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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1915)
THE 3IORXIXG .OREGONIAX, THURSDAY, TANUART 28, 1915. 19 GREAT NORTHERN IS ON- MAIDEN V0YA6E Big Liner Leaves Philadelphia for Pacific Coast Carrying 500 Passengers. MANY NOTABLES ON BOARD 3cw Steamer Will Ply I'roin Port land to San I"rancJe and Sister Ship, Vnder Construction, Will Follow Soon. PHILADEJjFHIA. Jan. 27. (Special.) The Great Northern, one of two pas senger ships built by Cramps for the Ureat Northern Pacific Steamship Com pany, today started on her maiden voy age to San traneisco. via the Panama Canal. The vesacl, which iB said to be the first of the kind ever built in Philadelphia, carries 500 passengers, including prominent Government and Pacifio Exposition officials, represen tatives of the line, ex-Governor Glynn, of New York. Norman K. Mack. a tionai Democratic chairman, and Mrs. Alack. H. J. Heinz, the international Sundav school leader, and others. Colonel Georee 3. Young, command ant of the military post at Vancouver, Wash- and many other Army and Navv officers are on the list, as Howard A. Banks, private secretary to Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who Koes to superintend the installation of tlio Navy exhibit at the ranama-ra- cific Exposition. Many of the pas eengrers are coins to San Francisco xneriallv for the Exposition. The Great Northern was scheduled to sail at 4 o'clock, but because of the tardy arrival of a consignment of auto mobiles, the departure was delayed an hour. The vessel then steamed into midstream, where she anchored tem porarily to await the tide. It Is ex vected that the voyage will last 17 days. Stops will be made at Colon, Balboa and San Diego. The Northern Pacific, a sister ship of the Great Northern, is scheduled " to leave on her official trial trip in a few days. The two vessels are capable of making 24 knots an hour and are the finest and largest passenger and freight steamships ever built for the American merchant marine. The Great Northern was built for the Great Northern Kail road at Steamship Company. She will ply between Portland, Or, and San i'rancisco and probably will 'not be seen again in the Last. Captain Abram, commodore of the Great Northern fleet, is in command of the Great Northern and will guide her on this trip. members to sopp6rt a Dill providing for the strict labeling by merchants of the imported Chinese eggs. FIRE OFFER CALLED JOKE Baker Restaurant Owner Says His Remark to Cook Was in Fun. BAKER. Or., Jan. 27. (Special.) Hearing of the complaint against Karl JLuuttford and John Ma til. accused of starting the fire tht swept Baker Monday morning, will be held before Justice of the Peace Hubbard tomor row. Lunsfords confession, made before county authorities, will constitute the greater part of the state's case, al though Mat 11 still declares that he 1b entirely" innocent. Matil declares that he might have made the remark that he would divide the insurance money with Lunsford in the event of a fire, but he said today that he does not re member having made any such remark and that, if he did, it was- purely in fun. Lunsford Insists that Matil made the offer, not only once, but many times. . Other testimony obtained by cniel of Police Jackson, the morning after the fire will also be introduced and the authorities believe they will have suf ficient evidence to warrant binding both Lunsford and Matil over to the grand Jury. WOOL IDEAS HIGH Eastern Oregon Growers Ex pect Big Prices. EARLY CONTRACTING TALK Y. W. C. A. JOJHOW WORK Demonstration of Activities to Be Made at Annual Meeting. The Young Women's Christian Asso ciation will hold its annual public meeting tomorrow at 3 P. It. in the association auditorium. This meeting is held in order that those not closely connected wnn ine association may De come acquainted with the . general " work that is being done. Realizing that a visible presentation of the work would be of more interest than mere facts and figures, arrange ments have been made for a number of young women connected with the association to act out in an informal way some of the scenes which occur every day at the Young Women's Chris tian Association. This method of dem onstrating the work of the association was tried at the annual banquet held a year ago and proved a great success, and requests have come that it be re peated at the meeting tomorrow. Everyone interested In the work is Invited to attend. , 2 SENT TO PENITENTIARY Jesse Wing and Carl E. D. Evans, Each 1 8, Are Sentenced. Jesse Wing, the 18-year-old compan Ion of Karl Riley, yesterday pleaded guilty to two out of seven indictments charging various forms of robbery and assault and was sentenced to from one to 10 years in the penitentiary for the larceny of an automobile. Riley, who had "crossed his heart" and promised Judge McGinn to be good, preceded his companion to the penitentiary by two weeks. Circuit Judge Davis said he would recommend Wing's parole after ha had served the minimum sentence if his conduct in the penitentiary is good. Carl E. D, Evans, IS years old, pleaded guilty to attempting the bur Klary of a meat market at First and Salmon streets and was sentenced to one to two and a half years in the penitentiary. CARS WIN SPAN DECISION Opinion JU That Kaiiuraj Cannot Be Held for Failure of Bridge Peck. That the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company cannot be held for the failure of parts of the street decks of the Union and Grand-avenue bridges over Sullivan's Gulch, id the substance of an opinion sent to the City Council yesterday by City Attorney La Roc he. He says the failure of the decking was due to improper engineering over which the streetcar company had no control. Repairs which are being made to the bridges are said to be due to improper designs when the structures were first built. While the streetcar company is obliged to share responsibility with the city for the maintenance of the bridge under the conditions as they exist, it Is said the company is not responsible. LABOR COMMITTEE NAMED Report to Be Made on Attitude of Council to Employes in TTnion. City Commissioners Paly and Brew Bter are to be a committee of two to investigate and report on the attitude of the City Council regarding city em ployes being affiliated with labor or ganizations. The Central Labor Coun cil sent a communication to the Coun cil yesterday, asking for an expression from the City Council. On motion of Commissioner Daly, the committee was appointed. A civil service union to take in ail city employes is now being orcanized. The Lttbor Council, it is said, wants to ascertain the attitude of the Council on the subject before coming out in the open. Hood Kivcr Seeks Ejrgr label law. HOOD RIVER. Or., Jan. 27. (Spe cial. Poultrymen of Hood River Val ley have forwarded a petition signed by SO asking the county's legislative BAKER HYDRANTS FROZEN Many Residences Without Water and Famine Is Threatened. BAKER, Or.,' Jan. 27. (Special.) Service pipes from water mains to resi dences were found to be frozen in all parts of Baker today and the" water department is unable to attend these until after 18 fire hydrants have been thawed by the only electric apparatus available. - In the meantime more than 150 householders find themselves without water and serious trouble Is threat ened in the event that the frost should go deeper into the ground. In that event, according to Percy Breck, of the water department, the majority of the service pipes in the city will be frozen and a water famine is likely to ensue. - . JITNEY DRIVER FINED $20 Third Arrest for Traffic law Vio lation In Two Weeks Is Costly. Arrested for the third time within two weeks for violation of the city traffic ordinance, H. A. Wert, a Jitney bus driver, was fined $20 by Municipal Judge Stevenson yesterday and warned that persistent violation would mean a jail sentence. This was the heaviest fine yet inflicted in Portland for pilot ing a machine between the curb and a streetcar while passengers were get ting off. Thomas C. Souber, manager of the National Fence Company, and J- Ia Jubitz, a salesman, testified that an elderly man and woman narrowly es caped being struck oy wens car. ROAD NOTICES PROPOSED City to Tell by Signs Drives Under County Jurisdiction, So people may know that the city has no jurisdiction over or responsibil ity for any county road within the city limits. R. E. Kremers. chief of the city's bureau of highways and bridges. has arranged to put up signs reaums "County Road" on all county , roaas within the city. He says ine signs win relieve city officials of a great deal of a-riaf in the form of complaints about holes in roads or need of repairs or accidents. Arrangements are being mane also to construct concrete monuments at th citv limits on all the principal streets and roads to mark the line be tween the city and the county. DIVORCE SPOILS WEDDING License Denied Couple at Vancouver Because of 2-Months-Old Suit. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 27. (Spe cial.) Chester Fisher and Mrs. Vaice Crosus, of Roseburg, returned to their homes today, disappointed because they; could not get a license to marry. They made the trip here witn a wit ness. The license was maae oui vvltw when the witness was asked to swear that neither had been divorced within the last six months. The bride-to-be was divorced two months ago, so no license could be issued. History- Will Be Made Ujl Western Markets in Coming Spring Out look for Mohair Is Xot So Favorable. All wool men agree that the coming sea son will be the most interesting, and per haps exciting, that the Western markets have senn in many years. Beyond this they Will make no prediction. Prices, of course, will be good,, but whether they ..will be high, or how high, no one cares to guess. Sbeepgrowers are confident that prices will go to a high range and mme of them are talking of a 25 or 30-cent market. With stocks in America as low as they are and spot prices here and abroad continually ad vanclng, there is no doubt the 1915 market will open very strong, but buyers are not willing to concede that farmers will get the prices they are expecting. - A dealer needs a brave speculative dispo sition to undertake forward business tn the Tace of the conditions this. year. Neverthe less H is said contracting has been done to a considerable extent in Utah and It is also reported that some contracts have bees signed around Arlington The terms were not mentioned nor could the reports verified. The mohair ' market, which will open in advance of the wool market, does not have such encouraging prospects. The mohair goods and plush trade is poor, as is Indi cated by the mills running only a few days each week. Stocks of mohair in this coun try are small, but there is almost no de mand for the raw materiaL The war is the .stimulating factor in the wool: trade,, but it is the reverse in the goat hair line. About the only favorable feature of the situation m the fact that Turkey will not be able to sbip its produce, and should England re quire more than she can get from the Cape she will have to come to this country for it. In the East, according to the Boston Commercial Bulletin, mohair ' trade is of moderate proportions and prices are steady and not quotably changed. The situation in Yorkshire appears to be without material change, no export trade being noted In particular except to the United States, shipments of mohair to the states in December amounting to over $35.- 000 and of mohair manufactures to about $170,000. Supplies at Port Elizabeth have diminished very considerably during the past few weeks and only a very moderate business is re ported In Winter hair at around 7 to 8d. Alpaca has been active in Liverpool and the Bulletin hears reports of purchases, on the west coast for American account to the extent of several hunrded bales of Are quippa fleece at about 37 cents delivered. Imports of mohair and alpaca to the Dis trict of Massachusetts during the year 1914 and for each quarterly period of the year, Including imports for immediate consump tion and withdrawals from bond, were as follows: er&te and prices were steady and unchanged. Butter and cheese moved at last quota tions. Sugar Market Tends Lpward. There" was another1 30-cent advance In sugar in the Eastern markets yesterday. The local market Is very firm and sn early ad vance is expected. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesieruay were as xouows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,377,79 $ OL'.l-'e eeaiue i,ui.i .'it.iit Tacoma 289,710 60,037 Spokane 423,742 54,29$ PORTLAND MAKKT QUOTATIONS (.rain. Flour, Feed Ete, Merchants Exchange, noon session. rrompt delivery. Wheat Bluestem Kortyfold ..... Club Red Russian Red File Oats No. 1 white feed Barley w No. 1 feed Brewing Bran .. Shorts ...... i?utu res February bluestem March bluestem May bluestem February fortyfold March fortyfold February club March club February red Russian . . . M arch red Russian . . . February red Fife March red Fife February oats March oats May oats February feed barley . . . March feed barley February bran Bid. Asa. $ 1.45 $ 1.48 , 144. 1.45 . 1.42 'a 1.44 1,3t ;1.37 , 1,38 v 1.40 37.00 32.50 33.50 , 42.50 33..70 UU.1T 31.00 31.00 33.69 1.406 1-43 , 1.4Si 1.40 1.02 1.54 1.45 1.40 1.4i 1.48 1.43 1.44 1,4 -44 1.4S l,3tf l.ui 1.39 1.3-S 1.40 1.41 1.43 86.75 37.00 37.75 S8.00 39.50 40.00 S2.75 33.50 33. SO 34.00 30.25 31.00 barrel; straights, STEEL SELLS LOWER Common Opens at Minimum Price and Remains There. ENTIRE LIST AFFECTED Quarter January-March . . April-June Jkiiy-September . . October-December Pounds. .1,313,157 455, "68 . 499.961 . 79ti,946 Value S 426.708 147,855 273,301 DiULY METEOliO LOGICAL REPORT. TrvTT. a vn Jan. 27. Maximum temper ature. 34.2 degrees; minimum, 2.8 degrees. River reading at o a. . cnu in last 24 hours, 0.2 foot rise. Total rainfall s p tw tn P. M. . none : total rainfall since September 1, lul4, 17.S5 inches; nor mal rain tali since epiemoer i, jneue, deficiency ot rainfall since September 1, Jtfl4, 7.15 jncnes. ioibi Bunciuno i'uw 27, 27 minutes; possible sunshine, 9 hours, 3t minutes. Barometer reduced to sea levei) at 5 P. M., 2U.60 inches. THE WEATHER. STATION. Wind Stats of Weather Baker Boiee Boston Calgary ;nicaso ........ Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka . Galveston ...... Helena Jacksonville . .. - feutn&as City Los Angeles Marshfield Medford Minneapolis .... .Minneapolis .... Montreal New Orleans. . . . New York North Head North Yakima. . . Phoenix Pocateilo Portland .- Rose burr Sacramento .-.- Lout: Salt Lake San Francisco. .. Seattle Spokane ........ Tacoma, Tatoosh Inland. . Walla Walla.... Washington . W innipeg ....... 320.001 8;SE Cloudy 34iO.O(M 4 E (Cloudy 34'0.Util2,N -Cloudy 220.00J. . Clear l&H..OIjl4 'NWJSnow 2&0.O0t 4:NE Clear 40.10 6.N Clear -Wo. 0u 8iW Clear 60 0.24 14 SS jPt. cloudy 54 O.iOj 4 NE jClear O.U4j ti't-W linear 54 0.01 1 N ti4'.0.00 Kiti 50O.30' 4 E 5 O.OG'20'SB 52 O.OfSiaOiSB -10,0.001 W U.VUi. ..... Sb'O.UO 4 W 38 0.00! 8 N 4b:0.UO:20i 2tt0.00j. .1 50.0.001. . .VW iCloudy anuw Cioudy Cloudy ICloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Ft. ciouoy Cloudy S20.00 4'NWjCloudy 34' 0.OO; 12 40iO.12j 4 NW So;u.aim,N 24 O.OOjlSjN 44 0.00' 4.S &0j0.;;2j 4;K 40:0.00 6 N 24 0. 00 4 NE Clear 44 0.001 4,N f CI 40,0.00130 k 18 0.00 4 SW 42 0. 0oi 4IN H22O.0Orl4;SB Cloudy Cloudy Kaiu ICloudy Kain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A donrasslon evidently of considerable energy is ceutral at sea off ths North Cali fornia Coast and southeast storm warnings were ordered for same at Marshfield, ' Ore gon, at 0:40 P. M. The Saskatchewan high pressure area with its attendant cold wave has advanced southeastward to the Upper Mississippi Valley. Rain has fallen in Cali fornia, and Southern Oregon and snow has occurred it most of the plains States. Heavy rains have fallen in boMtnern f ioriaa. Jt is much colder In the Lower Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys. On the Pacific Slope the temperatures have remained near ly stationary. Conditior: are favorable for rain or snow in this district Thursday, with higher tem peratures in the Willamette Valley. FORECASTS: voriland and vicinity Rain, robe My pre ceded by light snow, warmer; southeasterly win as. Oregon Rain west, ram or snow east por tion, warmer Interior northwest portion; southeasterly winds. Increasing along the coast. Washington Rain west. Increasing; cloudi ness followed by rain l or snow east portion; easterly winds. Iiaho Rain or snow. -EDWARD A BEALS, District forecaster. Total year. 3,065,332 $1,012,143 Boston quotations: Best common, 363Sc; good combing, 34 35c ; ordinary combing, 30 32c; best carding, 33g34c; good carding, IS30c; ordinary carding, 25 26c Foreign: Cape first, S4igS5c; Turkey fair average; 35 37c. NO SALES ON MERCHANTS EXCHANGE L,ack ofWheat to Offer Briars Business to Stop Bids Advanced. Wheat business came to a stop in the- lo cal market yesterday, and for the first time this year there were no saiea on the Mer chants Exchange. Most of the dealers evi dently had nothing to offer, and those with a supply on hand wanted too mucn for it. Bids for most deliveries were advanced from half a cent to 1 cents, while asking prices were generally 1 to ? cents above bids, and in the case of prompt bluestem the. spread was 3 cents. The coarse grains were firm. Barley bids were not raised locally, but there was a good advance at San Francisco. Oats bids for later delivery were lifted 2o to 50 cents. There was talk that Canada con templated removing the import duty on oats because of shortage there, but this was not verified. What concerns the Canadians more Is the evident shortage of wheat. The Mon treal Trade Bulletin says: "Will Canada have to import wheat t That is the question asked on the Corn Ex change. Some ridiculed the idea, while others contended that sufficient wheat had already been sold for export, but not yet shipped out, to raise the question as to whether enough wheat would be left In the country for home consumption. Some mil lers, it is said, have become alarmed over the heavy export sales of wheat that have recently been made at such rapid and phe nomenal advances in values, especially those who have stiil to go into the market for the requirements of their mills, never dreaming that prices would tower up to their present high and maybe dangerous levels In such a comparatively abort time. Trade Is pass ing through a war epoch such as never was experienced before in ancient, medieval or modern times; and before this dire struggle between the formost nations on the earth is ended other abnormal changes in the busi ness world will no doubt be recorded." Local receipts in xars were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Floor Oats Hay Portland . Season to date 12S56 Year ago Tacoma, Tues. Year ago Season to date Year ago Seattle, Mod.. Year ago Season to date Year ago 44 17 t 4 11 36 15 6 7 12S56 1375 1527 1469 1379 12524 1S90 173 1274 1818 16 4 26 53 10 4 16 724S 419 380 3264 6826 467 359 166S 2 1 10 5 45 31 6 6 6 36 5904 358 1503 87 8255 5216 955 1234 935 3237 $0; whole wheat, $7; graham, $6.80. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. 3031 pe. ton; snorts, .Jaaz.GU; roiiea barley CORN White, 330 per ton; cracked, f per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, fl416 Valley timothy, 312.50; grain hay, T1013 Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges, navels, $1. 75 2.25 per box; Japanese, per box, Wc& $1 ; lemons, 3 6 3.50 per box ; bananas. 44c per pound; grapefruit. $3.50; pine apples, Tc per pound; tangerines, 31.25 per DUJt. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, hothouse. ssqtfiijo dozen; eggplant, S10c pound peppers, $4 per crate ; artichokes, 85 90c per aozea: tomatoes, si. 7a ner crate: cab. bage, 11c per pound; beans, 12ie per poimu; oeiery, yz.w per crate; cauliflower, per orate; sprouts. So per pound. head lettuce, $1.S52 per crate; pumpkins. like per pouna: squash, lc per DOund. GREETN FRUITS Apples, 75c (&31-50 per cox; casaoas, i.no per crate; pears, 31& l.uO; grapes, $3.503.75 per barrel; cran berries, sii$ ii per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. Slttl.fiS ner sack Yakima, 31.10 1.15; sweet potatoes, jmst puuuo. ONIONS Oregon, buying price, 31.25 f. o. b. shipping noint. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots, 31.25 per sack; beets, 31-25 per sack; parsnips, 31.25 per jmciu Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: EGJS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, SZc; candled. 33c POULTRY Hens. 12cf mixed, llllc oronera, isiffzuc; TurKeys, uresse-a, 21c live, 18c; ducks, 1410c; geese, 1214c BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras, 32c per pound in casa lots ; ii c more in less than case lots; cubes, 26 27c CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbers buying ids jwi jjuuji-u, i, o, v. wen, rortianu; aoung Americas, ioc per pound. VEAL Fancy, 2H613c per pound. PORK Block, 8&Vc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one - pound talis, $2.30 per dozen ; half-pound flats, $1.50; one-pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, one-povna tans, l.vo, HONEY Choice, 33.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 15624c per pound: Bra sil nuts, 15c; filberts, 1524c; almonds, 23 fe?4c; peanuts, 6c; cocoanuts, 31.00 per aozen; pecans, isvvc; chestnuts, 12 15c HeiAisb email wmt, c.;i5c; large white, o.iuc; wma, toc; pina, c; Mexican, 6c bayou, c COFFEE; Roasted, in drums, 18 38 a SUGAR Fruit and berry, 35.85; beei. sj.tjo; extra c, .3; powdered, in barrels, fU.1V. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton; half ground, 100s, 310.76 per ton; 50a, 311.50 per wji; uiiiry, 9.1 per tuii. RICE) -Sontbjern head, 64 6 c; broken, 4c per pouna. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8c per pound apricots, 1315c; peaches, 8c; prunes, Ital ians, 89c; raisins, loose Muscatels. 8c; un- Dieacnea auitans, 7c; seeded, 8c; dates, Persian, 10c per pound; fard, 31.65 per box; currants, o-ft, tQi ixc Hops, W00L Hides, Etc. HOPS 1014 crop, 1012c; 13 crop, uuj-Uji;h.i. HIDES Salted hides, 14c; salted bulla 10c; salted kip, 15c salted calf, 10c; green hides, 13c; green bulls, 9c; green kip, 15c; green can, xc; ury niaes, zee; dry calf, WOOL Valley, 17 18c; Eastern Oregon, iovc, nominal. MOHAIR 1914 dip, 27fcc per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 44e per pounu. PELTS Dry long woded pelts. 13c; dry snort wooiea pelts, iuc; ary shearings, eaca, 1015c; salted shearings, each, 152fe( dry goats, long hair, each, 12 12 c ; dry goat sneanngs, each, j&20c; salted sheep pens, January, fir&i.ov eacn. Provisions. . S HAMS All sizes, 17 18c; skinned, 1? gj iec; picnic, izc; cottage roil. I3i4c; broiled., 1U&2SC. BACON Fancy. 728c: standard. 23ffl z-ic; cnoice, aizc; strips, 17 c JjRY SALT Short clear backs. 18&15Uc exports, 15lTc; plates, 11 13c. LARD Tierce basis: Kettle rendered. l?c; stanoaro, izc: compound. 8i4 c. JsARREL OOOUS Mess beef, $23: plate beer, $z4.av; onsKet pora, $28.50; pickled pigs teet. $12.50; tripe, $9.50 11.50 tongues, $25 30. Oils. ' KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; special drums or bar rels, 13c; cases, 17 e 20 c. GASOLENE Bulk, 12c; cases. 20c: en gine distil la te, d rums, 7 c ; cases, 14 e ; nap t ha, drums, 12c; cases, 19c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 71c; raw cases, 0c; boiled, barrels. 73c : - boiled. cases. 73c. TURPENTIXB In tanks, 0c; In cases, 37c; 10-caae lots, lo less. YAKIMA HOP STOCKS ARE REDUCED mfcNeff Bros. Buy 330 Bales Demand In California for Olds. The unsold stock of Yakima hops was re duced to 3800 bales by yesterday's pur chases, McSeff Bros, bought 350 bajes and another lot of 125 bales also changed hands. No. business was reported In this state. In California there is a steady demand for olds. Sacramento growers are bow holding but 892 bales of the 1913 crop. W. D. Ross, of Mendocino, sold 100 bales of that year's growth at 7 cents, Paxton sold 200 bales of old Sonomas to Hall at 8 cents and Mrs. Woodward sold 71 bales of Sono mas at the same price. " Trembley Bros, sold 115 bales of 1014 Sonomas at 9!4 cents. Pearson, of Contomne, made a one-year con tract with Richardson for 250 bales at 10 cents. - Good Oranges In Firm Demand. There was a good demand for oranges on the street and the market was firm. Fancy Sunk 1st from good sections sold readily at $2 2.25. The banana train arrived and the fruit was in good green condition. The apple movement was fair at steady prices. Among the vegetable receipts was a ear of hpe celery, which wu held' at 32.50. Potatoes were firm in the jobbing trade snd a premium was quoted on the best Ore gona Eggs Scarce and firm. The demand for eggs was better yester day sad reoeipts cleaned up quickly. Ore gon wsre held at 32 cants case count and 88 cents candled. Arrivals of poultry and meats wsre mod- SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current in Bay City on Fruits, Vege ' tables, Ete. , SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. Butter Fancy creamery. 2Sc; seconds, 26c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 27fec; pullets 24 He. Cheese New, lOUHc; Young Americas, 13fel44c; Oregon, 14c Vegetables Bell peppers, 9 11c; do Ohile, 4&0c; string beans, 10 15c; hot house . cucumbers, $2.502.75; eggplant, 5&Sc Onions Yellow, 90c Fruit Lemons, fancy, $2.25 2.50; choice, $1.7Sp2, standard, ll.69fel.75; bananas, Hawaiian, $1.25 61. 75: pineapples, do. $1.50 3; California apples, Newtown Pippins, c$l; Bellfleurs, 50075c; Baldwins, ( 75c; Winesaps, 5t,75c; do. Oregon,, New town Pippins, $11.25; Winesaps, 0c$L15; Baldwins, 05c & $1.75. Potatoes Burba nks," Salinas. 32(92.10: delta. $1.10L30; Oregon, $1.60; Oregon American Wonders, $1.65; Watson ville, $1.50 l.r; sweets, si.xo&i.&u. , Receipts Flour, 41400 quarters; barley, 5440 centals; potatoes, 425 sacks; hay, 192 tons. Result of Directors Passing pividend. Large Sale or Bonds by Penn sylvania Railroad Aew Irle Issue Announced. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. All recent calcula tions and estimates dealing with financial and industrial conditions underwent radical revision today, as a result of yesterday's passing of the United States Steel Common dividend. This was seen not only In the weakness of the stock market, but in the general attitude of the speculative invest- ment public, to whom the action of the United States Steal directors seemed to carry unexpected Implications. Steel common opened at its minimum price of 4S and remained at that figure through out the feverish and active session. In the so-called market which came into vogue while the Stock Exchange was closed in the latter months ot last year, the stock sold down to 43. Steel preferred bore the brunt ot the attack on that and allied issues, tail ing 5 points, to within a point ot its minimum, and rallyingxractionally. After the close of the market, official announcement was made that, beginning with tomorrow's trading, the minimum price of Steel common would be lowered to 4-s. Denial was given to reports that other active issues were to undergo immediate revision. Failure of the directors of the Pressed Steel Car Company to declare a dividend on the common stock was in keeping with gen eral expectations and served as a reminder of the unsatisfactory conditions now pre vailing In the eauinment industry. Apart rom the stock market itself, the most interesting feature was the sale by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company of $40,OOO. 000 of first mortgage bonds, the last of an issue of $100,000,000 authorised many years ago. The Erie road also announced us inden tion to issue bonds, subject te state ap proval. Total bond sales, par value, were $2,545. 000,000. United States coupon 3s declined per cent on call. Another step toward unrestricted trading in securrtles between this market and Euro pean exchanges was taken by the Stock Ex change authorities today by rescinding the rule Inforced at the outbreak of the war prohibiting dealings in stocks and bonds, except for cash. With the abrogation of this rule, foreign sales of American securities may be con ducted as before; that Is, subject to settle-, ment on delivery of such securities tn this country. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. Hign. Low. Alaska Gold .. 3,400 27 V 27 Amal Copper .. JWi 53 Am Beet Sugar 4.700 35 :i3fc American Can .. 13,400 28 2T Am Sm-il & Ret, 2,100 02 6J do referred - kK 120 119 LADD & TILTON BANK iataMJBk4 133. Capital and Surplus S2.OOO.OO0 Commercial and Savin 23 Deposlti Am SuKar Ref. Am Tei Sc Tel. . Aci Tobacco . . . Anaconda Min.. Atchison ...... Bait & Ohio Brook R Tran . . Cal Petroleum.. Canadian Pac .. Central leather Ches Ohio ... Chi Gt West ... C. M & St Paul Chicago & N W Chino Copper . . Col Fuel & Iron Col A Southern. D & R Grande.. do preferred.. Distillers' Secur Erie General Elec . . Gt North pf . .. Gt North Ore . Guggenheim Ex 1,800 S.U00 7. 10 1.S0U i'.ooo I.9U0 2,800 8,100 200 2,300 S,000 1,100 27 K Z 7Htt 87 164 U' 34 45 26 5 04 8H 162 S3 44 '0T4 25tt 24 22 14S4 IK 22 143 115 4U BmJ. . 27 54 s:. 27 0 3i 102 10 120 230 26 0'i 72 8 1K 83 V4 44 11 VI 128 25 25 11 11 22 11J 31 4 vM.nlir herar the flurry ben 111 reard to Kuropean buying of tb 115 domestic crops. Quarantine orders stopping Illinois gram shipments in mny countries had a bullish influence on corn. Offerings of oats Vre light Prices sremed tn ha trnvamed chleflT by the Ctlon Of corn. There were reports that Canada would re move the duty on oats. Provisions weakened with hogs. After ward, though, the firmness of grain was an offset. - The leading futures rsnged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. ,.S1.4 S1.4 . . 1.31 l.iidA CORX. .. .80 .61 .. .81 .82 ' OATS. .. .58 .." .. .06 .58 ' HESS PORK. May July Msy July May July Low. 1.4 1.31 .o .81 ,S7 .5 Clnsc. 1.8 i.a .1 .82 .f0 .68 Jan. May July Jan May July ...18.30 , ...18.80 ...1V.10 ... 11.90 ...10.77 19 07 18.80 LARD. 10.92 11.12 J0.S5 10.77 IS. 47 10.05 IS.82 10.! 11.06 11.22 SHORT RIBS. Jan. May July 10.50 10 37 10.57 ..10.2S 10.42 10.25 ..10.47 10.60 10.4 rush 1irirA WSKI-M Wheat. Mo. 2 red. .1.46 1.48 I No. J hard, 1.4 1.48. Corn, Jio. 4 yellow. 7274c; Ne. 4 white. 72&73c. Rye. No. S. S1.23. Barley, 7e85c Timothy. 67.50. Clover, S12.!itil& 15.00. Clearances Wheat, 6S.000 bushels: flour, 14,000 barrels; corn, 4v,ou4 bushels; oats, 674,000 bushels. Primary reoeipts Wheat, f.000 vs. 05, 000 bushels; corn, 1,900.000 vs. LO:.OuO bushels; oats, 979,000 vs. C.OOO bushels. Shipments Wheat, S7.eO vs. 4U.OO0 bushels: corn, l.ov;,tino vs. I3.00 bushels; oats. 778,000 vs. 49.000 bushels. Foreign .rain Markets. TONDON, Jan. 27. Cargoes on passage steady. . LIVERPOOL. Jan. 27. Corn opened lower, closed unchanged to signer. Wheat net quoted. BUENOS ATRES, lower. Jan. 27. Wheat Jan. 27. Wheat and flour un- Illinols Central 107 2,800 1,000 "'466 4,700 300 12.400 1,100 ,400 1,700 " 5,200 200 ' 4.600 300 2,300 500 1.200 "'960 '""iii 1,800 700 600 264 Interbor Met pf Inspiration kmp. Inter Harvester. K C Southern.. Lehigh Valley .. Louis & Nash . . Mex Petroleum. Miami Copper Mo, Kan & Tex' 000 Mo Pacific . .. 10,600 Nat Biscuit National Lead Nevada Copper. N T Central ... N Y. N H & H. Norfolk sc West Northern Pac . . Pacific Mail . . .. Pacific Tel & Tel Pennsylvania .. Pullman Pal Car Ray coa Copper steading Republic I & S. Rock Island Co do preferred.. St L S F 2 pf Southern Pac . . Southern Ry . .. Tenn Copper . .. Texas Company. Union Pacific . . do preferred TJ S Steel l,lO0 do preferred.. 153 Utah Copper ... 8,408 Wabash pf . 1,100 Western Union.. 700 Westtnir Elec . . 1.400 loiai sales lor txte aay. 3u,4uu snares. BONDS. TJ S Ref 2s. reg. 08,;N T C G .1s, b. 80 ao coupon.... woiior fac as 4 TJ S Ss, reg. .. ..IOI i j do 4s 2 do coupon. .. -lvl:Union Pac 4s 66 U S N 4s. reg.. 100! Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Mercantile naDer. 8 94 per cent. bterllnK exchange, steady. Sixty-day bills. S4.S3; for cables. S4.S550; for demand. S4.S515. uar silver. 48-sic. Mexican dollars. 37c. Government bonds, easy: railroad bonds. weak. Time loans, firmer: 60 days. 2 ner cent: 90 days, 3 per cent; six months, 3 per ceni. Call money, steady. Hlah. 2 ner cent: low, 1; ruling rate, 2; last loan, 2; clos ing bid, 1; offered at 2. IXSNDO.V, Jan. 27. Bar silver, 22 d per ounce. Money, 1 ser cent. Discount rates For short bills. 1U ner cent; mree Hioamr 0111s, li per cent. 52 18 '23' ' 130 119 67 "ii 13 12 91 54 105 21 107U 151 17 14f 20 "i 8 . 17 31 134 120 'is" 105 53 3 2 11 61 17 '23" 134 11S (56 11 12 12 90 53 103 21 ior. 154 16 147 19 "i 16 30 131 119 '48' ' 102 52 "62 70 51 1H 93 185 118 7 18 . 11 12 124 4. 12 53 S 102 104 28 106 la 16 147 19 -1 84 84 16 30 131 119 sog 4S 103 3 2 2 PARIS, Changed. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 27. Wheat. May. (1.411.41 to 11.41; July, 1.40; No. 1 hard, 1.45; No. 1 Northern, 1.89 1.45; No. 2 Northern, (1.87 tt 1.48 . Barley 75 (5-80c. Flax (1.91 11.94. Other Eastern omla MsalceU. WINNIPEG, Jan. 27. Wheal elosed: May, (1.451.46 asked; July, (1.46 bid. DULUTH. Jan. 27. Wheat closed : May, 81.43 July. 91.41 iftl.42. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27. Wheat closed: May, (1.45 bid; July. 81.30. KANSAS CITT, Jan. 2T. Wheat closed: May. (1.40 bid: July, 1.271.27. Ban Fraitcisrn G rain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. Spot Quota tions: Walla Walla. 2.402 42: red Rus sian, 2.40 lit 2.42 : Turkey red. $2,456 2.50; bluestem, $2.456 2.50: feed barley. 9.1.57 ki 1.60: whlto oats, 1.80&l.K.-; bran. $:fiut 32.50; middlings. 8:13434: shorts. 83234. Call board Wheat lirmer. Barley firmer December, 81.50 bid. (1.54 asked; Muy, (1.70; April, (1.72 asked. Paget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE, Jan. 27. Wheat Bluestem, (1.45; Turkey red, (1.41; fortyfold, 1.43; club, 81.42U; Fife. (1.39; red Russian. (L80. Barley. (32.75 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 7, Oats 8, barley 6, hay 19, flour i. TACOMA. Jan. 27. Wheat Bluestem. (1.45; fortyfold, (1.44; club, 81.40; red Fife, 81. SS. Car receipts Wkeat 16, com 1, oats (, nay tslk of a steadier cort and freight situation. bilHtness was very quiet, but aftrr pprriln unehanRCn to one point lower. Hie merarl Improved, closing at a net advanc" nf one to four point. SU-n, ftMHl hags. Janur, .10c; Fel-ruary. 0.1:w'; March, 2:ic; Ar-rlL .33c: Msy. 42-. ; Juli. ..:. : July. 1 . August, 7.44-: eeplemher. 7.. Mr; ti-lot.er. 7.57c; November, 7.63c; December, 7.0c. e:pot. Irregular; Rio 7s, Hc: Keutns 4., lu 1-ow grade Klo. arc reporleil In vrr small supply here and are believed to have been heavily purchased In ltrasll for l;uru pesn account. Klo and baiitos markets were both B ehanged. Kio exchange on ledna. 13 29-82. rels. Naval More. SAVANNAH, (la.. Jan. 27. Turpentine Finn, 41 c: sale, 77 barrel,; receipts. 179; shipments. 54, stoek. :;.V7lf. Rosin Dull: .ales, none; receipts, llfri bsrrels; sMiunents, IT.; Mot'ke, 42 .,7 Quote: A. B, ', 1 1, K, 8:i.2; V. J. H, .:2i; I. 1..10: K. (.1 00; M, (.-..25; N, (5.30; Wtl, 85.70; WW, 15J Metal nark eta. NEW YORK. Jnn. TT. rorr-er Firm; eleetrolytlr, 14.AOe; easting, 14.25 14.50c Lead Wulet; 3.05o,"Ov. Spelter Firm: 7.20p7.4e. Hope nt New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 27 Hops Stat com mon to cholcw, 1014, 14to2.V Duluth Unseed Market. DULUTH, Jan. 27. -Alntccd, ' cash, (1.91; Mhv. 91.92. UTILITY DISTRICT INDORSED Horn! Klver Gmiiftris and t'lnb M l on Bill Before Sennit". HOOD K1VE11. tr.. Jan. 27. Spe cial.) At the Instigation of Lr. J. 1. Watt, a member of the Hyilro-Klnttrlo Commlswion, which Orafted the bill, Ui members of Hood Kivrr County Granges and the board of directors of the Commercial Club hare 1nnre4 th bill recently Introduced by Venator It. K. Butler, of The Lialles. providing; for the org-atiiaatioa of public utility dis tricts. The local organisation, how ever, recommend that tne aectton In the bill providing; for the supervision of such district by the Itallroad Commis sion be eliminated. A year ago a campaign was launched here to initiate a bill similar to that now before the Legislature, but it decided later te allow tbe matter to be brought before the iestislature. WASCO GR4INJS FROZEN Frot Without Sdow Proving Il troos to Farmers. WASCO, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) Wasco has had am unusual Winter. The roads have been quite dusly. The thermometer has been down to 10 le Krees each night and. In view of the fact that no snow has fallen here for more than a month, the uraln Is hu srreat danger of being frozen. It is regarded as certain that all Bluestem wheat sown last Fall 1" frozen and receding will be neoesary. However, farmers here do not depend entirely on Kail seeding of Bluestem, but rely upon the hardU-r grains, etich as Forty-fold and Turkey Red. A heavy snowfall is needed badly. STEADY PRICES AT YARDS TRADIISO QUIET WITH SMALL. RE CEIPTS FOR DAY. Bt Hops A In Sell at Supply , of Cattle 1m Small and Mar ket la I'seaaaced BueineM wu slow at the yard yester day, aa only three loade were received. The market was without new development ot any kind. Hogs ruled steady, as shown by the repetition of Monday's prices. Cattle sales were unimportant. Receipts were 27 cattle, 2 calves and 169 hogs, shippers were: With cattle Pet ere on Bros., Forest Grove. one car. With aoas T. M. Bibbit, Gateway, oae car. With mixed load C E. Lucke, Eetacada, one car cattle, calve and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt Prtce. Wt. Price S cows . 15 COWS fi COWS 1 steer 1 bull 94S $4.00' 693 b.SS 848 l.DOl ttt.0 6.00 670 3.&0i S hogs 40 hofes 3 hoga 1 hog , 25 hogs . . 306 6.00 .. 118 S.OO .. 14 4.00 .. 133 .30 -Silver bars, t4.83tt; de- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.- 48 c. Sterling- exchange. 60 days. mand, $4.S5fc; cable, $4.86. LoBrdea Market Affected. LONDON. Jan. 27. American securities on the stock exchange today were affected by the passing of the dividend on Steel com. mon. The opening was easy, with United States Steel weak and two points under parity. "No recovery occurred d urine the day and the market closed easy. JLos-doa Wwsvl Sales. IsONDON", Jan. 27. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 99511 bales. Til demand was strong and th re cent advance a as firmly maintained, es pecially In the. better sorts of greasy me rinos. Americans bought a fair supply of the latter. Scoured Victorian crossbred sold as high as 2s 3d. Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Cotton goods were steady, but not so active. Canton flannels were firmer. Men's wear lines were again opened. Some fancy overcoatings and suit ings -were up from T4c to 10c . Laces and embroideries were quiet. Cotton Market. NEW TORE, Jan. 37. Tha cotton market closed steady, but from 13 to 1ft points net lower. Spot cotton quiet. Middling uplands, 8.50c. Sales. 400 bales. Dried Fruit at ew York. NEW YORK, Jan, 87. Evaporated apple dull and easy; prunes firm; aprloot and peaches quiet and steady; raisins dulL - . ' WHEAT SUPPLY ALL GOfJE CHICAGO EXPORT HOUSES RIN OCT OB SUPPLIES. Jaly Delivery Advances 7 Cents la Two Day- Farmer Holding; On to Their Reaerve. CHICAGO, Jan. 27. Increased difficulty In obtaining wheat throughout the West re sulted today in a broad market on change here, and now high record war prices. There wa a nervous feeling at the close, which was 1&2c to 2c above last night. Other staples, too, all made net gain, corn He to tz1c. oats 1c to 1, u l;c, and provisions 7 10c to Chicago export houses had no wheat to Offer and were obliged to be content to let foreign bid go also where. Hhfpraents at primary points kept equal pace with re ceipt, but were smaller than the export clearances. ' New upturns in quotations at Liverpool and predictions of a cold wave, possibly endangering th domestic Winter crop, had much to do with the advance. Advices that millers were absorbing the meager offerings front the country gave additional strength to the market. Mean while rural holders gave no sign of losing their grip on reserves. July wheat her climbed In a remarkable manner, finishing about 7 cents above the lowest point touched Prices current at the local stockyards on the v trio us classes of stock: Cattle- prime steers . . Choice steers . . Medium steers Choice cows . Medium cow . Heifers Bulls stags Hog . Light Heavy Sheep Wethers ...... Ewes Lambs . . .jT.r.osrs.oo ... t.2oy7.0 ... S.767.25 . . . C.Oitti ti.sv ... S.O06.00 . .. 3.0" ''i 7.H) ... S.M9C.00 ... 4.t.6(v.0 ... 6.23i?p6S0 . .. &.26y it.W . .. a.7SO S .. 6.00 S3 5.75 ... .i'0(7.t.U Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Jan. ST.- Ho its Receipts 1600; market, lower. Heavy, $0.40 j.50; light, fii.40trft.50; pigs, $5.50-- bulk of sttlee, $.4u(9ft.50. CattleRe -eipts, 4b00; market, slow. Na tive steers, fttt.24af8.25: cows and hefffrs i:4; Western steers, JtUo H; Texas ateera. $."1.7.1)7.25; cows and heifers, $4.75 )& 0.50; calves, $7 9.2ft. Sheep Receipts, lft.000; market. lower. Yearlings, $.7f.7.aO; wethers, $6ft.OO; lambs, $S.20&8.50. Chicago Livestock Kfirket. CHICAGO, Jan. 27. Kos Keceipts, 3", 000; market, dull, nominally 25c under yes terday's average. Bulk of cals. i..:KK& 6.4I ; light, $o.l. 4?6.50; mixed. $K.10$jfl..ij; heavy, $4ftt.45; rough. $4,J,10; pigs. $O06.4O. Cuttle Receipts. l.,000; market slow. Na t i ve s teers, $ 40 ! : W es tern , $4. no & 7. '(.' ; cows and heifers, $37.7S; calves. $74j;10.?5. Sheep Receipts. 20.OOO; murket, weak. Sheep, r.7Gl.tt.,; yearlings, $ti.b5r T.iO; lumls, f7.23fr6.tt.'.. New York Hugnr Market. K E w YO.lK. .Ian. 27. The sugar futurea market opened firm and unchanged to five points higher on unfavorable weather In Cuba. Trading was quiet active. At noon the markrt wan A to ft points higher, with eulrs ot 2130 tona. The spot sugar market was strong; ren trlfural, 4.01 $x 4.07c; molasses sugar, 3.24 :i.3uc. Refined, firm. Property improved with Bitulithic streets sells quicker and to better advantage. TRAVELER (HIDE. FRENCH LINE Cosapat-nl Ovnvrala Tran.atia.tlqa rOSTAL BEKVK'K. Sailings for HAVRE NIAGARA Feb. 6.3 P.M. ROCHAMBEAU Feb. 13. 3 P. M. FOR INFORMATION APPLY O, W. Kllnsrr. SO SI k .t.l A. U. rharttaa. 5J MorrlMp t.l H. M. Xajlur, V. M. at IU. P. Ky.t lorsrr u. nmitn. lis su .1.1 a. t.. bl(sn, 100 tfd .1.1 H. l)k. kMi. I4S Vkaak. tnatan st.l orlh Hank liaad, ilk and Mark ta. H. Mrtarland. d Ml BlHU ,j C B. Uutfy. It sq ss... i-aniaott. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND KKW fcKALAND. Parular throuch sail in for Hyilney via Tahiti and Wellington from Hun franulsco, FeU ft. .Uar. ft. Mar. 31. and vry 2 ea. Menu ior r'aiupniet. Cnion Stcamabip Co. of Ne Zealaad. LtA. OfTIre 6v Market street, aa raalaoa ' r lM-al H. . nasi aV aV ( hirago Iairy Irodue. CHICAGO,' Jan. 27. Butter Unchanged. KBg Lower. Iterslpts 740 cases; at mark, rase inrluU-d. 2o & 80 c ; ordinary firats. j 'J9 It c ; firsts, aj c. Coffee i-utures. NEW YORK. Jan. '-'i. The coffee maii.et showed a steadied tone today on scatter-d covering and a little trade buying. lilc-b was probahiy due to a rally of a-JM in th rate ot Brazilian exchange on London and STEAMSHIP Mils Mrr-t Far SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANOtLtS A.NU BAN 111 EGO. Friday, Jan. 29, 3:00 P. M. BAN rllANriWO. I-ORTI.ANO s LOb ANC.KI.LH HTkAVSIIII CO. Fit V.MS UOL.llH, .(rist. 124 Tblrd . A . Mala . nio de jane hi 1 1 1 THt CITY BLAUTIKOC 1 6AU1A. MMOli, MOM'KVIDKO. ao4 UUtNOM HIM rrqurnt sslllrss from New York lir n. and fn.t li,0uu-ton pakMUfwr .tMiu.ra ttleal OA.NII.bS. ura. Asw, tHruadwmr. M. . IMrsaj B. Smith. Sd aud V'aala(taai 81a Ur LortlAvuU. . M. II K A It MAILS r. M ,AX.,II. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES rks. a.N mnriM rorttad a. a. t llilrd and biogtrta Ma. m.Ui O.-fV. R. at . Ce.). la, Mrniu aouw. tm. COOS BAY LINE klKAMIIIP HKKAKWATkB Sails from Alnswarlh dock. Partland, P. M ev.ry Tiii.ohjf. I'r.1gtil and tlrH or7(r lowr jwn.woi-th iltv-k. I. A C H a. M. L.la I. U. Uislli s. 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