TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1921
21
APPLES
OF
FEATURE
FRUIT TIE
Stronger Demand Indicated
for Winter Months.
STOCKS MUCH REDUCED
Steadiness of Prices During Heavy
Shipping Period Shows Sound
nesss of Market.
The demand for apples ha been the fea
ture of th local fruit market this week.
Buying was confined chiefly to ths better
trade and large sizes, where they were
to be had, and in their absence purchasers
took smaller fruit. The supply of large
apples, like Spltzenbergs and Ortleys, has
been much reduced and these are firmer
In prlcew Other trades are steady.
Apple trade authorities believe tiere Is
very food prospect of somewhat better
prices ruling; In the market after the first
of the year. Holders of winter spp.es are
firmer In their views and not disposed to
make concession. It was reported from
Yakima that growers In that district were
skins; & quarter more for Romea
The western "market this season have
be-en very steady In price and are In good
shape, with the small stocks, for any im
provement In the demand that may de
velop. The general range on Wlneaaps at
t. o. b. points since the season opened
has befn as follows:
October First Wfk, $2.10'92.3r.; second
week. .20 'q 2.25: third week, t-M02.2i;
fourth week. $2.5. ,
November- First week. 2 2T; second
week, fl.'JU; third week, $2.ld&2.25; fourth
Week. 9'2AilW2.27.
December First week. $2.23; second
Wet-k. 12.20.
Boxed apple prices in thi east s4nce they
settled to the regular basis about th mid
dle of October have not changed ma
terially, and now, with the barreled stock
cleaning up, are expected to do better. The
course of prices Is shown by the Jobbing
range on extra fancy Jonathans In the
New York market since the opening of the
season a follows:
Week enfllnnr October 3. f4 00ff5; Oc
tober 10. S34f 3. 75: October 17. $2.23 H'.
f rober 24, S2.20-&3; October 31, S 2.30 9
Week ending Novmtter T. $2.2.T'i 2.30
Novem her 1 4. $2.2.'. fi 2 40 ; November 21,
I'J 2.40: November !!M. $2.25! '2.40.
Wf'k erHlnir December 5, $2.2u2.50;
valley timothy. $1.1915.50;
(on timothy, SlR-na.50.
eastern Ore-
Hairy and Country Produce.
BLTTER Cubes, extras, 42c per pound;
prints, parchment wrapped, box lots. 44c;
cartons, 4rc. Hutterfat buying prices. No.
1 (trade. 42c, delivered Portland.
EGGS Buying price, 44 45c; jobbing
prices, case count, 45fi4tc; candled ranch,
4sMc; association firsts. 4Sc; association
selectii. S.'ic; association pullets, 40c
CHEESE Tillamook triplets, price to
Jobbers' f. o. b. Tillamook, 20c; Young
America. 27c pound.
POULTRY Hens, 17 ft 25c; springs, 209
21c; ducks. 22$ 20c; geese. 2c; turkeys,
live, 35c; dressed. No. 1, 474Sc.
PORK Fancy. 12c per pound.
VEAL--Fancy. 14 c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables,
Local jobbing quotations:
FRUITS Navel oranges. $4.90-96.25 per
box ; Japanese oranges, $2.w per bundle;
lemon. $.''& 6; grapefruit, 4&T per box;
bananas. HHtOc per pound; apples, Sljr3.75
per box; pears, Sl.iov.Jo per box; grapes,
California Kid Emperors, 1-iVic per pound;
casabas, 3.V7c per pound; cranberries,
Oregon, $7 per box; eastern, $21 per barrel;
pineapples, f 7 "0 per case. 1
POTATOES Oregon. $1.501.75 per
hundred ; Yakima, $2fy 2.25 per hundred;
sweet potatoes, per pound; Arkan
sas. $2.7ra'6 per crate.
ONION'S Yellow, $4 ?o3 per hundred.
VEGETABLES Cabbage. 2 3c per
pound; lettuce, $.50 '(i 3 50 crate ; carrots,
$1.00 per sack; srarllc, 12&lSc per pound;
beets, $l.r0fr2 per sack; cucumbers, $2.50
Sp 3 per dozen; celery, ic''i 1 2. dozen;
green peppers. 3t40c per pound; cauli
flower, $2 2.25 per crate; squash, 23c;
sprouts, li He. turnips, $2 per sack; par
snips. $2 2.50 per sack; tomatoes, $4.50
per lug.
Staple Groceries,
Local jobbing quotations:
SUGAR (sack basis) Cane, granulated,
6.05c pound.
NUTS Walnuts, new crop, soft shell
233c pound; Brazil nuts. I'tf20c; fil
berts, 20 & 25c; almonds, 18&27o; peanuts
lOtfrllHc per pound.
RICE Blue Hose, 6c per pound; Japan
style, 6c per pound.
COFFEE- HoasLed, bulk. In drums, 18
35 g per pound.
SALT Granulated, bales, 93.SOifM.ftll;
half ground, ton, 50b, $17.20; loos, $10.25
HONEY Comb, new crop. $5.75 6.25
per case.
DRIED FRUITS Dates, $7 per case;
figs, $1.40f&3.7ft per box; apples, 10c lb.;
peaches, l.lifrl7c; apricot. 23U2Qc;
prune. 7H&'12c.
BEANS Small white. 6c: large white,
4o; pink, Cc; bayo, 6c; red, 60.
Hides, Hops, Etc
TALLOW No. 1, 4c; No. 2, fro per
pound.
CANCARA BARK 5c a pound delivered,
Portland.
HOPS 1 021 crop, lSOSOo per pound.
HIDES Freh cured, 5c per pound;
bulls, 4c; calf, 12c per pound ; kip. 7c;
dry hides, dry salt hides, 7c per pound.
PELTS' Dry pelts, full wool, BkilOc per
pound; salt pelts, 30 5j 50c each, according
to size.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, 13 23c per
pound; valley. 12(fl4c per pound.
MOHAIR Oreyon, 1522c per pound,
delivered Portland.
COAST TRUST FIRMS
SHOW BIGGEST
Gl
Resources of Three States'
Concerns $857,312,361.
NATIONAL SURVEY MADE
WIIK'
AT CARGOES AFLOAT ARE BOLD
Two Shipments From Pacific Coast Are
inverted to Portugal.
There was no session of the Merchants
Exchange yesterday, owing to the funeral
of the late R. W. Hastings, a member of
the association. No session will be held
today or Monday.
The wheat market was firmer and the
demand better, but selling by farmers was
limited.
Eastern reports were that two cargoes
of wheat were worked from the Pacific
coast to Portugal. These are understood
to be resales' of cargoes afloat. One is
the Pilar de Larrlnaga, which left Port
land a month ago, and the name of the
other was not announced.
Wheat business In the east for Italy
was reported to be on a liberal scale.
The Liverpool wheat market closed UJ
higher. Corn also closed Hd higher.
Terminal receipts In cars were reported
hy the Merchants' Exchango as follows:
Wheat Bar. Fir. Oat Hay
Portland
Friday 52 - 1 8 8 4
"Year ago 62 . . . 1 2 7
Reason to date.. 10,453 13ft 12M tV.ti O.'tO
Yenr ago &.073 107 431 312 1145
Tacnma-
Wednrfwlay . .. .
Tear ago
feason to date.
Tear ago
Seattle
Thursday T"Hr ago
reason to date.
Year ago
41
12
6. .123
3,010
21
13
4.97:1
2. JMW
7ft
45
8
2
ftn
522
ft
74
5
4f2
547
2
2
130 12f7
1iH l7
3 8
28 r i:i 2
200 1010
CANADIAN BITTER OFFERED TRADE
Loral Prices I'nctianged In Spite of Break
at San Francisco.
There was no change In the local butter
market yesterday in spite of the 2-cent
break at Han Francisco. Cubes were In
!ipht supply and extras were quoted at
42 cents. Canadian butter was offered to
the trade at 41 cents.
Eggs were firm, with moderate receipts
and a brisk demand. The general selling
, price on candled ranch was 50 cents.
Buyers offered 44 -fr 45c to country ahlp
pers. The trade looks for an easier mar
ket when busineKS resumes Tueaday.
Week's Wheat Exports Larger.
World shipments of wheat last week
and the same week last year were:
Wk. end-d Wk. ended
Dec. 17. '21. Dec. 18.'20
IT. S. and Canada...
Argentina
Australia
Others
Total
Shipments for the
pare as follows:
8,005.000
532.0(H)
700.0O0
4H.0H
8,512.000
. 10.005.000 8.048.000
season to date corn-
Total since Same period
July 1. 21. last eeasnn.
.232,940.000
. 15.41 1.O00
. 3S.144.O00
. 2.32fi(,000
228.270 000
80.244 0(H
13.5M2.000
1.7 52.0O0
V S and Canada. .
Argentina
A untralia
Others
Total 832.000 282.857.000
" Exports from North America this week
were 7.500,000 bushels wheat and flour
and 2.750.000 busheis corn.
Argentine wheat shipments this week
were 285.000 bushels to the United King
dom, 20O.0O0 bushels to the continent and
2K7.0OO busheis to non-European ports, a
total of 772,000 bushels.
Turkey Market Clones Finn.
The Christmas turkey market closed
firm and unchanged with the bulk of
ales at 47&4H cents. Receipts were large
and there was a satisfactory clean up.
Dressed gese were In good supply and
also sold well, but at lower prices than
on Thursday. There was a fair demand
for live poultry of all kinds at generally
firm prices.
Bunk Clearings.
Bank clearing of the northwestern cities
yesterday weru as follows:
Clearings.
Portlnd $4.307,4H2
Seattle 5, 03. in
Tacouia 401,004
Spokane 1,738,145
"Balances.
$ UK. 421
1,140.610
11S. 504
800,847
Provisions.
Local lobbing quotations:
HAMS All eizes. 27631c; skinned, 24(9
33c; picnics. 20c; cottage roll, 23c.
BACON Fancy, SUfr-ISc; choice, 27
32c; jvtairdard. 23 -9 20c.
LARD Pure, tierces, 14c pound; com
pressed tierces, 14c.
DRY SALT Hacks, 18?2lc; plates, 15o
mis.
LINSEED OIL Raw. In
5-gaIlon cans, $1.04. Boiled,
cents: 5-gaIlon cans, $1 00.
TURPENTINE In drums,
cans. $1.15.
WHITE LEAD 100-pound
per pound.
GASOLINE Tsnk wagons and iron bar
re Is, 26c; cajes, 88e.
barrels, 9c;
In barrels, 01
$1; 5-galIon
kegs. 12Hfl
SAN FRANCIMCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Vegetables. Fresh Fruits,
Etc., at Itay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. (State Di
vision of Markets. Fruit Apples. 3
and 4 -tier, $ 1.40 X 05; casabas, crate, 75c
1.25 ; oranges, navels, (4. 25 to' 5 00; lem
ons, $3.50(tj4; grapefruit, 6:Hl".75; grapes,
crate, $1.752; cranberries, box, $tW.50;
pears, box, $2, strawberries, small
crate $2..V)ij 3 50
Vegetables Artichokes case. $16 18;
string beans, pound, 30 w 22c; -arrots. dos
en, 0c; celery, crate, $1.25(.50; cucum
bers, small box, $1.75(3.50; eggplant, Ib,
4'gt6c; lettuce, crate, S 1.25 & 4.00; mush
rooms, pound, 20 w 40c; olives. pound.
2a5c; onions, brown, cwt., $3.50(4.25;
green, doz., 10c; peas, pound, 1820c; bell
peppers, 10 tjj 15c; potatoes, $1 7 OHy 2.54;
pumpkins, suck, 75efi$l; rhubarb, box
$2trU; squash, lug. $1.502.25; sprouts,
pound, 0't8c; tomatoes, $1.25 li-3.
Poultry Broilers. 34(ri3Sc; rooster,
young, 22j.31c; old, 17(U20c; hens, 23'
31c; ducks. 2225c; turkeys, live, 8843c;
Receipts: Flour, 4402 quarter sacks;
wheat, 20 centals; barley, 20,25ft centals ;
corn, 33(H) centals; potatoes, 4055 sacks;
onions, 15 sacks; hay. 10 tons; bides,
03 uo.
QUOTATIONS ON ' DAIRY PRODUCE
Current I'rices Ruling on Butter, Choesa
and Eggs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23 Butter Ex
tras. 43c; prime firsts, 42c; firsts, 41 He
Eggs Extras. 57c; extra firsts, 50 Ho;
extra pullets, 61 He; extra pullets, firsts,
45Hc; undersized pullets, No. 1, 43 He
Cheese California flat fancy, 23c; flat
fancy firsts, nominal; California Young
Americas, 30c
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Butter Steady.
Creamery higher than extras, 43 43 He;
creamery extras, 42 He; creamery firsts
30ft 41 He.
Eggs Firm. Firsts, 52 55c; others un
changed. Caottse Irregular, unchanged.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22. Butter Unchanged.
Eyga Lower. Receipts. 3030 cases; 50
51c; ordinary firsts, 4 3 45c; miscel
laneous, 47 48c; refrigerator firsts, 38 is
400.
SEATTLE. Dec. 23. Egg Select lo'ca.
ranch, white shells. 52ft 53; do. mixed.
colors, 4S4ic; pullets, 43c.
Butter city creamery, cubes. 43c:
bricks or prints. 44r.
EASTERN DEMAND FOR WOOL BROAD
Speculative Buying by Dealers and Orders
From Mills.
BOSTON, Dec. 23. The Commercial
Bulletin tomorrow will say:
The demand for wool this week was of
fair proportions, due In part to specula
tion on the part of deaiers, but aiao in
considerable measure to piecing out orders
from the mills, which met the advanced
price reluctantly. Fine and medium
wools are very firm and tending upwards,
while low wools are somewhat higher.
Scoured low South American woola have
shown sn advance of perhaps 6 cents a
pound for the week.
The mill situation shows comparatively
little change, although rumorrjrora New
York state the good market is In slightly
better shape, which seems to be reflected
more or leas In the yarn market.
State and Municipal Bond Issues
Exceed Billion Dollars for First
1 1 Months of Tear.
A national surrey of trust company re
sources shows that the Pacific coast states
have the biggest gain in resources in a
ear for any section f the country. Ore
gon, Washington and California trust com
pany resources show a total of $857.31,301,
compared with $751,507,711 a year ago. At
the same time resources of all trust com
panies in the country fell off in the year
$l28,tH0,tKo. the figure recently given be
ing $12,323,430,000.
State and municipal financing through
the medium of bond issues had exceeded
$1.000,0(M.0O0 for the first eleven months
of this year.
Accompanying this tremendous activity
In public financing there has been an ex
traordinary advance in the market value
of state and city bonds, which has car
ried prices back to the level of 1110. The
Dally Bond Buyer of New York has pre
pared an index of, municipal bond values
indicating that bonds of twenty leading
cities which were selling at prices yielding
54 per cent when the rige started last
July were recently commanding prices
yielding only 4H per cent.
This means that a 5 per cent bond, with
twenty years to run, has appreciated 10
points (n five months. More than one-half
of this advance has taken place in the
last month.
The following table compiled by the
Daily Bond Buyer shows the saks of
rhe long-term state and municipal bonds
In November and the eleven months' pe
riod ending November 30 for the last ten
years:
Eleven
November. Months.
$120.872. B54 $1.0S7.4O1.312
Am T A T...
Am Tobacco..
do B
Am Wool ...
do pfd
Am W P pfd..
Am Zinc ....
Anaconda ....
Assd OH .... ,
Atchison .....
do pfd .
At O ft W I. .
1,700
60O 700
2,0oo
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4-10
7,400
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1.4O0
1.7O0
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4 5, 8: .3.309
10-.650.302
17.2N5.16JJ
30". 31 7,057
38.155.5(13
13,.iU2,9!7
82,110.540
12,414,414
6M2.107.121
6M).6'y.l57
23O.;34.507
404.83.808
403.G03.11S
41. 140.872
305.3IS.5tiO
354. 027. 764
307.483,300
The president of a Philadelphia bank re
cently gave vent to the following lay ser
mon on laxness of morality in business
shown through the number of cancellations
of orders:
"I never knew business morality to be
so low. Of my personal knowledge orders
have been canceled where the raw ma-,
terlal and the manufacturing costs rep
resented from $10i,000 to $0rt).0O0.
"I think I am a good Christian. At
least I try to be one 1 am a churchman.
Therefore my criticism may be excused
when 1 say the churches, representing the
greatest organization on earth for spread
ing the doctrine of righ teousnea honesty
and decency, are aot functioing as they
should.
"Here In Philadelphia you have an Illus
tration. We have had no end of agitation
over the fact that boys played ball In
the park on Sunday. We have had none
over the cancellation of contracts or the
tremendous Increase In crime. To me play
ing ball In the park on Sunday Is so small
an offense compared with open crime, of
which we hear so much and disregard of
moral obligation, as In the case of orders
placed, thit the churches-may be said to
be using their great guns to shoot files
while Ignoring big game.
"The cancellation of contracts Is a far
greater evil than many persons appreciate.
It Is a national menace today. Through
cancellations many worthy men and firms
have been left to face very heavy losses,'
or, possibly, bankruptcy. It has under
mined conflcnce as has no other thing.
"It has to be stopped. The moral wrong
must be made clear, even if the legal
wrong is not. In this the churches can
do a great work. The man who cancels
contracts week days and goes to church
Sundays is more of an offender many times
ever, in my estimation, than the boy who
works week dais and piays in the park
on Sunday.
"We rose to a great moral height In the
period of the war. If that spirit of ex
alted service for mankind had been caught
up at the close of the war by the church
and translated into a higher moral stand
ard. It would have been of tremendous
value to the nation ana the world today.
To my mind the greatest loss we suffered
through the war was in the failure to
make that emotion something real, some
thing that would lift, all people to a bet
ter plane of living, of thinking and of
action."
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
; rain. Flour, Feed. Etc
No session Merchants' Exchange.
FLOUR Family patents, $7 per barrel;
a hole wheat, $0 20; graham, $0; bakers'
hard wheat, $7.05; bakers' bluestem pat
ents. $6:55; valley soft wheat, $5.60;
Straights, $5.25.
ILlFEED Price f. o. b. mill: Mill
run, ton lots, $20; mixed cars, $ltt per ton;
middlings. $34; rolled barley. $34&36;
rolled oats. $36; scratch feed.-$43 per ton.
CORN White, $33; cracked, $35 per
ton.
HAY B'lng price f. o. b. Portland:
Alfalfa. $I45 per tn; cheat. $1212.50;
t' and vetrh, $t4 SO 15; clover. $12;
Veal, Pork, Lamb
Market firm. fhlp at once.
Veal 15c. Pork 13c, Lamb 16-18&
Checks mailed day goods arrive.
Savinar Co., Inc.
fOO Front Mrer. Portland, Or.
- Coffee Futures Market Firmer.
NEW YORK. Dec 23. Th stopping; of
further December notices by the leading
long Interests gave the market for coffee
futures a firmer tonn during today's early
trading and after opening unchanged to
points higher. Active months sold 6 to
11 points above laM night's closing fig
ures. The close was net 18 points higher
to A points lower. Sales were estimated
at about 70.000 baga. December 8.Rc,
January Sttac; March 8.80c; May 8. 59c
July 8.50c September 8.50c.
Knot coffee quiet; Kio 7s, 814 8Hc;
Santos 4s. 12Vt l Vc.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. S3. jCopper stesdy.
Electrolytic, spot and near-toy months,
UViBHc; later. 14c.
Tin easier. Spot and near-by, 32.50c;
futures. 32.r.nc.
Iron steady, unchanged.
Lead quiet. Spot. 4.04.Oc.
Zinc quiet. East SU L.ouls delivery,
spot. 4.90'd4.95c.
Antimony, spot, 4.50c.
Naral stores.
SAVANNAH. Dec. 23. Turpentine Firm,
74Uc; sales, 109; receipts, 3ott; shipments.
32.1: slock. 12.493.
Rosin Firm; sales, 1053; receipts, 1800;
shipments, 31541; stock. 81,505. Quote; 13
l, 13 90; E F O, 13 9214; H. 3 95- l'
S3 97H; K. $4.75; M, 5.15; N. 5.30; WU,
J.55; WW, J5.45.
Hops. Ktc... at New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Hops
state. 1921. 32 W 40c; 1!io. 20i2.'tc;
coast. 1921. 256r3L'c; lHJO. 224y24u.
Hides and wool unchanged.
-Quiet;
Pacific
LIBERTY
RAIL WAT ISSUES KAS1ER
NEW YORK MARKET.
IX
Stock Session Dull and Reactionary
in Spite of Lower Call
Money Rates.
do pfd
BaltO & Ohio.
do pfd
Beth Steel B.
Booth Fish . .
B R T 4
Butte C & Z..
Butte & Sup..
Bums Bros...
Caddo Oil ...
Calif Packing;
Calif Pet
do pfd
Canadian Pac
Cen Leather..
Cerro de Pas
Chandler Mot
Chgo Ac N W..
Cbgo Ot W...
dn pfd ....
Chill Cop ....
Chino
C M Ft P....
do pfd ....
Coca Cola ...
C O
Colo F I. . .
Colo Southern
Col G & Elec
Colum Graph.
Con Oas
Cons Cigara .
do pfd ....
Contl Can ...
C S V C B...
Corn Prod . . .
do pfd ....
Cosden Oil ..
C R 1 P. ..
do "A" pfd.
do "B"' pfd.
Crucible
do pfd ....
Cuba Cane ..
do pfd ....
Cuba Am Suk
Dl Hudson
Dome Mines .
Del A Lack..
Duvisnn Chem
Kdi Johnson .
Erie
do 1st pfd..
do 2d pfd . .
Fam Piavers.
F M Smelt.
do pfd ....
f irk lire ....
OiiHton Wms .
Gen Clitars ..
tJen Elec ....
Gen Motor ..
Gien Aiden ..
tien Asphalt .
Goodrich
Goodyear . . . ,
(jranby
Gt Nor Ore . .
Gt Nor pfd...
Gr Caminea ..
Gulf S Si eel..
Flask Barker.
Houafm OH .
Hupp Motor .
His Ci-nt
Inspiration
In Ar C com.
do pM
Interhuro ....
do pfd
Int Callahan..
Int Hiirv ....
Int Mi-r Mar.
do pf J ....
Int Nickel ...
Int Paper ...
do pfd . . . . .
Invinriole Oil.
Island Oil . . .
Jewel Tea . . .
K C Southern
K C Stu )Id.
Kelly-Spglld. ..
Ketiliecoit ....
Keystone Tire.
Lack Steel ...
Lee Tire
I.ehlKn Valley.
Lorii-ard
Uve Theaters.
L & N
H;irland Oil. ..
.May Dept St. .
.U.-X Pet
M.ami
Mid States Oil.
41. da..- Steel.
M K T -wr
do pfd "Wi"
Mont Power.. .
Mont. Ward.. .
ilo Pac
do pld . . . . ,
M St P & Sd.t
Nor Amn ....
Nat B.scult ..
Nat Enamel.. .
Nat Lead ....
Neada Con . .
New Haven . .
Norfolk & W. .
Nor -Pac
Nova Scotia St
N Y Air Brake
N Y Central. . .
Okla Prod ref.
Ontario Sil . . . .
Ontario & W. .
Otit Steel ....
I acific Dev. . .
Pac Gas A E . .
Punta Aiiegre.
Pacific Oil. . . .
Pan Amn Pet.
do "U"
Penna
Peoples Gas . .
Pero Marquette
Pure Oil
Phillips Pete..
Pierce Arrow.
Pierce Oil ....
Pitts Coal
Pitts & V Vs.
do pfd ....
P Steel Car...
Pullman
Kay Cons ....
Readings
Remington . . .
Replog.e Steel.
Rep 1 & S. ...
do pfd
Rep Motors . .
Roy Dutch Oil
Ry Steel Spg. .
Sears-Roe ....
Stand Oil N J.
Shattuck, Ariz.
Shell T 4 T.
Va-id Oil" Ind."
Sloss Shef
Sou Pacific...
Sou Hy
St L & S F. ..
Stand Oil Cat.
Stromberg Oar
Studebaker ..
Swift & Co. . .
Tenn Cp & Ch
Texas Oil
Texas Pacific.
Tex Pac C & O
Tob Prod
Tran Contl Oil
Union Oil Dei.
Union Pac. . . .
United Alloy..
United Drug..
Unit Fd Prod
United Fruit. .
i n Rds of N J
Union B & P.
Unit Ret Strs
U S Ind Alco.
U 8 Rub
do 1st pfd. .
U 8 Smelting.
U 8 Steel
do pfd
Utah Copper..
Ca Chem ....
do pfd. . . .
100-
1.2oo
100
1.S00
'206
80
l.'oo
1.2O0
goo
4'M)
.7oO
100
8.000
2 onn
1.100
3. soo
3.600
8,700
100
8.700
5. Oi'O
5'M
200
1.500
3.200
010
9.900
' 5, BOO
1,000
' "ioo
2.2IK)
HK
0O0
1,400
900
100
500
1.4O0
8.100
2.400
eoo
1,900
300
8.700
'"ioo
400
5IK)
500
200
4.300
i'e.tioo
100
2'Ml
3,000
200
4,000
400
100
400
. t0
3"0
700
500
GOO
l.OoO
8IK)
8. loo
2.200
I.600
V206
3.HO0
300
6uo
2.200
4.0OO
100
200
1,400
113 113
131 laova
10 12(1
78 77"j
103 102 4
2514 2"
12 12
49 47 H
'92" '(Hii
811 80
30 '4 80
110 Vs 94
104 104
S3 34
53 63
56 Vi SoH
"f" "'7'
5Vi , SH
19 17
122 121
12 11?,
00 69
48 47
84 84
118H IIS14
80 20
84- 8:1
41 40
63 60
"i5" 'ii'hi
27 27
17 T4. 17
30 29
40 BUS
55 65
'6" '65
8 8
'26"' 'io"
"97"" '95"
"36 -'85
81 vt 81
72 72
B5 B4
8Ti 8
B
13 13
13 m 13
107 107
18 18
110 ' 117
52 51
78 77
10 10
15 15
10 10
76 75
'37"' -'87"
12 12
7 7
13'J 13S
11 10
'05 '(14
85 35
'31 "81
75 74
27 27
75
11
97
3
7
30
1
8
5
80
13
62
12
52
'13
- 2
11
23
-4i
2V
HI
44
2.
67
900 1 3
800 107
".ioo ioi"
U.OOO 113
1.1MH1 20
1,IJHI 13
2. ."toO 20
2O0 8
"906 14
Hod 17
1.0OO 45
2XKI 67
l,0o0 43
100 123
2.60O 36
"700 is"
1.3"0 12
60O 1)7
S.2U0 78
"ioo '57
200 78
600 2
" S116 '21
2.4 10
6tM) 5
2O0 60
1,300 27
13.2O0 47
4,1100 51
.'.00 40
8.5oo 3:1
6,( 63
300 ati
3.0.-0 37
Y.806 'i.V
4,200 11
"206 '24
"ioo 'is"
300 107
2 14
2,000 72
4O0 24
IOO 25
400 61
V.ioo "50
lt" 8!
2,7hh 5ft
l,.'x) ISO
500 8
"l'.5O0 "22"
6.000 e.8
"i.'OO 7"
1,000 18i4
1 00
3. MO i2
1 no
17.300 78
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Apart from the
conflicting movements of a few specula
tive Issues, today's session of the stock
exchange was the dullest and most un
eventful In several weeks. The money
market Interposed no restraints, rates for
call money easing perceptibly. Renewals
over Christmas were made at 5 per cent,
although the opening quotation was slight
ly higher.
The Impending holidays reduced attend
ance of members and the trading element
confined Its operations to the usual favor
ites of the oil, equipment, motor, copper
and miscellaneous divisions.
R,,ni anlliner to establish income tax
return, was not resumed to any marked 1 Vauadm Steel
i.n hur a few stocks In the railroad Vlvandou
group, especially Chicago ft Northwestern, j
ri.nr.HMl to levels anDroximatina '
lowest prices of the year.
Circumstantial rumors of mergers helped
to sustain Interest in equipments and cop
pers, especially American Locomotive. The
financial atanding of various steel and
motor companies, however, added to the
reactionary tone of those issues. Sales
amounted to 535. OOO shares.
Business in foreign exchange was at low
ebb and Irregular. Reversing the usual
role, sterling was comparatively heavy,
while French, Italian and Belgian raue
were firm to strong. Quotations to most
of the north European countries were
lower, but Swiss francs again rose well
above parity. 1
Mixed conditions attended the smaller
trading in bonds. Liberty issues made fur
ther recoveries and French municipals also
rallied moderately. Rails eased. , however.
Southern Pacific Seaboard Air Line, Bal
timore ft Ohio and Erie underlying bonds
reacting. Total sales, par value, aggre
gated 115,750.000.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
(Furnished by Overbeck ft Cooke com
pany of Portland.)
Sales. High. Low. Bid.
Agr Chem ... 3oo 29 29 29
do pfd 4O0 58 57 56
AJax Rubber.. 8.40 16 V 15 16
Alaska Gold.. 100 V
Alaska Jun
Allied Chem.. 2.000 58 67 57
Allls-Chalmers 1,200 37 37 87
do pfd 82
Am Beet Sug BOO 27 27 . 27
Am Bosch ... 1,000 .'U 33 33
Am Can Co.. 8O0 32 32 32
do pfd 100 93 9,1 93
Am Car ft Fd 100 143 143 142
do Pfd 114
Am Cot Oil.. .1V 21 20 20
do pfd 600 44 4.1 43
Am Drug Syd 2H 4 4 4
Am Hd ft Lth 100 Ttl 13 13
dd pfd 100 . 68 5 58
Am Ire 100 74 73 74
Am lntl Corp 1.50O 40 39 40
Am Linseed.. 1.2O0 32 82 31
do pfd 67
Am Loco 7.500 104 102 103
do pfd 114
Am flat Razor 2.400 4 4 4
Am Sh ft Cm 5
Am Smelter.. 82.00 43 42 43
do pfd 600 88 87 86
Am Snuff 100
Am Steel Fdy oo 32 31 32
Am Sugar ... 4.ROO 52 51 61
do pfd 200 87 81 XI
Am Sumatra.. eoo 81 SO ai4
Kahash
do A pfd...
do B pfd .. . ,
Wells Fargo..
Western Pac. .
Western Union
Westnghs A B
do E ft M. .
West Md
White Motors.
Wlllys-Overld.
do pfd
Wilson Packg
Woolworth . . .
Worth Pump.
W ft L E
White Oil
20O
5.1O0
7.500
8.0O0
300
9.300
2.700
1,900
M0
1,200
1.8"0
3o0
1IOO
0
8, 000
l.flon
3.800
" '360
4,300
300
1.900
"300
6O0
l,0O0
500
400
10O
400
200
' i'oo
800
"200
800
400
200
' 200
IOO
900
BONDS.
10
45
2
27
82
11
19
125
25
74
10
122
8
61)
5.1
SS
64
'87
83
11S
63
'e-
81
20
12
67
16
'93
60
"87
6
2M
2
44
10
73
11
97
37
7
30
1
3
5
80
13
61
11
61
"l2
2--1
10
23
'46
2-1
15
44
2S
50
'13
10.
ioi' '
111
2".
13
20
8
13
17
45
67
43
123
35
'ii
12-.,
97
'57
21
10
5
66
26
47,
60
4-" W
33
61
20
36
'i:t
10
'24
- '63"
107
14
71
23
25
60
40
8
r.f
178
8
's
t6
78
18
'91
'77
io"
45
26
26
62
10
18
124
25
60
122
60
51
3S .
53
'86
82
114
Ul
'60
31
6
2
12
67
16
'3
49
'37
5
27
29
'44'
7
10
113
130
126
78
102
25
12
4S
101
91
85
80
95
102
34
62
61)
7
5
18
121
12
69
48
83
11S
80
33
41;
61
6
16
15
27
17
SO
40
85
24
8H
65
8
91
20
65
47
21
95
108
8t!
81
84
7)
64
n
6
13
13
107
18
11"
62
78
10
15
10
76
B
86
12
67
138
10
42
64
85
11V4
26
31
74
27
45
78
75
11
97
Sit
7
30
1
8
5
70
13
62
11
52
1.0
13
2
lo
23
04
41
26
10
44
28
57
I.". 1
13
107
24
10.,
ft Cooke company of Portland
swift & Co
Llbby. McNeil ft Libby
National Leather
Swift International 22 i
Money, Sliver, Etc.
NEW YORK. Dec 23. Call money
easier, at 5 per cent; low, 6; ruling
rate, 8; closing bid, 4; offered at 5;
last loan, 6.
Time loans firm; 60 days, 6 5 per
cent; 90 days, 50 5: six months. 65.
Prime mercantile paper. 5tf5 per cent.
Foreign bar silver, 64c
Mexican dollars, 4Jc
LONDON, Dec. 28. Bar sliver. 84 d
per ounce. Money. 3 per cent. Discount
rates, short bills. 3 per cent; three
months bills, 8 Sr3 per cent.
'EifMHT STRONG ALL DAY
SIGXIXG OF RELIEF BILL AIDS
CHICAGO PRICES.
Improvement in Milling Demand
Is Reported ; Winter Grain Belt
Still Needs Moisture.
CHICAGO, Dec 23. Grain prices ad
vanced today, helped more or less by the
New York Bonds. signing ot the bill which provldees 120.000.-
New York bond quotations furnished by 000 for Russian famine relief. The wheat
Herrin ft Rhodes. Inc. ot Portland: , market closed unsettled. e to 2c net
MatV7.to" 'too higher, with May $1.16 to 8l.l and
99 Juiy i.u to 9i.u.b- com gameo e
loo 'to c. and oats a shade to &c. In
90 1 provisions the outcome was unchanged to
Stock
Am Tel ft Tel 8e
Am Tel & Tel 6s
Anaconda 7s B. ........
Anaconda 6s A
Armour cv 7s
Armour 4s
Argentine GI 5s .........
Am Ag Chem 7s
Beth Steel 7s
Beth Steel Eq 7s
Belgium Ext 7si
Belgium 8s
Belgium 8a
Bergen 8s, City of .......
Berne 8s. City of
Brazil 8a
Canadian 5s
Canadian 5s
Chi ft N W s ,
Chi ft N W 7s
Chile 8s
Chrlstisnla 8s. City of..,.
Copper Exp 8e,
Co-pper Exp 8s
Copper Exp 8s
Cuban Amer Sugar 8s....
Con Oas cv 7s
Diamond Match ....
Denmark 8s
Danish Mun 8s
Dupont 7s ...
French ext 8s -
French 7s ,
Grand Trunk 7 .........
Goodrich 7s
Guif Oil 7
Great Northern 7s
Humble Oil 7s
Int Rap Tr ref 6s........
tnt Mar CT Ba .....1....
Int Rap Tr 7s
Kelly-Springfield Ss ....
Kennecott 7s
I.lbt.v, McNeil ft Llbby 7s
Morr's 4 Co. 7
Mexl-an Pete 8s
N V C call 7s
Norway 8s
N P ft O N Joint tts
N P Rs
Northwest Tel 7s
Pan Amer 7s
Penna 6s
Rus Hub.es 5s
San Paulo 8ei
Southwest Tel 7s
Swedivh government Ds...
St-ndard Oil, Cal 7
Swiss 8s
S'ars Roe 7s
St-ars Roe 7s
Slnrialr 7s
Sivlft & Co. 7s
Un Tnnk 7s
U S Rubber 7s
Wilson first 6
West E'.ec 7s
Westlnchouse 7
Zurich 8s
Bid.
124
1020
. .. .1020
.. ..1030
1039
1045
11141
1023
....1035
....1045
....1025
,...li40
....1045
....1915
....1941
....1926
1031
1036
....130
1941
1045
....1923
....1924
....1925
....1031
. . . .1925
. a.'. 1935
1045
1945
... . 1931
....1945
....1941
....1!40
1925
1933
.. ..11)36
1923
....19B8
.. . .1941
1921
1931
1930
1931
1930
. . . . 1030
. .. .1930
.. . .1940
11.30
204 T
!4!
. . . .19.10
. ...H3ii
. .. .1920
IBM
123
19. V.1
1931
1940
!!'22
,. ..l2t
....1925
192'.
1930
1930
192S
19 2-i
1931
,..1845
101
87
76
99
IOO
100
104
94
105
106
106
103
95
94
108
101
10O
106
100
102
103
101
103
107
107
100
104
80S
94
108
96
103
106
100
52
88
72
103
101
09
102
loo
105
MS
IOC
106
100
.5
103
"3
100
100
94
10S
112
99
00
1.7
99
li'4
I05
S5
1C3
105
Forelen
Overbeck
Ferelgn Bond.
bond ou itations furnished
ft Cooke company
bj
of Portland'
B'd Ask
3s
13
2ll
8
23 .
58
13
17
45
07
43
123
8.1
83
14
12
96
77
23
57
72
72 v
4
21
lo
6
60
20
4i
38
2
20
30
82
13
11
62
24
7 7
2,
lo. '
14 71
23
25
50
82
7
49
811
5K
178
8
38
21
87
36
78
18?
21
92
34
78
97
10
45
26
27
62
11
18
124
25
72
8
121
8
60
63
38
5.1
90
35
83
115
62
27
60
81
6
6
20
12
67
10
89
93
60
8
87
5
28
20
132
44
6
10
B'-lian res
do prem s
lo 7V,a 19 15
do 8s 104'.
do 6s. 1923
Brnsil 8 1941
British 31?" 19-- .
do 5s. l'.-2
do 5s. 1027
! do 5s. ll'29
; do vky 4s
' Bordeaux 0s. 10''4 ..
Canadian 5. 1937
I do 5s. 10-'"
do 5v.s. "':
do 5s. 19.1!
do 5s. 1!2T
Chilean 8s, 1941
Currenrv
Denmark 8s 194'. ..
Dan Muni 8s. 1IU5..
Fr.-ncb 4s. 1917
do 5s. 1921
do Rs, 19S1
do 7s. 10 11
tin 8s, 1!M5
O'-rman W L 5s ....
B'-rlln 4s
Hamburg 4s .......
do 4s
Lelpsig 4s
(lo 5s
Munich 4s
do 6s
Frankfort 4s
Italian Re. 1918
Jap 4s 1931
do 1st 4s, 1925 .
do 2d 4s. 1925 .
Norwa 8s, 1940 ...
Russian 5s 1921...
do 5s, 1926
do 6s. 1919
Swiss 6 a. 1929 ....
Swiss 8s 1910
U K 5s. 1922
do 5s. 1929
do 6s, 1937
12
.104
. 106
. 95
.lei
.4:'o
.4:T,
,4'-'
,3'1
P4
i-2
. .
. . U!l
4
.. 4
6
.. 5
.. 5
.. 6
.. 5
.. 7
. . 7
. . 85
. . 73
. . 87
.. 86
. . 108
. . 10
o
12
-.94
..111
..09
.. 99
. . 95
" 5
105
"6
95
104
4 40
4 i5
V.. 1
.14 1
3!
9'.
1-4
1"1
10
MS
l'l
50 -
'S'i
C2 I ;
94
99
6
5i
rt'4
6'i
n
7
8
30
74
87
109
14
3
15
95
112
100
99
95
shade lower.
Definite assurances that buying of food
supplies for the Russians would begin
at once tended to make th. wheat market
strong, from the start, and at no time
were prices lower than yesterday's finish.
Besides the weather map showed no mois
ture where most needed in the winter crop
belt, although later In the day private
messages told of snow In parta of Kansas
where much benefit was expected to re
sult. Gossip was current also that the
domestic visible supply total on Mon
day might be expected to decrease, and
that milling demand was becoming better.
On the other hand, export sales proved
small and failed to bear out . assertions
early la the day that foreigners were after
wheat Toward the last, accordingly,
something of a resctlon took place and
there was evidence that numerous holders
were ready to realize at 11.17 or above.
Strength In prices for corn and oats
came chiefly from the signing of the Rus
sian relief bill. In addition, however, ex
port demand for corn was active, receipts
were light and rural offerings small.
Selling by packers counterbalanced In
the provision market the effect of upturns
In the value of grain and hogs. -
The Chicago grain letter received yester
day by the Overbeck ft Cooke company of
Portland follows:
Wheat Started strong on the higher
Liverpool cables and 'advanced further
when reports from Interior grain markets
again Indicated that a atrong domestic
situation Is developing. The upward
course of prices was checked only by scat
tered selling In the way of evening up con
tracts over the holidays. The lark of
export business reported by the seaboard
was no surprise, a It is not expected
there will be much foreign buying until
sfter the first of the year. The same la
true of the domestic flour trade. Some
interesting news was received from Min
neapolis, reporting strong bids there for
winter wheat with interior mills buying
ST'd local milling Interests beginning to
look to elevat.ir stocks for supplies.
Corn There was aggressive buying of
futures throughout the session and the
market had a strong tone. Receipts were
smsller than expcted and met a keen
demand at higher prices. Exporters were
again active buyers, and although only
l.tO.OOo bushels were reported out pf Chi
cago there was undoubtedly consirt.-mbie
more bitslneas being done. The boVi"g
pr'itr.miite for Ross'an relief should give 1
trit market added strength. i
Outs Trade was more active than It i
has been recently, with good buying for
!oca' ard ictside Investment account.
Rye Sold higher on buying led hy lead
In? elevator interests Cash tiomlnally
steady.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
0?-n Tllrl
f 1 1 rt '-c $117
!.-.;
.",5 -
VEST-1VLADE
BESKS
installed by the
University of Onyon. $
"Big institutions of learning, the
Federal Reserve Bank, Standard
Oil Company, professional men
from Canadian to Mexican
border use WEST-MADE desks.
Their judgment can be depended .
upon.
West - Made) Desks are properly
designed comfortable grood to
look at. They've efficiently ar
ranged drawer layouts. Easier to
keep re-cords and card indexes.
Perfectly seasoned woods, skilled
workmanship and enduring- fin
ish are the unseen things that
make WEST-MADE "The Fifty
Tear Desk." It Is guaranteed,
West-Made Desks are reasonably
priced because of aubstant lal
freight savings. They're built oa
the Pacific Coast.
WEST-MADE DESK CO,
Portlaad. U. S. A.
Sold in Portland by
Bushong & Co.
Kilham Stationery Co.
Class & Prudhomme Co.
c-r-ii
n 11
I' 1
sli It
1
m
WE ST -MADE
The Fifty-Year Desk
rf '- tt ivhi urn- " ' " - ir ' " -fci na i i 1 ii i iii
To Yield
Tax Exempt
May.
.Iu y
.1.04 .
I ow
ll.U,
MM-,
?! '0
04
July
I July.
.50
38',
39
OA1
its
Jan ... .
iUy
Jan...
I May . .
MESS PORK.
14 85
LARD.
8.72 8 72 8.70 S 72
9 15 1)15 ul2 9 12
SHRT RIBS.
7.87
8 13 8.15 8.10 S 10
I (..-vsh prk;s 'Vrre:
! Wheat .No. 1 hard. $1.15; No. 1
li. ir.
I Co:o No. 2 mixed, 5050c;
1 yet.ow. 50 & 51c.
j Oats No. 2 while. 37.H8c:
nite, A-i s '-r ti c.
Kye Nominal.
Parley r.i 00c.
Timothy seed JS.OOfra 10.
Clover seed $12.50fc lh.O.'.
Pork Nominal.
Lard f8 -
lllSs $8.50 ti 8.80.
No.
No.
Standard Oil Stocks
Standard Oil stocks at New York, fur
nished by Overbeck ft Cooke company of
Portland:
Closing.
Bid. AsK-d
T7 S 2s reg 101!.v y On deb 6s B7
U. 8. 2s coup. '101 , Nor Pac 4s.... 83
U 8 4s reg.. 104Nor Pac 3s 59
IT S cv 4s cp.104'Pac TAT 5s.. 01
Panama 8s reg80 Penn con 4Ui, .93
do 3s coup...fto So Pac cv 5s. ..95
A T ft T cv 6s. 107 Pou Ry 5s 87
Atch gen 4s... 84 Union Pac 4s... 88
DftRcon4s..73 U a Steel 3s. . . . 89
Bid.
Liberty Bond Quotations.
Liberty bond and victory note quota
tions at New- York, as furnished by Over
beck ft Cooke company of Portland :
"Open. High. Low. Close
93.38
Liberty 3a ,
do 1st 4s ..
do 2d 4s
do 1st 4s.
do 2d 4s .
do 3d 4s.
do 4th 4s
Victory 4s .
do 8s ...
94.30 93.38
93 78
95 70
95 Ofl
9 30
95 74
95.81)
90 28
95 90
9.1'0
9H 40
94.78
95 70
94.92
96 30
95.84
Anglo
Borne Scrysmer
Buckeye
Cheesebrough ...
do pfd
Continental .....
Crejsrent
Cumberland ....
Eureka
Galena com
do Old pfd . . .
do New pfd ..
minois P'Te ....
Indiana Pipe ...
National Transit
N. Y. Transit ...
Northern Pipe ..
Ohio Oil
InterM Pete
Penn Mex .......
Prairie "ti
Prairie P'pe
Solar Refg
Southern Pipe ..,
South Penn Oil .
S. W. Penn OH .
S. O. Ind ,
S. O. Kansas ....
S. O. Kentucky . ,
S O. N. Y ,
S. O. Ohio
do pfd
Vacuum
Washington .....
S. O. Nebraska .
Imperial OH .
10
. ..8-'5
... 83
...17.1
...104
...118
!l20
... 7.1
...40
...103
. . . 100
. . . 155
... 81
... 28
...145
. . . 90
, . .2n
... 10
... 17
...855
!!!s35
...78
...193
... 53
... 8
, . . 30
...4:1.1
...SB
, . . 3!M)
...lit
. . . 8no
, . . 33
. .lo
. .103
17
850
85
J81
107
Li3
23
130
77
42
108
105
100
h3
29
150
94
2 70
1
19
B'1.1
227
855 .
79
. 205
54
88
575
445
8H8
400
113
810
38
170
105
Foreign Exchange.
Foreign exchange ratea at the close ot
business yesterday, furnished by North
western National bank of,. Portland. The
amount quoted is the equivalent of the
foreign units in United States funds
Country. Foreign Unit.
Austria, kronen
Belgium, francs
Bulgaria, leva
Czecho-Hlovakla, kronen .........
Denmark, kroner
England, pound sterling .........
Finland, flnmark
France, francs
Germany, marks
Greece, drachmas
Holland, guilders
Hungary, kronen
Italy, lire
Jugn-SIavta, kronen
Norway, kroner
Portugal, escudos
Roumanla. lei
Serbia, dinara .
Spain, pesetas
Sweden, kroner
Switzerland, francs
China Hongkong, local currency.
Shanghai, taels ..... .v
Japan, yen -
Rate.
..8.IKV18
.. .0770
. . .0100
.. .0150
.. .2015
..4.1950
.. .0205
rotfa
CI
TY
OF SEATTLE
IMPHOVEMLNT o , LONDS
Dated September 20, 1921 Denomination $200
Maturities, estimated, 1927 to 1931
Detail cirtvlar on request.
ATKINSON, STARKEY & ZILKA
t lD(or orntrd
INVESTMENT BONDS
7C4 Wilcox Buiiding
Phone Main 700
TRADE jEi M YARDS
I ONLY TWO LOADS OF STOC K
IUXEIYED OVKIC NIGHT.
lo-jrcr; vtrry little domnd; tockr
n! feeders nominal.
t-'hecp lteclpU. 2000. Urnbn Bte&dy
to 10c higher; top. 110.75; no betp in-c-uded.
STOCK JUDGE WINS HONOR
;xd Hogs.
Primary Receipts.
CHICAOO. Dec 23. Primary receipts Prices btcudy autl CllCllUllgt'tl
wneat. o.u.wtv Dusneis, versus 044.000 '
bushels; corn, 1.3O4.0O0 bvhels. versus' Lint's Buyers I'uy .$9 for
iua.uoo DUFne.s; oats. soo,uou irusuejs. ver
sus 426.000 bushe s.
Shipments Wheat, 3B3.0OO bushels ver
sus 535,000 bushels: corn. 673,000 bushels,
versus 272, Otto bushels; oats. 3-10,000 bush
els, versus 271, OOO bushels.
Clearances Wheat. 237.000 bushels, ver
sus t,2M.000 bushels; corn. 04.000 bushels,
versus 05.000 bushels; oats. 20,000 bushe'e.
versus none; flour. 23, OOO Sarrela. vs. 83,
000 barrels. The above figures do not in
clude 623,000 bushels of bonded wheat.
Car lots Minneapolis, wheat 225. corn
58. oats 39, rye 7; Winnipeg, wheat 703.
oats 177, barley 26; Duluth. wheat 5U. corn
45. oats 14. Kansas City, wheat 85. corn
43, oats 3, rye 10; St. Louis, wheat in.
corn 71, oats 20; Omaha, wheat 52, corn
70, oaU 16.
li All
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Deo. 23. Barley, 369
40c.
Flax No 1. 1163442.014.
Wheat December. 1.26M; May. $1.24 W;
July. 1.1.
Winnipeg Grain Market.
WINNIPEG, Dec. 23. Wheat. December,
ll.OST,; May, 1.13S; July. 1.1H.
Grain at Kan Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. Grain
Wheat, milling, 1.S5 l.5; feed, $1.S5
1 15; barley feed, 1.25iH80; shipping,
fl.3001.40; oats, red feed, tl. 4091.00:
corn, white Egyptian, 11.72 hi 1.77 ; red
mllo. 1.42i1.4S.
Hay Wheat. $1710; fair, 141T;
tame oat. $15418; wild oat. $11 13; al
falfa, $13316; stock, $0413; straw, $10
j 12.
t 'enter Slan Gets Gold Medal of
I Western Dairy Association.
! . 1 nn KFIKLD, Wash.. Pec 23.
i . i clal.) The dairy show Judging;
t. mi of the Washington Stale col
j i. ;ie which competed RRalnpt those of
the Universities of Idaho, California,
I l'.rltish Columbia and the oreg-on
Agricultural college at the I'aclflc
; tuti-rna'. lonul livestock exposition
t held some time hko at north Port-
land, included Claude Anderson, son
I of Mr. and Mrs. 1J. K. Anderson of La
i i enter, seven miles northeast of
Business was of small proportions at the
North Portland dockyards yesttrday. Only
two loads were received and the few salea
were confined to the hog division. Most
of these were at $0. the top price estab
lished the day before. The tone of the
market was reported to be steady in all
"ne 1 Kidirefield. He received much dls-
Kecelpts were 50 hogs and 241 sheep. tinctl. n and won the cnld medal of-
The day's sales were as follows:
Wt. Price. Wt. Price
9 hogs 23 $0 oo 21 hogs 101 $0 00
17 hosa 1H5 O.oo 50 hogs 152 9 00
O OO; 0 hogs 115 8 50
Reattle Grain Market.
SEATTLE, Dec 23. Wheat, hard white,
soft white, soft red winter, $1.12; white
club, hard red winter, northern spring,
$1.13: eastern red Walla, $1-10; Big Bend
bluestem. $1.14.
City delivery: Hay Timothy. $23; dou
ble compressed. $27; mixed, $21; alfalfa.
$17; double compressed, $23; straw, $15;
barley, whole. $33; ground and rolled. $35;
clipped, $40; chick starter. $54; chop, all
grain, $35; cocoanut meal, $ 1; corn.
m:U: enrn. cracked and feed meal. $37:
ntn ! (.nttnn seed meal. $44: linseed meal. $58;
.0058 mash mixture egg. $40g$46; scratch feed.
.0420 $42; soy bean. $60; wheat. $42; Puget
sound, $38.
.0022
.0450 i WEATHER HELPS HOLIDAY TRADE.
.1575
.own
.006
.0185
.1405
.2'5
.1900
.54 HO
.7750
.4850
94 00
96.10
95. 6t
96 20
95.80 ,
97.20
96 20
.100.02 100 04 100 00 100 02
.100.02 100.04 100.02 100.02
Boston Mining Stocks.
K Btte Cop Mn 10
Franklin T
Isle Roy cop). 22 S
Lake Copper.. 2 '4
Uonawk Mi
3. Closing quotations:
12a
23
32
42
24
1
40
10
BOSTON. Dec
Allouej 22i!North Butte
Arls Com o Oid Doraln
Calumet & Ariz 56 tOsceola
Cal & Hecla. ..270 iQuiney
Centennial .... 9 iSuperlor
Cop Rg Con Co 38 ISup Bos Mn.
Shannon
tTtah Conaol.
Winona
Wolverine ...
Swift Co. Stocks.
Closing prices for Swift & Co. stocks at
Chicago wore reported, by Uu Overbeck;
NEW TORK, Dec. 23. Foreign exchange
Irregular. Great Britain, demand $4.18,
cables $4,184; France, demand 7.93H,
cables 7.94: Italy, demand 4.44; cables.
4.44 hi ; Belgium, demand 7.6H4. cables
7.62: Germany, demand 624. cablea 53;
Holland, demand S6.55. cables 38 61; Nor
way, demand 15.55; Sweden. 14.95: Den
mark, demand 20.05; Switserland. demand
19.50; Spain, demand 14.85: Greece, de
mand 4.14; Argentina, demand 33.37; Bra
all, demand 12.75; Montreal, 03.
Boston Wool Market.
BOSTON. Dec 23. The Commercial Bul
letin tomorrow will publish wool quota
tions as follows:
California Northern, 8085c; middle
county. 70f72c; southern 6265c.
Oregon No. 1 staple, 86 0 88c; fine and
fine medium combing, 8O085e: eastern
clothing. 657do.; valley. No. 1. 758e.
Territory Fine staple, choice, 830-;
half blood combing. 75f'Oe; blood
combing, 55i960c: blood combing, 4Ra:
52c; fine and fine medium clothing, 68
72c; fine and ttne medium French comb
ing. 180 82c.
Pulled Delaine, 8ot90c; A A, 72978c;
A supers, 65S"0c.
New York Fugar Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Raw sugar, cen
trifugal 3 60c, old crop 3.86c; refined, fins
granulated, &c
Duluth Linseed Market.
DULUTH, Dec 23 Linseed, on track.
$l.ki8'aG2.02; to arrive, $i.8.
Volume Not as Large as Year Ago Useful
Gifts Predominate.
NEW YORK, Dec 23 Bradatreet'a to
morrow will say:
j Seasonal wea'.her has come to most parts
of the country to reinforce the Influences
ruling at this season of free giving, the
result being a quite decided Increase In the
volume of retail trade. Even with this
accession, however, the reports are not
whollv satisfactory. Doubts seem lo exist
at a number of cities as to the volume, that : f4t ew. top early, $4.75;
15 hogs 217
20 hogs 2.V4 9.0O
Prices quoted at the Portland
stockyards were as follows:
Cattle
Choice steers
Medium to good steers.
Fair to meulurn steers
Common to fair steers
Choice feeders
Fsir to good feeders
Choice cows and heifers
Medium to good cows, heifers
Fair to medium cowa. heifers
4'ommon oows
Cannera
Bulls
Choice dal'y calves
Prime light calves
Medium light calves
Heavy calves -
Hogs
Prime light .
Fmooth heavy,
Smooth heavy,
Rough heavy
Fat pigs
Feeder pigs
Stags, subject to dockage
230 to 30O lha
300 lbs and up
Sheen
East-of-mountaln lambs..
Best valley lambs
Fair to good
Cull lambs
Ras-tern Oregon feeders..
Light yearlings
Heavy yearlings
Light wethers
Heavy wethers
Ewes v-
Union
$6 5o Y.oo
iM.i.j n r.o ,
5 50',t 0 oo :
2.507' 5.50 i
5 tlOll 5.50 '
4.23 m 4.75
6 OOti 5 511
. 4 50'ii 5 00
. 4 ooft 4 50
.. 3.00 0 4.oo
,. 1.7-5 a 3 00 i
. 3 0of 400
. 9 00(i 9,50
. 8.00 t '. no '
. 6 Oft a s flft ,
. 0.00 'a 6.00 !
. 8 75to no I
. 7.50'ii 8 50
. 6 noir 7 50
. 6 0Oi 7 oo
. 8 50i O.OO '
. 8 OOW8 n.; ;
. 4 50i& 6.50 i
ferod by the Western Dairy Instruct
ors' association for ranking; second
In individual judging; of all breeds.
The complete team of JudKcs was
Claude Anderson of La Center, Robert
l'atrlck of Seattle and R. W. Oltman
of BolllriBham It enptured first
prlie at the show besides winning the
Hoard's Dairyman and Western Dairy
Instructors' association prfzea, per
manent trophies of the college now.
and individual medals awarded by tho
Ayrshire Breeders' association. Each
school was represented by a team of
three Judges, which Judged three
classes each of Ayrshire, Jersey, llol
stt'in and Guernsey cattle.
8 5oro no
8.00 8 50
6 oo n H oo
4 no ft otto
6 Oo jj 7 .00
8.00(1 7.00
8 00 6 OO
4 503.50
4.ooi 5 00
1.00 S5-00
Chamber Cundldates to Be Xntnctl.
A LB A NT, Or., Dec. 23. (Special.)
A committee of 15 representative Al
bany business men has been appointed
to nominate candidates for election as
officers of the Albany chamber of
commerce for the ensuing: year. The
election will be held January 2. The
committee consists of I. A. McDowell,
fl. A. Flood. P. A. Young-, K. D. Cuslck.
Khner B. Williamson. J. Deo McClaln,
T. E. Ncbergall, Fred C. Veal. Roy
Iowd. M Senders. C. W. Sternberg;,
C. O. Budlong;, F. E. Llvenfrootl, L. K.
Hamilton and Fred Dawson.
is. quantity, 0' buying equaling a year ago
when prices were higher but purchasing
power was undoubtedly larger. On bal
ance the trend seems to be toward a trade
well below that of 1920. Useful gifts
rather than luxuries seem to predominate,
although the confectionery trade seems to
have done well.
Weekly back olearlngs were $7,385, 819.-000.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CTT1CAOO. Deo. 23 (U. S. bureau of
markets.) Cattle Receipts. 2000, Beef
steers slorv snd drsggy: few ear'y sales
about steady: quality plain: fat she stock -dull
snd weak: calves, bulls, stockers and '
feeders steady
Hogs Receipts 25.000. Fairly active;
stesdy to 15c higher than yesterday's av
erage; underweight up most: big packers
doing nothing: top. $7 65; one load. 100
to 170-pound average; practical top on
ISO-pound average, $7.40; bulk. I7W7 35;
pigs mostly 15c to 35c higher: bulk de
sirable around $7.50: some at $7.65.
Sheep Receipts. 8000. Fat lambs. 25c
to 40c higher; sheep steady; top fat limb',
$11.40: bulk desirable kinds. $1191125:
no choice lamDs
Every large city has one newspaper
which, by universal consent, Is the
Want-Ad medium of the community.
Tn Portland It's The Oretrnnian.
here; no feeder trade early.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Evaporated ap
ples, nominal. Prnnes, steady. Peaches,
scarce but quiet.
Cotton Market.
YORK. Dec. 23. Spot
Middling, 18.80c.
NEW
steady.
Oil Companies Pay Taxes.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 23. (Special.)
The Standard Oil company has remit
ted to the secretary of state J44.
251. 69. covering; the tax on the cor
poration's sales of gasoline and dis
tillate in Oregon for the month of
November. From the Union Oil com
pany the secretary of state has re
ceived a check In the amount of $16,
220.87. while from the Aesoctated Oil
company there has been received the
amount of (14.368.50.
Livestock Markets.
Kansas City
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec. 23. tj. S.I
bureau of markets.) Cattle Receipts. 800. 1
Beef steers, strong to lSe h'gher; best ;
on sale, $7 25: ether sales. $J71S; all,
ether classes srsree and steady; few cows, j
$-3 75 0 4; 'osd lot heifers, $5.50; some
ranners. $2.25; good h vy calves. 8 50;
fairly good bologna bulls, srounrt $3 25. I
Hogs Receipts. 2O00. Active, bulk lights !
and mediums to shlpoers snd packers,
$7,1547.20. market. 510c higher than
yesieroay m ..o, " " ' v - -. -
7.20; top. $7.20; throwout sows. $5.73;
pigs, stesdy: best $7.
gheep Receipts. 1000. Sheep stesdy:
lambs steady to 23c higher; fed westerns.
$10 76.
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE. Dec. 23 Cattle, steady: no
receipts: prices unchanged.
Hogs stronger; no receipts; prices un
changed. Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, Dee. 23. (V. F. bureau or mar
keta.) Hogs Receipts. 5000. Active, 19
13c higher; bulk medium snd light butch
ers, $S.6QQ6.75; top, $6.80; packing sows.
$5.2506.
Cattle Receipts. 750 Quality plain:
beet grades, steers aud she stuff alow to
Profit on Your
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Principal and interest payable in
either Sterling, Kroner or f rancg.
Daily yield 6.067c
at present rate of exchange.
Price $48 per bond of 19:16:5,
Kroner 360, Francs 500.
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