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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,'. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 13, 1909. 12 , TV0 VETOES v ARE UPHELD Council Stands by the Mayor on Laundry Tax and Stable Limits. BACON ASSERTS WO'K'EWS 06 SS RIGHT-! BUTTER MARKET IS PjUJIOHEB Advance Expected First of Week 3Iateiializes Owing 1o Very Scant Supply. TODAY'S WHOLESALE MARKETS. Butter market is higher. l'.gxs show mixed values. Kager to buy hops again. Dressed veal goes to 12c a pound. Flour is firm at advance. Potatoes and onions firm, lilgli prices for vegetables. Bntter Market Is Advanced. As previously predicted in this report during recent days there was an ad vance of 2 to 2Vii: a. pound or 4 to bi a square In the Price "of local creamery butter today. This put the price to 39 W 40 c. the latter figure being nuoted by ome creameries for less than box lots. At tho neprice the butter market con ilnue. very Vm and makers say they ars not able to nil even a fifth of the orders coming forward for the rbest goods. This is having a stiffening ef fect upon local values on eastern but tVr aXfor storage local stock and some in" ml have moved their quotations hl8tier Err Show Kld Values. Values In the Front street e K martrt are rather badly mixed. The price is now m, high that It Is a8V,roh To Huyers who usually take from one to three cases at a Hme during nor mal periods are now asking the commission men to sell them a half case ?r n less. This Is caused by the ml ted de mand for eggs at retail. With whole sale prices ruling around 60c and for less than case lots 65c a doxen. the re tailer must charge the consumer bac or 70c a doxen and few care to pay this ' price. Eastern eggs are also very Arm and high here, with the best stock find ing a fair sale around 40c a dozen. Baffr to Bay Hope Affain. Buvers are showing an Inclination to purchase hops again A few sales have been reported at vulley points during the past 24 hours from 6c to 7 He a pound, with 8c offered and refused for one choice growth. For the first time since the liarvetft growers are showing a disposition to hold back, feupplles In the hands of producers are light and the added Interest of buyers has forced a firmer tone. Potatoes and Onions Firm. Both potatoes and onions are being held firm by the Front street trade. Re garding potatoes, many reports continue to come from the country telling of froien stock, but thfl exact extent of the damage by the freeze will not be known for Home' time. Trade In potatoes among the various Front street houses . In quite lively with stock moving from $1.25 to 11.65 per nundred pounds. Onion market is very firm locally with best stock selling at $2.no in a jobbing way. Trade Is quite fair but not ex cited. The fact that a large portion of the onion crop has again been froien f trfa th trade to believe that prices . will lie lower after a while because growers will he forced to market their nipped stock with the least delay pos sible. Whether their view of the situa tion is a correct one. growers are show ing no Inclination to alter their views and those who want the goods must of nce..itv nav the Drlce asked by the latter. prtw, 0f Vegetable!. For vegetables prices are soaring in the Front street markets. Shipments from California are bringing higher figures here In almost every line. Cauli flower Is selling at $1.25 a down, while cabbage is firm at 2Mc a pound, al thougn supplies of the latter are quite plentiful. Ground vegetables, carrots, turnips and parsnips from local places have been greatly damaged by frosts and remaining supplies are quoted at an advance. Front street sells at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: Bntter, Tgru and Poultry. BUTTER Extra creamery, 39c; fancy, 8!ic; store, 22c. BUTTER FAT Delivery t. o. b. Port landSweet cream, 37c; bout, 35'4c per lb. EGOS Local best, 50c per doz; east ern, 40c. CHEESE Full cream, flats, triplets and daisies. 16c; Young Americans, 17a POULTRY" Mixed chickens, 14V4c; fancy hens, 15c; roosters, old, 10911c; fryers, 16c; broilers, 1524c; Seese, 10011c; turkeys, alive. 17H 20c; rssed, 20J6c; ducks, 17H18c; Vigeons, squabs. $2i.60 per doz: old, 1; dressed poultry. llc higher. Xops, Wool and Hides. WOOL 1S08 Willamette valley. 18c HOPS 1908 erop, choice, 7 8c; prime to choice, 6ic; price, c; me dium, BVfcc- TALLOW Prime, per lb, 3 4c; No. 3 and grease. 22V4c. SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 1016c each; short wool. 26c40c; medium wool, 60c$1.00 each; long wool. 75c 11.26 each. MOHAIR 1908 Nominal. 1801c. CHITTAM BARK Old, 45c; new. 1U fliKn ih. HIDES Dry hides, 16c rer lb; green c per lb; bulls, green salt, 6c per lb; kips, 9c; calves, green, 13c per id. a rain. Floor and Kay. BARLEY Feed, I26.b0O27.00; roiled. I28.60&29.60: brewing. IZ & Z7.au. WHEAT Buying prlct. new Track, Portland Club, sac; biuestem, 11.02 i 1 06: fortyfold, 94c; red Russian, Die . Turkey red. $1.00 1.05; AVillamette valley. $4c. MlLLSTUFFfl Selling price Bran, 1 ill. fA. I .1 1 n m ttq iin. fQAAA- choD. '$21.00 4j 5.00; aifaifa meal. J IS. 00 ' per ton. ; FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore- iron patent, $5.25; straight, $4.5; export, $$.80; bakers. $5.00: valley, Jo. 00; gra ham, $4.40; whole wheat, $4.65; rve. 6s. 15. BO: bales, ja.on. OATS Producers price Track. No. 1 white. $32.60: gray. $32. HAY Producers' price New tim othy, Willamette valley fancy. $15.00; ordinary, $ 14-00; eastern 'Jregon. iis.uu; , mixed. 811.60012.00; clover. 111.00 rain. $13.00; cheat. $13.00; alfalfa. :i:.6o. Fruits and Vegetables. FRESH FRLITis u ran .res. ..ew nav els, $2.2502.76 per box; Japanese ranges, (0&ec per box; bananas, be per lb; lemons. $2.2606. 00 box; grapeiruit, $4.0Oi4.50; pineapples, Hawaiian. $2.50 W3.00 doz: pears.. $1.25; cranberries, local. $11.60 bbl; eastern. $1 3.60 f 15.00. POTATOK New, selling, $1.26 1.65; buying? for shipment, per cwt., fancy. $1; ordinary, 80c; sweet, $2.60iS 2.75; Early Rose, buying, $11.10; gar nets. 51.00. ONIONS Jobbing Fancy Oregon. $2.254J2.50: per cwt.; ordinary, $2.00; garlic. $c lb. APPLES Good. $1.2601.75; poor. 76 C$1. 00 per box. VEGETABLRS Turnips, new Oregon. $1.60; beets, $1.60: carrots, $1.60 sack; parsnips, ll.r.o; cabbage, $2.00(5 2.26; to matoes, California, $2.00 per crate; beans, 1c; cauliflower, $1.25; pears. 17e: horseradish. 8c lb.; arti chokes, tife 75c dozen; ; green onions, 16c per dos: peppers, bell. 6c; Chile rri .3d lettuce, 4 Oe doz; hothouse, $191.60 bo: radishes, 18c dos. bunches; celery, $0Oc: eggplant, 16c lb. - ' Oieoertea, jrnts. Etc tJiaJP'Zfab: t- Powdered. $.70; iJs. iTTK' V 5' dry granulated Golden O. $6.76: D, yellow $8 ? yranul.tert. $s.Ui leUc; half bar rels J6o: boxes. $bo advance oa eack basis. Idaho prices 79o less. - . Above prices are $ day, net eash RICE Imperial Japan No" t lUi No. J. $.c; New Orleans, beai. VbSi? Al.T Coarse Hall ground, lOOs, Wholesale Prices Ruling Today The following prices rule in the Cities today: Butter. Tortland 39rg)40c Seattle San Francisco 37c i5o Per cerrtal. SMALL AMOUNT I Sale of 6000 Bushels IJe ported at $1.02 All Xow Offerinar $1.05 Track. It's Ooing to Be Cold. Oregon Snow tonight and Thursday; colder southwest por tion tonight; Colder east portion Thursday. Washington Light snow to night and Thursday; continued cold. Northeasterly winds. Idaho Snow flurries north, rain or snow south portion to night and Thursday. Continued cold north, warmer south tonight followed by colder Thursday. BOARD OF TRADE RKCKIPTS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Hay. Flour. Cars. tars. t ars. Cars. Sacks. Wed. . 18411 rues. !5l 2000 500 1 OIWI 2800 Mon. . Sat. . . Fri. .. Thurs. 15 1 A small amount of the scant remain ing holdings of biuestem wheat is com ing out under pressure of the very high prices now in effect her. A local mill ing concern is said to have taken 6.000 bushels of biuestem during the? past 24 hours at $1.02 a bushel, this being the highest actual transaction recorded here or elsewhere in the Pacific northwest to date. The market for this grade is unusually firm and the trade Is freely offering $1.05 a bushel today with no later purchases reported. The advance In the flour market yes terday by one milling firm was followed Jn part by all and all the wav through the price range by others. While the big mill quoted yesterday advanced Its quotations on Willamette valley grades 35 cents a barrel, some others put their price on that variety 10 cents a barrel. At the new prices the market Is very firm. There Is no change in sentiment in any of the lines quoted bv the Portend board of trade and prices continue at former figures. Wiile the market on millstuffs is very firm, no change is noted in prices. Board of trade prices today: CLUB WHEAT. Bid 2- !)3 1 WHITE OATS Ask. S31 93 January .. February . . NO. Januarv 162 'i 167 4 February 163; 168 NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. Januarv 137j 140 February 138 141V4 $11.00 per ton; 60s. $11.50: table, dairy, 60s. $16.50; 10s. $16.00; bales. $2.35; Imported Liverpool, 60s, $M.00: 100s. $19.00; 40s, $18.00; extra fine, barrels, 2s, 5s and 10s, $4.-605.50; Liverpool lump rock, $20.50 per ton. HONEY New. 16o per lb. BEANS Small white, $6.26: large white. $4.50; piuk. $3.85: bayou. $3.75; Llmas. tS.75: Mexican reds. $4.75. Meats, Fish and Provisions. HAMS. BACON, ETC. Portland pack (local) hams, 10 to 13 lbs, 14c per lb: breakfast bacon, 1321c lb; picnics. 9V4c; cottage roll, lie lb; regular short clearB, smoked, 13c lb; backs, heavy smoked, 12c lb; light, smoked, 12c lb; bellies, smoked. 15c lb; picketed tongues. 60c each. DRESSED MEATS Front street- Hogs, fancy, Sc; ordinary, 8'ic; large, 8c; veal, extra, 11 If? 12c; ordi nary, 994c; heavy, 88c; mutton, fancy, 6 (g) 7c. LOCAL LARD Kettle lejif, 1 0s, 1 3 V per lb; us, 13c. per lb: 50 lb tins, uijc per lb; steam rendered. 10s, 12ic per lb, Tih, 127bc per lb; compound, 10c, c per lb. CLAM!; Hardshell, tier box, $2.4: razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per doi. FISH Rock cod. 10c lb; flounders. 6c per lb.; halibut, ffc per lb; striped bass, lac per lb.; catfish. 10c per lb.; salmon. SVic per lb; herrings, 5c; per lb; soles, 7c per lb; shrimp. lzvtc per lb; perch, 6c per lb; tonicod, 10c per lb; lobsters, 25c per lb; frsh mackerel, ( ) per lb; crawfish, 20c per dozen; sturgeon ( 1 per lb; black bass, 20c per lb; Columbia smelts, 6c; silver smelts, 6c per lb: black cod, 7&c per lb; crabs, $1.26(81.76 per dozen. OYSTERS Shoal water Bay, per gal lon, $2.50; per 100-lb sack, $5.00; Olym pia. per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack. $8 OAS? fi.60: canned. 60c can. $7 00 dozen; ea.stcrn In shell. $1.75 per 100. Faints, Coal, OIL Etc. LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls. 6:c; cases, 68c; boiled, bbls, 64c; cases, 70c a gal; lots of 250 feallons, 1c less; oil cake meal. $37 ton. ROPE Manila, 9c; sisal. 7 Vie lb BENZINE 86 deg., cases, 19c per gal: Iron bbls., 11 4c per gaL TURPENTINE In cases, 6814 c per gal. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c per lb: 600 lb lots. 8c per lb; less lots, 814c per lb. WIRE NAILS Present basis. $2.35. HAS FRANCISCO I'RODl'CE San Francisco, Jan. 13. Eggs, per dozen California fresh, including cases: Extras, 46c; firsts, 45c; seconds, 40c; thirds, 35c; pullets, select. 41 Vic; east ern storage, extra, 39c; firsts, 35c; sec onds, 30c. Butter, per pound California fresh: Extras, 35c; firsts, 33c; seconds. 27c; storage, California extra, 30Vc; ladles extras, 23c. Cheese, per pound California flats, fancy. 14c; firsts, 13Hc; seconds. llVjc; California Young America fancy, 16c; firsts, 154c; eastern New; York Ched dars, fancy, 17c; Oregon flats, fancy, 14c: Oregon Young America fancy. 16c: California storage, fancy flats. 13c; Ore gon flats fancy, itc; Oregon Young America, lfic. Potatoes, per cental River Whites C sacks), 86c&$l.; per cental, $101.25: Salinas Burbanks. $1.2501.60: Oregon Burbanks, $1.15W 1.35: Early Rose (for seed). $1.251.30; sweet potatoes, per crate, $1.6501.85. Onions, per sack--Oregon. $1.35V1.50. Oranges, per box Navels, standard. $1.2S2; fancy, t2&2. 25- tangerines, half orange boxes. 75ctl 26; manda rins, half orange boxes, 75c$l.Z5; man darins, nominal. Eastern Butter and Egg". Elgin, III.. Jan. 13. Butter firm. 32c. Chicago. 111., Jan. 1 13. Butter, Egg Extras, 34 He; firsts, J 32c 33c; sec- ondu, 2c. BLUESTEm 70 VES Eye glasses, $; t Merger's. wholesale markets of the thr-e' coast Ftluetem Eggs. Onions. Potatoes. Wheat. r0fu5Sc $2.60 $1.50 $1.06 60c 2.60 ' 2.00 1.05 46c 1.60 1.60 -"1.80 SHEEP MARKET 25 CENTS OP Higher Prices Come as a Eesult of Scarcity Xo Hogs or Sheep Arrive. Suffer From Hanger. 4) Latest reports received by The 4 .Journal Indicate that there Is 4 considerable, suffering among cattle where feed Is scarce and high. Because of the short crop last summer, due to very dry 4 weather, alfalfa hay is now sell- ing in the Condon section at $40 a ton. This Includes the Rock creek country, where the 4 ha; Is grown, and where there Is usually a large amount of feeding during the winter. 4 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hogs. Cattle Sheep. 3b0 Wednesday Tuesday . . . . MTinBay ... Saturday . . Friday Thursday .. 150 Portland 1'nion Slockvards. Jan. 13. Just 3.'iii head of sheep arrived in the yards during the past 24 hours, and even these were a surprise to the trade. One of the bands was driven In from Gresham, in eastern Multnomah, and found an eager call. Prices paid for sheep are fully 25c higher than previous figures, and there is talk of still higher figures, hut as yet this cannot be fully confirmed. With no arrivals of either cattle or hogs in the yards during the past 48 hours, there were no sales in either line In the yards today. Demand Is jhnwn for everything, and there is no doubt of a satisfactory vaTBe, but the trouble Is to get the shipments to market. Today's run of livestock compares with this day in recent years as fol lows: Hogs. Cattle. 190!) t90S 369 26 1907 1 22 1906 2't 1905 150 Sheep. 350 i io 167 A year ago today all lines or livestock were very firm at unchanged values. The following Is the general range of values on stock ruling In the yards for late shipments: Hogs Best east of mountains, $6.50g 6.65: ordinary, $6.25; blockers and feeders. $5.00. Cattle Best steers, weighing 1200 pounds. $5.10: medium steers, $4.76: poor steers. $4.50; best cows. $3,856 4.00: medium cows. $3.75 Sheep Best wethers, $5.25: ordinary wethers, $t.75fo 5.00; lambs, $5.25 ; straight ewes, $4.50 4.75; mixed lots, $4.50. Veal Choice young calves, $4 i55i 5.00; heavy rough. $3.75 if 4.00. WE ABE PAYIHO 10c for good dressed, fat veal up to 130 pounds. Large veal from 7c to 9c. 8c for good dressed porK. any size. 15c for good dressed chickens. 22o for good dressed turkeys. 15c f r good dressed geese. 20c for good dressed ducks. SHIP AT ONCE BY EXPRESS. We Do Hot Charge Commission On Anything. We want all kinds of livestock.. Can use any quantity of cattle, calves, sheep, lambs and hogs. FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO., Fighting the Beef Trust." PORTLAND, OREGON. NORTHWEST RANK STATEMENT. Portland. today Clearings Year ago .$1,246,271.28 768.775.97 rialn today . . . Balances today Year ego 477.495.31 323,529.23 77.925.52 Seattle. Clearings todav . $1,581,709.00 147.987.00 Balances today Tacoma. Clearings today 667,044.00 49,944.00 Balances today SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET Sn Francisco. Jan. 13. Merchants' exchange quotHtions: Wheat December, $1.69; May, $1.70 bid; $1.75 ask. Barley December, $1.16; May, $1.40 bid; $ 1 . 4 0 ask. Cash wheat Walla Walla. $1.68; r.-d Russian. $1 63, ; No. 1 Turkey red and Biuestem. $ 1 . S.O. Cash barley Feed, $1.42: brewing, $1.50. Cash oats No. 1 white, $1.76U Millstuffs Bran, $29, shorts, $31.60; middlings, $33.50. PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS Portland produce receipts for the 14 hours ending 11:30 a. m. today as fur rf nished ana compiled by Uie board trade: One car potatoes. 5 baskets vege table. 114 packages butter, 67 cases Oregon eggs. 70 cases eastern eggs, 1495 gallons milk. 3890 gallons cream. 49 coops chickens. 44 hacks (1400 pounds) rabbits, 88 dressed hogs, 59 dressed veal. 605 pounds -pressed poultry, 20 boxes fish. 19 sacks-oysters. SEATTLE PRODUCE MARKET (United Press Leaard Wire.) Seattle, Jan. 13. Butter Washington creamery. 37c; eastern storage, 30c; fresh eastern. 36c. Eggs Ixjcal. 50c; fresh eastern, 43c; storage, eastern. . 38 39c. Potatoes Yakima, $242; White River. $22 024. Onions 20240. Hogs Rise in East. Chicago. Jan. 13. Hogs, 33.000; t, 18.000; sheep, 16.000. Hogs are 10c higher; left over terday 6600. Receipts year ago. 000. Cattle and sheep steady. cat- yes- 40,- Kansas City. Jan. 13. Hogs, 17,000; cattle. 9000; sheep, 70O0.t Omaha, Jan. 13. Hogs, 12.600; cattle. 5000; sheep. 7500. - . none 3d M 126 4 (Ml 2 00 195 7i, Eye glasses. $1 at J4eisgera. IWHIS BATTLE CROWD Advances Easily Lost and Losses Quickly Regained in Chicago .Market. CHICAGO WHEAT Open. Close. MARKET Jan. 13. Gain. May .104 106 A 104 96V, 93 V 1 Julv 95'i 97Vi Sept 93 94 Chicago, Jan. 13 The dumping of a large amount of wheat on this market by the failure of a Duluth commission firm had little, if any, effect upon price nuking. The price of wheat is in a po sition where losses are easily regained and advances are easily lost. In fact. the position or the market would be steady, were It not for the ever warring tactics of the bulls and bears. Those who sold wheat yesterday bought it baok today and this accounts for the sharp advance in the May and the fair rise In other options. May op tion is the battle ground again, and It Is In that delivery that the various forces are being centered. Yesterday's sharp decline In the May was believed by the trade to be out of reason and this is why shorts were so willing to buy it back after the opening of the market this morning. Foreign markets were depressed, Liv erpool opening d lower and closing V,d to fed below yeRterday. This mar ket opened unchanged, to d lower, but the weakness was not continued long. Short covering became apparent soon after and this, as usual, brought forth the higher range. The market closed 4C ic above yesterday. Cash wheat No. 2 red, 104 105; No. 3 red, 103 104 No. 2 hard. 101 103; No. 3 hard, 100fg)102i; No. 1 northern spring, 107ft 108U; No. 2 northern spring, 106(&108; No. 3 spring, 101 107. Primary receipts in bushels: Today. 1 ear Ago. 224.000 727,000 466.000 1,017,000 Whei it Corn Sli minents Wheat . 230,000 204,000 Corn , . . 4 24,000 503,000 Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbcck Cooke Co. : WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Mav 104 10 104 108 A Julv HA", 7, 95 T, 97 i Sept 113 94 93 94 CORN. Mav fin,, 6F, fipij 61 'i A Julv 61", 6 2'ii 1 61 A Sept 62 62 61', 62 A OATS. Mav 5Hi 51 s4 51 5 1 Julv 4'4 4S 4H' 46 Sept 39', 39 i 39 s 39 'i PORK. Jan 1655 1655 1650 1650B May 1S2 1682 16T5 1675 LARD. Jan. . . . ... ... 950 May 9T2 975 970 970B July 982 985 982 982A RIBS. . Jan S60B May 8S5 SS5 882 882 July S95 897 895 895 New York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. Close. Jan 91 7 922 914 9"1 Feb Si March 91 7 922 91 1 922 April ( May 918 922 910 919 June 908 912 904 911 July 910 914 903 912 Aug 901 901 901 902 Sept ' . . . . S94 Oct 887 888 8 83 891 Nov 8S8 De 888 Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, Jan. 13. Wheat market: Ooen. i'lnue March 7s6Td 7s 6 d May 7s5'4d 7s 5 VI News Gossip of Finance New York, Jan. 13. Bar silver, 52c; Mexican dollars, 45c. New York, Jan. ' 1 3. Government bonds: Date. Bid. Asked. Twos, registered... 1930 103 103 do coupon 1930 103 Threes, registered.. 1920 100i 101 do coupon 1908 1004 101Vi Threes, small bonds .... 100 Fours, registered... 1925 119 120 '4 do coupon 1925 120 ..... Twos, Panama 102 103 do coupon 102 Fours, Philippine 109 New York, Jan. 13. Lake, 14 HSc; electrolytic, 14SlS14'4c; cast ings 14r14c Tin $27.9528. Lead $4.17 4.22. London, Jan. 13 Silver, 244d. Washington. Jan. 13. The treasury report today shows: Receipts. $2,027,296. Expenditures, $2,560,000. London, Jan. 13. Spot copper, easy; Is 3d lower. Iondnn. Jan. 13. Consols advanced 1-16. Account S3. New York. Jan. 13. Dominion Coal has declared the regular semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent on preferred, payable February 1. Books close Janu ary 19. FINCH'S ATTORNEYS DALLY WITH LAW Cnless James A. Finch, the con demned murderer of Attorney Ralph B. Fisher, succeeds in having his motion for a new trial or for an sppeal to the supreme court, filed before 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon there will be no legal obstacle to his execution on the date on which he is sentenced to be hanged, February 6. Finch declared boastfully no long ago that , his rase would be carried into the federal court and even to the United States supreme court If necessarv, to secure an acquittal, but so far there has been no definite move for an appeal even to the state supreme court. However, It is likely that papers will be filed either late this afternoon or tomorrow. JUDGE LEONARD'S CASE CONTINUED L'pon her petition for public examina tion. "Judge ' Mary Leonard, well known about the courthouse, was taken before the county court yesterday afternoon, but the examination was continued after she had made known hex case to Judge Webster. Mrs. Leonard claims to be "as sane as people generally are" and denounces the-attemnt to ralli-oaA hr to the asylum as a "scandalous Job of bunch of over industrious do Icemen." BE CHAIRr.lAIJ? New York Central Advances With Report of His ' Selection. New York, Jan. 13. The extreme weakness of Amalgamated Copper and the erratic fluctuation of Union Pacific were about' the only features of note during the trading today in the. stock market. The closing was generally lower. London was Just about steady for American shares, declines and ad vances being about the same. stocks opened rather easy, but eariy strength was noted in Union Pat-trio. Over a point was gained before the re action set In and this latter carried the price under last night at today's closing. Weakness in copper metal abroad and the dullness at home added to the pressure in Amalgamated and that Issue closed nearly a point under last night s bid. A report was current that George B. Cortelyou was to become president of Consolidated Gas. but this could not be confirmed. In any event it had no visible effect upon market values. Harriman is trolne to accent the chairmanship of the New York Central board, say the rumors despite his de nials. This brought about the onlv sharp advance for the day. The Issue closed with a net advance of 1 4 points. United Steel earnings for the current quarters are not believed to be as good as for the same period a year ago, and a decrease Is expected. Range of New York nrlces furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company: DESCRIPTION. Onen Close. 80 47 108 43 '4 66 127 Va 85 102 '38', 100 109'4 68 175& 147 Amalgamated Copper Co... 81 American Car & Fdy.. c. .. 4 American Car & Fdy, p American Cotton OH, c... 4 2. American Loco, c 56 American Sugar, c 127 American Smelter, c 83 American Smelter, p 103 Anaconda Mining Co 48 American Woolen, c Atchison, c 98 Atchison, p 100 Baltimore & Ohio, c, 109- Rrooklvn Rani.l Transit. 7ft Canadian Pacific, c 176 Chi.. Milwaukee & St. Paul 147 Chicago & Great Western, c 7 Chicago & Northwestern, c.144 Chesapeake & Ohio 56 Colorado Fuel Iron .. 41 66 4(1 176 38 79Vi 30 34 4 142V 142H 14 42 Delaware & Hudson i;r, Denver & Rio Grand 39 do prel erred Erie, c do 2d pfd , . 33 - 43 .142 .143 . 15 . 43 do 1st pfd , Great Northern, pfd... Illinois Central Interurban Met., c". . . . do preferred Louisville & Nashville 122 Manhattan Railway 148Vi v.euirai naiiway 2'i M. K. & T., c 42 do preferred 74 Distillers S5; Ore Lands 70 Missouri Pacific 68 National Lead 76 New York Central 125 N. Y Ontario & Western.. 46 Norfolk & Western, c do pfd North American 72 42 75 5 70 68 76'i 127 a 46 86 86 72 'i 138 33 102" Northern Pacific, . ... Pac. Mail Steamship Co Pennsylvania Railway . P. G.. L. & C. Co Pressed Steel Car, c. . . . Reading, c Rep. Iron & Steel, c. . . . . .138 ::i32 ..102 . 40 -137-1. 137 '4 24 24 59' 39'i 69 117 119 25 61 34 52 'i 71' 1 .'7 96 32 105 57 112 18 4 7 6 6 Va 37 78 79 44 3 8Vi 127 40 71 14 Rock Island, c 24 do pfd. .' o St. L. & S. K. 2d pfd do 1st pfd Southern Pacific, com 117 do preferred 120 Southern Railway, com.... 26 do preferred 61 i4 Texas Pacific 35 ' Toledo. St L. & W.. coin do preferred c'nlon Pacific, com 177 do preferred United States- Rubber, coin. . . do preferred 106 United Slates Steel Co.. c. 57 do preferred 112 Wabash, c 18 do preferred 48 Western Lnlon Telegraph.. XO Wisconsin Central, com.... 39 do preferred 78 Westinghousc Sn Utah Copper 44 'i Third Avenue 39 Consolidated Gb . . .' 127 Kansas City Southern do preferred DESERTED 22 YEARS HE SEEKS DIVORCE Alleging that his wife deserted him nearly 22 years ago. Cyrus Henton of j Carlton, Yamhill county. Or., has bsought suit in the circuit court for a decree of divorce. Ever since June 1, i 1887, Henton has. according to his com-1 plaint, lived the life of an old bachelor,! although he is a married man. I He was Joined In matrimony June 19. i 1884. to the woman whose name is now i Scllnda Henton, and who, he says, de-1 serted the Henton family domicile three ! years after the ceremony. i All the property rights between Hen-I ton and his wife have been settled, it is said, and all Henton wants Is a decree of divorce. Heating Apparatus. I Ts naturally fsxed to the limit, but' the W. G. McPherson company, prom-! Incnt in this line, report but few com-! plaints and no failures. "We naturally j expected a good deal of complaint," said a member of this firm today, "for' while we exercise care in specifying ap- i paratus of ample capacity. In colder ! weather more attention must be given to the operating of it. On the whole I this cold snap has been very gratifying to us. for it proves that It pays to! devote thought to the installation of, heating apparatus even In a climate like ours where 44 degrees is the averse temperature for December, January and February." HARTMAN & THOMPSON BANKERS , CHAMBER OP COMMERCE issue certifi cates of deposit in any amount. Particular atten tion is given to this department of the business. VHmittiPtmmalLiaKHi Reading of the mayor's annual mes sage and the election of H. A. Heppner to succeed Dan Kellaher as councilman at large was the important business that occupied the attention of the municipal lawmakers this morning. Perhaps, not wishing to project the new councilman into the turmoil usually aU tendant on its meetings,- the council proceedod peacefully on its accumulated routine work. There was an entire ab sence of friction. Mayor Lane resigned the chair early In the day to Council man Rushlight and went upstairs, as he said, to fill his lantern in anticipation ot a walk homo In the dark tonight. The annual mesnaire. which la mih. iiBiiea uisewnere in rue journal today, was the subject of no comment what ever, at least officially, not even when ine tignting question was touched upon by members of the council. The mayor calls attention tn the necessity of a charter revision by which franchise grabbers can be held In check and made to obey, the city ordinances. He again refers to the importance of cooperation among tile cities of the Pacific coast in handling the criminal f'upuiauon ana aepiores tne present ays em of driving undesirables from one pity to another. May Amend law. . Owing to, the fact that the charter prevents the city from compelling cor porations to open their books to inspec tion Mayer Lane declares that he Is unable to make any report as to the vaiue or municipal franchises. He asks that an amendment be passed which win enaDie tne mayor to make such re ports in future. The council sustained the mayor's veto cn two ordinances, one providing for a discontinuance of the laundry tax and the other exempting certain por tions of the city from the operation of the stable ordinance. An appropriation of $1000 was made and placed at the disposal of the waiter board in order that the board can make a payment closing a deal for the pur chase of a reservoir site on Mount Tabor. Mayor Lane announced that lie would not he willing to grant applications for employment agency licenses unless he Is assured that the applicants are reputable citizens and honest business men. He said that the police had been forced to interfere on several occasions to prevent working men from being robbed by unscrupulous employment bureaus. He asked that the applications for such licenses be referred to the chief of police for a repoFt. The council voted to refer. Electrical Worsen Protest. A committee from the Electrical Workers' union and the Linemen's asso ciation appeared to protest against the proposed extension of time to the Port land Railway, Light Power company, which has violated the law regulating the construction of overhead wires. The health and police committee recom mended that tne company be given until October 1 in which to comply with the terms of the ordinance passed a year ago and which became effective last month. The eouneil adjourned until 2 o'clock this afternoon. An ordinance will be Introduced before the close of the ses sion, to authorize the payment of $380 to Attorney R. W. Montague for serv ices rendered in the case of the city versus the Mount Hood Railway com pany. Cltv Attorney Kavanaugh holds that the employment of outside aid by the mayor and executive board was un necessary, but In favor of the council authorizing the payment, as Mr. Mon tague performed the work in good faith. SHTElESTSIII AIW00D CASE After calling several witnesses whose testimony tended to verify the con tention of the state in the case against (.'. H. mr! C. H. T. Atwood, physicians ciiarged with maintaining a nuisunce in the form or an anegea maternity hospital, the state rested its case this morning. The first action of the defense was to move liiat the Indictment be quashed, but tho motion was overruled and tho attorneys proceeded to spend tho re mainder of the morning explaining tn Judge Cleland why he should instruct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. Among the other contentions of the defense was the allegation that the state had failed to establish the fact that criminal operations had been per formed at the Atwood hospital. The trial was continued this after noon and the case will probably go to the Jury tomorrow. Lumbermen's National Bank Corner Second and Stark Streets Portland. Oregon Capital $250,000 G. K. Wentworth Fresident John A. Keating Vice President Geo. McPherson Vice President H. D. Story Cashier F. A. Freeman Assistant Cashier TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS FOREIGN EXCHANGE High Grade Municipal and Im provement Bonds 0 We have several good issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor and save broker's commission. Warren Construction Co. 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. Overbeck & Commission Merchants, Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Etc 216-217 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan A Bryan. , Chicago, New York, Boston. We have the only private wire connecting Portland with the eastern . . exchanges. . aUafcsn rortlaad Board of Trad . -. Resolution Declares Execu tive Department Must Inform on Demand. (Halted Pre Leased Wire.) . Washington, 'ijan. IS. Senator' Bacon today introduced a resolution asserting the right of congress to call on the executive departments for all papers and information In their possession. Senator Bacon addressed his ' fellow senators in support of his resolution. THREE SUSPECTED OF SAFECRACKING, (United Pren Leased Wlre.l Los Angeles. Jan. 13. Accused Of robbing 12 safes and holding up more than 60 people, three men suspected of being the criminals, who have been ter rorizing Los ' Angeles and vicinity re cently are under arrest today. The men are entered at the police station as Charles Oavln, alias Brltt, T. F. Darwood, alleged to have been a con vict five times, and Jimmy Fifer, air leged ex-convict and expert safecracker. When they were arrested they were alleged to have been planning to crack a safe In the New Majestic theatre. Nitro-glycerlne. believed to have been hidden by the trio, was found behind a billboard across the street from the theatre. PITTSBURG D00DLER IS DENIED BAIL (United Prem Leased Wire.) ' Pittsburg. Pa., Jan. 13. Charles Cam eron, president of a local traction line, convicted yesterday of bribing a coun cilman, was refused bail today although he had secured $25,000 in sureties for his freedom. Cameron's attorneys then moved for a new trial. ELEVEN BODIES FROM LICK BRANCH MINE (United Pre Leased Wire.) Switchback, W. Va., Jan. 13. Eleven bodies were recovered today from the Lick Branch colliery, where an explos ion yesterday entombed 100 miners. Unnn of recovering nnv of the imnrls. nnorl mall alive linn hrAn ohanHnnAH Bonds Stocks Securities For Sale by T. S. McGRATH LUMBER EXCHANGE Portland - Oregon Cooke Co. Metzger fits your eyes for $L