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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING OCTOBER 27, 1914, 14 FOREIGN DEMAND FOR CEREALS IS UNABATED IN THE NORTHWEST i iv FRESH EGGS FIRM AT 40 CENTS DOZEN HERE FOR BEST OFFERINGS RertitH of Real Good Stuff Very "fiKrce and Inadequate to Fill He-quirt-ment!4 of Trade Kven at the I'rehent Extreme Trices. ITchIi kh an- very scarce in the I ront stroet tra'le, and best quality Is finding quick sale today at 40c a dozen. While om of the receivers ur ni.ntino. :t?iAc for local ranch mock, it la stated tat these are not being candled a.s carefully as the bet ter class trade demands, and therefore j?re not worth the higher price. Kecfivers of along Front street express the opinion that egg prices here will show a further advance soon uiiIksh thern Is a greater movement to market. At the present trme there is Vm.h stock coniins forward than the re .iiiirements of ti.e trade, even at ex treme, prices justify. Storage eKK "' commanding most ..T the- attention or the trade at this tune. Beat April storage or so-called eastern lresh," are selling readily at 35c a dozen, and in some quarters there ts u disposition to ask a cent or so above this figure for something extra BUTTER MARKET IS VERY WEAK WITH A SHADING OF PRICES Edited by Hyman H. Cohen. Only Small Per Cent of Fresh Make Is Selling at 34c Bulk of fiood Creamery Down to 30c To , day Cheese Is Rather Weak. good. Ordinary storage is quoieu g- inllv around 32 v.-J.io a uo Chinese cfL generally. zen, with tuck going abegging at lac SMALL SI'IU.NOS IN DEMAND ! Whllff considerable weakness Is uliown In the local trade for large springs anil" small hens, the demand lor small springs weighing around 2 pounds is (uite good, while heavy hens weighing 4 pounds or more are linding lavor at lie a pound. The butter market here continues to reflect considerable weakness and sales are generally being made at lower prices. While cityu creameries with es tablished brands and selected Quality are holding their 'prices unchanged for carton stock at Zi&c in case lots, the same interests are freely offering good mercantile fresh butter down to 30c a pound to the retail trade. While this butter is not reported quite as good as the stock that is selling at 34 Vic, still it is said to be so close to it in qual ity that the average buyer cannot read ily tell the difference. Country creameries continue to offer their butter at shaded prices. While some are asking as high as 32 c a pound, the bulk of the state make, aside from the city creamery, is being sold down to 30c. Cheese market continues to reflect much weakness with the price showing no further change here for the day. GRAIN SACKS FROM STRAW Walla Walla, Wash.. Oct. 27. That Walla Walla wheat soon will be sent to market encased In the straw upon which It stood in the field, is not a far distant possibility, according to Kobert Kirkpatrick. who is in the city boosting a factory for the manu facture of bag material from straw, technically known as "stranfa." It is claimed the sacks can be manufactured at one ' half the cost of jute sacks and that they are nearly twice as dur able as the jute bags. J. A. Keichman of Alesum. Germany, is said to have discovered the process of making the sack material from straw find secured the German patent. MORE WHEAT IS SOLD TO GO ABROAD FROM PORTLAND TERRITORY Further Chartering of Ships for European Loading Reported Here Wheat Market Very Active ir Interior at High Price. PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS. -Cara- Wlieat.Barley.Klour.Oats.Hay. Monday .. 149 17 a 13 6 Tuesday o 16 6 7 Year aeo lis 11 o 4 Season to date. . .70tX) .667 93:1 849 Year ago 6S50 1180 S27 76a LULL SHOWING IN BUSINESS IS FOR HOPS VALLEY SECTIONS Dealers Report an Absence of Transactions Although Price and General Conditions Are Consid ered Unchanged. 14 728 SMI LIVERPOOL WHEAT MARKET. Liverpool, Oct. 27. Wheat: Oct. 27. Oct. 26. Open. Close. Close. October . ..Ssll'Ad 9. 9a December .Us 2 d 9s 2 Via s 2 Mid WHEAT CARGOES STEADY. London, Oct. 27. Wheat cargoes on passage steady. KAZOIl LAMS AKE COMING i. r -.Jr ii. ramr Mami 1 ne Lniteti btates patent is controlled m l (...., ,.,.,, notrlv -'H"nuiic ttnu t jo iiicn ifid.il iu collie- Wi"",H VM 1 ri t? I nrline brought lisn 'actnr'es at Spokane and Walla in?. l';A Z, n f Walla, and to extend the project from In 42 boxes Horn the coast this morn- ,h , bases It ik claimed ttint i wriieu nne h:Lnred. Crabs con- ... .e 'wo D'.hs.e"- 11 '? V.1"1"1 lnal ...... .. . .r. . . i , .14111 ik enrr punr tn hm m a tiipfd tiinic scarce. API'LE PHK ES A HE LOW Kxtra fa'nev park of Willamette val ley Hpitzeiibiirgs are being offered in th'i' apple trade today down to XI a box. The movement is now quite good hi the low prices. Receipts continue to increase. (OXCOIU) GRAPES ARE FIRM Market for .Concord grapes is hold ing rather firm along the street today, with the bulk of tile receipts selling at 17'o a basket. Quite fair supplies eaiiie forward this morning. Quality i is good. STORAGE PEARS ARE GOOD Some very fancy Bartlett pears which have been in storage for about two months were brought out on the Mreet today In excellent condition. The. stock looked as good as the day it was picked. Hest priced at 11.50. TURKEYS COME MORE FREEIA' Quitfl fair stocks of both live and dressed turkeys are coming forward to the trade, and are meeting with quite a fair demand around former prices. Some of the live birds are be ing purchased for fattening. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE rv with an eight ton capacity. With such a plant straw fiber could be produced at $35 a ton and used where jute costing $125 a ton has been used form erly. It is claimed the same machines which weave jute can be used for making "stranfa."' I Weather bureau sends the following notice to shippers: s Protect soli In me fits as far north an Seattle against minimum temperatures or about 4 4 degrees; northeast to Spo ,kane, 28 degrees ; southeast to Boise, 30 degrees; south to Ashland, 40 de- rrees. Minimum temperature at Port iind tonight, about 44 degrees. JORUING PRICES OF PORTLAND Finish Apple Packing. Hood ltlver. Or., Oct. 27. This week will wind up the apple, picking in the Hood River valley. Nearly all of the smaller orchards have finished and their crews are being placed into the larger orchards in order to assist tn th work ofTickine. All of the avail able packers in the valley are working iuu nours in pacKing tne rruit. grow ers are hauling at the rate of from 25.000 to 30,000 boxes of apples to the chemical cold storage plants in the city, dally. The large storage apart ments oi tne oia Apple urowers union building and the Davidson Fruit com pany's plant are practically full at present, holding about 400,000 boxes. ihe .National Apple company s plant. now under the control of the Apple Growers- association, will be opened Monday and storage there will begin. The latter plant will hold approxi mately 100.000 boxes. It is estimated that the crop in Hood River will pactt. out approximately 875,000 boxes. Second Crop of Figs. Albany, Or., Oct. 27. Phil J. Balti more yesterday exhibited some figs from the second crop borne this season by a tree in the garden at his home. Mr. Baltimore said that the first crop game in the middle of the summer. He said that this was the second time in the history of the tree that the sec ond fJrop matured. The figs are well ripened and are very palatable. Mr. Raltimore Is proud of the record of his fig tree, as it demonstrates that figs are adapted to this climate and only need a little at tention to make a profitable crop. Further chartering of ships for for eign grain loading from Portland is reported. The marked for wheat in the interior continues to reflect much strength. Actual business In bluestem is still reported for the ' account of country mills at $1.15, with club at $l.luy 1.11, but tidewater prices are generally $1.13 and $1.0y1.10 respec tively for the two varieties. Business in the Interior is increasing. ; There is much more tendency among the smaller producers to let go at pre vailing prices and exporting and mill ing interests are very much inclined to tuKe hold at this time. Oats market remains firm wltn iz a ton being freely offered In the coun try tor feed, basis tidewater tracK de livery. Small sales have been reported for interior use as high as $29.50 basis. Barley market is quiet out sieaay with brewing at $24. Flour market continues to snow strength and every day brings an ad vanced price closer. CLOVER SEED Buying price: Xom inal Xo. 1. recleaned, 13 fu 15c; ordi nary, li12c pound; alsike, 11c pound. FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $5.60; Willamette vallev, $5.60; local straight, $4.60; export straight, $4; cutoff, $4.25; bakers', $5.40(&6.00. HAY New crop, producers' price: Willamette vallsy timothy, fancy, $12.50; eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy, $15.0015.50; alfalfa, $13.50; vetch and oats, $9.0010.00; clover, $8 per ton. GRAIN BAGS Nominal; No. 1 Cal cutta, $8.2541.8.50. LIGHT RUN TODAY FOLLOWS HEAVY ONE AT START OF WEEK Livestock Supplies Are Light Today at North Portland With General Conditions Unchanged Hogs at $6.90 for Best. SALE OF TELEPHONE BONDS APPROVED BY There was a weaker feeling gener ally on the Merchants' Exchange for the day. Bids for bluestem and forty fold were each lc lower, club lc, red Russian c and red fife un changed. There was a sale of 5000 bushels of fortyfold at $1.09 and 10, 000 bushels at $1.10 per bushel. A' sale of 5000 bushels of red Russian was made at $1.01. over the former price. , , - Oats market was showing a loss of 75c a ton for feed. Feed barley bids were unchanged, but brewing was 50c a ton higher. Bran lost 50c and shorts $1 a ton. Official Merchants' Exchange prices: WHEAT. 'i'uesday. Monday Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Bluestem $1.12 $1.13 lortyfold 1.10 1.11 Club 1.07 1.09 lied Russian . l.OOVi 1.03 No, 1. Portland dellrery. TVp prWs arc tWe at which wholesalers ll l retailors, except hb otherwise stated: Pt'TTKR--Nominal WillHmctte ralley cream-ei-v. iMihen. afllinij price. 2!ifn.:mc; ulate print. :.".';!; raiirli hmter. lS'no..-;: rilj cream ery, iviw lots, r.41-...', less lin case lots.. Vac Hi. itni. ' HI TTKH FAT fc;.-. I'.t;; - Nenrliy, freshly gathered, 40c can lleiX Iih-bI eilrii!". white, ,'!7'-i-; i-nsp count, I'livlnir f. o. b. I'nrtlHnil. Iilc; eaatern. "fretb." t'lllneno. 1 Vc f)o7 I.IVK rnt LTICY lien. Kl'-atif 14c; bro1lm. 1 1 4c; 1if'k. I'rkln. Ileal"..; colored, 10c; ieiki'T, lsfiil'.lc; ir,"e. ( ); pigeons, $1 itjV": biiuhI.h, ivy 2. Ut dozen; geese, 10c. .lAi'K IIABBITS -luncy dressed. l.j03 l.T.'i di'icn; ClirciCNlv Nominal. Krcnh Oregon, fancy fnl) -ream .twlna and triplets. 1 5 ,i fit 1 6c ; Youne -America, lOMiiWUc. . Fruit and Vegetable. HtKSU KKl IT-.-liranee. $l.75ct3.25: ba raiiH. .;Vrt4c lbt; 1,-muim. .V(j6.; llmrs, SI no tier loo; graw frail. H.mai per case; libieappl, 7e potijid; cautaloupeH, $11.25; watermelon. DOi l.nO; cnsahiis. $1.0o crate peHis. 7uc'n$l..-it-. T.l.ay, grapes. $1 crate; ronci.nl, 17,j0 bin'sct. Al'fl.KS Local, -4SY.M box to quality. V KXJETABLfcS Tor ilp.. $1.25; beets, $1.50; ...,!. i.ii, piirrnipH, iii. sack; can lS. iocfttl.(0; t.injHtoes. California. 11.00 I er hut; local, 40c it l.vx ; 'green onlona, 10 HI'x' per dozen biinohcr.; peppcr.i. bell. "4ftj f '.: bead lettuce, i.'.c loren; celery, .VtVrfsSc linn; egg plant. 7c; cauliflower, 40'aj75c iloren, Frem-b artichokes. BO(,tiiie iloxen: Hrlng ln. hftt'ic; cnciiniLcrs. bothonae 4c; out door, 2oiijrc dozen; treen inrii. 15r-tl sack; cranberries, eastern. s..v l,tl. . l,.cal, $;i.r,0 lox; iieas. 10c; sprouts. Mq'Jc liard. ONIONS I-al. aiutl, California, 702 Oc; garlic, V7!c. rOTA'I'OKS Selling price. , Kxtra choice, $1 151.25 per cental; sweets, $2.0O. Hops, Wool and Hides. . HOPS Buying price. choice. lfr,tiniAc; according Bed Fife Feed ... Feed . . . Bit wing Bran . Ktorts 1.02 $1.12 1.11 l.osH 1.01 1.02 $1.14 1.13 1.10 1.02 1.05 OATS. $2S.25 $28.50 $29.00 $29.50 BARLEY. $22.riO $2.i.30 $22.50 $24.00 2:i.00 25.00. i0.50 25.00 MILLSTUFKS. $21.50 $22.50 $22.00 $22.50 22.00 23.50 23.00 23.25 Hop market has dwindled down so that practically no business has passed in the Willamette valley dur ing the last 24 hours, .beading deal ers were unable to find a single pur chase of hops in the valley either yes terday or this morning. Some that were reported by a morning paper today as fresh business were alleged by the trade to be from a week to 10 cays of age. There is practically no change in the general situation, simply a lull in- the buying. While considerable business was reported both here and in Yakima a week or so ago, none is now b-iing offered. A late New York mail advice says of the 'general situation: Bales. Receipts ror week 2,034 Receipts since Sept. 1 10,754 Receipts same time last year.. 26,992 Kxports to Kurope for week. . . . 675 Exports from Sept. 1 3.942 exports same time last year.. iz,zt Imports for week 491 Imports from Sept. 1 948 Imports same time last year. . 643 "Almost an entire absence of busi ness is reported in New York state. and while there is not much pressure to sell lower prices would be accepted. It is doubtful that the best lots would bring over 30c, ajpd the lower grades range downward to 20c or less for some very poor stock. Trading on our local market has been much quiter. Aftsr securing a fair quantity of stock brewers are again "holding off and the lack of buying Interest is soften ing tlie market. We have reduced quotations for nearly all grades, and our outside figures must be. considered extreme. About 500 bales of German hops have arrived thus far, and fur ther lots are in transit. Some 300 pockets have also come in from Eng land. t "The English crop Is estimated of ficially at 507,258 cwt. "Beer sales in the United States for September were 5,847,077 barrels, against 5,777,660 barrels same month last year. The increase of 69,417 bar rels was due probably, to dealers stocking up In anticipation of the in creased tax." New York hop prices per pound: State, 1914, choice 34(tt36 State, 1914, medium to prime.. 25 32 State, 1913, and older Nominal Pacific coast, 1914", choice ... .14015 Pacific coast, 1914, medium to prime 12(313 Pacific coast, 1913 1012 Pacific coast, old olds Nominal Imported, 1914 38 43 Yakima Hop Sales. North Yakima. Wash.. Oct. 27. Pu- cnases or hops of considerable size have been made In the Yakima vallev during the past week, but for the most part the name or the purchaser and the figure at which he bought have been withheld. It is known that one dealer nurchased freelv at 7 cents nwr pouna. put prices ranged up to 10 cents. t is stated, and one particularly choice lot brought 11 cents. Many inex perienced growers, encouraged by the nign prices or tne past rew years, nave been caught by the enormous produc tion, lack of demand and low prices this year, and it is estimated that at least 60 per cent or .the crop or 30.000 bales in this valley is still In the hands of the Droducer. One dealer estimates thai lu per cent or tne crop is unrit ror purchase at more than 3 cents, due to nexpenence m nananng tne Derries. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK kl N. Bogs. Cattle. CalTes. Sheep. I.lonua y 2078 Saturday 532 Friday ; 1294 uhursday UD5 Wednesday 1174 W eelt ago 4UO Year ago , 499 Two years ago .. ... Three years ago 260 1295 230 170 3 17 ei 62 81 51 1007 30S 1713 300 613 1873 87 78 THE FEDERAL COURT Deal Practically Ends Litiga tion of Government Against Bell Interests, ws LOCAL BUSINESS NE - Material Increase in Country Trade Especially in Groceries and Provisions Is Noted; In yt?i Im- 4 provement Somewhat Slower. . j fit f; BUYERS BIDDING FOR NEXT YEAR'S )bL c F. H. CROSBY PURCHASER Amount I $360,000; Buyf Say a He Is Pleased "With Appearance of the Properties!. Willamette ralley wheat usually le abore club. Chicago Wheat Is Bearish for Session TRANSPORTATION SYDNEY 19 DAYS FROM AN HUNChCO Auxericau ' . Steamers AUSTRALIA. HONOIVOXtJ SOUTH SXAS " Frxlndld etesmers. t.ioyd 100A1, (lO.boo tons dlfnl.) of Bydney Short Line sailing Not 10 anil 24, and ev.Ty two tvr-eks for Honolulu, : t 27. Jot..,24, and every 28 laya 4vr Sjd nep. $U0HonoIuIa?fDCISydney$337.50 Kouiifl trlp,,sec"iHl -lasi, ByDNET $225. Vtjgcus 'ttrtirs Including Jave, Chia. Japan end Hound the WorlL Send for "folder OCEANIC tijf. CO.,, 678 Market Bt., 8.. T. prime, 9f(9 Vic; medium to prime. 9c; medium. C1IITT1M OR CASCARA BARK Car lta. 4c; lesa tban car lots, 4c. MOHAI K 19 1 127 & 27 4 c. WOOL Nominal. 1914 11d;. Willamette Tal- ley coarse Cotawuld, 17jc; medium Shrop shire, IS'tiC; cboic? fancy lots, 102Oc lb.; en a i em uregon, ny-oc; according to shrinkage. HIDES Dry hides. 25c lb.; a-reen. 12- sailed bides, 13c; bulls, green salt, 9c; kips. UlffHo; calves, dry, Hue; calf skins salted or green, l20r; green hides, lc less than salted; sheep pelts, malted, shearings, 10 25c; dry, Hm. TALLOW No. 1. 4 '.? 'Sic; No. 2, 4Q Vc; geei'. SSilc. Meata, Fish and Provisions. DRESSKO MKATS Selling price Country killed; hogs, fancy. SHjCsjUc; ordinary, 8c; rough and heavy, 7Cu71-jc; fancy veals, 116$ 12c; orcllnury, 101oVa'; poor, 7!e; goat, oHilc; spring laiubs, luc. HAMS, BACON, ETC. llama, 17V421c; breakfast bacon, 20 m -XK-; boiled ham, 29c; picnics, 14c; cottage, liiiC MEATS 1'ackiug house Steers. No. 1 stock, 12c; cows. No. 1 stock, 11c; ewes, loc; weth ers, 11 Vic; lambs. 12Vio; pork loins, ISc; dressed hogs, 12c. OYSTERS Olyinpia. per gallon, $.3.79; canned eastern, Sfx' can; $tt.50 dozen; eastern, in shell. J1.7jfi2.0J per luu; razor clams, t2.00(jj2.2S box; eastern oysters, per gallon, solid puck. $H.&0fe-'.7n. FISH Uressed tlouuders, 7c; chinook sal mon, UteNi-; silver side, be; perch tKq,S: lb.; lobsters. 2oc lb.; silver smelt, 8c; salmon trout, isc, nanuui, diuc ixuna. LARD Tierces, 12Vac; compound, tierces, lie. CRABS Large. $1.50; medium. $1.00 dox Groceries. SUIJAR Cube, $U.95; powdered. $(3.85; fruit .berry, fo.bO; bet, sa.iu; dry granulated $ll.6i; 1 yellow, $5.10. ..Above quotations are oo days net casn.l RICH Japan style. No. 1, 5V45?4c; New urieans. ncau, (is' tic; vreoie, a,c. HONEY New, $.i.25fcta.fiO per esse. BEANS Smsll white, Vjc; large white. 5Vsc; pink, osc; amaa, 8c; bayoo, 6c, red, 7V,c. SAi.i iiarse, natr grounds, iuus. fio per tilt -'. - ,nAla Htw -.a- I . ' 1 1 , -, " . Utfic " 11 I , U .1 , miry $17.50; bales. $2.2"; extra fine barrels. 2s. os and lus. o.A!fl.b.w; lump rock, $2.50 per ton. Faints and Oils. LINSEED Oil- Raw, bbls.. 67c per gal. ettle boiled, bbls.. B9c; raw. cases. 72c filled cases. 74c gal.; Ii.ts of 250 gallons, lc less; oil cake meal, $44 per ton. WHITE LEAD Ion lots, 7 Vic per lb.; BOO lb. lots. 794c per lb.; leas lots, 8c per lb. OIL MEAL Carload lots, $i!4. TURPENTINE In cases. tJ7c; tanks. 0c per gallon. COAL OIL Water white on drama, and Iron barrels. 10c. Chicapo, Oct. 17. Wheat closed 1 Use lower. Several times during the session the wheat trade was encour aged to work for a recovery in prices from the earlv decline. Each time thf support pave out surprisingly quick. At midday December was lc under Monday. On a little open buy ing of May bv big houses, which was changing holding from December to May during the morning, there was a (uick rnlly in the market. Lowest prices were made after this bulge. Seaboard reporting 100 boatloads sold for export. Puluth reported a big firm buying 250.000 bushels or wheat against acceptances. Galveston clear ances arc very heavy, over 700,000 bushels teday. Jiarly in the session December corn had a decline of lc from the close yes terday to b('4c. witn a rally to b8c ioi lowing the easier turn in wheat. There was a sale or 50.000 bushels to ex Dorters here early today. Chicago has only 910.000 bushels of corn, compared with 4,000.000 bushels a year ago. Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company, 216- 217 Board of Trade building: WHEAT. Sheep Feeding Increased. North Yakima. Wash., Oct. 27. Estimates of purchases of sheep In eastern Oregon this fall by Yakima valley dealers place the total Increase in the number of animals which will be wintered on local ranges at ap proximately 40,000. Coffin Brothers alone have purchased 15,000 animals, and smaller lots have been shipped in to other growers. including Oeorge trior. Aiartin tieldstea. Itennle Broth ers. U. F. Diteman. F. M. Rothrock and John Underwood. It Is stated that 50 carloads of sheep have been un loaded at Wapato during the past ween. xne same owners now have bands grazing down from the moun tains to winter quarters In the lower valley. Most of the animals will be taken care of on the ranges below the Union gap. San Francisco Grain Market. San Frandwn, Oct. 27. Barlev calls: Oct. 27. Oct. 2rt. Open. Close. CInse. December ...$l.lti'i $1.1R'4 $1.17U May r 1.24 Vs B 1.24 A 1.26 8pnt prices: Wheat, Walla Walla, $1.82H fill.85: red Russian. $1.801.82'".; Turkey red, $1.85tf)1.90; bluestem, $1.901.95. Feed, barley, $1 .11.12V4. White oat. $1.50rfT.r.5. Bran. $25.00: middlings, $.T0.00Sl.OO; shorts, $25.00 (ft 20. 00. Seattle Dairy Produce. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 27. Ekss, fresh ranch, 50feC5.'Sc; fresh, eastern, 35i40c; orientals, Sc Butter, local cubes, 34c; bricks. 35c; Ore gon cubes, 3233c. Cheese. Wisconsin, 19c; Washington. 17 QlSc. There was only a very light run of livestock in th yards overnight at North Portland and general condi tions showed little, if any, change. Hogs again sold around $6.90 for tops, the sale yesterday at $7 being for exceptional quality and scarcely representing the general trend of the trade. At Chicago there was a firmer tone in the hog market for the day, tops advancing 5c to $7.70. Kansas City hog market was strong with an advance, of 5c. Tops. $7.55 Omaha hog market ruled steady to strong, with tops $7.15. General hog market: Best light $69O7.O0 Medium light 6.80 6. 85 Good and heavy 6.7 5 Rough and heavy 6.006.25 Cattle Market Is Steady. There was only a light run of cattle reported in the North Portland yards overnight, totals being 260 head, com pared with but 17 head last Tuesday. Market continues to reflect a steady tone generally, with poppers In de mand at fractionally better prices. At Chicago, there was a steady tone in the cattle trade for the day. Kansas City cattle market was strong at an advance of a dime. Omaha cattle market ruled strong with prices lOo to 15c better. General cattle market range: Selected steers $7.00 7.1 5 Good to prime 6.75 6.90 Good to choice t 6.65 Ordinary to fair 5.75 ff? 6.25 Best cows 5.85 (i)6.00 Good to prime . 5.755.S5 .Ordinary 5.25 y 5.50 Selected 'calves 8.08 fancy bulls 4.P0tfi)4.i.-i Ordinary 4.00 4.25 Sheep Arrival Limited. Only a handful of stuff came into the mutton division of the North Port land market over night. There con tinues a favorable trend all through the mutton and lamb trade with values well sustained generally at recent values. At Chicago there was a steady tone for the day in the sheep trade. Kansas City sheep trade was strong at an advance of a dime. Omaha sheep trade ruled strong with a similar advance General mutton market: Best yearlings $5.40 5.50 Old wethers 5.255.50 Best ewes 4.35 Co1 4.00 Best east mountain lambs.. 6. 005)6. 25 Valley light young lambs.. 5.655.85 Heavy spring lambs 5.00(5.50 Today's Livestock Shipments. Hogs Baldwin Sheep company, Madras, 1 load; E. W. Anderson, Cald well, Idaho. 1 load. Cattle J. J. McMahon, Medford, 1 load; R. L. Bardie, 2 loads; Lloyd Smith, Smith Ferry, Idaho, 1 load; G. M. Peacock. Nampa, Idaho, 1 load; F. F. Williams, Juntura, 2 loads- A. A. Roberts, 2 loads; A. Magill, Ontario, 1 load. Mixed stuff G. E. Warner, Leban on, 1 load hogs and sheep. Monday Afternoon Sales. STEERS. Section No. Oregon 24 Oiegon .. 1 Oregon 22 Oregon 23 Oregon 1 Oregon 14 Idaho 13 Oregon 14 Oregon 21 f Oregon .............. i Judge Bean, In the federal court yesterday afternoon, approved of the sale of the stock and bonds of the Northwestern Long Distance Tele phone company, owned by the Bell telephone interests, to F. H. Crosby, the San Francisco financier, for $360, 000. The sale virtually ends the liti gation In the government's suit against the Northwestern Bell telephone inter ests, filed more than a year ago, in which Illegal trust methods were al leged. The matter came up in the morning, but Judge Bean and C- J. Smyth, spe cial government prosecutor In the case, objected to the form of the con tract, which assigned the $300,000 note that Crosby Is to give, to the Bell companies direct. The latter corpo ration was given, in "the original con tract, the right to sue on the note if necessary. Although Attorney C. H. Carey, representing Crosby, strenu ously objected to changing the con tract, he was overruled. Mr. Carey then telegraphed San Francisco and received permission to so word the document that the note should be placed in the hands of a trustee and that the latter, in the event of a suit against Crosby, must have the con sent of the court to do so. Mr. Crosby presented an affidavit in which A. L. Mills, president of the First National bank; Samuel Hill, head of the Home Telephone lines here, and J. M. Winslow of Seattle, general manager of the Puget Sound Traction cororany, expressed their de sire .to have Mr. Crosby made pur chaser of the property. Mr. Crosby has also promised that a representative of the cities of Port land and Seattle and representatives of the Home and Puget sound inde pendent telephone companies will be made members of the board of direct ors of the company so that by no pos sible chance will the Bell company have a chance to meddle in ihe com pany's affairs. Mr. Crosby expressed himself as well pleased with the excellent con dition of the properties and compli mented Receiver John B. Coffey for his managership in the two years. Mr. Crosby said that he proposed to cooperate with Samuel Hill in every way in the furtherance of the enter prise. The property acquired by the pur chase includes telephone holdings in Oregon and Washington. The system includes service extending from Cor vallis through Salem, Oregon City, Portland, Vancouver, Kelso, Winlock, Tacoma, Seattle, Port Townsend and Port Angeles, with thoroughly equipped plants In all these cities. There country Portland wholesalers. While the prin cipal activity is in groceries and pro visions it Is also apparent in almost every trade. One leading wholesale grocer asserted this morning that his country trade was Just about equal that of a year ago this period, while another reported that the volume is slightly greater. City trade Is im proving slowly and more optimism is displayed on all sides. With stocks of merchandise and food at 'an ex treme low level, retailers have been compelled to replenish their holdings. While the buying season for the next clip of wool at Pacific northwest points is still several months distant, there has been a noticeable increase In inquiries from eastern mill inter ests in regard to the outlook for sup plies. With foreign interests buying up every available pound of wool re maining unsold In the big eastern mar kets. It develops that stocks of fleece at all centers is dangerously low. On this account mill interests are becom ing alarmed as to their future sup plies and strenuous efforts are being made to contract for next year's de livery. It is stated that as high as 22c a pound has already been offered In the interior for next year's shear ing. Foreign Wools Exhausted. The big foreign wool bugaboo that has been annually brought forward to frighten American producers Into sell ing at lower prices than the . market has really Justified, is likely to be conspicuously absent in American trade the coming season. There are no foreign wools to be had at this time and this has forced all of Eu rope to look to the United States for immediate supplies. If the war con tinues for another year it is not likely that stocks of wool throughout the iJW'.f I la a noticeable Increase In world will be half sufficing! jxt sea trade according to leading j eon to fill requirements, j M Telegraphic word come, ffflor Wash- f ington that the reserve hatt rw ill be opened next month, leiuap- vpose flood of erold for the needs' ol't Ameri can business interests. I&'lm great 1914 crops already f lnaridal. sbankers assert that within a shotl tlMe there will be sufficient money !sile for every legitimate reqiiireriieKti; Jf busl- ness interests. mj m Y 1 " ... . . . i r " A larsre comrjanv In adi!f!hvJn Eu rope reports to an Amerikm Sonsular atrent that it wishes to ttaV DulD pa per. Correspondence mayj'jtv iHFrnc'1 or Portuguese. The lnqulrH.llNo. H.- --. 088 and Information regaSllnfl it can be secured from he of flejl ;Of Jthe bu reau of. foreign and dorff:st traae, . San Francisco. ; : if Another inquiry. No. lfSt, comes from an American consif 4 1 ' South America, who advises thatj a iflrrn In his district has requested!! aiistanca In getting into communlcatl in with American exporters of malt i hd hops and with American manuijct rers of kitchen ware,' locks, hingsa, ,;r other hardware specialties hailed : by de partment stores, and fbSjf wCilch the exclusive agency could bP.' given. Ref erences are - given. CxTfres'Pondence may be in French, Spanieftjor JSngllsh. m . a . - Davenport Sues tor J)ifSrce, Oregon City. Or., OctJ .-Alleging-his wife persistently declare. . she did not love him any more arrtflJfUly left htm, Henry L. Davenport -flic divorce prpceedings against Jessie, t : Daven port in the circuit court! C ackamas county Monday. They llfijsd in Hood River, Oregon, for some; tij ie. The complaint avers the coupge were mar ried in Portland. June 3ttTl? !2. Mrs. Davenport filed a demum3t. iher hus band's complaint. -01 1 V.-nth Open. High. Ijow. Close. lee Jl.-Vj, lir.i 114 1HHB May 1K4 1 119 H9 A CORN. Dec - SH rtxa, 67 67 B May 7i',i 71 70", 70 A OATS, Dec SO sort, 43 43, A Hay 5:t' 5:iV 52 M 52 A 1 OKK. Jan 17 i:O0 1S77 1S77 LARD. Jan 09l 992 9S3 085 RIBS. 6rt 1047 A Jan. 982 9S2 975 975 NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. This week. $1,934.9(53.74 1.SOV.3O6.10 Clearings Tuesday . . Monday .. Week to date $3,755,269.84 $4,773,905.91 Year ago. $2,258,892.81 2.015.013.10 Clearings Ec lances Clearings Be lances Seattle Banks. Tacoma Banks. .$1.840.7f.00 . 191,163.00 304,094.00 31,847.00 Denver Sheep Higher. Denver Colo.. Oct. 27. Cattle.. 1400-, mar ket steady: steers, $J.50tfJ7.25; cows and heif ers, $5.00(6.5O; stockers and feeders, $6.00 i.io; caives. ti.ovrmu.ixr. Hojrs. 1400; market steady, with early sales at $7:35. Sheep, 13.00O-. market higher; lrmbs,- $6.50 7.50; mi, $4.0O4.0. Omaha Livestock Higher. South Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 27. Cattle. 3000: market strong, 1015c higher; stfers, $9.00 10:50: cows and heifers. $5.50r36.75. Hops, 4500; market steady to strong:; bulk. $6.SO7.05: tops, 7.15. . Sheep, 26.000; market strong, 10c hleheT; yearlings. $5.80(6:6.15; wethers, $5.405.70; lamns,. .owgr.iv; ewes, .largo.la. Chicago Hogs Higher. Chicago, Oct. 27. Hogs. 20.000; market strong, 5c higher; mixed, $.90(f? 7 .70 ; hearv. $(i.25(jtf7.70; rough. $6.707.15; light, $7.00Q 7.60. Cattle. 6000; market steady. Sheep, 28,090; market steady. SOUTH AMERICA NEEDS CREDIT BECAUSE OF ITS LACK OF EUROPEAN BUSINESS 1 s. s. bose errs- ror f IAN fUANGISCO LOS, A N Q K.Ij US - . ' 3 r. It, pet. 88 . . "To Baa Ffsncisoa Portland S. S., Ce Id and Washington Bt. . (with O.-W. H a , H. Oe, Tel. Marshall . 4500. A-6181. Line STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER falls from Aluawortn dock. Portland'. 8 n. ra JCery loesday. Freight and ticket office lower Ainswocth dock. P. A C B. S. 3. Line. I L. H.4 Keating, Agent. Phone Male 3000. A 8332. , City ticket office, 80 titatt street C. ' W. Btinger, -Agent, Phones - Marshall, 4500. By William C. RedfJeld. t much study are all needed If the best Secretary of Commerce of the United! Is to be made of the situation In Statea. I x-atin-Amenca. It must not be forrotten that the purchasing power of Sooth American countries has been seriously affected by war conditions, and it must be re membered that their industries are. in large part, adjusted to Kuropean stand ards of measurements and methods, which can not be hastily altered. This ia not so much a time to look for a great boom In South American trade, as it is an occasion for a thoughtful study of the conditions there existing with a view to their development on lines of permanent growth. The conditions there are hardly pro pitious to the sending out of salesmen with the expectation of their coming speedily home with filled order books. Time and patience and money and The department of commerce wel comes, therefore, the steps that are being taken by bankers, by manufac turers, familiar with export trade, and by trained exporters toward a thought ful study and careful development of commercial relations between the United States and Latin America. What is needed among our: friends to the southward now "more than any thing else Nis credit and a ready means or aireei exenange wun rsew xork. Whatever can be done on a sound and ' thoughtful basis to promote the exportation of our own merchandise to pay the balances . we owe in South America will be a directly helpful step. It is not so much an hour for hustling salesman as for the business ana rinanciat statesman. Kansas City Cattle Rise. Kansas City. Mo.. Oct. 27. Uocs 16.000: market 5c higher; tops, $7.55. tattle, siw: market 10c higher. Sheep, 13.000; market 10c higher. WILL CARRY GIFTS FREE Oregon Oregon Idaho Idaho Idaho Idaho Idaho Oregon ....... Oregon Idaho Idaho . . . . . . . Oregon Oregon Oregon Idaho Washington ... Oregon Oregon ttregon Oregon ....... Oregon Oregon ....... Oregon ....... Oregon ........ Oregon Idaho ........ Oregon Idaho ........ Idaho Oregon Oregon , Oregon Idaho Oregon Oregon Idaho Oregon Idaho . Oregon ...... Oregon. ...... Idaho ........ Oregon ...... Oregon Oregon Oregon Idaho Oregon Oregon Oregon ...... Oregon Oregon ...... Oregon ... Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon . . . . Oregon ...... Oregon Oregon Oregon. , Idaho Idaho S 7 8 2 13. 1 20 7 K VI l.t ft .1 "l 26 20 4 4 COWS. 7 10 1 11 24 11 4 4 CALVES. 1 HEIFERS. 5 1 STAGS. 1 1 1 BULLS. 1 1 1 1 1 1 O LAMBS. 18 YEARLINGS. 212 24 WETHERS. 41 EWES. 9 40 14 133 HOGS. ".".'.".".".".'.102 75 The American and "Wells-Fargo Ex press companies and the Northern Ex press companies have announced that they will carry, free by express to New York, Christmas packages from the children of Portland to the children of Europe. The packages must be labeled "Christmas Gifts for the Children of Europe." The Northern Express com pany announces that it will get the packages when notified by S call at Its offices, 87 Sixth street. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 27. Mar riage licenses vtera issued by the coun ty auditor yesterday to the following persons: William Carl and Miss Mil dred Danielson, both of Vesper; Charles M. llallberg and Miss Helena , Qustafson. both, of Portland. Idaho 5 Oregon ? Oregon i4 Oregon 6 Oregon 85 Oregon 0j Oregon 97 Oregon .............. 2 Idaho 7 Idaho I Oregon 73 Oregon 78 Oregon. 8 Oregon .............. Oregon 2 Idaho A Oregon 4 At. lbs. 1124 11. so 1141 11 HO 1034 WM0 1140 lo.W , 1174 1120 W.l 1077 1107 lO-l.-i 120 04O ON.-. irwrv KKV". 71 O'lS 1 200 Hisi 11.10 12KO irioo 1147 SUM) 1113 8:o 1214 1 1 :, 3117 11 no 1 12 1027 into 1010 1001 H2r w ioi.1 102.1 112.1 131.1 100 410 lfWO 970 1110 1.120 1300 1270 1 ,1.10 132,1 li:o 14 11: 1270 14.10 1560 85 P2 7a 114 100 119 160 89 211 187 178 263 195 1.18 17 2" .l 211 221 4tX) ISO 185 187 103 1.13 &12 41 ' 2.18 S52 Service In Modern Business In modern business the one great watch-word is SEgV CE. That business expands most substantially which considers1 best the interests of its customers. i f .m ( It is no different in banking. Every depositor is entitled tU re- ceive prompt and courteous service, and in the LunjJ&rLpens. National Bank this is not merely a hobby it is a strini pfticy. lumbermens National, bank If ill CORNER FIFTH AND STARK Instructor Named At Reed College A, Blaine Kobert Will Teach Tempo rarily, Owing to Illness of William S. Boddy. A. Blaine Roberts has been appointed temporarily to the position of Instruc tor in the department of English at Reed college. He will take the place of William H. Boddy, who has been ill for some time. He will also be in charge of President Foster's class In argumentation. Mr. Roberts was graduated from Bowdoln college in 1907. While there he was a successful debater, winning in open competition with 40 men. a 6 10 ! place on the team which defeated 6 "o I Svracusi- university during his senior . i'i i year. He spent the year after his grad- ',;! : uation in graduate study in English Knolat Harvard. He has been instructor 6.00 ! of English In the I'niversity of Utah .i s.-, I Tvherc he successfully coached several f, ,v 1 araiion or jTesinpni r usiers dook, 5.25 1 "Essentials of Exposition and Argu ment," is acknowledged in the preface. Prlee. $6.75 6.73 75 6.75 6.65 6.65 6.65 6.00 6. 15 6 ,15 6.5.1 6.50 6.50 B..IO 6.40 6.40 6.25 6.2.1 (i.lO 1 $.1.75 5.7.1 5.75 B.7.1 5.75 5.7 5.65 5.65 TRAMP LOSES BOTH LEGS The First National Capital and Surplus - $3,500,1) lattfMt Paid Sarin and Time Deposit Bank , fl!' Sa Security Savings and Trust Comply Fifth an3 Morri$on Street p A. Capital and Surplus - - $4I)00 Seventy-five hoboes, attempting to take possession of a Southern Pacific 5.H5 ! train at Dunsrouir, Cal., yesterday. 5.W were put to rout by a party of rail (Cl ' road police, with the aid of the town 5.fio authorities, according to Information 4.75 : received at the office of Assistant 7 i5 ' General Manager D. W. Campbell Unable to drive all from the train be fore it started southward, the train men started anyway, and one hobo, in attempting to scramble aboard a flat 6.25 ! car. lost nie rooting ana ootn his legs were ground off under the wheels. 4.50 $6.00 $6.23 $i5.ao .l.fKJ 4 25 $5.00 4.7.1 4.50 4.25 4.25 4.23 4.r 4. on $6.00 Charge of Trespass Dismissed. The lodge books were what John Rollck wanted when he broke into the homo of Tony Bebeck. both living in North Portland, last Sunday, and for which Rolick was before tha munici pal court this morning on a charge 4.00 I of trespass. Bebeck sain Ilolick owed him $27 for board, therefore locked up the lodge books, which! Rolick had in custodv as an officer of the lodge. !!(! 1 The judge-held that Rolick's inten- i lions were proper, as the fraternity J scheduled to meet that after $5.25 $4.50 4.HO 4.r0 3.75 was noon, and the case was dismissed. Oregon Oresn Orpjron $6.00 ! 6.IKI j e.;o ; 6.90 6.90 j 6.90 I , 6.HO I Oregon 6.90 I 6.90 Orra-on 0.9O frrepoa 6.00 Oregon 6.MJ j Ladd & Tilton Eatabluhea 1SS9 IS S3," ' J II i Tit-: J m !.; I Bank i 't . ':Si' i.l 3 1. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $2,000.0000 tits r Commercial an3 Savings' Deposits.! 1 Si f FSHORT- LSATS POBTLA1TD. ABBTVX SPOIAME.. LEAVE BPOKAITE . . . . ABBITS POETLAH0 m $ iff . ,?sao : k m. 6.8l 6,80 e.80 e.50 6.90 6.90 5.80 6. SO Oregon STAGS. 1 1240 $5.50 LAMBS. 12 70 $6.00 YEARLINGS. 4 2 $3 .50 14 ?6 .50 EWES. 21 1J3 $4.25 HOGS. 44 17 $6.90 4 177 90 5 6.00 PIGS. 200 5 $6.15 Tuesday Morning Sale. STEERS. Section " No. At lbs. Prlc. Oregon 8 1103 $6.50 Itiaho 1 1000 6.41 Idaho 4 1002 6.25 Idaho 3 1160 6.25 Oregon 10 1097 6.1.1 Oregon 1 1310 6.00 Idaho .' 23 1198 5.85 COWS. Idiui . 825 $4.00 Overbeck & Cooke Co. Stocks. Bonds. Cotton Grabs, Zto. 16-017 Boac of Trad BnildtBS, DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES U ember a Chicago Board ot Trad. Correspondents of Ioran & Bryaa. raMto. Now York. vaasnnnr mm m m aasi mm mm art .nnnrjBkw mrm mm mM r bbbbs s t se attleO BETWECtf J$tT PORTLAND N2" SPOKANE AVT IS VIA THE il J jiu v mvn .a Ssas Ik 1 u PCrlDUlUN M V mm V N., trru al H iEN ' It PORTLANDS ofhe OREGON -WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY uwc All Trains lirlri and Depart Prom TJHI05 DEPOT, POBTIAJTS; HEW IB XIX XI, B70XAXTE. Tickets, reservations' and fuH information upon application. CITY TICKET OFFICE Third and Washington streets orby mail request to the General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon