Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 06, 1913, Image 17

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Newspaper Page TextORIENT'S TRADE BIG Operations in Past Year Larg est on Record. .'0RTS, IMPORTS GROW Shipments in HIS VaTued at $190, 000,000, a Gain of Nearly $100, 000,000 "In Decade Cotton 3fost Important Item. Trade between the United States and the Orienf "n 1912 wu the largest ever re corder This Is true both as to Imports and export. The lmporta from Asia and Oceania combined were, according to a com pilation Just completed by the statistical division of tbe Bureau of Foreign and Do mestic Commerce. $280,000,000 In "12. against 16O,0O0v0OO In 1901; and the t to Asia and Oceania, $190,000,000 l against $06,000,000 ltf 1902. a decade ago. Thus Imports from the Orient show an increase of 75 per cenx in ten years and export thereto an increase of 100 per cent in the same period. Even the phenomenall e exports of 1006, when the requlren ' Northern Asia, due to tha Russo-J, e War, brought exports to Asia and Oceania up to tha unusual total of $168,000,000. are surpassed by the total of $190,000,000 In 1912. the highest -ord of exports to the Orient which ou eign trade has ever shown. The gro.. over 1911 la about $20,000,000 as to exports and about $S0, 000,000 as o Imports. One striking characteristic of the growth during 1912 in exports to Asia lies In the fact that India and China have followed the example set by Japan some years ago In the purchase of American cotton. Both In dia and China are producers of raw cot ton, India ranking second' In the world's cotton-producing countries: yet the exports f raw cotton from the United States to British India in the calendar year 1912 amounted to 85.000.000 poinds, valued at $$,750,000, and to China, also a cotton-producing country, the exports of raw cotton In 1812 were 14,000.000 pounds, valued at $1,500,003. This i movement of cotton from the United States to India, and China Is a quite recent development in our trade with that part of the world, the cotton exports to either of these countries having been practically nothing prior to 1911. Japan la a large importer of cotton from tlio United States, ut the figures of 1912 Tar exceed those of any earlier year, our own trade figures showing exports of cotton to Japan In the calendar year 1912 amounting lo 20s.000.000 pounds, against 142,000.000 In 1911. the high record calendar year In cot ton movemcnla to that country. The total exports from the United States to Japan In 1912 wero J58.OOO.0OO In value, against $11,000,000 In 1911. The increase in our exports to the Ori""' ix-ctirs chiefly In the trade with J tlm Philippine Islands and India, to 'lirro was a slight reduction In export Ipg the calendar year, due to a decl the tiuantity of illuminating oil and c cods exported that country in the lattei part of J'J12, c red with the correspond ing period of . To Japan the Increase of $14,000,000 in exports chiefly occurred, as abovs Indicated, In raw cotton, though flour also shows an Increase of about Jl.BJO. oim. To the Philippine Islands there was a marked Increase in exports, the total In 1912 being $25,000,000 in value, against Jio.000,000 In 1908, the year prior to the enactment of the law which provides for free interchange of merchandise between those -Islands and' the United States. - DEMAND IN WHEAT S, tKET SLACK Buyers No Interested Except at lower Prices Farmer Holding. Wheat trading Is still on a small scale, liuyers are not Interested, except at prices a cent or two below the market, and as hold ers are not willing to acc pt these figures, business is therefore light. Should any large demand for flour spring up in the Orient, millers would be wI'Mng to offer nro for wheat, but In the meantime they disposed to stand back and let the era carry too wheat. Prices are not y to recede much, however, with such a .all supply of wheat left In the country. The Oriental flour trade is quiet, as la to l,e expected after "le heavy buying of last month. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Alondav 21 ' 9 14 5 Tuesday 72 1 5 u Wednesday ... ."1 ... " g ; Year ago -- tt S u Reason to dat..12,74( llllO 1S.-.9 1 1271 Tear ago ...... O.OSr, 21 Itfll 1107 2007 POTATO HOUUXliS SOW ARE 1ARC.E Fanners Are Cmrryloar More Stock Than a Year Ago. According to the monthly Crop Reporter, the quantity of potatoes remaining In grow ers hands the first of the year, compared with the total 1912 crop grown for market. as about S9.S per cent. A year ago grow ers held S3.1 per cent of the 1911 crop. In 1910 thhey held' 40'i' per cent and 1909 41.1 per cent. tealeres held on the first of January this, year 0.8 per ent of the crop grown In 1912; a year ago 8.8 per cent; two years ago 10.9 per cent; three years ago 9.9 per cent. Both growers and dealers on the first of tne year held 49.$ per cent of the 1913 crop, a year ago 41.7 per cent, two years ago .11.1 per cent and three years ago 61.1 per cent. The crop In 1912 totaled 420.647,000 bush els as compared with 192,737.000 bushels In 1911 and S49.0S2.0OO bushels In 1910. niMANK FOB APPLES IS BETTER Higher Prices Are Asked at Interior Ship pins; Points. There is a slightly better demand for ap ples, and selling prices in the country are 10 to lf cents higher than last week. There are heavy offerings of the smaller sizes. Vegetables were in light supply on the street. Cauliflower haa cleaned up well and lettuca la very scarce. Mexican tomatoes are quoted higher in the South, and will hare to advance here. Firmer Tone la Est Market. There was a firmer tone in the egg mar ket, caused by the cooler weather and the active demand from the North. Fresh lo cals were quoted at 20 3 27 cents. The demand for poultry was still slow and th supply was ample, but prices were not changed. Dressed meats were steady. The inquiry for cheese continues to im prove, and the market is on a firm basls. Butter Is steady. Sale of Aurora Hops. The movement in the hop market con tinues of small volume, owing to the re stricted demand. Holders are not offering freely, and this keeps values fairly steady. Tl-.o Pardee lot of 70 bales, at Aurora, was sold yesterday at 164 cents. Bank Clearings. Mank clearings of the Northwestern cities Yesterday were aa follows. Clearings. Balances. Portland J'SJH'I Tacoma ZV-tT Spokane - PORTLAND MARKJCTS. nraln. Floor. Feed, Etc. WHUAT Track prices: Club. SgS7c: bluextem. MtjMfcc; 40-fold. 87c; red Kusslan. tic: ai:v. 7c BARLEY Feed. $:S.;0 P-.r ton: brrw Ine nominal; rolled. $ii-50 Q 26.50 pe.- ton. ro:;!- Whole. $27; cracked. $23 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $4.70 per barrel; straights. $4.10; exports. SXSj a) 3.95; Val ley. $4.74 : graham. $4.44; wholo wheat. I4.S0. -' ' MILLS TUFFS Bran. $22 per ton: shorts. $24 per ton; middlings. $30 per ton- . HAT Timothy, choice. $10017; mixed. Eastern Oregon timothy. $12 tjli: ce.1 an vetch, $12: alfalfa. $11.50; clorzt. $l: straw. $7. OATS No. 1 white. $26 50927.50 per ton. Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Apples, SOc$1.75 per box; pears. $1.502 per box; grapes, Maia giis. $8 per barrel. POTATOES Jobbing prices: Burbanka SOtyOOc per hundred; sweet potato, 3l per pound. TKOPICAL FRUITS Orange: Nav:. $23: Florida. $4: Japanese. $1.25 per bundle; California grapefruit. $2.7." 91" : Florida grapefruit. $5; lemons. $7.6028 per box; pineapples, Co per pound; tanger ines. $2.25 per box. VEGETABLES Ar.ichokes. $1.30 per dozen; cabbage. 1c per pound: cauliflower. $2.50 per crate: celery, $5.50 per crate, cucumbers, 75c ft $2 per doz.; eggplant, iOe pouod; head lettuce. $2.50 per crte: pep pers, 25c per pound f radishes. 85c per dozen; sprouts, loc; tomatoes, $- per 0ox; garlic. 5&so per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 75o D dozen; sprouts. 10c: tomatoes, $2 pel acit: parsnips. 75o per sack. ONIONS Oregon. $1 per sack- Dairy and Coon try Produce. EGGS Fresh locals, candled, 2CS27c per ozen. POULTRY Hens. 13ic: broilers, 13 4 c: turkeys, live. 20c: dressed. choice. 22l.2.1c: ducks. 154Hc; geese, lOfrl-c CHEESE Oregon triplets. lsc per pound. EL'TTtfl Or on creamers ouuer. cuaw 36c per pound; prints, riTtfSTc -" pound. PORK Fancy, loc per pound VEAL Fancy. U91ia pel Staple Groceries. SALMON Columbia River, one-pound talis, $2.25 per' dozen; half-pound flats. i An. nn-nnn riata. S2.45: Alaska Dink, one-pound tails, 85c; sllversides, one-pound tails. S 1.2o. HONEY Choice, $3.3583.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts. ISc per pound: Brazil nuts. lL'U.ftl.ic: filberts. 14fil5c; almonds, ISc; peanuts. o5.?c; cocoanuts, 90cSl per dozen, chestnuts, 11c per pouna; nuts. 3810c; pecans, 17c; pine, ll,420c BEANS Small white. .40c; largo whits, 4C86c; Lima. 4c; pink. 4.10c; Mexican. 6c; bayou. 4.65c. SUGAR Fruit a erry, $3.25; Honolulu plantation. $5.20: L $5.05: extra C, $4.75. nowdered. barrels. S5.S0: cubes, barrels. $5.60- COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 24-40c per pound. 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, SQihic; cheaper grades. Mc. Southern head, 5-0'6-nc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. lc per pound; apricots. 12&14c; peaches, Sllc; prunes, Italians, 8 alloc; sliver. Uc; figs, while and black, 6Hc; currants. 9 He; raisins, loose Muscatel. 6V. i lie; bleached, Thompson, like; unbleached Sultanas. 814c: soded, "H88,ic: dates, Persian. 74o per pcund; fard, $1.65 per box. Fl6s Twelve 10-ounce. Sac: 30 -ounee. 1.S5; 70 4-ounce. $2.50; 30 10-ounce. $2.35; loose. 50-pound boxes, 6tta.7c; Smyrna, boxes, $1.10(3:1.2.1: candled, $3 per box. Provisions. HAJIS lO to 12 pounds, 1814JH9-4C; 12 to 14 pounds, 18V4Sl!c; picnic, 12c; cot tage roll, 14c BACON Fancy, 2627Hc; standard, 22 2c; Eugllsh, 10 to 12 pounds, 21c; 12 to 14 pounds, 2C:. LARS In tierces, choice, 14c; com pound. c JRX SALT MEATS Kecuiar short clears 15314'vje: short clear backs, 12 to -t lbs., .! Wl-c: short clear oacKS. la to 25 iws 13415b; exports, 14c. bAKKELKD BfcE' Extra mess beef. $14 mess beef. $13: plate beef, $20; rolled bone, less beef, $30. BARRELED PORK Best pig pork. $24; brisket J' -ikied pork. 23 35c Bods. Wool and Hide. HOPS 1912 crop, prime and choice, 18 jer pound; 1913 contracts, 15o per JH AIR Choice. 82o per pound. iLTS Dry. 13014c; butcher, $11.U. rt wooL 7 010c WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14013b per pound according to shrinkage; Valley, 21 022Vtc per pound. HIDES Salted hide. 2o per pound, .ailed calf, ISc; salted kip, 13014c; green hides. 11c; dry hides. 22 ft 23c; dry calf. No. 1, 25c; No. 2. 20c; salted bulls. 8c, CASCAHA Per pound, 4ii4-Jio; ear lota, 4K65C. GRAIN BAGS In carlo's, 9c Linseed Oil and Turpentine. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 66c; boiled, barrels, 5Sc; raw. cases, 61c; boiled, cases. GJc. OIL MEAL Carloads, $.17.60 per ton; less than carloads, $40 per ton. TURPENTINE Barrels, 54Hc; cases, 67c. GASOLINE! Naphtha. In iron barrela 16c in cases 23o: motor gasoline. In Iron barrels 17c, in cases 24c: engine dlr',ate, in ires barrels 8I3C. In cases 15Vsc SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Vege table , Fruit, Etc. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. The fo"ow Ing produce prices were current here today: Frult-Apples. choice. 60c; common. 40c; Mexican limes, nominal; California lemons, choice. $7; common, 3. 50; navel oranges, $1.253; pineapples, $23. Cheese Young America, 16 ISc. Butter Fancy creamery, 37c. Eggs Store, 23c; fancy ranch, 24c. Hay Wheat. $?4?25; wheat and oats. $21.5023;. alfalfa, $12.3015; barley, $18 Potatoes Oregon Burbanka, 5c?$l; Salinas Burbanks. $11.35; sweets, $1.85 2. Vegetables Cucumbers, $3.60: green peas, nominal; string beans, nominal; tomatoes, 35&6uc: eggplant, nominal; onions, 40655c. Recclpts Flour, 1030 quarters; barley, 4130 centals; potatoes, 2740 sacks; hay, 61S tons. s CDPPERGROUPWEAK Stocks Sold on Break in Lon don Metal Price. TRACTIONS ALSO- LOWER Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 0. Copper quiet. Spot, 14.87tjc bid; February, 14.75c bid; March. April and May. 14. 75-S 15.30; electrolytic, 16.50c; lake, 16.50 16.75c; castings, 16.00$ 10.25c. T'n dull. Spot, 48.66 48.T0e: February, 48 y 48. 70c: ' March, 48.25 48.70c; April, 48 4S.50C. Lead steady: 4-254.33c. Spelter weak: 6.55a 6.75c. Antimony nominal. Cookson'a, 9.73c. Iron irregular and unchanged. CoDner arrivals, 550 tons. Exports this month. 75SO tons. London copper quiet. Spot, f66 17s 6d; futures, too na uo. Lonaon tin steady. Spot. 222 5s; futures, 219 15s. London lead, H6 l"s. London spelter, 26. Iron, Cleveland warrants, 4s 10 Hd In Lon don. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Coffee futures opened steady at a decline of two to six points under scattering liquidation. Prices continued to ease off In the absence of support, with the close barely steady. 11 to 15 points lower. Sales, 99.750. February, lS.OOc; March, 13.39c; April. 13.45c; May, 13.53c; June. 13.55c: July. 13.56c: August. 13.60c: August. 13.60C; September, 18.64c; October. 13.53c; November, 13.61c; Decem ber. 13.45c: January. 13.45c. Spot quiet. Klo no. 7, la c: santos no. 4. 154c. Mild quiet. Cordova, loSlSc, nomlnaL Raw sugar steady. Muscovado, SO test, I.PSe: centrifugnl, 96 test, S.4Sc; molasses, 89 test, 2.73c. Refined steady. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Feb. 6. Turpentine firm: 42r4-'u.e. Sales. 22S: receipt. 71; ship ments, 824; stock, ii.ouv. Rosin firm. Sales, 4S8: receipts, 6SS: shipments. 2000: stock. 125.000. Quote: A, B, $3 5" a 5.60: C. D. J5.75; E, $5.85; F. $5.95: G, $6.00: H. $6.05; I, $6.15; K. $6.60; M, $7.00; N. $7.03; WO, T.10; WW, $7.10. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAOO, Feb. ( 5. Butter- Steady, Creameries. 27$? 34 tic Eggs, firm. Receipts, 2900; at mark, cases Included, 20324c; refrigerator lirsts, 17 17 c; firsts. 24 c. Wool at St. Louis. PT. LOUIS.Feb. o. Wool, steady. Terri tory and Western mediums, 21&25C; fine mediums, ls2c: lino, 13&17C. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Evaporated applea quiet. Prunes dull and eaay. Peaches quiet and steady. Dnlutu Linseed Market. DULUTH. Feb. 5. Close: Linseed, $1.39; May. $1.41 bid; July. $1.42H asked. 1 Hop at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 1-Hops qui Vancouver Council Moves. i- v--f-,T--i-Tr-t W b TVh. 5. fSrte- clal.l Owinc to the crowded condition of th CMtv riall Dore, tno luusui , I ... , A y.amMnt nf the lenseci ouii-To - n,w - f-..i.t KmiQ Hank buildinsr. where its sessions will b held In future. The City Clerk and City tngmeer win aiso have offices in this basement. Can Declines on Failure of Directors to Declare Expected Dividend. Ttailroad Shares Tend to Kesist Depression. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Quotations of stocks drifted downward today in much the same way as on the previous days of the week. Sentiment was more bearish and such new fiuences as were brought to bear helped j spread pessimistic feeling. Disappointment at the failure of the American Can Directors to lane action on the back dividend on the preferred stock, legal obstructions in the way- of concluding tho subway negotiations, and unfavorable reports of conditions in the copper trade WHre -esponslble for declines lu the stocK.-. directly concerned, and the heaviness in theie shares spread to the general list, al though the railroad stocks for a time resist ed the movement. The copper group was the weak feature, these shares being sold on the break of the metal . market in London id re ports of unsettled conditions in the home markot. Consumers were said to be holding back, pending publication this week of the Copper Producers' monthly statement. It was predicted that the statement would show a further gain In stock on hand. Declaration of a 5 per cent quarterly divi dend on American Tobacco, with 15 per cent extra, caused the stock to recover its loss of over three points. Bonds were Irregular, witn c lower trend. Total sales, par value, $2,300,000. United States 4s coupon and Panama 3s coupon advanced on call. . CLOSING STOCK QUO'- TIONS. Reported by J. Wilson & Co., Lewis building, Portland. Sales. Amal Copper ; . 13,200 Am Beet sugar. American Can .. no preferred.. Am Car & Fdy. Am Cotton Oil.. Am Smel & Ret. do preferred. . American Sugar do preferred.. Am Tel Tel.. Am Tobacco . . Anaconda Atl Coast Line.. A T & Santa Fe do preferred.. Bait & Ohio . .. Brook R Tran.. Canadian Pac. C 6c O C & Q W C N W.-.lt.. , C. M St Paul. Central Leather Central of N J. Chlno Col Fuel Iron do preferred.. , Col Southern . -. Consol Gas .... D L & W D & R G Distillers' Secur General Elec 40f 15.100 3,300 1O0 800 4,500 500 4.S0O ' -.00 300 1.50O '"406 900 6,900 100 2.100 4.100 5.S00 300 High. 72 V 37 39 12'i 01 H 72 131 Ti 284 t "7 9 130 103 102W 90 23814 77 Closing Low. Bid 1 37 M 38 is, 124 53 51 72H 1314 2Sl, 23i 77 200 300 300 400 114 30K 42' 3S? 30 137-54 19 142 5, 113 W 291, 41 38 20 13. 1i 18 141 400 1.SO0 200 ' V,6o6 "'400 300 20O J 00 600 100 1.400 12St4 - 128 84 ! Ill 20 101 iioii 'ii'i ii'4 120 10s 31 l9vi SO lieu 200 40 4 12t4 11314 163 27 "4 24 4, 105 11.000 200 S0.7"O 4"0 6. 700 6.400 100 16.400 100 159 128 128 H 18'4 2 , 110 204 101 1404 "4i" iiok' 120 108 ,4 31 19U 0 11ST4 '36Vi ' -14 27 24 54 105 27 71 37 39 124 53 50 72 100?t 117V. 115 -131H 2S3 37 128 10334 101 102 90 237 77 15 136 113 29 S53 41- 37 44 157 29 X 137 418 21. 18 141 38 1 28 128 18-14 02 111 26 101 138 23 140 27 - 41 -, 62 119 120 IOS 31 109 SO , . H8T4 29 39 96 119 per cent: closing bid. tlT4 Per cent; .offered at 3 per cent. Time loans steady. ' 40 day. 3?4 4J4 per cent: 80 days, 4 4j4 per ceut; six months. ?-4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, IH lo 3 per cent KtoT-lln ichnii firmer with actual bus iness In flankers' bills at $4.S3.45 for 60-day bills and at $4.s..65 for aemana. t'omrnercial bills. $1.83. Bar silver. b2,o. Mexican dollars. 4SC. Government bond firmer; railroad botua easier. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The condition of the United States Treasury at the begin ning of business today was: Working balance $ 83.184.749 In banks and Philippine treasury 33,342.956 Total of general fund 146,947.511 Receipts veeterday 2.47S.0S4 Disburaements 1,265.360 The surplus this fiscal year is $6,256,536, as against a deficit of $21,03S,343 laat year. The figures for receipts, dlsburftimeuts. etc.. exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions. New York Cotton Market. . N'EtV YORK. Feb. 5. Sooi close1 quiet. Mid-uplands, 12.S5; mld-galf, 13.20. No sales. Futures closed quiet. Closing bids: Feb ruary, xiz.ai: larcn. .si; April, i-.ii: May. $12.1:; June, $12: July. tU.04; August. $11.89: September, $11.53: October. $11.47: December. $11. -IS: January. $11.50. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5 Spot cotton steady, unchanged. . Middling, 12 7-16c. Sales. 660 bales. HOGS ME DIME'HEB BEST . LIGHTWEIGHTS BRING $7.60 AT XOKTH POI!TIAT. 100 26.500 100 200 100 100 32 64 10s- 54 72 T3 32 63 08 114 14 27 24 105 , 27 119 i.-.o 89 32 72 Rt Northern Ore do preferred. . 300 Illinois Central. l)0 Interboro-Met .. 1.30O do preferred.. 2.000 Inter Harvester K C Southern.. Lehigh Valley.. Louis St Nash.. I xlcan Central 8 P 8 S M Mo. Kan & Tex 51o Pacific National Lead.. Nat Biscuit . . . do preferrod. . N Y Central . . . N Y. Ont & Weo Norfolk & West North American Northern Pac Pacific Mail . . .. Pacific T & T-. do preferred.. Pennsylvania ... People's Gas . . Read'-ig ReDuolic S & I. Rock Island ... Southern Pac . . Southern Ry . . Texas Oil . Union Pacific do nreferred. . United Rds S F U S Steel do preferred.. Utah Copper . .. Wabash Western Union . Westing Elec .. Westing Kiec . . Vlfnnntln rnt. Total sales for the day, 231.8' BONDS. Reported by Overbeds & Cooke Co., Board of Trade building. Portland. Bid. Asked. Amer Tel A Tel conv 4s 1; American Tobacco 4s 96 American Tobacco 6s. ........ .120 Atchison general 4s 98 Atchison conv 4s 104 Atchison ad J 4s stamped 87 Atchison conv 5s 104 Atlantic Coast Line cons 4s. ... 95 At Coast Line "L ft N coll" 4s. 91 Baltimore & Ohio 3s 9 Baltimore O Ohio 4s TtMntlvn Tlnnid Transit 4s.... 90 Can Southern first 5s loo Chesapeake & Ohio 4s C B & Q gen mtg 4s C B & Q Joint 4d C B & Q Bis 4s C B & Q Denver 4s Central Pacific first 4s Chicago & East Ills 4s Chicago 11 I & P ref 4s Chicago R I & P Col trust 4s. Colorado & Southern first 4s. Denver & Rio Grande 4s Delaware & Hudson conv 4s.. Erie first cons P L 4s Int Mot 4s .. Japanese 4s Japanese first 4s Japanese second 4s... Louisville & Nashville unl 4s. Mo Kan & Tex 4s Missouri pacific 4s Now York central 3 New York Central L S Sa. . New York Central 4s New York City 4s of 1067.. Norfolk r Western conv 4. . N Y Ont & W 4s Northern pacific P L 4s Northorn Pacific 3s Oregon Short Line 4s........ Oregon Ry 4 Nav 4s Penna Ry 4s of 1948 Philippine Railway 4s Reading general 4s T?nniiHlt nf Cllha 5S Sou' hern Pacific first ref 4s... 93 Southern pacific col 4s 4 Southern Railway 4s 74 SLtlF ref 4s.. .5 Union Pacific first 4s . 90 Union Pacific conv 4s 90 Union acltlo ref 4s 9 Unitec ates Steel S F 3s 101 United .ates 2s registered lui United States 2s coupon... United States 3s registered United states 3s coupon... United States 4k reiistered United States 4s coupon... United Railway S F 4s.... United Railway St L 4s... Vabash first 4S Vestorn Union 4s Westinghouse conv 6s Wisconsin Central 4s West Shore 4s ..100 ..954 . . 95 .. 97 .. 93i .. 95 87 . . 65 . . 93 .. 87 .,97 .. 83 .. 87 .. 82 . . 90 .. 88 .. 98 i .. 86 . . 70 . . 76 .. 77 .. 90 ..104 " 92" .. 98 .. 68 . .. 91 .. 93 ..102 97 ..102 .101 . .1021 . .102 . .113 ..113 . . 65 .. 65 .. 60 .. 95 .. 93 .. 91 .. 97 1" 53 3 72 3 72 3 72 49 shares. 106 98 104 88 104 95 91 Bl 97X 90 1O0 100)4 96 96 98 96 96 88 65 4 98" MS 88 SI 91 99" 86 70 76 ii" 105 109 94 98 68. 91 95 103 83 97 102 93 91 78 76 99 96 93 101 101 101S 103 103 114 114 06 66 111 96 94 91 98 Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Jan. 5. Closing quotations Aloues - 83 IMohawk Amalg Copper.. 71;N"evada Con .... A Z L Sm... SIVNIpissing Mines. Arizona Com .. 3, North Butte, B&CC&SM. 6 North Lake Cal & Arizona.. 5!OM Dominion... Cal A Hecla 490 lOsceola Centennial 16 iQuincy Cop Ran Con Co 46 Shannon E Butte Cop M. 13!Superlor Franklin T Sup 4 Bos Mln.. GIroux Con 3!Tamarack Granby Con ... 67U S S R & M... Greene Cananea. 81 do preferred... I Royalle (Cop) 27 ' :Utah Con ...... Kerr Lake. 3Utah Copper Co. Lake Copper.... 18:winona La sane copper hwi.wihw v Miami Copper. . .23 I M ewes'. Exchange, Ete. LONDON. Feb. 5. Bar silver, steady, at 28 1 l-16d per ounce; money, 4 per cent: rate of discount for short bjlls, 4 13-16 O 4 per cent; do, three months' bills, 4 ll-lo bl per cent. PAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. etilver bars, 62 c; Mexican dollar, nominal. Drafts, eight. .01- do telegraph. .03. Sterling' on London, 60 days. $4.83: do sight, $4.87. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Money on call steady, S3 per cent; ruling rate, 2 53 IS S-4 29 2 48 95 71 11 31 3 30U 39 48 10 63 3 Day's Run Is Small and Prices Are Steady All Around Steers Taken at $7.65. The run of livestock continued Ight yes terday and a steady mark-t was the result. The best hogs brought "me over Tues day's price. Two loads of prime . -s were sold at $7.65 and cows sold up to $7. In the hog market only two loads were sold. The best brought $7.60 and a lighter load went at $7.50. Lambs were firm at $7 for the best offer ings. Ewes sold at $5.25, the top current Quotation. The disposition of livestvjk at the yards in January was as follows: Catt. C'vs. H'gs. Sheep. Union Meat ....2941 64 9012 11.407 Sterrett & C 206 4 849 404 Frank L. Sn. 126 3 933 150 Gill Co 2U7 1 300 Adams Bros 683 R. Fairchild 65 1 495 Misc. Portland 49 16 6 2.557 Misc. Ore- ...4 346 1 0 432 1,001 "eeders. m '57 18 .arstens Co.... 90S 24 4749 479 Barton & 670 0 821 1,253 Frye & Co 141 .. 2405 James Henry 12l .. 678 233 Tacoma Meat Co - .. 100 J. B. Connolly 28 Peoples Market 26 Misc. Washington 208 1 194 441 Receipts yesterday . were: 127 cattle, 522 hogs, 480 sheep and .0 norses. Shippers were: N. Brown, Roosevelt, Wash., 1 car of hogs; L. B. Henderson, Mc Minnville, 1 car of horses; J. W. Havens, T-vin Falls, 1 car of hogs; W. W. Kent, aaoore, Idaho, 3 cars of cattle and hogs; R. W. Gray, Arco, Idaho, 2 cars of cattle; W. H. Steen. Blue Mountain, 1 car of hogs; J. A. Sellars, Sterling, Idaho, 1 car of hogs; Henry Blahn, Heppner, 1 car of sheep; J. T. Abbott, Hunts Ferry. 1 car of sheep, and R. F. Bicknell, Buhl, Idaho, 1 car of cat tle. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Price 1 cow 1020 $5.00 2 cows 1200 7.00 3 cows 1133 . 6.50 2 cows 1135 5.00 6 cows 1150 o.75 7 steers ..1000 7.25 9 cow 1114 7.O0 25 steers 1070 7.65 1 steer 1240 7V00 1 steer H0 7.00 25 steers 1058 7.65 2 steers 0 0.30 1 .ta.r 121U 7.25 S cows 1146 5.00 n nu.- 1160 5.70 1 calf 150 9.00 1 stair 6.A5 1 bull 1550 5.25 134 lamb ' 15 lambs 71 ewea " - 101 hogj 1'0 ..uO 90 hogs 194 .6o The range of prices at the yards was as follows: -nr-m Choice steers Z' 5i'i Good steers 7.00 a 7.30 Medium steers .50 7.00 Choice cows " i-! Good cows 6.00 6.50 Medium cows 5.,0 6.00 Choice calves S.oog 9.00 Good heavy calves 6.50SJ 7.50 Bulls 3.000 5.60 LighfTT- .'l.S69 7.60 6.00 6.60 5.00a 6.15 4.00W 5.23 0.00 0 7.25 Heavy Sheep Yearling wethers Ewes Lambs ... Oinaba Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 5. Cattl! Receipts 4200: market, steady to strong. Native steers. $4.508; native cows and heifers. $4&7: Western steers, $5.507.75; Texas steers. $4.6(5.15; range oows and heifers, $3.754.50; calves, $5.309. . jIob, Receipts, 12,200; market, a shade stronger. Haavy, $7.25 7.50; Hght. $7,359 7 55; nigs. $67; bulk of sales, $7.337.o0. Sheep Receipts. 6700; market, strong Yearlings, $6.506 7.40; wethers, $3.5006.25; lambs. $7.908.50; Chicago livestock Market. , CHICAGO. Feb. 5. Cattle Receipts. 18, 000: market, steady to strong. Beeves, $6.35 &9 00; Texas steers, $4.903.75; Western $4.757.60; cows' and heifers, $3&7.50; calves, (D.ouju. Hogs Receipts, 80,000; market, slow 5 to 10 cents above yesterday's average. Light, $7.6097.85; mixed. $7.00 7.S7 ; h-avy. 7.05: bulk of sales, $7.7597.89. Sheep Receipts, 25.0OO; market, .alow, steady. Native, $4.75 tg 6; Western, $4.90 m 5.9; vearllngs. $6.4067.8.'- lambs, native. $6.1 our s.oo; neatciu, ,i,i.s.Dh CHARTER CHANGE TO BE UP Eight Amendments Will Be Voted On at Euftene, April 7. vrrnirvw nr.- Vph 5 fKr' ' 11 ) The City Council at its me 'a3t nio-ht - ,irirlftrl to refer to " '-o eight amendments to the ci ar, in addition to measures pre e frrerl. These matters, which . be voted on April 7, include: Reform m proceuure ot iraproeuui of streets and alleys with any sort ot .,..r.,inff n4 the - coiiHtructlon of sewers and drains. More notice Is triven interested property-ownera vl piwyjoru Improvements, and the city reserves the right to reject all bids and do the work under its own superintendents. Power to levy a tax of not to exceed fnrn.thirrls of 1 mill for the mainte nance of a municipal band. Power to levy not to exceea x per cent tax for the general expenses of the city. The present maximum Is one- half of 1 per cent. . n ,i!itrlrts r.r the in- cidiigftnn nf ornamental llarhtlnc- posts and assess the property benefited. Revision or powers reKaruins upw vislon over lights, poles and all man ner of wiring and piping in the streets. Authority to issue $16,000 of bonds for the purchase of water meters for the municipal system. Municipal registration of voters. Power to Issue $100,000 of bonds for the erection of a city hall, the site for which was purchased a year ago. Ben Walker's Fate Worries. Failure of Ben Walker to Teturn home Monday night led his brother, James, to ask the police to investigate. Ben, unmarried and 21 years old, left his room, 105 Park street, Monday morning at 10:30. He told his brother he was going to work at the Palace Hotel. Inquiry there proved that he had not been engaged by the manage ment. Although his brother carried little money, James thinks he met with foul play. He carried a valuable gold watch and chain and a Ladd & Tilton bank book. DROUTH IS BROKEN Rains in India Turn Wheat on Down Grade. CLOSE IS QUARTER OFF Sign of Heavier. Shipments by Aus tralia and Argentina Also Tend to Depress Chicago Market. Reduction in Flour Output. CHICAGO. Feb. 5. Rains in the Punjaub and promise of relief from drouth In other parts of India turned wheat prices today down grade. Tho market, though firm at the close, was iic to c under last night. Corn finished He to Ho off. oats at a decline of tfl&'-AO and provisions varying from o cents down to an advance of 2Hc. Wheat bulls found themselves at a dis advantage, not only because of the bearish news from India, but on account of signs if heavier shipments by Australia and Ar gentine, which tended also to depress roe market. Fresh threats of a reduction in the mlllinir output at Minneapolis told likewise against wheat. . Corn suffered . m general selling, the re sult of -howers .iprovlng the prospeot of a largei -ield in Argentina. Country dealers were reported to be hedging here on a big scale. Oats weakened with corn and In' conse quence of pressure from elevator concerns that recently had been giving the market support. , m Concentrated buying as the result ot a huge decrease in slaughtering this Winter as compared with a year ago lifted provi sions early, but subsequently the advance disappeared. Heavy unloading credited to a leading packer was responsible for the reaction. . The leading futures range aa follows: WHEAT. Open. High. May $ .934 $ -93 July OlVi .Hi '4 Sept. S3;i .&! CORK. May ' ..'.3 '4 July' M , -B4?, Sept. 45 .-uufe - OAT9. May 34 .SIS July 3414 .84- Sept. 345, .34 MESS FOR' Mav 19.45 10.50 July 18.48 18.45 LARD. May 10.3TT.i 10.40 July 10.40 10.40 Sept. 10.45 10.471.4 Low. I .9SM .01 .89 .52 T4 Close .9S14 .01 .S8 .58 U .53-4 .54, .34 .34 .34 M 19.37'4 19.3314 10.3214 10.32 hi 10.40 .34 .34 ti .3414 19.37 19.324 10.3214 ..0.32 14 10.40 10.3214 10.321, 10.40 4814 yellow. htte, tS SHORT RIBS. May ......10.3.- 10.40 10.3214 July 10.3714 10.3714 10.30 Sept 10.43 10.45 10.40 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow, 61c: No. $, 494c: do. white, &0ii sr&i 140; 00. 48i4lni50c: No. 4, 4&481tc; do. T 50c: do. yellow, 4 ti 4814 c Rye 6365c. Barley 49 70c. Timothy $3iS4. Clover $1220. Pork 1919.3714. Lard $10.2214. Short ribs $9.62 14 70.J7 4. Grains la San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. Spot quota tionsWalla Walla, $1.561.5714; red Jlus rian, $ 241.(3; Turkey red. $L671a 1.J0; biuestem. $1.67 V, & 1.70; feed barley. $1.32 y.4f 1.35; brewing. $1.8714 1.40; white oats. $1.37 14 1.60; bran, $28.5024.00; middlings, S31.0032.00; shorts. $25.50 $26.00. call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley $1.3114 bid, $1.S2H aaked; May, $1.3114 bid, $1.3214 asked. Fuget Bound Wheat Markets. TCOMA. Feb. 5. Wheat Bluestem, 9: 94c; fortyfold. 8386c; club. 83iS6c; red Russian. 8184c. whnt 33! barlev. one: corn. one; oats, one; hay, four. , SEATTLE, Feg 5. Wheat Bluestem, 93c; fortyfold. 8614c; club, 86c; fife, 85c; red Russian. 83c yesterday's car receipts Wheat. SS; oats, six; corn, two; hay, four; flour, four. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. S. Cargoes on passage quiet, unchanged. English country markets quiet. French coun .-y markets, holiday. LIVERPOOL. Feb. o. Closing: Wheat Spot, steady; futures, easy. March, is 5!4d; May, 7s 3d; July. 7s 24d- Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 0. Close: Wheat, Mav 8814c: July. 9014c; September, 88T4C. Cash. No. 1 hard. 8S14C; No. 1 Northern. 86?iS7?tc; No. 2 Northern, 8480?4c; No. 2 hard Montana, 8794c; No. 3 wheat, 8283c. . Flax $1.40. Barley 45i59c. ' . DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriaro Licenses. BROWN-LONG Charles William Brown, city. 31. and Mary E. Long. 20. KELLER-SNIDER Clyde L. Keller, city. 21. and Blanche E. Snider, 19. ljlL,I.-V.VL,u-rxc.i $9, nd Bertha Ellen Caughey, 25. HJSCH-ROSS Louis T. F. Husch, city. 29. and Arra Lovina Ross, 23. MARTIN-KAliriAAlAW i-nanca Hubb Or.. 43, and Clara Rahraman. 85. MT ""-ST. CLAIR George B. Murray, city Araminta St. Clair. 40. jj --GOMES Samuel A. MoAnul- ty, -ry, Idaho, bo, ana x,na uumes. 'r-n aWLER James Curry, city, 34, and Mai, Lawler, 27. DABNEY-BUKKE W. M. Kauuey, wood, O.. 48, and Kate Burke, 38. REINER-WRIGHT Albert Allen Reiner, city. 25. and Lulu Ruth Wright, 24. HERSHBERGER-KIXNAMAN Howard n i , uonii phfliDolna Islands. 35, and Mary Louise Kinnaman, 3L PIPER-BREITHUT R. E. Piper, city, $0. and Mary E. Brelthut. legal. PUltmN-YEHtiEN C. W. Purdln. HHIs- boro. Or.. 28. and A. fc. Je.Ken i BOONiS-Pivl e.tta'jr uu" city. 33. and Mabelle Peterson. 24. BONBKD - ARNOLD Frederick Bon bard, city, 50, and Lizzie Arnold, 4a. LENOX-MILLS James P. Lenox, city. 33. and Alice Mills. 33. PUTN'A.M-WILKINS Fred J. Putnam, city 23. and Pearl M. Wilklns, 22. TCP.NEY-WII.LS J. C Turney. city. 48, and Margaret Wills, legal. FOOLA-1LMAK o,ica rwh v -'. IdAXD?"sOX-COWAN-William C Ander son, city, legal, and Katheryn B. Cowan, 'S?'' 1 u ir Tt.,mn Tlxnnett. f- II, .v . r. i 1 , i.f ...-.. -- ; city, legal, and Adeline Graham, legal. JOHN.SOiN-JUrl.i5t-r Java. 27. and Mamie Johnson. 21!. HERSHliT-BUEHLBR Simon Hershey, vn.th viains. Or., lairal. and Sarah M. Bhler, legal c.kw, 25. and Edna Y. Hays. 22. WKITLEY -KENNEDY D. A. Whitley, city, legal, and Reba Kenendy, legal. Births. RUTHERFORD At 00- East Eighth street. Tnna,-V 14 tn tha wife of William H. Rothorford. n- cl- , BOEHM At ii"i "',V - ii' North, January 26. to the wife of Hans W. BPARMELE-At 870 East Twelfth street North. January 24, to the wife of Gilbert H- Parmele. a son. WILLIS At Capitol Hill, January 25. to the wife of Albert T. Willis, a son. MASTRANDREA At 737 East Twenty second street, February 4, to the wile 01 Vincinso Mastrandrea, a son. . M'DOWELL At 449 East Eighth street North. February 2. to the wife of Charles H. McDowell, a daughter. ... ., DANIEL At C206 For" ilxth street, January 21, to the wife of -!es W. Dan- 'elCASPArfY At 871 Gantenbeln avenoe. January 19. to the wife of John J. Caspary, READ At 23314 Halsey street, January 2. to the wife of George M. Read, a sou. IfOKKINE.V At 700 North Sixty-second street, January 6, to the wife of David Hok- klBAEBOUR-At T50 East Sixty-sixth street North. January 14, to the wife of Edwin F. Barbour, a son. , ... HASTINGS At 1209 Halght avenue. Jan uary 22. to the wife of Arthur Hastings, a ABELF At 40 Failing street, February 2. to the ife of John G. Abele. a son. WELNSTEIX At til4 Seconud atxeat, Feb- Convenience and Accessibility These two words are important in presont-daj' efficiency. This bank is most conveniently situated in the very heart of Portland's business district. It invites your account. LUMBERPtlENS National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK Resources 6 Millions L ADD & TILTON BANK Established 1859, Capital Stock Surplus and Undivided Profits $1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 Commer al and Savings Accounts Letters of ert , drafts and travelers' cheeks issued, av ! in all parts of the world. OFFICERS. W. M. Laid, ProBldent. Robert S. Howard, Asst. Ca alas Edward Cookineham, Vlce-Prea J. W, Ladd, Asst. Cashier. W. H. Qunckley, Cashier. Walter M. Cook. Asst. Cashier. The Bank of Personal Service When you ar.e forming a banking connection we ask yoor consideration of our 26 years' experience and ability to ren der you personal and special service in all departments. Our Savings Department Pays 4 Per Cent Interest Merchants National Bank Under Government Supervision Founded 1886 Washington and Fourth Streets First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 900,000 Oldest National Bank West of tha Rocky Mountain TRANS-ATLANTIC LINES AMERICAN LINE N. Y.-flymonth-Cberbourg--SoatbainpIon Atlantic Transport line New York London Direct RED STAR M"E N. Y. Dover Antjp WHITE STAR LINE New York Qneenstown Liverpool H. Y.-RymonA-Geriwir -Southamptoa MEDITERRANEAN JtUfiES Boston Mediterraoeaa Italy Canoplo Cretlo . . ...March IS , April 5 SOUTH AMERICA SF Easter Cruise K PANAMA CANAL March 12 EWE! "LAURENTIC" Othrr Cnrirs Fron lew Torn 'ibrnary 2-M. A. . VltiSHY. FA V AGT, 618 8EON or Looal Kallwaj ma Ti., MAIN FIXK)B, lUCAT BKATXUC jsmshlp Asrenis. ruary 3, to the wlfs sf Max Wslnsteln. s son, MASCBA At 8914 Norlh Fifth strest. January 11. to ths wilo ot Nobujlro Ml suda, a daughter. ROSKOWSK1 A.t 188 Tarry street. Janu ary 24. to ths wife ot. John Roakowskl. a daughter. Taylor Is Fruit Inspector. EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 5. (Special) George W. Taylor, president of the Lane County Horticultural Society, was today named as Fruit Inspector by the County Court, to succeeo. J. ueene, wuu has been inspector for the last six years. Mr. Taylor, who formerly lived near Medlord, was an assistant oi Tl V Tl.i -i I. Vl i a flffht D iraf!1t(t rruioDaui v ub. n fruit pests and his appointment Is well UA.in hv tha frlut -men of Lane County. He was also Indorsed for the position by Charles a. mum, Diaie Horticultural Commissioner for' the Second District. rhat property of yours on an unim proved street would be much more valu able if there were Bituliihic pavement already in. The first question a prospec tive buyer asks is "How about street improvements?" ESTABLISHED U94 jngineers ACT AS CONSULTING ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTING. ENGINEERS OPERATING MANAGERS APPRAISERS PROPERTIES FINANCED SECOND ST. SANFlNCO NEW YORK OiU-fcANa J. C WILSON&CO. TOCK8. BONDS. CRAIX ADO COTTU.V BBNBERI KEW TORK STOCK KXCHAltSss. KEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGa CHICASO BOARD OV TRADsa. TBB STOCK AJMD BOND EXUAMOs AN FRANCISCO. P0ETLAND OmCE: ' Lewis Bnildine. 269 Oak Street - Phones Marshall 4120. A 4187. ' ,r INCORPORATED O consuLiinu ins CONSTRUCTION ENCINCKRS PUBLIO SERVICE PROPERTIES FINANCED and MANACED SO tn Street NewYorK TRAVELERS' UCIOE. sVl.Wia EXPRESS STEAMERS FOR Saa Franclaeo and I Anssles WITHOUT CHANGE S. S. ROSE CITY aaUs t F. M. Feb. 10th. THE SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND k. -. CO.. Ticket Offlra Xd and Washlnstoa (wltsi O.-W. R. N. Co.). Phone HarsbaU 4500, A 0121. COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER alls from Alnswortn Dock, Portland, at A. M. lecomber 8, and thereafter every Tuesday evening at 8 r. M. Frelsht re ceived dally except Tuesdays up to & P. M. Tuesdays up to 3 P. M. Paesenaer fares: Flrat'Class, $10i second class. $7, Incluc. oe berth and meals. Ticket ofnc at A l worth Dock. The Portland A Coos Bay AS. Line. L- 11. Keatlnc. Aceut. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diega Direct S. S. Roanoke and S. S. ElJer. Sell Everr Wednesday Alternately at P. M. 1SX A Third St. Phones Me In 1314. A 1314 IX) S ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO STEAMSHIPS YALE AND HARVARD Railroad or any stesraer lo San Frsuclsco, the Expo City. Usrgest, fast.it and tlie ONLY strictly flrst-clsss passenger ships on the Coast. Average speed 28 miles per hour: cost $2,000,000 each. SAN i'RANClSCO, PORTLAND A L. A. b. 8. CO, UalD SS. Frank Solium, Acent. A 4V& 121 Third btreet.