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Hi- 10 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1915 r NEW HIGH RECORD IS ESTABLISHED FOR WHEAT AT $1.05 POULTRY MARKET A MASS OF STRENGTH AS ALL CLEANED UP Only a Handful of Stuff on the Street After the Holiday and These Arrivals Were Late; Out look Is Very Good. Tb entire poultry market is In eieel'eot bepe along Front it reft after the holiday sni with another holiday only a few day tftj the outlook for vulues la rather good. Practically the entire poultry maarket wa cleaned up of lr holding for the CTirlstmas trade. While there are a few dozen turkeys left unsold on the street, m.t of these ar rived at too late an hour for sale then. The amount of staff l-ft U so limited that th- market may be oinMflered entirely cleaned up The few birds renalnlug will be great ly needed urlng the Deit day or so. There never was a more natifa-biry poultry market than during the Christmas trade Jut (traced. While there have been times when all turkey arrivals have been cleaned up dur .ln; previous seasons, there never wii a period when practically all poultry, chickens, turkeys, ducks and feese were sold. For chat reason the market la standing In a very good posi tion with values well maintained generally. EGGS STILL ACCT'MVLATIXG While general values are showing no cbanjre along the street, the market for fresh esgs Is weaker, with stocks accumulating. Dealers do not like to mauke any further price concession at thta time, because of the fear of cold weather, which would stimulate the market. ORANGES ARE CHEAPER AGAIN leurther reduction la shown In the price of large sized oranfes along the street, with sales reported as low as 12 a box. Smell lxs are unchanged, aa high aa $3.25, and of ferings limited. CELERY PRICE IS REDUCED Front street Interests are now quoting all sizes of California celery at $3.75 a crate, or 25c under what some of the stock had been selling at. Local celery la lu very limited supply. DRESSED MEATS HOLD FIRM Al tbrmiph the market for country killed meats, u firmer tone is showing alotie Front ktreft. Veal are enrally quoted at 11 for tiptop qualify, with sWtel nnintry killed bogs at 7VjC. Other qualities tn proportion. SLLL SUPPLIES OF SMELT A Tery small supply of Columbia river smelt was offering In the trade at 2V a pound. Receipts of so called briulit M!mn from Paget sound were heavier, but trade la slow for this Inferior quality. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE Butter market is weaker. Cheewe la firmer. Sogar market weaker. Apples are moving well. Kipe bananas out of market. Grapes continue to drag. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE Weather bureau sends the following notice to shippers: Protect shipments during the next 4S hours as fsr uorth as Seattle againft minimum tem peratures of about 42 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 24 degrees; southeast to Boise, u degrees; south to Ashland. 40 degrees. Mini mum temperature at Portland tonight about 40 degrees. JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND These prices are thoee at which wholesalera ell to retailers, except as otherwise stated. Dairy Produce. BUTTEE City creamery cubes, fsncy, 2Hc; firsts. 27 he; seconds. 2u,c; prints and cartons, extra; country creamery cubes. 24a 27c- Oregou dairy, ltilSc. BUTTKUFAT 1'ortlund delivery Tremlum cream. 31c; No. 1 eour cream, 2Uc; No. 2, 27c; sweet cream. 3oc per lb. EGGS Selling price by dealers, delivery extra Selected freeh. 33c per dozen; storage, 22c; case count. Oregou ranch. ;.4c doien. LIVE HOI LTltY - Hens, neavy Plymouth Bock. 13Hf(?14c; ordinary chickens. 13c lb. broilers, l"i(ij2 lbs., 13c lb.; turkers. 17Q1 Re dressed famy. 2oa24c lb.; ctiils. isc H-r lb.'; pUeoua. I.tl 1.20; squiba. $1.20 dozen; geese, live, 11 U 12c; Pekin ducks, old, 14c; young and heavy, 16c; Indian Ituuners, 12 613c lb. JACK RABIUTS Fancy, $1.5031.73. C1IEKSE Selling price Fresh Oregon fancy full cream twlaa and triplets, lS'(JliW,c; Young America. 19i32i Price to Jobbers', flats, 17c; Young America, ISc f. o. b.; cream brick. 1SS20C; Umburger. 20c lb. FruiU and Vegetables. FRESH iKL'lTS Oranges, fancy navel, 12.2533.23; bananas, 5c lb., lemons, $3.(0j 4.60 box; grapefruit, Florida. $4.5occ5..i esse; pineapples, 74kc lb.; peara, $l.2otl.60; huckleberries, 0'(J7c; grapes, 7c per lb.; Jap oranges. $l.oo; tangerine, $1.3011.75 per DOX, APPLES Local, $1.002.25 per box. accord lng to quality. ONIONS Local, $1..'V per centAl; associa tion aelllng price, carloads. $1.20 f. o. b. coun try points, garlic. 12ulc 1&. POTATOES Selling price New crop, local. 1.001.25; buylujr price. tfOctf$l.j0 per cen tal, sweets. $2.50Z.73. VEGETABLES Turnips ); ceeU. 75c per ack; carrots, new. 75c per sack; parsnira 4 per sack; cabbage local) 75c; preen in loos, 104312HiC duien bunches; pepper, bell. 12V,c; head lettuce. CaUf'rnia. $2 per erate: celery, Cl., $3.7"i crate; cauliflower, $1.0O31.25 dose 11; French artichokes. $1 25; atricg beans, 15c; hothouse 'cucumbers, 4K(j 60c dozen: tomi tur. California, alio; e:g plant. 8tfSV4c lb.; sprouts. 9c per lb. cran berries, local. $10.5o, eastern, $9. 5041 12.00 pi.- barrel. Ksata, Fish and ProvUlona. DBX8Si-i MEATS L-elliua; price Country killed: Fancy hogs. 7&71oc lb., poor. oQBic. fancy Teals, llitfllVic; ordinary, 10nluVsc poor, 8&c; goau, 3ji4c; spring lambs. 10c; u.uttoo. (i&$. UM3, BACON, ETC. Hama. 14;-c; bresJLtaat bacoo. 16s2Sr.; Iiollrd haemi, 27c plcuic. 8c; cottage roll. Uc; Oregoa ex ports, iintiioc io- OVSTEKs Olympla, per gallon. $3; canned asters. 60c can. $i.5o dozen; eastern la shell. $1.85 per 100; .r clams, 12yc dosen; eastern oysters, per gallon, solid psck, $u.00. FISH Dressed flounders, 7c; bright sal mon. 8c; steelhead. loc; perch, 74J5C' lobsters, 25c; atlver smelt. Sc; saknon trout' lVic lb.; halibut, u .oc, coluuibla suielu 20c LARD Tierces, kettle rendered, 12c- stand ard. loHc. CBABd Large. $2.00; medium. $1.50 dozen. Grooarie. fcUGAE Case, ...2o, powdered. $7.10; fruit or berry, $t.so; beet, $.5o; dry granulated. $o.b5 ; L) yelio. $4.15. t Above yiluutiouj are tfu oaya net cash.) ElCa. Japan style No. 2. 4c; New Or Itauia, bead, 5-fcfcioHc; blue rose, 5 Sc. SALT Coarse, half groui.ua. lot, $10.56 per ton; OOs, $11. ao; table dairy, oOs $18 10s, $17.50; bales. $2.25; lumy ruck. 120 per ton.. BEANS Small white. $7.25; large white, $7Jt5: pink. $5.76; Uma.-$d.uO; bayuu, $.75: red, $6.50. Eopa, Wool and Hides. HOPS Nominal buying price. IBIS crop, cnotce, 11 Vic; prime, lie. medium to prime. fcUlOc. H(l lONEY New. $3.2303.50 Der ras WOOL Nominal. 1915 clip: WUlanvette vaL ley, eoarse Cotswold, 252ac; medium Shrop shire. 2Stt26c. cbolce faucy lota. Z5c; eastern CkreroB, 1422c. HIDES Salted bides (25 lbs. and up, 144c: sited stags (50 lba. aud up), 1K-; salted kip (13 lbs. to 25 lbs.), 15c; salted calf (up to 15 lbs.), 18c; green bides (25 lbs. and op). pverbeck & Cooke Co. : ' Stocks, Bonds. Cotton. Orala. Xtts. i tie-217 Board of Trads 8ullUs. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Id embers Chicago Board of Trsda . sorracpondanc of Lonn St Bryan Chicaao. New York. Chicago Wheat Off After Good Opening Gains Chicago. Dec. 27. (I. N. S.) Wneat closed unchanged, to 1 c below Frlday'a Clowe. Wheat and com both opened today above KtI day'a cloning quotations. The wheat list showed the strongest trend, and while trading at times waa Irregular enough to drop prices fractionally. It was apparent that the market had taken a definite ;ostt!on. and nothing short of evtremely depressing news roiild cause a break. The remarkable strength of the market Is credited to the large export boldness and to the report that Enropean buyers are In control of the purchasing side, with heavy orderi to back up their trading. From July to De cember exports were as great aa during- the same period last year, when past records were broken. While there may be slight fluctua tlona at times, it is not thought probable that a serious break can occur for some time Corn opening prices were generally firm to fair trading. The sentiment rules bullish, and the buying power Is Increasing. Corn arrivals are of rather ror grade, with few contracts, and as the abort Interest Is heavy, further advance are looked for. Oats were quiet at the opening, but the fu tures picked u.i later on. Foreign demand Is showing a marked InTi-ase. and a general up ward tendency Is looked for. IVceuiber wheat opened at 12s. and up frac tionally. May started at 123 and fluctuated. July opened nt 11G1. Ieeniber lorn ojiened at 73; May at 77. and July at 77. Iiecember oats opened at 43. and was quiet. Mty opened at 474. Range of Chlesgo prices furnished be Over beck A Cooke Co., 120-127 Board of Trade building : WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Clowe. December 12 12; 12.) 127 May 129 12U 12R-, 12fl' July 1194 119V H7 1174B CORN. December 7T. 75'; 73 74B May 77 7H-4 7f:, 77H,B July 77 77 7Gv 77 OATS. December 43 44 4 43 4?,A May 47U 4- 47 V 47", PORK. January 1910 1925 1RR3 1R85A May 1925 1925 16S5 18S0A LARD. January 9S0 &80 972 672 May 1010 1010 1000 1000B RIBS. January 1O20 lirj2 1000 lOOOA May 1055 10.".7 1035 103iB AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chiosvgo BCogs, $.65. Chicago, lec. 27. (I. N. iS.) Hogs: Receipts, 40uu; strong, 10fe2')c above I-'ri'iay's average. Hulk, $t. 1 o It $.65 ; light, $5.5& 6.45; mixed, $. 10j. 6.60 ; heavy $5. 1 0 & 6. 65 ; rough, $6.10 6.25, JJigs. $4. Toil' 5.S0. Cattle Receipts. 19,00o; easy. Na tive beef steers, $6.0U'ii 9.00 ; western steers, $6. 20 tfr 8. 1 0 ; cows and $2.89fe S.40; calves. $6.25 'a 9.50. Sheep Receipts, 12,000; Wethers, $6.2u' 6.!0; lambs, 9.60. St. Louis lop, 870. heifers. steady. $7.(fjry St. Louis, Mo.. Dec. 27.--I X. S.) Hots: Recemts. 750(1 higher p, nS !,... Vn. butchers, $6.35 6.7u; good heavy, $6.65 l 6.70. Cattle Receipts. 6000; strong. Na tive beef steers, $7.60 1 0.40 ; yearling steerB and heifers. $S.50& 10.20; cows, 15 Sun i.U'i; stackers and feeders, Jo.OO ft 7.25; southern steers, $5.25 It S.50 ; cows and heifers, $4.00 6.50; native calves. $6.00 S.50. , Sheep Receipts. 15.000; steadv. Yearlings, $6.307.50; lambs, $S.Qo3 S.35; sheep and ewes. $5.50 6.50. Iuni City Hog- J6.6O. Kansas Cltv, Dec 27. (I X. S.) Hogs Receipts, 5000: higher. Hulk. $6.10 ft 6.55 ; heavy, $6.40 ft 6.60; packers and butchers. $6. 25ft 6.55; light, $6.00 ft 6.45: pig?. $5. 00ft 6.00. Cattle Receipts. 6000; higher. ITime fed steers, $9.00 ft 9.50; dressed beef Bteers, $6.25 ft 8.50 ; western steers, $6.00 ftS.25; Mockers and feeders. $"..?0ft 7 75; bulls, $4.755.75; calves, $6.00' 9.00. theep Receipts, SO00: higher. Umbs, $S.35ft9 0O; yearlings. 6.75ft 9.00; wethers, $5.7566.50; ewes, $5.25 6.25. Omaha Hogrs 56.50. Omaha, Iec. 27. (I. N. S. ) Hogs Receipts, 5000; steadv. Heavy, $6.35 ft 6.50; light, $6.25 ft 6 50; pigs. $5.2511 6.25; bulk of sales. $-J.35 ft 6.45. Cattle Receipts, 5500; stronger. Na tive pteers, $5.o0 ft 6.90 : cows and heif ers, $5. 25ft 7.00; western steers, $6. 00ft 7.60; TexHs steers. $5.75 ft 8.75; stock ers and feeders, $5.25 ft) 6.35.' Sheep Receipts, 5700; strong. Year lings. $6.50 ft 7.50 ; wethers, $5. 75ft 6.50; lambs, $S.,".0 ft 9.10. Denver Hogrs, $6.35. Denver, Dec. 27. Cattle 00, lie ft! 15; higher. Beef steers $6. 00ft 7. 2o. Cows and heifers, $$5.0uft 8.25. tock ers and feeders, $5.00 ft; 7.50. Calves, $S.00ft 10.50. Hogs 1200; higher. Top, Bulk. $6. 20ft 6.30. Sheep 2 00; strong. Seattle Hogs, $6.40. Seattle. W ash.. Dec. 27. ( P, Hogs 3436; higher: prima $6.35. N. S.) lights, $j.3jft6.40; medium to choice. $6. 15ft' $6.25: smooth heavies. $5. 60 ft 5.8.' rough heavies, $5. 30ft 5.35; pigs, $5.30 C.25. Cattle. 27; steady. Best steers, $7.3o ft7.o'1; common to medium steers, $6.75 ((7.25; btst cows. $5.50'6.25; common to medium cows, $3 0ujj4 50; bulls, $3. Soft 5.50; calves. $5. 50ft s. 00. Sheep. 233; steady. Danibs, $7. 00ft; 7.50: yearlings. $6.00 6.5u , ewes, $3.io il 5.50. Todav'a shippers: Hoits C. K. Rude Idaho FaMs. Idaho. 107 7; Baker, Ward t Harrington, Caldwell. Idaho, 673, tll gin Forwarding Co., Joseph, dr., 32J; .M Levinson, Ravalli, Mont., 274; Gro ver Hros. Ontario, Or.. l&S, Fred Cool, Weiser. Idaho. 113; K. L. Hale, Picabo, Idaho, 111; Miller i Dunn. Nampa, Ida ho, S: YV. Highsill. Satus. 96; K. Teus- lev. Willow Creek. Mont., 96; J. W Hackett. Wallowa. Or., loS; C. B. ilofl man. rlamiHon, Mont.. 90; George Ac cuuntive Starbuck, S8; W. J. Rummins 1'omeroy, S7. Cattle Miller & Dunn, Nampa, Ida ho, 2 1 head. Sheep P. X. Stanfie'.d, Stanfleld, Or. 233 head. DA1UV PRODUCE ON COAST Seattle Market. Seattle' Dec. 27. t". p.) Butter Native Washington creamery brlca, 33c: do. aolld pi ck. .ic. Cheese frreroo trlrileta. 17c; Wlacfitisin twins. 21c; do. trlpiet. 21r; Wasblcstuo tw Ir.s, 17r. Young America, l:c. i:s April storage. 3oe. s-ieet ranch. 3.V. Ban Francisco Market. San Fruncisco. lec. 27. (I. I'.l Butter E.vtr:i.s, 2ik: prime firsts, 2c; firsts. 4c. -KKs ttra. :;nc; ;.ullets. 30c; firsts. 20c. Ctiteac cnlllorula fancy. I.'k.-; firsts, 144c. Los Angeles Market. Los Angeles, Ie. 27. (1. N. S.) Kggs Case count 37 to JWc. Butter I'resu, extxas, 2 He. New York Metal Market. New York, Dec. 27. (I. X. S.) The metal exchange quoted lead offered a-. $5.40. Spelter not quoted. Holiday in lndon. 13c: green stags (50 lbs. and np). V.c: a-r reen kip US lbs. to 2o lbs.), 15c; green calf ( UD to 16 lbs.), lhc; dry fllut bides, 2ftc; dry flint c-alf tup lo 7 lbs.). Z7c; dry salt bides. 2oc; dry borsehldes, each, &octt$l-00; salt bureebldes. each $2.00(543.00; norsebair, 25c; dry long wool pelts. 10c; dry short wool pelta, 12c; dry sheep ahearllngs, each. 104213c; salt ed sheep shearlings, each, lo&iSc. TALLOW No. 1, 6tti4c; No. 2. QSc; grease, 3'4j34c. MoHAlU 115 28c. CHITTIM OR CASCAEU. BARK Buying price, per car lota, 4c; leas than car lots. 34c, Faints snd Oils. LINSEED OIL Raw bbls., 79c gallon; ket tle boiled, bbla.. 81c; raw. esses, 64c; boiled, eases, tDic gaL; lots ot 250 gallons le leas; oil cake meaL $44 per ton. COAL OIL Water white Li drums snd Iron barrels, 10c. TTJ Kl'KN XI SK Tanks, 67c; casos, Tc gal kin, WHITE LEAD Too lots. 84 lb.; 600 la. lots, 84c lb.; less lots, Uc in lb, OIL MKal Carload lota, $34, LIMITED SUPPLIES OF LIVESTOCK REPORTED IN PORTLAND YARDS Totl Showing Exceedingly Small for Week's Start; Wethers Are Sold at $7, or Squeeze of Fully 25c Over Irevioais Quotations. HOGS tTP A DIJCE AT $6.26. The hog market was safely up a dime dur ing the d7 at North Portland with practically all sales of extreme quality at $4.26. The sn.ail run over Sunday caused a quick advance. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BI N Ilgs. Cattle. Calves. Sbeen. Motidsy 2,37li 170 4 230 Saturday I lolldav. Friday "1.349 C5 2 102S Tbursday 1,744 9 17 Wednesday .... sra 54 1794 Tuesday 121) 12 Wwk ago 7 .071' 103.1 3 2110 Year i(u 2. 107 3 1137 Two years ago.. 549 Ml 3 3373 Three years ago t31 24 2 92J The run of livestock In the North Portland I yards since Friday was remarkably small, although there waa a fair showing uf su Ine. Values sre up 10c with tops at $0 2Ti. Market for hogs oieueci up I'je week's trade with rather liberal strength snd prices showing a further rise. There waa a run of 2.176 head to start the week with, rotupared with 7071 head last Monday. H-.wever. the arrivals reported In during the day Included all that rime forward ei'ice last Krllay, Sat urday being a holiday ai.d no report of re ceipts waa made. General hog market range; Cholee ligh weights $rt yf. 2 iHj1 light weights ;.(.; ll. 1?. Medium weights &.KWri.Vti Koufc-h and heavy 6.0uii5.0O Cattle Sun Is Limited. Only a very limited run of cattle appeared In the North Portland yards over Sunday. To start the week there were only 170 hesd. Naturally, this was a gwd tt,lng for the market, but the trade had been so thoroughly overloaded with holiday stuff recently that had a big supply come forward It would have meant a lower price range without doubt. As matters stand the small run called for s good trsde. General rattle market rar.re: Choice grain fed steer Ordinary grain fed steers Clwlr-e hay fed steers Gk1 steers o-dlnary to common steers Choice cows ordinary to common cov. Choice spayed heifers Ordinary to good heifers Choice bulls od to fair bulla Ordinary to common bulls Nominal Supply of Mutton $7 4OT1 7 Vi 7. l.-.n 7.25 7 '.t 7. In 6.7.'i(ci'i.Vi ..''; tl .Vf .1 tj."ir.75 ;!.rofj.YiHj f.7Va64JO 4 (Si'rt.'..T.r ."..7.'.'.! 4.. VI 3.rxi-z3.V 2.00u2.75 Only a nominal supply of mutton and lambs put in appearance In the North Portland yr-rds. Total supply at the start of the week , r n.ia, waau Cejd. c,.m,ared wlti onenngs or .110 I Inst Monday, General strength was fcowTi In the trsde during the early part of tne clay with sales of wethers at $7, or fully 25c shove former extreme values. This price movement was forecast by The Journal a few cays ago. General mutton and lamb range: Choic weight lambs $ 7.W iood to common lambs 6.2rjft7.2r) I'oor to fair lambs 5.0iW;i.V75 Choice yearling wethers 7.00 Good to common yearlings 6 ; Old wethers 8.4n?it!.r0 Choice ligbt ewes 5.75k R.i vi Good to coraun.n ewes 6 OO ft. 5.5 Monday Morning Shippers. Hogs W. J. Kumiulns. . v un oj, Wssh., 1 load; George A. CounUus. Starbuck. Wash.. 1 load: r. C. Mussley, Fairfield. Idaho. 2 b ads; 1 red Cool. Weiser. Idaho. 1 load: W. J. Welch, Haines, 2 loads, Grover lii-s.. Jame son. 1 load; Ontario. 1 load; i;.gln Forward ing Co., Jue-epb. 2 loads, Istlne 1 load: W. M. Hunter, 3 loads; C. It. Klllott, 1 load; A. I,, Ie.Marls. Milton. 1 load; J. K. Hacket. Walkiwa. 1 load; Thompson Sc Gentry, llepp ner. 1 l-ad; R. A. TLonipson. 1 load. Cattle James Wilson. Condon. 2 hads; A. I.. Ie.Maxls. Lowden, Wash.. - load. Cattle and calves W. W. Cooper. Cni"n Junction. 1 load; F. J. Simmon. Hlllsboro, d" cattle and 4 calves. Sheep K. N. Stanfleld. Stanfleld. 1 load. Mixed stuff Sol Diokerson. W'lwr. Idaho 1 load cattb- and hogs; B. r.. Mevers. North Powder, 2 load catile and hogs. Monday Morning Saiea. STLtlU No. Ave. lbs lf20 !4 mee. $6.00 5. On 20 5.00 1 steer 5 steers R steers 1 steer . 10V4 . S10 COWS 1X,0 l'CVl 12ts1 1 .' 1 :m vi 1 fK 12 1024 1 130 HEIFERS. 810 803 BT'LI-S 12i5 1 cow . 1 7 rows 2 cows 1 cow . 1 cow . 1 r-ow . 19 cows 14 cows 5 cows 1 heifer 1 heifer 2 bulla $0 so 55" 4.M 4.2 3.7r 3.7:. 5.2.1 4.'i 4.00 $fl.CO 0.00 $3 23 $7.00 PrW $.V2.-. .25 H.2.1 1 2."t n!2d r, 25 WETHERS wethers loo HOGS. Ave. lbs. 17:t 6" hosrs 42 hoes 60 U.l-s (I h.g 114 hoes 111 lns loo h.s-s 1 1.. 1 Iki: 1 hog 1 h-.g 2'il 2' k". 123 pai . . . 1 7i; 170 310 4i 2' si 100 0.20 5.2G r. 00 tow Weighed off cars, filled price 10c le San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, Iec. 27. Barley calls: Dec. 27. Dec. 23. Open Close. Close. May Jl.L'M, H $1.3:4 R $1 34 Spot quoations: Wheat WaJla Walla, ll.S'a 1 i57W; rel Russian. l.:S6'1.6i; Turkev rexl. $1.07 V3 J1.72H; bluestem, $1.721.5. Barley Fee., i 1 . 25 fff 1 . 27 4. Oats White, $1,32 4 1.35 Mlllstuffs Bran. $22 00 ifr 22. 50; mid dlings, $:.005i 30.00; shorts, J23.00'& 23.50. Chicago Cah Wheat. Chicago, Dec. 2 7. Cash wheat, steady. Xetv York Silver New York, )ec. 27.- "kC. Market. -Bar silver, Kuenog Aires Wheat. Muentig Aires. Dec 27. Wheat, chanired to .c lower. THE Canadian Bank of Commerce Head Office TORONTO. CANADA Established 1867 A General Banking Busineu Transacted Interest Paid on Time Deposits Commercial Letters of Credit Issued Exchange on London, Eng land. Bought and Sold PORTLAND BRANCH Corner Second and Stark Sts, P. C Malpaa. Manager .Onion and Potato Markets Strong; Former Higher General Advance of Quarter Mado Along Street to Conform With Growers' Price Quotations. The great strength In the onion msrket situation la now apparent to all after a care ful review of the altuatlon waa made by The Journal some daya ago. General price along Front street are ad vanced 23c a cental to conform with the ad vances made by the association which took effect during the day. Heat stock Is being flimly held along the street at $1.50 a cental, with talk of a further rise both In the country and in the city. The association price In carioad lots Is now $1.20 per cental f. o. b. country shipping points. Along with tue better feeling In the onion trrde comes the announcement of an Improve ment In the demand for potatoes. Planting orx-rattona In California are now well under way aid for that reason It Is generslly be lieved that additional purchases will Boon be mi.de here on a liberal scale. (jrowers are showing le. disposition to dis pose of their better quality potatoes and the nuiement la for that reasun rather restricted. Hop Market Weak With Lower Price Paid in the Valley Sales of Excellent Primes Reported at 10c Ter Pound; Orders Are Very Scarce Just at Present. A small amount of hop business la reported nesslng In the country tributary to Portland. Ix.wer price are generally ruling. Excellent primes are being sold In a limited way around 10c a pound, while a ahort time ago thla aame quality was safely bringing lOMilgllc. Orders for hops are limited, snd for that reason dealers receiving them are experiencing no difficulty In securing supplies at the lower price limits. The Aurora Oberver, in reporting the hop gn wers' meeting there Isst week, says: "It was called to order by Fruni Krax berger. one of the Aurora directors of the state association. It was explained to the m'tntier that the aoclatlon d'-Mred to extend all contracts with Its members to May 1. 1910, in order to get the greatest teneflts. Practi cally all present sgreed to this anil signed up to that effect. T"o or three growers stated thev could not wait that long, and the asso ciation take In their hojw nnder the terms of the original contract. In fnrt. It Is stated that the association stands ready to take in the hops of any of Its meinters who may find themselves flusnclally unable to hold until Mir 1. It is eipectil that or 90 per rent of the members will sign new contracts ex tending the time. Saturd.iy"s meeting was supposed to be a c'.osed scsio!. but the proceedings leaked out. and It Is known that similar meetings are tsMng held In all the hop growing districts, and attitude ot the growers here Indicates that the growers all over the valley will be practically a unit In a determination to hold well Into 191fl for higher prices. It Is known that the association officials are pleaded with the result of tbe local meeting. "There Is still over 3i0 bsles left In the Aurora section In growers' hands outside the association. Saturday a revised list of te quantity on hand in this district was made, snd the total amounted to 33-"3 bales. Since that time a!-ut lf0 bales have been sold. If the same ratio holds good In other hop growing districts, the unsold h'-ps in growers' hands Is ' considerably larger than recent estimates in dicate." POTATOES AliOXfi THE COAST Seattle Market. Seattle. Dec. 27. (U. P.,' Onions Oregon, l,c lb. Potatoes White River. $17'41R: Yakima Burbauks, $22'j24; Yakln Gems. $21(223. San Francisco Market. S-m Francisco. liec. 27 Potatoes -Pelta. (tocr.j $l.:to oer cental; do. Salinas. $1 ."'i'al5; an eels. $1. in'o 1.7." for Cellar, and $l.:Ci'nl for field: Idaho Htirals. $1 . 1." Hj 1 .2.'.; Russets. Jl 2-.'ii 1 00: Oregon, $1 ,3o.'d 1 .VI. Union California. 2.V it aack to $1.40 per cental, according to quality. BANK STATEMENT OP COAST Portland Banks. This week. $2,170,037.70 Seattle Banks. riearln Yesr sgo $ 1.602.5.SS.01 $ 2.001. no 211,iJi0.0o .$ 306.049 o 43,4l.O0 Monday Clearings . . Balajoeea . Clearings . . Balances Tsxoma Banks. Los Angeles Banks. Clearings . . Clearings . .$ 4. 104. 399. 00 San Francis 00 Banks. .$11,011,076.00 Liverpool Wheat Maiket. Liverpool, Iec 27. No wheat mar ket account of holiday. in iVs. LrjL$S. cattle U PER BUSHEL Edited by Hyman II. C'ohon. wheatISeThas Buyers Show More Disposition to Take Grain Than When Values Were Lower; Interior Is Aided by Xew Freight Rate to Come. NOETH WEST GRAIN ItECEIPTS STRUCK HIGH MARK; BIDDING IS VERY KEN Guru Wheat. Barley, nr. Oats. "1 23 22 1 45 10 ;; 8 . . 8.412 1151 KT7 705 ..11.34H 11 Hi I'M, yM ) i 22 1 Id 1 .. 1 . . K.IO . 222 . . tt.037 3o7 . . 3.i 2.S 1 1:1 2V .. ft.'! II, 7 4 !. . 6.0.U 1203 634 . . 6.3U1 710 12-iU 7S8 Portland. Mon Veer ago Sean to date Year ago Taootua. Krida; Year ago Ser.sxin to date Year ago. . S-attle. Friday ear ago Hav 27 e 1220 1138 7 12 i:uj llTso 20 53 22117 2732 Setjem to dute lear ago. Higher prices have again been forced for vrheat at practically all American centers. As high as $1.05 per bushel, tidewater track bcsls, has been paid recently for bluestem and Turkey red in the interior of the Pacific northwest. This establishes a new high record for the present movement and meana a total advance of 2&c a bushel slu' e the seaaon started. With Chicago touching a r.ew high record etrly In the day and with strength general throughout the territory cant of the Ilockles, the situation at Pacific northwest points re flected Intense strength and advances of l(tf 2 a bushel were easily f, reed. Buyers were much more keen to take bold of supplies than laat week, although the bid ding at that time km atrong wltb prtcea teLdlng upward. It Is believed that the new ftflght rate of 6c per hundred pounds on wheat from Pacific coast terminals to the east by rail which will .Kn go Into effect, has been one of the bis aids In forcing the h.tct advances here. The new rate la for iulf delivery and la being made to relieve the situation along the Atlantic coast. Flour market situation is somewhat firmer at former prices. While there Is naturally core or less talk again regarding a further advance for the immediate future In the prl.-e of patent, still there U nothing definite Uj announce a Jet. I I. "I K Selling price: Patrnt. $5.20: Wll lan.eite valley, $."..20; local straight, $4.i'if 5.(j; baker-,' local, $4.M'r.Y20; Montana spring wheat, $." !o: eiports, $4.50(&4.0; wi.le wheat. $5.0Ci; graham. $5.40; rye flour, S.")."o r-r l.arrel. HAY "Buying price; Willamette valley timothy, fancy, $i:;(( 13.50; eastern Oregon Idaho fancy timothy. $111; alfalfa. $1313.50; Veli n and oats. $11; clover. a.M&y. UKAIN SACKS 1TU5, nominal. No. 1 Cal cutta, si-.c in c:ir lots; less amounts higher. Mil. LSI L'FFS Selling price; Bran, $21 y22; shorts. $2: (j2;i. HuLLLLi BARLEY Selling price. $29 50(2 30 .Vi. Bids for wheat on the Portland Merchant exchange were advanced l'a2c a bushel dur ing the day. with bluestem snd fortyfold st $1 a bushel for Ix-cember delivery. No sales were m;ole. uats bids were sdvanced 75c a ton, with no fales. but feed barley was unchanged. Merchants Exchange Iiecember prices: WHEAT Monday. Friday. Bid Ask. Bid. Ask. Itlu' stem lii lo:i j, o3 l'or-yfold 103 p2 1 'lull lis lol !i7 l') Ke,i fife l; l. ft;, Bed Kussian ... UC W 'j: scj OATS . .212.-1 2475 BAKLFA' . .2rt 27 .'iO MILLSTLKre . .ISf.O lloO . . l-jr.o 21 00 Fied Feed Bran Shorts . . . 2350 24.VJ 3000 1"W0 l'.ifHI 2im 2100 1'uturea were i-ii ted: W HEAT J.-'liuary bluestem Februwry bluesiem Jm.uarj fortyfold February fortyfold January club January fife February club February fife Jimiiary Russian February Russian Bid. . . l'U . . 1"1 . . li) . . l"o . . us . . o7 . . 111 . . l7 . . : . . W7 .2450 A"k. lot 104 13 P-4 IOI IIS) 1"2 llJ lnO 102 rsoo 2550 2750 2750 105O 2T) 215") 22i)0 OATS Jsnnary .. February . January .. 24o0 FEED BAKLiiY 2560 MO MILLSTL'FFS 1 tvi lssi 1HO0 February January bran . . February bran . Joruary shorts . February shorts .2i mO Xew York Cotton Market. Month. Open. High. Low. Close. January $115.00 $12.19 $11.90 $12.14 March 12.22 1 2.41 12.22 12.34 May 12.49 12.65 12.49 12.59 July 12.70 12.80 12.65 1.75 October.. 12.34 12.49 12.30 12.46 lliTITliliaSJisMilliaiii r- I, i,s l I n In H 111 Till W 'TflllM ' llllllll I X P in I ' ' I t T " II I T i ' ii i tr" I 'TaaaiBWari r r- , , " , -a-" irr" .. - . ..j," r . werr:: i..:.".;wy a,y...ii7:?ir ,1 , ( I II BEST MARKET IN THE GATEWAY FOR GREAT ALASKA AND Prices on Well-Finished Stock 15c to 25c Higher stock Market Gets liOOQ itise, uwb. Of Bearisli News New York. Dec 2T (I. N. of unfavorable occurrence, over trhollday. stimulated tbe market to s 'Jv',.tfZ day. vrlth nearly tb entire lUt U" np to or over last week s clo-e "d some of tbe issue, making new high record, in the first sales, tbe buying of steel snd th 1 re m.ei,.i.i. ...eh at the coppers featured trading. The copoer stocks undoubtedly bave tken the center of tbe stage, as the gigantic foreign contracts recently placed have put many of the latest producers In an Independ ent riosltlon for months to com. In the rails New York Central was the ad vance leader, with an opening at 109. against last week s clos of 108. SDd In the first sales went to lOUfc, new high level, aa the former mark was 108. The other rail stocks ere stroog and fairly active, most of them being fractionally higher st tbe opening. I bah Copper went to a new high mark when sales were made at 82. against the former high figure of Slli. Westlnghouac sold high st 804. from sn opening at . Great Northern ore opened at 40 H. above the close., snd sold to 60 to active trading. Steel opened at 87. snd at 88V was over last week's highest mark. Baldwin Locomotive appeared to regain atrength from sn opening at 118. selling up to 120. I'. 8. Steel went to the highest mark re corded In several years when It sold today st S. Mexican Petroleum sold the highest In several months at 1084. Range of New York prices furnished by Ovcrbeck & Cooke Co., 210-217 Board of Trade building: DESCRIPTION Open; High; Low Close Alanka I 25 to1 1 rr.y" o 1 7 ' -ui. .Mils ttialmers, c &s 32'.! 32 I 32 7k Allla Chalmers, pf 85 84i: M4 70wi aiJ v BlVa ! 0V American Beet Sugar. 7u4 Auerlcan Can. c 01 V American Can. pf. Arxserlcan Car rdy., c 784 70 79S 78k 7M, 41m 41V 4m 71 I 70 70S 10i 1W6 106 S ins American Linseed, pfd American Loco., c... American Smelter. C..1IO0 American Smelter, pf. American Sugar, c.... Am, Tul. & Tel American Woolen, c... 115;110 ;ii5SiiisS 12W.12V.12y ,12US I j 47S WT4,I 01 8041 lH .107,lO7V4!107 ,107S I I10IH XlBii 120T4, 11974ia0 Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison, c Atchlaon. pf Baldwin Loco., c... Baldwin Loco., pf.... Baltimore & Ohio, c Bt-thletrem Steel, c. . Bethlehem Steel, pfd Brooklyn R. T Calif. IVtroleum, c. Calif. Petroleum, pf. Canadian Pacific... Central Leather, c. . Central Leather, pf.. Chesapeake it Ohio. Chi , & ti. W., c Chi. at O. W.. pf... C. kl. & St. P Chi. it S. W., c Chloo Copper Colo. K. A I., c Consolidated Oas .... Corn Products, c.... Corn Irxlucts. pf.... Crucible Sterl. c. Crucible Steel, pf Denver k K. O., pf . . Denver i K. O., c Distillers Erie, c Lrle, 1st pf (rt-ueral Eiectrlc Oeneral Motors 107 &4V tVal 04Vs OS 470 I ,14tt SH! 87 t7 S3V 31 u, 1 04 Vi, 2 64 ., 88 -I aiVa lsOH lHi lxoi 1S1H Ml,! 64" MWi 5.' HO ,llo ,NA' KSJ4 :!-,, 2 v; oa 1SV4I 15Si 13V llt 34I 3,, .-siv,, : IKS ti4Va 15 132 134 ,132 133S C10 M 145 654; 644 64 ri3o, 14ft 4 10- 02 74 144a,145 74-4!'7oW 2Ti .... 14 4 4V S 4S j 42 U 42Vl 42. I 42t I 6bi 501 ooHl 173 ,174,173 jl74Vj MU iWJU 4'J) Ooodrit-h Rubber 1 75 O. Northern, ore lands; 4H 6H, 74Mi 754 S 4V 01 U. Northern, pf.. 1 25 Uj , 1 26 V 1 23 V i 1 2i 4 Guggenheim Ep... Hide at Leather, c Hide A: Leather, pf Ice Securities Illinois Central Industrial Alcohol. inspiration Int. Harvester Interboro. c lnterboro. pfd n; 11 M 20 H 107 W 4W 110V, 21 H 62 62,) 61 to 13 iao 123 4JW 454 111 IIkIh 214 21. -I 4 .111 I 214 Kansas City South., c.. UrkRwinns fjteel Lehigh Valley IoutsvlIle A. Nashville. Mexican Petroleum.... Miauil Cojiper M. K. a T , c M. K. a T, pfd Mlssjrl pacific Siy, 324j 314 SI 128S ICO j 104 105 4 107t. 34, 35 34 34 V. 7 7 7 6; 10-V 3-4 121 034 104 76 Natlofial Biscuit National Lend Nevada Consolidated. . . New Haven New York Air Brake.. New York Central N. Y.. Out- Western. Norfolk a West., c Northern Pacific Pacific Mall Pennsylvania Railway Peoples Gas Pittsburg Coal, Plttsbulg Coal. pfd. . . 127 otl III 75 130 ill '122 127 tW 104 77 1284 0S4 16 13'4,139 13a 1104 104 1J0V4 31 , 30i 31 1224 121 4; 1224 ,1174 H 1174.117. 1 I I 114 I 3441 804, 64141 60. 1 j 1 il04 I 36; 304; arSi 35v, ;ni4, 1114 111 ,1104 I 05 I bo4i 03 I 064 iTeseed steel tar, c lYesaed Steel Car, pfd.,. IO Itay Cons. Copper.... Railway Steel Springs Heading, c Heading. 1st pfd Heading. 2d pfd Itepublic 1. & 3., c. . . Republic I. 4; S., pfd. Rock Island Rock Island, pfd Sears Roebuck Jc Co. . Studebaker, c Studebaker. pfd Slong Sheffield Southern Pacific Southern Ry., c Southern Hy., pfd.... Term. Copper Texas CHI Texas Pacific ThUd Avenue I'ulon Pacific, c Union Pacific, pfd... 23 : 2.' 204, 25 'j 43 45 4 34 45 46 82 MS 42 4 I- 42 554 304 ioT i ii" ' 1 554; il'sl4 10'4j 16 S ,1N741K8 lea 1 my 187 i!87 167, 1074 i 1 jU24 034- -"-4 3 I 04 l2,ir3 4 1624 1 1 2341 234 23 23 63 6T4 232 154 6O4 13t4 834 . 804 OO4! HO .1231 234 231 .1 154 164) 15 . 61 I 61 004 .1134,l;Wsil34 i I I mon CAPACITY 150 CARS PER Financial, Industrial, Development Southern Oregon Now Assured of Beet Surut Factory Yamhill to Employ County Agricultural Ut Reserve Hanks Show Gain In Commercial Paper Transactions Spring Business Being Placed stogTis BJtst VsOlsy to Est Best Bngrar Factory. Announcement is made that sufficent acreage has been signed up to Justify the undertaking, and a beet sugar factory will be erect ed near Grants Pan at onte. Thus la crowned with success the effotts of several communities in southern Ore gon to secure the location of a bctt sugar plant. It has taken a great deal of canvassing; and patient work on the part of the commercial bodies of th? cliferent communities to bring about this result. There was consiile.at.le enthusiasm for the project among the placed with fair ftm r -town people of imth Medford and ! hoI'eful fee!1" J Grants Pass to secure the location of j ?,-' ;!'?, " if,''','. ". viiv idiiui 1 in 1: itlr particular itrrl tory, and personal campaigns to st- cur the necessary acreage have been carried on for some time. It looked a week or eo ago as if the project would have to be abandoned because of the Indifference of t.:e farmers to the project. The necessary 5000 acres of land promised for planting was fina'.lv contracted for and the officers of the Oregon-Utah Sugar company of Salt Lake City, which is behind the move ment, have agreed to build and operate a factory. Will Employ Co tint y ArrtaultnrlaTt. Yamhill county has fallen in line with the general movement to em 1 loy an ag ricultural expert for the development of the agricultural resources of the county. A meeting of taxpayers on Friday unanimously voted to petition the county board to appropriate $;juo. one-half the expense, the slate t.. s ip ply an equal amount. Multnomah and Josephine counties hae a. ready adopted this plan. KessrTe Banks Show Gain in Com mercial Paper Operations. A gam of $1,750,000 in the volume of red.s co'unts and $12,500,000 in gold reserve, are the principal changes found In the comparative statements of the work ings of the federal reserve banks for the week ending December 24 and the week ending December 17. T!-e 12 banks now hold $54,421,000 rediscounts of all kinds and maturities, an Increase over the preceding week of $1.725,u'l0. The gold reserve of the banka r.nw to tals $347,381,000. an increase of $12.- BOSTON COPI'KH QUOTATIONS Boston, Dec. 27. ropper bids: Adventure N I pissin k .. 'l Ahmeek 97'4North Butte.. 2-i, Allouez 64 'North l.ake .. - Cal. 02: Hecla ..on Ohio Copper.. Blnghant .... .01d Coiony... J Butte C'oalil'n 714IUM Dominion M' Cal. & Ariz .. 1 3 Osceola ... a 1 25 4 3- ' 65 2 Cal. & Hecla 63 iQulncy Centennial 17l.Hay Cons.. Chino 54S;Santa Fe. . . Cin. Cop. ... 1 ' ftluinnon C otper Hangs b4 4 Shattuck .... Stewart Sud. 1 Boston Dalv . v est . . J D iav Is-Daly Bast Butte . Urst Nat 1 . . Franklin . . . US Sup. & Boston 2h 12 50 12 Vi 36 4 w 1 1 l I n n S ' iTamnra-ck . . . Goldfield con Greene-Can. 1 '-klTrlnlty ?2 I rjoiimine Granby Hanc' ck . . . Helvetia . . Indiana . . . New lnsp'n . . Isle Koyaie Da Salle Iake Copper . Male-stir- . . . K5 1 S 45 6 46 I'nlted United l-"rult . 1 4'J M . . 51 P' 2K 59 5 ns, '- 3S 134 34 44 61 4 1 65 4 6-1 62 1 I'nited Zinc. C .S Smelt, rln nfd . . . . 2'J 5 4. 'ftah Anex . . 1 .Iftah Com., .ikivictoria. ... M&ss. Gas Winona Mass. Mining 1 2 jwol verlna. Mayflower 3' Wyandot Mex. Con. Miami M ichlgan Mohawk Nev. Con. 41 3 5 164 Crown Kerr Dake. McKInley . Kucceai . . . Profits. ... Glafke Resting Easily. "W". B. Glafke, well known produce dealer, is ill at the Good Samaritan 1 ospltal as result of compllcatlona en suing from an Infected foot. He h.ia been ill at the hospital since December 14. While his condition is somewhat Berious, he Is reported to be reMing easy today. New York Sugar and Coffee. New York, Dec 27. Sugar Centrifugal. $4.77. Coffee Spot New York. No. 7 Rios, 7Sc; No. 4 Santos, ftc. , TT. 8. Robber, c 1 (Vi4: Wl M ' V. H. Rutrber, pfd 110 dlo P4 10H I.'. 8. Hteel Oo., c 7H H "Si T4 P. 8. Steel Co., pfd. ..'llfiS:nflT H"S 1104 I'tah Conner S04, H) 4I W14 HI 4 4 494 j 49 I 49 S7 4 4 K7 4 S74 m,; no a4 ni VLrnlnla CnemlcaU c. . W. C. Telegraph Westing-bouse KleKrlc. Toal sales, H83.700 snares. tock Yards DAY NORTHWEST ORIENTAL TRADE Than ANY OTHER POINT the federal reserv aKregata resources) Spring- BtxsjIbsss Belng- nvod 7 Portland Jobbers. l: street's Jour York city De buslnesa out- '. '. u w s : ; 'eparatory to . . lence In this ..-.1 merchants -.-Hate wants. na:, issued frorn Ni v. cember 25. sums up t'.e ioi.-k for Fortlayid a.s r - "The usual quiet . : taking Inventory is 1: section Stocks ate '.. are i:ilv buying f ' 1 'r.lers for sprint; s-l.:; are being and a very nt for the .1:: r January 1. ' not accept uncertainty t ' : e is a very - !r,g ,rders because of prices. In which strong liKellhood of crease, and the iiltlnuit business in this line n.aterlal in .t Jine of ths aited with keen Interest. The cn.Uos, against wheat shipments by rat. :s u n.ost com p ete and has closed that ... t for ex pert, though Up to a d.ty . : two ago latt'f trade was reported lirge runs of hogs continue at the , Kyarda with demand good. Orders 1, r flour of fc.dr.e ooasiJeyable vnlume are looked for hun-pe. and dealers report that trade this season may break h.1 rec ords. Hop stocks are becoming low and stil; moving Collections fair." each, interest 6 per cent Bonds ara for 10 years. Certified check for $100 required. K. V. Dloyd, clerk of aald district. January 4, W'cnatchee. Wash., up to 2 P. m., $5u,0Qu to tl.'u.OOu bonds of Wenatchee reclamation district In Cleveland and D"UK.as counties, de nomination $500 tafl:. interest 6 per cent. Certified (heck for $.'o0 re quired. V. T. Knapp. secretary. January 6. Ridgefield. Wash., Jll, OOo water bonds. January S. pinker. Ore . school dis trict No. 5, $126,000 hUh school bonds, redeemable one-tenth per annum after lo years and due and payable 20 years from date, Interest a per cent. Check for 2:'.o0 required with bids. No bids for less than par will be considered. W. K. Bowers, clerk. January 10. Port or Toledo. Ore, I'''1'111 -"-year Issue, 8 per cent, option al after 1'J years. C. B. Crosno, secre tary. January 10. Dallas. Ore. up to S 30 p . i-ll Improvement bonds, dated ii- ti l er jo, 10 years, interest 6 per "Til. "!.e. k for 10 per 1 er.t to nc 'rr.pariy bid payable to Auditor Chas. iin-Kory January 11. Mood I'.lver. up to 1. P- m . $li.'oo lnnils of KiiBt lurk lr rri- gatlon illMr. t. denominations Of $1000 earh, paali,o In yearly Installments beginning .a expiration of 11 years, Interest G per . et:t Certified check for 2 per . ei,t or par value of bids re quired. Ceo 1; lii.ur, secretary. rooms 5 and 6 Hall building, lio.xl Kiver. January 17. Baker Cltv Ore.. $75. ooo of the $11$, 000 city water line ex tension bunds. February 23. Walla Walla. Wash, $lu,tl.-, ffve-yeur improvement bonds. BOW PR.OSFECTS Pendleton, Ors. A new ordlnancs providing lor the Issuance of $114,043 worth of Improvement bonds was passed. Olympla, Wuh. Bonds In the sum of $110,000 were vof d i,y the ltlzen of olympla today to take over and op erate as a municipal proposition lbs plant of the loal water company. Cls Elum, Wash, 1'resent plans si stated by ti,e ttchonl b. ard, by usvar Haltern are to call an election to vnt on bonds for tj.e dlstrl. I and to vali date the present outstanding lndeut euness Bsad, Ore In order to make possi ble the bonding of city distrlrts for lo. oil street arid sewer assessments, sn amendment to- the city charter wm presented to thft council last night. It Is expected tbsU the amendment will be voted n at a 'special election to be held some time next year. Walla Walla, Wash. I'ians for re lievlnK the crowded condition in the high school have been under consider ation of the echool board for lonn time and it Is probable that an elec tion will be called swm for voting of a bond Issue. The -Bt for an addi tion is estimated at $160,000. Kainier, Orev A resolution has been passed proUdir.g that the proposition of amending the city charter be sub mitted to the voters In the municipal election in March. The amendment is 494.000. A of banks now holil of $4S)0,SUS,000.- Tor the purpose of authorlilng th council to Issue bonds in the sum ot $10,000 for the purpose of building a city hall. The bunds will be Issued In denominations of $500 each. V. fcymons. city treasurer. PORTLAND FIRE RECORD Boa day. No fires. Monday. 7:41 a.m., Andrew Melns. 331 North Twenty-second street, woodshed, un known origin; loss, $20. 1- ' ; . . - of1-' ,