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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1914. 17 WOOL BUYING SLOW Oregon Growers Are Not Dis posed to Contract. OPEN MARKET IS AWAITED Bujers Arc Anxious to Secure Sup plies, but Only About 20,000 neeces Have Been Se- cured to bate. Wool contracting is still slow in getting a tart In Oregon, probably for the reason that this la not generally a contracting state. The Oregon growers, as a rule, prefer to take their chances on the market after shear ing. ' It is estimated by wool men that not over 180.000 pounds have been secured on con tract In Eastern Oregon so far this sea son.. A 30.000-pound clip was bought at Heppner at last year's prices and there was a. report of three clips taken at Arlington, htch however, was later denied. Several liuyers are In the field, and more" activity la promised In the near future.. Elsewhere In the West, buying of wool ti the sheep's back is progressing rapid ly. A total of about 15,000,000 pounds are kslleved to have been contracted for. mostly In XXtah, Keveda and the Triangle. The prices aire about those of the preceding two weeks, which range for the most part from 13 to 15 cents In Utah, 12 to 13 V, cents In Nevada, and 15 to IS cents In the Triangle, witn occasional Instances of a fraction better being paid. Growers naturally are very firm In their Ideas of what their clips are worth, and In same sections refuse to consider contracting, being disposed to consign at a later date In view of possi ble higher prices being obtained. This is particularly the case with Arizona grow ers. Montana sheep men have been ap proached by buyers, but. like Oregon grow ers, they are not inclined to sell ahead of shearing time. The firmness of the Eastern spot wool markets is the foature of the situation. Be cause of the limited supply, sales have been confined within certain bounds. Dealers say that no Instance can be cited where the wool supply lias narrowed down as at present, and up to tiato over half the wools reported as being on hand the first of the year huve been sold, thus showing about the extent to which buyers can operate. Manufacturers are receiving duplicate or ders for goods and herein, perhaps, lies the key to the strength of the situation. In cummcntlng on the position of the market as a whole, the Boston Commercial Bulle tin says: 'I'"rom all the world's markets, advices tell only of strength with a tendency for prices to advance. Our Bradford cable sdvhies u further slight rise in prices there this week ami in the local market, prices are fully as firm as compared with a week atro, while some merchants assert they have received more money. ;'lt noes without saying that supplies of domestic wool of all kinds are extremely scarce in the seaboard markets. Probably 80,000.000 to 40.000.000 pounds ot wool and one estimate places it even as high as 0,000,000 pounds have been sold sinco the first of Junuary. including both spot and to arrive. Ot the record cargo of 12.245 bales brought In direct from Australia b the steamer Essen this week, a largo pro portion ot the wools on dealers' account had been sold, previous to arrival. Thus the mills- liivo been obliged to pay famine prloeg for. domestic .wools and. have -also been obliged to turn to foreign wools often In ordor to ehtain certain grades." FOILTUY Sfcl.LS AT SLIGHT advance Market Is Flroier, With limited ltecelnts. Kegs Shipped North. Limited receipts of poultry this week kavc given more strength to the market. 1-arso hens sold yesterday at 10 Vs cents and Springs brought 16 cents. There la a good demand for broilers, but very few are com ing in. other kinds of poultry were scarce. JSgg receipts were light and the market was firm at UJ&'.'o cents. Liberal ship ments have been made to British. Colum bia. The local demand la strung and cannot entirely supplied with present arrivals. No changes were reported In the butter r cheese markets. THE DJSMAND lOlt WHEAT IS l.K.HT Speculators Am Only Sellers at Present Time Coarse (V rains Dull. Trade was very small In the wheat mar ket, as tlio demand from all Quarters was light. Farmers were not offering wheat, but a number of dealers were pressing sales, bore and In the South: The oats and burloy markets were quiet, vlth an easy undertone. Ijocal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Ilav Monday 81 17 -34 4 - "i Tuesday ,4sj.i-j .5 7 4 Wednesday f't 6 7 3 a Tear ago t(3 7 0 4 Keas'n to date. 183ns 200S 1SK7 ir.54 2010 ear ago 1859'J 171)8 1495 1203 liou Orange Supplies Running Ixjot. Front street is about cleaned tip on or anges, and no more will be available, until the Beaver arrives Monday. A large ship ment is expected on the steamer. Four cars of bananas arrived yesterday in fine con dition. Stocks of vegetables ara also being re duced. The only arrival reported yesterday was a car of lettuce. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings ot the Northwestern cities yeBterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,873,447 219,i'19 l,lStt.31'a l'JO.Vso J "'-ma o71.Di.ll 4t;,S4G buokane 781.46'J 130,ia rOKTLAND MAKK.KT QUOTATIONS. Grata, Hour, Feed. Etc. WHKAT Track prices: Club. SSOSSV-e: Muesteni. use: forty-fold, 89c; red Russian! 8i .t!.c; valley, &Pc. OATS No. 1 white, milling, 24 24.50 per ton. , V-ORN" whole, 33.5034; cracked. $34.50 Ht .! per ton. MAULEY Feed, $22.60 per ton; brewing. SJ-1 . rolled, $25. FLOUR Patents. $4.0O per barrel; .V5ht"" 4: ',ort". 3.653.80: valley. 4.u; graham, $4.60; whole wheat. $4.80. i0- 1 EM,ern Oregon timothy, 31B.50; mixed timothy. $14.00; alfalfa $14 clover, $8ia10; valley, grain hay. 12 13.50 1 V 1 1 T Ji F U -i " 2 ton; shorts, -4; middlings. $30. . FralU and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges, navels. a.2j per box; lemons, f, 3.50 4. 50 per box; pineapples, 6c per pound; bananas, 4Mb fr pound; tangerines. $l..S per box; grape ruit, California, $3.50; Florida, tola per box. VEGETABLE Cauliflower, 2.2r. per crate; cucumbers. $1.90 01.75 per dozen: 'Replant. 10(9 lie per pound; peppers. l2Vjc per pound: radishes, 85o per dozen; head lettuce, 2-25 per crate; garlic. J'-?c per pound; sprouts, llo per pound; artichokes. $1.73 per dozen; squash, 1 2c; celery, $3.50 per crate; tomatoes. $2.25 02.50 per crate; hothouse lettuce. SO75c per box; spinach, $1 per crate: horseradish. x10c; rhubarb, 10c per pound; cabbage, $!& 3 V4o per pound. GREEN FRUIT Apples. 73c $2. 25 per fees, grapes, Malagas, $7 60 t per keg; Em rora, $4 per keg; cranberries, $12 12.50 tar barrel: pears. SI 0 1.50. ONIONS Old. $3.25(11. 3. r0 per sack; buy tag price, $3 per sack at shipping points. POTATOES Oregon. ROi-jrOOo per hun dred: buying price, S075o at shipping fsaUiLa; act potatoes, 2.2Stf2.50 ftr crate,. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, $1; car rots, $1; parsnips, $1: beets, $1. -Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: ' EGC3 Oregon fresh ranch, 24 20c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 1010Vtc; Springs, 10c: turkeys, live, 2U&22c; dressed, ehoice, 23 4 2Uc: ducks, 14 10c; geese, 12ViSfl3c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, 21c; Daisies, nominal; Young Americas, nominal. BL'T'IEU Creamery prints, extras 33c per pound; cubes, 82c. POKK Fancy, 11c per pound. VEAL Fancy. 14 14 He per pound. . Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotation: SALMON Columbia Hlver, one-pound talis, J2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.40; one-pound flats, $2.45; Alaska, - pink, one-pound talis. Sic; sUversldes, one-pound tails. $1.25. HONEY Choice, $3.4O&8.90 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 14h20o per pound: Brazil nuts. JSOc; filberts, 14 15c; almonds, l'J&23c; peanuts, 6,4&tk.-; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen; chestnuts, - 8 10c per pound; pe cans, 14 w lie BKA.Nd Small white. Gc; ' large white. .S0c; Lima, .30c; pink. 4 54c; Mexican, otec; bayou, 5c. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $4.80; Honolulu plantation, $4.75; beet, $4.0; extra C, $4.30; powdered, barrels, $5.05. COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 3"352c per pound. , SALT Granulatod. $14.00 per ton; half ground, 100s. $10.25 per ton; 50s, $11 per ton; dairy, $12.50 per ton. KJCiS No. 1 Japan, 05c; cheaper grades. 4VjC; Southern head, C i&Bqio. UK1ED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; apricots, 1214c; peaches, 8llc; prunes. Italians, 8 a 10c; currants, BV4c: .-aisins, loose. Muscatel, 6 4(7 Vac; bleached Thomp son, 113.C; unbleached Sultanas, DHc; seed ed, 8c; dates, Persian. Initio per pound; tard, $1.40 per box. FIGS Package. 6 oz. DO to box. $L85; package, 10 ox., 12 to box, 80c; white, 25-lb. box. $1.73; black, 25-lb. box, $1.75; black. 60-lb. box. $2.80; black. 10-lb. box, $1.15; Calarab candy figs, 20-lb. box. $3; Smyrna, per box $1.60: Previsions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, lSttQlOHc; 12 to 14-pound, 18iBfcl9c; 14 to 18-pound, 18 18c; skinned. 18 tea; picnic, 16c; boiled, BACON Fancy. 627c; standard. 21 Q 34c DRY SALT CURED Bacon, mi 20c; abort clear backs. 14lc? experts. Ii4 lajc; strips, lt)17Hc. LARD Tierce basis: Pure. 12Ufil2Mc: tJTl. Oils. Barrels. 13 He; cases, 17 HO 28c ; motor COAL" ZOfcc. GASOLINE Bulk, 16c; caaes. si'ini, DuiK, Jttc; cases, 23c. LINSEED OIL Haw. barrels, 61; boiled, barrels, b3o; raw, caeca, toe; boiled, cases, BSc. TURPENTINE! In case. 68c per gallon; tank sic Hops. Wool and-Hides. HOPS 1913 crop, prime and choice, 17 J!c; 1&14 contracts, 14icl5c. PELTS Dry, loo; dry snort wool, 7c: dry shearings, 10c; green shearings. 10c: salted lights. tju75c; sailed heavy, 75'5uoc. HIDES Salted hides, 12V4c per pound; salt kip, ljc; salted calf. 1'jc; green hldea, U'lC; dry hides, 2oC; dry calf, 25c; salted bulla, fee per pound; green bulls, 7c WOOL Valley, ltf(ij,17c; Eastern Oregon, MOHAIR 1913 clip, 2027o per pound. CASCAUA BARK Old and new. 0c oer ln car lots, 8itf8Vic. pound. GRAIN BAG: HOGS ARE DIE HEGHE STKONO DKMiSiD l-OIl LAKUE RCN AT STOClwYARDS. Bnyera Iay fS.75 for Topporx, Heavy Sviine Alno Advance Cattle and Sheep Markets I'lrm. Buyers stood ready to take the OOO-odd head of hogs received at the yards yester duy. In fact, ao sharp was the demand that a 10-ccnt premium was paid over former prices. Other lines were aiuo linn. Nine loads of steers were sold, the bulk at $7.70. One email load brought $S Other sales were at $0.40 to $7.60. The best cows offered, brought $U.0o aud choice heifers sold at J7.25. Tho new top price of $8.75 for hogs was received for a single load. Moat of the sales were at $S.5 to $S.70. The best smooth heavy hogs sold at $7.U5 to $7.75. Not much was done in the mutton division. Good ewes were T.aken at $4.50 and lambs at $lS.25 aud $0.35. Receipts were 175 cuttle, 004 hogs and 30S sheep. bhippera were: John Byfast. Condon, 1 car ci.i.i; 0. ai. r.inott. KeUinond, cars cat tle; George Whipple, Redmond, 1 car cat tle; M. R. BisBii. Redmond, 2 card cattle; Si. B. Hurger, Moore, 1 car hoes; .1. G. Englund, Arinstead. 2 cars bogs; Otis Thay er, Hope, 2 cars hoss: J. IL Bills, Sundale, 1 Ciir hogs: b B. Decker, Silverton. 1 cur hogs; Jim Mace, Redmond, 1 car hogs: W. H. Miller, Hunts Ferry, 1 car hogs; Swag garl & Mills, lone, 1 car sheep; 13. D. Shomp, Condon. 1 car sheep. ine days eaics were as -follows: a cows . 1 cow 1 cow . . 3S steers 2l steers 1 steer . 11 steers 2 steers 2S steer B heifers o heifers 2 cows . 3 mixed 47 hogs . 27 hogs . 40 hogs . 104 hogs . 8 hogs . 83 hogs . 51 hogs . e hog! WL Price. .1 120 $.IMJ ..10:10 n.tio; ...ir.24 1 1 7.70 920 7.00 .1347 .1145 . 844 .1219 14 151 5 200 823 189 29 steers ' 21 hi eers TO steers 25 HIeers 25 ftitecrs 7 Iioks . S.U01IO0 hogs . 7.50 1 hog . . e.40 :t Iioks . 7.2.I 2 horM 1020 5.B.".I 81 hous . 12TO .50l 24 lambs u.0O 43 ewes 8.501 50 ewes 8.5011(13 hogs . 8.50 125 lambs 8.70)12.-. lambs 7.45 10 hOK8 . 8.451 7S Iioum 21 8.70 3 hoss . 135 8.7UI 08 hogs . Wt. Price. ..115 1 7.70 . . 105O . .12110 . .1214 . .1214 7.70 7.50 7.70 7.70 107 8.00 1SH 8.70 570 37 S15 214 OS i4 7.ti5 7.05 7.65 8.65 B.2 5 4.50 78 3.5o li 8.t. current local quotations on classes of livestock follow: Prime steers Choice steers Medium steers 68 tt 277 257 443 212 6.35 tf.35 8.B5 8.75 the 8.70 various .$7.60 -a $8.00 . 7.4HIH) 7. BO . 7.00 ii 7.2! . 0.25 5j. C.75 . 8. 00(U 6.23 . i.(K(6 7.25 . 8.00 9.00 . 6.00(g 7.50 . 4.00 rr 5.0 0.00 4: 7.00 7.75 rai 7.00 if Choice cows Medium cows Heifers Light calves Heavy calves Bulls Slugs ....... Hogs Light Heavy ...... Sheet We th era !.00fS 6.00 Ewes 3.50 4.75 Lambs 5.004JI 6.75 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 18. Hogs Receipts, 14,500; market. higher. Heavv, $8.40(6 S.60; light. $8.20(h S.45; pigs, $7(tf8; bulk of sales, $S.35ftyS.S0. Cattle Receipts. 3500; market, steady. Na tive steers. 7. CIO iv 8.05 : cows and heifers. $6.257.75; Western steers. $6&S; Texas steers, $5,854(7.35; range cows and heifers, $5.75&7.00: calves, S7.2510.25. Sheen Receipts. 12,000; market, stead v. Yearlings. $5.Sor 0.50; wethers. $5.25j5.75; lambs, $6.90 07.60. Chicago Livestock Stun net. CHICAGO, Feb.- 18. Hogs Receipts 28. 000; market, strong. 5 cents above yester- aay s average, uuik or sales. $s.oo8.75; light. $8.55(o 8.80; mixed, $8,5058.80; heavy, $8.3508.80; rough, $S.35 Co S.50 ; pifca, $7.80 O 8.75. Cattle Receipts. 1S.OO0; market. slow. Beeves, $7.t0 la 0.55 : Texas steers. $6.80618: Western steerB. S6.60yt7.8O: t4tndtF.ru nri feeders', $5.50(i7.Rr.; cows and heifers, $3.60 W.ou; calves. l.oufic lu.w. hheep Receipts. 30,000; market, slow. Native, $4.70Ctt 0.00: Western, $4.70(fi 6.00, yearlings. $5.feota i.tiu; lambs, native, $tt.7U(U 7.70; Western. $6.757.75. , Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Feb. 18. Lead quiet, 3.05 4.05: London. il9 10s. Spelter easy. 0.30r 5.40: London 21 7s fid. Copper quiet. Standard spot and April. 14.12 014.50: electrolytic. 14.87V; lake. uominai; casting, n.w a-14. to. Tin weak. Spot, SU.OOSi 39.40; May, 39.00 39.35. Antimony dull: Coukson's, 7.25. Iron quiet, unchanged. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Feb. 1. Butler Lower. creiimerles. 23 at 29 wc. Eggs Lower. Receipts, 8010 cases; at niara, cases uoiuueu, 2l(;i2oc: ordinary firsts, 2425c: flrsts. 26c. Cheese higher. Daisies, 17t417.ic: twins, iiQ,iTe; Americas, lSUc; lone Driest Fruit at New York. NEW YOIttv. Feb. 18. Rcinr.i.J or. pies, quiet and steady. Prunes, firm. Peaches aDoui steaay. luluth Unseed Jtarket May, $1.55 'A ; J DULUTH. Minn.. Feb. IS. Linseed. $1.54: uly, $1.5714. MARKET IS UPSET Stocks Fluctuate With Freight Rate Case Rumors. TRADERS ARE CONFUSED President Said to Favor Speedy De cision, and This Wall Street at First Takes to Mean Increase. Xo - Opinion Expressed. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. The stock market was upset today by conflicting reports con cerning the probable disposition of the freight rate cases.. The movement of prices hinged almost entirely ' on these reports, which, as they were circulated in Wall street, were so contradictory that before the day was done speculators were badly con fused. . Uncertainty as to the disposition by the Interstate Commerce -Commission of the Eastern railroads' application for a 5 per cent increase in freight rates has exerted a repressive Influence on the market for so long that speculators were greatly relieved when news came from Washington that President Wilson favored a speedy decision. The street, however, did not stop at that, but jumped to the conclusion that the'Pres ldent 'favored an increase In rates. A Wall street news agency published the statement that information from "a source close to the Interstate Commerce Commission" indi cated that a "favorable decision" would be rendered at an early date. On the strength of these assumptions, the market, which had been dull and irregular earlier in the day, advanced strongly. " Half an hour before the close the street learned that it had assumed too much. Chairman Clark, of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, was quoted in a Washington dispatch as saying that President Wilson had ex pressed no opinion regarding, the merits of the rate case. The weekly steel trade reviews reported a further increase in new orders. Pressed Steel Car was strengthened by its annual report, showing a gain of $1,404,000 in net. Otherwise, there was little to Influence the course of the market, aside from the freight rate cace. London did little here today. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par val ue, $3,785,000. United Slates bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson ft Co., Lewis building, Portland. Sales. Amal Copper . . 19,000 Am Beet Sugar. 1UO Am can Co ... 5,000 do preferred.. 500 Am Car & Fdy. 6U0 Am Cotton Oil Am Kmel 4c Ref 700 Am Sugar 3U0 do preferred.. Am Tel & Tel.. 1.100 Am Tobacco . .. COO Anaconda 1.700 Atl Coast Line. 300 A T & Santa Fe 2.800 do preferred.. 200 Bait it Ohio . .. 3..WO Brook R Trun.. 1.000 Canadian Pac. 12.200 C & O 0,000 C & G W 1O0 C & N W 7O0 C, M & St Paul. 1,800 Central Leather 3.000 Central of N J Chino 1.200 Col Fuel & Iron Col Southern ... y Cunsol Gas D Ai R G Distilling Securi 1.000 Erie 11.000 General Elcc . .. 500 Gt North Ore . . 1.000 Gt North pf ... 23.400 Illinois Central lnterboro Metro do preferred.. 400 Inter Harvester 70O K C Southern.. 3n Lehigh Valley.. 400 Louis & Nash.. 2.000 Mexican Central M. S P & H S M 10O Mo. Kan & Tex 1.500 Mo Pacific .... 1.10O National Lead Nat Biscuit ... 300 do preferred N Y Central . . . 17,000 N Y. Out it Wes "3O0 Norfolk & West 4o North America. 100 Northern Pao. . 1.200 Pacldc Mail Pennsylvania ... 8.TOO People's Gas . . 3(K Reading . . .. 53,K0 Republic S &. I.. 10( Rock Island Co 3.:i0o High. 76 ?i 25 A 31 !)3 G2 '6914 107 iii 240 124 i 9SH 100 93 M, 112 H 2HHi 64 4 1H 3: Mi 104 34 43" " 19 30 14S 37 loOH 61 ir,s 25 151 . 136 A 134H 27 "pi" " 2S 10414 71 "4 116 112 122 1S 25 7-, B'i 27 148 103 !i Closing Low. Bid. 75 Vi 25 V ROVt 92 CI "67 107 121 247 6 123 97 H 100 91 pa 213 03 13 135 101 Ti 83 '42 19t4 29 148 35 vs 1.2S 60 Ti 10S 25 150 130 is:t 21 i 25 isi' " "S9 2S 103 TlVi 115 iio 121 lOO1 25 95 Southern. Pac... 13,000 Southern Ky . . 400 Texas Oil I..IOO Union PaelUc .. 32.00O do preferred United Rds S F U K Steel Cor.. 81.HOO 66 do preferred.. 2.0O0 110 Utah Copper ... 1.80O C5 Wabash 1.90O 2 Western Union.. 4.3ll ti Westing Elcc .. 2.10O 71 Wisconsin Cent Total sales for the aay, 1A 100 snares. BONDS. Reported ty Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board or urade Duiiding. .foriiitna. 147 161 65 109 55 2 5 70 75 T4 25 o 1)2 51 45 68 1061. 1 12 121 248 30 123 7T 100 92 112 214 63 13 135 103 33 305 42 32 26 134 15 19 30 148 35 129 130 15 Gl 107 5 151 135 3 1 134 21 26 'A 50 133 ,120 S9 28 104 71 116 28 111 122 107H J47 162 65 22 65 109 55 2 65 70 Atchison general 4s Atlantic Coast Lino 1st 4s 93 B & O gold 4s 05 B li T 4s 91 dies & Ohio 4s 98 C M k St P gen 4s loa C K I col 4s 45 l al Cas 5s 93 C B Q joint 4s 96 Erie general 4s 75 lilt Met 4s 7S T,oulsville Nashville uni 4s.. 95 Bid. Asked. 95 95 60 . . . S.t .. . 94 ... 95 . . . 98 . . . 93 . . .100 . . . 95 . . . 77 . . . 92 . . . 91 . . .105 . .. 75 Missouri Pacific 4s. N Y O gen 3s N W 1st con 4s Northern Pacific 4s Oregon Short Line ref 4s.. urecor. Railway Nav 4s... Pacific Tel 5s Penna con 4s Readir?g general 4s St L & S K ref 4s Southern Pacific ref 4s..... Southern Pacific col 4s.... Southern Railway 5s...... Southern Railway 4s United Railway iav 48 03 Union Pacific 1st and ref 4s 102 United states Steel 5s 93 West Shore 4s 00 Wabash 4s !3 Westinghouse Elec conv 5s..-.. 88 United States 2s registered 98 United states 2s coupon 98 United States :ts registered 102 Unite.l States 3o coupon 102 United States 4s registered 111 United States 4s coupon 112 Stocks at BoNton. BOSTON. Feb. IS. Closing quotations: Allouez 42 Nevada Con .... 16 Amalg Copper.. ;Nip!ssing Mines. 6 A Z L & Km... l:.North Butte 30 Arizona Com .. 5!North lAke 2 I'ai & Arizona.. 6SjOld Dominion... 52 Cai & Hecla 450 Osceola 82 Centennial . ... 18 IQuinty 67 Cop Ran Con Co 93'rtlShannon 1 K Butte Cop M. 12 ISuperlorl 31 Franklin 4;Sup & Bos Min.. 2 Ciranby Con ... 86Tamarack 40 Grwne Cananea. 301U S S R & M... 42 I koyalle (Cop) 22 I do preferred... 48 Kerr Lake 4 Utah Con 13U Lake Copper... 9 Utah Copper Co. 53 94 95 2 96 103 45 94 75 78 95 0O 84 94 95 98 94 10O 95 77 92 3 105 75 OO 4 102 94 60 84 88 99 90 103 112 December, 9.71c: January, 9.73c '-Spot, barely steady; Rio, No. 7, Gc; San tos, No. 4. 12c. Mild coffee, dull; Cordova, 13 16c, ---nominal. - . . . Raw sugar, steady; Muscovado, 2.92c; centrifugal, 3.42c; molasses, 2.67c Refined, steady. . SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET. Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Ftc SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. Fruit Pine apples, $l.oO2.25; apples,. Newtown Pip pins, $1.5002; Hoover. $1.25 4J 1.50 ; No. 2, tOcy tl; Mexican limes. $5.50 6.50; Cali fornia lemons, $23.5u. . Potatoes River Delta whites, 75o $1.10; Oregon Burbanks, $1.251.50; sweets, $1.35 tf l.tio. Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse. $1,75 0 3; green peas, 5&9c; string beans, nominal; eggplant, Florida, 12 15c Onions Oregon, $3.258.S5. Butter Fancy creamery, 20c: seconds, 23c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 21o; store, 19c Cheese New, 1619c; Young Americas, lG:0c. Receipts Flour. 2632 quarters; barle"y. 15,295 centals; potatoes, 5515 sacks; hay, 315 tons. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 18. Spot cotton, quiet. Middling uplands, 12.00c ; do. gulf, lXISc TRUING IS BEGUN CREWS RESUME WORK ON WILLAMETTE-PACIFIC JLINE. ' Six Miles More of Ralls Expected to Be Laid Between Eu$enc and Coo Bay This Week. EUGENE, Or., Feb. 18 (Special.) Tracklayingr on the Willamette-Pacific Line from Eugene to Coos Bay was re--sumed early this week with a crew of 60 men, after suspension of activity for about two months because of the rainy weather. The rails had been laid thfrough Isotl tunnel to the west ern portal and work was suspended there because the rains had caused numerous landslides into the cut approaching- the tunnel. It is expected that six miles of track will be down before the end of the week, carrying the rails to Chicka hominy Greek, near Walton postof fice, 30 miles from Eugene and at least half way from Eugene to tide water. Five steel bridges have been com pleted between Eugene and the tunnel two across Noti Creek and three across the Long, Tom. Several bridges west of the tunnel can be completed within a compara tively short time, and it is expected that the tracks will be completed to Mapleton or Acme, on tidewater, by the middle of the Summer. Preparations are well under way for pushing the grading this Summer south of the Siuslaw River. Porter Brothers-Grant Smith Company, sub contractors for grading, have leased waterfront from the Wendling-John-son Lumber Company, at Glenada, op posite Florence on the Siuslaw River, and will erect a. wharf and warehouse for the storage of the supplies that come in by water for use in the camps about to be established. Fully 25O0 men will be required on the construc tion work which is about to begin on the coast- . REACTION 111 WHEAT Prices Weaken When Export Demand Ceases. TONE STEADY AT CLOSE Liverpool Market Falls to Respond to jPrecedlng Day's Advance at Chicago Corn. Harvest in Ar gentina Begun Oats Off. CHICAGO, Feb. IS. Flattening out of export business today took the edge off the market for-wheat. Prices at the close were steady, but HHc to K3io under last night. Corn finished Ho to Ho down, oats off HHc, and provisions varied from unchanged figtures to a decline of 25c- Discouragement for the wheat bulls came early, Liverpool quotations being unrespon sive to yesterday's advance on this side. Beginning of the corn harvest in Argen tina, implying shipments of the new crop Boon from that country, had a bearish In fluence on the price of the cereal here. Covering by shorts gave oats at first an appearance of Independent strength. In the end, however, the market suffered a set back with other grain. Buyers backed away from provisions be cause of the weakness of cereals. Confi dence of holders was somewhat unsettled, too. by the increase -shown in hog-packlns since November L as compared with a year ago. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. irst Blatiooa I Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON STS. Open. High. Low. Close. July .StUi .S9 -83 CORN. May 66i .66 .66 .66 July ooVa .USfc .ttOH .664 OATS. May 40 .40i .3v4 .30 July 39 .a9Ts .9 .B9J MESS PORK. May .... ...21.77 ,4 21.82 21.70 21.70 July . 21.82 21.82 21.75 S1.T5 LARD. May 10.95 1O.05 10.00 10.92U July 11.15 11.15 '11.10 11.10 SHORT RIBS. May H.02J4 11.62 11.55 11.37 July 11.75 11.77 11.70 11.72 CITY MANAGER CONSIDERED Medford 3Iayor Names Committee to Frame New Cliarter. MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) Mayor Purdin, at the Council meeting Ta.st night, appointed a second citizens' committee to draft a new pity charter providing either for a commission or city manager form of government. The first meeting wa called for Thursday. The committee is made up of the fol lowing; W. L Vawter, president of the Jackson County Bank; George Millar, ex-Socialist Councilman; S. Vilas Beck vrith, manager of the local fruit as sociation; Dunbar Carpenter, lawyer and municipal government expert; CJ. Putnam, editor; K. H. Ruhl. editor; A. C. Hubbard, merchant; Ben .Sheldon, vice-president of the Commercial' Club; Leon B. liaskius, merchant; 11. I De Armond, lawyer; L. I. Jacobs, banker, K. H. Kelly, Prosecuting Attorney; T. W. Miles. Councilman; J. A. Perry, banker; M. Purdin, Mayor; Porter J. Neff, ex-City Attorney; F. V. Medynski, Councilman: Dr. K. B. Plckel, Mrs. George F. King and Mrs. F. W. Hollis, clubwomen. l.a Salle Copper 5 M: ! Winona Miami Copper... 2.'! jWol verine Mohawk 45 I 4ii 47 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. B'eb. IS. Call money steady. 1&2; ruling rate, 1; closing, 1 54 Si' 2. Time loans steady; tiO uays, 2&l2i; 90 days, 263; six months, 'dttv3. Mercantile paper, 3p4V.: sterling ex change easy, tRl days, S4.S375; demand, ?4,S.-,S0. Commercial bills. $4.S2i. Bar silver. 573,iC. Mexican dollars. 45c. Government bonds steady; .railroad bonds, steady. LONDON, Keb. IS. Bar silver, steady. 26Vid. Money, 1 per cent. Short bills and three months bills. 2. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. unchanged. -.Sterling on London. 00 days. $4. S3 vg ; do. sight, f4.S6. 18. Silver bars. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. IS. Hops. quiet- Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Feb. 18. After opening steady at an ' advance of 3 to 5 points In sympathy with steady French cables and reports of slightly higher cost and freight offers, the ootTee market eased off under liquidation, part of which seemed to come from houses with cotton exchange connec tions. Some scattered selling was also In spired by the continued full Sao Pftulo re ceipts and reports of a slack spot demand. Tha close was steady, but from 7 to 10 points net lower. Sains. 74.73 baero. Febru ary, S.Uilc; March, tl.olc; -May. U.21c; Julv. a.ilAt lientepittat. Ocubn, .Uc; PIONEER WOMAN IS DEAD Airs. Mary F. Nixon, of 1'orcst tirovc, Succumbs at Home. FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. IS. (Special.) Mrs. Mary F. Nixon, wife of Dr. Robert Nixon, of this city, is dead at her home. She was 65 years, 5 mouths and 14 days old. She was the daughter of William Patton and came with her parents across the plains by ox team when she was only one year old. She was a resident of Forest Grove for many years, and Dr. Nixon is Forest Grove's pioneer dentist. They were married in 1878." Two children were born, and both survived. They are Dr. R. P. Nixon, of this city, and Mrs. A. R. Stracham, of Moffit, Or. IV1. E. DUNN ENTERS RACE Oregon City Man Seeks to Become Clackumus Treasurer. OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 18 (Spe cial.) M. E. Dunn, a business msrt of Oregon City, today announced his in tention of becoming a candidate for County Treasurer in the Republican primaries. His announcement was ex pected, and makes hifn the, third aspir ant for the Republican nomination, the others being James F. Nelson, of Mulino, and J. K. Pardee, of Gladstone. J. O. Staats has announced his can didacy for the Democratic nomination for County Treasurer. Captain James P. Shaw, of Milwaukie. is considering making the race as an independent. ASTORIA GRABS FRONTAGE Port Acquires Option on 1000 I'eet Adjoining $3(2,500 Piece. ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.) The Port of Astoria Commission at its meeting has secured a 30-day option on a tract of 1000 feet of water front age adjoining the property recently purchased as a site for the public wharf, the price being $32,000. This would give the commission a tract of frontage about 3000 feet in length and 1200 feet deep. L. J. 'Walsh, the port engineer, has arrived and at once will begin preparing the plans andr specifications for the proposed wharves and coal bunkers. Johnson Hit by Measles Epidemic. JOHNSON, Wash., Feb. IS. (Special.) The public school here, which has been closed down for more than a week owing to an outbreak of diphtheria, re sumed work in all departments on Mon Gay morning of this week. No more cases have developed, though there Is a general epidemic of measles. Tlie at tendance in all c'cparlruuuUt ia only abuut tt f caul. Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red, 36c: No. 3 red, 0.c; No. 2 hard, 13c; No. 3. bard, 12 & V2Kc; No. 2 Northern, 945Vjc; No A Northern. 0304c; No. S Bpring. U4f!3c: No. 3 Spring. 03t4c. Corn No. 3, BOGpBlc; No. 8 white, 64 4 6tM:0; No. 3 yellow. 4lKdC4c. Rye No. 2, nominal; No. 3, ttOc. Barley, 5072c. , TimothJ-. 3.73 (3 5.85. Clover, S12l-L50. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 18. Wheat No. 1 naro. o-jsc; io. 1 isortnern, uz&4ic; No. 2 Northern, yOli Ca'Oja.c; No. S wheat. 8754 S'S9c; May. 'Jli4lc: July, t3c. Barley, 4566c Flax. 1.03wl.05Mi. European Crain Markets. LONDON, Feb. IS. Cargoes on passage firmly held. English country markets, aulet; French country maraets, steaay. LIVERPOOL. Feb. IS- Wheat em futures steady. March. 7a 4Vsd; May and San Francisco drain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 18. Spot Quota tions: Walla Walla. $1.68 &I.80; red Rus- Mian, 4i.oovi.iij; -rurKoy red, l.KOi 1.0214; bluestem, 1.05i4 l.tj7 hi I feed barley $1.10; brewing barley, nominal; white oats. i.-ii Vfc (&I1.30; bran, $23 &23.50: middlings. 30ro31; shorts $2o.OOai 28. Call board Barley: December, L11: v 'j , u,ib, uc, bikcq; .imy, new, $1.10 asked; August, new, $1.10 asked' spot, $1.0S asked. Puget Bound Wheat Markets. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 18. Wheat Blue stem. 87c; fortyfold, SOc; club, 880: flfe, o'Sc; red Russian, 87c. Yesterdays car receipts Wheat, 13: oats. S; barley, 14; hay. 29; flour. 1. TACOMA, Wash.. Feb. 18. Wheat Blue stem. HSc; fortyfold, 8814c; club. B8c- red Russian, 8Sc ' Yesterday's car receipts Wheat. 15; bar ley. 1; hay, 7. NEW HIGH SCHOOL NEEDED i:u gene Voters to Decide on Proposed Bond Issue for Building. EUGENE, Or.. Feb. 18. (Special.) An election will he held here on Fri day, February 20, to determine whether the school district shall issue bonds in the amount of (110,000 for the purpose of erecting a new high school build ing. The present building is over crowded and is not designed for the vocational course now being offered in the high school curriculum. The site for trie proposed high school is a full city, block, 844 feet square, located half a mile to the southward of the present building. Some opposition has developed to the bonding plan. The building it is proposed to erect is to be of white pressed brick, with a ground plan in the form of a huge block "E," 250 feet along the front and so designed that additions would com plete a hollow square of 250 feet on a side. Within the arms of the "E" will be a gymnasium, arranged for seating 1000 persons, and between this gym nasium and the main building will be an outdoor court for tennis or football practice. BARRACKS CLERK CLEARED Secretary of War Admonishes C. E. Karl in Dismissing Case. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash., Feb. IS. (Special.) Charges filed against C. E. Earl, clerk here in the quartermaster's office, were dismissed Tuesday, but the Secretary of War in his dismissal of the case admonished Mr. Earl "in future in making reports, if need be. of irregularities' against his superior officers, that ,he refrain "from personal animosity." ' Mr. Karl and W. T. Simpson, the lat ter also a clerk in the same office, had filed charges last year- against C. L. Hunt, chief clerk in the quartermas ter's office here, and charges later were filed against them. Centralia to Curb VTice. CEXTRALIA, Wash., Feb. IS. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Foster and Prosecuting Attorney Cunningham have begun an active campaign against vice in Lewis County. During the last few days there has been an exodus of fallen women from Centralia. The local, red light district has been closed up on the order of the prosecutor. Lindsay Home at Union Burns. UNION, Or., Feb. IS. (Special.) Fire destroyed the home of E. Lindsay in the west part of the city last night. None of the family was at home at the time. The cause is. unknown. The alarm was given at midnight- The loss altogether will exceed $2000, only par tially covered .by insurance. DAILY MKTKOKOLOOICAt, JSKPOKT. PORTLAND. Feb. IS. Maximum temper, ature. 4S degrees; minimum. 88 degrees. River reading, 8 A. M.. .3.0 feet; change in last 21 hours foot fall. Total rainfall (3 V. M. to 5 P. M. , .01 inch: total rainfall since September 1. 1013, 27.77 inches; nor mal rainfall since September 1, 2T1.71 inches; deficiency of rainfall since September 1.' I1S. l.y-l Inches. Total sunshine. 4 bonis an aiiuutes; possible sunshine. 10 house 42, LADD & TILTON BANK v Efftablislied 1359. OmpitfU 91,000,000 SJT 1,000,000 Commercial and Savings Accounts M. Ijsvdd, President. Robert fi. Howard, Asst. Caahier KrCok)n ghairu7v--PTe. J. W. Idd, AsntTthiBT WEC Xn nckley, Cashier. Walter MlCook. Asst. Cashier. Corner -WaaMnctoa-sad Third. Streets till 'vl B li I I ll t :ti 1 w u 1 tin m t r 1 ivM hj vs IIM lit. --TZi- n ft m w 11 f- 1 b Companie- (GenereJe Traaisatlantique Direct Line to Havre-Paris (laurel. Sailings from New York e very Wednesday. 10 A. M. Tivo La- Lorraine, Wed., Feb. 25 I.A mnVKM'K Mar.4LA 8 AVOIK Mar. 11IA PROVENCE Apr. 1. LA LOIiRAJLSE Mar. 18LA TOtmAIJTE MarJf6tt-RAM'S (new) Apr. S Twin-screw steamer. tQuadniple-screw steamer. SPECIAL SATI KDAY SAIIJNUS FROM NEW YORK, S P. M. ONE CLASS CABIN (H and THIRD-CLASS Passengers Only. tROCHAMBJSAU Ko.5 CHICAtiO Mar. 1 C. W. Stinger. 80 6th st.: A. 1. CTiarltoa, A3 Mornsor St.; K. M. Taylor, V M A St. P. Br.; Iorsey It- Smith. 69 5th St.; A. I'. Sheldon. 100 d 4.; H. Dickson, S48 'Washington st. ; North Busk Koad. 6th and eitaxfc. sts.; L. t. Walker, agent Lnlon yaclflo Railway. minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level), 5 P. M- 29.52 Inches. THE WEATHER. 5 Wind 2 6 fl O S 2. STATIONS. . St weVtner. ? I f f ' Baker Boise .......... Boston ........ Calgary Chicago ....... Denver ........ Ilea Moines . . Duluth Eureka ........ Galveston Helena ........ Jacksonville ... Kansa3 City . . -Los Angeles ... Marshfield .... Medford ....... Montreal ...... New Orleans . . New "York North Yakima Phoenix ....... Pocatello Portland Roseburg ...... Sacramento .... BL Paul gait Lake San Francisco - Seattle Spokane ....... Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla walla . . Washington ... Winnipeg ...... 42 0 4S O 2S.O. 80 0 820, 44'0 SOiO 14 0 60 0 02 0 3ttj0 72 O 32 0. GS4. 50:0. 8S-0 120 74 0 32 O SSi'O. 02 O. 44 0 48:0 4S0 600 22:0 6o;o BSll 5410 asio 64 0. 4S O 8 O aow) 2 0 OOI 00 0O 24 00 00' OOI .00 .OS 4 3 (Cloudy 4 NWrCloudy 6SW 6 K 8;N io;ne S N lO'W 8SE 0410SW .OOi 4:NW oo;io.sk SO'SJIN 04l 6iNE 14 4 NW .00 24SE .001 4 -SB .OOllSSE 00 4 NK 00- 4;N 02 4 SB 6 SB 6!B 4 NWICloudy .40;S4i6E (Cloudy .0U.2O NW Clear .OO .01 0(i Cloudy snow Cloudy Clear rCloudy Clear Cloud, Cloudy Cloudy Clear Snow Rain rCloudy PL cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Kain Cloudy Cloudy OOI 8.S 0214 SW .00 19- NE .00 4 NE 001 ON OOUolE OOf 4'N .OCH :NE .OOI12W fCloudy jiouay pt. cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy Kain iClear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A storm of marked energy is approaching the North Pacific Coast from tho ocean. Warnings for this disturbance were ordered at 6:30 P. M. at all coast stations between Cape Flattery and coos Bay. The disturb ance has already caused heavy rains in California and lighter amounts In Western Oregon. A large high-pressure area Is cen tral north of the Dakotas and a storm of moderate energy overlies the West Gulf states. The latter disturbance baa caused rain in Texas and the lower Mississippi Val. ley and snow In Kansas, Nebraska and Western Missouri. It Is generally - colder along the east slope of the Rocky Moun tains. The temperatures have risen In the East Gulf states. The conditions are favorable for rain or snow In this district Thursday, with In creasing east to south winds along the coast. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; southeasterly winds. Oregon Rain: southeasterly winds, in creasing along the coast. Washington Rain west, rain or snow east portion: increasing easterly winds shifting to southerly along the coast. Idaho Rain or snow. Humaneness, economy, durability and exemption from excessive paving bills are assured when you insist upon Bitulithic pavement. J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS. BONDS. C.RA1N AND COTTON. MEM BRR8 NEW YORK STOCK. 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Regular through service from San Krnn;isco. S. S. Moana OO.OlH) tons) aiU lnrch 4 S. Aoranei (10.000 tons) sails April 1 S. S. Tahiti (IS, 000 tons) sails April Send for pamphlet. Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand, Ktd, Office: 679 Market Btreet, fcan lrancisco, or local S. is. and R. li. agenta. , AND SAN UIKOO S. S. YUCATAN WEDNESDAY, 1"K. J8. COOS BAY AI KCKKKA S. S. ALLIANCE SUNDAY', FEB. 15. 6 P. M. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COt 122-A THIRD SIKKEI I'bones Mala and A loll. COOS BAY L1KS. Steanniiip Breakirater Sails from Alnsworth dock. Portland, at S P. M. everj Tuesday evening Freight re ceived until 12 O'CLOCK (NOON) ON SAIL ING. DAY. Passenger fare: First-class. Sit; second-class (men only), $7. Including; berth and meals. Ticket office at LOWUH AI.NSWORTH DOCK. PORTLASt Ac COOS BAY STEAMSHIP LINE. U H. KEATING. Agent. l'honea Main 3600. A 22i. KXl'KESS STEAMOS FOR Sao Fraarts-co and I.oi Angeles WITUOCT CIIAJitiK. S. S. BKAB allK 4 V. M., Feb. 10. :. . BCAVKK, Feb. 23. HIK SAS FKA'UH'U & PORTLAND S. i CO. Tkkrt lliliic. 3.1 and Wusuintf ton. wiXU O.-W. K. Jt N. Co. I'liou- Mor.liall 45O0. A 6121. PORTLAND, t'ei. 17. A small iow prei-