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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1913)
f TTO MOHVIJfO ORFC.ONTAX. WEDNESDAY, DECE3IBEI- 3. 1913. 19 FARMERS HOLD KEY Force Wheat Market to Higher Level. ASKED PRICES OBTAINED Demand Kxceeds Offerings and Values Are Independent of Ei port Conditions New Flour Prices EffectlTe Today. Tb wheat market In tit XorthweAt la dv?iopinr Into local situation somewhat earlier than usual. Prices are abov the eiort basis, but that docs not prevent bur ets from adranclnff their bids. Wheat farmers at the present t Litis seem to have the better of the argument, as the demand Is sufficiently urgent to compel buyers to come to sellers terms. The weak holders throne bout the country have been elim inated and the supplies remaining are In the hands of farmers who usually hold un til Spring. The market is on a good substantial ba sts. It Is certain now that the crop was sot a heavy one and the wheat has cone out faster than ever before. The ship ments te date have been 1S,96,6T bushels, or nearly 1. 500. 000 bushels more than were hipped at this time last year, and about 4.000.000 buehcls more than the average for this date. It is the realization of the fact that stocks in the country are much reduced, to gether with the urgency of the demand, that Is causing prices te move upward. There were California orders for seed wheat In the market yesterday at prices several cents higher than last week's bids. Japanese buyers weer also in the market for red wheat at prices close to sellers' ideas. Buy ing in the country was not easy. There were bids of cents for club end 3 and 3 cents for forty-fold. Offers of cents were made fur bluest em. but this va riety of wheat is so firmly held that little business In tt Is passing. The new our prices, announced In these Volumni yesterday,, will take effect this morning. The advance will be -0 cents over the prices heretofore aaked. Local receipt?. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Kxrhange as follows: Wheat Barley FTour Oats Hay 31 on ! ay 141 J5 1.4 7 a.i Tuesday $. 2 ." S ti Tear ago 1' 11 2 . Season to date.IV.MS 14.I( 11M JH IS Ml Tear a4 ir& VJKZ 14Z 024 1111 Foreign crop conditions are summarized by Broom hall as follow United Kingdom The weather Is now fa vorable, and although there are some ar leura In sowing of the new crp, field work is generally well advanced and the outlook Is mostly favorable. France The weather Is more favorable and the outlook for wheat already seeded is favorable. Threshing has been resumed, but offerings of native wheat continue small with an increase In foreign buying. Germany The outlook for the crops Is about normal. Offerings of native wheat are light and Who demand for forefgn wheat con tinues ou a liberal scale. Russia The outlook Is generally favors b!c. Interior reserves are conceded to be Icrgc. but holders remain firm. The move ment of torn is slow and ram Is wanted In the southwest. Koumauia The outlook for the new wheat crop Is favorable, with the weather seasona ble. Field work continues. Interior re serves are fair, but new offerings are light. Australia Scattered rain. with the weather unsettled, whlrh Is unfavorable, as harvest has commenced. Other than this there Is practically no complaint heard re garding the outlook for wheat. India Mostly rainleps and the general opinion aa expressed by exporters Is that the outlook ts gloomy. Offerings are very small and strongly held. Argentina North Santa Fe, where har vesting Is In progress, the weather Is cold and unsettled and the Indicated yield Is dis appointing. M.ORT3 TRY TO BREAK HOP MARKET Growers WeulJ Sell. Bat Net mt hrrlflre. CosttHUwn In Eerope. The late recession In hope prices; as might be expected, has stimulated the shorts to renewed activity. In spite of t:.e bearish pressure, growers are not giving their hope away. A good many of them would like to sell, and so would some of the dealers. bat they are not making sacrifices. There were orders on the market yesterday at II rents, and .this price was bid for primes. Two lots were sold at Jt cents. The follow Ins; cable was received by Iron monger, of London: "Brewers more Inter ested. Market Is firm and tendency Is up ward. Relieve will go higher. Good In quiry and few sellers. Continental markets firm with upward tendency. Manger Jfc Ken ley. of Iondon. cabled as follows: ""Market firm with upward ten dency. Believe will go higher for English. Quiet but steady for Pacifies. The Watervllle Times says of conditions in New York State: "No business has been dune on this mar ket during the past week, except between deafcrs. Transactions nt 43 and 41 cents have taken place betwe ,i these, with a lit tle business doing all the time at 42 cents. There sterns to be a good demand and It Is only the lack of stock that prevents bust boss being done her. CsAcarm Bark Market Steady. Carrara. Is meeting with a fair demand far domestic and export account and the market remains steady at recently pre vailing prices; mall advices from a prom inent London house said of cascara: "The - firmer to no is quiet on a parity with the other side, but ono has heard for quite a lnng time that 'the few carloads on the Coast' are all the stock, and until a big Jump takes place buyers here will continue to buy a few tons (or hundredweights for Immediate use and save the expense of rent and Interest on a quantity. Egga More Plentiful and Weak. The egg market as weak. Fresh candled Oregons were quoted at 41 to 45 cents. Stor age eggs offered at 30 to 34 cents. Receipts are increasing. Poultry arrivals were moderate and prices were steady to firm, especially on chickens. There was a liberal supply of dressed pork snd heavy hogs sold as low as IH cents, but faooy offerings were firm at 10 3 cents. There were no new developments in the butter or cheese msrkets. Bananas Arm Ine Today. Five care of bananas are due today over the Southern route. Receipts yesterday were mall. There was a good out-of-town busl nse in apples, but local trad was poor. The orange market was in fairiy good shape. Barrel grapes were la demand, but crated grapes were slow. The season for the latter is practically over. Vegetable prices gen erally were steady. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were aa follows: Cleartnsa. Balances. Port land $ J. m .. iJ $ 1 14. 3 .v reattle U.&05.od XVs.n.'t Tacoma 4.'.4.4.- IB, ..(.. fcpokane lVJ,7JO litf,4tf PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Frail, ud VcetablN. Local Jobbing quotation,: TKOPICAL FRUITS Ormnite,. naval:. tJ.TS VI ptr box; JapaD.M. Il :svi 0 p. bun dle: limsni, Sos.5o per box; plnappit. Te pound; banac... 4, ic pr lb: pomran at.a. - p.r crat.: arapcfruil. ti.lin P box: persimmon, 11 pr box. OXIONS Orrgon. i..V) pr ack, bttylnt pri . $1 t. o. b. ,hlpplnr polnn. VEGETABLES Cabbac. llHo prr pound: culHlowr. X2.50 pr crat.: cu ciimMrx 40 per doa.; rcxplant. 10 9 1JSC pr lb.; hd lctlurc. 3.:St3 per crate: peppcra. Te p,r lb; ra"i!h, 10 w lto par dlx: timatoca. 11.60 U I. Ti par box: arllo. 13 i, a 15c par pound; apiouu, 11a par pound; artichokes, $t.-tl.- per dosen; Ktuaah, lUtilSc celery. J.iO 4 perorate; beans. Ilc: rhubarb. 3 So per punrt. GREEN FRUIT Apples, tWcosi- Pr box; pears, $14 1-&0 per box; grapes. M al as a t;.34fjS0u per keg; Emperors, - per aeg; grapes. crai. t -- baa, 3c per pound; cranberries, 11 per POTATOES Oregon, 0-i$l per hurv drcd; buying price. TOtf Bo at shipping points: sweet potatoes. 12 per crate. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $.-; carrots, $1.10; parsnipa, fl.3S; beets, ILM. Gnus, rWur, Feed. 4-43. WHEU Track prices: Club, 2Hc; blue stem. 9:v-l3c; forty-fold. 33S3c; red Kus'lin aOc; valley. Site. FLOUR Patents. $4 40 per barrel; straights. 14; exports, J.S4J3tO; vaiiey. 14.60: grahaxn. $1.6; whole wheat. $ihv. OATS No. 1 white, $-'i per ton. CORN Whole. $36; cracked. $37 per ton. BARLET Feed. $24 per ton; brewing, $3." AO nan. rolled. $24. MILLFKED Bran. $30.50621 per ton; shorts. $2J.oOf8: middlings. K9aS0. HAY No. 1 Eastern Oregon timothy. mixed timothy. $12f14: alfalfa. $i- IS. 50; clover, $0910; valley grain nay, $11 13. Dairy and Country Produce. Loral jobbing quotations: POULTRY Hens. 13 4-14c: springs, 13 9 13Sc; turkeys, live, 20c: dressed, choice, Sic, duks, UVc; geese. 12 n 12 he EGGS Oregon fresh ranch, candled. 43 a 45c per dnzen; storage. 30 0 34c Per tioxen. CHEESE Oregon triplets, lc; Daisies, IT We; Young Americas, IHc. BUTTER Oregon creamery, prints, an tra. 37iic; cubes, extras, 34c; cutes. firsta, PORK Fancy, 104c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 14c per pouuu, Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound tails, $2.23 per dosen; half-pound ilats, J 1 40; one-pound flats. $246; Alaska, pink, one-pound tails, "wc; aiiversldea, one-pound tall. $1.25. HONEY Choice, $3.253 3.73 Pr case. NUTS Walnuts, In He per pound; Brastl nuts, 2uc; filberts, lfel5c; almonds, .0 U 21c; peanuts, fttf SWc; cocoanuts, $1 per dosen; chestnuts. lUSfce per pound; hickory nuts, SbvUsc; pecans, 17c; pine, 17 J 20c BEANS Small white. 6c; large white. 4c, Lima. 6.30c; pink. 4c; Mexican, 6c; bayou. 4.40c. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $.".20; Honolulu plantation. tiU; beet. IS; extra C. $4.70; powdered, barrels, $3.4; cubes, barrels, $5.20. COFFEE Roasted, In drums. 1-0 32c per pound. SALT Oranulntd 114 per ton; half ground. 100s. $10.26 per ton; 60s, $11 per ton; dairy, $12.00 rr ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. .1?5'4c; cheaper grades. 4tc: Southern head, 3VtfHc DK1ED FRUITS Apples, loc per pound: apricots, li'tj 14c; peaches. S t lie; prune. Italians, Sfl 10c: currants. Mc; rain Ins, loose. Muscatel, 6"i7Sc; bleached Thomp son. llc; unbleached Sultanas, 54: seeded, Vc: dates, Persian, SH per pound; lard. $1.40 per box. FIGS Hoxejt. 12 10-ounce S.'c; o 12 ounce, $2.20; 00 ft-ounce, $1. ,"; 70 4-ounca, l-tlO; Smyrna, 4 1-pound boxes. 20c provUdoas. HAMS 19 to 17-pound. 18HlV;c: 32 tr il-pounus. lSl$Hc: 14 to lb-pound, is C?l$Sc; skinned, Uc; picnic, 13Hc; boiled, rtc BACON Fancy, 27fy2Sc; standard, 21 9 24c URY P ALT ri'REl) Bacon. taOSOc: short clear backs. 14 tr 16c ; exports, 10 tf 16Sc, strip. 1 4 v 1 -c- I API) Tr.- Ksais r Pnr 13 3 14c: com. pound. lvc. Hope. Ueol and Hides. HOPS 113 crop, prime and choice. 20 v 21c; 1313 crup, nominal. rur.TS Dry. 10c: hprlng Iambs. 40O00e: Shearlings. SuU.'oc HIDES Waited hides, no per in.; salt kip, 13isl4r: salted calf. 18c: green hides, Tvc: dry "hides. :M4c; dry calf. 20c; tatted bull. 9c per pound; green bulls. 7 4Sc WOOL Valley, let 17c; Eastern Oregon. 11 elc (! AIR 1911 dtp. CSCSoe per pound OSJAitA, BARK Old and uw. ftc per pouud. Oils. COAL Oily Barrels, lSfee; cases, 17 H GASOLINE Bulk. IGc: cases, S3c; motor spirit, hulk. I tic; cases, 23 LINSEKD OIU Raw, barrels. Cftc; boiled, barrels, 5Sc; raw, cases, 61c; boiled, cases, 3c. TlItrENrTVB Tn cwse. We rer gallon. HOGS ARE DIME HIGHER l EXPECTED STREXGT1I DEVELOPS IV LOCAL MARKET. Tn a iMtaaa ( Top-tirade Salie Sell at H.10 Trade la Otker Llaea la QnlrC The feature of trailing at the atockyarda jreaterday waa the unoxperied alrenalh that developed la the hoc market. Lata In the day two load, of top-arade acre aold at $4.10, a full dime advance over the price that ttaa ruled for the paal fortnight. A mil! bunch aold at lJ3. Earlier in the day ,9 rtf the prevailing price. In other Unea bualneaa wax quiet. 4'nmmentlna; on conditiona In the cattle trade, the Llveatwk Keportcr aaya: "Axproachtna; Llvestoc Htiow, December 1 perh.a the strongest faetor In de pleted receipts, aa a large number of stock men are comma; to the ble show and have postponed ahlpmeme of regular market atuff. Th, Ma; buyer, are aklmplug along, too, an. tirlpaung a record supply of fancy beef. pork and mutton which will be aold aftur premiums are awarded next week. These factors had a depressing intiuence on cattle market activity, but nobody could expect any sensational price alvance on the beef quality offered here lor vie past two weeka. A lot of it has been picked op at feeder prices and shipped out to feed lota lor a belter finish, t'attle values are atrong for prime gradca and weak for stockera and feeders.' Receipts were 2.0 cattle and 612 ho tea. Among .the ahlppera were K. 11. Deckef. till verton. i car hoxs; G. E. Zimmerman, Yam hill. 1 car bogs, and 1. HUdebrand, Condon, 1 car noes. The day', aalea were as followa: Weight. Price. 5 cows Ii3 I COWS 1M.( o. 1 cow V1 5.60 ll hOKS ;J ti KI 2 hops 4. t.o 8 hoxs S.tK' 4 hoxs - AM n hors . . :i4 .oo 13 boss l"j a.iu 1 hoss -'." m.iio I'l hogs l'-4 .u 1'hi hogs "- b ut) The range of prices at the yatus was as follow s: Cattle Prime steer tT.23 S 1 H& Choice steers t HO T il Medium steer, (.719 T.M Choice cows ... t sit Medium cows s.TSej f.tt lieirer -04oi I Light calves t.Oat Heavy calves .o 7.7.1 Buiis a oo it .--. Stag, LN al hog, Light T.SStt H i" Heavy .( J II Bnaep W'thers S Ewes lI TSt 4 OO Lambs 4.ftut ou Omaha Uveatock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Nct.. Dec 1. Hogs Tte reluts. r.sOO; market, lower. Heavy. t7.t) 7.70: lights. . v.; pigs. 0.7J.7i; bulk of sales, 7 1o7.M. fattle Keceipts, 4'; market easier. Na tive steers. It:ill.:5: eows and heifers. :. 75t7 :1S: Western steers. 0i7.0; Texas steers. Io.ili.u0; rang, cou s and-Hellers. io u 7. oor calves. xd.ootrlu.vO. Sheep Hecelpts, lu.0vo: market, lower. Tearlinga, JiioOO.10. wethers, 4gi.ti; lambs. .707.iO. nileaga Llrctock Market. rillCAOO. Dec. 2. Cattle Receipts. 70(H): market, steady to a shade lower. Beeves, foB.lH; Texas steers. S&a3w7.70: Western steers. tj.Dv a 7.73; slovkexs and feeders. .& 7 o; coas and heifers, .3.30 0 S.10: calves. s.ull. Hogs Receipts. 32,000; market, dull, 10c lower. Light. t. i i.io: mixed. i;.tgi.w; heavy, I7.4i(7i; rougn, 7.4U6 7.AO; pigs, liil: bulk of salsa. 7.Vift7.7i. fbaep Receltts, 1'.000; market, strong to a iVevJe higher, native, ij.voi io; west, ern, 13.U0 6S.10; yearlings, 13 lift .:.i; lamka, native. ti.SOli t.ii; Western. ;.IK rbirsuro Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Dec 2. Butler higher. Cream, erles. 22 H 6 33c Eggs, higher; receipts, S4M cases; at mark, rases Included, flOw3oc;! ordinary nrsls. 33 s 43c; firsts. 3d 9 17c aeattle Dairy Prod are. SEATTLE. Wash Dec. 3. Eggs tVash. lngton ranch. 30c; Eastern Aprils, 83US4c; storsge, 33c Jtutter Washington creamery, 3AtfS7c Cheese Cream brick. 10c. Cotton Market. XKW YORK. Dec. 2. c-pot cotton, quiet JtlddUoc uplands, 13.(01 do, sulf, 13.74. SHORTS ARE ROUTED Stock Traders. Turn to Long Side on Active Market. BONDS ARE ALSO FIRM President's 3reatre Kead After Karly Advance and Meets With Little Response, bnt Drift Later Is Downward. NEW YORK. Dec. 5. More business was done in the first Hour or todays sioea market than during yesterday's entire ses sion. Traders worked more confidently to day on the long side and the success of tnelr errorta drove the shorts to cover sua brought In soma outside buying. Boston houses bought largely of Steel and Amalga mated. There was no Important change In con dltlona to explain Increased activity on the long aide. Additlonsl railroad reports for October were received, showing dacreaaea In earnings. The November record of business fsllures disclosed an Increase In number of liabilities. This market was called upon to absorb moderate offerlnga lor London ac count. President Wilson's message to Congress was readl after the vigorous upward move ment of the day had come to an end. and the market made little response to It. although the tendency thereafter waa steadily down ward. The bond market was firm. Total sales. par value, ll.C-l.0OO. United Slates bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING 8TOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by f. C. Wilson Y Co., Lewi, ouiluini. Portland. 1 Closing Sales. Hlah. Low. Mid. AmJ Copper .. II.'kki evj, om a. Am Beet Suiiir. 14 23 23 Am Can Co . tf.7 lo -.H I' , do preferred.. 2.v e7, eO C7 Am Car Kdy.. VO 43', 43 43, Am Cotton Oil 3T Am t-nul A Kef 1.1 o) 2 63 S " do preferred.. 19 s Am ugar SCO los 10t. liH do preferred.. 1134 Am Tel at T.l . . 3.4"0 11BV lias. Ilk,. Am Tobacco ... I'OO 233 233 231 Anaconda lo- 33 Va 3SS 33 li Atl Co.it Line. Sa 1171 1174 117 A T at f.r.r. Ke l.". p;i, v.- 2 do preferred.. 'o K7 1 t7'i illli Rait A Ohio ... Zoo 13S f-i U-'4 llrook R Trill.. l.i-'-J (7W 7 w Cauadiau lac. 3.o0 2.14 :-j 2'3's i. 4t 30V HI 1 .'I , .x' O ft G W ll'k O ft N w loo 193S, 13 4 123 C M ft ft Psul llw) sv l'V VHSs t'eniral Leather. 200 24V, Central of N J 2w Chlno 2.10" ::T'i 37H Col Fuel ft Iron 200 27 "a 27. 27 4, Col tfouthern 2 Consol ..is 200 12w ISOVi 12S It L ft W l3 D ft It G 17 U Distilling Becurl 2" lS IIS ! Erie 12.4" ;7 : 27 General Electric l'i 13s l.'m 137 lit North Ore .. tJ 32 31 ?Hi ut North pf. .. mil I2s i-'V lai Illinois Central. l"" lf. 1M, lo lnterboro Metro. l'o 14 14 14 do preferred.. TOO 67 V, t7 H Inter Harvester. 4"Ms K C Southern 24 Lehlxh M!ey.. 4.B0O 14W 147 147 ii Louis ft .Null 131 Mcxh'fin Centril 100 12 ' 12 12 M. P ft 8 S M 12) .Mo Paclllc I'0 24 2Ss 25S National Lead .. 4:1-. 43V 43V Nat Itiscuit .... 2"0 lltf llbls Ut do preferred 11M N. Y Central ... 1.000 lx, M'm f'1 X V. Ont ft Wee 23 W Norfolk ft West 1"2 4 North America.. Jtoo 70U 70 Northern Pac .. 1.10O, 17 1014 li' l'sclllc Mall ... 2UO 24 23V 23V Pacific T ft T 22 St do preferred.. K3 Pennsylvania ... 2.0O0 10V 100 l("i People's Gas 117V, Heading 2.300 loll, 13lV ItmV. Kepubllo S ft L 1' Kock Is. snd Co. 2' 14 14 14 Souehern Pac .. .4'Xi m b;4 m Southorn Ry ... 7 21V 2U, 21 S T.xjs Oil 113', .1121, lis Union Pacific .. 2i.eMl iau, Jt'.M. do preferred.. H S2'. 21 United Kds a 1M IS IS 1 U ite.. cor .. S7,vx .. MS do preferred.. 1.2"0 l'." 14', l'HS Pish Copper ... 1.20O Hk 'S 47. Wabash 8S Western Union.. 2o0 42 B2V, 62 S We.tlng Kc l Wl!.ronsin Cent... 41 Total sales for the day. 211.300 shares. BONDS. It ported br Overbeck ft Cooke Co.. Board o( Trade building. Portland. . . Wld. Asked. Atchison general 4s W2S l'2Vi At Coast Line 1st 4s Ml tx Kultlmore ft Ohio gold 4s I VK B ;t T 4s b3Sj Ches ft Ohio 4',s 1S C M . r!t P fen 4V1 K'l's l"lis C K 1 col 4S il4 "2 Cul Gas 13 C H VI Joint 4s ' V Krie xeneral 4s 71 72 lnt Met 4SS 73i 74 Iulsvllle Nashville unl 4. . . '-'V -V Missouri Pacific 4s TS NYC g-n 34 1 H' N ft W 1st con 4s W l3 V Northern Pacific 4s S f2 Oleaon H'.iort llne ref 4s 10 Onion Ry Mv 4s VI V Blli i'aclflo Tel .Is I'1, V penna con 4a loO Heading gi neral 4a M3', 1WH Kt I. ft S P ref 4s '., 7"'. Southern Pacific ref 4s ( SS Southern Pacific col 4s Ml 90 Southern Rallwsy 3s 1"3 l"SVi Southern Ksllway 4s 73V, 73 V, United Railway Inv 4s 2 33 V, Union pacific 1st and ref 4s.... 11 v. United States Steel 6s... 19 !'V Wast Shore 4S t" WOT, Wabash 4s 4:V4 49 Vx Westiiighuuse Klec conv 6s W0 Wisconsin (entrul 4s fUVs United State. 2s registered f" 1'S United States 2s coupon u7 1 United Stales 3s reaistered lir.'V 103 United States Xs coupon lt4 1"3 United states 4s registered UOVj 111H United States 4s coupon HOVs HlVa Storks BOSTON, Dr. 3 - Alloucx 30 Amale Conner.. Ot) it Beatoa. t'lnsing quotations: jVianil Copper. 'Mohswk 21 :i JjV4 8 24 47 00 64 6 S1H 2S VS 41 S 7S 47 S 1 s 40 A . I. ft Sin... 13S Arlxona Com .. 4 V ...tiiik i.ln .... NIpiFslnr Mines. B ft c C ft H M. .vr iNorth Butte..... Cal ft Arizona. . '' Cal ft Hecla. .. ..H7 Centennial 12V Cop Han Con Co 32 S K Butte Cop M. S Franklin 2S Granby Coo ... 7 V Greene Cananes. 2 I Hoyalle tCopl IT Kerr Lake 44 Lake opper. ... 6 S La ealle Copper 3S e j 1.1 Dominion... ;.isceola ........ Gulney ......... Shsnnon ....... Superior Sup ft nos Min.. I' Halls M... ( do preferred... :Utah Con t t.h Copper Co. , Winona Wolverine Money, Kxchangn, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec I. Call money firm, 4V: ruling rate. 6S: closing, 4S04S Time loans Arm: DO days, 6w6s; IK) days, 6; ttx months. 6. Mercantile paper, SS93S: starling ex change firm: 0 days, (4 8136; demand, $4.-.'.4); commercial bills, (4.81 V. liar sliver. 67Sc Mexican dollars. 44 He Government bonds steady: railroad bonds flrnk j LONDON. Dec 2. Bar silver, strong. 2ASd per ounce; money. 4Ltt4S yer cent; rate uf discount In open market for short bills. 4S4 13-1 per cent; do. three months bills. 4S per cent SAX FRAXCISCO. Doc 2. Silver bars, 67 Sc. Mexican dollars. 47c. iTsfts, sight par. telegraph 3c sterling In London, 80 days. i4 SlVt.- da sight. 14.83S- SAX FRAXl ISCO PBODrCE M ARKETS fnm Quoted at the Bay City for Yege tables. Fruits, Etc. SAX FRANCISCO. Dec 2. The follow Ing produce prices were current here todsy: Cheese New, 17tfl7Sc; Young Americas, 15 u 17c. Fruit Apple. Belinower. $1.23 91.00; Newtown. $1.23 n 1.83: other varieties,. 4oe 81.73; Mexican limes. 310 4.60; pineapples. JO 3: lemons. (2V6.60. Eggs Fancy ranch, 47c ; store, 43c Butter Fancy creamery, SSc; seconds, S2c, Vegeteblee Cucumbers. T.lctT 11.00; green peas. e10c; string beans, 2t)7e; eggplant, 40cn.oa Onions 829 2 23. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fl. 23 91.80; River Deltas whites, 73cO1.23; Salinas Bur banks. 11.7602; sweets, fltfl.40. Heoelpts Flour, 1220 quarters: barley. 220 centals: potatoes. 10.010 sacks; hay. 140 tons. Coffee) and ngar, KSW XOIIK. Pan, t. -Hlfhar Xuroptan csbtes an1 scsttered eorertng csused an opening aavanc ur s to iz in ooite. loa.y. Buying seeuted restricted. however, by beerlett vl.w of risible supply figures or nervousness over Bratiltea situation, close was barely steady, hales. 4a.oov; Deremner, ;! I January .43c; March. .7or; Msy, 6c: July, lo.oirr: August, Iv-lTcl oeplein. Wer 10.2.Vr: Octb.r, IO.300. Spot HUlet. Hlo. No. 7. wc: Eantoa No. 4. l2U,c. Mild, quiet. Cordova, UW1VC nominal. The November world's risible supply In creased 47K.P43 bags. Haw sugar. bare!y steady. Muscovado, S.1.111 centrifugal. $3.ll molasses sugar. I2.ISS. li.tlaad. quiet. Metal Markets, NEW YORK. Dec 2. Lead easy, 4.039 4.16: London, ilT 15a. Bpelter qulst. 8.133.23; London, 130 12s 4 Copper qulst. 8tandard, spot to January, 14.00s 14.60; electrolytic, 14.76916.00; lake, IS.ousy 16.30, nominal: caatlng. 14 25,14 10. Tin weak. Spot and December, 3.6ot4i; January. s.731; February, 3 73 38.23. Antimony dull. Cook sons, 7 30 7.70. Iron Irregular. No. 1 Northern. 13.23 Q 13.76; No. 3 Northern, 16.00 413.60. Wool Sales. LONDON, Dec 2. A mlsoellaneoua as sortment ot 13.00O bales caused spirited competition at todsys wool sales. Prices generslly were firm. The finest grades of scoured Merinos often sold st an advance of 6 per cent. Americans bought sparingly. BUST HITS ARGENTINA CABLES TELL OF SPREAD IV (EX. TRAL ECTIO. real Boar Daasage 1st Texaa Aaalala 1st ltors Clewlas Tcnac Weak. Indiaa Reports Adverse. CII1CAGO. Dec t. Black rust In Argen tina and green bugs In Texas brought about a bulge today In the wheat market. Only a part of the effect, nowevcr, was lasting, the close being weak at an advance of Vs to lie net. Corn finished unchanged to He higher and oats the same as last night to4yc up, but provisions off 3e7Sc to 27Vc. One of the Isrgest housea in the wheal trade had direct cabiea telling of a apread of black rust In the central aections of Ar gentina. Damage from green bugs in Texss was declared to be manifesting ItMilf in some of the largest producing counties. Besides, there were increasing complaints of Hessian fly danger In Illinois. Michigan and Ohio. Despite bearish reactions, wheat prices at no time went under last night's flgurea Crop advices from India were adverse, re ceipts northwest of here were exceptionally small, and the world's average available sup ply showed a substantial falling off. Soft weather delaying receipts tended to lift the price of corn. Advancing quotations at Missouri River points and at Liverpool aided the bulla Flevator Interests were after oats. Warehouse stocks of provisions proved larger than expected, and a break In hog Crlcea acted also as a weight on the mar et. Covering by ehoru resulted In only a alight rally. futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Onen. High. !-w. Close. . .. Dee. May . .M V .SI Vi .MIS . .10 V .VI V .00, COR.V. . .71 .71 S TOS . .704 .701, .70S OATS. . . ."s . .41S .41S .la MESS PORK. Dec. May .70 at .70S Dee. May .3SV, .4lS Jan. May Sl.tSV, 2I.32S 21.13 21.16 I1.15S Sl.UO 2t.l2Vi 21.04 LARD. Jan 10I 10S7S May 11.12S " 1112S 10.X2S 10.S2V, 11.07S 1L10 8HOKT RIBS. jan 11.10 11. 1 ll.oss ll.n. Msy 11.2-.-S 11.23 11.22S Cash prices ware: Corn No. t. 71 S 974c: No. 1 white. 74V74SC; No. 2 yellow. 7rti7iSc: No. 3. 73B73Sc; do, new. H717Sc; No. 3 white, 73S74c; do. new. irc: No. 3 yellow, 74S73c: do, new, Stf70Sc Kya No. 2. e4c barley. 63 lisoc Timothy. tt3; clover. 110.30 3 U. raget Sound Wheat Markets. iBATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 2. Wheat Blue stern, vise; fortytold. 82c; club, bio; nfe, blSc; red Russian. e"c Yestarday's car receipts Wheat, ft; oats, 4: bsrley. 0; corn, 2; rye, 1; hay. 30; flour. 2. TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. S. 'Wheat Hlue stem, 2Sc: fortytold, 82SC; club. SISc; red fire. Sl'ae. . Yesterdays car receipts .-Wheat, 47; bar ley, 3; com. 1; oats. 1: bay, 17. tea Fraaetaea) Grala Market. SAN KltANClSCO, Dec. 2 Boot Quota tions: Walla Walla, f 1.4S V y l.iu. red Ilus slan. fl.47S?L4S: Turkey red. 1.S2SW 1.66; bluestem. 31.37S 1.00; feed barley. tl.3: brewing. l.7 v 1.4"; white oats, II 40Vl.1-'i: bran, 22u 22.30; middlings, ;k31; shorts. 124 0 24.30. Call board Barley, easy; December, $1:30 bid; May, 11.37 S: January. fl.2S. Minneapolis Grata Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec, i Close: Whest No. 1 hsrd, S M; S e ; No. 1 Northern. sAVrrKiVc: No. s Northern. MS uK3Sc: No. 2 hard Montana. .1S4H4sc; No. 8 wheat. 80S it 1 Sc; December. 82,c; May. KSc. flax. (l.St! gl4S. Barley, unchanged. European Crala Markets. LONDON, Dec " 2. Cargoes on passage, quiet. English country market, quiet; French country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2. Wheat Spot, atesdy; futures, gtesdy. December, Os HSd; March. Is 3Sd; May. 7s lSd. Dnlath Linseed Market. DUL7JTH. Minn., Dec. 2. Close: Linseed, 1..'; December, 41.37 S; May. fl.43S. Inrted Krnlt at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Evaporated apples, firm. Prunes and peaches, quiet. Hops at New York, NEW YORK, Dec 21 Hops, steady. 'MATTHEWS LOSES POINT DOCTOR SAYS ALL SHOT FIRED BY DEPUTY HIT BOY IX BACK. Daaaea Ssvsge, Yeathfol Dark Haater, Owes Life t Being; Only Tea 'Feet Oat of Ranee. Dr. Chester G. Hall, testifying; for the prosecution In the trial of Kd ward Matthews, a deputy sheriff, who Is charged In District Judge Jones' court with assault with Intent to kill Damon Savage, IS years old. said that It the boy and the person who shot him had been 10 feet closer together Savage would have been killed. Matthews was bound over to the grand Jury. lavage Is complainant against Mat thews, who Is a special leiuty and Is gamekeeper for the Portland Gun Club at Its preserves near the Columbia Plough. Savage, his brother. Frank, and two other boys were shooting there the day before Thanksgiving, trying to get a duck for Thanksgiving dinner, when they shot live ducks, used as de coys, not knowing the birds were not wild game. Matthews saw the act and chased the boys, who ran. He fired when they re fused to halt and filled lavage's back and legs with fine shot, which, accord ing to the physician's statement, pene trated from a half to three-fourths of an Inch. Several narrowly missed the lungs. Matthews, In hl.t own defense, de. dared that Savage turned about and raised his gun. whereupon Matthews fired tn self-defense. The prosecution showed that all the shot was taken from the back and back of the boy's legs. Deputy District Attorney Rob inson conducted the case for the state and Carey and Kerr appeared for Mat thews. Coffey Turns Over SS06.77. During November County Clerk Cof fey turned over to Treesurer Lewis 1308.77 collected from foreigners ma K .ng a declaration of Intention to be come cltixens. fees for the filing of final petlUoBji ot clUteoiblp and Interest oo THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital .... $1,000,000 Surplus .... $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AIXSWORTH. PVealeVw. R. LEA SARXES. TUe-PieeldeaC R. W. ICHXEEK, Casklev. A. M. YVIUGHT. Asst. Casklev. W. A. BOLT. Asst. Caskler. p. a. DICK, Assrt. Cashier. THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Franciaco. Founded 1 864 Capital Paid In $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $7,969,491.97 Commercial Banking and Savings Departments PORTLAND OFFICE Third and Stark Streets First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Oldest National Bank West cf th Rocky Mountains C0NX riEST AXD WASinSQTOK ST3L LADD &TILTON BANK XkUUlalv. 1821. Capital ,atiMWinMeMsttssai. 1,000,000.09 garplM . ...e-a. e..eee..a w ..a . 1,000,000.00 JKMlts) . e .....a., .a ..... J 4,000,000 Commercial and Savings Accounts RwaJnSerinha"nVlu flaw . W. U. Erastakl.r. Caaaiwi ' Oorsatr WMhI> the dally bank balance. Of thin total 1225.77 la the Intercut on the dally bank balance of fees and county funds In the possession of the Clerk. For tiling (lnal petitions of rltlsenshlp Mr. Coffey hua collected $26 and for tiling declara tions of intention 135. Btaliop Scaddlnfr I Home. Bishop Scadding and Mrs. ScadJint" returned yesterday to Portland after the close of the general convention of the Episcopal church. The blshorTave a series of addresses at various theo logical colleges in the East, and spoke on "Oresron and Its Opportunities" at public meetings in New York. Phila delphia. Chicago and Buffalo. The ' Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks Issned. PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. 0. MALFAS, Manager. Government Cattle FOR SALE Fome 60 head pure-bred Gallo way cattle, being the surplus of a herd belonging to the Alaska Experiment Stations, and con sisting of younir bulls, heifers and cows n-lih calves at foot, now on ranch at Chehalls, Wash., are offered for sale to breeders at reasonable prices. For intorma tion write ei'PT. m. n. son:RASs, CachelU. Wait. J.C.WILSON&CO. sTUCkv&X OBA1M AMU COIIOJk Msnmras SgW TOU BTtX-sl KVCIUIIiS. IW lUUsi CO II UN tUHA'llli, CtUCAK FMAIU OF Halls, m STOCK AI BOSH iltMUOa bam ruAJscmco. PORTLAND OrriOE: Liwla Building. 269 Oak Street Ptu-TXS Man. hall 412a A 418. BONDS CORPOKATIO.X A"D MfXICIPAL. . ROBERTSON & EWING 10 Kalltna- BldST. MONEY IN GRAIN tiojstt br puts or csiM oa Kj0Ow bu-b: of wtemt wr Mm. ofonhernk. A aiotinBt of Ir from pr1c rl'MyouMopporttiOllto tUco . . 4 . t00 ; So. IXA isa. writ for pwiian. Unanr iirokic Com f'asfXswclistt Wsjtsr U TCwOk. AssL Caehtefl & TkM Stntta. A Broad Banking Service It is possible that jou have never learned by experience just how helpful a bank can be to you in your business and financial affairs. These are just a few points of our scrvi-so: Information, advice, reference, loans, dis counts, bank drafts, in terest on time de;isiis, letters of credit, collec tions and the preat con venience and safety of a checking account; Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $1,400,000 TRAraXlW GITDK. STEAMSHIP Sails Direct for SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO FRIDAY DKCEMBKK 5. 2:30 P. M. SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND & LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. OVItk Denver at Kio Urande II. R.) FRANK B0LLAM, Agent, 124 Third Street. A 4596, Main 26. TO sax I'BAxnsro. m. anuklzi AMI SAM tUET.O S. S. ROANOKE VKDKiDAV, DEC. 3. P. M. COO BAY AND tl'RtKA S. S. ALLIANCE MONDAT, DKC S. P. M. NOUTII PACIIIC STEAMSHIP Hl-A THIRD TKSET rbani-a Main and A 13 U. HONOLULU 9-10, lt clasn, round t rl (. - Aavn from tSn FrmncUcn i. The rjimt alirat:ti r pot on onllr world toar. St!ndKi (!imri UXOH ton divpl. of M It, AN II' UNK m U to Hawaii, every 2 w-rk. Yu run make thta trtp In lii Ua'i from San Kr an iriv Injr o days on th j!anf". bri , 19 dM from Kan Krmti::.ro, 300 rvur.i trip itt c.a. tf-ZOQ cIam. J-r-na f-T fi!ilor. b)dmy Miort IJn. 6.: Market M.. Saa lnUlCiKa), THa VEI-tJLS GCIDK. HAMBURG AMERICAN Largest SS.G Over 400 Ships in the 1.506,819 WORLD TONS to LONDON PARIS. HAMBURG Kslserla Ana. VIc.Dec. 11. A M. HfFatrW-ta Xec 16. II noon tUlTetarta Dee. J 5. S IMC rr. ,raat Ian. Z. Z r. 2nd cabin only. Hamburg dlrecu Aisaiu Jan. e, l L. M. MEDITERRANEAN Madetrs,GUraltar.Nailes at ueaoa S S- Cincinnati HT.rslo tons) Iec. S, It aooa S. & Cleveland m.Ono tons) (Urlent-lndia Cruise Jan. 13. 13 CRUISE A ROOD T11K l.'ORlaD Ttiroush the PANAMA CA'AX UtOH MOW YORK J.VNLAK St. 19 IS tr the S, S. CXsEVIXAXD 135Days,$30Q and up. Including vhore trip tt nc euar; eipeuei. order to cur tehaloe locatktn moms tvbouid be booked bow. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 16d Powell St.. an Francisco. Call aontnarn s-acinc .. ou aa au, 0.-W. R. J N. Co. Nor. Pa. 411 11C. V. n. U. Sb. M. Uurllnsion Houta, Mil. auks as Puiat Sausd R. R, oraat .Norinssa Bt. Co.. Dorsajr it Cml.K M. fVasn.. Port. land. Oracoa. Is. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD London Paris Bremen Christmas Ships Prlns Ilrtnrtrh Wllhelm. . . .ne. 13 KalM-r wtliirlaa II 11 A-M.l lxv. 1 Affordlnc amp!o opportunity to raach all parts of Cooimcntal En rota for Christmas. Kronprlnsrasln Cm:I;i Jsa. Kaiser Wllheim der (iron 1. 1 Kroaprlnsassln Cecilia leo. 21 fast Mail Saillnta. trrlainch Jer Grosao He. B ram en Ie. - Georss Washlnston. Jan. J tBraman direct. Baltimore-Bremen fllrert; one cab in lli; Wednesdays, ealllnca on FATUBDAT for The Mediterranean Prlnzesa Iran.. Thursday, Jan. S Berlin Jan. SI Through rates from New Toric to South America, Via Etrropa. Ecypt. Indta and tha Par East. Independent trips. Around the World, $647.30 First-class throughout Three, winter cruises to tha WEST f PANAMA INDIES & CANAL Fy S.S. 'GROSSER JTTRrUERST" JAN. 14. f KB. II, MAR. 1. Kala Sl np 1 1 to II Iaj s. Cruises Indnda all porta of In terest In tha West Indies. Write for oar new booklets. To the Canal and Caribbean s. TraTelers Checks Oood An Over the World. OCT-RICHS ai CO.. UenernI Apt. S Broadway, N. V.; Robert Ca pelle. O. A. P. C. 250 Powell 8t.. near ;t. Francis Hotel and Geary 6L Han Francisco, or local asenta. 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