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THE : 'OREGON DAILY "JOURNAL, PORTLAND, .SATUR T 4 V li'tlio i; uiiliHGEfS llFfll.l t Confirmed Sale of New Pack Comes; Orders Double That of 1910 and Price Will B2 Good. , . i reason still lover values may bo ex- , , peet)d unless the re Is a substantial ,,' ". ' . . " decrease in arrivals. : ; The first confirmed order for tlie 1911 For over 10 flays there have bepn rec-pac-k of Columbia river salmon has been ord breaking arrivals In the chicken received. . A . ' j-hmrlict even for this time' of the year The order :wih? to Everdjng '& Far- j '1 -naturally this has had considerable rell, proprietors of the Pillar Rock can" '.effect upon values in-' general, nery.- from a Detroit Mieb.eTirm. -The order is for. 11,101 cases, or more than twice; the 1 amount : purchased by the wme firm during, the xno season.; The pjaV4n(r of s'uvh a la rice sued or. der so oarly in tne.. season' indicates n jite clearly that there will be the heav- I. st demand in M,,ory, for canned -al- ition nt me nrvcnra oi inn Reason. it is now definitely stated that nntc- tfeally all the product of the Columbia river canneries during the comlng,sea fnn will be put in csnitary orsolderless c;ins. The new package lias been tried I ore . during the past season, and has iriven satisfaction to ' the canners, as wit as insuring to consumers a product without danger of poison.,-.';'..; " "t -s !' resit salmon continues to come here from the Umpqua fnd Columbia rivers, i " niand at the moment is rather slow, owinu to Chrlstmso shopping. Hariana Shipments Arrive. A fine shipment of bananas for the Christmas trade arrived on the street fod:iy. The. supplies ware Just "turn in k" and were therefore in excellent Muipr, ' , , ' Expect Lower Oranges, Lower orange prints are Tpcnr.rallv ex pected by the trade after' the holidays because of the preatly Increased crop 'n southern California. DresstHl Meats Are Higher. An advance Is showing all throuich the dressed meat market today. Veal is runted s htsrh ss , 1414c mid hogs nrs J to 1c above the values of a few c ijs ago. . lTovisIon Prices Higher.-. An advance of He pound was finntfid in the price of lard bv local packers today. While; there was - a (tronr tone for hams prices were un crnnped. Bacon values are steadied. 1 avin? lost all. of the recent weakness. FHONT STRKET QrOTATTOXS Hops, Wool am KtdM. TTOPS Nominal. 1819 crop, rholcs. 14 tie per lb.; prima to choice, 130 14c '14c: 1909 rrlnie. 13f13V$:c; medium, 12c; 1909 prnwins, nominal, (grjc 10. WOOL Nominal, 1910, Willamette vnlleiv, J8 19c; eastern Orairon. l4if 17c PltEEPSICINS SneerlntE. tOOJSe eerh; short woo!, 25 60c;- (!.dtum won. tOcttl.OO each; Jong wool. T6e4 $1 ?s each. . ; . f . TALLOW Prime, per lb v Se: - No. I nd er'sse. SSfl4c. .-. , ! x cmTTIM BARK 10, nominal. Be: 191". 4v.c v HIDES rrr hides. : 1BH 016Hc lb rreen. 6Me7Hc: bulls, irrean. salt, s8 IK; kips. 8HcJ7Hc: calves, m-een. HO pr 1. - - j v i : . 4 . MOITA1R Nnmltuh 1910, SOWJZe Br-tter, Etrer. ana Pouitrr. v HUT! iiit Extra creamery, cubes and rihs 3ic; store, SCf34c. 24 25c; eastern prints. KUTTER FA T V. o. b. Portland, per pound, 3 4r36c lb. . , POULTRY Fancy hens, 15e per lb..; pprinp, ; 14c; old - roosters. 12c; yo'infj, 14c; live duoks, younc, Iffllgc: CHEESE New Oregon ; fancv f,,H cream; triplets and dsisies. 1 5 i7c Young1' Americas, 17 1 Sc. Grain. ?lonr ana Hay. WHEAT Track delivery, club S0i? Sic; bluestem. 82RSc; fortv-fold Sic; Willamette vaVloy, 83c; red Russian 7?7,79c; turkey red, l2a ' BARLET Producers' erfce lit 0- IHi $22.B0w;3; rolled. $25.00; brew ing; tZH't 24.50. ;, :, ,., . , ... : MiLLSTlIFFS Soning price Bra ,4 25mlddlings, $;3; shorts. $27; ?hop. HAY Produ-wrs price 1910 vi timothy, fancy, $lflfi:0; ordinary $1R astern Oreson,' $20f21: mixed U;;. 1 : : oats iiam n, .. . , - j OATS Nominal. . proauee-rr Drtcw $, 'bo - 1' .." '. w gray, FLOUR 014 crop, " patenis. It lfi Willamette, 16.20 per barrel- local Straight, $4 0o4.75: bakers, $4 75SlI export grades. $2.50: graham, -K aacfe 14.C0; rye, $6.76; bales, S3.& ' OroeerlM, Kvts. Eto. ori . (Above quof-tlons are 30 days V .t cn'v , . - - 1 uii.i.--1ii.iiiiiiii ja j 4 54 0501 1 No, 20iHc; pigeons, squkbs. 2M than a iVr-ci aTeturv as a basis HOGS NICKEL TO A -EGOS-eei extras.. 42?42Hc;, No.Llon which butter-was m,hT a LV,, "Si nH:E'rCL ' U ft X 42c: no. 3 2sc; eastern best, 3035c; practically every part of tha TTnited ! " ' niMF DOWN Afi AIM 'llV-Vr' 30c: California. storage, best. States will come to a head Mondav , U lMZ UUV'1'1 r MU Al ll 1 - I'WWUBIW,' tt.t)(t: I . Hftuvun. XUUI'K -n . t '":. IttX' -ul granulated, i ?" v'". iw; w $ .&0; D yollow, $4.80; beet. $5.80; Ked- 1-a. 185 WashJi ia.i xiuuv, o ices iimn rruif be. ry. i, 4c, Aew urieans Head. 64w7c-i28 CKHiie. 6Wc SALT Coarse Ittlf mnM t. 60c. f 8 00; 100s. f lLOO: :'. bales. $2.26! ....v. . -' , tfvm, ,?.VU. IMMItil fill. ,'v. wki . vuv. ji.,.irii; lantd rt.t.,. 'i , " na ius, $4,00 4..)0; ivnp rock, 120.60 per ton , BEANS Sms'l, white, 4Ue' I,-.: white. $4 4ft; pink. $6 50; bayou. Itf'fi Limns, $5.80: reds. $6 25.7 .' HONEVVew, 13 75 rer care. ' ' fruits yeeetabiei. PT'J Ol'.h Best, $1.35140' wee onds, $11.18- sweets, 3 'A (i'S ttc' lb FRESH FRtnTS-OrangeV-New na vels. $2.00 2 50 box; bananas" To h lpmons. $4.iitifri.r).80; jrrape fruit, IS 7a piT.eapples - 7c lb.: Bapts iino' Tanserincs, ILOO'ei.25; Jap Orfenees' $14 1 25 bumile; pe,irs. tl.J6p3 1 BRRTk.t Iiili kVberriss. 7c ; ' VEGETABLES New turnips ti k. $t.401.50 per cental- tam-,' 251.60 per box; beans" Sr.e "hrimP. 42 c; - perch, .;' 7f c; tom d; ; horseradish.' JOiOc: green J;?'1', 12n'st?,,'B- ?Sc'- herrings. 6c; toes, : f I )er poun onions, , 106? 16c dozen: peppers, hell I I 1 ') 1 1 o per lb,;, head lettuce per' dozen, hothouse, 76r$$i.eo' ber'w- crabs, small.' $1 ; Jarge, $1.50; me- rodishes, 36c per tdosn bunchy! dlum, $1.25 dos.: California shad. J4olb celery. 0'&'86c dozen; erg plant io ' CLAMS Hardshell, per box, o iD per ib; cucumbers, $1.00fj; 1.25 De, , kl: " i rafter clama. 12.14c doxen. 12.25 per box! ovToxi'ilwVn.40". I' lts, Coal oil. Eta,- t,e?m $1.40j)t50; sarlic. 7$;. WHTK LEAD Ton lots. !c pef lb - P APP.iFiH.TBettM.' ' ' ' , i 600 lb lots, 80 per lo.; les, lot., Heats, sn and ProrunoBa. ' ' " -1 p V , v inm nii-Raw km-DRLiihJLOMEATb-rrontrtre,?; I. NfoKD O L Raw. bbla, , tl.OI; Km.. v7iv m.j vruinary, 10c pel lb. heavy, 0c; vea. . extra, 13 Uf Mo; ordinary, lie; p0r, 11- Wtrt i loin. 7(!t'10c.pringl.,imbH: iua'c: yl fancy. Jtfec per lb.; ordinary. "T7 . l,e lambs, 7c lb.; mutton, 6c; goats! . , ' ' 6ats, OVSTKRS-Shca'water bsy. r,., -Iy-i Ion, ( ); per 100 'b. sack, $5.60;' blym. i pin. $9: csnneo eastern. OSe can: c s'tt ',Ci . p -v.-, ... fit 4 W JU. VaCK ' tatstern In shell, ) 7, ".(ft 2,j0 per loo ' LARD Kettle Icat 6s, 14e per lb steam rendered, 5s. !$ vr lb.; com pomd, 6s, HVe per lb, ... FRCHH B15KF Wholesale' slaughter ejs' price: Best steeis, a9i4c; ordl riry, 9c; best cows, Sjf9c; ordinary IIA.MH. HAwiR, .'fcTU,-Hems. Uift !."iic; bwkfast bscon, 23iJ0e: holled l am. 25w2l:; picnics liVej ' coftsiee run inp )r 10.; jegninr fctiort cleam i KIrty onrnnlyntlntiR nfflllnfA itw4M,. 1 iai-aitiiiiriututkfnirlU4 imikM..,-.. .... . . ! nes. J6o lb. . 1 ' t ' "ryis - o rpr-XTiTTT-r-epqty w fi-finrHtr-thn-c-s HMI Nommel Rock "ofl. ioCpf.r ih 1 10 dpath henof1t8 during the year 'Just considerable -t Interest 1 in ", this 'ani f. .unders. c; halibut. iMi 0e; strltx-d ' fifu"HOj $1,236,243. Twenty affiliated or- nouncement which- has Just been made "". 20c: catfish. 1J?12 !.; silversiden, I ganlaatlons paid $731,95$ in Sick bene- by tne county eourti Davis has hut i head. 94lcc; soles. ;C; 1 fits, during the same ueriod. T , , completed a term in the penitentiary SEVERE SLASH H . CHICKEN PRICES ' .' -.. A I Receipts Are Enormous and Therefore Values Are Cut to Meet Condition. . . The chicken market has dropped .se verely along tYont street and values are I now as low as He a pound for . live J birds. j 1 he situation throughout the poultry ' market is severely weak nnrl for that At .1". sa" I-IM ween the mantel was rood and for the first few days f PPWe: ', cleaned - up around ,-lM$Ue l"nd for ordinary.' coops :while no sa'p. ;,f honswere; made under lSd.'i ' Ifcvaknes" , bfgan develop- Jn ,lhe jjjen inarket on Thursday and since e " J: ....................... this morning, the street : was blocked with offerings. ..Saturday is always a very poor day for chickens to arrive in the wholesale market and owlnft to the enormous supplies held over from 'pre vious days little attention -was paid to the fowls this mornlnR.v - : -J There Is a moderate demand at this time- for dressed chickens and turkeys but the bulk of vthe holiday OfferleRs will not be In demand before Wednes day and therefore arrivals previous to that time will not likely meet with any big reception from the trade especially s everyone fears murky weather. G.i H. Florancc Wires From Iowa That Trade in Oregon . Product Is Good." There is a 'crowlns: "demand fni nr. on and W'ashiPirton apples in the mar- ae or tne middle went. G. If. 1'MnrnnCft nt Vlrtrna T!rnlhnr brokers of this city, wired from Daven port, iowa, this niominsr that the call at this time was quite pronounced' for I iimunini-pricea stock mirlnfC the . past Iweek ho has disposed of 12 cars of northwest apples In the middle west and says that he expects to sell more utn mis numner in tne near future. , The crop of apples In the middle west this season was extremely short and therefore; the- trade there is depending n?ore t"wn vr Pon the-offerlngs from this section. i A message from Wralla "Walla this mornine to a local interest stated that lot of Yellow. Newtowns and gpltsen. herps.had been sold to Mobile by the alia. Walla. .Fruit and Produce (Tnion t .$2.i 5 for the former and $2.25 fot th? lattcr-f o. b. cars Walla Walla, 1 -latest advices from other sections ftnte that the bulk of the apples have if'ecn. moved nnd that' there -is a demand jfor the medium Priced slock at' slightly i an.-, FIGHT F;0R CONTROL ; OF; BUTTER BOARD Chlcaero, Dec. 17 A fiet fn tts. control of the Elgin butter board, whose wnen i nna ni win v.m h. . s MIDDLE WEST IS TAKING APPLES flection of officers and committees The' ,CLhlca ?fc- "ir"1?1 elpts fight is being waged by Chicago f mom!'o'hoS8. J0.000: Cattle 200; sheep 1600. I bars. of the board, who have long con 1 tended that the naming of the onenlntr price of butter each week has been done under farcical conditions. , Since the first of the year the Chicago members have been fighting to bring about low er prices. They maintain that the but ter board is manipulated solely in the interests' of a clique and they threaten lp make some startllne revelations- at the annual meeting if hose in control do not agree to reform their methods of procelure. . . . PRODUCE PRICES FOR TODAY .Seattle, Dec. 17. Butter Washing, ton creamery firsts, 38c; ranch, 35c; ?ftr".tream'r7' 34e; eaatern storaee, 302c; process, 25c; Oregon, 3 5 4 4 5c! .3i-ca,.ran.ch' 5c; eaw'ern etor age, 28 30c; fresh eastern, 40e. n-c-nc 1 iuviuiHw xwine, 7e: ' T11- iuencas, ,ic; Wlscon- lsconsin loung Arner ngton twins, 17 V.c; ""'swn -; xoung -Americas, ftc: Swiss: 2Sf Hmhiiroo. io. V .' Onions Walla .Walla.-' ll'fie U .c: California, $1.60 , j-. ioiaioes Astern Washlncton fit per ton; extra fawv tinam Vnilte Rivers. t2l6iH: uMli -tiA.: pound. w ' . ; " XORTnWEST B.15FK RTATraiKNT. ' " Portland Basks. Clearings today k $1,166,739 87 , )ear ago 1,270,839,60 Tross today -.. Balance today , Year ago Clearlnirs ,. , ; , Balances -today ..$ 5,099.73 $ 101.68fX 125,924.74 Seattle. . .4. ..$1,82.297 251.493 . , Spokane, (learlncs ....;,....,., Balances today .... i ... . .$772,316 .1 81.697 eiurgepn,- viVia iter lb.: silver smelts. 8c per fb: blnclt ffVi? 3 .r V'V!. B c?. ti nfi- hoi led in I . nlS -I loU, 260i M me,UrrJ" ? . ltd . nllnna ' In 7 . . tT. ,?t5rM8' cal;e. cai.; iron Db's., 21Hc per aaL . 21140 ROPK Manila, Sc; Ktsal, ?y uurui manna,- ec; Kisai, ?e. CVAL. uii- rear, astral and Star, 130 ' ,. p , ,. , . t V44J1IQ, extra star, 20c gallon; water white, bulk. DM. Miotic per gallon; , special . water whlteJ 17 W24c per gallon. , - d!fiOUM-fiei crown an. mni ' 18W2EO aallon. iS Kasolin- ,xa YH 1 gallon,-, V. M. ft P. naphtha, J614a22c gallon. TUBPENTINE In cases, $i.Q0; ' bar rels, 97 e jr gallon. 1 ... W1RW NAILS Basis. $2.71 , 9) MY FN CIIKI CATTIE Steers Sell at That Notch- Eight Loads of Hogs Come - . From Nebraska. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RT'NT. Hogs.- tattle. Calves. Sheen Saturday , i... .6i': 122 395 b:o in C74 Friday 450 Thursday.,.,, 41 Wednesday .. Tuesday .. . .... 57 Monday , . Vi tek ago , :,. . .... 6D7 146 '29 509 jjti Eight loads of hpga came forward from "Nobraska today under contract to the Union Meat, company, Outside of this there were no offerings ofHogs in the yards today, t A special to The Jour nal from f South Omaha reported the market there 5 to lOe lower today, whjch would make theJ landing 7 price of Se broska hogs here $8.82 ; ;. 4 , : -. : a Outside of the hog arrival? there were three, loads of. cattle and four loads of sheep offering In the yards today., .' ' Bflst : steers 'Sold durim? the' day at $6 60, this price being obtained for three lots, one. of 13 head averaging 1174 pounds, another of 2tf bead averaging 11;:7 pounds and another of 24 head av eraging 1151 pounds each. The best .offerings In the sheep mar ket failed to bring above $4.23 today, but the supplies were of heavy weight, One lot of lambs that averaged 85 pounds went at $5.75, , ; ' Antfint t Shippers. -. Cattle J. J3. Reynolds. Condon, Or., thiee louds. H. Y. Black well, Glenn Ferry, Idaho, two loads. Hogs Henllne .& Olilinger, Nebraska, 8 loads. . . .-' Sheep and lambs Smith Bros. ' Hub bard. Or., four loads. ' Today's run of livestock compares with this day In recent years as fol lows: j , Hogs. ....... ..6t',2 . 623 ....... ..325 , 105 Cattle. 122 . 660 27 &5 , none Sheep. , 395 1910 1909 190S 19(17 1906 1905 210 101) 83 A year ago today there was a firm tone in all lines of livestock. Hogs ad vanced to $8.75 for top stuff, or 10c above the present market. Todays Official Trade. ' s " Folowlng are official trades. They represent demand supplies and Quality offering: , STEERS. A v. libs 13 steers .. ,.1174 20 steers .....1137 24 steers ... ......... ..1151 47 steers '.. ,ii..j.l030 ( 1 steer ( .... ... 1050 6 stecrg ..i. ..;, ...,.1154 ' "s" COWS. Price. $6.60 6.50 : 6.50 ' 8.10 5.50 5.60 cows .1176 $5.25 4.25 , 6.00 $3.75 3 25 - 3.75 $5 75 4.25 . i cows K5 ' 3 cows ....... ; 950 ' , BULLS. 1 bull ............ ....1490 . 1 buil t , i i . i, , ,4. ...i., .1300 2 bulls ....1310 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Ill lambs 83 153 mixed Sheep. ..,...,.,132 129 mixed sheeo... ...... .111 4. indicated by the latest sales in the Portland- yards: ' - CATTIiE Grain fed steers, v $6.25 $.60; best hay eteers, $5.6506.75: fancy stoers, $5.60; common steers, $4.00 4.50. cows, best, $5.90; fancy, $4.50 poor, $3.00(Qt3.26; heifers, $4.60SS.OO bulla, $2.00r)3.75; Btags. $3.003 "25. ' IIOGSBijst light, $8.$5; ordinary, $8.00i8.70; heavy, $8.00;-stockers and feeders,. $5.00 and $6.00. ' . . ! SHEEP K3fit yearling wethers, $4.56 5.00; old wethers, $4.504.V5: grasi. h inauiriwj yauvy, io; grain fed, $6.00(8)7.00; ewes, , $3.003.50. , CALVESBest, $7.00; ordinary, $6.60; J- Hoks opened steady, closed lower; left over, 9976; receipts year Salcji Mixed. $7.85(97.65; heavy, $7.45 mi. iv; rougn. i .so i.ou; llgllt. $7.35 7,75. ' .... - ,-, ., ,. - v.,-., Cattle Strong. ' ,--,.,. . : ; , t , bheop Steady. f 1 HOGS DIME LOWER IN OMAHA YARDS South Omaha," Neb Dec. 17.-Cattle, none. Hogs 6200- market 510o lower. Solos. $7.354i;7.62. . ; : , . . . Sheep None. . , 1 ' PRICE .OF PRODUCE': -; v AT SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, Dec, 17. Wbeat, Aus tralian and propo $1.651.62H; Sono ra $1.601.67; California club $1.46 1,60; northern wheat, bluesteam' f l.&nrn' I. 60; lub $1.47 1.62; 'Russian red II. 47 V.fpi.50; milling grades higher, r Barley Feed, good to choice $1.05 .1.07 14: fancy $H.08; poor to fair 9714c $1.0JH shipping and brewing $1.1414 j)l.l14 Chevalier nominal. ' Eggs-Californla fresh, including cas es, extras 40c; firsts 39C; seconds 33o; storage 26c'32c. ' .-:'., i, Butter California fresh extras 36c; firsts 30c; seconds 27c; storage 30Hc Cheese-T-New- California flats -fancy 16c; firsts 15c; seconds 13c; California young America fancy I714cr firsts J6c; - Wisconsin daisies $1.82; Oregon fancy 16c; storage, Oregon fancy 15 He; do, young America 17c: California 15e; do firsts 1414c; do. young America 16C, do. singles lSVic; do daisies 10c. - Potatoes Per , centil river whites $1.30tt1.40; Salinas .Burbanks $1.70" 16; Oregon $ Lift 1.60;, sweets $2.85 Onions Per sack $1,000 LIS. Oranges Per box new.iavels stand ard $1.50f2.00; choice $2. 252.50; twa- Cy,..I3.YtC'B.6U.'.!. , , New .School for East Salem. . (Salem Bon-au of J1 Journal ) Salem, Or- Dec. 17.A levy of 714 mills wait; voted Thursday evening by the taxpayers of the Salem school dis trict for the purpose of erecting a new school building Jn East Salem to ac commodate the increasing; attendance. The levy for the past three years has been 4 mills. " Out of the total levy of 714 mlU& 1 4 H ' mills will be applied; to school , expenses purely, while the re maining 2 mifls Will be used for ad ditional equipment. Including a builaMjig to be erected In Iflast Salem at, a'' cost of approximately $27,500., On the pres ent . valuatiop the new tax levy ' will make $75,970.38, available for ' school purposes in this district next year. '.';;r;;.. '.-imi .i 1 ' 'n ..if.;,.' m .n... 11 j ij pfficials' Kooka to lie Exiwnijied.v . (flteelsl DNnutcti to Tits ImirnaLl) V.ii lJx .!r.i.'Zz.lJ'. Ji b0?ks "uu '' ""l u.cuu umatiua county are soon to undergo an exam ination by an expert to detect anv pos sible errors or frauds which mlghl ex 1st therein. ,As it has only been four years since such a checking up revealed an enormous shortage in the office of the sheriff doe to the embezzlement 11 lips HAS CEEIIIHI OFfEll George Rose cf Independence Refuses to Sell to Herman v Klaber at That Price. Fourteen and a half cents han hen orrerea ror the Ueorge Rose block of 224 oaies or nops at independence by Her- iimn iv.iuuer otic uie orrer was rcrus.i. The market for nons is firmer alLnver the world with stocks very small, it is now estimated tliat but 4000 bules-re- main in the hand of crow-era in Oreiron lfsOO In WaShincton. 700fl in Palifornia aim ovv uaies in xew xorn. ' . 1 in Kuroneaa centers Ihere are nrae tically no hops of ".his year's arowth re mainlng In the hands of producers, and everywnere kiocks are very low, Qulte a fair volume of business was reported at local centers during the past 24 hours. ; Values rullnar cenerallv h- tween l313Hc a pound.' No first class goods were offering. It is now, slated that some of the brewers who purchased threiigh short sellers-and did not secure delivery, are, In the market forops at higher prices, but are afraid to sii'ow their hand lest they scare growers Into asking fabulous value, . , ;?-"".' m .'-'': :;"'U' L New , York. Dec. 17. Aside from the operations in Norfolk & Western, South ern railway and Beet Sugar, trading to day was mostly in the nature of even- ng up accounts over Sunday,. a great many feeling that the bank exhibit would be rather 'more favorable than anticipated, which proved to be the case. The statement of actual condition in dicated a material Increase 4n the re serve and mi Increase lh the cash hold ings, whereas, in the latter instance, according to the known movements of money, v a substantial . decrease , was feared. "';.:'-.' ..'-(. .1 ,..:--. ..',...,: The change in cash holdings in the institutions outside of the clearing house was not materia.1 and the two foregoing statements did not denote shifting of loatiB between local banks, but more for eign borrowing was resorted to which. If true, would account for the weakness In sterling exchange early in the week. Con&iduraUla talk is heard of the prob ability of investment demand Incident to January disbursements asserting It self, but so far the same has been of only moderate proportions and in the nhsoncfc of an Increased Inquiry from that quarter, and a larger speculative demand, the trade does not feel that a hlgir range of prices would be sustained, uliiiouKli admittedly a year end rise Is generally experienced, but the ame as In the case last year, does not always have a distinct bearing on the. future course of the market . Range of New York prices furnished by Overheek Cooke Co.; Description Open High) Low) Bid Amal Copper Co. Am. C. & F.,c ... do pfd Am. Loco., c. . . . Ara.. Sugar, c.-. . . Am. Smelt, e. ,1 . -f do ptd ....., Anac. Mlninii Co. Am.- Woolen,, c. 4 Atchison, c. -i . , . do pfd ....... B. & O., e. .. NORFOLK S WESTERN EADS STOCK I 63 I 63 49l 49 11U 36 73 36 114 74 " 103 3 a 'A 31 101 1025 105 89 -74 193 31 101 10214 106 '74 193 31 U0aVll02V4 106 10614 do pfd ....... B. R. T Canadian Pa., c. Cen. Leather, c. do pfd . . ..... . . 744 19314 SI U 193 V4 31V 102 C, & G. W c... C, M. & S. P.... Chesa & Ohio Colo. F. A I., c . 32 122 80 31 57 70 ' 72 144 77 163 28 69 27 33 44 12J 131 20 65 142 130 li 464. 53 122 79 B74fc 122 122 4 .79 ..... 67 80?4 '57H voio. fcioumern. c do 2d pfd. , .. do 1st pfd. . ; torn rroaucts, ci 15 77 15 14 T4 77 . do pfd.....,. Dela, & Hudson.. D. & R. G., c. . , . do pfd.., i. .. rie, c......,,.. ' do 2d pfd. ..,. ; do list pfd. . . . Gt Northern pfd. Illinois Central.. Inter. Met," c... . do pfd..,.;... I-ouis. & Nash., Manhattan Ry.. 4 77 . .. . . '69' 27?, 69 2714 45" a 9 27 20 66 1 .-4 . 20 65 UO. 81 130 130 M. K. & T.r c... 4. 81 3314 31 '33 ,d?PMr :.-i- .?. Distillers . ..... Ore Lands, . , . Missouri Pacific. 32 National Lead i. Y. Central. N. i Y., O. & W ti. & W., c... 112 41 ii2i 41 10i 112 112 404 40V 1 99 do pfd ,. . , . .t North American 64 Northern Pac, j 11514 115 115 . . ; '. 115 r-aciric M. 8. co. Penn. - Railwav.. P; O. L,&a "Co. Pr-d Stel Car. c. do pfd ....... Reading, c. . .. " do 2d pfd, ,. ,, do 1st tifd. . . . . Z8U1 129 128 128 1(10 30 '30 'ik" 30 'jo" '37 ...f . he a 93 14814 149 149 89" 30 30" ss" 89" 30 3 6 V: 38' -1 . 01 33 87S1 Rp. Iron&Steel, c 30v, 00 pio Rock island, c., do lif.l ''. : ... . v 1 i 61. St L, & S. F., 2 37 uo. ist pro. .. . St. L, & S. W c. till 24 60 do. tifd . . 61. S. Pac, 0.....;. South; Ry,; c.... 114 114 ' 2S 4 114 ZD : . 61 25 J 1 41 no. pid Texns & Par 62 22 hi 61 22 U' Hi 2514 T.i St L & W c -do. pfd . . . ..; . 22.'.; 5ov; U. P .o.i..,,t,M70 169 ao. pio. ..... U. S- Rnbber. c An ..4.4 . S3 84 34 "si" '73" 116 16 34141 TJ. S. SteiJ CO., ci 108 V, ao. pia. , . , , . Wabash, c 1 1 0 1J61 16 34' ,T3 ' 10 34 ' 73 16 34 73 do. rfd. .,.. 34 W.'TJ. Telegraph 7 wis. uen.. c. . ... Allis Chalmers. do. pfd. Am. Can . . . . , . . "9 27 9 9 : do. pfcl , Alton Con, O. W. nfd. '36'' 'is 14 39i 4514 30'.' ij 40 ' 45 .75 28 2 A4 1S-S 6614 39 ss 17 1.-3 64 31 -91 T4 63 Nevada Cons,,, Westinghouae . Beet fiu"ar . . . Utah. Copper , , Third Ave. .... Ice Securities .. Con. Gas f , . :. . , Big Four Ry, Springs do. pid , ya.-Chem. . t , . , ' do. pfd. . . . i. K. C. 1 Southern. do. pfd. . . . O, ,W, Electric. Wheeling Lake 18 3? 4& 1714 . 6214 31' 17 . . . , . 6214 3i!,' 62 122 0 4 80 64- 155 155 165 16.r ft - Sales, 134,800 shares. New' York - Ixndon Silver. V New York, Dec: 17. Bar silver is 45c, Mexican dollar 46c . London, Dec. 17. Silver 28 d. Mt, Adams Ity. Co. fleets Officers. 1 (Speelnl DtKpatrh u The Jonrnnl.) . , White Salmon.. Wash., Dec. 17 The Mt, Adams Railway Line; incorporated, projecting ,sn electric . - railroad from Wliite Salmon to Camas PralrU nni back via Trout Lake and Husum a olr cult of 80 miles elected , officers as follows: v w. W." Swsn, ' presldentr T Wyrr-Pf.r't'tiTrMrttT'-Fr'Sru'pr ler. Beerctary; H. Field, treasdrerf C. L Colburn, auditor; R. Lauterhnch,' T. F Shepler, R. Field, C. L Colburn. W w Swan, T. Wyers, A. H. Jewett. directors. 6314 t4 431 49 '3614 '37 '74.'" '7414 lioi'W i'oi'h FJlTtlfitTIS Hit FRACTIO;,' WEAKER Some Buyers Shading Quota ; tions 1-2 to 1c Eushel Barley Very Firm. 1 4 , World's WheaVttatket. 4 : L- Portland Cash club, S081c; ' bltrestem, 8fjiS3c. Liverpool L'ec, 6sl0d; Mar., 4f 7s Vid; May, "s 94 fl. ; . , ; 4 Antwerp Wheat unchanged. , 4 ',?; Berlin Wheat unchanged. i 4 i'BuenoaVAyretiWheat firmer. 4 , Chicago I.)ic, 91 bid; Mar., 95o bid;' May, 93 He bid. 1 4 Kansas City-4May, 93V4C, 4 St. Louis May, 97c bid. ' Winnipeg Dec, 90"ic; May, 4 94 c. . 4 : Duluth-i-May, M. ' ' . Minneapolis May, $1,03, .. . 4444444444 A slichtlv weaker feelinsr Is noted in the local grain situation so far us wheat is concerned, and some interests have reduced their bids t4 to ic a busnei. Club wheat is quoted today at 80 81c a bushel basis, tra.;l delivery tidewater. Bluestem ranges from 82 fb.83c a bushel, and fortyfold around 81c ' ' ;. . Coarse grains continue very firm, es pecially barley, an.l bids are said to be advanced a fraction again, although this cannot be confirmed at the moment, ; : The strength, iy barley is - having a stiffening effect upon the oats situa tion, anu therefore values In both lines are exceedingly f'nn. Trad in the hav market is draeglnff. and on this account there is little dispo-' sition amonir dealers to bid higher. Ai-i falfa, especially, ous a weaker tendency, with ft continuance of heavy offering by country Interests. ' - . , WHEAT TRADE IS QUIET. V Cliicago "aiarket of Holiday Charoc- j; ter Small Loss Shown for Day, ' ; Chicago. ' Dec. 7. 'About the ' only thins: which ' can be said about this wheat trade today is that it was of a holiday character and even that reature is ahead of , schedule time. There was a disposltl6n on the part of local trade to take the buvlnir side at the open In 11 and the May. price was at 95 c until iwu or. inree coiihiiihpioij nnustra nau selling orders and; then price was at SSc The market closed a fraction lower than yesterday at 959Ao for" May, the December price dropped eff to 91 c and the new crop month, July, holding at 93c. ' ; , . In a general way, the trade here-Is bearish In tone, but was held in check by the ! knowledge that sn important line is held by strong people and this may at any time punish shortsellers. Provisions Prices at the' yards wre auoted 6 to 10c lower at the opening. There was considerable pressiire in Dro- 'ducts nnd a break of 7e to 15o all around in prices. Late in the session, there was evidence of fresh support some covering by stiorts, good buying in com Quarters "and the result : was a strong upturn especially in January con tracts, v Conservative people are not ad vising fresh buying' of products except on iood breaks. ; . . r. r- i Range of Chlcaeo prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.. . . ,." , WHEAT, Dee ".... 91 91 61 91 B May-. .....95 95 ' 95 , 95 B July , 93', 93 ,-' 93 93 B - CORN -" - - Dec ..,.'..45 f43T . 43 45 B May 47 47 47;4714 July 48 48V, 48 48 OATS ' .' ..'". .- ' Dee. ;.4., .31' 31' ( '31 31 May 34 34 , 33 , 34 a'k July 33 33V- 33 - ,33 . . N PORK ' Jan. '..'...1920 , 1947 "3020 1947 ask May ...;.1800 1817 1797. 1817 ask LARD . Jan. . 1025 1032 1025' 1030 B May . 997'' 1005 995 1003 ,'.-, RIBS ' . Jan. ,,...1012 1022 .1016 - 1020 May ...... 955 965 . 952 . ' 965 A FUN WITH ELEPHANT. Sf.''.,'!- -' " . ,'...;.','", How Hrltlsh Sportsman, Outwitted Hugo Pachyderm. , ; ' , v ! From , Hurper's Weekly. . - ,. An English sportsman once fairly out witted, an elephant. It was an African , elephant, taller, . lighter, and nimbler , than the Asiatla variety, and, like most, elephants, when roused he proved him self capable of considerable gymnastic ability. : ; ': r. ,'.; ; v; . : , ' I 'The Britisher had wounded this beast. Unfortunately, : the : wound ; was but slight., and the animal , greatlyNjnfuri-, ated, turned and . charged the hunter. The pachyderm, presented a terrifying sight. With lti enormous ears spread i out like sails and emitting shrill notes' of rage, it came, tearing over the ground like a runaway locomotive. The hunter fired, ai second shot, ; but missed, itHia. nerve was .shaken and, throwing down his rifle, he sought safety In flight,', t. ; Near at hand was a steep hill and j toward this the Britisher turned.; for be ing but slightly acquainted with; the ; climbing powers of elephants, he thought ,t hla pursurer might be' baffled by the, steepness of the ascent It W;as a vt rlble ' disappointment to ; find that the elephant could climb a, WH s quickly! as he could, good runner though he was. , He would have been speedily over-j taken If he had not thought of an ex-' pedient . He knew that elephants never i run or even walk down a steep incline, but always crouch, gather their teet to-: gether. loan well back, and slide down.; Just as the furious beast got within a ; few-yards of him therefore, the hunter suddenly doubled and run down the hill again. , . j Quick as a flash the .elephant, too, 1 turned, gathered itself together,- - and trumpeting with rage, slid down after the man; ' The ; Britisher had just: time to spring out, of the.way as the great animal came tobogganing after; him, smashing trees and shrubs and carrying everything before it like, an avalanche. Once more the hunter; dashed to the top of the hill, while the elephant; un able to stop Itself, went. careering down to the very foot where, apparently un derstanding' that it had been outwitted and feeling sore and disappointed, It rose to its full height and walked wear ily back 'o Its native. wqods '"..'"'.. . ! Boston's SlxteeJi "Elect," From New York Tribune.' ' ' A .Boston- clergyman. Rev, C. W. de Lyon Nicoll, - has., written : a book, the mere :s preliminary v announcement ' of whose contents has sufficed to get his name into .the 'news columns of papers all over the country, not to mention a gathering Ktprm in Boston's historic teacup, ; According to the reverend gentleman,- "There are hut 18 persons In all New England woithy of mention as belonging to real society.", " , , ' ' Addison', to .the contrary notwith standing, we sometimes can command success, if only at first and for a little way, for success ti pf manv kinds. Our Frtii'icirT iWnd."f.h "their "loe 'of '"ex actitude of dxpressinn and clearness of definition, have classified them for us: I Wild success," "enormous success." success of merit," "success of esteem," I 'suoc.-ss of pcand:il" ami "sjcc-.s nf curiof-itv.," Key. Mr., Nicoll's succows' H ont of cdrloslty,. and the curiosity ,ia ho hlniself. i To write a book with which only l persons can poKbibiy be satisfied, and at which the rest of these, concerned will laugh or sniff. Is, indeed, an ex traordinary proceeding, to be explained only by a total lack of a sense of hu mor combined with an entirely mistaken conception of current social values, in this country in any part of it. ' Poor Boston! We had thought Its so cial affairs settled once for all after the conclusion of that protracted battle over the passenger list of the May flower, which ascribed a humble but honorable occupation to two .members of that small company ,v of ancestors, And now the cream of their numerous descendants is cut down' by Mr. Nicoll to a bare is, one of whom, a lady, has already expressed her opinion that the oook is looiish and Its author not authority anyhow. -Jhe worst of this sort' of thing is that it becomes infections. We remem ber the list of New York's 400 and what followed in its wake, apart from its almost Immediate reduction to 150. All our: social. center's begun to count aris tocratic noses.; Has Rev, Nicoll brought anotheri social ' census upon us?. Will our blue bookS and social directories have to be revised, and will the new editions be shrunk to Insignificant pro portions? We await developments with equanimity. s . . The average American's only curios ity Will be to knqw as soon ns possible how anytman In this busy age and coun try can have enough idle time ion his hands tof devote himself seriously "td such, piffling affairs. 1 ' v , Insurance Against Rain. -' Insurance has been made to coyer al most everything ' in England, such as the death Of ' .the sovereign, '" climatic conditions affecting the. success ! of a pageant, a horse show, an agricultural fair, etc.; and now a new form of irw surance has-been Inaugurated which Bank Notice . i Security Savings and Trust Company , Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Streets " Capital and Surplus, 59O0.CCO y ,' - Invites, Accounts o! . - ' " , , Merchants, Individuals and Savings ' jmp'r ' ! t-vimk-'. wi 'ji -- ' k.. - ik. Ss.!? " CAPITAL 1,000,00b r Surplus Undivided Profits $650,000 This bank will, remove about January 1 to its new. banking room in the Spalding Buildinrj, Corner Third and Washington Streets. v " lumber mens National Bank f CORNER FIFTHVvtoD STARK STREE. .-'j' PORTLAND. OREGON . . ' Capital, '' ' , ' " , . '? - ' ' ', I- ' i - 1 - - 4 1 First National Capital Surplus Oldest National ; , Rocky , The . BITULITH1C . "paved street '-, orroad is a ' gfgt comfort for one who . drives an : automobUe' ' saYs F S. ' Johnson of Dallas, Texas". nill en,t!.;i' 1mt"i& wli'isn hi;ii,i,jyl have bi-m inairel ,by riiln t, chtaln, unden certain cunditiuns, tnoneUiry com pentation, says Consul John L. ' Grif fiths, pf London. Underwriters arQ prepared to Insure against one-tenth of an inch of rain falling 011 more than twu flays a week at any towns on the south and east coasts of Kngtand, between Bourne mouth an1 Searborougha, where the dally rainfall Is eithetj officially pub lished or -where " satisfactory records ran be obtained, . ". - " ' Upon tiio payment of 7s 6:1 .($1:82), for which a policy will be Issued for seven days, compensation 13 agreed to be paid at the rate of 10s ($2.43) per day on excess of two wet days; 10s Insures against an excess of four wet days in a fortnight; 12s 6d .($3.04) insures against an excels of six wet days In three weeks, --while 15s ($3.65) insures, agains an excess of eight wet days in ft. period of 28 days. In each of thesa an instances the compensation is Ids ($2.43) ,a day for the days in excess of the, prescribed" number of wet days. If the , insured desires to double the amount in the way of premium ha receives; double - the amount as com pensation. J If higher-compensation is desired, a proportionately higher prem ium will be. charged. The underwriters will accept a certificate of the British Rainfall organization as evidence of rainfall. The polixiej, wiU provide that a greater portion- of ' the. one-tenth 0; an inch ' rain, the quantity which by the terms of the policy will constitute ' a wet day of 24 hours, must fall dur ing the day time. Consular and Trade Reports. , ,t N 4 They are now making artificial mar ble with much Buccess is Sicily. The manufactory, is in the ehadow of Me Etna and there common, blocks of sand stone fere put lit a tank cSntalning vol-1 canlo asphalt and coal tar and boiled for 86 hours. The stones are then taken out, and polished, and it is said that it takes an expert (o tell them from black marble. - 1 . '.' 11 11 ' 1 j : .,. - ! Kjn,. , .., ... -.jaaf., ..........j, S4M $500,000 . $1,500,00) $750,000 Bank West of th: Mountain! . ' - Overbeck & Cooke Co, ; Comm!ssI:n Merchants , Stocks, Bonds 1 ' Cotton. Grain, its. , 216-31? Eoard of Trade Buaiin ?mnrs rWesee Smt-fl nt Trrt CorrMtpondants nt Imis brrfc Vblcago, New Tors, Bos las. we bav the 'entr privet wtr onaectln PortJ.mj tt3 lbs astern xhant,.. Bank