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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921
CLASH OVER PAVING
MATERIAL BIDS HOT
Commissioner Barbur Blocks
Awarding of Contract.
FIGHT BECOMES BITTER
'Tenders of Porter Yett Declared
Regular and Mayor Insists on
Honest Treatment.
Continued effort on the part of City
Commissioner Barbur to reject the
low bid of ihe City Motor Trucking
company for supplying sand, gravel
and crushed rock to the municipal
paving plant for the next 12 months
yesterday resulted in one of the llv
llast rows that has occurred in the
city council chambers in years.
Attorneys, bidders, members of the
council and even disinterested apec
tators Joined in the free-for-all dis
cussion which finally resulted in
postponement of final action until to
morrow. "If this young man," Bald Mayor
Baker, referring to Porter Yett, man
ager of the concern submitting the
low bids, "who has sufficient enegry
and Initiative to get the confidence
and financial backing of substantal
men in this city, comes in here with
honest bids, and all of his cards on
the table. Is to be kicked in the neck
in favor of some going concerns, I
say It is not only tin-American, but it
Is rotten. I, for one. never will stand
for the rejection of these bids as long
as I am a member of this body."
Mr. Barbur for High Bid.
Original objections against the
award of the contract were offered by
Commissioner Barbur at a private
session of the council, it developed
yesterday. At that time he urged
that the contract be awarded to the
Columbia Contract company.
Last Thursday, when the matter
came before the council informally.
Commissioner Barbur declared that
the saving of 14000, reflected in Mr.
Yett's bids, was of no concern to him
or the paving plant, and that regard
less of price he wanted the contract
to go to the Columbia Contract com
pany, the high bidder.
Yesterday Commissioner Barbur de
clared that he opposed the award to
Mr. jetts company lor the reason
that he had assurances from the Co-4
umbia Contract company that If all
bids were rejected now lower bids
would be offered to the city. Mr. Bar
bur also objected to the award of the
contract to the low bidder on the
ground that the company was not a
going concern and had an unknown
and unworked quarry.
Fair Play la Demanded.
Rejection of bids offered for sand,
gravel and crushed rock to be used
for general purposes, several weeks
ago, because the price offered was
uigner man mat quoted lor tne same
material one year ago was offered by
Charles Minsinger, of the Star Sand
company, as a reason tfor the rejec
tion or the paving plant material bids
"I was low bidder In that case,"
said Mr. Minsinger, "and I am look
ing for fair play. My bid was re
Jected because the price was too high,
and here the council has a chance
to save money by readvertlsing, and
I think the bids should all be re
jected."
City Commissioner Pier, In charge
of the purchasing department, held
that the two cases were not similar,
inasmuch as the bids referred to by
Air. Minsinger were higher than the
prevailing price a year -ego. and the
prices in the bids under discussion
were 29 per cent lower than the 1920
prices. -y
Mayor Baker said that he did not
recall the rejection of the bids re
ferred to by Mr. Minsinger, but that
It was time for the council to adopt
a policy to follow so that when a
man makes a legitimate bid and is
low bidder he will not be indlscrim
nately thrown out.
"If this council has made one mis
take I see no reason why we should
make another man suffer," the mayor
said.
Addltlonitl I ii..n. Met.
The question of the council's power
in exacting additional requirements in
the contract, which formed the basis
..of the principal ojection offered Mon.
day by Commissioner Barbur against
the award of the contract, was an
swered by City Attorney Grant, who,
in an opinion, held that the low bidder
could voluntarily offer to submit to
any additional requirements not con
tained in the specifications that the
city council may see fit to exact.
Sanderson Reed, attorney for the
low bidder, submitted a letter offer
ing to submit to additional require
ments. In so doing. Mr. Reed pointed
out that the principle involved in this
case is whether the city council will
arbitrarily set aside honest bids of
fered by persons financially respon
sible. Thomas Ryan, attorney for the Co
lumbia Contract company, pointed out
that the city commissioners should
save money whenever and wherever
they could, and that the rejection of
the bids under consideration was cer
tain to save the city money. He at
tacked the financial standing of the
low bidder, an attack which was
promptly refuted by both Mr. Yett
and Attorney Reed .and also held that
there was question If the low bidder
could satisfactorily perform Us ob
ligations under the contract.
Sudden Interest of The unsuccessful
bidders in saving the city money was
pointed out bj. Commissioner Bige
low, who asked Attorney Ryan why
It was, if his client had been so anx
ious to help the city, he had not
quoted lower prices in his original
bid.
Before Mr.Ryan could answer Com
missioner Mann hopped into the arena,
declaring the reason was that the
"combine" had anticipated easy sail
ing, and, now being up against a
wall, was willing to lower prices.
The real thrill of the meeting came
when Charles C. Hall, east side at
torney, who had entered the council
chambers prior to the opening of the
discussion of the bids to keep a
luncheon appointment with Commis
sioner Bigelow, took the floor.
'Gentlemen of the council," said Mr.
Hal!, "I am but an interested specta
tor,. citizen and taxpayer, but I want
to say, after listening to the argu
ments of the men who are desirous
vof having these bids thrown out. that
their purpose is so evident ae to make
the whole affair laughable.
Low nidder Rightful Contractor.
"I say, give the contract to the
low bidder. All of these men are
on the cast side and I know them
all. and as for Mr. Yett, he has never I
undertaken a contract in his business i
career that he did not fulfill to the .
letter."
Attorney Ryan, immediately charged
Mr. Hall with having an Interest in
tne case, which the latter promptly
denied. Commissioner Bigelow told
the council that Mr. Hall had mm)
to the council chamber at his requeat.
to fulfill a lunchecm engagemen.
Mayor Baker then attempted to
bring all rjisBects to & C-o by
some definite action of the council.
Jin this he was blocked by Commis
sioner Barbur, who held out for post
ponement of action until Friday, say
ing that unless such postponement
was had he would vote against the
award, which, under the four-fifths
rule of the council, would delay the
action almost 30 days.
In asking for the delay. Commis
sioner Barbur explained that bids for
material for purposes other than the
paving plant would be opened Thurs
day and he wanted to see what the
prices were,
CommlmloiiN Mann .Seen "Game."
"I don't see what difference that
makes," said Commsisioner Bigelow.
"The contractors Interested have told
us that they cannot give us as low
prices for the material to be used
for general purposes because It Is not
In as large quantities as the contract
for the paving plant requires."
"Don't you see the game?" said
Commissioner Mann. "Low bids will
be made On the contract tomorrow
and these low figures will be used
as another argument for the rejec
tion of the bids for the paving plant
material. That's an old trick."
Mayor Baker consented to the post
ponement of action until Friday, and
It is possible that the matter will be
placed upon the regular council cal
endar, to be voted on next Wednes
day. By so doing a majority vote of
the council will rule.
IS
WITNESS KECOGNIZES FACE
OF MURDER DEFENDANT.
State Produces Three Who Saw Al
leged Tong Man Throw Smok
ing Pistol to Ground.
Positive identification of Toy Chong
a.s one of two tong gunmen who
pumped lead into the unresisting foVm
of Wops Gee at Fourth and Oavis
streets, on October 7, was made by
three white witnesses produced by
the state during the trial of Toy
Chong for murder yesterday.
Rigid cross-examination failed t&.
shake the stories of these witnesses
In the strength of their identification.
All singled out the mild, inoffensive
appearing figure of the accused Chi
nese In the courtroom as the man who
had thrown his smoking pistol to the
ground and fled east from the mur
der scene until captured by Patrol
man Harry L. Stanton.
Charles Anderson, wood-saw pro
prietor in Portland for 2D years, was
a star witness for the prosecution. He
was at work on Dawis street, between
Third and Fourth, when he heard the
first shot fired, saw two men firing,
noted one throw -JUs weapon to the
sidewalk and run. This man was
To' Chong. he declared, and ran past
him on the sidewalk, but a few feet
away. He was 62 feet from the scene
of the shooting when he heard the
firing, said Anderson, under direct
examination "by Maurice E. Crum
packer, deputy district attorney.
Badgered by John A. Collier, at
torney for the defense, Anderson be
came tangled up In minor details, but
stood firmly by his assertion that Toy
Chong was one of the killers. He
could not describe his clothes, but
"1 identify him because I know that
face I had plenty of time to look at
him!" eald the witness.
MS' 1 CHANGED
NEW BUREAU TO CARE FOR
DISABLED MEN.
U. S. Public Health Service to Con
fine Service to Administration
of Treatments.
Medical service for disabled veter
ans in the Oregon district has been
taken over by the United States vet
erans' bureau, and henceforth the
United States public health service
will confine Its activities to the ad
ministration of treatments. The
change In policy was made this week
by Director Forbes of the veterans'
bureau.
Sis physicians and surgeons have
already been assigned to the local
office of the veterans' bureau, accord
ing to Kenneth Cooper, who has
charge of the work In this state. Two
more medical men will soon be as
signed to duty here.
It is believed that the new policy
will eliminate much of the discontent
that has been felt by sick and dis
abled veterans regarding the United
States public health service. Hence
forth men seeking hospitalization or
examination will go direct! to the
veterans' bureau. There they will be
examined and a treatment prescribed.
They can then be turned over t"o the
public health service hospital or to
any private hospital.
With the change that has been
made an office force of more than to
persons is required to attend to the
work, according to Mr. Cooper. As a
result the offices in the Medical build
ing have proved too small and the
bureau will move to the new two
story building at West Park and Oak
streets in a few days.
In ordering the veterans' bureau in
Oregon to take over the work of ex
amination and hospitalization. Di
rector Forbes is said to have advised
the local authorities to spare no ex
pense to see that the veterans need
ing medical attention are properly-
cared for. In case conditions are not
suitable at the public health service
hospital, he Is said to have empow
ered his officers to place men in pi-
vate hosprtais.
SILVER SLIPPERS PRIZE
Women With Small Feet Have to
Enter Cinderella Contest.
A pair of dainty silver slippers, fit
to adorn the feet of any fairy prin
cess, will be presented to the woman
in Portland, attending "Molly O," who
has the prettiest feet. The prize slip
pers will be a pair of the famous
"Molly O" sandals.
A. C. Raleigh, manager of the Co
lumbia theater, planned the "Cin
derella contest."' Every woman who
is present at any showing of Mabel
Normand's latest comedy, "Molly O,"
at the Columbia during its current
engagement hag a chance to win the
slippers and prove that she has per
fect feet. The award will be made
at the end of next week.
Reputed Burglars Arrested.
MARSH FIELD, Or.. Dec. t4. (Spe
cial.) Mat Kerlin and Ed Weigelt.
who are said to hawe robbed the
George Chard store at Delmar yester
day morning, were taken last night
by Sheriff Elllngsen and his men
while traveling the paved highway
between here and Coquille. The men
had hidden out during the day and
showed up at Beaver Hill In the eve
ning to buV supplies. Chard identi
fied them and they were lodged In
the county Jail.
The prestige of Oregonlan Want
Arts has been attained not merely by
The Oregonian's large circulation, but
by the fact that all Its readers are
interested. In Oregijpitin Want-Ada,
GHEKA
DOMINATES
TRADE IN RUSSIA
Foreigners Find It Difficult to
Do Business With Soviet.
ENEMIES PUT OUT OF WAY
Streets Adjoining Cheka Headquar
ters Not Popular Places for
Promenades With Muscovites.
MOSCOW, Nov. 14. (By a Staff
Correspondent of the Associated
Press.) Leslie Urquhart's recent an
nouncement In London that no for
eigners will ever be able to do busi
ness iiwtussla while the Chekay (com
mission to suppress counter-revolutions)
holds its present power has
become generally known In soviet
Russia and has attracted much
attention. '
Mr. Urquhart was recently 'in
Russia negotiating with the com
missariat for foreign trade to take
over extensive mining properties and
metal works, many of which he con
trolled before the revolution. While
the negotiations were proceeding a
strange man appeared in the con1
ference room. Mr. Urquhart inquired
who he was.
"Oh. that's the representative of
the Cheka," was the reply.
( h. kns Are Privileged.
"But I am .not dealing with the
Cheka and I shall not discuss busi
ness before this man," the English
mining man protested.
Leonid Krassin, minister of com
merce, and other negotiators ex
plained that thevChekas were privi
leged to be represented at all con
ferences. Mr. Urquhart was obdurate. The
Cheka man refused to leave until
telephone Instructions from the
Cheka headquarters withdrew him.
Diplomats and commercial repre
sentatives selected by the chiefs at
the Kremlin to go abroad are passed
on by the Cheka and a large percent
age of the appointments are never
confirmed.
Even the crowd which stands at
the head of the soviet government
and Is privileged to live within the
historic walls of the Kremlin is re
ported to be powerless against the
super-government which has grown
up about the Cheka.
Great Power Exerted.
At one time, DJerjinski and Jacob
Peters and the other men who figured
as the heads of Cheka activities when
the Red terror took place were re
garded as dummies raised to take
blame which the commissars who
made up the council or cabinet and
members of the central executive com
mittees did not wish to shoulder.
But the opinion is now strongly-
grounded among Russians of all
classes that the Cheka is a very real
institution. The higher personnel in
the organization changes frequently,
or at least pretends to chage. How
ever DJerjiski and Mlnjlnski and
Peters and other men whose names
have figured prominently in Cheka ac
tivities may never be able to persuade
the average Russian that they have
really left the organization.
Umsllcht is at the present moment
the man who is generally supposed to
be the active head of the Cheka. He
has his office in the central head
quarters of the organization, which
occupies a large office building in the
business center of Moscow, overlook
ing the Kremlin walls.
Executions Are Reported.
The Cheka building is six stories
high and is triangular In shape with
a court In the center. Much of the
space facing the court has been turned
into cells and is the Lublanka prison,
where most important political pris-
onersae kept.
Rumor nas it mat executions taae
nlace in the cellar of this building.
and pedestrians often report that they
have heard shots when walking near
the building. Muscovites seldom walk
close enough to the Cheka headquart
ers to hear cannon shots in the cellar.
The streets adjoining it are not popu
lar promenades.
Evduk. the liaison orncer wnom me
bo.lshevlk government has named to
be the go-between for the American
relief administration and the Krem
lin, is a Cheka man. .
Colonel Haskell's organization has
had no trouble with the Cheka, which
Is apparently satisfied that the Amer
icans came to Russia to feed starving
children and are not trying to inter
fere with Russian politics.
CAT6RERS PICK OFFICERS
B. F. Brown low Chosen President
of State Association.
B. F. Brownlow was chosen presi
dent of the Oregon State Caterers' as
sociation at the annual election of
officers, held yesterday afternoon in
the Oregon building. Other officers
elected were: D. L. Cappa, first vice
president: S. M. Gallagher of Astoria,
second vice-president; F. J. Blazler.
treasurer, and F. W. Beach, secretary.
Directors elected In addition to the
officers. Include Mrs. M. Olive Jen
nings. Otto Klein, Gilbert G. Joyce, J.
E. Blazler and George H. Watson.
Selection of January 20 as the date
of the annual banquet of the associa
tion was made. Mr. Brownlow and
J. E. Blazler were appointed chair
men of committees to make arrange
ments for the affair.
POOLROOM LICENSE LOST
t
Council's Patience With Managers
of Resort Exhausted.
G. W. Porting, manager of the Idle
Hour poolroom, lost his license yes
terday and in addition was not per
mitted to put up a defense before the
council. Owners of the resort had
been cited before the council on a
number of occasions, and each time
promise was made that the ?stablish
m nt would be conducted iccording
t3 the law. Violations, however, con
tinued until members of the council
decided there was no reason to give
further consideration to t.ie present
owners of the poolroom.
The license held by GeorgeMarko
vlch for conducting a cardroom at 68
North Third stret was revoked.
The council granted a license to
five Chinese to opente a restaurant
and soft drink establishment In the
Allskr building. The five are Chin
You. Chin Bock Young, Yhun Let,
Wong San and Paul Wong.
UNDERTAKERS SEEK JOB
Business Jealousy Shown in Wish
to Bury County Paupers.
If the contract for the disposition
gf county pauper dead were not quite
a plum for the undertaker holding the
coaceMiun there would, be a,o ezjplang-
tion for the flash of business jealousy
displayed by some of Portland's under
takers at the meeting of county com
missioners yesterday.
In line with the new policy of the
county board to pass the patronage
around among various mortuary es
tablishments, the concession had been
taken from the A. D. Kenworthy com
pany last Monday and given to the
F. S. Dunning company. This brought
a complaint from Kenworthy and
other undertakers were on the Job
yesterday to see why their firms had
not received the business.
Kenworthy told the commissioners
that it was unfair to deprive him of
the contract for the remainder of the
winter as the handling of county
corpses was only profitable in the
winter, when numerous elderly peo
ple died. He wished to retain the
contract until April. Holman & Sons
and other firms also were represented,
askipg consideration in apportion
ing the business.
The commissioners turned down a
suggestion that they advertise for
bids, saying that the business was
sad and disagreeable enough without
being commercialized to that extent.
The profit for undertakers Us in find
ing relatives of dead paupers and
exacting fees from them and some
times In probating small estates.
OFFICE RENTS INCREASED
RISE CONSIDERED SIGN OF
GOOD BUSINESS TONE.
Northwestern National Bank Build
ing Announces Advance for
Firstof Year.
Significant of the generally good
tusiness conditions in the city and
the accompanying demard for office
space came the announcement yes
terday that a rise in rents for many
tf the tenants in the offices in the
Northwestern National Bank building
would go into effect the first of the
ear.
It was announced that the Increase
ranged from 15 to 20 per cent for
those affected. The management an
nounced that the rise was Imarily
to take care of some of the irregu
arities In the present rents paid by
tenants with a view to putting all on
a more equaTbaeis.
, This is the first important increase
in rents on office space to be an
nounced recently, although the cost
of space for mercantile establish
ments has been advancing rapidly due
to the great demand in the downtown
district. A number of building man
agers yesterday expressed the belief
that there would be n.i general ad
vance In rents for office space at this
time, although there is a great de
mand for offices in the more modern
type of buildings.
Auto Carries Movies Into
Rural School Districts.
Vancouver Official Shows I'llma
Eves Where There Are No Elec
tric Light.
V
ANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 14.
(Special.) Moving picture
ahows are being given in the country
gchools throughout Clarke county
where there is no electric light by
Chester V. Bennett, countysuperin
tendent of schools. Where there Is
i-no electrical connection, and that is
in most of these schools, Mr. Bennett
gets his small automobile near the
school building.
A specially-built generator has been
attached to the car and when all is" in
readiness the engine Is started and
kept going. This gives 32 volts, the
amount of electricity required to op
erate the moving picture machine. ,
A large map of the United States Is
sometimes used as a curtain; other
times a largesheet does equally as
well. The windows are darkened In
the daytime and classes are dis
missed that all may see the pictures,
which are educational.
Many of the children in the country
schools have never before seen mov
ing pictures and when they see per
sons shown walking around they get
greatly excited and yell and laugh
and have a fine time. It Is a wonder
ful treat for them.
Mr. Bennett has Juat received tw
reels showing how electric lights are
made and assembled. Similar pictures
of how various well-known goods are
manufactured are shown. Many of
the films are sent out by the Wash
ington State college at Pullman, and
all are highly educational.
WOMAN PIONEER IS DEAD
Mrs. Maria J. Baker Firs Bride
in Multnomah County.
Mrs. Maria J. Baker, who died in
this city Tuesday afternoon, at the
age of 86 years, was one of the pio
neers of this state, having come
across the plains with her parents,
James and Sara Loomis, in 1844. Her
father took up a donation land claim,
where St. Johns now is located and
the family resided enere until the
duath of both parents. On January
11, 1$55. Mrs. Baker, then Maria
Loomis, was married to Perry G.
Baker, the m Wage being the first to
be performed W Multnomah county
For many years prior to ner cream,
Mrs. Baker was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal, church. She also
belonged to the organization of the
Oregon pioneers ana naa many
friends throughout the state. She had
been a resident of Portland since her
arrival in the state. In recent years
she spent most of her summers at
Long Beach. Wash., and Seaside, Or
Mrs. Baker was born in Canada.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence, 621 Front street, this after
noon at 2 o'clock. Interment will b
at Rivervlew cemetery.
Pupils Enjoy Warm Lunch.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Mon
mouth. Or., Dec. 14. (Special.) In
stead of munching cold sandwiches,
pupils who attend the Mountain View
rural center are now served a warm
lunch at the noon hour. The install
ing of this service has met with much
satisfaction among the patrons of the
school. Heretofore the pupils have
paid a small sum for this service but
recently an arrangement was made
by the Mothers' cluo and the school
board so that the lunches will Be
served to the children free.
Robbery of Mail Attempted.
MONMOUTH, Or., Dec. 14. (Spe
clal.) An attempt to rob the mail was
made last night when an unidentified
person attacked the bus which oper
ates between this city and Independ
ence. The mail Is carried on a trail r
and none of the passengers were
aware of the attempted robbery. Por
tions who came along soon after the
bus found a mall puch by the side
of the road. It had been cut open
but no mail had been taken. No clue
has been found to the guilty parties
Washington Grain Men to Meet.
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 14. The
annual convention of the Washington
State Grain Growers', Shippers' &
Millerr' association will be held In
Spokane January 26 and 27. it was
announced here by Dean Edward C.
Johnson of Washington State college,
president of the associating
I
WHEAT ON COAST
More Inquiries Received, but
Not at Prices Current.
li nr rT . , . . .
MARKET HERE HELD HIGH
Cheaper Offerings Made by Gulf,
Argentina and Australia At
x tract Export Business.
Wheat bids were reduced another cent
at the local grain board session yesterday.
There did not appear to be much demand
In any quarter nor was selling pressure by
the country evident..
A little more inquiry for wheatls coming
from Europe but no business has been
worked yet and shippers do not see any
prospect of doing anything in the imme
diate future as prices here are too high,
they assert in comparison with the offer
ings of Australia ana Argentina and are
also out of line with pries on the east
coast, where considerable exporting is be
ing done. The Japanese are not at present
Interested in coast wheat or flour and
China Is not likely to buy before the Chi
nese New Year.
Eastern advices were that 600.000 bush
els of wheat were marked for export during
the day, of which 100.000 bushels were
gulf wheat and 80.000 bushels durum.
Other export sales were 35,000 bushels of
rye, 118,000 bushels of corn and 40.000
bushel of oats. The Liverpool wheat mar
ket closed xd higher and corn "id
higher.
The Price Current eald: "Reports In
dicate that in spite of some rain in the
southwest, drouthy conditions still con
tinue over the winter wheat belt as a whole
and the crop has undoubtedly gone into the
winter season in a very poor condition."
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Portland Wht.Brly. Fir. Oats. Hay.
Wednesday .... 251
16
3
2
315
309
11
18
876
loos
rear ago 27
Season to date 18,570
Year ago 4021
Tacoma
Tuesday 16
Year ago
Season to date 6264
Year ago 2938
Seattle;
Tuesday 20
Year ago 4
Season ta date 4678
Year ago .... 2017
33 J1S4
85 413
2
4
822
481
7
1
1237
184
82
83
70
4'".
sia
124
1.1
2l
234
not
982
BULLISH VIEW OF PRUNE MARKET
Demand for Shipment East and for
Export Reported.
A bullish view of the prune situation in
general is taken by the California asso
ciation, which in a trade circular says:
"A year ago the tonnage of prunes on
hand was large, both on the coast and in
the east. Today stocks of old prunes are
entirely cleaned up and the carryover of
1921 is very short. Stocks in the hands
of jobbers In the east are practically nil.
In addition to this, buying 1ms already
resumed. During the past week alone in
quiries have come in steadily and business
in carload lots has been active all over
the country. Cables received during the
last 24 hours were from nearly every part
of Europe asking for quotations for Jan
uary shipment. One Brooklyn pjant is
sold out for December shipment and has
booked ahead heavy orders for January
as well.
"There are practically no prunes in the
hands of growers outside of the asso
ciation; 600 tons would cover tho stocks.
In view of these facts, we cannot see any
thing bu; sunshine ahead for the prune
market. We believe that before the end
of January the market will be much higher
than at present and from present indica
tions we feel that prices will advance on
January 1."
HOPS SELL AT L O W V. R PRICES
Only One Bayer Operating in This State
Unsold Stocks.
There Is only one buyer In the hop mar
ket now and with the -absence of competi
tion the market la weak. Some purchases
were reported yesterday as low as 13
cents and the extreme top on the best
goods is not over 20 cents. This buyer's
total purchases on the present movement
have been, about 2O0O ba.es.
In spite of the narrow demand, hop men
still believe the market will be satisfactory
after the turn of the year, or when Eng
land begins buying. The one unfavorabls
feature of the situation is the alxe of the
unsold stock on the Pacific coast. While
there are not over 4000 bales left In Ore
gon, It is estimated that on the entire
coast over 30,000 bales are to be dis
posed of.
Exports from the United States during
October, 1921. were 556.555 pounds, the
bulk going to Canada, Australia, British
India and Japan, and nothing to Great
Britain. Exports during September, 1921.
were 354,330 pounds, of which only S970
pounds went to Great Britain, the re
malnoVr to Canada, Australia and othcx.
countries.
COBB ItlTTKR m-ARCF. AND FIRM
Dealers Try to Obtuln Supplies at San
Francisco.
The egg market was steady with mod
erate receipts and enough shipping busi
ness with the east to keep supplies cleaned
up. Buyers offered 43 cents to country
shippers and paid a cent or two more on
the street to complete carlots.
Cube butter was firm with top grades
scarce. Creameries here and In the north
have tried to obtain supplies at San
Francisco, but stocks tbere are also very
light and few dealers have any surplus
to offer.
The live poultry market was weaker.
Hens sold lower at 25 cents for heavy
and 17 cents for light. Springs held at
21 cents, but receipts were heavy. Dressed
turkeys were steady at 42 cents with a
moderate demand. The market for
country dressed meats was unchanged. '
STORAGE EGG HOLDINGS ARE SMALL
Withdrawals In Paat Week 15S1 Cases
Butter Stocks Decrease.
Wrthdrawala of eggs from Portland
storages in the past weok were 1331 cases,
leaving only 2544 cases on hand. The de
crease In local butter holdings was 4278
pounds.
Storage holdings of dairy and poultry
products at Portland and Seattle compare
with last week and a year ago as follows:
At Portland
This wk. Last wk Last yr.
Butter, pounds.... 28.782
Cheese, pounds . 95.582
Eggs, cases 2,344
Poultry, pounds. . 125.043
At Seattle
Butter, pounds.... 57.252
Cheese, pounds.... 86,032
Eggs, cases. .... . 916
Poultry, pounds. . 337,137
33.O60 2S7.54T
100.227 110.958
4.093 1.560
123.600 245.205
54.005 548.414
08,339 313.681
1.474 141
326.523 153.4
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
;iearings. Balances.!.,, 170171;.
Portland ?.838.ft20 11.01 8.21 &e"0J?VZ V1?,.: M4Mo: No
Seattle
... O.UI4.BI4 1.1US.OTB
Tacoma .
Spokane .
BM.TO1
33.323
1.S92.U88
ST3.635
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
Merchants exchange, noon
session:
Bid
Wheat Dec. Jan
Hard white $ 108 $ 1.06
Soil wuile ... i.oo l.uS
1.03
1.04
l oS
uats
No. 2 white feed 36.00 26.00
FLOUH Family patents, 7 per barrel;
whole wheat, 96.20; graham, $6; bakers'
hard wheat, ST. 03; bakers' blueatem pat
ents, ttt valley soft wheat. 13.60;
straights. 5.23.
M1LLFEED Price f. o. b. mill: Mlll
rvn. f.20 per ton; middlings, $34; rolled
barley, 134136; rolled oats,. 836, scratch
feed, its per ton.
CORN Whole. $34; cracked. $36 per
ton.
HAT Buying price f. o. b. Portland:
Alfalfa. $14.30 per tun: cheat. $12012.30;
oat and vetch. $14.30013; clover, $12;
valley timothy, $13013.50; eastern Ore
gun timothy, $1S0 is. 30.
Dairy and Country Produee.
i a cn. uocs, ex Iran, i -i younvi ,
pr";,s "Archmjn. w;a.DpJ box ,oia "c-
1 graoe, 42c. delivered Portland.
BGUS Buying price. 43c; Jobbing
prices, case count, 44045c; candled ranch,
47 0 48c; association firsts, 48c; aasociatlon
selects. 53c; association pulleta, 45c.
CHEESE Tillamook triplets, price to
Jobbers f. o. b. Tillamook. 26c; Young
Americas, 27c pound.
POULTRY Hens, 1702Sc: springs, 21c;
ducks, 20020c; geese, nominal; turkeys,
live, nominal; dressed No. 1, 42c lb.
PORK Fancy, l'Jc prr pound.
VEAL Fancy, 14c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotatlona:
FRUITS Navel oranges, $4.50 0 0 25 per
box; Japanese oranges. $2.50 per bundle;
lemons, $306: grapefruit, $407 per baa:
bananas. 8tt'9c per pound; apples. $104
per box; pears, $2 0 2.25 per box; grapes.
California Red Emperors, 12 Sac psr pound;
casabas, 303Hc per pound; cranberries.
Oregon, $7 per box; eastern, $22 0 23 per
barrel; piiieapplea, $7.30 per case.
POTATOES Oregon, $1.7502 per hun
dred; Yakima, $20125 per hundred: sweet
potatoes, 4l 05c per pound; Arkansas.
$2.7303 per crate.
ONIONS Yellow. $4.3003 per hundred.
VEGETABLES Cabbage. H02c per
aound; lettuce. $303.30 crate; carrots.
$t 30 per sack, garlle. 12V 015c per pound:
beets, $1.50 0 2 per sack; cucumbers. $20
2.20 per doxen; celery. 6Oc0$l per doxen;
green peppers. 20c per pound; cauliflower.
$202.33 per crate: pumpkins. 2Vs03c per
pound; squash. 2Vi03c; sprouts. IT'-,- .
turnips, $2 per sack: parsnips, $202.30
per sack; tomatoes, $4.50 per lug.
Staple Groceries.
Loral jobbing quotations:
M: (sack basis) Cane, granulated.
6.03c pound.
Nl'TS Walnuts, new crop, soft shall.
2$36c pound: Braxil nuts. 18020c; fil
berts. 20 0 23c; almonds. IS 027c; pea
nuts. 10 0 llHc per pound.
RICE Blue Rose, 6Hc per pound: Japan
style. 0c per pound.
COFFEE Roasted, bulk, la drums. 180
85c per pound.
SALT Granulated. bales, 3 20 0 4.05:
half ground, ton. 50s, $17.20; 100s, $10.23.
HONEY Comb, new crop, $5.730023
per case.
DRIED FRUITS Dates, $7 per caae;
flgs. SI. 4003.75 per box; apples. 16c lb.;
peaches, 15017c; apricots, 23026Vsc;
prunes, 7H012c.
BEANS Small white. 6c; large white.
4c; pink, 5c; bayo, 6c; red, 6c.
Hides, Hop. Ete.
TALLOW No. 1. 4c; No. 2, Sc pc
pound.
CASCARA BARK 5c a pound delivered,
Portland.
HOPS 1021 crop, 15020c per lb.
HIDES Fresh cured. 5c per pound
hulls. 4c; calf. 12c per pound: kip.
dry hides, 9c; dry salt hides, 7c per pound.
PELTS Dry pelts, ru.l wool. (10c nc
pound; salt pelts, 35 0 5Oc each, according
to size.
WOOL sr- Eastern Oregon. 16023c pe
pound; vinlev. 12014c per pound.
MOHAIR Oregon, 15022c per pound
delivered Portland.
Provisions.
Local Jobbing quotations:
HAMS All sizes. 270111c; skinned, 240
33c; picnics. 2Uc; cottage roll. 23c.
BACON Fancy. 3110 43c; choice. 27
32c; standartl. ri t,,L.
LARD Pure, tierces, 14c pound; com-
prt-ss;d tierces, nc.
DUT SALT Backs. 18021c; plates. IBc.
Oils..
LINSEED OIL Raw. In barrels. c
r. cans, $1.04. Boiled, in barrels
91c; 5-galion cans, $1.0B.
TURPENTINE In drums, $1; 8-gallon
cans. si. 10.
WHITE LEAD 100-pound kegs. 12H
per pound.
GASOLINE Tank wagons and Iron
barrels, ISO j cases. 3svc.
I
KHIC-VtWO MARKET WORKS
JjOWER, BEALLNGS LilGHTER
Bulk of Export Business in Cana
dian Gruin Short Buying
Causes Brief Rallies.
CHICAGO. Dec. 14 With the wheat
market becoming more and more of 1
holiday affair. -prices today worked irreg
uiarly down grade. The close was unset
tied. He to 114c lower, with May $1.10
to $1.11 and July $1.01', to $1.(11 . Corn
lost Wc to c and oats a shade to c
and 14c. Provisions varied from unchanged
tlgures to l.c olf.
Selling by elevator interests quickly over
came a slight degree of firmness which
wheat at the beginning showed In response
to Higher quotations at Liverpool. Pres
ence of ample immediate supplies counted
In favor or the bears. Dry weather com
plaints from, the west and southwest led
at times to considerable covering by shorts.
but the enaulng rallies were mainly of
transient character. Some export business
was announced out the hulk or pur. ha--ing
for Europe continued to be restricted
to wheat grown in Canada.
Corn and oats were weakened by the
slowness 01 aomestlc call lor corn. Ex
porters were after corn here, however, and
rural offerings of corn to arrive were
light.
Yrovisolns, although dull, held fairly
steaay, owing to strength, in the hog mar
ket. The Chicago grain letter received yes
terday by tie Overbeck & Cooke company
of Portland follows: .
Wheat Lacked a definite trend all day
and closed with a small net loss The
absence of outside Interest no doubt was
responsible more than anything else for
the sluggishness. A report late in the
session to the effect that resellers in the
United Kingdom were offering Manltobaa
at 5 cents below the cost of replacement,
received little credence In view of the
strength of Liverpool and Winnipeg fu
tures. The latter was attributed to buy
ing for foreign account, which would not
be taking place If wheat were available
on the other side at more attractive
prices. We see nothing In the outlook to
cause an Important or permanent decline.
Corn Very little support In the market
during early trading and prices weakened
under the pressure of selling by eastern
houses. Cash was again lower on receipts
of 45 cars, but the basis was steady ex
cept for lower grades. The Increase in
the movement, in our opinion, will soon
spend Its force. 1
Oats About-the only feature was buying
by commission houses on resting orders,
presumably for Investment account. It is
logical to assume that any new develop
ments will favor higher prices.
Rye Dull and lower, dominated by the
action of wheat, pash rye was firm with
sales of 35,000 bushels to exporters.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
rnen. HIeh. Low. "Close.
May.
July.
$ 1.11 $ 1.12V4 $ 1.10H $ 1.10
1.02
i". a
CORN.
.52
.54 M
OATS.
.87
.38
1.00 l.Ol.i
May.
July.
.32
.54
.32
.33
.52
.84
May.
July.
.87 H
.88
.87
.87
.37
.38
MESS PORK.
Jan. .
14.73
LARD.
8.60 8.60 8.ft2
9.02 0.02 8.83
SHORT RIBS.
7.68 7.85 7 50
7.80 7.80 7.7S
Jan.
May.
8.52
8.95
Jan
7.50
7.78
May
Cash prices were:
Wheat No. 3 red, 11.14; No. 3 hard.
1107. I .
Corn No. 2 mixea, lottf NO. 2
I"" ...TV,..,. " " "
.11 lie, 7V"vw
Rye Nominal.
Barley 53c.
Timothy seed 1506.
Clover seed $12.90 018.80.
Pork Nominal.
Lard 88. ftft 8 60.
Rlbe 87.25 43' 8.2ft.
Primary Receipts.
CUICXGO. Dec. -i. .; ,. receipt
White club 1.03
Hard winter m 1.03
Northern spring 1.03
1 Wheat, 806.000 bushels versus 1,004.000
bushels. Corn, 2.297.000 bushels versus
: 857,000 bushels. Osls, 480,000 bushels ver
sus 476.000 bushels.
Shipments Wheat, 311,000 bushels ver
sus 65S.0O0 bushels. Corn. 676,000 bushels
versus 337.000 bushels. Oats, 383,000 bush
els versus 380,000 bushels.
Clearances Wheat. 76,000 bushels. Corn.
18.000 bushels. Oats. 20,000 bushels.
Flour. 23,000 barrels. Above figures do
not Include 005,000 busbels bonded wheat.
Car lots Minneapolis Wheat, 238; corn,
-47; oats, 33; rye. 10; barley. 14. Omaha
Wheat. 40: corn. 133; oats, 10. Winnipeg
Wheat. 114S; oats. 191. Duluth Wheat.
191; corn. 107; oats, 7. Kansas City
Wheat, 103; corn, 45; oata. 12. St. Louis
Wheat, 32; corn, 44; oats, 20.
Winnipeg Grain Market.
' WINNIPEG. Dec. 14. Cash wheat. No.
I northern. $1.0fli ; No. 2. $1.00i: No. 4.
S8c; No. 6, 71c: feed. 03r; track.
$1.03U. Oats, No, 2 white, 40ttc; No. 3,
37Sc; No. 1 extra feed. 37Hc; No. 1 feed.
35x4c; track, 40c. Barley, No. 3 and
track, 52c. Rye, No. 3 and track. S3c.
Wheat, December, $1 02.V4 : May, $1.06'.
Minneapolis drain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 14 Barley. 37
B. Flax. No. 1, $1S44 01.96. Wheat,
December. $1.17; May, 11.17; July.
81.14X.
Seattle drain Market.
SEATTLE. Dec. 14. Wheat, hard white,
soft white, white club, soft red winter,
northern spring, $1.05; hard red winter.
81.07; eastern red Walla, $1.03; Big Bend
bluestem. $1.10.
City delivery: Hay. timothy $24. D. C.
$28, mixed $21. alfalfa $18, D. C. $23. straw
$14, barley, -whole, $31; ground and rolled
$83, clipped $38, chick starter $34, chop
all grain $86. cocoanut meal $28. corn $34.
corn cracked and feed meal $36, cotton
seed meal $44, linseed meal $38, mash mix
ture egg $39 0 43, scratch food $40043,
soy bfan $60, wheat $43. Puget sound $41
Grain at San Franrlseo.
PAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14. Oraln
Wheat, milling. $1.8301.95: feed. $1.83
1.03; barley feed, 31.2501.30; shipping.!.
fi.ovwi ..,), oais. reu leeu, 11 tnu i.w;
corn, white Egyptian. $1 67 4 0 1.72 ; red
milo. $1.43 01.30.
Hay Wheat. No. 1. $1719: talr. $14
17; tame oat. $13018; wild oat, $11013;
alfalfa, $13016, stock, $9012; straw, $10
12.
FARE HEARING COMPLETED
Trolley Increase From 5 to 8 Coins
at Salem Sought.
SALEM. Or., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Hearing of the application of the
Southern Pacific company for an In
crease of fares on the lines of the
Halem Street Car company was com
pleted here at noon today. The hear
ing was conducted by the Oregon
public service commission.
The company contended that It had
lost approximately $1000 monthly
since 1317 and that it would be nec
essary to Increase the present 5-cent
fare to 8 cents to take care of the
deficit, provide a reasonable return
cn the investment and guard against
depreciation.
The city, through committees ap
pointed by the council and other or
ganizations, contended that an In
creased fare would result in a reduc
tion of traffic and that the total
revenue of the corporation would be
less than at the present time.
It also was alleged that an In
creased fare would result in great
injury to the city.
It was indicated today that the
commission will issue a formal order
in the case early In January.
Lojrslnjr Camp to Be Closed.
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 14 (Special.)
The Black Rock camp of the Spauld
Ing Logging company, which has been
the scene of extensive timber opera
tions for more than 16 years, will
close about January 1. Figures made
public today by the company indicate
that approximately 2.000.000.000 feel
of timber has been cut at the camp
since It was first Invaded by loggers.
The company probably will sell tho
land for farming purposes, according
to Mr. Spaulding.
Sea Calm at Seaside.
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 14. (Special.)
Parties .who went to Seaside today ex
pecting to see the waves washing over
the roadways and playing havoc were
disappointed. The tide was unusually
high and the breakers splashed against
the concrete boulevard. The sea was
calm, however, and the breakers were
small, so that no damage resulted.
The Oregonlan publishes1 practi
cally all of the want eds printed In
the other three Portland papers, in
addition to thousands of exclusive
advertisements not printed In any
ether local paper.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
PORTLAND. Dec. 14 Maximum tem
perature. 40 degrees; minimum, 41 de
grees. River reading, 8 A. M.. 8.0 feet;
change In lat 24 hours, I.S feet. Total
rainfall (5 P. M. to 3 P. M ). 0.06 Inch;
total rainfall since September 1. 1921.
it. us inches; normal rainfall since Sen-
lembcr 1. 15.30 Inches: excess of rainfall
since September 1, 2 68 Inches. Sunrise.
i ' " A- sj. ! sunset. 4.26 P. M .: total ..un-
shlne. none; possible sunshine, 8 hours 40
minutes. Barometer (reduced sea level.
8 P. M., 80 11 inches. Relative humidity:
3 A. M., 88 per cent: noon, 84 per cent;
5 P. M., 76 per cent.
e TUB WBATHER
iC 5 1 "'"J I
' 2 2 -" o
5; ;3 j 3
STATIONS. ig"Jt 1 5 Waathar
1 'I sc i t
I I i- : :
j
Baker ....
Boise
341 3810.00!. .W ICIoudy
34 460.00l. . NWIPt. cioudy
26 S0i0.0118,NW!C!oudy
Bo.it on ...
Calgary ...
14 2s il (in
I IPt. cloudy
W Icioudy
Chicago . . .
an ;is ni
Denver ....
Dea Moines
ICureka ...
3ii 4-. o no . .
XE ICIoudy
W Cloudy
Ink Iciou.iy
34 52 0.00
44 4s l on
Galveston
M (4)10.00 Hi SK
uiear
Helena ....
32 3410.02
N w
Snos
Juneaut . . .
.. $84 .... ..
46 58 0.00..
Kansas City
Los Angeles
N Clear
I
S IClear
Marshfleld
.Medford . .
Mi a "I .
420.0(1'.
38 0. 041 11!
NWICIoudy
N Icioudy
XWICIoudy
Minneapolis
New Orleans
4 0.00
Clear
New York
22 34;0.0li24;NWiPt. cloudy
North Headi 421 4410 .00i3O . .W
;Pt. cloudy
Phoenix
44! 64 0. 00
dear
Pocatello
Portland
iloseburg
801 48 0.0016
421 40 0.06 . .
46 48 0.04 1. .
40 eo'o.oo . .
46 520.00 10
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Sacramento
Ulear
Clear
Clear
St. Louis...
Sslt Lake.
821 4 8m.0O
San Diego. .. 58!8fl0.00.
Clear
S. Fran-Cisco
481 ft20.00
ISW ICIoudy
Seattle
Sltkat
Spokane ...
38 41)
. .183!
.i wKasar
32 34I0.O0
. . 4010.00
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Tacoma ....
Tatoosh Ial .
Valdest
Walla Walla
Washington
Winnipeg ..
Yakima ....
40 48
... tw
38 380.00
Cloudy
34' .HI
:.- no
0.14
snow
'0.48
Pt. cloUdT
36j 42!0.OO
Cloudy
A. M. today. IP- M. report preceding day.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Cloudy; norther
ly winds.
Washington ana ursKon v-iouay; moa
rate northerly winds on the coast.
TRAVELERS'
S. 8. WEST KADER ...Jan. 2 S. S. LAS VEGAS. Jan. 28
Shanghai, Manila, Hongkong
S. 8. WEST.CATOTB Dec IT 8. 8. WEST KEATS Jan. IT
For further information regarding space, rates, etc.. apply to TRAFFIC DEPT..
809-822 Board of Trade Bidg., Portland, Or., or Astoria Shipping Co, Astoria.
Or., or R. T. Johns Co, Leary Bldg.. Seattle, Wash.
SMALL RUN HT
LIVESTOCK PRICES STEADY IX
ALL LIXES.
Bulk of Hog; Sales Are at Top Quo
tatlon of $8.50 Cattle and
Slieep Unchanged.
The local livestock market was without
new feature. Only threo loads were re
ceived by rail. Hogs were steady with the
bulk. of sales at the top quotation of $ 30.
Cattle, sheep and lambs were also un
changed with the tone of the market
steady.
Receipts were 17 rattle and 231 hogs.
The day's sales were- as follows:
Wt. Prlce.l Wt. Prl. .
12 steers .. 962 $3.23! 8 hogs ... 193 $8.20
4 steers ..1023 3.001 hogs ... 210 8.30
4 steers .. 950 3.90' H hogs ... 2ns 8.80
6 cows ...10TS 4.20184 hogs ... 18ft 8.23
1 cow 930 2 00, I hog 470 3 no
1 cow .... 930 3.231 7 hogs ... 121 8 23
Scows ... 91)0 8.00 23 hogs ... 213 8.21
5 mwi ... 930 8.73112 hogs ... I4 8 30
1 cow ....1020 4 23129 hogs ... 140 S il
1 cow 770 8.00l2 hogs ... 193 SMI
2 cows ...1080 4.001 8 hogs ... 107 8 M
1 cow:... 1080 4.28136 hogs ... 183 8 30
1 COW 1130 4 23 10 lambs .. 81 8.23
1 calf 130 9 301 ft lamb , .. 94 8.88
1 bull 1120 4.301 2 lambs . . 73 8.00
33 hogs ... 1 KH 8.2fti 6 eWKS ... 12S 4 HQ
1 hog .... S10 ft.ftO' 1 ewe 160 4.50
20 hogs . . . 204 7 : 5 1 rw 140 4 M
6 hogs ... 211 204strer ..1140 ft 50
17 hogs ... 282 8 001 1 calf .... 130 lino
4 hogs ... 180 8.501 1 yearl ... 110 4 00
2 hogs . . . 200 8.00 8 yearl . . . 103 ft.oO
Prices quoted at the Portland Union
stockyards were
follows:
cattle
Choice steers
Medium to good steers .......
Pair to medium steers ..
Cmmnn to fair steers .......
Choice feeders ....
.$ BO iff 7 "0
. 6.00 40.30
. 5 30 60 00
. 2.ft03.30
. 4.7fttj3.2.-.
. 4.2ft tr 4. 75
. ft.lHltift 30
. 4.ftO0ftM)
. 4.00W4 ..Ml
. 8.00W4 ml
Fair to Km,"! feeders
Choice cows and heifers
Medium to good cows, heifers.
Fair to nn-dlum cows, heifers.
Common cows
Canners
Hulls 8 84) 4.08
Choice dairy calves 8.ft0tf9.00
Prime light calves 8.04IW8.30
Medium light calves 8 00t8.00
Heavy calves ,.t ft.OO'utioO
H oks
Prime light
Smooth heavy. 230 to 800 lh.
Smooth heavy. 300 lbs. and up.
Rough heavy
Fat pigs
Feeder pigs
8 O0',f 8 311
7 211 i 7 7ft
8.23 4x7 -8
8 93 fn n r.n.
s.iin i i to i
sniirov.-.n I
Stags, subject to dockage 4.00ix0.23
Sheep
Bast of mountain lambs 8 0fl4r8.3$
Best valley lambs 7.30 4JH.O0
Fair to good 8f8)T.Oi
Cull lambs 4.00m;iii
aatara Oregon feeders 6.00i7.iin
Light yearlings O.IMHi7 im
Heavy yearlings R.olMl it.oo
Light wethers 4.ftOtf3.-Ml
Heavy wethers 4.0or,V"l
10. MS I
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Dec. 14 (I'nlted States Bu
reau of Markets.) Cattle 8000: beet
steers steady to 25c higher; top yearlings,
early. $10.50: hulk beef steers. $8,391X8011;
she stock, steady to 15c higher; bulls,
stockers and foeders. Ifte to 2ftc higher;
veal calves, 2ftc to ftOc higher.
Hogs 20.000. fairly active, 10c to Ifto
higher than yesterday's average; top, $7 iO
for lftO-pound average; bulk 100-pnutid
hogs and up, $6,9547 23; pigs mostly 10a
higher; bulk, desirable, $7.50; some at
$7.0.
Sheep 16.000. generally steady: good fat
lambs tie - v around $11.00; same held
higher; choice kind extremely scarce;
sheep stow; no early sates; come back
feeder lambs, early $10.23.
Kansas Ity Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec. 14. (United
States Bureau of Markets.) Cattle 7.000;
beef steers 23c higher; top steers, curb,
$8.25; soma yearlings held higher; built
of sales $6.2ft4i7.50; she stock strong; eulic
cows. $3.5004.25; best grades, $4 ftOuft.OO;
few holfers, $7.7S; most lots. $4 5(1 V 6. 00:
Blockers and feeders steady to strong; hulk
stockers $0.25(0.00; better grades feeders,
$6.0006.50; other classes steady: most can
ners under $2.00: better voah-rs, $7,009
8.00: most bulls, $3. 00 ft.' a. 7ft.
Hogs 8000; opened 10c higher; rinse
fairly active; mostly 15c higher; shipper
top on lights and light lights. $6. 8ft; pack
ing top on light and handy butcher. $6.80;
bulk of sales $1.55t6.KO: packing sowe
steady; pigs strong; best $7.10.
Sheep 3000; killing classea generally
steady; best ewes, $4.23; no choice lambs
offered; natives, $9.73.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Dec 14. (United States Bu
reau of Markets.) Hogs 9300; slow,
mostly steady; bulk, light bw totters, loo to
190-pound average. $8.8096.88: lop $l 70;
stronger weights, $ti 23 tj U.30. packing
sows. $ft.O0nft.23.
Cattle ftOoo; beef steers steady to 23e
lower; top yearlings, $0 23; she stoek
steady to weak; bulls, veals, stockers and
feeders steady.
Sheep 5000; lambs 234BOc higher; bulk
$10 2ft 10.60: early top, $10 HO; some held
higher; sheep and feeders strong; owe top,
$4.73.
Seattle Livestock Market.
SKATTI.K, Dec. 20- Cattle and hogs
steady; no receipts, no price changes.
Fraud Charged in Laud Ileal.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.) .
Suit was filed in the circuit court to
day by George Louis and John Olden
burg of Newberg, ngainst Carrie A.
and James Stilt, asking that the de
fendants be directed to deed to tho
plaintiffs 820 acres of timberland in
Josephine county, the alleged value of
which Is $12,000. The complaint
averred that through fraud and mls
t epreaentation the deferdants induced
the plaintiffs to exi hange the land In
question for property in Boise, Idaho.
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