WHEAT DOWN AG1 Freight Situation Sole Cause of Weakness. PEACE TALK NOT FACTOR Local Market Is Readjusting ItseU to Increased Transportation Charges Clieaper Ships Looked For. There were further deciines in the local -ileal market 5eteriay. All grades and very delivers- wereuown. The sales were at reductions of S to 3 cent., and the bid prlcea for the months not actually traded in were : to I'.; cinta lower than on Wedncs- Forty-fivc thousand bushels wercsold on tlie Merchants Exchangers follows. II) ono bushels March blueatem "-,. i.uuO bush. is April blu.sttm 1?" 10 tei bushels March club i.oo bu.h.:ls prompt Ituln ! buhi la March Kuin . lu.uOo bushels April Russian The present weakness of the market can be ascribed solely to the freight situation. With steamer owners demanding TOs and saillnc ships asklne Sis. exporters declare that the prices that have been current here were fully 11 cents too high, as baeed on the senilis price of wheat in Europe. The local market, they Insist, will have to re adjust Itself to these conditions before busi ness will be normal again. The course the Portland market hss taken In the past two days would Indicato that the readjustment a as in progress. S-ome of the leading shippers believe that tiie tide In the freight market is turning. Their advices are that freights from Argen tina to Europe are easier, as the crest of the chartering movement has passed. Steam ers are now asking for bids, whereas a short time ago they were demanding terms. Oats anu barley were as seik as wheat n the exchange. There were no sals, but bi.l prices were lowered 5t cents to J1.50 a ton. The cause of the slump was not clear, as there was demand Trom Australia. Scan dinavia and other foreign cruiitries. This being Lincoln's birthday there will l.e no session of the Merchants Exchange to day. Local receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: I'jrllaw.i ear airo i 3 5 t T 3 1 13 i:."i i:9 K.t3 n" la.-.s i!,ii n:3 ism 1 18 13 43t a- 371 i?r.7 - 7 S 30 11 13 -0 s-i lH'JO 919 .I-"-, l"tt ?? 3o9: Ta.-oma. vi'eil. Year urn Season hi date Year ago Seattle. Tues.. Tear sgo S"atoti to dale ear s go 71-31 AllVANCED PRICE BRIM.S OCT URAIX (.urpriMOE Quantity of Wheat and Oals Are lielivered In Baker. BAKBR, or.. Feb. 11. (Special.) Grain prices soared a trifle higher in Baker yes-ler-lay. wheat advancing to 1.4J a bushel, the highest price of the year here, and farmers obtaining S1.S0 a hundredweight for oats and $1.75 a hundredweight for barley. These prices have been unequalled hitherto In Baker County. The striking feature of the day's trading, fcowever. was the large amount of wheat and oats brought to the market by the f timers. Farmers who had not been known to have any wheat appeared with consid erable quantities and took advantage of ths) Increased prices and about 10.000 bushels ot oals were delivered. There Is known to be a far greater supply of barley in the cuunty than there is either of oats or wheat, and the amount of barley for sale ts Increasing daily with sales of hogs, the hograisers declaring they cannot afford to feed the high-priced grains. The present prices, however, are not bringing out barley, dialers declare, and the belief is that those now holding barley are waiting for an Increase to 13 a hundredweight. CELERY lli.MA.MI KF.K-V AT ADVANCE et-oml l-ot of Florida strawherriea Ke rriied Oranges "ill Be Higher. Two ears of celery ire received yester day and cleaned up qui7i.ly at the advanced price of S4 a crate. Lettuce was nrm at S1.7C.tt.!. A car came up from Los Ange les containing lettuce, also radishes snd onions. The radtsl.es sold at S." cents and t'te onion at 3 cents. Sprouts and simi lar vegetable were scarce, ar dealers had rut down thrlr orders on small truck. Another chest of strawberries was received from Florida and the sold rradiiy at 30 cents a quart. Orange prices, are, tending upward strong ly, owing to the shrinkage in the fruit In transit, caused bv the recent t slifornla rains. The Chinese New Tear demand hss cleaned up all 'ho tangerines and Japanese oranges on the street snd slso taken 0t snany of the large-sine navels. Fmir cars- of bananas srrlved yesterday, two srreen al.d two. turning. There was a steady demand for npples running from cheap to medium in price. BIO OKA I, IN TAKI11A ii org Keren Hundred Itnlea Bought by McNeD". Only :M BaJes 1-crt. Hop stocks arc being rapidly reduced In the Northwest. MeNerT Hrre. yest-iday bought 7o bales of akinias from Lumlshl and the Mnvec Hop Company, which leaves only I.iOO bales in that section. In this stale lha buying Is retarded somewhat by the firtn views ef most growers. Th- F. s. John son Company yeterddy i.tlic"-! the water man lot of It bales st .V.nh Vamliilt snd Si. bales from F. A. Roe.. . of WUaonvillc. It Is understood that I'.' C'-n!s was paid for thrsa lota H. !. llsrt bought tho Pupuys crop ef CO hale, at t;ersis at 13 cents and SO bites of elrfs from liryli-s at O cents. The Seavey Hop Company .-c.-ured the Mer cer to: of 43 baTea St Poiia d at !'' cents. Imports of hops Into tlrr.at Britain less mparts for the mentor of s-'pteinher to Iv.en'her last, both locluslve. were 34.P414 r t . as a-rairt l"l..V-'a m l. during the e.,r re. pending period one yvar ago aed lt.', J."''' cm. lao years ago. Foreign Crop Cunrtitiona. Vereign crop conditions are summarised bv Ftroomhall as follows: I'niteJ Kingdom The weather has turned rainy after a week of fine, clear weather, w'lich allowed for the resumption of sowing. France Tie weather Ik rather better; ecdrclt of laoor rathwr ninders threshing. t;crma:) It is canned that the crop pros pects are not good; climate conditions are only moderate. Russia Snow coe;- is now said to be suf ficient snd later it haa been reported that the conditions are favorable. iioumania The weather Is seasonable with a iaoderte snowfall. Austria-Hungary The qurst'on of bread ripply t proving difffcu;t: weather generally moderate. Argentina tv rather fine: it is predicted that the wheat mvvement will be rather slow until net ApriL India Til good prospects arc maintained; wheat holders are ery firm, but a steady bii-iness Is being done. Italy siom authorlt.es expect a fair tVp-ing wheat acreage. Spain Weather la seasonab.e. North Africa 'onditions are sstlsfactory. Half Ceot Lotrrr. The egg market was weak snd half a cent Inwrr. The local demand was small and the deeline arould haa been greater but for hipping ftrdera received. Poultry was la moderate supply and bens were in strong demsnd . at good prices. Dressed meats were firm. The butter market was steady for both city prints and outside cubes. Rank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland 1.SS3123 31.0M Peattie ''I'-HM 'lliU TaoftTii ..... ....... ojj,64 b Si, i-tv IpcTkiTn. V.... ... . .. 578.365 ".043 rOUILAXO MARKET QCOXATIOSS Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. Prompt delivery. -Wheat Eld, As. Blu. stem l-"6 J Fortyiold 1 o4 Club j-;s Ked Russian 4o i.i Red fife l.U Outs No. 1 white feed 3ti.S0 7.oO N-oBY'teed ' SLSO 33.00 Brew ins :11-00 M V1 Hran S.5 3U.t Shorts a-jO JL0U Futures ,,. March bluestem L-i , . April bluestem J -o'. , V,. May bluestem f-.r March fortyfold 1 , -A April fortyfold l..6 l.o March club J.JJ April Cluh !. 1-..S March red Russian l.Jii Ap:i led Russian I.4t 1.51 March red fife J ." J-o. Auril red fife 1.o:l L-'4 March oat -J? ST :::::::::::::::: SArsS s:?S March fv?d barley .12.'H April feed barley .n.."- -4 .Oj March brewing barley ... 32. oW 6-j -W $C50: whole wheat. 7.4u; graham. 31.50 per ton: shorts. $32.50t33.a0; rolUU barley. $it8 39. M CORN White, 37 per ton; cracked, M per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 16; Valley timothy. $12.50; grain hay, 10U'; elfalfa, 1218. Fruit mod Teretablea- Local Jobbing Quotations: TPrtDtr a t. frtttts Oraneea. naTeii, tl.T51!!5 per box, lemons. $3(930 per box; oa. nan a s. (ac vci ywuuu, & "r1 $:.r0; pineapples, Cc per Dound; tansartnes. $1.-5 per box. - . . VEGETABLES Cucumbers, hothouse. ?l.-i."f41.0o dozen; eggplant, 80 lOo pound; peppers. $4 per crate- artichokes. 85 00c per dozen; tomatoes, $1.75 per crate; cab- - -ii iii'. nAs- rAntiH r1orv XX rAr crate; cauliflower, per crate; sprouts. r. .,1. t, .1 lttneu tl 7 e, ' nor crate; hothouse lettuce. 7ic per hoi: stjuasn, lc per pound; rhubarb, lOilSfec per pound. CiKEEX FRUITS Apples. 75c$l.0 Pr box; caiabas. $1.65 per crate; grapes, $&60 per barrel; cranberries, $11 per barrel. POTATOES Orecon. $1.101.15 per sack; vnkiina sweet totato6s. 2V44-14c per yu""d- o Urf gon, Benin jiiibi ty&.uw a" Back, country points. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.-3 per sack; parsnips, tL-id per sack. Dairy and Country produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGd Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 2S ; "4r; cardletl, 'J'ic. fOLLTRT Hen-, 13 14c; mixed. 12 lc; broilers. ibt-aOc; turkeys, d reeled, I'Olc; live, 16c; ducks, 13(ijl8c; geese, bu luu. BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras. 2Hc per pound In case lots; Vso more in less tiian oae lotf; ciibcM, rrc. CHEESE Oreegon triplets. Jobbers baying price, loc per pound, f. o. b. dock, Portland; Young Americas. 16c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 12 jr 12 Vic per pound. FuKK. Block, Sc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia Kiver one - pound tails. $2.ttU per dozen; naif-pound Xiats, $1.00; one-pound fiats, Alaska pink, onc-Dound tails, $1.00. HONEV Choice, 3.25 per cate. MJT.3 Wainuts, 10 24c per pound; Bra zil nuts 10c; lliOerts, 10tf24c; almonds. 21 tii 24c; peanuts, ti ) c; cocoanuu, $L0U per dozen; pecans, l'J2Uc; ciiestnuts. 12Vs,915c. BEANS iiraall wnite, ttc; large -nrhite, 6lc; Lima. Gc; pink. AleJaioan, tJirjc, bayou, ttc COFFEE Koasted. In drums, I8ajc SUGAK Fruit and berry, $ti.6o; beet, t.u0; extra C $-U0; powdered in barrels, bALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton; hali ground. 10us, $10.70 per ton; Sus. $11.60 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE Southern head, ft1 5f Oc; broken, 4c per pound; Japan etyle, 4(ffc DK1KU FBL'lTfii Apples, be per pound; apricots 13ii 10c; peaches. 8c; prunes. Ital ian.., raisins, loose Mu&catele. lie; uos bleached .Sultans. 7c; seeUed. &fijc; dates, Persian, l0c per pound; I?rd, $1.60 per box; currants. &j 12j. Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc, " HOPS 1914 crop. luf 12c; 1913 crop, nominal. HIDES Salted hides. 15c; salted bulls, 10c; salted kip. 10c; salted calf, 19c; green hides, 13ic; green bulla, 9c; green kip. 10c; green calf l&c; dry hides, iitic; dry calf, 2 be. WOOL--Valley. 2UI'3c; Eastern Oregon, lui20c, nomlnaL MOHAIH lul4 dip. 37c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4c pet pound. PELTS Dry long-wool ed pelts. 13c; dry sbort-wooled pelts. 10c; dry shearings, each, 10 it lAc; salted shearings, each, 10 (0,20c; dry goats, long hair, euch. 12 12 He; dry goat shearings, each. 1 0 20c ; eaited sheep pe 1 1 s, Fe b ruary, ltl-60 enefc. Prertsloss. HAMS All sizes. 17 j 18 -ric; skinned, IT a .-(. nirnlc. 12c; cottage roll, 13 He; BACON Fancy, 27 28c: standard, Z39 24c; choice. 17H$22c; strips, IT tec. t .rf-i.' i&rT -hnrt flpar hat kfi lfi(915Aa exports. 15i3s7r; plates, 11130. LAKU 'i lerce oasts. n.B.u nsaucmi, 12 He standard. 12c; compound. 8a PABKEL GOODS Mess beef, $23; plate beer. S24.00; brisket pork. I28.AU: pickled . . . tri tvtnai O FliiiS. 1 1 a-ii. pigS ICCl, i.ain:, r.wvtj a . MW, tongues, $206 3(h Oils. KEKOteENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c: special drama or bar rels. K.He; cases. 17H920HC- GASOLINE Bulk. 12c: cases, 19c; en gine distillate, drums, ? He: cases, 14H.o; naptha. drums, lie; cases, 18c LINSEED" orij r.aw, barrels 71c: raw, esses, 7Cc; belled, barrels, 73c; boiled, cases, 73c. TURPENTINE In tanks, 60c; In cases, 7c; lU-ca&e lots, lc less. IXIU KTRIKS ARK. IN BKTTF.B SH.irK lnt-rraed Eniiilo.nnent and Larger Payrolls Are Kfpoii rd. N KV YOUK. Fob. 11 BradstrcetS Re view this week will a : Onlna in trail continue iff a smalt though cuinnlativn chararfr. with a-Mual Improve mMit still trniUnc behind optimistic senti ment. I,ikev iav, t'ie indutst riex. notably Iron and steti, ciike. tetil',j and eiitomobilo inn ufaLture5. are roiindinir into biter shap, but coni'dfllv at a l'" ps'e. snd In cOi.ye Qtiene unenti'lynieiit. the proj'oritlons of hi li pn.l'ably liav- hern ovcr-exngerated by many, im civinK wav io increased cmplo meni nnd Iri;t p.iyroilff. Vhi! cereal farmers lia f profited from h'urh rri-et for hat. tliv do n't display tinwoptd activity in pnr4 hasinff gods. and I lif volume of biivinrss 4-ming from that Hiiiri-, relatively rooi! t hou'i it ii, hardiy fu'TMIj highly-keyr-l Biit iipa t ion. lifut experts for th week endinc Feb ruary 11 wer ?.TOS.",i bushels apalnat 4.('.in bufhei ; your a?-J. Huslness failnre? for the work ffivi davit) in the Vmtfd ltate were 4".". romparM with l la?t 3"ear; In Canada. 04 com pared with tu last year. . ne futures. NKW YORK. K'b. II. Thre hs ftirlher liquid:, t ion and srattere tr;nle s.llinp iu tin market lor off futures here today, whi!i seamed to be iU.p:rtM) hy ; further Sharp d-iine in thf r.ti.- of ftio ,:lltuii:e on Undon and rr di'-tinns of a further de cline of two to ne. points mid rlnyt-d at a net lo of 1 to 10 ptnt. Sales, HP. 2X0 bn3. Kehruarv, o. .";.. ; W.ir-'h. V0c; April. 4.7o; May. ,".7t4-; June, 0.7; July. ;.c; August, et2': September. a.l'lKr; October. 7.03c; No vember. 7.1tc: December, 7-1 oc. jspot irregular. Uio. No. 7. 7";c; Santos, No. 4. OSc. Today's rah'eF reported Rio ex-han?t on London at 12Hd. Mllri-f prli es were 7.- eis higher at Rio. but unchanged at t-antoe. Copper Kvporte Large. WAMIIVOTON. Feb 1 1. Coppr exports for Uie week endtnc Tebruary S. announced t"iy bv " r'partnicnl of Commerce, MtnouniM to P.TH.979 ponmls. valued at SLJ71.13T. Imports were .4 pounds. Reports to heaviest putvhusers were: Eng land. 4.311.73;: Sweden. 1.6U.095; Italy, l,iJ,27; France. &toO,lSS. Naval (More. ft WANN AH. i.a.. Kh. 11. Turpentine, fl'm ;t 42 He. Sale. barrels; receipt, !t ohipmeiits. . twki, 30.14I. Ksln qu'et- t'. barrel; receipts. lOTti- shipments. lt; storks. TS7.o31. Quote: A R $:;.-,; c. 13, $.-..'7H; K. :i-10; F, $3.1.".: G 17H: H. I ?3 2": K. $30; M, S4; N. 5:i; WO, $3.40 WW. $.V6Q. Hnpa at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 1L Hops Quiet. THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1915. STEEL 3T Common Advances' 6 3-8 Points Above Minimum. ENTIRE LIST IS STRONG Substantial Gains Are Made bj High Class or Investment Issues. Marked Improvement in Copper Industry. XEW YORK, Feb. 1.1. Heavy buylnj or United States Steel Common at steady ad vances was the chief feature of today s strong bond market. Large """vM! ts of the stock changed hands from th. very outset and at no time did It recedt. more than a mere fraction. At the end of the ses sion it showed a net gain of 2 9 points, or St, above its minimum. The entire list shared in the movTOM. but it was noteworthy that most of the sub stantial gains were in high-class or invest ment issues, as against the recent spas modio advances in specialties. Union Pacific and Southern VlUe "were assisted oy aeciarauu" y. dendo. even though no changes had been ex pected in well iniormeu .., The decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding freight charges be tween Missouri River and P01;'"0".; points has the effect of revising long haul fates and puts the railroads versing that territory in a better Position to meet Pan ama Canal opposition. This "P?" reflected in the better inquiry for all trans continental shares at substantial Voluntary wage Increases to miner. In the Mlch.gan copper region. te'alvldend restoration of the Calumet & Hecla dividend after a long period of suspension, measured the improvement in that Industn. ' The annual report of the Rllc Iron & Steel Company, showing a net loss of over M0.OO0 for 1914. testified to the recent ad verse conditions in that trade. London manifested greater interest n o.ir shares. Steel and Canadian Paclf c belM reouest P.evision of minimum prices on the LTdon exchange ., ""der cons ider In contradistinction to the Bank of Gemi tavlas-s statement of the Bank of England reported another loss of gold. tf.h. were strong In all departments, some ot trtow-priced Issues making pro- rl.Batnn.dTe.-d.pawrrr. OS BOOM High. Low. -11'., 2H14 0.-. S4Mi .12 40Vi 2 s, 28 U 6tii. nt j, ioa ioa K,U 104'i 2:;:i 't -T7 2T1i "4 H 70 "i fi 'Hi SS S" ? H "JO :tTi !'- 42H -41-, 'ss" "S7;,4 25 Ti -'o'.i Alaska Gold American Am Smel & Kef 12.S0O do prpferretl.. oo Am Tel s Tel. . Am Tobacco . .. Anaconda Min.. Atchison Bait & Ohio . . . Brook K Tran.. Cal Petroleum.. Canadian Pac .. s::l 27 i 9i0 4.7"0 -',400 Ches & Ohio . .. l.'0 Chi Gt Western. . . . . . . C M & St Puill l.oOO Ctilcago ft N W . . . ( htno Copper .. I sw Col Fuel & Iron 600 101 & Southern D & R Gramio J ...F.pr.H 124 11 li 11 u Distillers' Secur . . 3. 200 32 v. 2-' JS1 Erie Ele- .. 4fsl 14". 142'.. i-.-. i .vio in; 'A Ji4? Ji"t Gt North Ore.. 4.0 34 J, -"Jj Gugaenheim Ex 2..U0 2 oils Illinois Central. l-7 Interbor Met pf 4 600 i.S J. J4 Inspiration Cop. 2.400 1', ISs " . Inter Harvester ;J K C Southern a;; 'ii i"' Lohlgh Valley. 4.100 lS.Hi 133?, 1-4 Louis Nash iiii Vex Petroleum. ,' 0 ;i .V. b Miami Copper .. 200 3 1 Mo. Kan & Tex 2o 11' 11 ' Mo Pacidc .... 1.4(10 12. 1J 1 Nat Biscuit ... TOO 121 , 120 I.1J4 National Lend .. 1.000 J2 1J4 Nevada Copper. 4iK 12 '.4 1?i "J. StTS'lw. $A N'sfcTr-iioo i." m S Parific Mall -' . Pac Tel & Tel.. 200 2'.i 2V4 M-t Pennsylvania ... 1.000 100 1 lf;--4 Pull Pal Car . .. 400 1J214 3-2 Hav Con Copper r..o0 l.:, 1. 1 Beading 31. SO.) 14r. 144 J. 14..'., Republic I & S. 2.200 21 20', 21 Rock Island Co. ...... ..... VJ do preferred.. 200 l'i J '.a 1 Southern Pal- 13.200 ' K. Southern Ry .. COO in 1-M. Tenn Copper .. l.tloO 30 29 2!1 ;i Texas Company Union Pacific .. 17,000 12H. 120'i J-'J do preferred.. ".'Kl KH f.0J4 fl V S Steel 63.l 42H do preferred.. .1.300 -10&i, 04 104:J IT.ah Copper .. fi.!oo 3t. o- Wabash pf 400 2 2' 2 Western Union, l.sno 4 3Vi B;J4 Westing Elec .. 6oo 71". 71 Mi 1 'l Total sales for tho day. 348,300 shares. BONDS. ' ' C S r.ef 2s, reg. !s ,'.' Y c G 3i,4s. b W4 do coupon '" -a 't:. Tj S 3. reg lOI'tl do 4s W1U do coupon lOlHiUnion Pao 4s l- U S N is. reg..K.4iS P 6s S do coupon. . . .1 10 '4! Mono-, Kxcliana. Kt. NEW TOKK. Feb. 11. Mercantile paper, ftt'i4 per cent Sterling exchange w.ak. Sixty-day bills, $4. 11125; cables, J4.83; for demand. $4.t275. Bar silver. 489(,e. Mexican dollers. 37 'i c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds Tlmi loans firmer. 00 days 2l2K: 00 Time loans firmer. 00 days 2i24i; d Call "money steady. Hi 2, low 1, rill n. ...n n I... inan 2. closln? bid lv. ot- Ing rate 2. last loan fered at 2. r.OXrnN. Feb. 11. Bar silver. 22.11-lod per ounce. Money. 1 per cent. Discount ratcs Short bills. 1V15-1 per cent; three months, 1H&15-10- mj; FRANCISCO,-Feb. 11. Silver bars. 4S,c. Irfts Sight, par: telegrniih, 3 per cent. Sterling Sixty days. 44.blft; de mand, Sf.&tt ; cable. J4.S'M1. FLOUR TRADE DIVERTED ORr ft XT iXO IOXGKR MARKET FOR War Ha Turned Movrmrat Toirard Korope Manrhnrln Mny Sup ply Far Kast. Thp Kuropean war has diverted tho pacific Cnaat'a export flour tradt) largely frtm the Orient to Europe and it may be bo mo tlm b4ffor thu Far Kaet Hgain becomes a liberal buyer lir?. Report inn: on the flour market Fituat'ion in South Manchuria Consul Adolpli A. Williamson, of tairin (UAlnr). saV: The Hour situation Is brinji; revolutionized in South .Manchuria. Hitherto Mukden puecd a; tho dl idinc; line b-ctwM-n import flour and native produrt. This dividing point has now bvin shifted southward to Dairen. The Kuropoan war has brought this about. The limitless demands from Kurope take nearly all tho immense producing capacity of the I'nltod tiiates to meet them. The export to the Far East haa thus been neglected. In tho Orient the Honskonr market has soared upward and is no lonjcer In a posit ioo to supply Mauchurian wants. Furthermore, the trhest crop alony the Yangtze came out very poorly this year, and in consequence little flour has been put on the Shanghai market from thi' source. Th Shanghai market has naturally yone up. nn tho other hand, on account of the withdrawal of the bulk of the Hussian troops in North Manchuria to European Kussta Harbin flour has lost Its heaviest consumers. An excess In supply has resulted and Har bin lour is pouring into 8outh Manchuria. It i most doubtiul if American flour will mak its rppearanee on the Oriental mar- ku as sodn as the present war la over. The dislocation or aisorjsaniration or me indus trial avsims In Kurope would be so far gone an to render it Impossible to reco-er their inherent vitality siuiicieniiy to 1111 tne ueeaa. At least a year or two would be required for such purpose, llere is opened a capital nnooriunity for the flour mills In both South and North Manchuria to become masters of the Manehurian markets, ana mrtner to bush their too da southward to Brian tung and -en to tshanghal. A change would come over the ailuauua aUouid ausaia nuuove the . . . ... 1 : k.nnrf.H.L customs oarner on ine oiuwibu Otherwise Manchuria may elect itselt Its own supplier of flour. As prevlouslv reported. y.uw sslm u. ... . l. - .tiin...i fmm local Biccxa ot iwu. -'n Ialren recently by an exporting firm to sup- Pieraent tne consignment tut ...o In conseauence. the storage on the Dalren 7 . i i. .ina nn. .ml wnarves nas aecreasw uc.uw the tone has become firmer. Tlehllng f'ouT Has Denn to appear uu v.ic .wa. ...... Is, however, unlikely that the arrival from ..... , w nA.iAnKlo amount. iieniing win re.uu v.o.-.- A further upward tendency is observed. SAJf rKAXISCO PRODUCE MAK&ET Prices Current in Bay City on Fruits, Vege tables, Etc. , SAN" FRANCISCO. Feb. 11. Butter Creamery. 29c; store, 25c. EggS Fancy ranch," 22Mc; pullets, 20c. Cheese New, 1014c; Young Americas, "vegetables Bell peppers. 89c: do Chile, 5S:Sc- string beans. 2Vst5 3c; hothouse cu cumbers. 75c esgplant, 6 10c. Onions Yellow, SOcail. . Fruit Lemons, fancy, $-' .23 82o0: choice, 1.752; standard, 1.501.75; bananas, Hawaiian, $1.25j,l.n: pineapples, do, J1.50 if 3: California apples. Newtown Pippins, 7.'cil 10; Bellfleurs. 5075c; Baldwins. 50 75c; Winesaps. 50 75c : do. Oregon. New town Pippins. 90ce1.15: Winesaps. 0c 11.15: Baldwins,. 95c&tl.75; bpitsenbergs, 90potVoes Burbanks, Salinas, $1.752.10; delta, !Xlc$1.25; Oregon, fl.S0l.o5: Lom noc. tl.50isi.75: Washington. $1.156,1.30; sweets. $1. 50 1.60. Receipts Flour. 2. quarters: oariey. .wu centals; potatoes. 4155 sacks; hay. 170 tons. YARD TRADE INACTIVE LIMITED RECEIPTS FOR DAY AT NORTH PORTL.AJTD. Undertone of Swine Mnrket la Weaker Sheep and Lombi Are Firm. Cattle Steady. " ini., in.,1. nf stock were brought in yesterday, and as a consequence, the busi ness at the yards was not of an Important character. The feeling in the hog market was easier and dealers regarded values as e at...... a nn.rtpr. hut there were no offer ings of top quality with which to gauge the market. A few small lots ol gooa mut.vi material were sold at full prices. The cattle market inactive, but tho undertone was steady. Heneints were 15 cattle. 3 calves, iau hogs and 79 sheep. Shippers were: With hogs J. T. Davis. Fhedd 1 car. ...... , . T3,,ri..i. v. Cm th Al- bany. 1 car cattle, calves, hogs and shep. . E.11, Ual.a.. 1 ... hnff"6 ration, uvertwii oc r-a,,., . - . " and sheep; A. H. Tarbell, Scappoose. 1 car calves ana nog. The day s sales were as louows: 67 lambs .. 74S7 75I 2 hogs ... 30 S7.00 il ladlDS .. 1.J o.uv - ,i.(.a ... "" lyearllng.no 7.0"20hogs ... l. B.8;. 1 ewe . .. . 140 6.001 18 hotss ... IS.. O.Jj 32 m. sheep 350 5.5 3 hogs ... 330 7.00 2 hogs ... 450 .0M Prices current at the local stockyards on the various classes -of stock: Cattle . Prime steero I;??-SS Choice steer iiiSivi Medium steers ?S1 Medium cow. ?n-al?-o!. Heifers S?aSon Hull- ................... 3.&O43io.u0 ?,.Ss 4.5o.o. HOM Light 5-rf !-? Heavy wu.sr. s-ssii-ss Ewes H2 ljimbs '" Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 11. Hogs Re ceipts 18,000; market, lower. Heavy, Sb.i-H fetito"; light, 6.30ii . 40; PlS, 5.00ati.j; bulk of sales. J6.o5.37. Cattle Receipts. 30..0; market, lower, r-a-tlve steers, .UO7.75; cows and heifers, 5 004s 7.0..; Western steers, 6.00ii) ..2o; Texas steers, $5.757.00: cows and hellers, 4.'75.00: calves, 710. Sheep Receipts. 70; market, steady. Yearlings. $5.50fi7.50; wethers. JSe.00a.4o; lambs, 7.U0S.3O. Chicago livestock Market. , . . ..w TT.. CatT... SS - UH11.AUU, Xtiu. Jl. .vfeo ......... 000; market, unsettled. 5c or more un der yesteraay s averase. ouin. u. , ."y i6.0; light. (!.356.60; mixed. S---'J 5; heavy. $.20a6.5i; rough. 50.20 iff 6.30 ; pigs. $5,001? 6.40. , tattle Receipts. 5000; market, weak. Na tive steers, 5.40S 65; Western, J4.S5 i.3i. cows and heifers. 3.157.75: calves, J..00 0 1 0.50. Sheep Receipts, 14.000; market, weak. Sheep, 8.23a7.00: yearlings, S..207.7o; Umbs. $6.908.40 -Chiravgo Hairy Produce. CHICAGO. Feb. 11. Butter Lower. Creamery, 2431c. 1 KBgs Lower. Receipts. 5B33 cases; at mark, cases included, 2023c; ordinary firsts, 21 22c; tlrsts, 23c. Melal Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 11. Copper steady; electrolytic, 142 6 14.S7C ; casting. 14.2j "'Lead steady, 3.703.S5c. Spelter firm, 8.154ji.40c. Cotton Market. NEW YOP.K, Feb. in The cotton market closT-d barely steady at a net decline of 8 to 1 points, pot cotton, quiet. Middling uplands, S.65C. Sales, goo bales. lry doatls Market. NKW TOBK, Feb. 11. 'otton goods mar kets were quiet today. Wool markets were much excited and prices rose fast. Raw silk was eaey. Jobbers reported a fsir trade. Sugar .Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Spot suaar closed easy. Centrifugal, 4.04c; moInss'S snsar, 3.87c. Sales, 100,000 bags. Refined steady. Tlululh Unseed Market. rtUI.UTH, Feb. 11. Linseed, cash, 51. 86 1.S7; May. S1.S7: July. Sl.SSVj. Dried l-Tuit at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Evaporated apples, quiet; prunes, .tendv: pesch.'S quiet. DEMAND FOR HOGS DUE Frank M. I.owtlcn .Speaks on Plan to Increase Production. WALLA 1VALLA. Wash., Feb. 11. Iperial.) Frank M. Lflwdra, of Walla .1... n.n'iv.pi.i.iivl rtresident. addressine the Walla Walla Valley Stvlne & Cattle Breeders asrocisiiun yesterday predicted better prices this Fall and stronsrly artrlned all memherp to keep their herds and especially their brood sows, lie predicted a KhortagR soon. A letter from O. M. Plummcr. of I nicm toch Yards, of Portland, was read the same point beinc made. Mr. riumrner was to have been one ot tiie principal speakers. The association voted to give every rncourasement to hoys and frlrla who arc raisins pips. The Portland Union Stockvards- plan of providing brood sows "to boys and frirls and to take notes In payment, im m."" . , j: .. .. Th lrtcal nssncl- soia. was ation will try to handle a somewhat similar scheme nerc anu 1110 ui iiiu. offer may be taken up, i. KLAMATH TO PAY UP DEBTS With Decision Againt-t County Judge Plaintiffs Announce Change. KLAMATH FALLS, Of.. Feb. 11. . .. r .r lira nnat v.ir B.VAr&l tcjpeciai. 1 jjuiiiie, ...t- . ', suits have been instituted in Circuit Court here and in tne r eoerai luiu Court at Portland by timber interests holding prooertica in Klamath County . . . . -...... Cniirt and nther ftainsL tittj i, ...... - - County officials in an effort to have certain county warrants enjoined from payment, as tne uair .- ...... .,.,.- .oro hisher than nevea incii 1 ' necessary and that the county was in debt more than was permtited by the Oregon curauni , with the announcement ot tne supreme . j :-lrt In tha fTnllhtV JUdSTeshib tUUll UB."B'" I1M " ' matter against the County Judge, who has .served the past four years, comes n .. , .ha. tha TirAtPRted tne innuuiii ciiicfii ' , . warrants will be paid at par where It is hown tnsi IUIL va.MC " aa .v...... be county. PRICE DROPS SHARP I I All Support Is Withdrawn From Chicago Market. TONE AT CLOSE IS HEAVY Peace Discussion in British Parlia ment and Possibility of Enlarged Shipments From Russia Lead to Selling. CHICAGO. Feb. 11. Peace discussion In the British Parliament, coming immediate ly after demands in the Prussian Diet that the war be stoppeil. ui a figure today in lowering the pric of wheat. Final quota tions were heavy at 34 to & cents under last night. Corn closed at cent off, oats at cent decline to a shade advance and provisions at a rise of 12 centa to SOCS-Vs cents. It was in the trading Just before the end of the session that peace news took most effect. Until that time declines had not averaged 2 cents. News from London, however, or the questioning of the British Foreign Minister in regard to terms on which the war might cease waa followed im mediately by sharp additional Dreajts in prices. Virtually all support was with drawn and the market, as a whole, would not receive the offerings of belated sellers. Disappointing Liverpool cables had start ed the wheat bulls to unloading as soon as trading began. More serious attention than .t first seemed likely was being given to the possibility of enlarged RuMian ship ments from Archangel and Vladivostok. Be sides, offers of wheat from Kansas. Nebras ka and Indiana were said to show an in crease. Export salea at the seaboard brought about temporary rallies, but were lost sight of altogether when attempts at stop-loss selling flurried the pit at the windup. Better industrial demand helped to sus tain the corn market. Depresssion of wheat, though, was too severe an influence to be entirely overcome. European buying at the seaboard put flrm nesa Into oats. It was a coincidence that one of the principal Eastern roads canceled notice of an embargo on oatB for export shipment. Packers' buying lifted provisions. There were si?na of notable falling off in the movement of hogs to market. The leading futures ranged as follows: TVTB EAT. Open High. Low. Close. May $3.t'i4 l-62 $1.59 $1.-K July 1.S7 1.379 1.33 1.35 CORN". May SOU -61 .80 -80 July 81 i .82 .81 .81 OATS. May 61 .60 74 .61 July 57H -58 .079 " MESS PORK. May 18.80 19.25 1S.S0 19.10 July 1&.25 19.57 19.20 18.4T LARD. Mav 10.$2tt 11.20 10.S2!4 July 10.97W 11.30 10.97& 11.27 SHORT RIBS. Mav .10.15 10.37 10.13 10.32 July 10.40 10.62 10.4O 10.35 cash Drices were: Wheat, No. 2 red, hard, fl.Qll.3. Corn, No. 4 yellow. $1.60 1.62; No. 2 73 "6c; No. 4 white. not quoted. Rve, No. 2, $1.9?. Barley, 81 8c. Timothy, $3.30(6o0. Clover, $1214. Primary receipts Wheat, 84,000 bushels; com. 94t.,O0O bushels; oats, 597,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat. 663,000 bushels; corn, 907,000 bushels; oats, 433,000 bushels; hok day last year. Clearances Wheat, 659,000 bushels; corn, PI. ikk bushels; oats, 33,uOO bushels; flour, 50.000 barrels. Bradstreet's shipments this week Wheat, 9,700,000 bushels; corn. 2,026,000 bushels. Foreign Grain Markets. LONDON, Feb. 11. Cargoes on passage Wheat dull and unchanged, corn easier. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 11. Wheat not quoted, corn unchanged to d higher. BUENOS ATRES.Feb. 11. Corn un changed to higher, oats unchanged. Argentine shipments estimated this week Wheat, 2.000,000 bushels; corn, 2,975,000 bushels. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb 11. Wheat, May, 1.51 asked: July, 1.46 !& 1.46 bid; No. 1 hard, $1.55: No. 1 Northern, $1.51 to $1.65: No. 2 Northern, $1.4s&1.52. Barley 77 $i S3c. Flax- $ 1.3 4 tgi 1.87. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 11. Spot quo tations; Walla Walla, J2.40fg 2.42 : red Russian. $J.4&2.42 ; Turkey red, $2.4otf 2 30: bluestem, $2.502.55; feed barley, .1.r.7,.il.6u; white oats, $1.82 & 1.85; bran, :i232.30; middlings, $3u30; shorts, 3?.ft:?- , r, e-n.n. M.l. 1.63. I'uget Sound Wheat Market. TCOM, Feb. 11. Wheat Bluestem, $1. r.fl; lortyfold. 1.S5; club. 1.54; red tlta, 'ca'r Receipts Wheat. 32; barlcyT 1; ot. 18; hay, 13. Seattle Vairjr Traduce. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 11. 12BB3 nanch. Butter Cuben. 30c; prints, 31c. Cheese Cream brick, 19c; Tillamook, trip lets, 17 c. Ameriram Steady at Ixindon. LONDON, Feb. 11. A good, miscellaneous business was transacted on the Slock Ex change today. Markings were more numer ous in the American sectiona and prices were well maintained. Tho doling waa steady. ' BIG MINE DEAL IS MADE SALK OK tiRKKHORN PROPERTV IS I REPORTED AT .-00,0n0. Transfer, Held Ip br War Conditlona, KITcetcd and Operations Soon to Readme Near Baker. BAKER. Or., Feb. 11. (.Special.) The Ben Harrison mine, in the Green horn district, has been sold to the American Smelting & Renninfr Com pany at a price said to be 1500,000. The property has been shut down for sev eral months pendinc the outcome of nepotiations. The mine was one of the big .producers of the Baker district and was closed only because of the negoti ations for transfer. These negotiations were halted temporarily by the diffi culties of financing; brought about by the European war. The Ben Harrison has been brought to its present high state of development chieTly through the work of W. C. Fel lows, as manager. The Ben Harrison has produced about J1B.00O a month. About iO men are employed at the mine. It is estimated that 11,000,000 worth of ore is now In sight. ' Mr. Fellows bought the mine several vears ago for $45,000 and at that time ther was but J60.000 worth of ore in itrhi. He at once put in a mill and drove tunnels uncovering the present ore bodies. Bootlegging Kvidence Pound. BAKER. Or.. Feb. 11. (Special.) Evidence ol Douiitigfciiiis iMuuunitiii, in Grant County, was obtained by Sher iff welsh and District Attorney Cozad in a raid on the little town which voted dry at the last November election. The officials returned to Canyon City with . ..linn, nf whifikv which t hpv had confiscated. Indictments are expected at the next session oi tne uimih vuuihj grand Jury. Kndless chain apparatus larste enough to handle entire carcasse. has been Installed In several British porta for unloading meat ' The First National Bank FIFTH AND MORRISON STREETS CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $3,500,000 Interest Paid on Savings and Tims Deposits Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $100,000 LADE) & TILTON BANK tiii ua Capital and Surplus Commercial and CELILO PLANS ARE LAID COMMITTEE PROVIDES INITIAL CELEBRATION FOR LEWISTOIV. Country-wide Catherine to Be Followed by rrocession of Mater Craft Down River. L.KWISTOX. Idaho. Feb. 11. (Spe cial.) The programme for the formal opening of Tho Dalles-Celilo Canal as agreed upon yesterday at a meeting of the L,ewiston Committee of On Hun dred in conference with Wallace R. Struble, secretary of the Portland-Astoria committees, provides for an Ini tial celebration at Iwiston for Mon day, May 3, in the form of a country wide gathering: for the Lewlston Clarkston country. Invitations are being: sent broadcast for all sections of the Columbia Basin to participate. This celebration will in volve the assembling in the Lwlston harbor of steamboats and water craft of all descriptions from the Columbia and Snake Rivers and their tributaries. President Wilson has been invited t participate and a telegram received from Secretary Tumulty hy the Lwl ton committee Is favorable. It Is prob able that President Wilson's Western itinerary for participation in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition will be arranged so as to permit him to take part in this celebration. The Lewiston committee today voted to co-operate heartily with committees already oi'ganiied at Portland. Astoria. The DalleB. Pasco, Kennewick. Walla Walla, Pendleton. Umatilla and other points. Under the auspices of the united committees, special Invitations will be sent to prominent officials of the United States. At the close of the initial celebra tion at Lewiston, a down-river excur sion of steamboats, headed by the flag ship J. N. Teal, with Captain William P Gray, of Pasco, as "Admiral." will depart on a journey to include Pasco, Kennewick. Wallula (Walla Walla). Umatilla (Penufcton), the Celilo Canal. The Dalles. Vancouver, Portland. Ka lama and Astoria. WOOL CAMPS DISCUSSED Wcnaha Growers to Investigate Tlan for Concentration Places. WAL.LA WALI-A. Wash.. Kcb. 11. (Special.) The Wenaha WoolKrowers Association today discussed favoiably the, proposal to establish wool concen tration camps at Pasco and Kenn ow.rk. to which Walla Walla and Norlh v i.ki ma growers will ship wool and where the product can be sold In larK quan tities. No action was taken however except to appoint a cnmml Uce t o In vestigate warehouse facilities, freight "The association will meet at the rail of its president to consider the report Walla Walla woolgrowcrs said th. could ship 1.150.000 pounds of wool vear to the warehouses. R. A. Jackson, of Dayton, wss re elected president, and John KyUd. of Walla Walla, secretary. $564,692 LINN TAXES DUE A-r-cssor Turns Over It 14 1U.H Villon is $70,000 LcssTlian 19 13. . . t..w ii iKnecial.) turned over to i.ouniy ,.', v cis the !14 taxroll of I-inn ' "'"' which calls for the collec ron of . R9a23. This amount ts almost 'l,nn less than tho amount charged on U 19Theramount of es to bo coated is divided among the various funds . follows: County general fund, which . . . Bii ite. county and Inriuaes ie . common school Purposes, $.J4 . county road tax, i..ss-..". . taes $"2 082.92: special school taxes, JS9.641.IH6:' Union High School taxes, J34J1.79; city taxes, $76.931. 32. COUNTY TO TAKE CHANCE Hoad to B Built Through Federal Dam Site and May Be Spoiled. BAKER Or.. Feb. 1 1. (Special.) Despite the fact that the United Mates Government lias refused to 'climi.. -a dam site In a gorge through whhh the John Day River flows, about nine miles below Dayvllle. the Grant county Court has decided to build a road through the gorge. Should the Government ever use Its dam site by building a dam the road will be made worthless. This road Is known as the Basin road and has long been sought by residents of IJayvlllc aud ranchers alQPg the John Day River. Aberdeen Armory Opening Feb. 10. ABERDEEN, Wash., Kcb. 11. (Hpe-cial.)-Formal opening of the new state armory in the. Knight of Pytnlas Hall, which is being occupied jointly by Company , National Washington, and the Fourth Division, Naval Militia of Washington, will take place Friday night. February 19, when both commands will unite In giving the annual military ball. Telephone Work to t ost $10,00 0. ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. 11. (Hpe- cial ) With tho intention of relieving congested conditions the Pacific T! nhono Company will begin Monday the expenditure of 110,009 for improve. 19 S2,OOO.O03 Savings Deposit mcnts. consisting chiefly In line ex tensions and ths placing of under ground cables. I. W. W. INVASION EXPECTED C'entralia. Tolieo and CltiM'n to Pre vent Force Landing. CK.VTT.AI.IA. Wash.. Feb. 11.--(Speclal.) Chief of Pollen Schlelder la assembling his forces to resist another Invasion of I. W. W.s. w hich he was informed from Sealtio ye.-ter.lay will be made tomorrow night. The threat ened Invasion was Irarnril through a letter written to Seattle bv a crippled vagrant ordered out of th city by the, local police Inst week. In which he urged that the Invading force be of sufficient strength to overcome local opposition, such as caused 4" of ths undesirables to be escorted from tho city last week by citizens. It Is expected that the I. W. W.s will come In by freight and Chief Scheldler will havo a force of deputi-.-.e.l clilxcn In fhe local yards to in. i t tho, train snd prevent tho Invaders from gcttin off. At a meeting of the Tr.-irtea and Labor Council last night a committee of 50 union men was named to asst the Chief. A I Im n y Retailers to Send DeU-gntee. Al.nANT, Or., Feb. 11. (Special.)- -Albany will send a large delesstlon l i the meeting of tho Oregon Retail Mer chants' Association In Portland on Feb ruary 15. The men will go as delegates from the Albany Retail Merchants' As sociation. The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Commercial letters of Ci alt lssDef. Exchange Lo.dos. F.salsao. Uouabt and la. PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark Eta. F. C. M ALP AS, Manaier. TltA t.l.l.l'K' I.UI.X COOS BAY AM) Kl ni.K t S. S. ELDER SAH.H hi NIAV. I Ml. II. S A. M. AMI r.Vr.KY MMV THIXMIIIR south rt il it: KrKAMMiir I . Ticket Office l I lfl' l-.'-i ltd M. ; F' l N'-rihtup t t. MAIN :. A iai4. i Mam X ..4Ji. . 8, BltAE KAII 1. ", U. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The Kan I ranrl-'.. IWIUn.l SI. I t .. Third and i.lil"sl"" M. ll'h O.-W. K. 4. . (11.1 Tel. tlarhhull 4..0. A liUI. COOS BAY LINE bTAMlllr BIIKAKIVATEB Sails from A I n worth dock. Port land, t M mvmry Tuev.iio' rielsm and ticket ofTtrt lower Alnaworlh Jock. F. 4 . 2. U L. H. Keatlns, Aj'nl. Ph.-iiet Wln t'OO. 2312. Cilt Iitlat oltlee. U Mtn at. a w. bliul. Ase-.it, Fhotiel Maniisll bui. A liX STEAMSHIP hails lllre.t Kor IOS AM-KMI AMI SAN lIK(i Today, 2:30 P. M Feb. 12 SAN IRIVdMn. .0TI,M I.O.I ,IM.KI.K MAMMIII' tO. IllOk UOI.I.AM. Aetl. 114 Third Mreet. A . li.i iS. U.aLES-CUI.l.tlKI ( I.IMi Steamer J. N. Teal leaves Taylor-st dock Mon . Wed., Fri day at 11 J". SI. for The Ualles and all wav landings, currying fielnht snd passengers. rtenirniiig. lrv':? i- , Dalies Hundav, Wed., t n., 7 A. U lei. Main 613. hate tl. berths uOc. American- Hawauan Steamship Co. Th rsm ( ol LI.H liXI'HICSS l lli:i(.HT SKItVICK Betwees Porllsnd. New Vrk, Bum l-hlladelpkla and (Jkarlrafoa. For lufonnatton sa totatss. aalllncv ttc. Call on or Addrsss V. I. k:.KUV, A seal. 70 Stark BtrtrU rarllaad. Oe. NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA VI IIONOM I I' and V ' I ti K A," 2.tMt4j tniiB illi"T.,in'rrrrit "MAhlK 1S,rtu lima rtl-piiicsm,nt fiillln MrY ?il (lav from Vanouvr, R V Anptr ( l.Min Brlfl KmIImut I M nt fcortlnrt. Or., or to tii tinn-n Am .tnilyeia K-Al MaU LUm. 4 IV bej BUQur k)l 4