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, , . ; " "... THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. ' NOVEMBER 24, , 1808. 18 AGE OF AN EIGHT-CENT PIE WOULD BRINGS MANY. INTO POLICE COURT MARKILTS BEARISH TOME ; HITSJWOES Harket Slow With Prices Ruling Lower and ery Little Demand. . TORTLAND WHOLESALE MARKETS. Potato market 1 Detiri.. More hops being consumed. Turkey market Is higher. ' Orain market are quiet Car ripe bananas arrives. Bweet potatoes remain low. No clams or crabs in raarlcet. Chickens remain very low. Marks la Bearish. Just now the potato market Is very v..,.u ,.rvhere on the Pacific coaat Bupplles offering are very liberal and as . the trade Is already well imea up poutoes It Is not buying: very freely. In order to unload some of their sur- - ffi&m.tiif 'SSSV Tt& ' no SbUlnabla In s. Jobbing way i MWnt street with $1.10 th. e,: - treme top and some good quality sen , In as low as sue. ttmA waws rrom the South. the California river tock. utoe, - -reefln.? factT. HT."nlyy Trtew" ank probably Us .third, of the rron are atlll In the ground, or say J.000.000 sacks. These are Deing Biiipi. cut quite freely all the time and w P"' '"SiT. Brt vioa is not so ji.-ii. TPPnt terhftP upon mo S of stoct remaining W the ground, the trada in the rather blue and according to lnforma- " tlon coming from there is not even will ing to receive potatoes on consignment . at this moment. . . ,,, Two million sacks of potatoes half of which will probably mppea oui . of California means fording to con- servative estimates that h swttern . ..... - time sufficient pota- ' Toe. to".Urply its want, for fully four . month.. This m lmn""m. i- u. wn n( be exhausted until - March, although the buying from there will very imeiy ri It is estimated that California consumes . about J ears or pum there are aDout j " a th. November rovern- went Crop Reporter theeonsumptlon of brewers of the TTnited States Is showing an Increase. The increase for the last year amounts to 4.8 per cent over a year ago. jo 1 tlon by brewers and exports for the various years snowa. 1 Pminds. - Pounds. AAA CA 1 1A KOx 1905 8S.698.271 1901 , .....62,215,800 1902 ,..,.49.931,844 1903 .....48,307.304 U06....K. 679,630 1907....S1.113.087 1908.... 6,004, 368 During "the tilne year, mentioned the Imports of hops Into the United States show In pounds: . Pound. Pounds, lonn 9RR9.725 I 190B 4.339.379 ' 1901 2.608.708 1908 10,113,989 a one an) I 1AA7 fi 911 BQ? . 1903 6.012. B10 1808.... 8,493,265 mm 2.7S8.163 The bet domestic movement including brewers' consumption, exports and im ports during the years named show in , PoundsT 1900. 47.560,968; 1901, 49,609.- 92: 1902. 47,126,661: 1903 40,294,784; 1904 47.828.707: 1906. 49.358.892; 1906, $11,103. Brief Votes of Trent Street Markets. A car of ripe bananas came In fine ehape today; likewise a car or sweet po - tut or in e-ood condition. No clams or crabs are shown In the market today for the Thanksgiving trade. Grange continue very low-priced. Egg market is firmer with prices un changed. Butter market la quite steady. No chane-e in values. Dressed meata are in small supply tods v. Front street sells at the following prices. nose paid shippers are less regular commissions: Butter, Eggs ana jronltry. BUTTEic Extra creamery, J5 0Jc; fancy, 82 He; store, 20c. BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port i laid Sweet cream. 84 Ho; sour, SZVio per lb. POULTRY Mixed chickens, 11c; bens, llllttc; roosters, old, 10c; fry. vera, 10c; broilers. llHVic; geese, S3 10c lb; turkeys, alive. 1719c; dressed, . 16923c; spring ducks, 14o lb; pig eons, squabs, 12.0002.60 per doz; old. j f 1.00; dressed poultry, llHo higher. CHEESE Full cream, flats, triplet, and daisies, 14ft 16o; Young Amer icas. inttaic. EGGS local best 40o per dozen; eastern, 27HS3c. Hops, wool aae HXdem. WOOL 1908 Willamette valley, 16c. HOPS 1908 crop, .choice 8 He; prime to choice, 7Hso; prlroi, 77Vic; medium, 6 He o. SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 10 16c each; rhort wool, 26c40c; medium wool, 60c & 11.00 each; long wool, 76c 4 11.26 each. MOHA12 1908 Nominal. 1819. TALLOW Prime, per lb, l4c; No. 2 and areaee, 2 2 He. CHITTAii BARKOld, 4M&So; new, 4H6" lb. HI-8 Drv hides. 13 14c lb; green, 67c lb; bulls, green salt, 46b lb; kips, t&lc; calves, itreen, 810c per lb. drain, rionr and Say. i WHEAT Buying price. nw Track, , Portland Club, 90c; bluestem, 96c; fortyfold. 92c; red, tic; Willamette val ley. 91c MILL6TUFFS Selling price Bran, 126 60; middlings, $33.00; shorts, $30.00; chop, $2L00&29.00; allifa meai, $18.00 per ton. BAHLEY Feed. $26.60; rolled. $28.60; ' brewing, $27. FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore gon patent, $4.80; stralgnr. $3.904.S&; export. $1.40ii3.60; valley. 84.66; gra ham. M, $4.40; whole wheat. $4.66; rye, 6s, $5.60; bales. $3.00. HAY Producers' price New tim othy. Willamette valley, fancy, $14.00 16.00: ordinary. $12.60if?121 east ern Oregon. $1 $.60; mixed. $11.00012.00; clover, $10.00; grain, $11.00; cheat, $1100: $11.00: alfalfa, $10.00 11. 00. OATS Producers' price Track, No. 1 white, $30.60031.60; gray. $29.50 10.60. Prult. and TegasabUa. FRESH ' FRUITS Oranges, new navels, $3.26(28.50; bananas 6c Jb; lemons, $J. 26.00 box t grapefruit. $4.004.60; pineapples, Hawaiian, $3.00 4.25 dox; pears. Bartlett, $1.76; grapes, $1.001.60; baskets, 26c; huckleberries 10llo lb; eranberrles, local, $10.50 bbl; eastern, $iie12.60 bbl. ONIONS New Oregon, $1.1001.26 per 100: California, $101.16; garlic. Hr C ID. POTATOES -J-N.w. selling. $1.00 1.10; . buying for shipment per cwL, fancy, 90c$1.00; . ordinary, 700 86o; aweet, tl.it lit 1.99 . . . VEGETABLES Turnips, now Oregon, 5c$l: beets. $101.26; carrots, (00 T&c sack: parsnips, 85c 1.00; cabbage, $1,404; 11.71; tomatoes. 66c pei box; California. $1 per , crate; beans. 2o; cauliflower, 75c Q $1; peas, 12c; oorae radiah 6 7c; artichokes. s ( ) do.; reeu onlona, I5e per dot; peppers, bell, '.; Chile t i; head lettuce, 40c st; hothouse, 76cO$l box: radishes, ls iojn bunches; celery. 66 86c; egg $)liit. 16c b. i APP1XS Good, llQt; poon I075o r box. , f . ' Orooartad; Bats, xt. j - SUGAR Cuba, f.45; powdered, $$.$0; TURKEYS CLEANED UP' ; AT HIGHER QUOTATION WnoUsala Turkey Bulletin. Per lb. Fancy live ........ ..17H 19o Ordinary, live .....17c Poor, live .....16a Fancy, dressed 2So Ordinary, dressed ....20 22 Ho Poor, dressed 18o Culls, dressed 16 16a Tha tUTkev market was In better shape today than it has been for many CATTLE MKET ii Tone Stiffer All Around and All Class of Stock Now - In Demand. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep, Tuesday 96 436 125 Monday 67 S 626 Saturday kb 173 287 186 143 Friday 488 Thursday 473 16 Wednesday 400 Portland Union Stockyards, Nor. 24. Arrivals of cattle were more liberal during the past 24 hours, a total of 435 head being received in the local yards. The market for cattle Is In very good shape and Is improving. At this time the demand Is for all grade, and prices sll through tha cattle market are much better maintained than formerly. There is every Indication of further ImDrovement locally within the next week or 10 days. There was, however, no. change In value, today. Market for hogs is showing firmness but values are merely stationary with no change hi sentiment from the feeling of last week. IS. 26 Is still the top for hogs but the market Is good and steady at this figure. Sheep Market reeling Better. There Is a better feeling In the sheen market at this time. There were no arrivals for the 24 hours In the yards and the call for sheep is getting quite fronounced. Some sheep have been sold o arrive during the coming week at a slightly better price. Today s arrivals or livestock in the yard, compare with this same date in recent year, as follows: Hogs, cattle. Sheet). 1907 130 1906 60 1905 71 60 684 A year ago todav there was a slight ly better tone In the gene.rar situation but values were unchanged. Bepresentatlve Sales at Tarda. The following are reDresentatlve of the sales made in the yards for recent transactions and show exactlv the state of the demand and nrtces naid for vari ous varieties and qualities: HOGS. I Weight. Price. 541 hogs . ..206,780 $6.26 98 hogs 20.120 6.16 95 hogs 19,840 6.10 CATTLE. 1 COW 1.015 3.00 2 bulls 4.205 2.00 41 steers 49,860 4.25 Following is the general range of values on stock ruling in the yards for lain snipments: Hoes Best east of mountains. tS 00 6.25; ordinary, $6.75; blockers and China fats, $5.00 6.60; stockers and feeders, .7&M&.oo. Cattle Best steers, weighing 1.200 pounas, J4.uuw4.z6; medium steers. $3.60$. 76: poor steers, $3.50; best cows. IS. 00: medium cows. 12.fi0i92.7S: siags, ii.dvw4.vu; nuns. i.7tfaz.u(. fclieep nest wethers. 13.75(5)4.00: or dinary wethers. $3.60: lambs. 14.00 fli 4.25; straight ewe., $3.003.25; mixed lots, a. vines. id. veal Choice young calves. 14.60: neavy ana rougn, j.iaa4.uu. Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, Nov. 24. Wheat: Onen. Close. December 7s llHd 7s 10d March 7s 8d 7s 7T?d May 7s 7d 7. 74d fruit or berry, $6.05; dry granulated. o.vo, com. a, 90. extra a, .o; Golden G, $5.46; D, yellow, $6.36; beet, granulated. $5.86: barrels. 16c: half bar rels, 80c; boxes. 66c advance on sack basts. (Above price, are SO days net cash quotations) SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s, $11.00 per ton; 60., $11.60; table, dairy, 60s. $16.60; 10s, $16.00; bales, $2.36; Imported Liverpool, 60s $20.00; 100s, 219.00; 40s, $18.00; extra fine, barrels, 2s, 6a and 10s, $4.6005.50; Liverpool lump rock, $20.60 per ton. RICE Imperial Japan NO. 1, 6 He; No. 2, 6 He; New Orleans, head. 4 34c; Ajnx ( ); Creole, 6 He HONEY New. 16c per lb. COFFEE Package brands. $16.60. BEANS Small white. $5.26; large white, $4.60; pink. $3.85: bavou. $8.75; Llmas. $5.75; Mexican reds. $4. SO. Keats. Pish and .rroTtsions. HAMS, BACON, ETC. Portland pack (local) hams, 10 to 13 lbs, lac per lb; breakfast bacon, 13 21 He lb; picnics, 10c lb; cottagi roll" 11c lb; regular short clears, smoked, 13o lb; backs, heavy smoked, ire lb; light, smoked, 14a lb; bellies, smoked, 16c lb; pickled tongues, 60c each. DRESSED MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy, 7c; ordinary. 66c; large, 6c; veal, extra, 8$x9c lb; ordi nary,, 7ff7Hc lh; heavy, 7c lb; mut ton. ncy. 7c .lb; spring lamb, 7 'lOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10s 14c per lb; 6s, 14Hc per lb; 80 lb tins. 13c per lb; steam rendered. 10s, 13c per ib; 6s, 18 c per lb; compound, 10s, 8 4c per lb. . CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $2.40; razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per do. FISH Rock cod, 10c lb; flounders, 6c per lb; halibut, 7c per lb; striped baas, 16c per lb; catfish, 10c per lb; salmon, silverside, 7c; herrings, 6c rer lb; soles, c per lb; shrimp, 2 He per lb; perch. 6c per Ib; tomcod, 10c per lb; lobsters, 25c per Ib; freeh mackerel, ( ) per lb; crawfish, 20a per dozen; sturgeon ( ) per lb; black bass, ZOc per Ib; silver smelts, 6o per lb; black cod, 7c per lb; crabs. $1.2$ (fi.i per dozen. OYSTERS Shoalwater Bay, per gal Ion, $2.50; per 100-lb sack. $6.0(1: Olym pia, per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack. $6.006.50; Eagle canned. fOc can, $7.00 dosen; eastern in shell, $1.75 per 100. Palate, OoaL OH. Bto. ROPE Manila. ic: sisal. Ttto lb. LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls, 68c; cases. otc; oouea, ddis. cue; cases. bo a gai; lota of 250 gallons, Ic, lest; oil case meal. $34 ton. . 1 BENZINE 8$ deg cases. 10 per gal; iron bbls., 11 He per gaL WHi'iE LEA O Ton lots. 7e per lb; 500-lb lots. So per lb; less lots. le per lb. TURPENTINE -Ib eases, f $ per wrasVNAILS Present basis, fi ll. GROWS FIRMER ' a year. All good birds war cleaned up and only the "culls" or skate, remain. Some of tha latter had such sharp bone. projecting that they could only be han died with difficulty. While ones In awhile a few turkeys sold a. high 26c a pound the general market did not go Deyond zac. The amount of turkey, received thus far along Front street is not half the volume of last year's arrival, and this account. In a measure for the sharp competition in tog ouying. While turkeys were very scarce and high chickens remained very slow sale, but may do better this afternoon or to morrow morning if no more turkey, come. HURTS WHEAT Chicago and, Liverpool Mar kets Depressed Although Latter Eecovres. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Open. Close. Nov. 13. Gain Dee. May July 103 1034A 103 )3A 1C 107 f 100 107WB 107 101 B 101 Loss. Chicago, Nov. 24. The wheat market started very bearish and prices dropped considerably. Foreign weakness was the depressing influence at the start and added to this was the slow cash call and the Increased visible as shown by Bradstreets. The latter was a. fol lows: What East of Rockies, Increased 4.164.000 bushels, Canada decreased 978,000 bushels, Europe and afloat de creased aov.uoo bushels, total world visible increased 2,686.000 bushels. Corn Increased 441.000 bushels. Oats Decreased 304.000 bushels. After the opening of the market here which sent December c lower to 103 and May down an equal sum at 107 there was a slight steadying of forces and with some short covering a portion of the early decline was regained. At the close December was c down. May unchanged and July c higher than yesterday. Liverpool opened Ud to d lower and closed d to d under yesterday, final figures. gt. Louis reported cash wheat dun but steady around former prices. The primary receipts show in bushels Today. Year Ago. Wheat 1.509.00 636.000 Corn 765.000 415,000 ShlDmenta: Wheat 573,000 783.000 Corn 295,000 675,000 Cash wheat No. 2 red. $1.04 1.05 No. 3 red, $1.031.04; No. 2 -hard, $1.01V4: No. 3 hard, $1.001.04; No. northern spring, $1.0701.08; No. northern spring. $1.05 1.07; No. spring. $1.00 1.06. . Range of Chicago prices furnished by uveroeck & cooke Co.: WHEAT. Open. . . 103 . . 107 . . 100T4 . 6414 . . 63H , . 62 High. 103 '4 107W 101V4 CORN. 64 4 63 62 OATS. 494 61 46 PORK. Low. 102 106 100 63 62 TS . 62 4 Close. Dec Mar July Dec. May July Dao. May July Dec. Jan. May Nov. Jan. May Jan. May 103 "A A 107HB 101B 63A 63B 62A 49 61 46 49" en 4? MUCH WEAKNESS 1460N 1637 1617 1620 1652 1632 1632 LARD. 927 937 932 932A 952 946 946 RIBS. ' 865 847 847 . 872 865 866A .1630 .1642 935 947 860 872 PRODUCE IN SAN FRANCISCO Ban Francisco. Nov. 84. Eggs per uuiii unuiumin rresn, including cases, J'ras, 64c; firsts, 61c; seconds, 40c; thirds, 28c; California storage extras obc; iirais, jic; seconds, Z8e; east era storage, extras, 28c; firsts. 27c seconds, 25o. nutter per pound California frenh extras. 37c; firsts, 27c: seconds. 24o thirds, 20c; eastern extras, 27c; ladles, extras. 22c; firsts, 21c; pickled. No. 1. 23 c; storage, California extras, 26 c; packing. No. 1, 21 c ' yew Cheese per pound California lints, iincy, ic; rirsts, lie; seconds. i'Tjv, vnmumi xoung America, rancy. 17c; firsts, 16c; eastern New York cneaaars, rancy. 17c; Oregon flats, fancy, 14c; Oregon Young America. i v&uiurnia storage, rancy, "7;, urip u&is, rancy. Hc Oregon Young-America, 16c r-oiatoes per cental River whites i bbcrh j , innry, uqgsbe; poor, 60 65c caiman Durbanks. $1.40 1.65; Oregon kllrtulnt,. 1 If 1 ft . . . . j. t.uu iweei potatoes per pound. l01e. v Onions per sack 7075e. granges per box new navel., $1.75 PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS me receipts of produce at Portland lh i past 24 hours as complied by Apples 495 boxes, crran ill Kn... strawberries 7 boxes, cocoanuts 7 sacks, grapefruit 25 boxes, limes 6 boxes, lem ons .8 boxes, lemons 1 car. oran in boxes, oranges 2 cara. nmn l? hnt.. persimmons 18 boxes, tangerines 96 boxes, artichokes 28 boxes, cabbage 16 w.io, j cmies, carrots 304 sacks, melons 3 crates, onions 136 sacks, onion sets 37 sacks, potatoes 280 sacks, potatoes 2 cars, sweet nnttn 1 car, peppers 1 box. tnmntn.. ioq crates, vegetables 16 sacks, veretohio. 40 barrels and drums, radishes 2 boxes, butter 144 cases, butter is ,,h. tl US cases, cheese 235 cases, cream j.uuj Bo-iiuiiB, muK oil) gallons, clams 22 boxes, crawfish 8 bum rimh an boxes, oysters 94 sucks, oysters 2 pails oysters 2 tubs, turtles 1 box, froglegs 1 box. chickens 170 coons, rtnew. ii. coops, geese 11 coops, turkeys 36 coops squabs 1 , coop, dressed poultry 68 090 pounds, dressed hogs 126. dressed veal i, aressea mutton is, meat Z cara SAX FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET San Francisco, Nov. 24. Merchants exchange quotations: Cash wheat Walla 'Walla, white $1.67; red Russian $1.63; turkey red. $1.75; hluestenij 1.76. Future wheat May, $1.73 bld( De cember, $1.66. t Cash barley Bright, $1.46 bid; brew ing, $1.47. Future barley May, $1.60 bid; $1.52 asked;. December, $1.47 bid; $1,48 asked. Millstuff. Bran, $29.60; middlings, $84.00; short., $31.60, " i. OatsWhUey XM Br cental, ,''""V::'i tv' ;T1;.i: :. ;;; v. SOUTH BUR coarse wins Oats and Barley Sold to San Francisco on Portland Board of Trade. . World's Wheat Price.. December. Portland 92 B 103UA 112 Chicago .............. New York . Kansas City St. Louis . . 103H Minneapolis 104 Duluth. i 104 Winnipeg 97 San Francisco 165 Liverpool 7s 10 d ' Per cental. BOARD Of TRADE RECEIPTS. Wheat, Flour, Barley, Oats, Hay, Cars. sacks. Cara Cars, Cars. Tues.- Mon. . Sat. . Frl. . Thurs. Wed. ...8$ ...63 ; ...61 ::B ...42 2,840 8 11,680 6,600 1.100 6,860 3,000 11 15 1 12 8 Coarse grain markets are . holding firmer here in consequence of the Im proved feeling in the south.' In San Francisco there has been a revival of the bullishness in barley futures and both May and December options there show an advance. Buying or barley and oats for the south is again reported here. On the Portland board of trade today the market presented a holiday appear ance, with a small attendance. Quota tions show no change, but the tone of the market was steady. There were two sales of 200 tons each of barley for December-January delivery, at $26.60, and 800 tons of No. 1 white oats, prompt delivery, at $31.50 a ton. Board of trade prices today: CLUB WHEAT. Bid. Ask. 92 93 November . December . . NO. November . December . . NO. 91 98 1 WHITE OATS. ....158 155 165 167 1 FEED BARLEY. 183 186U November December 136 138 January 140 News Gossip of Finance Portland Banks. Clearings today $998,801.98 Tear ago 719,990.84 Gain today $178,810.14 Balances today $140,964.66 Year ago 144.162.32 Seattle Banks, Clearings today Balances today .$1,534,410 . 169,038 Taooma Banks. Clearings $820,765 Balances 43,832 Pittsburg, Nov. 24. Stockholders of the Westlnghouse Electric & Manufac turing company met in this city today for a special session to provide for the carrying out or tne reorganisation plan which 13 to take the company out ol the hands of the receivera The plan contemplates an increase in the board of director, to 16 and the formation of a proxy committee to remain in exist ence five years, according to the re quirements of the modified plan of the readjustment committee. The stock holders are also asked to make changes in the by-laws required by the plan to increase tne capital siock Dy I1U.UU0.009 as wen as to adopt the necessary res olutions to make the plan Itself ef fective. New York, Nov. 24. Bar sliver, 49c; Mexican aoiiars, tac London, Nor. 24.- Bar silver, 22 d Twos, registered ... 1930 13 104 100 100 100 122 121 102 102 110 104 ao coupon 1980 Threes, registered .1908 do couDon 1908 101 101 Threes, small bonds .... Fours, registered... 1925 do coupon 1925 Twos, Panama do coupon .... Fours. Philippine New York. Nov. 24. Metal Conner. iaivc, ji m ioi n -nc; electrolytic, Hat 14c; castings, 1314c. Tin $29.90(8130.00. Lead $4.30 4.35. New York. Nov. 24. The remlar quarterly dividend of 1 per cent has been declared on Federal Smelting & Mining preferred. Boston. Nov. 24. Utah Conner ram. pany has declared the regular quarterly dividend: London. Nov. 22. Spot Copper up 7s 6d New York. Nov. si atriin.. Cables. $4.8665 (Sp 4.8670 ; demand. $4,864?! 60 days, $4.84 4.8425. Washington. IX C. Nov. Th treasury statement tnrtnv iin' .. following: .Receipts, $1,524,564. Disbursements. $3,150,000. New York Cotton Market. v Open. High. Low. Close. January .... 909 912 904 908 March Jt..... 910 912 905 908 May .7 909 913 906 908 July 903 906 900 902 August ..... 898 898 895 896 October .... 868 872 863 868 December .. 928 930 923 927 Hogs Drop In East. Chicac-o. Nov. 24. Hors 87.000. cattle 7,600, sheep Z2.000. Hogs are 6c fo 10c lower. Left over yesterday 10,000. Re ceipts year aro K.000. Cattle and Sheen steady. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 24. Hogs 1,600, cattle 6,400, sheep 16,000. H.ansas city, mo., imov. z. Hogs ii.uuu, cattle ir.uuu, ysneep s.vuv. ' ; 1 Salts for Foreclosure. Vancouvar. Wiuh.. Nn. 14. -fhnrloa H. Onby, as administrator of the esute of Gerhard Brader, deceased, and Henry Brader have filed- separate suits in the superior court against John M. Lay to foreclose on nptes secured by mort gages on real estate located in and about Vancouver Heights. Onby sets forth that Lay gave a note September 23, 1907. for 1200A nn. amount of which ham been nald. alt hour h n iw nast due. ti asks judgment for $2261, this includmg Interest. ( 1 J Brader seeks to recover on a. note for $1000 issued tha same- data Of the principal (SoO has been paid," and the STOCKS PUT UP By BIG PEOPLE Sharp Advance in All Issues Today Union Pacific 4 1-8 Higher. 4k New York. Nov. 24. The stock 4 market received a helping hand 4 from the big people today and advanced sharply for all Issues 4 with Union Paciflo the leader. New York. Nov. 24. Tha atoclr mar. ket was strong from the 'start today: showing small gains at the opening Tviuvti KituiuMiiv winenKfi nurinr in. . . . siun untu some oi tne leader, were showing advances of 4 nointa t ih ctusing. l ne market was in "the hands of the same clique which nut viln.n hi-hr juoi Mitfvira election ana upon tneir buying the entire list moved upward in a mass. Harriman Issues were the leaders of the day with Union Pacific 4 higher and Southern Paclfln iu points above yesterday. The following suvaui-ea were snown ror the day; Amalgamated CooDer 3, TuvimntivA i u Sugar 2, American Smelter J, Atch- iuu un&aian racinc in. 8t. Paul 3, Erie 1, Great Northern 1. Illi nois Central S L. & N."1. Missouri Pac f c 1; N. Y. Central 1, Northern Pacific 2, Pennsylvania 1, Reading 3. Rock Island 1 , Rock Island preferred in, ouumern --acinc 3, Union Facl- iic u. a. eieej i points. Range of New- York price., furnished uy vveriwi- cc uoone company: DESCRIPTION. Amal. Copper Co. Am. & jr., o. Am. C. & F., p. Am. cotton uil, c Am. 1jOco.9 c . . Am. Sugar, o. . . . Am. Smelt., o. . . , Am. Smelt., j. . Amu, Mining Co.. Am. Woolen, c Atchison, c. .... . Atchison, p...... B. & O., o. . . . . B. A O p...;.. B. R. T......,., Can. Pac, c Cen. Leather, c. . C. 4 O. W., c C, M. & St P.. . C. & N. W.. c Chea. A Ohio Col. F. I, C. Colo, So., c. .. do 1st pfd .. Corn Prod., c. . do pfd ...... D. & H D. & It. O., o. do pfd Erie, c do 2d pfd ... do 1st pfd . . Gt. Nor., pfd.. Illinois Cent. . L-& N. Manhat. Ry. . . . Mex. Cent Ry.. M., K. & T;. o. do pfd 33 34 33 47 48 47 137 146 139 147 137 140 118 119 12V IS f-DIstillers Ore Lands Missouri pacific National Lead. . N. Y. Central. . . 74 72 116 N. Y., Ont & W.. n. at vv., c do pfd North American North. Pacific, c. Pac. Mail 8. Co.. S1 129 Penn. Ry P. s a.. L. & C. C. pressed s. c., c. do pfd . Reading, c do 2d pfd do 1st pfd Rep. Iron & S-. o. do pfd Rock Island, o. . do pfd 136 139 136 87 87 22 49 S. L.. 8. F. 2d pd 34 60 21 ao ist pra St L. A 8. W., c. do pfd. '. S. Pacific, c . do pfd S. Railway, c... do pfd Texas A Pac. . . . T.; St L. & W c. do pfd. Union Pac, c... do pfd U. 8. Rubber, c. do rjfd 63 62 H2-.1 119 122 24 122 121 23 67 68 68 82 85 69 183 96 35 188 106 66 112 U. S. Steel Co., c. ao pro. Wabash, o. . 'do pfd. ...... 112 112 14 14 15 36 65 80 2 92 48 35 W. U. Tel Wis. Central, c do pfd Westlnghouse . Utah . 3 48 Delaware & Hudson, ex-dividend 2 per cent - Northwest Crop Weather. Oresron Occasional rain or snow to night or Wednesday, cooler east portion tonight; westerly winds. Washington Occasional rain or snow toniaht or Wednesday, cooler east nor- tlon tonight; .westerly winds. laano nam or snow tonight or Wed nesday, cooler tonight. CONDUCTOR'S VICTIM AWARDED DAMAGES Portland Railway, Light & Power Company Will Par Charles Warren $1500. (Special Dlipatcb to The Journal. 1 Oregon City. Nov. 24. In the case of Charles A. Warren va the (Portland Rail way, Light A Power company, for $5000 damages, the company confessed judg ment and the sum of $1600 was award ed Warren. Last July, Warren boarded an Oregon City car and paid fare to Meldrum, but on arriving at that place did not get off. Conductor Nelson, in charge of the car, demanded another fare, which Warren refused to- oav. claiming that he was to get off at the next station which was within the fare limit. The conductor Is alleged to have as saulted him. and disabled him for about two- weeka He was arrested for the assault the next morning and entered a plea of -guilty before. Judge Stipp, who fined him $10. Probate Court Business. .(Special Dispatch t Ta Jonraati Oregon City, Nov. 24. Letters of ad ministration of the estate of Eliza A. Ramsby were issued to Alwelda Dickey, the. estate Is valued at $2000. The final accounting of wi B Shively Jr., as administrator of 'the' estate of W. B. Shively, with the vouchers an nexed, having been approved, ' the es tate 1 was dosed yesterday. The an- praised .value of the estate lk $1845, is o a- ? I 8341 1 46 46 45 i6'" 66 138 9i '49 ::::: c... 95 97 '96 99 99 99 106 107 106 ;i-64-6iH ..28 28 28 146 149lJ 146 174 174 173 47 38 39 37 SSI.:::::::::: 9 19 s lisliiH!!! Costs amounting ' to something like $100, four attorneys, a court, a jury, numerous , witnesses and several days in time were required to settle law suit over an 8-cent ;ple. And -after all - the sauabblinc. the court proceedings, the. spending of mnn.D mmj all th.f A thin. . V. n ...waaw WU ... . DV.. . .Illilg. .11. pie was not eaten. What do you know about thatf And oh. yes, a family row was mixed up in the affair but didn't appear , on - the horlson to any - great extent, H. S. Rlttman was acquitted by a jury in the municipal court yes terday afternoon, the charge having been that of violating the city ordi nance with reference to food not fit for human consumption. Mr. Rlttman is owner of the Log Cabin bakery, and was charged with having sold- pies which were mouldy. His defense was tnat tne pie n question had, been kept NORTH BANK GETS TKOLliEY TRAVELEKS Traffic Falls Off to the Extent That Trailers Are No Longer Needed. (Special Dispatch to Tbt Journal.) Vancouver, Wa.h., Nov. 24. A. the result of the opening of the North Bank line Into Portland, travel on the Van couver-Portland line of the Portland Railway, Light A Power company ha. fallen off, and indications are that in the -near future all trailer, will be ills- continued. Since the construction of the NorthJ Bank began three year, ago, travel over the electric line ha. increased to such an extent that the service had to be doubled, and even then dosens were compelled to stand on the morning and evening trips. This Increase wa. partly due to the large number of persons lom- Jiloyed In construction work, but of "late arge numbers of passengers arrlving and departing from Vancouver traveled over the electric line to and from Port land. All of this now goes over the bridges. For the rtast six months the trolley trains from Vancouver between 4 and 6 o'clock In the evening carried from 100 to 150. Laat evening the largest num ber carried on any single trip was 41, and on the 6:30 trip but 22 persons took passage on the ferry bound for Port- land. If the statement of F. I. Fuller, gen eral manager of the street railway com pany. Is correct, the company win now lose money every day it operates the Vancouver line, adoui is montiis ago. when aDnearinK before the county com mlssloners of this county at the time that body was endeavoring to secure a lower passenger rate between Vancouv er and Portland, Mr. Fuller made the statement that the company could not possibly lower the fare, as the line was nareiv maaina- eKoenses. At tnat time and for a year previous the line was handling nearly twice as many people as it ever had before or is at present. LUTHERAN WOMEN TO HOLD APRON 'BAZAAR (Special Dispatch to Tha JowaaL) Oregon City, Nov. 24. The Ladles' of Zlon's Lutheran church will hold an apron bazaar this afternoon at Knapp's ban. Wachem tribe. Red Men will alt in council this evening and some palefaces will be transformed into Draves. The ladles of St. John's parish will meet in a sewins- circle 'this afternoon at McLoughlln hall. The regular annual ball of the For esters of America will be held tomor row' evening at the Armory. The Fraternal Brotherhood will meet tomorrow evening at Knapp's hall, and a class of 20 will be initiated. Ater initiation a turkey dinner will be served. Ladd & Tilton Bank PORTLAND, OREGON Established 1859. . . Oldest Bank on the Pacific Coaat Capital fully paid - - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits $500,000.00 OFFICERS W. M. Ladd, President Edward Cookingham, Vice-Pres. W. H. Dunckley, Cashier. Interest paid on time deposits and savings accounts. Accounts of banks, firms, corporations and individuals solicited. Travelers' checks for sale and drafts issued available in all countries of Europe, PORTLAND i Small Checking Accounts This bank welcomes small accounts subject to check because it is equipped with every facility for promptly handling a large nufnber of individual accounts. Ample capital and surplus, conservative management and strict federal supervision afford absolute security for all deposits. 3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits Overbeck & Cooke Co. f oczBissioD Rercbanfs, Stocks, Bonds; Cotton, Craft,. Etc., 216-217 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan &8ryatsj ' ' . Chicago, New York, Boston. , , ; . We have the only private' wire connecting Portland with the caster;' -y1,'- - : i-Y - exchanges. , - - '- t, ." I IIXMBKR PORTLAND BOARD OT)-TRAD 11, V ... , i by the grocers longer than was usual and that he was not accountable for pastry retained by retailers for days and days and days. ' The jury upheld , the contentions set forth by Mr, Rltt man'a attorneys. . - , - Mrs. Sarah H. Evans, city market In spector, was represented before Acting Judge Sea brook by Deputy City Attor ney Sullivan. For the defendant, Wal ter H. Evans and Ralph A. Coan ap E eared. And the grocers, Fink wls,-were represented, too, by coun- iust what became of the pie is not known. It was an apple pie. Pie " specialists claim that a pie is not was claimed by the defense that the 8 cent i pie in question had been sold by tne retailers on the fifth day after It had been , purchased from the ' pie maker. . PETTY THIEVES ' , BUSY THESE DAYS While One Adventurous Culprit Rises to the , Occasion ' and Steals a Horse. . .(Special Dispatch to Tfci Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., Nov. I. During the past week or 10 days, the police of this city have received numerous re ports of petty robberies, but so far none of the guilty ones has been . lo cated. William Wilson reports that he left a horse tied at the rear of Young's blacksmith shop yesterday and when he returned a short time afterward it was gone. No clue whatever, as to either animal or thief has been secured. A. Hlgdon, proprietor of a general store at Manor, north of this city, says someone stole a gola watch from his place. It seems the watch was left on a counter. Hlgdon has no clue to the thief. From the rallwav construct Inn ramn ' of Copenhagen Bros., near Rldgefield. comes news of the theft of two suits of clothes and several other articles from, the storehouse. Two men are re ported to have been seen walking down the railway track wearing the stolen garments, but so far as the oollre here can determine they have not come to Vancouver. Recruits for the Artisans; (Special Dlapatch to Tha Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 24. The open meeting held by Artisan Assembly, No. 6, was a decided success from every standpoint with the exception that the Inclement weather kept many people away who otherwise would have attend ed. Dr. Olmsiead's lecture on "New York After Dark as a Physician Sees It" kept the audience alternating be tween laughter and tears, and was an exceptional treat, Fifteen applications were received and preparations are un der way for a big initiatory ceremony at the first meeting In December at which time the neml-annuai election of officers will take place. It Is also expected that the second meeting in next month will he devoted to social purposes and that another open meeting will be announced. Fined Ten for Disturbance. (Special Dlapatch to Th Journal.) Vancouver. Wash., Nov. 24. Just as she was about to board the Vancouver erry yesterday afternoon, a woman Known as Jessie Monroe attracted the attention of Police Officer Cresop by her unusual language. The orricer en deavored to soothe her. but she turned her wrath on him and he finally led her up the street to tne city Dastiie. j. p. Monroe: who was with the woman, was also pMiced undojrarrest This morning in ponce court tne Monroes were rinea $10 each and costs for creatine a dis turbance on the streets. They paid the fines. R. S. Howard Jr Asst. Cashier. T. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier. Walter M. Cook, Asst Cashier. OREGON