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Newspaper Page Text:tiT," fc. ft- 1 12 THE OREGON . DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, ,1914 CATTLE PRICES ARE FIRMER IN THE EAST, BUT REMAIN WEAK HERE EGGS ARE WEAKER WITH SALES SHOWN : AT FURTHER DECLINE Front Street Not Quoting Above 31c for Candled Goods and Few Are Holding Above 33c; Sup plies Increase Along Btreet. Today' Produce Trad. Ebk prices lower. Southwest buying potatoes. Chickens are lower. Meat markets are steady. Heavy offerings of smelt. Small supply of salmon. Sturgeon again in market. Cheese situation strong. Small suduIv of crabs. California cabbage arrives. Local onions are firm. - e Chickens are lower. Small supply of salmon. 4 4 California cabbage arrives. 4) The egg market has turned weaker, ar.d isalfs of and led stoc k were re ported generally at 30 a dozen, al though It was stated that one lot went at 33c. As a general rule nothing above 32c was being asked for case count stock, and liltie movement was reported in this line above 31c; in tact a 30c mar ket lor the f,eiieial run of supplies could he .safely consid-.red the beast es tablished market. Willi I'ugi'l sound actually selling eggs below wnat Irunt street has been quoting recently the outside demand has been curtailed to a considerable ex tent. In laci. unless finther reduc tions aie forced here immediately the outsiue business will vanish. There was another increase in the movement of eggs to the wholesale market during tne last 24 hours. All receivers report greater offerings rroin the country, anu none are willing to carry stocks over from day to day. While nales arc uune good, most of them aie reported at lowered values. HK KKtf prices are weaker There is a somewhat weaker tone In the chicken trade generally along the mtieet. Hales were made down to lc u pound tor hens during the last 24 hours, and in some quarters' It is be lieved that lower prices will be forced. Xtcceipts are better. HITTER MARKET VERY WEAK ' Very weak prices are showing in the butter market. While most creameries were quoting 30c today for best prints, several were still holding out for 2c above this, but were not always suc cessful in getting it. Future looks like lower prices. SMELT Rl'N IS RECORD TODAY The run of s-melt in the Cowlitz is now at a record, anil the heaviest ship ments of the season were due in the local market today. Sales are heavy. For first class fish the market is hold ing sleadv generally, sales being re ported at tJO to 75c a box of BO pounds. Shipping business is extensive at the latter price.. SOME STURGEON IS COMING A mnall supply of Columbia river nturgeon was shown In the local whole Kale market today. The stock found a ready demand at 13c a pound. A few gteelheads are likewise coming, with the market firm at lit: a pound. ( CALIFORNIA CABBAGE IS IN California cabbage has arrived In the local market in quite fair condi tion. An Initial shipment for the sea son Is reported from Los Angeles. The stock Is quoted at 2c a pound, while local is firm at 2 2 c. LEMON PRICES ARE SHADED PrlceB in the lemon market are gen erally being shaded. While a few dealers are holding out for extreme figure, others are losing no sales with the price from $4 to $4.60 generally. The crop this season Is said to be al most a' record. SHIPPERS' WEATHER Gl'IDE Weather buroflu sends the following notice to shippers: Protect shipments as far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 38 degrees; northeast to Spo kane, 30 degrees; southeast to Boise, 26 degrees; south to Ashland, 40 de- f ;rees. Minimum temperature at Port and tonight, about 40 degrees. JOBBING PRICES AT PORTLAND Thee price are thoae t which wholesalers tell to retailer, except as otherwise stated: BUTTE B Nominal Wtllamettcivallpv cream ery cubes, selling price, 2Sc; print. SOc; ranrb butter, lPe: New Zealand prists 30c city creamery, 30324c EGGS Selected. Candled local extras, 33(3 84c; ense count, 3031c; spot buyluc price f o. b. Portland 2!c. LIVE FOIXTRY Hena. lGc; springs Ifte tagn, 11c; geese, 12c; pekiu ducks! l:c; Indian Rntmera. lOGillc: turkeys, info 19c; dressed 24c; pigeonx, old, $1.00, yourie $1.50 dosen; Jackrahnits $l.GO1.75 , CHEKSE Nominal. Kresh Oregon fancy full cream twins and trlpletj, 21c; daisies, 21c; Young America. 22c. Hops. Wool and Hides, , U0PS Buying price, choice. 2H4a22e priu.. 10(2Oc; medium to prime, lawc- me' morn ise; coutracta 18c lb. WOOL Nominal. 113 clip: Willamette val ley coarse Cotswold. lttc lb.; medium Shron afcire. 17c; choice fancy lots, 18c lb.; eastern Oregon 10ftl6o, according to .shrinkage CH1TTIM OK CASCAIIA BAUK 1S13. ... sou, 4VjC; less than car lots, 4V4e. . MOHAIR 1913 Nominal 30c. HIDES Dry bides. 22ru23e lb.; green 11a 12c; salted hides, 13c; bn'U. green salt su 10c; kips 131414c; calvea, dry. 25c; call skins! sited or green, 18J20c: green hides lc leu than salted; sheep pults. salted, sbeartnaa. Uac, dry, 10c. Fruits and Vegetablea. BERRIES Cranberries, local $lliai- ,t rn. SH.90&12 barrel. " ' " KRKSH r KL ITS OraiiKPs, navals. $2 2fla 2.73: taiigerie. l-73; bananas, 4 'J4i,"e lb lemous, $4.00fe5. UO; limes $1.00 ' per lno; grapefruit. Florida. $:...VIi((6.00; pluea:.ples' Mft7e: grapes. l.;D(?t2.0O; persluiaions; Vegetables Tumip. $t.oo; beets $i oo- rp.ts. l.u; parsnips. $l.oo saek: caitmue pal, 2(u2.2d: California, ,24c; Cuban toma- ca Iocs toes. $6. per crate; arreeu airrkms. iaii .i.., Vtr craie; jrreeu airrtons. 12Uc doz. peppers, bell. lV: bead lettuce le; hot house lettuce $14fl.2o per y. California. ;i.23(3,50 per crate :. lie;' cauliflower, local. flLfio Iiuih.ttia MAttiinmf lu.ll 1 . i C . . 7.- 1 ' v enu jetluc crate; boi; celer; esti plant .: artichokes. $1.5 dns. ;. aprtmts, 0Uc; pas, 9i7c. hihh w-w. iiw, uui': anuiH, lJc Jb. ONIONS JobbhiB nriee- 3?.50:i. Tsfc -.-i.h buyius; trie - t.X I. et k. shipping sution: garlic limjulbc lb. Aprils Sultsenbersr, $1 SS2.,V; Northera 8py, 7Sc$1.23; Jonathan $1.0082.00; Rhode Island Greening. $1,0041-23; Wluter Bananas. $1.0O2.00; Ortley, $l.&0f2.00; cooking grades I'OTATOES Selling price: Kxtra choice, $l,164jl.25; choice. $1.15; ordinary, $1.00 sack boyliic price, earloads. 70c; extra fancy, sort- SPOT CASH FOR YOUR Eggs, Poultry, Hogs, Veal Xet prices f. o.b. Portland; uo commission, fresh valley chicken' eggs. 2t'i(0e per down- r?," ."Z1" . toaXry butter. 18c. Hens and sprtnga 141Sc; large hens, orer & lbs.. 17c ducks "fel2c; turkeys, 18c, dressed 1325c; geese. 10 W12c; fancy pork., 8H10c; veal, fancy. 13 14e: cascara bark. 4c lb. prices In effect ooUl further notice. EU"BT CO.. 107 Front St., Fortlaad, Or. Asseu, $30,000.00. QUALITY IS . FINDING SALE HERE IN THE APPLE TRADE Poor Stuff in Big Supply; Some of It Being Unfit for Food; Low Priced Oranges Still Affecting the Trade in General Way. For medium priced apples there is a rather fair a em an a along the street, but there is little call tor fancy offer ings. The trade here hasDeen hurt to a considerable extent by the heavy offerings of extremely poor quality. Some of the apples now being offered are so poor that they should be con demned as unfit for food. , The low price for oranges and the ratiier tood quality of the fruit con tinue as bearisn tactors in the trade here and are likewise affecting the market lor apples elsewhere. A late mail advice from New York ays of the apple situation there: "There is very little movement, ow ing to extreme cold weather. Four cars were unleaded today and most of the stock ridden into the stores. Green ings sold from $4 to $4.50 for No. Ones, and liom $4.75 to $5.25 for fancy stock. Baldwins are in active demand and draw trom $4.50 to $5 for No. 1 stock. York Imperials ate about cleaned up but sell, what there is of them, at from $4.75 to $6. Later ar rivals at Barclay street dock were 13 jars, practically all stock chilled. Sold at reduced prices. Greenings free from frost sold from $4 to $4.50 for No. l's. $4.5o lor CL-mmon storage stock, $4.75 to $5 for cold storage stock. York Imperials, receipts light, about two tars. Demand active, $4.75 to $5. Kings, very few arriving. Light de mand. $4.5o to $5 for No. 1 stock. WHEAT GAlNSlRACTION Chicago Market Closes to c Better; May Is Strong Option for Today's Session. Chicago, Jan. 21. Closing prices for wheat options today were at an ad vance of is to c a bushel with the May in strongest position. Opening of the market was 14 c up for May and MiC for July. ' May was the active and strong option during the trading. It advanced to 92c but on profit taking by longs, it lost c of the ad vance toward the closing. Opening prices were the low mark for both op tions. Uroomhall cabled from Liverpool that the wheat market was easier. American cables and pressure at Win nipeg were offset by less favorable reports from Argentina. Later there was a further gain but trading was dull. The quiet demand for spot and expectations of liberal world's ship ments again this week and liberal stocks at all centers served to check the advance. Range of Chicago prices fu rnished by Overbeck Cooke company. Board of Trade building: WHEAT. 216-217 Month Open. Hlsh. Low. Close. 2 87 A OT.'i B 64 B Mk B A May 1'4 !I2 01 July S7 &S 81 Ts CORN. May Go4 ST. July May July IHfci 4s 64 Va OATS. 30 a 30 39 w yuvi asi PORK. Jan. May Jan. May July Jan. May July 2160 2172 B 1107 1130 A 1140 1150 HOT A 1177 A ...2172 2175 tAKD. 2162 .1127 1130 1125 RIBS. ..1150 ,.lltl3 1170 lllW Seattle Produce Market. Seattle. Wash., Jan. 21. Eggs Se lect ranch, 34c. Butter Washington creamery first, cubes. 32c; do brick, 33c; city cream try bricks, 3bc; New Zealand cubes, 31c; do brick, 32c; Yakima creamery brick, 31 He. Cheese Tillamook. 1818c; Young Americas, 20c; Washington triplets, ISc: Wisconsin twins, lilc; Oregon triplets. 1818c. Onions California yellow, 22c lb.; Oregon, 3c. Fotatoes Local, $20; Yakima Gems, $2122. San Francisco Produce Market. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 21. Wheat Club, $1.63 '.'4 n 1.56 "4 ; northern blue stem, $1.7041)1.75; Turkey red, $1.60tfi) 1.65; red Russian. $1.55(1.57; forty fold, $1.57 4 1.60. Barley Good to choice feed, $1.23 1.25; lower grades, $1.20$t 1.22. Butter Extras, 27c; firsts, 26jc. Eggs Extras, 38c; select pullets. 34 c. Cheese Oregon twins, 17c; triplets, ISC; Young Americas. 17c; California, 15iil8c; Young . Americas, 16!&)18c; eastern, 17220c. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. $1.25 1.50; Idaho, $1.25.-1.40; California, delta whites, 90c$1.25; sweets. $1.25 tfl.60. New January . March . . . May July August . September October . . York Open. .1244 .1263 .1248 .1240 . .1218 Cotton Market. High. Low. Close. 1250 1273 1244 1263 1242 1237 1218 1250052 127273 1252f(f 53 124849 122627 1177(079 1177W79 1254 1249 1225 i. . . . ill 71 .1176 1179 ed. 00c; ordinary, 75c country points; sweets,. $2.25 per es t. Meats, r is a ana fmiatona. DRESSKU MEATS Selling price Country killed: Hogs, faucy, 10c; ordinary. ttAc rough and heavy. Itc; fancy Teals. 14iil4Hc' ordinary 134s l.iic; poor, u&loc; lambs, 10c; mutton. Se; ewOs. 2aic. ' HAMS, BACON, ETC. Cams, SH19Hc breukCast bacon, 19(ii,27c; boiled ham. 29Vc' picnics, 15c; cottage ( ). ' MKATS-l'ackiiujr house Steers, No. 1 stock 13c, cows, No. 1 stock, 12c; ewes. Uvic; weth ers lUVsc; lumbs, 12c; pork loins, lsc; dressed bogs, 13c. ' OVS'CERS Shoalwater tay, pes gallon ( ) per 100 lb. sack ( ); Olympia, per gallon' $3.50; per 100 lb. sack (1; canoed eastern' 65c can; fli.50 do sen; eastern, in shell, XI 751a 2.00 per 100; razor clams, $2.0uz.2d box eastern osters, per pa lion, solid pack. $3 go' FISH-Oiomiual. Dressed floundera, 7cT haf ibut, 10c; sulped bass, lie; silyerslde sal inou Uc; steelbeuds, 11c; - alibut. lolc- Co lunibia suielt, lftxlVic per lb.; shrimps 12'ic perh Sc lb.; lobsters, aoc lb.; black bass ioc-' silver smelt, 7c; shad r black cod be' sturgeon, 0:1c", dressed tou.cod. 8c. LAUD Tierces 12Vsc; compound, tierces, CBABS Large. $1.60; medium, $1 doxen Groceries. SL'GAB Cube, i.3t; powdered. $5.10- fmi r bery. $4.K0; beet. $4.70; dry VranilaJed $4.80; l yellow $4.). tAboTe ijuotaUona are 3U dHys net cash.) " BEANS SmaU white, Oc; Urge white 5c; pink 4Ac; llmas, 6c; bayo ,14' 6V4C . rea ttlCE Japan style. No. 1, 0He51kc- N Orleans, head. 5(87e; Creole. 64c - HONEY New. 3.233.50 per case SALT Coarse, half grounds. lOua. ktn M, ton; 50s, $10.75; table dairy. &Os, $18- u7 $17.50; bales, $2.2fl; eitrs rino barrels 2.' 5j and lOs, $j.25diS.U0; lump rock, $2050 per ton. Palnta and Oils. LINSEED OIL Raw bbls., 61c per e-al- k tie boUed. bbls.. 3c; raw cases, oaf; boiled Ckses, tec gal.; lots of 250 gallons ic lei. oU cake meal. $44 per ton. WHIXK LEAD Ton lots, 8c per lb.; 500 lb lots c per lb.: 1 int... H-T per !t. OIL MEAL Carload lots, $34. TUBl'ENTLNB In cases. 7Se; wood barrels. 70c; iron barrels, lie per gallon. MEDIUM EXTREME WEAKNESS! SHOWN FOR STOCK IN NO. PORTLAND YARD Even for Mutton Local Killers Are Inclined to Hit Prices; Cattle May Go to the Eastern Markets From Oregon and Idaho Points. Today'a Cattle Trsd. North Portland Very weak and congested. Ciiicago Steady at extreme prices. ' Kansas City Steady at rec- ord January values. South sOmaha Firm, active and 10c higher. POETLAXD TjVESTOCK ItL'N". Hogs. Cattle. CaWes. Sheep. Wednesday 4S5 3 . . 61B Tuesday 74 20 Monday 1997 545 1 3358 Saturday 23 ... 2 .... Friday 1497 165 .. 2132 Thursday 320 96 . . 2HK Week ago 51S 224 .. 686 Year ago 14 502 2 years ago 10O 1000 Very unsatisfactory in every partl? ular Is the present llvestocK trade at North Portland. Even for mutton the killers got a bearish, streak today aud were offering a dime less than form erly, although shippers continued firm in their views. The great strength shown for mutton at eastern centers is not at all reflected here at tne moment, althougn of late the market has been somewnat better than formerly. There" was only one. load of mutton reported in for the market today, al though a small amount of stuff came forward direct to a local meat com pany. At Chicago there was a firmer tone for mutton today and prices were ad vanced. Kansas City mutton market was firmer and higher for the day. South Omaha mutton market ruled, steady at $8.10 for top lambs. General mutton market range: Best lambs $ 6.76 Yearling lambs 5,755.85 Old wethers 6.25&5.50 Fancy ewes 4.50 4. io Ordinary ewes 3,0Oj)4.50 Cattlo Weaknegg Intense. Intense weakness was continued in the cattle market at North Portland. This is a direct contrast to the sit uation shown In almost every other livestock market in the country. The highest prices ever known at this pe riod of the season are ruling in the east, but locally the situation is un usually unsatisfactory. While there were practically no fresh offerings of cattle on the market to day, so much stuff has been held over from day to day because shippers could not unload even at the extreme low prices now in effect, that there is n) improvement in sight. With extreme quality grain fed steers not bringing over $7.507.60 in the local yards, while $9 is being obtained for similar quality at South Omaha and proportionately better val. uesat centers farther east, the situa tion here is very desperate. It is not unlikelv that some of the best fed stuff from eastern Oregon and Idaho will be forced to distant markets, leaving the trade here with out supplies after the present surplus is out of the way. At Chicago there was a steady tone in the cattle trade for the day. Kansas City cattle market was steady at former extreme values South Omaha cattle trade was firm er and a dime better for the day. General cattle market: Best grain fed steers $7.50 g 7.60 Ordinary grain fed steers.. 7.357.40 Best hay fed steers 7.307 ';5 Poor steers 5.506.50 Best heifers 6.75 Best cows 670 Medium cows 6 25 Poor cows 5.500 565 Ordinary bulls 5.005 25 Fancy bulls 5.75 Best calves 9.00 Hog;a Are Just Holding'. Conditions in the hog ' market at North Portland are poor. There was only a fair run in the yards for the day, but killers have already a sur plus on hand, therefore refuse to see anything-in the way of better price, no matter that the rest of the country is quoting much higher prices. Best offerings of swine were Selling around $8 this morning, only excep tional and extreme quality being worth a fraction more. At Chicago there was a weakening tendency in the swine market for the day. with values lower. Kansas City hog market was weaker and lower today. South Omaha prices followed the rest of the trade of thajt section with a de cline this morning. General hog market range: Top killers $S.005?8.05 Good and light 7.95 8.00 Heavy 7.850 7.90 Rough and heavy 6.75 7.00 Today Idvea-tock Shipper. Hogs George S. Zimmerman, Yam hill. 1 load; F. Burnett, Moro, 1 load; J W. Eaton, Wasco, 1 load Slieep G. W Swaggard, lone. 1 load Mixed stuff Jordon & Meyers, Sweet Grass, Mont., 1 load cattle and hogs: Will Block, McMinnville, 1 load hogs and sheep direct to Union Meat com pany. Tuesday Afternoon Sales, COWS. Section No. At. lbs. Price. Oregon 5 1038 $5.40 BULLS. Oregon 1 i.100 $5.25 Oregon 1 iMO 4 Oregon 1 1010 3.25 LAMBS. Oregon 121 62 $5.75 EWES. Oregon 161 98 $X70 Oregon 255 97 J.60 Wednesday Horning Sales. ' HOGS. Section No. Ay. ll. Price. Oregon K i2 $S.OO Oregon 5 442 7.00 Oregon 18. 243 8.05 Oregun 97 lHi n.3 Oregon ll.i 217 8.05 Oregon 12 l s.00 Oregon 110 154 .() Moutaua PS 1711 g 00 Oregon 6 li2 , h.io Oregon tW 146 7.U5 Oregon 1 refill 7.55 Oregon 4:t 136 7.2r Oregon 5 114 7.23 Oregon 10 110 7.25 8regon .' . . 15 :o 7 .25 regou 8 325 7.o5 Oregon t 6O0 7.05 Oregon 4 k 7.00 Oregon 2 340 7.0(1 Montana io SOO 7.00 Oregon 10 liy 7.00 WETHEKS. Oregon 10S 01 $3.75 MIXED SHEET. Oregon 200 84 $5.25 KANSAS CITY SHEKP HIGHER Sales Made 15 Cents Up Today; Hog Sales Down Nickel. Kansas City, Jan. si. Hogs, 10,000 Market 5c lower; tops, $8.40. Cattle. 4500. Market steady. Sheep, 9000. Market 15c higher. CHICAGO SHEEP ARE HIGHER Chicago, Jan. 21. Hogs, 47,000. Mar ket 10c lower. Mixed. $8.108.45; heavy, $8.25 8.45; rough, $8.05 0 8.25; light, $8.108.87H. Cattle, 16,000. Market steady. Sheep, 20,000. Market 10 15c higher. ARIZONA-TEXAS flOW T FOR LIBERAL STOCKS OP POTATOES Buying by Portland and Willamette Valley Shippers Is Quite Heavy; California Interests Trying to Force Growers to Hold. While quite liberal business is show ing for Arizona, and Texas account in the potato market, there is little doing with California. An advice trom there this morning stated that stocks at San Francisco were rather heavy, with the trade weak, although along the rivers they were bulling the market. The same interests were reported as trying to bull the Oregon market to force growers to hold their stock so that the speculators can unload their cwn holdings to better advantage. Practically all recent business with San Francisco in the potato trade here has been speculative. One firm alone is said to have purchased 15 cars with in a few days, but is now out of the market, having caused growers to lighten their views regarding the price. From Willamette valley points re ports came forward today of the re ceipt of liberal orders for supplies from the southwest. For this class of stock buyers are freely offering 70c to 75c a cental at shipping points. SHORT CIS HELPS New York Market Closes With a General Sharp Advance Today; Railroad Rates Up. New York, Jan. 21. Short covering was rather extensive today. Since the president's message has been fully di gested by the trade there was a feel ing of general optimism among finan ciers. The advance in lumber rates from points in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas and from Mem phis to points in Iowa and other states, which was ordered by the Interstate Commerce commission, gave the entire railroad group a bullish feeling. The general market was quite active during the day and the closing was sharply higher all around. Union Pa cific closed with an advance of lVfe, U. S. Steel, common, preferred 14, Southern Pacific 1, Northern Pacific 1; N. Y. Central 1, Erie 1, Great Northern , B. & O. 114. Atchison 1, and Amalgamated Copper 1 points. Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trade building: DESCRIPTION Open ; H igh I LowClose Amal. Copper Co Am. Car & Foundry, Am. Car, c Am. Car, ifd Am. Cotton OH, c. . . . Am. Loco., c Am. Sugar, c Am. Smelt, c Am. Smelt, pfd Am. Tel. 4 Tel Anac. Mining Co Atchison, c Atchison, pfd B. & O., c Beet Sugar Bethlehem Steel, c... B. K. T Canadian Pacific, c. . Central Leather, c... Central Leather, pfd. C. & Q. W.. c c. o. w.. pfd: C, M. & St. Paul C & N., e Chlno Copper Chesapeake Sc Ohio.. C. F. & I., c Colo. South., c Consolidated Gag Corn Products, e Corn Products, pfd... MAR 75 76m 75 76 4S 49y,l 48 40 33 345s 33 V4 33", 94 ia m 94 v 94 4 42 k 43 41 42 S5 35 35 35 lOrt 100 V. 105H'10 OS 71 69 68H 6 101 , 121 U 12214 121 122 354 H 35 35 95 99Vs 8$ 991-4 ,94 95 Vs 94 944 27 U 27 H 27 Vs 27 .SfiVS 37 36 3 , 90 91H 91) 91 Vi . 213 213?; 212 213 20 27 -20 26 98 14 14 14 14 Kl 32 31 32 1 lO4!l0R4 104 133"8134 1133 133 40 41 40 41 65 67 I 60 66 32 33 82 83 1 28 134 135 V, 134 134 11 11 11 11 68 155 1S 18 18 19 29 SO 14 20 30'.; H0 31 80 31 39 39 39 39 47 48 47V; 47 140 147 146 146 as 38 38 38 Vi 12S 129 128 129 25 25 25 2.-. 113 109 110 109 109 15 15 15 15 61 61 61 Vi 61 15.-1: 155 153 154 26 27 26 26 01 61 60 60 13!) 139!13 139 22 22 22 22 r7 57 r 57 2S 29 28 29 49 51 49 50 16 lOV lb" 10' 75 77 70 7fi 9:! 94. 93 94 2H 29 28 29 104 104 104 104 71 114 115 114 114 28 29 27 2S 114 114 11S114 , 123 124 123 124 32 34 32 33 lf 18 19 18 18 170 171 170 170 , 91 91 91 91 , M 88 87 67 , 2t 24 24 24 . 86 87 86 87 14 15 14 14 . 23 24 23 23 9 9 8 8 I 16 If. 16 18 . 95 . 96 95 96 . 25 26 25 20 . 82 82 V 82 81 34 35 34 34 . 16 16 16 16 . 11 11 11 11 ', 159 160 io9 159 . 84 84 84 84 , 59 60 69 59 . 102 102 102 102 63 04 63 64 1 110 109 109 53 54 53 53 . 82 83 32 32 3 10 10 10 10 62 64 62 63 I 6 69' 68 69 I 47 I 47 46 46 Delaware & Hudson... D. & R. G.. c 1). & H. G., pfd.... Erie, c Erie, 2d pfd Krie, 1st pfd General Electric G. N., ore lands G. N., pfd Ice Securities Illinois Central .... Inter. Harvester Inter. Met., c Inter. Met., pfd ... Lehigh Valley K- C. Southern Mexican Petroleum. . . Louis. & Nush M., K. & T., c M., K. & T.. pfd M. Pacific National Lead Nevada Con New Haven N. Y. Central n. y., o. & v N. & W.. c North American Northern Pa., c Pa. M. S. Co Penn. Railway I. G., L. & C. Co P. S. C., c P. S. G., pfd Bay Cons. Copper Heading, c Reading, 2d pfd Reading, 1st pfd Republic I. & 8., c. . .. Republic I. & S.. pfd. Rock Island, c Hock Island, pfd..... S. L. & S. h, 2d pfd. S. L. & S. P., 1st pfi Southern Pa., c , Southern R'y., c Southern R'y.. pfd Tenn. Copper Texas & Pacific T., S. L. & W e... T., S. L. & W., pfd.. U. P., c U. P., pfd IT. S. R-Jbber, c U. S. Rubber, pfd U. S. Steel Co., c IT. H. Steel Co.. pfd... I' tan Copper Virginia Chemical Wabash, c Wabash, pfd W. V. T W. E Wis. Con., c Total sales. 626,200 shares. Money 11 per cent. CATTLE PRICES UP AT OMAHA Market Is Dime Higher Today; Hogs Down 10c Today. South Omaha, Jan. 21. Cattle. 8200; market 10c higher. Steers, $8.60 9.00; cows and heifers, ' J6.407.00. Hogs 1300; market slow. 10c lower, at JS.O08.3O. Sheep 15,700; market steady. Year lings, $o.75Si'6.90: wethers, $5.50 5.90; lambs, $7.8508.10; ewes, $5.00 5.E0. Overbeck & Cooke Co. Stocks, Bo&da, Cotton, Orala, Etc 816-217 Board of Trade Building. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board of Trade. Correspondents of Logan & Bryan. Chicago. New York. J. C. Wilson & Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND OFFICE 869 Oak St.. Ground Floor, Iiwi Bid P1ioii Marshall 20. A-4U87. BlUESTEM HOLDERS WA TING FOR DOLLAR MARKET TO ARRIVE While Market Is Firm for Wheat bat Little Business Is Passing Owing to Holding Back by Coun try; Millers Try Freezeout. 44 Broomiall Crop CabUs. Australia Our agent at Syd- ney cables the standard for wheat has been fixed at 64 pounds to the bushel and Adel- aide 61 pounds. Roumania Apprehension has been relieved, as there Is a copious fall of snow. Italy The crop outlook is generally favorable. REDUCE ARGESTIITE STTPPXOES. Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Jan. 31. General pessimism prsTalls regarding the wheat harvest and stlmatss re garding th exportable surplus ar again reduced to 64,000,000 bushels. Corn Zn Cordoba some damage has resulted from locust and Santa Fa needs rain badly. High crop promise is not being1 maintained. FOREIGN WHEAT MARKETS. Liverpool Wheat closed 3d hlcher Berlin Wheat closed e hieber. Budapest Wheat closed c lower. Antwerp Wheat unchanged. WHEAT CARGOES SLOW. London, Jen. 21. Wheat cargoes on pass age show little inquiry. English country mnrketa steady. French country markets firm. PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS. -Curs- Wheat. Barley.Klo'jr. Oats. liar. Monday 5 9 24 7 17 Tuesday .Hi ... . fi . Wednesday ... -js 11 Jo Year ago ... 48 .... 11 Season to date.12.2SU 7!i7 1644 lear ago ...la.iOS 1J07 12U7 9 4 1740 1330 1 12T.6 1141 While the market is very firm, lit tle business is. passing in the wheat trade generally. Country offerings are limited, few holders being willing to accept even present extreme values foi grain. With bluestem wheat so rear the dollar mark, many country holders have set their caps to catch that price and are refusing to do busi ness at all below that figure. On the other hand, some of the lead ing northwest mills are not willing to pay withtn a cent of extreme values. Most of them have quite fair stocks on hand, and by holding off they ex pect to tire country holders so that they will be more willing to do busi ness. Extreme quiet is shown for coarse grains and hay. with no changes in prices announced for the day. WHEAT Producers- prices, track basis: Club, 86 to 87c; milling bluestem, HKmUTo; forty-fold, 87 88c; red Rus sian and hybrids, 84g)85c; valley. 88c. OATS Buying price: No. 1 white feed, $25g 25.50; gray, $24.50025 per ton. BARLEY Nominal producers' prices, track basis: Feed, $24; brewing, $25; rolled, $24.50 per ton. FLOUR Seling price: Patent. $4.50 4.60: Willamette vallev, $4.60; local straight, $4; export, $3.65(3.80; bak ers', $4.404.60. HAY Producers' prices: Willamette valley timothy, fancy, $13.50 $14 ; eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy, $16-16.50; alfalfa, $13 13.50; vetch and oats. $11; clover, $9&0.10 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Selling price: Bran. $21.5022.00; middlings, $30.5031.00; shorts, $23. 50a 24.00 per ton. CLOVER SEED Buying price: No. 1 red. country points, 12c; alsike, 14k:. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. This week. Tesr ago. $1.7X.814.24 $1,643,276.87 l,57O,R4.0 1.774.764.07 2.523,216.74 2.302.116.7S Clearlnirs Wednesday Tuesday ... Monday . . . Week to date . .?j.794.401.&S $:. 720.167.72 Tsxoma Banks. Clearings Balances . ...$ 367.Bfi7.00 . . . . fc7.027.O0 Seattle Banks, $1,700,208.00 IW.Of.Ii.OO Clearings Balances Money and K.xchange. London, Jan. 21. Consols. 73 sil ver, 26 d; bank rate, 4' per cent. New York, Jan. 21. Sterling ex change, long. $4.84; short, $4.87; silver bullion, 57c. San Francisco, Jan. 21. Sterling ex change, 60 days, $4.82i: sight, $4.86; documentary, $4.82 Vi; transfers, tele graphic, 5 per cent premium; Bight, 2V4 per cent premium. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES Capital - - Surplus - - OFFICERS J. C. A1HSWOBTH, President. B. LEA BARNXS, Vlce-Froident. B. W. SCHMZEB. Caahlal. A. M. W RIGHT, Aart. Cashier. W. A. HOLT. Asst. Cashier. P. S. SZCZ. Asst. Cashier. Ladd & Tilton Bank Established 1859 CAPITA?" , $1,000,000.00 SURPLUS $1,000,000.00 ' COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Letters of Credit, Drafts and Travelers' Checks Issued, Available in All Parts of the World. Corner Third and Washington Streets SALES OF GUY BONDS BRING PRICES None of Premiums Range Be low 2.56 Per Cent in Big Sale. That the remarkable prices bid for Improvement bonds sold by the city yesterday mark a change for the bet ter In financial conditions, was the statement made this morning by C. A. Bigelow, commissioner of finance, who handled the bond sale. The highest prices for more than a year were paid for the $444,362.13 worth of improve ment bonds. Of all the premiums offered not one was less than 2.56 per cent while the others ranged upward to 3.681 per cent which is near the record price. 4 per cent, for improvement bonds jsold by the city. According to Commission er Bigelow this sale Is one of the most successful the city has ever had and does much to mark the popularity of the city's bonds. It Is believed that the fact that these improvement bonds are not subject to the income tax had much to do with the prices received and the keen competition ensuing. E. Eising, a new bidder on local Im provement bonds, purchased the larg est amount, his bid being for $220,000 of the entire Issue. His bids for a portion of the amount purchased were the highest offered. The city pur chased a total of $62,500, paying par and accrued interest. The bonds pur chased by the city are Investments for the various sinking funds and other funds it Controls. Those to whom- bonds wre sold other than the city, were E. Kislng, $220,000 bidding on the various blocks from 2.63 to 3. 681 above par; A. II. Naegly, $15,000 at 2.9; Agnes Breeze, $2000 at 3; Louis Hendrick, $500 at 2.75; S. Kofka, $500 at 2; Thomas Butts. $3000 at 2.75; C. Ecks, $1000 at 8.50; United States National bank. $25, 000 at 2.66 and $25,000 at 2.76; Lum bermens Trust & Savings bank, $50, 000 at 2.76, $25,000 at 2.66 anl $12. 662.13 at 2.56; John Grady $500 at 2.75; O. L. Smith $200 at 2.7; G. E. Walter $500 at 3, and S. F. Siferd, $1000 at 3 per cent above par. WOMAN ALLEGES HER John W. Henry, Local Real Estate Dealer, Defendant in Suit. That her name had been forged to a deed of conveyance that transferred her 160 acre homestead In Morrow county to William lloll, was the state ment made on the witness stand in Judge Bean's division of the federal court this morning by Miss Sophie Strixner, a comely young woman of 24 years, whose home is in Seattle. Miss Strixner is suing John W. Henry, a local real estate dealer, C. A. Bauer and William Holl for the recovery of the property. Handwriting experts were other wit nesses for the plaintiff. They were J. A. Wesco, professor of penmanship in a local business college, and R. M. Doble, paying teller of the Security Savings & Trust company, and both declared that the signature of the girl to the deed had undoubtedly been forged. Miss Strixner said she became ac quainted with Henry, a nephew of C. K. Henry, owner of the Henry build ing, in this city, about two years ago. In January, 1912, she said; he took her patent to determine for her the value of the land. He told her, she declared, that he would talk to his uncle about it. Several days later, she paid, the patent was returned to her. She. never knew, according to her testi mony, that the deed had been trans ferred until, on writing to the sheriff of Morrow county in 1913 to pay her taxes, she learned they had been paid by another party. She said that when she upbraided Henry he told her that he had done it because he needed the money. He later gave her a note for $700, on which she says nothing was ever paid. The claim had yellow pine timber on it to the value of $3000, she declares. The signature on the deed of trans fer, purported to be her own, she de nounces as false, and says that she never saw or knew of the two wit nesses who signed the deed. DEPOSITORY $1,000,000 $1,000,000 NAME WAS FORGED WW POLICY ON BUSINESS MATTERS WINS WIDE APPROVAL Standards Set Forth by Pres ident in Address to Con gress Arouse Comment. rnlted Tress Leased Wire.) New York, Jan. 21. Both personal and press comment here on President Wilson's address to congress was fa orable In tone. "I feel encouraged," said George J. Gould, "and I beliov business will be better." "The message was very reassuring." saM Daniel Reid. "The temperate and conciliatory tone of the me-ssage was most commend able." was Henry Clews' comment. "If I had a son entering a business career under these new standards." observed William C. Van Antwerp, governor of the stock exchange, "I should be happy." "The message will go far toward j restoring confidence and helping the uuempioyea, said 'William Woltman. "The message undoubtedly' fore shadows a new era of prosperity," was the opinion of John T. Keane. Press comment was in part as fol lows: Times "It is a fair, wise and just program of government policy and re medial legislation." Sun "The Sun discovers in the sub stance of the president's message gTound for regarding It as epochal." World "Such a message as Presi dent Wilson has written cannot fail to be reassuring to American com merce and industry." Tribune "If railroad rates nhould be advanced with the sanction of the administration, the wheels of business will begin to hum again." Chicago Press Favorable. Chicago, 111., Jan. 21. "Kven a year ago," said the Tribune editorially, to day, commenting on President Wilson's trust address tu congress, "a president would not have made n important I utterance In this spirit, nor perhaps j would the public have been ready to j receive it in this spirit." "While the president wants congress ; to be cautious in approaching the trust question," said the Record-Herald, "he does not appear to desire caution to take the form of undue hesitancy." CHARGE IS PLACED AGAINST A WOMAN Mrs. Anita Mayer was arrested In Salem yestetday afternoon by Deputy United States Marshal n. B. Fuller on a charge of sending obscene matter through the mails. She is charged with making improper solicitations to several prominent business men of Salem. The woman was employed as a street agent, and Fuller had to spend several houxs in finding h6r. The officer brought her to Portland last night and sh was lodged In the the county Jail." This afternoon her case was taken up before the federal grand Jury. San JYancisco Ilarley Calls. San Francisco, Jan. 21. Barley calls: Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Close. Open. Close. May Dec. . ..125',iB 125! 125 ...117B 117UB 118Ai TRAXSPOKTATION White Star Line "OLYMPIC Via Plymouth Cherbourg Southampton OTHER SAILINGS MAJESTIC . Jan. 30! OCEANIC Feb. II 8T. PAUL. Feb. 131 PHII,A Feb. 87 Anteri':in Line Stpiimer, New York Queenitown Liverpool. CUDHIC Jan. 29 MEGANIC Feb. 1J tCYMRIC Feb. 7 CEDRIC Feb. 88 TCymric carrien only ONE CLASS CABIN (II.) and THIRD CLASS PABSZHGEfiS N. Y. and Botton fimrra, Italy, Effypt. Boaton Queemtown, Liverpool. AMERICAN LINE ONE CLASS CABIN (II.) SEEVICE, $55 up nynxiutn t uerDourg ootuor-irpion. Atlantic Transport Line Hew York, London Direct. RED STAR LINE New York Horer Antwerp. White Star Dominion Portland, Me. Liverpool. Calling at Halifax, westbound. Largest Canadian Liners Including the 'Teutonic ...Feb. 11 Dominion. ... Feb. tt Canada Feb. SI! Teutonic March 7 Sale from Bt. John. N. B., only. A. E. DISNEY, Pasaenger Afeat, Bailey Bldf., 619 Second aye., Seattle, Telephone Main 113, or Local Railway and Bteamahip Agent. TO SAX PB.A IT CISCO. X.OS AVOELE8 axtd bAm Dixao. S. S. ROANOKE WKDNKSDAY. JAN. 28, 6 P. M. COOS BAT AITS ETJJtSXA S. S. ALLIANCE S ATI 'K DA Y, JAN. 24, 6 P. M, JT03TB EACirXC STEAMSHIP CO. 122 TBCUUJ STBEET. Phonaa Main and A-1314. na tr lx IT tTiUtMBai u. SLMMt ,Tgtuirii ram San Francisco and Los Angeles oa. saar biui p. m., jan. ai. SS. Baaver Sail 4 p. ttu, Jan. 28. Tha Baa Francisco Portland s. B. Co. Ticket Office 3d and WatlL, (with O. W. B. it H. CO.) Marshall 4SO0. A-3121. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Kails from Aluartb dock, Portland, at S p. m.. every Tuesday eveuing. Freight re ceived until 12 o'clock (nooe) n aallina; day. Paaftenger fare: Firm cluaw, tlO; eecond claae men only). 17. ln iadUig bert and meal. Ticket offhe at Lower Ainawortb dork. Port land tt C'ooa Bay Hteamahlp Lice. Phonee Mala SMJoo; ' A-2&.U. U II. Keating. Agent. American-Hawaiian S. S. Co. TEHADHTEPEC XOXTTX" Freight Service Between New Tork-Fortland-Kurope. Frequent Scheduled Sailings, Low Rates. C. D. KENNEIir, Ajent. 210 Railway Exchange Bldg. JOKE, OR NO JOKE? 1 THAT'S THE QUESTION Building Inspector Iras Hard Puzzle to Solve, in Bus iness Way. Rullding Inspector Plunini.r ant his chief deputy, K. K. Krenurs. art among the most serious minded nir the city's employes but when a Joke la perpetrated and the Jokester makes an explanation, they, like others, appreci ate it. Here is a new' one wlil, h i puzzling both Plummer ami Kreniers and not knowing the spirit prompting It. they have not, as yet. decided that it ts worthy of nppreviatinn. Deputy Kleiners :iddresel a letter to Robert II. Strong, manager of the estate of II V. Corhett. asking him to remove a bull-ling at Fourteenth ni'd lloyt streets on account of its con dition. The answer to the letter re ceived today from Mr. strong in caus ing wonderment. It follows: "We have your notice of December 23. advising us of the fact that thr building at the northwest corner, of Fourteenth and ilovt ftreets is 40 per cent it.terior;iteil and mwxt be removed. We have referred this to architect. They notify us that the Nilldlng Ifl about 2'iu per cent depreciated, there fore 1 will have the pleasure or taking It down." KALAMA POWER PLANT DESTROYED BY FIRE Kalama. Wash., Jan. 21 It Is esti mated that diniiige to the amount of S 1 T , U ( 0 was Wine yesterday when thl power house of the Washington- trogon corporation was destroyed liy fire. Th plant was located at Ihe falls of the Kalama river, six miles east of here. The plant furnished 1 i k tit and phwer for towns between Conlrulia and Van couver. KV TODAY Hawthorne Ave: Snap Business corner, ot STxlST, g'sd slx rooni house, fine place for stoics and apartments, for uuii k sale $10 OnO, easy trms or will trade for nice home about $5000. ZADOW & FARMER 414 Corhett Bldg. A-141S, Marshall 92. Mortgage Loans 6 to 7 Per Cent H. E. MOONEY Mala aiO. Boom 421 Palling Bldg. Title & Trust Company Fourth and Oak streets. Mortgage Loans W Mak Building Loans. House Wanted I want a 3 or 4 room house at mod erate price. Will pa,y a lent ha.f ehsli. (Jive full information at onte. K-U30, Journal. Lot Wanted I want a moderate priced lot. for all cash, from the owner. 0-&37. Journal. CITY AND FARM LOANS $1000 and np at lowest rataa. ZADOW & FARMER 414 Oorbott Bldg. A-11 6, Marshall 93. Money to Loan on Real Estate MORGAN & PECKHAM Railway Ezchang. FEAREY BROS. We Buy Notes 2g Salmon St. Main 3389. A-1772. CLASSIFIKD AI KITES In effect Ort. 1, ItilS. ALL PttKVHM M HATEM CA.M KIXED CUAlWKIl ADVEKTI.SEME.NT8 Ially or Handy. cnt per w,rd vrt Inwrtlon. ThU charg la 'r all claaelMrallnna exempt ing "For H-nt in Private Family." "Room and Hoard In l'rlvate Family." "Situation Want., ed" and "Wanted to Hent" d., which ara 1V4 c-ent per word per Inwrtlon. No ad ehanred f'ir lea than 1! rent. CASH ADVEitTISKMEMS H4 centa r word for all la 1 f In t !o exception "Kr Hnt in Private famllr " I "Room and Board in I'tlvate Family. " "Hit . nation Wanted" and "Wanted to lleot" ada, j which are 1 Vi rente per word, i Tnree tnaerttona f'-r the price of two. Kevcn toaertlona tnr the price .f five. fin ad taken for Jeia than 1.1 rente. If your name appears In either phone book you can telephone " your ad to HM:i TU 73 and have It charged. Kills will be mailed to you tha following day for payment. The Journal cannot guarantee accuracy or Murnt responsibility' kind occurring la telephoned advertisement,