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THE OREGON. SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND; SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 25, 1917. 13 POTATO PRICES ARE H ITTING THE H GH SPOTS ; 7 Edited by .., r Hyman H, Cohen CAR SHORTAGE HAS UPON A BAD EFFECT THE VHEAT MARKETS Inability to Ship Stock to Atlantic Coast Is Factor In Domestic - Trade German Undersea Boats Are Having: Some Effect. By Hyman H. Cohen. Tbe 0rmn undersea boat' con tinues a very big factor in the wbwt northwest not being excepted. The ssar rsnortao-e In this country, wiilch Is ai 1 led in a way with-the undersea ac tivities of the German navy, is the most severe of the present severe sea ion. ' The grain trade of the country Is suffering stagnation as a rcoult of the car shortage, and the railway people blame the matter upon th congestion of traffic at Atlantic seaboard, due tJ the-submarine activity. As lone as this car shortage situa tion continues to grow worse, insteaa of showing improvement, thtre is very likely to be n. aulet tone In the wheat and allied cereal -trade. There is nlentv tit demand for wheat but no means can be found to make ship ments with any degree of certainty 01 reaching destination before old age gets In Its deadly work. . Europe is demanding wheat supplies and even portions of- trie United States . . . . . i ...... i . aire euinoei an. wio muiic -uu of the non-aellvery of purchases, VVhpn f market Drtces on the Poit- land Merchants exchange were rather erratic during tne weeK. lonowing closely the lead of the Chicago iraus, ill . . ,.. a A. W 1 1 . laanetle valli-jr, J7.70; local aO-elght. 3..40O ISO: bakera' locaL 8s.004t8.J. Montana mwr.m au n- eimrta- 17.13: whole wheat 88.60: graham, 8S.40J rjre floor. 38.73 per barrel. HAY Buying price. new crop: Willamette valley timothy. fancy, 317.00: eaatern Orefon- Idano laocy tiinomj, a .r nm. mit.v 14.50; valley vetch. StS.OOi cheat. 613.0U; closer, ll.dOi . OKA IN SACKS 1911 nominal: He. I CaJ crtta, llttU4e u ear lou; !ss amonnta re higher. - . MIIXSTCFFS Selling price: Bran, 8 23.00; shorts, 8M.0O. ROLLBD OATS-r$7.5otS.OO per barrel. ROLLED BAULEV f4l.uOffl4'J.O0 per to. Uerciiauts' Exchange February bids: W IX BAT. flat i rL Wed. Tnea. Man. J917 1918 . 1917 Blaeetem .. 10 1K Fort; fold .. IW IK) Club Ii4 3 Bed Russian 132 h9 cemo wmm AFIER OPENING VTTH EAT ADVANC CLOSING First Prices for Options Are Down Below Previous Closing, Bat Good Baying Call Sends Values XTpward Coarse Grains Erratic. A. VALUABLE GEM! V Chicago. Feb. .34. IV. P. ) Who t opened easier and . below yesterday's close, nut before trading: ended nan a oomp-lete recovery, and closed from 2o to A bio hlgner. Tne economy program of Great Britain was still felt In the bearish feeling at the start. Heavy buying soon overcame this influence. May opened down 4c but later gained 3c, closing at $1.78. July opened down c, and closed up 2 He, at 11.61; September opened down c, subsequently gaining 2o to $1.40. Tne closing was firm at advanced prices. Corn had a heavy undertone. Buying was scattered. May opened down c, but later gained c, closing-at $1.91 H July opened down c, subsequently gaining c and closing at $1.00. Oats averaged a shade lower at the start, In sympathy with the major grains, twit recovered quickly and closed up slightly. May opened down c, re gaining1 e later and closing at 67c. July opened down c. later gaining -c, and closing at 64 c. Provisions ruled firm on first trades, showed signs of weakening later, but closed with" good gain a The record price for hogs was responsible. reed .3000 1MA J CO 1H 132 13i 130 132 OATS. 2VX) 3HO0 8023 1IAKLKV. 2&4 iAfiMI 8030 161 137 15 134 188 150 134 ISO Feed 8000 Futures were quoted: W 11 EAT. alareh Uueatetn April blueatem Idarcb for ti fold April fort j fold March club April el ub March RuMlaja Apru Kuaaian 8625 8000 89G0 8000 Marflh April . Merck AprU . FEED OATS. If'EED BABLBT. Bid. . 101 . liU . 137 . 1S8 . 153 . 13d . 13d . 154 .82S .8030 .8950 .4000 Chlcmgo ranjee by United Preaa: Open. High. Ixw. CVwe. May 173 17S 173 178H Jalr 140 131 litli 15 IT, Sept. 138 KO 1U8 140 . May . 1O0U iOlM, 1O0U 10H4 July tm looi oei ioo OATS May ..... 67 67 (i K 67 Julr f U C1T4 ronn May 30TA 3035 SOW July 2076 :.01O 2975 8000 I.AKD May 1740, 1772 1733 1TT July 1737 1772 1737 1770 KIRS May 1Q22 1047 1612 16-41 July 1026 1632 1630 1047 GIVE MS X ' errsvoirrM OfPOTATOCS TAKsT IT OH HAVt an HUH REAL SHORTAGE IS. SAID TO RULE POTATO PRICES , Way VotatOM An Klgn. m Everyone knows that potatoes ore high. Home know that they are . selling at the highest prices ever known in the country. All are jt it realising that potatoes are being lifted out of the necessity class Into that of lufcury by reason of enormous price advances. There are 3t some that believe that the speculator Is responsible for this condition. . t Others aresure that tlie speculator, like everyone else was "fooled" - by the market this season. The United States government Itself re- ports an acute shortage of supplies. There Is one man competent to tft 4r have his say on the potato situation which leaders of the trade are willing to listen to. He is E. P. Miller of Albert Miller & Co. of Chi- cago, who have handled enormous supplies of Oregon stock this year. 4 4)t He has written The Packer the following details which are well worth reading: LIVESTOCK TRADE IS . SELLERS' AFFAIR IN N. PORTLAND YARDS Top Quality Staff Shows Advances for Swine and Cattle and There Were No Toppers Offered in the Sheep and Lamb Division. rOSTLAND UTESTOCK KUJt. Bogs. Cattle. Carres. 8hee. JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND Record Prices Paid For Wool Contracts All Over Country a Very Finn Tone Is Shown -Liberal Sales in the AVest. These prices are thoae at which wholesalers aell to retailer, except aa otherwise stated: Dairy Produce. BUTTE B Creamery prlnta n paraffine wrapper, extra. 42c; prime ftrata. 40c; firsts, 3u'c; cubea. lc leas; cartons, lc adeance. BUTTEHifAT PortUuU d.Urerj .o. l soar ere a in. 4:tc; So. 2. 41c. KOOS Selling price: Caaeeount, 83334c per doeen; buylug price. 32Va33ilc; aelliug price, candled, U4c; (elected, in cartons, 34 35c. LIVE I'OCLTRl liens, heavy Plymouth Rocks, 18VilUc lb.; -lrdinary chJckena. 17H0 lac; ataga. 14c; bruliera, under 2 lbs.. Hue; tur keja. 'M'ailv; dreaej fane, 252tic; cuila. 18 320c; .iuls, fj duicii; Rvf , llTe 12(l3c; i-efcln dut-ka, yunng, iV5- lb.; ladaln Bns- nera, young, aiiL.it; eld tiucka, aoue lb.. feotm, i :11EES tilaeoim. sl.UO duevn. CHEESE aeliln price: Freaa Oierea laser fnll cream triplets. 2Xc; Tcnng America, 234J 24c Trice to jobbera: r'lata. Sue; Youns Aaaer. lea, 21c f. e. b.; cream brick, 272bc; lAm burger, 2T.32t5c; block SwUs. 34Joc Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. F RES 11 KKU1TS Oranges, nsrel, $1.7SA 3.00 per box: banana, be- per lb ; lemon, .;.0O4j)i.0y; California grapefruit. t2.00ti2.iB; florida, 8o.00u-7d; pea.n, 8t.4Otji2.00. Hl-HitlBa Uucklct.eiriiea I r; cranberries, local i ) per box: eaatern, 83.00 per barrel. Al'FUiS Local, &Oc4,l.a). accordhig to quauiy. , ONIONS No. 1, e9.0010.00; No. 2, tS&6 per cental; aaaocibtlua aeiUns price at country lotnta, 810 per cental. 1-OlAiOKS Selling price: Local, 3.50 4.00. Buying price; Oroiuary ahlpping, fancy. S3.8G3.5U; aweeta. No. 1, S4.&0. VLOiiXABLES lurnlpa, per sack; rarrot. 81.25; parsulps, 1 Oregon cab Uge, oC$5c lb.; Kieen ouioufc, 26e doaeo buuebea; peppcra, HOittabc lb.; head lettuce, $4 per crate; celery. d.O0g5.5O crate; arti-i-bokee, l.O0e( 1.16 ; cucumbers, 81.5 doaeo; toinaUiea, I'iurfta, ffi.bOtiU.30 crate; egg plant, 0C lb.; atriug ben us ) in.; rlabarb He lb.; pea. 15c; cauUnowtr. California, g283A II.CH) per crate; uparagaa, SOc lu, lieats. Fiah ana rreviaiuia, DRESStuu aiGAl'ti beliins prlc-e: Country killed beat boga, LVa4lttc; ordinary, 14Ha 16c; beat teuie, l&c; vriilnary, iaHlc; beary, lOdJUc; poor. oic; font, 4fe0c; laaib. Itiai7ij uiutiua. 121oc; bcr f, - 54Uc lb. bJdUKEL MfcA'JS iiunu, MjQitec per lb." breakfaat bacun, Xi&iiZc; picnics, 16)i; cot tage roll, lUc; abort clears, lww2,c; Oregoa exporta, amoked, 22c lb. LAUD Kettle rendered, tierces. 10c lb.; standard lSfoc; lard compound, 10c. . OlSTKllS Olympia, gallon, 830; canned eaaiern, ooc; eo-Jw yoren ; eastern is abell, 81.tK per 100; raaur ciama, t ); eastern atera, per gaiios, aoiia pacit, .7&. riSii Lnreaaed floundara. 7c: Chinook al nn, l&c; aleelbead, ij17c; perch, bHc; lob aiera, ( ); allter auielt. be; aiuauu trout, 20c per lb.; halibut, lUtalbc; sturgeon, lac; Columbia amelt, 1H&2C. CltAisa i-axge, fa; medium, gl.TS doses: herring, c; black cod. Sc lb. wrooariea. STJOABV Cube. 8t.lu: powdered. tS.7o- rent vt uciit fo.v, uvuwuiu, n.w, ueei, ST.W: dry granulated,S.10; l yeltow, $7.SHK Abo?s quotations are sv aaya net cam. lio.a.x .-iew. sd.uviad.x3 per ease. RICE Japan ttyle. No 2. eLe: N A. ieana neeo, gnc; uiue rose, c He MALT Coarae. half srounda. loom. Ill too; &ui, 811-76; table dairy bOs, 810.00: lOOs. 816.60; bales, 82.2J: fancy Uble and dalrr! BBANS Small white. lle; large white. 811-10; pink, kHCi Umu, liQ; baywa, 88.S0; uops, wwi ana mass. Hurs nomrnii. mitiu dtk. ibi m ordinary, 6ttc; selected, 6Q10c lb.; contracta. 11C ID. WOOL 1818 elin: Wlllasoette vallw Ootawold, 41c; medinm bbropahlre. eoe: fine, 3ttJ40c; eaatera Oregoa staple, 8ottiitte per HIDKASalted hldea 2& lbs. anil tu salted stage. 60 lbs. and up, 14c; green sad aalted kip. 13 lbs., 10c; green and salted calf kuj, up to io we., icoc; green hides, Si lbs. dry hldea, 82c: dry aait bdles. 25c; dry boras btdea, 8l.OOt2.5u; slt borae aides. 88.0043 6.00; borae hair, 30: ir7 lull wool pelts. 24 e: u tj Mivti wwi wirnt iiv, iu j aaeep- usar lings, each, 10f30c; aalted abees ah ear lines 81..XQ2AO; salted short wool pelts, each, go aa a TALLOW No. 1. 9c; No. 2. 8c; grease, St per lb. WUilllZU UK VACAItA BARK B Bring Boston, Mass., Feb. 24. Speculative feeling -runs high In the wool market. Contracting has been resumed in the i eat n a large scale. In scoured wools 15,000 bags have been turned over in Boston this week. Not for a long time will any ap preciable weight of wool be available from Australia and this knowledge has accelerated -contracting in the west. Operations in Axliona opened at 35, 86 and 37 cents, but recently nothing ha been done below 40 cents. Indeed. 40 cents appears now to be the minimum on coptractlng for me dium clips in all sections. In the tri angle lately 40 cents has been freely raid for medium clips, the wools of the Rexburg association have gone to a leading Boston house at this figure, about 600.000 pounds being involved. Considerable competition has been de veloped In Montana between eastern buyers and a speculative outfit in Ne vada, Prices paid by the latter have been 40 to 42 cents tor good medium clips. Eastern buyers have been obliged to come up to this figure or go without the wool.'. Probably 8,000.000 to 4,000,000 pounds of wool has been contracted in Montana during the week. The Simonson dip at Billings sold at 46 cents, the record price. Scoured do luestlo wools now available are held at $1 to 81.05 for choice fine lots. Nothing really desirable would be sold under $1. Western scoured B supers bave brought up to 87 cents. Three eighths blood territory wool Is In demand at 44 to 48 cents for Wyoming and Idaho dips. Fins and medium clothing Wools have been moved on the clean basis of $1 I to 8Lt5. Fine staple ' and half blood aitaple wools are out of stock. Quar ter bloods are held at 90 cents clean. Receipts for the week are: Domestic, l.eO,S4&: foreign. 4.744.120. POTATO TRADE HAS VERT STRONG TONE IN COUNTRY A very strong tone was shown in the potato trade at local and other pacific northwest points during the week. In general, there were advances - of lOe to 15o per cental over the pre vious week's extreme prices at coun try shipping points. Sales were made In the country as high as $3.40, while on Front street jobbers were asking 4 for the selected goods. While there was more or less talk among Interested parties regarding a weaker tone and lower prices in the eastern trade, this was not the case. .The east . continued a liberal bidder for potatoes here at extreme values. DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST Seattle Starket. ' Seattle. Feb. 24. U. f P.) Butter Native : creamery, cube. 39c; do Mick, 40c; storage. eooe, sec: orics, aoc. Fr Select ranch. 36e. ' OUeeee Oregon triplets, 21c; Wisconsin trtp- : jets, xac; ao twins, rac; xoung American, 2oc. , ... DON'T BUY. MOTOR STOCKi nntll von read ti Market letter i ua specialists in the' bet.ee elasa of antomo. tiile trues ana Tracrne company stocks. We-eaa give .Jos fait Information, and will be Cad to write ron regarding any steek. that yen ansa or wise to bay or eelL Oar weekly Market Letter -eoatalna Inzormatlon regarding a great many com eentee. and -It will pas yoa to read this Market Letter every week. If yoa have Idle money for investment or If yon axe in the habit of invwUng 810 or more month ly, read our tsrtot Letter before bay ing. Mention this -paper and send year same . sad address lnynod lately and we will mall our Market, Letter free even week foe JO weeks. Write today. - pk. i. wilsox coxtisr . ' Department 0 M144T Flftk Avenue. . Kew Terk CTtv. HI By E. P. MLUer. In our opinion the situation is quite serious. No one doubts the great snort age in the crop and prices have ad vanced In spite of the general predic tion that they would curtail consump tion to such an extent that the crop would prove adequate for all demands. it would appear now mat mis conot tion must te reached, but it Is also very apparent that it has not as yet been reached and whether or not an ad vance of 10, 20 or 25 per cent over pres ent prices will greatly effect the con sumption as at the present time, is hard to determine. It would seem to us that the people who are now eating potatoes at present prices are those who can afford to eat them even if they cost more than they .do now. We would call your attention also to the fact that owing to the extreme cold weather that has prevailed throughout the entire country this year, an unus ually large percentage of the stock in transit as well as stock in warehouses, cellars and pits has been froxen. The government report covering sup plies on hand January 1, in 19 import ant potato growing states, shows them to be some 44 per cent smaller than a year ago and 45 per cnt smaller than two years ago; 64 per cent smaller than an average of the precfdlng flve years. Available 8ropply is nrmall. This in itself, without much con sideration. Is a very strong looking sit uation, but probably even mors so than is generally considered for It must be borne in mind that from a normal crop of potatoes about 10 per cent are nec essary for seed. Then we find that on January IS when about" half of a nor mal crop should have been moved that it will take zo per cent of tne stocK remaining In farmers' hands for seed, and if we cut that crop down about 50 per cent. It would take 40 per cent of the stock still remaining in the country for seed, and that is about the condition that confronts us today. While we are on this seed proposi tion will say that ordinarily many farmers in Iowa. Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and other states, not strictly po tato shipping states, have more or less of their own seed and have consid erable seed which they nave bought in the fall and there is also in small deal ers' and grocermen's hands a consider able amount or potatoes, seed and table, but this season conditions are entirely different. No one anticipated last fall that prices were going to reach the exceed ingly nign point mat tney nave, uon seqiuently, if the farmer did produce any potatoes in these states he sold them, vlf the grocer, jobber or con sumer had a few potatoes, he used them up and It is very evident that there Is not going to be near enough of the red skin varieties for seed in tms section and that as a consequence This week. 6844 119S Last week. , . . 4A6o 930 Previous week 4224 1712 Month sgo 6002 T78 Year sgo S490 lOll Two years sgo 34.1 10OS Three years sgo.... 6323 1TS4 Four years ago S570 1330 10 13 81 SO 14 STOCK MARKET HAS A VERY FAIR ADVANCE IN THE CLOSING TRADE New York Session Is Bullish From " the Start awl Continues to Show Galns--Closiiig of list Is Strong With Gains Maintained. FINANCE, TIMBER, INDUSTRY REVIEWED IBM 2944 SMI 8700 HOT 4414 B304 6008 ( Crood Oala la CTsarlaf It was an-: o'ther week of increased bank clearings for Portland even though weather con ditions wars adverse. Total clearings for the week wars $11.4:1.171.11, com pared with S9.S73.I83.9: for the same week a year ago. Twdaral Baa errs Btateisveat. The weekly statement of the San Francisco Federal Reserve banks shows la detail: sasockCES OrM coin and gold earttfleetest la own vaelta .....................818,017.001 U gold-settlement tand...... S.eOO.CiO la gold redemption fund IS.OtK. Lesel tender notes, eUrer, etc. ... 45.0O0 IXerai renarve not as la ads ef .bask ... Other cash Checks lor meal clearing voa tress etner tea, collected ruaoe Transfer drafts purchased price, per car iota, 6V,ic pec lb. MUM A lit lSlO. B0W4OC. bloAL Dark, 14 Vic; white. lSe Ik, Faints and Oils. COAL OIL Water white- in drams and Jm parreie, iucper gallon. uabkku oil Haw, bbis., 81.08 gal.: kettle boiled, bbla.. 81.10: raw. eeaa. 1 ISr boiled, caeca. 817 gal.; lets of 2SO gal., le TURPENTINE Tanks. 7c: hsm. Te nl WHITE LEAD- -Ton lota, 12c lb.; 800 in. lota. 12Vc: leaa lots. 12V4 lb. GASOLINE Bieia price, 21 He gal. Ala. uuaie. ivjfcc gauon. MAY COTTON STARTS UP; ; American Wheat Options.' - W; : , ,-' May. Inle. Winnipeg ..J774 - 175V4 Minneapolis ;-........... 1S0 & ITS Kansas City............. ...... JT7 14. V ii, uuuia ........ ..............ii7t i they will use white potatoes which would ordinarily go into consumption. Conditions in every way this year have been abnormal. The west has shipped heavily into a territory never before reacned oy tnem and potatoes from the Pacific coast are stilt going as far east as Pittsburg. Early in the season Maine shipped a great quan tity of potatoes to a section much far ther west than usual and they have moved up to this time a very much larger percentage of their crop than ever before. It is our sincere belief that if not another potato was shipped from the western coast the supplies re maining there are not large enough to warrant anything but very high prices for their own consumption, but with present market conditions shipments continue to come this way to some ex tent. How long they mav do this Is hard to say, but there is certain to coma a day when they will have to stop ahlpping and we would not . be surprised to see the coast markets hlgner than any In the country. AH ZKroUatr for Bnpply. Everv firm, not -onlv shlDolng firms but jobbing firms, had been out looking for potatoes. U-very country merchant at these little out of the way points was able to sell potatoes and conse quently bought them. The farmers in these out of the way points are not ac customed to sell at low prices and when the price is around S0 40c in the fall, he Is Inclined to hold his po tatoes, even though the farmer at the heavy growing points who depends principally upon his potato crop, is forced to sell. So we see that it Is more than unlikely that there Is any quantity of -potatoes to come from these out of the way places. This ap plies to the entire United States, and Canada an well evnd while it was our belief that this condition existed, we were not ready to accept It until we ha4 investigated very thoroughly, for spring markets always have . appeared dangerous to us. To sum up the entire situation. It Is very apparent that the speculator can not be accused of forcing prices to their present level, for the holdings of shippers in general are very, very much smaller In proportion than is usual at this time of year. It Is also very evident that the jobber generally, and especially in small towns, is going to have a larger volume of business than usual by reason of the fact that the promiscuous dealers, grain buyers, grocerymen, etc.. In the small markets where there srs no jobbers and who usually have in their cellars more or less potatoes, neither have them now nor is it likely that many of them will buy. The jobber, therefore, will have a good shipping demand for local lots. The seed trade is going to run along late. The jobber isn't going to be lieve that he will be able to sell the amount of seed that he will find later that he has sold. From a shipper's or seller's stand point, the market for . livestock at North Portland durinr tbe last week left little to desire. On the other hand, buyers were confronted not only with Inadequate supplies, but extreme prices which created a further decrease in the volume .that consumers could possibly afford. It was a very firm tone that ap peared even at th start of me week in the swine trade at North Portland. Killers quickly snapped up extreme tops as high as $12.60. The stock that brought -this price at the start of the week was well worth a premium of IB to 2oo above what Is generally called toppy quality. Nevertheless later In the week there were sales of light weights of quality around 813760, whioh really means at least $13.80 for top heavies. This small class of stuff sold generally at the start of the week around $12.35. General hog range: 4 Heavy packing I13.894913.M Best light 13.8Sejlx.40 Rough heavy ii.aogix.on Plea 10.2i3l0.73 Stackers .0O(d 10.00 Quality of Cattle Desired. At the start of the week there were some fair offerings of top quality cat tle and it did not take killers long to recognize this fact. Hales of top qual ity steers were made at $8.80 in the xsonn roruand yards at me start of demand. Later in the week there were no arrivals of tiptop quality, and ex treme values were not tested, but me dium quality stuff sold about a dime higher at the closing than at the open ing or me week s trading. Ueneral cattle market range i Beat heavy beef steers Best light beef steers Best beef cows Beet heifers Ordinary to good cows. Beat butcher bulls.... Si s .$.2SO t.00 . S.?9f P. 00 . 1.751 8.00 8.00 Nuijsni Duiia Calves Stocker-feeder steers... Stacker-feeder cows . . . . 7-250 T.60 B04J T OO ....... S.OOsJ X ....... 7.00110.00 6,7S S.&0 8.004) 8-00 Sheep Continue Vdmlaal. Nominal tone Is about the best that could be said of. the sheep and lamb division of the North Portland market. This is no fault of the demand, for there is plenty of Inquiry for livestock. The trouble with the trade Is me al most general lack of offering on the open market. Kxtreme prices are still available for top quality to test these figures during the week. General motion and lamb market: Beat east of mountain lambs 812.78018.OS Beat valley lambs 13.2812.50 Wethers Hi.MHJ 10.79 Ewes e.O0J 0.78 wsis .SKtf 4.SU Erratic Weather Is Cause of Delays Walla Wall Sections Have All Sorts of Condi tions Fsll Sow ing Makes . Good Progress. B8 80H M'.k 40 EXTREME PRICES PAID FOR NORTHWEST APPLES With the windlnr up of the 1918 fruit season, the Western Oregon Fruit Distributors, with headquarters at Portland, announce returns on the va- leties which nave been ail settled ror. !omcared with the published records of all other northwest selling organ isations, the Western Oregon's figures rank among the nignest, lr not me highest, in Oregon and Washington, in the case of most of these varieties This is especially noticeable in the Winter Bananas, Delicious, Ortleys and Grimes Golden snipped by the White Salmon valley. Most of the figures given out by the Washington organ isations fail to show price returns for all sizes, and in the case of Winter Bananas and Delicious, are, in most instances, confined to tne larger sixes tnly. Those of the Western Oreg-on fruit uistriDUtors are xor au sues up to Z50s inclusive: White Salmon valley: Extra Av. Pancv Fancy Choice - all Wlnt'r Ban's.$ 1.91 $1.63 .0 $1.87 Delicious 1.70 Ortleys Grimes G'ld'n 1.25 An-jou Pears 3.48 1.44 1.85 1.10 2.13 .38 1.78 1.43 1.34 1.17 8.178 Small sixes only. The Washington figures show a heavy differential between extra fancy and fancy some selling agencies pub lishing as nign as ii per do? ana up wards between- these grades. The Wostern Oregon's figures are very close torether. representing actual sales as made, and show a mucn mgner average. Tries prices are, in aii cases, f n R Rhtrjninor noint- wnue mo eprtsenoerg pwis-t u. Western Oregon Fruit Distributors have not yet been completed, they haw Just disposed of their cold storage ceedlnr the prevailing market figures a iew -weens since. I'ossioiy tne banner order for Spltzenbergs during the past season was one for a large block of this variety at $U76L extra xancy and 81.50 fancy, sixes 183s and larger, placed at vvnite Kaimon. owinj to weather and Other uncertainties a the time, the shippers were only abie to coniirm a portion ox tnis oraer. The Western Oregon Fruit Dlstrtb utors handled the output of several of the new orchard districts of the Willamette valley with unusually high results, and In Jonathans and Spltzen leras. choice e-radea 183a anrl lanrer. will doubtless lead the entire nortt - west, with the exception of the Dufur record for Jonathans. The averare prloe for , Valley Jonathans "choice" grade, avieraged for all locals. 85 cents and Spltzenbergs $9 cents per cox, snipping point, xnis stock took particularly well in the markets, and painstaking effort was given to the putting up of a thoroughly standard irrsrij. a n rl nsfk The 4000 acre tract of the Dufur Or chards company turned out its tlfe' crop, consisting of several cars of superb Jonathans, averaging for com bination fancy $1.19 and for choice grade 894 cents per box f . o. b. The Dalles. This is the northwest record lor Jonathans, all sixes. In both thos.i grades, during the past season. The market distribution made by the Western Oregon Fruit Distributors was very wide, being less than threw cars lor eacn marxet usea. Walla Walla. Wash- Feb. 14. While work on the wheat farms of the val ley has been carried on quite success fully during the past week, the farm ers have been kept on edge by the variation of the weather, and the un certainty of continuing their opera tions from day to day. In the foot hill section farm work was held up by the snow or Wednesday and Thurs day, but In the lower levels the pre cipitation was not sufficient to cause delay. Freezing temperatures on sev eral nights resulted In Idleness on the part of the crews for a portion of the succeeding days, but on the whole the week has been favorable for this sea son of the year. Fall sown, wheat has made a gooa growth since the advent of milder weather. Fields that a few weeks ago did not exhibit a particle of green now are becoming verdant in av pea ranee. and indications are that there -will he a good stand in most local It lea In some districts the farmers have not been able to determine to tneir satis faction whether any wheat was win ter killArf. However. weather wai mild d urine- the oast winter, in OOm parlson with former years, and It Is believed no great damage win oe dis covered. QUIET TONE WITH DUKL PRICES IN HOP MARKET AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Caloage Hots 818.00. Feb. 24. (1. OTHER OPTIONS ITOIwtcWtl if&x,ristVZ.UM '81X.eot3ia.wv; gooa - aesvy, New Tors. Feb. 24. I. N. SU Cotton opened today with Hay .up 6 points and ether options anensYBgea to 3 points mgher. ttance 01 riew xo-a cotton oriosn famished by Overbeck Cooke Co., 10-217 Board of xraoe Duiwung: Kana-e of New fork cotton nrieee fnrnlafisri b Overbeck a Cooke Co., 310-217 Board ef Traae ouumng: Ooen. Hlxh. tew. CVmm sn. .... .... .... 1S13 siarm iota 1039 . ton irsa AprU .............. .... .... - 2028 May 1627 1832 1621 1630 Jane 16,11 July 16S3 1637 1G2 1684 angtasc ......... . .... -lei beptemoar ....... Jons October , IMS IS03 . J3P5 . ' irT December ...... 1000 loJO . 10u6 .j:.. 16v7 ins - rm l2.KSSrT3.00: ' roaak heavy, sis-ooaiaso; Ugbt. 812.10Q12.SO; pigs, $ JCaU.OOr balk. $12.7012.80. . Cattle Receipts 000. steady. Beeves, 87.73 4212.25: . cows sad heifers. 84.78(810.90: stock- era sad feeders. 8T.tt9.40; Tessas, SS.50O 10.40: eslves. gii.uusi2.. Bbeep Receipts euOO. steady. Native and western,. 87 .004312.10: lambs. 3U.SOS14.73. Seattle Regs $lg.Te. . -Seattle. Wash- Feb. 24. (P. K. g. Horn Receipts 86, strong. Prime lights. U.503 1Z.73; meeinm to choice, Siz.z04g1z.40; smooth heavy. 311.75412.00: rough heavies. 8U.Z5Q 11.7&; pigs, $.B0eil.7S. Cattle Receipts 167, slgfcer. Beet steers. $9-83(29.85; medinm to choice. 3.0O025; censmon to medium, $6.8038.80; beet eowa $8.3&aS.S0; eommoa to sndlank cows. $9,081 7.0O; balm. $3.5036.00; esJvee, 8602.50. Sheep--Receipts none, steady. Lambs, $12.23 12.90; wethers, $rO.2&4JlO.50; ewes, $9.00 4J1O.0O. ' - 'T' qhicago ;Cash Wheat, r Chicago, leb. 24. Cash wheat No, g red. $3.864; Ke. hard. 11.73. BANK STATEMENT OF COAST Fortland Banks. Clearings Thie Week. Monday $ S.S12.203.72 Tuesday 2,103.645.75 Wednesday ...... 2.081.027.40 Thursday Holiday. Friday 2,764,236.66 Saturday 2vSOS.872.73 We Tear Ago. f 1.S18.383.2S holiday Z,23,TO.5 2,086,632.03 I,602.342ii4 1.483.76a Oartngs Balances Ctes rings Fslaaoea M 312.429.S76.16 Seattle Basks. Taoaaa Banks. $ ,878,882. J ...$ 8,622,302.00 aiJtoU.OO ..9 S53.S17.OA 4-i.S05.0v POTATOES ALOXQ THE COAST Seattle Starket Seattle. Feb. 24. U. P.) Onions Oregon ivajiae; xsaiasn, sqivct ens nan, case, au.no boiling, efce. Potatoes Wclte river. 870. 0043 T5. 00: Vak-t Baa Gems, $75,004X80.00; aoeala, S6w.0O70.O0 ; Elfin Butter Lower. -'" - Ekrla. m.. b. 24. n. -P.V All sales of batter et 40c, a decrease of 2 cents from last week. There was a very aulet tons In the hop trade at all Pacific north centers during, the week. Little trading was e-nown at any point, tne transaction being for a very limited volume. Prices in treneral are featureless. A. lata new x ui is. uuut aaKS omjsi m the general trend: Bates Receipts for week 810 Receipts since sept. 1 is.uoo Receipts same time last year. . . . 42,898 Exports for week 185 Exnorts from Sent, 1 8.5S8 acports same time last year . . . .z,azw Imports for week 183 Imports from Sept. 1 301 CiiQse to 1000 bales arrived this week from the Paciio coast, most of which have been onthe way a long time. The larger parvof these hops went direct to firewere-Dn eariv saies: oniv a utile stock' was available on the open mar ket, but there was not much inquiry for them and only a small amount of new business reported. Feeling rather easy on tbe whole. X.f WahI. V. nn .J-l... . .. vn. . . State. 1916. choice 450 47 State. 1916. medium to prime ...38CM3 State, 1915, common to prime .. 7011 facina coast, iie, cnoice uvit Pacific coast. '16. med. to prime. 11413 Pacific coast, 1916, common . ... 9010 Pacific coast. '15, mQ. to prime. 89 9 estate and racixic coast. 01a 010s. v Calif orna Budget Asks $41,000,000 San Francisco.' Feb. 24. CP. N. 8.) California Is rolling up expenditures at a lively rats faster than the in crease in population, wealth or in comes-according to Stats Controller John 8. Chambers. : In his annual report the controller points out that the stats will surely be swamped with a burden -of taxa tion unless a halt is called on these expenditures, such aa great - bond is sues for- which there Is no immedi ate need. The state budget for ths two f iscsl years be girming July 1 next Is $41.7S5,247.Si;'as against $5 S- 997,088.47 two years sgo. ; -. Alaska Oold . Ailla-4Jnsimers, c do pra American Beet Sugar... American Can, e do pfd American Car Pdy., e.. American Cotton Oil. c. American Llnaeed, c... do pfd American loco., c American Smelter, c... do pfd American Sugar, e American Tel. A- Tel... American Woolen, c... Anaconda Mining Co... Atchison, c. do pfd Baldwin Loco., e do pfd Baltimore A Ohio, c... Bethlehem Steel, e Brooklyn R. Transit... Batte A Superior California fetrolewnxc, do pfd Canadian Pacific Central Leather, c .... do pfd Cheaapeake A Ohio. . . . Chleaeo, M. A St. P.., Chicago N. W., e... Chiao Copper , Colorado F. A I., e... Coos, ties Corn Protracts, c do pfd Crucible Eteel, c IMatillers Brie, c. do 1st afd General Electric Goodrich Robber OU North., (re Lands Gt. North., pfd Greene-Caa. Hide A Leather, e do pfd Ice Securities Illinois Central Industrial Alcohol .... inspiration J mterboro, e... Kennecoti Kan. City Southern. Kelly Springfield... cka warns Steel . . Uhlgb Valley Louis. A Nashville., Maxwell Motors, c. . Mex lean Petroleum . , Miami Copper fa., a T.. e National Lead Nevada Consolidated New lis res New York Ontral V V i . mr . ., w. mz ....... Norfolk A Westera, c . Aonoera frnxanc Pacific MaU t-nnaylTania Railway. Peoples Oas I'lttaonrg Uoal, c Preased btsel Car, c... do pfd. . , Ray Cone, Cejiper Kali-way Steel Springs. . Heading, e do let nid do 2d pfd IU public I, A 8.. c. . Bfd Sears, Roebuck A Co.. SLattack Stadebeker, e do pfd Sloes Sheffield 6i Stnthern Pacific P4 Southern Railway, c. .1 2S 00 pee .est Tenueeaee Copper I 14 ivxaa oil jzx Texas Paclfle. IS t clnn Pacific, e 137 b. s. tuiDoer, e 04 do pfd. IQpenl Hlghj Low doae I 82H 82 Vi SI 674 88 87H 43 43 42 I'ii" ii" ei" 'isU 6954 '70" 'eo 97- 97 97 iiiii Hi" iiiji 128 125 124 1 'fi "7SH '77H 103 102 W 101 'Teii ii 'ii" oA' ' es" 45 47H 45 23 28 23H 154 H 15SH 4 S5Ve eo 59 SOW 58 4 80 5414 21 H ivil 23 26)4 iss" iii" 'ii'vi 61 w 1014 ISO MX 18 23 60 78 73H m 54Vs! 5V 46 i 45 1' 21H 64HI 23 iii" Hh 61 ioii ISO 13 H 22 53 78 73H 60" 86 "7 21 46 . 95 128 104 H 22 64 -is 76 7A 23 81 87 43 106 61 43 69 T 111 113 124', 11X2 fl 52 100 76 128 ns ist 52 153 tut Tttfa cash and exefcsnge $38,2s.VOO'l . ... ie4.aaj .... 9.561OU0 .... 2,42U.O0 It. g. ene-yeer treasury notes l.ono.OOO kfanlcipal warrants W63.000 0er-drefts member banks.. 2.MJU All other reaourcea 42.000 By Oiarles W. Storm. New York. Feb. 24. (X. N. 8.) Some gains were mads at the opening of ths Stock Exchange today, but before the snd of ths first It minutes ths tons be-1 Wile dtebd emhere. cams heavy, and important movements P- VL Koods.TT. 7. were aa lnuuence in iwnisj y Marine preferred dropped over a point to $3. Nearly everything on the list Joined in a brisk upward, movement in the late dealings, and closed with some amount of net gains. Steel common, after seil ine at i oa u elosed aboTa 107. Indus trial Alcohol rose from- 12S to 130. Similar advances were made in nearly all the copper shares, with Utah clos ing at 110. The stock market closed strong, gov ernment bonds unchanged. Railroad and other bonds steady. Range of New York prices famished by Overbeck. A Cooke Co., 216-217 Board ef Trade brlldlng: bfcfeCUIPTlO. res. beaaa .$il.4e,00U 2.446.000 343,000 eun.uu, l.SM.Ont, 1.660.000 Total resources 842.918.000 LlABILITrES CaplUl paid U $ 8.S16.000 Keaerve deposits me la pee Danss. . . . ST,we,utw (iovern merit deposits truer 1,374,000 Due to other fed, res. banks (col lected funds-) , 43,000 Cashier's and ether checks oat- standing 4,000 All other UabUltlea. 127.000 Total Uabilltllee ". $42.91.0O0 MKMO RAN DC It PedVral reserve notes outstanding la bands of public $13,708,000 Pederal reserve notes In hands of bank 2,446.000 Net amount federal renarve notea Issued to bank by federal reserve agent 16,208,000 Veuoe-T roia ana lawrai money ae- td l by bank with federal re serve scent 16.3O8.00u Belling Bonds ts zattls Tallows. New York, the financial center of tbo United State, and at present lender to the entire world. Is trying a new stunt and it is small wonder that the plan was never before tried. It is no other than to sell bonds to the small investor, or, in fart, almost anyone. The secre tary of state at Albany recently author ised the Incorporation of the National Thrift Bond Corporation which is com posed of well known financial and busi ness men. The company, which will begin iboislness in March, intends to la sue bonds based upon municipal, coun ty, state and national bonds, and will Aff.. ,h.m fhmna-h th. iwrntf wrrkAev 1 1 Hrir tr&ilA. ttio pisltmI-v arhonai BLnvi I perhaps ths department stores. 21 64 22 26 ii 53 118 H ioiii 128 66 13 44 22 53 774. 7S2 64 87 "7 '24 44 V W 56 SO J" I Only Safe Bond Used. Accordinc to 4a, information coming from New York, 122 the National Thrift Bond Corporation 21; will put only absolutely safe securities ion 64 on the market, and these will be Issued Kt ; in denominations nown to io, in oraer 26 to Interest the small Investor. The '.company Is composed of the following: 161 53 32 1124 0 11 Si. 12S 12S 26 WHt 6Vil MV4 TJ B. steel, e do pfd TTtak Copper Virginia unemicai, e. . u. TV-sea-rape . . . , VeaUngboaas tiectrl WlUye-Overlasd V'onlwortb .... 41 27 loot 22 544 27 104 22 54 i 45 T5 28 41 77 27 W 101 " 94 28 sift. iS4 16 187 54 Clarence IL Kelsey, president of ths Title Guarantee J Trust company; Adolph Lewlsohn, head of the great Lewisohn copper interests; Henry Hog ere Wlnthrop, of Harris. Winthrop aV 25 Co., a director or me t-Qunaoie irust 101 oompany; William Fellowes Morgan, iBj president of the Merchants' association $ of New York; K. Bayard Uutttng, of the 44 noted famUy of capitalists and phllan 22 jthroplsts of New York, snd Andrew - . 731 54 88 ne Squire, wall known lawyer, banker and railroad man of Cleveland. -.' - WoaleV Create areata BiarkeC "Hte selling' of "baby bonds of 910 denom ination would be a big step forward m placing- ths paper with the average bank depositor. Municipal and public service bonds would find a much more ready market by getting the offering -low enough for the general publlo. Jn tbe case of the publlo service corpora tion, it would not only create a greater sale for the bonds, but whenever a per on la interested In a corporation, it l- Quits natural that they - should fsel more friendly to the organisation than if they had bo Interest. . " .:. Win Aid Srualalpalsv In a recent in terview pharles Id Denlson of Boston, bead of a large municipal house, made the following statement: ; - "Our present government seems ad verse to the issue of bonds, and while they may float some, we believe thit they will be more inclined to Increase the normal income tax rate, in order o prepare for war whether it comes or not. As United States municipals are not taxable under the federal income tax, I believe that, after the first ex citement, there will be a largedemahd , by private investors who wish to avoid this tax, for no certificates of ownsr- ship are required on this class f bonds." - -J :;-:, Failures and Their Oemses.- there" is a world of food for thought la the re port of Brads treat's - report of the ; American business life for 191s. A booklet has just been issued, by ths company. For the first time It-was practically confirmed that the failure was generally due to the individual, rather than to the lack of capital, which had in many previous years 4)een . the dominating influence. - x'The statement that success er fatl- ' ure depends largely upon ths Individual was truer in 1916 than in most years. In fact, only two of the past 37 years showed a larger percentage of failures due to causes within or - proceeding from ths Individual than did the past year, outside or extraneous causes be lng less frequently fatithan in any year nines 1910. and be&tVthat period since 1890. the first yearHewhlch these returns were compiled. This . was in ' especially marked contrast with . the condition of affairs in 1915, the first full yesr of the war in Europe when the proportion of failures classed as due to personal tmortcomtngs was only 74.4 per cent., while outside causes were credited with 35.6 per cent of all fail ure. . . maQ Businesses Bit Many reasons have been and may be advancedas ex planatory of the seeming fact that ths small trader, whose troubles go eo far to swell the bankruptcy totals, at least as regards number, has been treading an urasafe path, says the report. Itigh prices, causing a need for larger cap ltal than many could afford or obtain, difficulty of procuring goods in a pe riod of shortage of supplies, sudden as tlve demand revealing starved arbooks, a heritage of ths long period of hand-to-mouth buying following the 1907-1903 patrio, and Immense expansion In mall order business and In chain-store sys tems, may all be assigned as posslbls contributing causes, in addition to ths familiar reasons such ss crop failures or ahortsges, floods snd bad weather for long periods over large areas. 84 24 12S ti 108 21S 64 W rtrU! 49 V I 88, alee 140.900 shareaT l07il07' io;ii6" t4" 49 HI SB I SB 114-11141 41 76 274! 1001 60 i t 14 2CSS 136T6 03 ios ioo 40 S3 141 46 75. 104 28 41 REVIEW OF PRODUCE MARKETS FOR THE WEEK SnORT TDIE STORAGE OP APPLES IS OPPOSED Analysis Sought of Hqw Women Voted OaklandVCal.. Feb. 24. (P. N. B. The task aTanaTyaing the result of the participation of women la .the recent' national election has been undertaken by the club women of Alameda county at the request of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. president ; of the National American Woman Suf frage association of New York. The local women have been asked to reply to 31 questions, among them being the following: Did the women who voted Demo cratic in your state do so chiefly be cause Wilson "kept us out of war? Were they influenced more by pro gressive legislation of the Demo cratic congress? Did they vote Democratic because their husbands dldT Did the women's train help Hughes or did it help Wilson? Was the advlcs from eastern wo men In the Hughes train and in the women's party to western women as to how to vote resented generally? What evidence have yoa to offer that women represented an indepen dent vote In ths recent election? 20,000 Volumes Goal of Memorial Can Francisco, Feb. 34. (P. N. 8.1 library of 20,000 volumes is the goal of the Jack London Memorial Library and School of Social Science, which was founded here shortly after the death of the well known author after whom It was named. Six thousand are already en band. The school, which is similar to other modernist . schools, but is -not allied with any of them, was organ ised by Mrs. London, the widow, George Sterling, Upton Sinclair, James Hopper and other prominent writers. Classes are being held nightly with out tuition charges and the children's Sunday classes have a membership of 120.. The courses include topics bear ing 5 on sociological conditions, con sidered from the radical viewpoint- . Hood River. Or, Feb. 24. B. H Shepard. one of the pioneer fruit ship pers of the Hood River valley, formerly president of the Strawberry Growers' union and raanaarer of the Apple Grow ers' union, now the editor of "Better Fruit" and a member of the board of Iii? ' elation, is strongly opposed to the cold ii storage Mil lately introo-ucea in con 223 re-rese and known as blU H. B. No. 1$,- 274 444, wmcn vvuia rosso uuwm w 101? .store apples for a longer period than ltf 1 90 days. - 59 J Mr. Sheipard said "Every fruit j grower, every shipping concern and 2S I everyone interested in the fruit Indus try should sit up and take notice, get V.men and senators in each state, indi- iVt eating to them Just how this Din wouia Z!,t ' ha. a menace to them In ths northwest 109 and a hards-hip on the entire consum ing public or me united eta ten. ?F5ve.rvona interested In the fruit business In the northwest should get busy and bring whatever infJuenoe and argument they can to bear on conarreas n yvnrfae thit It mlrht t hnrnusol Hit. mz. rT l.,. rr.i .v. .r .ee..- oriaiia lata win auiu ww w.u ii'l t .v. ...1 .nU nMiiM 14 la a. res I fcllU WWW., " son able assumption that if congreats thoroughly understands the effect of this bill on the apple industry and the consuming public, it certainly will not paas it." 107 1117 109'i as 03 49U EXTREME PRICES PAID FOR ALL COUNTRY MEAT Extreme prices ruled all through the Front street trade for country killed meats during ths week, The record price obtained for hogs la the stockyards naturally aided the pro duce trads in lifting the price of dressed stock, snd sales were mads tip to l(e a pound for best quality. Country killed calves were in much mors liberal supply during the week, but the market held steady at former prices. r , 1 .... .. . .. ti . CIIEESE STILL GOING ' ' TO THE EASTERN TRADE ONION SEASON CLOSJNO AT NEW HiGII RECORDS Season for Oregon onions ef the 1916 growth is fast coming to an end. There are few cars remaining .unsold In the state, less than a dosea being retained by farmers at the start of ths week, and sales have been made since then. Early in the week sales were made by members of the Confederate Onion Growers' association at 819 per cental f. o. b. country points in car load lots, while some small sales were shown in a local way as hlfh as 110. Along Front street jobbers advanced their selling quotation to $19 per cental. Trade In onions here is slow, bat ths outside demand is so keen and sup plies so limited -that the few remain ing cars are expected to be cleaned up within a very short period, BUTTER MARKET MOVED UP WHEN SCARCITY SHOWN Sales of cheese to the eastern sec tions continue from Oregon primary centers. The eaatera markets are so firm and unable to fill orders thst there is a demand for every pound of cheese that Oregon makers bars to offer. , .-.-. This is giving the entire cheese trade ef the country an abnormally firm tea for this period of ths season. APPLE SITUATION IS SHOWING MORE STRENGTH With a mere general cleanup ef surplus stock st leading Paclfle north west shipping centers, the market for apples of the better quality reflected an improved tone. At primary ship ping centers sdvaaees of approximate ly 10c per box were asked for leading varieties during the week. The higher price of oranges, and, th fact, all citrus fruits, is a direct aid in marketing apples at this time. PRUNE MARKET inCTURE : LOOKS UNUSUALLY GOOD There was a sharp advance of Is a pound In tbe price of butter in tbe lo cal mar,ket during the week, forcing prints of beet quality to 4Jo In parch ment wrappers and 43o for carbons. The market was famished for supplies owing to the three oornered fight be tween the butter, cheese and canned milk people for milk and buttsrfat. This scarcity forced but ter fat ee higher at tbe same time, making No. 1 sour 43e and No. sour 41o a pound. Portland Dairy earkange prices Car the Prices fof the week! BUTTED While there is no prune trads local ly, so far as growers are concerned, at this time, the general market situation Is so strong that efforts are now. be ing made to Interest producers In con tracting their next season's crop. This is the earliest in the history of the trade that contracting efforts were made by local parties. It indicates again that tbe outlook for prune prices for the coming season is unusually favorable. j SUGAR MARKET QUOTED STRONG IN THE COUNTRY Cuban war conditions and the artrfUe at the sugar refineries of the east, caused a generally firm tone in the sugar market all over the country dur ing th week. Home of the refiners quoted higher prices. Tbe outlook t tuia tint m man, osvuiirsgiy vat la- ture of price depends upon the shove named conditions. ; -. . .,- - Dairy Frl. Wed. Tnea, S74 7H 2H . . JJ so BOGS' .S3 83 CHJEMC .20 20 Oiesoaj triplets... 20 SO trfe. Wee ft?! ft 30 lot. 20 CANNED SALMON BEING . - HELD FOR FUirrUL-R RISE ' Continued strong demand Is showing for canned salmon, and Prices are noil only' belnar held firm, but most hold ers are asking- a further advance of 5c a doxen for tneamall remaining gup plies -of the cheaper quality, 1 .f The fall-winter season closes on ths Columbia March 1. and tbC'cAtchss, while they have increased slightly of iaie, are suu e a nominal oasis. OveiecdniSI & Cooke Co. Stocks, 6onds, , Cotton; Gii Etc.; DllCT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHifUGES j - , Members Chicago .Board of Trade'1 Correspondents of Loran'ft Bryan x '.'Chlcsgo, ew York. llft-zlT Board of Trade Stllilsy.