- 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. .'