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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 19j- I ' I I . mm mm DALY HITS SYSTEM Efficiency Plan Is Failure, Is Argument for Repeal. ORDINANCE DUE IN COUNCIL Ulove to Discard Present Rating Kale That "Won't Work Out" Ex pected to Meet With Approval of Majority of Members. Declaring that the so-called effi ciency system which has been in use in the city service for more than a year Is a complete failure. City Commis sioner Daly yesterday asked City At torney LaRoche to prepare an ordi nance repealing the ordinance which was passed a year ago providing for the system. Mr. Daly favors casting the whole affair into the waste basket as a dismal failure. His move, it is expected, will meet with the approval of the majority of the members of the City Council. The efficiency system was brought here by an organization knof n as the Kew Tork Bureau of Municipal Re search. The bureau was brought here on a contract by a local organization and under a J4000 contract with the city prepared the efficiency system and neveral other systems for the regula tion of the city service and the city Koverntnent The efficiency system was the only part of the work of the re search bureau that was adopted by the Council, although tiie J4000 promised in the contract was paid. Under the provisions of the effici ' ency system employes were to get de merits for various offenses, such as inefficiency. inaccuracies. ta.rd-.ness. HCk of ability and for various other reasons, rrovision also was made for merit marks for exceptional service and for bravery. On the basis of the efficiency reports promotions in serv ice were to be made and increases in ralarv granted. The increases were to be made at the end of six months. When the system was put into work ing order no two departments used it the same. Most of the departments ig nored it entirely. Others used it on some occasions. Only one department, that under Commissioner Dieck. ap plied it vigorously, lie carried out the Irttcr and the spirit of the affair with the result that the system caused all kinds of trouble anions employes. lna.smuch as the system costs con siderable for operation each month and entails much work for employes. Com missioner Daly says he believes it is time to get rid of it. "It is a dismal failure." said Commissioner Daly yesterdav. "I have seen this for a Ions time, but I have withheld action in the hope that it mieht work out. But it won't work out. The system is wrong and it cannot be made to work rightly. It is expected that the abolition of the svstem will be an issue before the Council next week. City Attorney LaRoche says he will get the repealing ordinance ready as soon as possible. MULE ACTS IN COURT I.IIM1A.N. WOI.rK CO. St IT BRINGS .UIMAl BUFOKK J I STICK. Oregon City Jurint Seen Quadruped Chew Tobacco anil Decide Case Aftainftt Portland Store. OniXiON Cixr. Or.. Feb. 2. (Spe cial. I Komlcal Kaeiu.1, a trick mule which reiciuly completed an engage ment in a local theater, save a com plete performance in the courtroom of .1 notice of the Peace Sievers tliis morn ing ill Hie course of an attachment Miil by l.ipman. Wolfe i Co.. of Port land, against Charles Himpson. owner of the animal. The department store lost. i?imoso!i was recently in Portland. Miid when lie K't that city the depart ment store attempted to attach his mule. The : was filed in the local Justice Court and Simpson, in self defense, entered a plea that the mule was his only means of gaining a living and that is was exempt from attach ment. The court w;i. doubtful and Constable Frost scut for C'e animal. Komical laett:s was led into the conrlroom and his master put him through his tricks, including such antics as chewing to bacco, sitting on a chair and answer ing simple questions by nodding his head. 'After'Ttiat mule completed its per formance there was no doubt in my mind that Simpson's contention wa sound." said .linlgc Siever.s after he had made his decision. "The only objection J liave to the mule i.s that ho missed the cuspidor while he was chewing the tohacco." POLITICIAN-SLAYER FREED cw Mcxiro c.-Seakcr"r Bond Is 1'ixrd by Court it I $7500. KL FA SO, T-x.. .. 2. Klfcpro Hai'H. cx-Sprakcr if the New Mexico Jlouc of Kepi csontat ;vps and Repub lican cantli'liuo for t". tited Statrs rion- tor. v as rrlea.e-l umirr $7300 bond ly the District Curt today on a writ of habeas con-un. Kara wrs indicted by the grand jury Monday on a charge of nuirdcr in con nection with thr killing of Celestino otero lst Sunday. Kye witnesses, to trie shooting testified yesterday that t'tero fired the first shot, which passed through Baca's coat. ml that Baca fired in self-defense. POTATO GROWERS UNITE Clarke Coun. Mon Organize With W. 1 Hidden as President. VANVOL'VKR. Wash.. Feb. '2. (Spe cial.) The Clarke County potato-growers formed an organisation here today, with "VV. Foster Hidden president and Carl Knsli&h. secretary. The meeting t:i the Vancouver Commercial Club rooms wan attended by a number of potato-growers, including J. O. Wine. J'rofessor H. V. iSparka and. A. W Moody. .Professor Sparks pointed out that potatoes raised here mrflure at least 10 days before points farther north. J. O. "Wing, who hajt been raising pototoes 35 years, urged all in raising of pota toes of the same grade to standardize the Clarke County output. SCHOOL RALLIES DRAW 700 Kural Problems Bcin? Discucd In Yamhill County. MeMlN"WILLE. Or.. Feb. t. (Spe- cli.) Four rural school rallies were held in Yamhill County last week -with a total attendance 01 neany ivu pjuruun, pupils and teachers. Standardization of schools, the work of the Parent-Teacher Circle and rural problems were discussed. Helen Cow gill, State Industrial Club-worker from the Agricultural College, explained the extent and possibilities of that develop ment of country life. Four meetings will be held In differ ent parts of the county next week, and the work will be continued until every rural district has participated. Several districts are gathered In a central loca tion and 18 groups have been arranged. The meetings will close March 24. ALL LINES ARE STEADY SMALL RtN AT NORTH PORTLAND STOCKYARDS. Trading la Mainly In Hog Division, Where Best Light Weights Again Bring 97.10. The livestock market held very steady yesterday. Receipts were small and most of the trading was in the hog division. The best light hogs held at S7.10. tne price estau llshed on Monday. The tone of the sheep market is very good and it is evident that prices will have to be advanced to attract suoplies to this market. Receipts were 100 cuttle, 102 hogs and o sheep. Shippers v.-eie: With cattle S. C. Miller, Dlllard, 1 car; Dick DeArmond, Hote. 3 cars. With bogs C. Frasliut. Roosevelt, 1 car. With mixed load Shult Bros., Payette. 1 car hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: iinm 9 S7.65 104 hoes. . . IS." 1710 KOhnM... 184 7.05'i Shots... 177 7.10 1 hoc 30O 6.0.M l hog ll 7.10 i::o (i.i'o! Shoes... 600 t.l!. 171 7.101 LMiOtfS... ISO 6.10 Prices current at the local stockyards on the various classes of stock: Cattle Prime steers Choice steers ............. Medium steers Choke cows Medium cows Heifers Bulls ttajfs . .J7.50SS.00 . 7.1V.7..".0 . ti.7.Va7.-o . tt.Ooltti.SU . 5.0tK.rtf.O0 . 5.OU(ij7.00 . .50-tf 6.U0 . 4.50 8HS.OU liJu.. Heavy o.-'b.-j .Sheep , ft Withers S-IS Lambs 6.2ji.So Omaha Livestock Market. HOITII OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 2. Hoc! Receipts. :;u0: market, hisher. Heavy, fo. SO C(i .&."; pigs. ?5.0Ufe 0.0U; bulk of sales, t.&0 Cattle Receipts, 2000: market, slow. "Na tive steers. 0.2." 9 S.2.. : Western steers, ji.io fc4.7.V calves. $749.2-".. She-p Receipts, 4000: market. steady. Yearlings. $0.7.". 0.S5; Western. SG.2.j4f i.i.; lambs, SS.10afS.S5. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, 1'eb. 2. Hogs Receipts. 10,-000- market, strong, "i to 10 cents above yesterday's averape. Bulk of sales, 8tf.S0ta CO,'.: heavy, $0.."Kfj7,: pigs. $5.50&0.03. Cattle Receipts, HIOO; market, firm. Na tive steers jo.rcasj: Western steers, SuQ o.70: calves. S7.,".0 10.B0. Sheep Receipts. TiOOO; market, strong. Sheep, S0.1Ot fl.S-V. Iambs. $7. 50 8.95. Special Trains to Kim to Beach. Special trains will run to Clatsop Beach for parties planned for the Wash ington's birthday holiday. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway passenger department announced last night that arrangements have been completed whereby a special will leave the city Saturday afternoon, February 20, and will leave Seaside, returning, at 6:30 P. M. Monday, February 2 2. Various clubs are said to be preparing a week end holiday at the beach at that time. Centralia Lodge Honors State Head. CENTRAL.IA. Wash.. Feb. 2. (Spe cial.) The Centralia Lodge of Eagles held a big class initiation last night in honor of K K. Wolfe, state president of the Eagles, who paid an official visit to the local lodge. Fifteen can didates were taken into the order. A big banquet followed the ceremonies. Baker Vostal Receipts Still Grow. BAKER, Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.) For the 12th consecutive month, postal re ceipts showed an increase over the corresponding month of the previous year, as shown by the January receipts, which were $2719. 5S. In January, 1914, the receipts were $2611.32. 385 Acres Arc Sold for $t!8.6i5. PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.) The latest land deal of importance to ho onnutinced here is the .sale of 3So acres near Milton by Oscar Di umheller. of Walla Walla, to Henry Koepke. of Athena. The price paid was ?2S,87a. DAILY METKOKOl.OtiUAL RtPOKT. PORTLAND, F;b. 2. Maximum tempera ture 40 0 degrees: minimum. "9.6 degrees. Kie'r readme. 8 A. ."..I feet: change in last 21 horns. CO foot rise. Total rainfall t.". P.M. to S I'. MP. 0.21 Inches: total rainfall since September 1. litl. 19.24 hii'hes: normal ruinrall since September 1. "0 Inches; deficiency of rainfall since September I. 1!14. 7.02 Inches. Total sun shine, ! mlnuls: possible sunshine, 9 hours 40 minutes. Barometer ireduced to sea level), 5 r. M., 29.11 inches. THE WEATHER. g T Wind a? 3 - S- i r 3 H J 3 - p i v U T3 m . . f tat ol STATIONS. Maker .... Huie ..... Boston ..I 4 4 O. 4SE 'Cloudy . . ."i0.itf' BSE (Cloudy .. " O.i'' ltt N -Hnow .".1 o.tM, Jcioar . 0.04 1L' NK ,snow . . 0.n, 6 NK Clear . . l"Jt.Mt 4 NK ;cioudy Denver . . . tes Moines ututb ;lv'ston t.....! (I'ld.tMt 4S .Clear 4Mt.0U 4V Cloudy Helena Jiicksjnvfni . . Kansas t'ity . . Iajs AMtreles . . Mar-hl k-M . . . MeJford Mmn-wpolrs . MuTitril Nmv Orleans Now ork North Hold .- t.0 o.ft' 4 svv -Clear . L'So.(H li N W Cloud r .; ."is o ss ist sv Cloudy . I .'.4 0..-.4 Hi SW Rain ,; n. 4" 10 sw :'ioudy .t -"t'A.OL' sxe Cloudy 2 0 . .". i 4 N fc. Miow r.K t en H W ' lear :;n 1 2- XK 'Cloudy li; 4 NW Rain .isn.'j; it V jCloudy ts n.iH1 4 NK Rain 1s o. 1" 1- K Kain 4il !."l 4 NtT Kaiil ri'JO.i' ti S Pt. cloudy .".L" 0. 14 s Jcioudy ;: o. i n jcioudy .4 ii.fl! 1SS ;Pt. cloudy r.4 1 .titi is v !'loudy 4o.0-"H' N Rain :;. fi i K .cloudy North Yakima I'lioonlT f'U-.-Htl'.O Port ' utt Rofetuirc Sacranifiitu . Si. Iouis ?.akr San Francisco ?e.it tie Spokane raionm 44 o.mii Hi N Rain TAtoosh Island 4 iv.no s NE Pt. ciouay WO."." 4 SK (Cloudy 40(.ts lo.NE Cloudy :m i.oo : e iCloudy Walla Wal.a . Wushinarton Vtnnijg WEATHER CONDITIONS. severe storm is central between Marsh field ar.d Hi mouth of the Columbia River, and varninss for same were issu.-a at . M at all stations in this district. No hich winds have yet occurred in this distriet from this storm, but alonp the California coast a Koutherlv pal has prevuiled during ti'e entire dav Rain has fallen generally on the Pacific Slope, beinc heaviest in Cali fornia Another of marked energy is central over the Upper Ohio Valley and this dis turbance has caused gt-neral rains in the south and snow in the north portion of the territory east of thft Mississippi River. It is much colder in the South Atlantic and East Gu'f States. The conditions are favorable for rain in this d 1st .-let Wednesday with a southerly gale alonir the coast, and etrong southerly winds in the interior. FORECASTS. Fortland and vicinity Ratn; southerly windJ.. . Oregon Rain ; cooler southwest portion, southerly winds reaching gale force along thWashngton Rain: inds shifting to n-esterlv and increasing along the coast. Idaho Rain. EDWARD A. BKAIS. District Forecaster. Horse and Auto. , Judge "Dr. vine a horse, eh? The horse la a, back number. "So will that ctr be in another year," WHEAT JUMPS AGAIN Local Prices Are 3 to 51-2 Cents Over Monday's. SALES ARE 35,000 BUSHELS Market Follows Big Tpturn in Chi cago and Liverpool Values Spot Oats Are Xow Worth $40 Ton. Stocks In Country Light." The Portland wheat market yesterday saw the greatest advances since the war began. Prices were lifted on actual sales from 3 to 5H cents over those of Monday. The Jump is not to be marveled at in view ot the per formances In the Eastern market. At Chi cago, wheat rose SH cents. TTiftTr-r-iir. thntiAnnri bushels of wheat and $00 tons of oats and barley were sold oft the Merchants' Exchange. The sales in oewu were: Bushels B.00O prompt forty-fold 15,000 March forty-fold 10,000 March club o.OOO March Russian 10,000 April Russian o,00i prompt flt'e 0,000 March fife Tons 100 prompt oats 100 March oats 100 March oats :UK May oats -i in a, u tvVi fppd tiarley - l.W 1.53 1.4B 1.49 1.4 V 1.4U 3S.75 42.00 Forty-fold prices were 4 to 5 cents higher than on the preceding day. club sold at a gain of 5 cents, red Russian advanced 3 to 5Vi cents, and red fife sold 4 to 54 cents better. Bluestem alone was inactive, but not for want of higher bids, as offers were raised 3 to 4 cents. Spot bluestem was want ed at $1.03, and for the May delivery $1.60 was bid. Local exporters were without cables, and the market appeared to follow Chicago solely, where the factors were heavy buying by the Italian government and a big upturn at Liverpool, due to the fear that German submarines would cut off England's supply of brcadstuffs. A $40 oats market has at last been reached. Spot oats were bought on the local exchange at $3S.73, but in the Palouse country there nas a sale at $00, equal to $40 here. Oats bids on the exchange were raised 50 cents to $1.50 over Monday s prices. Advices from some parts of the Interior, where oats are grown extensively, are that not enough are left for home consumption. Local receipts, ip cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland 41 Year ago 02 Seas' n to date. 13127 Year ago 17 67 Tacoma, Mon. 0 Year ago 44 eseas'n to date. 74:i- Year ago tMSi Seattle, Sun.. 15 Year ago -7 Weas'n to date. OHM Year ago 0259 II 4 G 1440 ljjiy 13 1008 1707 12 1419 27 J 3 2:140 liMl 27 36 33 4 S ir.li 1280 S 401 3C0 42:t 484 3 8S0 lt78 10t 1278 NEW HIGH LEVELS AT Are BARER Advanced Oats and Barley Prices sharply. BAKER. Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) Again, new high levels for grain prices were reached in Baker today, when sales of oats in wholesale lots were made- at $1.73 a hundredweight, an advance of 15 cents over yesterday's price and 10 cents a hundred more than has been paid in Baker hitherto. Barley also advanced, the price going to $31 a ton, and ranging upward from there. The record hitherto has been $30 a ton. The high prices n oats offered today brought out several large offerings, but barley did not move, except in comparatively small quan tities. Wheat prices remained at from $1.20 to $1.30 a bushel with no movement. RETAIL FOOD TRICKS IX GERMAN V Living Becomes Expensive iu Emperor Wil liam's Domain. The BrunswickLandeszeitung of December 6, 1914, reports the following prices for meats and vegetables in the city markets: The Saturday markets were well supplied, and buyers were numerous, being of the opinion that it would be cheaper to buy In the markets than at the city provision stores. In this they were mistaken, as there was lit tle or no difference in the prices. Geese and hares were cheaper than In the preceding week. Hares, with the pelts on, brought 78 cents in the the markets, or, lor the largest size, 00 cents; in provision stores, (skinned by housekeepers), 71 to S3 cents. Geese brought 2 cents a pound (German pound 1.1 avoirdupois pounds); those weign- ing about ft pounds, 20 cents, j-ine luhm mas apples sold at 7 cents a pound; cheaper sorts cost 5 cents. Cabbage was J cents a head; onions 'J to 3 cents a pound. The reason why onions have become so dear is unknown. The same is to be said of butter, for which 33 to 40 cents a pound was paid. Domestic cheese, of which there was a large supply, remained cheap. Ducks weighing 3',-i to 4 pounds, sold at 71 cents; poultry ior buujj, w cents; venison snouiuer, -si cenis; its. $1.19. Veal and mutton were cheaper, at 19 cents; cutlets, 20 cents; pork sausage, minced (Mettwurst), cost 21 to 23 cents Tor whole sausages; brain sausages from hog (Magenwurst). 19 cents. Winter cabbage (BraunkohU brought 6 cents per mandcl (10 pieces). Eggs were especially aear, iresn country eggs being 2 to 3 cents apiece. APPLES IN ENGLISH MARKETS Buyers Are Not Satisfied Willi Eastern luit. Mail advices from J. C. Houghton & Co., of Liverpool, give the following report on apples in the English market: "Ne- Hampshire apples continue to ar rive in unsatisfactory condition, and many Maine apples also show up badly. Tho dif ference In price between tight and slack is now more accentuated, buyers seeming to have lost confidence In anything not ab solutely reliable. Virginia apples have been rather more in evidence, and anything cnoicc Is appreciated. Many results of Canadian and Nova Scotian apples are disappointing. Newtown box apples from the Western states are of excellent quality, which makes the discouraging roturns to shippers the more regrettable. "The arrivals of American and Canadian apples to January 5, 1915, are given as $39 barrels and SSS.ISS boxea." EGG PRICES ARE DECLINING STEADILY Salea Are Made as Low as 25 Cents Buyers Hold Back. There was not much of a market for eggs yesterday. With the price strongly inclin ing downwards buyers could not be induced to take hold, except In a hand-to-mouth way. Dealers considered it a 25 -cent mar ket and a few sales. It Is known, were made at that price. Receipts were not heavy, but were in excess of tho buying. Another car of Chinese eggs baa reached thia market from Seattle. A shipment ot Petaluma eggs is said to be also on the market. Poultry arrivals were small, but the mar ket was dull and rather weak. Dressed veal was also slow, but pork: was firmer. Sup pile of country creamery butter are accumulating. Cubes were quoted at 26 2 cents. Prints" are also reported easier. SU PPLIES OF O RANGES DIMINISHED Rains tn California Check Shipments to" the NorUu The steamer brought four cars of oranges and receipts by the next boat will be lighter, rains in the South checking ship- TfcenU, Medium stzes are very, scarce ana 1 will probably be higher. There was an advance of 33 tients in celery In the California markets yesterday and dealers look for a further rise, which will also affect this market. Lettuce Is alsb firm in the South. There Is a continued steady movement la the cheaper grades of apples at ruling prices. " N Bank Clearings, Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were- as follows: Clearings. Balances. oit,h . r..-. .fi'ts S381.P20 Seattle 2,117.392 132,920 Tacoma 303.112 5rw- Spokane 030,6t 1 o4,ai PORTLAND 3IARKET QUOTATIONS 'Grain. Flour, Feed., Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. Prompt delivery. Wheat Bid. Ask Blustem $ 1-53 14., Fortyfold ( 102 1.53 Club 4 158 Red Russian 1,43 1.4. Red Fife ' 1-47 1.47 Oats . No. 1 white feed 3S.0O 39.00 Barley No. 1 feed 30.00 3G.O0 Brewing 30.00 30.00 Bran 30.25 31-00 Shorts 31.00 32.00 Futures Bid Ask. March bluestem 1.06 1.08 April bluestem 1.08 H12 Alav bluestem 1.00 1.63 March fortyfold 103 1.03 April fortyfold 3.04 March club 1.02 1.53 April club 1.03 March red Russian 1.40 l.li April red Russian -1.43 1.40 March re i Fife 1.40 1-00 April red Fife 1.00 . 1.00 March oats 39.50 40.00 April oats 40.00 42.00 May oats 42.0n 43.00 March feed barley 30.50 36.00 April feed barley 36.50 38.00 FLOUR Patents, $7 a barrel; straights, $6.20; whole wheat, $7.20; graham, $7. M1LLFEBD Spot prices: Bran, $30.50 31.50 per ton; shorts, $32.50 33.30; rolled barley, $37 38. CORN White, $37 per ton; cracked, $38 per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $14(916: Valley timothy, $12.50; grain bay, $1012; alfalta, $1213: Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $1.70(2.20 per box; Japanese, per box, 90c $1 ; lemons, $3 3.00 per box; bananas, 4a4c per pouna; grapefruit. 13.50; pine apples, 7c per pound; tangerines, $1.23 per box. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, hothou $1,251-1.50 dozen; eggplant, 810e pound; peppers, $4 per craLe; artichokes, bOf&i&Oc per dDzen; tomatoes, $1.75 per crate; cab bage, 1&1c per pound; beans, 12c per pound; celeiy, 2.50 per crate; caulitlower. $2.20 per crate; sprouts, be per pound; head lettuce, $1.S5& 2 per crate; squash, lc per pound. GREKN FKIT1TS Apples, 70c 4tS 1.00 per box; casabas. $1.6o per crate; grapes, $3.00 per barrel; cranberries, $11 per barrel. POTATOEb Oregon, $1&1.25 Pr sack; Yak i ma, $1.101.1o; sweet potatoes, per pound. ONIONS Oregon, selling price $1 per sack, country points. SACK. VEGETABLES Carrots, $1.23 per sack; beets, $1.23 per sack; parsnips, $1.30 per sack. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 20fa2tie; candied, 27 itJ 2Sc. POULTRY Hens. lC12c; broilers, 18$ 20c; turkeys, dressed, 2Lc; live, lbc; ducks, 13$i'14c; geese, ll1,212c. liUTTEli Creamery, prints, extras, S2c per pound in case lots; Vbc more in less than caso lots; cubes, I'Or 26c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbers' buying price, 10c per pound, f. o. b. dock, Portland; Young Americas, 1 6c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 11 rt l'2c per pound. PORK Block, &c per pound. Staple Groceries. Loc.il jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one - pound talis, $2.30 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.50; one-pound nats, $2.50; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, $1.00. HONEY Choice, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 10(240 per pound; Bra sil nutB, 10c; filberts, lo(&24c; almonds, 3 (tfSAc; peanuts, ijc; cocoanuts, $1.0O per dozen; pecans, lOiaUc; chestnuts, 12 10c BEANS Small white, 6c; large white, 6c; Lima, 6c; pink, 5c; Mexican, 6c; bayou, Ofec. COFFEE Roadted, in drums, 1S33C SUGAR Fruit and berry, $5.90; beet, $0.70; extra C, $j.40; powdered, in barrels, $6.20. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton; hall ground, 100s, $10.70 per ton; 60s, $11.50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE Southern head, 66c; broken, 4c per pound; Japan style, 4c. DRIED FRUi'A'S Apples, ac per pound; apricots. lb15c; peaches, sc; prunes, Ital ians, &fa9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, Sc; un bleached Sultans. 7c; seeded, Sc; dates, Persian, 10c per pound; fard, $1.65 per box; currants, U,tfl2c Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1914 crop, 10g. 12 c ; 1913 crop, nominal. HIDES Salted hides, 14c; salted bulls, 10c; salted kip, loo; salted calf, 19c; groen hides, 13c; green bulls, 9c; green kip, 13c; green calf, 19c; dry bides, 26c; dry calf, 2Sc. WOOL Valley, 17l$c; Eastern Oregon, 13 ip 20C, n uminal. MOHAIR 1914 clip, 27 c per pound. CASCARA BARK. Old and new, 4f4C per pound. PELTS Dry long wooled pelts, 13c; dry short wooled pelts, 10c; dry shearings, eacft, 10 & 15c; salted shearings, each, 10 920c; dry goats, long hair, each, 12(5312 c; dry goat shearings, each, 10&20c; salted sheep pelts, January, $1()1.00 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes. 17&lSc; skinned, 17 fciSc; picnic, 13c; cottage roll, 13c; broiled, 19Gv28c. BACON Fancy. 7"8c; standard, 23 4j 24c; choice, 1722c; strips. 17c DRY SALT Short clear backs, 13&15c; exports, lots 17c; plates. Il4jil3c. LARD Tierce basis: Ketti rendered, I2c; standard, 12c; compound, 8c. BARREL GOODS Aless beef. $23; plate beef $24.00; brisket pork, $-S.50; pickled pigs,'" feet. $12.30; tripe, $9.5011.50; luiigue3, $25030. Oils. KEROSENE Water while, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; special drums or bar rels, lO'Z-c; cases. ;7 (&20c. GASOLINE Bulk, 12 c; cases, 20c; en gine distillate, drums. 7 lie; cases, 14 c; uaptha. drums, 12c; cases, 19c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 71c: raw, cases, 70c; boiled, barrels, 73c; boiled. casf, 73c. TURPENTINE In tasks, 60c; in cases, 67c; lU-ea.se lots. 1c leys. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MABKEI Prices Current In Bay City on Fruits, Vege tables, Ltu. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2. Butter Fancy creamery. 2tic; seconds, 25 Vic Egca fancy ranch. 23c; pullets, 22c; Cheese New, 105flwc; Young Americas, lOVjfti 14Vjc; Oregon, 14c. Vegetables B:11 peppers. 5ft 10c; do, Chile, 0?t'6i;; string beans. 2$3c; hothouse cucumbers, 75cfi-$1.2.". ; eggplant, 0$7c. Onions Yellow, &0c. ' Fruit L-mons, fancy, 2.252.50; choice, $1.75i&)2, standard, $1.501.75; bananas, Hawaiian, $1.251.75; pineapples, do. $1.50 &3; California apples, Newtown Pippins, fiou6fl; Bellflenrs, 5075c; Baldwins, 50 70c- Winesaps. 5075c; do. Oregon. New town rippins, $11.25; Winesaps, 90C$LL; Baldwins, 00c&$1.75. Potatoes Burbanks, Saiins. $ 1.75 2.10; delta. $!.10gl.30; Oregon, $1.6o; sweets, 75c $L30. Coffee Futures. NEW YORK, Feb, 2. The ctfffee market closed at a net decline of 6 to 13 points in the abeence of any important support. Sales, S-SO bales. Closing bids: February, 6.S7c; March, .olc; April, 6.1oc; May, 6.19c; June, 6 17c- July. 7.1&c; August, 7.30c; September, 7.39c; October, 7.43c; November, 7.51c; De cember, 7.58c. , , , .. . Spot irregular. Rio 7s, Si&SUc. Santos 4s, 9 5-9&10C Naval Stores. t:VVNH, Ga., Feb. 2. Turpentine firm . 1-. " roetntH ma barrels; shipments. 1S2 barrels; .tocks. 3...0(. , b.rr s Kosin. tone A 10 1. firm: K to V, W . dull, salts 128 burrelsj receipts. 164S barrels; shipments, I'jS oarreis. r rels Quote: A, B. D, t. F. tj.VO C, S0o: H. 310: I. f3.ir.: K, :t.60; M. $4.Jo; N," 5.30; WG, $5.70; WW, j5.H0. Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE, vi London, Feb. 2. 2:45 a m ) Wobl prices Kenerally have ad vanced another 5 per cent. American demand continues. Brokers have adopted a rulinB under which they reserve the right to retuse any bid. CbR-aco Dairy Produce. THTCA.GO. Feb. 2. Butter arm. CTsss'keVefp5tf z,2SV cases, higher: .t mark? cases included e! ordinary firsts. 26827CJ firsts, 2T3if8c, I STOCK TONE STRONG Market Not Affected by Wheat Flurry or Weather Conditions. SOME SELLING BY EUROPE Specialties Less Prominent in Spec ulation Than of Late Money Rates Are Easier Bond Market Is Firm. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Stocks were con sistently strong for the better part of to day's session on the exchange, regardless of another spectacular rise in wheat and ad verse weather conditions, which were partly responsible for the relatively light dealings. Best prices were registered in the later operations, but recession were general to ward the end when it became known that the British government had declared Its in tention to regard all foodstuffs shipped to its enemies as contraband. There was some early selling of Canadian Pacific and other international shares, which seamed to proceed from London, where our securities again manifested an uncertain tone. Latest developments in the war were reflected In the uncertain atti tude of the British and French markets. Selling of gilt-edged securities was a fea ture at both centers, with little effect, how ever, on our markets for foreign exchange. Less than tho usual number of specialties participated in today's movement. but among these Sears-Roebuck was prominent for a sharp decline from its recent rise. American Can sold off, publication- of the annual report showing a decrease in net bought moderately of commercial paper, but the low rates for these contracts is now on a par with ruling quotations for time loans on collateral. An indication of the widespread ease of money is found In the fact that Chlcaso Is quoting the same rates for commercial paper as prevail in thlsj market. Bonds "were firm, 'the features being American Telephone 4tts, which touched a record figure. Total sales, par value, were $2,040,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Alaska Gold ... 3. 400 2" -'S Amal Copper .. 7,100 JJ5 54 '4 Mi Am Beet Sugar. S.S00 39 M American Can .. 13.700 29, '27 2SHi Am Smel Ref 1,400 62 62 2J4 do preferred 10- Am Sugar Ref.. 1.S00 110 lOSt 10Ssi Am Tel & Tel.. 2,100 12114 120i4 120 Am Tobacco S3' Ar.aronda Min.. 3,000 27 V, 2iH Atchison '.00 94. M14 !S Bait & Ohio ... 600 71 10'.i 70'4 Brook R Tran.. 400 SS 88 87i California Pet .. 6.400 U0 19 19; Canadian Pac .. 4,300 3ii9i4 l'"7 1TA Central leather 500 34i 34V4 34 Chea&Ohlo... 600 4454 44 44 Chicaso Gt West 1114 C, M & St Paul. 1.900 89 88 'A fShi Chicago & N W. 126 Chino Copper . . 1,800 3654 36 S4 Col Fuel & Iron 24 ('ol & Southern 2. D & It Grande 6V4 do preferred - H Distillers' Secur 11H Krie 1.400 2.114 22'4 22 Gen Electric ... 200 143 1421i 14214 Gt North pf ... 400 11514 115i 115 Gt North Ore.. 300 31 30 30 Guggenheim Ex 600 5114 5114 SI Illinois Central. 107 Inter Met pf .. 3,400 n474 54 54 Inter Harvester , 200 08 9 8 0814 K C Southern.. 300 23 23 22 Lehigh Valley.. 800 1.'17 IS.'. 1S3 Mex Petroleum. 9.300 74 73 7414 Miami Copper .. 400 1 18T4 18 Mo, Kan & Tex 400 1114 3 1 14 3114 Mo Pacific 2,200 1214 1114 114 Nat Biscuit 127 National Lead 46 Nevada Copper. 600 124 32'4 1214 N Y Centra! ... 600 9014 8074 89 N Y. N H & H 50 Norfolk & West 30214 Northern Pac .. 3,000 10514 10414 104i Pacific Mail 1814 Pac Tel & Tel 2 Pennsylvania .. 900 106S4 106 3 06 Pull Pal Car .. 2(K 1524 15214 162- Ray Con Copper 700 1714 1714 17 Reading 23,500 147 146 146 Republic I & R. 700 20 19'4 19 Rock Island Co 100 74 74 4 do preferred.. ...... ..... ..... 3 ri St L & S F 3 Pf 314 Southern Pac .. 2.500 R." 8.1 8o4 Southern Ry .. 800 17 364 3014 Tenn Copper .. 600 30 3014 3014 Texas Company 334 Union Pacific .. 4,800 32074 320 31!014 do preferred.. 100 81 81 81 U S Steel 44,000 4114 40'4 4014 do preferred.. 1.400 10314 10314 103V1 T'tah Copper . .. 2.100 54 534 53"i Wabash pf 2 Western Union.. 200 72 7114 71 Total sales for the day, 197..300 shares. BONDS. U S Ref 2s. reg. 99 INor Pac 4y 97 do coupon.... 99 do 3s 97 V S 3s 101 14Or Sh L Ref 4s. .'9414 do coupon. .. .loi v.,Fac rr & X ob...- U S 4s. reg 109 14 do coupon. .. .11014 Panama 3s. cou.10114 N Y fen G 314s S014 do deb 4s 105 N Y City 414 s (1913) 10814 Pa Cv 3 Vis (1915) 82 do Con 4s 87 do Con 6s. . . .10014 Reading Gen 4s.. 9 Rep Steel 5s 90 !SI, SF Ref 4s. 102 S L 8 W Con 4s. lOl N y State 4 43 '105 Seaboard A L ss.ioo k- v Bv Ad) M 2t'So Rell Tel 5s.. B0 NY.NH&H Cv 6s 64;So Pac Cv 4a. ... 94 N & W Cv 414s 90 1-3, do Cv 5s 99 Bid. Money, Exchange. Etc. 3 M. 4 per cent. Sterling exchange weak. Sixlv-dav bills, $4.8265; for cables, 14.8475; for demand, J4.S435. Bar silver, 48c. Mexican dollars, 8714c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm. Time loans easy; 60 days, 214 234; 80 davs. 2(a3; six months, 3374. Call money easy. High. 2; low, 1: ruling rate, 1; last loan. 2; closing bid, 1; of fered at 2. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2. Sterling change, unchanged. New York Grain and Floor. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Flour Strong and higher. Spring patents. 7.257.65c; Winter patents, 7.15&7.40c; Winter straights. 6.90 4! 7.10c; .Kansas straights, 7lgJ 7.25c. Wheat Spot strong. No. 2 red, $1.74: No. 2 hard Winter. tl.741t, all rail c. i. f. track export; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 11.6714: No. 1 Northern Manitoba, 1.67 c. I. f. Buffalo. Futures strong; May, $1.7014. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Copper Arm. Elec trolvtlc, 14.87; casting, 14.12. London Sput copper, 63 17s 6d; futures, 04 7s 6d. Lead steady, 3.7Sa3.?5c; London, 18 17a 6d: futures, 64 7s 6d. Spelter firm. 7.S7ttS.12; London. 37. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 2. Cotton futures closed steady 5 to 7 points higher. February, S.3Sc; March. S.6!c; May, 8.95c; July, 9.13c; August, 9.21c: October, 8.36c; December, y.r.Oc: January, 9.57c Spot cotton quiet. Middling uplands, S.SOc. Sales. 100 bales Hops at Kew York. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Hops easy; state common to choice 1914, 12 23c. NATIVE OF OREGON PASSES Mrs. Bert Snearingen Survived by Husband and Two Children. ROSEBCJRG, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) j. L. Hunt, of Oakland, and Mrs. Bert Swearinsen, of Drain, died here today. Mrs. Swearlngen nas a native or Drain, Douglas County, and was 28 years of age. She had been ill for about two weeks. She is survived by her husband and two children, Vernon and Orval, 6 and S years old. The funeral was held today. J. H. Hunt was a resident of Iowa during his boyhood. He came to Ore gon when 17 years of are.' While ranching: near Oakland a few months ago he sustained injuries which re sulted in his death today. For 13 con secutive years he was School Director of his home district. Besides a widow, Mr. Hunt is survived by several chil dren Mrs. IJoyd Pinkston, J. I. Hunt jr, Mrs. George Chenoweth, John Hunt and Misses Sarah and Dorothy Hunt, all of the Oakland district. He was a member of the Oddfellows, and waa 61 years of age, . , The First National Bank FIFTH AND M0REIS0N STREETS CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $3,500,000 Interest Paid on Savings and Time Deposit Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Street CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $400,000 THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Francisco. Founded 18S4 Capital Paid in. $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $8,381,757.41 Commercial Banking. Savings Department. PORTLAND BRANCH Third and Stark Streets LADE) & TILTON BANK Katabllahe US. Capita! and Surplus Commercial and PIT TRADERS WILD Frantic Buying Shoots Wheat Up at Chicago. PRICE SOARS 83-4 CENTS Simply a Question of Getting Grain With Cost a Secondary Consid eration Italy Is Big Buyer. Alarm at Liverpool. CHICAGO, Feb. 2. Every modern, high priced goal lor wheat was left behind today except three 1.85 a bmhe! paid by Joaeph Leiter in 1898: 82 exacted during the B. F. Hutchinson corner of 1888, and lastly, the American Civil War record, when gold was at a big premium and the values of a bushel of wheat was not very far from 13. May wheat here today rose 8 cents to 1 65, more than double the oost of wheat for spot cash last July before the European hostilities commenced. It simply was a question of getting the wheat. Buyers ap peared to regard the subject of price mere.y as a detail. Excited purchasing, which be gan at the opening bell, reached Its wildest Ditch in the last few minutes of the ses sion. A3 a consequence, tho final quotations were the topmost reached, and the market In the end was virtually bare of offerings. Alarm at Liverpool, where a startling up turn in prices of wheat resulted from sub marine attacks by Germans on British merchant voesels In the Irish bea. was what chiefly Influenced trading here. As sertions, however, of strenuous demand for export, especially the circumstance of 1." 000 bushels having been taken by the Italian covernment. were effective In helping to Produce the overwhelming bullish sentiment that made the market throughout the day a series of extraordinary upward whirls Response by corn to the bulge in wheat proved relatively small with the market closing nervous, o to 6XKo bov 'MOatsKhllk corn, were heavily traded In. but also rose only He to frlc net. provisions were In active demand. The leading futures ranged as follows. WHEAT. Open. ..81.671, Hlfrh. 81.113 i.-;; '.4 Low. 81.E7H riose. 81.8s 1.43 M a V July CORN. May July .R.T.4 .84 la .85 ! TO?, OATS. ,62 ,5 .:' May July MESS PORK. !.(,.-. X!.ISA IP 40 IftftJ 2V.0O May July ir.4r. 19.S2H 10.70 LARD. 31.00 11.77 ti 11. .10 11.47 V 11.60 1177V4 10.80 10.77 H May July . .11.-0 . .11.; SHORT RIBS. Me .10.47',i 10.B0 )f,45,, inrn 10.77(4 Iv.oiH July S ri. 1.0Sttl.W; No. 2 b-sVrV-o.-. 75tt'77c: NO. 4 lVi'iVn. 08-4 6 60c; NO. 4whU.. o9r.0c. Rye No. I. $1.30 1.2. Hsrley. 80w.no.-. Timothy, j.3..VMf,. Clover. S12.5uft1.-i. Liverpool Wheat Market. LIVERPOOL, Ksb. 2. Wheat Spot, firm. No. a hardwTnter. ls Sd. Futures, nomi nal. f-an Francisco Urala Market. SAN FllANl-iSCO. Kcb. 2. Spot t)"01"- EtVtsLsreS: mMriHnss t'Mra uti ; shorts, 8J-tf.4. Call b'krd Wheat nrmer. Barley firmer. December. 81.01 bid. 81.34 asked; May. 1.73. Puget Hound Craln Market. iriTTLE Feb 2 Wheat Bluestem. Turkey red, 81.43: fortyfold. I4; clut. 8147: Fife. red Russ.an. 81.40. Barlev $34. 13 per ton. Yesteriay-i ' car receipts-Wheat 29. oats 11, barley 2. hay 40. flour 1L TACOMA Feb. 2. Wheat Bluestem, $14: frt?fold $1.471.46; club. $1.441.44; red Fife $1.4201.43. Car receipts Wheat C2. barley 2, corn I. oats 7, hay 27. New York Sugar Market. NKW YORK. Feb. 2. Raw sugar strong. Centrifugal, 4.26c; molasses, $.1c. Re fined firm. CITY RAILWAY MAY EXTEND Plans Laid at Grants Vu for Mu nicipal Line to AValtlo. GRANTS TAPS. Or.. Fel. 2. 'Spe cial.) w. J. Hotchkiss. of Sail Irn- cisco; M JlotchkifcS and Ocorgc M. Keller, of Crescent City, are In Grants Pass Jo consider .tho exUsosion ol the i $2,000,000 Savinzs Deposit Municipal Railway to Waldo. Construction will commonoo as soon h the inspection and details ar com pleted. The public utility coiiiiiiIksIoii ani council will close its considera tion of tho question tomorrow. Buyer MUht Pay AM. Utiles Judge WENATOHKK. Wash., Kelt. 2. (.-!-clal.) Judge Steinrr has lie. iric.l in tia case of tho J. 1. Case ThrcshlnK Ma chine Company vs. W. 11. .s.-otl thai Scolt and associates pav for nn -horsepower engine, delivered sonic months airo. Scott had purchaxed the engine under a guarantee that it would work properly. A dispute arose over certain parta of the engine which Scott refused to pay for. Idaho Students Give Play Friday. UNIVKRSITT OP IDAHO, Moscow. Feb. 2. (Special.) The first play of the school season will be presented February 5 In the auditorium by the classes in public speaking. The play selected is Stephen I'MIUns famous Italian love tragedy, In four acts.. 'Paolo and Franceses The Canadian Bank of Commerce head orncE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking bnsineM transacted. Interest paid on time, deposit. Commercial Letters at Credit laaucsL ivichansre ea London. Raglaaa, Ileus bt aaa bole. ' PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark Sta. r. 0. UALPAS, Manager. TatAvtuenj' oiiuav. San Francisco LOS ANUELES AND BAN DUtOO S. S. YUCATAN Sails Wcdaesday. Feb. 3, at P. M. NORTH PAC1H0 BlEAJMHirrP COX Ttrket Otflea Freight Office IX$A M H, II et Aortnrup si, 1814. A 181 Main wo. A B4'i aalsaf aaaa W W sTfe S. . BI2AVi:il SAILS S P. KfcH. 3. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The Pan frsncl.co 4k Portland B. B. fw Third and laohiaglea Wl (ellh O.-W. 8L X. Co.). let. Marshall 460. A 18L COOS BAY LINE bltA.HalllP BKKAKWATEB Falls from Alaaworth dock, rortleoa. I P. M. evary Tuesday Freight and ticket office lower Amsworth dock. P. 6 C B a. a. Uaa. U H. Keating, Agent. Phones Mala I00. A aaftil City Ticket office. SO Math at, O. W. buasar. Ag.at. Paoaea Marshall 4401). A lit American - Hawaiian Steamship Co. The Paaama C'aaal l-laa-" EXPBKSS KREIOHT BKKVICK Betweea Parllaad. Kew Tark. Koataa. Philadelphia aad Charleatea. For Information as to Hatea. Batllnca, Etc, Call on or Address C D. KE.lUV, A seat. 270 Stark street, I'arllaad. Or. SIGHT BOAT FOR TUB DIM IH Str. State of Washington leaves Taylor-st. dock Von.. Wed., FrU day at 11 I. M. for Tha Dallea. Lyla. Hood Klver, Whlta Salmon. Lndarwood. Carson Stevenson. MeturnlnB, leaves Tha Halles Sunday. Wed.. Krl., T A. M. Tel. Main SI 3. Kara II. Includlna berth on night trip. sPvTr-tiH. atrsmcr "II KVt.r Ml KKW rr?tt.!k avss Anh-'treet I'Ock Oslly es. V 'TV CM aaturday. P. l , tnr As. t -- X 4 tnna and sv polnta lleturnlt'S, lail-Wvy leaves At"rla dally sacevt sw ViiAday, 7 A M Ticket and esaarvauuas at O.-w. . N. City Ticket Ofllre. Third end Wa.hli.gioa .treeri or at A.hHTtrl iecll a'aea Uanhau suu a.