The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 16, 1916, SECTION TWO, Page 11, Image 27

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    THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 16. 1913.
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BAGS WILL BE HIGH
No Cheap Grain Sacks
Farmers This Year.
for
HALF OF NEEDS BOUGHT
Transportation Problem More Dif
ficult Than Last Season Cal
cutta Market Higher Because
of British Purchases.
TTiere will be no cheap grain bars for
Pacific Coast farmer this year. Thera la
great uncertainty as to what price will
prermlL but Users t nothing uncertain about
the strength of the market. In alt prob
ability the prices will be the highest ever
recorded.
Last year It was exceedingly difficult to
rt grain base from Calcutta to the Pacific
Coast, and thla year the obstacles will be
till greater, with less tonnaga to be bad
end freight rates further advanced. The
burlap requirements of the British ot
eromant are Increasing, and this Is cans-
inc prices la India to advance steadily.
locally the situation la still further
strengthened by the fact that there
practically no carry-over from 1915 stocks.
If space were available for early ship
ment from Calcutta to this coast, prices
now would be not less than 10 H or 10
cents for shipments. Spot baas sold during
the past week at 11 H cents. They were
not taken for Immediate use, but so that
the buyers mlg-ht be sure of having them
on hand when wanted in July- No one is
willing; to sell under 11 or 11 cents for
poltlve delivery In July.
Shipments from Calcutta to the Pacific
Coast are usually made In February and
March, but because of the uncertainties
thla year preparations are on a much re
duced scale. It Is estimated that not half
. the requirements of the Coast have been
bought te date.
Conditions In the Ka stern burlap market
re described in mail advices from New
York as follows:
'gome burlap Importers reported consid
erable Inquiry for spot lightweights yes
terday, particularly eight-ounce 40s, a few
carload lots were disposed of early In the
day at T.lOc, but subsequently the quota
tion was moved up to 7.25c, which was
considered the market, price when busi
ness for the day came to a close. Several
carload lots In addition to those which
changed hands could have been sold at
7.10c. but as It was found impossible to
rover a price that would make sales at
7.10o profitable stock, goods were moved
u p to a 7.5o basis.
"Heavyweights were also called for. but
the demand lor tnese was not as good as
for lightweights. Forty-inch 10 H -ounce was
sought. One carload unioiding from the
l.ord Cromer was offered at llo a yard.
Ten-ounce 40a which are due to arrive
about the end of thla week, were quoted
at BiJr of 10.35c on 30-ounce 40s
which are nearby were declined.
There was a fair amount of business to
bo had If holders were willing to accept
the low bids that were mado.
Calcutta was reported to be firmer. Quo
tations were received which showed ad
vances of six ponce a hundred yards over
the quotations named three days ago. Ad
vances were the sharpest for the more re
mote posttiona but this uplift was not un
expected, as late months had been relatively
low for some time."
CANNING MAY BE OVERDONE IN 1916
Danger of Excessive Production Pointed
Out by Authority.
Men in the canning industry fear the pre
vailing prosperity of the canned goods trade
and the opening of a great foreign demand,
due to the war. may lead to over-production
In the coming season. In an effort
to discourage such an over-production the
fanner says:
"Prosperity seems to be growing like a
tropical plant, anil it threatens to Include
In the shade of its sheltering branches the
whule canning industry and all Us depen
dencies. Nothing can keep the canning
Industry from the enjoyment of a pro
tracted period of prosperity but the over
eagerness of the canners themselves to
take advantage of a particularly favorable
opportunity to gather in proiits. The can
ning capacity of already established plants
Is so large snd acreage so easily overdone
that only a proper conservatism can keep
conditions sound and the future roseate.
There seems an Innate desire In most can
nem to go ahead too fast, and so th Can
ner points to his human weakness as about
tho only thing likely In 1916 to frighten
prosperity away.
"The 1015 corn pack was pretty nearly
larce enough. The pea pack was abnormal
Iy large for the acreage, hut acreage was
ample anyway. The tomato pack would
have ben much larger but for a particu
larly unpropltious growing season, and as
we are unlikely to have another right away.
we may -stWy conclude that plenty of to
matoes were planted last Summer. In no
one of these crops should the acreage for
the coming season be Increased. The horl-
nn Is brlrht; In fart, the danger of ex
cessive acreage Is the only cloud darken
ing It. The length of the period of pros
perity approaching win be determined by
the csnners themselves."
unchanged hers. Southern California fruit
Is coming on the market, but the same on
dltlons -exist as was the case In Northers.
California, large sizes predominating all
the way through. The Southern stock, how
ever. Is fancy and well colored, which is
great help In the sale of oranges.
The lemon market also holds up very
firmly, the Eastern market controlling' the
situation at the present time.
LIGHT TRADING JS HOP MARKET
Priors Are Unchanged "With Moderate De
mand and Few Sellers.
The few hop sales announced at the close
of the week showed no change in market
conditions or prices. The demand Is still
light and there are no indications of an lnv
mediate revival. The Wilson lot of 47 bales
at Aurora was bought by the Wolf Hop
Company at 11 cents. T. A. Ltvesley A Co-
paid 9 cents for the Eckels n crop of 88
bales at Mcillnnville. The same firm bought
the Ha user A Wertx lot of 44 bales at Tygh
Valley.
Jake StelUng. of Puyallup. sold 60 bales
at 9 cents, and the Henrtot crop of 05 bales.
at Cowlltx, brought S cents. A California,
wire reported the purchase by Horst of 600
bales of Sacramento from Fraser at
cents. s
Bank CI carina.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clesrings. Balances.
Portland 1.53M.o2 t.ly
R..r- l7M.r.53 f1.3U
Tacoma 2:7.1M . ..
Sookane A55.741 Tl.tWU
niMiHn. .f fv.-tiT.ri Seattle and T acorn
for the past week and corresponding week in
xoriuer years were:
DArii.n R.ti Tacoma,
910.610.840 91.9 2SS -038
11 020. 74 J 12.1S6.S05 1.031.263
4.40.300
4,0'B.il
S.10S,
45.6
8.618,880
4.471.41
3. 6 5 4. $50
2,7 43. OH
1IM6
1115. .
1114..
1913..
1012..
1011..
1910..
1009..
1907..
1006..
1005..
11.779.348 12.025,530
10.215.801 10.854.60
9,528,084 9.007.1ST
9.241.710 12,007,712
6.138.074 7,620,271
4.622.0OI 6.626.700
6.230.502 7.5S9.616
4.601.477 7.750.813
8.731.027 4.421.818
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Gram, Flour, Feed, Etc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session.
January delivery.
Wheat-
Bruestem
Bid.
.9 107
. 1.04
. 1.02
.98
.98
Ask.
9 l.io
1.07
1.05
1.01
1.01
Tr. ago.
9 1.43
1.42
1.41
1.38
1.3.
36.50
31.00
23.75
29-00
Ask
S 1.11
1.07
1.05
1.0
1.02
27.00
28.50
22.50
24.50
Fortyfold . .
Club
Red fife
Red Russian
Oats
No. 1 white feed.. 23.25 27.06
Barley
No. 1 feed 26.30 28.25
Millfeed
Bran 2t.R0 22.00
Shorts --00
Futures R 7V--
February bluestem 9 J-J:
February foriyfold in?
February club
February flfe
February Russian ?
February oats l
February reea oar ley
February bran , ST?
February ahoris J.au
in.orR Patents. 33.40 per barrel
straights. I4.70$5.20; exports, 94.50; whole
wheat. 3. eu; granam. i.iu. ..-,--,
tjav F!atern Oreron timothy. 817017.50
Valley timothy, 114414.50; alfalfa. fl7ltt
Ast unl vefrh. SIX.
MILLFEED Spot prices: Jtsran . V
ton: aborts, roilea otiney. -pw-w.
CORX Wnoie, per ion; er;cu,
per ton.
Fruits and Vegetables,
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. 92
-. nr ho! lemons. S3&4.&Q per dox.
bananas. Be per pound; pineapples, 4H66c
Der nound: arapeiruit, J---'.
granatea, 91.50 per box; tangerines. 9L00(tf
1 7
vpr.uTiRT.ffij Artichokes. $1.25 per
dozen: tomatoes. California, 1.I.01.75; cab
baea. 11.50 pr hundred; garlic. 15c per
pound; peppers. iu(it n- p j.n..
ninnt i .-. 6 1 7 e Dound: sprouts. c pouna
,AFfariiih sue Der nound: cauliflower.
tr?S; relerv. $4.75 per crate; beans.
low lZttc; jeiiuce, ycr --
1 fri me.
GREEN JKL113 rers,
box: aranes. S4 per barrel; cranoerr.es.
81 2.50 per barrel.
pnTATOES Oreron. $1.50 : Yalclm
$1.50 per sack; sweets, $2-753 per hun
dred.
ONIONS Oregon, buying price. $1.75 f. o.
b. shipping point.
apples SDltzenberss. extra fancy,
$2.2; fancy, 92; choice, $1.251.50; Jona
than -tr fancv. $1.50: fancy.
rhnif s.1 : Yellow New town, extra fancy
$2; fancy. $1.75; choice, $1(01.25; Baldwins,
extra fancy, 91-50; fancy, ...; cnoice, j.
russets, orchard run, 91.
Dairy and Country Produce.
Local jobbing quotations:
kgc.s Buying- prices: Oregon ranch, pre-
n.t.im x 1. :toc: No. 2. 27c: No. 3. 20c;
Joboing prices: Oregon ranch, candled. Ho
IilATc ner dozen.
POULTRY Bens, small, 15c; large, 16c:
small Springe, lottHBc; turxeys. uve, -w,
turkeys, dressed, choice, 26c; ducks, 12
ltfe: eee. 12nl3c.
BUTTER City creamery, cubes, extras.
ellinar at 32c: firsts. 29c; prints and car
ton, extra. Prices oaid to producers: Coun
try creamery, 25 29c, according to quality;
butterfat. No. 1. 32c; No. 3, 29c.
rHEESE Orea-on triplet. Jobbing buy
ing prices. 17c per pound, f. o. b. dock Port
land ; Toung Americas, 18c per pound.
VEAL Fancy, 12 Ho per pound.
PORK Fancy, Sc pr pound..
FARMERS ARE ASKTNii HIGHER PRICES
Bids for Wheat "Snt Yet rp te Sellers'
Views.
The wheat market was steady yesterday
witn trading In the country still on a re
duced scale because of the snowstorm. The
demand from the East continues good, but
buyers are not willing yet to pay the prices
farmers want, which are based on 91 blue
stem at Interior points. Bids were put out
esterday of 02 cents In warehouse for forty
fold. Oo cents for club and 91.03 for oats.
At the Merchants' Exchange bids were
somewhat firmer offers for ail white wheat
grades being advanced H cent, while spot
red wheat was unchanged and February red
. cent lower than Friday. January oats
were advanced 25 cents on bid.
Terminal receipts In cars were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Ivrtland. Sat. 17 1 1.1 2 3
Year ago... 6A 2.T 7 1 is
Tot. this week V24 14 46 10 4?
Year aco. . . 3::0 3ti as t4
Sews, to dnte.. .752 12SS TOt 753 1374
Year aro...l2,2SO 1214 1459 13?S 127.
Tit'orna. Frt.. 10 2 .... 1 7
Yer ago. .. 1 1.... A R
Sen, to date. 4!V7 .... -12 1441
Year hjto. . . 7.0-J2 4 .... 364 2112
Fe.i 1 1 le. Frt ... 10 6 7 3 21
Tear ago... 21 5 1 7 12
Sens, to date. .74 lvm 1436 674 270
Tear ago... ?DA 1441 S01 2953
ORANGES BETTER, PRICES NO HIGHER
Potato and Onion Markets Firm ireen
Vegetables Scare.
The rots to and onion markets cn the
sttvet are firm, but Jobbers are carrying
rood stocks and retailers are a!so well sup
plied. In the last few days of the year
farmers brought In large quantities of po
tatoes which they disposed of at the stores
In the residence section a Therefore, there
is no disposition on the part of the large
dealers to boost the market at thla time
when additional stocks cannot be shipped
In from the outside.
Fsir shipments of California green veg
etables are arriving, enough to supply local
requirement. Prices are firm because of
the strength In the South. Sweet potstoes
r advancing in California and there will
be a 2i-cent rise In t?ie local market next
week.
Oranges, though higher la the South, are
Staple Groceries.
r.nni lobhinc Quotations:
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
92.30 per doxen; one-half flats, 91.50; l
pound flats, 9-.i0; Alaaka pink, 1-pound
talis. 95c.
HONEY Choice. $3.!5 per case.
NUTS Walntua sack lots, 16c; Brazil nuts.
Iftisc; filberts, isoiic; siraonas. ibc;
peanuts, & Vc; cocoanuts, 91 per dosen;
pecans. IO11 20c: chestnuts, 10c
BEANS Small white, 7c; large white.
7l: lima, 5c: bayou, 6c; pink, sfee.
COFFEE Roe Led in drums, 14QJ3c
SUGAR Fruit and berry, 96-&0; beet.
$.i; extra C, $6; powdered. In barrels,
$6.75 : cubes, barrels, $6.90.
SALT Granulated. $10.00 per ton; half
ground, luOs, 910.50 per ton; 50c, 9U.Q
per ton; dairy. $14 per ton.
Riot: Southern head, &ttGttc pound;
broken. 4c: Japan style, . 4 j 5c.
DRIED FRCITS Apples. 6c par pound;
apricot a. 13 $ 15c: peaches, 8c; prunes,
Italian. Sjs9c: rminlns. loose Muscatel?, tc;
unbleached Sultanas, 9- 10c; seeded. c;
dates, Vers lan, 10c pound; fard, 91.(5 per
box: currants, R 12c; figs, 50 6 -ounce.
92; 10 4-ounce, $2.25; S6 10-ounce, 92.40; 12
livounce, 85c; bulk, while, 8c; blacks,
c
Hops, Wool, III dee. Etc.
HOPS 1915 crop, 9lla per pound.
HIDES Salted hides, 25 pounds and up.
14 Sc; salted stags, 50 pour. da and up, 11c;
salted lup, 15 pounds to 25 pounds, lie;
salted calf up to IS pounds, 18c; green
hides, 25 pounds and up, 13c; green stags,
60 pounds and up. 9c; green kip. 15
pounds to 25 pounds, 16c; green calf, up to
1 pounds, ISc; dry flint hides, 25c; dry
flint calf, up to 7 pounds, 27c; dry salt
hi uos. 20c.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, 3S25c; Valley,
3&42c; Fall lambs' wool. Zhc.
MOHAIR Oregon, 2Sc per pound.
CASCARA BARK Old and new, 3H0
per pound.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 16c; dry
short-wooled pelts, 12c; dry shearlings, 10 0
lie each; salted shearlings, 15 425c each;
dry goat. long hair. 13c each; dry goat
shearlings, 100 20c each; ealtd long-wooled
pelts, December, 7Sc$l.&0 each.
Provisions.
HAMS All sixes, choice. 19c; standard.
17Hc; skinned. 14&17tec; picnics, Sfec;
cottage roll, 13 He,
BACON Fancy. 272Sc; standard, 21
22c: choice. IS 20c
DRY SALT Short, clear bseke. UHG
13Sc: exports. 114 6 3 3c; plates, IfilOuc.
LARD Tierce basie, kettl-a rendered,
llc; standard. 10c; compound, 10 He.
BARREL GOODS Mew beef. 118; plate
beef. 919; plate pork, $18; tripe, 910.50
11.50.
Oils.-
KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar
rels or tank wagons, 10c ; cases, 1 7 V c 9
GASOLINE Bulk, 1 Vs c: cases, 23 Vi c;
engine distillate, drums. 9c: cases, 16c; nap
tha. drum. 14Hc: cases, II 4c.
MN'SEEO OIL Raw. barreis, 86c; raw,
eas-, 91c; ooiled, barreis, SSc; boiled,
case?. 92r.
TURPENTINE In tanks, S7c; In cases,
74c; 10-caee lots. 1c less.
Qulnaby Shipping Prod acts,
QL'INABT. Or- Jan. 13. (Special.
Apple. potato and onion shipments
continue from this place. although
the remaining stocks probably will be
held over until Spring. The Lang
farm has shipped three carloads of
apples to California, where Mr. Lang Is at
present disposing of them. Last year they
Mnt a carload of app'es to Nome with sat
isfactory re turn a Tlie Polescfcneider A
Neckerman farm has disposed of four car
loads of onions and the Japanese gardens
conducted by the Fukadaa sent 90.00
bunches ef celery to Portland for the hol
iday trade.
WHEAT RALLY LATE
Exporters Are Active
at Winnipeg.
Buyers
CHICAGO' COURSE TURNS
Early Market Weakened by Humors
of Release of Tonnage for
Movement of Australian
and Argentine Crops.
CH ICAGO. Jan. 3 5. Assertions that ex
porters had become active buyers at Winni
peg gave wheat prices a rally today after
a weak start. The elose was unsettled at
the same as yesterday's finish to Kc higher.
with May 91.2744 and July 91.21. Com lost
Mc to W&Kc net. oats wound un c off to
a shade advance, and provisions at a rise
of 7 He to 3c
Strength In wheat did not develop until
word arrived that English houses which bed
been sending bearish news to New York had
later turned to the bull side of the market
and were purchasing iu AVinninea on a large
scale.
Liverpool dispatches Intimating that the
British authorities were releasing many ves
sels to bring about more liberal shipments
from Australia and Argentina did a good
deal to weaken prices during the first half
01 tne day.
Chance of Increased arrivals acted as
weight on the corn market.
Oats were relatively firm. The chief rea
son was export business estimated at 700,000
bushels.
Provisions rallied sharply after a decline
at the start. Enlarged outside buying was
reported and onrertngs from pacKera grew
scarce notwithstanding lower prices on nogs.
leaning zutures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
..91.264 $1.27
. . 1.199s 1-21V
CORN
.. 78H 79
-. 78 79
OATS.
.. 50 1 50H
.. iSh 49
MESS PORK.
..19.00 19.27 18.92 19.27
-.19.50 19.87 19.47 19.87
LARD.
snd only occasionally are arrears of sowing
made up in December.
Iu France high temperature with alter
nate rains is reported, but there are fore
casts of colder weather. Excessive mois
ture la a growing complaint; otherwise re
ports are generally optimistic. In some
districts, however, the land is wet ana
unworkable.
In Italy, sowings are nearly completed
and the germination of the newly sown
wheat is satisfactory. Some snow has Hen
but the temperature again became mild
and field work is making good progress. ,
Reports have come to hand that the re
sults of the last harvest in both Austria
and Hungary are most disapolnting.
In Russia the condition of the young
Winter crop is In most governments en
tirely satisfactory, and sowings have riot
suffered from the rigorous weather. The
snowfall Is not heavy, hub the crops are
mostly protected by a moderate snow cover.
In many of the unirrigated. districts of
India rain Is wanted, but about 60 per cent
of the wheat area Is irrigated, and crop
prospects are satisfactory.
ALL LINES ARE
ACTIVE WEEK AT NORTH
I, AND STOCKXARIJS.
MARINE IS FEATURE
Further Advances in Preferred
- Stock and Bonds.
NEW RECORDS ARE SCORED
PORT-
Mtr
July
Mar
July
May
July
Jan.
May
Low. Close.
l.ss4 i.:7ii
1.19 a.
78 h, 7
49 SCHi
48 Vi
May
July
. .10.75
..10.90
10.92
10.97
10.70
10.82
lass
10.97
SHORT RIBS.
Jan
May
10.55
10.95
..10.77 10 s " 11175
Mil pricea were:
v Ft No' - "ard, J1.52 1.13 94 ;
UatS NO. 1 White. 4 i; X. Ci 17 l. tnnti-4
Jtye .Nominal.
Barley 65 79c.
Timothy. $&;8.
Clove-r 110(818.75.
Primary receipt Wheat. 973.000 bufthela
gainst 462.000: corn, kuo ito kiuh.i. a.in.
;.?S7ftflll. nalm 7-o nrui t u . 1 . T .
7.1.0O0. '
,S-h,'5m,en,swh'at- 657.000 bushels against
177.000: corn 4": 9 (Win ...(.. i
ooo:
y,'rn' Wheat, 278,000 bushels; corn.
33.000 bbla.
Foreign Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. is rh
steady and quiet; to Id lower.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
.tll.:l-,Af Nl.rS jan is Mr..
$1.3tlH; July, 1.25i4; No. i hard. JlilJi!
Northern, I :3'4 91
jiariey n( up iitc
J'lax t2.36jf2.41.
Eastern Grain Futures.
DCLUTH, Jan. i.v Wheat closed May.
11.20; July. 1.25.
1V1JMPEO. Jan. IS Wheat .Ox..
-y. asKea; July, 11.2454.
Grain at Han Francisco.
SA.V FltAXCISCO. Jan IK Knn.
..u.,o ..una, fi.ivi.i;i; rea Russ un.
1.701.72i : Turkey red. 1) ttumi ca-
blueslem. 1.77HW1.82V4; feed barley!
l..ifetI.0: white oats. 11.37U m l.jo:
bran. 122.60623; middlinBS, 13031; shorts.
Can board Barley. May. 11. 37.
Pnget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE. Jan. 15. Wham nin..(.n.
$1.07; turkey red. 11.05; fortyfold. 11.03:
lub, 11.01; fife. 9!lo: red Russian. 98c. Dn.
ley. 127.50 per ton. Yesterdays car r.
ceipts Wheat, 10; oats, 3; barley, 6; hay.
TACOMA,
$1.06jtl.0u
Jan. 15. Wheat Bluestem.
fortyfold. 11.03: club, xl 01 -
red fife. 99c. Car receipts Wheat, 10; bar
ley, 2; oats. 1; hay, T.
TILLERS ARE CAPTIOUS
ENGLISH BUYERS THIAK WHEAT
MAY XOT STAY' HIGH.
Belief Prevails That Freight Sltnation
Win Be Relieved, Probably
by Government.
The attitmle of Knellsh mlllem vrain
buyers is described by the London corre
spondent 01 me northwestern Miller at
follows:
The milling demand in this country re.
mains on very cautious lines, an thr- in
rifK invoivea in nrovldlne erist at the
resent high level of values when the pred
ict may have to be sold in tha fiitnr. at
pricea not at all commensurate with the
cost of the wheat. It docs not require
more than a superficial consideration of
the present position to arrive at th con
clusion that valnes are dangerously Inflated.
lace or tne abundant yields everywhere
available.
In regard to tha freight Question, there
IS always a feeling that something may
happen which would relievo some of the
pressure caused by the scarcity of tonnare
for ocean transport. That strenuous ef
forts are being made to meet the shortara
of vessels is proved by the fact that com
paratively eM steamers are being purchased
at prices laouiousiy nign. ana sooner or
later the government may be in a position
to release some of the tonnaae under its
control.
As regards the outlook for the coming
crops, there has not been any Indication
of conditions which would militate against
the splendid promise of the Argentine crop,
which is expected to be well up to the
previous record. In some sections of Aus
tralia heavy rains are reported, which. If
prolonged, may dim the brilliant prospects
of a yield some millions of quarters larger
than any previous figure, but up to the
present no harm has been done. Then there
are great expectations regarding the Cana
dian outturn, and market opinion here is
not laying much stress on the unfavorable
comparison of the quality of the United
tatea crop a compared with that of 1914.
It Is understood tnat European Interests
ave contracted for large quantities of
anltoba wheat for shipment up to the end
of February, and before that time Aus
tralian wheat will be offered In our spot
arkets. ine shortage 01 vessels and the
high ocean freights may affect Argentine
supplies, out so xar as Australian wheat
is concerned the government amusements
ara expected to Insurs a steady and regular
movement to Europe.
In some quarters, where lower prices
re anticipated, reliance is placed on the
theory that. In view of the high cost of
retght. tarmers abroad may ultimately be
tspoded to accept tne oest prices obtain
ble in order to realise, which would un
doubtedly ease the situation if tonnage can
be bad. In any case the trade is evidentl
expecting that Jf anything like reasonable
conditions prevail, tha competition to sell
the heavy crops will result in lower rates.
It must not be forgotten that the strin
gency is partly dua to tha reserve of buy-
rs, wno in vie, pi me excellent crop
rospects refrained from purchasing for-
ard. ine unexpected political develop-
ents In the Near East round them short.
but there Is now the prospect that sup
plies m-ill steadily increase, and consumers
will find themselves in a much more favor
able position.
Fnlted Kingdom famwork ia making
fairly good progress, except on the low.
lying lands, bat the season Is getting late.
Hog- Market Holds at S&0 at Close
of Week Day's Receipts
Are Liskt. .
All divisions of the livestock market were
firm at the close. There was a small run
yesterday and tha offerings were soon dis
posed of. Top grade hogs again sold at
18.90.
Receipts were 194 hogs and 11 sneep.
Shippera were B. C. Davidson, of Emmett,
Idaho. 1 car of hogs, and C. E. Lucke. of
Canby, 1 car of hogs and sheep. The day's
sales .were:
- Wgt. Pr. Wgt. r-r.
88 hogs ... 192 16.851 8 lambs .. 94 18.00
99 hogs ... ISO 6.90 2 ewes ... 133 6.00
12 hogs ... 132 5.50 1 yearling 120 7.25
The Portland Union Stockyards Company
has issued its sixth annual report in the
shape of an attractive booklet containing
complete statistics of the operations at the
local yards in 1915. A number of excellent
half-tones of scenes at tha plant add tOr the
Interest of the book.
The following figures are given for the
mommy receipts auring tne past je ;
cattle, waives.
H.40O J 23
January .
February
March ...
April ....
May
June
July
August . ,
September
October . .
November
December
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
. . B.022
. . 7.81
.. 5.032
.. 0.667
.. 5.050
.. 5.7S8
, . 7,875
.. 7,188
, . 6.095
,. 5.62S
. 6,202
.. 72.761
. 74.3i)0
. 80,399
. 76.521
. 8S,T!0
. 89.733
. 20,556
112
118
141
130
433
. 143.
161
453
467
259
111
2,653
2, 30tt
4.6(56
2.798
6.S1S
8,297
2,438
Hots.
S5.312
20.133
14.211
10,099
14,936
20,308
17,007
14,907
20.556
30.196
58.447
48,614
302,788
237,725
1SS.2S6
120,953
M.273
83.323
36,263
Sheen.
15.492
18.68S
13.701
16,603
20,612
21,075
11.9S3
21.648
22,940
10,160
11.632
12,8o0
197,384
281.300
293.730
255.607
301,052
167.41S
32,092
Totals ' . .502,469 80.176 1,504,609 1. 530.583
The range or prices at tne local yafu.
various classes of livestock xouows:
Cattle
Choice steers
Good steers . . .
Medium steers
Choice cows .
Choice cows ..
Medium cows -.
Heifers
Bulls
Stags
Hogs
Light Heavy
Wethers
Ewes
Lambs
. .1T.257.90
.. 6.757.00
. . 6.50(96.75
.. 0.506 6.25
. . 5.50(3 6.00
.. 4.75 O 5.25
. . 4.00 36.40
. . 2 5094.50
. . 8.0065.25
. . 6.503 6 90
. . 6.50 5.90
. . 6.107.13
. . 4.25 6.B0
.. 7.0098.25
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA Jan. 1!!. Hogs Receipts IS.000,
lower. Heavy, 16.90W7.10; light. 16.75B7.uo:
nle. X.VS0in620: bulk of sales. 10.857.
Cattlo KecelPts. 3UU. steaay. nsuvo
etr sflKOttft: cows and heifers. S5.?o7;
Western steers. 67.25: Texas steers. 15.70
A7 7A' Ktockera and Ieeaers. aa.o gi i.ou.
Sheen Receipts, 100, steady. Yearlings,
17.3068.10; wethers, 167; lambs, 19.75(9
10.75.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15. Hogs Receipts. 35,.
ooo. alow. 10rl5c under yesterday's aver
age. Bulk, 5e.50SB f.io: iignt. eo.ouw i.iu;
ixed. ta.7i&7.ii; neavy, o.bvw i.to, rougn,
XAA0ift.9.1- nias. 15.5006.60
Cattle rteceipta ow, siuw. native ubw
steer. 16.506 9.80: Western steers. 16.80
8.30; cows and heifers, ?3. 3008.50; calves.
1T.25 10.73.
Shesp Receipts, low. steaay. wevnero,
!7.107.86; lambs, 18.40(919.85.
SAX FRANCISCO PROUCCB MARKET
Prices Current on Butter, Eggs. Fruits, Veg
etables, Etc, at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 Butter
Fresh extras, 26c; prime firsts, 26c; fresh
firsts. 24 He
Eggs iresn extras, ante; puiiets, Juiic
Cheese New, 15Vc; California Cheddars,
17Hc: Young Americas, 16a
Vegetables btnngr Deans, aepioc; wax.
69Sc; Limas. 812ttc; eggplant, 6Sc: to
matoes, 6oCll.25; ben peppers, StrlOc:
Summer squash, 50 65c; cucumbers, 12.75
3 per box.
Onions California. 11.25L50; Oregon,
11.75 2.
Fruit Lemons, so..d&i.du; grapefruit.
11.25&2.25; oranges, 11.65&2.75; Mexican
limes, per case, 14.50(gp5.50; bananas, Ha
waiian, II a-1.75; pineapples, Hawaiian. 11
potatoes .ucita, i.-ia i.ov; saunas, u
92.10.
rteceipts riour, vvw quarters; Dariey.
040 centals: beans, 1435 sacka; potatoes.
3035 sacka; hay, 010 tons.
FBODCCTIOX OF EGGS CUT DOWN.
Market Temporarily Lower, Because of
Snow Morm Poultry Steady.
The egg market closed very firm. Pro
duction haa been cut down by the Wintry
weather and at the same time consumption
has Increased. Candled stock was sold by
Jobbers at 35 to 37 cents. Buying prices
announced for the coming week sre un-1
changed for the two top grades, but the
price on No. 2s has been advanced 1 cent
and on No. 3s 2 cents.
The poultry market was steady. Receipts
were of good sire, but everything cleaned
up. Dressed meats were fairly steady at
the close. ,
The butter . market was firm with no
change in general conditions.
Coffee Futures.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The market for
coffee futures was comparatively quiet to
day, with prices easing off under further
scattering liquidation. The opening was
unchanged to 4 points lower: After selling
at 7.20c. July rallied to 7.25c on covering
and a little trade ouylng, but the demand
was limited and prices sagged off later
with May selling at 7.11c and September at
7.32c The close was 3 to 5 points net
lower. Sales, 90O0 bags. January, 6.87c;
February, 6.95c: iaarch. 7.03c; April, 7.07c;
May, 7.10c; June, 7.15c: July. 7.20c; August,
T.25c; September. 7.30c; October, 7.35c; No
vember. 7.40c; December. 7.45c.
Spot, steady; Rio 7s. 8c; Santos 4s. 94c.
No change was reported in the cost and
freight situation.
The official cables showed an advance or
150 rele at Rio with the Santos market un
changed and Rio exchange "on London 14
lower.
Eastern Fruit Shipments Refused.
WENATCHEE, Wash., Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) No fruit from the Wenatchee dis
trict can bo moved eastward over the Great
Northern. An embargo was declared this
morning, to continue until further orders,
and agents have orders not to accept fruit
for shipment. The unusual restriction is
said to have been made necessary by the
blizzard which Is sweeping the Great North
ern line from SL Paul to Seattle, blocking
traffic. Tne risk of tne fruit being delayed
and frsesing is too' great.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. 15. Turpentine
firm. 50 to 55 He Sales. 14S; receipts; 167;
shipments. 326; stock, 14.644.
Rosin firm Sales. 611, receipts. 1290:
shipments. 1912: stock. 65.S61. Quote: A B
C D E F G. 13.40: H. 15.3r,: J. 13.40: K.
16.03: M. 16.30; N, 16.75: WO. 87.O0; WW.
87.50.
Chicago Dairy Produce- -
CHICAGO. Jan. 15. Butter- Unchanged.
Eggs Higher. Receipts. 2068 cases: firsts.
SOHc: ordinary firsts. 29Hc; at mark, cases
Included. 2:93c.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Raw sugar
stead v. Centrifugal. 4.33 $ 4.52c; molasses,
S.50 03.75c. Refined, steady.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Jsn 15. Evaporated sppies.
dnli- Peaches, quiet. Prunes, firm.
Limited Number of High-Priccd
Specialties Are Lifted, but Gen
eral List Is Depressed Mexi
cans Are Offered Freely.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.1. Aside from sub
stantial advices in a few closely held high
priced specialties, such as Bethlehem Steel,
International Nickel and American Coal
Products, In which gains ranged from 7 to 27
points, today's short but active session devel
oped few features of interest. The more
moderate-priced Issues of thst same class
tried to keep pace with this movement, but
met with indifferent success, some closing
with net losses.
Mexican shares were ones more offered in
large quantities, Mexican Petroleum and
American Smelting being subjected to re
newed short selling.
United States Steel was under stesdy pres
sure, with resultant heaviness, and final
dealings in Crucible Steol, Lackawanna Steel.
Baldwin Locomotive and Studebaker left
those stocks Quite generallv under the pre
vious session's closing quotations.
Rails were at all times backward and Ir
regular, New York Central, the Harrimans.
St. Paul and Erles being sold by houses
witn roreign connections, some of the utili
ties, particularly telegraph snd telephone
snares, auaea to yesterdays gains. ,
As a group, Mercantile Marine Issues again
dominated the list, the preferred making an
other new high record on its advance of
2 points to 82!4, while the 4 per cent
certificates made a rsew maximum on their
rise of 24 points to 10194. Trading In
Marine preferred was larger than In any
other stock.
Total sales amounted to 413.000 shares.
Today's bond market was strong, New
York Central debentures rivaling Marine is
sues in activity. Total sales of bonds, par
value, were 14.346,000. United States cou
pon 3s and registered 4s declined 4 per cent
on call during the week.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closlnl
baies. Hign. low.
800 2514 25H
1,800 29 28 4
1.000 as 67'A
25.700 6414 62 4
8.100 674 8614
6.900 107 W 105
Gold settlement fund 85,630.000
Gold redemption fund with
United States Treasurer 1.213.000
Total gold reserve J347.700.000
Legal tender notes, silver, etc... 14,283.000
Total reserve 1361.9S3.000
Bills discounted and bought
Maturities wlthiu 10 days 8 7.S99.000
From 11 to 30 days 13.291.000
From SI to 60 days 16.fW1.000
From 61 to 90 days 14.195.000
Over 90 days 3.910,000
Total 8 35.756.000
Investments
United States bonds 8 17.613,000
Municipal warrants 19.4S4.00O
Total earnlne assets 92.S53.0O0
Federal Reserve notes, net 29.943,000
Due from Federal Reserve Banks.
net 12.993.000
All other reserves 9.S03.000
Total resources ....8307,579.000
Liabilities
Capital paid In I4.S99.0O0
Government deposits 2ii.S79.000
Reserve deposits net 413.719.000
Federal Reserve notes, net 11.94S,H'0
All other liabilities 134.000
Alaska Gold....
Allls-Chalmers. .
Ara Beet Sugar.
American Can..
American Loco.
Am Sm & Refg.
do pfd
Am Sug Refg..
Am Tel at Tel..
American Tob..
Anaconda Cop..
Atchison ......
Baldwin Loco. .
Bait & Ohio
Beth Steel
Br Rap Trans..
Calif Petrol....
Canadian Pac.
Central Leath..
Ches & Ohio...
Chi Gr West...
C M ft St P
C & N W
O R I & P Ry..
Chino Copper...
Colo Fuel & Ir,
Crucible Steel..
D & R G pfd...
Dlst Securities.
Erlo
Gen Electric . ..
Grt North pfd . .
ir isor ore ctrs.
Guggenheim Ex.
Illinois Central.
Int Cons Corn..
Inspiration Cop.
int Harv, w J..
K C Southern..
Lehigh Valley..
Louis & rash..
Mexican Petrol.
Miami Copper..
M K 4 T pfd...
Missouri Pacific.
Nat' Biscuit...
National Lead..
Nevada Copper.
N Y Central
N Y. N H & H.
Nor & Western.
North Pacific.
Pacific Mall....
Pac Tel & Tel. .
Pennsylvania ..
Pull Pal Car...
Ray Cons Cop..
Reading
ttep ir & hteei.
Southern Pac...
Southern Ry...
Studebaker Co. .
Tennessee Cop..
Texas Company.
Union Pacific ..
ao pld
U S Steel
do pfd
Utah Copper
western union.
Westing Elect..
Montana Power.
General Motors.
Wabash B pfd.
800
2.300
" 5,500
800
7.S00
2,000
1.100
iV.soo
300
J.400
800
115
12SH
'89
107
114
95
479
'36U
179
53
65
114W
127
'soii
lOSTi
11H4
94
455
'siii
179
5.1
04 '4
800 lOltf 10074
18
54 H
.48
67
"
41
172
124
48
23
'ifl'5
45 110
"80
1144
38 V4
"6
'ofi4"
109
75 H
120
116
12
42
107" '
24 4
82
52 '4
102
23
157
S9'4
22214
137
83
8i
117
79
90
67 'l
77
2,600 18
2,300 53
1.400 4914
26,000 70
'Y.iod 'ii'ii
2.7O0 42
7,800 176
400 124
2.300 49
1.100 23
"eno '20"
8,400 45
. 500 110
"'760 '81 "
15.800 ii
1,800 38
"1,660' "eM
"1.366 '76'i
3.000
1,700
700
1,400
300
1,600
"800
1.100
600
1,900
3.400
500
2.500
2.800
1.400
1.S00
400
!.1,100
1.000
1.200
7.500
6.100
1.300
9.60O
1104
75
120
118
12
44
i6s
25
82
5S
102
3
15SV4
5914
223 '4
138
83
80
117
79
92
6774
77
3214
82
Int-Marine pfd. 63.900
Total sales lor the day, 415,000 shares.
BONDS.
bid.
25
28
67
83
68
108
112
114
127
202
89
106
111
04
475
87
34
179
53
64
14
100
132
3774
54
49
68
21
48
41
173
124
48
23
107
19
47
110
30
80 J
129
114
38
120
69
15
1 iu
75
120
115 74
12
42
68
107
24
81
52
IOZ
23
137
59
222
i:-7,
S2
86
317
79
91
ti
75
465
.3174
81 Vs
Total liabilities 830.. 579,000
Gold reserve against net liabilities. .. .79.1
Cash reserve against net liabilities 82.454
Cash reserve against net deposit lia
bilities after setting aside 40 per
cent reserve asralnst net amount of
Federal Reserve notes In circulation. 83.5
Interest Is Not Paid.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15. Interest due today
on 820.OOO.O00 Rock Island debenture 5 per
cent bonds was not paid. Under the terms
of the bonds, 60 days Is allowed In which
to pay the interest after It becomes due.
FRUIT SALE BRfNGS 860,882.
Skooknm Pool Closed and Cashmere Grow
ers Get Returns.
CASHMERE. Wash,. Jan. 15. (Special.)
By closing out its Skookum pool, com
prising 44,085 boxes of extra fsncy apples,
or approximately 71 cars. Isst Saturday.
the Cashmere union sets a mark unique
among organisations for the early closing
of pools on so largo a block of fruit. The
amoount of money represented in this
transaction is 800.S32.S4, or an average per
box of 81.37.
Following are the prices realised on tne
.nve.ol vnrt.HM- Grimes' Golden. 10'
Delicious 11.60: Jonathan, 8107; Rome
Beauty, 81.27: Staymen. 11.07: Spltsenberg.
11.62; Wmsap, 11.87; W. W. Pearmaln.
81.27; Yellow Newtown, 81-57; Winter
Banana, 81.62.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Coppe!
Electrolytic. 2424.50c.
m
STOCKS REACT
General Selling Wipes Out
Part of Former Gains.
WEEK'S TRADE IRREGULAR
-Firm.
Iron Unchanged-
D ninth Linseed Market.
DTJLUTH. Jan. 15. Linseed $2.41; May,
82.44; July, 12.43
Hops at New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Hops Quiet.
APPLE OUTLOOK BRIGHT
HOOD RIVER GROWERS OFFICIAL
OPTIMISM ON MARKETING.
IT S ref 2s reg. . 99
V S ref 2s coup. 99
U S 3s reg 101
TT S 3s coupon.. 101
U S 4s reg 109
U S 4s coupon.. 110
Am Smelts 6s.. 114
Atchison gen 4s. 94
North Pac 4s 93
do "s 65
Pac T T 5s. ..100
Penn con 4s.... 105
South Pac ref 4s 99
do cv 5s 107
Union Pac 4s... 9774
ao cv 4 93
ju iiibuii sen ,-7. yj -j 40...... vi
I & R G ref 6s. 56 trr s Steel 5s 104
NYC gen 3c.ll7AngIo-French 5s. 93
Boston Mining Slocks.
BOSTON. Jan. 15 Closing quotations
Ariz Com 93'NlDissin-. -vtlnea. IU
i-aiumet : Ariz, nvyi wortn Butte.... 29
Cal Sc Hecla 560 Old Dom 65
Cop Rge Con Co 63!shannon 9
East Butte Cop. 13'Sup & Bos 1
Isle Roy (Cop). 29 Tamarack 55
Kerr Lake 4tu s Sm. ram. 5S
Lake Coo 18' do pfd Kn
Mohawk 91 Utah Con 12
Money. Exchange. TAr.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Mercantile naocr.
3??' 3 per cent.
Sterling Sixty-nay bills. 14.70: demand
84.75: cables. S4.70.
Bar silver. 5674c.
Mexican dollars, 44c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
strong.
LONDON. Jan. 15. Bar silver, 27d per
ounce.
Money, 44?4 per cent.
Discount rates Short bills 5 per cent;
three months, 8 per cent.
SAN Fr.ANCISCOrJan. 15". Sterling on
London unavailable owing to wire trouble.
Stocks Steady at LondVra.
T5NDON. Jan. 15. American securities
closed steady and a fraction higher.
LARGE GAIN IN SURPLUS RESERVE
Over Eighteen Millions Increase Shown In
New York Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, -Jan. 1.1. The actual condi
tion of clearing-house banks and trust com
panies for the week shows that they hold
1172.518,870 reserve in excess of legal re
quirements. This Is an Increase of 118,696,
110. The statement follows:
Increase.
Loans, etc 8 3.263,860 8 1,688,000
Reserves In own
vaults ..J 525.202,000 21,523,000
Reserve in Federal
Reserve bank... 108.991,000 117,000
Reserve in other de
positories 56,348.000 1.707,000
Net demand depos
its - 8,352,561,000 28.673,000
Net time deposits. . 357.725.000 2.134.000
Circulation 34,771,000 499,000
D-
Of which 1443.791,000 is specie.
crease.
Aggregate reserve, 8730,541,000. Excess re
serve, 8172,518,870; Increase. 818,696.110.
Summary of state banks and trust compa
nies In Greater New York, not included in
clearing-house statement:
Increase.
Loans, etc 8648.500.2oo 88,055,000
Specie 53,306.000 141,200
Legal tenders 9,914,400 253.000
Total deposits. 865.387.000 54.400
Banks' cash reserve In vaults. 111,741,300;
trust companies' cash reserve In vault. 153,
5O9.700. Decrease,
RESOURCES ARE LARGELY INCREASED
Federal Reserve Banks Report Eignt Mil
lion Gain.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. An Increase of
more- than 18,000.000 in the resources of
the Federal Reserve Banks during the past
week is shown in a report, of the banks'
condition January 14, issuer! today by the
Federal Reserve Bank. It follows:
Resources
Gold coin and certificates in
vault ;260,835,0O0
Wllmer Slcg; Declares That Attitude of
Shippers Ia to Co-operate With
the Federal Officials.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) "We have every reason to look
forward to the marketing- of next year's
apple crop with the fullest measure of
optimislm, says w nmer oies. saies
managrer of the- Apple Growers' Asso
ciation, who returned thla week from
Spokane, where he attended the meeting-
of the Northwestern Fruit Ship
pers' League with the representatives
of markets of the United States De
partment of Agriculture and Federal
Trades Commission.
"We shippers feel that the work, or
the men who have been sent to us has
v.een thoronc-h. for all three of them.
Clarence W. Moomaw, W. H. Kerr and"
Charles E. Bassett, have had former
experience In the field they have been
covering.
Mr. Seig believes that estimates of
next year's apple-bearing acreage have
been much exaggerated. An estimate
e-lven the Growers' Council for the
Hood River country by Gordon C. Cor
baley, of Spokane, Is 25,000 acres. Mr.
Sieg thinks this is 40 per cent too high.
Truman Butler, Hood River repre
sentative of the Northwestern Grow
ers' Council, organized last Winter at
Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., meetings,
is at Tacoma in conference with W. H.
Paulhamus and Mr. Corbaley, other
members of the executive committee of
the body, settling up old business of
the council and considering possible
methods of future co-operation among
growers.
Volume of General Business Main
tained at High Level-All Metal
Markets Are Advancing Rail
way Traffic Increases.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. Trading in securi
ties during the week was attended by high
ly Irregular movements. In which special
ties suffered substantial declines and re
coveries. The early period was marked by
very general selling of munition shares,
some of those stocks falling to levels which
effaced fully half of last Autumn's meteor-
to gains
Further uneasiness was provoked by the
ominous features of the Mexican situation. .
Stocks with connections in that country
broke sharply, but also made partial re
covery later on Washington's attitude of
non-intervention.
There was further discussion of industrial
and commercial conditions, predicated In
part upon the general statement issued by
Chairman Gary, of the United States Steel
Corporation, but this was nullified to a
great extent by the Steel Corporation's De
cember tonnage statement and an increas
ing belief in the early resumption of divi
dends on steel common.
Metal markets lost naught of their recent
extraordinary strength, copper being in fur
ther demand at 24 cents and even better.
Silver and the baser metals kept pace with
this movement and oil shares rose as a re
sult of the continued inquiry for that prod
uct. A merger of some of the largest oil
producing companies operating In California
and Mexico was virtually consummated.
Railroads Issued reports showing large
gains in gross returns for the first week of"
tile new year.
Trade in general shows some falling oft
as compared with the big volume of holi
day business, but bank clearings Indicate a
plethora of money at reserve centers Rail
road tonnage is still so large as to make a
continuance of tha recent embargo neces-.
sary.
The only direct reflection of the Euro
pean situation was offered by the erratic
course of foreign exchange. Remittances on
Germany hardened perceptibly and rates on
London and Paris were nrm, but Italian
exchange fell to its lowest record, mainly
as a result of unsatisfactory economic con-,
ditions in that country.
Elgin Butter Market.
ELGIN. 111., Jan. 15. Butter 75 tubs
sold at 51 ccits.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. Cotton Spot,,
quiet; middling uplands. 12.30c; no sales.
Cities Service Co.
Pfd. Stock
What is behind it
and
Why we believe it
will sell higher
explained and discussed in our
Special Letter "116"
Copy Free on Request
t
Williams, Troth & Coleman
60 Wall St. New York
DAIRY CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Kailway Participates in Southern
Washington Meetings.
CHEHAL.IS. Wash., Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) The Northern Pacific Railway
Company has posted notices here for
a big dairy campaign, demonstration
meetings to be held in various Lewis
County and . Southwest Washington
points.
The first meeting will be in Cen
tralia. Tuesday. February 1; the sec
ond at the Grange Hall at Ford'r
Prairie, and others will be at the Com
mercial Club rooms at Centralia,
Wednesday, February 2; at Onalaska,
at the Citizens' Club rooms in Che
halis. Tuesdav evening-, at the Wlnlock
Grange Hall, and at the Winlock Com
mercial Club rooms.
A special car is being sent out by
the company.
These meetings aro under the aus
pices of the Washington State College
LIGHT PLANT IS DISCUSSED
Committee Appointed to Pass on
Proposed Prosser Project.
PROSSBR, Wash., Jan. 15. (Special.)
As a result of a public meeting
Thursday night at the Commercial Club
rooms, a committee of five has been
unnointed to investigate the feasibility
and estimated cost of a municipal light
ing plant for Prosser.
T)r C. H. Ponting. who originated the
scheme, outlined the plans. Mayor Green
appointed William Guernsey. E. W. Fry,
Dr. C. H. Ponting and E. W. R. Tay
lor and B. P. Lawrence on a committee
to report next month.
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$95
CASH
Tomorrow
Clooes oat this $350 "Valley Gem." from the
factory of Baldwin pluuo Company.
V55 cah bays mall 9300 upright.
$50 cash bays Cable $350 old model.
$45 caah buys Apollo $350 Player, mah'y.
SECURITY STORAGE CO.
109 Fourth St Couch Bids.
CANNERY
FOR SALE
AU of the property of the Seldovia
Salmon Co., at Seldovia, Alaska,
consisting of a salmon cannery
with complete machinery and
equipment, boats, dories, scows,
etc., is offered for sale. Full de
scription of property and particu
lars as to terms, time, place
and manner of sale from either
D. B. Tref ethen
Trustee.
Colman Bldgr.. Seattle,
Walter Schaffner
Attorney for Trustee,
Lyon Bids-, Seattle.
OVERBECK &
COOKE CO.
Brokers. Storks. Bonds, Cottosj.
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tl-tl7 BOARD OF TRADE BLDO.
UEMBEK CHICAGO BOARD Of
TKADS.
Correspondents of Lojrao Br yam.
Chicago and New York.
WEMBEB8
New York Stock Excbanr.
Chlraco Stork Exc-bango
Bop ton Stock Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trada.
New York Cotton Exchango.
New Orleans Cotton Exho$.
New York Coffee Exchange.
New York Produce Excbaags.
Liverpool Cotton Ass's.
FOR SALE
FIFTY SHAKES
Associated Fruit Growers
OF HOOD RIVER. .
8.50 PER CHARE.
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