TIIE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAN, SATURDAY,
JANUARY 5, 1918.
EXCESS PRICE
Mills Violate Rule in Over
charging for Feed.
COST DEFINITELY FIXED
Farther Violations of Food Admin
latratlon Rrgalaf Ions Will Ke-
alt In Itcroklng; of License. '
l loar Not to lie rushed.
Sfi::a la this division, which have boa
charging oxceoaive prleee for mlllfood in
notified to rovtsev their price at oace. or
k their llnuta, la a bulletin Issued yre
lnU; bjr Then, B. Wilcox. chalrmaa for th
N-.rtn pacific CoAJt Otetrlct of the I'Blted
Fta:e rood Administration, milling divis
ion. The bultla follows:
"Porticolar attention of miller I again
rn-d to rula 19 fixing ih prlc for mill
f...:. Thla rule btnma effective Dm
ar 23.
"Although thl rule clearly state that bo
tl-no snail eeii brea at a price la -few
of 14 per coat of tho average root of
ono tna or tt at b'a mill and gives dif
ferential for other mill feeds, wo ara daily
receiving cempiaints that mills ara violating
" IMa rule and cbir!n prices greatly la
tim of theao which they Ihould charge.
(.' ara cautioned to revise their mlllf-od
prtree al one. and If It la established that
mnr nil I la violating rule in or any ef lb
r rule of Iba Food Administration, they
vli 1 be at onto reported ta tba propor an
lm!H with tha request that tholr license
be Immediately revoked. Tbl moat receive
your Immediate attention-"
Mine ara also warned, tn tha following
u"ettn. against forcing tho Mia of floor
"It baa boon brought to tba atteotloa af
IS i division that porno mills ara making It
. almost compulsory for buyer of food to take
a cerovln amount of flour with tholr food.
2a many cases feed buyers ara buying Lour
beyond their needs and naturally ara vlo-
latino; tha eplrtt of tha Food Administration.
Tho Idea of tho Food Administration ta to
Conserve flour and sot to forca dealers to
aaa It. Mill will pleas diaeontlnoa tba
praetlro of forcing thair food buyer to ac
cape flour to 1111 oat Co ro, and If thor aro
nabl ta supper lail cm ra of food ta thilr
emstomera, they ru-iat aaa tba cuotomara to
accept leea thaa a car load and pay tha lees-
thaa-carload rate. WM:a they nay con.
aider taia a hardship, it la much mora de
trabl thaa to forca thorn ta hoard f.our.
Where tba mill haa two customers la tbo
aama direction, they caa aaa ona car ta sup
pl v both cuotomara.
Tosj wilt, aa doubt, reeelv maay ssm
V'alnta from your food buyers, but If you
cannot supply (hem with a full carload of
feed, you ara not to forca them ta take flour
beyond their requirements."
Tha followlnc balleila haa also been le
aved from tha local office:
"With further reference to Rula IT. which
became effective December 23. pteaee ba ad
vised that tba i-enera! committee of tba mill
ing dtvtsloa af tha Food Administration has
adopted tha following schedule:
"Amount of wheat that may bo ased la
tonkins lva pounds of flour la various grades
af wheat:
"Lhe.
aaaaaaaea aa 1 H
s;
.14
as
i
Z3
6.
SI
l.tm.
24
::i
2-1
Welaht per bushel. ,
eichl per buennl..
"leht tiuvttcl,,
W:fl( perbo..nel,.
1'eiuhl p r hujih.I..
vicht p.rbu-n.1.,
We'Sbt Per buehrl..
1.I pee buenel. .
Pounda of rteaa wheat to 104 pouada of
100 per cent Tour.
MOVEMENT Or" POTATOES, LIMITED
XJght Demand for Local aad Shipping Ac.
rwaat rrlcea Easier.
Tha local and shipping demand for po
tatoea la light and few alea were reported,
lluyera ara ttot quoting over $1 to growers
I'-Pl for fancy offrrlnga In tho Jobbing
dletnct prices range from 11.10 to tl.SO for
Oregons. according to quality. Yakima Coma
ro held at HS01.7i.
Destlnatlona of tba latest Oregon and
Washington ehlpmenta ara reported by tba
Sureaa of larketa aa follows: ,
Shipped January I Washington: Twa to
Fort Worth, ono ta EFTaeo.
antpped Decern ba 31 Washington: Ono
ta Eotao. ana to Spokane; Oregon t Oao to
New Orleans, one to ban Antonio, ona to
Stockton, ono to Sacramento.
Shipped January 2 Oregon: Two to New
Orleans, two to Dallaa. two to Pan Fran,
ateco. threa to Loa Loa Angelca. ana Fort
Worth.
Shipping point Information, aa received by
wire:
Hresque Isle. Me. No aalea reported.
Moore head. Minn. Shipments light. No de
Biand. market unsettled. Salsa mada pra-
wioualy or on contract bow being filled.
Some shipment an consignment. Na sales
reported.
Waupaca. Wla. Hauling light. Warehouse
. auppilea very light. Phlpmeote light, car
situation Improved. Lemaad moderate.
market steady. Quality and condition gen
erally good. Wagonloada track side: Round
whit re. bulk, per lei, V. 8. No. 1. II
V. 8. No. X 1i cents. Seed stock: li Ilea
Trtumpha. bulk, per tet, $ 2. 22 9 &Q.
Rocboater. N. Y. fihlpmeata very light.
No aaiea reported.
Creoly. Colo. Shipments UghL Demand
light, market anasttJed. Wide range In quel,
fty aad condition. Wagontoada. track aula
Mixed whites, reeorted. Backed, par ckt,
' quality and condition good, fltyl.10. mostly
IL10. quality aad condition good, mostly
113; few higher.
Idaho I"a!la. Idaho Shipments light. De
mand moderate, market steady. Quality and
cendltloa generally good, aome dry rot.
torn field froated. Wegonloada. track side.
Jturale and Ruaaetta. sacked, par cvt. most
ly 1 K.
M A.K
EGO
ET MAT HOLD STEADY
tors go Btee-ke Hera Are) Cloorly Bold I p.
Peultry Demand btrong.
Erg dealers do not look for any material
decline la prtcea la the Immediate future,
Receipta aro gradually Increasing, but as
a market factor this is offset by the sroall
nesa of etorage etocka hare. The majority
f a peculators have cleaned out tholr hold
ings and the demand for storage eggs al
the preasnt time ta more active than here
tofore. Fresh Oregons ara moving moder
ately well with torn Inquiry on shipping
account. Current receipts were quoted on
the street around 43 ceata. Candled etock
waa generally held at a cent or two mora.
The butter market waa ffrm. Country
creamery waa In small supply and extras
were quoted at 4"a cents.
Poultry and dressed meats remain strong
at exceptionally high prlcea. Retailers'
stocks ef poultry were cloaaed ap entirely
during the holidays and this ta causing a
big demand (or tha limited quantities com
ing In.
ADVANCE E EASTERN CLIPPED OATS
Bida fsa Yellow Cars) Ara Raised Pharply.
Barley Lac hanged.
One hundred tone of Eastern clipped oats
wore sold at tho Merchants' Exchange yee
torday at 836.30. aa advance of 60 cento
aver the previous daye bid. Local eate
were nnchanged at $39 offered. Iiarley bids
were also nnchanged. Offers for yellow
cegn were sharply higher. 104 30 being bid
thla price la still materially under tha East
ara parity.
Wheat and flour ehlpmenta from North
.America last week were a,031.vww bushels.
against .2-il.0O0 buehela In the previous
week.
Argentina this week shipped 474. ooo bushsts
to the United Kingdom and 4 ".OOO bushels
to the Continent.
Weather conditions In the Middle West.
aa wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis, cloudy,
cold. Winnipeg cloudy. 14. Duluth cloudy,
mild. Chlaago cloudy, cold. Penrla clear,
11 Decatur clear. 14. Missouri. Kansaa.
Iowa aad Nebraska clear. 14 to U Ohio
cloudy. 10, Kentucky clear. 15 to 23.'
Terminal receipts, la care, ware reported
by the Merchants Exchange aa follows
Wheat Barley Flour Oats liar
I'oniana. r n . . a
Year ago 7
iteaeoa to dale.3'l
V.r ago aMi
Tacoma. Thur. ....
Veer ago 23
Feieon to date.elM
Year agt 43US
F-attle. Thur
Year ago
F'.iob to data. S273
Year ago 1.1
44 2.1
i a t io
ITU 4f 70 1167
lis uj ua 1213
"'
M .... 174 inn
ll .... 230 127J
: s 4 it
1I 72 one sua
243 7s . 2420
OKEGOX OMO.VS ARB BllfrrEO OCT
rtrat Car la Ba Moved Hlncw Fail Market
la Heady
Two cars of Oregon onions have been
shipped to the South, tha first to ba moved
out of the state for about two months. ' It
la believed tha movement will continue reg
ularly from now on. though heavy ehlp-
ments ara not looked for In the Immediate
future. The main outlet will ba California
and tha Southwest. Trade with tho East Is
not anticipated aa tha crops In that section
were much better than a year a no.
There are between 2O0 and 2-3 care ef
Oregon onlone In first hands. During tha
warm sp-ll In December there was consid
erable shrinksge In some sections.
Tha current quotation la el. 73 at ship
ping points.
a
F"!r-4 Khaharb Is Received.
The first rhubarb of tha season wag re
ceived yeetorday la a mixed car of vege
tables from Loo -Angelca It sold at f2.73
a box.
There was a good demand for oranges at
tha recently advanced prices. Apples are
moving out fairly well, with the bulk of
sales at S 1 to ft AO a box.
Bank Clearings.
Rank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday wre aa follows:
leanngs.
BalaBeee.
Mi.:.-..'
1.02t.7s
lit.;,;;.
2U7.40J
Port'and . 1.1. 1 .Vt.eev
Hfatt'O 4..1.113
Ta.oma 7IU.vj
buokaae 1.344.M.7
rOKTLAND MARKET QIOTATIOXS
Cralai. Feed. Iloar, Eta.
Merchants' Exchange, noon aoasloal
January delivery;
Oats a Bid. Tr. ago.
No. j white feed lon.oo -u..i0
Standard feed !l 30
otanJird -V brewing &7.30
33.00
"Kid
io tla) :
Oate. Na 2
.S.t'J.OO
Iterley, feed .......................
. 34
Uer.ry. browing
r.eitern oils and corn in ou.x:
Oats
No. I whits
33.00
id. uo
aA''). capped white
Corn-
No. 3 yellow .......................
So. 3 mixed
(14 30
oo.oo
4XO dayai:
Oats. No. 1 K.'.'.O
Outs, clipped 31.
orn. VO..OW ........................ BJ.
Corn, mixed oo.uu
WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1
grade: Hard white tilueetem. Early Bart.
Allen. Oa.guiua, Martin Amber, e-u. oll
bito c'aiuuae biuoatem. lortytoid. w hite
Valley, tio.d Coin. hue Kusslon. (H.0J.
White club l.lttle club, Jenkins club, white
bybrule. aonora. JiuL Red Walla Red
Huesian. red hybrids. Junes (Ke, Coppel.
91.Ua. No. 2 grade, lie leaa. No. a grade ao
mm Other grades hsndld by samp, a
FLOL R Patents. io: Valley. K tMj; whole
beet. f0; graham. 111.
Mli-LFKED Not mill prices, car lots:
Rran.. llo per can: shorts, tii per ton:
mtdU.lngs. Ili: tu.xed cars and less than
carloads. 3ot more; . rolled barley, ftlOwa2;
rolled oata $12.-
COKN Whole, gTS: cracked. 370 per ton.
II AY Ituylng prlrea f. o. b. Portland:
Eastern Oregon timothy. 127 per ton: Val
ley timothy. $J3t-'l alfalfa. 323.30: Valley
grain hay. (24: clover.' (2; straw. i
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 494.e; prime
first a. 4c Jobbing prices: Prints, extras.
52 b 33c; cartons, lo extra; buttorfat. No. 1.
50R7e delivered.
Eiit-is I'rexon ranch, current receipts.
4li0 43o; candled, 40i 47c; Selects, 60c per
doi.n.
CHEF'5 Jobbers buying prices, f. o. b,
dock. Portland: Tillamook trip, eta, 23c;
Young Americas. 24o per pound ; longhorna,
34c Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point:
Triplets, 22 Sc; Young Americas. 23 tie psr
pound. .
POULTRY Hens. 2.1i24c; Springs. 23
023c; ducks. 2't-ic: geese. 13frl7c: tur
keve. live. 2'ti27Sc: draaed. choice. 35c
VEAL Fancy, 17t.4ilSo per pound.
I'uitK Fancy. 2o(r20Vlo per pound. t
Fruits aad egetab!ea.
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
$!4.'o: Japanese. 82.23tr2.35; lem
ons. 37ajS per hoe; bsnanaa, 6c per pound:
grapefruit. S3 a. 73: tangerines. 82.23 per
box.
VEGETABLES Tomstoes. $29260 per
crate: rabbage. intrude per pound: let
ture, $2v2.23 per crate; cucumbers, $l.33it
1.75 per doxen: peppers. 17 c per uound:
r-tull'.ower, 82 per crate: sprouts. 10
trite per pound: artlrhokea. S3crM. 10
per pound: garlic, ifgbo per pound
sqitsKh, mi per pound: pumpkin. 2o per
pound; celery, 3S..6Cf4.Jo par crate,
MACK VfclUE TA BI.BS L'arrots. 81.28 per
sack: beet a II a0jLi3; turnips. $L60; pars,
aipa Sl.50itl.73.
PoTAToKS iregon. $1.2591.30 per hun
dred: naktms, S1.50QL73; sweet potatoea.
4Sfl4o per pound.
ON'loNS Oregon. Buying price, $L78 par
hundred.
t.itntN FRUIT? Apples, $12.23; pears.
$2-23: grapes. Be per pound: era a
berries. LAatern, $19.&0rl9 per barrel: per
Simmons, $J per box; pomegranates. $X23
per box.
Staple Grorariea.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR dark basis: Fruit and berry,
H 10. boot. vl0; extra C $7.70; powdered.
In barreia t'J.eo: cubes, in Barrels. $0.83.
SAL.J40N Columota River, 1-pound tall
$3.23 per doxen; one-half Lata, $2; 1-pound
Lata tJSO.
NUTS Walnuts. 23c: Braxll nuts. l21e
filberts. 22t23c: almonds. 19tf2uc; peanuts,
loot He; cooanuta $1.10 per doxen; pecans.
1? Strive; cheatnuta. 30c.
HtA.S.-. Ca.lfornia. Jobbing prtcea: Small.
14ec: bayoua 11c; pink. l0Vc: Oregon,
beans, buying prices: While, bvc; colored,
COFFEE Roasted. In drams. 17933c.
SALT tiranuiated. $10.73 per ton; half,
ground, looe. $18 per ton; 60s, $16 per ton,
dairy. $IH.7S per ton.
RICE boutbern bead. 1984c per pound;
blue roee, c; Japonreo style. 7uy7Vc
URlxlU FitUITS Apples. lSHc peachea
llolJc: prunes. Italian, HHIllUc: raieins.
e3c$3 par box: dates, fard. $Z.30trS per
box; currants, tuc; tigs. iiu.iu psr bog.
Provisions.
HAMS All sixes, choice. 33c; standard.
32c; sklnnsd. lligix, picnics. 23c; cot
lace rolls. 2ec.
LARD Tierce basts, standard, pure. 29ac:
compound. lt"t.
BACON eancy. esvesc; standard. 41 0
43c; choice. 33 u 41c
DRY SALT abort clear backs, 80034c;
sxporta, 31 41 34c; plates. Xdu2c
Hide and Pelt a
HIDES Salted hides. 28 iba and up, 13c:
Ited stags. 30 Iba and up. 12c: exited and
eon kip. 13 to 23 Iba. 13c; oa.ted and
green calf. 10 to 13 Iba. 21c; green hides.
3 Iba ana up. J4c; green stags. , loa. and
up. 10c; dry llint niaea, -oc; ury Hint ca.I.
up to 7 Iba. 2c: dry salt hides, ile; dry
horse hides. $1.2391.50; aalted horse hides.
$JU4.
PELTS ory long wool pens. se: cry
short wool pel 'a 23c; salted pelts, January
takeoff. $2,306 S.30.
Hops.1 Wool, F.to.
HOPS 1917 crop. 130180 per pound; 191
crop, nominal.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. S0B60e per
pound; Volley. 60953a per pound; Valley
lamo. 439 30c
MOHAIH Long staple, full year, 60c; e
months. 403oc; curry. 83 U 40c
CASCAKA HAHk New end old. lUSSc
per pound.
tallow no. l. 140 par pound; No. a.
12c per pound.
Olla.
GASOLINE Bulk. !0e; caass. 29c.
naptha. druma. loc; casea 2Kc; engine
dtstli ate. drums. 10Hc; cssea 10c.
JNSEED OIL Raw, barrels. S1JU:
$1 44: boiled, barre.a, $1.80; caeca $1.40.
TUKI'L.Ml.M. la tanks, 63; In casea
75c
GHANOES ARE WH
Confusing Reversals In Wall
Street Stock Trading.
DAY'S LOSSES ARE NOMINAL
Unsettlcmenb of Market Starts With
Issuance of President's Message.
Rails Decline, rosing Early
CainsBonds Irregular.
NEW YORK. Jan 4. Trading In stocks
today was charactt-rTxed by a succession of
contusing reversals, the list recording no
osa than half a doxen advances and dec.lnea.
Lower quotations prevailed at tho close. Im
portant lasuea showing a preponderance of
losses, for the most part nominal.
l neettlemenl started with the Issuance of
tho President's message dealing with Fed
eral control of the ral. roads. Although h;s
recommendations on this Important question
were In lino with popular expectations, rain
Immediately declined 1 lo 3 points, wiping
out most jtslns In that quarter.
united Mates Steel, which aaaln contrib
uted heavily to tho day's -fairly large turn
over, fluctuated between IrDVs and W4, closing
at a net lose of a point.
Coalers and Pacifies were the stronrest
features of tha transportation division, but
extreme gains or 2 to 4 points were mate
rially reduced or entirely forfeited at the
na.
Pools were again active tn specialties.
notably motors, but failed to enllat outside
support. I unties were heavy throughout.
American Telephone losing almost d Dolnta,
Total sales amounted to Itl.l.ooo shnres.
Bonds were Irregular with weakness In
some Junior rslla Liberty 4s sold at t7 to
BA.U0 and tho 3Hs t KS.S0 to OS. 70. Total
lea,- par value, aggregated It.230.tXto.
United Btatee bonds, old Issues, were nn-
changsd on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
6'M)
7.4'kJ
2.0110
6.700
"S00
12.300
2.200
ia.;io
2.300
2.3O0
10.4OO
1.0O0
111 Ml
9.3110
6. OOO
12.MM1
4.400
4"0
4.600
"800
12.700
10.OIH)
10.NOO
6.20
5.400
2.1. Ml
9.500
Mini
1.800
2.000
23.1 no
2. OOO
l.l'OO
1.1IMI
S.5O0
"4116
8.300
1.20JO
6, 5io
700
60
10.7OO
200
High.
73
40s
72
57(4
Low.
Ltd.
Am Peet Suga. .
Am Can
Am Car A Fdry..
Am lxcomotivo.
Am Sin A Rerg..
Am Sugar Re:g..
Am Tel A Tel...
Am Z L A 8
Anaconda Cop.
Atchleon
A O W I 8 fl L.
Halt A Ohio
74
80
70
60 )s
74
71 V
64V
73V
90 V
1"0
13V
62
1-3
pa
6 J
I'JS
13
io6"
90
13V
62
85 Ti
62-,
10-,
13
H'O
60
61
43,
95
21
"37"
82
65
80 V
34V
10
1.12S
112
so
20V
4t"
84 V
2V,
27
17
Si
"i'rt
81
.10
21
71
1SV
72 !,
82
10:1 a
85 .
100
103
16
6-1 ,
87
lot
63 'i
. 20 W
MAS Copper...
Calif I'etrvl
Canadian Paclf..
Central Leather.
Ches A Ohio
Chi 3111 A St P..
Chi A N W
('Hit Pctfs...
Chlno Copper. . .
Colo Fu Iron. . ..
Corn Prod Refg..
Crucible steel. ..
Cuba Cane sug...,
lost securities..
Erie
Oeneral Electric
tleneral Motors..
:t North pfd. . ..
lit Nor Ore ctfs..
Illinois Central..
Inspiration Cop.
Int M M ptd
Int Nickel
Int Paper
K C Southern. ..
Kennecott Cop. .
14
140
BS'i
54
7V
63
22
"is" "
. 88
6A
82 ,
83 L,
lot,
1.14 V
117V
I'OV
28
4SH
20 S
2 I,
14
32 i
27ti'
4V
80
24
73
10 -71
82 S
ins 'i
87
1110
00
c.
44
P4",
21
42
37
32
CO
30
sv
10
132
114
911
20 V
B4V
47
85 V
21
27
17S
81.
112
27
Louis A Nash. . ..
Maxwell Motors.
Mexican Petrol..
Miami Copper. ..
Missouri Pacific
81 i
80
23
71
IS
81
1"4
80
24
16
40
40
23
73
79
IH
84
211 V
SO
14.1
ll-'H
117
94
100
81
Montana Power..
Nevada Copper.,
New York Cent..
N T N H A II....
Norfolk A West.
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
Pao Tel A Tel... .
Pennsylvania. ..
8.3O0
2.600
8.100 46 46
Pittsburg Coal. ...
Ray Consol Cop..
Reading
Rep Ir A Steel. ..
1.900
TV ono
4.SOO
2.0O0
8.100
7..MH)
11.0110
.1.000
21.5'
23-V
7
SO
37
85
24
52 i
14.".
117
120
10 i
1"SV
82
22
86
23
74
70
17
83
23
60 -142
113
118
94
lov
,81 U
' 22
86
Shaft Arix Cop. .
Southern Psclfla.
Southern Ry. ...
Studebaker Cor..
Texas Company.
Union Pacific
U 8 Ind Alcohol.
1.3HO
U 8 Steel 29.'l.40
do pfd 1.5O0
rtsh Copper. . .. 4.700
Wabash pfd B... 1.100
Western Union.. 200
80
41
Westing Elect... 2.100
42
41
Total sales for the day, 915.000 sharea
BONDS.
IT S ref 2s rer. .
16l P 4s...
84
K0
PI
99
R
9!
ITS ref ; -ou. .
ll'V P .la.
I 3s reg....
'DO
Pao TAT 6s..
IT 3 Ss.cou....
104
ll4
R.I
60
93
Pen oon 4s...
Union Pao 4s...
11 S Stoel 6s
I'S 4s reg
Its 4 cou
Atrh gen 4s. . .
S P cv 5s
Anglo Fnch 8s. .
80
D A R U ref 6s.
N Y Cen deb lis.
:7.
U S Lib Ss..
Si
Bid.
Mining Storks at Beaton.
BOSTON,
Jan.
. 81
. 11V1
.'losing quotations
were:
Alloues ......
Arix Com
Cnl A Arix....
Cal A Heo....
Centennial . . .
Cop It Con Co
Kant Butte...
Franklin ,
3ranby Con..,
Lake Cop
iMohawk
64
14
North Butte1.,
. 64
. 450
. 13
71d Pom ,
44
fiO
Osceola ......
ulney .......
Shannon ......
Superior ......
72
5
6
11
47
10
4
Utah Cons .
7
6
(Vlnona ,
1
S3
vVolverino ....
Money, Exchange. Ete.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Mercantile paper,
3 3 per cent.
Sterling 60-day bills. $4 71; eomfrrerrlal
60-day bills on banks, $4.71; commercial
60-day bills. $4.70; demsnd. $4.73
cables, $4.76 7-16. Francs, demand, 8.73;
cables, 6 71. Oulldors, demand. 43;
cables. 43. Llres, demand. 8.44; cables.
8.42. Rubles, nemano, lie ; cables, 13.
Itar sllvar. 8 e per ounce.
Mexican dollars. 72c.
Government bonde eteady, railroad bonds
Irregular.
Time loans firm; 60 days, 90 days and
six months, 6V96 per rent.
Call money easy. High, 4 per cent; low.
2 per cent: ruling rate, 4 per cent; clos,
Ing bid. 3 per cent; offered at S per cent
last loan, S per cent.
LON'DOX, Jan. 4, Bar Oliver, 44 d per
ounce.
Discount rates Short bins, 8 81-83 per
cent; three-months' Mils, 4 1-32 per cent.
Hop, Etc at New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. A Hops, hides and
wool unchanged.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. A Evsporated apple.
dull; pruuea stes.ly; peaches, quiet.
HOG BUN IS LIBERAL
PRICES
FIRM AT YARDS
GOOD DEMAND.
WITH
Ileal Grades of Cattle Maintain Farmer
Ftm Position, bat Foor
quality la Weakv
Trading at the yarda waa on a more
active scale. There was a good run of 25
car during the day. Hoge continued the
firm feature ot the day' business, with the
bulk of sales at $15.60. Top quality cattle
were firm, but the lower grades dragged
and tho market for tnee had a weaker
undertone.
Receipts were 853 cattle, 6 calves. 1338
hogs and 98 sheep. Shipper were:
With hog Lebanon .Meat Market. Leb
anon. 1 load; Edward Bros., Monroe, i load;
C. II. Farmer, McCoy, 1 load; D. Bunnell.
Medford, 1 load; Grover Broa, Ontario. 1
load.
With cattle W. Jones, St. Helena si
head: C. A. Adams. Clifton, 63 head; J. Pal
mer. Welser, 1 load.
With mixed loads MrMahon A Frum.
Halsey. 1 load cattle and hogs; Hout A
nodgrasa, Crabtree. 1 load cattle, hogs and
sheep; Lee Miller, Jefferson, 1 load cattle
and hogs; C. E. Luck. Molalla, 1 load cat
tle and hogs; L. A. Thomas, West Staytoa.
1 load cattle and hogs; W. w. Eddlngton,
Gold HIM, 1 load hogs and sheep; J. K.
Cooke, Balls ton, 1 load cattle, hog and
sheep; Ticket Bros.. Welser, 1 load cattle
and noes; Sol Dickerson, 2 losds cattle and
hogs; W. A. Ayrea. Laweon. 8 loads cattle
and hogs; lie L. McFadden. liarrisDurg.
load cattle, calves and hogs; Lee Meller, Al
bany, 2 loads cattle, calves, hogs and sheep;
E. J. McNutt, Lawson, 1 load cattle and
hogs.
Tba day's sales were as follows:
Wt. Price.! Wt Price.
2steers.. Hilt 5 5u lhog.... 140(14.00
1 steer... 440 4.501 2 hogs... 2H 14.00
6 cows... bos 4.75 12 hogs... 144 14.00
lcow.... poo o.scjiil hogs... 231 13 BS
lcow.... 7h0 6.231 3 hogs... 313 14.63
7 cow.... 820 4.50102 begs... l'.'l 15.00
lcow.... 1230 6.231 2 hogs... 850 14. H0
lcow.... 910 .25il3hoRS... 143 14.00
lcow.... 70 4 30! 8 hogs... 144 14.00
2 cows... S3 8 KO'34 hogs... 1S2 15.60
2 cows... 8S0 -J.23 SO bogs... 102 13.60
lcow.... 60 4.00 61 hogs... 201 10.00
lcow -'0 4.00124 hogs... 153 14.00
2 cows... t'10 f.3ll! 4 bogs... Si'O 15.33
lcow.... huO 4.00115 hogs... ll'H 14.00
4 cows... 6T 3.751 2 hogs... 240 14.00
Tcows... 0110 4.73! 2 hogs... 230 13.65
Scows... 8.3 4.00 20 steers..' U42 S.50
lcow.... pr,0 6 00 lsteer... 930 8.00
lcow.... 6t0 6.00114 steers. . IOh'J 0.10
lcow.... 710 3.731 0 steers.. 042 7.00
lcow.... 1070 5.251 lcow.... 910 6.73
lbull.... 12?0 B.75I lcow.... b.-0 6.00
lbull.... 1010 6.001 lcow.... 830 6.00
2 heifers. 750 5 151 lcow.... 740 8.00
lcalf... 1.10 7.501 lcow.... 1070 650
47 hogs... 1S3 15.001 lcow.... 830 8 50
2hos... 880 14.6010 cowa... 1020 7.60
2hoits... 240 15.7HI lcow.... 050 T.OO
2 hogs... 200 15.051 Scows... 63 8.73
2 hogs... 300 13.7(1 lcow.... 810 6.0
7Shogs... 201 13.601 8 cows... 1076 6.75
21 hogs... 175 15.60114 cows. .. 94 8 6.45
flhogs... 413 14 501 6 cows... 074 8.50
3hOES... 8S 14.50' lcow OlO 7 50
Phogs... 13.1 14.00! 1 cow.... P30 5.25
8 hogs... 83 14.30 Scows... . 723 7.50
21 hoge... 174 13 50) lcow.... 7!) 5.50
64 hogs... 2S 15 001 3 calves.. 110 10.00
2hOKS... 4 MO 14 601 a bulls... 1325 0.00
6 bogs... 140 14.001
Quotations at the yards follow:
Cuttle
Price.
Medium to choice steers.......
.$ 9.75-3,10.50
8.75 V 9.63
7.254 8.40
. 7.00 4 7.83
6.75i 7.35
3.00 y 5.50
- 4.50ir 7.00
7.0010.00
6.00 if 8.00
Good to medium steers........
Common to good steers .......
Choice cows and beltrrs
Com. to good cows and heifers..
Canners .......................
Hulls ,
Calves ,
Storkers and feeders..
Hogs
Prime light
Prime heavy ................. .
Pics
15.50 M 5.00
IS. 60 vr 15.65
13.5014.50
13.0013.50
12 50 r,t 13.00
12.00 312.50
11.75V 12.25
Sheen
Western lambs
Valley lambs
Yearlings ......
Wethers
Ewes
8.00 4 10.00
DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED
Shipments En Boat to Leading Livestock
Markets of Country.
Destination of livestock loaded January S.
(Carloads reported west of Allegheny Moun
tains; double-decks counted as two cars.)
Reported by Bureau of Markets, North
i'oruanu.
. Cattle. HonmaMlxed
CalveaHogs.Sheep.Mules. Stock
Atlanta
1
10
Austin
liuitimore .....
Roston
Buffalo
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Cincinnati ....
Cleveland .....
20
17
111
10
10
476
21
20
21
19
33
192
18
94
5
88
1
21
83
1
8
134
20
61
"45
9
10
8
7"
SI
18
o
163
28
11
"ii
11
157
S
10
s
894
11
o
7
42
10 '
88
72
20
3.1
158
S3
"m
132'
8
25
17
13
7
"
St
52
11
10
8
"i
4
"io
80S
"i "'i
.... .... ....
83 13 68
!.! "io
1
-
'"i "ii "is
.... s 2
.... 1 40
10 so
6 19 26
'"a
'"i
88 1 16
"'
.... 1
.... ...j ..
60
o .... ....
.... .... . ... .
IT 8 ....
"... ... 2
.... ....
107 130 8
320 258 350
319 224 210
4H8 273 273
Cudahy
Ionver .......
Detroit
K. St. Louis...
FL Worth ....
Indianapolis . ..
Jersey City ....
Kansas City ..
1a Angeles ..,
Mason City ...
New York ....
Cigden
Oklahoma City.
Omaha ........
ottumwa .....
Peoria
Philadelphia . .
PittHburgh ....
Portland
Pueblo
Richmond .....
St. Joaeph ....
St. Paul
San Francisco
Seattle
Sioux City ....
Sioux Falls
Spokane .......
Tacomii .......
Wheeling
Wichita
Varloua
Totals 1771 2im
One week ago.,1408 1S5S
Four wks ago.. I860 1818
Htnte .orlKlns of livestock loaded, January
S, 1818:
Cattle. Horses.Mtxed
Calves-Hogs. Sheep. Mules. Stock.
For Portland
Oregon
Washington ...
To'lN Portland
One week ago. .
Four wks ago...
For Soattle
""f
Idaho
Oregon
To'ls Seattle.
10
One week ago..... 1 .... .... 1
Four wks ago.. 4
Eastern Meat Trade Condition.
Report on Rnstern meat trade conditions
January A (8:30 A. M. Eastern time):
Beef.
BostonBeef. fresh: Receipt liberal,
practically all car arriving from two to four
days late, market dull, demand light. Kosher
beef: Receipts moderate, market steady, de
mand fair.
New York Beef, fresh: Many cars will
not arrive In time for this week' market.
recelDts adeauate. more medium and com
mon grade cattle arriving, market quiet and
a little draggy, early trade extremely light.
Kosher chuck and plates: Supply normal,
market steady, demand good. Hinds and
ribs: Supply adequate, market steady, de
mand fair.
Steers: Receipts show wider range in
auHlttv. market quiet. rTomand alow.
Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Receipts mod
erate, will not clean up. market quiet, de
mand light. Kosher beef: Supply moderate
mnrket nuiet. demand a little slow.
Steers: Receipt moderate, market eteady
on better grades, around 60 cent lower on
r- mrtmn rrad.x demand light.
Washington Beef, fresh: Receipts liberal,
several car on tho track not unloaded, mar
ket barely eteady, demand alow, rattler
very draggy. .
.Ntrera : Receipt heavy, demand light, mar
kct fairly steady.
Pork.
Boston Car all late, very light upply
on hand, demand Improving, market $2
higher on light loin, other cut steady to
firm.
York SuddIt adequate, many de
layed cars, demand llghL market unchanged
Philadelphia supply ugni, uam.uu
no-u... ai..dv to strong on loins.
Washington Receipts light, demand good.
market steady at yesterday cioe.
Lamb.
Boston Receipts heavy, some ear arriv
ing late, others will not 00 unioauoo. u.
.un,l ll.ht. market dull.
Xew York Receipts or gooa tamo muurr-
ate liberal supply 01 meuium nu wmm.11
grades, demsnd slow for all kinds, market
drsggy on the poorer grades.
Philadelphia supply noerni, win u.
clean UP. demand llgnt, maraei sieauy 1.
lower.
wi.hln.lAK-jiudd r iioerai. uemuiu poor.
arket In bad ehape. price about $1 lower
with most ale lorcea.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Jan. V Hogs Receipts. 12.-
000 market 5c nigner. neavy, t.i,iii.,i.j,
mixed. $16.23 18.40; light, $18 20 18.43;
1016: bulk of sales, $16.25 16.40.
Cattle K OCeiOta. isiro, m".
!,.- Kative steers, sb.okitjo; raw. anu
k.ir.ra 17010 601: Western steer, $7.50
11 -ji- Texas steers. $7010: cows and heifers.
tA unAfl csnners. A5.50o.00: stoeaers
nd feodera in atiDU coiveo, ev.
li n m. . j.
- j -11-
Hheep Receipts, louv. .
til. 76918.75: wethers. xilTi-.ou; rwea, aiu
61150; ixmat, io,ingig.u.
Chicago Livestock Market.
ruir'ir.n Jan. A Hoa Receipts, 28,
000. strong. 15c to zoc anove yesteruays
overage. Bulk. $16 80 16.60: light. $15.60
16.50; mixed. $16 16.70; hesvy. $16 16.70:
.b xiAcsiA 20: pga 112S15. .
r-ftle KecelDts. DUUU. steauy. - n.u..
steers. 87.50W 13.0": locaero ana i.
$6 6ii10.40: rows and heifer. $5.8091140:
calves. $8 S016. '
gheep Receipts. Tooo, teaay. niioiix,
$D.3513.2Q; lamhs. $13.25 9 17.10.
Naval Store. '
SAVANNAH. Gs, Jan. A Turpentine,
firm, 43c; sales, 217 barrels: receipts, 3 'is
parrels: shipment. T8 barrels; stock. 28,--800
barrels.
Rosin, firm: sale. oo oarrei; receipts.
19.19 barrels: shipment. 1837 barrels: stock,
86.7S9 barrela Quote: B, D, E, F. G. $6.10
tr6.17: H, $8.13f86.17; I. $8 1508.20:
W. $8.1096.85; M. $7; N, $7.28! WQ. $7.45:
WW, $7.55.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Metal Exchange
quotes lead firm. Spot, 6.75W7C.
Spelter easy. (spot. 7.i:'(f i.oic.
Duluth Linseed Market.
DTJLTJTH, Jan. 4. Linseed, $3.53
8.65; January. $3.53 bid: May, $3.49
asksd; July, $3.10; October, $3.30 asked.
MUCH WHEAT SAVED
Surplus, if Possible, Will
Accumulated.
Be
FLOUR GRADE IS CHANGED
Sixteen 3IlIIion Bushels Added to
Supply by Latest Stilling Regu
lationsLower feed Prices
Great Public Benefit.
wnne reports of the Agricultural De
pxrtment indicate the harvesting In this
country during the present crop year of
very large quantities of all kinds of cereals,
the Incre
ing difficulties of transportation
"JO uncertainty of the future em
phaslze the Importance of providing eur.
pluses during times of plenty to meet any
possible contingencies which might occur
ater.
i-roceeding on this theory, the Food Ad
ministration, milling division, is bending
every ertort to effect a maximum savlna
in wheat products to the end that ample
supplies may be available for home, war
ana ainea requirements and if possible
accommodate any suroluses anlmt fume.
needs. The following statement haa been
issued by tho Food Administration:
Food Administration regulations ara now
being issued to the trade whereby flour
millers of the country will be limited In
i the amount of wheat from which a barrel
of flour must be manufactured, and to the
grades of flour which must be produced
tnererrom. Through these measures a sav
ing of considerably more than 18.000,000
ousneig of wheat can be effected without
seriously changing tho present quality of
the flour or inconveniencing the consuming
puoue.
ins announcement of these new
Food Administration regulations the mill
ing division emphasises tbe wisdom of all
food producing Industries arranging to co-
operate with the Food Administration
once in effecting economics in all foodstuffs.
especially those that can be readily ex
t, .i .
""W" ot an Kinaa or cereal are very
" is me part 01 wisdom to
bring these into proper consumption and
"nliln
istration is conrident that the slight changes
made necessary In ithe character of wheat
uour aa a result ot
tne new mllllne ree-
ulatlons will be accepted by tho American
people In the spirit of conservation, and
that in this acceptance they will appreciate
tnai tney are doing their part la aiding
the Government's efforts.
Delays In transportation which have
prevented the free movement: of coarse
grains have maintained the price of these
cereals at nigh levels. Inasmuch aa mill
feeds normally reflect the price of these
coarse grains, the values of this latter com
modity have been extremely hls-h. The
results of these high prices, together with
the high price of other coarse grains, would
unquestlonaDly lead to the feedlna- to live
stock of the neaes&ary and vital wheat sup
plies. 11 nas, tnereiore, oeen considered ad
vlsable that the maximum prices for mill
feed be established on a basis relative to
tne cost or wheat. This will result In a
very marked reduction In price, which. It
Is hoped, will be reflected in lowering the
prices of milk and other dairy products as
anon as its eltects shall be felt in large
aairy centers.
CHICAGO CORN STRONG
TENDENCY TO ADVANCE IS APPAR
ENT FROM OUTSET.
Receipt Are Light, Notwithstanding;
Improvement la Railroad Traffic.
Oats at Itecord Price.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Fresh strength devel
oped- In the corn market today, owing largely
to scantiness of receipts. The market closed
flrm, c to 4o net higher at $1.27 for
January and $1.234 1.25 for May. Oats
finished unchanged to &-o up and provl
sions uncnangea to a decline of lc.
Almost from the outset corn prloes di
played a tendency to advance. Notwith
standing that traffic conditions on the rail
roads were said to have Improved to some
extent, the fact remained that no substan
tlal Increase of arrivals here had yet taken
place, ana tne country offerings were not
large. On the other hand, big Quantities of
soft corn appeared to be still awaiting dis
posal on the part of rural holders. Advances
kept, therefore, within moderate limits.
Oat climbed to the highest point yet this
season, and finished at the topmost level
reached. Demand from short was persistent
ana receipts were meager.
Despite higher prices in the hog market.
upturns In provisions were more than wiped
out. slowness 01 casn demand -was a bearish
factor.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
, . CORN.
Open.
....$1.20
.... 1.25
High.
$1.27
Low.
$1.26
Close,
Jan.
May
$1.27
1.234
1.2a 1
1.-5
OATS.
.70
.77
Jan
May .79
.76
.70
.76
.707,
.77
MESS PORK.
Jan.
45.30
43.25
44.75
45.S0
44.60
May
.46.00
45.15
LARD.
23.80
24.17
Jan.
.23.78
.24.07
23.65
24.00
23.C5
24.07
May
SHORT RIBS.
..23.60 23.60 23.27
..24.07 24.15 23.87
Jan.
23.S7
23.97
May
Cash prices were:
Corn No. 2 yellow,
low. $1.77.
nominal; No. i yel-
Oats No. 3 white, 81S2i0.
Rye No. 2. $1.84.
Barleys $1.401.50.
Timothy $5 7.60.
Clovel $20ijj26.
- Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. A Barley, $1.27
1.57. ,
Flax $3.6193.65.
Grain at San F'ranclsoo.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. Spot quota
tions Feed barley. $2.02.b3; whit oats,
$2.8592.00; nrrtlfeed. nominal.
call ooara parley, iay. .sa asaea.
WOOL TRADING AT BOSTON IS SMALL
All Interest Centers In Australian Auction
Sale.
BOSTON, Jan. 4. Th Commercial Bulle
tin will say tomorrow:
Business lu wool haa been very dull during
tho past week, everyone waiting for the wool
auctions, which occurred on Thursday. Ex,
copt for the auction sales little ha been
done in private trading, what nas been
sold haa been at unchanged prloes and
manufacturers report no change worthy .pf
note.
The -annual canvass of the unsold stocks
of wool throughout the country, made .by
the Commercial Bulletin as of January 1.
shows total stocks In .dealers' hands of 80,-
&JJ,827 .pounds, compared with 78,805,484
pounds of January 1, 1917. Tho Boston
stocks in - dealers' hands went 84,900,130
pounds In addition to 1.294,696 pounds of
tops and 2,644,191 pounds of noils this year.
compared with total stock last year of 41,
099,484 pounds.
Uhlo. ana Pennsylvania fleeces Delaine
washed, 83y85c; delaine unwashed. 75&76c;
half-blood combing, 7797Sc; three-eighths-blood
combing, 77c.
Michigan and New York fleeces Fine un
washed, 6364c; delaine unwashed, 73c;
half-blood unwashed, 75 Q 76c: three-eighths-
blood unwashed, 70977c.
Wisconain, Missouri and average New Eng
land Half-blood. 70972c; three-elghths-blood,
7676c; quarter-blood, 74 76c.
Virginia, Kentucky and similar Half-
blood, unwashed. 77978c; three-elghtha-blood,
unwashed, 78 9 79c.
Scoured basis Texas fine 12 months. $1.68
91.72: fine 8 months. $1.55 91.60.
California Northern, $1.7091.75: Middle
County, $1.5591.60; Southern. $1.4591.60.
Oregon Lastem No. 1 staple. $1.8091.83:
Eastern clothing, $1.6091.60; valley. No. 1.
$1.6561.70.
Territory Fine staple. $1.8091.85: half.
blood combing $1.76 9 L80: - three-eighth.
MORRIS BROTHERS. INC.
Established 25 Years
Railway Exchange Building
Portland, Oregon
OREGON MUNICIPAL BONDS
Tax Exempt "
YIELDING FROM 5 TO. 6
w '
blood, combing, $1.451.50; fine clothing,
tl.31.C3; fine medium, clothing,. $1.55
1.60.
.Pulled Extra, $1.801.85; AA, $1.70O
1.80; A supers. $1.601.66i' .
SAN FBANCISCO' . PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables. Fresh
Fruit, Etc-, at Bay ijity. .
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 4. Butter Ex
tras solid packed cubes, 609520;
prime firsts, 603?51c: one-pound square,
wrapped. S31g: one-nound luuara caxtona.
1 55 56c; two-pound square, wrapped, 64e;
two-pound square cartons, &4&53o;
prime firsts, two-pound squares, wrapped,
51c: one-pound square, wrapped,-51 c.
Eggs Fresh extras, 59 c; fresh extra pul
lets, 62c.
Cheese New firsts not quoted. Toung
Americas, California, 27 c.
Poultry Hens, 251926c: roosters. 16317c;
fryers, 2720c; broilers, 80$35c; squabs,
$2.303.50; pigeons, $1.5061.76; geese, 18
l20c; turkeys, hens, 3234c.
Vegetables Squash, cream, $11.15; hub-
to oara, i; eggplant.
8s)10c; peppers, bell,
peas, 6 5? 8c: tomatoes.
?A0c: oo
$1.251.50; lettuce, $1.3501.60: celery,
12.2562.75; potatoes, Balinas. $2.60 ii 2.75;
sweet, $3.75; onions, Australian brown,
$2.25; garlic, 85o; cucumbers, $2r2.25;
beans, string, 1215c; lima, 1012c:
pumpkins, $1; carrots, $1; beets, $1.50; tur
nips. 75c$1.25; rhubarb, $1.502.
Fruit Grapes. Cornlchon, $1.25 1.50;
pears. Winter Nellls. $11.o0; cusabas, 73c
ffll.50; strawberries, $68; lemons, Jo
0.50; persimmons. 75cta$1.75: grapefruit.
$2.75f3; oranges, navels. $4.505.23; tan
gerines, $1.503.2o; bananas, llawaiian 8
10c; pineapples Hawaiian 67c; ap
ples, Bellefleur, $11.25; Newtown Pippins,
OcwJl.lu; olives, 9(0 12c; pomegranates,
$1.602.
Hay Wheat and wheat and est, $26
tame oat, f2627.50; barley, $24926: aV
talfa. $2418127; barley straw, uoi&yoc bale.
Mlllfeed Cracked corn and feed corn
meal, $8687; alfalfa meal, carload, $32
at cocoanut meal, $44.50.
Flour $10.80 per barrel,
- Receipts Flour, 6418 quarters; barley,
K4SS centals; beans, 1108 sack; potatoes.
6100 sacks; onions, 60 sacks; bay, 160 tons
I hides, 420; wine, 18,200 gallons,
I .
RETARDED BTCOLD WAVE
Manufacturing Operations Suspended
Many Eastern Points.
NEW YORK. Jan. A Bradstreet's . to
morrow will say: i
Post-holiday Influences Inventorying. In
tensely cold weather East and South, an
neavy snows at the west nave made for
quiet week In ordinary distributive trade,
and weather, plus coal and car shortage,
nave curtailed manufacture and Industry,
This latter condition appear most acute
In the North Atlantic States, the co Ides
weather ever recorded having special effect
In and near New York, where tho coal
shortage caused the closing of many office
buildings on several days, the suspension
of many Industries, tha crippling of edu
catlonal and charitable institutions and th,
shutting down even of war industries, not'
ably shipyards. Similar conditions aro re
ported east of the metropolis, some mu
nltlon centers la New ngland being badly
crippled.
This slowing down of industry and trade
has allowed a good deal of retrospection
and a fair amount of prediction as to the
future. The annual reports to Bradstreets
from over 100 cities are almost a unit In
reporting an increase in the value of both
wholesale and retail trade In 1017 over 1016,
the gains being outstripped, however, by th
Increases In output of manufacture and in
dustry. which was, of course, stimulated by
ar work and a very full volume of do
mestic demand.
Weekly bank clearings were $5,749,218,000.
COFFEE FUTURES ADVANCE SHARPLY
Very Few Frexh Offer Are Reported In
.Market From BraxiL
NEW TOBK, Jan. 4. The market for
coffee futuree showed Increasing strength
and activity today. An opening advance of
5 to 11 points met considerable profit tak'
ing and there may also have been eome
scattered trade selling on a theory that the
reported Government arrangements for the
use of neutral tonnage would help Impor
tatlons. These offerings were well ab-
I sorted on slight setbacks, however, and the
market soon firmed up on continued buying
by broker with Wall street and European
connections. March sold up to 8.41c and
September 8.91c, with the market closing at
a net advance of 34 to 86 points, very few
fresh' offers were reported from Braxil, and
talk ot a firmer spot situation was one or
the factors on the advance. Closing bids:
January, 8.20c; March, 8.40c; May, 8.660;
July. 8.72c; September, 8.90c; October, 8.07c
December. 9.11c.
Spot coffee firm; KIo 7s, vc; Santos es,
1040. A small lot of Santos 4s was re
ported sold in ths cost and freight markets
at 10.10c, London credits.
The official cables reported an advance of
275 rels In the Rio market. Santos spots
s 60 rels higher ana futures uncnangea
3 rels higher. Rio exchange on London.
l-32d higher. Braxil port receipts, 62,000
bags.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Raw sugar, steady,
fentrifua-al. 6.06c: molasses, nominal. Re
fined, steady. Fine granuiaiea, a.505.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Butter, unchanged.
' Eggs, receipts 4687 cases, unchanged.
HIGHWAY PETITION FILED
Oregon. City Cutoff Wanted Through
Farmer Smith's Dooryard.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 4. (SpeclaL)
Two hundred and eighty-six names are
attached to av petition filed today for
the establishment of a cut-off in the
Portland and Oregon City highway
through Grays Crossing. The proposed
new road will make the main highway
one-eighth of a mile shorter than the
present road and will run in a direct
line from near the end of uiacKamas
bridge to the property of I. I Smith
beyond the Chautauqua grounds.
This is the third attempt that nas
been made to secure the change in the
highway, the two previous efforts
having been defeated through remon
strances, but it is said the present peti
tion is so large that a remonstrance
will be ineffective-.
The line will cut through the property
of Smith and G. Hansen and both of
these farmers claim damages, as the
proposed road cuts right through
Smith.'s front yard. It is contended by
the opponents of the new highway that
the present road is satisfactory and
wni have to be maintained, even if the
.ur. marl Is established. The matter
will come up at the February term of
court. N
BUEHNER OPTION EXPIRES
' s -
W. J. Slattery' and Associates Unable
to Take TJp Coos Bay Property.
NORTH BEND, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.)
It definitely was announced last
night by Henry Buehner, of the
Buehner Lumber Company, that the
deal in which W. J. Slattery, of Port
land, and, Eastern capitalists were in
terested and' which provided for the
purchase of the Buehner mill, ships
and timber holdings, had definitely
fallen through, the options, which
covered a purchase price of $l,00,00v,
having expired January 1, after an ex
tension of one month had been granted
by the local company.
The Buehners are now carrying out
an expansion project.
Absorption of Drayag Canceled.
SAJLEM, Or, Jan. 4. (Special.) The
Hublib Service Commission today per
mitted the Oregon Electric to cancel a
provision in its tariffs whereby the
railroad company absorbed drayage
charges on shipments over the Oregon
Electrio from industries on the lines of
the Southern Pacific. . It is stated that
the Oregon Electric, by absorbing euch
drayage charges and paying them from,
their revenues, won business away
from tho Southern Pacific, but At the
same time gave the industries on tho
Southern Pacific lines an unfair advan- ,
tag over those on the Oregon Elec
PAILY" CITY STATISTICS
Births.
PEZZTJOLI To Mr. and Mrs. Jo Pex
tuoli. West Oregon, December 21, a daugh
ter. CERIGHINO To Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cerighino, 443 East Eighth, December 24,
a son.
GEMMA To Mr. and Sirs. Vlnr.nm
Gemma, 400 Grand avenue, December 25,
a daughter.
SAVAGE To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sav
age, 812 East Ninth. December 26, a Son.
MUSCOLO To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mus
colo'. 528. East Eighteenth, December 24, a
daughter.
PETROVICH To Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Petrovich. 1770 East Drint. December 22. a
daughter.
AVAiNZl.NO To Mr. and Mr. Felice
AVanzino, 845 East Twenty-sixth, Decem
ber 25, a duughter.
KEELE To Mr. and Mrs. Valdes William
Keele. 880U Sixty-third avenue Southeast.
December 27, a son.
JOHNSON To Mr. and Mrs. Carl A.
Johnson, 347 last Thirty-seventh, Decem
ber 26, a son.
KEENE To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred William
Keene, 145 East .Eighty-seventh, December
2u, a son.
DI ANGELO To Mr. and Mr. Adam Di
Angelo, -700 Milwauklo avenue, December
11, a daughter.
AMACHEK To Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Amacher, 200 Grand, December 30, a son,
RYAN To Sir. and Mrs. James J. Ryan,
675 East Gllsan, December 81, a daughter.
BO YER To Mr. end Mrs. William C.
Boyer, 840 Jackson, December 21, a son.
JOHNSON To Mr. and Mrs. Lester F.
Johnson, 165 Woods, January a son.
SEKVEN ,To Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Ser
ven. 638 Vancouver avenue, December 23.
a daughter. J
PEAHOUT To Mr. and Mrs. Lee B. Pea
body, 3418 Fifty-fifth street, January 1, a
daughter.
NELSON To Mr. and Mrs. Roy N. Nel
son, 430 Glenn avenue, January 1. a daugh
ter. 1 - - .
Vancouver Marriage Licences.
MORDEN-CLARK Ranslaer Morden. 22,
of Portland, and Emeline Clara, 19, of
Portland. - -
COVNE-BPSE Rafael Coyne, legal, oc
Portland, and Clara Buse. legal, of Port
land. BUTLER-AUDE Frank M. Butler, 47, of
Portland, and Mrs. Mae Aude, 42, of Port
land.
FULLER-LITTLE Charles clay r-uuer.
21, of Castle itock. Wash., and Uladys Lit
tle, no, or uastie mock, wasn.
nKMPSE y-kkenan John B. Dempsey.
84, of Tho Dalles. Or., and Ruby L. Keenan.
24, of The Dalles, Or.
BURRla-STEWAKT Thomas n. nurns.
64. of Portland, and Mrs. Mary Stewart, 6J.
of Portland.
MANN-&.M1 Tri waller K. Aiann, ou, 01
Reardon, Wash., and Alberta Smith, 27, or
Vancouver, Wash.
ALFANS-IMPEK Domlnico Air an a, -j. 01
Portland, and Margaret E. Impor, 20, of
Portland.
Marriage licenses.
BOROCIVKA-EOR Rudolph Borovlcka,
82. Crabtree, Or., and Liuby Egr, 23, bJ3
First street.
JOHANNSEN-HARPER Carl jonannsen.
legal, Seattle. Wash., and Mabel M. Harper,
legal, 1197 Garfield ave.
3910 Forty-first avenue Southeast, ana Jo
sie Warden, 50, same aVldress.
Building Permits.
FRED COUNTRYMAN Erect frame
garage, 162 Webster, Detween Aioina ana
Kerby: builder, same; $30.
11. O. UMUWfl n.ract iramo wuuusiie.i.
17311 Portsmouth avenue, between Willis
boulevard and Houghton; builder, samfl
W, P, 1.1 1A. itepair one-OLoij. im
chicken house, 5H21 Fifty-ninth avenue, be
tween Fifty-ninth atreet and Sixtieth;
builder, same; $123. . '
k. u. Wltilinl r.rect iramo iarsgo, in
Hall street, betweea., Tenth and Lleventh;
builder, same; $50.
L. JUHTAKIUXM rJrect xrame garage, i.u
Patton, betwet-n Emerson and Willamette
boulevard; Millmade Construction Company,
builders: $t0.
WALTER GAAJ5BJ treci rramo garage.
271 North Twenty-second street, between
Northrup and Marshal; builder, same: $50.
J. SlUHrtlfr- .ieci name i.,
Eiirhtv-thlrd street South, between Last
Burnsiile and East Ash; builder, same; $50.
b. T. WAHDfcirs iiireci iramo earuse.
6S0 Mary, between Gideon and Powell;
builder, same: $S.
frame garage, loa East Ftfty-eisiun street
North, between Hoyt ana O.-w. , ez is.
rucks: hllitftere. game; ?...i.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Independent S. S. Co.
Direct for
San Francisco
Flrst-Clas Meals' nd Bertk
Included.
S. S. BREAKWATER
Sailing 6 P. M, Sat., Jan. 5.
I Columbia Dock No. 1, Near
Broadway Brldste.
Tickets for Sale at Doctc and 124
Third Street.
Phones, Broadway 520, A 6422.
r San Francisco
Los Angeles
S. S. BEAVER
Sails From Alnswortn Dock,
8 P. M-, Sunday, Jan. 6.
Tbe San Francisco A Portland S. 8. Co-,
Third and Washington street (with
O.-W. B, 4) N. Co.). XeL Broadway 4500,
A 612L
i'tSHl 124 Third St.
Main 26.
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Douglas,
Valdes,
6:
Seward and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
via Seattle or San Francisco to Lo
Angeles and San Diego direct. Largest
ships, unequaled service, low ratea In
cluding berth and meala Make reser
vatlona STEAMSHIP
WAPAMA
sails direct for SAN FRANCISCO, LOS
ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO
Saturday, 2:30 P. M.. Jan. 5.
San Francisco, Portland & Los Angeles
Steamship Co. Frank Bullam, Agent,
124 THIRD STREET. Main 26.
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND AND SOOTH SB AS
Via Tahiti and Rarotonga. Mall and pass ea
ger ssrviee from San Francisco every 2a
dsys.
UNION CO. OF NKW ZF.Af.AND.
$30 California St, lu Francisco,
c Weal otoaiiisliin aad gaUxoau aacaclea,
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