THE 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'