: i
Tira'ftREpwr dailt' jovmtt;'Pozrtmi, Saturday evening, December 42, 1903: '
12
THE,
EARLY DOSE IS
BEING
Seed rotatoes Are Going to
South With Buyers Pay-
ins $1 at Portland.
. TODAY'S WHOLESALE MARKETS
' -Buy potatoes for seed.
Kasler tone in chickens.
. I,ittle salmon coming forward.
' Dressed veal Is very firm,
t t Pressed hogs are holding.
Local cauliflower offering.
' Kggs offered down to 40o doen.
Buying low grade hops.
''? Few turkeys are offered.
Butter and cheese steady.
Early Rom Potato! 811.
A demand for earlv Rose potatoes
tot seed has appeared and during the
past 48 hours a number of cars have
bcn purchased. Buyers are now freely
offering fl per nundrea pouno rorunua
for choice goods and this seems to
. meet the view of producers for they are
letting go at that figure without much
coaxing, i During the past few days
bout two dosen carloads of Early Rose
have been sold and moved toward the
California market and there is a de
, mand for more. . . .
While as yet there has been-only a
fractional Improvement in San - Fran
cisco for ""river" potatoes, even the
Blight improvement Is encouraging to
the trade here. There has not, how
ever, been any change to values here.
Easier Ton to Chickens.
With the exception of broilers,
' which are scarce and higher, the gen
eral trend of the chicken market i;
toward lower price.. A drop of about
V-c a pound is quoted today. This Is
the time of the year when demand for
broilers generally becomes quite pro
nounced and after awhile prices are ex
pected to follow their usual custom of
mounting to record figures.
rw Turkeys Ara Offering.
' ' But few turkeys are offering In the
! local market at this time and the trad-a
i" is now wondering what the supplies will
amount to for the Christmas trade.
. A few live birds put In an appearance
. and for fancy stock sold as high, as
19o a pound but the average arrival
will not bring over 17 18c. Borne
"cull" stock will not likely be worth
over 16c. Dressed turkeys are being
' quoted a shade, firmer with the .small
arrivals and liberal demand, v The fact
that practieally all the storage stock
has already left the city has been a
wonderful help to the turkey situation,
. The few birds remaining cut no con-
sideralion with prices. ,
" Egg Are Sows to 40e a Dosen.
While some dealer are still .asking
- 42 Vie a doxen for strictly fresh local
eggs the general run of fresh arrivals
will not bring that figure. One large
Front street handler put his price to
40c a dozen, flat this morning and said
'i he would be quite willing to unload his
holdings at that figure. While arrivals
are not very heavy they are increasing.
There ie less demand for storage stock
since the downward trend began in
. local egps and for that reason it is ex
' net-tod that the stiff nositlon held by
; lota I handlers of eastern stock will bs
abandoned after awhile.
Dressed, Teal Zs Tery Firm.
There is ft very firm tone In the local
dressed veal market. White only oc
casional sales are being made as high
as 10c a pound for .strictly fancy stock
of small size, the general market is
firm around 9 Vic although .something
not up to the notch in quality may be
sold at 9c. While there was a slight
- increase in the supplies of veal during
the past rew days, the arrivals were
not half of what the demand called for.
Dressed hogs are ' holding , steady to
firm but the receipt of some poorly
handled stock is hurting the market
for top goods. Seven and a half cents
Is the general quotation.
Brief Votes of Trent Street Trad.
Both butter and cheese markets are
steady to firm. No change to prices.
Low grade hops continue to move
around Be for mediums and 64e to 6c
for medium, to prime. No choice or
first primes are moving.
A small amount of local cauliflower
is coming forward and is being quoted
stiff at fl.
Only a small amount of local fresh
: salmon is coming forward.
Orange market is firm for large sizes
but. small fruit, poorly colored fruit
dragging somewhat.
' Front street sells at the following
prices, ,; Those paid shippers are less
regular commissions:
Butter, Egg ana Toaltry.
BUTTER Extra creamery. 37c; fancy
l3Hf36c; atore. 20c.
BUTTER FATDellvery f. o. b. Port
land Sweet cream. SStto; aour,
per lb. .
POULTRY Mixed chickens, 12(9
12Hc: hens. 12 H1SCT' roosters, old,
11c; fryers, 1213c; broilers, 14g)14c;
geese, (qiuc; uiraeys, anve, uic;
dressed, 2022c; spring ducks. 14 ft
. 15c; pigeons, squabs, (3.00 2.50 per
cozen; oia, i.uu; aressea poultry, i
' le higher.
CHEESK Full cream, flats, triplets
.. and daisies, 15Vi16c: young Ameri-
. cans, lBftWKc.
EGGS-r'Local best, 403;c per doz
v eastern, svqfaac.
Hops, Wool an Z30.
WOOL 1808 Willamette valley, 18a.
. MUfB crop, cnolce, 7iasc
prime to choice, 7?V4c; prime, 6oftc
" medium, 664e lb.
SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 10016c
each; rtiort wool, 26c40c; medium
wool, SOcatl.OO each; long wool. 75c
' $1.25 each.
MOHAI2 1 90S Nominal. 18le.
TALLOW Prime, per lb, 34c; No.
1 and crease. 2alv,c.
CHITTAM BARK Old. 4H08c; new,
4H6c lb.
, HIDES Dry hides. 15 lc lb: green,
' 9c lb: bulls, ereen salt. 6ffi6c lb.
'. kips, 88c: calves, green, 1213c per lb.
, aram. no and say.
BARLEY Feed. 128.60; rolled. 128
19: brewing. 137.
WHKAI Buying price, new Track,
f oruana ;jud, yie; oiuestem. vtmttc;
. roriyroia, yzc; rea. ec; wiiiameue vei
1v S1n
MILLSTUFFS Selling price Bran.
MWJ. . - . I J J 1 I . 1 " AA. AAA A A .
V.Stf: liljuuiiiiK v, f.vv, muv lb, fiv.fv,
chop, S21.0029.C0; alfslla meat. tli.oO
per ton.
FLOUR gelling- nrice Eaetern Ore
gon patent, to. 00: straight, 4.054.76;
export, 18.70; bakers', 14.6504.80; val
ley. 4.5; graham. Us, 14.40; whole
wheat. 4.C5; rye, 6s. 35.60; bales, (3.00.
HAT Producer" . Drlce New tim
othy. Willamette valley, fancy. 114.09
16.00: ordinary. iiz.ioriBt east
ern Oregon, SM.60; mixed, $11.00012.00;
el aver. .llditO; srain. 111.00; cheat.
III. on; air air a, xil'iz.bo.
OATS Producers' crlce Track. No,
1 whit. S30.5031.CO: gray. 1 29.60(3
ie.ro.
Frolta and Tgtabi.
iTtiSH FRUITS oranges. new
navels, J2 00&3.25 per box; Japanese
oranges - o per dox; oananas, ac per
lb; lemons, 3.2Si.O0 box; grapefruit.
K 0'j.4.6d; pineapple. Hawaiian. 3.00
dos: pears, S1.25; grape. S1.00 1.60;
huckleberries, 114? 11c lb; cranberries,
.local, til. 6a bbl; eastern, S12.60 bbl,
ONION'SNew Oregon. 1.10(&I.J6
lOjCaiUornlv, II & U0 garUc,
a ri'tEs-HOood.. si oti'.'yW'M
per i". .
lTO,-- New. - eelllng, S1.00
116; buying for shipment per wt,
"y i'iV- ordinary, 070c; sweet,
iK::.V'-J'rr Re, buying, tl.
TJcOil: beets 3101.26: rrot. foo
J f Mt': parsnips. 85c9t.OO: cabbaga.
3l50ul.it: tomatoes, California, 11.25
craei beana. lSos
eaullflow-
lii)rR.ra(.
' ; 1 pea. itf
". ' --' o lb; rtlchK-s. 5T doit;
BOUGHT
WOE
TONE III HOGS
HOLDING FIRM
Prices Stiff With Demand
Heavy Holding: Sheep
and Cattle Back.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
IT , Catfl. Clman
Saturday . .
Friday . . . .
8
27
400
. . I'll
. . 300
. . 300
803
140
is
2S0
212
860
300
825
rhursday .
Wetinesdav
Tuesuay
247
Monday 76
Portland Union Stockyard, Dec. IJ.
There is a very firm tone In the hog
market and prices are being held stlffer
than ever. Arrival In hogs and cattle
were small today, but there was a fair
run of sheep, considering late arrival.
In fact today's arrivals in that line
were the heaviest of the week, and still
were but 400 head.
The cattle situation remains in a
verv firm nositlon. with but small sup
plies offering. That the situation is en
tirely in we nanas oi snipper is Known
to everyone, and the former are there
fore determined to Dress their control
to the last notch, because for some time
they have been forced to accept what
ever price killers were willing to offer.
There was n" change in cattle prices
today.
TndaVa arrivals of livestock in the
yards compare with this day to recent
year aa iouows;
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
1908 68 27 400
1907 190
1906 .J.... 173 78 15
1906 ...4........' -
-none-
Tard' Bepresentatlv price.
Following urices are representative of
late transactions in the yards, and In
dicate the extent of the demand and
prices ruling for various weights:
Welrhfc Price.
78 hogs 19.486 $6.85
165, hogs .32,600 , 6.16
STEERS.
30 steers 80,1
S4.00
2 steers
1,95 4.00
lv96 4.00
2 steers -. .
52 steera .
66,380 4.00
136,345 4.10
. . 50,079 4.20
22.479 4.26
4,496 4.p0
128 steer
41 , steer
20 steer .
4 steer . .
4 cows , . .
COWS.
3,390
i..... .20,340
.3,888
.20,338
1,694
M90
27,975
6,766
........ -.22.961
1,914
STAGS AND BULLS,
32.76
3.26
2.75
3.25
2.25
2.26
3.50
3.00
3.50
3.00
32.00
3.00
24 cows ,
4' cows ." . .
24 cows . .
2 cows . . .
eows . ,
29 cows . .
6 cows . . .
24 cows ..
2 steers .
1 bull . 1,625
1 stag ,1.975
SHEEP.
210 lambs 23.7r5
S4.60
Following is the general range or val
ues on stock running in the yards for
late shipments:
Hogs Best east Of mountains, 36.26;
ordinary, 36; blockers and china fats,
S5.506.75; stockers and feeders, S5.00
6.60.
Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200
pounds, S4.254.50; medium steers,
14.00 4. 25j poor steers, 33.25; best
cows, 33.25; medium cows, 2.602.85;
stags, 32.7503.00; bulls, 32. 00 2.25.
Sheep Best wethers, 34.504.75; or
dinary wethers, 34.26 4. 60; Iambs, $4.60
9'4.75; straight ewes, $3.50; mixed lots,
34.00.
Veal Choice voung calves, 34.00
4.60; heavy and rough, 33.503.75.
Hogs Higher in East.
Chicago, Dec. 12. Hogs, 19,000; cat
tle, 600; sheep, 2500.
Hogs are a shade higher, cattle steady,
sheep strong. ,
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. xi. Hogs,
6000; cattle, 500; sheep none.
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 12. Hogs. 7000;
cattle, 200; sheep. 1300.
Northwest Crop Weather.
Oregon Rain tonight and ' Sunday;
cooler Sunday; fresh southerly gale
along coast, strong southerly winds In
terior northwest portion.
Washington Rain tonight and Sun
day; cooler Sunday; strong; southerly
gale along coast, moderate southerly
gale interior west portion, fresh south
erly winds east portion.
Idaho Rain tonight and Sunday;
cooler north and southwest portions
Sunday; fresh southerly winds.
rreen phlon, 16o per dos: pepper, bell,
e; Chile ( ; head. lettuce, 40c
don; hothouse, 75c tl box; radishes, 16c
dozen bunch..-; celery, 40085c; egg
plant, XOC ID.
Orooerle, Bats. ssto.
SUGAR Cube. 36.35: powdered. 36.70
fruit or berry, 35.96; dry granulated,
35.95; conf. A, 36.16; extra B. $5.46;
Golden G, $5.76; D. yellow, $6.26; beet,
granuatea, .vo; oarreis, ic; nail par
rels, 30c; boxes. 660 advance on sack
basis.
(Above prices are 30 days net cash
quotation.)
SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s,
11.00 per ton; 60s, 3U.60; table, dairy,
60s. $16.60; 10s, $16.00; bale. 32.35;
Imported Liverpool, 60s. $20.00: 100s,
$19.00; 40s. $18.00; extra fine, barrels,
zs, 6s and 10s, $4.606.6e; Liverpool
lump rock. $20.50 per ton.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, BHei
No. 2, 6c; New Orleans, head. 0e;
HONEY New. l6o per lb,
COFFEE! Package brands. 816.60.
BEANS Small whit. $5.26; large
wnue, .: pinK. i3.5; oayou, s.7&;
Li mas. $5.75; Mexican reds. 34.75.
Meats, rm sad jpronnoma.
BUI, BACON. ETC. Portland pack
(local; hams, 10 to 13 lb, 15o per lb;
breakfast bacon, 13 21 Ho lb; picnics,
10c lb; cottage roll, llo lb; regular
hort clears, smoked. 13o lb: backs.
heavy smoked, 12c lb; light, -smoke-i,
13c lb; bellies smoked, 15c lb; pickled
tonguee, 80C each.
DRESSED MEATS Front street
Hogs, fnney, 7S8c; ordinary, 6 of 7c;
large, Sc; veal, extra, 9c; ordinary, 8c;
heavy, 7 Ho lb; mutton, fancy, 6 7c lb;
anrinar lamb. 7fflIU(i lb.
LOCAL LARD Kettle, leaf, 10s, 14o
per id; &, nc per id: bo ir tins. lgHe
per lb; steam rendered, 10s, iso per
lb; 6s, ItHo per lb; compound, 10a, 8e
per id. . -
CLAMS Hardshell, per box, 32.40;
razor clams, 32.00 per box; 10c per do.
FISH Rock cod, 10c lb; flounder.
Co ner lb: halibut. 7c tier lb: striked
bass. 16o per lb; catfish. lOo per lb:
salmon. , .7c per lb; herrings, 60
ler lb; soles, 70 . per lb; shtimp.
10c per lb; lobstefs, 25o per lb; freeb
mackerel,' ( ) P" Ih; crawfish, 39a
er ooien; Bturgun Kt pr iu, unci
ass. 20c per lb; silver smelts, 6c per
lb; black cod, 7e per id; crao. fx.1
ai.ia per aosen. -OYSTERS
Shoalwater Bay. pef gal
lon. $2.50; per 100-Ib Mpk, js.oo: oiym-
ila. per gallon. .; per lvv-io vac.
6.Q06.6O; Eagle canned, 6O0 can, $7.00
docea; eastern in shell. 31.76 per 10a.
Falata, Coal. Ou. SSvo.
ROPE Manila, 9c; slsat. 7e1b.
LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls. 68c: cases.
64c; boiled, bbls, 60c; cases, tic t gal;
lots of 260 callons. 2 less: oil case
meal, $34 ton.
BENZINE si. oeg, cases, j 10 per
gal: iron bbls., llc per 'gal. "
WHITE LEAD Ton lot. 7 Bet
lb; 600;lb Jetste per lb; ,les lots, $
per lb. . " ..- - ..
juKrasnKB-M case. per
w ikjs iAiuy rrepw dssis. ti.a '
BANK STATEMENT
HEimpET
List Generally Advanced at
Close Public Liquida
tion Is Smaller.
New York. Dec. 12. With a bank
statement better - than had . been ex
pected by the trade in general, the stock
market took on a more bullish tone, and
advances were the ruin In the list to
day. Union Pacific reoelved support,
and there was a noticeable decrease in
pupllo liquidation.
Range of New York prices furnished
py uvernecic fc cookb uo.:
I
DESCRIPTION.
4
S3
Pa
Amal. Cop. Co...
Am. C. & F. Co.
do pfd. ......
Am. C. OH, c...
Am. Loco., com .
Am. Sugar, com,
Am. Smelter, c.
do Dfd. . .. ....
83 4
88
82
46
42
56H
T
45
107
' a
42
65
42
66
131
182
181
131
90
90
87 M,
88Va
105
105
104
104,,
Ana. Mlnlns; Co.
49
9S
49
49
31
97
Am. wooien, c
Atchison,; com.
do pfd. . . . . ,
B. & O., com..
do pfd. .....
98'
102
109 H
102
no
102
109
102
109
B. Rapid Transit
57 U"
1
68
68
67
i
Can. racinc, c
Cent. Leather, jd.
do pfd
C. & Gt. Wes, c.
C, Mil. St. P.
C. & N.-W. c...
178
178
176
177
30
30
it"
30
80,
99
11
ii
160H
150
149
160
175
68
89
64
178
175
176
OC V. . f
Colo. F. ft I., c...
68
39
67
57
38
B4
67
n
5.8
39
64
67
72
17
76
Colo. Ho., c
do 2d pfd
do 1st pfd
Cora Prod., c". .
do pfd
Del. & Hudson,.
D. & R. a., c...
do pfd
Erie, c
do 2d pfd
do 1st pfd
1794
17
179
179
179
179
38
82
344
40
49
38
82
36
40
49
37
82
83
40
49
87
82
35
40
49
G. Northern, p. . .
142
147
123
143
147
142
143
147
122
111. central ....
L. & N
147
123
122
Mex. Cent. Ry...
St. K. & T., c...
21
38
71
37
72
66
21
38
21
38
21
88
71
86
73
65
80
do pfd.
Distillers
Ore Lands
36
72
64
78
Mo. Pacific...;..
Nafl. Lead
79
118
N. Y. Central
N. Y7. O. & W...
N. & W.. c......
118
120
4
84
N. American. . .,
N. Paolflc, c...
P. M. S. S. Co
142
36
129
100
141
ao
Pa. Ry
129:
100
P. o., l. c. uo.
P. Steel Car. c. .
39
99
s14
98
P. Steel Car p. .
Reading, c ,.
Reading, 2d p. ..
141
141
Reading, 1st p..
R I. & Steel, c. .
R. I. & Steel, p. ,
Rock Island, c. . .
Rock Island, o . .
90
26
86
23
69
l
63 '
90
IS
86
it
53"
St. L. & 8.F, 2dp.
St. L. & S.F.lstp.
St. Li. & a. W., c
St. L. & 8. W., p
S. P. com
do pfd
S. Ry, com
do ofd. . .... ..
120
123
120
123
25
69
55
Z5
59
33
40
Texas & Pacific
T., St. L.&W.. c
ao pra
U. P., com
182
182
do pfd.
U. S. Rub., c...
U. 8. S. C e...,
do pfd.
Wabash, com. .
do ptd. ......
W. U. Tel..". ..
Wis. Cent., com
do pfd
Wheeling; Lake.
64
112
18
45
68
30
68,
Westinghouse ..
88
88
88
inah Copper
rnira Ave.
36
35
Kansas City Southern, 3"38.
Total sales. 654,000 shares.
News Gossip
of Finance
PORTLAND BANKS.
Clearings today
$1,166,400.67
6.401
rear ago . , . . .
738,035.97
Gain today , . , . ,
....$ 317,864.70
, ... 77,224.12
76,390.61
Balances today
Year ago
TACOMA BANKS.
Clearings today
Balances today , . .
SEATTLE B.ANKS.
.$928,826
.. 46,961
Clearlnas today .' $1,763,553
Balances today 121,180
London, Dec. 12. Bank of England
rate is unchanged. i
London, Dec 12. Consols for money,
83 16-16; accounit, 84 8-i
New York, Dec 12.
Mexican dollars, 45c
-Bar stiver, 48c;
Newt York. Dec 12. Government
bonds: Date. Bid, Ask,
Twos, registered., . 198U 103
do coupon 1930 104
Threes, registered.. 1908 104
do coupon., 1908 100
104
101
101
Threes, small bond. 1 00
Four, registered... 1926
do coupon.,..',.. 1925
Twos, Panama
do coupon . . . .
Fours, Philippine. ,. .. . .
120
121
102
103
110
121
108
New York, Dec 12. Metal:
CoDDer.
lake,
l?ft)144c: electrolytic. liiiO
14 c; castings, nn',c
Tin $39.40029.70.
Lead $ 4.2 6 4.30.
London, Dec, 12. Silver. 22d.
Washington. Dec 12. The treasury
statement; toaay snows:
Receipts, $1,767,997.
Disbursements, 32,200,000.
BOSTON COPPER MARKET
(Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.)
Bostoi, Deo. 13. Official bid prices:
Amal. ....... 82!Mlaml 12
Adventure ... 9
Nevada Con.. 20
Alloues ...... 3
Arcadian .... 3
Atlantic . ... . 17
Boston Con:., 16
nippissing ... 10
North Butte,. 85
Old Domin.... 69
....
Parrott ....
.132
butte uoaia,. 11
Cal. A Hecla.75
Cal. A Aria. Ill
Centennial 84
29
. 96
. 25
"
. 18
. 82
17
. 13
IQuincy
Royale .....
isnannon . . .
Cop. Range.
Daly West.
Franklin . .
Gran by
Greene Can.
Giroux .
Sup. & Pitts
Tamarack . .
Trinity ....
United
Utah Mlnina
Victoria
Mass. ..
Michigan
Mohawk
Wolverine .
.191
Winona ...... 6
U. S. Mining. 41
New York Cotton Market.
:: 8
::!$
.. 11
. . 6
.,. 12
...13
. . . (9
Open. High. Low. Close.
January V.i, 863 - 867 849 66a6
March 860 866 86 865S66
May 7 .872 861 87072
July 867 871 863 870i 71
Auguat ..... 860 864 865 -61J63i
October .... 849 960.1 843 60Sll
December ,. 191 $94 ..;I8$ $9tiH3l
TXT A
I V II -1
w v
WHEAT BEGillllS
EARLY DECLIIIE
Chicago Market Stronger
and at Close of Week
Was Steady. ,
CHICAGO WHEAT' MARKET.
Open. Close. Dec. 11. Gain
May 105 106B 105
JUiy ..... 97 ; 98 A " 98 a
Sept 97, 97 97
Chicago, Dec. 12. It 1 not often
that the wheat trade has as good ac
tion for a short session as that which
took, piaco today. . There was an early
advance to $1.06 in May. Another
surprise was in store for the trade a
the market began to harden and the
May price never stopped till it went
10 ii.ui . ana closed a shade oetter
than 31.06. There is no Question but
what an enormous lot of short wheat
was covered on the rebound of nearly
2 cent, jno oouDt mere was consid
erable sold out. reolaxed bv nrftvioua
holders. At any rate the temper of
urn iraae was raaicaiiy cnangeo in an
hour's time and the week closed wltn
a fairly confident tone on the buying
side' and fairly good evidence that the
chief bull leader has all or a areat cart
ui ma original line. li is quoieo. as
stating .that his position will be found
correct when the smoke clears away
ana ine sening nurry is over. Th
lorelKn news was bearish this mornlnar.
all the European markets coming lower.
Latest advices aay conditions are verv
favorable for Argentine harvest North
west recemts are small onmnnrert wih
last year but at a little gain over a
wees: ago.
Range
Of Chicago prices furnished b7
Overbeck
6 UOOKO uo.
WHEAT.
Open. High.
105 106
97 98
97 97
CORN.
Low.
104
97
' 97
Close.
106 B
98A
97
May
July
Sept
May
60
, 61 60 61
: 61 , 61 61
, 81 61 61
OATS.
52 62 62
47 47 47'
40t 40 40
PORK.
1570 1560 1667
1606 1587 1660
LARD.
915 ' 905 912
937 930 935
950 947 -847
RIBS.
817 810 CIS
850 840 845
July
61
61
Sept
May
July
Sept
Jan.
May
Jan.
May
July
Jan.
May
,.1667
..1600
,. 915
937
.. 950
,. 817
. 847
PRODUCE IX SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco. Dec. 12 Fees. n
dozen California fresh, including cases,
extras, 42c; firsts, 40c; seconds, 86c;
mm., c; muornia storage, extras,
35c; firsts, 32 c; seconds, 26c; east
ern storage, extras, 20c; firsts, 28e; sec
onds, 26c.
Butter, per pound California fresh,
extras, 30c; firsts, 29c; seconds, 26c;
thirds, 20c; pickled. No. 1, 23 c; stor
age, California extras, 24e; packing.
No. 1, 21c; ladles, extras, 22c.
uneese, per pouna uauiorma fiats,
11; California Young America, fancv,
16c; firsts, 16c; eastern New York
Cheddars, fancy, 17c; Oregon flats,
fancycl4c: do Young American fancy,
16cPCalifornla storage, fancy flats,
13c; Oregon flats, fancy; 14c; do Young
America, 15c.
Onions, . per sack 75 85c.
Potatoes, per,, cental Ulvt-r whites
(sacks), fancy, 7085c; poor, 45)66c;
Salinas Burbanks, SI. 40 1.60; Oregon
Burbanks, $1.20&)1.SO; early rose (for
seed), $1.251.80; sweet potatoes, per
crate, $1.36; sacks, $1.001.25.
Oranges, per box Nuvels, standard,
$1.25 2; choice, $2 2.60; fansy, lerge
sizes, $34; tangerines, crate. 85c
$1; half oranges, boxes, $34; manda
rins, per crate, 65S0o.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET
San Francisco, Dee. 12. Merchants
exchange quotations:
CasJt wheat Walla Walla, white,
$1.67; red Russian, $l.S34;vturkey
j -e. Li.. . 1 n c
Future wheat May, $1.72 bid; De
cember, $1.65.
aCsh barley Bright, $1.45; brewing,
$1.60.
Future barley May, $1.44; December,
$1.49. v
Millstuffs Bran, $29; middlings, $33;
shorts, 132. ,
Oats White, $1.75 per cental.
PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
The Portland board of trade furnishes
the following list of produce arrivals
for the 24 hours ending 11 a. m. today:
Apples, 435 boxes; pears, 7 boxes;
onions, 100 sacks: potatoes,. 271 sacks;
sweet potatoes, 1 car; carrots, 10
sacks; turnips, iv sactcs; vegeiaoies, iv
sacks; butter; 67 boxes; eggs, 70 boxes;
milk, 740 gallons; cream, zaos gauons
clams, 46 boxes; crabs, 11 boxes; craw.
fish, 64 boxes; oysters, .83 sacks; mus
sels, 4 boxes; shrimps, 1 box.
Liverpool Wheat Market.
Liverpool, Dec. 12. Wheat close:
December, 7s 1134d; March, 7s 7d;
May, 7s 6d.
CAN'T TELL. JUST
HOW IT HAPPENED
L, D. Hathaway Found on N. P.
Right of Way, Braised and
Semi-Conscidus.
(Special Dljtch to The Jonrqal.)
Vancouver, Wash., Dec. l.-Wlth a
badly bruised body and In a semi-conscious
condition, a man giving the
name of L. D. Hathaway was found last
night in a cut along the Kalama line
of the Northern Pacific near bear. He
was . taken to St. Joseoh s hosnital,
where" this morning it was given out
that he would probably recover but
tnat ne was in great pain.
Hathaway when asked what happened
at first declared he tried to get aboard
a movine train but later said .he en
deavored to bump the train from the
track ana tne tram peat nim to it. From
the description of the man it is be
lieved by railway employes' that be was
a passenger on the outbound train lsat
evening and while it was running
inrougn me yaras n leu on. .
James Page Is Dead. ' '
(Special Dlptch to Tee fooraaLt
Vancouver. Wash.. Dec. 12. James
Page, residing near . Knapp station on
the Kalama line of the Northern Pa
cific, died yesterday after a short ill
ness. He was 64 years old and single.
One brother. George, is the only known
near relative, no arrangements nave
yet been made for the funeral.
' J McKJnnon-Fleinlng,
Orerron CttvTtDeEl 2. o 11 1 e t "wed
ding occurred in- - Judge Samson's of
fice yesterday, when Mis Oeorgie .
McKlnnon and K. C.Fleming were joined
In matrimony by his honor. - Mr. and
Mrs. Fleming will mak their boms at
Portland. , "
1LTS
SIIEF TONE HI
ERISCO MARKET
Barley Is Doing Better for
Futures Again Local
Market Is Quiet.
4 Xanrsst in Argentina.
4 Minneapolis, Deo. 12. A ' spe-,
4 . cial Argentina cable to the 4
4 Northwest Miller says: -liar- 4
4 vest Is progressing , rapidly In 4
4 the province of Santa Fe," ' 4
BOARD OB TRADE RECEIPTS.
Wheat Flour. Barley. Oats. Hay.
Cara. SfLckM. rtam.. ..rva rara
oaiuiaay. 3,uie
Friday ,.86 2,000
Thura . .80 - fiRft
2 3 .6
7 ', 8 ,. 15
8 4j 19
7 4 10
U
8 8 11
Wed. ..,'.S4." 7.000
Tueadav 60 ' (
Monday ,72 17,600
A suffer tone with higher price in
the south aided the local barley situa
tion today and one transaction of 200
tons of January-February was reported
at $6.76 per ton track Portland. While
the trade her is not inclined to ha nvrr.
bullish in its view of the barley mar
ket of the immediate future the gen
eral opinion is that barley will hold
rather well during the remainder of
the season.
There was no chanae in either wheat
or oats quotations for futures on the
board of trade today but both markets
were quoted steady to firm.
The cash wheat situation la verv
quiet with nominal transactions. Few
growers seem willing to accept pres
ent prices although once in a while
millers report purchases around 97c
for bluestem and 91c for club.
Board of trade prices today:
CLUB WHEAT.
Bid
Ask.
91
92
December .., 90
January , ... 91
NO. 1 WHITE OATS.
December 155
157
160
January ,. 167
NO. 1 FEED BARLEY.
December ; 132 136
January 136 187
LIGHTS COIIFOB
The Lighthouse Department
Makes Many Import
ant Alterations.
A number of chanarea In the atria to
navigation on the Columbia river were
made this week from the lighthouse
tender Heather, Captain Byrne, which Is
now in the harbor.. Some work in that
line will be done on the lower Willam
ette next week in that the upper Three
tree island shoal range light will be
discontinued and placed as rear range
light for the upper Postofflce bar.
The changes in the Columbia river
have oeen made to conform with the
changes made In the course of the
channel by dredging, It having been
found that where in the last lights were
necessary they are now no longer use-
rui, ana at tne same time has been
deemed advisable to establish new
lights in other places heretofore 'not
marked.
Amona the most sromlnent chaneea
are the establishment of light at Elli
ott's point. Bay View wharf. Cooper's
point and Abernethy point. The light
at LaDu has been shifted to a set of
new dolphins on the opposite side of
the channel where It marks a dangerous ,
rock. The upper Cottonwood Island
shoal ranee linht has been aTrifted 30
feet nearer the river and the Henricl 'r
light has been moved flown the river
about 1600 feet. Hunter's shoal : buoy
No. 1 has been replaced and the bea
cons generally have been repainted and
renovated.
Captain James Pond, lighthouse in
spector of the Thirteenth district, who
has charge of this work, returned yes
terday from s,, tour of Inspection along
the coast, ,
FOR THE COPPER RIVER
Three New Steamers Will Be Built
Here In the Spring.
Three low draft river steamers will
be built here next spring for the Cop
per river, and it is understood that the
contracts for them will be let soon. The
boats are for the Guggenhelmer inter
ests that are developing the resources
of that part of Alaska.
The Copper river has been navigated
for a couple of .year by two boat
built in this city and shipped north in
knockdown form. Joseph Supple con
structed these boats and it is under
stood that he will secure the contract
for the other boats unless there should
be so many of them wanted at once
that it would be impossible for one yard
to handle them all In such short time.
The niacins of such a fleet of steam
ers in commission on the Copper river j
win require a smait army 01 orricers
and crews, and it Is understood that a
number of steamboat -men are already
laying pmna to go. nortn .next summer,
their intention being to accept engage
ments on the Copper river fleet. The
season there lasts about six months,
and it Is said the men can make as
much in that time in their respective
capacities as they can earn here work
ing the whole year round.
The Guggenheimers are ' building a
railroad into the interior and the main
business of the boats for a starter will
be to -Convey the railroad building gangs
and material., , i
WIND BLOWS HARD
Storm Warnings Are Continued at
Mouth of the Columbia.
Storm warnings were again ordered
displayed at the mouth of the Columbia
river this morning. District Forecaster
jueais or tne weatner oureau. Holding;
that the wind which blew at the rate of
6V mues last nignt. would increase in
velocity during the day.
The wires -from Tatoosh Were down
this morning so that it was impossible
to ascertain the extent of the storm
at th entrance to Puget sound, but
It is believed to have blown a gale
there early this morning. . h
There are a number of steamer at
Astoria ready ' to go out today and it
is expected they will get away with
out tFonble.1 Among them are th Har
riman San Francisco liner Senator and
th Portland-San Ped:o liner George
W. Elder. - . . .
LOCAL GARRISON ELECTS
G. HWtasrhuften Succeeds John Mo
Xnlty as Commander. ... -G.
H. Wlsschusen was elecred com
mander of General Burke garrison, No.
115, Army and Navy union, at a smoker
and meetfnar held here this week, anil
John McNuIty, nautical expert . of , the
WITH DEEP WATER
hydrographlc branch, was promoted to
punt eommanoer. - . ,
The local garrison is steadilv lncreaa
ing its membership -and Is now quite
representative, although having been or
ganized only about a year. J, J. Fits-Simmons-has
been reelected as special
Inspector. - -"
Past Commander John McNulty' to
day received his commission from Dead'
quarters in Washington. - j.
. FRENCHMAN FOR LUMBER
Bark Asnieres,. Enronte From Shu
1 Francisco, Under Charter. .
It was announced this morning that
the French bark Asnlcrejs, '.which left
Ban Francisco a couple of days ago for
this port in ballast, has been chartered
to load lumber. Although not tnn
firmed, it is currently renorted that th
vessel will load for either Kurope or
Australia, una win carry aoout l.buu.o
feet.
The Asnleres is ' the ; fourth French
vessel to be chartered for lumber this
season, the Gael, Eugene Schneider and
Alice being the others. The Oael sailed
a rew days ago for the United Kingdom
wiin a lumoer cargo. .
MARINE. NOTES.
San Francisco, Deo. 12. Sailed "yes-v
mruay uermn snip Aioeri jriioKmers,
from Portland for London. Sailed '
iio b. iu. oveamer nose vity, ior
Portland. 1
Astoria, Dec. 13. Sailed at 10 a. m.
Steamer Tallac, for San. Francisco.
Sailed at 12 noon Steamer' Elmore, for
Tillamook. Arrived down at 11:60 n. m.
Steamer Senator. Sailed at 6 p , m.
oicamer n. u. inman, ior an rancisco.
Hongkong, Deo. 11. Arrived German
steamer Micomertia, rrora Portland.
Port Hartford. Dec. 11. Arrived'
Steamer Lanslnar. from Portland.
San Francisco,, Dee, 12. Arrived
Steamer Roanoke, from Portland, for
San Pedro. Sailed at 8 a. m. Steamer
Atla. for Portland. ; .
Astoria, Dec 13. Condition at the
mouth of river at 8 a. m., obscured,
wind south. 60 miles; weather raining
anoT foggy. ,
Tides at Astoria Sunday High water.
: a. m., . -leet; 4 p. m.. 7.8 ree.
Low water. Ji0:41 a. m., 3.8 feet; 10:48
p. m., 0.9 feet. f ,-. ...
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
The steamer Alliance. Cantata Par
sons. Is booked : to sail for Coos Bay
wis evening. -
The schooner Samar will clear thts
afternoon for Cape Town, South Africa,
wiin aou.uuu feet 01 nimoer. More
than hall of this quantity is carried
on deck. The schooner will go by
way of Cape Horn and thereby save a
long distance.
The steamers Atlas and Asuncion are
coming here with oil from San Fran
cisco in the near future.
The tow boat Shaver started out this
morning to tow rock barges to the Co
lumbia river Jetty in place of the
steamer Hercules, whlch was disabled
the ether day by the breaking of a
shaft. ,
MARINE INTETJJGENCE
Begolar Itinera JJn to Arrive.
Breakwater, Coo Bay Dec. 18
Rose City, Ban rancisco uec. n
Argo, San Francisco Dec. 14
Roanoke. San Pedro and way... Deo. 15
Alliance, -Coos Bay ' Dec. 17
Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook ... ...Lec. in
Eureka. Eureka and Coos Dec 20
Homer, San Francisco Dec. 20
Numantla. orient .Dee. 20
Nebraskan. Sallna Crus pea 20
Senator, San Francisco pec. 21
George W. Elder. San Pedro. .. .Dec. 22
NicomediaL1 orient Jan. 1
Nevadan, Sallna Crui ..Jan. 15
Alesia, orient .., , ....jan. 1;
Arabia, orient Feb. 1
Xegnlar Joiners Da to Depart.
Alliance, Coos Bay Dec. 13
Breakwater, Coo Bay 1 .Dec 16
Argo, TillamooK .uoc. 10
Roanoke. San Pedro and way.. Dec 17
Rose Citv. San Francisco. ...... .Dec 18
Sue H. Elmore, TUJamook. . . . . .Dec, 19
Sue H. Elmore, Tillamook Dec. 20
Numantla, orient Dec 20
Homer, Eureka and Coos Dec. 22
IF YOU DIE
IT COSTS NO MORE THAN ORDINARY LIFE
IF YOU LIVE
IT'S MORE PROFITABLE THAN ENDOWMENT
Isn't that the kind of life insurance
11 W WCVtiai vuss wniauvu s t
WANT TO SEE A SAMPLE?
W. M. LADD. President
S. P. LOCKWOOD, Vjce Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
. LUMBER EXCHANGE BLDG. ,
Ladd & Tilton Bank
PORTLAND, OREGON
.-
" ' Egtsblisbed 1859. . ,
Oldest Bank on the Pacific Coast.
Capital fully paid - - - 1 $1,000,000.00
Surplus and undivided prpfits $500,000.00
OFFICERS
W. M. Ladd, President.
Edward Cookingharn, Vice-Pres.
W. H.Dunckley, Cashier. ' ;
Interest paid on time deposits and savings accounts. Accounts of
banks, firms, corporations and individuals solicited. Travelers' checks
for sale and drafts issued available in all countries of Europe.
Overbeck; & Cooke CoV
emnl5s!on Merchants, Slocks. Bends, CoKon, (rain. Els.
. 216-217 BOARD OP TRADE BUILDING '
Member Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondent of Logan & Bryaa,'
- -- , ChicafcTO, New York, Bostoa .
W have the only private wire connecting Portland, with th caster
I - exchange.
MEMBERS PORTLAND BOARD OF TRACK X" v , ''
Nebraskan, Sallna Crus ....... .Dec 23
EureRa, Eureka and Coos ..... .Deo. 23
George W. Elder, San Pedro, . .Dec- 24
Senator, San Francisco ........ Dec. 25
Nlcomedla, orient . .Jan. 1
Alesia, orient ................. .Jan. 5
Nevadan.. Sallna Crus .........Jan. 27
Arabia, orient Feb. 16
Vessels la JWri.
Leyland Bros. Br. sh. ....... ,trydoek
Donna Franceses, Br. bk, . . . . .Astoria
Churchill, Am. sen.. ....... ....Astoria
Alvena, Am. . sch. .Astoria
W. F. Jewett, Am, sen. ....... .Astoria
Irene, Am. sch. . . . . ...... . , . .Astoria
Washington, Am. ss, .Drydoek
Aberfoyle, Br. bk. . . . . . .'.N. P. Mills
St. Nicholas. Am. ship,...,,, ..Astoria
Berlin, Am. sch .Gobie
Taurus,, Am. sch. ............ .Kalama
Lydgate Br. bk . . . .Montgomery No. 3
David d' Angers, Fr. bk,. . . . . , , .Mersey
Bossuet; Fr. bk. ......... .Coal Bunkers'
Jolnville, Fr. bk. .......... .Sand dock.'
Neotetield, .Br. bk, . ... .Columbia No. 1
Brabloch, Br. bk. , , , , , .Greenwich No. t
Oregon, Ger. sh. , ,., Stream
Nome City, Am. ss. .....Inman-Poulsen
Torrlsdale, Br. h. ......... .....Astoria
Sully, Fr. bk.,.....i.....i...Llnnton
Stiathnalrn, Br. ss. s . . . , ,E. & W. mills.
: Sa Bont to Xoad Z.nmbez, -Riverside,
Am. ss. ...... .San Francisco
Annte E. Smale, Am. ss, ... . .Hongkong
Tamalpais, Am, ss .San Francisco
Shasta.-Am. ss. .San Francisco
Marshfleld, Am. ss.. .... San Francisco
Endeavor, Am. sch. San Fisnclsoo
Ba stout Wits Cement aad General. -Carmanlan,
Br. bk . .Hamburg
Rochambeau, Fr. bk. ............ .Leith
Gulf Stream, Br. bk........... Antwerp
Alice, Fr. bk.. ........London
Eugene Schneider, Fr. bk, .... .Antwerp
La Tour d Auvergue, Fr, bk. ..Antwerp
Armen, Fr. bk.. .Dublin
Glenalvon, Br. bk. .Antwerp
Desalx, Fr. bk. . ... . .Antwerp
Poltallock, Br. sh. ........ . . . .Antwerp
Wavertree, Br. ah,,, . . . . .Ellesmereport
Matterhorp, Br. ah. . .Newcastle-on-Tyn
Tramp Btsamer Sa Boat.
Abouklr. Br. ss. San Francisco
Gy merle, Br. ss .San Francisco
jKooeri uouar, jar. ss. ......... ,i.jrient
Tweedale, Br. ss. ...... . . .Puget sound
Boveric, Br, as. .San Francisco
33a Boat la Ballast to Load Grala,
Port Crawford. - Br. sh . . . ..... . .Callaa
Homeward Bound, Am. bk. Vanc'v'r, B. C.
Thiers, Fr. bk. v Belfast
Francois, Fr, bk.. Ban Francisco
Asnleres, Fr. bk......,,..6an Francisco
Benares. -.Nor. sh.........r Callao
Clan Graham, Br. bk. . . .. .Caleta Coloso
Laeanc. Fr. ah. .Kuhnln
Crllion, Fr, bk Hobart
Mantes, r. ok. ttooart
Oil Steamer Ba Boat.
Atlas, Am. ss. i. . ", San Francisco
Asuncion, Am. ss. . .....ean jrrancisco
THAT $360 IN GOLD
IS STILL IN COURT
(Saeelil msoatca t The 3oana1.t
Oregon City, Or., Deo. 13. Owing to
the absence of Judge Dlmlck from tUt
city yesterday the hearing of the pptl
tion for revocation of letters of ad
ministration of the estate of F. A. Wil
liamson, deceased, to Mrs. Elfie B.
Robinson, of JFlrwood, was postponed.
The matter in controversy is the
Identity of the aged man found dead
at Sprlngbrook, two months ago, in
whose clothing $360 in gold coin, were
found, among other articles.
Mn. Robinson identified the body as
that of her father, by means of a silver
watch containing a pnotograpn ana pro
cured the letters of administration.
William Haist later filed a petition
to revoke the letters Issued to Mrs.
Robinson. alleainK fraud, and that tha
deceased was his brother. Christian
Halst. ... ...
The inventory ana appraisement or
the estate of Robert SheDherd. de
ceased, was filed in the probate court
resteraay, xne appraisea valuation is
5000. -
High Teams Meet.
Oresron Citv. Dee. 12. The Barclay
hlh chnnl f 00.. ml I team of this city
will meet the Forest 3rove high chool
teams thl afternoon on winameiie
fUM in the last same nlaved the For
est Grove boys were the victors and the
Barclay boys are determined to have
satisfaction this afternoon and a lively
game 1 looked for. -
you have been looking for? That's out v
R. S. Howard Jr., Asst. Cashier.
J. W, Ladd, Assistant Cashier.
Walter M. Cook, Asst Cashier.