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19 TIIF. MORNING OREGOXTAN. SATURDAY, JANUARY 31. 1911. HOPS AT MICTION Redried Rose Crop Sells at 55-8 to 6 Cents. BENEFIT PINCUS CREDITORS rnrclmjxr Arf A. . KJ S001 and Ralph Xorra, the Ijiltcr Art Ins for a New York Firm. Shows Strong Market. ' A reey heatthy m.rket condition ws dis eased r tn -:I b1"' ot dried Ip tn ! ri" 'rom l p,l! raaglng from SS to eentaa pound. Th Hop. -r. di.no-' of, at auction in th em.:, of Kl.b-r. wo.f N""r-r"V Ml fr th. benefit of th. creditor of Isaae Plnru A Poo. 9 Th. lot rrt f th l'9 rm Geors I- Rm of Sil'm. They wr r.ocht I- th. frh.t l.-t Winter nd tx r-m se.eo.-d er. r-drl-d nd reeled. They hav been on th. market . nr. bat th.r. wer. no buyer for th.ra. TB tt.y could mmnd such "d "ri'." tl.l. tint. clrly .how. the strength of taarket. ,, The b:-k wa. ii't"' i"0 ,f,r 1 ' , For th. first lot of bale, th. "' '" ... SSrent. nbmlll.-.l fr RHh Th. .ec-nd lot of 1-i bl- w. -'""f J A J Itar Son. at r"' and ,h"d of 17 bale. -t to I'slr-h Dor". I Tftcnt. C C. Sweeney acted aacilon.r. nnx Ari'LE iRinE ix the east. Tte-ler. lr.lt rlUaT Crad-Hy Ad.noc ln Prtrr. An lnv.rov.ment la th. New Tors box P.l market I. rrpori-d by th. Frultman Culde of U"t dale, which ays: On. of th. feature. In th. local arPl. tnark.t th!. week waa th. Improvement aoted In connection with .. apple. It movement wa. noted, and many lot. In Far West-re Pippin ld "P " per bom. Th!. f!gr .how. a gain of JSC per box from th. opening. Th.r. w.r. .,m. lot. in pippin, bow.r.r. that old out at II TJ per box. fpltsenb-rg pple w.r. alao In actlr. reluct, and th. market cloed fully tie por box hlgler than wa. th. cs."l.t we.k. Th. ran.. H a. from II to :. P box. Hom.n Beauty apple in boxea. ld all th. way from II to 11 :S. Thl. rarlety at th. elo wa. hixh.r than at th. op.ntn by aftout IJo pr box. A few lota of Orexon rJ apple, aold at $: per box. In a .mall way. and th. mark.t wa. mor. actlra. In.ld. f!ra wera l.n a. from $1.5 to 11. par x. B.o D..U stock Memed to bo leu freely off.r.d. and th. tendency U toward a hlhr l.L Sala eer. noted at from 11. IS to S1.C3H Per ox. In a amall way. Oano. ld at front ;i tS to It-TJ par box. under a fully talr ocal demand. A few lots of wlnaaapa sold a.r. In th. rang, of IMS to lito per box. ts to seller and quality. Mo.t of tha Par aiain apples on ofr.r went out at a rana f l. M to 11.75 per box. In a amall way. Taklnc th. box appl. market a. a who!., th. tendency waa toward a huher lerel all alone th. Una. A ood deal of Impror.ment In nerl conditions h noted, and aom. aln In prlcea aem to b. likely from bow on. A fair buslnea. In box applaa Is Mid to ba In procrea. for axport account In a amall way. CAUrORN'I. M1I.I.ERS TAErSG WHEAT. ray Good rrirea far Blirrn aad Tar key Bod.' Th.ra waa a rood demand for wheat yes terday from California miller, and a fair Inquiry waa reported on tha Sound. Blue tem was wanted at IS cents and a cent better waa bid for choice. Turkey red was alao In demand for California account and buyers offered bluestem prlcea for food lota. Up to II centa was bid for club. There were no chanxea In tha mark.t for barley and oata. 8hlpm.nl. ot wheat for tha week from Arsentlna war. not a. heavy aa estimated. Th. shipment, from Argentina,- Australia aad India wera a. follow.: Tht.Wk lart Wk UtlTr. Argentina M. 0 ,. Au.traila l.;...- l.i:.vu S..10.0. Ind a .!. .svl.OO ......... Local receipts, m cars, were reported by tha Merchants' Exchange as follows: Whe Monday ... 73 Tuee.!ar ... E..ine.Hay le rurtay.. 13 Friday Tear ago .. 13 SMn to rial. "1 (ear aco . .' Blocaad. Flour oats Hay li a :3 i i i; Til II .... 11 I 33 14 uii itt :? LOCAL EGO MARKET BRE.K9 UlARrLT. BVerelpta Are Increeinc aad Bayers Hold Off. Th. esc market haa become ery weak. With tha resumption of traffic, arrival, rxt.rday wera large. Buyera are taking no mora than their actual need, and stocks are accumulating on the street. A large block waa sold je.t.rday at 13 cat. and the top quotation on .Ingle cases waa 33 tanta. Foultry of all kind, waa firm. Large, tat hens .old up to to rent, and spring, and ducka w.ra In demand. Veal waa firm, but tha hog market waa top heavy. Tha cheea. market waa weak at 14 H centa on flat. Stocks of Oregon cheea. are not heavy and the movement ts good, but the market ts weakened by low offer ings frum th. East. rrodwra Reeelpta Are Heavy. All of th. Southern produca that was delayed by the washouts got through yes terday. Tha day's arrival were five cars of bananas, two cara of orange, on car of lemons, two cara of c:ery, on car of cabbage, one car of aweet polatoee and one of mixed vegetablea. The demand In all llnea waa brisk. There wera no material change In price. Bank Clearing. Bank clearlrs of the Northwestern cltle ye.tcrd.y w.r. aa foliows: Clearings. Balances. Portland !.:. M7 JJ0J.ST1 Seattle .'1. :. llo.4l Tacoma S4.;J 4i.Si Ipoaan tti.li SS.CS rORTLAJTO MARKETS. Grain, Floor. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track price: Bluestem. 14 O Site- clu. s:iiJc; red Ituiuin, bUSlc; Valley. 4u-fuiu. :smc BARLEY Feed. i3Suj; per ton; brew ing. 3IT.S per ton. M1LLSTVFF3 Bran, CICISO per ton; middlings, tlioll; shorts. 1:40!.; rolled barley. I34:. FLOUR Pal.nl I4.1J per barrel: straight It. 10O4.il; exports 13.71; Val ley, I. 2: granam. $4.se; who., wheat ajarters. IS. , torv Whole. t:t: crarked par tea. OATS No- 1 white, i:.:sff:i3 HAT Track prlcea: Timothy. Willamette Vailev $l20 per ioa: Kaatern Uregoa. S-IO'-'I: air.ifa. 114: grain bay. I14.M t)l( 0. clover. ll)14. Teget-volee aad Frail a. APPLES Waxan. 60811; Baldwin. TSetf II.SS: Northern Spy. . Hed Cheek Pippin. llOLa.".: Winter Vuiana. tl.;S4ll: Hplttenberg. l.ltl.St; bellow Newtown. II.T5; Arknsa Black. ?: Del aware Bed. ILJi; Oano. Il.ii; Wlnesap. IM- KACK V ECJKT A BLKB Carrots, ai.xo nuo drert; aranipa. Il.'.'i; turnlpa. II. ii; beeta. IH REFN FKftTS Pear. I.501.TS J" box. grapea. Tic.ll per box; !aiaa W C.S0 per barral; cranberrlea. i3wl2.u par barrel, pcralrmnons. 113 pr box. VKOETALLKri B.aaa. per pound: rabbace. I1.2itl.50 per hundred; cauliflow er. J.33 per crane; cel.ry. California. !J4)3.o Pr crate; cucumbera. !l per boi. eggp.ant. IIUl.IJ per crate: garlte tgnvr per pound: green onion. lMe per doxrn:' bMd lettuce. 40'c per doaen; hothous. l.ttuca, 74r 11.00 PC' ; pepper. Wc pr lb.: pumpklnv. Itfivje per lb.; radl.hea. lv:oo per doion; sprauta S9Sc: .quash. 10148 par lb.; tomatoaa, "J 75 per tox. . HiTATuES treeon. bu)tn price, jl.-J Ol.lu ,,er nuadred; sweet potatoea, A1J per hurdred. . ThuPlCAL FF I' ITS Orange, naeels. 1301.73 per box: Japanese. 1 per bundle; tanaerlnes. 13 per not; lemon. 14: Florida grapefruit. 4: California grap frulu VS10; banana, te per pound; pln. appie V per pound. onions' Buying price. IL7S per hun dred. tMtre .od Cenntrr rmrfnee. POfLTKT Live: Hen.. llj-"c; Uprlnas. I" !!'. turkey.. UnlV; ducks. 22 0 SJc; geeae. 12JIc; droned turkes. cho.ee. 31 34c. Eik;s Oregon ranch, candled, S103c; Eastern. 77 H O Mir. . - BITTTEK City creamery extra. 1 nd a pound print, la boxes. Sic per pound; lea than ho.e.. canon, and delivery extra. I'ltKKSE Full rreatn.twlna, ICHo per pountl. young America. 17HC. I'OHK Fancy. W'tlll'lC per pound. VEAL Fancy, ai to 1-i pounua, led ISO per pouad. OreewHee. Dried Ftwlta. Fta. PRIEU r'ktlT Apples. 111IH per lb.; ewrraata. is h alloc, apncoia. !4loe: datea, package. Iilat per U.t . .,' white or b,a.a. by aack, Ioc; tna, fLavO LI4; Ll-Iia. .Ac. M-L lu-la. ; amma ijic IAL1ION Colombia Blear. 1-pound tall 12 lo per doaea; a-pouad tall. 41: pound flata. i40; Alaska pmk. l-poon taila 11.34. COFFEhi Boasted. In drum. 238o per pwunu. , nits walnut ITHDIM pr pound: Prasll nuta l(lc; flllrta. 10c; almonda, KOlSo; pecana. ibc; cocoatnata, pOcCIl Pr d.sen. cneaiuuia. 13 fee i.r pound; hickory auta, .JOlOc p.r pound. SALT Granulated, f IS per ten: Half grourd. looe. i.4u per ton: bo. I' per to. BEANS r'mail suit 4Sc; large white. 4Sc; Llmal-lMic: pink, 6Sio; red Mexicans. c; bayou. tc BICE No 1 Japaa, e: cheaper graae iiV4it. Southern bead, SHtJiO. KCNET Choice. IMb per case; sLralned. vc per poo ad. IL'OAR lry granulated, fruit and berry. l:.5o. teet. 11.30; extra C. til goldea C et0; yellow U., I4.SO: cabe (barr.l.). IV14: powdered. I4.S3. Terma ea remit tance, within 14 day, deduct We per pound. U later than 13 day. and within 30 daya, deduct to, tr pound. alaple augar. 130 lae par aoaad- URGE SIZES SCARCE DKISK PKMAXD FOIt CAI.1FOU MA OlLNGKS AT t-KATTLE. Dralrrs IlaTe Difflcnltr In Obtain- e Ing: Onions in Oregon Potato Market Is Steady. SEATTLE. IVsih.. Jan. 20, (SpeeJa.!.) A high record wa. established here today when CO boxea of Alaska halibut, that ar rived Irst night, were sold lit lw 'cents per pound. This Is the hlxhefCp'rlr. ever ob tained for halibut on the Scaille market. The demand for Japanese oranges Is so light and tha supply so heavy that prices ere badly demoralised. All klmls of quota tions prevail, ranging from 5".j 7.", cents per bundle for repacked stock. The demand for California orangea was brlrk. The demand Is principally for large sixes, which com mand a premium. A car of fancy applea Is du Mondy. A steamer was due today with a large conslKpment of California profltffe, but did not arrive In time to get the produc on th street for distribution. Th potato market Is unchanged. The onion market was eery firm. '.lealera are having difficulty In obtaining stock In Oregon. . Kgg. were steady at SB centa. Th de mand waa faHr. m Butter waa Inclined toward weakness, al though an Immediate change In fresh stock Is not looked for. The hay market was weak. Grain were uncbenged. PRODICE AT 8AX FRANCISCO. Quotelloea Current la th ' Bay City Mar krta. FANf FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. The follow ing pmduoe price were current today: Vegetable Cucumbers, G."c4?31; garlic, 4 fri;c; green peas. 4tJ7c: stricg heana, SO l-'Sc; tomatoes. 75c w 1 1.-4: eggplant. 10 it 14c. Bnlter Fancy creamery, XIHc Kkii Hi ore. 80c: fancy ranch. 3fHC Cheea Young Amerlr. 14H016C Vllllstuffs Bran. e-7t30; middling. 131 0 3d. llsy Wr.cat. mo 14: wheat and oata. ID Ola; alfalfa, tin 13.40. Fruit Apples, choice. 65c: common. 40c; Mexican lime., 14 v 4-4: California lemons, choice, 3; common. 10: orangea, navel. fl.4u24: pineapple.. I3V2.SO. Potatoes Early Hose. II. .'.on I P': Salinas Burbanks, lwi 1; sweet. Hai-li; Oregon Kurbanka. II , 1 3. Onlona 31.84 u l.aS. Receipts Flour. 2444 quarter sacks; wheat. 1M5 centals: barley. 4 ."..." -TO centals; oata centals; potatoes. 1)7841 sucks; bran. 13 sack; middling. 13 acka; hay, &I0 toua, TERRITORIAL CLOTHING WOOL MOVES. BOSTOX. Jan, 20. Th Commercial Bul letin will say of the wool market tomorrow: The New York gods market and the Lon don sales have had more Interest for the Boston wool trade tM. week than th. mar ket Itself, apparently, although th. manu facturer, hav. by no meana neglected the market a. far as sampling and buying sub jert to conilrmatlon Is concerned. Interest has been dt.played somewhst more for foreign offerings, which are. of course, limited, while Ohio have been sesriy, but not ao active as last week. Several falr alsed lota of territory clothing have moved at prices on a parity with the last two or three weeks. Kales of territory, subject to confirmation, have been well distributed. Dried Frail at New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. -Evaporated apple, remain quiet, but prlres are steady and nominally unchanged. On the spot, fancy is 13Sttl3c; choice. HSc: prime. lOVtOluije. Prunes. In very small supply and price. r. strong. Quotations range from 6",ts 21c for Catlfornlas up to ;t0-4O and luv 10 '$e for Oregons from ro. to 3. I'earhea. In slow demand, but there Is little pressure to sell and prices are strndv. Choice. 7Sf7Vc; extra choice, 8c; tsncy, nvKf- Indoa Wool flair. IXSNPOS", Jan. 20. A line selection, amounting to 12.207 bale. wa offered at the stool auction aale today. Competition was better and prlcea were prctlclly S per cent higher than the opening rates. Ameri can took fine merino greasy. at Is 4d and several lots of medium crosa-bred. Conti nental buyer paid 2s 4 4d "for Victorian scoured and 2a 4Hd for new South Wale scoured. Import and Exropta, NEW TORK. Jan. 20. Imports of mer chandise and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending January 14 were valued at 31l.lu.S2u. Import of specie for the port of New Tork for the week ending today were IlltJ. 144 silver and I4U2.41K) gold. Export of specie for the week were IU4U.664 sliver and i0.t40 gold. r York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Cotton future closed very steady. 27 points higher. January. 14.'r: February. 14.6c; March. 14 "Uc. April, 14 f8c; May and June, 14 Wc: July. l.V02c: August. 14.t8c: October. 14. .17c; lecember. 13.2oc. fpot closed quiet. Mld uplanda, 14 Woe; do. Gulf, 14.14c bales, 2 duo bale. Cblrg Produc Market. CHICAGO. ' Jn. to. Butter, steady. Creameries. 17tj24wc: dslries. l022c Fell. easy. Receipts. 3;u8 canes: at mark. raiNr. Included. 21 U 23c; Orsta, 2-4 lie; prm Orsis. 2VC. heeee, steady. Daisies. 1415i,c; Twins. ISfH.-.c; Toung Americas, 1J18 lc; Long Horns. HIOlOc ORDERS ARELARGER Dry Goods Trade Better at Leading Centers. INDUSTRIAL LINES QUIET Increased Demand for Lumber at Southern Points Footwear Con ditions Show Substantial Im provement Hides Steady. NEW TORK. Jan. 20. Bradtref to morrow will say: Trad undercurrent re running mor freely In consnnnnc wllh the progress of the season. While the larger center re port that salesmen are sending In better or ders for dryeoods and kindred llnea. lea. Im portant citlca. principally In lb. fcuth. agree trade la only fair to good. At the moment Jobber, are busy on early Fpring htpniejit and wholesale trade haa not -dt assumed an active appearance. In fact, buyer are (till displaying a conserva tive attitude. In Industrial lines little In the way of Improvement haa been Teported. There la better demand for lumber at Southern point, fertiliser are firm, farm machinery la In good request and builders' hsrdwar I In demand, but profit In this line are scanty. Hrlghtnesa In those llnea 1 offset by fur ther weaknen. In pig iron. Bu.lnes failure In the United Plate for the wc-k ending January 16 were '2. aealnst 3.VI last week. 273 In the like week of iiho, sis m lutm. 4Ui In 11M3 and 242 In 11M7. Business failures In Canada, for tho acvk number 30, which compares with 33 last week and 44) In the Ilk week ot last year. Wheat, including flour, export from th t'nlted Ktatea and Canada for toe week end ing January IP aggregate 2.S27.K01 bushels, aualnst 2..V2.U4S lost week and 2,034.378 this wovk last year. Corn exports for the week are J.210.772 bu.hela. axalnst 1.034,370 last week and tk3. bll in 1U10. FOOTWEAR CONDITIONS BKTTEB, Hide Market Is (Steady and Leather Trad Has Improved. NEW TORK. Jan, 20. Dun' tevkw. to morrow will Buy: I Improvement in financial condition has been a marked development In the last few days, and to some extent ha been Accom panied by a more ctlve trade dlatfibutlon, Thl Improvement 1 reflected In the more encouraging aspect of th Iron and steel market. While production Is only half ca pacity and there la no decided change In conditions, yet there I. new export btulneas of not nd Increased buying by the rail roads. . Copper Is slightly weakor, because stocks are heavy, notwithstanding the big world consumption. Many lurge drygood buyers have been tn the primary market, but their Operation are along conaervatlv. llnea A consider able export trade ha been done with rM Far Ea.t In the last seven weeks. Retailer ar buying mor dresa good and wash fab ric. Against these favorable features must be et meetings of manufacturer to curtU pro duction because of th Inability to secure values for finished merchsndt. commen surate with the cost of raw materials and general cost of production. Men's wear and dress goods ar gathering business for Fall, yet complaints of clos. price r gen era 1. Footwear condition show a substantial improvement. Orders for Spring delivery are larger and New England manufacturers In some caa hav accumulted a larger resetve of orders than for many months. There Is a mor. confident feeling all around and the prospects for a ateady. normal busi ness from now on re very encouraging. There ha been a further easing off tn price on certain varieties of hides, but tho market haa failed to develop the weakness that was expected. rome Improvement Is shown In the leather market, with slightly firmer tone as to price. Bank Clearings. Bradstreef bank clearings report for the week ending January - 19 shows an aggre gate of 3:'.31fl.211.QU). as against J.r.07.i.")2. nm) la.t week and I4.024.87S.OUO In the cor responding week laat year. PC Inc. New Tork l,942.r,fl7.O00 2117 Chicago 2iK.420.imi0 'U.1 Boston 213.J11.IXMJ .1 Philadelphia 1R7.841.000 4.1 St. Louis 85.lMM.0llO 11.8 Kansas City B!i,2:i.0MI J0.1 I'ltlshurg 52.JU.OOO 4.1 Pan Francisco M.gOI.OoO 11.8 Baltimore 37.142.O0 15.1 Cincinnati " 20.70S.OOO 2.7 Minneapolis -21.2ll.ooo ein.2 New Orleans S3.433.UOO 21. Cleveland 2D.44.O'0 8 4 Ketrolt 19.403.1HM SS Omaha J4.41'.0 12.l In. InnlM 1.S.47U.OOO 27.2 Louisville ir..f.lS.lM0 S. Mllwaukra 14.:14.0IK 1K.0 Portland. Or P.780.OOO S. Seattle tt.ls.MM) 14.1 St Paul 2.(Mi0 .1.4 HufTalo 13.4:i.lMXI .1 Lrenver nil. 000 1 2 Imllanapsll .00!.O( 12.6 Atlant ; 12.7.VM0 SO Frovidenc 10. H'.J.Oimj 6.1 Memphis 8.S!3.0M 8.9 Itlchmond 47.Mi0 24.6 Fort Worth 7.07S.OOO 5.8 Sslt Lake City . 8.7.TI.O..0 5.2 Washington. D. C 7.59U.IMH) "10 Pt. Joseph ll.SSS.fNM 7.9 Columbus .1-'...0,k. 12.S AH.anv 6.2).0M .d y.coma 4.271.IMM. 25.2 Savannah S.1H4 000 26 0 Ppokne .S3'..U.H '4.8 Oakland. Cal f?H'l SV'S Sacramento L414.0O- si.2 Helena 1.01K000 tl Luliith. Minn 8.4M.0O0 80.1 Hou.ton 29.130.000 -2.1 JuTveeton 17.004.000 14.2 Decrease. PRICES CHANGE SHARP i AFTKIt 5IAXT FtVCTCATIOXS STOCKS CLOSK FIRM. do preferred., Am Fteel Frty.. Am Sugar Ref.. Am Tel a Tel. . Am Tobacco pf. Am Woolen .... Anaconda M Co Atchison ior,4 4Vei 144 !5T4 3ti :u i 101 'A 774 20W .in. 1021s 103 4;h nri 143 14 SIVi 3 103 105 4(1 V, 11S' 143 15 31 S'.iH 77 H 2"7 3(114 J02i, 83 Vi 82 8"0 K0 11.400 140 128 1 (04 143 H ton l(M) 1O0 1.70O 4(M 41 HI 9H ft AiNl rtn nr.f,....l ... 1' - Atl Coast Line Bait Ohio ... 1,000 107 ju Hethlehem rlteel...... Brook R Tran.. 1.SO0 Canadlun Pac .. 3.7M Central Leather 1.500 do preferred.. loo Central of N J Che Ohio . . 5.SK0 Chicago A- Alton Chi Gl West do preferred Chicago N W 0 C. M A Pt P ,. ld.700 C. C. C A H U. Col Fuel tk Iron Col Southern.. Consol Ghs . ... . Corn Products .. Del a Hudson.. D B Grande do preferred.. Distillers' Securl Krle do 1st pf do 2d pf .... Oen Electric ... (It North p ... Gt North Ore . . Illinois Central.. Interbor Met . . do preferred.. Inter Harvester Inter Marine pf. Int Paper ..... Int Pump Iowa Central .. K C Southern . . do preferred.. Lacledo Gas ... l.otiia & Nash . Minn ft St L . . M. S P A 8 P M Mo. Kan ft Tex do preferred.. Mo Pacific Nat Biscuit . ... Nnt Lead ...... Mrx N Ily 1 pf N T Central . . . N Y. Ont A Wes Norfolk ft West North American Northern Pac .. Pacinc Mail ... Pennsylvania ... People's Gas ... P. C C ft Pt L. . Pittsburg Coal. . I'reased S Car.. Pull Pal Car ... Ry Steel Spring. Heading Kenubllc Steel .. do preferred.. Rock Island Co do preferred. . Pt L ft 8 F 2 pf St L Sonthwest.. do preferred.. Sloes-Sheffield , houthern Pac .. Southern Kv . . . do preferred.. Tran Copper . . . Texas ft Pacific. Tol. Pt L ft Wes do preferred.. Union Pacinc . . do preferred.. V -S Realty ... V B Rubber ... U 8 Steel do preferred.. lTtah Copper . . . Va-Caro Cnem H Wabash do preferred. . Western Md ... Wealing EleC . . Western Union.. Wheel ft L B . . Lehigh Valley . . 3"0 7M ) 2M 20 10O 2.1 (Ml a.:t"M UK) l.tMMI nno 3,M noo 2(MJ 8(M) MM 81 Ml "7.806 0(HI KIM 1M l.IXK) 1IM .7M n.KMI 1.2M) KM) 2.1HM KM I T.KM) Jt.KKJ 10..VM) 1MH 1.100 I.4(M) 100 30 K 70 33 v, 2H 4d 35 S 1524 J2- nou l.uiH n 54 "4 lir.'i 17T, 124i 41 IKUj saw 145 27 337 4 35 i, 14 51 122 57 hi :i lll-v 42 JIMS' 7I 119 2 127-4 107 1)8 200 101 70.5(M1 1MM) KM) 4,7iM 71 M) 100 ""206 10.500 n.'MM) 8.7IM) KM) Oi0 lilO noo 28.900 800 "'406 68.3O0 1.7-IO 1,S'M 2(MJ JIM) 1.200 '8M1 1.100 137 83 ' 1)4 4 32 l 63 41H 03 3. 145 Vi 127 "oi" 5!)H 141), 30 H 70 83 H 2v; 4rt 35 Vi 152 V4 12S 1U 135V4 10 53 Vi 113Wi in. 12 40 18V. 33 Vi i is Va 144 Vi 27 137 Vi . 35 5 4014 US' 50 3(1 111 4 2 4 inr, 7) 118 2i V. 127 11)7 08 Vi 161 157 V4 33 114 02 ? 41 118 2M 5 3M 23 5214 17 03 '87 77 110's 40 Vi 63 10 35 "07 75 Vs 118 27 V4 04 34 27 23 52 175 9 2 j '37" 70 11S 45 64 K', B7V4 75 170 17S14 107 20 77 107 30 1"3 280 83 V4 30 22 vl 4 145 127 IVt 3o 0H 143 14 107 80 70 33 2S 40 35 151 12(1 o 135 1 53 114 17 12 41 18 33 00 113 144 27 137 35 5 60 121 57 80 111 41 105 71 11S 26 127 107 07 . 18 32 100 34 157 82 94 32 12 42 27 3 51 118 28 05 30 27 22 52 17(1 1)3 68 37 77 111 4li 64 10 85 v50 7 75 S 178 1 1IM Total aale for the dy, 404,100 share. BONDS. NEW TORK. Jn. 20. Closing quotations: t o f i. mkiv s Y. c. en 3s. 80B 'do coupon ...100 No. paclftc 3s. 70B TJ a Ss rog 102" NO. Pacific 4s. ..100 do coupon . . . 1 02 y. 8. new 4s reg.113 do couoon ...115 D. R. O. 4. D3B I.'nlon pacific 4s. 100 Wis. central 4S. vo Japanese 4s . . 89 B Money, Exchange, Etc NEW TOP.K. Jan. 20. Money on call, eteadv 2 62 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 8 per cent, Time loans, a. little firmer: 80 days, 3S 8 per cent: 90 days. 3 3 per cent; six months. 3?4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 494 per cent ci.rlln. r'hn ti ateadv. wllh actual bus iness tn bankers' bills at I4.824C 4.8255 for 60-day bills and at X4..-7S tor uemano. Commercial bills, 54.81 0 4.82 . Bar silver. 53c. Mexican dollars. 45c. Government and railroad bonds, stedy. LONDOX, Jan.. 20. Bar 1lvcr, 24d per ounce. Money, 8 J 8 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills Is 3 p-?r cent: for three months' bills,. 8S3 18-10 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.82: sight 4.86. Drafts Sight, 8c; telegraph, 11c Condition of tho Treasury. WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. At the begin ning of business today the condition of tthe United States Treasury was: , Wncc.n" !" ?."""7. . o.f:T2e.707.i m In banks and Philippine treasury 33.740.651 , : tw. ....,,1 r.incl. 824(53 714 riniinarv recctDta yesterday 2.159.402 Diflursements i.',7-J'.'I Deficit to date this fiscal year... 6.l)34.1b Der.clt this time last year 26,320.920 These figures exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. CHICAGO. Jan. 20. Exchange on New York, par bid. SUPPLIES HELD BACK RECEIPTS AT THE STOCKYARDS ARE tlGnT. Substantial Gains Made In a Few Leading; Issues Money Mar ket la Easier. NEW TOBIC Jan. 20. The stock market toiluy opened with an Irregular and lower tendency, made some recovery, sold, back again, relapsed Into stagnation, and in the Una! hour recovered the larger part of the loss and mad a few substantial gains. Trad, was palpably profeMional. A majority ot th. standard issues gave a fairly good account of themselves, with some backwardness In 1'nlted States Steel, Union Pacinc Canadian Pacific and Norfcdk ft W'estcrn. L'nlted States Steel preferred waa an active Issue with a smart advance on the day. The coal shares. Southern pa cific. Si. Paul. Hill Issues and Southern Railway common and preferred were the features ot strength In the railroad group, wtrie the metal stocks and ga and tele phone Issues held, much of their gains of the early week. Th trength of American Smelting and other copper storks w attended by cir cumstantial reports of a better demand for copper metal, but these were accepted with some reservation In view of advices received by an impartial authority which offer little encouragement fur th immediate outlook In that Industry. v Market were hevy In London, with no .)..,.. in monetary conditions. Aside from greater ease, the local money situation was tl realureicM. . . . . ...... K . 1 1 a 11 i - rlinan Interests declined to discuss the recur rent -eport. ot new financing by tho South ern Paclllc Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value. 83.251.O00. United States bonds w.r un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Allls Chal pf .. Amal Copper . . Am Agrl(-Jt .. Am Beet aftgar.. American Can .. Am Car Fdy Am Cotton Oil,. Am Hd ft Lt pt. Am Ice Securl Am Linseed " Am locomotive, 300 Am Sm.l ft Bet 1,300 Bale. High. Low. 24.SO0 400 4. 4' Ml 4(K1 8(M KMl 100 65 48 41 9 53 50 22 40 79 63 48 4l) 9 53 51) 22 40 78 Trade In General Is Slower and Prices Tend Lower, Except on Butcher Cattle. Receipts at the stockyard yeterday were light. A number of ahlpment. hav. been delayed by washout and are looked for to day. Aside from th sale of a big bunch of lambs all the business done was In cattle carried over from the preceding day. A lot of 231 steers sold at 10 and other steers brought from 15.50 to $4.25. Cows ranged from 82 to 4.50. The lambs that were disposed of. numbering 531 head, brought 84.90. The market In xeneral ha. an ea.ler un dertone. For the past two week cattle have arrived freely and steer have weak ned materially. Butcher stock, on th other hand, haa held up.fulrly well. In th mutton line the demand haa been poor. Hogs hold their own. The receipts today were 147 sheep and 50 horses. Shippers of the stork mere Easley Bros., Creswell, 1 car of sheep, and the t'nlted 6tates Army Quartermaster. San Francisco, 3 cr of horses. Th dy" a1e wer as follows: Weight. Price. 531 lamb. M 84.90 ...... J 1 U.'JO 1125 6.25 lOtSO 5.60 .5tl 6.50 9SU 4 KO 970 4.50 . I820 4.50 IOL'0 2tlO 1120 3.50 orf. eurrent on th. various classes ot stock at th Portland Union Stockyards wer a follow: ' Prlmtlteers 16.25(9 6.50 Good to choice steers u.00? 6.25 Fair to good steers .S5.50S( 8.K Common steers 4.O0M 5.00 Choice to prime cows 5 S Good to choice beef cows i?J 6:i Fair to good beef cow 4.250 4.75 Common to fair beef cows 2.004 4.00 Good to choice heifers 5.7o 6.00 Fair to good heifers 5.00 f.0 Common to fair heifers 4.00 9 4.25 Choice to good fat bull 4.50 4.7S tr.ir to rood fat bull 4.00 4.25 231 steers 25 steers 73 steers . 6 steers . 4 cows . . 15 cows .. 1 cow ... 1 cow . . . i bulls common bulls 2.50 3.2J Good to cholqe light calves 7. 10 9 8.00 Fair to good light calves 7.00 9 7.50 Good to choice heavy calve B 25(i 6.00 Fair t good he.vy calve 4.75 6.25 Common calve. 3.759 4.75 Good to cholc stags 6.00 ..'. Fair to good stags 4.00 4.60 Choice hogs 8.859 I 00 Good I o cholc hog. 1.609 8 85 YearfinsTwether. grain-fed 4.25f 4.50 Old wethers, grain-fed 8.7;s 4.25 Good to cholc ewe, grain-fed.. 3.259 8.75 Feeder 2.259 3.00 Cholc lamb, grain-fed.. 6.25 9 6.50 Good to choice, grnln-fed........ 8.009 6.25 Fair to good 6-25 5.7J poor lmbs 4.o,,9,fj.oo Hay-fed sheep and lambs C0o lower than grain-fed. . Why experiment "Work for the kind v of ' streets that have PR0V EN themselves by practical use. steers $4 6095.90; stockers and feeders, $3.85frK.90: cows and heifers, $2.60&6.25; calves. $7.509.50. Hogs Becelpts estimated at 80.000. Mar ket slow, generally 10c off. Light. $7.7o9 8; mixed. $7.75&8: heavy. $7.70 8: rough. $7 7041 7.80; good to choice heavy. $1,8048, Piga$7.0O'S 8.1O: bulk of sales. $7,909 .95. Sh?ep Kecelpts estimated at 701K). Market weak. Native, $2.0094.50: Western, $2,759 4.40: yearlings, $4.00ft5.75; larnu, native, 84.50Q6.30; Western. $4.7og 6.35. FLOUR- iLLS .qtOSE BAD"BRE.Uv IX WHEAT IS THE RESULT. prferlngs Are HcaYy at Chicago and Prices Tumble In the Last Half Hour. CHICAGO. Jsn. 20. There was more Man the usual amount of activity In wheat to day. The tendency was toward strengtn earlv In the day. but when the break came, offerings seemed to pour in from every Ul rectlon. Advices from Minneapolis, where, the market had been relatively weak all day, told of mills having .ceased to gr.na and of others to take similar ' -lon J"!"!! tomorrow. The early strength here saemeti mainly the result of an advance In "vf poot However, world shipments promised to be heavy, indicating that the 'new crop movement from Australia and Argentina was on in earnest.. Although the cal for cash wheat here had dwindled to nothing, the future market showed no sign of collapse until the last half hour. The final tone was weak and near the bottom. May ranged from $1.00H 1.0014 to $1-01. closlngtao lower, at ll.oOsc. Heavy selling of corn by the country for Febiuary shipment turned the market eaK for that cereal. May fluctuated between 50c and 50H(S50c. with last sales a shade off at 509 504c. Cash corn was higher early, but later weak. No. 2 yellow closed "olts4 selrned Inclined to follow the mod ernte changes In corn May varied from 34Sc to 85c. and In the end was S4c, lust the same as 24 hours previous. Provisions weakened on account ,f a de cline In hogs. The day's trade left pork 10c to 27W30c off. with lard and ribs down 124c to 15c. Tho leading futures ranged as follow. "WHEAT. Open. High. tow. C'n?f May ....11.01 $1.01 11.00 1.00 July 97 .97 . Sept. ... .95 Vf. -4 CORN. May 50 .60 ' -MH July 515 -ol Sept. ... .62 .52 '6I OAT3. Hfnv J5 .15 ' .34 .14 MESS PORK. May 18. S5 18.90 18.63 15.70 July 18.40 18.40 18.25 IS. 25 LARD. Jan 10.15 10.15 10.05 10.07 May .... 9.93 9.97 9.S5 9.S7 July .... 8.82 .85 9.774 9.7. SHORT BIBS. May .... .97 9.97 9.87 9.87 July 9. So 9.85 9.7o "Z?., Sept ... .S5 9.87 9.77 9.77 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Weak. ' Rye No. 2. 85c. , Barley Feed or mixing, 4578c; fair to choice malting, 883c. Flax Seed N'o. - I southwestern, $2.64; No. 1 Northwestern. $2.67 V Timothy Seed 110.50. Clover $15.00. . Pork Mess, per barrel. $20 ft 20.26. Lard Per 100 lbs., $10.05910.07. Ribs Short, (Sides tloose), $10.119 10.62 . Sides Short clear (boxed), $10.75011. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 11.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 624.000 bushels, compared with 652.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 15 cars; corn, 473 cars; oats, 128 cars; hoga, 15.000 head. Becelpts Shipments Flour, barrels 16.600 11,600 Wheat, bushel 19.200 3S.300 Corn, bushels 408.700 689.000 Oats, bushels 277,200 245.500 Rye. bushels 3,500 2.000 Barley, bushels 69.000 67,700 Grain at San Francisco. SAM FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. Wheat steady, barley firm. Spot quotation: Wheat Shipping. $1.40 1.52 per cental. Barley Feed. $1.1891.16 per cental; brewing, tl.l" f 1.20 per cental. Oats Red. $1.10 1.27 per cental; white, $1.60i1.0 per cental; black, $1.12 1.20 per cental. Call board sales: Barley December, $L14 per cental bid, $1.14 bid; May, $1,111 per cental bid; $1.19 asked. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Jan. 20. Cargoes quiet: seller firm, buyer quiet. Walla Walla for ahlp ment at 35s d to 30. English country markets some higher, some lower; French country markets quiet, LIVERPOOL, Jan. 20. Wheat March. 7s ld; May, 7s ld. Weather, cloudy. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Jan. 20. Wheat May. $L0;; July. $1.07 i 1.07. Cash. No. 1 hard. $1.08: No. 2 Northern. $1.05 $1.07; No. 2 Northern, $1.0361.00; No. S wheat. $1.01 tP 1.04. Grain Markets of the Northwest. TACOMA. Jan. 20. Wheat, bluestem. 84 (T85c: fortyfold, t4c; club, 83c; red Rus sian, 81c. SEATTLE. Jan. 20. Milling quotations: Bluestem, 85c: fortyfold. 83c; club. 82c: Fife, 82c; red Russian, 80c. Export wheat: Bluestem, 82c; fortyfold. 80c; club, 79c; Fife. 79c; red Russian, 77c. Yesterday's car receipt: Wheat K cars, oat. 2 cars, brley 5 cars, hay tt cara Stock at Boston. BOSTON", Jan. 20. Closing quotations: annuel 85- iMohawk 45 .levaua ton. ... is S5 Nlpissing Mines.. 10 14INorth Butte..... 28 4 INnrth Lake 12 Old Dominion... 40 184 Osceola 110 Cal. &' Arizona. 47lParrott (3. C.) 11 Cal. & Hccla...515 IQulncy 70 A Centennial 12 shannon 11 Cop Ran. C. Co. n7Superlor 38 Vj, E. Butte Cp. M. Jni.-'up os Min.. 4 Amals. Copper.. A. Z. L. Sro.. Arlsona Com. .. Atlantic B & C C 4 S M. Butte common. Franklin- 7 Glroux Con o Granby Con. . . . S7 Greene Cananea. 6 I. Royale (Cp 14 Bid. 28 05 48 41 9 5." 59 I 22 IS 10 78 J $4.S0T; Texas teer, $1.20 Q 5.S0j .W estern JL Chicago Livestock Market. rmciOO. Jan. 20. Cattle Receipts e. tlmated at 3500; market weak. Beeyts. Sun Pitts Coo. 141. Tamarack ...... 45 . U. a. S R. M. So do nreferred 4C,4 t'tah Con 9 Kerr Lake 71 tan capper Co. 48 Lake Copper. ..j 34 Winona 8 La Slle Copper 4 Wolferln 118 , Miami Copper... 181 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Coffee futures closed barely steady at a net decline of 25 j 33 points. Sales. 126.000 bags.- January. 1110c- Feburary, 11.15c; March, 11.23c; April 'and May, 11.22c; June. 11.20c; July, 11 17c- August. ll.OSc; September, 11.90c; October. 11.87c: November. 10.86c; Decem ber 10.S4C. Spot coffee, dull; No. T Rio, 18c: No. 4 cantos. 14i14c. Mild coffee, nominal; Cor dova. 13i915c Raw sugar, weak and nominal; muscovado, 3.37c- centrifugal. .96 test, 3.40c; molasses sugar. .89 test, 2.97c. Refined, steady. Metnl Markets. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Standard copper, weak- spot. January, February. March and April," 12 912.18c London, quiet; spot. 55 6s 3d; futures, 56 2s 6d. Custom-house re turns ' show exports so far this month of 0 995 ton. Jjocai ucttii o jejwn consider able business In copper at lower prices, Jad- lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Capital $500,000 THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits, $800,000.00 OFFICERS: 7. C. Ar'SWORTH. PrMldeot. R. W. xcHMEEn. Cashier. K. LEA BARNES, Vice-President. A. M. WRIGHT, AasUtaut Cashier. . W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier, LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES Laclcl S Tilton iBank Established 1859. ; ' OLDEST BAITS. ON THE PACIFIC COAST Capital $1,000,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS 600,000 tt- r iilA President. Tl, Howard, Jr, Ass't Cashlen, Tj; SwVcUlnBham. Vlca-Prealdent J. W. Ladd. Assistant Cashier. f j W.ll.Bca;Ic7, Cashier. Walter M. Couk. Aa t CaaUl.r. r.v. rirst National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of thfii Rocky Mountains I CUEAO CRUISES I GIBRALTAR " H GIBRALTAR ALGIERS VILLEFRANCHE! GENOA' .NAPLtS ALLAMIMUWIM. A. LA CARTE SERVICE .WITHOUT CHARGE S. S. FRANCONIA S. S. CARMANIA Keb. IS. MAR. 11. a. pi rtic Cm A fin " AIJfLV TO OUR ACENCIti ' --Til -nTOM cJncC SlIMMtaPOLIS. PMItSOELPHIA. tooiaj" SCENT NOTICE On and after MONDAY, January 23, 1911, The Bank of California, National Association, will reoccupy its former, auarters on the northwest corner Third and Stark Streets, Chamber of Commerce Building. ins producers having made a further re duction 1n their quotation. Lajte. 12.62 12.8714c; electrolytic. 12.o0c; casting. 12.1214SJ 12-17 Tin dull; spot. 41.2541.45c; January, 41 2041B5c: "February. 41.25H 41.55c; March. 41.3041.3.-,c; April. 41.3541.5c. London market, dull; spot. 1S9; futures. nead?'quiet. 4.404.45c New York: 4.25 4.35c East St. Louis. London, lead. 18 18SpeUed. quiet. 5.255.65c New Tork; 5.25 e5 35c East St. Lortfa. London, 24 2s 3d. Iron Cleveland warrants, 49s 6d In Lon don Locally iron was quiet. No. 1 foundry Northern. ' 15.25 15.63; No. 2, 14.75(51 15 75" No. 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern soft. '$18.25 15.75. Duluth Flax Market. DULUTH. Jan. 20. Flax on track and to arrive, 2.64; May, 2.titil4 hid. Hops at London. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 20. Hops In London, Pacinc Coaat. firm. 4 6s 5 6s. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. San Franci&o, Los Anjelss an! Sao Diego Direct Jtorth Pacific 8. S. Co.' 8. B. Raaaok and 8. 8. Kldr sail Tery Wednasdas altematelj at P. si. TusKt flic lai X&lrd t, near Alder. ItABTLN J. HI G LET. Fasseacer Vsaj W. XL BLUbsikK. Frdcht Assnb a-bone U. Hi. A Uli. J TRAVELER'S GVIDE. COOS BAY LINE ETEAMER BREAKWATER sails from Alaska dock. Portland. 8 P. M. Dec. 13, 20. 7, Jan. 3. 10. 17. 24. 31. Feb. 7, 14, 21. 2S and every Tuesday nlglit thereafter during th Winter. Freight received at Alaska Dock until 0 P. M. dally. Passeneer fare nrst closs, (lO; second-class, $7. including mealf and berth. Tickets on sale at AlnswerU Dock. Phones Main BUS. A 1234: 6AX FRANXTSCO PORTLAND S3. CO. New service to Los Angeles via San Fran cisco every five days. From Ainsworth dock. Portland. 4 P. M. 88 Rose t'lty Jan. 21, Beaver 27, Bear Feb. 1, From San Francisco, northbound, 12 M. SS Beaver .Ian. 21, Bear 26, Rose City 3L From San Pedro northbound, SS Bear Jun. 24, Rose City 29, Beaver Feb. S. JI. G. Smith, C. T. A., 112 Third St. J. V. Ransom. Ae;ent, Ainsworth Dock. Phones: Main 402, 268, A 1402. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA (Cuion Line of N. Z.) VIA TAHITI AND WELLINGTON Direct through steamers, sailing from San Francisco. Feb. S, Mar. S and every 2S days. Wellington back. 1st class, $214. Other rate also low. The line to Isle of the South Sea For reservations see Coupon Railroad Agents, or address Oceanic S. S. Co., San Francisco, Canadian Paclflo Kmpress lln of itumirt, . sailing weekly between Montreal and Liver pool. Wireless on U steamer Ass at. ticket asent or writ K. Johsava. O, I4i Third lU Portland. . , V