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Newspaper Page TextTHE aiORXIXG OREGONIAX. SATURDAY. JANUARY 18, 1908. 13 TAKE MUCH WHEAT Active Buying at Points in the Interior. STIR AT WALLA WALLA Large Blocks Bought t'p in Last Few Days at Firm Prices Demand Strengthens the Ideas of Holders. - There were no new development In the grain markets yesterday. Wheat waa quoted fairly steady at the previous day's prices, but ao far as could be learned, not much was bought. Oats and barley were slow, but firm. The flour market was re ported dull, but xnlllfecd was very firm but no higher. Advices from Walla Walla not active buying; n that market in the last few days. From December 1 until January 11 prac tically nothing was done there, but on the latter date thn market awoke and since then about 400,000 bushels have changed hands. One buyer took on 2o0,000 bushels. Most of this 'wheat was purchased at 73 renta for club and 11 cents for bluestem. This movement has stiffened the. farmers and now most of them are holding- oft for an 80-cent market. ' Experts at Walla Walla estimate that only about one-fourth of the crop of the county haa been sold. They figured out the yield at i, 000.000 bushels and on this basis have some 3,7."O,O0O bushels still on hand. According to Superintendent Cutter, of the Northern Pacific, a large amount of grain has been sold at different stations In the Inland Empire, and Judging from the num ber of care ordered, the company expects to have all it can do In the next month in handling .the shipments. ENGLISH HOP MARKET IS QCIET. But Holder on thi Other Side Are Not Aluklns; Concessions. London cables yesterday reported the English hop market quiet, but holders were not making concessions. In the local market there wag consider able activity, most of the lots changing hands being of small size. Among the transactions was the pun'hajje by the seavey Hop Company of a 92-baIa lot of good primal at Eugene at 5 cents. Klaber. Wolf & Nettleton bought several lots, mostly for the American trade, and John Carmlchael was also reported to be a buyer. No news-was forthcoming as-to the Horst Company's operation. The local dealers artf getting ready to mak up their annual, estimate of unsold stocks in the state, one good nTect of which will be to settle the dispute as to the size of the 1107 crop. v WESTERN WOOI-S IX THE EAST. Htocks of Oregon Are Small and No Sales Are Reported. Mall advices from Boston do not report any sales of Oregon wool in that market last week. Stocks are small, particularly of good staple and clothing wools. Among the transactions In territory wool are staple and clothing wools graded and In the original bags. Qood fine staple has sold at 24 to 2oc and half-blood staple, which Is scarce, at 25 to 2c. Fine and fine me dium clothing wools sold at a wioje range of prices as to quality, from 17 to 22c. The scoured coat is placed at "Oc for fine staple, 67 to 6SC for half-blood staple, 63 to 5c.. for fine' clothing. ftO to 61. c for fine medium, about 65c for three-eighths, -ami 57 to 58c for one-quarter blood. About 500.000 pounds of Montana wool changed hands at Philadel phia during the week at 23c for half-llood staple and lOc for fine and fine medium clothing. PLENTY OF ORANGES COMING. Eleven Carloads Will Reach Portland With in the Next Week. There will be no scarcity of oranges In the local market for some time to come. Besides the fair stocks already carried, two cars arrived yesterday and 11 mor cars will be in before next Saturday. The light supply of. apples was Increased by the ar rival of a car from Wenatchee consisting of Northern Spy and Rome Beauties. The apple market is firm at previous prices. California advices report a firmer lemon market there. Vegetables are cleaning up well and prices are generally maintained. Two cars of Ijos Angeles cauliflower and three cars of celery will be In early next week. Eggs Working Downward. Eggs are arriving very freely and ac cumulating In some quarters. The local trad Is only fair and as the dealers find Northern buyers indifferent, it Is necessary to reduce prices further to keep the goods moving. The poultry market lacked snap yester day, and Friday is usually the best day of the week. As receipts were not heavy, the previous day's prices were in force. No new developments occurred In the butter market and the former range of prices was quoted. Onion Sales Are Slow. - The onion market Is slow, owing to the unwillingness of holders to .sell at current prices. One or two cars have been sold at $3 10 and the sale of a car at $2.15 for February delivery is reported. Most of the buyers are willing to pay 2 cents, but not many care to go over that price. It is ald that sales to date for shipment up to February 1 are 20 to 30 cars, and the shippers art apprehensive of the effect these arrivals will have on the markets. There Is also renewed talk of bringing onions from the Fast, but no facts are available on this subject. Rank Clearing-. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes .tcrduy were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland S fHH.tHtf $ St.ll'l Seat 1 1 3 ,tM.i. 1 77 Jt.i.-j7 Tacotna , .v,4.li -.;HS Sl-.okanc 7ii0.th.iti ;";. 4 ttf PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. (.rain, Vlour, Feed. Etc.- WH AT Club. src; bluestem, 87c; Val ley. S;.c; red. Xic. OATP No l white. 127-50 2S: gray. f??.50i 2S. BARLEY Feed. 27.30 per ton; brewing, : railed. $- 't:.0. FLOUR Patent. $4.05; Straight. $4.44, clears. $4. 40; Valley. $4.40; Graham flour. HWf whole wheat flour. $4-503; rye flour, $5.50. Ml LI STI FFS Bran. city. $24; country, per ton : mid tilings. $:.0; shorts, city. R2.Ynrt; country, tJG-CO. i?er ton; chop, $isr$p 2 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. f0 pound tacks, per barrel, $S; lower grades, $ti-50 6 7 50; oatmeal, steel-cut. 4Vpound sacks. S&50 per barrel ; U-voun sacks, $ per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4.50 r bale; split peus. .per lto pounds. $4.25 4. 0; pearl barley. $4&4M-pr 100 pounds; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks. J2 60 per bale; flaked w-ent, $3-25 per cane. ( CRN WJiol. $32-50; racked. $32 50 HAY Valley timothy. No 3. fits per ton; Eastern Oreaon timothy. $21 fi 22; clover, S15; cheat. $13; grain hay. $1516; alfalfa. $15; Te-ch. $14. Vrfetiihlrs, Fruit, F.te. DOMKSTH; FRl'ITS Apples. .12 50 per box; peaches, T5c$l per crate; pears, .1.25 f 1 .75 per box ; cranberries, $S 1 1 per barrel TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, , $8 93-50 per box; oranges, navels, $2,002.75. Japa nese oranges, 50c per box; grapefruit, $4; bananas, 3&5c per do., crated, 5 Vic; pine apples. $44.50 per dozen; tangerines, $1.75 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 75c per sack; carrots. G.3c per sack; beets. $1.00 per sack; garlic. So per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 90c9 $1.25 per dozen; beans, 20c per pound: cab bage, 1c per pound ; cauliflowers. $2.00 9 2.23 per dozen; celery, $3.50 per crate; lettuce, hothouse, $1 1.2." per box ; onions. 15 920? ter dozen; parsley. 20a per do-sen-; peas, lOc per pound; peppers, 89 17c per pound ; pumpkins. llUc per pound ; yad Ibbes. 20c per dozen; Kplnach. 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c per' pound; squash, llc per pound; tomatoes, $2 per box. ONIONS Buying price,- $1.83 92.15 per hundred. POTATOES Buying price. 60975c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet pota toes, $393.25 per cwt. Butter, Eggs, poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries; Extra cream ery, 353u.c per pound; state creameries, fancy creamery, 30 9 35c ; store butter, choice, 1 7 ift 1 7 e. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 16 9104c; Young America. 179l7c per pound. POULTRY Average ofd hens, 1213c: mixed chickens. HVs l2c; Spring chickens. 12 ir. 13c; roosters. 8- 10c; dressed chickens, 1 4i ; turkeys, live, 1 4 9 1 Sc : dressed, cho'pe, 17 ft 13c ; geese, live. per pound. 9 10c; ducks, 16917c; pigeons, 75cg$1.00: squabs, $l.Mrtf2. EGGS Fresh ranch, candled, 27 28c per aozen: Eastern, 20 & 22c. per dozen. V E A L 7 5 to 1 U-" po u nda. 9c ; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 350 to 200 pounds. 56Hc. PORK Rlock. 75 to 150 pounds. 0&7c; packers, C&7c. Dried Fruit nt New Tork. NEW YORK. Jan. 17. The market for evaporated apples is steady with fancy quoted at lOfiilO&c; choice, 94 910c; prime, 88c; 190B fruit, 7910c. Prunes were more or less unsettled with quotations, ranging from 5 to Oc for Cali fornia frutt and from 7 to 7c for Ore go ns 50-30s. . . . . Peaches are unchanged, with choice quot ed at 11H912KC; extra choice at 12 13Hc; fancy, I3(13ic, and extra fancy. Apricots are quiet but firm., with choice quoted at 21&23c; extra choice, 239250; fancy, 24&2c. Raisins are barely steady with loose Mus catels quoted at 6i7Hc; seeded raisins, h 9714c, and London Jayers, $1.6591.75. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO, Jan. 17. On the produce ex change today the butter market was firm. Creameries, 20930c; dairies, 14927c. o-S.gBTF,rm: at mark. cases included, 24 Hc ' flr8l8 250 " Pime firsts, 2c; extras, Cheese Steady. 11 13x40. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17 Wool Steady ; me iiLhT" f rade COTnbin and clothipg. 2192-lc- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Mary B. Shlel and ieorge shIe, to George Schneider, lot 14. block S0,-A1-pina Homestead g HV-P' Ilu'stcl" to August aniV Clementine .. 3e- 2 In section 8, T. 1 s., R. August and Clementine "ciia'w 'to'kV D jj1'!' 2 acres in iiectlon 8. T. 1. S., fcn lon TruA &' VnVVn'ienV Company ' to ' Iiiah Kolghner and Maryett Keleh r.er. ot 8. block In. Ivanhoe 800 1 1 190 1,000 100 5,000 10 1.400 ... w. company to .1. tj. Scott, all l"ta and blocks In Swap Addition Arista Xjand Company to H. W For syth, lot 18. block 2, Arleta Park , NO. 2 ; . F. f. Reilner to Llzile BenlgaiT Relner' YtV; , of Iot block 6. Btorey Addition . Jolin and Mary Carmody to' Munlciiai Railway & Imxirovement Company, lot 6. block 4, Cook Addition to Alblna Adah P. and Frank Motter to France Olson, west Mi of lot 0, 6, block 127. lrvinirton E- Henry Wemme to Overlook La n Company, kit 10. block 10. Overlook; lot a, block 16. Overlook Hfsoerian Investment Company to T H. Bdwards et l. land In section 20, T. 1 .Si.. H. 2 E.; all of block 4 excepting lots 10. 11; all of block S lo:s 12. 13. 14. 15. 18. 17. 18. 1!, 20, 21, 22, block 2; all of block 3. In Motor Addition, to be held in trust. . Hr!perian Investment Company to T H. Edwards and W. C. Iiwrence. east V o lot 2. block 2. Madeline Addi tion, to be held !n truat John A. and Catherine l.ove to D. j Buckley, undivided 1-Soth of the fol lowing: South of lots 3. 6, block 3. city; north of lot 4. block 3. city; east 75 feet 3 Inches of south tj of lot 4, block 3. and east 8 Inchea of west 24 feet inches of lot 4. block 3, city; south oflot 2. block 4. citv; north 4 of lot 2. block 10. city; lot 3. block N, city; lot 4, block 11. city; lot 8, block 111, city: lot 4. block 11(1. city; lots 1, 2. block 117. city: 640 acres, being parts of sections 10. 11, 14. T. 1 N.. R. 1 E.; 72 acres In sections 3. 10. T. 1 N.. R. 1 E. ; 8.26 ncres. beginning at .point south 72 degrees, east 4.30 chain, from south east corner of .1. R. Swttzler. D. I C In section 10, T. 1 N B. 1 EL; 4tt.9 acres In sections 3, 10, T. 1 N.. R. 1 "K-. being portion of J. R. .and John Switzier. D. I C. : 6 acres In section 9. T. 1 S., R. 2 B SanJord H. and Agnes Miller to John U. Kleret et al.. eaM 35 acres of north west v, of northwest of section 28, T. 1 S., R. 4 E The Hawthorne Estate to F. Herman Brunke. lots K. 6, block 5. Tork Eleanor Van Allen to A. V. Lambert, lots 1, 2. block 1. Van Soholck Addi tion to Mount Tabor... Ellcrs Paino House to' Katie Osborne, lot 27,- block :il, Tremont Place Addi tion . , H. N. Scott, trustee, to Frank Seward et al.. lot 1. block 1. Alblna Heights. William C. and Louella Adams to Helen H. Hutchinson, lots 1, 2. 3, 4, block 2:t. Point View Oak Park Land Company to O. W. Wol cott rt al.. lot 5, block 2. Oak Park Addition No. 2 to St. John Eva M. and J. H. Temple to H. H. Hutchinson southeast Vt of lot 7, block 2. P. T. Smith's Addition to St. John Elizabeth t. and Antoine Meyer to M. J. Rolsner, lots 1. 2. block "L." In block "O" to "P" Greenway . TV. Fl. ChriMlemsson to B. A. Churchill and C. M. Ross, lot 30 .block 2, Lau rel wood Annex Edw. J. Perkins to Frank J. Perkins, undivided H of 100x148 feet, begin ning on east line of Church street at point S22 feet west of and 1S4 feet north of southeast corner of section Si. T. 1 Js'.. R. 2 E J. W. P. McFall to A. W. Prink, lot 12. block 5. North Monnt Tabor Moore Investment Company to A. F. and Emma Darling, lot 5, block 38, Vernon . . - Andrew G. and Selma M. Sandstrom to C. B. Tusgle. .lot 6. block 6. Evelyn . . Stinnyslrie I,and Company to Ileen Bry ant, fast U or lots S. ff. 7, block 59. Sunnvslde Second Addition B. M. and Caroline S. Lombard to W. .7. Hofmann. lots 17, 18, block 10. Broadwny Addition J. T. N.-ff et al. to Emerson Hawkins. lots 11. 12. 'block 17. Point View Tract Arleta Land Oompatv to Car! Fauske. lot 20. block 4. Arleta Park No. 2... Carrie M. and W. E. Jacobs to R. A. Hnlienbeck, lot 10, block 7. Sunny-' side , E. V. and Harriet Ann Bartholomew to Irving Rav Delano, lot 8. block 6lS. Sellwood . Firl-nd Company to T. H. Powell, lot 3, block 17. Flrlnnd Ja.ob A. and Julia M. Bradfard to T. H. Powell lots 7. 8. block 4. Rochelle William Friedlander to Carrie M. Che ney, commencing at point 200 feet west of west line of Fourteenth street and on north line of Clay street, thence west 30 feet, south 100 feet. eist 30 feet - Mnrlon Evget. guardian, to P. A. Mar oitam. Jr., -lots 12. 1.1. block 8. Lin coln Park Ire-recorded) Edw. L. Hyson to H. Fi. Noble, lots 25. block 21. Tremont Place Harriet Smith to Nick and Mary An derer, lot 1. block fi. Hawthorne's First Addition Title Guarantee & Trust Company to Hutt-rworth-Stcpnenson Company, lot io. block i' ttosmere B-V!get A. O'Neill to Alice Costello, lots I". 11. 12. block 10. Portsmouth THIe Guarantee & Trust Company to Mary -. Willis, lot 4. block 26. Ross mere . Title Guarantee & Trust Company to H. (?. Ogden. lots 1. 2, block 4. South St. John West St. John Land Company to H. G. Ogden. lots 7. 12. block 3. Whltwood c-urt L. E. and Roe B. R!l7.r.ar to Ed A. Tenevok. lot tl. block 13. Woodlawn.. 10,000 6.800 600 10 1 10 1 10 10 1.300 1 325 400 100 S23 1.200 250 75 600 10 1 6.000 10 S50 . 900 1 450 475 300 I Lone Fir C.'metery Company to Esther I Julia D. Mills, south Vj of lot M. block 7. said cemetery Total $45,447 Ha., your abstracts, made by the Security Abstract A Trust Co.. f Chamber of Com. y EXPORT GOLD New York Reserves Are Ac cumulating Rapidly.. .' EARLY DECLINE IN STOCKS Miplng Industrials Hardest Hit by the Slump in the Early Part of ' the Day Late Kecoverj Is Maintained. NEW TORK, Jas. 17. Substantial progress was made today In the digestion of specu lative profit-talcing; whicn has been accumu lating on the stock market for several days past. The sharp reaction which developed yesterday was quite widely extended- during the early trading today and afforded such relief from the pressure bearing on the market that" the way was. opened for a material re covery. The bears were active sellers -on the decline and their active demand to cover helped the rebound. So did the circulation of rumors of impor tant changes In financial Institutions, especial ly an alleged passing of control of the Equi table Life Insurance Society. to J. P. Mor gan. This rumor, coupled with the aggregate advance in Northern Pacific, was the effective factor in turning the market and driving the bears to -rout. Northern Pacific showed re sistance to the early depression, in conse quence of the same showing in yesterday's de cline. The persistence of this strength gave it impreesiveness and served to convince tile skeptical that some good news was forth coming regarding the stock, the result being the revival of assertions of an intended extra dividend on the stock, such as were current prior to the declaration of the regular divi dend. Money markets gave striking evidence of the continued growth of banking reserves both here and abroad. The declining tendency of foreign discounts and the appearance of continental lenders In the Ixmdon market, driving down tne London discount rate, did not prevent a rapid rise. Jn the sterling ex change rate bere and discussion of a possible early gold export movement. Reserves are now accumulating so rapidly on -New York that this prospect seems to have no dis turbing effect. The banks have . made an other heavy gain on the week's interior cur rency movement, receipts and balances from the Interior having reached apparently the neighborhood of S8.000,OUi. besides about $2, OOO.vuO on sub-treasury operations. That exports of gold at this time would hinge on money market considerations rather than on merchandise accounts against the United States Is indicated by the foreign trade statement for December, which shown an ex cess value of exports of sil4,S90,e5, which is more than twice as great as in December of 1006. December gold net Imports amounted to $43,444,138. following Ihe U3,uOO,000 brought In during November. There has been an abrupt falling off In the value of Decem ber Imports of merchandise to $92,288,771, com pared with $U0.943.000 in November and $134. 350,000 In December of 1906. making a strik ing exhibit of the country's reduced con sumption as an effect of the financial crisis. December exports, on the other hand, have risen several million dollars over4 eveSi the November record, to an absolute record for any one month of $207,179, 40U The outward movement, of grain and cotton has conduced largely to this result. The violent early decline in prices' centered largely In the metal industrials. Amalgamated Copper and American Smelting being special targets of attack, for reasons obvious In the depressed condition of th,e mining Industries. New York Central was also pressed for-sale sharply, the. lon account in the stock -having been considerably extended in the buying fol lowing the sale of equipment no(es. The sell ing of Amalgamated Copper was accompanied -by comparisons of the relatively high price of the stock now and when It was on a 2 per cent annual dividend basis before. The ex tent of the retrenchment plans outlined in reports concerning some of the great railroad systems was a weight on sentiment. The late recovory was well maintained and last prioes were near the best. Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value, $3,350,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express ' lHu Amal Copper BO.tWO 01 494 al Am Car & Foun.. 1,30 31 4s 31 1. 511 . do prefcrerd 200. tfoV 90 SX.1 Am. Cotton Oil 33',-., do preferred 85 Am Express ..... ..... 2uu Am Hd & Lt pfd 15 Vj Am Ice Securities.. 1.300 '16 . 15 15 j. Am Linseed Oil ; . . . 8 do preferred .... 22 Am. LoeomOLlve. . . 80 40- SU SUVj do preferred aoo 91 91 OHi 'Am Smelt & Rfg. . C5,5uu 74 71Hi 73 Vs. do preferred l.ouo 94. 93 !;!V Am Sugar Rfg... 5,100 113 lla 113 Am Tob pfd ctf... 100 8014 sO'i Anaconda Mng Co. 1,900 33 32Vs K2i Atchison .: 7,800 7314 .71 73 do prefererd 2O0, Sij 80 8K Atlantic Cost Line loo 73 73 73 Bait & Ohio 1,800 89(4 V4 do preferred .... 300 85 8r 85 Brook Rapid Tran. 20,200 W 48, 4o Canadian Pacific .. 1,300 ISO'i! 149 150 Cent of N J ex dlv 178 Ches & Ohio l.SOi 31 31 Chi Gt Western... l,tHX b 5V, Chi fc N W 0.500 152 lt 1511-j C, M& St P. ..... 14,000 117 114 118 Ch Ter & Tran pfd 5 do- preferred 15 C, C, C & St Louis 10O 6U14 B914 68 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 1.700 211a 20Vi 21?, Colo & Southern... 4,000 25 24 34 do 1st preferred. 600 52 61 Si 62' . do 2d preferred.. 700 43 Vi 4.114, 42 Cons Gas 80O 103 1 10114 lt3 Corn Products 3,200. 114j 14 1414 do preferred .... 100 4s Sl 4 Del ft Hudson 1.500' 14 1621 16 Del. Ick & West 600 D & Rio Grande... 1.100 20" 1914 1! do preferred 200 59 Hi 6" Distillers' Sec..... 400 34 li 34 3414 Erie 1.200 1534 l7- do 1st preferred. 600 34 3314 3.1 do 2d preferred.. '. 24 General Electric... 800 122 121 12'! Illinois Central ... 400 -13214 113 132 Int Paper 700 11 10 11'4 do preferred .... 700 65 6314 "! Int Pump 4.4O0 2014 18"4 201. do preferred 00 ret ! 69 Iowa Central 1,700 121, 12 1214 do preferred 1.6V0 30 20 29 Kan City Southern 400 23 23 23 do-preferred .... SOU "314 883. 53 Louisville si Nastt.. " 101 101 101 Mexican Central .. 7K 1 15 15 Minn St Louis.. 4o 254 25 25 M, St P & S St M 300 91?i 91 00 do preferred ' 130 Missouri Pacific... 10.700 45 43 43 Mo. Kan & Tex 4.30O 25 24 . 25 do preferred 2"t B 56 57 Nat R R of Mex pf 4:; N V Central 11.3 "O 101 99 UH N V Out & West.. So" 33 ; 34 . 35 Norfolk & West... 500 68 7 7 do preferred 80 North American .. 300 51 51 31 Pacific Mall 26 Pennsylvania 2I.S0O 11B- 1144 11 Peocle's Ges l.OoO 88 87 P. C. C St Louis '65 Pressed- Steel Car. 7O0 22 21 22 do preferred . 300 7o 73 75 Pullman Pal Car 15'i Reading ..S17.50O 11014 10i loi'S do lt preferred 84 do 2d preferred. , 7( 80 SOU sot; Republic Steel " 900 IT" 17H 17 do preferred 2o 70 70 7o Rock Island Co R.OOO 14 14 14 do preferred C.4K 28 27 2S St T, & S F 2d pfd. 4 2!). 29 29 St Louis S IV...... 15 13 14 do preferred 20O 30 .Ki 2ft v; Southern Ps-lSr. .. 14,400 76 73 70 Southern Railway.. 500 34 33 10 "do preferred -. "31 Tenn Coal & Iron. 2.2O0 2o 2n Texns ft Pacific... 200 13 13 2 Tol. St L & West. 30O 3RSJ 30 14i do preferred . . . . hm.-iuu v.- 1:: s! Union Pacific . 4I' S i St J -" do preferred . . TT s Express U S Realty C f Rubber do preferred . . S2 93 2fiO . 38 38 38 2"0 2.1 2.1 2'. 2"fl S3 83 83 67.500 30 29 29 U S Steel do preferred ll.ioo 94; 944 94 Vlr Caro Chem . 200 17 1. 17 do preferred 9.1 Wsba.h 1,!00 nu B'i 9 do preferred .... 200 17 17 17 Wells Fs-nto Exp.. , 310 I Wert Electric. Western Union 800 51 . 60 B0i . Wheel & Lake Erie 800 Wisconsin- Central 7 6 6 16 43 42 40 do preferred .... 100 Northern Pacific... 80.600 129 125 128 Great Northern pfd 16.400 124 124 124 Central Leather... 700' 17 17 17 do preferred ion 83 83 83 Int Metal 400 8 7 8 do preferred 600 22. 21 21 eioss Sheffield .... 20O 41 .1 41 . . BONDS. NEW TORK, Jan. 17. Closing quotations: U. S. ref 2s reg.l4!N Y C O 3s... 84 do coupon 104;North Pacific 3s. 7) U. S. Ss reg 100lNorth Pacific 4s. 99 do coupon. .101 (South Pacific 4s. 85 U. S. new 4s reg.ll8li:nion Pacific 4s. 99 do coupon; ... 120 IWiscon cent 4s. 85 Atchison adj 4s 85 Japanese 4s 76 D 4 R G l! 93 1 Stocks at London. LONDON. Jan. 17. Consols for money. 83; do for account. 83 15-16. Anaconda 6.62 Atchison .... 74.12 do pref 80.00 Ealt ft Ohio. 90.75 Can Pacific. 132.62 Ches ft Ohio 34.50 Chi Grt West 5.50 C M. ft S. P. 118.00 De Beers 13.87 D ft R G 2L00" do pref 60.50 Erie 16.00 do 1st pf . . 34.75 do 2d pf . . 25.00 Grand Trunk 17.00 ' 111 Central. . .635.50 L ft N 18.50 Mo. K. ft T, . 35.37 N. Y. Central. 103.50 Norflk ft Wes 7O.00 do' oref 85.O0 Ont & West. . 35.50 Pennsylvania. 5950 Kan a Mines.. 3.tiz Reading . . 55.25 Southern Ry..- 10.37 do pref 35.00 . South Pacific T7.0O -Union Pacific. 127.62 do pref 8S.00 TJ. S. iSteel... 39.87 do pref..... 96.00 Wabash 10.00 do pref. 18. 00 jSpanlsh 4s... 90.25 I . Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, Jan. 17. Closing quotations Adventure . .$ 2.75 Iparrot .... Allouez 31.00 Quincy ... Amalgamated 51.128hannon .. Atlantic .... 12.75 iTamarack Bineham . . : . 5.25 (Trinity . . . .$13.50 yj-uo 12.50 75.00 17.O0 Cal & Hecla.675.O0 lunlted Cop. 7.00 Centennial 27.50 iu. S. Mining. 35.00 Cop Range.. 63.00 IU. S. Oil... 10.12 Daly West... 9.00 Franklin 10.0O Isle Royals.. 24.25 Utah 36-00 5.5 Victoria Winona 5.62 Mass Mining. 4.00 Michigan 12.00 Mohawk 56.00 Mont. C. ft C. 1.12 Old Dominion 35.50 Osceola 88.00 Wolverine ...129.W North Butte.. 52l3T Butte coal... 19.87 li Nevada 13-00 Cal ft Arls... 11. SO Arlz Com.... 19.50 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, J:n. 17. Prime mercantile paper. 67 per ce it. . . Sterling exchange, strong, with actual tusiness In bankers' bills at t4.8340 4.864o for demand and at 4.S230 4.8235 for 60 days. Commercial bills, $4.S1754.82- Money on call easier. 2 3 per cent; ruling rate. 3 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 3 per cent. Ime loans easy. 60 and 90 days- and six months. R oer cent. ) Bar silver 55c. Mexican dollars 44c. - i Bonds Government bonds, steady; rail road bonds, heavy. LONDON, Jan. 17. Bar silver, dull. 25d per ounce. . ' Money, 84 per oent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 4 per -cent; for three months' bills, 4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. Silver bars, 55c. Mexican dollars, 53 c. - Drafts, slffht, 5c; telegraph, 10c. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.82 ; sight, $4.87. Treasury Purchase of Silver. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The Treasury Department today purchased. 200.000 ounces of silver for delivery at San Francisco and New Orleans at 55.877 (Ants per fine ounce.- Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. - 17. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances In the gen eral fund shows:. Available cash balance $363,613,507 Gold coin and bullion 38.368,011 Gold certificates 46,144,400 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted Xxcally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Generally firm quotations prevail in the livestock market, the prices standing where they were earlier in the week.' Reports yes terday were 325 hogs and 102 cattle. The following quotations .were current In the local market: CATTLE Best steers. $3.75 '94.25: me dium, $3.25 3.75; cows. $383.25; fair to medium 'cows, $2.502.75; bulls., $1. 50(92.25; calves, $3.75i4.25. SHEEP Good sheared. $.25 4.75; full wool. $1.50'5; lambs. $4.503.25. HOGS Best, $5.105.35; lights and feed ers, $4.75 5.25. OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 17. Catties-Receipts, 8000; market, 10c lower. Native steers, $3.00 5.70; cows and' heifers, $2.05&3: West ern steers, $3 4. 70: cows and heifers, $1.75 3.75; canners. $1.502.50; stockers and feeders, $2.754.60; calves, $3$8: bulls and stags. $24. Hogs Receipts. 9500; 5 10c lower; hcavy. $4.204.30; mixed, S4. 203 4.25: lights, $4. 104.25; pigs. $3.005 4; . bulk of sales. $4.2004.25. Sheep Receipts, 2500; market, 10c lower. Yearlings. $5.506; wethers. $5-5.50; ewes, $4.80 5.13: Iambs. $6.507. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Jan. 17. The market for coffee futures closed steady at a net ad vance of to 10 points. Sales were reported of 42.750 bags, including January; 5.85c; February, -5. 85c5.90; March. 5-506c; May, S.056.10c: July. .20g6.2uc; September and December. 6.40 6.45c. . Spot, steady; Bio No. 7, 6 3-16c; Santos No. 4, 8c. Mild, fair: Cordova. 9 13c. Sugar Raw. easy; fair refining. 8.38 840c: centrifugal.- 96 test, g.863.&0c; mo lasses sugar. 3.11 3.15c. Refined, steady; crushed, 5.60c; powdered, 5e; granulated. 4.00c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Articles of Incorporation. HIGHLAND PLUMBING COMPANY In corporators, T. 6chtl. H. W. Peterson and A. L. Wlittten; capital, $2000. CHRISTENSBN ART COMPANY Incor porators, G. C. Chrlstensen. G. M. McKay nd D. B. Chrlstensen; capital. $5000. Birth. JULLUM At 97 Morrltr street. January 15, to the wle of Peter .Titllum, & daughter. AMOTH At 87 Kast Eleventh street, Jan uary 16. . to the wife o Henry L. Amoth. a daughter. HAMILTON At Good Samaritan Hospital, January 14, to the wife of James. L. Hamil ton, a son. Deaths.. HEALEY At 606 Flanders street. Janu ary 16, Patrick J. HeaJey, a native ot Ire land, aged 68 years. O'CONNOR At 646 East Oak street, Jan nary 16. Christian O'Connor, a native of Ohio, ased 4ft years. PLOUH At "286 Main street. January 16. J. Lemuel Plouh, nativity unknown, aged about 55 years. MANGQR At St. Vincent's .Hospital, Jan uary 16. Catharine Manger, a native cf Newfoundland, aged 31 years, 11 months and 11 days. AH At 626 Second street. January 16. Ah Sing, a native of China, aged 6'J years. Maniace Licenses. DAT-LEACH Joseph A. Day, 27, city; Syble N. Leach. 1. city. WISHART-COSGROVK George N. Wish art, 42, Mount Hood; Mary Cosgrove, 38, ctty. MAr'SON-NT7DELMAN Benjamin H. Madison, 'ZZ, city; Pearl B. Nudelman. 17. city. DEV ERE -LEHIGH A. E. Devera. over 21, city; Ella C. Lehigh, over 21, city. Wedding Invitations, Latest styles, proper forms. 95 for 100. Alvln & Hawk. 144 I'd. Wedding and visiting cards. W. G- Bmltn Jfc Co., "Washington bids.. 4th and Wash. China Buys Out Britons. PBKIN". Jan. 17. The officials of Shansi province have recovered from the Pekin Syndicate, a British corporation, all the concession rights held by the syndicate in Shansi. The Ions' negotiations in an endeavor to reach a compromise, were closed yesterday by the syndicate airree ing to accept 2,700.000 taels, payable in four years, and quit the province. The matter of "rights recovery" recently has brought about a revival of the demon strations against the syndicate, which held the sole riffhts over the immense mineral fields in Shansi. So incensed were the Inhabitants against the granting of these concessions to the foreigners that a rebellion was precipitated last year. HESSIAN FLY NEWS Kansas Reports Cause Rise in Chicagp Wheat Market. GAIN AT CLOSE, 1 CENT Additional Demand Inspired by Claims of Small Reserves In the Farmers Hands in Xorth Da kota Oats Still Neglected. CHICAGO, Jan. 17. Wheat prices on the, exchange advanced more than 1 cent today, owing to confirmation of recent reports re garding damage" by the Hessian fly to the Winter sown crop In the Southwest. At the close, the May delivery showed a net gain of lc. Corn was up 4c. Oats were 4!4c higher. Provisions were a shade to lOfiJiac lower. The wheat market opened weak on Bell ing by pit traders, which was brought out by lower cables and by continued liberal receipts in the Northwest. Before the end of the first half-hour, however, the mar ket began to show signs of recovery and steadily gained in strength the remainder of the day. The change In sentiment was due primarily to an advance In corn, but the bullishness manifested late In the ses sion was chiefly the result of a statement issued by a St. Louis trades journal con firming previous reports of damage by Hes sian flies to growing wheat in parts of Kansas. Claims of small reserves In farm ers hands in North Dakota inspired addi tional demand. Shorts were active buyers the last half of the day and the market closed strong. May opened to Ho lower at 1.03 K advanced to l-04 and closed at $1.04. The early break in wheat caused some weakness in corn during the first few min utes of trading, but the market soon rallied and held strong the remainder of the day. The market closed strong. May opened a shade lower at 0Oc, sold at 60H (frSOHc and then advanced to Glic. The close was at lc. Oats were neglected. trade being very quiet all day. May opened c lower at 5414c sold up to 54c and closed at 51H 54c. Provisions were weak because of free sales by local packers. At the 'close May pork was off 10(gil2c at 13.37H; lard was a shade lower at $S.02H 8.05; ribs were 1 10c lower at S7.12H 7.15.. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Ory?n. High. I-ow. Close. May l.OStt 1.04T Sl.flc.14 1.044 Julv .n'4 -TT4 .onu September ... .M ' .96 .84 .Qo " CORK. May .60 .61 H -61 July 60 .Bft'H September .... .&9 .59- .59! .59 OATS. May. old MVJ .Mi .54'i .MV, .Mi .54i .Mlj May, now .. .o.n .z'.ij .J July, old ' .4S .47", .47-;4 July, new ... '.45'i .46 .454 .46 MESS PORK. January . ...12.8214 12.82 12.S2 12.S2H May . 13.42Vi 13.43 13.33 13.37 LARD. January , May . T.Rn 8.00 7:90 7.80 8.07 8.00 7. SO. S.65 SHORT RIBS. January . 6-80 May 7.17 . 7.20 7.12 7.15 Grain and Produce at New Tork. NEW TORK. Jan. 17. Flour Receipts. 10.600 barrels; exports. 12.9O0 barrels. Mar ket. q.ulet and about steady. Wheat Receipts, 0000 bushels; exports. M.400 bushels. Spot, firm; No. S red. Jl.06 elevator and $1.08 f. o. b. afloat;-No. 1 Northern Duluth. S1.22!4 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.13 t. o. b. afloat. Early declines of c. due to lower cables and big Argentine shipments, were replaced by a sharp afternoon advance. Reports of g-reen-bug damage in the Southwest uncovered a bis short interest and final prices showed ?4(SH'ic rise. May closed $1.12; July closed $1.08. Hops, hides and wool Cteady. Petroleum Firm. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Jan. 17. Carg-oes, dull : nomin al; no buyers. California, prompt shipment, unchang-ed. 80s 6d; Walla Walla, prompt shipment, unchanged, 0 3d. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 17. Wheat March, 7s May. 7s 9d; July, numlnal. Eng-llBh country markets, steady; French country markets, firm. Argentine shipments, 2.008.000 bushels, including- non-European ports. India ship ments. 10,000 busheU; last' week, 8000 bushels. ' Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. Wheat, dull; barley. Quiet and weak. Spot quotations: , Wheat ShlppinsTj tt. 6214 01.63: mlltin. (1.7001.75 Barley Feed, ' (l.;0itM.52 ; brewing, (1.62V4 1.67. Oats Red. $1.75i&2; white. (1. 50191.62 ; black. $2.733. Call-board sales: Wheat May. (1.64. - Barley May, (1.534. ''orn Large, yellow, $1.701.75. Northwestern Grain Markets. DCIi'TH, Jan. 17. Wheat No. 1 North ern. $1.0; Nr. 2 Northern, $1.07; May, (1.12; July. (1.12. At Minneapolis No. 1 hard. $1.13 ; No. 2 Northern, (1.11: No. 2 Northern. (I.OS19 1.09: No. 3 Northern, (1.05 1.07 ; May, (1.111.11; July. $1.12. Wheat st Tacoma. TACOMA. Jan. 17. Wheat Unchanged bluestem, 3c; club, 83c; red. 81c. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Prodnce In the Bay City Markets. SAN' FRANCISCO. Jan. 17 The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic. 4fl?5c; green peas. 8 9e; string beans, nominal; tomatoes, 75c Q 2.50; egg plant, 10-12c. Poultry, roosters, old, (44.G0; roosters, young. (5.5066; broilers, small. (3.504.50; broilers, large, (4.505; fryers, (56; hens, (49; ducks, old. (45; young. (57. Butter Fancy creamery, 34c; creamery, seconds, 30c; fancy. dairy. 22c. Fruits Apples, choice, (2.25; common. 60c; bananas. 60c $3; Mexican limes, ?3 $4.50; California lemons. choice, $2.50; common. .75c; oranges, navels, (1.252.25 pineapples. (3 3.50. Eggs Store, 25c; fancy ranch. 2Sc; East ern. 21c. Cheese New. 1314c; Young America, 14(a'l."c; Eastern. 17i4e. Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 2223c: South Plains and S. J., 58r; .lambs. 7 (a-11c. ' ' Hops Old. 28c; new. lOifllc. MUlstuffs Bran, (280 20.50; middlings, (31&.32. Hops Old, 2ti'8c; nw, 10llc. (12&15.50: alfalfa, $14; stock. ' $810: straw, - per bale. 4585c. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks. $1.10 1.30; sweets, (2.25Q'2.50; Oregon Burbanks. 75cft $1.25. Receipts Wheat. 730 centals; barley, 2085 centals; beans. 1740 sacks; potatoes. 840 sacks; hay, 680 tons; wool, 24 bates; bides. 623. ' - . Metal Markets. NEW TORK, Ja-n. 17. The London tin market was 1 lower with spot quoted at l2a and futures at 124. The local market was easy with quotations ranging from 27 to 27.50c. There was a decline of 10a in the London copper market, spot closing at rt2 15s and futures at 63 2s 6d. Locally the market was quiet and unchanged. Lake is quoted at 13.75gl4c; electrolytic at 13.62 13-87 c; casting at IS.37 13.62c. Lead, 10s 3d higher st 14 8s Od In the London market, and quiet and unchanged at 3.70ff3.75e In the local market. The I,ondon spelter market advanced 2 6.1 to 21. Locally the- market was quiet at 4.45 4.55c. Iron was lower In the English market with standard foundry at 46s od and Cleve land warrants at 48s. Locally, no change was . reported. f HE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Portland, UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital, $50n,000 Surpl us and Undivided Profits, $400,000 : OFFICERS- J. C A1NSWORTH, President R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier R. LEA BARNES, Vice President A. M. WRIGHT, Ass't Cashier W. A. MOLT,. Ass' t Cashier BOARD OF DIRECTORS I, W. Hellms.ii President Wells Fareo Nevada NatiTmal Bank, 8. F.; Union Trust Co., S. F.. and Farmers & Merchants Na tional Bank, Los Angeles. Percy T. Morgan President of the California Wine Associ ation, S. F. Bsfai Mallory Of the law firm of Dolph, Mallory, Simon & Gearin. SLOW PROGRESS IS MADE CONFIDENCE IX FUTURE GROWS FASTER THAN BUSINESS. Buyers Appear In leading Markets in Large Numbers Looking . for Bargains. S1W YORK, Jan. 17.7 R. O. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: Progress Is slow, but each week brings a little improvement and confidence In the future grows more rapidly than current transactions. The best feature Is the broad er market for commercial paper. Loans In mercantile channels are now negotiated freely at little more than the normal rate, facilitating proposed undertakings and mak ing collections more prompt. Buyers are coming into the leading markets In large numbers, which should soon Increase trans actions unless prices cannot be adjusted. Manufacturers increase production grad ually, conservatism being general, and many Industries are not operating more than 50 per cent of their full .capacity. Readjust ment of wages is still contemplated by many producers before machinery will be started. Several more steel plants have resumed and others will start up next week, hut production will continue much reduced un til orders come forward with greater free dom. Blast furnaces are slow to resume snd a meeting will be held next week to determine upon the wage scale. Prices have, declined to an extent that necessitates plans for lowering costs of production. A fair tonnage was taken by manufacturers ot cast-iron pipe, but concessions m prices are asked by all buyers. Bank exchanges this week at all leading cities in the United States are $2.480,2O7.3:;5, a loss of 21.8 per cent, compared with a year ago. and 30.9 per cent compared with the corresponding week of 1906. Bahk Clearings. NEW TORK, Jan. 17. Bradstreet's bank clrarlngs report for the week ending January 18 shows an aggregate of $2,728,504,000, as against $2,616,828,000 last week and $3,445, 130,000 In the corresponding week last year. Canadian clearings for the week total $76, 812.000. as against $89,149,000 last week and $81.. 920,000 In the same week last year. The following is a list of the cities: P.C. P.C. Inc. dec. New Tork $l,e73.re.1,O0O 22.7 Chicago 216.11.:,000 .... 9.2 Boston . 168,388,000 29.7 Philadelphia 122,160.000 17.7 St. Louis . 61. 050,000 10.9 Pittsburg 42,843,000 19.0 San Francisco , 34,4-19,000 .... 20.4 Baltimore 2S,1l,O0O- .... 15.8 Kansas City ....... 34.SS5.O00 .... 4.4 Cincinnati 26,9i9.000 .... 21 .0 New Orleans .' 22.175.000 16.6 Minneapolis. 22.855.0OO 27.4 .... Cleveland . .. 16,078.000 14.2 Detroit . 13.191.000 .... in. 2 Louisville 11.820.000 .... 22.3 IJ3S Angeles - 9,554,000 .... 35.1 Omaha 12,874.000 18.4 Milwaukee 11.630.000 .... 6.5 Seattle 7.543.000 16.4 St. Paul 8.r0i).000 6.5 Providence 8.201,000 .... 15.7 Buffalo 8.441. OOO .... 1.9 Indianapolis . ....... 6.TS6.C00 .... S4.9 Denver . 7,654.000 .... 11.6 Fort Worth ! 9.008,000 3.4 Richmond 6,106.000 ' . . . . 11.9 Albany . 4.777.000 39.9 Washington . ....... 5.847,000 .... 7.5 Salt Lake City .... 4,328,000 43.2 Portland. Or 8,821.000 .... 27.0 Columbus. Ohio .... 4.USS.O00, 13.8 St. Joseph 6.508.000 .... 13.8 Memphis 8. 295. 000 4.1 Savannah 3,25.000 27.0 Atlanta , 5.139.000 35.7 Spokane. Wash 5. 282. 000 1.9 Toledo, Ohio 4.012,000 2.7 Tacoma 4.009.000 14.2 Nashville 4.138.000 .... 6.8 Rochester . ..- 3.649,000 3.4 Hartford 4.951,000 24.8 Peoria . 2,789.000 8.8 Des Moines 2.611,000 8.4 Norfolk 2,153,000 30.8 New Haven ' 2.5S6.000 12.3 Grand Raulds 2.2.C.OU0 .... 19.0 Dayton 1.673.000 - 18.6 Portland. Me. ... 1.8'IR,000 6.9 Sioux City 2.222.000 1.6 Springfield, Mass. ... 2.;2R,OM .... 8.4 Evacfnille ' 1.807.OOO 13.6 Birmingham 2.O21.00O 18.7 Syracuse ' 2.507.OOO 16.7 .... Augusta, Ga. 2.C77.0O0 5.4 Mfcbile 1.570. 000 .... 22.6 Worcester 1. 9K3.000 .... 9.7 Knoxviile 1.601.000 Wilmington, Del. .. 1.2S0.O0O .... 12.8 Charleston. S. C 1.533,000 10.0 Chattanooga 1.424.0rwl .... 6.1 Jacksonville. Fla. .. 1,428.000 13.7 Wichita l.S."2.000 9.9 Wllkesbarre 1.177.000 2.4 .... Davenport . ......... R59,0n0 7.9 Little Rock 1.507.000 7.4 Wheeling, W. Vs.... 1. 867,000 12.8 .... Fall River 1.22S.0OO .... .7 Kalamazoo, Midi. ... l,Oi2.O0O .... 10.6 Topeka 19.13.000 .... 6.7 Springfield, III 8.-.7.000 3.3 Helena , ' 656,000 .... 16.9 Fort Wayne, Ind. ... - .W7.0O0 .... 18.7 New Bedford 787.000 14.8 Lexington 4.. Omi.000 10.7 TfAingstown . ....... 616.000 . 9.1 Brie, Pa 604.000 13.7 Macon 726.0OO .... 19.8 Akron 509.00O .... .12.6 Rockford. Ill 540.000 12.5 Cedar Rapids, Iowa.. ' R00.000 8. a .... Chester. Pa. - 528.000 2.7 Blnghamton 525.000 15.0 Fargo. N. D 581, nro .3 Lowell 6O0.0 6.7 Canton. Ohio 413.000 27.9 Blomlngton. III. .... 488.000 6.3 South Bend, Ind 413.000 29 5 Qulncy. Ill 45S.POO 9.9 Springfield. Ohio...... 377.0O0 25.4 Sioux Falls. R. D 4ra).Ofr0 9.0 Mansfield. Ohio ..... 375.000 27.0 Decatur. PI 479.000 18.8 Fremont, Neb 3S9.0OO 16.6 Jacksonville. Ill 244. non 4.3 Lincoln. Neb - 1.136.000 9.1 Oakland. Cal. 1.509.0O0 58. 0 Oklahoma . .; 8',0on Houston 21.137.000- 27.0 Galveston 14.547.000 18.4 CANADA. Montreal 27.830.000 .... 7.6 Toronto 20.26.onn 18. 0 Winnipeg 1O.247.0K1 8.1 Ottawa . 3.096.000 3.9 Vancouver, B. C... ' 3. 154.000' 14.9 Halifax 1.84O.0OO 1.2 Quebec 1.994.0O0 9.1 .... Hamilton 1.53K.OOO 1.1 St. John. N. B J. 206.000 ' 8.8 London.. Ont 1.211.000 1.9 .... Victoria. B. C r 1.200. 00O 36.2 .... Calgary 1.250.0OO .... Edmonton 1.313.000 COLLECTIONS I" GENERAL EASIER. Cold weather and Snow Help Retail Dis tribution. - . NEW TORK. Jan. 17. Bradstrel-fs to morrow will say: A further easing In the financial situation and very genera) reports of improvement In collections are Ihe lead ing feature this week. In trade lines, colder weather and snow have helped retail distribution somewhat, but price reduction sales arej generally credited with respon sibility for whatever expansion has been shown in that branch. Wholesale dealers and Jobbers report sentiment improved, col- Oregon George K. Chamberlain Gover nor of Oregon. R. I.. Maeleny President of. the Macleay Egtate Co. R. I.ea Barnes Vice-President. , J. O. Alnawortb President, also president of the Fidelity Trust Co. Bank of Tacoma. Wash. D. W. Wakefield Of the real estate ftrm of Wakefield, Fries & Co. . lections benefited by the return to normal in domestic money markets, but trade de mands arc still below the normal and In sime sections a late and small Spring trade is predicted. Accompanying the. greater ease of money at all centers seems to have come a tend ency to pay up something on old liabilities, and some long-standing bills have been settled. All reports point to trade, despite improvement over December, being below tbe normal for this season. There Is a dis position to look for small, frequent and per haps late buying and a later than normal opening of Spring trade. Business failures In the United States for the week ending January 16, number 461 acalnst 435 last week and 265 in the uae weea or juui. zi in loo. so in'l'.Wa and 266 in 1904. Canadian failures tor the week number 44 as against 63 last week and 23 in this week a year ago. Wheat. Including flour, exports from the United States and Canada tor the week end ing January 10 aggregated 5.421,867 bushels against 6,804.273 last week and 2.668.460 this week last year and 4.690.202 in IS06. For the 29 -weeks of the fiscal year, the ex ports are 131.312,8(78 bushels against 104, 633.166 in 1906-7 and 157.266.860 In 1901-2. Corn exports for the week are 000I2S0 bushels -against 1,111,874 last week and 1.0O6.S73 in 1907. For the fiscal year to date, the exports are 26.959,523 bushels against 29.008.180 in 1906-7. Jfew Tork Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Jan. 17. Cotton futures closed barely steady, net unchanged to S. points higher on old crop months, to a decline of 8 points on October. January, 11.17c; February. 11.52c; March and April. 11.82c; May. 11.65c: June, 11.54c; July, 11.47c: August. 11.2XC WE WANT YOUR POULTRY EGGS and VEAL and HOGS Highest CASH PRICES Paid . Prompt Returns Write Us BOCTHJiKN OREGON COMMISSION CO. 87 Front St., Portland. W. H. McCorquodale, Manager. Lester Herrick & Herrick Certified Public Accountants Office Wells Forgo Bnlldlns. 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HAMBURG AMERICAN LINE. 908 Market St.. San Frauctsco, and Local R. R. offices. Agents. Portland. PORTLANIJ RT, LIGHT POWER CO. CARS L4.AVK. Ticket Office and Waiting-Koom, First and Alder Streets FOR Oreiron City :00, 6:25, 7:00, 7:85, 8-loTJs. V:20. :55 10:30. 11:05. 11:40 AM 12 10, 12:80. 1:25. 2:00, 2.85. 3:10. 8-45 4:20. 4:55, 5.30. 6:05. 8:40, 7:15.. ?:50 8 25 9:00. 10:00. 11:00. 12:00 P. M. Gresham. Boring. Eagle Creek. Esta--di. tazadero. airview and Trautdals 70 9:3. 11:30 A. M-i 1:80. 4.40. 6:44. 7:16 P. M. FOR VANCOUVER. Ticket office and waiting-room Second and Washington streets. A M. 6:15', 6:50, 7:20. 8:00, 8:35, 9:10. 9:50. 10:30. 11:10. 11:50. -p m. 12:30. 1:10, 1:50, 2:80, 8:10, 8-00 4:30. 5:10. 5:50. 6:30, 7:05, 7:40, 8ll5. 9:25. 10:35t, H:40t . On Third Monday In Every Month tha Lat Car Leaves et 7:05 P. M. Dally except Sunday. (Dally except Monday. North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship Koanoke and Geo. W. Elder Sail lor eureka, an iraricisco. sad Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. Al. Ticket office 132 Third .St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1 31 4. II.' Young. Agent San Francisco X Portland Steamship Co. Only direct steamers to San Francisco. Only ocean steamers sailing by daylight. From Ainsworth Dock, Portland. 4 P. M. : R. 8. COSTA RICA. Jan. 18. 30. 8. 8. SENATOR. Jan. 24, Feb. 5. From Spar St.. San Francisco. 11 A. M.: S. 8. SENATOR. Jan. 19, 81, Feb. 12. 8. S. COSTA RICA. Jan 25. , JAS. H. DEVV'SON. Agent. v Ainsworth D.ick Main 268. COOS BAY LINE Tha steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land very edctmin.y at 8 1'. At. from Oafc- Stieet oouk, ioi Aorm ocnu, jinreuiicm .miu Cooa Bay points Freight received till 4 P. M. on day of lalllng. Passenger fare, first class, $10; second-class, $7. Including berth and meala. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Oak -street dock- WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE eteamer Pomona for Salem, Independenca, Albany and Corvallla. leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6:45 A- M- Steamer Oregunia for Salem and way land ings, leaves Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 6:45 A. M- UBKGON ClTT TRANSPORTATION CXX, Office snd Dock Foot Taylor Strsst. Foods: Main 40; A 2231.