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Newspaper Page Text' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, - FRIDAY EVENING, .- DECEMBER ,18. ' 1808:' 18 MIL : WORLD. WEARY I0IIE IB CHICK MARKET Demand Slow Just Now and ; Accumulated Supplies Cause Low Price. TODAY'S WHOLKSALE MABKETS. " Chicken market In bad shape. ; F Twill not stand advance. . ? r"i firmer. - i-oiaio nuu. - - , Onion situation s ""'ce , ,t Cauliflower Is very frcf Oranges are b"ter ' Pressed veal hard to fet. 8U1X offer hops freel. Chicken Harket X-oki Bad. , ... .,io fur chicken ' S. "re'et .lie a pound for The five birds. Even at this prH the :trade i. meeting with co n-tawaM f- . floulty in getting dof the cumpJ,"n tlona and stocks cotit nw to pue uv thft various nouses. i n touch the lowest price in years wm.. the next rew oay. r.k.M Are B.rtnnlng to Coma. - rwinc the cast 2t hours there has in. The price of the beet dressed mock .-it I present stands at 22 Vic a pour.4 and ; iu HUolir i-Amaln Close lO this figure until after' Christmas. Ther lastill a mystery as to probable sup plleVU sorts of "fSel" "if! but none are in a position to stats positively. I Efga W1U Hot Stand Advance. . While lome dealers put their Ptce f.f r local ranch eggs up to 2ttc a dojen yesterday, the general condition of ' the trade will scarcely admit of this price being paid. Most of the sales during the past 2 hour, were around "o doxen. and one large grocery house is Bald to have been offering as low a 7 Vic, However, this la not the general state of the market. Harder to Oct Dressed Teal. Butchers are finding it much more difficult to obtain what supplies of dressed veal they need. Along Front street the arrivals are very small and Prices are ruling stiff elbse to the top. Ten cents is the general figure for se lect auality of light veal, but once in awhile a transaction is- reported a frac tion lower than this. Dressed hogs are coming slightly better, butwthe demand Is still better than aupplies and the market is firmer. Still Offering1 Hops Treely. Hopgrowers continue to press their j supplies upon the market, and for that reaaon there la considerable weakness la j the present situation. Sales generally reported are still around 6 and 6 Vic and Se a pound Is an exception and musi call for some good quality. Cauliflower la Very Scare. There is a great scarcity of cauli flower In the local market and the price for any sort of stock is today firm at 11 a doien. Kven at this fig ure the demand is several timea ar great aa the arrivals. Recent arrivals of oranges from the south show considerable Improvement in color and for that reason the outward movement is improving. - Cabbage market remains quite steady at former values. Potatoes Quoted Mrmer. Local potato market la quoted firmer with the south still nibbling for sup plies. ; As yet the price In San Fran cisco has not advanced to a sufficient height to admit or shipments m mat direction from here, but growers are generally elated over the better showing of the trade and for that reason are not offering so freely as a short time ago. The tendency among onion growers is to follow the lead of the potato men, and they are now holding back the bulk of their suppliea of keeping quality. Front street sells at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: . , Butter, Egya ana Tvtairy. BUTTER Extra creamery, ITe; fancy S2H'5c; store, 20a i BUTTER FAT Delivery f . o. h. Port land Sweet cream. IS Vic; sour. ISVio "'POULTRY Mixed chickens lOVille; hens. 11c; roosters. old, 10c; fryers, 11c; broilers, 1414Vic; geese, P10e; turkeys, alive, 17Vi19c; dressed. 2022ViC: spring ducks, 14 ft 15c; pigeons, squabs. $2.000!. 50 per dosen; old; tl.00; dressed poultry, 19 Hie higher. CHEK8B- Full cream, flats, triplet and daisies. 16c; Toung Americans, 17a EOGS Local best. 40c per dozen; . eastern. 30JSc. Bops. Wool an Bides. . WOOL 1S08 Willamette valley. lSc, HOPS 1908 crop ? choice. 7Vi8c; prime to choice, 1&1 Vic; prime, 66Ho; medium, 6 & 6 Vic lb. tajulow frime, per id, itftc; no. HOOD RIVER STILL ' LEADS WORLD'S MARKET By J. W. Dennis, of W. Dennis & Sons of Covent Garden market. London. We have now seen the first arrival of Oregon Newtowni on this market and have to report, with much regret, that the quality of the fruit Is inferior to what.it has been In previous years. It may be. however, that the earlier arrivals are the greener fruit and that considerably better quality and color may be expected with subsequent ar rivals. We sincerely hope "this may be so, a the fruit we have seen does not stana out sufficiently to command the attention of the best trade.- There have been on the market this week two or three thousand boxes of Hood Rlveri Newtowni, which were considerably I iiner rruu inan that rrom your dis trict, notwithstanding which, they were sold by our neighbors at the low price of from 9s to 12s per box. a price which In our opinion, was too low, but which has had the effect of attracting the buyers away from the lower quality Oregon fruit. We are strongly of opinion that there is nothing to be gained by forcing sales, and we are therefore lying low and refraining from pushing out the stuff at a lower price than that which we think it ought to command.' The trade lor apples continues bad. Sup- filies up to now have constantly been n excess of the demand, and the mar ket has never been clear. We cannot think that this can last much longer. Barrel apple stock, both InOntarlo and America, Is in much anialler supply than has been anticipated, whilst prices in jsew jtoric ana otner American towns are such that we do not think It probable that much of that stock will be seen on this -side of the water. This will drive the trade on to the boxed fruit and we. expect therefore after the turn of the new year to see box fruit in much better demand. At present, California four tier fruit is being sold from' 6s to 8s per- box, the latter price being obtainable lor only one marx wmcn is in limited supply, the bulk feeing sold at from 6s fid to 7s. rears are In very fair demand, one particular variety of Cornice meeting wun an excellent saie. we nave today had a big lot of these Oregon Cornice through our hands, and have sold at prices ranging from 16s to 21s per half PRICE RECOVERY MRU CLOSING Sharp Decline in Chicago Wheat Early Good Crop News Is Bearish. Open. ..100 ..1051 .. 7Vi .. Close. Dec. 17. Loss. 1004 100 105 105 974A 91 9K 6Vi 1 and grease. 2 0 2 Vic. 6HEEP8KINS Shearing, 10016c each; rhort wool, IEc04Oc; medium wool, BOcQtl.OO each; long wool, 75c ll.lt each. MOHAIR 1908 Nominal. 18ffl9c CHITTAM BARK Old. 4Vi6c; new, 4H6c lb. HIDES Dry hides. 16lc lb- green. ijc lb: bulls, green salt, 6(86c lb. kips, S9c; calves, green. 12 13c per lb. ; Oraiu. rloax ana xay. BARLEY Feed, I26.50SZ6.7S; rolled. $2$2; brewing. $27. WHEAT Buying price, new Track, Portland Club, 91c; bluestem, 7c; forty fold. 92c; red. 89c; Willamette val ley, aio. ! MILLS TUFFS Selling price Bran, I26.S0: middlings, 188.00; shorts, $SO.0O: chop, 121.00029.00; alfslta rami. 18.00 per ton. FLOUR Selling price Kartem Ore con patent $5.00; straight 14.06 04.75; ,..,. t9 7A' hfllrnrs ' tA piKfifi ftll- val ley. $4.66; graham, Us. $4 40; 'whole Wheat $4.66; rye. 6s. 65 60; bales. 61.00. HAT Producers' price New tlm--trthy.-- Willamette vslly, fancy, 14.t 015.00: ordinary, Ill.BOail, east ern Oregon, $16.60; mixed. (Il.0091S.00; clover. $10.tO; grain. $1X00; cheat $11.00; alfalfa, $121J50. OATS Producers' pries Track, No. 1 white. $30.60(911.60: gray. 129.50 to.ee. traits and Yr"tauea. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, new navels, IJ.00&2.25 per box; Japanese oranges 65o per box; bananas, fic per lb; lemons, $2.26 6.00 box; grapefruit $4.0004.50; pineapples. Hawaiian. $2.50 Sf.tH ooi; pears, ti.zo; grapes, si.vuw f lie id; cranDer eastern, $12,600 Dec. . May July sept. Chicago. Defl. 18. The wheat trade showed no disposition to do much busi ness today, and in consequence there was only a small spread for the session between the high and low quotations. eroo news from home belts as well as from Europe are very encouraging for ine yield, and Modern Miner or tet. Louis is therefore quite bearish upon the price outlook. Cables from the Argentina continue to tell of most ex cellent harvest weather, and It begins to look as If the crop there will he fully taken care of before any trouble is enoountered. Tht situation as it stands today Is on debatable ground, but owing' to the closenesn of the holidays neither side of the market was willing to become agresnlve. Foreign markets were de pressed owing to the good crop reports, and aftej: opening Vid lower Liverpool closed today with losses ranging from H to a. , . foreign weaxness nrougnt aooui a lower and weak opening here, Decem ber dropping Vic to I1.00V4; May was down Vc at $1.05Vfr: Julv. Vio at 97 He and September, Vic at 94 c. Late In the day the market strengthened con tripmhlv nnrt nil the loasea In Decern ber. May and July weVe recovered, and they closed at the same prices as yes terday, but Heptemoer continued wean with a net decline of c from yester day. Range of Chicago prices- furnished by WHEAT. Open. High. ..106Vi 106 .. 97H 97 . . 94 H 95 CORN. . . 0Vi .. 60S 60t .. 60 60 OATS. .. 51 Vi h .. 46H 46 .. S9 PORK. .. 1672 1675 .. 1602 1612 ' LARD. .. 915 920 .. 935 940 SELECT QUALITY BEING SOUGHT Market Good for Best Live stock for Holidays Poor Stuff Is Easier. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN, Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Fridav Thursday ., Wednesday Tuesday . . . Monday . . . Saturday . . 96 ..617 ..232 ..200 . .261 .. 68 120 464 74 100 358 27 940 1,005 May July Sept. May July . Sept May July Sept Jan. May Jan. May July., Jan. May Low. 105 V4 P7 V4 94 60 4 60 60 60H 45Vi 39Vi 1567 1602 915 935 RIBS. 812 817 842 850 812 842 Close. 105 04 60VIB 60VB 60VA 51 A 45 S954 1670B 1607 915 937 950 815 847 Cold Helps Oranges. Fresno, Cal., Dec. 18. Instead of be lng injured by the cold weather, the oranges In the foothill district have act ually been Improved and the fog Is giv ing them fine color. Two thirds of the crop has been shipped. While the ship ments are below the average In number, the oranges are larger and better In quality than ever before and are com manding big prices In the east rela. $0c; boxes 66c advance on sack basis. (Above prioes are 20 days net cash quotations.; SALT Coarse Half around. 100 $11.00 per ton; 60s, $11.60; table, dairy, 60s $16.60; 10s. $16.00; bale. $2 it: Import $19.00: zs. 6s luin 1.26; huckleberries, lOtf I D J 6.00. )bl; pears, eberrles lies, local. $11.60 POTATOES New. seUlna. $1,000 1.10: buying for shipDreni per cwU fancy, 80jf 90c: ordinary, 76 80c; sweet : .ariy koss, buying, ii, ONIONS New Oregon. $1.1001.2$ per 100: garlic. 7V)f sc lb. APLESOood. $11.E0; poor. 60 75c $er box. , - - VEGETABLES Tumuoa, new Oregon, tteffli: beets iiei.za: arrota. UJ Tt sack: parsnips, 6c41.60r cabbage, $1.60; tomatoes. California, $1T Ol per crate; beans. 16c; cauli flower, $1.00;" peas. .ISc; horserad ish. $08o lb; artlceokea. S7So dos; ree'tt onions, I6e per dos: peppers, bell, c; Chile ; head lettuce. 40e rfns; hothouse, $101.26 box; radishes, 16c dosen bunches; celery, 49085c; egg plant le . . ; . Orocsrlsa, ITstb. na, d Liverpool. 60s $20.00; 100a, 40s. $18.00; extra floe, barrels, and 10s, $4.605.6; Liverpool No. 1. (He; head. 606o; mp rock, $20.50 per ton. RICE Imperial Japan . 2, 6V4c; New Orleans, No. 2. 6 Vic AJnx (); Creole. 6c HONEY New 15o per lb. nciAiNB email wnite. 86.16; large white. $4.60; pink. 8S.85: bayou. $$.75; Limn, is 76: Mexican nfl, 14 75 teats, evm aad imiinau. BACON. ETC. Portland pack (local) name, 10 to 13 lbs, 14Vic per lb; breakfast bacon, 1121 Vic lb; picnics, 10c lb; cottagi roll, 11c lb; regular short clears, smoked, 13c lb; backs, heavy smoked, 12c lb; light, smoked. lio in: Denies, emoKea, 15c lb tonrOee, 60c each. UKBBSKU MEATS-Front street nops, inncy, iic; ordinary. 637e large, e: veal, extra, 9Vc; ordinary, -. ncavy. ec; mutton, fancy 6P7c- spring lamb. 787Vic lb. LOCAL, LARD Kettle leaf. 10s 14e per lb; 6s. 14 "4c per lb; 60 lb tins. lHo Ler lb; steam rendered. 10a, lie per 10, ob, iec per id; compound. lUs, Se 1U. CLAMS Hardshell, uer hor ti in razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per do. ion noes coo, ire id; iioundera, 6c per lb; halibut 7c per lb: strlDed picketed bass. per lb; catfish. 10c per lb: 7c per lb; herrings. 6c BTJGAR Cubs, $635; powdered. S6.76; fruit or berry,! $6.95; ' dry granulated, 15 95; conf. A, $6.16; extra B $5.46; !,.l,ln U. 16 75; 1, yellow, $5.25: beet oraiiuated. $6.76; barrels, lie; balf bar 15o salmon. fer lb; soles, 7c per i: shrimp, 2Vie pr lb; perch. 6c per lb: tomcod, 10c Der lb: lobitera. 2$o oer lb: freh mackeret ( ) per lb; crawfish, 24? rer doren; sturgeon ( ) per lb; black aaa, 20c per lb; silver amella, 6o per lb; black cod, 7 Vic per lb; crabs. $1.1$ ffl.ib per doxen. OT3TERS Shoalwater Bar. per gal Ion. $2.60; per 100-lb sack. $( 00: Olym- fla. per gallon. $1.40; per 160-lb sack. 6.08 6.60; Eagle canned. oe ran. $7.06 doien; eastern in shell, $1.76 per 106. . Mints, Coal, OH. In. ROPE Manila. f. slsaL 71c lb. ' UNSEED OIL Raw, bbis. 68c; cases 64c: boiled, bbla. 60c: cum. 6ln a. mmT: lots Aof 260 gallons, le leas; oil cat meal, $34 ton. BENZINE deg.. cases. 19o per gal; iron bbla.. 11 Vie per gal WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7 ner lb; 600-lb.lots. 6o per lb; less lota, tVis per lb.- - . . TL" RPENT IN E la cajsa. IIUi tie .WfltUB iXAXUS -rTSB-VJI PSCis. 6I.lt. 400 Portland tTnion Stockvards. Dec. 18. The great strength shown in the live stock market during the past few days is continued today and all values are held stiff. One eneolal feature of the trade at this time is the fart that while arrivals are small in most lines, low grade stuff Is neglected In some Instances to a con siderable degree. While the market is firm at yesterday's advance of cattle of select quality, there is no rush at all to nuy poor quality, cnoice holiday cat tle, stall fed and verv fat. will readllv bring the high values quoted at this time. At this time of the year there Is usually a lull In the demand for poor quality, for .during the holidays the trade ij always for the best that can possibly be produced. i Recent sale of choice steers at $4.65 In the yards has set the trade to talking of the probable height to w-hioh prices will soar when the time for advances really materializes. Trad Wants Bert Quality. "There Is a very good demand for select quality for the Christmas trade," says Lee M. iJicey of Hunt & Lacey to day, "but I find less call for ordinary and poor quality than formerly. AH gooa sturr in being readily taken up at the quotations listed, all lines being arrecteo alike. The trade in sheep la nowing no cnangea values, out at former prices the market Is firmer." "The market la verv firm for live stock," says 8. P. Gould of the Gould Commission company, "and top prices are etui oDtainame for beat quality. Firmness to Remain Benson. "The firmness and high prices in the cattle ana nog marxet will in all prob ability remain," says Tom Benson of T. C. Benson & Son. "While it may be pos sible that owing to the holidays the tone in hoga will not be so active - that buyers will not purchase so freely I hardly expect that lower prices will rule. Most of th sheep now coming for ward are of poor quality and for this reason buyers are not wlllina- to mt higher figures. The run of late has been better, too. Today's arrivals of livestock compare with this day In recent years as follows: Hosts. Cattle. Sheen. 1908 56 120 1907 245 200 820 1906 155 60 800 1906 161 101 120 A year ago today cattle and hogs were firm, but sheep were disposed to show weakness. All prices unchanged. Tarda' CcpresentatlTS Prioes. Following prices are representative of late transactions in the yards and lndi. rate the extent of the transactions with weight and prices paid for various grades and varieties: HOGS. DRIFTING TONE III STOCK LIST New York Market ' Not. Dis posed to Do Much Either Way Before Holidays. New York, Deo. 18. The stock mar; ket drifted about almost lifelessly dur ing most of today's session and but for tne supporting order In a few of the leading shares , there would lvave been little incident to the trading The trade was inclined, to. he hearlnh most of the day, but .toward the closing there was a slight improvement In . the buying, which carried soma of the Ma- sues higher. Just previous to the end of the session, however, there was a reaction and tha improvement in most Issues was lost Although predicted to show a rather bad statement there was considerable buying In United States Steel preferred and at the closing that security showed the only change of note in the entire list, The closing of the general list was mixed wjth most shares a fraction or two lower than yesterday. The summary of tha Wall Street Journal says today: Americans in Lon don steady about parity. Public serv ice commission refuses permission to the Delaware Hud son to Issue bonds for the Durchane of trolley lines. Van- derhtlt road officials consider the New York Central has seen the low point in earnings. Import i copper interest meeting today., Austrian premier says there-Is no reason forMisqulet on politi cal situation. Chairman Gary of tha steel trust will be heard before the, tariff 'commission : today. Steel state ment for present year will ahow a shrinkage in earnings, tonnage, gross business and ' balance or new construc tion. Fortv-one roads for the first week of December show an average gross in crease of 11 per cent. ORIENT IS FULL Of OUR FLOUR R. W. Spencer of Portland Flouring Mills Returns Grain Market Holds. In the Wheat Belt, 4 Oregon- Fair tonight and Sat- urday; easterly "winds. Washington Fair tonight; colder northeast portion. Satur- 4 day fair except rain' near coast 4 Easterly winds. Idaho Fair tonight; colder, north and southwest portions. Saturday fair. . ' 4 BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS. Wheat Flour Barley Oats Hay Cars. Racks. Cars.Rari.rara. rnaay . . . ,36 Thursday .49 Wednesday. 4 Tuesday ..26 Monday . .67 Saturday.... 6 2,912 4 6 6 7,800 8 3 12 8.000 5 6 6 1,500 2 6 8,300 13 1 9 8.1.6 2 S 6 Range of New York prices furnished by OVtlrbcck a Cooke Co.: DESCRIPTldN. hogs... . . hogs hogs "Weight. 17,545 13.970 6,450 CATTLE. Pricey. $6.25 6.25 . 15 2.25 4.60 . 4.60 3.25 4.75 1 bull 1.660 28 steers 29,360 2 steers 2,200 4 cows . . . . 4,120 SHEEP. 200 lamha 21.965 Following is the general range of val ues on stock running in the yards for late shipments: Hogs Best east of mountains, $6.26 6.30: ordinary $6,000)6.10: blockers anri china fats. $5.50)6.75; stockers and feeders, $5.00 & 6.60. cattle 'Bent steers, welarhlnr 1200 uuuiiub, i.Diuj i.oo; medium steers, M.zb; poor steers, 3.60; best cows. n.ijui.iu, meaium cows, tz.10. stags, li.iowi.uu; DU11S, iz.uuoz.zd. Sheen Best wethers. 84.604.75- nr. dinary wethers, $4.24.60: lambs. $4.60 wo.uu; airaignt ewes, sa.ou; mixed lots, $4.00. Veal Choice vounar calves. 14 nn!( 4.60; heavy and rough. $3.6003.76. BOSTON COPPER MARKET Amal. Cop. Co. . . Am. Car & F., c. do' pfd Am. Cot. Oil, c. . Am. Loco., c. . . Am. Sugar, c. . . . Am. Smelt., c. . . do pfd Anac. Min. Co. . . Am. Woolen, c. . Atchison, c. . . . do pfd . Bait. & Ohio, c do pfd Brook. Rap. Tr. . i:an. fac., c. . Cpnt, T,en., c. do pfd. . . . Chi. & G. W., c. . Chi. M. & St. 1. Chi. & N. W.. c. Ches. & Ohio . Col. F. & 1., a. Colo. So., c do 2d pfd. . . . do 1st pfd.. . . Corn Prod., c. . . do ptd Del. & Hudson. I). & R. G. c do pfd. ...... Erie, c do 2d pfd. . . . do 1st pfd.. . . G. Northern, p.. 111. Central . . . Inter. Met, c. . . do pfd J j. & N Mnnhat. Ry. . . Mex. Cent. Ry. . M. K. & T c. . Distillers Ore Lands .... Mo. Pacific Nat'l. Lead N. Y. C N. Y.. O. & W. . N. & Wr.. c... N. & W.. p N. American... N. Pacific, c. . . . P. M. 8. S. Co. . Pa. Ry P. G., L. & C. Co. P. Steel Car, c P. Steel Car, p Reading, c... Reading. 2d n. Reading. 1st p. R. Iron & Steel, c R. Iron & Steel, p kock island, c. Rock Island, p . . St. L. S. F.,2dp. St. L. & S.F.lst.p. St. L. & S. W.. c. do pfd. ....... South. Pacific, c. do ptd...;.... Southern Ry, c. . do pfd. Texas & Pacific. T S. L. & W., c. t nion faciric, c. tlnlon Pacific, c. U. S. Rubber, c . . do pfd . , U. S. Steel Co., c do pfd Wabash, c. ..... . do pfd W. C. Telegraph Wisconsin Cen., c do pfd Wheeling Lake.. Wenttnghouse . . I'tah Copper. . . . Third Avenue... O a a 78 -4i 54 127Vi BO 100 7Vi 27 96 108 '66 176 29 147Vi 173 55V4 37V4 55 69 tr r o 4 178 35 aoMii 33 38 47 143 145 17 41 131 19 38 35 72 60 44 140 33 1U0 41 134 26 85g 22 58 11 , 24 68 32 179 119 105 63 110 46 i 67 65 87 ,, 44j". 88 .. 63 trjo El n 79 46 107 41 64 128 79 99 47 28 96 101 lUSt 91 58 175 29 99 11 148 176 66 62 1'tah Conner, ex-dividend Kansas City Sou, 37S7 66 69 73 16 72 178 85 83 38 47 144 , 145 18 43 131 149 19 38 35 71 63 77 118 44 83 85 72 140 34 129 100 99 139 92 91 25 85 22 58Vi 88 60 22 62 119 122 Is 32 39 180 180 33 106 52 111 19 47 66 80 66 10 44 While conditions of the general grain market are quite firm there was no change In values today either for- spot or future deliveries. On the board of trade, while considerable interest was manifest In the market .quotations are the same as yesterday for all three grades. . While a considerable amount of flour Is now coming forward from the In terior there is rittle doing In the local market and the tons has taken on a holiday character - throughout Of the export trade there is nothing to say except tferhaps that there is no export trade at this time in the flour market. R W Sunn, nrl.nt.1 nnn,.nll Uf the Portland Flouring Mills, company. is in tne city on nis annual trip, Mr. Spencer was noncommittal upon the oriental trade and according to latest advices from both Japan and China there is little hope of any great vol ume of orders for our flour in the near future. Cables from the orient state that the trade there has been filled to overflow ing with flour previous to the last ad vance. This great quantity of flour was sent forward, it is stated, simply as a speculative meant) re because there was no business across the Pacific at any time during the bast year to justify the huge shipments of late. The only business of Importance which - really came on orders was the big shipment now going forward to Vladivostok. The hay market Is firmer but prices are as yet showing no change. Alfalfa Is strongest of all because of the in creasing demand for meal. Board of trade prices today: CLUB WHEAT. Bid. December ' 91 January 91 NO. 1 WHITE OATS. December 1.60 January 1-62 NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. December 1.85 January 1.37 110 NEW TRACK III OKLAHOMA " i , i ' in -A. vi'i-i Ripley of Santa Fe Says Nothing Doing Till Con stitution Is Changed. 1 (United Press Leased Wire.) -Chicago, Deo. 18. No more tracks will be laid in Oklahoma by the Santa Fe railroad, until the state constitution is modified and no longer requires sep arate incorporation of each line. This was the ultimatum issued' today by President Ripley of tha Santa Fe when he made public a letter sent to the Oklahoma Federation of Commercial clubs. In this communication Ripley ys: ; ' 'This coirmanv had In contemplation the building of several hundred miles of railroad ip Oklahoma, which was indefinitely postponed upon the adop tion of your present state constitution and will remain so postponed until that constitution Is modified. "We already have considerable mile age In the state ,and If we build branches we should - desire that they be in fact branches of our present line, but your constitution provides mat it built thav must be chartered as sen' arate ran roads under the laws of your state, wmcn is entirely uui ul uib ur tion. Your laws also provide that even if a 20 or 80 mile branch Is built it would have to be chartered as a sep arate corporation, with general offices and a full set of officers maintained within the state, which is a -manifest Absurdity. "Oklahoma offers in certain sections what would be quite an attractive field for -railroad building If th restraint of your constitution could be removed and if the disposition on the part of your state officers was to be fair toward the railroads, but tinder exist lng conditions it is auite impossible to do anything." THREE THROUGH TRAP AT ONCE Negro; Filipino and Chinese Hanged for Murder at New Westminster. . . Ask. 91 92 1.2 1.63 1-87 1.40 PRODUCE IN SAN FRANCISCO 8an Francisco, Dec 18. Eggs Per dozen. California fresh, including cases, extras, 49c; firsts, 46c; seconds. thirds, 29c; California storage eggs ex LENTS DEMANDS HEATED CARS A complaint against the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, signed by Vard B. Swope, president of the Lents Push club, has been file! with the state railway commission re questing the commissioners to bike such action as necessary to compel the street railway company to provide cars on the Lents line with heating apparatus. Mr. Swope says that the Mount Scott and other citizens' associations are circulat ing petitions requesting the company to heat its suburban can. The complaint states that aa a result of the cold cars In Winter there Is much sickness among the persons who have been compelled to ride on them. It ie claimed several other of the suburban lines have heated cars. A hearing will be had before the commission some time In January. The company recently Issue an an nouncement that it did not Intend to heat anyjtta caramon 5 cent fare lines. PETRAS'SO'S WITNESSES1' TELL THEIR STORIES New Westminster. B. C, Dec, Three murderers .werts executed at ths New Westminster penitentiary this morning at a triple execution, unique In the annals of Canadian crime. . Jenkins, a negro, was convicted of the killing of Mrs. Morrison at Hasel mere. Circumstantial evidence and identification by the little daughter of the murdered wpman, who was a wit; ness of the crime, led to 4 verdict of guilty at the first trial. A second trial was ordered when the little girl Iden tified another negro in the box as th Pertella, the second man hanged, was a Filioino. who slashed away the; lif of a woman with whom he had bewi living on a sloop in Vancouver naroor. He remained, unmoved to the last and smiled v down on the husband of th murdered woman among the spectators as the . noose was being drawn over his head. v - . , A Chinaman was ths third person to expiate his crime on the scaffold. Although he declared his innocence up to a few days ago, and after a second trial, he confessed the crime on Wed nesday. On the scaffold he collapsed completely and had to be held up while Hangman Radcllffe adjusted the noose. There were about 150 people present at the hanging and all the arrange ments were, carried out smoothly. The three men were shot Into eternity at the same time. All being about the same, height a drop of six feet, ten inches was given. Death was instan taneous In each case,, u . Owing to the fact that nearly all the .testimony in the case of Antonio Pet- rasao, charged with tne muraer or ven cenxa Desantls, has to he submitted to the Jury through an Interpreter, the trial threatens to become long drawn out. Thls morning the defense began the Introduction of its testimony and placed witnesses on the stand for the purpose of weakening the testimony of the state's witnesses. It Is claimed by the defense that a part of the evidence given by the witnesses for the prosecution at the trial Is substantially different from the testimony they gave before the cor- S6c-'oner at the inquest held over tne ooay . . i U 1 in iivrau Iiia.il. Petrasso is said to have snot oesantis eastern Storage: extTat' SOo' firsts 2lc !aftPr '. on n" V.81""," eastern storage, extra, sue, nrsts, 8c, in Hnnrh Prrriant nnri It la the al. 6C. I 1 tti. tVtot t Via oo. seconds, Butter- extras, thirds. 20c -Per pound. 32c; firsts, 29c; seconds. seconds 25c: I CUBed ? "'"k. .K A" 1!" r,h.1 pickled No. 1. 23c: stor-'I"'"" Vl .i"" i1.'"" ,i r2C4c,d?esetxTr.29i3cPaCkln,t i tnrttoi 1 m. Jh..rip?, rlS,, f r.,.f ..'the exact location. of the place where the shooting was dono. New cheese Per bound. California flats, fancy, 15c; firsts, 14c: seconds, iivic; California young America, fancy ic; 16 The case Is on trial before Judge firsts, 16c; Cheddars, fancy, 17c; Oregon flats, fan cy. 14c; do Young America, fancy, 16Vic; California storage, fancy flats, ISc; Or egon riats, fancy, 14c; do Young Amer ica, 12c. Potatoes Per center, river whites (sacks), fancy, 7690c; poor. 60(f76c; Salinas Burbanks. $1.251.60; Oregon Burbanks, $1.10(31.25: Early Ross (for seed), $1.25 1.30; sweet potatoes, per urate, ii.tojj, a.ou; sacKs, l.uuiffi.za. Onions Per sack. 80 90c. Oranges Per box, navels, standard, $1.26 2.00- choice, $2.002.60; fancy, large size. $3. 0094.00; tangerines, crates, 7695c; half orange boxes, $1.2601.50. SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET astern N Ynk'Morrow and will not in all probability eastern eW rOrKj ,n tV, J,.-,, U.tnm tnmnrm-ai a t'taf. 60c (Furnished by OvtrbecU & Cooke Co.) .dubimii, icc. io. tJia prices: Adventure Allouei Arcadian ... Atlantic ... Boston Con. Butte Coala. Col. & Ariz.. Cal. & Hecla.660 (..entennial . Cop. Mt. . . . Cop. Range C. Ely Daiv West . Fr&nklyn . . Oranby Greene Can. Giroux Mass. ...... Mich, ...... Mohawk . n. Miami 8iNev. Con. 87 INewhouse 3 INippisaing 13 I Old Dom 15 Osceola . . 26 i Parrot ... 115 IQuincy ..! Rovale . . 32 iKhannon . 38 I Tamarack 78Trinlty .., 7 United ... 10 Intah Mln. 16VIctoria .. 104 .Wolverine 11 l Winona .. 6 lYukon .... 6!Bay State 60 ,V. 8. Min. 67C. S. Oil.. 12! o. :n4 .. 9 55 .127 . 28 . 92 . 22 . 16 . 78 1 . 13 . 44 3 .148 . 6 8,4 43 28 PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS The Portland Board of Trarla ' fur. nlshes ths following list or produce ar rivals for Portland durina- tha 24 hnnn ending 11:80 a. ro, today: Apples, 418 boxes; grapes, 70 crates; pears, 10 boxes; celery, 2 crates: cabbage- 20 crates: ootatoea. 21ft o(-w. swnet potatoes, i cars; onions, 14 sacks; onion sets, 49 sacks; tomatoes. 29 crates: velegtables,.t 13 baskets: butter. 17 boxes; eggs, 73 cases, and 1 cap; milk, 680 gallons; cream, 2799 gallons; clams, 17 boxes; crabs, 4 boxes;. crawfMir 1. box : 'fish, ''fit boxes: evs4era !b tnv- turtles, i boxes, squabs, 1 box. News Gossip of Finance Portland Banks Clearings today $1,097,741.84 Year ago 695,269.26 Gain Balances Year ago today. . . . Today. . T aco ma Banks. Clearings today Balances today.. .$ 602.472.08 . 181,498.72 54,285.42 , ..$794f82 ... 65,113 Seattle Clearings today...... Balances today ...,.'. New York, Dec. 18. Mexican dollars, 45c. Banks. $1,624,471 256,492 -Bar silver, 48 c; New York, Deo. 18. Government bonds: Date. Twos, registered ... 1930 do coupon ...... 1930 Threes, registered.. 1908 do coupon 1908 Threes, small bonds .... Fours; registered 1926 do coupon 1925 Twos, Panama do coupon Fours, Philippine. . ..... Bid. 103 104 104 1003 100 120V 1021 102) 102 110 Ask. 103 ioivi 101 ..?few,..Tork' . Doc-' 18 Final lalte. 1414c: electrolytic. 1414c; lin i(U'2.3( Lead $4.20 Hi. London, Dec l$.--Sllver, 22 d. Liverpool Wheat Market. ' Liverpool, pee, 18.- Wheat: - '-. , ' Own. , TlnaiA December , ...7s 11 d 7s 11 4 March i ...!.. 7s T d ?s CVri May ............. ...7s 6d 7s 6d San Francisco, Dec. 18. Merchants exchange quotations: Cash wheat Walla Walla, white, $1.67;, red Russian, $1.62; turkey red, $1.75; bluestem, $1.76. Future wheat May, $1.69 bid. Cash barley May, $1.45; brewing, $1.00. Future barley May; $1.42. $1.42 asked; December, $1.41. Millstufrs Bran, $29; middlings. $34; shorts, $32. ats White, $1.75 per cental. go to the Jury before tomorrow after noon, GILPIN PERJURY . CASE DISMISSED The perjury indictment of the govern ment against Job Gilpin of Roseburg was dismissed by Judge wolverton in the United States district court yester day upon a motion - of John Mc Court, United States district attorney. Mr McCourt stated that there was not sufficient evidence in the rase at the hands of the officials to lustify brlnglna Gilpin to trial. The indictment against unpin was returned at tne same time the affairs of Kohlhagen aad others of the Hoseburg district were probed. TRIAL OF KOREAN -REARS ITS END I offer for sale in lots to suit pur ' chaser high class bonds at a price to net the investor Seven Per Cenl T. S. McGrath 307 Lumber Exchange Portland, Oregon Eastern Livestock Markets. Chicago. Dec 18. Hogs, 28,000; cat tle, 2600; sheep 10.000. Hogs are steady at last nights close, cattle, strong; sheep, steady. Kansas City. Dec 18. Hogs, 11,000; cattle, 2000: sheep, 2000. ' 1 Omaha, Dec 18. Hogs, 4800; cattle, 1000; sheep, 1000. SELLW00D ARTISANS VISIT OREGON CITY Fifty Members Spend Pleasant Even lng as Guests of Local Order Banquet Served. (Special Tnspateh to The Jnornal. V Oregon City. Dec. 18. The regular business meeting of the united Artisans was held in Willamette hall last eve ning. About 60 members of the Sell wood lodge made a fraternal visit to the local organization and after tha busi ness meeting a sumptuous banquet was served. i (United Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Dec. 18. The trial of In Wang Chang, the Korean, charged with the murder of Durham White Stev ens, the oriental diplomat, will probably be concluded tomorrow afternoon, when the case will be submitted to the jury. The defense is expected to place Chang himself -on the stand in order to strengthen its contention that the youni; Korean made the attack on Stevens in a fit of "patriotic insanity." ELECTRIC NOVELTY FIRM BURNED OUT HARTMAN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OF COMMEECiS issue travellers checks, payable everywhere. For eign exchange bought and sold at attractive rates at all times. VkUmiUd Ptrmmat LiabilUf Sues for Damages. , (Special DUpitcta to Tb lours! t Oregon City. Dec 18. Mrs. S. B. Johnson of Damascus, commenced a suit In the justice's court, yesterday against Henry Kerstwlng, for the recovery of $47, alleged damage for material and lumber of a building on her crooertr. known as "bull barn. ' She alleges that In the fall of 1906 the defendant un lawfully tore down tha barn and car ried away ths . lumber, windows and doors. ,-..: -':'v .',- ' Cbirch About Completed. ' (Special Dispatrb to The Jonraaxl Oregon City, Dec. 18. fWork contin ues on the new- church at Jennings Ixxlge. Services will be held In the building next Sunday. A Christmas tree celebration will be held on ths night of December Z3. wmcn win be the first entertainment of ths kind. In thai) crow (United Pres. Leased Wire.) Alhambra, Cal., Dec. 18. The plant of the Electric Heating & Manufacturing company was destroyed by fire early today, i n loss isr estimatea irora Viu. 000 to $60,000. Incendiarism Is suspect ed. But $18,000 insurance was carried and C. A. Jaol held a mortgage on the building for $7600. The company was engaged In the manufacture of electric flatlrons and novelties. The dies used In the company's business were valued at $20.000: AGED MAN DIES ALONE AT NIGHT IN HIS BED J. B. David, aged about 60 years, was found dead in his bed at 2li$ Seventh street this morning. David, about "whom little is known, Is believed to have suc cumbed to an attack of heart dlsesse, which came without warning during the night. He had roomed in the house for mqre than a, year. The coroner's office Is "making an investigation, but so far has not been able to find any indica tion of suicide. . CHRISTMAS TURKEYS, GEESE, DUCKS AND CHICKENS Order them early in order to get first choice. You know bur price is always the low est. . ; : Fresh Eastern' and Olympia Oysters. Best Butte rolKT; ..,.75 Good Butter, roll 70 Eggs, dozen ........ , ,35 Smoked Salmon and Bloat ers, Salted Eel, Mackerel, Anchovies and Herring; all new goods. . .' ;';; . COLUMBIA FISfl CO. Third and Ankeny. ' k Main 5. -7 ' A-5556. -1 Overbeck t& Cooke Co. Commission Merchants, Stocks. Eonds. Cotton, Grain, li Z16-217 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING . f JJ embers Chicago Board of Trde Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, ' .'. Chicago, New York, Boston We bar the only private wire connecting Portland with "the tatter , ' ., exchange.. .- ' ' r- . -' j If EMBERS PQRTLAND BOARD Olf TRADB. ' :j. :'!'", " V