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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1912)
V TTTTC MOTtNIXO OKEGOAX, MTDXESDAT- FEBRUARY 14, 1912. I Efl THOUSAND RS Wheat Receipts at Portland to Date Are Heavy. FARMERS' STOCKS LIGHT Hujrr K educe Their Bids, but Holder IU-f to Mke Any Concessions Half Million Bushels Go to Mexico. rort!an4's wheat receipt yetrdy pund ti lo.ouu-ur mark. the total arrivals for ta Mm ta oats baln 10.04 cara. a aataat cars la tha cam parloa laat mm. Total receipt at Taaotna for tha eoason la data ara oe cara, aaa at r,- etti. 41 cara Lower bid for whaat wara pat aut ye- trday by aoma of tna daalara aa a aaqaaaea of tha lower marasts is me and la Europe. Tna aet result or tha re daction waa a atoppara at boelaeae, aa Tanner declined to soak aay concession. W-toeka af whaat that ara left ara email aa -Mattered aad ara la firm heads. Tha rip falv as beeora a local propoaiUoa aad bolder da awt think tha market will b r axreetea from aaw oa or iiuin way la tha market a of Calee- ar urar- Tha expert flour bnaioaaa ahows aa Slns af let tin BP. aad Ita volume la limited only by steamer facilities. The Mexican de mand for wheat la alaa a factor. It la ex pected that 5OO.0Q bushels will so south be fore the movement ceaaea. Oats were firm yesterday at all pot net aa the Coast. Local recelpte yesterday were rported fey the Merchants Exchange aa follow i tL k. tteetav. riour. Osts. Hay. Monday .... 14: 1 21 ill 13 Tuesday ... el ... II Tear aaa... "I S .... IS Te date.. ...JO "M J !" I"1 lear efo... 0.v 14 m Tha weekly wheat atarJatlca af the Mer chants' Eaehaase fallow: American Tiaiole aupplr ltushe!a Decreae. rebraary 1. 1"1S 5 j. ! i i llo.n.o r-MTiary 1. T'll 4t.l.T- l't" renruary 14, 11 SS.llOi 2lM.li.OT rory 11. lien 41.4-J wo l.M.o0 learoar 17. l!'t 41.. .- .IT. reoruary 14. 1""T 4.S1.0 W.niio r-oruary Vi. 4T.JSJ.W S eftrM.rV lo. 1X4 r.H." eVtQ.OOO F.oruarr 11. .sl.ort Fetrue.-y la. 11W. . .4.!0.uno m.ooo IBCI Wuantttlee aa pr. V. Week Week ending endta endlne Feb. la Feb., Feb. 11.11 ,'r.r Dnh:i Toehe;s Hu.hoie - K . SS T 1 2 0" OT tl.8".'4.lMHI 8TTo.ox continent .. 7.92O.0O I.120.U-00 14.a4a.000 Total ... SO. 1 2.00a. ri.s44.0O0 e0.110.000 World's shipments principal exporting tountrle Iflour tnrlaoeo Week Week endlne FeO. li Bu.het. . .S.M . . I.ono . . l."!M.OrOT . .l.i"S ."" . . 414 0OT SI.O0 andlns andln From I. S . 'an. Argentine Kueiraltn 1n. ports Kue.ie ... inu-a ..... Tola's .. Fnehels Pi'shele a.i.iT.o-o 4I4 1.14." 40. Of 744.0' 4HS.0OO 1.2T4.0OO 2 1 - omj 3 -O.Oo.J 2,1J.f" SV4.000 . 14.000 .ta.000 1X00X000 rOTATOES OOINO TO TFTK SOUTHWEST f hlpoecata Ara BoIds; Made aa Llberml Scale. Pitato shipments ara veins; out freely, principally to Texas and Artsona Territory. The movement Is not of record propor tions by any means, but Is sufficient to cut down supplies la this state la a eattsfac tery manner. Shippers ara paytnc I its 1.23 for good stock aad find meat farmers ready la se.l at these flsurea. At some points ap the nlly the farmeri have beea excited by certain buyers offel lac fletltleua prlcea for potatoee. but aa actual purchases ara belnf msds above mar ket values. The Sea FraneUco market la fairly steady and a few cara of fancy stock are be Ins shipped there. miue nucts Hourxo t wexi. Oeaarrs IsrptWd at the rUmaeao of tba tt later Market. the hide market continues vary firm for this lime of jreer. lealere are eurprteed that valuea have bold up so well, but tan ners seem ready to pay full prtcee for food hides. Borne (robby hides are corulnc In new. bat there Is also a aood aupply of first-claas stock, which sets ths preference at higher prlcea. Tha Caster, htds market tor the peat two weeks baa beea tiros at slightly high sr prlcea. Hor BrVTNO IS OT LAtU.Esl MALE o Imavwveaaaat la nine Waaev af Es. pwrt Bailniee Trading la the hop market yesterday was sa a larger scale, but there wes no Isnrrove meot la pricea. Several good-Use trans actions among dealers took place. Home of the buelaeee was done as low as 34 cents, and It -eaa said poor giadea were sold evea selow thta figure. The Heaver Hop Company, la the past few gaya. haa bought 2X bai mostly from g-reaera. at around s cents. It was report ed tbs: Henry U Beuls had bouhg-t 40O balea at the aanea price for aalpmeat to Liondon. HOAR A OA I AJTAXC- ! CKXT M-rii Tbkrtl Lift la lemk -hrV la m Tasr WaVat ate.r ls-ca.t (.lvanc In focal utr vr ti4aUua irkcrdvj. wblea put ti pne of c-j trmatti-vCsKt ap ta i.4J !-.? ta mr.H W-i.f to 44guic premm k Wsa lirtad 90 Attv Tt-r aw ta mm m at ta mining of th jmmr. T. Zmmtmrm aoirmr mr !( vvry trmitff ymnly TbtMr wr taraa atl Tac ta raws at K Tor It darlnf the day. UtijUf Waal aa ebt-rp. Baca. CauBntla o watl roatrtlDC ta th IfMt, tff An-rkaa Wool ana Cot to Ko prtar tji. For aoma timo cod iravi tins haa loa 4r wij ta N-aria ana L'tah. Tbia coo trmetir ff l fr wool on tba ahaop'a back, and al tha pro ot timt, about ona-tbtnt t tho t.-w I tab clip haa booa tab4m. ait. Loaia ttw-atd-ra hara ba actta ta thta. aai f ur or ft Hootoa firms bat a-o coa-trortd-i r-r ca4lrab;a tmatiau Pricoa In tha coaairr baa boon traduaily rml4 ttnttt moat af ttua eootrctln baa b-oa dia-rntina-i no or two Boat on more ban ta ap ot,.i takiBV atlitioaaa amounii, tut avrl who hart purchaaotS 1.00j.o9 or ; imp. tjtprt poutttia ara not aiaara arranaT r,nt for iur at tha proaant pticoa. Tba I ts.h din haa bro'iarht from 14 to 1i eoata a.l ,alA apprasimataly tba aaaaa aiuauat. CeUry a4 a Itlgh PrW. iSmimry im maw aolUnf at $4 a a rat a la tha local aaarkat. Tola pitta waa ajootad raa tartlar en tba arrival of part of a car from Callfv-rteia. Tha car also coatalnad cault f.owtr and torn a too. Both war firm at Ji. 30. A car of lot toco roach! rortland and aaa ani oa to tha eVjuaX NTto rara of bar a aaa arrW-d ta sood coudlttoa. Loral rvs sWarkav Waak. Tbo aay vrarkat waa waalt oa VTont atxoot yaatardar. a:tbotxb roeafpta wara pot laxsa. At aoma oooatrr potata ptioao ara aiffbor thaa at Portiaad. Coaatry morcbaata aoam ta a hlddlPC op lMlcaa aad baidlnc back atoeka Tbo poa'try mark at aa ataly and r-rira wra tnaiataJaod. Pat tar aaa tirm with aa acilva dmand. Oi aa Oal aaa Ara fthtppod Eaat. Tbo Saaaara aoarkata ara taanna Orttoa ca:oao for th flrat tint ta ycaxa. eavarai cars have beea shipped to Kansas City and Omaha la tha past week and mora cara ara ta go. There haa been no change In local prices, although this Eastern business hss added mora strength to the market. Bank Clearing. Hank clearings of the Northwests cities yesterday were as follows: ries-lnrs. Psisnees. Portland i. IP1.4.H ;' ? ...l-.e 1.V1.5--I 1"W1. TIOT.'S TJ.4TU UJ3.C1S be.Dtil roRTUixD jt.tBiirra. Grain. Floor. Feed. Eta. WHEAT Track prices: Blucstem. !Hr; club. red RumIsd, 6c; Valley. 7o: 40-fold. h7c. Xj'.Lmi FFS "ran. 2J p"r ton; elorrs. 2.v middlings. $JO: rolled bsrley. UvM. HAKI.KY Feed, nominal. FLOFK Pateata 4..V r-e barrel, itretghla. 4.04; exporta. $J 0; Valley, 4.50; granem. 4.S, whole wheat. I4.R. HAT No. 1 Eaetern Oregon timothy. 111 1: No. 1 Valley, llljli. ailaifa. 13; clover, ill: grain. tlSQUi. CORN New, whole. 134; cracked. S! per ion. OAld Xa. 1 white. 132 3150 per toe. Treatable and Frnlta. TvrxvrAI. FBrlTg Orargea. nave's. IJ-TSus ai: Florlds. 4-M J 4.M; Cali fornia srepetrult. $AS04: Florida grape, fruit. Id. 50; bananas. 4S5o per pound; lemons. I4.5u.0 per box. rXEHH FBflTS Almerln cTspes. tioe. per. barrel; craaberrlea. 100 1LSO per bar- "pOUTOI! Puvlnr price: w-jrtankn 14J123 per hundred; sweet potatoes. II VtTKTAELFe Artichoke. II. IS Pr doa en: beans. ISJITHc; cabbage. l4tHper pound: eauliilower, ---- orele; ery, 14 per crate: cucumbers. 11.70 per aoeea. eggolaa te Pr Bound; garlic ge)10e per pound: lettuce. H.e per crate: hothouaa lettuce. Mctl Per box; peppers. I2SC Pr pound; pump kins, mtli per pound: radishes I5c per dosen: ep.nerh 1 1.2i per box: sprouts j. squash. lslo per pound; tomatoes. fZ-za ONIONS Association price, I2.JS per "baCK VTJORTAFl.ES Turnips. HOt-lO per sack: rutabaga.. I1O1.10: Cairo's. II tfllo. parsnips. 110110; beets. l--s- APPLf.i Fancy Home Peauly. il0 per box: choice Rome Beauty. II: fancy Fellow Newtown. Ilfa: fancy Spitssnoergs. Ills; Delaware Red. II 7S; Wlneeap. 2: Northers gpy. II 0: Baldwin. I1.S0W2: Ben !"'. 11.13; Red Cheek Plpplna. extra fancy. IZM. Btaple Cutanea. ItLMO.t-Columbia P.iver. l-pati tail 92.13 per dosea; (-poaad tails. liPSl 1 poaad fiata. A40; Aiaa, plan. 1-pooad ta.ls. It as. COFFEE Roasted, ta annas, lw ee per pound. , BONET Choice. I TS per ease: strained berey. Os per pound. ALT Orannlated. 110 per tout halt ground, ioom. tabu par ton: eOa, Is per lea. NVTsi Walnoie. lgiSHe per pound; Brasll rule. HOlw: sroerts, 14le; al moada lTarfle. pecans lsc; cocoaauta. bo II par dosea: cheetauta. 12He per BOBBdi hickory nuie. goioo per pound. BE AN a email white. 4 we: large white. 4we: Lima, lino; Bins, ska; Mexican, lbt bare, so. RICE No. 1 Japan. : cheaper grades, tSo: Southern heed. fta0 7. . cruQAR pry granulated. 14 43: fruit and b-rrr. 4i. Honolulu plautatmn. l-4': beet 14 2".; extra C. li.l.v powdered, barrela. li To; cubee. barre.a. 14 i- DKIEu FRLITS vp-e. 14a par pound; apricot led) is to; peaches. 11t4; prunes, Italian. lvb(10o; allver. lac; Bge. whits aad black. wOTHo; corranta. 11c; raisina, looea. Muscatel. ltH; bleached Thempeon, 11 e; unbleached dal. laaaa, laic: aeeded, (; date. Fer :. (aje Bar la.; Fard. Li Bar baa. Dairy ad Country nod nee. FITTER Oregon creamery batter, aetld park. 14c: prints, extra. r.tiOe erven uragoa ranch, eaadled. 29 0 per dosea. c H . Esc; Oregon, nominal; nisceaaia 4allra. I'uc 1VHK Fancy. TH0s4j Per pound. VEAL Fancy, l9uUt per pound. PuL LTkl llin,1.4u 14o: bDrtngs. 12 H e: ducks, young, i:oc ; geeaa, llVi01-o. tur keys, live, lac; dressed. 20c STtERS 6JUN QUARTER SlIARI ADVANCE IX BEST STOCK AT YAKDS. Five Loads of High-CiraUe Crook Coanty CatUe Sell at $6.25. Wool Lamb Firm. A quarter waa added to the price ot choice steers at the stockysrds yesterday, la the forenoon a losd wss sold nt 14. lo. a dims better than Monday's top price, and In the afternoon live toads were disposed of at 14 2o. These cattle were from Crook County and were of high grade. The muttna market continuee to show Brmnrea. I'll loads of wool lambs were sold, fivs of thrnt bringing $4.74 aad on load' going at IS.&U. No hogs were oa sale during the day. Kecelpta yesterday war 17 cattle, 6 ralvea and l-vT aheep. bbtppvre were: r err II roe , Mcolo. 2 cara of cattle and calves. . C. LaFollotte, Kedmond. 4 ears of sheep; Dixon Hunt. Metollua, S cars of cattle and calves: W. j. tiohinldt, Terrebonne, 2 cars of cattls; V. W. liintoa. Nyesa. 1 car of sbeep. aad al. 11. guteeoisa. Nyssa. 1 car ot aheep. The day's ealea wars as follow.: VYaight. Trice. 44 stsors MW a.M a steers ...................... 1 1 1 2u steors 1'--' b 4 stevrs ............. .l-'.'O 0-3 4 elvers .l-' a la SO steers 1 ,-' "10 CO W ............... 1 t ;is lamba, wool :! b.& -l lenibe, wool ' S-Jj l'Ml lanitoa. wool b'J i.H luo lanibe. wool bo i.iO Tn rouge of prlcea at the yarda waa as f-illoas: thole steers 15 75614 21 tliwd t choice ateera i iu o 70 . bote coae 4 0Uy a im lloou t choice cows 4Hjtf 4..-o t. uoice spared heifers &. 3 J o.w I..NM1 to choice hellers ,o.ihj I hole bui .s 4. 4.O0 liuod t choice bulls 4-VO1 44 t ho.ee ealv.s T.Co j a-uO to cioice calveg a.7i) t.uu lloga ChoUe light hogs CSO.J TS Mnooib kesoy bogs "' .t0 l.ouxn hee.y e-owui eueep Choice yearllaga 4.M9 4.7S Choice killing eaea "v j 4.S3 t'nwice Uiqdi 4-7Sv; i.wl fioo.l I cholc letabs 4.7S l US .......................... leal S.04 Oaaalta IJvsaterk Market. OMAHA. KSU 1". -tt! ItrcelptS, ."; rnaikel. slow to loc lower. .Ssl.ve steers. IV.'uOI.ftu: n end heifers. lillJlK'; Wce:.ra stsers. t ; T-i.s sreera. J.T5d Z, 2j; range cows sad better.. SJirS-fe; can sera, e-"IFii'- siscksra sud feeders. J w .. cai.ea, ll.il, bui stags, .to., s-v 3..'1. Hogeltecelpts. 7 000: market. Be te in lower. Ileatr. ouli. m:-d, UlrOlS: light. ti. 'rfS'X,. pigs, KK-tfetu, buik of sales. Ii,e-iu4, De-i r.sceipts, .'-: market. lOo high er, .earliug.. HWuMu, wethers. tS.7id 4.; ewes. 4 V i latns! Ii--i,.3i. rharag Uvwstack Marks. CHICAlliV Feb. 11 Cittle .Rrrelpts. Wv. msrket. s'w to weak, livevea, t4.70d) a. 1 eteurs, l.te.;i. Weelera .ters, MtiilT.Ml; stocser and f-odere, .,vliw. nil and belfera, lll4W; Hogs Kw-etpi. S.rsio- msrket. slow to steady. Light. .Vs-'. t 4,-i; mixed. ' St. heavy . 1.'. Bitlrt ii. rough. 1-J,1": pice. S4.eaM: bulk of sa.-a. liUJtlJ. hheep Kecelpts. aw.auo: markeu steady. Xante, lillij I w Western, e.40iS4.u: yesrlir ga. 4 7t fl V .'-: Ismbe. native, 4.-s9 cetera, ILW4441. Coffee and a agar. NEW TOF.K. Feb. 1. Coffee future rloeed atsady at a net advanc from four ta ten points. Hues. t.7.v begs. Februsry, II Ttf. ilerch. AprlL. May. U Ho: June, Ulic: Juiv. 11 24c: August, lt-sc: Septem ber 13 lc: October, le.S3; November. XJ 7C; December and January, 1823a. Spot oorf ee eteady: F.i No T. 14wo: faa tos No. 4. 1SH& Mild oof la quiet: Cor dova. 15 17 So. nominal. F.aw sugar very firm. Mueoevado. S teet, 4 2j; centrifugal. d test. 4.7eo; bihIiium. teet, S.VSc. r-elea, M.00 bags. Refined rvr-n. New Terk Cottael SIark4. NEW YORK. Feb. IS Cotton futures rlceed. Jsnuary. lO.ix: Vlarch, lO.iJc: May, loS7c: Julv. it44c: August. 10 83c: Septem ber 10.4 c; Oclober. 10 Stc; Csc:nr, lo,41a. TURN TO BULL SIDE Siock Traders Unable Lower Prices. to MARKET BECOMES STRONG Bnjlng Conducted on a Large Scale at Advancing Quotations mu Stock Are a Strong Fea ture Bond Quiet. v i.- u v.in v r. h IS. professional t red era In atocks began the day with an effort to put prlcea down, but able ta make little Impression on ths list. Operations lb en were begun a th Blr" aide and these met with more success, in ths last hour buying was conducted on a large scale and prloes or issuiu were advanced from 1 lo I P0"11- , Union fscino. Heading, the H1U atoeka. the triea. Lnlted Btatea Bteel and the cop pers were the lesders In strength and na tivity. United state Bteel gave way to 68 w for the lowest prtc ofth year. TM list eased off but losses were not large na It wss soon evident that effective support wis being offsred. Prloe rallied before th nd of th first hour and trading Be came dull. . ' Tha upward movement wss said to na due largely to covering af short contracts, although there seemed to be Indleatlona or renewed accumulation of aoma stocks. Buying of Hill stocks was Influenced by th. testimony of Jsm- J. Hill before the Stanley Investigating committee. Implying that, in hie opinion, the Great o"hm ore property was worth at least litfO.OOO. 000. Greet Northers or roee nearly two point Tha shares of tbs HU1 roada later moved up strongly. ,,- .n.nieiiea wens heavy. Amer ican Tobacco fell back four point. Th boom In thla atock has suflsrsd a definite Interruption. It hnvlng lost mors than SU polnta on the recant reaction, Tha bond market waa quiet and Irregular. Sl.Lonli southwestern consols and Erie onvrtibl B s wsr notsbly strong. Total galea, par value. I2.o7a.000. United States bonds war unchanged vn call. CU3B1.NO 6TOCK QUOTATION closing e-w.. Hleh. Law. Hltl. A1I1S Chat pt Aiual Copr o lu,5" 08 H Mv MS bs 1 out. Am Agrlcult .. Am Beet sugar. American Can .. Am Car a Fdy. 4'i OO 1.1WJ 2UO 64 Hi. 61 64 w 111k 11 Mi 4tf 20 82 701, 104 1U0 61 Am Cotton oil.. ...... Am lid a Lt pt. Am Ice tlecuxl.. .... Am Llneeed Am Locomotive. Am Smel a Kef 1.500 Tl do preferred. Am Steel rdy.. 10 ItS 28 2s Am Sugar lief'.. 1.4"t lib 1J "J Am Tel a lei . Ara Tobacco pf. lUO 140 HO" 140i li X s 11 25 1U0 X5i Anaconda at Co. l.iMO 5'S 84 6J Atchison 1.1UV Irta Awe 1U4 103 do preferred.. Atl Coast Line.. Itlt a Ohio . . Bethlehem bteel Brok K Traa . . Canadian Pac .. Central Leather 186 18o 1UI B2 81 80 77 77 J-JH 22o 1 , 1, d W 'ii" 7o "17 "17 141 141 1U4 lo 1"2'4 8 77 22o W0 1 , le 1S ff 8o 7t 24 17 141 l41e 68 i'i 48 Central of N J.. Chea a Ohio . . . TOO fhlnlil A Alton ..... Chicago Gt W.-s 2' Chicago a N W 4"0 c. c, o a et l Col Fuel a Iron. .... Col a bouthern. . Consol Gaa .... Corn Producta .. 1.0O0 140 189 140 8u0 10 10 ::::: ::::: ::::: .5 lel a Hudson.. D a K Grande do preferred.. l.l- 41 41 41 I1. tillers' becur 2 2 S2 S0 81 61 Tt 60 61 41 41 41 tine do 1st pf 4.'"0 ilo 2d pf.... 200 Gen E eclrlo JoO' Gt North Pf ... 4 800 130 128 18o Gt North Ore . . l." 8i Illinois Central. 10 185 1J 18& lllterbor Wet .. l.MO 1. 1. 17 do preferred.. 1,600 86 64 66 Inter Harvester. inter M.rlns pf l.OOO Jl Jl 21 Int Psoer 8"H 1 ! 1? lnt Pump 1O0 80 lows Central K C Southern .. 200 21 do preferred.. 100 63 80 29 11 28 63 ! it eS Laclede una . . , lxiula a Nash.. Minn a St L . . M. 8 P a S 8 M POO lr.S 152 163 low 20 24 26 182 kin. Ksn a Tex 600 2T 28 2l do preferred. n ., Mo Tsclflc 8 40 89 89 Nat Biscuit .... "0 144 148 144' National Lead .. 100 6o 58 63 N l'.y -Hex 2 pf s-' N Y Central ... 1.400 110 110 110 V Y Ont a Wee 30 Norfolk a Weet, l.!m0 10 1R 1" North American '" .7S 7 78 Northern Paa .. .3A 117 11 117 Pacinc Mall ... l.O"0 82 81 82 I-enn.ylv.nla ... 4.10O V-2 122 ll-S People's C.s . .. ino 1' 1" 16 V C C a St I... 2.700 103 10O 1H2 Pittsburg- Coal . Pressed 8 Car.. 1 81 81 81 Pull Pal Car .. 20O 168 15 Hy Hteel Spring. ;i H Heading TI.IOO 158 1V. L'7 KepuLllo Pteel ,.2.7i'i 2" -" do preferred.. l.i 75 73 74S Rock Island CO 3' 23 23 23 do prf-rred.. 10 48 4b t L a H F 1 Pf 8 bt L tiourhweet. SV 81 8" 31 do pref-rred.. 8f. 7 7U 70 P'oss ShelTleld .. 2"" 40 4" 40 Southern Psc .. U 1" 10T HW fiouthern lly ... 2.2M 2 27 2S no pref-rred.. TOO 72 T2 T2 Tenn Copper '. T.xss a Psrlflc. 2nO l 21 21 Tol. t I. a Wrs 1 13 18 1H da preferred.. 10 8.' 82 8-' Union Patina .. 4I.SOO 16 102 14 do preferrsd.. ...... ..... ..... P2 1 d Realty " tr 8 Rubber ... inn 44 4 4S U S Steel iaT.2"0 . 5K .) do preferred.. 7n 17 17 1'T rtah Copper ... 40O 66 64 65 Va-Caro Chetn. ..... 64 W'abs.b too T T 7 do preferred. 1 Wee-tern Md ... 1"" M 8 64 W.etlng K.leo .. 1M 7n 70 71 We.tern Union . 1.2 84 63 63 J$ Whf.l a L FC . I.ehlrh Valley .. B.6no 158 15T 184 Chlno Copper .. l.l-0 26 2"."i 25 Ray Con.ola ... .7"4 1 1 7 Am Tobacco ... 60O 6 I.VI 5 Total aales for tha day. 403. TOO shares. BONDS. Furnished by Ovrbk A Cook Co., of Prt,--0,, Bid. Aaked. Amir Tel a Tel eons 4a llu 111 AmeH -n Tobcc as W5 5 Amerkao Tobacco 6s 12- 1 Atchison general 4s., ld Atchlun conv 4s 1 107 Atchison adj 4. stamped vi 02 Atchl.oa conv 6a 1"" lbia Atiantie Coast Una eons 4s.... Ot At Coeal Line "L N COlr 4a. K6 l5 llaltlroor a Ohio 8s 2 ! Paltlmor a Ohio 4S P Urooklya Bar Id Tranett 4s n 80 Can Southern flret 6s .....101 lul? Cbeeapeake a Ohio 4e 101 lull C B a U Joint 4s 7 M C H a U His 4s "0 ! C B a u Denver 4s V7 Central Taelfl 4a Chlcaso a ast Ills 4s bO Chl.-ago lt I a P rf 4a l-i P" Chicago V. I a P Col trust 4s.. 72 T2 Colorsdo a Southern first 4s. . .. .... Denver a Rto Grands 4s e S lel Hudson conv 4s Pi ' Kris first cons P L 4e 10 f Int Wet 4s bj i Jaaness 4s Japanese first 4s 3 94 Japaneee aecond 4 s 9'-' 93 l.oulenue a Nsshviile unl as... U9 99 Mo Ksn a Tex 4s 89 b MlssJurl psclf.c 4S 73 74 New York Central 8s 84 81 New York Central L 8 8 M 84 ' N Y City 4s 98 93 New York City 4s of 1987. . . . KT 107 Norfolk a Western 4s 91 ;." Norfolk a West conv 4s l"s H N Y Ont a W 4S 9J ! Northern Paclflo V L 4s 100 100 Northern pectflo Is -s Oregon Short Line 4S 5 8 Oregon Ry a Nav 4s 95 94 P.nna Ry 4S of 1948 103 1"4 Phllluplna Hallway as 84-s 7 p.edlr. general 4S 94 9 Hepubl"o of Cuha Be 102 103 Fou-.hern Psclflo first rf 4.... 5 95 Southern psclflo col 4 92 2 southern Railway 4 T 7a St L a 8 F rcf 4s 81 2 Union rsclflc first 4s 1"0 mi Union Pacirio conv 44 1"1 102 Union Psclflo ref is 97 07 United States Steel g F 6s 102 103 United State 2s raglstsrsd. ....JO 100 United Ptateg 2s couiKin 1" 100 United aialas ss reisierea.j...v. United States its coupon 1SH 113 113 113 m 89 70 7fl M 6n ' St) " loo .... 01 Vi s ss txv 100 101 Vi 1'nlted Hallway 8 F United Usllwav St L 4s.. "W'ahAfh first 4S Western Union 4i V.'e.tlnghouse conv 6s... We.tern Psclflc 6s Wisconsin' Central 4s Weat hore 4S Stocks at Boston.. BOSTON, Feb. IT Closing quotations: Alloueg !IS M"hnwk PS Am Cop ex-dlv. f;3 i!Nevai!a Con 10 A Z L. A Km. . . 2S Nlplsin Mines. 7 Vj Arlrona Com .. 4 JNorth Butte 85 B C C S M. 04 (North Ijlke SVi Butt Coalition. 22liOM Dominion... 45 Cal A Arlsona.. M' S ' Osceola 109 Cal A Hccla 410ll Qulncy 74 . Centennial I"1- Shannon Cop Kan Con Co 51 .Superior zli K r.utte Cop M. 12V Hup Bos Mln.. 81 M Glroux Con 4 S Tamarack 27 r.nnhi rnn ... Sr. Bl U S S R & M... 8!fi. I Greene C ex-dlv. , do preferred... 47ii I Royslte Cop) SH'j Cth Con 15J Kerr Un zts t tan copper vu. out Lke Covper.... 84 v; Winona ie I.a Balle Copper 4iiVolverln 8 XllanU Copper... 23 Vs Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Money on call steady, 2"e2H per cent; ruling rate, 214; Closing bid, 2-N; offered at 2H. Time loana steady. Arm. Sixty dsys, 2HO 1 per cent; W0 days. 3iT3: six months. 8tf3W. Prima mercantile paper, IHOl Pcr cent. . . , eterllng exchange easy, with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at f.S4flO for 60-day bills snd at J4.S730 for demand. Commercial bills. 4.S8. Bsr silver. 04fcc. Mexlcsn dollar.. 47e. ... Government bonds atsady; railroad bonds Irrsgular. LONDON', Fsb. IS. Cargoes. weaker. Walla Walla for shipment. Bd lower at 80s 9d. English oountry marketa, steady; Frenoh country markets, quiet. At FHANCISCO, Feb. 18. Sterling on London. 0 days, 4.8 . ; do, sight. (4.87 H. Drafts, sight par: telegraph Stt. HOLDERS ARE CONFIDENT HIGHER PRICES EXPECTED IX EASTERN WOOL MARKET. Bidding; for New Clip at 14 Cents Continues in Utah and Nevada. BOSTON. Feb. 13. Activity In domestla wools keeps psce with the foreign product and holder a re awaiting a firmer market. In the West bidding for the new clip con tinues with 14 cents quoted In Utah and Nevada. Sales war reported In three-eighths ter ritory stock snd In Montana In original bags, but transfers of Texas and California stook show a decrease. A good demand la reported for Ohio medium combing. Texaa fine, six to eight months. 48c; Una. 12 months. 63J64o; fine Fall, 43c. California Northern. 6O054o: middle county. 404160c; eouthern. 46d47c; Fall free. 42 844c Oregon Kastern No. 1. staple. Bc: Esst em. clothing. 50o; Valley, No. 1. 41648c. ' Territory Fine, staple.' 82o; fine, medium clothing, 61 0 62c; halfblood, combing, 68 9 60o; threee-elghtha blood, combing, Cly 62c: quarter-blood, combing. 47 049c. Pulled extra, 54 0 85c; fine A. 61t?SSc; A supers, 48360c. SAJf FKANCISCO PRODCCB MARKET. prloes Quoted at th Bay City for Teg. . table. Fruit. Eta, AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. Th follow ing produc prices were current here to day: Vegetables Cucumbers, $1.0081.50: garlic, 8H4c; green peaa, 7017c; string beana, nominal: eggplant. lo)17o; tomatoea, 11.260 1.85. Butter Fancy creamery, 85c. Eggs Store, 22c; fanoy ranch, 22 c Cheese 1617c Onions 82 r 2. 2o. Fruit Apples, rholce, $1; common, 86c; Mexican limes, 8606; California lemons, choice, 14.60; common. $2; naval oraagsa, 82U4.60; pineapples. 8208.60. Wlllstuffs Bran. $24.50026.60; middlings, 831 1 34. Potatoes Oregon Burbanka. fl. 6501. 80: Early Rosa, tl.661.80; Salinas Burbsnks, fl.8302.OO; river Burbanka, l.tii; eweets. 81.7502. Hay Wheat. 815620: wheat and oata, 1818 50: alfalfa. 811015.60. Receipts Flour. 7152 quarter sacks; wheat, 4280 centals; barley, 48.6SO csntaia; oata, I860 centala; potatoes. 10,960 sacks; bran, 80 sacks; middlings, 893 sacks; hay, 748 tons; wool. 3 HO balea. FALL IN WHEAT SHARP BREAK AT CHICAGO WORST IS MORE THAN TWO TEARS. Stop-Los Orders Make the Siinip More Pronounced Receipts ' Pouble Those of a Year Ago. CHICAGO. Feb. 18. Wheat today suf fered the most revere decline In more than two months. Bearish sentiment became pronounced, owing to continued big receipts snd lowsr cables. The close wss 10 to lo under Saturday night's level. Stop loss orders mads the break In wheat much worse thsn might hsve been the case. Re ceipts bad furnished a genuine aurprlae, running about double thoee of a year ago. World shipments turned out larger than ex pected and the decrease in the United ststes visible supply wss disappointingly email. Back of ths weakness in forstgn msrkets lay ths fact that Argentine ex porte ahowed signs of a material gain. There as also a report that India has promised a bumper yield. Corn weakened chiefly because of the col lapse In wheat. Favorable weather and the generous arrivals acted likewise sgalnat ths bul.s. Notwithstanding a gtssdy start, oat suf fered a sot back aa a result of bsarlsh feeling In other grain pita. Support, bow ever, developed sfter the dip. Stockysrds concerns took the gelling sld of provisions and there waa but little dis position shown to buy. Accordingly the msrket sagged with prices In ths end 6o to 7o off for pork and 2o to To down for the other klnda of product. Th leading futures rsnged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Ones. Way 81.02 1.'.' 11.01 8101 July 95 . !8 Sept. 94 . 94 .98 .94 CORN. May 6 .08 .67 .64 July 67 tis .67 .67 Bept. .66 .64 .6T .68 OATS. May 52 .62 .62 .82 July 4S .4S .471. .44 Sept. 41 .42 .41 .41 WUSS PORK. May 16 16 16 15 16.12 16 19 July 16.30 1682 16.30 16.82 kept. ...,.16.46 16 45 16.40 16.42 LARD. afay ...... SSS 9 23 9 20 8 20 July 8S7 0 40 .S 8 83 Bept. 963 9.65 .6I S.&0 SHORT RIBS. May 8.73 8 T5 8 T 8 T2 July 80 8.82 8.77 8 80 Sept. 8 90 8.90 Cash quotations wars as follows: Rys No. 3. 02t9.1c, Barley Feed or mlxlnr. 73c0l; fair to choice malting. 11.15 01.30. Timothy seed I121S. Clover eeed lij-'H. Weea pork New. 115.76; old. 816. Lard In tierces. snr. Short ribs I.ooe. 18.46. C.rsln statistics: Total clearances of wheat and floor were equal to 821.000 bushela (New Orleans miss ing. Primary receipts were 1.61S.0O0 bush els, compared with 823.0 bushels th cor responding day a year sgo. The vlsihl supply of a-heat In the United State fle creaaed nfl.oiO bushels for ths week. The amount of breadstuff on oesan passage In creased 1.6SS.000 bushels. Estimated re ceipts for tomorrow: Whsst. 72 cars: corn, 1021 cars: oata. 239 ears: hogs. 46.000 head. Grata at Ran Francisco. PAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IS. Wheat Steady. Barloy Steady. Spot quotations: Whest Shipping. 81-82 167 per eentsl. Barley Feed, 81.850 1 87 per cental; brewing, nominal, Oats Bed. Il.70ai.88 per cental; white, f 1.500 1.53: black. $1.680 1.S0. r-'l e4A gal: Wheat X Uaalnc The constant drain on your packetbook for street repairs will cease when bitu lithic pavement is adopted gener-ally. J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS. BONDS. C.RATN AND COTTON MEMBERS WFW TORS STOCK EXCHANGH, NV YORK COTTON EXCHANtii CHIC AdO BOARD OF 1.K-Ilflw--THE STOCK ANI BOND EXCHANGE, BAN FBANCISCO. Main Office Mills Bid:., Baa Erwlsej. Branch Office V "CUTcr, battle, Portland. Lo Angeles, haa Diego, Cor- uado Beach. PORTLAND OFFICE l atain Floor Lumbermen. Bank Building, th and Stark, pboaes MarauaU 41110. A-4187. THE B ABBES ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Corstructa Asphalt and Other Bitu minous Pavement. 405-OOS Electric Bide;., Portiaad, Or. Oakar Unbar, Maaager. Bsrley December. (1.48 per osntal; May. $1.69 bid, $L9 asked. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Fsb. 13 Wheat May. 1.04; July. $1.05. Cash no. 1 krd. $1.0.1: No. 1 Northern. $1-06 : No. 2 Northern, $1.0361.03: No. 8 wheat, 11.01 61.01. Flax $2.06 K- Barley 0cS$l.S7. Com No. a yellow, ee'ffuTa. Oats No. 3, white. 48a480. Rys No. 2. 88c ' European Urala Marketa. IXNDON. Feb. IS. Cargoes weaksr. Walla Walla for shlpmsnt, M lower at 86a d- English country markets, steady, French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 13. Wheat March, T JoZ' May; 716.4; July. 7s 6d. Wsather, cloudy. Paget Sound Grain Market. TACOMA. Wsih., Feb. 18 Wheat Blue stem. 866 SSc: fortyfold. 866 86c; club. Sue; red Russian. 82c -. . vh-,tTtliie. EKATTL14, wasn., r er. , - stem, 89c; fortyfold 86o; club. 86o; nfe. Stc; rea nuniui. ov. I Russian. 84c. rdy' car receipt Wheat. 81; oata, 2; hay. 8: barley, 6; flour, 2.. Yesteraey 6 1 corn. Visible Supply of Grain. HJPTW 'YOUK. Feb. 18. The visible supply of grain In the United 7. -.1 kv the Nfl York, rrouuee Change, wo as follows:. Ttnebela Decrease. 610.000 8,000 8.231.0OO 47.00O 171.000 84.000 23.000 278.000 Wheat wheat in bond.... Corn Oata ' 6U.S15.0O0 1.6K8.0OO 10.113.000 14,882.000 6H.OOO , J.OS6.000 2,864.0" H) 622.000 Oata lu bona .... By Barley Barley in bond . 'The' Visible mipply of wheat In Cana last Baturday waa 22.027,000 bushals. aa In crease of S2.0u0. . Condition f the Treoury. WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. At the b8'n nlng of business today the condition of the Working balance In Treasury of- lotai Daiaiicw ' " a - acq firtl Ordinary receipts yesterday 705 981 TbTaaftaUtod-wSta 602.261. aa against a deflolt of 1.4i,713 at Th...iguV..,.rc.ud. Panama Canal and publio debt transactions. Naval Store. PA.VANNAH Feb. 18. Turpentine firm, 46 c- saleai M)c: receipts. 2l5; shipments. 129. stocks. 27.800 if Vc. iT.Wrk 4t.H: n. $7.80;-wq. $7.36; WW. $7.4Q. Dried Fruit at Now York. vcw vn R K Feb. I ltepwiwu w wa. "7T tu-.- nrlm. 8 V c traholce, llei2o; fancy. 12&120. Chicago Froduoa Market. rHICAQO. Feb. 18. Butter Steady. creameries 263 82c: dalrlss. 26S0o. creainene.. oe . f, at m4rlt. ca.gudCeed?l272"0; ordinary firsts 28 Suc; firsts, 32 0. i7ai7Vtc: fheMft ftieBU?. avaa.ssew , e. w -- - twin" 1816c: Joung American 17 0 17 c: long iiiiiiw, , w - ' Hop at New York. NEW YOF.K. Feb. 13. Hops TMlll. STEAMSUirS YALE and HARVARD Portland to Los Angslee, all ship. .. .118.88 port and to Loa Angeles, rail and ship 28.86 pSrtland to Lo. Angel all ship. rud8S-T0 PoVtland" to" Los An'gVl.' Vall'ano ''.. , P.7ud. Ban Die.: all Ship . .... 200 Portland to San Diego, rail and ship. . iS.00 Portland to San Dlsgo, all ship. PoVtland' 'tV'San DUgo.' 'rail" 'and' ship, round trip 48-00 RAILROAD OR AST STEAMER TO SAN f RANC1SCO the Exposition City, connecting with ths fsmous new turbine eteel eteamera, TALE and HARVARD, largest, fastest and the ONLY etticUy first-class, passenger ahlos on the Pacific Ceaat without contradiction- cost 2.0u0.000 each. Carry no freight eacent express matter. Average speed 21 miles per hour. Beggsge enscked through to destination. Sailing four tlmea per week. Break monotony by atopplng over a few hours, or several day t San Francleco, thence travel where the aea la ae smooth aa glass and in) per cent of the passengers are not alck. for the short voyage ot 18 hour a. Make reservstlons Immedlstsiy. ban Francleco, Portland and L. A. S. S. Co. A 464. Frank Bollam. Agent. Mala 828. 12S TU1IIU STREET. HONOLULU $11 0 FIRST CLASS ROUND TRIP. The most delightful spot on sntlrs world lour for your vacations. Dslightful ea bath ing at lbs famous beach ot Walklkl. Th splendid B. b. Sierra (10,000 tons displace ment) makes ths round trip In 16 days. One can vl.lt on a aide trip the living volcano of Kilauea, which Is tremendously active, and see for himself the process of world creation. No other trip compares with this for ths marvelous and wonderful in nature. Vlelt the lslsnds now. wblls you can do It so easily snd quickly, and while the vol cano te sctlv. Prompt Attention to tele grama far berths. Sailings: February 16, March 8. March 80, April 20, etc OCEANIC tt. S. CO., 78 Market btreet, baa Fraaelec LONDON, PARIS AND HAMBURG P Grant. Feb.22.11a.m tAmeYlk. . .March 6 tP'ns'lvanla Feb. 29 Pres. Lincoln, Mar. 14 tRlts-Carlton a la Carte Restaurant. Hamburg direct and Second Cabin only. GIBRALTAR, ALGIERS, NAPLES, GENOA. B. H. BAMBIRO Feb. 20V 10 A. M. Hamburg-American Line, 160 Powell Street. San Francisco. Cal.; O.-W. R. N. Co, Nor Pacinc, D. tt R. G-. Burlington Routs, Milwaukee at Puget Sound R. R.. C F. Pftuger. Mulkey bldg.: Dorsey B. 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