THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING,- OCTOBER 21. 1914.
WHEAT
SHIPMENTS
ARE BEING RUSHED JO ENGLAND FROM HERE
SUPPLY OF CHICKENS
HEAVIER ON STREET
; WITH VALUES EASIER
jJTalL: of Illeher Prices Generally
Is Made On! 7 by Those That
II v None to Sell and Want to
Create a Dissatisfied Feeling.
The market was crowded with chick
ens today. For heavy nens mere wa
a very cood demand ana as otgn u
Uo a pound wan obtained for offer
ing, but for wirings only stagntion
. . . . . . - .. ,
waa ahiMun a M In tn I nA Vfl 1 T T M
are ruling nominally irom n a to.iie
a wuna. wnn most ui me iimiiea uu-
Inesa at the lower figure.
tor reasons known generally, some
of the firms that have not received
inv material huddIIcs of chickens dur
ln the first days of the week have
publicly stated that the market was
strong and sharply higher.
Those that received tne ouik or me
hlDmrnLM nd thev are old time, de-
tendablefirms have been unable td
move springs' without shading values.
The Jewish trade has been the most
perslntent bidder for hens along -the
street. Thla di-mand calls for heavy
hens only and buyers are willing to
pay a small premium over the general
marKet lor their wants.
EO(J TKADK IS STILL MIXED
While there 1s a rather firm tone
In the'f-KK trade generally along the
street, the price of fresh ranch stock
is . mixed. Hales are reported today
lor candled stock at 35(0 37 c a dozen.
Keceipts light.
APPLE MARKET IS WEAKER
Weaker tone is showing for apples
in the local marKet and in some in-
stances values are being shaded. The
best demand Is for stock that sells
from 7&c to 8Jc a box, that can be
retailed at Jl, '
COFFEE PRICES ARE REDUCED
Sharp reduction of ltfr2V4e a Dound
Js shown in the price list on roasted
corree in trie local marKet here today
lollowlne further weakness In the cen
eral trade. This confirms fully ear
lier reports in The Journal that there
was no necessity for tne first ad
vances.
BUTTER MARKET IS DRAGGING
OVERSUPPLY
CAUSES
VEAL
TO
MARKET
DROP
HERE
AFTER GAIN
Strength Is of Short Duration and
Values Slide With Increased Of
ferings From the Country; Hogs
Holding Steady at 9 to 9c.
After a very short ?' period of
strength, the market for veal shows
a very bad break along tne street. Re
ceipts of country killed stuff In the
wnoiesaie market during tne last .
hours were far beyond expectations of
trie trade.
Receivers tried their utmost to
clean up accumulations last night at
lower prices, but a large per cent or
the arrivals were still on hand at the
opening of business this morning, and
trie outlook was anything but promis
ing. Sales of veals were reported along
the street around 12 4212 V4c a pound
for best quality offerings. The higher
price was obtained only in exceptional
Instances and was by no means the
rule.
Country killed hogs were' steady.
Edited, by Hrman H. Cohen.
WHEAT BUSINESS IS
HEAVY AT ADVANCED
PRICES
COUNTRY
Further Sales for Export Business
Reported Here; British Steamer
to Be Loaded With 8000 Tons
for England; Oats Very Active.
WHEAT CARGOES LOWEtt."
London, Oct. 21. W heat cargoes on pssfise
uncnangea to la lower.
LIVERPOOL WHEAT HIGHER.
Liverpool, Oct. 21. Wheat:
Oct. 20. Oct. 21.
Close. Onen. Close.
October .. 8a 10d Ss lod 8a 10d
December 9s 2 d 9s
PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS.
-Cars-
SWINE PRICES HIT A
SHARP BLOW TODAY;
AFFECTS ALL YARDS
Heavy Run at North Portland 19
0
Cause and Buyers Offer 25 to
35c Less; Chicago Down Same
Amount; Kansas City 20 to 30c
KOCt UA8ZET DRAGS
Oat of 15 loads of begs two were
sold today at $7.15, which is tie ex
treme top. Tne rest were sold at 57.10
or under with, the market folly 25 35c
below yesterday.
HOP SALES HEAVY IN
THE AGGREGATE BUT
ORDERS ARE SMALL
Individual Sales Not. Heavy, All
Interests Purchase a Few Bales
Here and There; Bulk of Busi
ness Being Done at 9 to 10c
TEAL'S REPORT WILL
BE OF INTEREST TO
THE LUMBER TRADE
LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS
City and Country Business in Provision Lin Is
Good; Tone of Horse Market Is Strong; Demand
for Woolen Goods Heavy. w . jJ-
Conferences With Cabinet; RAILROADS BIG INCREASE IN TRAFFIC
Members Result in Much
Technical Information,
TO EXTEND OUR MARKET
Monday
Tuesday ....
Wednesday . .
Year ago ..
Wheat.Barley.Kloar.Oats. Hay.
. . 119 9 21 9 19
.. tW 13 4 .'. 10
Mt 7 l:i :t IS ?
"With actual business in club wheat
with sales at 9iii9c a pound, the bulk j n the country on the basis of $1.05
of the business' reported being at the
lower price.
Meat markets generally are quite
well stocked with all offerings.
San Francisco Grain Market.
San Francisco. Oct. 21. Barley cans:
r 0 t. 20. Oct. 21.
Close. Open. Close.
December ...$1.12 $1.1214 $113
May 1.20 B 1224 l.ZSfc
Oaah prtcea: Wheat. Walla Walla. 1.73a
1.80; red Uusaian. $1.70pi.72tt; Turkey red,
$1 .0a 1.85; blues tem, l85i.0.
Keed barley, $1.07 fit 1.10.
Whit oats. $1.42". fti 1.45.
. Bran, $28.00; middlings, $30.00331.00;
chorta. $2U.OX327.00.
Onlaha Hogs at $7.05.
Sonth Omafea. Neb., Oct. 21. Cattle, 8000;
market weak to 10c lower; steers, $9.00
10.50; cowa and heifers, $5.506.75.
Hogs, 5O00; market 54310c lower; closed
atrong; bnlk. $6.80456.90; tops. $7.05.
Sheep, 30,000; market steady; native year
ling, $5.S5&a.lO; wethers, $5.255.60; lambs,
$7.4O7.70; ewes. $4.755.O0.
Further dragging tendency is shown
In tne butter market locally. It la
Hated that further cutting of prices
la shown by state creameries and some
la reported by city makers. The gen
eral situation is not good.
CABBAGE MARKET VERY WEAK
Market for cabbage Is very weak
along the street at this time. Receints
are Increased greatly and sales of No.
l block are oeing reported down to
lur. a cental. Quality of offering t
Unusually good.
POTATO MARKET SHOWS SLOW
Kfforts of growers to stimulate th
potato trade have failed here for the
reawon that even prevailing prices here
are somewhat too high to secure bus
lnen In the southwest. Colorado is
selling for less.
Denver Hogs Lower.
Penyer, Colo.. Oct. 21. Cattle. 1600; market
weak; steers, $6.0Oa7.30; cows and helfera,
$5.00(88.40; vtockers and feeders, $6.007.25;
calves, $7.5010.00.
Hogs, a00; market lower; tops. $7.10; bulk,
$C.tKi&7.10.
Sheep. 8100; market steady; lambs, $65Q
7.25; ewea. 4.00&4.S5. .
San Francisco Dairy Produce,
-San Francisco, Oct. 21. Kggs, extras, 51c;
pallets. 41c; California storage, extras, 30c
Batter, extras, 31i,e; prime firsts, 28c;
firsts, 20c; secouda. 24c.
Cheese. California fancy, 15c; firsts,
12 ',-a c; seconds, 10c.
8IHPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE
Weather bureau sends the following
notice to shippers:
' Protect shipments as far north as
Seattle against minimum temperatures
of about 40 degrees: northeast to Spo
kane. 34 degrees; southeast to Bofse.
SZ degrees; south to Ashland, 40 de-
frre-B. .Minimum temperature at Port
and tonight, about 4 4 degrees.
-JOBWIXG PRICES OP PORTLAND
.-ipeae prices are those at which wholesalers
" ' reiauers. excerif aa otherwise stated'
BUTTE It Nominal Willamette Talley cream
" Jful. selling price. 32e; atnte prints
2Si, ranch butler, 18a20c; city cream
. BUTTElt f'AT ' No. 1. Portlard deUTery,
4c. ,
" . K1GS Nenrbr. fresh It varherert rru.
- eriiilled. lixal extras, white 3536o: case
eount. l.iiyKnu f. o. .b. Portland, 33c; eastern,
.tresh." :wr?A .
..,'IV?I'on-TKT N"'- 1212e; broilers,
1Si1Se; 1uk. Pekin, HSilic; colored. 10c:
turkeys. -IHialc; dressed, ( ) pigeons
i $ltl.2r. s.iihIjs. $2.S5fri2.40 dos.; geese. 10c.
Seattle Dairy Produce.
Seattle. Wash.. Oct. 21. Eees fresh raneh.
48 at 52c; eastern fresh, 3540c; orientals, 18c.
Butter, local cabes, 34c; bricks, 35c; Oregon
enhes. 32B33c.
Cheese. W"lsconBln. 19c: Wsahlnartnn 17U.
QlSc. .
Chicago Hogs Slump.
Chicago. Oct- 21. Hogs. 28,000; market 13
25c lower; light. b 75 (27.40: mixed, tfl.80
(J!7.50; heary. W 737.45; rough, $6.756.80.
t attle, ih.ouo; market 10c lower.
Sheep, 37,000; market weak.
Kansas City Livestock Off.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 21. Hogs, 10,000;
market, 2Oft?30c lower; tops, $7.35.
Cattle, DooO; market 15c lower.
Sheep. 10,000; market 10c lower.
NORTHWEST RANK STATEMENT
per bushel, tidewater, track basis, the
market here and in the interior is gen
erally very strong. Business in the
interior is showing a big increase. It
Is -stated that considerable Utah and
Idaho wheat has been purchased for
shipment to Europe via Portland dur
ing the last 24 hours at prices several
cents a bushel better than had been
offering in that territory a lew days
ago.
The British steamer Ventura D. Lar-
rinaga, which arrived here this morn
ing for the Northern Grain & Ware
house company, to be loaded for the
account of Strauss & Co., will take
out i000 tons of wheat to England as
quickly as the grain can be put on the
vessel.
The market for oats is just as strong
as wheat, with further export business
reported but unconfirmed. One local
exporting firm reported the purchase
of a block this morning at $27 a ton
here, but refused to state whether1 the
grain was for export or not. However,
with the extraordinary demand for
oats, both on the Atlantic and in the
Pacific northwest, for European load
ing, there is no doubt that further bus
iness is passing in the oats trade here
for export.
The barley market continues to
show a quiet tone, with little demand
from the trade generally.
CL)VER SEED Nominal; No. 1 re
cleaned. 1315c; ordinary, ll12c
pound; alsiue,illc pound.
FLOUR Belling price: Patent,
$5.40; " Willamette valley. . $5.40; nomi
nal straietit. l4.yuOT4.bu: export.
straight, $4.00-, cutoff, $4.20; baiters'.
$5.O0f(DS).40.
HAY New crop, producers' price
Willamette valley timothy. fancy.
$12.50; eastern Oregon - Idaho fancy
timothy $15.00 tt ia.au; aiiaiia, $i3.bu;
vetch and oats, $9.00 10.00; clover. $S
per ton.
GRAIN BAGS Nominal; No. 1 Cal
cutta. JS.25 48.50.
While there were no sales because
asking values were lifted about as
much as oias. tne latter were snarpiy
higher for wheat on the Portland
Meifcliants" Exchange for the day.
liluestem was up 2c, fortyfold lc, ciub
1C red Russian and red fife each
lc a bushel
Oats market showed further
strength on the exchange with an ad
vance of 50c a ton in bids. Barley
was ud a like amount for feed, but
unchanged for brewing. Millstuffs
were unchanged.
Official Merchants' Exchange prices:
WHEAT.
Wed. Tnes.
Year ago.
$2,439,179.04
2.5ai.i0.1
2.821.0S5.95
Portland Banks.
Clearings This week.
Wednesday $2,194,522.32
Tuesday 2.340,915.43
Monday 2,490.606. 1
Week to date $7,041,033.97
Seattla Banks.
Clearings ; $1,928,681.00
Balances ie3,874.00
Tacoraa Banks,
Clearings $ S20.166.00
Balances 44.O07.00
$7,821,925.15
IKANsl'UKTATlON
COOS BAY
AND EUREKA
S. S. ELDER
BAILS 8U1TDAT, OCT. 25, 9 A. X.
0RTH PACiriO STEAMSHIP CO.
Freight Offio
Font Northruu St.
Main 5l!U3. A-5422
Zlckat Offica
lift: A 3d St.
Main i3u a-i.-.h
dressed, $1.50
Bid. Ask. Bid.
Blaestem ..$1.10 $1.12 $1.08
lortyfold ..1.07 1.10 1.06
NoTember 1.00
December ... 1.00 ....
Club 1.04 1.06 1.02'4
November . . l.OB
B. KussUn . . 1.00 .97
Bed Fife . . -99 101 .93
OATS.
Mon.
Bid.
SI. 08
1.06
1.02
".98
.99
Fted $27.25 $28.00 .$20.75
lievember 27.5 .
BARLEY.
Feed $21.50 $23.00
Brewing 22.00 24.00
MILLSTUKKS.
Bran $22.25 $23.00
Storts :. 23-23 23.50
$27.00
$21j00 $21.25
22.00 22.50
$22.25 $22.00
23.25 23.U)
STEAMSHIP
8113 Direct for San Francisco, Xios
Angeles and Ban Diego.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23, at 2:30 P. M.
SAW FBANCISCO, POBTZ.AZTD St
ZiOS ANOELE8 STEAMSHIP CO
PRANK BOIXAkI, Agent.
-194 Third St. A-4596. Main 28
nr.
8. 8. BEAVER Por
SAN FRANCISCO
1.09 A N ; km-: J
3 P. M., Oct. S3
Tks Sao Frsaciaeo ft Portland S. S., Oe
a ana wssnington bts. (with 0.-W. R. ft
. w.) in. Mramu souu. A -o 1 1 .
Goos Bay Line
STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER
Ralls from Alua worth dock, Portland. 8 p. m
r-rery lueacay. rrelght and ticket office
i www jiiuawurui ooca. i. s. u. tj. g. Line.
L. U. Keating, Agent, t'lioue Male 3600. A
233X City ticket office, ho SUU: street. C
v . minger. Ageoi. i nonea UarsbaH 4500,
'A-eizi.
American-Hawaiian S. S. Co
"Th Panama Canal iane"
- EXPRESS PREIOHT SERVICE
Between
Portland. Hew Tork, Caarleatoa ana
rauaaeipnia.
For information as to rates, sailings,
etc., call on or aaaress
C. D. KENNEDT, Agent.
. 870 Starfc Street. Portland. Or,
New Coos Bay Line
1UUL8HF1XXD, HOSTS BEND AND EMPIRE
Steamship raraiso
8ATLS DIRECT SAT.. OCT. 84. T P.
lor paaaengera and freight, make reserrattofia
finmediately. Frank Bollam, Fars. Agt
24. 124 Third St.
Albers Dock No. 1.
Main
A-4iM. Freight office,
JACK RABBITS Fancy
1.75 dozen.
C1IKK.SE Nominal. Fresh Oregon, fane full
cream twins and triplets, 18c; Young Amer
ica, 17c
Fruit and Vegetables.
FBESII F It UIT Oranges, $2.7513.23; ba
nanas, 4c lb.; lemons. 3.0oa6.00; limes,
$1.00 per 100; grapefruit. $4.DOfiO per case;
itnrapples, 7c pound; potatoes, SiMjj'Oc; cant a.
uupea. $l.W4jl.25; watermelons, 90c$1.00;
caaabas, 1.0o crate; peun, 75c(&$10; Xokoy,
grapes, $1.00 crate.
APl'LES Local. 50c$1.50 box, according
to quality.
VKUETABLES Turnloa. tl.25: beefs 1 SO-
carrots. $1.25; parsnips, $11. sack; cab
bege, 75cft4$l, tomatoes, "60c lug; grten onions
loaioc per dozen bunches; peppers, bell,
4ri5U.c; head lettuce, 75c dozen, celery. 50fti
85c dozen: occ nlant. 7c: ranllf l,.M.r nrar.
($1.25 Uu. ; French artichokes, 854i:ttoc duz.;
trlog beans. SMic: cucumbers, huthouse 4io!
outdoor. 20a,25c dozen; green coru, 75cj$l
aack; cranberries, eastern. SS bbl.. locaL S3.50
box; peas, 10c; sprouts, H(nc pound.
OMO.NS Local. 85caSl. Califurniii. RK.
rarlic. 17 c.
FOI'AIOES Selling nrice. Extra ehoiMi
1.0U4J1.25 per cental; sweets, $2.00.
Hops, wool and Hides,
HOI'S Buying price. choice. IOOIOUc:
grime, 9(89c; medium to prime, 9c; medium.
UUilllM OK CASCAKA BARK Car lots.
4c; less than car lots, 4c.
MOHAlB-tl14 2Tii27i..c.
WOOL Nominal. 1U14 cliD: Willanwtte val
ley coarse Ootswold, 17 c: medium Shrop
shire. IHVjc; chokv fancy lots. l0(ti2Ck lh
eastern Oregon, 144i20c; accordins to .ahrlnk-
age.
H11JE53 Ury hides. 25c lb.: rreen. 12n-
salted hides, 13c; bull., green salt, 0ei kips.
13ai4c; calves, dry. 2jc; calf skins salted
or green. 18dJ20c; green hides, lc less than
salted; sheep pelts, salted, shearings. I0a
25c; dry. 10c.
lALbuw-.o. 1. 4Viia4ic: No. 2 4rm
4c; geese, 3'.34c.
Masts, Fish and Provisions,
DRESSED MEAT'S Sellina mice runir
killed; hogs, fancy, lMgM'2c; ordinary, SifcjiSV:
rough sod heavy, 7(ai7c; fancy veals, 12
wuiuarj, iimiu'sc; poor, iitfoc; goats.
'ft4c; spring lambs. Oc.
HAMS. BACON. ETC. Hams. 17W.21e-
breakfast bacon. 20',fe:c; boiled haiu, 29c;
picnics, 14c; cottage, 17 o.
aicA i t-aciting nouse steers. No. 1 stock,
12c; No. 1 stock, 11c: ewes, loc: weth
ers, ltc: lambs, 12!-c; pork loiMi ig,..
dressed hogs, 12c.
OlSTEBS-Olyrapis. ner gallon. S3.7B:
canned eastern, 55c can; $6.50 dozen: eastern.
In shell. S1.IO&1.2.0U per 100: razor elm
!2.00a2.25 box; eastern oysters, per gallon.
solid pack, S3.5o3.75.
HSU uressed flounders. 7e: rhlnnnk sal.
mon. 6(g8.-; siWer aide, 6c; perch, UM8c lb.:
.vuo,c,VT ,Wt, .uih Buurjt, oc; aaimon
troui, isc.
LARD Tierces, 12e; compound, tierces.
nr.
CRABS Large, $1.50; medium. $1.00 dos.
Qrooenes.
SUGAR Cube. $7.15: powdered. 17.Vi- fmi
or berry. $7.05; beet, $6.60; dry granulated.
$0.80; O yellow. $6.10. (AbOTe quotations are
do days net cash.)
RILE Japan stylnj. No. 1, 55c; New
HONEY New, 3.254s30 per case.
BEANS Small white, c; Urge white,
6Ac; pink, oc; limas, 8c; bayou, 6c, red,
7c.
SALT Coarse, half groanda. 100s, $10 ner
iiui, w. fiv.i'i i ti uic u.u j. wa, vlo; IIS,
naies. -i; exira line Darrels. 2x.
5s and 1o, $5.546.00; lamp rock, $2.50 per
1VD.
Faints and Oils.
I.ISSEF.D OIL, Raw. bbls., 67c per gal.
kettle 1 willed lihla Rfke- r m- a-a. m.
boiled cases, 74o gal.; lots of 250 gallons, lc
ie . on caa,cr meal. per ion.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c per lb.; 600
id. lots. 7c per id.; lesa lots, 8c per lb,
OIL MEAU-Csrload lots. $34.
TCRPENTTNE In caoes. 67c; tanks. 60c
per gallon.
COAL OIL Water white on drams, sad
Iron barrels, 10c.
Vheat Prices in a
Scramble for Top
Chicago Market 1 to l&c Up
Yesterday's Decline Is Very
Quickly Recovered.
Chicago, Oct. 21. Wheat closed 1
(ffiiaic ud. Buyers of wheat had thel
fiehtine clothes on this morning am
there was a aulck reversal of the de
clin market of yesterday. There Was
no bearish news really to explain- the
Tuesday break and when bullish' new
on export sales of wheat began clrcu
latiner earlv todav it was an easy mat
ter to start a strong advance. Kansas
City reporting sharp competition be
tween mills and elevators. All outside
markets up sharply with Chicago.
The corn market was bare of offer
ings at the outset today and a fair
volume of buying orders could not be
filled without sharply advancing
prices. Map is unsettled and a help to
buyers. Husking returns from some
sections poor.
Changing from December to May
oats by hedgers was a feature. Ex
port houses report continued foreign
inquiry on a large scale.
Range of Chicago prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke company, 216-217
Board or Trade building:
Hogs. Cat lie. Calves. Sheep.
..1174 3 .. 3oo
. . 490 17 1 613
,.25.a 1015 11 2TH2
. . i54 ... 7 75
..1131 262 .. lift)
.. 137 lOO 4 127
.. 337 140 2 '173
.. 777 357 4
.. 609 181 .. 904
.. 551 44 ., 2787
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Rt N.
Wednesday . .
Tuesday .
Monday
Saturday
Friday
Thursday
Week ao
Year aso
Two years ago . .
Three years ago
The entire country showed a slump
in bog values for the day, and tho
weakness at North Portland was so in
tense that no sales at all were reDortea
during the early session. Buyers were
bidding' from 2uc to 3ac less than for
mer values, ana tnese receivers were
unwilling to accept.
mere was a very liberal run oi
swine in the yard! at the opening of
business this morning. Totals were
174 head, compared with 337 read a
week ago, 777 head a year ago and 609
bead two years ago for this same day.
At Chicago there was a weaker tone
in the hog market, with a loss of lac
to zac. xops x7.au.
Kansas City hoe market was weak.
with a loss of 20c to 30c for the day.
Tops $7.35.
Oeneral hog market:
Best light $7.10 7.1 5
Medium light 7.00
Good and heavy 6.90
Rough and heavy 6.00 6.40
Good Cattle Are Sought.
Good cattle are being sought by the
trade here. There were practically no
arrivals overnight at North Portland.
rancy quality has been very scare or
late, and demand for these is now
rather good, although it would not take
large supply to fill immediate re
quirements of the trade.
At Chicago there was a weaker tone
in the cattle trade, with a loss of a
dime in the price.
Kansas City cattle market was weak.
with a loss of 15c
General cattle market ranee:
Selected steers $7.00 7.1 5
uooa to prime
6.7566.90
Good to choice 6.65
Ordinary tn fair. 5 75fflS "5! cnO!
n 85 dt) fi 00 -t11 tuasi, iuu, lower
Best cows
Very extensive aggregate is ' shown
in hop sales at Willamette valley
points. Business during tne lirst dais
or the week were extra good, with val
ues ruling generally at DIJlOc, al
though occasional sates of extra select
have been made at 10 c. Dealers
characterize the reiiurts in a morning
paper at higher prices as misleading
because these transactions were made
some time ago, when there was tem
porary strength in the situation. As
far as current transactions are con
cerned, nothing is reported sold above
10 '2 c a pound.
According to dealers, tho bulk of the
business has been in very small lots.
Yv hile the aggregate has been very lib
eral, no big purchases are reported.
Practically all dealers are not partici
pating in the business.
A late New York mail advice says
of the general situation:
. Bales
Receipts for week 2,678
Receipts since September 1.... ; 8,720
Receipts same lime last year.. 14,111
Kxports to Kurope for weeic... 1,341
exports irom Septemocr 1 3,-67
Kxports same time last year... is,o4
Imports for week 221
Imports from September 1 ; 4.'7
Imports same time last year... ' 414
"There has been pretty heavy trad
ing with brewers f late, the lower
prices named being so attractive that
some oi tne larger Drewers nave pur
chased close to their year's suorily
Others have taken on several hundred
bales, and are still interested to a mod
erate extent. The freer sales have
kept dealers operating, -and a very fair
volume of business is reported. Re
cent transactions here have been main
ly at 14 4iloc for the finest Pacifies,
some of the lower grades at a lesa
price. The relatively full rates ior
btates have checked the trading in
these, and 38(a:40c would be a full rate
for choice, with the other qualities
ranging down to 20c or lower; some of
the growths are extremely poor.
"A steamer just in from Ixndon
brought 165 pockets of Knglish hops,
and 25 bales of Germans arrived via
Rotterdam.
New York hop prices per pound:
State, 1914, choice 3840
State, 1114, medium to prime. . .25 ((?,&
State. 1913, and older. ...... .Nominul
Pacific coast, 1914, choice 15
Pacific coast, 1914, medium to
prime I3gii4
Pacific coast, 1913, prime to
choice 1213
Secretary of War to Be Been Beffard
tag Canal Kegrtlations for Measure
ment of Deckloada of Lumber.
(Washington Bureau of Tte Journal )
Washington. Oct. 20. When Joseph
N. Teal returns to Oregon, he will have
a report to make to the lumber asso
ciation that would be somewhat tech
nical for the general public but of
great interest to the trade.- Teal has
had a long conference with the secre
tary of commerce, with especial refer
ence to investigations with a view t
"Business Is improving all alonj the
line," says Sydney Jones, of the Jonea
Meat Market. "Country business In
the provision line la very good, and
recently we have been taxed to fill
our orders. On the other hand, there
is a very good lone in the city trade. ,
"We have placed the business more
on a cash basis than ever before, and
have found that not only have we
been able to sell cheaper than former
ly, but that the trade really appreel
ates it."
Big- Meat Plant Here.
Hidden away in a five story brio'
building in the heart of the city retail
district is a packing plant for provi
sions owned by the Jones company
extending the niarkets for lumber, and ' 31 even lne Desl ihIO"iiea rortianu
with the secretary of agriculture re- i frs know Very llule abo"t- The plant
garding investigations by the forest l" ul l,le "lost niouerii on me coast.
service,' He found both officials pos
sessed of full appreciation of the need
of constructive s work in' every dircc
tion.
Teal has also been discussing irriga
tion matters with the secretary of the
interior, who is prepared to do, every
thing he can do under the law, and,
who emphasized to Teal the desire of
the government to do as much as pos
sible in cooperating with Oregon in
recognition of its efforts to help itself.
In addition to various other matters
of more or less importance, to the
public. Teal has an engagement to see
the secretary of war regarding canal
regulations for the measurements of
deckloads of lumber, and about river
and harbor improvements in Oregon.
Portland Lawyers Present.
Washington, Oct. 20. The meeting
of the American Bar association has
tnd lias entirely done away with lost
motion in the handling of provisions, a
feature which means a lower cost of
doing business. The plant here is said
to have cost $76,000 to construct.
Horse Market Is Good.
Very good tone is showing In the
market for horses. The European de
mand in the east has had a good effect
upon the trade in the Pacific northr
west. For several years horses were
a drug on the market here, but at pres
ent the demand is strong, with prices
somewhat higher than jf or years.
More Woolen Orders.
That there is a very heavy demand
for woolens, caused indirectly . by the
Kuropean war, is shown by the liberal
increase in business that Is reported
by the management of the Oregon City
Manufacturing company, the plant be
ing In that city. Rush orders for blan-
,1,837
2,3 74
333- I
2.478 S
94,403 si
81.64 fi
.176.0X7 $
1.135
400
.1,684
1,117
71
1.438
3 2,223
53,024
8&-M
4,619
Good to prime.
Ordinary
Selected calves
Fancy bulls . . .
ordinary
5.75 4t 5.85
5.25l5.50
8.00
4.504.75
4.0004.25
Poor Lambi Axe Lower
While there continues .a very good
demand for the better class offerings
of lambs and mutton, poor stuff is
somewhat neglected with prices show
ing a loss. There was a sale of 213
head of lambs in the yards this morn
ing at $4.50. The shipment came from
a local point and will be sent into the
fnnevule country ior feeding.
At Chicago there was a weak tone
in the mutton trade for the day.
Kansas City mutton market was
weak with a loss of a dime.
General mutton market:
Best yearlings $5,40 0)5.50
Old wethers 5.25 $ 5.40
Best ewes 4.3584.50
Best east mountain lambs.. 5.9OS6.00
Valley light young lambs... 5.65(5.85'
Heavy spring lambs 5.00 $5.50
Today's Livestock Shippers.
Hogs W. H. Block, AirlieJ 1 load:
J. D. Dinsmore, West Staytoii, 1 load;
Turner & Turner, Turner, Wash.. 1
load; Otis Thayer, Hope, 1 load; Yaki
ma P. & L. Co., Satus, Wash., 1 load;
A. w. McDonald. Madton Wash., 1
load: E. H. Steeman. Centerville.
Wash., 1 lcd; Robert McCrow. Center-
ville, Wash., 1 load. Goldendale, Wash.,
1 load; W. B. Kurtz, Hunts Ferry. 4
loads.
Sheep S. W. Harris. Ashland. 2
loads.
Mixed Stuff P. G. Kopplin. Plain
view, 1 load cattle and hogs.
Tuesday Afternoon Sales.
STEERS.
No.
Section
Oregon
Oregon . . ;
Oregon
Oregon . . .
Oregon
Washington
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Washington
4 Washington
uregon
Oregon . . .
Washington
Washington
Washington
Washington
Oregon
Wushington
oiegon ...
Oregon
Oi egon
Washington
Oregon
Oregon
Washington
Washington
Oregon
HEIFERS.
HOGS.
06
S2
9S
! WHEAT.
Month Open. High. Low. Cloe.
Dee. 11414 1164 11414 116'a B
May 120V4 122 120'4 122 B
CORN.
Iec C7 C9 67 .69 B
May 70 71 70 71
OATS.
Dec 49 50- 4 BA B
May 52?i 54 02 03
PORK. I
Jr.n .....180u 1875 1857 1875
LARD.
Oct losr. lore? ion 1035 b
Jan 987 887 0S6 987 B
RIBS.
Oct ..105O 1075 lorvn 107s r
Jan. 970 977 970 977 B
Protest Against
Vessels Seizure
Av. lbs.
020
6S3
107
1S9
2'9
214
2Te
245
1
12-J
i:S0
122
313
2:o
200
::4n
202
217
1t53
230
17,
20S
22
165
ISO
158
215
ISO
340
122
120
130'
131
340
470
:s-2
7 320
LAMBS.
...242 56
EWES.
98 93
Wednesday Morning; Sales.
LAMBS.
No.
OS
, 102
brought together eminent lawyers and kets for European shipment are report-
judges irom air parts of the United , ed. but the mills are bo busy with do. d elsewhere.'
2
44
4
1
3
.. 1
.. 1
. . bS
. . 04
.. bS
. . 77
.. V(j
..155
. . S4
. . 47
. . 43
. .1S8
.. 84
.. 47
Oregon ... 1
Washington i 24
Oregon ....' 10
Oregon 2
Washington S
Washington 4
Washington 1
Washington H
Oregon .....
Oregon
Oregon
Section
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Price
$0.75
$3.75
$7.40
7.30
7.25
7.25 I
0.75
6.75
6.5t
B.f.0
6.50
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
$7.10
7.1"
7.15
7.:o
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7 10
7.10
7.10
7.00
6.60
6.20
6.15
6.15
6.15
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.10
$0.26
$4.10
grades 10(??11
Pacific coast, old olds Nominal
imported, 1U14 3S4'42
Admtis Fire Was
Of Incendiary Origin
Defense In Arson Case Attempts to Pat
Blame on Philip Davis, Star Witness
for tne State.
Admission that the fire in the home
of Max Albert, 848 Sumner street, on
the night of November 18. 1-012, was
incendiary, was made yesterday in the
opening statement of Attorney 13. B.
Seabrooke, representing Albert, who Is
on trial in Circuit Judge McGinn's
court on a charge of arson as the re
sult of the fire. This morning the
defense attempted on cross-examination
to fix the blame for the fire on
Philip Davis, one of the state's star
witnesses.
Davis admitted that he went to the
Albert home at 8:15 o'clock on the
night of the fire to deliver a bottle of
milk at the Albert home, but main
tained that when he arrived the house
was full of people. He testified that
Albert rented a home from him prior
to the fire, and that Albert once sug
gested that they have a fire in that
place, but that he refused to do so, be
cause the fire might damage his house
more than the insurance carried. Aft
er that, he said, Albert moved to the
Sumner street house. ,
That there were no groceries in the
house and only a small amount of fur
niture and clothing was testified toby
firemen, detectives, neighbors and in
surance men who visited the house
either at the time of the fire or -the
following day. They also testified to
seeing candles, large bunches of
matches, paper and rags strewn about
the floor, and the presence of oil in an
old rubber, with a candle sticking up
in the center.
REGISTRATION OFFICE
REMANS
OPEN
FOR
CORRECTING
ERRORS
States. Portland is represented by
Joseph N. Teal and Charles A. Hart.
Members of the supreme court, as well
as President Wilson, attended the open
ing session. Each justice of the su
preme court was escorted to the plat
form by some one designated for that
honor. Mr. Teal was asked to escort
Justice McKenna.
Monday evening Thomas W. Shelton,
of Norfolk Va., gave a dinner to the
committee on uniform procedure in the
judiciary section, of which Mr. Teal is
a member. Former President Taft,
Justice McReynolds, Gove'te Baldwin
of Connecticut, chairmen the ju
diciary committees of the house and
senate, and Sir James Alkins, presi
dent of the Canadian Bar association,
were among the guests. President Wil
son's address to the association was
considered a notable event, as he- has
made many public addresses of that
sort. Everyone seems to consider the
metine: a treat success
1 ne registration oince is sun open
Marshall Will Not Come. for a ho failed to register proper
Washington, Oct 20. Joseph N. ly and notices are being sent out to
Teal hoped when he came here that he such persons to call and rectify mis-
would be able to secure the promise takes. Many of the mistakes were
of the vice-president to make some j due to improper addresses or to in
speeches in Oregon. He sal today that ability of those registering to tell on
he had to admit his disappointment, ! which side of the street they lived
but he was consoled somewhat to know or between what streets. The regls
that the only reason Mr. Marshall did 1 tration office is also open to all who
mestlc business at tM ume 1 at no
foreign trade has been confirm J..
Big- Growth la Xatsrior. W
Unusually heavy growth Sn btfslnesa
has been shown In the SumpterSvalley
section of eastern Oregon, accosting to
a report filed with the Lnterstafc Com.
merce Commission by; the tfjimpter
Valley trailroad. The report if ton
nage is as follows for leading com
modities: 'i:
1913-14 909-10
Grain, flour and mill
products
Hay
Total agriculture. .
l.ivestocK
V ool
Ores
Lumber
Logs, etc. . .-' :
Total forests . .
Manufactures 1.548
Merchandise
Taking Up the Slack.
Writing 'on "The Electric Railway
and the Farmer," In the Electric Rail
way Journal, John R. Grahanjipreal- -dent
of the Bangor (Me. )' Railway St
Electric company, gives this!! as one
example of what trolley UnesT can" do
to develop agriculture:
"In order to encourage' thqj ralsfng .
of potatoes in the KenduskeaM valley,
the Bangor Railway & Electee .com
pany in 1908 reduced the TJ-electrla
freight rates one half on cargad lots
Of potatoes. In that year CTvjarloads
were shipped.- The business' has in
creased greatly, each year, anjj in 1913
more than 600 carloads werefjshlpped.
During the present season it antici
pated that more shan 700 carloads will
be handled by the line, representing an
increase of more than -1100 ?er cent
in six years, and' on a llnexinly 26
miles long, "with a population of but
2500 people. The freight, an expreaa
over this line totals more'thap 60 per
cent of that handled on all iihe other
electric railways in Maine. What has
been done on this line can beadupllcat-
Many Mistakes Due to Im
proper Addresses Given by
the Voters.
asked. 1 jf ,
"This morning, was the apswer.
"Why dldn"4 you wait untlf today?"
the clerk questioned. "YcSj would
have saved a lot of trouble for us
both."
"I thought that I had to register in
the old precinct and then iave my
address changed in order So be le
gally moved," the woman confessed.
She was 're-registered and ent away
happy. J
Will Discuss Measigres. 1
Proposed initiative rneaures and
amendments will be debated Sit a meet
ing tonight in Room A of tie Central
library. I
not go to Oregon was because he had
left last Saturday to fill prior engage
mentsMn Indiana and the middle west.
Rehearing Refused.
Washington, Oct. 21. The interstate
commerce commission refused yester-
have forgotten In what precinct they
registered and such inquiries should
be made before election day as the
rush will be so great on that day in
quirers will be compelled to submit
to long waits.
One woman is giving thanks that
she is saved. She registered Friday.
roads' application for a rehearing of
what has been known as the Los . An
geles switching case.
Tumalo Project
Liens $40 an Acre
day to grant the transcontinental rail- j gaturday she appeared again at the
registration office.
"I want to change my address," she
told the clerk, and a hunt was made
for her old card. It could not be
found and then she told the clerk she
had registered but the day before. The
card hed not yet been segregated.
"When did you move?" she was I
THE
Canadian Bank
of Commence
Head Office
TORONTO. CANiDA
Established 186
A General Hanking business
Transacted
Interest Paid on Time peposits
Commercial Letters of Credit
Isbued l
Exchange on London, England,
Bought and Sofd
PORTLAND BRANCH
Corner Second and Sftark Sts.
F. C. Malpas, Manager
At lbs.
14U
57
51
EWKS.
239
.... 1
or.
o2a
Price.
$5.25
5.10
4.50
$4.40
S.00
OREGON BRAND IS URGED
Washington, Oct. 21. A protest to
England against the seizure of the
Standard Oif tank steamship John D.
Rockefeller, off the Orkney fslands,
was handed ' to Sir Cecil Sprlng-Rlce,
the British ambassador here, by an of
ficial .of the state department today.
It was contended tnat tne vessel was
an American bottom and that its cargo
of petroleum had not been in foreign
registry.
Trip Mighty Important.
Guy Hill, passenger rat expert of
the Southern Pacific, got his usual
annual vacation a couple of weeks ago
and started east '"for a visit." How
important that visit was became
known today on his return to his desk,
when he admitted that the principal
object of his trip was his wedding.
Mr. Hill went to Beaver . FaHs. Fa,
where he married Miss Barbara A.
Richardson, a young debutante. Mr.
and Mrs. Hill will reside in tho Sunny- I ber. The Jury stood seven for convic-
side district. I tion and five for acquittal.
That Oregon apples should alP wear
the Oregon brand, and thus spread the
fame of this state as the leader in ap
ple culture, was proposed at the lunch
eon of the Ad club this afternoon in
the Hotel Portland. A special apVie
menu was served. W. S. Kirkpatrick
was chairman of the day, and A. P.
Bateham, of the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange, the speaker. The winners
of the O.-W. R. & N. apple cooking con.
test were presented, and the dainties
submitted in contest exhibited on the
tables. Music;. 1 numbers were' ren
dered by Dr. R. M. Kmerson and Miss
Roaxnna Womntelsdorf. A. c. Mer
rill won the roll call contest.
George Murder Jury-
Failed to Agree
Medford, Or Oct. 21. After delib
erating for 23 hours, the jury in the
murder trial of Jim George, an Indian,
stood divided between conviction of
first degree murder and acquittal, and
was dismissed. A new trial will be
held In this city, probably in Novem-
Rates Being Revised
For New Hill Boats
Rate experts of nine different rail
way and steamship lines were fairly
at work today on the near-Herculean
task of readjusting the rates included
in eight different tariff sheets made
needful by the entrance into the com
petitive field of the Great Northern
Pacific Steamship company. Eleven
wise heads were bending ever serried
ranks of figures ranged on a long
table in room 601 Pittock block, where
the conference opened yesterday
Traffi-o Manager W. D. Skinner of
the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail
way company, presided at yesterday's
organization session, and will look in.
occasionally throughout the confer
ence, which will last anywhere from
30 days to three months.
The fares that are to be revised are
those applying, in connection with the
new steamship lines, both from North
Pacific territory to California and
eastern states, and those from Cali
fornia and the east via Portland to all
north coast points and eastward
through that territory.
Questions of divisions of revenue un
der the new steamship arrangement,
revision of certain rates and a general
tightening up so as to let no guilty
fare escape, will be threshed out.
Salem. Or., Oct. 21. The state des
ert land board today fixed the liens
on the Tumalo irrigation prolect at $40 ;
an acre. The actual cost of construe- i
tion on the project, which will be com- I
pleted, with the exception of a few j
gates. November 1, will be $4 50,000, I
but the board; fixed the liens on the :
basis of $698,000. This will include in-
terest on the state's money, repay- j
ments to those who desire same on old
Columbia Southern project contracts j
and the state's profit.
The profit was- fixed at $6 per acre, 1
and this will bring in $113,500. The
sum of $31,000 was included for in-
terest. '
The board decided to notify all the
holders of Columbia Southern con
tracts to report before December 31
if they wish repayments. All that will
be necessary then will be to have the
legislature authorize the repayments.
No appropriation will be necessary.
THE UNITED STAGES
NATIONAL BANK
PORTLAND, OREGON 1
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Harvest Dinner
Dance Is Planned
"Uncle Josh" today is issuing invi
tations to Commercial club members
to attend a harvest dinner dance at
the club next Wednesday night.
"Uncle Josh," who made his debut in
the "Ginger City" county fair last
year, still sticks to his quaint ways,
and accordingly the "invite' is print-,
ed on brown paver. ,
Couched In the picturesque jargon of
the farm, it urges the clubmen and
their families to come to this "regular
harvest dance in Horee RamsdeU'a'
barn." The dance, he emphasizes, will
not be one of the kind that has more
Trills than dance, but ore with -a lot'
of good old country tunes.
The dance is one of the series of
dinner dances being given by the club.!
Capital
Surplus
- - $1,000,000
- - $1,000,000
OFFICERS
J. C. AIBBWOBIE, President.
E LEA BASHES, Tlce-iresiasnt. t. w. oia.sa.x.Aa.. utisiu.
A. M. WBXOET, Asst. Cashier.
W. A. HOLT. Asst. CssMer. T. 8. DICX. Kit. Cashier.
KNISPEL ASKS FOR TIME
Remarking that he was in no proper
condition to be seen in public. Julius
Knispel, soapbox orator and agitator.
who was arrested yesterday for mak-
-i ,a VT, 1 Bilng an assault upon City Detective C.
elected the following Hellyer at Third and Washington
T?.e0rge streets, requested Municipal Judge Ste
venson by telephone this morning to
continue his case until Saturday.
Mrs. Young Ke-Elected.
Junction City. Or., Oct. 21. The
Junction City Patron-Teacher associa,
tion met in the high school- building
Monday evening for the first meeting
of the year ana
officers: Presid
Young; secretary, William M. Pitman
both being reelected. After the elec
tion Mrs. Bennett furnished the only
number on the program, an instru
mental solo. A get-together meeting
was then held and light refreshments
were served.
New SWp Lining Company.
Articles of incorporation' of the Co
lumbia River Ship Inning company,
capitalized at $4000, were filed this
morning with County Clerk Coffey by
M. J. Driscoll, J. H. Darrah and J. H.
Roberts. Articles of the Clark-Brewer
Realty company, capitalized at $1000,
were filed by T. E. Clark, H. A. Brewer
and W. P. Keady
The Bank of Personal Service
Our distinct aim is to make and keep this bankhactive,
progressive and an up-to-date institution.
The present gratifying condition of the bank iay be
easily traced to the satisfactory service and courteouJa treat
ment extended to all patrons, f!
We extend you a cordial invitation to do yout funking
business with us. y" '
We Pay 4 , Interest on Savings Deposits Jj
Merchants National Bank
Founded 1886. Washington and Fourths Streets
Overbeck & Cooke Co.
Dtocks. Bonds. Cotton, are In. Eta.
816-217 Hoard et Trade Bail dins;.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members Chicago Board f Trads,
Correspondent of Logan Ik. Bryaa.
rhro. New York.
Ladd & Tilton
Established 1859
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $2,000,00.00
Commercial and Savings Deposits! .
Bank
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