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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1914)
THE STTXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 8, 1914. liHAIR CLIP LARGER Oregon Output This Season May Be Increased. PRICES ARE UNCERTAIN Dealers Predict Tow Market as I'snal Before Opening of Trading: Business Is Quiet Abroad. Tho course of this year's mohair market, as Is nearly always the case at this time of year. Is a matter of uncertainty. Dealers have been Investigating conditions In the Kast, for the Rearing this may have on 1914 prices, but are able to get little light on the subject. Traders In th Eastern markets are Inclined to believe prices will tee low. at least make such prediction, but this la in line with their customary policy dust before the opening of the market. The prices Indicated are about those now qnoted as the nominal value of old hair. It Is pointed out that Eastern mills and yarn spinners are not now In the market and for their future wants will look abroad for supplies. Much Is being made of the tariff reduction, but It remains to be seen whether thla wilt be any more a factor In the mohair market than it "Is In the wool market. Calcolatlons made before the opening of the mohair season frequently go wrong. The attitude of the Eastern mills toward each other and the competition that Is likely to develop are what shape the course of prices. The Oregon market In the past has gone considerably above a parity with the Eastern markets, and may do so again. At the present time there Is only a small demand for mohair, and that of carding grade, a kind not available here. The goats In the valley have passed through a good Winter season, and It Is probable that the number to be shorn will be somewhat larger than last year's. With normal weather conditions shearing will Begin next month. Conditions In the Eantern and foreign mohair markets are given by the Boston Commercial Bulletin as follows: "No business of moment Is reported in the local mohair market. Prices are steady and unchanged. "Latest advices from English manufac turing centers Indicate no change In the situation there. Prices are barely firm under the prolonged quietness, but on the other hand concessions of any moment are by no means freely made. Altogether the market Is a waiting one, holders apparently believing that the turn will come their way sooner or later. "In the primary market at the Cape and In Constantinople also, there Is practically nothing new to be said. A little Winter hair Is reported to have been sold at the Cape at 10id. At Constantinople some of the best class has changed hands at 17d." Boston Quotations: Best combing, S638c; good combing, 33'g37c; ordinary combing. zsSIic; first carding, 2stfr30c; second card lug. 25(8 26c. Foreign Cape, flrBt, 4042c; Turkey, fair average. 50j52c. WHEAT TRADE JIS AT STANDSTttL Buying Ceases Owing to Lack ot Export I'lour Orders. Operations in the wheat market at the close of the week had practically come to a stop. The lack of export flour business was reioii8ible for this condition. Japanese and Chinese buyers refuse to pay the prices asked by Hellers at this end, and the steam ship people say they have reduced freights all they can consistently. Trade has there fore come to a standstill, and until some one given way there Is not likely to be a resumption of activity In the flour or wheat line. Wheat holders are showing no uneasiness over the absence of business, believing the smallness of the supply will soon assert it eelf. A little trade has been put through on the basis of 87 , cents for club and 07 14 ci-nts for blucsteni, but the majority of sell ers will not consider these prices. locnl receipt: In cars were reported by the Merchants' Kxchange as follows: irley. Flour. Oats. Hay. 10 18 2 20! 6 13 4 12 7,7 6 6i 1 12 1 9 12 15 13 12 2 30 6 7 " T S .... 3S 70 82 68 -0 53 20 20 1941 17sn 1311 1915 1720 13S0 1172 1380 Monday Tuesday Wednesday . . Thurwday .... Vruiay Saturday Ye;ir ago T'U this week "V ear a go B!l 40 7 r.i r.7 2.- 470 Feas'n to d'te . 1 2.9'J 1 "Year ago 12,877 HOP TKAIIIMi IS ON 1.AXGE SCALE About Seven Hundred Bales Change Hands lu This State. Sales of about 700 bales of bops were re ported yesterday. Among the deals were sales by Mark Burch, of Rickreall, of 330 bales to T. A. Llvesley & Co., at 19 cents: the A. F. Stearns lots at Oakland of 120 bales, at 17 cents, and 72 bales at 19 cents, bought by William Rrown A Co.; the Wea ver crop of 118 bales at Myrtle Point, at 17 cents, and the James Ma honey lot of Bt bales at Gervais, price not learned. Earlier In the weak. Hose si Winkler, of Salem, sold half of their crop, amounting to 180 bales, at 20 H cents to George Lewis. Hops were oITered more freely for sale in this state and in Washington. Unsold Oregon stocks amount to about lS.ono bales. No new business in the contract market in Oregon came to light. The nominal quo tation for one year Is 15 cents. A Sacra mento wire reported the Murphy crop of 150 bales contracted for at 14 cents. FINE DELIVERY OF ORANGES, LEMONS Front Street More Than SatlMftetl With TranHimrtution by Steamer. The 12 cars of oranges and two cars of lemons broupht up on the steamer Beaver, v ere de!ieied in excellent condition, niueh to the gratification of the Front street Job bers. Twenty-five cars of citrus fruits will be brought on the steamer Boar, which Is due on February 15. No advices have been received as to shipments on -the Rose City, due Wednesday. Oranges were the active feature of the fruit trade. A tar of celery wus received yesterday and quickly disposed of. A car of lettuce " also ilue. but will not get in before MondH. The stenmer brought a limited supply or sprouts, artichokes, radishes and parsley. Dealers are hoping for a better supply of vegetables in the coming week. SHIPMENTS OF ONIONS ARE REDUCED Only Ten far Sent Out In Past Week Po tato Trade Dull. Onion growers are not offering as freely as a rew weeks ago. In the past week only JO curs were sold anrl shipped. This reduc tion, thry believe, will enable the outside markets to clean Up. The unsold stock in the state Is now plnrefl al R.I pars. All the sales made In the past week were at $8. Tho potato market Is very quiet and weak, ltuyers are quoting the old prices, but are doing but little business and until the con gestion In the South Is cleaned up there Is no chance rir any Improvement In the movement. M.I.I, SHIPMENT rHF.KB ICKCEIYKD Quantity Disposed of on Baals ot Half Cent Advanoo, A shipment of 1,"H) rnsea nf ehesaa was received yesterday stind closed out en the basis of 21 rents, Tlllamaolf advices were f a small increase In production, but it will be several weeks yet before the market Bs n be materially affeaet, There e no new developments in tha butter situation. t elty creameries, aa before announced, put out tbelr axtraa at Bo cents, but the country creameries held to their former price of Sift cents. Eggs were firm at 3536 coats for case count. There was an active. Seattle demand but the supply was limited. The San Fran cisco market continued firm at 36 1,4 cents on the board, and as long as prices there hold -up. this market will be firm In sym pathy through the meOTum of Pnset Sound buying. Poultry tended toward easiness at the close. Receipts were not large, but the demand fell off and some stock was car ried over to Monday. Dressed meats were steady. Veal sold well throughout the week. Pork has not re sponded yet to the advance lu live hog prices at the yards. Bank Cleartnj-s. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesteruay were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland l,."o4,;t5 179.817 Seattle l.5tf.I34 15S.S10 Tacoma 27S.S43 V0.b2 Spokane CS4.40O 53.114 Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for the past week and corresponding week of former yean were: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. J2.057.112 2.CV5.t13 4.320,451 4,403.773 4.830,846 3.731,747 8.225.174 S.l'2M3 3.793,524 8.043.333 2.226,329 2,105,420 1914 1913 1D12 1U11 li0 199 1U08 1POT 11X18 1S5 1B04V 1903 . .$10.4o,isi !ll.t2.721 10.3S0.S1-5 J0.7SS.4:J0 1O.2S0.9OS ,173,180 8.7B2.730 7,871,737 .8i2,724 8,787,2..0 7.914,077 4,957,816 4. 80S. 207 8,687,4S4 ly.USl.E14 9.665.3C2 10,438,120 6,650.4.", 6,201.J .2M.02 4.B91.23R 4.079.8O1 S.903,07 8.611,532 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc WHEAT Track prices: Club, 87S8c; blustem, 97?⪼ forty-fold, 88e; red Rus sian, 8c; valley, SIc. OATS No. 1 white, milling, 24.6025 per ton. CORN Whole, $36; cracked, 38 per ton. BARLEY Feed, $23 per ton; brewing, (24: rolled. 823. FLOUR Patents, S4.SO per barrel; straights, $4; exports, $3.653.80; valley, 84.60; graham, 4.60 ; whole wheat. $4.80. KAT No. 1 Eastern Oregon timothy, $16.50; mixed timothy, 814.00; alfalfa. 814; clover, 10; valley, grain hay, ,12 tj 18.50. MILLFEED Bran, 821.60 per ton; shorts, $23.50; middlings. (29B0. Fruits and Vegetable. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2.25 2.75 per box; lemons, $8.00)4.50 per box; pineapples, 6c per pound; bananas, 4Vac per pound; tangerines, $1.75 per box; grape fruit, California, $3.60; Florida, $4 75(8 5.75 per box. VEGETABLE Cauliflower, $1.15 $1.28 per dozen; cucumbers, $1.601. 75 per dozen; eggplant, 10&loc per pound; pep pers, 10412HC per pound; radishes 85c per dozen; bead lettuce, $2.60 per crate; garlic, 12Hc per pound; sprouts. 8$ 10c per pound; artichokes, $2 per dozen; squash, H424c; celery, $3.50 per crate: to matoes, California, $2'.25; Cuban, $4 per crate; hothouse lettuce, 5075c per box; spinach, 7 5 & 83c per crate; horseradish, 8 10c; rhubarb, 12HlSc per pound. GREEN FRUIT Apples, 75c $2 25 per box; grapes, Malagas, $7 GO39 per keg; Em perors, $4 per keg; cranberries, $12 12.00 per barrel: pears, $11.60. ONIONS Oregon, $3.BO per sack; buying price, $3 per sack at shipping points. POTATOES Oregon, 80c $1.00 per hun dred; buying price, 68(ffP0c at shipping points; sweet potatoes, $2.50 per crate. BACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $.1; car rots, $1; parsnips. $1; beets, $L Dairy and Country lToduca, Local Jobbing qaotatlons: EGGS Oregon fresh ranch. 85 (g 88c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 1016i4e; Springs, 18 lOie; turkeys, live, 20f21c: dressed, choice, 24g2Bc; ducks, 14 18c ; 'geese, 12g12ttc. CHEESE Oregon triplets, 21c; Daisies, nominal; Young Americas, nominal. BUTTER Creamery prints, extras, 32H 35c pound; tubes, !U)32c. PORK Fancy, 10Hc per pound. VEAL -Fancy, 14144c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound tails, 92.25 per dozen; half-pound flats. $1.40; one-pound flats, $2.45; Alaska, pink, one-pound tails, 85c; sllversldes, one-pound tails, $1.25. HONEY Choice, $3.40 8.50 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 142()c per pound; Brassil nuts, 20o; filberts, 1415c; almonds, 19(i23c; peanuts, 5HBc; cocoanuts, $1 pet dozen ;. chestnuts, 8M:10c per pound; pe cans. 14 & 15c BEAN'S Small white, 8c: large white, 4.90c; Lima, 9.30c; pink, 4Vtc; Mexican, bayou, 5 94c SUGAR Fruit and berry, $4.00; Honolulu plantation. $4.85; beet, $4.70; extra C, $4.40; powdered, barrels. $5.15. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 16 52c per pound. SALT Granulated, $14.00 per ton; half grounti, 100s, $10.25 per ton; 50s. $11 per ton ; dairy, $12.50 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. OQSc; cheaper grades. 4ic; Southern head, DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10c per pound; apricots. 1214c; peaches. 8llc; prunes, Italians, SfSfloc; currants, lVc; i-aislns, loose. Muscatel, 6H'7jc; bleached Thomp son, llc; unbleached Sultanas, 5c; seed ed, 9c; dates, Persian. 737&c per pound; ford $1.40 per box. FIGS Package. 6 ox.. BO to box. $1.8$; package, 10 01., 12 to box. 80c; white, 26-lb. box. $1.75; biack. 25-Ib. box, $1.75; black. 50-ib. box. $2.50: black, 10-Ib. box, $1.15; Calarab candy figs, 20-Ib. box. $3; Smyrna, per box $1.60. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 1SH19V.-C: 12 to 14-pound, 184(619 Vic; 14 to 18-pound, 18 19c; skinned. l&'Ac; picnic, 16c; boiled, 22 c BACON Fancy, 26 27c; standard, 21 24c. DRY SALT CURED Bacon, 18H20c; short clear backs, 14 16c; exports, 15& 1UV.C-, strips, 16&17VC LARD Tierce basis: Pure. 12V413'4c: compound, 10 He Oils. -BarrelB. 1.1 Vic; cases. 17 ( COAL OI 20V4C. GASOLINE Bulk, 10c; cases. 23c; motor Bplrlt, bulk, 18c; cases. 23c. LINSEKD OIL Raw. barrels, 81; boiled, barrels, 03c; raw, cases, 00c; boiled, cases. OSc. TURPENTINE In case. 8S0 per gallon; tanks. 61c Hops, Wool and llidea. HOPS -1013 crop, prime and choice, 20c; 1!H4 contracts. 1.1c. 19 PELTS Dry, 10c ; dry short wool, 7c; dry shearings. 10c; i?reen shearings. 10c: salted lights, 60(j75c; salted heavy, 7500c. HII)i:s Salted hides, 12Vic per pound; salt kip, 13c; salted calf. 111c; rreen hides, 11 He; dry hides, 23c; dry caif, 25c; salted bulls, 8c per pound; green bulls, 7c. WOOL Valley, 14fel5c; Eastern Oregon, loir 10c. MOHAIR 1913 clip, 2Sc per pound. CASCAllA BARK Old and new, 3c per pound. SAN .FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Vege tables, Fruits, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 7. The follow ing produce prices were current here today: I nete New, 18 V4 18 18 Vic; xoung Amer leas. lB418Hc. Fruits Apples. Belief lowers, $1.15 1.50; New towns, J 1. 4 1) 1. Tf. ; other varieties, 80c &$1.05; Mexican limes, $45; pineapples. $1.50 a 2. 50 ; lemons, $233.50. Eggs Fancy ranch. Ho'ic: store. 35c. Butter Fancy creamery, 29c; seconds 28a. Potatoes Oregon Burnanks, $1.05 1.3o : River Delta whites. $ligl.2u; Salinas Bur banks, nominal; sweets, $1(1.60. Vegetables Cucumbers. $2.75 3.25; green peas, 5llc; strlnff beans, nominal; egg plant. Southern, 8 '2 6c. Onions California storage, $2.75. - Receipts Flour, 454 quarter sacks; bar ley, 4825 centals; potatoes, 4620 sacks; hay. 576 tons. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, G.. Feb. T. Turpentine Firm. 42c; sales, none. Receipts, 189; shipments. 97; stocks, 18. 603. Rosin firm, sales, 1133 receipts, 1101 j shipments, 170; stocks, 149, 0M7, Quote: A. B, C, D, $4.02; H, $4.07 F, O, H. 4.12: I, S4.13; K. $4.40; M, $5.25j N I82S; WM, $6.40; WW. 0.8n. (illruga Dairy Pmiluxs, rHlrAtJO, Fob, T.-'-Butlee and ohesse unchanged, Ugss lilHher. ftelBs fllST cases) at marlt, eases Inrfluued, 27Jyiei ordinary flrdts,- SUU 20ls; firsts, fae, Meiai siaritetu, NBW YOfttx. Feb, f. The wi.-laj markets v.era dull and jiraetieally nominal. Copper was rather unseitlurt. Laks. nominal: electsolytiu, 14.80 l4.8T'.4Bj ckstlna, 14.62 '41 14.75c. Iron unchsngenV Cotton Market. NKW V8H:t. Ktb. T. pot cotton uuict. Middling. J2.0.V; sui). IS. IK.'. Hop at Sear Yorfc. NKW SOfiii, Feb 7. Hops kasj:. STOCK TRADE DRAGS Downward Movement in Prices Quickly Checked. STEEL WELL SUPPORTED w York Central and Rock Island Securities Are Weakest Features of Ilst Bonds Tend Shade Off. to NEW YORK, Feb. 7. New York Central and Rock Island securities again developed Wnarked weakness today. Otherwise the mar ket was dull and apathetic with the same dragging tendency of the previous days of the week. Prices eased off siightly at the opening, . but the movement waa checked quickly. Canadian Pacific wsa strong In the early market, being influenced by a previous rise In London, but it receded. Steel was again well supported. Forecasts of the bank statement were tar from the mark. Instead of the predicted cash gain of $9,000,000, there was a loss of more than $3,500,000. Reserve require ments were reduced, however, by a shrink age In deposits, so that there was a' nominal increase In surplus. Bond prices were inclined to shade off, ow ing to the pronounced weakness of special Issues. Total sales, par value, $2.OO,0 00. United States 2s registered, i Panama 2s and 3s registered, and Panama 8s cou pon advanced one point on call on the week. United States 3s coupon declined CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co.. Lewis building, Portland. jOpenjHlghj Low IClose Amal. Copper Co 70 Am. Car & F., com... 01 v Am. Can. com 80 7 do preferred 93 Am. Cotton Oil, com.i 45 Am. Loco., com 84 Am. fcugur, com . . . 76 61 hi 31 93 46 34 75 Til 76 61Vt 61 Vi 80 5, 31 45 45 34 34 1O0 Vi 09 103 121 37 98 Am. Smelt., com. 6S 9 08 103 121H l8 do preferred jl03 10S Am, Tel. & Tel 121V4121Vi Anaconda Mining Co. 37 37 Vi Atchison, com BSVij 98 Vi do preferred ...... (.,... B. St O.. com .j 93 1 93 Beet sugar Brooklyn Rapid Tr . B1V4 81 'A Canadian Pac, com..-21iS4 i..v Central Leather, com. 81 I 31 il01 93Vij 93Vi 2U 91) 81 it, . .1 SOVil 30 I 99 13Vi 13 82 105 1 10 ) 136 42 42 '4 05 65 33 I 33 1 27 iloBVi 12Vi 12 I 70 jlu7 17 I 17 3U, 30 I 38 48 147 14C 36 86 2iil 26M, 112V4 do preferred ...... C. Ac G. W., com I do preferred ...... C M. St. p C. & N. W.. com Chino Copper Chesapeake A Ohio.. Colo. Fuel A Iron, c. Colo. South., com Consolidated Gas .... Corn Products, com.. do preferred Delaware & Hudson.. Denver & Rio G., c... Erie, common do 2d prererred. . . . do 1st preferred.... General Electric Gt, North, ore lands.. Ice Securities ....... Illinois Central Interurban Met., pfd. Lehigh Valley Kansas city South... Mex. Petroleum 1394 18fc 105 Vi 100 16V4 Bl"l Bl. 153 Vx lr3V- 152jl02 20 26 I 20 28 72 137 7! 71; T1VM Louisville & Nashville 137187 137 M., K. & T., c do preferred Missouri Pacific National Lead Nevada Consolidated New Haven New York Central . N. Y. Ont. & West. 22 ."9 27 49 16 73 90 29 104 116 20 112 123 42 102 19 167 90 87 25 S3 12 8 15 97 20 3 3o 13 1U2 84 59 101 65 1 10 54 31 8 63 70 43 27 411 73 Vi 91 V4 27 49 16 73 91 Vi 27 49 16 73 90 104 i 104 , Northern PaciHc, comilltJH 116'A 116 Pacific Mall S. S. Co. .1 20 14 20 Vs 26 Vi r-ennsyivama rcanway 112 v 112 V4 112 f eopie s -., L. & Co. Pressed Steel Car, c 42 42 do preferred' Ray Cons. Copper ... 19 19 19 neauins, con xti 1U I -ji 16T ao i:i prer do 1st pref Rep. Iron & Steel, c. 26 Vi 20 V4 23 Vi ao preterrea i..-. .. Rock Island, com ... 8 8 6 do preferred I 13 V4 14 Vi 12 V at. 1.. & 5. zd pi do 1st pref Southern Pacific, com 90TA 97 9G Southern Railway, c. 26 T 27 V 26:4 do preferred 63 9 84 83 Tennessee Copper .... 83V4 35'ft 35 Vi Texas & Pacinc Union Pacific, com . . 11 102 Vi 161 uo prererrea 1 ... U. S. Rubber, com... 69 59 SO do preferred U. S. Steel Co., com. 65 Vi 65?fc 65 '64 31 S 63 70 ao preterrea Utah Copper 64 Vi 6 Virginia Chemical ... 31 Vi 31 V Wahash. pfd 9 UVi western union Telegr OSVi 03Vi Westinghouse Electric T0Vi.70Vi Wisconsin central. Total sales of the day, 166,800 shares. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board or iraae bniiaing, Portland. Bid. Asked. Atchison general 4s....... Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s. B & O gld 4s B R T Js Ches at Ohio 4s C M & fit P gen 4s 95 95 94 r . l 98 " 103 45 94 97 78 94 95 91 i io3i 45 '4 95 97 76 7S 96 84 94 96 94 94 98 100 93 78 93 92 100 76 60 94 102 60 " 1)3 S9 99 99 103 112 C 11 I COI 49 Cai Gas rs.... , C B Q joint 4s , Erie general 4s , Int Met 4s Louisville & Nashville uni 4s. , NYC gen 8b N & V 1st con 4s Northern Pacific 4s i... Oregon Short Line ref 4s. OrfKOn Railway Nat 4s 7S 96 83 . . 91 Vi . . 95 . . 93 . . 9 ' . . 98 A . . 1C0 - j . . o .. 77 . . 92 . . Ill . . 105 facmc iei ts Penna con 4s Reading general 4s St L & San Fran ref 4s..... Southern pacific ref 4s Southern Pacific col 4s Southern Hallway 5s Southern Hallway 48 United Railway lnv 4s Union Pacific 1st and ref 4s. United Slates Steel os West Shore 4s Wabash 4s . .. 113 . . .102 . .. 93 Westinghouse Elec 'conv 6s.... . W Wisconsin Central 4e , 88 ' United States 2s registered 98 United States 2s coupon 98 United States 3s registered 112 United States 3c coupon 102 United States 4s registered 111 United States 4s coupon 112 Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 7. closing Quotations: Allouez 40 INevada Con ....-16 Amalg Copper.. 75 i Nipissing Mines. 6 A . 1. & sm... North Butte..... Arizona Coyi .. 5 (North Lake...., Cal & Arizona. . 67iOld Dominion... fa I & Hecla. ...440 josreola Cenlc-nnlal 17VjfJulncy Cop Ran Con Co 39 Shannon , B Butte Cop M. 12 'Superior Franklin 4, Sup Bos Min.. Granby Con- ... P8;Tamnrack Greene Cananea. 41 IU B 8 R A M... 29 2 52 81 654 6 30 se 42 I Royalle tCop) 2?H do preterred.8 48 Kerr Ijtke 43 , Utah Con 10 IAke copper.... 9 Utah Copper Co. 54 l.a -Salle Copper 4!Wln0na 4 Miami Copper.. . 2H IWolverlne 46 Mohawk . 44 Money, Exchange, Etc.. NEW YORK, Feb. T. Call money, nom inal; no loans. Time loans, weak; 80 days, 2 '6 2 per cent; 90 days. 3 per cent; six months, 33 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. B 94 per cent Sterling exchange, easy; 60-dar bills, 4.K3B0; demand. $4.S575. Commercial bills. $4.83. Bar sliver, S7c. Mexican dollars, 43c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, easy. 9A.V yRANOigfO, ITeb. T. "liver bars r7c sterling In London, 6n (lays, $4.C4 do., eight, 4.K. T.ON-DOJf. te, t. Consols T . Silver 30, Bank rate a pes eeet, ' TttAta BXFAJfSlOSi tl REFLECTED Offerinas of Mercantile Popes A ho Larger at All Points, NEW VBRS, Feb. f. Trading iq secuci tlcji this wieek was an a diminishing scale una omBnli wane narrow. Tha highest priest established by the January rise were less attractive foe Investment and the ab sorptive capacity of ibe market was lessened. Interest rates continued tu fall, but less swiftly. Paris drew more Bold, turning to Londoii us well us New York', and utber demands on London belped tq check the falj ju mouoy ates. Increased borrowing u1uq was a factor. offerings of mercantile paper were largcc. 42H 42i I 3S4 r,5 83 I 33 Vi "12 vii" 12 :::::::::: 17 17 30;,j 31 37 87 . 2614 27 both la New Tork and al Interior banking centers, rerieoting expanding trad plana. Now Yolc State employed more than halt the proceeds of Its $91,000,000 bond sales in payment of notes due. This process was Illustrative of the relief promised through the Increase of capital supplies since the first of the year, by funding the vast note Issues which have tied up the world's liquid banking resources. Maturities of notes Tor February are on a lurge scale, with larger amounts in June and July. Less confidence was felt that freight rate increases will speedily be granted, because of the Interstate Commerce Commission's decision to investigate industrial rallwa s allowances. The "five brothers" trust bills, tho proposed New Haven investigation, the plan for Government purchase of telegraph and telephone lines, the Senate hearing on stock exchange regulation and the Mexican situation combined to make Washington news a depressing factor. Trade reports were favorable, but some misgivings were felt that improvement had been overestimated, especially in the steel trade. Estimates of high percentage condi tion of Winter wheat helped sentiment. SURPLUS RESERVE HAS SMALL GAIN New York Bonds Do Not Increase Cash Holdings as Expected. NEW YORK. Feb. 7. The statement of tho actual condition of clearing-house banks and trust companies for the wek shows that they hold $40,068,000 reserve In excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of $215,100 from last week. The statement follows: Dcease. Loans $2,016,281,00 $ 7,085,000 Specie 397,331.000 1,700.000 Legal tenders 80.731,000 1.8SS.0O0 Net deposits 1,915,270,000 17.2!)2.0(I0 Circulation . 43,235,000' 139,000 Increase. Banks' cash reserve in vault. $408,162, 0011; trust companies' cash reserve in vault, $li:.910.000; aggregate cash reserve. $478. 002,000; excess lawful reserve. $40,068,000; Increase. $218,100. Trust companies' reserve with clearing-house members . carrying 25 per cent cash reserve, $91,228,000. Summary of state banks and trust com panies In Greater New York, not Included In clearing-bouse statement: Decrease. $1.8.15,700 971,800 331.000 2,983,300 Loans Specie Legal tenders . Total deposits ,$531.813.noo 57.655.900 8.323,000 .' 61S.b41.400 Increase. DECREASE IN LOANS IS SHOWN National Banks Gain Heavily In Cash oa Hand. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Loans and dis counts, made by the 7493 National banks which answered the last call ot the Con troller of the Currency decreased about $65, 000,000 from October, 1913, while cash on hand in the banks increased about $92,000, 000 in the same period. Compared to the figures of the call of February 4, 1914, loans and discounts show a decrease of about $50, 000.000 and cash on hand Increased about $48,500,000. Individual deposits on January 18 amount ed to a little more than $8,000,000,000 against on October, 1918, of $20,000,000 and February 4, 1918, of $86,000,000. The total reserve held by the banks reporting amount ed to $1.570,000-.t00. an average of 21.724 per cent, and $137,963,000 above the amount required to be held. The resources and liabilities of all banks are placed at $11,296,355,134. HOG SUPPLY IS SHORT EAGER DEMAND BY KILLERS ALL OVER COAST. ' Cold Weather East of Mountains Also Factor In Local Advance Cattle and Sheep Steady. Tha receipts at the yards yesterday were only three loads of hogs and the usual Sat urday dullness occurred, no sales being reported. Of the 291 hogs unloaded a car each was sent In by J. D. Dinsmore, of West f-tayton; Carl Lucke, of Canby, and Will Block, of Hoje, Idaho. The weekly official market report of the Portland Union Stockyards Company fol lows: "Receipts for the week have been: Cattle. 1276; calves. 3: hogs, 3403; sheep, 6102. "Cattle liquidation was liberal on Mon day, but very light tho remainder of the week. Outlet was somewhat improved for limited quantities of choice light grain and hay-fed steers and two loads at $7.80 Mon day featured. Bulk for six days sold $7.25 and $7.50; butcher stuff slow; small supply of cows, bulls, heifers, etc. All prices steady at tho close. "Swine trade had a sensational rise this week. Prices Jumped from $8.10 to $8.40 and $8.50. Bulk of light hogs sold $8.15 and $8.35, but several sales at the higher fig ures wero made. An extremely short sup ply, eager demand for live hogs by killers all over the Coast, severe cold weather east of the mountains and scarcity of finished stock ready for shipment were the princi pal factors having an influence on the mar ket's aviation. "Sheep activity was in its first power Monday and Tuesday. Grain-fed wether sales off cars at $5.75 and ewes at $4.03 feature. Lamb top was $6.50. with a con siderable quantity offering. Trade is weak for poor-grade mutton, but seems to run to fancy choice quality. Receipts have been about 20 per cent less than for same period & week ago." The following salea are representative of the week's business: WM. Pce.1 Wht. Pee. . . I026 $0.40 ..lMO 5.25 . . 2(15 8.50 . . 187 8.40 . . 250 8.35 . . 205 8.30 i. 77 6.75 77 steers 21 steers 23 steers 60 steers 2 calves 2 bulls . 3 bulls . 8 stags .1142 $7.80 7 cows .1279 7.75 18 cows .1140 7.55 450 hogs .1253 7.50214 hogs ... . 200 9.00 285 hogs .1350 6.001322 hogs .1580 0.75 lort lambs i. .1417 a.75'455 wethers .1053 6 OOjlOO yearllngh .106 6.50 950 ewes ... 103 5. 8r 62 4.50 27 cows 1 1 cows 96 4.65 Current local Quotations on th varinns classes or livestock followi Prime steers . Choice steers Medium steers ............. Choice cows Medium cows , Heifers , Light calves ........., Heavy calves .............. Bulls , Stac;s ............ ......... Hn;s Light Heavy Sheep Wethers ..................i Ewes , , Lambs $7.23 $7.75 7.00 Q 7.25 0.75 7.00 6.23 8 0.7,j 6.00 3 6.25 6.00 0 6.75 8.00 Q; 9.0U 6.0O '! 7.73 4.00 5.75 6OO0 6.60 7.50 S..V) , 6.5l.'3l 7.40 o.OO 3.83 3.50 'si 4.65 5.00'U1 6.50 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb., Feb. 7. Hogs Receipts 3300, market steady. Heavy, $S.5 8.55; light, 8.10tf8.5u; pigs, $7.00 S.OO; bulk of sale, $8.25U 8.90. Cattle Receipts 10u, market steady. Na tive steers, $6.75418.75; cows and heifers. $6.00 7.75: Western steers. $6.25 lit 8. 15 ; Texas steers, $5.85!' 7. 80: cows and heifers, $5.75fr7.23; calves, $8.00010.00. Sheep Receipts loo, market steady. Tearllngs $5.75 q 8.60 ; Wethers. $5. 2565.731 lambs, $6,8517.40. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Feb. T. Cattle Receipts 200, market steady. Beeves, $7.009.50; Texas steers, xr, sr, 8-00 : Western steers. S6.60n 7.90; stockers and feeders. $5.508.10; cows ana neirers, $3.4utff &.ou; calves, $7.25 (tr 10.25. Hogs Receipts 19,000, market siow at yesterday's average. Light, 8.45&8.70; mixed, $8.458 8.70; heavy. $8.458.70; rough. $8.45iS.oO; pigs, $7.258.50: bulk of rales, $8.68.70. Sheep Reclpts 1000. market steady. Na tive. J4.86&5.90; Western, $4.75(05.90; yearlings. $.".60 a 6. SO; lambs, native. $a.70J T.70; Western. $B.75rg7.70. Coffee and Sugar. NlSW YORK, Feb. T. The coffee market was quiet, but steady. Prices opened 2 to 4 points higher in response to steady European cables and reports of continued steadiness ill Brazil, Buying was checked bv con tinued full primary receipts, but offerings wera llgnt ana the market held its advance, closing steady, g to ft points net higher. Sales, lioiio bugs, February, 0.20c; March, O.'jr.ej May, P,45rj July, 9.0.1c; September, O.MOci Ootober, 0.fl.1 Deeomber, B.94o. Spot, steady! No. T. 9o! Santos No. 4, 12c. Mild, dullj Cordova. 13$18o. noml ns I, Haw sugar, firm, Muabavado, 2.uHn; een trifuget, II.4R0: molasses sugar, $2.73c; re fined, steady, Hill Itoad Hard for $204.65, ASTORIA, Or Feb. 1. (rSpeelal.) A suit was tiled in the' Cireuit Court to day by Oscar Maki against the Seattle Portland & Spokane Railroad Company to recover $204.95. The complaint al-leR-es that on September 14, 1818, the plaintiff bought a ticket from the de fendant for a ride from Astoria to Blind Slough and checked his baggage to the latter place, but the defendant has net yet -delivered the baggage. The complaint avers that the baggage eon. tained ' wearing apparel and personal effects worth the sum asked. WIDOW IS ACCUSER Millionaire Is Sued for Alleged Breach of Promise. . $500,000 IS SUM WANTED Romance Said to Have Had Inoep . tion With Contributions by Ricli Mineowner to Charity 'Witli Woman as Representative. MENOMINEE. Mich., Feb. 2 Just how deeply does a handsome widow somewhere in the 40a suffer when the love of a millionaire is rudely with drawn is the delicate question a Jury will decide fcefore Judge Richard C. Flannig-an in Crystal Falls at the Feb ruary term of court for Iron County when the breach of promise suit brouprht by Mrs. Ida McNabb against J. S. Kin ney is called for trial. Mrs. McNabb. formerly of Escanaba. Mich., but now running: a boarding house in Milwaukee, says she has suf fered $600,000 worth through the fail ure of Mr. Kinney to make her his wife. Mr. Kinney himself, sailing: bliss fully about the Gulf of Mexico in hie yacht, isn't making any inventories of his lore stock, and his grown-up chil dren, who dissipated, as alleged, the golden dreams Mrs. McNabb had of heading the Kinney household, are see ing to it that he doesn't. Mr. Kinney Is president of the Spring Valley iron mine, of which Eugene Zimmerman, father of the Duchess of Manchester, is part owner. He has about $1,000,000, rumor says, and his Income from the royalties on the mine are large. Mrs. McNabb has filed not only a breach of promise suit for a mere half million, but also has gar nisheed the royalties from the mine and has filed a lis pendis against Mr. Kinney to prevent the transferring of any of his property until after the suit is decided. Gifts Start Affair. The romantic affair with its financial background began, as alleged, while Mrs. McNabb was a solicitor for the Good Will Farm at Houghton, an upper peninsula orphan asylum. She called on Mr. Kinney and he contributed gen erously toward the support of the homeless. She called again and there was another contribution. After that, according to the complaint in the case. Mrs. McNabb used to drop in on Mr. Kinney every time she came to Iron River. These visits soon developed a mutual friendship and Mr. Kinney finally proposed marriage to her, ac cording to the complaint. Mrs. McNabb alleges that Mr. Kinney agreed to build her a home to cost not less than $5000. Next he agreed to edu cate each of her three children, to take out a life Insurance policy for $9000 on her life, payable to her children at her death. Mr. Kinney, by the way, to pay the premiums regularly. In addition to these little things, he promised also to make a deed giving her one-half of her dower rights of hi3 property, the aeea to oecome operative at his death. This insured Mrs. McNabb at least a share of the estate, even if the mar riage should become storm-tossed. Ring Placed on Finger. After these little formalities had been gone through Mrs. McNabb says the millionaire placed upon the proper finger of the left hand a ring orna mented with an unusually tine diamond. The date for the wedding was set, Mrs. McNabb dutifully prepared her "hope-chest" and her trousseau; and then Mr. Kinney's children took a hand in the affair. Mr. Kinney lust "disappeared." obliterated himself. With her job as solicitor for the orphanage gone (she had resigned at Mr. Kinney's request), she went to Milwaukee to be come the hostess of a boarding-house. For her attorneys Mrs. McNabb has Henry F. Cochems. of Milwaukee, who used to "be a star football player and '.a now a leading Hull Mooser. Miss Harriet Freeby, a woman lawyer of Washington, D. C, is attorney for Mr. Kinney. It further appears that a month after the contract is alleged to have been made between Mrs. McNabb and him self Mr. Kinney executed to his chil dren, Willard and Adelia Kinney, a trust deed of all his property, but at his death the trusteeship was to cease and the property to revert to the estate, to be distributed as per the provisions of his will. LODGE UNION IS TOPIC Masonic Centenary In London of World-Wide Interest. LONDON, Feb. 5 (Special.) Free masons In all parts of the "world were deeply interested in the centenary of ine union Dctween the rival grand lodges of England, which occurred December 27. The Freemason of that date was wholly devoted to a retro spect of that most important event, and in addition to Its historical arti cles, contained photographic reproduc tions of the articles of union, taken from the original manuscript docu ments. As this was the first occasion such a reproduction has been placed at the disposal of memb.ers of the mys tic, art. a considerable degree of in terest attached to their publication. A further feature of Interest was a repro duction of the vocal score and words of a glee, composed for the occasion, and sung by a special choir in grand lodge. It was on December 27. 1813. that, the two rival grand lodges in England were united as one, under the rule of the Duke of Sussex, who continued to be grand master until his death in 1S43. Formerly England had four grand lodges, but two had ceased to operate. The two which remained were known as the "Moderns" and the "Ancients." Attempts made to bring about an ad justment were unsuccessful, but all difficulties were afterwards overcome by the tactful Intervention of three of the eons of George III. The Prince of Wales, who was initiated in 1787 at the Star and Garter Tavern, in Pall Mall, became grand master of the premier grand lodge of England in 1790. When he' accepted - the regency he vacated the office, and his brother, the Duke of Sussex, was elected to succeed him. It was soon evident that the Duke's whole heart waa set upon the union of the two frtvternltleo, and he wisely exercised the influence of his royal rank to achieve his purpose. The venerable head of the "Ancients," the Duke of Athol, was soon convinced by the Royal Duke's arguments, strengthened by his own good sense and benevolent mind, how desirable must be an actual and cordial relation of the two societies under one head; for, to pare the way for the Masons, his grace, in the handsomest measure, resigned his seat of grand master. He recommended as his successor the Duke of Kent, father of Queen Vic toria, he having been initiated under the "Ancient" constitution in the tTnlen Ledge ef Geneva, The Duke of Kent waa aoelalmed grand master In 1818, The two Royal Dukes, taking into eeunsel three distinguished breth ren belonging- to each society, arranged artieies ef union hetween the two grand ledges, ef England, and these were ratified, confirmed and sealed in each of those lodges on December 1, 1813. On the 27th of the same month that being date on which Freemasons held their annual festivals for many years, both before and since the two grand lodges met 1n separate rooms at Free masorrs' Hall, London, and after cer tain preliminaries each formed a pro cession' and entered the Grand Temple side by side, and the union was con summated with . elaborate ceremonial and great solemnity. The grand lodge is know as the Mother Grand Lodge of the W'orld. Its lodges have been formed In every known corner of civilisation, and become the nucleus of consolidated Freemasonry in almost every country. BEAUTY IN BODIES SEEN TOMSEAUS NOW PREPARED BY KX. PERTS, SAYS MR. OTT. Grape Line Now to Be Fond Many Model, Dnlsres Master Body Deslner tf Year. Bruce Ott, master body designer of the Maxwell Motor Company, says it is his conviction that the reason for prevailing beauty of. design this year, and the general Improvement in body lines, is due to the fact that body de signing has been taken out of the hands of the engineering department. "Formerly," says Mr. Ott, "the same engineer designed the entire car from motor to the lamps. Now. art is in compatible with good engineering, all authorities to the contrary notwith standing. Engineering presupposes straight lines and angles. The engi neer is always trying to find the short est way between two points, and, of course, that Is a straight line. And when hfr connects two straight lines he makes an angle invariably. "Now, the straight-line body is not straight by any means. It is a gently curving line, though it gives a straight effect to the eye, like the girders in Grecian architecture, which were made to curve slightly upward In order to look straight from below. "When the engineer designed the body he made a car that was like the engine mechanically correct, b"t ex tremely ugly to look at. Nor was It comfortable to ride In. . "During the past two or three years the larger automobile manufacturers have turned everything over to spe cialists. Nowadays the engineer gives us the chassis and leaves it to us to cover his machinery with a body that is as artistic in appearance as his chassis is excellent in a mechanical sense. "No radical changes are noticeable in this year's show, but there Is a gen eral Improvement all along the line, and, whereas. In former shows the esthetically Inclined searched vainly for more than one or two models that appealed to the sense of the beautiful, this year the quest for one unbeautiful would be almost as void of results." Their Money's Worth or Kdncation. (December Harper's.) It is very curious that so few care, or dare, to get their money's worth from the American college. The poor man gets the best returns. He must ask the college first of all to make his boy self-supporting if pos sible, more efficient than his father: and he gets, as a rule, what he pays for. But the poor man Is not the typi cal college parent. The typical parent of our undergraduates has stored up more or less capital; he has a position waiting for his son; his boy will be able to live comfortably, no matter what may be the efficiency of his mind. The ability to support himself, the power to make money, is certainly not the most important quality for this hoy to possess. Very commonly, especially in the endowed institutions of the East, money - making in his family has reached the saturation point. It is un necessary; it may be inadvisable, or even wrong, for him to enter gainful pursuits. What the son or parents in comfortable circumstances requires is not so much a narrow training in the support of life, as a broader one In how to utilize living. His Interests, quite as much as his mental powers, need stimulus, development, and discipline. I know that in stating the situation so flatly I run head on into an Ameri can tradition or prejudice. The Amer ican democracy even when In no other way democratic believes that the American boy, though millions may hang over his head, must work for his living, must make money. With a righteous fear lost his moral fiber de generate in useless studies, the well-to-do father grudgingly allows his son to enter college, reminds him constant ly that the nonsense will be knocked out of him as soon as he graduates, and hurries him into business as quickly as the faculty allows, breathing relief When he Is safe in an atmosphere Where labof is measured by returns In cash. If there were danger of starva tion ahead he could not be more anx ious to fix his son's mind on the duty of earning $10 a week. I do not blame the fathers even in the Instances to which I limit myself the well-to-do parents of intellectually able sons. They are applying the American tra dition as It was applied to them. But what is the effect on the boys? Toll Road Idea Exploded. (Technical World.) The old Idea of the toll roads that only the people who use a road ought to be made to pay for its Improve ment and maintenance is now recog nized to be erroneous. One might as well say that the cost of the fire de partment should be paid only by those who suffer from fire, or the mainte nance of the. police force provided for only by those whose houses have been burglarized. The burden of making and keeping up our roads should be borne by those who benefit from their improvement by all the citizens of the United States, since everyone In the country would share In the benefits ac cruing from the Increased commerce and decreased expenses following the g-eneral and adequate improvement of roads. An indication of the cut in the cost of living- incident to systematic road improvement throughout the United States may be pained from two sets of figures compiled by the Good Roads Bureau of the Department of Agricul ture. If the cost of hauling in this country could be reduced to one-half of the present cost, or 11', 4 cents per ton a mile, the saving to the people would amount to $250,000,000 a year! If wise and equitable road laws and good business management could be substituted for the present antiquated and wasteful system of handling our roads, there would be an additional saving of $40,000,000 annually! Xew Radium Bill Orrered. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 Another ra dium bill, to encourage exploration for the precious ore. was introduced today by Senator Walsh. The Government would have the first right to buy ores found on private lands, as- well as the public domain. Private lands, worked foe their deposits might be taken over by the Government. TRAVibLBKV (itutl. COM O A I LI.XE. Steam mlp Breakwater Sslla from AlnsB irth dock, Portland, at P. M tvery Tuesda) evening. Freight re ceived until 12 O'CLOCK (NOON) ON SAIL 1NO DAY. Pasinnuer fore: Ct. 0t-u!us, 10. second-class it.jn only), fT, Ir.oiudini iit-rth and mcilk, Ticket office at LOWfclil AINSWORTH 1WK, POHTUKl A COOS BAY .bTEAMSHIP LINK, U II. KKATLNG. Alieot I'hones Main UOuO. A -'382. SELLERS HELD BACK Severe Weather Prevents Op eration in Wheat Market. BUYERS ALSO CAUTIOUS Chicago Prices at Close Show Jio Change Corn Rreaks on In creased Offerings 1'rom Coun try Oats Damage Feared. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Severe weather west held In check today short sellers of wheal, but the crop scare dlld not sufflclentlv de velop to start a big- bull market. After a modest advance, prices clost-d easy at ex actly last night's level. Corn showed a net loss of "iiSCtc to It&'Lc; oats finished un tihanirecl and provisions were down JiJic to Snow covering, whether heavy enoua-h or not to prevent crop damage, was of tili-guam extent to halt any excited buying of wheat. Increased country offerings with prospects for tilaper receipts led to a break In the corn market. Oats were sustained by fear that the Texas yield would suffer harm from the temper ature falling suddenly f.r, decrees. Expected larger supplies of hos next week made the provision market easy, l.ons-s were more inclined to take profits "than tu give prices support. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. . . . .. . . Low. Close. .!' .Ho "j Mav July i .93'--fey COR.V. OAT?. May July .6614 .ttt'.s Mav July OH .311 . .3? 3;-. .:i!i MESS POKK. . .21.S2Vi l.Sii i LARD. May Maj July . .ll.OT'4 1 1.4)7 ..11.3 11. as' 11.02 'i ll. SHORT RIBS. May 11.65 11.6.1 11.60 J 1.6 July 11. SO 11.80 11.774 11. 80 C'asli prices werf : Corn No. i, C0j 6tM:C; No. 3 white, tt. 65 Wc; No. 3 yellow, 01 da 62c. Rye No. 2, Slc. Barley SO -j T-f. Timothy $3. Toft o.T.r.. Clover $12.00f 14.."U. European Grain Markets. i,ON'DO, Fob. 7. Cantoes on steady. KnKllsh country markets, easy; passage French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Feb. tT Wheat Spot firm Futures firm. March and July. 7s ;u, M(y, 7s 2 4 tl. Sun Francisco (-rain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 7. Spot quota tions: Walia Walia. $1. fn 1.60 ; rfd Rus sian. $ 1.5i i Co l.f.T : Turkey red. $1.6:: r l.tiS; biuestem. 1 1 . tta P 1. 70 ; feed barlry, iff 1. 17 ; brewii g bnrlpy. nominal ; white oatM, n 1.86 ; bran, a 23.50 ; mld- d:UiK. $3iVq 31; F.I or is. $'T.50 (q 26. ia!I boarl Barley, December. SI. IS; Ma-. Pugret Sound Vheat Market. TACOMA. Feb. 7. Wheat Biuetitcm. 9Sc: forty told. SSVic; club, ssc; red. 87c. Car receipts "SYheat 0, barley 7, hay 21. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 7. Wheat Blue Ptm. 9 7c; frtfoid. S9c; fife, 88c; club. S(Se; red Russian, 87c Yesterday's car rcefpts Wheat 17, oats 4. corn 4, hay 13, flour S. Minneapolis (iruin Market. MIXNEAPOUS, Feb. 7. Wheat No. 1 hard, (t, 92 c ; No. 1 Northern, 4 91 He; No. 2 Northern. 87 ft Syic; No. tl wheat, 844S7Hic; May Mc; Julv. SOTfcc. lariey, 43 G4c: Fiax. $1.4ti Ji l.o24- Drleri Fruit nt New York. NKW YORK. Feb. 7. Fvnporated apples, quh-t and Arm; fancy. 11 fi liic; choice, 91 r !)c; prime. 8 4 fn s i.-c. Prunes, firm, reaches, quint and steady. SECRET OF GOOD PIE. Also of Hash. Biscuit or Buckwheat Cakes It's in Hie Cook. The gentle reader who has been ob servant of these columns, so far at least as the poetry and eating is con cerned, roild not have failed to notice how much we enforced the idea that thr- cook was the main ingredient. What she is so is the pie, the pudding, the hash, the buckwheat cakes, the hiscuits and whatever graces the table. i It la her divine conceits that make all the delicacy and fragrance of the viand which she constructs. Pome h?ve. vno doubt, regarded this idea as purely fanciful, but greater men are now Indorsing It. Speaking of pump kin pie in an article in the Independ ent. E. P. Powell, one of the greatest authorities In matters of this kind, says: "But you must find the right woman to mix and cook it that is, the pie. It is like ginger cookies; not too mucli ginger: not too little, and the same with the sugar; and after that if you stir the mixture just once too many times you spoil the cookies. Nobody can tell why, only it is so. But the pumpkin pie must have a bracing charge of ginger, and sugar enough to be really sweet In the raw: and as for the milk! our word for it, don't try condensed milk, and one more thing, don't try making just one pie. We have never known stinginess to work well with pumpkins. ' It Is not the pumpkin, or the sugar, or the milk that make the pie it is the womRn. And the more poetry she has in her soul the more she puts Into the pie. We forget this. We think the artist puts his soul into his land scape, the architect his in the edifice, the musician his into his soaring strains, but when it comes to the cook, she is Just nothing hut corn, molasses and potatoes. That's sacrilege. Any body can tell whether a woman puts a smile or a growl into a pie. Ami everybody can tell Immediately if It is some fellow down in a cellar making a pie for 10 cents. Ohio State Jour nal. OVERBECK & COOKE CO. Brokers, Korku, Bonds. Cotton, Grain, Etc. 21S-21T BOARD OF TRADE BLDG. MKSIBfiKi CHICAGO BOARD OF THAUK. Correspondents) of I.oKOm A Brrai. CslcsKs and er York. MEMBERS Sfif York Stock Excnnnc. Chlesco Stack Kxcbanse, Boston Stock txcnange, Chicaito Board of Trails, Kerr York Cotton ICscbanice. Ken Orleana Cotton ISxchanse, Ntn York Coffe Exching e,v York Produce Kxcbaagc, Liverpool Cotton A'n, J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS. BONUS. ORATN AVI) COTTON. MKMnF.RH NKW YORK STOCK KXCHJXNGK. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRA,DE. VEW VORK COTTON EXCHANGE. THE HTOCK ANO BOND EXCHANGE, SAN FHASCISCO, PORTLAND OFFICE i Jrfwis Bnlldln. 269 Oak Stre. Phonei Marshall 4120. A 4187.