TTTR MORNTNO ORKnoyTAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER S3. 1914. 13 K HELP FOR T11AL0 PROJECT REFUSED Controller Ryan Says Co-operative Agreement by Mr. Lane Doesn't Apply. BEND MAN GETS LETTER .People or IHstriet See In Orfer of Secretary to Urge Appropria tion an Effort to Divert At tention From Attacks. BEND. Or., Dec. 24. (Special.) Ex cept that it Is a recognition of the Ore Ron claims to Federal reclamation funds to which the state has contrib uted so much, people of this section are inclined to view Secretary Lane's recent offer to advocate an appropria tion before Congress as merely a blind to divert attention from the attack on liim in connection with the co-operative agreement which he denies mak ing. It is agreed that Congress should appropriate for Oregon needs, but it is also urged that this particular section has a claim for the $450,000 which Sec retary Lane has allotted from the rec lamation fund. This is available when ever he says the word and the feeling here is that he is bound to do this to carry out his side of the co-operative agreement. That this is not Mr. Lane's view is Indicated by a letter stating his posi tion recently received by H. H. De Armond, manager of the Bend Com mercial Club, who has 'been in corre spondence with the Interior Depart ment on this subject. Misunderstanding Is Regretted. This first complete and authoritative statement of Secretary Lane's attitude is as follows: Washington. D. C, Dec 12. 114. Mr. H. IT. De Armond, Manager, Bend Commercial Club, Bend. Or. Dear Mr. De Armond: your letter of December 3, addressed to Secretary Lane, has been referred to the undersigned for consideration and response. It is to tie regretted if a misunderstand ing: has arisen in your mind in respect to the allotment of $450,000 out of the reclama tion fund for co-operative work in Central Oregon. Secretary Lane is, and has always been, in thorough sympathy with the move ment for co-operation in the reclamation of Central Oregon land. The trouble has arisen from the fact that you have misunderstood the terms of the co-operative proposition as presented to Sec retary Lane by Governor West, and you have assumed that the $450,000 which your state has appropriated for construction of the Columbia Southern project was being dupli cated by him In order to match that ap propriation. This is far from the fact. Permit me to call your attention . to the act of February 21, 1913, chapter 87 of the general laws of Oregon for 113, which pro vides for "'detail surveys and investigations of the water resources of the State of Ore gon," and makes "an appropriation therefor and providing for co-operation with Federal agencies engaged In similar work." This act of February 21, 1913, made an appropria tion of $50,000 to constitute a revolving fund In the hands of the State Treasurer for the purpose of co-operation with Federal author ities in the making of surveys and Investi gations aa to water resources of the State of Oregon. Under the .terms of this act the contract between the United States and the State of Oregon, dated May 5, 1913, was entered Into by the terms of which $100,000 was to be expended fn co-operative investi gations In that part of the State of Oregon, known as "Central Oregon," more particu larly in the basin of the Deschutes River. On the 25th. of February, 1913, an act was passed "To provide for the construction, op eration and maintenance, and disposal, by the State of Oregon, of the irrigation project in Crook County, Oregon, commonly known as the Columbia Southern Project." This, likewise, was before Mr. Lane was made Secretary of the Interior. Not one syllable or word In the entire act relates or refers, either remotely or by inference, to any plan for co-operation between the state and the Nation. Protest Is Cited. On the contrary, when, on June 10. 1913, Director Newell wrote to Governor West that Secretary Lane had authorized him to state that an allotment of $450,000 would be made for co-operation with the State ofOregon In connection with the Tumalo project, the people of Laidlaw and other Oregon com munities rose up in protest against any por tion of the fund appropriated for the Tumalo fund60' b'n considered as a co-operative In this connection It is well to call your attention to the fact that Secretary Lane did not authorize the director of the reclam ation service to state that $450,000 would be allotted for co-operation in the State of Oregon In connection with the Tumalo proj ect; on the contrary, his lntri,.ti. to recite to the authorities of the State of Oregon that the sum of $450,000 would be Su" atJ?d for th5 PurPM of co-operation with the State of Oregon In Central Oregon In compliance with the terms of the act of ihP.8 .1' 1902,-, The "ta'raent of the director that this allotment was for the Tumalo project was an inadvertence on his part, as is plainly shown by subsequent cor respondence and records. '5 to be re"re"d that there should nave been any misunderstanding upon this point, and no one regrets it so much as htr!atf LaneV. but tho PrPsition as laid before him by Governor West contained on , ovcernor Part a distinct pledge that ' ' het Secretary would Indicate informally that it was his Intention and desire to co operate with the state of Oregon by ,?n ?i mV 450-00. he would see o It that a like amount should ba produced by wiTh'Vi,'8 1, dollar ,or doIlar co-SperatloS with the Federal Government. C ?p"at',n imPes a complete particlpa- ofH.Ptr"es..th.e c".'ract in ,1 u io investigations nnri construction, a. wen as management h- .uuu.i,ii, as wen as management. The i''d States has had no part In the expen! ' c vm. uio tiou.uuv fund used in th Very truly your,? ' conc'-hed. W. A. RYAN. Controller. CRANBERRY ACREAGE BIG Massachusetts Shipments Arrive in Washington "Vear Ilwaco. ILWACO, Wash., Dec. 24. (Special.) I he last of six carloads of cranberry vines from Cape Cod, Mass.. has Just been received by H. M. Williams, owner of the Cranmoor tract, one-half mile north of this town. These six carloads .,'p ant 120 acres and will give Mr. Williams a total of more than 400 acres In cranberries, his vines ranging from one to four years old. Four carloads more of vines have been ordered, which will be shipped in the Spring as soon as the weather in Massachusetts will permit. The value of the vines which Mr. Williams has Imported, since he began planting at Cranmoor, totals over $15,000. EMPLOYES SEND GREETING Accounting Departments of Hill Lines Publish Folder. More than 600 accounting depart ments of railroads throughout the United States will this week receive holiday greetings from employes of the accounting department of the Spokane," roruana fe Seattle Railway, the Great iMorthern Pacific Steamship Company, the Dalles, Portland & Astoria Naviga tion Company and the Spokane & Inland empire Railroad Company. On the cover Is a halftone of Cape Horn, one of the scenic wonders on the line of the North Bank between Port land and Spokane, with a design show ing both the rail and steamship Inter ests of the Hill system in Oregon. On the back page of the folder are late photographs of the steamships Greet Northern and Northern Pacific, with the house flag of the steamship company and the state seals of Oregon and Cali fornia. The inside of the folder contains a list of divisions and employes, of which W. F. Turner, as controller of the com pany. Is at the head. The names of more than 75 division heads and em ployes apcear In the booklet. The folder was printed in Portland and the "Made-in-Oregon" slogan is featured. It was gotten out by the employes of Mr. Tur ner's department, paid for by subscrip tion and came as a surprise to the controller on his return from a trip to Eastern Washington yesterday. HOG MARKET IS EASIER LOCAL PRICKS LOWER, WITH LIGHTER DE1U51). Top Quotation of Day Is $7.33 Cattle antl Sheep Markets Are Firm. The hoe market was easier yesterday. Re ceipts were not large, but were In excess of the small demand, and this, with the qual ity of the offerings, made for a lower range of prices, nothing; selling during the day at better than $7.35. Two bunches of prime steers were dis posed of at $7.50 and a few odd lots moved at eoras: prices. The aheeo market was In good shape, a few choice yearlings bringing $6.25, and lambs seeing at ST. 2.1. No business will be transacted at the yards today. Receipts were 27 cattle, 355 hogs and 31 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle Farr Bros.. Mikalo, 1 car. With hogs L. C. Tower, Carlton, 1 car; John Eoctack. Wlllbridge, 1 car; M. J. Sevier. Tonpenish. 1 car. With mixed loads Will Block, Amity, 1 car hogs and sheep; F. B. Decker, Hubbard, 1 car hoas and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. Wt. Price. 1 heifer. 1 bull... 1 cow . . . 1 steer. . 1 bull. . . 15 steers. 12 steers. 50 hogs.. . 5 cows. . . 1 cow . . . 1 cow. .. 3 cows. . . 0U0 $0.25 010 4.S01 1040 5.75 S00 6.2.. 1780 6.0O 1203 7.501 1330 7.50 113 7.00 54 hogs. . . 214 7.35 41 hops. . . 15 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 1 hog 25 lambs. . 54 lambs. . 1 ewe. . . . 200 20O 30 0 42 87 sa 140 82 t2 00 7.3 7.35 6.S5 6.83 7.25 7.25 5.00 5.50 5.50 5.50 1036 1130 lOfiO 1310 prices 3.83 17 yearlings 5.25. 5 yearlings 6.00 41 m. sheep Current of the varleus classes of stock at the yards follow Prime steers $7.O07.50 Choice steers 6.5007.00 Medium steers tt.256.50 Choice cows .I.Vl'G.OO Medium cows 5.00 3? 5.50 Heifers 6.006.75 Calves 6.1)0 0 8.00 Bulls 8.30 4H.73 Stags 4. 50 if o. 00 Hogs Light 6.80 07.33 Heavv 6.00G.35 Sheep Wethers 5.25ig6.25 Ewes 4.25105.25 Lambs 6.25 & 7.30 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. '.A. Hogs Receipts. 8300: market, lower. Heavy, fO.90 7.05; light. $.857; pigs, $5.756.75; bulk of sales. S6.00&7. Cattle Receipts. 1600; market, steady. Native steers. S6.750O.75; -native cows and heifers. S3. 25&7. 25; Western steers, $6t 8.25; Texas steers, $5.80 4j 7.10; Texas cows and heifers. $5(0.75; calves. $7&. Sheep Receipts. 3500; market, higher. Yearlings. 6.60 Si 7.40; wethers, $5.85 is 6.40 ; lambs. $7.758.55. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Deo. 24. Hogs Receipts, 38, 00O; market weak. 10c under yesterday's average. Bulk of sales. SG.807.05; light, 0.8ors)7.05: mixed. 6.75 7.10; heavy. SG.75 7.10: roueh. U.75fc6.S5; nigs. S5.504.10 cattle Receipts. 3000; market, strong. Native steers. to. 40 4 10; Western steers, $5.10&S: cows and heifers. $3.103S.25; calves. $7 0 0.50. Sheep Receipts. 10.000; market, firm. Sheep, $5.60RU.50; yearlings, $0.757.70; lambs. StS.50a8 75. 10C0 LOGGERS GATHER Marshfield Draws From All Parts of County for Holidays. MARSHFIELD, Or, Dec. 24 (Spe cial.) More than 1000 logging men are in the city from all sections of the county for the Christmas holidays. One train from Wagner brought In 400 from the Smith Powers camps this morning. The weather has moderated and Christmas promises to be a clear day. Merchants Btate they have enjoyed the best holiday trade in the history of Coos Bay. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL. REPORT. PORTLAND, Dec. 24. Maximum temper ature, 40.6 degrees; minimum, 2S.8 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M., 1 foot; change in last 24 hours, 0.3 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 6 P. M.), none; total rainfall since September 1, 1014, 11.49 Inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 17.63 inches; de. ficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1914, 6.14 inches. Total sunshine December 24, 3 hours, 45 minutes; possible sunshine, b hours, 38 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at 5 P. M., 30.0G Inches. THE WEATHER K T Wind & i! s"s 3 "ll o C Mr 2. li 3 " J - rr o 2 o a 3 bp : : o STATIONS. State of Weather Baker ......... Boise Boston Calgary Chicago Denver .?. Des Moines Duluth ....... Eureka . ... . Galveston Helena . . Jacksonville ... Kansas City.... Los Angeles.... Marshfield .... Medford Minneapolis ... Montreal ...... New Orleans. New York. North . Head. . . . North Yakima. . Phoenix Pocatello ...... Portland Roseburg ...... Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco.. Seattle Spokane ....... Tacoma Tatoosh Island. Walla Walla... Washington ... Wlnnip5 2810 22 0 24 0 240 2Sj0 3s O. 14 0, -2'o 8610 06 0 S2!o 74,0 64,0 sso 44,0 0;0 0;0 70 0, 20j. 50 260 CIS Pt. cloudy iClear Snow 4 NW 6;S 4:SE .Clear 10: NW C,ear 4 SW tlx 4 SW clear Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Rain Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear 00 4INW 08:1(1 NW 4!W 4;S 12 N .-I.... 4;S Clear &l 'NR Snow 00(10,S 01il4'3W 001 4 XE Cloudy tonow Cloudy .00 4W uiear 0U0 22,0 40 0 40 0 54 0 8 SO suo Sti.O 400. 82i0 42 lO. 40 0, 24 0. Z2 4 KJ Cloudy Cloudy Clear 4,'NW 81B 4jN 4 N 6iNE 4,SE 8NW 4iNE 4iN 4iNE Pt. cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy ft. clonav Cloudy 2jE Pt. cloud 00i 4:8W 26 4jSY clear Cloudy Clear 30 0. 00 8jW WEATHER CONDITIONS. High atmospheric pressure covers practi cally he entire country. Precipitation has occurred in the last 24 hours from the Mex ican border northeastward to the Lakes Re gion and Atlantlo Coast; also In the Da. kotas and British Columbia. The weather is 10 decrees or more colder In North Cen tral Montana. Eastern North Dakota, West ern South. Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico Iowa and Western Missouri; it is corre spondingly warmer In Southern Louisiana, Northeastern Florida and Pennsylvania temperature changes elsewhere have been as a rule unimportant. Temperatures continue below normal in most Interior sections The conditions are favorable for gener ally fair weather In this district Friday with slight temperature changes and generally easterly wind. ' FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Fair; easterly winds. Oregon and Washington Generally fair; not much change in temperature; winds mostly easterly. Idaho Generally fair; not much change in temperature. THEODORE F. DRAKE. Acting district Forecaster. WHEAT UP 2 CENTS Sellers Offering but Little in Local Market. FARMERS VERY BULLISH Prompt Delivery Bids Xot Received at Merchants' Exchange, Owing to. Slow Arrival of Tonnage and Congestion on Socks. The wheat market had Us customary ad vance yesterday, prices being up 2 cents on January ciuo sola at xi.20. February Russian at $1.23 and January fife at $1.23. Bid prices elsewhere in the list were irom 1 to a cents higher than on Wednesday, No bids wern ri..lu.4 .... . ery, but January delivery was substituted In ltS Place. Thu. wnt ii-U. ,n approach of the end of the month and the. uuuuays intervening. Although about 15 grain vessels are due, none has arrived since uecemoer id, and In the meantime wheat Is coming in at the rate of 400 to sun -nr a week. March deliveries were minted v- terdav for the first ilm Thn,. fers of $1.32 for March bluestem, with sell ers asKing si 3d. Almost nothinsr Is bninc Annm in h Ann try, as the markets there are tied up tight, country dealers and speculators are trying tO dO a ' HttlA bUTiTlff t,V nfTo-lno. prices, which have put farmers In a de- ciueaiy ounisn irame of mind. Some of the growers declare they will hold until they get SI. 50. Even thA In... ,...--.-- knowledge that prices may go much higher. Jt. great snortage In available wheat sup plies Is predicted by Broomhall, who says -u is weemy international review: "It is considered evident 1i.tb tfea . United States ha sirr..dv ihimuii , v, ,a Jor portion of its surplus, reckoning the sea son's total at 250,000,000 bushels. I estimate the weekly shipments from the United States from December to June, inclusive, will average roundly 3,680,000 bushols, plus 1,600,000 bushels from Can ada and 3,200,000 bushels from Argentina. I think it will be exceedingly difficult for Argentina to exceed thi. 1. 1 .. owing to the exigencies of transportation, and also a possible reduction in the export able surplus to 104,000,000 bushels aa-a re sult of unfavorable weather mremiv the frost. Thus it becomes evident tht the combined weekly total shipments from North and South America m about S.4S0.0OI1 himhol. shn. n ., requirements. Including ex-European coun tries, win luuy aggregate 9,600,000 bushels. iiie European consumption of foreign wheat during the first four month. nr ,j, current season eciualed 8,600,000 bushels weekly and therefore it Is Very obvious that, unless India has a good crop and markets the same freely, there win ha a shortage experienced In the late Spring and The local oats and barlev tnart.pt. strong. Bid prices were 25 to HO pent. higher. In the countrv th HA MlVala ..mil, not be touched. Local receiuts. in on-. vArA ... the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay 5 8 8 8 1 C Tuesday 47 Wednesday ..... 87 Thursday 57 Y'r ago Th-Fri ISO Season to date,11217 Year ago 11050 2 1 3 14 1364 13B8 8 16 1.1 7 1113 1613 12 10 20 1086 1578 5 4 13 1292 1211 PCXtED WOOLS ARE IX DEMAND Boston Market Excited in This Division and in pes strong. While tradlnc In li'rritn,., . ty. ton has been quiet in the past week, there has been much excitement In th mn,, and pulled wool divisions. Fibre and Fab ric says of the week's trade: 'Trading In wool In the Boston market this week has been confined mostly to scoured, pulled and medium wools, and any thing. In fact, from a low quarter to three eighths trades has been in very strong de mand at higher prices, while the offerings have been extremely limited. The business put through In fleeces territories and fine wools has been so small that It is generally estimated that the aggregate of the entire sales In this market will not reach much beyond 1.000,000 pounds. This is in spite of the fact that the pulled wool division in conjunction with the scoured wools has been unusually active and excited. Neither is this surprising since whatever business was transacted in these wools has been for some time put through In small lots. B supers are Benin at very high prices and one mill is reported to have bought almost 2000 bags of them this week. As an Indication of the -.i.cti cunuiuun or tnis market, report after report was made in which It was stated that all the way from 4000 to 8000 bags of B supers had been sold to this mill and that something like 16,000 bags of supers had been the full amount of business consum mated In them 'for the week. The above figures are merely given to show to what extent enthusiasm is rampant In this mar ket," AIX TEGETABIJE SUPI'MKS HVH LOW Stocks of Celery Are Exhausted by Holiday Demand- Potato Outlook Better. The big holiday trade almost exhausted vegetable supplies on - the street. Celery particularly, was scarce and badly wanted! An express shipment afforded temporary re lief until the next car arrives Saturday morning. An express shipment of head let tuce was also received. A small lot of California hothouse cucumbers arrived and old at fZ a dozen Barreled grapes were In demand and cleaned up closely. Japanese ana navel oranges also sold welU There was a falr demand for apples, A fresh shipment of Dromedary package dates was distributed along the street. The potato market Is beginning to look np. The shipping demand, so far, has been confined to seed potatoes, but Inquiries for commercial stock are beginning to come In and there la an outlook for a fair move ment after the first of the year. DRESSED TURKEYS ARE WORKED OFF Price Are Shaded to Clean Up Live Pool try Carried Over. Dressed turkeys cleaned up on the' street yesterday, but It was necessary to cut the price, especially on culls. Top turkeys sold at 22 to 23 cents. There -wai a little business in live poul try, but nearly every dealer carried over many coops. Sales of hens were made at 11 cents. The dressed meat trade was quiet. In a few instances the old price was obtained for pork, but all could not be sold. Eggs were firm at the prevailing quota tions. Butter and cheese price. wf-a changed. CALIFORNIA HOP PRICES ARE FIRMER Over 800 Bales Sold in Southern State. Oregon Market Quiet. Although" the demand for Oregon and Washington hops appears to have ceased for the time being, business continues to be done in California. Wires yesterday reported over 800 bales told there at prices about a cent better than prevailed last week. The California sales were the Beurdsley crop of 200 bales of Yolos, at 8 cents; Htnkley y Compbell. 250 bales of Sonomas. at 10 H cents; Mrs Weyhe, 108 bales of Sonomas. at inn rent.- C. V. Talmadare. 200 bales of Rnnnmo. 94 cents. V , Bank Clearings. ... . . ..n vx iun ..uruiHMLem cities yesterday were as follows: , . . Clearings. Balances. Portland .lEI.ft. nnn .. Mr- Seattle 1.K4.X 1B2 Its t 336,587 46,05 498,359 65,040 PORTLAND MAKKET QUOTATION'S Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session: January delivery: Wheat Bid. Ask. Bluestem $ 1.27 $ 1.30 Forty-fold 1.26 1-184 Club 1.2614 1.2 Red Russian 1.19 "4 1 21 Red fife 1.23 , 1.24 Oats No. 1 white feed 30.50 31.00 Barley No. 1 feed 27.00 S7.50 Brewing 27.00 28.00 Bran 2S.00 26.00 Shorts 24.0 27.00 Futures February bluestem 1.2 1 32 March bluestem 1.32 1 35 February forty-fold 1.28 1.30 March forty-fold 1.29 1.33 February club ........... 1 7 1 fl May club .-. 1 L-8V& L32 February red Russian .... I."2i4 124 March red Russian 1.24 1 - February red fife 1.254 1 27 March red fife 1.27 1 30 February oats 31.00 32 00 May oats 33.50 35.00 ! tbniarv fnnl ha.!.. o 7 r . - March feed barley 28!oo 29.00 . 1 ii.ij unswins oariey Zl.bu 28.50 Sales 500O bushels January club 1 fj 5000 buehels February Russian l'"3 5O00 bushels January fife 1 3 1 MILLPEEn Snnt .. ;, .u.x-i. : v.uu oyui pncei: Dran. 92BC&2S.at . inn V. n , 40anoeA. . . . . . Ier ton" shorts, $28028.50; rolled barley. iv.. FT.nilH Tatt.. C A . - - . ,j.iu fcr oarrei; liSO 5-J: whole wheat. $6; graham. CORN White, $30 per ton; cracked. $27 per ton. HAT Eastern Oregon timothy. $1416: grain hay. $1011; alfalfa, $121S; Valley timothy. $11 12. 1 Fruits and Vegetable. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, S 2.50 per box; Japanese, per box. 60 y 75c; lemons. n r,t i r..t . 4"4c per pound, grapefruit, S33.75; pine apples. 7c per pound. VEHETA BI.ES O,,., 1 v. $1.75 2 dozen: egeDlant. Scffi'ldc. nntinri- peppers, 8 10c per pound: artichokes 75 9 S5c per dozen; tomatoes, $11.26 per crate cabbaee. 1 u. f nr nm..i KAnn. .11,- pound; celery, $3.S03.7s' per crate: caull- -' '.ffi.io per aozen; sprouts. 8c per Pound: head lpttnA. 1 -7 n . - . pumpkins,, l4c per ponnd; squash, l4c per GREEN FRUITS Apples. S0c$1.50 per i,,'i i. ia per crate; pears, 11.50; grapes, 3.503.75 per barrel' cranberries. SQ7ftl1 tv h-i POTATOES rtratrnn 7 . '.. U . , iooii ojuffl,o.; sweet potatoes. ONIONS Oregon, buying price,$l.23 f. o. b. ihftinln. nnln. SACK VEOEtIbt po r . . ..ok- h.t. . " .-" i-4"P5r per sack. : ParsnlPs- Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EOOS .Ftpsh . v. . - c ... . o i, i-a .-count, 3840c: candled. 42Ae: storage. 230o. .wxxi nens. ixc; springs, lie; tur-dressed- 22'23c; live, 17 V4 19c; ducks, 1216c; geese, llI2e. BUTTER rrnn,.,. . .... - per pound In case lots; fcc more in less f na n fa caln -v v u . vuuen, ouc. CHEESE OrAnn tr-1-.i.t- j.wi . . price, iic per oound t. o. b. dock. Portland; riA . , JOC e'er pound iLZZZancy' I2l2c per pound. PORK Block. 9V410c per pound. Staple Groceries. , Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Pnhimhlo TfVA. - tails, $2.30: per' dozen; half-pound flats 1.54)- . on f-nriii r-f flora " o .n . 1 ,. ' r""V Aitto&a DinK. one-pound talis. $1.05. nJfiY-Choice. $3.25 per case. NUTS WalniiTM titir. a. Brasil nuts, 15c; filberts, 1524c; almonds 2321c; peanuts. 64c: cocoanuts. $1 per dozen; pecans. l20c: chestnuts, 12H BE4.NS Km. 11 wnftn RL. la . . . -, v, ' ' S 11 1 LO D.liC. T.irrta A UL n.ni . i . . 6 "6 c: bayou. 6.30c. i-oruth. Roasted, in drums, 18-334e. SUGAR Pn.lt nnrt W ?7 J?.. extra C. Ti .'Ti- . n .H 0.00. ' " SAT.T r3T-riTiii1o..T. r-n . . . . . jfer ton; nan grounl, 100s. S10.75 tier ton: Kn. in in ton; dairy. 14 per ton. " HICE Southern head, ffu Ami.- .-r..r-n 4c. ' ' -""' DRIED 1TRTTTTS Annl o- , - ------- - . . ou i tr i puutia; apricots, 1315c; peaches, 8e; prunes Ital ians. 8tHQc' raisins- innnA vt ..u.o t i i J. bleached Sultanas. 7V4c: seeded. sv.r.r dates, Persian, 774c per pound; fard. 1.4t per box; currants, 1 4 1 2c. . Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc HOPS 1814 crop, 0I2c; 1913 crop, noml- nal HIDES Salted hldnn 1An- ...... 10c; salted calf. 18c: salted kip, 14c; green hides, 12V4c; green bulls, 8Hc; green calf 18c: green kip. 14c; dry hides, 25c: dry calf. 27c WOOL, Vallev. 17eS18nr Hi.l.n, l"i20c nominal. ' MOHAIR 1914 clip. 274e per pound. CAJCARA BARIC Old nnd n, a 111. - - . , . u per pound. PELTS Lonir wool d n.lt. n. wool dry pelts, 8c; dry sheep shearings 10 fvioc each: salt sheen ghMrtnm. i -. .v each; dry goat ?klns. lone hair. 1212i4c: drv iroat khpn .n.. 1 n "n Aanh. sheep pelts. November. TSJfOOc eacti. Provisions. KAMA t II 12 nm.nB C ....... ... - , . , j j 18 pounds. IS 19c: picnic, 12c. BACON Fancy, 2720c; standard. 230 24c. DRY SALT niREn shnr l- v.-i.- 1316c: exports. 14t15c; pates, ll13c- nerce oasis; pure, 123$124c; ompound. fiUc Oils. KEROSENE Water white .1 r-i. ... v.. !. or tank wagons. 10c: special urums or bar rels, 13ijc; cases, lm. 8204c GASOLINE Bulk, 13c; cases, 20c; engine distillate, drum., 7"4c; cases, 146c; naptha. drums, 12c: cases. 10c. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 58c; raw, cases, 63c: boiled, barrels, title; boiled, cases. 65c TURPENTINE In tanks. 60c; In cases. 67c; 10-case lots, lc less. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Frier Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. Fruits Lemons Fancy. 2.50; choice, J22.25; standards, $1.6001.7$; Hawaiian. U.231.75; pineapples, Hawaiian, 3c per pound, ap ples, California stock. Wlnesaps. 76cl; Bellefleurg (cold storage), 60&7ac; Oregon stock, Spltzenbergs, 1.2S1.50; Newtown Pippins, 85c4j.91.2S; Wlnesaps, tlQl.85. Vegetables Cucumbers. ft55uc; beans, GlJc; peppers, 8j-4c; tomatoes, 30 50c Eggs Fancy ranch. 60c; pullets, 41c; storago, HOc. Onions Yellow, 11.15. CheeBe Yonng America, lSlSiAc- new 10&12i4c; Oregon, 14fc,c; Young America. 10c Butter Fancy creamery, 80c; seconds, 7c. Potatoes Delta Burbanks, per sack. 1.50; sweets, tl.7541.03 per sack; Saiinas Bur banks, $1.331.70: Oregon Burbanks. $1,250 1.40; Idaho. 85c1.10. Receipts Flour, 2268 quarters; barley 205O centals; potatoes, 6375 sacks: hay 240 tons. ' Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Call money steady; hirh. 3 per cent: low. 24; ruling rate 3; last loan, 3; closing bid. 2: offered at S. Time loans dull. 00 and 00 days and six months. 34&4 per cent. Mercantile wnier, 44"4 per centj ster linic exchange easier: 60-day bills, S4.S3- for cables. $4.8675: for demand, 14.8575. Bar sliver. 48 c Mexican dollars. 37 c: Government bonds steady: railroad bonds heavy. . SAN FRANCISCO. Deo. 24 Silver bars 48fcc. Mexican dollars nominal. Draftsi stent, oar; do telegraph. 3 ' Sterling Demand. 84.8314; cable, $4.86. LONDON. Dec 24. Bar silver, 22 11-16(1 per ounce Money, 14 per cent. Kate of discount for short and three months' bills. 2 per cent. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., "Dec. 24. Turpentine, firm. 41t4c: .ales. 251 harmlw m,,ln,. nr.j barrels; shipments, 2 barrels; stocks. 35.- 250 barrels. Rosin, firm: sales, 625 barrels; receipts. 1843 barrels: shipments, none: storks Knn barrels. Quote: A. B, C. D. J3.15: E. K. 3.20: G. M.22'4: li- SS ".'.: I -MS. x." M; M, $4.50; N, $5.50; WG. $5.78; WW. $5.80. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. EVaDora.ted auiet but firmer: fancy, 7Vij.sc: choice, 6-4Ic; prime. H0c Prunes CaU forniaa. 414 S11 4e. Peaches quiet. Hon nt New York. NEW 1'OKK. Dec. 24. Hops easy. Taeoma Spokane BIG HOLIDAY TRADE Business, Country Over, Is Better Than Expected. SENTIMENT IS CHEERFUL Railroad Rate Decision and Con tinued Heavy Imports or "Wheat and Other Products Stimulat ing Factors During Week. NEW YORK. Dec 24. Dun's Review will- say on baturday: The railroad rate decision, the continued big exports of wheat and other products and the colder weather, which stimulates re tail distribution, exert the most important Influence in the markets this week. Decem ber, with its holiday Interruptions and In ventories, is not usualtv a month for larn developments In business activity, but the recent progress in financial recuperation, the rapid establishment of a big balance of u-aae in tavor or this country, and the rate decision, giving a large nart of th relief asked for from the Interstate Commerce Commission, combine to create a favorable sentiment in business. The better feeling has undoubtedly im parted a brisker movement to th rhrlsimai trade, which, though less in value than last jear, nas been much more active than ap peared possible a few weeks ago. Bank clearings for the week were $2,068. 326. 10S, a decrease of 11.2 per cent, as com pared with $2.331',35S,727 In the .same week last year. Failures for the week were 376, against 449 last week and 280 in the same week last year. Wheat exports were 6.757, 042 bushels, against 3.804.7S3 a year ago WOOL PRICES ARE TENDING UPWARD KeV?n Demand at Mills for Military Cloths. Supers Are Wanted. BOSTON, Dec. 24. The Commercial Bul letin will say of the wool market Saturday: There has been an increased volume of business In the market this week and prices for all medium to low grades are higher than they were. Sales have included considerable territory, fine and fine medium at firm rates, while medium wools are fractionally higher. B super wools are very keen and dearer. The situation at the mills seems to be without material change although the situ ation, so far as military cloths Is concerned. Is eomewbat keener. Texas, fine 12 moi.ths. 560Sc; fine 8 months, C3&5ec. California. Northern, S455c; Middle County, 5152c; Southern, 4850c. Oregon, Eastern No. 1 staple, 6163c; Eastern clothing, 56 58c; valley No 1. 4S 50c. Territory, fine staple, 62 64c; fine medium staple, 5060c; fine clothing, 5750c: fine medium clothing, 5557c; half-blood comb ing. 60 61c. Pulled, extra, 62C5c; AA. S860c; A. 005Sc; A supers, 535rtc. ' STOCK DEMAND IS LESS PRICES TEND1 LOWER. IX WALL STREET MARKET. London Brokers Dissatisfied With Terms Impoaed for Rexumptlon of Business) There. 1 NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-In Its essentials todays stock market continued to traverse the ground of the last few days. More min imum prices were registered in shares of Investment and speculative values, the list including Canadian Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio and Southern Railway, while United States Steel and Southern Pacific repeated their established low quotations of the pre ceding session. More than a score of In active and miscellaneous stocks sold lower than before. Trading bore the familiar ante holiday aspects, the volume of business fall ing below recent days. Onenimr ..rl,.... ...1 1 . 1. l ' . . -. . v. l L. n.e same aegree of, regularity so long prevalent, followed by rallies wbich carried the leaders one to two noints abllVa 1. -. .-.1 . . n. n., . . - - j - viuM. 1 1. auvance appeared to be the result of short cover- -- ujiuing eise, ana when the demand from that quarter ceased stocks fell back from sheer inertia. Renewed weakness . ...u.k nu soutnern Railway preferred on extensive offerings unsettled the ... ...c, 1., whu lowest prices of the day. Tn th, final A-.I --. -- ...... 1 11 3 ume ouylng of Amalgamated Copper and Readimr Imparted a better undertone, but the closing was heavy and uncertain ... . . 01 . -norB lnan $10,000,000 gold was the nterestins feature of the Bank et Eng land 8 woeklv nra.An.A. . S . .... u.nuaa oroKers fid,to hai;e "Pressed disappointment over tne terms imposed for resumption of busineea on the stock exchange. The local hnnd no..to, 1 , , - - . . . . . . neavy on a vSue1 fl"Lr?:, ;.. P r.nv.m., k " ... :.'"''""-. united htates eie uncnanged on call. CLOSING "STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Low. Bid. 23 i 24 4S4 48 81 31 -2 2314 63 54 ioiTi 102 116 116H 215 24 24 ti SOVi 89 07 67 S4 84 15 M. l.-)4 153 153 V 35 Ti 36 40 40 10 10 85 . 85 122-H 122 31 31 20 . 20 6 ::::: i! 20 21 137 112 111 24 23 43 107 150 1574 88 li 21 20 126 127 ..... 115 51 17 17 9 120 43 43 11 11 81 82 53 53 9S 90 97 . 19 10 25 102 103 160 150 15 130 141 18 18 f-aies. Anial Copper .. lu.'suo 244 Am Kt K.inv , ...... -- e " a, OX 1 im Am Smel & Ref l';oO 54 Am Sugar Ref.'"2o6 ioiki Am Tel & Tel.. 200 lic2 Am lnnappn Anaconda Mln. Atchison 500 24 4i S.fiOO 00 U. 00 67 300 200 16 Bait & Ohio . . Brook ,R Tran. Cnl Pp.rnli.iim Canadian Pac." Ches & Ohio . . 'Sou Chi fit Wejst r.fn 10,i 8(i C, M & St Paul 1,700 Lnicago & N W 200 Chino Copper. . l.ouO Col A Southern I I ' u & ti Grande do preferred Distillers' Secur Erie 2.700 Gen Electric Gt Vnrfh nf Bnrt ( '. , "Vnr.K r . 100 24 ft Guireren helm IT. v Illinois central Interbor Mat pf Inspiration Cop In l.r Ttarv,.., K C Southern.. 100 21 Louis A Nash.. Mex Petroleum Miami Copper.. Mo, Kan & Tex Mo Pafiflr. 500 200 200 9S X' a , 1 . . v .. 1 i National L.ead. . Nevada Copper. N Y Central . . N Y, N H & H Norfolk & West . Northern Pup 700 Palfip l.ll 200 Pac Tel & Tel.. fennsyivama ... 0,300 104 A Pull Pal Car.. 100 ISOii Ray Con Cop Reading 16.S00 142 Republic IAS. HO.) 18 Rock Inland Co 300 T do preferred.. 700 1 1 St L A S F 3 pf S00 3 3 Southern Pac .. 3,500 81 81 Southern By .. ,100 14 14 Tenn Copper .. 600 30 H 80 Texas Company J SI 14 SO hi 128 1131i 78 union memo .. 0,300 115i 133 ,1 ... . ... -n wn .1 s ... r.n 1 nvj. . . i ! . , ; TT f. ..... I o "ft. . . . . 78 KJ a ..... O, 1 . . -. 4 do preferred.. 200 104 lo.'t'.i 103 Vi Utah Copper .. COO 47 4US4 4i 4S 48 T ....... r 1 Western Union. . , . . Westing Elec cs.iiiB iou . ....... ..... ..... f Total sales for the day, 108, SO0 shares. 8Vi U 8 Jter 2s. reg. 7 IN Y C G S4s... go do coupon.... 0B Nor Pao 3s (lot U S 3s. reg 100 do 4s ... S91 do coupon .100 ,1'nlon pac 4s.... 5i U S N 4s, reg.. 1084 Wis Cent 4s 3034 do coupon. .. .107 ii New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Dec 24. Sugar futures opened ono point higher to two points lower The market became steadier later on the firmness in the spot position. Prices at 12:30 were around last night's closing levels with sales of 350 tons. The spot market was firm at 4.01 for centrifugal and 13. a6 tor molasses sugar Refined steady Futures closed steady. February, t2 85; May, (3.03: June, S3.10; September, 13.22 Sales 350 tons. Cotton Market. TORK-, ee. 24 Spot cotton quiet. Miduliux uplands. 7.65c. I. The First National Bank ' FIFTH AND M0EEIS0N STEEET3. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $3,500,000 - Interest Paid on Savings and Tims Deposits Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Street. CAPITAL AND SUEPLUS S400.000 LADD & TILTON BANK Kstabllahed 1SSB. Capital and Surplus Commercial and ITALY BIG BUYER Purchases of Wheat to Date 30,000,000 Bushels. WILL NEED AS MUCH MORE Chicago Prices Advance on Kenewed Export Operations Durum Sells at $1.45 at Minneapolis, l Breaking All Records. CHICAGO. Deo. 24. "JJ'heat showed good rallying power today after the fact became evident that European demand had not ma terially fallen off, despite Argentine advices favoring the bear side. The market closed steady at a shade decline to V if 4 cent advance, compared with last night. Corn wound up with a gain of "4 "5W cent and oats of cent. The outcome in provisions was unchanged to 10 cents higher. Export houses watched their chance and promptly took offers of wheat as soon as the market had undergone a setback. Friends of high prices were gratified over the fact that durum wheat today at Min neapolis touched $1.45 a bushel, overtop ping all previous records. The American supply of this grade is said to be now vir tually exhausted, the result of Immense pur chasing for Italy. It was estimated that tne Italian government bad bought In tne United States 30,000,000 bushels of all kinds of wheat so far this season and would need as much more in the near future. Predictions of unsettled weather helped to broaden the demand for corn. Oats hardened with corn. In provisions, the call from outsido Inter ests more than offset hedging sales by packers. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. Hish. Low. Close. Dec l.25T4 l.;V4 Jl.l'iVi ?I.1' May l.-teVs'- 1.2!) LiMfe l.'M cor:.;. Dee 0.5 1i .6V4 .05 vi .004 May 7l:.i .71 .TH OATS. Dec 40 .4!i ,-tn .40 4 May 034 .53 5i .53 .5a MESS PORK. Jan 18.25 18.35 18.25 1S.S5 May 1B.S2V4 10.00 18.82 H 1S.85 LARD, 10.32 & 10.55 Jan. lo.r.o 10.50 10.3214 10.55 May . . .10.50 SHORT RIBS. Jan 10.10 10.17H 10.10 Mav 10.45 10.50 1U.42V4 10.124 10.47 fc, No. 2 , C1.2S. 3 yel- Cash prices were as follows: Wheat No. 2 red fl.23VsWl.26K: hard, $ 1.25 4f 1.2H4 ; No. 2 Northern, Jorn No. 2 yellow. Uolsffrtfic: No. low. bo ouc. Rye No. 2. ?1.11H- Barley 00ia71c. Timothy $5.50WT.25. 1-T Clover $ 12.504J 15.00. Chicago Grain KeceipLs Increase. CHICAGO. Dec. 24. Grain receipts in this city for the year of 1914 were 221,091 cars, as against 204,024 the previous year, accord ing to figures made public today by the Illi nois Public Utilities -Commission, which has charge of the grain Inspection. These fig ures were reached in spite of a deficiency of 40 per cent during the first six months, as compared with the same period of 1013. In November alone there was an Increase of 19.124 cars over November, 1013, the re spective shipments being 7440 and 26,504 cars. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Dec. 4. Cargoes on passage IVad to 3d lower. LIVERPOOL, nominal. Dec. 21. Wheat futures. MlnneaDolis Grain llarkat MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24. Wheat. Decem ber, 31.214; May, 1.24 ; No. 1 hard. $1.2SH: No. 1 Northern, 31.22 H W 1.20 : No. Flax, 41.62 Sjp 1.05. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, 31.074 2; red Rus sian, $1.07 H'S 2; Turkey red, 32 2.05; blue. stem. xz. vo dp.u t .j ; reea barley. ll.274v 1.80; white oats, $1.82 V4 S 1.65; bran, 27S 27.50; middlings, fSO&ul; shorts, S2$a 28.00. Call Board Barley. May, $1.41 H; Janu ary, a Dia. Puget Sound Grain Market. TACOMA, Dec. 24. Wheat Pluestem $1.23; fortyfold $1.21; club' $1.18; fife $1.17. Car receipts Wheat, 20; barley, 2: oats, 3; hay. 18. SEATTLE. Dee. 24. Wheat Flluestem J1.26; turkey red $1.21; fortyfold $1.25; club .x. me .1.1; rea nussian si.iq. Barley, $26.50. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 21; oats, 2; barley, 2: hay, 10; flour. 7. Coffee. Futures. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. There was soma trade selling in tiie market for coffee fu tures again today and prices were lower In the absence of any active demand. A fur ther decline In the rate of Brazilian ex change on London was accompanied by re ports that some of the Brazilian shippers were showing a disposition to shade their offers In the cost and freight market and after opening at a decline of 6 to 8 points, prices here closed 12 to 10 points net lower Sales, IS, COO bags. December. 5.9Sc; Jan uary. 5.0Sc ; February, 6.05c; March, 6.15c; April, U.24u; May, 6.33c; June, 6.22c; July, 7.15c; August. 7.21c; September, 7.28c; Oc tober. 7.35o ; November, 7.41c. Spot, quiet; Itio No. 7, 7Hc: Santos No.-4, 10 cents. J . Metal Markets. KEW YORK. lec. 24. Copper Dull: electrolytic. 18.0042 13.50c: casting, 13.O0 13.25c LH3Hd Oulet. a.7.3.8ic. a t'hlcaco Dalrr Produre. CHICAGO. Dee. 24. Butter and eggs un changed. Receipts, eggs 2540 cases. Uulath Unseed Market. DULUTH, Dc. 2t. Linseed, cash, S1.05; December, $l.o3H; May, Jl.eS. Record Price for Durum. DUI.UTH. Minn.. Dee. 24. a C5r of du rum wheat was reported sold at Minneapo lis today at $1.45. the lilahcst figure record- S2,OOO.OOD Savings Deposits ed thre. rcember durum sold at fl.-KJ'-y and May at $1.43. SUICIDE LAID TO INJURIES Car Company Sued for $2 0,000 for "Wife's Peatli. Alleging that injuries received in a streetcar accident on September 7 re sulted in his wife's suicide nearly three months later, Frank AV. Bowen yesterday filed a suit In County Clerk Coffey's office, asking: $.'0,000 dam ages from the Portland Kail way. Light & Power Company. Mrs. Florence E. Bowen was in an automobile driven by C. J. Walling ford on September 7, when the machine was struck by a streetcar at Albina avenue and Alberta street. Mrs. Bowen suffered concussion of the spine, it ia asserted, developed melancholia, be came insane and on December 2 killed herself with a revolver. Ths Canadian Bank of Com mere a HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established '1867. A. general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Commercial Ltltera at Credit Isjamed. Gxcbnnce on London, KuclsuJ. Bought mad Sold. PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark Sts. P. C. MALPAS, Manager. We Make MORTGAGE LOANS Promptly, in Large Amounts, on Improved Realty Capital and Surplus $600,000 LUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY Corner Fifth and Stark TRAVELERS' CiUIIifC SjJnsjr, Australia via Sydney Short Line ia a trip of charm and delight never to be foi'B-otten. Traveling; on the splendid 10.CG0 ton American steamers "Sonom.V "Sierra" or "Ventura" adds materially to the enjoy ment of the journey. These ships are rated 100 Al Lloyds. Sydney in 19 days. Round trip. 0375O Honolulu. (110 first class. Grand tour of South Seas, including Samoa, Australia. New Zealand, Tahiti and Hono lulu. $337.50. Round the world at reduced rates. Illustrated folders free. OCEANIC S. S. CO, 673 Market St. San Francisco, Col. Honolulu Jan 5, 19. Feb. etc Sydney Jan. 19 and Feb. 16, etc. COOS BAY AND EUREKA S. S. ELDER SAILS SU"DAT, DEC. 27, A. M. AND EVERY SUNDAY THEREAFTER. NORTH FACJ-IC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Office i Freight Office Vfi A 3d St. I) Foot Northrup St. MAIN 1814. A 1314. I. Main 3203. A 5422. S. S. ROSE. CITY SAILS 3 P. M., DEC. 87. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The San Iranlo & Portland 8. S. to. Third and Washington sts. (wltn O.-W. K. a N. Co. J. Tel. Marshall A SI 2 U COOS BAY' L.IN 6TRAMSHJP BKKAKWAILB Hails from Alnsworth eock. Portland, T p. 14. every Tuesday. Freight and ticket o.f1ee. tower Alnsworth dock, P. 4s C. BL 9. Lias, 1 H. Reatlng. Agent. Phonea atrJn ISO, ItZi. City Ticket Off lc. 10 BUul St, C W. b linger. Agent. Pnosea starana . 4a, A lil. SIGHT BOAT FOR THIS IIAl.LIM Str. State of Washington leaves laylor-st- dock Mon.. Wed. Fri day, at II f. M. for The Dalles. Lyle. Mood Klver. White Salmon. Undertvoeu. Carson, Stevenson. Heturning. leaves The Oailea Sunday. Wed., Frl.. 7 A. M. TeL Main 613. t are si including- berth on cisht trip American-Hawaiian Sleamsh:p Co. -e i-Hima anal libc." HXPRKSS KREK-IIT SF.nvirif Between Portland. New York. Boat en. h u u v narieiios. For Information as to P.atea. SaillriKH. Etc.. Call on or Address C D. KEXAEllV. .Urn. .O Stark. Street. I'urtland. ir-. mIavoyaseof a Wf 23 PIE&SAMT MM- ft 0