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LEGISLATIVE SEAT
Action Will Be Brought to Have
All Votes Cast for Oppo
nent Thrown Out
HURLBURT STILL ABSENT
TilUIe Many Are Opposed to Seating
Republican There Is No Enthusi
asm Noted About Adding to
Democratic Strength.
Roscoo P. Hurst is preparing: to file a
contest for the seat in the Seventeenth
.. Representative District, to which C. M
Hurlburt apparently was elected.
Hurlburt waa the regular Republi
can nominee, but waa repudiated bj
the organization of his own party on
the grounds that he had disqualified
'himself for the office by entering into
a. corrupt agreement, by the terms of
which he was to get a share of the
proceeds from a relief bill that he was
to introduce for one of hia constitu
ents. Hurst was the regular Democratic
nominee and waa supported at the gen
eral election by many Republicans.
However, he was defeated by an aggre
gate of approximately 1500 votes In the
two counties' of the district.
After charges of a damaging nature
had been brought against him during
the campaign, Hurlburt left Portland
a few weeks before the election and
has not returned. He is said to be in
Wisconsin.
Return Hew Predicted.
His friends here report that he ex
pects now to come back and claim his
Feat. Aa he has been elected on the
face of the returns, the Secretary of
State, in the regular procedure, will
be required to issue his certificate of
election.
But Hurst and his friends are pre
paring to file a contest with the Secre
tary of State. They will make the al
legation that Hurlburt, by his own ad
mission of plans to"proflt from the pro
ceeds of a relief bill that he proposed
to introduce for a man who had been
Injured while working for the state,
had disqualified himself for the office
and that alt the votes cast for him were
Illegal. Hurst was the only other can
didate and it is Hurst's contention that
If Hurlburt's votes are declared illegal,
he himself has been elected.
It is probable that the case finally
will be- settled by the lower house of
the Legislature itself. TLe Legisla
ture is the sole judge of the qualifi
cations of its own members.
Interesting; Coalrlt Expected.
The regular order of procedure will
be for the case to be brought before
the House committee on credentials. If
Hurlburt makes an effort to retain hia
seat it is probable that an interesting
contest will be waged. Even if he does
not return, it is not certain that Hurst
will be able to hold the seat.
There is a manifest disposition on
the part of mar. . legislators, including
several from Multnomah County, to
oust Hurlburt.' but there is no similar
' display of intentions to givo the seat
to Hurst. Inasmuch as Hurlburt al
ready has been repudiated by the Re
publican County Committee, rjany Re
publicans are insisting that he shall not
be seated. They declare it will bring
discredit on the party.
Hurst, however, is a Democrat and
there is no organized movement among
Republicans fo give him the seat. Some
members of the House declare it would
be far better to allow the seat to re
main vacant.
Hurst is said to have considerable
support among the members of the
Multnomah County delegation, all of
whom are Republicans. It is probable
that some of them will try to have him
eated.
Hurat Defends Himself.
On the other hand, officers of the
Republican County Committee don't
want Hurst seated. They say he
worked for the Democratic ticket and
the Democratic candidates during the
campaign. They point also to the fact
that Hurst was defeated even after the
record of his opponent was exposed,
and declare this is conclusive evidence
that the voters of Multnomah and
Clackamas counties do not want a
Democrat in the Legislature.
Hurst makes the answer that he waa
nominated on the Dsmocratic ticket
and that he did not seek the election
on a non-partisan basis. As he wanted
to keep his own party record clean and
remain loyal to the party that nomi
nated him, he could do naught but
work for the Democratic ticket, he
eays.
Inasmuch as the speakership con
test now seems disposed ,of by the al
most certain election of Ben Selling,
the Hurst-Hurlburt oontest will not af
fect that issue.
Members in the upstate districts are
looking to the Multnomah delegation
for inspiration on this subject and it
is probable that the attitude of the
Multnomah Representatives will de
cide it.
LUMBER INDUSTRY GROWS
Dairymen Erecting New Barns Make
Demand for Timbers Heavy.
MONMOUTH, OrTDec. 4. (Special.)
The lumber industry in Monmouth has
grown remarkably during the past
year. New lumber sheds have been
erected in the local yards, and a large
m yard provided. The farmers in the
country about the Lockiamute Valley
and In the vicinity about Monmouth
have been doing extensive building,
and many new residences have gone ud
in this city.
A feature of the building activity in
the south section of the county la the
work of the dairymen in erecting new
barns and improving present ouildlngs
to give more room for the herds.
PAINT MAKES TWO WHITE
Negro Women Arrested Believed to
Be Pickpockets.
With their faces painted white, two
negro women, Daisy Taylor and Emma
Harris, were arrested at Fifth and Jef
ferson streets Thursday night by De
tectives Pat Moloney and Swennes. .
The officers say they met the women
&S they were trying to lure a man into
a stairway. Believing that the women
were pickpockets the officers took them
to the police station for investigation.
Testerday. the officers say, two men
identified the Harris woman aa the one
who had picked their pockets. One man
said he had lost $40. the other 120.
V STORAGE PLANT PLANNED
AVenatch.ee Valley Fruitmea May Be
Saved $1,000,000 Yearly.
WEXATCHEE. Wash.. Dec. 4 (Spe-
, cial.) William Turner, pioneer apple-
grower of the Valley, who for the past
six years, has made average yearly
snipments of 30 carloads of apples, is
interesting the growers of the Valley in
a plan for a cold storage plant which
he believes would pay for itself every
year, and this year would have paid fox
Itself three times over.
Mr. Turner already has had several
sets of plans made for a storage plant
of 2S04 cars in cold storage and 2500
cars of packing-room. According to his
estimates, the plant would cost from
J250.000 to $300,000. Assessing each
grower 19 cents a box would pay for
the plant the first year. The plant may
be built next year.
Business men already are engaged
actively in promoting the plan suggest
ed by Mr. Turner. With a big cold
storage plant there could be sent out
rrom the warehouse an entire shipload
of 27 trains of 35 cars each to ship
through the Panama Canal direct from
Seattle to European points, thus sav
ing 40 cents a box over the present
charge. This item alone would mean
a saving of more than $1,000,000 to the
growers here in one year.
MINIMUM WAGE IS $10
WASHISGTOS COSFEREXCU HELD
OX FAT FOR WOMEN CLERKS,
Miss Gertrude McCosab, Representing;
Employe. Declares Young; Women's
Christian Association Luxury.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Dec 4. (Special.)
-Young Women's Christian Associa
tions, as conducted in the lartre cities
of Washington, were described by Miss
Gertrude McComb as luxuries which a
girl earning the minimum wage salary
of $10 a week could not afford. Miss
McComb is a Seattle stenographer, rep
resenting emplo. es on the minimum
wage conference for office heln. which
completed its sessions here today.
yy cue the conference was discussing.
item by item, the cost of various ne
cessities for a workinsr srirL Miss Mc
Comb declared she had specifically ex
cluded association dues.
"Although the general membership
fee is comparatively small, the addi
tional amounts required for baths,
gymnasium fees, and cost of the uni
forms and equipment required, puts
the association beyond the reach of
the minimum wage girl," Miss McComb
declared.
The Rev. M. H. Marvin, of Sunnyslde,
member of th. Industrial Welfare Com
mission, declared that Miss McComb
was correct, and added:
"I am fully convinced that through
out the state both the Young Women's
and the Young Men's Christian Asso
ciations are not doing the work for
the girls and boys that need them the
most. The general tendency of both
organizations is to place dues too high,
and the Men's Associations are found
chiefly attracting the better class of
high school boys, and not the lower
paid young men who work, who need
the association most."
Frank L. Bayley, an attorney, repre
senting employers at the conference,
declared that he was a director of the
Seattle Y. M. C. A. and could not allow
the Rev. Mr. Marvin's statement to go
unchallenged as regarded the Seattle
Association, but the subject was not
discussed further. '
The office help conference fixed a
minimum wage of $10 a week for
women and girls of 18 years or over,
which will apply not only to stenog
raphers and general office help, but
also to ticket sellers in "movie" and
other theaters.
40 MORE HORSES ARE SOLD
French Pick for Artillery Service
From Walla Walla Animals.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 4.
(Special.) Forty artillery horses were
bought here yesterday by representa
tives of the Frenth government. There
are 400 to choose from and the men
expect to take between 200 and 800
with them.
Lieutenant Jean da Chlvlgny, of Bor
deaux, France, is in charge of the buy
ing. He is assisted by M. Rob I J, vet
erinarian, and E. Aizias de Turrene, as.
sistant buyer and tally-keeper. The
buyers stated that every horse physi
cally fit for rigorous life at the front
would be purchaesd. The anlmalB are
branded, "E U" on the hip as they are
bought.
Baker-Made Goods to Be Known.
BAKER, Or., Dec 4. (Special.) The
Baker Commercial Club has decided to
put on a big exhibit of Baker-made
goods in January. Baker flour, lumber,
cigars, beer, mineral water, meat prod,
ucts and vegetable products will be ex
ploited with a view of Inducing the
citizens of Baker County to work as a
unit, by buying goods manufactured in
Baker, that other manufacturers may
be induced to locate here.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Deo. 4. Maximum temper
ature, 47.S degrees; minimum, 30.3 decrees.
River reading at 8 A. M., 6.8 feet; change In
last 24 hours, 0.2 foot fall. Tocal rilnfall
(5 P. M. to 5 P. M.), 0.04 inc.1; total rainfall
since September 1 .1914, 10.02 Inches; nor
mal rainfall since September 1 12 He Inches
deficiency of rainfall since 8-p.ember 1 1914
2.H Inches. Total sunshine December 4. 5
hours; possible sunshine, 8 hourr, 51 minutes
Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at 6 p!
M., 20.81 Inches.
THE WEATHER.
Wind
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Montreal
New Orleans...
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Phoenix
Pocatello
Portland
Roseburg
Sacramento ....
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Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Tetoesh Island.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A depression of slight energy is central
over Southern Oregon and another depression
of similar character overlies toe Bouth At-
imiio n - E.Mi uuii crates, a large nlgn
pressure area le central ovsi -th i;nn- m.
Lawrence Valley. Light rain has fallen on
the Pacific Slope as far south as San Diego
and moderately heavy rain has fallen In the
Middle Mississippi Valley and South Atlan
tle States. The changes In temperature
"men jwwniBy im.a ueea unimportant
The conditions are favorahl tn. r."- -
lonal rain Saturday in Western Oregon and
for light snow in Eastern Oregon and
Southern Idaho. Fair weather will prevail
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FORECASTS:
Portland and vicinity Unsettled, probably
occasional light ram; variable winds.
Oregon Occasional light rain west, light
snow east portion; winds mostly southerly.
Washington Probably fair; northeasterly
W1I1US.
I.leho -Light snow south, probably fair
north portion.
IWiHD A. SEALS, District Forecaster.
T1TE MORNINfl OTCFOftVTATV c TTmn x- niriTirT) -
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E PRICES AT TOP
Local Dealers Do Not Look for
Further Advance.
TONE OF MARKET STRONG
Current Quotations Higher Than
Ever Berore Known Strength
of Markets in East Is
Fully Maintained.
Local hide dealers believe that prices are
now at the top notch, aa there Is difficulty
In making sales en the current basis. There
is no questioning; the strength of the mar
ket, however.
The prices now prevailing-, taklnc the
market as a wbole, are higher than dealers
ever knew them to be before. The advance
was occasioned almost entirely by the Eu
ropean demand for leather. As long as the
war lasts, this urgent war demand for
leather Is likely to continue, and hide prices
are almlst certain to be maintained. Dealers
are not so certain, however, that hide
prices will continue to advanee.
In she East, the phenomenal strength of
the market Is fully sustained and some ad
vances have been scored In tho past weak,
according- to advices Just at hand. At Chi
cago. Decker hides are exceptionally stiff
in price, particularly native varieties, with
active tradlna noted In most descriptions.
Native steers In December-January salting
ahead have sold at the record price of 226c.
with heavy trading at 22c and both light
and heavy weight native cows have brought
no to 22c. Eales for the week total over
100,000 hides and some varieties of branded
have shared In the heavy movement, butt
brands bringing Ud to 20c while light Texas
brought 19ttc and in one. instance extreme'
light Texas steers sold av. as high as 19KC
Packers continue to ask successive Increases
as each high mark is reached on new salea
Branded cows are held at lOttc and some
are even asking as high as 20c, while 191ic
Is firmly talked for Colorados.
Country hides reflect the strong position
prevailing In Dicker takeoff, with late sales
of buffs at 20c and little likelihood of fur
ther lots obtainable under 204o. The most
noteworthy feature of the situation to take
into consideration Is the fact that packer
hides of January kill are selling at as much,
if not even more than the usual premium
over country hides, which represent October
November slaughter.
FIRST SALES OF NEXT YEAR'S HOPS
Contracts Are Made In California for 1918s
at 10 Cents.
Contracting for next year's hops has start
ed In California. Two large contracts were
announced in wires received yesterday, one
for 850 bales at Wheatland and the other
for 250 baler of Yoloa. The price agreed
upon was 10 cents. '
Mo buslneis in the local marker was an
nounced, but a 280-bale lot of Western Wash,
ingtons changed hands.
London hop dealers' circulars, bearing
dates of November 16 to 18, say of the
English market:
Wilde, Neame Co. There has been a
better demand during tho past week for
medium grades, which have found pur
chasers at from 5s to 10a advance on values
recently ruling.
Thornton Manger A considerable trade
Is being done and prices have advanced 6s
to 10s per cwt Business Is mainly In mo
dium qualities, for which prices are still
quite moderate.
Manger & Henley A good, steady demand
for medium and ns-sful copper bops has pre
vailed during the past week and a stronger
tone is apparent all round. There is also
a stronger enquiry for choice Qoldlngs and
bright coloury hops, which are very scarce.
W. H, ft H. Le May There Is now a good
demand for hops suitable for cupper pur
poses, consequently prices for these are very
firm, and in a few Instances 6s per cwt.
advance has been obtained on prices ruling
last week. Choice hops, suitable for dry
hopping, are now in a very small comraaa
and prices are very firm tor this class.
Worcester During the past week 2200
pockets of hops were weighed at the Worces
ter market, making a total of 21.7S7 to date.
The attendance on the market on Saturday
waa very limited, and chiefly confined to
larger growers. The demand being good
for the finest and cheapest sorts, holders
are firmer In their prices and whon business
results very full rates are paid.
WSDOX APPLE MARKET IS BETTER
Advances Recorded la Prices of Pacific Coast
i'rult.
Reporting on the British apple markets,
W. Dennis A Sons, of London, say under
date of November 20: v
"The London market has shown a decided
Improvement today on box apples, Califor
nia Newtowns meeting a ready sale at 5s Od
and 6s for the four and one-half and four
tiers, respectively, the four and one-half-tlers
being especially wanted. Liverpool
Is not quite as good aa London on Califor
nia Newtowns. these being a very slow saKi
at fis and 6s 6d for the four and one-half
and four-tiers, respectively. Oregon New
towns realize about the same prices as In
London. The trade for apples In Glasgow
is decidedly In the way of Improving and
we look for much better results in the near
future. Supplies have been short this week.
Quotations:
"At London Californlan Winter Nells, 9s
per half box: Washington Comics, 18s per
box; Californlan Newtowns, four tiers, Ss
6d per box; four and one-half tiers, 6s 8d
5s od per box; Oregon Newtowns, fis ed7s
6d per box.
At Liverpool Washington Winter Nells.
7s 8d10 Sd per box wasty); Washington
Keif f era, 9d7s per box; California
Newtowns, four tiers, 6s Sd per box; four
and one-half tiers, 6s per box; Oregon New
towns. 0s Sd7s 6d per box."
WHEAT MARKET STRONG AND HIGHER
Bayers Raise Their Offers bat There Are
Mot Many Sellers.
The wheat market Is decidedly strong.
Buyers raised their bids yesterday, but even
these advances failed to make an Impres
sion on sellera At many country points a
complete deadlock exists. Portland ex
change prices were offered throughout the
Interior and produced but little business.
There were only two sellers at the Mer
chants Exchange yesterday at the higher
prices bid. 10.000 bushels of January Fife
changing hands at S1.13M. or 2U cents more
than was bid for this delivery on Thursday.
Other futures were from half a cent to a
full cent higher and there were similar ad
vances in the bid prices for prompt deliv
ery. Oats were also Arm, January selling at a
25-cent advance. Barley was steady.
Local receipts. In cars, were reported by
the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Monday 9S 11 JS 10 6
Tuesday 77 '6 tl 8 1
Wednesday ..112 1 7 7 J J
Thursday .... 63 5 12 .. 13
Friday 62 3 5 2 5
Sea'n to date.10.122 981 1260 1204 964
Tear ago .... 9. SOS 1453 1218 992 1418
WOOL DEALERS CONTRACT FOB CLIP
Actual Business With Western Growers Is
Being; Kept Secret.
First suggestions of operations in the next
domestic clip of wool have been made during
the past week, according to nail advices
from Boston. No trace can be fonrd of ac
tual transactions, but the word has gone forth
that Eastern dealers have, conti acted in the
West. The attitude of the woo:yrower at
present la against any s-jen business on a
basts which would allow of a profitable
turnover. Furthermore, ( no desire of con
tract was found among growers at the re
cent convention of tbelr National Associa
HID
tion. Tet these conditions do not preclude
activities and the hints of business remain.
In this connection It Is Interesting to
note that the trade and American manufac
turers are in somewhat of a quandray as
to where the necessary supplies are to be
secured between now and the time whea
the domestic clip begins to move. Foreign
supplies, except from South America, wil
offer no relief. Even from that country the
situation for the moment at least la rather
discouraging. Old . wools are stuadUs going
Into consumption, though stocks already are
the smallest tor years at this season.
It would not take much Improvement In
the demand for goods to send mill buyers
into the market with a rush tor the re
maining supplies, according; to authorities
in the trade. In fact, it Is arserted that
soma indications of a growing da-nand ad
ready have been given, though the buying
has been done quietly. Despite the condi
tions of supply and demand, dealers have
been willing to let go of their holdings
fairly readily, evea honsea most confident
aa to future prices, . Under the circum
stances the suggestions of a famine In wool
within the next few months seem to have
considerable warra.it.
CAR OF GRAPES IS DUE TODAT
Apples Selling Fairly Well Vegetable Bap
plies Larser.
A mixed car of Cornlchon and Malaga
era pea will arrive today. There was a lim
ited supply of grapes on the street yester
day and there waa a fair demand for them.
Ripe bananas were scarce. Apples are going
into consumption at a somewhat -better rate.
Oranges continue to move actively.
Among the vegetable receipts yesterday
were two cars of sweet potatoes, one car of
lettuce and a mixed oar of California vege
tables, containing mostly cauliflower. The
latter article was brought up a weec or
two too soon, as there is still 'plenty of local
cauliflower on the market.
Poultry Buyers Holding Off.
The demand for poultry was slow and al
though receipts were light, the market con
tinued weak. Dressed meats also dragged
and were weak In price.
The egg market U still affected by the
pressure to sell Eastern and storage stock.
Batter and cheese were unchanged.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows: I
n Clearings. Balances.
Portland i.d4.721 sioo.ir.o
Seattle 2.300.S9ai 2US.38.1
Tacoma 293.813 o- U94
Spokane 1.031.608 87,702
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour. Feed, etc'
Merchants Exchange, noon s east on :
Prompt delivery.
"Wheat- Bid. Ask.
Bluestem S 1.171, $1.18
Fortyfold 1.17 1.19
lu.b--. 115 118
Red Russian 1.09 1.10
Red Fife 1.11 1,12
Oats
No. 1 white feed 27.76 28.80
Barley
No. 1 feed 24.00 23.25
Brewing 25.60 20.00
Bran 23.25 23.75
Shorts 24.00 23.00
Futures
January bluestem ........ 1.19 1.20
February blustem 1,20 122
January fortyfold 1.18 Vi 1.21
February forty-fold 1.19
January club 1.16V4 1.1714
February club 1.17 . i.i
January red Russian 1.09 1.12
February red Russian 1.10 1U
January red Fife 1.1854 1.14
eoruary red Fife 1.14H 1.13
January oats 28.75 29.00
Februar oats 29.23 29.75
May eats 81.75 32-.50
January bran 23.50 24.25
Sales
5000 bushels January red Fife fl.l3'i
5O00 bushels January red Fife 1.13 ft
100 tons January oats 29.00
100 tons February oats '..20.50 .
MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. S24924.&0
per ton; shorts, $22S.6C; - rolled barley.
-7. 50 28.50.
FLOUR Patents, IS per barrjl; straights.
(4.805.60; whole wheat, 85.80; graham,
3.00.
CORN Whole, S6 per ton; cracked. IIT
per ton.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, 114 16;
grain hay, 1011; alfalfa. $1213; Valley
timothy, 811012.
Frnlts and Vegetables
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
22.75 per hox; Valencies, 83.2503.50
per box; Japanese, per box, 90cL10; lem
ons, 83.50 04.50 per oox; bananas. 40444c per
pound; grapefruit, $3.7504; pineapples, 7
cents per pound.
VEGETABLES uloumUn, 500 dosen;
eggplant. 7c pound; peppers. 7 08c per
pound; artichokes, too per dozen; tomatoes,
8OC081 per crate; cabbage, 01o per
pound; beana llfte per pound; celery, 9 0
75o per dozen; cauliflower, S101.ft per
dozen; sprouts, 80 per pound; head lettuce,
82 per crate; pumpkins, la pt-r pound;
squash, lo per pound.
GREEN FRUITS Apples, CSC0U.5O per
box; casabas. lUc per pound; pears. f.A0
1.50; grapes, $101.50 per crate; oranaerilee,
$8.5O9v50 per barrel.
POTATOES Oregon, 0o per sack: sweet
potatoes ,2c per pound.
ONIONS Yellow, 81.2J per sack.
Dairy and Country Produce. .
Local lonblng quotations:
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case count.
4O 0 42HC; candled .42 tt 45c; Oregon star
age, 20c.
POULTRY Hens, 11012o: Springs, llejl
12c; turkeys, dreisid, 20021c; live, 170
18c; ducks, 1012o; golse, 10011c.
BUTTER Creamery, prints, extrre. 14 He
per pound in case lota; 140 mole in less
than case lot; cubeu, 80c.
CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbers buying
price. 15c per pound f. 'O. . b. dook Port
land; Young Americas, 16c per pound.
VEAL Fancy, 10 V4 011c por pound.
PORK Block. 90914c per pound.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotatiens:
- SALMON Columbia River one-pound
tails, $2.20 per dosen; half-pound flats
81.50; one-pound flats, 12.55; Alaska pink,
one-pound telle, 81-05.
Honey Choice, 83.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, 150?4c por pound;
Braail nuts. 15c; filberts, 15024O; almonds,
23024c; peanuts, 6c; cocoaauta, (1 per
dozen; peacans, 1802Oe.
BEANS Small white, 85.15; large white,
5c; Lima, 64(06140; pink. 4.80s; Mexican,
lc; bayou. 6. Sao.
COFFEE Roasted, In drums. ISWOlSMe.
SUGAR Fruit and berry, M.B0; beet,
85.70; extra C. 15.40; powdered, in barrels,
84.15.
SALT Granulated, 815-50 per ton; half
ground, 100a, 110.75 per totn; 60s, 11L50 pet
ton; dairy. 814 per ton.-
RICE Southern head, ltOe: broken.
4c.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, So per pounds
apricots, 13015c: peacher, 80: prunes,
Italians, 809o; raisins, loose Muscatels, So;
unbleached Sultanas, 714c, eteded, Se;
dates, Persian, 7 0714c per pound; fard.
$1.40 per box; currants. 9"4312c
Hope. Weal Hides Etc
HOPS 1914 crop, S011c; ISIS crop, nom
inal. HIDES Salted hides, 14c; salted bulls, lOe;
salted calf, 18c; salted kip, 14c; green hides
1214o; green bulls, 814c: green calf. 18c'
green kip, 14c; dry hides, 25c: dry calf 27c
WOOL Valley. 17 0 He; Eastern Oregon.
15 020c. nominal.
MOHAIR 1914 clip. 7e por pound.
CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4c per
pound.
PELTS Long wool dry pelts. 11c; short
wool dry pelts, 8c; dry sheep shearllnee. 10
015o each; salt sheep shearlings, 15025c
each; dry goat skins, long hair, 1201214c;
dry goat shearlings, lOOXOc each; salted
sheep pelts, November, 75 0SOo each.
Provisions.
HAMS Ten to IS pouuua, 14 0 2014c; 14
to 18 pounds, 1914 0 2014c: skinned, 1714 0
21c: picnic. 1414c
BACON Fancy, 3S08Oee- standard, tlo
2Sc
DRY SALT CURED Short iclear backs.
14 017c: exports. 15 017c; pates, 11013c
LARD Tierce basis: Pure. HI40140:
compound. So.
OUs.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels
or tank wagons, 10c, special drum or bar
rels. 1314c; cases. 1714 02014c
GASOLINE Bulk. ISc: oases, 30c; engine
dlatillate, drums. 714c: cases. 1414c; naphtha,
drums, 12c; eases, lSe.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels; 55u; raw
casis. 60c; boiled, barrels, 61c; boiled, cases,
S20.
TURPENTINE In tacks. Sic: in eases,
7c; ID-case lota, lo lees.
Dulnth Linseed Market.
DULUTH, Dec S. Llnsesd, cajh, 8L48'3
December, 11.48 4: May. $1.5114.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec 4. Lead quiet. 3.700
3-SOc-
STOCK PRICES GAIN
Upward Tendency of Quota
tions in Wall Street.
BOND OFFERINGS LIGHTER
Ready Sale of Canadian Pacific's
v Sew Issue of Trust Certificates.
Wider Temand for Short
Term Notes.
NEW YORK. Dec 4. Investment condi
tions were more promising today. This was
demonstrated by the ready sale of the 81.-
700.000 worth of Canadian Pacific Railway
414 per cent trust certificates offered by a
banking syndicate There was also a further
extension of the Inquiry for various short
term aetes. Including New York City 6s,
which retained their recent advantage
Monetary conditions were again a pro
nounced factor, the relaxation of rates In
30 and 60-day toans bftlng most apparent.
There waa an evident larger supply of call
money at 1 14 per cent, this figure being
scaled on prime collateral.
A few chances, mainly in the dlreetlon of ;
'improvement, were seen in the lists of stock 1
prices issued by the exchange Peoples Oas
of Chicago gained S points, and St. Paul 114,
with fractional advances in Pennsylvania
and Union Pacific.
Trading in bonds was marked by more
narrowness and smaller offering!., with an
irregular mixture of gains and loases. the
latter being more pronounced in relatively
unknown issues. Gains extended generally
from to 4 points. Virginia debenture cer
tificates rose 8 points.
Foreign exbange played less than its
usual part in the day's business, bills and
drafts on London being in light request.
Marks, however, lost little of their recent
strength, the advance again being ascribed
to German sales of our bonds In this mar
ket. Private London cables hlnced at a hitch
In the proposed reo(.enlng of that exchange,
with a resultant depressing effect oa specu
lative sentiment.
Following are the final prices of stocks
as issued by the Stock Exchange committee
today 1
Beet Sugar ; 27 u
American Can 26 li
American Cotton Oil SS14
American Smelting preferred 87
American Sugar 191
American Telephone & Telegraph 117
Atchison so
Bethlehem Steel 42
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 8714
Canadian Pacific 156
Central Leather 3314
Chesapeake A Ohio 42
St. Paul 84
Denver 4
Denver preferred 914
Eric first 82
General Electric 13714
Illinois Central ...10314
Inter Metropolitan 114
Harvester 91 U
Lehigh Valley 1'5
Lead 40g
New York Central 81
New Haven 6114
Norfolk & Western 87
Northern Pacific 8S
Ontario & Western 19
Pennsylvania 10514
Reading hi"1
Southern PRclflc 88 44
Union Pacific 113 14
Union Pacific preferred 7714
Utah Copper 4$
Western Union 6714
Texas OH i us
BONDS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4. Closing quotations:
U S Ref 2 Reg. 96 IN Y C Gen 314s. BO
do Coupon ... 88 INorthern Pac 3s 63
TJ S Ss Heg ISHl.Vorthern Pas 4s. 8914
do Coupon ...ICO (Union Pacific 4s. 85
U S New 4s Reg.108 IWls. Central 4s.. 8914,
do Coupon ...108 I
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK, Deo. 4. Call money easy.
High, 314 per cent; low, 314 per cent; ruling
rate, 8 per cent; closing bid, 3 per cent:
offered at 314 per cent; last lean, 34 per
cent.
Mercantile paper, 4 lies per cent.
Sterling exchange easy; 60-day blllr. 84.86:
cables, 84.8S50: demand, 34.8815
Bar sliver, 4994c
SAN FRANCISCOrDec 4. Silver bars.
Mexican dollars, 42043c
Drafts, telegraph Sc
Sterling, demand, 84.8814: cable. 84.89.
LONDON. Dec. 4. Bar diver, iSd per
ounce
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Dec 4. Turpentine firm.
4414c Sales. 96 barrels; receipt. 4SJ bar
rels; shipments. 290 barrels; stock. 33,569
barrels.
,?-"l!n flrm- Sales. 661 barrets; receipts.
I?2S.-bai7el": "hiPments. 336 barrels; stock.
128.172 barrels. A. B, SS.25; C D 83 27 iA
E. J3.2714 to 83-80; ! M.-J0 'to 53 si;'
H. S3. 35 to 83.40: I, S2.40 to 83.60; K. 84
M. 84.55iN. 85.25; WO, 5.6.; WW. 6.80. '
Dried Fruit at Jew York.
NEW YORK, Dec 4. Evaporated apples
steady. Punes firm. Peaches quiet.
Hops at New York.
NEW YORK. Dec 4. Hops qnlet.
HOG MARKET IS LOWER
LOCAL PRICES decline: to seven.
CENT BASIS.
Receipts) Have Been Large All -Week.
Trading; la Other Lines
Is Quiet.
There Is no letup to the steady market
ing of hogs and prices continue to decline
at the local yards. Yesterday the 7-cent
bssis was again reached. Arrivals were
unusually large
Trading In other lines was quiet A few
steer sales were made at 88-35 to 87.25 and
cows and heifers brought former prices. A
small mixed let of sheep and lambs sold
at 80.
Receipts were 150 cattle. 1281 hogs and
445 sheep. Shippers were:
With cattle Barnes A Warren, Nampa, l
ear; J. Wilson, Condon, 1 car; Stroude Bros.,
Condon, 1 car; J. A. Vaughn, Roblnette 1
car; Pacirtc Cold 8torage Company. Stan
field, 1 car.
With hogs J E. Drake, Montour, 1 car
D. Wheldon, Payette. 1 car; Otto Conrad,
Welster. 1 cat; D. J. Donnelly, Welser, 1 car
L. W. Lloyd. Haines, 1 car; D. A. Huff!
Haines, 1 car; O. B. Barlow, Sheridan, 1
car; F. B. Decker, Wood burn. 1 car; M. M.
Hoctor. Goldendale, 1 car; C. O. Davie Gold
endale, 1 car: Leo Rlcbarason, Wahkiakum,
1 car; F. E. Botha, Washougal, 1 car.
With sheep Orson Moody, Roblnette 1
car.
With mixed loads George Zimmerman,
Yamhill, 2 cars cattle, hogs and sheep; C. E
Lucky. Molalla, 1 car hogs and sheep.
uj m rbici were as xoilows:
Wt. Price.
Wt. Price.
1110 87 25
875 5.25
4 steers... S0 38 53 1 steer...
1 heifer... 00 6.25 4 cows
1 steer. . .. 1070 0.75 24 m. sheep
1 heifer... 1020 8.25!l05 hogs. ..
Scows.... 960 5.50119 hogs
13 cows. . . 8S0 5.7S105 hogs. . .
a heifers.. 7n5 6.85 89 hoge . . '.
lbull.... 14.10 4.25 2 hogs. ...
12 steers. .. 002 6.35
92 8.00
174 7.00
148 6.90
190 7.00
171 7.00
24S 5.50
Current prices of site various classes
tock at the yards follow:
Ot
cattle
Prime steers f7.04)OT13
Choice cows 7. 75 as 00
Choice steers .Sonata
Medium steers C25tS5v
Choice cows 5 750.25
Medium oows .................... 5.2503.7S
Heifers . ... .... . . A. 25 to a. 25
Caives &O308O
Bulls ..
8.00 94.75
Stags
Hogs
Light ..
Heavy
Sheen
Wethers Ewes .
Lambs
8.8007.00
e.soee.oo
4.00 j 4 (H,
4.25 t 8.00
S.00 ii 7.00
Omaha Livestock Market.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dee 4. Hogs Receipts
5300; market, strong. Heavy 6 60 6 75
light, 50.70&0.90: pigs. 50.50 6.50; bulk of
sales. 88.656.75.
Cattle Receipts. o- market, strorg Ns
tlve steers, S.75Sa.7r; cows and helfere
$5.50r8; Western steera. S8&S.50; Tex
LADD & TILTON
BANK
Established 1S59.
Capital and Surplus
Commercial and
steera 85.7597.25: cows and heifers. 85.259
7 .(); calves, SStflO.
Sheep Receipts. 500O; market. higher.
Yearlings, S6.7597.S5; wethers. S5.S0OS.10;
lamba, 87.75tf8.75;
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Dec A Hogs Receipts. 28.
000; market, strong, 20c to 40c ab?ve yes
terdays average. Bulk ot sales. 8S.S099.15;
iight. 36.40?. 20: mixed. S6.57.35; heaw.
30.657.0; rough. S6.65tt.S0;. pigs, 33.754
6.75.
Cattle Receipts. 2OO0; market, strong.
Beeves, 85. T0 10.50: Western steers, 83.26 9
8.50; cews and heifers, 88.as8.k)t valves.
87pl0.
Sheep Receipts, 16,000; market, steady.
sneep, to.L-u tc u.o; yearlings.
86.30W7.5O;
Iambs. $6.5079.
WHEAT 111 NEED OF RAIN
WINTER CROP BELT SUFFERS FROM
LONG DRY SPELL.
Expert Buying; Ala Helps Brlaar About
Sharp Advance In Chicago
Wheat Market.
CHICAGO, Dec 4. Export buying and a
good deal of uneasiness about harm from
prolonged dry weather in the domestic
Winter crop belt ran up prices today in the
wheat market here The outcome was a
strong close at 16114c to 2 lie above last
night, other leading staples, too, all scored
a net gain corn li?o to 14c: oats it
tsc to c, ana provisions lo to 15c
Drought In Western Kansas and Nebraska
received more attention than heretofore In
the wheat pit. According to an authority,
there was no doubt that the growing crop
had been unfavorably affe.ned and that
moisture waa much needed through all the
Winter wheat states. In Western and Cen
tral Kansas the lack ot rein was said to be
the worst at this time for 20 years. The
bulls were made cautious, however, by as
sertions from British trade authorities that
imports from the United States would grad
ually be reduced to 4.000,000 a week. Besides,
the Argentine harvest was said to be making
excellent progress.
Export sales finally tamed corn upward
with wheat.
Oats moved higher vith other grain and
because of a moderate renewal of European
call.
Rising prices for hogs carried provisions
upgrade. There was free buying on the part
ot shorts, mainly in lard and rlts.
The leading futures ranged ao follows:
WHEAT.
S Open. High. Low. Close.
Pc S1.1414 81.1614 8V.1414 - 81.1614
May 1.2014 1.214 1.20 S 1.2114
CORN.
Dec. 03 .6314 .02"4
May 6S94 .6914 .0 .60
OAT8.
Dec. 46T4 .47'A .4B .474
May 514 .5214 .5114 .5214
MESS PORK.
J"" 18.10 1S.15 18.05 18.15
Mav 18.55 1S.00 1S.4214 18.60
LARD.
Jan 9.03 9.75 9.63 9.75
May 9.92 14 10.00 9.9214 10.00
- SHORT RIB3.
Ja, 9.7214 9.80 8.7S14 9.80
Mav 10.05 10.1214 10.05 10.12 u.
Cash nrlces were:
Wheat No. 2 red. 81-1514 HI. IT: " No. 2
hard. Sl.1514ei.1714.
Corn No. 2 yellow, new. 64c; No. 3 yel
low, new. 614 06214c. '
Rye No. 2. 81.1001.11.
Barlev. 59 73c
Timothy. S3.755.50.
Clover. 312 & 14.50.
Enropeaa Grain Markets.
LONDON, Dec 4. Cargoes en passage
steady.
LIVERPOOL, Dec" 7. Wheat, December,
9s 614d. Corn, Decj.oer. Ss S14d; January,
5s td
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 4. Wheat Dscem-
1er,,aiiy8,ti,May 1I8: 1 hard.
81.19 tt; 1C 1 Northern. 31.15H 1-18 14 ; No.
3 Northern, 31.1214 1.1S14.
Barley, 5665c. Flax, 31.47y 1.504-
Paget Sound Grain Markets.
.,S,ATTE-, Dec- Wheat Bluestem.
Turkey red. 31.12: fortyfold. 81.16:
club, 81.14: Fife, $1.11; red Russian. Sl.oi
Barley 824.50.
Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 9. oats 2
barley 6, hay 8, dour A
T ACOM.AV. Dec- 4 Wheat Bluestem.
$t-17; club. 81.14: fortyfold, 81.15; Fife, 81.12.
Car receipts Wheat 22. barley 1. hay 0.
San Francisco Grata Market.
SAN FRANCISCO. Decc 4, Spot quota
t ons: Walla Walla. Sl.9l.t21 ; red BUS
T'S?" 1-8T14'1.90; Turkey red. 81.9214
le?.X hluestem, S1.9714 &2.00-. eed barley.
31.20; white oats, $1. 62l4 1.55: bran, S24 50
025: middlings. S-'0631; shovts, $26.50'20.
Call board. Wheat steady. Barley, Decem
ber. $1.2414 bid. 81.2514 asked; May. L8314.
WAR ORDERS STIMULATE EXPORTS
Domes tlo Trade Movement Is Still Irregu
lar.
NEW YORK. Dec 4. Braflstreefs re
view will say tomorrow -
Financial recuperation and resumptions
make for Improved basic conditions lor the
luiurc. out irreKulartty still is the dis-ttnauishine-
feature in trade and industry
and a very plainly marked line of diver
gence is visible between export and purely
domestio trade movements.
The resumDtion or haiwl it.. 'In..
York and In stocks and bonds at outside
uiariutis, me reopeninrr or the call money
market, the crowing ease of money reflected
In that market and in the market for com
mercial paper, all ire evidences of pro
gress and point to a possible early restora
tion ot financial and credit machinery.
In export trade war orders and grain
exoorts furnish sources ef marked activity
though cotton exDorts. deSDltn fnrthM.
panslon and the largest week's total since
the war began, are still far below a year
Demand for American products to be used
by the troops in the field is in turn re
flected In activity In favored industries, and
many lines are reported busily employed
thereon, thouirh a larrinr note Is founri in
reports that foreign takings have been ex
aggerated at some markets.
Bank clearings this we-k, according to
Bradstreets. were $3.09.l;'5,00O, a decrease
of 19.5 per cent from last year. Business
failures for the week were 448 against 356
in the corresponding week of last year.
Wheat exports, including flour, from the
united mates ana uanaaa. . S7 3,091 buBheis.
against 6.317.958.
WOOL PRICES FIRMLY MAINTAINED
Scoured Mediums Are la Good Demand at
Boston.
BOSTON. Dec 4. The Commercial Bul
letin will say tomorrow:
While there has been a fair amount ot
activity. ine ous:nes accomplished ha
hardly been as lama as It was a weak; ...
Prices, neverthelens have been very firmly
maintained on everything. Scoured medium
wools have been in very good request at
, i i in rate.,
Advices from the primary markets' indi
cate a fairly steady market for rr-t Liahr.H
slightly easier In New Zealand, but a -little
ironntr lata tnis wee in south America,
where prices eased a hit earlier In the
week,
Texas Fine. 12 months, 56fi58c; fine,
eicht months. 53G54C
California Northern. 54r5,c;- middle
county. 51fi52c: Southern. 4505UC
Oregon Eastern. No. 1 staple, 624964c;
Eastern clothing. &?. 59c; valley. No. 1.
4Sffl50c.
Territory Fine staple, 6365c; fine
medium staple. 60 62c; fine clothing, 57tj
60c: fine medium clothing. 55v57c; half
blood camblng. 6002c; three-eighths
blood combing, 51 52c.
Pulled Extra, G15c: AA, 57e60c;
fine A, 5157c; A supers, 5053c
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Quoted at the Bay City an Fruita,
Vegetatbles, Etc.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 4. Fruit Pine
apples, S2.753y3.25; California lemons, $1.75
4rJ60; apples, Bellflowers, 65975c; Oregon
Newtowns. 0ej$l.l; wineaaps. S0c&$l.;5;
bananas. $1.25 fr 3.35.
Vegetables Cucumbers, 3?tji50o; beana, 4t&
S2,000,000
Savings Deposits
8c: eggplant, 25r60c; tomatoes, 4560c
Eggs Fancy ranch, SSc; pullets. 3014c;
storage, 27 14c
Onions Yellow. 81: white Bermuda, $1-25
per crate.
Cheese Young America. 1414 915c; new,
101314c; Oregon, 14Hc; Young America,
16c
Butter Fancy creamery, 29c; seconds. 27c
Potatoes Delta Burbanks, per sack. 75a t?
$1; sweets. $1.401.50 per sack-. Salinas
Burbanks, $1.50 4? 1.70; Oregon Burbanks,
U.IiOl 45.
Receipts Flour. 324S quarter sacks, bar
ley, 10,330 centals; potatoes, 3670 sacks; hay,
210 tons.
Cat ton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 4 Spot cotton quiet.
Middling upland', 7.6Ge.
BITULITHIC
Pavement
O Increases
the value
of your
property.
Insist on It!
Hop Growers Notice
Do not contract or sell your hors.
Strong co-operative association being
formed to finance you and make you
independent.
FOR PARTICULARS. ADDRESS
Organizatiori Dept.
Oregon Hop Growers Association
SHERIDAN, ORKGON.
Swift & Company
Union Stock Tarda, Chicago, Dec. 5, IB 14.
Dividend No. 113
Dividend of ONE DOLLAR snd SEVENTY
FIVE: CENTS (S1.75) per share on the capital
stock of Swift at Company, will be paid on Jan.
1st, 1915. to stockholders of record, Dec 10, 1914.
(as shown on the books of the Company.
On account of annual meeting, transfer books
Will be closed from December 10, 1914, to January
a, mis, inclusive
F. S. HAYWARD, Seoretary
TRAVELERS' GCIOK.
Steamer
enr.ee
Steamer "HARVEST ftlXES"
leaves Ash-Street dock dally ex
cept Saturday, P. M for Astoria
ad way points; returning, teaves
Astoria daily except Sunday
A. M.
Tickets and reservations at O -W
R. c N. City - Ticket Office.
Third and Washington streets;
or at Ash-Street Dock. Phoa.
Marshall 4500. A 61JL
FRENCH LINE
Campagnie Generate Transatlantlque.
POSTAL SERVICE.
Sailings for HAVRE
E0CHAMBEAU . Dec. 12, 3 P. M.
LA T0URAINE Dec. 19, 3 P. M.
CHICAGO Dec. 26, 3 P.M.
ROCHAMBEATJ Jan. 9,3 P.M.
FOR INFORMATION APPLY
C. W. Stinger. 80 6tn St.; A. I. Charlton,
SS Morrison St.: H. M. Ta.vlor. C. M. & St.
P. Ry ; lorsey B. Smith, lie Sd el.; A. C
Hheldon. too Sd st.t H. Uicksoa. S48 Wash
lns;ton St.: North Bank Road. Sth and Mark
sts.; F. 8. MrFarland. Sd and Washington
tn.; E. B. Uuff.v. 124 3d St.. I'ortUnd.
COOS BAY
AND EUREKA
S. S. ELDER
SAILS SUNDAY, DEC. 6. 9 A. M.
AND EVERY SUNDAY THEREAFTER.
NORTH PACIFIC STEAMS1IIF CO.
Ticket Office 1 Frels-ht Office
12S A 3d St. I Foot Northrup St.
HAIN 1S14. A 1S14. 1 Main 6X02, A 6422.
AUSTRALIA
TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND.
Retrular through sailing for Sydney via'
Tahiti and Welllngtoa from San Franclsoo
Dec , Jan . Feb. S and every 28 day a
Send for Pamphlet.
Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand, Ltd.
Office: 670 Market street, San Francisco,
or local S. s. and It. R. agents.
ARGENTINE
XI B Lamport HOLTLINE
And all Brasllian Ports
Frequent sailings fi-om New vor1t by new
and fast I 12.Miu-ton I passenger atea mara
IT SAY3TO RIO JANETRO.
. ... DAYS TO BUENOS ATMS.
IU3K DANIELS. Gas. Axtt S Bnaaawsj. H. T.
Dorxey B. Smith Sd and WaahtUEtoa 8ta.
Or Local Agents.
eta. J&JA JEastf a nsr " h aat 'Wat'
8. S. BEAVER SAILS S P. M., DEC. 7.
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
The San Franvisco at Portland S. S. Co
Third and Uaslilugton sts, (wilh O.-W.
B. A X. Co.). Tel. Marshall 4500. A 6121.
STEAMSHIP
Sails Direct for Saa Francisco. Loe
Aaatcelea and Sasi Diego.
Today, 2:30 P. M., Dec. 5
SAM f'RA.NClSCO, PORTLAND Jk
LOS A.(.KLi:S HTKAMSlIlr CO.
PRA.XK HOLLA M. A Rent.
124 Third St. A 40IKJ, Ualn SO.
COOS BAY LINE
STEAMSHIP BKEAKWATLR
Salla from Alnsworth dock. Portland, t r.
t- every Tuesday. Freight and ticket dice,
lower Alnsworth dook. p A c. B. S. 8. Line.
U u. Keating. Agent. Phones Mala jeo. a
tSll City Ticket Office. 80 Slath St C W.
Stinger. Agent, Phones Marshall a0u. A li.
K,. rr . ii