THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23,- 1908.
HIS LATEST CURIO !
. --;'...'. i. .1
. -4.
CALVES RISE 25
HIGHER PRICES
FLOP
MORE
HOLDS STEADY
Demand Supply Just About
Equal at High Prices
Now in Effect.
CEIITS ITJ YARDS
III IHDOSTRHIS
III WHEAT PIT
FOR OUR BARLEY
Price of Best Stuff Advanced
Copper and Smelting: Shares
Liverpool Turns Again and
Advance of 2 l-2c a Cental
to $i.75 Today Other
Lines Changed.
Affected by Professional
Support in New York.
Closes Lower Chicago
Regains Its Loss.
Offered but Holders Ask
Still Further Eise,
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TURKEY MARKET
MOTHER
MODI
. Journal'! Turky BuUatla. 4
e -...!. Per pound.
Fancy Pressed 260
t Ordinary dressed 22H24o
, Poor dressed 2021o
, Fancy live ............ l20o
at 'Ordinary Ilv 1819o
J
' . TODAT'S "WHOLESALE MARKET.
Turkey Just about holding.
Egg are easier.
Chicken market Is lame. ,
Run of fish quite rood,
pressed meat very firm.
Celery demand la better.
i fhrtroly ul Cemaad About Equal.
Supply and demand were Just about
en a pax in me wuwi .mi
turkey this morning. While there were
quite a few arrival In from the coun
try, shipments were not over-liberal and
demand took car of what came without
sacrificing values. Beet dressed tur
keys continued to sell at 25c although
If birds were not strictly up to top
4 notch both as regards quality and dress
ing a lower value was named, while
there was only a limited call from the
outside today because of the high prices
tne snipmenxs were quivo
' . Too Hany DresseA s.
The Front street markets are over
gupplled with dressed geese and for that
-reason somewhat lower prices were
named than usual. Dressed ducks
found a fair call but there was but lit
tie movement in dressed chickens be
cause of the enormous holdings. Live
chickens moved rather slow around 11
CPlltto a pound; tho xormer lor cieaa
ma an 1 u f tr flT ftmall lOtS.
The market was quite well supplied
today with wild geese from the south
Wltn normal quoiauona mun.
Xros Are nowlng Weaknes.
. There was a weaker feeling In the
egg market along Front street during
the day. While one or two houses con
tinue to say thev are able to secure as
high as 45c for eggs It is a noticeable
fact that dealers who are offering free
ly at 40c are unable to move them
quite as well as might be expected. The
egg situation as a. whole is somewhat
weaker with several wholesale grocer
ies offering from 883.c. This is to
cleanup In anticipation of still lower
values arter me nouauya.
Bun of run Zs Good,
' A very good run of salmon 1 still
reported from the lower Columbia river.
Th market is now oulte well supplied
,. iih all nrt of fish and orices are
ruling as usual. Rasor clams and crabs
are again in quite liberal supply but the
storm off the coast this morning will
prevent further shipments in this di
rectlon for a day or so. However, It is
quite likely that the supplies are now
sufficient to lane xuu care ox tue uui
Iday trade.
Dressed Meats Are Very rirm.
A very firm tone Is ruling today In
the dressed meat markets alowig Front
street Veal is rirmest wiin 100 ot
talnable for any good quality, while one
or two merchants are said to have
"held up" theft trade for 10 Ho a pound.
This latter Is not the general figure and
Ja practically prohibitive.
Creased hogs were In fair supply
along the Street this morning but the
market was firmer and all arrivals
wete moved up quickly at top values.
- Brief irotes of JTront Street Trade.
No business of Importance has a yet
resulted from the Inquiries for our
onions from the south.
Potatoes are oulet but steady here.
Movement of celery Is excellent. Hol
iday traae. ; m
Butter market Is steady to firm, es
pecially for best known brands.
' Front street sells at the following
prices. Those paid shippers are less
regular commissions:
Buster. Egg aaa poultry.
BUTTER Extra creamery. J7c; fancy
llV36c: store, 20c.
BUTTER FAT Delivery t. o. b. Port
land Sweet cream. JSttc; sour. IS
per lh.
POULTRY Mixed chickens. 10 &
10c; hens. lOHtfllc: roosters, old,
IHc; fryers, 11c; broilers, 1414Hc;
geese. 9 10c: turkeys, alive. l20c;
dressed, 20 25c; spring ducks, 140
16e; pigeons, squabs, 2.00 2.50 per
dosen; old. 11.00; dressed poultry, 1 a
lUc hlfrher.
CHEESK Full cream, flats. ' triplets)
and daisies, 16c; Toung Americans, 17a
EGGS IxK-sl best. 40o per dozen;
eastern. 10933c.
. - Bops, wool anff SUM,
WOOL 108 Willamette valley. 18c
HOPS 1908 crop, choice. 67c:
prime to choice, 66ftc; prime. Co; me
dium, 43vc.
TALLOW Prima, per lb, 3G4o; No.
I and srease. I&2Vc.
SHEEPSKINS Shearing. 100 lie
each; rhort wool. 25cO40c; medium
wool, SOceiLOO each; long wool, 76c
i.zs eacn.
. ... MOHAIR 10 Nominal. IS 010.
CHITTAM BARK Old. 4iSc; new,
42 58 646
150 40 - 232
179 325 1,034
825 . 27 210
86 120 946
617 464
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep
Wednesday
Tuesday . ......
Monday
Saturday
Friday
Thursday
Portland Union Stockyards, Dee. IS.
Owing to a great scarcity of supplies
both in livestock and In the dressed
meat market, an advance of 26c la
shown in calves this morning, with a
sain at 84.75.
There was quit afair run of sheep
during the 24 hours, but the market is
very firm, especially for the better
aualitv. ,.
Hogs are firm, with prices unchanged.
Arrivals were nominal since yesterday.
Eastern market improvement has been
a great help toward maintaining the
tone and price of hogs along the Pa
cific norm west.
Nominal supplies were offered In the
cattle market overnight and as in other
lines the trade continued to buy at
former levelsr
Today's arrivals of livestock con
pare with this day In recent years as
follows:
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
1908 42 , 58 646
1907 65 135
1806 . 49 46
1905
A year ago today there was a slight
Improvement In the demand for sheep
and valuei were more easily main
tained. Other lines were firm at un
changed prices.
Yards' Jtepresestatlv Frlcea.
Following prices are reoresentatlve
of latest transactions in the yards and
indicate the price ruling for the various
graaes ana weignts:
HOGS.
Weight
40 hogs 9.005
18 hogs.' 4,075
CATTLE.
89 steers . 1 92,165
CALVES.
77 calves 19.950 $4.75
The following is the general range of
values on siock running in the yards
for late shipments:
Hogs Best east of mountains. 86.10
0 6.15; ordlru rv, $6; blockers and china
rats, t.b4p6.75; stockers and feeders,
86.00f5.50.
Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200
pounds, $4.50; medium steers, $4.25;
poor steers, $3.50; best cows, $3.60; me
dium cows, 2.75S.2E; stags, $2.75
$3.00; bulls, $2.00(g)2.25.
v K Kaon llamt uiat V, a..- ml tAAJ K.
dinary wethers, $ 4.25 4.50 ; lambs, $4.50
ttfo.uu: straignt ewes, 33. bo; mixed
lots, $4.00.
Veal Choice young calves, $4.25
4.76; heavy rough, $3.75(3)4.00.
PRODUCE IX SAN FRANCISCO
Price.
$6.16
6.15
$4.60
San Francisco. Dec. 28. Ken Cner
dozen) California fresh, Including
cases: Extras, EOc; firsts, 49c; seconds,
37c: thirds. 25c: Dullets. select. 46c:
California storage, extra, 85c; firsts,
I2Hc; seconds, 26 He; eastern storage,
extra, 30c; firsts. 28c; seconds, 26c.
Butter (per pound) California fresh.
extras, 33&c; firsts, 30c; seconds, 25c;
thirds, 20c; -pickled. No. 1. 23 He: stor
age, California extras, 29c; packing, No.
1, ziftc; ladies, extras, 2i!c.
New cheese (per pound) California
flats, fancy, 15c; firsts, 14c; seconds,
HHc; California Young America, fancy,
16fcc; firsts. 16c: eastern. New York
Cheddars, fancy, 17c; Oregon flats,
fancy, 14c: do Young America, fancy.
is ttc: California storage, fancy flats,
13c: Oregon flats, fancy. 14c: do Youne-
America, 15c.
Potatoes (per cental) River whites.
per sack, fancy. 7590c; poor, 50$75c;
Salinas Burbanks, $1.2501.50; Oregon
Burbanks, 11.10 1.25; early rose for
seed, $1.2501.30; sweet potatoes, per
crate, i.ioto i.au; sacxs, i.yuii.Zi.
Onions (per sack) 75c $1.00.
O ran ares (per box) Navels, standard.
$1,2642.00; choice. $2.002.50; fancy
large sixes, higher; tangerines, crates.
ttcG i.uu; nan orange Doxes.
?,06e lb.
HIE
I IDES Dry tildes. 1616a lb: e-reen.
fiO.lK. k.ifl .......... ..1, ftAf.. IV
kip. 89e; calve, green. 12013c per lb.
Orson, rioor and Bay.
" BARLEY Feed, $26.60027.00; rolled.
S28.6029.OO; brewing, $27 0 27.60.
WHEAT Buying prlc. new Track,
Portland Club, 91c; bluestem, 97c;
fortyfold. 92c; red. 89c; Willamette val
ley, sic.
MILLBTUFFS Sellina erlee Bran.
126.66: middlings, $38.00; shorts, $30.00;
chop. J2LOO2S.00; alfUa meao. $18.00
8er ton.
FLOUR Eelllnar price Eastern Ore
gon patent $5-00; straight. $4.0604.76;
export, $3.70: bakers.' $4.6604.80: val
ley, $4.65: graham, m, $4.40; whole
wheat. $4.66; rye, 58. $6.50; bales. $3.00.
HAY Producers' price New tlra-
thy. wuiamette valley fancy, $15.00;
oroinary, i.vv; eastern uregon, 318.00:
mixed, $11.60012.00; clover. $11.00;
frsln, $13.00; cheat. $13.00; alfalfa,
12.0(1012.50.
OATS Producers price Track. No.
1 white. 83Z32.50: gray. $31032.
r raits and Wegtaua.
. t lltuatt - muirs-oranges, new
navels. $2.0003.26 per box; Japanese
oranges 6c per bcx; pgnanas. 60 per
lb; lemons. $3.2506.00 box; grapefruit.
S4.00&4.60; pineapples, Hawaiian, $2.60
tf3.uu 001; pears, Z8; grapes, 11
1.25: huckleberries. lO011e lb z Tii n rr
rles, local, $11.60 bbl; eastern. $13,60 9
POTATOES New. selling, $1,000
1.10; buying for shipment per cwt
fane, S5c; ordinary, 70 0 80c; . sweet.
1.ioij; criy tvose, Duying, L.
ONIONS New Oregon, $L25 per 100;
garlic, 7W08c lb. -
APLES Good. $101.60; poor, 60076c
per box.
VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon,
iwBii; oeeia. iiQi it; arrots. too
Vte aack: parsnips, $6eO1.00: cabbage.
$160; tomatoes, California, $L74
? 2 per crate; beans. 16c: cauli
flower, $1.00 01.26: peas, 13c; horserad
ish. 6$ 8c lb; srtlckoke. (507sa dox;
tzrtr onions. J6c per doz- peppers, bell.
6c; Chile ): head . lettuce. - 40e
hothouse. $101.25 box: radishes.
lfe doK-n bunches; celery. 40085c; egg
plant, lie lb. - . .;
. Groceries, XTBts, rta.
PT'GAR Cube, 1 35; powdered. $8.70;
fr.i't or berry, 15. V5; dry granulated,
J:. corif. A, $.I5; extra B. $6.45:
,, ,.) U, IS.Tt; D,;ellow. $5.; 5; beet.
granuated. $5.75; barrels. 16c; half bar
rels, 10c; Doxes. 65o advance on sack
baais.
(Above prices ar 30 days net cash
quotations
, SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s,
11.00 per ton: 60s, $11.60: table, dairy.
10s. 313.60; 10s. 810.00; IwlH. $2.85;
Imttorted LiveroooL EOe ' 820.00: 100a.
$19.00; 40s. $18.00: extra floe, barrels
Is, is snd 10a, $4.600 6.6r; Liverpool
lump rock. $20.50 per ton.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 6 Ho;
No. 1. 6Mc; New Orleans, head. I0cc;
AJnx ( ); Creole. Sc
HONEY New, 1 Bo wer lb.
BEANS Small white, ;i.6; large
white. $4.60: pink, $3.85: bayou. 33.75:
Lima. $5.76; Mexican reds. $4.71.
XCsats. rm aad iinimu,
HmM6, BACON, ETC Portland pack
(local) hams, 10 to 18 lbs, 14 He per lb;
breakfast bacon, 18021HO lb; picnics.
iuo id; cotiagc rou. 110 10; regular
snorx clears, smoaea. iso 10; dscks,
heavy smoked, 12c lb; light, smoked,
12c lb; bellies, smoked, 16c lb; pickeied
tonguee, 60o each.
DRE66ED MEATS Front street
Hogs, lancy, 73c; ordinary, . 0To;
9cj heavy, 80$Hc; mutton, fancy;
607c: SDrlnar lamb. 7fr7Uo lh.
LOCAL LARD KetHe leaf, 10s. 1 4o
per id; bs, it ho per lb: 60 In tins, 13 He
iter 10; steam renaered. 10s. 13o per
10; os, 13HC per id; compound. 10s, te
per lb.
CLAMS Hardshell, per boT $2.40:
razor clams, $2.00 per box: 10c oer doa.
m FISH Rock cod. lOo lb; flounders.
(0 Der lb: halibut. 7e iur lh: atrlnrf
bass, 16c per lb; catfish, lOo per lb;
salmon. So per lb; herrincs. fic
Far id; soies, 70 per t: shrimp,
2 He per lb: perch. 6c ner lb: tomroS.
. lw. 1 -V . . a r T V. .
iwc iu, juocisrs, 29c per id; xresa
mackerel. ( ) ner lb: crawfish. SO-i
per docen; sturgeon ) per lb; black
bass. 20c per lb; silver smelts, 60 per
10; oracK coa, 1 per 10; crabs. $1.28
put per dozen. ,
OTfiTKRS-Khnlmtr T9 nr mI.
Ion, $2.50; per 100-lb sack. $6.00: Olytn-
?la. per gallon. $2.40; per 100-lb sack.
6.0006.60: Eaale canned. I On can 87.
dozen; eastern in -shell. $1.76 per 10$.
Falats, Coal. on. Sn.
LINBEED OIL Raw. bhla. SRnf
64c: boiled, bbla. 0e; ran., a .1
lots of 260 gallons, lo less; oil cake
meal, $34 ton. t
Kore Manila, 9c; sisal. T He lb,
gal: Iron bbls., HHc per gal. -.
WHITE LEAD Ton lot. 70 per
lb: 800-lb Jots, So per lb; less lots. ti
er lb.
JTURFENTINB In cases. !Kd pr
. wjuub kails-rresnt basis, il.ll,
For the awelleHt rhrlm.
mw lunciiwra you can get precisely what
you want at Juston's Cafe. 334 Alder.
. 1 .
Metzarera Jewelnrs mnA rtntriana j
Washington U bet, 7th snd Park. .
Stove factory removal sale come get
1 stove or heater st less hn hni..
salers- cost. 9o up. i 271 First street,
near Madison. ,
New York, Dec. 23. Traction and in
dustrial Issues had their share of pros
perity in the stock market today, an oc
currence that was ' long' overdue but
scarcelv expected at this time. Brook
lyn Rapid Transit was the prime fea
ture or tne oav. advancing 10 t at tne
end of the session as compared with last
transactions around 63 H yesterday.
There was weakness fn Chesapeake A
Ohio owing to the rumor that announce
ment 01 a preferred issue was to do
broueht out late this afternoon. C. & O.
was one of the few 4ssues t show an
actual loss today. Professional roanlDU
latlon' was decidedly Duinan au oayana
general gain wa snown in securities
as a result. .
PeoDles Gas has been ratner timid
about movinar durlnat recent days, but
today It cam forward ana spoae-rigni
out at meeting. . An aavance or points
over yesterday's price which carried Gas
to 105, was the result.
The advance spread even to tne re
mote corners of the market and In
cluded the copper end smelting shares.
Amalgamated Copper went to 81H as
compared with 79 V yesterday, and
American Smelter moved from yester
day's price at 81 H to 8SH toward the
close of the market today. Anaconda
Mining advanced Joint over yester
day's final figure. The rest of the mar
ket advanced from to 8 points.
The summary -"01 tne wau otreei
Journal says today:
"Americans in London about parity.
C & O. will Issue 30,000,000 6 per cent
refunding and improvement bonds, of
which 11,000,000 has already been sold.
W. C. Brown expected to be the new
president of New York Central. United
States Steel is able to earn income from
all sources, $15.60 a ton on steel. South
ern Pacific reports will show over 8 per
cent common stock and Is expected late
next month. An agreement among cop
per producers to fix prices is now defi
nitely denied. Interboro carried 1.800.
000 passengers on Sunday, the largest
In its history. Subway doing 80 per
cent more business than last year and
the Elevated 3 per cent less.
Ransrn of New York prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke Co,
uescription. up, uraw.
Amalgamated Copper Co.... 79 H 81 H
Amnrlnan Car & Foundry. C 47 47
American Car & Foundry, p. 108 107
American Cotton on, c 42
American Locomotive, c... 66 66
American Sugar, c 129 128
American Smelter, c 81 83
Anaconda Minlna- Co 47 48
American Woolen, c 26 28
Atcnlson, c J
Atchison, pfd 102 102
Baltimore & Ohio, c 109 109
do pfd 91
Brooklvn RaDld Transit 61 67
Canadian Pacific, c 176 176
Central Leather, e 30 80
Chicago St Great Western, 0 11 IS
Chi., Milwaukee & St. P 147 148
Chicago & Northwestern 178
Chesapeake & Ohio 69 68
Colorado Fuel & Iron, c..., 38 39
Colorado Southern, c 67 67
ao za pia o
do 1st nfd 78
Corn Products, common . .
do preferred
Denver & Rio Grande, c.
do preferred
Erie, common
do second preierred .
do first preferred ...
Great Northern, preferred . .144
Illinois uenirai its
Interurban Metropolitan, c. 19
do preferred 46
Louisville & Nashville ....121
Mexican Central Railway.. 24
M. K. & T., common 43
:::: 3?;
.... 73
.... 64
78
New York Central 119
N. Y.. Ontario & Western.. 45
Northern Pacific, c 141
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 35
Pennsylvania Railway 129
P s. Gas. L. & Coke Co 102
Pressed Steel Car, t 42
do prd
Reading, c 139
Republic Iron & Steel, c... 24
do pfd 85
Rock Island, c... 23
do pfd.... 69
Southern Faoiflc, c 119
do pfd 122
Southern Railway, c 25
do pfd 69
Texas & Pacific 83
Toledo, SU Lv A. W c
do pfd 58
Union Pacific, c 180
do nfd
United States Steel Co.. c.
do pfd
Wabash, c ..;
do pfd
Western Union Telegraph
Wisconsin Central, c
do pfd
Westinghouse .
Utah Copper
Third Avenue
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Open. Close. ; Dec. 23. Gain.
May 1057106A 106A
July 97 88 98 A .
Sept 95 95A ".. 95
Promts Warmer Wathr.
Oregon and .Washington Rain
west, rain or snow -east portion
tonight - and Thursday; " warmer
east portion tonight Southerly
winds, with a moderate westerly
gale along coast.
Idaho Rain, or snow tonight
and Thursday; 'warmer tonight.
BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS.
Wheat Flour Barley Oats Hay
Cars. Racks. Para. Par Para
weanesaay os . 4,093
Tuesday , .45 4,100
Monday ...67 8,600
Saturday .51 . 8,032
Friday ....86 v 3,912
Thursday .49 7,800
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12
Chicago, Dec. 23. Wheat started with
the wrong foot forward or back at the
opening . of the Chicago market today.
There was a continuation of selling of
long wheat by extremely tired holders
and this brought about a lower range
of values at the opening. The Improve
ment noted waa made later in the day.
Opening weakness here was due some
what to another flop of sentiment In
foreign markets. The . advance and
better feeling abroad yesterday was be
lieved to be the start of a bull cam
paign on the other side, but today's
trading showed reversed conditions.
Liverpool started very dull with un
changed values in effect and closed still
duller and somewhat weak, with values
d to, d under yesterdays final.
There will be no session of the Liver
pool exchange either Friday or Satur-I The barlev situation shows renewed
day, as In the Chicago and other Amer- ,tr.nath and both hid .nd v r.rw
lean grain markets. . - kTfc " 77 -," ,
After the opening the market In Chl-i"'" "" "r tuiurva uu im rormnu
cago drifted Into extreme calm, with board of trade today. For December de
quotations carcely showing a chahge. jVry $1.374 is now being bid and $1.40
Later some of the shorts began to buy aakei This is a rise of 2c over yes
back some of the wheat they had sold terday's figures. A similar rise Is no
during the past few days and this ted in the January uellvery at $1.40
brought the market back to a firmer bid and $1.42 asked. While there was
oasis, who me result tnai prices cioBea 1 a fractional decline In the San Fran
about c higher than yesterday, cIsco market today the situation In the
vasn wneat rxo. z re a. iu ' a iu : 1 south is just as firm as ever.
No. 3 red. 102 104; No. 2 hard win-1 Cash barley situation is very firm
ter, 102 0103; No. 8 hard winter, I locally and prices are stiff with no bus
990103; No. 1 northern spring, 108 (fj I lness 'resulting because present holders
108 Bio. 3 northern spring, 1062(108; are not wining to let go at tne Quoted
No. 3 spring, 1000106. figures.
I oats situation is firmer with holders
Range of Chicago prices furnished bylaskln- an advance of 2c a cental for
Overbeck & Cooke Co.: '
WHEAT.
Open. High.
105 106
97 9
May
July
Sept
May
July
Sept
May
uly
Sept
Jan.
May
Jan.
May
July
Jan.
May
July
.1597
.1625
94 95
CORN.
60 61
6,0 61
60 61
OATS.
61 61
46 46
40 40
PORK.
1622
1655
LARD.
955
975
872
RIBS.
840
885
887
Low.
106
97
94
60
60
60
61
46
40
January delivery. There is no change
in me oias xor eitner uecemoer or Jan
I uarv but bidders seem more eas-er to
viose. 1 ao Dusiness despite tne early approacn
106 A 1 of the holidays.
.country millers who have been of
95 A I ferlng mlllfeeds at a decline from local
quotations have changed their -minds
regarding the future of valuea and are
now asking an advance. While one sale
lor two cars or bran was made at $25.60.
the same prices as yesterday, another
car was neid. and later sold at an ad
vance of 60c a ton over that figure. A
car of gray oats was likewise sold to-
.V . wmrwmf
im m
1 11, y ft
61
61
61
61Aj
Washington, Dec. 6. Herbert L. Satterlee, son-in-law of J. P.
Morgas, who has been sworn in as assistant secretary of the nary, has
entered upon his duties.
Washington, Dec. 3?" In the absence of . Secretary Root, the" state
department is in charge of Assistant Secretary Robert Bacon, former
partner of J. P. Morgan.
46
40
payers each year by Intrusting all pur-
day on Ihe board of trade. It brought febases for all departments to a single
935
955
967
825
877
872
1597
1625
932
955
955
$25
872
872
1622
1656
955
975
975
840
872
885
BOSTON COPPER MARKET
87
82
83
89
49
do preferred
Distillers
Ore Lands
Missouri Pacific ..
National Lead
New York Central.
News Gossip .
of Finance
(Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.) !
cosioD, uec. ma price:
Adventure ... 9
Alloucs 38
Arcadian .... 3
Atlantic .... 16
Butte Coala.. 27
Black Mt 2
Cal. A Aril. .117
Cal. & Hecla.,660
Centennial
Copper Mt.
Cop. Range
C. Ely
Daly West
Franklyn . .
Granby
Greene Can... 11
Giroux . . .
Lake ....
Mass. . . . .
Mohawk . .
Miami . . .
Nev. Con.
31
38
80
10
16
.105
. 6
. 8
tNlpplssIng
ino. ttutte
E. Butte ,
Osceola .
Parrot . . ,
Phoenix .
Quincy 93
Royale 22
nnannon ...... 11
Sup. & Pitts. . 16
9
128
28
60
Tamarack
Trinity
united
Utah Mln. .,
Utah
Victoria
Wolverine . .
Winona
Yukon
Bay 8. Gas..
U. S.
U. 8.
79
. 16
. 12
. 44
. 45
.100
. 6
81
$32 a ton
uoara 01 traae prices today:
CLUB WHEAT.
Bid. Ask.
December 91 91
January 91 92
NO. 1 WHITE OATS.
December 1.63 1.62U
1 January i.Oiyt 1.00
NO. 1 FEED BARLEY.
December 1.37 1.40
January 1.40 1.42
NO PLANS OF CLERMONT
Hudson-Fulton Committee Can't Get
an Accurate Description.
From the New York Times.
While accurate data has been obtained
whereby the Dutch ship Half Moon,
which sailed up the Hudson river in
1609. can be faithfully reproduced for pany a central agency there ought to be
thji Hudson-Fulton celebration next fall. requirement that appropriations for
ES atl8rMact?Iy Tr'i'w.Hchising agentaT The purchasing agent
by a true fac simile of Fulton's first .houhTbel nerson reDresentinar the city
sieamDoat, ciermont, wnich name zoo contractual relatione. Purchases
years after Hudson s discovery, can bel.t...t h. ... .r,..i.iti.
" ... V. . . . - , , - - , . I .iivuiu w ... . vu . m ui.'i .11.11. auu
U.OUO. iiw iuuM pamstBiiinif aearcn nas charged against the funds of the person
r' "y - 1 maKins: tne requisition, rne city snouia
honest and capable buyer. The same
authority pointed out also, the extrava
gant waste that ensues through the lax
system of taking care of material in the
water department and other depart
ments. Interesting comment was aimed
at storeyards that look like Junkshops.
Tne unrortunate pugnt JNew xornnas
found itself In, by reason of Its abnor
mally Increasing annual budget. Is likely
to afford, through the ensuing investi
gations, valuable knowledge to students
of civic economy the country over. That
much In the bad condition of affairs in
municipal government la due to corrup
tion will be generally conceded. But
But that there also is (treat waste in
methods of management, as well as
extravagance In administration, are
facts sufficiently developed in New
York to relieve criminal dishonesty from
entire responsibility.
In Dr. Cleveland a opinion a central
purchasing agency would better matters
oniy wnen cerrain conuitiona prevail.
There might be even greater waste and
more unfavorable contracts. To accom-
figure always just a minute fraction
under the bid of the nearest competitor."
Methods that allow contracting firms
to profit by fraud, Innocent favoritism
or special Information are expensive
alike for the taxpayers.
Iseless.
From the Chicago Tribune.
The Doctor You are talking about
useless noises. Give us a few true
facta. What is useless noise?
The Professor Well, in the phrase,
"true facts," for Instance, "true" la
a useless noise.
Minlna-. 42
Oil .... 28
PORTLAND PRODUCE RECED7TS
plans of Fulton's famous steamboat
nave been discovered.
Hear Admiral Coa-hlan. whose and.
den death will be a distinct loss to the
Hudson- ul ton celebration committee.
naa maae lor several months an eX'
haustive search for the orirlnal nlans
of the Clermont and recently reported
on Denair or tne Hair Moon committee.
The Portland board of trade furnishes
the following list of produce arrivals
for the 24 hours ending 11:30 a. m. to-
any;
o5 poxes ana l car armies. 2 cars
oranges, 9 crates cabbage, 22 sacks car
rots, a Doxes lettuce, zi sacks onions,
78 sacKS potatoes, 15 crates tomatoes,
82 packages vegetables. 131 boxes but.
ter, i cases ana 1 .car eastern ecus.
provide instruments for the control of
tne central purcniising agency.
It is araued that a slnele tjurchaslns
agent could be watched more carefully
than a dozen different departments, and
that with concentration and simplifica
tion of methods, the way would be
opened to the free competition previous
ly, rfrivan nut hv tha r. 1 1 MMitnottnt,
that the lack of sufficient data on the I firms, which, "by some remarkable pro-
seem to oe aDie to
building of Fulton's steamboat would
make it imnosslhle to irenroduoa accu
rately the pioneer steamboat
jno contemporary engraving no far as
Is known, exists of the Clermont, tha
pictures depict I a- the steamer on the
Hudson bavins; ' been made at a later
date, when alterations had been made
to tne original boat. The New York
Historical society possesses what is
probably one of the most authentic of
cess of divination.
ou gaiions muK, 40ii gallons cream, k." . ... """
28,000 pounds dressed poultry. 74 boxes t"e, 'tpJ'?"Ultions; ls.
clams, 11 boxes crabs, 3 boxes craw
nsn, 32 boxes fish, 86 sacks oysters, 3
Doxes snrimp, dox mussels.
January
March , ,
April . .
May . .
July .. ..
August .
October .
December
New York Cotton Market.
Open. High. Low. Close.
884 867 868 860 62
878
871
. 882
878
870
858
899
88
884
875
863
906
868
876
874
868
854
896
873 ij
8866
880 (j
S72lj
8684
901 (J
Portland Banks.
Clearings today i....
Year ago
Balances today
Tacoma Banks.
Clearings today
Balances today
Seattle Banks.
Clearings today
Balances today .
T-
.$840,577.85
Holiday
.T10Z,6bS.2g
...$813,287
.. 62,773
.$1,657,101
. 208,635
New York, Dec. 23. Bar silver, 48c;
JUCAll.111 UU1UI1 D, IOC.
New York, Dec. 23. Government bonds:
- uate. Bia. Ask.
awus, registerea .. 133U
do coupon 1930
Threes, registered.. 1908
do coupon 1908
Threes, small bonds ....
Fours, registered .. 1925
do coupon 1925
Twos, Panama
do coupon
Fours, Philippine. . ....
103
104
100
100
100
120
102
102
102
110
103
ioi
100
121
102
102
'New York, Deo.
14 c: electrolytic.
Ings, 1414c.
Tin $2918)29.87.
4.25.
mwiic; cast
Lead $4.20 4
London, Dec 23 Silver, 23
7-16d.
t
Metzger fits your eyes for $L
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET
Saii Francisco, Dec. 23. Merchants
exenange quotations: t, ...
wneat December, $1.69. ' '
Barley December. $1.42 Al. 45; Mi
Cash wheat Walla Walla, $1.67 ;
red Russian, $1.62;. Turkey red.
$1.77; bluestem. $1.77.
Cash barley Feed, $1.42; brewing,
$1.47. . ' ' ,.
Cash; oats No. 1 white, $1.76.
Mlllsturts Bran, $29; shorts, $32;
mlddHngs, $33. .
'A par excellent table J d'hote dinner
served at the Perkln aill Christmas,
t to J:30. Reserve your tables. - i
Liverpool Wheat Market,
Liverpool, Dec. 23. Wheat;
Onen.
December 7s 10 d
March 7s 6Ud
May 7s 5d
Close.
7s 10d
7s d
7s 6d
Campaign Publicity Scheme..
From the Washington (D. C.) Times.
Tne statement is maae that the cam
paign cost teas money than any in a
numoer or years, for this desirable
result we have to thank corrupt practices
acts in various states which have made
the purchase of votes a more difficult
thing tne state or tne pubjic mind will
not countenance that sort of thing to
the extent it once did and the publicity
of the contribuions. Now that it is
seen that so large a sum can be raised.
even though the names of contributors
are given out, -one argument against
publicity is done away with. Indeed, it
may follow that a desire to figure on
the list as a liberal giver will promote
contributions. The bulk of the money
comes from persons who have an entire
rigni to contribute to the party of their
cnoice ana against whose motives noth
ing can be alleged. There is no reason
why the transaction should not be open
and aboveboard, as It concerns both the
receipt ana the expenditure of the fund.
British Barmaids.
Letter In London Times.
May I add to G. P. Gooch'a tlmelv
reminder of the census fienirea a-ivlna-
27.707 hirmsMn In RnB-laniT anA w.l..
vnt i nri i riMi int. ini. niimn., Ar i .uu uhdi idii bh it 1 ... i . 1 1 1 w n 1111 1 na ram
men engaged In "board, lode-lna- and I.11", nas no place, tne only social units
water color showing In vignette the!
Clermont as , she first appeared. The!
Bunting was maae by Richard Varlck
e Witt an early New Yorker whn fra. I
quenuy saw tne uiermont This paint
ing is signea by Riley Bartholomew.
who for several veara was an nfflnarl
on tne ooai, ana ne eertines that the
painting is an accurate representation
tAne DOBi- ln" pamting was made In
1858. and Mr. DeWitt In an autoa-ranhJ
description, states that the Clermont!
was aoout iuu xeet long ana propelled
by a cross-head, bell crank engine Of 24 I
horse power. Later tha veaaal waa ...
largea.
Feminism That Overreached.
From the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
The women of the United States know
almost nothlna shout their nl.t.r. in
South America, and from an Italian
woman's description, translated for the
Literary Digest It seems that the prog,
resa of the sex in Argentina hi.
some odd effects.
Women have been very prominent in
Argentina as physicians, surgeons,
dentists, writers on sclentifln anh
and sculptresses. Hut, according to the
Italian observer, the result of their
achievement Is isolation frcm the male
sex rather than equality with men.
In Europe women of the Intelligent
classes are the associates and Insplrers
of men In the sciences and in politics,
though lacking the franchise. In Ar
gentina, through -woman's invasion of
the work usually done by man. Inde
pendence has been won at tha .nunu
of companionship " and domestio life.
Woman has become a rival of man. and
at social events. In the schools, in the1
eireeui, ana even M E name m.r. i .vi. i
dence of a tacit recognition of this fact
While the - feminist movement in
other countries is making in the direc
tion Of self sufficiency. In Arnntln. i
has passed through this stage and is dls.
satisfied-with what It has won. There
sre new feminists who have founded
"schools of the hearth" and ar
Ing back to the old conception of
woman's calling.
Of course there srs8i)vneit" ntni.
who hail with delight the kind of prog
ress that has been made in Argentina,
HARTMAN&
THOMPSON
BANKERS
CHAMBER OP
COMMERCE
issue 4 certifi
cates of , deposit
in any amount.
Particular atten
tion is given to
this department
of the business.
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BUDH
I offer for sale in
lots to suit pur
chaser high class
bonds at a price to
net the investor
Seven Per Cent
T. S. McGrath
307 'Lumber Exchange'
Portland, Oregon
dealing in spirituous drinks," is 73,834,
unuer Lira ncaamjta or
being- the individual of either k.t anil
the state, which shall dictate the propa
gation of the race and brlnar tin all tha
cnuaren. -j nis program still claims few
converts, though It . has been in the
woria since nato. .
Moralists who believe In the home. In
SntitaH, I " a iiuij iu imviur, in in primacy nt
(rS,UTOa . Iwnman'a mllinul nrlnll.... .. .1.2
shown by our many customer's for I helpful companloship of the'sexes, will
thS bla redUCtiOn HnV. mail. In mi . I Hani .A knnw mnrA a Km. , V. I
- .......... .,'.. f.tt.ia uiu I .im ui ArKeimiia,
ian.es ywr cnoice or any suit.
Ian. hntelkeanant I
publicans. beer-sellers, cider-dealers,
cellar women, barmaid, and nttiara in I
inn. hotel, eatlna-house servlne." anH in. I
ciuamg employers ana employed?
overcoat or raincoat in tha atora. r-nh.
& Dletderlch. the leadlna- nlnthlara.
Meet me at Dorland's.
:. -1 ....... .a.,,.. , ,r
-Make 'table renervatlona fn rairi.im.'.
umucr ai mo wnpi, inura ana Main.
-t
Eye glasses, II at Me tig
City Supplies and Waste.
From the Chiras- Rerord-Haratil '
An expert testifvlnar hefora i ha taala.
latlve committee thatis investigating
the financial methods of New York City
Dr. Frederick A. C.lavelam-i. thniLi
director of the bureau of rounlcipnl re
saaroh declared that from f 4.0PO.000 to
16,000,000 might bo saved to the tax-
Lumbermen's National Bank
Corner Second and Stark Streets
r: Portland, Oregon
Capital
G. K. Wentworth . .
John A. Keating .
Geo. L. McPherson .
H. D. Story,:.. ...
lv A. rreeman . . . .
. ., . . , , t j President
....... Vice Presiden t
.Vice President
...... ...... . .Cashier
. . . .Assistant Cashier
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