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Newspaper Page TextTHE hop noraniT IS QUITE, GOOD Brewers Are Taking Former Purchases Indicates They Are Needed. "' TODAY'S WHOLESALE MARKETS. . Eggs are not bo firm. SSod lone ruling chicken. Pressed meat come "lowly. Flosir advance takes effect. Wheat market 1 turner. f . May 1 steady: alfalfa firmer. 'Movement of hop 1 Kod- Shipping Bop .to' Brewers. The present movement of bop to point ouUWe of the tate 1 the heav iest of the year. Brewer we taking Jn their former purchase. This 1 one of the bet signs noted thus far and in dicate that they are not overburdened with upplie that they " do not want the ISO crop. Outside of thli "the "hop market 1 unueually quiet. The sale at this time do not compare with those of this time a year .ago even when the money wa o hard to Ret The few sale now hown are principally ; for medium ( good - With price generafiy ruling around Be a pound. The ale of prime or choice IrXofl. are few and far between and the ?rVm top Vthe market today is 8c pound and onles theyhave order for immediate filling buyer, are not Inclined to offer that figure -for the beat goods. Eggs Are Hot So Plrax. f . The ton of the local egg market is riot quite o good. While the arrival re still very small the demand shows considerable decrease when dealers be gin to ask 450 for best quality. The retail trade i not inclined to pay this figure and most of the transactions today In home good are around 424 e. At the lower figure the movement I better. . . , Oeod Ton Baling Chicken. wr chickens the ' market Is firmer along Front street although no change in price is shown. Mixed coops are generally ranging around 1 to a pound with fancy hens Ho higher than that. Outside of a few coops of ducks and Kfese there are no arrival except thicken. - Turkeys are not coming at all and there is but little demand for them Just now. poatlnned Spreloa la potatoes. "Vvhtle ome of the trade had pre viously expected that demand for po tatoes would improve, about this time, the market is still showing a low dis position. There is no outside business reported and little indication that any will be coming in. thl direction for soma time. . : ' . . , Th same feeling remain In onion here although there 1 a fractional im provement In both vtptie -and price in the south. However, the Portland price is still sufficiently high when compared with the outside. ' ' Che Short of Demand. Cheea swpplles in th Portland mar ket a re -cleaned up. One of the rqnt street handler has on file order for fully 100 case that he has been de lawed Jn fitting. The market i firmer as a result but prices are unchanged for thBuuer I firm . and -unchanged in pr!C' Brief Botes cf th Trad. ' Little demand for horseradish be cause of poor quality. . Sweet potato market 1 mixed; some sales being around $1.75 -while other -it!'ding firm around $1.85. Dressed - meat are. till "low in ar riving; especially; veal. Market in good "hF?on.t street "sell the following prices. Those paid shipper ar lesa regular commmien; ilia Vmat m VMllfV. - .M S3U035C; store, tOc, BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. h. fort, land Sweet cream. JSVie; sour. $$tt POULTRY Mixed chicken. 12c lb; hens. iJUc; roosters, old Hc; fryers, liHc; broilers, 12 He; geese. 8 lOelb- tutkeys. alive, if 17Hc: dressed. l&25c: spring duck. 14o lb; plg .n.v,. Aihiaihii mr dos: old. 1.00; Pressed poultry. ifolHo higher. 1 . CHEBoB TJU crown, ; and daisies, 14H16c; Toung Amer- ICBGhLaiabe.t. 45c per do; east ern. 04e."------.-.::'.-:.i.J...: . Bops, Wool Kids. WOOL 1908 Willamette valley, 18c HOPS 108 crep. choice, 8c; prime to choice. 7Vc; prime. 7e; medium, ' HlHEEPSKINS Shearing. '10 Qlie each; ehort wool, 8Sc40cs medium wool, 6Oc0$t.OO each; long wool, T$c MOHAlit--1908 Nominal, 18lla ; TALLOW Prime, per lb, $4c; No. c&fEBAid. 4.c; new. Vt 6e lb. liVF.B Dry hide. 1S014O lb- green, 7e lb; bull, green alt. 4 So lb; klB. Si 7c: calve, green. 810o per lb. . .. . Orate, rioax e4 Say, WHEAT Buying price, new Track, Portland Cluo, Kic; ; muestem. ac; fortyfold. iic; red. 89oj Willamette vu Iav. Sir- MILLSTCFFS Selling price Bran, chop, l2L0029.oe; alfslla xneai, 118.00 BSu-ET Feed. S2I.80; rolled. $28.10; brewing, $27. FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore gon patent, $5.00; straight $44.S6; export. $3.70; vaiiey, si.ee; gra ham. Us, $4.40; whole wheat. $1.46; rye, B. $5.60: bale. 88.0. IT A V Pnvliimtra' nrlee N W tlm thy. Willamette valley, fancy. $14.00 era Oregon. Ili.it; mixed, $I1.001,00: clover, $10.C; , grain, $11.00; cheat. $1K00; alfalfa, 812t12.60. , . OATS Producers' price Track, No. 1 white, $30.60$L60; gray. $29.60$ 80.(0. Traits and Tegattle. FRESH - FRUITS Orange. new navels. I2.00&1.75 per box; Japanese orange 6c per box; banana. So per lb; lemons. $8.26 6.00 box; grapefruit. 84.00 4.60; pineapples, Hawaiian. $3.00 dosen; pears, Bartlett, $1.76; grapea, S1.001.60; huckleberries, 10llc lb; cranberries, local, $1.60 bbl; eastern, $13 60 bbl. i ONIONS New Oregon. $1.101.2S per 100: caiuornia, garuc. 7 U ffi o to, pot A TOES New. ellln. 81.00 1.10; buying for shipment per cwt., fancy. fcOc; .ordinary, 60 70c; sweet. . i.vir i.v. APPLES Good. 1102; poor 60JSe per box. VEGETABLES TQrnlps, new Oregon. TSc 81; - beet, liai.it; carrots. fttf He sack: parsnips. $6c1.00: cabbage, 81 60fcpl.7J; tomatoes, California, $1 l.l'ti; per crate; Deans, lie; cauli flower, "Bcfff $1.10; peas, 12c: horserad lh, 6&Sc lb; artichokes, S75o dos; frten onions. 16c per dox: peppers, bell. 6c; Chile ; bead lettuce. , 40o o; hothouse, $1 box; radishes, 15c dmen buncnee; celery, v lO BSc; egg plant. 0 lO. : Oreeerlee, Bnt. ste. ST'GAR Cube, $1.48; powdered. 14.80; fruit or berry, $4.06; Dry granulated, ii ( i; conf. A. J4.26; extra B, $6.66; ;..Mn U, $6.46; D. yellow. $5.36: beet. ti. ji'c; boxes. 66o advance on . sack bsi. " -. I A Novo price are It day net cash jU"t(-n ) . - . " . SLT Oore Half ground., 100. f 11.(0 rr ton: 60s, li: 60; table, dalry. c i n's, jo.uu; nun, 91. ami i l:i ' ri,) IJv. rpnol, 63. IS.tf; 100S, I li . ,; :. J i vv; extra, .fine, barrels, I WORLD; BETTER SELLS- HIGHER Hogs Sell Up to $6.12 1-2 To day With Better Stuff Worth Jlore in Yards. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hon. Cattle. Sheen. juonaay atu Tuesday 360 . Wednesday 830 460 23 260 .740 688 68 12 Thursday 90 , rnaay . ........ asu Saturday 16 Portland Union Stockyard. Dec, There wa a better grade of hogs among the arrival in the yard during the paat 24 hour and for that reason the market 1 better. Some fancy Willamette val ley stuff old in the yard as high as $8.12 H and there wa a good call for them - at thl figure. Thl compare with the top price at $8 during th paat weeks. There were only a dosen cattle in the yard during the past 24 hour with only G 8 head yesterday and none the day oerore. 'Jin scarcity or looal sup plies is very pronounced and price are expected to reach higher ere long. The yards are full of buyers with no cattle to sell them. Sheen jnerket show a better ran to day but the supplies do not compare with the demand. Top prices are still maintained, especially for the better class of stock. Today arrival in the yard compare with this day in recent year a fol low: Hogs, cattle. Sheep. 1907 . 60 21 240 1905 . 70 29 1906 . (6 ... A year ago today hog and cattle were Arm and sheep easy. No change in price. Better Bogs Bring More, J "The trade is paying and offering a better price for a better grade of hogs than ' has been ushown in the yards lately," says Lee M. Lacey of Hunt ft Lacey. "Everyone is after cattle and the yards are showing very scant sup- ?Iles. Shippers should get some of heir stock into the yards without delay and take advantage of these prices. Sheep are firm at unchanged prices." "There is a very firm demand for cat tle and sheep," say 8. P. Gould of Ben son & Could. "Arrivals in both lines are far under the demand and the tone of the market Is firmer, I expect cattle prices to improve right along. Hogs re main where they were although a Better call of stuff is now coming forward and is therefore bringing higher prices." Tarda' Bepreaentativ Prices. Following prices re representative of the latest transactions in the yards and show the extent' of the demand and price for the various llnes; - - '; - .. HOGS. Weight. 62 hogs 13,060 48 hogs 13,465 (1 stock hogs..,,.,. 9,460 ' 95 hogs ............ 16.855 15 hogs 3,930 STEERS AND COWS, 102 cow ............ .108.705 .- 110 steer 123,205 46 cow 48,700 BULLS AND STAGS. 7 bulls A 10.664 2 stag 2,038 H bull 1,685 SHEEP, ... Price. $6.10 6.12 6.00 6.76 6.00 $810' 4.10 3.10 $2.00 2.00 l.Va 649 mixed sheep 68,235 Followlna is the general $4.00 range of values on stock ruling jn the yards for late shipments: Hogs Best east of mountains, $8.00 8.26; ordinary, $5.606.76; blockers and China fats, $5.00(35.60; stackers and feeders, $4.76 6.00. Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200 pounds, $4.25; medium steer, $4.00 4.25: poor steers, $3.25: best cows, $3.00 8.25j medlumcows, $2.602.86; stags, SheeD Best wethers. $4.2604.60: or dinary wethers, 4.25; lambs, $4.60 4.io: etraigni ewes, J.ou; mixea lots, $8.7604.00.. , , Veal Choice young calves, $4.00 l.ou; neavy ana rougu, i.ova.0. Hogs Higher In East. Chicago, Dec. 5. Hogs 18.000; cat tle, 600; sheep, 2000. Hog are strong to 6o higher. Left over yesterday, 4300. Receipts year ago, 30,000. Cattle and sheep steady. . Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 6. Hogs, 8. 000; cattle, 600; sheep, none. Omaha. Neb., Dec. 6. Hoga, 6000; cattle, ido; sneep, too. Northwest Crop Weather, Oreson Fair toniaht: ' colder south and east portions; Sunday fair; north easterly wxnaa t Washington Fair tonight and Sun day; easterly winds. Idaho Fair tonight except snow southeast portion; colder south portion; Sunday lair. New York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. Close, Jan, ...... 875 880 874 March .... 877 881 875 May ...... 881 885 87 July 876 880 876. Aug 869 870 865 Oct. $64 88 862 Dec. 813 916 910 87988$ 80882 2i, 6s and 10s, $4.60 6.5t; Liverpool lump rock, $20.60 per ton. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, IHei No. 2, 6 He; New Orleans, head, (0$e; Alax ( : ureoie. 6e. HONEY New. 16o per lb. COFFEE Package brands, $11.60. BEANS Small white, $5.25; large white. $4.60: pink. 23.85; bayou. $3.75; Limas, ia.7; Mexican reas. xt., SCeats, VlBh and JovTWoa. ILiMS, BACON, ETC Portland pack (local) hams, 10 to 13 lb. 16c per lb; breakfast ba'on 13a)2H4o lb: Dlcnlca 10c lb; cottagt, rolL llo lb; regular abort clears, smoxea, iao id; Dacca 13o lb; bellies smoked, 16c lb; pickled tongues, COo each. DRESSED MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy, 7 8c; ordinary, 67o; large. c; veal, extra, 9c; ordinary, 8c; neavy, fc id; mutton, xancy, oitf c id sbrinr lamb. 77'AC lb. LOCAL LARD KetHe leaf, 10a 14e per lt; 5s, iiho per id; b id una, isc per IP; steam rendered. 10s, l2o per lb; 6s, 13 He per lb; compound, 10s, $c per id. f CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $2.40; razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per do. FISH Rock cod, 10c lb: flounder. 6c per lb; halibut, 7c per lb; striped bass, 16c -per lb: catfish, lOo per lb; salmon, eilverslde, 7c; herrings, 6c per lb; soles, 7e per lb; shrimp, 12 He per lbs perch, c per lb: tomcod, 10c cer lb: lobsters. 26c per lb; fresh mackerel. ( per lb; crawfish, 203 per dosen; sturgeon ( ) per lb; black bass, 20c per lb; silver amelte, 6c per lb; black cod. 7 Ho per lb; crab, $L1I tf 1 9 1. n,r rinKfin. nvSTRRH Shnalwater Bt. oer rat ion, $2.60; per 100-lb sack, $6.00! Olym- D la, per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack. $6.006 I.su; cagis canned, ova on, i. eastern In ahell. $1.75 par IOC dosen Faints, Coal. Oil. Bto, ROPE Manila, tr aiaal. THo lb. -LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls. 68c: cases. 64c; boiled, bbls, 0c; cases. 6o a gal; lota of 269 aallona Ic lea; U catt pi.cal, $34 ton. ' BENZINE 84 deg cases. I0! per gl; iron bbls., HHc per gaL - WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 70 per lb; 600-lb lota. 8o per lb; lea lota (e T tk 6$He per WIRE NAILS Present bal. $1.2$. 884885 878880 870872 85785 1691 COPPER II R Together With Smelter Min ing Stocks Bring "Values Down in New York, New York. - Dec. E. Weakness in smelting and copper r share - brought about a general reaction in stock mar ket value today. Yesterday's sharp ad vance were more than undone In most lssuea Wabash preferred ' lost ' 2H points out of It 1 Doints gain yester day, but most other issues closed lower than Thursday end. , There wa a report that a combina tion bad been effected between Erie, Wabash and ' Chesapeake to vOhlo. but nothing of a definite natur could be ecured. 1 aeem likely that Pennsylvania ha com to some agreement with the U. 8. Steel corporation regarding rails, and an announcement 1 expected any day re garding the placing or oroers ror Bam more 2k Ohio and New York Central sy sterna The summary of th Wall Street Journal ay today: "Jfirie nas earned a per ceni on pre ferred stock in four months. Dunn' Re- lew says confidence is steadily gain ing and the number of unemployed is decreasing. Some weakness has devel oped in pig iron. Highly satisfactory expanaton of bank earnings in Novem ber, especially In New York city." Range of New York furnished by Overbeck ft Cooke Co.: O 3 DESCRIPTION. 4 Amal. Cop. Co. , . 85 46 83 46 65 90" 49 31 8U 83 46 Am. C. ft F., C. . . ao prd ........ Am. Cot Oll..'o.. 107 42 Am. Loco., c... Am. Sugar, c... Am. Smelter, c. Ana Mining Co.. OS 65 181 2H 90 49 81 98 Am. woolen, c.. Atchison, o do pfd Bait ft Ohio, c. . do pfd Brooklyn R. T. . . si 98H 1U1 108 101 107 101 107 92 65 66V 66 Canadian Pac, o. Cent Leather, c. 178H 176 176 28H 27 27 ao pra Chi. ft G. W., c. Chi., M. ft St. P.. Chi. ft N. W., c. Chea ft Ohio. ... 8olo. F. & 1, c. olo. So., e 101 ii 11 160 149 160 178 69 62 40 63 40 63 70 63 64 do second pfd. do first pfd.. Com pdt., c... 18 76 176 36 79 SS 39 48 143 ao pra Del. ft Hud Den. & R. G., c. do pfd. Erie, c do second pfd. do first pfd. . o. jno., pra... 111. Cen Lo. & Nash... Man. . Ry .... Mex. Cen. Rv. s 147 121 149 , 17 8 ?3 65 la Mo. K. ft Eex., cj ao pia Distillers ...... Ore iAnds Mo. Pacific..... Nat'l. Lead N. Y. C. N. Y., O. ft W... N. ft W., c N. ft W., p , N. Amerlcau.... N. Pacific, c... P. M. S. S. Co.. Pa By. P. G., L. ft C Co. P. Steel Car. c. 117 46 83 84 76 141 37 129 37 127 100 P.. Steel Car, p.. neaamg, e Reading. 2d p.. ReadinK. 1st o.. 139 141 138 140 91 92 R. I. ft Steel, c. 26 k. i. steel, p. . Rock Island, c. Rock Islandp . . . St L ft S. F.2dn. St. L. & S. F.lstpl at. 1.. fc a. W., p. St L. ft 8. W., p.53 g, a-). u.i wu .63 S. Pacific, c... 118H . PaciHc, p.,... Southern Ry., c. do pfd. Texas ft Pacific. 26 60 26 ii" T., SU U W, c do pfd Union Pacific, c 181 ao pia V. 8. Rubber, c. do Dfd. ...... U. S. Steel Co., c 65 U 65 ao pia. Wabash, com . , . do pfd W. U. Telegraph Wl. Central, c' do pfd. Wheeling Lake. . Westinghouse . . Utah Copper . . . Third Avenue . . 113 118 17 !? 80 63 12 89 17 71j 30 63 12 S89H iH4 Total sales, 705,100 shares. PRODUCE IN SAN FRANCISCO San "Francisco, Dec. 6 Eggs (per dozen) California fresh, including cases, extras, 46c; firsts, 45c; seconds, 40c; thirds, 29c; California storage, ex tras, 36c; firsts, 32c; seconds, 26c eastern storage, extra, 80c; firsts, 27c; seconds, aoc. - , Butter (per pound) California fresh extras. 35c; firsts. 29c; seconds. 26c: thirds, 20c; eastern extras, 27c; ladles, extras, zzc; nrsts, zic; picxiea, No. I, 23c; storage. California extras, 29c; packing. No. 1. 21c. New cheese (per pound) California iiats, rancy, iftHc: rtrsts, lie; seconds, 11 We: California Youna America, fannv 17c; firsts, 16c; eastern New York cneaaars, rancy, ivc; uregxin. Data, fancy, 14c; Oregon Young America, fancy, 16c; California storage, fancy, flats, 13c; Oregon flats, fancy, 14c; Oree-on Young America 15c. Potatoes (per cental) River whites (sacas). fancy, 7ujstc; poor, 46965c; Salina Burbanks, $1.40 1.60; Oregon Burbanks, tl.20igil.30; sweet potatoes, per crate, $1.351.60; sacks, $1.251.35. unions, par buuk, wia'SDC. Oranaes per box) Navels, standard. $1.262; choice, $202.50; fancy large sixes, tangerines, crates, X5cse $1; half orange boxes, $2; mandarines. per craie, eotouc. i BOSTON COPPER MARKEX Furnished by Overbeck ft Cooke Co.; Boston, uec. ft. official bid prices: Adventure . Alloues . . . Arcadian . . Atlantic . . . 9 Nevada 89 40 Kg 27 Newhouse , Nlpplsslng ... North Butte.. Boston Cons Old Dominion. Butte Coala carrot ; Phoenix i. Calumet ft H Cat ft Aric. . .2 Quincy Shannon ..... Centennial . . Copper Mt.. sup. ft Pitt,. Copper Range 81 Tamarack .... Trinity United ....... Utah Mining. Utah, C Ely. 8 Daly West... 10 Frankly n .... 17 Oranby ;v ,i103 Greene can.., Jl Klctoria ...... Giroux .... Wolverine Mass i 14- 70 Winona ..;... Michigan i .... Mohawk I . . . . Yukon U. 8. Mining.-. U. S. Oil..,"., Miami ....... 12! Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool. Dee. 6.Wheat. closer De May, ocmher. So d; March, 7 9d; 7 9d. r' - MAU EXPORT FLOUR 11.83,10 Regular Quotation Now An nounced by Trade Wheat Firmer. 4 ' World's Wheat Prices. Dec, ,...$ .91B .... 1,05B ....1.06 .... 1.00 ....1.09 ' Portland Chicago St Louis .......... Kansas City ....... Minneapolis . ...... JUUIUIO , . Winnipeg . ........ San Francisco ... Liverpool . ........ Per cental. 1.99 ; i.eo v 1.65 1 8d : BOARD OF' TRADE . RECEIPTS. Wheat Flour. Barley, Oata Hay. Cars. Sacks. Cars. Cars. Cars. Saturday ..23 3,600 4, f 4 17 Friday ...23 4.200 9 6 6 Thursday .31 810 .... 2 Wednesday 66 4,410 12 8 Tuesday ..40 2,310 16 4 5 Monday ...76 6.300 13 ) 19 The cash wheat market show con siderable gain in firmness and local eopie are generally orienng vc use br supplies of bluestem. but are re ceiving no offerings. The fact that $1 a bushel has recently been paid has caused the few producers who "till re tain supplies, to noia ttgni ior mat figure. Millers, however, are again taking on supplies of club around 9091c track and while their purchases of late havo not been on an extensive scaie, tney have taken all offerings at the price. The new rate on Hour an aavanee or 20c barrel on patents. 10c each on straight and Willamette valley grades and a regular quotation,' $3.70 a barrel, on exports is today in effect. While a sale of 100 ton of February oat was reported today on the Portland hoard of trade, there wa no. Interest in the market in general. Board of traae price toaay: CLUB WHEAT. Bid. Asked. December 91 93 January -. . 91 83 NO. 1 WHITE OATS. December 165 167 January 167 160 NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. December .....186 187 January ....my, 14U News Gossip of Finance Portland ainks. Clearings today $1,069,208.26 Year ago .,. 722,042.61 Gain today $ 347,166.75 Balances today $ 124,496.63 Year ago 69,208.38 Tacoma Bank. ' ' Clearings today $ 781,103.00 Balances today 38,476.00 Seattle Bank. Clearings today $1,463,257.00 Balances today 206,666.00 London, Dec. 6. Bank of England rate Is unchanged. London, Dec. 6. Consols for money, 83 15-16; account 84 3-16. . New York, Dec, 6. Bar silver, 48c; Mexican dollars, 45c, London, Dec. P. Bar silver, 22 6-16d. New York, Dec. 6. Government bonds: cient Salvation." William E. Sweet Date. Bid. Asked. Twos, registered.... 1930 102 103 do, coupon 1930 104 Threes, registered.. 1908 100- 101 do coupon 1908 100 101 Threes, small bonds 100 Fours, registered... 1925 120 121 do coupon 1925 121 Twos, Panama .... .... 102 do coupon 102 ..... Fours, Philippine, 110 ..... New York, Dec 6. Metal Copper, lake, 14 14 c: electrolytic. 14 14c; castings, l4)14c. Tin $29.40 29.70. Lead$4.86l4.80. Washington, Dec. 6. The treasury statement today shows: Receipts, $1, 850,387; disbursements, $2,860,000. IDA M. CAKLISLE SUES FOR DIVORCE (Special Dbipateh to Tb Jmrnn1. Oregon City, Dec. 5. Ida M. Carlisle, by her attorney, Dimlck ft. Dimlck, commenced a divorce suit this morning against John E. Carlisle, alleging cru elty, arunKennes ana nonsupport. iney WCIB IU.I I LCU AJ.. U, " " , " - v.. m. Canada, and three children were born to them, on of whom Is years old. The others have attained their majority. . It Is alleged in the complaint that the de fendant for the paat 10 years has spent all ox nis earnings ior strong uquor ana neglected to support his family, and while intoxicated ha reviled and as saulted her' without cause, and being so. violent that at various times she was compelled to have him arrested and taken to Jail. Margaret MeDougal asks for a di vorce from George W. MeDougal, who is Interstate commerce, inspector on 'the Union Pacific railway system, allegin desertion and nonsupport. one cmi 11 years, of age. was born to them. whom the plaintiff is supporting im the plaintiff is supporting. She asks for the custody of the child and asks for tne custody o: $26 per month alimony. TWO NEW. TROLLEY CARS OX WAY WEST Vancouver, Wash.. Deo. $. The Van couver Traction company ha received notice that the two additional trolley cars ordered from the works of the American car company at St Louis have been shipped and should arrive in Vancouver about Christmas. These cars will be' used on the extension that Is now under construction north along Franklin street to the city limit and beyond. Ttie company nas made ap plication for a-franchise along the re cently dedicated Moore avenue and will push work n the extension to Rice' roao. . ; ............ Charged -With Stealing SiUtcas. ' Vancouver.' Wash.. ': Dec g. John Revnolds was arrested last evening h. Police Officers Gasaway and McFarland on the charge , of stealing- a suitcase from the New Washington tiotel. The" f tarty making the complaint a stranger n town, went With the officer on their search for the alleged thief. Me was located and the suitcase found In a Main street saloon., whare It had hn old for 75 cents, : - I3LT FOREIGNERS DO NOT EIIC0UIM6E Liverpool Closes With Loss for Wheat and Chicago Makes Little Change; CHICAGO WHKAT MARKET. Onen. CIobo. Dec. 4. Losfl. Dec. r 106 , 106B ' 106B May ...... lioi llofcA lluiU July J03 103 103 Chicago. Dec. 6. Wheat trade , wa .quiet today all over the world. The niamet ormea aDout siowiy wnn auii ness - Intense at most periods of the session. Foreign influence was not of character, to Invite a bullish display on mis siae or tne water, Liverpool snow ing a closlnr decline of U to Ud from yesterday. This market closed at al most the same figures as on Friday. With th closing of lake navigation today the wheat trade goes on the win ter basis for i all rail frelghta . The prospect of any additional export sale of wheat from this country except such a is already located at or near th sea board Is a hopeless one unless foreign markets, including the Canadian,' show a material advance. A leader in the bull campaign In wheat -asserted yesterday that he had only bought 60,060 bushels of wheat during the entire week The trade usually takes his word for It but note was made that he said nothing re garding the purchase of his associates ana roiiower, ' - Range of Chicago prices, furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company: WHEAT. Onen.'' High. ' Low. 105 110 103 Close. Deo .105 105 May ......110m 110 106B July 103 1U3 103 CORN. Dec. . . 81 62 61B U A 62 U May .. 3 63 1 July . . 63 7i 63 OATS. Dec 60 60 49 49B May 62 62 July .47 '47, PORK. Dee. Jan. , 1595 1410 62 yt 47B 1453 1605 1630 . 917 922 946A 887 1696 1622 May 1623 1635 LARD. Dec. Jan. 922 630 940 947 - RIBS. 836 840 866 862 923 940 835 865 May Jan. May 840A CLERK HARRIS HAY GET OFF Friends Offer to Come to His Assistance ' and Make Shortage Good. (Special DIpteh to Tb Journal. Vancouver. Wash.. Dec. 5.-J.- E. Har ris, ex-city clerk of Vancouver, who was arrested in Portland yesterday by Sherfff Sappington on the charge of larceny oy emnezziement, nan dmh u mitterl in hail in the sum of 8300. M. R. Sarks and F. J. Lackaff stand good for bis appearance wnen wantea. Professor P. Hough, who is engaged in making a thorough check of nis books as city clerk, believes the short age will not be as great as at first re ported, probably between $100 and $200. Mr. HouKh said this morning that by evening he would be in a position to give out tne exact ngures. Any shortage that may be found in Harris' books will include only that of the, past two. years, the .statute of lim itations excluding the committee from going further back. Harris' books a re said to be badly mixed up. There are numerous altera tion and correction and if there Is found to be a shortage it will be a difficult matter to eecure figures that will give a correct Idea of the amount. Harris is atill In a very week condi tion as the result of the dose of poison he took three week ago, It is said that his friends will come ' to his rescue and repay any shortage found. HI bondsmen, James J. Padden - and John W. Wentworth, state that they are will ing to let the matter drop provided they are reimbursed. Indications are that Harris will escape criminal prose cution. - WILL NOT ACCEPT NEW FRANCHISE Portland Hallway, Light & rower Company to Keep Vancouver Plant as an Auxiliary. (Special Dlapatcb to The Joorntl.) ' Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 6. The Port land Railway, Light ft Power company doe not intend to accept the franchise recently granted It by the county com missioner and the power station of the company in this cltv is to b re lieved of - its duty of supplying light and power for Vancouver and will sim ply be retained as an auxiliary plant Such Is the information, in effect. Just given out by C. C. Turley, local man ager of the company. . Manager Turley does .not know Just when these changes will take place, but says he knows the above plan will be carried out Some time ago the coun ty commissioners granted the company a franchise to use the county roads for its electric light lines, but a provision In this- franchise calling for the manu facture of the power within the state of Washington did not appeal favorably to the company and it wa "never ac cepted. It -1 understood that Irving ton, Kauffman avenue and other local ities will suffer because of the deeislon not to Accent thin franohli. u. . qi- lejC. atatew that the powerhouse' .her will be kept in readiness for any break- uuwii in ruriittuu, dui aside xrom this uw juwii win remain idle. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. ' The Harriman liner Rose City. Cap tain Kidston. sailed for San Francisco last night Iti reported' that the steamer Sue H. Elmore will again operate between Portland and Tillamook. The move comes in response to the announcement that-another company has decided to place the steamer Argo on. the Port-land-Tlllamoolf run. - The matter of placing range light along the river wa discussed at the special meeting of th Port of Portland commission yesterday afternoon and It was finally, decided to leave it to the lighthouse department and the river pilots. . ' . . " .. .. . Captain James Rennie has been ap pointed first -off icer of the oil ilnmpr Whlttier, owned by the Union Oircom-H pany. captain Keonle commanded the steamer -Australia during the Russo Japanese war and was one of the few who succeeded in landing a contraband cargo on the Siberian coast " The Aus tralia was later captured and sold. The old hulk of the barge Monarch. which ha"been on the east bank of the river near the steel bridge, has at last been removed by the authorities. cu1iftee ms Patter hi iiid Port of Portland Acts on ;. Report of Chief En- . ' . . ginecr. , M J. ' - - i. v . "'" t . 1 RECOMMENDS MORE TUGS AT ENTRANCE Compulsory Pilotage at Mouth of Columbia jRiver Up for Abolish. ment nnd ' Steam Vessel Recom mended In Place of Sailboat. , . - A. I.. Peas a 'John Drlscoll and Presi dent n. v. swivnrt will, as a committee for the Port of Portland commission, secure estimates on how best to pro ceed in the matter of the port -taking over, the towage and pilotage systems between Portland and the aea. - Thl la the result of yesterday afternoon' pedal meeting of the commission. It wa also decided to advertise for bid for $50,000 worth- of bonda Th com mittee will report back to tb board as soon a possible. -' ' " . .. Chief Engineer J. B. C. Lockwood s 4. a U 4ra oa svtm si risk would recommend wm read and turned over to me oommiiiee uuB3uoiiiiy y pointed and work will be carried on along the Hnee suggested. 1 tures of Chief Engineer Lock wood s re- "in proviamg our equipment. mui , . . . . . i , , l ,n ..V, M in arm .llffhll V I IIS L 11 will WW WW.. w .- " n-' - from th present practice and to pro- viae tnreo prupvuvr iug, . wneeier, ior tnree touboiib. . .1 i.j . i , ,Kwaa nMMftli.,. inn rim, uj ii,,mi . 1 1 . v.,..... . providing suitable quarter on all of them for the pilots, we can proyld a more efficient and satisfactory pilotage service than with two propeller and a schooner. : . , . "Seoond, a certain amouni 01 rawmj, wheeler, we can do equally well pelJere and the proportional amount of worn, wiuufi vcui w v j v ' will Increase as the improvement of the harbor and ship channel proKreeBs. nmi.i.j !,.. a nnmn., flf Rl.rn wheel tug on th river, the services or wnicn, at usictrj i... undoubtedly secure temporarily to a nniBL un . ....... . - - This will result in economy to ua both In proviamg equipment ena vriis expenses, while at the aame time giving fully as atlsfactory a ervlc to the port . . ML. nrV. I Sill . h, V V, f 1 & Vi I A are sufficient to provide four first class boats and etill leave a balance for se curing wharve tr landing, or any other equipment which may b found necessary; and of th bar tug, two at least should be large and powerful , mi- .1.1..., .M 1 1 H ,A . , - vantage be smaller and could be used for nanaimg mn or iur n classes of vessel during the summer season. . ii r MwimmAnn fnr Inn nA r tugs that we secure two first class steel uoata aDout iov reet wpn, iwi beam and 1 feet deep, equipped with engines, towing machine, and all necessary auxune vini, and ope steel boat about 120 feet long, tlVi feet beam and 13 feet deep, equipped with compound engine and otherwise similar to the large tugs. "For the river I recommend one steel hull, stern wheel tug about 1SS feet i a m a. w.a h m4 O T aa t rlaan eauloped with cross compound eaffines lire DO JC D01IrB, urira wiiudu.., all neceasary auxlllarle. . Ui.AattMillAnt In rtHM T A thA my lllirnu.B.."..,, ... " r. purchase of vessels now In commission satisfy me that with the possible ex. ceotlon of the smaller propeller tug, It Will oe oetier ponuy w "uu -i ,t,.n rt hiiv in, rf those .ma lAnii -- which have so far been offered. 'While It l nooea uwi no iwric will be eel f sustaining, It has seemed . . v. . . ik. Vl,.t AnnAliurlLtlnn 1 m to provide a plant that will give prompt and satisfactory dl snatch to th vessel visiting tne voiumoia rmer. the cost f the equipment recommended above at $$50,0.00." It 1 alo recommended that com pulsory pilotage at the mouth of the Co,umbla river be abolished. NOVEMBER TRANSACTIONS Collector of Customs Malcolm's Sum- mary Makes Good Showing. rt.l.u a. a 41m s4 Kai f airi IrtTYiAn tal ffAIB the orient are Urgely being routed by way of Ban Tranclsco. $B7,$42.(4 wa collected at the local cutom houe a duties on import curing tne monui oi -kta..muaw PnilAmilii - mmminr n f nUTEHIUCIi . w.. - a transaction for tb month wa com pleted by Collector of Custom Malcolm this morning: . , A r Vessel entered from foreign ports, 6; ,1... fn forelm norta. 14: vessels entered from domestio port. CO; vessel ciearea ior oomMim pvna. 40: entries oi mercnanaise ior auiy, in ; entries of merchandise free of duty, $0; entries for warehouse, 9; entries for ex port Ao adjacent British provinces, 1; en- Statement of Condition of LADD A TILT0N BANK NOVEMBER 27, 1908 BESOtntOES. Loans and Discounts . Overdrafts ....................... Bonds and Stocks . . Bank Premises Cash on Hand and Due from Bank Total i . , . . . T - TBtHT Caoltal Stock Fully Paid Surplus and Undivided, Profit. - Demand Deposit Tim and Savings Deposits. Total orrzcxBB. W. M. LADD r.J Mj TV Ait Mr VUXVli VJUAfll W. H. DONCKLET ...... . R. S. HOWARD, Jr. ............ .. . ...... j J. W. LADD ...... . . . ... , WALTER M, COOK ................... BZBSOTOBI. , EDWARD COOKINGHAM ' J. WESLET LADD HENRY L CORBETT ' ' 8. B. L1NTH1CUM ' ' WILLIAM M. LADD FRKDERIC B. PRATT CHARLES Ev LADD THEODORE B. . WILCOX Overbeck & Cook Co. Ccnnlssica Hcrchaals, Stocks, Bonds, Cotton. Grain, Elc S16-217 BOARD OF .TRADE BUILDING Mr mber Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, ' Chicago. New York, Boston. " . ' " . " "' We have the only private wire connecting Portland with the caster .. exchangee.' 1 i MEMBERS PORTLAND BOARD OP T RADB. ;' trle from warehouse for consumption. $8; entries from 'warehouse for trans portation. 1; entries for immediate transportation without appralxement. 4; total number of entries or merchandise, tlO. Entries for consumption liquidated U4; entries for warehouse liquidated, 7; certificates of registry granted, 1; total number of documents to vessels issued, 1. Value of exports,-domestic, $1,450, 10: foreign, $338. - . ' ' RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES. Duties on imports, .. , . , $57,942.74 Fines, penalties and forfeitures 32.88 Miscellaneous customs receipts 211.75 Storage, labor and cartage.,., ' 9.oo Official fee 66.60 Total .'V.aT?. .'MJUMiU Amount of refund and draw back pahliv .... t '. 167.70 'FIRE DOES MUCH DAMAGE '.' i r" .. Flames Now Under Control on Port. ; . 5 land, Maine, Waterfront. Portland Maine, tee." B.The fire In the hold of the steamer Cornishman wa stil burning late this afternoon. The fires along the docks now are under control It 1 u .aHm,i.j , K ,w. i outside the damage to the Cornishman wui uo a.1. least (4uu.ua . . .. , MARINE NOTES. . - ' .' m Astoria, - Dec. 8. Arrived down at 1:50 last night and sailed at 8 a. m.; steamer Rose City for Ban Francisco. San Francisco. Dec. 6. Arrived steam- Ar n.nr.. TV dm.. ann nnj... Portland: sailed at 11:80 a. m. steamer Senator for Portland; sailed at 6:80 last night steamers Nome City and R. D. In man for Portland. , ' Astoria, pec. 6. Condition at f the mouth ef the river at 8 a. m. smooth; wind northeast. two miles; weather cloudy. , ' ' - V. Tide at Astoria Sundav; ' Rlrh -11:80 a. m., 9.S feet. Low. water o:j( a. m z.d reet; :sq p. m., 0.8 of a fOOt. . - - .'i. . ..... MARINE INTELLIGENCE ' : - mgnlai Iilners Due to Arrive. Breakwater, Coo Bay ,.Ioc. $ Homer, San Francisco ..Dec 7 Senator, San Francisco ........ .Dec 7 George W. Elder, San Pedro ....Dec $ J. Marhoffer, San Francisco ...Dec, 10 Eureka, Eureka and Coos Dec 10 Alliance. Coos Bay Dec. 10 ttose tJity, eian francisco ....... IJeo. 14 Roanoke. San Pedro and way... Dec. is Numantla, orient , Dec. 23. Nebraskan, Ssllna Crui Dec 20 Nlcomedla, orient , ...Jan. 1 Nevadan. Salina Cms Jan. m Alesla, orient . . , ,-. . .Jan. ,15 Arabia, orient , .Feb. 1 gulr Z,tnr Due to Depart. Alliance. Coos Bay .1 o. S fiuinnr. auivh mnu uivi , ,uec V Breakwater, Coos Bay ...Dec 9 , t . n.,..L. I 1 .-. ueorge w. r.iaer, can rearo. . .Dec. 10 Senator. San Francisco Dec 11 Argo. Tillamook Deo. jj Eureka, Eureka and Coos .......Dec 12 Roanoke, San Pedro and way.. Dec 11 Rose City, San Francisco ... w ... Dec 18, nu manna, orient ,,, Dec SO Kebraskan, Salina Cru Dec. 22 Rose City. San Francisco Doc. 24 Nlcomedla, orient Alesla., orient .... . , Nevadan. Salina Crus .Jan. 1 . . .Jan. 25 , . . Jan. 17 . . .Feb. lo . .Dry dock . . .Astoria . . .Astoria . . .Astoria . , .Astoria . . . Astoria Arabia, orient Vessels la Fort. Leyland Bros. Br. sh Donna Francesca. Br. bk... Churchill, Am. sen Alvena, Am. a.ch W. F. Jewett, Am, sen.,.,.. Irene. Am. sch Washington, Am. ss. . . Aberfoyle, Br. bk. ...'.. Bt Nlebela. Am, ehip, Berlin. Am. sch .Drydoek P. Mills , .N. . .... . .Astoria ....... ..Goble Kslamu Greenwich ........ Mersey . .Con I 'Bunkers Taurus, Am. sch. , Lydgate. Br. bk. David d'Anaers. Fr. bk. Bosauet. Fr. bk....,,,.. Jolnville, Fr. bk.. . . . Sand dock Uganda, Br. ss. Montcomerv No. 2 Admiral Borreson, Nor. sa. .. .St. Johns Samar. Am. sch Inman-Poulsen Neotstield, Br. bk.. ... .Columbia No. 1 Brabloch. Br. bk. . . . . . .Greenwich No. 3 Oreaon, Ger. sh Llnnton Shoshone. Am. as.... Rainier Carmei, Am. ss .Oak Street Alliance, Am. sa. ........ .couch street En Xonte to Load Lrnnbtr. Riverside, Am. as San Francisco Bee, Am. es , San Francisco Annie E. Smale, Am. ss Hongkong Tallac. Am. ss San Francisco Jim Butler, Am. ss San Francisco R. I). Inman, Am. s......San Franclsoo Tamalpan, Am. as .San Francisco Shasta, Am. ss. ........ . .San Francisco Nome City, Am. ss.,.....8an Francisco Sa Hoot With Cam ant and OeaeraU Carmanfan, Br. bk. .......... .Hamburg Rochambeau, Fr. bk., Lelth Gulf Stream. Br. bk... .Antwerp Alice, Fr. bk. .tLbndon Eugene Schneider, Fr. bk. .. ... Antwerp La Tour d Auvergue. Fr. bk. ..Antwerps Armen, Fr. bk .Dublin Glenalvon, Br. bk Antwerp Renal X, Fr. bk....... ...Antwerp oltallock, Br. eh Antwerp Wavertree, Br. h... Kllesmereport Matterhorn, Br. sh. . .Newcastle-oa-Tyn Coal Ship En Jtoute. Torrladale, Br. sh ..Newcastle, A. Tramp Bteamtrs En Xante. Aboukir, Br. ss San Francisco' Gym eric, Br. ss San Francisco Carlton, Br. ss San Francisco Robert Dollar; - Br; s. . . . 7. v; . Orient Century. Br. as Orient Boverlc, Br, ss San Francisco Za Boat In Ballast to 1.04 Grain. Port Crawford, Br. sh Callao Homeward Bound, Am. bk. Vanq'v'r. B. C. Sully, Ft. bk ................ .Antwerp Jhiers, Fr. bk. ............... .Belfast Francois, Fr. bk.. ...... .San Franclscu Asnieres, Fr. bk. , .San Franclsoo Benares, Nor. sh ..Callao Clan Graham, Br. bk Caleta Coloso Laennec, Fr. sh Kahulu Crlllon, Fr. bk... Hobart Nantes, Fr. bk....... ...Hobart .$ 4,$71, 6S9.77 4,882.44 . 6,401,851.23 76.009.00 . 8,042,827.78 .$12,886,161.23 .$ 1,000,000.00 . . .- t . - TTfRW. . . . .$6,996,623.90 11,387,475.28 .$12.?96,151.:S ........... President ,..i.,. Vice President Cashier . Asst. Cashier , Asst. Cashier . Asst. Cashier ........