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TITC' MORXUS'G OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1914. 17 FLOUR IS TOO HIGH Orientals Not in Market for New Supplies. MARCH USUALLY ACTIVE Onl Cliaiirc for Iibcral Movement .Now Would Be TlirougH Reduc tion in Trans-Pacinc l'Yclgtit Rates AVneat Is Strong. Tt licat trading, chiefly between Puget Found millers and speculators, at full prices flhons the strength of tbo market In the Northwest. Buying from farmers is limited this week, as prices asked in the country are for the most regarded as too high. The export flour demand continues unsat isfactory. Generally March Is a fair ship ping month, but the slowness of the inquiry now does not hold out much promise for the coming month. Japan might buy flour, but not at the high prices that millers on this Coast find it necessary to ask. The state cf the silver market on the other side oper ates against now business. It ia also nkely that the Japanese are well supplied' with wheat, as they have bought nine or ten cargoes lu Australia, and since the Beason opened have obtained about 4.000,000 bush els from this Coast. This, with their native wheat, should make them more or less in dependent of America. Still, shippers think there would be an opportunity to put some business through if -they could get re duced rates from the steamship lines. As for flour market prospects in 'South China, they are described by Consul-Gencral Anderson, of Hongkong, as follows: 'Thu new year has only moderate pros pects for the trade. . Present orders promise a continuation of the trade in large volume lor the opening months, but the financial situation is uncertain, and it is all but Im possible to -move stocks satisfactorily . until the paper currency issued by the provinces of China Is brought nearer its face value in silver. The flour is wanted, and exchange between gold and silver, and prices in the United States and elsewhere, are such as to snake trading possible. If only Chinese con sumers can obtain silver for their needs. Promises have been made from time to time that the situation In South China would be relieved by help from Pekln, but the present prospects are that help will be required at each place, and It is uncertain what can be done to relieve tho South China situation. Vnless It is relieved a good year's trade will bo Impossible." llecause of the slackness of the export flour trade, the mill feed market is very firm. Nearly all the millers are up 50 cents this week in their prices on bran and shorts. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by tho Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay. Mon. Tues. . . JW3 40 3'J 5 li YpHr hro Sat.. Mon. Tues.. I-'!) 1 3(J 11 Seusn to date.l:i0::s 2077 19.-.T 1ST aotia Vtur ago lolilO 173U 154 Hot) - The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer ohants' Kxchange follow: American visible supply -RtiHhels. Decrease. 1.3P2.00O (S4S.000 OtKI.OOO 1.0U0.OOO 311,000 1,754.000 1,504,000 1.371.000 3S1.000 030,000 February B4, 1014... February 24, 11)13... February :ri, UHI. February 27, 1P11... February 2S. 1010... . . .57,suu.ou0 . . .;j,7:i.,ooo , . . .57,473.000 . . .41.770.000 . . .-'5.MO.O0O . . .uS.Ul4.00O . . .ii. 008.000 . . .44.SS4.0O0 .47,2S.l,0O0 . . -S5.00S.0O0 1. !!)... a. 1008... 4. 1M07... 1(K6... B. 1903... Income. Quantities on Passage Week Week Week ending Feb. 2-1 Bushels . .20. 330.01") ..10.712,000 ending ending Feb. 14 Feb. 22, '13 Bushels Bushels 23.0S0.000 21.532,000 17.708,000 28.504, OOO For . TJ. K. ... Continent Totals . .4U.04S.OOO 40.848,000 4S.03U.000 World's Shipments (flour included)- Week Week Week ending Feb. i'l Bushels 3.17.-..0W 2.370.000 U.700.0O0 912.000 2.7GO.OOO endinx endine Feb. 14 Feb. 22. '13 From TJ. S.. Can.. Argentina .. Australia .. Dun. ports. ltussia India Bushels Bushels 4.092.000 1,920.000 2.152,000 1.032.000 4.00S. 000 144,000 2.929.UOO 4,090,000 1.53(1.000 W2O.000 931, 000 370,000 Totals .. .13.013.000 13.34S.000 10.7U3.00O World's shipments, season to date From This Season. Last season. TJ. S. und Canada. Argentine Australia Danuuian ports... Russia India 7. . .1SB.350.00O 160.235.000 ... 22.075,000 55,140,1100 . . yu,2is.ooo 23.935.000 .. 39,032,000 41.701,000 . .107,404,000 7.",S.'!0,000 ... 25.09S.O0O 42,953.000 Totals . .410,803,000 399,934,000 IMSTRICT IS NEARLY CLEANED LP .Ilve Hundred Bales of Western Washington Hops Are Sold. About 500 bales of Western Washington hops were sold yesterday at prices ranging from 13 to 10 cents. The buyers were re ported to be James Plncus and Hugh Herren which means -continuance of the English demand. Only 300 bales are left unsold in that part of the state. One hundred bales of Yakimas changed hands at 10 cents. A California wire noted the sale by Mrs. Flake of 113 bales at 15 cents. The fol lowing regarding the pool appears in an Kastera trado paper: , Telegraphic advices from California re port the completion of the pool of the Sonoma and Mendocino growers. About 8000 bales are reported to be signed up and placed In the hands of a prominent firm of dealers on the Pacific Coast for sa the growers having appointed a board of trustees con istlng of three large growers to determine the Belling price. It Is also reported that efforts are now being made to get the Sac ramento and Oregon growers to enter a slml lar agreement tor the pooling of their hold mgs, consisting of about 6000 and 15,000 bales, respectively." ORANGES ARE FIRM , AT AN ADVANCE Mranier Due Late In Week Will Bring No l-'ruit. The orange market is very firm at J2 2.50 per box and the demand is good. There Is little doubt that supplies win be cleaned op by the end of the week. The steamer due Friday will bring no oranges, and the fol lowing steamer will have only a few cars. The banana train has been lost somewhere in Southern California. It has not been head from since Sunday, and Is not likely to reach Portland before next week. A car of Northern California celery, the last of the season, arrived yesterday. A fine car of sweet potatoes was also received. Ala bama sweet potatoes are offered to the local trade. A car of celery and a car of cabbage are due today. TWO PRICES XN THE BUTTER MARKJCT Eggs Are Holding Steady With Large Local Demand. Two prices are still quoted In the butter cr.arket. Tho large city creameries are hold ing at 32 cents and report their output cleaning up. Other city creameries have reduced to 30 cents, and this Is also the country creamery price. On the whole, the .market ia weak. Eggs were fairly steady with the bulk of sales at 21 cents. Receipts are large and bo is the consumption. The poultry market was firm. Chickens were quoted at 17 cents. Other kinds were scarce. Dressed meats were in light supply and firm. "" Bank Clearings. Bum Clearings or tne Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: CIearln;s Balances. 92.170 201,454 Portland BaatU , . 2.0OJ,:;-J7 2,204.745 418.1S! 771,573 . 43.S4M 53.0J4 PORTLAND UARKET QUOTATIONS. - Grain, Floor, Feed. Etc WHEAT Track prices:" Club, 80c; blue stem, 0c; forty-fold, 00c; red llussian. Sec; valley, 0c. ' OATS No. 1 white, milling. $24 14.60 per ton. FLOUR Patents, $4.60 per barrel; straights, $4; exports, S3.6508.8O; valley. S4.60; graham. $4.60; whole wheat. 14.80. CORN' Whole, $33.50s:t4; cracked. $34.&0 35 per ton. BAHLEY Feed, 2222.50 per ton; brew ing, nominal, rolled $25. HAT No. 1 Eastern Oregon timothy. $16.60; mixed timothy, $14.00; alfalfa. $14; clover, $9 10: valley, grain hay. $12 & 13.60. MII,LFEEI) Bran. $22.30 $24. CO; middlings. $50i&31. per ton; shorts. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $22.50 per box: lemons. $:t.504ii4.50 per box; pineapples, 6c per pound; bananas, 4Ve per pound; tangerines. $1.75 per box: grape fruit, California, $3.50; Florida, $5Q6 per box. VEGETABLE Cauliflower, $2.23 per crate; cucumbers, $1.50 & 1.73 per dosen; esprplunt, 10(15c per pound; peppers. 12 10 per pound; radishes, 85o per dosen; head lettuce, $2.25 per crate; garlic, 12&C per pound; sprouts, 11c per pound; artichokes, $1.73' per dozen; squash. 2lc: celery. $3.754 crate; tomatoes. $2.25 &2.50 per crate; hothouse lettuce, &075c per box; spinach, $1 per crate; horseradish. Sc310c; rhubarb, lOo per pound; cabbage. 2ffif2Hc per pound; asparagus, 30c per pound. QREBN FRUIT Apples, 76c92.25 per box: grapes, Malagas, $7 50t per kec; Em perors, $4 per keg; cranberries, S12012.&O per barrel; pears, $191.60. ONIONS Old. $3.253.50 per sack; buy ing price, $3 per sack at shipping points. 1'OTATOKS Oregon. 8000o per hundred;- buying .price, . &07c at shipping points; sweet potatoes, 92.252.50 per crate. BACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1; car rota, $1; parsnips, $1; beets, $1. Dairy- and Country Prod ilea. Local jobbing quotations: ECUS Oregon, fresh ranch, 21c per dozen. POLXTRV- Hens 17c; Springs, 17c; turkeys, live, 20&22c; dressed, choice, 252Uc; ducks, 14aittc; geese, 12Vi18c. CUEKSli Oregon triplets, -lc. Daisies, nominal; Young Americas, nominal. BUTTER Creamery prints, extra, 309 32Vfcc per pound; cubes, 27 tty 29c. POUK Faucy, 11c per pound. VIAL Fancy. 14 a 14 o per pound. Staple Groceries, Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia Kiver. one-pound talis. $2.25 pel dosen; half-poundl flats, $1.40: one-pound flats, $2.46; Alaska, pink, one-pound tails, buc; ailversides, one-pound tails, $1.26. HONEY Choice. $3.4008.60 per case. JvL'Tti Waluuts, 14$i2io per pound; Brazil nuts. 20c; filberts, 14 16a; almonds. l'Ja23c; peanuts, &&6c; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen; chestnuts, eft 10c per pound; pe cans, 14 fcj loo. UiANS Small white, 6c; large white, 4.00c; Limu, 0.40c; pink. c; Mexican. 5 lie; bayou, Bc. SUGAR Fruli and berry, $4.80; Honolulu plantation, $4.75; beet, $4.60; extra C. $4.30; powdered, barrels, $5.06. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. l?52o per pound. SALT Granulated. $14.00 per ton; half ground, loos, $10.25 per ton; 60s, $11 per ton ; dairy, $12.50 per ton. RIC1 No. 1 Japan. &&ttc; cheaper grades, 4V4o; Southern head, 5C(o. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10c per pound; apricots, 12014c; peaches. Bit He ; prunes, Italians, SoylOc; currants, 9toc; .-alslns. loose. Muscatel, 64 4j7fec; bleached Thomp eou, llc; uubleaclied Sultanas, 5c; seed ed, 8c; dates, Persian, 7 W 7 Vic per pound; fard, $1.40 per box. FIGS Package. 6 ox., 60 to box. $1.86; package. 10 oz., 12 to box, 80c; white, ZS-lb. box. $1.75; black, :s-lb. box. $1.75; black. SO-lb. box. $2.du; black. 10-lb. box. $1.13; Calarab candy figs. 20-lb. box. Hi Smyrna, per box $1.50. Previsions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 1SV419C; 12 to 14-pound, 18ttiU9ttc; 14 to 18-peund. 18Wc; skinned. l&Mc; picnic. 16c; boiled, 22c. BACON Fancy, 2627c; standard, 21 24c DRY SALT CURED Bacon, 18 20c; short clear backs, 14 016c; exports. laf loiuc; strips. 18 1714 c. LARD Tierce basis: . Pure, 1214 13 14c; compound, 10 Is c Oils. COAL OIL Barrels. 13 Mo: cases. 17 H O GASOLINE Bulk. 16c: cases. :8c; motor spirit, bulk. 16c; cases, 2&c LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 61: boiled. barrels, 63a; raw, casea, 60c: boiled, cases. tiSc. TURPENTINE In case. (So ner gallon: tanks, sic Hops, Wool nnd Hides. HOPS 1913 croo. crime and choice. lBa 17c; 1914 contracts, 15c PELTS Dry, loc; dry short wool. 7c; dry shearings, 10c; green shearings. 10c: salted lights. 00 Tic; salted heavy, 751900. HIDES Salted bides, 12yo per pound; salt kip, 13c; salted calf. 19c; creen hides, 11 Vic; dry hides, 23c: dry calf, 23c; salted bulls, Sc per pound; green bulls, 7c WOOL Valley. lOulic; Eastern Oregon. 10 ii 15c. MOHAIR 1913 clip, 26027c per pound. CASCARA BARK. Old and new. Bo per pound. GRAIN BAGS In car lots, 8S(4e. HOG MARKETwEAKER FORMER TOP PRICE IS TAIN ABLE NOT OB- Values Temporarily Depreaaeci by the Recent Free Liquidation -Sheep and Lamha Firm. There was a light run at the yards yes terday, and therefore but little business was done. The weakness of the hog market, signs of which were evident on the preced ing day, was more pronounced, and the best offerings failed to bring the old price by 15 cents. The weakness is regarded as temporary and due to the heavy liquidation of the past week. The cattle market was quiet and showed a steady tone. Sheep and lambs were firm. Receipts were ISs hogs and 123 sheep. Shippers were: H. D. Wortman, Medford. 1 car hogs; L. V. Gentry, Heppner,- 1 car hogs and sheep. The days .sales were as follows: Wt.Price.1 Wt.Price. 1 hog 11 .ou oty r rgs. 113 .oo 121 hogs . . 8 hogs 120 y'r'l'g's. 70 hogs .. . 11 lambs .. 17 wethers. 70 ewes . . . 102 hogs . . . 122 wethers. 1 ewe . . . 158 o.uui nogs 7.60,12 i hogs 0.00 77 hogs . 178 8.15 . 178 8.U5 . 100 8.50 120 117 209 00 98 98 191 96 90 2uU 8.70 -,9 ho; . ITS 8.70 U.O0I 29 steers 1255 7.90 5. u; 3 steers ..102O 7.90 4.26 1 cow .... 700 4.00 8.05 1 steer ... 800 6.50 5.75 1 steer .. . 750 ' 5.00 4.io 1 bull 1250 5.75 7.TOi hoei Current local quotations on the various classes of livestock follow; Prime steers $7.60 $8.00 Choice steers 7.40 & 7.60 Medium steers 7.00 Ul 7.23 Choice cows . . Medium cows . Heifers Light calves . . Heavy calves . . Bulls Stags Hogs Light Heavy Sheep 6.25 7.00 B.OOfti O.Zi e.0Gtt 7.25 8.00 9.00 0.000 7.50 4.000 5.00 U.00W 7.00 8.00 8.70 7.00HJI 7.70 Wethers 6.0014 6.00 Ewes 8.o08 4.90 Lambs .jjjjj . 5.004 6.80 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 24. Hogs Receipts. 7200; market, lower. Hce.vy, 3.23 &8.40; licht, Js'jS.St); pigs, 7feS; bulk of sales. $8.0(0 8.30. Cattle Receipts. 4000: market, higher. Native st'acrs, $7,404 8.S5; native cows and heifers. $0.258-10; Western steers, ?0.2o& 8.25; Texas steers. $6g"7.50; ranse cows and helrurs. $5,75 57.23; calves, $7.75 it 10.25. Sheep Receipts, 17,500; market, cigher. Yearlings, $6k6.S0; wethers, $5.25(38; lamba $77.85. Chicago Livestock' Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 24. Hogs Receipts, 30, 000; market, slow. Bulk of sales, $8.50W 8.65; light. 1 8.40 i 8.65; mixed, $8.40 8.07 ; heavy, $S.30?8.65; rough. $8.308.40; pigs. $7.50 41 8.50. Cattle Receipts. 6500; market, steady. Beeves, $7.104j 9.65; Texas steers, $6.90S: stoekers and feeders. $5.50ig8; cows and helrers. $3. TO 8. 65; calves, J7.50SU1. Sheep Receipts, 24,000: market, strong. Native, $4,9016.35; yearlings. ?607.8O; lanibii, native, $78. Duluih Linseed Market. DULL'TH, Minn., Feb. 24. Linseed. $1.56: May, $1.57; July, $1.6S. Taconia Spokane BEARS LOSE HEART Unable to Depress Stocks in Wall Street. LEADERS HOLDING STEADY Latest Mexican Developments Are Regarded a KaTorable lecrease in Surplus Freight Cars SJmjwti in KortnigTrtly Statement. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Transactions In stocks ttMSay were the smallest of the year. From opening' to close, quotations of the im portant stocks barely varied. Ixmdon cabled lower prices for some members of the inter national group, and placed a few selling orders here at ttie opening principally in Steel. Bear traders made experimental short sales and. prices dropped slightly, but the demand was sufficient to prevent a sub stantial decline, 2nd the market came to a halt. Some of the low-priced shares devel oped weakness, but the representative issues were held virtually on a dead level. The unruffled attitude of the British gov ernment In the face of the Benton affair In Mexico deprived the bears of a weapon. Lehigh Valley, the first important railway to make Its February report, showed a de crease, of 9403,000 In net revenue. This was offset by the fortnightly statement of idle freight cars, showing a decrease in surplus equipment. The bond market moved Irregularly. Total sales, par value. $2,375,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis building, Portland. Closine Sales. 4.300 '400 500 COO "coo a 00 High. 'in 92 62 "68 101i Amal CoDDc'r . - 75 75 Am Beet Sugar. 22 80 91 51 44 68 101 105 112 120 247 36 123 97 101 92 213 63 13 135 102 31 3513 43 32 25 133 8112 13 18 29 14S 37 128 llO 15 61 104 25 IWlVi 136 11 . 20 25 60 Am can co . . . do preferred.. Am Car & Fdy.. Am Cotton Oil. Am-Stnel Sc ReC do preferred.. Am Sugar do preferred.. Am Tel & Te! . . Am Tobaxco . . . Anaconda Atl Coast Line. . A T & Santa Fe do preferred.. Rait & Ohio 30 f2 '7 10154 300 1.000 l2o 120 240 8,100 W 97 92 2J3 03 100 2,600 400 92 214H 64 Canadian Pac. . C & O C Sc. G W C & N W C. M & St Paul. S00 3,300 "366 BOO "boo "306 V.70O fiOO 100 7, COO 'soo 100 400 102 Sl "43?4 32 134" i4' " '29 1494' 37 127 'ir 61 104 102 30 "43 '2' 133 'is' 29 140 37 128 "is" " 61 104 Central Leather. Centra.1 of N J.. Chlno Col Fuel Sr. Iron Col Southern . .. Conaol Gas .... D L. & W D & R G DIxtlllinE Secur Erie General Elee . . Ut Xorth Ore . . Gt North pf ... Illinois Central, lnterboro Met . . do preferred.. Inter Harvester. K C Southern.. I-ehlgh Valley.. Louis & Naeh . . Mexican Central Mo,- Kan Sc Tex Mo Pacific National Lead.. 1,200 150 160 2.100 2,300 21 26 20 25 Nat -Biscuit 20O 131 130 130 do preferred 120 N Y central 1,300 "200 100 2, SOO 90 S9 8! N Y. Ont Sc W.. Norfolk & West North America Northern Pac. 2S 104 69 114 is 87 111 12 167 25 4 00 20 147 161 85 21 .-. 14 110 54 1 64 71 104 6 115 104 114 Pacific Mall Puolflc T & T do preferred.. Pennsylvania ... SOO People's Gas .. 10O Reading 10,500 Republic. 8 Sc. I 200 112 122 367 25 B 95 26 147 101 85 "r5 110 54 2 64 71 111 122 106. 25 4 90 26 147 161 85 "65 110 64 1 W7i 71 l-Rock Island Co 1.20O Southern Pac .. Southern Ry .. Texas Oil Union Pacific .. do preferred. . rmtea Rds s p V S Steel do preferred.. Utah Copper . . . Wabash Western TJnion.. Westing Elec . . Wisconain Cent. 7.50O TOO 70O 7.20O 40O lY.ROO SOO 1.ROO 3. TOO 50O 400 45 Total sales for the day, 127.400 shares. , BONDS. Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board of Trade building, Portland. Bid. Asked. Atchison general 4s 95 5 Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s 38 93 B & O gold 4s 05 08 B R T 4s 1)2 Ua Chesapeake Sc Ohio 4s 95 95 C M Sc St P gen 4s 102 102 C K I col 4s 47 48 Cal Gas 0s 93 94 C B Q Joint 4s 96 Erie general 4s 74 75 Int Met 4s T 77 Louisville Sc Nashville uni 4s... 95 95 Missouri Pacific 4s 1 60 63 NYC general 3s 83 84V. N A W 1st con 4s 94 95 Northern Pacific 4s.. 95 95 Oregon Short Line ref 4s... 94 Pacific Tel 5s 9S 98 Penna con 4s 100 102 Reading general 4s 94 95 St L & S V ref 4s 77 77 Southern Pacific ref 4s 92 92 Southern Pacific col' 4s 91 92. eouinern Kauwar ys.. ..,.luoi 106 Southern Railway 4s 75 75 uuiieu nuiiwsy inv is : 1 it u Lnlon Pacific 1st and ref 4s... 93 94 1 niiea Estates bteei os jtrj 10 west Boors -as.. 93 94 Wabash 4s 57 57 Vt estinghouse Electric conv 6s. 94 94 Wisconsin Central 4s . S7 88 Bank Clearings. Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending February 19, as reported to iraastreet s. aggregate 93,436,349,000, against i'.'.SL'U.s 74.000 last week and $3,733 44,000 In this week last year. Following are the returns with percentages of change from last year. P. C. Inc. New York Chicago Philadelphia .. Boston St. Louis Pittsburg . .'$1,949,025,060 10.8 861.977.00 0 4.0 17S.1S1.0O0 149,654.000 24.7 77,329,000 52,641.000 10.6 51,732.000 6.9 59.177,000 1.6 33.608.000 17.0 33.42O.0O0 17.5 24.757,000 10.7 24.939.000 .6 ! San Francisco Baltimore . . . . Tetroit Cincinnati Minneapolis Cleveland Los Angeles . . , New Orleans . Omaha ....... Milwaukee . . . Atlanta Louisville .... Portland. Or. Seattle Buffalo Spokane ..... San Dieo Tacoma Sacramento . . Stockton 22.682,000 26,831.000 18,443,000 17,359.000 23,108,000 15,367,000 17,142,000 13.061,000 13,452.000 . . 12.813.000 4.296.000 2,523.000 6.0 2.1 3.4 34 10.8 3.4 4.3 .9 8.0 8.6 26.3 2.393.000 16.0 2.136,000 10.0 1,003,000 6.7 Uecrease. Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Feb. 24. Call monev atearlv. 142 per cent: ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing bid, 12 per cent. Time loans, firmer; 60 days, 2V-3 per cent: 90 days, 2&3 per cent; six'months 3 3 per cent. . Mercantile paper. 34'per cent. Sterling exchange, easy; 60 days, $4.S350; demand, $4.8580. Commercial hills, $4.83. Bar silver. 57 c. Mexican dollars, 45c. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 24. Sliver bars, 57c; Mexican dollars, 47c; drafts, sight .03 telegraph -0G. Sterling in London, 60 days, $4.83 do. slgnt, $4.80. LONDON. Feb. 24. Consols. 75 ; silver, 26 11-10d; bank rate, 3 per cent, HAS FKANC1SCO PBOUDCG MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, "Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO,' Feb. 24. Fruit Pine apples, $1.502.25; apples, Newtown Pip pins, $1.502; Hoover. $1.25 I.jO; No. , 00c$l; Mexican limes, $5.506.50; Call, fornia lemons, $23. 30. Potatoes River Delta whites, 75c$1.10: Oregon Burbanks. $1.10 a 1.35; sweets, $1.25 1.63. Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse, $2.75 & 3: gi-oen peas. .&9c: string beans, nominal; eggplant, Florida, 15&20c. Onions Oregon, $3.25 3.35. Butter Fancy cieamery, 25c; seconds, 23c. Essa Fancy ranch, 21 c; store, 20 e. Cheese New, 36i19c; Young Americas, 1620c. Receipts Flour, 2lO"i4 ; barley, 720 centals; potatoes. 5330 sacks; hay, 540 tons. Coffee suid Hug at. NRW "YORK, Feb. 24. The easier ruling of European markets over the loil holi day, predictions of increasing Brasilian re ceipts and reports of slightly lower cost and freight offers caused an opening decline of 2 to 5 points in coffee today. There was considerable March liquidation in prepara tion for notices tomorrow, but much of it was in the way of switching, while roasting interests also appeared to be -buying near months. The close was barely nteacly at a net loss of 4 to 6. Sales, 125.00O bags. Feb. ruary and March, 8.70c; May. b.ito: July, $.15c; September, October, 9.3tic; De cember, 9.40c; Janary, 9.48c. Spot, quiet Rio, No. 7, 91c; Santos, No. 4, tlc; mild, dull ; Cordova, 33 & 1 hbc, nom inal. Raw susrar barely steady. Muecovado, 2.S9c; centrifugal. 3.9c; molasses, 2.64c; re fined, quiet. Crushed. 4.iCc; mould A, 4.60c; cubes. 4.i;rc; XXXX powdered, 4.25c; powdered, 4.ii0c; fine granulated, 4.1'c; diamond A, 4.10c; confectioners A, 4c; No. 1, 3.95c. Hops. Etc, at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Hops Steady; state common to choice 1913, 4u(45c; 3912, 2V 24c; Pacific Coast 3U13, 20!24c; 1912, 19 21c Hides Steady; Bogota, 32(gi33c; Central America, 32c. Petroleum Steady; refined New York, bulk, J5.2."; barrels. $$.75; cases, $11.2-. Wool Steady; domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 27c. EXPORT RUMORS HEARD TALK OP FOREIGN SALES LIFTS TRICE OP WHEAT. Karly Tone Depressed, Owing to Ample Snow Protection for Moat of Win ter Crop of Grain. CHICAGO, Feb. 24. Rumors of export sales had considerable to do today with rallying the price of wheat. Largely in consequence, the market, which early in the session had been depressed, closed steady at an advance of to c net. Corn fin ished with a gain of to c and oats up c For provisions the outcome was irreg ular to an upturn of 7c. Ample snow protection for most of the Winter crop was the chief reason why the wheat market during the first part of the day could not escape from bearish control. Cable news also had been disappointing to tne Dulls, especially a huge enlargement of the amount of wheat on ocean passage. corn turned upward in response to west ern reports of a good call from feeders. The oats trade was on a modest scale. Prices were governed mainly by the course of other grain. Lard proved heavy throughout. Exports of that product were seriously diminished, compared with a year ago. Other provi sions, although weak at first on account of a setback in the hog market, wore after ward restored by means of a moderate show of support. Futures ranged as follows: , WHEAT. Open. High. . .. .94 .94 . .. .89 .89 CORN. .. .65 .66 . .. .65 .66 OATS. . .. -40 .40 '.89 .40 PORK. Low. 94 .89 Close. .94 .89 Mar July May .65 .60 .66 .66 July May .40 .3!) .40 .40 July May July . .;21.50 21.62 21.45 . ..xi.QAta .1.00 LARD. ...10.72 10.75 ...10.90 10.95 RIBS. 21.50 21.65 May . 10.70 lo.ao 10.72 10.92 July May 11.45 11.55 11.45 11.52 11.57 11.67 ...11.57 11.67 Cash prices were: Wheat. No. 2 red. 9696c: No. 3 red. 94c; No. 2 hard. 94c; No. 3 hard, 92 fe) 92 c; No. 2 Northern. 94Si95c: No. 3 Northern. 9398c; No. 2 Spring, 94095c; No. 3 Spring, 95c. - . Corn. No. 3, 69361c: white. 6363c: No. 3 yellow, 60(361c Kye, No. 2 nominal. No. 3, 61 c. Barley, 60 70c. Timothy, 3.75S5.10. " " -Clover, $12413.60. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 24. Snot Quota tions: Walla Walla. $1.58 tol.60: red Rns- slan. $1.06 &1. 57 ; Turkey 1-ed. $1.60 1.02; bluestem. $1.654 1.67 : feed bar ley. $1.07 & l.lo ; brewing, nominal; white oats, $1. 29&I. 27 ; bran. $23'n23.50; mid dlings, $30&31; shorts, $25,50126. Call board; Wheat steady, no trading; bar ley, steady, December $1.13 bid, $1.15 asked; Puget Sound Wheat Markets. TACOMA. Feb. 24. Wheat Hlnestem. 98c; fortyfold. 88c: club. 8Sc: red. S7c. Car receipts, wheat 66, barley 14, corn 2, oa lu o, nay m. SEATTLE. Feb. 24. Wheat Bluestem. 97c; fortyfold, 89c; club, 88c; Fife, 88c; red ivuMtua, etc. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 24. Wheat TJo 1 nara, u.i avo !c: No. 1 Northern, U2 V4c; No. 2 Northern, 9092c; No. 3, 8890: May. 924i92i(ic: Julv. H3V4i 89C Barley, 4405c. Flax, $1.651.57. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 24. Cararnea nn no .. firm. Lngllsh country markets, ateadv. French country marKDU, steady. T D tAn T .. 1. n, .1-1 l r. . " ..... a- J . , nucdl )U, firm; futures, steady. March,1 7s 4d; May, 7u, .I",?., t a ,tiu v earner, unsettled. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Lead cuiet, 3.90 4.or: London. fl9 7s 6d. Spelter quiet, 5.30 5.40; London, 21 10s. Copper, nominal. Standard spot and March 13.7541)14.37: electrolytic. 14.87. nominal: lake, nominal, castings, 14.62 & 14.75, nom inal. Tin easy. Spot, 38.5039.OO; May, 38.87 Antimony dull. Cookson's. 7.25. Iron steady. No. 1 Northern, 15.0O15.5O; No. 2 Northern, 14.75(15.23; No. 1 South ern, 14.75jj 15.23; No. 1 Southern soft, 14.75 Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Feb. 24. Butter Steady creameries, vc. Ekk9 HiKher. Receipts. 12.160 caaea. mark, cases included, 2526c; ordinary firsts 25r25c; firsts, 26c. uneese steady. Daisies, 1717c twins, 1717c; Americas, 1S1Sc; lonj horns, 17 18c. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW "FORK. Feb. 24. Evaporated apples, qwei; zancy. itU'Ac; choice, 9&9c prime. SSc. r'eaches, firm: choice, 66c; extra cnoice, 6 7c; fancy, 7Sc. STUDENTS TO GIVE DRAMAS "A Pot of Broth," "A Roman-" and 'Atchi" Lincoln High Xumbers. Students of the Lincoln High School will present "a dramatic evening" Fri day, beginning- at 8:15 P. M., under the direction of Miss Frank Towslee. The following are the titles and the char acters of the three playlets that will be given: "A Pot of Broth" Scene, Ireland; time, the present day; a beggarman, Clement C. Groh; Sibby Coneely, Amelia Bohle; John Coneely, Arthur C. Town send. "A Romany" Scene, Hungary; Star lina, a gipsy girl, Anna Priske; Count ess Temesvar, Edna Nixon; Albert, her son, Oscar Sorenson; Sinfi, a gipsy fortune teller, Ina Jaqua; Las ho, a gipsy, Lewis N. Williamsen. "Atchi" Scene, England, Time, 1750; Lord Reginald Marlowe, J. LeRoy Pickens; Sir Martin Mayduke, Harold J. Folaom; Lady Mayduke, Louise Mar garet Colter; limily Hargrave, Bertha Matin; Larkins, Arthur Swanson. Futieral to Be From Prison. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 24 (Special.) It was decided this after noon that tho funeral of Rev. Edward Barber, late chaplain o the State Prison, will be held in the prison chapel Thursday afternoon so that convicts with whom he worked eight months could attend. Germany's common schools had more than 10,(KKI,OU students in 1911. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital .... $1,000,000 Surplus . . . . $1,000,000 J. C. A IN 8 WORTH, President. R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President. . W. A. HOLT, A rat. Caakler. A. M. WRIGHT, Asat. Caskler. R. W. SCHMKER, CnsaJer. P. ft. Dick. AsnrLOnshletv THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Francisco. Capital Paid In Surplus and Undivided Commercial Banking PORTLAND OFFICE Third and Stark Streets First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON ST 3. " LADD & TILTON B A 1ST K Established 1859 Capital and Surplus $2,000,000 Commercial and Savings Deposits OAILY aTETKOROIXXilCAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Feb. 24. Maximum temper ature, 48 degrees; minimum, 41 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M.. 5.7 feet; change in last 24 hours. 0.4 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.) 1.11 inches; total rain fall since September 1 1913. 29.80 inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 6v.oi inches; deficiency of rainfall since Septem ber 1, 1013. 0.9S Inches. Total sunshine Feb ruary 24, none; possible sunshine, 10 hours, 52 minutes. Barometer (.reduced to ea level) at & P. M.. 3O.10 Inches. THE WEATHER. Wind a 3 to a State of weather. STATIONS Baker Boise 400 4oi& 02I10ISB ICloudy Oii 12ISB Cloudy Boston ......... Calgary ........ Chicago . . . . . Denver . . . Des Moines .... Duluth . 18 0. Ou IK NW Clear 50 0. 22,0. M) 4iNW Pt cloudy Ol 4 B Pt. cloudy 0t 8 NW Clear PI?: 00 4 S Clear 00 26iSW Clear Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville Kansas City.... Los Angeles. . . . 500. 44 IS NWIRain .241161N ISleet 4U V. 64 O. 21! 0. 70 0. 50 0. 00 4!NW ICloudy oo- 18 NB 4 B Clear 00 Pt cloudy 00 tl SW 4(SW Clear Marshfield 82 Rain Medford Oti IS 01 Cloudy Cloudy Montreal New Orleans. . . . New York North Head North Yakima.. Phoenhc Pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento . . . . St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco. . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island. Walla Walla... Washington ... Winnipeg 00 O. 0O: 6j Cloudy lO. Clear Cloudy 42 0. o. 10 12 4NE Kain Clear 00 4 W 00 lO'SE k.'loudy II 11(1 8 NW Kain io, li4li! S Aft Pt. cloudy ! 0 ciouay Clear Clear .02loiNE 240. 16ISW 4H0. 00. 4S;0. 46i0. 4s:o. B'-'iO 10!0 4 NW Cloudy 4 S 6SB 4 S 4 SW 4IW Cloudy Cloudy Kain Cloudy Kain Ratn Clear 28il0S 04 BIN' 22)0 .00) 4SB ICloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. A low-pressure area moderate energy is central north of Montana, This aisturb-nn.-A him mused zenrml rains in this diS' trict. A large high-pressure area, central near Chtcatro. controls the weather In the Atlantic States and in the Middle West. The line of freezing temperature this evening ex tends as far south as Galveston. Texas, at which place it was sleeting at 5 P. M. Snow nas occurrea in portions or me jwiaaie jyiis sisslppi Valley, Tennessee and the Middle Atlantic States. It is much warmer in Min nesota, the Dakotas, Eastern Montana, Wvomine. Eastern Colorado. Western Kansas, Oklahoma and the Upper Lakes Region, and correspondingly colder in the Gulf and South Atlantic states. The conditions are favorable for rain In this district Wednesday. FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Rain; sputh to west winds. 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