THE 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
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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
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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.
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