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TITE SIORXIXO OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913.
EARLY WOOL
BUY MG
Contracting Has Begun
Eastern Oregon.
in
PRICES ARE 14 TO 16 CENTS
i-evrral CI I pa Pnrchiwd In Gilliam
and Wallows Co an lira Oper-
allona Are lls)Tter In
Idaho and ftah.
Weal keying tha ahpa Back Baa
starts ! a small way l Eastern Oresjea.
A taw sootreeta bar beea made la ta
tetany af Arllagtoa and ta Walls-"
County. Taa prloaa paid ranged fraa 14
la la aaata, wtuoA ara assert tha um aa
AAaordlac ta laldar Koahlaad. vaa
yost returned from a trio tbroegh East
are Oresjea sad Idas, tha grower axe
faaltaa JuBllast vr tha prospssrt for ta-
atssss prlee. Ha aald:
Taa sheepraesi fcav bad a vers sta
sias iitl Whaler, front a Mock staadpolnt.
Thar la every ladleaUoa that there will
a a aod alia af wool, aad tha s.uslrty
win Be aefter isaa isaa tw
-t M. aenraraJ mlllloa a a da aava
aaaa muutol analalr Heller wewla. at
Is ta la aaata, lhaaa arteaa Betag tha
. . mbu Boater. Taa
kaytag baa aatorailr encouraged, rrawara
ta bald for laiar pncea. aioa a. wo -
... t J.la k BmB of BMCllUaB WOOlB.
Tka daalara ara aat after fin wools, aa
thsy Bellev thsy tald too muca xar ta.
laat rear.
"Coatraetln- la Orea-oa aa far haa beea
iall Taa iraatn km aat thalr Ideas
at a blab figar and tha Bayers ara dia
mi to waiL"
Tkere baa baaa heavy ontretln la
rtab. whara aa bib aa It eaata waa paid
far aao alia. Tha Amerleaa Wool and
Cactoa Reporter says af speculative Buying
la tba Wast:
TB eeatrestlag la tha aoaatry far wool
taa aa tba sheep back la atlU Being ear.
rta4 aa by tlv or sta Baotua houses. Thara
to aat ao mart activity la thla aa thara
waa a waak or aa aao. bat tha Utah clip
la aow nearly balf taken, aad oaaaldarabla
af tha Ntn4t wool baa baaa ordered. Bay
oral raerenaala wha themselves antarad lata
lha Utah kualAM atata that prloaa aow
Being paid by ethar waol flrma ara aa
aurd. Thara haa baaa a lar amount of
lha Utah dip contracted for at laat yaar"a
prteee. aad a good amount baa baaa takaa
at pncaa a caat aad a half or 3 eanta
higher thaa was paid laat yaar.
-Tha high prloo aow reached for wool la
lha country baa eaoaad several bayara to
withdraw, bat ooo or two who ware tha
moat active at tha awry etart ara eoatlaw
jrs ia take ea aaw amounts. The firm
wha f.ret started thla advaaoed eaatraatlnc
ware able ta obtala ault a larca amount
of stock at a law price, aad thay eaa af
ford aow to pay a higher price thaa thaae
aha did aat obtala aay af tha wool at
the low figure. Daalara wha entered the
field firet bare drlvea othara out by of
fertnc thaae bKhar raiaa. aad eaa eoaUana
to take eenaiderabte waol ta edaaaa-e.
"The amount of Iradlnc la Nevada baa
aot baaa aeaxty ao great aa ta Utah, aad
tha piKwe which aaaay of the a-rowera are
d.aiaadiaa bare made d.alara wililnc to
poatpoae eparatloBa Pnoaa paid la Ne
vada are from 1 to la ooma. aad the
boat ellpa ara aow bring is- a boat 1 aaata
aa a aatnlmusu
CEXXALS SLOW AT OLD rftlCEo
Ka hfarJi Activity ta Wheat 1'ipmwid Co
lli Artor Kad af Maatav
Tradlnc la all caraal Unaa waa ea a email
ara: a y eater day. Frteee of wheat, ate and
flovr were aachaacad. Daalera do aot look
for nrocb activity la wh.at until altar the
and of the meats.
Lecal reoalpta la care were reported by
the htorcbaata Kirnanae aa fellewa:
Wbaat Barley Hour Oata Bay
Monday ...... i
Tuaaaay
J
t 5 1
Tmt aaa
a i. aatain4i2
4 1 111
ol ITS 111 JOT
l.ar ace IHOw
4u laiw aoi i
r .Mil 1 1 inna ara anmamarlaad
by the Liverpool Cora Trade Newa aa fol
lows: Itittxl Kingdom Crop' eoadltlona are
iuur aati.factorv Keaarvae of aauve
wh.at are rrnlhor amalt.
1'rtnca rrnp eoatlltfoaa ara meetly fa
iviUa. Offra 'f native bal ara ea a
moderate The trade u dialaaUaed ta
force a furt.ir advance.
Otnuuy Th.re ara 'no crop emnp.ainta.
bat he iMnl froet waa vary ervare. Thara
ere only mod. rat. ofrrin of narlve whrat.
Thrr la "d buvtnc br tne M ad 1 terra naan,
Home coctumplloo ia v.ry poor.
Kuaala la IK eoutb tne crop eatleok la
favorable. Arrla:a of wat ara vary light,
but eoerae I rain. fair. The Voice rortoe la
bayror w baal from the tntorlor markata aa
a moderate ecala. but II ta expected that
thara will be liooral burtnr la lha aprlns.
Tn.ra la (.narally rmln In the eouta.
Koamanie and HanT Tha crop eat
looa Is aatxtai-tory. with lha waalh.r mud.
ttalr The crop oullo-k la favorable. .Na-
llve wnaal ia icrT aau " -
wath.r 1. mol.ral.ly unrani6it.
ttt.ain Th.r. have baaa h.avy flooda
I'ortuaal Thar. hs. br aoma damare
iv tb. crop by fleoda. and It la .ipact.J
met th.re will bo aume ImpertaUoa ef
wn.at la tha prtn.
turopoaa Vuisl. Tna vlalbta eopplr thia
wk amounts to T5.71u.OOo buah.la. aaaln.t
TT bu.h.ls last w.k. Uaat wMk'a
Curaa are ol.'iciilly ravd. thus howln
a dacrraaa of I.TIOOOO buah.la Laat yer
Ih.re waa aa lacr.aa. af l.TH.0Ofl buah.la.
wr.-r. tne total amounted Is 10s.MW.OuO
buansle.
rmcsvxxs feri.i. at better nucrs
jaarr Baaa rlad Buyers at It Ceato Es
Markat atoady.
A carload af etc s waa ahtpped eat ef town
yaeterday. Thie ctsanad ap the surplus ea
Front etraet and left the market steadier,
afoot of the days business wss done at 30
cents
'With the etc season, now on. receipts of
chickens have taltaa off materially aad
prices have advanced. H.na sold readily at
It eeats yaeterday. and food, large ones
brencht Id eanta Sprint, were quoted at
It 9 Id cents, gtber kind of poultry were
enchanted aad dressed meats sold at fof
mar prloaa
There ware ao new developmente la the
batter market, which waa quoted firm.
HOr OKOERA OX RAND AT tt CE2TTS
Daalara ramble to FtaA Sellers at Thla FlaT
aio Peer teles Hi rioaae.
Th.re were a number of order la tk
hop market yoeterday at tt rente, bat they
were sot filled. Holders were firm. pee
ls :: y growers and deal. re having carloads.
Many of tba remaining lota are email, rang
ing from to bales down to 10. and the dif
ficulty of handling three oa aa equal qual
ity basts Is felt at this time, whea the
orders are mainly for full cars of the same
grade aad appearance.
Almost complete returns ea beer sales ta
January show a decrease of 511 per cent aa
compared with the same month last year.
Baak Clearlnga.
Pssk clearings ef the Nortbwestsra cities
yesterday were as follows:
CI.sHnre. PsTsnres.
Portland U.T73.0.U
Seattle LSTHS-iJ 21.t.-0
Teroma T4.V171 rn.7tl-l
fpokane 53. -1 81.30J
Car of Herlda Grapefruit aealrei.
A car ef Florida grapefruit was received
yoeterday and placed ea sale at $3.T3 0 T
i
Apples have boea going Into ..coerampttoa !
.1 a more icIM rale la tha " week and
price ars flrraljr maintained en ail gradea
A car of celery and lettuce la dee today.
No asparagus was recslved yesterday.
rORTLAXD MAKKXTS.
Urala. 11. ar. Feed. Eto.
WHF1T Track prices: Blut.m.
rluK red Bumiaa. Valley.
Oo:
ec;
oil-fold, e.
M 1LL.T LTrS Bran. IIZSO per ton;
shnrr. t: middlings. tiO: rolled barley.
t'LOCR Patents. tSO Per barrel:
siralghta. .!: exports. M 0: Volley. (4.607
graham. 4.1; whole w h-at, 4.i.
HA No. 1 Eastern Orfn timothy. $IT
Olt: No. I Velley. lit 8 13; alfalfa. 13;
ciov.r. (11: grain. 13aU3-
Cor.X New, whole. S3; cracked. 3S
per too.
OATS No. 1 white. ISIflSl per ton.
Vegetabiiie and Frolta.
TROPICAL PKU1T8 Oranges, navels.
tI7r3; Callfomia grap.frult. ta.&Ofie;
Florida grapefruit. (Vila 7: henanas. 4 4e
ah. por pound; lemons. per box.
IHt.H riil'IT Alm.ris grapes. J.OO
per barrel; cranberries, tltt011.au per bar-
"pOTATOSS Buying prteoe: Borbenke.
tl 0123 per hundred; sweet potatoes, tl
per erateu
VE'.ETABI.ES Artichokes. fl.M per os-
en ; aeparairu .w" '
beans IHIIIte; cabhage. Pr
pound: caullflewer. crat.; eel.ry.
per craie; ciomnfi. a.. - - -
plant. 12eo per pound; garlic. t10a per
pouad; lettuce. X7t per crate; boihouee leu
lace. - II pr bos: peppers, lao per
pound: pumpkins. 1 v, tj So per pound: rad
Uhee. tic per dos.n; plnach. 11 133 per
box: reroute. c; siuasb. ltaOlo per pound;
tomateee. t 34 per boa.
ONIONA AasoclBtloa prlco. IXXt per
ssrk.
SACK VElKTABLEf To ml pa. 1110
per each; rutebasaa. 1 41.10: carrot a. gl
tjl.lo: parsnips. 119110; bests, (1 as.
AP1-LE8 Kency Rome Beauty. a.0 per
bos: choice Rome Beeuly. 12: fancy Tallow
Newtown. $2 eO: fancy f pltsenb.rga. 1T:
Dalawere Red. tl.Tl; Wln.Mp. t3; Northera
(ipy. tl.ao; Baidwla. tleOvl; Baa Davis.
t i to.
Btsple Creeerles.
KALMON Columbia River. 1-poand talla
$2.23 per doeen; t-pound tellm, $2 03: 1
pouad r:aa I20; Aiaaka pink. 1-pound
talis, tl-i-
COfruB Roasted. In drums. StHOtOO
per pound
NI.TS WalnutA ttlt( Pr pound;
Bratll nut. I4vlci flliwrts. 14913c: al
monds. lTi21e; pcen. lc; rocoanuts. 00a
atl rr dueen; rhMtnute. 12He per pouad;
hl-k.rr nuta 10. rr pound.
HON IT Choice. It Ti per case; stralaed
hoeey. loo pr pound.
BALT Orsnulail. $13 p.r ton; ha!f
grojnd. 100a, io per ton: oue. IK per ton.
PHANH Small white. 4ie: large white.
Se; Lima. TVtc; pick. tc. kfexicaas, o;
bayou, to.
BUT; No. 1 Japan, flic: cheaper grades.
Ies: Fooihera bad, VeTc.
M'UAR try granulated. tt-H: fruit and
berry. 14 la; Honolulu plantation, 130;
beet. It ll; extra C. t.0a; powdered, bar
rets. M M: rubes, berrela 1 1 i.
DRtFlD rl lT Apples. 14a per pound:
apru-ota. lnlHc: peachM. 12914a;
prune Italian. luWtfnSc; sliver. lo; figs,
whlla and b.srk. l'TSt: eurranta. 10 9
lie; ralalna. loose. Muscatel. lT4c;
blesched Thompaon. 11 wc: unbleached Pul
laaaa. IHe: eeeded. TSve; dalee. Per
sian. IHo per pound; rard. $10 per box.
Dairy aad Ceoauury Produce.
BUTTER Orecoa creamery butter, solid
pack, toe: prints extra.
reran Uregoa ranch, candled. It
C 2c per dozen.
. HCKB uregoa. nominal; WlscoBtta,
dslal... nominal.
POKK Fancy, 191 Ho per pound.
VKAL Fancy. ltolllSc per pound.
POULTRY -Hens. 139 lac: b-pTtngs. lt9
14o: durks, lTflTHo: gee. 10911c; tur
keys, live. 16c; dressed. 20 B 21c.
Provlsloas.
HAMS 10 to 12 pounds. Utile; It to It
pounds. l91o: 14 to Id pounds. 18 91c;
14 to II pounds. 14H915W-: tklnnad. lc;
plmlrs, 11c: cottage roll. 13c
LAHD Kettle rendered. tierces, ISHe:
rube. 12e; standard tierces. 11 He; tuns,
lle: shortening, tierces, lit; tuba, IHo.
BACON Funry. 24c: at an (Sard. 2vs;
choice, lttsc; Enclleh. 15H91c
DRT BALT CVBKD Regular ehort clears,
dry sail. 11 Vic: smoked. 13c; short clear,
barks. 12 to 1 pouada. dry eelt. 12c;
smoked. 14c; ehort clear becks. to 20
pounds, dry salt. llVto; smoked, lto: Ore
gon exportA. dry salt. 13c; smoked. 14c
Fars.
FURS Portland prices for prime, well-
handled skins, according to sixes: Mink.
t49-b0: raccoon. uctl.&0: skunk (nar
row etrlpel. tlOl; skunk (broad strip. ).
T&crSl.tu: muskrat. 2ut 33c: gray fox. T3e
ilii; red fox. IlkiM; marten. 149;
beaver. tt60; fisher, (12920; badger. 40a
Oil: lynx cat, l5; wildcat. TJcfltl.60;
otter. 110914; lynx. HSwiW; ringtail eats.
23sj0e: elvet rat. 10i 23c; house cat. Itf
Sue; mouatala lion, t.va lu; bear, IT012.
Unseed Oil aad Tarpeatlaa.
LINSEKO OIL Pure raw. in barrels, 7To;
belled. In barrels, "c; raw. la oases. t2es
belled. In cases, tto.' '
TVKPENTl.NIi Cases, TOc; wood barrels.
eTHe.
FLAXSEED OIL MEAL Per toa. .44.
Hops. Veo4 and Hldea.
HOPS lilt crop. IT 913c; olds, nominal;
11 J contracts, S0w23Ho.
KOHA1H thoir, u e 33o per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14 Q lto per
pound, according to ahrdlnkage; Valley.
iitflTo per pound.
I ELTS Dry. 11.-; lambs, salted. TB9Oo;
short-wool pelts. 6.'4j.3c; butcher pelts, Jan.
take-off. 3cVfl.u; reb. take-of r. tllu
Lli
HIDE Halted bMes. sOV410Ha per
pound: ssited csir. latlTc: sslted kip. life
12r; green hides. OHc; dry cslf. 21c; dry
hides, lstfiuc; salted stsgs, 7 if TVke; greea
sisgs. IdHc.
uaSCara Pr pound. Bfc
ORAI.V BAGS In car lota T Ho each.
VALUES AKE VERT FORM IX THE
IIOSTO.V MARKET.
Sbnio Lines Are Becomlns Scarce.
Illddlnr for the New Clip
I Actire.
BOSTON. Feb. 10. Moderate eajoo of o
meetie wool are being made, with values
very firm. Trading la along broad llnea, el.
thoogh soma of the nearby wools are becom
ing ecarca.
Kidding for the new clip contlnuea active
In tba West, and It la reported that two
thirds of the Ltak clip has been sold at
from lto ta He. Pulled wool to moving
liberally, but Interest Is falling off la tka
foreign product." Quotatlone:
California Northern. 61011c: middle
eeuatsos. 4l9taa southern. 4404Te; Fall
free. 42 f 44c.
Oregon lae-t.rn No. 1 staple, tie: east
ern clothing, too; vslwy No. 1. 4T04to.
Territory Pine staple, tittle; Una me
dium staple. He to-; Bne clothing, ftt9to;
fine meltum clothmg. tlevtto; one-half
blood combing, tltfaoc: three-alghtha blood
combing. 61e32c; quarter blood oomblne.
tT0iHa.
Pulled Tirtra. 14 911c; fine A. 11013c;
A supers. 319110.
LEMUEL ELAM RECOVERING
Man Who Shot Self at Raymond
Well Knotrn at Cottage Grore.
COTTAGE OROVH. Or, Feb. SO.
fSpeclaL) Lemuel Klsm. who at
tempted to commit suicide at Raymond
br shooting himself In the head, waa
a former resident of thla city, and had
only left hero a few days before attempting-
to taka his Ufa. Ula wife,
orer wnoaa refusal to coma back to
live with htm caused him to commit
tha deed, left hero a few daya before
him to lira with relatives at Raymond.
When Elans left hero ho waa armed
with a revolver and made tho romark
to a friend, bo it has ainco been learned,
that ha might never ba aoen alive
again. Word received hero today states
that Elam received only a flesh wound.
Is recovering-, and haa been locked up
pending; trial for attempting; bis own
Ufa
SMALLEST OF YEAR
Slock Dealings in Wall Street
on Reduced Scale.
CHANGES NOT IMPORTANT
London'! Orxratlons Arc Lss Tban
On Tliouaand Shares Finan
cial Offcrlnss Are Floated
With Ease Bon da Stead.
NEW TORK. Feb. . The day In the
stock market may be epitomised la the
siatemcnt that ths total was the smallest
of any full day this year and closely ap-
1A aaeorda. Evea the
proTe.JjB.'r smmtly ir",K"",d; "
take en new commitments. The rr.o that
csn bs ssld Is thst ths msrket maintained
orar "mi"f '"ZXr W-tern.
wlllch ara Inter-related, were strong and
active for bo known reason, but the more
speculative etocks movsd wltblo ths most
restricted limits. , ,.M
Londons opcrstlont wore less '"J0!
-v ,,,,.u.i monetary development
waa the borrowing here by London bankers
of considerable money on call. TB"
3 to 4 per cent runner eii.
of money hero.
a...,rr i that an offering of ,000.
ma i ..w r n lmDOrtaot mer
cantile concern had been taken without pub
lic offering and Indications that a tlO.OOO.
ooo Japanese loan would be floated with
equal ease made up
.a..- fiK.nHKa
total of the
Introduction of a resolution In Congress
rslllng upon the AtlornT-Genersl to myee-
. v - .u.it amalt.r trust WSS Wltn-
out effect on the stocks most concerned. Too
copper thsres were Silghtly reactionary.
Among Ihe dsy-a rsllwsy returns wss ths
annual report of the Deleaare. Lackawsnna
A Wcai.rn road for lail, showing a belanea
available for dividends .quel lo 1.I per
rent as against S-41 the prevloue year and
ovrr 32 prr rent In ItKi The Baltimore
Ohio road, of whose common sioca u -
.- ir.4.d in durlnr the day.
Inrreea.d lis set esrnlngs for January by
sisi ooo
The bond market was steady, but festuro-
leee. Total Bales, psr tun,
Oovernment bonds were unchanged
CaU" CLCSINO STOCK QUOTATION".
loosing
slid.
3W
63 H
3' 4
MS
lle
M
4H
24
2ia
3v
-IS
J03V.
S7Vj
119a
141W
ins
2H
115 H
1"4 ',
I3 Vat
ISr)
121
IKS
T
230
JAW
S3
70
T2
20
1T4
.13H
141 H
13S
W
24 H
43
lKWTs
10
J71H
21
41 H
2
115
41
1ROH
I3014
18.1
17H
(H
A
20
10
SO
11
2d
t
10s )
132 .
24
1.12
2H
T'a
.19
143
11S
37 W
110
78
117
32 4
122
HXI
134
.10
139
27
15a "4
101k
78
23
49
8S
29 V,
70S
41S
1VK4
27.
73 4
AIM. Chat pf .. .
Amal Copper . .
Am Agrlcult ..
Am Iet Hugar.
American Can ..
Am Car A Fdy. .
Am Cotton Oil ..
Am lid A Lt pt
Ara Ice Scuri.. .
Ara L4nse.d . .
Am Locomotive
Am fm.l A Ref
do preferred. .
Am Fteel Fdy..
Ara Putar R.f..
Ara Tol A Tel . .
Am Tobecco pf. ,
Am Woolen . . ..
Anaconda M Co
Atchison
do preferred..
Atl Coast Line.. .
Malt A Ohio . .. .
Bethlehem Steel
Pros R Tran . .
C'ansdlaa I so ..
Central leather
do preferred.. .
Central of N J. .
Chea A Ohio ...
Chloaxe A Altoa .
Chi Gt West .. .
do preferred. .
Chicago A N W
C, U St PauL
C. C. C St L.
Col Fuel A Iron. .
Col A rtoutbern. .
Consol Gil ....
Corn Products
D A Hudson..
D A It Grande..
do preferred..
rlsti'.lers Secur
Erie
do 1st pf
do 2d pt
Oen Kiretrlo ...
tit North pf ...
C,t North Ore . . .
Illinois central,
laterbor Mr-t ..
do preferred..
Inter Harvests..
Inter Marina pf
lot Paper ... ..
Int Pump
Iowa Central . ..
X. O Southern..
do preferred..
Laclede CSS .
Louis A Nash..
Minn A St L ..
M. 6 P A S A at
Mo. Kan A Tex
do preferred..
Me Pacific ....
Nat Biscuit ....
National Lead ..
N Ky Max 2 pf.
N Y Central . . .
N Y, Ont A Wet
Norfolk A W.at
North Ameiicea
Northern I'ac ..
pariflc Mall ....
Prnnrylvanla ...
People's Gns ..
P. C C ft L..
IMtteburg Coal .
Prees.J 8 "ar. 7
Pull Pal Car ..
Hy Strel Spring
lu-adlna
Kr Public Steel . . .
Rock Ialand Co.
do prelsrred. .
t L A B F 2 pf
St L Southwest.
do preferred..
Fines fh.ITI.ld..
Southern I'ao ..
southern Ky ..
no preferred..
T.na Copper . ..
T.zaa A Pacific
71
11
if 3
Tol. St L A Wca .
1
do preferred..
Union ParlAo ..
do rr.furred..
V a Healty ....
i; 8 Rubber ...
U S Steel
do preferred..
I'tah Copper . ..
Va Caro Cliem..
Wabash
do preferred..
Western M'l . ..
Wealing Klec.
W.slern Vnlon..
Wheel A L E..
l.ehlsh Valley..
China Copper..
Kay Conseie . ..
2
l4i
P2V.
et
43H
BOS
M S
64
7
1
B.
7S
64
S
137
23
lrt
ar.a
l0 23 23
."-) 1S 1
oo 201 v s:-n
Am Tobecco
Total oaies for the day, 127.70O aharea.
BONOS.
Furnished by Ovarbeck A Cook Co.. of
Portland;
B'd. Asked.
A mer Tel A T.I con v 4s 110 111
AmrrVin Tobscco 4s 93 93
American Tobacce 6 120 120
Atchison general 4a 99 S 9t
Atchlsen conv 4s 1"I 1'"S
Atchison ndj 4s stamped 92 92
Atchison conv 6s .....107 1nH
Atlsntio Coast Llns cons s 9n ihi.
A I C oast Line "L A N coll" 4s. 93 93
Baltimore a Ohio tHs 92 9:1
Haltlmore A Ohio 4 99 90
Kroeklyn hapld Transit as 85 H5
Can Houtharn first 6s 101 lir
Cheaaoeake A Ohio-4a 101 ll
CHAW gen mtg. 4s 90 9T
C B A W joint 4s 97 97
C B A J Ills 4s 100 lo0
C It A Q Denver 4a 9.'. 9T
Central Pacific first 4s Bn 97
Chlraro A Ettst Ills 4s 80 f0
Culcaco R 1 A P ref 4s 90 90
Chicago R I AP Col trust 4s... 71 72
Colorado A Southern first 4s... Brt'a 97
Denver A Rio Cranda aa 90 91
Del A Hudson conv 4s 98 9B
Erie first cons P L 4s 94S 60
Int Met 4 He 81 83
Japanese 4s fi t7
Japanese first 4 He 93 . B3
Japanese second 4',s !2 92-
I.o-jlsvllle A Nsehvllis unl 4s... W'il f
Mo Kin Tex 4s M 89S
Vlsvourl raciric 4s 71 74 S
New York Central 3 Us Kg !8S
New York Central L S IHs 83 83
New Tork City 4s 93 9G
New Tork City 4Ss of 1037.. ..107 107
No-folk A Western 4s 98 99
Norfolk Wet conv 4s lo 109
Northern Pacific P L 4s 1K 100
Northern psclflc 8s 09 70
Oregon Short Line 4S 93 95
Oregon Ry Nav 4s f3 9C
Penna Ry 4s of 1948 10H MS
Philippine Railway 4s M 87
Reading general 4s 9 !is
p.epubiie or Cuba 3s 102 103
Southern rsclflo first ref 4.... S3 93
Southern Pacific col 4s 93 90
Foutacrn Hallway 4S ., 70 79
Bt L A 8 F ref 4s e.0 81
Ualea Pacific first 4 100)4 1C4
Bslas. High. Low.
'V.o6 "r.4 3
1. 1 00 V 3
1O0 Ms MS
7i0 12S 11
'"mo "26s 'ao5'
'"soo '38i '"
.A IIS 71H
100 1"3 a 108
1O0 21 Si
8m ll4 iiv;
1.IWO 141 141
AH) ll3 10414
"iJOO "83
h4" 104 Vt 104
100 104 104
"ioo "36" 'io'vi
W0 74 S "H
i.ivo jhos 2:
10V. 18 18
V.ioo T2 'iiii
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l.BOO 10 lfl
10O 68 68
2.8"o iio" issii
100 10 10
2O0 17114 171S
..... .....
20Q 42 41
: 2ft ti 29
bo0 81 S 81 S
100 61 S 61
"706 io ihi"
1.000 180 s 120
"ion "ii4 'ii's
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100 ios ios
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8" 1H2 S 132
HoO 20 20
"'j.'.O '63 'm
' 200 82 S 82
avo 110 110s
' V.1V10 iii" iio
100 78 78S
4"t 117S 117
20 32 32
PuO 128 122 w
2i lo Inn
C.600 lua 104
"206 "ii""
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""166 "sa 4 "8
"ioo "is- "siii
' "1.306 ioi' 107
4'lO 27 27
700 78 78
"o6 '2' '82
8.4'0 liM', 14
2UO 02 92
"406 '43 "43
Z9.800 00 6
V.POO "37" 'm
IOO B3 M
OOO 7 7
4.) IS 11
100 rt r.n
2.4iX 711 72
2.3O0 MS MS
1,200 6 S
Union paclflo conv 4a ,01,, J2?i
t nlon pacific ref 4s
fnltcd States Steel S F S 102T4 1J
Vnlted Ptates 2s regletered 100
I'nlted Stetee 2s coupon ....... .loo 100
fnlted Statee Ss registered H'2
I'nlted Ststes 8s coupon 102 ....
United titalee 4s registered 113 JJ3
United Ma tee 4s coupon 11J 'iS
United Railway 8 F 7 OS
United Hallway St L 4s rO
Wabash first 4s .'ll,.
Western Union 4 1J0,, 10?v
Westlntrhouse conv 6 0
Western Psclf'c Rs J ,
WlKconrln Centrsl 4s i.... 93 93'
West there 4s 100 100
Storks at Boston.
BOSTOK. Feb. 20. Closing quotations:
Alleuet 39'Mohawk 65
Am Cop ex-dlr. 4 (.Nevada Con .... 18
A Z L A Sm... S4"i;Niplslng Mines. 7
B A C C A S M. North Butte. 23 -A
Butte coalition. 2-JINorth lke
Cal A Arlrona. . 0 C'ld Dominion... 46
Cal A Hecla. ...430 Osceola
Centennial ls!Quincy
Cop Ran Con Co 5.1 s-nannon 9
E Butte Cop M. 112 H iSuperlor 23
Franklin 12; Sup A Boa Mia.. 3
Olroux Con .... 4Tamarack ...... 2S
Granby Con ... 33 U S 8 R M... 3o
Greene C ex-dlv 7 do preferred... 47
I Royalle (Cop) 24 Utah Con ...... J
Kerr Lake. 2l'1ah Copper Co. 6u
Lake Copper.... 83 Winona J
1 Salle Copper 4;Wolverlne 9
Miami Copper... 21i
Money, KxcJxance. F.tc
NKW TORK. Feb. 20. Money on call
stesdv. Sif2S: ruling rste. 2; closing
bid. 2; olferel Bt 2 per cent.
Time loans firmer. Sixty days, 2 par
cent; 00 daya, 8: six months, 3eS-
Prima mercantile paper, 8S6 4 per cent:
sterling exchange firm, with actual busi
ness In bankers- bills st M.84SO tor 00-day
bills, and at (4 8740 for demand.
Commercial bills 4. 88.
Mexlcsn dollars t7c
Government bonds steady, railroad bonus
steady. 1
LONDON. Feb. 20. Bar silver, steady,
27 6-lOd per ounce. Money 808 per cent.
The rat of dleeount In the open market for
short bills is 8 per cent; for three months
bl.la, M7--ld per cent.
BAJf FRANCISCO. Feb. JO. Sterling on
London. 60 daya 14.84; do, sight, 84.87.
Sliver bars. 39e.
Mexican dollars. 47o.
Drafts, sight. 6c: telegraph. 7a.
Condi I Ion of the Treaeary.
WAPHIXOTO.V. Feb. 20. At the begin
ning of business today the coudltlun of the
United Statee Treesury was:
Working balsnca iu Treasury of
fices . t M.7!fi,Ioa
In banks and Philippine treasury 33.fil8.4T0
Total balance In general fund... 119.817.8
Or Jlrtary receipts yesterday .... HK4.fo4
Ordinary dlaburaementa 1.612.X4a
The deficit to dste this flscsl yesr. 824.
103. 2J1. ss sgalnst t4.S10.b31 Bt this time a
year ago.
These figures exclude Panama Canal and
public debt transactions.
STOCK TRADE FALLS OFF
OXLV TWO LOADS ARE RE
CEIVED AT THE YARDS.
Bunch of Sheared Wethers Sells at
' a a. if. Tons of the) Market
It Firm.
After the active trading of Monday, busi
ness fell off at tha stockyards yesterday,
only two cars of stock arriving.
Tha principal sale was a load of sheared
wethers that brought 84.1S. A losd of
hogs sold st 86.70 snrl the remslnder of
the business was In odj and -ends. The
tone of the market held Arm throughout.
Receipts yoeterday were 7 cattle, 83 hogs
and 2-8 sheep.
Shippers were Newland Bros.. Troutdale.
1 car of sheep, and F. W. Williams, Junction
City, 1 car of rattle and hogs.
Tha day's aalea were as follows:
Weight. Price.
2B ewes 00 3.00
8 hogs 0.40
1 cow 710, 2.85
1 buir 7 3.30
22S sheered wethers K'O 4.13
78 hogs 3 f-70
1 hog - -10 6.00
The isnge of prices st tha yards was as
ChoJce'steers 80.00 16.60
Good to choice steers 5.73(o ti.oo
Choice cows 6.00 u 6.6O
Good to choice cows 4.73 6.00
Choice gpaved heifers 5.50
Good to choice heifers 6.00 & 6.25
Choice bulls 4.25'J 4.30
Good to choice bulls 4.00 4.23
Choice cslves I.snti S.00
Good to choice calves O.lodji 7.00
rl '
Choice, light hogs 6.309 6.75
Smooth heavy hogs 6.7i 0.00
Rough heavy 5.6u 6.75
Sheep
Choice yearlings 4. 60 A 4.7B
Cbolcs killing swes 4.00 ( 4.83
Cholcs lsmbs 4.7311 COO
Good to choice lambs 4.50i 4.75
Cull S.7CHJ 4.00
Omaha Uvo stork Market.
OMAHA, Feb. 20. Cattle Receipts. .6100:
market, slow and steady to ea.ler. Native
ste-ra, $3.07.75: com and heifers, 81.209
680; Western eteers. 8407.00; Texaa steers,
1.1 73tr5.8&: range cows and heifers. 3'
4 9; canners. e2.5093.H3; storkers and
feeders. o.93'8,.30j calves. 47.5u; bulls,
stats, etc.. t3.M(i 3.40
Hogs Receipts. 18.100; market, steady to
6c higher. H.avy. fti.OHH 0.13; mixed. 83.80
6 6; light. t:..7'KrJV05; pigs. (4.23wi.&0; bulk
of sales. .V8Ji 0.03
! sales, I...8JS1 0.UO
gheep Receipts. 11.000; msrkot. slow to
war. Yearlings, I4.tii3.30; wethers. 83.76
4.85; ewes, tne 3.83: lambs 6396.25.
b
low
e
Chicago IJvestock Market.
ruipifio Feb. 20. Cattle Receipts.
8000- msrket. quiet and weak. Beeves, 4.3
f IH; Texas steers, t4.6063.65: Western
steers. 64.HOQ7; stockers and feeders. S3.SO
C0.10: cows ana neiiera, 4i.ivk cttivca.
80. ro v
un.a Ttar.ints. 80.000: market, alow
llnht. 83.80 4.20; mixed. 63.830.22;
heavy. (.-..90&6.25; rough. 85.00fi6.10: pigs.
84.23 '16.90: bulk of sales. u.00.20.
bueep Receipts. 220O: market, generally
slow. Native. 83.80 ii 4.75; Western. e3 0t
4 80: yrarlinxs. tl.hOtr 3-73: lambs, native.
64.SOV a ; western. e..ov.ov.
Alt FRANCISCO PRODUCB MARgJKX.
Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Tegs
tables, rrnlts. Kta.
BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. It. The follow
ing produce prices were current hare to
dsy: Butter Fancy creamery, 84c.
Hide Store, 20c; fancy ranch. 10c.
Clirese lf 1SC
rinlnna X?.i'5 U 2.50.
Fruit Apples, choice, (1.23; common, 85o;
Mexican limes, l alilornia leraona
choice, 14.60; common. 82: naval arangaa
l.ro"1.7; pineapples. 8203.60.
llltuHi Bran, 824.006' 24.60; middlings,
831 O 64
Potatoes Oregon Burhsnks. 1.65ffl.60;
Salinas lliirbenks. 81.96V2: river Burbanka,
11.40 O 1-6.1; sweets, 81.7suz.
Hay Wheat. 8139 20: wheat and eata
11841630: alfalfa. 111913 60.
Vegetables Cucumbers. 11.231.60; gar
lic. 2v3c: green peas, 6tfl2c; string
besns, nomlnsl; asparagua, lou15o; to
ma'oes. nominal; egg plant, l.lftisoo.
Receipt. Flour, 83C quarter - sacks;
wheat, S1I13 centals; barley. 4740 centals;
potatoes. 8150 sacks: bran. 2S3 aacke; mid
dlings, 230 sacks; hsy. 227 tons; wool, IIS
bales.
Coffee aad Sugar.
NEW TORK. Feb. 20. Coffee futures
eloal ateadr at a net advance of lt?4
point a. February, 13.22a: March and April.
jis.-oo; star, u.oc. j u no. i.i.a, j j .
ll.le: Auifut. 13.33o: September. 13.370;
October. 13.22c; November. 13.8uc; Decem
ber. 13.27c; January, ij.-bc
Spot coffee steady; No. 7 Rio. 14c: San
tos No. 4. 13c: mild coffee quiet. Cordo
va. 13ttl7c: nominal.
Raw ougsr firm. Muscovsdo. teet,
4. too; centrifugal. 66 teat. 4.80c; molasses
sugsr, 89 test, 4.03c. Refined firm.
Dried. Fruit at New Tork.
xrw TORK. Feb. 20. Evaporated ancles
quiet and easy. On spot fancy are quoted
at 210c; choice. 669c; prime, K
8 c.
Prunes easy with a slow consuming de
mand; quotations rani;e from 40 to 12o
for Callfornias up to 30-4US and 6 013c for
Oreicons. '
Peacbea very inactive, but prices ar
stesdy: choice, ill; 11 So; extra oholoe, 11
tf lie; fancy, liaisc-
Mrtal Slarkets.
NEW TORK. Feb. 20. Standard Conner
steady. Epot. 14.02 14-07c: February.
14.00 It 14-loc ; 3Iarcn, Apni ana aiay. ii.uo v
14.15c; June. 14.05VlA12c. London
steady; spot. 62; futures, W1 13a 8d. Cuh-tom-House
returns show exports of So.&oS
tons so fsr this month. Lake Copper. 1239
14c: electrolytic, I4pi4c; casting.
13 14 c.
Tin easy. Spot. 2.T0G4So; February.
4X66043oi llaroh, a2.S3e42.uao. Aarll, 4AM I
New business,
and plenty of
it, this year for
bitulithic pave
ment. This tells
the story.
J. C WILSON & CO.
TOCKS. BOND!. r.FAM AMD COTTOS
MEMBEKJi
NEW TORK Sloth KXCnAWOSV
rikw TOKS COTTOX EXCHAXlii,
CK1CAI.O BOABf) OF XRADK,
THE 810CK AND BONO KkCUANGS.
BAN t'BANC'ISCO.
Mala Office Mills Bid;., San Fraacl.ra.
Braueh Offices Vancouver, boattlo.
Part land. Los Aagolea, Bam Utesa. tjor.
aaado Beach.
, rORTLAND OFFICKl
m.i- wiaor Lnmbermens Baak Bnildlagt
6th and Stark.
Thuare Msral s" Ilia. A-4187.
THE BARBEE ASPHALT
PAVING COMPANY
Cctstructs Asphalt and Other Bitu
minous Pavements.
MS-COS Electric Bldg Portland. Or.
Oakar Huber, sfanager.
eiiJOc; May. 42.12 42.37c: Jane 41.80
H 42.25c. Loirffon firm; spot, 194 &s; fu
tures. 4101 5s.
Lead quiet. 4.06O4.10O New Tork, 6.659
4. Or. p;at St. I.oulr. London, fl3 13s.
Spelter quiet. C504jU.75o New Tork. 6.37
61U2C H.ast St. Louis. London. 26 13s.
Antimony dulL Cooksons, 7.23c
Iron Cleveland warrants, 40s 3d In Lon
don. Locall Iron was unsettled. No. 1
foundry" Northern, 614.75al6.23: No. 2.
614 23tJM.75; No. 1 Southern and No. 1
Southern oft. 614.78gl4.2-3.
Changes la Available Supplies.
NEW TORK. Feb. to. Special telegraphle
and cable communications received by Brad
street's show the following changes In
available supplies as compared with pre
vious account:
Wheat Bushels.
V. 8., east of Rockies, decreased.,. .1,621.000
U. 8.. west of Rockies, lncressed... S77.000
Canada, decreased 27.000
Total V. B. and Canada, decreased. .1,022,000
Afloat for and in Europe, Increased 100,000
Totsl American and European sup
plies, decreased 22.00t
Corn
XT. 8. and Canada, Increased 1,215,006
Oats
U. 8. and Canada, decreased .... 126.000
Chicago lroduce Market.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Butter Firm;
creameries. 28 if 27c; dairies, 21625c.
Eggs Firm; receipts, 6779 cases; at
mark, cares Included, 2326c; ordinary
Urals, 25U2t!c: firsts, 2S'32SC.
Cheese Steady; daisies. 17 17o:
twins. 1617c; l'oung Americas, 17&
17o; long horns, 17$17c
New York Cotton Market.
NEW TORK. Feb. 20. Cotton futures
closed: January, 10.49c: March, 10.12c; May,
10 29c; July. 10.36c; August, 10.32c; Sep
tember, 10.32c; October, 10.63c; December,
10.43c
Duluth Flax Market.
DULCTH. Feb. 20. Closing: Linseed la
store, on track, to arrive. 2; February.
61. 9; Mav. 82.01 bld
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H
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ran visit on a alda trip tha Urine volcano
of Kilauea, which la tremendously active,
and see for himself the procau of world
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for the marvelous and wonderful in nature.
Visit the Islands now. while you can do It
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arams for bertha. Saltlnga: February 16.
March 8v March 30, April 20 etc.
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PORTLAND. OREGON
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Capital - r - $1,000,000.00
Surplus Profits $900,000.00
OFFICERS:
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R. IEA BARNES,
A. al. WBISHT, AssUtast Cashier.
LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS'
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Oldest National Bank West of tho
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YALE and HARVARD
Portland to Los Anteles. all hip.. .
b.i.t,h n T Yin inrelu. ran snd ship 23.39
Portland to Los Angeles, all ship, round
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Portland to Loa Anceles. rail and hlp.
round trip
Pertland to San Diego, all ship 20 XX
Portland to San Dleifo. rail and hlp. . 23.00
Portland to San Slcgo, all ship, round
trip 88.00
Portland to San Slezo. rail and ship,
round trip S.OO
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