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THE . OREGON DAILY JOURNAlX PORTLAND', WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 7, 1912. PIE OF EGGS BONE" CENT LOVER WITH A HEAVIER MOVEMENT Ileceipts Are Greatly Increased and Most Bale Are Being Made at SO Cents Today; Stock la Sold Vn candled Along the Street. , . : Portland Wholesale Market. Eggs lower. , -Spring- chickens down. -tlens In heavy demand. Dressed bogs easier, . Dressed veal steady, Hops are weaker. Butter and cheese holding. More potatoes offered. 'Will can Columbia shad. Big demand for salmon. : There was a drop of lo a dosen In the price of eggs along Front street today. While an occasional dealer might have possibly "held some' one Up" for Sic,-providing he was a small, buyer, general sales were made at 30c a dozen. ' As a rule eggs are being sold along Front street at this time uncandled. The quality is extremely good and for that reason candling is not only unnecessary ; but expensive to both buyer and seller. Receipts of eggs along the street to day were very heavy and on this ac count the market softened quickly. Out side markets are again softer and the trade in Montana and the north, which formerly went to this city, is going to California Interests owing to the lower price available there. Present receipts of eggs would Indi cate a very heavy Increasing in the production. The outlook therefor for the Immediate future is for lower prices, although1 weather conditions may affect the market one way or the .other for awhile, ., ' v'.' DKESSED HOGS NOT SO FIRM With greater offerings of dressed hogs In the Front street trade, the de mand was not so good during the past 24 hours and, while unchanged, the price is weaker. ORDINARY CHICKENS LOWER While there remains a very active demand for hens in the produce trade, with a scracitv, of offerings, . springs re weaker and quite a few sales are reported at a decline .of, o to l-8o a pound. ; . ., .' - ;, . GEESE SELL LOWER' AGAIN' A further cut of le a pound Is show ing In the price of live geese. Trans ections were reported rather slow evan down to llo a pound today. Dress! stock hard, to Sell at any figure Just now. . - . ; Live ducks are la demand from the Chinese. v.... ' NORTH ASKS FOR SALMON Puget sound" Is asking for steelhead Salmon, but none can be shipped In that direction because local men do not have a tenth Of their own requirements. Only a few chlnooks are coming for ward and these are being sought around 18c a pound generally. HEAD LETTUCE IS WEAK Owing to the extreme poor quality and the oversupply of California head let tuce, the market Is showing a sharp drop In price. - While best stuff Is find. Ing occasional movement around $2.76, ordinary to poor Is selling at all sorts of figures.. - ..... There is no hothouse lettuce available for the market at present . . POTATOES ; HOLDING STEADY ; There Is no change showing tn the rota to situation, the market being prnc tcally the same as last week. Owing to the poor condition of the roads,. many farmers who are willing to sell are uu able to do eo. , Onions are steady. FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau sends out the follow Inr notice to shippers: . Protect shlDments ss far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures or anoui degrees; norm east to Spo kane, 36 degrees; southeast to Boise, 84 degrees; south to Siskiyou, 26 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland to night, about 46 degrees. PORTLAND JOBBING PRICES Grain, Tlonr and Bay. . . These prices sre ifcose at which whole . salers sell to retailers, except as other wise stated: . ' WHEAT Producers' prices: track de llery, 8c; bluestem, 89090c; forty-fold, 8c: Willamette valley, 8687c; - red . Russian, 85c; Turkey red, 88 87c BARLE Producers prices 1911 Feed. $35.00; ,, rolled. $36.00; brewing, 3.OOffl4(t.OO. MILLSTTJFFS- -Sel!ln ; price Bran, !J.00; middlinrs. $29.50; shorts, $26.00; chop, $19.000125.00.. Car lota SOe Ter ton less. - OATS producers' price Track No. 1, spot deliveiy, white, $32: gray, $31.50. - FLOUR Relllng price Patents. $4 80 4.70: Willamette, $4.50 per bbl .; local etralght, $4.05(94.25: bakers' $4.30 : f. so: export grades, $3.80. max frwrucenf once in erop vojiey iimoiny, rancy. in.ovvio; orai rary, $1814: eastern Oregon $18-609 17: Idaho, $15! mixed. $1SH4; clover, I9O10; wheat. $11 12: cheat, $11013; alfalfa. $12.600113: oats, $11012. Batter, 3Strrs and Poultry. BuTTJSR-f-Extra creamery, cubes and tubs, JSttc, prints 84Ho; ordinary prints 23c; dairy 18c. BUTTEi: FAT Producers price F. o. b. Portland, per pound, S4. EGGS Local, extras, 30c; pot buy ing price. 28c f. o. b. Portland; Aprils, , 25c. .... rOTJXTRT Fancy hens. 14M5e lb.; pnngs, KW13HC-, broilers and fryers. 20c; geese. He; dressed, 16c; -live young ducks, 20O22Ho; old ducks. 20c; tur keys, alive, nominal, 17He; dressed. 20o: pigons. old. II: voung, $202.40. GAME Jackrabblts, $2 per dozen. ' CHEESE Nominal; fresh Oregon fancy, full cream, triolets and daisies, 19(320e, young Americas. 20o; storage flats, 19c: young Americas', 20c; eastern daisies. 20c , . , rrnlta and' Tegetaliles, 'v...'! POTATOES Selling prices: Ordinary Oregon.. $l.25f good. $1.16; buying prloe table stock, 95c$1.20; Amer- T!i1S.-.Sr2?er seed, i.26 1.60; sweets, $3.00rr3.26. . , PPT 8 New crop. $1,I2.75. ' ONIONS Yellow No. 1. $2.60; No. 2. tl.SSO1.E0: garlic. 78e. ' ' VKGETABLEH New turnips, $1 l.ss sack; beets, $1.60; carrots, $1.261. 50; rabbage, $1.26; Mexican tomatoes, $20 2.25 per lug; beans, 12c; green onions, 16o dozen; peppers, ' bell,. 20c lb.; head let tuce, $3.7S per crate; hothouse, () box: rsdlshes. I6d dozen bunches; celery, $6 6-0 crate; egg plant, 10c lb.; cucum bers, hothouse,- $1.40 dozen; peas. c; cauliflower, local, $1.25a1.85 dos.2 Cali fornla. $2.60 per crate, ' , FRESH FRUITS Oranges.' $2.26 8 2.76; tangerines. $2.60'fl2.76; bananas, 4 He IK; lemons. $4.60: limes, $9 a case; grapefruit, $6.0007.00; pineapples, S per lb.; cranberries, $11012; pears, $1.60; grapes, $1.00; Jas oranges, $1.36. - - Grooerlot. ' , Sl'OAR Cube, . $6.65; powdered. - $6.36; fruit or berry, $MS; dry granu lHted, $6.15: D yellow $5.46; best, $6.20; Honolulu plantation eane granulated, 6j lh. (Above quotations are 30 days net 1 '"u i"CJapan,';;.;N'o,;!'. 1. (r IHc; No. S. ' PILLAR i?0CK TO PACK SHAD DURING COMING SEASON, THE REPORT Robert 8. Farrell of the Company ; Says That the East Wants the Fish and lie Intends to Supply the . Demand; Opening OOc Fer Dozen Announcement was made this morning by Robert 8. Farrell of the Pillar Rock Packing company of the company's tn tentlon of engaging extensively In the canned shad trade during- the coming season. '"Canned shad Is a very a-ood fish. says Mr. Farrell, "and while the canned article does not present as good an ap pearance as salmon, the fish Is of ex cellent duality, salmon Is so high tnai there are many, who cannot afford It ana ror that reason there should De considerable business for canned shad as soon' as the public begins to realize us gooanesa. "I have sent Inquiries to many of the leading handlers of canned fish In the east, and while some of them do not believe the project will be success ful, most of them feol that the demand will be heavy. "Shad can be canned along the Columbia river at the start of the sal mon seaaon, when the run of the latter fish is usually light, and a good profit made by packers at 90o a dozen. This Is considerably below the. price of even Inferior quality salmon, while the shed will rank In quality with the best, al though the appearance is not so good." The shad will be packed tn one pound tails while shad roe will be packed In halves.' Fl T New York, Feb. 7. Fractional ad vances were scored in the stock market at the closing today. Trading was slow. Up to 2 p. m. sales had reached 286,800 snares. . Annual meeting- of the Southern rail way will be held Friday. There is some talk of Increasing the dividend. At the meetlrla of the American To bacco company no action was taken on the common dividend. One and a quar ter per cent was aeciarea lor me quar terly preferred nay men t Soo line, including Wisconsin Central, showed gross earnings for the fourth week of January at $663,674, an Increase of $97,456, or 22 per cent over a year ago. American stocks were quiet and Irreg ular in .London today. Range -of New York prices furnished oy overnecK coone jo. Description ' I Upenl Hitjhi Low I Bid Auial. Copper Co. 61)4 61 llVi 61 IF 11a Am. u. 6t c... 61 Am. Can, o 11 Am. cot. oil, 0.; Arti. Sugar, c... 118 69 84 Am. Smelt., c. Anaconda M. co. j EMWloln' c Atchison, c 104 102 104 Balti. & Ohio, o. Beet Sugar Brooklyn R. T... Canadian Pao., o. Cent. Leather, o. Chi. A O. W.. C . Chi. M. & St, P... ChL N. W., c. Cbes. & Ohio.... 66 78 230 104 141 69 26 CoL Fuel de I., ci iol oouinern, c Cons. Gas . .... Corn Prod., o. . . . DeL & Hudson . . D., & It. Q., c. Erie, c General Electric 139 139 139 20 20 20 80 20 30 G. N. pfd.... Ice Securities. Illinois Central Int. Harvester .1281I8128 isi" i$6" 13514 Inter. Metro., o.. 17 LehlKh Valley ..158 17 17 158 157 K. C. Southern v. 264 26 IS 23 121 26 III 25U U. Sc N 161 Mex. Natl., 2d... 83 M..S.P. & S. & M. 131 M- K. & T.. c. 264 151 33 130 26 40 63 Mo. Pacific 40 National Lead .. 63 NevConn. ..... N. Y. Ppntrml . . . 110 108 il6 32 123 106 166 21 23 88 110 i08 N. Y, Ont, & W. Norf. & W., c... No. American .. . No. Pacific, o.... il6 1221 jp. M. H, B. co. . . 82 123 106 Penn. Railway . P. Q., L. A C. Co. P. S. Car,.c Reading, c. . .... Rep. I. & 8., e. . . Rock Island, ft. 106 9 U A a F. 2d pf St. U St 8. W. c So. Pacific, c... So. Railway, c. Texas & Pacific 108 28 'Ill T, St U ft W. c. 13J 1313 Union Paclflo, c. U. 8. Rubber, pfd U. 8. Steel Co, c 164 109 61 ,1 65 man copper I 4IS! Vir. Chemical Wabash, c . . ..... ! W. U. Telegraph Wect. Electric .. Wis. Central, c. 49 48 Total sales. 343.800 shares. Call money, 202 percent. 4 He; New Orleans head. 506o; Cre ole, 6c SALT Coarse, half grounds 00s $8.50 er ton: 60s, $9.00; tabls dairy. 60c. $18; 100a, $17. bales. $2.20: extra fine barrels, 2s, 6s and 10s. $4 05.; lump rock, $20.60 per ton. . . . BEANS Small white. 14.90; large white, $4 85: pink. $4.26; bayou, $4.76; Limas. $7; reds, $6.60. HONET New, ta.75 per case. - Hops, wool and aRdsa. HOPS Producers' price 1911 crop, choice, 42o; prime,- 41c; medium, 40c; 1909 growth, 20c; 1912 contracts, 260 2te; 1912 and 1914, 1718c WOOL Producers price Nominal. 1911: Willamette valley, 14 o 17 c; eastern Oregon. 9015c. MOHAIR 1911, selected, 15 37c. CHITTIM BARK Producers price 1911. less carlots. 6Be; carlots, 6c f. o. b. Portland. TALLOW Prims, per lb, 4c; No. and grease, 22Ho. HIDES Dry hides, 19ej green, 90 10c; salted hides. lOHOlle: bulla, green salt, 8c: kips, 11c; calves, dry, 2 tic; calf skins, salted or green, 17c: green hides, lfflo less Ihan salted; sheep pelts, salted, November, 90o; December, $1; dry. 10e lb. ' .- Meats, risn and Frovlzlons. DRESSED MEATS Front street; Hogs fancy, 89e; ; ordinary, 8o; heavy, 7c; veals, extra, l$014o lb.; ordinary, 12o; poor, 12o; spring lambs, 8&9o; mutton, 78c; goats, 11c; beef, 6 9c. HAMS. BACON. Etc. Hams, 14 O 16c; breakfast bacon.- 13C24o; boiled ham, 3223c: picnics, 10 c; cottage, 12c; regular short clears, smoked, 12 c; backs, smoked. - ISc; pickled tongues, 75o lb. LARD Kettle leaf, tierces, 13o lb.) steam rendered, tierce, 11 e per lb.; compound, tierces. 8o per lb. FISH Nominal Rock cod, lOo Ib.r flounders. 6o: halibut. 8ifllc: strlned been. 20c; catfish, 12012o; salmon, 12o lb.; soles. 7o per lb.; shrimps 12c lb.; perch, 7 8c; tomcod, 8c: lobsters, 25c; herrings. SOSc; blsck bass, tic; sturgeon, () per lb.; silver' smelt, 8s lb.; black eod, 7 Ho; dressed shad, 7c; roe shed 10c; shad roe, 2do lb.; Colum bia smelt, Sc. . .. OYSTERS Shoal water bay., per gal lon ( ); per J00 lb. sack (-; Olym. canned eaatern, S6e can., $6,60 dozen; eastern In shell. $1.7502.00 per 100; ,,, j.'-, ..,.-,, :- -vfj:-: Journal Want Ada brlnW cMult RACTIONAL RISES NEW YORK MM PACKERS TAKE HOGS WITH $6.75 AS TOP AT Market Shows Very Good Ron, bat Killers Are Quick Bayers Today; Differential Between Local and Missouri Swine Is Too Great. " . In the Stockyards. . ;. North Portland Hogs steady - to strong, cattle and Sheep e steady. Kansas City Hogs Bo lower, cattle lOo down, sheep So lower. Chicago Hogs Eo lower, cat tle 10c to 16o lower, sheep 10c lower. South Omaha Hogs So lower, cattle 10c lower, sheep So lower. 4 4 4 4 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle.Calves.Sheep. Wednesday Tuesday . . Monday '. .. Saturday . Friday ... Thursday . SO 2 US S8 101 394 62 202 396 65 197 441! 362 72 170S isio week ago 766 There was a Very good run of swine at North Portland available for the trade today, but the market held intact and sales were oulckly made. The hog market was firm at $6.75 for nest oirenns at North Portland today. With a run. of 602 head, compared with none last Wednesday and with a fairly liberal run recently, the trade took hold this morning with surprising quickness, be due to the fact that the differential bue due to the fact that the differential between the price local killers are pay ing for No. 1 Quality northwest hogs as compared With what It is costing tnem to Dring forward stock rrom the AUssourl river. Is far too great to be maintained. Considering the areneral lack of com petition in the market at this time and the entire withdrawal of S. & S. from the trade until its proposed new pack ing plant la completed, the action of the market was about the best that could have been wished for. , Sfogr tjuaiity Zs Improved. The quality of most of the hogs that have been offered at North Portland recently has been unusually good. Pro ducers are turning out much better awine than Is the average In the middle states where so much talk is heard of superior feeding. At Chicago today there was a weaker tone in the hog trade. Run was 42,000 head compared with a similar amount a year ago. Sales in general were made at a decline of 6c. Tops reached $6.80, this being paid for good and heavy while mixed loads sold at $6.30. At Kansas City hogs were weake with a loss of 6c. Hog shippers: J. C. Flint, Junction City, 2 loads; Patton & Overton, Halsey, 1 load; J. C. Davis. Tangent, 1 load; Robert McCrow Goidendale. Wash., t loads; Selver tt Weed, by boat. 46 head; A. F. Krue-er, drove in, 7 head. Nominal North Portland swine d rices: Fancy mixed $6.706.75 Good heavy 6.65 Good light 6.656.70 Medium light ... 6.5 J 6.23 Rough and heavy Poor and heavy . , Hog run today . . Week to date ... Month to date .. Tear to date . . . 6.00 602 1,303 2,798 18.566 Same period 1911 .10,552 Cattle Krkt zs Steady, There was a steady tone In the cattle trade for the day. Run was light, con sisting of but 62 head, compared with 362 last "Wednesday. The trade re mains filled with supplies, but is taking- offerings without further slashing of prices. At Chicago there was a weak tone in the cattle trade, with price 10c to 16c lower. ' - -" Kansas City had a loss of lOo In the cattle market for the day, with a run of 7000 head. Cettle shippers: iarles Underwood, Condon, 2 loads E. F. Hall, Scappose, 1 load cattle and hogs. Cattle run today...... 52 Week to date.. ' 649 Month to date 1,363 Year to date 9.874 Same period 1911 10,387 North Portland cattle prices : Select steers $ - S.8G Choice steers 6.80 Common steers 4,7606.00 Feeder steers 4.75 SDeved heifers 6.60 Ordinary heifers 6.00 Fancy cows t.00 Ordinary cows 4.254.60 Poor cows 8.60 3.75 Fancy light calves.. 7.76O8.00 Medium light calves.. 7.00 7.75 Fancy bulls 4.75 Medium bulls 4.60 Ordinary bulls 4.00 Stags 4.00 Ho flTheep Oome Torward. There were no arrival in the sheep division at North Portland today. The run yesterday was small, but the show ing on Monday was fairly liberal. The trade Is generally considered steady, with Iambs good enough to bring $6.75, although none of this class has been offered here recently. At Chicago sheep trade was steady to lOo lower, Run for the day was 25,000 head. Kansas City had an offering of 6000 sheep for the day, with the market steady. Sheep run today. None Week to date 1,780 Month to date 2,096 Year to date 17,688 Same period 1911 27,763 Sheep market at North Portland: Select lambs $5.5005.75 Choice Iambs 6.25 Common lambs Yearling wethers 4.75 Old wethers 4.26 Fancy ewes ................ 4.10 Ordinary 2.60 Cair Market zs oooo. While onlv a very small number of calves have come forward to North Portland recently tne demand la stilt at high ebb, and there has been prac tically no chance In Quotations recently. although the catttle market as a whole has been depressed. Calf run oday S Week to date 10 Month to date..... .......... ....... 22 Year to date.... .289 Same period 1911.... .........429 Wednesdays xavsstock sales. . . STEERS. . Average Lbs. Price. 1 steer , . 1100 $5.80 28 steers ...1139 , 6. 8 (J 21 steers . 1144 6.80 COWS. 1 cow ..1320 $5.50 HEIFERS.' 1 heifers . . , 930 $$.00 - .. BULLS. ' - ' 1 bull . . ....1230 $4.50 1 bull ..,......,..,..1880, . 4.60 . 1 bull . . 1370 4.60 HOGS. 84 hogs . . 198 $6.76 89 hogs ............... 208 6.76 74 hogs . 173 , 6.7S 1 hog . ...., .160 6.70 SO hogs Ill 6.70 69 hogs . ......... 187 ' 6.65 1 hoa- . 410 , ! ft no S hogs , .............. 386 COO - 4 hogs , . 412 6.00 1 hog . . 800 : . 6.00 1 hog . ............. 4b0 6.50 1 hog. . , ....... .r.... SbO S.S0 ;"' : ; KANSAS CITY' LIVESTOCK ' 1 Kansas City, Mo,, Feb. 7. Hogs Re ceipts, 16,000. Market So lower. , Cattle Receipts, 7000. Market steady to lOo lower. - - i" Sheep Receipts,' 1000, ilarket Ec NORTH PORTLAND GRAIN BAG MARKET EXCITED WITH VERY HEAVY RISE IN PRICE Calcutta Market Receives - Heaviest Order , Ever Known " and Values Advance Sharply; Outlook Is for Sharp Fluctuations. , ' More excitement Is showlncr in the grain bag market today than during any recent season. The price of bags today here is standing ; very lS firm at 7 Ho, but this is expected to be the low mark and all expectations are for the sharpest advance In years in the weeks to come. The present great strength in the grain bag market here has been caused by the action of eastern manufacturers who went into the Calcutta market in a body durina- the oast week and pur chased 42,000,000 yards of burlap. This is tne greatest amount or nagging mat has ever been purchased in that market for a similar period and naturally the price was affected to the tone of an ad vance of 1 to i shillings. ) , ' With the areatest cereal eron in pros pect that the Pacific coast has ever known and with a less amount of bur lap available for bags here than during recent seasons, tne ouuook la ror tre mendous excitement in the market as soon as grain growers really start . to ... .1 lM . . i I . "The Jute market has been unusually strong at Calcutta during the cast week, says T. J. Armstrong, president of the W, C. Noon Bag company, of this city, and one of the best known authori ties regarding the outlook. V "The action of eastern interests In entering 'the Calcutta market for 43, 000,000 yards of burlap has . caused a very big advance there. The eastern ers held oft their purchases up to this time In the hope of securing the ma terial for less money. When they saw the uselessness of waiting longer they began to purchase. The result was the heaviest advance ever known in the Cal cutta trade." 7 PRISON BAGS SOLD Walla Walla County's Apportion ment Quickly Disposed of. Walla Walla. Feb. 7. One hour after the grain bag sales were thrown open at the penitentiary. Walla Walla coun ty's apportionment, 240,000 bags, was entirely exhausted. There were many excess orders, and these are to be held until April 1, when, if any of the other counties have not taken their share, Walla Walla county farmers may buy the sacks thus left. There were but two other small orders, aside from those in this county, one coming from Whitman county and the other from Columbia county. There are 1,000,000 sacks to be sold by the prison board, and until April If they will be turned over to the counties within the apportionment of each. Af ter that time the buying will be open. Bags sold for 7 cents at the opening and are still at that figure, but may rise later, It being freely predicted they will go as high as 10 or 12 cents this year. GOVERNMENT WILL PRE-C00L FRUITS Walla Walla, Feb. 7. That the soft fruits shipped from the Walla Walla valleyi may reach eastern destinations in better shape, the United States gov ernment has decided to erect a pre-cool-ing plant at Milton. This word was received yesterday in a letter from A. V. Stubenrauch, expert In charge of the division of pomology, bureau of plant industry, department of agriculture. According to the plans, the Milton Fruitgrowers' union will furnish the building, and the United States will put In the plant, and furnish an expert to take charge. The plant Is to have a car load capacity, and after it la operated for one year, it will be turned over to the Fruitgrowers' union, which must then make It large enough to pre-cool all the fruit shipped out. Strawberries, cherries, peaches and other soft fruit can be much better pre served in shipment, it is believed, and the plan will mean a saving of thous ands . of dollars to the fruitgrowers every year. WHEAT SALES ARE HEAVY Only 15 Per Cent of Crop Retained at Walla Walla. Walla Walla, Feb. 7. Heavy sales of grain yesterday and' the last two days of last week, brought the remaining grain in this county down from 85 per cent to 15 per cent. Saturday night several dealers, who are said to have loaded up heavier than they wished, tried to bull the market with stories that the available supply had been cleaned up. Investigation shows, how ever, that there is about 20 per cent of the 1911 crop left, although that figure Is cut squarely in two by some who claim to understand the situation. Millers are buying most heavily, and there is every reason to believe that they are anticipating a rise in the mar ket through their - heavy purchases. There is probably about 1,000,000 bushels of grain left In this county at nmaont. and the market Is showing every dis position to oe lively. CASH WHEAT PRICES TODAY Portland Club, 86o; 90c; track delivery. . -bluestem, JB9 Chicago No. 3 red. $1.01 01.02: No. t red. $1.0001.02; hard winter. $1.03 O1.06; No. 8 hard winter, $1.0101.08 No ,1 northern SDrin a. 81.11: No. z nonnern spring, spring, 99 01.08. $1.0901.12; No. S Winnipeg No. 1 northern. 98 Ht 88c: ino. z nonnern, b9c; ino, s nortnern, i?o, no. nortnern, sic Minneapolis No. 1 hard, $1.08: No, 1 northern, $1.07 1. 08; No. 2 north ern, i.uoxi.vg; $1.0$ HO 1-04. v No. t northern, Duluth No. 1 hard. S1.0IH; No. 1 northern, $1.07, OMAHA SHEEP LOWER C- Market Down S Cents for the Day; nogs orr a Like Amount. South Omaha, Feb. 7. HanRn. celpts, 20,600. Market So lower at $6 6.20. . ' ' ":.:' ' '''! ' .:.' ' ' ' -,. Cattle Receipts, 6000. Market steady. Steers. $160 7.70. Cows and heifers, Sheep Receipts, 15,700. Market Bo lower. leanings, z.i&gi6.50; wethers. $4.204.40; lambs, $66.40; ewes, $3.65 ' ' gMawsaTiaBBjBeaseBB ' ' 7 CHICAGO HOGS; LOWER ' Chicago, Feb. 7 Run: Hogs, 42,600; cattle, 26,000: sheep. S6.0J0. , Hogs are 5o lower. Left over. 4300. Receipts a year ago. 42,000. Mixed $5.7006.80; heavy, $S.10fi6.82; rough, $5.76 6.v: light, $5.60 6.05. ; , " v uattie iuo: to lbo lower.; Sheep 10c lower.i, NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT ' " rortlani ,Baks.';' -V'S"7'7J nearlngl today .$1,762,988.89 Year ago ............... . 1,659.623.27 Gain today 198 X6K 6 Balances Year ago Balances today (. . 149,826.26 ..... ... . , . J.0 j.oos.u j attle Banks.; Clearings . . .j ., .$1,776,696.00 Balances :-. f .V.iv . , j 261, 764. 00 - '2'i Tacoma Banks.' I Clearings .; , . ,,; .. , $ 786,470.00 alacea , 63,496.00 PATENT Fl HAS REACHED A CRISIS IN NORTHIST MARKETS Meeting of the Washington Millers Today ; to 11 Determine Whether Price Should Be Advanced 20c a Barrels Wheat-Market Very Firm. French Market Erratic. 4 V ; ; (Special Cable.) y $ Paris. Feb. 7.-There has been : 4 a recent sharp break in prices in 4 4 this market on the threat by the. ; 4 4 , government ' to take action to ; 4 prevent a further rise which is 4y considered by them to be un- d e warranted. This led to realizing , 4 4 by 'prominent holders. ..There " 4 was a sharp advance from this 4 on shorts covering. Wheat olosed . 4 lo to lo higher than yester- , day. . a- TOMXXQV WHEAT IZABaXSTS. T.4wAAAiteVriiAaLal . AnAnsjfrl . XjL. 4a hV A j higher, closed 4 to Jd higher. ... ' Berlin Wneat closed Vid hlg-her. t Buenos Ayres Wheat lV4o higher. " Paris Wheat 1 to IVio higher. WHEAT CARGOES FIRM. 4 London, Feb. 7. Wheat cargoes firm. English and French country markets firm. PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS. -Cars.- Wheat.Barley.Flour.Oats.Hay. Monday ... 145 ... 4 13 -10 Tuesday .... 75 ... 6 Wednesday. 93 ... 6 Year ago . . 8 1 .... S's'n to date 9690 291 1(40 Year ago ..9180 414 1421 8 8 6 6 1 1109 641 7 2012 1867 The patent flour market has reached a crista With only one local mill in the Pacific northwest quoting the ad vance of 20o a barrel today bd't with California quoting the rise and Puget sound In favor of it, the outlook con tinues to tend toward a general move ment of prices. A meeting of the Washington Millers' association la being held today during which action will be taken. One promi nent local miller has kept back the ad vance thus far but no trouble was ex pected at the meeting. . There la only a nominal amount or export flour business passing at this time. With the price at $3.b0, less 2 per cent discount, buyers on the other side say they cannot afford to take hold, un the other hand the price of wheat here would not admit of a lower price. The lack of freight room, however, is the dominating feature or the export trade and no Improvement is antici pated. Wheat market continues very firm. Bluestem was sold this morning to two millers at 90c a bushel. tracK basis. Club bids are mixed. The general quo tation is 86c a bushel track, but ona buyer says that he was offering from $7c to 87 c. California Is taking hold of only a small amount of wheat at this time. Selling by the interior is somewhat heavier. Oats market Is firm at unchanged prices. A mail advice from Chicago says that the eovernment proposes clacina a ban upon the Interstate shipment ot so-called Dieacnea oats, in is, tne grain men declare, will be a death blow to numberless business houses, since four fifths of all the oats of commerce is sulphur cleaned or bleached. The ban also will be placed upon tne similar shipment of all deteriorated grain and will limit the sale of such "hot" 'grain to distillers and exporters. Corn that deteriorates in transit unless branded "not for feeding; purposes." may be seized by the government and the shipper prosecuted. - Further, the head of the chemistry bureau declared that the government can seize and confiscate shipments of grain that its Inspectors declare are not up to the standard of quality spe cified upon the shipping bills, even though the standard has been declared by state or federal inspectors. This will make the shipper bear the burden of errors In Inspection. Since tne grain of commerce is wnat Is known as "line grain,'' or just to the line of quality declared, a difference in the opinion of Inspectors may result In the confiscation' of entire shipments. The result of this ruling, say the grain men, will necessitate a greater margin or degree above specified quality and will result in increased prices for good grain. The opinions were given last Wednes day at a conference In Washington De tween the officials of the chemistry de partment and the special committee ap pointed by the Chicago board of trade a furore among grain men of the ex change that a meeting of the board of directors was held yesterday afternoon and the report of the committee con- Dldered. But no method for meeting the situation couia oe aevisea ana to day the entire board will meet for a general discussion. WHEAT CLOSES' QUARTER OFF . -'(VV Chicago Market Opens With General Rise but ' Loses Later. - . Chicago, Feb, 7. There was an ad vance of to c at the opening of the market, and a further advance was made early in the day. Thereafter a reaction set in, carrying prices c lower for each of the three options. Foreign markets were generally high er, Liverpool being especially bullish at the closing. . ' K Bradstreet's report of the grain Vis ible supply In bushels; 1 Wheat east of Rockies, decrease, 1, 033,000; west of Rockies, decrease, 22, 000; Canada, increase, J 81,000; .Eu rope and afloat, increase, 1.600,000: to tal world's supply, increase, 666,000 bushelB. " ' Corn Increased 1,715,000 bushels. OatsDecreased 677,000 bushels. . - Range of Chicago prices by & Cooke Co.: . WHEAT. ' . Overbeck . X Opening. High. Low, Close. Bimy , . . . 104 104 '103 103 A 97 94 July .... Sept .... 97 96 95 CORN. 94 7 May . . . . July . , . 68 68 67 68 B , 68 - 68 68 68 B . 68H 68 67 67 A OATS. .,62 62 61 61 B , 48 . 48 47 .41 , , 42 42 ,'41 41 - 1622 1626 1520 164o' .1640 1640 ' 1640 , 1640 B I. ,,:,. . , 1660 LARD. 930 ., 932 - 030. 93) B 947-947 1 945 945 , A 962 -962 - 967 967 A ;V",M ;;"' RIBS. ' H-msim 875 877 ' A . 880 . 7 882 , 880 880 A ... 892 A Sept. may .... July ... . Sept. . . . , May July Sept. May July i Sept.: ; Spokane Mining Exchange...' . (Furnished by Overbeck tt Cooke Co.) , Spokane, Feb. 7 -Mining shares: ... v., . ...... Bid. ..... Ask. ; uaieaonia . 68 IS Hecla 160 Int. Coal St Coke..,....., 64H Jack Walta . . . 1 2 V. ' 170 ,. 57 14 V, 22 . 65 Lucky Jim Zlno Mines. .. i 22H Nugset Gold Mining Co.v 4 Rainbier-Carlbee , . i . . - 61 H ' Snowstorm 24Vs Stewart v ... w 1 1 5 Stand. Silver-Lead M. Co. , 135 166 I OF PRODUCE ALONG THE COAST San Francisco, Feb. 7. Wheat Aus tralian, $1.6601.60; California club, $1.60 01.66; r do milling;, $1.67; northern wheat; bluestem, $1.6001.05; club, $1.62 1.66: turkey red, $1.62 1.70; Russian, $1.606(1.66. - , ' - Barley Feed, good to choice, $1.80 O $172 l&T p0' M fir' Eggs California ' ' fresh,';' ; Including cases, extras, SOHc:4 firsts. , 29o: sec onds and select pullets, , 29a 1 , Butter California afresh extras, 36c; prime firsts, 83c: firsts, 81c; storage extras, S0c; do prime firsts, S9o;pack Ing. 2 2 e:.' ,-... .-,.. ;-... - Cheese.-New California1 flats, fancy, Americas, 17c; do firsts. 16o; Oregon fanoy. 16c; do Young Americas, 17c; California storage fancy flats, 14c; New Tork Cheddars fancy singles. 18c; daisies, leUc: do storage singles, l7He; daisies, 18c; Wisconsin cheddars singles, Potatoes, per oental River, Whites. $1.851.60; Salinas Burbanks, $1.76U $2.00; Lompocs do,$1.903.00;-Oregon do. $1.601.86; Earlv Rose, $1.50L7S; American . Wonder, seed, $2.00,08.25; sweets, $2.00 2.26.' -V .- Onions, : per cental Oregon ' yellow, $2.0002.26; California do. fi.502.00. Oranges Navels fancy, $2.6003.00 ; choice, $2.0003.25; - standard, $1.60 1.75; tangerines, $1.5001.76; . do No. 2, SOL - , ' ' Los Angeles Markets. ' -Los Ans-e'les, - Feb. 7. Effgat-Ranch, case count, dozen, S6c; do candled, 30c; pullets, 21c; Minnesota, Dakota; storage, 25C. -' ' ' . - - ButtersCalifornia creamery, extra, 37c; do firsts, 86c; ladles, 25c; country, Cheese Northern, lb.; 18Hc; eastern, singles, 20c; do twins, 20c; do cheddars, 19c; do long horns, 22c; do daisies, 20c; Oregon daisies. l9O20c: Swiss. im ported,, 83c; do domestic,' block, 20c; do wneei, sue; cream oncii, tw, umuurger, 19c; Roquefort, 62c; Edam, dozen, $8.60, Onions Australian brown, northern, cwl., $2.60; Danvers, yellow northern, $2.50; Nevada, $2.50; white wax. cwt-, $3.50; Oregon, $2.50; garlic, lb, 78c. Potatoes Highland, cwt, $1.752.0$; TBOPSIS OB TBB ABBTTATj BTATSBCZBT OB " The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection- & Insurance Company OP HARTFORD, IN THEJ STATES OF CONNECTICUT, . , on the 81st day of December, 1911, made to the Insurance Commissioner of the state of Oregon, pursuant to law: .; -r , CABXTAZb Amount of capital paid up.... $1,000,000.00 ZBCOMB. Premiums received during the year. Interest, dividends and rents received Income from other sources received during the year. Total income , BXSBTXSEHBBTS. Losses paid during- the year, Including adjustment . expenses, etc. ., I Dividends paid during the year on capital stock Commissions and salaries paid during the year,.... Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year.,.... Amount of all other expenditures....... Total expenditures A8SBT8. Value of real estate owned Value of stocks and bonds owned. Loans on mortgages and collateral,, etc.... ..... ... Cash In banks and on hand.... Premiums in course of collection and In transmis sion , Interest and rents due and accrued Total assets admitted In Oregon T.... INABILITIES. ' Gross claims for losses unpaid.................... t 102,472.63 Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding , risks 2,042,218.21 Due for commission and brokerage.....,,,.....,... ?2-??9-5 All other liabilities ...........-..... 47,181.65 Total liabilities Total premiums In force Dec. 31, 1911... - BtXSTBESS tM OBE0OB BOB TBB TEAJK. Total risks written during the year................ $1,666,724.00 Gross premiums received during the year...,.....,.'. 13,095.63 , Premiums returned during the year. ..... S?H2 Total amount of premiums outstanding in Oregon, Dec. 81, 1911 $ 21,215.93 The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company By CHAS. 8. BLAKE, Secretary. Statutory resident general agent and attorney for service: FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL $1,500,000 SURPLUS . $850,000 - OLDEST NATIONAL BANK WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS - lumber mens National Bank Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 A progressive Commercial Bank with . a Savings " Department under Government - supervision. A 07L On Savings Lad d S-Tilton Bank ESTABUSHED 1859 . , Capital Stock - - $1,000,000,00 " .; Surplus and UntJivided Profits $800,000.0d , COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS AC . Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks V . issued, available in '.all parts of the world s " Corner Third and Washington Streets Salinas, $2.252.50; Lompoc. $2.253.50; . Oregon Eurlv Rose; $2." "85; sweet potatoes, yellow, cwt.. $2.E03.75. . ..r-,!; A, , ' -ir r- ;, , Seattle. Markets, , , , Seattle, Wash, Feb. 7. Butter Wash- . 1 Inglon creamery firsts, 8233o; eastern fresh, 30W81o; do storage, 2629o. Kaas Local ranch, 3l3c) eastern , storage, 27c. - Cheese Tillamook twins. 1813c; do Young Americas, SOu: Wisconsin Young Americas, - 20031c: do twins, 1920c; cream. 20c; Coos Bay, 1920c; liinbur-ger,- 18c. .'v OnlonH Yellow, $1.60 1.00J per sack; j red, $1.7502.00. . Potatoes Per ton, $28032. - ' ' New York Cotton Market. . ' f (Furnished by vOverbeck 4 Cooke Co.) New York, Feb, 7. Cotton futures: 0Pen. Ill ""ly - Low. Close. January ;,. 1032Si March ...... 977 992 978 989090 Mav 992 1005 991 1003O04. July ,.,.,,r.,101t 1016.1003 1014015 August .....lUlK ' 101 : J HOB lUlSl September ..1015 1019 ' 1008 10140 19 October ,...,1020 1024 1011 ; 1021 22 December ...1024 1029 1020 1029080 . J.C. WILSON & GO. a ;"'".-,v..'.' " HITflrBSBfl ' " - VSW TOKK STOCK EXCHANGE. BOW TOU OOTTOH IXCHAtOH CEIOAOO BOARD OT TSASB. THE STOCK ABO BO WD EXCHAB9B, ' BAB rBABOISOO. Main Offioe ftUUs Bldff., San JPranolsco. -Branch Offioes Vancouver, - 8s attle. Portland,, lot Angeles,. Ban Diego, - Coronado Beach. Boom 8 Iiombermens Bank rtnlldingy , Phones ManbaU 4180. A-4187. Overbeck & Cooke Co. " ( BBOKEB8 " ' 'r Stocks. Bonds, Cotton, Oram. Bto, aie-217 Board of Trade Bldg. Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan & Bryan. , Chicago, New York. Members New York Stock Exchange, Boston Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of ; Trade. New York Coffee , Ex change, New f York '- Cotton ' Ex change, New Orleans Cotton Ex- change, Winnipeg Grain Exchange $L22,68S.18 durnig year.. 241,111.28 Zl,61.02 $1,625,408.98 175.5S4.1S 120.000.00 534.494.23 65,564.49 676.004.35 $1,461,687.25 t 91.100.00 8,249,814.00 1.166,860.00 204,693.25 263.453.33 J 71.062.02 $5,045,874.60 $3,244,678.06 U,.i.i.i,i..V'..-, $3,914,169.42 Corner Fifth ' and Stark A