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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 31, 1908. Si TlilL TURKEY SUPPLY . IS SUFFICIEHT Demand and Offerings Just About Equal at Prices Now Ruling. ' - Journal's Turkey Bulltin. Wholesale Per pound. Fancy dressed ........ 2fSo, Ordinary dressed. .....2224o Poor dressed ........ - i 20o Fancy live ...... . t.... Zc Ordinary live 17 18o TODAY'S WHOLESALE MARKETS. Turkeys fractionally easier. Chicken market very firm. Eggs are rather asy. : - . Dressed hogs come more freely. . Run of BHlmon is very heavy. Only best butter is firm. Cheese moving to the north. Wheat quiet; rash stuff firmer. California oranges hurt by cold. : Potatoes and onions steady. . Easier Ton la Turkeys. Although select dressed turkeys are till bringing as high as 26c a pound in the Front street markets today the demand Is not quite so pronounced as It was a day or so ago. j.na iraae seems to have received it requirements and is not overstocking itself at pres ent high values. There has been a dis position among buyers to grade stock more carefully; this being the case at all periods wherein the supplies were .n.m n mi the. demand. Turkevs that are not top quality are today sell ing In a Jobbing way at 22 14 24c while some ordinary oressea muck j iuuviuk around 20c, the same price as lor seieci live stock. r inner Ton In Chickens. Smaller receipts are showing all through the chicken market at this time. Arrivals hnvn been smaller than ex- nected and the trado in general has been of the belief that supplies would be scant, since last Monday. Ducks are till being inquired for but there is only a limited call for geese. Only Best Batter It Tlrm. Firmness continues to rule In the demand for best known brands of cream ery. Supplies of this grade are in many instances smaller than the demand and therefore for that reason alone prices are being held very firm. Outside makes of butter, less known to the trade, is holding Just easy as it has dur ing the past two weeks. Some of the latter is accumulating because of the heavier offerings due to the shutting down of condenserles. Weakening- Ton in Egg. 'There continues to be shown a weak ening tone in the local egg market. Ar rivals of ranch stock are Increasing and some sales have been made during the 24 hours around 7V4c a dosen. although some dealers are still Inclined to ask SSQSDe. ,Few sales, however, are be ing made above 38c Eastern eggs are showing considerable weakness and an other decline of 1 to 2c a dosen is re ported. Dealers who were asking as high at J 2c for their stock yesterday, have come down flat to 30c today and are very anxious to clean up at that figure. The fact that the quality of eastern offerings is unusually good is all that saves values in that lino from breaking In- two. ' ', Dressed Hogs Coma Mors rreely. Arrivals of dressed hogs in the Front street markets during the past 24 hours were somewhat more liberal. Demand, however, was even better and supplies were quite easily cieanea up wun dbsi tnr-lr ranarlna around 8a8Wc a pound Dressed veal continues very scarce with jrlce high out uncnangea rrom yesier yrief Wotes of Wholesale Trad. ' Linseed oil, both, raw and boiled, is advanced 2c a gallon according to the new list Issued by the Portland Linseed Oil works. cneese market is firm at unchanged prices. Demand from the north in evi dence again. ' -According to- letter advice from the south the oranges of southern Califor nia were damaged fully 26 per cent by the heavy frosts during the past few days. Higher prices are therefore ex pec ted to rule with the decreased of ferings. : Cranberry market Is firm with small holdings here. .... Potatoes and onions are both quiet Trade steady, however. Front street sella at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less reg ular commissions: Butter, Xgf and Poultry. BUTTER Extra creamery, 87c; fancy, 82HS6e; store, SOc. BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port land Sweet cream. SSVic; sour, S3Vo per lb. . . POULTRY Mixed chickens. 12 12Uc; hens, 12HlSo; roosters, old, 9 Jioc; fryers. 12H012C; broilers, ir 14Hc; geese, lOfflllc; turkeys, alive, 174 20ct dressed, 20S26c; ducks 17lSc; figeona, squabs, $2 02.50 per dos; old, 1; dressed poultry, llHo higher. . CHEESE Full cream, flats, triplets and daisies. l6o; Young Americana, 17c. EGGS Local best. 37ViS9c per dos; eastern, 80 32o. Hops, Wool and Hides. WOOL 1908 Willamette valley, 180. HOPS 1908 crop, choice, 7c; prime to choice," 6tfto; prime, (c; medium, 2u&W Prime, per lb, 8 4c; No. and arease, 22tfc. . . SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 1016.c ach; short wool, 26o40c; medium wool. KOeOSl.OO each: Ion or woo L 7 5c (28 T1.26 each. MOHAIR 1908 Nominal. 18019a. CHITTAM BARK -Old, fA&ie; new, 4K0BC ib. HI I IDES Drr hides. 18lo lb: green. SfiiBs lh: bulla, orreen salt. 6060 lb: kips.89c; calves, green, 12013c per lb. drain. Flour and Hay. BARLEY Feed, 826.50 27.00: rolled, 28.(029.00; brewing. 127037.60 WHEAT Buying price, new Track, Portland Club, 92c; bluestem, $1.00; rortyfoio, 3c; red. soc; Willamette val ley. 92c MILLS TUFFS Selling prlca Bran, $26.60; middlings, $33.00; shorts. $30.00; chop, $2 1.00 25.00; alfalfa meal. $18.00 per ton. FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore gon patent, $5,00; straight. $4.054.75; export, $3.70; bakers', $4.BS34.sO; valley,- 14.86; graham, Us, $4.40; whole wheat, $4.65; rye, 6s, $6.60; bales, $3.00. HAY. Producers' price New tim othy, Willamette valley fancy, , $15.00; ordinary, $14.00; eastern Oregon, $18.00; mixed, ,. $11. 6001 2. Q0; clover, $11.00; grain. $18.00; cheat. , $18.00; alfalfa, $12.Q012.60. - ' - OATS Producers' prlce--rTrack, No. 1 white,' $32.60; gray, $32. '4 , ;:.-.-, ; Prults and Tegatablea. V-,,:.' FRESH FRUIT8 Oranges, new nav els, $2.25 3.00 per box; Japanese flanges. 66c per box: 'bananas, oc per lb; lemons, $3.2 S 5.00 box; grapefruit, 4.005H.6K pineapples, Hawaiian, $2.60 g3.00 do; pears. $1.00; cranberrtes, local. $11.60 bbl; eastern, $13.50 15.0. POTATOES New. selling, II 1.25; buying for shipment, per cwt, fancy, P5c; ordinary, 7080c: sweet, $2.00; Early Rose, buying. $1.00. . ONIONS Fancy Oregon, $1.2$ per ,cwjt; garlic, f 44 0 80 lb. APPLES Good. $1.2501.75; poor, 75 $1.00 per box. - i VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon. 75ce$l; beets. $1.0 1.25: carrots. 75c sack; parsnips, 85cwl.OO; cabbage, $1.50(j, 1.76: tomatoes, California, $l.75 a 2.00 per crate: beans, 17Hc; cauliflower. A.fcV. co.a, 4l7?u, uuiBCiaunu, CV 1U., WO ELD VERY HEAVY CATCH OF STEELHEAD SALMON The nia of ateelhead salmon In Ore gon waters is very heavy. "The catch of steelheada Is the greatest I havo ever seen at this season In the entire 10 years that I have been in the busi ness," says C. J. B. Malarkey, a whole sale' handler.. . . .- . HOLIDAY TONE , 111 LOCAL PIT LWheat 'Is Quiet Although Trade Is Quoting Very Firm Values. BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Hay. Flour. Cars. Cars. Cars. Cars. Sacks. Thursday j . . 4 1 2 4,722 Wednesday 27 ' .... 2 4.674 Tuesday .... 5 1 Z 3 1,B0 Monday ....104 4 8 9 7,300 Saturday ... 73 6 4 7 8,20 Friday . . . .. .. .... ... Holiday markets are not usually very firm in the grain trade but despite the dullness there is a very, firm feeling in local values. Demand for all grades of wheat ' continues very liberal and it Is stated that several houses are offering ,1c.. a bushel over the .quota tions printed in this 1 report. Thts" Is for other grades than bluestem; the lat ter being - nominal and firm at 11 a buhel. . There was no change in sentiment on the Portland board of trade today and the markets were allowed to rest over the holiday tomorrow. - The official weather forecast for the coming 36 hours is as follows: Oregon Rain west, snow east por tion tonight or' Friday. Northerly winds. Washington Rain west, snow east portion tonight or Friday; northeaster ly winds. Idaho Snow tonight or Friday; cold er southeast portion tonight. Board of trade prices: CLUB WHEAT. Bid. Ask. January 82 93 February 92 y, 9314 NO. 1 WHITE. OATS. January ....162 165 February. .163 1671 NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. January . . February -, - .137 .140 140 H2H PRODUCE IN SAJ FRANCISCO San Francisco. Dec, S-.1 Eggs, per dosen - California fresh. including includln cases, extras. 4oc: rirsts. 4c: seconas. 44o; thirds, -30c; pullets- selected, 88c; eastern storage, extras, sue; rirsta. zso; seconas, zta ' Butter, . per pound California fresh, extras. 37o."- firsts. 32c; seconds. 26c: thirds, 20c; pickled No. 1, 23 c; pack ing No. 1, 2144c; ladles, extras, 23c. New cheese, per pound California riats,' rancy, I4c; firsts. 14c; seconds, llUc: California Young America. 16c; firsts, 1544c; eastern New York Ched dars, fancy, lie; uregon xiats, lancy, California fancy flats, 13c; Oregon flats, fancy, 14c; Oregon Young Amerl- apotatoes, per cental River Whites (sacks), rancy, s&CMli; poor, etxsoc; Salinas Burbanks. $1.26 & 1.36: Oregon Burbanks, $1.16(1.26; Early Rose (for seed), $1.251.30; sweet potatoes, per urate, x.aoigii.ov; sacas, i((n.iD. Onions, per sack $101.25. Oranges, per box Navels, standard, $1.2502; choice, $202.50; fancy, large sixes nigner; tangerines, crates, lie $1; half orange boxes, $1.2601.65. New York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. Close. Jan. . . . March . May ... July ... August Sept . . October Dec. . . . 884 888 892 892 902 880 884 887 496097 894095 898 6 97 894095 884T'85 895 898 895 ,884 $72 896 8R5 879 8'63 " 885 881 868 885 886070 868070 895096 artichokes, 650750 dos; green onions. 16o per dos; peppers, bell, 6c; . Chile f ): head lettuce. 40e do: hothouse. $101.60 box; radishes, 15c dos. bunches; celery, O08&e; eggplant, ioc id. Groceries, Huts, Etc SUGAR Cube, $6.35; powdered, $6.70; fruit or berry, $5.95; dry granulated, $5.95;, conf. A, $6.15; extra B. $5.45; Golden G, $6.76; D, yellow, $5.25; beet, granulated, $5.76; barrels. 15c; half bar rels, 80c; boxes, 5o advance on sack basis.. Idaho oricea 70c less. (Above prices ar 30 days net cash quotations.) RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 6 44c; No. S, 644c; New Orleans, head, 606c; Ajax ( ): Creole. 6 44 c SALT Coarse --fcjialf ground, 100s, $11.00 per ton; 60s, $11.50; table, dairy, 60s. $16.60: 10s. $16.00: bales. $2.36: Imported Liverpool, 60a, $20.00: 100s, S.oo; 40B, 118.00; extra rine, Darreia, . 6s and 10s. 84.5005.60: Llversool lump rocK, zu.to per ton. , nuwjsi wew. l&o ter id. BEANS Small white. 16.25: large white, $4.60; pink. $3.85; .bayou, $$.75; Lamas, .?; Mexican reas. Keats. Pish and Provisions. HAMS. BACON. ETC. Portland pack (local) hams. 10 to 13 lbs. littoMr lb: breakfast bacon, 13 21 44 o lb; picnics, 10c lb; cottage roll, llo lb; regular snort clears, smoxeo, isa id; backs. heavy smoked, 12c lb; light, smoked, 12c lb; bellies, smoked, 15c lb; picketed tongues. 60e each. " dkisssku mkat mront street- Hogs, fancy, 8o; ordinary, 7c; large, 644c; veal, extra, 10c; ordinary, 9c; heavy, 8844c; mutton, fancy, 607c LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10s, 14o per lb; 6s 14 44o per lb; 60 lb tins, 1344o per lb;' steam ' rendered," 16s, 13o per lb: 5s, 1344c per lb; compound, 10s, to per lb. ' - : r - - CLAMti Hardshell, per box, $2.40; razor clams, $2.0 per box; 10c per dos. FISH Rock cod, 10c lb; flounders. 6e per lb; halibut, 7c per lbs striped bass, 5c per lb; catfish, 10a' per lb; salmon, 7 8a -per lb; herrings, 5c; per lb; soles, 7o per lb; shrimp, 12 440 per lb; perch, 6o per lb: tomood, lOo per lb; lobsters, 25o per lb t fresh mackerel, ( ) per lb;" crawfish, $0c per dosen; sturgeon ) per lb; black bass, 20o per lb; sliver smelts. 6c per lb; black cod, 74io per lb; crabs, $1.25 01.76 per dosen. --,- OYSTERS Shoalwater-Bay, per gal lon, $2.60; per 100-lb sack, $5.00; Olym pta. per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack, $8.0006.60! Eagle canned, 60o can, $7.00 dosen; eastern jn shell, $1.75 per 100. ' Paints, Coal, OIL Xtc LINSEED OIL Raw, bbla., 60c; cases, 66c; boiled, bbls, i2c; cases. 68c a gal; lots of 250 gallons, la less; oil cake meal, $34 ton. v . . , ROPE Manila, 9Cf sisal, t44 lb. BENZINE 86 deg., cases, 190 per gal; iron bbla, 114tc per gat . i WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 74ie per, lb; 500 lb lots. So per lb; less lots, $ Vie PTURPENTINE In cases, 6$44a per' S8WIRE NAILS Preeent basis, 12.35. "So great supplies of steelheaO salmon are now being caught In local streams, outside of the Columbia, that there is practically a glut in the mar ket Just now. While quotations are showlnsr no change lust now the lndi cations are -that lower values will soon rule." . . . SELECT COWS AT 83 .WARDS Advance of 25c Quoted Tor ..Fine Quality Lack of Hogs This Week Helps. ' PORTLAND LIVESTOCK -RUN. Hogs. Cattle. 76 "si 26 370 Sheep. 190 Thurs. . ... Wed. Tues. Monday ... Sat Friday .... 180 iii Portland Union Stockyards, 'Dec. 31. This is the last day of the year and to celebrate it more properly killers paid an . advance of ' 26a for selpct cows to day. rWith arrivals small in cattle and sheep and none at all this week in hogs, a firm tone is shown in all lines although with the exception of select cows all values are unchanged. There is a firmer tone in hogs and the trade seems , to have little doubt that arrivals, of select quality will bring $6.25. ' A. S. Milne of The Dalles, Is the man that topped the price of cows for thu B resent season. Speaking of this, Tom snson, the seller, said today: "There ia a verv firm iitiri. srnnA riAmnnri for such stuff and there was no difficulty in obtaining $3.75 during the. day. All lines of livestock are firm." "There is extreme dullness in the market Just at present," says J. C. Lon ergan,' "but the demand is all right and prices obtainable for all lines are very good." Peed Hogs Wot Wanted. "While there is a firmer tone for good select hogs at top prices," says Lee M. Lacey of Hunt & Lacey, "there is practically no call lust now for feed ers and "were the latter to arrive they would find little call. Cattle are good and strong; likewise sheep." "While the market is ouii just at present because of the small arrivals," says S. P. Gould of -the Gould Commis sion company, tne indications are mat trade will be lively in all lines during the coming week or 10 days." , "Extreme dullness rules in iivestocx," says J. C, Sharkey, "but this' is the fault of arrivals, not the demand." Todav'a run of livestock in the vards compares with this day lh recent years as loiiows: i Hogs, x Cattle. Eheep, 1908 75 190 1907 77 ... 800 1906 63 1905 177 77 133 A year ago today all lines of live stock were dull but prices were steady ana uncnangea. Yards' aepressntativs Prices. Following prices are representative of latest transactions in the yards and In dicate tne. extent or traae; aemana ana prices ror various grades: "STEERS. Weight Price 4 steers .'. 3,960 ! $4.00 28 steers 28,450 8.35 , HEIFERS AND COWS. 8 cows 8.650 $3. 16 heifers 11,620 3.60 23 cows 23,820 8.25 14 cows 13,0$5 8.00 16 cows 13,825 2.75 6 stock cows 4,750 2.50 RT7T.T.H 2 bulla 2,585 $2.25 CALF. 1 calf . 455 $4.00 The following -is the general range of values on atock running in tne yards for late shipments: Hogs Best east of mountains, $6.00 6.10; ordinary, $6.00; blockers and china fats, $6.50, stockers and feed ers. $5.00. r Cattle Best steers; weighing; 1200 pounds, i4.ouqi4.vb; medium steers, $4.25; poor steers, $3.60; best cows, $3.6003.75; medium cows, $2.7603.25. "Sheen Best wethers. $4.7606.00: or dinary wethers. $4.60: lambs. $4,750 $5.00: straight ewes. $4.2504.50: mixed lots, 4.uu. veal Choice, young calves. I4.zgr 4.76; neavy rough, 3. vow 4. vs. Eastern Livestock Markets, Chicago. Dec. 31. Hogs. 28.000: cat tle, 6000; sheep. 16,000. Hogs were steady at yesterday's close; left over yesterday, 6500; receipts year ago, 19,- 000. Mixed, $5.3505.95; heavy, 15.400 6.75: rough. $5.3505.65; light. $5,050 5.80. Cattle strong: eheeD steady. Kansas City, Dec. 31. Hogs, 11,000; QSittle. 2000: sheeD. 2000. wOmaha, Dec. 31. Receipts. Hogs, 11,- ooo; cattle, 4000; sheep, gouo. News-Gossip of Finance New York. Dec. $1. Bar silver. 44e: Mexican dollars, 45c New York. Dec $1. Government oonds: tate. Did. Ask. Twos, registered. 1930 1930 1908 1908 109 104 . 101 101 100 12044 121 102U 102 110 103 44 101 iii" i6$4A do coupon Threes, registered.. do coupon. ...... Threes, small bonds Fours, registered... 1925 do coupon....... 1925 Twos, Panama..... .... do coupon . . . .' Fours, Philippine ... .... New York. Dec. 31. Lake. 144 14Kc: electrolytic. KHfiUTie: cast. tags, 144 14 c. Tin 2.UO(DSSi.S Lead $4.2004.25. . London, Dec 31 Silver, 22 16-lld. During the month of - December the bank clearings of Portland showed the enormous Increase of $10,267,629.63 over the same month year ago. The exact figures are: December, 1908. $29,084, 766.63; December. 1907. $18.817,337.10. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT. Portland. Clearings today ...... Year ago .11,048.793.00 . 938,600.20 Gain today ...$ 110.292.80 Balances today $ 276,206.67 Year ago .... 185,721.83 Taooma. . Clearings today ..$797,307 ..V, 47,699 Balances today ,4. Seattle. Clpatings today Balances today $1,158,730 lia.'jfca II. Y. CENTRAL LEADS JlfAIICE Most Shares Are Higher in New York TodaSouth ern Pacific Exception. ) All Exchanges to Close All. Ameri can and foreign financial, grain, eotton and wining; exchanges will be closed to morrow. New York, Dec. Sl.With the excep tion of Southern Pacific almost every Important stock on the New York mar ket shows an advance over the close of yesterday. The former was somewhat depressed and lost 44 point from yes terday. , New York Central was the leader of the advance today, closing with an advance of 2 44 points-over yes terday. The general list closed, from 44 to 144 points higher. The summary of the Wall Street Journal- says today: . "Americans In London steady, .about parity. Time for depositing bonds with Wabash-Pittsburg second mortgage bond committee ex pires today. St. Louis & San Francisco $30,000,000 6 per cent bonds advertised for sale by Speyer & Co. Steel cor poration's directors cheerful at last meeting of the year but admit improve ment in all lines has been slow. North west expects steady improvement in grain freight from now on." Range of New York prices furnished by.Overbeck & Cooke Co.: Description. Open. Close. Amalgamated Copper Co... 834 83 American Car & Foundry, c 4 9 44 r, . do pfd ? 109 44 American Cotton Oil, c 4244 244 American Loco., c 5 7 44 57 44 American Sugar, c 132 131 American Smelt, c 81T4 83 do pfd 101 101 Anaconda Mining Co 49 49 -,5 American Woolen, c . 80 80 44 Atchison, c ,...10044 100 do pfd :10144 10144 Baltimore & Ohio, c 110 110 do pfd 92 , Brooklyn Rapid Transit 18 61 Canadian Pacific, c 177 176 Central Leather-c 32 82 do pfd. 10144 Chicago & G. Western, c... 12 11 C. M. & St P 160 160 Chicago & Northwestern, c.18 3 44 1 8 3 44 Chesapeake & Ohio 00 "i ;i , Colorado Fuel & Iron, c... 39 39 Colorado 8outhem, c 67 do second pfd 74 7244 do first nfd 6 Corn Products, c '7 do pfd 72 4 Delaware & Hudson 180 180 Denver & Rio Grande, c... 40 39 do Dfd i Erie, o, 3 4 44 . 8 44 do second nfd 40 40 do first pfd 60 5144 Great Northern, p 146 147 Illinois Central 148 148 Interurban Metropolitan, c. 17 an, do nfd 46 46 Louisville & NashvUle 124 525 Manhattan Railway ; 163 Mexican Central Railway.. 23 23 Missouri, Kansas & Texas, c z do pfd 7 0 44 7 3 44 Distillers 87 Ore Lands 73 44 Missouri facuic ........ e t National Lead .. 7 7 44 f' New York Central ...124 12( N. Y., Ontario & Western.. 4 6 44 ( Norfolk & Western, o 86 do preferred 87 North American 73 Northern Pacific, c 142 44 12 Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 35 35 Pennsylvania Railway ..,.13144 121 Peoples Gas, L. & C. Co... 104 Pressed Steel Car, com 4 3 44 43 do preferred 101 Reading, com ........142 142 do 2d pfd I . 93 do 1st pfd ... " 92 Republic Iron & Steel, o 25 do preferred 86 85 Rock Island, com 2444 24 do preferred 60 61 St Louis & 8. F., 2d pfd. 41 2 St. Louis & S. W., com 23 do preferred 54 Southern- Pacific, com.... 120 120 do Dref erred I2l Southern Railway, c. 26 26 44 do preferred 62 Vi 61 jexas at I'acino 36 36 Toledo, St. L. & W., c 49 48 qo preierrea il'i 11 Union Pacific, c..., 183 183 ao prererrea 95'i united e tates KUDDer, c 34 do prererrea 106 U. S. Steel CO., c 63 63 do preferred 11314 113A Wabash, c , 19 19 ao prererrea 50 494 Western Union Telegraph.. 69 68 Wisconsin Central, c 37 37 ao preierrea 72 72 Wheeling Lake 12 Westinghouse . 83 8544 Utah Copper" . 46 46 Third Avenue 38 44. PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS The Portland board of trade furnishes the following list of produce arrivals for the 4 hours ending 11:30 a. m. to day: 428 boxes apples, 1 car lemons, 39 boxes lettuce, 100 sacks onions. 1 car potatoes, 31 sacks potatoes, 8 crates vegetables, 116 packages butter, 94 cases eggs. 3 boxes cheese, 1495 gallons milk, 2910 gallons cream. 30 boxes clamB.. 8 boxes crabs. 3 boxes crawfish, 131 boxes nsn, z boxes shrimps, 1 box mussels, 74 sacks oysters. 48 coops chickens. 1 coop ducks. Z coons geeee, 5 coods turkeys, 44Z3 pounds dressed poultry. 107 dressed hogs, 77 dressed veal, 16 dressed mut ton, 1 car meat. Colorado Mineral Output. (Hotted Frew Leased Wire.) Denver. Dec 81. According to a re port of the state mineralogist made public today, the mineral output in Col orado during 1908 was as follows: Gold, $22,293,364; silver, $5,595,249; lead. $3,080,697; copper, $1,780,646; sine, $1,728,633. The gain over laHt year in the Odtput of gold was n.szi.gzg. Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool Dec 31. Wheat: Open. Close. December ...7slld March 7s 7 44d 7s lld 78 7 ho May 7s 7d 7s 44d Charred Corpse Found. rSoecutl DliMtch to Tb Jonraal.l Spokane. Wash.. Dec. 31. The charred corpse of an unknown man was found In the ashes of a consumed shack here last night. The police believe the man was crasy and saturated his clothes with oil and then ignited it. All of his effects were burned and there is no means of identification. NEW YEAR OFFERING Seal Estate Ken Offer SoorM of Desir able Somas to Xotneseekers. The realty dealers have New Year offerings in this Issue of The Journal. which will no aouDi interest nomeseek- era Scores or desirable modern homes will he found described and from the brisk demand lately for. homes the real estate men anticipate -a busy time. -The Journal: advises, all who are anxious to secure houses to meet their require ments . to investigate the propositions Immediately. A delay of a day or even an hour may mean tne toss of a horns that would be difficult to duplicate. onsult tha big list and get busy today If possible... fhrmlfallv nnr nilita nf nhalt 1 1 1 used, to give tha famous blu color toft bet res porcelain. , . SHARP LOSS III WHEAT VALUES Both Chicago and Liverpool Are Down Heavily with Good Crop Reports. Argentina, Wheat Crop. Liverpool. Dec $l.--Broomhall 4 say a: "Our agent In Argentina ' reports that the weather has 1m- proved." CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Open. Close. Dec. 80. Loss. May July Sept. 107iB 109 1 98 100 1 95 9644 , 99 . 96 V4 Chicago, Dec. 31. A sudden change for the worse was shown in the Chicago wheat market today, with good crop news everywhere, the demoralizing feat ure. r' Wheat was weak and lower abroad, with favorable reports of the crop In Argentina and heavy snlpments pre dicted for Australia. Of the latter Boomhall estimates that the wheat shipments of Australia for January and February will aggregate 16,000.000 bushels. The same authority states that Liverpool traders were heaj-y sell ers of wheat. After the opening here at prices un changed to 44 c lower than yesterday, the market began to sag, and with heavy selling pressure and a fresh batcb of new shorts the price lost steadily, with the result of a closing to 144c a bushel under yesterday's final figures. Price Current of Cincinnati says: "Winter wheat continues to show im provement under favorable weather, and the outlook is increasingly encouraging. Snow covering is desired. Interior gralii offerings are moderate." Primary receipts In bushels: Todav. Teur Aeo. vvneat sdy.uuu Corn 465,000 Shipments: Wheat 185,000 Corn .376.000 679,000 707,000 241,000 510,000 iasn wheat No. 2 red, $1.01.07; No. 3 red. $1.04 1.05: No. 2 hard, $1.041.06; No. 3 hard, $1.0101.06: No. 1 northern. $1.101.10; No. i northern, $l.O61.0844; No. 3 spring, $1.021.08. Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.: ODen. High. 1,0 w. Close. May ..108 108 107 107S July Sept. . . 100 98 .. 6 96 96 CORN. .. 61 61 61 6144A .. 61 61T4 1 61 .. 62 62 6144 6144A OATS. ., 61 61 61 51B .. 4fi 46 46 46 .. 39 39 3 9 44 3 9 PORK. .. 1630 1632 1620 1622 May July Sept. May July Sept. Jan. May .. 1660 1660 1635 1646B LARJi. ... 947 947 945 .. 92' 972 967 Jan. May July 946R 970B 982 RIBS. 830 835 870 877 877 880 Jan. -830 862 877 830B 865B 877N May July T AT THE THEATRES 1 -a New Year'g Eve at Heillg. The New Year's eve attraction at the Heillg theatre. Fourteenth aud Washing ton streets, win De ueorge M. Cohan a merry musical play, "50 Miles from Boston. This lolly offering will con tinue tomorrow (New Years) matinee and night also Saturday afternoon and nignt. An excellent cast, a Devy 01 pretty chorus girls and fun galore will be found In this brilliant play. Scats selling at theatre. "The Alaskan" Sale Tomorrow. The advance seat sale will ODen to morrow at the box office of the Heillg theatre, for "The Alaskan." This mag nificent production of the beautiful comic opera success, which John Cort will present at the above theatre for four nights, beginning next Sunday, was one of last season's Diggest hits. Unique and Decidedly Pleasing. With exquisite settings, scenio and electrical effects, "A Night With the Poets," as presented by George Homftn at Pantages theatre this week, mirht be called gorgeous it cannot be de scribed, u is simply an eye and ear delight. Pantages Theatre Next Week. The Pantages ' management takes much pleasure In announcing as one of the principal headline attractions for next week, the great Floreni family, marvelous European acrobats, booked direct from the New York Hippodrome to the, Pantages western states circuit. "Are You a Mason" at Bungalow. There will be a special New Year's matinee of tha rattling farce, "Are You Mason?" at the Bungalow tomorrow afternoon, and a more happy way of starting the new year could not be fig ured out. There Is a laugh every min ute. "Shore Acres" Matinee Tomorrow. One of the most beautiful plavs ever written is James Heme's "Shore Acres." hich Archie Boyd and companv are presenting at the Baker theatre this week. It is a delightful blending of comedy and pathos. New Tear's mat inee. A.Ba-Be's Album at Orpbeum. A most effective and fanciful noveltv. reproducing with the greatest fidelity, in color and proportions, pictures from a child's album. Is A-Ba-Be'a pictorial Dostcard album.-which is bei'na shown at the Orpheura this week. - rr "Zaza" at Bungalow. Tha Baker stock company will be seen next week at the Bungalow In Its greatest success of laat season. "Zaxa," with Miss jewel in tne role or the strange emotional French woman. "The Devil's Auction" Coming. The everlasting "Devil's Auction! will appear next week at the Baker theatre with new features, new scenery and the greatest company that has been seen with it In years.. The biggest rush of tha season is expected. Fuifor New. Year'i Kve. .. See the old rear out by attending the vaudeville entertainment at the Grand tonight. There is a program of excep tional merit find It Is one of the best of the past. year. Columbus, the danc ing; horse, is tha headline act. -. "Why Girls 'Leave Home at Star. Wh Girls keave Home," the attrac- aftrae tpanj rhelo- fon at, the Star this week, has eatures tha other productions or melo drama have' hot, notably, not a revolver STATE CAPITOL III workmen: Preparations Are Under Way for 1909 Session of Legislature. Salem Bureau of 1h Journal.) Salem, Or.,. Dec. 31. The state cap itol at Salem is being made ready for the 1909 session of the biennial assem bly. The woodwork lh the senate cham ber and house of representatives is re ceiving fresh coats of varnish, commit tee rooms are being thoroughly in spected and . cleaned and all the little details that go before a session' of a legislature are being attended to.- An extra force of Janitors has been put on by Head Janitor Charles Rockr well. Yesterday the railroad commis sion was compelled to 'move from its commodious quarters on the first floor to make room for the committees of the legislature. Also, Clerk C. L. Starr of the normal school board of regents was moved from his comfortable office on the second floor to a smaller one on the third. This session the senate chamber Is to be provided with a new set of desks. By virtue of an act of the last session new furniture for the seuate chamber has been purchased. The old furniture has already been . removed, though the new has not yet arrived, but Janitor Rockwell has no fears that the new desks and chairs will fail to arrive by tho time the legislature con venes on Monday ' January 11. A nhnnsrn haft hon mato in the ar rangement of the railing, that dlvldedk tne senate enamour, ine ena oi tne railing was formerly joined to the wall on both sides of the room, making It impossible to pass frOm the front of , the room to the back without pass ing up the central aisle. This has been lemedlnd, so that now one may pass from the front to the back at the sides of the room as well as In the center. Waste baskets, paper, pencils, pens and penholders. Ink and mucilage res ervoirs, rulers, sponges for ink wipers, and the multitude of little essentials the state always provides for its law mak ers, and which are seldom used, are ready. Cards have been printed for each man for use on his desk and in the cloak rooms. The telephone and tel egraph companies have Installed their systems. 0'CONNELL AUXILIARY, AND NOT COADJUTOR (United Preas Leaaed Wire.) Washington, Deo. 31. The papal le gation was notified officially today that the pope has appointed the Right Rev. Dennis O'Connell. rector of the Cath olic university here, to be auxiliary bishop of California. Bishop O'Connell will become auxil iary bishop of California, Instead of co adjutor to Archbishop Rlordan, as pre viously reported. The difference consists In the right of the -coadjutor to succeed to the arch-., episcopal see- in tne event ox tne arcn bishop's death, whereas an auxiliary bishop is not entitled to succession, the appointment of a successor being left to the discretion of the pope. R0SEBURG CLUB TO DEDICATE NEW HOME (Special Dlapatch to The Journal.) Roseburg, Or., Dec. 31. The pew building for the Roseburg commercial club has been completed and will be dedioated January 12. The event will be attended by representatives from all of the clubs in the state. Splendid en tertainment will be furnished. Tom Richardson of the Portland commercial club' has notified Booster Zurcher that he will be present. The club building is on the upper iioor or toe new bunding recently erected by George Kohlhagen on Jackson street, between Oak and Cass. It occupies the second floor, has a bowl Infe alley, Millard and pool rooms, a large reception, banquet, and reading room and two office rooms. from one end to tha other. The produc tion is staged in an elaborate manner. Last Performance This Year. Tonight is the last chance this year to see the Lyric stock company, the best show that has ever been -in the popular price house. "Moths" is the bill. Matinee tomorrow afternoon. SHAIIDS American Bank&Trust Co. of Portland, Oregon CAPITAL $150,000.00 Just Removed to New Quarters 80 Sixth Street, Corner of Oak DIRECTORS U O. RALSTON J. E. DAVIS....... G. L. MacGIBBON ..Cashier. SAMUEL CON NELL ..Director J. M. LEITER Director 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits Accounts Subject to Check Bear Interest at 2 Per Cent per Annum. Special .Attention Given to Care of Estates! 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