Morning Oregonian., February 21, 1920, Page 21, Image 21

THE 3I0EXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1920
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WOMIfflSEDOF
FALSE TAX RETURNS
Suit Is Brought Against Mrs.
Josephine Ferguson.
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$5000 PENALTY ASKED
Government Takes First Action of
Its Kind Since Federal In
come Law Established Here.
Because of the alleged falsification
of the income tax return of her de
ceased husband's estate of which ahe
is executrix, Mrs. Josephine Fergruson
was made defendant in a suit filed
yesterday in federal court by United
States Attorney Humphreys in which
the government demands judgment of
$5000 as penalty. This judgment is
soutrht in addition to approximately
$2400 which the internal revenue de
partment has assessed in penalities
auainst Mrs. Ferguson, wmcn repre
sents twice the amount of the alleged
falsified tax.
ThU suit, which records in the
United States attorney's office show
Is the first of its kind filed since the
federal income tax became effective
in Oregon, is based on a civil pro
cedure which can be taken in lieu
of criminal charges. Under the civil
procedure the government can demand
a straight judgment for (5000, while
under criminal proceedings both fine
and imprisonment could be fixed by
the court.
Kafate Tallied at &M0.428.
Mrs. Ferguson is the widow of Ed
ward Z. Ferguson, who died suddenly
at Seaside, Or., July 28, 1917. Air.
Ferguson left an estate valued at
$20.18, according to the records of
the probate court of Multnomah coun
ty. Air. Ferguson was secretary of the
Alameda Investment company and
also was interested in other Port
land business projects.
The complaint filedyesterdaycharges
Mrs. Ferguson with having omitted
approximately 128,000 of the property
of her dead husband's estate when she
filed her income tax return July 18,
1918. It is also charged that her re
turn showed the estate owned one
share of stock in the Beryl Investment
company with a value of 5100, where
as, it is charged the estate possesses
2. shares of this stock and that their
value is $18,000. '
Value Held Too Low, Is Chnrge.
It is further alleged that Mrs. Ferg
vfpn, as executrix, placed the value
of property held by the estate at a
lower value than is shown in the ap
praisement. One lot which her income
tax return shows is valued at 14u,
la in reality worth $4000, it is charged.
Another piece of property listed in the
tax return at $350. is worth $b500;
another listed at $740. is worth $2250,
an) another listed at $475 is worth
$2040, according to the allegations of
the complaint.
United States Attorney Humphreys
said that Mrs. Ferguson listed the
property at the value appraised by
,the internal revenue department, the
' government would have received
$1200 more In income taxes than was
paid by the estate. The iternal rev
enue law, however, provides, that in
addition to the revenue department
assessing the estate twice this
amount in penalties, the additional
$5000 in penalty can be assessed
through the civil procedure taken yes
terday in the event the government's
contention that the return was falsi
fied is sustained by the courts.
from February 1 to February 1, and
at the close of January the bonuses
for the employes were calculated,
with the result that it was announced
that $2000 will be thus distributed.
Twelve employes those who have
been with the company most of the
past year will participate. Under
the arrangement worked out by C J.
Mathis, proprietor of the store, the
bonuses will be figured up at the
close of each year, those employes
who have served
for the 12 month
their proportion.
Expansion of the store to the sec
ond floor of the Corbett building was
recently undertaken by Mr. Mathis.
a special elevator being installed. The
nearly twice as much floor space as INVESTIGATORS AT WORK
oeiore, wie.ii me urst, mezzanine anu
second floors for display and sales
quart era
UnlW Public Trade School
Government's Idea.
APPLE MEN HEAR PLANS
To Present Courses Will Be Added
Dental Mechanics, and All
Branches of Printing.
SAXES3IEV TO EXTEND TTSE OF
NORTHWESTERS BRANDS.
Co-operative Association Warned
Markets Can Be Extended Only
by Taxing Each Member.
LAND PARTY TO CONFER
Executive Committee Meets Today
to Decide on Course.
To carry out the programme of the
land and labor party, organized at
Salem last month, the executive com
mittee is expected to meet today in
the offices of the state federation of
labor. How much of the programme
adopted at Salem by the new party
will be put into effect this year has
not been determined, but the organi
sation has agreed that no candidates
will he placed in the field this year.
An attempt will be made, however, to
place measures on the ballot lor the
November election.
The original programme called for
a number of things, such as state
owned warehouses, but the executive
committee is expected to use as an
opening wedge two measures affect'
ing the present Oregon elective syS'
tern, one of which provides for voting
by mail Instead of going to a polling
booth, and the other is to extend tne
Initiative and referendum to the pri
Diaries.
F. E. Coulter, one of the most active
members of the new organization and
tli man who presented the tentative
platform at Salem, 6ays that organiz
ers of the Non-Partisan league will
cume to Oregon in a few months to
do missionary work among the
farmers.
-SEATTLE. 'Wash.. Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) There are no state lines to the
co-operative growers' and the nation
is the field, A. R. Rule of New York,
vice-president and general manager
of the North American Fruit exchange
told the Skookum Packers' association
in the third fay of their annual meet
ing here today.
The epeaker said as shrewd busi
ness men will be found on the farms
as among the market places of the
city, but centering his interests in
production, the farmer must be aided
by Bkilled selling agencies maintained
at small per capita expense through
co-operative organizations.
Mr. Rule expressed the opinion that
co-operaton founded on - the idea of
non-profits failed because it did not
go far enough. He declared that pro
fessional salesmen should at all times
be employed, pointing out that ca
pable men where they are capable
cannot be overpaid in relation to the
service rendereJ.
W F. Gwin, general manager of the
Northwestern Fruit exchange, dis
cussed random observations hinging
upon the placing of the Skookum
brand of apple in all American homes.
J. Curtis Robinson, traffic manager
of the Northwestern Fruit exchange,
reported the shipment of 27,083 car
loads of apples from what is known
as the northwestern district the 'past
season against 70,95 cars for the en
tire United States. This he pointed
out shows an increase in the Yakima
valley of 32 per cent and from Wen
atchee 17 per cent over the precedng
year. In order to handle this it was
necessary to move 82 cars daily out of
the Wenatchee valley.
MASONS TO HAVE DANCE
4000 Expected to Frolic Monday
Night at Benefit Affair.
As the first move toward raising
funds for the erection of the new
state home of the Masonic and East
ern Star orders in Oregon, a danc
and entertainment will be given Mon
day night at the municipal audito
rium by Portland chapter. No. 97,
Order of Eastern Star. The entire
proceeds of the affair will go to the
fund, and the entertainment by the
Portland chapter is expected to lead
to many similar affairs the coming
spring. The home is to be erected
upon property already obtained by
the orders near Forest Grove, and it
is the hope of the building committee
to have the laying of the cornerstone
during the session of the grand lodge
June.
All members of the orders and their
friends are invited to the dance, and
an attendance of 4000 or 5000 is ex
pected. The dance will open with a
grand march at 8:45 o'clock, which
will be led by Alberta S. McMurphey
of Eugene, grand matron of the East
ern "Star of Oregon, upon the arm of
Mayor Baker.
Should plans now under considera'
tion by the federal board for voca
tional education mature, Portland will
have a public trade school absolutely
unique among its kind in the country.
Government investigators already are
working on the assumption that ma
chinery valued at approximately $200,
000 will be purchased for Benson Poly
technic school this spring and that
new permanent buildings will be
erected to house the additional equip
ment. .
In order that property owned by
the school district may be used in the
rehabilitation of disabled soldiers
during the next two years, the federal
board, it is understood, will agree to
stand the expense of this construction
and make the purchases and will
later permit the district to buy them
as salvage.
To the present conrses it is planned
to add dental mechanics and all
branches of printing, including lino
typing. Reports Being; Prepared.
D. D. Johnson, superintendent of
training for the federal board of vo
cational education, rehabilitation di
vision of district No. 13, and Captain
Fred Hamilton, superintendent of
placement training in the same
branch, are now here from Seattle,
acting in behalf of Claude H. Ander
son, district vocational officer, pre
paring reports and recommendations
to be taken to Washington at once
for definite action.
They feel confident that their plans
will meet with approval, as both men
consider Benson the best equipped
trade school west of Dunwoodie In
stitute in Minnesota and Boston In
stitute of Technology. It will be an
excellent) advertisement for the state
and will draw, in addition to disabled
men from district 13, consisting of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, veter
ans from every part of the country
who are unable to receive the special
training they desire In other districts.
It will within a short period of time
make Portland one of the national
centers of trade school activities,
Johnson says.
Scheme Is Approved.
The plan has been gradually as
suming definite form the past two
weeks, but no negotiations were made
until Thursday, when shortly after
the regular school board meeting
Johnson and Hamilton conferred with
Directors George B. Thomas, George
Orton and A. C. Newill and received
their approval of the sche.ie. The
school district had been planning to
purchase some of the government war
equipment put on the market for ed
ucational purposes at 15 cents on th
dollar, Benson Polytechnic having
qualified as a purchaser on accoun
of the broad scope of its activities.
Under the proposed scheme the fed
eral board will make the purchase
and will go to the extent of pro
viding other machinery bought in the
open market, if special kinds are not
to be had from the war stocks. John
son is now preparing the list of ma
teriaia needed, ir the district were
buying this under ordinary cireum
stances it would probably mount up
to tuu.vvu in cost.
The federal board now has 27 men
studying at Benson Polytechnic, and
Johnson and Hamilton declared they
muse nave accommodations tor from
150 to 250 more. The school at pres
ent has 900 students, but when com
eral days at the college during a visit
to the coast. -
Dr. Chandler will visit Reed tomor
row morning for a conference with
the faculty and regents and will re
turn in the afternoon for the 4 o'clock
vespers service. Dr. Thomas Lamb
Eliot will preside at vespers and the
college choir will sing. In addition
there is to be special organ music
Thisservice will be open to the pub
lic. Dr. Chandler will take supper in
the Reed commons and will meet Reed
students informally in the men's so
cial room directly afterward.
A special assembly hour is being
arranged for Dr. Chandler on Monday
morning, when he will speak to the
student body. I
Whether or not Dr. Chandler will
be definitely offered the presidency of
Reed college will no doubt depend
upon the result of his conference with
the. college authorities. It is under
stood that Dr. Chandler has offers
from two other institutions at this
time.
WHEAT BUYERS WILL
TIE i CHANCES
Future of Market Is Held Too
Uncertain.
II DRIVE
GIRL GIVES $500 SAVED" FOR
v MOTHER'S GRAVESTONE.
Belated Checks Continue to Arrive
and Leaders Continue Confi
dent Despite Big Quota.
One of yesterday's contributions to
the near east relief fund was a $500
check from a young girl member of
one of the Swedish churches who has
been saving her earnings for a me
morial to her dead mother. She asked
that no publicity be given to the mat
ter, and said she believed her mother
would like to have the money given
to save the lives of starving children
rather than have it put into a cold
granite monument. This subscription
is as large as any individual contribu
tion yet received.
Belated checks from the large in
dustrial firms and business houses
of the city were coming in encourag
ingly last night, and despite the fact
that the amount on hand was still
nearly $30,000 short of the city's $73,
200 quota,' Chairman S. C. Lancaster
and his hard-working aides are
cheerfully continuing the drive. The
drive will officially close tomorrow
night, but the canvassing of the ter
ritory not yet covered will be con
tinued. A message was received last night
by State Director J. J. Handsaker of
the near east relief from Hood River,
stating that a brief intensive cam
paign had been concluded there, and
that $3500 had been obtained, a surplus
of $1900 over Hood River's $1600
quota.
FEED GRAINS ARE INACTIVE
Corn and Oats Bids
Local Board No
Reduced on
Demand
GOVERNMENT, IT IS REPORT
ED, WOULD UNLOAD WHEAT.
LUMBERMEN TALK TACKS
cw Mrttiotl of Shingle Measure
ment Is Kxplaincd.
BOISK. Idaho, Feb. 20. (Special.
Red shingles and new tacks rMd the
rostrum today at the western retail
lumberman's association com enticm.
The former were presented by J. S.
Williams of Spokane, secretary of the
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers'
association, who spoke on "The New
Method of Paekiner Red Cedar Ishin
(cle."; IL R- lherwood of St. Louis,
secretary of the Order of itoa-Hoo,
talked about "Tacks.' the kind of
tacks ho emphasUt-d beinjr methods
for the retail lumber dealer in fur
thering home buiidinps.
The new shingle packing method
Mr. W illiams described is one of which
the basis is not counted thousands or
bundles of given weight, but square
feet of covering capacity. He de
scribed at some length the methods of
kiln drying being worked out by
mills, pointed out the difficulty of
rtcoucilinp units of count or weight
with the varying conditions of com
petition in different localities and
Willi iuo lans v vAiiiru9 oiaics a 11 4
then advocated the adoption of the
space-covering- unit as a standard.
BONUS GIVEN EMPLOYES
MatJUs Store to Distribute $2000
Amon- 12 Workers.
Approximately $2000 will be dis
tributed as a bonus to the employes
of Mathis men's wear store. Fifth and
Morrison streets, according to the an
nouncement of representatives of the
employes yesterday. Th store some
time ago went upon a co-operative
basis and the 12000 represents the in
terest of the employes in the profits
for the past year, according to the
scheme of management.
The fiscal year for Ute store runs
UHUKUH UASh PUSIPUNtU -'o.
Huiiame to lie rrrnnnrnt
"You can put in 1000 students if
you want to provide building: room
for them' the two investigators were
told by board representatives, "but
the district will have no temporary
shacks on the grounds and you'll have
to adhere to the original plan of sub'
stantial architecture. Furthermore,
you'll have to plan to segregate adult
from boy students. "We can pay you
salvage later, but we have no money
witn which to erect new buildings.
The school directors had previously
offered use of the old Couch, south
Mount Tabor and Terwllliger build
ings, but these were rejected. Director
George B. Thomas made the sugges
tion that if any equipping were to be
done, it might as well be on an ex
tensive scale, so 'this prompted John
son and Hamilton to go about the
proposition from a different angle,
with the result that they have prom
ised their support in getting not only
new machinery, but new buildings,
on the Benson grounds. Especially is
one needed' Tor the academic depart
ment. Shop 5 is already being fin
ished for the fall term. It has been
suggested by Clerk Thomas that some
of the machinery can be installed in
a haphazard fashion this spring and
prooaoiy u or oo men accommodated.
The government may then have the
school all summer and will also have
six months in which to erect new
buildings.
Facilities Are Lacking;.
Through the industrial accident
commission the state has already
asked for accommodations for adults
who have been injured through acci
dents, but the district has refused
admission to them because It has no
extra buildings properly equipped. It
was pointed out by the directors that
the board's first duty was to the
children. "When the government
about two years bence is through
with its new equipment, it is not un
likely that the state will aid in pur
chasing it for the care of those men
coming under its care. In the mean?
time boys attending Benson will have
the newest and most oomplete me
chanical devices at their command
and a greater variety than in any
other school in the United States.
Hearing of Fraud Charges Against
Pastor is Postponed.
Trial of the fraud case brought by
the board of school trustees of the
Episcopal churcii of Oregon against
Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector of the Trin
ity Kpiscopal church, will not be held
until May 18, postponement having
been granted by Presiding Circuit
Judge McCourt yesterday afternoon.
February 26, 1920. was the trial date
originally set. The defense asked for
the continuance, due to the absence
from the city of Dan J. Malarkey,
chief counsel.
Mr. Malarkey has gone on a sea
voyage to the orient at physician's or
ders, said an affidavit filed with the
motion submitted by his law partner,
K. B. Seabrook, and will not return
before April.
The suit charges that Dr. Morrison
took advantage of his official position
to derive financial benefit from the
sale of land to the diocese for use as
school grounds, it being claimed by
the school trustees that Dr. Morrison
arranged the sale at an exorbitant
price of land in which he had an
interest.
EILERS SEEKS DAMAGE
Chicago Trust Company Sued
Portland Company,
1I
Not content when the Northern Trust
company of Chicago took a voluntary
non-suit February 2, 1920, in the ac
tion which had been brought against
the Oregon Kilers Music company, the
piano concern yesterday filed suit in
the circuit court agrainst the trust
company demanding $ituu damages
because of the attachment of certain
musical instruments for a period of
14 months by reason of the other suit
and $419.55 costs in preparing the de
fense of the other action.
It is maintained that a considable
sura was lost in the rental value of
the musical instruments while under
attachment and also that several of
the pianos and organs were damaged
by improper handling and abuse.
The piano company insists that there
was no cause for the filing of the
complaint in the other case and de
clares that it was dismissed because
the plaintiff knew it was in the wrong
and had no hope of recovery.
C. P. Barnard Would Be Judge.
EUGENE. Or., Feb. 20. Charles P.
Barnard, retired business man of this
city, yesterday announced his candi
dacy for the republican nomination
of county judge of Lane, to succeed
Judge 11. Is. Bovn, democrat, who has
announced that he will not try for
renomination. Mr. Barnard has been
a resident of Lane county for the past
12 years, having come here from
Roseburg. He has been prominent
lately in opposing the proposed
$2,000,000 road bonds, which will be
voted upon in this county May 21. i
EASTERX EDUCATOR MAY BE
OFFERED PRESIDENCY.
Cliicag-o Corn Market Adversely
Affected by News Big Stocks
of Oats in Country Elevators.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. Corn underwent a
harp break in price during the last hour
today, after showing: decided strength
earlier. Bearish developments regarding
Hour and wheat had much to do with the
setback. Quotation closed heavy, lc
to 2c net lower, with May $1.32 to
$1.3274 and July $1.28 to $1.29., Oats
lost lc to 22ftc and provisions 10c
to 15c.
Assertions that the government was try
ing" to get rid of Its flour and wheat with
as little loss as possible, appeared to be
the chief factor In stopplnff the advance of
corn and in the subsequent tumble of that
cereal. A cut of $1.10 a barrel in the price
of flour was simultaneously announced by
millers.
Advances relative to big stocks of oats
In country elevators tended to make oats
even weaker than corn. -
Provisions were governed chiefly by the l
action of grain.
heading i u tuxes ranirea as ionows:
Here for Barley.
No one in the trade seems disposed to
resume business in the wheat market. An
occasional Inquiry Is reported, but the
market en the whole is about aa lifeless
as it ever becomes. Dealers appear to be
In the air as to the future of the trade
and with the exchange situation where It
is, exporting: practically ceased and gov-
err merit control to continue but a few
months longer, buyers are not Inclined to
take chances. Values are more or less
nominal in the absence of trading, but
oft wheat is held to be worth 15 cents
over the basic prise, and hard wheat on
the Minenapolis parity about 56 cent over
the government quotation.
The feed grain market was ail so dull and
prices were weak. Corn bids were reduced
25 & 50c at the Merchants Exchange and
oats ranged from .unchanged to 50 ceaja
iu w or i a. u ui "uoj.
AU grain exchanges will be closed lion
day, Washington's birthday.
Weather conditions in the middle west.
as wired from Chicago: "Northern and
western Illinois, Omaha district. Iowa part
cloudy, warmer. Elsewhere clear and cool.
Forecast Rain or snow, cold wave in Ne
braska and Kansas.
Bradstreet's reports weekly exports from
North America at 2,430,000 bushels wheat
and flour and 261,000 bushels corn.
Argentine wheat shipments this week
were: To United Kingdom. 2.8S4.OO0 bush
els; to continent, 3.321.000 bushels; to non
Europe, 141,000 bushels.
Terminal receipts. In ears, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay.
Portland. Friday. . 34 . . . 15 . . . 7
Year ago 18 ... 5 2 11
Season to date.... 6144 lfl 2901 404 3330
Year ago 256 884 1770 507 2582
Tscoina. Thursday la 1
Year asr. 5 1
8"ASon to date.... 5163 71 1975 147 57
Year ago 4o4l 2 ... lo4 1008
Seattle, Thursday. ... 1 ... 8
Year ago 2 1 6 .. . 2
Season to date.... 4540 229 545 562 1058
Year ago 4744 57 99tf 505 2189
f . & b. eaah track Rural, mostly $4.15;
Russets, mostly $4.25
Bank Clearing.
Bank clearings of the northwesters cities
yesceroay were as ionows:
Clearinn. Balance
Portland $5.29e.o.".a $1,3mi.353
Seattle tJ.Sll.74o LS-4.920
Tacoraa .w.,... "57.153 72.214
Spokane 1.751.478 503.571
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grata, Floor, Feed Ete.
Merchants' Bxchange, neon session.
-Bid.-
Feb. March.
$59.50 $i.oO
April
$).00
50.00
60. IK)
j CORN.
Open. H igh. Low. Close.
Feb $1.42 $1.52 $1.40 $1.40
March.. 1.41 i.41 1.30 1.39
Mav 1.34H 1.35 1.32 1.324
July 1.31 i 1.31?i 1.28 1.2S
Sept. 1.2fti4
OATS.
Mav S0 .81 i .7SS 7
July 7 .73 .71vi .71
MESS PORK.
Mav 34.85 35.00 34.60 34.60
July 84.60
LARD.
Mav 21.35 21.42 21.20 21.2)
July.... 21.90 21.90 21.67 21.67
RIBS.
Mav.... 1S.47 18.B5 1S.42 IS 42
Jui'y 19.10 19.12 18.90 1S.90
Cash Drices were:
Corn No. 4 mixed, $1.40 $1.42; No. 3
yellow, $1.47$1.48.
Oats No. 2 white. 87eS8c; No. 9
white, 87J4 4587c.
Rye No. 2, $1.6001.61.
Barley $1.321 53.
Timothy seed $12 & 14.
Clover seed $45&59.
Pork Nominal.
I.ard 20.20.
Ribs $17.25 018.2S.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Grain-
Wheat, $2.20; eats, red feed; $3.203.25;
barley, feed $3.253.45; corn, California
yellow, $X203.25; white Egyptian. $3.75
.i.Xii; re a muo, szucpd.zo.
Hay Wheat or wheat and oats. $27
31 ton; tame oats, $26Cr29; wild oats,
$2528; barley. $2o28; alfalfa. $27S32;
stock hay, $22 25; barley straw, 50 30c
per bale.
Seattle Feed and Hay.
SEATTLE, Feb, 20. City delivery Feed
mill. $49 per ton; scratch fpd, $84: feed
wheat. $87; all grain chops, $75; oats, $72;
sprouting oats. $74; rolled oats, $72; whole
corn, $'; cracked corn, fit; roiled Daney,
8: clipped baney, $.s:
Hay Eastern Washington timothy.
mixed. $3S39 pr ton; doubie compressed
$42: alfalfa. $5; straw. $17018; Pucet
sound, foa.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 20. Barley, $1.17
$1.38.
nuluth Unseed Market.
DTJLUTH, Feb. 20. Linseed, $5.125.17.
NsvvaJ Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Feb. 20. Turpentine,
firm, $1.81; sales, 292; receipts, none; ship
ments, 10; stock, 4113.
Rosin Receipts, none; snipments. 3d;
stocks. 32. 199; sales. 618. Quote B, $13.80:
D, E, $16.30; F, $10.40; G. $16.45; H. $16.50;
I, IJ6.7U; k., fit, m, ?ii.; i, u.ov;
WG, WW. $17.75.
Cotton Market,
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Cotton Spot
quiet. Middling, 39.00c.
CHURCH PLANS CONVENT
Klamath Falls Catholic Boarding
School Crowded.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or, Feb. 20.
fSnftcial.) Plans have been drawn for
a new convent and boarding- school j sidered
DAMAGE TO CANTALOUPE CHOP
Bains in Southern California Beneficial to
Field Vegetables.
Truck crop conditions in southern Cali
fornia are reported by the bureau cf crop
estimates as follows:
Cabbage Rains of ten days ago were
very beneficial and probably saved the late
crop from practical failure. Aphis Is still
present in many fields, but damage is
slight since rain. Condition of crop In
Orange and Los Angeles counties 70 per
cent normal. Supplies for shipment light.
The general heavy movement is not ex
pected to begin prior to March 15.
Cantaloupes, Imperial Valley Heavy
rains first of week reported to have dam
aged covers over young plants, also the
plants somewhat, necessitating replacing
and some replanting. The damage Is not
expected to affect the yield.
Cauliflower, Los Angeles section Prob
ably not over 100 cars remaining for ship
ment, quality fair to good. Season expect
ed to end early in March. Paying growers
$085c per dozen heads.
Celery Season about over. Majority of
remaining stock will be shipped in mixed
cars. Quality fair, sixes medium. Paying
growers 80c per dozen bunches. No.
grade.
Lettuce, Los Angeles section Considera
ble amount of relatively fancy stock avail
able, but few .buyers on account of the
Imperial valley shipments. Some growers
losing heavily. Shipments a-lmost exclu
stvely In mixed ears. Paying 3035c for
crates in field.
Imperial Va?ley Heavy rains first of
week cause serious damage to mature let
tuce. Many shippers had been holdin
growers back on account of poor markets,
causing stock m fields to be fully mature.
LOCAL APPLE TRADE IS FAIR
Prices Realized on Oregon Fruit at Eastern
Auctions.
A fair apple trade was reported locally
at unchanged prices. Fifteen cars were
shipped from the state en Friday.
Sales of Oregon apples In the east were
wired as follows:
At Philadelphia auction, three cars Hood
River Spitsenbergs, extra fancy, medium to
large. $38.10; smaM, $2.85; Ortleya, extra
fancy, medium to large, $3.1003.25; fancy.
$3.05; small, $2.90; Newtown extra fancy,
medium to large, $2.40 2. 80; average.
$2.5.8; small. $2.35. Jobbers' sales. Romes.
extra fancy, medium to large, $2.7r03.
At New York auction. 5595 boxes New-
towns, $1.903.80, mostly $2.2503.05, av
erage $2.64; 1185 boxes Ben Davis, fancy,
$2.20$2.75. average $2.39; 1820 boxes vari
ous varieties, slightly to badfly frozen, $1.75
2.15. Average $2.01. Jobbing sales, all
sizes, Spitzenbergs, extra fancy $3.J53.50.
few $3.75; fancy, $3; Wlnesaps, extra fancy
$3.503.75. few $4; Romes, extra fancy
$3.2503.50. fancy $2.753.25; WHita Win
ter Pearnruuns. best $303.25, poorer, scald
ed. $2.502.TG; Newtowns. extra fancy,
best $3.253.50; poorer, scalded, some de
roved. $2.252.73; Delicious C, $2.7503.25.
Oats
No. 8 white feed.
Ccrn
No. 3 yellow 67.00 67.50
Eastern oats and corn, bulk:
Oats "
30-lb. cliDPed 58.50 59.00
S-lb. clipped 5&.d0 59.50
Corn
No. 3 yellow -68.00 58.50 58.50
whkai Government oasis, pel
bushel.
FLOUR Family patents, $13.15; bakers
hard wheat. $13.75; whole wheat. $12.05;
graham. $11.80; valley, $11.40; straights,
$11 per barrel.
MILLFEED Prices r. o. D. mui, city
cartage S2 extra. Mill run. car lots ot
mixed cars, $42.50 par ton; rolled barley,
$71; rolled oats. $63-50; ground barley, $71;
scratch feed. $80.
CORN Whole, $4; cracked, $66 per ton.
HAY Buying prices. o, b. Portland;
Alfalfa, $30.50; cheat. $17-1S; clover,
$25; oats and vetch, $26; valley timothy.
$27 28.
Dairy and Coantry Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 58061c per
pound; prints, parchment wrappers, bex
lota, 66c; cartons, 67c; half boxes, more;
less than half boxes, lc more; butt erf at.
No. 1, 63 64c per pound at stations; Port
land delivery, ordinary grades, 66c; A
grade', 68c.
EGGS Jobbinar prices to retailers: Ore
gon ranch, case count, 40c; candled, 44
40c; selects, 4849c.
CHEESE Tillamook, 1 o. b. Tillamook;
Triplets, 32c; Young Americas, 33c; long-
horns, 33c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b.
Myrtle Point; Triplets, Sic; Young Amer
icas, 32c
POULTRY Hmis. 3035c; springs. 28
30c; broilers, 3.'-r3Sc; ducks, 35040c;
geese, 20 & 25c; turkeys, live, 40c; pressed,
choice 48c.
VEAL Fancy, 26e per pound.
PORK Fancy. 2021c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
FRUITS Oranges, $4.757; lemons
$77.50 per box; grapefruit, $3,0047 per
box; bananas, 10 11c per pound; apples.
$1&3 per box; cranberries, $4.50 pei
box. $12 per barrel.
VEGETABLES Cabbage. 597HC pet
pound: lettuce, $2C3 per crate; beets,
$3.50 per sack; cucumbers, $23 per dos. ;
carrots, $1.75 per sack; celery, $11 per
crate; horseradish, 15c per pound; garlic.
40c per pound: turnips, $4 per sack: cauli
flower, $ 1.75 3. 25 per crate ; tomatoes,
$4.50 per box; sprouts. 17o per pound;
parsnips, $3.50 per sack; artichokes, $1.75
& 2 per dozen ; peppers, 30 c per pound ;
spinach, $2.7504.20 er btx; rhubarb, $3
per box.
POTATOES Oregon, $44.50 per sack;
Yakima. $4.700.5; sweets, 7&Sc per
pound.
ONIONS Oregon. 5050 per pound.
LIBERTY AND VICTORY BONDS
If joa mailt .HI r.nr Ubrrt.. mr Viffory hn.tU. mrli t.
If .u rsa bay nora Ltbmrtu mr Ytrlorr Swid.. buy from ...
On February 20. lt-1. ih. closir.r N.w York market prior, w.r. I
b.low. Th.y tre tli o-overnlriK prio fop l.tlMriy .rid vt.-torv hoiul. .11 ov.f
th. world, and th. hlffhr.t. v. advtrtl,. th... prlc. dallr In orri.r tli.t y.u
mar alwaya know th. .Vtv Tors, mark.t and th. aaact valu. of your Liberty
and Victnrv Rnnda:
. 4im 4V
$'Jl OO '.iri."S $ita 1.4 $r0. K
.7. 1. 11 IM 14.
Mark.t . .
lntereat.
lt
lt
49
tUO.30
.la
o..m
l.oT
Victory
1 - $u;.:o
.441
Total'.$7.:0 tM.m 1 37 1.7! !1 S 1M H2.3T 11 S! r.7
Wb.n buying- we deduct 87c on a 404 bond and 4'.A( on a Slftov ksi W.
set! at th. New York mark.t. p!u. tb. accrued Int.rMC
Burslsr snd Ftretrmf Kaf. DiMil Rove, to Mas
Open I ntll t f. M. a tutturdaya
MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc.
The Premier Municipal Hmd Capital MllUaa Dollara
Morris Hldg- 30S-811 Stark St., Ret. Mh anil 1ti.
Telrphosw Broadway 2151. IUlbUhed Over a WnarKr of a Century.
C LA S S ES COX TI X V E
MOVE TPWAIU).
TO
M verr little ir. the way of
dressed meats and former r
A moderate trickle of water from
an ordinary faucet will waste 150 pal-
Ions
year.
a day, or ii,7ad jallona in a
Conference to Be Held With Faculty-
and Regents and Address
es to Be Given.
Reed co it e pre students are keenly
interested In the arrival this evening
of Ir. Frank W. Chandler, dean ef
the liberal arts college of the Uni
versity of Cincinnati, who is being
considered as a presidential possibility
for Reed colleg-e. Dr. Chandler's rec
ord as an educator so favorably im
pressed the Reed board of regents
that he lias been invited to spend Sev
an d a building" committee appointed
bv the congregation of the Catholic
church to carry them into effect. It
Is hoped to have the building com
pleted by September.
The Catholic school now haa 35
boarders and is crowded to capacity.
Sixty applications for admission were
rejected at the beginning of the year
for lack of accommodations. The new
building will be constructed on the
unit plan, starting with rooms for
100 boarders.
Party Heads to Meet.
The executive committee of the na
tional party for this state will hold a
meeting at the Central library at 8
o'clock tonight.
SO CABS OR SHIPMENT OF EGGS
Eastern Orders Are Received, bat Stock
Cannot Be Moved.
With only one or two exceptions, the
city creameries pnt out print butter yes
terday at the advanced quotation of 66
cents. Cubes sold at a wide range of 58
to 61 cents, but will no doubt be in line
with the print market today.
Eggs were . weak, with only a limited
jobbing movement. Orders are coming in
from the east and a good shipping: bus!
ness cuuld be worked, but shippers are
unable to get cars. A country buying
price of 38 cents delivered was quoted on
today's receipts. On the street Jobbers
offered current receipts at 40 cents, with
few sales.
There wa
poultry or
prices held.
Corn Firmer In Great Britala.
The corn market in the United King
dom is firmer, cabled Broom hail. Ameri
can mixed, afloat. Is. quoted at 93a per
Quarter. The feeding demand is poor,
owing to mild weather. Stocks of for
eign oats officially held can now be con-
almost exhausted. Now that
the maximum on foreign oats Is abolished.
it is claimed that shipments to the United
Kingdom should gradually enlarge. Ship
ments from the United States continue
disappointing.
Potatoes Steady bat Slow.
Potatoes were steady on the local mar
ket, but there was not much movement.
Jobbers quoted Oregons at a range of 4Q
4.50 and Taktmas at $4-755.20. One car
of Washingtons arrived. No shipments were
reported from this state.
Idaho Falls, Idaho, wired: "Hauling in
creasing. 'Growers offering freely and
anxious to sell at present prices. Demand
brisk. Market stronger. 'Wagon loads cash
to growera Rurals $404.15, mostly S4.0u;
Ruset, $4, 10 $ 4. 20, mostly $4.20. Carloads
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Sack basis: Cane, granulated,
15.00c per pound; beet, 11.27c; extra C
15.50c; Golden C, 15.40c; Yellow D, 10.30c;
cube, in barrels, 10.75c.
NUTS Walnuts, S::c; Braxu nut
30c; fnuberts. 35c almotads, S53Sc; pea
nuts, 15 15 c ; chestnuts, .oc ; pecans.
3c; hickory nuts, lloc; cocoa nuts. i
per dozen.
SALT Hair grouna. juus, fu. per ion;
50s, $19.50 per ton; df.iry, $10.508 per
ton; best refined. 50s, $30. .to.
RICE Blue Rose, 1C per pound.
BEANS White, SKc; pink. 8e: lima,
17c per pound; bayous, loo; Mexican red
Sc per pound.
COFFEE Roasted. In drums, aic.
Bides. Felts and Furs.
HIDES Salt hides. 45 and down, lb..
SOc; green hides, 45 and down, lb., 2tc;
siflt hides, 45 and up. Jb., 24c; green hides,
45 and up. lb., 20c; salt and green calf to
15 lbs., lb.. 70c; salt and green kip, 15 to
30 lbs., 40c; flint dry hides, lb., .'.jc;
flint dry calf to 7 lbs., lb., TOc; salt horse
hides, large, each. $S; salt horse hides,
medium. each. $7: alt horwe hides,
small, each, $0; colt and glue horse hides
at value.
PELTS Dry fine long wool pelts, lb.
40o: dry coarse long wool pelts, lb., 35c
dry fine short wool pelt a, lb., 35c ; dry
coarse short wool pelts, lb., 25c; dry sheep
shearlings at value; salt fine long wool
pelts, Februarys, each. $3.504; salt coarse
lonr wool Delta. euruarys, eacn, ijwj.b"
salt siieeo shearlings at value; dry goats.
long hair, per lb., 28c; dry goats, short
hair, per lb., 20c; salt goats, large. $-'.0
3.50: salt goats, medium, each, $2-93.50;
salt goats, small, each $191.50; shearlings
and kids at value.
FURS Good grade, extra large. largre
and medium sizes: Skunks, black. $3.759
8.50; short, $2.757: narrow, $205; broad.
75c$2.25. Fox. red, $10&45; gray, $2
6; raccoon, $2. 508; mink. dark. $4U:
ordinary, $2.50(8; winter musk rat. $1
3.50; wolf or coyote, soft, bilky, $3&2U;
average, $513; white weasel or ermine,
50c $2; lynx, heavy furred. $1565; or
dinary, $15650: lynx cat, heavy, $518;
ordinary. $3; otter, dark. $1125; or
dinary. $8 fa 21 : marten, pale, brown or
dark. $5$30; fisher, pale, brown or dark,
12S0; bear, black. $1&20; brown, $1(9
14 ; wildcat, 25c $2 ; civet cat, I Qc S $ 1 ;
house cat, 10i6uc; ring tails, 2c12$a;
jackrabbit, 1020cr moleskins, 5030c.
Oils.
LINSF7ED OIL Raw, barrel?, $2 06;
raw, cases, $2.21 ; boiled, barrels, $2.08;
boiled, drums, $2.11; boiled, cases, $2.23.
TURPENTINE Tanks, $2. 13 ; eases,
$2.28.
COAL OIL Iron barrels. 1391Ckt; tank
wagons. 13'c; cases. 24i&31c.
GASOLINE Iron barrels, 25a; tank
wagons, 25c; eases, 35ac.
Bops, Wool, Etc
HOPS crop, 80o per pound, S-year
contracts. 45c average.
MOHAIR Long stapie, uffuc; snort i
staple, 25&30c. I
TALLOW fl. i, iwc; xvo. a, sc per
pound.
CASCAKA isajtik. r-rr id., xi.c.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine. 4050c;
medium, 4550c; coarse, 35 Si) 37c; valley,
medium, 50 W 52c; coarse, 35-37c.
Motors, StetMs and Oils Are Firm
to Strong Bond Market Also
. Displays Strength.
NEW YORK, Feb. tO. Stocks were ir
regular at the outset of today's dealings.
rails easing on selling, due to opposition
by financial and labor interests to cer
tain provisions or tne railroad dim. ne-
vnrsals were brief, - however, prices rally
ing when buying of secondary rails was
resumed.
Gains in low-grade issues of tne roses
traversing western and southwestern sec
tions were Increased by 1 to 2fe points,
but higii-grade shares or asaurMi dividend
payers made comparatively little head
way. General Motors registered an strenie
advance of Itf1 points at 254, almost 30
points from its recent low, and Crucible
Steel at a 5polnt gain was 17 points over
its minimum of the week. Other motors
and steels were firm to strong, with oils,
equipments, shippings and nieiala,. white
textiles and leathern made recoveries.
Sites were 1.0.0,KM) rhares.
Favorable Incidents included the further
strength of exchange, the London quota
tions at best rising almost 30 cunts to the
pound over its previous low record, whllt
call money was abundant at por eent.
The bond market wss visibly stronger,
with further improvement In .foreign flo
tations and marked firmness In the liberty
group. Total sates, par value, aggregated
$13,350,000. Old United States bonds were
unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Pales.
Am Beet Sug. l."K
Am Can 6.2inj
Am Car & Fdy 1.S0O
Am 11 & L pfd 1.30
Am Loco 3,0m)
Am Km & Rfg 2.1int
Am Sugar Rig 4M)
Am Sum Tob.. SOO
Am Tel A Tel Mn
Am Z L & 8m 1,luo
Anaconda Cop 7.1 00
Atchison 1,WK
A C, & W I S S 3 IMM
Baldwin Iico. 47.S0O
Bait OhU. . 0.:i'KI
Beth Steel B.. S.44MI
B A S Copper. 4.1ml
Calif Petrol .. l.Suo
Canadian Tac. 3.1uO
Cent Leather. fi.'DO
Ches & Ohio.. :!,7im
Chi M A St P. 11.50O
Chi N W . .. 1.0W
Chi R I A Pac 2.8Nt
China Capper.
Col Fu & Iron
Corn Products
Crucible Steal.
Cuba Cane Sug
t; S Fd Prods.
Erie
Hon RW.trlC. .
fi4n Motor .. ."ft.100
Ot No pfd 2ti.5U'
t No Ore ctfs
Illinois Central
Inspir Copner.
Int M M pfd. .
Inter Nickel..
Inter Paper . .
K C Southern.
Kenncull Cop
T.otiifi A Nush .
V.exUan Petrol is.;'
Miami Copper. TOO
Midale Steel. 4.0UO
Missouri Pac. 11,""
Mont Power . . 100
Nevada Cop... "
X V Central. . 5.000
N T N H H 22.!WH
Norf & West.. 4,M
Northern Pac. 2.300
Pacific Mail
Pan-Am Petrol 21.oft
Pennsylvania.. 3,-(
Pitts & W Va. 4.300
Ray Con Cop.. 1.200
Reading
Rep Ir & Steel 43.100
Sin Oil & Rfff Vr-K
Southern Pac. I;.!0
Southern Ry.. 10.300
Stude Co ex dv 20 IW
Tex Co ex dv. 11.100
Tobacco Prods 3,10
Union Pacific. 4,300
Untd Retl Sirs
U S Ind Alco. 8.
U S Steel t.JJ
do pld ?"!
Utah Copper.. 2.2'"'
Wasting weci ."'"
Willys-Overlnd
National i-e-.u.
Ohio Cits Gas.
Royal Dutch..
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on,. 14.3006 T,v arap. fruit. RSH(t:
tanf.rln.a, $8.2394 tia:f oranc hnv; ba
nana ti12c; rlntapplra. $:t30tfft tr
doxen; peara. rooking. S101..'rt per Iu,:
wlnt.r N'.ilti. $.10 4: Orraon. 14; appl.n.
Hhod. :anl 11r..nlTis.. $1.7.1412 fnr fnur.
tier and HoOsl.Ui for four-tialf-tl.r:
N.wtown Ptppma. $2.16472. r.O; Orrmn
Kptlltnburt. I2 IWM23: Kaldwln, -
$.23; Orrson Newtown Ptppina. $2.30(94.
rhubarb, bar .tock. $2 3002.73 boa.
ltaceipt. Klour, 7774 quartern; wheat.
1600 cental.: oat. T14 rentals; benn., 7f
aarka; potatoea. l."tA4 ,ak; bar. .142 ton.
BJT. al,3,M doxoa; hitlel, 4110 paltli
.langea. 1300 bote.
' Coffew Fsttire Clote Lmvt.
NEW YORK, Keb. 20. Them waa aom.
furttiar entering In tha market for cnttea
future, today, owing to flrmnen. In Pra
llllan cable., hut recant atlanee. had
vldontly left the technical po.it inn ea.ler
and th. ruling of price, waa lowr untler
reallxtng for over th. holidays. Th. mar
ket opened unchanged to four point, lower
and after allowing net loeec. of about 14
to 18 pelnte ateadled up eltflitly on reportn
of higher future. In llrar.ll. The btilran
mat Increaaed offering, however, and ktav
declined to 14.H3o .a the later trading or
23 point, set lower. That dfllvery cln.es
at 14. tine, with the general 111 Khnwttig
a net derlln. of 22 to 211 polfta. March,
14.29c; May, 14 tlrtc; July, 14.hfc; rVptrm
ber. 14.7tlc; October, 14.73e; December,
14.71c.
The exchange will be cloeed from todav
until next Tueeday morning. ,
rltot coffee waa roported In moderate
demand st 1440 to i;c for Kla 7. and
24t0 to 244.C for N.ntA 4.
S GO GN TO
LAUGH- PAKT OP ARRIVALS
FOR 1NORTIIFRV IHX1YFJIY.
Fooder Stock Moved on Ioc1 Mar
ket Frier Holding Meady
la AU Lines.
Kithtn rsrs of stork, mnrllj hog,
wcro rptrtU at lh Bto-M yards yttr.
day. -hH all tt two cars of thM
hog fr for delivery on th sound. Th
local mark, bad but lilt Is offorvd -pt
feeder stock. In general pries roodltUios
at ths yards war uai-hani-od.
Receipts Wi V calve and 1705 hogm.
The .ys sale rs . fl !:
Wl,
1 cow.. 770
2 coi. . IMrt
2 calves I'.'l)
7 c-nlves IM
IU hoKB.. ,.,J7
hoits.. in
I hog... '.HO
1 hos;... ll!0
I.lvt-Miock pr
I'rlr-.l 1 h.-K... ,110 U
I r.o i hn... :.' i..io
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9 ool 1 .. 140 I J IHI
lit ioi 7 hotf,.. l:2 2 ti
l.-. mi 2 h..i.. . 111 ir. :u
l.v.-mi i.i h... ; i:i ;u
i; mi, 17 buK. . ill 1 j ro
14
at ths Portland yards
wrr n follow;
VnUe Trl.
lst grain and pulp-fed steers. 12 I'-' 7.V
L'hoi! steers
Good to choice steers
Mtulium to Ifootl steers
'uir tu gotiti fters
Commi'it to (tiir sterro
Choue cows and hutOri
Good tu t holce cow i, he i for.
Kir to choice cows, heidT.
('sinners
Huii
Prime Unlit calves
Heuvy calves
Slot kerK .ind feeders. .........
Huge
Frirnw mixed
Medium and miied....
Kougti heavy
I'liw
Hlu ep
RaMtern lambs
l.ijcht valley Umbi
Il-vy vuliev JtLiiib
KtMider lain tut , . . . .
Wether
Yearlings
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do SI 4Ub...3.4'N P 4s
do 4th 4 i S. . .91 .00; X PSl
Victory 3a V- L V, a, '
U S2s Seg.V.VMOOvViS P er Bs...
do coupon ..moo -So Ky 5s...
TT ft 4h rea. .. .-ii' v
do coupon . .M0
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QO COUpOO . ..'no
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Provisions.
Local jobbing quotations:
HAM.S All sizes. 34:t7c; skinned. 27
35c; picnic, 27HjjJ8c; cottage roll, Stic.
LARD Tierce oasis, ou; compound, zoc
per pound.
DRi SiU.1 soon, cjear oacas, -oiffjc;
plates. 23c
DECIO'E IN PRICES IS INDICATED
Goods Offered by Some Sellers art Lower
Quota tion. for Forward Delivery.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Dun's Review
tomorrow will say:
With increasing force, tno price ques
tion governs business operations in va
rious channels, and waiting for further
market deflation has lately oecome a
more noticeable feature ox me general
situation. Exceptions to this condition
are not absent, appearing conspicuously
nirun and steel and in certain oilier in
d us tries, but the main tendency is clearly
toward growing conservatism ana camion
amone buyers, many of whom are more
disposed to purchase for immediate well
defined needs than in anticipation of fu
fnp renuiremeiiLa.
Doubts among some se tiers regaraing
the holdlne power of prices, moreover,
have found tangible expression in offering
of roods for forward delivery at lower
quotations than those now current, and
resales at, concessions oi merunanuinc
nreviouslv taken on speculation have af
forded another indication of the present
trend of sentiment.
Weekly banlt clearings are sa,w,-
200,830.
. Eastern Dairy Produce.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Butter firm. Ex
tras, 67c; others unchanged.
Eggs strong, rresn gamerea extra lira is,
I&70C; do first, 67 & 68c
rfhefse irresular. State whole milk flats.
held specials, 2&Uc; do average run.
28 29c; state whole milk twins, held spe
cials, 2930C N
CHICAGO, Feb. 2l Butter higher-
Creamery, 49 (S 65c-
Eges-wKeceiats iz.itvv cases, nncnangea
Live poultry lower; springe, 31c; fowls,
35c
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Evaporated 'ap
ples, dull.
Prunes, easy. -Peaches,
steady.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20 Raw sugar.
steady. Centrifugal 10.ZS; fine granulated.
I15&16. i
Mining Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON. Feb. 20. Closing quotations:
Allouez sa onn iun
Ariz Com 12 lOld Dom ...
Calu & Ariz ;ti osceon
Calu & Hecla..37U uuinry .
Centennial
Cp Rang .
Bant Butte
Franklin ...
Isle Royalle
Ike Cop . ,
Mohawk ...
perlor
43 S-Sup & Boston.
13 tfchanuon
3Utah ion ....
32 jWlnona
8u Wolverine ....
64 Klreene C'aa . . .
12
3:t
, 49
0O
,
A
- I1
Hi
20
33
Mobvct. Eicbanae. Kie.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20, alercantile paper
fliz c fti: ri r cunt.
Ai...t.v bills. IS.42: commercla
ftO-dav bills on banks. $-1.42; commercial
ul-v hiti- g:i41: demand iAo'i; ca
hie 1.46. Francs unchanged. Belgian
rimanil cables. 12.90. Guild
ers. demand. 37 H: cables. :.T. Lire, de
mand. 17.72: cables. 17.70, Marks, de-
n.tanfl 1 ftH: cables. 1.07.
Government bonds strong; railroad bonds
Time loans strong. All datsa, t per cent
null mnnev steadv. High, low and tul
ing rate 0 per cent; closing bid, 54 per
rent: offered at 6 ivr cent; last loan,
per cent; bank acceptances 61 Pr cent.
Bar silver, gl.no.
Mexican dollars, 99 4 o.
LONDON. Feb. 20. Bar iilver, 82gd
ner ounce. Money 4i per eent.
Discount rates, short bills, per cent;
three-month bills. u io per cent.
Swift Co Stotka,
Closing prices on Swift Co. stocks at
Chicago, as reported by Over beck Cuoke
company, rortiana :
Swift & Co 320 Iffwlft Inter.... 43
Lib. McN.li.Ub . 26 INstlonal Loath.
SAN FRANCISCO PKODt'CeC lfABKEf
price Current ea Vegetable, Freah FralU,
Etc at Bay City.
AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Butter.
Extra grade, wc; prime firsts, Me.
Eggs Freah extras, 62c; firsts, 48c;
extra pullets, 4"c; underslsed, 40&
Cheese Old-style California flats, fancy,
fOSsc; firsts, 2&V.C, Voung Americas, 3bc
Vegetables Eggplant, southern, nomi
nal; Bell peppera, southern, lOtflOHo; Pi
mentos, 5W8c; squash, per large lug, cream
quash, 75c 11; hubbard, 11.2541.7 pr
sack; tomatuea, southern, nominal; Msx.1
can, 1.7itif-.o per crate, fancy, repacked,
$2 50 per 30-pound lug; potatoes, river
$4 005; Salinas, 35.23 00. 60; sweet, 60
6Vsc per pound; Oregon Bur banks, . t)
.25; Oregon American Wonders. 3.40
5 50; Idaho Gems, $S&5.25; Garnets. $5 2
95.50; onions, yellow and white, 5;
Australian brown, $4.50 4. 75 on street;
cucumbers, hothouse, $34.fd per box;
Knriih l.T&H.J.I: rarllc. 322 ft 250 per
pound; beans, nominal; celery. $47.0 per
rrnto: lumiDi. ner sack. $1.6061-73: car
rots, $1.25; cauliflower, 7ic$l par dosen ;
lettuoe, aoutncrn, ii.wn;.; pw, offi.c;
sprouts, DV a Per pouna a-parasu.
natural growth 25935c pound; fancy, 40c;
spinach, 9To pound; crate, fa.s; greea
onions. $2 per box. , . mm ,
Fruit Oranges, aavais, .MfLiBi laai-
1 1 Oil fa I
in ittitj 1 1 imi
9 tHUl 1I IM)
h Miui fl u
7 Htf h IMI
V r,j in
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H ."ill H t rut
a Mw.f h m
tl 9 ti
l. KHtM 17 OO
7 (Ml .j 12 ..0
a Out 9
Ifl 7! 11 -"V
15 ?.ti 1.1 7.i
11 mj i;, i'.i
n H4i 1,', on
17 (MUf If IM)
lti ooor 1 7 i Mi
14 .tOl 1 .'hi
12 hci l.'i.HO
LI IMtirf l;t...tl
jr. tm i:. ru
lu oo v 12 tw
Chlgo IJveafM-k Market.
CHICAiiO. F-b. 2U HiRS Rrreipi
22.000. (inn. Hulk $13.Hft 14 50; tnp 14 '.,
heavy. $13.75 V 14 15; medium $14 14 r0,
Itxht, $14 35 V 14 I.'.; lisht light. H Mfr
14.05; heavy packing soas, smooth, 1 - "
IS 25; packing xnwi, routfll, $11.75t
12.5U; pig. $i;i.25 14 25.
Cattle Receipts &IH, weak. Beef steers,
medium and heavy wet k hi, rlndre ami
prime, $14 6 10.25; medium and good,
$11. 60i 14; common, i(a 1 1.50; IlKhtHeiichl.
good and choice. $ 12 'a 15 25 ; common and
medium, 15otrl2; butcher catile, hlf-r.
$6.5U a. 75; enn-, fttluOtl 11 50; -anne r
and cutters, $5fj0 50; veal eatveF, $I5.'5
17.25; feeder atetTB, $7,50611.50; stocker
steers. $d.7ft10 25.
Shoep Receipts 6000, strong. Lambs,
84 pounds and rtnn, IIH6 21.50, rolls and
common, $14.50(T 17.75; ewes, tndlum,
good and rhotre. $11 25914 50; euils and
common, $tife.lo 75.
Omaha IJvetock Markei. .
OMAHA. Feb. SO. (IT. H Bureau of
Markets.) Ilors Receipts 9ioO. active, IS
to 20c higher; top. I4; bulk $1A 009 1.1 !Ht.
heavy $i:i 606 1-i bi); medium weight, $1.1 74
ii-14; llglitneight, H-'l.TOyM; light light,
$1T65s9H4: heavy parking sow, smooth,
$13.25 6 13.50; parking sows, rough, $124f
13 25; pigs. $120914.25.
Cattle Receipts 2.100. generally steady.
Beef steers, medium and heavy we! slit.
choice and prime. $13 50 6 14.75; medium
and good, $10 751:1.60; common. $ (5
6-10.75; lightweight, god and cbni-.
$ 1 1.506 14.25; common and pi1lum. k
11.50; butcher rattle, helfera, go 506 II 2.,
cows. $6.256 1104); caunsr and cutters
$5.2506 25; veal calves, light and hnn.lv
wrlglit, 114 506 16; (eednr steers, $7.7wir
11.75; stocker steers. $6 50111.
gheep Receipts HOOO. killing rlsives 2S
to 60j higher; feeders steady; Uiiibn, 14
pounds down. 1 K. 50 1 20 7." ; imjMb and com
mon. $14.506'17 iO; yearling-", $5 7..17 .50.
ewes, medium and choice, $lltf 13 40; cults
and common, $7JI.
Kansas City Liventocli Market.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. K h. 20 Hhe P,
1500, stedy. Lrimbs, $17 506 20 25; cum
and romnion, $126 IT. 25: yearling wetherM,
I15.50w1H: we. IU 5"H: 2;.. mile nd
common. $5.2tr' 10.25 ; br.,tinB eats, $
14; feeder lanil". lift 5Q6 1K.50.
I-Vattle IJveslocti Market.
PBATTLK. Feb. 20. Hogs Receipts,
none. Prime, $10 W 16 .ftti; lnertnun ta
choice. $156 16; rough huavles. $:tsH lu;
pigs, $126;13ft0.
"ttle Receipts, none. Best pt-rs,
$11 T."6' 12 25; medium to rholce. 19 75 9
lt.S$; common to good, $72569 50; ro
snd heifers, $ 50n 10; common to good,
$0 2tf; bulls. $76 9 25; calvt-a, $7415.
BOSTON WOOL
MARKKT Qt IKTK1
fw
Price Sbew little ar e Change
Week.
BORTOV, Fe. . The Commercial
Bulletin tomorrow will ssy:
The week among wool ftuusep ner nas
been a very quiet one and the Hnglita
vernment wool auction inuroy lur-
oiahed about all the excitement, which
not much, although wools st th salt
went fairly well. Freights are bsdtv de
moralised and ghipment hav bn al
most Impossible. Pricee show little or as
chng. Th situation among th mills
I hardly changed, although some iroub.i
looms oa the industrial borison.
Scoured basla: Texas, fine, iz mnnmi
$1.906l-95; fin. 8 months, 1 Wf 17".
California Northern. 11.906 1 95; mid
dle county. $1.7061.75; southern. $1.5oa
1 90.
Oresron KSStern .-no. niapie. t.fr.. n;
eastern clothing, $1.70f?1.8u; valley No. L
1 75 6-1 0.
Territorial r in pi bp if. ii.w.o'. in;
half blood combing. $1.856 195; hlod
combing. $1 40. fine clothing. II 750
1.85; fine medium clothing. J.a.r6 1 7.1.
Fulled Nstras. ll.V-'Oy; A A. l.Wff
190 A supers. $1.65175.
Mohair Best cuiubing, wnn.,c; iiesi
carding. 656 60''.
Metal
NBW YORK, Feb.
unchanged.
Antimonv, 11.87r.
1ead. firm. hpot
.12c.
mac. uaaettled. Spot 1. 75 w 8.05.
Market.
20. Copper and tree
March. ft7tf