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THE 3IOKMG OREGOMAX, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1913 18 BULKHEAD BUILDING MAY. BE REQUIRED If Port Decides to Fill Behind Property Owners Will . Have to Act. WEARS OUTLINES PLAN Special Session or Port of Portland W ill Bo Held and Docks Coin mission Will Meet to Act on Ordinance. Should tha Port of Portland Com mission vote to fill behind bulkheads built by property owners and make no charge for the material dredped from the river, the Commission of Public Docks will Incorporate a provision In the waterfront ordinance making it mandatory on the part of owners to construct bulkheads. The proposition was the outgrowth of sl meeting held yesterday by the Com mission of Public Docks, attended by H. M. Mears. president of the Port of Portland, and J. B. C Jickwood. con nultinfr engineer. Mr. Mears outlined the plan, displaying a blue print of a proposed fill, showing that if the bulk heads were placed 50 feet behind the present harbor line the fill there would be ten feet above low water and could be sloped hipher to a street elevation or where desired. In that way, It was illustrated, the harbor line would not be interfered with, bo that In the future, should the city elect to built a seawall, the bulk heads would not be in the way. The Port of Portland will meet In ppecial session Monday and the Com mission of Public Docks is to gather Tuesday and incorporate the provision In the ordinance, which will then be passed as a whole. John Burgrard. who was appointed by Mayor Kuslilisht to succeed George Cornwall on the Commission of Public Docks, attended the session yesterday and it was his first appearance with that body. He had gone into some of the Important matters in advance and was ready to vote on the waterfront ordinance, but its passage was delayed for the bulkhead feature. Ben Selling, who. with Dan Kellaher. constitute a committee on the selec tion of a site for the new flreboat sta tion, reported that he had gone through he harbor with Mr. Kellaher and they had decided that the most advantageous point for the station was on property adjoining Montgomery dock No. 2 on the north, known as the site of the old Villard drydock. which Is at the foot of Kssejc street. It was said that the Fire Department officials wished a West Side location, so it was agreed to post pone action until the return of Mayor Rushlight, .when a conference will be held with him and Chief Dowell, of the Fire Department. Representatives of the Are under writers, fire marshal's office and Build ing Inspector Plummer were on hand to join with the Commission In another perusal of the waterfront ordinance as to building construction and other regulations, and while minor changes were made the measure is regarded In shape for action. TAPE HAXOT.ES WATEI6 LIXES Absence of Officials Postpones An nouncement. Pending the return from New Tork of J. 1. Farrell. head of the O.-W. R. fe X- and 'of J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and general manager of the same system, from Southern California, Henry Pape will act as superintendent of the O.-W. II. & N. river fleet as the temporary successor of Captain George Conway, whose death occurred a week go. What permanent organization will be ordered for that department Is thought to depend on whether a separate di vision is arranged to look after the river steamers and those of the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Com pany, which is to be brought under the direction of the O.-W. R. oi N., In place of having It handled by the Pacific Mall organization, as at present. It Is assumed that a superintendent will be named to look after all vessels. Traffic and freight responsibilities will be borne In that event by the departments of the rail lines. FCl.li CHKYVS ARE Jl EQCIKED French 'Shirs Paid if Sailors "Stand by" In Port. Under a new French law, of which C. Henri Labbe. French Consul, has been advised, ships of that Hag that keep a full crew aboard wliilrt in for rign ports urn entitled to subsidies. While It Is regarded as difficult to keep sailors on a ship when she is lying alongside a dock, the French gov ernment expects masters to have a full complement at all times, and when forced to ship new men It la stipulated that preference be given sailors of French nationality. When vessels leave Portland here after Mr. Labbe must execute for the masters a certificate showing that lack of men aboard at any time was due to the scarcity of available sailors here or some other cause, which must be stated. Marine men say that there are fewer desertions from French vessels thon those of any other flag. Masters of most vessels expect to lose men here, and frequently almost an entire new crew Is signed when the vessel is ready to sail. I-.NTIKE COAST TRIP SMOOTH 'ortheatcr Felt Here Gives Rose City Easy Path. Smooth weather on the entire run from San Pedro, with light northerly winds north to Cape Blanco, when the breeze freshened and blew from the northeast, increasing heavily In the vicinity of the Columbia River, was the experience of those who arrived on the steamer Kose City at 6:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon from California ports, according to Captain Rankin. The vessel had a fair cargo and more passengers than are expected in Feb ruary. One of the interested persons waiting on Alnsworth dock for the ship was Frederick Rankin, boatswain's mate, first-class, a diminutive chap of five Winters and son of the skipper, who made his Initial appearance in full fltxlged man-'o-war toggery. The uni form was ordered by Captain Rankin on a recent visit to San Francisco and manufactured by a Navy tailor and carrying out his Ideas, two red serv ice stripes adorn the left sleeve. XtOYAIi MAI li HERE IX APRIL Harpasus Will Take Cargo in Ad vance of X.lncrs Arriving. In order to start the service between Portland and Oriental ports in April. the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company will send the British steamer Harpagus here and other steamers will be char tered if necessary to carry on the busi ness until the regular liners of the flag reach this territory. That Infor mation became known yesterday when Frank Waterhouse & Co.. of Seattle, solicited here for cargo to be loaded. The Harpagus Is last reported at Auck land, where she arrived January IS on her way to Portland, first to load for Australia. She Is of S67S tons net register. Negotiations for cargo to go on the Harpagus have been with the under standing that the same rates shall ap ply from this harbor to the various Oriental ports as are effective on the Blue Funnel and Great Northern ves sels. Exporters are decidedly averse to paving a bonus of 50 cents a ton on wheat and flour as a means of getting steamers here. The Puget Sound rates are acceptable, and It is the under standing that the Royal Mall will ad here to the arrangement, so it is to be expected that the Hamburg-American line will maintain the same rates. ALASKA I.IXE GETS BOOST Cannerymen Would Join With Mar iners to Ketnblisb Service. Two Alaska steamship propositions on foot here are tending toward a na tural conclusion, that of merging In- t STEAMER INTELLIGENCES. Due to Arrire. Xn.m. From. Rom City San Pedro... Breakwater. ...Coos Fay. ... Geo. W. Elder . .San THego . . . Beaver. ....... Fan Pedro. -. Alliance Eureka Bear Los Angeles. Roanoke San Diego. .. To Depart. TJte In port Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. U 11 14 Name. Tale Paralao H irvarrt ...... Klamath Rose City Breakwater. . . Geo. W. Elder. Alliance Beaver Roanoke Bear For , F. F. to L A . .San DieKO. . . .S. F to Li. A.. . Los AngHes. .San Pedro. . . .Coos Bay. . . . .Pan Diego. . . . Eureka . Fan Pedro. . . , .San Dleev . . . Los Angeles. Hate. .Feb. 7 . Feb. 7 .Feb. 8 Feb. .Feb. Ker. Feb. 31 12 13 .Feb. 35 Feb. 3H . Feb. 20 terests and stabllfthlnff a service that will have permanent support. Recently various Alaska salmon cannery inter ests concluded to Invest in a steamship venture as a means of facilitating their business, in addition to operating sail ing vessels to the north every season. Last week owners of the steamer Ro chelle instructed N F. Titus, agent for the vessel, with others of the Dodgje line, to cast about and ascertain what support probably would be accorded the Alaska undertaking if the Kochelle was placed on the run. Now the cannerymen have suggested a combination of interests and it is thought that during the coming week an understanding will be reached through which possibly two vessels will be employed. San H anion Launched. MARSHFIELD. Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) The fan Ramon was launched" here at the Kruse & Banks shipyard as lit tle Jeanette Bowlin broke a bottle of champagne over its bows. The vessel, which is being built for the K. J. Dav enport Company, is finished In Mexican mahogany, is 210 feet long, 41.6 feet wide and has & draft of 15 feet, and will carry a cargo of 1,000,000 feet of lumber. A load of lumber is being taken and then the vessel will be towed to- San Francisco for its ma chinery, after which it will be operated on the San Francisco-Columbia River run. Lfinnton Landing- Light Changed. Henry L. Beck, inspector of the Seventeenth Lighthouse District, issued the following information for mariners yesterday: Willamette Rirer, channel to Portland, Linn ton landing Hfcht Character of light chanced and Intensity decreased by chang ing from fixed white to a fixed red Hffht, decreasing' the Intensity from about 45 to 15 candle power. Marine Notes. Harbormaster Speier yesterday sanc tioned a request of the Pennsylvania Steel Company that the channel through the Broadway bridge be closed between 8 and 10 o'clock this morning, when cables will be stretched across the opening to facilitate work on the bascule draw. Steamers of the river type can pass beneath the other spans. News from Coeur VAlene Lake re- ! ceived yesterday by the O.-W. R. & N. water line officials was that the steam er Harrison, operated by that company, would cease running on the lake today, owing to the heavy Ice, as from 10 to 12 inches -had formed yesterday. Though the steamer managed to keep a channel clear, there was danger of damaging her wheel. It was reported yesterday that Cap- i tain Babst, master of the German bark Osterbek. which is at Astoria, grain laden for the United Kingdom, was HI in his berth. The vessel could not be taken to sea. though weather conditions were favorable. Bound for San Pedro, the new steam er Paraiso, of the Arrow Line, cleared yesterday with 1,000.000 feet of lumber. The steamer Willamette will load a full cargo of lumber at St. Helens for the same port. She also has 25 tons of steel to discharge at the yards of the St. Helens Shipbuilding Company, which she took on at San Francisco. Patrolman B. R. Everet has been as signed to the harbor patrol fore from the police department to assist three officers on duty along the river. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Feb. . Arrived Steamer Rose City, from San Pedro and San Fran cisco; gasoline schooner Anvil, from Ban don. Astoria, Feb. . Sailed at 7:80 A. M. Steamer Carlos, for San Francisco. Arrived at 7:4& and left up at 10:40 A, M. Steamer Rose City, from San Pedro and San Fran cisco. Sailed at 8:45 A. II. Steamer Bear, for San Pedro and San Francisco. Sailed at 9 A. M. Steamer Westerner, for San FranclFco. Sailed at 9:2b A. M. Steamer Roanoke, for San Diego and way ports, bailed at 11 A. M. British bark Yeoman, for Sydney. Salted at 11:40 A. M. Steamer Yellowstone, for San Pedro. San Francisco. Feb. 6. Arrived at 11 A. M. Steamer Oeo. W. Elder, from San Dlepo Arrived Steamer Kochelle, fram Portland. Passed at 6 P. M. Norwegian steamer Artemis, from Valparaiso, for Port land. San Pedro. Feb. . Arrived Steamer Beaver, from Portland. Arrived yesterday Steamer Ft. Helens. Olymplo and Daisy Freeman, from Portland. Coos Bay. Feb. . Arrived Steamer Breakwater, from Portland. Sailed: Steamer Alliance, for Eureka. Victoria. Feb. 6. Sailtd British steamer Twickenham, for Portland. Astoria Feb. 5. Arrived and left up at 8: So P. M. Gasoline schooner Anvil, from Bandon and way porta. Sailed at 8:40 P. 34 Steamer Navajo, for San Francisco. Valparaiso. Feb. C Arrived Karnak. Hamburg, for San Francisco. Puntas Arena. Feb. 1. Sailed Crown of Seville (from Liverpool, for San Francisco. Hamburpr. Feb. 4. Sailed Scrap., for San Francisco. , .... Dover. Feb. fl. Passed Alexandria, from San Francisco, for Hamburg S un derland . Feb. 5. Arrived eteamor Strathlvon, from Tacoma. San Francisco. Fb. 6- Arrived Steamers Kenkon Mam Jar". from Karatsu; Fifield. from Bandon: Knterprlse. from HIlo: Brooklvn. from Bandon; Nippon Maru (Japanese, from Hongkong: City of Para, from Ancon: Rochelle, from Portland: Daisy Mitchel. from Grays Harbor. Sailed Steam era Cleveland t German), for Yokohama; Raymond, for TVlllapa. Colombia River Bar Report. Condition at th month of the river at 6 P. M., smooth; wind, east IS miles; weather, cloudy. Tide at Astoria Friday. High. Low. :09 A. M T.4 fet'S:0 A. M ?. feet 1:35 P. M 8-2 feetS:?9 P. M....0 1 foot REACTION IN HIDES Markets in East Are Unsettled and Lower. COAST TRADE IS AFFECTED Poorer Quality of Offerings Respon sible for Tied net ion in Values. Demand for Futures ' at Tresent Is Poor. A reaction has set in In the Eaftem hide markets, which Is affecting the situation on the Coast. Chicago wires received yester day quoted country hides lower and the market unsettled. Packer hides are holding steady there, but buverea are reserved owing to the political 'uncertainties. At this time of year th market generally settles to a lower basis because of the poorer quality of the offerings. Mall advices Just received from the East say; "Trade In domestic packer hides haa been more active of late, with the demand cen tering on branded descriptions. Some reac tion has occurred in these, however, which was to be expected In view of poorer season hides now offered, and declines from H cent to H cent were recorded on sales of branded steers Involving between 20.000 and r0,000 hides. Native steers and cows are very much neglected, Tut a sale is reported of 60f0 January native steers at lc. nota tions are becoming nominal for native cows, with supplies accumulating. Country hldfs are In fair demand for g-ood quality stock available for prompt delivery on the basis of 14 cents of buffs and heavy cows and 15 cents for extremes, with special selec tions. Including fall take-off, bringing i cent more In some instances. Tanners state that dealers having Increased supplies are anxious to maintain prices, hut the inevitable reaction is expected on the poorer stock now commencing to come forward, with the demand for futures poor." NO 1VIEKAT TRADING IX COUNTRY California Uuybiff May Not Be Resinned Until Next Month. Nothing was done In the country wheat markets yesterday. Holders were tight, and with scarcely any demand, trading came to a top. Lower prices were quitted as the ideas of buyers. California advices reported a hand to mouth trade there. The Southern millers are not In the market for wheat and say they will not be buyerse until after tax time. They are grinding their bins empty and therefore trade with the South should he brisk after the close of the month. The oats and barley markets were quiet. Enough hay 1 coming In to supply the moderate trade requirements. In his International wheat review Ocorge Broomhsll rays: "I have personally Investigated the supply and demand situation in the United King dom and find that the crop haa been offi cially overestimated at least 8,000,000 tush els, and much of the crop was low quality unfit for millable purpose and therefore used for cattle feed, ami of the native yield only 60 per cent Is fit for milling. In conclusion I still maintain my former estimate of requirements for the United Kingdom of 232,000.000 bushels. In the western and southern parts of Europe the conditions are very similar to those here, but the actual position has not been ascer tained, but present indications still point to large actual requirements. Conditions In Russia and Roumanla give little or no hope of any substantial Increase In their ship ments before Spring." Local receipts. In ears, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Ha, Monday 210 14 3 Tuesday 72 1 5 Wednesday .... M . . 13 Thursday r3 IS 1 ear ago r.i 4i Season to date.,12.793 3ll 1S72 1067, 1272 Year ago B.VIQ 291 ItilS 1119 2013 TRADING IN HOPS BETWEEN DEALERS Only One Bnyer In Market at Present. Operations In Europe Quiet. Two hundred bales of hops changed hands between dealers yes terd ay at 1 5 cen ts. Only one firm appears to be in the mar ket as buyers, and although holders are firm the demand la not broad enough to offset values. Conditions In the English market are re ported by the Kentish Observer of Jan uary S3 as follows: 'A steady demand for English hops con tinues but there is no great activity about the market. Prices remain steady, as hold ers refuse to make the slightest conces sion. Trade In Continental markets is quite at a standstill, a demand only exist ing for fine qualities, nearly all of which have passed Into consumers hands. VerS little trade is passing in Pacific Coast hops, the demand only extending to the very small supplies of fine hops." Experimental hops are now being grown at the Government botanical station, near Pretoria, rays the Financier and Bulllonlst. Should success attend the attempts a very remunerate e side line will bo within the reach of the South African farmer. There are 14 breweries In that country, using over 500,000 pounds of bops per. annum. This represents a cash value of 33,500. FOREIGN MOHAIR MARKETS ARE FIRM English Spinners Buyltur Steadily 'With Or ders Ahead. There Is not much excitement In the Eastern mohair market, according to the Boston Commercial Bulletin, which says: 'Occasional lots of Fall hair are being transferred to tha manufacturers, but there Is no great volume of trade being dona Prices are maintained on a firm but un changed basis. No sales of foreign hair are noted by local handlers this week, although there Is a demand for foreign stocks. Tur key fair average Is quotable at about 61 62 cents out of bond. The demand seems at the moment to be for the lower grade hair, however. "In the English market a light turn-over Is reported at full ratea Apparently spin ners have orders ahead, or else believe In the future of the market and so are buy ing enough to keep the market firm. Busi ness at the Cape and fn Constantinople has been of rather meagre proportions, accord ing to latest advieea" WEATHER HURTS PRODUCE TRADE Small Business Done In Frulta and Veg etables Northern Demand for Onions. The cold wave was against trade in the fruit and vegetable market and very little business was reported. There were no re ceipts from the south. A few cars of potatoes are going to San Francisco, but the demand from that quar ter is slack. The demand from the north for onions is fairly active and several cars are going to the Sound and to Canadian territory. The price holds at 85 cents at shipping points. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of she Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland J1.S47.438 fi40.l5.1 Seattle 1,4".)U 167.69:1 Tacoma 444.4.'0 63,0113 Spokane 867,729 203,164 Egg Firm sod Higher. With the colder weather the demand for egg has improved and as stocks are not heavy the market Is considerably firmer. Fresh local stock was quoted yesterday at 37 28 cents. The poultry market was not active, and prices were barely steady. The censure p- j tlon of fish is Interfering with chicken sales. There were no changes In butter quota tions. Very little outside creamery is being offered. The cheese .movement la good. PORTLAND MARKET. firm In. Floor. Feed. Etc WHEAT Track prices: Club, fc586c; blueBiem. P3$)04c; 40-fold, 87c; red Russian, 84c; valley, 57c BARLEY Feed. S2S.50 per ton: brewing-, nominal; roiled. J5.50 28.30 pe.- ton. rOH.N Whole. ?; cracked. S2S per ioa. FLOUR Patents. S4.70 per barrel; fttrainhts, $4.10; exports. 3.05; Val ley. $4.70; graham, 4.0; whole wheat. I M.3V. ' MILLSTUFFS Bran. $22 per ton; shorts. 124 per ton: middlings. $30 per ton. HAT Timothy, choice, $16 17; mixed, i Eastern Oregon timothy. $124fI3: oa: o I vetch. $12; alfalfa $11.50; clor?i, $10: fctraw. $a-5j . OATS No. 1 white, $?6.5Pff27.30 per ton. Yrgetsbles ana Frulta FRKST? FRUITS Apples. 50c ? $1.73 per box, pears. $1.50 per box; grapes, Ma. a gas. SS per barrel. POTATOES Jobbing prices: Burbanka oO&GOc per hundred; sweet potatoes, 3: per pound. TkOHiCAL FRUITS Oranjres: Navels $2Si3: Florida. $4; Japanese, $1.25 per l unrile: California grapefruit. 52..? 3- J Florida grapefruit, $3; lemons. $7.50g-S per box; pint-apples, Cc per pound; tanger ines, $2.2 per t ox. VtyiAbLEfc artichokes. $1.30 psr dozen ; cabbage. 1c per pound ; cauliflower. $2.50 per crate; celery, $3.50 per crats, cucumbers, 75c$2 per dor.; eggplant, 10c pound; head lettuce. $2.r-0 per crate; pep- ni- 9.j nor- Tirtiinri-. radishes. 33c Per dozen; sprouta 10c; tomatoes, $2 per Dox; garlic, 6(p6c per pound. SACK. VEGETABLES Turnips. 73c per dozen; sprouts. lOc; tomatoes, $2 per tack; parsnips, 75c per sack. ' ONIONa Oregon. $1 per sack. Dairy and Country Produce. EGGS Fresh locals, candled, 2T?2So per doeen. POULTRY Hens. lHlo: broilers. 13Hc; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, choice, 221 (323c; ducks. IS-QilCc; geese, 10 12c CHEESE Oregon triplets. ISo per pound. liUTTEK Urepon cre-tmcry butter euati. 36c per pound; prints, 37 ',4c per pound. PORK Fancy, 10c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 1414o per pound. Staple Groceries. SALMON Columbia River, ote-pound tails. $0.26 per dozen; half-pound flats. 11.40: one-nound flats. $2.45: Alaska pink. one-pound tails, S5c; allversides, one-pound tails, $1.25. HONEY Choice, $3.25 8.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts. ISc per pound; Braxli nuts. 12 V a lc: filberts, 14 a 15c; almonds, 18c; peanuts, 55Vzc; cocoanuts, OOcll per dozen, chestnuts, 11c per pouna; mcaorj nuts, 310c; pecans, 17c; pine. 174 20c BEANS Small white. 5.40c; large whits, 4&5c: Lima, 64c; pink, 4.70c; Mexican. 5c: bavou. 4.65c. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $6.25: Honolulu plantation, $3.20; beet, $o.U5; extra C, 4-o. powdered, barrels. 15.50: cubes, barrels. $5.60. COFFEE: Boasted, In drums, 21&40o per pound. SALT Granulated. $14 per ton; half ground 100s. $10 per ton; 60a $10.76 per ton; dairy $12.60 per ton. P.ICE No. 1 Japan. StfStfc; cheaper grades, ic; Southern head, stpiBtC DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; apricots, 12 1 4c; peaches, S 11c; prunes, Italians. 80 10c: silver. 18c: figs, white and black, 6Tc; currants, Sc; raisins, loose Muscatel, &.?hc; bleached. Thompson. HWc; unbleached Sultanas, 8ttc; seeded. 7to3c; dates. Persian, Vc per pouna; fard, $1.63 per box. FIGS Twelve 10-ounce. 85c: 50 -ounce, $1.S5; 70 4-ounce. $2.60; 30 10-ounce, $2.25; loofe, 60-pound boxes, 64jy7c; Smyrna boxes. $1.10tfl.23; candled, $3 per dox. Provisions. IIAMP 10 to 12 pounds, 18',-$19Uc; 1! to 14 pounds. lSV(&19Uc; picnius, 12c; cot tax roll. 14c. BACON Fancy, 2CVi271,4c; standard, 22 &2oc; Kugllbli. 10 to 12 pounds, 21c; 12 to 14 pounds, 2uc. LARD In tlercea choice, 14fcc; com pound, ahc. DRY SALT MEATS P.eular short eert 13 6' 14 o; short clear backs, 12 to 1 lba. i:j.c; short ciear backs. 13 to u. 13i 13c; exports. 14c. liAKKIiLKlJ Bh-EF ixtra mass beef. $14 mess beef, $13; plate beef, $20; rolled bone less beef. $30. BARRELED PORK Best pig pork, $24; bribket pickled pork. 2 3 2 5c Hops. Wool and Hides. HOP6 1812 crop, prime and choice, 18& 19c per pound; 1913 contracts, 15o per pound. M.jHATR Choice. 32e ner pound. PELTS Dry, 1213c; Iambs, 2533c; full wool, $ 1.25 1.33c WOOL. Kastern Oregon. 140 '.Be per pound according to shrinkage; Vailsy. 21 fi22e per pound. HIDES Salted hJdw, llH12o per pound; salted calf, lGf&lKc; salted kip, 12 14c; green hides, 11c; dry hides. 21 22c; dry calf. No. 3. 23c; No. 2, 20c; salted bulls, 8c LA8CAKA er pound. -4 j iu, GRAIN BAGS In carlots, 9tc. Unseed Oil and Turpentine. LINSEED OIL-Raw, barrels. 56c; boiled, barrels, 5Sc; raw, cases, 61c; boiled, cases, 63c. OIL MEAL Carloads, $37.50 per ton; less than carloads, $40 per ton, TURPENTINE Barrels, 81'ic; cases, 64c GASOLINE Naphtha, in Iron barrels 14c. In cabea 23c; motor gasoline, in Iron barrels 17c, in cases 24c; engine distillate. In lrcr. barrels Sic, in cases 15&c. SLL LINES ARE STEADY MODERATE RX'N' OF STOCK AT NORTH PORTLAND YARDS. Best Hogs Offeed Are Taken at $7.50 Good Steers Are Moved at $7.i25 and ST. 45. Livestork' prices in all lines are holding fairly well, as shown by yesterday's sales at the yards. The supply or cattle and hogs continues moderate. Two loads of good steers were disposed of. the best bringing $7.43. In the hog di vision $7.50 was the top quotation of the day. three loads going at this price- Receipts were 109 cattle, 6 calves, 48S hoes. 2237 sheep and 20 horses. Shippers were: D. Nesbltt, Payette, 1 cars of cattle and bogs; Brown Brothers, Sho shone, 1 car of hogs; Jake Bowker, Pay ette, 1 car of cattle and hogs; A. H. Har rey & Son. Welser. 1 car of sheep; O. H. Harvey, Parma, 1 car of sheep; W. L. Tur ner, Nam pa. l car ox nogs; if. is. btuweu. Hurley. 2 cars of sheep; TV. A. Jones, Jo seph, 2 cars of sheep ; J. B. Huston, La Grande. 1 car or norses; ueorge Angen, Condon, 1 oar of cattle; H. Clearwater, Sa lem. 1 car of cattle and calves ; Oeorge Dixon. Terrebonne, 3 cars of sheep and hogs; James Cram. Terrebone, 1 car of sheep, and W. H. Harris. Metolius, 3 cars or cattle. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Price. 2 Bteers 1043 $7.45 28 steers 1048 7.25 1 hog 470 6.60 81 hogs 210 7.50 89 hogs 174 7.50 82 hogs 241 7.50 The range of prices at the yards was as follows: Choice steers $T.&0$7.76 Good steers 7.00 7.S0 Medium steers fl.COifi) 7.00 Choice cows e.30 6.75 Good cows . 6-OOrt 6.B0 Medium cows .ruSr 6.0O Choice calves S.00f 0.00 Good heavy calves 6.30 7.60 Bulls 3.00 5.50 Ll?htg"rr. 7.85 7.00 Heavy 6.006 6.60 YearHng wethers 6.00 6.15 Ewes 4-OOfii 8.23 Lambs ft-00 7.23 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 6. Cattle Re ceipts, S300; market, steady and strong. Native steers, $6.75 (u-8.25; cows and heif ers, $4(37; Western steers, $5.50(37.75; Tex as steers. $5$0.35; range cows and heifers. $3.736.0; calves. 13.5099.00. Hogs Receipts. 12,SK; market, shade lower. Heavy, $7.257.45; light. $7.407.30; ptgs, SStvl: bulk of sales. $7.3307.40. Sheep Receipts, 11.000; market, 10c to 13c higher. Tearllngs. ffl.AO07.4O; wethers, $3.506.35; lambs, $Sfr8.65. London Sheepskin Sales. LONDON, Feb. 6. A sale of sheepskins was held here today. Competition was anl t fvr thA 6PO bales offered, which were quickly sold at prices ranging from $ to 10 per cent nigner. Americans oougm m lots of the best grades. Duloth Linseed Market. DULUTH. Fb. fl. Closing: Linseed. $1.304; May, $1.58 i; July, $1.40, nominal. STOCK LEADERS LAG Course of Speculative Market Is Without Significance. COPPERS CONTINUE HEAVY Operations In Harrlnians Restricted by tTncertainty as to Dissolution Plans J lore Gold En gaged for Export. NEW TORK. Feb. 0. The favorlt, me diums of speculation, by which stock mar ket conditions are gauged, remained virtu ally on a dead lev." today. Some of the less active issues moved more widely, but operations In tne stocks which "make the market" were perfunctory. Interest lapsed and the volume of business fell off con siderably. Sentiment was still bearish, but traders on the short side were held In check by fears of an overextension of the short interest. There was some further selling of cop pers, which were heavy throughout the day, but losses were only fractional. The cop per group was Influenced by a further break in the metal market in London and by reports of substantial concessions in the domestic market. The Harriman shares moved in an uncer tain -way. being Influenced by various re ports concerning the dissolution. Expecta tions of a definite announcement of the dissolution plan were effective in restrict in? trading, not only in Union and South ern Pacific, but in the market as a vhole. Engagement of J1.O00.0O0 more gold for Koulli America brought up the total outward movement this year to over .20.000.000 and in view of prevailing conditions in the European money markets, further exports are expected. Statements of the foreign banks showed no Improvement. The Bank og England reports a shrinkage In the pro portion of reserve to liabilities. In spite of the gold sent to France from this coun try, the Bank of France reported an In crease in gold holdings of only S875.O00. Business was well distributed in the bond market, but the tone was uncertain. Total sales, par value. J2.1. "(0.000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis build int. Portland. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper .. lo,-w 714. 7H 71 Am Beet Susar. 1J 57 87 ' ST American Can .. SOO Sl W HV'.i do preferred.. -vo 12,", 124 324:4 Am Cr A Fdy M Am Cotton Oil o0'- Am Smel ltef 2.1U0 V1H 72 do preferred.. 4U0 10" 3061a 100. American riugar 31 do preferred.. 600 119 llifc Ho Am Tel & Tel ISlii Am Tobacco ... 3.200 2S3H S82 2S2 Anaconda 37! 3 STs Atl Coast Line 32fl A T 4k Santa Fe 3.010 303 103-H 303H do preferred.. 0 lol 1011. 101!i Bait & Ohio ... 100 102tt 102ht 102 Brook K Tmn 00 Canadian 1'ac . . 4.100 2:'.Si 237i 23SH C 4c O 100 7S 7S 77 'i C & G W 200 16 lUK lOi C 4t X W 3,OW lllii 110 310i Central Leather 2 Central of N J 353 Chlno .1.400 41K 40fc 4H4 Col Fuel & Iron 6.200 4 US I'.M i. Col Southern .. 200 . 23i 2 2'J Consol Gas ..... 130-,. D L & W .j ", D & R G -Hi Distilling Securl 1,500 20 19H 10 Erie 31. Gen Electric ... 100 142 343 142 Gt North Ore .. 100 3'J 311 SS4 Gt North pf ... TOO 12814 12S 327 Illinois Central Iiitcrboro Met .. 3.300 IS-1 3 ts JTT4 do preferred.. 1.100 128W 32S 32iT, Inter Harvester. 200 110'i 11014 110i4 K C Southern 20 Lehigh Valley.. 1.500 101 "i 161V4 1014 Louis & Nash 13? Mexican Central 2 M. S P & S S M 200 140 140 1 33 Mo. Kan & Tex 1.00O 2T tt 2T14 27 i4 Mo Paclllo 30") 41. 411s 411 National Lead. . 100 02 &2 (SI Nat Biscuit J do preferred N Y Central ... 0 10S 107 lOT N y. Ont ft Wcs 300 31 31 81 XoiVi.k &. West 00 300 30iH4 30!i Northern Pao .. 100 119 119 lJjVi Pacific Mail - 29 Pacific T 4fc T 39V4 do preferred. 96 Pennsylvania ... 4.200 119 119 119H People's Gas Ho Beading 14,500 lftSH 14 4 164 H Republle S & I. 1.000 2T',t 2T 2T Rock Island ... 1.100 24'.. 23 2354 Southern Pac .. 2.000 106 1 04;, 104 Southern Ry ... 200 2T4 27 27 Texas Oil 20 119 119 ll!"'i Union Pacific .. 20.500 160 ir.9S 100 do preferred.. 2W 89 89 -A 89 !i United Rds S F 1C0 32 32 33 a s Steel 36.100 04 P3 4'J do preferred,. 30 10S 108 H 108 Utah Copper ... 4,300 63 52 52V4 Wabash .5 Western Union.. 100 72 72 72 Weslin? Blec .. SCO 73 73 TS Wisconsin Cent. 10O 61 51 48 Total sales for the day. 109,500 shares. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board of Trade building, Portland. Bid. Asked. Amer Tel Tel conv 4s 106 106Vi American Tobacco 4s 95 American Tobacco 6s 120 Atchison general 4s 97 Atchison conv 4s 303 Atchison adj 4s stamped 87 'i Atchison conv 3s 103 Atlantic Coast Line cons 4s.... 95 At Coast Line "L & N coll" 4s. 91 Baltimore & Ohio 358 90H Baltimore & Ohio 4s 97i 98 104 SS 304 95 91 91 98 91 1011 101 95 9.1 9S 96 96 88 65 94 9S" 86 SO 84 91 99" 86 70 S6 78 91 10S 109 98 93 91 93 103 83 1)7 103 9T" TS 76 99 90 9014 101 101 101 .i 102 102 114 114 60 74 61 94 S8 s Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s 90, i nn Southern first os 100 Chesapeake At Ohio 4'3s 100VJ C B & Q gen mtg 4s 9oS T B ft Q Joint 4 O B & Q Ills 4s 97 -i C W 4 (J Denver 4s 95 Central Pacific first 4s 95, fhlcato R I & P ret 4s 81 Chicago R I 4V P Col trust 4s... 64 Colorado & Southern first 4s... 93 Vi Denver A Rio Grande 4s 87 Delaware & Hudson conv 4s.... 97 H Erie first cons P L 4s "' Int Met 4"4S J9 Japanese 4s 83 Japanese first 4i 90 Japanese second 4 Ha Louisville Nashville unl 4... 9Si Mo Kan 4 Tex 4,s 88 Missouri Pacific 4s 70 New York Central 8H 86 New Tork Central L S 8tt New York Central 4s 90 New York City 4V-s of 1937 104 Norfolk & western 4s S Norfolk & Western conT 4s....30S N Y Ont & W 4s Northern Pacflc P I. 4s... Oregon Short Line 4s Oregon Ry & Nav 4s Petina Ry 4s of 1948 98 91 93 102 Philippine rtauway Reading general 4s Republio of uba 5s. Southern Paclfio first ref 4s.. Southern Pacific col 4s Southern Railway 4s St L & S F ref 4s Union Paclfio first 4a Union Pacific conv 4a Union Pacific ref 4s United States steel s F Bs. . . United States 2s registered... United States 2s coupon United Ptaes 3s registered... United Staes 3s coupon United States 4s registered... United States 4o coupon United Railway S F 4s United P.nilway St L 4s Wabash first 4s Westinghouse conv 5s........ Weetem Pacific OS West Shore 4s . . T ..102 .. 93 . . 97 . . 77 .. 75 . . 99 .. 86 . . 90 ..101 ..101 . .101 . .102H ..102 . .113 ..113 .. 06 eo" .. 93 .. 86 . . 97 Stocks at Boston. BCM3TON". Feb. 6. Closing qnotatlons Alloues ST IMohawk Amalg Copper.. 71 Nevada Con .... A Z L & Sm... 80iNlplssing Mines. Arizona, Com .. 3INorth Butte . B&CCiSM. 6 (North Lake Cal & Arlsona. . 64Old Dominion... Cal & Hecla. ...489 lOsceola Centennial 16 IQuincy Cop Ran Con Co 45 I.Shannon F; Butte Cop M. 13 Superior Franklin T 'Sup Bos Mln.. Giroux Con .... 8 Tamarack ,,K rnn -flR til 9 S R t M... 52 is 8 29 2 48 93 70 11 80 3 So 89 48 30 52 3 65 Greene Cananea. 8i do preferred... I Royalle tt;op 2tiiuian 1.011 Kerr Lake.... 3, Utah Copper Co. Lake Copper.... 18:Winona La ealle copper 4 'Wolverine Miami copper... j.hi Money, Exchanxe, Etc NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Money on call, steady. 23 per cent: ruling rate. 2 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, easy: 60 days. 3 per cent: lt I 7 Depositors Benefit dv the services of our active, effl rfont collection department. This U Just one of the many advantaires of maintain. a checking account with this hank which live business men cannot afford to overlook. UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Surplun and Capital 'At0.1M0. THIRD AXD OAK iSTREKTS. IM) days. 3 41 4 per cnt; six months. pr cent. ,J Prime mercantile paper, 4H'9'5 per cent. Sterlinc exchange firm, wtih actual b'js. ness In bankers' bills at $4.S-i75 fur 60-day bills and at 4.877o for demand. Commercial Mils, 4.$3. Bar silver, O.Uc. Mexican dollars. 48,fcc Guvernment bonds, steady; railroad bond, irregular. LONDON". Feb. 6. Bar silver steady, at 2Sa4d per ounce. Money. 4htS"i per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 494 19-16 per cent; for three months' bills, 4 04 13-10 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. Silver bars. 62 He. Mexican dollar Nominal. J) rafts Sight, 1c: telegraph. 3c. Sterling on London. 60 days, 4.S3i ; do., sight. sM.87. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Feb. . The condition of the United States Treasury at the beginning of hiislne todav was: Working balance $ SO.H5.OS6 In banks and Philippine Treasury 34.iis.8il- Total of general fund 147.937.0H-' Receipts yesterday 2.332,323 Disbursements 1.81 3.542 Surplus this fiscal year fi.7TS.317 Deficit last year ll.T75.811 The figures for receipts, disbursements, etc, exclude Vanaina Canal a&d public debt transactions. SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Price Quoted at the Bay City for Vege tables, Fruit, Etc RAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. The follow ing produce prices were current here today: Fruit Apples, choice, 60c; common, 40c; Mexican limes, nominal; California lemons, choice. 67; common. $14T3; navel oranges, $1.258; pineapples, $1 92.50. Cheese Young America, 16 01 So. Butter Fancy creamery, 87c. "Eggs Store, 23c; fancy ranch, 94c Hay Wheat, $24 & 35 ; wheat and oats, $21.&023; alfalfa, fl2.50.9ia; barley, 1S 19. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks 65c 0$1; Salinas Burbanks, $11.25; sweets, $1.85 Vegetables Cucumbers, fl.SO; green peas, nominal ; string beans,' nominal ; tomatoes, 35 60c: eggplant, nominal; onions, 40&55O. Receipts Flour, 8602 quarter aacka; bar ley, 4BS. centals; potatoes, 8400 sacks; hay, 406 tons. Metal Markets. NEW TORK. Feb. 6. Copper, unsettled. Spot and February. 14.20c bid; March. April and May, J4.5O015c; electrolytic, 1.7&3 1 ri. 25c, nominal; lake. 16316.26c, nominal; castings. 15.60c, nominal. Tin easy. Spot. 4S.2048.40c: February, 48.25 48. 40c; March, 484S.25o; April, 47.9048.10c. Lead steady, 4.25(p4.SflC Spelter weak, 6.46 6.56c. Antimony nominal; Cookson, 9.15. Iron unsettled and unchanged. Copper arrivals 720 tons. Exports this month, 7620 tons. Iondon quiet. Spot and futures 66 2s 6d. Local exchange sales tin, 76 tons. London tin easy. Spot, 219 10s; fu tures. 217 10s. London lead, 16 13s d. London spelter, 26. IronCleveland warrants, 64s 63 in Lon don. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK. Feb. 6. Coffee futures ODened steady at an advance of 2 to 7 points on covering of near-month shorts 1 and steady Brazilian markets. The close ) was steady and 10 points higher on Feb ruary. Sales. 60,500 bags. February. 33.1uc; March. 13.38c; April. 3.4oc: May. 13.r.2c; June. 13.55c: July, ls.bsc: August, n.ovc September. 13.66c; October, 13.58c; Novem ber, ls.≻ December and January. 13.40c. Spot barley steady. Rio No. 7, 13 c; San tos No. 4. lo'ic. Mild quiet. Cordova, 1SH 18c, nominal. Raw sugar steady. Muscovado, 89 teat. 2.9!c; centrifugal, 98 test, 3.4Sc; molasses sugar. 89 test, z.73o; refined steady. Xaral Store. S A VA XNAH, Ga.. Fob. 6. Turpentine firm, 42 ttc Sales, 227 barrels; receipts. 410 barrels; shipments, 172 barrels; stock. 21. 800 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales, 1360 pounds; receipts, 2000 pounds; shipments, none; stock. 127. 900. A. B. $5.60; C. D. 15.76; B. 15.83; F. S5.95 to 6; G. $6 to $6.05: H. J6.0S; I, J6.10; K. 86.60; M. 87; N. $7.05; WO, 87.10; WW, S7.15. Chicago livestock Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. Cattle Receipts. 6000; market, steady. Beeves. $rt.50s? .0; Texas steers. 4.(Mtra .1.7.1 : Western steers. $5.iKiJ 7.30; stockers and feeders. $4.7587. 80; cows and heifers j;i'a)7.w; calves. .ouif. Hogs Receipts, 27.000; market, dull, lOf under yesterday's average. L,ightt $7.O0i 7.S; mixed. 7.557.SO; heavy. $7.4,1 ts 7.S2H: rough. $7.4541 7..15: pigs, $.40W 7.65; bulk of sales, 7..1'?7.SO. Sheep Receipts, 12.00O; market, stron to 10c higher. Native. $4.S.HjB10; Western, $4.90ff: yearlings. $6.407.0O: lambs, na tive, $C.7.1ijS.0O; Western. $.75S.0. Xew York Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Feb. . Cotton Ppot closed quiet. Mld-uplandc. 12. 90c; mid-gulf. 13. 20c. No sales. Futures closed firm. 11 to l' points higher. February. 12.47c; March. 12.4Rc; April, 12.25c; May. 12.25c: June, 12.13o: July. 12.17c; August. 12.00c: Sep tember. Il.fl4c; October. 11.58c; 1 December, 11.58c; January, li.bic NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 8. Bpot cotton steady, unohanged. Middling, 12 7-180. Oil Prices Higher. FINDI.AY. O.. Feb. 6. The Oh1 OH Com pany this morning advanced the price of North Lima to $1.37: South Lima and In diana to $1.30. and Illinois $1.20, a raise ot 3 cents per barrel. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO Feb. . Butter Steady. Cream eries, 27S34HC Bggs Eas-r. Receipts. H231 : at mark, cases Included. 20 S 28c; refrigerator firsts, 17c; firsts, -ic Wool at St. Louis. . - - ST. LOTJI8. Feb. 6. Wool Steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 21g;25c; fine mediums, 18ifr20c; fine. 1.1317q Captain's Illness Delaya Bark. ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 6. (Special.) The German bark Osterbek. grain laden for the United Kingdom, did not sail to day, as was expected, for the reason that Captain Babst, her master, Is suf fering; from a severe attack of rheuma tlsm In his knees. His physician says he believes the Captain will be able to go to sea within a couple of days. Steamer Willamette Fined. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) A Produce Shippers Warning We are large. RDEPEXDEXT deal ers In veal, hogs, poultry, eggs, hides; NOT BELOtCilJiO TO ANY TRUST, COMBtSATIOX or ASSOCIATION, and assure shippers market prices and check by return mall, irrespective of what other firms are doing. Try shipping us. F.H. SCHMALZ&CO. Paid Vp Capital f.10,000.00. 141 - 143 Front Street, Portland, Or. fine of 5100 was Imposed by CoUoetor of Customs McGregor today on the steamer Willamette, which arrived from San Francisco yesterday t ternoon, on a charge of violating the Federal regu lations Koverntng- wireless systems on ocean-going vessels carrying BO or more people, by failing to provide adequate means of communication between the radio room and the bridge. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, F"b. 6. Hops Quiet. The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE. Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. Sir Edmund Walker, President A general banking b urines transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. PORTLAND BRANCH, Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. C. MALPAS, Manager. A. -well-paved street enhances the value of your property. You will find it pays to plug for Bitulithic J.C.W1LSON&CO. STOCKS, UO.MJS. GRAIN A.NO COT I O K M.1S1BER9 .NEW VOllK MOCK 1CXCIIANGB. AKW YORK COTTON KXCHA. blC CUICAGO BOARD Of TltAOK, TBfcfi bTOClv AND BOND UAU-L.tGE, SAN KKANCISCO. PORTLAND 0PFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street, Phones Marshall 4120, A 4187. TKAtIjiKS- (iL'IDK. LOND ON PARIS HAMBURG I'ATKICIA Feb. 11), 9 A. M. KAIS'N- AUfi. V1G Feb. 20, 0 A. M. CKKS. fillANT , "'eh. 27, 12 noon hVKETOKIA March . 8 A. M, tllamburg direct, 2d cablu only. MEDITERRANEAN Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Na-pies. Genoa. 8.S. IfAMBCitn (11.000 tons) Feb.23, 10AM. M.S. CINCINNATI (17.000 tons)Mar.U.10AM. S.S. IIAtlltlilHl April 2. 9 A M. S.S.Mdl.THE (l'J.COO ton) Apr.18, 8:80A.M. S.S. HAMBLTM) -...May 20, 9 A. at Omitj call at Algiers and Madeira. PRI TICCTO-THK LAND OF Scollnn. Orkney and lame islands, Iceland, Splteheriren, North Cape, Norway. From llnmburr during Jnoe, JtUy and An nuU bv 8. H. VICTORIA M lfSJi. S. S. BIS A1AIU K and . S. Mi l CO H. Booif"6w:r HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 10 Powell st. San Francisco. Cal.; k. ft N. Co.. Nor. Pacific, I), ft K o, H. B. Burlington Route. Milwaukee St Fuset Botma R. R., Great Northern Railway Co., Doner B. Smith, 69 Fifth st-, Portland, Oregon. EXPRESS STEAMERS FOB 8an Francisco and Loo Angelas WITHOUT CHANGE S. S. ROSE CITY sails 4 P. M. Feb, 10th. THE SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S- CO., Ticket Office ad and Washington (with O.-W. B. Mi X. Co.). Phone Marshall 4500. A 6121. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER ialls from Alnsworth Dock, Portland, at s A. M. Uecember 3, and thereafter every Tuesday evening at & t. M. Freight re ceived dally except Tuesdays up to ft P. AC 'Juesoajs up to S P. M. Passenger fares: First-class. $10; second class, $7. includ ac berth and meals. Ticket office at A -worth Dock. Tbe Portland St Coos Bay &, Line. L. M. Keallaa. Agent. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego Direct S. S. Roanoke and S. S. Elder. Sail Cvery Wednesday Alternately at e p. si. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. 1S2 A Tkird St. rkoscs Slain 1314. A 1314 L08 ANGELES AND SAX VIKGO STEAMSHIPS YALE AND HARVARD Railroad or any steamer to San Francisco, the Expo City. Largest, fastest and tbe ONL strictly flrst-class passenger ships on the Coast. Average speed ZH miles par hour; cost $2,000,000 each. SAN i'JRANCISCO, PORTLAND L. A. S. 8. CO., ktaln 3C Frank Bollam, Agent, A 3!la 124 Third Street. NEW YORK-PORTLAND REGULAU 'BIGUT SERVICE. Low Ratea, Schedule Titaa, AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S. S. CO, - $15 Ballvenr Exrbsags Bids. Portland, Or. Mala 3TS. A