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Newspaper Page TextLOSES BAG ON ATLANTIC LINER V AND FINDS IT IN PORTLAND THE KM S WORLD'S MAI i WEAKER TONE ! IN LOCAL EGGS Sharp Declines Elsewhere i on Coast Having Etiect Upon Prices Here; TODAY S "WHOLESALE MARKETS. ""' ' '' Kggs sure to drop. Chicken market mixed. Llttlo. doing in wheat. Almonds are quoted higher. Pried fruit market quiet. Large oranges sell at premium. Some local eaullflower coming. Dressed meats holding: quite well. Very scant supply of salmon. Plejity of local celery. E?fT Are Sure to Drop. Unless there Is a radical change Id - fee situation the price" of eggs la due to ' go lower In the local market In the very near future. Along Front street today the general price for local ranch stock Is 42fcc, but some dealers say they are . "very much pleased to clean up at this figure, but have been forced to sell re cently as low as 41c. While there Is talk "of a 40c market none- has been old at this figure so far as known. While the Portland egg market did not so as high as did those In the north and In the south, local quotations are not going down as fust as they are elsewhere. In San Francisco eggs which " recently sold as high as 646o a-dosen, are today quoted not over firm at '41c, .. and It is stated that Indications there point to still further declines. If this occurs it Is sure to bring about further reactions here, because If the Portland price remains stationary while that In the south tumbles the range between the -two will be sufficient to allow importa tions from there with profit. Eastern Handlers (Jetting Wise. On this account handlers of eastern eggs are getting rather wise' on the situation. While they are still stiffly maintaining values, and may put -'It e fraction higher as a sort of bluff, the Indications are that lower prices will be forced In the outside stock by the tiecline In local goods. The only thing that holds the eastern, price here In rherlc at this time Is the unusually good quality of the imported goods. Chicken Market Bather Mixed. A rather mixed tone is shown In the local chicken market at this time. "While ' sales have been made at higher values 1 during the past ?4 hours the indications are that the limits have been reached - for the time being. Borne of the large retailers who purchased chickens during the 24 hours at 13013V4 now say they do not care to buyfurtharat those fig ures. .mhT-Be1hr ouite satisfactory. Dressed Heats Holding Quite Well. The general market on dressed meats remains In quite good shape along Front street. -For hogs the market Is steady to very firm for select quality, but quite a few of the arrivals of late have been poor. They have not been prop erly taken care of after killing, and therefore did not move at top values. While the general run of veal at this time is ouite irood. a fw vorv iarc sixes are arriving, and therefore are sold tinder the top. Generally speaking the top for dressed veal Is 9c a pound, al though a sale or two may be made as ngu as sc. .3. Pltnty of &ooal Celery. Plenty of local celery is now coming forward to supply the Front street trade, and for that reason it is harder to move ... me i;anrornia stocK. Both the local and outside stuff is showing good qual ity. A small amount of local cauliflower is now coming rorward. Large Oranges Sell at a Premium, Most of this year's early orange crop In California consisted of very small sizes, and for that reason a premium Is now being paid for the larger fruit. As high as $3.25 was obtainable along the street during the past 24 hours for premium grade. In general the orange market Is steadier for late arrivals. These are showing better colors, and are much sweeter than those which came rorward a week or two ago. t Brief Votes of Pront Street Trad. Almond nuts are advanced about lc a pound. There is a firmer tone in dried aorl- eots. with an advance of lc In the nrlce. but the general dried fruit market is quiet. Movement of apples continues heavy, but low prices are the only Incentive to buy. The local market continues to show .very scant arrivals of Columbia salmon, but plenty of fresh fish is now coming from Puget sound quarters. ; Front street sells at the following "prices. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: Batter, Eggs ana poultry. BUTTER Extra creamery. $7c; fancy ajiga&c; more, zuc BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port land Sweet cream. 36 Vic; sour. $3Vo per id. POULTRY Mixed chickens, 12H13c; hens. 1313e; roosters, old, 11c; fry ers. 13 fee; broilers, J 2 r 13 He; geese, 8 10c; turkeys, alive, 17H(jjl8e; dressed, 20S 22c; spring ducks. 14c lb: pig eons, squabs, $2.00?2.60 per doz; old, I1.00: dressed poultry, lffllo higher. CHEESE: Full cream, flats, triplets and daisies. 15 18c; Young Ameri cans. 164ftlie. EGGS Local best, 41 42140 per dox; eastern, 3135c. Sops, Wool sn XUflea. WOOL. 1908 Willamette valley, 18c. HOPS 19U8 crop, choice, 78c; prime to choice, 77c; prime, 6 6 He; medium, 5'5"4c lb. ' SHEEPSKINS Shearing, lOOISc each; rhort wool, 25c40c; medium . wool, S0c$1.00 each; long wool, 76c 11.25 each. . MOHATJt 1908 Nominal, 18le. TALLOW Prime, per lb. S4c; No, x ana grease, zrz'c, CHITTAM BARK Old. 40Se: new. 4?iSe lb. HIDES Dry hides, 15lc lb; green, S'fiSc lb: bulls, green salt. 86c lb, kips, 89c; calves, green, 1213c per lb. drain. Flour and Mmj. BARLEY Feed. $26.fi0; rolled. $28 29; brewing, $27. WHEAT Buying price, new Track, Portland Club, Sic; bluestem. 967c; . fortyfold. 92c; red. 89c; Willamette val- MILLSTUFFS Selling iJrlce Bran. $26. Bu; middlings. $33.00; shorts. $20.00: chop, J21.002S.O0; alfalla meat. $18.00 : per ton. FLOUR-Selling price Eastern Ore gon patent. $5.oe: straight. $4.0504.75 export. $8.70; bakers', $4.664.80; val ley, $4.65; graham, Ue, $4.40; whole wheat $.$; rye, 6s. $6.60; bales, $3.00. HAT Producers - price New tim othy. Willamette valley, fancy. $14.00 515.00: ordinary. $ll60M3i east ern Oregon. $16.50; mixed, $11. 0001100; clover, $1 ft.CO; grain. $11.00; cheat, $1100: alfalfa. $12 t 12.50. OATS Producers' price Track. No. 1 white. $30.50 31.60; gray. $29,600 Traits and vegetables. FRESH i FRUITS Oranges, new! .navels, $2.006 3.25 per box: Japanese. oranges C5e per box; bananas, 6c per lb; lemons. $3,2546.00 box; grapefruit. $4 004 6: pineapples. Hawaiian. $3.00 do: pears, $1.26; grapes, $1.001.60; - . .... .... .... v. i , tv . u. .uvcrnv.i local, $llf8 bhl: eastern. 112,60Lbbl. ' ONIONS New : Oregon. $1.1091, IS .r100; California, $191.10;- garlic. Hi ffko lh. I i'LES Good. $1 2;, poor SO07S per box. Sl rOTATOKS New. selling, $1.00 buying for shipment per cwt., f.iiK V. 7viir ;s; ordinary. 0 4i 76c; aweet. . V 1. 1 ; KTADT.ES Turnlna, new Oregon. "i--ll; tee is $lCft25; -arrots. to ' - V. iifiiA iS-iifl.tjO; cabbage, SURPRISE IS SPRUNG ,:V.' IN TURKEY SITUATION The market price for turkeys for the Christmas' trade has opened a week or 10 days earlier tnan expected, con trary to the general expectations of the trade the demand is good and high prices are the rule. Along Front street a few arrivals of dressed birds are shown for the past 24 hours and the price has reached 22c as the top with a few ordinary turkeys going as low as 20c. For live birds the market I EASIER PRICES Oil THE BOARD December Wheat l-8c Down but January Loses l-2c in Bid During Day. . BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS. Wheat, FlourJBarley. Oats. Hay. Cars.:" Sacks. Cars. Cars. Cars. Friday ...86 2.000 7 3 16 Thurs. ..30 2.650 8 4 19 Wed. 34 ,7.000 7 4 10 Tuesday .60 6,230 " 6 3 11 Monday ..72 it.&oo s a ti Saturday 28 3,600 4 4 17 Those who buy wheat for future de livery do not feel at all bullish In their views Just now and for that reason there was a reaction In Portland of trade quotations here today. The recent Weakness abroad has had Its effect upon exporters and while they are buying some "flllln" wheat, they are practical ly out ' of the market at the moment. Local millers are buying sparingly of other grades, but are taking all the bluestem they can secure. So far as known nothing over 97c a bushel track has been paid for bluestem here. No gurchases .move mat amount are now elng reported. . On the board or trade tooay mere was a drop of MtC In the bid and ask values for ' December option, For the January the bids are 4c a bushel under yesterday, but holders were willing to cut their asking prices Vie a bushel. The coarse grain market is fractional ly easier here, although quotations in feneral for epot delivery are unchanged, n San Francisco today there was a change In sentiment and higher prices were made tor nariey options, mere was no change ror either oats or oariey futures here today. During the session 100 tons of -January-February oats were sold t,t 131.70 a ton tracK Portland. This is a fractional decline for that de livery. While local flour trade Is quite fair considering the holiday season, there is nothing doing in an export way. Board of trade prices today: CLUB WHEAT. Bid. Ask. December 90 91 January 91 02 NO. 1 WHITE OATS. December 155 1674 January 167 H 160 NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. December 132 135 January 135 137 SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET San Francisco. Dec. 11 Merchants exchange quotations: Cash Wheat Walla Walla, white, $1.67: red Russian, $1.63; turkey red. $1.75; Bluestem, $1.75. Future Wheat May, $1.72 bid; De cember, $1.65. Cash barley Bright, $1.45; brewing, $1.50. Future barley May, $1 41 bid: $1.43 asked; December, $1.41 bid, $1.43 asked. MlUstnffs Bran, $29; middlings. i3; snorts, S2. Oats White, $1.75 per cental. Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, Dec 11. Wheat: Open. ' Close. December 8 s d 8 s d March 7s8d 7s8d May 7s 7d 7s 7,1 $1.501.76; tomatoes. California, $1.25 per crate: beans, 12c; cauliflow er, 75 $1.00; peas, 12c; horserad ish. 6 it So, lb; artichokes, 6575o doz; green onions, 15c per doz; peppers, bell, 6c; Chile ( ); head lettuce. 40o doz; hothouse, 75c$l box: radishes, 16c dozen bunchec; celery, 4085c; egg plant. 15o lb. m O roc lies, XTuts, zto. SUGAR Cube, $6.35; powdered. $6.70; fruit or berry, $5.95; dry granulated, $5.96; conf. A, $6.16; extra B. $5.46; Golden G, $5.75; D. yellow, $6.25; beet, granuated. $5.75; barrels, 16c; half bar rels, 30c; boxes 66c advance on sack basis. (Above prices are SO days net cash quota tlonsj 8 ALT Coarse Half ground, 100s, $11.00 per ton; 60s, $11.60; table, dairy, 60s. $16.60; 10s, $16.00; bale. $2.86; Imported Liverpool, 60s $20.00; 100s, $19.00; 40s, $18.00: extra fine, barrels 2s, 6s and 10s. $4.606.6e; Liverpool lump rock, $20.50 per ton. RICE Imnerlal .Tansn No. 1. i4c! No. 2, 6c; New Orleans, head, ttc; AJax -); Creole, 5e. HONEY New, 16c per lb. COFFEE Package brands. 116.50. BEANS Small white. $6.26: large white, $4 60: pink, $3.85; bayou. $3.75; Limas. $5.75: Mexican reds. $4.75. Meats. Pisa amd Jovrstoas. ILiTed. BACON. ETC. Portland pack (local; hams, 10 to 13 lbs, 16b per lb; breakfast bacon, 1321c lb; picnics. lOo lb; cottage roll, 11c lb; regular short clears, smoked, 13c lb; backs, heavy smoked, 12 c lb; light, smoked, 13c lb; bellies smoked, 15c lb; pickled tongues, 80c each. DRESSED MEATS Front street Hoars, fancy. 7tfi)8e: ordinarv. 6f7e: large. 6c; veal, extra, 9c; ordinary, 8c; heavy, 7c lb; mutton, fancy, 67c lb; spring lamb, 77c lb. lulaij xjxLf iveiwe tear, ios. J c per lb; 6s, 14 c per lb: 60 lb tins, 13e per lb; steam rendered, ios, lie per lb; 6s, 13 c per lb; compound, 10s, Se per lb. CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $1.40; razor clams, $2.00 per box; lOq per dom. FISH Rock cod, 10c lb; flounders. 6e per lb; halibut, 7c per lb; striped bass, 15c per lb; catfish, 10o per lb; salmon, Jc per lb; herrings, 5c fer lb; soles, 7o per lb; shrimp, 2c per lb: perch, $o per lb; torn cod, 10c per lb; lobsters, 26o per lb; fresh mackerel. ( ) per lb; crawfish, 30a per dozen; sturgeon ) per lb; black bass, 20c per lb; silver smelts. 6c per lb; black cod. 7c per lb; crabs. $1.2$ 1.76 per dozen. -ivTPI?S Rhnalwster But. ner ral- Inn, ? K0- ner 100-lb sack. $6.00: Olym- rfa nor ration 82.40: ner 100-lb sack. 16 0006 60: Eagle canned. 0e can, $7.00 dosen; eastern in shell. $1-75 per 109. Paiats, CaaL pa.. Xao. ROPE Manila, te: sisal. 7c lb. LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls, 68c; cases, 64c; boiled, bbls, 60c; cases. 6c gal; lots of 260 gallons, la less; oil qake meal, $34 ton. -.r-vr BENZINE 1 d-. ! Pr gal; iron bbls., lle per gal WHITE LEAD Ton lots. Te1 per lb; 600-lb lota, ge per lb; less lota, to er lb." . o TURPENTINE In cases. 6$e per "'wiRE NAILS Prea-Wt basis. $1.31. has scarcely started but it will very likely rule between 1718e for awhile at least. , The fact that the Puget sound mar kets took a large portion of our stir filus cold storage stock which It Is sav ng for the Christmas trade and ihat a large number of birds likewise went forward to the far north, left stocks In storage here at the lightest In recent years. A BETTER IN LOCAL YARDS Hogs and Cattle Come More Freely but Prices Main tained in All Lines. 4 4 4 Call XJvestook Meeting. 4 4 (United Pre Leased Wire.) 4 4 Denver, Colo., Dec. 11. Secre- 4 4 tary T. W. Tomllnson of the 4 4 American .National Livestock as- 4 4 sociatlon today issued a call for 4 a convention to meet at Los 4 4 Angeles for three days, begin- 4 ning January 20 next. The re- 4 4 vision of the tariff and the cor- 4 rection of unreasonable freight rates will be discussed. ' PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Fridav 811 H03 212 Thursday 300 140 Wednesday 3"0 ... 360 Tuesday 217 28 Mondav 75 2X0 325 Saturday 166 12 740 Portland Union Stockyards. Dec. 11. There were quite liberal arrivals of livestock In the yards today. Both hogs and cattle came freely, most of the latter being from California. The mar ket continues in very good shape for ail grades of cattle with select stock most eagerly sought. Demand for cows. Is increasing somewhat and recent sales have been closer to the extreme top than former ones. While the call Is very Insistent for the better qualities the ordinarv arrivals are by no means neg lected at this time and the lower grades are selling somewhat better than, they were. There seems to be an Increasing call for meats of nil kinds in the retail trade and of course there is a more liberal call for livestock to fill it. No troutle is now being experienced by local livestock receivers In moving all the. hogs that come. Although the arrivals in the yards today were liberal Kll head and the trade was some what slow in getting sales started, not the slightest showing of dullness or weakness was noted. Present Indica tions are that the price of hogs here lias reached top for the Immediate fu ture, however, and if the eastern mar kets continue to show losing prices, Portland values are sure to be affected after awhile. The sheep market was the only one In the yards today that bad a nominal run. During the 24 hours hut 2)2 head arrived in with none for the previous 24 hours and only 360 head for the day previous. For the week thus far the arrivals of sheep here have been only 1637 head, a scant showing when com pared with the current demand. Arrivals of livestock today compare with those of this day in recent years as follows: Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. 1905 811 803 212 1907 75 1906 140 1906 105 11 617 A year ago today hogs and cattle remained firm but sheep were dull at weak prices. Tard's Representative Prices. Following prices are representative of late transactions In the yards and Indicate the demand and prices paid for various grades: CATTLE. Weight. Price. 3 cows 3.125 $3.25 25 cows 28,000 3.,0 1 bull 1,450 2.25 4 steers 4.985 4.25 Following Is the general range of values on stock running In the yards for late shipments: Hogs Best east of mountains. $S.2; ordinary, $; blockers and china fats. $5.505.76; stockers and feeders, $5.00 &'5.60. Cattle Best steers, welerhlng 1200 pounds. $4.2i94.f0: medium steers, $4.00fc 4.25; poor steers, $3.25: best cows. $3.25; medium cows, $2.50 2 S5 stags, $2.75 3. 00; bulls, $2.00fa 2.25. Sheep Best wethers. $4.50 (R) 4.76 ; or dinary wethers. $4.26(84.50; lambs, $4.50 4.75; straight ewes, $3.50; mixed lots, $4.00. Veal Choice young calves, $4.00 4.50; heavy and rough, $3.503.75. Hogs Slow In East. Chicago. Dec. 11. Hogs, 80.000: rat tle. 2500; sheep. 12,000. Cattle and sheep steady. Hogs slow, 5 cents lower. Kansas City. Dec. 11. Hogs, 10,000; cattle. 2000; sheep, 2000. Omaha, Dec. 11. Hogs, 6700; cattle, 2000; sheep, 2000. PRODUCE IN SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, Dec. 11. Eggs (per dozen) California fresh including cases: Extra, 41c: firsts. 40c; seconds. 35c; thirds. 29c; California storage, ex tra, 35c; firsts, 32c; seconds, 26i; eastern storage, extras, 30c; firsts, 28c; seconds, 26c. Butter (per pound) California fresh: Extras, 31c; firsts, 29c; seconds. 25c; thirds, 20c; pickled, No. 1, 23 c; stor age California extra. 29c; packing, No. 1, 21 c; ladles extras, 22 c. Cheese (per pound) California flats, fancy, 16c: firsts, 14c; seconds, 11 c: California Young American, fancy, 17c; firsts. 16c; eastern New ionc cneaaars raney, 17c; Oregon flats, fancy, 14c; Oregon Young America, fancy, 16c; California storage, fancy urns, me, uitgun rials, rancy, 14c Oregon Young America, 15c. potatoes (per cental) River whites tsacKsj xancy, iiffisc; poor, 45 65c; Salinas Burbanks, $1.401.50; Oregon Burbanks, $1.20(81.30; early Rose (for fd), $1,254(1.30; sweet potatoes, per ite, $1.35;. sacks, $l(g l.25. Onions (per sack), i5?86o. craie, Oni oranges- (per box) Navels tm ards, $1.252: choice,. $2(32.50; fancy large sizes, $34; tangerines, crates, 85c$l: half orange boxes, $1.752; mandarins, per crate, 6580o. Sew l'ork Cotton Market. Open. . 852 '. 853 .' 862 '. 859 . 850 '.. V . . ' . 837 ; Close. 84950 52S4 85556 8 57 60 862 ft 63 860962 861ft 63 852i 64 840W46 8427-43 8S5086 January February ... March ..... April ...... May ....... June - July August .... September October . , . December tS5 0 BEAR RAID III CHICAGO VHEAT Sharp Declines in Futures With Much! Short Sell-' ing and Liquidation. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. ' . Open. Close. Dec. 10. Loss Dec 102 100 102 lft May 107 106 107 1 July 99 88 B 99 l Chicago. Dec. 11. It was a bear raid in the wheat market and the raid was a success from every point of view. There was not the slightest bit of protection for the bull cliques and the victory was easily won. For the day wheat prloes snow losses from i to io a ousnei from yesterday, 1 The trade was disposed to play quite fair at the opening of today s session. all values being the same as at the close yesterday. The slightly better feeling abroad stimulated this market at the opening but under severe sell ing pressure which was later aided by intense liquidation of some of the lead ing longs, prices began to sag heavily and some of the, -lowest prices of the day were named toward the close. Liverpool started and closed un changed to d above yesterday. Argentina shipments show: Wheat, 304.000 bushels;, corn, 691.000 bushels. Argentina visible in bushels: Today. Year Ago. "Wheat 160,:000 328,000 Corn 894,000 74,UU0 Range of Chicago prices, furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. .. 102 102 100 100 May .. 107 107 106 106 July .. 99 100 98 98B CORN. Dec. .. 68 68 67 67 May .. 61 62 61 61B July .. 62 62 61 61B . OATS. Dec. ..61 51 60 60 May .. 53 63 52 62 July .. 47 47 47 47 PORK. Jan. ...1587 1687 1665 1565B May ..1626 1625 1600 1600 LARD. Jan. .. 922 822 916 916 May .. 945 950 836 935B RIBS. Jan. ...935 R25 819 816 May .. 855 855 846 845 News Gossip of Finance Portland Banks. Clearings today $1,174,498.30 Year ago 749,190.13 Gain today $425,303.17 Balances today 93.375.74 Year ago 80,326.13 Seattle Banks. Clearings today $1,662,629 Balances today 204,878 Tacoma Banks. Clearlrgs today $815,000 Balances today 72,873 London, Dec. 11. Bank of England rate is unchanged. London, Dec. 11. Consols for money, 83 15-16; accounj 84 3-16. New York, Dec. 11. Bar silver, 48c; Mexican dollars, 45c. New York, Dec. 11. Government bonds: Date Bid Ask Twos, registered .. 1930 103 104 do coupon 1930 104 Threes, registered . 1908 104 101 do coupon 1908 100 101 Threes, small bonds .... 100 Fours, registered .. 1925 120 121 do coupon 1925 121 Twos, Panama 103 103 do coupon 102 Fours, Philippine 110 New York, Pec. 11. Metal: Copper, lake, 1414c; electrolytic, 14 14 c; castings, 1414c. Tin $29.4029 70. Lead $4.26184.30. London, Dec, 11. Silver, 22d. Washington, Dec. 11. The treasury statement today shows: Receipts, $2,416,698; disbursements, $2,260,000. PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS The Portland Board of Trade fur nishes the following list of produce arrivals for the 24 hours ending afll a. m. today: Apples 64 4 boxes, celery 4 crates, on ions 45 sacks, potatoes 221 sacks, sweet potatoes 1 car, putter n Doxes, eggs cases Oregon, chese 34 cases, milk 695 gallons, cream 3012 gallons, clams 69 boxes, crabs 4 boxes, crawfish 3 boxes, fish, 116 boxes, oysters 83 sacks, frog legs 1 box. . Northwest Crop Weather. Oreeon Fair tonight except rain northwest, portion, warmer. Saturday rain: warmer east portion. Increasing southerly winds. Wajihineton Ralfi tonight and Sat urday; warmer tonight. Increasing southerly winds interior, strong south prlv ff-ale filonff coast. Idaho Fair south, rain and warmer north oortion tonight. Saturday rain: warmer south portion. Incrasing south erly winds. . . NOT BANK ROBBER BUT OriUM FIEND was sentenced to serve 20 days in Jail this morning by Municipal Judge Van Zante. Murphy was arrested by Patrol man Llllis upon information furnished by people living at 289 Second street, who reported that they thought Murphy was implicated In the East Side bank robbery. Judging from his suspicious actions. Lima round tne reuow smoK Ing opium. Nothing which would con nect Murphy with the bank robbery has developed. Fine Pianos for Rent. ; Arrange to rent your piano now. when plenty are to be had, A piano can now be secured from Eilers Piano House at a monthly rental of $3, $4. $5, $6 and $7.60. Instruments delivered and re turned free to parties renting for period of six months or longer. . All ren paid, less reasonable interest for amount invested, is allowed in event of eventual purchase. Phone or call at Eilers PianoHoue, $63 Washington street Portland's largest dealers. Ex change 2$ or A-2350. Clothiaf Sale, Everything goesTit BOO" on the dollar and less at 90 Sixth St. . . . , An expedition from " the American Mnseum of Natural History has decided that the elephant" originated In the, Fayum iesert In northern Egypt in he Tertiary agr ' . RAID SMELTER; WRECK MARKET Attack on Refining Company Securities. Brings Reac tion in Stocks Today. 4 Morgan Is Enthusiastic 4k 4 (United Press leased Wire.) 4 4 Chicago, Dec. 11. J. Pierpont 4 Morgan in conversing with 4 friends here said: 4 "The return to normal condl- 4 4 tlons is perceptible everywhere, 4 The usual conditions of Amerl- 4 4 can business beneficial to all are 4 coming back in a steady, lncreaa- 4 4 ing stream. The Improvement in 4 4 America and the bright outlook 4 here will affect conditions abroad." 4 tMM$ New York, Dec. 11. Raids upon American Smelter common were fro quent In the stock market today result ing in severe losses in that security and having a demoralizing effect upon stock market values in general. With an opening that promised little one way or the other, the stock market started mixed and about equally divided between small losses and. gains. Smelter shares opened up quite well with com mon showing point gain in the early trading. The market started at 92c and went to 92 where it touched the high. Then it began to break sharply and sold off to 90, afterwards recovr ertng to 90 toward the close. New York Central was one of the bullish securities at the opening, start ing points higher but losing tho gain with the weakening of the general market. Reading common was the leading bull share at fhe start with an opening higher at 142. Then it made the re markable gain to 143 in tho face of liquidation elsewhere bat its bull ishness was short lived and it dropped back sharply to 141 and later re covered a fraction or two. Harriman stocks were firm and higher at the start but as with tlfe general list securities sold off after the initial bulge. Union Pacific went to 183184 at the start as compared with the former figure as the closing last night. A small further gain was made then wweh carried it to i4i. Then the liquidation started. Union Pacific received a jolt from selling which brought price toward the close back to 182. Southern racino opened H nigner at 121 this morning and . only gained an additional point before prices began to slide. It. sold back to 120 before the force ox the bear raid was stopped. Range of N. Y. prices furnished by Downlng-Hopkins Co. O o a a o 4 DESCRIPTION. a XX ft? Rock Is do pfd Erie 24 24 60 82 24 59 34 S9 33 Colo. Fuel 89 40 59 101 39- Brooklyn Gas U. 8. Steel ... do pfd Atcheson B. & O Can. Pac Sugar Louis. & Nash. Mo. Pac 68 68 100 64 i. 112 98 100 54 113 65 113 98 109 178 132 122 98 110 109 179 17H 132 123 65 K 13Z V 123 66 66 Pennsylvania . . 130 130 129 Reading 142 143 121 142 So. Pacific 121 151 184 2 120 150 183 St Paul Union Pacific . Am. Smelter . . 161 184 82 105 80 do pfd 105 105 N. Y. Central 118 118 117 No. Pacific . . . 142 1434 142 Atchison 84 84 83 Gt. Northern . . Wabash, pfd. . Locomotive . . . 148 11 143 46 66 82 68 39 46 , 66 31 68 38 OS Metropolitan . . c. & o ,68 Denver 09 Total sales. 1.024.800 shares. Call money 3 per cent American smelter, nrererrea, ex divi dend. Veterans' Minstrel Show. The Spanish War Veterans' Minstrel show, which appears at the Hellig De cember 18, and 19, will no doubt be the largest performance ever seen In this city as there are over 80 people taking part, a nne orcnestra or it pieces win be a feature. There will be a dress re hearsal at the Heilig theatre tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The advance .sale of tickets will open tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at Powers & Estcs drug store. 143 Sixth. "The Sunny Side of Broadway." Pretty girls that can sing and dance, comedians that are truly funny, elab orate scenery, gorgeous costumes, and novelty electrical effects including the latest sensatlqn. the faceograph. are some of the features of the big musical production, "The Sunny Side of Broad way,", which opens at the Baker next Sunday night. "The Ln4 of Nod." There will be the regular matinee tomorrow afternoon at the Baker, and those who failed to get seats for the Wednesday matinee should take advan tage of this one, "The Land of Nod" has drawn crowded houses at the Baker all week. The last three performances will be tonight, tomorrow natinee and night. The Rose) of the Rancho." The Baker Stock company, is scoring another tremendous success this week, with Belasco's 'The Rose of the Rancho." This is the first time this great play has ever been seen in this city and it' is making as great a sensa tion as did that other much talked about success, "The Girl of the Golden West" Entirely Kew and Original. You can search the world over and you cannot find another acrobatic team the equal of Baptiste & Franconi, ap- earing at Pantages theatre this week. Ir. , Baptiste is the only man in the world that cart walk on his head and was featured with the Rlngling Brothers circus last season. , Rah! Rah t Rah! Oregon. The University of Oregon Glee and Mandolin clubs will give, their, annual "College Evening" at the Hellig thea tre next Wednesday, December 16, con sisting of instrumental and vocal music, interspersed with "funny tunts"-by the different members; Bronze Art Studied. Prof. Patterson's) bronxe art studies are the vaudeville sensation of the week and are found at the Grand. ' These are living pictures , of bronie which are made by men and women tenrnilucln the classic' statuary of the galleries of Europe. In addition to this educational feature, there are many -comedy turns, B f I AT THU THEATRES An ordinary , leather hand bag was picked up In the corridor of the Port land postoffice several days ago and was turned over to Postmaster Mlnto. With the exception of a few cents and a card there was nothing in the pocket book. The card bore the name of Jen nie B. Atkinson, no address. Mr. Minto consulted 'the Portland directory and found that a Mrs. Jennie B. Atkinson lived at 1721 Base Line road. The postmaster wrote Mrs. Atkinson a letter requesting that she call at the postoffice to identify something wtilch in all probability belonged to her. Mrs. Atkinson telephoned Mr. Minto, being under the impression that a . package was held for-postage. Mr. Mfhto said that the article - in question had not been sent through the mail but had been picked up by an em ploye of the office. Mrs. Atkinson said that it could hardly be hers as she had lost nothing of late. . "Did you ever lose a hand bag?' Mr. Minto asked. t "Yes, I did," Mrs. Atkinson replied, "but it could hardly be that." Anyway, the woman agreed to call at the office the next time she was down town. Mrs. Atkinson came to the office of the postmaster several days ago and THEORIN'S SKILL NEW MYSTERY Where is Fred Theorln, the suspected murderer of WT C. Rasmuasen? It ' has been nearly a month since the crime was committed aboard tho steam schooner Washington lying at St. Johns drydock. Within 48 hours the finger of susnlcion was nolnted at Theorln, former master of the gasoline scnooner condor, Theorln was seen in Portland two days after the murder vnt whan m M Atfn.t wnar m B. tt an. prenend him, he had dropped from sight. Two days later on Sunday morning, he was seen in Albany by Captain Jacobson of the steamer Newport. Hut he again disappeared, and since that day there has never been a trace of the man found. Every town in the state has been searched for him. The coun try roads have been patrolled. The sheriff and his deputies have walked miles along muddy roads, hoping to intercept the fugitive. But he has dis appeared absolutely, let l neorin is a maraea man. xie such as "X Jay ClrcuJ by Sherman and DeForrest. Fonda, Dell and Fonda at Orpheum. Fonda, Dell and Fonda, two girls and man. will annear at the Ortiheum next week In a newly arranged club Juggling act. with a special setting. Mabelle Fonda ts considered the world's peerless lady club swinger -and Juggler and her performance ts gilt edged, in fact, mar velous. , Bowser and Hinkle at Orpheum. Mr. Bowser, famous as the creator cf various Hoy tlan characters, is now ap pearing at the Orpheum in a modern plavlet by Oliver White, called. "Super stition." In this little playlet, Mr. Bowser gives one of his happiest imper sonations in th1art of the politician. Miss Hinkle of fat's a keen characteri sation of the astrologer. "v fir "In Wyoming" Coming. "In Wyoming," H. R. Pierce & Co.'s great play of western ranch life, will be the attraction at the Star theatre next week. The' selection of this drama of the west will meet with wide ap- Froval In Portland and the production tself promises to be one of the most pretentious of the present season. "Hypnotizing a Wife." One way to manage a wife is to cast a spell over her. How to do this will be shown In "Hypnotlxlng a Wife," a comedy sketch, which will nead the new program at the Grand next week. Dolph and Susie Levlne, who will draw pic tures of Portland people, are appearing In the sketch. "A Struggle for-Gold" at the Star. To a discriminating audience, "A Struggle for Gold." which Is the at traction at the Star theatre this week appeals Irresistibly with manners and conventionalities of western life. The play gives opportunity for scenic Die turesqueness, which Is fully embraced. Seate Selling for "The Devil." Seats are now selling at box office the Hellig theatre for James D. Bar ton company of players, who present 1 I.T.F.. w a.....'. ,,ti,n.u.j ., I . . . i ' j ... o nu,ii,,i,.u ,ri9iuu of tne famous International dramatic success, "The Devil," at the above thea tre for three nights, beginning next ounaay, uecemDer is. Different From Them All. Next week Madden & Fitzgerald will appear at the Pantages theatre in a eomedv olavlet entitled "The Tumlnir of the Tide." These two noted actors have created a sensation over the entire circuit and are bound to. become popu lar witn .for uana vauaevuie patrons. SEEKS SEPARATION BECAUSE OF SPREES Alleging that he called her "good for nothing" and that he sometimes had to be brought home when he was on a spree, Mrs. Bertha M. Smith has begun suit for divorce in the circuit dtmrt from R, B. Smith. She also charges that he threatened to kill her with a re volver. Thev were married In Vancou ver, Wash., in June, 1901. The mother asks for the custody of their only child, a boy 6 years of age. Building Permits. G. G. Breald. 822 East Seventh street north, between Failing and Shaver, re pair one and a half story frame dwell ing, $500; Cardinall estate, 46S Eleventh street, corner Jackson, erect concrete retaining wall. $126: Max Asmus. Rod ney avenue, between Emerson and Kill- lngswortn, erect two story frame dwell ing, $2000; A. B. Castor, fvon street, be tween Twenty-third and Twentv-flfth. erect one and a half story frame dwell ing, $2000; M. M. Lee, East Thirty-sixth street between Stephens and Harrison, erect one storv frame dwelling. $1500: Charles Menzle, East Taylor street, be tween Fifty-seventh , and Sixtieth, re pair two story frame dwelling, $300; R. M. Gray, Morrison streot. between Fourth and Third, repair three story brick store. $10,000; T. H. Powell. East Thirty-seventh street, between Haw thorne and Market, erect two story frame dwelling, $2000; C. Hohnstetn, Mallory avenue, between Falling and Shaver streets, erect two story frame dwelling, $2000; Lewis estate. Fourth street, between Oak and Pine, erect one storv brick store. $1000: Northwest Blowpipe company, ereot two story frame shop, $2000; Jacob Hahn, Seventh street, corner. Clifton, erect two story frame flats, $10.000. v , 9oa't rorget 90 Sixth st. tomorrow. Overbeck & Cooke Co. Commission Merchanls, Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain. EL H17 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING ' ( Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondent! of Logan & Bryta, Chicago. New York, Boston. We bve tho only privata wire connecting Portland with the etiter 1 :f" 11 exchanges. , , , v , MEMBERS PORTLAND BOARD OF TRADQ' Mr. Mlnto showed her the pocketbook which had been turned over to him. He also showed her a card which' bore ber name. , u . r . Mrs. Atkinson nearly fainted. ; ' She could hardly believe her eyes. She salii that hand bag was hers. Here's the strange and unusual story Mrs. Atkin son told Mr, Mlnto: Only recently she returned from a trip abroad. While on. a boat between Liv erpool and Loudon her hand bag was stolen. It contained $6 and the card which bore no address, merely her name. Most of the other passengers on the vesse were from various parts of the world and few of them spoke English. Mrs., Atkinson reported her loss to the ship company authorities but no trace of it was ever found by them. ' She returned to Portland. The inci dent had practically been forgotten. Then followed the finding of the hand bag the one Mrs. Atkinson had had stolen from her thousands of miles away and its subsequent delivery, to her, the original owner. -It la assumed by Mrs. Atkinson that, the person who got away with her hand bag also came to Portland. Afterward It had beon lost In the postoffice where it was picked up by one of the em ployes. 1 IN DODGING ADDS TO PORTLAND LIST is peculiar in many ways, in appear, anoe, manner of speech, movement. Furthermore, he is a sailor on land, one whom one would think could be. as easily distinguished as a white roan in darkest Africa. But for all that he has escaped and there seems little prob ability of his ever being caught. It Is possible that, having escaped from this state, the man .has gone east, and possibly has shipped as a sailor from some Atlantic seaport. Or, he may have got out of Oregon on soma deep sea vessel that will not touch port for months. " .On the other hand there are many fastnesses in Oregon where a man could hide for months, even for years. Theo rln may be somewhere in the mountain or forests of this state, laughing at the manhunters who have lost his trail andare unable to pick it up again. At any rate, lie is gone, and the mur der of Rasmuesen promises to be an other of the many unsolved criminal mysteries of Portland. TWO TALES m LEfJL GRIEF Josephine County Home steader, Government Wit ness, May Be Perjurer. Because A. R. Jones, a Josephine county homesteader, made one state ment on the witness stand yesterday and another, contradicting himself, thla morning in the case of the United States against Albert L. Cusick, charged with perjury, an investigation-by the dlBtrlct attorney has been ordered by Judge Wolverton of the federal court Jones was a government witness. He Is a settler in section 24, whioh im a B?r: of .ih? ,lan? . whlcli the United States officials claim Cusick attempted to get possession of and in the course of the transaction before the land office committed perjury. a,- . , . . . . . . . . .. "."" Junes siatea under oatli that he had relinquished his homestead which he formerly had filed on In the Kllarw onun Tkf.. . . ago, It seems. , Asked bv James Coif, counsel for the defendant, during the cross-examination, If he had received any compensation for the relinquish ment. Jones said tlfat he had not. lider the law a person cannot mnke mor than one homestead relinquishment and receive money for his action. ,. After the adjournment of court Ves- , terday afternoon Jones went to Walter H. Evans, assistant district attorney. ana asxea ir he could take the stand this morning and correct his statement with reference to the relinquishment deal. Although the government hart rested its case, Mr. McCourt stated to the court this morning that Jones wished to make a correction in his tes timony. This was allowed. Jones took the stand and said that he had dis posed of his homestead rights in the Siletx country and that he had received a consideration $160. Judge Wolverton also asked seve ral questions after the cross-examination had been finished. Afterwapd the court stated to the district attorney that he thought it would be well to make an investigation of the affairs of Jones. Mr. McCourt has not deter mined as yet just what will be done in Jones' case. Government officials say Jones has placed himself in a position to be pros ecuted on two counts one for perjury, and another for violation of the law, having already sold one relinquishment before taking up the homestead in Jo sephine county. Mr. Cole, counsel for Cusick, has not been feeling well during the last few days, and this morning called in W. H, Abel of Montesano to assist him. The case will probably go to the jury some time tomorrow. INDORSES WORK OF LUMBERMEN J. W. Needham of the committee on ways and means of the national house of representatives has written the Ore- fon & Washington Lumber Manufac urers' association indorsing the work of the association to so amend tne in terstate commerce act to allow the in terstate commerce - commission at Its discretion ' to suspend advances in freight rates until their reasonableness can be ascertained. The indorsement of Mr. Needham Is considered especially Important because of his Influence in the house. In his letter Mr. Needham says: ''I beliefs that such an amendment should be enacted. I can see no objec tion to the same artd can see very many reasons why this additional power should be extended. The rates on east ern shipments of fruits from California. have recently been advanced, to become errective December 1, as I recall it. These advances wem made st a tlmn when there was depression in eastern shipments. The probabilities are that in due time there will be a revival In the volume of this business and the advance in these rates Is a great Injustice to the nroducers of these articles, and r believe that if full investigation . was had in the light of - all the circum stances, bv an Impartial tribunal,, the advance would not be justified." v , The association is confident that if the Interest already aroused in the pro posed amendment can be maintained congress will adopt it this session. Metzrer's Jewelers anA ftnflelam li Washington St., bet 7th and Park.