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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING , OREGpyiAy, THURSDAY JANUARY 21 . 1915. WHEAT GOMES BACK Market Responds Well Bulge in East. to PRICES MAKE. SHARP GAIN Buying for California Milling Ac count Is Feature of Trade in Xorthwest Oats and Bai x ley Sell Higher. Buying for California milling account was the feature of the wheat market yesterday. The demand was not only good here, but extended to the country mar eta. oi maun business could be done in the interior, how ever, as holders asked prices about 2 cents &bove the Portland basis. . The local market responded well to the strength at Chicago, where a renewal of export buying caused .prices to Jump 84 -nta ctn the Merchant Exchange. forty- Told was in most demand with soles of 30.000 bushels. The exchange sales (n detail were as follows: Bushels 10.0O0 March forty-fold 'J'?.4 10.000 March forty-fold l.J 10,000 prompt. forty-fold. ld 100 May oats 2?-22 tV0 February oats 22 10o prompt bran 30.W The above wheat sales represented & Si to 2 hi -cent advance over Tuesday's level. Bid prices for early blueatern were up 1 to li cents and May was unchanged. Club wheat was 2 to 3 cents higher than on Tuesday and red was 1 to 2 cents higher. The oats market also moved upward, Feb ruary gaining SO cents and May 1 a ton. Prompt oats were unchanged at $36. but there were spot sales on the Sound during the day at $37. Barley waa very firm in the country with buying by some of the exporters on the basis of S33 here for brewing. Bid prices on the Exchange ranged from 25 cents down to 00 cents up, as compared with the preceding day. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland 3 Year ago..... 18 issi!n to date 1233 Year ago. . . . .Iit2t 5 6 7 6 11 10 2 1327 1485 14n 1325 177 123G 1751 1 8 l a 371 2187 :28 1634 S 43 22 35 f57 3139 913 3130 Taroraa. Tuea.. 16 6 Year ago 40 .... Seaa'n to date. 71 uu 414 Year ago 0620 445 Seattle Mod. 44 4 Year ago 38 LS?as'n to date 574'- 45 Year ago &U3 MO 7 8 1439 1169 f.QOD BETt RNS IROM BARREL (iRAPGS r-jrtrrlust Tacked Fruit Nets California Grow ers Large (Sum. Tied1 Emperor grapes, preserved i.i klln dried redwood sawdust for the Christmas market, will return California growers about 'v$ 100.000. according to an estimate by the secretary of the State Board of Vltlcultural Commissioners. According to his figures. Ti early 200,000 drums were preserved In saw dust and stored In New York in advance of Christmas. Tho new industry, formerly monopolized by Aimer la grapes from Spain, .has proved most profitable this season, the ftrfct time It has been attempted on a large scale. It was developed through experi ments of the United States Department of ..Agriculture. The price f. o. b. California has averaged about $2.25 per drum, and as the expense is said to be only about 85 cents, tho vincyardist secures $1.40. Other methods of preserving grapes are being' experimented with by the commission. IMPROVEMENT I" THE GOODS TRADE Demand !;prlnglnc; lp for Coatings and Cloak in ga. There seem to be some straws which in dicate a demand springing up for domestic goods, more titan has been apparent for some time, ssja the Boston Commercial Bulletin. This appears to be chiefly on the part of manufacturers of rough cloak- ings and coatings, but thero have also been inquiries for finer lines. Including some de mand for yarns of the half-blood order. Aa yet this business does not appear to have been at all extensive, nor general. It has been most pronounced on the part of the coating mills. Reports indicate still further contracts as bring placed for army goods. Jn soma rases, it Is said, that such contracts have been made allowing manufacturers to make deliveries any time within the year, although it must be said that this leeway on deliver ies Is extremely liberal. Nevertheless, not a few mills doubtless owe the fact that they are running at all to the orders for army roods for tho allied forces. TlfE LOCAL KGG MARKET IS FIRMER Steretpls of Freeh Oregons Are 'oi Equal to Current Keeds, The egg market was firm yesterday, as receipts of fresh Ore sons were not equal to the demard. The general quotation, case count, on the street was 28 cents. Too many coops of poultry axe coming in for the current requirements and prices are much lower than usual at this time ox year. Chickens sold In most instances at 1J cents, but supplies did not clean up. Pressed meats were steady. Wool CoDMimptlon Never Greater. Comment Ins on the strong position of the American wool market, an Eastern writer says thRt dealers contended that tho wool consumption was the greatest in the world's history, and that values would be strongly maintained as long as the demand continued to be os aotlve as at present. A full reailxa. 1 1on of the actual situation, he says, had ji-jt yet dawned on many of the wool buyers in this country. An upward revision in the cost of fine wools, which are relatively cheap compared with coarse stock, Is con sidered inevitable. Export Drnuwd for Heps. ovcrul hop dealers at Portland and Sa I'in have orders, but buying is difficult, as growers ure in no hurry to sell. This has imparted a firm tone to the market. The demand is chiefly for export account, which occasions some surprise in view of the lare crop raided in England. Dealers do rut find It easy to sell in the East, where fcrevver arc well supplied lth hops, paper and otherwise. Beer sales decreased, nearly t.nii.itno barrels In December, and this is also against domestic trade. Bananas in Good Condition. The colder weather has had an adverse effect on the fruit and vegetable demand. Front-street trade is still fairly good, rivu oars of bananas were received yester day in green condition. A car each of cel ery and sweet potatoes arrived from the ewuth. Prices were generally steady. Bank Clewrtnirs. TtanH clearings of the Northwestern cities 3eUTJay were as follows; Clearing. Balances. Portland $t.M'4..i-j:; sm.kh' iptie - l,72j..ti(;tv 100.545 Taroma ' 232. 5tW 24,20.3 fc-pokane 603.313 ' 80.SO7 MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flonr, Feed. Etc, Merchants Exchange, noon seasioa. l'rou.pt ue::ver7. V. heal Bid. . . 1.4.-.S .. 1.424 .. 1.41 .. l.."j .. 1.50 .. 36.00 . . Sl.JiO . . 31.30 . . ;u.7 Ask 1.45 H 1.44 . 1-42 i, 1.37 1.42 300 S3.O0 32. SO 30.23 TSluvstem I'ort(jld ....... 1'tub ... Ked Ttussian .... lied file Oats Ko. l wirtte feed. Harley No. 1 feed .. areuirg ISran 31.50 L45V, 1.18 1.51 1.45 1.46 1.43 1.44 1.37 1.38 1.43 1.43 36.73 -38.00 39.00 :t2.00 33.50 February red tue March red fife February oats ...... March oats May oats February feed barley March feed barley .. CahniK-Tr hmn 1.41 36.50 37.23 38.50 31.50 .. o.75 30.00 30.50 FLOUR Patents, $6.80 a barrel; straights, $G; whole wheat, $7; graham, 16.80. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $30 per a)inrri C31 r roTlAri hflrlfiv. -S31.50 S 34. SO. CORN White, $36 per ton; cracked. 3f per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $15 15.50; Valley timothy,-$1313.50; grain hay, $10.50911; alfalfa, $13 13.50. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $1.75 (2.25 per box; Japanese, per box, 00c & $1; lemons, $S&S.5o per box; bananas, 4 & 4 Vt c per pound ; grapefruit. $3.25 4 ; pineapples. 7c per pound; tangerines, $L25 per box. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, hothouse, $22.2S doxen; eggplant, 8 10c aoutd; peppers, 1213c per pound; artichokes, S5 Q 90c per dozen; tomatoes, $1.75 per cratt: cabbage. lilo per pound; beans, 12 i per pound; - celery, $3.50 per crate; caull f.ourer. $2.25 per crate; sprouts. So per pound: head lettuce, $1.852 per crate; pumpkins, l&c per pound; squash,- lc per pound. GREEN FRUITS Apples, 75cfl.o0 per box; casabas, $1.65 per crate; pears, 1.50; grapes. $3.503.75 per barrel; cran berries. $9111 per barrel. POTATOES Oreieon. SI ter sack; Idaho, I16L10; Yakima, SOc$X-10; sweet potatoes, Z&c per pound. ONIONS Oregon, buying price, $1.25 f. a b. shlDninv noint. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.23 per sack; beets. $1.25 per sack; parsnips, $1-25 per sac. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. Z&c; candled. 30c. POULTRY Chickens. 12c: Broilers, is fP 20c; turkeys, dressed, 21c; live, 18c; ducks. 12 iv fertile: eeese. 11 (ft 12c. butter creamery, nrints. extras. per pound in case lots : ft c more in x than case lots: cubes. 25c. cheese ore eon triplets. looDers- mi vine price, loc per pound, r. o. b. doca, .roruana; loung Americas, idc per pouno. VEAL Fancy, 12 '4 & 13c per pound. PORK Block, 99ftc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local iobbln Quotations: SALMON Columbia River one - pound tails, SiiiO per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.50; one-pouud flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, one-p-und tails, $1.0j. HONEY Choice. w.2j per case. NUTS Walnuts, J5(yj24c per pound; Bra. zil nuts, 15c; filberts, 15 24c; almonds, 23 to 24c : peanuts, Gic; cocoanuts, SI. 00 per dozen; pecans, 1920c; chestnuts, 123 &15& M fcj ajn o email wnue, e. ic; larao wnuo, 5.60c; Lima. cc; pink. 4.60c; Mexican, $ac; bayou, e.zbc. "OFF KB Koastea, in drums, wsuo SUGAR Fruit and berry, $5.85: beet. $5.95; extra C $S.S5; powdered, in barrels, 16.10. SALT Granulated, Slo.oo per ton; nan ground, 100s. $10.75 per ton; 50s, $11.50 per ton: dairy. 14 per ton. Rice Southern head. 60Kc; broken. 4c per pound. OKI ED fkuits Apples, sc per pouna apricots. 13 & 15c ; peaches, 8c; prunes. Ital ians. f.&Sc: raisins, loose Muscatels. Sc; un bleached Sultanas. 7jc: seeded. 8c; dates. Persian, 77c per pound; fard, $1.40 per box; currants, 9Ql2c. T ' Hops- Wool, Hides, Etc. , HOPS . 1914 crop, 10tfl2ic; 1013 crop, nominal. HIDES Salted hides, lie; salted bulls. 10c; salted kip, 15c; salted calf, Itte; green hides, 13c; green bulls, c; preen Kip, lae, green calf, 10c; dry bides, 26c; dry calf, 2Sc. WOOL Valley. 1718c; Eastern Oregon, 1520c, nominal. MOHAIR 1014 clip. Z7c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 404tto per nound. PELTS Dry long wooled pelts. 13c; dry short wooled Delta. 10c: dry shearings, eacn 10 15c; salted shearings, each. 15fg)2Uc; dry goats, long huir, each, 1212&c; dry goat shearings, each, 10(c20c; salted sheep pelts, January, xityi.do eacn. Provisions. TiAMS Standard. 17 V,c; fancy, 18V4c; picnic HV4C BACON Fancy, 27 28c; standard, 23 24c. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs, ll!lc; exports 14 17c LARD Tierce basis: -Pure, 12 12 ft o; compound, Sio. Oils. KEROSENE: Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; special drums or bar rels. 13-c: cases. lTKoZVKc. GASOLINE Bulk, 13c; cases, 20c; engine distillate, drums, 7Hc; caset;, I4c; naptha, drum, 12c; cases, 19c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. 71c: raw, cases. 76c; boiled, barrels, 73c; boiled, cases, 7Sc. TURPENTINE In tanks, 60c; in cases, 67c; 10-case lots, lv less PRICES HOLD STEADY SMALL TUjH AT AORTH FOlrtXASiD STOCKYARDS. Bmt Hor. Offered Still Brine U0 Steer Sell at Formrr Quo tations. Tbe 10 market again commanded most attention at tho atockyarcU. as but httle waa available in otber lines yesterday. Hos prfcta held steady with JS.80 as the top. A few steers of medium grade were sold. Values in the cattle and sheep markets were unchanged. Receipts were 6S1 hogs and C cattle. Ship pers were: , With hogs William Block, Monmouth. 1 car: F. B. Decker. Shanlko; t car; It. Mc Crow. Goldendale, 1 car; Bugs Bros.. Hepp ner. 1 car; D. Koycc, Troutdale, 2 cars. With mixed loads W. Doherty, Golden dale. 1 car cattle and hogs; Citizens Bank, Sweet Grass, 1 car cattle and hogs. Th. day s sales were as ioiiowb: Wt. Price. Wt. Price 1 steer COWS 6 hogs 9 hogs 19 steers 7 steers S hogs 6.' hogs . . 8o0 S6.00 14 hogs 3 hoga 6S hogs 1 hog . SS hogs 1 hog 12 hogs Si hogs . .. 1:3 $s.oo ... 2S7 6.20 . .. 100 6.70 ... 0 6.00 . .. 200 6.8V . . 320 6.25 ... 160 6.75 ... 148 6.00 .. Tzt, 6.60 .. 175 6.80 . . 210 6. SO ..1014 .0 . -1070 6.00 .I 104 5.75' .. ISO 6.75 hogs .. 114 6.001 Vrics current at the local stockyards on the turious classes of stock: Oattl Prime steers ............. Choice steers Medium steers Choice cows Medium cows Heifers nulls ...7.50r7.75 ... 7.57.50 ... 6.75ft 7.25 . .. 6.00IU6.75 . .. 5.00 6.00 ... 5. 00z.6.6Q ... .50ji5.5O ... 4.50 B 4.00 ... 6.506.S0 ... 5.505.SS ... 5.T5tT.50 ... 5.00 a 5.50 . .. 6.25 0 7.50 Stags .......... Hogs ,iht Heavy Sheep Wethers Ewes Lambs Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Jan. 20. Hogs Re ceipts, 11.000; market, lower. Heavy. 6.ww 6.7S; light. $t;.co .(.: pigs, )" bulk of sales. u.ouao.oo. Cattle Iteceipis. ovvv, mr "v, tive steers. G.7oib.io: cows ana neiie, Io.23tt7.2o: Western steers, So.toa; Tex as steers, 5.7o -W: cows ana unit, .7r,; calves. 7.0OS.85. Sheep rteceipis. oj.t. utMnc Te-irlings. S073&7.50; wethers, Sj.00ltfO.-a, lambs. 7.30(8.iO! Chicago IJvestork Market. ruTPinn .Jan 20. Hogs Receipts. 60,- 000- market dull to 10c to 15e under yes terdays average. Bulk of sales, I.036.So: light t5i6.03: mixed, $tl.5ui tj.'.'o, heavy. fi?40.8O; rough. .40(o.30; pigs. 3.2j "''cattle Receipts. 1S.000: market, weak Native steers. S.5uC 0.25; Western. J5S 7.&0; cows and heifers, t3.2US; calves, 7.25 lShep! Receipts. 15.00: market, strong Sheep. $5.73b40; yearlings, f6.606.i0; lambs, f6.73i8.30. Loadon Wool Sales. LONDON.- Jan. 20. There were 950O bales offered at the wool auction sales today. A better selection of crossbreds brought out active competition and th opening prices were firmly established. Home traders were eager to secure supplies in order to com plete government contracts. America and France secured a few lots of merinos. Hop, at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Hopa Quiet. Shorts 31.00 Futures February bluestem - 1-44 March blueetem, L4i& May bluestem 1.49 February fortyfold ....... L43J4 March fortyfold 1-45 February club .... 1.41 March club 1-43 February red Russian..... 1.36 March red Russian 1.37 BUYING IS BROAD Stocks Again Advance With Strong Demand. .: ' Z TOP PRICES OF SEASON Jealing8 in Bonds Are Largest Since Reopening of Exchange Reports From Steel Industry Are Favorable. s NEW YORK. Jan. 20. There were indi cations at odd momenta of today's stoc market session that tha limit of absorption had been reached, but these were dispelled later, when a bread-buying movement wiped out most of the early losses and sent numer ous Important tissues to the highest level attained since the renewal of open trading. Dealings in stocks showed a marked de crease from the Drecedlng day's extraordi nary activity, but this was more than off set by the gain in bondsthe business in these securities aggregating the largest amount of any day since ttie exchange re opened. pressure was directed against some of the leaders, particularly United States Steel and the principal coppers, boardroom gos sip attributing the temporary heaviness of these stocks to foreign selling. London, from all accounts, disposed of a moderate amount of our stocks in this market. Advices from Pittsburg gave a more fav orable aspect to the outlook .for the steel industry, operations in that district and the Middle West showing a considerable gain in rate of production, compared with a week ago. Copper prices held at 14 cents, but some disappointment was felt at the Amal gamated dividend, which was again de clared on the 50-cent quarterly basis. ' Many of the day's gains in bonds were in speculative Issues, advances extending from 1 to.4 per cent. St. Paul convertibles were a faatnre, contributing more than their Quota to the whole. Total sales, par value, were $3,960,000. United States Government reg istered 2s were up per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS, Closing Sales. High. Alaska Gold .. T.SOO 2i) Axnal Copper 19,400 57 Am Beet Sugar. 2,400 . American Can... 3.100 30 Am Smel &, Kef 1,800 tt3 . do preferred.. 2u4 102 Low. Bid 28-4 57 35 ;ioh 61 101 Tk Ho 230 27 04-4 73 8714 : 17 163 '4 34 4:i 11 0014 -"38T4 26 28 r.714 85 'i SO "4 62 10314 414 121 230 27 S3 73 87 17 1H614 34 43 11 1)214 127 SG Am hugar Kel. Am Tel & Tel.. Am Tobacco . 4.T00 121 "4 suo Anaconda Min .. 1,500 '28 Atchison 4,400 95ft Bait & Ohio ... 5.S00 74 Brok K Tran. . i.lOO 88 Cal Pet'roieum. fr 17H Cauadfaa Pac .. 3,"00 167,4 Cen tral Leather 800 :t5 Ches & Ohio ... 1,100 44 i Chi Gt West ... 1,400 11 C, M & St Paul. 3,600 93 Chicago & N W Chino Copper .. 0,100 36 Col Fuel & Iron 300 Uti Col A Southern D R O rande do preferred. . 700 1 2 Distillers' Sccur 100 12 Erie Gen Electric Gt North pf ... 3,000 116 Gt North Oro . . 9.000 34 6 13 11 22 144 310 51 303 3S 96 24 337 119 61 38 11 14 120 m 80 55 302 104 21 SO 306 154 17 331 21 Sl 134 ln4 sr4 10s 2 2 lilt 1114 11B14 30 - no 108 "23'i 13654 110 IS 1014 12 Guggenheim Ex 1,800 rl Illinois central. Inter Met pf . . Inspiration Cod. 2t)0 10S li 100 J9ii Inter Harvester. 1.600 "4 KC Southern.. 4,100 138 U Lehigh Valley 00 119 Louis & Nash... 4.00 61 Miami Copper .. 900 lti1 Ma. Kan & Tex 1.C00 11 & Mo Pacific 39,000 15 H lat Blsuuit National Lead .. Nevada Copper. 400 1 3 N Y Central 700 8!!4 N T, N H & H. 800 56 1314 so 314 ivonoik & west Northern Pac .. Pacific Mail ... Pac Tel & Tel. . Pennsylvania . . 4.800 104T4 104 3.800 107 10fi'4 153 U 1714 150 2114 lis -S5i , 16 V 3194 134 "4 12014 'bili 10714 53 6214 Pull Pal Car . . .too Ray Con Copper 1,900 131 17 H 332 21 14 1 jiejicnng otj.mnf Republic J & 8. 900 Rock Island Co 100 do preferred.. bOO fit I. ft B P 2 pf Southern Pac .. 8,400 87 Southern Ry .. 1.900 17 Tenn Coper ... 30O. 81! Texas Company. 300 134 Union Pacific-.. 8.200 121 do preferred U S Steel 14,900 do preferred.. 1.300 308 Utah Copper 3.r,00 &4 Wabash of . 3. lOO liT. Western Union. 2,000 63 Westintr Elec .. 800 71 7114 11 Total sales for the day, 30,600 si i ares. BONDS. U 8 Ref 2s, reg. $8jU 8 N 4s, coup.. 109 do coupon. 9S(N Y C G 3b... 81 U S 3s, rep 101 Nor Pac 3a 64 do coupon. ... iui uo 4s ! U li N 4a, reg.. 109 Union Pac 4s.... 95 Money., Exchange, Etc. KEW YORK. Jan. 20. Mercantile paper, S (q4 per cent. day bills, $1.8170; for cables, $4.8435; for demand. 74-83S5. .car sitver, c Mexican dollars.' iHc. Government bonds, 'firm: railroad bonds. strong. . Time loans, easy; ov a ays. per cent: wu days, 3 per cent; six months, 3 per cent. Call money, steaay. i-ugn, 2 per cent; low. 1; ruling rate, 2; last loan, 2; closing bid, 1 ; offered at If. LONDON. Jan. 20. Do Beers, 9; Rand Mines, 5. Bar silver, iz. is-ia per ounce. Money, 1 per cent. RaLus of discount: For short bills. ltS2 per cent; do. three months bills, 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. Sterling ex change, 60 days, 14.81; sight, 94.84; cable, $4.84. Americans Firm at London. T.nxnON. Jan. 20. The stock market was slightly quieter, but prices were steady. except war loan issues, whicn wore oiierea prior to the installment payment uue to morrow. Rio Tint os were easy on realiz ing, but home rails. mining snares, ana Rufsian bonds advanced. Tho American was me nngniest ana most active section of the stock market' today. Dealings occurred in practically the whole . wltn Janaaian iraciiic jeaaing. ,ihb closing was firm SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKETS prices Corrent In Bay City on Fruits, Vege table, Etc fjAW I'RANrrsro. Jan. 20. Butter Fan cy creamery. 30c; seconds, 28c KSKS f ancy rancn, out, jjuiicu, .i. Cheese New. 10e-14c; Young Americas, !rl3c: Orecon. 14c Vegetables Bell peppers, 10(S?11c; do Chll 5&7c; string beans. 3Uwiic; wax, 5f7c; Llmas, 10&12c; hothouse cucum bers. f-.i0ft2.75: Los Angeles tomatoes, o0 C'Toc; lettuce. ouwc onions 1 enow, iv. Fruit Lemons, fancy, $2.252.50: choice. $1.75i2; standard, $1.30??' 1.7. bananas. Hawaiian, si.u V pineapples, ao, ei:i; ('lilifornia annles. Newtown Pippins. 60 & 90c: Bellfleurs. T0(&75c; Baldwins. 601& 7.1c: lnesaps. t.jp(.c; ao. ureKuu, oiilcii- bergs, $11-50; Newtown Pippins, 1&X.2H; Wine saps, Ji.iJ. . . p.nHini Burbanks. Salinas. $22.10: delta. 1; Oregon, $1.65(1.75: Idaho, $1.15 tl.35; Oregon American Wonders, $LtS5; Watsonville, $1,6041.65; sweets, $1.651.75. KeceiptS r jour, U'.'Ji nuwrtem . uajric. 4600 centals; potatoes, 70i0 sacks; hay OJd tons. Coffee Market. vRw YORK. Jan. 20. The coffee market was quiet again today and there was little change in prices. Futures opened at an advance of one point and active months sold a point or two net higher during the day, in sympathy -with the continued steadiness of Brazil, but there was hardly enough de mand to reflect any changes In the general sentiment 'and the close was unchanged to one point higher. Sales, 7500 bags. January, 6 j0c February, 8.14c: March, 6.24c; ApriL 634- May. 6.44c; June, 6.34c; July, 7.34c; September, 7.44c; October, 7.49c; November, 7.55c; December, 7.61c. Spot, steady;. Rio, unchanged;, on London, 3-3-d lower. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Jan. 20. Butter Unchanged. EK Lower. Receipts. 3616 cases; at mark, cases included, 25 6 32c; ordinary firsts, 30; firsts, 32c Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH, Jan. 20. 'Linseed, cash, $1.88; May, $1.83. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The market for sugar futures was easier today, prompted by the more favorable weather reports from Cuba A4 Tc-l vM about 2 to 8 poirrta netlower, with salea of S00 tons. The spot sugar market was steady and unchanged. No sales. Molasses sugar, 3.18c; centrifugal, 3.95c Refined, ateady. The last quotation on sugar waa at 3.9SC for centrifugal on a transaction of 30.000 Dags Cuban, an advance of 3 points. Mo lasses at the close waa quoted at t.21c also advancing 3 points. Metal Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Copper firm. Elec trolytic, 14.00c; casting. 13.75c Lead quiet. 8.6503.70c. Spelter firm, 6.48 86 ouc. Dried Fruit at Xnr York. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Evaporated ap Dlea dulL Prunes, quiet. Peaches, quiet and firm. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Spot cotton steady. Mid-uplands. 8.50. Salea 1500 bales. BAKER POULTRY SHOW ON Mrs. jb..F. Bailey Wins All Prizes In White Leghorn Class. BAKER, Or.,"' Jan. 20. (Special.) The second annual poultry show of the Baker County Poultry Association opened today. B. F. Keeney, licensed judge, of Eu gene, lost no time in starting the judginsr. He made the awards for White Leehorns and White Rocks and partially for Barred Plymouth Rocks. Following- were the wards: White Leghorns All prizes won by Mrs. L. F. Bailey, as follows: First, second and third pen; first, second and third cockerel; first cock; first, sec ond and third hen; first, second and third Dullet. White Rocks E. I Moody won first pen, first cockerel, and first, second and third pullet. Charles Bodwell won first hen. All other entries were dis qualified. Barred Plymouth Rockei First and third cockerel, Whiteman Bros., Hepp ner; second cockerel, William Heim soth; first cock, Whiteman Bros.; sec ond cock, Charles Dresbach;' third cock, William Heimsoth. Other classes not yet judged. There are between 350 and 403 chick ens on display. There are 35 individual entries. NEW WATER LAW DESIRED Method of Collecting for City Dis tribution Sow Unsatisfactory. GRAND VIEW, Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.) On the Invitation of the Council of Grandview a conference of the city attorneys of Sunnyside, Pros aer and Grandview was held here Mon day to draft a bill for the Legislature, which would permit cities using Gov ernment water for irrigation and do mestic purposes to handle the situa tion. Th proposed law would enable cities to create improvement districts and levy assessments according to area for the payment of the original cost. main, tenance, construction of distributing systems and incidental expenses. As the same problem confronts all of the towns of the Yakima valley It Is hoped to procure their combined aid in presenting the bill to the Legis lature. SERVICE MEN ARE NAMED C. B. Aitchison, of Kailroad Commis sion Again Heads' Body. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) C. B. Aitchison. of the State Railroad Commission, has been re-elected presi dent of the Pacific Coast Association of Public Service Commissions. Max Thelen, president of the California Public Service Commission, was chosen vice-president, and K. H; Walker, sec retary of the Nevada Commission, sec retary. The organization is composed ot the members of the Public Service Com missions of Oregon, Washington, Cali fornia, Nevada and Idaho. It has been in existence for a couple of years and its purpose is primarily to give oppor tunity for concerted action on the part of the various commissions whenever such action is necessary. OATS AND BARLEY SOAR New Kecord Prices Made at Baker, but Wheat Is Stationary. BAKER, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) Oats and barley climbed loaay to new ton levels, oats selling at i.bi a nun- rirort wpiirht and even, in some instances, hiirh as S1.70. Barley went to as a ton in the open market, this being the record for the season, wneat re mained stationary at $1.25 a bushel for the best grades. There is no buying for future delivery in Baker and the farmers who hold wheat at this time are almost all keeping their stock for seeding. Onlv a small portion of the oats and barley crop has been disposed of by the farmers in this country, aitnougn a large amount of barley has been fed to hogs. PRISON SENTENCE GIVEN Milton Boy Charged With Stealing From Employers. PEXULETOS. Or.. Jan. 20. (Spe a i.l RalDh Despain, young scion of a Pendleton pioneer family, who was arrested several months ago on a charge of burglary, entered a plea of guilty yesterday and was sentenced to serve from two to five years in the nnitAntiarv. ' Hersy Durkln, a 19-year-old high school boy of Milton, was brought to the county jail yesterday by Deputy Sheriff West, charged with taking J255 from a safe in a store where he was employed. ' ' RABIES GROWS IN MALHEUR Ranchmen Report Cattle Running Amnch and Escapes From Bites. MALHEUR, Or, Jan. 20. (Special.) Many cattle in Malheur are dying from bites inflicted by rabid coyotes that are running amuck. ' Walter Worsham, a stockman, living five miles from here, had a narrow escape Sunday when a cow ran amuck, biting many animals before it could be killed. People, fearing attacks, seldom ven ture far unless armed. A resident near here was saved in an attack by a mad coyote by the use of a saw he was carrying. Ranchers, who now are form ing coyote hunts, have killed as many as 200 in an afternoon. Requisition for Fugitive Made. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.)-i-A requisition was , issued today by Governor Withycombe upon the Governor of California for the ex tradition of Albert Hlrleman, wanted to answer a charse of larceny by bailee in Hood River. Hirleman, it Is charged, was hired by William Blair and W. Margulis to act as foreman and man ager for them over a crew of timber cutters. It is said he presented a state ment of wood sold, but failed to pay over the cash. - Thomas F. Johnson. Sheriff of Hood River County, was ap pointed special agent to return Hirle man to this state. ...nMMttv. societies In Bradford. Eng- imnd. have between 40,000 ami 00,000 m - Uertw. -. . .. - UPTURN IS SHARP Renewed Export Buying Lifts Wheat Prices. GAIN OVER THREE CENTS Foreign Purchases of Million Bush els Come to Light Middle West ern Farmers Protest Against Proposed Embargo. CHICAGO. Jan. 20. Resumption of ex port buying on a large scale led to a sharp upturn late today in the price of all aareals. There -was a strong close with wheat J He to 3H&3c above last night. Corn gained to In net. and oats to llfec. In provisions, the outcome was unchanged to &Hi7U.n hfrhe. Wheat ran up as much as 5V4c a bushel from the lowest point of the day. It was a case of a general stampede to the buying side when word came that seaboard sales to exporters had suddenly widened out, and that foreign transactlona which had not previously been known of would amount ia .t lABst l.ona.oao nuahels. Rural offer ings ot wheat today were said to have nroved meaeer in every direction. There were also resorts of big storms in Ar- cnnfln. And nf nroteata to be sent to Con .t.u fmm farmers' elevator associations In Nebraska, Iowa and the Dakotas, taking rround aaalnst any measure mit wwu fai. A InwArinr of s-rain values. Europeans were reported as baving taken 500,000 bushels of corn at the seaboard and 1n uoft hiih,l Tier. Export sales of oats at the seaboard were said to aggregate i,uw.uw pubuoi X-n.rleinna ot ftrr hpadpd dOWDWird In line with tho hog market. Later the chief influence waa the strength of gram. The leading futurea ranged aa follows WHEAT. Onen. High. XrOW. tl.87 1.22 Close. May July ..1.S9U . . 1.23 ? 1.25 11.43 1.25, ' CORN. . . ' .7714 .78' . . .7814 .70 OATS. .. .54 Tt .r.e .. .52 ..13 MESS PORK. .78 .IK! May July :?? May July .54 H .52 .55 .5J 18.35 Jan. May 18.87 10.00 LARD. 10.57V4 10.11214 10.7214 10.S0 1S.S0 10.62 Jan. May 10.rr, 10.70 iu.su SHORT R1B3. .S7 10.95 10 87 111-Ti lO.alli lfi.25 Jan. May 9 95 10.S5 raal-. niii.( wr r-vs follows: "Wheat No. 2 red. 1.3o 1.42; No. No. hard. si.3 pi.4z. Corn No. 4 yellow. 69 14 70c; white. 014"c. Rye No. 2. J1.20. Harley. 6if77c. . Timothy. $7.50. , Clover, iE12.ourfB 15. Foreign Grain Markets. LONDON, Jan. 20. Cargoes on passage, 3d lower. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 20. Corn February, 7s 4d. Wheat not quoiea. nrrann-isi 1TBES. Jan 20. Wheat la 2d higher. Minneapolis 41 rain Market. ttwi lpni.is Jan. '20. Wheat. May. , -..;3. 'JKK tn si ft : .Tulv. S1.35 bid BaTley 62j72c. Flax, $1,S71.89. Kan Francisco Grain Market. SAN KKANOISCO, Jan. 20. Kpot quota- ,i ... w.n. n'tl, ftQli Aii -111: rri KuB. ,ian :17U Turkey red. $2,4012.45 blu-Btem, $2.45 2.00; feed barley, JJ.SotJ 1.5714; white oats. liS0l.S5; bran, leli, 82- shorts, 32n)S.!; middlings. $3;;a34. Call board Barley, firm. December, 11.50; May. 1.6614. , Pi! ret Sound Grain Market. SE.VTTLE. Jan. 20. Wheat Bluestem. $1.43; Turkey rod. $1.39: fortyfold, SI. 4. club, $1.40; Fife, fl.US; red Russian, $1.35. Koripv xx ihi mr ion. " Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 21; oats 2, barley 5, bay 28, flour 1U. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 20. Wheat, un Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 10; corn. 1; oats, 1; bawey, ; nay, s. PLEA HADE FOR SAFETY ABOLITION OP WELFARE C'OMMIS-' SIOX OPPOSKD BY LEAGUE. Consumers Body Cites That Xo Boon omy Can Resnlt Since Members Pro tect Women Without Pay. Protesting against the passage of Senate bills Nos. 4 and 32, wntcn, li is charged, will destroy the Industrial Welfare Commission and remove all protection of the law from women em played in canneries throughout the state, the Consumers' League has pre pared a letter to bo sent to members of the Legislature. It is stated that no economy can re suit front the law destroying the Wei fare Commission, since its members ar6 public spirited citizens serving without salary. It is stateo mat tne legisla tion now sought to be nullified by the two measures threatened was passed at the session of 1913 at the request of the women of the state. The letter follows: We desire to direct your attention to Sen ate bills Nos. 4 and 32, which are most detrimental to the welfare of the women wageearners of Oregon. Senate bill No. 4 destroys tho Welfare Commission, which Is charged with the pro tection or the interests ot me wurinu women of the state. No motive of efficiency or economy can be advanced for this action. Tho Commissioners are puouc-opnuru tin- ronrpHftitinf, the employer, the em ploy and the public, and do not get a dol lar nr RAlarv. not even traveling expense. Hence no economy can result from merging the Commission. tnw efftrlfncv. It would be Idle to ex pect that any official who has charge of tho merged boards would do the work as effectively as men and women whose hearts are In the work ana wno give generously ui their time and energy that the working women of the state may have conditions of labor which will allow them to retain their health and be fitted for the grave duties of mothers of the coming generation. Senate bill No. 22 would withdraw the women workers In canneries from all pro tection of the law and permit them to be employed unlimited hours and for a mere pittance. Oregon Is proud of having pro tected her women workers against conditions destructive to health. To pass these meas ures would put the state back 2 years. It will work a grave wrong upon the women workers of the state. This legislation is now before the United States supreme Court. This is not the time to make radical changes. Let us wait until the courts have spoken. The Legislature of 1918 passed this legis lation unanimously at the request of the women of the state. The women of the state approve of the law and call upon the Legla. lature of 1915 to vote down any attempt to remove the safeguards from tho women workers. ROTABIANS HEAR TAX PLAN J. X. Teal at Iuncheon Presents r rigation Project. Th Portland Rotary Club, after hearing J. N. Neal present at its lunch eon Tuesday at the Benson Hotel, the plan for a mlllage tax for irrigation appointed W. F. Scott to select a com mittee which will report on the pro posed measure at the next meeting of the cl tb. Five of the clubs of the city had representatives at the meeting Monday M, Commercial Club, at wHIch it cr . . LADE) & TILTON BANK Katabliakaa 1H. Capital and Surplus Commercial and was decided to launch a campaign In behalf of the bill. Mr. Teal saya that if the state levies tax sufficient to pro duce 1450.000, there Is practical cer tainty ot securing an equal amount from the Government, thus making a total of $900,000 for use in reclaiming arid land. , The Ad Cub will hear Mr. Teal to day and other commercial organisa tions of the city will follow In order. The Commercial Club's legislative com mittee indorsed the plan for a $450,000 appropriation by resolution. OREGON COMMISSION LISTS WORK DONE BY BODY. Disappointed Settlers Are Termed Worst Advertisement of State Aid Extended by Bureau Cited. "A disappointed settler is Oregon's worst advertisement. A satisfied set tler is Oregon's best advertisement, aive the homeseeker the facts and help him locate to his own advantage; that is what will build up the state, de velop its resources and increase tbe taxauie vuuc wi riwif.tw. That is one of the arguments in the biennial report of the Oregon Immi gration Commission, which was adopted at the meeting of the commission in the office of its chairman, T. C. Burke. Mr. Burke. F. W. Lonegren. M. N. Dana, W. E. Coman, P. E. Schwabe and C. C Chapman, State Immigration Agent, at tended the meeting. The report reviews the activities of the various departments in the past two years, covering every department and the expense entailed. In the pref ace the leading points of the activities of the immigration office and the char acteristics of its work are outlined briefly by the following summary of the main oints of the report: Only one-sixth of the state appropri ation expended for salaries. No salaries or compensation paid to commissioners or agent. The expenditure more than matched, dollar for dollar, by Oregon Develop ment League fund, subscribed by Port land business men. No indiscriminate soliciting of Immi gration. Publications ultra-conservative. Aim is to give homeseeker a square deal. Homeseekers and investors entitled to tacts. Issuance of state pamphlets has de nt roved influence of highly-colored, en thusiastic booster literature. Land listing has caused drop in nign prices of land. Thousands of inquiries are replied to by personal letters with painstaking attention to every detail. Experienced farmers assisted to lo cate and actually located. Work covers every county of Ore gon. Official publication is only way state has of supplying facts to homeseekers. Without official publication home seekers will be prey to careless, over enthusiastic or false representation. " A square deal to homeseekers de mands that the state publish the facts with regard to resources and opportu nities of every locality in the state. The state has suffered so much from former indiscriminate boosting that this conservative method of protecting homeseekers must not be abandoned. BUILDING IS OREGON'S OWN Few Products of Outside Stated Arc tsed In Work at Fair. Tho Oregon commission to the Panama-Pacific Exposition is finding it possible to make tho building almost wholly an Oregon-made product, as far as its furnishing is concerned, accord ing to O. M. Clark, chairman of the commission. Where it is not possible to find Oregon-made goods to fit the needs, orders for other goods are placed with Oregon companies. Students of the manual training schools are furnishing a large propor tion of the furniture, while the rest la furnished by Oregon manufacturing companies. Electric fixtures, rugs and draperies are all from Oregon mills and the equipment of the quarters to be oc cupied by the employes in the Duildlng is all Oregon-made. Four stuacnts from the State University and four from the Agricultural College will be in the building to act as guides. There will be elBht eirls from the Oregon Agricul tural College and a -matron in charge of the cooking department. CENSORSHIPWILL REMAIN Move to Abolish St. Johns' Board Is Pefeated. ST. JOHNS. Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) The movement to repeal the board of rensorshlD ordinance was "put to sleep last night at the Council meeting Dy a motion to indefinitely postpone further consideration of the matter. A petition was submitted, signed by 1B3 citizens, askine for repeal of the ordinance. C. J. Anderson denounced the ordlnanct as an "Infringement upon personal lib erty." The City Atorney said that a local censor board is needed lor local protection. A bill of $266.88 In wages for men cutting cord wood in the Gatton tract was allowed, making a total of $500 the city has paid out to help the un employed. PRODUCE MEN DISPERSE Exchange of Willamette Valley Mer chants Knds Sessions. The Merchants' Exchange, a co-oper ative organization of Willamette Val ley merchants, which has been holding its annual meting at tne imperial nu tel. completed its work yesterday. electing Frank Davis, of this city, man ager and J. H. Gooding, of St, Paul, treasurer. The other officers or tne exenange were chosen at Tuesday's meeting. Drainage Committee Named. Kl.iMATH FALLS. Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) Local owners of Klamath County marsh lands, arouna Lower Klamath Lake, elected A. A. Mehaffey, C. R. DeLap. and M. Motschenbacher a committee to represent them in their effort to form the Klamath darlnage district Much marsh land, now a waste, comprises a great aeai or mi .nnthern Dart of the county, and an effort will be made through the drain age district to reclaim it for cultiva tion. A petition has been presented to the County Court EMIGRATION REPORT IN S2.OOO.OO0 Savlnz -Deposit DAILY METEOBOIXKJU'AL REPORT. PORTLAND. Jan. 20. Maximum lmpir. ature. 21 8 degrees; minimum, . drts. Klver rending at H A. M.. 4 5 feet; Chans- lu last 24 hours, I I feet fall. Total rsinfnH (5 P. M. to 5 P. !.. none; tntal iminftll since fcptemher 1. ltll.". 17 5 In -hes; n" mal rainfall since September 1. 2.1 3 Inehe.; deficiency of rainfall since s.'Ptmbr 1. 1H15, 5.73 Inehes. Total suntililtie JsnusrT 20. 0 hout", 14 mlnults: possible sunthlne, tt hours. 14 minutes. ltsrotneter (reduced to sea-level at 5 1. M ., son lochia. THE) WEATHER. K 1 Wind TATIONS. I 1 1 wJr s c : : a :: Bukwr Hols Bovton Calgary , Chicago Denver Dei f olnea. . . Pulmh Kurrka Oalvtiaton . Helena Jacksonville . . Kansas CUT.., Lo Anpt"lek. . . MarshfU-ld ... iiedford M Inneapolia . . Montreal New irlana . . S O.OOf 4 KB K 0.UUI 4 NV Cloudy 0.0- e SW j Clear 3o.o;! v it. ciMrty 2 0. M IS N WClndr 6." Q.0Ui'.!.N W,Cle.r jxo.Oi ti nw .rifr 10 O.on 20 NW Httr H.mt 4 K 'Ht. olewdjf tso o.ixi 4 srt K:iar V' O.Oui 4 W C.ar Clear Cloudy rt. cloud jr Clear ;', O.Prtl 12 NW 4.V0.O0 4fW 5m 0.0 4..N W 41 0.0' 14 O.O.M NW Clmr W Rno flu 0.t0 4 NWjciear Nw J ork . . , 42 u.UM,lU ttk rMior North Head I 4f. 0.0tt 4 K Pt. do North Yakima i o.on 4 NWH'loudy Phoenix Hs'o.(Hi 4 W clear I I, C I UUU J Porateilo S4 o.uoi 4 W (Clear Portland Roaeburft .... Sacramento . . St. l.oula Salt Lake ittn Francisco. Soul lie SiHiltttne Tar-oma . I l r-r. inar rttt 0.001 4 NWClourly Art n.fn 4 NWipt. clootly IH o.oi iirt'NWflnow 4 0.0: 4 NWlClear tUi 0.00 4.NWU loudr Kh 0.00 tVNK Cloudy 20.001 4 SW Cloudy o.oof 4 K cloudy 4h 0.040 K Pt. cloody l 0.O't 4 W cloudy 3Mft.2iH 0W Pt. Hnmdy -0.0 8NV'Cloudy Tatoosh ittlaud... Walla Walla Washington Winnipeg WEATHER CONDITION'S. Th barometer !n fnlllnir raptdly orer 1h Central Plateau Ktatcn timl rUlna; rapidly over the Canadian Northwest and the Mid dle Went. Know nun occurred In tirarlv alt the Northern Ptatea rant of the Tlorky Moun tains. It la miirh cnliVr In Montana, tha Dakota-, Northern Mlnueaata and ti e Can adian Northwest. Condition are favorahia for fair wenthef In thi district Thursday, enorpt In Fnuth ern ldnlio, where light mow will probably fall. FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Fair; ttliuli mostly easterly. orortoii and Washington Fair; north" easterly Inds. Idaho Fair north, mow outh ponlo" Looks better O Wears better . Costs less For repairs O BITULITHIC PAVEMENT -O- TRAVELER.' CVIUBV FRENCH LINE Compacnle .enerale Tranwtlantlqaa, rOSTAL. fcERVKK. Sailings for HAVRE CHICAGO Jan. 30, 3 I', M. NIAGARA Feb. 6, 3 P. M. ROCHAMBEAU Feb. 13, 3 1. M. FOR INFORMATION AIU'LY f. W. Mllnaer. 0 tta sl.l A. l. CharltM. t5 MorrlMia at.i K. M. lajlor, 4'. M. M. P. Ky.l irr It. Bauilii, m . v. (.beltloB, loo ia st. I II. Illckaoa. 14 H-h-tnaton at.: North Hank Hd. aid and Hlark Is. I r. ri. Mrtarland, l and Malilnst.a St.. I ti. B. Uulfj. lit Id at- 1-arUaad. COOS BAY AND EC REE- S. S. ELDER (All.S HINUAY, JAN. 4, A. M. AND EVEKV SUNDAY TMERKAFTKaV NORTH rACI"I0 TKAMIIIlr CO, Tlrket Offlca 1 Krelsht Offlc. 1 22 A Sd Si. Toot Northrup Kt. MAIN 1X14, A 1214. I Main S1W3, A 12 AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NKW ZEALAND. Regular throuich salllnc (nr Sroney via Tahiti and Weill" aton Jrum Ban I' ram-laco, Feb. I, War. S, Mar. HI, and i vcry 2D fla. Send for Pamphlet. L'nton Steamship Cs. of New Kealaail. lid. Office 19 Market atrtwt. ftaa traaetssa, or lot -a I H. tt. and K. M. asesUa, ARGENTINE And all Uraalllao Porta Frcqaent sailings from New vorlt by new and fast 12.000-ton t imnitur Jtttamera. IT PAYS TO tU0aJAN?R BUSK ft DANIELS, Cea. Acta.. Braaaway. X. I. ixiraej i. bmitb Id and Waelilogttfa at a. Or Local A rente. STEAMSHIP 8alla Dlrrrt tor SAN FEANCI3C0 LOS ANt.KLtS AND RAN DIFtiO. ' Today, Jan. 21, 2:30 I. L LOS AM.KLKH HTKAMMH11' CO. tK.VNla itOLLAM. Aer.L 124 Third A 4lfcl. Mala . S. 8. KEAVLR SAILS P. M., JAJf tl. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES Tblrd and HaaiiiatTtoa M. twlib O.-W. H. COOS BAY LINE STEAM IMP BREAKWATER Sails from Atnaworth dock, Partiaad, I P. ...... u k r.1, nt mnA 1 1. k . I I lower Ainsworto Jock. V A C. B a. S. Lla L. H Keating. Aent Phones Main . itui ru. TlrkM OITIca. SO HlSth BU U W. kuassr, Asaai. Paob MaxsliaU A tXaa r