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Newspaper Page Text- I. . ' j '.I ' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1908. 13 ED; FLOUR THE Till wmmims . -I . - ' . .... MAE n APPLEMOV III IS QUITE HEAVY . 3 111 Demand Increases With -Jow Prices Ship stents East. . TODAY'S WHOLESALE MARKETS. Apple movement la heavy. Blow tone in potatoes. Cheese firm at advance. Eg market, i top heavy. Salmon supplies very scarce. Cauliflower hard to get. Cabbage market just steady. Quiet trade In grains. Few hops remain unsold. Heavy Movement of Apples There Is a very heavy movement of apples In the local market at this time. Sales along Front street are among the heaviest of the season. Low prices combined with good quality form the cause or tne increased Business, rret tlcally "three quarters of the offerings at this tlms consist of upper Columbia growth of small siies which generally sell around 1161.10 a box. Reports from the Interior Indicate that the mnvinnt toward the east and middle west Is about over although some fair sized shipments are still going ror Ward. In the east low prices have simulated the demand as here and for tfiat reason the shipments are heavier than usual. From present indications the bulk of Oregon's surplus of apples will be cleaned up before the new year appears and after that it will not take Jong to ship away all tne appies we sun are willing to sen. Spring Apple Prospects . Good. From the present indications the best apple market of the year rrom a price point of view will rule during the late spring months. Only a small portion of the apples of the state will keep well this season and this accounts tor the heavy shipments to market at the start of the season. Had the season been a normal one with apples showing their usual keeping qualities tne great lojLrt nf fruit dumned UDon the market by Hood River, Mosier and other upper Columbia points, would not have oc curred and there would have been no slump In values as was snown. mis condition will In all probability cause a scarcity of apple supplies here during ine late spring ana wnn u uiuiuuni good demand prices snoum ao wen, Sa-r Market Is Sop Heavy. While one or two dealers still talk of selling eggs at 5c a doien most of the houses along Front street say tht thev ira not asking over 42 "4c and supplies are not moving any too well even at mai nguro. m a fractional increase In arrivals and the heaw withdrawals of eastern stock -from storage which latter are of good nnailtv rniin tn easier tone to rule in local ranch. The future of the market depends upon the weather -If warm the maricet win sonen mu and If cold, price will likely remain Just about wricre tney are. Salmon Supplies Are Very Scarce, Very scant arrivals of salmon came rrom th lower Columbia river this nnminir nnri in ronseauence local mar kets are bare of supplies. No storage fish Is being withdrawn Just now and will likely remain as at present until fresh supplies are cuinpioioiy Ha. change In prices. . Blow Ton In Potatoes. with an entire absence of outside business even at lower prices the local potato market Is stagnant and while some of the dealers are laying low and awaiting the outcome of freight rate ti.ii.iinn most of them are quite will ing to take their losses and sell lower than they bought a month or six week ego. Growers seem to be getting of h eamfl nnlnlon for offerings are again heavv aunougn ueajiers wo uuv Of VTV While the onion market Is Just about steady here no outside shipments are reported. Brief Votes of Wholesale Trade, Cabbage market Is Just about steady. In many sections hops are practically .ci nut of the hands of growera but this Is not helping the market -la the least. Supplies still offering at low tir ices. . . Cheese la firm at the advance .Mar-AaV RATTif in blltter. Trade in oranges is not very brisk ov.-lng to tlie general complaints of sour fruit. , , ... nrenaed meats continue about the aithr.rffh the sunnlies of hogs are somewhat more liberal. Generally of fine quality too. .hln market 19 steadv. Front street sells at the following nrlrpa. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: Barter. Eggs ass poultry BUTTER Extra creamery. 37c; fancy 836c; store, 20c. DrwTcp ttat Delivery f. o. b. Port landSweet cream. S5ttc; aour. J3Hs POULTRY Mixed chickens, 12c lb; hens 12Hc; roosters, old 11c; fryers, 12ttc: broilers, 12Uc; geese, 8 lOclb- turkeys, alive, 1717Hc; dressed. 1602&C; spring quckb, ho iu. m- L ' t . U U J, , W.U, eons. squaDs. n.i. 1100- dressed poultry, itniV)0 nigner. CHEESE Full cream, flats, triplets and daisies. 15lc; Young Americans, 18 F?GGS Local best,. 42o per dos; eastern, SI 035c. Hops, wool an Klaes. WOOL 1908 Willamette valley, 18c. HOPS 1908 crop, choice, 8c; prime to choice, 7Hc; prime. 67c; medium, 66o lb. SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 10016c each: rhort wool. 26c40c; medium wool. KOcOll.OO each; long wool. 76c MOHAlit 1908 Nominal, 18 lie. TALLOW Prime, per lb, $9 4c; No. " CHTf-Old. KCSc; new. 4 u 0 Be lb. HTVES Drv hides. 13 He lb: rreen, 7o lb: bulls, green salt, 4 65 Bo lb; kips. 607e: calves, green. 810o per lbt drain. Flour and Hay. WHEAT Buying price, new Track, Portland Club, 91c; bluestem; 9 97c; forty fold, 92c; red, 89c; Willamette val- 16 BARLEY Feed. $26.50; rolled, $28 29; brewing, $27. klLLBTUFFS Selling price Bran, 126.60; middlings, $33.00; shorts, $30.00; chop, $21.00029.00: alfalfa meat, $18.00 per ton. FLOUR Felling price Eastern Ore gon patent, $5.00: straight. $4.0504.75; export. $3.70; bafcers', , $4.66 4 1.80; val ley $4.65; graham, 4s, $4.40; whole wheat. $4.65; rye, 6s. $5.50; bales, $3.00. HAY Producers' price New tlm- othy. Willamette valley, fancy. $14.00 (816 00: ordinary, $125013 east ern Oregon. $16.60; mixed, $ll 00 13.00; clover, $l6.M; grain. $11.00; cheat, $11.00: alfalfa. $12;.(il2.60. OATS Producers' price Track, No. 1 white. $30.50S1.50; gray, $29.50 80.50. yrults and TegetaDles. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, new navels, $2,00jt2.76 per box; Japanese oranges 66c per box; bananas, 6o per lb; lemons, $3.2506.00 box; grapefruit. $4 0004 60; pineapples, Hawaiian, $3.00 oosen; pears, BartTett, $1.75; grapes, $1.00(91.60; huckleberries, 10Ho lb; cranberries, local, $11.60 bbl; astern, ONIONS New Oregon. $1.1091.21 per 100: California, $101.10; garlic, APJ?IiES--G00(l. $12; poor S075 per box. ... 1 POTATOES NsW, selling, 11.00 1.10: buying for shipment par cwt, . fancy. 80c; .ordinary, 070e sweet, $1.76 01 80. " . i V VKOExABLESTurtiloa. new Oregon, , Re$l: beeta. $10135: -arrets. So Tio saci; parsnips. 85cffl.O0; cnbbigs, HIGH PRICE CHECKS SALE OF CRANBERRIES The cranberry trust of the east seems to have overshot the mark a notch or two by putting prices to such a high figure that the product does not meet with ready consumption. In the local market eastern cranber ries are quoted so high that practically half of the usual demand has been eliminated. The loss. If any. In this 11ns will therefore fall unnn the com mission merchant, fos to date the ar rivals nere nave been quite heavy. One- Brood feature of tht nraaent rrsn berry situation is that stocks show good keeping quality, and therefore do not have to be moved as fast as other wise. However, tha price limits are too man lur vuniumvri to purcnaso re&auy. siraiiG III LDCiU YARDS Livestock Arrivals Scant and Demand Is Quite Good in All Lines. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. CatthS. Sheep. Wednesday 300 ... 360 Tuesday 247 28 Monday 75 280 325 Saturday ... 166 12 740 Friday 880 68 zsu Thursday 90 Portland Union Stockyards, Deo. 9. With very limited arrivals except In hogs and only a fair volume In that line the local livestock market is ex ceedingly quiet. But a single head of cattle wandered Into the yards during tne past 24 hours and because It was so lonesome wandered out again. There Is a very good demand for all grades of cattle at this time and prices are very much improved. Cattle shippers, however, seem determined to force the Issue of control and are therefore with holding practically all their supplies from the local market at tha moment. According to killers the quality of lata arrivals of cattle has not been of the best and for that reason sales seldom reach top prices. Although killers are anxiously offering as high as 14. 5l lor select steers ror tne Christmas trade none of the late ar rivals has been sufflcently good to bring over $4.25 and this Is the top of recent sales. Demand Is eood for all sorts or hogs. but killers have been willing to pay the extreme top ror rancy stocK or late. As high as $8.25 is offering for best quality, but no late sales have been made beyond 16.20 and few reach that figure. eneep marKm is nrm witn quotations tiff at unchanged height. 8. P. tlould. formerly of Benson & Gould, livestock commission merchants, announces as his new associate, Harry E. Moran of North Yakima. The firm will be named the Oould Commission company. Mr, Moran Is a prominent cat tle man and will handle that branch for the new firm. Mr. Gould will look after the sheep and hogs. Tom Benson. Mr. Uoulds rormer partner, has associated himself with his son and the ' firm will be named the T. C. Benson company. The new firms are now operating. Tooay a arrivals of livestock compare with-this day In rvent years as follows: nogs, cattle, sneen. 1907 8KB ... 230 1906 V 203 83 183 1905 141 144 A year aro today hogs and cattle were firm; the former very firm. Sheep remained slow at unchanged prices. Yard's Representative Sales. Following sales are representative or late transactions In the yards ana Indicate the extent of the trade, with prices paid: HOUS. Weight. Price 73 hogs 18,795 $6.20 Following is the general range of values on stock running In the yards for late snipments: Hogs Best east or mountains. .UUC 6.25; ordinary, $5.60(5.76; blockers and China fats. $5.no& 5.50; stockers and feeders. $4.76ffi5.00. , Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200 pounds, $4.25Ci!4.50; medium steers. 4.004? 4. Z5; poor steers, 33.26; best cows, $3.25; medium cows, 32.50f?2.85 tags, $2.753.00;. bulls, $2.0002.25. Sheep Best wethers. $4.60ffl4.76: or dinary wethers. $4.254.5f: lambs $4.50 4j'4.7&: straight ewes, ViW. mixed lots. 34. 00. veal unoice young caives, I4.oujc bo; neavy ana rougn, 3.ou 3.7&. JULY WHEAT IS 2 CENTS DQWII Sharp Decline Shown in Chi cago Following Pres sure to Sell Abroad. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Open. Close. Dec 8. Loss. Dec 105 102SB 103, IK May 108 107 108 IU July 101 99. 101 I Chicago. Deo. 9.t Foreign markets were depressed today and this brought about a round of heavy Belling In tha Chicago Wheat market. Thece was only a slight concession In the price at the opening of the session, but as the trading progressed the tone became weaker and weaker and finally the field was deserted entirely by the bulls, with the result that bear opera tors cut larger slices out of the price than would nave been the case had the market any semblance of support. May started c under yesterday, July unchanged and .December Vo lower. There was no news at all from the growing crops and as no news is gen erally considered good news the press ure to sell became Quite heavy soon af ter the opening. The market closed with the greatest pressure In new crop options, July losins 2c of vesterdav's Srlce. December closed lc lowsr and ay l)4c. Range of Chlcaso Drlces furnlsheil bv Overbeck & Cooke Co.: Dec. May July Dee. May July Dee. May July WHEAT. Open. High. .103 104& .108 109 .101 101 CORN. , 69 69 . 62 Vi 62 . 62 '4 62 OATS. . 60 60 . 62 63 . 48 4S Low. Close. 103 102B 107 107 99 99 68 68A 62 62 B 62 62 50 82 ? 47 60A 63 47 PORK. Dee 1 440 1442 1440 1 440 Jan 1950 1532 1587 1687 May 1612 1620 1612 1615 LARD. Deo ... 15 Jan 917 920 917 917 May 940 945 940 942 RIBS. Jan. 822 826 833 837 May 860 855 847 862 DIVIDEIIDS ARE DECLARED TODAY Even Western Union Will Pay 3-4 Per Cent Boost C. & 0. and B. & 0. Today's Stook Dividends. Regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent on Boston & Maine. Regular semi-annual dividend 2 per cent on Chesapeake & Ohio preferred. Western Union Telegraph divi dend of per cent. Regular dividend of 6 per cent to. remain on Baltimore & Ohio. $1.60(3)1.75; tomatoes. California, $1.2$ per crate: beans, lzc; caullflow er. 76c $1.00: peas. 12c: horserad' lsh. 6(ffiBc lb: artichokes. 65&76o dox: reen onions. 15o per dos: peppers, bell. c; Chile ( ); head lettuce, 40o dos; hothouse, $1 box; radishes, 16c ozen bunchec: celery, 40 85c; egg. plant, 15o lb. oroesnes. nil. zrto. SUGAR Cube, $6.35; powdered, $6.70; fruit or berry, $5.95; dry granulated, 5.96; conf. A, $6.15; extra h J5.46; Golden O. $5.75; I. yellow, $5.25: beet, granuated. $6.76; barrels, 15c; half bar rels, sua; Doxas. oou navuin uu sac basis. (Above prices are 30 days net cash auotatlona.) oAui tjoarse iiair ground, ioub, 11.00 per ton; 60s, $11.60; table, dairy, 0s. $16.60: 10s. $16.00; Daleo. $2.86; Imported Liverpool. 60s. S3O.00: 100s, 19.00: 40s. 118.00: extra fine, barrels. 2a 6s and 10s. $4.60!96.6: Liverpool jump rock, $20.50 per ton. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 6c; No. 2, BUc; New Orleans, head. o; AJnx ( ); Creole. 614c huney New, 10c per in. COFFFTE Packaae brands. $16.60. BEANS Small white. $5.25: large white. $4.60: pink. $8.86: bayou, $3.78; L.imas, o.7ft; Mexican reas. it.70. Meats, tun ana JTovxsloas. HTmli. BACON. ETC. Portland pack f local 1 hams. 10 to .13 lbs. 16o per lb: breakfast bacon. 13021c lb: denies. Oc lb: cottaitt. roil, 110 id; regular short clears, imoKfd, ISO 10; packs. An..., ....... I. . ,. 1 1. I y II .h, a m -,... 3c lb; bellies smuked. 16a lb; pickled tongues, soc each. DRESSED MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy, 7t88c; ordinary, 67o; large. 6c; veal, extra, 9c; ordinary, 8c; leavv. 7 Ho lb: mutton, fancy. 6B7c lb: spring lamb, 7J7c lb. LOCAL LARD KetUe leaf, 10a, lto per lb; 6s. 14o per lb; 60 lb tins. lHe per lb; steam rendered. 10s, isc per lb; 5s, IS He per lb; compound, 10s, le per lb. CLAMS Hardshell, per box. S3.40; razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per dos. FISH ' hock coa, 100 id; riounaers, c per lb: halibut, 7c par lb; striped bass, 16o per lb: catfish, lOo par Js; salmon, sllverslde, 7c; herrings, 60 per lb; soles, 70 per id; shrimp, 71O per 10; perm, oc per id; tomcwi, Oo per lb: lobsters. 26a per lb: fresh mackerel. ( ) per lb: crawfish. 20a par doxen; sturgeon ( ) per lb; blsck pass, zuc per iu. Biivvr incitv, vu uw lb; black cod, 7o per lb; craba, $1.21 1.75 per dozen. fiTSTRRS Shoalwater Bar. bar ral- lon, $2.60; per 100-lb sack. $6.00: Olym pla, per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack. 6 004i8.&0; EJagie canned, eno can, 11. vt dozen; eastern In shell. 11.75 per 100. Paiata, Coal. OO. no. ROPE Manila, 8e; sisal. To lb. LINSEJSD OIL Raw. bbls. (80: casea 4c: boiled, bbls. COo: cases. 660 a sal: lota of 260 gallons, lo less; oil caas meal, $4 ton. BENZINE 8i aeg.. cases. 110 per gal: it ron bbls., 11 Ho per gaL WHITES - LEAD Ton lots, T per lb; 600-lb lota, 80 r lb; lea lota, tlie $sr lb. ' .. i' . luiirx.fi4iM,Ai :csnv ts ; pvr News Gossip of Finance . . New York, Dec. 9. The stock market opened generally higher this morning and made Initial gains in most issues. The tone remained steady all day with Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio being pushed upward by what seemed professional manipulation. Edward Hawley denies the rumors that the St. Paul has secured control of tha Colorado & Southern. The money market, while firmer. Is still too easy to please large lenders who desire more profitable employment for their surplus funds. The prolonged ease In money was not entirely satis factory. It is one of the usual se quences of panlo snd indicates contin ued Inactivity In some lines of business. It is also objectionable for the reason that an excesslve'supply of cheap money is always a dangerous incentive to un wholesome speculation. The present In flation In stocks and increased specula tion In real estate haa been largely fos tered by redundancy and low Interest rates. Gradually, however, this condi tion will disappear. Business is becom ing more active ana both mercantile ana Industrial demands will grow. Many new capital issues are forthcoming and these should shortly considerably di minish the surplus of Idle capital. Gold exports have also begun and will oper ate on the side of firmer rates for money. Having an unusual supply of gold at hand, we can readily spare large sums without Injury, and If Europe contlnuea to buy sparingly of our- grain and cotton while freely selling our se curities it follows mat considerable fold must go abroad In settlement, ome authorities already expect to see $10,000,000, more or less, sent out this month. London has openly encouraged real izing upon American stocks and conserv ative iorign bankers have been very explicit irrtheir disapproval of our stock market manipulations. 10 their client they freely expressed the opinion that the rise In this market , had been alto gether too rapid and out of all propor tion to the Improvement In business con ditions. In consequence there has been a return of American stocks and bonds at a considerable profit to the foreign holders and on a scale not witnessed In many months. It so happened that some of our own leading bankers held sim ilar opinions, though posBlbly from dif ferent motives. i ney naa no aesire to see another speculative debauch such as preceded the collapse of 1907; because they recognized that a second panic would not only Indefinitely postpone re covery, but might invite a wider, deep er, and more lasting depression than the flrat. LOCAL ms SELLING LOWER Wheat Down l-2c Bushel in Bids Here Coarse Grains Firm. 016 OUOY 60ES ADRIFT IN STORM Swif tsure Bank Without Aid to Navigators Tem porarily. SECOND TIME IjIGHT HAS GONE TKAVELING World's Wheat Prloes. Dec. Portland ) .91B Chicago 1.024- Kansas City 1.01 New York 1.11 Winnipeg Bt. Louis Minneapolis . . . Duluth San Francisco Liverpool . .98 U 1.034 , 1.064 1 l.Ofli 1.65 7s 11 Hd May. Per cental. 44 BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPT! Wed. . . . Tuesday Monday , Saturday Friday . . Wheat. Flour Barley. Oats. Hay uirs. bucks, cars. Lars. Cars. .34 60 .72 23 2.3 7.000 6,230 17,600 3,500 4,200 $10 Portland Banks. Clearings today $1,146,699.19 iear ago 813.394.03 Oaln today $ 833,206.36 Balances today $ 64,855.16 Year ago 61,716.16 Seattle Banks. $1,421,668 toaay 152,763 Taooma Banks. today $786,794 today 84,647 Clearings Balances Clearings Balances London, Dec. 9. rate is unchanged. -Bank of England London, Dec. 9. Consols for money, 83 15-16; account, 84 8-16 New York, Dec. 9. Bar silver, Mexican dollars, 45c. 49c; London, Dec. 9. Bar sliver, !2d. York, New York, Dec- 9. bonds: Date. Twos, registered .. 1930 do coupon 1980 Threes, registered.. 1908 do coupon 1908 Threes, small bonds .... Fours, registered .. 1925 do coupon 19.'5 Twos, Panama do coupon f Fours, Philippine Government Bid. Ask. 103 104 104i 1004 100 J20V4 121 102t4 102 110 104 ioi 101 k in" 103 New York. Dec. 9. Metal: lake, 14a14c; eleotrolytic. 1414c; castings. 14!14C. Tin IZSM0!Z9.7U. Lead $4. 25 4.30. Copper, 14V4 Washington. Deo. 9. The treasury statement today shows: Receipts, $2, 669,976: disbursements $2,910,000. Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, Dec. 9. Wheat: Open. Close. December 7s lld 7s 11 March s Hd 7s May 7s 8 7a 8d 7d C. K. HENKY APOLOGIZES Admits Sr. O. . Chapman Pays Taxes. Before the charter revision committee Mr. Henry opposed the Insertion of the section that was fathered by Dr. Charles H. Chapman, declaring that "no railroad extension, spurs, sidings or switches could be placed without first submitting the same to a vote of all the people of the city, and further providing that no track, sidings or switches should ever be authorized to cross any street at grade." This Mr. Henry considered Im- fracticable, unnecessary and an injus lee to the oronertv owners In the ware house district Words ensued. Mr. Hen ry In the following meeting declared that he had looKed up the records and found that Dr. Chapman was not a citizen of the state of Oregon, nor a resident or freeholder In the city of Portland, which Information was ob tained from the county clerk's office. and further stated that Dr. Chapman was not a taxpayer on information ob tained at the assessor's office. Dr. Chapman declared he was a taxpayer and Mr.' Henry, not wishing to do any Injustice, haa had the abstract compan ies . make -a careful search and their report Is as follows: "O. BL Chaomaa. address 1114 East Morrison street. Portland. Xouse furni ture, valne 125. Tax, 39 easts. Paid November 1. 1905, C. H. Chapman and Alice 1L Chapman acquired lot 6, block 67. Sunnvside Third addition to Port land, by deed, wrilch was recorded Feb ruary 18, 1908. In book 412, page 274." The same abstract search also dis closes that another member of the com mittee is not aa heavy a taxpayer as Dr. C. IL Chapman, Believing that the city of Portland, a corporation with property, at a value of $248,000,000, should not be "managed, controlled nor mortgaged by nontaxpayers and non residents, I am . , CHARLES IT- HENRY. '. . Range of New York prices furnished Dy uveroecK & LOOKe tjo. : Description. Open. Amalgamated Copper Co... 834 Am. Car & Foundry, com.. 46 do preferred Amer. Cotton OH. c 43 American Locomotive, c... 5514 Thursday 81 Weakness In other markets affected the bids for futures on the Portland Board of Trade today. There was a drop of Ho in the bids for both the December and January deliveries while the asked prices were c and Vic lower respectively. There is no trading of importance reported in wheat just now. The spurt in the cash market last week seems to have been a tem porary affair and few transactions are reported at this time. Those belnsr made are for small quantities too. mere Is a better feeling in oats futures although no changes are shown In prices either for cash or deferred dp. liveries. On the board of trade today a sale of 300 tons of December-Jan uary was made on a basis of $31.76 per ton track Portland. This In an advance of 25c over recent transactions. For barley the market Is holdins rather steady and additional transac tions are attain reported with the south. On the exchange today 200 tons of De cember barley were sold at $26.50 and zoo tons or December-January at $26.75 per ton track Portland. There Is no change in the flour sit uation, local trade being quite fair but an entire absence of export business is noted. Board of trade prices today: CLUB WHEAT. Bid. December 91 January . 1 91 '4 NO. i WHITE OATS. December 1 55 January .-.-j". lf74i NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. December 132Vi January 135 A ik. 92 92Vi 157V4 160 Light Cost Government Thousand Dollars Only Time Ago Exposed to . Blows of North Pacific. SeTcral a Short Hardest The lighthouse department was no tified this morning that the big acety lene gas buoy off Swiftsure bank at the entrance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca has gone adrift and is missing. The matter is of utmost importance because the buoy was marking one of the most dangerous spots frequented by shipping along the Pacific coaat. The buoy was placed there a com paratively short time ago at a cost of several thousand dollars. It is Immense In size, weighing no less than 19 tons. It carries a large quantity of gas and In probably burning now unless It has drifted ashore and became damaged on the rocks of the jagged coast of Van couver islands to the north of 4 the bank. About a year ago the buoy went on a little tour and landed on Vancouver Is land In the hands of a lot of Indians who notified the department. Captain "Jarnei Pondi lighthouse In spector of this district, who has charge of the buoy, will Immediately Institute a search for It and in the meantime arrange for some other way of warning mariners Of ths danger. The British Columbia ftovernment assists In mark ing the bank and hence It Is believed that possibly Its aids to navigation are Intact, although it is supposed that a hard storm must have swept over that part of the sea when It carried away the securely moored gas buoy. Other evidence of a hard storm In the waters north of here was found the other day according to a report re ceived by John McNulty, nautical ex pert of the hydrographlc office, In that a white painted ship's boat was seen drifting about off the Washington coast qute a distance from shore. MONEY FROM FRANCE 135 137H ...132 ... 90 American Sugar, American Smelt., o , do pererred Anaconda Mining Co 4 9j American Woolen, c 31s Atchison, c 98 t do preferred 101; Baltimore & Ohio, c 108 H do preferred Brooklyn Rapid Transit.. 66 Canadian Pacilc, c 177H Chicago & O. W , c 11. C. M. & St P 1514 c nicago et wortnwestern, c Chesapeake & Ohio Colo. Fuel & Iron, c Colorado Southern, c .... do second preferred. . . . do first preferred ..... Delaware & Hudson D. & R. G-. c do pfd Erie, c do 1st ofd Great Northern. . pfd Illinois Central Louisville & Nashville.. Mexican Central Ry M.. K. ft T.. o do pfd Distillers Ore Lands Missouri Pacific National Lead New York Central N. Y, Ontario & Western Norfolk & Western, com . do pfd. Northern Pacific, com... Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 38 Pennsylvania Railway ....129 Peool Readl do do 1st nfd. Republlo Iron & Steel, c... 26. do pfd ss'i Rock Island, com 24 do Dfd 61 Bt. Louis . ., 20 pro. 54U .. 41 '4 .. f.8 . . 69 ... 72 37 . . hS . . 85 . . 49i .144 . .148 . 8Ri . 71 . 36 . 73H . 6 . .117 4 '4 8 .142 isvivania naiiway ....us", le's Gas, L. & C. Co.. 100 ling, common 1414 2rf pfd. -. 96 W. do 1st pfd. St. Louis ft 3. do nfd Southern Pacific, com.... do nfd Southern Railway, e do pfd Texas & Paclflo Toledo, St. L. & W., 0 do pfd Union Paclflo. c do pfd United States Rubber e, do pfd ". United States Steel Co., c. do Dfd Wisconsin Central, c do Pid Westinghouse Utah Copper Third Avenue . 5 . 23 . 66 .119 '. 25 . 60 . 84 .182 ' 84 .108 . 55 .112 . 31 '. 48 . 85 Close. 4 46 108 43 56 132 91 106 50 32 98 102 109 92 177 11 150 173 66 40 17(1 37 82 143 147 123 18 88 71 37 73 66 83 117 46 f5 84 143 37 130 100 142 94 89 26 86 24 60 40 63 23 B5- 120 122 26 60 41 66 183 94 84 107 66 113 32 68 8014 " 47 85 WILL ASK $10,000 TO FIGHT CODLING MOTH 4 (United Preu Leased Wire.) 4 Washington, Dec. 9. The con- 4 gressmen from Oregon will also 4 4 ask for an appropriation of $10,- 4V 000 to be expended In fighting 4 the, codling moth In southeastern 4 4 Oregon. PRODUCE IN SAN FRANCISCO Northwest Crop Weather. Oregon Fair tonight and Thursday except rain southwest portion; norther ly winds. Washington Fair west tonight and Thursday, rain or snow east portion to- nlgnt or xnursoay; nonneriy winds. Idaho Rain or snow tonight or Thursday. Eastern Livestock Markets. Chicago, Dec . Hogs. $7,000; cattle, 23.000; sheep, 22,000. Hogs are steady to 10 cents lower. Sheep strong. Kansas City. Dec. 9. Hogs. 17.000: cattle, 8000; sheep, 6000. Omaha Neb.. Dec. 9. Hogs, 8500: cattle, 7000: sheep -9000. JOHN L. SUES FOR DIVORCE Chlcaaro. Dec' 9. mohn I Sullivan, the former champion ptlglllet Of the world, today filed a suit in tha superior court for a divorce, alleging statutory miscon duct on the part of his wife- In his complaint John L. allege that he Is now a resident of Chicago. Recently Mrs. SJlllvan sued- for a divorce, but tha pe tition was dismissed by. tha court. She resides at CenterviUe. R I. ' v San Francisco, Dec. 9. Eggs Per dozen, California fresh, Including cases: Extras, 45c; firsts, 40c; seconds, 35c; thirds. 29c; California storage extras, 35c; firsts, 32 c; seconds. 26c; east ern storage, extras, 30c; firsts, 2Sq; sec onds, 26c. Butter Per poupd,. California fresh, extras, 32c; firsts, 29c; seconds, 2jc; thirds, 20c; pickled No. 1, 23 c; stor age. California extras 29c: packing No. 1, 21 c; ladles, extras, 22c. Cheese New, per pound, California flats, fancy, 15c; firsts. 14c; seconds. l'Vc; California Young America fancy. 17c; firsts, lfic; eastern. New York Cheddars, fancy, 17c; Oregon flats, fancy, 14c; Oregon Young America, fancy, 16c; Caloflrnla storage, fancy, flats. 13c: Oregon flats, fancv. 14c: Oregon flats Young America 16c. Potatoes Per cental, river whites (sacks), fancy 70ff85c; poor, 4565c; Salinas Burbanks, $1.401.60; Oregon Burbanks. $1.20(81.30: early rose (for seed), $1.2551 1.30; sweet potatoes, per crate. ST.35 : sacks, $1.00(91.26. Onions Per sack, 75 H 85c. Ornnges Per box. navels, standard. $1.25D.00; choice, $2.002.50; fancv, largs sties, $3.00(84.00; tangerine's, crates, 85c4J$1.00; half orange boxes, $2.00; mandarins, per crate, 65 & 80c. Minister of Marine Sends 500 Francs to Seamen's Institutes. Through the minister of marine. th consul at San Francisco and Consul C. It. Labba of this city, the FTench gov ernment yesterday presented the Sea men's Institute and tne Seamen's Friend society of this city each with 260 francs to assist in carrying on tne wora. The money was turned over yesterday by Consul Labbe and the managements of the two Institutions are rejoicing today because the present Indicates that the French government Is appreciating what Is being done here for the enter tainment and asistanca,,or us sudjoccs who follow the sea, when they happen to come here. The number of French vessels vlslt inir Portland Is Increasing every day. and at times the colors of France pre dominate In the harbor. Tbe sailors, It is said, always respond promptly to invitations to visit the respective Insti tutes and make themselves at home there while In the port, a fact which is very highly appreciated by the man agements. The regular weekly ooncert at the Seamen's Institute, Front and Flanders streets, will be given this evening under the direction of George 8. Shepherd. A feature on the program will be sailors' chanties by a chorus of sailors, with Mr. Shepherd as leader. Councilman W. T. Vaughn will play a violin solo. Miss Minna t"hlmann will sing a soprano solo. Miss Bubv B. McDonnell and Mrs. Ger triwie white will Dlav a ciano duet. Norwegian Vice-Consul Endre M. Ceder berg will deliver an address, and John McNulty, nautical expert of the hydro graphic service, will talk on seamanship. STEAMER UGANDA SAILS That Treated With Nitrogen. Peroxide Not to Be Sold . in Interstate Trade. (Cnltrd Preea Lentil Wire. I 4 Washington, Doc. 9. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson today declared that flour bleached by nitrogen perox ide is an adulterated food and that It cannot be sold 4n the District of Co- lumbia or in any of the territories, of transported by means of interstate carriers. PENNANT PEESENTED TO THE DETEOITS (Halted Press liuS Wire. 1 New York. Dec. 9. The American league directors today officially pre sented the Detroit baseball club with, the league's championship pennant for 1908. William R. George Heard From. I.os Angeles, CaL, Dec. 9. Word was received here today that William R. George, founder of the George Junior Republics at Freevllle, N. Y.. and San Fernando. Cal., will arrive here Fatur day to spend the winter. When George founded the second George Junior Re publics a few months ago at San Fer nando he promised to spend a part of each year with the residents of that tiny institution. He will, devote his time to helping the citizens of the new republic in improving and building up their community. steamer Lansing, for San Francisco. Arrived at 12:25 p. m., French bark Sully, from Hobart. Arrived down at 4:30 p. m., Norwegian steamer Admiral Borresen. Cappa, Dec. 8. Passed. British steamer Cambrian King, from Port land, for Limerick. San Pedro, Dec. 8. Arrived, steamer Bowdoin, from Columbia river. Dublin, Dec. 6. Arrived. Brttiah steamer Magdala, from Portland. Coos Bay, Dec. 8. Arrived, steamer Alliance, from Portland. Limerick, Dec. 8. Arrived. British steamer Cambrian King, from Portland. Tenerlffe, Dec. 8. Passed, steamer Strathlyon, from Portland. San Pedro. Dec. 9. Arrived, steamer Roanoke, from Portland. Astoria, Dec. 9. Condition at the mouth of the river at 8 a. m., moderate; j-' wind east, 3 miles; weather, clear. Tides at Astoria Thursday High Wa ter, 2:63 a. m., 7.0 feet; 2:01 p. m., 8.8 feet. Low water, 8:27 a. m.. 2.8 feat; 9:06 p. m., 0.6 feet. Sailing Vessel Will Tr.ke Berth at Montgomery Dock No, 2. Th Rrltlnh steamer Uganda left down this afternoon bound for St. Vin cent for orders with a cargo of 217,000 bushels wheat, valued at $195,000. The cargo was dispatched by Kerr, uiriora s Co. . .... The Uganda s place si Montgomery dock No. 2, where she received most of her cargo, will ne tasen in a any or two by the British bark Lydgate, which is also under charter to Kerr, Glfford & Co.. to carry wheat to Eu- rin.. in l.vnirrtie IS at itrcenwn-ri dock temporarily waiting for the work to begin receiving cargo. The British steamer sstramnairn is due to arrive here the latter part or this week rrom san rrancisco unuer charter to Balfour, Guthrie CO., to cany wheat to Europe. She left San Francisco night before last. ALOXG THE WATERFRONT. MARINE IXTEJJJGEXCE Beg-alar Itinera Dns to Arrive. J. Marhof fer, San Francisco . . .Dec 18 Eureka, Eureka and Coos Dec 10 Alliance, Coos Bay Dec. 10 Argo. Ssn Francisco Dec. 10 Breakwater. Coos Bay Deo. IS Rose City. San Francisco . , , . ,,j,Dec, J4 Roanoke. San Pedro and way... Dec. 15 Sue H. Elmore, Tillamook Deo. 18 Homer, San Francisco Dec. 20 Numantla, orient Dee. 20 Nebraskan. Sallna Crui Dec 20 8enator, San Francisco Deo. 21 George W. Elder. San Pedro. .. .Deo. 22 Nicomedia, orient Jan. Nevadan. Sallna Crux Jan. IS Alesla, orient .Jan. 15 Arabia, orient Feb. 1 Segular Liners Due to Depart. Breakwater, Coos Bay Dec, 9 George VV. Elder, San Pedro... Dec. 10 Suo H. Elmore, Tillamook Dec 10 Senator, San Francisco Dec. 11 Alliance, Coos Bay Dec 12 Argo, Tillamook Dec 12 Eureka, Eureka and Coos Dec 13' Roanoke. San Pedro and way.. Dec It Rose City. San Francisco Dec. 18 Numantla, orient Dec 20 Homer, Eureka and Coos Dec. 22 Nebraskan, Sallna Crux ..Dec. 2'i Ross City, San Francisco Dec 24 Nicomedia. orient Jan. 1 Alesla, orient Jan. fcS Nevadan, Sallna Cruz Jan. 11 Arabia, orient Feb. 13 Vessels) la Port. Leyland Bros. Br. sh Drydock Donna Franceses, Br. bk Astoria Churchill, Am. sch ..Astoria Alvena, Am. sch Astoria W. F. Jewett. Am. sch Astoria Irene, Am. sch Astoria Washington, Am. ss Drydock Aberfoyle, Br. bk N. P. Mills St. Nicholas, Am. ship Astoria bk SAX FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET The steamer Rue II. Elmore. Captain Schrocder. arrived here last night from Tillamook, hrlnginjr 6 ions or o products. She sails agfln this arter- noon. . ... The steamer Breakwater leaves this evening for Coos Hay and the steamer Alliance Is due to arrive here tomorrow from Coos Bay. ,. The steam schooner Tallac cleared Inst night for San Francisco with a cargo of wheat and lumber, there being 1600 tons of wheat and 400,000 feet Of lumber. It was anotinced this morning that the steamer George W. Eider will not leave for San Pedro and way ports until Friday night, although tomorrow Is her regular sailing date. The delay Is due to the fact thet the craft was lifted on the drvdock for cleaning and painting. The "French bark Sully, which reached Astoria yesterday, left up this morn-i Ing. and should reach the harbor tomor row morning. She comes In ballast un der charter to the Portland Flouring Mills company to load wheat for Eu rope The steamer Argo. which left San Francisco yesterday for this port to go on the Portland-Tillamook run, will stop at Eureka on her way north and take on 60.000 feet of redwood lumber to be dis charged at Reeder's, on the Columbia, where Mr. Brandstetter, one of the own ers of the steamer has a largs farm. The steam achooner Sibyl Mars ton, .1 V. t n I vaanh A ail1 thfa v Inn 2 botes craw- r ''"DJ "Z"i.Z Z . ,"","'"B fish. 62 boxea fish. 65 sacks ovsters. 1 -..'- V.i" ox mussels. I Lumber company. San Francisco, Dec. 9. Merchants exchange quotations: Cash wheat Walla Walla, white. $1.67 H; red Russian. $1.63: turkey red, $1.76; bluestem, $1.76. Future wheat May, $1.72 bid: De cember, $1.65. Cash barley Bright, $1.46; brewing, $1.50. Future barley May. $1.46 bid: $1.46 H asked: December, $1.41 bid. Mlllstiiffs Bran, $29; middlings. $38; shorts. $32. Oats Whits. $1.75 per cental. PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS The Portland Board of Trade fur nishes the following list of peo!:ice ar- rivals for tha 24'hours ending at 11 a. j m. today: Apples, 644 boxes; 32 crates 1 rapes, 1 car oranges, IS crates cab-1 age, 6 crates- celery, lo:t sacks rota-j toes, 35 sacks onions, 10 sacks turnips. I 62 boxes butter, 161 cases e-g-j. 685 gal- Ions cream, 387S gallons milk. 15 boxes clams. 10 boxes crans. New York Cotton Markot. Open. High. Lo January..... 863 881 S5S February March 861 8S3 gco April 874 885 S74 May 867 SR9 Ki 5 June 864 865 !0 July ........ 863 8S3 '.: August 883 874 S10 September October 840 864 840 December .. 897 912 S32 Close. MARINE NOTES. C -11 d.i 879W)8l Astoria, Dec. 9. Arrived down and KS-'fi'SS i sailed during the night, steamer Car 1 mel, for Grays Harbor and San Fran- 8.4$fi89 Cisco: Arrived at 8:60 a. m., steamer SVV8S5 8 S3 ST4!fi 75 860165 S62-S64 li'Otill JL ttCVUUkM WMHCH. Of tha foot or an ids may produce a very serious sprain. A sprain Is more painful than a break. In all sprain a ruts, burns and scalds Ballard's Snow Liniment la th best thing to use Re lieves tha pain Instantly, reduces swell ing. Is a perfect antiseptic and heals rapidly. - Price 2 So. lOe and $1.00. Sold by Bkldmore Drug Co. - . 11 .1. . ' C3 Sibyl Marsten, from San Pedrc Left up at 9 a m., French bark Sully. San Francisco, Dec 9 Sailed last night, steamer Yellowstone, from As toria, for San Pedro. Astoria, Deo. 8. Sailed at 12:26 p. m.. Berlin. Am. sch Taurus, Am. sch.. Lydgate, Br. bk. . . David d'Angers, Ft. Bossuet. Fr. bk Joinvllle, Fr. bk Samar, Am. sch Neotslleld, Br. bk... Brabloch, Br. bk Oregon, Ger. sh Shoshone, Am. ss.. Carmel, Am. ss 1.111 mo, Alii, os, ... ;..,.. Breakwater, Am. as George W. Elder, Am. ss. Senator. Am. ss R. D. In man, Am. ss...... Nome City, Am. ss Jim Butler, Am. as. Torrisaaie, Br. n.... Goble Kalanm , . . .Greenwich Mersey Coal Bunkers Sand dock . . . . Inmun-Poulsen . . .Columbia No. 1 . . .Greenwich No. i Llnnton . . . Rainier Montgomery No. 3 .Martin's . .Oak street . . . .Martin's , . .Ains worth . . ...Rainier Couch street . .,. .Astoria Astoria .On way up Sully, Fr. bk Za Boat to Xrf)d Jbazaoar. Riverside. Am. ss San Francisco Bee, Am. es San Francisco Annie E. Smale, Am. ss. .... .Hongkong Tamalpals, Am. ss San Francisco 8hasta, Am. ss San Francisco En Bouts With Osmsnt and Oeaeral. Carmanlan, Br. bk Hamburg Rochambeau, Fr. bk Lettfi Gulf Stream, Br. bk Antwerp Alice, Fr. bk London Eugene Schneider, Fr. bk Antwerp La Tour da Auvergrue. Fr. bk... Antwerp Armen, Fr. bk Dublin Glenalvon, Br. bk Antwerp Desalx. Fr. bk - Antwerp Poltallock, Br. sh ....Antwerp Wavertree, Br. sh Ellesmareport Matterhom, Br. sh. . .Newcastla-on-Tyna .Tramp Steamers Xa Boat. .San Francisco .San Francisco .San Francisco , Orlsnt Orient .Ban Francisco , San Francisco Abouklr, Br. ss.... Oy merle, Br. ss. . . . Carlton, Br. ss Robert Dollar, Br. Century. Br. ss.... Boveric. Br. ss Strathnalrn, Br. s. In Boats in Ballast to X,oad Drain. Port Crawford, Br. sh Callao Homeward Bound, Am. bk. Vano'v'r. B. C. Bully. Fr. bk Antwerp .Thiers, Fr. bk.S... ....Belfast A Benares.- Nor. sh Clan Graham, Br. bk. Laennec, Fr. sh Crlllon, Fr. bk..... .. Nantes. Fr. bk. Thiers, Fr. bk.W, ..Belfast Francois, Fr. bk...J. San Francisco Isnleres, Fr. bk. .:..... .San Francisco Callao Caleta Coloso ...... Kahulu ......Hobart .. ..-.Hobart II L .1 CASTOR I A lor Infanta and CMMrea, The Kind You Kara Always JBoqfl Bears tha fjigaa-tar of Overbeck t& CookefOo. ComElsslea Merchants, Stocks. Beads. CoKoa, Gralo, 11: " 216-217 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDINQ ----- Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan St try . - Chicago. New York, Bostoiif .We have the only private wire connecting Portland with the eMter - .- . ' ':"' 'exchanges, :- "" . . MEMBERS PORTLAND BOARD Of TRAtS. "' L ... - : ". : , V .- 1. .'