THE SUNDAY OREG ONTAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 0, 1D17.
13
MORE HOPS NEEDED
Food Administration Ruling
Will Require Larger Amount.
SHORTAGE BECOMES ACUTE
jtiarket Is Expected to Reverse Its
Recent Course, Which. "Was Due
to Uncertainty Short Sell
ers Growing lAieasy.
After the turn of the year, unless all
eigne fall, hop prices are going to mend.
The manufacture of beer will be .continued
the food administration is authority for
this and the stock of hops in the United
iStates Is not equal to the brewers" needs.
The statistical position of the market was
strong at the beginning; of the season, and
St is stronger now. as the requirements im
posed by the food administration will call
for a larger quantity of hops to the barrel
than heretofore.
The total production of hops In the
United States in 1917 was 140.000 bales and
about 40,000 bales were carried over from
3116 and 1915. Kxports have been at least
nr.. 000 bales, leaving: in round numbers
365.000 bales for the home trade. Including
the olds above enumerated, which possess
less brewing strength than new hops. At
least K0.000.0O0 barrels of beer will be the
season's output.
This showing was sufficient to start the
market upward and the early part of the
season was one of rapid advances, the mar
ket finally touching 40 cents here and
higher prices in other states. The strength
was not maintained, however, and in spite
of the statistics values receded gradually
until the market 'had dropped back to 20
cents, where It now rests.
It was not clear; when prices began to
fall, what was causing the slump. The
prohibition elections were held accountable
by some, but it was realized that even if
dry laws were enacted they could not affect
the current crop. Possible national legis
lation was also used as An argument, but
It could only apply to future growths. Then
It slowly became apparent that it was the
food administration and its almost unlim
ited powers that was responsible for the
unsettlement This discovery, confirmed by
the recent official announcement, has
proved rather a boomerang than a bearish
factor.
The promise of a full output of beer with,
at the same time, a conservation of barley
for food purposes of probably 25.000,000
bushels and a reduction of the alcoholic
content of beer to 3 per cent means an in
crease in the use of hops over and above4
the amount usually required on a higher
percentage of alcohol. This larger use of
hops will be necessary to preserve the beer
because of its low alcohol content. The
question that, therefore, confronts the beer
manufacturers Is where are they to get the
hops? The competition to get hold of the
inadequate supply remaining will necessarily
be keen.
Efforts to- depress the market by short
sellers may be looked for and are even now
under way. They cannot manifestly all de
liver the hops they have sold, as the hops
do not exist, and some contracts will no
doubt go by the board with lawsuits as the
result. This will, of course. In no way bet
tor the brewers position. There Is talk of
rebating old hops with new cloth and palm
ing them off as 1017 crop, and other sub
terfuges may be expected.
COARSE GRAIN MARKETS ARE STEADY
Barley Is Coming Into Larger Use in Bread
Making.
The coarse grains were steadier yester
day, as the decline In the East was checked.
At the Merchants' Exchange local oats bids
were unchanged, while offers on Eastern
oats were 50 cents lower to 50 cents higher
then on Friday. December barley was steady
and January 50 cents down. The increased
use of barley In bread making In the East
Is a factor that is beginning to affect bar
ley markets at all points.
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hav
Portland, Sat'day. 7 4 6 5 13
Year ago 30 ... 2 12 13
Total this week .. 25 15 23 23 7ft
Year ago R3 5 22 t 63
Season to date ....3478 120 405 S2 JWU
Year ago 297S 96 821 1108 i SiiS
Tacoma. Friday.. 5 l ....
Year ago 5 i
person to date ...3152 32 ... lJt p73
Year a-ro 3804 100 ... 216 1003
Seattle. Friday ... 27 ... 5 . . . lfi
Year ago 29 I 3 1 41
Season to date 200rt 147 246 678 2020
Year ago 3063 219 S67 854 2029
NANCY HALL YAMS ARE RECEIVED
Citrus Fruit Will Rule High In Price This
Winter.
Among the receipts from the south yes
terday was a car of Nancy Hall sweet pota
toes, which were put on sale at 3 tfr3
cents, the same price as regurar field sweets.
Cellar stock will be quoted later in the
' week and will be higher.
On the subject of oranges, a leading job
ber said : .
"we are Informed that the growers in
Northern California were very much sur
prised when they commenced to pick their
organ ges. as instead of getting two-thirds
of a crop, they found they were going to be
very fortunate if they got one-third. There
fore, in view of the fact that there will not
be more than 25 per cent of a crop in
Southern California, it Is a foregone con
clusion that oranges are going to rule high
throughout the season.
"Florida grapefruit is not any cheaper at
hiptng point. . This, also, has turned out
a much lighter crop then expected.
TURKEYS ARE BOUGHT FOR ALASKA
Buyers Pay 28(g) 29 Cents for Choice Dressed
Stock.
There was a good demand on the street
yesterday for dressed turkeys for shipment
to Alaska, buyer paying 2S29 cents. The
shipping order will be open throughout the
coming week. Live poultry was generally
firm, heavy hens selling at 19 0 20 cents.
Country dressed meats were unchanged.
The egg market was stow with a poor de
mand for both fresh and storage stock.
Butter was scarce and firm at last prices.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $2.770.7! $515,151
Seattle 4.9S7.0O1 " 582.281
Tacoma 4ns.r.4 68.350
Spokane - 1.204.215 333.608
Bank clearings for Portland. Seattle' and
Tacoma for the past week and correspond
ing week in former years were:
Portland. Seattle. Tacoma.
1Q1T. S20.554 217 $2(1.391. 729 ft3.646.271
Farmers, Shippers,
MARK YOl'R SHIPMENTS OF HOGS,
VEAL ANU PUl'LTHY.
The Savinar Co.,
Portland
It Will Insure You the Most for Yonr
Product.
We Want Heavy Hoses and Hesvy Veal.
16-18r P?r lb. on hos and 10-12
per lb. on veal GUARANTEED. Fancy
lijrht VEAL. Immediate shipments, 154
18. Heavy fat HENS 20 per lb.
SPRINGS 18 to 22 per lb. NO
COMMISSION CHARGED, CHKQIES
MAI1.KO DAILY. Rt Ml!
The Savinar Co., Inc. -
Capital 10.O0O. 10O Front Street.
1026 14. ."12.032 17.534. 4-4 2.37G.12S
15ir 10.733.Kn.-, 12.l:S7,tt6 2,1179,21
1ft 14 10.01,I4 11.H47.Mt8 2.112.(1
1SI3 12.4ft2.145 13.2.t;.12! 2.:i7tS,732
1 !1 2 13.1 !2.r ttO 1 -"5. 1 3.I23 4. 3M .,00
11, KK7.S11 11.JH7.tts4 4.8t::.1SM
1 V10 ln.S3.0KI ll.154.34li 4,."itV.T71
lHn; fnt -2, MHi 34.2n.f5( 5.HM.4H3
lW' 7.023.87:1 S,.MH.51.1 5. 1 ;V7.r;"-2
H07 4.415.628 27.H74 4.U45.2S
ti.?27.5i io.r2.:tT 5.42:;.Kl
10U5 4,4 7. 1 01 6. 07 1 .254 4.2i2.O70
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Feed. Hour, Etc.
Merchants Exchange, noon session:
lcember delivery
Oats :md. Tr. Abo.
No. 2 white feed f 55.50 $35.50
Standard feed ft4.(H S3. 00
Standard A brewing 55.00
Futures Bid.
January oats - .150.00
January feed barley 54.50
January brewing barley .55.00
.Eastern oats aud corn in bulk;
Oati
No. 3 white, December 53.00
No. 39 clipped White, December 53.5o
Corn
No. 3 yellow. January 5f.oo
No. 3 mixed, January 57.0O
January oats. No. 3 53.25
January oats, clipped 63.50
February corn, yellow f.8.00
February corn, mixed 56.O0
WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1
grade: Hard white Bluestem. Early Bart,
Allen, Gaigulus. Martin Amber, $2.uu. Soft
white Palouse bluestem, rortyfold. White
Valley, Gold Coin. White Russian, $2.03.
White club Little club, Jenkins club, white
hybrids, Sonora. $2.01. Red Walla Red Rus
sian, red hybrids. Jones fife, Coppei, S1.H8.
No. 2 grades, 3c leas. No. 3 graue, 6c less;
other grades handled by sample.
FLOCK Patents, 10; Valley, $9.60; whole
wheat. $10.20; graham. $10.
M1LLFEED Spot mill prices: Bran. $33
per ton; shorts, $36 per ton; middlings, $46;
rolled barley, $5t(&60; rolled oats, $6061.
CORN Whole. $S4; cracked, $5 per ton.
HAY Buying prices, r. o. b. Portland:
Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton ; Val
ley timothy, $25&26; alfalfa, $24; Valley
grain hay, $24; clover, $2-; straw, $3.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 45c; prime firsts,
43!c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras. 46
(w 4Sc ; cartons. 1c extra; butterfat. No. 1,
52r 53c delivered.
KGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 46
4c; candied, 50c; selects. 55c per dozen.
CHEESE Jobbers buying prices, f. o. b.
dock, Portland: Tillamooa triplets, 23c;
Young Americas, 24c per pound; longhorns.
24c. Coos and Curry, f. o. ri. Myrtle Point:
Triplets, 22c; Young Americas, 2iic per
pound
POULTRY Hens. large. 39 & 20c; small,
17 'a. 18c; Springs, lltyVJc; ducks, 17fc lfcc :
geese, 12 14c; turkeys, live, 20(20;
dressed, choice 28 -f; 20c.
VEAL Fancy. 15V&16c per pound.
PORli Fancy, 18il&c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
$3. 25; if 4. 75; Valenclas. $44.50; lemons, $5
ffi- 8.25; p?r box ; bananas, 5 & 6c per
pound; grapefruit, $3 (y-6.75.
VEGETABLES Tomatoes, $12.10 per
crate; cabbage. l2c per pound ; lettuce.
$1.852.25 per crate; cucumbers. $1.35.1.75
per dozen; peppers, lSlTc per lb.; cauli
flower, $2.25 per crate; sprouts. lOiy-llc per
pound: artichokes. $141.10 per pound; gar
lic, TtffiHc per pound; squash. lc per
pound; pumpkins, lc per pound; celery,
$4 per crate.
SACK VBiGETABLES Carrots. $1.25 per
sack; beets. $1.50 1.75; turnips, $1.50;
parsnips, $1.75.
POTATOES Oregon, $1.25 1.60 per hun
dred; Yakima, $1.75; sweet potatoes, SHs '0
3c ONIONS Oregon. No. 1, $2.502.75; No.
2, $1.75 6' 2 per hundred.
GREEN FRUITS Apples, 51 2.25; pears.
$1.50 2.25 ; grapes, 6 7c per pound ; cran
berries, $15.50 per barrel; persimmons, $1.7 5
'r 2 per box; pomegranates, $2.25 & 2.75 per
box.
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry, $8; beet. $S;
extra C, $7.6u ; powdered, in barrels, $9.50;
cubes. In barrels, $0.75.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$3.25 per dozen ; one-half flats. $2 ; one
pound fiats, $3.50.
NUTS Walnuts, 23c; Brazil nuts, 18 & 21c;
filberts, 22 23c, almonas, 19&2uc; peanuts.
lOrall'c: cocoanuts. $1.10 per dozen; pecans,
lTifelic; chestnuts. 20c.
BEANS California Jot-Ding 'prices: Small
white, 13 He; large white, 1 3 c; Limas,
14c; bay os, loc; pink, lOc ; Oregon
beans, buying prices: White 89c; colored,
7 fee.
COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 17(25c.
SALT Granulated, $19.75 per ton; half
ground, 100s, $15 per ton; 50s. $10 per ton;
dairy, $18.75 per ton.
KICLj Southern head, i?9c per pound;
blue rose. 8c; Japan style. 7&7c.
DR1KD FRUIT Apples, 13 He; peaches.
11 If 12c; prunes, Italian, 11 13c; raisins,
B5c'$3 per box: dates, fard, $2.503 per
box; currants, 19c; figs, $2a2.50 per box.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice, 34c; standard,
83c; skinned. 2833c; picnics, 24c; cot
tage rolls, 28c.
LARD Tierce basis, standard, pure, 30c:
compound, 24c.
BACON Fancy, 464Sc; standard, 43
45c; choice. 34g42c.
DRY SALT Short clear backs, 30 34c;
exports. 31 34c; plates, 26 2 Sc.
Hops, Wool, Etc.
HOPS 1917 crop, 16&2oc per pound; 1916
crop, 1315c per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 5060c per
pound; Valley. 5of60c per pound.
MOHAIR Long staple. 55c.
CAPQARA BARK New and old, S 6 9c
per pound.
TALLOW No. 1, 13c per pound; No. 2,
12c.
Hides and Pelts.
HIDES Salted hides, 25 lbs. and up, 18c;
salted stags, 50 lbs. and up, 15c; salted and
green kip. 15 to 25 lbs., 18c; salted and
green calf, 10 to 15 lbs., 25c; green hides,
25 lbs. and up, 15c; green stags. 50 lbs. and
up, 12c; dry flint hides, 80c; dry flint calf.
up to 7 lbs., 33c; dry salt hides, 25c; dry
horse hides, $1.50(&2.50; salted horse hides.
$3?4.
fJSLTS Dry long wool pens. ac: ry
short wool pelts. 2-zi30c; salted sheep pelts.
long wool, each $4t& 5 ; salted lamb celts,
each. $2 3: salted short wool pelts,
each $2 (u 2.50; dry sheep shearlings, each,
1330c; salted sheep shearlings, each, 25&
50c
Oils.
GASOLINE Bulk. 20c: cases, 29c:
naphtha, drums, 19 He; cases, 28c; engine
distillate, arums, iOa c; cases. 10c.
LINSEED Oil Raw, barrels. $1.31; cases,
$141; tolled, barrels, $1.33; cases, $1.43.
TURPENTINE In tanks. 65c; in cases,
75c
Coffee Futures Market Steadier.
NEW . YORK. Dec. 8. Tho market for
coffee futures was quiet today. There was
a little further Belling of the same sort
as that noted on the break of yesterday,
but offerings were much lighter and were
absorbed within 2 or 3 nolnts of last night's
closing figures by scattered buying, which
probably included a little demand from
English sources. The opening was un
changed. May sagged off to 7.43c and
July to 7.58c with the market closing net
unchanged to 4 points lower. Closing: De
cember, 7.00c; January, 7.08c; March, 7.23c;
May, 7.40c; July, 7.57c: September 7.72c.
Spot coffee quiet. Rio 7s, lc. Santos
4s, tc. No fresh feature was reported in
the cost and freight market. The absence of
offers may have reflected the holiday in
Brazil.
The official cables reported a decline of
75 reis In the Rio market yesterday and a
decline of l-32d in the rate of Rio exchange
on London. Santos spot was unchanged
and futures 25 to 75 reis higher. Rio cleared
12,000 bags for New York.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Dee. ft. Turpentine,
qulft, 44c; sales, none; receipts, 162 barrels;
shipments. 8; stock. 24.707.
Rosin, firm; sales, S10 barrels; receipts,
573 ; shipments. 90; stock, 75,856. Quote:
B. D. E. F, O, H. I, $H.10; K, $6.G5; 11, $7;
N, $7.35: WO, $7.50: WW, $7.60.
2 ARRESTED AT SILVERTOIM
Woman Who Accompanied Men
From Salem Evades Toliec.
SIT-iVERTOX. Or.. Dec. 8. Special.)
James Harold Membert, of Mill City, and
Frank Vanderwall, of Portland, were
arrest.d here last night by Night Po
liceman Mount and are held In the
City Jail awaiting examination before
Judge Paulson in the Police Court on
a charge. of running a disorderly houe.
Membert Is paid to have ft wife and
family in Mill City. The two men. ac
companied by a woman, arrived from
Salem Wednesday and rented a house
on West Main street.
The woman got away before the py
lice arrived.
FEEDER STOCK M
Time Has Passed for Snaps in
Cattle Section.
HOG SPREAD HAS LESSENED
Large Consignments of Lambs Moved
Readily Higli-Gradc Breeding
Ewes Would Bring $2 0
if Available.
Tn Its weekly feeder letter, the Portland
Union Stork Yards Company says:
"The Portland vuriii hnvs continued
through thia week about the same type of
run as was found in the yards last ween.
Several full carload lots or prime white
laced feeders, with an excellent frame and
Kood pro raise, d ei throujeh the yards
this wek at $7. UU'tf 7.75. The time has
passed for this season when snaps" can be
nad in the feeder section of tne cattle de
partment. Those who are coming on the
market are coming in response to strong
bins only, and they are bringing quality to
justify.
The hog department is carryins an un
usually heavy percentage of feeuer stuff
this week and they have got away splen
didly in consideration of tne fat market.
The spread at the close of the week is not
as gitat as it was at the close of last
week and all feeder hotrs of euoil type are
passing readily at 14c to 15c.
The chief interest or the week in the
sheep houses has centered around the
feeder anu breeder departments. The week
has shown several heavy consignments of
feeder lambs and a large volume of breed
ing ewe t'usiness, the popular price for the
latter being $i to $17. 5u. A few aUs were
made, however, at S15&10.5O. quality con
sidered. We believe mat unaer existing
conauions ewes could be - good enough to
bring $20, while there are many ottered
that are fortunate to get away at the low
end of the quotation, which is $12. The
ranee of nrlces on i'etdt-r 1mb Im extend
ing from loc to 12c and feeaer wethers and
yt.arlings have practically disappeared from
the market, there having been no offerings
this week."
J he general market was aulet at the close.
Only two loads were received and sales were
Imited. Cattle were auuied easier and
other lines were unchanged. Receipts were
4 cattle, 13 calves, 160 hogs and 12 sheep.
ihe closing days sejes were as iollows
ft steers. . .
WgL Pr.l
Wgt. Pr.
15 $ 15.75
ltii 14.25
2(8 15.75
155 15.65
2 JO 15.75
875 $ i.25;23 hogs. .
H75 8.5( 31 hogs. .
875 3.55i34 botiS. .
1045 3.75J16 hogs. .
1100 4.5o,lu bugs. .
47 steers. . ,
4 cows. . . .
2 cows. . . ,
1 bull
1 bull. . .
Quotations at the yards follow:
Cattle
Price.
Best steers
Good steers . .
, .$ o.oo- ft.Rn
.. 8.25'( tMM
ti.50'tf' 7.50
. . 4.50 r 5.50
7.4Ht 8. (Mi
.. 5.00 0 6.75
7.5U it IO.OO
. . 4.5o a 7.75
.. 15.fl5ne.0O
.. I5.t451rl6.o0
. . 14.1515.00
,. i3.oniri3.r.n
.. 1 2.5041 IS.ItO
.. 12.0l6i 12.50
.. 8 mtyvlO.OO
.. 11.75 U 12.25
Good cows
Ordinary cows
Heifers
Bulls
f-'al ves
Stocker and feeder steeis . .
rioKS
Prime lights
Prime heavy ,
Pigs
Sheep-
Western Iambs
Valley lambs
Yearlings
Ewes ,
Wethers
DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED
Shipments En Roate to Leading Livestock
MarketH Country.
Destinations of livestock loaded Decem
ber a. (Carloads reported west of Alle
gheny Mountains; douoie decks countea us
two cars.) Reported by Bureau of Markets.
North Portland.
Cattle Horses
and Hogs Sheep ana Mixed
Calves Mules Stork
Austin, Minn.. . l
Boston, Ma-ss... 3
26
50
26 3 23
15
2jtS 2 2 1V
32 . . . . 5
17 !. 8
13 .. 6
4
53 . . . . 2
114 2 25 7
6 . . 2
6 4
70 .. 1 36
11 2
57 24 6 5
1 2 2
3 .. .. 14
lb 1 2 6
15 4 1
26 .. .. 2
"3 "! e "i
85 SO 2 5
ll
1
22 . . J
"a II i
14 ..
10 1
38 8 2 7
56 2 50
11 2
63 .l '4 i
14
5 3 3
11 2
O 2 1
IO
166 120 173 12
15
l:tS2 285 2!6 1011
J4 V. 561 278 250
1;'4' 502 505 105
Buifalu. N. Y. . . 31
t'euar Rapid. .
Chicago 272
Cincinnati .... 11
Cleveland. O. .. 20
C.uuahy, Wis.. . 1
Denver 42
Detroit a
fci. St. Louis. . . 37
Kvansviiie. Ind. 6
ft. wortn. Tex, 21
Indianapotis . . 33
Jersey City . . . 27
Kansas City . . . 1H0
Los Angeles ... 16
Louisvn;e, Ky. H
Milwaukee .... 3
Nash vil.e .....
New York .... IS
Osden, I tah . .. 4
Okla, City 34
Oma.ia 06
Ottumwa. la... 2
Peoria, ill 1
Pittsburg . . 19
Porlianu, Or.. . 12
Pueblo. Goto.. . 0
Richmond, Va. 2
St. Joseph Mo. 40
St. Paul. Minn. 55
San Francisco. li
Seattle . 2
Sioux City. Ia. . 52
Sioux t alls. ...
Spoitane ...... 6
v aterloo. la. .. 2
Wichita 12
Winona, Minn. .
Various 547
Canada
Totals 1518
One week ago. .2u-S
Four wkh. aso . 27 J 6
State origins of livestock loaned December
7
For Portland
California IdaJio
Oregon
Totals, rtld. 12 :i
One week ago.. 2 1-y 6
Four wks. ago. . . 7
For Seattle
Washington 2 ...
Totals S'ttle. 2 . .
One week ago.. 2 7
Four wks. ago. 7 l'J .. . .
Eastern Meat Trade Conditions.
Weekly report of meat trade conditions
for week ending December 7. General
market conditions
Boston Market has been generally quiet,
with no insistent demand from the retail
for any particular graae or class of meats.
Beef chucks have been neglected to a con
siderable extent, necessitating some very low
prices in spots.
New York There have been few change
In the market this week. The lungers and
cutters strike .ias slowed up the work some
what, but has had xto effect on prices.
Philadelphia The arriving of cars con
tinues to be very uncertain and troublesome.
Many salesmen, rather than disappoint their
traae on future deliveries, are refusing to
take orders until the meats are in the
cooler. The market on pork and lamb has
been uneven - all week.
W ushington 1 ne fresh meat market Via
been steady to higher practically all week
on everything except pork, which weakened
from $1 to $2.
Market Cloning.
Boston There is a better feeling amonr
the beef men today than there has been tor
a long time; and optimism sems to be their
slogan. A few houses are going out prac
tically cleaned up. Veal is cleaning up in
Ko"d shape at steady to strong prices. T.ie 1
pork market is weak and very dull and
there will be a considerable carry-over.
New York There are a few cars which
arrived too late for this week's market.
The market is cleaning up on beef, veal and
mutton, but heavy Iamb and pork loins are
not all fold. There is a strong undertone
to the market on beef and veal, but the de
mand for lambs has been so light that the
market closed very draggy.
Philadelphia A few cars of beef. Iamb
and veal due on this week's market have
not arrived. The supply on hand is prac
tically cleaned up. The market is bare of
veal. Several thousand pounds of pork loins
and a considerable number of lamb, will be
carrlea over tor next weeK s ouslness. Mut
ton is mostly cleaned up.
Washington "Veal, lamb and mutton were
cleaned up at firm prices, but beef and pork
will be carri-d over. Pork closed weak,
while beef prices were strong.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Dec. R. Hogs Heceipts 4400,
market steady. Heavy, $1717.30; mlxd.
$17.15'17.25: light. 17.10J 17.35: pigs, $10
1S.50: bulk of sales. $17.15ii7.25.
Cattl1 Receipts HOO. market steady. Na
tive steers. $8.50U 14.50; cows and heifers,
$6 50&1O; Western steers, $S'9'12.0n; Texas
steers. $7.50110 50: cows and heifers. $'
fl; ennners. $5.25'&6; Blockers and feeders,
612; calves, $.'B 12.50; bulls, stags, etc.,
$d 'a 8.
Sheep Receipts loo, market steadv. Tear,
lings, $11.5013.25: wethers. $llfl2.5o;
ewes, $9.50611.25; lambs, $14.50 16.50.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Dec. 8. Hoirs Receipts 20.OO0,
weak. Bulk. $16.8017.30; light, $16.40 u
lT.2i; mixed. $1,.-$MT.40-. heavy. $16.70 ,
17.35; rough, $16.70 & 16.UO; pigs, $12.75 &
13.75.
Cattle Receipts 4000, weak. Native steers.
$7.35 Mt ltt.25; .Western steers. $6.3U& 13.70;
ockera and feeders, $6.1u≪ cows and
heifers. $5.10$ 11.40; calves, $8rlG.
Sheep Receipts 100, stead v. Wethers,
$S.feOa 12.90; lambs, $12.5016.90.
Cattle Herds Reduced.
LEWISTON. Idaho. Dec. S. (Special.)
Several prominent stockmen of the Luclle
section of Idaho brought in 100 head of beef
cattle this week for the local market. Owing
to the shortage of hay it is impossible for
many of the cattlemen to carry their herds
through the Winter, making It necessary to
reduce their size or sell out entirely before
the heavy snows set in.
Hops, Etc., at New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8. Hops, easy: state
medium to choice, 1917 63 & 70c: 1016 nom
inal ; Pacific Coast, 1917, 25 29c; 1910,
15 r(t 20 c.
Hides and wool, unchanged.
Iuluth Linseed Market.
DULUTH, Dec. 8. Linseed on track.
3.22lfc & 3.324. t arrive. $3.25 " December.
$3.224; May, $3.194; July, $3.17 W. nom
inal. "
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8- Butter, unchanged.
Eggs Receipts, 31H14 cases, unchanged.
1
GRAIN GOES LOWER
RAILROAD EMBARGO HAS BEARISH
EFFECT AT CHICAGO.
January Corn Cent Off Oats Follow
Market Downgrade With Losses
of 1 to 1 Cents.
CHICAGO, Dec 8- Explicit announce
ments of a ruling by the food administra
tion that no railway shipments of grain to
or through the embargoed cone east of Chi
cago would be permitted had a bearish ef
fect today on prices Corn closed unset
tled, January at $1.20 and May $1.18
to $1.18. with the market as a whole
ranging from 1 cent decline to H cent ad
vance, compared with yesterday's finish.
Oats lost lc to 14s c net and provisions
12c -to S7P.
Until the last hour of trading the corn
market reflected considerable uncertainty
as to the significance of different Govern
ment orders affecting transportation. At
first the tendency of prices was down grade,
owing to the inference that the ban on
rail shipments of corn and oats eastward
from Chicago would result In the massing
of stocks here and at other leading West
ern terminals. Later, such an assumption
seemed temporarily to be open to question
on account of instruction that all railroads
In the United States were to give food and
feed priority over military supplies. Toward
the end of the day, however, any doubts of
the complete enforcement of the embargo
disappeard and prices accord In Kly fell.
Oats duplicated the action of corn.
Provisions averaged lower with grain.
Besides, shipments of lard and meats were
smaller than a year a so.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
CORN.
Onen. Hlrh. Low. Close.
January .$ 1.20i $ 1.21 $ 1.2" $ 1.2014
May ...
1.18 1.10
1.18 1.18
OATS. '
December. 71 " 7n 70 71
May .70 71 68 K
MESS PORK.
January 47.07 48.80 46.80
LARD.
January . 24.35 24 42 24.2 24.25
May 4.43 24.32 24,32
SHORT RIBS.
January . 24.05 25.07 24.72 24.72
May ..... 24.W. 2.io -i.uu
t ash prices were as 101 lows:
Corn, No. 2 yellow, nominal: No. 3 yel
low, nominal; No. 4 yellow, $1.6..
Oats No. 3 white. 736f74c; standard.
3 r 75c.
Rye No. 2. $1.82 0 1.83.
Barlev $1.20i 1.50.
Timothy 5.0ifF 7.50.
Clover $2n.00 4p26.Uv
Pork No in inal.
Lard S25.4U.
Ribs $27.25.
Minneapolis Oraln Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 8. Barley, $L15
1.46. Flax. $3.28 & 3.33.
Grain at Kan Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. R. Spot quota
tions Feed barley, $2.52 fr 2.55 ; white oats.
2. 701 2.75; bran. $:iS.0O -40.00 ; middlings.
$51.00 & 52.00; shorts. $40. 00 p 4 1.00 per ton.
Call board Barley, uecemoer, sz.o 01a.
$2.6o asked; May. $2.50.
Kastern Corn and Oats Market.
WINNIPEG, Dec. 8. Cash oats: No. 2
white, Shc; No. 3 white, 77c: extra feed.
77c; No. 1 feed, 72c; flax. No. 1, $2.0S.
rt. LOUIS. Dec. 8. Cash corn: No. 4
white. $1.65; standard oats, 75c; No. 3 white.
74(74c.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8. Cash com. Irregu
lar; No. 4 mixed. $1.60; No. 1 white. $1.82;
No. 2 white. $1.82: No. 3 white. $1.75; ear.
$1.42: January, $1.21: May, $1.10. Oats,
December, 74 c; May, il)c.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8. Oats closed: De
cember, 70c; May, 67 6744 c.
STOCKS
OF
OATS
ARE MEAGER
Holder, Liquidate on Heavy Kale, When Em
bargo 1m Announced.
CHICAGO, Deo. 8. Sweeping order, for
an embargo on Eastbound ampmenta on corn
and oats have been' rendered necessary this
week to offset price advances that were re
sulting from persistent smallness of re
celpts despite an increaxrtig supply of rail
way cars. Compared with a week ago. core
this morning was He to lo higher, and oat
up lc to lbc, but provisions down 30c
to 57c.
Previous to the announcement of a drastic
ban on shipments to the seaboard, bulls in
corn had a decided advjtntage.and. there was
a general acceptance of opinions that at
least temporarily more than enough discount
had been allowed for the Immediate effect
of a westward movement of even 1U.OOU
cars. With receipts dwarfted. the only back
ward movement of prices was a transient
dip which followed President Wilson's ref
erence to proposed new legislation touching
broader market control. An important bear
ish reaction at once set In, however, after
notice of .a giant embargo.
Bulges 1n the price ot oats came- about
chiefly from the fact that stocks were mea
ger and arrivals relatively likewise. When
faced by the railway emoargo, however,
holders liquidated on a heavy scale.
Announcement of - trade restrictions tu
meet the views of the federal Government
weakenud provisions.
SAN FRANX-ISCO PRODl'CB MARKET
Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetable. esli
Fruit. Etc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. lec. 8. Butter Fresh
extras-. 44-c; prime firsts, not quoted. -
Eggs Iresli extras, i8'Ac; fresh extra
pullets. 3bc
t'hem New firsts, 21c; Young Ameri
cas. 25c.
Poultry Hens, 2W27c; f ryers. ' 27 i Hoc ;
broiiers, 2rt 'a soc : roosters. Iti'tilisc; squabs.
2.."ogj a..'"; pigeons. $ 1.50 1.7.; geese, IS
iUUhc; clucks. Itti7c; turkeys. oung, 20
Vegetables Squash, Summer, $1.00:
cream. lil. .'.(; egeplant. IjiiS; bell
peppers. $1.0l-fr 1.75: chile. 7'a-lOc; pc-as. 8'
loc; tomatoes. 50c$1.25; celery, 20'u..10c;
potatoes 2.15: sweet, $2.75h 25: onions,
red. $ltl.2." per sack: green. $1; garlic.
5(Jilc: cucumbers. X1.7.'i2.'J5: beans, string
and wax. 5Ul-c: pumpkins. 75e5$l; car-
rots. d..;nr: beets. $l.oO; turnips, toe
$1.25: parsnips. $1.2.: rnubarb. $l..uft 2.
Fruit Grapes, Malaga, $1; pears. $3:
casabas, u0;4$l; Persians, $1.252; plums.
45cii$l; XIks, 65&75c; huckleberries, 13V
17c: cranberries. $3.50(U4: lemons. $ti.25
16.75; persimmons. xl.2.fj 1.50; grapefruit,
$3.25; quinces. 7ftcrfr$1.25: oranges. Valen
clas. $3.5; tangerines, $1.50Jt-1.7.V bananas,
5"5c; pineapples, $3.5004; apples, belle
fleur, $llrl.25; Newton Pippins, $ltfrl,15;
pomegranates. $1.25(1.75.
Hay Wheal and wheat and oat. $26 2S:
tamo oat. $27 fi 27.50 ; barley. $24fl26; al
falfa. $24&27: barley straw, $4',h1ki.
Receipts Flour. 3ROO quarters; barley,
4076 centals; beans. 3722 sacks: potatoes,
S525 sacks: onions, 425 sacks: hay, 274 tons;
hides, 1180: wine. 38.235 gallons.
Cotton Gaining, Report.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Cotton of this
year's growth ginned prior to December 1
omonnted to 9,704.617 running bales. In
eluding 173,33V round and 77,638 bales of
Sea Island
RAIL LIST EASIER
Pacifies and Grangers Weak
est Features cf Market.
VOLUME OF TRADE SHRINKS
Industrials Are Variable, but Final
Quotations Show Numerous Mod
erate Losses Brooklyn Rapid
Transit at Low Record.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7. The very superficial
character of today's stock market may be
gauged from the fact that dealings barely
exceeded lOO.OOO shares, quite the smallest
iota 1
ii
total of any day of the year.
ny active stocks were entirely omitted
the trading list, operations showing ex-
raordlnary contractions. The few note-
orthy price changes represented little else
than the usual weekly settlement of out
standing contracts
Rails tended mostly lower with extreme
recessions of a point In some of the Pa
cifies and grangers. Industrials were more
variable, though tlnal quotations showed
numerous moderate recessions. Brooklyn
rapid Transit's decline of 2 points to the
new tow of furnished one of the day's
incidents, likewise- American Sugar's ad
vance of 3 point.
Actual loans of the clearing-house banks
decreased by slightly more than $68,000,000.
reserves also contracting ny $53,000,000.
The strength of francs was the only fea
ture In foreign exchange.
Further weaaness in French Issues Impart
ed heaviness to the general bond list.
Liberty 4s varied from 87.28 to 07.54. and the
3s from 08.78 to 9H.V0. Total sales of bonds,
par value, $1,875,000. United States bonds,
old issues, were unchanged on call during
the week.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High. Low bid
Am Beet Sugar. 71
Am Can '. ...... ..... .....
Am Cr & Fdry.. 200 64 64 64
Am Locomotive. ...... ..... ..... M
Am m & Kelg.. 400 TX 7114 71
Am Sugar Kelg. XGW
Am Tel A Tel 7O0 ll'3V 102 V 103
Anaconda Cop. l.ro0 ,."S
Atchisun 5o0 bit1. S3 K2V
AtU&WISS.. 4) 3
Halt A Ohio 3O0 43 47 4Hi
B & S Copper .- 1
Calif Petrol Ht
Canadian Pa elf.. 2.10O 132 131 1:12'
Central Leather. ...... ..... ..... 61
Ches & Ohio 400 4i 4tS 4B
Chi Mil & St P.. 8O0 CSV. 37 3S
Chicago & X W.. 20 111 bl 1
CRlftPclfi... 21)0 1S 18 1
Chlno Copper ttt.0 42 41 41
Colo Fu .c Iron. ...... ..... ..... S3
Corn Prod Refg. 1.KO0 2t 2S 2S;
Crucible Steel. . . T.O0 S2 52 f2
Cuba Cane Sug...- 2.1W.O a1 28 28
Distillers' Secur. 32 .32 32
Brie 600 15 14 13
General Elect.. . l.loo 12H 122 12H
General Motors.. 2oO 87 ii 8UV4
Gt North pf.i 1100 89 bi Sll
Gt Nor Ore ctfs " 25
Illinois Central
Inspiration Cop. 700 41 41 41
lnt M M pfd 5.1O0 2 Ul 1
Int Nickel 26
lnt Paper ...... ..... ..... 23
K C Southern 1"
Kennecolt Cop. . 600 31 30 31
Louis & Nash 113
Maxwell Motors ..... ..... 20
Mexican Petrol 75
Miami Copp. r. .. 2O0 27 27 27
Missouri Pacific 1.2O0 23 22 23
Nevada Copper.. ..... 17
New York Cent.. 2"0 H8 6 CS
NVNHH.... 300 28-Sj 28 . 23
Norfolk ec West 101
Northern Paclf... 500 84 84 84
Pacific Mail 23
Pennsylvania.... 1,400 44 44 44
Pitt. burg Coal 43
Kay Consol Cop.. 300 22 22 22
Reading 2,imio 6S 6S t',8
Kep lr it Steel. .. 1.8O0 74 73 74
Shatt Aris Cop ..... 17
Southern Paclf. .. 700 81 81 81
Southern Ry o0 24 24 24
Studebaker Cor. 41
Texas Co 5O0 135 134 135
Union Pacific... 1.000 111 110 110
U S Ind Alcohol inn
U S Steel 35.400 87 8B S6
do pfd 00 107 107 107
Ptah Copper 300 76 76 76
Wabash pfd B .' 20
Western I'nlon. 7S
Westing Elect. .. 300 37 37 37
Total sales for the day. loo, 000 shares.
BONDS.
U S ref 2s reg. "9'Nor Pao 4s
83
59
90
8S
86
f3
do coupon... "wivi) ao os
U 8 3s reg.... ! IPac T A T 5a..
do coupon... iPenn con 4s..
V S 4s reg 104 llTlon Pac 4s
do coupon. . .lo4 III S Siaeel 5s..
li.li .n 49 82 ISouth Pac cv 5s
RP
t. lv ,.r 5. 49 'A Anelo-French 5s 89
N Y Cen deb 6a 11 iU S Liberty 3a8.80
Bid.
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. Dec 8 Mercantile paper,
!tui n.r cent-
Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.71 H; commercial
nn-ri.v hills on banks. $4.71: commercial
60-day bills, $4.70; demand $4.75. cables
$4.75 7-16. Francs, demand 5.73, cables
r. ti : rillrlers. demand 43. cables 44: lire,
demand. S.27. cables 8.25; rubles, demand
13. cables 13.
Bar silver, 85e.
Ki.ilrun dollars. 6ft U c.
Government bonds, firm. Railroad bonds.
heavy. .
LONDON". Dee. 8. Bar silver. 43d per
rtn.- Monpv. 3; oer cent. Discount rates.
short bills 4 per cent, three months' bills
4 per cent.
Decrease In Excess Reserves.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. The actual condl
inn nf elearintr-hnuse banks and trust com
panles for the week shows that they hold
imn44 510 reserve In excess of lenal re
quirements. This is a decrease of $03,077,940
from last week
SPECIXATION IX STOCKS IS CHECKED
Commerce Commission's Recommendation Is
Event of Weest.
ktw YORK. Dec. 8. Exceeding in Im
portance and scope all other events of the
week In the stock market were the recom
mendations of the Interstate Commerce
Commission dealing with the transportation
lines of tne country.
Railroad officials differed as to ai
ennltable adjustment of this Intricate prob
lem. but It waa generally conceded that
either unification or absolute I-ederal con
trol would place the roads in a betler po
Bition than they now occupy.
The Pn-sldent's ringing address to Con
rr,i declaration of war against Austria
Hungary, another acute crisis on the Italian
front and a Iresn teutonic oticnsive in
France were among the other outstanding
developments that kept the market in
Mtnt. of confusion.
Trailing axuln fell to meager proportions.
the tendency most often being towards
lower levels. Some of the more conspicuous
and one-time highly favored railway shares
recorded new minlmuma, eviasnuy as a r
suit of liquidation
Industrials also showed renewed unset
tlement. for which rumors of further Gov
.rnmental reEUlatlou were chiefly reapon
sible. Coppers' and a few equipments held
comparatively steady, the unexpected decla
ration of regular dividends on most of the
metal shares proving helpful.
Bonds reflected the long-continued stale
matte in the investment situation, lnternat
tloftals were affected tn greater degree than
others, some of the French Issues declining
to lowest quotations since their flotation
In thia maiket.
The local money market was dull and fea
tureless, with brokers' loans at the lowest of
the- year. Contraction of bank clearings
throughout the country, more particularly at
this center, implies a gradual slowlug down
of general business activity.
CERTIFICATE , REDEMPTIONS HEAVY
Reduction of Eighty-Four Millions In Dis
counts Reported by Federal Reserve Board.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Redemption of
nearly $3o0.000.lO Treasury certificates this
week allowed banks to" meet their obliga
tions with Federal reserve banks, and a re
duction of $s4.000.0o0 in members' bills
discounted under lsst week's report was the
principal factor in a drop of total resources
to $.1,001,000,000, or gl03.OOO.00O less than
a week ago. The 12 banks' condition at the
close of business last night was:
Resources
Gold coin and certificates in
vaults $ r.nn.rs,nno
Gold se4tlement fund . .. 37S.77S.ooO
Gold with foreign agencies ... 52.5oo.0oo
TotsI gold heia by banks.... $ P20.flS4.Ooo
Gold with Federal reserve agta. 3.tM,on
Goid redemption fund ........ 17,4Ho.O'iO
Total gold reserva
......!,& 1.353,000
Mammoth Oil
Producing Company
10 Producing Oil Wells
Leases on Over 7000 Acres
Over $100,000 Worth of Equipment
Big Drill Rigs
Now Drilling
for a Gusher
Stock Quotations 50 Cents Par $1.00
Don't Send Us Any Money
Ask Us for Full Particulars
Th above headlines tell a little
torr of a great bin producing oil
company Mammoth Oil I'roducini
Company,
Thia ia a clean. lefcltlmate, meri
torious business enterprise, on a sub
stantial footing.
Included In tha company's holdings
are: Ten producing oil wells; over
7 IKK) acres of leaseholds: over $100.(KK)
worth of equipment. Including four
big drill rigs, one of which Is of tha
standard cable type, capable of drill
ing to a depth of 40o0 feet.
DRILLING FOR A GUSHER.
' Drilling is now In progress In tha
Kldorado Gusher field of Butler
County, Kansas, the particulars of
which are Interesting, but require too
much space to include In an adver
tisement. Suffice to say that Mam
moth oil Producing Company hop, s
to be among the owners of gusher oil
wells, which adds tremendous specu
lative possibilities to the connrvi
tlve investment in this stock at bO
cents a share par $1.
Hut thia advertisement ig not In
OIL FIELDS BROKERAGE CO.
Suite 663, Denham Building
DENVER, COLORADO
Legal tender notes, silver, etc.. Bl.04fl.0QQ
Total reserves H7.'
tM.O
Bills discounted members wu.'.m.
Hills bought in open market
Total bills on hand b77.oS4.OoO
U. S. Government long-term ee-
curlties tr.
U. S. Government short-term se-
curlties "v-7t. .'
Municipal warrants tn.umi
Total earnlnr assets $' "T8.12O.OO0
Due from other Federal reserve
t. , nir not ........ sii,.i.
-n,-.,llriP.l ltema BlO.. :,W!
1 itsiitiinflAna (mm aTlYlli
deposits 33""u
Five per cent redemption tunus
aaalnst F. B. Bank notes ... R"I-?"V
All other sources 5J.im.Ju
Total resources ........
.JJ.UUl.&oti.OOO
Capital paid In
.
Dus to members reserve acct.. i,wi,m,wv
i . . . . ,n nAn-m.mlier banks
13.Hfi2.000
cieaain, au . cim.-.i ni.il
Collection items
Tntu u ri... ! II I T C .......
l.Sult.StU.OuO
Federal reserve notes in ,.oTnn
-circulation 1.110.537.000
Federal reserve bank notes in - nn
circulation, not liability 8.000.000
All other liabilities. Including
foreign government credits... .nsn.uu
Total liabilities 3.ooi.83.ooo
Gold reserve arainst net deposit liabili
ties. tt.1.1 per cent.
Gold and lawful money reserve against
net deposit liabilities, 6'J.n per cent.
Gold reserve sftaiust Federal reserva notes
In actual circulation, per cent.
DAM METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Dec. 8. Maximum temper
ature. 63 degrees; -minimum. 1 degrees.
River reading. 8 A. M., 1.8 feet: change In
last 24 hours. 05 foot fall. Total rainfall
(5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. none; total rainfall
since September 1, 117. 7.5B Inches: normal
rainfall since September 1. 13.U1 inches; de
ficiency of rainfall since September 1. 6.SS
inches. Bunrise. 7:41 A. M. : sunset. 4 'J 6
P M . Total sunshine. 2 hours: possible sun
shine, 8 hours 48 minutes. Moonrlse, 1:4
A. M. ; moonset. 1:21 P. M. Barometer (re
duced to sea level), 3 P. M.. 30.a8 inches.
Relative humidity at noon. 73 per cent..
THE WEATHER.
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weather.
STATIONS.
Raker
Boise
Boston
Calgary
'hlcago
Denver
Des Moines. . .
Duluth
Eureka
Galveston
Helena
Jacksonville -
Juneaut
Kansas Cit v
I. oa Annlrt.
Marshfleld . . .
Med ford
Minneapolis . .
New Orleans.
New York
North Head..
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2 0. (!. . W
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Clear
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Cl.ar
40
Cl.ar
42 O.O'ilo N
Clear
14
2 o. 1: il'W Snow
7"J0.23tiE clear
4
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54 7 0. ()''. -!W 'Clt-iir
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4rt 4 .0.001 4 SW IFoBgy
'22' 42 O.ool . . IN WjCIt-ar
.1111 tltlO.OO'. . SW Clear
"U 34 tl.oo 2S SW 'Cloudy
4! 51.il. O0I 4.SW 'Cloudy
3S 41) D.OOl. .INW'Cloudy
40 64 O.OM' . 'SK iclear
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B'J 0.0o!..N !i'lar
411 4T. O.OII12ISE iKaiu
. 42IO. (!.. E llitn
4 ntVo.onl. .:sw Iciondy
4,i 4S o.no'. isw (Rain
44 'ill fi.iin 14 SW 'Cloudy
1 O.no' . . N 'ft. cloudy
Ss( ro o. ool . . Is ll't. cloudy
2S 4X.fl.72i fi W 'Cloudy
-IS - U.00'14iNW;Clear
North Yakima.
Phoenix . . .
Pocstello
Port land . . . . .
Koseburg
Sacramento . . .
t. Louts
Salt Lake
Pan Diego
Pan Francisco.
Seattle
Sitka
Spokane ......
Tacoma
Tntoosh Island
Valdezt
Walla Walla. .
Washington . . .
Winnipeg
t A. M. today. P. M. report of preced lng day.
FORECASTS.
Pnrfland
and vlrlnlty Probably ram;
moderate southwesterly wind
INVESTORS !
Would you be Interested in reading:
a description.
Based on Facts, Not
Imagination
of a real pold-minlnsr enterprise: one
with proven ore bodies, plenty of
timner, water for power, large acre
aer of both quartz and placer, erood
improvements and small capitaliza
tion? if ao. write for booklet. No
obligation. Address
Old Spanish Town
Mines Co.,
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO.
tended to solicit subscription for
stock. We Hon't want yon to send mny
money until yon receive full particu
lars and make a business-like investi
gation. "We ask only that you request
full particulars.
We want you to take your time and
look into this proposition thoroughly
We want to lay all the facta before
you and give you full opportunity to
verify them and look up the people
bai-k of Mammoth Oil a'rotluciiur,
Company
RESERVATION WITH OCT
CASH PAYMENT.
To this end. we will grant yoti a
reservation, while you Investigate, for
a reasonable time, at GO cents a share
par value 91 a, share and we will
hold the reservation for you without
sucking you to put an sv dollar,
if you seek an investment In a good
can, It sn 1 mate ud highly meri
torious oil company, write us for full
particulars, without delay. The Issue
at 60 cents a Fhare is very limited. It
is udvUalile to invetite iuuxicdi-ately.
Washington Probably rain or snow: nod.
erats southwesterly winds.
Idaho trohably rain or snow.
Oregon Fair except rain In northwest
portion: moderate southwesterly winds
T. FRANCIS DRAKE, Meteorologist.
A 20-acre tract of land has bee.,
tained for a boys' school at Guatemala
Cltv. Central America.
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MIKIKUM RISK
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prominence. Catulogue of free
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Sailing 6 P. Tues., Dec 11.
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