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CUBE BUTTER LOW Country Creamerymen Com ' plain of Prices Received. NO PROFIT ON SURPLUS Shj City Manufacturers Hare Forced l"p Price of Cream to Their Disadvantage-! I-ocul Mar ket Is Steady. Country creamerymen are coroplalnlni MTMin ot the MnrM of the city butter mar Vet. or at lea.t of the price the city butter men are efferlne for outside butter. The manufacturer! up the vall'T waut to Kno nhr a solid park quotation of "i eenta tnaint.lnMl In the face Of Only 55 centl Of frred for outside Oreeon cubea. The eoUd pack quotation named la mwo en iu .... . .t,r... .rv-i and is In line with Hi present tendency of the market. Thla fact the valley men acknowledge, but they are at a Ions to understand why they receive only k. th.r shin their aurplua fresb cubea to thla city. They complain, and no doubt Justly, that they ats lorcea, oy m competition of the city creameries, to pay around 40 eenta for cream, and this leaves them no profit on their make, vrhlle the rortlar.d creamerymen get out with a rood margin on the Kastern butter they handle. Ixx-ally. condltlona In the butter market are unchanged. The demand la normal auu prices are steady. Cheese prices are holding their own with a fsir volume of business. Is STRONG DEMAND IX WHEAT MARKET Millers Are Btiytns; at Foil Price Good Kxport BoMaesa the lauee. T,m la nn hnliilav nauso In the wheat market, at least ao far as the demand lJ concerned. The attitude of sellers, nowever. tends to keep trading down to rather small proportions. The market is In good condi tion ami prices are strong, both here and on the sound. Club was quoted yesterday at SO cents and bluestem at M cents.- The strength was most marked la the latter sort. It Is a millers market more than any thing else, and results from the lively busi ness that is passing In export flour. When the present Oriental demand Is satisfied It is likely that the advance will be checked, and prices may drop off again, except on the kinds of wheat that have become acarce. I,ocal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange aa follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Mnnrlnv .... 11 "' 1 ' Tuesday t2 II Wed & Thur 47 5 1" ..... Year a-. . T 3 ft 11 10 Ssn to date.10.Ml 14:1 1.150 0S1 1.14.1 Tear ago.. 7.1HM) S13 l.SS-.' 9-1 1.810 rxsoi.n wooi. rx united states Lea Than Half, (lie Quantity a Hand One Year Ago. The question that seems t-tiave been engaging most attention In the market this week, says the Boston Commercial Bulletin, la "How much woM Is left unsold?" Vari ous estimates are made by various persons In the trade, some of whom place the total quantity of unsold wool, of all kinds In the Boston market as low aa ro.OOO.OOO pounds, while others place the quantity at not less than XO.OOO.OOO pounds. We are Inclined to the opinion that the returns aa published by the Boston Wool Trade Association, which will be available the first week in January will show the larger estimate nearer correct. In the West this year comparatively little wool will be left unsold by local dealers, al. though there Is undoubtedly more or less wool still In storage In the Middle West belonging to dealers In the seaboard markets. A year ago, the returns of the Boston Wool Trade Association showed atotal of almost ?0.00",oon pounds of wool on band and unsold in the Boston market, of which something over 7,00.000 pounds waa foreign wool. The proportion of foreign wool this year probably the actual quantity will be considerably larger than It waa then. IMPROVEMENT IN THE EGO TRADE Better Buying Relieves the Market of Its Kereat Weakaeea. There was better buying in the egg mar ket yesterday. Induced In part by the low prirea which have stimulated consumption at retail, and also In anticipation of colder weather. The demand, however, haa not yet caught up with the supply, and some of the Front-street firms are carrying large stocks. Tho general quotation on candled esse waa cents, but up to cents was paid for selects. There was very little doing In the poultry market, as receipts were small. There was some Inquiry for turkeys for tho New Year's trade. Dressed meats were In small supply and steady. CAR OF LARGE-SIZED ORANGES IN Sweet Fotatoca Sell at Advance Price. Celery Will Be Scarce. . car of large-stxed oranges waa received yesterday and tbey sold well at I2.S5. Me dium sizes were quoted at IJ. The orange market In general waa firm. A car of fine sweet potatoes also cunt In and' they were put on sale at the advanced price of JS.7S. Unfavorable weather in Southern California has stopped the gathering of celery, and the supply from that quarter will be acarce for several days. The fruit and vegetable trade was good yesterday, aa retailers stocks had been cl-.sely cleaned up In the holiday rush. Bank Clearings. Park clearings of the Northwestern cities yenterday were aa follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland S2.COi.S95 13,7.V' Seattle ..i 3,173.713 V3O.0W7 Tacoma 770.17 J0il.4.) Spokane 1.04H.OS3 173.7s!) PORTLAND MARKETS. Crate, Floor. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Club, S0c; blue stem, 54c; to.fold. blgb:c; red Russian. 7c; valley. Mjt-'c. KLOVR patents. S4.I0 per barre: straights, J3.00: exports, 3.SO3.60; Val ley, S.30; graham. H.2'J. whole vasal. $4.40. BARLEY Feed. $23 per ton; brew ing, nominal: rolled, t2a.50O 27.60 per ton. CORN Whole. s:itj: cracked. $41 per too. MILLSTL'FFS Bran, sia.oO per ton; shorts. J4.iO per ton: middlings. 3u per ton. HAY Timothy, choice. 17?18; mixed Eastern Oregon timothy. $12913; oat and vetch. $12: alfalfa, flLSO; clover. $10; straw, $divT. 4 OATS No. 1 white, $25 per too. Dstlo and Country Produce. EGGS Fresh locals, candled, 30c per dozen. CHEESE Triplets. 19a per pound; dals 4es. lBc: Young Americas. 20 a per pound BUTTER Oregon creamery butter, cubes $7 He per pound; prints, 8So per pound. POULTRY Hens. 12m13c: broilers, lis t13; turkeys, live. 20c; dressed, choice. 26 2sc: ducas, 12014c; geese. 12813c PORK Fancy, H'10o per pound. VEaL Fancy, llfrftlto per pound. Vegetable and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Appiea. SOCtl-M per box; pears. 75.1.50 per box: grapes, $1.40 per box: Malagas. $5 per barrel; cranberries. $10.50012 per barrel; caaabaa, $2.50 per doxen. POTATOK Jobbing prices: Burbara 60c65c per hundred; sweet potatoes. 24e; per pound. TROPICA! FRUITS Oranges: Kerala 2.2S?t3.' Florhla. $4: Japanese. $1 per bundle- California grapefruit. ISA'S. 50- Flor ida graieirult. $4.25; lemons. Idjjo.50 per box: pineapples. So per pound; pomegran Ites. $2 per iox; persimmon. $173 per box; iSncTlre. 25 rer box. ON'IONo ("ercin socOSl per sack. SACK VB3 iABLE3 Turnips. 7to per sack;, carrots, 75o per aack; beets. 75o per sack: parsnips. 7 5c per sack. VEGETABLES Artichokes. $191.3$ per doxen; beaut, lie; cabbage, lo per PUD'" cauiUlower. $2.25 per crate; celery, $3.00 per crate; cucumbers. SOgtOo per doien: eggplant, luo pound: bead lettuce. $1. Wa iver crate: peas; IS He per pound; peppers. . .. . . . . . - a . rinin! iq per pouna; rsaisiica, iw'vw nrmiia T ImiiBiiwa 11.3401.75 DeT DOS arllr sane ner nound: numpkins. 1540 per pound. Staple Groceries. (AUIOM Columbia Rlvsr, ene-peuaa .... ...... . . w.iAn,i. ftata 1.40; one-pouna xibls, " -- one-pound taila. S5ei aUversidea, one-pooae "-"-. .a. 10. r a. at itwin, mia - per p und. HONEY Choice. f3.259S.7S per . NUTS Walnuts, loo per pound; or all nuts. 124 0-.fic; filberts, 14915a; aj monds. 18c: peanuts. Hi,t. TZ per pound; bickory nuts, . 9 IWi peeaaa JJo: pine. 179204. .... BEANS email white, 8.40c; large while. . . . .... icana. ae: vac; x,ims, me; puia. iw. ' S-JOAR Fruit and berry $5.7$: geoolalT pUntatlon, $5.70; beet, $3-65; extra c, ; powdered, barrels. S; cube, barrela. $iia. HALT Granulated. ie Pr "". 75 r grouud 100a. $10 per ton; SOe, $10.74 per RICE N 1 japan. 895He: cfcaaptw grades. 4c; Soutberw bead. HOt DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10c Pr P"-" . . ...... . BMiir; nrnnea ."y"oi. .';.'? TT. .hit. and iianans, strive; silver. itn;, hi.- black. 0 7o; currants, mc: rslilna loo" auscatet 60Ti,c: bleached. Thompsoa. li t40. unDleacnea sultanas, oni ' . 9 Slio; dates, Persian. Jio per pound. Xara, FIGfS Twelve 10-ounee, 5; B0 ""J"?: I1.8C; V0 4-ounee. $2.25; 10-ounoe, loos. 50-pound boxes. H7c; aaayraa boxes. Il.i0ftl.25; eandled. l91c. Provisions. HAMS All sixes, 17nei8i:: picnics. 12Hc; skinned. 17Vic: boiled, Sic. BACON Fanoy. 2792so; choice. S093IC. laru in tierces, cnoice, n " Bound aiLti ' DRY SALT MEATS kegular short clears. 15c: short clear backa, 12 to 1J Iba, 13 I 15c; abort clear packa. 18 '?? it viuc; exports. ic- piatea. w RiRRm.En mcer Extra mesa beef, $14: mesa beef, IIS; extra plate beef. 1J-I0! ' oeex. ei'-oo; rolled boneless w. BARRELED PORav Beat pig pork, a brUket pickled pork. 123. vrnna. Waal and Hidea. HOPS Hi; crop, prime and choice, 179 IVo per pound. MoBAiR Caolce, 82e per pound. PELTS Dry. 13914c; butcher, $10L3S; short wool. 7 910c v WOOL Eastern Oregon, 149 18o per pound, according to shrinkage; valley, 1H t22fec oer nouad. HIDES Salted hides, 12c per lb.; salted can. isc. aallea kip. lzanc; green maes, 11c: dry bides. 22 U 23c; dry calf. No. 1, 25c; No. 2, 20c; saltod bulls, 8c. CASCARA Per pound. 4fe 4o; !ot. 495e. OIL STOCKS SOAR LIVESTOCK PRICES HOLD Rm AMOUNT OF BUSINESS WORKED AT THE YARDS. Top Hogs Sell at $7.60 and Choice Steers Change Hands at $7.23. Heifers Brins $6.50. ' A fair amount of business was put through at the stockyards yesterday. There were no changes In general conditions, but values were well malntalped in all lines. Choice steers brought $7.25 and others sold from $6 to $7.10. Good cowa ranged in price from $5.50 to $o.55t and heifers sold at $6.50. A load of choice calves was taken at $S.&0. Hogs held at the advanced Drice that pre vailed before Christmas, one load of tops selling at 1 7. HO and others at $7.40 and $7.50. Heavy weights brought $0.50. Receipts were 3.13 cattle, 0-1 calves. 172 hogs. 4o67 sheep and 1 home. Shippers were J. B. tlordon. Albany. 1 ear of calves and hogs: K. N. Stanfteld. tan fleld. 5 cars of sheep: Nate Kalns, Pendle ton. 1 csr of cattle and one horse; Hansen Livestock Company, Burley. Idaho, 3 cars of sheep: P. J. Brown, Baker, 1 car of cattle and hogs; A. L. Demarle. Lowden, Wash.. 2 cars ul cattle; J. E. Reynolds, Con. don, 5 cars of cattle, calves and hogs; F. W. Burke, Logan. i:tah, 4 cars of cattle, and Coffey A Wellenstcln, Conrad. Mont.. 11 cars of sheep. The day sales were as follows: Weight. Price. 211 steers ir.lfl $7.10' 7 cows .'..1250 6T.0 1 COW lO'.O 4.50 3 steers !"-:t 6.75 1 bull ICO 4.50 26 rows K4t K.10 1 bull 111)0 4.50 10 cows 1i;. 5.50 :i cows iu:i 3 "i 24 steera 105ft 6,75 I 1 steer 1075 6.O0 1 cow 12SO 6.00 2t steers 10U5 6.00 13 horts ' 122 7.5U 17 steers 1242 7.25 11 steers lO.'.T 7.00 2 steers 1215 6.."(i H cowa 1125 6.35 2 cows ....1150 5.50 t cow K-0 4.50 11 cows .....1122 6.35 21 heifers !'-0 6.50 1 calf 270 7.50 23 calvea 1IS V.50 01 hogs 20 7.40 6 hogs 313 6.50 62 hogs - 1S4 7.60 The range of prices at the yards was as i follows: Clioii-e steers i.i"ii.2u Good steers fi.SOOi. 6.75 Medium steers t.K Choice cows li-OII-to 6.D0 tlood cows 5.50't 5.75 Medium cowa 4.oi 'n &.o Choice calves 7.50 ia 8.75 liood heavy calvea 6. 001 7.00 Bulla 3.00 5.50 Stags o.wvt o-w Hogs Llgilt 7.25 9 7.6C Heavy 6.2o4J V.i5 Sheep Yearling wethers 4.25 8.85 Ewes S.25 4.35 Lambs 5.00 B.7J Omaha livestock Market. SOl'TH OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 26. Cattle Receipts, 2000; market, steady to stronger. Native steers. $t.:i0fe.SO: native cowa and heifers. :i.70i&.7o; Wesiern steers, $5.50 8.:t0; Texas steers, $4.756.25: Texas cows and heifers,, $3.506.50; canners, $39 4.25; etockers and feeders, $508: calves, $6 i 9: bulls, stags, etc., $4.406.40. Hogs Receipts. 2SO0; market, 5 to 10 cents hlBher. Heavy. $7.2097.40; mixed. $7.l5$7.2i: light. JiftT.ao; pigs, $oi; bulk of aales. $7.1597.25. Sheep Recelpta. 4SO0," market, 15 to 25 cents higher. Yearlings. 5.506.0; weth ers $1.4005; ocs, $3.85 4 4.00; lambs, $7 SI 23- , Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Dec. 26. Cattle Receipts 10. 500; market, steady to 10c higher. Beeves, $5.709.95; Texas steers, $4.60 5. SO: West ern steers, $5.7597.60; Blockers and feed ers. $4J!57.40; cows and heifers, $2,759 7.80; calves. $6.50910.25. Hogs Receipts, 17,000; market, S to 10 cents higher. Light. $7.10(jj 7.42'4 : mixed. $7.157.60; heavy. 87.1597.60; rough, $7.15 6 7.::"; pigs. $5.2596.90; bulk of sales, $7.30 9 7.00. Sheep Receipts, 21.000; market, generally 10 cents higher. Native. $4.205.50; West ern. $4.205.50; yearlings. $d97.20; lambs, native, $6.109 8.75; western, $6.4598-75. SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Price Quoted at tbe Bay City for Vege tablea. Fruit. Ktc. SAX FRANCISCO, Dee. 26. The follow ing produce prices were current here today: Fruit Apples, choice, 60c; common. 40e; Mexican limes, $49 4.50: California lemons, choice. $5.50: common, $1.50; navel oranges, $1.2592.50: pineapples, $293.50. Cheese Young America. 14 917c. Butter Fancy creamery, 84a Kggs Store, 27c: fancy ranch, 32Vic Hay Wheat, $2394; wheat and oats. $21922.30; alfalfa, $12.00915; barley. $179 ' Potatoes Oregon Burbanka, nominal; Sa linas Burbanks, L1091.25; aweeta, $1.85 92.00. Vegetables Cucumbers, $1.0091.25; garlic, 2ft3e: green peas. 46 80; string beans. 3iil0c; tomatoes. 50c9$l; eggplant, 4960; onions. 85 945c Receipts Flour. 8160 quarter sacks: wheat. 630 centals: barley. 193,851 centals: oats, 303O centals: potatoes, 8745 sacks; hay, 547 tons; wool, 131 bales. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Dec. 26. Turpentine firm, 37"j9e: sales. 331: receipts. 751; ship ments. 155: storks, 65.300. Rosin firm ssles, 1,712: receipts, 5,592; shipments. 3300; stock. 151.000. Quote A. B. C. V. $5..V: E, $.50'T 5.55; F. 5..-.05f 5.60: a. $5.90;' 5.67 V. : H. $5.6l9 5.70; K, .20j. 6.r.5; M, $7.0t); N, $7.25; WU, $7.35; WW, $7.45. Standard Advances 105 Points in Less Than a Week. MARKET UNDERTONE . FIRM Prices Move Upward In Spite of the Flurry In Call Loan Rates Fa vorable Earnings Reports v' Issued by Railroads. NEW YORK. Dec 26. There were no signs today of an awakening of the stock market from the lethargy into which it has fallen lately. Trading waa even duller to day than during Tuesday's listless session. It was the smallest day's business since July, 1911, with a total of 101.000 shares. Holiday conditions still obtained and with the foreign exchangee closed and money rates soaring, there was little incentive to do business. While variations were unus ually small, a firm undertone prevailed, de spite the flurry in money which sent up the rate for call funds to 12 per cent. Trices eased off fractionally when Inter est charges were climbing, but later re covered. A few of the specialties moved wirl.lv included In this list were Pullman and Sears-Roebuck, which were strong and Rubber, which sold down more than three polnta Lackawanna was unusually active, but its price waa little affected by announcement of the terms 01 subscription to me nei stock Issue. standard Oil issues were active and Strom; on the curb. Standard Oil of New York aa vaneed to 690, a rise f 105 points In less than a week. Other oil shares rose 25 to 50 noints. Uncertainty of the money rates during the closing daya of tne year win continue to ;i aa a drag on speculation. The first of the November returns from transcontinental roads came in today, and in each case substantial gains In both gross and net earnings were shown. Union Pa cific. Southern Pacific and Atchison an re ported gains and from the South a gooa re turn was made by tne soumern. Th hnifil market was oulet and Irregular. Total sales, par value $1,200,000. United States bonds unchanged on call. j CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson Co., Lewis building, Portland. - winning Sales. High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper .. 3.400 7i iri 7fl4 Am Beet Sugar. 300 6.'4 5i 506 American Can l- 100 31Si S4 30i, do preferred.. 600 115 Am Car A Fdy 55 Am Cotton Oil Am Smel & Ref 1,000 72' .Vi do preferred., -i"! American Sugar - 117 do preferred.. J1.. Am Tel & Tel.. 400 140 140 140 Am Tobacco pf . 7- . Anaconda 500 3954 3914 Atl Coast Line AT Santa Fe 200 1 05tj 1059, 105 do preferred. Ju- . Rait & Ohio... 100 3044 104 104 Brook R Tran.. 7.100 93 2'4 -V4 Canadian Pac. !00 260 2-9 s 2uv C & O 300 78 78 79 c & o w .!;,, c & v vr i--'is C. M & St Paul. 100 . 1124 112 Hi 's Central Leather. ' 200 29 M 2W 20 Central of N J SJ0 Chlno 200 . 44H 44 44 Col Fuel & Iron S-;'4 Col Southern . Consol Gas 100 141 141 141 D L & w 700 . oj 0 oi. D & R G - 7,i Distillers' Secur 400 - 2Hj 21' -J Erie 2IMJ sift ' X Gen Electric ... 100 184 . 184 If; J (.it North Ore .3x2? fit North pr i.w J..UH ; Illinois central.. im i-tin ij" x Interbor Met ... 1.400 19i4 1 J? do preferred.. T.oOO oa iw Int.-r Harvester 112'' K C Southern ; - Lohlgh Valley. .- 4.J0O 171a 171 171 J4 Louis & Nash.. 200 141 141 140! Mexican C-ntr.il .1"i) ..... ,-7i M. S P & r M iuu iv iw i-; Mo. Kan & Tex in Paclllc 700 41 H 40 National Leau . . . do. prererrea.. Nat Biscuit . . . . do preferred.. N" Y Central... N Y. Ont & Wes . Norfolk & West. . ness in bankers bills at 4.S1 or 60-day bills and at $4.S5 for demand. Commercial bills. $4.S0H Bar silver. 62!c Mexican dollar)-. 49c- Govemment bonds, steady; railroad boadJ, Irregular. : SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 26. Sterling on London Sixty days, $4.S1; do. sight. $4.85!. Silver bars 6'2Vic Mexican dollars, nom inal. Drafts, sight, .02 4; do, telegraph, .06. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec. 26. Copper., q Standard snot to March, 119iiac; i trolytlc, 17.02 17.87c; lake, 17.62917. casting, 17.95c. Tin, firm. Saot and December, 50. 50.35c; January. 50. 12 50.25c. Lead, quiet, 4.204.30c Spelter, quiet. 7.20 97.40c. , Antimony, quiet. Cookson's, 10.50c. ' Iron, quiet and unchanged. Arrivals of copper at thla port today. tons, and exports for the month, 21 tons. London markets closed. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 26. Close: Decem ber. 8l6S'1?c: May. seo; July. SSc. Closing Cash. No. 1 hard, 31 c: No. 1 Northern, t24 9 Si;ic: No. 2 Northern, 80 !i 9Nlc; No. 2 hard Montana, 83c; No. 3 wheat. 7XSIl4C. Flax $1.22 91.22. Barley 42 9 60c. - uiet. lee- tic; 683 .016 JULY WHEAT STRONG Advances on Reports of Dry Weather inouthwest. 55 105 124 120 300 108 hi 108 10S 31 ; 112 Northern Pac. Paclnc .van ... Pacific T or T.. do nrefi'rred... Pennsylvania ... People's Gas . .. Reading KeDub c F 1. Rock Island Co. Southern Pac .. .. Southern Ity ... Texas Oil Union Pacific . . rtrt Drt'ferr-d. . United Rds S F 100 31 31 1204 30 40 Vi 97 '4 50O J22 121 121 Vi SrtO 114'4 114, 114 8.000 1671, 106 167 lOO 26 26 26 .ton SP.si 23 '4 23 2.900 105 y, 104S 105 300 2S 27 27 20O 110 109 109 5.900 160 159 10 92 200 rm'.i r.o 3 US Steel ....... 10.70" 0 j ,5i: no prererrea.. i..!" j-.- . j- Utah Copper .... 2V0 58 5S 08 Wabash ...... do oreferrt-d . Western Union. 4 100 75 u 4 IF..I n. R PC ..... I" Wlsfonaln Cent.. 48 New York Markets. NEW YORK, Dec. 2'J. Hides and wool quiet. . Petroleum steady. Raw sugar stecdy. Muscovado, 89 tst. 3.42c; centrifugal. 96 test, S.92c; molasses. 89 test, 3.17c. Refined, quiet. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Dec 26. tutter. firm. Cream eries, Ol'ao-tv. Eggs, flim: receipts, 2074 cases: -fresh re ceipts, 21924c; refrigerator firsts, 19c. Cheese. Arm. Daisies, 16917-; Twins. 16916Hc; Young Americas, 10 917c; Long Horns, 16 9 17c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26. Wool, steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 2192oc; flue mediums. 18 9 20: fine, is'guc Cotton and Coffee Exchanges Close. NEW YORK, Dec 2C. The cotton and coffee exchanges were closed today. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Evaporated ap ples steady. Peaches quiet. 0. A. G. SCHEDULE OUT TWO DAYS' liECTCRES IN WIN TER COURSE XSXOXTSCED. Total sales for the day, 98,200 shares. BONDS, n.nrtH hv Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board of Trade building, Portland. Bid. Asked. American Tel Tel conv 4a .109 111 Aiiirl.-an Tobacco 4S 91 ..... American 'Tobacco 0s ?9.. '.'.i" At'-htsnn general 4b j-j-y Atchison conv 4s IS5V' L.-u Atchlstn a.lj 4s stamped. .. S7 Atrhlswn ennv 5s 105 106 Atlantic Coast Line cons ... At Coast Line "L & N coll" 4s. 90 91 U ni,,n,r. m. Ohio ::Us 91 91 Baltimore & Ohio 4s 97 S C O 4s 97- 9SH C B & Q sen mtl 4s 94', 0.. .'j C B & joint 4S 95 95 C B & Q tills 4s p?H C B & Q Denver 4s 95 9-i -a Central Pacific first 4s 94 94- C'tilcago & East Ills 4s irtj- 78 Chicago R I & P ref 4s .... 8 , Chi R I er P Col trust 4s -V 't Colorado & Southern first 4s... 93 93- Denver & Klo liranae ts oi it " Delaware & Hudson conv 4s... 97 974 Erie first cons P L 4s M 87 Int Met 4 Vis M.1 Japanese 4s B4 Japanese first 4s S9 90 Japanese second 4s 86 m I. & N unl 4 T3 ""t Mo Kans Tex 4V4s S6 Mo Pac 4s 'O'.x i- V- v ntml SUB 86 Si N Y Central L S $Hs 78 78 New York City 4s 91 92 N Y City 4is of 1957 104 104' Norfolk Western 4s 96 96 Norfolk A West conv 4s 11114 11-1 , N Y Ont W 4B, 93 95 Nor Pac P I 4s i'7 98 Northern Pacific 3s 0. tiS Oregon Short Line 4s 91 H 92 Oregon Ry & Nav 4s 92 92 Penna Ry 4s of 1948 101 102 Philippine Ry 4s 86 J!4 Reading gen 4s 96'4 97 Republic of Cuba 5s 10IH 101 Southern Pacific first ref 4s.. 93 93V-J Southern Pacific col 4s 2 93 Southern Ry 4s .'. . . 77 i St L 4 S F ref 4s 74 i5 Union Pacific first 4s S 99 Union Pacific conv 4s....- 96'i . 9i U S Steel S F 5s 100 100 U S 2s registered 100 101 V S 2s coupon 100 101 U S 3s registered 102- 103 U S 3s coupon 102 10o U S 4s registered 113 114 U S 4s coupon 113 114 United Railway S F 4s.... 0i Wabash first 4s 6414 J Western Union 4fes 94 9j Westlnghouso conv 6s , 9.1 93 Western Pacific 5s 83 84 Wisconsin Central 4s 90 t West Shore 4s 97 9o Mining; Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. Dec 26. Closing quotations; Allouex 2l!1!Mona.wll Von Amalg Cod ... TCiiNevada Con ... 19 Am Z Lt Sm.. 28'Nlplssing Mines. 9 Arizona Com .. 3INorth Butte ... 32 B & C C i S M 54 North Lake 2 Calumet & Ar.. 60!Old Dominion .. 53 Cal & Hecla 525 .Osceola 106 Centennial .... lllIQulncy 7i r r'n r,0 Shannon - 13 ,1 A j.:.J'i. ....... v. -rm 8 I Sup & Bos M. . 1 67STamarack 33 Greene Can ... cir.jL o am oc ja. -7 1 Royalle (Cop) 31' do preferred.. 49 KeVr Lake .... 2jUtah Con .....10 Lake copper . 24 ,Utah Cop Co La Salle Cop... 4. Winona Miami Copper . 25 'Wolverine .. v nutte C M. Franklin .... r:lrmiY Con .. Greene Can 5S 3 69 Money, Exchange, Etc, NEW YORK. Dec 26. Money on call, strong. 8S?12 per oent: ruling rate, 8; clos ing bid, 8: offered at 10 per cent. Time loans, easier; 60 days, 5 a 6 per cent; 80 days. 5 per cent; six months. u 5U per cent. Close- Prime mercantile paper, 6 per cent. Sterling exchange easy, with actual bust- Special Attention Will Be Paid This Year to Various Fruits From Business Viewpoint. OREGON' . AGRICULTURAL, COL LEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 26. (Special.) Preparations for the special lectures and demonstrations to be -riven, during the "Winter short course January 6 to February 6 are now occupying the at tention of many of th faculty mem-, bers at Oregon Agricultural College and everythins-even to mimeographed copies of work offered in the different departments will -be in readiness be fore registration begins on Monday, January 6. --A special serien of lectures will be given on various fruits from a business point of view. Another series on apple growing as a' 'business will give the history of the apple, a look into its future, and particular instruction as to varieties to be planted. The lectures will be given January 13-16, inclusive. The subject of pear growing will be discussed from January 21-24; prune culture. Januay 12-16; cherry culture, January 9-10. Lectures on nut grow ing are scheduled for January 24 to 29. Last year's most popular demonstra tions, those in spraying, plant propa gation and fruit packing- wilf be-con-tinued this year, as will also the dem onstrations in pruning, staking and the setting of trees which are to be given each Saturday afternoon during the month. The work offered by the horticul tural department this year is so ar ranged that every student in the de partment will be able to take all of the laboratory work and at the same time miss none of the Saturday morn ing excursions, which it is planned to make to some of the best-known Ben ton County orchards. The list of lectures and demonstra tions scheduled for the first two days of the course follows: Monday afternoon January 6. the work will consist -of lectures on: "Veterinary Science." "Oregon Forage Crops." "Beef Feeding and Management," "Types of Poultry Farms." "Spraying," "Plant Propa gation,' "Fruit Packing." "Orchard Prac tice," and "Advanced Pruning." Open to those who have completed one year of short course work. Tueidav, January 7, tne work memoes: Irrigation Farming," "Principles of Fruit Growing." "Dairy Herd Management. "Milk Testing," "Commercial Vegetable Growing,' "landscape Gardening," "Soli Fertility." "Vegetable Marketing." "Flower Forcing.'' "Grape Growing." "General Eco nomic Entomology." "Farm Machinery," "Germa and Alfalfa Growing.''.. "Sheep Judging." "Farm Management," "Oregon Seed CrOpB, --JlUtion anu vvuui rn-mut- tlon.-' "Farm Drainage." -'Principles of Breeding." "Spraying." "Plant Propagation." "Fruit Packing." "Orchard Practice." "Or chard Economics." Second-year students. BICYCLE PROWLERS ANNOY Men Who Try to Enter House Bc part on Wlieels. - tj i .. ,.i ....i-li.i. -j fi t Vi 1. Intent a. dition to the ranks of criminals who operate in freakish ways. . While no depredations are known to have .been committed as yet Dy tne new-styie dut- te fnllnwail nut in n cnnnpcted series of cases, promises to put them in a class with the S o ciock Durgiars, wnu, .ii.nlnw , V. n i hI KEriA tin-side- down for a week, have dropped out of sight. The existence of the bicycle burglars so ia.r l euia uiuu ' iii'-n . . ..... - ..v... J. F. Kleinschmidt, 1497 East Seven teenth street. Me lniormea ine ponce ... 4.. . Y. . , -n m.n ntlAmntRii to yCDIClUa IH".h v.... .." break into his house, where his wife was alone. DUt a DUiiaog urove mem off. The moon shining brightly, Mrs. Kleinschmidt saw the prowlers- run away to the next corner, where they were Joined by two others, and all four ...... i. .1 Kli-vftl.a anil rnHn nwnv. UIVUIUEU ........ - - - " - Meanest of criminals were a party of four men, who DroKe into tne nome m i ... Anna tfniiHnn sand stole nresents from her Christmas tree. Their loot consisted OI an uraoreua vaiuea at i and several pairs of Christmas stock ings. Mrs. H. L. Van Name. 844 East Ash street, complains of persistent attempts . f . .nABnino- Turn" in crnl nn Interior VI 12- ii.i j.ii'p. .v... - n view of her house. Several nights ago a noise was neara, anu on uisiituiiun of the premises a garbage barrel was found under a window with the bottom crushed in, apparently by a man stand ing on it. Christmas the disturbance waa yunna furl nrui a stick of wood was found under the window. Albany's Day Ilke Spring. ALBANY, Or., Dec 26. (Special.) With the sun shining brightly all day, Albany today enjoyed the warmest and prettiest Christmas experienced nere in many years. The Government ther mometer recorded a maximum tempera ture of 48 degrees this afternoon. Men worked on their lawns this forenoon in their shirt sleeves and this afternoon the streets were lined with people out strolling, as in early Spring. Scores. of automobiles were out. MAY OPTION ALSO GAINS Every druggist in Portland should have "Plummer's Cough Stop." Ask for It. Surest "cough stopper we know. Hummer, Third and Madison. - Grain Fields Are Bare of Snow Cov' - ering, and Damage In January Is Feared Bearish Xews Is Ignored by Traders ' CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Dry weather In the Southwest was influential in advancing the wheat market today, particularly the July delivery, which closed "isy'ic over Tue day. May gained '4j-'(sC net, " Farmers of the Southwest, through bro Iters, declared that their wheat fields are bare of covering and unless there is blanket of snow soon. January bids fair to develop damage to the germinating crop. Tho effect of this news was f.lt mostly by the July option, which was purchased lib- enxlly, as was the May. The trade mostly ignored such bearish news as the heavy primary receipts and the final Governmen report showing that Kansas raised 92,000. 000 bushels of wheat this year as against 51.600.000 bushels in Hill. With favorable weather and the move ment of the crop to market limited only by the cars available, corn ruled easy. Cash houses and a leading speculator led the sell ing. Trade In oats was uneventful. - The provlalon rarket was stagnant with the close a shade to T'tc higher.- The leading futures ranged as follows; WHEAT. Dec. May July Dec. May July Dec. May July Jan. May Open. .. .S6i .. .'J1S .. .S3 ft High. f .XS'4" .'."4 sou CORN. '.47?, .47 -Si :40m .4S' .4!4 , .wy, - OATS. ."2H .list, USU is.no ....IS. SO S2S 18.00 is.: an. May LARD. ..-0.0714 9.07 u Ixw. Closa. ? .S',4 .86114 .01 ',s -Kl T4 :ssh .bo .41 .41 1 .IS, .4Si,.j ' .4!! ' ,4'JH ."2 - ..S2S .82 H .32 'i 17.6r 17.0714 1S.274 18.30 9.0214 .2$4 10.00 10.00 .10.02: 10.624 SHORT RIBS, Ton 'O 7714 771,4 .l'-",4 V.T May o.s-1! u-w w--xs Cash Quotations were as follows: Corn No. 2 yellow. 4S4c: Xo. 3, 45V4 46'iC; No. 3 .white. 4S& ijf 47ic; No. 3 yel low. 45V,(S47'c: No. 4. 4341 4-ic; IVO. white, 45to4"4e; No- 4 yellow, 43V4451ic. Rve Ko. 2. 63m63-!0. Barley Feed or mixing, 47 50c; fair to choice Halting, 55 & 72c. Timoiny seea jipjj.ir. - plover seed S1018.50. Pork Mess, 17i&17.50. Lard In tierces. S10.20W 10.22 4. Short ribs loose, S9.1214 9.87. drain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were enual to 721.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 212,000 (two days), compared with 323, nno bushels the corresponding day a year airo. Estimated receiptB lor tomorrow Wheat. 67 cars; corn, 633 cars; oats, 288 cars; hogs, 24,000 head. T-uget Sound Wheat Markets. TAflOMA. rnc. 20. Wheat Bluestem, ,.- fr,rivfoid. sue: club. 7'Jc: red Rus sian, 78 "jc. Yesterday's car receipts- Wheat. i!8; barley, 2; hay. 3, cpittt.it - - nee. 211. Wheat Bluestem, r.lc- fortyfild, tOc: club. 7c; fife, 7Hc; red Russian, 76Vic. Yesterday's car receipts- Wheat. 48: barley, x: corn, o; nay. ; flour. 9. - Grains in San Francisco. tlons: Walla. Walla, $1.4.'01.40U ! red Rus- Btnii, -at i. -w.i . - . . , r.-, 1 Ai. 1 nr.. ...I V.,i rlai- 1 5171 ... v.. .1... 1 l-.MI irh i. OatS, Sl.-tOfl l.-l 72 i Dllll. .A.ot- u'.o, lt... ff-'lA.-tO. dmrla Sr. fill V .-,0. Call ooartt sales: wneat muy, x.oo per cental. Barley December. fl.SSVi per cental bid, fl.oT askea; May, .i.oi- per tcmui. Duluth Linseed Market. niTT.iTTir. Minn.. Dec. 26. Closing: Lin d, on track and to arrive, si.-j; jecem. , $1.22; January, 1.22 ; May, J1.2544 see ber. bid. Automobilists appreciate " i bitulithic these wet days. IT GRIPS. The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE. Toronto, Canada. y Established 1867. Sir Edmund Walker, President general banking transacted. business Interest paid on time deposits. PORTLAND BRANCH, Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. C. MALPAS, Manager. J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN AND COTTO.K MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK KXCHANGB. NEW YORK COTTON KXCHANGB, CHICAGO BOARD OP TRADH, THE STOCK AND BOND EIHA.VGS, SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: ' Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall 4120. A 4187. TRAVELERS" GUIDE. NEW YORK -PORTLAND REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE. Low Rates. Schedule Time. AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S. S. CO, SIS Railway Exebastaja Bid f urtlaod. -vr. Mala 8373, A 322. Semi-Annual Investments TIE LUMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK offers to pru dent investors a choice list of well-secured bonds and other securities. An invitation is extended to first-of-the-year investors to examine otir lists. BOND DEPARTMENT lumbermens National, bank RESOURCES 6 MILLIONS Tifth and Stark First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 900,000 ; i. Oldest National Bank Wct of tha Rocky Mountains LADD &TILTON BANK Established 1859. Capital Stock ; WS'SM Surplus and Undivided Profits 1,000,000.00 Commercial and Savings Accounts Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks issued, availabla in all parts of the world. OFFICERS. W. M. Ladd. President. HPS?, JIo.w.r Als.t CaB,ll,,v Edward Cookin-fham. Vloe-Prea. J. W. Ladd Asst. Cashier. W. H. Dunckley. Cauhler. Walter M. Cook. Asst. (.ashlar. The Bank of Personal Service Results are what is desired. A bank making a spe cialty of collections is better prepared to accomplish results. Many collections could be realized on if properly handled. . We invite you to become one of our customers and share the many benefits our superior service offers. We pay 4 per cent on Savings Deposits. ( Merchants National Bank Founded 1886 Washington and Fourth Streets Effective October 27, 1912 "S. S. PRINCE RUPERT leaven Seattle Wash.. Sunday at 12 o'clock, midnight, lor Victoria, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, B. C. S. S. PRINCE JOHN" Leaves Prince Rupert Wednesday at 11:00 A. M. Kth and 19th for Granby Bay, Kincollth, Pt, SlmpHon and Stewart, B. C. Friday at 12:00 o'clock mldnlftht. January 11 and 'JB, February 8 and 22. Uarch 8 and 22 for Massett and Naden Harbor. t-.uniay at 10:00 P. M.. January 12 and 26, February and 23. March 8 and 23 for Refuge Passe for South Sunday and GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY nger trains leave Prince Rupert Wednesday and Saturday at 10 A. M. th Hazelton, B. C. (185 miles). Returnliis;. leave South llaaeltoa ind Thursday at 10 A. M.. arriving Prince Rupert at 5 P. M. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM (Doable-Track ltoate.) Chlcagro to New Tork and other Atlantlo eoaports. Through PULLMAN STANDARD and TOURIST sleeping; Cr. DORSEY B. SMITH, C. P. A. J. H. Bl'RGIS. General A cent, Ibone Hantaan 1979. Iaaeaer Deparf-aeat. City Office, 69 Fifth Street, Partlana; Orearoa. I AGENTS FOR ALL TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LPiES. TRAVELERS GUIDE. EGYPT ITALY THE MEDITERRANEAN vnrivn TUB WAR i n -rl gaa Francisco, AiwtraLla, Ceylon Ma fi0018T ? ?SABnr S375 SYDNEY SHORT LINE The plea-iant and comfortable route Rum mer or Winter. 1 DAVS Han Francisco to SYDNEY, via HONOLULU, and SAMOA. "kif-.rra." "BONOMA" and "VENTURA." $110 HONOLULU ??1ncLA(;iSTDIIET$30a Honolulu sailings: uec. it. oi, J on. j ana every 14 days. Sydney atllnsr: Dec. 17, . . . j B Amvm Writ Or Wlr, Jan. i uu ' J -J. j - NOW for berths. Send lor folder. , OCEANIC SIUSsir w.i 673 Market St., gaa 1'raaclsco. TRAVELERS' GurDI. San Francisco, Ls Angeles and San Diego Direct S. 8. Eoanoke and S. S. Elder. tall KTery We-Ipeaday Altcrnaily al . a- N0ETH PACITI0 a s. 0& 133 A Third tit. fbraeti umb ut. a. lax. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER ft- VAm Alnairortll dock. Portland, al A. M. December 1. and thereafter eTS J Tuesday evening it I P. n. u rennt. r--eeived daily except Tuesdays up to S P. a . Tuesdays up to S P. at. Pener ttua first-class, 10; second class. 7. IncludUj berth and meala Ticket office at Alas worth dock. The rortlaod X Coos Bay bS Une: L. H. Keating. Agent. EXPRESS STEAMERS OK Saa i"rancico and Lo Angeles WITHOUT CHANCE 8. ROSE CITY sails 4 P. M., December 27 HAMBURG J Larir-t 8. 8. Co S OVER 400 fj buii a THE HAS FRANCISCO PORTLAND fl. 8. CO.. TivkeS Oil Ice 1J3 mini nutt Pbone Main 260S, A aZ9. nm ivr.nc.1 1KD SAX DITSGO STEAMSHIPS YALE AND .HAKVAUD . . . . -n .t.m.i tn San Fraw. (laiuvau vi " " Cisco, the Expo City. Largest, fastest and the ONLY strictly first-class passenger ships on th Coast. Average speed 21 miles per hour: cost U.ooo.ouu each. SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND tft L. A. a. a. iv Main 38. Fnak BoIIaa. Aaent. A 15l 138 Third Street. IT la the Worlfl Lxio.uuo TONS Atlantic Service London. Paris, Hamburg Amerika Jan. 4, 8 A. M. " llattiria. . .......Jan. s, 10 A. il. Pree. (.runt Jan. lfl, 13 Noon Kaiaertn Aug.-Vlc. . Jan. S3. A. M. I Hamburg airect, second cabin only MEDITERRANEAN Madeira. Uibialtar. Algiers. Maples, Genoa. 8. S. HAMBURG. . .Jan. II, 11 A. M. (11.000 tona) S. 8. HAMBURG.. Feb. tt. 10 A. ML AN IDEAL CRUISE DnTirn" inland AlUUill:l EXCURSIONS THE nrnnm i f jatas II U R. LL I 18 DAYS IN INDIA From Pan Francisco FEBRUARY 6, 1913.' ffil S. S. CLEVELAND "HZ 11ft T. A VC tCKfi n-nrf . Including all necewary expenses ti aboard and ashore, railway hotel, W shore excursions, carrlafiea, ruldes. M fees; also railway fares to and from your home, with the privilege of returning from Hamburg on the US. Imperator. A I ho Cruiwe-fi to the West Indies, Fanims anal. Write for booklet stating cruise. and SIDE TRIPS HAMBURG-AMERICAN UNE O -W. R & N. Co., Nor Pacific. D -ft R- O R. R . Burlington Route. Ullwaukce St Pupet Bound R. R., rent iv oi t nnn iiinT v m.j . i f i . i. c n viii, izt n-a A XJ. CUIiiil OJF j-lat.il ul., A V fc Cupyrlght