19
STEEL TRADE GROWS
Improvement in Sentiment Is
Most Pronounced.
TEXTILE BUSINESS BETTER
Broader Inquiry for Investment Se
curities Results lVom Recent
Elections . Liverpool Cotton
Exchange to Reopen Today.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. The result o the
recent el-ct.ons was reflected today In a
broader Inquiry tor investment iBSue. and
general advance. In the P 'iV i0
curltlee being traded m outside the stocK
XAn"ner helpful factor . the ""'""
ment that the Liverpool Cotton xc hang el
to reopen on a restricted basis of operations
"SSc chw authorities denied report,
that the representative, of Brt"!?er?n
rnment. now conferring with American
Treasury officials and banker., had sue
seated the advisability of an ndBl"
pension of regular market operation. hre.
V Improvement in sentiment was most pro
Bounced In the steel trade, dP"Vnlt-d
lief that the October statement .
State Steel Corporation, to be '"""de
Tuesday, Is likely to show another large ae
crease in unfilled orders. including
Manufacturers In other lines, "u,n"
textiles, also expressed a more hopeful view
of the Immediate future.
Another advance In rates on Pari, was
the Teature of the foreign ock exchange
ioth bill, asd check, rising materially as a
result of the reduced supply of bi Is. The
. . .. . n . ahade easier, l---
hara. of Lethbridgre, Alberta, are- at the
Cornelius.
.'fc. Severance, of Tillamook, i at
the Carlton.
Samuel Shove, of Centralis, Wash., Is
at the Parkin..
E. M. Duff jr. of Salem, is registered
at the Carlton.
John E. Cross, of Baltimore, is at
the Multnomah.
S. A. Randolph, of Olympia, is regis
tered at the Oregon. .
Mrs. Percy P. Brush, of Kelso, Washl,
is at the Multnomah.
N. I Nathan, of Roy, Or., ,is regis
tered at the Nortonia.
J. H. Lauterman, a Salem Insurance
man, is at the Seward.
Rev. George F. Rosenmuller, of As
toria, is at the Seward. .
Sir. and Mrs. J. C. McElroy, of Sa
lem, are at the Oregon. - ,
W. Bollans is registered at the Mult
nomah from La Grande.
J. W. McCormack, of Roseburg, is
registered at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hume, of Se
attle, are at the Multnomah.
A. G. Ogilvle, a rancher, of White
Salmon,' Wash., is at the Seward. .
Carl A. Himpel and J. W. Shortridge.
or Wheeler, are at the Carlton.
RED WHEAT GUMBS
Tieoma .
Spokane
Sales Made at $1.09 on Mer
chants' Exchange.
CLUB IS CENT ADVANCED
Firm Demand for Bluestem at
Wednesday's Prices Coarse
Grains Are Strong Rumors
of Flour Sales. -
' Forty-five thousand . bushel, of wheat
were .old yesterday at the Merchants Ex
chanire In 5000 and 10.OOO-bu.hel lot. at
Attorney-General Crawford is regis- I price, that ranged up to cents advance
tered at the Imperial from Salem. I over those of Wednesday. The business was
The Tillamook County band. 49 I well distributed throughout the trade.
strong, is registered at the Oregon. I The strongest advance was made by red
H. M. Crooks, president of Albany I Russian, which brought 11.09 against $1.07
College, is registered at the Cornelius. I offered on the preceding day. The sale, in
William Pollman is at the Imperial. I detail were as follow.:
He is president of the Bankers' Loan ausneu.
& Trust Company at Baker.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5 E. J. Oliver, of
Portland, Or., is registered at the creat
Northern Hotel.
10.0KO spot blue.tem i.. . . l.lstt
fi.000 December biuestem 1--
3. 000 January biuestem .-
S.00O club 1.14
6.000 club ' -.1.
6.000 club . i 1.14
B.ooo red Russian l.w
5. WO red Russian 1-0
loo tons oats -.-
Milling biuestem wa. unchanged, but half
more was offered for forty-fold than
on Wednesday, while club wa. a full cent
higher and red fife bid. were also advanced
cent. Future, were eauallv strong. $1.22
AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR AS- being bid for February biuestem. and 1!
T- T1T A k XT m. - -,-n ., . tasked.
ouarter advance. Barley bids were un
changed, but the market wa. quoted .trone.
ST.J0HNS LAW IN DOUBT
chance on Montreal rose again,
. . i . t n ihnt conneciiuu
piausiDioexp.--- . .
nlr nnnil in LOB Iltl V J l v,.--- . . . . I a . . . , ,, ... It-Ut-
" - - . ..,, ,.f . tH Britisa I Aiiornni say inai "ajori:r or uiec- i ... . . . . . - . , .?
by Canada, ior . -.--- . :o.ou venix oner . tor ui . -.
tor," Instead ot "Majority Vote.
May Defeat Measure.
ST.
asked. The California barley market, the
strength of which Is reflected here, ad
vanced again yesterday, the December op
tion gaining 1V4 cent, and May 1 cent per
JOHNS, Or., Nov. 6 (Special.) cental
. i tnnV or t-ermanyi Th pnimMtnt nnal m nH mAn aAnn-l -tumors were again current or uour ki-
.'dded about 7,500.000 to its store of gold - h election purporting to enable ttt Nortl Paclfl! r European, ac-
and Increased Its holdings of emergency and A , I count, but no Information on the subject
."j -.,ii -uo., wi i nhtnlnnM. from miller, or snlDDera.
mergea into another may not give St. I i.-.i int m .r were renorted by
jonnn ine opportunity lo come into I the Merchant.' Exchange a. follow.:
Portland after all. la the opinion of I wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay
some attorneys who have examined the I Monday
wording: of the amendment. Thsv n v 1 Tuesday
that th not Hpfsuta itaMt a hnnrn ir, weanesaay
section 2 of the amendment, which
reads:
The Legislative Assembly, or the
504.41S
83.613
l-tf.7U
BTLAND
MARKKT
QUOTATION.
government .3S.000.M0 In the
gold holding, of the Bank of
..;r week. Substantial
gains In total ana iiaDiiiu ic-. - ----
noted. The
aridfld about
other bank notes by over S6.000,000.
Rtrllna: Exchange.
vpw TfiBK. Nov. 5. Mercantile paper.
6&-0V-: sterling exchange steady- t--ay
bills. S4.S7.15: cahlea. J4.90 65 4.1.05; de
mand. S4.00 4.90.2-: bar silver. 49c
SAN FRANCISCO. No. 5. Sterling :
land. $4.0i4; cable. .l3i.
Nov. 6. Bar sliver, 23d per I
people by the initiative, may -enact a 1 , . . . nn.n-t,
TTTT. u HE VI i i ,j, " j uxn .juAnuv.D aiua
tjAV (Ktlmu xjn.vr.v- nr. . &-... . tfivnuiufi a. uuiu wncrc
De
mand, S4.I
LONDON,
ounce.
1-5
1.3
94
iThursday .... 1J0
Year ago .. b
I Season to date 7S33
Year ago .. 7540
17 14 18 10
1- ' 8 18 15
1 6 11 U
3 14 13 5
1 28 11 17
741 1017 942 804
1-GS 023 8-5 107o
Price. Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits,
Vegetables, Etc.
1THANC1SCO. Nov. 5. Fruit Pine
apples $2.7B3.25; California lemons, SI. 5
4- apples. Bellf lower., 40 60c. banana.
SI 2.1 -; Mexican limes. OOfOoc.
Vegetables Cucumbers. 30go0c; string
beans. 23c; eggplant, 2580c; toma-
"l?- "ul'pcv ranch. 52c: pullets, 42c;
torage. 2Sc.
Onions Yellow. uigi.dc.
bj an incorporated city or town or mu
nicipal corporation may surrender Us
charter and be merged into an adjoin
ing city or town, provided a majority
of the electors of each of the incor
porated cities or towns or municipal
corporations affected authorize . the
-urrenaer or merger, as the case
may be.'
Shipments of Wool From South Africa and
w Zealand May Be Stopped.
Life in the wool market, these day.
seem, to be one embargo after another, say.
the Boston Commercial Bulletin. The ex
pected and logical sequence of event, is that
South Africa and New Zealand will be added
to the list of countries where wool shipments
are prohibited, except to England. Thus, tor
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
Merchants' Jxha.e Aooa session:
Wheat Bid. Ask.
Bluestem 1.18 1.1-
Forty-fold 1.17 Hi LlSVi
Club 1.13. 1.14
tied Russian 1.0- Vs ---,
tied File LIU 1.11
Oats
No. 1 white feed- 20. OO . 29.50
.Barley
No. 1 feed 24.75 25.50
i-rewing 20.50 -i.0
Bran 1.3 2-.-0
onort. .uo .
All quotations for prompt aellvery.
Futures February biuestem .1.22 bid.
SI. 5 -Ked ; December oats y0 bid,
as ed; December bran, V bid.
sate, printed in anoiner column.
MlLlbJiD bpot prices: DUu. (23.50 Q
-4 per ton, shorts, u.o)2b; rolled bar-
ie, ilv.o,
'Loct Patents, S5.80 per barrel.
straigau. 4.u; graham, $5.4u; whole
wneat, f.u,
COKN Whole, S36 per ton; cracked, S.i
per ton.
UA Eastern Oregon timothy, 15
15.O0; gram hay, Slueyll; aitaua, Sl-.-uiu
13.-U-. valley timothy, S13tyl- '
Fruits and Vegetables.
Xxical 'jobbing quotation.:
IHUPIlAI, b-HVl'ia uranges. 33.S0 per
oox; lemons, tu per box; bananas,
ic per pound; grapefruit, Fionoa, 44 w
4.'i-&; pineapples, 7c per pound.
V(jTALtb Cucumtt-rs, 30O50e per
doc; eggpiaut, 7c per pouna; peppers, 4frtic
per pouuu; artlcuoKea, uuc per auzen; toma
toes. u-Uc per crate: cauoaae. .tflc pel
pound; peas, luo per pounu; ueans, -ttfluu
per pouiiu; celery, ouiJit-C per aosen; cauti
uower. 4uia7-c per ausen; .prout, 8c per
pouna. jea lettuce, per crate; pumpain-.
ic per pouna; squasa, c per pouna.
GKN FKUiiO Appies, Uocl'l.S0 pec
oox; c ntaioupea, Sl(jl.o per crate; ca
sauaa, !.. per uoaen; pears, ! 1.--.
grapes, -ijz1.- per crate; crauberries.
-tU-ti. 50 per barrels.
- uiAlo-S uregon, SScQSl per sac.,
sweet potatoes, o per pounu.
U.N'iU-itt iteuow. muu per ak.
Dairy and Country Produce.
Local jooomg quotations:
t-Uti Fresn Oregon ranch, case count,
-7 sc; canaied, 4010420;- storage, 2ey
POULTRY Hens. 12 14 13c; Springs, 12
tfiac; turiteys, young, ibo; aressea, u
c: ducks. ltftlc: seese. 10tlc.
u.t creamery, priuu, trus, o-ts-per
pouna In case lots; feo more in leas tana
case lots; cubes, 30c
CfcU-i-ajb; Oregon triplets, jobbers' buying
price, 14 iio per pound t. u. u. dock fort
i.na; oun g a mericus, 15te per pound.
VKA i ancy, lltfl-o per pound.
fUltii. Hloca. hw-c per pouna. .
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotation.:
- tALMUN Columbia Ktver one-pound
tall.. oer dosen: half-pound flat,
Sl.&o; one-pound fiats, J2.t-; AlasKa pink.
oue-pouna tans. s.uo.
HOMLI Choice. S3. 25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, l-H2uo per pound;
Brazil nut., 14c; filberts, 1415c; clmonds,
2c; peanuts, 58c; coooanuts, SI per doz
en ; pecans, 14 p 15c
BKA.SH Small white, HMe; large white,
6c; Lima, bo; pink. 6ei Mexican, 7Vsc;
bayo, 6c. '
COF. iiE Roasted, in drums, 18Vs6 33Hr
per nound.
SUGAR Fruit and berry, 5.806.10:
beet, S5.60j5.90; extra C, S5.-O05.OO; pow
dered. In barrels, 4..06WO.S5.
SALT Granulated. Slo.50 per ton; halt-
ground, 100., J10.76 per ton; 50s, fll.SO per
ton; dairy, S15 per ton.
RICE No. 1 Japan, 04c; Southern head.
tame: island. '0c
DRIED FRUITS Apple., 8 He per
pound; apricots, 14910c; peaches, Tc;
prunes, Italian,. 104jllc; currant-, Vsc;
raisins, 8&814C;' Thompson ll)c; un
bleached Sultanas, 8c; seeded, 7 M 612c.
dates, Persian, 7j7 u per pound; lard.
SI. 40 per box.
SPACE IS LIMITED
Lack of Freight Room Cuts
Down Export Buying.
WHEAT EASIER AT CHICAGO
Holders Take Profits on Lively Scale,
and Market Closes Heavy, Seven
Eighths to Cent Lower.
Big Primary Receipts.
CHICAGO. Nov. S. Lively sroflt taking,
due to the fact that prices had risen to a
higher level than at any time since early In
September, brought about a decided down
ward swing today in wheat. The market
closed heavy, to lc under last night. Corn
suffered a net loss of 4 to 4o and oat.
of 9a to K . U- Provisions wound up un
changed to Oc hlher.
Holders of wheat were prompt t6 take
advantage of a new upturn today In prices.
The finish wa. at the low point of the ses
sion. European demand, which at first ap
peared to - follow the market during the
early advance, showed a noticeable con
traction here later on. possibly owing to re
ported difficulty in obtaining ready freight
room on the Atlantic Big receipt, of
wneat at primary point., especially Chicago,
had a good deal to do with making con
servative dealers hesitate about pressing the
bull side of the market.
In the corn crowd estimates that the new
crop would be 78,000,000 bushels more than
expected had an unmistakable bearish in
fluence. Trade In oat. lacked volume.
Provisions ruled decidedly higher for the
most part. The sharpest advances were early
in the day, when scared shorts were cover
ing because of -orders to close the stocK-
yards here.
The leading future, ranged a. follows:
WHEAT. .
"I VOterl fnr t 1 mta dura " an
MavarConrh. nrp.ld.f !),'. tk. I the present, at least, wool Importer, must
Cheee Young America. 15lSV4c; Commercial Club, this morning, "but I upon the P""0"1 th" Wort, of
,w. loaioc; Oregon, 14c; Young Amer- have been informed bv attorrfev. hn '"el w001. except through England and
have examined the amendment that the by race of 100 Enun -overnment. are out
ot too quesuon.
new. 10
let, 16c
Butter Fancy
s- ..
Potatoes Delta tsuroanaa, p-r .- . --
creamery, 30c: seconds.
Wordin Of tha nmnrimAnt mlr 14-
void in that it requires a majority of At the moment, of course, condition, in
owuiu kw. - ti j ju y.u i. . u . p
11: aweets. S1.401.60 per sack; Salinas the electors, inataail rr , . Soutl
Burbanks. SL401.60; Alvarado. fL2Syl.40, However. I buddosb it will ha trlaH I quite Impossible under present conditions
Receipts Flour. -o quarters. - ''' h -, . i SI I there, to tell what may result.
i . --v w-p oawn VM, VI (UO Cll UX , Kl
Johns to merge with Portland several A well-informed English merchant write,
years ago. There was a contest and lhu weck tn"t ne "P1 th nbar-
the Supreme Court held that s Thn, to be lifted by the first of the year.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 5. Turpentine i could not surrender Its charter. There I wnetner or not direct snipmenta irom
nominal at 45c; no sales: receipts, ox was a majority vote in St- Johns in -Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
barrels; shipments, none; stocks, ,4a oar- favo of annexatlon- This amendment wlu bo Permitted before the war la settled
rel' . i-.i. n recelbts. 2049 was prepared with the expectation that 1 a moot question. It seam, not Improbable
barrels -'shipments', none; stocks. 113,311 bur- it would clear the way for annexation 1 that England may continue to Insist that aU
rels. Quotations unchanged. 1 to Portland, and now. it is said that I shipments shall be made to the United K.lng-
HiKhe- Vrice. at Kansas City. tne amendment contains a "joker" that d"n and reshipped from London or Llver-
. .o . o tt-t vn mo. r. Hiener i i.y i ouutr it voia. Annexation comaa i""" ---.. -. - .-.
prices prevailed at the Kansas City stock up constantly, and there is no doubt However, endeavor, are being made to ar
jards today, due to the quarantine at Chi- I an effort will be made to meree St. I range through the Government at Washing-
--- -"1a on.. Vino-H L--" 1 - O AS C Gil la I -v a a . -- . - I. ..... ... - .
a hundred higher, ind sheep were up from onns ,nto Portland, provided it can "at direct snipmenta to -nis country
... l.. ., ,
138.709 centals: potatoes, 0000 sacks; hay
400 tons.
Naval Stores.
60 to 75 cents on the hundred pounds.
Chicago Dairy Produce. '
CHICAGO. Nov 6. Butter Unchanged.
..:ruh.r TlBceints. 4572 cases; I
n.ru .iica Included. 1827c; ordinary
firsts, 2g'2c: firsts. 2728c.
at
PROSPECTORS ARE WARNED
Alaska Miner Says Broad Pass Isn't
Place for Poor Mail. '
. Hop, Wool. Hides. Etc
HOPS 1914 crop, rlttc; 1913 crop,
nominal.
HIDES Salted hides, 13c per pound; salt
Kip, tc; aaiiea -ait. 100 per pouuu; eait
dry hides, 24c; dry calf, 28c; salted bulla,
10c per pound; green bulla, 8 He.
WOOL Valley, 17018c; Eastern Oregon,
15 fat -0c, nominal.
MOHAIR 1914 clip, 27Vso per pound.
CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4c pet
pound.
PELTS Dry. lOOlle; dry short wool. 7
8c; dry shearlings, 10Q1-C each; green
shearlings, 15&25c each; Spring lambs, 24 9
2c; green pelts, October, BOW IOC.
Provisions.
favor of annexation. This amendment will be permitted before the war la settled I HAMS Ten to 12 pounds, 10-20t4c; 14
was prepared with the expectation that ' a mol Question. It .earn, not Improbable leVic
BACON Fancy. 28030c; standard, 25
DKz bALi ut .. caon car uc . ,
14&17c; exports, 1517c; plates, 11 13c
LARD Tierce basis:- Pure, Ilia s 14c;
compound. 9 yx c-
Oils.
kerosene Water white, drums, bar
rels or tank wagon, 10c; special drum, or
barrels, 13Vc; cases, nac.
GASOLINE Bulk, 14c; cases. 21c, En
gine distillate, drums, "He; cases, 14c;
Naphtha, drums. 13c; cases, 20c
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 61c; raw.
cases. 60c; boiled, barrels, 03c; boiled, cases.
08c
TURPENTINE In tang-, ooc; in cases.
67c; ten-case lota, lo less.
may be made.
VOTERS LUNCH AT POLLS '
TIRKEIS MAT BE SOME CHEAPER
Poultry Dealers Look for Low Tha al tsgiv-
iag Market.
Poultry dealer, anticipate a cheap turkey
market for Thanksgiving week. The supply,
It Is thought, will be large, but whether It
Clntr ATvTAS r vr ., . " or not. tne demand, it is reared, will be
a i,,--i,-T7 7, ".' . j Usbler than In recent years. Heretofore
tne nnlltntr nlnrA n H rilli , i -. , - J ,.
- . . . - . uui iu ns
Women of Congregational Church
Aid at Clackamas.
Hall here yesterday by the women of
the Congregational Church. Voters
irom out or town and town folks
patronized it well. One hundred and
ern Oregon turkeys, but this year the south
ern state will be a shipper. Already a car
load of Imperial Valley turkey, has been
offered the local trade and similar offers
The rich gold strike at Broad Pass
on the line of the survey of the pro- twenty votea had 'been cast
by noon I have Deen made to Sound buyers,
posed Government railroad from feew- wnich ls aDOut one-third of the entire The Po"1" market yesterday v
ara 10 airuan., - .... - -" -, vote or the precinct.
MilwauKie, ur., a mm-i -i - -c.
experence in Alaska, to give out the
following information, hoping to pre
vent men unfamiliar with the district
frou making an unnecessary trip.
"Broad Pass," said Mr. Grimes, "Is
the most talked-of place In Alaska al
present, owing to the richness, of lis
claims', but it is not a poor mans PORTLAND, Nov. 5. Maximum tempera- Some of the creameries are holding at higher
country oemg ., luoicau .... i , u u.gi.e-; minimum, o. degree.. 1 prices,
district, which means that smelting River reading at 8 A M.. 5.0 feet; change in The
must be done. . No prospector snouia
was weak.
Live turkey, sold at 18 cents and buyers
Rowdies made their' nrx.n -fiafwere not disposed to pay more for the
here Halloween evening, considerable dressed stock offered. Hens .old at 12e
damage being Inflicted, amounting tol13 cent, and SpYins at 12 12 cents.
eou at one place. nailroad cars also I Dreea meats were steady.
suffered. I Very few hen. were offered and the mar
ket wa. strong on the street, ordinary can
dled Oregon ranch selling at 40 and 42 H
cent, and 42 V4 cents wa. asked for .electa.
AMBS QUARTER HIGHER
GOOD DEMAND FOR BEST MATE.
RIAL AT YARDS.
DAILY. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
be fooled.
In.t o i ,. " n .. r . V,i r ' , " , 77 I ins outtcr . tt,o iuMti are i-
. . ....... ... v. . "V l .an. lu l xilimi l . ,
5 P. M. to 5 P. M.l. .28 inch: total rainfnl cnangeo.
since September 1, 1914, 7.22 Inches; normal
Broad Pass is about 300 miles from I rainfall since September i. 6.50 Inches; ex- LARGE HOP SALES FALL THROUGH
Seward.
In Summer it may be reached cess of rainfall since September 1, 1914, 0.72
.... 1.'. nA thaShna Ina R nr " -. ........ .....m.-r o, l nuur,
,i. .uu-o.u.-v. " ,r t 5 minutes: possible sunshine. 9 hours.
and an overland trio of 150 miles. In
Winter, the best time to go to the dig
gings, it is reached by dog teams. Five
dogs, costing $50 each, can pull 750
pounds 10 miles a day. Fifteen hundred
pounds of supplies will last a man all
Winter. This necessitates relaying the
supplies.
"Broad Pass has two ledges, from
1200 to 250 feet in width, and several
miles long. Two brothers named Wells
have known of this strike for seven
years, living on it all that time. sup.
porting themselves by trapping and
selling out for $150,000. The
K4
minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level.
i. -. a., ou. incnes.
THE WEATHER.
STATIONS.
Baker
tsoise
Boston
entire caigary
ledge is ore worth about $15 a ton, but Denve
Wells Bros, had a streak 14 feet wide, I Dos Moines
...hti-h ran 2K0 n ton. I Duluth
"The ore cannot be used until the S!r;
railroad brings machinery with which Helena .
to smelt it. To stake out a claim would I Jacksonville
.. l.' i i.ni-n.iroHAna en.h I ivansas ( 1 T V
v. ,,,-.V!irr9 hilv nrlv tr.tfl I .J.OB ATlEelea.
vj-oe,--,..-- , -- - ' I Aiaranrjeia
or groups, or claims, ana tne returns i Medford
fmrr, tVilo aaotlon obviouslv will not I Montreal
be available for a long time. jw rr,'anl,
Nevertheless, I predict that from 300.1 North Head. .
to 500 persons will go to Broad Pass North Yakima
from Alaska Coast cities in February. 1
Klnik is the place where assays are iSS?iol?
made and provisions may be obtained I.Rosebure
there at prices about, the same as in I Sacramento
eea'lie. 1 Mlnneannll.
Salt Lake
San Francisco. .
Seattle
Spokane .......
Tacoma
Ed- Shaw, of Spokane, is at the Cor- j X?,h.BJ"11ana-
U-iiue.
5 Wind
-
ga c
E 2.
Mr on
t- m o Z
c P p
State ot
weather,
640.00.12!NW
720.00 4SE
ESiO.OO 12IW
3210. 58) 4 SE
C2i0.oo:
76 O.0O
66 O.OO
40 0.00!
6O1O.OI
74 0.06
54 O.OO
I 820.00
lUI u.u
80 0.00
56:0.58
020.03
PERSONAL MENTION.
F. G. Schilke, of La Grande, is at the
Oregon.
R. R. Ohllng, of Albany, ls at the
Seward.
A.
Washington
W lnnipeg
4SI0.04 10INW
80)0.00
6810.00
-2)1. 50)
OOIU.UO
K4 0.00
68:0.00
lOiW
4;E
4 S
5 XW
16 N
6 13
4 W
. 4NE
12lS
4!SW
4 NW,
4S 1
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
snow
Cloudy
f aar
Pt. cloudy I were those 01 steuDerg ac. iogan, l-O bales
Clear . I at Be; Fairfield. 226 bale, at 7c: Laldlaw.
,iouuy 126 bale and Alvln MUler. 174 bales.
lear I - V, tins ,1,. Kn mnr K,in I
Clear California market at prices ranging from
Clear I 8c to 10a.
Clear
Pt. cloudy SETTLED CONDITIONS IN SUGAR TRADE
v-iouuy
6:SW
4 SE
16, S
56,0.26 4 NW
62)0.18 4NW
14U.Ut 4S
66;0.O0!14 S
60i0.O0( 4;N
72)0. OO) 6 SE
060. 00 8lV
46J0.76! 6E
5210.04124'SW
48:0. 94 4SE
0.02:20iNW
10.00 8:S
0.00 4 NWi
O.OO
Deals Involving Over 1000 Bale. Made Con-
tinjreat on Election,
Sale, of over 100O bale, of Oregon hop.
that were contingent on the result of the
election have fallen through, according to
news current in the local market yesterday.
New business worked since the election
was limited. The Al Jerman crop of B48
bales at Sllverton wa. bought yesterday by
Dorcas Bros, at 10 c. and this was the only
transaction of the day reported.
Recent purchase, include the Charles and
Pat MulUn lot. of 210 bale, at St. Paul,
bought by H. L. Hart at 10c, aad the Rob
ert, lot of 73 bale, at North Yamhill, pur
ohased by McNeff Bros.
Hop. have been moving more freely In
Western Washington. Among the lot. sold
Rain
Clear
lSNVVlcioudy
16W TP- cloudy!
Refinery Reduction Bring. Price Down to
Local Jobbing figure.
The Coast refiner, yesterday reduced the
price of, all grades of .sugar 80 cent, a nun
dred. This brought the local Quotation on
fruit ahd berry down to $5.80. Refinery
price, have not been adhered to lately and
local Jobber, have been selling sugar at thla
quotation. The action by tha refiner.,
therefore, has the effect of putting the
f-r IOUO'r market again on a settled baala.
Rain I Sugar ls now down to the price quoted
Pt. cloudy I early in August and the market ls lower
than it was throughout most of 1U12 and
101L
IClear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
(Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Rain
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A small depression formed nv,r thi
trlct earlv this moraine nnri mn i ..
E. Moretz, of Wasco, is at the 1 eastward to Montana. it caused rain In
Walnut, in Miniature Sacks.
Fruit and vegetable receipts were light
yesterday and trade wa. alow In all lines.
Oranges are tha firmest feature of the frul
Carlton.
T. W. Lusk, of Silverton, is at the
Perkins.
J. Mattey, of McMinnvlllei is at the
Perkins.
William H. Bell, of Seattle, is at the
Imperial.
L,. S. Hill, of Cottage Grove, is at the
Imperial. "
H. F. Aldrlcb, of Chehalis, is at the
Kortonia.
James Wasln, of New York, ls at the
Nortonia.
F. C. Hayward, of Amity, ls at the
Nortonia.
Mike Lennon, of Olympia, ls at the
Cornelius. '
. Charles B. Kettle and George Burn-
Western Oregon, Washington and British I trade.
Columbia and snow in Alberta. The barom
eter is now rising rapidly over Oregon and
Washington and clearing weather has set in
in outnern Oregon, ao rain of consequence
has fallen anywhere east of the Rocky Moun
tains. It is cooler In Oregon, Washington.
Middle Atlantic and New England States
The conditions are favorable for unsettled
weather In this district Friday, with probably
rain in Idaho, Northwestern Oregon and
Western Washington.
FORECASTS:
Portland and vicinity Friday,
cloudy, probably occasional rain;
mostly soutneriy.
Oregon Friday, fair except probably oc
casional rain northwest portion; west to
south winds.
Washington Friday, clearing east, prob
ably occasional rain west portion; winds
mostly southerly.
Idaho Friday, unsettled weathery probab.
lv occasional rain.
EDWARD A. HEALS, District Forecaster.
partly
winds
Association walnuts are now being offered
in four-pound burlap sacks, with a fae
simile ot tha larger sack label. They are
quoted at 80 cents per sack.
Condensed Milk Price. Reduced.
Condensed milk price, are on the down
grade as a consequence ot the larger pro
duction this Fall. The Carnation Company
announced a cut of 25 cent, on tall, and 30
cent, on baby size and yesterday the Pio
Beer people reduced their prices to the other
company's level.
Bank Clearing.
Bank clearing, of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as ioiiows:
Clearlnejs. Balances.
Portland (2.464.87S (184.984
Seattle ..7JU 04,252
Open. High. Low. Close.
Dec $1.17 (1.18V. (1.16-: (1.164
May 1.23. 1.24 4a 1.221, .;
CORN.
Dec 70H .70V4 .6 .69
May 72). .78 .7- .72 H
OAT3.
Deo B0 .50V. .4H - H
May 04 .54 Va .63 .-3a
MESS FORE.
Jan. 19.85 ' 19.42 Vi 19.25 19.30
May 19.75 19.85 18.67 Vi 10. 60
LARD.
Jan. 10.80 10.32 H 10.25 10.25
May 10.47 Vi 10.47 Vs 10.4O 10.40
SHORT RIBS.
Jan 10.20 10.25 - 10.17 Vi 10.17V4
Cash prices were as follows
Wheat, No. 2 red, (L14 L16tt; , No.
2 hard, $1.14 .1.16-1.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, 760 76 Vic; No. 2 yel
low, new. 78c; No. 3 yellow, 76,76Vc;
No. 8 yellow new, 71671c
Rye. No. 2. 0c
Barley, 60 77c.
Timothy, (.75S.25.
Clover, $10 14.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON. Nov. 5. Cargoes on passage,
u to -a ft a nigner.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 6. Wheat, December,
.a ou; orn. povemer, o. ..
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 5. Wheat, Decern
ber. (1.18; May. (1.18; No. 1 hard, (1.18.
No. 1 Northern, (1.1311.15; No. 2 North
ern. 1.10B-1.13. Barley. 57008c. Flax.
il.WWl.U.
San Fta-cisco Grain Market.
, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. Spot quota-
tiona: walla w alia. l.U-Wl.-V-: red Kus
slan, $l.5Vi 01.87 Vi : Turkey red, (1.87 Vi
i.u-; Diuestem, ii.uswi.ai; teed barley,
$1.17 Vi 1.20: white oats tl.56iil.57 u.
Bran, .-3.23.50; middlings. (30031; shorts,
24(24.f0.
Call board: Wheat firm. Barley Arm. De-
ceuioer, 9.e; ay, ft.-.
Two Lata Are Takes at 6.23 Top Price
(.noted sa Hogs Is 7.05 Cattle
Trade -uiet.
A moderate amount of business wa. put
ihrnnrh at the stockyard, yesterday, mainly
in the mutton division. Prices throughout
tha list were about steady. -
Steer, sold for the most part at so to
(6.10, good cows at (o.oO and (a.bs and
heifers at (0 to 90.OV.
Tradina in the ho market wa. on a .mall
scale and (7.05 .was the top for the day.
Lambs were tne firm feature oi tne siiecp-
house market, the best selling at (6.23,
wethers brouaht $5.50 and ewes (4.50.
Receipts were 11 cattle, a calves, -O - nogs
.1 -... ...... . t r- ,ul-
U B . .. , " .
with rattle J. L. Campbell. Madras, 1
car: Thomas Sharpe. Redmond, 1 car.
With sheep patton at overtoil, rtaisejr,
oar: K M. Doaele. Wellsdale. 2 cars.
With mixed loads G. J. Warner, Lena-
non, 1 car cattle, caves and nogs; a-t-ton
& OVerton, Halsey, 1 car cattle, hogs
and sheep: F. B. Decker, Sllverton. 1 car
hogs and sheep.
The day . sales were as zoiiows:
Wt-rTicet vvn.-Tice.
173 (7.0 ol 12 hogs ... 1-5(7.05
175 7.0-1102 lambs .. 80 C.25
87 o.-.i 1U4 ewes ...It- 4.DU
104 4.2.1 1 bull .... 900 3.75
120 6.7&I 1 cow ....13.-i- 6.75
. 410 6.10325 steers .. -57 6.10
163 7.0-1 2 steers .. 900 5.00
905 8.5 3 steers . .. 813 5.50
962 4.-0) 6 steers . . 800 6.00
DUO 0.501 2 steers .. UIO 6.25
622 6.O0(l33 wethers 134 5.50
504 5.50i 69 lambs . . 85 6.25
018 6.00 40 lambs .. 58 5.50
675 5.50I 57 hogs ... 102 7.05
75 4.00 8 hogs . . . 360 6.05
1070 5.661
Current nrlces of the various classes ot
stock at tha yard, follow:
Prime steer. (8.7597.00
Choice steers ................... 6.50s.73
Medium steer. o.o v o.--
Cholce cows 6.7546.00
Medium cow. ................... 5.25(0'.. 75
Heifer 5.5oa..2
CaJvea .......................... 6.ooas.uo
Bull. S.OO4.75
Stags 4.5096.0V
Light .T07.O5
Heavy .---.--
-heeo . .
Wether. 4.00 5 .60
Ewe. 8.50W4.65
Lamb. 6.00W6.25
8 hogs . .
4 hogs . .
7 lamb. .
24 ewe. . .
12 hog. . .
3 hogs .
4 hog. . .
2 cow. . .
4 cow. . .
1 cow . . .
11 steers .
7 heifers
9 heifers
2 heifers
2 cows . .
9 cows
Puget Sound Grain Market.
SEATTLE!. Nov. 4. Wheat Biuestem
(1.14; fortyfold, (1.18; club. (1.12; Fife.
(1.07; red Russian. (1.05; Turkey red, (1.08.
Yesterday's car receipts, wheat 67, oats 2,
oariey , nay , nour .
TACOMA. Nov. 5. Wheat Bine-tern
$1.15; fortyfold. (L12; club. $1.11; red Fife,
Car receipt., wheat 48, barley X, corn 2.
aw , nay ox.
RESTRICTED TRADING IN COTTON
Liverpool Exchange Will Open Today for
Option Bu.iae.
L TVER POOL. Nov. S. On and after to
morrow, until further notice, the cotton
market here will be open during the usual
business hours for restricted tradinir tn fu
tures for May-June American and January
Egyptian deliveries. Trading will not be
permitted below a minimum price, to be
fixed from time to time by the director, of
the exchange, and alt transactions, until
further notice, -will be 4.25d 8Vi cents) for
American cotton, ana u.Uod ror Egyptian.
As the result of a meetlna held in Livemool
yesterday, the cablegram reported, all the
January-February interest in the market
was today transferred to May-June.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5. The Liverpool Cot
ton Association will open tomorrow for re
stricted trading In May-June deliveries, for
the liouldation ot old contracts and for new
buying, according to an official cablegram
received nere today by tne nea xorK cot
ton Exchange from the association. No new
selling will be permitted.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5. Today", coffee
cable, reported a reaction of .d in the rate
of Brazilian exchange on London, but there
seemed to be little coffee offering for sale
in , the cost and freight market, and the
soot market continued steady with Dricea
unchanged at 00 for Rio 7a and 10 Vic for
Santos 4s. There were renewed rumor, of
European purchase, in the ' local market
and advances In war risks have unsettled
the Import situation, but the visible supply
is now about 100.000 bags in excess of last
year and buyers appear to be awaiting fresh
developments.
Raw sugar steady. Molasses sugar, 2.87c;
centrifugal. 3.52c: refined easy, 40 points
lower: cut loaf. 5.90c: crushed, 5.S0c; mold
A. 5.55c: cubes. 5.23c; XXXX powdered,
5.15c; powdered, 5.10c: fine granulated. 5c;
diamond A. 5c; confectioners' A, 4.90c; No.
1. 4.75c
Londou Wool Sale.
LONDON. Nov. 5. Nine thousand bales of
wool, principally Queensland's merinos, were
sold at auction here yesterday. The offer
ings were steadily taken by the home trade
t unchanged prices, bcouredi . sold at 2s
2Vid and greasy at Is 3Vid. Victorian
scoured realized 2s 4d an dsllpe. and cross-
breus advanced xrom . to per cent.
New York Copper Market.
NEW YORK. NOV. 3. Electrolytic Conner
unsettled, with very little doing. Cash,
1 1.12 11.20c; 30 days. 11.25 011.30c
New York Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6. Exchanges. $-51.-
TS4.520; balances, $10,002,976.
Duluth Linseed Market.
DULUTH. Nov. 6. Cash: Linseed, (1.43 V4;
December, (L42; May. (1.47
Hops at New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5. Hops easy; state,
common to choice. 1914. 26 33c
Dried Fruit at- New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6. Evaporated apple.
quiet. Prunes steady.
Omaha Livestock Market.
SOUTH OMAHA. Nab. Nov. 5. Hogs
ReceiDta. 5000. market, higher. Heavy.
(7.2041)7.40: light. (7.358.50; pigs, (6.509
7.30: bulk of sale.. (7.257.45.
Cattle rteceipts, ..; market, strong.
Native steers. $6.7510.50; native cowa and
heifers. $5.50a7.-5; Western steers, (-
:.05; Texas steers. (5.85 4$ 7; Texas cows and
heifers. $5.25. 0.7, ; calve., (8fe10.
Kneeii Receipts. 5000: market, higher.
Yearlings. $6.-0 7; wether., (6V6.65; lamb.
(7.25&8.ba. ,
Chicago I-lveetoek Market.
CHICAGO. Nov. 5. Hogs Receipts, 21.
000: market. 10 to 15 cent, lower than
earlier when the market was excited and
2 to 50 cents above yesterday', average.
Hulk of sales. $7.607.90; light. $7.408:
mixed, (7.40S8.15; heavy, (7.30f8; rough.
(7.30 7.60; pigs. (4.25 7.
Cattle Receipt.. 5000; market unevenly
hlnher. Beeves. (6.50&11: steers. (5l.'-i
9.25: stockers and feeders, nominal; cows
and heifers. $-.80 4t 9.-0; calves, (7.25 ay
10.50.
Sheep Receipts. 18.000: market, 25 to 50
cents higher. Sheep. $5.75i).70; yearlings,
(6.75S7.75: lambs, (7.20-.--.
The
Canadian Bank
of Commerce
HEAD OFFICE
Toronto, Canada.
Established 1867.
A general banking b sine's3
transacted.
Interest paid on time' deposits.
Commercial Letters mt Credit
laaaed.
Exchange en London, England,
Bought and ld.
PORTLAND BRANCH.
Corner Second and Stark Sta.
F. C. M ALP AS, Manager.
CONDENSED REPORT OF
THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
of Portland, Or.
At the close of business October 31, 1914.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ..: $6,319,691.67
"United States Bonds at par 1.16,000.00
Municipal and Railway Bonds 1,545,566. 64
Bank building 125,000.00
Customers' liability on Letters of Credit.... 15,037.60
Cash in vaults $2,374,926.21
Due from banks 945,191.38 3,32017.59
Total
Capital
Surplus
Undivided profits . .
Circulation
Letters of Credit...'.
l-IAErLITIES
.$12,441, 413.50
.$ 1,000,000.00
. 1,000,000.00
224,401.97
. 1,277,500.00
15,037.60
Deposits 8,924,473.93
Total
.$12, 441, 413.50
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
Merchants National Bank
"Washington and Fourth Streets,
Portland, Or.
At the close of business October SI, 1914.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ..$2,205,464.73
United States bonds..- 433,000.00
Premium on bonds 7,186.39
Other bonds, stocks and -warrants 899,933.24
Real estate and mortgages 40,175.42
Furniture and fixtures 30,000.00
Banking premises 79,500.00
Customers' liability under Letters of Credit. 7,544.00
Cash and due from banks 1,264,653.96
LIABILITIES
Capital stock
Surplus and undivided profits
National Bank Notes outstanding. . ,
Dividends unpaid
Bonds borrowed
Deposits
$4,967,462.74
.$
Under Government Supervision.
500,000.00
103,779.03
565,000.00
493.75
175.000.00
3,623,189.91
$4,967,462.74
The First National Bank
FIFTH AND MORRISON STREETS.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS..... $3,500,000
Interest Paid on Savings and Time Deposits
Security Savings and Trust Company
Fifth and Morrison Streets.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS...... $400,000
JTT"
LADD & TILTON
BANK
fcUlabUsbcd ISO 8.
Capital and Surplus $2,000,000
Commercial and Savings Deposits
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