle is ejnoting. Hi Portland market at the moment la far tbe best on the coast so far as net return to the producer are coftoernea. A local broker received an afltice froni I Angeles that the first Carload of White Hose potatoes ef the Waaon had been shipped to the Portland market and would arrive here Mctday. New potatoes art firmer la tb at-nth, but unchanged here. 1O0K 41 90 90 90 S625 2625 2625 S730 27M mutton. HAMS, BAfcON. ETC. name, 19(S22He lb btcakfatt bacon. 173flc lb.: hnii.a k.L' 30c lb.; picnic. 18c; cottage roll, 15ue, ore gon exjporta, ISffllBWc per lb. " ' OY8TEKS Olympla, per gallon, 83- canned eastern, 5oc can, 8 50 dorea; eastern In aboil 81.S5 per 100; raaor clams. 12He dose"; east ern oysters, per gallon, solid psck, i FISH Dressed flounders, Tcj chlnoob lal mon, llJ12c; perch. 7!So lb.) lobsters: sliver smelt. 8c; salmon trout. 12V.c lh halibut. tjMlOe lb.; torn cod. 7c; black bass' 7V4C lb-; ahad. dreaaed, 3U4c lb.; aturge.' CB A BS Large, $1.75; medium, $1.28 dosen LAUD Tierces, kettle renderedV 14 ue' sUndard, 14o. Orooerie., SUGAR Cube. $9.20; powdered, $8JS: froit or berry, $8.43; beet, $8.25; dry granulated $S.45; D yellow, $7.85. (Abouv quotation at 0 days net cash.) " r HOMEY New. $3.258J50 pet caae. KICK Japan atyle. So. 2. 414c; New Or- "'". u. oiua rose, DU. HALT toarse. bait grounda. 100, 110 50 ner ton; 50. $11.30: table dairy, 60s. $18 00; 100s $10.50; bales, $iJ5; lump rock. $) er ton' BEANS Small white. 88.23 l.rSI -T.V. lairarak whUai ?ed!$; sink' l8:a: 1Jm", 5-75; by""- Kops, wool and Hides. HOI'S Nominal, buying price, 1915 croo choice. 11c lb.; prime, 10c; medium to prime 7419c lb. ' WOOL. Nominal, 1018 clip; Willamette l ley. coarse Cotewold. 35ffi37c; medium Shroo ablre, 8435c; fine. 32(U33:; eastriTorear l90c. ' HIDES-Salted bide (28 poundg and np). 18c; aalted (tags (60 lba. and up), 12c; salted kip (1 ibt to US lba.). 17c; salted calf ("i to 15 lba.l, 234t24c; greeo hide. (25 Ibal and up), UHc; freen atagt (50 lba. and op). 10J4e gteen kin (15 lbs. to 28 lbs.), 17c; trees calf (up to 15 lbs). I2324e: drT flint hide 2ac: dry flint rait ( to 7 lbs.) Sic; d?y sa T hides 23c; dry horsehldea. each. $ia7 aalt borsebidea, each, 82.OOrU3.so- barsehldca 28e; dry Imig wool pelts, 20c; dry short wool pelt, ifc; dry .beep shearling., each, 1025? aalted aheep abearlinga. each. 18(22e' drV goata. long hair. 18c; dry moi. ' .T.Vi.-- 50 each. lOfil'JOe: aalted kmc w,i . ., 6? VI ' ' Loa Aharelea aad Saa Dleao TEAMSHlPiYALEANDHARVARD lUlirottt or any gleaner to 0b iTajielstfb 1st irrrwksiittaig dHt-tr . I .strarja i,aai A &k ii Ooaat. Avtraga aiad uillm an komt A. mM 1UV fidift 7L. xrsxta,. AJt IBAHCISCO. FOUtfcAlTD fj . , va ss-awsiaiBi IS. B. vw, Frank Ballast, Agaat, " 1S4 Third 8t Mala 2( A-4S84) With p. A S. O. it R. Dsdles-CoiMmbia Line tr. J. NrTeal and Twin Clt!a rtiand td Upper Columbia and finaki sar point, Lt. Portland about arary four dara. OTWjpaMATIOlf CAX.Ii TATtOJI T. SOOXs MAIS 913, aVm I.ALt9.W a. 7c; grease Te. ctiiiiiM UK vAshJARA BARK Bavin prlcea. per car lota. 4 He; leas thaa car lota! a? MOHAIR 1810, 35 lb. PainU and Oil. b.fref.I'ulcWt'r mblU la flrB,n " LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls.. 87e eslloi.. ket tie boiled, bbl.. 89e: 'raw, cai; boiled' case, 4e fal.i lota ol too gallona lelcsY TUHPKNTINK-Twk.. tieiZ lf gal- WHITE LEAD Ton lot. 10le lb.. 608 lh lota, lie; less lot. 11 per lb! ' lot".1 85.50AI;ar,O, l0U' thaa oar OAoOLiN Basis price, is Me par gauoa. SHIPPERS' WEATHER XOTlCE Westber bureau advises: Protect ahlpmenta during the oext 48 hoar aa far north aa Se attle against minimum temperatarea of about 60 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 40 degrees soetheaat to Boise, 40 degreea, Booth to Atb land, 60 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tonight, about 60 degrees. San Francisco Wool Market. tan Francisco, May 24, (P. N. g. )wol per pound: Humboldt and Mendocino i mootha- growth. a4aaSe; li month.r27eT middle counties, 8 month, good, 17020c- Hen Bluff snd Tlcinlty, ntootEsjBfflSc: oVT?2 i.lh?.,,Z5P2?oi.fmtl,Srll.'u'orn1'1 H and 6an Pfandsco Hop Market. Sa meica, Mf 4.-aon, Soiwraa ind June bluestem July bluestem , June fortyfold . July fortyfold , June club July club June red Fife July red Fife . , June Russian . July Russian . June , July FEED OATS. Jane July June bran . . July bran .. June short July aborts . FEED BARLEY. MILLSTTJFFS. Bid. . 99 . 98 02 . 92 . 90 . 90 . 90 . 90 . 90 . 80 .2R25 .2025 Ask. 102 102 t. 93 83 93 93 93 93 93 2B7B 2700 2T0O 2850 ....2550 2800 ....2400 2510 Z4SO 2500 ....2750 2850 2750 2900 DAIRY PRODUCE OS THE COAST Seattle Market. Seattle. May 25. (V. P. ) Batter Kative pack file00 cre,mer'' br!ck. 20c; ditto solid C?T00r';?B P'ets. 17c; Wisconsin triglot, 19c; ditto twins, 19c; Young America Eggs Select ranch 28c. Ban Fraacisco Market. r grt V0- May 25. (U. P.) Butter Extras, 25?J8 prime firsts, 25c; firsts, 25o. Eggs Extras. 24c; flrBts; 23c; pullets. n.c per dosen. Cheese Callfornls fancy. 13c; flrrta, 18e. Los Angeles Market. Log Afigelea. May 25. (P. 5. S.) Eggl se count. 24e. " Butter Fresb, extra, 26c. POTATOES ALONG THE COAST , , . Seattle Marketa. Seattle. Wash.. May 25. (U. P.) Onions Oregon 22c; Yakima, lc potato White River, $2R380; Taklma tarbajdta, $34(838; Yakima Gen. $X30 Saa Francisco Market. Saa Francisco, Jlay 25. (U. P.) Potatoes Per cental, fancy DeltM, ej-cold tori, 81.80Q1.40 per hundred; Oregon fancy. $1 o. ei.86; Washington. $1.05f 1.SO; new cr.ui 2' lo' 22'40 per hun,lred; Gameta, $2.35 Onions Auatrallana, $2.50 per cental: new Sf.BVf0n H1"- A175; Crytal White, 1.25 per crata. BANK STATEMENTS OF COAST Clearing Monday . . . Tuesday Wednesday Thursday . Clearing . . Balancea . . Clcs rings . Balances . . Clearings Clearing Portland Bank. This week. Tear avo. $J478.20T.02 $ 1.4(H.78.80 ... 2.224.779.77 1.531.021.93 1.944.293 97 1.429.524.56 . . . . 1.559,897.25 1,612,880.56 Taooma Banks, $ 845.985.00 60,800.00 .$ 2.570,818.00 JilT.H57.00 Seattle Banks. Saa Francisco Banks. 810,838.0.30.00 Loa Angales Banks. $ 3,235,023.08. New York Cotton Market. Open. Hlg-h. Low. Close January 1305 March July August . . , September . October . . December . 1318 1284 1288 1285 1300 1309 1320 1288 1290 1289 1304 1297 1811 1273 1282 1275 1281 1802 1318 1276 1282 1283 1283 1298 Chicago Produce Market. Chicago. May 24. li. N. m egga easy. " ?fe 1 t8' 27Ht328c; seconds. 20H27c; -v. c: iirsis. : ht zi ic im. Eda. 2628Hcj r.Ks r lmis 20Q20Hc; extra, SSc: firsts. 27 227 u.e- firsts, New. Ybrk-London Metal Market. ew york. Msy J4 (I N. 8 ) Conner market firm; electrolytic ' nearby 'aomin ; August and later. xS5oianno. i ..iT': teady and unchanged. The metal exchange titjotoa 1 tin quiet; apot offered at 48c apot copper, il32; fntores px. Early Eally in Wheajb Is Short Chicago. May 28. (I. N. SLI After eOen lng slightly over tbe close and advancing frac tionally, wheat prices again ttarted to declln during the initial . trading today. Sign of further weakening were noticeable. The opin ion of maty maer w bearish. Short cov erings r believed to have caused the tally la wbest st the opening and the bulge were riot expected to bold today beeaase of the forecaet for unsettled and cooler weather for Oklahoma. Bullish erop reports may com promise the west eafh situation. Besrtn feel ing on corn continued. Weather condltiona are considered ss Ideal aa If made to order, and tbe acreage if exceptionally large. Corn plant ing haa been partly delayed In IOwa by rains ror the psst week. Oata were firm, with the furor grains sbowlfeg slight gains. It Is belleted that the puckera are attempting to lower bog prices. Range of Chicago pric beck A building. May July Sept. May July Sept. Cooke Co.! Open. . 1H . 1J0H . HIV I' May 421 July , 40V sept, asy July 2286 Sept 2200 furnUhed b Over- 7 Board Of Trade Low. Cloee. m .to 110 lllfcfi TOVi 704 A 09'i 70HA esg OB VIA 43 42H 40 U 40 83 Vs 3844 May July Bept. May July Sept. ..1270 . .1282 ..1383 . . 1270 ..1280 S28 2257 1280 1267 1257 1257 im r2 2265 1282 1282 1275 1280 1265 12G5 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Denver Hog $9.65. Denver, May 25. Cattle Receipts 4300, strouc. Beef steers, $89.45: cows and heif er, feS.lO: calves. $10(7112.73. Hog Receipta 1600, steady. Top, $9.65.; bnlk. $9.459.50. Sheep Ueeeipts none, steady. Bt. Louis Bog $18,08. St. Louis, May 25. (L N. 8. ) Hogs Re ceipts 75UO, steaay. rig a no lights, 87.75(9 10; mixed and botebera, $9.8o10; good heavy, IM ."3 ft 10.06; bulk. $9.8010. Cattle Receipts 1700, steady. Native beef steers, 7.5O410.5O; yearling steers aud heifers, 88.50ilO: cows, So.50S.50; stork ers and feeders, $S.5O8.80; southern steer, $5.75(38.85; prime yearling steers and heifer, $8.75(10.23; cows and heifers, $58; prime southern steer, $99.50; natlt calve. $8(8 11.80. Sheep Receipts 1200, lower. Wethers, $7.75 .25: lambs, $1012.20; clipped lamb. $9.16410-75; Clipped ewes, $7.60o.25; spring lambs, $10(13. Sanaa City Hog $9.90. Kansas City, May 25. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Receipta 8O0O. lower. Bulk, $9.0.,S5; heavy. $!).SO9.90; packer and butchers, $P.70g9.85; light, $9.50(9.75) plgS, $S.3 (8925. Cattle Receipts 2000. strong. Prime fed Bteers, $9.S0Ca 10.:i5; dresaed beef tteers, $8.25 &9.7S; western ateel-s, $8.7510.25: stockcrs and feeders, $7.25; bulls, $88; cslves. $t'..50((ill. Shep Receipts 6000, steady. Lambs, $10 6812.50; yearlings. $9(2,11.25; wethers, $8.50 4ilo; awes, 8e9.uO. Omaha Hog $9.78. Omaha. May 25.1. N. 8.) Hogs Re ceipts 10,300. lower. Heavy, $9.509.70; light. $9,400:9.80: pig. 88(39: bulk. S9.45(ot 9.55. l attlo Receipta 8900, steady. Native steers, $8.5010.S0; cows and heifers, $79; west am a 1 .1 r e t? UlAa. WT rl U . v... . j. ,,,uuiff, . . A at. 1C,1 D, flui?, atockefa gfid feeders. $78.75. stieep ueeeipts 1000, steady. Tearlingu, $9 11; wethers, $8.23Si9.75; lambs, $10iail2. Chicago Hog $10, Chlcro. May 25. (1. N. 3.1 Hoars Re- utnl n... r f.- 1 n - - . . . . . viitn ,vw. uuii, ui((iuv omirr yesieray a vrag. Bulk $9.7069.90; light, $9.30(89.85; mixed. $9.55tglO; heavy, $9.45(10; rough. su.ioiav.ou; pigs, ai.witfa.ao. Cattle KeceiDts 4000 market stesdv. K- tlve beef steers, $8.40tJ$10.75; western steer, 88.7529.60; stockers and feeders, $6.269.10; cows and heifera, 84.75(39.85; calvea, 8S.50ISJ 11.78. " Sheep Receipts 9000, wesk. Wethers, $7.40 (89.40: lambs. 88.50212.40: anrlnes. gloid 12.50. oattla Bogs $9.15. Seattle, May 25. (P. N. 8. ) Hotrs Re ceipts, $282. stesdy. Prime lights. 89.1048 0.15; medium to choice, $9(9.50; smooth heavies. 88. 5001 8. 05: roueh heavies. 17.30(2 8.15; pigs, $88.65. Cattle Receipts none. Steady. Beat ateera $8.758.85: medium to choice, $80a8.5O; cra- tron to medium, a4j.WX4j7.oO; best cows. 87( 7.50: common to medium cows. i4il!8.50: bulls, $4.5.50; calves. $7.5OQ8.50. sneep Receipt none, steady. Lamb. llOin 10.00; yearlings, $99.BO; ewes, 17.25a 8. Berry Picking Prices. Hood River, Or., May 25. The Hood Rtver strswberry growers have fixed tbe schedule of prlcea for tbe seaaon to be paid pickers and packers, and a premium will be given to lie laborers who remain with the growers during tbe entire picking season. A large amount f trouble occurs when pickers and packers go rrom one risce to anotner and aklm off tbe cream In the industry abd leave the grower to secure new help after the patches begin to fall off in yield. The following ache-dale has been adopted: Eight cents per carrier of 8 pint hillocks to too who remain throughout tbe aeamo, and 7 cent to others. Fifteen cents per crate of 24 pint bollock, for pack ing to those who remain throughout tbe sea sot and 12 Vi cents to other. GENERAL TRADING IN LIVESTOCKJSSTEADY PUD YARDS North PortlaiM) Rtm of Swine and Sheep Ia Fair for Day Prices Are Maintained at Former Aver age in All Lines Here. PORTLAWD LITESTOCK RUN Thurso Wednesday .... Tuesday Monday Saturday Friday Week ago tear ago Two years ago. Three years ago Hogs. see 653 878 1789 262 mil 225 88 237 lt Cattle. Calves. Sheen 68 602 98 8V8 32 61 62 851 203 26 11 9 13 3 2 "a 1M9 790 538 403 138 a-i 327 lis Industrial and . : Specialties Higher Kaw York, May 3. (I. . g.)--tadnrtMal and specialty Stocks carried a heavy, strong market here today. Continental Canning and American Can were the leader ia the ape cialttea aad America spelter and A merles a ItKcawtlv war the color bearers la the In- d us trials. Continental, after opening at 08 '.4, 8 points over the close, gained 6 points during ! ino nrsi soar. American Locomotive opened fractionally over the close and advanced full point during the initial dealers, Ameriead LocomotJvt wil looted apon by many of th traders aa a good bur. Steel ftockl gained tllgntly. United Stste Steel la ready for aa advance becads of large earnings, according to prominent banking honaes. Th copper market apparently waa neglected. The strength In American Locomotive was attributed to a new $10,000,000 war order. The reaction in the rail wa of abort dura tion, aa rail price wewre firmer today. Colon Pacific thowed i point gain during tbe early trading, after opening at 141. Range of New York -price furnished by Overberk A Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trad building: iK-scrlotion Finance- Commerce -Industrti r1"' " " " '. 1 "" '" 11 ' " 1 - -- - J - n fn "-ii in lpott tfetra t'nlted States Chamber of Commerce Favors Principles of Steven Resale Bill Finar Vote Canvassed Today At K.w York Rulan Orders Wait bn Finances. Tba Woather bureau iatust the foTlowina livfttoek warning 1 Unsettled, partly cloudy weather today and Friday. Probably fair foiiewin two ar thra ya wita alewly rising temperatarea. Good ateady prlcea were generally shown fa the livestock market at North Portland for the day. There Wa a rather fair run of aheep again. While there Wa a alight in clination among buyer to bear down qnota tions slightly, th market-la general held tteady around previous quotation. General abort mutton ana limb range: Select aprlng lamb..... g 8 80 Beat yearling ,,i4l 8.29GS.50 Oow to common wethers T.60O7.73 Beat ewes a 59 Good to common ewe 8.00j8.23 Hog Market Is Steady. Market for hoga waa again steady at North Portland. Overnight there waa a rather lib eral run from scattered sections; one load coming from Montana. For tope the market rt main around S 09.0Tl, With th general feeling in tha trad unchanged for th last day or ao. T General bog market range: Choice light welgbte. nominal 8.t8A).00 Good light welghla .808.90 Medium weight 8.B0(8$.78 Rchgb Bd heavy 8.008. 23 Cattle Offering small. Following the liberal a bow In of California ruppllea during tbe previous 24 hours, there wss only a small acatterini run of cattl at North Portland overnight Tread of tbe trade remain generally satis factory at former prlcea: mTri cariie market range: Choice hay-fed ateera.. t-noice grass steer... Ordinary to common ateera. Choice cowe Ordinary to common mw.. Ctbice heifera Ordinary heifers Choice bulls Good to fair bulla Ordinary to common bulls.. Beat light calvea Good calve 2V 74 loitf 12? 8S- 100 ...$9.BO(f8.(W) ... 7.2537 .80 ... 6.00(37.00 ... 7.5098.00 ... 7.2507.35 ... T.6ojj7.7.l j ... 5.5000 . .. 4.00S.OO ... 2.0O2.75 8.1X) . .. 7.00O7.50 Thursday Liveitock Bitppert. Bogs S. L. Overton, Linn. 1 load; M D. Wheeler, 1 load: Robert Bennett M(A.ii Mont., 1 load: Robert McCmw KlffLlt.t Waah., 1 toad; Y. O. Mansfield, 1 toad. Sheep H. F. Roberta, Lewis, Wah. 1 load; W. H. Harria. Waaco.. 76 head KlirUit.t Wah., 118 head. Mixed stuff McMahan & Fruto, Linn, 1 load cattlo and hogs; J. S. Flint, 2 loads cat tle calve, hoga and sheep; George W. Ey8, Mlrion, 1 lod cattle, calvea and hogs; W. 8. Given, Clackamas. 1 lohd cattle, calves. hogs and aheep. Wednesday Afternoon BaJea. , EWES. No. 54 ewe ., 4 ewes . , 7 lambs , 69 lambs . 24 lambs . 19 lambs . 14 lambs , 1 ateer 15 steers . 1 Steer 6 steers , 14 steer . 41 cow . , 26 cows ., 3 cow .. 28 cows ., 22 cow . . S cowe . . 3 cows . . 4 cows .. 1 cow . . 7 heifers 1 bull LAMBS. STEERS. COWS. HEIFERS. BCLL."' A. lbs. 120 .... 120 55 63 62 60 .... 60 1170 .... 1095 1110 1132 1080 1085 1070 1170 1618 1090 1003 1068 . ... 970 .1070 734 . .1360 Thursday Morning Balsa. COWS V No Ave. lba. 1 cow ,90 1 cow 1000 1 cow 999 1 cow 790 CALVES 2 calves 123 3) calves 433 HEIFERS 3 heifers 34O 1 heifer 7b0 IAMB8 45 lambs 56 151 spring lambs 57 YEARLINGS 43 yearling 79 189 yearlings 75 2.1 yearllnga 89 EWES 8 ewes 85 1 ewe 86 11 ewes 49 5 ewes 114 62 ewe m 4 ewe 87 U0Q3 61 hogs ins 24 bog im 3 bog 206 2 hog 440 3 hogs 123 50 hogs 199 3 boss 443 12 bogs 137 79 bogs .' lsy 1 bog ., 290 16 hogs 137 1 hog 350 7 hoga B7 4 OOfc'B 330 45 hog i 189 45 hogs 121 4 hoga 330 10 boga . 141 1 beg .....200 Price. 33. 75 8.75 $9.00 9.00 0 00 T.50 7.50 us 8.50 8.8$ 8.35 $s.B0 7.35 7.00 6.85 0.85 6 00 5.75 6 73 4.00 $7. SO $4.80 $3.00 6.00 4.00 .50 $7.50 5.00 $7.00 6.80 $9.00 9.00 $7.80 6.60 6 20 $380 5.50 8.00 $ 50 8 75 8.50 $3.05 895 8.10 7.8.1 8.00 8.93 7. U5 7.50 8. J5 S.4S 7.50 7 95 7.0 7.50 8.40 7.50 7.00 7.73 8.95 Alaska Gold. A 111 Olialmers, e... A! lis Chalmers, pf... Americas Beet Suger. Amerlcaa Can, c American Can, bf American Car Fdy., American Llnaeed, . American Loco., c... A mvi ta fH maal r as j American Smelter, pf. America a eug ar. e. . . . Am. Tel. A Tel Anaconda Mining Co. Atchl'on, e. ......... Atcblson, pf.,.. Baldwin Loco., c... Baltimore A Ohio Bethlehem Steel, Bethlehem Steel, p(.. Brooklyn B, T Calif. Petroleam, c... Canadian Pacific. Central Leather, c... Central Letther, nf... Chesapeake A Ohio. . 0. A O, W.. c. c. a. w.. pf Chi.. M. A St. P Chlno Copper Colorado F. A I., c... Consolidated Gaa Corn Products, cv.... Corn Produer, pf. ... Crucible Steel, f....,, Crucible Steel, pf Denver A R. G.p c... Denver A B, 0., pf Distiller Erie, e, , Erie, lit pf , General Electric Ueneral Motors Goodrich Rnbbsr b. Northern, Or Land U. Northern, pi Greene-Cshanea Ice Securltiea Ill tools Central Industrial Alcohol Inspiration Interboro, c Interboro, pfd Kansas City South., c. Lackawanna Steel LthlKh Valley Iwlsrllle A NasbtlUe. Mexican Petroleum 11 1H Mir ml Copper 3s M. K. 1.. C Kenoecott Copper 65 Si Missouri Pacific 6 National Lead 674 Nevada Cons. 18H New Haven 61 New York Air Brake.. 13JIA New York Central ,107 H. Y.. Ont. A W 2H Norfolk A W., c 12t5 Northern Pacific ill3 Pacific Mill 23 Pennsylvania By 58 People' Gas 102 Pittsburg Coal, c... ... Pittsbure Coal. Dfd Pressed Steel Oat, e... 47 Ray Cons. Oofper 28H Railway Steel Springs. 42 V4 Reading, t 103M Beading, 1st pza Reading, 2d pfd Republic 1. A S., c. . .. Republic I. A S., pfd. Rock Island Sha truck Btudebaker, c Studebaker. fifd Southern Pacific 100 Southern By c 2iH soutnern n pta 1 00 Tenn. Copper 45V4 Texas Oil 193 Texas Pacific 12 UnioH Pacific, c 140ft Union Pacific, pfd I bi V. 8. Rubber, c 65 U. 8. Rubber, pfd U. 8. Steel Co., c V. 3. Steel Co., pfd... TJreu Copper W. U. 'lelegraph Westinghouse Electric. Wlscohaln Central 1 1 yen ; h igh'i Lfew ICloa 62 vz 112 14 129H 85 106 '90U 443 106 H 101 T (.... 47 49 47&4 469 87H 23 is W1H 55 Vi lit 63tt 13H 8S 94 64 139 V 2V 93 lVi 81H 40H 54 17 625 76 4Z 122H 47 29 104 lam 109 H 36 65H 6 61 130 1H 27 128 114Hill8Vj 24 58 Vs 102 102il02 2714 load 21H 32 142 80 W 117 H 63 20 4 31 140 iot) 33 BH 1 139 82 84 117 81 95 62 A large number of thosa who Indorsed this recommendation aleo toted in favor ot th eeoofid recotnmondatlon authoriilne tha federal tfada edmmia aiofi as tha agency to prevent preda tory price cuttlna;. Thera war not enough, howetef, to sacur tha two thirds majority to commit th national chamber en tha second propoaltlon. Basaia Order) Walt oa Oonaant of Tinanclats. O. D. Colvln, vice preai dent and general manager of the Seat tle Car A Foundry company, who re cently returned trom a hurried trip to Russia to discuss details of an order tor the manufacture of 1000 steel rail. "oad cars, returned home Sunday with information concerning; the financing of orders for Rulan materials. "Nothing can be turchased by Rus ala, which haa no money, without the consent at tha fcansHnar nnmmlaidtnn e London unless it is financed througrh , American banks," said Mr. Colvlii yes terday. "Representatives of a troop of American bank a are now In Petrograd attempting- to organlie a syndicate to float a loan of f lffO.OOO.OOO in thia country. These American bank are 1 the National City Bank of NeW York, which la represented by H. F. Meaerve, a brother-in-law of Frederick Karl Struve; the Guarantee Trust company and the Aahburg Syndicate, a Swediah Amerlcan organization." The cars will be-bullt here, will be Of rather light construction, but of American type. Thirteen thousand cara of American type have been purchased by tha Russian government In the last year, and they are infinitely better than the foreign cara. ttofitA&a's Aural Credit man Oats Another Bet-Back. Another set-back has been given to Montana's rural credit plan. An injunction haa been applied for to restrain the state treas urer from distributing to the prospec tive farmer borrower the $100,000 paid by the Women of Woodcraft for the initial issue of arranger bonds. The new court proceedings followed on the same day that the grand banker of the order had paid over to the state treas urer the $90,000 balance due on the purchase money. From March 20 until May 18 A. t. Stlllman, who waa chiefly responsible for the organisation of the farmers which put through the legla latlon, had been working without Suc cess to get the bonda issued by the atate treasurer, ard the deputy com missioner of farm loana. The bonds are eecured by an ed.ual amount of first mortgagee on farm lands. They return to the holder a flat per cent. The borrower under the mortgage paya annual interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, plus I per cent per annum toWard the amortization of the loan, Which paya off tha loan In 16 H years, and 1 per cent per annum to ward the expenses of administration, until there is a surplus fund more than equal to the expenses of the depart ment. The bankers of the State refused to buy the bonda, and it waa generally stated that they could hot be sold at a flat rate of 5 per cent. Mr. Stlllman j being one In the national councils of 1 oh or more fraternal organ JsaUons. through hia Influence provided the money f0r the payment of th ftrat Issue of bonds under the plan. He aaya other funda can be readily raised. He also complains of a lack of cooperation on th part of the state treaaufer In carrying out the provisions of th law; aUeenft end Transections Fdr a premium of $211 an Issue of f20,00 Of school bonds by the Mllwatikl shool district haa been aold to Morris Bros. The proceeda will be used In. the erec tion bf a school building. Focateiio, Idaho, has arranged to tttifehat Its privately owned water plant If the peo ple vote an iasue of $360,000. The Lum bermeng 'ajjat company has lust pur chased an issue of $H,04i.8Q of city improvement bonds of Pocateilo. they ar8 being aold on baaia of t per cent net to the lnveetor . ' -. i - XmpreTSnaeat la Collections. Ac cording to the report of th Portland Association of Credit Men for April both city and county collection were ISaa ak Alt a XJtMU. mt-st a..AikAiaaa ' va.Va warns ss srva gal v IB 8 HO fDI Vfjri t-eVg 9 of total accounts past due Is also lower than it haa been in more than a year. During April th adjustment bureau of the association reported en $881,171 Of accounts ctwina. nt which 8taa.ua e 11 per cent were past flue, ut tnae reports $164, $41 were from city trade, of Which 69,67 Or 88.11 per cent wr pa8t due. The country trad tout wa' 1486,037, or which $2(4t6S of 41.17 per cent waa past due. These figure com pare with 68.1 per cent past du for city accounts, and 89.3 per cent pat due for countfv accounts in Maentt and 48.7 per cent for all indebtedness past due for April, 1916. Bankruptcy " liabilities to we ia AprlL -According to the report of th aajustment bureau of the Portland as sociation of Credit Men 40 Detltlona In bankruptcy were filed during April of which 87 were voluntary petition. The total liabilities on the voluntary peti tiona was $127,112.44. Thia compares , with 35 voluntary petit iona In April.': 1915, with total liabilities of ll4,4. and 33 voluntary petitions in Marcrr, 1818, with liabllltlea or $a3,420. vi,-: Valtoa Stat Commerce Bodyratora Stevens Bill The Waahlngton corre spondent of The Oremon Journal lavs the Chamber of Commerce of the United States has given out a preliminary re sult of the vote of chambers through out the country on the queation Of. "price protection." The vote ia being; uiiiuimiy ianiifa louay. in ail, sal Commercial bodies participated lft the, voting, organisations being entitled to from 1 to 10 votes, according to their .1., irk. n , . . ant . - price protection, nnn si againab ims is nearly a two-thirds majority and la taken to represent the wlshea of the commetcl?.! bodies of the country for fpf'.ernl ler'slatlon Which will permit price protection. ine mercantile ele ment centrally, wltih the exception of me urf-i iinciii nturea, line up sonaiy lor price protection, which involve me pimttpie mat wnenever a tnahuTal- lurer nunri to rix ine retail erica or iiti puvui ! jJiny uo IV. l 109 85 117 81 95 62 38 Total sales, 002.100 sbarea. Market closed ateady. San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco. Mav 25. Rarlev calls: May 25. May 24 Open. Close. r1n May 81.28aB 31.32A 11 tauR December .. 1.33 l.?,3 1.31 HB Spot quotations: Wheat Walla Wal la, 81.671.70; red Russian, $1.7 1 70; Turkey red. $1.784 1.T2 ; blu stem, $1.87 HO 10. eea Darley, 81.32H; brewing, $1.3$ White oats $1.5; 1.56. Bran. $27(9 28-. midVllina-a t44. ahorta, $3881, ' Oregon Apples in South. San Francisco, idy -24. Apple. Callfornls : Newtown Pippin, 4 tier. $1. i.lSj Ite 4 tier. 75G85c: do 3U. tier at 2?tfi ...12. varletiea, 63c8$1.00: Oregon and witahiagtoa. Vkinesap, $1.832.25; Aewtowa ftppfna, 78c v t -.w v. um.b uu fi.agi.ov ior tancy. LiTerpool Cash Wheat. Liverpool. Mar SS. rx ivr . b Wheat Spot No. I Manitoba, lis ild; t. Va-.".0 fv i ""rinern spring, 11a 104; No. 2 red western winter lis 4d. Kew York Sogap and Coffee. New Tnek ttmw 9K a,.. . . .S. ioa, iu cures px, I Sb.xT - Good Apple Outlook. Cottage Grove, Or., May 25. Indications point to tbe best apple and prone crop in tbia section that there haa been for years. Tbe J. I, Jouea orchard at tbe edge of tba city, will bear totftething like 6000 boxes of apples. Much thinning of tbe trait will be necessary in or der to bring It np to tbe proper sixe. Tbt will b the first good crop tbat Mr. Jones baa ever had. . Without damage from rala all orehard will ahow a good yield. Eastern Barley Markets. New York, May 24. (I. N, 8.) Barley tteady, malting, 80c. Chicago, May 24. (I. ti, B. ) Barley firm) malting, 704t7Se. ' Kansas City. Me., May 24. Barley, 80c Laborer Injured at Quarry. Chrla Sregencholer, a laborer em ployed In the quarry at Li inn ton, waa struck by a piece of rock loosened In a blast yesterday afternoon, and hie leg fractured. H was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital. His borne la at Linnton. Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon. Fred Kietman's funeral Will be held at 2 o'clock tomorro wafternon from Kenworthy' chapel. In Lents, with burial in Mount Scott cemetery. The services will be under the auspices of Bridge and Sstructural Ironworkers' union, local 28, of which Mr. Rtstman was a member in gora standing. New Electrical Code. A new ordinance embodying a thor ough revision of the present electrical code will be presented to the city coun cil Wednesday by Commissioner Dleck, with a reeonamendatM nfor its Immedi ate passage. - Somewhat Surprised To See Blue Pigeons B. X. tang-worthy of Hewbarg, Yleit lng Hear Crresnam, Waa Xetoinded of Hie Old Some la Kinneaota. Newberg, Or., May 2S. B. H. Lang worthy of Newberg has Just returned from a visit to a brother-in-law, who lives near Gresharn. He Says that he saw there blue pigeons that were com mon in Minnesota, but which he haa understood are not known in Oregon. He saw a flock of about SO feeding out in an oat field and they were per forming just as he had seen blue pig eons perform on rtt-own farm in Min nesota: those in the rear would rise up and fly forward and light In front of those in front and resume feeding. Mr. Langworthy la so anxious to have these rare birds protected that he wrote today to the game commissioner a letter calling attention to the matter. Aberdeen Official Is Removed Today Aberdeen, Wash., May 25. Mayor Phillips removed E. A. Lindstrom from head of the water department laat night on account of friction between Lindstrom and City Treasurer Hill. Phillips found no fault with Lindstrom but said there must be peace, and that Hill being an elective officer and Lind strom an appointee, Lndstrom muat go. George Bowen, for years chief engineer of th water department, succeeds him. Norwegian Editor to Speak. O. O. Twede Of Seattle, editor of a Norwegian paper, will lecture at 8 o'clock tonight at the Norwegian-Danish Methodiat church, Vancouver ave nue and Skldmore street. Refresh ments win be served by the Ladiea Aid society, and a musical program will be given. Mrs. Jones Is Head Of Oregon Chapter Mrs. "Wilfred P. Jones, the retiring president of Chapter A, wa this morn ing elected president ot the Oregon state chapter of the p. B. O. Mrs. L. W. McCaw, president of Chapter E, the hostess chapter, was elected first vice president. Other officers will be elect ed at this afternoon's session . Painter Injured in Fall. Falling nearly 40 feet from a scaf folding while painting at Oie Knott street plant of the Portland Railway, Light St Power company, yesterday afternoon, August Krupke, 888 Grant street, is at the Good Samaritan hos pital, Buffering from fractured Mbs and a back Injury. X-ray photographs to determine the seriousness of his hurts, were taken at th hospital this morning. I State Chamber of Commerce Planned A special committee to bring about the formation of a atate chamber rnmmnna ha A aJB V. w 18 r aW aa srfewwa Ja St ''' expects to have a tentative constitu tor, and bylaws ready lh about' a week. Coplea then will be served Upon" thA vnrlmiB rnmmernlAt nraanltaltAna of the state for approval. A meeting will be called for final organlaatlUri, prolmbly to be held In Portland. sox ornoi vow ofbv. Get your seats for the opera. Dlavolo." Great performance by Port land Opera association. Baker theatre Thursday night. May 28, Saturday matinee. May 27, Popular price. The First Premium Is the Hardest to Pay When the life insurance man wants to talk to you, give him a chance. He knows some things about you and the commercial value of youf life that you don't know yourself. He can tell you how much you are worth to youf family not in sentiment, of course but in cold dollars and cents. He is not mercenary, he is just analytic. Your insurance premium need not worry you if you have a savings account where it is. ac cumulated by regular deposits of a smalfpro poftion of your income. LUMDERMENS NATIONAL BANK Fifth and Stark Capital and Surplus, $1,200,000 PORTLAND FIRE RECORD Wednesday. 4:0l v. m. W. W. Marcy, 922 South Ivanhoe street, St. Johns, children playing with matches, 0O loaa. TBaraday. No fires. Overbeck & Cooke Co, Stock, Beads, Cotton. Grata. Eta. H6-2if Hoard of 'Trad Btulalag. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES . Member Chicago Board of rad. CweapOTidenc ot Logan A Bryan. Chicago. Hit zork. the First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets "Capital and Surplus, $3,500,000 In every department of banking: we are prepared to serve the public acceptably. 'if