Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1915)
10 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING APRIL - 6, 1915. EXTRA FANCY POTATOES ARE COMING TO Edited by Hjrmau H. Cohen. PORTLAND FROM.MONTANA'JITNEY DRIVERS V1LL CHICAGO TAKES 25 ' . CARS OF ONIONS IN .' THE LOCAL SECTION About Half of Holdings Sold. at 75c . to Stiffen Up Home Situation- : California Storage Interferes With Trade. - Chicago has purchased 25 carloads of onions in this market, the sale btlog tuade by W. l. HwanK, soiling agent of the Confederated Onion Growers' asuu ciation. - The lot was sold at- 75c a cental, t, o. b. country shipping poirfts. While the price is 25c below whut single carloads have been sold by .tut association recently for No. 1 stock, still official of the organization be lieve tbat the unloading o buch a -uuantity at this time, even at a rtdut- lion from the general price, wjli be a good thing for ail concerned. At the present time it is figured tbeie are only about 25 carloads of marketable onions remaining in the lrundH of association 'growers. This is a very mull amount, therefore the price Tor No. I stock will be rigidly maintained at II a cental at country points. So far as the local jobbing market is concerned, there is practically nothing uoing in the, oniou trade. .Dealers are overloaded with supplies and have ie- : fused to take hold even at sharply rj duued values. A carload of eastern Oregon stock was recently brought lot- -ward and the shipper was able to se cure only a small percentage of the Height charge, without . figuring any thing for the onions themselves. The fact that California cold stoi age stock is being freely offered to the ttadts there at less money than the cost of storage has kept the lojal ' trade from doing any business in S in .riancisco this season. ' KGG MAitKET JS HOLDING Market for eggs is holding- steady at unchanged values. Receipts are show ing no further increase and stocks are cleaning up airly well at the prices quoted during the last few days. CHICKEN DEMAND IS FAIlt 1'alr demand for chickens was shown in the fc'roiit street trade today, witn sales of hens around 15 c generally for fat stock. Kecoipts later in the day1 were greater than expected. LOUISIANA BKHKIES HEItE i Strawberries, a carload of them, came forward from Louisiana today, .half of the lot being distributed here. The Btoek was in. good condition and . was quoted at $4.50 a crate of 24 three quarter pound boxes. FLOIU DA, TOMATOES AICE POOR Fourth carload of Florida tomatoes of the season came forward today ij. the local market. The stock was io r such poor condition that the car wa rejected. It was estimated that o per cent loss was shown. Another car is due Thursday. CABBAGE MARKET STRONGER .Market for good cabbage continues to climb. Pony crates of Los Angelas stock are quoted strong at $3 a cental, with standards at $2.75. San Fran cisco cabbage is not so firm at $2 gen erally. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE With larger supplies, Hood River asparagus is down to $1.50 dozen. Meat markets .are just about homing their own. Small receipts of King salmon com ing from Puget sound. Lettuce market is very firm with best tight at $2.50 a crate. SKIPPERS WEATHER NOTICE Weather bureau sends the following notice to shippers: . "Protect shipments as far north as TRANSPORTATION GOING EAST Choose the IDEAL ROUTE BY WATER ALL THE WAY THBOUGH THE PANAMA CANAL TO NEW YORK VIA 108 ANGELES OS SAN DIEGO Xsrye American Trans-Atlantic Lintri "Finland" "Kroonland" 88.000 TONS DISPLACEMENT From San Fran. .May 28, June 16 From N. V. . . .May 1, 23, June 10 And Every Third Week Thereafter. Panama Pacific Line . 819 SECOND TE 8EATTLE. . Local Rail or Steamship Agent. San Francisco -LOS ANGELES AND SA OIEG0 SS. ROANOKE alls Wednesday, April 7, at 6 P. M. N05.TH -PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Freight Offloe Foot Vorthrop St. Maia 52C3. A-tUl Ticket Office 18A id Bt Maia 111. A-1314 - - 8. 8. BEATSB Tot San Francisco, Los Angeles 9 A. M.. April 7 ' The San Franciaoo Cc Portland 8. 8 Co. Coos Bay Line - STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER - - Bails from Ains worth Deck. Portland. a. as Friday. Freight and Ticket office, Ainal vorta Dock. Vhoa lain 8600. A-SA3S. Cut Ticket off ice. 80 sixth st. Phone Marshall tWO. A-618L Portland & Coos Bay 8. sfjUae. STEAMER SKKVlCK The Steamer K A. S 8 A t. r lea Tea Asa 8 treat Dock daily ex icept Saturday, 8 P. for 'As I toria and war points. Rernrnln. r leaves Astoria dally except feuu day. T M, Tickets and reserrationa at O-W. ft. A- N. City Ticket Office. Third and Washington streets, or at Ash Street Mock. Phones: alar ahalX 4600, A-SIXI. - rflf.kv I . i..1.A Vlla TEMPORARY SCHEDULE DALLES-COLUMBIA LINE Steamer State of Washington Iitm Taylor St. Dock It p.' mi. dally, except Sundays, for The Dallet and way landings. . Returning leaves The Dalle 12 ikmb dailv ex cept Monday. Freight and psenrera. Kar 11.00. Berth 60c. Paoue Main 613. ...... V . VALLEY CUTTING A BEARISH FACTOR THE BUTTER MARKET Shading of Prices Will Force Local Creamery Interests to Drop Price of Product as Well as Fat Cal ifornia a Factor. Much weakness is shown in the lo cal butter ' market and it is quite probable tliat an early general decline in the price will be forced here. While city creameries were generally quoting former prices for butter and butterfat today, there was apparently more dif ficulty in cleaning, up since one large Willamette vulley concern cut the price 2c a pound. More California butter is coming in this direction and it Is beginning to have an effect upon the loc-aLltuation. While total supplies from there are not extensive, the fct that shipments are coming forward at a sharp reduc tion from prevailing values for local creamery, creates a much weaker feel ing generally. Local tieamerv interests, with the welfare of the dairying interests at neart, nave been unwilling to suaae the price of butter and thereby cut the quotation on butterfat. until ab solutely forced. Such action may now be necessary as a result of the cut ting by a valley creamery. MONTANA POTATOES COME TO PORTLAND- FIRST CAR JS SOLD Broker Who Received Select Lot on Consignment Sells It to a Front Street House at $1.35 Interest in Eastern Stuff. Montana potatoes have Invaded the local market. A carload from there, the first to be received here, came In yesterday afternoon, and was unload ed at one of the .Front street houses this morning. The stock was in excellent condi tion. In fact it was the fanciest car lo be delivered in the Portland market from any section this season. The po tatoes resemble both the Kussett Bur bank and the Gem, and are of excel lent size. 'ie shipment came to the local mar ket on consignment, without the local handlers even asking for it. It-was later sold to a .front street dealer at $1.35 a cental. I The trade is taking much interest at this time in outside potatoes De cause of their inability to force selling by local holders at prevailing prices. It is stated that good eastern stock can now be landed here at SI. 15 a cental, but so far as known none of this stock is from Minnesota. Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 46 degrees; northeast to Spo kane.' 35 degrees; southeast to Boi.-y 32 degrees; south to Ashland. 40 de grees. Minimum temperature at Port land tonight, about 48 degrees." JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND These prices are those at which wholesalers sell to retailers, except as otherwise stated:. Dairy Produce. EGGS Nearby freshly gathered, lSV&c; case count. ISrr; Chinese 12r. BUTTER FAT No. 1 Portland delivery. 2c. BUTTE K Nominal. Willamette valley creamery cube, selling price. 23c; state prints 27 Vac: ranch butter. Itfil7c; city creamery, crse lots, UVMjC; less Vuua case lots, Vic lb. extra. LIVE POl'LTRY Hens. Plymouth Rock liC; ordinary hlckens, 15c; broilers. 1 to 2u, lbs., 2ixj?25-; terke. 18c; dressed. 21Q 23c; pigeons, 1 .uogj 1.25; squabs ), dozen; geere. live,. Sfg9e-m Pekm ducks, 134il4e. CHErJSE Kretli Oregon fancy full cream twins and triplets, 16c; Young America, 16 Vi 17c; storage flats, Uc. Groceries. SUGAR Cube, $7.20; powdered, $7.00; fruit or berry, $7.70; best, $6.50; dry granulated. $9.70: 11 yellow, $ti.uo. (Above quotations are 30 days net cash.) KICK Japan style. No. 2, Q5e; New Or leaus, bead, V)ij.u-.ii:; blue rose. V4c; Creole Dc. SAI.T Coarse half grounds, loo, $9.75 per ton; 50, $10.frO; table tiairy. SO. $16; ios $17. So; bale. $.5; lump roil, $O.00 per tou. HONEY Now, 3.(U3.So per case. BEANS Small wLl.e, $ti.50; large white, SC.25; pink, $3.75; lima. $d.75; bayou, ftS.O; red. dVbc Fruit and Vefetahles. FRESH FHUI'f Oranges. nael $2.00(92.50; taugeries. $1.25; buuanas, 4Vuc lb.; lemons, 3.tMj(ia.75; limes, 1.0o per ijO; grape fruit. $2.50fti,4.oO per case; pineapples, 7c lb; pears, $1.50; strawberries, I-milsiana, $4.50 crate. A PPL.KS Local, 7oc(U$1.25 box, according to quality. ONIONS Local, -No. 1, $1.15)31. 25; associa tion selling price. No. 1, $1.00 f. o. b. country points; garlic. 17 Vie. POTATOES Selling price: Extra choice. fl.25il.50 per cental; uew California. 114l2c per lb."; sweets, $3.25. VEGETABLKd lu.-uips $15(31.50; beets. 75c duzen bunches; carrots, new, 75c dozen bancbes; puraulps, $1.001.25 sack; cabbage, $2.00(2.50; tomatoes, Florida, $5.50 crate; green onions, 256330c dozen bunches; peppers, bell, 20ft3oc; head lettuce, $2.25 per crate; celery, crate $4.50ij5.09; rhubarb. lVa2c lb.; cauliflower, local, 4UcU$1.25 dozen; ireuch ar tichokes, 65475c duz. ; string beans, 30c; cran-l-erries, eastern, $10(il2 bbl.; peas. 15 4i 16c lb.; asparagui, local, $1,50 dozeu; radishes, 20c per dozen bunches. Hops. Wool and Hides. HOPS Buying price, choice, 13c; prime, 12c; medium to piiuie. llVac; medium, lie; lyio contracts, 13c. W'001 Nominal. 1915 clip: Willamette val ley, coarse C'otswold, 25cf20c7 medium Shmp scire, 2du27c; choice fancy lots, 2S(ji2SVic; eastern Oregon, 25c. HIDES Suited hidrs (25 lbs. and up). 13Vfec; sslted stags t50 lbs. and up), UVj.; salted kip (15 ilw. to lbs.), UVjc, salted calf (up to 15 lbs), lie; green hides (25 lbs. and up), 12c; green stags 50 lb. and up), Sc; green kip (15 lbs. to 25 .bs.), 13?4c; greeu calf (up to 15 lbs), 17c; ry fllat aides, 24c; dry Hint calf (up to lbs;, 2bc; dry salt bides, lSc; dry horsehldes, each, oOc to $1; horse hair, 25c; salt uorsehides, each. $2.50 - to $3.oo; dry long wool pelts. Ittc; dry short w.ml rMltM. 13c: dry oheeu ShearlfniM cucV, lot; salted sheep shearlings, each, loe. "to 25c.v lALkun ino. i, o. tec i grease, 3Sj4c. MOHAIK 1W15 30 lb. CH1XTIM Olt CASCAKA BARK Buying price, car kits, 4VjC; .ess tha,n car lots, 4c. Meats, Fish aad Tro'visions. DRKSSKU JIKAiS Selling price Country killed: Fancy hugs, SfeUc; rouqh and het ry, 4t7Vc; fancy veals, lifciUVjc; ordinary Oc; poor, y441c; got. Zav; spring lambs, lac lb. HAMS, BACON, KTC. Hams. 16ai7.c; breakfast bacon, 17fc27c; boiled ham, 27c; picnics. 11 Vic; cottage, roll. 13c. OYSTERS Olyaipia, per gallon. $3.50; canned eastern, 6oc in. $t.50 dozen; eastern in shell, $1.S5 per 100; razor; clams, $2.50 box; eastern oysters, per gullou, bolid pack. $3.0o. FISH Dressed ikvjuders. Jc; steelh.-ad sal mou ( ); Royal Chinook, lSc; perch, tt⪼ lobsters. 25c lb., silTei smell, sc; salmon trout, lSc lb.; halibut. 5Vi40Vac; Columbia river smelt, 0OS5c box. LARU Xierceo, ket'.le rendered, 13c; stand ard, 12c. CRABS Large, $1.". roe-lum, $1.25 dozen, faints and Oils. LINSEED OIL Raw Lbls., 71c gallon; ket tle boiled, bbls., 73c; raw. Cases, 70c; boiled, cases, 7Sc gal.; lots of 250 gallons lc less; oil cake meal, $44 per tou. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7 Vic lb.; 500 lb. kits, 7c per lb.; less lots, 8c per. lb. OIL MEAL Carload lots. $34. COAL -OIL Water white -in drums and Iron barrels, loe. TURPENTINE In esse 67c; tanks, 80c per gallon. Sea tile Dairy Produce. (United Press Leased Wire.) Seattle. April 6. Butter Native Washington creamery, brick, 30c; na tive Washington creamery, solid pack. 29c. Cheese Oregon triplets, 16 Mc; Wis consin twins. 17c; do triplets, 17c; Washington twins, 16c; Young Amer ica. 18c. Eggs Select ranch, 22c. Seattle Potato Market. (United Pres-i Leased Wire.) Seattle, April 6. Onions Oregon $i.Jb; iRKima, Tociyii r-otatoes White Burbanks, $2730; Yakima Gems, $30; tana. 25(&28. River. S2628. Early Ohio, 45c; Idaho and Mon- Foreigu Exchange Rates. Merchants National bank quotes fb r elgn exchange: London Sterling, $4.82 Berlin Marks, 21.41. Paris Franca. 19.40. Hongkong Currency, 44.70 Vienna 1 6.0. Kansas City . Sheep Higher, v Kansas City, April 6. Hogs Re ceipts J3.000; market steady. Tops. $6.95. Cattle Receipts 8000'; market strong, 5c higher. Sheep Receipts 7000; market strong, 10c higher. Chicago Hogs Steady. Chicago, April 6. Hogs Receipts 15,000: market steady at vesterdav'K average. Light. $6.656.95; mixed. $6.606.90; heavy, $6.45 6.92 ; rough, $6.45(4 6.65. Cattle Receipts SOOO; market strong, to 15c higher Sheep Receipts 110.000; market strong. , , . Stock Market Has . Upward Swing in s Early Day Trade New Yprk, April 6. No action was taken on a dividend at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bethlehem steel corporation held to day. The feature of the meeting was a statement by Schwab that the large earnings of the company would be put into additions and betterments. Sentiment was distinctly "bullish. The rails were stronger and special ties active. Mining issues were steady. Amalgamated copper advanced to 64 early in the trading, steel common was strong around 50 and B;rie was firm at 28. Missouri Pacific was weak. Read ing was strong. Atchison was above pur. The Mexican issues were weak, Mexican petroleum leading those shocks with a drop to 68 hi. That the American Locomotive com pany practically closed contracts with the allies for the manufacture of a large supply of war orders, notably shrapnel, was the report circulated here today. The market closed weak. The majority of the standard securities were fractionally lower. Krie fin ished at 27, a drop of 4 point. Amalgamated copper was off, Can adian Pacific losing with a loss of point. Reading was strong at the fin ish and General Electric was firm. Steel common was steady. Sales for the day totaled more than 600,000 shares. Earnings of the Great Northern for February showed a net increase of $739,433. Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of T.-ade 'ouildlng: KKSCKIP'l ION I open 1 Hlghl Low Close Am. Copper Co Am. Car A Foundry, c. American Can. c... .. American Cotton Oil, c American Loco, c... .. American Sugar, c... American Smelt, c... Am. Tel. At Tel Anaconda Mining Co. . Atcliiinson, f.. ........ Baltimore Sl Ohio, c. licet Siisar liethleteli Steel, c JUiooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific, c... Central Leather, c . Chicago !t Great W., c. Chicago Great W., pdf. C. M. & St. P Chicago & N. W., c Chiuo Cooper Chesapeake & Ohio . . Col. F. & I., c Consolidated Gas ... t orn Products, c 63 4S 32 47 33 107 7Vi 119 -"9 looij 72J, 45 93 til 14V4 35 Vi 12 32-TS 90 W 128 39 Ti 44 121 11 84 82 47 V4 33 Vi 108 A7SX 100 73 Vi 43 94 Bt l41,i 35 12 32V? 90 V4 128 40 Si 44 .1 ;r - I 2 SO Vi 29 Vi 63 V4 48 aivi 47 107" AttSZ. 119Vs 29 Is 100 72 45 87i no v.: 163 Vi 3oi 12V 32. 891 12S .ins. 44 Vi D. & R. G., e. I I I Erie, 1st fpd General Electric G. Northern, ore lands Great Northern, pfd. . Goodrich Ice Securities Illinois Central Interurbun Met., c lntcrnrban Met., pfd. Lehigh Valley Kansas City So ' 1-t.ulsville At Nashville. M., K. T c M., K. & T.. pfd. Missouri Pacific National Lead ....... Nevada Consolidated.. New Haven New York Central. Norfolk & W.. c. Northern Pacific, c... Pennsylvania Ry. .... P. G., L. & C. Co... Pressed Steel Car, c... Ray Coos. Copper ... Reading, c Reuublic 1. & S-. c. Republic 1. & S-, pfd.. Rock Island, c, old Somberu Pacific, c.,.. Southern Kj"., com..... Southern Ry.. pref Tenn. Copper I 11I011 Pacific, cim. '.. U S. Rubber, . conrr. . . U. S. Rubber, pref.... I'. S. Steol Co., con 1 U. S. Steel Co., pref... Utah Copper Virginia Chemical . Western Union Tel WeBtiugnonae Electric . m 1 J 779 44V4I 44Vs 14H1. 14UlI 1148 V:, .it 120 43 31. 109 iV4 137 1 onii .a I x 'J y-J 11 i 11, I I 27 V4 4-t 1148 35 J 119 43 31 109 IO 'to esv, 13 Is. 24 Vi .-id. 120 V4 48 Vi 91Ii !lt "ft 7ll 138 24 24 241 119 IU9V4I119 14 35 14 63 i:Vs go 6 inrtt?: 107ii, ion 14 30 14 B3 13 0O vt, Mil. 103 V. 107 Vi IOT 1 34 12H 61 13"A 59V4 103 i lo 106 122 Mi 1 1224,! 122 (-34 I, 34 ft, 34 I 21 ( 21 f 20ft- !tji:t liu 1 11:1 80 sov, Ms I OTkl 1 -7 -A 171. I -8 57 30 Vi 127 10O Vi IO6V 57 24 tij 78 57 30 M, 128 Vs 00 Vi 106ft 5i-li. 1 106 58 24 U 51w 65 77Vil 76 146 23 80 27 87! 17Vs 3 34 V. 127 1U 1'MJVi I 49 iKKJVi 5ft 24 64 V 48 31 47i 32Vi 107 67 119 31Vi 100 Ti 45V 88 Vi 90 Vi 164 35 Vi 12 Vi 32 1 90 128 40 44V4 29 Vi 121 11 7 27 44 149 35 119 48 31 109 1 I 68 Vi 137 V, 24 Vi 119i 12 35 ft 13 62 13 59 86 103 V, 107 107 122 34 21 146 23 80 Vi 28. I 88 1 57 30 Vi 12S 5 106 49 106 57 24 65 76 CATTLE SITUATION IS DECEPTIVE SO FAR AS TOPS ARE CONCERNED Top Grain Fed Stuff Not Bringing Above 97.25 7.SO at Jforth Portland Few Selects Taken at a Fraction More. PORTLAND. LIVESTOCK RCN Hogs Cattle Calves Sheep Tuesday ........ 259 49 7 9 Monday 1521 658 6 925 Saturday 98 '14 16 44 Kriday 93 25 . . 1504 Thursday 223 10 4 50 Wednesday 62 128 1 159 Week ago 109 194 .. 4!tO Year ago 108 11 .. Two years ago. .. 8O6 28 1 C8 Three years ago. &UO 254 Prices in the cattle trade at North Portland are very deceptive. While an occasional sale of something se lected is made as high as $7.75, still the market for tops cannot safely be placed above $7.25tf7.50 at the ex treme. In fact, late yesterday after noon some excellent grain fed steers were sold down to $7.25, four loads go ing at this price. There were only limited arrivals in the cattle division at North Portland for the day, one mixed load being re ported from Minida, Mont. One yearl ing of this lot sold at $7.75. At Chicago there was a strong tone in the cattle trade. Kansas City cattle market was strong at an advance of a nickel. Omaha cattle market was a dime bet ter. Tops at $8.00. General cattle market range; Select steers $7.357.75 Best hay fed steers 7.20C0, 7.30 Uood to choice 7.00'y,7.i5 Ordinary to fair 6.:046.75 Best cows 6.00C? 6.25 CJood to prime 5.75Q(6.00 Ordinary 4.00(5.50 Select calves 7.50 Sj 8.0 J Kancy bulls 5.50B;6.00 Ordinary 4.0040.00 Hog Market Stationary. While one load of swine was sold at $7.55 in the North Portland yards to day, top values are generally consid ered at $7.40 7.50 by the trade. This range is what most of the topper stuff sells at. There was only a small run of swine reported in the local yards overnight and of this amount a portion came di rect on contract to a meat .-company. At Chicago there was a steady tone for hogs, although tops were down to $6.95. A similar situation was shown at Kansas City with the same top. Omaha hog market was a dime lower with tops at $6.80., General hog market range: Best light $7.40 7.50 Medium light 7. 3007.35 Good and heavy 7.20(37.30 Rough and heavy 6.904?) 7. J5 Btockers 6.50441 6.U0 Mutton Strength Pronounced. Just a handful entered the mutton yards at North Portland overnight. A few spring lambs were received and sold at $10, a drop of $1 from the for mer price. Very limited arrivals of spring lambs are expected within the Immediate future, as advices from the country indicate that few are ready. General conditions in the mutton trade are very strong, with values well maintained. At Chicago there was a stronger tone for sheep, with prices 15c higher In some instances. Kansas City sheep market was strong at an advance of a dime. Omaha sheep market was a dime better. -Best lambs. $10.30; yearlings, $9.00. General mutton trade range: Old wethers .$ 7.75 Best- yearlings 7.85 8.00 Best ewes 6.757.00 best east mountain lambs.. 9.25 Valley light lambs 8.50 8.75 Heavy light lambs 8.008.26 Spring lambs - . , . 10.00 Today's livestock Shippers. Hogs Grand Ronde- Meat company, Elgin, 1 load. Cattle W. R. Brey, Mlnlda., Mont., 1 load. Cattle and calves F. B. Waite Oak land, 1 load. Mixed stuff F. B. Decker, Lebanon, 1 load hogs and sheep on contract to Union Meat company; C. E. Lucke, Es tacada, 1 load calves, hoes and sheep to. same concern. Monday Afternoon Sajas. Section- Utah Oregon . . Oregon . , Oregon . . Oregon . Oregon . . Oregon . . Oregon . Oregon . . Oregou . . Oregon . . Oregon . . Oregou . . Oregon . . Montana Oregon . . Oregou . . Oregon . . Oregon . . Montana Oregon . . Oregon . . Moutaua Oregou . . Oregon . . Montana . J Oregon . . No. STEERS , 25 25 25 2 22 1 , 4 5 COWS 1 1 CALVES ..... 2 STAGS 1 rULLS Ave. Iba. Price ..I HOGS 24 6 96 26 95 . .. J54 loo 1 RAW SALMON PRICE SET Astoria, Or., April 6. At a meetlnn of the cannerymen last night the pric of raw fish was fixed for the season. While prices are much the same a last year, there is a reduction in some lines. The price on cold storage, steel heads and bluebacks has been reduced slightly, which is caused by the Euro pean war. On account of the small ness of the demand abroad, it Is quite likely that the cold storage pack thi.3 season will be short. The prices for 1915 follows: Can nery fish,. 6c; cold storage, 28 pounds and up, 7c; steelbeads, 3c; . bluebacks, 4c; shad, lc; sturgeon, 5c. 1226 1248 1224 875 1515 1200 997 808 990 930' 2S5 1110 970 1090 214 216 149 176 loo 194 156 ;yo 262 109 120 130 136 118 NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Portland Basks, Clearings This week. Year ago. Monday $2,186,117.67 $2,140,574.46 Tuesday... 1.802,908.55 2,643,844.14 Clearings Balances - Seattle Bank. ;.$1.975.605.6) . . 143.007.00 Los Ancelea Banks. Clearings ..... r". .$3,087,949.54 Denver Hogs, $6.80. (Special to The Jourhsl.) Denver. Colo., April 6. Cattle Pe ceipts, 400; market, steady. Betsf steers, $6.50(g?.25; cows and heifers, $5,004? 6.50 calves, $8.0011. 00. Hogs -Receipts, 1300; market, lower. Top, $6.80; bulk, $6.60 6.70. Sheep Receipts, 700; market, strong. New Yorjt , Cotton Market. New York, pril 6. Cotton market: Month. ODen. Hieh. Low. Clns January .......1077 1084-1073 1081 iMarcll ........11J2 1105 1100 11102 May i 986 994 985 - 988 Julv ..........1011 1024 ? 1011 .1019 Octdber 1051 1058 I 1048 1055 December .....1067 1077,1067 1073 15 4 112 50 12 LAMBS 12 Tuesday Morning Sales. No. Ave. lbs STEERS Montana 1 COWS 8 5 2 BULLS 4 . 1 .V. 1 HOGS 104 43 6 69 3 3 SPRING LAMBS 7 LAMBS , 10 13 10 EWES 1 Washington Section Montana Montana Montana Montana Moutana Montana Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . Oregon . t 90 1010 1C78 1022 1165 1463 1350 15X 101 180 155; 2CIO" 133 3O0 397 $7.35 7.1.0 7.10 7.O0 7.00 6.50 6.25 5.75 $4.50 4.00 $5.50 $5.75 $4.K) 4.00 $7.50 7.45 7.45 7.45 7.10 7.40 7.40 6.95 6. 90 6.75 75 6.7 5 6.75 6.65 $9.00 Price $7.73 $6.25 5.50 4.00 $4.30 4.0O 3.50 $7.55 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.CO 6. SO . 6.501 CURTAILED ACREAG E OF BARLEY HAVING AN EFFECT ALREADY California Finds That It Has a Smaller Supply Than Expected :' Liberal Wheat Business Recently 1 at Walla Walla. Chicago, April 6. The grain here closed today on account of election dy- f WHEAT CARGOES HIGHER London. April 6. Wheat cargoes on passage SVid higher. . NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS -Cars- Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland, today. 9 2 1 10 Vear ago , is 3 11 2 4 Season to date. 15.485 r85 1744 1852 1795 Year ago 14.937 2250 2374 1481 2371 Tacoma, Mon... 13 1 .. ., 6 Year ego 2," 2 .. ' .. 5 Season to date. (.592 525 ... 873 2S66 Season to date . 8,592 525 .. 573 2tt6 Seattle, Sun.,.. 11 4 9 2 15 Year ago .. . . 24-f T IO 2 12 eason to date . 7,21o 1031 1954 1071 5016 Year ago .... 6,229 1002 1756 1131 449 CIRCULATE; TO REFER PETITIONS ORDINANCE Auto Transit Welfare Society Will Oppose New Regula tions Passed by Council, NEW MEASURE PROPOSED Discrimination Xa Allcfsd in Ordl nance Passed ' Recently by the City Council. The planting of a more extensive acreage to wheat and thereby curtail ing the barley area in- California is already having an effect upon the spot barley trade here. According to a prominent San Fra,ncisco interest in the city today, stocks of barley in California are far below expectations of the trade and buying here has therefore resulted. With sailing vessels quoted no low er than 65 shillings , at this time for freights to Europe and .with "steamers practically out of the question, even at an advance over this record price, wheat growers of the Pacific . north west who still retain supplies are suf fering severe losses because of the lack of American vessels. M. It Houser of this city - recently pur chased 22,000 bushels of dab from a prominent Walla Walla grower at $1.-13. there. Some time' ago the ex porter offered $1.47 for this same grain and the grower refused to let go; The difference between the high price of some time ago and the value in effect at this time is simply a mat ter of increased freight charge, the Liverpool market showing little, if any lowering of values from the ex treme mark, despite much talk. Be sides the one lot mentioned, Mr. Houser purchased another lot of 25, 000 bushels of club in the same coun ty about the same time. Within the last two weeks it is stated that about 250,000 bushels of wheat have been sold in the Walla Walla section and about 200,000 bushels are still remain ing, according to interests here. Prac tically all of this is said to consist of club variety. CLOVER SEED. Buying price: Nominal No. 1, uncleaned, 11 12c; ordinary, 11c; alsike, 11c pound. FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $6.80 7.00; Willamette valley, $6.807.00; local straight, $6.50; bakers, $7. HAY New crop, buying price; Wil lamette valley timothy, fancy, $12.50 13.00; Eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy, $15; alfalfa, $13.00 lo. 50; vetch and oats, $11; clover, $8.0u9.00 per ton. ' GRAIN SACKS 1915 nominal, No. 1 Calcutta, 6c. MILLSTDFFS Selling price: Bran, $26.50; shorts, $28.50. ROLLED BARLEY Selling price, $30.00831.00 per ton. ' CORN Whole, $35.50; cracked, $36.50 per ton. Bids for spot delivery, red Fife, were advanced lV4c a bushel on the Port land Merchants' Exchange for the day. while other varieties were either un changed or a fraction lower than yes terdav. No sales. Oats bids for spot were down 25c, with no sales today, while spot barley was unchanged. A sale of 100 tons May shorts wag made at $24.25. Merchants' Exchange spot prices: WHEAT Tuesday Bid Ask .$1.23 $1.30 . 1.27 1.3H .. 1.26 1.2S . 1:21 1.23 . 1.23 1.26 OATS .82:50 C.I. 25 BARLEY .25.00 26.00 MILLSTUFFS Bran 23.00 24.00 Shorts 23.25 " 25.00 Futures were quoted: WHEAT y.my bluestem May fortyfold May club May red Russian . May red fife Attempts sre to be made, to Invoke the referendum on the ordinance reg ulating jitneys, and auto buses passed by the council last week. Members of the Auto Transit Welfare society, an organization of Jitney drivers and owners, have decided to take steps to refer' the measure to the people. It is proposed to put referendum pe titions ft? "circulation tomorrow and have them in readiness for filing Jm mediately. Wednesday vis the last day that the pettions may-be filed to come up for a vote at the June election, al though if filed after that the city council may repeal the ordinance and at the same time pass another meas ure submitting it to .the voters. Provided they are able to invoke the referendum, the Jitney owners pro pose to Initiate an ordinance of their own, embodying, a , number, of pro visions relatlve'lo safety and the han dling of cars, and have this voted on at the same election The Jitney owners ?say the present ordinance is discriminatory and that it would be impossible for most drivers to follow. They, object to, starting service t 6 o'clock in the morning and continuing with inter missions during 1 the day until 11 o'clock .at night. Objection is also made to attaching permanent signs designating routes while the cars are in operation, as well as to the provls- ion restricting them to routes speci fied under the proposed license. An attempt was made to provide for-six jitney tickets for 25 cents, tut this was voted down by a few votes. Horace D. Jones, usiness manager, and L. A. Kline, vice president, re signed from their positions in" the or ganization last night, to engage in other business. Cooperation Assured. Cooperation between the motion pic ture theatre managers and Fire Mar shal Stevens and his assistants is as sured as the resrult of a meeting held yesterday. The theatre managers agreed that every precaution should be taken to insure safety and are to fol low the recommendations made by Marshal Stevens. May Oppose Measure. The ordinance requiring signers of paving petitions to sign affidavits that they know what they are signing when attaching their names to peti tions, and they are receiving no re bates, comes before the city council tomorrow. It Is probable a fight wll! be made against the adoption of the measure. . GENERAL BUSINESS NEWS Veneer Factory Reported as Doing Good Business; Ample Supply of Spruce Logs Secured; SL Johns Man Invents a New Clothesline ReeL NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE ANNOUNCED Yeaaer Tactory Busy. ' ! -The Perry Veneer - mill 'at Marsh field is reoorted to be doing, a hand some business, arrangements, having recently been made to procure . ample supply of spruce logs from a camp In the Vicinity. The demand for the output of the plant has been good at all times, hut there has been dif ficulty in- getting a sufficient supply of"logs. owing to the fact that the log ging camps have not been in ppeia tion. The financial success of the mill is largely attributed to the elimination of. the middleman. The output is sold H(r.tlv tn ih. fruit irrnwnra' associa tions and other users. The recent ad dition of broom, handle machinery is hot now5 being run. At present the mill has no equipment for painting the handles. This wll be Installed soon. Then the broom handles can be sold direct to broom manufacturers and the useless middleman be eliminated there also. . Chinese Antimony for Vaitsd Statsf. A Chinese mining and smelting com pany has opened an office in New York fOr the sale of antimony in the United States. Through the New York office of -the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce it was put in touch with a concern which has already purchased $40,000 worth of its antimony. It is Interesting to note that the bulk of the United- States annual purchase of about 15.000,000 pounds of antimony comes from China. ; Telephone Company Expanding. The Home Telephone company an nounces the establishment of "L"' Ex change at East Forty-fifth and Mad ison streets. The location of the new exchange is said to represent an in vestment" of $40,000. The company announces that the exchange is one step in the plan of general expansion f' t Ho Mrvics. Kusiness conditions are reported as warranting an increase In the facilities or hanming me steadily growing trade In Portland. Invents Clothesline BesL -' A new. patent clothesline reel has been devised by J. T. Harbin, a black smith of St, Johns. The contrivance is designed to facilitate the lowering and raising of the clothesline. A num ber of women who have Inspected tho device, are said to have been favorably impressed with it.. The inventor ex pects to be able to manufacture the reel in large quantities. Coin Machine Men Meet. District managers and agents for the Coin Machine Manufacturing com pany of Portland are in convention to day. Manyparts of the United Statej are represented, some of the company's, employes having come from Bontoa and New York. Business conditions are , being discussed'-oand ideas ex changed. The meeting, which is beijig held in the Corbctt building, may Jaot three days. Officers of the company are: T. irvlng Potter, prestdent; L. E. Kern, vice piesident; II. D. ItammiM, secretary treasurer. The foregoing and the following constitute the board o directors: W. J. Clemens, F. S. Uoernbarhrr V T?x.u 11 - , . . ... ... ....i, .... . j King, director of salen: f. I', sttitz ...', sistant, to director of sales. The'rol-' lowing district managers and agents are present:, Maloy; M. If. Slieck; Phil adelphia, Pa.; J. U Rhea. Council Kluffe, .Iowa: F. B. Rehmund. bt. Louis, Mo,; Edward Nockln; Denver, Colo.; Ben W. Schilling. .Salt Lake City, Utah; B. H. Bonnar, Buffalo, N. X.. 11. B. Herndon, Muskogee, Okla.; H, E, Haugh, Buffalo, N..Y.; J. Malone, E. It. Shopp, Springfield, Mass.; W. ,N. Lar sen, Syracuse, N. Y.; A. L. Ktrchnev. Syracuse, N. Y.; Charles C. Birch. New York, N. Y.; Fred W. Lawson. Detroit, Mich.; George T. Newton, New Yori, N. Y.; A. L,' Chandler, San FranclKto, Cal.; C. C. Stutx, Portland; A. II. Bar nard, Chicago, 111. ; L. P. Worrall. Min neapolis, Minn.; M. L. Brnntlnghain. Chicago. -III.; J .1, Riley, New York. N. Y.;,V. G. Hendricks, Portland; J. I. Westervelt, Atlanta, Ga. Bluestem . . Fortyfold . . Clut lied Russian Red File .. Feed Feed Monday Bid Ask $1.2S $1.30 1.2S 1.30 - 1.27 1.28 1.22 1.23 1.22 1.23 32.75 83.25 25.00 26.0 23.00 24 .00 23.75 24.50 Fifty Take Examination. Exactly 50 young men and women are today taking the municipal civil servile examination for directors In the various playgrounds of the city. The playground work will open up in May and continue throughout the sum mer months. They are being ex amined in written work this morning and this is to be followed by oral tests and later by actual outdoor work. NEARBY CARGOES FIRM Bbl . 1.30Uj . 1.28 . 1.27 . 1.224 . 1.25 OATS 33.00 BARLEY. 25.50 BRAN 23.25 SHORTS 24.00 Ask $1.324 1.31 1.28 1.24 1.27 33.50 26.50 24.50 25.00 57 $10.00 Oregon 2 eo 61 100 $9.00 8-50 8.00 $6.50 Omaha Sheep Higher, (Special to The Journal. 1 South Omaha. April 6. Cattle Re ceipts, 3200; market, strong to 10c high er. Steers. $7.408.00; cows and heif ers, $5.75 (? 7.00. Hogs Receipts, 13,500; market, steady to 10c lower; bulk, $6.55 (& 6.60; top, $6.80. Sheep Receipts, 4500; market, steady to 10c higher. Yearlings, $e.75 9.00; wethers, $7.90 8.35; lambs,, $8.7610.30; ewes. $7.758.10. BUYING WOOL AND MOHAIR Guaranteed to pay highest market price. Special attention paid to Pools. P. W. WttMAKS. B. . V. . Ho. 1, Junction City, Or. May May May May Sari Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco. April 6. Barley calls: April 6. April 5. Open. Close. Close. May 1.29B $1.30A $1.30VB Deti. 1.31 1.31 1.32 Spot quotations: Wheat Walla Walla, $2.272.30; Red Russian, $2.252.27 ; turkey red, $2.302.32; bluestem, $2.35 2.40. Feed barley $1.32 1. 35. White oats $1.771.0. Millstuffs Bran, $27028; mid dlings, $3233; shorts, $28.50 29.00. ' Various Wheat Markets. ' Paris Wheat closed c. higher. Buenos Aires Wheat closed Mc lower. $1.481.48; July, $1.42. Minneapolis Wheat closed: May, Winnipeg Wheat closed: May, $1.53: July, $1.51. Duluth Wheat closed: May, $1.52; July. $1.46. -v San Francisco Dairy Produce. (fruited Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, April 6. Eggs 21 c. Butter Extras, 23c; prime firsts, 22 c; firsts, 21 c. Cheese California fancy, 11c; firsts, 10 c; seconds. 8c. San Francisco Potato Market. f (United Press Leased Wire. San Francisco, April 6. Potatoes, per cental Salinas, $ 1.5 fi 1.75; river, $1.001.25. . t 1 i Los Angeles- Dairy Produce. i (Pacific jSe SerTiee. 1 Los Angeles, April 6. Eggs Case count. 19c per dozen. Butter Fresh, extra, 22c per pound. Jobbers' prices. Liverpool, April 6. Broomliall says: Wheat was firm on strength In America yesterday and continued good demand here with fair buying and the spot market firm. There is a notice able increased Inquiry for nearby Manltobas and La Plattes are firmly held at 4d advance, with winters barely 3d higher.' Millers continue to absorb and rumors are current here that free foreign purchases are being made at present prices. Private ad vices from America report the winter crop deteriorating from drouth and in sects and this served to cause some apprehension. Stocks continue to de crease, with consumption large and actual arrivals are quickly absorbed. European visible wheat. 95,776,000 bushels, showing an increase for the week of ; 7,536,000 bushels. Last year total, 85,000,000 bushels, an increase of 4,000,000 bushels. Argentine weather is generally favorable. Seattle Sells Bonds. Seattle, WashJ, April 6. Over the protest of sevaral firms who desired to bid competitively for the Issue, the city today sold bonds aggregating $1, 779, 503 to tne firm of Carstens & Earles. The bonda were 'sold at par and accrued interest. . Eight separate bond issues are involved in the sale. Armed Posse Upon ; Track of Murderer Twenty Men Spend Wight Koaming in ' Search of Slayer of Prominent lead er of Italian Colony. (Pacific News Service.) Oakland, Cal., April 6. An armed posse , of 20 men, after an ' all-night search, are today searching the hills back of Ban Leandro for the -murderer of " John Cannuzaro, leader of the Italian colony of that city and prominent contractor, shot and killed in front of his home late yesterday. The search" is . leading through the tules of the lowland, and further on in the hills, while detectives are also watching trains for San Jose and San Francisco. - ' " George Gelsenboffer, son of the for mer town marshal of San Leandro, witnessing the shooting, .exchanged shots with the murderer In a running battle,- but was unable to capture the man. ' . Relatives. Get Divorces. (Special to The Journal.) Albany, Or., April 6. A mother and her daughter-in-law appeared before Judge Galloway here this morning for divorces. Mrs. V. . J. Mackey of Brownsville, the mother, was granted a decree from G. W. Mackey after over 20 years of married life. M rB. Gladys' Mackey, also of Brownsville, her daughter-in-law, was granted a decree from Merrill Mackey. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mackey are the parents of several minor children besides Merrill Mackey; custody' of whom was grant ed Mrs. Mackey. Seattle Fire Chief Guest. . F, L. Stetson, chief of the Seatttle fire ' department; was the guest of B. F. Dowel 1, chief, and officials of the fire' bureau at-luncheon at the Com mercial club this noon. The firemen's band escorted Chief Stetson and his party to the Commercial club, Chiif Statsorr is here to investigate Portland's fireboats and inspect the firehoats George H. Williams and David Campbell this afternoon. - NEW SUITS FILED For injuries alleged to have been re ceived in a fall while building a barn for John E. Myers and wife. Ward St. John , yesterday sued the Myers for $10,150 damages. , , The real estate firm of KeHsey, Hum ason & j Jeffery yesterday sued the Macleay estate for $5000, alleging that the amount was promised in return for information given us to the value of the Hume estate holdings ut th.e mouth of the Rogue river and for the re linquishment of an option held 011 the property; Synopsis of the Annual Statement of the Northwestern National Life Insurance Company of Minneapolis,' in tiie State of Mtruie'ta, on the 31rt day of Dereuilier, 1(11 1. made lo the lnaurame fouiinlsHiouiT of the slate of Oregon, pursuaut to law: INCOME ' Total premium Income..,..- $1,113,106.13 Interest, dlvlticmls and rents re- ' ceWed during the yeiir. ....... . 201, 105.24 Im-oin from other si.urees reoelrrd during the yenr 7.210.16 Total income .,..............$1,351,001.83 , - T DISBURSEMENTS Paid for losses, emlim ineiils an nuities and urreinl"r Tallies. .$ Dividends paid to policy holders during the year OminilMiioiia and salaries paid dur ing the year Taxes, lleenvrt and fee paid dur lug the year Amount of ,all oilier expenditures Total expenditures. ......... ...I. I " ARBETS - Market yslue of renl estate orrned $ Market Value uf stocks and - bonds jow tied Loans 00 mortgage hiid collateral, etc. .....s 2, Policy loans and reserve Hens...,. I'asu In banks and on baud Net uncollected and deferred pre- uiiuius . ; . .- Other - assets (net j , . , 580.484 00.4C5 270.0S5, 29.701 B8.700. OH).420 623.815. 175,078. ,:!26..'iii:i. 007,1s!. M, :;:. 1.11. 2r,2 50,751. 14 92 07 in 46 ' 80 11 05 OO ,'.l :ih .93 7H Total arsets . r.$3..5,47'i.ii3 Less special deposit In any state. - 4.7U1.18 ' Total assets admitted In Oregon .$3,950,777.13 LIABILITIES Net reserve , .- $3 Total policy cliiinm. unpaid, t. All other liabilities . .24H.74.V 47.271. 278.UII. no 34 97 Total liabilities: ... 5. ,...$3.674.58..'it Total Insurance In fo.-ce- Pecerober 31. 1014 $3t,842.i9.00 BUSINESS IV OREGON FOR THE YEAR Total risk written during the year ....... ..... ?.....$ 55 .505.00 1 (Irons premiums received during the year - 10.633. 20 Premiums returned during the year ...J 1.272.2.1 fxnses tald during the year 13, ll'.."5 l.imrp incurred "lining the year 13,105.55 Total amount of rt'ks outstanding lu Oregon December 31, 1911.. 31.1,45(1.00 Northwestern National Life .Insurance Company By JOHN T. MAXTKIt, President Xtatutory general rigcnt and attorney for service; JOHN A. HuNEY,. - The First National Bank - Fifth and Morrison Streets . Capital and Surplus . ... $3,500, 0Q0 ' Interest paid on Savings and Time Deposits. A Saving Account may be opened with a deposit of One Dollar. Security Savings and Trust ' ' Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and . Surplus . . . . . MORTGAGE LOANS Company . $400,000 Overbeck & Cooke Co. Stocks. Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Sto. 816-217 Board Of Trade Building. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board ot Trad. . Correspondents of Logan Bryan, . . Chicago. mw York. Q S "0-$ (UAhW The Oldest Bank in the Pacific Northwest cordially invites your, account subject to Check or in its Savings Department, with the assurance of courteous ; treatment. VsTABUtoB5B CORNER WASHINGTON AND THIRD ' Synopsis of the Annual Statement of tho Security Insurance Co. of New. Haven, In the Stale of Connecticut, on the 31st day of I eceuiln r. 1PM, made to the insurance commissioner of the fetal of Oregon, pursuant to lar: CAPITAL ' Amount of capital putd up, ...... .$1,000,000.00 INCOME ' -' Net nremlums received during the year $2.0HO.O74 34 Interest,- dividend st.d rents re ceived during the year 179,3.15.53 Income from other sources received during the year 1H0.",.lfl.07 Total income.................. $2.40,145. b0 i DIBBVE8EMEMTS Net torses paid during the year.$l,230.7&0.4 Dividends paid during the year ou -capital-stovk 00,000.00 Commissions and salaries paid dur ing the year 623.S5I.2I Taxes, licenses and fees paid dur ing the year .'. . . 03. 1f.ft Amount of all other expenditures, 224,51 1. o Total expenditures $2,3M,O40.l ' ASSETS - - Value of real estate owned (mar- ket value $ Value of slock and jonds owned (market value 1 Ixtans on mortgages and collateral, ete. fssb In banks ami on hand Premiums . In course of collection written since September so, !"I4 Interest and rents due .and accrued 2."0,i5()."0 ,877,4B;i 4 2.1.1. v. m 101.4X3.45 31. 422.54 45.1 1J .SW Total asseta $4,17,221.50 Less special deposit lo any state. B.S20.24 Total assets admitted In Oregon. IJ.17J.901. 29 LIABILITIES Cm Plslms for losses unpaid. .$ 102.007. 4 Amount of unearned premiums on all outstandlisr risks .2,150,541.10 AH other liabilities d,54:4(l T..il liabilities exclusive of ean- - Ital stin.k of l,00o,0OO. $2. 870.18 4l v.11:1- - ,134.573.7a YEAR Total nremlums la force December 31, f14 $4, BUBIHESS IV OREG0H FOB THE Total risks written during (be year , $1,872.21X0 Orvss premiums received during the year "24.781.48 Premiums return! during tb year .-, . " 0 011. IS Losses paid during tne year , .... K,2m c,'tt Lossea iititirred during the year,. 7,o7t.B5 ' Total amount of rinks outstanding in Oregon December 81, l14...!,T53.422.f0 Security Insurance Co. By Joint W. Ailing, I'.esldsnt. Ststntory resident geuersl ax-nt and f toniey for service: K. A. PARSONS.. 1221 North western Bank molding. VV. J. CI.KM KNs CO., Commerclsl t'lub building, resident agenta. KKCLRITY. IKVEIPMKNT COM. 1'ANY, Uultnouiah Hotel, building, ret idea t agent. .