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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1914. MARKET LOOKS G000 Bright Outlook for 1914 Mo hair Season. DEALERS ARE CONFIDENT Look for Good Prices and' Early le inaml Quality Promises to Be Belter Than Venal Shearing Will Begin In Few Days. CJoat shearing will begin In the southern Part of the Willamette Valley In the next week or 10 days. Jf the weather continues s at present. The Indications point to an early market and a good one. "The outlook for the 1014 mohair market In Oregon la better than it has been . for year." said Henry Metzgcr -yesterday. "I do not look for wonderful prices, but I ex pect a good demand and good prices. Con ditions are better in the Kant, trade is Im proving, the mills are running on orders and dealers are confident. On the whole, the prospects are favorable for the mo hair grower. "Oregon will have a good clip this year, better than lu recent yars. and probably of former average alse. What Is Important is the fact that It will run to a larger per cent of good quality, as the weather condi tions to date have been good." Kastern advices are of quiet trade In thosu markets. The stock of hair left In Texas appears to be intact still and grow ers are not willing to move it by lowering their asking prices. The Boston Commer cial Bulletin says of conditions there: "111 the local market there have been no sales of foreign hair reported. Some stock Is being taken abroad and we are advised of the purchase of some of the liner grade. Turkey hair at 13 Ud, Brad ford or a clean landed cost, Boston figured at slightly more than 85 cents. Prices In the primary markets appear to be steady. One report from Constanti nople states that a fair-sized sale of the finer grades was made there at 17Ud, which would be equivalent to about 4041 cents landed Boston. No news of moment comes from the Cape this week. Yorkshire ad vices state that the demand has been rela tively keen for the finer grades, but that no larger amount of business is being done In any grades. "Total shipments of mohair from the Cspe for 1913 were 24.704 bales, with B620 left on hand, as compared with 3)1,170 bales and 000 bales carried into stock in 1012." BLTTKR INQUIRY IN WHEAT MARKET Speculators Have Quit Selling- at Shaded Prices Farmers 1'lrm. Tho wheat market was quiet yesterday, but the undertone was good. There is a little better inquiry from California for shipment after March 1. Dealers have stopped selling, at least at shaded prices, and farmers are firm as ever, Locally, club is quoted at M89 cents, but cannot be buuglit under 00 cents. Bluestem is firm at cents. The Paget Sound markets were fiun yesterday with more inquiry. Some f;iort flour orders are being booked by the s.-itt'ltcr millers. . Weekly foreign wheat shipments were as ful lows : This week. Last week. Last year. l gentina. . .:". 000 1.920,000 4.006,000 Australia... y.i'JO.UOO 2,152,000 1,038,000 Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchunts' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 81 17 34 4 21 Tuesday 4;'. 12 5 7 7 Wednesday .... 55 6 7, 3 6 Thursday . 14 10 1 15 Friday :15 5 14 . 4 13 Year ago 59 2 7 2 12 Season to date. IS. 379 2027 1911 1350 2038 Year ago 13,(S7 1772 1513 1207 144 SOUTHERN OREtlON SHEEP BO WELL Quality of flip Promises to Be Good. Growers Are Firm. Southern Oregon sheepmen are looking tor good wool prices this season, and are not disposed to sell ahead of shearing time. The Lakevlew Examiner says: "J. Frankl. representing Koshland, ar rived Saturday evening from San Fran cisco and is ready to contract for the Spring clip. As a matter of course he is somewhat reticent as ' to what prices he can pay, but it seems to be the general impression that the sheepmen are unwilling to contract at this time, preferring to wait uptil Winter is over before disposing of their clips. It Is also reported that some local representatives of Eastern and other firms will soon make some bids on this year's wool clip. "According to all report the season thus far has been very favorable, there having been no extremely cold weather and feed on the range being much better than for several years past. As a, consequence the quality of the wool promises to be fully tip to standard, while the yield will un doubtedly be better than usual. INTERRUPTION TO ORANGE MOVEMENT No Shtumcnt 'by tit Week's Steamer From Southern California. There will be no oranges on next week's California steamer, according to wires re ceived yesterday, as the floods In the south have made It impossible for shippers to make connections. A fair shipment is on the steamer due Sunday, but It is a ques tion whether this quantity will be suf ficient to last for ten days until a further supply can be obtained. Am a consequence, the markets at all points In the Northwest are firm. The storms are also likely to prevent the movement of Southern California vegetables of all kinds, which are firm In price. Another shipment of California asparagus was received yesterday and sold at 80 cents a pound. Texas eggplant was offered at o cents and beans at 20 cents. DEMAND FOR EGGS KQUALS RECEIPTS Market Holds Steady at Previous Day's Prices Chickens Firm. The egg market Is holding fairly steady. The bulk of sales are at 234 to 24 cents with 23 cents quoted by some dealers as a cleanup price. Consumption is equal to receipts, which are of fair size. The poultry market was firm, particularly on chickens, which were readily taken at lVi cents. Dressed meats Were steady. No changes were reported in butter prices. The city creameries are maintaining their former quotation of 35 cents and have no surplus, but there is some accumulation of outside butter, which Is likely to go lower. Ilarkett Crop of II n pn Sold. Hop buying operations In this state were en a limited scale yesterday. The only flea! reported was the transfer by John Market t. of McMinnvllle, of 141 bales to T. A. l.ivesley Ai Co. at 17 cents. No further business in Washington was an nounced. flunk Clearings. Hank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. BaJances. Portland . . . .2,495,1.1) 3555. CS2 Seattle 1,743,842 230.521 Taeoma 82S.574 32,072 Spokane 543,353 - 69,903 rORTLlKD MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor, Feed, Eta. WHEAT Track prices: Club. SS89c: bluestem, 98c: forty-fold. 89c; red Russian, cTtfpSSc: valley. S9c OATS No. 1 white, milling. (24034.50 per ton. f'ORX Whole. $33.50 34: cracked. $84.50 ftiS.'i per ton. BARLEY Feed. 22.50 per ton; brewing, f:t. rolled. 325. FLOUR Patents. 4.64 per ban-el; straights, $4; exports, $3.65 (9 8.80 : valley. .0; graham. 34.60; whole wheat, (4.80? HAT Mo. 1 Eastern Oregon timothy, (16.50; mixed timothy. (14.00; alfalfa. (14; clover, (910; valley, grain bay. (12 013.50. MILLFEEU Bran. per ton; shorts. (24: middlings. (30. Fruits and Vegetable. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. (1.75Q2.25 per box; lemons. fS.50O4.5O per box; pineapples, 6c per pound: bananas. 4c per pound; tangerines. (1.75 per box; grape fruit. California. (3.50; Florida, (5 8 per box. VEGETABLE Cauliflower. 32.23 per crate; cucumbers. (1.501.75 per dozen; eggplant, 1015c per pound; peppers. 12VsO per pound; radishes, ioo per dosen; head lettuce. $22.25 per crate; garlic. 12Vo per pound; sprouts, 11c per pound; artichokes. (1.75 per dozen ;. squash, 1 24c: celery. (3.50 per crate; tomatoes, (2.25 2.50 per crate; hothouse lettuce, 5075c per box; spinach, (1 per crate; horseradish, 810c; rhubarb, 10c per pound; cabbage, 2U&21siic per pound; asparagus, 3tc per pound. GREBN FRUIT Apples. 75c (2.25 per box. grapes, Malagas. (7 50t per keg; Em perors, (4 per keg: cranberries, (12 012.50 per barrel pears, 31 0 130. ONIONS Old. $3,2563.00 per sack; buy ing price, (3 per sack at shipping points. POTATOES Oregon. SO&UOo per hun dred; buying price, 50 75c at shipping points; sweet potatoes. (2.252.SO per crate. balu v r.v , e, i aij ii-.. Turnips, (I; car rots, (1; parsnips. (1; beets, (1. Datry and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Oregon fresh ranch, 23Q24o per dozen. HOULTRY Hens. 16V4c; Springs, 16V4c; turkeys, live, 20f.22c: dressed, choice, 2olij 2c; ducks, 14&.1UC; geese, 12'fl3c CHEESE Oregon triplets, 21c. Daisies, nominal; Young Americas, nomlnaL BLITTEi: creamery prints, extras, 35c per pound; cubes, 2b & 32c 1'OKK Fancy, 11c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 1414&o per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia Kiver, one-pound tails, (2.25 pei dozen; half-pound flats, (1.40; one-pouud flats. (2.46; Alaska, pink, one-pound tails, bc; allversldes, one-pouud talis. (1.25. HONEY Choice, (3.40 8.50 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 14$ii2uc per pound; Brazil nuts. 20c: filberts. 14 3 16c : almonds. 10u28c; peanuts. &Ottc; ooooanuts, (1 per uvhu, cucemuta, bviuc per pouna; pe cans, 14 U 15c. BEANS Small white, (ic; large white, 4.00c; Lima, 0.30c; pink. 41c; Mexican, 5 He; bayou. 54c. SUGAR Fruit and berry, (4.80; Honolulu plantation. 34.70; beet, (4.60; extra C. (4.30; powdered, barrels, (5.05. COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 1332c per pound. SALT Granulated, (14.00 per ton; hnlf- round, loos. (10.25 per ton; 50s, (11 per ion; oalry, (1Z.OO per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, &05Mc; cheaper grades. efec; Southern head. 60(e. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; apricots, 1214c; peaches, 8llc; prunes, Italians, 8 10c; currants. 8 ho; .-alsius, loose. Muscatel, eiSfifec; bleached Thomp son. llc; unbleached Sultanas, oo; seed ed, 8c; dates, Persian. 707fte per pound; fard, (1.40 per box. FIGS Package, S o., 50 to box, ll.S; package, 10 oz., 12 to box, 80o; white, 26-1. box, (1.75; black. 26-lb. box. (1.76; black. 50-lb. box. (2.50; black. 10-lb. box. (1.16; aiarao -canay xigs, 20-1O. box. (3; Smyrna, per box (L&O. Provisions. HAMS lO to 12-pound. 18Vi!9Uc; 12 to 14-pound, 18Ko19ic; 14 to 18-pound, 18 lac; skinned, la lie; plcnlo, 16c; Dolled, lie. BACON Fancy. 28 27c; standard. 210 24c DRY SALT CURED Bacon, 18Vay20c; short clear backs. 14316c; exports, 160 loVie, strips, 16a17ttc. LARD Tierce basis: Pure, 12413!c; compound, loftc. Oils. COAL Oil. Barrels. 13 He; cases, 17 HO 20 He GASOLINE Bulk. 16c; cases. S3o; motor spirit, bulk, 16c; cases. 23c LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 61; boiled, barrels, 63c; raw, cases, tSOc; boiled, cases, OSc. TURPENTINE In case, 680 par gallon; tanks. 61c Hops. Wool and Hides. HOPS 1818 crop, prime and choice, 17 ISc: 1914 contracts. 15c. PELTS Dry, 10c; dry short wool. 7c; dry shearings, 10c; green shearings, 10c; salted lights. 60 75c; salted heavy, 75 90c. HIDES Salted hides, 12Ho per pound; salt kip, 13c; salted calf, 19c; green hides, 11 He; dry hides, 23c; dry calf, 25c; salted bulls. So per pound; green bulls, 7c WOOL Valley. 16(j17c; Eastern Oregon, 10 0 15c MOHAIR 1913 clip, 26g27o per pound. CASCAUA BARK Old and new. fie per pound. GRAIN BAGS In car lots. 88 8 He FIRM MARKET FOR HOGS BUYERS AGAIX PAY 98.75 FOR TOP GRADE. Six Loads Are Received Cattle Prices Contlnne Steady No Sales of Sheep. Most of the trade at the stock yards yes terday was in the hog division, where prices were firm. Top-grade hogs again sold at (8.75, though the bulk of business was done at a nickel less. Only three loads of cattle were handled. Steers sold from (6.75 to (7.65 and bulls from (5.23 to (5.50. No sheep sales were reported. Receipts were 75 cattle. 2 calves, 700 hogs and 1440 sheep. Shippers were: Lester Wade, lone, 2 cars cattle; George Dunn, Ashland, 1 car cattle; Arlington Lumber Company, Condon, 1 car hogs; McCaw & Lydston, Welser. 2 cars hogs; E. A. Rugg, Agane, 1 car hogs; Grover Bros., Ontario. 1 car hogs; L. Mc Gregor. North Powder, 1 car hogs; J. B. McAndle, Hobson, 12 cars sheep; J. J3. Dinsmore, "West Stayton, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: "Wt.Prlce. Wt.Prlce. . 127 (8.20 1 steer , 1 bull . 14 steers 2 hogs -9li hogs . SO hogs . 00 hogs . 18 hogs . 89 hogs . 5 hogs . 6 hogs . Current classes of ..1B00 (6.75 ..1420 o.50l 15 hogs . 3 hoas 247 8.20 ..1361 . . 416 . . 199 . . 122 . . 159 . . 127 . . 178 . . 368 . . 840 7.50 72 hoes . 1S5 8.70 C.25 7.75' 26 bulls . 8.75 15 steers 8.151 9 bulls , 8.65 68 hogs , 8.151 16 hogs , 8.701 14 hogs , 7.70 1 hog ' . 7.70 ..1054 . .1237 ..1671 . . 18S . . 178 , . 140 . . 150 7.65 0.50 8.70 8.70 8.15 7.60 local quotations on livestock follow: the various Prime steers . Choice steers . Medium steers Choice cows Medium cows Heifers Light calves . Heavy calves . Bulls Stags Hogs Light Heavy Sheep Wethr Ewes Lambs ....... ...(7.60 $8. 00 ... 7.40 p 7.60 ... T.00a 7.25 ... 6.25 Hie 6.75 . .. 6.00(9 6.25 . .. 6.00(81 7.25 . .. 8.00 e.oo ... 6.00(0 7.50 . .. 4.00 'if 5.6O ... 6-OOul 7.00 7.75 65) 8.75 . .. 7.000 7.70 . .. 6.00(9 6.00 ... 8.50(j 4.73 . .. 6.00 (jl 6.75 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 20. Hogs Receipts, 12.O00; market. lower. Heavy (6.30S8.50: light. (8. 10 & 8.30; pigs. $7Si S; bulk of sales, (8.258.40. Cattle Receipts. 700: market, steady. Na tive steers. $7.26(8.75; cows and heifers, $U.25iB8.10: Western steers. $0.258: Texas steers,. (5.75 i 7.30: range i-owa and heifers, 5.57; calves. .$7. 25 20.23. Sheep Receipts. 8700; market, steady. Vearlinps. $0.25 fyij.Gn: wethers, $5.30v5.90; ewes, (4.80fe5.O; lambs. $77.65. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Hogs Receipts. 27, 0O0: market, slow, 5c under yesterday's average. Bulk of sales, $3.55(3 8.65: light and mixed. $8.45 8. 70; heavv, $S.30S.7O, rough. $S.35(&S.45; pigs. $7.70S.60. Cattle Receipts, 2OO0; market, steady. Beeves, $7.10(89.65: Texas steers, $6.908; Western steers, $6.60(7.85; Btockers and feeders, $5.50&7.90: eows and heifers, (3.70 &8.50: calves. $7.50(& 10.70. Sheep Receipts, 14,000: market. steadv. Native. (4.85 iff 0.25: Western. $4.9iS6.2!S ; yearlings, $5.80''j57.25; lambs. $6.90(7. KBl Western, $6.90 H 7.9i. " ; Hops at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Hops steady. Y. II. Meredith Ont for Congress. BANDON, Or.. Feb. 20. (Special.) W. H. Meredith. County Attorney of Curry, stated here that he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomina tion for Representative from this dis trict. Mr. Meredith la widely and fa vorably known here. He Intends to make a tour of the First Congreeeslonal District in the near future. WOOL SALES LARGE Stocks at AN Seaboard Mar kets Much Reduced. MILLS ARE WELL EMPLOYED Evidences of Improving Conditions Accumulate iu Commercial and Industrial Lines Winter AVeather Is Trade I'actor. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Dun's Review to morrow will say: Weather conditions were an Important factor In the business situation this week. Recent storms Impeded railroad traffic and retarded the distribution ot merchandise, yet certain lines of trade benefited by tho heavy snowfall and xero temperatures. There was a notable increase In the movement of foot wear and heavy-weight apparel, while fuel was in greater demand. ' Sentiment in commercial and Industrial channels remains optimistic and evidences of improving conditions accumulate. This is particularly true of wool, sales of whicb continue large at advancing Thrice. A ma terial reduction has occurred in supplies at all seaboard markets since the opening of the year, and in some Instances stocks are now scarce. Both cotton and woolen, mills are well employed as a rule, and prospects are con sidered satisfactory. Failures this week numbered 388 In the United States, against 334 last year, and in uanaaa, compared with "7 a year ago. INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS EXPANDING Gait of Production in Several Lines Is Speeded TJp. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Bradstreefs to morrow will say: Optimism as to the future is unimpaired. Industrial operations are expanding at an encouraging rate, the gait of production in several leading lines having been consid erably speeded up: hlah-s-rade bonds con tinue to receive a good reception from in vestors: retail trade In Winter apparel has oeen stimulated Dy heavy snow storms and zero weather, the coar trade has been benefited, and Fall-sown wheat, annarentlv uninjured thus far. Is in excellent condi tion and gives promise of an enormous yield If it goes to maturity without further untoward developments. On the other hand. Inclement weather, particularly In the East, has Imoeded ship ments and stiffened prices of some com modities. Business failures for the waelr am sir. against 825 last year. Wheat exports for the week 'were 3,174, $47 bushels, against ,ue,ua ibbi year. CHANGES ARE NARROW OJVLY JI1SOR STOCKS FIGURE IN DAY'S MOVEMENT. Bonds Are Quiet and Steady, Except Rock Island Issues, Vl'hich Score Sharp Advances. NEW YORK. Feb. 20. The only sem blance of life n the stock market today was derived from the movements of shares with a small speculative following, which ordinarily play an unimportant part in the dealings. These stocks moved irregularly, reflecting no general tendency. The bond market was quiet. Changes were unimportant, except In the case of Rock Island Issues, which advanced sharply. Total sales of bonds, par value, (2,800,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ,nrt?teo b.yi Ji c' Wilson & Co., Lewis building, Portland. Closing , Sales. High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper .. 0,100 764 75 75 Am Beet Sugar . 100 23 H 23 H 23 Am Can Co 9O0 81 H 81 81 u do preferred.. 20O 92 H 92 Tt 9'H Am Car & Fdy. 600 02 51 ii 51 S Am Cotton Oil 44 Am Smel & Ref 300 68 hi 8H s do preferred.. 400 101 101 H 102 Am Sugar 300 . 105 H 105 H 105 H do preferred. 11 J Am Tel & Tel ' 121 Am Tobacco ... 200 2-4SV4 248H 248 Anaconda ..... 800 38 36 36 Atl Coast Line 12i2 A T & Santa F.e 200 6SH 98 97 do preferred. joi Bait & Ohio .. 400 92 92H 92 Brook R Trail,. 10,700 934 92H 93 Canadian Pac .. 2,000 214 2144 214H C & O .j. 500 64 64' 64-4 C & G W .T... 13H CNW 135$ C, M & St Paul. 30O- 103 108 102 V Central Leather 7.400 33H 32 V, 33H Chino 2,300 42 41 42 Col Fuel & Iron 200 32 32 82 Col Southern ..... 26 Consol Gas .... 600 184 184 133 D L & W ' 895 D & R G ": 15 Distilling Securl 4O0 19 18 19 Erie 1,000 30 30 30 General Elec .. 2,700 150 149 148 Gt North Ore 36 Gt North pf 500 129 129 129 Illinois Central. 200 111 1104 111 Interboro Metro 600 15 15"4 15 do preferred.. 500 61 4 60 61 K C Southern.. 800 26 25 26 Lehigh Valley.. 1.400 151 150 151 Louis & Nash. . 500 187 136 13ti M. SP&SSM 134 Mo, Kan & Tex .' . 21 Mo Pacific 700 27 28H 2 National Lead 50 Nat Biscuit ... 500 133 132 130 do preferred.. :.. 123. N Y Central ... 1.7O0 90 90U 00 N Y. Ont & Wes lOO 28 28 28 Norfolk & West 1.200 104 104 104 North America.. - 69 Northern Pac .. . 200 116 116 115 Pacllto Mail 20 Pacttlo T A T 28 do preferred.. 87 Pennsylvania ... 1,200 112 112 112 People's Gas ... loo 121 121 122 Reading 4.80O 167 167 167 Republic 8 & I. 400 26 26 25 Rock Island Co B.300 6 5 5 Southern Pae .. 1.900 96 96 96 Southern Ry .. 80O 27 26 2 Texas Oil 400 148 147 148 Union Pacific .. 7,000 162H 161 161 do preferred 85 United Rds S P" 22 U S Steel Cor.. 11,400 6 66 66' do preferred.. 100 110 -.110 110 Utah Copper ... 7.0OO 65 68 65 Wabash 1.80O 2 2 2 Western Union.. 1.600 65 65 65 Westing Elec .. 3,100 72 71 71 Wisconsin Cent. . 45 Total sales for the day, 156,700 shares. . BONDS. Reported by Overbeck ft: Cooke Co., Board of Trade building, Portland. Bid. Asked. Atchison general 4s . 95 95 Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s 93 93 B & O gold 4s 95 B R T 4s 91 92 Chesapeake & Ohio 4s 95 - C M & St P gen 4s 10S 103 C R I col 4s 45 45 Cal Gas 5s 94 04 C B Q Joint 4s 96 9H Erie general 4s 73 74 Int Met 4s 77 78 Iouisville He Nashville unt 4s 95 95 Missouri Pacific 4s 60 63 NYC gen 8s 6X 63 N & W 1st con 4s 94 95 Northern Pacific 4s 95 95 Oregon Short Line ref 4s 94 Oregon Ry Nav 4s.... 93 93 Pa-lfic Tel 5s 98 98 Penna con 4s lO0 101 Reading general 4s 94 95 St 1, AY S V ref 4s 77 77 Southern Pacific ret 4s... 92 92 Southern Pacific col 4s 91 93 Southern-Railway 5s 10O 105 Southern Railway 4s 75 75 United Railway lnv 4s .... 60 Union Pacific 1st and ref 4s 93 04 United States Steel 0s.-. 102 102 West Shore 4s 93 94 Wabash 4s 59 HO Westinghouse Elec conv 5s 94 95 Wisconsin Central 4s 88 88 United States 2s registered 98 99 United states 2s coupon 98 99 United States 3s registered 102 103 United States 3s coupon 102 .... United States 4s registered 111 112 United States 4s coupon 112 .... Stock at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 2. Closing quotations: Allouca -4?. jMohawk 45 Amalg Copper.. 75i!xevada Con IS A 2 1. & Sra... 19 iNlpissine Mines. 6 Arizona Com .. 'North Butte 29 Cal & Arizona.. BH! North Lake 2 Cal & Hecla. . . .445 !Old Dominion 52 Centennial 17!Oreeola ........ 2 Cop Kan Con Co 39 IQuincv 68 E Butte Cop M. 12 fShannon 7 Franklin BViibupcrior ..t.i... 8114 Oranby Con 86Sup & Bos Mln.. 2 Greene Cananea. 399i. Tamarack 41 I F.oyalle (Cop) 22!u S S R & M... 42 Kerr Lake 42; do preferred.. . -4S Lako Copper 8 (Utah Con 12 La Salle Copper 5 Winona 47 Miami Copper... 23 I Money. Kxchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Call money steady. 12 per cent: ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing bid. 12 per cent. Time loans, steady; 60 days. 22 per cent; 90 days. 2&3 per cent; six months. if 8 per cent. Mercantile paper, 8J4 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady. Sixty days, (4.8375; demand, $4.8590. Commercial bills, (4.83. Bar silver. 57 He Mexican dollars, 45c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. LONDON. Feb. 20. Consols for money, 71-10; for account, 76; Union Pacific. 166. Bar silver, aulet. 26 9-16d. Money 11. Short bills and three months. 2. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Silver bars, 57 c Telegraph drafts, 5c. Sterling on London, 60 days $4.83- do. sight, (4.86. S 8 AN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET. Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables. Etc SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Fruit Pine apples. $1.50 2.25 ; apples, Newtown Pip pins, $1.50g2; Hoover, (1.2501.60; No. 3, 0c$l; Mexican limes. (5.50(16.50: Cali fornia lemons. $28.50. . Potatoes River Delta whites, 75o(1.10: Oregon Burbanks, $1.101.35; sweets, (1.25 fgf 1.65. Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse. (2.75 9 3; green peas, 810e; string beans, 25c; eggplant, Florida, 15(jj20e. ' Onions Oregon, (3.25(3.35. Butter Fancy creamery, 26c I seconds. 25c Eggs Fancy ranch, 22c; store, 20c. Cheese New, 1618c; Young Americas. 16 20c. Receipts Flour, 4540 quarters; barley, 2300 centals; potatoes, 1365 sacks; hay, 230 tons. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Feb. 20. There was a re newal of selling at the opening of the coffee market today. First prices were 7 to lower. Offerings were not bo active, however, while prominent brokers seemed to be buying May and prices later steadied on covering, which may have, been inspired by bullish views of the coming ..crop and smaller Sao Paulo receipts. The close "was steady, 2 to 8 net lower. Kales, 77.000 bags. February, 8.S7c; March, 8.89c: May. .10c; July, 9.28c; September. .40c; October, 9.44c; December. .C4c; January, 9.66c. Spot quiet. Rio No. 7. c; Santos No. 4, 11 c Mild dull. Cordova, 13 16c nom inal. Raw sugar steady. Muscovado, 2.92c: cen trifugal, 3.42c; molasses, 2.67c. Refined steady. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Copper, nominal. Standard spot and March, 13.7514.87Hc; electrolytic. 14 87c; lake, nominal; cast ing. 14.62 14. 75c. Tin." weak. Spot, 39.0039.26c; May, 88.95 S 39.25c. Antimony, dull. Cookson's, 725c. Iron, steady, unchanged. Lead, quiet, 3.95fi 4.05 : London, 19 10s. Spelter, quiet, 6.305.40c; London. 21 10s. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Butter Unchanged. Eggs Lower. Receipts. 7704 cases; at mark, cases included, 2425c; ordinary firsts, 24 24 c; firsts, 2525c. Cheoao Unchanged. Dried Frnlt at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Evaporated ap ples .firm. Fancy, ll12c Prunes firm. Peaches firm. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Spot cotton, quiet; middling uplands, 18.00c; do. gulf. 18.26c Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. Feb. 20. Linseed, $1.54 1.65; May. (1.50 ; July, (1.57. FLAG SITW TODAY RECEIPTS FOR. WEEK FAR MORE THAN THOSE LAST YEAR. Mrs. Carl Stanley Takes In $20 for One Emblem Miss Kelly and Miss Fnolkea Take In Large Soma. This is the final day of the 1814 campaign for child welfare. All week members of the Oregon Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa tions have been selling; little silk flags for the benefit of their educational work In Portland and other parts of the state. The headquarters at the Hotel Imperial have been the center of activities. Yesterday marked the ban ner day and receipts are far above those of last year's sale. Mrs. Carl Stanley sold one flag yes terday for $20. Miss Dagrmar Inez Kelly and Miss Celeste Foulkes. of the Shattuck district, made some large sales. , Mrs. M. M. Chittenden will be at headquarters today to receive returns. Among the stations and those in charge will be: Hotel Imperial, Mrs. Ralph Hoyt; Hotel Portland. Mrs. Donald Spencer and Mrs. John Claire Montieth; Hotel Benson, Mrs. W. A. Laidlaw and Mrs. A. A. Lindsley; Hotel Oregon. Mrs. J. H. Stanley; Meier & Frank Co.. Mrs. I. M. Walker, Mrs. A. W. Chance and Miss Helen White; Olds, Wortman & King, Mrs. Joseph Prudhomme; Lipman, Wolfe & Co., Mrs. F. J. Siierman and Miss Lois Scott; Chamber of Commerce. Miss Dagmar Inez Kelly,. Miss Celeste Foulkes and Miss Marie Chapman. Fifty teachers, members of the Port land Grade Teachers' Association, will assist. The headquarters will be In charge of Mr.i AriRtpn i.'i - m.. Thomas G). Greene. Mrs. Martin Wagner iirs. xt. ei. jjonourani, i'. s. Myers and O. Ju Plummer. SHOE FITTERS ELECT OFFICERS TO BE CHOSEN AT MEET. ISO TODAY. First- Session Speat In Naming New Committers to Handle Affairs for Coming Year. Election of officers of the Oregon State Association of the Master Horso shoers' and Blacksmiths' Protective As sociation -of America, In second annual convention at the Imperial, will be held today. The convention opened yesterday with about 75 delegates from all parts of Oregon in attendance. The day was largely taken up with getting ac quainted and In the organization of the convention. The following committees were ap Riches, of Silverton; N. T. McKeon, of Salem; L. E. Thompson, of Eugene, and K. A. Jennings, of Grants Pass. Audit ing Fred Wagner, of The Dalles; Jack Riches, of Sllvreton; N. T. McKeon, of McMinnvllle. Grievance N. A. Lunde, of Falls City; W. A McDonald, of New berg; F. L. Kemp, of Ashland. Press W. J. Farum, of Portland; C. A. Holmes, of Astoria; George Merrlman, of Med ford. 1 Astoria Boosters Delay Dinner. ASTORIA, Or... Feb. 20. (Special.) The boosters' meeting and dinner that was to be held in this city Saturday night has- been postponed unttl Tues day of next week. This was done be cause President Oilman and other offi cials of the Spokane, Portland & Se attle telegraphed today that they could not arrange to be here before the lat ter Jate, CHOPS HURT ABROAD Conditions in This Country Are Satisfactory. EXPORT. TRADE REVIVES Damage Occurs in Russia, IVance and India and Is Threatened in Australia AVHeat Prices Hold Firm. CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Revival of export de mand had a strengthening- influence today on wheat. Except for an occasional slight lapse, the market was higher throughout the day and closed steady with a net gain of a shade. Corn finished H"sC up and oats at an advance of hi&'Ac, but provisions off 2V4 (S5c to H4c Domestic weather and crop conditions at most points without blemish formed the chief obstacle to a more decided upturn in the wheat market. The contrast rn this re spect with other countries was quite un usual. Prussia and France reporting Winter killing. India rains which spoiled the har vest and Australia forebodings of trouble frcm drouth. ' Com developed Independent firmness on account of better shipping demand, although the Improvement was only slight. There was e-idence of a good call for oats. The principal buyers were elevator companies, thought to be removing hedges on consignments for the East. Packers unloaded provisions. Resulting weakness, however, was to some extent off set by the effect of the bulge in corn. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. Hiirh. Low. S'Jhi Close. May July - .. .80?, . .SBs CORN. 6--.T4 . . . .05ft . .63t OAT8. . .. .40 .40i .. .39 .39 May July .66', .65 94 .05 Vi Mir July .39-4 .89 .40 4 .39 MESS PORK. May 21.02 21.67 ,i 21.82 hi LARD. May 10.75 10.S0 10.75 luly 10.97H 10.97H 10.95 SHORT RIBS. 21.62 Vj 10.77 10.95 May ...11.47! U.S2H 11.47V4 . ..11.62U, 11.65 11.02V. 11.50 1L62V4 July (.asn prices were; Wheat. No. 2 red. Otitic; No. S red, 84 05c: No. 2 hard. OSHSOSc; No. 3 hard. B292'4c; No. 3 Northern. SlMs&OSc; No. 3 Northern, 2V404c: No. 2 Spring, 6195c; No. 3 Spring, 9284c. Corn. No. S, eOH6.1c; No. 8 white. 6334c; No. 3 yellow. 61 OSc Rye, No. 2, 2c. Barley, 50 us 70c. Timothy. 3. 75 8.23. Clover. $12 14. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 20. Cargoes on passage, improved demand. English country markets, firm-; French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20. Wheat Spot, firm. Futures firm; March, 7a 4!4d; May and July, 7s 3Tjd. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 20. Wheat. No 1 hard, 95c: No. 1 Northern. 03V4S44c; No. 2 Northern, 91 t' 92 c ; No. 3 wheat. 8S904c; May, 922ic; July. 93 93 94 c . Barley, 45 55c. Flax, 1.544 1.58. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, 1.5S 1.60; red Rus sian, $1.56 1.07 Vt : Turkey red, 11.60 1.62A; bluestem, S1.831.67tt: feed barley. $1.05; brewing barley, nominal; white oats. 1.251.27H: bran. $23(tu23.50; middlings, $3051; shorts, X25.5026. Call board Barley. December. S1.16; May, $1.16V4; June. $1.15 asked; July. $1.07 bid. $1.12 asked. Puget Sound Wheat Markets. SEATTLE, Feb. 20. . Wheat Bluestem, 97c; fortyfold. S9c; club, 88c; Fife, 8Sc; red Russian, 87c Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 6, oats 2, barley 6, corn 2, hay 31. flour S. TACOMA, Feb. 20. Wheat Bluestem, 98c; fortyfold, 88c; club, 88c; red Rus sian, 87c. Car receipts Wheat, 6, barley 4, corn 2, hay 1. MANY REGISTER lil DAY DESPITE THREATEA'IXG WEATHER 107 MORE, QUALIFY. Total Is 28,628, and Coanty Clerk Think Extra Hoars of Business To day Will Increase It to 30,000. Despite threatening weather during the afternoon registration continued heavy yesterday, 1067 voters register ing during; the day, bringing- the total to 28,628. Of the day's registration 703 were men and 364 women. Today, with the registration quarters open 13 hours, from 8 o'clock in the morning until 9 tonight. County Clerk Coffey thinks the 30,000 mark will be passed. The largest' number of regis trations on a single day has been 1104, but Mr. Coffey thinks the Saturday night shoppers will make It possible to run up a total of 1372. Testerday was a big day for the county, 140 voters registering from pre cincts outside the city limits. On only one other day since the books were open has the outlying registration been as heavy. The total registration by party fol lows: Men. Women. Total. Republicans 13.750 4802 18.552 Democrats 4,452 1796 6.24S Progressives 879 CSa 1,418 Independents 809 2!'3 1,102 Prohibitionists 333 497 830 Socialists 362 116 478 Totals 20.585 8043 28,623 Harney County Total 416. BURNS, Or., Feb. 20 (Special.) At the close of office hours Saturday, Feb ruary 14. the following was the regis tration of voters at the County Clerk's office for Harney County: Men. Women. Total. Republicans 184 43 227 Democrats 124 41 165 Progressives 2 1 3 Socialists 12 3 13 Independents 4 O 4 Prohibitionists 2 0 2 Totals 28 88 416 Josephine Mills Are Active. GRANTS PASS, Or.. Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) The lumbermen of Josephine County are making preparations for the Spring opening of the mills. Saw mills are being equipped for operation and many mllln that were actively en gaged in this industry during the past season are being moved to newly ac quired timber belts. The Grants Pass Lumber Company, through Its man ager, G. H. Carner. has purchased the co-operative mill at Murphy and this mill will be shipped from this city to the Wolf Creek district, where large timber holdings recently were taken over by Mr. Carner and his associates. This industry yearly nets Josephine County a large sum of money, as some of the best timber in the state for the manufacture of lumber Is located here. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Feb. 20. Maximum temper ature, 52 degrees; minimum, 45 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M.. 3.8 feet; change In ra&t 24 hours, 0.1 foot rise. Total rainfall fB P. M. to 5 P .M. ), 0.02 inch; total rain fall since September 1, 1913, 27.85 Inches; norma rainfall since September 1, 30.08 Inches; deficiency of rainfall since Ceptember First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON STS. . LADD & TILTON BANK Established 1859 Capital and Surplus Commercial and Sailings from tan . i n m i b t i n jlc" till H i r L I t-4 F Js-rf"0 SaVlTno La Lorraine. Wed.. Feb 25 LA PROVKNCK Mar.4 LA -S A ill LA LORRAINE Mar. 18LA TOL'RAINB tar.25tI'KANCK (new) Apr. 8 Twin-screw steamer. tQuadmple-sorew steamer. SPECIAL SATURDAY SAILINGS FROM NEW YORK, 3 I. M. ON E CLASS CABIN (IU and THIRD-CLASS Passengers Onlv. tROCHAMBEAU Feb. 28 'CHICAGO .Mar 14 C. W. Btinger, 80 6th St.: A. I. Charlton. 335 Morrlsor ft.; E. M. Tavlor, M. e)t. P. R.T.: Dorsey B. Smith, 69 5th St.; A. C. Sheldon. lOO 3d" St.; l Dlrkson, 348 Washing-ton St.; Nnrtli Rank Iouil. uth and stark sts.; E. r. Walker, agent Union Paclfio Railway. 1, 1913. 2.23 Inches. Total 'sunshine Feb ruary 20 45 minutes; possible sunshine, lO hours, 30 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at 5 P. M., 29.38 Inches. THH WEATHER. EC Wind X S w 3 5 2 f STATIONS. ESSE? father. 3 : : 2 a ! liaker 42',0.04 6SK Rain Boise 520.02ljSB Cloudy Boston ,. 2S0.08 12iNK Snow Calgary 42,0. 00 . .1. ... Clear Chicago 2410.01 4 NE Snow Denver S8J0.O0 (,SE Clear Des Molnos 30)0.04 4iE Cloudy Duluth 140.OO 141SW Clear Galveston 5S0.0O SiN Clear Helena SBlO.Ol! 4)NW Clear Jacksonville 7010. r4 S SW Clear Kansas City 3410. 0O 6N Cloudy Los Angeles 0I1 . 42i24SE Rain Marshfleld 4S;0.38I 4 N'ff Cloudy Med ford 520.01 ISiSB Clear Montreal 2 O.00 8 NE Clear New Orleans r40.00 8lT Clear New York 2SI0.02 24jN Cloudy North Head 5410.04 8113 Cloudy North Yakima 40(0.00 ON Cloudy Phoenix 70 0.02 8iE Pt. cloudy Pocatello !0 O.O0ll4SE Cloudy Portland 520.02J12iE Rain Roseburg 4fl0.32( 4S Rain Sacramento 601 .3428rfE Rain St. Louis 340.00 slNB Croudy St. Paul 200.01 8SW Clear Salt Lake 500.02l2;SE Cloudy San Francisco 60i2.04124!S Rain Seattle 1 0O0.0812IE Cloudy Spokane 4S 0.O2) S B Cloudy Tacoma 6S0.0 SINE Cloudy Tatoosh Island... 62:0.02 30NE Pt. cloudy Walla Walla 44 O.Ool 4iW Cloudy Washington 44(0.00112 N Cloudy Winnipeg 14iO.OlU8S Snow WEATHER CONDITIONS. A severe storm is central over South western Oregon and warnings for this dis. turbance were ordered displayed at all sta tions In this district at 6:30 P. M. tne storm has caused heavy rains In California and lesser amounts elsewhere on the Pacific Slope. A large high-pressure area extends rrom Texas nortneastward to tne ot. Law. rence Valley and a low-pressure area is central over the East Gulf States. Rain has fallen in Florida and snow has occurred in the Missouri and Upper Mississippi Val leys and in portions of the Lakes Region, Middle Atlantic and New England States. Mild temperatures prevail In the western half of the United States and, as a rule. It is colder than usual In the eastern half. The conditions are favorable for rain in this district Saturday and probably also Sunday, with increasing winds in the inter ior and a southeast shitting to southwest gale along the coast. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; brisk to high southeast winds. Oregon and Washington Rain; brisk to Bitulithic paving supports the heavi e st traffic, for years, without ne cessity for repairs. J. C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS. BONUS, GRAIN AND COTTON. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE, NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE, THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall 3858. A 4187. BONDS CORPORATION AKD MUNICIPAL. ROBERTSON & EWING 207-8 Northwestern Bank Bids. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. STEAMSHIP Salla Direct for SAN FRANCISCO, tOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO. SATURDAY 630 P. M. SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND A LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. FRANK BOLLAM, Agent. 124 Third Street. A 45M, Mala 26. $2,000,000 Savings Deposits Comp&4n1e Generate Transatlaniique Direct Line to Havre-Pnri I I'mn.t Now York every Wednesday, lo A. M. VOIR Mar. ll'LA PROVENCE Anr. 1 high southeast winds interior, southeast, shifting to southwest gale along the coast. Idaho Rain; high somheasterlv winds. EDWARD A. BK.U.S. District Foreraster. TRAVEI.KRS' GCIDE North Pacific Steamship Company Have Moved to COLUMBIA DOCK NO. 1 (Near Broadway Bridge) Effective February 21, 1914 Freight cUid Passen gers will be handled at the new location. Large and conven ient Storage Facili ties. W. H. Slusser Dist. Freight Agent Main 5203 A 5422 t. Royal Mail Steamships "The Line of Good Serviro" SCENIC ST. LAWRENCE ROUTE The NEW TURBINE Quadruple-Screw S. S. "ALSATIAN" and S. S. "CALGARIAN" LARGEST FINEST - FASTEST CANADIAN ROUTE 1 WEEKLY SAILINGS MONTREAL-QUEBEC-LIVERPOOL-CLASGOW-HAVRE-LOMDON Ocean Passage Less Than 4 Days. 8ammer reservation lists now open. Enrly bookinfra recommended. Send for descriptive Booklet "G. ' For full particulars aa to aaiiinss. rates, etc.. apply o Local Asent or ALLAN A CO.. General trail, 227 North Daarbom Street. Chicago NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY Moved to COLUMBIA BOCK !VO. t, Near Broadwav Bridge. Passengers Freight Express. STO RAG 13 STO R A J K. Ticket Off lee. Freight Off ice, l A Third St. Columbia Dock. .No. t AUSTRALIA TAHITI ASU 'EV ZEALAND. Round Trip Rates: 1st class to Tahiti $135. to Wellington (267.50, to Sydney $300. Special laciflo Ocean lour (including; South Sea Isles), $35 list class. Round th World Rates on application. Regular through service from San Francisco S. S. Moana (10,000 tons) sails jlarch 4 S. S. Aorangrl (10,000 tons) sails April 1 S. a Tahiti Oli.ooo tonsi sails April la Sena for pamphlet. Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand. Lid. Office: 67a Market street. San Francisco, or local S. 8. and R. R. agents. aKalaJLJ M. AM., mfKBSS STEASIKHS FOR nan i-'ranclsco and Los Angeles WITHOUT CHANGK. 8. S. BKAR Sails 4 P. M., ib. 25. t. S. JtOKE C ITY trails March 2. THB SAN FRANCISCO & 1'OK'ILAM) 9. SL CO. Ticket Office. 3d and Washing, ton, with O.-W. R. N. Co. Phone Marshall 45O0. A 6181. COOS BA1 LINK. aMeeun-inlp Breakwater Salla from Alnoworth dock, Portland, at P. M. every Tuesday evening. Freight re ceived until 13 O'CLOCK (NOON) ON SAIL ING DAY. Passenger fare: First-class. 4M: seoond-claaa (men only), $7. Including berth and meals. Ticket office at LOWEil AINSWORTH DOCK. PORTLANL Jx COOJ BAY STEAMSHIP LINE. L. H. KEATING, Agent. Phones Alain S60O. A 2 MX. ill AM PIMPS'