OPvIXOir.GimDAY JOURNAL, POIITLAND, SUNDAY HORNING, FEBRUARY. 1313. N GOLDEXPORTSARE E FOB TO; 517,! Movement 'of Metal Abroad Is Greater Than " Expected Even France Is Hoarding ' Political "Situation I Factor.' I Vt 'I : 'i I 't. 7 , ? By Benjamin B. Bryon. ... Hew York, N. T., Feb. 1. The gold 'export rriovement, the same so- far hav- Ing aggregated $17,800,000, appears to have attracted the greatest comment recently, aside, of course, from political considerations both domestia find for- ngn. which nave been discussed from learly every angle- with out definite conclusions being fostered. If appears however that ' the Inter vention of the powers In the Balkan Turko affair will within a relatively short ."time- bear fruit - though momen tarily if the remarks' attributed to the various peace envoys were to be taken ss a criterion, erroneous Imbressions might ensue as the character of diplo macy,; recently indulged in which has been ; somewhat significant of .. what might be termed "Diplomatic pretences.".:- .-". - -' Continental markets still ieem to be tinder rather heavy strain, the Bank of England having maintained its discount rate, the same being the highest at this period in the last decade with the ex ception of 1907, and then the Bank ot Frunce, despite , heavy receipts of gold from this side, reported in , its last statement a net loss of yellow metal which apparently signified that the hoarding which has been In progress in France for some months has not as yet reached its culmination. The fact that many foreign nations will have to enter the market In the near future tor finan cial accommodations has tended to ag gravate conditions at European finan cial marts, especially as investors, and larsre institutions will nrobablv refrain from entering the market for issues of fixed maturities until the war clouds have disappeared and the danger of complications thus at least temporarily eliminated. ' .': , - ".s .4 Despite all of the foregoing however, It mar be said that sentiment in do mestic circles has undergone a change for the better, Bee'mingly , as a conse quence of the suspension of hearings Yiv the : moiiAV ;.; trust 1. lnciuirv- and also by '. the relative absence : of discussion on political topics, ; hav ing a direct Bearing on tne com- r 4nercial community. Of course, sucn cneeriuineES as is in eviaence in iom nrni hv , the forthcoming legislative jjrogrammertot-otratfeeoirelrof-the fact , that the problems- surrounding an ad justment of tariff schedules have been ' debated at such great length, in the : past that the community appears dls : , posed to temporarily regard same as a factor, having-greatly spent its force in so far as it is possible to estimate In the absence of definite indications as to Just what the extent of a revis ion on important set items is likely to be. . . . Advices suggest that satisfactory progress Is being recorded in conjunc tion with the dissolution suit of the '". Union Pacific, and then, too, the fact that the supreme court will take a re cess after its session on Monday has created an Impression that the long ex pected decision In the Minnesota rate case will be handed down on that day, es it has been argued that both1 the Standard Oil and tobacco decisions were rendered Just before recesses, though admittedly the loglo of such reasoning ' applies rather to the substance than the form of our highest tribunal's ln- clinatlons. ' , ' . . , Range of New York prices furnished ry Overbeok & Cooke company, 816-217 Hoard of Trade building. - DKSOilIl'TloS . ' I OjtaulHlRhl Low SPRAYiuG TlmE liOV ' AT. HAND AND GREAT WORK M PLANNED ' It is now time to commence work on your fruit trees by pruning and spray lng. .- 4,' ',. , - .- v - . We have so little ; good spraying weather In the spring that we can not afford to let a day go by without taking advantage or it. ' ?"here are two inspectors In the field s spring and If men who do spraying will communicate' with them . we can send them to people who , want that kind of work done. -., Call phone .Wood lawn 1761 or Tabor COS. ; , We Intend to look after the spraying of- trees during February and March, and if we find old trees that the owner does- not take care of, we will taka Steps to have hem cut down. : . - For spraying at this time of year use lime and sulphur solution, diluted to eight gallons of water to one of solu tion. ( 3. B. STANSBERT. , Fruit Inspector for Multnomah ,-Cpunty. APPROACH OF LENT V .CAUSES WEAKNESS . ' ' ,1N,110. PORTLAND (Continued From Preceding Page) Union Meet Co, B. N. Buyer. , Union Meat Oo, Union Meat Co, Union Meat Oo. Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co, Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co. ....... ... Union Meat Co, Union Meat Co. 196 Are. lbs. 1080." , , loaf . Jooo - 1000 KK10 1125 J 175 060 imo . 71 71 83 'Ave. AuiulKKinutPd Copper' Co. American Car 4 (My.. C; , American van, pra .'.-. Amerlcitn Can," pfd.... American Cotton Oil, e. American lyioul, c... American Sugar, c.,... American rlmelt., p..... Anaconda Milling Co. . . . Atchison, c Halt,, Ohio, c...... : Beet ' Sufar Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Canartain Faclfl, e..... Central leather, c...... Chlcae-o Ot Weet. e. Penrer a Rio Grande, c C. MIL A St. Paul.... ChioRKO Northweet., c Chesapeake unio . . Colo. Fuel ' Iron, e. . , Conaolidated Oaa - Corn ' Products, c. . . . - Erie, e. Erie, first pf.. ....... General Electric .... Gt. Northern, ore lands Gt. Northern, pf....... Illinois Central ....... ' International Harrester Interarban Metropol., el LehlKb Valley Kansas City South - Louisville Nsshrllle.-.. Mexlean National, 2(1... M., St. P. S. 8. M... M. K. A Tv; ..... M.. K. A T.j pf..'..s. '' Missouri Pacific i...... National Lead NeTsda Consolidated New York Csntral...... nrfiillr Western, e. ' Northern Pacific,' ...,. Pacific Mull 8. 8. Co... I'annsjlTsnla Railway,, . P. O., L. 4 C. Co..... Resdlns, . ............ Reading, 2d p(. ........ Reading, 1st pt.. ....... Republic I. A 8., c... Republic I. 8., pf.... ' RxK'k Island, e Rock Island, pf Boutbern Pacific, c... Southern Hallway, e.... Houthern Railway, pt. .. Texas A Psclftc Union Pacific, c........ Union Pacific, p...;.... U. 8. Rubber, 0...,,..,. V. B. Hteel Co. c. ...... ' V. 8. Steel Co., pf.... Utah Oonper W. U. Telegraph Westlnirhnuse Electric... 73 126 12i 4114 U714 73V4 m nw'ifc 8 14 01 3 246 2l" 113 S7! ieii 81 8H 128 H4 19 181 139" 27 18 W8Vs 118 165' 40 'ieii 81 48 128 U4 m 102 139 27 10854 iio "9 183 28 80 108 'w, my, o 64 IIO14 54 'T3' ToUl sales 170.200 slurps. W 23 108 '80 11 80 65 110 54 '73 72 125 125 02 I 41 1" 78 Ml 87 108 102 87 81 240 21 113 87 is" 81 48 128 a 114 18 481 139" 97 ' 18 108 iio "8 121 104 22 89 23 107 '80 160 so, M 110 '73" Kid WETHERS ....... 25T EWES v Stanfleld .........135 lOi Tuesday Afternoon Sales, - STEERS No. 1 22 COWS ..... 1 21 2 ' S 4 1 BULLS LAMBS Sun Dial Ranch.. ....... 229 Bun Dial Ranch ...,..,..232 EWES Bun Dial Ranch .'........104 Wednesday Morning Salaa. OUU9 Buyer. ! No Cnrstans Packing Co...,, 80 Union Meat Co. 84 Union Meat Co. ......... T Union Meat Co. ......... 23 Union Meat Co. 80 Union Meat Co. ..S3 Union Meat Co. ......... 88 " Union Meat Co 84 . -Union Meat Oe--nrnmr 80 Carstens Packing Co..'... 85 Union Meat Co. ......... 15 Caratens Packing Co 3 EWES Robert Starkwether 75 Thursday Morning Isles. BTEEKa Buyer. Sterrett-Oberlee 8terrett-Oberlee Berere-Weed , , Berere-Weed ... Union Meat Co. Uniun Meat Co. Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co. Union Meat Co. lbs. 202 222 238 153 190 183 189 202 1BO 197 119 20 101 86.10 $5.10 Price. $7.15 ' 7.15 . 6.7B 6.40 6.35 6.00 6.50 6.25 18.00 : 6.00 6.60 6.60 $3.00 Price, 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.78 7.70 7.65 7.65 v 7.65 '7.60 6.75 14.00 Union Meat Co. No. Are. lbs, ' Price. . 21 1280 -. $7.80 2 1405 7.00 HOGS . ...... 89 r 150 $7.60 1 83 . ; 191 7.60 ....... 77 236 . 7.66 ...... 95 210 7.66 ....... 96 202 ' 1M ...... 90 205 7.65 ....... 96 ' 1204 7.65 ...,,.104 1K9 7.65 ....... 71 , 207 . 7.85 10 828 6.55 ...... 2 355 , 6.65 EWES ,....,.168 97 $5.25 ......181 98 6.25 LAMUS ,. 187 81 $7.25 63 '81 ' 7.25 89 . 81 .102 . 6 , 79 . 10 . M . 10 . 2 . 4 Are. Union Meat Co. Thursday Afternoon Bales. H0U8 Buyer, ' No. rrye A Co t'rye Co. ...... . rrj-'e k Co J. 0. Lonergan . ., 3. C. Lonergan ... Berler A Weed ... Fry ft Co. Fry Co. Fry A Co. Frya k Co. Friday Morning Balsa. COWS Caratens Packing Co..... 28 HOQS Carstens Packing Co 82 Caratens Parking Co...., 84 Caratens Packing Co..... 97 Caratens Packing Co 85 Caratens Packing Co..... 8 - Saturday Horning Balsa. Buyer. No.. Ave. lbW Union Meat ...........106 . . 161 Union Meat 104 157 lbs. 192 202 173 190 173 126 278 ; 118 4.10 872 Price. $7.60 7.60 7.65 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.35 7.00 6.60 ' 9.60 967 $6.00 239 232 187 174 280 $7.60 7.60 7.60 7.40 6.00 Price. $7.50 7.35 c GOOD FRUIT FIRST -CONSIDERATION IN FINDING DEMAND (Continued Front Preceding Page.) with cooperation between the growers on the one hand, and cooperation within the trade on the other, while desirable in themselves, but without inter-cooperation between the two. will only carry the system of necessities to a certain extent and fail In a material sense of reconciling the entire situation. ,,. Now. there are certain fixed princi ples upon which the successful distri bution of any product can be success fully handled. The first essential is to know what you have, or will have, to sell,' Its quantity and quality, and how much It is worth. The necessity for this Is based on the fact that dur ing the process of manufacture, or the growing season, you must know to a reasonable certainty what disposition rou are going to make of the product f you don't know, it is perfectly clear that you are not going to be in position to sell it before it is ready to ship, as the trade won't buy what it doesn't have to have. This is an Important consideration In many ways. If your crop is going to be large, you are not only going to find yourselves congested because of lack of space, but that very fact is going to seriously hamper your operations in preparing the remainder of fruit for the market, and may result i DR. SA I Z de CARLOS t ff. U ..J e.F-- ISmmur !m .11 -f UML QtMJ.li nA fmMiml 1 Digestion. Physicians throughout Europe and other countries who have! nrrrih4 .Cfonit. aa the nnltr mjviirinrt fnr thmr nari(hrt. rermrt that caaea ' IcI Thirty Yean" standing hav ! readily yielded to dw treatment. j . ' It improves the appetite, ratoring complete ajaimtkuonjM tteJoooy axi rapidly renew Hcalih and Strength," ' , T ' '. AM ABSOLUTtr4o'rriOTUAtrtMtDY"rOR"ALl ' I fl fiv. 1 ma TROUBLtt.iit qulokty tweroemes the dlstreeelnf symptem and wjll: ,: hr. ". " : ' . lermseetitleir ; - .--J,v;.- Indigestion, byspepslaj DysenteryV Ulcerated Stomach. Catarrh of the Intestines. Gastric I sassft at . 1 all iPaini L vommng, oiomacn Acno4 neanaurrij It ETfactfr ui inr-Kiiiy ntmff w wu kbi ui ma, , ; 1 sets sr MX sstvaaasTS lu rOUCIR AA OOw nv' -Hasina v, aW M sleeluwMi At. Hew Yetk 1- in tbe deterioration of a considerable quantity. The principal feature is that tne moment your product Is packed and ready to ship it starts to. deteriorate, and will continue to do so as. long as it is kept In your hands, it is necessary for that reason alone, ' and that is a strong reason, that you arrange to ship the fruit as quickly as possible after it Is picked. It is at Its best physical condition at that time, and it is natur- ral that when It is. it is at its nignesi physical value. V , 10U must DO in posuion, lor ineso reasons, to estimate your crops at va rious tiroes in advance of harvest, not only in total quantity, but the quan tity of each variety, as well as the pro portions of grades and sizes that they promise to yield. As the- season ad vances, and the fruit develops in color and size, estimates of this kind ntbe made more accurately, so mat wnnin six weeks or one month before picking time, your estimates should be , com plete and reliable to a very large de gree. That Rives you your nrsi op portunity to offer your output to the trade, and that is when you should first offer 4t to them at definite prioes, and on the basis ot definite specifications. ,:. Begular Supply Necessary. .,. Tbe trade Itself depends on a regu lar supply in '. order to meet the . ; re quirements of their custom. Their nec essities call for definite knowledge -of what they can buy-anadvance of the shipping season, the price at which they can buy it, and the dependence on which they can rely for its shipment. Where the product la of staple or specialty character, they depend on their efforts to be able to create a trade for it, and very often they hayo an established trade waiting for it If - they cannot rely on these conditions, you cannot ex pect them to" have any interest In your product but they will turn their atten tion to soma other, product, perhaps of the same general character, and per haps of a different "character, but in anv event it will most likely be a com petitive one." Regularity and depend ence of supply with tne traae, mere fore, is every bit as essential to them as It Is for you to have a regular out let but voii must bear this fact in mind. that sometimes, especially in the case of a product like apples, local condi tions might make it Impossible for some of the trade to take your boxed apples, at certain stages of the season, where, for Instance, there Is an unusually lar'ge quantity of local apples or other fruits tributary to their local market. In those cases - you must depend on having other customers in otner mar kets, ori whom vou can rely with more or less certainty to buy supplies of your product, and their cooperation with you at such times will be inval uable. Ton must, in the final analy- nf thtnars ba In touch With the trade In all markets, and you can only do this through a system that will enable you to keep your output before them all, at all times. Demand, under those conditions, becomes to a certain.; ex- .n) Btitnmntfr. Tn dnnend : UDOH llmirM trarln. in - limited' markets, as an outlet for your product year after year, is a policy that is Inherently wrong, and in every way surrounded with the possibilities of unprofitable results, "because there are ; Wo many factors In the situation to be rack- With the trade depending upon certain or different sources lor tneir supply, you must give them an opportunity to buv.: You should seek to conform your selves as far as practicable to their necessities and practices, to tbe same axtnnt as vou exnect them to conform to some of yours. You must make the traiiA a. Morxratlvs rjartner and not an enemy or an , indifferent factor in the business and that is one of the fea tures that practical cooperation will work out to a degree that will -be In valuable, One of the mistakes that the produoer so often makes is to figure that tne soie oDjeci 01 mo iraue is iu get the best of him. That Is wrong. There are two sides to that matter, as there are to all things. The trader Is engaged in as legitimate business as you are, and you must have as much concern In his. protection as you ex pect him to have in yours. You can rely upon him to the same extent that he can rely on you, He depends upon a strictly reliable product and If he knows that he can depend on yours. f you Will find that he will need you. ana win reiy on you 1.0 steep nuu uif plied. What he wants is fair dealing and that Is all you want. If he knows your product cannot be depended on, he won't rely on you, and he won't give you an opportunity to do business with him." A dependable product is one of the greatest factors that lead to prac tical cooperation between the trade and the producer, and an undependable pack Is the greatest antidote to that condi tion, One of the largest manufacturing Institutions of this country expresses Itself forcibly In regard to the, bond of confidence that should exist between the producer and the consumer. It uses the following motto in all of Its ad vertising displays and it spends an enor mous sum each year for advertising: "The recollection of quality will remain long after the price Is forgotten." Willing to Buy. In the United States alona there are about 10,000 carload buyers of fruit These buyers are, as we have shown, anxious and willing to buy and the ma jority of 4hem can be induced, through S roper means of business contact, to uy your apples. All of them have es tablished trade and the filling of that trade's requirements is one of the as sets of their business. Now they have id take care of that trade and if they cannot do so with your products they are going to do it with the product of some one else. Then a good many of these members of the trade have ware houses and cold storage plants. Econ omy In their business alone makes it necessary for them to keep these ware houses or storage utilised, outside of the necessity for carrying stocks. So these 10.000 buyers are compelled to arrange for the purchase Of their stocks and different conditions make It desir able that they do so as early In the season as possible, in order to assure themselves of a dependable supply. . If the northwest, by reason of the better organization of its growers, puts Itself in position to offer its products early in the season to that trade, on the basis of definite specifications, and at definite prices, the opportunity Is Immediately offered the buyer to order what he needs and for the growers to sell. If you don't offer the trade what you are going to have, or If you wait for something to turn up before you are able to, or have the nerve to quote prices if you wait too long you will find that the trade is going to buy other apples from other people and perhaps they will be barrel apples. And the trouble Is that they might not buy to the full visible capacity of their market, and so far as that market is concerned. It may be difficult if not impossible for any boxed apples to he sold there dur ing ' the balance of the season, or at least in any extensive quantities. It Is certain, however, that that market will not take the same quantity as it would have iaken, had the trade been dealt with fn a business-like way at the cor rect time of the season, and that would have been at its earliest date. This is one of the very things that takes place The majority of shippers In the north west do not -offer thet products to the trade before harvest; they do not es timate their crops,' and therefore do not know in definite figures what they are going to have for sale; they do not know what the prices are going to be because they are not tn position to ac curately learn or measure the prospect ive market condition. They wait un til the prioes are set by someone else. Or perhaps they depend upon gauging the conditions by the apparent condi tions in half : a dosen markets only. Often, and nearly always, they try-to measure the price by the conditions in their own particular district without considering what the vondltions-aren other -,dlstrlotSjand-the-markets -aa- a. whole. , Usually they wait until the crop la harvested, and then set a price. In the meantime the trade ha bought Its full capacity of apples from com peting districts. That is not business, or-If it is, It Is doing It backwards. One of the biggest buyers ot apples in the United States, and usually a - very heavy buyer of northwest boxed ap pies, expressed hjmself the other, day to the effect that If the 1912 north west crop had ,been properly offered toi4.he trade early in the season, that is to say if the-northwest had been properly ..organized ana the . buslnesa systematically placed before the trade of the country when it should have been, there is little doubt that mora than 50 per cent of it would have read ily sold at prices whcn would have averaged not less than 25 cents a box more than the prevailing prices at time of shipment, and we all know that there has been a tremendous decline in prices since that time. ' The dif fer- jr.ejice between possibilities and final re sults is therefore an enormous one, in dollars and cents. , ; . :"i Proper Selling- Xethod. t. The. correct principle of selling the northwest apple crop is. therefore, In the judgment of the leading fruit ex perts in the country, the adoption -of the same methods under which almost every . other article or merchandise is sold. : But the semt-penshable nature of - the apple seems to justify these methods to even a greater extent than In the xase of articles that are norper ishable. This principle is outright selling, which is known tn fruit lan guage as the f. o. b. system. It means that the . fruit. v like ordinary merchandise, is sold at a certain price at snipping point, and that the buyer as sumes all risks of transportation And general safety of the fruit at the time and place of shipment. From the pro ducer's, standpoint, this assures him tne greatest amount of pnysical saietj with the least amount of risk. Up to the time of shipment he has taken a very heavy risk in BrrowinB- th fruit. and his further risk after it is grown ana pacxea ougnt to oe ltmitea to the time and place where the product actu ally leaves his hands, and that is when it is loaded in the railway car. His responsibilities should naturally cease wiui its proaucuon in correct xorm, ana its loading into the car in the most ac ceptable condition for the requirements of the market The product also has its highest intrinsic value at shloDlng point, that Is to say, as quickly as pos- Bide aner u is picaea. At no otner point is the producer in position to fuarantee the proper condition of the rule, as he Is at shipping point, and If he has been careful, enough In its growing and packing, he certainly should be in position to guarantee a reliable product there and then. The moment the fruit Is out of sight of the producer, he cannot either physically determine or make anv itnitmn am tn its condition. - A thousand, things could happen to it The producer should al ways remember that all fruit starts to deteriorate the instant it is picked, and iu quicker ne passes, tne risk of Its further condition into th nwnhin and keeping of some one else who Is per ictuj wuncK 10 duv i m rtfr turn producer's interests are protected. The omer, ana u .is orten regarded as the moBi important advantage, that the f. a b. or direct selllnsr system h that ino prouueer Knows exactly what the fruit is sold for, ana that it practically means the Bale of his crop for cash, be-1 cause under average conditions he Is In possession of the cash SO days after it Is loaded In the car. -After that time he is earning Interest on his money, instead of having to pay Interest on It. ' Beffarfllnf T. O. B. Balling. What is true with respect to the fruit being worth more to the producer at shipping point, is equally true with re spect to the buyer. , It Is worth more money to most buyers at point of ship ment, because when the-ownership of tha w la vested In him at' shipping point, it has before it the longest range of operating action according to the buyer's necessities. He has all the way from eight to about SO days to plan for the quick distribution of the fruit to the consumer. The successful merchant today has the trade waiting for a sup ply of perishable fruit, and the delivery of It is made in such a way that ther Is no lost motion or time In getting the fruit in the hands of his customers. The better its condition on arrival the better satisfaction It gives to the con. Burners. The prompt shipment or the rrmr rrnm rtrnn tin a .t. , m under normal conditions, the product arriving at destination in "the best of condition. Therefore, the buyer, who depends on moving fruit In order tn rakn care of waiting trade, naturally wants H wnen it is at its test condition. In order to buy fruit for quick shipment after packing, the buyer must arrange for it in advance of Its being-packed. On arrival of the fruit at destination delivery is made direct from the car to the consumer, and this enables the most economic distribution. It saves the ex pense and the necessity for rehandllng, and that Is In favor of the fruit because each rehandllng causes deterioration. These are among the many different advantages that the buyer has who buys his fruit on the f. o. b. basts. There are others equally important, The up to date fruit merchant, like the dealer In other merchandise lines, wants a certain amount of fruit for store purposes. Some of It is intended for prompt sale 1 after arrival,, and some of it, according to its keeping qualities, is put into ol4 I storage, isortnwest apples mat are in tended for immediate consumption are usually of tbe early varieties, and these may be shipped under ice Or not;. In anv event their very nature demands that they be in the very best condition) at the time of shipment, ana tneir ar rival in the markets. The storage fruit must be in equally good condition. Tbe storage of fruit under ice is a scientlflo proposition, and is more complex in Its requirements than is generally sup posed. The fundamental principle of proper coia storage is mat me trim must be at Its maximum physical con dition when placed in storage in order to assure maximum results. Correctly handled, It should be gotten under Ice within the shortest possible space of time-after -being packed. That-is-true with all varieties, out especially so in the case of the softer ones. The refer ence to these conditions clearly shows that the Interests- of the buyer make it desirable for him to buy the apples at the earliest stage in the season. He realises that in order to get them at their best condition he must buy them before they have left the trees, and he is usually prepared to enter imo nest ings with the producer accordingly, i order that he may arrange for bis sup plies without uncertainty or question as to their condition, ; - . s It is apparent that the person who has his money tied up In the fruit Is the one who is going to apply to it the most extraordinady effort to fully, protect its condition under all circumstances. The quick transfers of ownership from the producer to the buyer is therefore a very desirable condition for the pro ducer. Tha quick purchase by the buyer in order to assure himself of a product of tha greatest physical value, as well as to protect his own interests. in bis particular market. Is an equally de sirable condition to him. ; . ' Certain conditions are indisputable In the fruit business. Its greatest physical and intrinsic value is at shipping point, for tha various reasons that have been gone Into, and its lowest intrinsic value is at the point farthest from shipping point, whera It Is standing unsold, PROBLEM EXPLAINED HOW TO MOVE CROP (Continued From Preceding Page.) sinele exception of oranpes ah l lemons. I Between 76,000 and lOU.OUO cars of ban anas are annually sold f. o. b. It is the method used by tha principal Cali fornla shippers -o all fruits, by the cranberry shippers, most soft fruit ship pers in nearly ail states, and is the preferred system of the powerful Cali fornia Fruit Growers exchange, and of the other national fruit factors. The f. e. b. system Is, and has been, the adopted policy of the Northwestern Fruit exchange. Its use by tbe exchange has been consistently and persistently followed. In distributive results alone, the exchange has demonstrated the un questioned value of the system, by plac ing northwest fruits In carload lota into 229 different markets. . CHICAGO IIOG3 LOSE Nickel Is Again Shaved Off rrice; Other Llneg Steady.l ; Cbfearo, Fef. I. HofS 14.000, year ago, 11, 000; left over, 27000. Market fie lower. Mixed and butchers, T.4OT.T0; good and taeary. 17.53 ta,7.7; rough, and heary, IT.aoe7.60; light, T.40T.6S. - ' -. Cattle 100 market, steady. Sbaep 1000; market, steady. ' - OMAHA LOSES NICKEL Price A Down to $7.35 for Best; ' No Other Arrivals. . Routs Omaha, Feb. i. Cattle Bone. Bis 8000 market, slow, 6e lower at 17.25 7.36. . Sheep nope. , " i( KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK shipment, but It caters to the entire trade, and still has all other methods of distribution to fall back upon whera necessary. The principal advantages that tha f. o. b. system offers the fruit growers are; ' .',. It Is based on the necessity for close cooperation between tha sales depart ment and the members, and therefore results in the uplifting at local associa tions to tha highest posslula degree In efflclenoy. . . . It promotes the cooperation between districts to an Ideal extent, and yet pre. serves tha Integrity and individuality of each. - . . It offers a definite product to the markets and by the application of nnU form methods on part of Us members that are demanded Dy gooa nusiness wrlnelplesr-qulckly earns the.-. cflnfidtince of the trade, makes of It an anxious and v willing partner and in that way creates an unlimited channel of outlet for the products, present and future. It covers a constantly enlarging dis tributing area Bnd results In a maxi mum basis of distribution which is the ideal of the fruit grower. ' m . It restricts the responsibility of the grower to the act of loading the car at shipping point, where it properly be longs, and transfers all subsequent re sponsibility for the keeping and condi tion of the fruit to the buyers where it properly belongs. It is in all' practical results a cash system and Insures the use of correct selling prices, as the latter are based upon universal conditions, and not on congested markets or other uncertain or unknown factors. It establishes a stable value for the product while on the grower's trees, of In the packing house, and creates of the product an ideal basis for banker's col lateral, since the product then repre sents the same relative basts as that on which the ecurlty of 1 all loans are The t o. b. system !s the recognized basis In use by a. large majority of fruit shippers In the United States. Tha greater part of the barrel apple crops, representing from 76 to 85 per ceut of the .total United States apple crops, is sold f. o. b. This is particularly significant, as the apple crops of the United States are much larger than all other fruit crops combined, with the Ilogs Are 5 Cents Lower With Tops : At, 97.00 in tbe lards. Kannas City, Feb. 2900: market Heady. Tope, 17.03. I ' . . CsUle- tJO; market, steady. . Bheep none; market, firm. Today's Metal Market; New York. Feb. 1. Metals: Par sliver New York. 61 c; London, f8d. , '- -.-v Copper Lake, IS He bid. " Tin Firm. $15H5.30. Lead 1 4.26 4.85. Spelter $6. 708. 80. COLD VEATHEfi DETERS SOUR 1H, II6ESTI, GAS OR. DYSPEPSIA-PAPE'S DIAPEPSKI. This Delightful Stomach Regulator Brings Relief in five Minutes Puts an End to Stomach Trouble Forever. , "Really does' put bad stomachs In or der "really does" overcome Indigestion, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and sourness In five minutes that Just that makes Pape's Dlapepsln j'the largest selling stomach regulator in the worldJtf what jiiands youjrour money back you eat ferments into stubborn lumps, you belch gas and eructate sour, undi gested food and acid; head is dissy and aches; breath foul; tongue coated; your Instdes filled with bile and indigestible waste, remember the moment Dlapepsln comes in contact with the stomach all such distress vanlsaes, A It's truly as- tonishing almost marvelous, and tha Joy la its harmleasness. A large fifty-cent case of Paps'a Dla pepsln will give you a hundred dollars' worth of satisfaction or your druggist It's worth its weight In gold to men and women who can't get their stomachs regulated. It belongs In your home should always be kept bandy in case of a sick, sour, upset stomach during the day or at night. It's the quickest, sur est and most harmless stomach doctor In the world. ., , . . ... BAITS IIITI IF BILIOUS, C01I5IAH HEADACHY AIID SICK Turn the rascals out the headache, biliousness, -. indigestion, constipation, the sick, sour stomach and foul gaases turn them out tonight with Cat carets. Millions of men and women take a Cascaret now and then and never know the misery caused by a lazy liver, clogged bowela or an upset stomach. Don't put In another day of distress wake up refreshed and feel fine. -Let Cascarets cleanse and sweeten your stomach; remove, the sour, undigested and fermenting food and that misery making gas; take tbe excess bile from your liver and carry off the decomposed waste matter and constipation poison from the bowels. Then you wllL feel' great, A cascaret tonight will straighten you out by morning a 10-cenfbox keeps your head clear, stomach sweet,, liver and bowels regular and you feel cheer ful and bully for months. Don't forget the children their little inside need a good, gentle cleansing, too. SI. PAUL MILITIAMEN ' (United Press Leased Wire.) ' Minneapolis, Minn., Feb, 1. For their refusal to assemble at an ex hibltlon drill here last night on account of the extreme cold, fifteen St. Paul state militiamen were relieved from duty In St Paul Companies today. Five officers Included In the list will be courtmartialed. t The weather last night was the cold "est of "the winter, C7" , " "r " r. !P f f ' : .. . V ItlntS 1; I'.. III A, FED First Pose of rape's Col J Con; Relieves All Grippe Sli.scrr; '... Contains Xo Quinine. After the very first dose of 'T,- Cold Compound;, you distinctly ffi , eold-breaking-and -aU-th-u1sak're grlppe symptoms leaving. It is a positive fact that a don . Pape's Cold Compound taken every t hours until three consecutive dosra taken will cure Grippe orjMK jP t most severe cold, either" iu& the fci.ii; chest, back, stomach OH limbs. It promptly ends the most mfserai headache, dullness, head and n, stuffed up, feverlshness, sneezing, not , throat, ! running of ! the nose, catarrhal discharges, soreness, stitfm- , and rheumatic twinges. Take this wonderful Comnounrt wi the knowledge that there is nothu: else In tha world which will cure yo.-r cold or end Grippe misery as promptiv ana wimoui any otner assistance or ba a after effects as a 85 cent package or Pape's Cold Compound, which any drug gist can supply 1, contains no qnlnin be sura, you get what" you ask for accept no substitute belongs in, every home. Tastes nice acts gently. , .1 T""""""'" . Yarmouth Pays on Account. (United Press Leased Wire.) London, Feb, 1. As the result of friends coming to his rescue, the Earl of Yarmouth, former husband of Alice Thaw of Pittsburg, la today 'enabled to pay off $40,000 of his $90,000 Indebted ness. -.- .,. A people's theatre, with a large sec tion of free seats, Is the latest pro gressiva municipal undertaking in Ber lin. ....'.v. . (Also called Tetter, Bait Bhanm, Prnrl, tns, Milk-Crust, Weeping Skin, eto.1 ECZEMA CAM BE CUBED TO STAY, and wben 1 aay cured, I mean Juat what I say C-U-R-K-D, and sot merely patched up tot awhile, to return won than before. Remem. bar 1 stake this broad statement after petting Vi 7eara of my time on this one disease and handling- In the meantime nearly a half sail. Hon cases of tola dreadful dlaasse. Now, 1 do not ear what all you bare used, nor bow many doctors bars told 700 that roar eould not be eured all I aak is just s chance la snow jroo that I know what I am talking about. If yon will write me T0DAX. I will end ton s TREE TRIAL of mr mild, soothini guaranteed treatment that will confines) you more in a day than I or anyone else could in a montb'a time. ' If roe are dlsftisted and dhv cooraged. Jnat give me a cbnnce to prove my claims. Br writing ma today tub will enjoy more real comfort than yon bad ever thought this world holds for yon. Just try It and rou will see I am tailing 700 the troth. v " -' ' ; Pr. 7. B. Cannsdsy, 763 Court Bioofc, :" Sedalia, Mo, .. . , References: Tbtrd National Bank. Bedalla, Mo. Could rou do better act than to send this aotlra to sobw Door aaffernr of Bcsemal , itiilfGilt-ilPEIFlS (For Men's Ailments and Blood Pot . ' . soning) WIIX CLEAN TOTJR SYSTEM AND MAKE TCOUR BLOOD PURE No matter how old your case is or what has failed, try this wonderful remedy. Will quickly cure - most obstinate cases or . your money re funded. The only remedy that can ba used Internally and externally. Con tains no balsams, oils or any metallic astringents and, wilt not irritate or cause strictures to , the most sensi tive person. . ' 1 This is not a dubious "remedy1 It is a CURB; there is no uncertainty, no doubt. Remember that it will com you nothing to give this ? remedy a complete trial. If you fail to get re sults we will positively refund your money. Don't hesitate, get a bottle today and it will cure you easily ana nulckly. ' Price for the double treatment, $2.00. For sale and guaranteed in Portian-i by The Heldfond Drug Co.. 220 Mor rison, near First. :- t ; . ; n m SEE MB FREE. If rou - are , worrying ibout any ailment in :Iuded among these within which I spe cialise, ; I invite you to call at my office and I will give you FREE a conscientious examination and di agnosis , and advise you of the :"; proper :ourse to pursue to rid yourself forever of your worry and your ailment. My years of ex perience and my qualifications have made me an expert in the treatment of tha ailment with which MiN are afflicted. .'Every man calling at my office la assured of my personal and Individ ual treatment until a cure Is . el- ,feCteLNEOSALVARSAN Improved German Remedy for BLOOD POISON- I administer tlia remedy according to the very latest method. Come to me If you have any of tho following disorders: Enlarged Veins, Pimples, Nervous Debility, Nerve. Blood and Skin 1 Disorders, ..Bladder Troubles, Blood Poison, Eruptions, Ulcers, Special Ailments, Plies or Fistula, ' a to 67 to ft Dally', Sundays, 10 to 1. Examination Advice Free. J. J. KEEFE, Ph. G. M. D. Rooms 11-15 Lafayette Bldg. 11$ WASH INOTON ST., Cor. 6TII. V - PORTLAND. OR. ""rifisaw CATARnn or THE. BLADDER Ew!ihTsI 13 24 Hcarc Each Cap- n . gale bears the ftyj;) name f V V , JStuar ofeotmterfeita m -vsaassSF MSSSsr -BSasW CANDY CATHARTIC r. 10 CENT B0XC8 -ANY DRUS STORE ALSO U Ox 80 CENT BOXES' a KUPTUME Seeley's Spermatic Shield Truss Seeley's Spermatic Shield Truss, as Fitted to the Czar of Russia and now used and approved by the Uni ted States Government, will not only re tain any case of rupture perfectly, af. fording immediate relief, but also closes the opening in 10 days on the average case. If you can't come send for descriptive literature." v, :..v-'v '' ??'-.'''. LAUE-DAVIS-DRUGCOMPANY y ' i ' THIRD AND YAMHILL, PORTLAND, OR. Trass Experts -and. Exchusive Agents for Seeley's Spermatic Shield Truss p iruiiii onieia rsa. Uroove, Do f W HI 8 BEST 11 Ksrrnr BE, lOtSMAN maa M T 'f MM fAAfl (1) Ha is an HONEST SCIENTIFIC 01 extraordinary experience, -During an active practice In ailments of men covering a period of more than 1 years, 1 have had uneioailed opportunities for ob servation. I can make the positive assertion that 1 have treated and cured mora men on tlie-Pacllio Coast than all the rest of the specialists put together. This vast expert, ence coupled with years of study places me among tbe leading specialists of - the world. My reputation tor the past Is years can leav no doubt as to my ability, honesty and in tegrity and suould b sufficient . to convluce iiiu iuosi skepuual that I possess sKia and ea.ptriiUL' acwuired In such a . way that no omer can enure it; that I am the xoramoati atpeoialisi on th Coast: and that In Dlaoinul yourself under my cars you are assured ot aJ square deal and a permanent and iastlnK 221U MDRlianN ST TOIL cure at a fair and reasonable fee. I would fir st poir l a N d Oit like to have you for a pauent If you will H come to ni on a stricUy professional . basis, accepting ?tha : Inducements that.1. 0itr' wHoh my ability, l years' Sxpenenc. time saving treat ment and cure of certain ailments. , tnJSPf&Si HSKA".01 f ' "y explained, 5 and sufferers from any form of disease should impress this fact on their mind bttor selecting a physician. 1 absolutely and positively employ sctentmo trui ment ouly, such as Is acknowledged to have the greatest merit and adviU and. prescribed by the mojt celebrated medical-scientists, author, iectur.ua , andgenlto-urtnary specialists the world over. -1 have at my , command thou sands of drugs employed by all scientlflo physicians, from which, are -lectedthose best adapted for the treatment and cure of each individual caj, according to the eymptoras and requirements manifested irom time la tit.i -. My vaai experience in the; treatment of Men's Altnents enables me tu ti-j-termlna witn unerring skill tha combination ot drugs .-most - applicable tn each case, the one calculated to bring quick and permanent results, uk ! -by effecting surprising and wonderful curea of cases which have itaiBi-a treatment .prescribed by those who have been left behind iu the rapid pn,., ress of the scientlflo practice of medicine. k - Idy practice la llmlted to the disorders of the mala, and is further c -fined to these special and chronic affections of the pelvio tract. T) - . include LOST TVlTITr, ENLAKOKD VEINS, irXDROCKLEL iiL.O0D hi. UKDKftS, CONTHACTEDAlLfi41slNTa AND BLADDKlt AND KiUNfc.if 1i. EASES. I hav taken up these aliments especially, because tiiouMni.ii :,. Uvea are ruined and thousands of men ara held down by chronic wvuaii.i. or disease, which the average practicing physician does not understand usually tries to make light of by UlUng thj patient that naturs wi.i s 'repair the wate.--; ,'....- I Offer Free Consultation zni Exanhati:3 " You are always welcome to a friendly vuit and the most r VICE will be given you FREE of charge or obltgstlrtn.-My ins tice has been built up by honest service. LOW fliics end ti; It you cannot call WRITE for self-examlnatton Mank. My methods appeal to those who Insist on the l . t. I 1 DISOi VERY until It has proven safe and eucc. -fnL If v your wants known. Ho matter about money. ...u or .DKE&S-.AJ30VE,,- 41 y. ad is . tttt ui 1 v ."v-.t i - - . tlon. MX Os'VlOfi is open ail day, a. m. i t.. m.; 12 p. m. ' : ' "V- v . . t' re I In!