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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1907)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1907. 13 OATS VERY STRONG Stocks Have Been Bought Up Largely by Dealers. HIGHER PRICES PREDICTED Might Strengthening or Barley Val ues Is Reported Trade Is Sell ing Hops Country Prod uce Is Weaker. R'gsrding tha firm position of the oats market and the prospect for higher prices, the Pacific Grain Company says In Its mar ket letter just Issued: "The prediction contained in our last letter In regard to higher prices for oats has been more than Justified. We quote No. 1 white feed oats $.: per ton, .being an increase of $2 per ton as against our quotations of six weeks ago. We look for still higher prices. Stocks In the interior have been bought up largely by Portland dealers during tho past month at prices that would mean more than $2! per ton Portland. As a matter of prophecy, we pre dict that oats will sell for $.1.1 before June 1. Gray oats we quote at $2K.,iO per ton. Feed oats will be ready for delivery during the early part of February at $:!2 per ton. "Thero Is no radical change in barley be yond a slight strengthening In values, re- suiting from two factors. First, car short age, which prevents movements from the In terior; second, the high price of oats tends to Increase the consumption of rolled bar ley, causing a greater demand for the same. We are compelled to raise our price on "Star" rolled barley to $23. 50 per ton. We think further advances will be made" SLUMP IN KOtiS HAS STARTED. Market Begins to Slide Off Rapidly Iluyrrs Hold Off. Nothing but an unusual change In the weather or a crippling of the railroad serv ice In the Valley can save the egg market now. Shipments have begun to pour in and If transportation conditions are not altered, there Is bound to be an accumulation of stock that can only be moved at prices ma terially lower than those now quoted. Re tailers are quick to scent the change In conditions and have already lllmted their purchases to actual requirements. Hand to mouth buying Is an inevitable accompani ment of a falling market atid always ac celerates the decline. Yesterday's arrivals were the largest for many days and most of the dealers were caught with more stock on hand than they wanted. At the beginning of business a few sales were made at 40c, but early In the afternoon 37Hc was gen erally quoted. Just before the close of the day. one firm offered eggs freely at 33c without effecting a sale. An express ship ment of 100 cases of Petaluma eggs Is due Friday, but will probably strike a poor market. Pome Idaho eggs for this market, are stalled on the O. R. & N. The poultry market was without feature yesterday. Receipts were light, but were ,uffirlent. as tho big retailers are not buying. City creameries report an Increase In cream receipts and think the market may soon weaken. HOP IKAI,ERS TTRN- SB1A.ERS. Market Is More Active, bnt at Low Price,. There was more activity In the hop mar ket yesterday, but the selling was by deal ers and not by growers. This is the most dISCOUragIng feature Of the Situation Whnn he market takes a turn for the worse the traders are always the first to take advan tage of it, and the farmers come along with their offerings afterwards when the de mand has been satisfied. This usually causes the market to take another drop. The present situation is a weak one and Is due to the forcing down of values at the Eastern end, where the brewers claim to be stocked up and refuse to be Interested In new business. That the dealers here are not trying to bear the market is shown by the Xact that one of them sold a 35 -bale lot at 10c. that cost him llHc The heaviest buyer in the market yes terday was the J. W. Beavey Hop Com pany. which bought ltK bales prime to choice at lOVfcc to 11c. Another transaction between dealers involved 130 bales at 9 lie A small lot of low-grade hops was aold al 7c. London cables reported the English mar ket quiet and lower. A California wire said the markets in that state were quiet. No business was reported in Washington dur Ing the day. . Wheat .Market Nominal. No wheat has arrived from east of thi mountains since Friday and no date can be rtA for the lifting of the blockade on the O. R. N. Local prices are, therefore, al most entirely nominal, but the tone of the market is firmer In view of the urgent de mand and the Improvement elsewhere. The printed quotations, which are about a cent higher all around, are what wheat would aell for If any could be obtained. No Buying; of Potatoes or Onions. No buying of potatoes or onions was r ported yesterday. The quantity of potato in transit to San Francisco ini- .1 Roanoke and the Costa Rica taking good supplies, while a number of cars are also going south. San Francisco wires reported n i receipts 01 eastern potatoes. Sweet Potatoes Are Higher. A car of sweet potatoes, which may I the last straight car of the season, arrivt yesterday. They were quoted strong 1 Stoc. A tramp car of bananas will be today and will be offered at 41-c. The d mand for vegetables was brisk yesterday and the inquiry ror fruit was better. Bank Clearing. Bank clearances of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: 1 Clearings. Balances. Portland $ Mo.ios silo.:tn2 Seattle 1.221.4:::i l'J5 :tt4 Tacoma 4.r.4..1i:6 46.2(57 Spokane v 110,300 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Butter. Eggs. Poultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. S5fi37toc per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 32tou3oc; store butter, 18 (1 2oc. BUTTER FAT First grade cream. 36o per pound: second grade cream. 2o less per pound. EGGS Oregon ranch, 3fp637!ic CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 14Vi Cfl3c; Young America. 13to3 1tic per pound POULTRY Average old hens, latj iyu,c; mixed chickens. Iltofal2c; Spring, 13', H'ic; old roosters, 9'al0c; dressed chickens, 14 .1 15c; turkeys, live. 17ST 1 7 Vac; turkeys, dressed, choice. 2021c; geese. live. per )ouml. 10i 12c; ducks. 16413c; pigeons, 81 ?3.5U; squabs, 82&H. Veretahles. Fruits. Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common. 50 Trie per box; choice, $1(2.50; cranberries, ilfi per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $4 f5 per box; oranges, navels, 52.2543.25; grapefruit, 814.50: pineapples, S3.754y4.50 per dozen; bananas, 4-oc per pound. ROOT VUt;TABL,tl3 Turnips, $11.25 per sack; carrots. $1&1.25 per sack; beets, 81.25(9 1 50 per sack: garlic. 7to10c per pound, horseradish. 7rSc per pound; sweet potatoes. 3'i per round; chlcorv, Srtc. titEsii Vegetables cabbage, caii- forn'a. 3c per pound; Fanno, 8Vjc per pound: cauliflower. 12.00 per dozen: cel ery, $333.25 per crate; lettuce, head, 45o per aoxen; onions, luavl.ttto Per dozen: pumpkins, 2c per pound; spinach. 4 Co per pound; tomatoes, $2.75 crate;' pars ley. 10816c: squash. 2c per pound: arti chokes, $1.50 per dozen; hothouse let tuce, $1.7f??2 per box; - sprouts; 9c; peas, 15c: routsnes, juc: Ken peppers, 300 per pouna; rnuoarD. z.ou per Dox. ONIONS Oregon. 11.85 per Hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 88V4c pound; apricots, lQQluc; peaches. ll13o: pears. HH?14o: Italian prunes. 2KQc: Califor nia figs, white, in sacks, GffltfHc per pound; black, S4B3c: tricks. 75cH2.25 per ooxj Simmt. lSli20o pound: dates. Persian, 7c pound. POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur banks, fancy f 1.404 1.50, common $11.25. RAISINS Layers and clusters, 2-crown, $2.15; 8-crown. $2.25: 5-crown. $3.10; 9 crown. $3.50; loose muscatels, 2-crown, 8c; 3-crown. 8ttc; 4-crown. 9c; seedless. Thompsons. lOHc; Sultanas, SOlZnc. Grain. Floor, Feed. VAC. WHEAT Club. 70c; bluestem, 71c; Val ley, KtMitiTc; red, 67c. OATS No. 1 white, gray, itts.oo. KI.OI'R Patents. 84. OS: straights. 83.50: clears. .t.M: Valley. .!63. BAULKY Keet. per ton; Brewing, $23; rolled. $23&23.50. nib, xi.4oral.4D per rwt t'OKX Whole, $24.50: cracked. $22.50 per ton. M IT. T .STUFFS Bran. crty, S2.Y50; coun try, $18 per ton; middlings, $2528; shorts, city. $2o: country. J21 per ton; chop. U. S. Mills; $15.50 per ton; Facinc grain, fia.50 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. H0- pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.50S.M oatmeal, steel cut, 45-pound sacks. $8 per barrel: 9-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 45-pound sacks. 87.50 per barrel; 9-pound sacks. $4 per bale; spilt Deas. per 100-Dounds. S4.2534.80: pearl barley. $4fe'4.&0 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacKS, 2.3U per Dale. HAY valley tlmotnyv no. 1. si4'tfio per ton: Eastern Oregon timothy. S17S18: clo ver. $9; cneat, $9; grain hay, 910; alfalfa, $14. Dressed Moats. VEJAL Dressfd. 75 to 125 pounds. 9c; 125 to 150 pounds. 7c: 150 to 200 pound!. 6c: 200 pounds and up, 5(6c. MKEl Dressed bulls. 2l4'3c per pound; cows, 4s9c; country steers. 5tt t n c. XICTTOX Dressed, fancy, 89c per pound: ordinary. Q7c. PORK Dressed. 100 to 130 pounds. 88jc: 130 to 200 pounds. 77V4c: 200 pounds and up. 68c Groeerles, Nuts, Etc RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. 6i4c: South ern Japan, 5.40c; head. 6.75c. COFFEE Mocha. 20 28c; Java, ordinary, lS(&22c; Costa Kica, fancy 1820e, good 16-lHc, ordinary 1822c per pound. Co lumbia roast, cases loos. 815.25: 50s. 815.50: Arbuckle. 818.0:1: l.lon. 815.75. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis, $1.75 per doz. ; 2-pound talis. $2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 95c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound tails, si to. SI GAR Sack basis. 100 poundB. Cube, $3.17 Vz; powdered, $5.07 to; dry granulated, $4.(l2Vi; extra C. $4.42Vs; golden C. $4.32V; fruit sugar, $4.92 H; berry. 84.92 Vi: P. C. 84.2a; star, 84.i-to. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; bar rels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct Mo per pound; if lately than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct c. Beet sugar. $4.73to per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15&18c per pound. NUTS walnuts, iroc per pound D sack; Brazil nuts, 19c; fllbertB, 16c; pecans. Jumbos 23c, extra large 21c; almonds, 18 20c; chestnuts, Ohio 17c, Italian 14j lac; peanuts, raw 641?8ttc per pound, roasted 10c; plnenuts. 10&;12c; hickory nuts, 10c; cocoanuts, 3.&90c per dozen. SALT California dairy, $13 ton; imita tion Liverpool, $14 per ton; half-ground, 100s '. 50s 89.50; lump Liverpool, $19.50. BEANS Small white, 3c; large while. 3c: pink. 3c; bayou, 3c; Lima, 6Hc; Mex icans, red, 4c. HONEY Fancy, $3.253.S0 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 21 Ho pound; standar-l breakfast, 18c; choice, 17toc; Eng lish, 11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach, 16Hc. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds. 18toc per pound; 14 to 16 oounds. Irtc; IS to 20 pounds. 16c; picnics. 12c; cottage, 11 tec: shoulders, 11 toe; boiled. 24c; boiled picnic, boneless, 20c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $20; half-barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $10, half barrels, $5.50. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17toc; bo logna, long, tic; weinerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c; pork. 10c: headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bolog na link, 5toc. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 12toc; smoked. 13toc; clear backs, dry salt. 12toc; smoked. 13toc: clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt, l.'io: smoked, 14c: Oregon exports, dry salt, 12Vic: smoked. 13'4c. I.AKD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 13c; tubs. 13Uc: r0a. 13Vic: 20s, l.TJsc: 10s. i:ta4c; 5s. .1c. Standard pure: Tierces, 12c: tubs. 12Vic: 50s. 12HC: 20s, 12kc; 10s, 12Vtc; 5s. 12'14c. Compound: Tierces, Stoc; tubs, 8c; 50s, Hc: 10s, 9c; 5s, 9c Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS llto13toc per pound, according to quality. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 139 lRc per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 2cK&2.'lc, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 2628c. HIDES Dry: No. 1, 10 pounds and up, per pound, 18(fi2oc; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, lH(g2lc per pound; dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, halr-cllpped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2fa3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound. GO pounds and over, per pound, lortrlOtoc; steers, sound, un der &0 pounds, luetic per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 9ilOc per pound; Mags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound; kip, sound, 10 to 30 pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds. Il$rl2c per pound; green (unsaltedl, lc per pound less; veals, lc per pound less. Sheepskins: Shear lings, No. 1 butcher' stock, each, 25aoc; short wool No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 50 6(k-; medium wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each, 81.25&3; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15(ffl6c per pound. Horsehides: Salt ed, each, according to size, $lifr'1.25; colthldes, each, 25fi5uc. Goatskins: Common, each, 15 25c: Angora, .with wool on. each, 30c$l.50. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size, each, $5(q20; cubs, each, $1$j3; badger, prime, each. 2o((t50c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3oi50c: house cat, 5fi2oc; fox, common gray, large prime, each, 50(h70c; red, each, $3'fi5; crows, each, $5115; silver and black, each, $4.5org-ti; mink, strictly No. 1, each, accord ing to size, $1(53; marten, dark. Northern, ac cording to size and color, each, $liS15; pale pine, according to size and color, each, 82.50 4l4; muskrat. large, each, 12Stl5c; skunk, each, 4(Kri6oc; civet or polecat, each, 5815c; other large fine skins, each, $6ftl0; panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $21f3; raccoon, prime. large, each, 50 75c; moun tain wolf, with head perfect. each, 83.50(ti5; prairie (coyote), ttoc&$l ; wolve'rlne, each, $(' 8; beaver, per skin, large, $5Q6; medium, $3ty 7; small. $14(1.50; kits. 6175c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 2225o per pound. TALL.OW Prime, per pound, 454toc; No. S and erease. 2tr3c. CASCARA SAGRADA (chittam bark) Per pound, tttoW'C. Lumber, I-ath, Etc. ' LUMBER Common rough, dimensions, L per M.. $15; sidewalk and street. $1417; stepping, e,rt'(I'',D. iii'i'rius, (ii'vov, i upii t 820W28; ceiling. 81727; finishing. $2035; cedar, rough. 8'H- LATHS Per M.. $2.102.35. SHINGLES Cedar. $2.50. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Price Paid for Produce In tha Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. The following prices were quoted in the produce market yesterday : FRUIT Apples, choice. $2; common, 50c; bananas. $l'o,2.50; Mexican limes. 8p)lo; California lemons, choice. $3.50; common. $1; oranges, navel, $1.752.75; pineapples. S'!-6 4. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $1.75(82; gar lic. 2to3c; green peas. 8(310o: string beans. 12to10c; asparagus, ' 65c; tomatoes, 81 W1.50. EGGS Store. 282Stoc; fancy ranch, 33c; Eastern, 33 toe. POTATOES River whites. 81-50 1.75 sweets. $2.50(g2.7.-: Oregon Burbanka, 82 2.25: Eastern. 81.75 1.85; new, 4c. ONIONS Yellow. $1 B 1.25. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 3Sc: cream ery seconds, 30c; fancy dairy, 83c; dairy seconds, nominal; pickled. 20tor22c. WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino, 14frlc: South Plains and San Joaquin, 70 8c: iambs, g-ffllc; Nevada. 15(ftlSc. HOPS California. 10 12c; Oregon and Washington. I0(14c. CHEESE Young America. 15toe; Eastern, 102 c: Western. 13c. HAT Wheat. $19i!r22c: wheat and oats, $15 18.50; alfalfa. $S12.50; stock, $79; straw, 3570c per bale. MII.LSTUFFS Bran, $20.5022.50; mid dlings, 82730. FLOUR California, family extras, $4.85 (R5.35; bakers' extras. $4.80-94.S0; Oregon and Washington, 83.504. POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers, 1719c; turkeys, hens. 18'o'20c; roosters, old, $45; young. $08; broilers, small, $3tB4; broil ers, large. $4fr5: fryers, 85$?0; hens, $5(38; ducks, old. $5&'6; ducks, young. $68. RECEIPTS Flour, 5176 quarter sacks; wheat. 925 centals; barley. 6309 centals; oats, 797 centals; beans, 130 sacks; pota toes. 1510 sacks; bran. 35 sacks; middlings, 1020 sacks; hay. 4S5 tons; wool, 103 bales; hides. 139. FULLS OFF Stock Prices Stationary and Movement Sluggish. BEARS HOLD WARILY ALOOF Closing Out of Speculative Accounts in Great Northern Preferred. .' Sews of the Day Is Unimportant. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. There was only a moderate extension today of the rally In stocks whlcli occurred yesterday and the movement of prices then became extremely uncertain and sluggish. Dealings shrank to little more than nominal proportions and the market seemed to be without any defi nite initiative in either direction. The buy ing demand lapsed Into a state of practi cal paralysis after the small gains of the early part of the day. The bears held warily aloof and made no aggressive demands. against values. There was little in the day's news to throw light on the movement of prices. There is a growing discussion in the finan cial district of the likelihood of an advance In freight rates, but there has been here tofore a rather common agreement that ad vances in freight rates were not to be thought of in view of the agitation against railroad corporations and the general ten dency of National authorities to seek, means for curbing the power of the railroads In the matter of overcharges. There was further selling of Great North ern preferred .from the same source as yes terday and this is supposed to be the clos ing out of a speculative account or ac counts In the stock, which were crippled by the long decline in the stock since the an nouncement of various rights to stockhold ers. Bonds were steady. Total sales,, par value, $1,740,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express..., . . 290 Amalgamated Cop. 33.400 112to 111 111 Am. Car & Found. 800 43 42t 42to do preferred 10O 10114 101 101 to Am. Cotton Oil.... 100 30 80 -J do preferred..-.. ..... 89 Am. Express 230 Am. Hd. & L. ptd 26 Am. ice 100 84 Hi 84 i Am. Llneeed Oil. lto do preferred ... 32 Am. Locomotive... 600 72 71Vi 71ti do preferred 110 Am. Smelt. & Ref. 11.900 143 142 14214 ao preferred UHt 115 115 lift Am. Sugar Ref.... 1.400 132 , 131 131 Vi Am. Tob. pfd. ctf.. 400 96 ' 95,, !Xto Anaconda Mln. Co. 9.800 277V1 275to 276 Atchison 12,200 1021). 101 101 i do preferred 200 9KU, 98i 984,. Atlantic Coast Line 2.600 l.toa 119 120 uaii. sc t.inio z,2uu llttSi 110 ' ll do preferred 93 Brook. Rap. Tran. 2.6O0 74 73Vi 7314 Canadian Pacific 3,600 1RI4 irok 180i Cent- of N. J . 500 212 209 205 Cbea. & Ohio 800 50 49Vi 49'i Chi. Great West... 3O0 IrtU 16 16 Chi. & Northwest.. 1.SO0 165 164t4 164to Chi., Mil. & St. P. 23.400 148Vi 14Ts 147 una. irm. c 'rrans do preferred . .. ..... 22 C, C. C. & St. L. 200 85lj 85tj to Col. Fuel & Iron.. 9.800 49!, 479i 47J, Col. A Southern... 4(0 35 34 34 do Jst preferred. 100 67 67 66Vi do 2d preferred.. 400 55 54 i 54 to Consolidated. Gas.. loo 1331, 133to 133to Corn Products 1.600 23 "i . 23U 23 do preferred 600 S8to 8Cto S6J ueia. r riuoson a.yto Del.. Lack. & W... 200 501 501 6"5 D. A R. 0 2.700 37to 36 3t4 do preferred 79 Distillers' Securlt.. 10,400 75'i 73?; 75 Erie 18.300 34Hi 34to 34to do 1st preferred 70 do 2d preferred . 300 60 60 0 General Electric... 400 159 169 158 Hooking Valley J05 Illinois Central.... 100 158 153 1574 Int. Paper 700 16 16 15 do preferred..... 80 tnt. Pump 1,100 35V4 34i 3514 ao preferred. ... 75 Iowa Central 400 25 24i 24 do preferred 300 45W 45ii 44'4 Kansas City So.... 100 28to do preferred 4O0 v. 5sai 58 liOuis. & Nash.... 5O0 134MT 133V, 133 to Mexican Central... 3.200 23 23to 23 .-viinn. 6r st. iui. zoo o to oTto 56 M.. S. P.ftS. S. M. 1.400 111 lORto 109 do preferred 50O 145 145U, 143 Missouri Pacific... 20.VO0 R6V4 Stto 83 mo., ian. & lexas o.(hi .ix1 3i 37to do preferred 4O0 70 66"to HOu, National Lead 1.2"0 70 o fin N. R. R. of M. pfd. 200 55 to 5514 56 in. x. central zimi j-jhm, 12 12to - . I. J. (V . . . . . HM 1 44 Norfolk & Weet... 700 86to 85to 86 do preferred S3 North American... 700 82 81 82 Pacific Mall 100 35 35 34 Pennsylvania 82.100 130 129to 13014, People's Gas....... 700 96 96V 96 to r.. v ., r . rt.- l. ,;i Pressed Steel Car.. 1,200 49to 49 48 do preferred 97 Pullman Pal. Car.. 168 Reading 141. 40O 122 120"4 1211, uo prererrea. , 1UU wo liu H do 2d preferred.. fio do preferred 600 98 97 to 97 to do preferred R9 St.L.& S. F. 2d pfd 400 43 43 42 St. Li. southwest... 400 22T, 22 22 do preferred 1O0 55 55 55 ao preterrea llTto e.ou,nern naiiway. s. Z"to 26 do preferred 100 85 85 85 Tenn. Coal Iron i.vt Texas ft Pacific... 1.600 33 32 32to T.. St. L. & W.... 2 31 30 30 do preferred .too 51 Ti ,m i iZ Union Pacific 74.900 173 172 172 od orererreo ..... ..... ..... t". S. Express 101 U. S. Rea tv 77 U. S. Rubber 3.30O 51 50 so do preferred 500 106 106to 106 U. S. Steel 45.40O 45 44 44 do preferred 7.700 105 104Vi 104 va.-i.ar. i nemicai. vjy ,t,5 As ;vz do preferred ..... 106 Wabash 7no 16 1 irt do preferred 2.900 33 33 32to neiis r argo r.x... ...... ..... ..... 1Ti Westlnghouse Elec 150 Western Union 800 83 82 82 Wheeling & L. E. . 400 13 12to 12 Wisconsin Central. 200 22 22 22 do preferred 100 46 4S 45lJ wo. racme i,4ni jfta; lo! lft3 Central leather.... 800 36Ti 36 35 do preferred 4 no 100 lon joo Schioss Sheffield... RO0 70 89 to !4 Great North, pfd.. 16,600 164 161 163 Internat. Met 800 35to 34 34 do preferred. 71:14 lotai aaies ror tne day. woo. TOO ahares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Closing quotations: 71. 8. ref. 2s reg.105 jAtchisnn adj. 4s 91 do coupon 105 ID. A R. a 4s... B TJ. S. 3s reg 10214 N. Y. C. G. 3tos. 93 do coupon. 10214iNorth. Pac. 8s. ..102 TJ. S. new 4s reg.129 iNorth. Pac. 4s... 72 do coupon. ... 129 (South. Pac. 4s... 94 TJ. S. old 4s reg.101 , Union Pac 4s... 101 do coupon. ... 101 Wis. Cen. 4s..., 88 to , Stocks In London. LONDON, Feb. 6. Consols for money, 86; do for account, 87. Anaconda Atchison , do pfd B. O :an. Pac Chea. & Ohio.. Chi. G. W C. M. ft St. P. De Beers D. ft R. G do pfd Erie do 1st pfd. . . do 2d pfd... 111. Central Louts A Nash.. M.. K. ft T 14"4'N. T. Central... 103tolNor. ft West... 10S I do pfd lOnt. ft West.. .181 Pennsylvania .. 71toiRand Mines.... 16 to 'Reading 152 14 ISouth. Railway. 22, do pfd 2714 South. Pacific. . S3 lUnlon Pacific.. 35 14! do pfd 7214tC S. Steel 61 to I do pfd 164 .Wabash 138 to I do pfd 39to 'Spanish 4s..... .130V4 . 88 . 88 . 45 . 67 to . 7to . 6314 . 27 V4 . 89 96 .170 . 95 . 46 .lODto . 17to . 4 . 95 Money Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Money on call, 2to&8to: ruling rates, 2 per cent: closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans dull; 60 days, 5 per cent; 90 days, B',4 per cent; six months, 54 5 to- Prime mercantile paper, 54iGli per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.84.554.84.60 for de. mand. and at $4.80.50(iii4.8055 for 60-day bills. Posted rates, 4.81 to and 4.85. Com mercial bills, 84.8014. Bar sliver. 68toc. ' ; Mexican dollars, 53c. Bonds Government and railroad, steady. LONDON.- Feb." 6. Bar silver, 31 11-1 6d per ounce: money, 3 to 4 to Per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for DEMAND short bills Is 4 per cent; do three months' bills la 4 4 11-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. Sliver bars. 68c; Mexican dollars, 64c; drafts, sight, 15c; do telegraph, 20c. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Today's state ment of tho Treasury balances shows: Available cash balance $230,312,455 Gold coin and bullion 105.430.768 Gold certificates 44,670,440 PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. - Ten Thousand Shares of Tree's Creek Gold Sell at Two. Another big block of Lee's Creek Gold waB sold on the local exchange yesterday at the former price, 2 cents. Two thousand shares of Morning brought 4. Gatewood was bid up 2 polnta and there was a buyer for it at 32. The mining list In general was steady. Official prices were as follows: Bank stocks Bid. Asked. Bank of California 363 .166 Bankers' & Lumbermen's 105 Merchants' National in 185 Oregon Trust & Savings 120 132 Portland Trust Co 120 United States National ZOO LISTED SECURITIES. Bonds American Biscuit Co.. 6s 95 100 City & Suburban 4s - 92 Columbia Southern Irr'n 6s 94 Home Telephone 5s 97 J. C. Lee Co. 6s 92V4 10 O. R. & N. Ry 4s 90 100 O. W. P. & Ry. 6s IOO 102 Pacific Coast Biscuit 6s 95 100 Portland Railway 6s 101 Miscellaneous stocks Associated Oil 44 46 Home Telephone ' 30 J. C. Lee Co 45 Pacific States Tel 109 111 Puget Sound Tel 50 Mining stocks Lakevlew 25 Lee's Creek Gold 01 02 British Yukon 23 25 North Falrview 05 Manhattan Crown Point 14 15 Washougal Ext 24 25 Gatewood 32 35 UNLISTED STOCKS. Alaska Petroleum 10 15 Blue Stone 10 British Columbia Amal 06 08 Cascadia 23 28 Goldfleld Trotter 20. 23 Great Northern 03 to 04 Mammoth OR 00 Morning -. 04 04 Standard Con. o o9to Tacoma Steel 16 Coeur d'Alene district- Bullion 07 08 Copper King IS 22 Happy Day 03 04 Park copper a 06 to Reindeer 08 09 Snowshoe 65 70 Snowstorm 200 310 O. K. Con 03 05 SALES. 10.000 Lee's Creek Gold 02 1.000 Gatewood 32 l.ooo British Columbia 6 08 S. 60 1.0O0 Morning fcl4 1,000 Morning &04 TOSOPAH8 STRONG, GOLD FIELDS III LL Very Few of the IjMUt Stocks Show Any Recovery. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. (Special.) Tonopahs showed expected strength, Bel mont selling up to 5; West End made an advance of 10 points to $1.60, and Jim But ler held at the previous price of $1.17to. There was a wide range in the bid and asked prices of Goldfields. which were dull and mostly lower, though some prices were better than last night's closing and a very few showed some recovery from the weak ness of this week. Red Top caused the first real excitement. It being some time before all the orders were filled at 42c, the asked price of yesterday. Combination Frac tion sold c down at 5c. Goldfleld Consoli dated caused a spirited effort by the brok ers to fill orders, but only 825 shares changed hands at $8.62to. and 100 sold at $9 at buyer 90. Among the sales were: Montana, 83.97; McNamara, 63c; Jim But ler. $1.17: Blue Bull. 46c; Great Bend, $1.05; Fine Nut, 25c; Yellow Horse, 8c; Belmont. 5c; Boston. 15c; Daisy, $2.60; Blue Bull, 47c: Oro. 52c; Midway, $2.05; Silver Pick. 81.40; Triangle. r,7c: Tecopa fnew stockl. $1.05; Com. Fraction. $5; Cowboy. He; Booth, 85c; Atlanta. 84c; Gold Anchor, 40c. Eastern Mining Stocks. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ .15 Little Chief . . $ .05 j-kiif.tr .......... u.,.i unmnu ......... Breece 25;Orhlr 2.25 Brunswick Con.. .00 Potosl 15 Comstock Tun.. ,44,Ssvage .85 Con. Cal. ft a.. .R.;Sierra Nevada... .48 Horn Silver 1.70 Small Hopes 3r Iron Silver 4.35 Standard 2.90 i.eaavlile con... .05( BOSTON. Feb. 6. Adventure . .$ 5-50 Allouez .... 69.00 Amalgamatd 111.87 Atlantic .... 16.50 Bingham . . . 8LOO Cal. ft Hecla 950.00 Centennial .. 43.75 Cop. Range. 94.00 Daly West.. 19.25 Franklin ... 27.7." Granby .... l.tn.oo Isle Royale. 30.75 Mass. Mining 8.25 Michigan ... 22.25 Mohawk ... 92.00 -CloBlng quotations Mont. C. & C $ 7 IO. Dominion. Osceola (Parrot :Qulhcy IShannon .... (Tamarack ... 58 5 (Ml 3d 1(16. 31, 145 22 "7 73 135. Oil 30 00 Trinity United Cop.. IU. S. Mining 37 71 6: OO JO 00 OO C S. Oil 11. Utah 72 Victoria .... 8. (Winona .... 1 5 rWolverlne . . 190.' 00 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following prices were quoted In the local livestock market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, ?4rS4.25: medium. $3.25 3.50; cows. $:)(&)3.50; fair to me dium cows. $2-252.50; bulls, $1.50(g2; calves. $4.50(5 5. SHEEP Best. $5.75(86. HOGS Best, 16.75(97; lightweights, $6.75 g7; stockers and feeders, $6.75i&7.2j. Eastern Livestock Prices. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. Cattle Receipts. 18. 000; market, 10c higher. Beeves, $4.10 7.00; stockers and feeders, $2.5O4.70; cows and heifers, $1.605.40; calves, $67!73. Hogs Receipts, 3000; market. 5c higher. Mixed and butchers. J5.8O7.40; good to choice heavy, $7.02to &7.10; rough heavy, $8.806.5; light. $6.800705; pigs, $6.10 6.80; bulk of sales, $77.05. Sheep Receipts, 18.000; market, steady; Sheep, $3.307.56 lambs, $4.757.65. KANSAS CITT. Feb. 6. Cattle Receipts. 6000; market, strong. Native steers. $446.60: native cows and heifers. 92.25(?r5; stockers and feeders, 83.254.80; Western cows, $2.50fi'4.50; Western steers, $3.75tT6; bulls, $2.754.25; calves. $8.6O7.50. Hogs Receipts 10.000; market, 5c higher; bulk of sales. $5.957; heavy. $77.05: pack ers. $6.95gv7.02to; pigs and lights. $5.75'o6.95. Sheep Receipts. 3000; market, strong; mut tons, $4.755.76; lambs, $77.65; range weth ers, $5'6,60. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 6. Cattle Receipts 6500: market, steady to stronger: "native steers, $46.20; cows and heifers. $2.50(0-1.75: West ern steers. $3.2395.40; canners. $23: stock ers and feeders, $2.805; calves, $386.50; bulls, etc.. $2.504.40. Hogs Receipts, 8O00; market, 5c higher; heavy, 86.92to6.97to ; mixed. 86.90B6.92to: light. $6.85J?6.92Vj ; pigs, $5.7oS.60; bulk of sales, $6.906.82to. Sheer Receipts, 95O0; market, steady; year lings. 85.75(6.30: wethers. $5-25-5.50; ewes, $4.506.20; lambs. J0.5OS7.60. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. The London tin market was unchanged to a little lower, with spot quoted at 193 and futures at 192 5s. Locally the market was quiet and slightly higher on the average with spot quoted at 42.40 42.75. Copper was 5s higher in the London mar ket with spot quoted at 107 2s 6d and fu tures at 108 12s 6d. Locally the market was quiet but firm with lake quoted at 25 25.25c; electrolytic. 24.25 25c; casting. 24.25 24.75. Lead was unchanged locally, and In Lon don. Spelter was 2s -6d lower at 25 7s 6d In Indon and continued steady at 6.75 6.85 locally. Iron was'higher in the English market, with standard foundry quoted at 56s Id and Cleveland warrants at 56s 1014d. Locally the market was steady and unchanged. . Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Feb. 8. On the produce ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 2131toc; dairies, 2029c. Eggs, strong; at mark, cases Included, 21-W 27c; firsts, 2c; prime firsts, 29c; extras, 30c. Cheese, firm. 13 16c. NEW TORK, Feb. 6. In the Produce Ex change butter and eggs today were firm and unchanged. WHEAT TAKES JUMP Chicago Market Shows 1 1-4 Cent Advance. TRADING ON LARGE SCALE Russian Famine Reports Also Lilft Prices at Liverpool Northwest ern Receipts Light Rumored Strike in Argentina. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. The Russian famine reports were the chief factors in today's market. One report was that all shipments from the interior points in Russia had been diverted by the government from the sea board cities and have been used to relieve famine sufferers, who threatened to revolt unless given aid. This report came through Liverpool and caused a sharp advance there which was reflected in an unusually strong market here. The continued small receipts in the Northwest, higher prices for cash wheat and an unconfirmed report of an other strike in Argentina also lent strength to the market. Snorts were the principal buyers throughout the day but there was free purchasing by commission houses as well. The volume of trading was large. The market was decidedly strong with prices close to the highest point. May opened toiffc higher at 78 sc to 78HC, ad vanced to 79?c and closed ltojfllic up at 7914 (ft 79j,c. Shorts and cash houses bought freely all day In the' corn market, while the principal selling was by local holders. The market was strong because of reports of damage by .drouth to the Argentine crop, firm cables and small local receipts. The market closed strong. May opened to fit lie to high er at 46c to 47c, sold at 464 (6 46 vie and then advanced to 47 c. Final quotations were 47r47c, a gain for the day of c. Oats for May delivery sold at 404c. a gain of toe over yesterday's high -record mark. The demand was good all day. Shorts and commission houses led the buy ing. Fresh purchases by a prominent bull who has .already taken on considerable oats, also strengthened the market. The close was strong with prices at the highest point. May lened toe to Vic higher at 40t4c to 40toc. held within that range and closed toe up at 40c. Provisions were Arm. partly because of the strength of corn and oats and also because of a 5c advance In the price of live hogs. Trading was fairly active with shorts the best buyers. At the close May pork was up 17 toe. lard was up 7 toe and ribs were 5c higher. The leading futures range as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low, Close. May $ .784 $ .70S, July 78, .7to Sept 78 .7ST4 $ .78. $ .19S. .7814 .784 .44 to 47J, ...17, 47V4 .38', .4f.4 .37 to CORN. Feb ... May . . . ''-'v ... Sept ... Feb . . . 4414, .44 '4 47 .47H 46 to !47i4 OAT!-. .44 to .46 14614 .3R .40 14 .37 li .38 .38 t May .404 .40. July ... .37 .31 ESS PORK May July ....17.17to 17.93 ....17.90 18.00 17.75 17.90 17.90 18.00 LARD. .10.O5 10.07 to 10.00 .100.-, 10.12'j 10.05 .10.20 10.25 10.17 to SHORT RIBS. . 0.75 9.8214 0.70 . 9.85 11.92 to 9.80 May .... Jul Sept .... 10 071 10.12to 10.1 2 to May July 9. 77 to 9.8i to Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 80 84c; No. 3 Spring. 73(8 83c; No. 2 red, 74 75 14 c Corn No. 2, 4414c; No. 2 yellow, 4414c. Oats No. 2, 38toc: No. 2 white. 40Xc;' No. 3 white, 38toC40V,c, -Rye No. 2. 62 toe. Barley Fair to choice malting, 53(ff5Sc. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.16to; No. 1 North western. 12.32. Timothy Seed Prime. $4.50(5.00. ' Clover Contract grades, $3.50. Short ribs tildes, loose, $9.50 9.75. Mess pork Per barrel. 17.70. Lard Per 100 lbs., $9.87 to. Sides Short clear, boxed, $!.62Vi (6'9.87to. Whiskey Basis of high wines. $1.20. Receipts'. Shipments. Flour, barrels 2H,ooi) 18,600 Wheat, bushels 24.000 64.0O0 Corn, buahels 7"0,wio 277. H00 Oats, bushels 277. OOO 200.500 live, bushels 0.0O0 40.1100 Barley, bushels 67.400 24,901) Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Flour Receipts, 18.200 barrels; exports, 18,500 barrels; sales, 525o barrels. Market firm but slow. Wheat Receipts, 24,000 bushels; exports, 24.000 bushels. Spot, strong. No. red, S3c elevator: No. 2 red. 85toc f. o. b. afloat; No. I Northern Duluth, 92ftc f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. S8toc f. o. b. afloat. As a result of cables reporting large purchases by Russia to supply famine districts, wheal had a strong advance to day, closing 14c to 114c net higher. Specu lative trade was on a big scale. Influenced by the rumors of another Argentine strike, small Western receipts, higher cables and big sales at London. May closed, 85?c; July. 83 toe. Hops, hides, wool and petroleum Steady, Grain at 8an Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. Wheat, strong. Barley, weak. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping. $1.25 1.3214; mill ing. $1.35(9 1 40. Barley Feed, $1.101.12to; brewing, $1 ((fl.l7!4. Oats Red. $1.30 1.73; white, $1.33 61.6.1; blsek. $l.io(iy.2S. Call board Bales Wheat May. $1.32 to bid; December, $1.3.to bid, $1.36 asked. Barley December. $1.04. Corn Large, yellow, $1.301.35. Kuropeftn Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 6c In the grain mar ket today prtoes closed as follows: Wheat Spot. Bteady; No. 2 red Western Winter, 6s. Futures: March, 6s 7d; May, 6s Cd; July, 6s 3d. LONDON, Feb. 6. Cargoes, steady. Pa cific Coast wheat, prompt shipment, 30s 6d(fc'30s 9d. Weather in England today, cold and fine. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Coffee futures closed at an advance of 5 points. Sales were reported of 20.000 bags, including h. . -,.i5.60c: Mas', 5.70(ff5.75c; July, 5 80c; September, 5.905.95; December, 6.05 firtj.l.ic; January, 6.20. Spot, steady; No. 7 Rio. 7c. Sugar Raw. steady. Fair refining. ! 31-32: centrifugal. 1(6 test. 3 7-16c: mo lasses sugar. 2. 23-32c. Refined, quiet. Con fectioners A. 4.50c; mould A, 5.05c: cut loaf, 5.40c; crushed, 5.40c; powdered, 4.80c granulated, 4.70c; cubes, 4.95c. 1 Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. The market for evaporated apples continues quiet and shows no noticeable change. Fancy are quoted at 9c; choice. 88toc; prime, 8 ill 8 V c. Prunes are barely steady on spot, but the general range of quotations was unchanged with California fruit quoted at 39c, ac cording to size. Oregon 70s to 30s, 54 9c. Apricots are firm with choice held at 18c; extra choice, 18towlc; fancy, i20c. Peaches and raisins are unchanged. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. BARBOW At. Portland. January 23, to the wife of Joseph uarbow, a son. COBB At 644 Spokane avenue. February 3, to the wife of W. B. Cobb, a daughter FINSTAD At Sellwood, February 2, to the wtfe of George Finstad. a daughter. HILLS At 352 East Second street, Feb ruary 1, to the wife of M. L. Hills, a daugh ter. HUNTER At Xt,ount Tabor, January 29, 10 me wite of c Hunter, a son. JAMES At St. Vincent's Hospital, Feb ruary 4. to the wife of E. A. James, a daughter. JENKINS At 150 Knott street. January 30. to he wife of Ross Jenkins, a daughter. MADDEN At 84 to Russell street, Janu ary 14, to the wife of Charles W. Madden, a son. MORRELL At 251 Sixth street. January 25. to the wife of N. D. Morrell. a son. MAULDING At 570 Multnomah street, January 31, to the wife of F. H. Mauldlng. a daughter. NEIDRINGHAUS At 1195 Front street, January 22, to the wife of Ludwlg Niedrtng haus, a daughter. SCHNEIDER At the Cosmopolitan Hotel, January 28, to the wife of Philip Schneider, a son. WALKOWSKI At 117to Russell street. January 23, to the wife of S. Walkowskl, a daughter. WATTS At 225 Eby street, February 6. to the wife of S. D. Watts, a daughter. Dentba. BEATIE At 1372 Haven sweet, February 5, John Beatie, a native of Ireland, aged 78 years. BOWLES At 566 Pettygrove street. Feb ruary 4, John Bowles, a native of Virginia, aged 80 years 2 months 22 days. BUR LING AM E At 386 Water street. Feb ruary 6, Florence Burllngame. an infant. COLLER At 985 East Fourteenth street. January 31, Chester R. Coller. a native of Michigan, aged 46 years 6 months. EASTERBROOK At 146 East Twenty- sixth street, February 5. Mrs. Hannah L. Easterbrook. a native of Rhode Island, aged 89 years 10 months 2 days. GREENE At Host street. February 4. Joseph Greene, a native of Ohio, aged 59 years 11 das-s. HURDLE Y At 3S0 Water street. Renina P. Hurdley, an Infant. LEE At Sixth and Irving streets, Febru ary 3, William H. Lee, aged 60 years. M KINLEY At 480to Union avenue. Feb ruary 4, Jerome McKlnlcj-, a native of New- York, aged 71 years lo months 12 days. RICKER At 572 Mill street. Febraury 5. Mrs. Minna Ricker, a native of Germany. aged 65 years 9 months 1 da'. fclEWART At 111.1 East Thirty-fourth street. King Stewart, a native of Ohio, aged 74 years. TITIS At 716 Glrard street. February 4. Orrin Titus, a native of Indiana, aged 80 years 11 months 16 days. V ISM AR A At Good Samaritan Hosnltal. February 5, Mrs. Esther Vismara. a native of Italy, aged 47 years 5 months 17 days. , Building Permits. DR. W1THERBEE Repair dwelllne. Broadway and East Nineteenth streets: $200. INDEPENDENT LAUNDRY Boiler In laundry. Gllsan street between Third and Fourth. $000. J. LESSER Two-story frame flat. Thir teenth street between Clay and Market; $6000. W. Barrett Two-story . frame dwelling. Roselawn and East Tenth street; $4. J. Li. da 1 Kepalr dwelling. Tillamook street between Union avenue and East Sev enth street; $400. WILLIAM HANSEI.MAN Onc-ilnrv frame dwelling, Delaware street, near Hol man; $150. SOL THERN PACIFIC COMPANY One- story frame passenger station. East First street between East Morrison and East Alder; $7500. A Kl HI K KINNE One-storv (nm. dwelling. East Madison street between East forty-second and East Fortv-thlrrt siooo sit.r.K one and .one-half storv frum,. dwelling, Belmont street between East Thir ty-sixth and East Thirty-seventh: $1500. MRS MARY HEIN7.E Two-stot-v from. dwelling. Irving street between East Eigh- ani cast isineteenth; $1800. J. Kepalr dwelling. Ml waukle street between Rhine and Carl streets; $550. Marriage Licenses. SWOBODA-.IOHNSON Arthur C W swo. Doaa. 124.1 Hawthorne avenue. 22; Emma jonnson, Zl. va.-s A I KEN-AMBROSE Thomas Van Auaen. 1440 oneonta street. 21: Bessie I Amnrose. 18. -n CUK.NACK-ADAM.S Elwln A. MeCnr- nack, Dundee, Or., 23; Bernice E. Adams, 22. BEHARREL-LEWIS Vaughn A Tt,h. rell. Portland. 22: Amanda M. Lewis. 20. UAKBl'-DOOI.ET C. V. Darb.v, 273 norm iwentn street, 29; Amelia I. Dooley BOGARD-BLAIR Mark D. Bogard, port. iuu, ,0, marguerene riiair, 20. Real Estate Transfers. Augurt Welnert to Frank Michaels, east 32 feet of east to of lots 1 and 2 block 2o, East Portland $ Fred II. and Mary Wells Strong to A. and Lizzie Cowperthwalte, east 90.4 ieet or diock 18. crcston 1,000 .juuiwiuiMH.fi neai estate Association to W. M. Plum, lot 14. block 2, Town- sue or lliainette jo vnriien ano Caroline Chrlstensen to Geo. W. Brown, lots 2 to 14 inclusive, block 3,' Chrlstenena Add. to .Vlt. Tabor Thos. Darling to Geo. W. and Kate' M. Rouse, east 16 2-3 feet of lot 3, hlock 3, and west 16 2-3 feet of lot o. block J. Logan's Add 1,300 Wakefield. Fries & Co. to Carrie S. Bush, lots 6 and 7, block 10. Park Add .to AlWna 200 Isam and Rose White to Elnathaii Sweet, lot 2, block 175. Couch Add. 6,500 Sarah E. and W. F. Smsser to Dru sllla A. Dodge, lot 2, block 6, N. AJ blna Jan. D. and Lula B. Ogden to Elizabeth R. Smith, lot lo, block 1. subdivision of lot "" In M. I'atton tract 910 B. T. and Marin Leggett to Edward F. Shortlldge. lots 1 and 8. block 24. .Ian. John's Second Add. to St. Johns 2.000 Moore Investment Co. to Ralph All wen, lots 4 and 5. block 60. Vernon 450 Ines McK FVkerson to Nels Thompson, lot. 11, block 30, Multnomah 500 F. and Annie B. Fenwlck to Security Savings & Trust Co.. 7nxl)0 feet In N. W. Vi of block 9. Wheeler's Add 1 May B. Rwigert to Securltv Savings ft Trust Co.. lots 1. 2. 4. 5. block "W." Tabor Heights; also block 16 In Rurrage tract, excepting right of way 30 feet wide for City & Suburban.. 1 M. E. Swlgert. trustee, to Security Sav ings ft Trust Co., lots 1, 2. 3. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. block 15: lots 3 to lo, inclu sive, block 16; blocks "F" and "G," in N. Mt. Tabor 1 M. E. Swigert to Security Savings ft Trust Co., lots 1 to 12, 14. 15. block 13; lots .10 and 31. block 8. Orchard Homes; blocks 14. 15, 19. N. Mt Tabor 1 Rlvervlew Cemetery Association to Jen si" S. Boyce, lot 9!, Sec. 101, said cemetery 1O0 Wm. A. and Alice Baker to Itta D. Carlson, lot 24, block 29. Willamette Add 400 E. H. Averill et al. to Frederick Adln Smith, west to of lot 6, Averill 175 Same to Christie L. Smith, east to of lot 6. Averill 375 Allan B. and Mary I. Slauson to M. O. Thoreen et al., tots 7 and 8, block 14, East Portland 10 R. L. Stevens (Sheriff) to Bertha J. Travers. lot 5. block 20, Irvlng'g Harbor View Add 606 Annie McMonagle to Fred T. Lisco, lot 7. block 7. Clifford Add. to Alhlna.. 400 Mae U. and W. L. Bullls to Geo. Wald schmldt. lot 2, block 1, Caples' Add to St. Johns 3.500 E. N. and Ressle R. Hutchinson to Edw. J. Jeffery. lots 21. 22, 23 and 24. block 1. Peninsular Add. No. 2.. 650 G. A. and Mary A. Covell to O. R. Additon. block 2, Ml Scott View.. 1 O. R. and Lucia H. Aadlton to G. A. Covell. block 4. Mt. Scott View.... 1 Minnie L. Foster to Bertha Ooetten, lot 5. block ,1, Brookland Heights. . 600 T. 8. McDanlel to F. J. Barr et al.. lot 1, De Lashmutt & Oatman'a Little Homes Subdivision 4 625 Jonathan and Maggie M. Richmond to Mary Buchheit, lot 7, Linn Park.... 2,000 E. E. and Alice RedfMd to B. W. Spencer, south 14 of lot 2 and north 14 of lot 3. block 40. city 1 Cora M. Koontx to Claude earmark, south 92 feet of lot 3, block 1, Wood stock 1 J. W. and Caroline Rodgers to Jacob and Laura B. Slaughterback. lots 7. 8. 15 and 16. block 1. Willamette 2.500 G. G. and Laura M. Bammans to Wm. Lundstrom. lots 16 and 17, block 10. Evelyn 230 Portland Realty ft Trust Co. to Wm. Lundstrom, lots 4 and 5, block 3, Evelyn 280 L. F. and E. C. Wegman to Etta C. Holbrook. lots 2 and 3. block 14, Highland Park 1,100 Jas. W. and Hattle B. Latimer to Mary E. Snuffn, lot 2. bloc 1. An ion 300 Christina K. and A. H. Plrrell to Lewis Moyer, east SO feet of lots 17 and 18, block 41, Original Townslte of Alhlna 2,000 John D. and N. Mabel Hewitt to Mary G. Wright, lot 5. block 0. John Irv Ing's First Add 10 Portland Trust Co. of Oregon to Alvina S. Merrlthew, 25 acres commencing at point 3 chains 18to links east of S. W. corner of S. Roberts' D. L. C. . . . 3,000 John A. McCIure, trustee, to D. F. MeClure. lots 7, 8 and 9, block 27. Arbor Lodge 500 Fred A. and Louise Silvernall to Au . gusta Nelson, part of lots 1 and 2. block 319, Aikens Add 3.100 Thos. and Amy A. Dobson to E. G. Williams and Antone Rollman, lots 7, 8 and 9. block 7. Central Albina Add 1,350 Peter and Mary A. Knox to Frank T. and Matilda J. Kllpatrick. lot 18, block 3, Willamette 285 J. and 8. B. Running to Oregon Elec tric Ry. Co.. a strip of land 100 feet wide beginning at N. E. comer of S. W. to of Sec. 19, T. 1 S.. R. 1 E. 1 Jas. H. and Eva J. Bradley to David . P. Bradley and Alle Bradlev. west to of lots 8 and 9. block 7, Paradise Springs Tract 1.350 Geo. B. and Fadle L Holtzworth to F. W. and Lizzie Angell. south 5t feet of lots 3 and 4. block 24. Tolman tract 450 Geo. A. and Sarah E. Merrill to Rachel tu. itounaDUsn. 101s i' ana 11. piniv 13. East Portland Heights, together with lot 9, said block 1 Earl C. and Grace L. Kronaugh to Emma G. Robinson, lot 6, block 133. city 1 Emma G. Robinson to Edw. Holman, lot 6. block 133. city IO Joe R. and Zella W. Whitney to Geo. F. Rodgers. undivided 'a or lot l, block 312. Gllllhan's Add 10 R. L. and Elizabeth C. Donald to H. B. Tronson, lot 4, block 102. Laru thers' Add 1 H. B. Tronson to Wm. L. Brewster. lots 2. 3 and 4. block lux. carutners Add 10 Arthur Burdlck to Asa C. and Maud Burdick. lots 18 and 19. block 4. or chard Place 10 Moore Investment Co. to H. Nlehauser, ot 1. block 7. Vernon 100 F. W. and Nellie E. Wascher to .las. G. Sanders, lous 13 and 14. block 1. F!flstlnn,i 1.00O Chas. B. Ran.lle to H. A. Darnall. 4!x 130 feet beginning at point 43.75 feet north of S. E. corner of lot 2, block 3. Bernhardt Park 1 N. M. and I M. Iiavis to tna Reed. lot 9. block 7. Central Albina J" Wnrrrn YY. and Cora Abbott to Jos. Flaherty, lot 10. block 6. Clovcrdale Ext 1.200 Geo. L. and Caroline .1. Hlbhsrd to trustee of Third Presbyterian Church, lots 7 and 8, block 19. Hlbbard s Add. 600 University 1and Co. to Hans F. Han sen, lots 27 and 28, block 121 Uni versity Park 25rt Total $43,020 Have your abstracts mads by the Security Abstract tt Trust Co.. 7 Chamber at Commerce. WHEAT IS ALL SUBSCRIBED Five Thousand Bushels for Chinese Famine Sufferers. Announcement was made yesterdaj' that the Oregon Development League has raised the 5000 bushels of seed wheat for the famine sufferers In China, requested by the Red Cross Society. Subscriptions were received from many sources and tha league had charge of the work of raising the money. Most of the subscriptions were cash, $2840.25 being received. This Includes the donations in wheat. With the money on hand nearly 5200 bushels of wheat can be purchased, which will be shipped tot China. When the officers of the Red Cross Society asked for the donation it was stated that transportation of the wheat to China would be provided. About two weeks ago Governor Cham berlain received a telegram from the secretary of the Red Cross Society, which told of the lamentable conditions in China and which asked if Oregon could not donate 5000 bushels. Governor chamber Iain referred the matter to the Oregon Development league and Theodore B. Wilcox started the fund hy subscrihine; on behalf of the Portland Flouring Mills Company 1000 bushels of seed wheat, or $750. The subscription list In cash and the value represented by wheat is aa follows: Portland Flouring Mills Company. $7.V; Northwestern Warehouse Company, $375: Balfour-Guthrie & Co.. $375; Kerr-GifTord & Co., $375; Oregon Daily Journal. $75; First National Bank. $375; Merchants National Bank. $187.50; Title Guarantee & Trust Company. $187.50; United States Na tional Bank, $187.50: Oregon Trust & Savings Bank. $100; Tho Oregonian. $100; Meier & Frank Co.. $187.50; Olds. Wort man ft King. $17.50: I-lpman, Wolfe & Co., $187.50; if. H. Northup and Mrs. Rhoads, $15; Bank of California. $?3.75; Paoifle Export humber Company. $1S7.5; H. C. Campbell, $10: Mrs. Cclia C. Swigert. $5; Joseph W. Marsh, Forest Grove, $2; Dr. F. B. TXaton. $2. Bold Swindle Prevented. Mr3. Flora Korikos, a Hungarian wo man who has been recently employed as cook for one of the railway construc tion gangs near Columbus. Wash . was the object of an Attempted swindle while on a train en route to Portland yester day. Her money -vas saved by the timely Interforence of Mrs. M. Abernethy. of San Francisco, and Mrs. Fred Houston, of Seattle. Mrs. Kerlkos was talking to a Hungarian laborer, who was endeavor ing to have her entrust her money to him, and the other women overheard the conversation and took the intended vic-r tlm in charge. She was unable to talk English and it was with difficulty that she made herself understood. The two women accompanied Mrs. Kerikos to the police station, where she was turned over fo Acting Chief Gritzmacher. to whom she told her story The Chief Introduced her to John Matthiesen, a hotel-keeper, and requested that she be taken care of until a position could be secured for her. Crushed by Barn Door. GRESHAM, Or., Feb. 6. (Special. Lars Johnson, an aged resident of Powell Valley, is lying at the point of. death as the result of an accident last Sunday. He was endeavoring to open a heavy, sliding barn dour when It fell upon him injuring his back and spinal column and causing complete paralysis from the waist down. Recovery is impossible. Mr. Johnson is 80 years of age and has been living with the family of his son, Rev. Jonas Johnson, a Swedish missionary well known throughout Oregon. Wash ington and Idaho. LOUIS J. WILDE HOME TELEPHONE BONDS BANK STOCK Cornar 6th and Washington Straats, PORTLAND, OREGON Member Portland Stock Exchange UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF C. QeeWo The Great Chinese Doctor AtNo. 162 First St. Cor. Morrison No misleading statements to the afUclea. I guarantee a complete, safe and lasting cur In the quickest pcsslble time, and at tha lowest cost possible for honest and success ful treatment. I cure catarrh, asthma, lung, throat, rheumatism, nervousness, stomach liver, kidney and lost manhood. FEMALK TROUBLES AND oU FRIT ATS My remedies are harmless, composed of roots, herbs, buds and barks especially se lected and Imported direct by us from tha Interior of China. IV YOU ARE AFFLICTED DON'T DELAT, DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS. If you cannot call, write for symptom blank and circular. Inclose 4 cents In stamps. CONStLTAllOX KKK. The C. Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Co., 162 First 8t-, Cor. Morrison, Portland. Or. Fleas Mention This Faner. remsdr for Gonorrhoea, Gleet. Spermatorrbots, Whites, unnatural dis charges, or any In Asm ma to iirtoiara. fcats Motaflea. tion of 190001 mem IthiEvans CHEH ICtlOe. branes. 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