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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1910)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, -WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY O, 1910. in QUALITY IS BETTER Demand for Oranges Is Growing Steadily. MARKET IS VERY FIRM Situation in tlie Frosted Districts of California Middle West Job bers Take XTp the Spoon Matter. The moat active feature of the fruit mar ket now Is oranges. The demand is not only helped by the warmer weather, but the dealers are able to offer a better quality of fruit than formerly, and consumers are becoming aware of this fact. The market is firm with the tendency of prices up ward. The California orange market situation Is reported by iH. A. Wright, of Loa An gelas, ls follows: "The condition of tbe Eastern market has resulted in a k?tup on the part of the shippers. They do not feel like taking the risk of shipping bronco fruit, as they have been doing in the past. AIbo the de mand for good stock for immediate ship ment is very light, so the output Is lessen ing. There is a rumor floating about to the effect that the exchange has issued or ders to go slow for a tin. "Of course no one knows when the mar ket will come back. There is a whole raft of frosted fruit here yet. If .the markets ia such that It Is a big risk to ship it there is a chance that it will stay here until in too bad a shape to go at all. What proportion of the fruit here is frosted is & question. One packer told me that he lJd rot think thene were over 2000 cars of navels left In the state that could be ab solutely guaranteed free from frost. I do not know. A broker who travels over the citrus country ean more than I do, tells me that there are not over 15,000 cars of oranges of all varieties left to ship. This Includes all conditions of fruit." The fruit Jobbers f Iowa. Nebraska and other states In tho Middle West have taken up the matter of giving away spoons with oranges, but their plan Is different from that of the exchange which originated the poon Idea. Instead of calling for orange wrappers and charging 14 cents apiece for the spoons, the jobbers are providing the retatlers with spoons of the same kind at price 'that will enable them to sell them at 10 cents ?ach to every orange customer. iNo matter what the brand -nf oranges, ex change or independent, every person who buys a dozen of them can also get a Mpoon at about the cost price. The Idea of these M iddle West Jobbers is to meet t tie competition of the Coast orange ex changes. ANOTHER BREAK , IN KO5 MARKET lYltb. Larger Receipts and Pressing of Sales, Price Irop to 31 Cents. The egg market was an exceedingly weak affair yesterday afternoon and the price was cut to 31 cents. Receipts were larger than usual, amounting to lir.O cases for the morning delivery. None of the dealers were disposed to hold their stock and the forc ing of sale was what weakened the market. The poultry market was lightly supplied, and as the demand was good, the high prices of last week were easily obtained. Dressed meats were also In strong demand at top prices. There were no changes in the butter mar ket. The supply of loal creamery was not heavy and there was no pressure of outside supplies. The slump in the California mar ket, however, if It continues, may affect conditions here. lXK'Al, WHEAT MARKET IS STAGNANT No Effective lemajiii at ITeseot From Any (Source. The local wheat market lias not been so dull in many months, as It is at the present time. There seems to be an almost entire stagnation of demand. During the period hen prices were advancing, millers and everyone else stocked up heavily, and now, without buyers in the market, business has come to a stop. There is a little nibbling An the part of Mexican buyers, but no busi ness Is resulting at this point. Oat a and barley are also dull. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by he Merchants' Kxchange as follows: Wheat Barley flour Oats Hav .Monday ;(; i js 14 17 Tuesday . 14 .. 7 Tear ato ii :t -j- 1 5 fceaon to date.77!M; 1142 1 4.1 i"s 19lo 7 ear ago 115 134'. 7s7 010 iy7 CANNED iOOl)M MARKET JS STRONGER. jHeat Hoy cot t KetHnNlhle for a larger Detnaud. t The canned goods market is strong at all points. The demand lias shown an in crease lately, probably owing to the meat boycott. Canned fruits on the Coast are clearing up well and it is likely that prices will be higher before new fruit comes on Che market. Considerable business is being done in future corn at prices higher than the open ing last year. The larger packing interests in Iowa and Illinois have withdrawn their prices, believing they can do better by offer ing their goods closer to the canning sea son. CAR OF V BAN TOMATOES COMING Oood DfuiHnd ftr All Kind of California Vegetables. Trade continues brisk in tJie vegetable line. AVith receipts light, because of the cutting down of orders. Mocks are cleaning tip well on the street, particularly of cab lae. cauliflower, celery and sweet potatoes. mall truck Is in moderate supply. The street has a fair quantity of Cuban tomatoes, for which the demand is only fiir. A straight car of Cuban tomatoes is flue next week." Bunk Clearing. Bank Hearings for the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances- Portland l.;i'7.5r.O iss:.v lM'm.,;T:t as.vano Taronia 1(;:4. i,4 s;; tirt4 Spokane 741.017 14y,'l22 fOBTLAXD MAB&ET& Grain. Flour. Feed. Kto. WHKAT Trai k prices: Wuestem. $1 lit HtHiltiiHl; club. $1.1.".: red Rueslau. SI (- Val ley. 1.0.V 40-foH. 1A'. HAKI.KY-Kee.i and brewing, f'2$ per ton FUUK Patents, $0. 13 per barrel rtrairhu. $-Y7o; ' xi-nt. $4.50; V.tlley, $s ntham, $." 70; whole wheat, quarters, $5. (MX COUNT Whole. J;i5: cracked. $36 per ton. MlLLS'rrKFS Jiran. L4V'6 per ton; middling. $34; shorts, a rolled bar ley. ?:tL j 33. OATS No. 1 white. 31 per ton. HY Trai-k prices: Timothy: "Willam ette Valley. US n L'O per ton; Eastern Ore gon, v 22: alfalfa, 17u IS; clover. $16: grain hay. $1617. Vegetable and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apples, $1 Ol box; rears. $1 ft 1.60 per box; Spanish Malaga, S..50 Q 6 per barrel ; cranberries. $S ii 9 per barrel. POTATOES Carload buying prices: Ore gon. 7o j SOe per suck; swwt potatoes, per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes. $1 1.25 per dozen; cabbage, $1.75 2 per hundred; cauli flower. $1.75 per dozn ; celerv, $4.00 per crate; hothouee k-ttuve. 1.25i l.ftb box : garlic ltc l"b: horseradish. IV ier pound; grven cnloRA, Wc per dozen; radiahes. 2Zs ier dozen vprouts. Stc per lb.; squaali, 2c; tomatoes, $3.50 per craie. TROPICAL FRTTfTS Oranges. 2S2 7S lmons. fancy. choice, $4.50; grape fruit $S50i4 per box; ban an as 550 per pound; Japanese oranges. $1501.75 per bundle; tangerine.. $1.7S per box O.MONi Oregon. $1.60 per sack. OsUry and Country Produce. pt'TTEU City creamery extras, 3739c; fancy outside creamery, 35jj 37c per lb. ; Biore. 2iit 2ia (Butter fat prices average lic per i ound under regular butter prices. K it;s -Freh regon extras. Ulc per tfl-. xen : I'-isicrn. li'.i ''i 'J'V- per dozen. CHEESB blip cream twin-, 10c per jjound ; Aung Amerk-.ts. l'V. 1'OP.K Fancy. 11 4 1 2c per pound. POU.TRY H.ns. 17th1Sc; Springy 17 8c;: ducks. 20u-?ic; geese, -l-u 14c; tur keys, live. 20S 25c; dressed, 2730c; squabs, $3 per dozen. Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc DRIED FRUIT AppWe. 10c per pound; peaches, 7c; prunes, Italians. 45c; prunes. French. 4ae; currants, 10c; apri cots. 12c; dates. 7c per pund; tig. 100 naif pounds, $3.25 per box; 50 six-ounce, $1.76 per box; 12 12-ounce. 75c per box. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.W.; 1-pound Bats, $2 lki4 ; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, fcxjc; red 1-pound tails. $1.45; sock eyes, 1 pound tails. $2- COFFEE Mocha. 24 28c; Java, ordinary, 17-Q2Uc; Costa Rica, fancy. lS&20c; goau. li18c; ordinary, 12 16c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, loc per pound; Brasll nuts, 12Hlc; filberts. 15c; almonds. 164 17c; pecans 154lc; cocoanuts, Auc$l per dozen. BEAMS Small white. 5Hc: large white. 4c: Lima, 5c; bayou. & c; pink, 4. ac; rea Mexican. SUGAR Lry granula.ted, fruit and berry. $.o5; beet. $5.85; extra C. 5-55; golden C, $5.4; cubes (barrel), $6.45; powdered barrel), $tj.30. Terms on remittances DRY SALT CURED Kegular short clears, dry salt. -25c; smoked, 10c; short clear back, heavy- dry ealted, 16c; smoked, 17c; Oregon vx&frte, dry ealted, 16c; smoked, 17c. within 1& days, deduct . c per pound. U later than 10 days and within 30 days, de duct Hp per pound. Maple sugar, Xa&16o per pound. SALT Granulated, $14.50 per ton, $1.90 per bale; half ground, lot's. $10 per ton; 60, $10-30 per ton. HONEY Choice. tZ.25QZ.5Q per case; S trained. 7c per pound. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 2f.c per pound ; standard, 21c; choice. 2oc; English. iu,920c- HAMS 10 to 13 pounds. 17c; 14 to 16 pounds, 17c; 13 to 20. pounds, 17c; hams, skinned, 17 c; picnics 12c; cottage rolls, UiWc; boiled hams, 3t24c; boiled picnics, 20c. LARD Kettle rendered, lls, 174; standard pure, 10, 16i4c; choice, lOe, ISVjc; compound, 12 c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, esch, 60c; dried beef sets. 19c; dried beef outsides. 17c; dried beef insidea, 21c; dried beef knuckles. 20c. PICKLED .GOODS Barrels: Pigs feet, $13.50; regular tripe, $10: honeycomb tripe, $12; lunch tongues, $ 1. 50 ; mess beef, ex tra, $12; mess pork. $25. Furs. The following prices, based on tne London January sales, are for large, full-furred skins well handled: FURS Mink. Northwest Canada and Alas ka, $0,509; Colorado. Wyoming, ilonuna, Idaho and Utah, $5.50& 7; Oregon. Wash ington and California, $45.50; British Co lumbia and Alaska Coast. $415 Red fox, Canada and Alaska. $8(10; Oregon. Wash ington. Idaho and Montana. $7. Lynx, Alaska and British Columbia, 28; Pacific Coast, $22. Raccoon, 75c Skunk. Canada, $2.50; Pacific Coast. 75c tt $1.50. Wolf and coyote, Canada, $4&5; Idaho. Montana, Wyoming, $2.75ti;3.2fl: Oregon. Washington, Utah. Ne vada. $1.50 3. Beaver. Oregon. Washing ton, Canada. Alaska. $5.50 7 ; Idaho, Mon tana, Utah. Wyoming, $6.50 a 7; cubs. $- 2.50. Otter. Canada, Alaska, $12.50 14: Oregon, Wash lng ton, Idaho, Montana, $ 10 13. Wildcat, Alaska, Canada, British. Columbia, $34.50; Pacific Coast, $1.75 2 50. dray fox. Pacific Coast, $1.75 2. 50 ; Be&r, black and brown. Alaska, Canada, $16 420; cubs. $1215; Pacific Coast, $1015; cubs, $5 7 ; grizely. perfect, $25 & 35. Badger, $2. Muskrat, Canada, Alaska, 40c; Pacine Coast. 30c, Marten. Canada, AtasKa, $12 18; Pacific Coast. $1012. Fisher, British Columbia. Alaska, $15420: Pacifle Coast. $;15. Wolverine. $rS. Silver fox, $300 Jjf 5J0. Cross fox, $10tii l5. Sea otter, $200400. Blue fox. $sroIo. Wnite fox, $12'4f20. Swift fox. 40c. Eimine. 40c. Moun tain lion, $5 10. Ringtail cat. 35 75c Civet cat. 10(u30c House cat, 525c. Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1909 crop, prime and choice, 31c; 1908s, 17Hc; ltt07s, llc per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 16 q 23c pound; olds, nominal. MOHAIR Choice, 25c pound. CASCARA BARK 4c per pound. HIDE'S Dry hides, 1K1Sc per pound; dry kip. 1818tfec pound; dry calfskin. li)t 21c pound : salted hides, 10( 10lc; salted calfskin. 15c pound: green, lc less. UNDERTONE IS STEADY BIT TKADE IS STILLi SLOW IX LIVESTOCK. Only Two Sales at tlie Yards Vester- day Receipts Are Very Li glit. The livestock trade is still inactive, owing to the almost entire absence of offerings. There w-are only two sales at the yards yesterday, two cars of steers, w hich brought $4.25 and $4.75. The receipts were 260 cattle, which were consigned through to Sound points. The shippers of these cattle were F. A. Phillips, of Baker City, three cars, and C. S. WraJter, of Nam pa, seven cars. The day's sales were: Weight. Price. 20 steers, common 9N0 $4.J5 L'4 steers, fair 1166 4.75 Prices quoted on the various classes of stock at the yards yesterday were as fol lows: CATTLE B-st steers. $5; fair to good steers, $4.50 $u 4.75 ; strictly good cows, $3.75 ft 4 ; fair to good cows, $3 3.5Q ; light calves, $5(5.50; heavy calves, $4.&5; bulls, $3. RO Of 3. 75 ; stags, $3 4. HOGS-Top, $; fair to good hogs, $i50r 8.75. SHEEP Best wethers. $5.50; fair to good wethers, $5 & 5,50 ; good ewes, $4. 7 5 (qo ; lambs, $6 '41 6.50. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, Feb. S. Cattle Receipts eti mated at ll.tKO; market weak to hade lower. Iteevesv $4.3u 7.0O; Texas ?teera. $-1.9o$i5; Western steers, $4.10&6; Btockers and feedti-s, $:Mtra5.45; cows and heifers, $2.2o'u5.70; calvt's. $7(39. Hogs Receipts' estimated at 20,000; market 5c higher. Light. $$.:t348.ti5; mixed, $8..159 8.80; heavy, $R.40&-8.1K; nugh, $8.4jS.55; gxd to choice heavy. $8.55'?iS.iM; plg, $7.35 8.30 ; bulk of sale, $8.ttKaS.75. Sheep Receipts estimated at 1S.00O; mar ket steady to lrtc lower; native, $4.5& rt.7.; Western, $4.606.75; yearlings, $7.25a-8.5u; lambs, native, $0.759; Western, $0.75d9. OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 8. Cattle Receipts fWJO ; market steady to easy. Native steers, $41x7.25; cows and heifere, $3.25'j( 5.25; West ern &teerj. $-i.25'u fi: cows and helfere, $2.$59 4.45; canners; $2.50(5.25; stockers and feed ers. $3iSi5.tfc; calves, $3.5t(&8.2r. Hogs Receipts lt.5'K: market Inactive, 5c lower. Heavy, $8.55-'a.70; mixed, $8.45&S.50; light. $8.30"o8.55; pigs. 7g7.75. Sheep Receipts S50O; market stronger. Yearlings. .25?7.25; wethere. $5.75-,6.75; ewes, $5.254J.25; lanil. $7.75'&S.85. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. S. Cattle Re ceipts i0: market steady. Native teers. $5 tt7.25; cows and heifers. $.'t3.5; stockers and teeders, $:t.40fii 5.5: calves, $4f?i9: Western steers'. $4.5o'i -H.50; Western cows, $3Cff5. H"S Receipts 11,000: market, strong to 5c higher. Heavv $8.rt.'ffS.70: puckers end butchers, $S.454r6.6S; light, $8-25Ca8.55; piga. $7iS. Wheep Ret-eipts R0OO; market steady. Mut tons, $5(j,50; lambs. $7.50(&-8.75; fed West ern wethers and yearlings, $5.758.20; fe.j Western ewes, $5516.15. C 'nanjres In A val lab le 8upp 11 es. NEW YORK. Feb. 8- Special cable and telegraphic communications received by RrRt ptreeL's hw the following changes in avail able supplies as compared wiLh previous ac count: Bushels. Wheat, Vnited States, east of Rock ies, decrease 1.644.00 Canada. det.reasi i 28,000 Tota.1, I'nited States and Canada, de- creacd l.GI2.O0O AfliMit fir and in FAirpe. Increase., 2, COO. OOO Total American and iLuropean. supply, increase 308.000 Dried Fruit a4 New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Evaporated apples, firmer. Fancy. I0l.llc; choice. 9iilfJ,c; prime, 75(7 c; common to fair, tft-i "fitic. Prunes, tseady. California, up to 3O-40e. 2 ra i1- c : Oreuons, -i Uc. Apric.its, barely steady. Choice, niftliqc; extra, ch.dce. Il.jl2stc; fancy. 12HI&13I-Jc. Peach ea, steady. Choice. 64J 7c ; exira choice, 7ac; fancy. 7'Sa Katstns, steady. Ixse Muscatel, 4'5!Sc; choice to fancy eeded. littHtc: seedless, 3 1 2 r? 4-c; London layers. $1.15.jil.20. fwffee and Suar. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Coffee futures closed jvteady. net unchanged to 5 joints lower. Salea were reported of 19.75 bags, including Sep tember at 7.15c. Oot.ber at 7.1V. Iecember at 7.15c. Spot, steady. No. 7 Rio. 8 ll-ltg 8c; No. 4 Santos, 99o. Mild, quiet. Cor dova. 9?12c. Sugar Raw. nominal. Muscovado, 89 te, 3 Vto; centrifugal. 9rt tet. 4.14c; m-'lfls-i suicar, 89 t'Vrt. 3.39c. Refind. steady. Crushed, 5. 85c ; granu la te d . 5 . 15c ; po wde re d , 5 . 25c. IaJry Prodane In the t. CHICAGO. Feb. a Butter Weak. Cream erie.. 22Si26c: dairies. 2v24c. Eggs Receipts 77: market weak at mark, oawa, included, 17Jj2Je; first, 25c; prime firsts, 2tc. Cheese Steady. Daisies. 17fl7o; Twins. 1! 'irl7c: Young Americas. 16H'103tc; Long Horns, lfitltic. v SPENDS ITS FORCE Selling Wave in Stock Market . Subsides. NERVOUSNESS CONTINUES Fi n a 1 Break Carries Some of tlie Leaders to the Lowest Point of the Season Copper Industrials Heavy. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. The stock market showed some relief today from the stress of urgent liquidation, which was so conspic uous yesterday. There was a wave of sell ing orders for execution when the market opened, which seemed to be the aftermath of yesterday's precipitate decline in prices. The decline had served to exhaust or dimin ish additional margins, and where the calls sent out overnight were not responded to, the selling out of collateral was the conse quence. The news of the market was of the same nature as yesterday, that is, puzzled con jecture as to the source and the motives of the selling. The course of this conjecture tended to eliminate suppositions of inside liquidation, such as would be prompted by fears for the industrial outlook or decline in profits of enterprises. The lapse Into -Idleness at the recoveries today kept speculative sentiment watchful and somewhat discouraged. The opinion gained ground that the market's weakness was due to belated liquidation of large in dividual accounts, dating back to tbe period of price-inflation last year, which had in judiciously overstayed the market, inviting measures of persuasion or insistence from lenders of money employed for carrying the accounts. Stock market sentiment -regarding the Federal incorporation bill. Introduced Into Congress yesterday, was improved today. The obscurity surrounding the heavy caah decrease in the bank statement on Satur day, compared with the large gains Indicat ed by the known movements of money, was partly cleared up by the knowledge that large withdrawals had been made from the banks by the trust companies In preparation for the call by the State Banking Depart ment at Albany for reports of condition. The copper trade reported some conces sions in prices for that metal, but the Janu ary statistics of the Copper Producers As sociation are expected to show another ma terial decrease in stocks. T he copper in dustrials were exceptionally heavy. The nervousness manifested itself in the final break in prices which put Union Pa cific, United States Steel and Amalgamated Copper to trte lowest price of the season and of the movement. Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value, $4.au5.000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closlnsr Sait. Allis Chalmers pf, t HiK-h. 37 '4 Low. Bid. Amal Copper .... 53,2 Am Agricultural ,. 7h Am Beet Sugar .. 1.7iH Am Can pf . 1,200 . Am Car &, Fo un . 4, Am Cotton Oil .. 4o Am Hd i& Lt pf . 5oO Am Ice Securi 8' Am Linseed Oil . . 3x Am Locomotive . . 2,2JO Am (Smelt & Hef 37,2"0 Tou 40 SlTs 72 50 67 ".j. 82' 7,Vi IOoVj, 119 134 Vj 45 " 1104 lo2 12.!' 10S1 DO 28 t-7i 178't 35 Va 70 4o s:) 72 5i 58 32 20 13 45 7 l(.u 119 134;, 91 45i 111 102 12.3 18 9- 27 S 177 30 I05 SOO 78 53 28 153 144 33 55 80 79 140 17 170 3 70 28 25 do preferred ... 1,0H loti1 Am Sugar Ref . lKx 111 Am Tel & Tel .... 2,tit 135 Am Tobacco pf Anacond-a Min Co. T.800 Atchison 2, 600 do oref erred ... "2o0 ll-l, ll 124Ti Atl Coast Line l.ooo aTt & Ohio 4.SOO 1U91 do preferred loO HO Bethlehem Steel . . loo Brook Rtip Trail.. 5.900 Canadian Paclflo .. 1.500 Central Leather .. 3.1O0 do preferred Central of X J Che &- Ohio lB.fioO Chu-ago & Alton .. 30o Chicago Gt WVst.. 1,100 as aa- lTSt. 65 54 v. Chicago It N V... 3.10O 1JV4U, O, M & St Pa.ul.. 12.U0O 145 1527A 144 C, U, C & U. .. N'O Colo Fuel & Iron. Colo & Southern, do lit preferred do. 2d preferred Consolidated Gaa . Corn Product ... l.ooo 7o0 loo 34 55 '4 M 8l 33 SO'-j roo 0 11,701) 1-U i. 1311 Vi 2,t00 IT1 J Del Hudson .. SoO D & R Grande ... do preferred ... 80 Oi-ltiUera" Securi .. 1.7UO Erie B.sno do Is preferred. 7K) do 2d preferred. 5oO 170 S71,j lott'.-i 3 7fi'4 2w4i 2" I 42 32 147 133 0314 138 H 1 454, S3 19 12 44 19 33 29 1 20', 43 as General Electric 5oO 149 Gl Xorthern Df 10.2O0 IXZ 147 134 4 139 18 4li 83 19 12 44 19 .14 67 142 40 133 38 70 102 75 58 115 43 75 l.-.4 28 U 129 lofi 94i 35 195 35 156 33 sa; 42 81 4 25 71 72 12.1 2ia o 30 27 42 Kl 178 96 70 .15 75 1.17 44 47 19 31 45 63 69 R 45 1.8 55 118 fit Northern Ore .. 3.9O0 fi Illinola Central ... l.or Interboroujfh Met.. ,MO do preferred ... 8. TOO Inter Harvester .. l.loo Inter Marine pf l.:yjo Int Paper 20( 14.) 47 85 ll.-Ti 33 4K 19'H 34 143 " 424 1S4 OH 39 70 104 7 117" 44 H 7'3 7 135 U 2!m, Int Pump , H Iowa Central 7:0 K O Southern ... 2.30O do preferred Louisville & Xash llm Minn & St Louis. M, SI P 4 S S M. S,.VH) Miwouri Pacific .. 2.1HO Mo. Kan A Texas 6,3o do preferred ... 10 National Biscuit .. 2oO National Lead ... l,7l0 Mcx Nat Ry let pf N Y Central 8.5O0 N Y. Ont & "West. l.K.K) Norfolk Wes. ,ouO North American .. S"0 Northern Pacitio .. 14.1SOO Pjciflo Mail I.) Pennm-lvania 53. loo 131 5H 38 70 74 iis ' 43 '., 75 lSSii 2S- 12!Vi 1 95 People a Gas .... .o" iN P. C O & St L... 1.5O0 nni, Pressed Steel Car. 1.5K I'.O1 Pullman Pal Car. IKfl l!Ti Ry Steel Spring.. l.:loo no1 Reading 115.200 WSV, Republic Steel ... l.fH") S3', do preferred 50 9 Rock Island Co.. 24.SOO 44 do preferred ... 1.400 S-'H Pt L A S F" 2 pf. 1.7iK 471 9t L Southwestern 1,500 2Vi do preferred ... . TOO 71 1 Slogs-Sheffield .... 50 73 Southern Pacific .. S3.2'W 122 195 35 ; 155 33 99 41 f" 45 24 TO 72 U 119 2 tilt 3o 20 42 3 178 9 35 117 42 47 ibs; 39 Ti 45 2 ! 5 4 1 118 Southern Hallway. .wo do preferred . . . TVRn Copper . . . . Texa & Pacific... Tol. St L West. l.ftoO 1.40 30O 30 42 do preferred 4I ni Union Pacific ...111.4.10 1SO?i do preferred ... TT S Realty TT S Rubber U S Steel do preferred ... I'tah Copper Va-Tnm Chemioal. ""ana.h lo preferred Wesrt.nl Ml "Wes'tijlsrhou!e Eleo A"estern L'nlon .... Wheel L Erie. Wi.con1n Central. Pittsburg Ooal .... Am Steel Fdy . . 1 " n I vi Iry Goods.. . . . 2oO ... 2.9M 30.700 . . . . (f 0 72 ro 70 lis ft. 700 3.30O 1 .900 .7oO 4.R, 2.5.M 40O 4K fno . :i",o 4rt 48 19 32'-I 401.'. OS 7o 5 4 19 ;,,0 119 Iclede Goji 3.S00 P9 9i 8 Total sales for the day. 1,062.000 shares. BONDS. 1 NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Closing" quotations: T. S. ref. 2s reg.loo'N. Y. c. g 3s90viR do coupon ...100fS'o. Pacific 3s... 73 TJ. S. 3s reg 102 INo. Pacific 4s...loo do coupon ...102 Jl'nion Pacific 4S.101 U. S. new 4s reg. 1 14 'Wis. Centra 4s. 94 do coupon .. .114 'Japanese 4s ... 90 I. & R- G. 4s . . 95 ; Daily Treasury Mtrmit. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.-iThe condition of the Treasury at the beginning -of business today was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin JS62.99T.S69 Silver dollars 4S4.470.0O0 Silver dollars of ISftO 3.870.000 Silver certificates outstanding... 44,470.000 General fund Standard silver dollars in gen- . eral fund 6.730.82S Current liabilities 100,057,881 Working balance in Treasury of fices . 22.733.S7S In banks to credit of treasurer of the U. S 35. 813.230 Subsidiary silver coin 2O.410.4S7 Minor coin 1.151.157 Total balance in general fund... 83,015,583 Money. Excbanff. Etc. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Clo: Prime mer cantile paper. 4'a5 per cent. Sterling exchange closed strong, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.8375"a4.8385 for "o-riay blll-s. and at 4.86oJV for demand. -Commercial billss f4.83a4-83. Par sliver 51 c. Mexican dollars 44c. iwiid; Govtnmanr. staariy; -railroad, heavy. Moner on call. easy. 2I per cent: rul ing rate, 2 per cent; cliosing bid. 2c; of fered at 2 p- cent. - Time loans dull and steady: 60 days. S per oent; 90 days, 3 per cent; six months. 4 per cent. LONDON", Feb. 8. Bar silver. Quiet. 23 15-lSd xer ounce. Money, 1B1 per cent: The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for three months bills is 2 fe2 per cent. Consols for money, SI 5, ; consols for ac count. 81 15-16C. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. S Steeling on London. 60 days. (4.84; sterling on Lon don, sight. $4.86. Silver bars. 51 c. Mexican dollars. 45c. , raft, Sight. 6c; telegraph, 10c. Eastern Mining stocks. BOSTON, Feb. 8.- Closing quotations: Allouez. 42 IMiami Copper .. 21 Amalg. Copper. 70!Moha-wk . ...... 63 A. Z. L. & Sm- 30 A Nevada Con. 20 Arizona Com. .. 37 .Nipissing Mines. 9 Atlantic . ..... R North Butte .... 33 B C C & C rts.. 16;North Lake .... 1 B & C C & S M. l101d Dominion... 39 Butte Coalition. 23 JOsceola 144 C'al. A Arizona. 69lparrott (S & C) 19 Cal. & Hecla 620 IQuincy . ...2... SO Centennial 22-Shannon . 14 C. Range C. C. . 75 (Superior - 49 Butte C. M. sup & Bos Min.. 13 18 Sup & Pitts Cop. l.T 9;Tamarack . .... 67 88 u. S. Coal & Oil. 34 ' 9 U. S. S. R. & M. 43 Franklin . ... Glroux- Con. . Granby Con. . . Greene Cananea. I. Royale cop 20 i do preferred .. 49 Kerr Lake ..... 8T"tah Con 35 l.ake Copper ... 71 Winona . 914 La Salle Copper. 14 IWolverine . ....136 APPLE MARKET WEAKER HEAVY SCPPLY CAUSES IjOWER PRICES AT SEATTLE. Celery 1 Advanced to $5 a. Crate, Egrgs Are More Plentiful " and Steady. SEATTLE. Feb. 8. (Special.) "With only a limited supply of celery available, the price of that commodity jumped to $5 a crate today. Apple receipts were the heaviest for any one day this season, aggregating eight car loads, in addition to rather heavy shipments over local docks. The apple market is easy About the highest price prevailing on fancy stock now is $'2.5K The demand is fair. An effort war recently made to ship Washington potatoes into California, but since the market dropped there this has been Impossibly. Eggs were in increased supply and stead 5. at 35 3 6 cents. poultry receipts were also heavier, but everything, cleaned up early. Millers report a very slack demand foi flour owing to the fact that retailers are well stocked. During the recent price war, retailers stocked up, in some casein in ex cess of their wants, for some months to come. The price war now in progress in the Southwest has caused a tailing off ln the movement of flour from Eastern Wash ington mills to that territory. There were no changes in wheat. Slue Steam was offered at $1.1., but there were no takers. Barley was held at $2S.50 and oats at $.12. KXKINBERG IS SELLTXG HIS MAY. Disposes of Over 801M) Tons to lliget Sound Iealcrs. ELLENSBURO, Wash., Feb. S- f Special.) Henry Kleinberg, the hay dealer of El lensburg. who cornered the visible supply of timotfey -hay in Washington in December, has in the past ten days sold over MH)0 tons of hay to Seattle and Tacoma dealers. The fast of the hay remaining in farmers' hands has been bought up by the dealer. On ac count of the good hard roads, hay is being moved rapidly at the present time and Mr. Kleinberg is shipping at the rate of 25 cars a day. Heavy shipments are being made from Thorp, Kittitas and EUenshurg on the Milwaukee and from home station, Thorp. Thrali and EUensburg on the Northern pacific This Is only part of ilr. Kleinberg's hold ings. He bought the hay at an average price of IS a ton. WOOUEJV GOODS OPE.V AT ADVANCE. Men's Wear Worted Are 5 to 10 Per Cent Higher. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. The finest qualities of men's wear worsteds have been opened for Fall at advances ranging from 5 to IO per cent, which will mean on a suit of clothes about Jl more for material than last Fall. Fall flannelettes are selling well. Export trade is quiet and cotton yarns are easier. Jobbers are doing a moderate seasonable trade. QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for produce in tne Bay ,city Market. SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 8. The following wre the quotations in the market today: Mniwtuffe Bran, $25.5ug27.oO; middlings. $33& 36. Vegetables Cucumbers, $1(:1.50; garlic, 4 6c; green peas, 8$fl5e; string beans, nominal. Butter Fancy creamery, 32c; creamers seconds, 31c; fancy dairy, 2flc. Eggs Store, SSc; fancy. 29c. Cheese New, 17lSc; Young Amer icas. 18&20C. Hay Wheat. $1419: wheat and oats, $12 $flti; alfalfa, &&11; stock. straw, per bale, &og75c. Fruits Apples, choice, 75c$l; common 50 i7Ec; oananas, iocj; limes. $ -irn .JH; lem ons, choice, $2t&H.5a; common, $li&1.5Q; or- liopj lN"a 22c per pound, anges, navels, $ 1.25 1.75 ; pineapples, $2 2.T.O. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin, 8 10c. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, $1.15fffl.25: Sa linas ijuroanKB, i.a!g,j.aj; sweets, $1.90(3 3.10. Poultry Rooster, old, $r5.50; young, f 7g 9; broilers, small, .'J4; large, $4.5075; fryers, 6a7; hens, $510; ducks, old, $a.50uV5O; young, $7n-9. Receipts Flour. 1696 quarter sacks ; wheat, 1 IO centals ; barley, J7, lOrt centals ; oats. HO centals: beans, 530 sacks: corn. HO centals; potatoes, 522." sacks; bran, 10"0 sacks; hay, 2tlo tons; wool, 82 bales; hides, 1005. r LESS BIDDING FOB XEW WOOL. Slight Increase in Activity' in the Boston Market. BOSTON, Feb. 8. A slight increase in activity Is noted in the coarser lines of wool in th3 local market, with values well main tained. Merinos and line wools are neg lected, although there is some demand for Ohio fleeces, while Texas offerings have proved attractive. Low grade territory wool' sells well among the small manufac turers. Xo change in he situation is an ticipated before the arrival of tho nur clip. Bidding in the West shows a falling Texas Fine Fall. 60ffi62r. California Northern. 66& 6Se: mirtn county. S(g65a. Oregon Eastern Xo. 1 staple. 74 1975c Eastern io. 1 clothing, 70q7c; valley No l &7&'oSo. ' Territory -Fine staple, 75 S 76c; fine m& dium staple, 7 1 t 72c; fine closing, S7c; tine medium clothing, 64?(Sc; half-blood 6. (ft 66c; three-eighths blood, 60 Q 62c; quarter-blood, 64 57c. Pulled Extra. 74 75c; fine A, 67 70c A supers, 6065c ' Wool at &t. Iouia. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8. Wool TTnrhangeil. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 2iS28c- fine m diums, 20(ff24c; fine, VJftZlc. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. The market for standard copper on the New York Metal Ex change was dull and unchanged, with ppot and all deliveries up to tbe end of April closing at 13-313.200. Tbe London market was lower with ipot closing at 5h lSe d and futures at 59 16s 3d. Arrivals reported at New York to day were 30 tons, including ores and matte, and export, according to custom bouse re turns, were 13y2 tone, making a total so fur this month of 11.852 tons. Local dealers- quote Lake copper at 13. 62 J-. 13.75c. electrolytic at 13.371$ 13.50c and casting at 13.124 13.37U.C Tin closed easy, with wpot quoted at 32 -iZti S2.ic. February at 32.3o32.55c, March at 32. 3 "5 32 4c and April and Ma y at 32. 25rr 32.45c. Tbe London market was lower- and closed easy, with pot quoted at 147 5s and futures at 148 15e. Lead was eay. with spot quoted at 4 7ti CT4.72ic New York and 4.45S-t.55c Ba.t St. Louis. The London market was a shade lower et f!3 7s d. The English iron market vm unchanged at 51s 3d. Iron was unchanged locally. New York Cotton Market. NEW. YORK. Feb. 8. Cotton tpot cloned quiet, 2o points lower. Mid-uplands, I5.)0c mid-iulf. 15.25o; sales. 30 baits. ' 'otton futures closed easy. 16S 31 points lower. ' February, 14.65c; March, 14.5c; April. 14.64c ; May. 14.76c; June. 14.65c; July. 14.64c; August, 14.15c; September, 13.26c: October, 12. 75c; Not ember, 12.tJSc; December, 12.62c. n OF BUYING Influential Support in Wheat Market. ths CLOSING PRICES STRONG May Option Advances Three-Quar- t ters Cent Over Monday's Last Figures Cora and Oats Are Higher. CHICAGO, Feb. 8. Wheat rallied sharply after a slight fall off at the opening, d-ue to bearish ..sentiment Induced by large ar rivals and foreign weakness. Later, the bullish movement was accelerated by In fluential concerns who bought freely. May ran up from to fl.10 and the other futures made less generous s gains. The close was strong at nearly the high points, with May at $1.10H & l-10t higher than the final figures yesterday. Reports that country elevators are re ceiving little grain from farmers gave a bullish trend to corn early. Prices ad vanced In line with the wheat market from lc to I hsc May advanced from 65 c to 664 t!6tifcc other futures moving forward In sympathy. The close was firm at nearly the high points of the day, with May at 66 He, fcc higher. Oats followed the same general course as wheat and corn. The advance, how ever, was less liberal than that In the other pits and kept between c and 7 c. May traveling from 4ac to 46c. The close was strong, with iiay at 46H46c, b 14c higher. In provisions, closing prices for the May products wew: Pork, $22.42, 22 Sic higher; lard, $12.25, 10c higher, and ribs, $11.87 11.90, 67c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows : WHEAT. Open. Hlgb. Low. Close. May $1.09 $1.10 fl-09 $1.10 July 1.00 1.01 H l-00a 1.01 Sept 96 V -97)4 .9t Va .97 COKX. May 65 14 .66 .65 i .66 H July .65? .6t .65 U -66Vs Sept 63, .66 , .60 .bi OATS. May. July. &ept. .45 .46H .4at .46 .43 .43 .43i .43 .40 .40S .40 -40 MESS PORK. May. July. 22.45 22.42 22.20 22.03 22.20 LARD. 22.05 May July 12.12 12.10 12.25 12.12 15.25 12.22 12.10 12.20 SHORT RIBS. 11.65 11.90 11.85 .11.90 May. July ll.SU ll.&iVa 11.80 11.87 Cash quotations were as follows: ' Flour Steady. Rye No. 2, 81 C. Barley Feed or mixing. 624c; fair to choice malting, 67fc7:ic. Flax seed I"o. 1 -Southwestern, $2.06; Xo. 1 Northwestern, $2.16. Timothy seed $4.20. Clover $13.85. Pork Moss, per barrel. '$22. 37 22 50. Lard Per 100 pounds. $ 12. 25 ftj 12.27 . Short ribs Sides !. loose., $10.62 10.87. Sides Short, clear (boxed), $12.12 Grain statistics: , 1 Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 313,000 bushels. Primary receipts were RhS.000 bushels, compared with 339.HM bushels the corresponding day a vear ago. The world's visible Bupply, as shown by Bradstreet's. Increased tins. 000 bushels. Es timated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 38 cars; corn, 631 cars; oats, 148 cars; hogs, 31,000 head. , Receipts. Flour, barrels. 23.5UO Wheat, bushels 31,200 Corn, bushels. ..........703,7uo Oats, bushels. 399,700 Rye. bushels............ 5,000 Barley, bushels 156,000 Shipments. 15.200 4S.0OO 245.000 211:800 1.000 30,100 Grain and Produce at New Vork. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Flour Steady, with a tiiall jobbing trade... Winter extras. No. 2. $4.4-X&4.55. Receipts. 24,7 barrels; ship ments, 8M'8 barrels. Wheat Spot, Arm. Xo. 2 red, $1.29l.SO elevator domestic and $1.30 nominal f. o. b. afloat; Xo. 1 Northern Uuluth and No. 2 hard Winter, $1.2r. nominal f. o. b. afloat. Wheat opened easier on the cables, but soon rallied and during the day ruled firm in absence of offerings and covering by shorts1. The market appeared to be oversold and acted independ ently of most of the news, closing at c to He net advance. May, $1.171.1S, closing at f 1.183s; July, $1.0S 1.0ft, closing at $1.08. Receipt. , 7400 bushels; ablp ments. 34.091 bushels. ' Hides Firm. Petroleum -Steady. Wool Steady. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 8. Wheat: May, $1.31; July, $1.10. cash No. l hard, $1.12 fi 1.13 ; No. 1 Northern. $1.11 q 1.12 ; No. 2 Northern, $1.0yj 1.10,. Flax Closed $2. 17 . Corn No. 3 yellow, 57, ('SS'ic. Oats No. 3 white, 44(&44c. Rye No. 2, 74&76c. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Feb. S- Cargoes, quiet; buyers reserved. Walla Walla for shipment, 6d higher, at 40s Gd. . English country markets, quiet; French country markets, quiet but steady. LIVERPOOL, Feb. March. 83 ld; May, Weather, cloudy. 8. Close: Wheat 7s lid; July, 7s lOd. Grain at San Francisco. SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 8. Wheat etcady, barley steady. Spot quotations: "Wheat Shipping, $1.902 per cental. Barley Feed. $1.32'1.3S4 per cental; brewing, $1.3Sif1.41 per cental. Oats Red, $L5Ogl.60 per cental ; white, $1.62lil.70 per cental; fclack, $1.502.30 per cental. Call board sales: Barley $1.37 per cen tal; December, $1.26 per cental bid. Corn Large yellow. $1.751.80 per cental. Grain Markets of the Northwest. LEWISTOX, Idaho. Feb. 8. . Special. Grain markets unchanged. Bluestem, 97c; 40-fold, S9c: club and Turkey red, 87e; red Russian, 85c. Oats. $1.20. Feed barley, $1-12. TACOMA, Feb. 8. Wheat Bluestem, $1.14 Ql.lo; club, $1.061.07; red Russian, $1.04. SEATTLE. Feb. 8. Milling quotations: Bluestem, $1.12; club. $1.09; fife, $1.09; red Russian. $1.07. Export wlvsai: Bluestem. $1.09; club, $1.06; fife, $1.06; red Russian. $1.04. Car receipts up to noon: Wheat, 4 cars. Bonds Investments Timber Lands McGrath & Neuhausen Co. . 701-2-3-4-5 lewis BIfc PORTLAND, - OREGON Application to convert into a Na tional Bank having been approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, The Bank of California, San Francisco, is now, together with its branches at Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, doing business as a National Bank under the title of "The Bank of California National Association." PORTLAND BRANCH: Chamber of Commerce Building, Third and Stark Streets. "WILLIAM A. MACRAE, Manager. JAMES T. BURTCHAELL, Asst. Mgr Report of the Financial Condition of THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA Portland, Oregron. In the State of Oregron. At the close of business January 31, 1910. ASSKTS. Loans and discounts 13,336,849.03 Customers' liability under letters of credit 77,317.75 Cash and exchange 1.004,629.54 1, 418,796. 32 LIABILITIES. Capital used at this branch f 250,000.00 Surplus and proits, less expenses and taxes paid.. 16.196.41 Reserved for taxes , 3,332.49 Deposits 4,071,949.67 Drafts accepted under let ters of credit 77.317.75 1 4.418.796.32 State of Oregon, County of Multno mah, ss. I, Wm. A. MacRae. mannger of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Signed; WM. A. MACRAE. Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3d day of February, 1910. (Signed) G. W. WEBBER. Notary Public. Correct attest: (Signed ) J. T. BURTCHAELL. - ' AssU Manager. PORTLAND BRANCH Chamber of Commerce Building, Third and Stark Streets. WILLIAM A. MACRAE, Manager. JAMES T. BURTCHAELL, Ast. Mgr. THE UNITED - STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON UNITED , STATES DEPOSITORY Capital . . . $1000,000.00 Surplus and Profits $725,000.00 OFFICERS J. C. AINSWORTH. President. R. W. SCHMEER. CasMea R, LEA BARNES, Vice-President. A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant CasMer. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS Drawn ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES BITULITHIC -PAVEMENT- Is Made of Bitumen and Stone HENCE THE NAME. The bitumen makes it elastic; the stone makes it lasting. A residence street lasts a litetime when paved with r BITULITHIC TRAVELERS' GUIDE. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COM.PAN1T. S. 8. Santa Clara sail for Eureka and fan Francisco Jan. 1. 15. 2U; Feci. 11 26. at P. M. S. S. Eider ajl fur Eureka, ban Francisco and Los Angelea. Jan. 4. 18: Feb. 1. Ii. at 8 p. M S. S. Roanoke sails for Ban Francisco and Los Angeles Jan. 11, 25; Feb. 8, 22. at 8 P. M.. Ticket office 182 3d st. Phones Main 1314. A 1314. Ii. Youngs. Ast SAM FRANCISCO & PORTLAND 8. 8. CO. Only direct steamers and daylight sailings From Alnsworth Dock, Portland, 4 P. M. S. S. Rose City. Feb. 11, 25, etc. S. S. Kanpas City. Feb. IS. Mar. 4. From Pier 40. San Franolsco, H A. M. S. K. 'Kansas City. Feb. 12. 2.). S- S. Rase City. Feb. 19. Mar. 3. M. J. ROCHE. C. T. A.. 142-.Tb.ird St. Main 4(2. A 1402. J W. RANSOM. Dock Agent, A ins worth Dock. Main 2S, A 1204. CANADIAN PACIFIC N WEKKL.X SAILINGS BETWEEN MOD-IP.E-lU QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL. Nothing better on the Atlantic than out Empresses. Wlrsless on all steamara. F. R. JOHNSON. P. A. 142 Third St., Portland. Or, I Report of the Financial Condition of THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco. Including brandies at Portland. Tacoma. Seattle, close of business Jan. 31st, 1910. ASSETS. Loans and discounts J 25.202,553.01 Hank premises 1,000,000.00 Merchandise, letters of credit account B65. 088.13 Sundry stocks and bonds.. 3,991,208.09 Government , bonds . 650,826.39 Due f'm hanks and bankers 8,085,065.14 Monev on hahc. 6.275.980.20 14.011.871.7S 44,770,720. LIABILITIES. Capital paid in gold coin.. J 4,000,000. Surplus ana undivided profits 11.105.901. Dividends unpaid 3,694. Acceptances in London un der letters of credit 726.366. Exchange ........ 129,460. Due banks and bankers. 6,358,721.59 Due other depositors 22.376,267.30 28,7"4.98S Other liabilities 70,308. $44,770,720.96 Attest: (Signed) I. F. MOULTOX. Director. (Signed) JAMES M. ALLEN, Director. (Signed) A. L. BLACK. Asst. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of February, 1910. (Signed) JAMES MASOX, Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of Cali fornia. My commission will expire De cember 4th, 1911. TRAVELERS GUIDE. COOS BAY LINE Th steamer BREAKWATER )ava Port land very WedneixiAjr. It ft. M.. from Alns worth dock, for .North Bend. MarttUtield and Coo Bmy points Freight received until 4 P-M- on day of ailing. Passenger fare, flrst clasa. $10; second-class. . including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington street, er Alnswurth dock. Phone Main 268. liING fHOONti, CIIINK.SE DOCTOR. Strowbridge bids;-. First St., room 11. and SSR1 Alder Bt. Chinese Root and Herb Medicine.. Cures' Cancer, Rheum it -t ism. Consumption, liropsy. Catarrh. Stomach. I-ting, Uver and Kidney Troubles. A!! Chronic ailments of men and wom en. Examination Tree, drugstore, 285 Flanders u 96 00 R7 :o i