12
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14,' .1808.' i
WORLD'S
MARKETS
UIIIFORIil SACKS
FOB POTATOES
System of Handling Stock
Here in Voffue Now Does
Xot 3Ieet With Favor.
TODAYS WHOLESALE MARKETS
New system for potatoes.
Potato market firmer.
IjOvaX eggs are easier.
Eaeteru eggs are holding.
Turkeys are coming again.
Milk fight has merely started.
Bananas come In fair shape.
Strawberries from Los Angeles.
California tomatoes higher.
Bell peppers shoving advance,
l
Vew potato SeUiag System.
That the resent method of selling
potatoes In this market Is not satlsfac
tory to any Interest is known by all but
to data there has been, no combined ef
fort 1 to change conditions. Sacks of
-.potatoes come to this market allowing
all aorta of weights; some scarcely 100
. nnunds. while others showing 160
' nnunrfa The latter, however, is an ex
caption to the -rule as most sacks weigh
around 110 and 115 pounds each. Aa
potatoes sell generally in this market
at so much per pound at wholesale and
'. so much per sack at retail the troubles
of the, trade can therefore be easily
tint aH Th nroduaar on the Other hand
receive ao much per pound and as far
i as he is coneernea me present ramnuu
is the best ami most profitable. That
there must be a change of some sort
In tho nvitem Is believed by most ln-
'. terests for the retailers are crying for
It and it is quite possible tnat tne re
tail Grocers' association may take some
action on the matter in the near future.
Retailers claim it Is unfair to them to
bo compeUed to sell potatoes by the
sack and buv" them by the-pound. If
- nnn sella a sack of notatoeg at 11.35
sack his competitor must of necessity
. meet this value and Unless all sacks
' are uniform In weight some one ls go-
. inr to lose most of his profits. It 1
now proposed to have all sacks of pota-
toes weigh Just 100 pounds. Whether
the producer will fall in line with this
' iaea remains to ds seen.
Potato Market Is Pinner.
There, la a firmer tone in the local
'potato market at this time and prices
, have stiffened somewhat In a Jobbing
way ' Demand from the south is in
creasing somewhat for the better grade
, but prices are still out of line for any
grea F ' Improvement in local shipments.
Growers as a rule are firm In their
views most Of them having a change
of heart during the past week.
Early Rose for seed are in liberal de
mand but supplies are scant and al
though buyers are freely offering 1"
a pound they are unable to fill the bulk
of their orders from the south.
Market for sweet potatoes Is rather
firm with best stock holding at 12. n
Xrfwal Xffgs Airs Easier.
While receipts of local eggs are not
showing any heavy Increase, the volume
. coming forward is greater than during
recent weeks. The quality is greatly
improved for this reason. Because of
'the larger supplies, however, retailers
are not buying so freely with the ex
. pectation of a lower- range of values.
: Various values are still ruling, some
dealers charging as high as 42 He while
others say they are selling as low aa
40c. However, none of the select stock
; is going at the lower figure.
Eastern eggs are holding rather
. steady with a wide range of values for
the seme goods. Supplies in storage
; are well nigh, exhausted. Sales from 30
to 35c a dozen.
' Chicken Market Zs Easier.
There is an easier feeling in the lo
cal chicken market and sales are being
made around 12 He with the market not
verv attractive at that figure.
Creamery butter market is steady to
firm although some interests says .that
with the slight Increase in cream sup
plies they do not clean up as readily aa
formerly. No change in values today.
Cheese Is quoted firm and rather
scarce for best quality. No change In
price.
Strawberries Are Coming Again.
Two refrigerator crates of strawber
ries were among the rail arrivals from
Los Angeles. Sell at 26c per -pound
box.
Four cars of bananas were unloaded
this morning. Fair shape. Generally
ripe.
Bell peppers from Los Angeles are
quoted higher. 20c a pound today. N
The additional decline of So a case
in pioneer milk on Saturday Is said to
be merely the opening stunt In a fierce
war for control of the Pacific coast
trade.
. Front street sells at the following
prices. Those paid shippers are less
regular commissions:
lifttr, Eggs ana pom try.
BUTTER. Extra creamery, J7c; fancy
It H 036c; store, 20c.
BUTTER FAT Delivery f . o. b Port
land Sweet cream. 85Vc; sour. XJVio
POULTRY Mixed chickens, 12
JZHc; hens, 12 & 13c; roosters, old
11c; fryers, 1213r; broilers. HfiHHc
geese, 9(910c; turkeys, alive. 17lc
dressed, 20&22Hc; spring ducks, Hff
16c; pigeons, squabs. 12.002.50 per
oxen; oia, i.uu; aressea poultry, iqf
IHC nigner.
. CHEESE Full cream, flata, triplets
and daisies. 15H16c: Young Ameri
cans. Kltfftlic.
EQG8 Local best, 404:c, per dox;
eastern, averse.
Bops, 'Wool anff EUes.
WOOL 1908 Willamette valley. 18c.
HOP8 1908 crop, choice. 7H8c;
prime to choice, 7 6V4c; prime, 6ijji6V4c;
nit-aium, Djrovic id.
SHEEPSKINS Shearing. 10 018c
each; riiort wool, 26c 40c; medium
wool. 60c Ol 1.00 each; long wool, 76c Q
ii.za eacn.
MOHAtrt 10 Nominal. 1819a
TALLOW Prime, per lb, I 4c; No.
j ana grease, zstihc.
CATTLE PRICES WILL
BREAK ALL RECORDS
President Daughtrey of Portland Stockyards Says Short
age in Feeders Very Acute and Values Will Likely
Do Some Stunts During Spring Montis.
PORTLAND
Monday . .
Saturday .
Friday
Thursday .
Wednesday
LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
...21
. . . 68
. ..811
. . .300
. . .300
...247.
356
27
803
140
'28
400
212
360
Tuesday
Portland 1'nlon Stockvards. Deo. 14.
"I believe that the Drlce of cattle will
break a few high records in the spring
and that beef prices will likely break
a few high figures as well as the con
sumers' pocketbook." So said William
H. Daughtrey, president of the Port
land yards today. In commenting upon
me general situation.
'I believe that The Journal's esti
mate of a half shortage in feeders
from a year ago or .recent seasons Is
very conservative; In fact, I believe
the shortage will reach still higher
flgurea There is only about a third
as manv cattle helna fed in the Butter
creek country this season than Is usu
ally the case) and what reports I have
from the -various sections show gen
eral decreases In available auDnllea. Of
all the districts the Hudson Bay coun
try tin Walla Walla way Is the only
one to show a larger number of feed
ers than a year ago. Yakima is fully
half short and there Is about the same
decrease shown in operations around
Ontario."
High price for a Cow.
A record price was paid for a cow
for recent operations in the local yards
when the Union Meat company nur-
chased an animal weighing 1450 pounds
at 34.25. This Is an enormous price
for a cow at this time but the buyers
say it was extra select and well Worth
the money. The general trend of the
cattle market is toward additional firm
ness. Steers are bringing top figures
quite easily while the lower grade stuff
is disposed of at better values.
AH other fines of livestock show a
very firm tone today with values about
the same. .
Today's arrivals In the yards com
pare with this day in recent years as
follows: Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
1808 261 86S
1907 176 295 636
1908 , 100 450 100
1906 177 360 199
A year ago today hogs and cattle were
very firm and sheep weak and slow.
For hogs the price was moved 25c
higher.
Following prices are representative
of late transactions in the yards and
Indicate the extent of the demand and
prices paid for various grades:
CATTLE.
Weight.
20 steers 22,276
6 cows 6,640
1 cow 1,450
2 bulla 2,890
3 bulls 8,085
23 cows 20,890
1 steer 1,025
Following Is the general
SHARP BREAK
III r.1AY IVHEAT
Loss, for Day Is 1 l-8c a
Bushel With Depressed
Prices in 'Europe.-7
- v
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Open. Close. -IJtfc. 12Loss
.100 100 101 1
.105 104T4B106 16
. H 97H 8?g
9H 7V4 97
December
May ....
July
September
Price.
4.25
3.60
4.25
2.25
2.00
2.86
4.00
range or
values on stock running in the yards
ior laie snipmems:
Hogs Best east of mountains. 26.21
ordinary, 36: blockers and china fats,
35.60 5.76; stockers and feeders, 35.00
Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200
pounds, 34.25& 4.60; medium steers,
$4.0004.26; poor steers, 33.25; bes
cows, 33.25; medium cows, 32.602.86
stags, iz.76iEC3.uu; nuns, iz.uuepz.Z5.
dinary wethers, 34. 254. 50; lambs, 34.60
oM.&; straight ewes, 13.&0 mixed lots,
14. ou.
veal cnoice young calves. 1 4.00 a)
f.&u; neavy ana rougn. ts.au Ufa. 10,
APPLES MOVING
10 CALIFORNIA
Quite Liberal Shipments Be
ing 3Iade of Upper Colum
bia Stock to South.
There Is quite a liberal demand for
Oregon apples In the California mar
kets for the holiday trade.
A number of fair sized purchases of
No. 2 and ordinary Hood River and Up
per Columbia fruit have been reported
during the past few day?. The movo
ment of valley stock" to this market
seems to be over: at least the bulk of
it.
There is still quite a heavy load of
small sizes in this market and some
five tier Spltzenberga have been sold
as low as 75c a box. For ordinary ap-
les the prices are badly mixed, but it
takes something exceptional at this
time to bring over 31.00i&31.25 a box.
The movement, however, to the outside
Is Increasing and the trade Is now an
tedating higher values in the late win
ter or early spring months.
PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
frisco mm
. COARSE GRAMS
More Sales of Oats and Bar
ley in That Direction
Price Is the Same.
The Portland board of trade furnishes
the following list or produce receipts in
this city for the 4 8 hours ending 11 a
m., today:
Clams, 44 boxes; crabs. 7 boxes; craw
fish, 5 boxes: fish, 80 boxesoysters,
60 boxes; apples, 187 boxes; bananas, 2
cars; oranges, 1 car; celery, 4 crates;
potatoes, 463 sacks; lettuce, z boxes
turnips, 26 sacks; squash, 6 sacks; to
matoes. 80 crates; butter, 105 boxes;
eggs, 48 cases, 1 car; cheese. 10 boxes;
cream, 4983 gallons; milk. 1135 gallons.
World's Wheat Prices.
May Option. 4
w Portland 3 .90
Chicago 1.06
4 Minneapolis 1.04
Duluth 1.05
Winnipeg 1.01
New York 1.08
St. Louis 1.02
San Francisco 1.65 '
Liverpool 7s6Hd w
4
'December. 4
BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS.
CHITTAM BARK Old. 4, 06c; new.
4H0Sc lb.
HI
IDES Dry hides. lSWlfio lb: ereen.
?itc in; Dims, green sau, betec in,
kips, 89c; calves, green, 12013c per lb.
Grain. Plonr and say.
BARLEY Feed, 326.6026.75; rolled,
iZNnz!: brewing, iz
WHEAT Buying price, new Track,
Portland uiud, ic; otaestem. sta97e;
fortyfold. 92c; red, 89c; Willamette val
ley, la
MlUJiTurrB nemng price Hran.
826. 50: middling!
chop. 321.066 29.00
833.00; shorts, 330.00;
alfalla meat. 18.00
per ton.
FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore
gon patent, 16.00: straight, 34.064.76;
export. 83.70; bakers', 3 4.65 4.80; val
ley, 14.66: graham, Uc 34 40; whole
wheat- $4.66; rye. 6a. 36.60; bales, 33.00.
HA T Producers'
thy.
?15.00: ordinary.
price New
Willamette valley, fancy.
ziz.eui3t
tlm-314.00
east
ern Oregon. 116.50; mixed, 311 004913.00;
cheat.
elover. 310X0; grain. 311.00;
iji.pu; airaira. i j ijz.t.
OATS Producers' price Track. No.
1 white. $30.50 e 3 1.60; gray. 329.60
86.(0.
Trulls aaO YecrtaWea.
FRESH FRUlTS Oranges. new
tiavels, 3t.6flS.26 per box; Japanese
eranges tic per box: bananas. 0 per
; lemons, 33.2506.00 box; grapefruit.
$4 01 4.60s pineapples. Hawaiian, $3.00
ri!- I;l5i Fr"P". 31.0001.35;
hueklerrrtes, labile lb: cranberries,'
'"ijiVil0 tb,: , 314 bbL
ONlONft New Oregon. 31.lO01.SS
per lt'; garlic. 7 H r dc lb?
APPLES Good. II s; poor 097fi
POTATOES New. nin. ti asm
116; buying for ahlptnent per ewtl
fanrr, ordinary, 76 Sue: sweet.
$2; Karlv Hose, buying. 1.
VEGETABLES "Turn ija, new Oregon,
76c031: beets. 1101.25: warrota. 60S
15c sack:, parsnips. 86c1.00; cabbage.
31.60tl.75: tomatoes, California, 31.75
W2 per crate; beans, 12c: caul I flow
er, 31.00; peas. 12c; horserad
ish. 68c lb; artichokes. 65 & 7 So dot;
green onions, 15c per dox; peppers, bell.
Ec; Chile ( ; head lettuce. 40a
doz; hothouse, 76cWJl box; radishes, 16c
dozen Duncric; celery, 4044800; egg
plant. 16c lb.
QrooerUs, Hntt, xrto.
SUGAR Cube, 36.35; powdered, 36.70;
fruit or berry, $5.95; dry granulated,
35.95: conf. A. 36.15: extra B 35.45:
TOolden G, 36.76; D, yellow, $6.25; beet,
granuated. 36.75; barrels. 16c; half bar
rels. SOc; boxes. 65c advance on sack
basis.
(Above prices are 80 days net cash
quotations)
SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s,
$11.00 per ton; 60s, 3K.60; table, dairy,
60s. 316.50; 10s. $16.00; bale. $2.36;
Imported Liverpool, 80s $20.00: 100a
115.00; 40s. $18.00: extra fine, barrels,
2s. 6s and 10s, $4.606.Ee; Liverpool
lump rock, $20.50 per ton.
RICE Imperial Japan
No. 2. 6Uc; New Orleans, bead, 60
Sr; mutton, fancy, 6&7c:
37Uc lb.
K
Alax (): Creole. 6ttc
HONET New, l5o per lb.
COFFEE Package brands. $16.60,
BEANS 8mall white. $5.26; large
white. $4.50; pink. $3.85: bayou. 33.76;
umu, 3.(&: Mexican reas. Z4.7S,
Keats. PUB ana JrroTxstoas.
II.t?6, BACON. ETC. Portland pack
(local; hams, 10 to 13 lbs, 15b per lb;
breakfast bacon, 13jj21 Vie lb; picnics,
10c lb; cottage rollT 11c lb; regular
short clears, smoked, 13c lb; backs,
heavy smoked, 12 He lb; light, smoke-i.
13c lb; bellies smuked. 15c lb; pickled
tonguee, 60c each.
DRESSED MEATS Front street
Hogs, rrncy, 7&c; ordinary. 6gi7c;
i 1 K". oc; eiira, vavftc, orfllnary.
'u v: neavy.
spring lamp.
LOCAL LA
per lb; 6s, 14 He per lb: 60 lb tins. lJttc
per id; siesm renuerea. lus, 13c per
io; ts, Uttc per id, compound, 10s, sc
per lb.
CLAMS Jiardshell, per bor. 12.40:
razor clamsT 32.00 per box; 10c per dox.
FI8H Rock cod, 10c lb; flounders.
6c per lb: halibut. 7c per lb: strlned
bass, 16o per lb; catfish, 10c per lb;
salmon. 7c , per lb; herring. 6c
rer lb; soles, 70 per lf; shrimp,
2 He per lb; perch, 6c per lb: tomcod,
10c per lb: lobsters, 26c per lb; freab
mackerel, ( ) per lb; crawfish, 203
per dozen; sturgeon' 1 per lb; blsck
bass, 20c per lb; silver smelts. 6c per
lb; black cod. 7o per lb; crabs. 31.26
01.75 per dozen.
OYSTERS Bhoalwater Bay, per gal
lon, 32.50 per 100-lb sack, $5.00: Olym
nla, per gallon, $3.40; per 100-lb sack.
$6.0006.60: Eagle canned. 60c can. $7.00
dosen; eastern In shell. $1.76 per 100.
1 Paiats, Coal. OQ. BN.
ROPE Msnlla, e; sisal. 7Vo lb.
LINSEED OIL Ra bbls, 680; cases,
64c; boiled, bbls, SOc; cases, 660 a gal;
lots of 250 gallons, io less; oil cake
meal, $34 ion. : , . .
BENZINE 66 'deg., cases. 10c per
gal; iron bbls., 11 Uc per gal.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7e per
lb: 600-lla lots. So per lib; less lots. Ike
Monday
Sat. . .
Friday
Thurs.
Wed. .
Tues.
Wheat Flour. Barley. Oats. Hav
vm. om-Ks. ars. ijars. (jars
.67
. . 6
. .36
. .30
. .34
. .60
8,300
3,016
2.000
2.650
7,000
6,230
13
2
7
8
7
15
19
10
11
weaaness in the domestic and fpr
eign wneat market of late is causing
some degree of weakness in the local
situation and were it not for the very
smaii available supplies lower prices
wouia undoubtedly be forced. The 'cash
wheat situation Is therefor fnr tho
reason holding quite -steady at former
.mewise mere, was no change
0 l" u"ra or iraae today
ine coarse grain market continues
. W. leao a" over tne coast. Cash
Stuif "finest although futures are
holding their own here. California con
tinues to buy barley and oats in this
market although the volume of sales Is
not quite so good as a week ago. A
holiday character is ahown generally
outside of thia and there was no change
,u"Bia. or lrae prices for coarse
lu auring today's session
J-iuring the day 200 tons of February
Hilt, an J ... .on r n . . .
i j J iracK in rort-
,.;i,""u iuu Lun" Hl 3 track Portland.
uiuc iipui vi wneai toward tide.
waier is increasing min. a....i
cargoes are being loaded and if there Is
' YrnuiiiijLiuii 01 niivino a rt i,A v. 1 1
1 . 1 ... ... ;--- " . HID IIUIl1
uays mere win HKely be some activity
IC- V " " " cnan
inr uricniai riour situation,
trade is steady but nuiet.
Board of trade prices today
CLUB
age In
Local
December
January .
NO.
December
January
NO.
December
January
1 WHITE
WHEAT.
Bid.
90-
. . 91
OATS.
166
157H
1 FEED BARLEY.
132
135
Ask.
92
157
1 st A
190
137
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET
H. Merchants
San Francisco, Dec.
exchange quotations:
..9i8.h whet Walla Walla, white,
i.di; rea ruissian, $1.63; turkev
red.
Future wheat
cember, $1.66.
May, $1.72 bid; De-
Cash barley Bright, $1.46; brewing,
1 . &o.
Future barlev Mav 1141a. n...
ber. $1.401.4i:
Millstiiffs Bran. $29; middlings. $33;
. Oats-
$32.
White, $1.75 per cental.
TURPENTINE In , cases, S$H per
gal. 1 'j v . 1
WIRE NAILS Present basla IS.II.
Milk Famine Ends.
(Special Dlpatch to The Jonrnal.t .
The miles Or., Dee. 14. The milk
famine which has existed In The Dalles
for the past several months will be re
lieved In the near future, when A. B.
Dufur of Dufur will ship the products
of 40 cows to thia city daily, it has
been Impossible for local dairymen to
supply the demand for milk. N.itw
could any outside towns ho irH.
Eastern Livestock Market.
Chicago. Dec. 14 Hn.. eim. u
tie. 33.000; sheep: 43.660" ,u"w'
Hogs are slow. 6c inv,r.
lower; sheep 10c lower. ' lva
Kansas City,' Mo., Dec. 14. --Hogs 11.
000; cattle, ,13,000; sheep, 10,000 '
Omaha. Neb., Dec 14. Hogs, 8500-
cattle, 6000; sheep, 13.600. t . V
Chicago, Dec. 14. There was further
weakness in the local wheat situation
following the failure of foreign mar
kets to show the slightest Indications
Of ImDrovement Whll there was
fractionally better feeling In Liverpool
i mo opening, uie Close is a rraction
uuwu. ai rana tne market was 01s
posed to go very slow and the closing
there was 6 centimes under Saturday.
After opening weak and with lower
prices In effect, this market began to
sag quite heavily. Additional short sell
ing appeared and there was little. If
any. inclination among the longs to
take up any of the offerings. This
gave further encouragement to the
Dears and the absence of damage news
from any source completed the rout
or tne Dull clique.
May option was the weak feature of
todays market, clos nsr with the s-reat
est loss, while the September was best
supported and suffered a decline of but
a fraction from the previous sesslon't
enu. xoaays maricet closed H to 1 V
cents under Saturday.
Range of Chicago prices, furnished by
uci urviv cc ook jjo. :
WHEAT.
Open. High.
Ma- 10S 106H
July 985 98
Sept 98H 98.
CORN.
Aiav 61 61'
July 61H 6i:
Sept 61H 61
OATS.
May
July
Sept
Jan.
May
,. 62H 62H
1 47V4 47H
. 40 40
PORK.
...1567 1580
..1600 1615
. LARD.
Jan 910 917
May 940 942
July 955 955
RIBS.
Jan 317 822
May 845 853
July 865 867
Low.
104
97H
974
614
61H
61H
62H
40Va
1565
1600
910
937
945
15
642
865
Close.
104B
97 V4
7V4
61HA
61
61
62HB
47
404
1572
1607
915A
937
952
817
847
862
News Gossip
of Finance
SELL STEEL AT
50-1, LAWSOH
Boston Operator Bearish
Above That Figure Mes-.
sage Has No Effect. .
Xjawson Heard rrom. ' v
New YorltDec. 14. Thia flash
from Thomas W. Lawson caused
the trade to wonder Just what
side of the market the Boston
man was on:
"If I owned Steel I would sell
it; truly I would at anything
over 60." , '
New York, 'Dec, 14 Ths stock mar
ket was quite active today with an open
ing generally a fraction higher but
some of the leaders started unchanged
i rum oaiuraay s c rosing.
Lawson's message tellinsr the trade to
sell steel at anything over 60 had but
little effect upon the market. While
there was a reaction from the high
mark, the loss waa a natural one and
fitted In with general conditions.
Southern 'Pacific was bullish as was
Reading, with good advances early,
which were lost later on liquidation.
The report that the nroductlon of coo
per In the United States this year would
maae a new high record, caused some
selling of Amalgamated.
ftHinsyivanla railroad has purchased
135,000 tons of steel rails.
Self declares he did not see the ear
until (tv was open hha. He .was taken
at ' once to his - home and yesterday
morning ' removed to Portland. Hls
right arm is badly broken and there are
several bad 'cuts about the head. The
physicians declare there Is an excellent
chance to save the arm and that the
Injured man will reeover unless some
unexpected complication' sets a.
A peculiar coincidence was the fact
that another man, whose name Is not
ODtainaDie, waiKing a snort distance in
front of Self, heard the car and, realis
ing the danger. sDrang from the tram
way to the ground, a distanoe of 20 feet
or more. - The tramway lry question is
a private way owned by the paper com-
Eany ana danger notices are postaa.
lowever, no effort Is made' to keep the
publlo off and it la the custom of those
ffoing to and from the steamboat land'
ng to travel that way. - The town au
thorlties of . Camas, it Is understood.
will take the matter us. with a view of
closing tne tramway to pedestrians.
MAN AND WOMAN mi:
TE0UBLE OVER CHECK
J7 Kllden, Alias Ai J. Sweeney, and
; a Woman Companion,
v Are Detained. .
Cotton, Oil.' c. 42
Locomotive, c. .. 57
Sugar, c 132
Smelt., c 88
Mining' Co. 49
Woolen, c
c 98
Range of New York prices furnished
Dy uverDecK fc cooke Co.:
Description. Open.
Amalgamated Copper, Co. .. 83
American C. & F., c 47
ao pid.
lean
American
American
American
do pfd.
48
American
Atchison,
do pfd.
Baltimore & Ohio, c 110
do pfd
Brooklyn Rapid Transit... 58T4
Canadian Pacific, c 177
Central Leather, c 30 V4
do pfd 100
Chicago & Great West., c. . 11 11.
Chi. Milwaukee & St. P 151 150
unicago et xsortnwestern, c 178
Chesapeake & Ohio 68 67
..uio. r uei aa iron, c 4U 39
Colorado Southern, c 65 65
do 2d pfd. 68 68
uu jui ma iiu 72
Corn Products, c 77
ou pia 7&
Close.
82
46
107
41
65
131
84
31
97
102
111
91
57
177
80
Portland Banks.
Clearings today .$1,376,766.64
tear ago , 835.807.48
Gain today $ 649,969.16
Balances today 180,672.06
Year ago 63,286.65
Taooma Banks.
Clearings today $1,039,530.00
Balances today 79,077.00
Seattls Banks.
Clearings today $1,918,116.00
balances today i3b,OH9.oo
London. Dec. 14.-
rate is unchanged.
-Bank "of England
London. Dec. 14. Consols for money.
83 ID-ID; account, S4 3-ltt.
New York. Dec. 14. Bar silver. 48 d
Mexican dollars, 45c.
New York, Dec. 14. Government bonds
Twos, registered...
do coupon
Threes, registered..
do coupon
Threes, small bonds
Fours, registered. . .
do coupon
Twos, Panama ....
do coupon
Fours, Philippine . .
Date. Bid. Ask.
1930 103 104
1930 104
1908 104 101
1908 100 101
100
1925 120 121
1925 121
102 103
102
110
New York, Dec. 14. Metal: Copper,
lake, 14(ffil4c; electrolytic, 14c
14 c; castings,' 1414c.
Tin I29.40W29.70.
Lead $4.26 4.80.
London, Dec. 14. Silver, 22 d.
Washington, Dec. 14. The treasury
statement today shows: Receipts, $2,-
685,716; disbursements, $2,530,000.
California Orange Shipments.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Riverside. Cal.. Dec. 14. Twenty-five
thousand cars of oranges and 6050 cars
of lemons will be shipped by fruit
growers in southern California this
season, according to vstlmates made to.
day. The estimates are based upon data
a rerun v compiled at tne various snip
ping points and are in carloads, as fol-
ows:
Riverside, 4225: Redlands, 4350; Po
mona, 2350; Ontario, 2350: Highlands.
650; Axusa-Glenora, 1576; Covina,
350: Rlalto. 950: Alhambra, 900: Ful-
lerton, 900: Orange. 750: Colton, 675;
Corona, 525: Duarte. 620; Whittler, 475.
Lemon shipments, carloads, are es
timated by counties as follows: Los
Angeles, 1325; Riverside, 1075: San
Bernardino, 760; San Diego, 800; Ven-
ura, 500; Santa Barbara, 260; Orange,
&o.
38
Delaware & Hudson 178
36
82
34
40
49
Denver & rcio .Grande,
ao pra
Erie, com $5
do 2nd pfd
do 1st ofd 60
Great Northern, pfd 143
Illinois Central 148
Louisville & Nashville 124
Manhattan Railway
Mexican Central Railway.. 21
M., K. & T.. c 38
do pfd 72
Distillers ....
Ore Lands 73
Missouri Paclflo 66
National Lead 79
New York Central 121
N. Y., Ontario & Western.. 46
Norfolk & Western, com
do preferred
North American
Northern Pacific, com 142
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 36
Pennsylvania Railway 130
People's Gaa. L. & C. Co.. 101
Pressed Steel Car, com.... 43
do preferred ....
Reading, com 142
do secoud preferred
do first preferred ....
Republic Iron & Steel, com. 26
do preferred 86
Rock Island, com 24
do preferred MU
St. Louis & San Fran.. 2 pfd 40
do first preferred ; ....
St. Louis & 8. W., com
Southern Pacific com 121
do preferred 123i
Southern Railway, com.... 25
do preferred 69
Texas & Pacific 34
Toledo, St. L. & W. com.. 42
do preferred
union
do
United
do preferred
United States Steel Co., c. 64
do preferred 112
Wabash common 18
do preferred '
Western Union Telegraph. 68
Wisconsin Central, com... 21
do preferred .' s
Wheeflnar Lake
Westinghouse 88,
Utah Copper 47
Third Avenue 31
Kansas City Southern . . . : 37
146
123
149 V,
21
88
71
66
80
120
46
84
85
73
142
35
130
100
42
99
141
93
90
26
86
23
60
40
60
22
120
123
24
69
S3'Z
41
f 0 a T
n Pacific, com 183 182
preferred 93
ed States Rubber, c 34
102
- 64
112
68
31
?!-
88
45
36
37
(Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., Deo. 14. J. Klldeu,
alias A. J, Sweeney, was arrested on the
Vancouver ferry Saturday night ' '' by
Chief Becrist and Officer McFarland of
the local police department, charged
with forging a chefk on the Vancouver
National bank for $76.25 and attempt
Ing to pass others. Klldeu does pot
deny the charge and will probably be
taaen perore tne superior court mis
afternoon or tomorrow.
Along with Klldeu, a woman giving
tne name 01 Dolores rierbold was taken
In charge. The couple, it is alleged.
worked together in securing the value
or the check from C. D. Hayes ft Co.
It is said thev purchased about $60
worth of goods, mostly for the woman.
securing a small amount in cash, f oi
lowing this they went to the Morris
bargain store and, it is alleged, pre
sented a check for $46.60, but the pro
prietor, having nad an experience re
cently with a bogus check artist, re
fused to cash it until he made sure of
Its worth at the bank. While be was
gone Klldeu and the woman departed.
The check cashed on Hayes & Co.
bore the name of A. B. Rector, a local
contractor, and w'as made out to Charles
Myers, it was drawn on the Vancouver
National bank.
When arrested, Klldeu's companion
was wearing a dress said to have been
purchased with the' bogus check. This,
with the other articles of colthlns se
cured, was recovered by the police, the
Herbold woman having made ready to
use them.
$1120 REALIZED AT
THE CHURCH BAZAAR
Event Will Close Tonight With
Literary and Musical Entertain
mentPlay Saturday.
(Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.)
Oregon Cty, Dec. 14. The bazaar at
McLoughlin hall will close this evening
with a literary and musical entertain
ment by the pupils of the Institute. The
following program will be rendered:
overture, uanpn or uagaag. Misses
Elsie Telford and Irene Hanney; recita
tion. "Doll and Teddy Bear." W. Norris
and N. McOrall; piano solo, "The Brook,"
Miss Marie Sheahan; song, "Won't Yon
Come to My Home," little girls: piano
solo, "Fifth Nocturne." (Leybaeh), Miss
Satle M. Clancey: recitation, "Something
New for Santa Claus," Miss Louise Web
er; piano solo, "Godard's Second Walts,"
Miss Carrie Warner.
The two act comedy, "The Great. Ca
tastrophe." was played to a crowded
house (n the hall on Saturday night, and
has been pronounced by most who at
tended to have been the beat production
by home talent ever rendered In this
city.
The following was the cast of char
acters: Jack Kennard, a valiant lover,
P. J. Lonergan; Dennis Mlllken, who
caused the catastrophe, Philip J. Sln
nott: Ben Trap. English coachman, with
expectations, John Bush; Robert Drew,
the old man himself, Dr. Clyde Mount;
Violet Drew, his daughter. Miss Cls
Barclay Pratt; Dorothea Primrose, a ne-
ro governess. Miss Martha Frances
raper; Tlllie Craig, a stage-struck 1
maid. Every character in the play was
well sustained and each of the perform- j
ers was heartily applauded and received
floral tributes from admiring friends.
The play will probably be repeated in
the near future. .
The following prizes were won by par
ticipants In the fair: Set of Haviland
china. Miss Annie Shannon; rattan rodc
er. Miss Ivy Witalg; dressing table, Mrs.
John . Chambers: basket of home made
candy, George Radinsky; rocker, D. C.
Ely;, oil painting, "Moonlight Scene,"
Miss . Frances Helling; leather sofa
cushion, Mrs. Walter Little; cut' glass
bowl, H. Wetsler.
The following prises will be awarded
tonight: OH painting, commode, buffet,
oil palnting.of Mount Ranter, dress pat.
tern and blonde doll. All unsold articles -will
be' auctioned off.
The receipts up to Saturday 'evening
are $1129.. , - ,,
jPROFESSOR MILLS'
. LECTURE COURSE
- .
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.!
Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 14. Professor
waiter Thomas Mills, tbe noted lectur
er, has been secured for Vancouver and
will give a series of lectures here, com
mencing Sunday afternoon, December
27. Professor Mills is known the conn.
try over as a lecturer on deep subjects
pertaining to government. His appear
ance here- was secured only after a lo- .
cal committee had secured a list' of
prominent people who would take tick
ets for the series. The lectures will be
held at St Luke's hall.
Following are the dates of the Mills
lectures and the topics: December 27
(afternoon), "Ethical Asrjlratlons and
Economic Needs"; December 28, 'The
wasted Resources or Earth and Man"
December 80. "The CitT. the Center o
Corruption and of Progress"; December
1, -ine i-uonc rower and the organ
iced Workers, Both of the Factory and
the Farm"; January 8 (Sunday after
noon). "The Traffic lh Vice and the
Market for Men": January 4, "The Final
Trust Either of the Producers or of
Those "Who Toll Not, Neither Do They
Spin' "; January 6, "Despotism or Dem
ocracy, Both in the Workshop and at
the Ballot Box."
of
er
Among the thousand and one protects
on the program of the Young Turks for
the regeneration of Turkey, ths Con
stantinople journals announce, with
much satisfaction, the intention to rid
tne city or its street dogs.
Mis
d'
I offer for sale in
lots to suit pur
chaser $100,000.00
high class bonds at
a price to net the investor
Seven
Per Cent
T. S. McGralh
307 Lumber f Exchange
Portland, Oregon
DROPS TO GROUND;
INJURED, BUT LIVES
Ira Johns, Logging Camp Employe,
Saves Himself From Instant
Death by Presence of Mind.
New York Cotton Market.
Open. High.
January , 855 855
March 860 J
May 866 869
uly 86T 868
August 855- 856
October 844 846
December 888 890
Low. Close.
844 853ff864
12(3863
869870
8673868
859 0860
845846
890891
853
860
859
853
841
886
Liverpool Wheat Market.
Liverpool. Dec 14. Wheat market
upen. Close.
Dec 7s 11 d
March 7s 8 d
May 7s 7 d
7s ll4d
7s 76
7s 6i
Chicago Cash Wheat,
Chic go. "Dec. 14. Cash, wheat:
No.
1.03V4; No. 2 hard, fl.01ttei.04: 'No. 1
hard, 9Sc$1.02; No. I northern. $1.07
1.08; No. 3 spring. J8c1.0J. " ; "
Horsethieves Uncommonly Bold.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
, ...... .it... ., . i i. ..... . . - v v . in nvtuiu-
Ing to a report which has been received
oy snerirr sapptngton of this countv.
an unusual number of horses have been
stolen throughout the northwest- the
past fall. Almost every day a case is
reported. On November 27 two valua
ble saddle worses were stolen from
Thomas cnanajer at Pendleton, Or.
On -December S Edward Hackett lost a
horse and buggy from Adams, Idaho,
and on December 10 three horses and a
pack saddle were stolen from C. C. Hen
dricksen of Pilot Rock, Or. All of
these were most1 daring robberies. The
thieves mounted the animals as they
stood in the street ,and rode away. No
clues have been secured. .
Former Clerk Harris Departs.
(Special Dlmwtch to Tbe Journal)
Vancouver, Wash., Dec 14. J. E.
Harris, ez-eity clerk, left Saturday night
by train for Redwood City, Cal where
he goes to join Mrs. Harris and their
two sons. ..Harris made a' settlement
that was acceptable to the city authori
ties, paying In all about $190 for short
ages found In his books, .
(Speslal Dlaatch to The Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash.. Dec 14. Ira
Johns, employed as hook tender at Law
son's logging camp .near here, owes the
fact that he is alive to his own quick
ness of thought and action. As it Is, he
Is suffering from painful Injuries re
ceived by being hit with a huge log."
Johns was tending hook. A log
caught on a root and was thrown to one
siae. ine logger saw it coming and,
knowing what it meant, dropped quickly
to the ground. Bujt he was only in time,
receiving a most oainful and dangerous
wouna in tne oacg.
pital here, where
weeks at the best
He Is at the hna.
he will be several
JAMES SELF BADLY
HURT BY TRAMCAR
Camas Justice of the Peace Claims
Car Had No Headlight Pub
lic Uses a Private Way.
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Vancouver, Wash., Dec 14. Details
of the accident which nearly cost the
life of James Self, justice of the ceace
at Camas, Wash., have just beep re
ceived. Instead of being struck by a
train of the North Bank road In this
city, Mr. Self was caught by a tram
car belonging to the . Columbia-Crown
PijId & Paner comnanv at Camas. tl la
at the Good Samaritan hospital. Instead
oi m. Vincents, as nas Deen stated incorrectly..
Mr. Self hftrt lust disembarked frnm
the steamer Jessie Harklna and was n
his way up the tramway when he was
struck and knocked down by a tram ear
coming down, without a headlight, it Is'
saia, ,t xne night ( was dark, ana Mr.
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