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THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL" PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, -1908.
CAIIIIED MILK IS
liibo; now
JYar Is Started by Carnation
i Teople Cutting Price 5c
in Seattle Market.
TODAY'S WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Flptht in condensed milk starts.
I,owr price for eft
t'hirken price is
tVreal prices are advanced.
Hnlit peas down a notch.
S?llnrond Batoon for river.
Cabbage market is
pressed hoRS oome faster.
" Iarcer sized veal coming.
1 dv apples go to south.
Medium nop-inovert 6 P"BlJ-
right Start in Ooadensed Milk.
That there Will be a serious fight In
the condensed milk markets of the Pa
' C,,I5 C?S?t.al W.hotahaPvra bSS" flfci
lr? Slish for an equal amount s
iikliv be much doing In condensed milk
inles untU the ma?ket shows exactly
Lhfrh wav It is going. No changes have
b T announced by ofher manufacturers,
tower Pries for Xggs.
While several Front street handler,
UU assert their ability to sell all the
Sms i can get from local ranches as
hfsh as So a dosen. the general trade
Sols not share In this view. In ftet tba
market in general is gathering
e!kness and some sales are now re
ported down to 42c, while it is under
stood that one wholesale grocery is of
Xg down to 40c. This is the range
Quoted by The Journal today.
q While local eggs are down "Other
notch there is no change In eastern
Stk. thldifferential between h8 two
rrades being so great that the local
pTfce candrop a cent or two more be
fore affecting the outside product,
t chicken Price Is Firmer.
' While showing not e lightest
change In value today along Front
Street the general tone of the chicken
market Is Improving. No turkeys are
coming forward from the country Just
now but a small demand is appearing
- fw, Uv birds, .....Prices have practically
, remained closed since the Thanksgiving
trade but will Ukely open during the
CCheeeW:nrkct 18 firmer at the recent
advance In prices but no change Is
shown In values today.
Creamery butter la steadier.
" Medium Sops Move at 5 Cents.
, That growers arnot at all Impressed
by the bullish talk coming from some
quarters that have hops to sell, is shown
bv their attitude in offering practically
all their holdings of ordinary goods at
the present low level of values. In the
Woodburn section another day of activ
ity was shown yesterday. It Is stated
that about 500 bales of mediums
changed hands in that section yesterday
at 6c a pound. McNeff Bros, have been
1 operators ' to the extent of about the
name amount during the past 48 hours
'round the same figure. Most of the
latter firm's purchases were in the vi
cinity of Rugene. The latest issue of
the New York Producers' Price Current
gives the following view of the hop
situation: - . .
"he tone of the local market has
turned appreciably weaker the past few
days and merchants have entirely with
drawn from the market. The feeling is
being reflected In the state markets
by an absence of buying and more anx
iety to sell by growers. A few sales
were reported early in the week, but
since Jhen no trading of any conse
quence has been heard of.
"Business with brewers shows no im
provement the heavy stocks of 1907 still
on hand and loss in sales discouraging
any buying of consequence. A little
more inquiry Is expected after the new
year, but it is generally conceded that
prices will have to be an inducement
. before they replenish their stocks."
op Prices.
DIBIC, iWVO, J VIIVlc, ir . . , a f
Slat. ISflR meilium. to enod. lh .10rf1l
Klal, lflft7 lh. .
Pacific coast, 1908,
choice, lb
Pacific coast, 1908,
prime to
medium to
910
7 8
good, lb
Pacific coast. 1907, lb
Germans, 1 908. lb. ...
Pariflr- muL 190C. lh.
4i 6
23028
2 3
Brief Votes of Wholesale TTade.
Split peas are down !c i pound.
Receipts of fresh salmon from the
Columbia are nominal but many retail
ers are said to be selling salt water fish
as the Columbia river article.
Small arrivals of cauliflower from
California was all that saves the local
market, from showing a famine In that
vegetable. Supplies of good quality, too.
Front street sells at the following
prices. Those paid shippers are less
regular commissions:
Batter, Brgs ana nraltry.
BUTTER Extra creamery, 37c; fancy
34S6c; store, 20c
BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port
land Sweet cream. S6V4o; sour. JIHo
per lh.
POULTRY Mixed chickens, 12c lb;
bens, 13'4c; roosters, old lie; fryers,
12 He; broilers. 12 Vic; geese. 8
. lOclb: turkeys, alive, 1717Hc; dressed.
16 25c; spring ducks, 14c lb; pig
eons, squabs, 2.00Ti'2.50 per dos; old,
$1.00; dressed poultry, 1(8 H4o higher.
CHEESE Full cream, flats, triplets
and daisies, 1516c; Young Americans,
' l17c
EGGS Local best 4 2 He per doz;
eastern. 31 35c
Hops, Wool anff BI0.es.
WOOL 1808 Willamette valley, 18c.
HOPS 1908 crop. choice. "JV,fgic;
prime to choice, liiihic; prime, 66Vic;
medium. 5 5 Vic lb.
SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 10 015c
each; ctiort wool, 26c40c; medium
' wool, SOC0S1.OO each; long wool. 75c
11.26 each.
MOHAIH 108 Nominal, 1b1c.
TALLOW Prime, per lb, 3 4c; No.
. X and grease, 22Hc
CHITTAM BARK Old, 4tt6c; new.
4He6r lb.
HIDES Drv hides. 15 16c lb; green,
'9c lb; bulls, green salt, B(56c lb,
kips. 89c; calves, green. 12613c per lb.
Oral. Tlonx and Bay.
WHEAT Buying price, new Track,
Portland Club, lc; bluestem, 697c;
fortyfold, 2c; red, 89c; Willamette val-
'bARLET Feed, $2.60; rolled. 128 0
ai brewing, $27.
MILLSTUFF8 8ell!ng price Bran.
2.6: middlings. $33.00: shorts, $80.00;
chop. 2LO029.O0; aUalla meai. U.dO
per ton.
FLOUR Selllnc price Eastern Ore
gon patent $5.00; straight-$4.054.75;
ley. $4.6; graham. whole
Wheat $4.5; rye. 6s. $5.60; bales. $3 00.
nAirroaucwi - pnw
tnv. Willamette vally. fancy, $14.00
eiteO; ordinary. $lf.013t east
ern Oregon, I14.60; mixed. $11 0001380;
claver. $l4,d; grain. $11.00; . cheat,
. $H.: alfslfa. $1212.50. .
OATS Producers' price Track. Na.
1 whit. 3S0.S0 31.50; gray. $29.50
80.(0. .r . , .
miU aa TfMU-
-r
FRESH FRUITSOranxes.
new
!. :ji)tii.;4 pr box: , Jap
anese
Critic fc ii& rtr Kr,y
bananas, (c per
lb; l.-inon. $i.S$4l.O0 bozs grapefruit.
434m; pinifpies. Hwiiaa. $3.00
rttnj jari JJarUetL. (Ui; grapes.
wo
ROSY CHEEKED LADY. ,.
APPLES FOR FRISCO
Ladv apples are in ood demand in
the south for ..ie holidays and Port
land Is supplying the need. The larg
est single shipment of Iady apples ever
made to the south from this city will
start today when 100 boxes of the rosy
complexloned, tiny fruit, will go for-
III
HURTS WHEAT
Lack of Information From
Argentina Brings About
3Iore Short Selling.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Onen. Close. Pec. 10. Loss.
Deo. . ....102 10H 104
May 107 107 107H
July . .... 99i 99 99H
L Gain. ... .
Chicago. Pec. 10. There was a sharp
dtp lit deferred wheat option at the
opening of the' markot here this morn
ing. May lost c with the start at
107, while July went back c at 99V4
The vclose was V4o above to Vo below
yesterday's closing. There was no
change in the December option at the
end of the session, opening and closing
values both being the same as yester
day. , Foreign markets were weak, with a
tendency to Bell everywhere. Absence
of unfavorable harvest weather in Ar
gentina is one of the principal causes
of the pressure to go short During the
last few days there has been a general
absence of news from South America,
and this Is taken by the trade to Indi
cate that there Is nothing but good
news to i report Cables are never
brought ynto play when such a condi
tion exists. It is only when there is
damage cews to tell that cables are
usually serrt
After the opening this market drifted
rather lazily, with a small amount of
profit taking by shorts. This brought
the price back from the opening de
cline. Liverpool was d to d lower
at the opening, but closed unchanged
to V4d under yesterday, nearby options
showing .wm. recovery on short covr
ering. ,
Range of Chicago prices irnlshed
by Overbeck & Cooke Co.:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Deo 160 V4 102 101 102 Vi
Mav ...107 107 106 107
July .... 99V4 99 984 99
CORN.
Dec 68 58V4 57
May 61 62 61
July .... 61V 62V4 61 Vi
OATS.
Dec .... 62 61 50 ....
May .... 62 63 62
July 47 t 41
PORK.
Dec 1440 1442 1442 144$
Jan 1600 1600 1585 1597
May ..,1626 1627 1617 1627
LARD.
Dec 917N
Jan 925 925 920 926A
May 947 947 942 947B
RIBS.
Jan 827 830 826 830
May 867 869 859 867
Northwest Crop Weather.
Oregon and Washington Fair to
night and Friday; north to east winds.
Idaho Fair tonight and Friday.
$1.0001.60: huckleberries, 10llc lb;
cranberries, local, $11.60 bbl; eastern,
$12.60 bbl.
ONIONS New Oregon. 11. 1001. 21
per 100; California. $11.10; garlic,
?H8c lb.
APPLES Good. $12: poor 60 75c
per box.
POTATOES New. selling, $1,000
1.10; buying for shipment per cwC
fancy. 80c; ordinary. 60 70c; sweet,
$1.764180.
VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon,
T6cC$l: beets. $101.25; arrots. 600
Tie sack: parsnips. 8&C01.OO; cabbage.
$1.601.75; tomatoes, California, $L25
per crate: beans, 12c; cauliflow
er, 7 5 '9 11,00; peas, 12c; horserad
ish. 6&Rc lb; artichokes, 65676o doz;
freen onions, 16c per doz; peppers, bell,
c; Chile ( ); head lettuce, 40c
dos; hothouse, 76c ft $1 box: radishes, 16c
dozen bunchoc; celery. 4085c; egg
plant 16c lb.
Orooeries, Bats, Bto.
SUGAR Cube, $6.35; powdered, $6.70;
fruit or berry, $5.95; dry granulated,
$6.tl6; conf. A. $6.16; extra B. $5.46;
Golden G. $5.75; D. yellow. $5.26; beet
granuated. $5.76; barrels, 16c; half bar
rels, $0c; boxes, 66o advance on sack
basis.
(Above prices are $0 days net cash
quotations
SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s.
$11.00 per ton; 60s, $11.60; table, dairy,
60s. $16.60; 10s. $16.00; bale. $2.3$;
Imported Liverpool, 60c lis. 00; 100s,
$19.00; 40s. $18.00; extra fine, barrels.
Is, 6s and 10s, $4.60g5.5; Liverpool
lump rock, $20.50 per ton.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. SHc;
No. 2, 6 Vic; New Orleans, head, 6c;
AJnx (); Creole, 6V4c
HONET New, 15e per lb.
COFFKE: Package brands. $16.60.
BEANS Small white. $5.25: large
white, $4.60; pink, $3.85; bayou. $8.76;
Llmas. $5.75; Mexican reds. $4.75.
Meats. Tin. aad jmvwoas.
H?8. BACON, ETC. Portland pack
(local; hams, 10 to 13 lbs, 16c per lb;
breakfast bacon, 13 4j21Vc lb; picnics,
10o lb; cottage roll; 11c lb; regular
short clears, smoked, 13c lb; backs,
heavy smoked. 12Vfec lb; light smokejl,
13c lb; bellies smuked, 15c lb; pickled
tongues, 60o each.
DRESSED MEATS Front street
Hogs, fancy. 748c: ordinary, 67c;
large. 6c; veal, extra, 9c; ordinary, 8c;
heavy, 7V4c lb; mutton, fancy, 6 7c lb;
spring lamb, 7ffl7V4c lb.
LOCAL LA RD Kettle leaf, 10s. 14e
per lb; 5s. 14Vic per lb: 60 lh tins 18c
per lb; steam rendered, JlOs, 18c per
!b; 6s, 13 c per lb; compound, 10s, 8c
per lb.
CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $2.40;
razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per dos.
FISH Rock cod, 10c lb; flounder.
6c per lb; halibut 7c per lb; striped
; 4C Ik.. MIK 1A. Ik.
salmon, sflverside, 7c; herrings, Co
per lb; soles, 7c per lb; shrimp,
12V4c per lb; perch. 6c per lb; tomcod.
10c per lb; ' lobsters, 260 per lb; ircao
mackerel, ( ) per lb; crawfish, 203
per dozen; sturgeon ( ) per lb; black
bass, 20c per lb; silver smelts. 6c per
lb; black cod. 7 Vic per lb; crabs. $1.2$
01.76 per dozen.
OT8TERSShoalwater Bay. per gal
lon. $2.50; per 100-lb sack. $6.00: Olym-
pla. per gallon. 12.40; per i-id shck.
$6.0006.60: Eagle canned, 60c can, $7.00
dozen; eastern in shell. $1.76 per 100.
Paiats, CoaL OO. rvo.
POPE Manila, 9c; sisal, 7c lb.
LIN6EED OIL Raw, bbls, 680; cases,
64c; boiled, bbls. 60c; cases. 66c t gal;
lots of 260 gallons, ric teas; oil caas
meal, $34 too.
, BENZINE 86 de)r, cases:' J e per
nl: iron bbls.. HHo ter saL
WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 7e per
lb; 600-lb lots, 8 per lb: less lots. te
URPENTINK I" c4ses. $Ho, per
.WIWB NAILS Priwt tMtla, $1.11. ;
m
EWS
RIB'S
ward. The shipment is being made by
Levy & Speigl. a local commission firm.
Lady apple prices are generally good
here but for a limited amount of first
class fruit of even else and excellent
color the southern market Is paying
more Just now.
SELECT HOGS
25 CEIITS OP
Best East of Mountain Stuff
Brings $6.25 Ordinary
Stock 10 to 15c Up.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
Thursday 300 140
Wednesday ..... 300 ... 360
Tuesday 247 28
Monday 75 280 825
Saturday 166 12 740
Friday 880 68 250
Portland Union Stockyards, Dec. 10.
So great Is the demand for all grades
of livestock at this time that all values
are stlffer. The hog market Is show
ing the most noticeable etrength and
prices In general in that line are 10
to 15c higher today. Select eastern Or
egon or Idaho hogs are 25c up and will
sell as high as 36.25 quite readily
In fact sales have been reported dur
ing the past 24 hours at that figure.
The market for hoes Is In e-ood shane
all around and good stuff will readily
bring the top while the various grades
have bee moved 10 to 15c above for
mer figures.
There never was such a arreat scarcity
of sheep as at this time and despite
tne promises or higher prices shippers
continue to hold back. There were no
arrivals today and the few head that
came forward during the former 24
hours were taken even before being
unloaded.
Cattle market Is stiff at unchanged
values.
California Cattle At Oomlag.
There has been a loud cry from kill
ers for the past week or 10 days for
select qualitv of cattle but none have
come forward from, local places. 'We
are going to have 12 or 15 cars of
California stuff in the market tomor
row morning." said Lee M. Lacey of
Hunt ALacey. "Demand for cattle and
other livestock Is verv good and hogs
are selling 10 to 16c higher for ordi
nary grade while select east of the
mountains stuff is bringing $6.26 or
26c over former figures.
"Everything is In good shape In the
livestock market," said Tom Benson
of T. C. Benson & Son. "Hogs are sell
ing higher and best stuff will readily
bring the top and other grades in pro
portion." "All lines of livestock are better,"
said S. P. Gould of the Gould Commis
sion company. "Higher prices are rul
ing for hogs, with the. market very firm.
Cattle are bringing good prices but
they are not being booted at the mo
ment. They may bring more later."
Today's arrivals of livestock In the
yards compare with this day in recent
years as follows:
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
1907 200 ... 100
1906 177 ... 18
1905 170 ... 25
Today 25 horses were among the ar
rivals.
A year ago today hogs and cattle
were firm and sheep easy. Prices un
changed.
Yard's Representative Prices.
, HOGS.
Weight Price.
84 hogs 23.250 $6.16
30 hogs 6,446 6.00
9 rtlga 1.265 5.50
96 hogs 19.910 6.26
83 hogs 17,550 , 6.00
96 hogs 21,825 6.25
CATTLE.
7 cows 7,325 $3.25
4 steers 4.205 4.00
17 feed steers 14.676 s Z3.35
1 row. 1 calf 1.475 3.00
Following is the general range of
values on stock running in tne yaras xor
late shipments:
Hogs Best east of mountains $6.26;
ordinary. $6.7i ...00; blockers and China
fats, $5.25 0 5.50; stockers and feeders,
$5.00.
Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200
pounds, $4.2504.60; medium steers.
$4.O04.25: poor steers, $3.26; best
cows, $3.26: medium cows. $2.6002.85;
stags, $2.7503.00: bulls, $2.0002.25.
Sheep Best wethers, $4.6004.76; or
dinary wethers. $4.2504.50: lambs, $4.50
04.75; straight ewes. $3.50; mixed lots,
$4.00.
Veal Choice young calves, $4,000
4.60; heavy and rough. $3.6003.75.
Cattle Slow in East.
Chicago, Deo. 10. Hogs. 30,000; cat
tle, 8000; sheep, 20,000. Hogs are
stesdy, left over yesterday, 10,600. Re
ceipts year ago, 21,000. Cattle slow;
sheep steady.
Kansas Cltv, Mo., Dec. 10. Hogs,
13,000; cattle, 3000; sheep, 6000.
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 10. Hogs, 9000;
cattle, 3000; sheep, 2000.
News Gossip
of Finance
Portland Banks.
Clearings today $1,097,928.76
Tear ago 946,487.25
Gain today $151,441.61
Balances today $109,891.00
Year ago 118,302.90
Bsattle Banks.
Clearings today $1,410,204
Balances today 161,343
Tacoma Banks.
C'.earlngs today $82f..71 1
Balances today 60,432
London, Dec. lo. Bank
rate Is unchanged.
of England
London, Dec. 10. Concols
83 15-16; account. 84 3-16.
for money,
sliver, 48c;
New York. Dec. 10. Bar
Mexican dollars; 45c.
Ixmdon,
Dec.
10.
Date.
. .1930
Government
Bid. Ask.
bonds:
Twos, registered
103-.4
104
ioivi
loivi
iii"
io3vi
do coupon
Threes, registered .
do coupon
Threes, small bonds
Fours, -registered .
do coupon
Twos, Panama ....
do coupon
Fbursi Philippine. .
1930
1908
1908
i25
1925
J 0 4
104
100
100
not;
121
1024
102
110
New York. Dec. 10. Metal: Copper,
lake. 1414Vic; electrolytic, 14Vifi
14 c; castings. 14c14Vc.
Tin $29.4002$. TO.
Lead $4.2604.80.
Washington, D. .C Dec. 10, The
treasury statement todays shows:
Receipts j4JUi flUafeucaaroenU,
IU90.000, . . -
MA
MCE,
COARSE GRAMS
HOLDING FIRU
M ! i i ii 1 1 is 7. v
Sale of Barley Made for De
cemler Deliyery at Frac
tional Advance.
. .
Complete Pali Seeding.
4 'Pendleton, Deo. 10. That the
4 fall sowing of wheat in the
4 vicinity of Athena Is completed
4 for this year, was the statement
4 made today by Henry A. Bar-
4 rett, a business man of Athena
4V and one of the prominent farm-
4y era of the county. Barrett says
4 the seeding la not only com-
4 pleted, but that the grain is up
4 and growing nicely. Indeed. 1
4 he says he never saw It looking
4 better at this time of the year.
4 This report coming on the heels 4
4 of the late fall and , the short
cropi of this year will be wel-
4 come news. Barrett also says 4
4 that the acreage of fall sown
4 grain is much greater in his vl-
4 cinify than, ever before. This
4 Insures a larger harvest for next
4 year for the-fall sown grain Is 4
4 a much surer crop under all
4 conditions.
4
BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS.
Wheat Flour.Barley. Oats. Hay.
Cars. Sacks. Cars. Cars. Cars.
Thurs. ...30 2,660 8 4 19
Wed 34 7,000 7 4 10
Tuesday .60 6.230 6 3 11
Monday ..72 17,600 8 8 II
Saturday . 23 3,600 4 - 4 17
Friday ...23 4.200 9 6 6
While local people are still freely of
fering 97o a bushel track for bluestem
wheat they are unable to secure It
The recent sales at interior points on a
basis of $1 a ushel track tidewater,
have put a complete stop to bluestem
transactions. So little of this grade of
wheat is remaining out of the bands of
millers and exporters and so much will
be needed before the season comes to
an end that holders expect to experience
not the slightest difficulty in letting go
at $1. Most of the small remaining
supplies are held by big wheat growers
who are in a position to hold, some of
them are said to be talking of $1.05 a
bushel. -
There Is practically nothing doing In
the local wheat market but prices are
firm for all grades.
On the board of trade today there was
nothing doing Ivl option prices; wheat
scarcely receiving any attention. Barley
was very firm here although a reaction
Is noted in the south. Two hundred
tons of December were sold at $26.75
track, this being a fraction above for
mer figures.
Oats market Is firm with values
about unchanged for both spot and fu
ture deliveries. On the board of trade
today 100 tons were sold for January
delivery at $31.75, track Portland.
Board of trade prices today:
CLUB WHEAT.
Bid. Ask.
December 81 92
January 9114 92V4
NO. 1 WHITE OATS.
December -.155 iK7ix
January 167V4 160 '
NO. 1 FEED BARLEY.
December ..132V4 185
jHuunry 135 137V4
PRICE OF WHEAT IN
ALL WORLD'S MARKETS
4 Portland 91 B 4
4 Chicago 102VA 4
4 New York m
4 Kansas City 8614 4
4 St Louis 1034
4 Minneapolis 106
4 Duluth 107V4
4 San Francisco 165 '
4 Liverpool 8s V4d 4
4 per cental.
PRODUCE IN SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, Dec. 10. Eggs, per
dozen California fresh. Including cases,
extras, 43o firsts, 40c; seconds, 35c;
thirds. 29c; California storage, extras,
35c; first 32Vic; seconds 26Vic; eastern
storage, extras, 30c; firsts, 28c; seconds,
26c.
Butter, per pound California fresh,
extras, 32c; firsts. 29Hc; seconds, 25c;
thirds, 20c; pickled No. 1, 23V4c; stor
age, California extras, 29c; packing. No.
1, 21 Vic; ladles extras 22c.
New cheese, per pound California
flats, fancy, 15Uc; firsts, 14V4c;, sec
onds, llV4c; California Young America,
fancy, 17c; firsts, 16c; eastern New York
Cheddars, fancy, 17c; Oregon flats, fancy,
14c; Oregon Young America, ' fancy,
16V4c; California storage, fancy flats,
13c; Oregon flats, fancy, He; Oregon
Young America, 15c. .
Potatoes, per cental River whites,
(sacks) fancy, 70)85c; poor, 45066c;
Salinas Burbanks, $1.4001.50; Oregon
Burbanks, $1.2001.30; early rose (for
seed) $1.2501.30; sweet potatoes, per
crate. $1.35; sacks, $101.25.
Onions, per sack 75086c.
Orange per box Navels, standards,
$1.2502.00; choice, $202.60; fancv
large sizes. $3 04; tangerines, crates,
85o$l; half orange boxes, $1.7502.
New York Cotton Market.
High. Low. Close.
877 8K9 8600861
880 861 8610862
886 868 8680869
880 865 8670868
86!) 859 8580860
858 85 8450846
908 893 8930894
January
March . .
May ....
July
August .
October .
December
875
878
885
879
869
858
907
MRS. READY XOT READY
TO GET RID OF READY
4 Mrs. Josephine E. Ready
4 thought she was ready for dl-
4 vorce a few days ago, when she .
4 charged that Thomas Ready
4 treated her cruelly and took $400 4
4 away from her at the store
4 where she is employed. Ready 4
4 was also arrested, but his wife
4 was unwilling to prosecute, and 4
4 the case was dismissed. The
4 next day. ehe had him arrested
4 again for getting drunk and 4
4V threatening to kill her. . Now the
4 ' divorce Suit has likewise been
4 dismissed, Mrs. Ready deciding
4 that she'. , was J not ready, all 4
4 things Considered, , to break . the 4
4 marriage ties. Her attorney dls- '
4 missed the case In the circuit ;
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PACIFIC
PAYING WELL
Earnings for Fiscal Year
Show an Increase Over
Same Period ip 1907.
4 Union Paoiflo Statement. 4
4 'New York, Dec. 10, Union Pa- 4
4 ciflc repost for the year ending
4 June $0, Issued today, shows a 4
4 surplus for dividend on common 4
4 shares $36,719,399, after pay-
4 ment of $3,981,000 on preferred.
The balance- remaining Is equal 4
4 to 16.23 per cent on common. 4
4 Surplus after all charges this 4
4 year was $12,188,715. compared 4
4 with $10,687,882 a year ago. 4
New Tork. Dec, 10. The good state
ment or earnings Issued bv the Union
Pacific caused rise in that security
which helped Southern Paclflo and al
lied securities.
The market opened mixed with Har-
nraan issues as leader or the bull
movement The general list remained
mixed all day, only a few securities
loiiowing tne teaa or tmion i'acitia
Brooklyn was bullish with heavy sales
and a good price gain for the session.
Strength In Denver was due to ho
report of good earnings.
united States steel corporation net
earnings for the fiscal year ending De
cember 31. are estimated at $91,000,000.
The summary of the Wall Street
Journal says today: "U. S. bond Issues
are urged for federal Improvement of
waterways. Copper producers who are
noiaing copper at l4Ve are now man
In; concessions to make sales. Bill
Introduced in Washington to prohibit
dealing in cotton and grain futures. U.
8. Realty earnings for November es
tablished a new hlgn monthly record.
The stock exchange wll close the Sat
urday following Christmas.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET
San Francisco, Dec. 10. Merchants
exchange quotations:
Cash wheat ' Walla Walla, white.
$1.67H: red Russian, $1.63H; turkey
red, $1.76; bluestem, $1.75.
Future wheat May, $1.73 bid; De
cember, $1.65.
Cash barley Bright $1.45; brewing,
$1.60.
Future barley May, $1.41 V4 1.41
bid; December, $1.41' asked.
MHlstuf f s Bran, $ 2 9 ; middlings,
$33; shorts. $32.
Oats White, $1.78 per cental.'
Liverpool Wheat Market.
Liverpool, Deo. 10. Wheat market:
Open Close
December 8s tyd 8s Vid
March "a 8Vd 7s 8Vid
May .7s 7V4d 7s 7d
SIIEAMIF
ROBS OFFICES
Working Girls Victims of
Cheap Criminal Operating
in the Fenton Building.
A sneak thief whose boldest achieve
ments consist in the robbing of working
?irls and the stealing of postage stamps
rom the stamp drawers of business
men's desks is operating in the Fenton
building and so far has succeeded in
getting away with the goods without
leaving anv clue to his identity.
Yesterday afternoon when Miss Flor
ence Dowling, stenographer for Alfred
A. Aya and Harold M. Sawyer, lawyers,
opened her purse at 6 o'clock as she
was getting ready to go home, she dis
covered that the little inner purse In
which she carried her money was miss
ing, and with It over $20. Miss Dowl
ing had been out of the room for a few
minutes once or twice during the after
noon when she Was called Into the ad
joining room to take dictation. She
had not however, heard anybody enter
her room.
"It's pretty hard luck to lose that
amount of money Just before Christ
mas," said Miss Dowling this morning.
"I was Intending to go out after I got
through work yesterday and do my
Christmas shopping. And when I
looked at my purse, the money was
gone.
The stenographer for the Morgan Mer
cantile company, room 211 Fenton. build
ing, lost $4 in exactly the same wajr
yesterday. When she looked at her
pocketbook before starting home, she
discovered that the little purse she car
ried in it was gone, and the money
with it The thief also took all the
stamp In the stamp drawer of Mr.
Mitchell, the manager. The stenographer
says that she was not out of the room
more than a very few minutes Just
ran down to the end of the hall to post
a letter.
The sneak thief didn't make a. very
rich haul when he got Into the office of
Gregg Bros., real estate dealers, room
317. All he could find to carry away
was the stamps in the desk. J. W.
Gregg says that he happened to want a
stamp for a letter, and when he opened
the drawer it was empty, although a
short time before he had placed several
dollars worth in the drawer and had not
used more than two of them.
These petty robberies are only a few
of many that are going on all over the
city. The greater part of them are
never reported to tne ponce because the
losers think it would do no good.
"What's the user asked Mr. Mitchell.
"The police won't do anything when
thefts are reported. There are robberies
going on all the time and you never
hear of a thief being caught A man
can do anything; in Portland and never
be caught.'"
HEALTH OFFICER SAY'S
POOR MILK COMMON
"Household Hygiene'" was the subject
of an address by Dr. Esther C. Pohl,
cltv health officer, before the County
Women's Christian Temperance Union '
convention yesterday afternoon. She
urged the necessity xor tne passage oi
a law aroverninsr milk inspection in this
city, and showed the great need for a
bacteriologist, ana oureau oi testa xor
foods offered for sale. At the conclu
sion -of her address a resolution Indors
ing the Cottel milk ordinance was
passed.
Concerning the milk offered In this
city Dr. Pohl spoke with great direct
nesfl and force, showing that under the
present" system it .Is almost Impossible
to get milk that Is fit for a child to
drink, as there is no Inspection of dair
ies, no restrictions In regard to the bot-'
ties used ana no city bacteriologist.
Mrs. Alice Hansen spoke of the evils
of cigarette smoking, and deplored the
Increasing consumption of cigarettes
among fashionable society women. .-
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Grindstones and bulestones produced
In the United States In 1907 were worth
$896,022, the best record In the history
of the Industry. Ohio prorfunwl nearly
AC . A. . I. ...... 1 . - 1
Si per cent of the total.
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RACE Oil RIVER
Ship Captain Pursues Run
away Steamer for Hours .
in a Launch.
a A race of unusual character was run
on the' river. yesterday afternoon when
a, 25-foot gasoline launch . was pitted
against a 400-foot tramp steamer. The
race lasted three hours and resulted in
victory ror tne smaller craic 'ine ais
tance covered was about 22 miles. The
feature of the race was that the man In
charge of the launch was captain of the
neeing steamer.-
A Chinese funeral r recession about
two miles in length was responsible
for the, whole affair. The British
steamer" Uganda was the larger craft
figuring in the incident. She left down
the river yesterday afternoon without
her master on board. The pilot had
held her at Columbia dock No. J till
the appointed time and when the skip
per failed to show up, gave the bells to
tne engineers to go sneaa.
, The steamer had cleared her wheal
everything had been figured but so that
tne oia- - xreixmer wouia save ruei ana
time bv running toward the ocean in a
Bunaoio ime ana to oo go If was neces
sary to leave tne aocic not later tnan
2 o-clock. - '
Captain K. Fair, master of the ITsran-
da, was up town closing up his affairs
with his agents until nearly 1:30 o'clock
but figured he could hastily reach the
wnarr Derore tne-proposed time or oo
narture. But he did not flrure on be
ing held up -for the better part of a half
hour by a Chinese funeral blockading
tne streetcar trariie on Hecona street.
But that was what harmened. Tne fu
neral was so Interesting to the. curious
thousands who happened to pass
tnrougn mat ena or the city that soon
the street was a surging mass of hu
manity with hundreds of carriages oc
cupying positions In the cortesre.
captain Fair did not abandon hope of
catenmg nis steamer at the wnarr until
the streetcar final y reached the steel
bridge. From it Captaln Fair-could see
the Uganda proceeding leisurely down
the rlVer near the bend, at the foot of
Swan Island, the heavy curls of smoke
Issuing from the funnel indicating that
the steamer had struck: out on her Ion
.urnpr iu.vu Europe, -
Instead of waitlnar to take th Astoria
evening train he engaged a speedy gaso
line launcn mna bituck out to overtake
his steamer. About half an hour was
consumed getting started but he sun.
ceeded in hailing the Uganda, at a point
1 1 1 II IS I II 1 1 C uhiuw i II f. mni in nr in. Wl .
lamette. It was 10 o'clock when the
launcn retumea to foruana last night.
MAKES SMART VOYAGE
The French bark Sully, which arrived
up at Llnnton today from Hobart. made
a smart run by covering the distance
from the Tasmanlan port to the Co
lumbia river in 62 days. She beat the
French bark Crillon which sailed from
Hobart five days earlier, and is yet to
arrive.
The Bully when last here was in com
mand of Captain Rio, but Is now in com
mand or a master manner named v lxe
dor. The vessel is consigned to Tay
lor, Toung Company and under char
ter to the Portland Flouring Mills com
pany to carry a cargo of wheat to Eur
ope. The ballast will be discharged at
Llnnton and then the vessel will pro
ceed to one of the wheat docks to be
gin loading without delay. The British
hsrk Lvdes-ate went to Montgomery
dock. No. 2, yesterday afternoon to be
gin loading wneat ror Europe.
LIBEL AGAINST HEVADAS
M. Macovitch, a stevedore, has filed
Hkl ln th. TTpiUaH KtntA district
court against the steamship Nevadan
for $16,000 personal injuries sustained
last week whlla at work. The libellant
alms tnat nis injuries win m
uv vin tnr nr. mil asks for judg
ment for $16,000 on this account hold
ing tnat tne owners oi u v
holly responsioie ior un -i"""
NEW LUMBER DROGHER
- .nnA.tnn.ff ti1 mnrnlnfl that
the steam schooner Marshfleld, which
was Duut aooui
in a few days to load lumber for San
Francisco under charter to the Patter
son Lumber company. The Marshfleld
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discrimination in the selection of a bank through which
to transact their banking business. We offer absolute
safety for funds, and our facilities are unexcelled.
Real ILstate
Department
Owing to the accumulation of real properties placed with
us through the Trust Department, it has been found, neces
sary to provide a Real Estate Department.
This department is in competent hands and will care for
substantial properties only, and solely on a commission basis.
Patronage, it solicited both as to sales and rentals.
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Commission Kercbaals, Stocks. Bonds, Cotton. Grain. Etc.
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We have the only private wire connecting Portland with the easterfj
'. '.vv.V exchangee. .-; -i K ,.'
UEUBERS PORTLAND BOARD OF TRADSL ,J::
registers only 31 tons net, and is the
smallest lumber drogher booked for this
port for m long time, i
The steam schooner Jim Butler, whlA
Is loading lumber at the mills at Llnn
ton, cleared through the custom house
this morning with 660,400 feet of lum
ber for San Francisco, and will proba
bly leave down tomorrow morning. The
steam schooner Sibyl Marsten, which
reached the river yesterday from San
Francisco, will load lumber on the lower
Columbia for San Francisco.
., BIARIXB NOTES.
Astoria, Dec. 10. Arrived down and
sailed during tho nightSteamer Eure
ka, for Eureka and way porta Arrived
down at 9:60 a, m. and sailed at 12
noonSteamer Breakwater, for i Coos -Bay.
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Eureka, Dee. JO. Arrived Steamer
Argo, from San Francisco, for Tilla
mook and Portland.
Astoria, Dec. I. Arrived down at 4:30
and sailed at 8 p. m. Steamer Homer,
for San Francisco.
Philadelphia, Dec. 10. Sailed United
States dredge Clatsop, for Columbia
San Francisco, Dec. . Sailed at noon
8teamer Marshfleld, -for . Columbia
river. Cleared French ahip Asnieres,
for Portland. -
Astoria,- Dec. 10. Condition at the
mouth of the river at 8 a. tn smooth;
wind east five miles; weather clear.
. J,de at Atrla Friday High water:
3:83 a. m.. 8.9 feet; 2:38 p. m., 8.8 ft.
Low water: 9:09 a. m.. 3.7 feet; :40
p. m., 0.1 feet. ". . '
British steamer Btrathnairn, from San
j tn.i.t, jinn at 11 ana text up at
18 noon Steamer Cascade, from San
Francisco.
. Ran Fp.nfil,nA ' T-V , A . .
Jnl8ienlSr Asuncion, for Portland.
. Tatoosh. Dec. 10. Passed German
bark Magdalene, from Acapulco.
Astoria, Deo. 10. Sailed at 11:40 a.
m. Norwegian steamer Ad m Ira! Borre
sen, for Shanghai. Sailed at 13:10 p. m,
Steamer Homer, for San Francisco.
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
Captain James Pond, United States
lighthouse insnector. returnarf fmm v.
quina this morning after a tour of in
spection. it is reported here- that Captain Blrk
land, master of the Norwegian shin Be
nares, en routs to this nnrf from '
died on the way from Australia to Peru,
and that the vessel Is coming here in
command of the first officer. Captain
Birkland was a brother of Captain Birk
land on the Norwegian bark Collona.
which was here some months ago.
The steamer Alliance is due tn nrHv.
at Couch street dock late tonight or
early tomorrow morning. She will sail
oaturaay nignt, in command of Captain
Parsons. ,
The steamer Breakwater, Captain
Macgenn. sailed last night for Coos
Bay. and. the steamer Sue H. Elmore
sailed for Tillamook.
SALI.10II LAWS
THEIR OBJECT
A meeting vitally affecting the sal
mon Interests of both Washington and
Oregon will be held at the Cornelius f
hotel tomorrow morning. The Columbia
river committee of the commission ap
pointed by Governor Mead of. washing
ton in November will begin the consid
eration of legislation which it is planned
to take before the Washington legisla
ture at the approaching session. At
the same time similar bills will be In
troduced at Salem.
It Is expected that practically all the
f lackers, canners and others interested
n the fishing industry of both the
upper and lower rivers will attend this
meeting. Both H. C. McAllister, the
Oregon state fish warden, and the Wash.
ington warden will be present.
Among the subjects which will be
Considered will be the closed season
dates, regulation of fishing gear and
the troublesome question of the Irriga
tion ditches, whose muddy waters flow
ing into streams sought by the mother
salmon are declared to cause the death ;
of myriads of young salmon annually.
Governor Mead's fish commission is
divided Into two committees, - one
charged with preparing legislation af
fecting the Puget sound fishermen, and
the other having in charge all matters
Fertainlng to the Columbia river. Among
be members of the commission here
tomorrow will be H. S. McGowan, state
senator, J. R. Burke of Cathlapiet pres- .
Ident of the Seiners' and Trappers' un
ion, and Hans Peterson, a fisherman.
The committee wll begin Its sessions V I
In the Cornelius hotel tomorrow at 10 i
o clock.
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