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! - r. 12 .THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1M5. '3 I tl t "i J I, Vi' X s i - m. I: FAIRLY GOOD Tl ARE FIRMER WITH A ;e TAINS Big Packers Are Entirely Sold Out ' " of Solid Pack or Fancy Goodi ' and Standards Are Up to 90 '93c Dozen Here. Tbe extremelj strong- tone of the canned tomato market Is attracting ir.ac-b sfteotlon r-fratn tb canned goods trade throughout the ? baited States. With the eastern crop all but failure tola season, even tlMjnj'i the Pa cific coaat state had one of their beat cropi; tomato supplies In the count.-; are getting 1 olte well cleaned u?. ' According to advice received here, the - California Fruit Canneri- association, which cootroled a local parking com em. ban entirely old out It great puck r soliTl pars or fancy good. The price of star.darde has been ad J vaneed by degree since the season opened, aud ' today la quoted at 90 to 93c n down by local ; Jobber, or 2t)c a dozen above initial figures. . Fact that the east had a comparatively wall output of tomatoes this season, csused bftoaually heavy supplies frym Pacllic coast States to go Into that territory, resulting In a A ahortage here and extremely firm prices along the coaat. ' : - With Jobbers unable to replenish their 5" stocks of solid pack tomato, it Is exported that before the treason is over there 111 be practically Dooe available in any bauds. EGG TRADE IS WAVERING Trade In the exjf niarket In wavering be ' tween steadiness and weakue-s. Some deal ers claim that there is a smaller demand with (light Increase Ln offerings. Prices along the coast generally easier. !. CHICKEN'S ARE CLEANED UP Practically all chicken supplies were Cleaned up last Saturday and at the opening of the week i..cre were practically no offer - logs. General situation U coosideied steady at full values fjr quality. OXIOX MARKET IS DRIFTING Market fur oninis is drifting local'y . with Some poor quality tieing offered at lower prices. (Joed nuahty i steady to firm at the former range. Potatoes are holding steady with the trade fair. m DRESSED VEALS IN DEMAND KieelltMit tone is b"wtr; In the Kr"-nt fctrf trI fr test qualit- nmntry kllle-J Cfclve wltb !r1o tll tjjTainnl at lc a pound. Tounrrr kUld b" r R-fnrulIj qouted flow ft b no furthrr price change. SIALI Sl'I'PLV OF SMELTS Very small supply of Coluni! ia river sroelf Was reported In the wholesale market but offerings wre t" limited to base tintatlor.s Tae uo thus far has been extremely dis appointing to the general trade. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE Orange decline in effect. . Batter market is steady. Cherte continues firtn. California egg plant ..ffering at 10c. Cabbage demand slightly better. Jap oranges are not selling well. Cranberry prires miied because of wld .read of quality. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE - Weather bureau sends the following notice to shippers: Protect shipments during the next 4S hours a far north as Seattle against minimum tem peratures of about : degrees; northeast to Spokane, 2d degrees: southeast to Boise. 26 degrees; south to Ashland. M degrees. Mini mum temperature at Portland toulgui about aJ degrees. JOBBING PRICE:- OF 1XJRTLAXI) Tbeee prices are those at which wholesalers aell to retailers, except s otherwise stated. Dairy Produce. BUTTER Citj creamery etibet. fancy, lle; firsts. 3V; seconds, 2SHc; prlnu and cartona, extra; country creamery cubea, 27 It IB: Oregon dairy. IS luc. -BCTTE RFA T Port la oa aell very Premtutr cream. 33c; No. 1 sour cream, 31c; No. 2, 29c. sweet cream. &5c per lb. EGGS Selling price by es5era. Ollverr extra Selected fresh. 42c do; storage. 24Q STe: cue count. Oregon ranch. 37c dos. UVK POULTRY ens. oeavy plymnqth Rock. U'gHc; ordinary chickens. llf(J12c 1 and 2 lbs.. 12C.(13c; turkeys, i7c: dressed broilers, IVi and 2 lbs.. 1213c; turkeys 17c dressed fancy. 20f21c lb.: culls. 14c lb : plieooa. l.(Ki(81.2o; squabs. 1.20 dos : geese, live. 7c: Pekln ducks, old. 13c; young and heavy, 14c: Indian Runners. Il'c. JACK RABBITS Kan.y $l..Vjyi 75 CHBESE selling price Kre-b oremn fancy ful cream twine and triplets. lSlSWc Young America. 19121. Price to Jobbers." flats, 17c; Young America, 18c f. o. b cream Brick. 1820c: Uinberger. 20c lb. Fmita and Tege tables. FRESH FRUITS - Oranges, fancy navel. tZotXgoiO; bananas. 5c lb.; lemons Jari 4.50 box; grape fruit. Uorida. 4.54to . ease; pineapples, "fo lb.: ears. J125'tiiau huckleberries. 0ii7c; grapes, oOc4ttl per crate ' APPLES Local. ,l.(X42.2o per box c Cordiug to quality. ONIONS LocaL 1.23 per cental; association elllng price, carloads, f.1.00 f. o. b. country points; garlic. 12 15c lb. country POTATOES Selling price ew crop local. Si.W1.25; buying prli-e. SMJcfeXl.Oo per cen tal, aweeta, $2.50(62.75. TEUETABLtS turnips ( ); beets. 75c per ack; carrots, new. 7JC per sack: parsnips J )Pr "'; cabbage (locall. 7.V; green oiT tcnay 1012V,c do sen DuncneS; peppers belL 4c; head lettuce. California. 2-2i eate- cel ery, doaen. 0ti75c; caulifloer. SocfttSl 0C dexen; French artichokes. $1.00 nor dosen; String bean. 10c. hothouse encumber 40j B0e dom.; tomatoes. California, $1.50-' ega pUnt. 84Sr lb.: sprouts, nc per II.': cran berries, local, JlO.oo; eaUern. ID.Wii 12 Oo par barrel Meats. Fish and Provisions. DRESSsiU MEATS - Selling price Countrf killed; t aocy bogs. CU'e lb.; ordiuary 5 Ooc; fancy veal, Kc; ordinary, Ttesv uoor tjc; gou, BOc; spring Uinta. iZc' .HAMS, BACON. ETC. H.rr.' iiiu. breakfast bacon. 18ia2c; boiled bams 27c: OVSTKKS olymp.. per gallon. 3; csnn-d ' n. 65c can. 16.50 doaen; eastern In hell, 11.83 per K3; raaor clams. 12I.C d-iseo-eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack U oa FISH Dressed flounders. 7c; sifverside ,Vu soot. Httc; steel head, 10c: perch, TflSr Wbters. 23e lb.; silver smelt. c; saUuon l!40e,bib. bW10C; &l0"" rdltHie1" k"al" "ndertd' l2e: CRA-BS- Large, $2.00; medium. lio doaen. Orooariaa. . ETJGAR Cube, $7.23; powdereo, $7.10- fruit It berry. $d.S5; beet. $d.5t; dry granulated 4.S6; D yellow. $0.15. t a bore quol.tiona .re "W days net cash.) aC&-Jspan style. No. . New Or- leans, bead. SfifcoSic; blue rose" Btic SALT Coarse, half grounds, luos IIOJUI per ton; 60a. $11.30: table dairy. 50 tie Kb. noW; bales, $i25; lump roek. $20 per ' BEANS Small white. $723: large white 725; pink. $0.73; Umaa, $6.00; bajoo. $tS7s ra. ttjH. Hops, Wool and Hldse. j BOPS Nominal buying price. 191S croo. choice, llfec; prime, 11c; medium to Drlmr '. ill 10c. " ' HON ST New. $35Q30 per ease. ; WOOL Nominal, 1K15 dip: Wlllanjett. vat. ley. coara Cotoid. iioc: medio m ShroMhlraT 15 choice Uncy lota. 25c; eU C,2 UiUES-Sglted hides, 23 lbs. snd on, I5c sited stags. 50 lba. and up. 11U.C; sa.ted kip, IS to 23 lbs.. 18c: eejted c?lf up to -1 ttav, ISc; green hides, 25 lbs, and on, 14c sreen stags. 60 lba. and n p. loc: green kin! ii lbs. to 25 lbs.. 16c; green calf, up to fi ; IbaU. ISc; dry flint hldea, 25c: dry nint calf. p to T lba,. 27c: dry salt hides. 20c; dry WILL BUY 19,000 shares Alaska Petroleum & Coal . at cents. JO share Pacific States Fire. 10 Coin ills. Co. ; THOMAS P. BROWN 809 Wsshlngtoik Blda. v - - Canned DMATOES IN QUO RETURNS ARE RECEIVED Turkeys in Demand At Good Prices in Front St. Trading Market Is About Bare of Offerings; Outlook for Christmas Trade Is Good Here. With receipts comparatively limited, there 1 a fair demand at this time for turkeys with prices well ruatsloed and In some In stances a fraction better. Demand at the moment Is shown for both the lire and dressed stock and prices are well up to the average received during the Tbanks girtng trade. Every year there is more or less truers among the trade as to the probable prices that will rule for turkeys on Christmas bat one thing Is certain Portland generally aver ages better values than any other primary market on the Pacific coast. Turkeys generally rule In this market for the Christmas trade from 20c to 23c a pr-tind with occasional sales fractionally higher or lower than these figures. There Is al ways a good demand for best quality birds and the local trade averts that (here never was a time when real good stuff did not sell freely and st adequate values. Very little supply of turkeys Is held In storage here. As this stock cost storage In terests quite high figures, it Is not expected sliat they will have any depressing Influence upon the price for the Christmas trade. AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Omaiia Hoffi 96.35. Oniiiha. Dec. 13. ( 1. N. S.l Reoeipts. 8700; lower. Heavy 6.3o: light. $6.10ti.6.35; pigs, 6.25; bulk of sales. $6.150 6.30 Hogs J6.10"0! $5.25 Cattle Receipts. 6600, steady. Na tive steers, $6. 00tj 6.10; cows and heif ers. $5 2510 6.75; western steer. $6.ooi 7.50; Texas steers. $5.70&6.75; stock trs and feeders. $5.00 7.25. Sheep Receipts. 10.300; strong. Yearlings. $6.25vtT.15: wethers, Ja.Tofyi b.iO; laint-s, $S.40&9.00. St. lVonls Hog's $6.65. St. Louis. Dec. 13. (I. N. S.) Ho?s Receipts. 12,000; steady. Pigs and liplits. $5.25?i 6.50; mixed and but'.h ers, $6.25 U 6.65; good heavy, $6.60 if 6.55. Cattle Receipts. TOOO; steady. Na tive beef steers. $7.50Ca 10.40; yearling steers aiid heifers. S8.501t 10.20; cows. 6.50 7.00; stockers and feeders, $5.00 (a 7.25; southern steers. $5.25 g S. 50; cows and lu ifers. $ 4.00 Q 6.50; native calves. $6.0or: lu.50. tSheep Receipts. 2500; steady. Year HiiKs, $6.50ti7.u0; lambs. $s.ou Sl.l'a; theep and ew-es, $5.5o,'ti 6.50. Kansas City Hogs, 6. 50. Kansas City. Le 13. tl. N. S.) Hogs Receipts. 13.000. lower; bulk. $C.15r6.40; heavy. $6.306.50; packers and butchers, $6.20(?i 6.45. light. J6.10 it-6.33: pigs, J 5 'ti 5.75. "attle Receipts. IS. 000, higher: prime fed steers, $9.25 lo ; dressed beef steers, $7 ft a: western steers. $6.2o h 25: stockers and feeders, $0 2S4f 5.75: bulk, $4.50Ji6. calves, $6'oy.5o! Sheep Receipts, 10,000. steady; lambs. $S.25''flSS5; yearllngu, $6.75f 7.50; wethers, $5.75if 6.60. ; Chicago Hogs, $6.75. Chicago. Dec. 13 (I. N. S.) Hoars Receipts. 6i,000; firm; unchaJigred to above Saturday's average. Bulk. $6 00 'a V50; light. $3.60'S' 6.40 ; mixed, r5.90 6.70- heavy $S.10i0.75; rough, $6.10$f 6.5; pigs. $4.155.50. Cattle Receipts. 20,000: steady. Na tive beef steers. $5.50 U 0.o0 ; western steers. $6.108.20; cows and heifers, 12-60t 8.25; calves. $6. '.0g' 10.35. Sheep Receipts. 25,000; weak. W eth ers, $6.15 it 6.75 ; lambs. $7.15 & 9.35. Denver Hogs $6.50. Denver. Dec. 13. Cattle 3600; strong- Beef steers. Jo. 007.25; cows and heifers. $5.00 & 6.25: stockers and feeders. $6.00&7.25; calves, $7.00 9.50. Hogs 2700; weak. Top, $6.50; bu!Vi, $6.1541 6.25. Sheep 200: steady. Seattle Hogs t&25. Seattle. Wash., Iec. 13. (P. N. S i log Receipts. 666: steady. Prime lights, $6 20 'n 6.25; medium to choice, $6 05'g 6.1" : smooth heavies. JjOitf ;..75: rouuli heavies. $5.204j3.:5; pigs. $5.20 6.13. , Cattle Receipts, 12 : steady. Bes steers, $.75''3 7.30: common to medium steers:. $3.50 'a 6.25: best cows, $5.50 6.25; common to medium cows, $3.00 it 4 50; bulls, $3.505.50; calves, $5,504 8-00. , . gheep Receipts, none; steady. Lamb. $7.00-917.3 5; yearling's, $6.00( 6.50; ewes. $3.5041 5.50. Today's shippers: tjogs,D C. trirenson. Lewiston. Idaho S4: Grover Bros.. Payette. Idaho, 022: W. Chandler, Iayton. 88: Sinnls sljipi Farm company. Florence. Mont.. 16S; Ralph Tower, Poison, Mont.. 24o; Tim Lvdston. Weiser, Idaho. 161; In land Meat company. Mansfield. 2SS; H. M. Pike. Fiurke, Idaho, 1161; J. b. Robertson. Lamont. S9: Attalia D. V. Co Attalia 5; M. Levinson, Willsaw, Mont 266;" P. K. Pratt. Kennewick, 104- 'Knscta & Levinson, Livingston Mont-, 67; James Corbin, North Yaki ma, 105; T. S. Hunt. Kamlah, Idaho. S2' Miller & Dunn. Nampa, Idaho. 934; F;igin Forwarding company. Joseph, Or 298; A. Schoefer. Stanfield, Or., 10i'; W. D. Steen. Hluemont. Or., 97: T II Stephenson, Condon, Or.. 8: J. o" Hackett, Wallowa. Or.. 231. Baker. Ward & Harrington. Caldwell. Idaho. 1068- F W. Fater. Oarnett, Idaho. 1 4. Cattle J H. Smithson, Kllensburg. 73; George Burdick. Mount Vernon, 30; Tim Lvdston. Weiser. Idaho. 13; Fater. Garnett. Idaho, 7; James Cor bin, North Yakima, 4. DAIRY PRODUCE OX THE COAST Seattle Market. Seattle. Wash.. Dec. 13. it'. P.) Butter Native Washington creamery brick, 33c; ditto solid pack. 32c. ,heese Oregon triplets. 17c; Wisconsin twins, 21c; ditto triplets, 2lr; Washington twins. 17r; Young America, ISc. Egg Select ranch. 4So; April atorage, 30c. San Francisco ataxket. San Francisco, Cl., Iec. 13. (U. P.i Bntter ExUas. 2 prime rirsts, -c; firsts, 24o. Eggs Extras. 44c: pulleU. 34Hc Cheese California fam-y. 17c; firsts. 15c. Los Angeles Market. Ixm Atureles. Dec. 13 (P. N'. S.) EgCa Case count. 3Sc. Butter iTesb. extras. 26c. IOTATOES ALONG THE COAST Seattle Market. Seattle. Waah.. Dec. 13. (U. P.l Onl Oregon, lc. Potatoes White river. $17(ilS; Tskima Burbanks. $22'i24: Yakima gems, $21423. San Francisco Market. San Francisco. lc. 13. it'. T.i Pota ti.es Delta. ii-fail.;i5 per cental; Idaho rur als. $1.20H1 ''; Idaho rwsets, $l.2Ti4X1.0'i; Salinas, $1 ..Wu 1 15 , Oregons, $1,3041.00; sweets. Jl.Ktil.W. Onions 25c nt I XK) per sack, according to condition. Xew York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. Close. January ...1211 1216 11 So 1216 March 1228 1242 1206 1241 May 1235 1:66 1225 ' 1265 July 1235 1277 1233 1274 October ....1195 1234 1190 1233 December ..1210 1210 1190 1210 horsehldes, each 60c to $1.00; sak horsehldes each. 2.0O to $3.0U: horsehair. 21c, dn long wool pelts, 18c ; dry short oul 1 elta. IM: dry sheep shearlings, each. 10 to lie TALLOW No. L 4340; No. a. 4il4He greae. SVc. ' UOHAIK 1915 30e, CHITT1M OH CASfiARA BABK Bnyms price, per car lota, 8H14c; lea. thao car LjU. raints and Oils. UNSEED OIL Raw, bbls.. 70c salloa- kat tie boiled, bbls.. (tic; raw. cases! Vi-1 bo.ul cases, hoc gal.; lo of TT'le J Oil cake meal. $44 per ton. " barrel1' VocT"1" drum Ts JtRPEMINE-T.nk. g7e; css T4c gsl- WBITX LEAD Ton lota. 8 He lh - las Ik tots. 8 e lb.; ten lets, VL iT" $ uu aiaau- Carload tuts. $34. GRAIN ED STEERS IN N. PORTLAND YARDS $7:50 Several Carloads Sold During the Morning at Extreme Mark; Cows Also in Better Position; Hog Steady at Former Prices. CATTLE PRICE IS STHETCHED. While the market for what la ordinarily called top stuff went at $7 rn the steer di Tiaion at North Portland, acme grain fed stuff sold at $7.M during the morning; indicating a f inner trend of verything and especially quality stock. Hogs were also stronger during the late trading with some extra good stuff stretching the price at nickel at' $5.06. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Ib-gs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. ...724 621 1347 . .. 910 44 1 7 . . . 2tFl 227 t 49 . . . 673 12 la:; Monday .. Saturday . Friday . . . Thursday Wednesday . ftttl -.: 13 44 Tueday 4oO 32 ll.V) 1M nn S43 204 7 l'4 llOo I 42i0 1 4292 J Week ago 7242 icar ago lyls Two years ago.. Mi2 Three years ago. .Sold Cattle market showed a atrong trend at North Portland during the day with sales of top ateers again st the $7 msrk. Several carload lots were sold at the extreme figure with killers somewhat more Interested ln the general situation than formerly. There was an extremely good tone ln the cow market with a carload sold early ln the day st $,60 for fsvorsble quality. Further decrease In offerings of cattle were shown at North Portland for the day and this was the big Influence ln forcing prices V) a stronger point. Uenersl rattle market ranee: Best hay fed steers $o.9037.r Good to choice 6.S.1 Ordlnsry to fair 8.000.7S Best cows 6.50 Goid to prime 4.S0ffi5.OO Select bulls 4.00(84. 2S Fancy bulls 4.00(54 21 Ordiuary bulls 2.5O(g3.0o Beat calves 7.0u7.SO Hogs Steady Here. Market for hogs was steady at North Port land for the first day of the week. The run oer Sunday totaled greater than daring last Sienday although the showing was slightly les than the previous week's stsrt. Hops beld rstber well at North Portland with tops at $r..woi0.0n for extreme quality. Llch is substantially the same aa the trade closed st last week. General bog market: Best light $3.&Og5.0ft Medium light B 5 Good to hesvy 0.70(35.80 Rough to heavy 5.0O4J5.5O Sheep Situation Unchanged. No change I. uown In the sheep or lamb situation st North Portland. There was a fair run over Sunday, the totals being slightly ln excess of those of the previous Sunday. Entire muttou and lamb situation here Is cocsldered steady to strung: the top stuff showing especial strength st full prices. General mutton and lamb prices: Select interior lambs $ 7.30 Ordinary Interior lambs 7 7?,fl 3.'. nuiameue Tauey lamba 7.257.a5 Wethers i-'.2j object ewes, light 5.35415.50 Monday Llrntock Shipper. Hogs W. G. Jenkins. Ontario. to loads; Bert Kimball. Pomero . Wash . two loads; A. H. Smith. Bilss, Idaho, two loads; U Fulton. Stanley, Idaho, one load; W. II. Steen. Athena, one load; ten G. Fauat, Brogan. one load; Dodd 4b Fiddler. Uaines. one load; K. W. Strong. Hope. Idaho, oue load; B. 11. 1 otbeiingham. Jameson, one load; Grover Bros., Njsaa, two loads; A. hi. Johnson, one locd: W. r'. Lawrence. Vale, one load; K. liostrup. Roosevelt. Wash.. Miller Ac Dunn. Boise. Idaho, one load; Natnpa. two load: 1 V Miller. Enterprise, one load; Klgln For warding -unifsn.r. Jooeih, tno loads; Kuler iriae. one load; J. W. I Latidler. three knid.-; U M. Caunon. two loads: Farmers' Meat Murket. Joseph, three k-ads: H. M. I'roesrr. Wallows, oue load; J. B. Racket, two l.-mh-; K A. Higer, WelMer. Idaho. ou load; Halley A Dickernou. tbre.- load: John A. Kelley. two loads; F. A. Miller, Adrian, one load; '. M. Sutton. Homedale, Idaho, one load:' B E. Meyer, luibler. two load-i; Kiddle ltros.. Island City, one loud; I. L. Fugett. North Powder, one load: F. L Cundlff. Roblnette. one load: A. Schaefer. Stanfield. one load: K Morris. Inlon Junction, two loads; Cyrus Williams, one load; Kiddle Bros., ore load; J. D. Witson, Patton. Idaho, one load; I,. I.'. Miller. Wtlder. Idaho, one load; Farmers' Market. Inlon Junction, two load'; A. F. V ounce. Arlington, one load; F. M. Crews, Blalock, one load; 0. R. Lent, Lebauon one' load. Cattle Stanley Raix h company. Bend, one load; T. J. Flrguson. Metnlhus ooe l.iad; Wll-lii-m McOormack. Kednxnd. two loads; Al Nlckol. me load; L 11. Barnes, Terrebonne, two loads: Dickerson A Halley, Payette Idaho, three loads; Tl. R. Pescock Caldwell' Idaho, four loads: H. R, Dibble. r,T head by boat; F. A. Ferdinand, 23 head by lat. Sheep P. E. Short. Payette. Idaho, one loed: Obwo St Moodey. Roblnette, one load C. Huston. Redmond, two loads Mixed stuff . E. ;orll?. Joseph, two loads cattle and hogs; W. B. Huntr, Lutine, four loads rattle and hogs; W. W. Gnuper rnlori Junction, one loal cattle and hogs W . B. Hunter, Wallowa. to loads cattle and hugs: F. A. Phillip Baker, two loads cattle and hogs; l W. Davidson. Haines, one load cattle and hogs; II. J. Harris, Redmond one load cattle and bogs; R. a. Thompson, bepptier. two loads cattle. hog and sheep; II. A. Yoakum. Wlucli, one load cattle nd hogs. Monday Morning Balea. STttK.s, N.fl- Are. Mm. Price. ; 12ir, $7..'-l i-rr l'JIS 70- 24 steers . . . 2J steers . . . 25 steers . . . 10 steers . . . 8 steers . . . 2 steers . . . 1 steer 27 steers . . . 17 steers ... 2 Steers . . . 17 steers . . . 1 steer 4 steers . . . 00 steers . . . 2S steers . . . 1 steer 22 cows 2 cow s .... 3 cows 4 cows 1 w 1 cow .... 1 bull 1 bull 1 bull 1 bull 1 bull 1M hogs 113 hogs .... ltXI hogs 73 hogs 70 bogs 8 bogs . 6 hogs 1 1 nogs .... C hogs . . . . 5j bogs 77 hogs I.TS 7.0O 12 7tl . . . 1235 . ..10tt . . . IOI I . . . SM . . . 6:10 . . . I) . . . K7 . . . 1 1 4.'i . . . 124 . . . 13(10 ...1212 . . . osn . . . ItVO . . .1320 . ..1CM1 . . . IOCS . . .toco . . . 1 Ilo . . . KCSJ . . .UsiO . 1710 . . .1440 . . l.M0 . . lt . . . 1240 . . . 173 . . . 1(12 . .. 174 . . . 2O0 . . . 1 23 . . . 34ll . .. 300 . . . 37(5 . . . 2KO . . . 1 14 7.IO 6.5o .'. Jo b.c 3 00 6.30 5. IS 1 4.50 7. Ni 7 5o ti.75 6.2Tj 0.2.-. tt-0 jr.no o.jo 4 ) 4. no 3 ( 4.J $1.00 3.21 ::.) 2 ( :!.( $c,.oo 6.00 5 W 5.03 .5.00 6.o 5.00 4. U5 fi Oil 8. CO O.OO BIX) 6.O0 6 Oil e.ri .( .J tt.OO 6.95 r.pr. 5. P5 G.H5 .'..Oil 3.00 5.00 (j.ot) 5.00 6 otl 4 H6 6 0.. 0.011 6.01) e.ou .oo .m 6.00 8 00 6.00 S.SO COWS. Ill I,L.. HOGS. 211 Ho bogs "0i REACH AGAIN 106 hogs 2O0 l:t bws 2m lou bogs 1(V 11. begs aoi 215 bogs i6 W hogs UK) 31 bog ISO h.i bogs lixj 73 bogs Iwo S5 bogs 200 hog 330 4 hogs 3W 14 Ir-gs 332 57 hogs 1IB 6 bog" 3 3 hogs- 123 5 hogs 132 102 bogs 100 M bogs ano 199 bogs ano 111 bog 193 112 hogs 177. ft bogs 2O0 22 bogs 240 SO bogs 171 lol bogs 176 1W hogs 102 61 hogs 13 FOR THE SELECTED APPLES Wheat Market Has A Mixed Tone in The World Centers Some Country Districts Are Offer ing Freely, While Others Decide to Stay Oat. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS. Cars Wheat. Bar. Flour. Oats. Hay- Portland. Moc... 01 4 IS 11 24 Year ago Kr7 15 10 11 12 Seeron to date. 7.9.V1 1 0T..'. 7S1 (V62 10k: Year ago 10.642 1030 1328 124! 1072 Tacoma. Sat... 2J S 1 5 Ytar ago 21 I Re son to date. 4.753 20S1 217 12) Year ago 6.323 2Hfl 313 1.S70 Seattle. Sat... IS 2 12 3 11 Yea 21 1 19 ft Sea to date. 5.032 070 11S4 5fll 2147 Year 3.133 042 1201 770 252S The wheat market situation st world's centers Is rather mlied ln character. Locally tho market la rather quiet. Some business continues at interior points but there Is much lt-FS snsp to the trade than last week's start. In the latest Issue of Broomhsll's Corn Trade News of Liverpool the cargo situstlon lb reviewed ss follows: "Pacific coast cargoes are dull at 63 shill ings (Including war risk) asked for steamers of half bluestem and white Walla Walla ready to load. 64s Od (Including war rifk) for steamers half bluestem and white Walla Walla lately sailed and 56s Ud (excluding war risk) for a steamer loading Noremlr 23." Country Interests continue to offer their fnpplles fairly freely ln some sectlona while ln other districts they are tight holders for higher prices than now available. A report from Madrid says thatsthe Spanish government has authorised the purchase of 7.5).OoO bushels of wheat duty free. It U understood that American wheat is recom mended. George Broomhall cabled regarding the Liverpool market today: "Steadier American cables and shipments from America to United Kingdom below ex ptctftlons caused some support, sitbougb the market nusdull. Spot ateady. unchanged, win ter and Platte unchanged snd Nltinltobas 4Vjd dearer with a fair demund. Receipts in Argentine and Australia overshadowing mar ket notwithstanding the difficulty of obtain ing freight. This will merely mean the defer n.ent of shipments and meantime purchasea el'ewhere will continue on a moderate scale. Wheat on passage to United Kingdom de creased l.OoS.OOO bushels and to the contin ent Increased 2.576.000 bushels." FLOUR Selling price: Patent. $3.00: Wll lrmette valley, K5.00. local straight. $4.403 4. SO; bakers' locsl, $4.60'35.00; Montana spring wheat, $5.70; exports. $4.30(0,4.40; whole wheat. 15.25; graham. $5; rye flour, $5..'iO per barrel. HAY buying price: Willamette valley timothy, fancy. $1313.50; eastern Oregon Idaho faticy timothy. $11: alfalfa. $13' 13.50; vetch r.nd oats. $11: clover. $4il. CHAIN SACKS 1919. nominal. No. I Cal cutta. 4'- In car lots: less amounta higher. MILLSTl FFS Selling price: Bran, $24.50 fl25: shorts. $25.5U'26. HOLLKL) BARLEY Selling price. $290) 30.50. With the exrvptloo of an advance of lc a bushel in the bids for D-cemb-r cluy, thre were no changes In wheat quotations during the day's session of the Portland Merchanla hlxchsnge. No sales. December oats and barley bids were like wise unchanged, with no asjes during the ses slio. Merchants Erchsnge December prices: WHEAT. Monday Satuxdav Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Bluestem i5 111 !5 98 Forlyfold 95 95 SS Club 92 9.-. 91 91 Red Fife SK 94 90 82 Red Russian... IK) N 94 tK) OATS. Teed 24O0 24.") 2400 245) BARLEY. Feed 20110 2SOO 2100 2S00 Brewing , 2Wj 3) 2Sx.t 29o MII.LSTI'K1S. "Iran" 19o0 2s.o 1900 2000 Shorts 2COO 2530 2000 2ajO hutures were quoted: WHEAT. Bid. Ask January bluestem 97 99 January fortvfirfd y." 99 January club 92 9C. Januury rife 90 p.-, January ltulan 90 95 OATS. January 2123 2473 BARLEY. January feed 2000 2"X Januaiy brewing; 200 80X) MILLSTUFFS. Jinuarr bran 10O 20V January t.hort 'JjtX) 22.V 1 hog 1 bog . 29 botrs . . . 330 . . . 290 . . . :eo . . . 26n . .. 243 . .. :a . . . 120 . . . 90 . . . ts . . . 92 . .. 6 . .. 91 a . . . 106 5.50 MO 6.1X1 6 OO 4 90 4.S.1 4.73 $.1.75 5.50 5.00 $0.73 6.33 $6.50 Is bogs 2N hogs legs bogs S EWES. LAMBS. WETHERS. 139 ewes . . 139 e .ves . . 120 ewes . . 42 lambs . 101 lambs 49 wethers -se- is isi kaTTfiflasa 1 1 ii i fefftiii ijsiiii ..n .,".. itrr- - VTrni it r " T' , ,T. i w7, vcnv rr .T. .j r. . ":- . .'St. 'h-.-.i. :,i;r:Wi-y y:- .'''StViL-' . A lyillHHajl mi, si .l.s -- i f i .urn, -m-mu--m.----. mmm m g,, , - .i,,,,-.. ,r ',f'' eatttle UmoBi Stock Yard Edited by Hyman II. Cohen. ADVERTISED APPLES BRING NET RETURNS OF $1.58 FOR BEST Spitzenberg, Delicious and Winter Bananas Secure Extreme Prices to Producers; Some Had Expect ed a Much Higher Average. Final returns for an advertised brand of apples, to which tlio growers of certain dis tricts contributed l'c per box for advertising this Sanson, iiave leen made by a northwest fruit exchange. T5e returns show $1.3. i.et to growers for all sixes of selected extra fancy Spltzenhergs. ami similar prices for the same quality D.'Iirious and Winter Ba ft anaa. Tlie returns have been received by the trade with loth criticism and praise for the sellers. Many were led to believe that higher prices would be forthcoming, especially for nuih well selocted quality. According to Information received early In the season, the entire holdings were sold to one firm ln the east. Toe exact price that the sale waa made at was not inede public. The sale of this fruit was made after the North Pacific Distributors gave Uie ninrket Its fiint bullish influence when It sold Ita "C" grade stock at higher prices than the general trade had ex;ecn-d. The Wenatcbee corr. spondent of The Journal gives the following detailed report of the pools ck'tlng: The pool of the Northwestern Fruit Ex change extra faucy advertised appb-a was closed today establishing a new recur d for etrly closing of pools bj organizations of the Wenatciiee district. Checks in final pay ment are being mailed out to the growers. The pool Includes spples from all the locals of the exchange. It comprise., practically al! the extra fancies of the 10 leading commer cial varieties. The exohme announced the returns on the basis of varieties only, disregarding sizes. Tills conforms to recommendation oX the Crowera' lei gue iiiade last spring, that all returns be made aroordlEg to grades and varieties, and not segregated In addition as to sixes. By this method a fair bals of comparison of the returns of the shit ;rs can be had. The final returus, net to the grower, are: Stajmun Wlntsap $10,-, Jouatlians Rome Beauty j.2", Wincsap l.:j De lii tons i Siiitxenlrg 1.3s llrinies Golden 1 .IK! New towns 1 .3:1 Winter Banana 1.3s White Winter Pennalu 1.2:1 The number of oars In the pool- was not announced. The entire lot waa sold early In the sea,n to Stelnhart & Kelley of New ork . Officials of the exchange declare that the price reallxed and the carb closing can be attributed largely to the advertising of the Skookum pack during the last three years. An assessment of 10 cents the box Is made to be used exclusively In advertising. Sharp Advance Is Forced for Wheat; Chicago Is Higher Chicago, Dec, 13. (I. N. Si Wheat cload l'1't2S.- al.ve Saturday. Whllo there was nothing ln the news of a particularly bullish nature, grains showed a rsrtaln firm He's over their rlie on Saturday. Spain ai.thori7.es the purchase of 7. .". Ota) bushels of wheat, duty free, and it is understood American wheat will be recommended. Move ment and demand for corn are-generally light. Oats are believed tn Hie upgrade. De-ember wheat opened at 113T and fluc- Lrusted to US. May opened at 113M.. over a closing Saturday of 115. July otM-nrd at liM. December omi waa firm to an opening of CTV May ojiened at 71c. Oats were not rry active nt first, but May picked up and sold fairly r.-ell from au open ing at 44. tHceniber oj-ened at 41 S. P.nnge of Oiicago prices furnished by Over beck A Cooke Co.. 216217 Board of Trade building: WHEAT. Open. High. 1ow. Clogc. Jecember ll.l 116 1I21, 115', May ll.'.i, m mi; 1171h July 107S I!1- la lot1 CORN necember May .... 47V, t"T4 67', 67 B "1U 71S, '. 71 B OATS December ... 41 42i 41 41 My 44 45 41'; 45 PORK. December ... .... 1tt23 January 1797 1S17 1793 si3 a May lslO 1S22 lv2 Is 17 LARD. December ... ... ppi January 960 92 951 937 A Maj- 990 !J 9S7 9S7 A RIRS. December . . ... l!2 January 97 967 S-.2 9I2 A May 997 10OO 9!, 9;i3 BEST MARKET IN THE GATEWAY FOR GREAT ALASKA AND Prices on Well-Finished Stock 15c to 25c Higher Weakness in List Shown in Trading On N. Y. Market 1 New York. Dec. 13. CI. N. S- The stock market here today could be summed up as ! follows: On one side easy money, big gold Imports, sound banking system, advanced railroad rates and record business. On the other, foreign complications, weakness of the Anglo-French Joan, congestion of Industrials and foreign wiling. The latter factors seemed to bear the most welrbt at the opening. Weakness was apparent throughout the list. Ralls held op fairly well. Coppers were shout steady, but the war Issues were more Irreg ular. The American note to Austria wltb Ita trlct terms was the dominant factor In the lower ooeulng. United States Steel bad a tendency .to strengthen It rela tive stocks. Tbst Issue was well traded sronnd f0. General Motors showed a eonsld- I rrable advance from Saturday's loss, opening at 540, and going at once to 542. Studebaker continued to t-e a favorite, and waa atrong aro.:nd 1671, to DP. Westlnghouse waa ir regular around 67N. Baldwin Locomotive opened at llo and sold as low as 111 dur ing the first few minute. Range of New York j.rlce furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co.. 216-217 Board of Trade building: DESCRIPTION I p-n Hign liw Close Air.ska (iold Allis (shalimrs, Alibj (halruei-s. 22V, 22V, 31 1 31 Hl 82 69 69V, 39 V, 59 hi 111S 1U Vi f 59',, 39 ! 39 ...... 31V 31V, pm... s2 1 24 American Beet Suiiar. RI , Oil 1-, A nierlcan American American A nieriean Can. Can, pfd. . . . Car Fdy.. c. i 112 so 112 SO Cotton oil. c Aunrlian Linseed Pfd. c. . . . ;s 69' 97 American Ijoco.. 69 is 9; 6H WiTl 6V4 97 American Smelter, c. American Smelt, pfd.. American Sugar, c Am Tel. & Tel Jill 1 10 116 illSW 115V 12b-,il20,!128 12Sy American Woolen, AiiHeonda Mining Atchison, c Atchison, pfd . . . . .1 47 7 Co. . I S3V, H5 S31-, 1.15 v .4S! S4S 103 105 J'.aldwln Lix-o. pbldwln Los Dalt. &. Oht.,. ium li.is'ilivi'iiis pfd. 1 ' 1 1 .s 1 on I 92'4! 921 92 lull .469 'iV I 92 1467 150 M ! 23 S P.ethlehcni Stes-l. r.. I-.ethlehem Steel, old l.VJ iso 130 Brooklyn Rapid Trim.it Ss'i (s-t,' mi. t'etroieum Cal. Petroleum. 26, 1 24 u, 24 pfd. ! l .'1 55H !7si, 179 17S1-, . 54 S,i 54 U. 53T. M9 ,1094 1l 62'i; 02V. 61K 55 4 17SV, losa, 61 H i unadian Paclfb t cntral I-atljer, c. . Central Leather, pfd ( I esapeake it 1 Ihlo . '. St G. W., c ('. Sc U. W.. pfd. . . C.. M. St St. Paul.. Chino Oippcr do. 1'uel 4c I n.n. c Consolidated Gs-... ! ll:i! 15 i 14 i ! 39 I .'KI4' 39 I 93 I 93. 9:t 1 144 92 52 5.1 52 V, 52', 49 V 49 S 141'-.,142 18-! 1S 91 I 91 .VlU, 1 II t. 91 4! 50 4 144 19 91 S 1 orn I YtsluetH. e . . . . Cern l'rolucts. pfd .... Crucible Steel, e Cniclble Steel pfd D. A K. ;.. c D. i li. G.. pfd Distillers Erie. .- Erie, firist pfd lo'iiem) K!e-trlc 1 it rw-rs 1 Moi oi h Goodrich lUibber G Nirtheni, ore lands (;iet NM-therti. pfd... (rupjfeiihetai lp Hide St lM'her. c... 71 V, 7 71U, 110s 11014 110 110 13'; 26 I 4S' 421. 46 42 S 4-.',; 42N, 56 Vj 45 42'.-, 361, 174 1-. '.441 j3e. 7.1 . 73' 4s ! 4si 125 5. 12.-.-. 7.'. Tftr. I. 340 549 72 ; 72S 47 V 47 . 123 ,125", 73ii' 734 i 10 50 no 201,1 26 Hide at leather Ice Securities pfd '5l'. 26'-, 26' Illinois Central Industrial Althd ... li.splration Int. HurveMter lnterboro, Interhoro. pfd Kan-ns City South., c Iickawanna Su-1.... 1-eiilgh Valley Iul-vlUe & Nashville Mexican Petroleum... Miami Copjier M. K. St T.. c M K. St T.. pfd Missiuri Pacific National Biscuit .... National Lead Nevada Consolidated. New Haven New York Air P.ra,ke. New York Central... V Y.. Out. St W Ki7 llH 43 Ian, 13viii, 43S! 44H 4:;s 1 10 110 no 21 v. 21 v 21 v 21V, 77 V, SI 1-, sov 7i 77V4 77 .Ml', 81 31 S2 :voa,! 81 127 91, I 904 S2ai 32 .... 6 .... 19 874 1 3 ...J124" . . . . ! 03 2 33 92 33 4Vs 1 lO-,! 1DV lO-VI JO', j 71 f 74 74V, 74V, I I l13V4 105V'05,104Vs 104 30ii 1 Norfolk 4 Western, c. 121 ' 121 ' 120 1120 Northern P-icifl I13i,:il.l115i4115S, 12 1 12: 11 us 39 I 39 1 r.sa,! ft Pacific Mall Pennsylvania By Peoples Gas l'illsl.iirg Coal, c llttsburz Coal. pfd... Prpsse.l St-cl Car, c... PreKsed ,ste-l Car, pid. Hi y tons. Copper Heading, c Heading. 1st pfd llem.lllu- 2d pfd Republic 1. A: S , c. . . 116 35 ii6 112 ;ii3'j 35 34'; 34Vj ,106 S USS' 63 I V ... I ... . . l4 25 ; 25 24, 24', S0. Sl'-,i 79 S J K) ; I 42S :t 4:t 4JH; 42-a s , ;s : : r..iTs S.. pfd. 111 111', HI'-h IHi, IlepuMic I Si K'sk Islniii . Rock 'Island. S. ars ltoebuck 17 17 16-y 17 pfd. I o. . . 1 176 17.1 ;17r.VJ 17 .srndehak'-r. c Stiplcbaker. pfd... Hos Sheffield. .. . Southern Pacific. Southern Ry., c... SouUiern lir., pfd. Tenn. Copier lexai til Texas Pacific Third Avenue Toledo. St. L. St W 107S 16S'163' 163Vj 114 civ; 100 21T 61 "h 56 211 .; i(ii., pu,!ioo .1 22S 22,; 21 . 01V 61V 61 1,4 56 : 56 1.4' ,V.i .:212"t214 211 ) .1 61V 61H I 14V 61 Vs 61 7-C' Toledo. S. I-. & W pfd I" m I 10 10 I nloi. Faeilic. ,12: 137', 13i;V,;i36a; Illioil Pacific, pfd . . . I'. S. Rubber, c C Rubber, pfd. . . . 1'. S. Steel Co., -.... 1". S. Steel Co., pfd. . I tali Copper S3 53 '3 116 7h S-.'-j So 1 KJl, 33 V 53 ! 33 I jlOSl, S6V S3V HC.'-j 116 116 79',i 7SV,' 7H Virginia. lbemical. 43V Weslern I nlou Tele... (oV H.H4I ftHXt, Weslingiiou'e Electric. I 071,' 67 V ''. i 6fit Ex Hit.. 2',,- Total sales. 361.400 shares. CAPACITY 150 CARS PER Financial, Industrial, Development Wisconsin Bankers' Association Adopts Rules Affecting Drafts Pre sented for Payments American Railway Association Has Plan for lessening Car Shortages Christmas Business Booming in Middle West. The Wisconsin Bankers' asboclatlon has adopted a rule requiring the pay ment of a small fee for the presenta tion of drafts, whether collected or not. and for the furnishing of credit Information. It Is argued in favor of the plan, that if the banks are com pensated for their services in this connection they will make definite ef forts to collect the drafts will find out whv thev are not paid, and fur nish Buch information to tle drawers of the drafts. When the. banks are paid only for the presentation of drafts which are actualy collected, they are quite likely to Rive better attention to those they think thert is a cliance of securing returns on lliem for those they are doubtful about. The result ia "that many a colleftible draft will go unattended. Want to Sals Fare. The New York Central railroad has filed with the slate commission a peti tion asking permission to increase passenger lares to a flat rate of 2 Vj cents a mile except on local traffic between liuffalo and Albany. where the charter forbids a exchange of more than two cents a mile. The petition asks that the passenger traf fic be permitted to beir its share of the deficit, ln earnings, in conformity with the ruling of the interstate commerce commission, which refused to grant further increases on profita ble freight rates to make up the de ficiency in passengtr earnings. CaaAga Baals of Kate Making. At a conference of representatives of the chamber of commetie of many eastern cities held in New York city recently, an- amendment to the ('um mins amendment to the interstate commerce act waa endorsed which would base the rates on commodities according with their values. It wo'ild then be optional on the part of a shipper to declare the actual or less than full value of the goods shipped, but the shipper could not recover damages in excess of his own declara tion. Under the proposed plan it would be unnecessary to ueciare the value of baggag-e or express unles the s.hip per wanted especialy to protect him self. This amendment, it is said, has the unofficial endorsement of the interstate commerce commission. Hamedy for Car Saortajr.. One of the principal causes for the freight car shortage Is the fact that payments for war supplies and muni tions become due when the articles themselves are loaded on the freight cars. The American Railway associa tion proposes a remedy for the conges tion which now holds at eastern ex port centers by reducing the three davs' free time allowed for ahipments received at ocean terminals or gulf ports 4 8 hours and by advancing tlie demurrage charge on freight cars hv an increasing scale of rates from 13 to $5 a day. Wag D em and Increasing. One of the serious difficulties that confronts them, sav railroad officials, is the possibility of offsetting in some way the continued increased demands being made by railroad employes for higher wages. The conference at Chi cago this week of the heads of the various labor unions of railroad em ployes, and the report that the unions all over the country will, not later than next spring, among other things, demand an eight-hour day and time and half for overtime is a case in point. The railroad officials say that the additional earnings front thu freight rates granted by the interstate BOSTON" COPPER QUOTATIONS Boston. Dec Adventure . - Ahmeek Allouez Arcadian Alaska Haltlc Belmont . Bingham .... Bohemia .... Boston Kly . . Butte Coal'n. 13 -1 ' -Copper bids: Nevada Cons M ichigan Mohawk . . . . Nlppissing No. Butte. . . . No. Lake . . . Ohio cop. . . . Old Colony . . Old Dotn Osceola Quincy Ray Cons. . .. Sante Fe Shannon . . . . Shattuck Stewart Superior Sun. & Bos. . . Swift Back.. Tamarack . . Trinity Tuolumne . .. I'nited Cop. . I'nited Fruit 15 l7s 83 V 7 29 1 s :4 3 57 h2 t2 24 Ti 3 7 V-2 33Vj G3 23'; IVa 125 4 5 9 33 1 146 50: . 03 . 55 S-4 " 4 7 u, 25 70 K 6fiv 525 151? 1 1-16 52 , . 14 55 H . 3V l ('al. & Ariz. Cal. & Hecla Centennial . Chief Cons.. Chino Cons. Cop. M. Cop. Range . . Dalv West. .. Davis-Daly .. Kast Butte... First Nat'l. .. Jfranklln Goldfield Con Greene-Can. . (Sranby Hancock Helvetia H&4 4' 1 H 76 Vj 15 40 l'n. Shoe Ma. I n. S Ma. pfd I'nited Zin:. . U. S. Smelt. I. S. 8m. pf. Utah Apex. . Utah Cons. .. Victoria Winona Wolverine . . Wyandot . . . Yukon Gold.. Crown Verde Kx. 4 McKlnley ... Riker Ag. ... 28 63 V 44S 11V, 22 3-s 65 1 24 55 13-16 67 -S Indiana 5 N. Inspirat'n. 43 V Isle Royale.. 25 Keeweenaw . 2 7a La Salle 64 Majestic .... 1 , Mason Valley. 1 v Mass. Gad. . 20 Mass. Mln. . . 10 Mayflower .. 34 Meg. Cong 34 Miami 3 2, DAY NORTHWEST ORIENTAL TRADE Than ANY OTHERPOINT commerce commisi.'n and increased earnings due to improvement in busi ness do not equal the increasing wage schedule, and that under present con ditions they are unable to help them selves. Chxistnxas Business Good. An Inquiry as to the prospects for Christmas Business was s-nt out from New York Liecemuer 1 in principal cities in the territory 1'etwecn the Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi river. The replies were all highly optimistic over the outlook. One in quny went to Denver and received a similar response. Balfour-Guthrie to Balsa Cotton. The Ballour-tluthrie company has purchased lO.OOo acres ut ,mj near Calipatria. Imperial valle . i ai . at the northern end il the lmpeim alley and will put the land urnn-r immediate cultivation. The company is planning to specialise on long-staple otton. The improvements to the property which the company will make will cost $30y,u0n and will include ;i cotton seed oil mill and a cotton gin :u the town limits of Calipatria. Idaho Mining Output. Robert N. Nell, state mining inspec tor, estimates the value of Idaho's minim; output lor Ijib at $30,no.i."tin. compared with $25,u00,u00 for 1914 and 24. 50o, 000 for 1913. Bssorgs&lxatlon of Brunei Company. The receivership of the Kumely com pany, the Portland l.ianch of -which ta the distributing office for the terri tory extending as far east as l'oca tello, Idaho, including Oregon and Washington, emieil with the sale of 'the assets to the newly organized com pany, on December S at LaHorte. lnd. Two new companies have been organ ized, one to handle the sales end, the other th manufacturing output of the concern. The manufacturing will b done under the name of the Advance Kumely company, and the sales will be taken care of by the Kumely Thresher company. Finley I. Jlount, who has been the receiver. Is president of l.oih companies. Fays Heavily for Experience. It Is generall believed that the path of the automobile manufacturer has been paved with golden profits. The experience of the American Loco motive company was different. it etilured into the field of automobile manufacturing, and expert account ants have figured out mat the com pany lost $7.0110.91'" in the venture, t'ne lesson that liny be drawn from this Is that It does not always pay to go. into a busiiuss of which on know- nothing. Drouth of Mail Orders. Sears, l'.oolmi I; s. Co.'s total sales for November wer.- $1 2.V27.1 54. an in crease of nearly $25'i.uOii,u(io, or 23.05 per nt. This well illustrates 1h growth and ptosperlly of the tnall order business. Total gross sales for 1915 are figured t $ 1 1'-'. 00,0,000, an increase of $11 oho.mOO over last year. Standard Oil Securities. Those who are paving the Increased price lor gasolitii will appreciate the statement ti.it during the past fort night, the iojvar.ce it the market pric-j of se n ritles ol the no companies com prising the Standard ('II group. the union of which was dissolved by court order, have increased $ 1 4 !, 000.000. Prosecution for Fraud. The National Association of Credit Men is raising a fund of $2.'.('('0 to be used m prosecution of attempts t de fraud creditors. ll.WK STATKMKNT OF COAST Por:!and Bcnks. 1 hi- eek. Clearing Monday . . Year i;n. . . . $2 -1ij.hT1.37 ll.WS.472.19 Seattle Banks. Cleerfnc IJn lanis-a .$2.677.sl9.K l77.nui.oo Tacoma Banks. I ''.Pari l. a s l'.alance-. $ 492 23?. (XI 116.4 12. no Lot Angeles Banks. Clearings Clearings .$4.(J9.9'.2.i) San Francisco Banks. 11.17.".'!20 00 Uvenol Wheat Market. Liverpool, Ik-c. 1 A. 1 I N S. Wheat Hpot N.. 1 Manitoba. 1 Ze 3d; No. 2. I2h; So. :!. lis lid. No. 1'. hard winter, new. lis 9d Overbeck S Cooke Co. Stocks. Bonds. Cotton, Grain, rats, 816-317 Board of Trade Building. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Main be rs Cblcaao Board of Trad. Correspondence or Logan ft liryaa, Chlcaa-o New York. -----7"ssssBBBaaaasssSBS