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THE MORNING ORECTOXIAX, SATURDAY, : JANUARY 31, 1920
ID
iAA LUWiBER RATE
GENTEH OF INTEREST
j.
V Shipping Board Replies $40
Charge Is Justifiable.
j . LESS BUYING PREDICTED
Lumbermen and Exporters Assert
Advantage Is Taken of North
. west Congestion ot Cargoes.
The new shipping board rate of J0
a 1000 feet on lumber ehipments
across tho Pacific, continues to be
v the chief subject of discussion at
every street corner, restaurant and
. 'office gathering of Portland lumber-
men and ship operators. The new rate
4-ae recently established by the traf-
fic division of the shipping board and
V will be In effect with the next chip
J" loaded here with lumber
orient.
f;- The two sides to the controversy
are clearly divided, snipping ooa.ru
otficials and ship operators are solidly
united In declaring the $40 rate jus
..'. tifiable, necessary and low by com
parison with the, rates on other com
modities. Lumber manufacturers and
-'- exporters axe as eolidly united in de
jj. 'daring the new rate, unjustified and
Chamber Joins In Protest.
Favoring tho lumber interests, the
Portland Chamber of Commerce a
she was unable to make the voyage. The I
officials of the company raced after an-
other stewardess In a- taxlcab and man
aged to locate one and get her to the ship
before the lines . were cast off. Treasure
and cargo aboard the Kilo amounted to
over 17,000,000 in value. The Nile left
out with 210 passengers in the cabins and
nearly 800 Asiatics in the steerage.
The big ship Falls of Clyde stranded la
the mud of the Sacramento river on Thurs
day while being towed down the stream off
Avon by the Peterson tug Tatoosh. ana
remained aground for several hours before
being pulled off. The vessel then proceed
ed to the bay and anchored. The Clyde
bottom was not damaged and the big ship
will proceed to the United Kingdom with
3000 tons of ease ail.
The steamer Elkhorn. Captain Rustad.
arrived from Kobe today, after a passage
of 32 days, with a full general cargo for
Struthers & Dixon.
The Harrison freighter Crown of Toledo,
Captain Hensel. 40 days from Liverpool.
arrived today and wiil discharge general
European freight before proceeding to Van
couver.
Captain Charles Cross, recently In the
naval reserves, sailed for the far east to
day as commander of the steamer West
Ira. This vessel is operated for the ship
ping board by the Robert Dollar company.
TACOMA. Jan. 30. fSpeclaL) Tomor
row morning the steamer Ossa, the latest
production of the Todd DrydocK sc con
struction corporation plant. will be 1
launched. This is one of the 7500-ton
type of vessels. The steamer will be
sponsored by Mrs. C. L. Bankson, wife of
the purchasing agent at the plant.
The schooner Columbia, loading -here,
HI
BOARD
DECLARED
PRICES
TOO HIGH
Reduction From $225 to $100
a Ton Wanted.
ENGLAND'S COST LOW
S. Government's Policy
Keeping-Vessels and Operating
. at Profit Criticised.
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"WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Shipping
board prices on vessels built during
and since the war are too high, to
probably will shift to Port Townsend to- I allow American operators to compete
morrow to get her crew. uapiam n.
Borresen of the vessel will take his bride.
formerly Miss Pearl Darling of Seattle,
with him on his voyage to Callao.
The steamer Eastern Moon, Japanese
built, will come here to load flour for
the east coast, local reports say. The
steamer is being overhauled down sound.
The St. Anthony, loading here, will fin
ish next "Wednesday. The Eastern Moon
will be in command of Captain Walter H.
Meyers, formerly one of the well-known
Pacific schooner skippers.
The Arabia Mam of the Osaka Shosen
Kaisha will make this coast from the
orient" Tuesday. The Mexico Maru maki
Victoria Sunday evening. Both vessels
with foreign craft, Frank C. Munson
of New York, head of the Munson
line, said today before the eenate
commerce committee considering mer
can tile marine legislation. Prices
would have to be cut from $200 and
$225 a ton to $100 flat, he said, to
permit the 100 odd American, chip
operators to get established.
Oreat Britain is selling government
ships at $125 a ton, he said, and' the
resulting difference in capital costs
would make it $200,000 a year cheaper
to operate a British boat than an
ceived by Captain Carlsen yesterday.
Carlsen says he will stay with the
Hind, however, until she finishes
Joading, and then will put her t rj-
masts back where they belong.
It was necessary to unstep her top
masts in order to get her through the
Hawthorne bridge, as the barkentine
measures 160 feet from her water line
to the top of her highest mast. On
leaving here. Captain Carlsen will
return to his shore job at Eureka,
CaL, where he is engaged in fitting
out ships for the Rlph Shipbuilding
company.
TENDER HUNT GIVEN" CP
Three Concrete Boats Believed Sank
or Far North..
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 30. (Special.)
The derelicts have disappeared and
have either gone to the bottom of the
sea or are many miles to the north
and far off shore. That is the report
brought by the coast guard cutter
Algonquin and the tug Slocum, which
returned today after an unsuccessful
search for the concrete water tenders.
Captain French, Captain Hammond
and- Captain Colquahourn. which were
lost last Sunday and Monday while
being towed to San Francisco by the
tug Slocum. The Algonquin has been
cruising outside since last Tuesday
and the Slocum crossed out ednes
day morning. The coast guard cut
ter Snohomish from Port Angeles also
joined in the search, but without suc
cess.
have heavy inward cargoes and full out- I American boat in the same trade.
ward cargoes awaiting here.
Loss of the United States shipping board
steamer Ophis. a product of the Todd ship.
yard here, was barely averted off the
mouth of the Thames river December 30,
according to word received by Mrs. "K. V,
McFarlane of Sumner, Wash., wife of the
chief engineer. The Ophis was stranded
few davs aero telegraphed to Chair- off Kentish Knock in the jvortn sea ana
Ir, i7.hn Karlnn Pavne of the ship- ated difficulty. Engineer McFar-
man John Barton Fayne oi trie .nip , wrote. The vessel was towed to a
ping ooara a protest asamoi l"?'"r" British port and surveyed for repairs
rate. ReDlvinc to this telegram. Chair
JT man Payne eaid that was based on
the recommendations of the assistant
director at San Francisco and was the
Result of action by all lines.
Commenting on this reply, a prom
inent lumber exporter said yesterday.
V "There is no lumber moving out of
Y San Francisco, so naturally the as-
C Blatant director there has no hesita-
I" tion in recommending an advance
or recommending a decrease in the
rate on eoaa asn or any wliici cum
modity moving through the Golden
Gate.
Decreased Bnylnft Predicted.
"The reason that the advance in
the lumber rate is possible la that I north
. -, t . i iniappsio nuvA heen buvine
J far in advance of the fixation of ton
. nagc. The shipping board is taking
, advantage of the congestion of lum-
ber cargoes in the northwest."
The result of the new rate, it is
freely predicted by lumber interests,
t will be a decrease in buying in the
About 75 per cent of the shipping
board vessels would be taken at the
price he named, he said, if operators
were given a time payment plan of
purchase.
Criticising the policy of the ship
ping board in keeping vessels and
operating them at a profit, he declared
that the money was being used to
make the costs of tbe war construc
ted vessels appear lower. Private
operation, he said, would result In
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Jan. 30 t """lB L""u lue
The steamer Alaska of the I
jvtunson also asked the committee
The crew escaped injuries and loss
life.
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(Special.) The steamer
Alaska, Steamship company's fleet sailing
Skagway In tuiUi.ton to hr regular ports
ot call in southeastern Alaska. This
change is du to the steamer Jefferson
being taken off The Skacway route tem
porarily for general overhauling prepara-
tnday for Seward will call at Haines and to consider the plight of the 130 or
more shipyards in the United States
which would "face bankruptcy." a
he put It, when government contracts
expired. If private ownership was
tory to tha opening of the excursion sea-1 allowed to pet established now, he
said, the yards would be kept busy in
Duildingr special types of ships to
round out the existing merchant
marine.
"There is a shortage now of the ex
press type or combination passenger
on north.
With general cargo and a shipment of
explosives, the steamer Latouche sailed to
day for southwestern Alaska zorts. The
steamer Redondo. also of the Alaska I
Steamship company, sailed today for
southeastern Alaska, making three vessels
of that company sailing today -for the 1 and fre.Kht boats," he said, ''especially
in the far eastern trade. That serv-
I inn will aitaIa 1 1
11 . , I a "Hi V . V , 1 v IJ s I i: ft L I V . 1 I
tutir.r,H ,n t ha r.,, I nent, during- the next few years if
During the past few days 00 men afflicted ! Americans establish lines out of Pa-
HIGHWOOLPH GES
AGAIN
LOOKED
Seattle . 5."7.M 1.14T.1J2
Ticomt finr..eia 81.150 1
Sookane e.21'S,632 672.03S
rOETLAKD MARKET QUOTATIONS'
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session
O. t Jan Feb. March.
No. S white fsed...$til.00 61.00 $61.50
No. 3 yellow 58.50 69.50 59.50
Kastern oats ana corn, duib..
Mnrlvet Hnaninn n 1 AVtnnt I sb-id. ciirmed eo.no eo.sn
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LIBERTY and VICTORY BONDS
If yon most Mil J oar T.tfcert? or tworr bond, ell t a.
If you can boy mora Llferrty r Victory bonds, boy from as.
On January SO. the closlna; ?etr York market prices wrrs as rtvrai
blow. Thy in the govrninr prices for Liberty and Victory bonds ail ovr
the werld. and the highest. tVe advertise these prices daily in order that on
may always know tbe Neir York market and tne exact vaiue of lour iber;
and Victory bonds:
1st 1st :1 iPt Id 3d 4th Victory
S'4 4s 4S 4Vi 4l4 4S 4, Hi . 4.s
Market... (9S 30 $91. W ! S 9U 3 f3.02 J9O.0O 9S.OO IyS OO
Interest .. Ai .51 .84 .:4 .HO 1.61 '.-'J .4S .61
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MOO
OJ.S0
Last Year's Quotations.
CONTRACTING OFFER MADE
Demand So Far In This Section Is
Only for Fine Wools Growers
In Xo Hurry to Sell.
sneepgrowers in the northwest have
every reason to loek forward to a .food
season. Stock has wintered well, wool
prices are certain to be hih and sheep
were never in stronger demand.
mere is much talk of contracting for
wool on the sheep'a back, but little ac-
b. cliDoed 6--
jorn
Ko 3 yellow 59.60 59.7S 60.25
WHEAT, Government oaaia, a-zn per
bushel.
FLOUR Kamliy patents, sij.id; naaera-
hard wheat, 13.75: whole wheat, Jl.Oi;
craham, (11.50; valley, 111.40; straights.
(11 Der barrel.
HILL ttu mces I, o. D. nun, cy
carta ( t'-l extra. Mill run. car lets or
mixed cars. 4. per ton; rolled barley, $7;!;
rolled oats. ti!. C0; around barley. ti&:
scratch feeil,
CORN Whole, io: cracked, ses per ton.
HAY Buying- prices, f. o. b. Portland;
Alfalfa. 31.50; cheat. 120; clover.
oats and vetch, valley umotny, fuo
M28. .
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 57S5SC per lb.:
brints. oarchment wrappers, box lots, 62c;
cartons, 3c; half boxes. o more; lea
than half boxes, lc more; butterlat. No. 1,
delivery, ordinary grades, ozc; A grade.
64c.
EGGS Jobbing prices to retailers: Ore
gon ranch, candled, 50c; selects. 5Tc.
CHKKSK llliamooa. I. o. D. Iliiiraooi
Triolets. 3-c: Young Americas, 33c; long.
horns, 33c Coos and curry, r. o. o. aiyr-
M. mm
Total.. fS 75 03 JP1.20 92.'JO S91.20 90.15 rM.4S 59 S 61
When buying we deduct 37c on a ."0 bond and on a Hho bond. We
sell at the New York market, plus the accrued Interest.
Burglar and .Fireproof Safe Xepoit Boxes for Kent. Open until J.
MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc.
The Premier Mnniripal Bond House. Capital One Million Dollars,
Morris Bulldins. S09-311 stark St.. Between 5th and 6th.
- Telephone Broadway 2151. Established over a Quarter century.
GAINS EXCEED DECLINE
STOCK MARKET CLOSES FIRM,
BOT TRADING IS MGJIT.
suwooc per pound at stations; Portland Twenty Per Cent Call Money Rate
and Weakness of Exchanse Have
Little Effect on Speculation
offers as high as 60 cents having been
made In Idaho and strong prices are
known to have been quoted in sheep
deals. In the Wallowa section 5S cents
was. bid for fine wool and not accepted.
There were also offers at 50 centa for
line Washington wools. No demand at
all appears to exist here for medium.
There
fnr itlunliilinn tf tho cnmorntlnn t to I Contract!
tnol hiiein... . . - . i norm, ooc. uooi ana v-urry. i- w. w.
tuai business has been reported In this I ... ti.. Triri. .ti- Yoiini Americaa
section as yet. There are rumors of I a-iiio
DISSOLXTTIOX IS REQUESTED
Reed. Engineering Works Organ
ized to Replace MotorshJp Firm.
VANCOUVER, Tush, Jan. 30.
(Special.) The Motorship Construc
tion corporation has filed a motion
usefulness having- ceased, and a new I fleeces
company, the Reed Engineering
works, has been organized to take
over the plant and continue the busi
ness of boat building. Merrill A. Reed,
who formed the first company, is
POULTRY Hens. 30B3Sc; springs, 30c:
ducks, 5i340c; geese. 025c: turkeys,
live. 7c; dressed, choice, 41bsoc.
VEAL, Kancy, L'tsc per pouna.
PORK Fancy. 21c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables. .
JPRTTTTS Oracsrea. t4.25O6.00: lemon
SGVU.75 per box: grapefruit, 3. 2506.71 I despite renewed pressure upon speculative
.o ner cent rate did not become
until the final hour. Most oi
day's money- was piscea at i per
NEW YORK; Jan. 30. A 20 per cent
call money rate, the highest ao far this
year, and continued weakness of foreign
exchange were the dominant factors ot
today's extremely dull stock market.
These developments exerted only a neg.
ative influence, however, gains in several
stance of substantial proportions ex
ceedins losses at the market's firm close.
ha been the usual heavy early Per box: bananas. 10'rfllo per pound; ap. issueS.
ting .Nevada L abou7l00.000 ftJTbSSL
were bought around 50 cents. VKUKTABLEK Cabbage, 6H6Ho per the dav-
prices nnderwent considerable eetbaclc
owing to reports of a Canadian ambanga
on eastbound shipments of grain.
tata aeveionea independent siren eta.
Provirlons were lifted br the DLurni iw
grain.
Leading futures rangeil avXoIlowen
CORN.
Hlch. tw. Clo.a.
JL494 $l.47i f.4i
i.;i; 1.33 V, i.:v.-,v
l.o.t Jo-s 1m:,
OATS.
.MS STf .B?!i'
.6- .. -i. .75 V
Open.
Jan ..... $1.47
Ju:y. 1.3
May. ,SH
Ju.y. .7o.
11 ESS PORK.
39.06 TO.-5 88.90
3.SO
39.10
2S.ST
SO.RO
The eastern markets have been ruling I pound; lettuce. S.5O.o0 per crate: heets. I pnt a 14 per cent quotation ruling at
irticularly firm on fine wools. A trade 1 3.&0 per sack; cucumoers. 1 th, close.
doien; carrots, i.io per lart; tticrj,
.m, .... . ... 1 aii'.iL 1 i.u mr viaw. i'1" ..... , - -
jne raw wool trade has been piling .... ',, , nnH: turnioa
up evidence during the last week which I $3.50 per sack: cauliflower. i.253.'-5 Per
. i. n t 1 1 rrt n . "i r-t" i. f (k. I Iritis dealer til f TM1 . f hM BlohiXtv nf I a t a - nmuteu S4 SO Gl S.OO Der bOXt
rflw r-omnanv. I tneir market. They argue that suDDlies I sprouts, iitto per pounu. ym.rmmV.
- ' I I 1. . . . V. . I . .. nn .... rtnxen.
lla.,inir nn fhft nnf nn na heen I in dealers' hand in n.t I. that In eviv. w-.
. .. 1 t - - 1 dot
set for March 29 before Judge R. H. I fine grades the stock is almost at the
Back of the- superior court of Clarke I point ot disappearance. They see man-
county.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Jan. 30. Arrived at 3
A. M., ateamcr Admiral Goodrich, from
San Yancisco via Kureka and Coos bay.
Arrivod this afternoon, barge 93, from San
FTanciaco.
uracturcra biridtng against each other
at auctions for fine combing wools grad.
Ing 80s and upward. Geetong super weft
70s to 80s, for example, brought $2.87 on
the scoured basis in Boston last Wednes
day. It happens that that lot went to a
dealer, but most of the fine wools went
to mills, it was said.
"New Importations are not being made
by American Interests at the usual rate.
The coarser wools which are available
in Buenos Ay res are not attractive to
ASTORIA. Jan. TtO. Sailed at 6 last
night, steamer V. F. Herrin, for San Kran
cisuo. Left up at 5 A. M.. steamer Mau
ra Suiieri at 3 P. M. vesterday. steam
ers Daiby Putnam, for San Pedro, and San buyers despite the fact that prices are
Jacinto, for San ancisco. Arrived at I lower than they have been on cross-breds
0 A. M.. U. 8. cutter Algonquin, and at
11 A. M. tug Slocum, and they report there
is nothing left of concrete water- tenders
except wreckage.
cine ports and
I Japanese."
compete with the
30 SHIPS TO BE DISTRIBUTED
n
with the "flu" have been taken from the
vessels and placed in the naval hospital in
Bremerton. 'The disease is in a mild form
thus far no deaths having- been reported
j ne united states engineer steamer Gen
orient, an action tnat is caicuiaiea m Kort Warren for some months, has hpn
employ tho law of supply and demand ordered to the Columbia river for service. 1 h ormer German Vessels Xot to Be
to force a reduction in tne rate. ,1 v L . c , , . .
An interesting rumor that circulated nTrtvnUsZMSX " ""'"Ptt"J
over tne .foruana water irorii yea- board vessel West . ,irt .h f, I WiBHTWimv Ton in jS
teraay was mat a numuer oi japano i ports in the orient on hr maiden voyage, tribution among- American shipping
imrap oieamii" "J ' I L , f unuerwem. i companies of the 30 former German
manner, will load 4.000 ooo i; n i passenger ships orfered for sale by
for Taku Bar. The big. craft hs been tno snipping board will be the policy
assigned to Struthers & Uixon for man. I followed by the board, and no one
agement and operation. She will begin I concern will be permitted to acquire
v. i-cahart the whole fleet. Chairman Pavne. said
today.
Kingdom. . R.w rnTin -v.i t
hi fit ta m or- X(,ab a
JUII Hi. VH.lili, siiiut,, her final inspection and trial here and
wm sail tomorrow for San Franclnro for
delivery to the United States shipping
4 ; pearing in the Columbia river to take
advantage of the new rate on lumber,
"V which Is said to be much more at
Ti tractive to shipping than the cora-
t paratively low rates on freight from I loading Monday. Captain W.
? tho Atlantic coast to the United I w'" command tho Hlgho.
Appendicitis Fatal to WelUvnown I board. The vessel was built by the Souta-
Shipping Man.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 30. (Spe
cial.) John Kdward Webb, one of the
most widely known shipping men on
the north Pacific, died today follow
ing an attack of appendicitis, which
became acute last Sunday.
Mf whh TMrati R9. vpurs old. TT was
KnPn 1 fnlltrhlCAnKiD M V n H camA
to the Pacific coast 30 years ago.
After living
Francisco he came to the Puget sound
district, becoming identified with
shipping interests in Seattle and Ta
coma.
For ten years he was dock agent
tor the Northern Pacific railway com
pany in Tacoma, going from that city
to Vancouver, a. t-, where ne oe
jf came manager or tne Mackenzie
Steamship company. When the Mac
?i' kenzie interests retired from business
r ' Mr. Webb came to Seattle and en-
Local fisli canneries were busv ve.sd-er-
day and today working- day and n 1st lit In
an attempt to pack the catch of sardines
The International Mercantile Marine
has entered several proposals for. the
purchase of different groups, and one
Did for. the entire lot. but the board
will not sell all the ships to any one
corporation or combination, the chair
man explained.
No decision has been reached bv the
board as to whether the bids recently
idniirht, steamer Iaisy Freeman, for
Portland: barge Charles Nelson, in tow
steamer Saginaw, ror (joiumma river
learner Silver Shell, for fortiand. Ar-
ved at 9 A. M., U. S. steamer aianiia,
from Portland.
PORT SAN X.TJIS. Jan. SO. Arrived
Steamer Oleum, from Portland.
SAX PEDRO. Jan. 29. Arrived Steam
ers DhIsv Matthews and Santa Barbara,
from Columbia river. balled steamer
Claremont, for Columbia river.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29. Arrived
Steamer Mir. ham. from Portland. Or.
Steamers Admiral "Rodman, from Ocan of belt clear, cold KOxeeast: Illinois. Mis-
been keeping; fishermen busy in I submitted represent a fair price, and
w daya if the result of the board's investiga-
whlch has
tne last few daya lr tne result or tne board s investicra
Foilly HOO tons of sardines were received I tions is Unfavorable Chairman Payne
no operators report i intimated mat the bids would be re
by the canners here.
the market good, with heavy demand for
ovais ana quarter oils. One launch made
a remarkable catch, surrounding; a schol
ot sardines and Batliering; loo tons.
'i. Tasake, a Japanese fishiner boat-
short time in Sanl .J!r " J ! v-VT..-ivi- JapaneB
here by underbidding the American boat
builders. He declared that all Japanese
ooat builders are members of the Japa
nese, boat builders' union, which regulates
jected and the liners might bo put up
at auction.
Falls. B. C. : Dilworth. Irom rtlchmond;
Admiral Dewey, from san uiego via Han
Franc sco: Kulton. jrom roweu stiver.
n T neDarted Steamers Kobin Gray.
for Kobe via Yokohama; President, for
Sun iedro via San Francisco; Alaska, for
southwestern AlaBka; Amur, for Vancou
ver. B. C: West Jessup. for Hons Kong;
Hcdondo. for southeastern Alaska,
STEEL SUP TO ME DIP
Tinnwi. Wash.. Jan.
Uemcrs Tess. ' from British Columbia
norts. Sailed Steamers cntlllwack. for
ancouver, M. - nainier, iur ann r rn.Il-
isco; Horace Ji- Baxter, ior jju root
the wages of carpenters, which are 6.50 BEARPORT TO BE IA CACHED
per aay. I
The steamer Lake Farrar. under charter AT VANCOLVER Tfin tr.
or rtooert uoJiar, will sail direct fro
here to Shantung. China. She will sign
she put in here for repairs several days I 9 600-Ton Steamer to Be Ixaded
ago.
ThA Onhis naileri frnm nainrrt r I
gaged in the ship brokerage business 15 with a load of flour difpstched bv
with Walter Swan, now connected
$ with the Alaskan engineering com-
' mission. A year ago Mr. Webb be
came associated with W. T. Isted &
. company, xie was an expert on rates
and marine insurance adjusting.
Pacific Coast Shipping Rotes.
t.
W. R. Grace & Co. to the Baltic. The
vessel is operated for the shipping board
try A. i. u-lllespie &. Co.
Performing in a hichlv satisfactorv
manner, tne new steel Bteamship Higho
With $1,000,000 Cargo of Flour
for Armenian Republic.
The 9600-ton steamer Bearport,. the
last steel vessel to be built for the
7500 tons, built by the Todd Drydock & Emergency Fleet corporation on the
Construction corporation here, had hr Columbia river, is to be launched
preliminary trials over the regulation from the Standifer Construction com-
rr .Ti i-Zrlrl ana T?- pany's ways at Vancouver at 12:30
t .. ir,.i.ifin r.t w f,Ehi ,! . o'clock this afternoon, and Samuel C.
t . . UKAli iiAttni 'it., tvun., Jin. 1 . . " . , . " ....... I T - ,
V Ntiwi'ial.) The steamer Carlos arrived this I captain n. r . isacnarot, tormerly in ta uu must
r mnmrnir at o o'clock to load at the Don- I service of the Garland line as master of I of his organized campaign forces will
f. I trre stesmaliio Justin and ntier vpwl in I rrr In Vj n (-nnvor tt baa . i - v. .
The steamers Tahoe and Frank r. Stoat I oriental service, naa been named master I lake Vter malrien H in Th t3A0n
'. arrived late last night from San Francisco, of the Higho. I is to be loaded with a SI. 000. 000 earn
fr The Tahoe pecan loading at tne Donovan wnn captain Ecitnarot m tne new ship I , ,, . - ' -----
J - milil and the Stout at the" Eureka mill at will be J. Ross, chief engineer, and First ?r "rega flour which has been
f Hoquiam. I Officer H. Street, botli well known on- the I bought by the newly-organized Ar-
The steamer Charles Chrlstensen, which 1 Columbia river. Rose for many years was I menian republic from the United
Jf dropped down to the lower harbor last I engineer of the tugs Tatoosh and Pioneer. States, on credit, for distribution to
! - - i , . , " " . lue
is her destination. I ers or unon ior management and -'ODera-
Tk I tion and will begin loading lumber for the
. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 30. (Special.) I orient probably Monday. The vessel has
T ' Captain William F. Eckert, who took the I a capacity for approximately 4, OOO. OOO
j0 steamship Elkrldge to Italy and return, 1 feet, which will be taken at Mukilteo, Port
todav was appointed master of the new T.udlow and Tacoma. Her destination will
steamship Higno ot tne snipping board, a
product or the Todd yards In Tacoma.
The Higho received her preliminary
trials over the regulation Puget sound
course yesterday. The vessel has been as
signed to Struthers & Dixon for manage
ment and operation and will load for ports
iu the orien-t, probably going on berth
Mondav. The Higho will load a total of
4.000, 000 feot of lumber In Mukilteo. Port
Ludlow and Tacoma for Taku Bar, China.
Captain Eckert was formerly in the serv
ice of the Carland Steamship company as
master of the freighter. Justin J. Ross
will be chief engineer of the Higho and
be Taku Bar, the old. Chinese port ot
Tientsin.
COOS BAT, Or., Jan. SO. (Special.) 1
The steam schooner Yellowstone arriving
from San Francisco this morning at 7:20,
had general freight cargo. Including an
oil shipment. Tbe Yellowstone is taking a
lumber cargo at the rtorth Bend Mill &
Lumber company dock.
The steam schooner Martha Buehner Is
due tomorrow from the south for lumber.
The steamer Johanna Smith arrived this
starving Armenian population.
and tho local near east relief cam
paign leaders, co-operating with the
Standifer company and the United
States Grain corporation, will en
deavor to break all records in load
ing and dispatching the Bearport,
after the launching.
Mrs. Mabel Stuart, of 390 East
Forty-fifth street North, will act as
sponsor for the Bearport, costumed
as Columbia, and Mrs. O. K. Lamaon
of Seattle, native of Armenia, will
take part in the ceremonies, repre
senting Armenia. Another represen
tative of Armenia, will be Nerses Car
tozlan, 17-year-old Armenian boy
H. Street first officer.
known on Puget sound.
In an opinion filed by Assistant Attor-
ney-ieneral Burgunder yesterday jurisdic
tion over Seattle port district warehouses
to the extent of requiring bonds of licens
ing operations was denied to the state pub-
aftemoon from Bay Point aria San Fran- aoout. who recentlv arrived in Pnri
Both are well Si,e anf wlll shiD. her lumber c&1' at land. Nearly 300 local boy scouts,
with their 80-piece fife and drum
corps, will act as an escort- Five
army trucks and three big Tyrell
buses will transport the boy scouts
to and from the launching.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 30. (Special.) The
emergency fleet steamer Munra, built at
the Rodgers yards and equipped at the
Astoria Marine iron works plant, left at
5:30 this mornlirfg for Portland, where she
He service commission. Municipally-owned I will be turned over to the shlnDlnar hnard.
warehouses are held, not included In the I The steam schooner Trinidad sailed at I DAVID P. WAIIi TAKES MTTXR4
public service act. i j ;3o today for San redro with, lumber from
UDOn request oi snippers, public service I the Matnmnnrl mill.
Inspectors may grade grain in the nort I The steam schooner Tahoe Is due from I c- n .1 A rx-i
warehouses under the same re.nM.lTon. X.; r.i., with freight H i , 1 Z " " l
governing grain uwpecuup in nonterminal i ceed to ortiana.
warehouses.
United Kingdom.
The United States shipping board todav
ordered all carriers of its fleets plying in
1 the Seattle trade to absorb the handling
charge on imports received on local bills
of lading from, the ship's sling to the
freight pile.
Marine Notes.
Captain David P. Wall has been
appointed master of -'the . wooden
steamer Munra, it was announced
yesterday by the Columbia-Pacific
The shipping board steamer Duauesne.
undergoing - repairs at the plant of the
DaAlfin Vllr HA iron WOrKR IS MlafAH ,a
- -r in a-MnMr thi mnrai.. v I Shinoiner company, to whom the VPS
The ruling applies only to Import cargo port of Portland drydock for work below sel has been assigned for operation,
hioived on local bills of lading which are t..i.a I x j
, ha rennaiirned and forwarded hv riil I . . . - ... 1 .. . . . J
. i -ine steam o-.inu.ii.:. ......c- i-iiy, or ine I , fi o I n i tnl wtnsrrinm
Charles nelson i.eet wn.cn o -rougBt a Captain William A. aallagher, com
ban FRANCISCO. Cal.. Jan. 30. (a. I S nd has heen iorn,, i mander of the wooden steamer Der
1al. The present shortage of space for ber for Dant & Russell at the St. Johns I tona, which carried a. record cargo
ireignt on tne iemera in me service be- Lumber company's mm, is expected to fin- I of l,6uo,uuu ieet or lies to ihila
tween &an r rancisco ana tne orient will I ish loading today and put to sea for the I delphJa. has been appointed by th
iHak -j 1 - - -- - . .vwiuijib v, return trip.
The barkentine George TJ. Hind as
started loading..
Waterfront experts are beginning: to
speculate on the probable date of arrival
the management of the largest exporting
ana lorwaraing concern oi mis city. He
said that owing to the strike in the steel
faille, shipyards nad other Industrial plants
ijtete, was a slackening up, and now that
production is again normal, the manufac
turers are trying to eaten up with their
company as master of the steame
Bearport,. which will take a cargo o
flour to Armenia.
here of the schooner Mindoro. which left BABKEXT1SE HIXD IS LOADING
ban ! rannutu iw .u n, ine oiumoia river
1-T.iiu r-v " ' fi . The schooner hu b!a.
exports. Other snippers suggest that there been five days en route. This trip has retain -F. Tjirion" I Vmin- m
wlll be no lull in business and the short- been made by a sailing vessel In three Captain Xarson AS toming to
age of space will continue for many months 1 days, and it has . also taken more than
or umii m ouins uoigaa more 1 three weeas.
vessels for the service. I The wooden steamer ClaeTcamas. talnteri
Owing to an unusual amount of mall 1 and stored, is awaiting loading orders at
that arrived at pier '-'9 Just before th I ,un,i dock N'o. 1. Th. n.rv.
scheduled hour of sailing today of the I expected to engage in the usual trade of I Af rica, yesterday morning at thi
China Mail liner Nile, the vessel did not I lumber or ties to the United Kingdom. I Inman-Poulsen mill. Captain E. Lar
fct away until nearly an now later, and I -
Tides at Astoria Saturday,
' H igh. Low.
lfllii:..'lls; til.r'.SZM I6eilN, F Carlsen. accordins to word re
It was aCter 2 P. M. when Captain Kings. ey
itemed past Meijrss' wharf. Just before
1 P. M. a stewardess informea the ofiiciala
that twmtf to iilncaa iu ber amiJy her J
Keliere Captain CarJscn.
The barkentine George IT. TTin
started loading lumber for South
sen, rormer master or tne scnooner
Mindoro. is coming to Portland to
relieve the present master. Captain
for two years. When one grade was of
fered at 39c, c. and f. Boston, the buyer
would not operate, saying that he would
get what he wanted at 30c or 3Jc. The
fine wools, such aa are In demand here.
are scarce and high priced on the south
crn continent. At the cape they are alfo
high, fine 12 months figurine about $2.38,
1. f. Boston.
"Domestic woolgrowers are determined
to hold their wool for good prices this
vpftr. Dealers are uncertain whether lr in
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. S. Sailed at I desirable to contract now at the best
pri:o possible or wait, The conservative
dealer believes it best to wait."
SAN" DIKGO, Cal., Jan. 30. (Special.
Arrived Steamers Santa Barbara, from
Portland; Wapama, from Seattle; Flavel,
from Kureka: Queen, from Seattle.
Sailed Steamer Tiverton ior .portiano:.
Claremont for Columbia river. Barge 1.
in tow of tua Standard No? 2, for San
Diego.
SEATTLE, Wash.; Tan. 30.
Arrired
HIGHER BIDS ON FEED GRAINS
Local Market Is firmer, but io Business
Is Reported.
There was a firmer feeling in the feed
grain market yesterday, but trading was
Hffht. Corn bids at the Merchants Kx-
chance were raised 25& i0 cents. Offers
for oats ranged from unchanged to $ 1
hiRher. There was no barley demand.
vVeather conditions in the middle-went,
as wired from Chicago: "Northern Itli-
I noin. cloudy, cool ; Omaha, cloudy, cold
i eastern Iowa, partly cloudy and cold, rest
30. Arrived
KAV FRANCISCO. Jan. 30. Arrived
Steamers Mount Vernon, returned to port j Season to date.
tor reoafrs: KIkhorn, from Honolulu : I Year ago 4504
U. S. 3. KUtot, from cruise; Marcia, from I Seattle, Thurs
Astoria: TTnimalc. from A) Dion, ueparteo 1 . . . .
Steamers laisy freeman, ior iortind
WMhUeena. for Portland; aidez. Tor Seat
ti: Silver Shell, for Portland; Hart wood
for c.rtvs Harbor; Nile, for Hons Kon
Rose City, for fortiana; uirmci, lorurays
Harbor.
souri, Vlscont;in, Iowa, South Dakota. Ne
braska. Kancns, fair toniht and faatur
day, not much change in temperature.
Minnesota, part cloudy tonight and Satur
day warmer; North Dakota, mostljr cloudy
tonight and Saturday, rising- tempera
ture.
Terminal receipts. In cars, were report
ed by the Merchants' Kxchange as fol
lows;
Wheat. BarIey.Ftour.Oat3.Hay.
Portland. FtI.
Year aao 17
Season to date..'. firm
Year aco . . . .GOJS
Tacoma. Thurs 14
t ear apo
Season to date.420H
lear ago 4oj
1 in 3
... .... i
i,7 c4 rss mva
SOT 10i7 577 2301
..." " "2 "3
r" r,f) j4
2-1 .... 131 044
2 1 10 4
; . . . 3 1 a
21 4f:t K2 VIA
r.J W.'.O 4S9 2UUU
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 30.
Jena, from Seattle.
- Arrived West
TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports.
fAll notations reported at P. M. yester
day unless otherwiMe inuicateo.)
MEK1DIN. Seattle for Honolulu, 93 mlh
from Cane Flattery. 8 P. M.. Jan. 29.
ACME. Shanghai tor Man francisco, lOo
miles west of San Fnancisoo.
HUGETON. Manila lor San Francisco,
1193 miles west or San iTancisco.
RICHMOND, towing toarg U5. Richmond
for Honolulu miles west of San Fran-
cisco.
ADMIRAL SCHLK t, san Francisco to
Seattle, 332 miles from San Francisco,
CELILO, Seattle for Ban Francisco, 50
OKLt LOW GRADE APPLES SELLING.
No Local Demand at Present for High-
Priced Fruit.
The little business done In the local
apple market yesterday was in the cheaper
graden of fruit at prices ranging1 from i
to $l.M. Few quotations over $2. SO were
made on the best offerings. Shipments of I
Oregon apples Thursday were 20 earn.
Yakima wired f. o. u. carlot quotations I
on uinpsapf, medium to large, extra fnnry
at 2.J. iancy at -u ana choice at S2
Homes, extra zancy at 9- and. choice at
il.BO.
At tne wow Yor auction i:ko boxes of
choice Oregon Spltrenbergs sold at $l.nna i
ib, an average oc -.iu. At i'hlladelphia
car of Hood River Spitzenbergs. nil
sizes, fancy, brought $2.60& 2.75, an aver
age or ? -.tj.i.
OMOX MARKET WE.K, P RAGGING
Mt1a .mil Vt nt Tm Rlanft
CAPT. A. F. LUCAS, Latouche for Rich- I rncea neaacea dt rrom ncreev loDDeri
mond. I to Move stocks.
w An ivCiiSi.xA, cvan prancnco ior forx- I j
tend. 143 mile, north of Sm FraacUco. L'::. n . w,Vk
PflTATOKS Oreron. S4&4.A0 per SK.:
Tiklmi. t4.50&5: sweets, (to per pouna.
ONlOiS Oreson, 3V.Wa'.c per pouuu.
Staple Groceries.
Tirnl lobbing Quotations:
kik-.ah Sack basis: Cane granulated.
inno.! ner pound: beet. ll.To: extra O,
15 50c; tiolden C. 15.4oc; Yellow D. 15.30c;
cube, in barrels. 16. 1 5c.
NUTS walnuts, d-av.i'c; nrszii nui
30c: Illb.rts. aoc; aimona., .Jo (ooc : pea.
nuti 15&elSVioi cliestnuia. i'jc; pecans.
3Ju; hickory nuts. 15 to 10c; vocoanuu.
per dozen.
SAL.T Hair irrouna. iwa. .i ptr in.
&Us. $18.50 per ton; dairy, -5ftf J8 per too.
HICK Blue Kose, loo per pouna.
REAN3 White. 614o: pinK. 8l4e: lima,
17c per pound; bayous. 10c; Mexican red,
So per pound.
COtnSK Koastd. in drams, ivta-iio.
I'ruvihlou.
Ical lobblnr Quotations:
HAMS All sixes. S43Jc: skinned. 21
eiac: picnic. 27o2bc: cottage roll. 30o.
LAK1 1 lerce pasis. ou w g : coin pouna.
28 lie per pound.
DHI oAUi snort, clear Dacics. :sdj:o;
plates, lo.
KACU r ancy, tivauc; stanoara. u
Hides. Felts and Furs.
HIDES Salted, all weights. 2227c:
frreen, 174i-oc; call, green or salteu, t.'(
75c : kip. o.c; bulls, salted, lc: ereen. 13c;
horse bides. Hmall, 3, medium, I4.&0.
large. $0i7: dry hides, 3oc; dry salted.
LlUc; dry call, ; ary saltca cait. we.
PELTS lireon salted, each, l(4fS green
salted shearlings, each, 6ucdf$l; dry pelts.
lull wool, per pound, JJc; dry short wool.
perpound. .oc; dry snearuniis, each, X.J4S
6uc: salted goats, )lu. according to size:
salted goat shearlings, 25cfiu$l; dry goats.
long hair, per pound. -.c.
FLkil Uoott grade, extra large, large
and medium sixes: bkunk. black. S3. 750
8.50; short, S.75i7: narrow, $25; broad.
tae&V.2o. vox, red. ilUl.i; gray, $2tt
6; raccoon, V.aoS; mink, dark, S410
ordinary. 2.50io; winter muskrat. lit)
3.50: wolr or coyote, sott, silky, I84o,
average, $513; white weasel or erxuiue,
50c; lynx, ueavy furred, $15Qb5; or
dinary, $15450; lynx cat, heavy, $3j?13.
ordinary. $3GoU; otter, dark, 119U3. or
dinary. tH-'ul; marten, pale, brown or
dark. $5$j30; fisher, pale, brow, or dark.
SU&bO; bear, black. I1UJU; Drown, si a
14: wildcat. .cffliu; civet car, 10cll
house cat. lotaooe; ring tailB. 25cuii;
Jackrabbiu luu-oc; moieKkina, e3Ue,
Hope, Wool, tc
HOPS 1919 crop, 80o per pound. 3-year
contracts. 4oc average.
MOHAIR Long staple. 40945c; short
staple. 'JoUJOc.
TALLOW AO. -i IOC; SO, 3. SO per
pound.
LAbtAKA A JvIV . B W, Ci Old,
per pound.
WOOL Kastern Oregon, fine. 40v50o;
medium, 45r50c; coarse, .5a 37c; valley.
medium. bOOJc; coarse, .low 47c
Oils.
UNSEED OIIj Raw. barrels, S2.06:
raw. cases, s..'i; polled, parrels, s.us
boiled, drumi; Sll; boiled, cases. (2.23.
TURPK.NI1.NB Tanks. 1X07; casks.
12.2
COAL OIL Iron Parrels, lslflbc; tang
wagons. 13 c; cases, 24 931c
OAOLINU Iron barrels. 2oc; tanB
wagons, 25c; cases, 33
SAN FKAN'CISCO PKODCCE MARKET
Prices Current on Vrgrtablrs, Fresh Fruits,
Etc.. at Bay. City.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30. Butter,
6Sc
Eggs Fresh extra. 4SVic; extra pullets.
43 "ic.
Cheese Old style California flats, fancy.
30l,3c; firsts, 29c; Young Americas, 36c.
Vegetables Lgfrplant. southern, 7trloc
1-nited States Steel again fluctuated
-within fractional limits, but kindred shares
and their equipments registered gross gains
of 2 to S points-
High-prlced oils were nanoicappeo. oy
further offerings of lesser issues of the
same class, notably Middle Stales and Sin
clair, and tobaccos and leathers reflected
the inactivity of pools. Sales amounjeo, w
525,000 shares.
Lower tendencies acsin prevmi in ."
bond market, rails. Industrials and utili
ties reacting an average of a point- Lib
erty bonds and associated foreign Issues
also yielded moderately. Total sales, par
value, aggregated ll5.U50.non. Old United
Slates bonds were unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK. QUOTATIONS.
LARD.
Sray. 23.30 23. B3 SS SO
July.. 23.70 24.05 Sa.til
SHORT RIBS.
Mar. 20.50 20.o 2 4s
July..... 21.00 20.4.5
Cash prices were:
3",yVnow.l ,&l1.51IWOiol,,0W- "0t lUt6ii
R"y No. 2. 1 4 91.70.
Barley. .1.40W1.50.
Timothy seed. $10..0914.fro
Clover seed. 155U.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, J22.fi 7.
Ribs. H&.10&I9 75.
Grain at Ran Frnnclsro.
Wheat, t-'.JO; oats, red feel. J3. -.03.3..:
llnll: iX,'?.''?'"-- corn, faliforn.i
&:3'7ti. nite Egyptian. J3.75
Hay Wlieat a. V. . j
J,.-. V I11 oat3"- -'WSl: wild oals. 12
"n'f. I2si31:
. i-l'a-:i; barley straw. 50 2 So
stock
bale.
Am "Reet Sug.
Am t 'a 11 .....
Am fr & l'dry
Am 11 & L pfd
Am Loco
Am Sm & Rfir
Sales.
;no
4. sow
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HOO
3.7"i
200
A in Sofrar Rftr...
60i
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100
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4IH.
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700
500
200
100
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200
400
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2.500
1.4O0
8.900 10tt
Am Sum Tobao
Am Tel & Tel.
Am I. & Sm
Anaconda Cop
Atchison
A 1 Xr W I S 8
Baldwin Loco. ;i.oi
H.-.lt Ohio. . I.imm)
Hc.th Steel B. 14. HW
B & S Conner. oi
Canadian Pac,
Cent Leather.
dies & OMio..
Chi M & St F.
Chi i- N "V ..
hi R I & Pae
Ciiino Corner.
Col Fu . Iron
Corn Products
Crucible Steel ll.loil
Cuba Cane Sus 5.lti
Erie J.."u
Cen Klec.tric. 1 .ROO
Oen Motors .. 14.!im
Gt No plil 1.4O0
Gt No Ore ctfs ""
Illinois Central
Inspir I'opper.
it M M pro..
Inter Nickel..
Inter Paper. ..
Kennecott Cop
Louis A Nash.
Mexican Petrol
Miami Copper.
Midvale Steel.
Missouri I'ac.
Nevada Cop ..
N . Y Central . .
N Y N H & 11
N & W ex dv.
Northern Pac.
Pan-Am Pet..
Pennsylvania. .
Pitts & W Va.
Pittsburg Coul
Ray i on cop.
Reading?
Ren lr & Steer 2S.".00
Sin Oil & H(K 24.MH1
Southern Pac. 4.4o
Southern H'..
Studebaker Co SS.'
Texas CO .i"
Tobacco Prods .oo
Cnion Pacific.
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U S Inrl Alco. W0
U S Steel 3S.OOO
do pfd ex ov a, in...
Htah Copper.
Western I nlon
Westing Elect
Wlllye-Overlnd
National A-eao
Ohio Cits Gas.
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Seattle Feed and Har.
KKATTI.E. Jan SOi... ......
-ilin. f.n per ton; scratch feed. S4- fa
wneat. S9: all-grain chop. 7: oat-s. J. .
iO. spro-Jting oats. J7U: rolled oati 74
whole corn. 74: cracked cats. ,; rolled
barley. o: cnPpPd ,,arIpv jsr,
f.1:rKaSt,'.rn wVn""tton 'n'ohy mhM,
F r ,on: double romr.resr.ed f
iir trw. 17QilS; Fugot soundl
per ton.
2S 2K 20
S 84 84
47 47 , 47
10TV 107 10
BONDS.
S8 f Anrlo-Fr Rs ...
do 1st 4 91.50'A T T cv. s. . VV
j ...i a- mi .rt Atrh een 4s .... 7 1
do 1st 4is" ..!!. D & R G con 4s 3
So 2d 4 4; ..90.B2 N Y C deb s-. 92
do 3d 4Vs ..93.0HIN P 4s 75S
j ...v. it. nooo N P 3s .5SC.
..HJ5.U4 tac l W l - -. -i
..08.00! Pa con 4',s.... Sll'n
..101 S P cv 5s 103V,
.lOOVISo Ry 5s .......4
.105.jU P 4s R1'4
..105.jU S Steel 5s... 97V
..ss
..H8 .Rid.
Victory 34,s
do 4 4-s .
; U S 2s reg. .
do coupon
U S 4s reg. .
do coupon
Pan 8s reg,
do coupon
Mining; Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON. Jan. 80. Closing quotations
Allouez ....... S7 North Huue ... J""
Aria Com ..... Uft I'ora ......
Calu Sc. Arlx. .. . 81 sceola ........ oo
, ' 1 . . JL. u tMflm : AUDGr or .......
. . I. - Tl . K
ERNEST H. MEYER. Columbia river for
San Diego, 105 miles north of San Fran
cisco.
SILVER SHELL. Martinez for Portland.
low miles north oi ban a rancisco.
PRESIDENT, Seattle for San Francisco.
70 miles from beattle.
EL SEG-TJNDO. San Pedro for Point
Wells, 42 miles west of Point Wells.
LA TOUCHE. oft Gabriola reef north
bound
ELDRIDGE. Yokohama for Seattle. 230
miles from Seattle,
ELLOBO. Vancouver for San Francisco.
80 miles north ot Cape Blanco.
CORDELIA. Vancouver for San Luis. 681
miles from San Luis.
LYMAN STEWART. Seattle for Oleum.
o miles irom Oleum.
SIERRA. Bellingham for Callao. via San
rrarclsco, 55 mires south of Tatoosh.
ADMIRAL NICHOLSON. Seattle for San
Francisco. 120 miles south of Cape Flat
tery. . -
WINDBER. San Francisco for Seattle
off Umatilla lightship.
PROVIDENCIA. San Francisco for Ta
coma. 530 miles north of San Francisco.
SACHEM, San Francisco for Honolulu.
sib mnes irom ban j? rancisco at 8 P. M.
January 29.
growers are holding at 15, the old price,
and while there la no shipping demand at
this figure, they are hoping that condi
tions will soon Improve. On the street
jobbers are asking $5.255.50 for Oregons.
In the easv, tne onion traae during the
week was light and draggy with insuf
fioien
to quote
yellows, in most consuming markets ranged
$6.0006.50 sacked per hundred pounds.
California Australian browns lobbed in
Chicago at $5.50S5.i3 per hundredweight.
Shipments decreased to 2.i cars from 2vl
cars last week, unio snipped eu cars.
SEEDtNG IN WESTERN OREGON
wi. nniind! Florida. 23W3UC: Den peppers. I Centennial .... J. ioum
southern, 10 15c; Florida, 20 ;i 25c; chile. Cop Range .... 45 V4 Shannon 1
southern. 10B-15c: pimentos. 10c: cream East Butte .... lHi;tah Con .....
squash. 73C0S1; hubbard. J1.251.75; sum- Franklin 3 I Winona J
mer squash. U.75&2 per crate; tomatoes. Isle Royalle . . . 34 no verlns , . . .. o
southern. J3.50tr4 a crate; second quai- l-ke Copper .. 4V. Greene Can . 35
ity. Jlul.25: potatoes, rivers. J4.oQ
sweet. 4 VS "ft 5 Ho per pound; Oregon Bur-
banks, xopa.-o; onions, yeuow ana wnite.
J4.50; Australian brown. $505 ft. i: erystal
white, 5c per pound; cucumoers, J2.(5v4.o0
t sales at New York shipping points garlic, 2225c; Manchuria. 15910c; oelery,
mte prices. Middle western stock. 50 Per rra frt'cho!ff"j-i!.1 M'
cs. In most consuming markets ranged turnips U 5 L "V. l-'"JVzi C"Z
Minneapolis t.rain Market.
MrVNEAPOI.IS T.n ki u.-, ..
91.45. Flax, j-vasVisa:
' ' Ttnlnth Unseed Marl.t
DCUTH. Jan. 30. Linseed.
J5.16 9
JILL LINES .ARE STEADY
FOrRTEEX LOADS
or
RKCE1VED AT YARDS.
STOCK
Cattle, Hogs and Sheep Are Movin"-'
IJoatlily at Former Kan so
of Prices.
There was a run of 14 in.,7. np .
the yards yesteriiay and a quiet but Bte.idv
market. A few hogs sold at tl, but most
of tbem went under this price. The de
mand for sh.-ep and Ir.mbs is an important
feature of the market.
eceipts were 2o csttle, 807 hogs and
ou- Buer p.
TUo day'a sales vrero as follows:
2 steers. . Ui..A h. . .
.... v- . . IIUKB...
1 1 cows. . .1 loo 0.2.",' Shoes
J cow.... tv-,0 H.OO 13 hogs...
lcow.. H7I1 8 on I.l hogs...
Ihog.... .-l.-.o 15.0O 1 hog.
9 hoes. .. isr, 14.UO 12 hogs" "
M INI IIMIOM...
1 hog.
1 he
7rt 1:1.7.
2S5 1 ::.
115 l.Vii'l
lis 15.0O
r..-.o n un
2ill Irtno
in. 7
O'". 1.1... II COWW. . . . T.I-. a ....
. 2!io 1.-..7.-.IM lanihs.. M t:
.W 9.5.1
7.50 '1 8.5H
50 7 50
3 50liJl 6.50
0jl 8 00
l.VOflfo; 17.0O
7 0(1 12.50
8.0O 9.50
13 50rl on
. 15 (10 jj 15. 5.1
12.00 it 15.0H
.... 12.2514.50
rts. J1.25O1.&0: cauliflower. $1.25 per
dozen; lettuce, southern, Jl.doi 1..&; Sacra
mento, 7c J2; peas. AOloc; sprouts.
7a9c; asparagus, oarly. 40c per pound;
spinach. t.'!i7c; endive, 601 75c per pound.
Fruit Oranges. $490; lemons, l.5i;
Money Exchange. F.tc.
NEW T O Ilk, Jan. 30. Mercantile pane
rii.p demnnn. s.,. : canies. ...,o.
Francs, demand. 13.25; cables. 13.23. Bel
gian francs, demand. 13.24; cables. l.
tiuilders. demand, 3b ; cables, 3Ssi. Lire,
demand. 15.30; cables. 15.45. Marks, de
mand. 1.12; cables, 1.13
Sterling rallied in tne late aeaungs;
sterling 00-day bills, :i.4i ; commercial
nrr half box: bananas, idi.be: pineapples.
Barter. Oats and wneat Mostly sown In I $3 94.50 per dozen; pears, cooking. $lt
California. Il.R0: Winter Nellis. $2.73i03.50; Oregon
Croo conditions in the Pacific coast dls
trict are reported by the weather bureau
follows
' 4 SO : 1 .... . wilt- KnnL. I I A 7 commercial
grapefruit. J2.23?3..S: tangerines, J2i&3 1 ,a. rt ' bili. ta.4oVi: demand. I3.M;
Nevada Weather mnld. Hay plentiful.
Idaho Some surface thawing; light
precipitation. Feed getting scarce in many
localities.
Washington Moderate rains melting off
snow, leaving ground bare and taking out
frost. Wheat in apparently .good condition.
. nroffnn Kome plowing. seeding and
MATSONIA, San Francisco for Hono- I r..ri.nliir in western counties.
lulu. 461 miles from San Francisco. I California Drouth with warm days and
LOS ANGELES. Antofagasta. for San I fmiv mornings. Barley, eats and wheat
Pedro. 1134 miles south of San Pedro. I mostly sown, but germination and growth
KLAMATH, San Francisco for San Diego, very slow: general rains greatly needed.
125 miles south of San Francisco.
SPOKANE. San Francisco for Welling
ton. 95 miles from San Francisco.
HART WOOD, San Francisco for Grays
Harbor. 77 miles nortn of San Francisco.
VALDEZ, San Francisco for Seattle. 80
miles north of San Francisco.
WILLAMETTE, from San Francisco for
Seattle, HO miles north of San Francisco.
Plowing for corn progressing.
BUlTSO PRICE OF EGGS REDCCED
Two-Cent Decline In Cord Offers Sent
to Country.
There was a moderate jobbing- demand
for eirsrs. Sales were made at 46 cents.
atlie, iiv in,,, t mil l 11 ii i nun r rancisco. I . , v. .
ROTAL ARROW from Snanghrf, 'or San case count, an candled were held
try offering 43 cents delivered for today's
receipts. Arrivals were fair.
Cube bntte.- was slow at 57 Q 58 cents.
No change was announced in prints, but
there was some shading of prices to re-
Francisco, 385 miles west of San Francisco.
W. F. HERRIN, from Portland for San
Francisco, 330 miles from Portland
F. R. BUCK, from Everett for Monterey
123 miles from Everett.
LA BREA, at Port San Luis, sailed about
6 A. M. Saturday for Vancouver.
AVALON, from San Francisco for Ray
mond. 30 miles north of an I- rasicisco.
FRED BAXTER, from Seattle for Re
dondo, 273 miles from Redondo.
Colombia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Jan. 30. Condition of
the bar at 0 P. M. Sea obscured; wind
south, 18 miles.
Quakes Felt in Mexico.
MEXICO CITT, Jan. 30. Earth
quake shocks were felt in the city of
Vera Cruz and in the vicinity of Chal
chicomula, Btate of Puebla, last night,
according to reports reaching; this
city. ,
Poultry "and dressed meats were firm at
former Quotations.
' Potatoes Are Motrins Better.
"With the lower prices quoted In the po
tato market the demand has improved
nmewhat. but supplies are still large. A
car of Orgons was shipped to Dunsmuir.
Idaho Falls. Idaho, reports a weak mar
ket with prices lower. Cash prices to
growers are .!.75 for Rurals and $3.90 for
Russetts. The carlot demand was light
and tl-ere were few sales at S3.00 for
Rurals and 4 for Russetts.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland ..a..a.iA....4.4s5,5t9 ti.32J.00S
ay
cables. $-1.51.
Call money strong, high 20 per cent;
low. 12 per cent; ruling rate, 12 per cent;
closing bid. 18 per cent; offered at 20
per cent: last loan. 18 per cent.
Time loans strong, all dates. 8 per cent
Bar silver. 11.34 V4.
Mexican dollars. $ 1.03 V..
LONDON. Jan. 30. Bar illyer, 84 'id per
ounce. Money. Ota per cent. ajiscuuul
rates unchanged.
apples, $4; Rhode Island Greenings, $1.7A
fit for four-tier and fl.B06il.65 for 4'i-
tier: Newtown pippins, $1.752.25; Oregon
Spitzenbergs, S2.oo&4.2d; Haldwins, $2
2.25; OSegon Newtown pippins. $2.A0(cr3:
rhubarb, bay. ll(lc per pound; southern,
$2 6 2.25 per box-
Receipts r lour, bo,e quarters: wheat.
320O centals: barley. 4800 centals; oats. K!9
centals; beans, 1430 sacks; potatoes. 8076
sacks; hay. 443 tona; eggs, 48, 4 so dozen;
hides. i27.
Coffee Futures Lower.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. The market for
coffee futures was lower today owing to
reports of cheaper firm offers from Rio
and continued nervousness over exchange
rates. Trade interests were reported to
be sellers here against' the lower offers
from Brazil and there was scattering liqui
dation, with the market opening 12 to 16
points net lower and selling off to a net
1om of 30 to 39 points on the more active
months. May declined to 15.40c and the! January Devery Again Sells at
Close was .. " " . j ' " " f"in. oi ine
f FEB OF CORN SHY
S1IOKTS HXD FILLING OP COX-
TRACTS DIFFICCX.T.
day with the general list showing a net
decline oi 2 to points. Closing Plus:
January, 14.7c; Marcn. lo.iic; May.
15.40c; July, l&.ooc; September, 15.40c;
October. 15.32c: December, 15.20c
spot coffee, dull: Rio 7s. 1534c; Santos
4s. 25 Vi " c.
Naval 6tores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. 80. Turpentine,
irm. slu2: sales. o
barrels shipments. 191 barrels; stock. 10,-
045 barrels.
pin. firm: sales. 307 barrels: receipts.
710 barrels; shipments. 2089 barrels; stock.
R6 613 barrels. Quote: B. D. E, F, 1S;
' 118.05: H. $18.13: I. 18.33; K. 119.25;
M. 119.75; N.. $20.23; WW, $20.50 WG.
$20.73.
T".mstem lmiry Produce.
CHICAGO. Jan. 30. Butter,
....nirrV. 506 61c.
CggS liOl' irLrivu.. i taws; AirStS,
Record Price for Season.
Relief Buying Expected.
CHICAGO. Jan. 30. Corn averaged high
er in price today, owing mainly to the lack
of an adequate supply here and to month
end demand from shorts- who found dif
ficulty in filling January contracts. The
close was unsettled, ranging from c net
decline to an advance of 2c. with May
ll.SSi to 11.87. and July $1.82 Vi to
$1 324. Oats finished unchanged to H 0
higher, ana provision o uucnangea
to 12c UP.
. ihunri of offerings In the corn market
was so evident during the greater part of
the day that shorts in nearby deliveries
became somewhat anxious. Hasty efforts
to cover resulted in carrying the January
OPtlCn to tne aignwi ncc mi. ri,
a little bullish sentiment arose, too.
predictions current that the proposed
35Vfo5oc'' ordinary firsts. 4552c; at I 125,000.000 loan to provide tooa ior Aus-
mark. cases nit. uucu, o,uooe.. I trie, rounn "n- ."
higher;
Livestock prices at local yard follow:
Cattle rrce
Best steers . ...
t,ood to choice sleere 1 1 .00 -j. 11.50
Medium to good steers 50iiO"S
Pair to good steers 8.501 9 so
(. ommon to fair steers 7 50i.i) 8 5l
Choice cows and heifers n!5tltt 10 5l
........ . v iiui.T. sows, neiiers..
Medium to good cows, heifers
Fair to medium cows, heifers.
Canners .............
Bulls "
Prime light calves
Heavy caives
Stockers and feeders......
Hogs
Prime mixed
Medium and mixed.
Rough heavies
Pigs
S h ec n
Kastern lambs - 1 6 50 fr 1 7.50
Light valley lambs 13.0oi 16 ,H
Heavy valley lambs li rrilij ll M
Feeder Iambs 12.00ii5 0o
Wethers 12.004,1300
Tearlings 13 00 W 13. .-,0
Ewe 8.0010.SO
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Jen. 30. Hogs Receipts
00 head, mnrket slow. Bulk. $15 15.35;
top. $15 50; heavy, $14.75 15.25: medium.
$1515.35; lii-ht. $15. 15i 15.40 light light,
114.73)9 13.25; hvavy packing sows, smooth.
$1-1914.40: packing cows, rough, $13.75gjr
14: pigs. $13.75(?14.75.
Cattle Receipts 800O head, martn-t
steady. Beef steers, medium nnd heavv
weisht. choice and prime. $15.5017.25;
medium and good. $11.5015.50; common.
$.nnr 1 1.30; lightweight, good and choice.
$1316.25; common and medivm. $lrl:i;
butcher cattle, heifers. (S.75'l:U0: cows.
$3.7.", (& 12.35 : canners and cutlers. $5..".7n
75; veal calves. $1 S ilr 10.5O ; feefler steers,
$sjti-'.25; Blocker steer. $7.25 '.i 10.8.1.
Sheep Receipts M00 head, market
steady. Iimbs. S4 pound., down, $101
21. 65: culls and common. $16"?l!.?5: en-es.
medium, good and choice. $10.75 13. 5o;
culls aud common. $7tj 10.50.
Omaha IJvestork Market.
OMATTA. Jan. 30. (fnited States hurean
of markets.) Hogs Receipts 75O0 head,
market steady to strong. Top, $15: bulk,
$14.5514.80: heavyweight, $14.r,ffil3; me
dium weight. 14.704(.15; lightweivlit,
$14.53 14.70; liRht light. $14.25 1 ..".-. :
heavy packing sows, smooth. $14.5514.05;
packlnr sows, rough, $14.25314.55; pigs.
$12014.25.
Cattle Receipts, 3500 head: kl!!!rvr
classee slow, mostly 25c lower. Stockers
and feeders weak. Beef steers, medium
and heavyweight, choice and prime, $15?
16; medium and -rood. 11 1.4." 1.". ; common
$9 .30 011.30; butcher eattie.heirers. 17.251
12.75; cows. $7 ft) 12.25; canners and cut
ters. o. .59 1 ; veal calves, light and
hsndywelght. $14 13.50; feeder pteers.
$Sirl3.50; stneker steers. $7.25g 11 50
Sheep Receipts 3O00 head. mart
steai'y. Lambs. 84 pounds down. $19.509
20.75: culls and common. $15S.10: year
ling wethers. $15.50i 18.50; choli e. $10,751
12.50; culls and common, $0-312.75.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Jan. 30. heep
Receipts. 500 : nominally steady. Tinit.R.
$1821: culls and oommon. $1 2.50& 1 7.7 :
yearling wethers, $l.'1.25tt IS; ewes. $10 5
013: culls and common. $5.2510 35;
breeding ewes, $S it 14.50; feeder lambs,
$15.25 18.25.
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE. Jan. 30. Hoirs Receipt.
273: steady. Price. $15.75 41 16.3.1: mecUum
to choice. $13ei5.50; rough heavies;. 113 73
f 14.35; pigs. $1213.50.
Cattle Receipts. 160; steady. Best
steers. $12.25 12. T3; medium ti choice.
$10911-75; common to good. $7.rwirin;
cows and heifers. $10.50; common to goo.l.
$.50 25; bulls. 178.25; calves. 87Q3S.
w York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Raw sugar, un
changed. MetAAl Market.
JTrJW YORK. Jan. SO. Ail me la is unchanged.
Poultry, alive, unchanged.
by congres.
la the last hour, though.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30.
quiet; mid&Uss, 38.0.