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TTTE MOKXTXG OTlGOXTAX, TTTTrRSDAT DECEMBER 10, 1914. K V N V B1GEL0W VOTES NO After Agreement in Bridge Af fair Commissioner Switches. 30-DAY RENEWAL OPPOSED Attitude Is KaTorlng Extension of Iease and Refusing to Pay for Service Price Misunderstand ing: Is Keason Assigned. Although City - Commissioner Bige low signed a, statement Issued by tha Council Tuesday after a secret session, agreeing to renew a lease on the street deck of the Steel bridge for 30 days, pending: consideration by the Board of County Commissioners of the advisa bility of the county leasing the bridge, he backed up on the agreement yester day at an open Council meeting: and announced that he would vote against the ordinance which will have to be passed appropriating: J3700 for the ren tal of the bridge during" the month. . At first he opposed also the passage of an ordinance authorizing: a contract for the month's use of the bridge. He changed hi a attitude on this, however, end the ordinance was passed. He an nounced in voting for this that he would vote against the ordinance ap propriating the money for the rental, r.y his action he agreed to contracting for the use of. the bridge, but opposed paying for the service at the rate agreed upon. Comment Made by Mayor. His change of attitude, caused con siderable discussian inasmuch as it had been understood, it was said, that all members of the Commission agreed to the arrangement in the secret session Tuesday. An agreement to lease the bridge for another month was signed by Commissioner Bigelow and the other Commissioners and a copy was sent to the County Commissioners. When Commissioner Biselow an nounced his opposition yesterday Mayor .AJDee asked him why he had not Dre- sented his opposition at the meeting the day before. "I didn't know there was any mental reservation in the proposition." said the- Mayor. "We should not have sent the statement to the Board of County Commissioners un less what we agreed to could be car ried out." I nanimona Vote Required. Had Commissioner Bigelow adhered to his opposition the contract could not nave been made, inasmuch as the or dinance authorizing the contract re quired the unanimous vote of the Coun cil before it could be put through. With the contract entered into the Council can pay the rental over. Mr. Bigelow's opposition. Mr. Bigelow presented a letter which was received by the East Side Business Wen's Club in May, 1912, from members of the Board of County Commissioners, in which the county officials asked for an expression of opinion of the club as to the reasonableness of a re quest of the O.-W. R. & N. Company for a rental of the bridge on a basis set forth in the letter. Commissioner Bigelow had figured that the rental asked at that time was considerably less than is being asked now. others figured the thing differently at the Council meeting. Commissioner Bige low figured that the company asked sbout J38.000 a year at that time. Others figured that it was $58,000 a year, or virtually the same as is being asked at present. - CANAL PROJECT FAVORED Snrvey of Proposed AVatertvay Or dered by Port or Astoria. SEASIDE. Or.. Dec. 9. (Special ) Columbia-Clatsop Canal Club is the name of the organization recently per fected here to promote and foster an inland waterway from the Columbia Jtlver to Seaside. The officers are: President. J. E. Oates; vice-president, H. N. Hurd; secretary, Clyde Mason; treasurer. W. J. Fullam. A committee of the club has conferred with the Commissioners of the Port of Astoria and presented the tentative plans for the canal, and Engineer Walsh, of the Port of Astoria, has been authorized to make a preliminary survey and report his findings to the Commissioners. This survey probably will be made within the next week or 10 days. The project is receiving much favor able consideration on account of its comparatively small estimated cost of construction In proportion to the bene fits that would be derived therefrom. ROAD CONDITION DEPLORED Base Line Needs . Klepairs, Writes Farm Development Head. Complaint of the condition of th. Base Line road was made to the County Commissioners yesterday by Martin Winch, President of the North west Firm Development Company who wrote that the thoroughfare is in such bad order that it should be attended to at once and holes and ruts filled with small gravel pending its permanent hard surfacing next Spring. Mr. Finch says that the road Is In good shape now to be hard-surfaced and says that if a fire engine goes over it and washes the dirt out, the macadam surface will be an excellent foundation Tor the cement covering to be . applied to it. "Thousands of dollars were sinfully wasted In Portland by tearing up these solid macadamized roads and replacing them with concrete." wrote Mr. Winch. ALBINA IS T0 ADVERTISE Iliisinoss Men Confer With East Side Club Over Publicity. Representatives of the East Side Business Men's Club and Albina Busi ness men met Tuesday night at the Albiua Branch Library to discuss East Side publicity plans. A committee of Albina men. headed by Henry Erickson, was appointed to conduct a publicity campaign along the same lines followed by other East Portland organizations. Addresses were made by H. A. Calef chairman of the East Portland pub licity committee: County Commissioner Bigelow. C. C. Hall. J. D. Sherman. L. M. Lepper and others. All urged closer co-operation by Central East Portland and Albina. RESPONSIBILITY IS ISSUE Charge- Made Against Oregon Con tracting Company as Bidder. Declaring that the Oregon Contract ing Company, an organization made up of 16 foreigners, has caused trouble in one way or another in the handling of sewer work for the city In the past. "lty Commissioner Dieck yesterday recommended to the Council that the concern be classed aa an Irresponsible bidder. The recommendation was made upon representations made by Sewer Engineer Sharp. I. E. Schmidt, attorney representing the concern, appeared before the Coun cil and declared that the attitude of Engineer Sharp is the result of a per sonal grievance against K. T. Azar, a sewer contractor. Mr. Schmidt asserted that Mr. Azar holds .only one share of stock in tbe Oregon Contracting Com pany and that the concern should not be classed aa irresponsible because of Mr. Azar's interest. It appears that the principal complaint in the case is against the manner in which Mr. Azar has handled sewer work in the past. It is contended that the Oregon Con tracting Company really is the same concern as the concern known in the past as K. T. Azar. The Council after hearing both 8id3S or tbe story postponed action until to morrow morning. Attorney . Schmidt was instructed to present the Council with the names of the members of the company. The company has submitted the lowest bid for the construction of a sewer in Tibbetts street from East Thirty-first street to East Fifty-fifth street. The contract involves about f.uuu. HORTICULTURE MEET ON WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION I.V SES SION AT WKXATCHEK. Fruit Culture Sieeds Discussed by BOO Delegates Representing All Korth- TOt Reports Given. WENATCHEE, Wash., Dec 9. (Spe cial.) The opening sessions of the Washington State Horticultural Asso elation were attended by fully 500 horti culturists. Two hundred delegates rep resented every fruit district of the Northwest. The address of welcome waB given by Mayor W. O. Parr. C. L. wnitney, of Walla Walla, responded. The morning session was devoted to the reports of President Horan and Sec retary Trumble. "Sidelights for the urcnara was the subject of an address this afternoon by J. A. Tormey, director oi me farmers Extension School of the btate College at Pullman. J. Howard Wright, of North Yakima. interesting paper on "Producing the "eo Apple,- and "Maintaining Soil r eriuity - was the subject discussed by A. G. Craig, horticulturist. Deer Park. The subject tonight, "Commercial Apple Grading," was led by C. L. Hamil- ipn; oi the .North i'acitio Fruit Dis tributors. J. F. Sugrue, Cashmere, and W. T. Clark, Wenatchee. "Diversified Farming in Connection With the De velopment of a Young Orchard" was reviewed by L.. M. Bach us, of Manson. w. ti. .r-auihamus and other propa gandists of the merging of fruit sellins organizations will arrive tonight and the association sessions will take on renewed life tomorrow. During the amernoon session, Charles Uhden, of opoKane, spoke on "Lower Transporta tion' and the necessity of the associa tion making a determined effort to secure concessions from the railroads. COOS PLANS BIG EXHIBIT Data Regarding Dairy Work Will Be IVature at Farmers' Week. MARSHFIELD, Or Dec 9. (Spe cial.) Coos County will have one of the most extensive dairy exhibits that will be shown at the Farmers' Week Convention at Corvallls in February. The county proposes to send from 30 to 40 ranchers to the convention. Among the things Coos County will show under the direction of Jav T Smith, county agriculturist, will be maps ot tne county, on which every creamery and cheese factorv will bo designated,, with outputs and other aaia proviaea. . HOG CHOLERA TAKES MANY Disease Sweeps Farms Near Walla Walla, and Hundreds Are Lost. WALLA WALLA. - W.ah r, a Hundreds of hogs have been lost in the cuiueiiiic or nog cnoiera that Is sweep ing the valley according to Lee W. Flu hartv. assistant ac-rlrnlttiHat , u United States Department, who says it s mo wurm invasion oi tne dreaded swine disease that ever was known here. In the TtnsAAll Hrpol, fii.i.i., i. of the city, hundreds of hogs were lost through wallowing In the waters of the creek, contaminated near their source by sick hogs. Strict measures are to be employed to check the ravages of the disease. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Dec 8. Maximum t.mn... ture. 47.8 decrees; minimum, 43.6 decrees River reading, 8 A. M.. 3.9 feet; change In last 2; hours, none. Total rainfall (5 p M. to 5 P. M.i. none; total rainfall since September 1. 1914. 11.49 inches; normal rainfall since September 1. 14.J Inches; deficiency of rainfall since September 1 1H14. 2.6T Inches. Total sunshine. 3 hours 38 minutes: possible Bunshlne, 8 hours 45 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M.. 29.81 inches. THE WEATHER. iS o Wind I SS 5 3 ff B- g a rr 5 1": ti m STATIONS. State of Weather Baker Boise ...... Boston ..... CalKarv .... Chicago .... Denver .. . .. Des Moines . Duluth . .... Galveston .. Helena Jacksonville Los Aneeies Marshfleld . Medf Old Minneapolis Moutreal ... 38 tl 4010 2S O. 0. 340 24 O. 300. IS 0. M0 14:0. 4l0 64 0 46;0. SO 0 22 0, 24 0. 5(5 1, 3;lo 4S 0 3SO 0O1-0 36 0 47'0 44f. 52. 34:0. SSO. B-"0. 04 O 38 0. S2 0. 50 0. 341 0. 2-0. .001 4 .00i 4 ,00!14: 001. .! . io;i4 OSi 4 .OOI-12 .00118 .00124 .OOilO .i2i 4 .00! 0 06! 4! .00 20 .00 22' .00 12 OOllO' .0610 .10,10 .001 6 .001 4 .OO 4 .00! 8 Oil 4 .0SI12 .04 20 Ooi 4 ,30'1S .00:14 .00? 6 .00' 8 .00 38 OO! 4 O0I 6 SE IPt. cloudy N Cloudy N Cloudy Clear N- JSnow aw (cloudy KG Cloudy NWlClear N Clear SW Clear :W Clear SW ICIear NW;cioudy SE cloudy N Snow -'E IPt. cloudy NWlclear B 'Snow E Cloudy SB 'Clear ...I New Orleans . New York North Head Nort h Yakima Phoenix Poeetello Portland Roseburg . . . . . Sacramento . . . St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle ....... Snoknne ...... Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla Walla . Washington ...I E iCIear SB E N SB Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy ...I ...t Kaln Sno- SW Clear SE Rain NE fClear E ICIear E Cloudy E iCIear s Cloudy M Clear - - .! WEATHER CONDITIONS. The Canadian hisrh-pressure- area, now central over Manitoba, covers nearly the entire country except alone the Pacitio Coast, where a moderate depression is cen tral, apparently, off the California-Oregon Coast. No very hiffh winds have occurred over Western Washington and all warnings have been lowered. Precipitation has oc curred in Northern California, Western Oregon. Southwestern Washington, the Cen tral Plateau and Central Plains States and eastward to the Atlantic Coast. The weather Is conslderaMv coder lu the Missouri and t PPr MlssiasiDOl Valleys: In other sections temperature change as a rule have been unimportant. Temperatures are below nor mal la nearly all sections of the United Statea Tbe conditions are favorable for gener ally fair weather In this district Thursday except In Southwestern Oregon, where unset tled weather probably with showers will ob tain. Easterly winds will continue fresh to strone. over Washington Sound and the Strait of Juan do Fucs. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Probablv fair easterly winds. Oretron Generally fair except unsettled probably showers, southwest portion; east erly lDda. Washington Otneralty fair: easterly winds fresh to strong over northwest Dor-tioo. SOUTH NEEDS' WHEAT Inquiries Now Coming From California. WHITE SORTS IN DEMAND Club Sells Three and Half Cents Higher on Merchants Exchange Than Week Ago- Farmers Are Holding Strongly. Grain dealers - find it almost impossible to buy wheat in the country. Bids pnt out yesterday were turned down by farmers, who asked 2 to 3 cents mora than the mar ket price. The local market was strong- and generally higher. On the Merchants' Exchange, 10,- OOO bushels of prompt club were soil! at $1.17 i.. a cent more than wa bid on Tues day, and 3 cents mora than dab was worth a week ago. February club brought $1.19tt, the same as the day before, but February bluestem. at $1.22 M, was a cent higher than on Tuesday. The inquiry was mainly for white wheat and the demand was strong. Red varieties were rather neglected. Another development of the day was the interest shown by Cali fornia in Northern wheat, which leads to the belief that southern buying, long delayed. may begin soon, There Is no scarce from which Burope can now get barley except the United states and dealers figure that if the war continues for three months longer, there will be no question of tbe entire Pacific Coast surplus finding a market in Europe. This will open a way for home consumption of all the oats that are left. Export trade In oats, too, would be possible now If .freights had not gone up, There was much speculation In the trade as to the effect on the grain market of the possible death of the Kaiser and opinions were far apart, it was believed that the loss of the German Atlantic fleet will result In an early decline in war risk rates. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants" Exchange aa follows; Wheat Barley Flour Oats Ray. Monday ' 83 8 6 12 12 Tuesday Wednesday f.3 38 4 4 1 4 7 4 2 4 2 S B tear ago Seas-n to date. 10307 099 1297 1222 91)7 Year ago 0919 1472 1266 102U 1468 NO CHANGE 1" WOOL EMBARGO Imports by Way of Canada Will Not Be Permitted. So far as this country Is concerned there has been no Changs in the British wool em bargo, says th Boston Commercial Bul letin. There are those who believe that rtbe time is not far distant when, on fine wools possibly down to 6f s the embargo will te raised to the United States. It seems to be true that sentiment has been setting- more strongly In this direction, but after all the belief Is not based upon any definite circumstances other than the low prices, or perhaps one should say the slack business, in merino wool In Australia and at the Cape. Of course, the easing of the embargo so far as Canada and Japan are concerned, by whlch direct shipments to these points may now be made lends a little encouragement to the importer in this country, but so far as American Importers are concerned It has been cabled that direct shipments to Can ada will not be permitted if the ultimate destination Is known to be a place other than Canada. - FLORIDA .ORANGES ARB IX MARKET Selling One Dollar Over Price of California Fruit. Florida oranges made their appearance In the local market yesterday, a shipment arriving- with a part car of Florida crane- fruit. ' ' The oranges were put on sale at $3.76 per box. The grapefruit was quoted at S3.7C4. Florida oranges are rather higher than California navels, but there la always, a certain demand here for the East ern fruit. Seven cars of bananas were received, all in green condition. A car of California head lettuce arrived and no more is looked for until the weather becomes warmer in the Southern state. Apples are going Into consumption at a steady rate and the Indications are that most of the low-grade stock win be worked orr ty tbe first of the year. HIGHER PRICE - BID FOR HOPS Offer of 12 Va Cents Is Made for Large independence ljt. Offers of 1214 centsSwere reported to inn been made for 650 bales of the Mcljoughlln hop crop at Independence and refused. The Seid Back lot of 300 bales at Mission Bottom was bought by Dorcas Bros, at a price said to be over 11 cents.- Kleven cents was being offered vesterrinv In the Yakima section. Sales of Yakimas included 2C0 bales by Frank Jackson and the Hardison crop of 107 bales. California wires reported enormous nnlm for poor grade Sacramentos at 7 to 8 cents and 6 to 7 cents was bid there for 1913s In the California contract market. 10 to 11 cents was offered for one, three to five years. AUSTRALIAN BETTER BEACHES COAST Local Market Is Barely Steady Eggs Jtressea for Sale. Shipments of Australian butter have reached Seattle and San Francisco, but none has been brought to Portland as yet. The local butter market is Inclined to be weak at unchanged prices. Cheese Is firm. There has been no material increase m ranch egg receipts, but the tendency Is in that direction, and with the pushing of sales of storage stocks the egg market la barely steady. Poultry and dressed meats continue weak with liberal arrivals and a backward de mand. Destroying Potato Pests. Accenting the advlr rtt . nerts. San Joaauln i7 f a nn.a will flood the lands which are to be de voted to potato culture during the ensuing year, xne water win De turned In through siphons and nermitted to nanri - . weeks, after which pumping and draining wm simi-L. . nil memoa is Deing adopted to Ktamn nut "11 1 an rl " r. i . .. - - " i' it. 11 Cali fornia potatoes from that section have been sumewnai a.ieciea in is year. All other germs and weeds In the potato lands will also be drowned out. Condensed Milk Price Cut. A price war is on In the condensed milk trade. A lS-cent cut was anonunced yes terday on Carnation, and price reductions on other makes are looked for as a result. There is an accumulation of milk stocks and the lowered quotations are expected to reduce the surplus. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearing. Balances. Portland . Seattle ... Tacoma .. Spokane . . .S1.7S3.SOS S15S.170 146.219 321.104 S60.149 7,1J4 68.177 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour. Feed, etc Merchants Exchange, noon session Prompt delivery. Wheat Bid Ask Bluestem 1.1s" iix Korjy-fold III Club 1.1; 112 Red Tttifwian iio l"l Red fife - Lll ills Oats - No. 1 white feed ......... 38(H) a 7K Barley No. 1 feed ....... a-ia-tf II hi" S5.2S 2S.50 24.40 25.50 1.21 4 1.2S 1.25 . 1.21 H 1.22 LIS 1.20 1.13 1.1SH 1.18 1-17H 2S.EO SO.00 33.50 25.75 26.SO s.000 bushels February bluestem. .. .SI. 22 y. 10.000 bushela nromnt elub T171L 6.000 bushels February club.. 1.194 MILLFKED Spot prices: Bran. 124 924.50 per ton: shorts, $26 26.60- rolled barley, 27.50r28.SO. FLOUR Patents, SS per barrel; straights, S4.SO05.CO: whole wheat. 15. SO; graham. 13.60. CORN Whole. J38 per ton; cracked, 427 per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, 14la, grain hay. S10S11; alfalfa. 121S; Valley timothy, 111812, Fruits and Vesretablea. Irfcal Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUTTS Oranges, navels, $2 02.50 Per box; Valencia. S3.25SS.50 per box; Japanese, per box. SHc'S1.10; lem ons, S3. 50 04.50 per -box: bananas, 404tte per pound: grapefruit, S3.T594; pineapples, 7c per oound. VEGETABLEfl encumbers, 50c doxen: eggplant, 7c pound; peppers, 7 4? 80 per pound: artichokes, 90c per dosen: tomatoes. 60c SI per crate; cabbage. e?le per pound; beans, 121ic per pound; celery. 600 75e per dosen; cauliflower, 60c $1 per doxea; sprouts, 80 per pound; head lettuce, $2 per crate; pumpkins, lo per pound; squash, lo per pound. GREEN FRUITS Apples, 83 c 1.50 per box; casabas, 114c per pound; pears, $1 1.50; rrapes. SI 1.35 per crate; cranberries, $S9 per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. 85c per sack; Idaho, 90c; Yakima, Si; sweet potatoes. 2o per pound. ONIONS Oregon, buying price, S1.25 f. o, b. shipping point. . Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 4041c; candled, 42K43a POULTRY Hens, 11 12c; Springs, llo; turkeys, dressed, "221c; live, 17eiSo; ducks, 1012Hc; geese, 11 12c. BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras, 34c per pound In case fots; fto more in less than case lot; cuoes, 80c CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers' buying price, 15c per pound f. o. b. dock Port land: Young- Americas, 16c per pound. VEAL Fancy 11 11 ft c per pound. PORK Block. SO per pound. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails, $2.80 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.50; one-pound flats. S2.55; Alaska pink, one-pound talis, SI. 05. Honey Choice. S3.2S per ease. NUTS Walnuts. 1524o per pound; Brazil nuts. 15c; filberts. 152ic; almonds, 23 o-2 4c: peanuts, 6c; cocoanuta, $1 per dozen; pecans, 19 920c BEANS Small white, 8Kc; large white, 5.15c; Lima, 6ttc; pink, 414c; Mexican, OHc; bayou. 6.35c. COFFEE Roasted. In drums, 18 33140 SUGAR Fruit and berry. $5.90- LeeC 85-70: extra C St. 40; powdered, in barrels, S6.15. - SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton; half ground. 100s, $10.75 per ton; 50s. $11.50 per ton; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE Southern head, eiictetio; broken. 4 c DRIED FRUITS Apples. 80 per pound; apricots. 13tfloc; peaches. 8c: prunes, Ital ians, 89c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; un bleached Sultanas. TKc; seeded, 8c; dates, Persian, 77'4c per pound; fard. $1.4u per box: currants, 9Q12c Hops. 'Wool Hides, Etc , HOPS 1914 crop, 9 12c; 1913 crop, nom. leal. HIDES Salted hides. 14c; salted bulls, 10c: salted calf. 18c: salted kid, 14c; green hides, 12Vtc: green bulls. SMsc; green calf, 18c; green kip, 14c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf. 27c WOOL Valley. 17 18c; Eastern Oregon. 15e20c: nominal. MOHAIR 1914 clip. 27Ko per pound CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4M!4o per pound. PELTS Lona wool dry pelts, lie: short wool dry pelts. 8c; dry aheep shearing. 10 vido eacni salt sneep snearlngs. 15-25o each; dry goat skins, long hair, 1212o; 1 dry goat shearings, 10&20o each; salted sheep pelts, November, ?5(Q)90c each. Provisions. 71AM3 Ten to 12 pounds, 18 19c; 14 to 18 pounds. 18$$190; picnic 12c BACON Fancy. 372Uc; standard, 23 O 24c. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs, 13irloc: exports. 14 017c; pates, 11 130. LARD - Tierce basis: Pure, 12jjiav4c; compound, 8V4c Oils. KEROSENE: -Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c; special drums or bar rels, 13c; cases. 17H20Hc OASOL1NE Bulk. 13c: cases. 20c enrfn distillate, drums 7ttc: cases, 14 Vic; napbtha, drums. 12c: cases. 10c LINSEED Oil, Raw. barrels. SiW:? nw cases. 60c; boiled, barrels, -file; boiled, cases. 62c. TURPENTINE In tanks. 60c; in cases, o 1 u; ivm mio, aw teas. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec . Fruit Pine. apples, $2. 754j8.2o; California lemons, $1.1 5 3.50: apples, Bellflowers, 6575c; Oregon Spitzenbergs, $1.251.&5; Newtowns, S5c? $1.25; wlnesaps, 90c$1.25; bananas, $1,25 0 L75. Vegetables Cucumbers, 35000c; beans, 4 ?Sc; eggplant, 2500c; tomatoes, 00c a $1.25. Eggs Fancy ranch, 1114c; pullets, 8c; storage, 28MiC. Onions Yellow, $1. Cheese Young America, 14'415e; new, 1012k0; Oregon, 14V4c; Young America, 10c. Batter Fancy creamery. SI He; seconds. 28c- Potatoes Delta Burbanks, per sack, 90c $1.10: sweets. tl.BO 01.60 per sack: Salinas Burbanks. $1.25)1.60; Oregon Burbanks, 81.25 1.65. Receipts Flour, 1892 quarters; barley. 4095 centals; potatoes, 91S0 sacks, hay, 368 tons. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Dec . Turpentine, firm at close. 42c; sales, 129 barrels; receipts, 4O0 barrels; shipments, 661 barrels; stocks, 32, &26 barrels. Roein closed firm; sales, 271 barrels; re ceipts, 1374 barrels; shipments, 5 barrels; stocks, 132,103 barrels. Quote: A, B, C D, 83 20; E. F. $3.25; G, $3.27; H. 83.30; I, $3.40; K, 44.00; M, 94.50; N, 95.25; WG, 95.60; WW, $5.80. London Wool Sales. LONDON", Dec 0. Ten thousand bales, chiefly New South Wales. Queensland and Cape of Good Hope and Natal, were offered at the wool auction sales today. The de mand waa only fair. Cross-breds wen snapped up eagarly by th home trade at firm prices. Coffee SaBid Sugar. NEW TORK, Dec. O. Spot cable, firm; Rio 7s. 7 cents; Santos 4s, 10 cents. Cost and freight offers were generally higher and some shippers were said to be asking an advance of fully 20 points. Raw sugar, steady; molasses sugar, 3.24c; centrifugal, 3.8ic. Refined, steady. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Dec. 9. Butter, unchanged. Eggs, higher. Receipts, 4184 cases; at mark, cases included. 20&29C; ordinary firsts. 26 t 2Sc ; firsts, 20a 30c Metal Market. NEW YORK. Dec, . Copper firm. Elec trolytic, 12.87(g) 13c; casting, 12.67 12,87c Lead, steady at 3.75 8.85c Spelter, steady at 5.65&5.75c - . Duluth Unseed Market. DULUTH. Dec. 9. Linseed, cash, 91.49 December, 91.48 ; May. 91. CI. Valley Fair Exhibit rnder "Way. ALBAOT, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) Finarl arrangements for the installa tion of the Willamette Valley exhibit at the San Francisco Exposition will be made at a meeting of the Willa mette Valley Exhibit Association In Portland next Friday morning-. The call for this meeting has been made by C. H. Stewart, of this city, president of the association. At this meeting the association will meet with the Oregon State Commission to the fair. Brewing 25.8 Bran X3.oO Shorts 24.0O Futures January bluestem 1.20 February bluestem ....... 1.22 March bluestem 1.21 January forty-fold 1.1SH February forty-fold....... 1.21V4 January elub ........... 1.13 February club 1.1 January red Russian...... 1.12 February red Russian .... L14tf January red fife ' 1.14 February red fife 1.15 H January oats .......... .. 28.60 February oats ........... 29.50 ' May oats SI. 00 January feed barley ..... 25.00 January brewing barley... 25.0 Sales v EUROPE BOYS STEEL Domestic Situation Also Shows Improvement. ORDERS PLACED FOR CARS BrOad Tnnntr IV Tnrpctmnt Co. curities Xcw York City Six Per Cent, Three-Tear KVHes Sell at Record Irioe. NEW YORK. Dac. The broader in quiry for investment iasuo, which followed the recent announcement that the Stock Ex change will reopen next Saturday tor deal ings in stocks, lost none of Its scop today. Price aa a whole were fully maintained, and In one important Instance the new w York City 6 per cent three-year notes a new nigh record of 104 24 wu attained. Bonds were inclined to react In the later dealings, the issues of some Southern roads showing marked declines. Stocks moved more irregularly in the list submitted by the exchange, and tbe number of Issues showed some contraction. About the only important stock that sold above yesterday's best was Readinr. other erst while favorites pursuing a contrary course. There were rumors of some larae nrlvats sales or settlements of outstanding accounts preliminary to stock market resumption. Exchange on Berlin and Hamburg, while mas active tnan recently, overshadowed all other features In the market for foreirn re mittances and rave fresh point to the belief that had ita origin In heavy German selling here. Cables on Berlin touched vS, the nignest quotations of tne present movement. Proposals for the shipment of a large amount of steel ties to Europe suggested a renewed 10 reign ouying of this character, and the domestic situation waa tmnroved by the placing of some large orders for ireignc cars. Copper was unaffected by reports of high prices for the metal In London, where sen timent was more cheerful despite an uneven range for Americans. - Some new financing at that center waa successfully consum mated. Following are the closing prices Issued by tbe Stock Exchange committee today: List Sale. Amalgamated copper 49 Beet sugar ..---..---............... American Can 24 American Can preferred 904 American Cotton OH ............... 344 American Hmeltlng KSa American Smelting preferred 7 American Sugar 103 American Telegraph and Telephone. .. .117 American Tobaaco 215 Atchison 91 Bethlehem Steel , ......J. 40 Brooklyn Transit 8T Canadian Pacific . .155 Central leather 36 Chicago Sc. Great Western 10 SL Paul 05 . Colorado Fuel 22 Consolidated Gas ....................11514 Denver preferred ..................... 10 Erie First SS Great Northern 28 Illinois Central .104 Inter Metropolitan 32 Han-ester l Lehiph 131 M issouri Paciflo ... National Biscuit 124 National Lead 4t New Tork Central 81 New Haven 51 Norfolk & Western 8 Northern Pacific 93 Ontario & Western lf Pacific Mail .'.............. 19 Pennsylvania . ..... ...... .105 Peoples Gas .116 Reading .140 Rock Island 1 Rock Inland preferred ................ t Union Pacific .115 Union Pacific preferred ............... 78 V. S. Rubber 4$ Utah Copper 4 Texas Oil 138 BONDS. NEW TORK, Dec. 9. Closing quotations: U S Ref 2s Reg 9 NYC Gen Ss do Coupon ... 96 US 2s Reg...... 99 do Coupon . . . 100 0 S New 4S Reg.108 do Coupon ...108 Northern Pao 3a 62 Northern Pac 4s 99 Union Pacific 4a 94 Wia Central 4s.. 89 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec 9. Call monev Rtnarlv High, 4 per cent; low, 8 per cent; ruling rate, 3 per cent; last loan. 4 per cent closing bid, 8 per cent; last offered, 4 pef cent. Mercantile paper, 44 per cent Sterling exchange, s heavy. Sixty daya 94.847.n; for cables, $4.8775; for demand. 94.8725. " Bar silver, 49 c SAN RANClBCoTbec. 9. Silver bara 49 c. Mexican dollars, 429 43c Sterling, demand, $4.87; cable, 94.87. LONDON, Dec 9. Bar silver, 23 1-104 per ounce. Money, 1 per cent. SHOW LIVESTOCK SOLO HIGH PRICES BROUGHT AT THE YARDS YESTERDAY. Top Price of 24 Paid for One Steer Others Brine From 7.TO to 14.50 at Sale. A considerable amount of show stock waa Bold at the yards yesterday at high prices. Steers were the center ot interest. The top price, (24, was oald for a steer welshln, 1G50 pounds. Other fancy steers brought V14.50, $12.50. $11.30. 11 and down to T.T0 and $8. A few cowa were sold at .6.40 to 0.SO. how hoes were taken at $7.25 up to $10, lambs at $7 to $8.05 and wethers at $7.25 to $S.S. In the ordinary commercial lines market conditions were not changed. Hogs wra in large supply and steady at $9.90 for the best market stock. Cattle and sheep were also steady.' Keceipts were 84 cattle. 2 calves. 742 boss and 830 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle John Kauer. RexDerg. 1 car. With hogs Johnson Bros., Roosevelt, 1 car; J. W. Sllsey, Ashland, 1 car: Stanley Ranch Company, Bend, 1 car; Charles Bon ner, Alexander. 1 car; J. A, Martin, Ster ling. 1 car. With sheep J. T. Reese, McMlonvllle, a cars; R. GibsoD, Albany, 1 car. With mixed loads H. A. Hecker, Albany, 1 ear hogs and sheep: T. G. Kopplln, Plain view. 1 car cattle, calves, hogs and sheep. The day's sales wer. as follows: WL Price.! Wt. Price. 1210 S9.25 840 11.00 770 10.23 1230 10.50 13S0 10.00 112a 10.20 0M 10.00 1281 8.00 1126 7.2S 10S4 6.80 970 11.30 1127 7.S0 12SS 7.05 1040 8.00 1300 7.30 999 6.40 1222 8.00 1018 6.20 947 6.00 1120 4.00 1240 3.50 1111 8.00 206 6.90 124 6.25 1S4 6.90 364 5.90 203 6. Do 430 5.90 231 6.90 200 7.25 18 lambs. . 3 ewes. . , 19 lambs. . 1 ewe. . . . 8 hogs.. . . 3 hoKS.. . . 37 ewes. . .. AO hogs. . , 60 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 55 lambs. . 10 bogs.... 3 Iiocb. . . . 5 hogs. . . f0 bogs. . . M hogs &0 hogs. . . 50 hogs. . . 50 hogs. . . CO hogs. . . 3 hogs 3 hogs. . . 50 lambs . . 51 lambs. . 2 hogs. . . 2 hogs 6 lambs. . G lambs. . 4 wethers. 3 wethers. 1037.13 1 steer. .. 143 5.00 1 steer... 103 7.00 1 steer 130 5.001 1 steer... 183 S.o.-fl 1 steer... BH0 7.60 18 steers. . 140 4.501 1 steer. . . 214 S.10I 16 steers. . 223 7.80 16 steers. . 250 10.001 20 sows... 90 7.80J 20 steers.. 130 e.OOl 20 steers. . 44)3 7.25 16 steers. . SOii 7. 23 16 steers.. T.T o j m steers. . 237 7.60 2!0 7.00! 223 7.50! 291 7.63! 221 7.35; 270 8.00j 307 7.70! ?o sows. . . 16 steers., 21 cows. . . 7 steers. . 2 cows. . . 2 cows. . . 7 stppri. . 89 7.S0 120hos... W 7.45i 47 hogs... 245 7.75 118 hogs... 330 7.75 6 hogs 110 8.03 7T hogs. . . 108 e.50 2 hogs... 17 7.25 85 hogs. . . 130 8.25 87 hogs... 9S 8.00 13 hogs. . . I lambs. . 2 cows. . . B45 5. SO 116 6.T0 1070 8.25 101 hogs.. . lflsteers... 1143 7.701 45 hogs. 16S 91 71 111 121 6.90 1 steer... 900 8.00 72 lambs. . 1 steer 14. BO 21 lambs. . 7.25 6.75 5.75 5.00 1 steer... 1820 10-OOt 83 y. wetb, 1 steer. . 1030 24.001 86 m. ewes 1 steer... 1250 12.501 Current orioes of th. various classes of stock at the yard, follow: Prime steers $7.0007.23 Choice cows 5730600 Choice steers 6.506.7; Medium sters .................. 62365o Cholco cows 6. 750625 Medium cows 5.250573 Heifer. ..... S.2506.23 C.Ives e.oo78.u Bulls 3.00444.75 Stags 4.5O&U.O0 Hogs UKht 6.75 06.90 Bvr 5.73 3.80 Sheeo . Wethers ........................ 4.00000b 4.25&3.00 Lambs 5.50 $6 30 SECRETS OF SUCCESS Many of our depositors have been attracted to this bank by its progressive ness, its solidity and its accommodating spirit. We specialize in good service and we invite your account. LUMBERMENS National. Bank Fifth, and Stark Capital and Surplus $1,200,000 Is another factor -which tends to make your relations with us agree able. Yon will find that our service is different from that of other banks. Promptness, courteous treatment and many other small con veniences make you feel at home the minute you enter our doors. Whether you come in to deposit or just look around, you will find a friendly atmosphere everywhere. WE PAY 4 ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS. Merchants National Bank MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. Founded 1886. Washington and Fourth Streets. LADD & TILTON BANK Capital and Surplus Commercial and WHEAT TURNS HEAVY Kaiser's Condition Has De pressing Effect on Market. DAY'S LOSS EXCEEDS CENT Possibility of Sudden Pence Fol lowing Emperor's Death Causes Heavy Selling by Some of Largest Houses at Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec. . Possibilities that the Kaiser's death might lead to a sudden peace had much to da today with bringing about a decided down turn in the nrlce of wheat. The market closed heavy. lc to H4c unuer last mgnt. corn nnlsbed 1-16 to ttc off, oats down to Kc and provisions varying from 5c decline to a rise of 2 He. Statements that the Kaiser had nneumo- nla and was In a serious condition made news regarding; him become all at once of prime Importance to the wheat pit. It was not, however, until the last hour of trading that his illness had any effect on the mar ket, as up to that time the aliment was sun posed to be merely an ordinary cold. On the other hand, traders here were oulck to act on the idea that the treacherous nature of pneumonia might easily in his case result In more Imminent radical changes in the European situation than the military out look seemed to warrant. The selling that followed waa shared in by some of the largest houses on change. Export sales of 300,000 bushels made the com market comparatively firm, despite the weakness ot wheat. Wet weather and the consequent lessening of receipts tended also toward steady prices. Oats suffered from the slowness of Kast- em demand. Provisions bulged to"" sympathy with the The leading- futures rarrfeea as follows: WHEAf. Den. Hlirh. ' toff. Close. Dee. $1.16 1.16, J1.154 Sl.15-4 May 1.21 H 1.21 J-20 1.2o CORK. Dec 24 .62 V .r.2 May 6S ,eS .68 "4 .68 VI . OATS. Dee. ...... .47A .474 .46 .47 May 3H4 .5H4 .51 .51ii MESS PORK. Jan I8.22-4 18.22ii 18.124 18.12U May 18.62-4, 18.62H 18.52H IS. 52 ft LARD. Jan. .. 9.8214 9.S214 9.7214 9.77V. Mav lO.OO 10.074 9.97 -i 9.97tt SHORT RIBS. Jan. ...... 9.77tt 0.77-4 9.T7-,i 9.T May 10.1214 10.12- 10.07H 10.0714 Cash price, were: Wheat No. l red. $1.1594 1.17fc: No. 3 hard. S1.16M 1.17H. Corn No. 2 yellow, old 63"464c. new 62Hr68c; No. 3 yellow, new 60"4e614e. Rye No. 2. $1.10-4 a 1.11 14. Barley. 58 c? 70c. Timothy, S. 73 5 .1.80. Clover. S12 14.50. Europesui Grain Market.. LONDON. Dec. 9. Cargoes on passage, firm, but dull. fylVERPOOl,, Dee. 9. Wheat, December, opened s 4d. Corn, December closed 6s ll4d; January closed 6s 1114a.. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 9. Wheat, Decem ber, J1.12-; May, 1.1T: No. 1 hard. $1.18; No, 1 Northern, $1.14 1.17; No. North ern. H.1HS81.1J. Barley 54 61c. Flax $1.46-4 01.49-4. S.n IVsndH. Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9. Spot quota Hons: Walla Walla, $1.92-4, 1.95; red Rus sian. $1.9001.92-4; Turkey red, $1.95 1.97; bluestem. $2r2.05: feed barley. $1.2214; white oats, $1.62H 1.55; brVn. $25 CT 23.50; middlings, $30931; shorts, $26 28.50. Call board. Barley, December, $1.13 bid, $1.26 asked; May, $1.32 V4 bid. $1.84 y. asked. lancet Sound Grain Market. SEATTLE, Dec. 9. Wheat Bluestem, $1.19; Turkey red. $1.10; fortyfold. 1.1; club. $1.17: Fife. $1.13: red Russian, $1.10. Barley, $24.60 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 84, oats S. barley 12, corn 1, rye 1. hay 40, Dour 6. TAC6MA, Dec 9. Wheat Bluestem, $1.19; fortyfold, $1.16; club, $1.14; Fife, $1.12. Car receipts Wheat 20, barley 2, corn 1. hay 8. Omaha Uveotock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Dec 9. Hogs Receipts 4000; markets, higher. Heavy, $8.75iftti.V0; light, $6.859 7; pigs. $5.5006.75; bulk of sales. li.Wi's'6 90. Cattle Receipts. 8000: market, steady. Na tive steers. 8.7510.25; cows and heifers, $5.7597.35; Western steers, S6&8.30: Texas steers. $5.807.20; cows and heifers, $5,250 I: calves. $7.50.BO. Sheep Receipts. 6500; market. higher. Yearlings, $6.5007; wethers, $5.2596: lambs, 87.6098.25. Chicago Livestock Marks. CHICAGO. iM. It, HaVi B scripts, SO, S2.000.000 Savings Deposits 000; market, strong, mostly lOc above yester day's average. Bulk of sales. $7 07.55; light. $6.857.76; mixed, $6907.7O; heavy, $6.s3 &7.60; rough, $6.837: plga, $5.23W7.50. Cattle Receipts, 16.000; market, firm. Christmas cattle. $10.75 12; native steers, $5.7010 70: Western. $5.25&8.40: cows and heifers. $3.2598.50; calves, 6.256?9. Sheep Receipts. 13,000: market, strong. Sheep, $3.2096.15; YearUnga, $6.4097.35. lambs, $6.8098.50. Cotton Market. KEW TORK, Dec 9. Spot cotton quiet. Middling uplands, 7.50o. Dried Fruit at Now York. NEW YORK. Deo. 9. Evaporated apples, firm; prunes, firm; peaches, steady. Hop. at New Tork. NEW TORK. Dec. 9. Hops, quiet. TRATELEB8' GCTPK. FRENCH LINE Campagnle General. Tranftatlantiqne. POSXAX, SEBVICK. Sailings for HAVRE LA TOURAINE Dec. 19, 3 P. M. CHICAGO Dec. 26, 3 P.M. R00HAMBEAU ......Jan, 9,3P.M. FOR INFORMATION APPLY C. W. Stinger. So 6th t.; A. I. Charlton. OSS Morrison St.; U. M. Tailor. C M. s su P. Rj.; Dorey B. Smith. 110 3d st.j A. C. Sheldon, 100 3d St.; li. Dickson, S4S Wash ington St.: North Bank Road. 5th and btarlc fits.; F. 8. MrFwland, Sd and Washington ts.; K. B. Duffy. 124 Sd at Pert Land. COOS BAY AND- EUREKA S. S. ELDER SAILS SUNDAY, DEC. 13. 8 A. M. AND EVERY SUNDAY THEREAFTER. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Office J Freight Office 123 A 3d St. 8 Foot .VorthruD St. MAIN lil4. A 1314. I Main 5202, A 5422. LOS ANGELES and SAN DIEGO Special rate on steamships YALE A.M) HARVARD. December 11-13. Make reservations immediately,,- SAN PI1AXCISCO, PORTLAND eft LOS ANGELES S. S. CO. Prank Bollnm 124 Third Street. Main 20. A 459. COOS BAY Marsh field. North Bend, Empire. San Kraneisco and Los Angeles. Steamship Paraiso Sails Direct Saturday. Deo. 12, 7 P. M. For Passengers and Freight Make Res ervations Immediately. FRANK BOLLAM, Pass. Agt. Main 26. A 4596. 124 Third St. Freight Office, Albers' Dock No. 1. Marshall 2495. A 7144. COOS BAY LINE STEAMSHIP BREAK WATCJK Sail, from Alnsworth sock, Portland, r p. iL every Tuesday. Frelcht and ticket olleej lower Alnsworth dock. P A C B. 8. 3. Lane. H Keating. Aj.nl. phones Mn BS0S. A 112. City Ticket Office, so SU'-as St. C W. fitlaser, Affent. Pnoaes Marsh.': 4SS0. 61S1. S. 8. KOSE CITY SAILS S P. SI., DEC. 12 SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The San Pranrlaro ft Portland 8. S. Co.. Third and Washington Bt. (tvilli O.-W. B- N. Co.). lei. Marshall 4500, A 612 L. And all AvMsntlnA Frequent -wnim iroin iSe lorn by new and fast (L,U0U-ton paiae&ger steamer. IT DAYS TO BIO JANEIRO. 23 UAV3 TO BUENOS ATRES. BUS Ik DANIELS, Cat. Ac, Bnmdwr M. T. DrM7 B. 8m i tlx M and Mbliitoa SM. Or Locmt Agent m. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AD NEW ZEALAND. Hrular through sailintr for Sydney via Tahiti and Wellington from San Francisco. Jan. 6. Fab. 3, Mar. 3, and every 2S d&jr. end for Pamphlet. Union JftMii&ahip Co, of ew Zeolaad. Itd g"-LAM PORT t HO LT LI N E 3 I