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Newspaper Page Text... .riJEet A FIRMER TOtlE III EGG WET Local Supplies Likely to Ad vanceRise in Eastern Stock Noted Here. PORTLAND WHOLESALE MARKETS. Firmer 4one In egg market. Chicken market much weaker: Holding price of apples up. . Hop trades are quite likely . Dressed hogs come freely. . jsVeal comes more freely. Fancy turkeys hard to get. Oranges show better colors. . ., Potato market easier here. More onions being offered. Poor horeradlsh hurts trade. Change in cranberry situation. Egg Market Turns Wnnsr. There was a firmer tono In the egg market along. Front street today. Ar rivals of strictly fresh local stock are very light, although s6me nandlers are securing better supplies than they were a short time ago. Today the market was very firm at 374 c for best .quality and unless there is a change for the better In thevoIume of supplies there is Utile doubt that higher prices will be the outcome within the next few days. There has of late been a firmer tone in the eastern market, and prices all along the coast are materially high er than nt Portland. At San Francisco the price of selected ranch eggs stands as high as 65c a dozen as compared with 374e, the best prices that has been available here. While the market in the north Is quoted much higher than at Portland It is noticeable that when ever supplies of select Oregon ranch eggs are sent there the returns are no higher than are allowed by Portland commission men, even though our mar ket is much lower. Best selected eastern eggs are now selling ss high as 3 So a dozen in Port land market, with sales of various qual ities down as low as 27 He Most Turkeys Are Tory Poor. Unlike the arrivals of last season the receipts of turkeys in the Portland mar ket thus far this year have been gen erally or poor quality. Few of the birds haVe consisted of select stock, and for that reason the top price was seldom available. The high cost of feed Is very likely the cause of the off quality. Best turkeys (alive) are sell ing along Front street around 18c a pound, although sales of poor birds are reported made as low as 16c. From the present Indications there will be a very wide range in. turkey: prices this rea son ttie good birds will evidently com mand a premium, while the poor qual ity will find Just fair aala. .. . , Heavy Arrivals of Chickens. v Heavy arrivals of chickens continue in the Front street markets and the channels of the trade ere completely glutted at the moment. The indurations are that a lower range of values will rule, because this is the time, of year when chickens usually sell low. Were the chickens of good quality they Would likely find a better call, but they are Just about as poor as the ordinary run of turkeys. Steady Ton in Butter. A very steady tone is noted in the .-local butter market, but there are no Indications of any early change in val ues. While the make of local butter Is small the-market- la. so full of East ern Storage' stuff that were the local people to advance their values It would result in helping the sale of eastern stock at the materially lower values. While the cheese market is steady, no change is shown either in the de mand or price. Brief Notes of Front Street. Arrivals of dreeRed meats and espe cially hogs are quite heavy along Front street. Prices same: A .better move ment of dressed veal 1s likewise report ed. Some come In Just fair shape, and therefore did not bring top values.. Cranberries are quoted firmer, accord ing to Front street handlers, and the best eastern stock is selling as blgh as $12.60 a barrel. Most hop dealers are out In the coun try today, and some deals are likely to be reported within the coming 48 hours. General trend of the market is unchanged. Offerings of potatoes are more lib eral, and with an entire absence of out side business some of the dealers are offering to sell potatoes In round lots at a decline of 10 lo ISc. Onion market la rather easy, ,wlth California stock being freely offered here at 11.10 a sack. Sllverslde salmon Is very scarce and about the only arrivals in the market at this time is bright fall salmon. Price t 7o. Very poor horseradish ,B now coming lorwara, ana me price is lower. Front street sells at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: Batter, Eggs ana poultry. BUTTER Extra creamery, 35 36c; fancy. Site; store. 20c. BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port land Sweet cream, 34 l,c; sour. Sihio per id. POULTRY Mixed chickens, 12c; hens, 11 Mc; roosters, old, 10c; fryers, 12Ue: broilers. 1214c: eeese. spring. 8 9(8 lb; turkeys, alive, 17318c, spring ducks, 14o lb; pigeons, squaoa, a.uu 1.60 per doz; old, $1.00; dressed poultry. 101 He lb hlcher. flats, triplets Young Amer- and daisies, 14Hl5c; icas. is ii6c. EGGS Local best, 87 He per dox eastern, 27H6f33c. Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS 1908 crop, choice, prime to choice, ?H8o; prime, 7 medium. (Uc lb. 8Hc 7Hc; WOOL 1908 Willamette valley, 15c SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 10 16c eioh; short wool, 26c40c; medium wool, 60c$1.00 each; long wool, 75ctc? $1.26 each. , MOHAIR 1908 Nominal, 1819c. TALLOW Prime, per lb. 34c; No, 2 and arease. 2Z?2c. CHITTAM BARK Old, 4HJ6c; new, 4Hrgfc 10. HIDES Dry hides, 18014c lh: green, 67o lb: bulls, green salt, 46o :1b; kips, 6Tc: calves, green, 810c per lb. Grain, rtoo and Say. WHEAT Buying price, new Track, Portland Club. 30c: biuestem. 95o: fortyfold. 92c; red, 88c; Wlllametts val- MILLSTUFF8 Selling price -Bran. $26.50: middlings, $33.00; shorts, $30.00: chop, $21.00029.00; alfslfa meai, $18.00 PeBARLEY Feed. $28.60; rolled, $8.50; brewing, $27. FLOUR Selling price Ka stern Ore gon patent, $4.80; straight J.04.66; export, $3.40:49; valley. 84.56; gra ham, H, $4.40; whole wheat, $4.66; rye, 6s, $6.60: bales. $1.00. HAY Producers' prlca New tim othy. Willamette valley, fancy. $14.00 4315.00: ordinary. $12.50filJl east ern Oregon, $16.50; mixed; $11.00U.OO; claver, $10.10; grain. $11.00; cheat. $11.00: $11.00: alfalfa, $10.00ll.OO. OATS Producers' prlce Track, No. 1 white, $30,504)31-50; gray, $29.5Q r $8-60. . rrnlta and vegetables. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, new narels, $3.25 if 3.60; bananas lie lb; lemons, $3.25 6.00 box; grapefruit, $4.0004.60; pineapples, Hawalitn, $4.26 dor, pears, Bartlett. $1.75; grapes, 11.09 491.30; baskets, 25c; huckleberries, 8 9 - 9c lb; cranberries, local. $9.8010.60 bbl; eartern, $12012.60 bbL ' ONIONS New Oregon. $1.101.25 Pr o0jh California. $11.10; garUc, POTATOES New. Belling. $1.00 1.25; , buying for shipment, per cwu fancy; 90cir$l.u; .ordinary, Q85c; wet $1.76W1.!3 . VEGETABLES Turnip. new Oregon, fic)$l;- beets. $11.25; - carrots, 6tfy f THE WORLD'S STOCK PRICES EASIER TODAY Small Losses Quite General in List Northern Pa cific ex-Dividend. New York, Nov. 19. With a weaker tone abroad the stock market opened rather wealf sthis morning with losses la quotations quite general. WJille trad ing was on quite a liberal scale the purchases seem to have comefrom par ties who wanted to give the market sup port. The decline of He In copper metal weakened the metal shares and brought about general liquidation. Northern Pacific sold ex-divldend IK Der cent todav. The Wall Street Journal says In Its summary today: Americans in juonaon weak. to 1 per cent below parity. London general market heavy with cop pers snowing special weaaness. Mann of England rate unchanged. Analysis of B. & O. saving- and operating expenses shows practically all taken out of main tenance, strong attack maae on uorn Products in tariff hearings. Atlantic Coast annual report shows 5 per cent on preferred ana 6.68 per cent earned on common. TlEATEliil OF MILK AT THE DALLES The Dalles, Or., Nov. 19. There Is a scarcity of milk In The Dalles, owing to an increase In population. Dairy men who operate the sanitary milk depot complain that they cannot procure a supply at Portland, Washougal or any place near The Dalles. It Is probable that larger herds will have to be estab lished near the city. There are already over half a dozen large dairies near this city that send all their milk to The Dalles and still it is not sufficient. PRODUCE IN SA FRANCISCO San Francisco, Nov. 19. Fggs, per dozen, California fresh. Including cases, extras, 66c; first, 60ci seconds, 40c; thirds, 28c; California storage, extras, 86c; first, 32 He; seconds, 26 He; east ern storage extras, 28 He; first, 27c; seconds, 26c. Butter, per Bound California fresh, extras, 31 He; first, 27c; seconds. 23o; thirds, 20c; eastern extras, 27c; ladles, extras, 22c; first, 2lc; pickled, No 1, 23He; storage, California extras, 26Hc; packing No. 1, 21Hc. New cheese, per poilnd California flatr fancv, 14 He; firsts, ISc: seconds, 11 He; California Young America, fancy, 17c; first, 16c;; eastern New York Ched dars, fancy, 17c; Oregon flats, fancy, 14c; Oregon Young America, fancy, 16 He; California storage, fancy, flats, 12 He; Oregon flats fancy 13 He. Potatoes, per cental -River whites (sacks) fancy, 7085e; poor, 6065c; Salinas burbanks, $1.401.55; Orego'i burbanks, $1,1551.30; sweet potatoes, per pound, 1H1Hc. Onions, per sack 50 60c. Oranges, per box Valencies, $3.00 4.00; new crop navels, $2.003.00; tan gerines, crates, $1.26. SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET San Francisco, Nov, 19. Merchants exchange quotations: Cash wheat Walla Walla, white $167H: rel Russian, $1.63; turkey red, $1.76; biuestem, $1.75. Future wheat May, $1.72 bid; De cember, $1.66. Cash barley Bright, $1.45 bid; brew ing, $1.47 Future barley May, $1.49 u bid; $1.65 asked; December, $1.46 bid; $1.53 asked. Milistuffs Bran, $29.50; middlings, $34.00; shorts, $33.50. Oats White, $1.73 per cental. Liverpool Wheat Market Liverpool, Nov. 19. Wheat: Open. Close. 7s lld 7s 9( d 7s 8Hd December 7s ll'4d March 7s 8d May 7s 81 Hd 75c sack; parsnips, 85cg1.00; cabbage, $1.50f J1.75; tomatoes, 66c per box; California. $1 per crate: beans. 18c; cauliflower, 75c$l; peas, 12c; .norse radish 6 7c; artichokes, ( ) " doz; rreen onions, 15c per doz; peppers, bell, c; Chile ( ); head lettuce, 40c doz; hothouse, 75c$l box; radishes, 15o dozen bunches; celery, 6585c; egg plant, 15c lb. APPLES Good, $12; poor, 50 75c per box. Orooerles, nttta, Xto. SUGAR Cube, $6.46; powdered, $6.80; fruit or berry, $6.05; dry granulated, $6.05; conf. A, $6.25; extra B, $6.56; Golden G, $5.45; D, yellow, $5.35; beet, granulated, $6.85; barrels, 15c; half bar rels, SOc; boxes. 660 advance on sack basis. (Above prices are $0 days net cash quotations.) SALT Coarse Half ground, 100s, $11.00 per ton; 60s, $11.50; table, dairy, 60s. $16.60; 10s, $16.00; bales, $2.86; Imported Liverpool, 60s. 120.0-j; 100s, 119.00; 40s, $18.00; extra fine, barrels, 2s. 6s and 10s, $4.6005.50; Liverpool lump rock, $20.60 per ton. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5 He; No. 2. 6Hc; New Orleans, head. 66fcc; AJax ); Creole. 6 He. COFFEE Package brands. 816.50. BEANS Small white. $5.25; large white. $4 50;, pink. J3.85: bayou, $3.76; Llmas 10.75; Mexican rens, m.oo. Meats. Tlsh and jTovrsJons. HAMS, BACON, ETC. Portland pack (local) hams, 10 to 13 lbs, 16c per lb; breakfast bacon, 13 21 Ho lb; picnics, 10c lb; cottage roll, 11c lb; regular hort clears, smoKea, isc 10; Decks, htsvv smoked. ITc lb: light, smoked. 14c lb; bellies, smoked, 16a lb; pickled tongues, svo eacn. - DRESSED MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy, 7c; ordinary. 6(Hc; large, 6c; veal, extra, 89o lb; ordi nary, 7w7Hc lb;, heavy. 7c lb; mut ton, fancy, 67o; lb: spring lamb, 1& 7 He lb, tit OCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10a 14c per in; os, 1414c per id; 60 ID tins, ISHo per lb; steam rendered, 10s, lso pr tb; 6s, 13Hc per lb; compound, 10a, &e ltr id. CLAMS Hardshell, per bo, $210; razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per doz. FISH Rock cod, 10c lb; flounders, 6c per lb; halibut, 8Hc per lb; striped bass, 16c per lb; catfish, 10c per lb; salmon, sllverslde, 7c; herrings, 5c Per lb; soles, c per lb; shrimp, 2 He per lb; perch, tic per lb: tomcod, 10c per lb; lobsters, 26c per lb; fresb mackerel, ( ) per lb; crawfish, SO3 par dozen; sturgeon ) per lb; black bass, 20c per lb; sliver smelts, 60 per lb; black cod, 7 Ho per lb; crabs, $1.21 175 per dozen. OYBTERSShoalwater-Bay. car vat- ion, i2.su; per mu-10 sacs, .uu; uiym- ? la. per gallon; $2.40; per lCO-Ib sack. 8.00 $.50; Eagle canned, 60c can, $7.00 dozen; eastern In shell. $1.75 per 100. rmunm, wni, vu. aico. P.OPE Manila, 9e; sisal, 7 He lb. ON SEED OIL Raw. bbls, 58c; cases, lln- kAll.,1 Kkl. III.. n .... ...'. , ' lots' of 260 aaliona. ' lo less: oil rati meal, $34 ton. BENZINK 81 o.. cases lla k gal; Iron bbls., HHo per gaL WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 714e per lb: 600-Ib lots. 8a nsr lh: lems lata lUn per lb. " TURPENTINE In -cases.' tSHo per v ihh IHAH.H rresent basts. $2.35. . OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. POOR QUALITY STRIKES A SHAG Packers and Killers Try to Discourage Shipments of Off-Grade Cattle. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Wrw Cattle. Sheep. 135 16 143 85 27$ 275 267 635 68 66 Thursday 172 Wednesday 400 Tuesday J7g Monday 70D Saturday 676 . Friday 356 Portland Union Stockyards, Nov. 19. Good fat cattle are quoted very firm in the yards at this time around $4.25, but in order to bring this price the quality must be good. It is in the ordinary stuff the lean and improperly fed cat tle that the market is inclined to show any degree of dullness. J Packers and killers welcome the arrival of fat fin ished cattle, but they have been fed upon a diet of poor, thin stuff for so long that their stomachs have revolted. Just now they are doing everything in their power to discourage the shipment of off-grade cattle to market. The method they take in this discouraging work is simply to cut the price to such a figure that there is necessarily much complaint from the shippers when their iviuiiia cuiiie in. While this method of stopping ship ments of livestock that is not wanted has been effective in ireliiinE the end desired, at other times it seems to have failed utterly thus far in the Portland market for this movement. The run of poor quality continues liberal and day after day a large portion of the ar rivals are carried over by commission handlers simply because buyers want the market to be slow. Higher Price in Ehep. A higher price Is rullnar in the local sheep market becaue of the Improved demand. Because of the UmitpH arrival killers are todav offering an advance of about 25c for the better class of stock, although ordinary quality Is unchanged. i.amns are now corning about as heavy as eheep and for that reason the killers are not willing to pay such high prices as formerly. The commission trade is now quoting as high as $4 for select wethers with some going down to $3.76. Straight ewes are flndine a demand around $3.253.60 and mixed ewes and wetners (about half and half) are belne quoted at $3.60!gi3.75. Hoks are sliowintr a Rtendv tone with sales of good quality from $6 to $6.25 witn tne average sales todav around $6.15. Today s arrivals In the local vards compare wiin tne movement 011 tnia aay in recent years os toJlows: Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. !?07 285 266 180H 443 1905 81 27 730 A year ago today all lines of livestock were easy at unchanged prices. Representative Sales at Tarda. The following are representative of the sales made in the vards for recent transactions and. show exactly the state or me aemana and prices paid for vari ous varieties and qualities: UUUS. Weight. Price 103 hogs 20,880 $6.15 CATTLE. 2 cows 1.935 $2.50 13 steers 15,050 3.75 13 heifers 13,535 3.25 1 cow 1,035 3.00 4 steers 3.404 3.25 17 steers 18,829 8.60 Following is the general range of values on stock ruling In the yards for late shipments: Hogs nest east 01 mountains, iB.uoir 6.25: ordinary, $5.75: blockers and China fats, $1.00(a)5.60; stockers and feeders. $4.755.00. Cattle nest east or mountains steers, $4.004.25; medium steers, $3.75; poor steers, $3J0; best cows, $3.00; me dium cows, $2,6012.75; stags, $2.60 3.00; bulls, $1,766100. Sheep Best wethers, 3.75(ai4.oo; or dinary wethers, $3.50; lambs, $4.00(8) straleht ewe&. S3.00(ii'3.25: mixed lots, $3.003.T6. veal Choice voung calves, 4.ou heavy and rough, J3.754.00. News Gossip of Finance Portland Bancs. Clearings today $1,042,816.92 Year ago 632,851.80 Gain today $ 409,964.12 Balances today $ 66,492.75 Year ago 69,059.66 Tacoma Banks. Clearings today $ 796.828.00 Balances today 32,145.00 Seattle Banks. Clearings today.. Balances today . . . .$1,522,554.00 199,041.00 Boston, Mass., Nov. 19. Declaring that the Boston curb market Is a pub lic nuisance Judge Lorlng of the Mas sachusetts supreme court today found for tha plaintiff in a suit to restrain noisy brokers from doing business In Doan street. The court was doubtful as to the measure of relief to which the plaintiff was entitled and declarea that some sort of Injunction would be issued at a later date. Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 19 The farm ers of the prairie provinces today made public an allegation that the grain deal ers have combined for the purpose of depressing the price of wheat in Can ada. They say that the price across the line In the United States is 6 cents higher than In Canada. Many of the border farmers are hauling their wheat across the line to United states mar kets. Washington, Nov. 19. Today's treas ury report shows: Receipts, $2,044,784; disbursements, $2,310,000. New York, Nov. 19. Bar silv'er, 60c; Mexican dollars, 45c. London, Nov. 19. Bar silver. 23 1-16J. New York, Nov. bonds: Twos, registered . . do, coupon .,.... Threes, registered. . do, coupon Threes, smal bonds Fours, registered . . do, coupon Twos, Panama .... do, coupon Fours, Philippine .. 19. Government Date Bid. Asked. 1930 103H 104 ' 1930 104 ..... 19ns loo; ioih 1908 100 101 H 10O 1925 122H 1925 1Z1 1024 102 110 New York, Nov. 19. Metal Copper, lake, HHtrH'H'. electrolytic, 1414Hc; castings, ISTiCdiltc. Tin $29.9030.00. Lead $4.35 4.40. New York, Nov. 19. Sterling, cables, 486.25&30; demand, 486.05; 60 days, 484, Boston, Nov. 19. Calumet and Hecla has declared a dividend of $5 a share. Great Flans for Corn Show. Springfield, 111., Nov. 19. All ar rangements are practically complete for the great corn show to be held In this city during the coming week. The ex hibition will occupy three buildings and is designed to bfli7 the largest affair of MS kind ever given In this country. The chief purpose of the promoters of the show Is to Interest the corn growers throughout the country in the modern, scientific ways of raising corn, so that the yield andf the quality may be In creased and Improved. , , PORTLAND. THURSDAY HIT THE MAY , OPTION TODAY Chicago Wheat Market Bear ish With Lower Range in Liverpool Pit. 4 wheat Growth Slow. 4 Cincinnati. Ohio, Nov. 19 4 4 Price Current says today: 4 4 "Dry weather in central re- 4 4 giona Is again unfavorable to the 4 4 wheat crop. Situation Is uncer- 4 4 tain but not positively dlscour- 4 4 aging. . Plant - making slow 4 4 growth and moisture Is much de- 4 4 sired." CHICAGO WHEAT . MARKET. '. Open. Close. Nov. 18. Loss. Deq 103H 103HB 103Vi H May ,....108 107 - 108 July ' 102 H 102 H 102 H Gain. Chicago, Nov. 19.--The bear clique had It in for May wheat ,today, and they sold that option from! morning- to- the end of today's session. The market started weak with a lower range abroad, and for deferred deliveries continued slow and weak all day. The close was and c lower for May and July options, respectively, while ,the Decem ber closed at an advance of He. Liverpool put its bearish foot for ward at the opening this morning with an initial decline of to Hd. Later in the day there was a fractional improve ment, but prices changed but little. Liverpool closed today H q Hd under the final figures of yesterday. Some of the grain leaders attribute today's decline .n distant Tutures here to the efforts to shake out the "tailers" who have been holding the market back. Range of Chicago wheat prtces fur nished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Dec 103H 104H 103H 103B May 10R 108 107 107 July 102H 102 102H 102H CORN. Dec 63 H 63 63 H 63 A May 63 63 62 63 A July 62 62 62 H 62VjB OATS. Dec 49H 49 49H 49V4B May 61 61 51 61 HB July 46 46 4H 46HA PORK. Jan 1625 1627 1612 1612B May 1633 1640 1627 1627A LARD. Nov ... 927. Jan 927 932 925 927A May 940 945 937 940 RIBS. Jan 856 S65 850 3 5 OA May , 867 870 8C5 866B PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS. The Portland Board of Trade furnish es the following l'st of produce ar rivals for the past 24 hours: Nine hundred and sixty boxes apples, 1 car cranberries, 8 cars oranges, 2 boxes berries, 3S7 boxes grapes, 20 boxes pears, 11 crates celery, boxes cucumbers. 6 sacks carrots, 137 sacks onions, 1 car onions, 10 boxes lettuce, S01 sacks potatoes, 2 cars potatoes, 1 car sweet potatoes, 4 boxes peas, 9 crates squash, 6 sacks vegetables, 81 boxes butter, 67. cases eggs, 1 car eggs (eastern). 64 boxes cheese,-3,806 gallon cream. 865 gallon milk, 36 boxes clams, fi boxes crawfish, 146 boxes fish, 64 boxes oysters, 1 box mussels, 240 pounds sturgeon (3), 181 coops chick ens, 3 coops ducks. 6 coops geese, 37 coops turkeys, 1,778 pounds dressed poultry, 266 dressed hogs, 102 dressed veal, 4 dressed mutton, 2 cars meat, 1 car lard, 65 cars wheat, 12 cars barley, 4 cars oats, 9 cars hay. 2 cars feed, I car corn, 6,860 sacks flour. Chicago Butter and Egg board No report. Elgin, III., Nov. 19. Butter 30c, firm. STOCK MARKET REACTS FROM RECENT ADVANCE New York, Nov. 19. Marked declines In values characterized today's market. Realizing was in evidence and the re sult was the lonK-expeoted reaction from the bull market which followed the election. Declines were general. St. Paul develoned considerable resistance to the downward tendency and the Har rlman stocks received considerable sup port, but as a rule prices fell off sharp ly. Stocks closed from one to two points below flntl quotations last night. Northwest Crop Weather. Oregon Rain tonight; warmer ex cept northwest portion. l-rioay rain. Fresh southerly winds Interior, fresh southerly gale along coast. Washington Main tonigni; warmer east portion. Friday rain. Fresh south erly winds Interior, fresh southerly gale along coast. ldano ralr somn, rain norm por tion tonight; warmer. Fresh southerly winds. Photo Supply Men Incorporate. The Blumauer Photo Supply Company has been incorporated by Frank M. Conn, A. L. Levy and I. Leeser Cohen. The capital stock is $12,000. What We Do We solicit deposits subject to check, savings accounts on which we pay interest, deposits for fixed or indefinte periods for which our certifi cates issue, trusts under will, corporate or syndi cate trusts, bond issues, estates for final distri bution or other distribution, etc Consult us freely concerning any phase of our service. l Merchants Savings & Trust Co. 247 Washington Street Portland, Oregon, The Journal Little Want Ads EVENING. NOVEMBER 19, BIG DROP III PARLEY PRICE Decline in San Francisco To day Receives No Atten tion From Local Trade. World' Whtat Prices. Dec. Portland $ .92 HB Chicago 1.03 B San Francisco 1.65 Duluth 104 Minneapolis 1.04 Kansas City 97 St. Louis'" 1.08 H Liverpool 7alld Per cental. "May. BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS. ' Wheat. Flour. Barley Oats. Hay. Cars. Sacks. Cars. curs, cars Thurs. 66 42 43 5,860 3,000 12 9 Wed 8 34 40 7 20 11 25 1 1 6 5 Tuesday , 8,000 " '50 Monday , Sat 122 28 44 Friday . , While the San Francisco market shows a serious decline in the price of barley today, local holders do not show the slightest change In their views. In - San Francisco May barley dropped from $1.63 to $1.49 l'pr cen tal todav while the December delivery went from $1.51 to $146'!', While this Is ona of the most serious de clines noted In the coast harley mar kets for some time, the local trade takes the view that Ban l- rancisco nas been advancing its barley prices alto gether too fast. Locally the market for barley futures has not kept pace with the many late advances of the San Francisco market. Compliments (jJmfffmm cHr--A Brtter Day'. Work." Interesting as a novel instructive as a text-book. It gives the history ot accounting, starting centuries before the time when contracts were recorded by notches on a stick. 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It excels an expert in all kinds of numerical operations, with no possibility Hand or Electrically Operated 16-A lllways Bring" Best Kcsults W 1908. While the prices. In the south were frolng upward at a pace that would nvite heavy shipments, now that these shipments are going forward there is no need to decoy growers further so today values in the south went to a basis where the local trade believes they should have been all the time. Among the Portland barley trade the opinion Is general that barley will sell higher at a distant date this season arrfl for that reason the fact that local warehouses are full of barley has not in the least disturbed them. California Is again buying oats In this market and is paying around for mer quotations. Today the Portland Board of Trade reports the sale. of 400 tons of January oats at $31.50 track this city. There was no change In any of the grain futures on the Board of Trade today. CLUB WHEAT. Bid. Ask. November 9 1 93 December 92H 93H no. 1 White oats. November 155 157H December 167 H 160 NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. November 133 136H December , 136H 138 January 140 OFFICIALlPiT OF CROPS IH ARGENTINA Secretary Fred Muller of the board of trade Is in receipt of the report of the Argentina government Just issued, giving complete details of the last har vest of wheat, linseed, . and oats, as well as the exports and other data up to July 31, 1908. This report shows a rapid expansion of cereal culture and exports. The re port Is as follows: Production Exports Exports crop year crop year same to July 31, to July 31, period 1908. 1908 last year. Tons. Tons. Tons. ,.5.263,705 "3,136,840 2.701,753 ..1.100,700 864,458 778,905 , 492,770 883,117 147,360 Including flour. It Is estimated that 1,300,000 tons of wheat and 100,000 tons of Jtnseed are needed for consumption, while nearly the whole production of oats is export ed, therefore the quantities of wheat and linseed available for expqrt are estimated at 4.0.00,000 and 1.000,000 tons, respectively, leaving still to be export ed this year 800,000 tons of wheat. 150, 000 tons of linseed, and 100,000 tons of oats. The present price of these grains is higher than last year, so that the com parison of this year's harvest with that of last year Is favorable to the agricul tural Industry, while the future harvest oi mistakes, we will prove this and show why Burroughs is better than any other adding machine, in construc tion and efficiency, by an adequate Free Trial in your office. When you write for our complimentary book, "A Better Day's Work," ask also for information about the Burroughs, and state the nature of your business. Burroughs Adding Machine Co. DetreN, Michigan, U. S. A. 65 High Helbent. Lessen, W.C. En(lsa. PORTLAND Wheat Clnseed Oats . xfassr1- i n I, i epic iiiSGussea How the Stone Age ManK me Small Checking Accounts This bank welcomes small accounts subject to check because it is equipped with every facility for promptly handling a large number of individual accounts. Ample capital and surplus. conservative management and absolute security for all deposits. 3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits Overbeck & Cooke Co. Commission Hcrchaals, S(oc& Bonds, Cotton. Grab. U Z10-217 BOARD OP TRADE BUILDING Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan & Ery Chicago. New We have the only privste wire connecting Portland with the ettr? " . exchsnges. .. MEMBERS PORTLAND BOARD OF TRAtT. 13 " " m.i am ujjjaujuj!wewai- promises still better result, the w fa ther being so far. (August 2 all that can be asked for and the area ximiff cultivation having been considerably creased. i.-.j The report shows the follow'ng dl. trtbution of . the .production of grain among the province and territories: Province . . Wheat. Linseed. Oat a. Tone. Tone. - Tone Buenos Aires. 2.606,3 21 X34,B)C 4TJ1 Santa Fe . . 1,019,708 " 504,734 7,067! Cordoba ..... 1.1 83,400 110.44 MO Kntre Bios . . 247,79 ? 161,410 $,8i0 Pampa Cent.. 207.471 7,011 4.2SJ Other prov... 76,000 1.800 1,80 The cultivation of oats haa made re markable progress, the total production In 1906 havln been only 63,lf tons. The area, of land lowri to grain for the last harvest, with the amount of Invrease over the previous . year, was as follows, In' hectares, . (hectare. : acres). Crop. Hectares. Increase. Wheat 6.789,987 67,700 Linseed 1.391,467 370,001 Oats 264,098 JOO.000 Average production per hectare-' wee 995 kilos, (kilo. 2.2 pounds) of wheat nearly 800 ktloa of linseed, and 1.735 kilos of oats. ' ' i r m ' 11 ' Xew York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. Close-. Jan 910 922 909 911 Feh . 803 Mch 909 910 900 901 April 89 May 902 90S 897 899. June 898 900 896 ' 89 July 897 897 888 890 Aug 888 888 888 880 ; Oct 862 863 857 8B7 , Nov 930 931 928 827 Dec 928 935 925 828 ,; TWO MOKE MISSING" BOYS ON THE LIST Gustave Stlbling, aged 16, who lives at 146H First street with his parents, has been reported as missing. The family of the missing boy believe that ... he has started on his way to Seattle with two other youngsters who are anx ious to see the world. Another boy. Mat Maglafer, Is re ported as having left Gervals bound for Portland last night. The boy was last seen with an uncle who It Is b :ieved Is trying to persuade the young ster to go with him to British Colum bia or the State of Washington. Chief . Grltzmacher detailed an officer to look for the boy at the depot but so far no trace has been found. Mount Tabor Mothers' Meeting. . The Home Training circle of the. Mount Tabor school will meet at the home of Mrs. J. C. Elliott King, 237 West avenue, Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock, the meeting taking the form of a social. As children will be enter tained by an hour of story telling, moth ers are invited to bring their children and attend. How the Stone Age " Kept Books Beginnings of Mathematics end CommercMl Book keeping The Abacus and other calculating devices Business Practice is An cteat Babylon Origin of the "Carbon Copy" Charles Babbage'a "Dif ference Engine" Birth of the Modern Adding Machine Sbort Ctt Seggisilsas: Dally Cash Batanesa Stock Kecordsand huentilss Comparative Statements of Operating Expanses Methods of Aaalysina; Out standing Aeeeuats How a Trial Balance Cao be Handled with Accuracy sad Quickness Recapitulation of Sales In a Retail and Wholesale Store How to Handle Monthly Proving Yoox Daily Posting too of Trial Bat- APrevoatioo aace Troables. A Shorter end Better Way to Handle Cash Received Checking Invoices by Machinery Handling a Pay RoU with Quick Aocaracy MultipllsaUoa Cot in Half Subtraction In Less Time Time-Sevlng EMvtekm Mothed Handling Check Pl4nirea by Machinery Getting Cost of Day Labor Labor Coate by Joke A Short r Way Material Coat bjrjobe Finding Cost ofplecee Cotton Invoices Made in One third the Tune Saving Time in Adding and Listing Tons and Cwta. Handling Addition of Pest Inches and Practises of Inches A Scheme for Reconciling Bank Balances Adding and Uatlne Hoars and Minutes In Lose Time Cheeking by Orand Totals Chocking Statistics Etc., Etc. OREGON strict federal supervision anora York, Boston. Begionings of Mathematics