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Newspaper Page Text14 THE OREGON DAILY. I JOURNAL,' PORTLAND. 'FRIDAY, JANUARY . 21, 1916.': : WHEAT PRICES GO TO EXTREME RECORD IN THE INTERIOR AUSTRALIAN ONIONS : OFFERED TO COAST; 1 PRIGES ARE HIGHER Cost of Delivery Higher Than Ei cellent Quality Oregon Stock : Trade ot Inclined to Take Chance on Deliverlee. - Onions from A ax trail ire being offered for fa tar delivery to the trade of tbe Pcifie coast with hlptnents from tbe eokwie daring January. February and March. The exact price Uiat these onion will coat delivered at coast pointa la not definitely known, but it la understood to be some whit higher titan tbe present price asked by the Confederate Onion Growers' ssoelatlaa. Dalit tbe Anstxsllan stock Is nrw crop and trill therefore Ukely be In rood condition upon arrlrsl at coast points, still tbe errstlc condi tion of shipping and tbe chances the trsde grat take In securing these supplies for de ferred delivery, will likely cause small baying luilcss it later develops that there is not LOagb onions here to supply the wants of the bade. In thst rase tbe price of tbe Australian stork will be advanced st primary pointa to conform with tbe advance in this country. No shipments are yet oelng made by tbe association, and none will likely be made until all danger from the cold weather Is eliminated. EGO MARKET IS DRAGGING Increased supplies of eggs are coming for ward to the local market, sod slight shading of quotations Is shown, sltbough tb genersl aiarket price is unchanged at 35c far candled. of the trfde are for lower prices. CHICKEN MAEXET IS DOWN i Ss'es of chickens were made la tbe Front street trade st lower prices daring tbe last 24 boors. Heavy hens sre down to 15c, with mall chickens and mlied lots st 14c. The market la really pot firm at these figures. DRESSED HOGS HOLD FIRM " Market for country killed bogs Is holding ! firm at 8Sc generally for top quality. Tbe trade wants fancy, 1-3 to 150 pound stuff. : While receipts are fair, demand is eicellent Ob tbe other band, the veal market la slow and weaker. Tops sre selling st 1212 4c Poor stuff is bard to sell, with some sales down to Tr. CABBAGE MARKET IS EASIER With more llbersl offerings of local cabbage cf eicellent quality, the market Is slightly easier, and general sales were reported . along tbe street it IV i pound. California stock la hard to sell. POTATO BUYING IS WAITING Buying of potatoes has ceased st country points, owing to the fear of frosted stocks. It will take a week before tbe extent of tbe damage Is definitely known. In the meantime th local trade la firm. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE Artichokes are firm at $1.40 a dozen. t Hotboose encumbers too scarce to quote. . Hatter anj rbeese unchanged. Turkeys sre not selling, sud holdovers are shown . Trade in apples !s slowly gaining. SHIPPERS' - WEATHER NOTICE - Weather bureau sends tbe following notice to snippers: . Protect shipments during tbe next 4S hours as far north as Seattle sgalnat minimum tem peratures of about 34 degrees; northesst to Spokane, 10 degrees; southeast to Boise, 10 degrees; south to Ashland, 34 degrees. JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND These prices sre tho st which wholesslers TRANSPORTATION San Francisco Los Angeles Without Caang of ants) The HI. Clsaa. Comfortabls, Elegantly Appointed. Sea-Qolsg Steamship BEAR 8 all a rrom Alaaworth Sock 3 P. M., JAN. 22 too Go! dsn. miss oa Columbia, Blvr. all Bats Iaclud Berth and Kens. Tables aad Serriee Unexcellad. Too Baa Francisco ft Portland 8. 8. Co Third ana Waaolarton Bta, Cwlta 0-W. B.k-. Co.) TeL Broad, way 4500, a -131. The Twin "Falacea of the Paciflc- B. B. a. a. moiTBZBir ricincr "QKXAI ROBTEajr : PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO rSABCXSCO. XiOB ajroEioia, KOBOl.TJI.V. "Northern Pacific" a&lls for 8an Fran cisco ET3BT TTJESDAT. B. S. saila from San Francisco XTEST BATUS SAT tor Portland. Gnat Borthrrn from Baa rraadaoo for acoaolalo. Jan. 93. Pan. 14, Mar. 6, 24. XXCXZsT orriCB. BT and Stark. Btettoa, 10th aad Koyt. "Phoaea Broadway $20. A-C671. 1 voitb JAcrno bteabsiui coj D San Francisco t-AXTA BARbARA. LOS ANGCLXS AND f AN DIEGO. S. S. ROANOKE ails Wednesday. Janasxy tt, I?, a. D Q COOS BAY mxxXA axd saji nAjrctsco 5 C taTTf Rl TDM D- sa a a ivmi Bail Tasaday, January 16, ( p. jg. Ttcaat Wfioa ltta laird iv P - ' fksaas Mna m. A-Uli. ActrioihHdwailaii Steamslup Co. FREIGHT , -jw NEW YORK SERVICE y to '- VIA . ,H OH PORTLAND STRAITS VL5' to . VIACLLAN HONOLULU - - " O. . XEITOBT, Araat. ' t70 Btazk 8V. Portlaad, Or. BP 1 V . V BP1". aTa1 mm aB sawa is ,, lAXLg DIBIOT roa SaN FRANCISCO Los Angeles - San Diego ioitoaow.- airr ta, t w r. m. Baa rraaoiMa, artlaa4 At Las Aagslss 6 team thin Cs. Fraak Bollaat. Araat. LM THIRD iTRIIT. A9! xlia M Salmon Eun Shows Improvement With Moderate Weather Shipments Are Now Coming in Fair Supply From Varions Oregon Fishing Center. There Is a better run of salmon in Oregon coast streama, aa well aa la tbe Colombia river. Local receipts are showing a fair In crease, and with farther moderation of weather conditions greater supplies arc expected. The market for fresh salmon is slightly easier along the wholesale way, with fancy eteerheada quoted still around 12"4e a poond. Within a few days It is expected that prices will show liberal sbsding. There is sn entire lack of fresh halibut in the local market, the only offerings now svsil sble being frosen stock, which Is generally quoted firm by wholesalers st Sc a pound. With the moderating weather the trade ex pects . a resumption of tbe run of Columbia rlrer smelts, sod this movement will be gen erally welcomed. Csnned salmon market lemalns In a very firm position generally for all offerings. Prices are generally held taut at the extreme quotations. sell to retailers, except aa otherwise stated: Dairy Froduo. BUTTER City creamery er.be. extraa. S2c; firsts, 30c: seconds, 28c; prints and car tons, extra; country creamery cat, 25329c; storage, 24325c; Oregon dairy, IS Q 19c. BUTTERr AT Portland delivery No. 1 sour cream, 32e; No. 2, 30c. EGGS Selling pries by deslers. delivery extra Selected fresh, 34 35c dosen; case connt. Oregon ranch, 33c. LIVK POULTRY Hens. beavv Plymouth Rock 15c; ordinary chickens. 14c; springs. 1VJ 2 lbs., 15c lb.; turkeys, 23c, dressed, fsncy, 2528c; culls. 20i21c; pigeons. $1.00 1 25; sqoabs. $1.29 dosen; geese, lire. 114jli!c lb.; Pekin ducks, old. loo per lb.; young sod heavy, ISc; Indian Runners. 16c per lb. JACK RABBITS Fancy, $11.25 dosen. CHEESE Selling price Fresh Oregon fsncy full cream twins snd triplets, 1831ft4c; Young America, 19620c. Price, to Jobbers, flata, 17c; Young America, 18c f. o. b. ; cream brick. 18Q2c, Umber ger. 20c lb. Fruits and Tegetables, FRESH FRUITS Orsnges. fsncy nsveL $2.UOV3 25 ; bananas. 5c lb.; lemons. $3.00J 4.5o box; grapefruit. Florida. $4.5utf5.5 case, pineapples. 74jSc lb.; pears, $1. 5(31.60; grape. 7c per lb.; tangerines. $1.50 box. APPLES Local. $1.25(22 per box. according to quality. ONIONS Local. $2.25 per cental, as sociation selling price carloada, $2.00 f. o, b. country pointa; garlic, 15c lb. POTATOES Selling price New crop, local. $1.5oal.S3; baying price. $1.25 per cental; sweets, $2.753.UU. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.00; beets. $1.00 per sack; carrots, $1."J prr sack; parsnips, $1.00 sack; cabbage, $1.75 per cwt.; green onlooa, 2Uc per dosen buuenes; pepprrs, bell, 12fec; head lettuce. California, $2.5o per crate: celery, California, $5.50; cauliflower. California, $2.25 per crate; French artichokes, (l.ijttl.; string beau. 16c; boinouae cucum bers. ( ) dosen; tomatoes. California. $1.73; egg plant, 15c per lb.; prouts, tc per lb.; cranberries, local, $10.50; eastern. $11.00 U 12.00 per barrel. Beats, Fish and r revision. DRESSLD MEATS Selling price Country killed: Fsncy hogs S,c; poor. 74c; fancy teals. 12Q124c; ordinary, llVjc; poor, 7i8c; post. -nW-'. s,iriug lauioa, 10c; muitoa. tysc lb. HAMS. BACON. ETC. Hsrns, 15ai9Hc: brrakfual bacuu. lSttc: boiled haibi, ; picnic, 10Vc; ottage roll, 13ijc; Oregon ei rort. lis u 13c lb. OVSTEitS Olympla, per gallon. $3; canned easteru. 55c csu. $t.50 dosen: essttra In sbell. $1 85 per 100; rasur climi, 12V-C dosen; east ern otters, per gallou. solid park, $3.0fi. FISH Dressed fk)UDder. 7c; steelbead eal moo, 12Vac; perch. Tcfc; lobsters. Zjc; sllrrr smelt. 8c; salmon trtnjt. l-4c lb.; halibut, lutdl'c; ( oluiubla smelt I ). CRABS Large, $2.ou, uedluui, $1.50 dosea. tandsxd, loHc. LARI' Tierces, kettle rendered. 12e; stantlerd. llc. Orsosries. SUGAR Cube. $7.00; powdered, $og3: fruit or berry. $o.tK; beet i ; dry grsnulsted. $d.eo; L) yellow $5.60. (AOvrs quotations are mi Uaya net cash.) RlCt; Japan atle No. 2, 41ie; New Or leans, neaa, uov, oius roe. Sc. SALT Coarse, haif grounds, lot. $1055 per too; bos, $11.30; Labie dairy, 50a, $16 lus, $17.50; bales, --j; lump rock, $20 pr ion. BEANS Smsll wblte. $7.25 large white. $7.25; pink. $5.;i; liniaa, $6.uu; mjod. o.ii tea. , Hops. Wool and Hides. HOPS Nomin-1 buybig price. 1915 eron choice. lOVittllc; prune. 10c; medium to tnme. 7&c. HONEY New. $3 25J3.50 Per case WOOL Nominal. ls15 clip: Willamette val ley. coarse Cotawold. io((i23c; meaiuni ShroD atilre. iU26c; cboU laucy lou, ioc- eastern Oregon. 1422c. "u HIDES sailed bides (25 Uo. and up) 14UC alted stsga Uo lbs. rod up), tic-' ,aifJ kip (15 lb, lo 23 iba ). 15c; salted calf tun to 15 Ua.). 18c; green hides (25 lb., and op, ISc; green atags (5o lbs. and up), BW; k (15 lbs. to 20 lb,. 15c; green cslf inn to 15 lb..). 18c; dry fUnt hides. 25c- .1?? fliul calf (ifp to 7 lbs.), 7c; dry salt hlds rOc. dry horsehldes, each. 50cQl.oo- lTi borsehldes. each $2.'J033.w; horsehair' 25c dry lung wool pelts, lot ; dry short wool' Deiu' 12c. dry sheep shearings, each, lofij lie- salt' ed sbeep sbesrliigs, each, 15fc25c. ' TALLOW No. 1. 55V4c; No. 2 4aSe greaI3'83Hc. ' CUlTTIkl OR CASCARA BARK Bnrlns price, per car lots. 4c; less than car lots MOHAIR 1915. 2fc. 'Q- Paiixu and Oils. UNSEED OIL Raw, bbla, 86c gallon- ket tie boiled, bbls., 88c; raw, cases, ic- boiled, esses, W3c gL; kits of 250 gallona lc lei.' oil caka meal, $44 per too. COAL OIL. Water whiu. la droiM and Iron barrels, 10c. " TURPENTINE Tsnks, 67c; esses, 74C gal lon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 8He lb : 500 lb lcUt 8c lb.; lea lots. c per lb. OIL MEAI Carload lots. $34. GASOLINE Bulk. 14c per gallon. DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST Baa Francisco Market. San Francisco. Col.. Jan. 21. (C. Butter Extras, 2Sjc; prims first. P.I firsts 2ttc. Eggs Extrss, 32c; pullets, 31c. Cheese California fancy, 18c; firsts, 15V&C Seattle Market. Seattle. Jtn. 21. (C. P.) Butter Native Washington creamery brick, ,34c; solid pack, 83c pound. Ceee Oregon tripleta. ISUc: Wisconsin twin. 23c; Wisconsin triplets. 21c: Washing ton twins. 18c; Young America, 21c. Egg Select ranch, 36c; April storage, 80c. Lo Angela Market. Lo Angeles. Csl.. Jan. 21. (P. 2. 3.) Eggs Case count 33c. Butter Fresh extras 2St4c POTATOES ALONG THE COAST aa Francisco Market. San Francisco, Jan. 21. (C. P.) Potatoes Delta. $1. 25 ft 1. BO Per cental, with some fancy held higher; Idaho Rural. $1. 5031. 75; do. Russets, $1.73ftl.0; Salinas, $1.6542; Ore goo. $1.601.75: sweets. $1.752 for cellar. Ohfods $1.7532 per cental for California, from Icehouse; Lumpoc, $2JS; Oregon nomlaaL Saattl Market. Seattle, Jan. 21. (U. P.) Onions Oregon, 2c per poand. 1-otatoe Whit River, $25827; Ysklma Eur banks, $33636; Yakima Uema, $30Q32. No Damage at Drain. Drain, Or., Jan. 21. The cold snap which baa ran through tha greater part of tb past two week waa broken yesterday afternoon, when warmer wind began to blow np from the south. Tbe greatest depth of anow dur ing this spell wss three aad a half inches at any one time, and this has now all disap peared from the valley and lower hi I la. Tbe lowest temperature reached her during th cold snap waa 13 above. Stock has not suf fered in this locality, at the farmer were applied with hay. Feeding of the birds was not overlooked during ta time the ground was covered with snow. Protest Icing Charge. Washington. Jan. 21. U. P.) The present $5 per car charga for refrle; eratlon from Washington state to east ern pointa was defended today In a brief the Mtssiurt Pacific and other defendant railroads filed with the In terstate Commerce commission In the Complaint of North Pacific Fruit Dis tributors and the Northwestern Fruit Exchange. RECORDS ARE ESTABLISHED OFTEN WHEAT TRADING Early Morning Prices Are Lifted Later in Day to $1.13 H Bid for Blaestem and 91.16 Ask Coun try Prices Moved Upward. FTJRTHXS ADVAHCX TOR WBIAT Durias; tha aeasioa at the Portlaad Mer chants r.Tfbaage still another high racord was stcblished for wheat with a rise of lSc oesr Thursday. Tha pries thereby establiansd a new high record with lueatam bida at $1.13 and tha aoldina srioa at tl.ls par bushel. Not only did tha wheat market adTanos, but oats mads a sheer gain of $1 a ton for January delivery oa tha exchange. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS Cars HIGH .Barley nr. Oats. Hay. 12 13 7 14 7 7 9 4 1292 1062 777 1430 1338 1500 1424 1340 1 8 1 18 4J4 23 1525 421 375 21tJ0 2 3 2 5 15 5 12 10R4 141 991 2798 805 141)5 866 3057 Portland. Frl... 34 Y'ear ago 37 Season to date. 8. HOB Year ago 12.5( Tacoma. Tburs. Year ago 27 Season to date.. 5.611 Year ago 7,157 Seattle Thurs... 11 Year ago 21 Season to date.. 6.4.11 Year ago 5,822 Wheat market toucheo a new high point In the Interior during the laat 24 hours wheel heavy sales of bluestem were reported In tbe Big Bend country at $1.03 per bushel, which means fully $1.13 trsck basts tidewater. Some of this wbest waa purchased for Pa cific tidewater delivery, and some for eastern shipment. Interior millers are reported as anxious Inquirers for supplies of all varieties of milling wheat.. The scarcity of bluestem Is especially pronounced, and most of tha strength has been forced In that variety. Purchases of club wbest are confirmed in the interior at higher prices. $1.05 tldewster basis being freely offered snd psld whenever stocks were available during tbe last 24 hours. Oata market la also showing a further gain in price for spot, with Interior aales of feed confirmed at $28t)29 tidewater track basis, and feed barley oalea shown on the basis of $2Q$ 50 a ton, similar delivery. Some business In brewing was confirmed at $30 a ton. Floor market Is very firm at the recent ad vance of 20c a barrel, and higher wheat price will call for a still further gain. Foreign markets are firmer and higher. Broomliall cabled that Liverpool spots were l'i to 3d higher than Thursday. FLOLR Selling price: Patent. $5.60; Wil lamette valley. $5.; local straight. $5.00tf 5.40; bakers' local. 5.20U.VH0; Montana spring wheat, $6.30; exports. $4.90U5.00; wbola wbest. $7.05; graham. $5.80; rye flour, $5.50 per barrel. HAY Buying price: Willamette valley tim othy, fancy. $14415: eastern Oregoo-Idabo fancy timothy. $1718; alfalfa, $1718; vetrh and oats. $14(8 IS; clover, $13.50. CHAIN SACKS 1916. nominal: No. 1 Cal cutta. Uc In car tots; lesa amounts higher. U1LI.STI FFS Selling price, csrlosd lots: Bran. $23 .Oo; aborts, $25.00. KOI.LEK BARLEY Selling price. $30.00. Comparative bid prices for wbest on the Pi rtland Merchants exchange: Friday. Year ago. Fluetem 113" 144 Fort fold 108 14-' tint W 1S Ked fife 103 :: Red Russian H2 134 On tbe Portland Merchant. Eichang bids for January wbest were advanced to a new high re-wrd at I1.131, for bluestem. the gener al market being 143c a burbel above Thurs day. No sale. v.. re made because holders were ssklug .till further advances. January oats bida on tbe exchange were ad voiced $1 a ton wd barley 50c a ton over Tl'ursday. Both oareals are now quoted at the tome price. There was beavy trading In oata on the exrhange durlnx tbe day with the following atles reported: 100 tons January $27.75: 100 tons Februsry $28.00; 1J0 tons January $28 00 SDd 100 totis February $28.25. Bran bids on the exebsnge were advanced 75c a ton. A sale of loo tuns Februsry wss I Bcllt ' -l '5 per ton Merchants Exchange January prices: WHEAT -Friday Thurs Wed. Tues. Mon Bid Aak. -Bid- Bluestem 113 118 Forty fuld 1( 112 Club lo6 110 Ked fife l'i 106 Red Russisn 112 107 104 100 100 112Vi 107 104 102 TOO 112 107 104 102 101 2750 109 106 102 99 09 2675 2700 lo2 108 FEED OATS 27SO 2775 FEED BARLEY 2S50 2?60 P.rsn 217.'. Shca-U ZiOO 8O00 8000 2M 2SO0 MILLS TUFFS 2725 2175 '2300 2250 2500 2100 2150 2300 2300 2150 2250 Future were quoted: WHEAT February bluestem March bliwstem February forty fold March forty f. void February club Mcrch club February fife March fife February Russian March Russian Bid. 114 1HV4 109 19 107 107 101 103 103 103 Ask. 1164 nsv, 1 13 11.-. 1KH-4 112 106 108 18 110 225 2S75 FEED OATS February 2750 Marcb ..2850 BARLEY February feed . March feed February bran . .2850 .2f75 .2173 .22IIO .2i"i0 .2350 MJLLSTL'FTS 2000 200 25-0 2iOO March bran I ebruary shorts March shorts ... LiTestock Not Hart. Pendleton, Or., Jan. 21. Livestock 1n Umatilla county have not suffered from the cold spell JtiBt breaking, ac cording to reports brought in from the stock country. Plenty of feed, an.) shelter have protected Doth sheep and cattle from the sr.ow and low temper atures. Big inroad have been made upon the haystacks, but no more than anticipated. A dtry summer and the grasshoppers bared the ranges early and the stock-rren prepared for heavy feeding. Unless a cold spring shouM ensue there will be plenty of feed. One thing that bas redfJced the dan gers f winter losses to a minimum is the fact that most ou the stockmen have abandoned the practice of kocp Irg more stock than their land will scpply. Scarcity Ct Hay. Kenncwick. Wash.. Jsn. 21. A great scarcity of bay prevails here. There Is prac tically no baled alfalfa for sale at $20 per ton. Tbe record shipments from her last fsll. tbe long snd sever cold weather and th scarcity of hay in tbe upper valley becaoan of lack of water last summer account for the shortage. An increased amount of grain is being fed In place of hay. There Is practically no hay to be had from outside point at anything like reasonable prices, dealers her say. Chicago Produce Market Chicago. Jan. 20. (I. Si. 8.) Butter was firmer today. Egg easy. Butter Receipts, 8129 tabs; eresmerv ex tras, 30Hc; estra firsts. 2syG2e; firsts, S27He: seconds. 23324Hc; dallies extraa, 20c: flrsta, 25&27c; second. 204122c: necklax tork, 192oc; ladle. 21121Vie. Egg Receipts. 8640 eases; flrnH, 30O 30Sc; ordinary firsts. 2Q20Se; saiseellan ns lots, 24830c; extra. 35Q34c; storsge. 15tf21,c. Iirerpool Cash Wheat. Liverpool. Jan. 21. (L N. 8.) Wheat No. X Manitoba, ao stock; No. 2, 14 Id; Ne. 3. 13s lid; No. 2 bard winter, sew, 13 24; No. 1 Bortheni Dalata. 13s lid. m lr Oregon Apples in South. San Francisco. Jaa. 20. Apple, per box, Oregon and Washington flpltaesberg. l.S0s 2.SO; Ren Davis. $1.1521.40-, Roaaa Beaa tlea. 1.40Jl.eS. EXCITEMENT SHOWN TIS AFTER A BIG BLOCK California Dealer Reported Nego tiating With Association for Supplies; No Deal Closed as Yet; 11c Paid in the Country. Things are popping In the bop market. A number of confirmed salea are again reported for best quality In the Willamette valley at 11c a pound. Chief of Interest In tbe hop trade at tbla time la the visit here of E. Clemens Horat of Ssn Francisco. Mr. Horat hss been nego tiating with the Oregon Hop Growers' asso ciation for a big block of stockf bat accord ing to association officials called by long distance telephone at Salem, no deal had been closed aa yet. Mr. Horst refused sbsolntely to state whether any deals hsd been made but minors were cunent thst be hsd taken a big block of stock. The movements of the Ssn Fran cisco man are very erratic. He tald he would renaln In tbe city several days. George Yergen if Aurors sold 206 bale to A. J. Ray of this city st 11c while Muecke of tbe same city sold 128 bales to Brown of Sslem st a similar price. Otto Knorr of Aurora sold about 100 bsles at 11c. but the name of the buyer could not be ascertslned. Tbe Torgler lot of 100 bales at Laurel was sold to Ray at 11c. Other dealers were reported at 7 to 10c pound. Tbe business is said to bare been for the covering of former vales. Wheat in Chicago Hits New Records For Both Options Chicago. Jsn. 21. (I. N. S.I Wheat closed 2T634)C higher than Thursday. lesterdsy's late price losses were recovered in tbe opening of the pit trading today. Wheat was up almost a point In both clasaes. Some of the pit crowd and a few commission bouso were free sellers of wbest, but sbsorptlon wss of a good sort. May sold to 130 la tbe opening. General news wss bullish, but some tired longs took sdvsntsge of a strong situation to market their lines. Corn snd osts showed sn Independent strength, although there was scat tered selling by commission bouse. Both of tl.ese grains opened sbont even with Thurs day's close snd lster moved upward frac tionally. May wheat opened at 130 and shortly went to yfiurday's high. July opened at 12314i and sold to 124. May corn opened st 7S".i snd July st 7V4. snd both sdvaoced. May oata opened at 52Vi and eold to 53, wblla the July option opened at 49. The close saw wheat over 2 pointa above the opening, and practically even with the day's high leveL Com and osts were up sbout 1 cent. Decided strength wss apparent In tbe closing market. Range of Chicago price furniahed by Over beck A Cook Co.. 210-217 Board as Trsde building: HOPS HORS WHEAT Open. Hlgb. Low. CVe. Msy lVi i:2b 126- 1328 July 123H 125 122', CORN May 78Vi "'" 7 73 A July 78, 7tt, 7S 79WB OATS Msy 52 5.1-S 52 B3i Jrly 49L 4f 41 49t TURK Jan. yO0 May 1997 2100 1992 2O50 LARD Jsn 1027 imj 1027 1 045 May 1000 l'2 1050 175 B July 1072 ll'Xi 1070 1005 A RIBS Jan lOrJO 1075 1000 1072 May 10S7 1112 10b5 1107 Jul)- 1127 BANK STATEMENT OP Portland Banks. COAST Clearings Monday .... Tuesday . . . Wednesday . Thursday .. Friday Thia Week. Tear Ago. $ 2.034. 479. 7S 1.554.792 32 1.824.323.00 l.M1.42.48 1,703,717.77 . .$ 2.010. t-vi. 42 . . 1.S50,41M.44 . . 1.545.001. (O . . 1.67U.361.4 ... 1.4O0.648.93 Lot Angelas Banks. Clearings todsy $ 3,902,753.00 San Francisco Banks. Clearing! today .$10,10o,099.00 Seattle Banks. Clearings todsy Balsnces today . .$ 2.038,781.00 353, S61 .00 Tacoma Banks. Clearings todsy 220,223.00 2J.50e.00 Bslances today First 1916. Hop Contract. Centralis. Wsh., Jan. 21. A con tract was filed with the Iewls county auditor Wednesday by J. E. Dunn, who owns a hop yard In the vicinity of Harmony, whenebry he agrees to deliver 15,000 pounds of hops to T. A. Llve sley & Co. at 10 "c a pounaL This Is the first business reported for the 1!16 crop. It is expected that much hop acre age will be plowed up this ytar and that the industry will soon be a mat ter of history as far as Lewis county Is conoerned. San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, Cal.. Jan. 21. Barley calls: Jan. 21. Jan. 20. Open. Close. Close. May.. . Spot Walla, . .. $1.38' $1.3sH I1.3SU quotations Wheat: Walla $1.724 4r 1.75: red Russian. $i. i s& l. i ; lurney rea, ji.iiitf I. 90; bluestem, Il.90fcf l.92 Feed Barley. $1.3001. 324; brew, ins, $1.4001.42. White oats. $1.451.60; bran, $23.60; middlings, $30.0031.00; shorts, $25.00 HS 26.00. Various Wheat Markets. Liverpool Cash wheat, lHd to !d hig-her. lluenos Aires Cash wheat, IVic higher. Iruluth May. $1.82: July, $1.304 Winnipeg- May, $1.30 VB; July, II. 30 Vs. Minneapolis May, 1.31H1.S1: July, I1.29S- Kanaas City May, $1.:2T; July, $1.18. San Francisco Wool Market. San Francisco, Jsn. 20. (I. N. 8.) Wool, per pound. Humboldt snd Mendocino. 8 months' growth. 21Q23c; do 12 month a. 2S32Sc; mid dle counties, A months' growth, good, 17 CI ltc: do fslr. 15Q17c; Red Bluff sod vicinity. 2023c; southern California fall and lamb' wool, 12ai5c; Nevada stock. ls20c. accord log to quality. St. Louis, Mo., unchanged. Jan. 20. (I. N. .8.) Wool New York Cotton Market. Open. Iiirh. Low. Close. Jan 1210 lil 1207 12l March 122S 1233 121 1231 May 1249 1257 1233 ' 1265 July 12S1 1269 1257 1268 Oct. . 1252 1269 122 12S7 Dec 1267- 1284 1267 1281 Eastern Barley Markets. CWeago, Jan. 20. (I. N. B.1 Barley strong, malting, 76Q7Sc; receipts, 61 car. New Tork. Jan. 0. (I. steady, malting, 815c. N. S.) Barley Kansas City, Mc, Barley steady, 66c. Jan. 20. (I. N, g. . New York Sugar and Coffee. New Tork, Jan. 21 . Bugar Centrifugal. fs.TI. --Coffee i Spot New Tork. No. 7 Rio. Sc; Ne, Santos. 9c Edit mm mm m m CLIMB TO.NEW MARK FOR THE SEASON IN PORTLAND Tops Go at $7.40 at North Port land or 30c Above Thursday's High Point Sheep Situation Strong at Advanced Prices. H00 MARKET ZXPLaXirED. The sal of extra sslect quality bogs at $7.40 in th North Portlaad yards during tha morning was for quality stuff that waa cea aHered worth a oramiana af about a dime, ex 15c above th regular staff commonly called - " w" ufll V- uro Wl sold to a Tacoma nackar. aad carried . - , w v4U VfcSS l 9 Wat 1UB jeneral market for top u 7.t6, or 15c alwTO U iireTiout msvrket. PORTLAND LI V ESTOCK RCN Hogi. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. 647 253 459 255 i 11 Friday Ttnrsdsy Wednesday .... Tuesday M-nday Saturday Wi ek ago Year ago 1 w years ago. . Three years ago 1.0i7 tffl 83 162 5.21U :W4 P21 l.(l 1,326 6y 44 13 24 31 1228 176 20 71 50 440 231 With the exception of csttle, tbe entire 11-ettock market at North Portland waa firmer and higher for the day. There waa an excellent run of swine In the yurds overnight. Market opened with a very firrr trend with values higher all around. Killers showed disposition to take hold at tbe better figures. Ssles of tops were made during th morn ing as high aa $7.40. Tbla is the highest point resched tbls season' to data and la 30c above the high mark of Thursday. General bog market range: Choice light weights Good light weights 7 1AT Wi Medium weights 6 T5tt7.oo uugn and beavy 6 00 a 6 .60 Shlle there was a smsll run of cattle In the North Portlsnd yard overnight, no lm prrvement waa Indicated by the early day's trsdlng. The market In general for cattle aa consiuereo siesay sronua tse asm ever- h r. UB uuiaiora si ine wees s opening. tenerai cattle market raoge: Choice pulp fed steers .$7.80(37.7$ Choice grain fed steers Ordinary grsln fed steer.... Choice hay fed steers Oood stetrs Ordinary to common fleers. Choice cows Ordinary to common cows... Choice heifers Ordinary to good heifers Choice bulls Good to tsir bulls Ordinary to common bulls... Best Ugbt calves Good calves 7.4047.5e . 7.404x7.50 . 7.23i7.33 . 6. 75 O 7. 00 . 5 004(5 .56 . 6 75418 23 . 8.505.00 6 24 . 4 005.75 . 3'.75i4.5u . 3 003.50 . 2.0UU2.75 8 00 7.00S7.&O I Mutton and Lamb Higher. In Hoe with tbe record price obtained for yetrllng wetbers In the North Portland yards TLumday, tbe market wss sgaln strong with general valuea lifted to conform with tbe aales of yearllDgs at $7.75. There waa only a small run reported In tb mutton and lamb dlvjalon of tbe local market overnight and buying started early st tbe bl&her rlcea. General mutton snd lamb range: Choice weight lambs. $S.25(f(8-50 (od to common lambs 7.5Kff7.7B Poor to fslr lambs 7.00(7.25 Choice yearling wethers 7.507.76 Oood to common yearlings S.7547 00 Old wetbers 6.25U6 AV, Choice light ewes 6.55(6.75 Good to common ewe 6.O0U6.25 Friday Livestock Bhlppsrs. Hogs T. C. Msnsfleld. Wlnooa. Wssh.. 2 Intds; W. Jeff. Csldwell, Idaho, 1 load; Grover Bios., Letha, Idaho, 1 load; New Plymouth, ldi.no, 1 load: W. II. Ross, I'arma. Idaho, 1 lo.d; C. E. Lucke. Molalla. 1 load; E. Morgan. Goldendal. WaAtu, 2 loads; J. W. Willis, Gauon, J load. Mixed stuff John A'wortb, Raines, 8 loads cattle snd sheep; M. M. Hoctor, Ooldendale, Vtatb.. 1 load rattle and hogs; Smith Bros., Dci.ald. 1 load cattl and bogs. Comparative statement of North P rtland nn: CattSt Calve. Hogs. Kbeep. 3nontn to date s.tva 33 2S.o-3 Snie, 1915 4. 115 60 28,927 U.403 10,129 370 27 2.242 Friday Horning Bale. HOGS Ave. lbs. a3 2us x 20s aio 203 4m son 447 315 455 1.426 No. 2: bogl . t7 bogs . 2S hogs . 92 botra 7 hogs 07 hogs . 3f hogs . 53 bogs . 3 hogs . 4 bogs 2 bogs . 1 hog . 8 hog . 8 hoes . 1 hog 1 bog r.:: hoys bogs 2. bogs 2 tvv . 2 hog . 2 steers 1 steer 10 steer 1 teer 1 steer 11 steer 1 cow . 3 cows 1 cow . Price. 7.40 7.40 7.25 7.23 7.10 .10 8. tO 6.75 6.40 6.25 6.10 7.25 7.25 210 200 420 670 200 17o 14T 14M 315 465 6.26 6.00 8 00 7 jo 7 10 7 10 8 10 65 .... STEERS ..1111 . .1210 . . 1033 . . NO0 . . . . 943 . .lino . . M5 . . sso 7.00 ' 6 .S5 I 6.50 I 8.00 I 6.00 I COWS 4.25 HEIFERS 1 heifer 810 14 .50 BILLS 1 bull - 1280 $4.00 LIASTOCK PRICES AMERICAN HOGS HIGH i Chicago Slit 17.60. Chicago. Jan. 21. ' N. 8.) Hogs R etlpte 50.0O0. higher. alk of sales. $7(37.40; light. 6.H0tt7.25: mi I. I6.954J7.46; heavy. f(.957.SO; rough, fa. S7.10; pigs, S5.50Q 6.60. Cattle Receipts 2000, weak; native beef steers, g8.85Q9.75: western steers, tfl.WS 25 : cows and heifer S3. 20 '4:8. 25; calvrs. 7.75?tll. Fheep Receipt 8000, weak. Wethers, 17.60 68.20; lambs, $8.50tll. Omaha Hogs S7.1S. Omaha. Jsn. 21. I. N. 8.) Hogs Receipt 18.500. steady. Heavy, ge.90ifl7.13: light. r.7.0o; pigs, f5Q6.50; bulk of sales, 6.80 7.10. Csttle Receipts 2O0Trjower. Native steers. S6-5O(?8.50: own and belters. 5.ro37: western steers, go 417 76, Texas steers, S5.60a 0.80; stocker snd feeders, g5.50Q7.85. bbeep Receipt 8&O. cdy ; yearlings. 17.75 CP. 25; wether. $76' 70; lamb, 110.25(3 10.65. 8t. Louis Hogs 7. M. St. Louis. Jan. 21. M. N. 8.) Hogs Re ceipts 18.500, lower. Pigs and lights. 1637.40; mixed and butchers, t7.25Q7.50; good heavy, 17.4517.55. Cattle Receipts 1100. steady. Native beef teers, $7.W6t9.50: yearling steer and belt er. 3:5039.35: cow. t5.5037: stackers and feeders. $517.25; southern a teers, $5.2538.50; cow and heifer, $412(6.50; native calve, $6 11. Sbeep Receipt 400. higher. Yearling weth er. (8Q9.25; Unit, $910.75; ewe. $6.23 7.50. Ksssaa City Hogs $7.$$. Kansas City. Jan. 21. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Receipts 600O, lower. Bulk of sale. $7Q7.80: heavy, $7.259735; packers and butchers. $7.1037.30; light, $.75&7.2Q; pigs, $3,250 6.60. Cattle Receipt lOOO. steady. Prim fed steers. $8.50.2&; dr. seed beef steers. $6 78 stS.40; western. $6.25'a 8.40; stocker and feeders, $68; balls, $5.50(260; calves, $4J 10M. 1 Sheep Receipts 30fVl strong. Lamb. $10.23 E 10.83: yearlings. &,509.23; wstbers, $7 8; ewes, $6.75iS7JW. DSTr Rags $7. Denver, Jan. 21. Cattle Receipts 2OO0. stesdy. Beef steer. $8.M37.75. Cows and bet fees. $5436.30: Calves. $S10. Bog Receipt 500, lower. Top, $7; balk of . M.S5Q7. Sheep Receipt none. Seattle Ihi 7-M. Seattle. Jss. 21. P. N. 8.) Hogs Re ceipts 87. higher. Prime lights. $7.60; Be dlam to choice. $7.3517.46: smooth heavies, 19 M ft 7; rough heavies, $8.85426-60; pigs. $8.1507. Cattl RscelpU aone, steady. Beat stsers, - :'.' ':. . ' ' - .1 Nt.nr.lr Mart. Waits wv . A v MAW For Steel Meeting; Trade Sympathetic New Tork. Jan. 21. I- X. S.) A stronger too was apparent in the opening of the stork market today. The rails were heavily traded pad price held steady to yesterday's aver age. Ther 1 little doubt that traders are adopting a waiting policy, incited by tbe ap proaching dividend actios of United State Steel next Tuesday. It is thought that th futur trend f tbe stocks sympathetic to steel will depend largely en whether a S per cent dividend la declared or whether the directors decide thst conserva tion against exigencies should be observed. V. S. Steel showed tendency to strengthen in the early trading today. Th metal storks vere up somewhat and trading was of good volume. Some of tbe epeclaltte continue to attract attention. Any definite news of a favorable nature regarding Uie foreign situation is pre dicted to start an upward movement, aa gen eral sentiment has It that th reaction has run it course. In Ion I'srlflc waa active from an opening at 136V. Westing hour continued to advance from an opening at 67. Crucible Steel opened at 65 and went up 2 points. Steel rsnged around Anaconda opened at MH and was active to f , . a7 a - 1 1 at Lit-U4aa siu in. vrs. diuci ir i n irri as v ' ' and Lead at 71. Both of these issues wer active. American Can opened at 61 and ad vanced. Industrial Alcohol wss Mill higher todsy at 151 V4. Mexican Petroleum strength ened over yesterday's market to sales st 112i. Range of New York prices fnmlbed by Oterberk & Cooke Co., 210-217 Board of Trade building: DESCRIPTION I Oprm High 1-owClos Alaska A Ills Chalmers, c A 1 11a rhiltrur. t.f 24 27 Vi 7tf 7V tCt 2.-1-S 20 Vi 7 62 24 27 v; 78V 66 62 S 112V 68 V, 65 V 2dW 78 67 Vi 02 1, ! American Beet Sugar. American Can. c American Can, pf American Car Fdy., c American t)ot. Oil, c. American Unseed, c. American Loco., c... An erlcan Smelter, c. 08 : Vs 67 i 64 Vi; 5W 63 'W1 t 64 V, 108 113 113 127 54 87 106 914 100 108 v: 104 iltHVlUB American Smelter, nf . . I ! American 3ugar. c J 1 13 V 14 "h ;1 13 Am. Tel. Tel 127 V 127 127 Vi American Woolen, c.i I Anafbnda Mining Co.1 sVj' 87'! V4 Atchison, . . 106 1U6V1004 Atchison, pf Baldwin Ixco., c. . Baldwin Loco., v iobvi'iii lioivi T.o:g- c....... 3's: W Wf-A l4 i will it-ucuu cirri 4SO 45 1470 ,474 ISO ! 86 31 i 32 V; 30 33V 60 6(Vi A 66 Betblebrm Steel, Brooklyn R. T. Pf... Cal. Petroleum, c. . . . Calif. Petroleum, pf. Canadian Pacific i;5S176 175 175 Central Leather. 54 I tntral U-atber,' pf. .".! 110 3 63 chesapeske a Ohio... 64 64 y4 chi. a g. w.. 14 I 14 I as I 3H ! wviHoo 14 14 cbi. a g. w., pf C. M. St. P 88 90 38 " ! t'hl. Il N. W., c ;i;iv, ! tllno Copper ! Cclorsdo K. 4 I., c ' Consolidated Gas I Corn Products, c Corn Products, pf... ; Crucible Steel, r ! Crucible Steel, pf I Denver a U. G., c... I lenver II R. G.. pr. . . 1 Ulstlllers ! trie, c 02 14IH 21V 64 52 I 5:i 6Hi 45! 48 23V. 21 22 IW 7 65 6U 65 67 , lloVi 12 I 12 11; 11 : i a-" 46 48 45 I 471 : 40 3Vsl M . .Vl 55l 66i 17Z1174V 172 j 17-4 472 :475 :468 I4HO 71 71 71 71 46 ! 46 i 46; 4l l2:t l23Vjli2:n 123V 23 23 I 22 22 11 11 1 K' 54 54 54 1 54 25Vi 2:.'.,; 27. t! 2T.V. lisiS lo7 Its loo 15 1 ',14i 1 i'.V, 45 45-4 44. 4:. i i 1 1 ft 20 1 20 i 13', 1 1 75 ' 75: 74i 75S 2 28 "2H , 2hV MO 81 1,1 SO 79 79HI 7H 78 128 126, 11M ia 110 113 lOHVj 111 87: 3SV.I 37; iS ::::::::::f::::: iU trie, ist pr General Elix-trlc General Motors tioodrlrb Ruhbr G. North.. Ore Lands G. Northern, pf Goggenbeiin fexp Hide a Iemtljcr, c. . . . Hide A leather, pf . . . Ice SH-uritte llllnou (cutrHl Industrial Alcibol.... Ineniration International Harvester Intert"on, c InlertMico. pfd Kanmis City South., c. Isrkawanna Steel. .. . Lebigb Valley lyoiilsville k Nashville Mexican Petroleum... Miami Copper MlKsuurl, K. a T, c. . MIsMmrl, K. a T., pfd Missouri Pacific National Biscuit National Iad 6, 8l S! 6 120 71 15 73 13 74 71 72', l',.1 INS. Nevada Consolidated.. B.ivu ' ml?! ;:i 731. 73 r 1 v.w York Ai'r Brske. . . 150W,.151 ;1M l.V) In York (Vntr.l UOUV lloU'lODSi'l''. s. v.. Ont. a West.. J ! ! 24 Norfolk a West., C Northern Pacific Psciflc Mall Pennsylvania Railway. Peoples Gas Pittsburg Osl. c Pressed Steel Car, c... Pressed Steel Car. pfd. 119 11911H11W 115 115V114,.,114'I ' HVs 58U,! M, 5Sl4 5b S 1074,10H 33, 34 58 .V ioa 24N! 24 SSL,! 40 1 MVj 46 i Ray Cona. Copier j Railway Steel Springe. I Reading, c Reading, 1st p'd Reading. 2d pfd Republic 1. AS., c Republic 1. a S , pfd. . Hock Island Rock Island, pfd Sear. Roebuck a Co. . . 43 ; 1 43 51 107 16' 17"s Itli, 8Uidehaker. c t-tudebaker. pfd Sk Hheffled I Soorhcm Pacific 152 155. 151 ilVI"-. I IHOVs I 5S 101 ' 100 101 V4 22 i 22! 22 ;$ i 63 I oT, 60' r.s! .- 211 12116 ,20S 1-, 101 22 63 59 206 Southern Railway. ; Southern Railway. ; Tennessee Copper. c. . . pfd. 1 Texas Oil ! Teiss PsrlHr I Colon Psciflc, c Union Pacific, pfd V. - Rubber, j V. 8. Rubber, pfd I I'- ! Pleel Co., c 1 I'- P. Steel Co., pfd... j Vtsb Copper Virginia Ctiemlcsl, c. . : i 7 136 130 135 136 I t .V, .V. 54i 55 lir7 Hr7,lf7', l'7 K' S5; 83 1 K4 117 117!117 117 7 r9-vi 77 79 4 4hV 91 I 90 08! 67. 48i 9J 67 W. i;. Telegrspli Westlngbouse Electric. Wisconsin Central 7 Total sales, 679,600 share. Ex. -dir. IVi. i BOSTON COPTER QUOTATION'S Boston. Jan. 21. Copper bids: Adventure .. 2!Moriawk 91 Ahmeek 97 l.Nev. Cona 1514 68 IXtplssdng ... 7 4 North Butte.. 2'JVi 24lNorth Laike.. 2 Allouez ... A read lan . . Alaska . . . Belmont . . Bingham Bohemia . . Butte Bal. Butte Sup. Cal. & Arts svsrunio cop. 20 8Vpid Colony... 24 2V4 75 10 Old Dominion 64 rOsceola. 84 wulncy 8 8 uay cone 2 4i Cal. & Hecla.655 LSanta Fe .... 3Vi Centennial .. 17 4 Shannon 9 cnier cons. lVsKhattiUck 83 Chlno B3 'Superior 25'4 C. Cop. Mln 1 15-16WOD. & Boston 2 Copper Range 63 Vt8wlft Pack..l2fi'i Dalv West .. 3 'Tarrmreck ... 62 Davis-Daly . lPTrlnlty 10 East Butte.. 16 (Tuolumne .... 1 First Nat'L.. 7V4!Uted uit..l39 Franklin .... lOH'TJ. Khoe Mch.. 341i Odfield Con 1 l-lol Do pfd 29 Oranby 84'TnIted ZItjc. . ! Indiana 5ViU. H. Smelters SS'L N. Inspiratn 4 5 I Do pfd S Isle Royale.. 28Vi Uta.h Apex .. 3' Keeweenaw . S Utah Cone... 14 La Salle 5 Victoria 3 L. Ofper ... 18WJnona 4 Majestic . . . 1 $-16A'olverlne ... $1 Mason Valley 3 fWyandot 2 Mass. Gas. . . 24 ICrown 6i Mass. Mining 12 Kprr Lke ... 4 Vi Mayflower .. 3u,ces $2 Miami J8 iRIker-Hag. .. S Michigan ... lTiiProflt Sliarlg 12 No -Damago to Fruit. The Dallas. Or., Jan. 21. Edward Kurtz, chief of police of The Dalle, and former well known cannery owner and fruit man. scoffs at the idea that the severe frosts hsve injured the fruit trees In this section. "The long dry summer sweated most of the sap from the peach trees and left they, dry and unsusceptible to frosts," states Mr. Kurts. "Conditions are such at the present time that It is not likely the peach trees have been Injured by the heavy frost of the pant few nights. The fruit Is not developed like tt waa In 10 When the cold killed much of It, and it is my beli-f none of It has been Injured. There Is no need for alarm over the probable destruction of pesches In this locality unless the severe weather continues for an extended period.'" $7.75Q7.SS: medium to ehojee. $7..V.17.50: common to medium. $808.75; best cows. $5.75 46.20: common to medlam eows. $3.BO(3; bolls. iJUtiti.V; calves, $5.5038.50. Sheep Receipts bob, steady. Latsbe. $7.23 C: yearling. tHMtQIJiO; ewes, $.&$. - Today" skippers: Bogs C. & Hunt, Kimlah, Idaho, ST. 108 IOH 34 34 5S W '24Vs '2T." 39 4J blj bl ' 'T43" 51 JH, ' ieii I ' is" ' Financial, Industrial Development Investment Conditions Show Gain; Credit Methods to Be Discussed' in Course of Lectures by the UnlTerslty School of Commerce. - l Improved Investment Conditions. The Improvement in Investment condi tions In 1915 can be shown In the rec ord of resumed and increased dividend payments. This is said to augur well for investments generally in 191. it it reported that 38 large corporations resumed dividends, 36 declared initial dividend payments, 14 corporations paid off dividends in arrears and $1 increased their rates. Extra dividend dibbursements were made 78 corpora tions. Increased dividend disburse ments last year amounted to $184,024, 000. Dividend resumed totaled $13, 409,000; Initial dividend payments ware $1S,790.000, accumulated dividends paid off were $5,923,000; increased divi dends, $14,217,000; stork dividends, $61,366,000, and extra disbursements. $69,316,000. Coarse of Iictrxs on Credits. For the benefit of the Portland Association of Credit Hen the extension depart ment cf the school of commerce of the University of Oregon will give a course of lectures on "Credit Giving and Credit Methods." The course will te in charge of D. Walter Morton, dean of the department and Don C. Sow ers, professor of municipalities. The lectures will be given on alternate Thursday evenings from 8 to 9 o'clock In one of the lecture rooms of the pub lic; library and the first lecture Is an nounced for next week. The subjects of the lectures will be: 1 History, Theory, Principles and Uses of Credit. 2 Credit instruments and Kinds of Credit. 3 The Credit Man His Duties and Qualifications; Tho Credit Department. 4 Sources of Credit Information The Mercantile Agency. b Sources of Credit Information Salesmen; Attorneys, Bank Reports, Credit Exchange. 6 The Analysis of Credit Informa llon; Methods of Safeguarding Credits. Throws a Kiss at Journalists About to. Set Sail at Risk of Submarine Attacks Italian Boatman Fears for Safety of Travelers, But Business Is Business; Ruins of Messina Present Terrifying Sight. Messina, Italy (U. P., by Mall.) "I'll help you catch your boat," says a huge Italian, with an American hat, 'American shoes, big blue spectacles, j and a tendency to New York slang. ("You're going to KalonlkL huh?" I "We've got half a day to catch the boat. We don't need a guide." "Well, half a day ain't enough with out me. You've got to go to the police, to the customs office, to the military police, and then to the harbor police, all In two hours, before you will be permitted to sail." What's the use? We hire him. The ruins of Messina, which was rat tled to pieces In 47 seconds one June morning Beven .years ago, line the coast and run back up the slopes of the low Sicilian mountains. Very few citizens are rebuilding. New skeletons are coming to light every day, for over 40,000 human be ings were shaken Into eternity that morning. Most of the new building are of wood and one story, roughly built in Klondyke style. Messina might be a '47 mining camp In California. We get Into a rickety carriage and go to a frame shack for our steamer tickets. Then we ride another mile through the ruins that 11ns the beach to the local police station to have our passports signed. Then it's a third mile to the military police. Two or three Italian officials must sign our passports at every place; strange as sortment of letters and numbers are put on our papers with rubber stamps. All this Is because we are going to French Class of 1917 Is Called to Colors Toutes Kespoad to the Call of Their Country With All Eartraesa aad Enthusiasm. Paris. Jan. 21. (I. N. 8.) Ten days ago the young men of France who, under ordinary circumstances, would not have been called upon to ser tVioie military term until next year. jwere called to the colors, and they nave now a luauy uriuu men ing. It must not be Imagined that these boys are looking upon the war a kind of glorified picnic, an easy chance to win laurels snd honor. In nearly all cases, the writer found, they were fully aware of what life In the trenches mean; they knew Its dread ful monotony, its dangers and Its hard ships. Whenever it had been possible to do so, six days' furlough had been grant ed to the fathers of these young boys, now actually at the front. In order that thev might say gooa-bye to their sons before the country took poRiefi sion of them for the duration of the war; and these fathers, while con gratulating their sons that they, Vo. were to be given a chance to fight for France, had not hidden from them th grim realities of modem trencn war fare, with Its constsnt call on pat ence and never faltering endurance and tha sufferings inseparable from a life at the front, of which a spent in muddy trenchee h .wt reaching your knee. Interrupted on y bv short spells of rest and sleep In damp dugouts, very little better than the trenches themselves The boys of the class of 1J17, whom Frenchmen will see in a few days drilling in barrack yard and open places in' or near Parta are laboring under no illusions, but have a very ac curate lJa of what they will be called v. .. TVie-v look fsrvarA va upon 10 - - " It with the wonderful enthusiasm of healthy youlli. San Francisco Hop Market. 5,n Franclaco, CaL, Jaa. 21. (P. K. .) 1015 crop (basis per poand). Sacramento vollev t10V4c; other section 10Q12e. Ore-B-on 12c: Wsarilegtoa 1042U&. These price am for choice bop. Market Your Stock Through Seattle Union Stock Yards Best Market fa Northwest Prices on Well-Finished Stock 15c to 25c Higher Than .ANY OTHER POINT j i -s. 7Ih . CoI1eclon Department ! Qualifications of a Collector and His - Methods. 8 Adjustment Bureaus- Retail - Credit Associations. 9 Credit Men's Associations; Cred its and Crises.. 10 Hitory of Bankruptcy Lerls latton and the Present Law. While the course Is arranged primar ily for credit men the lectures will be open to the public. Surbaak's tfysr la Finance it is reported that the experience 'of l.-.ither Burbank, the plant wisard, in the ways of stock companies snd finance hss been disastrous to his pocke'tbook snd peace of mind. The financial exploita tion of bis spineless cactus bas come to grief- It la reported that the pro moters of the company who sought to Introduce the spineless cactus all over the world as an animal food agreed t j pay him $300,000 for the use of his name and the right to market all of his products. He is now suing for $!975, which be claims Is due him from the Burbank company and he also seek an injunction against the fur ther use of his name as a trade mark. An effort to market spineless cactus slock was ma Jo in Portland several months ago. Successor to Susssll XowTy. The successor of Ruesell Lowrfr, deputy governor of the federal reserve bank at San Francisco, who retire January 1 to assume the presidency of the First National bank or Oakland. Cal., is Wal ton N. Moore, of San Francisco. le has been connected with the Twelfth district reserve bank since Its incep tion, he being one of the tlires mem bers of the board of nine directors who wtrt appointed directly by he presi dent. So far as learned Mr. Moor Is not known to Portland banker per sonally. leave Italy; because we are journalists going to Greece; because well. Just U-cause. Kurope is full of little of fices, where little officers alt, doing uKt such things. At last we get Into a rowlxiat with our baggage and stsrt with our guld for the Italian liner that lies In th bay "That man you bought your tickets of is my father," says the guide. "Ves?" "M- represents the Italian steamship lir.e in Messina." "Ves?" "I wouldn't rid on thai boat to GtKt fur a bag full dT gold .' "Why not; aexMc kne8?" "Seasickness nothing. Subniari ns ! Two ships of this rompanv ia e l)pn blown up on the way to f,nf from Mennlna. Honest, you rouldd'l K't me on thst boat." We're at the ship's ladder flow. "By golly, you fellow . gi n-re." says the guide whos- father fold us the tickets. "i;eme:nln r, I tolj you. God bless you I l.h I ktx-i how you come through it .My f.it'.r couldn't refuse to sell th tickets. He s tho agent. He couldn't til you. Hut I can. By golly, not for me on that boat!" You pay him twice as inach as he asks. Just to get him to shut up. It's sundown by now. As he rows toward shore; he waves h!s arms, shouts good bye, and even throws a k'.b at us, t If he fully expects never to see 'is sgaln. He won't, either. If we, sc-e Jiim first. Women Experience Gross Indignities Berne, Jan. 21 The Milan corres pondent of the "Bund" reports that' three French women reicntlv became victims of th Italian fp"' hunters. The women had traveler through Switz erland snd wanted to go to Genoa. When they rr'iNfc.l the frontier they went held up by Itnllnn officers, al though they pos sc.I iiafsriort and their excellent Fr.ri'h left no doubt as to thdr natl"ti.tlity. Their baggage was ransa' ked and they vefe forced to disrobe Hti'l l" Mjbinlt to a humiliat ing examination. Nothing s'ipi' ions was found in their pose.siin, hut the Italian offi cers were ri -1 h.itified. The women hal to go to J.i.I and were only permitted after a -) to communicate with the FreiM-!i .wiilaesador at Home, who riul kiy brought about their release and oht.'itnr.I an apology for them; One of tho women 1 the wife of a high I-renrh government official. Thursday. 8:42 a. structlon m. GelbUch & Joplrn Con Co., cook house, til Sandy boulevard. wooa pued near stove, nv Pacific Waste Co., lE2i street, overheated . stove. loss $280. 10:1$ a. Matcadarn losa. $700 1:47 p. ney fire. m. 274 Baker street, chlm- no damage. T:15 treet. 4 k Vnetk vi t 4K bu rnlnj flue, no damage. Overbeck & Cooke Co. toe as, Somas. Cotton. Orala. Ste. lS-aiT Board of Trade BuUdla:. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Membera Chicago Board of Trada CorrTondenra of Logan at Bryan. Chicago. New Tork. PORTLAND FIRE RECORD! J ' I t ' ,'f ' '