THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRTJART 4, 1917.
GRAIN IS FIRM AGAIN
Local Wheat Bids Are Raised
3 to 6 Cents.
CHICAGO LIFT FOLLOWED
Oats and Barley Are Also Higher,
. but Farmers Are Xot Selling.
Buyers Disposed to Await
Aeit Week's Developments.
lxcal -wheat prices wer advanced yester
day as a consequence of the strong close
t Chicago, and that was about the only
development of the day. No attempt was
made to transact business In the country by
the larger buyers, thoueh bids were re
ported at various points on the basis of tide
water quotations. They met with bo response
on ths part of farmers, and on all sides the
disposition was to sit back: and see what
the coming week brings forth.
Traders were divided In their opinions as
to the probable course of the market, though
the majority took a bullish vlow. As stocks
are now so licbt In this country, however,
the Idea prevailed In some quarters -that In
the event of actual war with Germany the
Government might take steps in regard to
the wheat supply that would upset the grain
trade's calculations.
At the Merchants Exchange bids for blue
stem were raised 4 cents and club was S
cents higher." Other sorts were 3 to 6 cents
over Wednesday's prices. Oats and barley
were also inactive, but there was a firmer
undertone In . both lines.
The day's grain cable from Liverpool said:
"Wheat dull but Arm, with moderate ar
rivals. Corn very .Arm--on reduced arrivals,
and firmness of all export offers. Oats strong
with advancing spot. London buying, arriv
als decreasing, consumption liberal owing
to scarcity of all feeding stuffs. Flour firm,
barley and rye strong with scarcity of of
fers. "Argentine Offers firmly held and Hol
land and Scandinavian shipments stopped.
Feared . American exports will be smaller.
Further rains have fallen, weather continues
unsettled. Corn prospects have mproved
but generally rain Is too late to do material
benefit.
. "France Very cold with snow. All prod
ucts are affected by fear of arrivals, but
buyers are cautious."
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Portland"
Saturday 81
Year ago ......
Total for week.. 102
YeaF ago 28
Fpason to date.S7r0
Year afro OHMJ
Tacoma .
Friday . .. . 15
Ybar ago
Reason to date..4RS5 '
Year- afro ..... .57443
Seattle
Friday 8
Year ago 11
Feason to date. .SS07
Yttar ago . . .7144
but farmers were slow to part with their
holdings.
Bank Clearing).
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yeserday were as follows:
Clearinirs. Balances.
Portland . $2,276,873 23a.0SH
Seattle 2.(..T'.-J4 44U.121)
Tacoma Ki;tt.ft4-2 44.7tS3
Spokane &f.9.2ti4 50.806
Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma
for the past week and corresponding week
of former years were:
Portland. Seattle. Tacoma.
1817.. gl2.S5.54 $16,780,785 $2,174,203
1916.
1915..
1914. .
11. .
1H12..
1911..
1910. .
1909. .
ISO. .
1907. .
1906. .
1905. .
8.0t;ti.2Ml
11.232, Mil
10. 4 90.1, SI
10.2XO.825
lO.1.014
U.r.i5 362
10.4SS.120
6.6r..4r,
5.201.948
j,2r.l,2
4.&!'1,23S
4.079,301
9.040,0-1
10.CliO.OK4
11.6H2.721
10.7K. 4HO
10.280.B03
9,173. 1H0
.762.730
7,71.737
6.822.724
7.7K7.2.0
7.914.077
4,957,816
1.442,821
1.R41.2A2
2.0iV7,112
2.59J.613
4,320.4-U
4,403.773
4,8.',0.4
3.731.747
3.225,174
3.92R.434
3.793,524
3,043,335
LAST PRICES
HIGH
Advance of 14 Cents in Wheat
After Opening Break.
PIT HAS WILD SESSION
2 B .8 9
2
"i 18 66 48
23 2 27
149 1029 1R88 1575
1330 101)9 S22 1539
..
lib ' 236 1437
484 . . 55 1661
5 . , .
2 l e
877 10 1021 2727
1221 1318 77 147
POBTlUAIfD MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Floor, Feed, -Etc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session.
February delivery: Bid
Wheat Bid Tr. ago
Bluestem 1-50 $ 1.04
Fortyiold l-
Club 1.40 .tr.
Red flte
Red Russian 1-43 .93
Oats
No. 1 white feed 34.50 20.50
hurley
No. 1 teed 8.50 29.0
Futures -Biu.
March biuestem - 1.5
March lortyfold
March club 2'
March Russian .i-y
March oats l...jo
March barley 3B.OO
FLOUR Patents. S8.20; straight. i . 4 u
7.60; Valley, $7.70; whole wheat. $8.40; gra
ham, $8.20.
M1LLFEED Spot prices; Bran. $20.50
per ton; shorts, $30.50 per ton; rolled bar
ley. (42S4S.
CORN Whole, $47 per ton: cracked. $48
per ton.
HAY Producers' wrices: Timothy. East
ern Oregon, iy20 per ton: alfalfa, $14
lo; valley grain hay. $i2.i)Oaii4.
Lniry and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 40c; prime
flrsts, 39c: firsts. 38c; dairy, 30c. Job
bing prices: Prints, extras. 42tf43c; cartons,
lc extra; butterlat. No. 1, 43c; So. 2, 41c,
Portland.
CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b.
dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets, 20c;
Toung Americas not quoted.
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts.
3(K(i;tlc per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled,
3fc'33c per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects,
35c per dozen.
POULTRY Hens, heavy. 1718e; light,
1617c per pound; Springs. lBQlSc: turkeys,
live, 18 in 20c; dressed. 224&20c; ducks. 18
p20c: geese, 12 13c
VEAL Fancy. 14 14 Ha per pound.
PORK Fancy, 1414c per pound.
Excited Buying "by Speculators, Who
Had Overestimated Depressing
Effect of Rupture With
Germany.
CHICAGO. Feb. S. Wheat prices shot
skyward today after a down plunge of 6
cents. The rise following amounted to 14
cents, the greatest cnango values have
shown in a single day since the beginning
of the European war. Excited buying on
the part of speculators, who had overesti
mated the depressing effect of a severance
of American relations with Germany, was
chiefly responsible.
The close was wild In wheat at $1.67
to tl.liS, for May, and $1.47"& to $1.484
for July, with last trailing as a whole 33
to 7c above yesterday's finish. Corn wound
up at a net advance of 1 to Hie, and oats
with a gain of to lc. In provisions the
result varied from 7c decline to a rise of 5c.
Some bullish sentiment was engendered
by assertions that with the navies of Eng
land, France and the United states patrol
lng the ocean, shipping would be facilitated
rather than hampered.
Corn and oats, like wheat, displayed tem
porary acute weakness in resrwinsA to Oia
news of the diplomatic rupture with Ger
many. Provisions gave way as much as 57 cents
in some cases, owing to the disclosure of
ine stana taken uy the Government at
vvasnmgten. In the end, though, the mar
ket averaged exactly the same as before
relations wun t.ermany were cut.
.Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
May
.July
Sept.
May
July
estimated years are expressed In grosa value
and are made to conform to the census
plan so as to be comparable with those for
the census years.
If the gross value of the census farm
production of 1899 is represented by '100, the i
value for 1879 was 46.9; for 1889. 52.2; for
1909. 181.4; for 1914, 209.8; for 1915, 22S.4, j
and for 1918. 285.1.
In the subdivision of the valne of gross
production into its two main elements,
crops and animal products, it appears that
the total estimated crop value in 1916 was
$9,111,000,000. an amount greater than the
sum of the estimated value of crops and
of animal products for any year previous
to '1912, greater than the total estimated
crop value of 1015 by $2,204,000,000, and of
1914 by $2,909,000,000.
The total estimated value of animal prod
ucts in 1918 was $4,338,000,000. or more
than double the value for 1904. which was
the highest amount to that time. It was
greater than the estimated value of animal
products in 1915 by $470,000,000, and of
1914 by S5S5.0O0.000.
Four crops have each exceeded a billion
dollars in value at the farm in 1916. The
estimate for corn Is $2,26.0O0.OOO; cotton
lint, based on gross weight. $1,128,000,000;
cotton crop. Including lint and seed. $1,406.
000.000; hay. teme and wild, $1,162,000,000:
wheat. $1,026,000,000. Other crops that
each exceed a hundred million dollars are:
Oats. 6f.0O0.0O0: potatoes, $417,000,000:
farm wood-lot products, $221,000,000: ap
ples. $1S6.000.000; tobacco. $169,000,000;
barley. $160,000,000.
The level of prices Daid to nrodueers for
the principal crops. December 1. 1916. was
about 55.9 per cent higher than a year
previous, 62.9 pet cent higher than two
years before, and 82.8 per cent higher than
the average of the previous eight years on
December 1. The year 1918 was one of
comparatively low crop production, but the
prices and values of most of the crODS were
extraordinarily high.
ACREAGE FN' FAIL WHEAT SMALL
Lewis ton Farmers Preparing for Extensive
Spring Seeding.
LEWISTON, Idaho. Feb. 3. (Special.)
During recent weeks there has been but
little activity in the local grain market, be
cause only 5 to 10 per cent of the 1916
crop remains !n the hands of growers and
buyers are unable to get cars to ship out
grain already sold to Eastern exporters.
One buyer. In reviewing the conditions,
said he had not been ..able to get half of
the cars needed to -move the grain of his
company to satisfy contract purchases and
that the only grain that would interest him
now mnst be in cars and ready to move to
the Eastern markets. Buyers are finding
warehouse charges a burden and growers
who have held their crops are ready to es
cape this expense. The view is held that
grain remaining In the hands of growers will
be purchased In small lots and there will not
be any further market activity until the
season Is opened for the 1917 crop.
Reports from all sections are that Fall-
sown grain Is in excellent condition, but be
cause of the small acreage; farmers are none
too optimistic over the prospects for 1917.
In the event weather conditions are favor
able for plowing and seeding, farmers are
prepared to seed an unusually large acre
age, while unfavorable Spring weather would
mean the crop acreage would be much be
low' normal. Farmers are not concerned as
to prices, the view being generally held that
the war demand will at least extend through
the next selling season and many express
the view that the markets will be much
higher than during the past season.
BUTTER MARKET OSB CENT HIGHER
City Creameries Int Ont Advanced Quota
tion More for Cream Monday.
Print butter prices advanced 1 cent yes
leraay, city- creameries quoting -up to 43
cents In plain wrappers and 44 cents in cartons.-
No change was made during the day
In the buying price of butter fat, but Hon-,
day morning there -will be an advance in
this line of 2 cents, making the buying
price of No. 1 cream 43 -cents and No. 2
40 cents.
The cream- supply has decreased, one
creamery reporting a shrinkage of 42 per
cent in its receipts in the past week. High
markets North and South further restricted
the source of supply.
Cubes were strong on the street at 40
cents for extras, and there were rumors of
bids from Seattle half a -cent over this.
No change was reported in the local
cheese market. Five cars of cheese have
been shipped to the East direct from Tilla
mook, and 1000 cases are going from this
city to Canada, part of which were loaded
yesterday. It is presumed the latter deal
Is for export, unless the bare condition of
the Canadian market requires It. The
latest wires from the Eastern cheese mar
kets indicated a. somewhat easier feeling,
wniun tne traae nere believes due. to the
creak with Germany.
Fruits and Vegetables.
I.ocal lobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FEJITS Oranges. navels.
$2.25 2.50; Japanese, $12H.25 per bundle;
lemons, $2.50(-3.7i per box; bananas, 5c per
pound; grapefruit, $4.25(5; tangerines, $2
per box.
VEGETABLES Artichokes. 90e$1.10 per
dozen; tomatoes, $6(f-97.50 per crate; cabbage,
$5 per hundred; eggplant, 25c per pound;
lettuce, $2.35 Cy 3.25; cucumbers, $1.60 2 p-sr
dozen; celery, $5.50 per crate; cauliflower,
$2,25 42.50 per crate; peppers. 25(0-300 per
uoudu. tack vegetables. $1.25 per sack;
sprouts, 12ftc per pound; rhubarb, 9QUHC
per pound.
POTATOES Oregon buying prices.
$2.50 & 2.75 per hundreu; sweets, $4 per hun
dred.
ONIONS Oregon buying prices, $6 per
sack, country points.
GRE.ES FRUITS Apples, 75c$l.BO per
box; oeJLra, $1.75(2.50; cranberries, $10(11
per barrel.
Staple Groceries.
Local lobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry, $7.85; Honoluln
Plantation, $7.30; Grants Pass beet, $7.15;
California beet. $7.15; extra C, $6.95; pow
dered, in barrels. $7.85; cubes, in barrels.
$8.10.
SALMON cjolumDla River, i-pouna tans.
$2.40 per dozen; one-half - flats. $1.50;
1-pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks, l-pouna
tails. $1.25.
HONEY Choice, $38.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 18c; Brazil
nuts, 19c; filberts. 19c; almonds, 18319c:
peanuts, 7c; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pe
cans, 1819c: chestnuts, 10c.
BEANS Small white, llttc: large white.
11.10c; Lima. S'-ic: bayous. 8.20c; pink, 8Hc;
red Mexicans. 9tc; Manchurian. B6c.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 17 W. 3 Sc.
SALT Granulated. $16.75 per ton; half
ground 100s, $11.30 per ton; 50s. $12.10 per
ton; dairy. $14.75 per ton.
RICE Southern head. 77f-ic per pound;
broken. 4c; Japan style., 4fMHc.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10llc; spri-
cots, l(Q19c; peaches. 8H&10c; prunes.
Italian. 8 ft-9c; raisins. 815c; dates.
Persian. 15c per pound; fard. $2.50 per box:
currants. 15 I fie: figs, $23.50 per box.
Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc
HOPS 1916 crop, 509c per pound. 1917
contracts, 10llc per pound.
HIDES Salted hides (25 lbs. and up).
18c; salted stags (50 lbs. and up), 14c;
green and salted kip (15 lbs. to 25 lbs.).
18c; green and salted calf skins (up to 15
ids.), 2i(o28c: green hides (25 lbs. and up).
16c; green stags (60 lbs. and up), 12c: dry
mops. oc; salt hides. 20c: dry horse hides.
$l(f-2; salt horse hidea $35.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 24c: dry
snort-woolea pelts.. 17c: dry shearlings. 10-f
2oc each; salted, long-wooled pelts, $1(1.50;
salted short-wooled pelts. 50c$l.
TALLOW No. L 8c per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, tine, 28 3 33c
coarse. 33&36c; Valley, 3341c
MOHAIR Nominal.
CASCARA BARK Old and new, 5Hc per
1IVU11U.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice, 24c; standard.
ac; aktnnen. 20(v21c; picnics, 15c; cot
tage rolls, 18c.
LARD Tierce basis: Kettle rendered.
ic; standard pure, is4c; compound, 16c.
BACON Fancy, 3032c; standard, 26
zic; cnoice. zzu-ac.
DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 18 20c
export. l!H(B21c; plate, lStS-iec.
BARREL GOODS Mess beef. $22: nlt.
beef. $23; brisket pork, market; tripe, $10.50
May
July
Open. Hiph. Low. Close
$1.61 $1 $1.54V4 $1.6774
144M, 1.4Sta 1.40? 1.47V
1.34 1.38 l.Slfc 1.37
CORN.
'. 86 .98 H .93. .98
95 W .97 U .93 .97 V
OAT3.
.524 .53 .50 .83
51 .52 .49 .02
MESS PORK.
28.20 - 28.35 27.70 28.32
27.85 28.10 27.50 28.00
LARD.
10.15 1622 15.85 1615
16.10 16.37 16.07 16.32
SHORT RIBS.
15.12 15.17 14.77 15.10
15.30 15.30 15.25 15.25
STEEL TURNS TIDE
Buying Movement Sends Stock
Market Soaring.
ALL WAR SHARES ADVANCE
Recovery From Early Declines Is
Prompt, Following the Announce
ment of Break With Germany.
Kails Are Less Prominent. '
Total gold reserve
Legal tender notes, silver, etc..
NEW YORK. Feb. S. The stock market's
response to the breaking off of relations
with Germany was a sudden uprush in prices,
manv .h.r. mmnrlilnf . the war Class re-
i . ,, t nnin. I Total reserves
untJlVShlnIr J h30i2t 'cTd ain-i f; r. bait note.
Vtlf:fh ha " ui? iar Se Bill, discounted by member,....
uT rfT. Un,ia biL " " Acceptances bought
dally thosa bar1njr noon financial and in
dustrial conditions, were of the highest
promise. The record-breaking: statement of
the United States Steel Cornoratlon for the
final Quarter of 1916, accompanied by an
increased "extra dividend, the remarkable
earn intra of Republic Iron A Steel Company
tor luio. and the Increased regular and
IW "extra dividends declared by the
American Beet Sugar Company were am one
the even ts w hich offered f urtner proof of
industrial prosperity.
ine larre subscriptions to the new Brit
ish war loan, necessitating a reduction of
allotments to the public, indicated that
idie capital stands ready to supply funds
for high-class investments.
There was a distinct hai-detaln? of call
and time money rates In respons to In
creased demand, locally and at leadinc cosi
ness centers.
Cessation of gold fnports and shipments
of cairrency to interior points are calculated
to reduce local reserves.
FOUR MILLIONS GAIN IX RESERVES
Gold Holdings of Federal Bank Increased tm
Week.
WASHINGTON. Feb. S. The statement
of the Reserve Board of the condition of
the Federal reserve banks February 2 sjhowa:
Resources
Gold coin and certificates SSOtMU.Orto
Oold settlement fund UC.&61.0UO
Gold redemption fund with IT. S.
Treasurer 1.S35.0O0
WOOL HUSHED EAST
Market Is Strengthened by
Tangle With Germany.
PRICES HIGHER AT CLOSE
$521,760,000
12.1 83,000
E CATTLE STRONG
RECEIPTS AT LOCAL YARDS LIGHT
DtTUSO WEEK,
Hog Market Has. Upward Tendency
Supply of Sheep and Lambs
Inadequate.
May
July
May
July
May
July
Cash prices were :
Wheat No. 2 red, $1.67i : No. 3 red.
.1.64; Nos. 2 and it hard, nominal.
Corn No. 2 yellow, &0o; No. 4 yel
low, 0314 05Hc; No. 4 white, nominal.
Oats No. 3 white, 51S3c; standard, 51
:5314 c.
Rye No. 2, $1.40.
Barley $1 1.23.
Tlmo thy $3. 50 5.C0.
Clover, $121700.
BREAK WITH GERMANY CHIEF FACTOR
Speculators Profit Greatly by Downturn In
ValueH.
CHICAGO. Feb. S. Prospects of a sever
ance of diplomatic relations between the
United States and Germany with other pos
sible consequences of Germany's notice of
sea war without limit have oversha iwed
all other Influences during the last week in
the wheat market. The result on prices has
been a setback ranging; from 4c to 20c
bushel. Corn lost 4c to &5Vc, oats
3Hc to 514c and provisions 17c to 155.
riiggest breaks In the value of wheat took
place in the first minute of trading after
the announcement of Cerxnany s new sea
programme. The selling at this Juncture
caused a sheer descent of 1514 c, but the
flurry was virtually over within half an
hour, notwithstanding that the tension in
the pit at the outset had seldom, if ever.
been equaled on 'change in Chicago. Whole-
1I9 throwing overboard of holdings was
based, not only on tne assumption that a
rupture with Germany was probable, but
that export trade would perhaps be muc-i
curtailed if not entirely cut off.
One of the chief reasons for the sudden
steadying of the market after such a sen
sational fall was the fact that profit-taking
oy snorts turned out to ue on an immense
scale. A single firm was estimated to have
been short as much as 30.000,000 bushels.
Uenewed selling of wheat yesterday led
by the concern which had most success
fully anticipated the startling tumble in
prices on the previous day was generally
associated with rumors current that an
American ship had been sunk and that loss
of life had resulted. Opinion was divided
as to whether the selling was also due to
shrewd guesses in regard to fresh develop
ments at Washington.
Bearish factors earlier in the week in
cluded a greatly enlarged estimate of the
lUlts yield In Canada. On the other hand,
the chief prop for the bull side of the mar-
kot was the fear that extreme cold weather
had wrough harm to unprotected portions of
wie winter crop,
Owing to the fact that neither corn nor
oats are so much dependent as wheat on the
export situation, the losses In feedstuff val
ues, though serious, were relatively narrow
In provisions, the chief effect of the pros-
I'cLt i.uaL uL-can snipping mignt De greatly
namperea was snown on pork, which at
one time coiiapsea t.i.o a barrel.
Oils.
KEROSENE: Water white, drums, barrels
or tanK wagons. 10c; cases. lH v'il'c.
UAbuuiAiL isuik. zifcc; cases. 30c: naph
tha, drums, lulfec; cases. 30c; engin. distil-
te, drums, lozc: cases, lPc.
LINSEED OILr Raw, barrels. $1.08: cases.
ti.J.i; Donea, carrels, xi.io; cases, v1.17.
ruKrcftiisMi in tanks. 01c: In cases
Y4c; j.u-case lots, lc less.
6IX CARS . OF
Tangerines
ORANGES . RECEIVED
Blake Their Appearance
1 ront Street.
tix cars or oranges were received by
steamer yesterday. . Tangerines also made
their appearance and were quoted at $3 per
ou-puuiia lugoox. -iney are packed with and
without stems and leaves, Japanese oranges
are about finished for the season. Standard
sizes on Florida grapefruit are . scarce and
worth a premium, but 54-sise is quoted
lower. A fair trade In the apple market
was reportea.
Owing to more favorable weather condi
tions in California, small vegetables like
sprouts, artichokes, bunch beets, carrots and
i-urnips are arriving in better condition.
"'" mipenaj vauey nead lettuce is In
transit, and prices will be lower this week.
POOR LOCAL, DEMAND FOR
Advance
EGGS
- Turn
t San Francisco Ma
Shipping Trade Here.
There was practically no market for eggs
yesterday. A few small sales were made
on the street at 31 cents ease count, and
other dealers asked 30 cents, but local de
mand was lacking. San Francisco advanced
again and the trade believes this may check
the decline by bringing orders here that
would otherwise go - south.
Poultry arrival were light and the mar
ket was firm with : a strong demand espe-
- daily for large hens. . Dressed meats were
also good sellers at firm prices.
" Onions and Potatoes Strong.
The' week closed with potato and onion
prices strong, but no higher. The tendency
in both lines. . however, is upward. Buyers
were offering $2.50 to $2.73 for potatoes.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg
etables, r.tc. at Bay City.
BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3. Rnttor
Fresh extras, 4IM1C; prime flrsts, 40c; fresh
Ekks Fresh extras. 39V.c: pullets. S3c.
Cheese New, 19c: Young Americas, i;iw.c.
Poultry Hens, 2022c; old roosters. 12
13c; fryers, 242Gc: broilers. 30th;3c:
large, 26'2Sc; squabs, $2.25 4J-2.50; pigeons.
fi.'fd'ffi.; oucks. x&iauc; geese, 1622c
luraeys, uve, mksioc
Vegetables string beans. Florida. 25 a
ovc; deiiuce, ooumern. ti.ovl. 1.00; fancy
7X'i" z : peas, boutnern fancy, large,
9c; small, 54Tc; cream squash, $1.6.Ct-4
A.io, luiutiLwo. ouuuicin, .A.; eggplant.
s loriaa, io-uc; green pepper, r londa. 20
25c; garlic, 3-&4c: potatoes, river, $2,500
2.65; sweet potatoes, cellar stock. $3.25: on
ions. $f&'i.50; celery, $4.5015; rhubarb.
$1.252; marrowfat and hubbard squash,
$1.25451.50.
Potatoes Rivers. $3.75.
Onions $7.608. '
Fruit Pears. Winter Nellls. $2.503;
lemons. $333.25; grapefruit. $2.25 2.50:
oranges, navels. $2.402.65; bananas, $1
&1.50; pineapples. $2fe'2-50; apples. ' New
ton pippins, $L.101.25;- Beliefieur, G075cC
Feedstutfs Cracked corn and feed corn
meal, uncertain; rolled -.ar ley. $45ty47; al-
Zalla meal, s-:i. carioaos; less. $22.
Receipts Flour, 6254 quarters: barlev.
5375 centals; beans, 2539 sacks; potatoes,
4035 sacks; hay, 595 tons; hides, 475; wine.
0,UUV ),dllUlll.
Copper Market Unsettled.
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. A very unsettled
situation has prevailed in the copper market
since the German blockade announcement of
Thursday, and dealers refused to name quo
tations toward the end of the week, except
for some of the larger -producers, who said
they would sell -their regular trade electro
lytic for third quarter delivery at 82.50c.
At the moment, however, an entire absence
of demand was reported, with buyers hold
ing off for fresh developments
Iron was unchanged.
New York Banks' Surplus Less.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. The statement of
the actual condition of clearing-house banks
and trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $65.419.540 reserve in excess
of legal requirements. This Is a decrease
of $25,914,070 from last week.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. S. Evaporated apples
quiet: prunes dull and easy; apricots and
peaches firm; raisins easy.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 8. Barlev. SSeiSi
$1.17.
Eastern Wheat Futures.
DTJLTJTH, Feb. 3. Wheat closed: Mir.
$1.71i4; July, $1.09i.
WINNIPEG. Feb. 3. Wheat closed: Mav.
$1.GUH; July, $1.6SV.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 8. Wheat closed;
May. $1.67; July, $1.444: September.
$1.3414.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8. Wheat closed: Mav.
$1.68; July. $1.45; September, $1.85.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3. Spot quota
tions Walla Walla. $2.72 14 & 2.77 14 : Turkev
red, $333.05: red Russian, $2.72 14 2.77 14 ;
oiuesiem, r no . leeu oariey, (J.o
2.2214; white oats. $1.97"4r2; bran. $28
211. middlings, $3b04O; shorts, $3081.
Call board Barley May, $2.28ii, bid;
$2.30, asked; December, $1.80.
Paget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE. Feb. 3. Wheat Bluestem.
$1.49; Turkey red, $1.48; fortyfold, $1.46;
club. $1.46: fife. $1.46; red Russian. $1.43.
Barley. $38 per ton.
Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat 8, flour 3.
TACOMA. Feb. 3. Wheat Bluestem,
$1.40: fortyfold. club and red fife, $1.35;
red Russian. $1.30.
Car receipts: Wheat 15, hay 4.
Business was quiet at he Stockyards at
the close of the week and prices were quoted
unchanged. There was a strong undertone
in all lines. Receipts were 8 cattle, 234
hogs and 7 sheep Shippers were: J. E.
Smith, Newberg. one car cattle, hogs, sheep;
Amdahl Bros., Monitor,' 1 hogs; II, J. Har
ris. The Dalles, 52 hogs by boat.
The day's sales were as follows: e,
Wt. Price ' hogs .... 222 $11.15
2 cows . .. 'SMS $ 6 001 bull ....12KO 4.30
1 cow .... 9150 5.00 8 hogs .... 89 10.00
1 cow .... R00 8 00 1 lamb .... 90 12.25
2 cows ... 745 2 oO 6 goats 107 5 00
Kevlewing conditions at the yards, the
Livestock Reporter says:
"With the receipts of cattle the last few
days the lightest for many months, prices
on all good cattle are rapidly going sky
ward. The offerings which have been on
the market have been of the common and
ordinary classes from valley points. The
outlet for this kind of stuff Is limited and
the price range between this kind and good
kilting stuff is rapidly widening. Prices on
11 common to medium killers are showing
price loss of a good 25 cents with the
close of last week.
"Receipts for last month showed a very
substantial increase compared with a year
ago. The increase in marketing over Jan
uary, 191H, was 1692 head. January receipts
totaled 7763 head, compared with 6071
year alto.
"The demand for prime and good Deeves
is very urgent, and a very active market
can be expected.
"Medium lieht grade steers are selling
from $7 to $7.50. common steers from $6 to
$6.00, and orr-grade llgntweignt jersey
steers from $4 to $5.50.
"The bulk ot steers sold yesieraay at
$88.25. a week ago at $77.60, a month
ago at $7.Baf8.3d, a year ago at
7 tVO. two years ago at $6.60 6 75, three
years ago at $7.307.75, four years ago
at $7.507.75.
Receipts of hogs continue very light and
another 5 to 10 cents advance was made
yesterday. The arrivals have been prac
tically confined to valley offerings of good
quality. . There was a very keen demand
from local butchers and as well all big
Coast packers, but many had to go without
getting anything, r-nme nogs are urmsiMg
up to $11.40, with the bulk of the sales be
ing made at $11.25 and $11.35. Pigs are
selling mostly from $9.75 to $10, with
roughs bringing siu.20 to tiu.ou.
"Kastern markets had one of the most er
ratic sessions for a long time. Prices all
over the country opened strong, at prices
from 10 to 40 cents higher In the early
trade and closed at steady to 10 cents lower
with yesterday's close. Provisions suffered
heavy losses, opening as much as $3 lower.
"The bulk of hogs sold yesterday at $11.15
11.25. a week ago at $11, a month ago at
$10a10.23, a year ago at $7.40 ft 7.60, two
years ago at $.G56.80; three years ago at
$7.95'S.8.05: four years ago at $7.657.85.
"Sheep offerings have been confined to a
few lots of valley sheep since Monday.
There is a continued keen demand for all
available supplies at the advanced prices
and the market for both sheep and lambs is
in excellent shape. A number of loads of
prime east-of-the-mountaln lambs brought
$12.25 the first of the week. The bulk of
the arrivals have come direct to packers.
Valley ' lambs are selling mostly from
$11 to $11 50. The bulk of lambs sold yes
terday at $11, a month ago at $11. a year
ago at $8.55, two years ago at $7 7.25,
three years ago at $6.406.85, four years
im at xo.no."
Prices current at the local yards were as
follows: r ,
Pjirtir Price.
Steers, prim. 8 00 9 no
Steers, fair to rooa
Steers, medium
Cows, choice
Cows, medium to good
Cows, ordinary to fair .......
Heifers
Bulls
Calves
Light and heavy packing ...
Light packing. j.i-i'o -
Rough heavies
Plus and skips
Stock hogs
Sheep
Yearling wethers
Lambs
Old wethers
Ewes
new nnn.vntinir stock.
To United States Steel more .than any
other speculative favorite was due the buoy
ant ra.ly of the latter part of the brief
session.
More than 20U.OVO snares ot ateei cammun
changed hands. Its maximum of the day
was 104 and Its final figure 104, a net
gain of 3.
utner striKing reversals irom 1 tic un
certainty and hesitation of the first nour
Included Industrial Alconoi, wnicn u vmuru
to 1234 alter declining to ill v ; uenirai
Leather at an extreme gain of 814. General
Motors S. Republic Iron 9. Texas Company
10. Crucible Steel 6. and Airbrake 5. Cop
pers rose 2 to 3 points. Utah showing marked
firmness, even when other stocks were mani
festing: irregularity.
Relatively rails were less prominent in the
buying and covering movements, displaying
some of yt-sterday's heaviness. Total sales.
1.074.000 shas.
Bonds failed to keep pace with the stock
list, all International issues, except Ameri
can Foreign Securities, falling to lowest
quotations yet reported. Railway converti
bles and Industrials eased 1 to 2 points.
Total sales, par value. 3.350,O00. United
States bonds -were unchanged on call dur
ing the week.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
United States bonds.. ,.
One-year Treasury nojtes. ........
Municipal warrants .............
Total earniQK assets ............
Federal reserve notett, net.......
Due from other K. it banks, net.
Uncollected items ......
All other resources -
$533,943,000
400.000
34,707,000
93.112.000
30.550.0O0
18.B47.oiH
12.6K4.0m
li,tSO.OOO
25,515.000
12.6S7.0O0
120.611.000
13.153.000
Am Beet Sugar..
American Can. .
Am Car tk. Fdry..
American Loco..
Am Sm Refg. .
Am Sug Refg. . . .
Am Tel ; Tel. . .
Am Z L & S
Anaconda Cop. ..
Atchison . -
Baldwin Loco. .
Bait & Ohio
Br Rap Transit..
Ii & S Copper
Calif Petrol
Canadian Pacif ..
Central Leath. . .
Ches & Ohio.: . ..
Chi Mil & St P..
Chi & N West. . .
C R I & P Ry
Chtno Copper. . .
Colo Fu Sc. Iron. .
Corn Prod Refg.
Crucible Steel . . .
Dist Securities. ..
Erie
General Electric.
Gt North pfd ....
Gt Nor Ore ctfa..
Illinois Central. .
!nt Consul Corp.
inspiration Cop..
Int H.irv N J . . .
In M M pfd ctfs.
K . boutnern . . .,
Kennecott Cop. .
ouls A Nash. . .
Mexican Petrol..
Miami Copper. .
MK4T pfd
Mo Pacific, new.
Montana Power..
National Lead. ..
Nevada Copper. .
N Y Central
N Y N H & H. . ..
Norfolk A West.
Northern Pacif..
Pacific Mall
Pac Tel & Tel. . .
Pennsylvania . . .
Ray Consul Cop..
Reading
Rep Ir Steel . ..
Shut Ariz Cop. ..
Southern Pacif..
Southern Ry....
Studebaker Co. .,
Texas Company.."
Union Pacific. . .
do pfd
U S Ind Alcohol.
U S Steel
do pfd
Utah Copper. . . .
Wahash pfd B. ..
Western Union..
West Klectric
Sales.
11.200
6.900
3. U0O
7.900
12.100
1,900
500 .
400
26,000
5.90O
C.10O
2,600
1.600
3.80O
4.400
4. GOO
14.40O
2.9O0
7.1O0
300
" V.n6
S.OtKl
8,900
19,700
2,700
15.900
1.30O
2.K0O
5.200
2.00O
3.3O0
18,700
bV.ioo
1.400
17.500
4.000
8.400
4.500
1.000"
5.700
1,300
70O
8.4O0
12.000
3,700
4.900
6.4UO
1.70O
Closing
5.900
6.000
20.000
1.600
1.100
8.300
17.000
8.3'0
5.4O0
19.6O0
2)0
25.9O0
214,100
1.500
21.SO0
2.100
1.300
1O.80O
Total sales for the day. 1,075.000 shares.
BONDS,
u s t-t 2s reg w,BNo Pacific Ss... 67i
do coupon.. 94BPao T ft T 5a. ..lon4
U S 3s reg lOl B'Penn con 41S..106A
do coupon ..101 B;So Pac ref 4. . . 921
j is ...110 n.Lnion pac 4s.,.. 9Sii
ao coupon . .UOftBSo Pac cv 4s.... 94 1i
Atch gen 4s.. 04 ITT S Steel 5s lost
NYC deb 68.1074 So Pac cv BS...10O
No Pacific 4s. 94 ii I Anglo-French 6a 024
Mining Stocks at Boston. -
BOSTON, Feb. 3. Closing quotations:
High. Low. bid.
92 -k 881, 92
43 36 42
61 57 60
68 62 67
97 964
103 ?i 104 H 10514
124 122 123
33 32 33!
73'3 71 73
102 10O 102
47 43 46
76 74 75
73 69 71
42 38 40
23 20 23
157 154 155
79 70 74
59 56Ts 5814
85 , 82 84
120 120 120
26
52 4S 52
43 39 43
19 18 19
58 60 56
25 22 25
26 23 26
163 161 164
115 111 114
30 27 30
lOl 100 100
13 13 13
55 60 55
115
8 62 06
21 J1 21
42 40 42
124 122 12i
S7 82 86
36 H 34 34
16 15 14
29 27 29
85 94 95
55 ' 5'J 54
22 20 22
95 91 95
1 40 41
129 127 128
1U5 101 104
19 18 1-
29
64 53 64
24 23 24
92 88 91
75 65 73
23 23 24
92 OO 92
2S 27 2S
luO"i 94 98
213 200 215
134 J31 134
84 84 84
123 111 123
104 99 104
120 117 120
107 102 103
2 24 23
64 93 94
49 46 49
Total resources ... $881,991,000
Liabilities '
Capital paid In ..$ 55.723.000
Government deposits 23.S33.OoO
Due to members' reserve account 6Hti.7ti8.ooo
Collection Items 101.232.0OO
Federal reserve notes, net....... 11,4 1 l.OoO
All other liabilities 352.O0O
Total liabilities $881,991,000
Gold reserve against net deposit and note
liabilities. 76 per cent.
Cash reserve against net deposit and note
liabilities, 77.8 per cent.
Cash reserve against net deposit liabili
ties after setting aside 40 per cent gold re
serve . against aggregate net liabilities on
Federal reserve notes in circulation, 7S.4
per cent.
Bills and acceptances, $24,839,000.
Municipal warrants. $392,000.
BAKER CONGESTION CLEARS
Snowbound Trains Begin to ' Move
East and West.
BAKER. Or., Feb. 3. (Special. The
railroad congestion was partially re
lieved today by the 'clearing of the
tracks between this city and La
Grande, and tne departure of the two
westbound trains that have been held
up in the local yards since yesterday
morning and by the arrival of three
trains from Portland.
The three eastbound trains passed
through Baker this morning. The west
bound trains left here at about
o'clock this morning.
Intermountain traffic is still being
blocked by snow and could in
Wyoming, according to reports from
the Rock Mountain sections, and train
No. 17 of today has been annulled.
A stub arrived from Huntington thi
evening, carrying mrsil and passengers,
but further than this, no promise of
more trains before tomorrow is given
by the local O.-W. R. & N. officials.
Demand for AH Grades Has In
creased Deadlock in Contract
ing Operations Latest Spot
Sales in East.
Wool dealers -here agree with Eastern
wool men in the view that the latest develop- .
ments win strengthen the wool market,
rather than depress it. The demand for
wool certainly is not going to be lessened,
and no Increase in the available suddIv is
in sight. Trading In the Eastern markets
has become heavier and prices prevailing
there on Oregons and territories are a good
5 CentS a DOUnd Scoured hlrhP than &
week ago. '
The need for wool at the manufacturing
centers la shown by the rush shipments of
o:a wool that are now going forward from
tnis city.
The contract situation has not been
altered. Growers views are advancing stead
ily and business In unshorn -wool in this
state is practically out of the question.
Among the transfers of domestic wool in
the Eastern markets reported In the past
week are about 500.000 pounds California la
months" at private terms: 00,000 pounds
Wyoming three-eights-blood at 40 cents, or
90 to 92 cents clean: the same amount Texas
Fall wool at private terms; small lots of nno
and fine medium New Mexico. Wyoming,
Nevada and Colorado clips, at 95 cents to $1
scoured basis. Three-eighths-blood combing
is now in largest supply among the stocks
of territory wool. The scoured basis of prlcea
for territory is largely nominal, but the
value of the best fine staple is figured as
high as $L25. The range is from that
price down to 80 cents for tine medium cloth
ing wools.
While scoured territory wools are In short
supply, one or two sales of fair size are re
ported. One transfer has been made which
Involves about 135.000 pounds, at 80 to 95
cents. Another deal, the basis of which ia
not disclosed, covers some 67,000 pounds.
Both scoured and greasy lots of pulled
wools are being taken steadily In the Eastern
market. Combing pulled has brought as
high as 73 cents In the grease. The scoured
basis for such pulllngs is from 75 cents for
low to 93 cents for One. The basis for
scoured pulllngs is unchanged, with Eastern
extras at $1 and upward, nne A supers at 9$
cents to $1. A supers at 85 to 88 cents arfd
B supers at 75 to 80 cents. Western pull
lngs are quoted at 78 to 82 cents for A
supers and 7.1 to 77 cents for B supers.
HONOR HELD NOT AT STAKE
Seattle German Press Says There Ts
No Need for War.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 3. The Seat
tle German Press says the National
honor of the United States is not at
stake, and continues:
"The pro-British press of this coun
try does not reflect the sentiment or
the people. The people do not want
war; they want peace, because they
realize that active participation in this
conflict for obvious reasons is impos
sible. Besides, there is not necessity
for it. No nation lias the duty to pro
tect foolhardy adventurers who insist
in presenting themselves as targets to
the German bullets. And that is what
American citizens are doing who enter
the barred zone."
BILLION DOLLAR CROPS
7 OO'S 8.00
.K(Vffil 6.75
7.35-3) 7.75
6.50'ti 7.00
5.75-iT 6 23
B iMIfr 8 00
3.75 4 00
3.00 0.00
11.15(311.40
IO 8011.25
9. 83 (h 10 00
9.35 a 10.00
8-00 W 9.00
nsffio so
11.O0W 12 25
10 00 'it 10.25
S.50 8 9.23
Alloucz 61
Ariz Com 11
Calumet & Aria. 76
Chicago livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Feb. 8 Hogs Receipts. 8000.
strong. 10 to 10c ";"',, ,.-,1 "Sr.
m?ed Vll.4o712.05; heavy. $.45$12.05;
rough $114511.60; pigs. $9.25010.60
CatUe Receipt. 100. steady. V '
cattle $7 7512; Western eters. $7.75(810.15.
stockere and feeder, nJ
heifers $510.25; calves. $10014.
kpecelpts 10O0 strong. Wether
$10.40(3(11.75; lambs. $12 Q 14.65.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 8. Turpentine, dull,
51c- sales! none: receipts, 68 barrels; shlp
meAtsTfl barrels: stock. 16,132 barrels.
Rosin, firm: sales. 325barrels; receipts.
barrels; shipments, 28- barrels: stock,
78.038 barrels. Qte: A. B. C. D , E. F. G.
$6 10- H, L K. $6.20: M, $6.45; N, $8.50;
WG. '$6.65; WW, $6.90.
Coffee Futures Unchanged.
-vn-Fttc Feb. S. The news of a break
. i,.inrr,Btle. relations with Germany had
comnaratlvely little effect on coffee prices.
T7 unn hacrs. March. 8.32c; May,
o ....... r.,iv 8 48c: September. 8.57c; Octo-
h'r" ROlc: December, 8.68c; January, 8.72c
Spot, unchanged. Cables, featureless.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. Feb. 8. Butter, unchanged.
n.inti 6210 tuba.
c inr. Receipts. 4662 cases; firsts.
CORN, COTTON, HAY AND AVHE AT ! 4 re42 ; ordinary firsts, 4041c; at mark.
cases included, Mtjjjc.
Cal A Hecla. .
Centennial ...
Cop Range. . .
East Butte...
Franklin
Oranby Con..
Greene Can . . .
Isle Royalle. .
Lake Cop....
5S7
20
59".
12
76
41
3
11
78
N 'sslng
North Butte..
Old Dom
Osceola ......
Quincy .......
Shannon . . . . .
Superior
Superior A Bo
Tamarack . . .
Utah Con
Winona ......
Wolverine ....
T
21
57
80
85
8
13
47
16
4
45
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW von K Fob a in..Hi.
33 per cent. 1"".
sterling 00-day bills. $4.72 : commercial
60-day bills on banks. $4.72; commercial
l0-dny- bills, $4.724: demand, $4.7370;
cables, $4.78 T-16. Francs, demand 6.84;
cables. 6.83; marks, demand, 67; cables.
"1: kronen, demand. 10.80: cable. irt-.
guilders, demand 40 ; cables. 40 13-10;
lires. demand 7.28; r-nbles, 7.27; rubles, de
mand 2 50; cables. 28.60.
Ba- silver. 70 c
Mexican dollars, 59 He
ABERDEEN AWAITS ORDERS
Armory Is Under Guard and Men
Are Expecting Call to Arms.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 3. (Spe
cial.) Company G is expecting call to
mobilize with the remainder of the
units of the guard ot the state at an
couver as a result of the break between
the United Slates and Germany, ana
Fourth Division. Naval Militia, is equal
ly expecting orders to proceed to tne
Pusret Sound Navy-yard at Bremerton
for Federal service. No orders sum
moning either company G or Fourth
Division have been received.
The armory at the Pythian Temple
was under guard today, though Captain
Comeau, of Company G. will not say
whether orders to post the guard have
been received.
SAN fP. A NCI SCO. Feb.
London, $4.71; demand.
S. Sterling in
4. io; cables.
$4.76. Mexican dollars, 68.60c
LONDON. Feb. 8. Bar silver. 87d per
uuimo. .'imiry o tn i cem; aisoounr. rates.
Duvii uuu imcp iiiiMiuiB, tf o per, cent.
Stocks Weak at London.
LONDON. Feb. 3. American steel shares
were easy and. American rails were weak
in sympathy with Wall Street on the Stock
Exchange here today.
BANKERS ARE PREPARED
RESOURCES OF UNITED STATES
GREATLY STREGTIIEED.
ARE YS LEAD.
Largest Gross Value of Farm Produc
tion in This Country Reached
Last Year.
WASHINGTON', t. C, Feb. 8. By far the
largest pross value of farm production in
th is country was reached in 1 916, accord
Ins to estimates made by the United States
Department of Agriculture. The total of
crops and animal products was $13,449,
0O0.000, an Increase of J2.674.0O0.00O over
the total of 1915. which was itself a high
water mark. The mere Increase is greater
than the census gross value of farm pro
duction in 1889, and Is nearly as large as
the census crop value In 1S99. The increase
of 1016 over 1914 was $3,554,000,000. The
gross value of farm production Lb the total
of crops and animal products, and takes no
account of the use of a product as a ma
terial for other production ; nor are any
costs . of production subtracted. Conse
quently, the value of gross production should
be -regarded as an index number, and not
as so many net dollars put into the farm
er's pocket.
The value of the net product of wealth on
farms has never been determined, and can
not now bo ssUmated. Ths Items for the
El Sin Butter Market.
EIX5IX. I1L, Feb. 3. Butter, 63 tubs sold
at 30c
Cotton Market,
www YORK. Feb. 8. Cotton Spot,
Steady. Mid-uplands, 14.60c Sales, 278 bales.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Raw sugar steady
and unchanged.
Granulated, 6.75o.
Road Delegates Go to Pasco.
CLARK STON, "Wash., Feb. 3. (Spe
cial.) Mayor J. E. Hoobler and rep
resentative business men of Lrewlston
and Clarkston left last night to at
tend the joint meeting of the Inter
state Highway Association and the
Yellowstone . Trail Highway Associa
tion, which is being held at Pasco,
Wash. The two associations will work
for the completion of the Evergreen
Highway, which begins on the Pacific
Coast at Aberdeen and extends east
ward through Chehalis. Kalama, Van
couver. "White Salmon, Pasco, Walla
Walla, Dayton, Clarkston, Lewiston,
Missoula and thence eastward.
Exports Mar Be Decreased for Time,
bat Home Demand Likely
, to Be Larger.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8. All other develop
ments of the week were eclipsed by the
crisis Tvhlch culminated today with tha
ureaK witn wnnany.
" Prices, more or less erratic of recent days.
were inclined to waver on receipt of the
news, but rebounded with such strength
as to convey the impression that support
naa come irom me xoremost financial in
terests.
It is generally assumed that the bankers
of the country have prepared, mo - far- as
possible, for any emergency. The European
war has strengthened the resources of the
United States to an extent never before
deemed possible.
As a result of the break It was believed
that exports mast necessarily experience
serious curtailment lor a time, but anv such
loss would be -likely to be neutralized by
increased home demand.
There was only a slight reflection today
of the new situation upon the market for
foreign exchange. Rates on Germany actu
ally hardened sllgntly with a moderate eas
trig- of remittances to JParls. while sterling:
held nrm.
International bonds were more directly af
fecled. virtually every issue underwritten by
American bankers for account of sny of the
entente allies registering lowest Quotations
since tneir notation.
Investment markets will be guided largely
by the course to- be taicen oy the Govern
ment at Washington. New bond Issues to
meet contingencies are expected to find
ready absorption by banking Institutions
and Individual investors.
Other developments of the week, ssps-
GIRL HELD AS SHOPLIFTER
Annie Anderson Is Accnsetl of At
tempt to Rob Store.
For the alleged attempted theft of a
quantity of silks and laces rrom tne
Meier & Frank store yesterday. Annie
Anderson. 20 years old. was arrested
bv Detectives Price and Mallett.
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