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15 THiS MORMXG OKHGOMAX, SATURDAY FEBRUART 1, 1913. NQUIRY FOR HOPS Trade of Last Day of Month Surprises Dealers. STEADIES OREGON MARKET Demand for Prime Grade at 18 to 18 1-2 Cents California's Strong Position Shown by Reeent Sale of Sonomas. There tu more Inquiry on the hop market yesterday than for several days past, and fol lowing the Inactivity of a week, the renewed demand grave the market a steadier tone. What most Impressed holders was the fact that buyers were willing to take on hops on the last day of the month. A carload of prime was sold by a dealer at 18 cents, and at the close of the day more business of the same kind was pend ing at 18 to 18 hi cents. There was a report of a grower's sale at about the same price, but It was not confirmed. Interest in futures was limited to a mod erate demand for five-year contracts. No further business was reported in the California market. The 16-cent Sonomas recently sold there were of low grade and the transaction Indicates a strong market. London hop factors trade circulars of late date say: Wilde, Neame & Co. There la n altera tion to report on our market, business la quiet with values firm at their recent level. Manger & Henley Although the amount of actual business doing la somewhat re stricted, the tone of the market Is buoyant and firm all round. was done during the past week. Prlcea re main firm, holders showing no anxiety to get out. W HEAT TRADE QUIET AT ALL POINTS Blaestem Bought at 95 With 96 Cents Top Price Offered. The wheat market was quiet at terminal points and In the country. There was some business done In bluestem at 05 cents and 96 cents was the outside price quoted here. T acorn a sent out a quotation of 99 cents. but local dealers were unable to get more for whsat there than here. Club was steady at SOft S7 cents. Oats and barley were quiet and un changed. Weekly foreign wheat shipments were as follows: This Wk. Tjist Wk. Last Tr. Argentina -t.OTJ.tHK) 2.44,000 416, WO Au.iraM. .1.SV.0tK l.UL'.OOO 1.1 04.000 India 24.0i!0 6C.4.0OO 48S.0O0 Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Kxchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday - 11 .... 3 Tuesday ? 1 Wednesday ... I7 .... 5 .... 4 Thursday .... .... 11 -w-t-ihov :trt - - Year ao". . . . . 40 I S 5 9 Season to date 12311 100 1R41 1048 126 Year aco UIWS 291 1GU2 10. a 19S5 iOOD HOII AIR DEMAND IN THE EAST Texas Hair Well Cleaned t'p and Inquiry for Turkish Reported. Demand for good staple mohair la very good at the moment as It has been ror tne past week or two, says the Boston Com mercial Bulletin. Fall Texas Is getting well cleaned up, but combing stock In the vicinity of 85 cents finds a ready sale. Inquiry for good Turkey hair is also reported, but no sales of moment are reported this week. Orders have been placed for mohair recently In Constantinople for U. S. A. accounts and a considerable part of the business recently done there was doubtless for the Boston market, either directly or through Bradford houses. Some business Is also reported for this side In the Bradford market. In England the situation appear to be but little If any changed. Some yarns are going out for the Continent, but no new contracts of any moment seem to be under negotiation. GOOD DEMAND IN VEGETABLE MARKET Favorable Weather Causes Activity on Front Street. With the weather favorable, trade in all lines of fruits and vegetables continued good. The street was well supplied with nearly everything and prices were held steady. The only scarce article In the fruit line -was ripe bananas. Four cars are due Mon day. Front-street dealers have succeeded in keeping frosted California oranges out of the city and are offering fruit now that has never been excelled- in quality. In spite of this fact, however, the demand for oranges continues slow. Dealers are at a loss to explain the situation, as prices are reasonable, in fact much lower than they have been at certain times in the past. Poultry Market Weaker. Poultry prices weakened under the liberal receipts of the past two days. The general quotation on hens and Spring was 14 cents, but some business under this figure was reported to have been done. Dressed meats were steady. The egg market was slow with a good supply and a weak undertone. Butter and cheese were fairly active and unchanged In price Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,427,140 1139.377 eattle ... 1.230.729 JS0.700 Tacoma 46.3. 2 Spokane v 6-,l&3 67,lii7 Portland's clearings In January for the present and past years follow: January. 1013 149.2T1.242 January, 1012 43.M1.2VJ January. 1911 4l.S43.302 januarv, 1'JIO 3S.W.S; January, 1009 25.7v.:.ys PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Floor, Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Club. 87c; blue stem, 9c; forty-fold, S7c; red Russian, S4c; valley, S7c. FLOUR Patents, $4.70 per barrel; straights- $4.10; exports. J3.S."3.95; Val ley. L70. graham. $4.60; whole wheat. 14. SO. BARLEY Feed. $231223.50 per ton; brew ing, nominal; rolled, $23.60 j 2tf.30 per ton. C03N Whole. 27; cracked. S2S per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $22 per ton; abort, 24 per ton; middlings. $30 per ton. HAY Timothy, choice. $1617; mixed. Eastern Oregon timothy, $12 015; tt ano vetch, $12; alfalfa. $11.60; ciovor. $1: Straw. $0 8?. OATS No. 1 white. $26.50 g27.50 per ton. Vegetables and Fruits. FREPH FRC1TS Apples. 50c $2.00 pr box; pears. $1.502 per box; grapes. Mala gaa $S per barrel. POTATOES Jobbing prices: Burbanka 60 H GOc per hundred; sweet potatoes. 3 fee per pound- TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges: Nave: $2.2 5 4; Florida. $4; Japanese. $1.25 per bundle: California erapefrult. $2.7?03.U Florida grapefruit. $4.26; lemons, $7908 per box; i,l:itpple. 6c per pound; pome granates, $2 per box: persimmons, $1.73 pet box: tangerine. $2.23 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. $1.50 per dosen; caboage. lo per pound: cauliflower. $2-W per crate; celery. $5.50 per crate, cucumbers. 75c 43 per dog.; eggplant, lue pound; head lettuce. $2.?0 per crate: pep pers. 10c per pound; radifhea, 16c pet dozen; sprouts. 10c: tomMoes, $2.24 per bcx: garlic Stfso per pound. 6ACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 75 sack; carrots. 75c per sack; beets, 75a per sack; parsntpa, 75c per sack. OXIO.NS Oregon. $1 per sack. Dairy and Country Produce;. EOOS Freeh locals, candled. 24 -c per Comm. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Ue per pound. BUTTKli Orwgoa oreamorj butter, oufre. 37 He per pound; prints. SStf 39c pei pound. POULTRY Hens. 14c; broilers, 14c; tur keys, live, 2ic; dressed, choice, 25c; ducks, lGfe 17c; geese, 124f 12feC PORK Fancy, 10c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 14 144 0 per pound. Staple Groceries. SALMON Columbia River, one-pound talis, $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats. $1.40. one-pound flats, $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound talis, 85c; silversldes. one-pound talis. $1.25. HONEY Choice. $3.25 $.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts, ISc per pound; Brazil nuts, 12H 15c; filberts, 1415c: almonds, 18c; peanuts, 55c; cocoanuts, 90cJl per dozen, chestnuts, 11c per pound; hickory nuts. 3 10c; pecans. 17c; pine, IT Vt & 1'Gc BEANS Small white. 5.40c; large white, 45c; Lima, 6fec;. pink, 4.70c; Mexican. Sc; bayou. 4.65c. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $5.25; Honolulu plantation, $5.20; beet. $5.05; extra C, $4.75. powdered, barrels, $5.50; cubes, barrels, $5.60. SALT Granulated, $14 per ton ; half ground 100s, $10 per ton; 50s, $10.75 per ton; dairy $12.50 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. 55c: cheaper grades. 4fcc; Southern head, 5 & 6?ic. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; apricots. 12 14c: peaches. 8 S 11c; prunes, Italians. SjlOc; silver. 18c; figs, white and black. 6!&(f7c; currants, sc; raisins. loose Muscatel, 6Uf 7c; bleached, Thompson, llc; unbleached Sultanas. 8c; seeded. IhiUSc: dates. Persian, 7c per pound; fard, $1.65 per box. FIGS Twelve 10-ounce. S5c; 50 6-ounee. $1.S5; 70 4-ounce, $2.50; SO 10-ounce. $2.25; looee, 50-pound boxes, 64 Qi7c; Smyrna, boxes. $1.10&1.25; candled, $3 per box. Coffee Roasted, in drums, 24 40c par pound. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, picnics, 12c; cottage roll, 14c BACON Fancy Jti to 27 c ; choice, 20 LARD In tierces, choice, 14&c; com puui.u. ttSc. DRY SALT MEATS Reeular short eler 13144c; short clear backs, 12 to 18 lbs.. . :. siirt ct:ttr ufceto. 1& to 25 IS hi & 15c; exports, 14c. r.-ii-ri-'iLfc-u iit-tl? fclxtra mess beef. $14 mess beef, $13; plate beef, $20; rolled bone less beef, $30. BARRELED PORK Best pig pork, $24; brisket pickled pork, 23 25c Uops. Wool and Hide. HOPS 1012 crop, prime and choice, 18 19c per pound; 1913 contracts, 15c per pound. MoH AIR Choice. S2c per pound. PELTS Dry, 13 014c; butcher, 51 1.15. short wool. 7 & 10c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, :4 018c per pound according to shrinkage; Valley. 21 h Uc per pound. H1D.ES Salted hides. 32c per pound, salted calf, 16c; salted kip, 13 140; green Maes, 11c, dry hides, 22&23C; dry calf. Wo. 1, 25c; No. 2, 2uc; sal ltd bulls, Sc. CASCARA I'er pound. 4 4fcc; car lot. 4 V U 5c. GRAIN BAGS In carlota, 10c Unseed Oil and Turpentine. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 53c; boiled, barrels, 55c ; raw, cases, OSc ; boiled, cases, tJOc. 1 OIL MEAL Carloada, $37.50 per ton; less than carloads. $40 per ton. TURPENTINE Barrels. 54 c; cases, 57c. GASOLINE Naphtha. In Iron barrels 16c. In cases ii:;c; motor gasoline, in iron barrels 17c, in cases 24c; engine distillate, in Iron barrels filsc. In cases 15 &c CATTLE RUN IS SMALL TRADIXG IS MOSTLY IX SYVIXE MARKET. Prices Are Holding Steady Record Receipts at North Portland Yards in January. The last day of the month brought only a small run of stock at the yards, and trading was. therefore, quiet. Prices were unchanged. January was one of the beat months the trade has known since the local yards were established. The total receipts were 45,549 head, which compares with 84,230 head unloaded In the same month of last year. The ho run in the past month. 21,0 63 head, breaks all monthly records for Portland. Most of the trading yesterday was In the hoe- division. Tod stock sold at $7.60, the same price as on Thursday, and other light swine brought 7.40. A few heavy hogs sold at $6.60. The only sale reported in the cattle di vision was a load or cows at tt. Receipts for the day were 43 cattle and 640 hoes. Shippers were: Lon Guy, Lima, Mont., 2 cars of cattle; J. T. Head, Los tine, 1 car of hogs; T. H. Morelock, Enterprise and Joseph, S cars of hogs; Ed Mays, Hunts Ferry. 1 car of hogs; Robert McCrow. Gol- dendale. 1 car of hogs, and Mike woctor, Ooldendale, 1 car of hogs. The days sales were as follows: Weight. Price. 28 cows 97 $6.00 82 hoga 239 7.60 3 hogs -60 84 hogs 23:! 7.60 97 hogs 1S7 7.60 85 hogs 174 7.40 The range of prices at the yaras was as follows: Choice steers $730$8 00 Cood steers 7.00 7.30 Medium steers 6.500 7.00 Choice cows ti.nO'g) 7.00 Good cows 6-00 6.50 Medium cows 3.50 6.00 Choice calves 8.00 .00 Good heavy calves 6.50 7.50 Bulls 3.00 Hogs LiBht 7.30 7.60 Heavy 6.00 6.60 Sheep Yearling wethers 5.00 6.50 Ewes 4.00 5? 5-50 Lambs 6.00 7.35 Omaha Livestock Market. SOL'TH OMAHA. Jan. 31. Cattle Re ceipts, 700: market, strung. Native steers, f-i.rnfq i.."u; name cows and heifer. $47: Western steer?, $3.50 6 8; Texas steers, $4.73 fi'rt.30; Texas cows and heifers, $X75tt.75; calves. $-t.o0rl'- Hogs Receipts. 11.000; market, 5c lower. Heavy. $7.30 ci 7-40 ; light. $7.1517.35; pigs. $(ji7; bulk of sales, $7.25 7.35. tfheep Receipts, 200U; market, strong. Yearlings. ?.-o37.15; wethers, $55.5U; lambs, $7.75 $.05. r-ltli-air-n TlrMlnrk Market. CHICAGO. Jan. 31. Cattle Beceipts. 1B0O; market, steady to strong. Beeves, $6.25 9.20; Texas steers, 4.905.75; "West m tar .". tiitii-,7 SO: Blockers and feeders. $4.75 7.0; cows and heifers, $2.00 7.45; calves. $.50&" 10.25. Hoes ltoceipts. 2,ouu; marKet, now, .-c avrft I.lpht 7 40(3 jlk of ales, $7.60 7.65. Sheep Receipts, uouo ; maricer, sceaay to a shade higher. Native, $4.60 $5.00; West ern, $4.75 a 5.S5; yearlings, $6.35 (q 7.75; na lamhi rt ftO'i..7): "Western Iambi. $6-60 3.75. SAN FRANCISCO PBODUCB MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Vege tables, Fruit, Etc SAN FRAN'CISCO, Jan. 31. The follow ing prcduce prices were current here today: Fruit Apples, choice. 60c; common. 40c; Mexican limes, nominal ; California lemons, choice, $7; common, S3.50; navel oranges, $1.25i63; pineapples, $23. Cheese Y. oung America, 16 18c, Butter Fancy creamery, SSc Eggs Store, 22 c; fancy ranch, 24 hk c- Hay Wheat. $23.50; wheat and oats, S21.00&22; alfalfa, $12.5015; barley, $16 19. potatoes Oregon Burbanka. 75c$l; Salinas Burbanka. $11.&5; sweeta, $1 S3 H 2 00. Vegetables Cucumbers, $2.25 6 2 50; green peas, nominal; string beans, 30c; toma toes. 35 60c; eggplant, G15c; onions, 400c Receipts Flour, 6ooO quarters; barley. 9000 centals; potatoes, 11.575 sacks; hay, 70 ton. . Metal Markets. VEW YORK. Jan. $1. Copper steady. Standard spot, 15-3" bid; February, 15.37 15 75- March. 15.8716-00: April, May, 15 3515.55; electrolytic. 16.50; lake, 16.500 CastlnjrB. i o- w Tf io Tin firm- Spot, 60-0050 80; February. B0.12ff5O.30; March, 40.6764VJ.S7; April, 4tf.35r41.67. Lead quiet. 4.25 4.33. Fpelter easy. 6-.06.so. Antimony, dull. Cookon ..5. Iron unsettled, unchanged. Copper arrivals. 620 tons; export this . spoL 68 10s; futures, 63 od. London tin quiei:v spui. f j'Tl' ' V i rV "i Irou, Cleveland warrants. 60s d la IiOndun. FIRST MONTH GOOD Prosperity of Last Year Is Continued Into 1913. IRON AND STEEL TRADE BIG Only Inability of Mills to Make Prompt Deliveries Prevents Fur ther Expansion Open Winter Favorable for New Building:. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Dun's Review to morrow will say: The business expansion which began In 1913 was maintained steadily throughout the first month of the new year, and re- norts from various sections continue satis factory. .Weather conditions affect distri bution adversely In certain Industries and tariff uncertainty is responsible ror con servative buying In some lines. Labor trou bles have interfered with the demand for materials used In the manufacture of ciotn Ing, but the general effect on the dry goods trade Is comparatively align t. The Iron and steel trade continues so active that only the Inability of the mills to make prompt delivery prevents further expansion. The open Winter has been fa vorable for new building and Important construction worlc is in orosnect. In view of the large excess of merchan dise exports from this country in the last year, the fact that we have recently sent over $15,000,000 of gold out of the coun try is regarded as an unusual departure. Our own securities markets are quiet. ACTIVITY AT LARGE TRADE CENTERS Business Is Heaviest In Cereal-Producing Regions Retail Lines Quiet. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Bradstreet'a to morrow will say: Though trade trenda are running in favorable direction there is enough irregu larity to divest the situation of uniformity. Over and beyond all Is the "fact that the larger centers of distribution continue to do remarkably well, this being most potent In cereal-nroducinff regions that were ia vored by heavy crops. Comparatively few places can boast of good seasonable retail trade. Monev is easy, funds are returning from the interior in volume, and Western banks are liberal buyers of commercial paper. The stock market appears to have been neaviiy oversold, but most of the activity has been contributed by a few stocks. Business failures for the week ending January 30 were 361. which compares with 12 in the like week of 1912. There were 25 failures in Canada. Wheat, Including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending January 30, aggregated 5,370.910 bushels, against 3,157.469 bushels this week last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Bradstrcet's bank clearings report for the week ending Janu ary 1 shows an aggregate of $3,288,570,000, as aealnst $;l,597.8S3.00O last week and $3. 109,350,000 in the corresponding week last year. Per Ct. Inc. New York ,.$1,OU,42.-.000 1.2 Chicago S92A 12.000 S-0 Boston J.Vl.lUT.OOU Philadelphia 168.3etl.iKlO llf.7 St. Louis R2.743.000 17.7 Kansas City n.,778,000 9.4 Pittsburg r.a.Oitl.ouo 20-7 San Francisco 4rt.S2S.0oO 3.2 Raltlmore . ..j 47.051. 000 5.0 Cincinnati 27,795.000 1XS Minneapolis 23.120.000 24.7 x.w nrlMn 20.539.000 -3-2 Cleveland 24,431.000 30.9 netrnlt 21. (10.000 22.1 Los Angeles 23,471.000 28.2 Omaha 10.87S.00W z.n .Milwaukee 13.18.1.000 14-1 T.nti(vfllfl 1G.44.V000 1S. Atlan ta 14.432,000 4.G Portland, Or 9,014.000 M.7 Seattle 10.3S3.OoO 20.S St Paul N 9.020.0OO rtl Buffalo 10,848.000 15.3 Denver 9,104,000 4 Indianapolis 8,329.000 14.3 providence 7,!70.OOO 2.3 Richmond 8,483.000 12.1 Washington. D. C. ...... 0.942.000 4.3 Memphis 8,::4t5.ooo .".; St. Joseph 7.583.000 1.5 Salt Lake City o.TTi.ooo u.i Fort Worth 0.S72.0OO Albany 5.880.000 11.4 Columbus 5.051.000 6-5 Savannah 5,698,000 12.5 Toledo 4.404.000 13.0 Nashville 6,744.000 33.3 Hartford 4.488.000 14.0 Spokane, Wash 3,285.000 7.2 Tacoma 2.2S0.000 19.9 Duluth 3.341.000 2-.). 3 rtowianri rnl B.1SS.0C0 13.1 San Diego. Cal 2.517.000 36.9 Sacramento, Cal l,43.ooo 34M Helena 820,000 18.1 Stockton. CaL 700.000 2.6 Boise. Idaho 709.800 2.54 Ogden. Utah 53S.00O 10.4 Decrease. INQUIRY CONTINUES IX WOOL MARKET Trade Afected by 8pread of Garment workers' Strike. BOSTON, Jan. 81. The Commercial Bul letin will say of the wool market tomorrow: While the trade has been considerably In terested In the tariff hearings on schedurc K. und more vltaly affected by the strike among the garmentworkers, which has spread out Into New York State and bids fair to come into Massachusets, there ha been some inquiry for wool and it is appar ent that the manufacturers will have to come into the market soon if Immedlnte conditions become better. Sales for the week have not been heavy. , The shipments of wool from Boston from January 1 to January SO Inclusive were 19. 9ii7.117 pounds, against 27.679.S44 pounds for the same period last year. The receipts from January 1 to January 30 inclusive were 14.850.79S pounds, against 15,035.982 pounds for the same period last year. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Cotton futures closed easy. 3 to 11 points net lower. Feb ruary, 12.29c; March. 12.27c; April. 12.08c. May, 12.11c; June, 12c; July, 12.05c; Au gust, 11.91c: September, 11.49c; October, 11.42c; December, 11.43c. Spot closed quiet. Mld-uplanda, 13.05c; mid-gulf, 13.80c Sales. 21,716. TCEW ORLEANS. Jan. 31-)tton Spot, middling, 12 7-16 RISE IN CAN CHECKED PRICES BREAK OX NEWS OF ' PROPOSED BOXl ISSUE. Stock Trading Halting and Quota tions Irregular Gold Export Movement Continues. NEW TOEK, Jan. 81. There wu no trad, today of the buUlah enthusiasm of yes erday In stock market speculation, and. a! though a fair degree of strength developed In tne fore part of the session, the move ment, as a whole, was halting and Irregular. There was marked falling off in the amount of business. The failure of the bears In the first hour was followed ty Increased activity on the long side, with the result that Reading. Union Pacific and Steel were marked up a point or more. But In the afternoon prices sagged back again and changes on the day among the important stocks were small. American Can stocks, which have been the conspicuous feature of the week, were active during the early part of the day and the common rose to tl,i. The unofficial statement of a plan for paying off the ac cumulated dividends of nearly 3.1 per cent on the preferred stock, through the issue of $13,000,000 15-year 5 per cent debenture bonds, was followed by a sharp break which bore down the common to 48 and the pre ferred from 129 to 124H. The break was attributed to realising, al though there was some bear selling on the ground that the plan meant the conclusion of the upward manipulation of these stocks, and that debentures would entail a consid erable Increase in the fixed charges of the oompany. After the Can stocks touched their low points they became quiet. The gold export movement continued, en gagement of 11.000.000 for France and an equal amount for eooth America being an nounced. Foreign exchange weakened. Forecasts of tomorrow's bank staement dis agreed, eusestlng cash galne of 4. 000.000 to JS.000,000. Bo mis were Irregular, Wabuh. refunding 4s were weak. Total sales, par value, 12. 560.000. United States bonds were unchanged on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co.. Lewis buiiaing, Portland. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bio. Amal Copper .. 31,410 74 k 73 734 Am Beet Sugar. TOO 3S 37 ft 37 H American Can .. 95. 4( 43 4S do preferred.. B.400 12 ll'4Vi Uft Am Car & Fdy. 2o 54 58 Sol, Am Cotton OiL. 400 &2 - 51 Am bmel & Kef 3.4UU 74 73K 7M do preferred.. 106 S American Sugar 200 118 117 117 -J. do preferred.. lltJH Am Tel tc Tel.. 2,900 132 131 131 Am Tobacco pf 500 2W -65 Anaconda OOO 3& 38 37. Atl Coast Line.. 13l. ATA Santa Fe 2.500 104 103 Ti luj Bait & Ohio... 400 102 102 102:,a Brook R Tran.. 00 91 91 Ul Canadian Pac. . 1.20O 241 240 240 C & O 1,IKK 78 7b TSti C 4c Q W 100 lo 1B 16 do preferred 32 C c N W 5(H 137 1S7 136 C, M & St Paul. 1,200 114 113 113 Central Leather 300 28 2S 28 Central of N J 353 Chino 900 42. 42 42 Col Fuel & Iron 5.20O 38 36 37 do preferred. 155 Col Southern 31 Consol Gas .... 500 13S 137 13T D L. & W . 420 0 & R G " Distilling Securi 100 S 18 18 Erie 2,900 32 31 31 General Electric 200 142 142 341 Gt North Ore .-. 1,200 40 30 KD't Gt North pf ... 1.2oo 128 128 128 Illinois Central. 100 12S 128 127 Interboro Met .. 2.000 1 18 13 do preferred.. -3.900 4 63 3 Inter Harvester 1,700 115 114 114 K C Southern 26.4 Lehigh Valley.. 11.300 163 161 161 Louis & Nash.. 1,500 140V. 139 189 Mexican Central 23 M. S P A S S M 100 140 140 10 Mo. Kan & Tex 27 Mo Pacific 1.SO0 42 41 41 National Lead.. , 10O 53 53 52 Nat Biscuit 119 do preferred. 11 N Y Central ... 300 109 109 109 N Y, Ont & Wes 200 31 31 31 Norfolk & West 2.500 111 110 110 North American SO0 81 80 80 Northern Pac .. 700 120 119 119 Pacific Mall 30 Pacific T & T. . iOO 39 39 4.l- do preferred .... 96 Pennsylvania ... 2.000 123 122 122 it People's Gas ... 200 116 1-6 115 Reading 49.300 166 "Ci4 105 Republic S & L 4.9O0 28 25 27 Rock Island ... 5.9oO 24 22 23 Southern Pao .. 31.000 109 K'7 108 Southern Ry . . . 300 27 27 ?ik Texas Oil "00 120 12) 129 Union Pacific .. 32.800 101 159 100 do preferred.. 300 90 1'0 89 United Rds S F S3 U S Steel 80,500 CO - 64 J' do preferred.. 3''0 11014 110 110 Utah Copper ... SjO 55 64 54 Wabash Western Union Westing Elec .. 2.o01 74!. 72 71 Wisconsin Cent. Total sales for the day, 461.S0O ?naes. BONDS. Reported bv Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board of Trade building. Portland. Bid. Asked. Amer Tel : Tel conv 4s 105 106 American Tobacco 4s .... 98 American Tobacco 6s 124 .... Atchison general 4s 98 ',i;' Atchison conv 4s 104 105 Atchison adj 4s stamped 8t 88 Atchison conv 5s 104 1. Atlantic Coast Line cons 4s 94 9o At Coast Line "L & N coll" 4s. 1)1 1 Baltimore & Ohio 3s M Sl Baltimore & Ohio 4s 97 ! Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s 91 91 Can Southern first 5s 100 1 00 Chesapeake & Ohio 4s 100 100 C B & Q gen mtg 4s 95 9 C B & Q Joint 4s 95 9:i C B & tl ills 4s 97 98 C B & Q Denver 4s 95 !i Central Pacific first 4s 95 9 Chicago & East Ills 4s 77 i Chicago R I & P ref 4s 87 88 Chicago R I & P Col trust 4s... 63 ! Colorado & Southern first 4s... 9:t 94 Denver & Rio Grande 4 87 .... Del & Hudson conv 4s Si 98 Erie first cons P L 4s 86V. 87 Int Met 4s 81 81 Japanese 4. 82 S3 Japanese first 4s 90 Japanese second 4s 8S .... Louisville 4- Nashville unl 4s... 98 99 Mo Kan & Tex 4s 8 87 Misosurl Pacific 4s 7o i0 New York Central 3a 86 87 New York Central L S 3s 7S 78 New York central 4s 90 91 New York City 4s of 1957 105 105 Norfolk & Western 4s '. .. 98 N Y Ont UIW4 92 94 Northern Pacific P L. 4s 98 98 Northern Pacific 3s OS (18 Oregon short Lino 4s 91 91 Oregon Railway & Nav 4s 93 9.1 Prima Ry 4s of 1948 101 102 Philippine Railway 4s 80 Reading general 4s 91 97 Republic of Cuba 5s 102 102 Southern pacific first ref 4s.... 93 39 Southern Railway 4s 77 78 - St Ij & S F ref 4s 76 76 Union Pacific first 4s 99 99 Union Pacific conv 4s 96 Union Pacllfc ref 4s 95 95 United States Steel S F Bs 101 101 !i ITnlted States 2s registered 101 101 United states 2s coupon lot 101 United States 3s registered 102 103 United States 3s coupon 12 103 United states 4s registered 113 114 United States 4s coupon..; 113 114 United Railway S F 4s 65 66 United Railway St L 4s 74 Wabash first 4s 62 63 Westinghouse conv 5s 93 94 Western Pacific 5s 87 87 Wisconsin Central 4s 90 91 West Shore 4s 97 as Storks at Boston. BOSTON, Jan. ill. Closing quotations: Allouez 39 IMohawk 54 Amalg Copper-. 73 Nevada Con IS A Z L & sm... 31Nlpissing Mines. 8 f Arizona Com .. 3iVorth Butte. 30 B & C C & S M. 6:North Lake 1 Cal & Arizona.. 06 Old Dominion... 49 Cal & Hecla 495 lOsceola 95 Centennial lQuincy 73 Cop Ran Con Co 47Shannon 12 E Butte Cop M. 14 'Superior 32 Franklin 7!Sup & Bob Min.. 3 Giroux Con .... 3 (Tamarack 33 Granby Con ... 69 U S S R 4 M... 41 Greene Cananea. 8i do preferred... 49 1 Roya'lle (Cop) ,4Utah Con 54 Kerr Lake 3 'Utah Copper Co. 54 Lake Copper.... 20 'Winona 3 La Salle Copper 4' Wolverine 68 Miami Copper... 23 1 Money, Exchange, Etc steady, 3 per cent; ruling rate, 2' closing ma, 2-; uiieiu i. o. nwo steady, 60 days. 3S3 per cent; 00 days, .. ... ..1 mnnths 4frf.ll. TW, K.nt Prime mercantile paper, 45 per cent. sterling exenange wean nciuai busi ness in bankers' bills at S4.8.115 for 60-day 1.11, .. a, A (IT'JX fnr riArnuid. commercial Diite.. ,io Bar silver. 61c. Mexican dollars. 48c. fiovernment bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular. LONDON. Jan. SI. Bar silver, steady, 28d per ounce; money, 4 54 per cent; rate of discount for short bills, 4 per cent; do, three months' bills, 4 per cent. san ntANClSCO. Jan. 81. Silver bars. He. . ... . . Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight .02, telegraph .05. merlin, in London. 60 day, 4.8S: do sight, 4.87. Condition of the Treaaory. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The condition of the United States Treasury at the begin ning of business today was: ,... Working balance 88.615.099 In banks and Philippine treasury S2.495.4i2 Total general fund........ 144.669, 348 Receipts yesteroay - rZr-iTY Disbursements - .jJLv'o The surplus mis nscai year is ,i,i,oiifc as against a deficit of J23.147.647 last year. The figures for receipts, disbursements, etc., exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions, Coffee and Sugar. NEW 1UK1L, .tan. ox. unco iuiiu.. closed barely steady, net one point lower to two poiIllB HlKiiei. j i .., v, . ary. 12.Vic: March, 13.22c; April, 13.33c; May, ia.vc; june, is.oc, juu, umu-i gust, 13.65c; September, 13.73c; October, -to c- -v-..AmKaf Ti ft:tf TiorembiT. lS-SSc: January, 13.5Sc Spot steady. Rio 7, 13c; Santos 4. 15c, mild quiet. Cordova, 15lSc. nominal. Raw sugar steady. Muscovado, 89 teat. 2 g;c- centrifugal, &i test, 3.48c;- molasses. 8 test, 2.73c; refined quiet. Naval Store. RiVAXXAH. Jan. 31- Turpentine firm. 41 to 42c; sales, 628 barrels; receipts, 258 barrels; shipments, 232 barrels; stocks. 21,550 barrels. Rosin firm; sales, 1717 pounds; receipts, 2345 pounds; shipments, 10,473 pounds', stocks, 123,200 pounds. Quote: A, B, $4.95 to 6; C. D. $3.50 to $6; E. 6; F, $6.15 to 16.20; G, 6.20 to $6.25; H. $6.20 to $6.27H; I. $8.30: K. 6.30; M, S.vs; IN, J.v; wi $7.15; WW. $7-S0. Chicago Dairy Produce, rurf.nn Jan- 31. Butter, firm. Cream. ertes, 27 & 34c Eggs nrra; receipts, 3453 cases; at mark, cases included. 19 & 22c; refrigerator firsts. Wool at Si. Louis. ct T.nns. Jan. 31. Wool, steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 21&23c; fine mediums. 18 6 20c; fin. IS 17c. Hops at New York. HSW XOKIi. Jan. oi.-u.op ctcauj. COLD WAVE FLURRY Wheat Buying Is Started by Weather Reports. GOOD ADVANCE AT CHICAGO Low Temperatures in Iowa and Ne braska With but Ldttle Snow Cov ering Foreign Xewa Is Also Favorable to Balls. CHICAGO, Jan. 31. Iowa and Nebraska. reports of weather 10 below aero where there la little snow protection brought about buying flurries today In wheat. The mar. ket closed firm, M to e above last night. Corn finished to c up. oats at UOUe to toiiftc advance, ana pro visions strung out from 22 He decline to a rise of 12c. Besides the cold wave, the reported with drawal of the lUlrklsh envoys from London had a disturbing effect on would-be sellers of wheat. Estimates of larger worm ship ments served only as a temporary check to the bulls. Prices at no time reacted to last night's level. Instead, the top prices of the day were In full force wnen tne Deu cleared the pit. Coarse grain advanced for the same rea son as wheat. The cold wave was ex oected to Increase feeding, especially of corn. Demand for oats, however, proved relatively small. In provisions there was a sharp break due to heavy selling by stockyard houses. The only rally of consequence appeared In January pork, for which shorts were com pelled to pay a brisk advance. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May S .9314 .93 t .9354 .93?,, July fit .1(114 .PI -SiVi Sept. 88 .'!" .8854 .89 t CORN'. May 51i ..'.2V4 July B2-i .5.H4 Sept 53 .34 hi .51 i .52 ? .33 !4 .52 H .5314 .54H OATS. May 33 Ti .34 U .33 .34 i July .".4 .3414 -34 .341; Sept. 33 .34 .33 T4 .34 MESS PORK. Jan 19.12 & 18.30 10.12 H 19.30 May 19.1U 10.13 18.9!! 19.0714 July 19.12V4 19.12H IS.92 19.10 LARD. Jan .10.10 10.10 10.0214 10.02H May 10.1-1.4 10.20 10.12H 10.1V4 July 10.20 10.22 10.12 10.17V4 . SHORT RIBS. Jan 10.25 10.25 10.17 10.1T May 10.20 10.25 10.12 10.17 n July 10.20 10.22 10.10 10.15 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow, 61c: No. 3. 47 SV,c: No. 3 white. 50(ffa0?ic: No, : yel low. 47?448c: No. 4, 4547?4c; No. 4 white, 4S50c; No. 4 yellow, 4547c Rye No. 2. 64 c. Uarley 50 70 c. Timothy S3 4.13. Clover $1220. Pork J19.0519.S0. Lard U0.05 11.07. Ribs $10.37. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Jan. 31. Cargoes on passago, Rfonilv. sellers askln&r lV.d advance. Ensllsh country markets steady. French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 81. WheatSpot quiet. Futures steady: March 7s -4 lid; May, 7s 27id; July. 7s 2d. Puget Sound Wheat Markets. Tipnw .Tan Wheat, bliiestem. OStfl 09c; fortyfold. 80SSc; club, Suisse; red Ktissian, Nc Car receipts, wheat, 29; barley, 3, corn 3, oats 1, hay 8. KTT4TTT.T5T. .Tan. 31. Wheat, hluestem. 95c: fortyfold, 85 c: club, 85c; Fife, 85c; red RiiRRlan. Yesterday's car receipts, wheat 27, oats 24, barley 3. hay 22, flour 4. Grains in Ban Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31. Spot quota-tinn.- wi!a Walla. SI. 55 1.57 : red Rus- tan si .v.'ii ff-1.r.K: Turkey red. SI. 704 1 7?u. hlneatem. SI. 70 1.72 1 : feed barley. li.32 1.35; brewing, $1.40 1.42; white oats, ,1.001. UJ; Dran, o.ivg uiiu AUnv xaiffi:t'2: shorts. S25.50&U26. Call board sales: Wheat, no trading. Bar ley, December, si. 31 ft 01a; aeu May, $1.31 bid. $1.32 asked. Minneapolis Grain Mraket. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 31. Wheat close: May 88c; July, 90c; September, 88c. Closing, cash. No. 1 hard, 88c; No. 1 Northern. 878Sc; No. 2 Northern, 83SI!c; yo. 2 nara Aioni.m, oo; o wiic.t, ow if 84c Flax 1.341.34. Barley 43 4 59c. Dnluth Linseed Market. DULUTH, Jan. 31. Closing: Linseed on tracK, l.A'.'s, Juiy. un; umw fl.33, nominal; May, fl.35 asked. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Evaporated apples quiet. Prunes barely steaay. quiet. Peaches DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. THAYER At Ninth and Gibbs streets, Marquam Hill, to the wife of Glenn Thayer, January 30, a son. MARCH AND At the Good Samaritan Hospital, January 20. to the wife of Charles E. Marchana. 4io rirsi street, a uhukuici. CRONNOBLE At 746 First street, Jan uary 27, to the wife of Eli F. Cronnoble, a daughter. NELSON At 746 Albina ave., January 29, to the wife of P. A. Nelson, a daughter. BUSHMAN At 1177 Powell street, Jan uary 29. to the wife of W. F. Bushman, of Vancouver, a. , a u.usuw. wir.sER At 388 East Seventh street. January 24, to the wife of Frank Wagner, a son. TWEET At 854 East Seventh street North, January 27, to tne m or w. . tvml . son. CHARD At 304 College avenue, January 2-t, to the wife of pniiup cnara, jr.. a aausu ter. r.iBBETSON At 1561 East Yamhill. Jan oary 18, to the wife of G. L. Garretson, a daughter. BifEH At St. Vincent's Hospital, Janu ary 11. to the wife of J. L. Rifer, 122 Stan ton street, a daughter. CHRISTIANSEN At 623 Albina avenue. January 25, to tne wite 01 t,anuwiwa, a son. LARRANCE At 14T Stanton street, Jan uary 23, to the wife of William R. Larrance, a daughter. PATEGO At 267 East TJnlon avenue, January 10, to the wife of Angelo Pastego, a daughter. . r-AMiPATtnLl At 608 Third street, Jan- nary 2, to the wife of Guiseppe Caniparoii, a daughter. BADORINA At 3S06 Twelfth street. Woodstock, January 8, to the wife of Joseph -Rarlnrlna. . daughter. BABICH At 9 East Third street, Janu ary 3. to the wife of George Bablch, a daughter. . TA7.7m.jKn At 430 East Fifteenth street. January 16, to the wife of Petro Tazzollno, a son. ..... HUNTLEY At 965 East Thirty-first street. January 7, to tne wue 01 w. a. nuui- lev a riall. titer. KIMBAL At 669 Powell street. January 5 to the wife of Jacob Kimbal, a son. HAUPERT At 385 Ivy street, January 1i o the wife of Joseph F. Haupert, a son. HAMBY At 1181 Garfield street, January 1 to tne Drife of team M. iiainoy, a sou. HOLMES At 302 Fessenden street, St. Johns. January 17, to the wife of Charles L. Holmes, a daughter. SMITH At 505 Jefferson street, January 25. to the wife of Carl C. Smith, a son. DICKIE At 267 Knott street, January 23, to the wife of Gordon B. Dickie, a daugh ter. MONAGHAN At 756 William avenue, January 80. to the wife of Thomas R. Mon aghan, a son. SCH CHT At 19 West Jessop street, Jan uary 13. to the wife of Albert Schacht, a daughter. j,j KaY At 13S3 Olympla avenue, Janu ary 8 to the wife of Harry McKay, a son. HICKMAN At 459 Russell street. Janu ary 10. to the wife of Norbert A. Hickmaa, a daughter. pAVIS At 109 Revere street, January 1ft. to the wife of Reuben L. Davis, a daughter. BRAi5aAKi ' rwumu ummmu.w. LADD &TILTON BANK Established 1859. Capital Stock $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 1,000,000.00 Commercial and Savings Accounts Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks issued, available in all 'parts of the world. OFFICERS. W. M. Ladd. President. Hobert S. Howard, Asst. Cashier. Edward Cookingham, Vlce-Prea. J. W. Ladd. Asst. Cashier. W. H. Dunckley. Cashier. Walter M. Cook, Asst. Cashier. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 900,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains TRANS-ATLANTIC LINES AMERICAN LINE N. Y.-Flymonth-CberbouTg- Southampton Atlantic Transport Line New York London Direct RED STAR LINE N. Y. Dover Antwerp TO THE PANAMA CANAL SPECiAL EXTRA By the White Star Line's New Triple-Screw Steamer LAURENTIC MARCH 12 27 Delightful Days $175 and Upward OTHER WEST INDIA. CRUISES FEB. 8 A.VD FEB. 22. A. E. DISNEY, PASS. AGT., 10 SKCOND AVE., MAIN FLOOR, REAR. SEATTLE. Or Local Railway and Steamship Agents. January 29. to the wife of Charles Brassard, 1034 Stephens avenue, a daughter. Marriage licenses. LEWIS-CANNON Roy Lewis, city, IT. and Edna B. Cannon. 25. PTEFFENS-MARETT Henry C. Steffens, city, t'7, and Elsie Marett, 21. JAMES-CATL1X Leland James, city, 21. and Millie Catlln. 21. NELSON-WILEY Edward C. Nelson, city, 28, and Mavbelle Wiley, 2T. PANTENBURG-ZENZEN George Panten burg. Beaverton, Or., 24, and Mary Zen zen, 19. CAHBEK-MATEOVICH Nick Carbeck, city. S2. and Antonla Mateovlch, 27. BENNETT-SCHMIDT Harry A. Bennett, city. 23, and Anna M. Schmidt, 19. FALLON-GOCHA William F. Fallon, city, legal, and Florence M. Gocha, 24. IMPROVEMENT OF BAY AIM Port of Coos Commission Appropri ates $50,000 Toward Work. MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 31. Spe cial. It isno longer good form to say "slough" when referring to the small waterways existing about Coos Bay. at least the Port of Coos Bay has so decided. "Inlet" is the word by which the Commission desires small waterways known. There was no of ficial action on the question, but it was stated that the word "slough" was a misnomer, as its definition meant a swamp, instead of a waterway. Improvements of the bay and small inlets were outlined by the Commission, Including dredging and marking of some of the channels, and a move to ward a better waterfront. An appropriation of $50,000 was made to the Government to assist In widen ing and deepening the inner channel, and it was decided to center all efforts on inner harbor work to commence with the arrival here of a dredge. Local bankers were present at the meeting and stated that they desired to handle the funds gained by the sale of the 1300,000 worth of bonds but the Commission will communicate with out side financial houses. RATE INCREASE IS ASKED Home Phone Company at Hood River Petitions Commission. .-- . T r . r f T 91 rQnailfll lA .rt I .i ...i . v, . . . tv . i . . tut. petition has been received by the State rcallroad commission anaing- m 1 1 -1- 1 . V. .. 4,mnanar tf rint nUlUU IClDpiuul. WW... .... .. J . River, be allowed to advance its rates to the extent oi exacting a au-tem charge for switching service in making calls Deiween ir.e uppei uuu ju leys. 1 11.3 lriujiouj we"" " between the two points is 25 miles. which entails tne necessity oi unuuuuii tng two plants and extensive trunk lines. It further states that the tele phone rent has been reduced to a month, and that as the increase appears to be necessitated by the service, it is better that those actually using the long distance connections should be the proper ones to pay for it. The Commission will investigate the situation and soon announce its find ings. Ashland Orchardist Found Dead. ASHLAND, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.) A. A. Wilson, an orchardist residing on Liberty street in this city, was found X J 1.1,, nv-Atri k(.R. virientlv from uctm "-. " . - heart trouble. He was about 50 years old ana naa resiaea nere mi dv.wo coming from the Palouse section of Washington. The body 1 heing held Smooth, Easy Riding Lasting Economical Streets Thafs BITULITHIC WHITE STAR LINE New York Queenstawn -Liverpool N. Y.-Piymouth -- Cherbourg- Soulhamptoi MEDITERRANEAN CROIiiS Eoston Mediterranean Italy Canoplo Cretlc . . Marfh IB April 8 WEST IXDIKS SOL'TH AMUKICA EASTER CRUIoE pending the arrival of relatives from a distance. Coos Man Wills AH to Church. MARSHFIELD, ' Or.. Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) Thankful for his recovery from a shock which prostrated him on the street, John Golden, a pioneer coal miner of this city and district, has an nounced that he has had a will drawn, leaving his property to the Catholic church. Golden, who is worth prob ably 1100,000, has no near relatives, and desires that after his death his money go to provide a church building and parsonnffe for the parish. The street pavement is a most important factor in the up building of cities. BARBER ASPHALT has, in every progres sive city through out the country, and under the most ex acting tests, demon strated its durability and economy. J.C.WILSON&CO. HOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN A.U COTTOX HSUDERt MEW TOKK STOCK. KXCHAlfGB, KEW iOKK COTTON tCXtUASUg. CHICAGO BOARD OK TKAUB, THK STOCK ANO BONO KlUA.lCB, SAN KItANCISCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street Phcrc Marshall 4120. A 4187 TRAVELERS' OllDE. ansa ,i:)rtJjVAi,a-T-n -rs?q EXPRESS STEAMERS FOR 6aa Francisco and Los Ang-eie WITHOUT CHANGE 8. S. BEAR nails 4 1'. M. February S. THE SAN FRANCISCO A 1'OKILAM) S. & CO., Tlckot Office 132 Third Street. . Phone Main 5605. A 2SS9. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego Direct S. a Roanoke and S. S. Elder. Sail Every Wedneeday Alternately t P. M. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. 122 A Third St Fkones Mela 1314. A 1314 COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER alls from Ainworth Doclt, Portland, at Tuesday evunlni at 8 P. M. freight re ceived dally except Tueadayi up to 5 P. M. Tuesdays up to 3 P. M. Passenger tars: First-class. 10; second class. 7, inelu sc berth and meals. Ticket oino at A l worth Dock. The Portland A Coos Bay Line. l i. iyf"""i. JAPAN V!SS!Si TOUR Ith dUnaton to Manila and China. Small party leave lr.sct Marcn ttest ar rangements assured. Tours to Kurope and North Cape, etc F. C. CLARK. TUnea bld. Now Turk.