TTTE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANTJAR1 19, 1913.
19
BARLEY FAMINE ON
Eastern Maltsters Scrambling
for the Cereal.
PRICES EXTREMELY HIGH
Count Lois Sold Here to Go Cast at
th Bet Prices of the Season.
Oal Market Is
Affected.
BMT.tr markets r Mirliii all aver th
rountry. Th ihonana at th supply ta
Secerning trail aad brewer aad malteter
ra Sadies thcaiMlffit fc to lata win a
faralaa.
Tba laat ere la tba Middle Weat waa a
mall ana anil tha statnttlcn showd tba
supply la ba lesa thaa tha re,ulrmnia af
tba country. Tha market waa Arm tram
ia start, bat It waa only recently that It
tsaa dtp'.ayd rreat itreagtb. Tetrday
tKa ht malting Barley at Chicago waa
aa-x.d at SL34 a bushel, .gainst a prlca
af eboat 11.15 bafora tba holiday. At Baa
Franctaea brawlng barley advaaeed ta $419
41 a torn. Good feed barley, tha ealr klad
left bar a. waa o,aotd yeaterday" at $ a
taa.
Thara wra aalaa af roaad Iota af barley
inada hara ta Cmat at tha bet r1ee
at tba aoa. Early la tha rail Caatara
buying waa exlenelve and pretlcatly all tba
- af tha Paclfle Nrthwat waa dupoaed
af. Tha few lata that wr left haa
l.t.Iy beea centralised and ara bow going
Kat ea great order at a eharp advance, i
Tha bulla la tha barley market baa added
couiderabiy ta tba Bro-nee of aeta. noia-
h. i.tt.r demand full prlcea and
mfTmrlnrm inulL
Tha wheat market wa Arm. with a good
lamul tram .oeeulator and exporter.
Lara! receipts la ears, war reported by
tba Merchaata Kxcbang aa follow:
Wheat Barley Floor Oa'a Hay
aaek: ratabaaaa. $I.3S: carrots, $1.23: par
aalpe. SI. IS: beet, t !".
APPLES Fancy Roma Peaury. IS.50 per
box: choice Rome Beaaty. $2: fancy Tetlow
Newtown. z GO: raacy Spltsanbera. 1176:
Delaware Red. $1.5; Wlneeap. as; Northern
Fpr. $l.0; Baldwin. U.iOtf.; Hen Davis
si.sa.
BEARS' -MID FUTILE
Dairy aad Caaatry Freda.
BUTTER Or ron creamery buttar. ealld
pack. Sec: print, extra; buttarrac. S804OO
l. -v o. rnrtlana.
POULTRY Hens, 13c: Spring. llHt;
docks, young. 20c; geeae, i:sc; turkeys,
lira, lfte; dressed, choice. 22c
EGGs Free ft Oregon ranch, candled.
IlOJ.c per doaen.
CHKESS Freah Tillamook Data, tTlees
Tour. Amertcaa. livjo.
PORK Fancy, mm par pound.
VEAL Fancy. UHdllt par pound.
Attack Stock Market Leaders
With Little Success.
SPECIALTIES MAKE GAINS
ataplo
SALMON Colombia Rlv-. 1-pound talla,
12 Zi per dosen; S-pound talla. S2.M: I
pound flat. .2.40; Alaaka pink. 1-pound
tall,, tl 35.
COFFEE Roasted, ta drama. ttt44
par pound.
NUTS Waraeta. par pound I
Braall acta. 14 vide: filberts. 144)le; el
moada 17 011c. pacana. ISc; eocoeaata. SOa
Oil par doaeo: rhaetnuta, 12He par pounds
hickory nnii IfllOfl ner oound.
MO.NET conic. i.J3 per case; strata,
honey. 10c per pound.
SALT Rranulated. tlS per too: half
rround. loo-, tstu per ton; 60a, ta par too.
BEANS t'maU wblta. 4io: lar. white.
4 He; Lima. Tlc; plus. c; Meilcana, 6o;
bayou. Sc.
RICE No. 1 Japan. f 14: cheaper aradaa,
4VCic." Soutbara bead, 60?c
fct'GAR Dry rruulatta, 1(11; fruit and
berry, t4.lt; beat. $4 44: extra C. tt.lt;
powdered, barreia. 14.10; cubea. barrela. t4.tt
DRIED FRUITS Applaa. 14a par pound 1
apricota ItfllSe: peachea. 11S14;
pruaea Italian. lOSt10Vc; aUrer. lao; Baa
whlta and black, l7W; carraata. 1
11c: raiaina, looea. lauacateL dwtyTwo;
bleached Tbompann. 11 c: unbleached Bui
tanaa, Hc; aeeded. TSJISc; date. Par.
alas. lo par lb.: Faro, ILM par baa.
. 115 1 1
. t 1 IT t
.3" ..
.sr. S
.12 I
:i isif it
SWT S3. 1304 "4
Monday ...
Tu'.d.y ...
Wdneeday
Tnurad.y ..
Tear a(S ...
raoa ta di
Tear ate ..
cornss or niD market ro tear
Ceaerally
21
II
inn
were
made
TeuMlw-y af FrWwa Ilea
lowwe.
In raetewlns tha Baat.ra hide market for
laet year tba Boetoo Commercial Bulletla
aaya:
la tha hlda tnarketn thera waa s ateadr
-- in yaluea thrauahout tha entire
Tr.r sitb the exception af tha laat couple
t weeka of December, whea prlcea eo
cour.try hldea eaaed off a little. Tor tes
irorthi "f tha year there waa but ry lit
tle activity In hldea and tha only chance
to rote from week ta week waa the hlaher
h-yel of prlcea to which all vradea
a'tvancina. Commttmeata were only
a. often and ta euch quantity aa aeceealty
ti mendcrf for Immediate aea.
-Aa the year came to a cloea value, ba
an to recede, but It waa not aa much aa
a. count of aa Improvement la tha altuatloo
a on a.-count of the arrival of poorer
aradre of etoch. About tha middle of De
cember pr!cca dropped from a quarter to
trire-quartera of a cent and remained at
IMa crura durlns the remainder or tha
J-ar.
The followtnr table ahowa tha prlcea at
the Brat of each month of the year:
Packer' "
Native Steam.
J.nn-ry 13VC'-3w
tebruary ............13 9
aiar- 12".wl
....14tU
....l.W '13
14 tfl4i
....15 nl.
....15 14
15H t 15
J.-VV, - H
A prll
!.V
June ....
Ju y
Auf'jn . .
fe.ptembar
fictober
HAafS 10 ta IS peuada, mttyltHe: U
a 14 pounds, Uatllae: 14 to Id pouoda,
KHaiaHo: Id ta 1 pound. llw14w.l
aktnaed. lacs pica Ice. lltaoj ositasa raU
14o.
LARD Kettle rendered, tlercea. It Has
tuba. liHe; atandard. tlerraa, list; tuba,
12r; ahartaalna. t'.ercea. ti tuba. to.
BACON Fancy. 25c; atandard. S3o;
Choice. 2ic; Enallin. Ito ITa
DRT SALT CURED Reaular ahort eleara,
dry -alt, ic; amoked. 14c; abort clear,
barka 12 to Id tba. dry ealt. ltc; amoked.
14 He: ahort clear backa. 1 to 30 Iba. dry
ee.lt, 12e: amoked 14c: Oresaa aaparta,
dry ealt. 14 e: amoked. las.
National Biscuit Again Establishes
a Jfew High Record, as Does Cen
tral Railroad of Kew Jerser.
Bonds Aro Irregralar.
NEW TOBK. Jan. 18. J n lta apathy and
aarrowneea tha alack market today dupli
cated thaaa of tha preceding daya of tha
areek. Ptva mlautas bafora tha cloaa tha
bear attacked the three leadara. Union
Paolflo fall to a point below yesterdays
cloaa, bat Reading- and United States Steal
held to within small fractions of their pre
vious prlca Tha ceneral loaa at tba oloaa
showed only Inslrnlf least changea la moat
loatancea.
Soma of tha epedajtlea mada good galna.
Central Railroad of New Jeraey roee fonr
points ta 840, a new high reoord. National
Ulecult alao reached a reoord at 14S. a rlea
af Tba continued strength of apeclaltiea
and dullneaa of tha uaual leadara led to In
creased Interaat la tha leaa prominent atocka.
Soma laauoa. aeidom traded In, made pro
aouncad galna, Among them waa 8C Louie
aeeond preferred wbloh gained TH and
Omaha, whoaa rlea waa IH. New Tork Cen
tral advanced mora than a point.
Tha bond market was Irregular. Total
sales, par value. t4.T7.O00. United Statee
bonda were unchanged on calL
CLOSINQ STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Cloains
naiea.
Hope, Waal aod Bides.
HOPS ltll crop. 41 e 44 H: aids, nomi
nal. 1912 coatracta, 25c
MOHAIR, Choice. iJOtTo par ponae.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, ISe per
pound according to ahrlnkaga; Valley. 14
lie per pound.
PELTS Dry. lie: tamba. ealted. SS 0 Sec;
abort-wool p-lta. t3flTc; batcher pelta Nov.
take-off. O0 9Or; tec take-off. POcOtL
lUDtfl baited hide. VO10o per
pound ealted calf, 14 J 17c: aalled kip. 10d)
lie: greea bide. B8"c: dry ca.f. Sue; dry
hldea. lTcMse; salted ataga, SwOTs; gre-a
staga IHtlc
Cascaka Par pound. tttOaa,
Oil aad TTj-sowtlaa,
LINSEED OIL Pure raw .In barrels, B2e;
boiled, la barrel (4ci raw. In caeea, ITa;
boiied. la caaea tc
TLkliMLSE caaea. Tte; wood seutals,
FLAXSEED OIL MEAL Per taa. t4a
DECLINING HOG MARKET
BKST PHICE PAID AT liOCAL
YARDS IS $.75.
2. 600
10O
4Vm
4
io
4UO
"ioo
100
"l'.ioo
"'ioo
' tCsoo
t,;oo
"ioo
1.8A
"ioo
8 'JO
10O
500
l.tOO
100
"00
1.10
100
"ioo
ouQ
2. 60S
l.sno
300
1.500
November
Decern Oer
1SI5
IS a Ills'
EGO MARKET I NOT SO WEAK
rraepact af Colder Weather Plead lea Loral
Prtcra.
Tha feeling In tha egg market waa very
weak la the forenooa. but the market
(teadled daring the afternoon on tha proa
pacta of colder weather. Early ta the day
tome of tha dealera were willing ta sell aa
low ae-l' ceata. but there were few auch
aTers after noon- Keceipta were amall and
Ihe d-maad poor. Poriland Is sow ana o
the lowest egg marketa In tha country.
Trading waa not active la the poultry mar
ket. bat prlcea ahould Improve If the
weather turna calder. Dreeaed meata w
quiet. Vral waa eteady. but boga were
weak.
Thera were bo changea Is tha batter sr
cheeea marketa.
APPLES -i CENTS A BOX HIGHER
Sacas Dralera Ral-a Price, aa All Grades.
Klpo Baaaaaa Scare.
Thera waa a fair demand for all kinds af
vegetable yeaterday. A car of aweet po
tatoea arrived la tha forenoon and amlxed
car ef vegetables was la laat sight.
Thera waa a good demand for app!ea.
which wera very nrm. Soma af tba doll
ar raised their apple prlcea 2i ceata a boa
I around. Rlpa bananas w ere scarce.
Coad srangea sold wIL
trxruKssox crop or hops sold
Faatara Deal eve Boy tag to Tana Adraatage
af Pvasraa t rrlght Rat.
Tha Ftepbesaoa lot of 40 bales of hops
was bought yeaterday by the J. W. Seavey
Hop Company at 43 coats Thera wera
s:aa a f.w tranaactioaa between dealera.
Moot of th buying for Eastern account this
anocti baa evidently been In anticipation
f the n-e la freight rate, which becomes
rTectlva next Wedneaday.
Moat of tba atocka that bava bees atored
ker by Eastern dealer sav gone forward.
Bask clearing ef th or in wester citlea
featarday wara aa followa:
Clearings Balances.
Portland ...H.iJT.Ul tlll.J-O
ratt.e 1.913.lot 3:1.4:1
Tacoma 471:.) 11.441
tpekana 4:.i? tt.Olt
Blueetem,
c: Valley.
S4c;
tlo;
PORTLAND MAJLKXTS.
Orala.
eT HE AT Track prlcea
''ub. Sic; red Kuaaiaa.
ort-ioi . a.c
FLOL K ratenta 4.0 per karra'..
rrraithts 34 rtl; exports $ l-0; alley. iM;
granem, $t.&j. hole wceat. tASt.
SiLLSTi FiS Hraa. t-J per ton; shorts
13".. middling gju. rotted bsrley. 147
it.
OATS No. 1 white. Ill par ton.
HAI Xa. 1 Eaalern Oregon timothy, 1T
Cii: No. 1 Valley. 13 o 14; slfaUa. il9
14: r:over. t!2: grala. tl
HAR1.ET Feed. 440 per ton.
COKN New wholes . j ; cracked. 134;
eld wbola 4J; cracked. 437.
Teg-etablee aad Pnrlta.
TROPICAL rr.UITS Oranges, navels
I2.T30: Japaaeea. I1.4S par buadla; Call
foralm grapefruit. 13-0004: Florida grape
fruit fi.734: tiananaa, iIa per pound;
temoca tt.-t .'m per box.
FRESH FRUITS Almeria grapes tS 0
per barrel; cranberries, tlu 011.50 per bar
rel POTATOES Buying prlcea: Burbaaka
tocOti.13 per bunared; aweet potatoes.
tM per rate
VKGETABLFS Artichoke. II 13 per do
ea; beans. livlTSc; cabb-tga. IwOIIas cw
pound: caullfiower. IA35 per crate; cel
ery. 152 per crate; cucumber. I L 73
per doaen; eaaplanc llaa per pound:
.garlic. SarlOo pr pound: lettuce. gX6093Tg
r crate; pepper. l.So per pound; pump
kins 1 disc per pound; radlahea. 1 e per
den: aprouts T"c- aquaah. laOlw par
pund: tomatoee. 11.73 per box.
ONIONS Association price. tl.TI pea-
Valley Stock Qaoled at $6.50 Good
Quality Scarce in Cattle
Offerings.
An eaeler ton prevailed In moat line of
livestock yeaterday. The weakneaa waa
pronounced ka tha bog market. With
cattle, Ihe quality of the ofterlaga waa
largely reponeitie for tba lower prlcea.
bb-p wera air v.
Tha beat price paid for hoga was ta 75.
three loads bringing that dgure, which Dow
represent, tue tup of the market on choice
Eastern ate-k. Tha btal valley hoga ar
quotea at tu.50.
Good steers Bold at 3.To and $3.10 aad
moot of the cows brought 13.1ft.
Two good-staed bunchi-i of ewes wera
old at 13 7(1 and $4.10 and th best -.ether
brought 345.
Receipt y.aterday wera 113 cattle. 732
hoc and &W2 ahevp.
bhlppers were Firat Bank of Joe-ph. 1 car
af cattle; T. N. Profflt. North Towder, 3
cara of cattle: U. W. Owen, Idaho Fall, and
Aberdeen, Idaho, 4 cara of etieep and hoca;
Joe Alien, Loa.lne, 2 cara of hoga: Klddi
Brothers. Imbler. 1 csr of hog-; C H.
Farmer. McCoy. 1 csr of eheep; C. E. I.ucke.
Canby. 1 csr of hogs; Taylor ft Cummlng.
WooUburn, 1 car o( hogs: Talbot A Son.
Manhattan and Helena. Mont., S cars of
cattle, and J. 8. Flint, Junction City, 1 car
at hogs
The day's aalee were aa follow
Weight.
4
2
52
12
1
hoga .
hoga ...
hoaa ...
hoga ..
wether
25 wether
Id ho ...
3 hoc ...
lo hoc ...
73 bog . .
131 wethers
50 steer ..
1 st.er ..
steer
1
S
12
1
245
137
81
1
loo
lu
cow
cow
cow
bu.l .
we
ewe
ho
hog ,
hogs ,
hogs
0T
.... 4"3
.... 2U14
.... 1.11
. ... 2t-
.... Kft
.... 1H
.... 340
. ... 30!)
.... IK
.... H7
....1173
.... C10
....1041
....13
....10.10
,...10H
. .. .ICtfO
.... l'K
. . . . I5
. . . . 6.1
.... 8
.... 1SX
174
Price.
I.S3
A 25
S 54
.23
4 in)
4.50
a. 75
s.:s
D5
S.7S
43
3.0O
4.5U
6 75
8 50
4.50
5.15
4.T3
4.1
3.75
tl (H)
a 73
a.73
AIM Ch.I pf ..
A ma I Copper
Am Agrlcult ..
Am Beet Sugar.
American c.n M
Am Car ft Fdy.
A:n Cotton OH..
Am lid ft Lt pf
Am lea SecurL.
Am Llnaeed . .
Am Locomotlv
Am Smel ft Ret
do preferred..
Am Steel Fdy..
Am Pugar Ref..
Am Tel ft Tel..
Am Tobacco pf.
Am Woolen ....
Anaconda M Co
Atchison
do preferred.
All Coaat Lin.
Bait ft Ohio . ..
Bethlehem Steel
Brook R Tran..
Canadian Pae ..
Central Leather
do preferred..
Central of N J.
Che ft Obla ...
Chicago AAlton
Chi Gt West . .
do preferred. .
Chicago ft N W
C. M ft St Paul.
C. C. C ft 8t L.
Col Fuel ft Iron
Col ft Southern.
Conaol Gaa ....
Corn Producta
Del ft Hudson.. ,
D ft R Grands. ,
d- preferred.. ,
Dlatlllera Secur .
Erie
do l.t Pf
do 2d pf
Oen Electric .. ,
Ot North Pf ...
ot North Ore . .
llllnol Central.
Interbor Met ..
do preferred..
Inter Harvester ,
Inter Marina pf.
lnt Paper
Int Pump
lawa Central .
K C Southern. . .
do preferred.. .
Laclede Gaa ...
Loula ft Naah..
Minn ft St L ... .
M. S P ft 8 8 M
Mo. Kan ft Tex. .
do preferred..
Mo Pacific ....
Nat Biscuit ...
National Lead..
N Ry Mex 2 pf.
N Y Central ...
N T. Ont We.
Norfolk ft Will.
North Am
Northern Pac ..
Paclltc Mall
Penn-ylvanla ..
Peoplo'a Gaa
P. C C ft St L..
T'lttaburg Coal..
Pressed 8 Car.. .
Pull Pal Car
Ry Steel Spring-
Reading dS.gno
Republic Steel lno
do preferred.. 600
Bock Ialand Co. 1.70
do preferred..
St L ft S P 2 pf
St L Southwest.
do preferred..
Flo. Sheffield ,
Southern Pac ..
Southern Ry ...
do preferred..
Tenn Coppar ..
Texaa ftPac . .
Tol. St L ft Wes
da preferred.
Union Pacific .. 22. 40
do preferred.. 100
T7 S Realty
V R Rubber
U S Steel 21.700
ao prererrea.,
Utah Copper
Va-Caro Chera .
Wabash
do preferred..
Western Md ...
Westing Elee ..
Weit.rn Union
Wheel ft L E.
Ihlgh Valley.
Chlr.o Copper
Kay Conaol
High. Low.
gn4
57 i
12
5
4d
MS
57
11
r.i'
45 S
'is "iis
loss low
"io'ti
"si" "i"
142 141 H
108 1 1U0K
"iss "sis"
105 S lvft
Hi" Hi"
104H 1H
31 31
Tat, 78
231 4 230 t
1S 10
kio" Hi"
72 71 !g
18 18
"sis 33S
141 U 14'H
108 H 107 4a
iia" iiis'
11 10S
a a a a . e
'! 'sos
ano
SuO
&
2.10O
300
l.avo
oo
127
40
189
ITS
531.
10S
155
12S
80S
131' S
1S
MS
10714
1551
BOO 134
5.700
1.8 (K
"o6
4.SO0
10
TOO
too
8O0
"po
6O0
1O0
3O0
10
BOO
l.ioo
1.100
f,l0
700
41H
14S
'3'H
1S
an
IflvS
73 S
us
loi s
18!
1R4S
S3
S3
24 S
50 S
42
110
2a
C9S
38 t
100
l.f-0
4
50
800
4iM
11.300
S'K)
30.000
SOO
700
1H7S
1V
06 S
HOT,
r.s
53 s
74"
4S
1S
2.1.
183
40H
14
"iss
IHB14
lo
1151.
123 M
lOd
IOI S
18S
158 H
25 S
83
24
50
41 H
.0 s
28
t!S
88 i.
1S
SIX
e
110.
53
S3
18 S
'73 ii
84 s
4
IMS
25 t.
19w
Bid.
4S
AOS
57 S
1 1 s
52 S
45 a
20
IX H
10
34
70H
102
29
115
141
107
2714
83 S
105
103S
1331
104
o
78
2.9
10
tS
S30
7114
17v
17 'a
85S
14'i
l'7 s
0
2l
47
1414
101
171
SI s
44
80S
SOS
61
41
139
124H
89 S
1391.
14V
54S
107
31 S
S
31 S
. 12S
27
63 4
107 S
ir.5
si
133
J
S3
40 s
14S
58 S
85S
107 'i
37 S
109
73 '4
113S
81 S
123 5.
10
101
IS
, 83
lo
30 4
15.1 S
25 S
S4V
24
n
.
es
43
ioo S
27 S
69 S
88
Vjt4
3SS
1RHI,
MS
69
41 14
1107,
53 S
57 S
73 S
S
4Vi
IMS
2V
18
steady, 2214 per cent; ruling rata, 214
cloeing bid, 2; offered at lit.
Time loans oft; 60 days, J4 p" nt
SO dava -1. fr R - atv month. 8UOBS,
Prim mercsntlle paper, i4 per cent.
rteoe In bnkers- hllla st i4.KSS0 for 60-dy
bills and st I4.86W) for damsnd
Commercial bllla. M-43. -Bar
allvor. 6Sc
Mevlran dollars. AT.
Oovernmeat bonds, tesdy; railroad bonds.
irregular. .
LONDON. Jan. 18. Bar 'lllver steady.
XSc Monev. wr cent. Th rata
dlacount In the open market for ahort bllla
Is SS per cent; three months" bills. t par
cent.
8AN FRANCISCO. Jan. 18- Sterling on
Ionaon. eo daya. 4.83S: do. sight, 4.ai
Draft, sight. 4c; telegraph, 7c.
Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON. Jan. K Oasine- auotstfons:
Alloue 43 11 Sail Copper 5S
Amalf Co--er.. 64 Mohawk 86
A Z L ft Sm... 20 Ixetsda Con .... 11S
Arlxona Com .. 84 iNiplMinr Mines. ii
B ft C C ft s M. 8 S North Butte ZDS
North Lake....
Old Dominion. .
lO-ceola
Qulncy ........
Shannon
5S
40
109
75
10
Butte Coalition. 21
Cal ft Arlxona. 61 V
Cal ft Heels.... 430
Centennial ..... 22
rou Rao Con ca 53
K Butt Cop M. 12S Sup ft BO Mln."44
Franklin 11 s4 Tamarack 81
Glroux Con .... 45 USSR M... 8414
fliranhv Coo ... 37 1 do nref erred. . 48
Greens Canaries. S.4. T'tah Con 154
I Royalle (Cop) 22 Utah Copper Co.
Kerr Lake. 2 Wolverine lw
Lake Copper.... 36 I
Condition af th
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. At the begin
tilng of hualneas today tha condition of tba
tnitea atatee Treasury was:
Worklne balance In Treaaurv of
Bees t SO.888.882
Tn banks and Phlllnnlna treasury 85.1S8.093
Total balance In aeneral fund.... 119.70t.14O
Ordinary recelpta yesterday 2.256.637
Ordinary dlebursementn vesterdsv I.H64.1IO
Denrlt to dste this nsrsl yesr.. zo.-.bib
Deficit at thla time last year... 7.963.629
These figure exclude Panama Canal snd
public debt transactions
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Qaotedl at the Bay City for Vege-
tablee. Frolta, Etc,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. Th follow
ing produce price vera current her to
day;
Vesetableo Cucumber. 85ctT!l: garlic
8f?8Sc. green peaa, 512tvc; string beans
HiKl.-.r; eggplant, l.ndlM; tomatoes.
75c a tl-
Mutter Fancy creamery, gsc.
Egg Store. 81 Sc; fancy ranch, SSHe.
Oniona 1 1.506 -1.10.
Cheeas Young America. 17018H&
Fruit Apples, choice. 1: common, 83c;
Mexican limes. 15.500 6: California lemons.
choice. 83.50; common, 1 25; nsvel oranges,
1.50f 2.50; pineapples, 120 2.60.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanka nominal:
Salinas. Hurbanka. 81.75 91.90: river Bur
banks. Il.23ai.50; sweets, 23-
MIH-tuna ijran. i-o.ouu-aov; miaaungs.
$30 0 33.
rfay wneat. iiodzi; wneai ana oats.
f ISO 11.50: alfalfa. 112016 50.
Receipts Flour. 2140 quarter sack;
wheat. 47S cents!: barley. 2320 centals:
oats eSS centala; potatoea, 2713 sscka; hay,
210 tons; wool, 162 bales.
Metal Marketa.
NEW TORK. Jan. 18. Standard copper
Firm. Spot: January. February, March.
April and May. 14014.25c. London, strong.
Kpot. Itt.i: futurra. 63 15s. Lake Copper,
14 He? USe: electrolytic 14Sw14Sc; cast
ing. 14 14 sc.
Tin Firm. Spot, 48043.50c: January,
42.50943 50c: February. 41.73042.60c;
March. 41.25:t42c; April and May. 41042c.
I-ondon. atrong. Spot 1192; futurea, 1188
15s
Lead 4 400 4.50c at New Tork: 4.3094. 35c
st Eaat St. Louis. London. C15 Is 9d.
Spelter Quiet. 6.4508.6SC at New Tork;
63otf6.60c Esat PU Lou 11 London. 126 13a.
Antimony Quiet. Cookaon' 7-.oOc-
lron Cleveland warrsnta. 49a lSd In
Tendon. Locally Iron waa quiet. No. 1
foundry Northern, 114. 75-y15; do. No. 2.
tl4.5CCrl4 75; No. 1 Southern and do. soft.
14.23 V 14.75.
Coffeo and Sngar.
NEW TORK. Jan. 18. Coffee closed barely
steady at s net decline of 1 to 8 points
Salea. 63.600 bags. January, 12 50c; Feb
ruary, 12.55c: March. 12.5Sc: April 12.50c;
May. June. July and August. 12-35c: Sep
tember, 12.5ic; October. li.51c; November,
124c: December. 12 45c
Spot coffee Quiet. Rio No. T. lie; Santos
No. 4. 14 Sc. Mild coffee, quiet. Cordovs,
16H17Sc nominal.
Raw augsr Strong. Muaeovsdo 89 teat.
8.9:.'ir 3.0bc: centrifugal 9A teat. 4 454,4.4Ho;
molasac 09 teat, 3.70tf3.73c Refined, firm.
SALES BK FARMERS
Wheat Holdings in Nebraska
Go to Elevators.
WEAKNESS AT CHICAGO
Last Prices Show a Half-Cent De
cline, Early Gains Being Wiped
Out Unseasonable Weath
' er in Argentina.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18. Nebraska farmers
selling ont their wheat to elevstors caught
the attention today of the speculative trade.
As a result prices here slid off and the close
was aeay. 14 o to SSe under last night.
Other leading staples showed a not deelln
corn 140 to S O Sc oat So to HSo
sad bog producta 2So to 10c
Short coveting on account of tha unsea
sonably 00 Id and stormy wsatber In the Ar
gentine tended to put etrength Into the early
wheat market, colder temperature norm
weat and a firmer tone In the floor trade
alao harped the bull for a time. May wheat
ranged from 1 to $1.00 ei.OOS, with final
ale c net lower at $1.001.00S-
May corn fluctuated between 660 snd
66 'Ac. elo-lnr easy. 4 0tto down st 66S0.
Cash grade, wera firm. No. a yellow In car
lot wa auoted at 690-700 for old.
Outside limits reached for May oate were
80c and 49 So. with tha cloea 4S 4914c, s
fall or So So from last night.
Provision were lower, wltn tno outcome a
5 10c decline In pork snd lard, but rlbe
remained st not more than 2Se difference
from last night.
Tha leading futures ranged ss follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
..tl.OOS 11.0
.. .ens .93 s
.. .93 S .93
CORN.
.63
. .es 6'!.
. .flfl S -6S
. .66 S .66
OATS.
. .47 .60
.. .45 S .4514
. .40 S .40
MESS FORK.
.18.75
.16.23 1680
.16.47 16.47
LARD.
.. 8.2TS .27
.. 9.47 9.52 S
.. 6.60 0.60
. SHORT RIBS.
. 8.57 8.60 8.57
.. 8. SO 8.80 8.77
8.85 8.83 8.82
Cash quotation were as followa:
Rve No. 2. ttetie.
Barley Feed or mixing. 85etT$1.0t; fair
to choice malting. 11.20 1.14.
Timothy seed 11 2 16.
Clover aeed 116421.11.
Pork Mess per barrel, old,. $11.11; new,
$16.87.
Dard In tierces, $1.15.
Grsln statistics:
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 317,000 bushels. Primary receipts
were 634.000 bushels, compered with 645,-
00 bushels the corresponding day a year
sko. Estimated recelpta for tomorrow:
Wheat, 5 cars; corn, 846 car; oats, 114
csr; hog. 30.000 head.
May
July
Sept
Jsn.
May
July
Sept
May
July
Sept
Jan.
May
July
Jan.
May
July
Jan.
May
July
Low.
$1.90 r
:3s
.66
.66
.66
.4
.44 a
.40
16.25
16.40
.23
9 47
9.60
Close.
$1.00
.94
.93
.68
.66
.66
.66
.49
.44 3
.40
15.75
1680
16.42
9.25
9.47
9. 60
8.66
8.6a
8.83
Francisco.
Jan. 18. Wheat
Orala at San
8AN FRANCISCO,
eteady. barley eaar.
Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1,609
I. 57 per cental.
Barley Feed, $1.97 per cental; brewing,
nominal.
Oata Red. $1.60 01.90 per cental: whjte.
II. 70W1.75 per cental; black, $1.6501.80 per
cental.
Call board sales: Barley December,
$1.42 per cental; May. $1.96 per cental.
Naval Store.
SAVANNAH. Ga.c Jan. 18. Turpentine
Quiet: 40S 50c. Receipts, II; shipments,
165: atocka. 84.200.
Roeln Firm. Ssles, 2000: receipts 676
hlpments, 1100: stock.. 132.5O0. Quote
V. I6.71S: D. $682; E. I6.S5W687H: F,
16.900 6.X-' ; G. I6V.SW0.95; H. 86.92S9
6 97: I, $892S07O2: K. $7.2007.80;
M, 17.45; N. 17.50. WO, $7.60; WW, $7.80.
London Wool Sale.
LONDON. Jan. 18 The offering st the
wool auction sale today amounted to 12.
667 bale, mainly merinos Bidding was
sctlve and price were firm. New South
Wale scoured aold at 2a 9d. and Victoria
acoured at 2s 7d. Continental buyer paid
la 4Sd for sressles while American Dur-
chssers took a few lot of tine medium.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Jsn. 18. Wool Steady. Ter
ritory snd Western medluma. 16018c; fine
meiaTjma, 16017c; fine, 10015c
The range of prlcea at the yards was ss
followa:
Cattle
Choice steer $ 0 e4 2!?-
uooa to cnoice eteera ........... s.73. 6.00
Choice cow t.00 5 33
linoq 10 cnoire cow........
Choic spayed heifers .....
Good to choic beifar
Choice bail
Good to choice bull
Choice calvee
Good to cbu.ee calvee.
Ho-
Choic t light hog
Good ta cboic hogs
Smooth heavy hogs
Sheep
Choice yeerllng wethrs ...
Choic killing wes .......
Choice Ismb
Goo to choice lambe......
Cull
Total sales for th day. 239.600 shares
BONDS.
Furnished by Overbeck ft Cook Co.. ot
Portland.
4 40 j 4 CO
6 350 6.50
e.ui 5 .3
4.2.10 4 50
4.0U 4.23
7 301 8 0O
.;3i t.oo
800 S.75
25 0 a.50
tlid a.00
4 SOS 4 88
3 83$ 4-23
6 Su rf 3.73
4 6O0 6.00
3730 A00
Omaha Livestock Market.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. Is Cattle Re
ceipts. MjO; mark-t. ateadr. Native steer.
11-507. .3; cow snd hellers 13.3036.04:
Western steer. $3.8u6 40; rang cow and
heifers. $3 0 5.25: earners. 185i;3.65; stock-
era and r-eder, 115036: calves. $448:
bulls, stasa. ate.. 13 3.50.
Atora rtecelpt. la.tKiO: market, weak to
6c lower. Heavy. t4.2O06.3O; mixed. $60
4V20; light. 13001.13: pigs, 4.4v 05.40:
bulk of salea I5 9V06. 13.
Sheep Receipt. 4iO: market, dull. 10 ta
23 cent lower. Yearllnxe, $4.73 0 3.73;
aethers $4 25frl.73; ewes. $3.2304.40;
lambs. $3,731(6.73.
Chirwg Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18. Cattle Receipts.
Soov; market, steady. Beeves, $4.85 0 8.40;
Texas st-ers $4.40 05.90; Western steers,
1M)T.:;; stockers snd feeders $3.5006;
cos sud belters Illog&iO; c-uvc. 6.5O0
10.
Hogs Recelpta. Ji wm; market, steady to
shale lower. Lie lit. 13.75 V 6.22" ; mixed.
t3.-ot?.::J; heavy. 139306.87; rough.
.-V95o6.10; plga. $4.5005.53; bulk ot sties.
$S156.3u.
eheep neceipia s".mw; maraei, view, iv
to 20 centa lower. Native. $3.400 4 85 west
ern. $$7004 90: yearlln-a $3 1006: lambs
.1- - . '. .. - ,o. U-H.m tl.f -O
SACK TEGKT4PLES Tarn 1 pa. $l.ta per
Drteel Fruit at Xei
NEW TORK. Jan. 18. Evaporated ap
ple Quiet and prices a (hade easier tn
rrapathy wtta tn maraei upeiaie. rpot
ucr. losaiosc; cnoice, tflxc: prima.
IV 0".C
Prune Firm, with good Jobbing demand,
especially for the small si sea Quotation
rang trom e to lkc lor laurorniae up
to waoa. and lO013Se for Oregons
Peachee Quiet, but firm In sympatoy with
the coast. Choice. II S 0 11 c; extra choice.
ll012c: fancy. 1212c.
I New Tark.
NEW TORK. Jan. IS Hop Dull.
Amor Tel ft Tel cost 4 Ill
American Tobaeca 4a 94
American Tobacco OS 121
Atchlaon genersl 4s ........... 90
Atchison conv 4s ....106
Atchison sd). 4 stamped VIS
Atchison conv 5 ....lcoi
Atlantic Coast Line eons 4s.... 93 S
Al Coast Line "LAN coU" 4.. 94 s
Baltimore ft Ohio IS 92S
Baltimore ft Ohio 4a bl i
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s 53 s
Canada Southern first 6a. ......101
Cbeeapeake ft Ohio 4 lol s
C B Q Joint 4s 97
C B ft Q Ills 4a 100
C B ft M Denver 4a 96
Central Pacific flrat 4a ....... 96
Chicago ft Eaat Ilia 4a 80
Chicago R I A P ref 4s eo
Chlcaao R I ft P Col trust 4.. 71
Colorado ft Southern first 4.... 95
Denver ft Rio Grand 4 89
D.lawar ft Hudson conv 4.... 9S1
En first eons P L 4 8
lnt Met 4a M
Japsneae 4a 8J
Japanese first 4S 92
Japaneea second 4 He tils
Loulevlli ft Nasbvlli unl 4... S
Mo Kan ft Tex 4 89S
Missouri Psclflc 4s 73
New Tork Central 3 87
New Tork Central L 8 $.... 82
New York City 4e 91
New Tork City 4SS of 1937. .. .107
Norfolk ft Weetern 4a 9S
Norfolk ft Weet conv ea. . .loo
N T Ont ft W 4a 94
Nor Psclflc P L 4 100
Northern Paclflo 8 ........... 69s
Oregon Short Una 4.......... 94
Oregon Ry ft Kav 4a 93
Penna Ry 4s of 1948 103
Philippine Railway 4a 84
Reading general 4 93
Republic Of Cubs 5 102
Southern Paclflo first ref as... 93
Pouth.ru Pacific col 4S 92
Southern Railway 4 78
St L ft S F ref 4s go
Union Paoifle first 4a loos
Union Paclflo conv 4 ..,.. .lol s
Union Paolflo ref 4 80
Vnlted States pteel S T 6s... ..103
United States 2s reglatered 10A
United Statee 2e coupon 100
United State 3 registered 101
United State 8s coupon 101
United State 4 reglatered... . .118
United Statee 4 coupon 113
United Railway S F 4......... 69
United Railway St L 4a 76
Wabash first 4 67
Western Union 4 ........... 97
Westinghouee conv 5s 94
Western pacific 6 ............ 67
Wisconsin Central 4s 92
Weat bhora 4 100
Bid. Asked.
112
I4
121
!
Iu7
92
109 S
95
93
91
85
101
101
98
loos
97
96
SOS
90S
72
96
89
r
90
81
M
9J
2
vS
89 S
73
87 S
t-3
93
107S
98 S
110S
94
100
69
4
!
103
84
9
103
95
92
79
80
101
102
S0
I0314
100
1O0V
102
102
113
114
69
77
68
P
95
r
02
100
Pmret Sound Grain Markets.
TACOMA. Jsn. 18. Wbest Bluestem. 83c:
fortyfold. bio; club. 81c; red Russian. 78c.
csr receipt Wheat, ss: corn, 2; hsy, 2.
SEATTLE. Jan. 18. Whest Bluestem.
63c; fortyfold. 80e; club. Sue; fife. Sue;
red Russian, 79c
Yeaterday car receipt Wheat, 4; oats,
S; hay, 8; flour, 2.
Chicago Fred 00 Market.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18. Butter Firm. Cream
eries 80440c; dslliea. 26S084O.
Egga Steady; recelpta. liSO caeca: at mark,
caaea Included. ls27c: ordinary firsts
26S028S; first. 310Slc.
Chreee Steady; daisies 16 017c; twins.
16(3 Ids c: Young Americas, 16 017c; long
horns 16 o 17c
Korottean Grain Markets.
LONDON, Jan. 18. Cargoes, firmer. Walla
Walla for shipment-, 80 9d.
English and French country markets
firm.
LivcKruoh Jsn. 16. Whest March, 7
ao: sear. 1. u; juiy, . 4Sd. Westher,
miaty.
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in your
street im
provement tax, Mr.
Property
Owner, by
working for
bitulithic
streets.
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