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THE MORNING OREGOyiAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1914. 17 y v I HIGHER PRICE PAID Bluestem Taken at Dollar for Future Delivery. SPOT MARKET 98 TO 99 lul and Ufd Sort T'lrmly Held In -pile of Limited Demand 'Barley Severely ATfected by Down tirade of California Frices. Tlth all kinds of wheat firm, bluesteru has easily become tha feature of the mar ket, ad a. Trior or Ibss urgent demand ap pears to bare sprung up. and sellers have been able to obtain higher prices. Several dsals have been put through on the basis ol (1 for deferred deliveries. For spot bluestem 8 and 99 cents are obtainable. These prices apply only to choice milling Trades. Tha supply of bluestem in tlrst hands has been materially narrowed. Most ol the wheat left in farmers possession la 4a the Blr Band country. Very little re mains unsold along the 0.-W. R. N. The general market for club wheat Is holding at eg eonta. Not much la being offered by sellers at this figure, nor are buyers disposed to pay the quotation. Should the demand Improve purchasing oould only be carried on by getting closer farmers Ideas. Most of the latter class have their mind fixed on a 0-cent market and no one looks for offerings in volume tinder that price. At the moment, the demand la slow. Cali fornia buyers are holding back and millers its the Korthwest are out of the market. Japanese wheat buyers show occasional In terest, but their bids are mostly out of Una. Still there is enouca wheat business waning on tha whole to keep the market firm. Farmers' disinclination to sell Is, of coarse,' the main cause cf strength. Were offerings free, in the present condition of the grain trade , prices would be sliding down hill rapidly. The sagging of the Pan Francisco barley market has brought on rather acute weak ness in th.a Korthwest. A number of good- slsed holdings have been pressed for sale, and deals In field barley have been put through as low as ?22. There Is no proBpect for export barley business during the re mainder of the season except at low prices. Good milling oats are firmly held at $25 and It la hard to buy even at this price. Some off-grade oats were recently being peddled around at a low quotation, and this temporarily affected the entire mar ket. The lot has been worked off. however, and the atmosphere Is now clearer. The Important new development In the flour situation was the announcement that "i" rfarular trans-Pacific lines had cut the rte on flour to the Orient 1 a ton. The n -w rates are f3 to Japan. 84 to Hongkong and Manila and 14.60 to Shanghai. This t '-iut: Ion should stimulate the export flour na-il". l.mal receipts In cars were reported by ths Merchants ExchanRe as follows: "Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monony 63 20 1 1 Tuesday SB 6 8 Mdii-de.y . . Sfl 15 6 "Vpar aso 37 .... S fcsapon to date 1?.V.'4 l7fi JRitti Year ago 1709 1J03 3 7 12SS 114S 10 6 4 3S14 1861 WORSTED MILLS BUYERS AT BOSTON Liberal Transfers of Tcrrllory Wools During Fast Week. Wool sales at Boston In the past week Increased to 6.000,000 pounds. The market ' reflected" the firmness abroad. Amoug the sales of territory wool were 100,0 00 pounds fine Montana staple and clothing at IS cents. 25,000 pounds fine Utah at 18 cents, 50.000 pounds Montana half, blond clothing at 1SV cents. L-OO.OOO pounds fine medium Soua Springs at 16 cents, 300,00 0 pounds Montana flue and fihe me diums at 17 cents. 20,000 pounds Montana quarter-blood at 19 ij cents; 126,000 pounds fine and fine medium Montana at 17 cents, 126. 0OO pounds fine and fine medium Soda Springs at II cents, 150,000 pounds fine and fuio medium Utah 18 1.4 to 16 cents, 200,000 pounds Montana fine at l"!i to 18 cents, 100.O0O pounds Montana half-blood at 19 cents, 100,000 pounds Idaho quarter-blood at 3S',4 cents to 19 cents, 100,000 pounds three-elghths-blood Idaho at 18 ti to 1 cents. Besides these sales of graded lots con siderable business In wools In the original bags has been accomplished, The indi vidual transactions reported are few in number, but the quantities Involved make a fairly substantial aggregate. One lot 600.000 pounds, mostly containing Wyoming and Montana clips, bus been sold on the scoured basis of 4S to 60 cents. Another lot of the same amount Is reported to have been distributed at 16 to 17 cents. Also 260,000 pounds at 13V4 to 16 cents are ln . yolyed. FIRST WOOL CONTRACTS REPORTED Philadelphia I"irm signs Up Utih Clips at ll'W'ft feats. Wool contracting has started early, ac cording to the Bostort- Commercial Bulletin, which says: "The annual' convention of the wool growers at Pnlt Lake City was the signal for the 'opening of hostilities1 between dealers and growers. Offers are reported at about 13 cents for wool on the aheep"s hack In Northern Utah and contracts are said to have been made by a Philadelphia house in one or two instances In Southern Utah, at 11 to 12 cents. Thus far little has actually been done. The prices paid un doubtedly show all the traffic can justly stand, however, on the basis of todays market values and it is to be hoped, both on account of growers and dealers, that no unwarranted boom may ensue." COUNTRY PRODUCE SCARCE AND HIGH Poultry and Eggs Advance Under Lighter Receipts. All kinds of country produce were scarce and firm yesterday. Bad roads In the coun try, resulting from the recent storm, have cut down local receipts. The demand for live poultry was strong, and buyers readily paid 17 cents for hens and Springs. Ducks were also wanted. Dressed turkeys, alone, were slow. Country dressed meats were also In better demand, pork going at 10 14 nts and veal at 14 4 cents. Eggs were not obtainable under 33 cents rase count. It may be, after the country roads Improve, that receipts for a time will be large enough to carry prices down again. The butter market was steady, with no further signs of pricecuttlng, but local quo tations are still not uniform. WORST MAY REPEAT CAMPAIGN' Purchase by Bull Speculator Excites Local Market. The announcement of the entry Into the bop market of Paul R. G. Horst was the one topio of Interest In the trade yester day. It naturally encouraged holders of hops who know of Herat's ability as apeculator and It likewise gave the short sellers a severe Jolt. The latter, as ex pected. got Busy with denials. inflm is no question out tnat expert or ders In good volume are on the market, but It is difficult to fill them In the present temper of growers. The only business re ported was the purchase by Lachmund of the Oroshong lot of 167 bales at Albany at KH oenta. Paul Horst' s operations a few years age. though not successful to him at the time, enabled Oregon Bopgrowars to dispose of . !. sal as or more oa a rapidly rising market, and It would occasion no surprise If ho attempted now to clcau up all the good hops left In thla state. SEVERAL, CARS OF VEGETABLES IN Local scarcity in This Line Is Partly Relieved. . The scarcity of vegetables on the local market was partly relieved yesterday by the arrival of two cars of lettuce, one of celery and one of sweet potatoes. The de mand was strong and these supplies quickly cleaned up. In other lines there was only a small stock on hand. Oranges promise to bo in light supply for some time to come: WWen those received yesterday are gone. Jobbers will have but little stock to work upon, as no cars are known to be in transit. Shippers In the south have succeeded in getting a car through to San Pedro, which will be brought up on next week's steamer. Bank Clearing. Hank clearings of the Northwestern cities jesieruuy were as follows: n Clearings. Balances. Portland Jl.242,412 $144,648 Seattle 1,629.072 206.137 Tacoma 261.817 22.806 Spokane .'. 664.S3S 13, 5 M PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor, Feed. Etc WHEAT Track -prices: Club, 8Sc: blue stem, 5g9c: forty-fold. 88c; red Russian. S7c: valley, iSc. OATS No. 1 white, milling. $25 per ton. CORN' Whole, 835; cracked, 136 per ton. BABLET Feed. $22.60 per ton; brewing, 128.60; rolled. 2827. FLOUR Patents, 8,4.60 per' barrel; straights. 84; exports. 83.653.S0; valley, 84.60; graham, $4.60; whole wheat. $4.80. HAY No. 1 Eastern Oregon Umothy, 116.50; mixed timothy, $14. OO; alfalfa, $14. clover, 910; valley, train bay. 81201B.SO. MlliFEED Bran. $21.60 per ton; aborts, $23.60; middlings. $?980. " Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2.20 2.75 per box; lemons, 3.604.60 per ttox; pinapples, 60 per pound; Bananas, 4Mc per pound; tangerines, $1.75 per box; grape, fruit. California, $3.60; Florida, 4.76o.75 per box. VKY3KTABLES Cabbage, 22Ho per pound: cauliflower, 76c a 1.25 per dozen; cu cumbers. $1.251.50 per dozen: eggplant. 10 iploo per pound; peppers. 10c per pound; rad ishes, a5c per dozen; head lettuce, $2.50 per crate; garlic, I'-'Ht&lSo per pound; sprouts, 10c per pound ; artichokes. $2 per dozen; squash, l,i4j;ic; celery, $3.253.u per crate; tomatoes. California, $2.25; Cuban, $o.25 per crate; hothouse lettuce, 50?5c per box; Bpinach, 70i&30c per crate. URElON FRUIT Apr,les. 75c 43) $2.25 per box; grapes, Malagas. $7.50 9 per keg; Em perors, it per keg; cranberries. $12(812.50 per barrel; pears. $11.5C. ONIONS Oregon, $3.50 per sack.; buying price, $3 per sack at shipping points. POTATOES Oregon, 80c 0 81.00 per hun dred; buying price. 60h0c at shipping points; sweet potatoes, 82.50 per crate. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, $1; car rots, $1; parsnips, $1; beets, $1. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Oregon fresh ranch, SSJfllc per dozen. POULTRY Hens, lS3Uc; Springs, 16V4 17c; turkeys, live. 20j21c; dressed, choice, 2i4r2c: ducks, 14yl7c; geese, 13 v 12 Vic CHEESE Oregon triplets, 2uc; Daisies, nominal; Young, Americas, nominal. - BUTTER Creamery prints, extras, 29 6.30c pound; cubes, 7o per pound. PORK Fancy, 10 140 per pound. VEAL Fancy. 14ig.l4So per, pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound taiia, $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.40; one-pound flats, $2.45; Alasxo, pink, one-pound talis. 83c; silversides, one-pounu tails. $1.25. HONEY Choice. 83.25 3.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts, ig.c per pound- Braxli nuts, i'or; filnerts, 15Ql5Hc; almonds. 21 i21c; peanuts, 535Hc; cocoanuts, $1.00 per pound; chestnuts, 10c uer pound; hickory nuts, 8Vji91ic; pecansT lie; plue, 17 14 O 20c. BEANS Smsll white. 8c; large white. 4.00c; Lima, 0.3Oc; pink. 4 He; Mexican. 5 Vie; bayou, &c SUGAR Fruit and berry, $4.90; Honolulu plantation, $4.85: bet, $4.70; extra C, $4.40; powdered, barrels. $5.33. COFFEE Roasted, la drums, 16052o per pound. SALT Granulated. $14.00 per ton; half, ground. 100s, $10.25 per ton; 50s. $11 per ton; dairy. $12.50 per ton. RICK No. 1 Japan. 654c; cheaper grades 4 He; Southern head, .'. "kjjoc DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; apricots. 1214o; peaches. 8 Wile; prunes. Italians. 8 10c; currants, 94c; raisins. looe. Muscatel, 6tt,7ia bleached Thomp son, 1194c; unbleached Sultanas, 6V4c; seed ed. 9o; dates, Persian. 814c per pound; tard. $1.40 per box. FIGS Boxes, 12 10-ounce. 85c; 18 13 ounce, $2.25; 50 8-ounce, $1.85; 70 4-ounce, $2.13; Smyrna, 40-pound boxes, 20c. I'rovi&ions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 18V4 1914c; 12 to 14-pound. ls194c; 14 to 18-pound lS19c; skinned, lSVfcc; picnic. 16c; boiled. 32c. BACON Fancy. 2627c; standard, 21 "4c. DRY SALT CURED Bacon, 18H20c short clear backs. 14loc; exports, ISO lt'Hc; strips, 1817Hc. LARD Tierce basis: Pure. lS541814c compound, loc. Oils. COAL OIL Barrels, 18 14 c; cases, 1714 0 20Hc GASOLINE Bulk. 16c; cases, 28c; motsi spirit, bulk, 16e; cases, 28c LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 61c; boiled, barrels, t53c; raw, cases, 60c; boiled, "fli-i 6bc. TURPENTINE In cases. 6 w- gallon. Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS 1913 crop, prime and choice, XI 23c; 1914 contracts. 16c. PELTS Dry, 10c; dry short wool, 7c: dry shearings, lye; green shearings. 10c; salted lights. 60ty)75c; salted heavy, 7Sy;90c KlnRi Anlto V.t,. loi . - " " '. T3 i'i pouna; salt kip. 13c; salted calf, 19c; green hides. 111!.. .1 -. . t. I . . 1 '1 . . I . ... . . jwucw. ,uv, i can, zoo; sax Lea bulls. 80 per pound; green bulls, 7a WOOL Valley. 1 4 tii. 1 .'. Kn.tm rtrAMM 1015c. MOHAIR 1918 clip, 28o per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new. &o per pound. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Jan. 28. Led Quiet 4.06 4.10; London, 20. Spelter steady, 3. 85 lis 5.45; London, 21 10s. Copper firm. Standard spot to April, 14.50 offered; electrolytic, 14.755jH4.87 ; lake, uominal; casting, 14.37 i?j 14.62 . Tin Arm. Spot, 39.25 SO. 75; January. 39.253U.fi2 : February, 30 25 39 00 ' March. 311.35 rif 30. 65; April. 39.3oii 8.75 ' ' Antimony dull. Cooksons, 7.30 ji 7.40 Iron steady, unchanged. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 28. f-pot cotton, steady. Middlings, 12.90; do, gulf, 13.15. Hops at w York. NEW YORK. Jan. 28. Hops steady. ALBANY MEETING PLANNED Preparations Are Made for Big Sun day School Gathering. ALBANY. Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) Committees to handle the work of preparation lor the annual convention of the Oregon State Sunday School As sociation, which will be held here in April, are being named ami plana for the convention will go forward at once. Chairmen of committees have beer! named and each chairman wUl chooau his own committee. The chairmen se lected are as follows: Executive com mittee, 1. E. Hamilton: entertainment committee, Alfred C. Somnltt; registra tion committee, John O. Minton; public ity committee, C. H. Stewart; recep tion oommittee, J. S. Van Winkle, buildlne oommittee, J. F. Watson: ban quet committee, A. H. Banks; music oommittee, Clyio O.- Bryant; girls conference committee, Mrs. F II. Ges elbraciit, Koseburjr Grange to ateet Saturday. flOSKBUUO, Or., Jan. gs t Special.) ."Oo-operation" will be the subject of llBOufBion at a meeting of the Douglas County Orange, to be held here Saturday. The programme arranged by thoue in charge includes several ad dresses by business men and Grangers. These talks will be along the line of co-operation between the butmiese man and farmer COPPERS ARE FIRM Stocks Sell Higher on Trade Improvement. OTHER SHARES STEADY Further Easing 0r Money Rates With Commercial Paper PIad Tender l'onr Per Cent for First Time In Months. NEV YORK, Jan. 2S. In the absence of new Influences the stock market today trav eled over muoh the same ground as in the preceding session. The first tendency was downward, after which the market rose above yesterday's close. The upturn lacked stability, however. Reports of Improvement In the copper trade gave a better tone to the copper stocks, after a drop earlier in the day. Sales of the metal were made at 1434 cents. London reversed Its stltude in this mar ket, disposing of about 3 5,000 shares of the stock purchased here yesterday for foreign account. There was a further easing of money rates and for the first time In months com mercial paper was placed under 4 per cent. The recent upward movement In bonda was checked. Various points of heaviness appeared. Total sales, par value, $3,650. 000. United States bonda were unchanged oa call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis ouudiog, roruaua. Hales. Amal Copper .. 20, 100 Am Beet Sugar 00 Closing High. Low. Bid. 7674 74 75 86)4 24 Vs 84'. t',3' 34 95Vs 951 954 50 494 4i 4H4 41i 41' 70 09 00 li 1044 104 104 108 10714 1071i 124".4 12314 !23Si 240 24S 140 3714 364 -Vi 124t 124 128 901 9954 09 100" lOO?. 100U 98 'n 98 97 91 "V 91 91 2137s 211S 211 07i 14 13 14 184 lo3-it 134 106 105 1U5 26 a7 27 3ur, 41 41 41 82 32 31:34 27 137 130 137 400 19 18 IS is 31 31 81 147V 117 140 3S 87 37 127 ?i 3 27 3 2 114 114 113 15 15 15 62 01 til 111 110 110 27 26 2Ui 355 154 154 138 138 138 12 12 12 131?. . 131 131 23 23 28 29 27 27 50 134 118 95 94 94 30 80 29 304 104 304 115 114 7, 315 26 20 '26 80 80 80 8U 115 314 314 123 3 22 122 371 109 tiS 20 20 25 35 33 13 98 97 97 26 26 26 146 148 145 22 162 360 1G1 64 84 84 21 60 65 65 112 111 111 64 63 63 8 64 3 3 . 71 70 70 45 Am taa Co 13,100 do preferred.. 500 W0 Am Car A. Fdy Am Cotton Oil Am Sinel & Ref do preferred.. Am ugar ..... Am Tel & Tel.. Am Tobacco ... aoo 900 200 soo 2.400 1,7W 900 20O 1,100 800 4.60O 500 9.100 1,700 200 &U0 2.50O tiOO uaconrla Ati CoSst Line.. A T & eanta Fe do preferred.. Bait & Ohio ... Brook R Trail.. Canadian Pac .. C fc O C & G W C & N W C M & St Piul. Central Leather central ol is J. ...... Chlno - BOO Col Fuel & Iron 8S.0 Col Southern .. ...... Consol Gas .... 1,400 D I. & W D & R ti Distilling Secur. 400 Erie 8.300 General Elec .. 20O Gt North Ore .. I.u0 C?t North pf DOO Illinois Central. 3x Interboro Metro 800 do preferred.. l.t'-OU Inter Harvester 7000 K C Southern .. t00 Lehigh Valley .. 1,100 Louis & IVasn.. 300 Mexican Cent. . 600 M. S P & S S M 4I0 Mo, Km Jt Tex 800 Mo Pacilic 6,100 National Lead .. ...... Nat Biscuit ... ...... do preferred.. ...... X Y Central ... 9.10O N Y, Out at Wes 2oO Norfolk & West 900 Northern Pac -. 3,1H Pacific Mall 100 Paciilc T T . . 300 do preferred.. Pennsylvania . . 8.0O0 People's Gas ... 1.300 Reading 112,100 Republic S & I 1.000 Rock Island Co. 9.400 Southern Pac .. 14,S0( Southern lly ... S,7uu Texas Oil 1.700 Tol. St L & W Pf union Facitic . . 30. sou do preferred. . 1.S00 United Rds S F U 8 Steel Cor.. 79,300 do preferred.. 2,400 Utah Copper . .. 1,200 W abash Weatern Union.. 2.100 Westing Elec . . 8,400 Wisconsin Cent Total sales for the day. 450,200 sua BONDS. ' Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co., of Trade building, Portland. Bid. Atchison general 4s 954 Asked. 95 95" 91 97 108 50 94 97 78 78 96 Atlantic v oast una 1st 4s..... 95 B & O gold 4s 94 14 Ii R T 4s 91 Cites Ohio 48 S7 C M & St P gen 4Vis. .........103 C R I col 4s 49 Cai Gas 5s 94 CBg joint 4s 96 F.rie general 4s................ 75 Int Met 44s 78fei Louisville & Nashville unl 4s... 0." . NYC en 8V4s S3 N & W 1st con 4s 9414 Northern Pacific 4s P4V4 Oregon Short Line ref 4s 92 Oregon Ry Nav 4s Dl 14 Pacific Tol us., 9S$i Penna con 4s ........1(10 Reading general 4s....... 94 St L & S V ref 4s 70 Southern' Pacific ref 4s 92T4 Southern Pacific col 4s 92 Southern Raiiway 5s 1044 Southern Railway 4s........... 75V United Railway inv 4s 69 Union Pacific 1st and ref 4s 93 J4 United States Steel 5s 3 02 14 West fihore 4s 93 Wabash 4a 68 Westinghouse Elec conv 5s 92 Wisconsin Central 4fi So 95 95 02 93 99 100 95 76 2 93 104 75 93 102 95 59 89" Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. Jan. 2S. Closing quotations: Alloues S7lMohawk 45 Amalg Copper.. 75 Nevada Con . . . . 16 A Z L A Km 20T4:NipIssing Mines. T Art.f-ln t ..... A & . V , . ,- f i. T i . . f M kv , Cal & Arizona"! 7!01d Dominion" I 52 t-al & rlecia. . . .43lt loeoeola 78 Centennial 17 IQuincy 64 Cop Ran Con Co 89 jfihannon 6 E Butte Cop M. 124:Superior 28 Franklin 4iTsmarack 81 Granby Con ... 8S jU S S R M. . . 42 Greene Cananea. 881 do preferred... 48 I Royalle (Cop) 21;Utah Con .:.... 10 Kerr Lake 6 Utah Copper Co. 53 Lake Copper.... 9Wlnona 8 La Salle Copper 4 J Wolverine 45 Miami Copper... 24 j Money, Kxcbaoge, Etc. ' NEW. YORK. Jan. 28. Call money, steaay, lSji per cent; ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing bid. ZvG?2 per cent. Time loans, easier; 60 days, 2 per cent; 90 days. 3 4' 3 per cent; six months, 8 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 84 percent. Sterling exchange, easy; 60-day bills. $4.S350; demand, S.4.S585. Commercial bills. $4.82. Bar silver, 57c. Mexican dcliars, 45c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. LONDON, Jan. 28. Bar silver easy, 26 d. Money. 151 per cent. Short bills. 2; three months. 2 5-1602. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28. Sliver bars, unchanged. Sterling on London. 60 days $4.88 i sight. $4.S6. SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET. Prices Quoted at the Bay City .for Vege tables. Fruits, Etc SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 38. The follow ing produce prices were current here today: Cheese New, 16 18c; Young Americas 161118c. Fruits Apples, Bellflowers, fl.lBl.S0; Nwwtowna, 91.40L75; other varieties, 60c tfrjl.60; Mexican limes, $3.50i!j 4.60; pine apples, 1.502.50; lemons, 52 8.60. Eggs Fancy ranch. S8c; store. S4o. Butter Fancy creamery. 82c; seconds, 2Sc Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. fl.251.55; River Delta whites, $1.1S61.30; Salines Bur. banks, nominal; sweets, $1.25 1.76. Vegetables Cucumbers, j:2.50g 2.75; "green peas, nominal; string beans, nominal; egg plant. Southern. 5$7o. Receipts Flour, ,316ft quarter moles; bar ley, 8690 centals; potatoes, Sft?6 sacks; hay 190 tons. Chicago Dairy "Produce. CHK'AOO, Jen. 28. Butter, lower. Cream eri, 2J4i)27c, Bggs. lownri receipts 818T cases; at mark, cases inuluded, dTVUSHei ordinary firsts, 27 i'j 28c I firsts, 20o, Cheese, unsettled. Daisies, 17HTlSo; twins 17!17Hoi Amerluas, i718o; long herns, 17ple. Kara! Stares. HAVAN'NAH, Oa., Jan, 88, Turpentine firm, 47o, Sales, 40 barrels reeeipts. 71 barrels; shipments, 70 barrels;' stocks, 24, 103 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales. 2598 pounds: receipts, 1048 pounds: shipments, 103 pounds: stocks, ltLC25 pounds. Quote: A, B, C, D, E, $4.06; F, 84.06 to 4.07; Q. H. $4.05 to M.10: I. $4.10 to $4.20; K. Ji.60; M. $5.25; N. $6.16; WO, 8S.50; WW, $6.85. Coffee and Sagatr. NEW YORK, Jan. .28. The coffee mar ket was lower today under scattering liqui dation in response to lower European cables and continued full primary receipts. Lead ing roasters were reported quiet. Buyers and cost and freight offers from Brazil were unchanged, but after opening steady 4 to 5 lower the market worked gradually lower, closing qulot at a net loss of 8 to 12. Salea. 23,000 bags. January. 8.14c; March. .23c; May, 9.48o; July, S.6Sc; September, .S3c; October, 9.88c; December, 9.98c. Spot steady. Rio No. 7. 8'Ae: Rantna No. 4, 12 c Mild quiet. Cordova, 13 16c nom inal. - Raw sugar firm. Muscovado. '2.98c; cen trifugal, 3.48c; molasses, 2.73c; refined steaay. Dried 1'rult at New York. NEW YORK. an. 28. Evaporated apples quicu t-runes rirm. peaches steady. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH, Jan. 28. Linseed. May, $1.53: July. ?l.b5. SI. 50; BEST HOGS ARE FIRM TOP GHADB BR1SGS &10 AT STOCK. YARDS, Trndlnar 1st Other Llnesi Is Unlet II celpts for Day Are Not Heavy, Except Contract Ssteeaj. Trade at the stockyards yesterday was of small volume. Most of the business was In the bog division, where the market showed a firm tendency. Two bunches of top-grade hogs were sold at $8.10. the high price established a few days ago. and poorer lots also brought good prices. A single sale was reported In the cattle market. while nothing was . done In the mutton di vision. Receipts were 42 cattle. 395 hogs and 1800 sheep. Shippers were: W. H. Harris, Shanlko, 1 car cattle; Hugh Cummlngs, Corvallis, 1 car hogs; same. Junction City, 1 car hogs; George Danforth, Somers, 1 car hogs; Coles A Anderson, Haines, 1 car hogs; Walter M. Burrows, Dillon, 6 cars sheep; P. Lt Kllppel, Terrebonne. 1 car sheep; H. H Crammer, Centerville, 1 car cattle and hoga The days sales were as follows: Wt-Price.! Wt.Prlce. 32 hogs ... 196 S8.lt! 1 hog .... 160 $7.35 60 hogs ... 112 7.75 1 hog .... 170 6.60 12 hoga ... 121 7.70 76 hogs ... 214 8.10 2 hogs ... 380 7 35 28 steers .. 967 7.40 4 hogs .. . 880 7.35 Current local quotations on the various classes of livestock follow: Prime steers Choice steers Medium steers Choice cows .................. Medium cows ................ Heifers S7.25$7.7S ......... 7.UO9 t il .75 7.00 .I5 0 6.30 .00lg i.ii 6.000 8.75 Light calves . Heavy calves 8.OO4 ......... t.OOO 7.7a Bum e.vuo . it Stags ..... .................. 6.003 s. at ilogs Light T.fB Heavy 6.00 df 8.10 7.06 Sheep- Wethers S.00KH 6.75 Ewes ...... 1.50 4.75 Lambs 5.00 la 6.73 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. Jan. 28. Hogs Receipts. 13.000: market, lower. Heavy, $S.108.25; light. f7.D04ii8.35; pigs, 86.003 7.7r: bulk of sales, 8.06'ip8.1S. Cattle Receipts. 4GU0: market lower. Na tive steers, 86.759; cows and heifers, $6ft$ 7.75: Western steers, $6 60W8.1O; Tettsi steers, J5.7C4I 7.25: cows and heifers, $3.75 7; calves, J7.50bi10. Eheep Receipts. 12,700; market, lower. Tearlings, $5.75 7; wethers, $5.25 5 6; lambs, $7.25(8 7.00. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Jan. 28. Cattle Receipts, 18, 00O; market, steady to lOo lower. Beeves, $6.80 9. 40: Texas steers, $6.808; Western steers, $6.400 7.91); stockers and feeders, $5.406: cows and heifers, SX603'8.50; calves. $7.S010.75. Hogs Receipts. 85,000; market, dull. Be under yesterday's average. Light. $8(?r8.80; mixed. $8.10iffi8.87A : heavy. $S.108.40: rough. $8.10(8 8.15; pigs, $6.408; bulk of sales, $S.208.35. Sheep Receipts, 88,000; market, slow, mostlv 10c lower. Native. $4.70415.90; West ern. $4.S56; lambs, native, $6.75 7.90; Western, $6.858. GEILLOWORKDESGRIBED PORTLAND EXGINEEHS HEAR RE PORT OUT CAJVAL PROJECT. Job Estlmsited to Be 76 Per Cent Fin ished aad "Waterway Hay Be Operated In 1915. The Portland Association of the American Society of Civil Engineers, at its monthly banquet in the Com mercial Club rooms Tuesday night, heard, the reading of a paper on the Celilo Canal read by F. C. Schubert, assistant Federal engineer, who has been prominently identified with the work since the inception of he project in 1905. Mr. Schubert made the final location following ' the preliminary activity and designed the work. "This Government canal." he said, "is designed to surmount the only barrier remaining; since the completion of the Cascades Canal 45 miles below, to continuous navigation of the Colum bia River from the Pacific Ocean to Priest Rapids, Washington, a distance of 407 miles. The Celilo Canal is eight and one-half miles in length and has a bottom width of 65 feet, with a navi gable depth at low water of 8 feet. It Is to have four locks and will over come four natural obstructions. The canal will be in operation from 9 to 11 months of the year, depending upon the severity of the June freshets and upon the presence or lack of ice In the river." The project is 76 per cent completed, Mr. Bchubert estimates, and will be open for traffic by January 1, 1915, providing funds for the completion of the work are made available by Con gress at its present session. In the absence of E. G. Hopson, pres ident of the association, W. S. Turner vice-president, presided. CHURCHES TO OPEN SUNDAY Smallpox Situation at St. Johns Is Reported AVell In Hand. The Bt. John3 churches will be open for service next Sunday, according to Rev. TV. Ingalls. of the St. Johns Methodist Church. . Chief of Police Al len has reported to the City Council that the smallpox situation is well In hand. Although the City Council had or dered the schools closed, the directors refused to obey the command on the ground that the Council had no au thority from the Board of Health. Af ter closing for two or three days! Mr. Ingalls says, the moving-picture shows reopened on Saturday. The churches were cloBed last Sunday. Moscow Is Postal Depository. MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 28. (Special.) The Third Assistant Postmaster-General has advised Postmaster Cornwall that Moscow has been designated as the depository for postal savings re ceipts from the offices of Coeur d'Alene, Spirit Lake, Kathdrura and Post Falls. The advices received today state that the Postmasters of Coeur d'Alene and Spirit Lake will prooure funds from local banks to meet withdrawals in ex cess of their daily reoelpti and the Mosoow office is advised not to honor drafts from either ef those points. COLD WAV E FEARED Danger to Winter Crop Causes Stronger Market. TONE AT END NERVOUS Bulls Also Aided ly European Ac knowledgment That Supplies Are Becoming Inadequate Sharp Adrance In Cora -Prices. ertCH1iAG0, Jaa' 28' Fe" that Pdiet- ---- - iutau. una disaster to tne Winter crop had a good deal to do today With a hiilo-i. . . ---- 4- vut vnto oi wneai, ine mar-Ket closed nervous at an advance of c net. Corn showed a gain of lo to 14 c and oata a ris of to UOHc In pro vision th outcome varied from 2-o de- European acknowledgement that supplies Were bArnmlnaf In.. 3 j - tO aid the hi 1 14 Vf r. 1 1 Pnm vant he.i v. i i the prospect of a decided enlargement of r- 7' "-" "r lam oi locust damage In Argentina. Country offerings - ouxo.!! bq mere were re ports of additional bids for ocean shipment Oil t l T HAsf An Oats advanced with other grain. The hoa chlefly on Pt oi belated TimrtrtM41 - - . - - . v "vsDton xnarKet anr- rered from a bearish construction placed on tile Uavrmmsnr Uvsia.i. a . - "vsMto. ugurei ana oe cause of a break in the price of hosa. The I r0 hArr XT smlnAAl l . , r" uuwever, rouna its way Into strong hands. A decided rally allowed packers to renew hedging, made necessary - v. mo uu irau in meats. uwuii xuLures ranged as follows WHEAT. May ...-.Wh S"7k tCft?i jui" "a ..is ' Jig CORN. ?t"y .7 $Tii July .662 .62 ;S2; :Jg OATS. Z ' -"J - -""i .40 July .as. .$ .$,, .394 MESS PORK. May ....31.47fc 2L70 L48 J1.B5 LARD. J -----'- -t. -10 11.16 BHORT RIBS. V'Z ?H? -S$H H.B0 July .... 11.65 H.76 ii.s6 Cash prices were: 1LB7K .11.72 l Oats No. 2 whits. 42c Si4o; standard. 40c. No. 3 white. -wo. a, 62c. Barley 50(9 78c . Timothy $3. 75 5. 25. Clover 1L75 11 4. &0. European Grain Varfcnt r,wN??N- J?n' 2! Cargoes on passage quiet but steady. a cou:nDtSr,y',marre?.tTlrrrrkOU ' May, 7s 2Vid; July. 7s " Minneapolis Grain Markets. . MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 28 Wheat No 1 .?,rd' 1 lc: No. 1 Northern, mt a u.c; No. 2 Northern. 85H87ie- No 1 Barley, 47 66c Flax, $l.7(h,tel.57S- San Prsmclsco Grala Market. SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 28. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.55 1.57 V, - red ; Rus sian. $1.58 9 155; Turkey red, $I.o7" 16o" bluestem, $1 .62 , Q 1.68 ; feed barley $121 4 i'JJbrlwlnK ?rIey' nominal; white Siho2;,5SS,i8?W24! mMdUu"- tivlu. b&ii f";leT 'tnilr. December, 1-1S4 bid. $L18S asked; May. S.L24,. Puget Sound Wheat Markets. otf ?T?E.U J22- 28; Wheat Bluestem. 97c: fortyfold. 8c; club. 88c; i'lfe, 88o; red Russian. 8ic Testerday's car receipts, wheat IT. oats 7 barley 10, hay 20. flour 1L TACOMA Jan. 28. Wheat Bluestem, 98c; fortyfold, 88c; club, 87o; red, 87e. hayl6TOCelPta' heat 63 barley 10, oata 4, TEACHERS WILL ORGANIZE Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson Instructors Elect. - One hundred teachers from the Urt coln, Washington and Jefferson High Schools met at the Publlo Library Tuesday afternoon with a view to or ganizing a High School Teachers' As sociation for School District No. 1. Mies Larrabee, of Lincoln High, was elected temporary chairman, and in an address gave the reasons for such an organization, namely, that the high school teachers felt that by having a representative body able to speak with authority for high school teachers they could advance the standard of the pro fession and promote the general wel fare of the schools. A letter was read from Mr. Alderman, Superintendent of the Public Schools, indorsing such an association. The con stitution and by-laws were then adopt ed and the oflicers elected. A. F. Bittner, of Jefferson High School, was elected president; Miss Lar rabee, of Lincoln secretary-treasurer, and A. K. Trenholme, of Washington, corresponding secretary. BALLY METEOROLOGICAL KKPOKT. PORTLAND, Jan. 28. Maximum temper ature. 44 degrees; minimum, 86 degrees. ? ivr reading, & A, M.. 12.5 feet; change In st .br"v 'S, foot faU- Total rainfall (5 J , M.) .01 inch: total rainfall since eeptemher 1, 1913, 26.24 inches; nor mal rainfall since September 1, 25.21 Inches -fx,e8.B S rainfall since September 1. 1918 1.03 inches. Total sunshine, none; possible sunshine. 9 hours 82 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 6 P. M 80.47 Inches. THB WKATHJ3R. 0 Wind S2- Statoof STATIONS. weather. a Baker ......... Boise .... Boston Calgary Chicago ....... Denver . . ...... Ies Moines .... Duluth Galveston . . . . . Helena ........ Jacksonville ... Kansas city . . Laurler ... .. Los Angeles ... Medford ....... Montreal ...... New Orleans . . New York North Yakima . Phoenix Pocatello ...... Portland Roseburg ...... Sacramento .... St. Louis St. Paul .1- Salt Lake San Francisco . Spokane ....... Tacoma Tatuosh Island Wal!a Walla . . Washington . . . Winnipeg 30iO 04: 6 S 0l'lO:N Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy 34 -O 64 0 .OO! 6.NW 4!0 eo'o 28 0 till. 30 0 680 00'. . I... 0O'24 S 0'14'N IB; 8 S 16 12 NB OO 12 SB 01) lfi SW Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy 22-0 Clear 70;0 62 O 80 0, 60 0 .00) 8:NE Clear Cloudy Cloudy .Clear 0O 22 S Oil 4;N 00 4iS it J At .O01. .. . . Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy PL cloudy i2 O 74 0 58 0 silo 54 0 210 440. 42'0 50 O 630 4UO 24 0 66 0 S4'0 400 400 40 O. 68 O 26 0 0O.14 B Of llf SE Ol' 8 NE 0O 4 SW PL cloudy 1 8 '14 N Clear 00 4 SW I Clear 01 8S Cloudy 4iSE Cloudy OO U'.NW Pt. CioudT 00 24 S lO 10:SB 16 10 N 001 4 N Cloudy Cloudy PL cloudy PL cloudy Cloudy .00 4 W- 00 6 S Cloudy Rain Oof 6;SW Cloudy 0O; 4 NE Pt. cloudy 10 6.S Cloudy WEATHER COICDITIONS. High pressure obtains over the Pacific Slope, northern Rooky Mountain states, the weatecp portion of the Dakotas, and West ern Canada; also over the Appalachian Highlands. An elongated trough of low pressure extends from New Mexico to Lake Superior, Light precipitation has occurred in some localities on the Paclflo Slope, in Utah, the oentral plateau and northern plains states, upper Mississippi Valley and Lake region, A thunder storm was re ported from Duluth. The weather Is colder In tha basin. Rooky Mountain and plains The Bank of Personal Service IF YOU WISH to be successful you cannot over estimate the importance of having ready money at your command. A Savings Account is the surest way to this goal. We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Savings Deposits Merchants National Bank Under Government Supervision .' Founded 1886 Washington and Fourth Streets LADD &TILTON BANK Established 1859. CaP13 $1,000,000 3crI,la3 1,000,000 Commercial and Savings Accounts OWICKRS. jy. M. Ladd. President. Robert S. Senrsnrd. Asm. - - Kdward Cookingham. Vlca-Pre. J. W. Lad d? AaTcai Wer W. H. jDunckley. Cashier. Walter M. CokT AaVc Sahrwr. Comer WaEhintn aad Tiird Street. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Boe&y Mountains COMTEK FIRST AND WASHINGTON ET& Salllng-a rKuir.aijsrn.it juuiiaisB reh.ss lAIRBrYF. Mar II LA SAVOIK Feb. 18 LA PBOVKNCJ3 Mar.4 L, bAldlE Mar 18 Twin-screw steamer. TQuadruple-srr.v steamr. SPWC1AL SATl l .)Af SALLI?fr.S FROM NEW YORK, 3 P M ONE CLASli CaBIN II and THIRD-CLASS PasseiiKera Only CKICAOO. . Feb. 14 JsIAOARA . Feb "1 -. W. fetlnger. 80 6th st. A. 1. Charlton. 833 Morrison st.t E."m. Tavlor .'. M. A St. P. Rv Itorser B. Smith. 63 th at.; A. sk.l.ln ,a . .' K. Dickson, 348 Waehington st.j it. walker, agent lalon rwino states: also In the lower Lake reerlon, Bt. I.awrence Valley and Western Canada. lt Is somewhat warmer in western Oregon, Ne vada, the upper Mississippi Valley, the val ley of the Red River of the North and Eastern New York. In ereneral tempera turea are above normal east of a line drawn from Durango to Western Manitoba; tem peratures are considerably below normal In Western Canada and North-Central Montana. The conditions sre tavorabie for ; enerally fair weather in this district Thursday ex cept -In Northwestern Washington, where rain or snow will probably falL WlndB will be mostly southeasterly. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Probably rain; southerly winds. Oregon Rain west. alr east portion; southeasterly winds. Washington Rain or snow west, fair east portion ; southeasterly winds. Idaho Fair. The Willamette River at Portland will continue to fall for the next two or three days. THEODORE 3 DRAKES, Aotlng District Forecaster. Northwest Postmasters Confirmed. OKBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 28. The Senate has con firmed the followlne; postmasters: Ore gon Charles LL Morris, Arlington; B. P. Fiske. Dallas: William P. Hayner, Sutherlln; P. W. Todd, Tillamook. Idaho James W. Pearson, Halley; Thomas J. Cox, Jerome; It. W. Rlgby, Rexburg CT Reduce the cost of street repairs. tj. Put money in the bank. 3 How? IJ; Use Bitulithic pavement. .fr - INCORPOHATEO ( CONSULTING and . CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS PUBLIC SERVICE PROPERTIES FINANCED and MANAGED BO Pin Street New York J.C. WILSON &CO. ETOCK.S. BONOS. CBAIK ANO COTTOX MKMHKK.1 KEW TORS STOCK EXCHANGE. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRAD ft, KCW IOBK COTTON KXCHA.NUB. THK blOCK AMU BOND BACUANOg, BAN FfiAsClsOa POBTLAND OFFICE: trewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones MarRhaU 4120. A 4187. TRAVELERS' Gl IPK- AUSTRALIA TAHTTl'AXD NEW ZEALAND. Round Trip Kates: 1st class t Tahiti (13. te WeUlactaa IH1JA. to fcrdaey ISO. Special raclile Oeeaa Tour (Including Boutb Bea lsles to Sydney via Tahiti. Rare tonga and New Zealand and returning te fan Francisco or Vancouver) via Auckland. Fiji or Samoa and Honolulu, Si3, 1st class Stop-overs any point, good one year Sail ings from San yranclsco, Feb. 4, Mar. 4. April 1, etc in Ion Bcsunshls Cm, f New Zealaad, Ltd. Oftlcei Wi U Market Street. San Francisco, Compa.me Generate Transit! antique DlrVt linn to RirnuPprla from New York very Wednesday. 10 A- mT Tko France (new) Wed.. Feb. 4 North Ilank Road, Sth and Stark sts.: j. suuiway. TRAVELERS GCXDR. White Star Line rvLPNDON MARCH 4 FoR PARIS 2g?d Via Plymouth, Cherbourg- and Soul hampton. OTHER BA1LLNOS St. Paul... Feb. 18 Vork Th. E7 Oceanic Feb. 18 St. Paul.. Mar. U 'American Line Steamers. New York Queenstown Liverpool tCymrto. .Keb. 7 Cedrlc Feb. 6 Baltic Feb. 18 Baltic Mac 18 tCymrio carries only one-class cabin 11 and Third-class Passengers. Hoston Queenstown Uverpool AMERICAN LINE. One-elass Cabin (111 service, US ur. N. Y., Plymouth, CherbonrK, Sonthamptosi ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE Xew York. lxndosi Direct RED STAR LINE. New York Dover Antwerp WHITE STAR D0J.1LNI0N Portland, Me. Liverpool Calling at Halifax. Westbound, by the LARGEST CANADIAN LINERS. Including the Teutonic. ..Feb. 11 Dominion.. .Feb. SS Canada. . ...Feb. 81 TfMUonin. Max. 9 bails from S. John, N. B.. only WINTER CRUISES. ITALY & EGYPT I WEST INDIES The Rrrlera Via Madeira, Gibraltar. Algiers, Monaco Largest Bteeuxiers In the Trade Celtic Mar. 7 Adriatic. Feb. SI Ganople, Mar. 14 Faassis Csraal " South Amertcs) The Newest Ornisinar Steainoe LAURENTIC MARCH 4 Al'KIL 4 18 to 89 dara. $145 to $17i npwa, Fasseoerers can Join the cruises at Ba vaoa, reatcbed easily via New Orleans. A. E. DISNEY, Fnxsenarer ami, Bailey Bldsr.. 619 Seoond Ave., Seattle. Telephone Main 118 or Local Hallway and feteaunship Ajpenta. TO BAN FR-S-NCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN DLEOO S. S. YUCATAN . WEDNESDAY. FEB. 4. COOS BAT AND EUREKA S. S. ALLIANCE TUESDAY, FEB. S, 6 P. M. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP OO. 1S8-A THIRD STREET Phones Main and A 1314. BAHIA, RIO 1)E JANEIRO, SANTOS, MONTEVIDEO. RrENOS ATRES ROSARIO Uew and Fast 12.6io ton) Passenger Steamers from New York every alternate ftararriay. For rates, etc. apply local ticket A ireois, or BUSK A DANIELS. General Atrents, 801 Prodnre ETCiiange. New Vorfc EXPRESS STEAMERS FOR Ban Frsncutco and Los Angeles WITHOUT CHANGE. ROSE tITl Sails 4 P. M. Jam. 8L S. S. BEAR. Feb. S. THE SAN FKAMisl'U & l-OKi'LAND S. S. CO. Ticket Office. 3d and Washing ton, with O.-W. K. N. Co. Phone Mart, hall 4500. A 612L COOS BAY LINE. Stesrxtnlp Breakwater Sails from Alnoworth dock. Portland, at S P. M. every Tuesday eveninc. Freight re ceived until 12 O'CLOCK (NOON) ON BAIL ING DAT. Passenger fare: First-class. flO: second-class (men only). 87. Including berth and meals. Ticket office at LOWLR AIXSWOKTH DOCK- PORTLAND A COOS BAY STEAMSHIP LINE. L. H. KEATLNOV- . Agent. Phones Msln 1)600. A 2832.