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THE ' OREGON .' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1914. 12 :1 i WHEAT FAMINE AT HOME MAY RESULT FROM THE RECENT COLD SNAP ONIONS ARE AGAIN BEING OFFERED TO TRADE AT $1 .25 1 00 Confederated Onion Growers' As aoclatlon Is Now Willing to Let Oo of Some Supplies After an Inactivity of Several Weeks. . 1 Onions are today being offered to , the trade by members of the Confed erated Onion Growers' association for 'the first time In several weeks. The 'price remains at 11.25 a cental f. o. b, country shipping points. "We expect to get out a carload or ' SO today, (says W. I. Swank, selling a Kent for the organization, "und be lieve that the outward movement will now be steudy. ''At one time there was every like lihood that all of our onions would be ,- purchased by the warring Kurupean ' nations, but the inability to get hip ' merits- to the front stopped the trade '' "At this tlmA the onion market in' quiet but Is steady." 1 am somewhat disappointed that even the local mar kets failed to cii'an up over the cold weather when country shipments were not being made.. However, we are again getting business at the price mentioned and expect all offerings to easily clean up this season. " On the street onions are being freely offered at$1.60 a cental. ALLEGED CARLOAD OF FROZEN CELERY IS THE SIGNAL FOR CONTEST Rejection of Shipment From Cali fornia Starts Merry War of "Cut Throat" Competition on Street; , Losses :Are Said to Be Heavy. The rejection of a carload of Cali fornia celery by a local firm yester day,, owing to alleged frozen condition, nag created a situation nere mai STORAGE EGGS ARE SLUGGISH . That there Is real weakness in the narket for eggs is Indicated by the strenuous efforts being made by , cold storage operators to unload their of ferings. All sorts of prices are said to be In effect for Ice offerings. 'CHICKENS 8X11,1; STAGNANT Market for chickens remains stag nant In tht- lircal market with some supplies carried over for more than a week. Actual business In live birds is reported at He a pound. Dressed s turkeys are finding no call. VEAL MARKET SHOWS EAUIER Edited by Hyman H. Cohen. BY-PRODUCTS MEN WANT ALL GROWERS OF APPLES TO MEET General Call Is Issued for Meeting at Seattle January 22; Senator Paulbamos Heads Organization to Seek Relief for Growers. I , A general call for a meeting of ao- ple growers of the states of Oregon. the loss of much money tof Idaho. Montana and Washington, has Easier tone Is showing generally in the dressed meat market here for coun try killed calves. Kecelpts have been quite fair for the start of the week, and sales are generally reported at 12c with a few at 1 2 LINSEED OIL QUOTED HIGHER An advance of 3c a gallon is being quoted in the quotations on linseed oil by the la.st circular issued by W. -p. Puller & Co. The new prices for boiled are: cases fiSc. barrels 6c per .gallon. ' r GOOD POTATOES ARE SCARCER means wholesalers. It la stated that the rejected car was purchased by another firm, which in stantly cut the price down to $Z2.25 a crate, while actual business in first class Quality had recently been shown generally at $3&3.&0 a crate. Today all Front street houses were quoting celery at either $2.25 or $2.50 a crate the first class offerings com peting with the alleged frozen stock at that range. A similar condition is showing In the "market for California head lettuce, price being cut to the quick, al though the movement at the former high prices was quite satisfactory. cut tnroat - competition is saia ij have taken the place of business com petition along the street. - How long this condition will exist is said to be limited only to the size of the pile that some of the bankers are willing to back the cutting corporations. In their efforts to see that competitors make no profit on their sales, some of the houses are alleged to be losing much money on their offerings of fruits and produce. January Payments Are $200,000,000 Huge Interest Payment to Be Made; Railroad Earnings Are Gen erally Decreased. New York. Dec 29. January dis bursements of Amedican corporation dividends are expected to excee.l J20O.OOO.00O. In the face of this huge sum, which is expected to be turned loose for reinvestment soon, the stock market showed one of. the dullest ses sions in its history today with sales up to 1 o'clock but 43,000 shares. Market -'opened fractionally lower all around and the close was. practi cally on the same basis. I'nfon Pacific earnings for Novem ber showed a net decrease of $211,377. For the same period Illinois Central showed a net decrease of $204,771, while Canadian Pacific net decreased $2,224,174. A report from Pittsburg stated that the U. S. Steel corporation' will not book orders beyond 60 days delivery except at an advance in price. Paulhamus. for The call is as COUNTRY MAY NEED ALL WHEAT ST KS NOW WAREHOUSES Reseeding rf a Large Area Said to Be Necessary, According to a Leading Buyer of the Umatilla Country; Markets Are Firmer. WHEAT CARGOES FIRM. London. Dec. 28. Wheat cargoes on pasaage firm. Owing to the fear of damage done during the recent cold weather, real f;ood quality potatoes are scarce in the ocal market with lest offerings firm ly held Ht $1 a cental by wholesalers. A large per cent of the offerings have been damaged. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE ' California steamer arrived with usual supply of vegetables- Southern carrots and turhips are in liberal supply. Market for first class cabbage : is holding firm at $ 1 .25 (u' 1.50 a cental, i Iirge size artichokes are firmer and generally higher at SOft'Or.c per dozen. SHIPPERS' AVEATHER 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- Wane. 24 degrees: southeast to Boise, '20 degrees; south to Ashland, 40 de- f:rees. Minimum temperature at Port and tonight, about 40 degrees. JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND Tbe rr!"" are those at whtrh wholesaler ell to rettllera, exrept a ottwrwtae Hated: BUTTER Nominal. Willamette Taller ftfawer. rubra. acl-InK price. WaW, state prints. 32 Vi true: rt.ich butler. laU2oc: ill creamery, kit. .Mc; less tbau cum tout. id. extra. BUTTEtt KAT No. I. Portland dellTery. ta- EGOi Ncartvr freohly gathered, 4V, can dled local eitrus, while. aSfy .'i!ir: rase count, bi.Ttni, f. o. b . Portland. ;t rt3.se; eastern freiiU." April Jtii2-; fhlnexe, 14'ijlOc do. L1VK i.'l II He.ii.. I'lvniomr R.iei. Bay, It'-ic; ordinary :.leken. 11c; broil era, to 24 11., ll'UMl'.-r: turker, 17c: dt eased, &r"ile lb.: pigeons, $ 1. 0043 1.2.1; sUaba, 2.2.i((-,40 dozen; geese, life, HQ CHEESE Fresh Oregon, fancy foil cream twlna a lid triplets, 16(u.ltVac; Voaig America lil7V JACKKABBITS Fancy drensed, $1.00 dozen. Oroceriea. . BI'GAR Cube, . 15; powdered. $8.05: frnlt s)r berry. I5.7S; beet. $5.fr; dry granniated, 1.76; D yellow, f5.0S. A bore quotations are HO days net cash). IMOK Jai.an i tr(.. No. !. 9r4c: Sew Fum hdied by OTerbeok Cooke company, zi'i-217 Board of Trade Building. Portland. lKSt Itll'TUlN Open! High Low('lone Amalgamated Cop. Co. 324 T2"i 51 . American Can, c 2."ij 2.1S, 25" 2T.1 Anieriean Loco., c 22 a 22, 22 22 American Tel. & Tel.. 118 118 118 118 Anaconda Mining Co... 2514 25V. 2.Hi 2rV4 Ateblsou. c 02 92 2 02 Baltimore & Ohio. c... 4 OOVi US UK Beet Sugar :i'$Vi .'3! 3:- Xi Bethlehem Steel, e 45 4,r 45 45 Brooklyn Rapid Trans. ( 84V- S4t4 rt4Va cU'3 Canadian 1'acific, c. . . 1MV4 154 J, 1M ir.4 Central Leather, c !17 R7V 37 37 Chicago & U. W.. c 10V4 10 10"4 104 ' do nfd 28 28 28 28 Chicago tc N. W.. c... 122 122 122 122 Chino Copper 33 .' 33 33 Consolidated Gas 113 113 113 113 rienrer & Rio lirande.c 4M, Erie, c 2214 22', 21 21 . Krie. 1st pfd 33 33 33 : Great Northeru. pfd. .. 113 113 113 113ki Interurban Met., ptd.-. .30 RoSI oOj, 506, LebiEh Valley 13i 130 130 13 MiHsourl Pacific I 0 9 9 9 National Lead 43 U New IUen 54 55 54 54 New Ti.rk Central ... Ki K( M 8.3 Northern Pacific, c I 99 09 99 99 I'ennsvlrania Railway . 1104 Vt 104V, 104 14 Ray Cona. Copper 15 15 15 15 Readinfi. c ..143 143 142 143 ISoutlteru I'acifie i S2 82! 824 2 Houtliern Railway 14 14 14 14 Cnion Pacific, c 110 116 115 118 U. S. Rubber, c 53 .Vi 52 52 do Dfd 101 102 101 102 U. S. Steel Co. c 49 49 48 49 do nfd f W4i 104 104 104 Ctah Copper I 48 47 ; 48 48 ; Western tinlon Tel 157 57 57 57 j WeatlnKhouHe Klei tric.l 68 68 . (18 68U been made by W. H, Seattle January 22, fcllows: "In the judgment of the by-products committee, the Seattle meeting on Jan uary 23 is one of the great importance to the growers of tree! fruit In the Pacitic northwest. The apple growers of the Wenatchee district are to hold a convention in Wenatchee, December 29. This convention is composed of three delegates from each precinct in the apple growing district tributary to the Wenatchee valley. It is the understanding of the committee that this ' convention desires to select ten delegates to meet with fhe by-products committee, for consultation. "It has occurred to the iby-products committee that it would be advisable to call an apple growers' convention In Seattle, at 9 a. m.. January 22, 1915, place of meeting to be designated later, so that the representatives of the growers themselves could have a con ference with the by-prod up ts commit tee the day preceding the by-products committee meeting with, the selling agencies. Therefore, the by-products committee, by its president and Its secretary, requests that each and every apple growing district hold a similar convention, selecting ten delegates from each district to met with the by products Doara m teatue, vvasn.. Jan uary 22, 1915. j "The districts that the board par ticularly has in mind in issuing this call, are: Wenatchee. Yakima, Hood Kiver. Southern Idaho. ! Walla Walla, Rogue Kiver, Spokane, Montana, Lew is ton and the Uarfield-Moscow terri tory. These are the districts that are particularly represented in the present organization. We feel 1 certain, how ever, that a similar representation from any well established district will be welcomed at this conference. "The by-products board suggests that these delegates from the apple growing districts be selected regard less of the manner in which their fruit is now being marketed, and with a view of getting delegates who are now marketing their fruit through all different agencies, but that they should not be officers or salaried rep resentatives of any organisation. In other words, the by-products commit tee desires to get the best sentiment from all the different sections and from all different classes of growers, with a view of trying to better the marketing conditions as they now ex ist. Where there is a growers' or ganization of any kind, it is requested that this organization take the in na tive in calling such a convention. Where there is not an organization, it is urged that any ten growers sign a call for a convention, and that the con ventions be held not later than Jan uary 20. "In issuing this call, the byproducts board wishes to ask the earnest co operation of every individual vitally interested in the fruit business of the northwestern states. We ask this co operation in order that the gathering at Seattle shall be a practical, earnest meeting, gotten together for ' the pur pose of developing some common-sense solution of the present marketing situation. The apple business 1 Is a business in which millions of dollars are in vested. The pressing need of that business is better organization and more efficient marketing. This is not a time when we need visionary plans or that we want to try to do the im practical thing. 'It is a time for the exercising of hard-headed sense and we wish to ask tne tiitterent districts to send the best and the ablest of their men to this Seattle meeting, in OTder that they may unite in forming a judg ment that will really get results." PORTLAND GRAl.V RECEIPTS. -Cam- Monday ....... Tuesday Year ago . . Season to date. Vear ago ... Wheat. Barley .Fkmr.Oata.Hay. 45 52 100 ,11398 11336 111 it 17 5 12 8 113: 1374 1622 1431 8 3 3 1307 1127 6 19 6 1161 1633 LIVESTOCK TODAY FOR MARKET IN THE N. PORTLAND YARDS Only One Load of Mixed Stuff Is Reported . in and This Gomes Direct to Killer; General Situ ation Is Considered Healthy. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hoga. Cattle. CalTea. Sheep. Tuesday 19 Monday 2107 Saturday 663 Friday Holiday. luuraoay 35i Wedneaday 508 Week ago 106 Year ago 76 Two years ago... 135 xnree yeara ago. . 314 TKAXSI'OKTATIOX San Francisco LOS ANGET.ES AND SAN DIEO0 SS. ROANOKE Sails Wad.. ac. 30, it 6 P. K. , NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. .12S.J,!d Foa Sorthrup St. Ifatn 1314. A-1314 Main 5203, A-6422 Coos Bay Line STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER SaOi rem Aiaaworta oocfc, Portland. 8 o. a Eaery laeadajr. Freinrht and ticket "oftid lewer Aiaaworvb deck, P. ft C. B. S. s LiiZ l-.lh Ktia. Aftant. Phone Maj: S800. A tau. City ticket oilice. So Sixt. meet. C. Wj mtM. a rent. 1 besaa at art bad 4&oa 8. 3. BEAK pot San Francisco, Los Angeles : The Hao Francisco t Portland . 8., Co.. d and Washington Sta. (with 0-W. a ft H. Co.) Tel. ataraball iu0. A-61SL STEAMSHIP Balls XUract for Ban Ptanclaco, Xioa Angelas and San Diego. Tomorrow, Dec. 30, 2:30 P. M. AH TXANCI3CO. PORTLAND a ) I.OS AHOEIES STEAMSHIP CO. THANK BOUiAJrX, A -rant. 134 Third rt. A-4596. Main 36. STEAMER SERVICE Steamer "HARVEST QUEEN' leavea Aah Ijrreet Duck daily ex-ii-opt Saturday. 8 p. M.. for A- I torla and way point. Returning;, leave Arilorla dallr riivnt Sun. day, T P. M. . Tlcketa and reaerTatlona at O-Wi R. ft N. City XUket Office. Th.rd and Waalilnirton atreeta. or at Ah Street Dock. Pbones: Jlar akaU 4000. A-SI21. Orlean. becd. 6r3f.c; Creole, Sc. SALT Coarae, balf ground. lOtM, $10 per tor.; Sua, flO.75; table dairy, 604. fls; 10a. i.17.50; bale. $2.23; eitra fins barrela. 2a, &a and lua. i5.20Uti.UO; lump rock, $2oo per ton. HONEY New, $32333.90 per caaa. BEANS Small wbite. 6"4c: large white, $5.15; pink, 4c; lima.. Ofec; bayou. $0.40; red, 6ic. Fruit and Teretablea. FRESH FRUIT; oransea. EflTl. $2Q 2.40; Japanese 80385e; tiananas. 4$iic lb.; lemons, $3.50d4.25 ; limes, $1 per 100; grape fruit, $2.50(4.00 per case; pineapples, 7c lb.; caaa ban. $1.75 crate; pear, tl.U04il.25; grapea. $1.00&1.25 orate. Al'l'LES Local, e0cS$1.60 box, according to tinalliy. ONIONS Local, $1.50: California yellow, $1.50; aaaoclution telling price, $1.25 f. o. b. country points; garlic, 17c. POTATOLS Selling price: lixtra choice $1 per cental; sweets, $2.20. ! VEGKTABI.liS Turnipa, $1.25; beets. $1.23 l.SO; carroul 1.25; parsuipa, $1.23 per sack; cabbage, $1.20; tomatoes, California, S1.25 ier lug.; irreeu onlous. 1001 bnucbea; peppera. bell. 10c; bead lettuce, $1.83 crate; celery, ..ou.uu case; eg? plant. ..li.l 1 . 1 ... .. - : . iw, i.uui ,v v, , . , . u , rf.eu.ca aril, cbokes, litst'JSi-' doieu; string beans, 9c: en 1 cuiubeis. iioiliouse, $1.00 doxen, cranoerriei. eastern, iu out.; local. ioc id; sprouts, c 1U- Hops, Wool and Hiaea. 11013 Buying trice, choice. 12o: nrin,. 11c; medium to prime. 9(jUlc; medium. Jtisc IU1& vouiracta, lie lb. ' CUinm OR CA3CARA BARK Car lots, ft, IfTSS S.UBU .! VUM TV, MOHAIR 1914 27S27,Ac. WOOL Nominal,. 1&14 clip; Willamette Tal- ley coarse vomwoia. iiftc; medium Shron sbire, lVc; choice iancy loU. io2oe lb'; eaaicru vicuu, . , vi.-wuib to sfiruik sg. . ill DBS Dry hides, c lb.; green. 13c salted bides, U'b'tfUe; bulls, (r.-ee.. aalt. 9l 10c; atpa, llKJUc; caiyea. dry. 2bc; calt kins salted or green, 18c; grn hides le leaa than aalted; sheep pelts, salted, abear tnga. 10u.2oc; dry, lie. TALLOW No. 1, 4d44c; No. 2. 4tVLe grease. aV4-ac ' Meats, Fiah and Proriaiona. I1RESSEU MEATS-Selling pr! Country killed: Hogs, fancy. Mdrve; ordinary. 8Hc rouah and beayy, ifa7v,c: fancr vu u 12,.jc; ordinary. 10V,(lllc; poor. 7c; goats 3 (y.4c; spring lambs, loc. ' HAMS. BACON, tTC. Bams. 16l419c- oreaaiast oacon. ou,zuc; Dolled bam SSSe picnics, 12c; cottage, boneless, 17 He. " ' MKATS fackiug bou Steers, No. j stock 12c; cows. No. 1 ttock, 11c; ewes. lu,c wethers. 12Vc; lambs 13i,c; pork loluj 17? " OiSlEUS Olympit. per gallon, $30 canned eastern, 55c can. $6.50 dvacn: eaJtern! tn sbell, $1.85 per 100; raaor clama. $2.50 box eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack. $3 00' r'ISH Dressed flounders. 7c; steelhead sal mon, Static lb.; perch, 4iSc lb.; lobsters 25c lb.; sllyer smelt, 8c; salmon trout. 18c 'hall but, 0(9c pound. LARD Hercea, 12; compound, tierces lie CRABS Large. $1.73; medium, $1.25 dozen Painta rnd Oils. a' UNSEP.D OIL Raws, bbl., 61c per a-al U!e boiled, bbte., 63c; raw. cases. o6r lc A private message this morning from the most prominent prain man in Umatilla county claimed that a very large per cent of the winter wheat of that section must be reseed ed. iSimilur reports are coming from some other sections, although it is yet too early to state definitely the ex tent of the damage or the amount of reseding necessary. In any event, it is figured by the interior's leading grain handlers athat the country will be comnelled tcf repurchase wheat from the. tidewater tuyers if further selling is shown this season. One of the leading elevator concerns reported this morning that it had practically withdrawn from the buying as no wheat could at present be pur chased in the interior. The country markets are far stronger relatively than are the tidewater places. Wheat is today above an export basis but in terior buyers are mighty glad to ob tain it at any price. Because of the scarcity of wheat offerings, great strength' has been rorced for oats ana barley in tne in terior and prices there are higher than the tidewater basis. Actual sales of oats In the interior are reported at $31 a ton, tidewater track basis, with feed barley at $27.60. CLOVER SEED Buying price: Nominal No. 1. recleaned. 12c: ordi nary, 10llc pound; alslke, 11c pound. FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $6.20; Willamette valley. $6.20: local straight. $5.20; export straight, $4.80; cutoff. S4.80: baiters'. J6.Z0 4H6.40 HAT New crop, buying price: Wil lamette valley timothy, fancy, $13 if 14: eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy tim othy, $15 15.50; alfalfa, $13; vetch and oats, $9(g10; clover, $8 per ton. GRAIN BAGS 1915, nominal. No. 1 Calcutta, $6. MIL.L.STUFKS Selling price: Bran, $25 25.50: shorts, $27 27.50 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. sacks, per bale, $3.25; graham flour, $6.50; wholj wheat, $6.75; rye, $6 per bbl. While no sales were made today at the extreme prices reported yesterday on the Merchants' Exchange, one lot of 5000 bushels January club moved at $1.28 V4. or lc a bushel better than previous bids for that delivery. A sale of 5000 bushels January red Rus sian was made at $1.23. Wheat prices in general were firmer and higher, with spot bluestem up 2c a bushel. Oats market was likewise tirmer on the exchange, with spot to $30.50. A sale or 100 tons or January reea barley was made at $27.25, or an ad vance of 25c over previous bids. Mer eii anta" Kxcnange January aeuvery: WHEAT Tuesday Monday. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Bluestem ......$1.30 $1.31 A $1-28 ortyfold 1.29 1.30 1.27 Club 1.28Vt 1.29 1.27 Red Fife ...... 1.24V4 1.254 1.24 630 8 1137 28 .. 581 27 .. 31 50 3 2Sf 38 . . 49 173 gT. 4 292 248 4 218 2 YOUTHS CHARGED WITH MURDER OF BANKER ARRAIGNED Preacher's Son Appears Ner vous Before Crowd in the Court Room, ASKS COUNSEL BE GIVEN Btapxaothar of Charles T. Oxtnam Saya Ha Haver Bcoertd From an Attack of Brain rave In Tooth, Red Russian Feed ... Feed ... Brewing Bran ... Shorts . . Omaha Cattle Higher. (Special to The Journal.) South Omaha, Neb. 29. Cattle Re ceipts. 4500; market, mostly 10c high er; steers, $8.008.75; cows and heif ers, $5.507.25. Hogs Receipts, 11.500; market 10c lower; bulk, $7.00 6 7.10; top, $7.15. Sheep Receipts, 8500; market, steady: yearlings, $7.00 7.50; weth ers. $6.2541)6.50; lambs. $8.508.70; ewes, $5.405.70. San Francisco Potato Market. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. '29. Pota toes Salinas Burbanks, $1.50 (a) 1.60; fancy, $1.651.70; do Oregon, $i.25 1.40; Delta Burbanks, $1 per cental; Idaho Burbanks, $1.00 01.25. Onions Yellow. $1.00 1.15 per cen tal on wharf. Bid- Ask. .$1.32 $1.34 . 1.33 1-36 . l.ii . 1.32 1.35 . 1.29ft 1-31 1.31 1.33 Willamette valley wheat usually lc abore .1 a v LUC UUU. Futures were quoted: WHEAT February bluestem March bluestem February forty fold March fortyfold cbruary club March club ebrnary Red Russian March Red Russian February Red Fife March Red Fife OATS February , May BAKLtil February feed 27.25 February brewing 270 BK.AM February U. S. Government Bonds. . New York. Dec. 29. j Government bonds: Bid. Ask. 2s registered ' .. 97 do coupon 97 3s registered ! 100 14 ..... do coupon ...100 4s registered ...108r do coupon ...1094 Panama zs 96 ..... New York Metal Market. New York. Dec. 29. Metals: Copper 13 (5)13 He Tin $33.5034.00. Lead $3,75 43.85. Spelter $5.55 fi 5.65. Bar silver 48 c. Mexican dollars 67 Mc. Foreign Exchange Rates. Merchants National bank quotes ipreign exenange rates London Sterling, $487.50. Berlin Marks. 22.90. Paris Francs. 20.10. Hongkong Currency. 44.70: San Francisco Dairy Produce. San FVancisco, Dec. 29. Eggs Extras. 46c; pullets. 38c; storage, ex. tras. 31c; storage, pullets. 27c. Butter Extras, 29c; prime firsts. ti'nc-, ursis, 2uc; seconds, 24c; Call fornia storage, extras, 26c. cneese California fancv. 1!Kp firsts, 12c; seconds, 10c. X. Y. Sugar and Coffee. New York, Dec. 29. Sugar: Cen trifugal, nrst half January firm, $4.01 last half January, $3.96; later. $3.89 Corree- bpot New York, No. 7 Rio c; xmo. 4 santos, lOCj. aeuie Doueu, 0010.. ojc; raw. cases, oMJc 1 . ..11 .... L - ink. I xwtr. .. . WHITE LKAD Ton lota, 7c per lb. BOu lb. lota, 7-lkc per lb.; leaa kta. 8c per lb OIL. MKAU Carload lota, $34. COAL. OIL Water wblle in drums and Iron TLUPENT1KB la casaa, jC; taoka. ao? per ajn. Barrels. 10c. Chicago livestock Lower. Chicago, Dec. 29. Hogs 45.000: market 10c to 15c lower. Mixed, $6.90 "Kin. o. ions t.zv; heavy 16 80 fe)7.2&: rough. $.806.95 . Cattle 7500: market ihlK in... Sheep 20,000; market steady to 10c Denver 1 Jogs $7.45. Denver. Colo., Dec. 29. Cattle. 400 market steady; steers, $6.50 7.65 cows and heifers, $5.006.50; stockers and reeders, $.oy 7.45; calves, $S.00 Hogs 1 300 ; market steady to strong tops, $7.45: bulk. $7.307.35. Sheep 800; market higher: lambs, i.t0(cs8.25; ewes. $4.505.00. Seattle Dairy Produce. Seattle, Wash.. Dec. 29. Eggs-r- rresn rancn, 4if(4zc; rresn eastern, 4ftr nrl.nt.lo OCa Butter - Local cnbes, S2c; bricks, ooc, uregqn cuoes. sue Cheese - Wisconsin, I 19c; Washing ion, n wihc. I - . . 1 .'. Seattle Potato! Market. Seattle. Wash.. Dec 129. Onions. Eastern Washington. l&lUc per lb. California. lVic: Oregon. $1.75 per cwL Potatoes Graded, No. 1, $1520 per ion. . ' 1.22 l.4 OATS ...30.25 31.00 BARLEY ...27.00 27.30 ...27.00 2S.O0 MILLSTTJFFS. ...25.00 26.00 . . .26.00 27.00 1.22 $1.30 1.29 1-274 lJi 1.23 St). 00 31.00 Aside from the load of mixed stuff that came direct to a local killer from a direct country buyer, there were no arrivals of livestock at North Port land. No fresh supplies at all came for the market. Trend of the hog trade is generally considered steady with tops at $7.30 7.36. While one small lot of swine sold yesterday afternoon at $7.40. this did not reflect the condition of the general trade or offerings. At Chicago there was a weaker tone in the hog trade for the day, tops dropping 10 to 15c at $7.25. Kansas City hog market was weak with a loss of 5 to 10c Tops. $7.30. Omaha hogs were a dime lower for the day with tops $7.15. General hog market range: Best light $7-307.35 Medium light 7.25 Good to heavy 7.107.15 Rough and heavy 6.75 07.00 Stockers 6.00 (6.40 Cattle Continue Strong. While there were no arrivals of cat tle overnight for the market. North Portland conditions continue strong for all varieties and qualities. Top steers In general are listed around $7.75 with a premium for something select as was paid yesterday when pulp and grain finished dehorned staff sold at the $8 mark. At Chicago there was a weaker tone in the cattle trade- with values 10 to 15c lower. Kansas City cattle market was weak. with a loss or a dime. Omaha cattle were anoted strong. with prices mostly a dime better. Top steers $9.75. General cattle market range: Selected steers $7.75 8.00 Good to prime 7.257.50 Good to choice 6.500 6.75 Ordinary to fair 5.75 6.25 Best cows b.Hb Good to prime 6.50 06.70 Ordinary 5.25 5.50 Selected calves H.oows.o'i Fancy bulls 6.50 46.(5 Ordinary 4.00 4.25 Mutton. Situation Intact. Strength in the mutton trade is in tact. There were no arrivals for mar ket over nieht. and the entire North Portland market is quoted very strong with extreme values available for im mediate offerings. At Chicago there was a weaker tone in the mutton trade, with values a dime lower. Kansas City mutton market was steady at former prices. Omaha mutton was steady, witn top lambs $8.70 and best yearlings $i.50 General mutton market range: Old wethers $6.00 6.25 Best yearlings .- 6 50 ii.... r ASksaiE cn OCBL CWCa ....... U.VUVV.W.. Best east mountain lambs.. 7.4047.50 Valley light lambs v 7.257.35 Heavy spring iambs 6.7b97 Ihs position of Livestock. Following- were the purcbaaea of Uses lues, at North Portland for the week ended (Saturday Those of the Union Meat company Include di rect recetuts: cattle, caivea. flora, cneep. 27.00 27.00 25.00 25.50 28.00 28.00 28.00 27.00 .... 1.23 .... 1.24 12.-. 1.26 ...81.00 . ..33.00 1.25 1.29 1.27 1.30 31.50 35.00 27.75 28.50. 26.25 Short Covering Is Big Bull Argument Chicago Wheat Market Closed Cent Higher for May; Trade Starts Out With Loss Today. Chicago.. Dec. 29. Short covering brought the wheat market today c to lc a bushel better than vesterday's finals. Market started witR a weaker feeling generally, with a loss, of c to c a bushel, but covering opera tions soon started the price upward. Best showing of strength was m May. Liverpool quotations were again ab sent. but it is stated that the market abroad Is very firm.. Union Meat Co... 509 Pterrett & Oberlee 11 F. L. Smith 15 M- J. GUI 25 Adams Bros Ray Fairchild T. R. Howltt 4C Misc. Portland ... Misc. Ore eon Feeders, I ireson . . 1 t arstena Park. Co 127 Tacoma Meat Co.. Barton a Co Misc. Wash 2 Feeders, Wash... 115 15 Total 854 1 23 64S1 100 85 217 1 42B 05 6332 isas 131 361 20 9: 442 2947 Monday Afternoon Sales. STEERS No. Aye. lbs. 20 lr8 118 1 107 96 Range of Chicago prices, furnished UverpecK 6r tjooKe company. x Section. Washington . . Idaho Idaho Idabo Oreron Oregon ............... 1 Washington 12 Washington ....... 95 Washington 71 Oregon ............... 10 Oregon 80 Oregon 1 Oregon 63 Oregon 37 Oregon ............... 45 Oregon 62 Idabo ............ 39 Washington ........... 1 Washington 1 Oregon 10 Oregon 11 Oregon - 4 Oregon ............... 4 Oregon 8 Oregon ............... 3 Oregon ............... 1 Oregon 4 Oregon 67 Idaho 34 Oregon 19 Oregon , 48 Oregon 16 Oregon 1 Idaho 1 Idaho 2 Oregon 1 Idabo 1 Oregon 1 Oregon 1 Oregon Oregon ' Oregon , Oregon 217 Board of Trade building: WHEAT Open. High. Low. ; Close. Per. .....$1.2514 $1.27 $1.2414 $1.27A May 1.2Si4 1.30 1-27 1.29B July 1.19 1.20 1.18 1.20B CORK rec, .66 .67 : .66 .67 May 73 73 72 73 July 74 .75 73 .75 A OATS Dec 49 .49 .49 May ..... .53 .54 .53 .54 A PORK Jan 18.60 18.60 18.55 18.55 . May .....19.30 s 19.30 19.07 19.12 B LARD Jan. 10.40 10.42 10.37 10.4O May 10.65 10.67 10.60 10.90 B RIBS Jan. 10.20 10.22 10.12 10.15 A May 10.60 10.60 10.50 10.50 B- 4 13 HEIFERS Oregon 1 LAMBS Oregon - 20 Oregon 317 MIXED SUEEF Washington , . V Tuesday Morning Balsa. COWS Section. No. Aye. lbs. Oregon 1 l'WO Oregon ; Oregon 1 Oregon- 1 n XORTH W EST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. Cleartnrrs , This week. Year ago. Tuesday ...$1,420,276.26 $1,443,877.63 Monday l,fsez,auAi i.n,xa.&t Week to data $3,082,864.27 $3,418,207.46 Clearings Balances Clearings , . . Balances Seattle Banks. .$2,337,289.00 . 223,615.00 Taotnaa, 1"fc New York Cotton Mai 3T8.25O.O0 42.530.00 rket. New York, Dec 29. Cotton market: March ....782 May . , . . July . ... October . December Open. .High, 801 823 848 745 . 782 807 826 848 745 Low. 775 793 812 836 736 Close. 7819782 801803 820 8410 844 738740 176 177 177 217 330 193 1S6 ISO 821 191 220 221 1148 102 168 165 320 220 99 200 322 2SO 317 263 320 113 111 122 12S 125 126 100 300 4.'!5 340 420 320 290 am 635 6H7 960 (Tnited Press Leased Wire.) Los Angeles, Cal Dec. 29. Charged with the murder of William Montrose Alexander, Charles T. Oxnam and Glenn Witt were arraigned today be fore Judge Willis in the superior court. Oxnam did not plead to the charge, but asked for counsel to defend him. His case was set for trial December 31. Witt pleaded not guilty, and his trial was set for January 11. Oxnam and Witt were pale and they betrayed much nervousness when they were brought' into court. The room was packed with people, and "scores filled the corridors of the courthouse. unable to reach the courtroom. The spectators were quiet throughout the proceedings. W'hcn Oxnam asked for counsel, the court named W. T. Agler, a deputy in the office of the public defender, to care for his interests. Agler refused to state his probable procedure. Oxnam ancT Witt entered the home of Alexander, a wealthy retired attor ney. 10 days ago with the intention of robbing Alexander and his family. Alexander was shot when he surprised the men at work. His son, W. M. Alexander Jr., was wounded. LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS Manufacturing End of Local Jewelry Store Has Gained Nearly 100 Per Cent in the Past.Tvvelve Months, It Is Stated. ADVERTISING OUTLOOK GOOD FOR 1915 Boy Had Brain Fever. Berkeley, Cal.. Dec. 29. At, Berkeley home Mrs. Jennie B. nam. stepmother of Charles T. nam, accused of the murder of W. her 910 72 60 122 "950 1170 780 Price. $7.40 7..W 7-W 7.30 7-30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7 JO 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.20 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.80 6.80 6.80 6.75 6.75 6.60 6.60 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.MU 6.30 6.5W 6.30 6.30 6.25 65 6.50 6.00 5.90 5.70 $5.85 ' $7.50 6.85 $5.10 Price. $5.75 5.00 4.25 3.5o Alexander In Log Angeles, told of his boyhood. She said: "Nine years ago I was in charge of te Fred Finch orphanage in Oakland. l met the Rev. Charles Oxnam, who was a widower, and we were married. He had a boy and a girl. I under took to be a mother to both of them. "A short time after our marriage we went y Alabama, where we would have been very happy had it not been for the vagaries of the boy. "When he was very young he had an attack of brain fever and seemed never to have fully recovered. In school he made no progress and was constantly being punished for of fenses. His sister, on the other hand, was of a very sweet disposition. My husband died in Birmingham. Ala., December 3, 1913. His last re quest was that he be taken back to California and buried beside his first wife in Cypress Lawn cemetery "I brought his body and the two children to California and then went to Los Angeles where I bought a home. Last July the boy ran away v-aadI have not seen him since. j "When Charles ran away I brougij the girl to Berkeley and obtained en Dloyment sufficient to keen us in tha necessities of life. I was able to send, the girl to high school. "About three weeks ago I had a let ter from Charles saying that he hoped soon to have money enough to come north and. live with us. Since then have heard nothing from him. "I don't know what I can do for the poor, wayward child. My heart bleeds for him and I long to go to him, but I have only just enough to support myself and stepdaughter and. I can never find the money that must be needed to defend him properly "My husband had a brother, T. H. Oxnam, who lives in Los Angeles. He used to be wealthy, but has lost all his money The Rev. Charles Oxnam, in addi tion to founding the Hamilton church. the largest Methodist church in this city, was pastor of Grace and Golden Gate churches in Oakland and the Methodist church in Gilroy Business Growing. Staples, the jeweler, prides himself on the faqfVHat he has occupied the same locations 162 First Btreet for 15 years. Here is what he says in relation to his business: "Began in room 13 by 40. Saw opportunities no enlarge by letting my light shine. Know that the public appreciates good work and good service. I was the first Jeweler In Portland who had the nerve to take out a whole page of ad vertising in a newspaper. My busi ness is increasing constantly. Even the volume for the year Just ending, despite the adverse conditions, has proved as great as it was the year previous. While the Jewelry sales have probably decreased dome the optical business lias increased. The watch re pairing work has gained and the man- uiacturing end of my business nearly doubled within the present year I believe in advertising. 1 contend that the value of the public's knowledge of me and my business is worth five times as much as my stocks I could ose all my stock, but I would still re tain the good will of the people. Pro viding I was deserving of it." Hew Plants to Open. Advertising merchants of Portland are racing a prosperous New "Year, says George D. Lee of the Lee Adver tising Agency. "A notable change has come over the advertising situation," he says. "The relationship between the advertising merchant and the peo ple is closer now in a business sense than it ever was before. The mer chant has learned that the quality of nis goods must be up to the standard claimed for them, j The patron, on the other hand, is beginning to realize that it does not pay to put faith in ' any scheme that is not of real intrinsic value. The merchants aro learning that judicious advertising pays. The customers are getting in the habit of depending upon the ads they see in the daily papers. So far as the busi ness outlook for next year Is con cerned. I see no reason why Portland should not make a big stride forward. The times are propitious for a general business advance. New territory Is be ing opened up. This phase of business is one of the promising features of the commercial world of today. Mer chants and jobbers are covering terri tory at intermediate points in a most thorough manner. This constructive policy is bound to pay. This policy is advocated by the modern advertiser. Constructive advertising seeks ! new business for the dealer. Tt creates a market. New markets will be created by the Panama canal trade. Portland jobbers and manufacturers will i gain materially next year because of I this new factor. Lower rates and a wider market will go hand in hand. At this moment I know of three manufactur ing plants which will start up in Port land before many months have rolled past. These institutions will employ something like 400 men and the aver- NEVADA MINING QUOTATIONS Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co. members Chicaeo Board Of Trade, Grain, provisions, stocks, bonds and cotton, San UTancisco, uec . oan ri-an cisco mining stocks: GOLD FIELD LdsT. Stocks. Bid. Asked. Atlanta 53 Booth la Blue Bull 6 C. O. D Comb. Frac 9 Daisy 10 Diamf. B. B 6 Florence Goldtield C -. io Kewanas 31 Lone Star - i Merger Mines 39 oro i Silver P. Cons 13 Vernal o Yellow Tiger MANHATTAN LIST. Man. Cons White Cap 7 COMSTOCK IjIBT. Vir 1 BOSTON STOCK QUOTATIONS (Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Oo.) Boston, uec. za. jbio prices: Adventure ...... 1 Ahmeek ...zdoa Allonez . ....... 35 arcadian 6 Ariz. Omni... Baltic 1 Black Mtn 33 Boston Con 35 Ik ton Ely...... 2 CaL & Aria 54 CaL & HecU. ... .350 Centennial 14 Chief Cona 22 Cona. Mercury... 32 Copper Range... 31 Daly West 2 DaTls-Daly 65 East Bull 84 Franklin 4 Greene-Cananea . . 24H Granny ......... BOA. Helvetia-' ......... 3 HonRbton ...... 27 Indiana ......... 3 : Inspiration ..... 16 La Salle 3 Lake Copper..... SM Mason Valley.... Mass. Mining Mayflower Miami 3Mohawk Mpisslna North Butte. 1..., North Las Ohio Copper k)H Colony ...... Jld Uomlnm..... Osceola Phoenix Quincy .......... Key cons......... Santa Fe Tamarack ....... Trinity Tuolumne ....... United Zinc V. 8. SraeMera.. Utah Mining.... H inona ........ Wolverine Yukon Gold..... 14 16 46 22V4 IV. li 3 44 A 65 12 l.-.Vi 20 3 21 17 25 9 'Buenos Aires Wheat Higher. Buenos Aires. Argentina, Dec 29. wneat ciosea c nigner. . . . Con. 3 43 9 4 Hale & N Mexican ephlr 'Savage sierra xsev Union 8 TONOPAH LIST. Belmont .425 Cash Boy 3 J. Butler i Halifax 28 Ton. Merger Midway ' Mon. Pitts Ext... 2 Montana Mizpah Ext Zi North Star 16 Rescue Kula b Tonopah Ex .. West End oi OTHER DISTRICTS. Pitts. S. Peak Nevada Hills 29 Round Mtn 44 age payroll will be $20 a "fcjeelt for each person employed. Thifika are beginning to move and tliid alert business man is sure to reap l)ie bene- iius or energy displayed Id jrjtg after the business next year?? j j j Employs process Has. j j The Gresham Fruitgrowers' feissoela- ' tion has employed Fred Kasteji as tt: process man for its cooperatte fruit ' and vegetable cannery here, lihls ac tion was taken at a meetingjiof the board of directoj-s Saturday night. Mr. Kaster will help set t!e -cam sing ma chinery to be installed 'this wirif.-r, and will have charge' of the actualannln operations to commence May , when crops are available. f s Raster was connected for . years -with the fruit canning factors) of the Oregon Packing company of Hftrtland. leaving BS process man theiij three years ago to become process ffnan at the Brownsville, or., canneryL which position he now occupies. The firtst annual meeting-! jof the : stockholders of the Gresharrgi Fruit growers' association and all oftiers in terested will be 'held Jaiiuiirf.'ll, at Grange halL Luncheon will bfl'servecl at noon. A delegation of (ttacaaa growers will attend. Plans Jfor th cannery's operations 'will be cussed and a board of directors will e elect ed, to be followed by the clrJAlon of ', officers. United States Skates Good, fj United States ice skates arrfjjust a good ad Canadian Ice skatesj and if Americans buy Canadian ska&s, add ing Z j per cent- duty to t he , uiirchas price, it is uffectation. and ljr former Canadians now living lir i'ortnd buy Canadian nkates it is more implct evidence that humanity fs lankly gov erned by ha'olt. These unquestionably momentous facts hav'e been ' jusclosed by an international correspondence that has included the America consul general, R. E. Mansfield, at Vancouver, B. C, certain merchants of ; j Portland and C. C. Chapman, managed of th Commercial club. Since Ico skf;tin "be came a popular pastime In Pgtland a thriving business has been Sionc la skates, uiid Consul General ."frinsfleld, observing that duty was be In paid on a considerable quantity of fe'anadiart skates con.stgned to Portland, land that in the interests of the ".made in the United States" movement heg thought -local attention should be glien the subject. Dealers were questioned by Mr. Chapman. One said he ba) started with sk;ite exclusively madgj in the United states, but that callsej'or Can adian skiiteH compelled him tolncreas hie stock. This. CoiihuI Marirflield ex--plained by Paying that Pojilandcrs probably knew little about skiulng, and when they bought Hkates theli bought where they thought skitters kifiw qual ity. Other dealers said moxtfjof their purchasers had been loyal to pnade in United States'" skates. WiU Install New Officers of Granges Retiring Master Xreuder of SCnltno- man County Pomona Orange to! Pre side at Meeting Saturday. The newly elected officers of live ning Star. Russelville and Woodlawn and Lents Granges' will be installed by County Deputy T. J. Kreuder. re tiring master of Multnomah county Pomona Grange, at the meeting of Evening Star Grange Saturday after noon. Russelville Grange at its regular meeting Saturday afternoon, reelected John Welbes master. Miss Mabel Mick elson secretary, Mrs. H. A. Lewis treas urer, Charles Wicklander assistant steward and Mrs. T. D. Pollock chap lain. ! The other new officers elected were: Overseer. Clayton Lewis; lecturer,; Mra. Fannie Christensen: steward, Ed war J Becker; lady assistant steward. Miss Clara Anderson; gatekeeper. David Hood; Ceres, Mrs. John "Welbes; Po mona, Miss Clara Hager, and Mora, Mrs. Irene Hood. II. A. Lewis, M. Hager and H. J. Mickelson were chosen members of the executive committee. Mrs. Charles Wicklander was chosen musician. J. W. Mills ia the retiring lecturer. I County Deputy Kreuder made his an nual visitation to Russelville Grange Saturday and pronounced the affairs of the grange In good condition, j HIGHER COURT DECISIONS Salem. Or.. Dec. 29. Besides the de cisions in the West and White cases, the supreme court today handed down the following: Frank G. Barton, appellant, vs. city of Portland et al, appealed from Mult nomah county, suit to quiet IfSe, opin- " ion by Justice Moore; CifcJit Court Jud-e McGinn affirmed. ?! Mrs. J. H. Proctor vs. Ifibtrt F. Jeffery et al. appellants, motion to. dismiss appeal, denied. : ! C. F. Strieker, appellant. s. Port land Railway, Light & Po er -jompany. motion to dismiss appeal derifijd. M. A. McLaughlin et al. k 15.. M.. Condit & Co., appellants, Appealed from Marion county, Involtlin? gar nishment proceedings,, oplnloft by Jus tice Ramsey, Circuit Judge jfelly re versed. : School Instrlct No. 43, appellant, vs. Lena S. Veach, appealed ijin Lane county, an action of ejertm&jrit. opin ion by Justice Burnett. Cirdplt Judge Hamilton affirmed. if; August Telschow vc torge tJ. Quiggle et .al., appellants, appealed from 1-ane county, suit to Sjet aside a deed, opinion by Justice jean, Cir cuit Judge Harris affinned.fi - - M. E. Smith, . appellant, s. Oliver Anderson et a I., appealed frim Mult noniuii county. nult .to fgcbisu a pledge of corporate stock, twiaion by Justice McNary, Circuit . JuCge Mor row affirmed. . ! For boys that are not fto large, there has been invented a slejl consist ing of a single piece of wire suitably formed, with a board on to$ Overbeck & Cooke Co. j -, . Clocks. Bonds. Cotton, a rata, reta , tlA-217 Sorard of Trad BoUflUg. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Hoard of Trada - Correspondents of Logan Brraat, "w-o. Naw Vara, . 4 1 5 8 9 450 38 9 7 290 s8 14 San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, Dec. 29. Barley calls: -Dec. 29- Dec. 28 Close. i62r 4 1414 Open. Close. January May i2 ii7i Soot prices: wneat walla walla. $1.97 ft 2.00; Red Russian. $1.974 2.00: Turkey red, $2.00& 2.0s; blue stem. $2,0714 2.10. Barley Feed, 1.30. Oata White. $1.52 V, St 1 35. Millatuffs Bran. 127. 000 21. UO: mid- ! dlings. $3031; shorts. $23.00028.50. Kansas City Hogs $7.30. Kansas City. Dec. 29. Hogs 13. 000; market 610c lower. Tops. $7.30. Cattle 10.000; market 10c lower. Sheep- 7000; market steady. The First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus - $3,500,000 latsratat Paid en Saving aaal Tims Depoaita Security Savings and Trust Company , j Fifth tvad Morrison Streets j Capital and Surplus - - $400,000 Practice targets for the British navy have been built up from many plates of steel, any- of which can be cheaply replaced when injured. 1 . -nL ! 1 1 Ladd & Tilton Bank Established 1859 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $2,000,000.00 i ill- Commercial and Savings Deposits