' 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
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63
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79
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79
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96
101
lUSt
91
58
175
29
99
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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
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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. :'!'", "
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