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, 3 ' 4 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1915. t LOCAL MILLERS REDUCE PRICE OF FLOUR 20 CENTS A BARREL Edited by Hyman H. Cohen. li POTATO TRADE WILL WAKE UP AND F! . riS STOCKS LIMITED Practical Iacfc. of Speculative In- . terest in the Market This Sea son :: Befogs the Ideas of lluyers; Holdings Are Not Heavy. While there are only limited In quiries shown for potatoes, aside from regular seed stock, from California on the local market at this time, the trade here believes ' that an Improvement wili eon be shown In the demand, tor table offerings. r - Although none of the trade i,s will ing at this time to forecast any' ma terial change In ;the price of potatoes, the general belief is that California, root being able to secure its require ments of early Rose end garnets, will turn to the XSurbanks and others of that type for planting'. Owing to the fact that the market for table potatoes has been dragging along the coast for so long a period, the general trade seems to ihave en tirely lost sight of the fact that the local as well as the entire coast crop was smaller than usual this season, while the consumptive demand has in creased. Some day, perhaps very late In the Reason, the trade will awaken .to the fact that stocks of potatoes are much scarcer than anticipated and then real activity will begin in the market. ' - The , trouble with the potato "trade .this season has not really been due ito the big crop, for such was not the case, but was caused by the lack of speculative activity. This latter con dition was due to the fact that the banks were not offering their, monej so freely to speculative interests. which after all are the cause more or less of material changes in Values. BETTER APPIiES ARE OFFERED Hood River Apple association has Marled another selling campaign, this time the disposal of a limited: supply of eSftra faucy yellow Newtowna be (lng sought. The wholesale pslco has 'been placed at $1.1:5 and, the retail value at $1.50 a box. - CAR OF TOJIATOES IS HERE Second carload of Florida tomatoes this season arrived and was unloaded along? the street today. The stock 'was in much betted condition than the former shipment, a large per cent of which was either dumped or Is being held. i "LOCAL BROCOXJ IS COMING Small shipments of local brocoll, or winter cauliflower," are corning for ward to the trade. The stock Is still of small size but better shipments are expected within a short time. Califor nia held at $2 for best, generally. CHICKENS ARE CLEANED UP Week's receipts -of chickens were well cleaned up generally along the street today. Ordiiiary run of mixed fowls and: light hens show sales at 3-8 c with heavy hens bringing more. Broilers still scarce and in demand. SMALL PORKERS ARE COMING .Owing to the extreme high cost of feed, the local market's supply of late has consisted of undersized pigs which the. trade finds it. difficult to dispose :." of. Good quality is firm at the re- - cent advance in prices.. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE 0- . ' 1 Carload of mixed vegetables ar i. rlved from California in fair condition ' today.. Local sprouts are coming In excel lent condition and command the best r sale. - - ' . Poor quality onions are showing a : wide range in prices with holders anxious to do business. While receipts of Columbia smelt are smaller the market is still con- gestfd. .-- SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE Weather bureau sends the follow ing notice to shippers: I'rotert shipments as far north as TRANSPORTATION GOING EAST Chooss the IDEAL ROUTE BY WATER ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL TO NEW YORK Xaftrgr American Trans-Atlantic Idners "Finland" "Kroonland" - 22.000 TONS DISPLACEMENT FROM SAS FEAJT......MAY 86, JUNE 16 FROM N. Y MAY 1. 22, JUNE IS And En irj Third Week Thereafter. , Panama Pacific Line - 619 SECOND AVE., SEATTLE Local Kail or Bteamihip Agent. COOS BAY AND EUREKA S-S-l ELDER SAH.3 StTirDAY , MAR. 14, 9 A. M. AJiD EVERY SUNDAY THEREAFTER MOB.TH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. V Freight Offlo Foot- NorthruD St., Main 6208: A-6422 Tiekat Offioa 122A 3d BC MAIN 1314 A-1314 San Francisco LOS AN.GELES AND EAH DIEGO f SS. ROANOKE Sails Wednesday, Mar. 10, at 6 P.M. ; NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO Xicket Offioa 1S2A 3d St. HaiB 1314. A-ll Freight ntrin Foot Northrup St Maia 6203, A-6423 A AAU JaWPA Lr? S. S. BEAVEB For , San Francisco, Los Angeles - 3 P. ,JV March 7 The Ban Franciaoo & Portland B. B Co. Id and Washington Btr.. (With O-W. R. A . Co.: Tel. ,Manhall 4500. A-6121. 1 STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER ..... Sail from Alnswortb Dock. Portland. S a. m. WrdRewiaj, fc'retjjlit and Ticket olflti Ainn , TTftrth Im.-k. Ptione Main 300O. A-2332. city Tti-kot of rice, WJ Sixth at. Phone Marshall 400. A-tiUil. Portland & Coo Jtax S. S. LAue. MARK ET FOR HOPS IS VERY TRIM HERE AT THE EXTREME VALUE Fifteen Cents Being Freely Offered for Best Quality Spots With 14c Available for Contracts on the Better Yards on the Coast. Market for hops Is very firm at ex treme prices. Many inquiries are com ing forward for supplies but little business has resulted owing to the fact that holders are not willing to let go. . Strength in the . market ' applies equally as well to contracts as to spot stock. For contracts 1 1c is being freely offered for the better class yards but few growers of this quality are willing to tie up their holdings under lf.c at present. For spot hops 15c Is being likewise freely offered for best available quaL ity but holders are asking still more money. A noticeable change in the hop mar ket situation lias bee'n shown during the lust few tays. Heretofore Eng lish interests have done practically all the buying of the better quality of ferings and have been the means , of forcing the price upward. Now with, foreign business- practically impossible owing to the fact that marine insur ant's cannot be obtained and bills of lading are hot being issued owing to the congested condition at' Atlantic seaboard. American brewers have en tered the market and the present im provement in inquiries comes from that source. Owing to the- fact that hop market outlook for the' future is somewhat better quite a number of owners of small yards who were about to plow up their vines, are holding onto' them and others are placing out additional acreage. Seattle againfet minimum temperatures of about 40 degrees; northeast to Spo kane, 30 degrees; southeast to Boise, 24. degrees; south to Ashland, 40 de grees. Minimum temperature at Port land tonight, about 40 degrees. Chicago Hogs $6.90. Chicago, March 6. Hogs. 10.000; market 5c higher; light, $6.60 i 6.90 ; mixed, t6.601t ti.HO; heavy, $6.36 6. W0; rough. $6.3 5 6.4 5. Cattle i-'uo; market steady. Sheep 2o00; market wealy . Kansas City Hogs $6.90. Kajisas City, March 6. Hoks. 500; market 5c to 10c higher; tops. t.90. Cattle 300; market steady to strong. Sheep -1000; market steady. PATENT FLOUR NOW BEING QUOTED HERE AT $7 PER BARREL Theodore B. Wilcox of Portland Flouring Mills, While Making Redaction, Says That Flour Is Lower Than Cost of Wheat. Bains In Argentina. (Special Gable.) Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 6. Rain is general throughout the Buenos Aires district. Rain has also fallen this week throughout the states of Rosario and Santa Fe. Bue- nos Aires wheat closed to 2c Jfc higher; corn c higher. NORTHWEST GRA1X RECEIPTS -Cars- OS 6.J 17SS 2 11 19 80 ltS4 4K -ft 2172 2110 147 1SA lfilt , - Wheat. Barley. Fir. Oat?.' Haj" - -' . . - xear ago r-o Total thla week..4sl Year ,jgo 4t Season to date. . J3,0:;4 Year aff . u v-.u Tacotna. Friday." . ' ;ih tar ago Season to date. . Year ago Seattle. Thurs. . Year ago Season lo date. . Year ago.. Exports from ousDeis wneat. 8,22:j 7,i4l C.5t,7 Porilai r-oit i 47i C4 4 t2i 17 4 1781 r.r. Sii4 5 t 1010 1039 2140 2 5 2048 12 7 421 :iua nd this week 2:m.l."0 w Oft! .'.1 1 1 wheat, 422,SS5 bushel oats. JOBBING PKICES OP PORTLAND Tbece prices are those at which wboleaalera ten to retailers, except aa otherwise aiateri. EGGS Nearby freshlT gathered, 18Vi18c; cte count, 18c; Chinese, 12e. , BUTTER Nominal. Willamette Talley creamery cubes. Belling price 20V)c; state prints, 32V2C; ranch butter, 16fa,17e; city cream ery, case lots, less than case lots, Vic lb. extra. BUTTER FAT No. 1 Portland dellrery. 33c. LIVE I'Ol'LTRY Hens, i'lynjouth Rock, hcary,. 13V4&14c; ordinary chickens, 13ic; broilers, 1 to 2Vj ounos. 25c; turkeys. 16c; dressed, 18c; uiiieons, $1.UO1.20; soualjs. ( ) Uoaen; geeae, live, 10c; l'ekln ducksy 1344140. CUEESE Fresh , Oregon, fancy full cream twins and triplet, leldVsc; Young America, 17ftsl7MiC; storage flats, 14Vi15c. JACKKABUllS l accy dressed $1.00. Fruit and Vegetables. FRESH tKUli." Oraiiges, j.sTel. $1.75 2.25; tangerines, 75c; bauauua, 4C pounu; ieniuus, $o.504.-5; Uiues, l.oo per too; grape truit, $2.5t((j4.iw per case; pineapples, 7c lb.; cusubiia, $l.ta craie; peais, $1.5o. Ai'l'l-Eia locat, ociuH-25 Ui, according to quality. ONIONS Local, No. 1, $1.25; association selling price $l.o0 I. e. b. cuuntry points; tarlic. 17 He. 1'OXATOEJi Selling price: Extra choice, $1 4J1.15 per cental; sweets, $2.05 (443.00. ViXJiti'ABLEb Xurnii, l.;.u, beets; $1.25 tll.5U;' curruts, $lo(oil.O; parsnips, $l.oog) $1.25 sack; cabbage, $1.251.50; tomatoes, Florida, $ J. 50(41 per crate; green miuns, 25d 35c; dor. buueues; peppers, bell, 20c; head let tuce, l.S5'u;2.oO per crate; celery, crate, $3.50; egg plant, ; cauliflower. $l.t52; French ariicnokes, b575c dozen; string beans, 30c; cucumbers, lioihouse, $l.u0&1.5u dozen; t rutiberries, eastern, $10412. bbl.; sprouts, t) (jyVaC lb.; peus,-20c lb.; asparagus, l'-iiOc. (irooeilei. SLGAIi L'ulie, $'j-U.; powdered, $0.85; fruit or berry, $u.5a, beel, $o.;5; dry granulated, j.b.l u veilou, ..So. v Above quutatlous ure JO llay lief cash. J KICK Japun iiylu No. 2, 4?i(US-; New Or leans, beau, 0 ',i(tnvi-'; blue rose, c; Creole oc. SALT Coarse, half grounds, 100s, $10 per ton; 60s, $10.15; table dairy 50s, $la; los, $17.50; bales, $2.25; extra fine barrels. 2s. 5s and los, 5.iio(4U-oO; lump rock, $2.00 pex ton. MONEY "New, $3.253.50 per case. BEANS Small, wlutu, B.u; large white, $0.20; pink, $5.75; linias, $tt.2o; bayou, $6.50; red, tllac. Hops, Wool siui Hide. IIOPS Buying price, choice, 15c; prime, 14c; medium to prime, .12ti 12 ic; medium, lljtftiilVac; lfl5 contracts, iac. i oOL Nouanal, XU15 cup: WlUamotte Tal ley, coarse Cotswold, 25i2ocr medium Slirop sSire, 27c; c no ice, tsncy lots, 26c ib.; eastern Oregon, 25(i'C, accordin- to sntinaage. iiiOEa Ory bides, ii,e lb.; treen. 13c lb.; sailed hides, li'.attllc; bulls, green salt, uf 10c; kips, 14tsl4vc; caires, dry, 2Qc; calf kkiua. sailed-or green, 16c; green hides, le less than salted; sheep pelts, salted, shear mgs; 10(S.25c; dry, lie. 1ALLOW No. 1, 4iSiiic; No. 2, 44V4c; greaau, 3l,a4c. MollAlii 1911 270i27VjC. CliliTiAl Oil CASCAitA. BARK Car lots, 4c; less than car lots,; 4c. Meats, Fish and Provisions. DRESSED MEATSr-Selliug price Country killed: Fancy hogs, U4tSV-j'-'; rough and bcaTy, 7t4tsL'i lancy veals, 11 Vs(til2t; ordutary, lie; potr, uijloe; goats, 3(3lC. UAiia, lit-ON, tlC llams. 16itl7(4c; breaktust bacon, 17 Hi, -'7c; boiled bam, 27c; picnics, Hlit; cottage, roll, 13c. OSSTEKS Oljmpla, per gallon, $3.50; canned eastern, 65o can; $6.50 dozen; eastern, il sbell, $l.e5 per 100; razor clams, $2.50 box; eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack, $J.oo. FISti Jrs3ed tlouudei"s, 7c; steelkead sal mon, Columbia river, 0c; Itoyal Chinook, 12Vsc; lb.; perch, O'jlSC lb.; lobsters, 25c "lb.; silver (mull, be; salmon trout Ibc lb. ; halibut, 7 Sc lb.; Columbia river smelt, 75c buz. LAUD Heroes, nettle rendered, 15c; stand ard. 12c. CiiABS Large. $1.75; medium, $1.23 dozen. Paints and Oils. LINSEED OIL liaw bbls., 7lc gallon; ket tie boiled bbl-. Tut; raw, cases, TOc; boiled cases, 7SC gal.; lots of 250 gallons, lc less; oil cake meal, $44 per ton. WHilfc LEAO ion lots. 7iac lb.; S0O lh. lots, 7e per lb.; less kits, 8c per lb. OIL MEAL tarload lots, $34. COAL OIL Water white in drama and iron barrels, lOc. 'XL K, FEN TINE In cases. 67c; tanks, 60e per gallon. U. S. . Government Bonds, New York, March 6. Government bonds: Bid. Twos, registered do, coupon ............ 9Ss Threes, registered 101 Vfe do, coupon 101 4 Fours, registered 109 4 do coupon ... i ......... 110 V2 Twos, Panama 98 Twos. 1938 98 Va The price of patent flour has been reduced to $7 a barrel by one big. lo cal mill today, thereby meettng the recent cut of prices on Puget sound. While other mills have not as yet named the lower prices, it is stated that selling is general at the cut of ioc a barrel. Puget sound Interests, which made the first cut in flour prices, are said to be sorry for their action- The plain tact of the matter Is that patent flour prices here have never been on a parity4 with the price of wheat this season and at the present time it Is doubtful if $1.30 could be ground out of a bushel of blues tern by selling flour at $7. "I have felt all along that the price of flour was not in line with wheat conditions," says Theodore B. Wilcox, presidont of the Portland Flouring Alii 1.4 company. "I was bitterly op posed to the first advances in local fLour prices and fought them all along. On the other hand I do not believe that a drop in prices is now necessary although we were forced to do be cause of the sound competition. Mill ers there now see the mistake for tlieir recent action." "We have not yet named lower prices for flour," says the management of the Columbia Milling company. "I do not believe that any decline is justified because the price of wheat has all through the season been on a higher basis than flour. There Is no telling what the wheat market will do and until the price becomes stable it would be impossible to properly regulate the price of flour." ' "We will reduce the price of patent flour to $7 a barrel." , says 1. A. Patullo, of the Crown Mills. "The lower price Is of course justified by the reduction in the price of wheat although the latter market Is very erratic." CLOVER SEEP Buying price: Nominal No. 1 uncleaned. 114 12c; ordinary, 11c pound; alsike. 11c. FLObR Selling price: Patent, $7.00"; Willamette valley. $7.00; local straight, $6.4 0; bakers', $7.00! 7.20. HAY New cron. liuvinsr nrice: Willamette valley timothy, fancv. $13.5o&'14.iifr; . eastern Oregon - Idaho fancy timothys $15.50 alfalfa. $13,004 13.50; vetch and oats, $y10; clover, $8 per ton. GRAIN SACKS 1915 nominal. No. 1 Calcutta, $6. SI I IjLiST t'FFS Selling price: Bran. $S0fa31; shorts. $83. ROIL,KD BARLEY" Selling price, $3334 per ton. Spot wheat bids on ,the Portland Merchants' Exchange for the day were lc to 7c a bushel better than yester day. A sal of 10.000 bushels April forty-fold was made at $.35 or 3c above yesterday, 5000 bushel's April club were sold at $1.34 or 4c advance and lO.noo bushels at $1:33 or 3c- advance. Oats bids were advajK-ed $50 a ton today on the exchange with no sales but barley spots were unchanged Merchants' Exchange spot prices: WHEAT Sa tarda y Bid. Ask. .$1.30 $1.34 1.35 1.32 1.25 l.W OATS 34.O0 BARLET ..24.00 2S.O0 . .24.00 2S.O0 M1LLSTI.FFS ..23.0O 2H.50 24.00 ..24.0O 27. 60 Futures were quoted: WHEAT WOOLEN TRUST SAID TO BE THE HOLDER OF FOREIGN FLEECES Independent Operators Reported to Be Organizing to Combat Evil; World's Market Firmer With American Markets Very Quiet. The great woolen trust Is said to be controlling absolutely the importation of foreign wools Into this country and independent operators are reported to be organizing to combat the evil. - Little business has passed recebtlvl In domestic wool markets for the verj good reason that practically no Ameri can fleece is being offered. With greater strength in the wool markets at London, Soutn America and Australia, there is naturally a reflec tion of this condition m the American markets. Contracting in the west has "prac tically ceased because there is no dis position among either growers or mill interests to concede anytlilng to either side. Officials of wool growers organ ization continue to circularize produc ers for the puipose of getting their price ideas higher and to stop con tracting. The contracting evil is said to have resulted In the loss of many thousands of dollars annually to wool growers of the Pacific northwest. Stock Mart Down Fraction Today as Result of Selling New York, March fi. Market for stocks was -fractionally easier todav. There was profit taking by longs, of yesterday and this influenced a frac tional loss In the general list. Trading showed the usual dullness for the short Saturday session. There were no features of- special Interest in the news. USUAL QUIET HERE FOR WEEK'S END 1IN NO. PORTLAND YARD General Conditions Are Healthy in the Ixcal Yards With Hogs and Sheep Firm and Cattle Quoted With a Steady Tone Showing. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Saturday ls;j Friday 11 Thursday Wednesday 4t' Tuesday 3d Monday laos. Week ago 27t Year aio iido Two years ago 170 Threu years ago. . 179 ttle. Carres. Sheep. 22 1 22 M .. 2i0 42 2 1U4 til 2 :u 14 6S2. 24 , 4302 1 . . 1420 M 40 1702 IS ' 1 : 404 Rancrof New Ynrk m-tec by Overbeck & Cooke compan ...,.nTi m 1 1 mi, mi 1 laing. furn' y, 21 Ished 6-217 PKSCRIPTlON Man. Bluestem Fortyfold Club . . . Red Russian. 1.21 Red Fife 1.24 1.3 i.a rn. Bid $1.28 $1.26 L2S 1.2s . 1.15 1.17 J. 23 1.25 1.15 1.15 reed . . Feed .. Brewing Bran . . Shorts ..30.5O $0.00 83.23 24.00 .'4.00 26.00 20.00 23.0O 24.00 A nial. Copper Co. . . . American C. & Fdy., c American can, c. .... American Can, pf . American Cotton Oil, c American Ioco c American tugar, c American Smelt, c.... American Smelt, pf. .v. Am. Tel. Tfl I Anaconda Mining Co fAtchiHon, c Atchison, pf B. & O., c Eeet Sugar Bethlehem Steel, a... Erooklyn R T Canadian I'acifie, c. ... Central Leather, pf . . . Central Leather, pf... Chi. & (i. W., c Chi. & G. W ., pf C, M. & St. I Chi. & N. W, c Chino Copper ...... . C'bes. & Obio. Colorado F. & J., c Colorado Southern, c. . Consolidated Gas Corn Products, c.. Corn Product, pf...;. Delaware & Hudson Denver & It. G.. c Denver & R. G-, pf . , Erie, e ; Erie, 2d pf - Erie, 1st pf General Electric G. Northern, ore lands ij. JSorthern. pf.. lee Securities Illinois Central Int. Harvester Int. Metropolitan, c Int. Metrot'olHiin, pf . . 1-hlffh Valley Kansas City Southern.. L. & N .V., K. & T., c M., K. & T.. pf Missouri I'acifie National Lead New Haven New York Central..... N. Y., O. & W Norfolk & Western, c. . North American. ...... Northern Pacific, e. . Pennsylvania Railway. . P. G., L. & C. Co Pressed Steel Car, c. . . . Pressed Steel Car, pf.. Rny Coca. Copper P.eadinc, i... Ueadinc, 2d pf K-outlinsr. 1st pf Republic 1. & b., c... Republic 1. & S.. pf... Ilock Island, c St. L. & S. F., 1st pf. Southern Paeific, c... Southern Railway, e. . Southern Railway, pf.. Tenn. Copper ....... Texas & Pacific Union Pacific, c Union Pacific, pf... ... D. S. Rubber, c...... 17. 8. Rubber, pf..... U. S.- Steel Co., C....I U. S. Pteel Co., pf.... Utah Copper Virginia Chemical..... We bash, c. .' . Wabash, pf 1 W. V. Telegraph Westinghouse Electric.. i Alaska Packers j Open ; Highj Low ICkK-e April bluestom May biuestem ....... April fortyfold May fortyfold April club May club April Red Russian. . . . M ay Red Rtissl an April Ken tile. May Bed Fife. . . Bid. .$1.35 . 1.37 . 1.35 . 1.30 Ask. $1.3tf 1.3Sli 1.37 1.334 ' 3 -35 1.35 1.30'i 1.2514 1.2S 1.27 1.30 April May , April May OATS 32.00 FEED BARLEY 24.50 20.00 1.27 1.30 J .32 1.33 3.VO0 30.50 2S.OO 30.00 55 5 j '28 " 2S' J ioiii 10214 t!3i S4 j iiovi iioii .95 95vsj IWfi 'esii 'tk 40 5ti'.4 56'., 159 150 1 34 li 3414, ion "ioij '87H 87 "sevi seU iiiii 11714 101, 101, '22i '22I4 "S5T4 "35" '32 'iiz 115 nr.gi 27 27 12'i 13" 57' i r.7; -l',8 54 27 12 551 eo9s B4 100 v 25 17 '4 145 84 Wj 16- "66 "45" 104 T6 63 63 1; 12 55 Vi r.o 64 302 105 25 17V4I 143 ft ' 102 0314 120 u, 26 14 03 W-8 554 15SM. 33 id" 'soft 117 ' 22" 27 12-4 57 ft 134 H 21 -s :::t: 54 "83 102T4 105 ft "23" 'iiii 114 84 U 15 27ft 119 67' 45' 105 53 21 463ft 84 15 '2Sft iisi4 44 104 52 21 63 ft 54 ".j 42U 27 94 '.2 454 20 K1214 lHO 120'-i i8 67 s; 40 554 8Sft 15SVj 33' 102 10 2S S7ft 122Vj 36 41 23 ft 24 110U 9'i 7ij 143 6 9i 22 2S 35 ft 137 31 1 1 5 27 ft 1031 0O 12 &S l.ftft i"Tft 10 27 "2 11 54 C0-4 S3 ft 24 101 67 1o2 15 119 25-1 S 87' j 17'v 144'i 81 sr. 201 i 76 8 48 ft 27 12ft 1J 791, 66 Vi 103 lot 21 54 lft S3 ft 6Hft 2Uft Arrivals of livestock showed the usual Saturday limitations, only five loads being reported in and some of these were direct shipments to a local meat company. , While no bogs were sold above $7.15 in the yards today, the market will ttill stand as high as $7.20 tor ex treme quality or fully the same as I yesterday. wtnie there was a rurtner general advance in the price of swine at stock yard points east of the Kockles today, th,e local -market continues far In the lead of all others. At Chicago there 'was a firmer tone for hogs With an advance of a nickel in addition to yesterday's rise. Tops $6.90. Kansas City hog market was up 5 to 10c lor day with tops $6.y0s Omaha' hog market ruled 5 to 10c higher than yesterday with tops touch ing $6.60. General hog market range: Best light $7.1a7.20 .Medium light : 7.00jfti7.10 Good and heavy 6.80 6.90 Rough and heavy 6.50 to 6.75 Stockers 5.50 4 5.75 Cattle' Oontinnea Quiet. Market for cattle continues quiet at North l'ortland with only a limited supply in .overnight. Trend of "the traae is fairly steady with prices of the eatly . week generally maintained although there has been a noticeable lack 01 real good quality offerings of late. At Chicago there was a steady tone in- the cattle trade today with prices unchanged. Kansas City cattle market was steady to strong. ' Oniaha cattle were held steady with top steers $8.30. General cattle market range: Select grain fed steers . . $7.60 (S-7.80 best nay ttni steers.... Good to choice ........ Ordinary to fair... Best cows Good to prime Ordinary Selected calves ....... Fancy bulls Ordinary FRUIT TREES ARE BUDDING San FrancLsco Grain Market. Barley an .Francisco, March 6. calls: March 6 Open. Close. May 1.32 1.32 December ..1.35 1.33 B Spot prices: Wheat. Walla Walla, $2.404j-2.42fti ; red Russian, $2.40L 2.4214; Turkey red. $2,4542.50; blue stem, $2.50 jj 2.55. , Feed Barley, $1.37. "White oats. $1.77 1.80. Bran, $28 f 28.50, middlings 33; shorts, $30y 31. March 5 Close. 1.30 ,1.31 B $3-2 New York' Cotton .Market. New . York, March 6. Cotton mar- Ask. 98 Ts 994 110 Omaha Hogs $6.65. South Omaha, March . Cattle. 62; market steady. Steers, $7,754. 8.30; cows and heifers, $5.75 7.00. Hogs 16,000; market 5c to 19c high er. Bulk, $6.55 6.60: cop. $6.65. Sheep -None; market steady. Tear lines, $&.508.75; wethers, $7.50 7.75; lambs. $9.259.t0; ewes, $7,25 4) 7.50. 1 .- .. .. New York Sugar and Coffee. New York. March-6. Sugar Centri fugal." $4.77; molasses inactive; Coffee Spot New York N. 7 Rlos, 7?c; No, 4 Santos. 9?4c Mar. Aug. Oct. Dec. Open. High. Low. Close, . ..$S.62 $S.63 $8.62- $3.62 S.S! 8.70 9.07 .S1 8.S2 9.20 . 9.39 9.32 9.53 9.20 9.39 8.8, .06 9.16 9.31 9.52 May May May May, Various WTheat Markets. Kansas Cifr Wheat closed. May, i.a-iju.; Juiy, i.osgA. . St. Louls--r"VVJieat closed. $1.37A; July. $1.10TsA. Minneapolis Wheat closed, $1.34ftB; Julyi$1.30i. Duluth Wheat closed, $1. 39ft A; July. $1.34 A. Winnipeg Wheat closed, Seattle Dairy Produce. Seattle, Wash., March' 6. Eggs, se lect ranch. 23c. . - . , Butter Native Washington 4 cream ery brick, 34c; do solid pack, 33ci east ern brick, 29c. Cheese Oregon triplets. 1 60-" Young Americas. . 17c;- local creamery. 17c; Wisconsin creamery, 17c: lo . triplets, 17c; Washington twins, lfic. Walla Walla, Wash.. March 6. With the fruit trees of th Walla Walla valley budding rapidly under the magic touch of another week of spring time, the spraying machirfes are putting in their appearance, fand for the coming three weeks therer-will be tiny yellow globules in the- Lp, arid the odor of lime, sulphur aridicrude oil -vVafted on the breeze. 'Fhe'f tght against fruit pests and infectionis to be hard-fought; gTowers are; "deter mined to rid their orchards, eveij.at the extremity of cutting down favorite trees that. are beyond treating. Throughout the valley spraying Itera tions, will be taken tip this week, not as an experiment, but as a recognized necessity, to bring about; an improve ment in the quality of the fruit crop. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT . . 7.25S7.50 .. 7.0dGj7.1a , . 6.50ft-6.50 , . 6.406.65 , . 6.00 u 6.25. , . 4.00(o!5.00 , . 8.O0&S8.5O . 5.50(6.00 ...4.00(tf5.00 Mutton Held Strong". Onlv offerings of mutton on the open market today were some - Willamette valley stuff, which, were hot of best quality. This being considered tno trend of the trade Is well maintained at extreme values. At Chicago there was a weak tono in tht mutton trade tor the day Kansas .City mutton market ruled, steady. Omaha had no mutton supply, but the market was considered steady, with top lambjT $9.60 and best year lings $8.4 0. General mutton trade range Old wethers $ " 7.25 Uest yearlings 7. 60 Best ewes 6.00 15est east mountain lambs.. 8.458.50 Valley light lambs S.00U8.a0 Heavy spring lambs 7.50fji)7.75 Today's Livestock Shippers. Sheep Li. V. Russell, Washougal, Wash., 1 load. Mixed stuff G. D. Burdict, Mt. Ver non, Wash., 1 load cattle and hogs; C. E. Lucke, Canby, 2 loads cattle, calves, hogs and sheep, direct to Union Meat company; J. C. Davis, Shedd. 1 load hogs and. sheep. Friday Afternoon Sales. HOGS No. Ave. lbs. 99 2W 109 130 Saturday Morning Bales. STEERS No. Ave. lbs. 2 1153 0 in,) LAMBS . . IS Section. Oregon Orejon Section Oregon Oregon Frice. $7.15 U.tS5 Price ?7.5o 7.25 Oregon Oregon YEARLINGS Oregon 14 EWES Oregon 14 Oregon 12 HOG3 Oregoa lt3 Oregon .......... 1 Oregon ............... 27 Oregoa 1 Oregon 2 Oregon 1' Oregon Oregon 3 2 92 112 124 17 171 ISO 195 150 250 104 S92 440 $K.IX 7.0O $0-00 $0.00 5.00 $7.15 7.15 7.00 7.00 6.50 6.40 S.15 6.00 Dock of 4 Iyer" cent- Clearings Saturday Friday Thursday Wednesday . . Tuesday? . . . . Monday Week Clearing Balances Clearings Balances Portland Banks. This week. $1,512,027.74 1,S03,99.W 1.715,127-39 2.433.424.30 3.S33.BH0.52 , .... 2,160,721.26 Year az. $2,007,055.22 1.732.144.29 2,032,20.53 2,023,f,3.73 2,2K1,411.8 2,307,876.36 .$12,44S,58iaO $12,334,412.09 Tacoma Banks. Seattle Banks. ..$ 840,240.00 ,. j 64,397.00 r ..$1,847,784.00 .. 184,667.00 Denver Hogs" $60. Denver, Colo.. March 6i. Cattle, 100; market firm; beef . steers $6.5007.25; cows and heifers. $5.00 (5)6.50; stock ers .and feeders, $6.256.75; calves, $8.0010.25. Hogs 100; market strong, with one load at $6.50. Sheep None. , j . Foreign Exchange Rates. ' . . Merchants National bank quotes for eign exchange: London Sterling. $4.89. Berlin Marks, 12.00. , Paris Francs, 19.60. Hongkong Currency, 44.10, Vienna 16.85. j. . , San Francisco Potato Market. ' San 'Francisco, March' 6. Potatoes, Salinas. $1.50 1.75 ; river, $1.00 ti 1.25. Sharp Advance Is Forced for Wheat With Export Call Chicago, March 6. Wheat closed 214 to SVsC better than Friday after opening with advances of 3ft to 4c a bushel. - The market was very erratic during the sessioni and showed quite frequent dips and advances. The liberal in crease in export business was the dominating factor in forcing the final advance. Broomhall cabled from Liverpool that the wheat market was dull but with a derided steady undertone with offers lighter and some apprehension of shipping. American winters are 74d higher and Lja Platters 9d dearer with spots of better request. Strength in Buenos Aires at the close, unfavor able. Argentine weather firmer In dian offers and rumors that shipping to United Kingdom ports would be curtailed, were factors. It is believed here that the decline was too rapid. furnished , 216-217 DAMAGES IN SUM OF $150,000 ARE ASKED BY MARKET COMPANY Building on Yamhill Street Is Involved in Litigation Be gun Yesterday. Range of Chicago prices by Overbeck & Cooke Co Board of Trade building: Open. Hieh. . Low. CIowp. Mst $141ft $1.42ft $1.0 $1.41ft Jflb- 1.16 l.UB4 J-H 1.13 A Sept. l.dt - .' n 1.05 1 .07 ft CORN Mar ..... .72ft .7:! .72 .73 A July .74'4 .75 .74 Vs .75ft. OATS May; ..... .1554 ' .Mft B July 51ft .52'4 lft -51T4B PORK May .....17.45 17. TO 17.4S 17.62 July .....17.82 1S.07 17.82 17.97 f LARD Mar .....10. 40 -.10.52 10.40 10.50 A July 10.67 10.!O 10.70 10.75 A RIBS - Mar .....10.0O 10.07 10.00, 10.05 S July 10.32 10.87 10.32 10.37 A San Francisco Dairy Produce. San Francisco, Cal., March 6. Kggs, extras. 204c: pullets, 17c -Butter, extras, 26c; prime firsts. 254c; firsts, 24c i seconds, 22c. - Cheese,, California fancy, 13Hc; firsts, ' lie; seconds. 40c ; - George t Bodenhamer, of Mountain Mexico's national debt is now in ex cess of $1,000,000,000."?" Charging- that the j Strowbridge Es tate company and Joseph Strowbridge, Its president. Induced the . Yamhill Sanitary Public Market to make ex tensive improvements, and when the improvemeats were completed forced the abandonment of the lease, the market company -yesterday . sued Strowbridgeand the j estate for $150, 000 damages. It is alleged that i when the build ing, on Yamhill street, between First and Second streets, was leased to J, Nudelman, who assigned the lease to the market company',' it was provided that $12,500. should be spent on the building by the market company, but that the company was induced to spend $40,000 and go In debt $20,000 more, on promises of the estate and Strowbridge that financial backing would be given . by them. A long series of acts, extending from January, 1912, to May, 1913, when the lease was declared forfeited by the estate, which led to the con ditions from which the enforced abandonment resulted, are alleged. It is charged that until the Improve ments were completed the estate rep resentatives .were" friendly and aided, but that after the completion they be came hostile and placed every possible embarrassment in the way of the mar ket people. i . ' The building has since been leased to a, new company, composed of Fred Dose, president; George K. Weiss, secretary-treasurer and manager; A. M. Farewell and Conrad P. Olson. The original company was composed of J. Nudelman, president; Louis Nudtel man, (secretary; K. B; Nudelman, treas urer;1 n. B. Nudelman. manager. J. Polonsky and Conrad P. Olson. . The latter company is plaintiff: in the sult. Attorney Guy C. H. Corliss represents the plaintiffs. "We did all wo could to aid Mr". Nudelman,' the president, and the coftr pany," said Mr, Strowbridge. "Nudel, man misrepresented his financial corr dition to us, and later, when he be-, came Involved In difficulties, we came to his assistance. Tlje forfeiture of the lease was at his . own suggestion when he told us he) could not handle the matter further an& must give up: This is the first tim we have ever teen sued, although: my father came here in 1852 and he was in business until - his death, and the estate has continued since. We feel badly that thisi matter had to terminate . In this waM, but feel that we did all that ws could for Mr. Nudelman and his com pany." j j Boats to Help in Speeding Express ' in 1 . m Ronald Stewart, recently elected vice president and general. manager. Of the Great Northern ;Kxpress company, arrived today from! St. Paul on his way to San Francisco, where his com pany will open headquarters on March 15, simultaneously with the beginning of regular service by the Great North ern Pacific Steamship company. Full of optimism over the business prosrject In the northwest, Mr. Stew art today declared that nothing can stop the good times that are on the way. j "As far as our own company Is- con cerned, business Is j geting better all the time," he said.i "With the new office in San Francisco In connection with the boat service, we will be able to beat competitors intiJ Spokane from the Golden Gate by! 24 hours an.l 35 minutes on boat days. When both steamers arc put ihto 'operation, we can save accumulated express from one sajling day to another and still be 35 minutes ahead when the consign-, me.nt reaches Spokane. "As for business in general, my ob servation Is that the farming centers' are already "prosperous and becoming heavy purchasers. The cities are feel ing the same impetus and the develop ment of normal conditions will ' be only a question of weeks." Mr. Stewart' was general superin tendent of the company until Febru ary 10, when he received the promo tion and this Is his first visit to Port land since the change. He will start south tomorrow night to complete the Installation of the new San Franeisco office. Oak Grove; Meeting. Concord, Or March -6. A large number of women were present at the regular meeting of the Parent-Teachers' association Friday afternoon. After the business session, . Mrs. Tyra Warren sang "The New Kingdom" and "When Song Is Sweet." Miss Kenne dy accompanying hef. Mrs. Montgom ery of Portland gave an interesting and Instructive talk on "How to Dress School Girls." " Money for Syrian , : Unfortunates Sent People in This Country Contribute for KUf of Destitute Countrymen , Americans Wot Asked to Kelp. A. Atiyeh, one of the leading rug and carpet importers of the northwest, has forwarded $250, collected by him for the relief of the starving: people of Syria. ; ' "Most of this' money was contributed by the working people of Syria hero, who know of the suffering of our people through -Syrian papers pub lished In the United;. States." said Mr. Atiyeh. . - "Several Americans have been kind enough to help. Ladd & Tilton gave $50 and Ben Selling frave $10. Wc have not g6ne about soliciting: funds of Americans, . because we know the great drain on them made for the. relief of other peoples, Our people In Syria are In a very unfortunate conditio". Rich and poor arip starving". The peo ple cannot get food to eat. I suppose the armies, going to the Suez canal have consumed everything there is to eat. ; : "Oar people, in this country, are not rich. Many of them work for very small swages. They send all they can. I would be pleased to receive and for ward any contributions, and hope to b able to forward more money soon. Contrlbutfons can be left at the Ladd & Tilton bank, or with me at my store. Eleventh and Alder streets." ; Jitney Bus Makes : Debut in Society First Party "Using Brew Maans of Transportation as Conveyance Held Recently in This City. . Having beenj finally "taken up" so cially, the much-debated fate of the Jitney buses Is settled once and for all. They have made thelf debut. The first "jitney party" to be chronicled In Portland "was recently given by L. A. Farley to a company of friends and fellow employes at Honeymao Hard ware company. The guests assembled at .Fourth and Alder streets and there waylaid one of the big suburban buses, in which they were conveyed to the home of H. S. Allenon, - Vancouver Heights. Here a delightful evening of music and games was enjoyed, a' buffet sup per rounding out the evening's enter tainment until the arrival of the Jitney bus. In which-they returned to their homes. Those present were: Tom Burke, Miss Helen Jacobsen, Leslie Brauer, Miss Remllnger, Mr. Drack, Miss Myrtle Robinson, Roy Franz. Mrs. Franz, Mr. Kahlor, Miss Nettle Allen, J.- P. Morgan, Miss Grant, Mr. Pomeyranig, Miss Connel, Mr, Schaf fer, Miss Mulkey, Mr. Cox, Miss lva Paisley, Basil Marshall, Miss Vivian Kk, William Schrader, Mrs. Schrader, Mr. Whalen, Miss - Emma Burkhart, Alf Davis, i Wlnbert Huddleston, H. S. Allen, Mrsj W. A. Allen, L. A, Farley, Miss Bernie Higgins. Counterfeiters Up Before Rudkin "Two counterfeiting cases -were tried yesterday before Federal .Judge Rud kin, who is assisting to clear the local docket of : the United States district court, and today a third case Is on 'trial before him.' Charles - W. Jarvis, of Eugene, the first on trial yesterday, was convicted of making queer - counterfeit silver. Charles H. Poole, a loeal scow dweller, was found not guilty of passing coun terfeit money by the Jury in the after noon." This forenoon Hugh CNcll went on trial. O'Neil is alleged to have se cured many nickels and bar schooners ih the North End by passing regula tion one cent pieces which the gov ernment declares he treated to a sliver coating by a bath in a silver nitrate solution, and disposed of as dimes. NEW SUITS FJLED 1 . , 1 in ' i ' ' ; THE Canadian Bank of Commerce Head Office TORONTO. CANADA Established 1867 A General Banking Business Transacted Interest Paid on! Time Deposit Commercial Letters" of Credit Issued Exchange n Loadoa, England, Bought and Sold PORTLAND BRANCH Corner Second and Stark Sts. P. C Malpas. Manager Overbeck! Cooke Co 1 Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain; JEta. 310-217 Board ofj Trad,- Building, j- DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES ) Members Chicago; Board of Trade. 1 ' . - - - - 1. - . .--f.-.-f - 'Correspondents of -Logan & Bryan-i Chicago New York, Abatement suits were' begun yester day by District Attorney Evans to have three premises declarednuisances and their owners and lessees restrained from using them for, Immoral pur poses. Blanche Marengo, lessee and Franz, Ignatz, Joseph and Jacob Mat schimer and Engelbert Franz, owners. of premises at 104 North Sixth, were named in one suit and the others were again Ida Miller, lessee, and Pierce Rlggs, owner, 63 North First street, and Bernlce Brown, lessee, and C. E. and E. J. Cardinell, owners, 81 North Third street. . Seattle Potato Market. Seattle, Wash., March Potatoes White River. $1 8.00 ci 20.00; Yakima gems. $20.00 22.00; Burbanks, $22.00 24.00; early rose, $45.0060.00. - Onions California . 1 ttc; " Oregon, 1 ,c; Yakima. 1 14 c. - ' - ' -' -, KALTY OF ES APPEAL TO I- Land Has Potential Value and Title Good but Worth Lit tle at Present. FAR FROM 1 THE: RAILROAD Oregon Immigration Commission Wants Facts Know: 'ni' as i Sin Such I Trftna- actions' Do State Harm. Victims of 6'-jallied "widjcat" rcnl estate operators who have disposed of lands far from transportation facilities in the remote regions of southern Har ney county have teen appealing to the farm land bureau jof the Qjrgon Immi gration com miss loin durlng;the last few days in' the hojie Of learning their status. - ij I j - ( j ' . J. W, Brewer, manager of $ie bureau, received two of Uiiesei In his tmuil, shed ding light On a jBcutl-lottceyi proposi tion conducted -by now gone out of business.-! I of ltock Island; III., R. P. Galbralth had secured a 40 from a railroad' fn ly grazing country the property and vious letter from ply to an Inqulty letter: i a jcompan;y that has adre tract :80 mili-s th heart of a strict- lie had Inever seen bn I receipt! Of a pre- Mr. i Urewec In re sent thai following I ' 1 1 ! Z.and rar rrom BaUtoadi. "It is certainli' gratifying to receive such glowing reports of my land there. I -think I .will change all Wiy plans in regard to moving to Oregon! foij" a home, as I have no dt-sirc to be a reulusa or to starve to death.f i j Another i letter! came frioini the St. Vincent de Paul 'society at IChlcago, John Schoninger. lng about a 640 from the samo its president, lnquir- acre tract jpiirchascd idmpany uyj a "widow Who is now being cared jl'rj. by the society. This woman Is now 111 and unable to pay $35 the' property but teerod to pay tlips if it appeared tliiat tho land be useful. This land is fir n taxes Hw due ni the- socn-ity voiun- o and tldtJ ! ther from her over ever will ! transpor- ; but is in tatlon that the 40 ax-re tract the same- general 'classification. Mr. Brewer says thej situation wHh refer ence to most of; these purcliscrs is the same, they having purchased the lands at. auction ! and without any knowledge whatever or theljr j vjtlue. : Tacts Should Be Known, The scheme, Mr. Brewer skidj wu to securo payments from "prospects," for which receipts would j be Issued up to the amount of th0 payments ; The auc tioni would thert be" held,! few pur chasers,, of course, attendrpg. Those who did not attend were, assigned t tracts at random, varying Jri bie ac cording to the amount paid, j While there is apparently no question about the potential value of the laud nor of the t-itlo, many .tracts' are so far from transportation as to be wlthtout im mediate) value, particularly . tMe ones which are too small to warfailt their use for grazing. ! Ill "These facts should be knowh," said Mr. Brewer, "because every transaction of that kind does; more harm to Oregon than can be offset by any amount of bona, fide development.". j ; i j Heavy Damages j Given Brakeman jrory Betuxns $7600 Verdict for X. J. freeman. Who Was Injured Xaet July While in Xallroad's Service. A- verdict for $7500 damages whs returned last night in Circuit Judge Morrow's court In favor of R."jj, Free man.; a brakeman. and against the Southern Pacific' company. : - j , r Freeman was injured in the com pany's yails-on the Fourth iof July last year. He asked for $20,000 dam ages, : f' The case was hard foughtj becaiine the question of whether or not; it camo under : the , interstate commerco lawj was! Involved, Judge Morrow ruling that it did not. Ralph E. Moody was attorney for, the company and Attor ney Arthur" I. Moulton represented Freeman. . i j . ; in m 11 1 ! Goes for " Patrick llagan. City Dotectlve John Golts will leave tonight for Martinez, Cal., to arreBt and bring to Portland Patrick Kgan. alias James Smith, who is wanted by the 'district attorney In connection with the recall election frauds. Ac cording to a dispatch from the sheriff of i Contra Costa county, J Egan has agreed to waive extradition and has admitted that he Is the man wanted. The First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets . t - Capital and Surplus . . . . - $3,500,000 Interest Paid on Savings and Time Deposits. Security Savings ?nd Trust Company . Fifth and Morrison Streets ' i Capital and Surplus . MORTGAGE LOANS . $400,000 Ladd & Tilton Bank Established 1859 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $2,000,000.00 Commercial and Savings Deposits