12
THE - OREGON DAILY JOURNAL., PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21 1914.
MUCH DAMAGE IS DONE TO POTATO CROP BY THE I COLD WEATHER
IDAHO SHIPMENTS :
OF TURKEYS HEAVY
MARKET STARTSSLOW
While Prices Have Been Holding
About m Expected, Buyers Do
Not Take Hold Quickly; Wil-
lamette- Valley to Come Later.
DAMAG
POTATO
P
E TO
IS BELIEVED
SEVERE IN COUNTRY
Only Very Small Portion of the
Year's Yield Has Been Dug In
Oregon and Washington; All
Concede Much Loss Results.
The turkey market was rather slow
In opening for the Christmas trade.
Values ruled at substantially the same
prices as during the last few days.
Kales were reported generally at Jc
tor extreme top quality, and poor sturr
was sold m proportion. .
Aa a rule mere was mucu ucu"
quality offerings on the street than
for the Thanksgiving trade, and this
In Itself was consiueraoie ueij u
celvers. .. .
A few birds were reiwn aum j
terday on shipping orders, at fraction
ally higher values than the general
quoattlons. , , t. .
A very iraKi pmas"
keys that arrived yesterday and this
. I .1 . . V . . . AUUt.rtl
morning came irom imu" .
Oregon point, but liberal shipments
are expected from the Willamette val
ley later In the day and tomorrow.
Kven at. this time It Is Impossible to
state definitely wnat me uum ui mo
; birds will be sold at.
ftOOT VEGETABLES SCARCE
Owing to the cold weather, which
makes digging impossible, there is
a-reat shortage ei root, vreriauic.
the local trade and the price is gen;
l rally held rirm nere iouy i
per cental.
CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES IX
A carload of sweet potatoes, a car
load of lettuce and a carload of cauli
flower were among the nay a arrivals
ef vegetables from California. The
market is generally showing strengtn
In all lines.
SOUTHERN CABBAGE COMING
A carload of California cabbage has
v..... ter the lm-a.1 market on
account of the scarcity of local offer
ings. The shipment is expected here
"Wednesday. Sales being generally
mads at $1.25 a cental. -
TOMATO SUPPLY IS SHORTER
a.i.i. from a small shipment by
steamer from San Diego, the local mar
ket Is showing a famine In tomato
offerings. Pales of the southern stock
re generally reported at $1.25 a crate
of four baskets.
EGG MARKET SHOWS FIRMER
Market for fresh ranch eggs s
homing more strength locally but
om of the dealers are still offering
t 40c a dojjen. The market ranges
from this price to 42c generally. Stor
age stock Is held steady.
BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE
Celery supplies are again offering
at $3.60 a crate.
,' Country killed veals and hogs are
ata.rii at former nrlces.
ChlcRen trade Is uteady with prices
enntlnueri from lust Week.
Orange movement Is slightly better
With prices maintained.
SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE
Protect shipments as for north, as
Feattle against minimum temperatures
of about 26 degrees; northeast to Spo
kane degrees; southeast to Boise, 4
Great fear Is expressed for a very
largo percentage of the late potato
crop In Oregon and Washington, as a
result of the present cold snap. Owing
to the low prices that have ruled at
the start of the season and the almost
general lack of shipping demand then,
only a very small percentage of the
crop was dug. It Is estimated by com
petent interests tnai tuny tu per ceui
of the crop is still In the ground.
That a large portion or mis win
be nipped by the cold weather is now
generally conceded by the trade here.
Special advices received bv The Jour
nal from various portions of the Pa.
cific no
Edited by Hyman II. Cohen.
TREND OF APPLES
TOWARD A HIGHER
PRICE IN MARKETS
Local and Eastern Situation Is Im
proved and Better Values Are
Ruling in Domestic Markets as
Well as in Foreign Markets.
There Is a stronger!, tone throughout
the apple trade . At all leading world's
centers prices are not only firm, but
are actually advanced over last week.
This applies equally to the Pacific
northwest and eastern trade, as well
as to the foreign markets.
Regarding jthe European situation,
W. Dennis &' Son write from Covept
Garden market unde,r! date of Novem
ber 27 as follows: j
"Offerings this week consisted of
stocks carried over from last week ex.
m various portions oi ine r a- raiiuicwunn uu .;
rthnut iH ir-ut. that the most I lnt! no boat arriving this week. In
. . . - i . ...... , . A. Un , ... t , .1 ? t
severe damage In years has been done
to tha potato crop, owing to the fact
tliat so small a portion or it was out.
of the ground.
Comingj as it did, much earlier man
usual, the cold weather found the po
tato men unprepared, nut until uio
stock is dug from the ground it will
be impossible to state definitely wnat
the damage will amount to.
Naturally this condition has caused
a stronger tone to ruie generally in
the. potato trade here. Because ox tne
fact that shipments to market have
been stopped by the extraordinary
cold. Front street supplies are scant
and the jobbing price has been ad
vanced 15c to si a cental generally
for good quality.
degrees; south to Ashland. 24 de
grees. Minimum temperature at Port
land tonight, about 24 degrees.
JOBBING PRICES OP PORTLAND
BETTER INS ARE
SHOWN IN YARDS AT
N. PORTLAND TODAY
All Lines Are Showing Strength
for Good Quality; More Swine
Arrive Over Sunday Than ; for
the Entire Previous Week,
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK' Rr.5
Hnga. Cattle. Calvesl Sheep.
. 443
.1892
. 424
. 4H
. itUO
.1911
...21S3
635
Mondar . .
Saturday .
Friday ...
Thursday .
Wednesday
Tuesday .
Week ago.
Year aao. .
Two years aeo. .
Three fears ago Holiday.
620 a 16SO
M 11
212 7 142
62 7 ....
2) 1534
7 484
153 .. 1100
670 ! 17R4
840 2j 228
BLUESTEM WHEAT IS
TOUCHING $1 25 IN
T
NORMS
MARKETS
Actual Bids of $1.24 and $1.25
Reported From Interior Basis
Tidewater Delivery; Oata and
Barley Prices Are Advanced.
TRANSPORTATION
Steamer
Service
Steamer "HABTEST QTTEEW
leaves Ash-Street dock dally ex
cept Saturday, 8 p. m. for Astoria
and way points; returning, leaves
Astoria dally except Sunday, 7
A. M.
Tickets and reservations at O-W.
R. A N. City Ticket Office. Third
and Washington streets; or at
Ash-Street dock. Phone: Mar
shall 450a, A-6121.
4
Los Angeles
and HAN DIEGO
Special rate one way and round
trip on steamships TALE AHO
KAXTAXS. By rail or steamer
to San Francisco, tha Exposition
City. Pec. 19, 26. 2S. 28. 30. Make
reservations immediately.
BAIT rRAKCISCO, FOBTXAITD ft
X.OS AHOI1LE8 S. S. CO.
Trank Bollam 124. Third 8 treat.
Kaln 88. -A-4596.
I
San Francisco
Z.0S ahqei.es ajtd bait SIEQO
SS. YUCATAN
Bails Wed., Deo. 83, at 6 V. IK.
lOBTK PACITIO BTSAUSHZP OO.
Ticket Oflloe I rralgh Office
iaaA 3t it. root Northrop st
Main 1J14 A-1814 Main 6203 A-5422
These Drteea are those at which wholesalers
sell to retailers, except as otherwise stated:
BUTT Ell IsoDilnnl. Willamette taller
eteaoiery. cubes, telling price, 2U430c; stats
prluts, 82toW34e; rajen ourier, lewzoc;-
creamery, case lota, .Mhci less thau case Muu,
ac id. extra.
BliTTKU SAT No. 1. Portland unlivery.
3c.
KGi.n Nearby freshly gathered. 42c: can
dled lucal extras, white, 40c; rase count,
tiuylug. f . o. b. Portland, 39.;; eastern "fresh,"
April, zoni.fic; (.niuete, niijiiuc aozen.
LIVE PUL'UUl-He. flynioutb Rock,
heary, 13c; ordinary culckeus, 12c; broilers.
2 to 2'j lbs., iu; turkeys. 10(31 (c; aremed,
176(21c !b. -pigeon. S1.O0611.2&: auuabs.
2.2J(ii2.4( dozen; geese, live, llg2c.
LUbe.bc; rresn ureguu, taucy laa cream
twlna and triplets, ItfUKiVsc; xoULg America
litjilTHe.
JACK.KABB1T3 Fancy dressed. 11.0OO1.&0
Oroeeiisa.
BL'GAU tube, .13; K)wdered, $6.05; frolt
or berry, 0.75; beet, $5.55; dry granulated,
to. 75; U yellow, $5,116. (Abore notations are
(SO 0oJ Let cab.
KICK Jayau ityia. No. 1. i&Zie: New
Uneaus, tt.ii, U'tvAC, Creole. 6c.
SALT Coarse, bait grounds, loos, S10 per
too; bus, 10.Ji; table dairy, 6ti, 1S; lua.
tn.SO; bales, S2.25; exUa tlaa Darreia. 2a,
s and lua. $5.Ui.0U; lump rocs, $2. 50 per
ton.
HONEY New. $3.63.50 per case.
BKAa Kmall wlille. 54c: large wblte.
$5.15; pink. 4Vac; Uma. oc; bayuu. So.40;
red, tJWc
Frult aad Vegetables.
.'IlITCatl PIllIlTM m-inBui n.a.l t9l
2.75; Japauese ji W$l.'0; bananas, 44Vc;
lb.: lemona, 3.i)(a4.Z5; limes, fl per UK
grupefruit, 2U(u4.oO 1 tr case; pineapples, 7c
lb.; casuuaa, ai.uu crate; pears, i.uuil.Zi;
muiM-j. il.U0dil.2a crate.
Afi'Ltt i.i, uuculi0 box. according
to uuallty.
ONIONS Local. S1.D0: CaUfornla yellow.
il.35au.o; aaaociaciun selling price, fl.ZO I.
VKGKTABLES Turnips, 75cca1.25: beets.
$1.25; carrots, $12e; parsnlpt., $1.25; sack
ttryn.. caiTotB. i.i'iAooc, paisuins. :ciuuc sink:
cabbage, $1.25; tomatoes, CaUfornla, $1.25 per
lug; green ouioua, .lumioc aoxen bunrbea;
peppers, bell, luc; head lettme, (1 .WK(4i.UO
crate; celery, .iifi. canea; egg plant.
lo.:; cauliflower, $l.io dozen; rrea. h artl-
t'boaes, boc uuxen; ..riuu beaua. ac; cu
cuiubeia, Uutbouae. $1.00 dozen, cranberries,
eaateru, $u.5ujilU.0O bbl.; lucal, $J.iK box;
surouu .Who lb.
ruuiunn -uiiig price: r.ura cnolce 85
(ti'JM per cental, avteeia, io.
iutpa, Wooi and xtiusa.
HOl'3 Bujiug price, cnoice. 12c; prime,
11c; aaedium to prime, &luc; medium, Jsc
irfm et.Diiacta. lie lb. 1
CHI 1 111 ult CAsCAUA BAKK Car lota.
4c; less man car lots 4c
MOUAlit lbl4 2I(ft2iic.
V, OOL Nouiiual, 1M14 cup; Willamette val
ley coarte Coiawold, llc; medium SUrup. I
Sblre, lWc; cnoice -aucy lots. iuiu.20c lb.; !
caatarn Uiegon. 14(2Uc; acvoruli, 10 anrlnk
age. UIllESi Dry hides, ic lb.; green, 18c;
salted bides, 13Vlc; bulls, g.-ee-i salt, Utt
lOc; klpa, 144tlVjc, calve, ury, 2c; calf
skins salted or green, ac; green bides, lc
less tliku salted; sneep pelts, salted, s bear
ings, iuu25c; dry, lie.
AALLajV No. i. W4?c; At. 2, 44Vtc
grcart. 3W4C w '
Meata, Fish and Prorislons.
DKESSbu AielAls, aellina nrlcn rvnn
killed: Hogs,, fancy, "ac; ordinary, 9c; rough
and beaTy, iTtec; fancy .veala. 12V.Ul.ic
ordinary, luc; poor, 7c; goats ij((4c; aurlug
lambs, 1UC.
HAMS. BAI.US. B.1C. - Uams. IKU.011..
breakfast bacon, 21(U30c; boiled bam 28c
plcnics, 12Vjc; cottage, lie; boneless, 'l7ic'
12c; cows, No. 1 stock, Uc; ewes He
wetnera, 12Hc; lainbs, ldVic; pork lolus lbcT
0 1ST EUS Olympla, per gallon, $3 5o
tanned eustera, 55c can, $B.5u duaon; eastern.'
lu abell. S1.85 per IOO: rasor clama. il iT!
eastern oyatera. per gallon, solid pack. IX oo'
r lu" " aLeeineaa sal
mon, S4iic lb.; perch. c lb.; lobsters, 25c
lb.; silrer smelt, be; salmon trout, 18c: hali
but. tS'sAUc pound.
LAUU-iierces, isc; compound, tierces. He.
lhado , uiruiuia, ai.ico doxen
fainta cad Oils.
LINSEEDOII Uaw, bbla.. 58e nee ..1 .
kettle boiled, bbls., doc; raw, caaes, ac
boiled, casea, 85c. gal.; lots of 250 gallons, lc
les; oil cake Uteal, 44 per ton.
, Willia xon ioia, 1 y,c per lb.: BOO
lb. lots. 7c per lb.; less lota, 8c per lb.
OIL, HKAL Lrioau 101s,- Sol.
COAL, Olh Water white in drums and Iron
TURPENTINE In c. 67c; tanka. an?
oer gallon.
barrels, luc.
consequence of the scarcity of jteam
er space available toj London supplies
are fhort and prices 01 the rise.
"Keiffer pears seem to be about
finished, and any " stocks of pears
which can be shipped to this market
rrm now on will realize very aausiac
tory prices. j
"As regards best pears. Winter Nells
are the staple article this season, and
prices for these, for ianything in good
hard condition, are good, notwithstand
ing plentiful supplies; the bulk of the
recent arrivals have, j however, been on
the ripe side and prices have ruled
low for these stocks In consequence.
"The winter demand for apples ap
pears now to have set In, and the fa
vorable feeling reported last week con
tinues, prices being- still on the rise. !
Anything of good appearance is well
sought after, oood Baldwins are worth
from 17 to 18s, York Imperials the
same, and Albemarle I'lppins would
meet a ready and appreciative market
if here In time for the Christmas trade.
"The apnies ex. ss. TMgby made
much better prices than Nova Scotian
stocks have hitherto reached In Lon
don during the present season, as will
be seen by the prices reported over-
ieai. tsaiawins 11s Da, iviiigs, run,
Wagners 15s 6d and Golden Russets
21s. will be specially' noted. We think
these prices will be maintained for
stocks arriving in time for the Christ
mas trade.
The market on boxed apples Is
showing a great Improvement, and we
expect good Oregon; Newtowns with
some color would make up to 9s per
box for the best counts. Californian
Newtowns are-also a much better
trade, for which we :can now make 7s
per box for both 4 and 4 tier fruit.
These prices we expect will be main
tained unless supplies come in mucn
larger quantities than we anticipate
during the next few weeks.
"The Liverpool market on applesis
also still Improving, and shows an ad
vance all around over last week's
prices, being stronger than London on
the majority of Barrel stocKs. Maine
Baldwins are realizing from 15s up to
18s, Greenings arotnd lsts 6d per Bar
rel. Virginian York' Imperials were a
good trade at 17s 6d to 18s 9d for
tight barrels, and i a few American
Newtown Pippins In barrels met a
ready market at from 20s to 26s per
barrel. Canadian varieties also sold at
good prices as reported overleaf.
"Some Oregon Newtowns met with
keen competition, and sales were ef
fected at from 6s 9d to 9s 6d. while
the best counts of a car of extra fancy
stock, made 10s and lis. Californian
Newtowns realized 6s 6d6s 9d for 4
tiers and 6s per box for 4',4 tiers.
Washington Newtowns, large apples,
sold at 9s per box, meeting with a
good demand at this price.
"The Liverpool market was also
strong on pears. Keiffers realizing 22s
6d to 24s per barrl, iand 6s 3d to 6s 9d
per box. Duchess 22s to 25s per barrel,
while Winter Nelic met a god demand,
sales being effected at 10s 3d to 12s 9d.
"In Glasgow there have been heavy
offerings of Maine :and Canadian ap
ples, some 33,000 barrels in all, an
a very strong demand was experienced
at prices as reported.
It looked like old times today! In the
North Portland- market at the, o'neninc
of the week's trade. There wasi a run
of 88 cars In the yards over nlgh't. In
the hog division more hogs came for
ward over Sunday than during the en
tire previous week. j ,
Notwithstanding this, the market for
awine was considered good and isteady
at $7.50 for .top offerings and sales
were made early in the day at this
price.
At Chicago there was a slightly
weaker tone in the bog market for the
day tops ruling at $7.15. f
Kansas City hog market was So
lower, with tops at $7.15. j
Omaha hogB shows a loss of 5. with
tops at $7.05 this morning.
General hog market range
Best light $
Medium light
Good to heavy
Koueh and heavy
Stockers
STEAMSHIP
i BaUa Direct for Ban Francisco, Xki
Angolas and Baa Diego.
Tomorrow, December 22
BAIT TBAKCXSCO. POBTZ.AHD a
XjOB AHOEZJB8 STXAMSHIP CO.
I . rwuLn. buliiAil Agent.
' 114 Third St. A-4596. Mala 28.
; American-Hawaiian S. S. Co.
. t "The Panama Canal tana"
! I 'XXPaVESH FKEXOKT BEBVXCB
I Between Portland
' JTtw Toxk. Boston, Philadelphia ana
' ! vaarustoa,
I i For Information as to rates, oaliinga.
I ( C.D. KENNEDY, Agent,
i 170 Htark Street. Portland, Or.
Cobs Bay Line
STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER
alia frena Aiaawortb dock. Portland -
Svory Taaaday. fraight and ticket offloe
lewer Alaawortk dock. F. fc C. B. 8. 8. iaii.
X K. Keating. Agent. Phono Mai 1600. A-
SSS. Ultr luan auaa, aw suzu. street, O.
w. BTinsjor. aoaas auuanall 450w.
' . 8. BSATXB Tor
San Francisco. Los Angeles
3 F. XL. Too. 83
' Tko San Franoisco ft Portland . ., Oo
Sd and Waahiiif ton Bta. (with 0-W. B, .
-' U. Co, Xai. Msrskall 400. A41S1,
Chicago Wheat Has
Sharp Rise Today
Market Closes Willi a Good Gain
After Early lioss; Damage
Reports the Cause.
Chicago. Dec. 21. Wheat closed
with an advance of c to 1 a bushel
over Saturday's finals. Market opened
under pressure of i profit taking but
quickly recovered and the closing was
enly a slight reaction from the ex
treme high mark for the day.
Damage reports from the middle
west were responsible for most of the
strength here In the wheat trade dur
ing the latter part of the session.
Broomhall cabled from Liverpool that
tho market opened iwith good support
and offers light. 'This was Induced
by American strength, but the market
later declined on heavy American
shipments. .Last week's shipments
from North America wero 12,465,000
bushels of wheat.
San Friuieisco Dairy Produce. '
San Francisco. Deo. 21. feetra Ex
tras. 57c; pullets, 47c; storage ex
tras, 30c; California storage extras.
26e.
Butter Extras 29c: crime firsts.
27 He; firsts. 26c; seconds, 24c.
Cheese California fancy. 12 He:
firsts, 12c; seconds. 10c
Seattle Dairy Produce.
Seattle, Dec. 21. Eggs Fresh
ranch. 4446c; fresh eastern, 42c; ori
entals, 28c.
Butter Local cubes, 3Zc; bricks,
33c; Oregon cubes, 29 30c.
Cheese Wisconsin, 19o; Washing
ton. 17 18c
Range of Chicago prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke Co., 2145-217
Board of Trade building:
WHEAT.
Onen
December ... 122A
May 12514
July 118
December .
May
July
December
May
January . .
May
January .
May
January
May
New York Metal Market.
New York. Dec. 21. Metals:
Copper 131SH0.
Tin 34 344 c.
Lead 87c.
Spelter $5.65(5' 5.71.
Bar silver 48c.
Mexican dollars, 67c.
Foreign Exchange Rates. .
Merchants National bank quotes for
eign exchange: ,
London Sterling. 4.89.
Berlin Marks. 2S.
Paris Francs, 20.20.
Hongkong Currency, 45.10,
New York Cotton Market.
Month Open. High. Low. . Close.
Jan ... ... -738
March 749 , 756 748 757
May 768 ' 775 765 774
July .. 785 794 783 793
Oct. 814 820 808 81
'Dec. 812 820 805 ' 716
. . .;V-:' . j r : :
. . 70&,
' 1 Y
.. 49
..1840
..1875
..1020
..1032
. .1007
..1037
HI eh. Low. Close.
125 122U 124HB
, 1273-i 125H 12TMi
119 118 116HA
CORK.
I ! 65 64tJ 64
71 4 70 70iA
, !72i, 71i 71&
OATS.
i 49H 48 48
, ; i 53V4 5244 62B
POtJK.
1830 1840 1847A
lSKW 1873 1897A
LARD. .
1032 1017 1032A
1035 1035 1050 A
RIBS.
1017 1002 101B
1030 1035 1047A
7.60
7.40 7.45
t 7.25
6.757.00
6.00 6.40
Cattle Market Is Firm.
Conditions in the cattle trade at
North Portland are considered quite
nrm ana especially lor best quality
offerings. Two head sold thlsi morn
ing in the steer division at $7,175. but
the general market was considered un
changed around last, week s .closing
figures. , j ,
Run of cattle In the local yards over
aunuay was quite xair ana was a
strong contrast to the verw small
snowing or last Monday
At Chicago there was a strong tone
generally lor cattle, with an advance
or a dime in the price. I
Kansas city cattle market was
strong at an advance of 16c generally.
Omaha cattle were strong, with ad
vances of 15c to 26c over Saturday,
i'op steers $9.75. ' j
General cattle market range:
Selected steers $ I 7.60
Good to prime 7.d07.35
Good to choice 6. 50 ret 6.75
Ordinary to fair 5.75426.25
Best cows 6.00 4r 6.25
Good to prime 6.65 5.75
Ordinary 5.25 (r 6.50
Selected calves 7.00g8.uo
Fancy bulls 6. 256. 75
Ordinary . , 4.00 4. Co
Mutton Qalns Strengtn.
For mutton the local market showed
a furtner gain in strength over Sun
day. There was quite a fair, run in
tne yards at tne opening or tne: week a
trade, a fair Increase being shown over
a week aeo.
Ewes sold this morning at S5.50 or
an advance of a quarter over previous
prices. This reflected general senti
ment in the mutton and lamb trade.
At Chicago there was a weak tone in
the mutton trade but values were un
changed
Kansas City mutton market ruled
strong with advances of 6 to 10c.
Omaha mutton market wasi steady
at an advance of 10 to 15c. Top lambs
were $8.15 and best yearlings $7.25.
General mutton market range:
Old wethers , $6.006.25
Best yearlings 6.50
Best ewes 5.00 5.50
Best east mountain lambs. . 7.60
Valley light lambs 7.257.35
Heavy spring lambs 6.7 5 (ji 7.25
Today's livestock Snippers.
Cattle C. M. Sevier, Lewi Eton.
Idaho. 1 load: F. M. Rothrock.il load;
Allen Greene, "Xamhlll. 2 loads; Still-
Well & Profitt, l& Grande, 2 loads; H,
Eldrige, Vale, 1 load: C, W. Notting
ham. Grass Valley. 1 load. ?
Hogs R. R. Power, Somers, Mont.,
2 loads; Farmers" Society of Equity,
Caldwell. Idaho, 1 load, Kuna 3 loads,
Nampa 2 loads, w liaer l load; c W
Blackwell. Cascade. Idaho. 1 load: J.
L. Lewis, Welser, Idaho, 1 load, D. J.
Donnelly. 1 load, J. A. Hoskin 1 load;
W. H. Mockler, Brogan, 1 load. Baker
City Packing company. Baker. 1 load;
William. Douby. 1 load: W. W. Lloyd.
Haines, 1 load; Elgin Forwarding com
pany, Lostine. l load, Joseph 2 loads,
, , CL 1 1 S f I m .wnu , - . , . il..' , , i u ill. i air-.
Idaho.. 1 load; C. W. Chandler, Elgin, 1
load; M. I. Yatis, Echo. 1 load; Kiddle
Bros., Elgin, 1 load. Imbler 1 load.
Union Junction 1 load; Enterprise 1
load; Sanitary Meat company, Joseph,
1 load: P. H. Morelock, Enterprise, 1
load, Joseph 2 loads; J. H. Strohm,
Hermiston, 1 load; J. W. Chandler, La
Grande, 1 load: W. B. Kurtz, The
Dalles, 1 load; W. Moklei,-Vale. 1 load,
R. E. Went, 1 load; L. L. Miller, Em
mett, Idaho, 1 load; John Dysert, Con
don, 1 load, Arlington Lumber com
pany 1 load; D. H. Hilderbrana, 1 load;
R. A. Thompson, Heppner, 1 load.
Sheep Will Block, McMinnville, 1
load direct to Union Meat company; D.
Vandecar, Haines 2 loads; R. N. Stan
field, Stanfield, 1 load.
Mixed stuff A. R. Ford, Wlllamtna,
1 load cattle and hogs; W. Chandler,
Dayton, Wash., 2 loads hogs and
sheep; Will Block, Monmouth 2 loads
hogs and sheep direct to Union Meat
company; John Hill, Payette, Idaho, 1
load cattle, calves and hogs: R. A.
Raul, Baker, 1 load cattle and hogs;
Charles McCollough, Haines, 1 load
hogs and sheep: C. W. Davidson, 1
load hogs and sheep; D. McGilL On
tario. 3 loads cattle and hogs; W." B.
Hunter. Lostine. 3 loads cattle and
hogs; A. L. DeMarls, Lowden, Wash..
2 loads cattle and calves; C. W.: Dick
son, Terrebonne, 3 loads cattle; hogs
and sheep; J. L. Campbell, Madras, 1
load cattle and hogs; J. P. Ritter,
Robinette, 2 loads cattle and hogs; F. J.
Handshaker, Robinette, 1- load cattle
and hogs: E. B. Barnum, Grass Val
ley. 1 loaa cattle ana nogs: R. R.
Walker, 2 loads cattle and hogs.
ComparsttTe statement of North Portland
llTestocK run
Crop Still Safe.
"Walla Walla, Dec. 21. Al-
4 though the temperature for the
past week has been consider- V
ably below normal, the fall
sown wheat of the Walla Walla
valley is suffering none, and
has gone through the tough
ening process in excellent
shape, according to the farmers.
The little snow that has fallen
has served, in a measure, to
protect the plants, but the
freeze has not been severe
enough to do any damage. The
growers state they prefer con
tinued cold weather to alter
nating wariri and cold.
Indications now are for snow,
and the growers feel that the
1915 crop will be assured If a
heavy blanket of the white
comes to cover the fields before
zero weather or lower visits the
valley.
Lossss General in
Stock List Today
New York Market . Is Weaker and
Lower; Reading Is Under
Severe Pressure.
NewTork. Dec. 21. In the face of
the increase of 5 per' cent in freight
rates allowed by the Interstate Com
merce commission on Saturday, there
was a sharp selling pressure and lower
prices for practically the entire stock
list today. The market was extremely
dull with only 65.300 shares traded In
up to 2 o'clock. Call money ruled
generally around 3 per cent.
Reading was the principal loser in
today's transactions. It closed the
day around 1437a or 3 points lower
than Saturday. Canadian Pacific was
under pressure with a loss of 2"i
points, Great Northern 1H. Northern
Pacific 1. Pennsylvania 1, Union Pa
cific 1H and U. S. Steel common la
points.
BUSINESS NEWS
Year 1915 Bids Fair to Be the
Greatest Ever in Seed Business.
Tnnmnnm
i uiiiurviAui
FOR
ALL WHO
Range of New York prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke Co.. 216-217
Board of Trade building: ' .
DESCRIPTION i optHit High Lowl'loa
WHEAT CARGOES HIGHER.
Loudon. Dec. 21. Wheat cargoes on pas
sage blgber.
LIVERPOOL WHEAT MARKET.
Liverpool, Dec. 21. Wheat:
Dec. 21 Dec. 19
December U 9d 8s 90
TORTLAXD GRAIN RECEIPTS.
-Cars-
Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. liar.
Mondax 3 S 8 ft
Year asro .. 132 7 11 8 16
Season to date.11. 026 1.01 1.33K 1.22 l.OTt:
Year ago -.10,703 1,343 1,378 1,194 1.5S9
Altai. Oopoer Co.
American Cotton Oil, e.
American Can c
American Cotton, Oil, c
American Loco., c...
Am. Tel. St Tel
Atchison, c
B. & O.. c
Beet Sugar
Bethlehem fstceL c
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian pacific
Central Leather, c...
C. M. A St. P
Consolidated Gas
Denver & R. G.. c...
Erie, c
Erie, 1st pf
General Electric
G Northern, pf
Ice Securities ,
Int. Metropolitan, c...
Lebleh Valley
K. C. Southern ,
Missouri Psciflc
New Haven
New York Central...-.
Northern Pacific, c...
Pennsylvania Hy.
Kay Cons. Copper
Heading, c.
R I. & S.. pf
Rock Islaad. c
Southern Pacific, c...
Tt nu. Copper
l.nioi Pacific, e
L. S. Rubber, pf
U. . Steel Co., c...
V. S. Steel Co., pf. ..
lrtah Copper
W. L". Telegraph
Westinghouse Electric
34 44, 6.1
40 V, 401, 40H
25V4 25 24
40 40 40
234 24 23
US 118 117
93 93 93
60 69 69
30 31 80
41 42 41
844 M 84
156 157 1M
37 87 37
89 89 88
140- ,
6 8 5
22 22 22 Vi
35 35 33
140 140H39
114 114 113
23 23 23
' 12 12 12
134 184 133
21 21 21
10 10 10
58 68 &8
84 84 83
10otltW 99
107 107 107
16 16 16
14 14 143
75 75 76
1 1' 1
84 84 83
31 31 31
117 117 110
102 K2 102
5o 50 49
104 104 104
4H 4S 48
57 57 57
68l 08 08
63
40
24
40
2:i
117
31
42
84
155
ST
88
Ji
22
35
13
113
23
12
133
21
10
68'
83
00
107
15
143
75.
1
83
31
110
102
49
104
48
57
Blf Increase Voted.
The Routledge Seed A Floral Co. Is
receiving heavy orders for materials
for next season's planting and the In
dications are that the firm's volume
of business for 1915 will be the great
est in the history of the company. This
increase applies specialty to garden
and farm seeds and tools used In cul
tivating ' the crops. The firm sends
out 35.000 catalogues annually. : These
catalogues circulate not only in Port
land, but in all sections of Oregon and
reach to other states of the Pacific
northwest. The firm is Just now spe
cialising in a new strain of oats. Re
ports from growers who received the
seed two years ago are most flatter
ing. The yield In some instances has
run as high as 200 to 300 bushels to
the a.-e, whereas the former yield ran'
from 35 to 60 bushels. This new strain
was developed on an Oregon farm and
the experiments had been carried on
systematically for a number of years
before the grain was pronounced per
fect. .Relative to the volume of business
transacted by the Routledge company
since last July, It is stated that a gain
6f 30 to 50 per cent is noted over the
same period one year ago. This in
crease is due largely to the marked ac
tivity displayed in and about Portland
since the home garden movement be
came popular.
Marked Improvement Foreseen. :
M. R. Frel, proprietor of the Frel
Pickle Works, predicts that business
In his line will show a marked im
provement next year. The past season
was not .quite up to the standard be
cause oy the poor crops in certain lines
of vegetables. Hot winds and other
climatic disturbances caused consider
able damage to the growing crops. - Mr.
Frel says that under ordinary condi
tions the sale of his manufactured
goods ought to be excellent. "Compe
tition from eastern manufacturers has
become more keen since the opening of
the Panama canal and the minimum
wage law as applied to apprentices
cuts a considerable figure with the
Oregon dealer, but it Is expected that
the wide agitation in behalf of the
home-made goods will go a lohg way
toward making for the success of the
local . manufacturer," he said.
i io tin i
f TO
GIVE XMAS -BASKET
1
Contributions Continue to
Arrive and Hope Islto Care
for All Needy.
Ex. dlv. 75o.
Wheat bids In the country were ad
vanced from lc to 2c a bushel again
today with club 31.22. fortyfold $1.23
1.24, and bluestem $1.24 1.25 a
bushel. With these prices a new high
record was established here for the
season.
With Chicago sharply higher, due to
damage reports from the middle west,
the entire world's trade showed con
siderable strength today. Europe was
again Inclined to bid higher for car
goes here ' and cargoes on passage
show a very stiff upward movement.
All grains are showing similar
strength to wheat. Oats and barley
are being urgently sought for foreign
shipment and bids in the country ar
again higher.
Millstuffs remain very scare and
firm.
CLOVER SEED Buying price
Nominal No. 1. rcleaped. lc: ordi
nary, 10llo pound: alsike, 11c pound.
FLOUR Selling price: Patent. 6:
Willamette vallev. $6; local straight.
$5; export straight. $4.60; cutoff.
$4.60; bakers', $5.80 6.20.
HAY New crop, buying prlce:' "VVll
lamette valley timothy.- fancy, $13 W
14; eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy tim
othy. $15 15.50; alfalfa. $13; vetch
and oats, $9 10: clover, $8 per ton.
GRAIN BAGS 1914. nominal; No.
1 Calcutta, $8.25 8.50.
MILLSTUFFS Selling prices: Bran,
$25 25.50; shorts, $27 027.50 per ton.
CEREALS Case goods: Best rolled
oats, $3.60 per case of 36 2-lb. pack
ages. Sack goods Cream rolled oats,
$7; fancy, flaked rolled oats. $6.50;
oatmeal, steel cut. $7.75; oatmeal,
ground. $7.25 per bbl.; split peas. $5.75
per 100 lbs.;, pearl barley, 100 lb;
sacks, $5; pastry flour. 10 lb. packs;
per- bale. $3.25; graham flour. $6.50;
wkhole wheat. $6.75: rve. $6 per bbl.
On the Merchants' Exchange todav
there was an advance of lc to yc a
bushel in the bid price for wheat over
those In errect Saturday. Red fife.
alone, was excepted and this showed
no change. The sale of 5000 bushels
February club at $1.6 establish.-'! a
new high record in the local market
and a sale of 5000 bushels February
rea niissian was maoe at il.zz.
uacs inarKet was advance! ;5c a
ton fof bids on the exchange today
with spot feed at $29.75.
Merchants' Exchange nrleca:
WHEAT.
Mondsv.
Bid. Ak.
121 VM
12:i
122
117
11T
OATS.
..7S Sfi2R $29 .60 130.00
BARLEY .
.$28.50 $27.00 $2(1.T5 J 25.50
. 26.50 27.50 26.60 27.00
millhti;ffs.
.. 124.00 $25.50 $24.00 $23.00
. 25.00 26.00 25.00 .....
NEVADA MIXING QUOTATIONS
(Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.)
San Francisco. Dec. 21.. Mining
stocksi
GOLDFIELD LIST.
Atlanta
Booth
Blue Bull
C. O. D
Comb. Fract
Daisy
Diamr. fci. n
P'lorence
Goldfield C
Kewanas
Jumbo Ext
Lone Star
Merger Mines
oro
Silver P. Cons
Vernal
Yellow Tiger
MANHATTAN LIST.
Man. Cons -
Man. Dexter
White Caps 6
COMSTOCK LIST.
Con.- Vid 12
Hale & N
Mexican '
Ophir S
avage
Sierra Nev
Union 6
TONOPAH LIST.
Belmont 440
Cash Boy 4
Gipsy Queen
J. Butler
Halifax 28
Ton. Merger
Midway 8
Mon. Pitts. Ext S
Montana "
Mizpah Ext 30
MfecNamara 1
North "Star 18
Rescue Eula s
West End 58
OTHER DISTRICTS.
Pitts. S. Peak 14
Nevada Hills 29
Round Mountain 27
Bid. Ask.
. an 51
. 16 17
. 5 6
. 8 9
. 10 11
: ' -7
. 57 60
.157
.25 ?
.295 300!
.13 14 1
.38 39 i
.14. 15
.13 14 I
.40 . . . I
. 6 7
GOOD SUM REALIZED
AT ENTERTAINMENT
FOR THE NEDY ONES
and Many Tickets Sold in
Advance.
13
5
29
5
2
80
SS
10
3
2
19
8
Oregon City, Or.. Die! sjU-Above all-
other things, the people of ifregon Cityr
are admonished to nmeiiibi'r thnt to
morrow is Christmas baskijt day, de
clared such by the cooperative relief r
committee. All day the h(iidiuarter ;
of the committor on th- frjuith floor
of the Masonic Temple wHA. be open, '
and a corps of members vfll be bum- ?
receiving donations for Chrstmas ba
kets and arranging thcrof ready for
distribution. ?
The number of families aiow on th-l'
list of the committee Is' numbering
close to 60, and it la the desire that
each' of these needy families be cheered
with a Christmas basket of cuod
things. ri
Saturday was ditrlbutlBiz dav and
many needy people called the head
quarters for clothing, building, etc.
They were all suppllrd. il
Contributions of commlSlities con
tinue to come in. Mr. .ifne. of Mt
Pleasant, has donated tvi cords fc
wood; the Mt. Pleasant Cifcfc Imorovo-
ment club und the childrth-fof the Mt.
Pleasant school have givsy two large
boxes of ussorted bottled ftuit. cloth
ing, groceries and a pat'kf potatoes.
Miss C. Goldsmith coutribiftr rf a heat
ing, stove and Dr. A. 1.. Htiu u 'heat
ing stove and a cook stofe. Ueorge
Lazelle has given wood, 'i4it is with
out a team to haul It. TliJ committee
will arrange for transportation. Mrs. -B.
T. McBain has olunttiAed to give
a quart of milk ach day tiHsuino fam-
II.. J W 1 . . .,";.?. . ,
ij aim an. Him rs. r. lltoou . nsS
given two baskets of f i u ft; j vr)firtable,
and clothing. ' - if
Cash contributions as f.bllowst
Previously acknowledged ii .... $232.00 ,
Friend
Caish
Cash i
Frank, Kocnig
Mr. Lawsou
Total
I-
7.i"t
1.59
1.0J
1.00
1.0
.$243.5o
Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 21. A. sub
i Biaimai sum oi money was raised bat
1 urday evening at the United Relief As
. sociation entertainment, which was
given at the Rex theatre. ;A large
number f tickets were" sold previous
to the day of the entertainment, and
, until these are checked up the exac
c amount aenvea win not be known.
6 I. The use of the theatre had been do
7:nated by Manager J. P. Kiggins and
I the stage hands and others employed
about the buildings also donated their
services. This proved to be a big
saving In expense, and Just that much
more will be turned over for the relief
of the needy and poor.
At the "toy" matinee at the'u. S. A.
theatre Saturday afternoon about $50
in cash and two large clothes baskets
full of toys were received. The mem
bers of the committee will hold a
meeting at the Commercial club rooms
j tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock to
I make provisions for thedlstrlbutlon
15 of the toys and to purchase such or-
Says Dreadnairglit
Thunderer. IV Sunk
i
One Passenger on XJner 's Z,ouis De
clares Ha Heard Struck a '
Kins or Was Torpedoed, Mo vambar 7. -
New York, Dec. 21. -Confirmation
of the report published hrre to1ay that
British drcadnaught 'rliindfirer was
sunk November 7, was 'unobtainable
today.
The story was tha ' brt'-snel'. either
struck a mine or jvs torpiaxd In the
North sea.. ? I
It was vouched tor.J, o ever, toy
only one man.", a- pHssenjrjrr Wjo ar
rived here on the liner SliLoui.i from
-
Vancouver Marriage" ;jMceij!s.
Vancouver, Wash, 1H.H21. Mar
riage llc;enen were Iss.iiecJjijaturday by
the county auditor to tf following
persons: Albert Lane hf.Vahoii.al,
and Miss Winona 1 IkkcjTof Vancou
ver; Ivan Stanley How r hi and Miss
Myrtle Cowan, 16 varsjfM. both of
Portland; John A. Mazkefe of Beaver
ton, and Miss Ida QulH. of Canl.yi
H. I'. Moisted and Mlssi Mice K. Tem
ple, both of Portland; I'tf. Beiinett of
Portland, and Miss Saljlpf N. I!nnett
of la Ontcr; F'rod Schfffer und M1--S
Ellaabeth Res, both of Sfherwood; .1.
C. Blotter sii'l Miss Ilaiish'Cule. both
of Portland: HaPry M. I.nig-pa and Miss
Anita J. Sulvagno. both:! Viincom'r.
Liverpool.
i bers deem necessary.
BOSTON STOCK QUOTATIONS !
(Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.)
Boston, lec. St. siock Dins:
Bluestem
Forrvfold . . .
Club
Bed Riissisn
Bed fits ....
Feed
Feed
Brewing
Bran ........
Shorts
12
124
118
Psturdav.
Bid. Ask.
122H 125
122 12:;
121 122
119 117
117
Willamette vallev usually lc above club.
Futures ruled:
. WHEAT.
NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT
Month to date. .
Sams, 1913
Clearings
Monday
Clearings
Balances
Clearlnes
Balances .
Portland Banks.
This week.
$1,053,533.34
Tear ago.
$2,184,796.75
Beattla Banks,
...$1,036,883.00
. . , 203.818.00
Tlcorat Banks.
.$ $28,010.00
88, 638.00
December .$1,274 B $1.29 A
May 1.38 i 1.38
San Francisco Grain Market.
San Francisco, jDec 21. Barley
calls: j
Dec 21. Dec. 19.
Open. 1 .Close. Close.
$1.26
U6S
Spot prices: Wheat. Walla Walla,
$1.972; red I Russian, $1.96
1.97; Turkey red. $1.972; blue-
stem. $2.05 (a 2.07 .
Feed barley. $1.25fM.27.
White oats. $1.5001.52 V..
- Bran. $27.00 27.50; middlings. $30
3i; snorts. -a trs.oo.
Kansas City Cattle Up.
Kansas City. Dec. 21. Hogs,
market 5c lower, i- Tops. $7.15.
Cattle 7000; market 15c higher.'.
Sheep 7000: market 510c higher.
000;
Omaha Cash Wheat.
Omaha. JDec. 21. Cash wheat 2c
Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep.
Y77 TQ7 t n
2,077
4,177
53
00
18.255 7.550
16,344 12,845
Gain, 1914..
Loaa. 1914 2.100
Year to date.. 72,879
Same, 1013 78,477
-. 1,91
13 ..3. 6.288
2.489 224.233 276.2S8
4,656 183.580 287,701
Gain. 1914 40,647
Loss, 191 5,508 2.16T
Monday Horning Bales.
11.413
! STEERS
Section. , " So. Ave. lbs.
Oregon 2 10GO
Idaho 22 lose
Oregon :.. 3 1190
Washington 25 1200
TS'cshington W 1010
Oregon 17 ffT
Washington 1 " 10VO
Oregon ., 29 116:5
Oremwi ....26 1230
Oreson 26 12oo
Orenwi 1 ' 1240
Oreoxm IT 102O
. MIXED CATTLE.
Idaho ... 13 980
COWS.
Oregon 2 1196
Oregon 3 897
Oregon 10 . 1079
Oregon ............... 1 930
Orecen 2 1215
Oregon 2 '1050
Oregon 2 1015
CALVES. i
Idaho .' 5 23S
" BULLS. ' S
Oregon 1 1300
EWES
Oregon 234 112
HOGS .
Oregon 29 tfl4
Oregon 9.1 220
Oregon. 25 - 101
January bluestem $1.2.'.
February bluestem 1 28
January lortyrold 1.25
February fortjfold 1.26
January club 1.23
February club '1.25
January red Rusatan 1.18
February red Russian 1 'iu
January red fife 1.18
February red fife 1.22
OATS.
January J30 55
February 31.00
Hav 33.00
BARLEY.
January reed
t ebruary reed
January brewing
BRAN.
January
Ask.
$1.27
1.30
1.27
1.29
1.25
1.27
1.20
1.22
1.22
1.24
$31.00
31.50
34.50
.$26.50 $27.25
. 27.50 28.00
. 20.50 27.50
.$24.60 $25.50
U. S. Government Bonds.
mew xora, uec. 21. Government
Ask.
bonds:
2s registered
do coupon
3s registered
do coupon
4s registered
do coupon
Panama 2c . ,
Bid.
. . 96
. . 96
. .100
..100
..108V4
. .109
. . 95
97
Price.
$7.75
7.35
T.23
6.75
6.50
6.30
.0O
. 7.50
7.50
7.50
7.20
6.30
$6.00
$6.60
6.O0
6.00
5.50
5.50
6.25
4.75
8.00
$4.75
$5.50
$7.50
7.45
. 7.45
Washington ,
Oregon ....
Washington
Oregon ....
Oregon ....
Washington
Washington
Oregon ....
Oregon ....
Washington
Oregon . . . .
Oregon ....
Oregon ....
Oregon
I OrvArou . . .
loauo
Oreeon
Oregon ....
Idaho .....
Oreeon . .-.
Idaho .....
Oregon
Oreeon . . . .
Oreeon ....
Oregon
Oregon ....
Oregon ....
Oregon ....
fM-egon ....
Oregon ......
Idaiio . . . . .
Oreeon s. . .
Oregon
Oregon ....
Oregon . ....
Oreiron
Oregon ....
Oreeon . . . .
Oregon . . . .
Idaho ...
... 29
, .. 12
... 29
... 3
... 2
... 5
.1
... 4
... 36
...105
...08
... 94
...87
. . . KM
...90
. .. 85
... a
... 94,
...101
... 95
....102
.,.108
...61
...108
...102
... 84
... 32
... 47
... 3
..: 1
2
.3
..... 1
1
... 4
160
110
200
173
LWI
320
355
52U
825
1H2
17
2o4
219
1W
247
191
180
177
11
191
192
176
190
176
174
161
165
276
260
4
3S5
. 433
:
v
ai7
' 372
Adventure lYlexfco Cons. 10
Ahmeek 25oIichigan a
Allouez 35Iohawk 46 Vj
Arcadian 5 i Nevada Cons. ...1
Arit Coml 3.i"ipisstng 54. !
Baltic 1 North LaKe
Butte Bal SSOhio Copper ...11
Bohemia Uld Colony ...3 4
Cactus 4.Osceola .' :t
al. & Ariz bbjuincy J
al. & Hecla. ..SfiORaven 10
Centennial 14Ray Cons. ....la's
hlef Cous. 7o-ianta re- i"4
hlno 85Superlor 23 H
ons. Mercury 33 Sup. & Boston .1
Cortez 20Swlft Pack. 103
Davlsf-Dalv esramaracit . ...ziVi
3oldfield Cons. lHTuolumne 20
3reene-tJananea .zunnea inc ..10V4
Ludke Confesses He
Is An Old Offender
ranby
Helvetia
Indiana
Isle Roy ale . .
Lake Copper .
Majestic
Mason Valley .
Mass. Mining .
Mayflower . . .
60AU. S. Smelters .26
.SOU. S. Smelters
.3V4 pfd.
..17Utah Apex
...5Utah Min. .
. .lCVictorta ...
. . .1 Winona . . .
. 3 Wolverine .
. 4 hi Yukon Gold
T.40
7.35
7.25
7.00
6.95
6.50
6.50
C50
6.45
5.0O
7.50
7.50
t r rt
T.50I
7.5o
7.50
7.SO
7.50
7.45
7.45
745
7.45
7.45
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
709
6.95
6.50
6.50
6.50
4.50
6.45
6.46
f 6 40
: 6.30
Denver Hogs at $7.30.
Denver. Colo.. Dec. 21. Cattle, 1100;
market steady to strong. Beef steers,
$ 507.30; cows and heifers, $5.00
6.C0; stockers and feeders. $6.00 7.80;
calves, $7.00 8.60.
Hogs 1600: market lower. Tops.
7.30; bulk $6.907.2O
gheep2300; market firm. Lambs,
$7.508.25; ewes. $4.25(04.85.
Omaha Sheep Higher.
South Omaha. Dec. 21. Cattle. 1700;
market 1525c hljrher. Steers $8 00
9 75; cows and heifers, $5.60 9 7.00.
' Hogs 1500; market steady to 5c
lower. Bulk. $6.957.00: tops, $7.05.
Sheen 3500; market steady to 10
15c higher. Yearlings, $6.75-37.25;
wethers; $6. OOfS 6.10: lambs, $7.90
8.15; ew'es, $.2a5.0.
Chicago Cattl Higher.
Chicago. Dec. 21. Hogs. 50.000;
market weak. Light. $6.700 7.10;
heavy $6.8006.90; mixed, $6.80' 7.15;
rough. $5.806.90.
Cattle 7500; market strong to 10c
h,Sheep 20,000: market weak.
Liverpool Spot Wheat.
Liveroool. Dec. 21. Spot wheat lc
up to hie lower.
A patent has been granted for a
scarecrow made Irt the figure of a man
In the hands of which are paddles that
are revolved by the wind.
Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 21. Con
fessing, say local officers, not only
the murder of Otto Ludke. the Ridgn
fleld farmer, who was killed at the
home of Alex Alvin on the evening of
November 20, but admitting that he
had practiced thievery in Wie neigh
borhood, and that he had also served
a term In prison In Russia for larceny.
Edward Gall, is being held in the
county jail and will be charged with
murder in the first degree. That there
Is a woman In the case was also ad
mitted by GalL but he refused to state
who she was.
The confession Is said by tne au
thorities to be a complete one. It Is
said that Gall, after relating that there
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j dance on the night of November. 11.
Ludke did not, according to his story.
occupy a seat within aim. and he was
compelled to wait another time.
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Gas Company Promises Service.
Oregon City. Or., Dec. 21. With
only a few days until Its franchise
In Oregon City expires unless service
is started, the Clackamas Gas com
pany, a subsidiary of the Portland Gas
& Coke company, is announcing that
solicitors will go around to sign up
consumers. The franchise granted the
gas company expires the first of tho
year unless service Is started. The
gas mains are down In the residential
section of tfts- city, but not down on
Main street. Individual councllmen.
when asked if another extension would
be granted on the franchise, seemed
Inclined to refuse this. If It should be
asked, unless Oregon City be 'given
the same minimum rate as Portland.
1 per inoueawa leei. unuci r- ,
ent franchise, local consumers will
have to pay $1.25 minimum per month.
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Established 1867
A General Banking Business
Transacted
Interest Paid on Time Deposits
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PORTLAND BRANCH
Corner Second and fStark Sts. .
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Capital paid in .
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$8,500,000.00
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