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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, . FEBRUARY 22, 1D14. HOP PRICES WEAKEN Eastern Demand Smothered and Decline Results. COURSE NOT EXPECTED Large Exports Should Have Had Op posite Effect, hnt Cheap Orers to Brewers Put Stop to All j Amerlcun Inquiry. Holders of hops, both growers and dealer, are keenly disappointed by the course the market has taken this nionth. Without apparent reason, unlesa it be manipulation, prices have steadily sagged until the 17-ceut level has been reached. Whether or not this Is bottom la a question. Not a few hopinen look for a further decline. The only thins that could support the market now would be Eastern de mand, and this is lacking. realers on the Coast have been offering hops to L'astern brewers at a steadily de clining scale of prices, and this, in itself, would be enoug. to paralyze all Inquiry. The brewers have seen a great quantity of hops go out of the country, enough to create a statistical shortage, but It caused them no alSrm, as hop dealers continued to offer them supplies t lower rates. That there will come a time, before the new crop is gathered, when the shortage will become real is the opinion of most hopmen. but in the meantime prices are almost daily seek ing a, lower plane. Over 800 bales changed hands yes terday, most of them good hops, at low prices. The Crlssel lot of 84 bales, at Aurora, was bought by Klaber, Wolf & Netter at 17 cents, and the Wlrss lot of 80 bales at Dayton at the same price. H. L Hart bought 98 bales from Gebhardt & Peters, of Tualatin, at prices that will average 16 cents. The same buyer secured three Dundee lots: those of Humberger, 46 bales; Olden berg, 3t bales, and Wilson. 51 hales, at an average of 16 cents; 7G blwes from dealers and a. carload in Western Washington at 16M cents. Harris bought the McKay & Olsen crop of 118 bales at St. Paul. A wire from Yakima told of the sale of 175 bales of grow ers' hops at 13 4 cents. The 4000-bale pool of Sonoma hops has been signed up, acording to advices received yesterday. OOI 1'IUCrX OFKKKK1J FOR WHEAT Firmer Market In Country t'olntx Other CereuU Are Quiet. The wheat market closed firm, but not active locally. Good prices were bid in the country and farmers were strong and holding back. The sale of 60,000 bushels of club at Walla Walla at equal to 90 cents indicated the state of the market. Local dealers, as a rule, however, would not quote club above 89 cents. There was some demand here and on the Sound for bluestem at 98(g) 99 cents. Barley was dull and weak in spite of the export movement. The oats market was also quiet. The Argentine Ministry of Agricul ture has issued Its first estimate of various cereal crops for the year 1913-14, as compared with last season. Srimon Heason 1012-13. 1013-14. Tons. Tons. B.iriO.ono 3,.-io,noo . ... l.iao.iiort ono. ooo . ... l,ov.i.(M;r) l.oiit.otto . ... 117.000 17.1. con Crops Wheat I.ln-eed Oals Barley K ye :,(. ooo - sr. ooo Mnlze (corn) 4. 00.". (Km tl.OdO.ooo It is said that, based on these esti mates, there should be 2.000,000 tons of wheat left for export. Kxports in 1912 were 2,637.451 tons, ana In 1911, 2,292; 808 tons. Local receiptsr in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday St 17 :'.4 4 21 TiienilHy 4:: VJ ."1 7 7 W-dneiMay .... r5 0 7 .1 8 Thursday .': 1 1 (T 1 13 Friday ."..I ,i 14 4 IP. .Saturday or, 1' 7 :i 12 Total tills week ''.111 ."i.K 77 22 74 Tear ugn ::S2 ::i r.i 14 n:s Season to date, lrt.44.". 20:11 1!1S 1:SG2 20rj) Yeur ago i:i.'.s7 1772 131:; 1217 1424 CAMKOKMA J-I.OOI1S C'AI'SR SHORTAGE Oranges and 1a Angeles Vegetables of All KinclH Will lie Higher. There is gding to be a shortage of Sut-thern California oranges and vegetables for the next ten days. The floods in that stctlon have paralysed the shipping business, and for that period at least, little or nothing in the way of fresh supplies can be ex pected. The steamer due tonight will have 14 or 15 cars of oranges, but the follow ing steamer will have none at all, and this supply will hardly be sufficient to see the trade through until communi cation is restored. The orange market has been gaining In firmness for sev eral days and at the opening of the week will be higher at 2&2.50 a box. The scarcity of vegetables will be ven more pronounced. Only one car of celery and one of lettuce are known to have been started for this city be fore the storm broke. Ordinarily, it requires about six cars of lettuce and four of celery to keep the trade going for a 'week. Celery prices have been advanced 50 cents a crate to S3.75&4 and lettuce 23 cents a crate to 12.25. IajcuI vegetables of all kinds are In light supply. 1MJTTKI. WILL BE LOWER MONDAY City Creamery Quotation Will Be Reduced to 32 Vi I rut.. There will be a decline of 2 cents a pound on city creamery butter Mon day morning. The new local price will be 32 Vi cents for prints and 29 cents for cubes. There has been some in crease in the make of city butter and also a large supply of country cream ry. The low price of California but ter was also a weakening fat-tor. The egg market was decidedly etisy at the close of the week. Sulus were made in the forenoon at 23 cents, but later in the day eggs were sold at a cent less. Buyers at the close bid 21 cents, but there were no takers. North ern demand has ceased. Poultry of all kinds was firm and a good market la expected in the coming week. Dressed meats were steady. sirmoFoxioxs about kxhaustkd Only 42 Cars Are Wt Vnnold In Oregon, l'rice Will Advance. Only 42 cars of onions are left In this state. In the past week 14 cars were shipped out. All sold at the 4' ormer quotation of 13. and no chance was made in price for the coming week, but the market is strong and there is no doubt that prices will be sharply advanced before the last of the crop is disposed of. The potato market continues In an Unsatisfactory condition. A few out side dealers are soliciting consign ments, but there is no buying for ship ment except at low prices. - Box Apple Trade in Kaxt. Majl advices from New York say of the market for Western apples: Only limited quantities of box apples are offering. Just enough to keep the Immediate needs of the Jobbing trade supplied. Prices show no change what- ever, all lines of boxed apples selling at approximately the same prices, and in some cases a little lower than those realized before the holidays. This means that there is a loss represented equal to the amount or Cold storage charges, not to speak of the outlay necessary to carry the fruit. Bank Clearing; Bunk clearing, of the Northwulern cities aterday were as follows: 3' est Clearlngs. Balances. . . . . 1.7!)9.4!1 s:i22.i;i2 1..-.01.2SS 174.3411 2S0.2T.7 41, TOO ' ru.7lu a.:ms Portland .. Seattle . . . Taroma . . . Spokane Ban clearings or I'ortlund. Seattle and Ta-o;ua for the past week and corresponding weeks in former years were: Year. Portland. Seattle. Taeoma. 1014 S12.2S.!l.-0 S11. 700.070 t2.120.45l '': (Mi. .-. n..n,277 2.:;:trt.ir.9 1012 0.172.504 ll.02N.Ss;t ::.n.iS,l!SI 1011 o.:!i2.r.2.-. ..-!, oofi n..i77.ft.-2 1O10 7.2MS..-..-.S 0.4U4. :i07 4,7H2.:il(l 10O0 fi.Sfi4.B21 7.K.-.1.402 4.000.770 loos n.r4.-.,.-4 7.2:i2.S.-j7 :l,S21.8.-.2 10H7 7.40'J,0."iO 10.251, H.V2 4.840.717 loot; f.i02 .so.i KV1O0.4.-.0 :t,roi,270 10O.-. 3.81 7,t:ll r..1lltl.l04 1,H:(.-,,!HS! 1904 2.511,466 S. 238.718 1.798.7S0 IOO:l 2.7S2.S1I4 :t. 400,072 1.74!l,2tl2 1002 2.601. 0:t,s 3.:122.752 1.118.10U PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed, Ete. WH RAT -Track prices: Club, fttc; blue lcm, 98eP0c; forty-fold, 90c; red Russian, 87Sf; valley, 80c. OATS No. 1 white. 'milling. $24 !4.Bd per ton. CORN' Whole J33.5034; cracked. $34.30 6-::5 per ton.' BARLEY Feed. ?22(&22.30 per ton; brew Ins, nominal, rolled $23. FLOUR Patents. $4.60 peT barrel; -freights. $4: exports, $3.66 S. 80; vallejr. $4.60; graham. (4.60; whole wheat, $4.80. HAT No. 1 Eastern Oregon timothy, $18.60: mixed timothy. $14.00; alfalfa, $14; .lover, $9 10: valley, grain, hay, $12 13.50. MIL.!. FEED Bran. $23 per ton; snorts. $24: middlings. $30. Fruits and Vegetable. t.oeal Joobing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2 2.00 prr box; lemon. $3. 30 91' 4. 30 per box; pineapples, 6c per pound: bananas, tVic per pound; tangerines, $1.78 per bot: grape fruit. California. $3.30; Florida. $38 par box. VEGETABLE . Cauliflower. J2.23 per crate; cucumbers, $l.o01.75 per dozen: replant, 1015o per pound; peppers. 12Ho per pound: radishes, 85c per doaen: head lettuce, $2.25 per crate; garlic, l-"Hc per' pound; sprouts. 11c per pound; srtichokes. $1.75 per dozen; squash. 1 l"4i-: celery, $3.76W4 crate; tomatoes. $2.23 Sii.SO per crate; hothouse lettuce. SO73o per box; spinach. $1 per crate; horseradish. UlOc; rhubarb. 10c per pound; cabbage. lU'-c per pound; asparagus, iiuo per pound. OREBN FRUIT Apples, T5c $2.25 ' per box. grapes, Malagas, $7 per keg; Em perors, $4 per keg: cranberries. $12012.30 per barrel: pears, S101.BO. UAto.vs Old. $3.23&3.50 per sack: buy ing price. $3 per sack at shlpoing points. POTATOES Oregon. S0$M0o per hun dred; buying price. 60 78c at shipping points; sweet potatoes. 2.2.- 4i 2.50 per orate. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1; car rota, $1; parsnips, $1; beets, $1. Dairy and Country l'rodueo. Local Jobbing quotations: Kuos Oregon fresh ranch, 22 23a per dosen. POULTRY Hens. 18V4c: Springs, 16tto; turkeys, live, 2oa22o; dressed, choice, 2iit 2(ic; ducks, 14fl(ic; geese, 12&13c CHEESE Oregon iripiets, 21c. Oaisies, nominal; Young Americas, nominal. BUTTER Creamery prints, extras. 32V4C per pound; cubes, 2Uc. juKis. fancy, 11c per pound. - V SAL Fancy. 14frl4fro par pound. Staple Orocerlea. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound tails. IV 1 ' r. n-. Ho-.-., K-i .w 1 , ' r ...... . iiui.-o u 1 l . $1.40; one-pound flats, $2.43; Alaska, pink. -i"-"! , oww, auvvrsiaes, ona-pouna tails, $1.24. HONEX Choice, $3.4008.50 per case. NLlb Walnuts. 14 4j2Uo per pound; Brazil nuts, 20c; filberts, 14lo; almonds, 1 U 'jl :-'Ar- n.,, (.UtfUn. .... dozen; chestnuts, Sisluo par pound; p- BJiAfsd small white, Co; large white. 4.tfoc; Unit, tl.3e; pink. yc; Mexican, VvC; bayou, 5c. kircAU w..t. , . . . . . . muu 1 y , ft.su; uonoiuiu oiantatlon. S4.7A; tj ha- a . hii. liowiicreU, barrels, $(1.00. COe'JfEE Roasted, In drums, t52o per pound. 6ALT Granulated. $14.00 per ton; half ground, loos, $10.25 per ton; Sua, $11 psr ( " ... j , ftu, igs, KICK No. 1 Japan. 505c; cheaper grades. 4 toe; Southern head. 59i6o. OKIBD FRUITS Apples, 10c per pound, apricots, 12414c; peaches, Stjllc; prunes, Italians, a10c; currants. a toe; .iiuni. loose. Muscatel, 6to7toc; bleached Tnomp- - """"""-" ji. initio, tsu, ed, 8c; dates, Persian. TO 7 too per pound; fo-H 1 . .' , FIGS Package. 6 or. SO to box. $1.85; package. 10 ox., 12 to box. 80c; white. 26-lb. box. $1.76; black. 25-lb. box, $1.75; black. - wm., (i.ou, di.ck, j.u-io. Dox. i,l; Calarab candy figs. 20-ib. box, $3; Smyrna, per box $1.50. Provisions. Hams 10 to 12-pound, isv46ioVac; 12 to 14-pound, 18toltoc; 14 to 18-pound. 18jilc; skinned, lb'.jo; picnic. 10c; boiled. 22c BACON Fancy. 26 27 24c standard. 21 0 DRY SALT CURED Bacon. 18to20c; Short clear backs. 14 10c; exports. lat) latoc, strips, lUui7toc, LARD Tierce basis: Pure, 1214 1314c; compound, lotoc Oils. " COAL, OIL Barrels. 13 too; cases. 17toO 241toc GASOLINE Bulk. luc. cases. 23c; motor spirit, bulk, luc; cases, 23c LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 61; boiled, barrels. 68c; raw, cases, aoc; boiled, cases. 08c. TURPENTINE In case. SSo per gallon; tanks. 61c Hops. Wool and Hides. HOPS 1013 crop, prime and choice. 18 17toc; 1014 contracts, 10c PliLTs Dry. loe; dry short wool. 7c: drr hearings. 1O0; green shearings. 10c: salted lights. 007.".c; salted heavy. 7SS90C HIDlib Salted hides, 12 too per pound; salt kip, ISc; salted calf, lao; green bides, 11 toe; dry hides, 23o; dry caif, 25o; salted bulls, Sc per pound; green bulls. 7c WOOL Valley, 18 17c; Eastern Oregon. 10 4 IGo iiOHAIR 1913 clip, 26 4P2TO per pound. CAbtAllA BAliK Old and now. So oer pound. ORA1N BAGS in car lots. Bestoc FINAL JiE LiilT SET POWDEB LAMJ COMPANY GETS UA III, DECEIIBEH 1 TO ACT; Board Oemanda That Baker County Concern I'nder Carry Aet finance Its Project or Show It Can. SALEM, Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) The State Desert Land Board Friday gave the Powder Land & Irrigation Company until December 1 to finance its project of reclaiming 43.000 acres of land in Baker County or to show conclusively that it can do the work, the company to deposit with the Board at once titles to its water rights so they may be relinquished if it fails to live up to in structions. The company's contract with the state soon will expire and Governor West offered a resolution providing that It not be granted an extension. He said he wanted to see all Carey act projects in the state wound up by January 1. A statement that it had expended about J.10,000 on the project and that It was acting in good faith was sub mitted by the company. The Governor said he did not believe it had spent $300,000. Treasurer Kay thought the company should be given until the first of next year to finance the project, and if it failed to do so he would then be op posed to a further extension. A voucher for 190 for the funeral expenses of B. L. Lundberg, who was killed at the Tumalo project," was re jected. The man's widow has been provided with work and given 500 by the contractor, and the Board will rec ommend to the Legislature that it be allowed to give her $2000 from the appropriation for reclaiming the land. f MEXICO IS FACTOR Latest Developments Depress Stock Prices. ATTACK OPENED BY BEARS IO-tscs Among Standard Issues Are GeiMM-al, but Are Limited to Tractions Paris Again In Market for Gold. NEW YORK, Feb. SI. The latest de velopment In Mexico depressed Ameri can stocks sharply In the London mar ket before the opening here, in tha homa market a sharp attack was made by bear traders at the outset. Borne of the specialties fell back several points. Among the standard shares losses were general, although limited to fractions. Paria unexpectedly enraged JJ.OOO.OOO gold, brlnsrlriR up the total export movement to (14,000,000. Since) early in the year Paris ha been taking- $2, 000.000 weekly. A cash loss of nearly $3,000,600 In stead of the expected small gain was shown in the back statement. In some of the week's new financing there was only a small increase In the loan ac count. The surplus was reduced by $3,355,000. Bonds showed an easier tendency. Total sales, par value, 11.900,000. United States bonds Were unchanged on call on the week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C Wilson A Co., Lewi Duuaios. Sales.Hlgh. Low.lCIbs I 70toi 76to 734.1 70H Am. Car & jr com... 5114 30H 0214 44 34 Am. Can, com S0 UOfi do preferred ...... 30 Am. Cotton OH. com.! tM 41 to 4414 Am. loco., com. .... H4 34 to ".in. sugar, com. ...'lut; Am. Smelt., com. ...I ts do prsrfcrred 1 Am. Tel. & Tel 121 Anaconda fining Co.l 3814 Atchison, com U7 do preferred B. & O., onm. 8 Reet tiugar 2H Bethlehem Steal, c. . . 38 Brooklyn Rapid Tr... oa Canadian pacific, c. .'21414 100 88 iii 38 to losto;105to 83 OS 102 121 120 88! 3014. 7 W7to B7 . . . 101 02 to ua u2 23 22 22 oto, iiato at Sto 37 a 54. 1 2 uj Old U1414 813 81 31 Central Leather, com. 31 to 3ft uo preferred c. & 0. w., 00m..... do' preferred I C, M. & St. P. C. & N. w com Chlno Copper Chesapeake & Ohio.. Colo. South., com..,. Consolidated Gas ... Corn Products, com.. do preferred Denver & Rio G c. . do preferred Krte, common do 2d preferred.... do 1st preferred... General Electric .... Gt. North, ore lands.. Gt. North., pfd. .... Ice Securities Illinois Central ...... Intern'l Harvester ... Interurban Met., c... do preferred ...... Lehigh Valley Mei. Petroleum 13 80 102 l:toto 11 04 28 133 llto 80 14 23 20 & 37 V. 48 140 38 80:4! 30 14 I 30 102ll02;lo214 130 130 U3tto 41 Cito 41 41 U4j tS4 11 13 30 13 10 30 20 46 40 4 149 14to'l40 3S V. .!?l.-,i 120 to 'to, 120 12- 20 29 29 28 110 103 108' ' 15 105 IU3 to 15Vc 80 13 BO lu 0O 130toll51 loOto 151 OS 03 Louisville & Nashvillel 87 ii" 26 id" 8 00 28 87 133 21 68 23 50 18 88 89 M.. K. &. T., e do preferred ...... Missouri laclflc .... National Lead Nevada Consolidated. New Haven New York Central.. N. Y.. Out. West. . Norfolk St Western, . Northern Pacific, com Pacific Mail S. S. Co. Pennsylvania Railway P. G.. L. Coke Co. Pressed Steel Car, c. do preferred Ray Cons. Copper . . . Reading, com ...... do 2d pref do 1st pref Rep. Iron & Steel, c. do preferred Rock Island, com . . . do preferred St. L. & S. P.. 2d pf. do 1st nref 21 to 28 is' ' 08 90 28 21 '2to is" 80 90 28 104 113 115 iii 118 iii' 115 iii" 28 11174 44 to 26" 44 20 is ii io ' 112 A 3 Vfc 108 187 16714 108 187 DO 88 25 14 80 SU. 9 1 12 9i 14 26 '4 83 35 14 to 1914 101 85 59 23 to 8014, 5 8 2o 80 to 3T 23 80 3 9 Southern Pacific, com 98 2014 414 33 904 28 84 33 96 28 83 35 Boutnern Kauway. c. do preferred Tennessee Copper ... lexas oc Pacino Tol.. St. L. & W.. c. do preferred Union Pacific, com... do preferred V. 8. Rubber, com... do preferred V. S. steel Co.. com.. do preferred ...... Utah Copper . Virginia Chemical. .. Wabash, com ....... do Dreft-rred 161il61 161 60 101 6fl 110 'i 54 31 60 101 85 59 101 :ioi 65 05 HOI no 54 30 2 7 84 71 110 54 to 30 2 64 71 1 45 00 31 2 7 05 71 Western Union Telecrr 64 71 vv estingnouse Klectrlc Wisconsin Central, c. Total sales for the day, 118, OOO ihares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Closing quotations: U S ref 2s reg.. 98 Y C gen 3tos. 83 do coupon 0S No Pacific 8s... 684 U S 3s reg 102 No Pacific 4a. . . 9514 do coupon 102 U nion Paciflo 4s. 98 to V S new 4s reg.llliWls Central 4s. S8 35 - do coupon ...112 ! . Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 21. Closing quotations: Allouez 42 IXevada Con .... 16 Amalg Copper.. 75 to Niplsslng Mines. 64 A Z L & Sm... lOtolN'orth Butte 29'4 Arizona Com .. -5 INorth Like 2 Cal & Arizona.. 6Sto!01d Dominion 52 Cal & Hecla 445 Osceola 82 Centennial 17f4 Qulncy 68 Cop Kan Con Co 39 IShannon 7 E Bolje Cop M. ll!Superlor 30to Franklin 8 !Sup & Bos MIn. . 2 to Granby Con 85toTamarack 41 Greene Cananea. 39 U 8 8 R M... 42 I Royalle (Cop) 21 J do preferred... 4814 Kerr Lake 4!utah Con 12 to Lake Copper 8Vt'tah Copper Co. B4to La Salle Copper Sto I Winona 4. Miami Coooer... 2.1 to ! Wolverine AH Mohawk 45141 EXCESS RESERVE IS AG A IX REDUCED Mew York Banks Fail to Show Expected Cash Gain. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. The statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows $34,614,760 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of $3,335,700 from last week. The statement follows: Increase. Loans 2,040,231.000 18,700,000 Specie 307.5S3.000 2.0.18.000 Legal tenders 77.147,000 4,916.000 Net deposits........ 1.024.S17.OO0 7, ISO. 000 Circulations . . 42.550.000 065,000 Decrease. Banks cash reserve in vault $412. 483,000. Trust companies' cash reserve in vault - $62,249,000. Aggregate cash reserve $474,732,000. Excess cash re serve $34,614,750; decrease $3,355,700. Trust companies' reserve with clearing house members carrying 25 per cent cash reserve $S4,9J8,000. Summary of state banks and trust companies In Greater New York, not Included in clearing-house statement: Increase. Loans J331.RR9.100 $1,765,900 Specie 3K.782.7oO 570,300 Legal tenders 8, 201, .100 3!t,:t00 Total deposits 619.787. BUO '2U4.300 Decreuse. STOCKS IRREGULAR DURING WEEK Market Is Affected by ' Kumeroos Domestic . . Developments. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Domestic af fairs offered special grounds for the ir regularity of the stock market this week, in addition to the more general influence of the- check to the decline in money rates. The importance at tached to the Eastern freight rate case was made plain in the weakness caused by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion's order to suspend until September the five per cent advance and in the re covery, upon assurances that the de cision might be hastened. Railroads continue to refrain from buying steel material pending this de cision. Stocks of companies with large obligations maturing are sensitive in the absence of definite arrangements to meet them. Reliance is placed on higher freight rates as a supplement to improve many conditions in restor ing railroad credit. Sentiment was encouraged by reports from Washington showing solicitude over possible harm to business from acts or the Administration. This was shown In the treatment ot the freight advance postponement. In the criti cism of the proposed Investigation of unemployed by the industrial commis sion and in the discussion of the new trust bills. Affairs) in Mexico, which haxe ex erted slight Influence during recent months, were brougnt into the fore ground once more by the week's de velopments. The possibility - of new complications temporarily unsettles the securities market. Paris continued to draw gold from New York In spite of the fall of ex change rates. The dependence of foreign market upon New York for this relief was proved when a tenta tive engagement of gold in London for New York led ttt a prompt rise in the private discount rate in London. Money. Eichant, Btc. NEW YORK, Peb. 81. Call monir, nom inal. No loans. Time loans steady; 80 days. 2fl!S: 90 days, 23; mercantile paper, 8w4. Sterling exchange, steady; 00-day bills. S4.8S75; demand, $4.8590. Com mercial bills, 34 SX Bar silver 67 too, Mexican dollars 45c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds easier. BAN FRANCISCO,' Feb. 1. Sterling ex change, so dnys, 4.H; do, sight. 14.88; do, doc.. S4.83 14. Transfers Telegraphic, A per osnt pretnl. urn; do. sight, 2 per csnt premium. silver bars 67 toe. , LONDON. Feb. 21 Bar silver Quiet, 20 B-l 8d. Money T I to per cent. Short and three, months. 2S92T-1S. DIME ADVANCE Oil HOGS MARKET NOW AT HIGHEST POIiVT - SIXCB LAST SEPTEMBER. Active Week's Tradlag In All Classes of Stock at North Portland Yards. The week came to a close In the live stock market with another 10-cent ad vance In hog prices. All the trading in. the half day of business via in this line. Tops sold at $8.80, the best price that has prevailed at North Portland since last September. Receipts were 28 cattle, eight calves, 598 hogs andJ75 sheep. The shippers were: o. K. Weed, Buhl, two cars hogs; Huntley Mercantile Company, St. Johns, two cars hogs; Will Block, Monmouth, one oar hogs; CJ. W. Swaggart, lone, one car sheep; O. B. Barlow, lone, one oar sheep; J. W. Brown, Cofvallls, one car cattle and calves; Carl K. Lucke, Canby, one car cattle, calves and hogs; G. O. Burdick, Halem, one car cattle, calves and hogs. The day's Sales .Were as follows: Welght-Prlcei . Weirlit. Price 4 bogs 103 7 73; s hogs 337 T.S5 91 bogs ....178 8.80(101 bogs ....202 8.73 3 hogs ,,..880 7.80100 hogs ....147 8.78 v& nogs ....102 D.SO) The official weekly market report of the Portland Union. Stock Yarda Company follows: Receipts for the week have been: Cattle 162, calves 12, hogs 628S, sheep 5744. "It was a big week on this market, particularly the first half.- Offerings of butcher cattle, cows, heifers, etc.. were extremely short of trade needs com pared with steer consignments. The Dest quality of grain-fed bullocks sold at 87.80 to $8, and cows 86.75 7. Bull trade was slow, but calves ruled firm. After Monday receipts were not as neavy as expected. . "Hogs were the real sensation of the period, aa thejr opened up on Monday at $8.65 and got to $8.75 .by Wednesday In the face of a deluge. The bulge was not a spasm, either, as it maintained a firm front right up to the close of. the week. Buying of swine , was sp'irlted and competition among the killers to get stock of amy weight ,so long as It had a smooth finish produced a real live market, "Lamb transactions carried ' off the honors in the sheep house. Several lots of medium grade ewes went over the scales, and a banch of yearlings at $6 comprised the bulk of- mutton sales. The best grain lambs sold at $6.75. The first shorn stock of the season arrived this week. " "Summary: Cattle market steady to firm: hogs, strong; sneep and lambs, steady to firm, with an upward tend ency." The following sales are representa tive of the week's trading: ' wt. Price! Wt. Price .1270 86.50 .1080 6.40 . 988 5.75 . 950 5.50 .1250 5.00 .1810 6.00 86 steers 80 steers 167 steers 123 steers 164 hogs . 626 hogs . 909 hogs . 909 hogs . 402 lambs .1124 88.00 6 cows . . , 19 cows , . . 7 cows 5 cows , 6 bulls ., 2 bulls . 2 calves 1 star . . .1190 7.9 .1290 7.70 .1256 7.85 . 199 8.75 . 202 8.70 . 183 8.65 . 178 8.60 . 88 8.731 . 120 9.00 .1880 S.30 ,100 awes . 103 4.7 108 year. 87 8.00 70 wethers 1. , - Current local Quotations nn , k --.... classes of livestock follow: Prime steers Choice staers Medium steers Choice cows . . Medium cows ................ Heifers ...... v ............. . Light, calves ...... ...... .1 . Heavy calves Bulls Stags .87.60 0S 8.08 . 7.40 4 7.80 . T.00& 7.2S . 6.25 0 0.73 . 6 00t 8.23 . O.IH)W 7.1-5 . 8.00 & 9.00 . 6.000 T.50 . 4.00 0 S.80 . 8.00 7.00 Light g.000 8.85 Heavy 7.00$ 7.88 snee p Wethers ...0O 6 00 Ewes 8.50 fi 4 7.1 kmD 0.000 -75 Omaha Livestock Markets. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 21. Hogs fieceiijLa 9ovi mamei easier. Heavy, ss.io feS.45; light. IS.10i9i.8&; pigs. 17&8; bulk of soles, $8.208.40. Cattle Receipts 200: market ateadv. Va- tive steers. I7&8.75; cows and heifers, $4.25 &8.10; Western steers, $t.S0j8; Texas Bieero, om(.jv; range cows and heifers, $5.75ii7; calves. 87.25i10.26. Sheep Receipts 100; market steady. Yearlings. $5,80 46.60; wethers, t5.304j6.S0; tan. Ha Cfl A ;. 1 T . . - Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. Jl. Hogs Receipts 11,. 800: market Btrong, So above yesterday's average. Bulk of sales. 88. SO 0 8.73; light. 8.5Sfea.7S: mixed. lt.B6S8.75; heavy, $3.o38.75; rough, $S.8a8.48; pigs. $7.7. & S.S5. Cattle Receipts 300; market -steady. Beavtj, $7.10.6S; Texas steers, $6.0i8; WatMin ataa-a R A - BR. n .. I. .. 1 feeders, $i.50V.0; cows and heifers, 83.70 Q a.au, calves. 9 .0 V fl ill. 1 o. Sheep Receipts 23.000; market weak VatlVfl 4 fV A iR UVmmtwn A ttA frA a n yearlings, S5.807.25; lambs, native, $6,804 1.00. n igt 1. yu. SAN FHAJi CISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City ea Fruits, egetaoies, r;tc KAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. F-rult Pine apples, 81.3012.23; apples, Newtown Pip pins, si.ou; Hoover, 81.25& l.oU; No. 3, 00c81; Mexican limes, $5.50 6.&0; Call, fornia lemons, 82i3.30. Potatoes River Delta whites. 75c4ill 1(1: Oregon Burbanks, $1.10l-35; sweets, 81.20 iy-1.0. Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse. $2.75 3; green peas. 710c: string beap.s, 25c; eggplant. Florida, 15 20c. Onions Oregon, $0. 25 (g1 3.35. Butter Fancy creamery, 2314c; seconds, 25c. Eggs Fsncy ranch, 22c; store, 20 c. Cheese New, 18Viiyc; Young Americas, 1620c. Receipts Flour, 2382 Quarters: harlev insu centals: potatoes, 3243 sacks; hay, 240 Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Feb. tl. Butter Unchanged. Buss Lower. Receipts 10.930 cases; at mark, cases included. 24'ai2.c; ordinary firsts. 24S,4Vic; firsts. 2425c. Cheese Unchanged. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. Feb. 21. Liuseed, fl.&5; May, TRADE HAS DOUBTS News From Hungary Is Re ceived With Distrust. WHEAT HAS TAME CLOSE Early llcports Are Tlmt Crop Will Be Failure, but First Advance In Prices Is Xot Maintained. Corn Is lowcr. CHICAGO. Feb. il. Distrust regard ing sensational reports that the Hun garian crop would prove a comparative. failure had a bearish effect today on wheat after n early advance. The close was tame at a shade to Ue un der last night. Corn suffered a net loss of o; oats finished unchanged to 1-I60 down, and provisions 'varied from the same as vesterdav'a wlndun to a deoline of TU cents. In the corn crowd the bears finallr had the advantage on account of in creasing stocks here and In the West. Oats veered with corn. Belling, which was laid to uafkrrs made the provision market sag. On tne sort spots there was a. fair demand from shorts, who kept an eye On the advancing prices for hogs. The leading rutures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Ooen. Kicrh. Low. . Close, t .4V4 .4i, .89 .89 fl'i .eVi 65fc 05 .40V4 .40VS .31) X Ml ......t . t ,4' July '-. 88 tt .b4 CORN. May 6H - .60S July 63 ft . OATH. May 40U .40 July ...... .40 .40 ' MESS PORK. May 21.65 21.83 21.33 July , 21.62(4 21.03 21.37V. at. 63 21.57 Vi LARD. May 10.77V; 10.77t4 in.Tn 10.77 Vi 10.96 July ..... .10.87 V. ' 10.S7V. 10.03 SHORT RIBS. May ......11.02V. 11.52V, 11.50 July 11.65 11.65 11.02 11.30 11.62 VI Corn No, a. 60 60 Vic; No. 3 white, 63 o; No. a yellow, 61 ',4 c. Rye No. 2, 62 82 Vic. Barley oo70c. Timothy $3.758.25. Clover 12.00 14.00. Wheat No.- 8 red, 96Vi9Bc; No. 8 red, 0495o: No. 2 hard, friVio; No. 8 hard. 9Sc; No. 3 Northern, 956o: No. 3 North ern, 030040) No. ii Spring. 04U3c; No. 8 Spring, 989 840. Baa Francisco ;rain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. Spot quota tion Walla Wall. tl UIIaiI ?,,. i r... sian, 81.58V4 1.57 Vi ; Turkey " red. 81.6tla 1.62Vi; bluestem. $1.65 1.67 Vi : feed barley. i.virjiai.ivi; Drewing, nominal; white oats $1.25iS'1.27Vi ; bran. 823 23.50; middlings, 830 ft 31; shorts. $23.50 26. Call BoardWheat steady; barley steady; n..'BHi)lnr I 1 14. V, t -1 , m , , i.'j . ' 81.13 Vi bid, 8L15H aaked. . ' Puget Sound Wheat Markets. TACOMA. Feb. 21. Wheat Bluestem. 8ct fortyfold, 88Ujc: club, 88c; red 87c. Car receipts Wheat 11. barley 3, bay 4. SEATTLE. Feb. 21. Wheat Bluestem. 9o; fortyfold, 89ci club. 88c; fife. 88c: red Russian, 870. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 12. hay 13, (lour 8. barley 1. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Feb. 21. Cargoes on passage, firmer, held higher. Kngllsh country markets, steady. French country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL, Febr-1. Wheat March, 7s 4d: May,, 7 4V4d; July. 7s 4Vid. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 21. Wheat No. 1 hard, 95-XiC', No. 1 Northern, 93Vi04Hc; No. 2 Northern. 91 Vi e:y2c: No. 3 wheat, 88V490Vic; May, 92V4c; July, 93-!4c Barley, 45 0 00c. Flax. $.H4 Q l.50. ColTee and Sngar. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Higher European cables, smaller interior Santos receipts and reports of firmer cost and freight offers, seemed responsible for an opening advance of 3 to 6 points today. There was scattered buying, but demand was not active and prices weakened under March liquidation which promoted scattering selling all along the line. The cloae was barelv steady, 4 to 9 net lower. Sales 47,000. February 8.81o; March, 6.81c: May, 8.02c; July, 8.23c; Sep tember, 9.86c; October, 9.40c; December. U.i"c; January, 9.52c. a St,teadv.'.,iiio No- ' 9vc: Santos No. 4. 1174c. Mild dull. Cordova, 13luo. nominal. " Sugar Holiday. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. The metal mar kets were dull and nominal. Lake copper nominal ; electrolytic. 14.87 Vi ; casting! 14.82 Vi 14. 75. Iron unchanged. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Evaporated apples quiet. Prunes Arm, Peaches steady. Hop ot New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Hops quiet. WOMAN PLAYS HERO ROLE With Rope She. Rescues Skater Who Broke Through lee. ST. LOUIS. Keb. 18. A skating party which was to have been held last night on January Lake, on the outskirts of Ferguson, Mo., was abruptly called off after O. T. Lyttle, assistant principal of the Ferguson High School, broke through the ice and was nearly drowned while practicing for the fes tivity yesterday afternoon. Lyttle and about a dozen boys and girls' were the only ones on the ice. At the place where the teacher broke through the water is 20 feet deep. Lyttle Is an excellent swimmer and was able to keep afloat for 15 min utes in the Icy water until rescued. One of the children ran to the home of Mrs. Bostwick, a block away from the pond. Mrs. Bostwick brought a rope and threw It to Lyttle. With the aid ot a board and rope and several minutes' maneuvering Lyttle was dragged out. BUILDING BOOM IN SIGHT Aberdeen Sees Many Improvements in Sight for Next Few Months. ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. 21. (Spe cial.) A $20,000 addition to the public library, a new apartment-house under way, a large concrete warehouse that la planned for the waterfront, several small business blocks which are fig ured on and from 50 to 100 new resi dences are among the prospects at Aberdeen within- the next few months. F. 3. Dudley, who has hnlK n,,r..a- ous substantial bungalows, not one of them costing less than 82500, has plans ahead for building 15 .more this Sum mer, two of which are now under way. BABIES OUTRUN DEATHS St. Louis Leads Kansas City in Number of Births. . JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Feb. 16 There were 74,643 babies born in Mis souri In 1913. The total number of deaths for the year was 42.056. These figures are taken from the forthcoming report of the State Board of Health and Bureau of Vital Statistics compiled by U. A: McBride. statistician for the bu reau. The birth rate is 22.86 per 1000 popu- lation, while the death rate Is only 13.77. r-eptember, 1913, ranked first in the number of babies, and January ranked highest in the number of deaths. Kansas City beat St. Louis In the number of deaths in proportion to pop ulation, while Ht. Louis easily headed off the Kaw city in the production of babies. SL Louis reported 14.5&6 births and 10.997 deaths. Kansas City report ed 5059 births -and 4081 deaths. St. Louis birth rate is 81.18 per 1000, while that of Kansas City is 20.37. St. Louis' death rate is 16 per 1000, while Kansas City's was 16.43. St. Joseph showed a lower death rate than any other large city, but its birth rate was much lower also. The death rate there was 14.97 per 1000, while its birth rate was but 18.22 per 1060. The crop of babies 'in 1913 is 809 less than the crop of 1912, when there were 7.1,452 born. The death rate in 1912 was somewhat higher for the state. Webb City leads all other towns in Missouri in both its birth and death rates. Its birth rate is 80.88 per 1000, and its death rate 19.71. Moberly en Joys the distinction of being the health iest city, with a death rate of only 14 per 1000. GARDEN PLANS SHAPE STtDKSTK AT NORMAL TO HAVE MORE! SPACE THIS YEAR. Agrirulture Class at Monmouth to Di rect Work on Plot to Be Laid on 'Csiupus. MONMOUTH, Or.. Feb. 21. (Special.) Owing to the success of the school garden among the students last Sum mer, the pupiis ot the Monmouth Train ing Kchool i-.nd students in the Oregon Normal School will have large separate gardens this season, with larger spaces allotted to each. The normal garden is to be on the campus, and will be under the direction of the agriculture class, which is by far the largest in the school. The aim is to receive practical knowledge in the growing of vege tables and flowers and to beautify the school grounds as well. The pupils of the Training School will have the use of a tract of land of about three acres which lies between the Southern , Pacific Railway tracks and the Monmouth - Dallas highway, and which is also bounded on the east and West, respectively, by the Normal bcnool and Monmouth High School buildings. The ground Was formerly used for baseball, but this year It must produce flowers and vegetables for the pupils.' The location of the tract for surh purposes as will add to the gen eral appearance of the city can scarcely be excelled. The school gar den work was readily accepted by tha students as an experiment last Spring, but this year extensive plans have been launched with vim. , While the success of the movement seems apparent In the Oregon. Normal and City Training schools, students in the high school laid aside their tools last June, after growing a garden un der the direction of the principal,, and declared that, "home gardens were enough." This year no plans in the high school have been made for a gar den, and not even a class In agricul ture has been formed. The Industrial Club, which was organised in Mon mouth High recently, will serve, as a guidance to the students In prepara tions that are to be made at home for the coming Polk County School Chil dren's Industrial Fair. HAWLEY FACTION WINS NtTGENT DEMOCRATS IN IDAHO LOSE IN POSTMASTER. COSTEST. Election to Decide Boise Residents' Preference Gives P. M. Davis Safe Majority Over Curtis S. Pike. BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 21. (Special.) The liawley forces defeated the Nugent faction -of the Democratic party here today in a preference election for postmaster by giving their candidate, P. M. Davis, a safe majority ever Cur tis & Pike, the Nugent candidate, of 8-1 votes. While Mr. Pike carried three precincts, Mr. Davis ran strong in the downtown business district, coming out of the precinct there with a clear 15a majority, offsetting Mr. Pike's ma jority of 72 in the three precincts he carried. The two other candidates in the race, Mrs. Kmma Edwards Green and Patrick H. Mahan, did not play a prominent part in the race. Mrs. Green received but 31 votes and Mr. Mahan received none. Defeat of the Nugent forces, ac claimed the progressive faction of the party, was due largely to a strong ap peal made by ex-Governor James M. Hawley by telegraph from San Fran cisco, where he Is held on legal busi ness. Mr. Hawley branded the move of the Nugent forces calling the elec tion while he was personally arisen t from Boise as unfair and branded Mr Pike, their candidate, as A traitor to his party In deserting Mr. Hawley when he ran for Governor. He urged Democrats to unite and rebuke the al leged treachery. Another reason for the defeat of the Nugent forces was the fact that until the last minute they would not consent to a down town voting precinct, but had placed, them all in the residential section. The fight at the polls was bitter be tween, the two factions and all voting places were crowded- STRIKERS WOULD WORK RAYMOND SHINGLES WEAVERS FIND M1L.L. NOT TO REOPEN. Union Vote to Return to riant Mon day, but Owner Says Men Shall Not Sir When He Will Resume. RAYMOND. Wash.. Feb. 81. (Spe cial.) There is no change in the labor situation in this city today, although at a meeting of the local Timber Work ers' Union last night, at which their president, J. G. Brown, was present, the men voted to return to work on Monday and appointed a committee to notify their employer. E. E. Case, of the decision reached. But they figured without giving due consideration to the stand their employer might take, and were somewhat nonplussed when Informed by Mr. Case that, while they could tell him when' to close down hie mill, they could not tell him when to reopen it. Tlris declaration is taken to mean that whenever, the men return to work in any of the four case mills they will do so as nonunion men and not as mem bers of the International Union of Shingle Weavers, with whom, it is said, Mr. Case will never treat again. President Brown is noticeably alarmed at the situation here. The next 48 hours will no doubt de termine whether a general strike will ie called or whether the men will ac cent the terms under which they may return to work. Tcxans Got ttk'Ji Plum--. WASHINGTON. Feb. 1 r,.With Presi dent Wilson anr.ourciriT I hot he will appoint Otto Praeger, Washington cor- orth Pacific Steamship Company HAVE MOVED TO COLUMBIA DOCK NO. 1 (Near Broadway Bridge) EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 21, 1914 Freight and Passengers will be handled at the new location. Large and convenient STOR AGE Facilities. W. H. SLUSSER District Freight Agent Main 5203 A 5422 OVERBECK & COOKE CO. Brokers. 9rork Orals Roods, Cotton. Ete. zis-air board or tiudr bldg. MKMUSll.l CHICAGO BOARD Ofr' TAADE. Correspondents ( Lcu Jt Bryan. Ckiru and Men York. MEMBERS ' .ew York Stock Exchange. Chicago Stock Kxchanae, Boston stock Exchange, Chleaso Board of Trad, New York Cotton Exchange. Now Orleans Cotton Excbange. Now Yoifc Coffo Exchange. New York Produce hlxchausr. Livvrpuul Cotton Am'b, J.C.WILSON & CO. stocks, iio.nds, grain ajid cotton. Members nsw york stock exchange, chicago boahu of tkadk, ti-W YORK COTTON EXCHANGE, THIS STOCK AM) BONO "EXCHANGE, " SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall 3858. A 4187. TRAVELERS' (ll'IDE BAY LINB. nteauialir Breakwater Sails from Alniorth dock, Portland, at t P. M. every Tuesday evening. Freight re ceived until 12 O'CLOCK (NOON) ON SAIL ING DAY. Passenger tarei First-cisss, 110; econd-claas (men only). $7. Including berth and meals. Ticket office at LOWEK AINS WORTH UOCK. PORTLAND ik COOi BAT STEAMSHIP LINE. L H. KEATING. Acant. Phono. Main 3SO0 A 2832. respondent of the Dallas News and con fidential friend of Postmaster-General Burleson, as postmaster of Washington at a salary of $6000 a year and Austin Cunningham, correspondent here of sev eral Texas papers, running for Kepre-sentative-at-Large in the Lone Star state, Texas newspaper men are com ing to the front in things political. Praeger has been in WashinKton as the representative of Texas newspapers for about 10 years. The lega.1 residence of both is Sah Antonio. EDISON FEELS LIKE BOY Greater Work "to Come, He Says, as He Pushes on With Inventions. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. Thomas A. Edison got back to work in his labora tory quickly after quietly celebrating his 67th birthday. At his home he disputed Osier's the ory, "man is all m at 40," saying: "I am better fit mentally and phys ically for my work than ever before. I expect to do my greatest work in the years to come. I am Just in the stage of learning, and my accomplishments will come later. Gladstone, Bismarck and other notables of history became famous because of work done after they had passed 60. "I am 67 years old, and I feel like a. boy. My health Is good and my mind is keen and my appetite for work and accomplishment is keener. "I expect a long term of years in my laboratory yet, working out problems of science that I hope may help hu manity in its struggles to exist peace fully, happily and quietly, with as lit tle ' expenditure of energy as possible." FATE OF FLUNKERS FIXED Frnal Condition Examinations Held . at University of Idaho. MOSCOW. Idaho. Feb. 21. (Special.) The final condition examinations which will settle the fate of a score of "flunkers" at the varsity was held today. Following the recent midyear ex aminations about SO students dropped below the scholastic requirements. Of this number a tew voluntarily pur chased home-going tickets, others de parted at the request of the faculty committee on admissions, while still others were put on probation and giv en a chance to redeem their standings in the "con" exams. If In today"a tests they succeed in making passing grades they will be permitted to continue their studies. GO-TO-CHURCH TAGS WORN Many at La Grande Signify Inten tion of Worshipping Today. LA GRANDE. Or., Feb. 21. (Spe cial.) La Grande was alive today with tags fluttering to lapels of a large per centage of the people on the streets. On one side of the tags was an American flag and on the other "I'm going to church tomorrow, are you?" And if half of the tag wearers live up to their colors of today the churches will not hold their coti-ji r satinns to morrow. Thi boys and gii'.. who pn--. I out the tufrs report thHl no one refused t ccept :inl Wfiir tho t.l. Siici-.l ?. v ices will be neld in all o tis churches. 1