THE' SUNDAY OREflONTAN. PORTLAXD. JANUARY 12, 1913.
SOUTH BOYS ONIONS
Shipping Season in Oregon
' Opens Satisfactorily. .
SOUND ALSO IN MARKET
Vnsold Slock in This State Is 2 60
Cars, Against 234 Cars Held a
Year AgoGrowers' Opening
Price Well Maintained.'
The onion market is looking up. In
quiries are beginning to come from
California as well as from the Sound
for Oregon onions, and the price is
firm with an early advance probable.
The unsold stock iiT Oregon is now
260 cars, or 74 cars less than were held
a year ago. The onions are distributed
as follows:
Cars.
HIMshoro 12
Tieaverton - io
Cedar Mills n
Cornelius 12
Malloy 15
Tualiitln 35
Mflwaukle 1
wllsonville - 2
Sholis 12
Khrnvood 1H
Woodburn - 30
Toial -0
One year ago 334
Two years ago 225
Three years ago 216
Orders were received in the past few
days from Stockton 'and Sacramento
buyers offering 75 cents f. o. b.t the
association's selling price. California
stiil has a good many onions.e but they
are in poor condition. Some of these
Californias are going to Seattle, but in
spite of it,, the north is also buying
Oregon's ut a higher price.
Advices from Texas and Coachella
are that the cold wave killed off the
early onions, which will make the ship
ping season there a month later ithan
usual. This will give the Oregon grow
ers fully three months in which to han
dle their crop, and Insures higher prices
than prevailed last year.
GROWERS iET 20 CENTS FOR HOPS.
Over 1000 Balnt BoukIU During the Day.
Market Is Mining. .
Business was booming in the hop
market again yesterday. Over 1000
bales were sold by growers during the
day. For the past two weeks most of
the selling was done by dealers, but
stocks of the latter are now about ex
hausted, and the buyers are forced to
go to growers for supplies. Incident
ally, they have to pay more money for
the goods. A comparison of qualities
shows a rise of a cent or more during
the week.
The largest transaction yesterday
was the sale by Seid Back of 314 bales
at 20 cents. The name of the purchaser
was not announced. Seid Back Is still
holding between 600 and 700 bales of
Mission Bottom and Independence hops.
The same buyer secured about 300
bales more, a part of them, at least, at
20 cents.
The Lee Brown crop of 290 bales at
AVellsdalc was bought by Julius Pincus.
The White & Davis lot of 100 bales
at Sheridan was bought by T. A. Lives
ley & Co. at a price close to 20 cents.
Lives-ley paid 19 cents for the Bidwell
lot of 89 bales at North Yamhill.
Among the purchases by IClaber,
Wolf & Nettar was the Charles Bloom
crop of 97 bales at Hilisboro at 19
cents.
H. Li. Hart bought 55 bales from
Robert Hanning, of North Yamhill, at
I8V4 cents, also a carload from dealers.
The following cable was received
from London: "Market is firm. De
mand for Pacifies is increasing. Situa
tion warrants higher prices."
HIGHER PRICES ARE BID FOR WHEAT.
Buyers Raise Their Offers, But Do Not
Secure Market.
Speculators and other buyers con
tinue to bid up wheat .prices in the
country. For biuestem. 87 cents was
offered yesterday, and up to 82 cents
was bid for club. Farmers' offerings
wore small.
The oats market was firm with a bet
ter inquiry. Bailey was quiet here and
firmer in San Francisco.
No changes were made in flour quota
tions at Coast points. At Spokane,
where the mills have been lower than
they usually are, patents were advanced
2j cents In their own territory.
Local receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants Exchange as fol
lows: "Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oat. Hay.
Monday 139 21 6 7 5
Tuesday 54 15 2 7 4
"Wednesday . . 3S S 4 2 2
Thursday ... .' 11 3 5 2
Friday 55 10 3 :; 1
Saturday .... 55 u 3.1 2
Year ago 35 10 8 5
Total this wk. 407 70 23 25 16
Year ago 7.1 1 15 17 30
Season to date 1170O 13S2 1213 1028 1194
Year ago 8323 270 144S S4 1SS4
I.AMT CAR HEAD LETTCCE RECEIVED.
No More Is Availahlc In California Celery
OIT the Market.
The last car of head lettuce shipped
from California before the cold wave
leached Front street yesterday. It was
put on sale at $3.50 a crate. Hereto
fore there has always been a good sup
ply of local hothouse lettuce on the
market, but a short time ago. the grow
ers, dissatisfied with the price, pulled
up the plants. So Portland will have to
go without lettuce of any kind for some
time to come.
A mixed car of San Francisco vege
tables, mainly cauliflower, will be re
ceived this morning. The cauliflower
will sell at $3 a crate. Celery Is now
practically off the market.
Choice lomons sold on the street at
H a box. Fancy lemons were not
quoted, but will probably sell for $8
when any come in. No oranges were
offered by Southern shippers.
-i
Talk of Lower Wool Contracts,
General satisfaction Is felt by wool
men over results in the past year, says
Hoston advices just received. They
are in the air more or less, however,
to start the next twelvemonth. The
leading factors are wary when it comes
to forecasting. Conditions are im
portant as bearing on the situation in
this country.
Considerable worry is apparent
among manufacturers over ths disposi
tion in Washington to retain protection
for the woolgrower In large measure
and to withdraw the same to a con
siderable extent so far as they are con
cerned. In view of this fact, action on
the new clip Is not likely to develop
rapidly In the ear'y part of 1913. It is
thought that no large contracts will
be made unless at figures materially
lower than even paid a year ago for
the same wools.
Esc Market Is Weak. .
Poultry receipts were small yester
day, but the demand was light and
some had to be carried over. Sales of
chickens were made at 1314 cents
Pork held steady at 103x10 cents
and veal was scarce and firm.
The egg market was well supplied
and weak. Candled Oregons were of
fered at 30g33 cents.
No chaab.es were reported In the
cheese or butter markets.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
rcraln. Floor. Feed. Etc.
WHEAT Track prices: Club. 81$S2c:
biuestem. S64i S7c; 40-fold, S2c; red Russian,
"9c: valley. S2a
FLOCK Patents, $4.30 per barral;
Krcrfera 13.90: exnorts $:. 506 3.60; val
ley. 14.30: graham. $4.20: whole wheat.
$4.40.
BA3LF.Y Feed. t2-.fi 23.50 pr ton:
brewing, nominal: roUad. I25.50 28.50 per
'.03.
C02N Whole. $27: cracked. 123 per ton
HAY Timothy, choice. ?M7; mixed.
Eastern Oregon timothy. $1215: Ml nc
vetch. $12; alfalfa. $11.50; clocor. $10.
iraw. $;;7.
MII.LSTCFFS Bran. 2I per to": hlim'
$24 per ton: middlings. s:" per ton
OATS Xol 1 white. 2.1.5026 per ton.
Vegetable end Fruits.
FRESH FRUITS Apples. 50c$1.50 pel
box. pears. $1.5u2 per box: grapes. Em
perors. $5 per barrel: Malagas. $S per bar
rel: cranberries. $12.50 per barrel.
POTATOES Jobbing prices- Burban
508 J0c per hundred; sweet potatoes. 34 6
3uc per pound.
TROPICAL. FKL'ITS Oranges: Navels
2.2o4; Florida, $4; Japanese. 1.25 Per
undle: California grapefruit. $2.7533'
Florida grapefruit. $4.25: lemons. $&7
per box; pineapples. 6c per pound; pome
granates. $2 per box; persimmons, $1.75 per
box ; tangerines. (2.25 per box.
ONIONS Oregon. SI per sack,
BACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 73c or
sack; carrots. 75c per sack: beets, 75c per
sack; parsnipa. 75c per sack.
VEGETABLES Artichokes. $I.J0 per
lozen: cabbage. 1c per pound: cauliflower.
$3 per crate; celery. S5.50 per crate;
cucumbers. 7ic" $2 per dos.; egjsp.ant. luc
pound: head lettuce. ?2..10 per crate; pep
pers. 10c per pound; radishes, 15 20c per
dozen; fcprouls. luc. tomatoes, J2&2.25 per
box; garlic. 0jf6c per pound.
Dairy and Country 1-roduce.
EGGS Fresh locals, candled, 80 8 32c per
dozen.
v.tiEESE Oregon triplets. IS 8 19c per
pound.
BUTTER Oregon creamery butter cubes
S74e per pound; prints. 3SA3!c per
pound.
POULTRY Hens, 13014c: broilers, 13 f
14c; turkeys, live. 20c; dressed, choice, 25c,
riuik '4.1? 15n: fff.ese. 1231oC.
PORK Fancy. 10S104c per pound.
VEAL Fancy. 14Utt pw pound.
Staple Groceries.
SALMON Columbia River, one - pound
tails. $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats.
SI. 40: one-pound flats. $2.45; Alaska pink
one-pound tails, S5c; sllversides. one-pound
tails. $1.25.
COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 2440c
per pound. -
HONEY Choice. $3.233-75 per case.
NLTS--Wa.nuts ISc par pound: Brazil
nuts I21410c: filberts. 14 15c; almond.
ISc; peanuts. 56 i-c; cocoatiuts. 90c1.00
per dozen; chestnuts, lie per pound; hick
ory nuts. 0 0 10c; pecans. 17c; pine
17 (4 20c.
BKANS Small white. 5.40c; large white.
45c: Lima, 8c; pink. 4.70c: Mexicans
5c: bavou. 1.65c.
SCUAIt Fruit and berry. $3.55; Honolulu
plantation, x.1.50; beet. 5.35: extra C, Sj.Oj;
owdercfl. barrels. S5.S0; cube, barrels. $o.0.
SALT Granulated. 114 per ton: un
ground 100s. $10 per ton: 50s, $10.75 per
ton; dairy $12.50 per ton.
RICE No. 1 Japan. 65(4c; cheaper
grades. 4 Vic; Southern head, 56c.
DRIED FstUITS-- Apples. 10c per pound:
apricots !214c; peaches, 8$ 11c; prunes.
Italians, 8S10c; silver. ISc; figs, white and
black. H7c; currants. OVic; raisins, loose
Muscatel. 8'47Vc; bleached. Thompson.
'Hue; unbleached Sultanas, Stic; seeded,
7'.i8VjC; dates. Persian, 7 Vic per pound:
fftrd. $1.65 per box.
FIGS Twelve 10-ounce. 85c: 50 6-ounce.
$1.85; 70 4-ounce. $2.25; 30 10-ounce. 2 25
loose. 00-pound boxes. 6!47c: Smyrna,
boxes, $1.1001.25; candled. 1618c-
Frovifikons.
HAMS All sizes. 1S19C; picnics.
13c; skinned. lSVic: boiled. 27c.
BAt:ON Fancy. 274J)2Sc; choice, 2002.1c.
LARD In tierces, choice, 1434c; com
pound, Otfcc
DRY SALT MEATS Regular short clears
13415c: short clear backs. 12 to 18 IDs..
l3stS13c; short clear backs. 18 to 23 Ids..
UttG 15c; exports, 14c; plates. 103llc
BARRELED BEEF Extra mess beef. $14.
mess beef. $13; extra plate beef. $17.50; plats
oeef. $17.50; rolled boneless oeef, $30.
BARRELED PORK Best pig pork, $23.
brisket pickled pork. $23.
Hops, Wool and Hides.
HOPS 1912 crop, prime and choice. 18
20c per pound: 1913 contracts, lG&loc.
UuHAtu ino.ce, u?c per pouuu.
PELTS Dry. 13914c; butcher, $101.35,
short wool. 710c.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14 ISc per
pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 21 Vs
(22tac per pound.
HIDES Salted nldea, 12c per pound,
salted calf, 18c: salted kip. 1314c: green
nides, lie; dry hides, 22323c; dry calf. No.
I. 25c: No. 2, 20c; sailed bulls, Sc.
CASCARA Per pound. 4Va04c; car lots.
45c.
Unseed Oil and Turpentine.
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 50c; boiled
barrels, 52c: raw. cases, 53c; boiled, cases.
57c.
OIL MEAL Carloads. $37.50 per ton; less
TURPENTINE Barrels. 54Vic; -ases. 57c
:ban carloads. 40 per Ion.
GASOLINE Naphtha, in Iron barrels 16c
In cases 23c; motor gasoline. In Iron barrels
17c. in cases 2c; engine msuuate, in iron
barrels sc. In cases liMae.
Bank Clearings.
The bank clearings of the Northwestern
cities yesterday were as follows:
Clearlnics. Balances.
Portland $2,120,212 $348,819
Seattle 2.130.402 234.118
Ticnma 394. "00 37.61
Spokme 748.2i. 70.450
Bank clearings of Portland. Seattle
Tacoma for the past week and correspond
lng week In former years were:
Portland. Seattle
Tacoma-
1913
1912
1911
1010
1009
100S
1007
1006
1003
1004
1903
.$13,215,204 $12,281,102
$3,421,318
4.210.200
4.319.322
10.523.720
11.366. 533
10.463 878
7.0O1. 017
3.41S.03O
6.513.745
4.991.325
4.079.301
3.003.078
3.611.532
10.825.219
11.213.338
12.303.940
5.8R2.S01
9.250.008
7.32S.647
8.50S.2SS
7.914.077
4.937.S1
4.806.207
2.826.609
4.536.850
3.782.3flf
4.611.254
3.703.524
3.043.335
2.226.539
2.103,142
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Quoted at tbe Bay City for Vege
tables. Fruit, Etc !
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. The follow
ing produce prices were current here toiay:
t rulv Apples, cnoice, ouc; common,
Mexican limes, $4S5; California lemons.
choice, $6: common, $3; navel oranges,
$1. 23.3; pineapples, $23.50.
Cheese Young America. i4rgitc
Butter Fancy creamery. 33iC.
EKgs Store, 30c; fancy ranch. 33c.
Hay Wheat. $23: wheat and oats. $21
24; alfalfa. $12.5015: barley. $1719.
Potatoes Oregon Purbanks, S5C&$1.10;
Salinas Burbanks, $'lgl.3o: sweets, L904f
2.l'0.
Vegetables Cucumbers. S1.73(g'2.23; gar
lic, 2g3c; green peas, S12c; string beans,
nominal; tomatoes. 73c&$1.75; eggplant,
nominal; onions, 4060c.
Receipts Flour. 1100 quarters; wheat, 755
centals; barley. 6200 centals; oats, 1500 cen
tais; potatoes. 7715 sacks; bran. 330 sacks;
middlings, ICO sacks: hay, 350 tons.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. cotton future,
closed steady. 1 to 8 points lower..
January. 12-Slc; February. 12.37c: March.
12.43c, April. 12.45c; May. 12.4,tc: June.
U.42c; Julv. 12.41c: AuKust. 12.2!c: Sep
temher, 11.74c; October, 11.6oC; December.
11.64.
spot quiet. Mid-uplands. 13.10c; do gulf,
13.35c. No sales.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 11. Spot cotton
steady, I-16C up. Miauling. 12c
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. June 11. Turpentine
arm. 4o.r4Uc Sales. 276; receipts, 95:
saipmonts notie; stocks, 30,300.
Kosln iirm. Sales. 3100; receipts. 2200;
shipments, none: stocks, 13,i,100. Quote: A,
B. $4.1104 5.15; C, D, 5.20; E. $3.27 4j O 5-30;
. 5.35(5.40; G. $3.4uS5.45: K, .V454
J.50; I. $6.70; K. $6.73: M. N. $7.15; W, G.
r.20. W. W, $7.25.
Hops, Etc., at New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Petroleum, steady.
Refined New YorK. barrels, S!.5o; do bulk.
?4.M; Philadelphia, barrels, $.50; do bulk.
4-60.
Wool, steady. Domestic XX Ohio, 81fi32c
Hop., sttady; state common to choice.
1912 236310: 1911 U"S1jc; Pacific Coast,
jaij. i6.:i.ic: lsill. I3jl6e.
Hides, firm. Central America, 27c; Bo
gota, 274 81lSl,c
Chicago Dairy Prodiaoe.
CHICAGO Jan. lL Butter easy. Cream-
ris, 31 ) S3 Vic ,
Eggs easv. Receipts 38:4 cases: fresh
receipts at mark, cases Includes. :2&:oc:
refrigerator firsts. lSS0c: firsts. Sue
Chesae ausay. Daisies. Wfl7c; fvins.
16aWc; Young Americas. 16rl7c:
long horns. 16 gl7e-
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. The metal markets
were nominally uncnangea.
Lake copper. 17.50$ 17.S7HC: electrolytic,
I7.50 1T.75C; casting. 17.12 cg 17.S7Vc.
Iron, unchanged.
Waol at St. Louis.
ST. LOCIS. Jan. 11- Wool Steady; ter
,itnn n.i Western mediums. 216 23c: fine
I mediums. i,.ii
COPPERS ARE LOwER
Stocks Easily Depressed by
Bear Attacks.
METAL SELLS AT REDUCTION
General List Is Weaker in Sympathy,
but Declines Are Small and Trad
ing Is of Light Proportions.
Bond Market Qniet.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Operations in
stocks again centered in the copper
group today. The cumulative effects
of the disappointing; monthly statement
of copper metal stocks and reports of
price-shading were heightened by the
sale of a large amount of the metal at
around 17 cents, as compared witn tne
official rate of 11 cents. The copper
issues were the especial object of the
bear attack and proved vulnerable to
pressure, with Amalgamated display
in most marked weakness.
The general list showed a fair degree
of strength early in the session, but
the tone gradually weakened under the
Influence of - movements in the cop
pers. Steel displayed heaviness, and in
the railroad department the coalers and
Gould stocks weakened. The movement
of the market as a whole, however, was
not large, and trading was 01 nmiieu
proportions.
Large changes were reveaiea in me
bank statement, conspicuous among
them belne a loan Increase of $60,000,
000 shown In the actual table. It was
said that this change represented
shifting of loans from out-of-town
banks to city banks, on account of the
decline In interest rates to a point too
low to he attractive to the out-ol-town
Institutions. Half of this shifting of
loans, it is estirnated. occurred within
the last two days, as was inaicaiea u
the fact that in the average table the
loan increase reported was only $29.
000.000. The expected large gain in
cash was made, the amount exceeding
$21,000,000. The increase In loans anu
the cash a-ain were reflected in the ex
nansion of $84,000,000 In deposits. The
mercantile agencies reported thai busi
ness in nearly all departments con
tinued very satisfactory ana tnat tnere
was more life In trade.
The bond market, was quiet and easy.
Total sales, par value. $l,43,ooo.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call for the week.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis
- lupeniM'Sn:
Closc
AmaL copper t-o t
Am. Car & F., com.'.
Am. Can. com 30
Am. Cotton Oil. com......
Am. Loco., com 42
Am. Sugar, com. ... -i
Am, Smelt., corn. ...I 73U
Am. Woolen, com,
70-ji ?i 75Mi
34
30 30 30
." 53
42 42 42
114
. 73 K 72 72 i
lSVi
I SSS STt 3i
Anaconda Mining Co.l
Atchison, com.
nn: 106i!l06
do preferred .....
B. & O., com
Beet Sugar
Brooklyn Ra;ld Tr.
Canadian Pac, c
Central Leather, c
do preferred
C A G. W., com
do preferred
C, M. & St. P
c. & N. W.. com. . ..
I....'.! 101
1 105 lot! iB ;105 105
1 -ICII -i7 3i S7:
7-j m
91 9114 91 91
2iTki24V2 2(13 .264 -j
29 20 25 -A I i'3.
91 91 01 Ul'
; 16V,
32 I 32t4 31t, 31
1151, 113 U5 .115
137 1138 :17,1S7
Chesapeake & Ohio.
78t, 78 IS SM
Colo. Fuel A Iron, c.;.
33 V.
Consolidated Gas -
141
14
14014,141
13',, 13 Vi
70
I 21
Corn Products, com..
do preferred
Denver & Hio G.. c - -
do preferred
Erie, common
do 1st preferred...
General Electric
Gt. North, ore lands..
Gt. North., pfd.
Illinois Central
Interurban Met., c...
do preferred
Lehlgn Valley
Kansas Cltv South . .
40 40 1 89,. 39
3174 32 31 31H.
49 4' 411141 4K! 4514
14si1S4 18314,133 7.;
40
130 130i 12Vi 120S
, 127
1S 18 ls'
6l 3"' 625, 02
165Vi165jl65i 65
X"
Louisville it Nashvillei
141 141141ll41
M., St P. S. S, ...
M., K. & T.. com
Missouri Pacific
National Lead
Nevada Consolidated.
New York Central
N. Y-. Ont. & West.
. . . . j-i 72
23
42 Vi
28
42
108
33
27 27
42 42 Vi
i5 Vj
1S 18
107 107
32 S3
;113
120. 120 Vi
10S
33
Nor. & Western, com.
Northern Pacific, c.;t20'120
Pennsylvania Raliwayl 123 v.! 123 ;123
123
P. G., L. & Coke Co..
115!
115 115 113
Pressed Steel Car. c.
Read.ng. com
do 2d pret
do 1st pref.
Rep. Iron & Steel, c
go preferred
Rr-lt Is'and. Com . .
a
166 167
167
17
91
25
"24
29
107
23
'23
27
23
65
24
2S
24
20
St. L. & S. P., 2d pf-
do 1st prei.
59
Southern Pacific, com
106
1081106
southern Kaliway, c.
do prefe-red
Texas & Pacific .
Tol.. St. L. at W. C.
2S
1
I 28
22
-1
S0
22
1 '-
22
Cnlon Pacific, com...
do preferred
C. S. Rubber, com.. .
do preferred
L. S. Steel Co.. com.
do preferred
Utah Copper
Virginia Chemical . .
Wabash, com
do preferred
Western Union Tel. .
Westlnghouse Elec .
Wisconsin Central, c.
1C0161;160 160
91
91
90) 90 H
67 Vi
67'
67
"67
110
56
42
t7 oon
10S
66i 67,
110 110
53! 55
15
T5"i 7?
.!!!. II
110
5H
42
Total sales for the day, 179,700 shares.
BONDS.
Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co.. Board
ot Traue nu.iu.u. Asked
imir Tel & Tel conv 4s.
American Tobacco 4s
American Tobacco 6s....
A'chlson general 4s
Atchison conv 4s
Atchison adj 4s stamped.
krVilann M.iV 5s
.109 111
120
97
105".;
S7
9S
106
8S
106
93 V.
103
Atlantic Coast Line cons 4s.... 94
coast Line 'L & N coll" 4s. 92
Baltimore & Ohio 3'is 91
Baltimore & Ohio 4s
92
!)S
92
100
100
Brooklyn Bap a -transit
..100
..1410
.. 93
. . 96
.. P8
. . 93
.. 95
H"
.. 87
.. 97
.. 86
.. SI
.. S3
. . 90
.. S3
. . 70
.. 86
.. 7S
. . 91
. .104
.. 96
..112
.. 92
.. 93
. . US
.. 2
.. 93
. . 102
.. S3
.. 97
..101
.. 39
-.93
.. 7S
.. 76
..98
.. 06 ti
. . 96
-.101
. .101
. .101
. .102
an souu-.em mat .
OhefaDeake s: Ohio 4 Vis
C B 4 Q r?n mtg 4s
C B & Q Joint 4s
C B & Q ills 4s
C B & Q Denver 4s -.
Centra'. Pacific first 4s
Chicago ft East Ills 4s
Chicago R I & P ref 4s.....
Chicago R I A P Col trust 4s
Del Hudson conv 4s
Erie first cons P L 4s
.nt Met4s
Japanese 4s
Japanese first 4s --
Japanese second 4s
Louisville A Nashville uni 4S
New York Central SHs
New York Central L S 3s..
New York CKy 4s.. ...... ...
New York Cltv 4s of l5i.
Norfolk & Western 4s
Norfo.k & West conv 4s
N Y Ont & W 4s
Northern Pacific P L 4s
Northern Pacific 3s
Oregon Short Line 4s
Oregon Ry Sc Nav 4s
Penns Ry 4s of 104
Philippine Railway 4s
Reading general 4s
Republic of Cuba 3s....
Southern Pacific first ref 4.
southern Pac tic col 4s
Southern P.allway 4s
St t t S F f 4s
L'nlon Pacific first 4s
Union Pacijic conv 4s
Union Pacific ref 4s. .......
United States Steel S F St..
United States 2s registered..
United States '2s c.afon.....
United States ;s registered..
,-(., ctniM 3s coupon.....
95 ti
90 i
93
Do-
SO
88 V
89
9S
S7
81
84
90
71
7
78
103'
07
113
94 '4
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S3
95
M V-
97
102
fti
95
- 7S
99
97
97
101
1U1-S,
101
103
103
102
t-i.,4 QtnrAs 4s registered 113
114
114
United States 4s coupon 113
Unfted Railway S F 4s b6
Vabasb first 4s.. 3
Vestern Union 4s. 9
.vestinghouse conv 5s 3
.Vestern Pacific 5s.. S
Wisconsin Cntral 4s.... 01
Money, Exchange, Etc.
6l
4
96
V4
s
91
LONDON. Jan. 11. Bar silver, quiet. 29
l-l d per ounce.
. , . .- 1 1. ner cent.
Rate "of discount in the open market for
short Bins. 1tj p' umm,
4 par csnu
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. Money on call
MMlnai- no IOA3S-
Close:' Prime mercantile paper. 2-5 per
''Time loans, steady; 0 days, i per cent,
90 days, 44H per -ceht: six months, 44
er cent:
Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at $4r&:;25 for 60-day
oll'.s and at $4.87 for demand.
. Commercial bills. $4.82.
Bar silver. (CISC
Mexican dollars. 49c
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. Sterling on
London. 60 days. $4.S3t: do. sight, $4.S7s,.
Drafts, sight 3c: telegraph 7c. ,
Condition of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. The condition of
the United States Treasury at the begin
ning of business today was:
Working balance $ 88.087,505
in banks and Philippine treasury 30.178. 1 70
Total of general fund., 139.6u7.33S
Receipts yesterday 3.091.431
Disbursements 4.714.071
The deficit this fiscal year Is $3,357,820.
as against a deficit of $24,939,969 last year.
The ftsures for receipts, disbursements
and deficit exclude Panama Canal and pub.
lie debt transactions.
LOAN EXPANSION HEAVY
INCREASE FOR THE WEEK
OVER SIXTy'mIIXIOXS.
IS
New York Banks Gain Largely in
Cash Holdings, and Surplus
Reserve Is Raised.
KEVf YORK, Jan. ll. The statement
of -the actual coniitlon of clearing
house banks and trust companies for
the week shows that they hold $15,
119,300 reserve In excess of legal re
quirements. This is an increase of
$1,284,750 from last week. The state
ment follows:-
Increase.
$60.5S6.uOO
18.52S.000
2.7S3.000
84.447.0S0
172.000
Loans
Specie
Legal tenders
Net deposits . .
Circulation ...
.$1.9:3.875.000
333.246.000
S7.973.00O
. 1,793,876.000
46,757,000
'Decrease.
Banks' cash reserve in vaults. $357,
907.000. Trust companies' cash reserve
in vault, $63,215,000. Aggregate cash
reserve, $421,222,000. Excess lawful re
serve, $15,139,300; increase, J1.2S4.750.
Trust companies' reserve with clearing-house
members carrying 25 per cent
cash reserve, $51,976,000.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies In Greater New York, not
included in clearing-house statement:
Increase.
Loans $563,848,000
Specie 60.233.700
Legal tenders 8.121.800
Total deposits 617,024.900
$ 5a.5"
711.200
44.900
2.693,100
Decrease.
The Financier will say tomorrow:
The statement of the New York clearing-house
banks for the week ending
January 11 revealed changes of extra
ordinary character. The cash Increase
by the known operations of the we .
waa very heavy, the expansion In specie
and legal tenders amounting to $21,
309,000. Loans made an almost record-
breaking increase of $60,586,000, wnicn,
together with the increase in cash al
ready noted, brought about an expan
sion of $S4.447.000 in deposits. The
latter item alone called for an added
cash reserve of more than $21,000,000,
so that the heavy addition in the way
of specie and legals was almost coun
terbalanced, the actual Increase in re
serve having been $l,2oi,750, the pres
ent surplus above the 25 per cent min
imum standing at $lo.l39.300.
In explanation of the tremendous
increases of the week, it is obvious
that they were brought about not by
current business or stock oxenange
transactions, but represent ratner me
preliminary financing of several large
bond transactions and underwriting,
,hir.h ,r now being prepared for pub
lic offeing. It Is possible also that
international operations figured to some
degree.
COTTLE AT TOP PRICE
PRIME STEERS BRING $7.85 AT
NORTH PORTLAND YARDS.
Hog Market Closes Easy After a
Record Week's Run All Kinds
of Sheep Firm.
The livestock market was quiet in
tho hnlf dav of business yesterday, as
Is customary on Saturday. Trading was
confined to the cattle aivi&iou, wucic
four loads of prime steers were sold
at the top quotation of the week.
The hog market closed easy, with no
sales reported. The arrivals were the
largest for any week in the history of
the local yards.
The sheep run during the week was
lighter than usual, and all classes of
mutton stock sold at firm prices.
Receipts yesterday were 104 cattle,
3 calves, 491 hogs and 67 sheep.
Shippers were: Hugh Cummfngs,
Corvallis, 1 car of sheep and hogs;
noil A Tjiter. Rieby. Idaho, 2 cars of
hogs; Paul Bros., Monida, Mont. 4 cars
of cattle; w. xj. lumci, a.mV -
of hogs, and J. E. Reynolds, Condon, 2
cars of cattle and nogs.
The day's sales were as follows:
Weight. Price.
26 steers I 5
i5 steers
20 steers
1179 7.50
1127 7.S5
The range" of prices at the yards was
is follows
Choice steers
. out. slt.r. .......
Medium steers ....
Choice cows
uOOU LOUi .......
Aledium cows
choice calves
'Jcod heavy calves
Bulls
-lags
11 ogs
Lifc-ht
Heavy ....
-ii. eP
Yearling wethers .
h. wts
Lambs
$7.00$7.S3
"I"..... (I'lOTi 6 1
6.000 7.00
........ i.4. if j. "
.., 4.5ui .1.2.
..J 7.5C& 9.00
... .. C.uf 7.U.-
3.00(0 3. oil
........ 5.iuj S.vo
7.50 7.70
6.0UOI 7.25
4.25 5 85
. 4. fl 4. -
3. 00 7.00
Omaha Livestock Market.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 11 Cattle Re
ceipts 100. market stady. Native steers
so 40S9.40; cows and heifers, s3.isi0i.OO:
vv'est?rn steers, $5.508.25: Texas steirs,
i 75ii 25: range cows and heifers, $3.ouj
liu: canners. t3.25tj!4.40: Blockers and
Feeders. 4.757.7i; calve.. $tf.uu.0:
calls, stags, etc. $4.253 6.50.
Hoes Receipts 8200. market 10 to 15c
lower Hjavy $7.1507.30: mixed. $7.0iU'
7.20: light. $6,906-7.15; pigs. $S.75.75;
bulk of sales. $7.05g7.13.
Sheep Receipts suu. mri ,lSu,'.'.',;
mn 6.75a8.00-. wethers. to.2o&6.25;
ewes. $1.50 a 5.10;
lambs, $S.OO9.00.
Chicago Lisettock Market.
CHICAGO. Jan. 11. Cattle Receipts. 500;
market dull, weak. Beeves. Su.9O09.4O:
Jias steers. $4.Ioo-So; Western steers.
5 7oti7.4u; stockers and feeders. $4.40
7.65; cows and bettors, $2.65 i.t0; cles.
ti'Hog Receipt 7000: -market dull, 10c to
15c lower than Friday's average Light.
. 15107.42 : mixed. $7.1507.40: heavy.
$7 0655.42; rough, $7.0UCi7.1i;. pigs. $5.75
B7.35: bulk of sales, $7.257.S3.
Sheep Receipts 2500: market weak at
Prlcay's close. Native, $4.6586.15:. West
ern tl.75jJS.lS: ysarlings. $8.3(1 s 8.20:
iambs, native. $6.7$ 9.20; Western. $t..90W
9.;u.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. Coffee futures
closed steadv and 1 to S polota net higher.
Sales. 39.000. January. 13.23c; February.
L.3UC- March. 13.52c: April. 13.66c: May.
13 77c; June, 13.83c; July. 13.8ac; August.
13.95c: September, 14.03c; November. 14.01c.
December. 13-aSc
Spot steaay. Klo 7, 13c- Santos 4, 15c
Mild qu:. Cordova, lS18c.
Raw sugar steady. Muscovado, 89 test,
2.98c- centrifugal. 96 test, 3.48c: molassec
,uear 9 test; 2.73c: refined, quiet; cut loaf,
50c- crushed. 3.40c: mould "A," 5.50c:
cubes, 4 5c: XXXX powdered, 4.S5c; pow
dered 4. Sue: granulated, fine, 4.70c; dia--nond'
"A. 4.7uc; confectioners' "A." 4.35c,
No 1 4.45c; No. 2. 4.40C No. S, 4.35c: Ku.
4 4 30c: No. 4. 4.25c; No. 6.4.20c; No. ..
4.15c; No. S, 4.10c; No. 9 4.15c; No. 10 4c.
No 11. 3.95c; No. 12, 8.90c; No. 13, 3-S3c;
No. 14. 3.S5C
SHORTS OUT OF WAY
Wheat Market Is Left Without
Much Demand.
PRICES WORK DOWNWARD
Snow Covering in Kans4is and Pros
pects or Large Shipments From
. Argentina Also Work Against
Values Corn for Export.
CHICAGO, Jan: 11. Todays prices
for grain, after a bullish jlebauch of
the- two previous sessions, declined
moderately, as did provisions. Fluctua
tions were narrow sua tile volume of
business moderate.
A heavy snowfall in Kansas, pre
ceding the cold weather which has
been predicted, and the. prospect of
lartre shipments from Argentina were
bear factors in wheat. The fact that
the shorts had pretty well eliminated
themselves during; the previous two
days also worked against prices.
Corn opened sharply higher, but it
Boon developed that this was due to
bidding by scattered belated . shorts,
who missed the bull bandwagon yes
terday. On the modest decline which
ensued considerable corn was worked
for-export, lending a firm undertone
to the market.
- Trade in oats was chiefly of an even-lng-up
character, typical of week-end
sessions. . .
Provisions' declined in sympathy with
hogs, meeting- a good demand at the
lower level.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
' WHEAT.
1 ' Open. ' High.
Low.
i .93
.90
.S
Close.
$ .93
.30
May
July
Sept.
$ .93 $ .(:(
0 .$'
89 .89
CORN.
.81 .31 i
,.65 .02
63 .53
OATS.
34 .3
114 .34 'a
33 .34
. MESS PORK-
May
July
Sept.
.30
.51.
.32
.,'.0'(.
.51
.12
.34
.34
.33
17.S0
1S.20
9.52
9.71
9.60
9.72
May
July
Sept.
Jan.
May
.33
.33
.33
17.82
18.15 ls.20
LARD. '
..... .50 9.52
9.77 9.77
- 17.80
18.12
9.72
SHORT RIBS.
Jan. 60 9.62 9..".7'.i
May .7u 9.72 9-70
Cash prices were :
Corn No. 2. 50c; No. 3. 4SS4SC
No. 3
white.. 4Dflil9'c: No. 3 yellow. 4sr4nc;
No. 4, 4647c; No. 4 white, 48i4Sc;
No. 4 yellow. 447c.
Rvh No 2. 6341 tile.
Barley Feed. 51ci5oe; malting, !6fc6Sc.
Timothy $2.75&3.75.
Clover $12 4j 19.
Pork M3SS, 17.75Q 17.87.
Lard $9.56.
Short ribs 9.12 .-l Si 9.87 Va.
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 1.024.000 bushels; primary receipts
1.026. 000 -bushels against 311,000 bushels
lust vear. Estimated receipts for Monday
Wheat. 60 cars: corn. 405 cars; oats, 202
cars; hogs, 55.000 head.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON. Jan. 11. Cargoes quiet; buyer,
reserved.
Kngllsh country markets, quiet.
1 reach country mai kets, steady.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 11. Whoat Spot dull.
Futures steady. March. 7s &d; iay,
3d; July. 7s 3d.
Paget Soand Wheat Market.
TACOMA. Jan. 1L Wheat Biuestem,
87c; fortyfold. S2c; club. Sic; red Rus
rlan, 79 c.
Wheat, three cars; corn, one car; hay.
one car.
sEiTTr.r Jan. 11. Wheat Biuestem
8Sc: fortyfold, 83c;club, S2c; fife, S2c; red
Russian, soc.
Yesterday's car receipts, oats. 4; corn
two; hay, four; flour, one.
Grains In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. Spot quota
tnnB walla. wallA. .1.M Si. 1.52 : red Rus
sian. $1.46 9 1.47 : Turkey red, $1.60
i9ii- KlimoAiiL sl.OOfd 1.02 V. : feed barley.
31.37 "5; 1-40; brewing barley. $1.42; white
oats. $1.4501.47: bran. $23.30624; mid
dlings. $::o31' shorts, $25.5026; spot bar.
ley. $1.30 hid.
Call board sales: Barley May. Jl.SOj'-De
cember. $1.30
Minneapolis. Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 11. Closa Wheat
Mav RSc.-. Julv. 89 c Cash No. 1 hard
87c; No. 1 Northern, So87c;to arrive.
SjtfoV,c: cnoice lo arrive, ait, -v .j.
Northern. 63SSc; No. 2 hard Montana.
9Uc; No. 3 wheat. 81 83c
Doluth Linseed Market,
Dt'LUTH. Jan. 11. Closing Linseed on
track and to arrive, $1.24; January.
tl.24 asked; May. $1.27.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Evaporated apples
quiet, prunes steady. Peaches steady. .
KLAMATH TRIES NEW MOVE
Backers of Commission Form of Gov
ernment Sue Again.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Jan. 11.
(Special.) The parties trying to bring
the commission form of charter into
effect ,in this city, have taken a new
step in this direction. They have
abandoned the former suit and brought
a new one in the Circuit Court on much
broader grounds. The new petition
specifies the Mayor, the Common Coun
cil and the Police Judge, without nam
ing them. This is done because of the
resignation of one of the Counctlmen
while the former suit was pending,
which they now seek to avoid.
The commission form of charter was
put on the ballot at the last city elec
tion and was carried by a fluke, the
majority "of people believing that it
was not legally placed on the ballot.
The then Mayor, F. T. Sanderson, de
clared it carried and the then Council
ratified his action. The incoming
Mayor and Council ignored the6e acts
and have failed to call an election, as
provided In the charter. The peti
tion seeks a mandamus to compel them
to call Such an election.
POSTOFFICE IS. BURNED
Blakelej-vllle Residence Also De
stroyed With Heavy Loss.
SPRINGFIELD. Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) The residence of Mrs. Ella Mich
ael and the Postoffice at Biakeleyville.
on the new Southern Pacific railroad
now under construction to Klamath
Falls, were burned to the ground yes
terday and the loss is J3500, with less
than $1000 insurance. Three dollars
in stamps and 5300 cash, belonging to
Mrs. Michael, were burned. No one
was In the house at the time except the
young daughter of Mrs. Michael. Her
two brothers were working in a rieid
a quarter of a mile away, but they ar
rived too late to save anything from
the building. The fire was evidently
caused by a defective flue.
STUDENT WALKS 30 MILES
To Resume Work at "V" Charles
McMillan Travels Through Snow.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Or., Jan. 11. (SpeciaL) After being
stranded In his borne at Tillamook by
;he landslides which cut off railway
communication to that place, Charles
McMillan tramped 30 miles through
deep snow to Seaside, took a night
train there, and arrived here early yes
terday to resume his studies at the
University of Oregon.
A number of university students are
still marooned in the Tillamook coun
try, awaiting a chance to get out by
rail or stage.- McMillan, however, was
not so patient, for he feared the effect
of the new "anti-cutting'' rule at the
university, which deducts one-sixteenth
of a college credit for each hour of
absence, '
H. M. Bubersten. a Portland real es
tate man. was also anxious to get 'out
of Tillamook, for business reasons,
without waiting for the re-establishment
of transportation facilities. Mc
Millan proposed that they set out to
gether to cover the -30 miles to Sea
side, from which point it was possible
to reach, the outside world by rail. Ac
cordingly the two started Tuesday
morning in the face of a snow storm,
fnliowlne the coast line and taking the
trail over Necarnev Mountain. Here
the snow was three feet deep, but in
sDita of slioperv footing their time for
the distance was nine and one-half
hours. ' -
McMillan attended his classes today.
The recitations which he has missed,
however, will, if the regulation Is en
forced, cost him about one college
hour 120 of .which he must make In
four years to graduate.
FIGHIS II BE BARRED
DRASTIC MEASIKE TO COME VP
IX CALIFORNIA.
Bill Proposes to Bar Professional
Bouts and Limit Aniaieurs to
Four Rounds.
SACHAJIENTO, Jan. 11. (Special.)
Two reform bills which created consid
erable talk today around the Assem
bly chambers are thos- prohibiting all
fights more than four rounds in length
and the 'redlichf district abatement
bill. The fight bill has every indication
of passage and Assemblyman Suther
land, of Fresno County, wl.. lead tne
fight In the lower house on this meas
e.
The bill proposes to do away with
all fights of a. professional nature in
the State of California, but is so drawn
that amateur contests of four rounds
can be held. No fights under any con
ditions are allowed over this length.
and the bill, with Its present backing.
seems to sound the knell of prize fight
ing in this state.
The "redlighf bill aims to do away
with segregated vice districts and Is
drastic in Its provisions. It hltB at the
owners of properties used tor sucn
numoses rather than the inmates or
lessees, and is patterned after the Iowa
"redliKht" and abatement law.
Assemblyman L. D. Bohnett. of Santa
Clara County, has the measure in
charge for its introduction, and Assem
blyman Wyllic, of Tulare county, win
aid him in the fight for its passage in
the Assembly.. No Senator has been
picked out as yet to handle the bill in
the upper house.
This law of Iowa is to made applic
able to the National capital if certain
reformers who have the fight on in
Washington are successful in their ef
forts. It provides that any citizen may
make complaint against a nuisance and
the reputation of a house is enough
for such action to be brought.
After action in the courts, if it is
declared to be a nuisance, the house is
to be shut up for one year, and the
owner can use it for no purpose what
ever. It places the odium of the place
on the owner of the property instead of
on the occupants of the house, as has
been the case with laws previously en
acted. BACHELOR ELKS ARE FETED
Married Members Are Waiters at
Brilliant Albany Banqnet.
A LP, ANY, Or., Jan. 11. (Special.)
The third annual banquet of the bach
elors of Albany Lodge No. 359 of Elks
was held in the Elks' Temple here to
night and will rank as one of the most
notable events of the kind ever held
in this cltv. Beautifully decorated
tables, splendid music and good talks
made up a red letter event in the his
tory of the local lodge.
Gale S. Hill, District Attorney of the
Third Judicial District and a past ex
alted ruler of Albany Lodge, presided
as toastmaster and informal talks were
inila hv several of the bachelors.
R-rnnds' .1. Devine enthralled the
vnunsrer members who were not "char
ter members" with a history of the
bachelor banquets and an eulogy on the
"departed" brothers. Those who at
tended the bachelor banquet a year ago
and have been married since that time
are Harry T. Shea. Edward H. Horsky
and Joseph Jurglewlch, of Albany, and
Flovd Bogue, of Corvallis.
In accordance with the annual cus
tom married men of the lodge offici
ated as waiters. "The poor 'henpecks'
selected to do the menial duty at the
feed and witness the joys of bachelor
hood which was once theirs." as an
nounced on the call for the banquet,
were J. Otto Lee, H. B. Cusick, William
Eagles. R. C. Churchill.-W. F. Pfeiffer.
tnhn Neelv and Edward Horsky.
The committee on arrangements for
the event consisted of A. ts. weatner
ford, chairman; C. D. P.auch. secretary:
Hai-w Schlosser. Rert Crawford, John
AHphin, Edward Barrett and James a.
Curran.
CLATSOP COUNTY IS RICH
Assets Exceed Liabilities by $94,000
According to Report.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.)
The report of County Clerk Clinton
for the six months ending on December
31 show the assets of the county to
be as follows: Courthouse and furni
ture, $150,000: toolhouse and lot, $2000;
rock crushing plants and other road
machinery, $25,000; Courthouse block.
$50,000; cash in general fund, $3916.50.
Total. $230,916.50.
The liabilities, consisting of outstand
ing general fund warrants, are $137,
022 54. leavine an excess of assets over
liabilities of 193.893.66. The report says
the county's net indebtedness has been
reduced $14,932.95 during the past year.
Moscow Resident, 49, IMes.
' MOSCOW, Idaho. Jan. 11. (Special.)
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Carithers. 49 years
of age. wife of J. V. Carithers. of this
city, died yesterday of the unusual com
plaint known as Hodgesoh'a disease.
She was a native of Medford, N. Y..
and came to Idaho in 1S88. She is sur
vived by three sons, James, Warner and
Thomas, and her husband, besides a
brother, James McCarty, of Trail, B. C.
and a sister, Mrs. K. M. Driscoll, of
this city. .
Auto Tank Blows Up; Mart Hurt.
EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.)
Creed M. Triplett was seriously burned
about the face and shoulders today
when the gasoline tank of an automo
bile he was repairing, blew up. It is
not believed his eyes have been injured.
REDUCTION OF TARIFF OX IM
PORTED PRODCCT HIT.
Oregon Business In Vegetable Would
Be iSeriously Affected and Per- ;
haps Ruined, Is Asserted.
The oniongrowers of Oregon have en
tered a protest against any reduction
of the tariff on imported onions. The
growing of onions has become an im
portant industry in this state and the
business would bo seriously affected
and perhaps ruined if foreign oniona
were imported free. ,
At the meeting of the Confedera'ad.
Oniongrowers' Association yesterday
President A. J. Fanno was authorised
to take up the matter with the Oregon
delegation at Washington. The fol
lowing letter was sent last nignt o
President Fanno to tho Oregon Sena
tors and Congressmen:
"We hear that the House committee
on ways and means has arranged to
have a hearing on the tariff on agri
cultural products on January 20. 191S,
and we beg to present some points in
favor of maintaing the tariff on
onions. Wo believe that if any ma
terial reduction is made in the tariff
on onions that It will cripple to that
extent the Industry on the Coast and
especially In Oregon. Since the pres
ent law went into effect onion-growlns
in Oregon has increased to its present
Importance and wages paid to help In
the onion fields have increased from
$1.50 to $2.50 per day.
"Onions are an extremely perishable
product and very expensive to grow
and prices which prevail during most
of the selling season (which extends
from September 1 to Ma 1) are scarce
ly above the cost of production. Nobody
would grow onions in Oregon on a con
siderable scale for commercial pur
poses if he did net believe that at some
time during the selling season, as the
result of scarcity, prices would ad
vance to an extent that he would be
able to get 2 or 3 cents per pound and
enable him to realize a price on part
of his crop that would more than make
up for his losses and Insure him a de
cent profit.
"Years ago, in time of low tariff or
no tariff, when oniongrowers were few
in Oregon, importers In tbe various
cities along the Coast, who were better
informed on crop conditions than any
body else, were able to foresee any
shortage in the onion supply that might
come and they would order in advance
tho cheap onions from Japan, Austra
lia, Mexico and elsewhere, and as these
Importers acted independently of each
other and each ordered what he thought
was needed to supply the demand, the
market was continuously glutted and
both growers and dealers lost money.
"We beg to add that our freight rate
East Is 76 cents per cental and the
freight rato from foreign countries is
only 35 and 40 cents and It would de
prive us of a profitable business when
ever there is a scarcity in onions tn
tho Eastern states if the tariff were re
moved ormaterially reduced."
GRANTS PASS MEN NAMED
Major Chooses Six to Be Commis
sioners Under Xew Act.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) Under a previous ordinance
passed by the Common Council H. I
Gilkev, W. P. Counts. P. B. Herman, J.
H. Williams, E. V. Smith and Joseph
Mobs, prominent business men, have
been appointed by the Mayor as Com
missioners here under the public utility
act.
The Commissioners will have charge
of the building of the Pacitic Interior
Railroad as soon as the money iR
realized from the sale of the bonds. The
ordinance requires the Auditor and
Police Judge to advertise immediately
so that the work will not be delayed
upon the extension of the line.
Douglas County Tax Is II Mills.
ROSEBURG. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.)
The Douglas County Court today lev
led an ll-mill tax on all assessable
property in the county. - This levy will
raise $364,388.81, or about $84,000 less
than last year through a 13H-mllI
levy. The court has also appropriated
$700 with which to make an exhibit at
the State Fair this year.
So long as a street is un
paverl, there is
DANGER
that it may be paved with
a noisy, unsatisfactory
pavement. Bitulithio laid
immediately adds more
tliau its cost to the value
of the property and solves
the paving question satis
factorily. .
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