THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' SATURDAY, 4RUARY 12. 1918. LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED IN AMERICAN TRADE CIRCLES EGG" MARKET HAS A STEADY TONE UPON FRONT STREET TODAY Blarket Generally Quoted at 30 to 82c for Candled Stock With Case I ' Count Down T to" 28c; Futore of Prices Depends : on Weather. - Market for 'egg i now ; -considered , fairly stead? aloof front street; Receipt are qalte .liberal, but demand at '.the lower price ia good and receivers are so longer frightened. Sale : of candled egf ;-r were generally : re ported alone tbe street, -flaring the :. last 24 boors at 804232c a dosen, with sale of case coant down t 28c. Storage ecss are a drug on the market at any price; in fact, while they are being free ly offered at 24c for beat available, practically so aale are reported. So t ar aa can be ascertained none of the Chinese egg destined tor this market hare been, received here, bat hare been shipped to Canadian points, where ' the supplies of iresn eggs are grant, and all egg are quoted at bet ter prices than here. - in curare m use iraoe nere oepenas en tirely upon weather conditions, as M usoal for ? this period of the season. POCXiTRY RL.1RKET : IS WEAKER Market for chickens is weaker along Frost street and sales are reported generally at frac 'tlonally' lower figure. Even bens are quoted down to 16c generally with light staff harder to more. DRESSED BLEATS ARE STEADY At the beat the market for conntry killed ireate is merely steady. For hogs the trade la inclined to show strength for well flniahed atcft of aui table slse, but small pigs are a crug . on the trade. Veals are eaaier. COTTONSEED OIL IS. HIGHER Still another general advance is being quoted . for cottonseed oil by manufacture r. These advances hare come forward .so freqoen of ' latr that tbe trade ia no longer paying much attention to them; in. fact, they are expected. SUPPLY OP SALMON IS SMALL Local wholeealera report very scant supplies Of fresh salmon available at the moment and (rotation are stronger. The trade ia fairly well supplied with moat other flab which are selling at former prices. MORE POTATOES OFFERING - Local farmers are offering their potatoes ; more freely to tbe street and the price is showing further gala in weakness, although la showing .- no change in. prices for the day. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE California tnrnlps are offering at $1.73 a seek. Patter market holding firm. ' Oountry offerings of apples again in creasing- ,---.. ""' ' Hides are firmer at yesterday's advance, agar market continues to gain strength. ' Demand for chlttlm or cascara bark is lim ited at. . - .-; ; SHIPPERS-' WEATHER " .NOTICE Weather bureau lends the following notice --tt- shippers: Protect shipment daring the - Biinlmnm temperatures of about 34 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 22 -degrees; southeast to Boise, 20 .degrees; south to Ashland, 89 degree. Minimum temperature at Portland axolght about degrees. -" - JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND ' These prices are those at which wholesalers ell to retailers, except aa otherwise stated: . - Dairy Produce. : BOTTE B City creamery cubes, extraa, S3c; firsts, 80e; seconds, XHc; prints and car tone, extra; country creamery, cubes, 25Q20c; Storage, 24 ti 25c j Oregon dairy, 18lc " OU A AfjUP' A 1 ll.UU MEW . fc j . M. . WW 'cream, 82c; No. 2, 30c BWiB -acmes price - dj oeaiFrv odkiiko, delivery etra-Selected fresh. 30 (3 32c doxen; - e "coant, Oregon ranch-, 28c. UVK PWCL'iltY Hen, beaey Ptymonth Stock, .--16c; ordinary, chickens.. 15c; eprlngs, . IA4 - to 2 Dounds, 15c: turkeya, 23c; dressed. , fancy, '25 (a. 27c; calls, 2021c; pigeons, 1 1.00 squabs, auseu; geese, uve, JOHci .lb.i l'ekla ducks, old. 16c lb.; young and heary, 18c; Indian Kunnere, 1314clb. JACKKABB118 lancy, 1.7S2.00 dosei. CHEESR-8eiling price Fresh Oregon fancy Tall cream' twin snd -triplets. 20c per to.; Young America. 21c. ' Price to jobbers: riats. 10c; Xoung America. 20e t. o. b.; cream .brick. l20r; limberger, 20c lb. Fruits aad Vegetables. FBESU FUtliB Oranges, fancy navel, 2.2a&3.;t5; bauanaa. Be lb.; 4emons, $3.00ftJ 4.W box; grapefruit, Florida, 4.5035.50 ease; plneapulea, TdJi&c per lb. r pears X1.75QU.OO: grapea. Tc per lb.; tangertnea. flSO box. APPLES Local, fl.&2.23 per box, accord ing to quality. OK IOiNS uocbL S2.S0 per cental, association selling price carloads, $Z.oO t. m. b. country poinm; garlic JSe lb. , l'OTATUKS WeUlug price Local. SI. 75; . baying price. : 1.19(jL per . cental; aweet. VEOKTABLES lurnrps. $1.00: beeta. $1.00 per sack; carrots, l.O0 per sack; - parsnips, xi sack; - cabbage, Ji.00 per cwt.; ' green - onions, 20c per dosen buncbes; peppers, beU. 13c; head lettuce, California. $2.00 per crate; celery, California, . $4.75; cauliflower. Cali fornia, 2.V5 -per crate; treocn artichokes, i 51.40; string beans, :: 15c; bothoase cucum bers ( ) doxen; tomatoes, -California ); 'egg plant,' 13c per lb.; sprouts, 8c per lb.; . cranberrtes local, . 510.50; eastera. 511.000 12.00 per barrel.. Heats, Fiah and Prevlaiona. rtTr-sacit .v. .,-- -- killed: Fancy hogs. S10e; poor, 78c; , fancy Teals, 12c; ordinary, lie; poor. 7 . Aoc; goats, 2Vs4iici spring lambs, 10c; mut ton, 6jSc lb. HAMS, BACON. ETC llama. 154220c; TRANSPORTATION Sail Francisco Los Angeles (With. oat dutBfa uf Rcato) Th Big. 1 , Clean. .- . -f, . ..- i Coxnf ovtasilat allegaatly Appolated. Gea-QolnsT EteamalUp BEAVER Calla From aViaaworta Dok - 3 P. ML, FEB.; 12 vm ilolden KUles oa Celnnbia Klvsr. All Sates Zaclnda Berth aad Maalg. ..Xsbms mjkd atexvMA Waexaeuled. T"be Baa Fraaciaeovos Fortlavad S. S. . Cou' Third . aad WaahiagToa Sts. (wltn O-W. XL. sr. Co.) xel. Broad way 4500. ja131.. - Dajsg, SJBHB assni sssst. iliasai Mass! SOKTK MCrjTUi axAMSUls . . Q n 'San FrAnrisco : n y sVa.KTA BABl.AHA. Lo3 AJsULLi U . AKI-KAN DIEGO. ... J fl SS. ROANOKE D U BafU -Wednesdar, February 18. P. X. U 0 COOS 'BAY:! iUBXIA A1TD BAM TBANCXSC0 1 S. S. IwILBURN F J faCa Tusdsv. Februarv IS. ft P. H. U "-t oftce iza aaird st. - 5. - ia Icil. A-1314. -: -.: - t Columbia Smelt in ; ; Much Better Call in r Portland Market taTcS! uuur oa jyowDwara tAiurse. Colambla rier smelt sre coming forward V the local market In somewhat more liberal supply and were being Quoted by the whole sale trade from 8 to 10c a pound. ' Wltfi the present Increase In smelt offer, lxg the trade here now; anticipates that tbe big ran will soon be on and 'that values will continue to - drop- ' Only a - flood Is expected to stop aa increased movemenL , With salmon and other flh not so plentiful as during normal times and with prices In the (tab trade generally high, the call for Co lombia river smelts is expected to show a liberal Increase, f j An Increase in tbe offerings ef smelts will prove a big factor 1n the trade generally becsnse of the extreme cost of fresh and cured meats ss well' aa In most other lines of foodstuffs. ; t Quality of tbe present run la very good; la fact, somewhat better than normal. AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Denver Hogs $7.65. Feb. L2-Cattle Receipts ', . Perrver, none. strong. - Bogs Receipts 200, $7.55(&i7.6S. steady; few sold at Sheep Beceipts 8500, steady. Chicago Bogs 55.40. Chicago, Feb. 12. (1. N. 8.) Hogs Re ceipts 23,000, firm at yesterday's - sverage. Balk of aales, $8.15(88.35; light. $7.9508.55; mixed. S8.058.40; heavy, 8.058.4O; rough. $8.0508.15! piga. $6.757.60. - Cattle Receipts 200. steady. Native beef steers, $6.25ftt9.05; western steers, $8.508; cows and heifers,. $38; calves. $8.25Q11 J5. Sheep Receipts 1000, weak. Wether. $7.oO 8.25; lambs, $8.7511.25. Kansas City Hogs $5.85. A Kansas City, Feb. 12. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Receipts 2000, steady. Bulk of sales, $7.80 68.15; heavy, $S.158.25;; packers and butchers, $7.0038.15;- light, $7.75Q8.10; pigs, CatUe ReceipU 200, . steady. Prime fed steers, $3.50 9; dressed beef steers. $7(3 S.40; western steers. $d.5085; stockers and feeders, $(7.75; balls, $5.25.SO: calve, g8.5O10.50. Sheep Receipts none, steady. Lambs, $10.25 10.90; yearlings, $09.75; wethers, $7.50 8JS5; ewes, $747.60. - . St. Louis Hogs $8.40. St. Louis, Feb. 12. (1. N. 8.) Hogs Re ceipts 13,000, lower. Pigs and lights, $6,750 8.30; mixed and batchers. $3.05(a'8.4O; good heavy, 8.308.0. - Cattle Receipts 200. steady. Native beef steers. $7.60tfi9.50; yearling steersand heif er, $8.6af9.35; cows, $5.507; stockers and feeder, g5.5075; southern steers, $5.25fi 8.50; cows and . beifers. $6.50; native calves, $611.50. Sheep Receipts none, nominal. Yearling wethers, SS10; lambs. (91L25; ewes, $6J57.75. . -' "' - i "aia DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST t Saa Francisco Karket. Ssn Francisco, Feb. 12. (U. P.) Batter Extras. 32c; prim firsts, 29 He; firsts, 28c pound. . - Eggs Extras, 23c; pallets. 22c. t-. Cheese California fancy, ltc; ; firsts, 16c. Seattle Market. , Seattle. Wash.. Feb. 12. (U. P.) Batter Native Washlngoa creamery brick. 84c; do. soUd pack,' 33c ' - Cheese Oregon triplets, 20c; Wisconsin twins, 21c; do. triplets,' 21c; Waahingtoa twins, 10c; Young America, 22c, : Eggs Select ranch, 33c; April storage, 80c. POTATOES f ALONG THE COAST . Seattle Market. Seattle, Feb. 12. (D. P.) Onions Oregon, 2He; Yakima, 22x4e; - Potatoes White River, $2527; Ysklma Barbanks, 53335; Yakima Gems. S3234. Saa Fraaciaoo Market. Saa Francisco. Feb. 12. (U. P.) Potatoes Per cental, - Salinas. S22.10; fancy, $2.25; Delta. $1.50 1.75; Oregon, $1.40L70; sweets, $2.15i&2.25. ; r Onions per cental, $22.50. NEW YjpRK BANK STATE3LENT New York, Feb. 12. (I. N. S.) The week, ty statement of the New York city clearing house banks shows the following changes: - Average loans, increase $20,602,000; demand deposit. Increase $15,608,000; time deposits, decrease $701,000; reserve, increase $5,840,600. Actual loans, increase, $29,903,000; net de mand deposits. Increase $35,396,000; time de posit, decrease $3,615,000; reserve, decrease $1,562,920. San "Francisco Cash Grain. San Francisco, Feb. 12. (U. P.) Wheat Per cental, California club, $1.001.T0; north era club, $1.82Q1.874; California bmestem, $1.?0&1.75; northern biueatem, $1.052.00; Sonora, $1.801.85; Turkey red, $1.97 Mi 2.02; red Russian, $1.8012; fortyfold, $1.871.90. .Barley Per cental, feed $1.S51.37; ship ping and brewing, $1.401.45. - Oats Per cental, red feed, $1.E2H1-3T; red seed. $1.4510; with re-cleaned higher, white feed $1.60431.65; bUck nominal. breakfast' bacon, 18 (3 28c; boiled hams, 29C; picnic, lOVjc; cottage roL, l3He; Oregon ex ports, limits 13c per lb. OYSTERS Olymaia. per gallon, $3; canned eaatera, 55c caa,. $6.60 aoaen; eastern In sbelL $1.b5 per 100; rasor clams. I2fte dosen; east ern oysters, per gallon, solid pack, $3.00. FISH Dressed flounders, 7c; steelhead sal awn, 104J12V4C; perch, 7toSc; lobsters, 25c: silver smelt, tie: salmon trout, 12c lb.; hali but, 9H12c; Columbia amelt, S$ioc; torn cod 7c; black bass, 7 Vac lb. CRABS Large, $2.00'; medium, $10 dosen. standard, lOfcc LARD Tlereea, kettl rendered. t3e standard. 12c. -n Groeariea. SUGAR Cube, $7.16; powdered, $7; fruit or berry. $6.75; beet t 1; dry granulated. $6.75; Xy yellow, $6-85. tAbova qootatioas are Ml days set caah.l R1CJS Japan style No.' 2, 4ct New Or leans, head, 6&6ttc; bine rose, 6Vc. SALT Coarse, half grounds, lOOa, $10.55 per ton; 60s. $11.; tablet dairy. 60s, gio; los. $17Ui bales, 2J85; lujBp xkT$20 per ton. : ' . . , . t BEANS Small white, ; $7.25; large White. $7Ji5; pink, $5.75; liuias, $d.oO; bayvo, $6.76; red. $6.60, . Hops, Wool aad Hides, - HOPS Nominal buying price, 1915 erea. choice, l20Uke lb.; prune, lOullc; mediaas to prime,: itec. i j - HONEY Mew, $3.25Q3.50 per case. WOOL Nominal. 1916 clip; Willamette vat. ley, coarse Cotawokl. i 4 2c; medium Shrop shire, 252c; cboice fancy lots, 26c; eastera Uregon, 1422c. ' - : -..-,.." HIDES Dry long wool Delta. 17e: dr Outrf -wool pelts, 18c; dry sheep shearings, eacn. 10$16c; saiteti sneep shearings, each, '1525c Salted bldea 25 lbs. and Up) 15c; calted stags (So lb, and up) lie: salted kin us ih. v k25 lbsL.t16e; lted calf (p to 15 lbs), lc: tma iiiuw ic: green stegs (50 lbs. and up). 814c; green kip 118 lbs. to 25 lbs.), 16c; green calf (up to 15 lb. ) le-, dry flint hides. 26c; dry flint clt (up to 7 lbs), 2c; dry salt hides, 2iC; dry fcwse hides, each, 75c to $K60; salt faorsehldes. each $2.00 to $3.00; horsehair, 25c. w' TALLOW No; 1, c; No. 2. 5c; gresse. Sc. CUITTIM'OR CASCARA BARK - itaytna? rUces, per car tots, 4c; less than car lots. 4e MOHAIR 1915, 2 Sc. . t -'-j?---.;" Patota aad' Oila, - LINSEED OIL Raw, bbl.. 86e gallon; ket tle boiled,: bbbw 88c; raw, .cases. 91c; boiled, cases, 03e gaL; lots of 250 gallons le less. COAL OIL Water white, a ia drams and Iron barrels, 10c. . - . - , , . TURPENTINE Tanks, 7: cases, 74c gal lon. ' ; - J WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 8c lb.; 500 lb. loU, OVtc; lesa lots. 8c tier lb. OIL MKAL Carload lots. $34; lams thaa car lots, $35.60.- . - - GASOLINE Bulk. 15 Uc per. gaUoa. . - PRODUCE WANTED We pay bogs,. No. 1, SiOc lb. Veal. . No. 1. 101 11c lb.; Hens- and springs.' No. 1, 15c lb. Broilers. 20e Uw Turkeys, faocy. live. 2o4 22c lbi, dressed, 2426c. Batter, lbc lb. Highest market price guaranteed for fresh eggs, beeves, muttons and hides. No "Commis sion charged. ' Checka by return mail. : THE SAVIN AR CO. Marshall tSl. " :,-- '. 207-209 Stark St. FIGHT FOR BARLEY AT NTERIOR POINTS THE REASON FOR ADVANCE Brewing Bids In Interior j on. Basis f of I $31. to. f 31 JSO, Coast; Sales of 'Feed Reported Strong at $30 r Ton; Grain Bags Are Firmer. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS. -Cars- j v :i Wheat. Barley. Fir. Oate. Hay. Portlaml. .at.. 3 .5. - 2 Year ago..... r. 78 28 5 : 4 t 2 Total, this weak 62, 7 3- 10 ' 74 Year .;.;.., 351 -78 32 41 81 Season to date.. 9,027 1311 1150 802 ; 1568 Year ago... ,,..13,649 1500 160 1577: 1480 i acouia. Fti..,. .... ... Year ago....... 4 .... Season to-date.. 5,717 --486 Year ago. 7.727 437 .... . 2 240 1656 472 2434 Seattle. Frl... 3 .... 7 .... .... Year ago....... ..., .... . .... Season to date.. 6,637 17 1563 732 206 Year ago....... 6.179 , 885 1650 043 saHl Exports from Portland this week 36,023 barrels floor. . ; V ' ' Today is a holiday on all grain and stock exchanges throughout the Putted States on ac count of Liacoln'a birthday. Notwithstanding tola, there were reports of some purchaaes of barley in tbe interior. The barley -, market Is Intensely firm st sll points. Even ' tbe rather heavy supplies of feed barley brought here- from California have pot hart the Biinatioo. For limited offerings of brewing barley, the trade is payings as hlgh as $31X31.50 country points, bails tidewater delivery, with feed at $30.. Ia fact, some small lots of feed sre reported sold at the high figure at coun try' points. Oats market la firm In the country, but prices sre showing no change. - Grain bags are firmer with the trade ask ing, lie for oat sacka and 12 13c each for grain bags. Even st these prices sellers Fe not guaranteeing delivery for the coming season.- Floor market, la firm and unchanged. FLOUR Selling trice: Patent. $6.60: Wil lamette valley. $5.60; local straight, $5.00(9 6.40; bakers' local. $3.20j5.60; Montana spring wheat, $6.30; export. $4.8O&3.0O; whole wheat $7.05; graham, $5.80; ry floor, $5.95 per barrel. HAY Buying price. Willamette valley tim othy, fancy., $16.00; eastern Oregon-Idaho fan cy timothy. $18.6o; alfalfa, $20.002i.00; vetch aad oats, $15.0016.00; clover, $13.50Q 14.00. GRAIN SACKS 1816. nominal: No. 1 Cal cutta, 13014c in car lots; less amounts Higher. MILLSTUFFS Selling price, carload lot; Bran. $23.50; shorts. $26.00. ROLLED OATS $6.50ft6.75 bbl. New York Surjar and Coffee. New York, Feb. 12. Sugar, centrifugal, $ 84 r ' Coffee Spot New York No. 7 Rlos. 9c; No. 4 Santos 9c Liverpool Cash Wheat. Liverpool. Feb. 12. (I. N. 6.) Wheat 8Tt No. 1 Manitoba, 14s 8d; No. 2 hard winter, 13a 6ftd. Counties Get Their . Share of Funds alonay BeceiTed Prom, Sal of iaada Xa Slstrlbrtted for Xtoada. SUrawayg : aad Bridg-eg In Btata. Salem, Or Feb. 12. Secretary of State Olcott has announced tbe distri bution of $4597.12 among the several counties of Oregon, this being 6 per cent of the funds received by the United States from the sale of lands. The amount goes into the roads, high ways and bridges fund of the counties. The following shows the amounts ap portioned: Baker, $147.14; Benton, $33.08; Clack amas, $89.83; Clatsop, $39.48; Colum bia, $31.83; Coos, $78.28; Crook, $288.82; Curry, $72.03; Douglas, $236.67; Gill lam, $57.75; Grant. $217.34; Harney. $477.61; Hood River. $26.11; Jackson. $136.37; Jefferson, $35.17; Josephine. $84.19; Klamath. $288.45; Lake, $380.82; Lane, $221.76; Lincoln, $48.47; Linn, $107.85; Malheur, $476.21; Marion, $57.41; Morrow. $97.37;: Multnomah. $21.69; Polk, $34.09; Sherman, $40.20; Tillamook, $54.09; Umatilla, $152.67; Union, $100.35; Wallowa, $181.22: Was co, $112.$6;- Washington, $35.15; Wheeler, $81.93; Yamhill, $34.33. Five Per Cent Raise In Tacoma Smelters Second Balsa la Six aconths Aaaonacad Two Dollars aad a Salt Bow low est Ware Paid to Tard Laborers. Tacoma, Wasiu, Feb. 12. U. P.) Increase of 6 per cent in the pay of all employes of the Tacoma Smelting com pany la announced today. . This is the second general advance In the last half year, 10 per cent having been added about six months ago. The lowest" wage now being paid at the smelter is $2.50 a day, which goes to common yard laborers. The big proportion of th smelter workers get wages. of skilled workmen.; B. W. Porter Dies At Gladstone Home Oregon City. . Or Feb. 12. R. W. PoTter, one of the old-time Oregon pio neers, died at the family home at Glad stone this morning, after a week's ill ness. ' The funeral will - probably, be held Monday afternoon. Mr. Porter was born in Oneida county, 1 New York, October 17, 1833. and was th son of the late Cirrus and Cynthia Porter. . He enlisted , In Com pany A, Eighty-third regiment of Pennsylvania, at the breaking out of the Civil war, and after fighting for his country for a year he received an honorable, discharge owing to disabil ity, and afterward "engaged In the blacksmithing trade until 1878. While residing in the state of Pennsylvania had the distinction of drawing tbe first oil from the wells in Tlgardville. which were opened by Colonel- Drake. Mr. Porter started west in 1876, first settling at PrlneviUe, Or and a t year later came1 to Oregon City, residing- at Canernah for 26 ! years, until six years ago ho purchased a home at Gladstone, where - ho and . his wife had resided since. Being a 'member of. the Baptist church , since ? boyhood. I ha has never missed r.ttending church until his last illness, - and has always taken , an ac tive interest in hurch work. -; : : : - He leaves besides his wife th fol io wins children Clarence ,Porter ; of, Fairbanks.! Alaska: Charles ;Porter of Baker," Or.:' Mrs. J. B. Labeir.of Port land, Or.; Mrs. Elmer Maville of Cane siab. Or., all of whom were at bis bed side Curing - his last r Illness, j except Clarence, who la in Alaska. Mr. and Mrs. Porter celebrated their goldtn t wedding anniversary; at 'their home on New .Xears day.- . .5 .-: ;-; r.- . t ' v-:m-i t-.M.M mmwmmm .'.q..--.r : t Walls- Are . Ruined. ' -Storm mined walls, leaking roofs and brok er gutter will be repaired at reasonable -coat l plumbers, tinter and painters who adver tise in today's classif'ed. - OHeese Situation . Indicates Higher " Price Along Coast Even at an Advance Local VTalue3 V i Will Be Below the Basis of r Kaatern Stock. -' Never before have Oregon cheese makers able to command sock msrkets and prices ss at the present time. Not only are ebeese prices here extremely high, bat there Is till, room for farther advances without the coast makers coming la competition' with the eastern product.- f ; At this time coast cheese prices ' are below the; prices asked at eastera producing centers, therefore a further advaace la local quotations Is generally anticipated. - With cheese prices touching an extreme mark in the eaat and with supplies too limited to take care of the home demand,- coast cheese interests are able to send their product to the Missouri, river and even farther east. If they so desire. However, the output is not suf ficient to take care of the enure Pacific coast trade and the Invasion of the eastern territory will not be tried. Cheese mskers sre preparing to increase tbelr production for the coming season because the outlook for the market Is nnwually favorable si far aa prices sre concerned. With foreign cheese eliminated from the. trade, the domes tic -makers are unable to take care ef tbe situation. " : San Francisco Wool Market. San Francisco, Feb. 12. P. N. 8. Wool pe' pound: Hnmboldt end Mendocino. 8 months, 2123c; 12 months, 2.'27c; middle counties, 8 months, good. 1719c; Jled Bluff snd vicinity, 2o&23c; southern California fall ant! lamb's wool, 12g15c; do . spring, 16 10c; Nevada stock. lS20c, according to quality. St. Louis. Mo., Feb. 12. (I. N. S.) Wool higher. Northern snd western medium bright, 31 S3c; medium dark, S831c; burry, slightly, 2027c; burry hard; l20cj fine light, 24 d;27c; fine heavy, 18Q22cj fine burry and bucks. 158I7c. Southern snd southwestern medium, 33 34c; medium' loose and heavy, 29iS33c; coarse and low. 2Mf31e; burry, slightly. 27H2S'-ic; buiry, bsrd, 1718c; fine lustrous, 2f427c; fine heavy, 20g22c; tub washed. No. 1, 45ftz 4ocj No. S, aiU36c; burry, 222Sc Eastern Barley Markets. 'Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 12. (L N. S.) Burley, 63Hc . Chicago, Feb. 12. (I. lower; malting. 7277e. N. S.) Barley, le New York. Feb. 12. (I. steady; malting, 8285c N. 8.) Barley Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Feb. 12. (L N. S.) Eggs im proved; butter firm. Butter Beceipts, 4340 tubs; creamery ex tra. 31 He; extras, 40c; firsts- 2526c; sec onds, 202He; packing stock, 19Q20c: Udlea, 21te21c. Eggs BecelpU 4201 cases; firsts, 2222Hc; ordinary firsts, 21c; miscellaneous lota, 2ofi 22c; extras. 2S42Sc; storsge Aprils. 13 16c Oregon Apples in South. Ssn Francisco, Feb. 12. Apples, Oregon snd Washington: Spitxenbergs, i.oo(a.it; Ben 1.502.tO UsvU, $1.00gi.5Ot Roman beauties, $1.00 1.50; Winesaps, $i.000j)1.50; Newton. 1.50; BUck twig, $1.00411.50. fl.OOt San Francisco Hop Market. San Francisco, Feb. 12. Hops, California. 1XB 14c, -according to quality j o there un changed. BANK STATEMENT OF COAST Fortland Banks. - This week. Tesr sgsv $1,8WJ. 643.41 $ 2,00754.50 1,665. 4O5.60 1.010.400.08 ...... 1,604,655.43 1,858,242.49 1.320.OS9.2tf 1,885.1221 1.644.652.12 Holiday Holiday 2.217.843.83 Clearings Monday . . . Tuesday .. Wednesday Thursday Friday . . . Sctarday . Week . . . .$8,224,435.78 $ 9.885,164.11 Pioneer Woman Is Dead at Age of 78 Sophia Martin Came to Oregon About 60 Tears Ago Funeral Will Be Held Monday. Mrs Sophia Martin died last night at her home, 306 Grand avenue, at the age of 73 years. She had lived in Ore gon for the past half century, and Is survived by the following children: Fred H., A. C., Dolly and Frances Mar tin of Portland, Mrs. A. J. Ames and Mrs. Ju. C. Jones of Berkeley, CaL The funeral will be held at Holy Rosary church, East Third and Clack amas street, Monday, February 14, at 9 a. m. Interment will be private at St. Mary's cemetery. Friends are asked to omit flowers. The body is in charge, .f Edward Holman, funeral di rector. ...... - i . ; Five: Divorces Are Granted at Toledo rive Persona Baturallsed Case of Mrs. Sffie Hyan, Suing for Damages for Heath of Bus band. Being Tried. Toledo, Or., FebJ 12. Five divorces have been granted, in the circuit court here this week, as follows:': Roscoe Thompson from Opal Thompson, Eliza beth Blaketer from James H. Black eter,' Bessie M. Hammond from James B Hammond, 8. 8. Davis from Stella Davis, - and Martha - A- Johnson from Archie Johnson. Johnsons and Black eters are Indians. Five persons were naturalized. -' " - v --.':'..' The case of Mrs. Ef fie Ryan vs. the Corvallls & Eastern railroad, is being tried. Mr. Ryan was struck -by Jhe passenger train In December. 1814, and sustained a broken, leg. .The railroafl company ran a special train and took him to tbe hospital at Albany, where it was found ; necessary" to amputate the leg. Ryan never rallied from the operation; Mrs.- -Ryan Is suing for $7500 damages,' If , Indictments were returned against Vern Folmsbee, Norman ? Fisher and Vance Daniels for -giving liquor to, a minor. ,v.-. - - ; ' f' '.'.- Taft Says People .. Want Preparedness Declares' In Speech at Bed Cross Head ' garters That Americans Desire It and Will Have Xt. " , Washington. Feb. 12. (IV N; Former 'President William H. ,'Taft speaking at , Red Cross . headquarters today, declared that the people desired preparedness' and were going to have it- . .' -$'f ': ii. -j.;-;-yL--:;!:- K- Eiabbrexvlffiiired :f4Electric Subiirban ' .Orossing tne Oregon Electric trades near the. foot of "Montgomery street at T:30 r this morning: William Guaff. a laborer employed in sewer construc tion work on Mill street, was struck by. a train and seriously injured. He was taken to St. Vincent's bo-spital by the Ambulance Service company. Edited iN? Hyznan H. fim nr n mi in ; i- L HERE VP TOPS HITTING $8;i)0 Quite 4Fair .Run Comes Forwar t" Jorth Portland Over'?fignt;:,our Cars of California. Cattle Arrive; No Mutton for the Trade.. lv -it i. jPOBTXAND' UVBSTOCK? BUS." ( Hogs. Cattle. Calves, fcheep. Sstordsy ...... 859.- .130 t.'u..,. Friday ........ -2lO 77 Thursday . .. -714- 112 Wednesday .... 1,101 , 2u Tcesday ......... 667 ' - 35 Uocday: ........ 389 44 M'eek ago .184 ear ago., 4Xi M Two yeara ago.- 2:i Three years ago 281 4 2" 4 1 721 41T "i IS Sll There was a rather libera run of higa In the North Portland yards overnight. 1 Tops sold st $3, which wss s nickel bakiw the previous extreme mark. A Puget sound packer paid this price for one load and then quit.' General trend of the swine trade is steady, however. ' ' r;- . General fcog market range: " i , Choice light weights... .$7.9068.03 wooa igut weights f,75fe7.SO Mediom weights .................. 7.50Q7.60 Bough snd benvy iJMKiglM California Cattle Come. Four loads of California cattle came for ward to the North Fortland market overnight. General, trend of the trade is Joaf, about steady at the price performances of the early week. - - General cattle market range: Choice pulp fed Steers ....j Choice grain ted steers. ......... Ordinary grain fed ateers Choice hay fed steers........... $7.603i7.5 ..aoaaT.oO . J.407.50 Good ateers 6.T5&7D0 Ordinary to common steers S.OGitfri ftO Cboice cows .' ...V.... . 6.75 Ordinary to common cows 6.00Q8.O0 Cboice beifers 6.75 Ordinary to good heifers.'. 40093.15 Choice bulls g.754.oO Good to fair bulls 8.00&g8.50 Ordinary to common bulls......... 2-0042.75 Best light calves 8.00 Good calves 7.00427.50 Ho Sheep Com Forward. There were no offerings at all In tbe mutton and lamb division of the North Portland mar ket at the week's end. Condition of the trade is nnlformally good, with the beat call showing for ewes, although anything that cornea forward would be- accept able at this tune. General mutton and lamb rana-e: Choice weight lambs - $8.T58.5 uooa to common lambs 8.00(8.50 Poor to fair lambs 7.5047.75 Cboice yearling wetbers. .......... 8.00 Good to common yearlings. ........ T.00Q7.75 Old wethers 6.75 Cboice light ewes .- 1 . a 75 Good to common ewes A.0OQS.5O Saturday livestock Shippers. Comparative statement of North .Portland Cattle. Calves. Hogs.' ,eep. Month to date. 778 35 5,708 Same 1915..,.. 2901 44- 11,001 483 8.617 Loss 1916... 21 23 8 8.293 Year to date.. 6780 105 46.060 Same 19 15.... 0301 107 46.S13 t.7,134 404 24.100 loss 1916... 2321 62 . 247-ifl.705 Hogs W. H. Bose, Parma, Idaho, s load; I. F. Kirkpatrick, Pendleton, 1 loads fX W. Eyre, 1 load; J. M. Mtahler, Hubbard Xdf d. Cattle W. W. Tuner, Dorria, aCL, jTTada; J Hayward. 2 load.. . '4 i Mixed stuff W. 'Msyfleld. Molatta 'load cattle and bogs; J. a. Uoakln, Bakerjfioads cattle and hoga; p. E. Lucke, r, 1 load cattle, calves and bogs. , ; Saturday Morning Sales, HOGS No. 98 bogs ... 79 hogs ... 12 hogs . . . 14 hogs . . . 5 hogs . . 3 hogs ... 4 hogs . .. 7.S hogs .... 8.S bogs ... 56 hogs . . . 1 hog '. . . . 95 bogs . . . 2 bogs ... 2 hogs 7 hogs ... bogs . . . 6 bogs 19 hogs . . . Ave. lbs. Vice. 180 4 3s.oo .... 176 S '8.00 .... 200 Ti.7.85 .... 12Oi.l.O0 .... saawr - 7.00 .... 2liO 4T..6.75 .... 180 6.75 .. 170"i-vi 8-O0 185 - 8.00 lsdkv f.8.00 .... 140 4&.00 1M1 SOO ... 26.V ..i T.50 ,..3ai-l 7.00 ...401 i -47.00 ... 120 f ,J.00 ... 42X'r.00 ...101jr65 i " ." 1 1 " ' 1 ' Edgar Whitney Candidijs? Edgar H. Whitney, principal -Ock-ley ; Green - school. ' is prepariL P,- an nouncement of his candidacy the Republican nomination for ;",7unty school superintendent, . He 4 J: op pose A. P. Armstrong, present iunty superintendent, and others wU , have announced, in the race ' for th. nom ination. His work in the P ..tland schools has been distinguished-sr bis advdeacy of Industrial trainlngLui the lower grades for children wQ.-will have to learn trades and who vll not be able to continue school w -fk be yond elementary graaes. TALKS UR0N How to protect your credit 'at tin Bank. Tbe mix Who didn't nave to be not if d when his notes were due. How men fall 0t with there bankers. By James 3. Sayer. ARTICLE II. - If t there is one patron of . thl bank more than another . who endear, him self fto Uie officials of the bank it la the man who takes care of hie! -credit affairs promptly. 4 " " The ideal situation, of course! Is the ease, of the borrower who pays botn tne interest and - principal ox nis note on or before the day that it falls due and never renews. As suggested, that is the t"ideal'v situation. . L ' Tbe practical situation is different. Thra cornea a time . In the experience of every man when he is, unable toi keep unqualified the terms or a. prom isewhether to pay or what else to thejletter.. That is where the 1 test of the j man comes in. Here is fwnat a business man told me: f a "Not more than- three times! In my whole career have the banks, for any man had to notify me that my note or obligation was due, It happen that X do not owe'any bank anything fiow but I have been a borrower of small Or larger sums during nearly all of my business career. -! c" -,-v - j ; - "Whenever I have borroweia "at" a bank I nave .made a ' request! on the bank not to send me tny notice when payment of interest or principal camex due. . wnen - mey may - nsve agsiiaiea, and' said the operation was )a - mere formality j that everyone was treated alike, and so on. X would say to them, Just pin a notice to thla note or in dicate on it In .some way. so the clerk Overbeck & Ccolie Co. ; Stocka. Boads, Cottoa, Oraia, Zte. T, Slvai7 Board of Trade alariniTig. : direct Wires ? TO ALU EXCHANljES Members Chicago Board of Trad a Correspondence of Lorn & Bryan. CMcago. New York. ' HOGS , . . .. i , .-. - NICKE RQU1MANIA IS NEAR TO BREAK WITH BULGARS; BORDER IS VIOLATED Explanation Demanded- May - Not Be Readily Given by C2ar Ferdinand." ' , Veneva, Feb. -12. a. ?N.. S.Roa manla has demanded an explanation from Bulgaria for the action, of Bul gar troops in crossing . the frontier according to advices received here to day '.from Bucharest. Advices from Italy say Roumania will find Bul garia's explanation - unacceptable and that a break will follow. Czar Calls m Conference. London. Feb. 12. I. N. S.) A hur ried conference has been held by Ferdi nand of 'Bulgaria, his'-attendant min isters, the German chancellor and the general staff at the German headquar ters in con-eauenca of Ranmanla'i threatening attitude, say an Exchange eiesTun dispatch from Rome. If the German and Bulgarian , min isters, the dispatch adds, are unable to devise diplomatic means to hold Rou mania in check, the general staffs will formulate Joint military plana Swiss papers are quoted In a Lau sanne dispatch as publishing reports that Bulgarian troops have invaded Roumania. opening hostilities between the two countries. They state that a Bulgarian patrol which crossed the frontier was immediately fired upon by Roumanian troops and forced to re tire, but that reinforcements arrived for the patrol and fighting was re sumed. . .' German . and Bulgarian troons massed on the Greek frontier savs n. daloniki dispatch, number 118,000 menrtcredU men that one of : the greatest and more are arriving daily, according to reports made to General Serrall, the allies commander, by Franco-British air scouts. They informed General Serrall that 10,000 Germane are at Monastlr. 180, 000 Bulgarian soldiers In the Guevheli region, and 8000 Germans about Strum nitzaV Situation like Italy's. Mllarv Feb. 12. (I. N. 8.) A dis patch from .Bucharest to the Swiss newspaper Neue Zuricher Zeltung de clares that Koumanla appears defi nitely on the point of entering the war on tbe side of the allies. . The Rouman ian question has been seriously dis cussed between the kaiser and Czar Ferdinand and big events are prepar ing. The Roumanian government is no longer offering opposition to the in terventionist agitation, but rather fa vors it. The condition of Roumania, says a correspondent, resembles that of -Italy in 1915 shortly before her declaration of war. The spring of 1916 In Roumania. will -be a repetition of the spring of191S In Italy. . The military preparations which are openly in progress leave no doubt aa to their ultimate object. The minis ters, of war and finance are taking de liberate steps which tend to a declara tion of war. i Preparations are far in excess of those needed fog an armed neutrality. The government has at its . disposal under arms more than 500,000 men with modern equipment. Deserving Family iNeeas Jt urnisnings Man aad Woman Are Willing to Work at Anything That Will rrovlde Them With a Xd-ring. We have a needy family whom we are helping, and trying to get fixed up in & house we have . secured for thera rent free. Will you please kindly advertise for -some furniture for themT The following articles will be greatly appreciated: Two beak, bed ding, stove,- few chairs, kitchen table and some dishes. The man- and woman ' are anxious, and willing to work at most anything to provide a living for their three little children and themselves. We have in vestigated the case, and find it one of tbe most deserving1 that has ever come under our notice; ,n '. V . - Anything you may be able" to do for this family will not be in vain. We will be pleased to send for the furni ture if donors will call Broadway 1665 or A-7426. Pacific Coast Rescue - Protective society. Front and Burnslde. EFFICIENCY will know, that X am not to. be sent a notice, and then see how we get along. At least try me on this.1 . , ; "I was not always able to pay my obligations in full or in part when X expected to do so. But I was always at the bank, on jor before the time wag up. to make my.arrangementa for an extension, in whole or in part. "The one or two exceptions to which I refer were cases in which either tbe clerk made a mistake in sending me a notice, or I was out of town and could not reach the bank in time.' Mr.' Jackeen did : not say so,, put ' it is a fact, . nevertheless, that a : man can more readily and quickly "under mine his credit standing by not dealing promptly and frankly, with.- the bank than in any other way. Things will go along all , right. for a time. , But there will be a lodgment in the banker's mind; tbe Clerks of the bank will know it. The2 atmosphere will become sur charged ' against - the patron, and the first thing you know both patron and banker are at outa. . -Now ' there waa the case of y But that is another story. . ,v ' . 150 FRONT STREET .' Wholesale . Produce 7 d Dealers ... , . - Will continue the same busi ness policy and dealings as obtained prior to the recent passing of WJ'M; Derthick. We wish to thank 'our X pa trons for past favors and as sure them of th e sam e high character ? of 'service in the future. 1 ' '; r' W. J. DERTHICK.' BMCiiBIS: Financial, Industrial. Develop m e: 1 1 New ' Information .Service ' for Development of Foreign Trade O; - to Exporters -Better Accounting Methods Urged by Univc r rrofessor. - Service Offer in foreign Trade la vestlgatioas. Another channel for ob taining Information - essential to .the development ef a foreign trade Is open te the manufacturers' aad exporters of the United States by a service estab lished by the American-" Express com pany, its aim is to supplement the work being done by the United States bureau of foreign snd domes tic commerce.-' The company says Mt is la a position to do almost anything except sell goods of maintain official relations with the connections' which American houses may establish' In foreign coun tries. - " '' -According t6 "General 'Agent ? J." A. Sanborn of tbe Ameriean "Bxpress com pany, the service offered by its foreign trade" information bureau will "include confidential reports; on the business standing of foreign houses and specif io trade Investigations - of competition, ruling prices, .credit . terms, and local conditions that may affect the , sale of any product, as weU as the buying of foreign : samples , in ' overseas mar kets for inspection and study -fy home manufacturers. The express company has also arranged for an introductory service at the foreign branches of the company to insure interested Considera tion for American products from for eign Importers. . The consular service forbids the , furnishing of credit r in formation, collecting accounts and oth er activities of a personal nature which the company ia able to do.1 Its only limitation, it claims, is that it will not sell goods on any basis, commission or otherwise. - " - . ' .: . - 4 ' Better Aoooanting ; Xethods Heeded. IX Walter Morton, dean of tbe School of Commerce of the University of Ore gon, in a lecture to the Portland As sociation of Credit Men at the public I library Wednesday evening, told the needs of commercial life At tbe pres ent time was; better bookkeeping meth ods. He urged on - the credit men the preparation of standard blank forms which would make possible the pre paration of Information from, their customers of uniform and basic information.- - -.-:.;-:-, . .-- r Mr. Morton urged ' that tbe credit men make their contribution to the national thrift campaign, which has been undertaken by the bankers of the United States, , the education of their customers and an insistence -on better bookkeeping ' methods by their customers. He said t.O' higtyer service to the community could be rendered. Before taking up the teaching pro fession Mr. Morton had several years experience In banking. Is a certified, public accountant, and gave the credit men a number of formulas for arriv ing at a fair basis of depreciation for plant and machinery and allowances for uncosVlec table accounts receivable. There were 88 . in attendance at the lecture, which was the second of a series being given every other. Wednes day night under the auspices .of . the Credit Men's association. ,-. :,j r"r . - Common law Assignment Bnperloz te Subsequent Xdensv The- Oregon su preme court. In a decision - handed down Thursday, ruled that ' a com mon law assignment is superior ' to all other liens entered into subse- The United States National Bank Interest Paid oa -Seringa - Third and Oak Streeas THE man who c learl y understands ' how to use the bank, has a great ad vantage over one who does not. TTiis bank wishes to help; its custom ers, because it realizes that the interests of the bank; its customers and the com munity are in common. ., . - ' . . - The First National Banh ....-. , ." . .e. . j .... . ' Of Portland, Oregon Capital and Surplus : : - $3,50 0,0 0 0 The BaEiIs of Calif om:: y NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO ; ' T ; . Founded 1864 . Capital paid in gold coin Surplus and undivided profits Commercial Banking Interest Paid on Tune and Savings Deoiv. "'Pcrtiand Crunch- Ccrner.ThL-d tn3 Zl::': Z'.: quent to the assignment thus 1 .... lieretofore it has been held t'. common law assignment was only for the parties entering into . agreement, and that it could ! ' by an execution or an-ott It la now the law that thoe ' not wish to become partri.-s 1.1 n mon -law assignment niay ret'-i t dividends but they- liuve r remedy to enforce Vhelr-c' 1 i i cure a share of the estate of t Blgnee'a except through tar r. proceedihgs. The deeiM i v. s . dered-in favor of the 1'or 1 1 . elation , of . Credit Men, . in t where the association van r and R.' Ia. Sabln and the Jierc Protective association were, plair.: The decision is considered hi?; Ir portant by credit men generally, 1 la believed it will avert the ne-- of bankruptcy proceedings ia mar.y stancea. , .- - . ; Competitioa Among Sartern r An illustration of the pier.t:: state of banking funda and Vt same time - the close competition tween banks is shown in the foilov. . from Chicago; "It le profitable to "accept derr at 2 per cent and lend at 2 & to -This is particularly true of t: institutions which dwell in exp t buildings on property worth llo.Ciu - 820,000 per front foot and which ploy the highest grade of abi; Most -.likely the average rate of terest received by a dosen bSgrh-pr banks In Chicago on their loans i tie in excess of per cent. T . estimate is based on known fi- , Yet there are private accounts, r ning high in tbe hundreds of milli on whicn S per cent interest la 1 "A man borrowed 8600,000 at 2'i ; cent at a bank which may be desi .: ed as bank A and took It over to 1 B, -depositing it on an Interest 1 . -of 24, thus making a quarter of ?er cent. Bank B was equally tri t sent the money back to bank A deposited it at 2 per cent inter It appears that bank A rather Pnt worst of the performance. All . t grew out of intense competition in i money market," - Twenty Per Cent 'Profit Ehari. eight years, the Hershey . Chocc: company distributed among . eS 1 cent of its employes a bonus of rr. than 8100,000 or. 20 per cent on sal lei or wages of those continuou in its employ for the six months j : ceding January 1, v 11 11 V.I, mWA A J SVB(.I Henry Teal, on Wednesday, purci.-. from Baker City, 875.000 straight, r optional 6 per cent 'water bontis 8105.31, he to furnish blank bo: Ten, bids were submitted. Exchange Husbands and W'ivr mmm 'mMmmm Completing an exchange of. wives a' husbands, Charles A, Sims ana ? Jennie Rich are rnarried here toi ?ust a weea atier me marriage Percy Rich and Mrs. Winifred Si her husband . and f Mrs. Rich elor : promptly wed. More Cold Due. Aa seed Indian ears store cold Is dne Order yoor fuel from dealers who aarcr. iu today's claastfied and be prepared. $100 or More Will open, a checking account in this bank. We want your ac count yo'u need the conven lence. . f - s- ' .i ".'" ".'., ' r .Open such an . account with us and see how handy, it will be for ybo.. . .. Capital and Surplus 92,000,000.00