THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 23. 1914.
DOLLAR WHEAT HAS ARRIVED AND MILLERS ARE QUITE
CHINESE EGGS SAID TO COST BUT OGHT f
' CENTS A DOZEN TO LAND ON THE COAST
Initial Cost in China Is Reported at 6c With Freight and Handling
Charges Showing an Added 2c; Stock1 la Condemned in
Spokane; Local Market Is Rather Qniet.
. Today's Product Trad.
T'hs market lower.
Chkken prices firm.
Butter In lower.
. Cheese remains firm.
Vegetables to be scarce.
Potatoes very quiet.
Inquire for onions.
iiop eales lower.
piles of onions, but prices are showing
no cnange. i
JOBBING PRICES OP PORTLAND
BUTTER PRICE IS
REDUCED 2 1-2CTS.
POUND HERE TODAY
Expectations of a Sharp Drop in
Values Materializes; California
Is Big Factor With Extremely
Low Values In Effect Now.
GREATEST RUN OF LIVESTOCK COMES
i ' TO YARDS FROM WEST OF THE ROCKIES
Total Receipts Over Sunday Are 98 Cars or More Than Ever Reported
Before; General Condition of the North Portland
Market Continues Rather Favorable.
ANXIOUS GOVERNOR WEST HAS
DEAS FOR REDUCING
BOARD
EXPENDITURES
at
By flyman II. Cohen.
It Js stated on good authority that
cytfette egga cost but 80 a dozen to
land at Pacific coast ports at this
time and that huge fortunes have been
made by a butter speculator who has
stationed an agent in China for the
sole purpose of securing supplies for
the coast markets.
It Is stated that one Butte house
made S30.000 on last week's shipments
Of eggs from China alone and ship
ments have been coming forward for
a number of weeks.
According to information made pub
lic today, these eggs cost 6c a dozen
in China, with a freight rate of .c a
dozen. It is figured that it cost lc
a dozen to handle the supplies, there
fore making the total landedcost here
Sit a dozen.
Those that have secured Chinese
t-arrn hs v thev want no more of them
In the first place they are small and
are said to be or interior quality, aue
to the long period in transit. The
nthor rinv tL hi-avv shlmnent was con
demned at Spokane on account of the
great number of bacteria the supplies
contained. - '
Thrm was a weaker tone in the. lO'
ral eM trade generally, and while
there was little business in sight on
account of a holiday, sufficient was
hown to Indicate that last week's
r.riraa nnnlf not hp. maintained.
While one concern cleaned up Front
street holdings on Saturday at 21 22c
a dozen, there were no buyers In sight
to take care of all the arrivals at this
frice today. Some were quoting as
ow as 20c for case count. This would
ba th extreme for outside shipment.
as Fuget Sound Is not offering above
that figure to local dealers and some
are not inclined to offer above 19c.
Receipts of eggs were quite heavy
a inn a- the street todav and general in
dications among' the trade were that
lower prices would be forced. Chinese
eggs are being offered down to 17c a
dozen, but the trade is not taking to
of ferings generally.
The following special report of the
Chinese egg situation is maae cy um
ted States vice-consul j. xvuboi.
Swatow:
"Swatow has long been a leading
port of China for exporting fresh eggs,
being in 1912 the fifth port in the
amount exported, . when Swatow
shipped 26,716.365 eggs, valued at 3115,
UC3 (IT. S. currency), all to Hongknog
and Singapore. There Is no special
season for egg production In this dis
trict, but after the two rice harvests
in June-July and in October-November
when chickens are allowed on the
paddy fields, eggs are more abundant
and larger. Like most native indus
tries of China, there are no poultry
men in this district who make it their
vni'ullnn to nroduca aKKS-
"AH egs are raised by the women
-folk in small quantities. Dealers of
eggs in the interior purchase from
house to house, bringing the eggB to
the nearest large market town, where
they are assembled and carried down
to Swatow and sold to exporters. The
egs are not packed as they are in
America but simply placed in bamboo
baskets for shipment. The price in
the interior is about cents and In
Swatow IVi cents per dozen. In sum
mer when the exportation Is scarcely
feasible, the price is lower.
"Duck's eggs are raised cm a much
greater scale. There are large duck
farms where children are employed to
rare for the ducks. These eggs, how
ever, are not exported, but are used as
food In many forms by the people.
"There are -no factories in this dis
trict where tho process of drying, can
ning or freezing of ggs is carried on.
MARKET FIRM FOR CHICKENS
Thara ennttnuea a very firm tone in
the local poultry trade. For chickens
there Is an excellent demand and full
prices are being confirmed. There is
likewise some iuik iuui:i
tlonal advance.
ALL MEATS 'HOLDING FIRM
Market for all country killed meats
Is showing a firm tone in 'the Front
iru trade. Both veal and hogs are
in excellent demand, with prices main
tained. The recent demand for dressed
bogs has been the nest ror many weens
BETTER SUPPLIES OF SALMON
Better catches of chlnook salmon are
reported from the lower Columbia.
Local reoeipts of fresh fish today were
quite good, but the demand was ex
tremely good and prices held firm at
jZViC lor cmnouHB anu 11 iui oieei
heads.
ORANGE SHIPMENTS HEAVY
While there were record shipments,
nf nrans-na on today's steamer from
southern California, the local trade Is
expecting a scarcity of offerings be
fore additional supplies can be secured.
-This is due to the storms In the south.
Prices are firmer.
VEGETABLES TO BE SCARCE
All doubt of the scarcity of vegeta
bles In the local market during the
latter rart or the. week has vanished
Supplies cannot be secured from the
fouth, owing to the interruption in
rail transportation, a carload or caul
lflower and a car of sweet potatoes
enowea up muay.
POTATO BUYING IS NOMINAL
Tbeu prices are tbuse at which whnlMalrra
ei; to retailors, except otherwise Mated :
BUTTKU Nominal Wtllametta vallev cream
ery eubea, aelling price, 29c; beat prints,
'A'Z'Ae: ranch butter, 19c; city creamet-y, 32MC
r.ijua ocirciea. Lunaiea local extras, zzc:
cuae count, 2J4i21c, buying price f. o. b. I
Portland, 19c. I
LIVE rutLTKi Heria. 17c: SDrlne. 17c:
tags, live geese. 12c; pekin ducks, 17318c;
luman Kunner. J.sraioc; treeae. IZ 13c;
tnrkeya, 1819c; dresacd, 20g27c;l plgpons,
old, fl.OO, young, $1.50 dozen; lackrabblu,
I2.O02.25. 1
CHKUBK Nominal, rreab Orea-on fancy fall
cream twina and triplets, 2lc; dalalea, 21c;
Xouni America, Tic. ;
aopa, wool and Hides. '
HOPS Buying price, chcrfcel 17017 V.e:
prime. 18Witl7c: medium to Drlme. 18Uc.
contracts, iS15V4c.
CH1TT1M Utt UASCABA BAKK Car lota.
4 '4c: less than car lots, 4Ac.
4A1R 1913 Nominal, 25227c.
DL- -Nominal, 1913 clip: Willamette al.
ler coarae Cotswoid. 16c lb.: medium Shran-
ahlre, 17c; choice fancy lota, 18c lb.; eaaterh
Oregon, 1018c, according to abrinkage.
lilDfc Dry a, lea. zzuzsc id., yreen, H(a
12c: salted hldea. 12V4c: bolls, green aalt KS
Be. kids, 13&514c; ralTea, dry. 25c; Bait akin,
salted or green, 182oc; i-reen hides lc less
than salted; sheep pelts, salted, shearing:,
10s25c; dry. 10c.
Fruit and Veretablee. !
BEHKIES Cranberries, local, $9(29.50 Der
I . r: 1 , c m v. . u, w .
iUUSU KKU11H Orancea. narUa tl 7.-,a
2.00; taugerlens, 9U76&2.00; buuunaa. 4iB5c
10.; jeiuoua, o.ovvtvjui iiuies, 91. uu per IOU;
grapefruit, Florida. $o.00ua.2o; plneapplea,
oM.a7c:" persimmons. $1.75 crate.
iliETABLi.3 Turnips, $1.00; beets. $1.00:
ANOTHIB SLASH 70S TOXOBBOW.
There will be a furtber drop In the
price of creamery butter tomorrow
morning', following the big drop this
morning. Willamette valley creameries
have announced a further cut of 2Hc
in the price. This will place best
prints at 30c and cubes at 27c per
pound. One -valley creamery named
that price today.
carrots, $1.00; parsnips, $1.00 sack; cabbage,
local, .ov-, California. Mexican to
matoes, ( ) Cuban tomutoe, 13.00 per crate;
areen onions, loc do sen bunches: Denuera. boil
2hc, head lettuce, $2.00 crato; hot house
lettuce, l.oojl.a per Dox; celery, Culifiirniu,
$3.76 per crate; egg plant. 10c; cauliflower.
Jvlirornlu, tz-zo crate; frencn. artichokes.
$1.75 dosen; sprouts, 11c; string beHus. 74J
10c; JlniH beans, 11c lb.; peas. 15q lb.; spiu
nvch, $1.20 box; asparagus, 35c Hi.
ONIONS Jobbing price $3.o)33.73; carload
buying price $3.00 f. o. b. shipping station;
garlic, 12Hloe lb.
APPLBS 8pitzcnberg, $1.252.50; Northern
Spy, 75c(3ll-25; Jonathan, $1.602.00: Rhode
Island reenlng, tl.ooogi.Z; winter Bananas,
$1.60(2.60; OrUey. $1.5ofe2.00; cooking grades
75c(31.0O.
POTATOES Selling price: Extra choice,
$1.00; choice. 90c; ordluary. 80c sack; buy
ing price, carloads, 65c; extra fancy, sorted,
75c; sweets, $2.23 per cwt.
Keats. Fish and Provisions. '
DEE88KL) ilBA'fS ielltng price Conntry
killed: Hogs, fancy, 11c; ordinary, 9Q
10c: rough and heavy, 9c; fancy yeala, 14c;
ordinary, 13ai3Mic; poor, 94J10c; bams, 10c:
mutton, 8c; goata, 2(a.4c.
OAMS, BACON, ETC. Hams, 18H19Hc;
breakfast bacon, 19(327c; boiled bam, 29Vic;
picnics, 15c; cottags ( ).
MEATS Packing house Steers, No. l stock.
12iitl2Hc, cows. No. 1 stock. I llllc;
ewes, 9c; wethers, 10llc; lambs, 12ftc;
pork loins, 18c; dressed hogs, 11c.
OYETEKS Shoalwater bay, per gallon ( ) ;
per 100 lb. sack ( ) ; Olympla, per gallon.
$3.50; per 100 lb. sack ( ); canned eastern,
65c can; $6.60 dosen; eastern. In aLelL $1,753
2.00 per 100; raaor clams, $2.002.25 box;
eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack. $3.00.
FISH Nominal. lread flounders, 6ct
striped bass, 17c; chlnook salmon. 12Mjc;
teelheada, 11 12c; balibnt. 4(y,6c; Co
lumbia smelt, oXXftiSc per box: shrimps,
12He; perch, 8c lb.; lobsters, 3035c lb.;
black bass, 10c; silver smelt, 7c; herring,
6c lb.: black cod, Sc; sturgeon, 13c; dressed
tomcod, 8c.
LARD Tierces, lZftc; compound, tierces,
11c.
CRABS Large, xi.eo; medium, $i dozen.
Qrooariea.
8COAR Cube. $5.20; powderel. $5.00: fruit
or berry, $4.80, beet, $4.00; dry granulated,
$4.(w; b yellow, $4.10. (A bora quotations are
tto aays net casta.
BEANS Small white. 6Vc; larr. white.
5c, pink. 4c; Umaa, SVie; bayo. OVic; red
5c. '
Ultti Japan styie, iso. i, ojoc; .New
Orleans, head, Dftip.Tc; ureoie, oc.
HON Ex New, $3.2o4J3.50 pe.- case.
aa " ... ...... , .vvd, , iy y 1
ton; 60s, fio.; tauie dairy, oub, 10,
$17.50; bales, $2.25; extra 'fine i barrels, 2a.
6 and 10s, $5.25(0.00; lump rock. $20.50
per ton. -
rainis ana ui.
LINSEED OIL Haw bbls.. 61c per gal; ket
tle boiled,, bbls., 3c; raw cases, 66c; boiled
cases, use gal-; lots or so gallons lc less;
oil cake meal, 44 per ton.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 8c per lb.; BOO lb.
lota 8c per lb.; less lots, 8 c ; per lb.
OIL MEAL Carload lots. S34.
TURPENTINE In cases, 73c; wood barrels.
70c; Iron barrels. 6Hc per gallon.
I
HOP PRICES LOWER
WITH GROWERS WEAK
Panic Seems to Hare Struck Pro
ducers Who Were So Anxious
to Hold Short Time Ago.
As forecast Saturday, the price of
creamery butter showed a loss of 2Ma
a pound in the local market this morn
ing, placing best prints at Z2V4c a
nound.
While there is a slight increase In
the make of butter in the local terri
tory, this is not the cause of the de
cline. For 10 days California butter
interests have been invading this ter
ritory owing to the extremely low
price in effect in the south. In order
to force the outside butter from this
territory, local makers decided to meet
the decline and make it unprofitable
for the south to ship here at the pres
ent time. , -
According to some of the leaders of
the trade, the California butter has
not been giving .satisfaction to local
interests this season, but nevertheless
it was thought advisable to force the
lower price here in order to stop future
heavy importations from there.
A further small shipment of Isew
Zealand-Australian butter is due in
the coast markets within a few days,
but the volume is not considered heavy
enough to make much difference with
the trade here.
DOLLAR WHEAT HERE
Freemont Livestock Co., Rexburg. Ida
Market Is Growing.
North Portland today held the
greatest number of new arrivals
of livestock that ever entered
ttie local yards within a single
day. Ninety-ight cars were re
ceived over Sunday compared
with 91 cars a week ago, which
was the previous record. Not
withstanding the liberal run the
trade generally held at firm
prices.
ho, 2 loads; Hoskins & Rand, Baker, 1
load; C. A. Barrin. Fairfield, Idaho. 1
load.
Wash., 3 loads; H. M. Coon, Weiser,
Idaho, 1 load. -,
Mixed stuff Walter A. Cover. Rob
inette, 5 loads, cattle and hogs; J. W.
CORRESPONDENT SAYS
FAVORS SHOWN; DOCK
COMMISSION SAYS W
Would Eliminate Desert Land Question Arises Over Fill at
Board and State Engineer's
Dept.; Save 50 Per Cent,
Lurnber
for-Port.
and Dredging
Banks. Or Feb. 21. To the Editor
of -The Journal The port commission
POBTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs.Cattle.CaWes.Sheep.
....8152 1369 20 al7
Monday .....
Saturday ....
j Friday
1 hursday ....
w ednesday . .
Tuesday
Week, ago
1 ear ago
Two years ago
WTH
BIDDING
GOOD
California's Desire for Supplies
Sends Values Scooting; Are
Selling in Country.
Whil this was a holiday In practi
cally all of the leading markets, there
was so much anxiety among milling
interests of California and tne north
west to secure supplies that further
business is reported in tne interior, as
high as 90c Is being bid today for
club, tidewater tract Dasis, witn Diue-
fctem generally at ac, aitnougn a
small amount has been reported and
confirmed at SI a bushel, tidewater.
The anxietv of California interests
to secure supplies forced the 'issue at
faciric nortnwest points, wniie local
millers' views were from 2c to 8c a
bushel below these values, they were
forced to fall in line witn tne higher
bids from the south.
While prices are' showing little
rhange, there is a rather firm tone
from grain bags with quotations
around 8 vp 8 c.
Coarse grains are quiet ana nominal
ly Quoted.
W His AT .producers' prices, .track
basis: Club, 8990c; milling blue
stem, 99c; fortyfold. 91c; red Russian
and hybrids, 88c: valley, 91c.
OATS Buying prices: iso. 1 white
feed. $23 W 3.50; gray. $23 per ton.
BARLEY Nominal producers' price,
track basis: Feed, $20; brewing, $21
per ton.
rbUUK selling Drice: Patent. $4.60
4.60: Willamette valley, $4.60; local
rtraignt, $4; export, d.o&(a3.80; Dak
liAY Producers' price: Willamette
vauey timotny, ianey, i3.tui4; east
em Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy, $16
f-il6.50; alfalfa, $13(3)13.50; vetch and
oats. $11; clover. $969.10 Der ton.
MILiLSTUFFS Selling price: Bran
szi.ouq; zz.ou; micanngs, Jo0. 50(31. 00
shorts. $23.50 W 24.00 per ton.
CLOVER SEED Buying price: No,
1 red, country points, 12c; alslke, 14c.
tiKAiN HAua jno. 1 Calcutta, fu
ture aenvery, evstffoc.
DENVER HOGS ARE HIGHER
583
700
223
. 25H
.4tW8
.1937
. 730
28
75
145
175
lies
10o9
715
475
14441
12
431
3151
4545
(Salem Bureau of The JonrnaJ.!
Salem, Or., Feb. 23. By figures
taken from the records, fiovernor ! Is reported as charging the dock com
Slieen Frank Cnrrea. Keho I load:'! West todav -bowed how th rost of mission $350 per day for the dredge
Melens &. Gray. Takura, 2 loads, Mel- j admlnisterine the state'a land on(i I " Illamette. to operate In front -of
ens Bros., 1 load; John Stelger, Baker, ! wnisteringr tne state s land and pubnc aoc No j an(, make f,n de
1 load; Thomas Seigel, Robinette, neater laws has grown from nothing sired.
load; '1 nomas Drumheller. Starbuck, in 1904 to $193,800 in 1913-14. and he i The nnr-t xnmn(i.in aa .. -.o.
points a way for reducing this cost I service for the Eastern & Western
more than $100,000. Lumber company, alongside, free. The
He shows how thin ssvlnr nf nvr i "uestion arises, why. in work done by
Chandler. Wallowa. 1 load cattle and i 50 ner cent can b made bv eliminnt- 1 th Por at public expense, are private
hogs; J. L. Rush, Rupert, Idaho. 1 load 1 in g the desert land board and the I interests given preference over public
fv.".15i r?f: ThmtnSve-i?Cik state engineer's department, since the ! int"estf ?
and faBvYs-CMcWnyh Ruml Jol tion of which the cost has greatly! The dredge operated on the Eastern
eh 2 hS?1'- Rwli if (increased. It haa been announced that estern front me 30 days. At
Baker. Caldwell, Idaho,- 3 loads hogs an Initiative measure" will be submit-
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and sheep: John Hill, Payette, Idaho, 2
joaas cattle, c&ives ana nogs.
ComparatiTe statement of North Portland
liTestock run:
Cattle. CalTes. Hog-a. Sheep.
Month to date ... . 4233 17 15,742 18.240
Same 1913 4002
election to
Increase
Decrease .
Year to date
Same 1913 .
Increase
Decrease
t'araten's Pkg. Co.
Frye & Co
Jumea Henry.....
Tacoma Meat....
Barton 4c Co
Misc. Washington.
Feeders . W ash
Misc. B. C
Total
A very small amount of potato buy
ing is reported from the country at
60c to 65c a cental. The business is
lo fill orders received from the south
west some weeks ago. No California
. buying is reported. The trade is some
what frightened regarding future sup-
HIGHEST MARKET PRICES
Ship tJa Xgg, Poultry, Kogs, Teal
Net prices t. o.b. Portland: no "ommissinn.
fresh valley chicken eggs, 18 to 20c
per dos., caa count. Dairy butter. 17c. Bens
and springs. 14i5c; 6 ponud hens 17c
pinnd; ducks 9J12c- turkeys, 1 8c, dressed
lS2Sc; geese. 10ai2c; pigeons, $18 dog.;
- fancy pork. UVi10c; real, fancy. 1314c:
csreara bark, 4 V,c lb. Prices in effect until
further notice. RUBY Co.. 107- Front St..
Portland. Or.. Assets. $30,000.00.
Wanted PonItryfYeaI,Ho2$,Eggs,Hides
We are spot rash buyers and handle In any
it w
quantity.
rill pay you to write or tele
phone us for our cash prices before shipping
elsewhere. No commission ehsrred. Check
sent by return mall. Today's prices: Egrs.
SI te 90e dosen, esse count; chickens, hens
and springs, lflc pound. Veal, fancy llrer in,
J4c pound. Pork 100 to 130 pounds. 10c
round. Other slses and grades accordingly.
Hides, 10 to llr pound. Ship any time. We
guarantee to pay yon all your produce Is
worth. F. H. SCkMALZ tt CO.,
PAID TTP CAPITAL, 10. 000.
rstabllahsd 1908. 14& Front St., PorUand, Or.
While few purchases are being made
public, the price of hops! is almost
daily showing a loss. Purchases of
good quality are reported at 16 to 17c
a pound since Saturday morning, but
deals at the lower price cannot be fully
confirmed.
There seems to be a panic among
many holders to let go of their hops at
the low price. Theisame interests who
were holding a short time ago for a
25c or 30c market are today quite anx
ious to let go several cents below 20c
a pound.
Calling of loans by the banks is said
to be the principal cause of the anxiety
to let go.
Regarding the Russian situation.
United States Consul Johp H. Grout
writes from Odessa: . 1
"From what is regarded as reliable
preliminary information, it would ap
pear that the total hop crop of Russia
for 1913 amounted to 470.000 noods
(about 8500 short tons'), as compared
witn tne estimate or 4i4 tons ror iiz
Of the 1913 harvest, 200,000' poods
(3600 tons) came from the Drovince of
Volhynia. In the total production were
about 350,000 pood's (6300 tons) of
well-cultivated varieties and about
120,000 poods (2170 tons) from peas
ants' holdings. The increase is the
outcome not of heavier crops but of
considerable additions to the area un
der cultivation, made two years ago.
but Just showing results, i
"The weather during the growing
season was not always favorable, but
the Volhynia crops contain from 12 to
18 per cent of lupulin, the amount
elsewhere varying from 10 to 14 per
cent. About the time of the approach
of the hop harvest it was thought that
the crop of bops, here as well as in
some or the most Important hop-growing
centers abroad, would turn out
heavy. This view was greatly encourr
aged by the dealers, whoj had to buy
large quantities to fill engagements
and who, therefore, were interested In
depressing prices. About the middle
of August only 15 to 18 rubles per
pood (21 to 26 cents per; pound) was
paid for fair qualities, j and earlier
sales were carried out on a basis of 12
to IS rubles per pood (17 to 19 cents
per pound). Later prices per pood for
best hops of Russian growth were as
high as 45 and even 50. rubles (64 and
71 cents ner round. Manv of the arrow.
ers who had hurried to sell were heavy
losers and many barely irealized their
year's outlay. Foreign hops went up
to 65 and even 70 rubles (per pood (93
cents and $1 per pound). Ordinary
Market Up a Nickel Today; Cattle
Steady With Sheep Easy.
Denver, Feb. 23. Hogs, 1100; mar
ket 5c higher, at $8.40 8.60.
Cattle. 1600; market steady. Steers,
S6.008.00; cows and heifers. $5.25
6.75.
Sheen. 1000; market easy. Yearlings,
6.006.50; wethers none; ewes, $4.50
5.10; lambs, $7.00 7.15.
AGGIES ENTERTAIN
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Unique Three Day Pro
gram to Aid Activities.
Todav's run of livestock at North
Portland was a record with a total of
9S cars received over Sunday. While
it was first reported last Monday that
receplts then were 100 cars, it after
wards developed that only 91 cars had
appeared. Therefore today's showing
is the greatest mat ever emereu ue
local yards.
Conditions in tne nog iraae were
generally firm today and full former
values were maintainea. ... Sterrell & Oberlce
Hogs came to the local marKet rrom F L Smlth
all directions, Oregon, Washington, jr. j ym
Idaho, Montana and California con-! Adams Bros....'..
tributing to the local supply. ine Kay faircnna....
tntal run of hoirs for the day was T. R. Ilowett
aiF.9 Vitari enmnarpii with 468S a week . Misc. Portland ..
arf j Mifec. Oregon...
The demand -ror nogs siariea weii m
the local market this morning and con
tinued good all day.
Oeneral hog market range:
Rest live. 175 tr. 225 lbs $8.S08.8
Prime heavy, Zza to 250 lbs. 8.60 08.75
Rough and heavy ,. 7.50 4ji 7.76
Figs. 7o to 1ZO ids...... .ouuto.uu
Record Ban or cattle.
It- was the enormous run of cattle
that eave the local market Its record
of livestock receipts over Sunday. Total
receipts in the yards since baiuraay
were 13S9 head compared with 1168
head a week ago. I0o9 a year ago ana
715 bead this aame time two years
ago. ,
General conditions in tne came irauo
are unchanged. Some very fine stuff
came forward over Sunday. There
bjpCb Arrivals from almost all sections
west of the Rockies; In fact some stuff
came forward right under the very
nose of the Denver trade.
General cattle market range:
Prime steers. 1100 to 1200
lbS Y.8(fl'o.ul
Good to choice steers 7.35B7.t0
Common steers 6.751C7.25
Prime speyed heifers (.oo.a
Good choice dehorned cows. 6.857.10
Fair to good cows b.ouwb.-o
Best bulls 6.505.75
Good bulls 6.00&)5.50
Common bulls 4.00 o.OO
Best light calves .uoi.ou
Ordinary calves o.uuio.(a
Mutton Condition inn.
Conditions in the mutton trade were
generally considered good at North
Portland for the day. There was a run
of 3197 head over Sunday compared
with 3197 head a week ago, disi.neaa
a year ago and 4545 nead this sama
period two years ago.
Early sales in the mutton trade this
morning indicated no diminishing of
strength from that shown last week;
some sales being made again at $6.75.
Off cars sales were higher but the
filled basis would be no different.
General mutton market quotations:
Best lambs $6.506.75
Poor lambs 5.60 6.00
Best ewes 4.60445
Ordinary ewes 8.60(5)4.00
Best yearling wethers 5.766.00
Wethers 5.40 5.65
Today's Livestock Snippers.
Cattle T. J. Lynch, Drummond,
Mont.. 3 loads; Ball & Keynon, Parma,
Idaho, 5 loads; U. E. McBee. Cecil. 4
loads: Stewart & Bee. Payette, Idaho,
2 loads; A. L. DeMarts. Milton, 1 load;
Hanson Livestock Co.. Logan, Utah,
2 loads; Portland Feeder Co.. Lewiston,
Utah. 3 loads: Frank W. Burke. Burley,
Idaho. 4 loads: Freemont Livestock
Co.. St. Anthony, Idaho, 5 loads; J. T.
Logan, Huntington, z loaas; j. 11. iid
by, Huntington, 1 load: J. H. Chandler,
Robinette, 2 loads; E. E. Willard. North
Powder, 2 loads; , li. f. .Boatman,
Minida. Mont., 11 loads.
noes Aicunee t. tjo.. vonmer, Ida
ho, 1 load; J. T. Fordyce, Dilley, 1
load: J. M. Barry. Anderson. Cal.. 2
loads; Tozier & Stewart, Cottonwood,
Cal., 1 load; Ward & Harrington, Cald
well, 1 load; Cottonwood Milling. Co.,
Cottonwood, Cal., 2 loads; H. G. Chi
cone. Bend. 1 load: L. L. Miller. Namoa.
Idaho, l load; isez ferce tt. tjo., von
mer, Idaho, l load; .Ka tioicomD,
Weiser, Idaho, 1 load; ii. if. Shaw,
Weiser. Idaho. 1 load: W. W. Chandler,
Dayton, Wash., 1 load; D. H. Irwin,
Prescott, Wash., 1 load; G. M. Lloyd,
Waitsburg, Wash., 1 load; G. E. Canon,
Enterprise, z loans; feter uarison.
Echo. 1 load; A. P. Wolfe. Meridian,
Idaho. 1 load: Castle & Burnham, Pec-
abo, Idaho. 1 load, O. E. Weed, 1 load;
231
0106
10,536
44 12.105
8677
27
54 40.8K9
175 83.227
It). 118
878
46.4W
38,795
1431 121
7162
Disposition of Livestock.
Following were the purchases of livestock
at North Portlaud for the week ended Sat
urday. Those of the Union Meat company In
clude purchases -at country points:
Cattle. CaWes. Hors. Sheep.
Union Meat Co ,V 5 HHiS
125
62
5
, 52
40
68
6
62
05
75
17
161
49
28
llK)
K5
1(19
'l55
54
1018
fl!
212
3"
4)
160 6 6022
Monday Morning Sales.
HOGS.
Section Xo. At. lbs.
Oregon 100 156
Oregon ' ....100
Idaho 00
Oregon 80
Oregon .............. 10
Oregon 69
Idaho ................ 91
Oregon .............. 2
Oregon .............. 90
California ....t.....:i03
Oregon . ............ . 8
Oregoa 4
Idaho ................ 5
Idaho 85
Idaho . 1
Idaho 03
Iduho 2
Oregon ' 95
Oregon 15
Oregon .............. 41
Oregon 9
Oregon
California
California
California
Idaho ....
Idaho ....
Idaho ....
Idaho
Idaho
Iduho
Idaho
..104
.. 52
.. 91
..104
..103
.. 2
.. 58
.. 36
.. 8
..104
3
Idaho 98
Idaho 2
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
Washington
Washington
Oregon
Oregon
Wanning ton
Washington
Oregon . . .
Oregon ...
2
89
1
94
1
95
9
.; loo
2
... 95
2
' STEERS.
Utah 27
Utah
Idaho
Idaho ......
Montana
Idaho ......
Idaho ......
Idaho
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon ....
Idaho ......
Oregon ....
Idaho
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Oregon . . .
Oregon ...
Idaho .....
Idaho .....
Oregon ...
Idaho 137
Oregon 122
Oregon -i
WETHERS.
Washington 227
Washington 225
Washington 112
Washington 29
27
1
22
25
3
COWS.
22
.: 1
5
12
1
3
CALVES.
1
BULLS.
i
LAMBS.
, R8
71
125
125
lt)7
5
EWES.
.244
10
203
172
167
173
156
320
130
212
802
847
264
195
400
211
295
158
113
17
272
164
175
12
164
157
380
171
126
871
i:i6
237
175
350
350
204
K20
200
186
650
158
336
171
485
199
350
KX!T
1177
1210
1040
112S
1127
1155
S.Vl
1170 ,
l'S
8H0
395
210
860
1725
1790
ted at the next general
bring about this result.
In 1901 the state passed a law ac
cepting the provisions of the Carey
act, providing for tne reclamation of
the arid lands of the state. The ad
ministration of the law was placed in
the lmnds of the state land board, so
no extra expense was attached. This
condition Dre vailed nntll 1905. whe-n
c&icu, ax. crtiai y ui iiuu per annum.
In 1909 the desert land board was cre
ated, also the state water board of
control, and the state engineer's sal
ary was raised to $3000.
Started the Increase.
The creation of the office of state
engineer in 1905 was the beginning of
a series of rapidly Increasing appro
priations, shown as follows:
Ap-propriaion, 1905-6.
Salary and expenses. . $10,000
Ilydrographic maps.. 6,000 $ 16,000
1907 Appropriation for state
land board for Carey act
project
State engineer's office, 1907-8
Salaries, expenses. . $10,000
Hydrographic maps 5.000 $ 15,000
1909 Desert land board cr
ated to take over Carey act
work
rTT I Appropriation 1909-10... $
va.vc3 tin i wuaiu Ui VUllirOt
created to take over adjudica
tion of water rightB. Mem
bers' -salaries fixed at $3000
per annum
106
240
'l25
439
bi)i
"495
242
420
J3&u per day, as charged the dock
commission, the bill would be $10,000,
a very pretty penny for a private cor
poration to turn, merely by having
friends at court.
- It must be remembered that both
the port and dock commissions, by the
act creating them, exist for the pur
pose of promoting the commerce of
Portland, and it is tha duty of each
to give the other when working In be
half of public commerce the preference
over any private Interest.
J. B. ZIEGLER,
Of the .Committer for the City on
Terminal Plan.
"It is correct that the nort commi-
ision is charging the dock commission
jjso a day for the dredging in front
of west side dock No-. 1," said 8. M.
Aiears, president of the nort commis
sion. "It is true that the fill at the
Eastern and Western Lumber company
property was made without cost. But
the conditions are different.
"We are engaged tn dredging the
channel near the Eastern & Western
Lumber company's property. We ned
ed a place to dump the spoil of the
dredging. Permission to do this was
given: by the lumber company and we
did so at a point considerably back of
the harbor line after the company, at
considerable cost, bad raised an earth
en wall between the water and the
lowland to be filled.
"In doing this filling no special fa
vor was shown the lumber company
Several years ago . the old port com
mission offered to fill behind the
bulkhead line In return for being fur
nished & place to lu,mp the spoil of
channel dredging. When It came to
dredging in front of the west side pub-
Total $ 9,000 ' 'ic docks no one had ever asked us to
1911. . AnnrnnrtaMnn I the use of the dredge at the bare cost
7.xo : Desert land board $ 8,000 ,' of , operation, thinking that whether
4,000
8.80
8.75
8.70
8.65
8.55
8.15
8.15
7.80
7.80
7.65
7.55
8.80
30,000
Price.
$8.80
2S9 1 Appropriation 1909-10
Ktate h-nglneer s salary raise'
to juoo per annum
Appropriation 1909-10 $ 25,000
Also certain fees collected to
oe paid into a survey fund
and spent by him.
To increase the development" of
physical, mental and spiritual welfare
and promote a higher fdrtn, of enter
tainment and social, intercjourse of the
Japanese young men of Portland, the
Mikado club was organimed last even,
ing under the direction of Ir. Sellehl
Oka at 18 North Tenth street. To ob
tain results the club .has been divided
into several 6rartments import, mus
ical and lecture. A library will also
be provided, which will be within the
reach of all Japanese of the city.
Dr. Oka, In his opening address. sal .
In part: "I believe, that, to promote
and accelerate the . friendly and cor
dial relation of the United States and
Japan, it should be based upon the
friendly understanding of the young
men of the great republic of the stars
and stripes and the empire of the-rising
sun, in their daily business as well
as in their social llf e.
To realize thts ideal- the Mikado
club ha organized a basebaU team to
play America national -game, which
Is being well played by the young men
In Japan."
The club baseball team was organ
ised last year, but Its success was not
so great as it is expected to bo this
year. Dr. Oka stated that the dub
has engaged Carl King.. former catcher
of the Portland Colts, to train the team
for one month. Tbe team will prac
tice each Sunday on the City Park
grounds.
During the first part' of last even
ing's program addresses were mads by
Honorable M. Ida. Japanese consul: M,
Kavniu and H. Seno. Kl Toyama, one '
of the club members, gave a slrort talk
In Japanese, telling of the points of
the American game.
The second part of tha program was
devoted to singing, dancing and mus
ical numbers, as follows: Violin solo.
Mr. Wakatsukl; vocal solo; Mr. Sekl-.
guchl; gilaya. Mr. Inouye; duet of
Shakuhacbt, Mr. Iwata bd Mr. Oh
tani; Blwa, Mr. Mlyake and Mr. Endoj
sword dance, Mr. Shlozawa; SMngin.
Mr. Ishlbashl; mandolin solo. Mr. 8u
gano. and fancy drill by the members
The Kelo university baseball team,
which will tour the United States this
season, according to an announcement,
will be entertained by tbo local club
during Its stay in Portland. It may
be possible that a baseball game will
also be scheduled. ' - !
8.70
7.70
8.70
8.15
8.70
7.70
8.65
7.70
7.70
7.70
8.70
7.70
8.65
8.15
7.C5
G.5f
7.50
8.70
7.70
8.20
8.70
8 20
7.70
8.75
7.75
8.65
8.70
20,000
State water board
State engineer
Standing appropria
tion $20.0f)
Special surveys 13,800
Topographic and Hy
drographic maps. 45,000
Total $106,800
Appropriation 1913-14.
1913. Annronriatlon
78.800
Desert land board' . .
state water board
State engineer's office
Standing appropria
tion $20,000
Special surveys 13,800
Top. and Hyd. maps 45,000
Cooperative survey. 50.000
Celilo Investigation 15,000
7.70
8.70
7.70
$7.90
7.00
7.75
7.75
port commission paid or the dock
commission paid, the cost ultimately
came from the taxpayers' pockets. No
complaint concerning this arrangement
was ever made by the dock commis
sion." Nominations Reported.
Washington. Feb. 23. The senate
Judiciary committee today favorably
reported out the following nomina
tions: Charles" Walton, of Fresno, to be
United States marshal for the south
ern district of California, and James
McGovern, of "Wilbur, Wash., to be
United States marshal for the easteren
district of Washington.
Races at Juarez.
Juarez, Feb. 23. Sunday's results:
First race Lemon Joe, 5 to 1, 7 to
5, 1 to 2, won; Kvran. 12 to 1, 5 to 1,
second; Panhachapl, 1 to 4, third. Time,
1:00. Scratched, TJanberry, Eddie Foy,
Leford, Velie Forty, Ben Stone, Nifty.
Second race Chrlstophlne. 13 to 5,
4 to 6. 2 to 6. won ; Francis, 3 to 1,
even, second; Dalston, 3 to 8, third.
I Tim. 1 1 A 1 -K
10.000
40.SOO
143,800
.$193,800
Total
Would Abolish Both.
"As a means of applying the nnin-
7.60 Ing knife to these increasing appropri
ations witnout taking rrom the effi
ciency of the administration of land
and water laws. Governor West favors
the abolishment of the desert land
board and the office of state engineer.
He declares the work of the des
ert land board should be turned
7.25 over to the state land board.
Will .Wrestle Tomorrow.
Centralla, Wash.. Feb..tJ. Con trail a
followers of rbe wrestling game are
promised one of tbe biggsst treats In
local sportdom tomorrow night, when
Carl Nelson of Chehalis swid John Berg
of Portland clash at tba .local armory
Both Berg and Nelson are old beads at ,
the game, and the local fans acquainted
with their work, have seen them- In
action hero beforo. T6y will wrestle
for a $250 sld bet, Blet agreeing to
throw Nelson twice In an hour.
Won't Stand for This Again.
Santa Monica, Cal.. Feb. 13. For - ,
the second time In 10. days Hap Hogan
posed as Barney Oldf feld before a
crowd of Vanderbllt race bugs. He .
strutted and talked of spark plugs and ;
carbureters until Oldfleld appeared and
the crowd got wise. ,i
03 1 not to exceed $3750," be states, "should
expense at-
-Black Eyed Susan. S to
to 6, 1 to 2, won; Belle of Bryn
Mawr, even, 1 to 2. second; Truly, 2 to
$7.'
.o.io be made to cover the
v' ' tflnhor! " tint rt t hi. .Tinrnnrl. (Inn V,
8 75 board would employ a man fitted 'or . Fourth raceBlue Racer 8 to K i
3.75 such work, say at a salary of $2000. I , r"T ,i ' . i'.1
who would devote all of his time to a ' ?UJ! f",n" Zfr,ate' 7 to
$8.00 the job j ' out "condn jf6y Capricious, out.
-The work of the state engineer's ,,'t. rimFi i ' . ,
$6.00 office should be turned over to the Flfh race EI Pat. to 1. J to 1,
5-? 2tt. w2? h, " 10 - iT. won; John Hurie. 7 to 2. to 6,
85 $6.80 I
78 6 75 i
78 6.75
78 6.75
m 6.50
188 3.75 :
104 $4.90
H6 4.73
1 4.75
W 4.50
07 $3.85
HO 5.85 1
7 5.85
98 6.85 !
"The said board should be given
power to appoint a registrar of water
titles at a salary of not to exceed Dt,V22w
second; Chllla, 6 to 6, third. Time,
1:26 2-5. Scratched. King Radford.
$2000 per annum, who would perform
the clerical and other duties now sup-
Sixth race Curlicue, 6 to 6. S to 6.
1 to 3, won: Tahoe, 6 to 5, 1 to 2.
posed to be performed by the state ?e5?nd: Uncl Beo 1 to 3' thira- Tlmt'
()Weighed off cars; filled" price would be
15c less.
(so-called peasants') hops, containing
eaper. Over half of the crop will be
to 9 per cent of lupulin, were much
classed as first grade, and of the rest
fthnllt rtnA-ftl-Tth am ftpnnnrl rrad. '
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vams. Or., Feb. 23. The Oranee. O.
club of the Oregon Agricultural col
lege will stage a pageant in the late
spring for the benefit of the athletes
visiting the institution in connection
with the interscholastic meet to be
held here at that time, and to boost
athletics. No pains will be spared to
make the event the biggest thing of
that nature ever put on here. Begin
ning Thursday, there will be one round
of interesting features which will keep
everyone entertained. There will be
no classes during the week end, the
whole time being given over to the pe
riod of festivity.
May 21, 22 and 23 are the dates se
lected by the Orange. O. men for their
pageant. . A play, a dance, the inter
scholastic track meet, to which all of
the athletes winning points in. the U.
of O., Portland, eastern Oregon and
southern Oregon meets will b invited;
the annual women's spring pageant,
two baseball games with the Univer
sity of Oregon, andra gala night are
some of the Items on the docket at
present. Committees have been ap
pointed to attend to all of these various
events, and from the advance plans
there will be no hitch In any of the
proceedings, i
The lower campus win be the seat
of all of the activity, with the excep
tion of the dance. The latter will take
place on the floor of the new gymna
sium, which will be completed just in
time for the occasion. An open-air au
ditorium will! accommodate the play
ers. iso cast or vehicle has been se
lected for the Thespian production,
but a committee Is at work, and with
the assistance of the dramatic coach
of the institution they will choose a
fitting play.
On the "Gala Night" It Is expected
that the week end will reach a climax.
At this time it is planned to have a
miniature city arranged on the cam
pus, and there will be a "paystreak,"
with booths along each side. All of
the fraternities and other organiza
tions are expected to put on some form
of stunt. A circus and two or three
bands will be on hand.
The baseball games will be the
crowning features of the athletic sea
son, being the last, of the University
of Oregon - O. A. C. series, and the
ones expected to determine the state
championship. 1
Around the selection of the king and
queen of the pageant much interest is
centering. The king will be chosen by
popular vote, while the queen will be
selected by the members of the Ore
gon O. club. The organization expects
to pick the queen during the latteer
part of next month, while the election
of king will take place about one
week before the pageant is staged. It
Is expected that only seniors will be
eligible for these honors.
The preliminary work on the pa
geant Is being bandied by an execu
tive committee. v Robert Chrlsman,
president of the club, is at the head
of the work. The plan of the pageant
was introduced by him, and is being
worked out largely by him. J. O. Ba
ker of Portland, captain of the track
team, has charge of the interscholastio-j
meet; Q. G. Dewey of Ash lam d has
charge of the dance; Ben Culver of
Payette, Idaho, captain of the baseball
team, has charge of the baseball
games; H. A. Walters, a track man
from Cove, is working up the music;
the gala night is in the hands of John
Williams of Portland, last year's track
captain; the play Is under the direction
of Captain May of Portland; Shirley,
McMinnyille, of the track team, has
charge of the women's pageant, while
William Smart of Santa Ana, Cal., a
member of the football team, has
charge of the advertising.
THREE TRAP SHOOTERS
n mpmhAr nf the fttnta wfltpr hnArrtl. I
"The members of the state water Either gas or electricity may- be
hnn r-ri ahmiM h rennireri tn .iivntn nil : used Tn a new water sterilizer -foi
of their time to the duties of the of- Public places, which raises the water
flee. It was brought to light a short lo lne DO"ln point, dui aenvers It
time ago that while drawing a salary thoroughly cooled.
from the state, a member of the state gg
water board was employed as a local t
attorney by the O. R. & N. Co., and
that the said official was traveling on i
a pass. j
"Under the proposed plan the ex-
pense for the two years, 1915-16 would
Thel
Canadian! Bank
of Commerce
HEAD OFFICE
Toronto, Canada
Established 4867.
1
A General Banking Business
Transacted -
Interest Paid on Time Deposits
PORTLAND BRANCn .
Corner Second and 'Stark Sts.
JT. C. M ALP AS. I Manager
IN 90 PER CENT CLASS j Tt?Z land board (Carey act
I projects) $ 7,500.00'
State water board 32,500.0'J
Only three trapshooters were able Registrar of water titles ... 10,000.00 j
to make scores above the 90 per cent j ' j
mark in tbe weekly shoot of the Port- , -Thla wouM mean a saving of' $148.- j
land Gun club yesterday on the Kenton 000 over the appropriation for 1913-14.
traps, because of the high winds. S. i If it Is thought advisable to make
Huntley made the hlgn score of the'i some appropriation for special sur-
day and Dick Carton and Ed Morris ves. $o0,000 could De so appropnatea
were tied for second. j n saving of $98.000 still be made."
Huntley 92, Carlon 90, Ed Morris
(professional) 90, Bacon 84, Van Atta i
84, Seavey 83, Wihlon 83, Dryden (pro
fessional) 79, D. Holohan 78, H. W.
Metzger 78. Hilgers 76, Abraham 75,
Knight 75, Bateman 74, Saltus 72,
Matthes 66, Johnson 66, Honeyman 60,
Templeton 58, Kubll 66, Metschan 50,
Sartenherg 50, McNary 50, Stokes 50
Steamer Released on Bond.
The river steamer Ottawa, seized
Saturday by Deputy United States
Marshal George Jackson on the libel of
the Oregon Round Lumber company,
has been released on $5000 bail. The
respondent, by R. I. Caples, is suing
for possession of the boat. Deputy
Marshal Jackson boarded the vessel as
The Bank of California
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
of San Francisco
Founded 1864 .
Capital paid in
Surplus and undivided profits
Commercial Banking and Savings Department
PORTLAND OFFICEfif
Third and Stark Streets
$8,500,000.00
$7,868,632.00
and J. Huntlev broke 23 h!rrt nut she was passing through the Burn
5 attempts. ! side bridge draw, towing a, lumber
The. scores in thA flnnhipn- a u,, ; barge and headed downstream. She
ley 90. Wihlon 84. J. Huntley 83. D. i
was docked at the foot of Flanders
Holohan 73, Van Atta 60, Metzger 60, j street and a keeper was placed aboard.
ADranam 45, tana Matthes 40.
WYMER HAS RECORD
FOR RAPID GROWTH
North Yakima. Wash., Feb. 23. Wy-
mer, a station, on the Northern Pacific'
20 miles west . of North Yakima, has a
record of the largest increase in popu
lation In the Yakima valley since the
1910 census. In March, 1910, there
were three residents, and In four
years the growth has been 583 per
cent.' The Increase has been entirely
by immigration, as Wymer's vital sta
tistics show no birth in the history of
the town, and but two deaths, both of
them by accidental gunshot wounds.
Railroading constitutes the principal
industry of the little town, nearly half
the male population being employed In
conserving the Northern Pacific's
roadbed. The tributary country Is
dairy and grazing land..
Overbeck & Cooke Co.
Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Eta.
816-217 Board of Trade BnUdlag.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members Chicago Board of Trade.
Correspondents of Logan A Bryan,
Chicago. New York
J. C. Wilson & Co.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANOH
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADS
THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO
PORTLAND OFFICE
169 Oak BU, Ground Tloor. wl Blg,
Paonss Marshall 3858. A-4187.
THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BAPK
PORTLAND, OREGON Ij
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
' Capita. - - $1,000,000
Surplus - - $1,000,000
OFFICERS
L 9. O. AUSWOJA'H, President. '
3 ZXA BASHES. Ylee-Fraaldsat. S. w. ICXJOn, Caablar.
A. SC WBiatT, Asst. Caebler. . Jti
W. A, SOW, Asst. Cashier. P. . DiCJtAsrt. Cashier.