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Zl TITE HORNING OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, DECE3IBER 7, 1911. BLACK TEAS HELD UP Big Shipment Rejected in the East. ON ACCOUNT OF .COLOR .Mrrxlutiit rieaned Ilccau- Action Mkw Intention to Enforce Treas ury Herniation Stringently- hreM Market I'lriwr. Th. euatom. authorlt.-. r. a.rln r,::7.,v .'.r - lr. ss - Ki.k win b permitted 10 teas, sr-a .r bl.efc. nt.r. Thar. wr. 1M1 "" erop ablpm.at. Th teas ar. th. old crop .,J w.r. am from London. J Bo.nl of tatted f:.I ll""r" "? T. I, to onlr rtly that m.mb.r. of th. trad. bm. r. of th. f.ct that r.,a , MV.h-. regular.. proh.bU j I!.. Importation of colors tea. .PPl t -black- teaa. U. t.rml Impression b ".?h,::k,b.,n.U referred ,v o Th.y now know that all ' ,Td ar. o bo .ub).e,.d o a car. am..a..o. and th.t th. flnim. of bo sMsM ir.-. of eolortB. or fin m.tt.r wUlj to U U quit. pmbabl. th.t th. r-ult of &. .trie, enforcement of th. tare, quantities of black teaa I h, 1 UPA. regard, th. Important, of ne.. green teas, -blch th. Ea.t.rn in.rcb.nl. tor sho-M ..r h. b-a 1:7'd." .,.r th!. country. systematic Inquiry ha. -tlct.J th. Information th.t o d.t. th. Import, b.v. r...oa.-'r According to comments br "I ch.m. th. rejection of th. Tc regarded with Mtl.f.ctlon In a certain ton... th.t U, th. trad, cons.d.r. th. courto take a fcr th. Appraiser u conclusive of th. f.ct .t th. T..urT regulation, .r. b..n .n frr,d and th.t no leniency I. bem -hon-Thl. I. Just wh.t th. Eastern t.a m.n nav. Wn tn.i.-.lng upon, and In order to ae compU.n that result h.T. gon. to far " to urg. th. Treasury to adopt tnor. .ffeetlv. chemical tests. They hit. not yet redTsd any r,,.!y from th. Secretary on th. sub ject, but hop. th.t b. "til fit to fol low their suggestion. WHEAT EXPORTER REDUCE BIDS. Km.ll Demand for Oat. or Barley, bat heller Are Firm. Th. local grain mara.ta w.r. quiet. Som. of th. wheat exporter, reduced their bid. another cent, la view of th. weaker foreign market, and a few pecola.tie holder, wer offering to soil at reduced prlcea. V.rmer. ar .till firm holdera. There wa. not much demand for oata or barley, but eeller. asked full prlcea Loral receipt. In car. wer. reported by the Merchant. Eichanr a. follow.: Mn1f Tuet1av Wednesday . . . Tir aao It 1 7 1J 1 S I 14 t t ... IT 240 171 IDT 147T li Kit til 1071 7 12 71 CHFEME PKirES HALT CENT HIGHER Ltosl Btacka Ara Very BaaaJl CbJckena Aro Bcarea and rtma. Looal choeto price, wer a J ranee d half a cnt .11 around ye.t.rday. flata beln Quoted at IT 8 17 H cent, and Toun America! at 11H cent. Local stock ar. rary small. Hirh marketa Kaat baea added to th. atren'th hera. Butter was steady and cn chana.d. Th. poultry mark.t wa firm on erery thlnc .xcspt turkeya Chicken, of all kind. Local esc receipt bar. .hewn a atlsht ln rraaaa. bat th. supply of Or.con. I. still snder th. demand. nmoio nor stocks, ut baxj. Kami 11 Lei I. Brpwrteel Hold at 3 fteU a Paoad. Tb. sal. of tb. Hamlll lot of 190 bale, ef bop. at Albany at 45 cent, wa reported yesterday. Thl. was th. only transaction that com. to light. Th. raelsed lit of th. ureold stocks In Oregon .hows 4121 bales left In growers' bands. Charles 8. Hunt, who since 14 baa had the management of th. -Pacifies" depart ment of Wlgan. Richardson Co.. of Lon-'-don. has severed bis connection with that firm and gone Into business for himself on th. London market. APPLE MARKET IS IX OOOO HAPE Car af Hawallaa Plarapplea Beretrew Seiet PMataea Flrea. There was a good country demand tor fruits and regetables yesterday, bat th. ',t. a I trade was rather quiet. A car of Hawaiian pineapples and two ears of oranges wer. put on sale. The appl. market was la good shape. There Is mora Inquiry for fsnry stock a. th. Holiday, approach, and such apples sr. scarca. Sweat potatoes hav. advanced ii cents at Mercet and there will be a afmtlar rlM In pricea her next waek. peeva Crop af Metlrw. The pecan crop In Mexico this year will amount to about e cara. averaging S5.4eg pounds e.ch. Th nut. ar selling thl. ye.r at as to 7S cent, gold per pound, th. latter price predominating. Tha pecan toa eon In Mexico laat. from September to March. Of th. total crop. Mexico will a, .boat thre. car., practically all of th. real going to th United State.. During th sea ton many American buyers go to Mexico from Texas, and aecur th nut. from lh grower, or commission men by dlrrct pur Ch.e. Bank Clearing. Hink clearings of th Northwestern rltl-s yasterday wer as folio.: f'l-arlns. ILilanre t'ortland ,. . . .S1.P47.37h Sim 3.70 Seatt.e 1.7lh.m ito;. T.v. oma k-.-s ..l.lM kpokan 871. I34.i-1 PORT LA XI MARKETS. " Crabs. Floor, Feed. Etc WHEAT Kxport bsjrls: Ttlue.tem. Sic: club, 77c; red Rvsslan. 76c. Valley, 77c; forty-fold. 74c. , FLOUR Patents. 14. SO per barrel straights. 14 nj; export. ti0; Valley, $4.60; graham 14 o; whole wheat, $4.ej. CORN Whole. $.17: cracked. $3S per ton. MILLSTUFKS Bran. $.'3 per ton; mid dling.. $31: ihort. J4: rol'd bar:ry. $.. OATS No. 1 white. $31 per ton. HAT No. 1 Ea.tern Oregon timothy. $1$ CISSu; No. 1 Valley. lwl: alfalfa, $1$ fl-14; clover. $11 12. grain. $I2t13. BARLEY Feed. ii3&7 per ton; brewing. BomlnaL Vegetables and Fruit. per oox; persimmons, si.eff per box. FRESH R(ITS Pears. Socvtl.SO per box. gr. pea l.:il.it per box; Almerla grapes. $46.30 per barrel; cranbarrle. til.&es13 per barr.l: caaabaa. 11.5 par crate. APPLES Jonathsns. $1.S0.2 per box; Cpltgenb.rc. 11 u 2-i0. liaidwis, 73cw$l.ftO; TROPIC L FRUITS Orange, nsvels. ?.7391: Japanese, l i per bunrll; Cali fornia c-ap-'frui:. $.l.5t'4; Florida rrape frutt. $3tH .o. I'ananKi, 5 c per pound: lemona. lgl per box: pomegranates, $1.31 Red Cheek Pippin. $11.T: Ko" Spy. 1.:6JI.75. Winter Banana. WU9, Bilrlo.r. l.l" 1 .US. , SACK VEfi ETAHLES Carrot a. ft par axrk: turnip. H: beeta. 1 ; parsnips. L POTATOES Buying -price.: Burbangs. Oocutl i'i pr hundred; sweet potatwa, i"ixit?N?i "oVnlng price. $1.!W per sack. VKiiliTA Bl.EM Artlchokra. bean.. lotilJ'ic: cabbage. KMe per pound: cauliflower. tl.WtyJ per crale cel ery 7Scl ner rtoien: rillfornj-.. 4 per "If. cucumber. l.2.11.76 per dosen: ,,t Dlunt KSc per pound; nrlir. SftlOc per ?oun,i; le.iuc?. M 7ic P-r dosen; pePPera. . mc pe- pound; pumpkin.. 'tMc per pound; 7ad:he.. Sr.c per dosen : ipmli, U 10c: .qua.h. ltlhe V" pound; toma toes, 11.7a per bjx maple Orocerle. SALMON Columbia Kiv.r. l;POn ai. 2 St per doxen; -pound tails. .o. pound lata!. Ii40. Altoka pink. 1-pound tall. $1-33. L. . . COFFEE Roasted. In drums. tt4"c P'H?NEY1-Cholc. IS.T8 per cato: rnI hortey. 10c per pound. v..i. SALT Granulated. $15 per ton; half ground, ion.. s.50 per ton: iOa. I pr ton. MTS Walnut.. 16fflSo per pound; Praxll nut.. 149 16c; fllberta. 14lc: al monrts. l.llBc: pecan.. 18c; cocoanuta. 00c per doxea: che.tnuts. IS'jc per pouna. bl kory but.. lnc per pound BEANS Small white. 4tc; larg whit. 4Wc; Lima. 74c; pink. 6c; Jexlcana ic: bayou. 3c . RICE So. 1 Japan. 4ie: cheaper grades. S B0O4.S.1c; Southern besd. 0O7e; ime ported Imperial. 1c; Imported extra J.. 1. 767HC . SfGAR Refinery price.: Dry granuiatea. Kl; fruit and berry. .; beat. 14 JO; extra C. .;.1; powdered. barr.la. cube, barrels; t. - DRIED FRCITS Applee. 14o per P"ono aprtcots. l91Hc; peaches. 1214ol prunes Italian. 10H 9 10c; stiver. 18c; figs, white and black. 6(i7We; currsnts 10 V lie: ral.ln. looa. Muscatel. dlaSTHC. bleached Thompson. 11 He: unbleached Bul taaa. te; eeded. Sfic'- date, Per sian. ISo per lb.: Ford. Il.tO per box. Dairy and Caontry Prod oca. PUTTER Oregon creamory buttr. solid pack. 8r; prints, extra; butter fat. lo leas than o,ld pack prlcea POILTRY Hens, 15c; Springs. 14c. ducks, young. lc; geeae. 12 11c; turkeys, alive. tc: dresaed. cliolte. ;lc. EDGH FTe.h Oregon ranch, candled. 4TH 0 tc ?r doxea. CHETSE Fresh Tillamook flats, 1.0" 17c: l'oung America. lilo. P'JRK Fancy, k w Be per pound. VEALe Fancy. 13 V 18 Wo Per pound. ProrUlowa. HAMS 10 to 12 pounda. l17c: 1J tm 14 pound. lt17c: 14 to 1 pound. 1 17c; 1 to 1 pounds. I8l7c: ektnned. 17c. picnics. llHe: cottsge roll. lc LA:;r Kettle rendered. tierces. le. tubs. 13 f,r; standard, tierces. lHc: tuba. llc: .hortenlng. tlercea. Be; tub.. c. FaCOX Fancy. :: standard. 2c: Choice. 20c: Engllth. 1SC17C DRT SALT fCREP Regular short clears, dry salt. Ur; smoked. 13c; short wle.r bai-ka. 12 to Id lb, dry salt, 12c; smoked. 15 He: ehort clear backa. 16 to 2 Ibe,. dry alt. llHc; amoked. 13c: Oregon exports, dry sslt. 13 He; smoked. 13c. Hop. Wol and Hide. HOPS 101 1 erop. 44t(4(Sc: otda. nominal. MOHAIR Cholca. So 937c; per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon. aeia per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, lttf 17c per pound. PELTS Dry. lie; lamb, aaltsd. 68 00c; short-wool pe:ta. 63 9 7AC. HIDEH Salted hides. lDHCllo per pound; .sited calf. 18 J 17c: salted kip. lie; green hide. tHr; dry calf. 30c; dry hide. lc: tolt.d .lags. 6c; green stag. 6 9 Ic CA8CARA Per pound. sHCao. Linseed OU and Turpentine. I.INSEED OIL Pure raw. In barrels, T3C; boiled. In barrala. 77o; raw. In caeea, Oc; boiled. In cases. 82c TURPENTINE Caeca. TOc; wood b.rrela, 7 He lUXSCKD OIL MEAL Per ton. $44. HOG PRICES GLIB ANOTHER 6-CEXT ADVANCES IX THE IXtCAV L4.11KET. KereraJ Load Sold at the Yards at $8.85 Choice Montana Lambs Bring- $5. Another nickel waa added to th price of hog In th local market yesterdy. Ther wa a good run. but the quality of the offering waa U.fctory and th demand waa brisk. A small bunch of choice lamb, brought a high price. No cattle wer re ceived. Th yard, war cleaned up of every thing by noon. Three lota of choir hog of light weight wer moved at 10 R and ther war a num ber of aale at $d.bu and $6.70. On load weighed off the car went at $7. The only offering In the mutton line wa a bunch of 21 Montana lamb, which brought 5. th best price that ha prevailed at tha yards for some time past. Tha sources of tb livestock received at th Portland Union Stockyard laat month wr. as folio'.: Can!. C!ve. H"C. Sheep. H.srM. Oregon ...Wl SA3 4!30 14.377 209 Idsho -l.'.J Wash' ton.. 8. '.4 Montsn.. .121s Nbr.k Wyoming. 477 Mlnne.ota. .... 741 2.2'.s ,43 frO 114 1444 2$ IS Total.. 72V1 661 (WI03 23.366 $01 Recelpta yesterday war 43 hogs. 21 lambs and 10 borse. Shippers wer W. t. Dlshman, who drov In V9 hogs; J. B. Ston V Brother. Roose v.lt. Ws.h.. 2 car of hogs; A. M. Ander son. Cunnlnghsm. Wash., 1 car of horses! ! E. Edwards. lraln. 1 car of hogs; L. L. Poets. Moro, 1 rar of hogs, and M. Hanaen, Mora, 1 rsr of sheep end hog a Th dya le r as follows: W.lghL Price. 21 lambs 81 $3.00 13 hoga 20 0 17 hoga 246 6 SO 2 hogs - 8il 6 00 d hogs . . . ................. . 235 6.73 $ hogs BIO 6.22 6 hor. - Sl3 6.00 04 hogs 1R2 6.7.1 vu bogs, off car 10 7 04 16 hogs . 60 8 hone 211 6k0 Q hogs 2-2 ' 6 N) 22 bogs - 214 &80 2 hogs 14J tt.83 IS hog. 11M M 21 hogs - 143 6 1 M hojL ltr 6 83 Prices quoted at the Portland fnlon Stockyarda for th vrious claaee of atoek were: tattle Choir atcers $S.40(TY60 tlood to cholc steers :. t.2Al ft 40 ('hole cows 4 "V 4.75 ;od to choir cow. ...... Cholc .payed betfers .... C'hkI to cholc heifers ... Choice bulis Cio-d to cholc bulls .... Choice cslves Oom1 to cholc calve .... Hogs Cholc light hng. Good to cholc hogs Fair to good hog. Smooth heavy hogs ....... Sheep Choice yearling wethers ... Choice twos snd threes . Choice killing ewes Choice lmhs Good to cholc lambs Culls 4 ir. 4. so 4.7S o.no 4 .".0 4.A0 4.2.-r 4W 4 iniy 4.23 ! 7 R0 6.00V 6.00 6.n 6.S3 6 40ir 6 iO 6 K.vy 6 23 a.23f .&0 4? 4.23 3fiJ 4.00 3 .:. .j A M 4 2:.i 0.00 4 0u 4.23 SOOtf S 74 Chicago IJveatock Market. CHIOAGO. Iee. 6. Cattle Receipt esti mated at 22 oon; market, steady to luc lower. Beeves. $4. P l 9.2.'. ; Trias steers. S4.10fjt3.73: Western .leers. $4.4vd 7.2." ; stockers and fcedem. 3".V7: cnni and h elf era $2 it 3.!"1: calve.. .VMtr.9ft. Hogs Receipts estimated at 87.000: mar ket, slow 6c lower. Light. $.1409610; mixed. $.V70CI3; hesvv. $.-..kH4l 6.2i; roush. $. So-if S.; good to choice heavy. $3.tl."i'( 8.23: plga. $493.40; bulk of sales. $5.63tf 6.B. t;heep Receipts estimated at 43,000; mar ket. 10c lower. Native. $2.3004: Western. $2 734: ve.rllng. $4tf3.30; lambs, nstlv. $X75li; Western. $4 go. Chleagw Prod no Market. CHICAGO. Dec - Buttsr Firm. Cresmeries. 2Sfil7c; dallies. 26 lie E.gs Receipts 147 cases; steady at mark, cs.es Included. ::tjJc; firsts. 54 3dc; ordinary. 2it27c. Cheese Firm. Daisies. 15 Jllc; twins. lSttOleVic; Youne Americas, li4jl0c; long horns. 15tlc Wool at St, Loul.. ST. T.OCT. Dee. 6. Wool, steady. Terri tory slid Western mediums. 17 4j20c; fln mediums, 1B4J lc; fln. 11 lie DECLINE IS RAPID News From Congress Affects Stock Prices. T)V0 BILLS GIVE CONCERN Railroads and Smelting Shares Are the Chief Suffererjj I7iHrtalntjr as to Wabash Reorganization Plan Iron Trade . Good. NEW YORK. Dec . Th n.wg from Washington affected stocks adversely today. Throughout th slon th market wa. alow until th 1st afternoon, when quota tions wer depressed rapidly by an active sealing movement. The attack was aimed chiefly at tha railroad Issues. Many of them were forced back from 1 to 2 point. Two bills befor Congress seemed to sir. trader, concern. They wer thos providing for ths abolition of th commerc court and for th physical valuation of railroads. Th. former measure was cited as tb reon for th sever pressure against Korthwest rail road stocks, th explanation being that It was tbea line which wer benefited I by the camroerc court's action In prevendng for th tlm at Last ths reduction In freight rates ordered by th Internal Com merc Commission. Uncertainty as to what plan the Wabash reorganization will adopt and as to whether It will Involv n assessment on sharehold ers gave an Irregular turn to th market for these securities. Allls-Chslmsrs preferred fell to 9 and th. S per cent bonda to S2. th lowest prices t wbtoh thee issue ver sold. nd th common declined to 2H. within a fraction of tha lowest. Federal Mining preferred broke eight points. Th collapse tn thl. stock weskened American Smelting, by which It Is Indirectly controlled. The figures of the November Iron produc tion showed a decresse of 66.600 ton, but the weekly trad review xprssed the opinion that th long declln In steal prod ucts had been arrested. Th bond market showed a reactionary tendency. Total sales, par value, 14,023.000. United States 4s registered lost H on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. I. losing Sala Allla Chal pf .. POO Amal Copper ., S.ovO Am Agricult ... Am Beet Sugar 10O American Can .. S.S'iO Am Car a Fdy. Am Cotton Oil.. 2u0 Am Bd Jk Lt pf Am Ice Securl. . 100 Am Linseed .... Am Locomotlv 2oO Am 6ml Ret. 12.S"0 do preferred. . 1.0OO Am Steel Kiiy Am Sugar Kef Am Tel A Tel. . 1.600 Am Tobacco pf. ld.uOrt Am Woolen Anaconda it Co le.onrt Atchison 4.000 do Dref erred.. loo High. l 62 'si" HH 04 44U Low. Bid. 9 0 "ps" 11 44 2 61$ S3 S3 11. 03 Va 44 lOVi S3 70 102 V, 82 k llflVj 138 1045, 26 104 100 4 103 ld!4 101 29 77 2K9' 20V4 I'lV. $20 7:iV4 2S 19 37 142 109 63 26 60 138 V lOV, 113 21 8114 SI 51 V4 41 151 126 4ti4 142 14H 4H 104 Vi 16 9t4 82 16H 28 67 103 ISO 83 132 2lH SSH issil 50 84 103 vj 89 107 73H 1164 81 121 't 1CS 93 17 8$ l.'.H 80 149 23 82 1BH 19-4 .11 ' 724, M3v, as 69 '4 102 139 4j 104 S 102 KM V i 1".V 137 'a 101 o2 105 13' li 101 Atl Coast Line., Bait a Ohio . . . l.ouo Bethlehem Steel Brook R Tran. . 1.8M) Canadian Pae .. 2.1'K Central Leather. 1.000 do pref-rred.. 200 77 240 21 US H 77 VO 93'. Central of N J.. Che. at Ohio . . Chlcaso Ac Alton 1.70O 74 H 73 i Chi Ut West . .. 100 do preferred.. loO Chicago N W S'0 C. M a St Paul. 4.900 c. c. e si l 19H 87 ! 143 110 19H 10 Col Fuel A Iron. Col a Southern. Conaol Oa. .... Com Product. Del a Hudson. . D a R Grande.. do preferred.. Distillers' Secur Erie do 1st Pf .... do 2d pf .... Gen Elcctrlo . . . Gt North pf ... tit North Or . . Illinois Central. Interbor Met . . do preferred.. Inter Harvester. Inter Marine Pf. Int Psper Int Pump Iowa Central . .. K C Southern.. 10 100 100 ' iioiio GOO ' i'.ino . 700 "ioo 1.400 700 '"eoo 1.3v loo 2u0 47 IMWi 10 is '22 'i 47i, 'Sis S2V i.iss 127 42 'is" 47 H 104 Va 17 47 1391 10 H 'ii' ' 46 "si"" 02 irri'-a 120 41 V, 46V. 104 1 IhO S'.M) It4 29 ioi" 167 "4 ioHS 80 6 m T, 34 4 lf"S S9S lOSSi iisii 31 122 J 104 1H 28V ini" lsovi irs" 20 H fl 3 138 OO 84 U 105 89 10S lis" 81 121 1 103 Vi ..... do preferred Laclede C.aa ... 100 Iouls a Nash.. t(X Minn a St L m. a p a s s m oo Mo. Kin Tex. l.flhO do preferred.. 100 Mo Pacific 2.G0O Nat Biscuit . . .. National Lead . . N Mex Ry 2 pf. K Y Central . . . X Y. Ont a Wes Norfolk a West North Am.... Northern Pac .. Pacific Mall .... Pennsylvania ... People's Gas . .. P. C C a St L. . Pittsburg Coal 10 l.fno 40O k-0 100 1.000 " V.700 2-M) S.20O 400 TOO 17 Pre.aed s car Pull Pal Car ... 800 Ry Steel Spring. IOO Reading 40.900 Republic Steel .. do preferred.. Rock Island Co. do preferred.. Ft L 4k 8 F 2 pf st L Southwest. 40 oOO 1X 100 do preferred.. 200 Plo.s fehelTleld Southern Po .. 4 BOO Southern Ry ... k" do preferred.. 800 Tenn Copper Texas A Pac . .. 100 Tol. St L A We ftvw do preferred.. 7.100 Union Pselflo .. 85.400 do preferred.. ...... TT S Renlty U S Rubber ... SOO U S 6teel 86. sort do preferred., 1.2 Utah Copper . C"0 V-Cro Chsm . 2o Wabash . S.son do preferred.. .V0 Western Md ... 100 Westing Eleo We. tern Union . JO0 Wheel I, E . . .VW i hih vaiier .. tn.r.oo Total ssles ror tne nay. in.wv snares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Closing quotations: V S ref 2s r(..loO4'No Pacific 8s. HB V 8 Be reg ll I nlon Pacific 4s.lo0-t U S new 4. reg. 1131, Japanese 4a 87 B D A K O 4s.. PI H II N Y C gen 3S S7",B do coupon . . .l""'No Pacific 4s. P9SB do coupon . ..IOIVWIs Central 4S U2B do coupon ...113i. Stork at IWton. HOSTON. !. 6 Closing quotation.: A Holies . . HA 'Mohawk 44 Amalr corDer. . 61 Nevada Con 18 7 246 11 It 64 9 20 3 23 34 4 47 13 SO 3 89 A 7 L a Hm... 2"R Nlp!sing Mines.. Arlsona com .. 8J orth Butte H a C C S M. 6, North Laka Putt Coalition. l;Old Dominion... Cal a Arlx x-dlv 01 Osceola .. Cnl a Hecla 893 Iparrott S A C). Centennial llHQulncy ex-d.vl.. Cop Ran Con Co f.l Shannon K liutte Cop M. 11 Superior Franklin 9 Sup a Bo Mln.. Olroux Con 4 Tsmarack liranby Con ... 21", !U 8 S R a M... nreene cananea. 7 do preferred .. 1 Royalle (top 191. Utah Con Kerr Lake x-dlv 2 Utah Copper Co. Lake Copper.... S Winona La Salle Copper 5 I Wolv.rln. Miami Copper... 22 I Stonrj'. Exchange. Etc NEW YORK, Dc. 6. Money on call Arm. 4 00 per cent; ruling rat. 4; closing bM. offered st 4. , Tims loans, strong; 60 and 90 days, 4 per cent; six months, 4 psr csnt. Prims mcrcsntlle paper, 4 64 per cent. Sterling exchange easy, with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at $4.8275 for 60-day bills and at $4.80i5 for demand.' Commercial bills, $4.82. Far silver. 55c Mexican dollars. 46e. Government and railroad bonda, easy. LONDON. Dec 6. Bar silver Steady; 20 Sd per ounce. Money 2 , ii $ per cent. The rate of discount in the open- market for short bills is 3 per cent: for three months' bills, 3 11-1633 per cent. SAV FRANCISCO. Dec. 6, Sterling on London. 60 dsys, $4.$2: do. sight. $4.88. Draft. Sight, par; telegraph, 2. Condition of tha Trt nswry. WASHINGTON, Dec U. At th bSflnniEg 108H IKS 81 31 lr.oij 14" '4 23 Vi 23 H 83 82 14 25 4 2.1 20 49 49 48 414 41 V4 41 82 71 71 70 4." li lio lioH 2974 21S 20 71 70 tOi 86 23 23 2.1 16 15 13 41 37 87 174V 171 179V; '. ' 5 46 43 40 o.rts 62 62 lo lOfl 109 0O 49 49 R3'4 58 63 H 7 19 IS 18 61 61 61'. 64 7 78 78 S 4 4 179 177 177 of business todsy tha condition of th. United stales i res.ury was: t Worklrg balance in Treasury of- flee. $ 75.421.193 In banks and Phlllppln. treasury 33.4rt8.244 Total balance In general fund.. 130.3M. 0"5 Ordinary receipt yesterday t.37.5 Ordinary disbursements 2.221. . The deficit to date thle fiscal year Is $21. 790.10S. aa against a deficit of $0.033.2OS at this time last year. These figures exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. SAX FRANCISCO PRODVCE MARKET Prlcea Quoted at th Bay City for Vege tables, l-raita. Etc BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. The follow ing produce prices wer current hero today: Vegetables Cucumbers. 141.2i; garlic. Sejtc: green pea. 6ti8o; string beans, 0 4c; tomatoca 7&cv$L2; eggplant, S&5C Butter Fancy creamery, 814c F.gga Store. 42c; fancy ranch, 43c Onions $1.1091.25. Cheese Young America, 15 017c Fruit Apple, choice, $1.20; eommon, $1; Mexican limes. $3.70 04.00; California lem ons, choice, $5; common. $1.00; navel oranges. $2.2003; pineapples, $2tf. potaioee Oregon Burbanka, nominal; Salinas liur'.ianka. $1.0ul.S3: river Bur banks. $1.1G1.8S; sweets. $1.60(8 1.75. lilll.tuti. Bran. $2ily27; middlings. $32 035. Hay Wheat, $lSflO.S0: wheat and oats, I14&17: alfalfa, IS.Mall.lO. Receipts Flour, 4006 quarter sacks; wheat, 1255 centals; barley, 5700 centals; oat. 1083 centals; potatoes, 40S5 sacka: bran, 75 sacks; middlings, S sacks; bay, 20S tone AMERICANS ARE BUYERS PAT ADVANCED PRICES FOR WOOI AT LOXDO.V. Continental and English Purchasers . Operate Actively on a Hard- e enlng Market. LONDON', Dec . The feature of the wool auction sales today was th Increased demand from American buyer, who paid advances ranging from 10 to IS per cent for light, well-grown, greasy merinos. Th continent and tho horn trade were mora actlv and all sorts sdvenced from S to 10 p.r cant over th. October average, with the exception of ahort merinos, which showed little change Ther w.r. 14.300 bales offered. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Deo. 6. Standard copper weak. Spot.. 12.o12.S0c; December. 12.67 012.SOc; January. 12.708 12 bic; Feb ruary, 12.70ll2.9Uc; March, 12.70 if 12.9.".c London dull; spot, 68 lus; futures. ii 6s. Arrivals reported at New York today, 12.0 tons. Customs-House returns show export, of 2S75 ton. .o tar thla month. Lake and electrolytic, 18013c; casting. 13 it 12c Tin quiet. Spot, 43.00-345.70c; December. 4."e4S.60c: January, 44.2." tt'44-70c; Febru ary, 44044c; March, 42 4.1c; April, 41.60 42.50c London firm. Spot, 205; future. iU'3 8s. Lesd quiet, 4.4O04.5Oo New York and 4.304.85o East tit. Louis. London, spot 13 IDs Sd. Spelter unsettled. Spot nominal; 6.230 6.73c Ksat St. Louis; New York, December, 6.406 S.yoc London, 26 17a 6d. Antimony dull. Cookson's. 7.70c Iron, Cleveland warrants, 47s 7 4d In Lon don. Locally, iron was unsettled. No. 1 foundry Northern. $14.70 S 13: No. 2. $14.30 014.76: No. 1 Southern and No. 1 Southern soft, $14.23014.73. ''Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec. 8. Coffee futures closed at a net decline of 17 i H3 points. alts, 109.900 bags. Including a considerable volume of switching. December, 13.07c: Jan uary. 18.30c; February, 13.10c: March, lx.99o; April. 12.93c; May. 12-S7c; June, 12.tic; July. August and September, 12.65c; October and November. 12.83c Spot coffee, unsettled. Klo, Nc 7. 14o; Santos. No. 4. 14 010c. nominal. Mild cof fee quiet. Cordova, l4 01c, nominal. Raw sugar easy. Muscovado, SO test, 4.S7ol.44c; centrifugal. 96 test, 4.ST ?4.U4u; molasses. 9 test. 4.12c to 4.19c: refined easy; cut loaf, 6.00c; crushed. O.tiOc: mould A. 0.20c; cubes. 0.13c; four X powdered, 6.00c; crushed, 6.60o ; mould A. 6.23c; pow dered, 6c; fin. granulated. O.IKIc; diamond A. 6.90c; confectioners' A. 0.70c; No. 1. 6 75c; NC -2. 5.70c; Nc 3, 0.00c; No. 4, 6.60c; No. 8, 6.00c- No. 6. 5.50c; No. 7. 5.45c; No. 8. 5.40c: No.' 9, 8.35c; No. 10. 5.30c; No. 11 S.23o; No. 12, 6.2e; No. IS and No. 14, s.ioc New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dee." 6. Cotton futures closed steady at a net decline of 2 to 5 polnta. December. 9.10c: January 8.83c; February. 8-S4c; March, 8.92c: April, S.90o; Slay. 8.99c; June. 9.03c; July. O.OSc; August, .llc: September, .13c; October, .17c; No vember, 9.18c Spot closed dulL Middling uplands, 9 S5o; do, gulf, 9.60c No aale. Naval Store. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Dec. 6. Turpentine firm. 47c; ..le. 140; receipt. 817; hlp tnents. 872; stocks. 3S.038. Rosin firm: sales. 3111; receipts. 8281: shrpmenls. 138; stocks. 12U.S0S. Quote: B. $6.1396.20; D. $6.17406.20: E, $6,201$ 6 274; F. $6.30'36.324; G, $0.3006.80; II. $6.32 4 0 6 87 4: 1. $-4: K, l 80; M. $6.70; N, $6.90; WO, $6.55; WW, $7.70. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Dec 8. Evaporated apples. stedy; spot, fancy, 104c; cholc, 80!4c; prime, 808c. Prunes firm: quotations range from 00 to llo for California up to 40-5US, and 1040 to 12a for Qregons. Peaches firm; choice. ll?13c; extra choloc, ll012o; fancy. 12012c. Hop at New York. NSW YORK, Dec 6. Hops Firm. BREWERY AGENT ACCUSED SaJooiunan sued- Says He Was Forced to Sign Power of Attorney. Answering a suit filed against him by the Northern Brewery Company. Tom Nlcklea. former proprietor of a saloon at Jl North Fourth street, de clares that he was defrauded by a man named Hlrsch. agent for the brewing company. Into signing a power of at torney. Hlrsch, he asserts, promised that the brewing company would pro tect him from police Interference should he violate the law and would aave his license from being revoked by the City Council. Nlcldes gave a mortgage on his fix tures to John Sourapls January 13. 1911. to secure a debt of (750. The mortgage and note were purchased by the brewing company. Subsequently. Nlckles says, he sought to pay off the note, but Hlrsch Insisted that he pay also $2500, the value of the license. Nlckles further asserts that he was arrested and taken to the Justice Court by J. D. Mann, whom Judge Gatens ap pointed receiver of the saloon. He was acquitted by Justice of the Peace Bell and declares that the charge against him was false and malicious and pre ferred for the purpose of Intimidating him Into offering no further resist ance to the alleged theft of his busi ness. ' The suit la also directed against Sheriff Stevens, who has attached the saloon to satisfy a Judgment obtained by 8. J. Kamlnsy against John Pappas, who says he owns an Interest In the business and who was placed In charge by Receiver Mann. The Edwards Com pany declares that the fixtures belong to that corporation because they had not been paid for by Nlckles, who. It Is asserted, had consequently no right to mortgage them. Milk Rate Cut Announced by Firm. CHE HALT. 3, Wash., Dec 6. (Spe cial) Owing to alleged technical rea sons required by the Federal Govern ment in the manufacture of condensed milk, tha local plant of the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company has annotfneed a cut in the price which lt will pay for high-testing milk from Jersey cows in future. The tendency of dairymen In this section of late years has been to breed to Holstein strains and many promising cattle may be found In the herds. LONG LINES DUMPED Extensive Liquidation Carries Down Wheat Prices. - MAY IS SLIGHTLY LOWER Northwestern Crop Said to Be Large ly Underestimated Stocks Ac cumulating at Minneapolis, World's Visible Decreases. CHICAGO. Dec . Wheat sank today un der liquidating- sales by hlsh-prlced holders. On local capitalist alone cut loose from a line estimated at 1.500.000 bushels. It was a nervou. close, varying from the same as last nlRht to o down. Latest trading left corn unchanged to o up. oats at a de clln. of o to o. and hog products within S4c either way from 24 hours before. Depressing as the day's developments were In the msln aa to wheat, all th. new. wa not of a sort disheartening to th bulls. Late In the sesalon big sales of flour were reported at Minneapolis and there was a good-slxed decrease tn tho world'e aval lab Si supply total. Predictions that th. crop In the Northwest had been underestimated and that nearly 30 per cent waa still In farmers' hands, acted, however, as an offset. State ments that the crop now would reach 170. 000.000 bushels. Instead of tha 142,000.000 bushels figured out by the Government ex perts, had some show of confirmation in the fact that Minneapolis stocks gained 1, 160.000 bushels in the last four days. May wheat ranged from $7o to 93 o with the wlndup at 98c. a net loss of c. May corn fluctuated from 2 to 68c, closing steady at 62o precisely the same as last night. Cash grades were easy. No. $ yellow was quoted at 7071o for car lota. Top and bottom figures touched by May oats were 49 4 o and 48 4o with last sales 48 c, a loss of c net. At the finish provision prices were prac tically unchanged. Leading futurea closed as followa: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Dec $ .93 $.93 $ .92 $ -S3 May 62 .63 .42 4 .62 74 July (2 .63 .62, .62 OATS. Dec 4 .46 .46 .46 May 98 .88 .97 .98 July 93 .93 .92 .93 CORN. Pec 41 .81 .61 .61 May 49 .494 .48 .48 July 40 .40 .45 .45 MESS PORK. Jan 13 52 15.50 15.40 15.60 May 15.85 14.00 10.82 1.$3 LARD. Jan 8.87 8.95 8.874 8.924 May 9.10 .17 9.10 9.15 July...... 9.22 9.30 9.22 9.27 SHORT RIBS. Jan 8.10 8.10. 8.10 8.15 May 8.40 8.46 8.30 8.48 July 8 40 8.42 8.30 8.40 Cash quotatlona were as followa: Flour Easy. Rye No. 2. 9292c -Barley Feed or mixing. 80 95c; fair to choice malting. $1.101.21. Timothy seed $1!.00&15. Clover $13.50'SI20.25. Pork Mess, per barrel, $1515. 26. Lard Per 100 pounda, $S.80. Short rlba Sides (loose), $7.87. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 3U4.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 776.000 bushels, compared with 613, 000 bushels th corresponding day a year ago. The world's visible supply, as shown by Bradstreet's, decreased 3.926,000 bushels. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 17 cars; corn, 331 cars; oats, 116 cars; hogs, 28.0UO head. Change In Available Surmllee NEW YORK, Dec 6. Spectnl cable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreet's show the following change in available supplies as compared with previous accounts: Bushels. Wheat, United States, east of th Rockies, Increased 968.000 Canada, decreased 794,000 Total. United States and Canada, increased 174,000 Afloat for and In Europe, decreased. 4,100,000 Total American and Kuropean sup- ply, decreased 8,926,000 Corn. United States and Canada, decreased '. 657,000 Oats, United State and Canada, decreased 61,000 Grain at gem FVancico. PAN FRANCISCO. Dec 6. Wheat Easy. Barley Easy. Spot quotations; wheat Shipping, Si ju Jr 1.024 per cental. Barley Feed, $1.60$ 1.85 per cental: brewing, nominal. Oats Red, Slr.ffll.SO per cental; white, $1.76 1.85; black, $1.0531.80. Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.82 per cental. Puget Soand Grain Market. TACOMA, Dec 9. Wheat Blueatem, 83o; fort) fold, 800 81c; club. February, 81c; red Russian, 78 79c Car receipts, wheat, 93c; barley, 10: oats. 4; hay, 14. SEATTLE. Dec. 6. Wheat: Blueatem, 82c; fortyfold. 79 4c; club, 79c; Fife, 79c; red Russian, 78c Yesterday's car receipts, wheat 7U, oats 16, barley 23, corn 4. flour 10 hay 110, rye L European Grain Markets. LONDON. Dec. 6. Cargoes quiet but steady. Walla Walla for shipment at 30s 9d. English country marketa steady, French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec 6. Wheat December. 7s 2d: March. 7s ad; May. 7s 3d. Weather cloudy. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 6. Wheat De cember. o7tctr$l: May, $1.04 1.04 ; July, $1.05. Cash. No. 1. hard, $1.01; No. 1 Northern, $1.016 1.01; No. 2 North ern, 99tf99c; No. 3 wheat. 9496c Duluth Flax Market. DULUTH. Dec 6. Flax on track, to ar rive, $2: In store, December, $1.98; Janu ary, $1.98 asked: May. $2 asked. CITY'S GROWTH IS MARKED Figures of City Auditor Surprise Even Most Sangnine. A. L. Barbur, City Auditor, revealed to the members of the Rotary Club at luncheon Tuesday some facts and fig ures about the growth of Portland In the last five years that astonished even those under whose eyes this growth had been going on. Reduced to terms of exact statistics, the story of develop ment of the city appeared more mar velous than could have been suggested by the most flowery of general state ments. In 1905 the total receipts in the Au ditor's office, according to Mr. Barbur, were 2,1 55,711.65, while the total of the first 11 months of the present year overshadows these figures with the enormous sum of $13,726,992.09. Dis bursements in 1905 amoutned to $1,990, 550.62 and In 1911 to $10,448,471.03. "The' number of building permits Is sued in 1905," said Mr. Barbur, was 2050. During the present year 7245 building permits have already been is sued. Hard-surface pavement has in creased from 18.2 miles to 22S.6 miles and the cost of street improvement this year has been $6,415, SOI, as com pared to $468,840.23 in 1906. The number of city employes has In creased nearly thrice and the cost of Bewers laid In the city this year was about 12 times what it waa in 1905. The number of places connected with the water mains has increased more than 100 per cent and there are now 26 fire stations in the city and seven more contemplated, where there were but 18 five years ago. Enthusiastic Elector Loses Vote. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 6. fSpe- dal.) Probably the most enthusiastic LADD & TILTON BANK Established 1859. Capital Stock Surplus and Undivided Profits Commercial and Savings Accounts Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks issued, availi sble ill all parts of the world. i Corner Washington and Third Streets. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains LUMBERMENS National Bank CAPITAL $1,000,000 4 Per Cent on Savings The First Fast Steamer in 1912 For London Paris Bremen Kronprinzessin Cecilie Sailing THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 Sailings BARBAR0SSA, Thursday, January 11. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Largest German Steamer Afloat, Tuesday, January 23. . PEINZ FRIEDRICH WILHELM, Tuesday, February 6. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD MEDITERRANEAN. fSaturday Sailings 11 A. M. S. S. BERLIN, January 20. OELRICHS & CO., Gen'l Agts., 5 Broadway, New York Robert Capelle, G. A.P.C, 250 Powell St, San Francisco, Cal. or Local Agents White Star Line -$t FAST MAIL, ROUTE TO ENGLAND and THE CONTINENT. The Lararrat and Flneat "OLYMPIC77 Superb fnanrpaaaed Equipment RESTArR-T, TURKISH AXD ELECTRIC BATHS, FRENCH VMHG POOL, FOVR ELEVATORS, GYM ASICM, VERANDA H CAFE, PALM COURT, ETC. WILL SAIL FROM NEW YORK Saturday. December 30 and January 24 Oaiuiuji Resnlarlr Thereafter. WHITE STAR LINE supporter of Grant B. Dltnlck for Mayor at the election Monday lost his vote. The man-a Identity Is not known, but he made lt clear that he favored no candidate for any office except Mr. Dlralck. He did not take Ome to mark crones after the namea, but simply wrote across the front of the ballot, TvantB Dlmlck." "He got Dlmlck, all rlKht," said one of the clerks where the ballot was cast, "but he d Id not aid his hero, for we were compelled to throw a IS M. out tne Dauui. Trapper Kills Bear With 2 Rifle. EUGENE. Or.. Deo. 6. i (Special.) vininff- a blr black bear with one shot from I !i i caliber rifle is a feat that waTaccomplished Thanksglvlns day by Harry G. Hayes, who is trapping on The Upper McKeniie. The animal had Deen treed by Hayes" dogs, asj he was walking through the woods with no otoir weapon than the little guru Rather than risk losing the pelt, he cene" nre, and th. t talUt pene trated the brute's brain, killing It in Mantly. This makes the third bear kUled by Hayes this Fall. The anima Is are unusually numerous, and are late in hibernating this season. Let the light shine on the paving prob lem see the merits of bi tulithic. THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Constructs Asphalt and Other Bitu minous Pavements. 05-08 Electric Bldg;, Portland, Or. Oskar Huber, Manager.' ..$1,000,000.00 .. 800,000.00 Corner Fifth and Stark steamer in n " ' Triple "crew Ton KSi, Ft. Ions; 010 Second Avenue, Seattle, or Local Rallvrar and Steamahlp Agenta. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Ask about "Olympic" Largest Finest Steamer in the World. American Atlantic Transport Red Star White Star White Star-Dominion h'lililiWtt!!!) X. II. LAREE, SIS Second Ave.. Seattle Wash. Apply Local Hallway Amenta. EXPRESS STEAMERS FOB San Francisco and Los Angelas WITHOUT CHANGE. B 8 Beaver Sails 4 P. M. December S. SAN FKAXt IS O rORTLAXO S. S. CO, Ticket Office. 14 Third St. Pboora Main 402 and A 14US San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego Direct S. S. Roanoke and S. S. Elder Sail Every Wednesday Alternately at S P. SL NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO, Ut Third St.. Phones Main 131. A 1314. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER. .. .1 w fnIr Unrtl-infl Jt balls rrora aiumwim - P. M., every Tuesday. Freight recelvad at Alnsworth Dock dally up to 5 P. M. Paa- a a Alna r 1 fl aarinnri.ftlllSII SI. including meals and berth. Ticket offic Alnswortn uock. iru diuu 170. A 1234. . Willamette River Route t.- -n ntv and Salem. Dally 6:45 A. M. (except Sunday). 45 A. M. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. OfSce and dock, foot Taj-lor at. " OREGON CITY TRANS. CO. Pnona Main 40. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA (Union Line of X. Z.) VIA TAHITI AND WELLINGTON. Direct through steamers, sailing from San Francisco Dec. 13 and every 28 days. Well ington and back. 1st class, $264. Othar rates . i. low. The line to Isles of the South Seaa. For reservations see Coupon Railroad Agents. ar address uccawo b. o, vw dm jnwwir 4