THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING,- DECEMBER 28,, 1908.
URGES PORTLAND PEOPLE TO
'FIGHT THE SAN JOSE SCALE
THE, WORLD'S : MARKERS .,
. i . , . , . . . . , . - ,. '. , ,.
CANNED SAL
filARKET FIRMER
EGG MARKET BREAKS
TO 38 CENTS TODAY
Columbia Hirer Fish Sup
plies Almost Gone With
So Surplus Anywhere.
. TODAYS WHOLESALE MARKETS.
j Canned salmon very firm,
Egg market is breaking.
Smaller supplies of banana.
Potatoes and onions firm.
Butter market is steady.
- Hop sales are increasing:.
r inner Ton la Salmon.
" ' Pacific coast, canned salmon and es
pecially the Columbia river Chinook, is
Knowing a very firm tone at this time
In all- worlds markets even though
trade is usually curtailed at this time
of . the year, owing; to the holiday.
Packers of Columbia river fish have
only a few odds and ends to offer and
for these regular values are being main
tained, in tne eaei mere is Bi-mcujr
of fish from these waters and the re
sult Is that higher prices are ruling.
Ahmad the market Is firmer With Co
lumbin salmon almost entirely exhaust
er i nis condition is oue 10 me jhiu
lshed condition of the world's markets
for Columbia river canned lish.
porslyners Want Fresh Salmon.
There In a verv eond demand shown
for fresh Pacific coast salmon in the
; foreign markets and prices in ertect ai
this time are very profitable for ship
pers. Recently a Belljngham man sent
an experimental shipment of fresh sal
rnim to V.nirlunH snd although made un
der adverse conditions, owing; to the
lack of refrigerator service, the net price
obtained was very good and will Induce
runner snipmems.
irew England Caused Salmon Market.
Charles A. Baldwin & Co. report the
New England canned salmon market
under Boston date as follows:
"Prices are well maintained, and the
market locally Is In a healthy condi
tion. Alaska reds are going to be In
good demand later, and prices ought to
go a little higher. Good pinks should
appreciate In price a little before spring.
Chinooks, especially the one pound flats,
are, difficult to find; no offering's from
the packers, and none held speculatively.
Sockeyes are scarce, and the use of
this particular fish is very much dis
couraged by the high, price made for it
the past few years.
'- We quote: Alaska reds, talis. $1.30
(5 1.32 H; Alaska pinks, talis. SZH'a
86c; Sockeye, halves. $1.174. flats $1.90;
; tails, $1.75; fancy chlnooks, halves,
$1.17; flats, $2; cohoes, halves, 82ft
: 086c; flats, 1.2501.30; talis. $1.12fc&
1.16. Hop Sals Are Increasing?.
Sales of hops are again showing an
increase. Quite a' number of transac
tions were reported today at Willamette
valley points at the prices quoted of
late. Most of the goods moved -were of
the cheaper quality with low prices in
effect. It is stated that Messrs. Isaac
Pincus & Sons of Tacoma are covering
on this movement. Growers are still
inclined to let go of supplies whenever
. approached by a buyer so despite the
liberal demand the market is far from
showing a steady tone.
Potatoes and Onions Firm.
. Potato market Is firm locally but the
trade is not inclined to ask over la a
pound in a Jobbing way along ront
street. Some off-grnde stock is going
at less than this. There Is some busi
ness still offering from southern Cal
ifornia and Arizona at prices that will
not net tli grower here above 75HJ80c
per 100 pounds.
Onions s re weak to steady. The mar
ket Is, full of frozen stock and until
this Is worked off there will be little
demand and but poor prices are likely
The gg market Is breaking. Thftre
was a drop of 2c a dosen today. Best
eggs are moving at 38c a dozen although
some dealers are still asking 40c. This,
however, they are not able to receive
except In a limited way. The bulk of
the supplies cannot be moved unless
the price is cot and with milder weather
the wise ones along Front street are
preparing to get from under and put tho
wn;
market at
hatever figure their daily
arrivals can be sold at with the least
possible dolav.
This is the time) of th year when egg
values usually snow a hreak and It in
annually the occasion when quotations
dron faster than thev :can he T.nnrtMl.
With big supplies of eastern eggs sUU
avatiaoie nere the holders thereof are
driving them out of storage as fast as
possible and unless stocks move faster
a cut in prices is Ukely.
ALL BIDDING 11
FOR BLUESTEM
Wheat Market Is Finn Here
but Holders A re Not Dis
posed to Let Go.
BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS.
Wheat Barley Oats Hay Flour
cars. Lars. cars. Car. Sacks,
Bidding l for Blusstem.
While"there is little business
buyers are now eagerly bidding
$1 a bushel tor bluestem wheat
In this territory, but no late
sales are reported.
Monday .
Saturday .
Friday . .
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday .,
.104
73
45
53
45
7300
8620
2500
4093
4130
TOP STEERS AT
$4.75 IH YARDS
6000 EARNINGS
FOR RAILROADS
Atchison Puts Out Better
Statement Than Expected
Advances Are Heavy.
ATCHZSOW XARimfOS GOOD.
Haw York, Bsc. 88 Earnings for
Atchison, Topeka It Santa 7 tot STo-
vamber are 91,890,000 net.
STOCK MARKET ADVANCES. ;
One Select Lot of Southern
- Stuff Brings 25c Over
Previous Price.
Amal.
Am. Smelt.
Col. F. ....
St. Paul ...
Atchison . ..
B. & O.
Can , , .
C. & O. ...
Erie .
R. Isl
do pfd ...
2H
2M
1.8
I
1$
1
IV
1H
1
Gt. Nor.
111. Cen. .
Mo, Pac. .
Nat. Lead
N. Y. Cen.
Penns 1 H
Nor. Pac 1H
Reading 134
so. rac i
V. P. .. ... ZH
u. 8. Bteei...., y.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs.
Monday ...
Saturday .
riaay
Thursday ..
Wednesday
Tuesday . . .
180
277
42
150
New York. Dec. 28. Good earnings
and various bullish rumors caused a
general advance in stock market values
today. First there was the annual
statement of . the Atchison, showing
earnings above that expected. Then
there was the report that Canadian Pa
clfic had isecured control of the Wis'
!rr p' booked for a very good statement by
i,, i rumors ana an these tnings comDinea
Atchison was the leader with a net
a; I gain of 314 points for the day, but Un
ooo ton Pacific made a similar advance. The
I nnnnp. crnH mat.l ulm ram war. ur
none
30
58
40
Kf,yl,A.. A n a 1 tm m. n , a. .lalHi. O 1 . ......
. American Binener common z
The livestock market is quiet, but when
anythi
there
points.
London was mixed with but fractlon-
the Wall Street
until this surplus of poor quality Is out
of the way. The action of the Confed-
, era ted Onion Growers' association in
putting Its business in one or two hands
does not meet with fsvor from the
trade in general although most inter
ests acrree that the nlan may prove suc
cessful. 1 It is understood, however, that
some of the members ol the association
, will market their own product in the
way they deem best Instead of allow
ing others to handle it. In any event
Ihm ininn sltiintlnn Is firmer and most
of the (Credit for this condition belongs
to the wrk of the association. There
are but scant supplies of first-class
onions remaining and for these the trade
expects to secure sufficient money to
pay a profit on the entire crop, most of
which was damaged from frost.
Brief notes of Front Street Trad.
Only half the usual number of cars
of bananas camo in this morning. Fair
condition.
Dressed meats still firm and scarce.
- Chicken market did not open up. this
morning. Usual for Monday.
Butter market is steady with supplies
rather decreased.
Front street sells at the following
prices. Those paid shippers are less
regular commissions:
Batter, Eggs and Poultry,
BUTTER Extra creamery, 37c;
fancy, 82 H35c: store, 20c.
BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port
lands Sweet cream. 35 He; sour, S3'4c
per jo.
POULTRY Mixed chickens. 100
11c; hens, lie; roosters, old.
fryers, lie: broilers. 14a 14c; geese, 9
10c; turkeys, alive. 17'Oc: dressed, 15
25c; spring ducks. 1415c; pigeons,
squabs, $2. 00 0 2.60 per dozen: old. -$1.00;
dressed poultry, 1 til He hiRher.
,. CHEESE Full cream, flats, triplets
and daisies, 16c; Young Americans, 17o.
EGGS Local best, 38c per dozen;
eastern, 3032Hc.
Hops, Wool and Hides.
WOOL 1908 Willamette valley, 18c.
HOPS 1908 crop, choice, 6ifr7c; prime
; to choice. S6Hc; prime, 6c; medium,
4 6 f4c.
. TALLOW Prime, per lb, 3S4c; No
2 and grease, tff2c.
SHEEPSKINS Shearing. 10015s
each; short wool. 2tc40c: medium
wool, 60c (ft Jl. 00 each; long wool. 75c.
; $1.25 each.
MOHAlR-i-1908 Nominal, 18018c.
. . CHITTAM BARK Old. 4ttQ5c; nw,
4H-5c lb.
m HIDES Dry hides. lS-glfic lb: grepn.
8 file lb; bulls, green kuK, f!6c lb;
kips, 8 ft 9c; calves, green. 12 6 13c per lb.
Grain, rionr and Hay.
BARLEY Feed. t26.6O-.;.O0: rolled
$28.5029.00; brewing, 32762750
WHEAT Buying price, new Track,
Portland Club. i2c; Wut;era, $1 0')'
fortyfold, 3c; red. SOc; Willamette val
ley. 92c.
MI LLSTUFFS Rolling price Bran,
$26.50; middlings. $33.00; shorts. $30 00
chop, $21.00 25.00; alfalfa meal. 18.00
per ton.
FLOUR Selling price Es stern Ore
gon patent, $5.00: straight, 34.05434.75
export, $3.70; bakers". $4.56 & 4.80; val
ley. $ f 3; ; graham, y s, $4.40; whole
wheat, $4 61; rye, 6s, $o 60; bales, $3.00.
AXn7,Prodf cera PT,C New tim
othy, Willamette valley fancy, 115 00
ordinary, $14.06; eastern Oregon, $18 00:
mixed.- $11.60lt.00; clover, $11 00;
filoVYo0' chsat ,U00: "lfalfa;
OAT8 Prod ueers prica Track, No.
1 white, $32 32.60; gray, $316327
? rraiU and TgUnla.
FRESH FRUITS Oranges, new nv
els, 2.t0i 3.25 per box; Japanese
iv-anges. (5e oer box: bananas, 6c per
lh; lemons, $3 25 9 6.00 box; grapefruit,
$4 0Oj 4.50; "pineapples, Hawaiian. 32 50,
.'3O0 di pears. 11.8061.25; rraprg,
$1.0util.J5; hurkleberries. leilc lb;
rrantierrtes, local. $11.60 bl)l; eastern.
113 f. j tr. oo. , . . :
PuTAKiKS New, selling, $1.00- buy.
1 -for shipment. rr -wt., fancy,
hie; vrrtinary, TdftSoc: sweet, $2.0(i
Lull liofe. buying. $1.00. -
)NIl'S-Nnr uregon, $1.2$ per 100;
S r 7 lr 'i? he lb
At Tl.i UMd. 1.00 1.80; poor. 60
- ilX 1 1 l.l S Tw;n!., nfcvOrgoa,
Mhile it Is unlikely that there Will
be any real activity in the local wheat
marke until after the holidays have
passed, buyers sre today eagerly bid
ding $1 a bushel for the small stocks
or oiuesiem available for grinding at
this time. The only thine- that tint, a
quietus on transactions is the fact that
nomers oi niuestem wheat want more
money and they are not willing to let
?o at even $1 a bushel. This is the
irst time in many vtr that u re
maining stocks of that grade of wheat
in the Pacific northwest rnnlrt h
cleaned up at $1 a bushel. In time
past mere nave been periods wherein
a lot or two has been sold at XI n
bUShel but It has been Tnnnv unarm
since the general market stood at that
figure. Other grades are firm on this
account with prices about lc a bushel
higher owing to the renewed activity of
jn.-A.iv.aii inquiries, ,
Today was a very dull session on the
Portland board of trade. Wheat was
quoted firm and unchanged with little
interest In the market but; coarse
grains were firmer with buyers eager to
do business. While there was no
change in coarse grain values here ow
ing to the lack of offerings there were
several oners to buy posted on tho
board of trade bulletin. One of these
was tor boo tons of oats January-Feb
ruary aenvery and the oth
of barley February delivery.
Insr ahnu'lner aelpct rinallrv arrives lal price changes.
is always a number of buyers to ,0a, ?Y(Ji.i?
pick it up without delay. Today a "Americans In London steady, about
bunch of southern steers came in and parity. Public service commission or-
M . . ders equalization of all electric light
sold at $4.75. or 25o above all previous and poer charKes anJ forba rebates
quotations. This price is exceptional to large consumers. Wabash December
and is due entirely to the lack of first earnings so far 3 per cent ahead of last
class stock. Ordinary steers, commonly Pfar- United States Steel is still oper
called top stuff in this market. win ating betwpen 68 and 60 per cent of ca-
not sell beyond 34.60. but the market r"'11 "r l"B ", H ueiore me elec
ta s-nnri ar ih.r fii. Th. nn,v.i t I tlon. London settlement began today.
this time Is entirely a question of qual- American Smelters Is closing the most
lty and the best stuff brings a much unsatisfactory year in its history,
better price in proportion than ordl- T' policy In regard to railroads will
nary grade. probably center around proposed limita-
Sheeo market is rather quiet and the tloli ' Issues of securities. Holiday
same is true as regards- hogs for no I0 lare' according to Duns' review,
arrivals were shown in either line dur- but U8U,al "eason's dullness is shown
lng the rjast 48 hours. I " wuuicanie "ueo,
V
The weather forecast for tha wheat
belts shows today:
uregon nam west, rain or snow
east portion tonight and Tuesday, cool
er west portion tonight, cooler east por
tion itmigni ana ruesaay. t resn
southerly winds Interior. moderate
southwesterly gale along coast
wasmngton Kaln west, rain or snow
east portion tonight and Tuesday; cool
er. Fresh southwesterly gale.
Idaho Rain or snow tonight and
Tuesday; cooler north and southwest
portions tonight, cooler Tuesday. Fresh
southerly winas.
uoara or trade prices:
CLUB WHEAT.
Bid. Ask.
l 91 92
Jn 91 92
NO. 1 WHITE OATS.
tc- 1.60 162
- lOZtt 16S
NO. 1 FEED BARLEY.
Begin to Xngnirs for Bogs.
"While there is no chance In nunts-
tions the trade Is beginning to inquire
for hoa-s." savs Iee M. T.anev of Hunt
A Lacey. "There will not likely be much I DESCRIPTION.
"u'. nut; until ai it me luril
of the year, although, a sale of cattle
WAS maria rnrlau at tlia liWhs.l nplr.
the season $4.75 for select steers." Amal. Copper Co.
"Tli pro la a nulat hut iiudv n In I Am. C & K.. C.
all lines Of tha innal varHa a Ma tlm. I Am. COt. Oil. C
says S. P. Gould of the Gould Commla- Atn- uBaI c"--
sion company. -The market is in good S'"v;i- c-
Shane for avarvthtntr h,,t mtiiii. I Am, Brnelt. D.
around this time of the year the de- Ana Mining Co. .
mana is not extensive. There will be I vi u
an improvement all around after Janu- Atcnison, p
ary 1 from present indications." ? & c
Siva T r 1..,,... i, I n. xv. I
lines are showina a aood tone hut trade Can. Pacific, c.
nvar tha hnlMnv. -la mil.t Tk... .m 1 t., M. A Su P.
be an improvement In the' buying after lhy?- Phl
the first of the vear." I b .. c ...
"I have little doubt but that a Jwttar i;- noumern, c
tone will be shown In everything after R:.- a
the new year starts," says Tom Ben- 1 PIa
inn anH r c n.n.n. ann "tirkiu I c.rle. c.
quiet now the entire market is holdina ? PfA-
Today's arrivals of livestock compare
wmi itiia uy in receni years as roi
lows:
Cattle.
265
160
170
100
Range of New York prices furnished
Dvoveroeck & Cooke Co.:
8heep.
, ..Hogs.
1903
1907
1908
1905
A year ago today all lines of live-
siock were steady at unchanged prices.
Tard's Representative Pries
do 1st nfd.
G. N.. pfd
Illinois Central.
Inter. Met., c.
do pfd
L. & N
M. C. Rv
M.. K. & T c.
do pfd
Ore Lands . . .
Mo. Pac
Nat'l Lead
N. Y. Central...
O
a
82
49
129
81
49
7
Dec 137
Jan 140
140
142
75c$l: beets. $1.00 1.26: carrots. 50
7firv aank n.ranln. fiKAVI A A ..hK. tra
$1.60; tomatoes. California, $1.752.od
rer crate; beans, 15c; cauliflower,
1.25; peas, 13c; horseradish, 8c !b
ariicnoKes. lib M 75c dox: green onion
15c per doz; peppers, bell, 5c; Chile
; nead lettuce. 40c doz; hothouse,
life 1.50 box; radishes, 15c doz. bunches;
weiery, upoc; eggplant, l&C ID.
Groceries, Nuts. Etc
SUGAR Cube. $6.35; powdered, $6.70;
i run ur uerry, d.; ary granulated,
$5.96; conf. A. $6.15; extra B, $5.45:
Golden G, 35.75; D, yellow, $5.26; beet,
granuiatea, .,&; parrels, 16c; hair bar
rels, 30c; boxes. 55c advance on sack
basis. Idaho prices 70c less.
(Above prices are 30 days net cash
quotations.)
RICE: Imperial Japan No. 1, 6c;
No. 2, 5ic; New Orleans, head. 66ic:
AJax ( ): Creole. 5c.
SALT Coarse Half ground, 100s,
$11.00 per ton; 60s, $11.60; table, dairy.
50s. $f60; 10s, $16.00; bal.-s, $2.36;
Imported Liverpool. 60s, J20.00; 100s.
$19.00; 40s. 318.00; extra fine, barrelB.
2s, 6s and 10s, $4.506.60; Liverpool
lump rock. $20.60 per ton.
HONEY New, 15c per lb.
BEANS Small white. $6.25: large
white, $4.60; pDk. $3.85: bayou, $3.75;
Limas. $5.75; Mexican reds. $4.76.
Heats, risk and FrOTlslons,
HAMS. BACON, ETC. Portland pack
(local) hams. 10 to 13 lbs. 14c per lb;
breakfast bacon. 13e21e lb; picnics,
10c lb; cottage roll. 11c lb: regular
short clears, smoked, 13c lb; backs,
heavy smoked, 12c lb; Hg-ht, smoked,
12c lb; bellies, smoked. 15c lb; plckeled
tongues. 60c each.
PRESSED MEATS Front street
Hogs, fancv, 8c; ordinary, 7c; large,
6c; veal. extra, 10c; ordinary, 9c:
heavy, SgSr; mutton, fancy. 67c.
LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10s. 14c
per lb; s, 14c per lb; 60 lb tins. 13e
per lb; steam rendered. 10. 13c per
lb: 5s, 13c per lb: comrxiund. 10s. IVe
per lb.
v. LA ML Hardshell, per box, $2.40;
razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per do.
FISH Rock cod, 10c lb: flounders,
6c per lb; halibut 7cper lb; striped
bass, ,5c per )b; catfish, 10c per lb;
salmon, 8c per lb; herrings, fie
per !b; soles, 7c per lb; shrimp,
12 c per lb; perch, c per lb; tomcod,
lOo per lb; lobsters, !5c per lb; freah
mackerel, () per lb; crawfish, 0e
per dozen; sturgeon ) per lb; black
bass. 20c rver lh- illv,r .m.lt. a
lb; black cod. 7Hc ter lb: crabs. 31.5
&1.75 per dozen.
OYSTERS Shn.lw.t.r R.v na 1.
Ion, $2.50; per 100-lt sack, $5.00: Olym
Pl?.Pr gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack.
16.006.50; Eagls canned. 60c can. $7.00
dozen; eastern In shell. $1.75 per 100.
'. Paints, Coal. OH, Eta.
LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls. BSc; case.
4c; bolted, bbls, 0c; cases, 6e m gal;
lota of 250 gallons, lo less; oU cake
meal, 34 ton.
KrKTw '. 'He lb.
-i.l.iZiIsfrrs, cases, 1S per
..J bls.. UHts per gaL
n- ifil ? LEAD Ton lots. 70 Pr
lb; 600 lb lots, o per lb; less lots. &c
Pr If).
aJLRpENTINE-In cases, t3o per
" WIRE NAILS rresent basis, $2.35,
following prices are representative of N. Y.. O. & W
mie irniiBucnons in xne yarns ana in-N. Pac. com.
uii.i. .ii' ut7iiio.uu iur vue various I Penn.
Bmuea avuu wvihiil:
CATTLE.
Weight.
150 steers 160.495
SHEEP.
74 sheen .675 14. 2S
The following is the general range of
values on biock running in tne yards
for late shipments:
Hogs Best east of mountains, $6.00
6.10; ordinary, $6; blockers and china
tats, J&.60: stockers and feeders. IS.
Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200 k,ra?TP'u.
pounds, $4.5004.75; medium steers, U. Tel.
1 1 9K nnnr utur. 1 1 ea. I WeStlnghO
$3.60; medium cows, $2.75' (3 3.25; stags) utttn CoPPer
eneep tteai wetners, 4.ibf(ii5.00: or
i nnrv wathora flRA lamKa A TUG
6.00; straight ewes. $4T.254.60; mixed
luin, if. uu.
Veai Choice, young calves. $4.25
4.75; heavy rough, $3.764.O0.
Ry.
Reading, com.
Rock I., com..
Price. do pfd
i ex an oc I'ac. .
T.( St. L. & W.,
U. P., c
U. S. Rubber, c
do pfd
U. S. Steel Co., c
ao pra ,
Wabash, c
do pfd
34
49
14i(,
147
19
48
'23
42
72
73
65 V.
79
123
45
144
130
140
24
1
120
85
47
181
a
n
r
4
22
64
112
1
48
68
86
47
84
43
132
84
102,
50
100
103
111
177
160
68
50
40
80
34
40
60
147
123
66
78
124
47
142
131
141
24
62
121
US
2 DilVS' RAM
. ""WasSSBSSSaaBa.jp.M
Probable Damage With IJn
f avorable Weather Puts
Liverpool Up.
"Now ' is the time for residents of
Portland and suburbs to make a vigor
ous onslaught on the San Josn. scale,"
says Secretary Wllllahisnn of tha stata
board of horticulture. . "There ara thou
sands . or neglected fruit trees in and
around Portland that ara Utterly cov
erd wltltuthe scale, and as long as this
condition - remains as it is it will be
next to ' impossible to keep ; the fine
young orchards in the vicinity of this
city free from this pest"
as said before,' ' oontlnued Mr.
Williamson, "now is tha time to bearln
spraying with the utandard winter spray
of lime and sulphur.-
"uwners ol infected trees, which their
want to ave, should make arrangements
at once to have their spraying done be
fore it is too late, Th old trees that
are too far gone to be saved ought to
be cut ,down - by the owners, as tha
county Inspector can't possibly look
after them all.
"People don't seem to realize tha ef.
feet that thesa old scala infected trees
have on strangers looking for an in
vestment, and especially upon men who
have been attracted here by the reports
of the line fruit Produced In this state.
After taking a look at some .of thesa
knotted, ; dead looking, scale Infected
trees they - immediately conclude that
Oregon is not such a fruit state as has
been reported. Men have actually
come into my office and said that they
would not buy fruit land in a com
munity where the residents paid so lit
tle attention to the proper care of their
fruit trees.''
.
Argentina Ba lain:
Liverpool, Dec. 28. A special
cable received here states that,
the Argentina wheat , sections
were visited by heavy rains dur- ,
ing the past two days and har
vest is delayed.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
May
July
Open.
..107
Close. Dec. 24. Gain
.10B -106
98 98
Chicago, Dec. 28. Foreign influence
and higher prices abroad brought about
by crop damage reports from Argentina,
sent the Chicago wheat market higher
at the opening today. -There was only
a small amount of trading during the
session and the session was dull and
generally devoid of Interesting fea
tures.
There was only a fractional amount
of short covering on the morning's bulge
in prices and this encouraacd a few to
sen again, put in no wise were opera
tions of any kind on an extensive scale.
At tne ODenlns- todav Mav wheat
moved up '4 c to 107 tt. but it closed ex
actly at Thursday's price. Julv started
c higher thar. Thursday and closed
with the satne gain.
Liverpool telt the Influence of the
news from Argentina most of all. The
marKet mere started todav at an ail
vance of d and' closed to d above
vne previous closing.
American visible aunnlv hn In
pusneis:
Wheat Decreased 368.000.
Corn Increased 1.424.000.
Oats Increased 694,000.
Range of Chlcaeo hrtcea fi
..1. a I- - . - - J
vsvcivc-cn. oc -cuukq vo. :
Mav
July
WHEAT.
Open. High.
107 107
7i
May
July
Sept.
May-July
BOTH BO V
CORN.
61 61
61 61
60 61
OATS.
Bl 62 .
July anli
Sept. 39 89
PORK.
Jan 1637 1640
May 1667 1670
LARD.
Jan 955 957
May 975 980
July 985 990
RIBS.
Jan 845 843
May ....... 877 877
July .. 880 887
Low.
106
98
60
61
60
Close.
106 B
98
61B
61
. 61A
61 51
46 46
39 89
1632
1652
960
972
982
836
867
880
1632B
1657
962
977
986
837B
872A
885
BANK CLEARINGS
Portland.
Clearings today
xear ago
Gain today
Haiances today
Year ago
.$1,050,489.65
. 678,233.52
184
36
106
644
112?4
18
47
68
85
47
Tacoma.
Clearings today
Balances today
Seattle.
$372,266.08
$98,413.32
$53,271.67
,. .$912,749
. .. 69,863
..$1,685,498
Clearings today
Balances today 220,842
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET
91.46; May,
San Francisco, Dec. 28. Merchants
exenange quotations:
Wheat December, $1.69.
Barley December. $1.44
1.434.
Cash wheat Walla Walla, $1.67;
red Russian, $1.62; Turkey red,
$1.77; bluestem, $1.77.
Cash barleyFeed, $1.42; brewing,
$1.4t.
Cash oats No. 1 white, $1.75.
Millstufrs-Bran. $29; shorts. $32
middlings, $33.
Hogs Higher In East.
Chicago. Dec. 28. Receipts. Hogs,
30.000: cattle, 19.000; sheep, 25,000. Hogs
are strong to 6c higher. Left over,
2500; receipts year ago, 30,000. Cattle,
Kansas City. Dec. 28. Receipts, hoes.
8000, cattle, 8000; sheep, 6000.
Omaha. Dec. 28 Receipts, hogs.
4500; cattle. 8200; sheep. 6000.
PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
The Portland board of trade ruml.h..
the following list of produce arrivals
for the 48 hours ending today at 11:30
m.:
Apples 527 boxes, bananas 1 car.
oranges 1 car, potatoes 1 car, potatoes
48 sacks, lettuce 20 boxes, veeetahlaa 1
car. vegetibles 3 baskets, butter 1 car,
butter 75 packaaes. esrs-s 60 raaaa
cheese 325 boxes. cream 4749 gallons,
mine 166S gallons, clams 13 boxes, fish
130 boxes, oysters 43 sacks, chickens 3
coops, hogs, dressed. 16, veal, dressed
14.. meat 2 cars, F. H. P. 1 car, tallow 1
car, wheat 104 cars, barley, 4 cars, oats
3 cars, nay 9 cars, snorts 1 car, feed
3 cars, corn 1 car.
BOSTON COPPER MARKET
(Furnished by Ovejbeek & Cooke Co.)
Boston, uec, zs. -urnciai Dta prices-
.86
.26
.17
.83
.16
.46
.46
160
Atlantic .....17: No. Butte
Butte Coala 16 Phoenix
Black Mt 3 Rovale
Centennial ....33'Snp. Pitts .
C. Ely 8ITamarack ...
Daly Weat .. . .10 JTrlnity .....
Franklyn .....17 Utah Mlninr.
Green Cananea.l2IUtah
... 1 Victoria
. ... 6 Wolverine ..
. . .70 t Yukon 4 7-l
...l9jlT. 8. Mining. .44
... o-jjiu. a. ju ......zs
...10l
Giroux
Mass .....
Mohawk . .
Nev. Con. .
New house
Nippiest ng
New York Cotton Market.
Onen. ITIh. U rinu
January 869 673 867 8710)72
Maren .........His MZ sT7
May .....8S9 .891 885
July .888 891
Auaust
September
October ...
December . ,
.888 ' 880
,.866
,.913
869
914
884
Sift
865
907
882083
89091
890
879080
M4T.
868 69
910
Liverpool Wheat Market,
.Liverpool. Dec z8. Wheat:
- Open. " ' Close.
December--,....,.'.. ..8s 7s lld
March . ... . ... i . ...7s-7d 7s - 6 d
ll.u 4lfi ft- ',-..
7d
New York Kilter Market.
New York. Pee. 28. Bar silver, 49 c;
Mexican dollars, 4ia
PORTLAND POLICEMEN LITERALLY
AFFECTED WITH ITCHING PALM
Nobody, of course, knowing the Port
land police would accuse them of hav
ing itching palms. Surely not. Yet
the chances are that within a short
time most of them will be scratching
vigorously, as will most of the unfor
tunates who have been confined in tho
cramped and filthy old Jail during tho
past week. For the Jail is believed to
be full, of the germs of the Itch.
Joseph Epstein, a 16-year-old bov,
whose parents live in San Francisco,
was arrested by the police on the night
of December' 23- and taken to the city
Jail charged with having stolen a watch
and some other Jewelry from tho Pal
mer house. The boy slept In the Jail
that ntght. Jammed in among the other
swarming Inmates of that institution
where space la- so limited that some
times as many as 14 men are packed
Into a single 9x9 cell. How many men
he came In contact with may only be
guessed.
The next morning, when it was found
that the boy was only 16 years old, he
was turned over to the Juvenile court.
Upon examination Probation Officer
Teuscber found the boy had an ex
tremely bad case of itch of some nine
months standing. The disease was so
far advanced that the boys arms looked
more Iikb tan bark than human skin
and flesh.
The officer wanted to place the boy
ln..,t,3e, county Jail, but when the Jail
officials learned that young Epstein
had the itch, they refused to have him
there. Teuscher then took him to the
Good Samaritan hospital but could "not
?et accommodations for him there, so
inally the lad was taken to the county
hospital.
This morning it was found that young
Epstein had run away. As his parents
live in San Francisco, it la
that he has headed in that direction
scattering his itch , germs along th
way. 7
Already the people around the police
station and city jail are beginning to
squirm uncomfortably and to scratch
themselves. It's not a case of "you
scratch my back and I'll scratch yours";
its each man for hlmself.-So if you
see a brave copper walking his beat
and vigorously scratching himself as he
goes, you'll know what Is the matter.
REPORTS HER DIAMONDS STOLEN;
FINDS GEMS IN HER VALISE
When Mrs. William Greenbaura of
San Francisco, who with her husband
had a berth on one of the Pullman
sleepers attached into Northern Pacific
No. 1, which reached Portland from
Seattle thia morning, retired last night
she placed her two large diamond
brooches, valued at $700, in her purse.
She awoke early this morning and
looked In her purse, which waa tinder
her pillow, for her Jewels. They were
gone or, rather, they were not 'in the
purse.' '.- ' 4- ' "' " v j
"Robbed." whispered Mrs. Greenbaum
to her husband. - . -.v : :
noooea, ne ecnoea. , -
They gave the alarm, with the result
that a thorough search of the car was
instituted. ... No trace of the brooches
was . found and the fear stricken Pull-
man crew and sleeping passengers were
placed under suspicion. Every pas
senger on the car was awakened ana hia
or her name and address taken.
This morning when the local Pullman
officials heard of the alleged robbery,
they immediately Bet detectives work
ing. .The detectives returned with
clues but no diamonds. The crew of the
car was made to undergo a searching
examination. , There was great excitement,--
Toward noon Mrs.- Greenbaum tele
phoned from the Portland hotel, where
she and her husband are registered, that
Bhe had found the brooches tucked away
In a corner of her satchel. ,-
"Everything's all right.'' ' Mr. Green
baum told the reporters this morning.
WILL OPEN NEW
1 IDAHO NORTHERN
Formal ceremonies celebrating the
opening of the new line of the Idaho
Northern railway running' from a point
on the O. R. & N. In the Panhandle of
Idaho to Murray. In the Couer D'Alene
district, will be held in Murray on De
cember 30. Portland railroad men have
received invitations to be the guests of
the Idaho Northern on this occasion.
A special train will leave Spokane
over the O. R. & N. at 8:86, going by
way of Tekoa and Enavllle to Murray.
The road was built by E. P. Spalding
and B. F. O'Neill as a feeder for the
Mulian branch of the O. R. & N.
TEAMSTERS COMPLAIN
OF FOURTH STREET
Drivers of heavy vehicles used on
Fourth-street are making a great deal
of complaint because of the condition
of the pavement between the rails of
the Southern Pacific track. Today four
teams were stalled between Washington
ana Blanc streets Dy the wheels drop
ping into the cracks between the block
pavement and the rails. This crevice is
of such width that the wheels become
wedged tight and have to be pried loose
before the teams can pull the loads. In
two in Instances drivers were thrown
between the horses and narrowly es
caped Injury.
WILLAMETTE WILL
LEVY 10 MILL TAX
' '' mmmmmmmmmmmm
(Special Dispatch to Th Jcaraal.l
Oregon City, Dec 28. The mayor and
council of Willamette met on Saturday
afternoon and decided to levy a 10 mill
tax for the purpose of paying up the
bonded Indebtedness of $5000. The sum
to be raised will pay the amount of the
debt In full.
The city has a good water, light and
sewerage system, and berore the close
of the year 1909, will be out of debt.
Sends Oregon Vlewg East.
Secretary Glltner of the chamber of
commerce today forwarded a series of
views of Portland buildings and street
scenes that are to be used in. an article
wrmen ror an eastern magazine on
Architecture of the Northwest." hv
Robert C. Sweatt of Spokane.
Rumor of Grlscom'a Retirement.
(United Prea Leased Wire.)
Rome, Dec. 28. The fact that Amer
ican Ambassador Grlscom has given up
the lease of the Deldraro nalaca vh.,.
he has resided since coming to Rome,
has given rise to various reports with
regard to his Intentions. One story is
that the United States government has
bought the palace for an embassy and
it Is said Grlscom will seek new quar
ters. But at the foreign ministry and
among attaches of tne court It la un
derstood the ambassador means to
leave the diplomat io service. Indeed.
It Is said on good authority that he
has. already forwardea to Washington
his resignation. In which he declines to
take office abroad after President
Roosevelt retires.
"If the eyes are the window of the
soui. every man must jook out xor nim-self.
ChecK
Accounts
Wc do not limit th$
amount for which a
check account may be
opened, leaving that to
the convenience of the
depositor.
A small account today
may be a large' account
tomorrow.
' We "desire to encour
age wh61esome business
methods as well as to
add names to our list of
depositors.
Youc patronage is solicited.
Merchants
Savings & Trust
Company
247 WASHINGTON ST.
MANY ENJOY DEUTSCHE
VEREIN HOSPITALITY
Christmas Tree Festival of German
Society Packs Knapp's Hall
to Capacity.
(Special Dispatch Ht The Journal.)
Oregon City, Dec $8. The Christmas
tree festival of-' the Deutsche Vereln,
held last evening in Knapp's hall, was
largely attended. Representatives of the
best German element from all parts of
the county were present.- The ball was
packed. ... '-..
Santa Claus was present with his
reindeer and bells. The exercises com
menced with the opening address by
President Schnorr; Following is . the
program: .
overture, orcnestra; uscar wooaim,
Iaho; Frank Bunch Jr.. violin T Charles
choenheing, cornet; Herman Olbrlcht.
snare drum: piano solo. Miss Erma
Petzold; vocal solo. Miss Minnie Klem
sen; Either accompaniment, Herman Ol
brlcht; recitation. Miss Rosalie Rotter;
alther solo, Herman V'lbricht; recitation.
MRster l.ouia Dambacn; piano solo,
MIms Verna Werner; recitation, George
karnbacu; instrumental quaitet, Messrs.
Woodfin piano, Bushch violin, Schoen
heins cornet, Mueller snare drum; reci
tation, -Peace on Earth," MlsaTxrettK
Raber; recitation. Miss Clara Winkel;
song, Miss Clara Nobel; piano solo, Os
car Woodfln: recitation! Little Gus
Schnorr; recitation, Violet Dambach; In
strumental quartet, orchestra; recita
tion, John Acker; comto German song,
Ed Mueller: recitation. Miss Marian Ra
ber; recitation. Miss Pauline Rotter;
song, . Miss Marie Jordan; recitation.
Miss Josephine Rotter; Blcillan hymn, 24
children; address, D. M. Klemsen; clos
ing address. President Schnorr.
At the close of the exercises a booth,
waa unveiled, disclosing a beautiful ar
ray of Christmas gifts from President
Schnorr tO tha members. Hmnr ntra.
big and William Schwartz, in sailor's
costume, stood on each side hearing the
American snd the German flags.
J. E. Schafer of the Royal bakery,
presented each of the officers with an
elaborate Christmas cake. President
Schnorr then presented each of the of
ficers w.lth an elegant coffee cup and
saucer. Vice President Klemsen was
the recipient of a quart cup.
Jacn memoer was presented with a
Lumbermen's National Bank
Corner Second and Stark Streets
Portland, Oregon
Capital $250,000
G. K. Wentworth President
John A. Keating Vice President
Geo. L.' McPherson .Vice President
H. D. Story Cashier
F. A. Freeman .... .Assistant Cashier
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE . .
jirgggr PORTLAND OREGON Hsggll
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'rFe. lel Photo of President Schnorr
a:
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ladles and children
id his family at home, an4
ireizei or ennstmaa Dread.
a pound
The young
Wera iIImiiImI I n
oy, eania uihus, witn much gallantry
toward the former. After distribution,
all sat down to an elaborate German
dinner. 1 - -
After dinner the orchestra plved and
for an hour, a large number danced.
Every Courtesy consistent with prudent banking is
uniformly extended by this bank to all depositors, while
our unexcelled equipment affords every facility for
prompt and accurate , service. Three per cent interest
paid on time certificates of deposit.
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