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. THE OIUIGQII DAILY; JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1912. TURKEYS ARE STILL . Vi KALE V MARKET OF PORTLAND Late Arrival Are Still. Unsold. Even Though ; Prbes Ara "Considerably .' Cat From Those That Holed, Pur- ; ' lng the Previous Week.- w, - '., '.. . " .s , i -Portland , Wholesale Vsrkets. ; . . Eggn easier. i ' ' , ; Chickens- firm?,;' et .Turkeys weaker, "" Oelery market firmer. ' " Dressed meats firm. ' ' e Apple trade good. - . i Canned salmon firmer, . , e Hop contracts sought- ,T , e,f.f 7 " Turkeys r extremely bard te sell at . any price, along. Front -street H .iui time. ' v j i , a ' . . - There are strain very liberal arrtTsJs ,-' both of 'dressed and live birds and an accumulation is-being shown. While It is. quite possible to sell the dressed birds" if the price of best Is 1 ,;, shaded -to 82o a pound, lire fones , are This Is due to tha faot that there . ' but one prominent killer who can. han die thle class of stuff at - this time. . r Therefore he makea a price that would ; 'be rutnous1 to shippers, y ' -i ,'y One Front street house H offering orema inrwyi.mn morninj i esj ' a Bound but was unable to unload. Th ' f . v-j-firm received theae bird late Bator , , day afternoon, therefore the shipper ex- . : recie 10 receive ins maraei mu vii ; i" ran Bin on that day. J5o a pound. How Av,;Ckw,': as.ith tuff 'arrived tod late for ('iiv'fev sale vesterdav. th - receiver W111S be ' " forced to either returar leea; money ei1 .--.. :. ., eise pay tne iuh price ana lose oeui ", , So a pound li the- hope of making it up Wr--.'-!at some future date, .- , .-..,- C .- . - ? - jutve turkeys are : pomraai t xsey. ' 1, . BLIGHT, VEAKNpSS rIj r ; EGGS ' ;v wnue reoexpia ur w me ? are ui greaieet -ever piiwn t inn period of tha year there le tut-little ,? '"Change in the price situation. . Market " ." ; f contiquee to range eround 435e .pfer kWtCmtiKES it. MARKET FIRM ' ' Market for chickens is holding very v. i inn viune; riva iiw, ' ti4ie LAiiv. Taney hens' ars 4woted at lSo a pound : -ana ower , varieuee in propomon.iv . j ANOTHER CANNED MILJC DEAI 8tllf another "deal" 1n an -effort -to J,lspoee of the surplus of canned milk ;; ' r it la being offered. The lateefc la the one Is but out by the. Sclot condensary which now, orrering- one -eae oi4;euntry rr "::t !, Club free with, eaeh 10. cases purchseea .;-il,L-,..A.i.., ... i,. .m-it -i-iii .i urn -r-,-";f1-:. BLUE3T0NB ADVANCED AGAIJf ! - ? ,BtUl anotfcer advance of Mo a pound ; . .. Is being quoted -in thf price- of blue eione by local Jobbers. " This piakes the ' i.- i advance reach to i a pound witnin DAniT BUTTER IS WANTED , V Owing to' the higher coet of other . . v," butter, dairy stock is finding a better demand and SOe a pound Is now being - ' w ffes'y offered.. Mot of this stock goaa to bakera. Demand- at sresent .is en -tlrely a looal affair. y 7 , -! Weather bureau sends out the follovr- v in notice to enippera; . ' - , Protect fcehiimente ss far north as i.'. Seattle aralnat minimum temneraturea . v . -. of about SI degree;,: northeast to Spo T r Kane, la aegreeai eeatheast to Bolae, v .., aero; - eouin 10 ciemyou. id oegrees, " . Minimum temperature at Portland to- . n'shv aoout s oegrees. - - fciX rORTXANP JPPHlsq PRICES '"r-"1',1.,';. :-" :.,.' Bralsu - rionr and a. ' 'i, A? ' Theee prices are those at which whole K . .-' . saiera sen to. retailer, except as Otber- tj, ''..wlse stated:1 -" i r i f WHEAT -Producers' PTlM nominal! ;V :tiick delivery, club, 1 7Be; bluestem, 82eSe: fortyfold. 80o; Willamette vaU ley, IOe;red Russian, ,T8o: Turkey red .': ....Bio. ' . -i. . BAJtT.KT-rod'iers; -rtoe lt 1 Feed. $35.00; rolled, 138.00; brewing. fiiivvinv.uoi iff ';,i,.' " - .. . ' . .''-pot delivery,. wtotsl,;$aoquo.joj giw; 114.(0;' middiina-M. 111.00! snorts, lll.e; H AT Prod uoer a' , price 1 1 1 1 crop - vauer nmetnv. rancv. iisnsie: eM narr illSiftH; veasfsm -Oregon, ; $l.60tf; Haho,.' 17 ml3"Hl. U1: clover, fit) sat, si i. ts. III elirner n 4 I0 Wlllamftte, tt.Blf per barrel Ilifflll; oats. 111.-- . rwi'K -cr eiijng prioe patents, 14 lOi Wlllamftte. 14 KIT iter barrel: lml straignt, v n.oiffl nr Mkerr. . 4.io .; export graaes, ss.eo.r . -nn : Sutter, Bggs aafl vooltxf.-- - y v butter Katre creamerrvoubes and f SuTTEn rAT-l-rrocwrer- ' price- b. Portland, pr pound. 88. v .h.. . ' . . LUUH Local.' 'extraa. lliRSIiii "anA ''V '.. buvlna: Wlca: . 21Ht2 r a U fnWlonl 1' v APrtls. 15c, "- , ..... . . r. . bens7 r:.ad! c; livevyounar leeiv turkevs. dressed. ,. tin' . J.... "Lrn"t. fi young ltWMt,,?.'.iqj !HT.VPAMfc--' rabbits. Ilfeer, down. ' 1 :f ' CHKEBR fresh- Oreaon : fahc..i ihll fWWQf ' triplets v and daisies, 1 4T HeVps K,; " ir. . e ' ,!'' 'vswrage . - nui ivudi AiDineu. no. ..j, Ac... .. xeps,: woet'snd sidee-.' HOPS PruducerK' ortceXn .-ron. U;.; ; ehoiee,. 48HeS prime. 42 Uo;, medium. tracts. 2aU25os lilt a4 Je. no Jtx , m v ..r wr.rrooc,r pries Nominal. 1911: ' Willamette- valiev. MUonke! iptwni'urfKfln, VIP ISO.''-. MOHATR 1111. Selected. IIOtTe. CHITTIM BABJt Producer' nrtei i -' 1-uui.TBr Fancy iSrvS? I'.' v " ducks. 17c: old docks'. isc: alive, nominal. s,;'-; fill, less carlots, BHOOci oar)ots. 1 - TALLOW Prime W lb, 4ejiNi rreese.- isihm.';."!,, PB!H Try , bides. lo: - green, ' .V-.V )e66ke;Co,5 :BkojfEPs; Cotton Grain,' Etc; ;216-217 BoarH of ' Trade .Bmldihff i "Members Chicago Hoard of Trad" Correspondents of Logan Bryan. ; '- Chicago, New York, Members New tarK Stack "Exchante." BostOO. Block Exchange, Chicago Board of ' chana. Nnw Orleans Cotton ' t:x . han go. Winnipeg Uraln Excbang OP CONTRACTS IN HEAVIEST DEMAND ISIIE REACH $6,05 : : AND PRICE IS HIGH , , Starke Tirm at 25 Cents for Any. thing of the Coming Season Value ; Delng JFreely Offered Foreigners and American Brewen Anxlns. . f J ? "" - " Great 'efforts' are again being made to secure contracts on the coming bop crop at Willamette valley -points. Twenty-five cents a pound Is now be ing -freely offered for these growths for 1B12 delivery. Heretofore this price has bean available only for such lots as growers "were known to turn out a nret class product. ,j - , , Growers are not anxious to let go and practically no business Is at present resulting.- According to some of the lead ing producers,, tha-feet that dealers ere overanxious to- purchase contracts for 1912- hops St Mca pound.' really means that the outlook for prices the coming season-is better'than' ever known at this period of the year.- The - price is likewise the . highest ever known during any similar .portod. ' . ' 1 .-v. Not only ars foreigners-trying to con tract American hope for the coming sea son, but American brewers are getting on tne anxious seat ... ... . , THE COAST I. 'f wriesv AT NORTH PORTLAND; SHEP-DiniGl Top Lara be Sell at $5.8 Today VTith nlr ' Limited Offerings Entire livestock gltnatlon , toln Very Good Condition, Locally. STEHEAD SALfiiON .BEING PACKED.AT NEHALEM CANNERIES . -' ytrn tbe toexravds. . e e " worm Portland Hogs loo e higher, cattle strong, sheep 100 higher. , . Chicago logs Bo lower, cattle and sheep steady, .: 1 e, e- 1r, Booth OmahaHogs S . to 10c lower, cattle lOo lower,' sheep slow and -weak, w e e e , , .. Kansas City Hogs Eo lower, e; cattle and sheep steady. . P e e e e e e 'y .-'.J .'-.-.t "i..-t; . , Mm- San Francisdo, ifornts, , club, JarC, AufctraUa, and propo, ll.B8CTl.S7H; Cal- i.bu.oi noctneru izornta . , ciuo.- .(i.evesa.&Si. wheat, - bluestem, ,tfl.6ivil,0:-club, i.nWi. xury rsa, j Kusslanred. tl.604il.6i! W Barley-Fed,' good to choloe, 11.77H X.82 li:, fancy5, 1.5 . poor- io fair, lif 2 H 1.7 5 ; shipping ; vgnd , brewing - Eggs California fresh,' Including eases, extma. , 2cl firsts, $8ci select pullets, 88c -- ' '2- ' ' Jit - ButterCalffornia fresh, extras, lof prime firsts.., lo; firsts, 12c; thirds: 24c; storaga l extras, 17 o; do prime firsts,-. 21a, -'..- i . Cbeese New" California flats, fancy; lJoji firsts, litto; , California7- Ttoung America, fancf, lo: do firsts, 16c; Ore gon fancy. lo do young America, 17o; Calif ornla fctorag, fancy flats, UHci New .York ehoddars, fancy singles, l5oi daisies, 1 He; do storage singles, 17Hci dalales,lo;i Wisconsin Cheddars, els-gles,,'- 17c ' Potatoes-dUver Whites. 11.10 ai.lK: Oregon- Burbanks, 1.60 1.66; Ballnas oo. si.hvqx.oo; sweets, 12.90ag.50. Onlons--yellow Oregon, $1.10; do Cal ifornia, 11.1001.81. ' - Oranges Navels,, fancy. - 82.50 ffi 2.00; choloe, 12.00 W 2.25; standards, -11.80 L76; terjtftes,rfl.lL86A r ....t.:ettl Markets.- - -Seattle. Wash.. Jan. 1 nuttafu-l Waehingtojh orebmary firsts. 87o: east ern fresh, SO 8c do storage, 282o, Eggs Local ranch, 40oj eastern fresh, 8886o; do storage, 28 Si 29c, Cheese Tillamook twins, ,lH17c; dOv Young. Americas, HHc;, Wisconsin teung Americas, U20o: do twins, 17c; cVeanst 80c; Coos -piy, 1601Ho; Urn burger,' 18clL ' Ontonsreilow, 11.50; red, $1.5 : Wal laZiWaUai.1.2sl,50 per sack. . Potatoes $23 28 per ton. r : i 'TsVcottia . Markets. Ni" ' A v 1 v a m. fnumF-naq j nun- stan, 78o; bluestemi 82oi club, 7c; red fife. 80c: fortyfold. 8lc t Poultry Ducks, live, 12c; hens, live. 11014c; springs, llvet 18014o; squabs, llvs, $2.t048 dosen; dressed, $83.60; turkeys, dressed. 85a a pound. Butter Weshlngtfn, $78So; storage, 80082c. ' -y-fr1- Cheese RooaeforL -l-lbu 84.TB. dos- eni, llmburger, 1741180; new Tillamook, 17c! dam, 19.50: brick. 1I80; Wisconsin, 17HCT block. Swiss, lift 20c. r jsggs wasrungton rancn, candied, 15 del, Washington storase, 28c stock or oattub comro. ' About 80 loads of cattle are due in the Worth xortUno market a - a late Hour today and will probably be bald for tomorrow morning, zdabo U best represented ta the abipmeats bat four loaas are oomiar from Border, Wyom. lng. 1 It Is likewise understood - that packers will attempt to relieve the local snortage by farther importations front ... . t- - v .- -. 'I': PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. ' Hogs. Cattle. Oalvee. Sheep. Wednesday uuwair: ,,. Monday . Saturday. Friday. ..... Thursday ... Week ago,... 411 114 .80 250 249 487 265 185 170 18 6 4 'is 16 264 218 1189 475 salt. 80; kips, lie: calves, dry, 20o; oelf skins, salted or green, 17c; green hides. 11 Ho lees than salted sheep relts, salted. Nov amber. 80c; December, 1; jJry. lOe, lb, .. ' lUQAIU-Cubes, .so, oowdered, 28.80: ft'li 0 'ii. b,rrS 1 -2i .arT sranuTated. 18.40: D" yellow, 85.70t best, $8.40; Hottoiulu plantation cane granulated, 5e lees.' LAbova-tf notations ara 20 Oars net mCBUjiDan. Nc 1. lOlUe: No. f. He: ijtvp. Orleans need, IHtfCo; Cre ole, Be ? -.-V" - er ton; jos,.ie.oo: tame oatry. sea. sis; 00a. 817! bales. -88.20: extra flna bar rels, 2s. 5s end lie. 24 05; lump rock, $20.10 per ton. - , nUNKr New, ij.7 pr rase. , BRANB-Sman . white 14.90:, lares White. .84.851 V.ink H.tSi bavou. . 14.71: Xlmas. $7 : rds,- $$.o.- '--.-. rruits ano TSffeusies. APPLES New crop, ll.00O8.00. POTATOES fiftlUna nrleasi nnlinarV Oreson 8L1I4SL25: ooor. 81i buvlns prlre. 95c$1.85r sweets, 2Up2c,- . OJO9--TeUowi1,$14(0 ol.eorEmrtio, REgrf raTJSrsns;es;'i2.2B1.7B tangerines, $2.6rtn$2.75; bananas, 60 lb.; lemons. tlROWfl: limes. IS a mm. grapefruit, $8 7: pineapples, 5o per lb.; cranberries. $11 12; peaches, 76c; raro.; ii.ivr. suvii, sic dap .oranges. fears. L28,' . VKOETABLW5 New turnipailfevl.tS sacs; .'neis. j,oa; carmcip. si. zee 1.10; ebbase..04$T.OOr: California tomatoes. i.09i.i - era is i Deans, izo: grren head lstttjoe, 82.B04J3.7I erata; hothouse $1 box; .radishes, 1 Bo dosen bunches; cerv-. I4A4.K) oite: es nlint lh cucumbers, hothouse. $.40 dnseni peas, 9o; cauliflower; local, 80O81 dozen; Califomta,; tl.S0l. crate. - K ,1 Heats, Ftsn ana rronsions. DRESS KD MEATS Front streett ordinary i extra, spring Ci.beef, 1 - riogs, ranqy, - wo per id.iv so,- navy, J- 1 no; veais,'. 14o; ordinary. It He; poor, 12c: tambBj- roe; t mutton, 7o goats, into,' , t-v -TlahD Kettle leaf tlereea tie lb, o."rr .ARD Kettle steam-rendered, tierce, - i;o per lb, compound. 44erces. 8H0 Per lb ., i.-, HAM 8, BACIJIN, Etc Hams, 11U9 ItHof breakfast bacon. 15HJ7o; boiled nemy c-stto:-- picnics, iiHo.roottage, 16c; 'regular snort clears, smoked. picnics, IkArf II He; berks, smoked, J2H 0146; pickled tongueawTSe lb,;v .".'' .. sn flounders, $e; halibut. 1O012MO; striped bass, 0c;.- cetflsTi l!iUHo; salmon. iuo , soiesv f(o - per id.; snrimps, 12HC lb.i peroh. -72c! tomcod. 8ot lob- sters, ?8e; berrjn, 606ot black . base )c;.sttirgeOn. l?H.?.per Jb.i aliver smalt 10 ib.t mack eoa. thc; aressed shad. 7c; ros shad. 10c: shad roe. JOo lb: Colum. bla smolt, 12Ho lb, , ' OYSTEFf Pnoaiwtter bar. per sal- ton. I).- oer IPO lb- sack, f It Olrm. pie. per gaiion , n; per iuv id saca, 11; canned , eeatem. B5o can. 88.50 dosen; eaatern In -shelr- 81.78l.0O per ,100; rasor, clems. . 8 iff! 21 box. -...n. i.r rainia, voai wl xnsv .-' ' " LlNSEKll OIL Haw. bbls.. -7i ' iol 1 iuij-ju, ! iwi- raw, in. eases, IB, DOima, 260 galJons; vBKuatlotw at North Portland Is very favorable JTor all classes of livestock said, JUvtwo lines advanced prices Were merui tooay, .', While there WaS a rather favorable snowing oj nogs in the yards this morn ing, . buyers took' bold of stock much more readily and . this forced an ad vance" of a, dime in the prioe- Tops bold fa- a number, of Instances at $8.86 during the I day; this being compared with'' the best previous price at $676,- Hog offerings for the day for 411 bead compared with none last Wednes day. T y , ' . --- -- - ; , tTOday's advanoe in the price of swine a iNorth Portland was made in the face of a general decline at eastern and mid dle -West canters. . This fully confirms the. reports printed in The Journal re cently to the fact that hog values here have. been cut of line with those ruling at oenters therein the Pacific north w est packer- purchased 4 large per cent of their requirements. v Dastara Hogs Cost 17.80 Today. On the basis ef what it Is costing Pa cific northwest paokers to bring forward supplies of Missouri river hogs, local Swine should have been selling at $7.26 recently, as the quality of the home of ferlngsy was better than the outside stock. -At South Omaha today there was a out ox 5 to lOo in the price of hoas. This But tOBS tO 8A.10. It coa fa tl 1ft ,n bring hogs from the Missouri river to me facirie nortnwest, tnererore - the landing' cost of Nebraska swine here is $7.20. .", i , At Chicago theie was a loss of 60 in the Drloe of -hoss today, a. run nf 2 nnfl head being shown, compared with 26,000 neaa a year aso. tops soia tnera today at $8.80, both -mixed and heavy lots of ijuantx uruisTiiig inn iiiura,- ... At Kansas City there was a run of 18, 000 hOKS for thai dak. with tha market Weak and generally eo lower. nog snippers: u. v. waiton, Kent, I load; H. W. Strong, Moro, 1 load; Rich Bros.. Wasco. 1 load hoes and cattle! C. K. Belshee, Mora 1 load bogs, cattle ana sneep. - North Portland swine values: Best packers $ lit Good noavyvV..,, 8.75 Oood light v4... 1.6006.76 Bough and heavy-..,, - 6.25 Poor and heavy. ... , 5.15816.50 t ' Cattle Market Zs Firm, WhTJe prices were practically tbe same as yesterday In the cattle division of tbo North Portland market today, the tone is very good. A total of 60 need was. received, compared with but 18 head last Wednesday. ' x All over the country there has been a very good tone in the cattle trade re cently, owing to the more favorable de mand for meats. The Improvement has been more especially noticeable at east ern centers in the cheaper qualities than in the beet stuff, but locally most of tho. Improvement has been in selected goods. ,f . m ... The market at present Is more favor able for cows and heifers than for steers, aiurougn oy no means Is the lat. ter. una snowing tne slightest neglect peye4 neiiers sold this morning at $6.60, fully confirming the advance of yesieraay. Tew Calves Are Offered. Market for calves is quiet, but firm at unchanged prices. Receipts recently have been very small. At Chicago there was a steady tone in the cattle trade today with a run of se.wvu. neaa. t-rices were stationary. ai nansas city cams nrieea wan. stesxty with no change from yesterday, ovum vmann oame run was neavy, 8900 bead received. This sent nrlnaa Kn to 10c lovfer. Tops remain at $8 for steers. .- ' Cattle shlppersr John Hill, Payette, well &, Caswell, Lolden, Wash., 4 loads; 1 V. Parlee, Lewiston, Utah, 1 load; . a. ruin, juuyuuu yuy, i loaas oat tie' and hogs. North Portland cattle range: Select steere ......,...,.,..$ g.is FSncysteers ..t.;,. 6.00O6.10 tuuivet avoro ....,,...).... Feeders . Com mon steers , , . . . . , , iancy heifers"-.,.,..; Fancy cows .- . , Feeder cows ........ ... ...... Fandy bulls ........ ........ Good" oratnary- bulls oiaga. . i ........ 1 , Ran of Fish la Quite Good and Qnal lty Excellent; Bat Small Amont of 1911 Fane Cblnooks Are Avail able at the Opening: Price, 1 Packing of salmon continues at coast points and fairly good runs are reported. At Nehalem two canneries are operat ing on steelheada and tha output is stated to be of excellent quality. The market for canned salmon la be ginning to strengthen. . .Pending the holidays, when everyone was taking stock, no business passed. Prices are being held firmer but no change Is re ported from opening figures. The only lot of fanoy 1811 Columbia liver ohlnooks that Is said to bo avail able Is held by the Booth Fisheries com pany. A circular letter has been is sued by the firm offering- ths lot for sale t o. b. Astoria at $1.96 for one pound tails. $8 for one pound flats and $1.10 for half pound flat. These are the regular opening values. Chums ara likewise being offered at 85o f. o. b., the same point. The circular of the firm Indicates that the stock of. pound tails is somewhat greater than in other lines as the com pany insists that alt orders Include at least 50 per cent tails. STOCK MARKET PLAYS SEESAW WITH TRADE New York, Jan. 8 Prices in the stock market are playing seesaw with the trade.- Advances of one day are turned Into decllnee the succeeding session and this Is in turn supplanted by a further advanoe Today's speculative stock market was generally lower. The weakness was most Intense in thoss securities that re cently showed -an advance Union Pa cific was 1 points dowa at the clos ing, United States Steel , Southern Paciflo 1, Reading H, American Smelter , et, Paul and Amalgamated Cop per 4 point There was a showing of strength in Missouri Paciflo and toe olose was higher. Chicago, Milwaukee A St Paul net earnings for November show an In crease ef $188,000. Rang of New York prices furnished py uveroecK er. cooks uo. Description Fancy light calves. '"1 ! ".. raw, n. rases, iln -cases, $60 gallon, lots of '. lo less, ell cake meaL $44 VV H rri Wl LKAU 1-H inil 'IM AM nt BKNZINDRS degrees, cases,' S4H iTionj Iron bbls, tlHo per jralioa, , , ROIB Manila, lot sisal, fuo... COAL' Olt . Cmmamr" pMri1 TiEr- 19c Dai 'Sallon: 'ter White. hniW ' J!H? slloj speclaf water , white, GABOLIMTH Red crown 7 and motor. 6.85 4.50 6.00 6.26 5.006.10 4.60 4.504.75 4.60 4.25 vrainary caives .hi.., t.vufe.00 .. Mattea rde Xigber. . t ,v Exclusive forecasts mads by this paper recently have been . fully 'con firmed by a further advance In. the price of mutton. The entire sheep mar ket, at North Portland was 10c higher today ; than yesterday. Sales of lambs were made generally et s&.ss. Ewes sold tip to $4 and wethers mf, $4.71. -Run of sheep and lambs ifor the day pM.1l.h, .nn.i.tln. n K.ift - It i U .7 although there were none received. oi! this flay, last weex. . , , At Chicago sheep and Jamb trade was steady With pricea unchanged. Run was 26,000 head. , . - Kansas City reported today, arrivals Of 8000, head with market Steady. . . South Omaha sheep " trade was slow and Weak, but prices, are rather wall above tbosS ruling here. .'-.. Sfaoep shippers; C . Ileln, Hlllaboro, two loads.;-... . Nominal sneep values at North Port- Jantt(.. !.;v2'!! . ',)'.. ..rv 7-.-..-' 'Select t ambs;f .V " . f ':'. (.85 Uhulcs lambs $.606.60 Coinroon'Jambs , BOO yearllnglambs ............ , -V , 4.76 Old w e yiers . ......... M ..,. J 'A ,. 4 . 6 0 Fancy, pwas ; , 7 - 4.00 Ordinary1 8.60 mil 7s Today's run ' df - livestock 1 oomnim with- thesame- days, tn- the years men tioned, as follows:- .. . c--r-'-f '-. Hoara CattlsL riiua Todajr 'Ai,,,,,',,',! 411,. 260 ,. 864 Amal. Cop. Co. Am. C. 4 F., O. Am. Can, o.... do pfd ...... Am. Cot Oil, o Am. Loco., c.t, ArfuTugar, a..i Am. Smelt, C. Anac Min. uo. Am. Woolen, 0. a. as v., Beet Sugar ... Brook. Rap. T. Can. Paciflo, c Cent Leather, o do sfd Chi. ft a.-W o. do pfd Chi. M. & St F. Chi. & N. W.. o. Ches. & Ohio... . Colo. F- I., o. Cole. Bouthera. i ao la pra..,. do 1st pfd... Cone ' Gas Corn Products, i Dels. & Hudson d. R. a. pfd. Erie, o ao za pra.... do 1st Dfd... General Electric Ot North, pfd.. Ice Securities. . Illinois Central. Int. Harvester. Inter. Met, o... Lehla-h Valley.. Kan. City South iuis. a Nastt. , M.. St P. ft o S.M iuo., A.an. xM ' do Did MO. Paciflo ... at Iead ev. Cons. .... . T. Central . . O. 4 W.. or. A West, o orth Am. . . . ac. M. S. S. Co Penn. Railway P. O., L. & C. CO. F. steel car, o. . do pro Reading, a . , ... do first pfd. . . R, Iron S. Co. do pfd Rock Island, c. . do pfd S. L. & S. F. I p ao first pra. . , S. L. & S. W.. o., -do pfd South. I'ac. o.... South. R'y., o. . . . do pfd Texas & Pac... T., S. L. & W, 0. do pfd . , U. P.. o....... do Pfd U. 8. Rubber, o. . do pfd .- U. 8. Steel Co., o. do. pfd Utah Copper . . . Va. Chemical . . Wabash, o...... do pfd W. tl. T Wsat'house Elee. Wla. Cen., c sales, Hlghi Low "lld iz 44 1404 141 1$94 61 6H4l 62 H 26 H 86 26 4S 41H 112H 71 20H 69 H 111H 67 4 17 108i I.57H V mm u 284 20 90 119 86H 110 H 'H 78 128 18H 128 18H 1U . 62H 181H 27 H 165H 29H 29HI 29H 40 64 20 108 28 10? 76 SOU 12SH 158 152H 26H !6 49 41H 71 21 174H 49 107 H 37 109 74H 80 12SH FANCY HAYS SHOW A -'"Sr. ' ' ' . ' ' "" ' ' ,' " : .' " tmlY T ILK I GIN STOCK LOIR aU : Best Eastern Oregon and Willamette Valley Timothy In Good' Position; Much Grain Stock Is Now Being ' Offered In th Local Market.. . 2sTore Stories of .Knjrt. v (Special Cable.) Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Jan. 5 Further reports, of- rust in the wheat fields are eoming from southern Argentina. This is causing soma apprehension i among the trade The exportable surplus Is now figured at 104,000,000 bushels, compared with previous esti mates around 124,000,000 bush-els. , v rOBXXON W3KSAT KAmxZTB. Liverpool Wheat slosad H to Hd higher, Paris Wheat market closed. Buenos ayres Wheat weaker. Berlin Wheat He higher. : Budapest Wheat Ho low. Antwerp Wheat Ho higher. WHEAT CARGOES HIGHER. London. Jan. 8. Wheat cargoes firm er and higher. Walla Walla for ship ment at 26a td to 86s. English country markets steady. French country markets holiday. PORTLAND OKAIN RECEIPTS. " 1 Cars Wheat. Ear. Flour. Oats. Hay. Mon., Tues... 94 Wednesday.. 64 1 Tear ago.... 82 . 1 To date 8154 274 Tear ago. . . .7964 867 11 7 8 1442 1184 14 4 1 49 671 15 10 22 1847 1462 For fanoy hay, both eaatern Oregon and Willamette valley, a slightly bet ter market is showing, but there Is a weaker tone for grain hays. Purchases of fancy eastern Oregon are reported from 617.80 to $18 per ton track Port land, while select Willamette valley is ranging as high as $16. Tha only dif ference between bst local and eastern Oregon is that the latter hag better color. Grain hays are being offered more freely than ever before, one interest trying to dispose of 100 tons during the past 34 hours bus- was enable to find a buyer except at lower prices. There has been practically no Im provement in the oriental flour trade. While occasional sales of 6000 barrel lots are still reported by local sellers), no big orders are being received. , But little trade is expected until after hos tilities cease and finances In the orient are adjusted so that tellers on this side Will be reasonably sure of their money, Wheat market is showing a fair move ment around 7fle track for club and 82B 83c for bluestem. Purohases are re ported for both milling and export ac count Oats market la steady, barley quiet, with no change In prices today. WHEAT REACTS AT CXOSINO HOGS- LOWER AT. OMAHA Price 5 to: 10, Cents Lower With the ' . , . Tops at 90.10 Todajr. , South 'Omaha. Jan. i 8. Cattle Re ceipts, (900: market steady to lOo lower. $4te26$5 OO?114"00' COW, n1 ,,e,f'' -. HogsJ-Rece(pts."l$,290; market 54J10O lower at $6.96'i6.10. , , - , , ,8hep Reoeipts, 8800; market Slow snd weak. "Yearlings, f 4.8806.86: -weth era,-:: $4.1004.86; Jambs, $5.86 6.20; ewes, $$.0&i$.85. . ;:v .;'..;,., KAysA8"mrr livestock 1 Market Nickel Off for Hogs; CatUe : Are Holding Steady. ; -, Kansas City, Jan. 8. Hogs Reoeipts, 16,000: market weak and 6c lower. Cattle. Receipts, . 8000; . market steady. Sheep Receipts 8000; market steady. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. Clearings today ., ....$2,092,180.19 ,147 day toda 1,921,: 89 ., ,..,$ 170,992.20 225.783 88 126,120.81 Gain toda Balances today Year ago Seattle Bank a Clearings today .$2,251,044.00 Balances today . . . ! . ! . ! ! . . 294;796.00 Taeoma Banks. Clearings today .....$ 867,476.00 Balanoes today 77,440.00 Money and Exchange London, Jan. 8. Consols, 77 6-16; sliver, 24 1-4; bank rate, 4 per cent New York, Jan. 8. Sterling exchange, long, 4.84; Sterling exchange, short, 4.87; silver, bullion. , San Francisco, Jan. - 4. Sterling ax. change. 60 days, 4.82H; Sterling ex change, sight, 4.85 j Sterling exchange, Doc, 4.82; transfers telegraph, 7 pre mium; transfers, sight, 3H. Spokane Kilning Exchange. (Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.) Caledonia Hecla Int. Coal & Coke Jack Waite Lucky Jim Zinc Mines. . . Nua-get Gold Mining Co. Rambler-Caribee Snowstorm Stewart , , Standard Silver-Lead...-. United Copper Bid. 66 160 , 65 10 20H 80 60 20 91 148 82 Ask, 76 180 60 16 Si 64 26 V 98 158 40 New York Cotton Market New York, Jan. 8. Cotton market: ' ..... T T I .. V. T nH . -ln lUVII. ,11111. . AVW. VtUBO. 10 134H 19 07 37 106 74 80 123 103 83 101 161H 161 .... Bf 48 40 66 68 46U 172 'l8 Total sslea. 430.800. Call money, 88 per cent. Wednesdays livestock Sales. - STEERS. Av. Lba ...i.......l22$ - 1169 980 910 988 940 . HEIFERS. -heifers 999 . 1020 BULLS, 1008 COWS. 1260 - , 899 ......1182 .......1115 1040 836 ...1140 1110 CALVE 8. . .... ..... 570, 11UUH. 67 hogs 168 ' 92 bogs 198 . 84 hogs 201 24 hogs ...... 205 - 23 bogs.. , 224 , 14 hog $90 ,8 hogs 30 "1 hog .......v.i 290 a hogs 410 . ; SHEEP AND, LAMBS, 1 10 lambs . ; 107.- , 5.88 11 lambs 114 " 5.85 t wethers 118 .4.00 7 ewes lit .. inn $20 lambs ............... 71 5.26 Rent Hiah-Qrade Piano-$3 Chicago Ends Day With Loss of H to H Cent; Starts Higher. Chicago, Jan. 8. There was a reac tion In wheat market prices after a firmer opening. Closing was o off for May, Ho for July and Ho for Sep tember, while the opening was o high er than yesterday for each of the tbreo deliveries. While early cables from Europe were favorable, the absence of any serious reports from Argentina was a factor of importance to the short crowd. Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co. WHEAT. Open. High, 100 lOOV 96 962 93 93 COHN. S3 ft 63 63 OATS. 48 48 44 44 40 40 PORK. Msy July Sept May Sept May July Sept Low. Close. 99 89 A 94H 94 B 92 821 68H 68 63 H 63 63 H 63 47 47 A 43 43 40 40 Jan. May July Jan. May July , - Jan. May July .1687 1695 1657 . 812 . 936 . 950 . 827 . 867 , . 666 LARD. 917 940 t62 RIBS. 832 860 865 912 938 847 827 867 863 1647- 1695 1607 915 940 962 812 860 86 Jan. Feb. Mar. A pi. May, June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 802 .'..'. "922 ..... 942 .... 947 .... 947 .... 947 956 "957 927 '938 942 949 947 960 958 957 897 'iii 924 942 935 941 946 948 957 900001 906008 914 (5 15 91521 92728 9324224 989OT49 941CT43 947048 962 Ses 956A67 867068 Fruitgrowers to Meet, Milton-, Or., Jan, 8. The annual meet ing of the stockholders of "the Milton Freewater Fruitgrowers union will . be held tomorrow, in the Davis hall of this clty A large crowd of men Interested In fruitgrowing will be present, as this is the most important meeting; of the year. A full report of "the standing of tha union will be given, and the busi ness for the year brought to a finish, besides which a full board of directors will be elected. This has been a very prosperous year for the .union. During the past week interest checks were sent to all the stockholders, covering 10 per cent on the $10,000 of stock held, the regular re bates having been apportioned,- and there still remains the sinking fund of ap- Rroxlmately $5000. Manager H. D. Lamb as resigned the" position, and his suc cessor will bs chosen on that date also. Rent a New Piano : New pianos to rent at $4 per month; rent allowed on purchase. The Wiley B. Allen Co., corner 7th and Morrison street . e RESTRAINING SUIT . GOMES JUST TOD LATE .,'';,.... Soedsl' to fhm JouroaLl . Vancouver, Wftsh ; Jan, 8. Suit was filed in superior court this morning by County Engineer Fred Jt, Bailey, against Treasurer Jamee P-Qeoghegan",. to,te-, strain him as treasurer ef the city from paying a Warrant for $9 vo to the Washington-Oregon corporation allowed by the city council Monday. night for hy.: drants. 'The bill of the corporation was for $1400.' but waa out to $900 by the council as the corporation. It was eon--tended, had not lived up to the contract for water pressure. Several tests were, recently made and all, - it le alleged. ' showed that the pressure was below contract-' :: ; ';'). ''.';: -L;,:.:.i;M.': Judas McMastar Issued, a temporary restraining order this morning, but too late as the $900, it was discovered, had' been paid late last night The city council entered Into a con tract with the corporation whereby 10O, talned at a stipulated price of $3.60 a month for each hydrant for the first year and $4 a month the next year. The water pressure was to be 40 pounds at Thirty-second and Main and 80 pounds at Thirteenth and Main. . SCI0 CITY WATER PLANT PAYING $400 ANNUALLY- (Special to Tha JntirnsT.t . ; . ; Sclo, Or., Jan, $. The mayor and' conn-, ell elected last month took office Mon-'' day. , under tne -new charter the city marshal is appointed Instead of being elected as formerly? The present mar shal Newt Weddle, was appointed to succeed himself, and Dr. A. G. Prill was reappointed local health officer. The report of J. F. Wesely, the retir ing treasurer, shows finances to good conditions, and that tho municipal wator and light plant Is producing a net profit of about $400 a year, besides lurnismng the city with water and lights to the. value of 98000 or. $1200 annually. .. It Is - tiMkn Ma, a-n -4 a' 6V sk na akO I m trM fMHI ' ivvautsj pai t va vs nrw . mab a,w. the plant will be turned into a sinking fund to provide for. future equipment The chairman of the light and water committee recommended that the rates for lights and water to ell persons liv ing outside the corporate limits be made double the rates charged inside the city limits, - . . The new council men are: J. A. Bll yeu, chairman; F. Jones, E. Shelton, J. Kukacka, 8. Phillip! and P, H. McDonald. Journal Want Ads bring results. FATHER WHO KILLED HIS . . DAY-OLD BABE ON TRIAL Tnlted "Press Leased Wire.) ' Santa Barbara, Cel.. Jan. 2 John Rech, charged with the murder of his; one day old baby, was brought to trial in the superior eourt here today, Rech. according to the authorities, - admitted . after his arrest that he had killed the Infant because of the high coat of living mi wiie is to oe iriea on a complicity charge. - . Good Crop Is Forecast, Hood River, Or., Jan. I. Old Sot has . smiled on Hood River, on ths first days of the new year, after - two . weeks ef cloudy and stormy weather. ' The day was also the coldest of the winter, the thermometer hugging the freeslng point. From six inches to two feet ot snow is reported from ths various sections of the valley, an fruit men ara now pre dicting that If the beautiful stays for four weeks It will mean a bumper crop of apples this year, Other signs they say are not lacking also to presage a big yield of fruit . ., ; -x , A space saver for homes where room is at a premium Is an Ohio inventor's combined kitchen sink. and bath tub, the former being over the latter and, helping to hide It when It Is not in use. San Francisco Barley Market, San Francisco, Jan. 2. Barley calls: Open. HI eh. Low. Close. May 202 202 200 2J0 December . 137 137 137H 137H . CHICAGO HOGS LOWER Market Loses 0 Cents With Tops at $0.20; Sheep Steady., , Chicago. Jan. 2. Run: Hoars. 85. , mo cattle, 23,000; sheep. 26,000. Hogs are 60 lower; left over. 2600: receipts a year ago. 25,000; mixed, 26.70 ws.zo; neavy, ib.oo gso.zo; rough, $6.70 6.96; light. $5.60 6.00. eattie steady. Sheep Steady. 25 steers 25 steers 2 steers 1 steer . 8 steers 1 eteer . 28 speyed 1 helfor 4 bulls . 2 cows . 26 cows . 8 cows 2 cows 1 cow t eowa 1 cow 1 cow 1 calf . Price. $6.00 6.00. 6.00 6.60 6.60 6.00 $5.60 6.60 $4.00 $5.50 5.26 5.00 6.00 6.00 4.60 4.00 4.00 $5.60 ''$6.86 8.85 6.86 6.86 6.75 ' 8.00 6.60 T 6.60 1.60 ,CoffeeTEllvV- 22o.kWloi, $ gasoline. 28O860 1S13 T i A,lf', .J A. . r M 470 ", cl "k'eHn: ,Bah a n.Vh s.lw.v I k;i Cotton,; Kk-. I sa lion; y, M.r P;; naphtha. fflSaoiJo lo (,t .,.,1.,..., 0d '!;!," V t tta" !fi nl.nKoM.5wW,y I ' ina'Cettoa ' Kxk: ' I gallon. " ,; - 1908 'II Jv. .'. t-,'. . 1 i-':'-82S':; V!,.vio -;' rents, new piano Kohler, i Weser I f , iraln Excb8 1 IS?" wedd 107'. Ml ',rA ' lo : TTT 52 : Otner good ! makes; rent can apply I I berreis..-i0e: Iron barrels, 6 60 per aal- los tM;tf 1)5 188 - "125 reliaeriwjt'-v' 1 7 , ! , 1 . . H'f "c iotm- ,Xa- t'A Pt 1905".r.:;, Jja JooMlKohlorChasetTS-Washington St. IL y. - j. r-',-.v.4 V y-"r.-,: i-i.T.?-. tyiy'i "S-, 1'-:V.v .laKt.c ANNOUNCEMENT J. C WILSON & CO. Members Hew York Stock Exchange - - Bew -York Cotton Exchange J Ohioago, Board of Trade , Ths Stock and Bond Sxohange, Baa rranolsco With offices at Mills Building, San Francisco . Palace Hotel, San Francisco Alexandria Hotel, Los Angeles. U. 8. Grant Hotel. San Diego Hotel del Coronado, Coronado 1 Beach - Desire to Announce That on JAN. 15, 1912, THEY WILL OPEN OFFICES IN THE X,umbermens Bldg., Portland Alaska Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Canada Life Bldg., TaneOavf r, a. C. For the Handling of All Orders for STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN AND COTTON At the Beg-ular ITew Tork and Chi- . cago Betes of Commission ' "All these offices will be con nected by-private Wire with our present, complete private, wire service from . San Francisco snd Los Angeles to New York and Chicago, thus affording all our clients : continuous ' quotations from all Eastern markets and the" advantage of direct and Instantan eous private wlrs servloe in ths exeoution of Orders, J. C. WILSON & Co. Mais Office. - IdXUSl BtnuKiro. Saa Pranoisoo FOREIGN "EXCHANGE Drafts, letters of credit and travelers checks, payable at all available ""points throughout the world, "are sold by the Djmbermens National Bank Capital - - $1,000,000.00 Four Per Cent on Savings Cor. Fifth and Stark- FIRST NATIONAL BANK : " r :'v""' ' : , -a CAPITAL $1,500,000 SURPLUS. $850,000" OLDEST NATIONAL BANK WEST OF THE - ROCKY MOUNTAINS - : Ladd frTilton Bank ESTABLISHED 1859 ! Capital Stock - " - - $1,00000.00 '"t Surplus and UncJivided Profit $800,000.00 . COMMERCIAL, rAND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ' - , Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks ' , - issued, available in all parts of the world ' Corner Third anil Washington Str t