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THE. OREGON DAILY : JOURNAL. PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY 1914.
RECORD PRICES FOR WHEAT ARE . BEING FORCED IN THE NORTHWEST
Entire Cereal Market Is
a Mass of Strength Here
Eggs From China Come Here
With The Market Very Firm
..... I . . . v j , V . , . . . . . . V ir ...litnla '
niuw ieaiers uuj me receipt or snipment, u is ivnowu rvumn;
..That They Arrived; Henningsen Company Reported
' to Have Stationed Buyer in Republic.
.
Today's Froduoe Trade.
Chinese eggs arrive.
Butter trade mixed.
Tillamook salmon arrives.
Smelt supply good.
Chickens are advanced..
All .meats are firmer.
Hop market firm.
Potatoes remain quiet.
Local cabbage higher.
By Hyman II. Cohen.
"While all of tn local .inter ests deny
that they are-receiving or handling
Chinese eggs, the fact remains that
quite a liberal ' .shipment from the
Flowery Republic, has been received in
this market as. well s at Vancouver,
i, C Seattle and San Francisco.
The HeniiinRsen company, of Butte,
which practically controls the butter
and egg business of tbe Pacific norjUi
wtst, la said to be She Importer of
the eg:s from China to this city. The
same firm is reported to have made
a fortune on the shipment of a single
consignment of eggs from China to
San Francisco recently.
The company is reported to have
stationed a regular salaried buyer in
China for the sole purpose of buying
eggs for the American markets during
the period wnen supplies are jn.ri;e ui
high-priced here. The Job was of
fered to a well known local expert
but ho declined to accept.
The Chinese eggs enter the local
market ' under very favorable condi
tions. The" market is very firm and
while sales are still reported at 32c
to 33c for case count, supplies are
cleaning ud very quickly. Receipts of
eggs are Just about as liberal as for
merly but the general absence of cold
storage stock Is keeping the demand
for fresh offerings very, lively.
BUTTER MARKET IS MIXED
There Is a mixed situation In the
butter trade. Best brands are today
quoted at 3ic a pound but In some
quarters there Is an rne-linatlon to ad
vance this quotation while elsewhere
weakness Is shown.
Ibut., 810ei striped ban. i'c; allTerslde aW
nvon, ; iteelbeids, 11c; halibut. 10J12e; Co
lumbia smelt, lftc per lb.; shrimps, I2c;
iwrcu 8c lb.; lobsters. Hoe lb.; blai.a bun, luc
lifer smelt, 7c; sbad ( i; black cod. fcc;
sturgeon, 63c; dressed tou-cod, sc.
LAUD 'tierces, lfec;- cum pound, tierces,
tic.
CRABS Latge, $1.80; medium, $l dosen.
Grooeries.
EUGAU Cube, .M; yuwaered. gS.10: fruit
or berry, 4Wo; beet, dry granulated.
4.tu; L jrUw, tAbure ijuoiaiMiu arc
bt dajrs net cash.) , .
BttANtt Jiuiail whHe, 614c; large white.
5c; pink 4c; lima, 6tt; baro ttc; yed
f'cE JiH.n style. No. i. CQ.3c; Hew
Orleans, lii-ail. 64j7c; Creole, 6 He.
HONKY New, as.25e-i.60 per cue.
BA-ti Coare, bult grcuud. lOos, (10 per
ton; 60s, 10.76; table dairy SOs, Sl; &
S17.su; bale, $2.25; extra flue barrels, 2s,
bj sud 10a, $a.astt0.00; Jump rock, S20.60
per UD.
Paint -and Oils.
UNSHED OIL Itaw bbl.; ale per gal; ket
tle bulled, bbla., 63c; raw case, 66c; boiled
cuses, 08c gal.; lou of 250 gallons lc lew;
oil rake meal. M per ton.
Willi E LKAD rXon lota, 8c per lb,; 600 lb
lots sc per lb.; leas lots, eMfc per lb.
OIL. MEAL Carload lots, 34.
TORI'ENTINE la case. 7 Be; weed barrets.
70c; Iron barrels. ( dc per ganea.
PUGET SOUND BUYS
AT
OF A NICKEL
HOGS
ADVANCE
HER
E
Supplies Are Purchased at Rise
With No Freight to Pay; Gener
al Swine Situation Improved;
Sheep Trade Is Weaker.
Todays Hor Market.
Tops e
ey Chicago $8.30
Kansas City 8.S0
" South Omaha 8.25
North Portland 8.15 e
Denver . .S7V4
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RCJC.
Hog. Cattle. Carres. Sbee;
STOCKS FEEL PRESSURE
New York Market Is Lower, Espe
cially for Ralls Which Show
Decreased Earnings.
CHICKENS ARE VERY HIGH
The market for chickens Is today
showing the arreatest strength for
many a week. Receipts of late have
been small but the demand has been
extremely good. Sales of live hens are
reported as high as 17c a pound.
LOCAL CABBAGE IS HIGHER
Ma sleet for local rrewn cabbage is
firmer and higher at f2i502.75 per
cental while California stock Is Just
holding Its own at 2JSJ generally.
Receipts of local stock continue quite
fair.
TOMATOES ARRIVE
MEXICAN
t
Small shipment of tomatoes from
Vtelcv ban arrived in the local market.
T.lttle of the stock came in good shape
and repacking was necessary. Sales
were reported at J3.25 for repacked
per lug.
HOTHOUSE RHUBARB ARRIVES
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday .......
Muturaaj
Friday
weea ago
Year aco
Two years ago.
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New York, Jan. 29. Many reports
of railroad earnings made public today
snowed a decrease for December. This
acted as a bearish argument in the
market today, resulting in an almost
general decline in railroad share prices.
t-nicago Ureat Western for Decem
ber showed a net decrease of $91,812
Canadian Pacific for the same
period showed a decrease of $168,898,
cmcaeo & xsortnwestern showed a
decrease of $164,074, and Southern Pa
cmca net decrease of 3579.138.
Louisville & Nashville for the third
wees oi January snowed a cross de
crease of $34000.
itocg island ror December showed a
gross decrease of $486,600 and a net
decrease of $91,000. For six months It
showed a net decrease of $1,494,000.
Northern Pacific gross for Decem
ber showed a deciease of $674,000; net
surplus after charges and dividend de
creased $386,000.
Illinois Central, was one of the few
roads to show increased earnings. For
December it showed a net Increase of
5'J.02tf.
The Bank of England reduced Its
minimum discount rate from 4 to 3
per cent .today, while the Bank of
France reduced from 4 to 3 per cent.
Plans will be outlined today at St.
Louis for the reorganization of the
Wabash.
Range of New York prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke Co., 216-217
Board of Trade building:
i)i;sc nil 1 ion
iopeii iHlsbl LowlClose
A small shipment of hothouse rhu
barb from Walla Walla was reported
on the local market today. The stock
was In excellent conditions and well
packed. It found a demand at
16c a pound.
WORRYING OVER WASHOUTS
Owing to the washouts along the
Boflthern Pacific, the local trade has
been unable to secure supplies of
southern California fruits and vege
tables. While present stocks of
oranges are liberal, unless shipments
are started at once there is likely to
be an extreme scarcity next week.
SHIPPERS' ' WEATHER GUIDE
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The weather bureau sends the
lowing notice to shippers:
Protect shipments as far north as
Seattle against minimum temperatures
of about 40 degrees; northeast to Spo
kane, 24 degrees; southeast to Boise. 20
degrees; south to Asniana, db degreeg.
Minimum temperature at Portland to-1
night, about 40 degrees.
JOBBING PRICESAT PORTLAND
Tbeae prices aftf rhoae at which wholesalers
Mil tn-retailers, except aa otherwise it a ted:
BUTT KK Nominal Wlllnmett') Tller eresm
' ery ruben. selling price. 27c; prints, 2.T0c;
rnmh butter, imc: New Zealand prints Mc.
rltv creamery. St830c.
KCUS Selected. Tnndled loca extras. 84ffJ
8.V: esse eonnt. 3.1ft34c; pot buying price f.
o. b. Portland. 3W32c.
I.IVK POIXTKY Hens. 18417e: spring.
Itjl'tl7c; stairs, live geese, 12o; Pekln docks
13o: Ibillu Itnnners. . lOfttlle; geese. 12Cojiae;
tinkers. 18 10c; lresi-d. 2fl2ic; plgeima,
' old. $1.00, young, $1.50 dosen; Jackrabblta,
fdi2.U5.
i iu.h.r Norrlnnl. , Frcsn Oregon fancy foil
cream twins i-n.i triplets, zic; daisies, 21c;
ouii America. 22c.
Heps. Wool and Hides.
HOPS Buying prlie. choice, 21 .
prime. lUU-; medium to prime, law!
medium lc; h!4 cuntrscta. It lb. '
owl .Numlou.1, ltlb vHp: VVtiismette Tab
kij warse Loiswold. lttc lb.; mvdium Shroo
stiio, lie; ebolco fancy lots, lsc lb.; eastern
ureguii 10(8 16c, accurolns to sbrtukace.
Ciimial Oil CASCAltA BAKK lly c..
Iota, 4c; less than car lots, We.
UOHAlR 113 Nominal 80c.
Hllrj Dry hides. 2223c lb.; green, lis
12c; salted hides, 18c; bnPt, green salt s5
. 10c; hl! 1314c; carfea, dry, aac; nU
salted or green, 18U20c; green hides lc less
tssa salted; sheep, pelts, salted, shesrlnas.
tos20; dry 10c.
Fruits and Vsgstablea.
BEBRIE8 Cranberries, local. liai2- e..t
em, ll0ia barrel. ' M,t-
KBIsSU rttbllS-Oranges, nirals, $2.25tti
1.76; Ungeries, $1,7642; banansa, 4V4ia5c lb
lemons, $4.0085.00; limes $1.00 per loo!
grapefruit. Florida. $5.50(86.00; pfneDt.les'
MiStc: psrslmmons. $1.75 cr.ti. ,u,e"Pn,-
V til KTABLKtt Turnip., $1.00; beeU. $1.00-
earruis, innuiw, fi.oo suck; cabbaeu
kcal. $i50B2.75; California. $2.25; Oibac i to!
uiatoes, $6 per crate; greeu onions, i5e
bunches: MDuers. bell. 12V,c. hrt i.... J:"
$2.25 crate; hot bouse lettuce $lftiil 25
boa; celery, California $3 253.60 per crste
egg plaat. 16c; cauliflower, local, $lfflil so
W ' .. --i w - , vivuu, VMS llC
string noans, uuucs uma Deans, lie lb.-
UNION! Jobbing price $3,5043.75; carload
buying price $3.00 f. o, b. shipPing gtatlon
garlic 12H4J15C lb. - "lU0B.
Al'PIJCH tlpltaenberc. $1.23 J.SO: vi,
Spy. 76ctt$1.25; Jonsthan 1.6o2.00; Rhod,
Island areeulng, $l.oo1.25; Winter bananas'
jU6Oj60; Ortley, $102.00; cooking gradn
POTATOBS SelUng price: Extra choice,
tl.16Ql.S6; choice, $1.15; ordinary, $1.00 sack:
s .1 aatns.ila TsAsUlT K.
orivu, W ,-" iwr cwu
KmU, Flab aaa rreristona.
PRES$Sk.l MKAl-S Belling price Countr
killed: Uogs, fancy, lOfetillc: ordi,r
" siCi rough and henry.' c; fancy reals. UiA
AV Trf s a aiiw a.wV w aWlfC Illy
' lamhtt. IOCS BlUttOll. 8CI rOftU. 26A4tf.
UAUS, BACON. KTCiCmf UVsUldUc:
wi a aif 1 aui( sty ymC
; picnics. 16c: cott( ). -
. MKAi'S Packing Bouae Steers, No. 1 stock
4 . lZUlxwic, cows, ro. sioca, HQllWc
we, tic; wethers, lfrHltci tambs, u2c
. , DOTS IVlii, o, iiv, -
. OYBTKhul tiboalwater car. fMli t
Me 100 lb. sack ( ); Olympla, per gallob
IIM; par 100 lb. sack --; canned eastern.
. toe cans $9 60 dosss astern, la shell, $1,750
- S.W ew w, v.wy4.M OOXi
a stem oystsrs, per gallon, solid pack, $3.00
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Westinsbouee Electrte
Money closed at H4m per cent.
Total sales, 460,500 shares.
NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT
Clearing?
Thursday .
Wednesday
Tuesday . .
Mouduy . . .
Amsl. Copper Co.
Amer. C. 4 F., c.
American Can, c...
Amer. Cotton Oil, c
American Ixjco., c.
American Sugar, c.
American Smelt., c
Am. Tel. & Tel 1231a.
Anaconda Mining Co.. 37H
AtcniBon, c
Baltimore & Ohio,
Beet Sugar
HethlAbem Steel, c.
Brooklyn Rap. Transit
Cannilian Pacific, c
Ceirial Leather, c..
C..AIi t St. P
C. & S. W., c
Chlno Copper
Chesapeake & Ohio.
Colo. V. & I., c
Colo. Southern, c...
torn Products, c...
I. & It. O., c
Erie, c
Gt. Northern, pfd..
Ice Securities
Illinois Ceutral ....
Interurban Met., c.
Ihigh Valley
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Mexican Petroleum .
IxmlHVtlle & NshTllle
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Missouri Pacific
National Lead
Nevada Consolidated . .
New llarcn
N, V. Central
N. Y.. O. & W
Norfolk West, e.,
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Poclfic Mall S. Co..
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There were only six loads of live
stock in the North Portland yards at
the opening of business this morning
and one of these wu a direct ship
ment to a local killer.
One sale of hogs was made to
Puget sound killer at $8.15. which was
a nickel better than previous prices
This price was paid for a lot that came
OUt Of railroad comnetitlv terrltnnr
which means that no additional freight
is charged to ship the stock to the
sound pacKing nouse.
The market for swintv Is generally
quoted strong here. Only three loads
arrived and these were quickly picked
up by the trade at $8.10 0 8.15 for tons.
At Chicago there was a weaker tone
In the hog trade today, tops being lOo
ic idc lower.
Kansas City hog market was gener
ally considered steadv.
South Omaha hog prices ere weak
ana a nicKei lower.
General hoir market rane-a-
Top killers $8.108.15
Good and light 8.0008.05
Heavy 7.900 8.00
Rough and heavy 6.7507.00
Sheep Market Boles Weak.
While there were no arrivals of muc
ton for the market durinar the last 2
hours, the trend of the trade continues
o.uite weak at North Portland. The
only stuff that came forward was that
Dougnt Dy a local packer In the coun
try.
While it might be possible to secure
fractionally above .$6.60 for extreme
quality of lambs, this price Is consid
erea an tne maricet will bear at th
moment for good stuff.
At Chicago there was a steady tone
in the sheep trade for the day.
Kansas City sheep market ruled
sieaay at former prices.
ooutn umana sneep market was
weaker, 10c to 15c lower for the day,
General-mutton market range:
Best lambs $6.40(36.5
Yearling lambs 5.7505.85
Old wethers 6.25 2 5.40
Fancy ewes 4.50
Ordinary ewes 8.00 0 4.50
Cattle Market Xs Steady.
Two loads of cattle formed the total
arrivals in the line available for the
maritet toaay. ins stock that cam
forward was rather lieht. with on!
fair quality and sales were not made
aDove $7.25 ror steers during the morn
ing.
While there has been onlv a nominal
run of cattle recently and killers still
retain a surplus, the general undertone
of the trade is somewhat Improved, al-
uiougii prices snow uttie ir any change
At Chicago there was a steady tone
In the cattle trade for the day.
Kansas City cattle were firm at for
mer prices.
South Omaha cattle were slow, but
generally steady.
General cattle market:
Best grain fed steers $7.6007.65
Ordinary grain fed steers... 7.6007.60
west nay red steers 7.3007.40
Poor steers 6.505 80
Best heifers ,.. 6.75
Best cows 6.7o
Medium cows 6 25
Poor cows B. 500 5.65
Ordinary bulls 5.0005 25
Fancy bulls 5.7T,
Best calves 9. 00
Today's Uvestook 8Uppara,
Hogs W. H. Steen. Blue Mountain
1 load; Q. H. Harvey. Harrier. 2 loads.
Cattle J. S. Burres, Condon 2 loads.
Mixed Stuff F B. Decker. Silvortcn
1 load hogs and sheep direct to Union
Meat company.
Comparative statement of North
Portland livestock run:
Cattle. Calves. Hor. Sheen.
Month to date... 4761 85 23,069 27 231
Seme, 1913 6799 130 18.586 15.932
Reports Indicate That Big' Lot of Wheat Has Been INirrhaj!
' Portland Firm in the Big Bend on Basis of 1 for Blue,
stem. Delivery After Tax Has Been Paid.
44444 4
Tne Wheat Situation.
Tax time March 1 is tax 4
time, and for later delivery It
is reported that $1 a bushel or 4
2c more than the present mar-
ket is being paid. 4
Demand Northwest millers 4
are bidders, but California Is
proving a big factor. 4
Forelgn markets Trade gen- 4
erally reflects strength owing- 4
to small shipments from India
and Argentina. 4
S u p p 1 1 e a Latest advices 4
from the interior are to the
effect that somewhat less than 4
10 per cent of the crop Is held
in warehouses.
WHEAT CARGOES QCIET.
London .Jan. 29. Wheat cargoes oa pas
sage quiet.
K ng-Iln country markets steady.
French country markrts firm.
FOREIGN WHEAT MARKET.
Liverpool Wheat closed unchanged,
Berlin Wheat closed c hla-her.
Budapest Wheat closed c Dirtier.
Buenos Ayrea Wheat closed &c higher.
Antwerp n heat closed uncnangeo.
PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Wheat. Bar. Flour. Oats. Hay.
Monday 62 20 10 9 12
Tuesday 65 6 8 8 10
Weduesdsy ... 36 15 0 T S
Thursday 60 14 3 4 14
Year ago 28 11 3
Season to date. 12.67" 1890 1606 1272 1825
Year sco 12,355 170O 1316 1146 1364
GR1NNELL ALUMNI TO
BANQUET
TfllR
Professor Jesse Macy to Be
Guest of Honor at An
nual Event.
While there was a report that II a
bushel basis had been paid for a fair
lot of wheat in the Big Bend for de
livery after tax had been paid, there
Is no change in the local market. Bids
for club are still ranging generally
around 88c. and for bluestem 98c a
bushel, tidewater, track basis. A cent
above both of these figures has been
paid ror several small lota.
The market for flour la snowing in
creasing strength. While no advance
nave been made In the price nera, ine
outlook for higher figures' Is very
good. All Interests are holding their
prices somewhat firmer. One milling
interest re Dor ted thla mornlnx that It
has obtained an advance ror several
mall lots durlna the last 24 hours.
but was as yet quoting no general rise
in prices.
Other millers are of the opinion mat
an advance In patent will be rorrea
after a while, but much depends upon
the action of the eastern markets. All
local milling Interests are taking care
that thev make no mistake In advanc
ing prices here to allow Montana flour
to undersell mem in tne nome iraoe.
Whlln It la mjite nrobable that with
in a short time there will be a general
advance In the price of patent flour.,
the laraer millers are trying to hold
patent down and force clears and cut
offs higher. Until there Is a general
cut In freight rates to the orient tne
latter Is not likely, as the landing
price In Hongkong and Japan Is already
so high that consumption Is being cur.
tailed.
Coarse grains remain very quiet at
former prices.
WHEAT Producers" prices, track
basis: Club. 88c; milling bluestem, 8c;
fortyforld. 89c; red Russian and hy
brids, 86c; valley. 8c.
OATS Buying price: No. 1 white
feed. $2424.60; gray. $14 per ton.
BARLEY Nominal producers' prices,
track basis: Feed. $23; brewing. $15;
rolled. $24.50 per ton.
FLOUR Selling price: Patent. $4.(0
04.60: Willamette valley. $4.0; local
straight. $4; export, $3.6oQ1.80; bak
ers'. $4.404.60.
HAY Producers' prices: Willamette
valley timothy, fancy. $18.50014; east
ern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy. $!
16. SO; alfalfa, $13t 13.60; vetch and
oats, $11; clover, $969.10 per ton.
MILLifiTUFFB Selling price: Bran.
$21.50&22.00: middlings. $30.60 3 1.00;
shorts, $23.500 24.00 per ton.
CLOVER SEED Buying price: No.
1 red, country points, 12c: alslke, 14c.
GRAIN BAGS No. 1 Calcutta, fu
ture delivery, 8a.
"MACKHAND" LETTER
BELIEVED TO BE HOAX
Promise to Release Missing
Millionaire for $75,000 Is
Not Taken Seriously.
The Oregon branch of the Grlnnell
Aiurnnt aasociauon will hold its an
nual banquet In the blue room f tha
Multnomah hotel Friday evening. Jan
uary 30. at 7 o'clock. Professor JrtM
Macy of Grlnnell will be the guest of
nonor for the evening. -
rroreeeor Macy a books upon party
ruaiory. party organisation and ma
chinery in the United States aie among
the best known volumes dealing with
those subjects.
He has recently returned from 14
months' residence In Europe where l.e
has been gathering material for a
new book on 'Vomparstlve Free Gov
ernment." having visited England.
France. Norway. Hweden and Kwitter
lcnd In the'rourse of these studies.
While abroad he was appointed by
Harvard university to act as Its ex
change professor In delivering lectures
to the provincial universities of
France.
Professor Macy Is well known on
the Pacific coast, having been railed
both to Stanford university and the
state university of Washington to de
liver course of lectures.
He will speak at the chapel exer
cises at Reed college Friday morning
at 8:30 o'clock. Grlnnell alumni and
others are Invited.
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a McFtorwosi fall While Will shelv
ing. Tbe ges shewn eat tb4
witnena stand.
Adams ctoea rte-t dseiv Ikat Wa firWl
the whet ttiat killed Morhsrsns, fat
tUlms lr-ofea- The enterwrisp wf
the trUI sMni te Msg ea wfce fire
fire.
Adaane la defended by Ix-gsa aw4
Jeffries of tVtUattd. a4 IV.atrtrt At
lomr IHllard of ft. Helms la
dueling tbe $rov-atlm.
BIG SHIPMENT OF
SALMON COMES TODAY
Opening of Tillamook Railroad Is
Marked by Liberal Arrivals
From Cheese City.
With the opening; of the Tillamook
railroad, ,40 tons of salmon were
brought in by one party from thi
Cheese City. The Tillamook Ice &
Cold Storage company, represented by
F. D. Small of that city, brought In the
big load of fish, the first that has
been received from there for several
weeks.
The shipment consisted entirely of
steelheads, which were quoted firm at
11c a pound, dressed.
tne nsn snipping Dusiness is oe-
LARGE APPLES ARE
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ABROAD
Little Demand Is Shown Because
Prices Are Too High; No
Improvement Likely.
(rand Jury Report.
An Indictment was returned by the
grand jury this morning charging
Charles Van Pussr with larceny by em
bezzlement of $436. t$ from the local
union of the International Vnlon of
8 team Engineer a. No. I?!, while he
wis secretary of the union. Not true
bills were retarned In the rases against
Charles A. McDonald, charged with lar
ceny, and Alfred Auger, charged with
burglary.
latt4 Press IimM WWI
Ia Angrlea. Jan. !. Tollc wer
asked tnday to find the authors of a
letter la Chief rf Iollr Sebastian,
signed "The Itlai kniallera. which of
fers to surrender K. Iewia Clara, a
Ppokan capitalist, who disappeared
from Kant a Barbara recently, upon
pajrtneni of tTt.ooo. The $oMc b
litre the letter Is a bos.
Clark dropped from sjght more than 4
a wfft mo arter plaring- his wire
aboard a Ha n Franclkco train. Tti
following day his tt was found tin;
(he beaih. Ken b'.a ! si friends
here believed he had killed himself,
but Mrs. Claik rerruslnewl confident
that he would fo md alive.
The purported Matkmalllng letter
written In a rrsmtJ hand, apparent: r
disguised. It Mid
"We are hoMIng Millionaire Clark
for ransom $76 ooe. State If his folk,
will pay It or rt. He well taken
care of. Tours, The Hla kmaJlera. U.
A.
Penciled at ti e top of the paper was
the advice: "Make a prompt reply In
the pajx-rs a h la wry anxious to
get out." In a lower corner were the
worils "Htste at onre."
Los Angrlea deter tlvea appear
place some belief In the aut hent lc li
of the note, saving that the fact that
Clark's body haa not bn found Indi
cates that tha aulclds theory la un
tenable. They belleie his hat. found
on the beach, may have been droppel
In a scuffle that occurred, when bla
abductors placed him aboard a power
launch to bring htm her.
1'ollce opinion tha; tbe letter was
not genuine Increased during the day.
and as a result Chief tttat!an an
nounced he would atandon the Inves
tigation he started and turn the let
ter over to the federal authorities.
GOVERNMENT LOSES
CASE AGAINST DRIVER
Wilharn O Johba. a fhvif f t-ur.
i charged with malic luws dtlruMiin of
a rural nmil Una. wa ttied K
Jur and found t.ot guilty It, .ludga)
. Iwwn'a division of fedoel -.Uit iri
ItTmrttie. all In I t.M ftko.i thAtt, .a
benir and a t.lf J at l..l1,.rl ofe
two tulnules. ntlttr etde iuenl,..iny
n.mlera of tt ititl aa tu i,ui t
tiutia Tl.r (tit ei nmetii tel 1 . isr
tt re wltrx sxs iat,i tt, ii. fit, iw -The
lr,git time -nnmium-i 1
srgunier la. a . l:ated rt mi-n :r.
Judge Was- ve t.ia Instt i' 1 1 , la
I mln'Jtes. srivl lb inUiule um 1 1
Jury tejrt-d
The defrtiee r-"tced.Hl It.si .1 . i,a
I 1 knocked ilnwn tutal tin
"HI. I. la machine. rrr An Hi
killed n a Hi,l"' ta0 n
j.jit tn at-aded
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IDLE WOMEN MEET IN
NEW YORK TO PROTEST
Cooper Union Scene of Mass
Meeting; One Lived on
$3 Since Christmas,
(T'nlted rress leassd Wire 1
New Tork. Jan. 2 Hundreds of
Idle women met In mass meeting at
Cooper Union here yesterday after
noon. Old and young told of the
TTnder data of January 14 the Iyn- hardships they nafj endured. One
!on branch of the Northwestern Frult!oman. about 45 yeiirs old. said aha
Exchange reports the apple trade aa ,,1 on 3 since Lnniunn
follows:
"On this subject of Newtown apples',
counts 72 to 96, we have devoted care
ful attention and consideration and
now confirm our cable of the thir
teenth Inst., informing: you that the
situation In regard to this large fruit
was problematical, but that prices
might probably rule around $2.50 per
coming auite a big factor in the Tllla-I box during Kebrusry and March. You
mook section." says Mr. Small, "but I
we were greatly handicapped during
the last month on account of the
storms which put the Tillamook rail
road out of commission."
Very fair supplies of Bteelhead sal
mon are likewise coming from the Co
lumbia, but the demand is extremely
good. The run of smelt in the Cowliti
Is reported smaller. "Our latest ad
vices from there are to the effect that
the fish are now traveling five to six
miles above Kelso, making the catch
somewhat more difficult." says C. J. B.
Malarkey, a local wholesaler. "How
ever, there are ample supplies now
available for every need of the trade,"
WHEAT LOSES EARLY RISE! m
Steamer Service
irtlKXl SLAJMAXO Ideates
Portland. Ash ktrel Iwrk.
dally escept fcatsrday at
I M. Arrises Aaiwrla : K VI.
Usvet Astoria l)y tnil hue.
da) at III A M. Atrtva J-uit-lacd
$ (.a p. XL
Make reservations Ask "u-et
tota or Cltr 1 wket Otfia.
Jd and weaJUncton.
Pt.ores Marshall lilt, A -CI II
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LARGER IS SEASON
Merchants Optimistic, Expect
to Place Larger Orders;
Conditions on Mend.
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Decrease 1038 93
Thursday Morning's Bales.
STEERS.
Section. No. Ave. lbs.
Oregon 27 1190
Oregon 28 1158
BTJLS.
Oregon 1 nag
HOGS.
Oregon 97 207
Oregon 90 141
Oregon f 1S4
Oregon ...27 112
Oregon 28 95)
4.47S 11.299
Price.
$7.25
7.25
$5.60
$8.15
K10
8.10
7.40
7.40
Chicago Market Close i to c
Lower After Starting With
an Advance Today.
Chicago. Jan. 29v Wheat options
closed with a loss of to He a bush
el for the day. Opening figures were
at an advance of ic for May and ac
for July.
After the ODenlner there was a fur
ther fractional advance In the price
on account of the better feeling abroad
but profit takin later in the session
cost all of the early rise and part of
yesterday's price.
Broom nail cabled from Liverpool
that wheat opened steady on American
cables. Firmness in Manitoba offers
caused some covering and later July
advanced. There Is an apathetic trade
with stocks liberal but the undertone
in crenerallv steady.
India wheat shipments this week
are forecasted at 40,000 bushels and
all to the United Kingdom. Argen
tine shipments estimated this week
at 1,400,000 bushels.
DENVER HOGS ARE HOLDING
Portland Banks.
This week.
, $1,315,272.90
1.242,412.07
1,897,455.95
1.467,513.95
Tear ago.
$1,208,293.36
1,488,067.13
1,952.993.08
1.423,803.05
Week to date.... $5,922,614.87 $6,133,156.59
Clearing today
Balance toaay
Tacoma Banks.
Clearing today
Balance toaay
Seattle Bank.
..$276,591.00
.. 68.481.00
.$1,656,485.00
. 140,174.00
San Francisco Produce Market,
San Francisco, Jan. 29. Wheat Per
cental, club, $1.60; northern bluestem.
$1."01.75; TurKey rea, n.gi.t;
red Russian. $1.67 $4 1.60; fortyfold.
tl fi(l(ffil62r.
.
Barley Per cental, gooa io cnoice
feed, $1.201.22; lower grades, $1.15
1 1SK
Potatoes Per cental, Delta Whites,
$1,0041.30: Oregon Burbanics. 11.25
1.55: Idaho, $1.261.40; sweets, $1.25
191.80.
Onions Per cental, Silverskins, $3.00
3.25; Oregon. $3.40 3.60.
Ttntter Extras. -32c' firsts. 29c.
Kkks Extras, 35c; select pullets,
34 He
Cheese New California flats. 1S54
IRr: Tnun America. 16018c: eastern
17V420c; Oregon twins, 17; do trip
lets, isc; ao young America, nc
Seattle Produce Market. ; "
Seattle, Jan. 29. Eggs Select ranch,
3637c; cninese, Z9c. - v
Butter Washington cream ecy firsts,
cubes. 32c: do bricks. 33c: city cream
ery, bricks. 33c; New Zealand cubes,
3031c: do bricks. 3132c: Yakima
creamerv bricks. SlUc .
Cheese Tillamook; 19c; Towng
America, 20c; Washington triplets, 18c
Wisconsin twins, 1920c; Oregon trip
lets. 19c.
Onlons-Oregon. $3.75 per 100.
Potatoes Local. $20: Yakima Gems.
Sales Again Made at $8.37 H for
Tops; Cattle Steady to Easy.
Denver. Colo.. Jan. 29. Hoes. 5100:
market steady, at $8.158.37V&.
uatue oo ; market steady to. easy.
Steers, $6.50 8.00; cows and heifers.
$5.00 6.80.
Sheep 1100; market firm. Tear
lings, $6.007.00; wethers, $5,509
6.00; ewes, $4.so5.05; lambs, $7,000
7.85. w
CHICAGO HOGS DROP AGAIN
Sales Are Made 10 to 15c Lower
for Day; Others Are Steady.
Chicago. Jan. 29. Hoes. 20.000:
market 10c to 15c lower. Mixed.' $S10
8.30: heavy. $8.2008.30: rnueh. 18 os
68-15; light. $8.008.16.
cattle 3000; market steady.
Sheep 20,000; market steady.
KANSAS CITY CATTLE FIRM
Market in Good Position Today;
Hog Prices Maintained.
Kansas City. Jan. 29. Hoes B00f:
market steady. Tops, $8.30. .
Cattle 2000; market firm. . i
Sheep 600.0; market steady. !
will appreciate that it Is difficult at
all times to forecast tbe situation with
any degree of certainty, as In the ma
jority of cases unforeseen circum
stances arise which upset calculations
tlons.
"In connection with this large fruit,
however, there has never been during
the whole of the season a free demand
for It, although It has been cheaper
tnan tne medium and small fruit, as
apart from the fact 'that the large
fruit Is usually more defective than
the smaller ami considerably bruised,
the ordinary retailer finds It imprac
ticable to weight up at so much per
pound. He Is forced to sell the apples
at. so mucn eacn. I or i centa. accord
ing to the size. There are not many
who have the trade to dis-
y material quantity of fruit
way.
The general public cannot afford
to give the price. This means that the
demand for the big fruit becomes very I
limited. Now. ir the Kcneral public
tias found prices too hlgn for them up
to tne present and nag retrained rrom
buying to any extent, there is no rea
son to suppose that the probable short
age In the future le necessarily -going
to rorce tnem to ouy at more money.
Apple will simply be regarded as out
of season.
From the American point of view
it may seem strange that 4 to 6 cents
for an apple should be considered suf
ficiently excessive to put the fruit out
of consumption, but then It must not
be overlooked that wages In England
are on a much lower scale than they
are In America and that apples are
luxuries here if they cannot be retailed
at 8 to 10 cents per pound. We are
of the opinion that you can sell this
large fruit In America at much better
prices comparatively than we can do
for you. Our estimate of $3.60 la as
liberal as we desire to make It and al
though we should very much like to
handle the fruit, we realize that In
justice to our growers no undue risk
should be taken in sending it over
here."
The doprs everywhere are closed In
my face now." she said. "They say I
am too old to work. I am fighting
like a fiend to keep myself and 11-year-old
daughter from starving. If
I am old must I dleT
The names of the speakers were not
learned. They refused to make known
their Identity for fear they would be
tlackllated by their employer and
discharged.
One speaker said the department
stores put fake advertisements In the
papers and that hundreds of women
responded.
"The stores had no work for others
when these advertisements were In
serted." she said. "They merely want
to have long lines of applicants for
the Impression It make on their
employes."
Rose Schnelderman. vice president
of the Women's Trade Union leagje.
said :
"After studying the while slave
question I wonder that there are not
more fallen women. Hundreds of
women In New Tork go to bd horary
every night. Women mut get living
wages so there will be no opportunity
for the unscrupulous to take advan
tage of their ml fortune."
Mrs. Rose Axelrad was named to
confer with Msyor John Pur ror
Mltehel today In behalf of the un
employed women.
Thirty per rent lncreaa In the
grain acreage of central Oregon this
year was what W. C. Wilkes, assist
ant general freight and paaaencer
agant of the Orrgoa Trunk railway,
found during a brief sojourn at W
tollus and Rend from which he has
Just returned.
"I found merchants talking vry op
timistically sbout business r,roict."
said Mr. Wllkea 'Many are contem
plating the placing of larger orders
and general oondltiona. quiet aa they
are. appear to be oi the mend. This
haa appeared during the last few
weeks, or since 1 was la thavt coun
try before."
Ir. Wllkea attended a hearlnc be
fore Vlate Railroad Commissioner
Allchtson of a nM where a farmer
formerly residing at Myrtle Point on
the Southern Parlflc. had bought a
ranch In Central Oregnn aad thought
to send his first crop to his home
miller at Myrtle I'o'.nt. He did not
figure th freight charge very close!)
and discovered afterward that the
sum of the lural rates Into Portland
and out again to Myrtle Point
amounted to 21 rental a bushel. II
asked for a contlnuoas rate, bed on
th straight mileage though such a
movement of grain wa ma unlru
that It wa not contemplated In ex
isting tariff schedule.
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San h rancuco and' Lot Angeles
SS. ate City u $. Jaa ZI.
- s. aa. rts. a.
The Baa r raai lace a Voruitl m. . Oa.
TUket Office 3d aad Weh (with o
W. a. w. Co.) WareSaU 4.SO0. a-elsi.
COOS BAY LINE
Steamship Breakwater
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a. ! iue'ii taa-alttf. re tit r.
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m'i - ! . I T lt,. ue., f l-M I mu4 Bsts.
Irtel i'f'l at A .rtfc. 4... B t'wrt-
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SELF-DEFENSE IS PLEA
IN ST. HELENS TRIAL
Hange of Chicago prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke company, 216-217
Board of Trade building:
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Open. High. Isrw.
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LANDLORD DEFENDANT
IN ABATEMENT SUIT
A
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Jan.
May
Jan.
May
Jan.
Msy
July
..2182 2172
LARD.
,..1073 1000
...1110 1120
RIBS.
...1122 11S2
. .lltU 1167
. . 1 17i 1100
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2160
1075
1110
1122
1110
1 175
31 SO
2187
1000
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1132
11W
1190
Money and Exchange.
London, Jan. 29. Consols 75 1-14;
silver 26 9-16; bank rate 3 per cent.
Jan. sterllna- ex-
4.84. short 4.87; silver
New York,
change, long
bullion 67VxC
San Francisco. Jan. 29. Sterling ex
change. CO days 4.83. sight 4.854; doc
umentary 4.82; transfers, telegraphic
tt premium; sight Ztt premium.
The Hotel Ievcn. Third and Ah
streets, is the latest property to
be Involved In abatement proceedings.
District Attorney Evan filed suit
against the property, the R- TL
Tlsompson Kstate company, owners;
Henry Jennlng & 80ns, lessees, and
Hulda livens, proprietor of the hotel
since the death of her husband.
Warrants for the arrest of Al Woh-
lers and Mike Donovan were served
last night in which the two vers
cited to appear before Circuit Judge
Morrow next Wednesday afternoon to
answer contempt proceedings for fail
ure to comply with a restraining
order Issued last September In an
other abatement suit. The properly
Involved Is at Fourth and Burnslde
streets.
CLOVER HILL FARlfe
HAS CHANGED HANDS
E. I.. Thompson, ,of the lltrlman It
Thompson bank, has sold a half In
terest In his Columbia county dairy
farm to J. W. Cook and Bird N. Haw
ley, who will take active charge of
the business. The farm Is Incorporated
as the Clover Hill Farms and supplies
certified milk, packed In double-sealed
bottles, to the Portland trade.
Mr. Cook formerly was county Judga
of Dos Angeles county. CaL Mr. Haw.
ley, his brother-in-law. is a graduate
of the Oregon Agricultural college
with four years of thnlcal exper
ience. They have already moved to
the farm.
Ft. Helen. Or, Jan J He If -de- f
fens 1 th pie. of Oretrs Adama. ;
placed on trial her )eterdy charted
with the murder of Robert Mrt'horaon
at Vemonla. Jun 27. 1113. The trial
1 bring heard before Jodr T-aaln.
The following Jury ha been selected
to hear th ttollmor.y and ron14r
the evidence: O C. Me Term. T. K.
fire-well. J. Holdorf. O. P Hlatt. W It
Harding. K Kapplgr. K. W. Wllaon.
D R. Fowler. W. A. Kettel. C. K
Oleerv. K. Abbott. J. H Una
Robert Mcpherson was shot to death i
and Greene Adams as painfull t
wounded In a pistol duel In Vert.ot is
near tbe end of the brldg on Itrlds
street at the rnra-f of First trt I
Hilda Wrlntsr, a little nlr of
MCI hereon a aa tha only wltrtrs to
the beginning of th imtMt. h
saw th two men h said, tl.en
exchange words, then bloaa. and then
begin ahootlng.
Charles Mellngee. a merrhafit, aald
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prying eyes?
A safety deposit box in this Company's vault will
afford you the very best protection. Boxes from
$3.00 a year upwards.
Security Safe Deposit Company
Fifth and Mormon Street.
Mortgage Loans
6 to 7 Per Cent
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Title & Trust Company
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Mortgage Loans
J. C. Wilson & Co. (T
OMAHA SHEEP ARE LOWER
Market Weak Again With a Loss
of 10 to 15 Cento. j
South Omaha, Jan. ti. Cattle. 2000:
market alow and steady. Steers, 18 50
9.00; cows and heifers, $6.507 75 1
Hogs 10.SOO; market slow and weak
to 6c lower, at $7.90 g.26.
Sheep 7000; market 10015c lower
Tearllntrs, $6.600 6.90; wethers, $5.60
S5.80; lambs. $7.400 7.60; ewes, $5.16
5.40. , j
San Francisco Barley Calls.
San Francisco. Cal.. Jan. 29. Barley
c&lls '
Close. Open. Clqae-i
May ..$1.24 B $1.234 $1.24 B
Dec. ... 1.18 H B 1.18 B 1.19 A
New York Cotton Market.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Jan. ... 1222 1226 1216 1215017
Mch. ... 1244 1246 1237 1237fi38
May ... 1225 1228 1218 1217018
July ... 1218 1224 1210 1211012
Auar. ... 1200 1200 ' 1187 1187288
Sept. ... 1158 1158 1160 1165068
Oct. ... 1158 1158 1160 U60&62
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THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
. PORTLAND OFFICE
869 Oak U Groaad Floor, Zwla MlAg.
rooBis saarsaau aiao. av-iv7.
For Benefit of Stock.
Salem, Or., Jan. 28. The railroad
commission has Issued an order dl
rectlngr the Great Southern . railroad
company to provide adequate livestock
loading facilities at Dufur, on the line
out from The Dales. The commission
found that shipper are now using a
privately owned stock corral for load-
lng- stock, and that It Is not adequate.
Overbeck & Cooke Co.
Stocks. Bonds, Oottom, Oralm. Xte,
216-217 Board of Trade BaUdlar.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members Chicago Board of. Trade.
Correspondents of Lor an fc Bryan.
Chlcaco. Now Tork.
Ladd & Tilton Bank
Ettablithtd 1859
CAPITAL $1,000,000.00
SURPLUS $1,000,000.00
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Letters of Credit Drafts and Travelers Checks
Issued, Available in All Parts of the World.
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907 SpallT Bs'iaur
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