THE OREGON MIST
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31. ion.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
HOPBrUL VIEW IS TAKEN,
Ksxij Itssj Cattcrcd from All
Fzrts d t&s World,
Wall Strsst Optimistic Over Prospect!
WDor Trouble.
r Tors, Dee. 28.-Prcpsr.tlon.
Ht. I- . '
m urok-res. Inat WBik I,.
svy OHIIgsUoe. ncl.lehl f ,1,. t...
sry dl.bur.oment., which In Now York
ars estimated to bo 'J25.0O0.00O.
Heavy remittance, to for.!, -...i...
FZEPAfiEO fC2 TEE Blisr BFinra ! mwl m'"",u ,,f d
... .uwij ifrmi to solders of A,,i..
- - wcuri
no ttisue It a quoatloa until it,, mi.i.
am or tha i...l . . .
1... l... . I . . . "" g"ia would
"" noi lsss Inter Bn ' w be shipped to London.
HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND OREGON j
.SPEND $77,000 On Roads.
ring Happening from pojn
Outild. th Stat,
Franc la Is (..ale .t tb Inroad of
Aaerle commerce.
President Taft la balag urged to mak
wr iae trusts.
Clataop County Hat Nearly 200 Mllet
or permanent Highways.
AstoriaAs a remit of Imnrove-
menU during the past few years. Clat-
op county has 24 miles of macadam-
ised roads. 28 miles of B-raveled mari
28 miles of planked or puncbeoned
roads, 14 miles of roads covered with
rock and 96 milea of traded road th.t
baa not been covered, much of which J
will be completed durine the comlmr
vaaon.
under the Carnahan road law the
several road districU are permitted to
IRIV at BnsBJisI T -. n
riM in cotton to ikv JO con la nolnfud Iroilli arh v fnr ...r..
.il.l. .1. a V. 7 . ' ...p.WTWiM.Ml
over $36,
t..i. hi
oiaiue rises oeeurred In individual
slocke, moat frnm vKUPy tumoni
causes, but there were anough dividend
...... , a(H.p Up , hopeful spirit
ceosue bureau's eutton glnuliiv
l upariineni 's vlei
inv CIHIOtt ertm .hnrl,,,... ...I L-
. w. . ... ju rnnii poiniea Hs eacn year lor road In
Zeleya boerae Meslea. gunboat uader ' 'u,"'", ""l-'l'l for the biKh eo,t purpose. I that manner
yw ef Aa,.rtra. oMjjrlng and the dl.adv.nL.-. thi. OOoTuV ra.aed b, ttoZi
J. D. Warrea, who pursued and kelped Added" Intercut .1 l, di,tri,;t Clatsop county
to eanlare Jeeee JmL u a.a . " . ,nl?"'t . K'ven to thi. All that hu hn ..j J i
, ... . queetioa by Hep. t.kea , rallro.d e
Worm ia Bp I a wrecked Ave veMl, I""" to formulate drmand for an In-
ei iae mouia or tae Douro river. ia w.k early neit year. Bentl
A Tesaa ... .1. ... ."T"1. ""l" epprchen.ion that
lllla...... . It. . .
. . - ia new rroia win
The
l III! 1. ....
r-a "i, vaieago rates a
eual f.atiam
The farneus Oardea of the Ooda waa
ivea i Ike eity or Colorado Bi,rlo
far a Ckriatwas preeeat.
The greateet labor trugi(le la kit
tory b eaid to be lpeadeg between
Ike railroad, sad their employes. .
The Iomi of Corts, the aaeleat eon
ueror of Ueileo, are uld to have been
fonad aftor a eearrh of aearly a ea
HI eaarhea full of Chri.tma. travel
era were stalled oa a ear ferry la the
JMroit river, and had to wait till the
lee was cut away.
Railroad offlrial. aad swltebaiea
hold eoafcreare la Ml. I'.ul.
Value of the llarrlmaa eaUte Is quae
Uvaed by goaaipa ia tke Mat,
nryaa la tularin from paeuatoaia
aaa te leo ui ie Baas apeeea.
Albert I la erowaed king of IM
giuea aad promleeo roforns ia Congo.!
dir
however,
Thi. .sine
ipoelKon In flnaneial clrclee,
i io Me a Bvnerul v
i. iruii or ih. ,.!.;.. .
-H'liauve ana e;ulive activitle. la
me uireetion or corporation reirulatlon
ulch promi.ee to be broulit forward
iy torouga ipeeial mcwgc. from
iae pmiaenu
rEABT TO FBEE CONVICT.
MlnoesoU Frisoaer Proves to Be Sec
ond Burbuk.
miiiwater, Minn., Pi,. 2S. A Cbrlut
mi dinner given at the Minneeota
aiaie prieon bit. .tarted a movamenl
ror a parous fnr "Hinbad the Hailor,'
a uiudrloue lire convict, .uporviiur
of everything that grow, on the ante
penal reeervna, on a lia.1. of hi. 'Iwrv
era to the atate of Mioneeota and goo
cral KientiHe knowledge."
Among Warden Wolfrr'. gue.t. wu
a mewlM., of Ibe pardon board, who
eoiuinented oa the Imruente lemon,
weighing three pound, and meaaurinff
i u i. i i i . e
iHon, oi.jur circumference,
The gueala,
Individual road
nt thia .r
All that has been expended in buildinv
highways a. well as slightly over $28,
000 additional that waa SDDronriated
by tha county court from the general
fund, making grand total of $66,000
that baa been spent or contracts let for
during the past 12 months In better
lie the public blghwsys of Osteon
counu m sua 1 1 ion to this over $12
000 has been used in building and re
posing bridges, making in all slight
ly over $77,000 which the property
owners oi ualsop county have donated
(0 tnat moat commendable work of de
veloping the agricultural districts.
OREGON MOSS BRINGS CASH.
Valuss Reach New High Figure
Demand For More
Portland Oregon's moss crop has
been found a most valuable production,
Order for It are con.ientlv increas
ing and it has been several yeara sines
the supplies nave been adeauato for
the demand.
At thia time holders of Oregon for
est moaa are asking as high as $66 a
ton for the growth, Lo.li. cars, and in
recent years the price baa advanced as
high as $60.
Dick" Hoaklns. the wall known
excited bv the w.r.len'.
Hehley demand, that Peary alao aub- at7 ot pr""" of a aecond Bur- fruit broker of this eity, if perhaps the
an a is rerorua to tne Peai.b salver- r""" " " ". nn-ecieo mm to prmg greaiesst shipper of moss in the coun
r. '". h. e?.,.or of "' ""on. try. and practically all of his sunnlies
'.J f?., BJfM' ht nhouae com from the little section around
on the Corvallia A Eastern
n.J ... .i... :..i rauroaa,
1-"- " IIMIIBK ITUUUClDr
i Ki IWdent TIeUya has fled from r,r" ,rnl, B flowers.
' Nirararua aad tahea rsfuva oa a ht.il. I "la rosea for years eantured Brat hon-
.tm guaboaL on, Hit real name is Charles Price,
Kla-bt are tilled aad h-.dde h... ".d.b, w" "nt "P Me tot klllln
arrow eecape from eiuluaion ia llli
Tk. v..,k... r...i. ... w w " ,ook ,h k"Mts to the greenhouae coma fi
hilt, til . i . Ul t "P1"1" he had grafted trop- Jf.Tl"
labial U gWtt,"u " North ,m0B "1 P'. SSt,
j oniaaa, ....!.... ...: rauroac
a laborer with a pick.
uia sua! mine.
A teres storm
deet raying
swept
flaking
the Cereaa
fleeta aad
has
dent Madria, Zelare'e
dd reaiioneible for the safe-
aotited Preal-
aucewMur, that
coast.
drowalag S.QUO.
Heerelary Knot
he will be he)
ty of American, ia bis eouatry,
Ktplorers tod that the Ireawiree of
the Ulaad of Tiburoa, la the Uulf of
'aliforaia, are mythical, but the Ulead
la alive with deer and wild pigeoaa.
Mark Twala ha. returned hems with
out boueat t hlc health from his ocean
trip.
It la doSaltely kaowa that IS per
sobs perished la a department .lore
(re la Iadon.
A monster benefit waa give la New
York ally to helo the cause ef home
rule for Jrelaad.
Cook's flrst pries waa 133,000 from
tsro leading aewapapers for his "ei
la.lv " story of his trip to ths Pols.
Abdieatloa of ths king of Oreecs
is considered Inevllabla aad ths srowa
Prince's son has bee shoes by the
Military party.
Leopold's legal wife will not at
tempt to put her aoa oa ths Belgian
, throne, but will Bght for km fortune
of many millions.
iaa saeeeatruj nprislag or tks Young
Tark party in Turkey has made Paf
eetine free for ths flrst Urns sloe ths
Chrlstlaa era began,
The eommlttee from the Unlversit
of Copenhagen report that Cook's rec
ords ars wholly Inaufflcient to establish
hi. claim that he waa at ths Pole.
John R. Bradley, who Itted out the
t oo expedition to the Pole, aay he
Is thoroughly disgusted with tha whole
bhslaeas.
Orag-oa eoneervstloniats declare thst
two or three varieties of laseets do
more harm to the forests of the aorth
wost tha f ureal ores do.
Tha supreme court of Oreiron ha.
ordered that the Portland Hallway
company must reduce fares to Milwau
kla to 0 casts, aad Oak Orovs to 10
cats.
Tweaty-ceve persons ware drowned
by the collapse of a woods bridge In
Russia. . .
Two negroes and one white ma were
silled and six egToes
ORDERS TOR STEEL FEWER.
CoMUDSra, However, Press for De
liveries on Past Contract
New York, Dec. 2S. -Heavy .pee
eation. oa font facta for Auiahed atccl
products continue to roll In upon the
mills, end eonaumers generally are
nreaaing fnr deliveries Hut new bui
nees In both flniahed products snd raw
material i. luting coulracteal.
Kail contract, placed In 1009 for 191
delivery have aggregated almoat 3,300,
0(H) tons. New order, for fabricated
ateel for building and bridges have
sggregnted only 2.1,000 tons, but it
probable that the lfeeoinber buaineu
will total lOO.tKH) tons at leaat.
Kvidenre of enntraclion in the vol
umn of buaineas In sheets snd tinplnt
Is shown by a lea. heavy output and
the cloaing of several mill, for the boli
aays, ureal activity continues in wire
product., aad ahipmenta for Novembe
were I73,txu tons, l'riccs or mercan
tile pipe will be readjusted on Janu
ary 1.
Additional orders hsve been placed
for ears by railroads, bringing the total
for ths month thus far to 11, 00.
wounded is s
rsae war ia Louisiana,
Tha probation oflcer of ths nlgbl
onrt I New York says ths whit slave
trade is en ths Increase.
Provisional President Kstrsda, of
Nicaragua, has roque.ted official reeog
Bition from the stats department.
aflss Ann Morgan, daughter of S. P
Morgan, and Mra. 0. 11. P. Belmont
ksve hake up tha cause of the striking
hlrtwalsi workers of Nsw York City.
A Uual appeal In the eaa of John
. Walsh, convicted banker, has been
" to tb United State
court.
whisky Is Whisky,
Washington, IVe. 28. Whiaky li
whiaky, I'reaident Taft has st last do
cided. It Is whiaky when made of ncu
iral spirits, .ay. the president, if re
duced lo potable .trongth. But it must
tic branded se that (hoae buying It msy
know juat what they are got ting.
The decialon, made after a long series
of hearings participated In hy members
of the government s pure fond depart
mnnt and distillers, wss announced to
day. The president covered vnrioua do
tails in his decision and gave direction,
for ths proper brsnding of the various
varieties of liquor, holding among other
thinua, that whiaky nmiln from a mix
ture of "straight" whiaky and "neu
tral spirit." may be railed a hlcnd.
According lo Mr. Tuft 'a Instructions,
"straight whiaklcs" horenfter will be
branded as such, but tha brand may be
scrompanied by the legend, "aged In
wood," and whiaky made from rectified,
distilled, or neuiral spirits will be
branded so ss to make known the prln
clpal Ingredient. In addition, If they
so deaire, manufacturers or straight
whlakv also may use the word "bour
bon" or "rye,'' s ths fscta may war
rant.
supreme
Flood Drowns Shepherds.
Madrid, Dec. 8S. Offlotal reports to
day Indicate that the situation in the
reaions roeently swept by storms and
floods Is Improving. Th cabinet do
cided to Brant financial rullaf to suf
ferers. Belated advices give details of
the destruction canned by ths overflow
Ing of rivers In the northwest. The
Elaa and Orbldge, In the northern part
of Leon, rose 10 foet, destroying sev
eral hamlets. A large numhor of shop-
herds, surprised by the uoous, iook
refuge In tree tops.
Leaders of the American Federation
or Labor org Secretary Nagel to make
- '""rougn investigation Into th van
" phases of Industrial cducatlo.
Cm Promote Xctten.
St. Petersburg, Dee. 88. Colonel Von
Kettcn, chief of the eeorei police or
Moscow, has been appointed to sue-
,! Colonel Ksrpoff. ehiof of the secret
Dr. Dr.. i,... . . nniie. nt St Pntnraburir. assassinated on
- """i f m as i sank s uuumri vi - - - ,
the nnlverslty of Pittsburg, says he December 22. Several attempts have
does not believe lther Cook or Peary Seen made against the life of Colonel
"'.n furnish any good proof of having Von Ketteo, who for many years has
reached the pole, been huullng revolutionists.
"I bav already shipped out five ear
of moss this season," aays Mr. Hus-
klna, "all of it going to California. I
havs order for aeveral more car, but
have been unable to fill them.
"The moss that I ship is token from
tb forests and 1 utilised by th as
paragus shippers of California, as well
as tb florist of that section. I have
paid ss high as $37.60 a ton for good
moss, but th price is considerably
above that figure at thi time. The
beat moss come from along tha lin of
th Corvallia A Eastern and i in heavy
demand.
Buys Appl Land.
Pleasant Ridge Dr. J. A. Pettit,
S. C. Pier and Stanhope Pier have re
cently purchased 400 acre tract of
appl land at Pleasant Ridge, Wasco
county, 12 mile south of Tb Dalles.
fhe land ia to be planted in th bast
varieties of apple and sold In 10 acre
tract. An abundance of water may
be bad for irrigation purpose, which
it I proposed to bring to tha tract
Th country around Pleasant Ride is
very similar to th Hood River dis
trict, the soil and climate being much
th earn, and it is believed by scien
tide apple grower that th famous
Hood River appl will grow to perfec
tion there.
SURVEYORS FINI8H WORK
Now Ready to Establish a Psrmsnent
Survey to Klamath Fall
Klamath Falls Southern Pacific
surveyor who bav been establishing
th permanent survey between Klam
ath Falls and Natron bav completed
th work and bav departed for Red
ding, Cel., where they are to tok up
in permanent survey of the road from
Redding to Alturaa and thence to this
city. Large forces are employed on
th road to tb north of Klamath
Fall. Winter Quarters bav been es
tablished. About thro miles north of
Klsmsth Falls a smsll temporary city
baa been stablUbed. In this vicinity
it I necessary to make aeveral deep
cut and large fill. It will require
several month to complete ths diffi
cult undertaking. Construction camp
sre strung out for a distance of more
than 20 miles.
New Partner In Weston Mill.
Weston E. S. Isaac, of Walla
Walla, on of the northwest' most
suatessful flouring mill men, has pur
chased an interest in tb Weeton flour
ing mill. Th mill baa been running
wiin power iron a large gas engine,
but under tb new management it ia
probable that th long contemplated
plan of using th water of Pin creek
during a portion of the yew for pow
er will be put into execution.
Several thousand bushel of wheat
still mmain in th band of farmer in
thi section, who are holding out for
the expected" $1 a bushel." Never
theless, close to 8.000 bushel were
bought by Frank Price tb past week,
tb agent her for th Kerr-Gifford
company, paying 95 cent per bushel.
AIRSHIP APPEARS AT NIOHT.
Mystcrlon Craft, Carrying, Powsrful
Searchlight, Is Seen.
Worcester, Mass., Dec. 24. Plying at
30 to 40 miles an hour, a mysteri
ous airship tonight- sppeared over
Worcester, hovered over the eity a few
minutes, disappeared for about two
hours, and then returned to cut four
circles about the eity, uainir a search
light of tremendous power. Thousands
of persons thronged the streets to wstch
tne mysterious visitor.
The airship remained over the city
for 15 minutes, all the time at a height
that most observers set st about 2000
feet, too great to enable even its pre
cise shape to be seen. The glaring rays
oi us great searchlight, however, were
sharply defined. The dark mass of the
ship could be seen dimly.
At the time of the airahip visit, Wal
lace E. Tillinghast, a Worcester man,
who recently asserted he had invented
a marvelous aeroplane, in which he said
hs had journeyed to New York and re
turned by way of Boston, was absent
um his oome ana could not be found.
The visitor from the clouds was first
sighted over Marlborough at 5:20
o'clock. The 10 miles between this city
snd Marlborough were covered in 30
minutes.
Two hours later an eager shout from
the waiting erowds announced its re
turn. Slowly its light swept the heav
ens. It circled four times above the
eity and then disappeared, finally head
mg ursi to tne soirta and then to the
Berlin Bakery and
,w.C0FFEE HOIIAI-
Everything New and Clean.
Try our Coffee and Cake.
HOULTON
OREGON
ot.
Helens Bakery i
All Kinds Of
Pies, Cakes, Bread
J. E. RAMSEY, Propr.
1
OOLUMBIA COUNTY BANK
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
east.
PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS I
First National Bank, . .
Portland. Ore.
Portland, Ore.
New York
Marlboro Bight Airship.
ship was sighted over Marlhom .ril U. S. NATIONAL BANK.
San 8hour. T S ZeK B.
of the eity reported having seen It. Iu
g..rr. course, tney sav. waa in th I -f.- ixr w n . .. . .
direction of Clinton. I'-' V m A- IV-0!S. rresiaent ana casmen idwin
koss, vice President; A. L,. Stone, Assistant Cashier.
Directors Wm. M. Ross
SIGHTS ABANDONED WRECK.
Japanese Steamer Reports Disaster Off
- Cap Flattery.
oeaitic, uee. Z4. Another probable
..,.uo uwaaier on tne coast of wash
ngion waa recorded todav. when the
Water right Promised.
Salem Judge William Galloway, in
the equity division of the circuit court
for Marion eounty, has irrantod an or
der allowing State Senator Hart, 0fJaP"e "earner Kaga Mara reported
linker county, to file a writ of review I to tne wireless station at Caoe Beal
demanding that the atate board of water that toe American schooner Susie M.
control be required to romsnd its order P'ommer wss in distress snd had been
relating to the proposed irrigation pro- bndoncd 100 miles west and south of
ject of Thief valley. 8n.rnr Umrt n. Cape Flattery.
... : ; . f i - i
i-o news regaramg the extent of the
schooner 'a trouble or the fate of the
. cumainea in tne oner mes-l
ssge from the Japanese vessel, which!
is en ner wsy to the Orient.
ine united States lifesavinir tud
ner siation at Mean I
'i. 0'eloek thi afternoon to gol
" m in scoooner's crew.
me ousie M. riummer, a vessel of
920 tons, gross, sailed from Everett,
Wash., December 5, with a cargo of
lumber for San Pedro, Cel. 8he is
owned by W. O. Tibbits. of S.n l.v.n.
eiaco, and waa built in 1890 at Thorns.-!
ion, Me. one was commanded by Cap
tain Hansen and earned a small erew. I
Edwin Ross.
M. White, James Dart,
V1
Best Peach Land In Oregon
Portland W. H. Lang Co., have
sold the Cliff farm, located on the Wil
lamette river 18 mile above Portland
and two mile from Canby. It has
on half mil of river front, boat land
ing on the place and I on of the beat
located farms on th Willamette River,
is nearly all improved, has fairly good
buildings and ia well stocked. The
consideration waa $18,750. It contains
1G0 acres, part of which is tha best
peach land in Oregon. The peaches
off 450 trees adjoining thia land thia
season sold for $1,600,
Local Man Invest In Appl Land.
Winston Dr. Byron E. Milller and
Henry Fos, retired capitalist from
Duluth, Minn., bav closed a deal with
R. Sheridan, president of the First
National bank cf Roseburg, for the
purchase of a portion of the Sheridan
and Age holdings of apple lands, lo
cated near Winston. This is one of
the cholesst tracts of fruit lands in
Southern Oregon. The purchasers in
tend planting about 250 acres of the
tract to commercial apple during the
eotning year.
Petition for Train.
Salem A petition signed by several
hundrod people residing along the line
of tho Corvallis Eastern railroad, bo-
ween Albany nd Hoovsr, was for
warded lo tho railrond commission by
K. Ii. Payne, asking for a train ror tne
passenger traiilo aione. ine peiiuuu
aeta forth that patrons of the road are
compelled to use a 1K8" train, and
thai it takes nve noun i go ir
iinnvnr to Allmiiv. a distance ror oa
lies.
Vslu of Property More than Double.
Klamath Falls On million, four
hundred and ninety-six thousand, ev-
n hundred and eighty-six dollar is
the assessed valu of personal and real
property in Klamath Falls. This is an
inc.... nf 100 ner cent over last year.
Th council made a levy of 9 mills for
general purposes, and 2 mills for pay
ing ths interest on outstanding bonda
and to crest a sinking fund.
ren-
resenis me voosingnam ana 1-in Wen
burg interosts, who sre attempting to
gain rights in the valley. '
Riverton Haa Fin 8chool Building.
Coquille-RivettoVe public school is
completed. The diminsions of tb
building arc 82x34 feet, with three-
foot cornice and a porch 8x16. It is
built on a concrete foundation and baa
a basement nine feat high. Tb new
Building has been erected at a cost of
$3,000 snd would be a credit to a town
many times th lite of Riverton. Tb
progressive citisena of that village
may well be proud of it.
Oil Near Oufur.
Dufur J. E. Porter, who haa been
drilling well at Three Mile, struck a
small flow of oil at a depth of 167 feet
Operation haa been stopped and com
pany is being formed to raise money
to sink a deep well.
3 St. Helens Steam 4anndm
Cleaning and Dye Works
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Are Now prepared to Handle
Laundry, Cleaning and Dyeing
And guarantee to give satisfaction and prompt service.
All we ask is a trial.
Goods Called For and Delivered
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EXPORTS DROP ONE MILLION.
French Tariff Seriously Affects Ameri
can Oil Product.
New Bridge Near La Grand.
La Grande Th bridge at Oro Dell ia
finished, and the county court will in
spect it for acceptance early in Jan
uary. PORTLAND MARKETS.
WheatTrack prices: Blueatom,
$1.20; club $1.10; red Russian, $1.08(
1.09; valley. $1.08.
Barley Feed and brewing, $3081
per ton.
Corn Whole, $35 ; cracked, $36 ton.
Oats No. 1 whit $32.5033 ton.
Hy Timothy, Willamette Valley.
$18di 20 per ton; Eastern Oregon $18
(ii 21.60; alfalfa, $16(n 16.50; clover,
$l5(iil6; cheat, $15il6; grain hay,
$15(rfl6.
Butter City creamery extraa. 89c:
fancy outside creamery, 84(u'39c;
store, 22t(it:24e per pound. Butter
fst price average lH'e per pound un
der regular butter prices.
I'oultry Hens, 16c: springs, 16e:
ducks, 20c; geese, 12c: turkeys, live,
20c ; dressed 2oc
Eggs Fresh Oregon extras, 41
42 S(C per dosen ; Eastern, 28(ii 32c
Pork Fancy, lOxn'lOJt'c pound.
Veal-Extras, lldi'll He per pound.
Fresh Fruits Apples, $I(ii3 box;
pears, $l(i()l. 60 per box; cranberries,
$9 per barrel.
Potatoes Carload prices: Oregon,
65(, 86c per aack ; sweet potato, 2c
per pound.
Vegetables Artichokes, 75c dosen:
beans, lOe per pound; cabbage, lie
per pound, cauliflower, $1. 86(2 dosen:
celery, $3.50(n4.00 per crate; horse
radish, $1.50 per box; pumpkin, l)i
(it)l He; rsdisihes, 15c dosen; sprouts,
8c per pound ; squash, Kitlc; toma
toes, 75c(r$l; turnip, $1 per aack;
carrots, $1; beets, $1.60; parsnips,
$1.60.
Onions Oregon, $1.60 per aack.
Cattle-Best steer, $4.50(1.75; fair
to good, $4(o 4.25; medium and feed
er, fn.zbfti'o ou; cows, top, $3.50(ai
3.86; fair to good, $So3.25; common
to medium, $2.60(d 3.75; bulls, $5,26
(e(15 60; heavy, $4('4.76.-
Hogs Best wethers, $5. 50 5. 75;
fair to good, $4.60(i!5; ewes, Xo less;
yearling, best, $5(i)5.25; fair to good,
$4.60(,4.75; lambs, $6i6 25.
Hop 1909 crop, 20()2I3,e olda,
nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16(n 23c; mo
hair, ehoice, 25c pound.
Caacara bark, H'c pound.
Hides Dry hides, 18(19o per
pound; dry kip, 17(i'18c pound; dry
calfskin, l(i2c; pound salted hides,
10H di! 11c; salted calfskin 6(ii!6c:
green, ic less,.
Washington, Dee. 2. Alarmed by a I
u., u h.toi,uhi to r-'6,3tS3 m min
eral on exports to France in a month,
.-.,.,, en. on exporters nave begun a
movement to induce congress to renew
with the French mvernmnnt th.
procity treaty that expired on October
4. couriers aiso nope ror tne re
newal of the treaty with Spain, a large
importer or American oil, which will
expire on August 31, 1910.
Exports to Csnada under th. Anon
tion of the new tariff law have nnt h.
compiled by the bureau of statistics of
me aepsrtment or commerce and labor
but indications are that they will show
"""'"J great a railing off in oil
cr.furts a. mose to rTance.
iNotwitnstanding the abrogation of
me reciprocity treaty with Franc r..
port, to the bureau for November, the
first month under the new order of
inmgs, snow larger totals in both im
ports and exports than in the corre
sponding month of last vear. Raw eot-
ton, which is imported into France free
of duty, snd hence is not affected by
the tariff changes, is largely responsible
me increase in exports, while art
works 20 years old and over, admitted
free under the new law, and diamonds
ana niaes were responsible for the in
creased imports.
The falling off in imports of cham
pagne rrom stance, due to tho in
creased tariff, was most marked, declin
ing from .'5S4,674 in November, 1908,
to 58,062 in November, 1909.
Duty la $115 on $3.60.
mjiuiudus, U., Dee. 24. The Ohio
state livestock Commission has had a
practical demonstration of the worxlugs
o. me new tariff law. The commission
sent a hypodermic instrument to Ger
many for repair, and it waa anaooneed
today that the instrument was retumod
yesterday, and with it a bill from the
H..uu,out im jio auiy. tim, was
onaed on an ad valorem of 45 per cent.
purcnasea the instrument cost
2.80. The same kind of instrument
cannot DC procured In the United States.
English Steamer Missing.
i-onuon, Dee. 84. Gales in Great
Britain have done much damage to
shipping. The railway company's
steamer Roatrevor, which left Greenore,
a headland of Ireland, at 11 o'alook
Tuesday night, and which was due st
Holyhead, Wales, 75 miles annua St.
George's channel, at 5 o'clock Wednes
day morning, had not been reported, and
it ia feared she has foundered. She
carried a erew of 84 and a few pas-
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