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12 THE OREGON DAILY' JOURNAL, PORTLAND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1915. DISTRIBUTORS UNIVERSITY GIVES A IE OF THE EGG E Chinese Stock Xot Flooding Amer ican Markets and Do Xot Com pete In Slightest Particular With Fresh Home Offerings. Someone connected with tbe department of commercial and industrial service of the I'nl Ttrslty of Oregon Is "seeing tilings" la the egg trade, accnrdln;; to tboso in closest touch with the American situation. A bulletin Issued by the university gives the impression, tit Jl American markets are bxdng flooded with M"nf,;in hut Is fr from the actual fact. Fewer Chinese eggs have been rVrelrvl In the Pacific coat markets during the present season than a. nee the shipments were first started In this direction. Chinese erirs are not fresh eggs when they reach th American market, therefore lo not compete with the former at all. Market !' fresh eggs here has held re markably well all through the present season, sud has net b-un Influenced In tlie slightest particular If the Chinese stock. Those that purchase must of the Chinese eggs are gen erally buyers of cracks air! p- quality stock, therefore ti.e los of this business Is not felt- TAN'G KMXES QUOTKl) LOWEU California tangerines are quoted "r a tox low er In, th lo nl market, with va'.u nilintf from II. SO to Jl T. a box. Tt: California took U far mrrtor to th poorly picked Japaoes fruit, and is Kw?ter. WIDE SPKKAI) OF ONIONS At ttU time of the season there is always a supply of onions That Is not on to atanJard. In tUe Froat atr-t trade tfo? prir of be?t atock la beirg I.eM ten!y, but p.jr stock is selling at ail urts of figure!. DRESSED MEATS ARE IJETTER Irad meat market, with the ceptlo of hog. W iu letTpr sline along Kront street. Veals are very firm since the agitation against worms In h-i;. nnd Talues are Wins well tuaiutaint'd at Tuesdjy's sharp rise. LOCAL ( A l" Ll F LOW E R REST "While offerinp of local cauliflower an- net liberal. tli quality of tne h-me grown stM?k ta so far sujerii-r to the beat available from California that n difference of fully 2Ck; a doxeu exists in the price. CRICKEX MARKET IS FIRMER All through the chicken market a firmer tone is shown along Kr-.nt stret. Receipts are only fair, with very little real good stuff available. Heavy hens axe still very eagerly sought at He a pound. Turkeys are scarce and In fair demand. BRIEF XOTES OF THE TRADE Cheese and butler steady. All fish supplies scant. Wool more active In the east. Hides stronger in the east. Potato buying returned In country. Only cheaier priced apples in. demand here. TRANSPORTATION San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chang- En Boute) The Biff. Clean. Comfortable. Elegantly Appointed. Bea-Qola Steamanlp BEAVER Sails From Ainsworth Dock 3 P. M., DEC. 17 100 Golden Mum oa Colombia River. All Bate Include Berth and Meals, Tablea and Service Unexcelled The San Francisco ft Portland S. S. Co.. Third and Washington Sta (with o-W. B. at IT. Co.) Tel. Broad. . a 500. A-6131. Twin "falcces 01 the facific" "NORTHXBH PACITI0" "GREAT KOETHZaS" SAN FRANCISCO-HONOLULU 8. S. "HOKTSEKH PACXFIC" alls for ban Francisco DEC. 16. 21, as. 3a Btmr. zpre leave 10th and Hon. a. m. B. 8. arrives 8. T. 3:30 next afternoon. SS. Oreat Nonoern from Ban rraa ciaco for Honolulu, Sec. 16, Jen. 5, 25. Peb. 14, ticxxt orncs, bth asd btabx. Phones Broadwmy 830, A-67U Tick also at M and Morrison, 100 3d st US Washington sc. e-XOETH PiCmc' STEAMSHIP COj San Francisco I SANTA BARBARA. LOS ANGELES sa BAND SAN DIEGO. S. S. ELDER . g Bails Wednesday, Deo. lj, 8 P. M. I Ticket Office IMA Third 8L M' Phones Mam 1314, A-13 14. b OAXIaT BOAT TO THE DALLES 8tamr "DalleaCity" and "Stranger" Portland dally. 7 a. rn exceot Friday. Lave The Dalles dally. 7 a. except Saturday. AIDES ST. DOCK. POBTXAJTS. Phone Main 15A Alia. PaiT-McConnick Steamship Line DXKXCT FREIGHT SXB-flCB SAN FRANCISCO TO PORTLAND tPler 93) Couch St, Bock) 3 SAILINGS WEEKLY POBTlVaJrTJ OEBXBAl OPTICS 181 Oak St. Phones Main 2960. A -3527 American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Freight Sfe. New York Srice fcf2Vo Boston Between yofj Hawaiian Portland 5X3 Islands ' ' C S. KEKHXDT. Affant, : - 170 Stark at- Portland. Or., HUSSION GAM DOING TOO General Livestock Market Unchanged At North Portland Hogs Are Steady Wifh Cattle Firm at Full Prices Mutton and Lambs Are Stronger. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN'. Hogs. Cattle Calves. Sheep. Wednesday 733 123 22 Tuesday r 228 Monday 724 r.21 1347 Saturday WO 44 1. 7 Friday 2iSl 227 1 4 Thursday 673 129 3 J93 Week a )T) W13 "3 13 44 Year ago 409 ... 2 1534 Two years ago 830 234 11 3.r.3 Three years ago. . . . DM 3 1 383 Market for hogs continues steadr at North T 'or Hand with 5 still considered the general tot for quality offerings. Killers are taking hid of au tne supplies less freely, but tb market Is by uo means showing weakness. General tut market: Best light Uedluni light Good to heavy ICocgh to heavy Cattle Karket Btrcng, o.S3a3.0 Cattle market Is showing strong character a' North 1'ortland. Some of the arrivals to day came forward In aach bad shape from Montana that they v. Ill not likely be offered for several days, or until they are thoroughly rested. Top cattle are generally quoted at $7. with occaMWial lota good enough In the hay stuff t bring a dime or 15c more. It takes ex ceptional quality grain fed steers to bring $7.3. The recent sale at S7.50 was for grain fed stuff better than some of the show stuff. (ieneral rattle market range: Selected steers $7.23'37.V Heat bay ted steers 7.0O4f7.10 Good lo choice 8.M Ordinary to fair d.0Oaa.7.,J lies: rows 3.5041. 00 Good lo prime 4&oq5.0o Select bulls 4.0Oa4M fancy bulla 4.004 29 'Jrdluary bulls 2.503.00 liest calves 7.0o7.50 Mutton and Latnbs Btrong. Mutton and lamb trade la strong at North rortlmid with extremely limited arrivals re cently. AS'lth latet sales or lambs around iT.jy there Is still every Indication of In creased strength. Holdings of mutton and lbuitis In ibe country are comparatively small, so far as fat stuff la concerned, therefore no literal stockj are ex'ected within the lmme-dii-te future at leajt. General mutton and lamb prices: Select Interior lambs t 7.50 Ordinary Interior lamb 7. 3367.33 W illamette valley hvicbs 7.234J7-34 Wethers B.OXXtie.23 SK-lect ewes, light 3.3500 Wednesday Lireetock Bhippers. Uogi IUert McCrow. Gddendale, Wash., 1 loud; M. M. Hoctor. 1 load; J. H. Samuelson, Krownsvllle, 1 load; f. 11. Farmer. McCoy, 1 hd; J. 1". Walker, (orvalli?, 1 load. tattle e. C. Clark. Blalock. 1 load; i. I.'auer, Helena, Mont., 3 loads. Mixed- atuff L. F. Uussell. Washougal. WMn.. 1 load hogs and sheep: J. V. Dlnsmore. West Sclo, 1 load catile and hogs; J. E. l'arry, .'ilftrsou, 1 load cattle and bogs. Tuesday Afternoon Saiea. lions. No. Ave. lbs. Price. '' 240 i 50 3 Jtf3 ti.tsi 1 4JU &.U0 STKEKS. 14 . . 130G 7 TO 1 12S0 O.50 COWS. 10 1000 6.60 BILLS. 1 14S0 4.25 LAMBS. 162 Rl 7.80 70 o.;-5 Wednesday Horning Sales. MMDS No. Ave. lbs. Price. 17 lambs 78 $7.50 EWfcS 6 ewes 107 J5.50 HOGS 67 hog, a 16.00 13 hogs i,-,e .oo ' hogs tT'l O.uo - ht;s ia5 f..40 7". h.gs lno 5.2o : hog 'K r io .'. bogs 14 S.Oo uogs 307 5.(.0 AMERICAN' LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hogi 8.75. Chicago. Dec. 15. (I. N. S. Hops Re ceipts 57.000. slow, unchanged to 5c under jesterday's average: bulk ).25Ji.'..C5; light. C.5'a6.55; mixed. f6.o56i6.75: heavy. W.25ia ti.75; rough. ti.25'jlt;.5: pigs. 4.5 r.0o. Cattle Kecelpts 20.000. steadr; native beef steers, M. 10'n 1 l.OU; western steers, Itl.Msj S.3."; cjws and heifers. $2.358.45; calves. to.7riilo.:i5. Mieep Receipts IS. of, stesdv; sbeep, 16.10 fco.So, lambs. $7.0CS.o0. St. Louis Hogs, I6.S&. St. IxhiIr. Iec. 15. 1 1. N. S. ) Hog Re. celpts i:t.ott. lower. Pigs sud lights. 3.rot 1.70: mi.ved snd butchers, $8.4oj03; heavy 73tti.S5. Cttle Receipts 6.000. steady. Native lef stiers. $7.l1i 1O.40; yearling st-ers and heif ers. JS.OO'u lo 3: cows. S3.5O4t7.00; stockers and feeders. $.".0wii7 25: southern Meers. S5.25 jjN.5o; ojwi and heifers. Si"Oj6.50; native calves. S6.oodtl0.0i'. Sheep Itecelpts 2.0O0. stea.lv; Tearllngs 50f(i7.5"; lambs. SS.OOiiS.2o. sheep and t'wes, S5-5i.0.50. Omaha Hosts S6.45. Omaha. Iec. 15. 1 1. N. S. ) Hogs Receipts 17.M. steady: heavy. Sr..25liti.5; .lght. S6.2o fa 43; pigs. S5.20ii6.25; bulk of sales ia.3Utt H.-ft. Cattle Receipts 720). steady. Nstlve steers. K'.uoGiin.oO; cows and heifers. S5.25Ca6.75 ; weriern steer. S6.Ot-4i7.rO; Texas steers, S3.70 Ig6 "O: st.ckers acd feeders, S-VDOfS7.25. Sheep Kecelpts 12.'s. steady. Yearlings. $fl L."'U7.13; wethers, S5.73t).5o; lamtx. S.S.0X) illl.'.'J. Denver Hogs S6.S0. Denver. Dec. 15. Cattle 1200, strong. Beef steers So .nOi7.50; cowi and belfers. S3.JOt 7.ar; stackers and feeders. S3.3oCi7.o; calves 7.KiiU.00. Hogs UsjO," lower. Tops. S8.30; bulk. Sfl.OOa 6.20. Sheep 250. strong. Seattle Hogs $6.23. Seattle. Pec. 15. I P. N. S. ) nogs Re ceipts 704, steady; prime lights. $0.2O(g6.25; medium to choice, $6.0348.15; smooth heav ies. S-V7oJ3.75; rough neaviea, S5.2063.25; pigs. S3. 20t. 15. Cattle Kecelpts none, steady; best steers. $6.73'!C".rH; common to medium steers. $5.50 S6.25; best cows. $5.506.25; common to medium cows. S3S4.50; bulls. S3.50e5.50; calves, $5.S0n9. fheep Receipts 32, steady; lambs. $7Q 7.:k; yearlings. $6tf0.5o; ewea, $3.303.50. Today's shippers: Hgs M. 1. Baldwin, Kallspell, Mont.. 350; John Llcasy. Oilman. Mont.. U2: Joe Phillips! Mabtoo. lo": E. C. McDougal. Acton. U4; W. C. t otter. Klona. 81. Sheep Joe Phillips, XJabtou. 52. SHIPPERS' WEATHEIt NOTICE Weather bureau sends the following notice to shippers: Protect shipments during the next 43 hours ss far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 34 degrees; northeast to Spokane. 12 degrees; southeast to Boise sero. south to Ashland. 32 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tonight, about 34 degrees. Chicago Produce Market. Cnicago Dec. 14. (I. N. 5.) Bntter alow, eggs steady. Butter Kecelpts 6760 tubs; creamery ex tras. 33Sc; extra firsts. 31ii33c; firsts. 2i :toc. seconds. 23244c: dalrie extra SOiT flrsts, 2Bj27c; iteconds. 20il22c; Dackin' atock. lKftJiOe: ladles. 214c. Eggs Kecelpts 1M7 cues; firsts, 20H0c ordinary firsts. 272c; miscellaneous lots 2o &2i)c; storage April. 21V, Si 4c Eastern Barley Markets. Kansas City, Dec. 14. (I, N. .) Barley Chicago Dee. 14. (I. N. S.l Barley firm malting, 64gOSc. Receipts. 99 cars. New Tork. Dec. 14 (I. N. 8.) Barley steady, malting. 746J8&C; c. 1. f. Buffalo. Liverpool Cash Wheat. Liverpool. Dec. 15. (I N S ) 2'heSt-T?pot No- 1 Manitoba. 12s siid: No. 2. 12s 3d; No. 3. lis ld; No 1 hard winter, new, lis 8d. GOOD WORK Edited by Hyman H. Cohen. PIPE DREAMS ARE STARTED ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTORS AGAIN Organization Is Giving Results to Those Directly Interested and Others Have Really Xo Cause to Choke Association. That prlrate marketing Interests have In spired Ibe recent rumors regarding the qiit tlcg of the fruit marketing game by the North Pacific Distributors, was the assertion of an official of the latter organization. The statement that the North Pacific Fruit Distributors are slated to be out of existence organised, and for that reason the organiza tion baa been compelled to live down many false reports of Its work. An official of the Distributors gsve the fol lowing statement regarding the situation: The statement that tb North Pacific Dis tributors are elated to be out of existence n-xt season Is sll rot. It Is merely another mouthful of the nonsensical stuff the public and growers have been gorged with during the past season In some of the prodin lng districts If the sn me sntount of practical discussion and re-ognltloo of real progressive events were spread broadcast Instead, the public at large, the fruit growing communities, and the gnrw -ers themselves would be in a better state of understanding of actual conditions within the Industry. At least It would offer ground for constructive work, and not destructive at tempt. tecause uo one having the growers' welfare in mind will seek to temr down or be little, ubetlier by Inference of misstated lan guage, what the growers are eudeavorlng to t'Ulld up. and that Is their own self protection through organization. No expression of disintegration within the Distributors' ranks Is visible to those fsmlllsr with sctunl events. No such condition hes been advanced by any of the units composing the Distributors, and no statement of possible dissolution has come from those sources. If tboce units are satisfied with the present state of Affairs, no outsider Is Justified lu making the positive assertion that "It is a conceded fact the Distributors will not be In exlstem-e next yesr." Who. then, constitutes the popalar verdict responsible for the "con ceded fact 7" Were every one to swallow everrthlng said about the fruit business, not supiprted by Incontrovertible evidence, the popular Judgment would be that the growers had become totally devoid of common sense. Of course the Distributors have not iian dled as much tonnage the past season as they did last year. The 1U13 crops were not In excess of 4o per cent of the 1914 yield, yet up to the present time the Distributors have handled substantially 40 per cent as much as tbey did up to the corresponding period one year sgo. The author or the story that the Distributors would be forced out of business because of their overhead expense, failed to deal with facts concerning that overhead and Its relationship to tonnage. Otherwise be mlitht have disclosed, had he knew, that with a natural decrease In shipments approx imating 00 per cent throughout the north- j west, the Distributors overhead ex;ense de- creafed 52 er cent, while at the same time their general efficiency has been materially increased by virtue of their greater exr-eri-enceand relations with the trade. No one will deny the splendid character of the Distributors' work In 1H13. And what may be said of them may deal equally with the ctber selling organizations that represent the growers' first line of protection, their local cooperative associations. If fair and square censorship and Investigation were made the basis for all stories that deal with the proper serving of the growers' Interests, real effort at and successful distribution, conscien tiousness lu upholding correct market Talues, ind maximum returns for the season, the out come would Indisputably oe In faor of tho-e organizations. The growers kno.v this better than anyone else, and the disorganization that prevailed throughout the northwest this sea son, resulting in the lowering of fruit grades. Indiscriminate shipping and comrueuaurately low returns, has not been without its proper value In exjerience. Even the author of the dissolution yarn ad nlts that phase cf the situation when he states of the conditions In Wenatchee that "a larger portion of the tonnage has been sent out oo ccnslgntiK nt and placed In the hands of unscrupulous dealers thnn for many years pest, to the serious Injury of the business." To self concede further demoralization rather than restore I organization in lil under thwe circumstances sounds like a pipe dream. If there Is no other motive in sight. Wheat Closes Just About Holding Its Own in Chicago Chicago. rec. 15. (I. N. S.) Wheet closed Vic up to lVe under yesterday. Tne wheat market opened with light offer ings and buying by commission nouses, Min neapolis strength helping the Chicago market. J;'me A. Patten is credited with having sold a large amount of wheat yesterday at g sd profits, having purchased before the advance last week. The final government crop report, whbh Is scheduled to be Iwued today, la ex pected to raise the estimate on spring wheat and possibly reduce winter wheat somewhat. Crn opened with scattered commission house buying. The pit crowd Is Inclined to follow the action of wheat. Unsettled weather is a factor. It is expected that the reirt will ahow a reduction In corn average and a cut In the estimated crop. Oats are running steady with light trade. Little cham;e U e pected In quotations. Provisions were firm to light offerings. Ieoember whest oHned at llfc. S over yesterday's cl.'te. It sold to 117 and then declined. May n(Mned at 117Ts and fluctuated from lis to 117. July opened at 110. Iecembor corn opened at 67Tie end was falr- j ly stesdy srouod GSc. May opened at 71 December oats opened at 42. May opened at Tuesday's close, 45c. and failed to go much higher. Range beck of Chicago prices furnished by Over Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trade building : WHEAT Open High. lr. Cloe. Iec 118v 117it 115V4 lifl n May 117', UK'S, 1 16-, 117HA July 110 11 10U 1U)B CORN Dec 67 9v 674 B0 4 A May 714 724 714 72 A OATS Dec 421; 42 41', 42 May 45 454 44;, 45 B PORK Dec 125 B Jan 1850 18.V) 1825 1S45 A May 1S47 1S47 1&25 1S40 li LA KD ri ... &50 Jan. 870 970 !2 sxj.-, a Way 907 1sj0 WW 9io a' RIBS Dec ... ... 075 Jan SO ' 9s V,0 97;, n May lolO ' 1015 1o2 1010 BAXK STATEMENT OF COAST Portland Banks. This week. Year ago. $2,202,071.37 S1.SS3.472.1S 2..v.fi hos s:i 1 7!ii.4'.i.i2 1.S72.871.02 2.04ti.34.KJ Clearings: Monday . . . Tuesday .. Wednesdsy Seattle Banks. Clearings Ba Uncts . . $2.107. 2S1 .no 25d.343.00 Tacoma Banks. Hearings Balances .$ 281. 929 .00 47.250.00 Los Angeles Banks. Clearings Clearings .$4,905,080.00 Ban Francisco Banks. .$10,443,197.00 New York Sugar and Coffee. New York. Dec 15. Sugar Centrifugal. $4.77. Coffee Spot New York No. 7 Bios, 1c; No. 4 Santos. HC TO QUIT FRUIT BUS I NESS Dry States Are Not Getting Hop Trade From the Brewers Beer Makers Resent Voters' Action and Ruy Supplies Elsewhere Whenever Possible. The constant spread of prohibition at world'i centers, thereby creating a much smaller de mand for hop products, is having Its effect upon the hop trade generally, and especially In Oregon and Washington, where the voters tave voted the states dry . While recently there v.aa quite fair volume of bop business in California and In New York, the only transactions available in either Oregon or Washington have been at a lower price range. The recent sale of the big Pcr clval crop at lm- is one of these indications. It is stated that these bops were offered to the trade fir fully a wevk at 10c a pound before a buyer was fouuo. Small lots of bos sre telng picked up here and there In the northwest, but the volume Is comparatively light. Harry L. Hart Hop company purchased two carload of the Muller crop In western Washington at 11c a pound. Brewers are showing practically no Interest fn association liops at this time, because they feel that the organization's success would sim ply mean that they would be compelled to pay more than the regular market f'r their re quirements. There Is more or less talk that some of the growers Inside the association are trying to d!se of their crops, but this can Dot be confirmed from any quarter. JOBBING PKICEa O lOKTLANl These prices are those at which wholesalers sell to retailers, except ss otherwise stated. Dairy Froduoe, BUTTER City creamuy cubes, fancy, 114c; firsts, 2U4c seconds, 24c; prints and cartona, extra; country crsatuery cubes, 7(u k)r , Oregon dairy, httgllk. BL'TT i-ltr'AT Portlauu delivery Premlvjir cream. Xic, No. I sour cream, JJlc; No. 2, 29e. sweet cream. 35c per lb. EGOS Selling price by dealers, delivery extra Selected fresh. 42c dom. ; storage, 24Q 27c; case count. Oregon, ranch, 37c dos. LIVE I'OLL'llH - ni. neay I'lymonts Kot k. 14c lb.; ordinary chickens, 12c lb.; bp ilers, 14 and 2 lb., l-'ijiac; turkeys. 17c; diessed faui. 214j'-'2c lb., culls. 15c lb.; plgeoua. l.oonl. ', suaba, l.2o dos.; get se, live, 7c; Pekin ducks, old. lc; young and heay. 14c; Indian Uunnera. 12c. J ACkilABBlTS r aucy L501.75. CiitKM. selling priia ren oreiriin fancy fui cream twins and triplets, lSiijlS4c; Young America. lO'iioc Price to Jobbers, lists, 17c; Youi.g America. ISc f. o, b.; cream ii .rk. Ihfdir; omlierger, 2oc lb. Fruits and V age tablea. FKEI1 HIL1TS oranges, fancy navel, el'..'iO(4ii.5; bauauas, 5c lb., lemons. $;i 0044 4.5o box; grape Irult. Klorida. 4. 00(445. 5o caac; pineapples, 744ac lb.; ptars, $1.2"l.uo, huckleoeriies, 5(n7c. grapes, 5cy;l per crate. Jap oranges, $1.50, langi-rlnc-a, 1.50'(il75 1X.T box. APPLUS Local. J1.00ia225 per box, ac coruiu lo vtuttllty. ONIONS Local, $1.25 per cental; association selling price, carloads, (1.00 f. o. b. country points; garlic. 12()15c lb. POTAIUKS Selling price ew crop, local, f l.outtjl.25; buying price. 90cii1.00 per cen tal, sweets. 2.5uU2.75. VEOLIABLLS lurnlps ( ); beets, 75c per ssck; carrots, new, 75c per sack; parsnips t ) r sack; cubbage ilocal). 75c; green oa k,us. 10Cl12c doseD rjuucties; peppers. belL 4c; head lettuce, California. $2.75 crate; cel ery, dozen, 404 05c; cauliflower, 75c'i$1.25 per Qv-ien, rrencb artichokes, $1.00 wt dozen: string beans, loc. hothouse cucumbers. ' 4oQ 50c do.; tomatoes. California, $1.50; egg plbnt. 8SVj" lb.; sprout. S4c per lb.; cran berries, local, $10.50; eastern. $9.50(12.00 per barrel. Meats, Tlxh ajid ProrUlons. DUliS.o alEAis helling price Connur killed: Kancy hogs, 0 4(U7c lb.; poor, 5 t(40c; faiuy eal. lOfjiiOriC, ordinary, b((40c, poor, ImiVjC; goats, JViA-ic, spring lambs, itx, muiiou, 5(ubc. UAus, rALO., ETC. Hams. 14(3 19c: breaktast bai-on, 16u29c; boiled hams,, 27c; picuic, 9 4c; cottage roll. lJ4c; Oregon ex ports. H'.aUlJc Oiii'lLi.s oiyuipia, per gallon, $3; canned eastern, 55c can, $0. So Uoaeu , eastern In shell, l.bo per loO; rasor clams, 124c Uoseu; eastern oj slers, per gallon, solid pack, $4.00. J. 1SL1 Uressed flounders, 7c; sllverslde sal mon, 6 449c; steel head, 10c; perch, 7QSc; iciisters, 45c lb.; silver smelt, ?c, saiuioo trout. 124c lb.; halibut, bllOc; Columbia melt, 174dflSc. Li.ilj iium, kettle rendered, .2c; stand srd. 104c. CKAB5 Large, $2.00: medium, $1.50 dozen. Groceries. SUUAK Cube, $1.5; powdereu, $7.10; fruit or berry, $J.o, beet, $d.5o; dry granulated, Vc.So. hi yrllow, $0.15r tAbuve iuoiaiiona are oU uay net cah.) HICL Japiu tljle. No. 2, New Or leans, head. 54ati4c; blue rose. 4c aALT Coaru. half grounds. 1oaj. $10.50 per lou; 5os. $11. o; table dairy. 5os, $10; ius, $l.5u; uaiea, $2-25; lump ruck, $20 net ion. BEANS Small white, $7.25: large white, $7.25; pink, $5.75; llmas, $0.00; ba;ou, $0.75; Bops. Wool and Hides. 110PS NoUjUisI buylus price. 1913 crop, choice, 114c; prime, 11c; medium 10 prune, bjloc. rio.NKi New, $3.2513-f0 Per case. uuh Nominal, lulo clip: Willamette val ley, tvMtie coLswuid, 2uc; medium Shropshire, iix. , cbuics taucy iota, 25c; euaie.n Oregon, 14U2c. uiutS Salted bides, 25 lbs. and op, lie; sailed slags. 5o lbs. and up. 114c; sailed kip, 15 10 25 lbs. loc. salted calf, ap to li lbs., loc; green bides. 25 lo. and up, 14c; green stags, 00 lb, sud ud. loc; green kip, i5 lbs. to 25 lbs., 10c: green calf, ui, to 15 ids., ic; dry film hides. 25c; dry rilut calf, up to 7 lo . 4c; U17 sail bides, oc; dry Lorsebldes. each 50c to $1.00: salt borsebldes, each $2.o0 to $3-ov; horsehair, 25c; dry tung wool' pells, 16c; dry short wool ells. 13c; dry sheep shearlings, each, 10 to 15c. XALLOW No. 1. 44c; No. 4B44c; CIeae. oU44c. M0UA1K 1915 30c. ClirniM UU CASCARA BARK Buying price, per car lota. 3 4l4c; less than car lou. Paints and 011a. LINSKL1) Oil, Raw, bots.. 79c gallon; ket tle boiled, bbls.. Sic, raw, cases. s4c; boiled, cases, tUc gal.; lots of 250 gallons lc less; oil cake meal, $44 per ton. COAL OIL Water white in drums and Iron barrels, 10c. TLiiPfc.MlNK Tanka, 87c; rates, T4c gal lon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. SUc lb.; 800 lb. lots, tc lb.; less lots. 9c per lb. OIL MEAL Carload lots. $i. DAIRY PKODl'CK OX THE COAST 8an Francisco sMarket. San Francisco. Dec. 15 I'. I'.) Butter Extras, 2sc; prime firsts, 25c: firsts, 24c. F.ggs L'xttas, 42c; pullets, 34c. Cheese California fancy, ltc; firsts, 15c. Los Angeles Market. Los Angeles. Dec. 15. (P. N. S. ) Eggs Case count. :i4c. Butter Fresh extras, 2So. v Seattle Market. Seattle. Dec. 15.-- it'. P.) Butter Native nblnirton creamery brick, 33c; ditto solid pack. 32c. Cheese Oregon triplets. I7e; Wlw-onsln twins. 21-; ditto triplets, 21c; Washington twins 17c; Young Ainerh a 19c.. Eggs April storage .'!Oc; s'lerll ranch, 46c. lOTATOES ALONG THE COAST San Francisco Market. San Kramisco. Dec. 15. IV. I Potatoes Per cental. Salinas Burbanks. $l.k(gl.83; Delta Burbanks. $1 (if 1 .45 : firegon. $1.25 1.0; Idaho Uurals. 1 .25ci 1 .5o; do Ku sets, $1.25ci 1 .Oi; sweet potatoes. $1.20 l.SO. Onions Per cental i5'cr:t5c. Seattle Market. Seattle. Wash. Dec 15 (P. P.) Onions Creen 25c; Oregon lc. ; Potatoes White riv.r SKftlH; Y'aklma Bur. banks. $22i24: Yakima "Jems 214j23. San Francisco Wool Market. Ssn Kranclscv. Iec. 14. (P. -N. S.) Wool per pound: Humboldt snd Mendocino, 8 months. 2U'i23c: 12 month-. 25t$2Se; middle counties. numths, good 17fal9c; Bed Bluff and vicinity. 2jj23c: southern California fall snd lambs wool. 12 15c; Nevada stock, 18 Sue, according to quality. New York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. Clos-s January 1206 1217 1206 1210 March 1231 1241 122g- 1235 May 1263 1264 1250 1258 July 1265 1275 1261 1270 October 1223 1234 1220 123) December 1204 1205 1204 120a CHICAGO IS THE BASE FOR PURCHASES OF WHEAT IN INTERIOR Tidewater Points Forced to Follow : as Best They Can, Owing to Changed Conditions Due to the NOUTIIWLST GRAIN RKTE1PTS Csrs Wheat. Barley. Fir Oats. Hay. Tortland. Wed. Yor ago Sasn to date Year ago 1 n'-orra. Tui s. . Year a jjo Season to date. ear ago Seattle, Tuc.. . Year ago Nenson to date. Ytur tigo S 4 7U4 1333 3 4 n7 12rl 1 R.OTK 10.816 If. IT 4.S4H :u 5.7: 5.1V 6 106.". KM1 11 IV, ij 4 1 217 317 3 4 Mi 7 774 it 1271 2lJ 1 6 f74 050 l.NSH 14 3 2o 21x1 25C4 12ft 122u There wss again conalderable strength In the foreign wlieat situation, and prices were generally firmer and higher. I.lverpod spot was firm, unchanged to 4d higher. Cargoes "ere unchanged to 14d higher than Tuesday. Higher freight prices are ts-lng asked from Argentine by at least Is. This is having a direct effect upon the altuatlon at North Pa- ciric coast iort. I'Sclftf. n..F-t li M t u-l.ao n, k - km I - - .,111 I talnlne In scilvitv t..,t ti, w.-,.. i- ..in considerably below a year ago. Farmers are offering mote freely, evldeutly selling small j lots to get ready money foe Christmas, a general 1 condition a: this period of the season. Pur- chases for eastern rail shipments are Increas- I lng in the Interior, ami In some Instances j Higher prie s urc telng offered there. The ' Interior markets are now always on the coast basis, because f the changed conditions due to the closing of the Panama canal and the I sending of supplies to Europe hv rail to the l Atlantic coat. Therefore Chicago values are now the twsls for interior buying. ( FI.OUK Selling price. Patent 15.00! WI1- 1 lrmette valley, 5 sD. local straight. $4 4041 4.M); bakers' local. $4.dO'Ji5.00: Montana spring wneat. S...JU; exports. $4.3O34.40. wnoie wneat. $,,.45; grshani, $5.20; rye flour. eo.,r ycr uarrei. HAY Buying price: Willamette valley timothy, fancy. $!3a 13.50; eastern Oregon Idaho fancy timothy. $16; alfalfa. $13&13. 50; vetch and oata. $11; clover, $.89. URAIN SACKS 1915. nominal. No. 1 Cal cutta, site In car lots; less amounts higher. M1LLSTI.FKS Selling Drlce: Bran. I24.M Q25; shorts. $25.5020. ROLLED BARLEY Selling price. $29,500 30 r,- Wheat bids f .r Decemler delivery were nn- chf nged during the seaslon of the 1'ortland Merchants exchange with the exception of red Russian, which showed a rise of ic nr re. terday. No sah-s. Okts and barley bids were unchanged with 00 r&lcs. Bran bids were up 25c a ton. recovering half or the loaa of Tuesday, but shorts were un changed. Merchants Exchange IV-cember prices: WHEAT Wednesday. Bid. Ask. . . 06 99 . . H5 98 . . !C 94 .. ! 93 . . 90 4 93 OATS . . 24iO 2450 BARLEY ..20) 2SI0 ..2so ;) MILIITIFFS . . 1M75 2000 . . Uf0 22U0 Tuesday. M' n. Hid 9 96 95 95 !I2 J2 9 OO 90 BlueMem . . . Fortyfold . . . Club Bed fife Led Russian Feed . . . Feed . . . Brew Lng Bran . . . 240X) 2400 20O0 2aOX anno 2SO0 1850 1950 1900 Shorts Futurea were quoted: WHEAT Bid. 0J 4 964 92 4 Ask. P 1 ir. 94 034 2475 2S' 3ooo 2O00 22JO January bluestem Jinuarjr fortyfold January club January fife 91 Jcuuary Russian 91 OATS J"urr 24oo BARLEY Jr.ntm.-y feed 200"i Juiiuury brew ing 2soo MIU-STIFFS Jcmiarj bran v,-i0 Junuary shorts 195o BOSTON COPPEK QUOTATIONS Boston, Dee. Adventure . . . Ahmeek Allouez Arcadian .... Haltlc Bingham .... Bohemia .... K. Superior. . Cal. Sc Ariz. . la. Copper bids- 17j Mohawk &f Xev. Cons . . . 65 I.Nlpissing .... lofsl North Butte . 2,, i North Lake . s: Ohio Cop. . . . 2 I oid Colonv . litild Dlminion l ( lu. eol-. 86 16 30 4 20 3 5 7 l; K3 S4 2 4'i 31 Cal. Ar Hecla.535 Centennial . . 16 Qulncy ..... itays Cons. . . " " oiis. . .11-1111 Santa Ke " ' ' "?! Shannon Cons. C. Mines 1 H Shat t nni Copper Range 50 stVwart 33 '. Daly Wesl. 60 3 s - Da v Is-Oaf v East Butte.. Klrst Nat'l.. Franklin . . . O'fleld Cons. G -Cananea. . (iranby Hancock . . . Indiana New Insp'n. Isle Royale. Keeweenaw . Lrii Salle . . . i) 1 r' "wivi aw. 24 1 Is o5 10H 30 50 S 2b S 66', 11 n A O - A J Sup. A; Boston Tamarack . . Trinity Tuolumne . . . L'. Shoe M. . . do cfl 15 6 9 IV, 454 15 til l'nlted Zinc . 54 I L s. Smelters 444 ! nited Cons. . 1-, idn a pex . . Victoria Winona Wolverine i ! - 64 - Lake Copper. 1 8 .Majestic . . . . 1 Mason Valley Mass. (las. . . . Mavflower . . Mex. Cons. . . . Miami Michigan .... ifi: Wyandot . . 24 Yukon Gold . 21 Crown 3 i Verde Ext. . . 32 Kerr Lake . . 3 2 Mi I .Success . . . 1 , Profits ES 1 Various Wheat Markets. Liverpool Cash wheat firm and un changed to Vd higher. London Cargoes on passage un changed to 1'4d higher. Buenos Aires Wheat 14c lower. Duluth Wheat closed December, $1,107; May, I1.13HA. Winnipeg Wheat closed, December, $1.07. ; May, $1.114. Minneapolis Wheat closed, Decem ber. Jl.103: May, $1.13'. Kansas City Wheat closed, Decem ber, $1.06: May $1.09. Chicago 'as h wheat steady; corn, Vic to lc higher: oats, 4c higher. Omaha Cash wheat unchanged to lc higher. St. Louis Cash-wheat, lc higher. Kansas City Cash wheat unchanged to lc higher. San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco. Dec. 15. Barley calls: Dec. 15. Dec. l 4. Open. Close. Close Dec $1.32H A May ... L32V4 B $1.334 A $1.34,B Spot quotations: Wheat Walla Walla, $l.a'U l-STH; red Ruilan, 1.621l&$l.v55; Turkev red, $1.67H!i! $172H: bluestem. $ 1 .7 2 S ro 1 .75. Barley Keed. $1 .27 14 i 1.3o. Oats White. $ 1.3f, fi 1 .37 H. Millstuffs Bran. $ 2 2.00 2 2.50 ; mid dlings. $29. 00(& 30.00; shorts, $23.00 23.50. San Francisco Hop Market. San Francisco. Dec. 14 (P. N. S.) Hcvps per pound. IU15 crop: Sacramento and vicinity. r'aflOSc: Mendx-lrsi and vicinity lou,f(il2Hc; Oregon and Washington, lo(X12c, according to quality. G2IS 3E2D Austrian Matter Y. Stock Market New York. Dec. 13 (1. N. 81 There wss a disposition In the stock market today to dlf- rount the Austrian matter as IV' t a atock I sffslr. This feeling naturally resulted in a firmer close. The street seem to he swsken lng to the fact that the British mobilization of American securities is a bull card and not a tr one. Of course, this Is disputed. Offer ings of stock are not very heavy, and an I oversold condition In several leaders will tend I f further improvement. Traders look for a much better market in the next 10 days. The nu rket oiiened generally above the close, but ' efter brief trading, the entire list seemed to qrlet down. The public buying was aomev.bst ' 1'nJted. The rails were decidedly firmer at later fluctuated to lower levels. The i-.ptrs were about firm to i uesuny s close. ic which had a sensational advance yesterdn . opened at 220. 4 points atove close but later dropped to 226 and seemed to be weak. General Motors oieneil lower than the cle, at 3:412. The war Issues are predicted to te Irregular, at least until the first of the year. ' Range of New Yolk pri'-es furnished by ! Overt, k A- Cooke CV. 210-217 Hoard of Trade building : ; DKSi RIPTKiN Open llish !w cio-e Alaska old Allls l.'haliners, c . . . Allls Ch liners, pfd . Am. lleet Sugar Aui. Can, c Am. Can, pfd 244 :t2 4 xl 714 0OT 24 41 32 24 70 L,1 0O4 . 24 4 32 -2 7i4 ri ::2 4 S3 71X iil4 .... j 1 1 3 Am. Am. Am. Am. i Am. Am Am. I Am. Csr & Foundry, Cjtton Oil. c. . . Lln'cd. c Linseed, pfd . . . Ijoomotive, c. . Smelter, c Smelter, pfd . . . Sugar, c Ml'- 5rt 2:1 41Tl 70 Nl ' 5 ' 23 ' 42 704 1 1 X 79 V W14 u i m 2:1 1--1 2:ia4 41: 41 (Bl i (59 . . . . i 1104 lid lift 116 1115 12 12H:12S 12S ; MUfc I Hl Wl 1004 10041100 100 1"1S iki ib, ii54 1 1; ' 100 H2. I'2! 92; 1-2 4HU 4 SO '470 41 ' LV I I M'i 27 I 32 I 27 i 31 4 5-, (11 I 57 4: 004 IMS IM4 lso4 1MI 54 4 54 4 53 4 .".:14 iP'Ms tl2'i (V2 4 !2 ti 15 ; 15 14' 14-Tis .'tsi : i :si 30 11.14 u:i ti.-u; s.3 54 54 .'..".4 V',4 51 4 52-S.' M: 514 I 1434 Am. Tel. & Tel Am. Woolen, c . Anaomda Mining C At hisim, c Atetdsoll, pfd Baldwin Loco., c Haldw In I.ik-o , ifil ... Baltimore &. Ohio, c. . . Bethlehem Steel, c. . . . I Bethlehem Steel, pfd , Brooklyn Rapid Transit ' Call, petroleum tali. Petroleum, pfd.. Cb nadiM n Pa' If lc I Central Iesther. c. . . . jCeutral Leatlu r pfd... I Chiaieak" & Ohio. . . . Chicago ii ;. W.. . . . I Chicago a O W.. pfd. 1 Chic ago. M. & St . P. . i ( i,lUo Copt I Colorado F. ,t I. I Consolidated ;aa... 'Corn Products, -... ; Corn Products, pfd . ! Crucible Steel, c. I Crucible steel, pfd. Ill i It. G., c li A K. 0 ,.pfd. . . . I Distillers 104 1UV PJi p.. 4 91 '74 74 i 724 72W; 1104 1104 1104 1104 ' 1 ; 13 47 47 45 V 4 I 43 4: 4.3 4 42S, 42 ! 314 3"V M'V 5i'.4 1. . . . 17:i 54" 542 5.13 533 74 74: 73 ; 44 41. 4S1., 4SS. ,1254,125 1254'1254 77 4 77 4 74, 7.1-V ' 1 KVie lst' i'.f l ' Cnlersl Electric General Motors ' (rocdrlch Itiihber. ',t. North , .te lands North., pfd . O.ggenhelm Exp. .. Hide Leather 1 104 .'-14 Hide Leather Ice Securities . pfd ! I j '107 Illinois central . . Industrial Alcohol Inspiration 1 , 1 11-1 ' 4.-.H 45 V 44 4 1 44S, International Harvester, 1 1 1 ni'-; iivvi, Interboro. c Iitterboro, pfd K. Southern, c. . . Ijickuwanna tecl.... Ijehigh Valley Ixuiis. &. Nafhvllle . . . Mexican Petroleum. . . Miami Copper M-. K. i T . c M. . K. & T.. pf Mlrsourl Pacific National Biscuit National lead Nevada Consolidated.. New Haven New Y'ork Air Brake. . New Y:rk Central... N. Y.. 0. A W Norfolk A Western, c Northern Pacific Pacific Mnll Pennsylvania Railway Peoples Gas Ilttslwirg Coal, c S 22" 1 51 4 3 4 "24 h2' S24, S2 M'- '129 934 '100 .... 33 6 I rt 15 4 3S 3H 94 'I'll 4 3 V; 34; 1 04 1 4 74 64 4 10 4 74 13 1051i i4 iVs 734! 74 M 154 U5 304 i :4' 3041 1224:1224 121 V1214 ;110 1HI ,1153t 15 I 1 1 ; I 1 1 V 1 1 4 11 '"a I .v Vi. !: 5s4 114 114 114 ,114 j 3rl, 37V 3' 37 '1104 n.-is 110 ;iio4 i 01 O44! 04 (el 4 ! l(4 , 254' i"1 : l'ltfburg (al, pf. . . . ! P. Steel Car. c P. Steel Car. pf Kay Cons. Coppr Railway Steel Springs j Reading, c lteudtng, 1st pf Reading, 2d pf j Republic I. & S . C. . . Republic I. & Steel, pf. I IUxk Island ! Bock Island, pfd Sears Itoebuck & CX. . . St'ldcbs ker. c ; SMdel.Mkcr. pf Sloes Sheffield 1 S..ilthern Pacific IrVjUtheru Railway, c. I Southern ltallway. pf . Tenn. CopiT ; Texas oil ; Texas Pacifh- i I'nlon Pacific, c Prion Pacific, pf I' S. UublHT. c I 1 . S. Rubber, pf I P. S. Steel ( o., I . S. Steel Co.. pfd. . ' 1 tah Ciper ltglnla nieml- al. c. . W. I". Telegraph V estlnghouse Eleurlc. ! Wisconsin Central i Woolworth 45 45 44, 44 1 ! 424 42 I 42 42 414 -V' 55 ! K HO 110 110 llO 16 I 14! 15 1 ! s 17S4 ITS 177 4 172 4 173 4 113 1214 624 H24 101 Pii10 10 i7i' 1:34 3 4 1 224: 22. 22 Vl 22'S ; 57 5S 57 4 1 57 229 2:3 4 2t5 2304 ' ' 15 1374 137 137 1374 54 54 4 5 i 54 IO.4 : S13 m;V, 7 s,' 1104 114 1114 1l'i4 S"S (S 79 ' 7' 47 47 : 47 : 47 s-u " " ' " ' -S Tl : lid 117 HO 117 Total sales 17 Ex. Dlv., 27c. , loo shares. Oregon Apples in South. Ksn FTsmlsco. Iec. 14 (P. N. S. 1 Apples rr box. Oregon and Washington: Baldwin. 1 25411.5": Jonathan, $1 25 it 175: Winesap, i 1.50al-75; Spltxenberg. 1. 25(32.50. BEEMAN'S WORK IS I PRAISED BY WITNESS ' FOR DR. MARCELLUS (Continued From Page One.) wa-s done by clerks under Dr. Marcel lus Beeman told of the many recent cases he had handled at all hours of the night and how Dr. Marcellus had refused to allow him to further diag nose cases, although he had been doing the work for seven years. "I always felt that I was doing the FACTS Passenger fares have been reduced twentv-flv t,r rent ! : and freight rates flftv ti.r cent since- the paving of the Linnton road. This alone, it is asserted by competent au thority, will pay for the cost of improvement of this high way In two years. Of coirrse, owing to the heavv traffic on this road this dividend is large, but all roads propor tionately show an great re turns ifr hard surfaced with the peer" of pavements BITULITHIC Warren Brothers Company. Journal Building. Overkck & Cooke Co. Stocks, Bonds. Cotton. Orals. Seta. S1S-217 Board or Trad Building. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Cnicago Board of Trad. Correspondence f Logan Bryan, Chlcatxo. Kew York. IJJ I 1 Financial, Industrial, Development , I . i sim .i i ii. ain-, - , , , I Group One of Oregon Bankers' Association YVi!l Hold Semi-Annual Meeting This Afternoon In Pcrtlaml Will Discuss Important Questions Relating to Banking Business in the State. Banker Keet In Portland Today. Grouj one of tne Oregon State Bank ers' association, which Includes the members who live In the northwestern tier of counties, will hold their semi annual meeting this afternoon In the rooms of the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Banking In the Multnomah hotel. Just one session will le held, beginning at 1:S0, and It will be voted principally to business. The bankers will discuss whether fees should be charged for handling drafts and other obligations whether or not payment Is made, the taking of inter est and discount in advance of ma turity of the note giver., as well as escrows, and notary fees. Russell Lowry, deputy governor of the federal renerve bank at San Fran cisco, and Edwin T. ("oinan, president of the Kxi-hnnRe National bank of Siokane. have agreed to meet with the 1 groun Informally and make short talks. They will reserve themsel ves, however, for their more formal dlscuBelon in the evening, wruti t:.y 1U address the bankers and the Portland Association of Credit ilen at a dinner at 6:30, at the Chamber of "omnn-rce. The sub ject at this meeting will be "Trade Acceptances." May Chaxtfe for Presentation of Drafts. The hanks throughout the country have fri-iucntly discussed the advisability of charc,iiiL; a fee for pre senting drafts forwarded to them for collection, whether or not payment is made on presentation. If collection Is made at the time of presentation the banks do not hesitate to do so. Tho practice of" sending to bankw drafts for collection, when it Is well known In advance that the draft will not be paid and the bank Is put In the posi tion of being an agent for dunning 3 debtor has grown, it is claimed, into an abuse. Thousands of drafts are handled this way by the banks of Tort land during a year, all of whK'h they make an effort to collect. They are not paid for the service rendered, however, unless the draft is honored. Collection' agencies, it is urged, charge a fee for presentation of a bill, and no one expects them to do otherwise. Therefore it is asked by the bankers, why should they be asked to perform a service for nothing fm which ordinarily, a ch'arge should I be made? This is one of the abuses i of free service which the banks wish 1 to abolish, nd which it will take co j operative artion to enforce. Aa was I noticed in those columns a few days ago. the Wisconsin State Banners aa- fame work as Pr. Marcellus and Dr. Wolf and when the order carne for me tc discontinue making diagnoses. I c-onlrl not helD but feel that It was a 1 tC ' -1.2 i ElaI' at me and my work 30V 31 4 I "There Is not a doctor In town but will tell you tnsl 1 am cum tie icml. 11 . Marcellus will tell you that himself. There wasn't a time day or night but what I was always ready and willing to answer emergency calls." Commissioner Bigelow Interrupted here, saying: "A prominent doctor told 'me yesterday that there wasn't a better man in town to diagnose con tagious cases." "I'll agree to that myself," said At torney Logan, representing Marcellus. Many Z.ivts la Jeopardy. Beeman explained in detail how he had answered calls for help and re sponded as late as 2 o'clock In tho morning. "Had I waited to get Dr. Marcellus or Dr. Wolf, time would have been lost and the babies with scarlet fever or dipththerla would have lost their lives," he said. He cited many cases where the patients would have prob ably lost their lives but for prompt action. ' Dr. R. J. Marsh was called by Dr. Marcellus to show that people tried t'j evade quarantine restrictions in cases handled by Beeman because Beeman was not a regular practicing physician. It was brought out. however, that peo ple tried to evade the restrictions Just the name when the cases were handled by Marcellus and by Wolf, both regu lar practicing physicians. Dr. Marsh on the stand spoke in high terms of Beeman's work. Or. Btrohecker on Stand. Dr. S. .M. Strohecker appearing for Marcellus stated that he had often called on Beeman for his help In conta- gious cases. Dr. Strohecker told how he had made a motion at a meeting of the City and County Medical society to have "Drs. Uoberg and Marcellus forget the lep rosy case." Dr. Roberg got on the etand and ssld that he had not started the leper con troversy in the newspapers. "Ask the newspapermen who worked on the story to tell you who gave out the information?" The newspaper men were called an! they told how they had gone to Dr. Roberg for Information concerning the leprosy case only to have him refuse Best Business Reference Anyone Can Have Is a Bank Book It establishes confidence at or. re - nii'l is the evidence of thrift and good hahits. Any young man with a bank book ha the best letter of reference. OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY The United States National Bank Liberal Rate Interest Paid on Savings. I I Market Your Stock Through Seattle Union Stock Yards Best Market in Northwest Prices on Well-Finished Stock 15c to 25c Higher Than ANY OTHER POINT , 1 I I soclaMon has adopted the plan and finds that it works satisfactorily. Baaxs to Take Interest and SUoouat In AdTance, Another subject the ban erg will discuss, which Is even of mora general interest to the general public than the payment of collection charges, is the question f the banks taking" discount and interest in advance. This practice is new to the banks of ths west, or at least practically so. Soma communities have I'-cn following ths rjractice for the t : , x t two vrara or more hilt it wnv lot . .nl c n e r ally by the Porthn.j h.vi.ks until a year ago. The practice has !,ot. however, become geneial throughout Oregon. The object of the dis. i;--inn today, as In the case of the 'oUr tion fee, l to devise some rule to lo- adopted by the state association for the guidance of Its members. The necessity of adnj t!: g the plan of taking interest and di ount in ad vance, when a promissory t.nte Is ac cepted by the bank, has been forced upon the hanks by the requirements of the federal reserve law. The fed eral reserve banks do not accept notes except for a defii.lte maturity and definite amount to be paid when the note falls due. The bank offering notes for rediscounts offers security which has a st.itcl value. Irrespective Ae ll. nikxv, f .,f 1 Vi ltAr-Aut 11" when the note matures, it is a neces sary convenience, it Is claimed. In order to save disputes and an endless amount of clericiil woik at the time of discounting or payment of the notes. ITew Partnership to Be ForxneA- Spencer Trask Co . whose agdu In this city Is the Wilfred Shore company, will dissolve partnership on January 1, and a new partnership will be formed to include a number of new names. KnmtUy Company Resumes Old Ifame. By taking the name of the Ad vance-Iiumely company, the new or canlration of the M. Kumely company t-ets back the value of the good name of the Advance Thresher company. There will bo two companies by the reorganisation. (.ire wlil be named the A'ivance-Humely company for the manufacture of agricultural Imple ments, and the Advanco-Rumely Thrrsher company for the sale Of Its pro Juts. They are capitalized at $28, noo.Ooo. The new president is Flnley 1' Mo :r.t. Tlie assets of the Itumely ((ini.nv, ( ap'.talizeU nt $32,000,000, were sold .a-st Thursday for $4,000,000. to discuss the case. It was brought out. however, t'.:it Dr. Marcellus had u.t-cussed the iast with the newspaper men. TOWN TOPICS PTlies for rish Storltf. More fish stories and prizes to those who tell the biggest will t'-e heard at the regular meeting nf the Multnomah Anglers' club Fi-lday evening lti the Commercial club building. Next Sunday there will be a shoot and casting tournament un der the direction of the ureg'.n Sports men's league at the ii in lub grounds. The business mceti'iL- if the ( f. c m Sportsmen's Irague wlil be held at ths Imperial hotel 11. xt .Mohuay c' in,., and there wlil be a ' reindeer ilitinti Wisconsin Society to Meet. The Wisconsin State society will hold Its regular meeting in the Cotillion hall. Fourteenth .ind IMrnslile street U murrow evening. All former W I ax-on -sinites are reouisted to attend and a good time is assured. Inspectors Are Appointexl. Salem. Or.. D'C IS. Governor Withycombe today appointed J. W. Ostrander. of !old Beach, stock in spector of Curry county, and Klmer T. Cnnnell of Deer Island, stock in Fpector of Columbia county. SAN FRANCISCO HOTELS SAN FRANCISCO Geary Street, Just off Unlen Setter Amirlcin Plan $1.50 i day op Breakfast 69c Unch 60c Dinner 1 1 .00 Most Fimoiu Meals in tha Unites States Ktw steel and concrete structure. Center of theater, cafa and retail districts. On earllnos transferring all ver city. Take Municipal car line direct to door. Motor Bus meets trains and stevnara. f HOTEL ITEUfllT Member Federal Reserve Syttem. Third and Oak Streets.