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BILL TO REGULATE SIZE OF APPLE BOXES INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS TURKEY MARKET HAS IE ST EXTREW RENGTH ; AT CLOSE OF TRADE 1 End of the Holiday Business Along ' Front Street Finds No Birds ' ' Available for Buyers; Prices Are , . Shoved Up a Notch. Today's Produce Trad. More eggs arriving. Turkey prices liigljer. Chickens hold steady. Slow movement for geese. Butter- prices holding. Good orange demand. Hop business is quiet. Country meats steady. Salmon receipts limited. ; Country meats steady. ) Salmon receipts limited. The end of turkey buying for the Christmas traae along Front street t bowed unusual and almost unexpected strength. Sales of fancy dressed birds was made as high as 27 Viatic a pound. At the last moment a tew shipments , or "culls came torwara. mere was little demand for these and 'receivers were compelled to sell them as low as ' 20c pound even though good birds were scarce and very firm at the higher xigures. Xhe turkey market for the Christmas " trade was the biggest sort of surprise to the trade generally. Everyone was overjoyed at the extreme prices in er feet. , . Tha recelDls. while entirely cleaned -tid at the closing of business for the , holidays, were rather fair, although not as heavy as some interests nad ex The bis- demand and a totally un expected one from Puget sound, Alaska and British' Columbia, took out most of the arrivals, therefore mere were lew birds left for the needs of the home trade. QUIET BUSINESS IN THE HOP MARKET OVER THE HOLIDAYS IS GENERA LIVESTOCK VERY QUIET Market Is Slow Everywhere bnt Strength Is Indicated 'at All Cen ters; Contract - Stocks Are Held Firm at 16 Cento Per Pound. GEESE ARE ' SELLING SLOWLY The movement of dressed geese along Front street was very disappointing to the trade generally. It was expected that with the- scarcity of turkeys Keese would be in better request and prices advance. MORE JAPANESE ORANGES IN' Another shipment of Japanese oranges arrived on the local market this morning. Demand,, was very good and prices were advanced to f 1.60 a box. California tangerines are also in better request. MEAT PRICES QUOTED STEADY . Steadiness Is showing In the Front street market for country killed meats. Receipts of hogs have been very liberal of lata but prices are showing no cnange- aionr the street. . veals are slightly weaker, MARKET While thnra a a rattier ouiet tone in th6 hop trade at this time, the trend of the trade Is very good. Contract prices for the comlnsr rroD ara belnsr held firm at 16o a pound. Foreign markets are closed over the holidays, therefore no cables are report ed Dy tne local trade. Recent sales, hnwevar nt VA tn 91 a nrtnnri fnr hpflf pot offerings. Indicate that the trade is still in a ratner good position, This activity In the spot hop market his season remained for a longer period nto the holidays than ever before known. This in Itself Is an Indication of the strength of the trade s position. Were the hops not badly needed It Is not likely that buying should have been hown on such a liberal scale so close to the holidays as recently. There has been considerable strength the New York market of late, al houeh little business has Dassed cause of the very limited holdings. MARKET IS PORTLAND YARDS All Receipts of Cattle Are Direct Shipment to Seattle Packer; Gen eral Conditions in the Local Trade Are Steady. STANDARD BOX FOR APPLES IS THE OBJECT in the livestock Market. North Portland Hogs and cattle, steady; sheep strong. Chicago Hogs lower, higher, sheep steady. cattle Kansas City Hogs lower, cat tle steady, sheep higher. Denver- arrivals. -Cattle firm, no other be- CHICAGO 1EA T LOWER PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hon. Cattle. Calrea. Sheep. Wednesday , uia 127 ,. 1283 Ttiewuj 525 875 .. 234 Mouday ..... 2188 670 1784 80 lurday 872 . . . . 7$ Krldny 12.15 1 .. 814 Thursday 778 HW .. 0 Wees ego 830 234, 11 853 Year tED Holiday. Two yeri ago 19 With tomorrow a ceneral holiday In the livestock trade, conditions In tha trade were rather quiet at North Port land today. While there was a fair run of cattle, all of these came direct to James Henry, the Seattle packer, and therefore did not enter the local market Chicago. Dec. 24. Wheat nrlces closed at H. unchanged for December. o lower Conditions in tltb cattle trade at ror May and 9c for July. The market North Portland continue rather quiet, was also unchanged for December at former prices still in effect. Ther Is he opening, with May. off He and July no chan?I ,-V- -m! OF BILL INTRODUCED Congressman Raker Names Meas urements for Package Similar, to Those Sought by Pacific Coast Organizations. Market Off Closed Unchanged to c for the Pay; December Options Stationary. hie Trading was of small volume, with a th.-t 8h,own during recent days. very narrow spread in quotations. Hradstreet's report of the grain, viKiuJe supply: Wheat East of Rockies, increased 1.731,000 bushels. West of Rockies. decreased 264,000 bushels. Canada In creased 14.657,000 bushels. Europe and afloat Increased 6.081.000 bushels. To tal world's supply increased 6,33 4,000 Poor steers bushels, Corn increased 2,302,000 bushels. oats increased B.u.s.ouu Dustiejs At Chicago there was a firmor tnnn in the cattle market for the day, with values a dim better than yesterday. Kansas City cattlA marker .ii at yesterday's prices. Ueneral cattle market range: Best steers 7 75 Ordinary steers l.bO&i.M The introduction of a bill In congress ror the fixing of a standard sized pack' age for apples. Is considered one of the best things that has happened In the iruit traae recently. The bill introduced by Congressman Raker Is similar to that recently writ ten by C. E. Wlsler, the well known Medford authority, and recently elected presiaent or tne Oregon state Horticul tural society. "The bill la nil rlsrht un .far nnr In. formation goes, ' says A. P. Bateham, former president of the society and a vice Dresident of the TJnrthweatprn Fruit Eachange of this city. 'The measurements named in the Raker bill are substantially the same as those named in the Wlsler bill, and the pen alty for violations is the same. How ever. We have no Information ratarntallnar the Raker bill regarding the quality of The Wlsler bill recently indorsed by Paclfio coast horticultural organizations sought to remedy many defects In the present system of marketing boxed ap ples just as the Sulzer bill sought to remedy the defects regarding barreled WHEAT PRICES FIRMLY HELD WITH MILLERS PURCHASING SUPPLIES when the shooting occurred. '. Attorney for Glover, who is a realty dealer, con tend that Ds Vllllers went to the Glo ver horns armed and say that they will prove this point if their cllenOs prose cuted in 'connection- with the affair. Country Holders Asking Full Fig ures and Blnestem Bids Are Gen-, erally at the Extreme Mark; Oats Market Is in Quiet Attitude. - s-orsign crop Advances. India in the northwest front ier provinces shows a decrease of about lo per cent, but not withstanding the decreased acre age the general outlook la more hopeful as a result of the recent rains. ( Argentina Some reports state , that the outlook for the crop in southern districts Is very un favorable. - RAILROAD PRESIDENTS "TALK SHOP" REGARDING , NORTH BANK AFFAIRS (Continued From Page One.) ' YELLOW FINED GIVE CHRIS Tl MASPREEN T WHEAT CARGOES QUIET. London. Doc. 24. Wheat carffoea passage quiet English country markets quiet. French country markets quiet. . FOREIGN WHEAT MARKETS. Liverpool Wheat closed Ao luwcr, Budapest Wheat closed He higher. Buenos Ay res Wheat closed un changed. Wall Street Gets Better. Market and Year ago Higher Prices for Holiday; S.Be?0 daVeU.i0899 General Feclinsr Better. Year ago 10811 PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS'. Wlit. Bly. Fir. Oats Hay monaay v istz 1 11 8 16 Tuesday. 118 13 6 4 14 Wednesday. . 16 j42 1 3 5 10 3 1SB8 1379 1098 1604 1514 1150 1061 1246 nest neuers g.75 ucai CUWI 6 70 Medium cows 626 wheat was lower. The late steadiness SSSL8-',;; 6.606.S5 in America yesterday was offset by the JnrJ ?h . '"" 1? Fancy stags . . J . ! ! ! ! i g.60 While in Mimn fmnrtprn thara fa a ritn- NeW York. Dec. 24. Wall Strppt wnaj nnslttnn tr hour lha nrl nf Dihut i wen uicnocn iuuy wnn us unristmas 1 fraction at t,.ii,. v..,k.i ut. a. nener leeuiig generally. ' The stock market, under the leader ship of Reading, was shamlv his-hor Reading closed with a net advance of 4 points today. It is current report that the New York cnamDer or commerce at Its next meet no means general, in fact the market is stronger than heretofore this season. Millers all through Oreron. Idaho and Washington are keen after supplies, especially bluestem and It is reported that recent sales in the interior have been made on the tidewater basis of weakness In Buenos Ayres at the dost, and the continued favorable reports irom Argentina, me niarget was a pressed. Argentina estimated wneat shipments btio.ooo bushels, corn 1,700,000 bushels. thli 6.60 9.00 7.6J Prime heavy go Hog Market Is Steady. There was only a limited run In tha swine pens over night but the best BUTTER IS HOLDING Steadiness is showing In the butter trade locally. Both state and city mak ers report a ratner lair movement and prices are being quite well maintained. ..There is only a very limited call for country aiore. EGGS SELLING MORE FREELY ifv Receipts of eggs slong Front street are snowing an increase, practically all the sales reported today were at 40c ,, a dozen and this is the price quoted In - these re porta Business above this fig ure is too iimuea 10 consider as a lactor. 6OME SALMON IS ARRIVING IN Small supplies of fresh salmon are sgaln coming forward from the Tilla mook section, the road being open for irarric. supplies are still limited con sidering the wants of the trade, and values are neid firm. SHIPPERS' WEATHER FORECAST .weather bureau sends the followlnr nouce 10 snippers: t-roteci shipments as far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures or about 40 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 80 degrees; south ' east to Boise, 20 dettrees: south to Ash. land. 44 degrees. Minimum temperature ai roruana lonignt. aoout 40 degrees. PORTLAND JOBBING PRICES Tfcee prtrae an tboee at which wbo)el tell to rtillT, except aa otherwise stated -t Bul l UK Nominal. Creamery rnbea, aelllna price 82c, which la tha bntterfat Daala: orinta 86e: flrat. 8435c; ranch batter. SOc; N-w BOOS Selected. Candled local eztraa 4ft? raar count, 88c; apot bujlnt price, f. 0 h! Portland; atoragfL 33338c; atorage. 80132c UVB POCLTBY - Bene 14c; aprlng. lie atara He; (ecae, 12c; Pekln dncka. Sc Imiian Kunnara, lOQllc; torkeya, 20ffl21c; drcwTd VVl,?1 2"' il: Taa- 1B0 "": Jackrabblta, 11.60 dosea. CHEESE Nomlaal. rreah Oregon fancy full . cream twine and trlpleta, 17c; dalalea. 1TU. Xoeng Amirica. ISVfe. r ' Eopa, Wool and Eldaa. HOPS Buying price, choice, 20(321e: prim. J9$19He: mdium to prime, lttc; medium; wSlSc; contracts 18c lb. um VtuUU i.umiu.1, JbJ3 cilp; Willamette t1 ley eo-rac CouwoW, lttc lb.; medium Kbrop ablra. 17c; .choice fancy lota, 18c lb.: eaaiui. Oregon lutilc. according- to abrlnkaca CB1TT1M Oil CA8CAHA BAKK 1K1J Caf Mia, aac; " man car wu, Kkt. UOUAlB 191S Nominal 80c. " UlUES Dry bld. Zia2He lb.; green. Ilia 12c; salted bldea, 18c; bulla, graei V.it Sc; klpa. 1314c; calTea. dry. 5sc; calf .kin? altad or green, 18c; green blac., ic ie aalUtdi abeep pelu, sailed, ahearlnga. iutjr., try. lue. ' Trnlta ind Vaactablra. BEEBIE8 Hucklfberrlei, 84J10c lb rr,n. ULh&fW21 en'ern- ll '12 barTel. HI .8H FUL118 OrnngM. naru tzmai 2.75; Japanese oranges, Il.2J4ji.5o p.r VJ" bananas, 4V4W5c lb.; lemoui, tt).50fa7 fii- Z per lou; gr.pefiuli. n.,rMT. tv'tt-', plneapplea, OHSJc; grape., 17f.i2.oO; wars' $1.26t1.75; peiluiiutm, 11.75 crate VkAtaiXABLKb luruipa. 11.15; lwtl'ts .. .. rarrota, naranlp. $1 15 ..: c,bh:..' 11.75; CaUfornia loinaioes. 11.75. iuV. 1.75J green oulona, 12',c doien buuehea- nil' para, ball, 5ffi6c; bead lettuce. 40&ftoc T doi Jelery. local, 605i76c; California, ,30 egg pUnt, 10c; cauliflower. looai, U5-6'"3 ooaen; artlcbokea, 1.65 dozen; proui atrlng beana, 7410c; lima beau, uP it, Sji7c. ' , ONIOKS-Jobblng price. $2.7562.85 ; carlo.d buytug price. 2.M f 0. b. .nipping Uoo; garlic, lZeiOa lb. vv APPLKS Bpiuenbaig. Il.2562.50j Nor,h.r. Bpy. TftctollJO; Jonathan 1.00JOO; Ub'5. lalaod Greening. $1.00W1.25: Winter Ban.B., fliOtaa-SOi Ortley 1604,2.00; Gra""."? l.00Ul.7aj)W bos; cooking gr.dea. 7 be ft 1 1 Jo POfATOkft - Balling price: EitrT cboi II, 15 41 1.2S: choice, 1. IS; ordinary. H.uoV'!'. traylng Price, carload., 10c; extra fancy. Mrted BOo; ordinajy, 76c couaUy poluta; aweata, IZoo par ct. afaau. Flak rod FrolalOBa. BBESflKD MEATS Selling prlceCoiiDtrr killed: Hotta, fancy, BtttUilOc; ordinary g. rough sod heary, 74j8c; faucy real.. mu,c- or', dinar. liH13c; poor, 84410c; Umba. I0c net i. 8c fuata, Sia4c. ' UAklS, fiJUMS, ETC. Uama, lgA4tio,.. bTMkUat bacoa. 18j27Me; boiled ham. 2u2c' plcolca, 16c; ootUgs ). " ' MEATs--t'a-htna houaa Bteera. No. .1 ,tol.k inaian smpmenis w.ieat mis weeK win 1 offerings held at unchanged prices with be none. tops at J7.76 this mrtrninff Th want of tli trade her a tlll wall .11, . Range of Chicago prices furnished by plied with most of the killers holdina Overbeck A Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of surplus supply. Considering this the Trade building. ' market Is holding rather well 1 . At cnicago tnere was a weaker tone low Cloae n the hog market for the day. prloes 87 87 B being a nickel lower. 90 80 a Kansas City hog market was weaker 01 oi a wiui a loss 01 be uenerai nog market rinn 6U 8CA B I i0D . killers $ 7.75 tsvw ouu uooa and light : 7.57.70 C8 68 B eavy 7.267.60 nougn ana neavy fi.75 bs4 884 B Sheep Situation Strong. 41i 4H4 B There was aulla a liberal run nf mnt 0B (on in the North Portland v.rrla night. General conditions In th irui 2048 2040 remain firm, especially for the better wai xubi icisss oiiering. miners are taking hold of mnrtnn 1087 1067 A suppnes ratner freely and are making 1102 1102 B I no enort 10 oring prices down. ai t;nicago mere was a strong tone 1075 1076 A 1 t ""eep raaraei ror me day. 1107 1107 I Bnoop maraec ruleu wiiu mi aLuvMiico ok a u nil O. FIX SIZE OF APPLE BOXES Li-b- Old wethers s'nn Bill Introduced In Congress WTilcIi o"dfnaryW ewe's 4" . . 2.75 Is Similar to That Written Todays tlvestock Shippers. by Wrisler. , log-L. L. Miller, Nampa, Idaho, I Washington. Dec. 24. Conarreaamanl r"ttlA K ataiiff.i- riu.n ti. rtaKer nas introaucea a Dill fixing the ho. 4 loads, Parma, Idaho, 1 load: all standard size of a box of apples as fol- direct to James Henry of Seattle, lows: Depth of end. 10 Vi Inches: width RhainJ. C K Vrnmw.it U's.k 1 v a. V' A Month Dec May .... July .... Dec. May .... July .... Dec May .... July ... Jam .... May ... Jan. . ... May .... Jan. .... May .... WHEAT Open. High .. 87 hl ,. 00 W .. 871, 87k CORN ,. 80T4 70 .. 68iJ 09 OATS .. 88 8H'A ,. 41 41 H ,. 404 40i PORK ,.2WO 3H50 ,.2U02 2(l LARD .1087 1087 .1102 1109 RIBS .1077 1080 .U10 1112 Ilk; Inches: length of box. 18 Inches: aU.Iiistde measurements and reD. resenting as near as possible 21,703 Vi cubic Inches. The penalty for anv eva sion of the law is fixed at tl per box. loads; O. N. Logan, Huntington. 1 load. Tuaaday Afternoon Balsa. BTKBRS Section. No Idaho 28 Idaho 27 CHICAGO CATTLE ARE HIGHER Idaho v 27 Idaho 27 Idaho 28 28 27 29 1 1 21 21 14 cows AiarKei Lp a inme ior Day WlthiM.ho Hogs 5c Off; Sheep Strong. Chicago. Dec. 24. Hogs 23.000. Mar. Oreirnn aei oc lower, oiixea, fi.aaia 7.8b; neavy. ia.no 17.65 7.80; rough, J7.35 7.66; light, Idaho I7.85ffl7.76. Idaho t.'attie 7000. Market 100 hi trher. lumuo Rhflun 12 000 Markfit itrnnir r --, . I DENVER CATTLE HOLDING FIRM Washington Wadnaaday Horning HOGS Section. No. Waalilcgton 92 Idaho 37 Idaho t Idaho 85 LAMBS K.i..n v Tk... m v-. Oregon 210 j " kJ aiicio iTiu uq iiw mar1 I rrmr ii I ' v 25 29 1 Colorado Market In Good Shape; 0 Arrivals of Hogs or Sheep. Denver, Dec. 24. Hogs, none. Cattle? Receipts 100. Market firm Steers 16.00(7.25. Cow and heifers, aO.OTJ'0.DU. Are. lba. 10S8 1037 1082 1027 1037 1080 1012 1031 1240 030 1096 KK7 10S7 1099 1000 1120 Bales. Art. lba. 200 Price. 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80 T.S0 7.80 7.10 7.10 7.10 .3B 6.86 6.00 ket Christmas. KANSAS CITY SHEEP ADVANCE WETHERS Oregon 1 14S 470 114 76 77 170 Price. $7.75 7.00 6.80 6.80 $6.35 6.86 $3.00 Sales Are Made at Rise of a Dime Today; Swine Down a. Nickel. Kansas C'ltv. Dee. 24. T-Tocs 5000. Market 6c lower. Tops $7.76. Cattle 11,000. Market steady. Bheep 2000. Market 10c higher. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. Tula Week Tear Ago tl.81S.306.07 Holtila . 2,734,235.85 $1,763,1H2.63 . 2,184,706.70 2,117.653.18 SPOT,CASR' FOR YOUR k Egtj$, Poultry, Hogs, Veal We want for New Years dressed tur keys, fsncy grade, 24 to 26o lb.; ducks and geese, 10 to 18o b.; d grade will be less; live chickens, ducks and geese, 1$ to I4e lb.; live turkeys, 18 to Jo Ju. r-hip to reach us on Deo. 28 or 2. Cash bv return mall. ftUBT CO 107 Tront U afertlaaO, Oc Assets fOT,000.00, Jan. Mar. May Julv Aug. Oct. Dec. New York Cotton Market, Open. High. I,ow. Close. .1204 ..1225 ..1224 ..1229 ..1207 . .1170 . .1220 1210 1234 1229 1230 1210 1170 1226 1190 1216 1213 1213 1200 1161 1211 119496 1221 22 121(017 1218tfi19 11812 115919)61 1212015 13c; cowa, No. 1 atock, 12c; awaa. 914c; wetb- er, iuac; lamoa, pora loina, loci dresaad oiSit-HS Sboalwater bay. tier gallos (11 per loo lb. aack ( ); Olrmula. par gallos, 43.50; per 100 lb. sack )i canned eaatera, 65c cam 88.50 doaen; auatarn. in .hell, 11,75a 2.00 per 100; raaor clama, (2.(12.25 box; a.ai- l-U oyaiera, wr tuuu, kiiiu p.cs, fd.UU, riKU Nominal. Oreaaed flouudera, 7; hali but odiioc; atrlped baas, l',ci allavralda Mlmoa. 9c; ateemeaa. toe; sauoui, syi2e; lumoia amen, loioiiie 10.; riuipa, ivic; perch (tc lb.; lobatera. Oc lb.; black baaa loc; bIItw Clea rings Wadneaday ... Tneaday ... Monday Week to date $6,582,808.67 $3,883,736.81 Seattle Produce Market. Seattle. Dec. 24. Eggs select ranch. 45(f46c: Anril storaae. 840 25c: do sr. onrls, 3032c. Butter Washington creamery first cubes, 36c; do brick, J7c; city creamery bricks, 87c; New Zealand cubes, 34c; do bricks, 86c. Cheese Tillamook, 18c; Young Amer icas, 19c; triplets, 17 ft 18c: Wisconsin twins, 18c; Oregon triplets, 17 18c. Onions California yellow. 242c lb.; local, $1.60 1.75 per sack; Oregon, Sc per lb. Potatoes ijocal, izogpzz; Yakima gems, I236P24. Money and Exchange. London. Deo. 24. Consols, 71 15-16; sliver, 26 11.16; bank rate, 5 per cent. New York. Deo. 54. Sterling ex- lng will Indorse the application of the eYen better than 96c a bushel. Club railroads for an Increase of 6 per cent In Dias today are generally ruling at 84 freight rates. 8c a bushel. The New Haven bond issue Is still in Coarse grain market continues stag court, and the time for subscriptions "ant. Oats holders are less Inclined to has been extended to January 20. Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co., 216-217 Board 01 iraae punaing. DESUKIPTIO.N Amsl. Copper Co Am. Car A Foundry, c American can, coin... American Can, pref... American Cotton Oil 1 American Ixx-o., c..., American Sugar, e.... American Smelt, c American Smelt, pf . . . . Am. Tel. A Tel Anaconda Mining Co.... Atcblaon, c Atchison, pf Baltimore 4 Ohio, e Beet Sugar Bethlehem Steel, c Brooklyn Rapid Tranait Uanadtan Pacific, e.... Central Leather, 0... Central Leather, pf. .. Chi. & O. W., c Chi.. A O. W.. nf Cht., Mil. St. P... Chi. a N. W., c Cblno Copper , Chesapeake ft Ohio Colorado F. I., e. ... Consolidated Gas Corn Producta, c Delaware Sc Hudaon..... Dearer Sc R. (.. e Dener R. G., pf ...... Erie, e , Erie, 2d pf Erie. 1st of GenerarElectrlc Q. Northern, ore lands., G. Northern, pf Ice Securities Illlnola Central Int. Hamster Int. Metropolitan, e Int. Metropolitan, pf . . Lehigh Valley Kanaaa City Southern... Mexican Petroleum LoulSTllle Sc NaahrlUe.. M.. K. Sc T.. c M . K. A T., pf National Lead Nevada Conaolldated New Haven New York Central N. Y.. 0. W Norfolk Western, e.. Northern Pacific, e. . . . PenuarlTanla Railway... P. O., L. St O. Co. Preaaed Steel Car, c Preaaed Steel Car, pf... Ray Cons. Copper Reading, c Reading, 2d pf Heading, lat in....... Republic I. St 8., e.... Republic I. S., pf. . Rock laland, e Rock Island, pf St. L t B. P., 2d pf.. St. It. StB- F., lat pr.. Southern Pacific, e Southern Railway, c... Southern Railway, pr. . Tenn. Copper Texaa ft Pacific Union Pacific, e Union Pacific, pf D. B. Rubber, c U. S. Rubber, pf U. 8. Stc-ell Co., pr.... Utah Copper Virginia Chemical .... Wabaah, c Wabaah, pf W. V. Telegraph Weatlnghouse Electric. . Wlaconstn central, c. lOpi-tUHleb I Low K'loa 72Vj 20 89 107 62 122 04 91 30 88 Vi ill 27 2s! 100 128 88H 6S 130 OH 2&H 44 140 128 23 74 'S0 90!4 107 63 123, 85W B2H 30 88 211VS 11 l00?i 126 8M 60 13014 10 15 72 91 103 W 100 26 20l 26 18 88 90 89 23 68 65 29 104 15 60 155 24 46 'i 23 72 20 89 106 62 122 34 H3 91 30 88 20K 26 ii 00 123 68 180 15 73 92 00 23 57 66 23 44 139 24 126 23 i03 14 OO 153 Z4 45 18 21 73 a 36 SO 108 3 98 123 85 3 98 92 23 : 88 211 28 11 11 shade values than formerly and those mac want supplies are compelled to pav full figured. WHEAT Producers' nrlces track ba sis: Club. 8485c; milling bluestem, 96(896c; fortyfold. 8586; red Rus sian and hybrids. 83ig84c; valley, 85 86c. BARLEY Nominal nrodueers" nrlo. track basis: Feed. $23.&024; brewing, $25: rolled. $25 per ton. itixjuk Selling price: Patent. $4.50 4.60: Wllliamette vallev. 14.60: local straight $4; export, $3.653.80; bakers'. at.avKcti.ou. HAY Producers prices. Willamette valley timothy, fancy $14; eastern Ore-cron-Idahn fanrv tlmnthv 11 BiS) 1 A Ki- alfalfa. $13.50$14; vetch and oats. $11 is: clover, 9a)io per ton. MILLSTUFFS Selling urice: Bran. $20.5021.00; middlings. $29.50(3)30.00; shorts, $22.6023 per ton. CLOVER SEED Buvlnir Drlce: No. 1 red. country folnts. 12c; Alsike. 14c. as assistant to the president of the Great Northern., at Seattle. He Is a lawyer, having practiced in Seattle for a great many years before he entered railroad work. James J. Hill picked him to head his staff of legal advisers and three years ago made blm assistant t the president Mr. Oilman is rather below the me dium height, with Iron gray hair and mustache. His face Is full and he has an affable smile which puts good na tured little wrinkles around his eyes'. "I'm going back to Seattle tonight to spend Christmas," he said, "but I'll be back In a day or two and stay until I feel familiar enough with the property and administration to go ahead. Mr. Young has promised to stsy by me until we both feel that I can swing it my self." He will bring his family to PortlanI soon. after New Year's and establish his residence here. - : , Both presidents stated that they prob ably would not find it necessary to in spect the properties before Mr. Young's formal retirement, though Mr. Young said he would take his successor over the lines If he wished It. Mr. Young, Mr. Oilman and Charles H. Carey, general counsel for the North Bank, took lunch together today. j PINE TRUST : BY MISSOURI COURT; MANY OUSTED Penalties Aggregating $436, 000 Assessed; Stay of Ex ecution Granted in Ousters. NEED OF DREDGING OPERATIONS IS SEEN Colonel Edward Burr, acting chief of the government corps of engineers, has given assurance that his department appreciates the need of dredging oper ations at the mouth of the Columbia river, though he says it will be 1m possible to send the dredge Galveston to assist the Chinook. This information was received by the Portland Chamber of Commerce today from Senator George E. Chamberlain, to whom the colonel had addressed his letter. Colonel Burr says the needs of other , projects will make It Impossible to take any dredges off the work where they are now employed, but says the addition of two new pumps to the Chinook, largest sea going dredge' in the service, should serve to care for the Increased amount of dredging that will be necessary. MAN IN JAIL DECLARES OFFICER ASSAULTED HIM With" a charge of disorderly conduct against him. Archie- McCoy filed a charge of assault this morning In the municipal court against Charles Backsy, known in the wrestling ring as "Strann ler Smith." At the hearing this r.orn- ing, McCoy, charged that Bac'isy struck him yesterday in the prisoner's room at the court. Backsy says- McCoy started the fight, and he was compelled to hold him. Monday night, Backsy arrested McCoy In the Northern Pacific Termin al yards, saying that 'the foreman of the yards saw him attempt to take an electric motor from a passenger car. McCoy claims he stepped between the cars for a drink from a bottle. klcCoy Is 23 years old and r.ij'b he Is a student In the Lincoln high school. TJn!td Presr Leased Wire.) Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 24 The su preme court today, through an opinion " "r auuge fans, upheld the con tention of the attorney, general as to 25 out of the 29 lumber companies prose cuted under the anti-trust laws and Im posed fines aggregating $436,600 and ouster In 20 cases of domestic corpora tions and the revocation of the licenses of seven foreign companies doing busi ness in Missouri under license. Judg ments of forfeiture are ordered as to each of the 20 companies dissolving and ousting them from all their corporate ' rights, privileges and franchises and in addition thereto a fine as a punishment for violation of the laws of this state. The fines, ranging from $1000 - to $50,000, must be paid Into the state treasury within SO days. "Being of the opinion, however," say the opinion, "that there are diverse de grees of guilt among these respondents and that upon the surface at least, tha Yellow Pine association has reformed some .of the evils which It loner, nnan and flagrantly practiced, we are further of the opinion that the ends of Justice will be subserved by granting a stay of execution pending the further or der of this court of the decree of for feiture and ouster as to some of these respondents upon the payment by them of the fines severally assessed against them within thirty days." Stay of execution is recommended for the Arkansas Lumber company, Dierks Lumber &,Coal company and the Free man Smith Lumber company to maka the punishment correspond with the de gree of guilt Judge Faris explained that the court, did not hold dealersntoould cot issue a "price current" but that suoh a Hit should be made by disinterested per sons and should be based on actual offers to buy and sell and not mis represent prices with a view to boost ing any price. The court recommended that tho Yellow Pine Manufacturers' association, although not sued, should uaa th h-- clslon as a guide to future londnnt Damage Case Settled. Settlement of the amount of danuna In the suit of Thomas B. Ray aralnst C. J. Cook & Company, contractors of -the excavation for the Pittock block, left Judge Morrow without a case for the day. Ray asked for $10,000 damages for Injuries received when t dump cart, al leged to have been defective, caused him to fall to the pavement. Judge Morrow will try one case bee-lnnfnar pvi. day morning and will then take a rest for the remainder of the holiday sea son. COMMISSIONERS ORDER 128 BO 28 130 9 150 25 CITY OF GRESHAM "DRY" 18 188 90 89 23 154 84 68 100 49 27 2 58 66 An order was signed by the county commissioners this morning declaring the city of Ores ham dry, In accordance with the result of the election last No vember. The vote stood 232 for "dry" and 188 for-'wet The result of-thai election was contested by Herman Matthes and Hans Jacobsen In a suit to have the election declared Invalid, but Circuit Judge Kavanaugh upheld the demurrer of the state and dismissed the case. Five days was allowed for new proceedings to be commenced, but no step was taken. Matthes owns a sa loon at Gresham, and Jacobsen Is erect ing a building which he had leased to Matthes. NONE IS BLAMED FOR KILLING DE VILLIERS Los Angeles, Deo. 24. Daniel De Vllllers, a wealthy Texan and Boer war veteran, who was shot and killed Monday while fighting with Roy Glo ver. In Glover's home, came to his death by a shot from a gun In the hands of slh. unknown person, according to a verdict returned today by a coroner's' Jury- De) Vllllers was trying to see his former wife, who Is now Mrs. Glover, A new German electric locomotive crane w'-.ch handles loads up to eight tons gets its power from a storage bat tery of 50 cells. TRANSPORTATION SEEKS TO RESTRAIN COLLECTION OF TAXES Benjamin Brick, one of the candi dates for last legislature and for city commissioner, this afternoon filed an application In the county court against the county commissioners, assessor and sheriff, for an order restraining th.m rrom proceeqin gto war dt h e co 1J ectlonl of the 7.6 mlJlscho4-tax levy which is to aggregate $2,371,693.63. Man Possibly Former Minister. That Jay de Pain, wno was arrested by Patrolmen Wellbrook and Miller last Sunday for selling liquor on Sunday, is a former minister In thai Ariv.nM.i church, is indicated through a letter re ceived at police station for him today from Cottage Grove, containing a $100 check for his ball. The man s case was to have been heard today but it has been set over again until Friday. As a result of the receipt of tha chack havin not be obliged to spend Christmas in Jail. No Quorum at Meeting. Trustees of the Portland chamber of commerce were so busy doing their be lated Christmas shopping today that wnen tne weemy meeting was called shortly before noon, nowhere near a quorum had appeared. It is probable that the trustees will be called to meet next Tuesday, so the members will have a day to spare before New Year's. AMERICAN LIKE 01TB CLASS CABIN (II) SERVICE. Jf. Y. Plymouth C harbour Southampton ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE. New York, London Diraot. RED 8TAR LINE. New York Dorar Antwerp. WHITE STAR LINE1 N, T.. Plymouth Cherbourg Southampton New York. ..Jan. 9 Ooeanlo Jan. tl Bt. Paul.. Jan. 16 'Philadelphia Jan. 69 ""AaertcM " LOW 8 tenner. New York ftuMnatiwnrLlinool Cedrlo Jan. 1! Cedrio Jan. M Baltio Jan. l&l tCyraric Feb. ft ONE CLASS CABIN (II) and THIRD CLASS PASSENGERS CRUISES PROM NEW YORS AND BOSTON TO Riviera. Italy, Egypt Boston dueeuitown Liverpool. White Star Dominion Portland, Ms. Liverpool by the Largest Canadian Liners Inolndiaj the Ouwda. ... ; . Jaa S 'Canada ......Feb 1 Dominion... Jan. Ml 'Teutonic Teh. 11 Sails to and from Halifax only. A X. DI8MEY. rasaanger Agent, Bailey Bldf., 1 Second ara., Seattle, Xala. phones Mala 113, or Local Railway and steaanihlp Areata. STEAMSHIP Call money SM(rt-i. Total tales 406,200 shares. tmelt, 7c; abad ( ); black cod. Sc; aturaeon. chan ge, long, $4.82; do short, $4.86; all- lVftc; araaaea tomcoa, e. I ver Duinon oftc, luu xiercae. imc, comDoana. i tic IUD Tlercea. lftc; compound, tiercel, CRAItS-Larfe, $1.60i medium. $1 dosea. 'tnaoaTMS. .SUGAR Cube, 15.40; powdered, $5.30; fruit, or berrr, $5.00; beet, $4.W); dry granulateil .'.; 1) yellow, I4.D0. (Above quotation are 30 ua)n uii canu. ; San Francisco, Dec. 24. Sterling -ex change, 60 days, $4.80; do sight. I4.S4; ao documentary, st.ivui; trans fers, telegfaphic, 4 per cent premium; transfers, sight, 1 per cent premium. &?iS8e? OF BULL SNAKE caaa. HICK Japan atjle, Orleana, bead, 6Tc; Crole HOMEY New. U.T6 per ca HALT Coarae. half grouhda, 100a. fin M. ton; 60 I10.76; table dairy. SO, lis: u $17.60; bales, 12.25; eitra fine barrel. Ss si and 10a. (3.2&6.V0; lump rock. ateO.M par ton. x-auiia ih vu. TAKEN VIOLENTLY ILL Nellie Wrenn. held by the government its a witness against W; E. Hoover, an Itinerant showman arrested at Pendle- tieUME5.D bbif ft iS!wpWc.;,' , Mann 'very. act. was boiled caaes, wc gal.; lota of 250 sallonaie mhed from the county jail last night oiicak meal. $44 par toa. I to the Good Samaritan hospital, having .-ih1?""".!?" iT, vm "! Is. suddenly becom 111. The woman la the fuKiilete. 2& V owner of "Pedro." the big snake being ' TURMNTiNK-in caaw) v: wood bami. kept at the office of United State Iej ties barrala. Mo P f altos. T7 lMMllil QllU. . wunc lot on. WIFE SAYS SHE SAWED WOOD TO SUPPORT SELF Albany, or.. Dee. Z4. That she was compelled to saw wood on a farm ss means of supporting herself, because her husband failed to properly provide for her and would abandon her for long periods at a time, is an allegation made in the divorce complaint filed today by Mrs. Meda Ella Whitcomb, against George B. Whitcomb. They were mar ried in 1883 and have one son of age and married. She asks for $1600, $20 per month alimony and $260 attorneys fees. 0 YERBECK & COOKE CO. I Stocks, Bonds, Cotton. Oram, mo. 10-817 Board of Trade Balldiaa.' DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO jLL EXCHANGES aUambars Chicago Board of Trad Correspondents of Logan at ttryasv Chicago. Now York THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Qapital - . -Surplus - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. O. AnrSWOETS. Vresldeat. B. LEA B ABUTS. VIce-?resldent. X. W. SOHUXES. Cashier. A. K. W BIGHT, Asst. Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Asst. Cashier. V. s. DICB. Asst. Cashier. Sails Direct for FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO FRIDAY December 26, 5:00 P.. M. SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND & LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. (With Denver & Rio Grande R. R.) FRANK BOLLAM, Agent, L24 Third Street. A-4596, Main 26. TO iah TBAirtrrsco, lob Airazx.xi AVD BAIT SIEQO. S.S. ROANOKE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24, , P. M. COOS BAT ABB BVBBKA S. S. ALLIANCE BUNDAYv DKC. 28, 6 P. M. WORTH PACITIO BTBAMSHXB CO., H8 A THXBD IIBT, Fhoaes Mala and A-1314. alA al est Shi - Mil" J. C.WILSON &C0. ' - aaziiBEBB NEW YORK BTOCK EXCHANtttt MW YORK CO'lTOW KXCHANQB CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADK THE): STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE POUTLAND OKF1CB fit Oak It around floor,. Lewis BlOg, i : aaaa aaiaiiaiiaiii luvt avuif, Ladd & Tilton Bank EttablUhed 1859 . CAPITAL $1,000,000.00 SURPLUS $1,000,000.00.: COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Letters of Credit, Draft and Traveler' Check ! Iued. Available in All Part of the World. , Corner Third and Wauhington Street ' ' , San Francisco and Los Angeles i ma. jTr ui p, m., ueo, 87, I BS. Bear Bails 4 v. m., Jan. 1. Tha Baa rranolsco a Portland 8. B. Co. Ticket Office 3d and Wash, (wita O.-W. B. V. Co.) Marshall 4500, A-6iai. ' l: Steamship Breakwater lis (ssm Aluawurth dock. Purtiaud, l I : p. ., etary Xueadar eolof. ITrelsht r eelt aulll 13 o'clock tnooo) oo aalliua dr. f aaaaufar farei Hrai elaaa f 10, aacooT laa (man pnl) 7, Includinc bartb aud maula. Tick. tt office at LuweriAliuwerib sock. Portland ' Coo Bar Utramablp Line. Pbonew-Uala SSai -A3Sa. L. 11. ItMtliis. Asaot. ? American-Hawaiian S. S. Co. . ; -TIHAtJHTj:0 BOVTB rM I rrelfht tiervlce Between New! Tor ; . PortlandKuranak. . -v!, '.!" rreeaeat Sobednled Oallinra. Low Bates ', a D. KENNKDT, Afnt, 119 Bail way Exchange Bid. ,!