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'i . v I V, . ? . ; f -r- ... r , 10 E YOKOHAMA FROM HERE IN 18 DAYS Steamer Wawalona Expected to Arrive In Portland February 20 With Cargo From the Orient. The Admiral line freighter Mon tague, which left the Columbia river January 2, for Yokohama, arrived at Her aestinauon janum mnuiB i an excellent run in 18 days, accord ing to a letter received this morning: ,ty the local operators from George ISnyder, chief engineer of the vessel. .Hnyder was formerly a government Inepector for thre shipping board in this city. No word had been received until this j time from the Montague, which is op- ! eratlng in the Portland-Oriental Rervice. fche Is due to return to Portland April 1. i J'oor cable service has probably been the reason for lack of Information. The stetamer Wawalona, operating in the same service, is due to arrive in I'ortland. February 20, to load for sail ing February 24. The Wawalona is fcrtnglng hemp, copra cake, cigars and other articles and. will replace the Wa an, which was recently withdrawn from the service to go to Vladivostok for the government. The steamer Pawlet, which is now loading at St. Johns, will leave Sunday 1rr the Orient. She will take a full cargo for Yokohama, Shanghai, Manila and other ports in the Far Kast. WOODEN STEAMER IS ACCEPTED steamer Marshfield Is lo Carry Flour to the Atlantic Coast. Pa3sing satisfactorily the final ex aminations made Wednesday, the vooden steamer Marshfiold has ieen accepted by the food administration to I arry a cargo of flour to the Atlantic roast and was checked to tli? Pacific Steamship company by the . shipping lOard for operation. The Marshrtela was built fn Coos Bay and has been .In the sugar trade between San Fran xisco and Pacific portB. Announcement was made by the Pa cific Steamship company that the JIarshfleld would begin loading her flour cargo at Municipal dock No. 1 Krlday morning. This will be the sec cnd wooden steamer to load flour in the Columbia river district for the food administration. The first vessel of this class to load here was the Boxiey. 8TEAMER JESSE IIARKINS IS SOLD Freight Service Between Camas and Washougal Is Discontinued. Announcement was made this morning i by the Hosford Transportation company of the sale of its river steamer Jessie Ifarklns, which carried freight between Camas and Washougal, to the Shaver Transportation company. The consider ation was not made public. Discontinuance of freight service be tween Camas and Washougal follows as a result of the Rale in that the Shaver Transportation company intends to'use the Hark Ins as a tow boat. The steamer lone, operated by the Western Transpor tation company, will carry freight from I'ortland to Camas. WRECKAGE OF CIIANSLOR IS SOLD San .Francisco Firm Buys Remains of Wrecked Tanker. Marshfield, Feb. 12. Pillsburg & Cur tis of Sam Francisco have purchased what Is left of the wreck of the tanker J. A. Chanslor, which was lost at Cape Ttlaneo. The forepart of the boat, after the tanker broke in two, was carried up in the breakers north of th'etcape. This portion of the vessel is said to have on it equipment worth JlS.OOO to $20,000. Sheriff Tolman of Curry county has re ceived word from the purchasers that "they own the wreck" and intend to sal vase It. Previously -several men got a TRANSPORTATION MIRAL UMB. a. a. "oitt or topik- Safla from Portland 9:00 P. ii. February 14, for North Bend, Marshfield. Eureka and San Francisco, connecting with steamers to Los Angrlea and San Dtego. PMSINQIN AND FRIIQHT BfftVIOI TO MKXIOO AND CENTRAL AWERIOAN PORTS FROM SAN PRANOISOO VIA a. A. "OURACAO," FIBRUARV 21. TICK IT OPFIOK 101 THIRD ST. Fratght Offk muntclpel Dock No. t. PKane Main S2.1. PAOIPIO ST1AMSHIP CO. Tl SanFranciscb S. S. ROSE CITY DEPART? 1$ NOON. Monday. Feb. 16 rnon aincworth dock FAftI INCLUDES BERTH AND MEAL! 0,TV rwvru:r- AN rrtANciaoo 4k Portland a . . LINES NEW YORK HAVRE LAFAYETTE Fe LA . $ A VOI E FEB. 91 mi!' ii LA TOUR AIM 2! 2" 'I ROOHASJBEAU MAR. . ' FRANOE .MAR: 1$ . . - APR. NEW YORK BORDEAUX cwcmo rii..1t Putexi Brae., Pvetfle Ooeat Agents. 10 Cham St.. Seettle, or any Local Agar," ,rry NAVIAN ORIGAN . . s oar II.. . . . Fe. n wServakVIIINUr.il (ossar u.....Asrll a Two Oti libera Agency 0C Bd . Av, Beastle, ,Wn;: ar Local Agent MONTAGU I2CANOI PORT GETS EUROPEAN CARGO 1 - i" ii i niJ n I f J 'Us.- r-'J Kit''., I v4 V..f -x-rJ . r- i.V.fA....... r : 4 si I hM fit iK f4, j.H '' I J ' ' ill i4 i m 1 ' Vs 2 ' c w i,- -A :;a - - Knropean-Paeific freighter West Cayote brings the first shipment direct from European ports to Portland In six years. AboveLoading bales of Oregon hops for Europe. Below West Cayote at Municipal Dopk No. 2. . Finishing the discharge of the first cargo brought direct from European ports to Portland in six years, at Mu nicipal dock No. 1 Wednesday morning, the West Cayote of ' the European-Pacific company began loading hops, canned goods and other products of Ore gon for return to the United Kingdom and the continent. The Columbia-Pacific company ds agent for the West Cayote and other "Vessels of the Euro-pean-Paeiflc service and had cargo to line abroad th wreck so there may be legal complications as to the ownership. OLD DOCKS WILL" IbE TARGETS Owners May Be Forced lo Tear Down StmclHres1 Which Are Condemned. Failure of any dock owners to proceed with tearing down waterfront structures that 'have been condemned by the dock commission will be placed before City Attorney La Roche for legal action, ac cording to unanimous vote of the water front committee, on Tuesday. Recnmmendatinn to the eonntv rnm missloners that the Alblna ferry WWS. nMttT. placed in operation was likewise made dam and Ixmdon. tU Sn Krm.nc.aco and Sao Vaiwt T"i a - c wr n ttfawwinn a-n a no ehn time for discussing the plan of City En gineer O. Laurgaard for re-maklng the waterfront. - To Seek Oriental Trade J. F. Buckley, Oriental .traffic agent for the Port of Portland, has completed arrangements to sail from San Fran cisco for-the Far East February 28 and will leave Portland about February 22. Buckley has been meettng local ship pers, importers and exporters and com piling data on this district to use in the Orient. He will take along advertising matter from any firm-or concern in this district who may wish to have it dis tributed on the other side of the Pa cific. Fire New Steel Kreithlcrs Named ! Announcement has been made by the Oreen Star line which Is having five Bteel freighters constructed at the G. M. Stndlfer yard in Vancouver, that the vesselB will be named Arcturus, Aquari us, Argus, Antlnous and Apus, Four other vessels were recently purchased here by this company and they, too, were named after stars, . constellations and other bodies of the skies. The other four vecsels were named Corvus, Cir clnus. - Centaurus and Clauceus. The first Standifer launching for this com pany will be in March. Rose City Placed on Dry Dock The passenger liner Rose City has been placed on drydock at San Fran cisco for inspection and minor repairs and Will arrive In Portland on her next trip February 16 Instead of February 14, according to advice received by- W. C. 'Wells, local agent of the company. Will Sell German Liners Monday Washington, Feb. 12. (I. N. S.) Chairman Payne of the shipping board today sent telegrams to the Ship Oper ators' i association and the .Shipowners' association inviting them to be pres ent at the sale of the former German liners Monday. The sale will be held at 10 o'clock In the offices of Commis sioner Scott. ALL ALONG THE WATERFRONT The steam echooner Klamath is scheduled to leave St. Helens this eve ning for California with a cargo of lum ber. The wooden steamer MUnra, which haa been undergoing repairs on the port of Portland drydock, was refloated to ay and will be checked to the Columbia-Pacific company Saturday. The vessel 4 scheduled to go to Grays Har-oos-Tuesday to load lumber for New 1 ork. Positions of Ships , Nor:h Head. Feb. 12, PosiUons of ships at sea as reported to this station by radio at 8 p. m . February 11. . ProridencU, Grays Harbor for Saa Fraa elsrio, IE milea eouth of Grays Harbor. Bileer ShelL- Martisas for Portland. SO milea ism s-oruasnx. THlF OREGON : : fill the entire space alloted the vessel on this call. Sufficient cargo will be left over to load the Cansumset which should arrive in the same service, within two weeks. Although nearly 2000 tons of cargo was to be loaded here, the work was completed Wednesday by working until midnight. At 7 o'clock this morning the vessel shifted to the Portland Flouring mills, and she will probably leave down the river this evening for San Francisco, where additional cargo will be loaded. Frank H. Buck. Everett for Monterey, 310 mil11 from Everett. Captain A. F. Lucas. Richmond for Port Wells, ftx I miles from Richmond. Brookdale, San Francisco for Tacoma, 10 milsa north of Taquina head. Atlas, towing barge 93. San Pedro for Tort land, 125 miles from Portland. ; News of the Port Arrivals February 12 Atlas. American steamer, from San Pedro, oil. Barge No. 93, American barge, from San Pedro, oil. Departures February 12 Klamath. American steamer, from St Helens, Pedro, general Aniwa, American steamer, for Atlantic coast, flour. MARINE ALMANAC Weather at River's Mouth 'orth Head. Feb. 12. Conditions at the month of the river at noon: Sea smooth, wind northwest, 10 mileat weather cloudy, humidity, 70. Tides at Astoria Friday High Water: Lw Water: 7:3(1 a. m 7.6 feet I 1:28 a. m 3 8 feet 9 :03 p. m. . . .5 :7 feet 2:88 p. m .... 1.4 feet DAILY BITER READINGS 8 a. m.. Pacific Time. v f Mi t , ' - 1 I j a f a STATIONS. I,.- 2JS 3 I !a i S w.Ejrc t'matilla 25 ; The Dalles 40 2.2 0.3 0.00 Eugene ,. 10 2.7 0 0.00 Albany 20 3.4 -0.1 0.00 Salem 20 2 . 0 j-0 . 2 0.00 Oregon Citj 12 8. ft -0.1 0.00 Portland . 15 1.6 -0 . 2 0 . 00 () Rising. (-) Falling. RITER FORECAST The Willamette rier at Portland will remain nearly stationary except as affected by the tide. AT NEIGHBORING PORTS Astoria,, Feb. 12. Arrived at 7:30 a. m . steamer Atlas, towing barge No. 93, from San Pedro. Left up at 8:30 a. m., steamer Atlas and barge 93. Arrived at 5 a. m., i Cramer Trinidad, from San Pedro. Sailed at 10:05 a. m.. steamer Tiverton, for 8an Pedro. San Francisco, Feb. L2. Sailed at 9 last night, steamer Florence Olson, for Columbia river. Arrived at 11 a. m , steamer Multnomah, firm Portland, for San Pedro. Eureka. FetJ. 12. Sailed at 4 p. m. yester day, steamer City of Topeka. from San Fran cisco, for Portland via Coos Bay. Astoria, Feb. 11. Left up at 11:30 a. m. , steamer Silver Shell, from Sea Francisco. Ar- ; rived at 2 p. ta.t steamer Ualco. from San l'e i dro. j San Francisco, Feb. 11. Arrived at 3 p. m , I utMmor Hafflmw ltwinff harm Charles Nefson from Columbia river. Coos Bay, Feb. 12. Arrived at 9 a. m., steamer City of Topeka,- from San Francisco, for Portland via Eureka. Seattle. Feb. 11. (I. N. S.) Arrived: Steamship Chicago Mara 'from Manila, via Vic toria, at noon; Higho. from Prt Ludlow, 5:20 a.,m. Arrived, Feb. 10: Steamship Eastern Ocean, from .Kobe, 6:30 p. m. Juneau. Feb. 11. tl. N. S.) Sailed: Steamship Alaska, south bo and, 3:30 a. m. Ketchikan. Feb. 10. (I. N. S.) Sailed: Steamship Princess Mary, northbound. 7 :45 a. m. ' Honpluln. Feb. 10. (I. N. S.)s Arrlred: Steamship Glorieta. from Seattle, Tie Belltng ham. Hilo. Feb: 9. (I. N. S.) Arrived: Schoon er A. F. Coates. from Mukilteo. San Pedro. Feb. 10. (X N. S.) Sailed: Steamship Admiral Schley for Seattle, via San Francisco, 10 p. m. Ckleago Dairy Produce Chiouo. Feb. 12. -(I. N. 8. ) Butter Re ceipts. 5530 tabs. Creamery, extra, 58 4 3f 5e; aeeonda, 50 62c; firsts, 57 8 7 c; peaking stock, 32 87e. Eggs Beceiptj, 95SS eatto. Relrigeratof firsts. S542e; misoellaneous, 48 50c; firsts. Ktti; extra, 88 8 Sc.; checks, 8aj7c; dirties. 4042e. ' J V Cheese Twin, new. 27H 928c; Trainee, 80s Sister Young Americas. 80 H Sic, Longbonia. 82782146; brick. 28 V 29c Uve poultry Turkey. 40c r caickewa. 84c; springs, 81o; rooetera. 28c; geeed 27e; dawks, 33e lb. ;. . '...-ni l- . .... f DAILY V JOURNAL. PORTLAND, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1320 IMPROVED CONDITIONS ARE" SHOWINf IN.THE APPLE BUTTER MARKETS ARE NOW QUIET Little Activity Is Shownand Especial ly for Anything Except the Best; Oleomargarine Acts as a Factor. Market for butter is not showing the strength indicated a few days ago. There remains a steady tone generally for extras, but even this grade Is be ginning' to show- some accumulation, not only at Portland., but, at other Pa cific Northwest points. Foreign sales lycrv r&spousibW for mo-t ;f the rtrciistli in not nnly Ui Portland ami rtli.-r ccast market preimL-ly. bnt aaI the biulier ralues generally in the Ka.itei) trade. Liquidation of the. Belgian government of liberal atocka of batter it had purcha.ed on the cnaat haa weakened the market somewhat, and at the moment there Li an entire Toid of cut side demand. Offerings of ordinary - niulity cremnpry but ter from interiur Pacific Northwest points are ery liberal, but the trade is unable to move thii eatiafactorily. The eoraietition betwetn oleomarginne and ordinary finality rteuuiery butter ha, been laTorsble to tlie -ml!ed sub stitute product becau.- ef the difference in price. Tliose dewing special information regarding any market should write the Ma rket Editor, Oregon Journal, inclosing stamp for ren. EGV' TRADE IS HOLDING STK.tDT I Market for eggs is holding about fteady at ; arriving, but most-of it is of poor qual PorUand. V. o. b. buyers continue to offer; jtv and is Fellinc" relativel v low. 30 (4 40c a dozen for current' receipts. Local consumptive demand is Increasing and offerings are moving out well. 1F.TTCCK MtAKKET I BLOCK F. la Head lettuce market is blocked here"- with enormous offerings from r&liforni. There were 9 can on the track Monday. Stock is selling along the !-treet at $1.K0 (a 3.25 per crate; the tatter for fancy Imperial. I.EM05S ARF. VKRY SC AKCK H V. It K There is another tamine of limnn offerings in the local market ami the limited stocks are i finding a strong demand at $7.50 er rase. A carload is due Saturday but prices in the South hare also advanced. COOKING OIL IS DOWN A'(. 1V Still another drop is pAjwn in the local mar ket ' for rooking oil. Manufacturers of Know Drift announced a reduction of Vjr a pouud during thfc day. The trade is generally slocked up and esport call is nominal. LARD VALl'ES ARE HIT HARDK.R Local manufacturers annotmce s cut of mo ment in tbe price of lard for the diy Kcttl-d rendered is off 2 '-ic a pound and a similar cut ii ahown in standard grade as well as in compound. BRIEF NOTES OF PR0IH CE TRADE Potato market continues very quiet. Onion, market is almost lifeless. Car California sweet potatoes in; sales at 7 "i. 8c a pound Poultry trade' is steady. Fancy veals are steady to firm with most sales at 26c a pound. WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during the next 36 hours against the following minimum temperatures : going north. 32 degrees, northwest over S. P. & S R. R., 21 degrees, east to Baker, 20 degrees, and south to Ashland. 20 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tomorrow about 32 degrees. WHOLESALE PRICES IS POBTI AXD These are prices retailers pay wholesalers, except as otherwise noted: Dairy Products BUTTER Selling price, boi lot?: Creamery, prime, parchment wrapped, 62c per lb.; prime firsts. 60c lb. ; firsts. 59 00c per lb. ; smaller lota at an avance. Jobbing prices: Cubes ex tra, 58Hdlc lb. ; prime firsts, B859c per lb.; carton, lc extra. Selling price No. J storage butter, 50c; off vrade, 4 9c per lb, BUTTE KFAT Portland delie basi"61 & 62c; country station-, 5960c. OLEOMARGARINE Best brands. 40c; ordi- nary. 33 ic; bakers. 33c; Nutmargarine, 1 lb cartons $2c per lb. CHEESE Selling price : Tillamook Fresh Ore- gon, faery cream triplets. 35 W 30c lb.; Young America 36 37c. Price to jobbers, f. o. b. TillamoL.k. triplets, 32c; Young Americas, 33c. Selling price: Cream . brick, 4019420; buying price of Coos and Curry triplet'. 31c; Young AmerV-s. 82V4o lb. f. o. b. Myrtle Point. Sell tng yrice: Block Swiss, 48 (3 49c; limburger, 40 42c per lb. KGG8 Buying price: Current receipts. 39 (a 40c; candledselling price, 44 15c; select, 47c per dor.en. LIVE POULTRY Selling price: Heavy hens. 32 6 35c; light hena, 28c; spring light. 35 40c: heavy, 28c lb.; old roosters, 2c per lb.; tqusbs. $1.00; dressed ducks. 48S&uc lb.; filgeons. . rjlireons 1 1.60 2.00 per doien; turkeys, live, 1 ic, lb.; dressed. 50 52c lb.; dressed geese. 30c lb. Freah Veaetblea and Fruit j FRESH FRUIT Oranges, $4.00 6.00 per: box; bananas, 10 11c per lb.: lemons, 37.00 (S 7.50 per crate; Florida grapefruit, $6 00 J 7.00; pears. $2.25 3.50; grapes, Lmpenor, , 12 vc per lb. BERRIES Eastern, $12.00 15.00 barrel. APPLES Various varieties, local. $1.25 $2 75. DRIED FRUIT Dates. Dromedaries. $9.00; Fardj. $8.75 par br,x; raisins, 3 crown, loos Muscatel. 16c peT lb.; firs. $3.50i5.50 box. I ONIONS Selling price to retailers, Oregon. $5.00 per cwt. ; associated selling price. carload. $4.50 f. o. b. country; garlic, 40c vei in., - .... ....... .. , POTATOES Selling price. $4.00 4.50 per cwt. ; buying pnre ior fancy large sue, aj.oiMs 8.75; ordinary, $3 J0 3.25 per cental; sweets. 7 H 8c per lb. VEGETABLES Turnips. $3.50 ver sack; carrots. $1.50; beets, $3.50; cabbage. Ore gon. 6c per lb.: California, 6 -6 c per lb : ! lettuce,- $1.00 1.25 doz. ; cucumbers, 'alifor-i nia $2.00 2.25 doz.; tomatoes. $3 50 ( 4 50 1 lug; egg plant. ( ) lb. ; ranliflower. $1.75 , 3 26; bell peppers, 35c: sprout.-, 17l- p r lb.:' Hubbard rquash. 5o lb.; par-nips. $3.00 3.50 per sack; rutabagas, $3. 0 cwt. J Meets and Provltlona I COUNTRY MEATS Selling price: Counrry hogs, 21c per lb. for top blockers; heavy 17c per UB; best Teal, 26c per lb.; heavy vesl. 1 Owl 7c per lb. SMOKED MEATS Ham, 27 87c per lb.; breakfast bacon, 8250c; picnics. 2728e; ootuge roll, 80c per lb. LARD Settle rendered. 29 e lb.; standard, 28c; tierce basis', compound. 20c. fish end Shellfish FRESH FISH Salmon, fall. 22c per lb.; halibut, fresh.. 22 He; sturgeon. 20c lb.: black I cod. 10 lie lb.; silver smelt, 10c lb.; salmon trout. ZOWZoc in.; aipperea seimon. 12 03 per 10 lb. basket; kippered cod. (2.35; Colum bia smelt: 8 (g 8c -per lb. SHELLFISH Crabs, $3.60 per doses; shrimp . meat, 5 So .per can: lobster. 30c lb. Groceries SUGAR Cube, $16.75; powdered. $16.43: fruit and berry, $15.90; yellow, $10.30; gran ulated, $16.00; extra C, $13.50; golden C. $15.40. HON ET New, $7.60 8.00 per case. BICE: Japan style. No. 1. 14 He: New Or leans, head. ( ); Blue Rose. 15.? per lb. 8ALT Coarse, half ground. lOOa. $17.75 per ton; 60s, $19.50; table dairy, 60s, $26.50; bales, $3.30 9 4.00; fancy table and dairy, $36.50: lump rock, $26.60 per ton. BEANS Oregon (aalea by jobbers) : Lad) Washington, 7 Mi 8c per lb.; pink. 8c; limaa, 15c; bayou, 10 He; Oregon beans, buying price, sominai, lUo per lb. CANNED MILK Nominal. Carnation. $6 10; Borden, $6 00; Aster, $6.00; Eagle, $11.26; Libby, $6.10; Mount Vernon,' $6.00; Hazelwood, $0.00 per case. COFFEE Roasted, 37 9 51c to aacka ot drums. SODA CRACKERS In bulk. 17 Ho per lb. NUTS Walnuta. 35 9 40c per lb.; almonds, 88c; filberts. 83c In sack lots; peanuts, is y 16c: pecans, 26c: Brazils. 30c Ropes, Paints, 011s ROPE Sisal, dark, 18 He; white. 20a n.; standard manila. 23 He , LINSEED OIL. Kaw, bbls..' $2.06 gal.; ket tle boiled. BbL, $2.08; raw. cases. $2.21; boiled, cases. $2.23 per gaUon. COAL OIL Water white, in drums or Ira DDia. . tanc sai. ; cases, ze gal. GASOLINE: Iron bbls, 25c; cases 23 He; engine distillate, iron bbls., 16c; cases. 26 He WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 14 He; 600 lba. 144c per lb. TURPENTINE Tanks. 82.13: caees. '. 82.2; 10 case lota, lc leas. W1RK NAILS Basle price. $5.18. i, Hope, Woe ntf Hides , HOPS Nominal: iv crop, 80c per lb. HIDES So. 1 salt cured hidea (under 45. lbs. ) . 27c; No. 1 salt cured (Tides (over 4 S lba. I 22c; No. 1 alt cured buU hides, 18e; partly cured hidea. 2e per lb. less; green hidea, 5c per lb. ieaa; No. 1 hides, lo per lb. less; hair slipped hidea. one-third less than No. 1 hides. - CALF AND KIP SKINS No. 1 trimmed skins (up to IS lbs.). 75c; No. 1 trimmed kip skins tl te su ids. I . aocno. 2 skins, 2e U,. leas; ' Lincoln's Is Celebrated by Exchange Closing l.lncola's birthday was geaerally celebrated la the Eastern markets Thursday and there was bo seasloa of either the Xew York or Chicago exchanges during tbe day. All mar kets reopen Friday morning. The local wholesale markets remained open. ft BASKET By llymaa H. , Cohen Vegetables are becoming more plenti ful in the retail markets and prices are gradually dropping. 1 There are very lib eral stocks of head lettuce on the mar ket and prices are mixed badly because of 4 Jie great difference in quality, al though all supplies are materially lower than a week ago. More rhubarb Is coming forward from thejjOrth and south, as well as from local 'places. Canby is turning out the best hothouse rhubarb this section re ceives. It has 0 reputation all over the coast for Quality and is naturally higher priced than) iother.offijrings. Quite fair stocks of outdoor-grown rhubarb- from Southern California are Sweet potatoes are offering both from California and from the far south, with the former of best quality. Tlie followtrta prices are averaa-e noes that con sumers are expected to pay at retail storea. Qual ity noted is the average fancy stuff being fligiit !y higliT and inferior "tuff fractionally locr: Butter Beft creamery, parchment wrapped, tfc lh. ; carton. 60(tr70c; bet storage, parch ment wrapped. flOo per lb. JCgl" rreslily kid. 32 55c per doz. ; fancy fresh. r,0c per dc. Clieese -Fancy. 40lfl4oc per lb. Chicken" I)re-e'i. -15 (a Site per !h : gef'e, drcd. 35c per lb ; turkeys. 50c per lh. ; ducks, per lb. Salmon 2." (8. 35c per lb ; Columbia' 'melt, 3 lbs. 25c Flour Best local patent. $3.45 g 3.50 per ack 4 9 lbs. Potatoes RnrhanKs. fancy, jijo per lb.: sweels. 10M 12Vsc per lb ttninns ltried. C a 7c per !V. AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hogs $15.30 Chicago. Feb. 12. -I I. V 8) lings Ke ceipt. H3.O00; hht hogs steady, heavy grades slow. Heavyweight. ' $ 1 5.00 fc 1 5.30 ; medium weight, $15.10tri5.40; lichtweiht. 14.9B( 15.0; heavy packing sows, smooth, $14.00( 14.75: Parking sows, rough, 113. 00 13.75:1 pigs. 1 12.00 y 14.50. Cattle Receipts, 9500: slow. Beef steers:' Medium and heavyweight. $ 1 4.75 (it 1 8.90 ; fair to cood. 31 1.25 & 13.25. Butcher cattle:' Heifers. 10.0f 1 2.50 ; cowa. $8.50 1 1 .75 ; j hulls. 19 25 (ff 1 1.50. fanners and cutters:! Cow- and heifer-. 15.25(a6.75: vesl calve! (light and handy weight), tl 6.00 1 7.50 ; stocked and feeders, IX. 00 (? 12.00. Kheep Receipts, 16,000: strong. Imbs, western. 1 1 8.00 C 2 1.65 : lambs, native, S17.50 ftf21H0 : -feeding. 1 5.00 e 1 8.00 : wethers, $12. 50(s -15.00; ewes, J10.06 14.00 ; fed yearlings, SI 2.00 (m 1 9.00. , Denver Hogs $15.00 Itenvcr, Cole., Feb. 12. (V. P. 1 Cattle receipts 2000: slow, 25e lower. Steers, tlO.OO frfl2.00; cows and heifers, $ 8.50 1 0.00 ; stickers and feeders,' $S.o0 1 1.00 ; calves, $15,00117.00. Hogs Heceipti 2500; steady to 10c -higher. Top. $15.00; bulk, $14. 50 IS 14.85 (sheep Receipts, 14,000; slow, lower. Lambs, $1 K. 00 fib 19 00." ewes. 110.50 g 1 1.75; feeder lambs, $1 7.50 i 1 8.00. Orchard Loss Light -Salem. Or., Feb. 11. Damage from the hard freeze of last Pecember was confined almost 7 "1 "1" ' th lanos in tnis secuon o. tnc ,i..mette vaiiey. ! according to a survey of the aUuatlon made here 'Monday and Tuesday by (,. A. Reed nd V. h. I Fisher, federal nut and frsir experts. Reports j of severe damage to the orrhards of this sec- tion are reiuiea r.y need ana risneT e Chicago Dairy Produce Chicago. Feb. 11. II. N. S.) Butter Re ceipt?. r.S48 tub". Creamery, extrs. 58tc: firsts. 57 : pscki-; ".x-k. 32 87c. Eggs Receipts, 9990 cases. Mtseellaneona, 48i50c; held firsts. 42(48e; nrl, 5le; ! extra. 58 59c: check a. 3fliS37c; dirties. 40 j (Vt4 2r. j Cheese Twins, new, 27V,(28c; Daisies.! 30l31,: Young Americas. 80Ht31c; l,onglioms. 3232V.c; brick. 25H?29c. i.ive poultry inrseys. vuc; chk-eiu, otc. I springs. 31c; roosters. 23c; geese, 27T:. ' " Chicago Potato Market Chicago, Feb. 12. ll N. 8.) Potatoes Rer(,lpU 25 car Minnesota and Dakota, Ohioi ftmJ Wisconsin, $4.10 4.40. . New ior: teieoraies New York. Feb. 1 2. ( I. N. S. This being a holiday Lincoln's birthday the New York stock exchange and other marketa were cloecd. Liverpool Cotfon Steady Liverpool. Feb. II. (1. N. S. ) opened in fair demand. Prices steady. $000 bales. Futures opened steady Spots Sales Chicago Potato Market Chicsro. Feb. 11 (I. N. S) Potatoes Receipts. 34 Minnesota and Dakota, Oblos, j (4.25 ( 4. T ; YMsconsin. s.-o l s j.i. -- - -. .- i-nrr : hsir slipped skins, one-third less than No. 1 skins, DRY HIDES AND SKINS Dry flint hides ;7 lbs. and up). 35c; dry flint bulls, 4e; dry flint call ikins (under 7 lbs.), 8Sci. dry salt hidea 7 lbs. and up), 2c; dry salt buUa, 18c; dry salt calf skins (undr- 7 lba.). 69o; dry cull hides ana sains, nan pnc. HORSE HIDES ureen or salted Large, well-taken-care-of hidea. $5.00j.OO; pony and small hides. $2.0US.3U; dry Horse bidea. $1.60 (&3.50; hides with heads off, 50c less; horse tail hair, per lb., 25c; horse mane hair, per lb., 15c PELTS Dry long wool pelts, per lb . 80 9 40c; dry medium wool pelts, per lb., 25 0 80a: dry shearing pelts 50c $1.00 each; salt loiag wool pelts, $2.00 & 4.00 each; salt medium wool pelts, $1.50 9 2.50 each; salt shearing pelt. 60s lb 1.00 each. MOHAIR Long staple, 40e lb.; abort staple, 25 & 30e lb. TALLOVV AND GREASE No. 1 tallow. 12e; No. 2. 10c; No. 1 grease. 9c; Na 2 grease. 7e PeCUiTTIM OR CASCARA BARK New peel, 114c per lb. W'OOL Valley half breed Merino and Shrop aliire, 50c; Cotswold and Lincoln, 40 9 45e; matted Cotswold, 80 935c; timber stained. 6a per lb. leas; lambs' wool, 4c per lb. less. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Cal ifornia Wool Merino and Shropshire, 85 9 40c; half blood Merino and Cotswold. 37 942c; Shrop shire, 37 9 46c; Cotswold and Lincoln, straight and mixed. 82 9 35c; burry. 6c per lb. leas; lambs, 4 c per lb. Ieaa. Fine Wools Merino combine and carding grades. 30 9 85c Imperial Valley Lettuce 4VZ and S Doz., Crate $2.00 SHERIDAN BECKLEY CO. Phone East (801 811 East Alder Stocks. Bonds, Cottea. Grata. Ets. Cie-217 Board sr Trad BalldJag. Overbeck&CookeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Ckleago Beard of Trade CorrsspoBdeats sf Logs a Brjss , - Ckieasw. New Terk GENERALLY GOOD TONE FOR STOCK North Portland Receiver Only Scant - Supply - and Demand Is Steady In AH Lines at Former Quotations. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hog. Cattle. Jalre. Sheep. Thursday 679 S3 ' 6 Week ago . none Two weeks ago. ..41 8 191 Pour weeks aco ... St t S3 Year ago 4tl Two years ago . . . 47 272 Three years ago ...174 "7 43 Four years ago ... 890 4 Six carloads of livestock, the same as, o"n-.the previous day, arrived for the j Thursday market at North Portland. General trade conditions Were steady. There was a rair run of hogs from ..illamette ! valley points during the day. No stock arrived with diversion rate and for that reason killers were not willing to pay the extreme price, although the market showed no change In sentiment i-r value daring the day. Geueral hog range Prime mixed S1A.75 10. 2 Medium mixed 15.25 15.75 Hough heavies 11.00 15.23 Pigs .-. 1 0015.00 Cattle situation ateady . Situation in tbe cattle trade was ateady for the day at North Portland. Demand was good for the limited stocks that came forward and prices held Intact at the former range. General cattle range: . Best grain steer V. . . . S12.50 13.00 Choice steers 1).50 12.00 Good to choice steers ...... . 10.50 11.50 Medium to good steers B010 50 Fair to good steers 8.50 s 9 50 Common to fair steers 7.60 8.50 Choice cow and heifers 9.50 10.50 Good to choice cowa anl heifers 8.r0 9.50" Medium to good cowa and heifers 7.50 8.50 Fair to median) cows and heifers 8.00(a7.60 Caeners i.., 3. SO .50 Bulla . ." 6.25 8.50 Best Uglit ralTes...' 15.SO17.00 Medium light cale 12. 50 15.50 Heavy ' calves 7.00(12.50 Stockera and feeders 8.00 0$ 0.50 No 8heep Come Forward Nothing came forward to the sheep and lamb division of tbe North Portland market for tl Thursday trade. Itemand remains favorable for both mutton and lambs, and former prices are continued intact. . , General sheep and lamb range: East of mountains lambs 1 1 7.0OjI 1 8.00 Best light valley lamb.. Best heavy r alley lambs Feeder lambs Yearlings Wethers Ewes IS 0i 17.00 13.5(1 14.30 12 00 15. 0O 13.50 1 4.00 13.00 ( 13.50 10.00 12.00 Wednsiday Afternoon Sales .STEERS No Av. lb. Price i No. A v. lbs. 4 01) S 00 1 cows I 6.511 I 8..-.0 1 7.. 1 8.15 . no : 7.0H i ' CAI.F 9.50 . 740 . 1000 . . 1140 . 610 . SM0 . . 880 . . 408 1 1 10 915 950 940 830 810 ti.rto Hm;s 57 . 3 . 3. 1 . 1 . 3. - 1 . 1 '. 4. 5 . 3. 11 . 1. 13. 91 . 1 . 5. lh 3. 3. 49 . 20. 10. 38 219 $16.00 I 556 12 00 j 16. 8 . 18 . 1 . 4 . 8 . o 6 '. 8 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 1. 1 . 9 . 8. 9. 1 . 1 . 1 . 7. 1 . 14 . 212 218 130 300 115 122 265 206 34 2 238 172 1H8 238 87 258 188 156 510 180 760 21 1 800 299 206 tl u. 216 290 13" . 246 190 150 1 6() 252 I0 1 73 299 320 301 232 240 178 310 185 143 218 223 254 15.75 14.50- 14.50 14.50 j 15.00 I 16 00 10.00 18 00 I 1 4 . 5(1 14.50 14.50 14.50 16.00 14 00 16 00 16.0O 16.00 16.00 13.50 15.50 15.75 15.63 14 00 16 00 11.00 16.00 1 5.00 13.50 15. fS 16.00 16 00 15.50 15.75 13 50 16.10 16.00 15.75 I 14 00 16.00 14 50 16.00 I 16.00 I 15.75 3 . IAMBS . . . 90 $16.75 I 1 . . . . 57 14.00 I Thursday Morning Sales COWS 90 $10.00 No. Ave. lbs. Price. No. ... 915 $ 9.50 i 2 . . . 90 7 50 2 . . . 820 7.00 1 . . .1000 7.00 1 CAIA'ES . . . 190 $10.00 BCI.LS . . . 1620 $7.50 i 1 HOGS . . . 278 $14 50 54 . . . 155 $16 00. Ave. lbs. Price. . .1095 $ 9.00 ..1190 8.25 . . 1 130 7.00 I 1030 $7 75 195 $16.00 POTATOES ALONG THE COAST Sen Francisco Market San Francisco. Feb. 12. (C. P.) Potatoes ' Hirer While 84 50 5.00 Salinas. $5.50; aweeta. 4 H j 5 H c. , Onions Yellow and' white, $4 50; brown, $5.00 (g 5.25. Australian . , Chicago Exrhaoge Closed Chicaao. Feb 15. IT. X S. -In observ-I ance of Lincoln's birthday, the Chicago board of trade and other principal exchanges were Dorit ask for Long Distance closed today. I ' a In these days of high prices tor farm products and high (fijJ WaM cost of farm labor, a day or two days saved moans much eJT KKf Suppose, for instance, it is harvest tima. A broken part ltl JfMlff 'tha harvester cannot be operated the hands are Wis ft! "aJ 17 ' a few days' delay means the loss of tho crop. A letter - OflUr APPLE DEMAND IS SOMEWHAT BETTER Trade Is Asking for Extra Fancy Stuff Free From Frost; Higher Prices Are Prevailing as a General Rule. Better demand for apples is showing in the local trade and the call from the east and the middle west la increasing. Quite a few carloads have been sold by the trade during the last Ii hours. Report from Hood Ulr ar to tha effect that the big shippers there have almost cleaned m thsir quality stork and for the small re malnine KiirmheM nf Hultltmhiir are ssklne I" I or abetter tor estra fancy. This in an advance I of 'jrc a box oer what the same class of oo.U j c,','pw130.'" ,.., ..I 4 Columbia nrer sections, there is an abundance of frosted and inferior quality stock which Is i uiwgging au.ng. nanus e.u.v purcnasea a ooutie oi csnoau i a of Musiir Hj.iu in the local market during the last 24 hours and inquiries from various midwest centers are increasing. Primary markets report: Wenatchee . Wine.aps, fancy medium. 12.40; choice, small to large. Il.90w2.l0; Homes, fancy medium. $2 00; medium lo large. $1.7$. Yakima Wmeaps. extra fancy, small ' large? 2.9U; car run, $2.65; small. 12. tu. Other district No sales reixtrted Rochester Better inquiry. Dvnutn and movement moderate. Market steady tor good stock. Some stock i.f nntinatv tmalitv. 4ar- 1 loads f. o. b. uxual terms. Sales from cold storage. Consuming markets irpurt . New York Demand light, movement low, on account of condition ul streets retarding deliveries. Few early sales. Supplies moderate. All sixes. Washington, and Oregon Delicious, extra fancy, $3.65 (r 4.00; Spitzenburgs. fancy, $2.75 f 2.90; Homes, extra fanrv, $2,75 1 3.25: Winesaps. etra fancy. $3.25 8.50. Auction: Oregon, H05 boxes Newtowns. extra fancy. $2.30 (ti 3.00. average $2 31: N40 boxes frown Newtowns, $1.80 fa 2.05. average $1.85. Boston Few sales. Market steady. Demand slow. Northwestern Good quality, condition fair, few slightly decayed. Hlamans. extra fancy, nest $3 00 g. 3.60 ; ordinary. $2 50 at 8.00; Spitxenburgs. extrs fancv. $3.00; De licious, extra fancy. $8.50 ( 4. 0(1. Kansas City Supplies liberal. Itcmsnd and movement slow. Market wak. Washington: All sizes. 'Itelicious. eittra fancy. t3.55(a4.00: Jonathans, extrs. fancy. $2.75 4r 3. 00: iancy $2.50 & 2.75 ; Winesaps. extra fsncy, $3 00 (s 3.50; fancy, $2 753.00. Chicago lemand good Markrt firm. Northwestern: Jonathans, extta fsncy. S2.75$ 3.15; Homes, extra tancy. $2.60(4 3.00; lie lieiQUs. eitra fancy. $3 50 ;a 1.75. Spiurnburgs, extra fancy. $2.753.00. Philadelphia- ltemand and movement mod ' crate. Market steady. Quality generally good. wide range in condition. Wenatchee district Price Jonathans, extra fancy, medium to Urge. $2.m5 j (3:3.10; fsncy, some decayed, large sizei. $- OO ; 'small to medium, $2 50(2.75: Staymans, extra 8.75 fancy, medium to large, $3.25 r 3.35; fancy, 7 25: $2. i5 H 3.00. Oregon: Sviltzenbiirg.. fsncy. 8.0O some decayed, large sise $2 25; medium. $2.50 7.25; 3.00; small. 12.00 2.23. Auction. We 6 00 na tehee : One car Staymans sold. "K'l.ai.l iuii. w J.sti. average 9J.lz lor medium to large; small. $2.05 2.45 : average, 2.31 Yskimas : Three cars sold. Sp.trenburgs, extra fnnrj, some I decayed, medium to large. $2. 1 5 W 3.05," average iMiuj. vdiiii, i.. in s .n", ri I $2.64; (staymans. medium to large, few $3.40. fancy line 3 73l4 00 averane 13 76: . .. 1 1 q oo j 9 as .- a am.. Spitzenburgs. extra tancy. some frozen, medium to large. $2.80 0 3 05. average $2.9..: small. $2.75 ft 3.0O. average $2 90: bottoms. $2.15 FREE FROM ALL DOMINION GOVERNMENT TAXATION Canadian Bonds TO NET 7 This is the opportune time to buy Canadian 1'tov- inr'ial and Municipal bonds. The price of exchange ives you the opportunity of a life-time. These an-M-rptlonally desirable Investments because they ire payable in tiOLI COIN of the United Klati-i 18,; Vancouver. City of. Pror. of B. C J 1 l.l f8,00 Reglna, (ity of, Pror. of Sbs 6 MiN IMJ IJ.I7 2840$ Saskatoon. City of. Saskatchewan S. V 6 JAJ Itit 8J.it 89.00O Victoria. Cllj of, Proy. nf B. C. MS ." 1SS t.l 44,000 (.reater VtUnlpfg Water Dlatrlet ' JJ Burglar and Flee-pee of Cafe Deposit Boies for Rant MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. The Premier Municipal Bond Hcum Capital One Million Dollsrv ' Morrla Building. 809-11 Stork Street, Bet. Fifth orrH Slvth ! TELEPHONE: BROADWAY $161 In these days of high prices for farm products and high cost of farm labor, a day or two days saved means much to tho farmer. Suppose, for instance, it is harvest timet A broken part 'tho harvester cannot be operated the hands are Wis a few days' delay means the loss of the crop. A letter will take days to bring the needed piece of machinery. But how easy to go to a phone (any phone) say "North western Long Distance" and ret the repairs started on their wav at -once! ' - . ' m have s large crop of rrsm or potatoes to sea. mr. You must keep in toucn wtta tne roariai , And sen at tbe wppurtuns snamem. . TRADE Edited by tlynun H. Cohea ARE ABOUT SAME Normal Buying by Government Is Re ported for Week at $10 Per Barrel: Grains Continue to Show Stagnant. NOKTHWKST (JIUiN UKCKII'TS Whrst. Barley. Flour. Oets. Ua Purtlaml, Year ago Vlnine 16 12 t 2 7 Sit 07 -II HI tli 4( 7 1 2707 Milt 1735 2 U 400 1274 ftgt) '.'408 I 4 f, 4 S I 3 J Ul Wesson u dst i Vesr ago . . . Tacoin. Writ Year ago , . . H,'S mi (o lst. Year ago . . Confirmation of this week's purchases 0f flour In the Pacific Nortwest by the Grain corporation around $10 per barrel. w hlch Is about the Biime pries as received last week. Is given by the office of Max H. Houser hfre. er's office tli guteriVuietit imrchascd the u.iiij quantity of flour from Pacific Northwest mills, although no definite figures of purchases ait given t OeotNl grain trade is at a ttaudstill her and no activity wliatevei i expected until aftef tax time. March I. The market continues over stocked witii both outs and barley and buyera here are practically i ut of the niark't for swell offering". Trend in the millstuff msrket remains Quiet with some shading of prices by the smaller mills but general quotation were unchanged for the day. WHEAT Nominal buying price, bulk: Itlue. tern, $3.20; fortyflld. $2.40; turkey red, $8.00 3 03; marquis. $3 10(8 13i club. $2.884 2.40 per bushel, Portland trsck delivery. FLOUR Selling prior, new crop: Patent. $13.15; whole wheat flour, $10 75; Willamette valley, $10.65; local straight. $10.50; bakers local, $13.15; Montana spring wheat, patent. $18.70: rye flour. $10.10: oatmeal, llito. graham. $11.80. Prices for city deliveries in five barrel lota. HAT Buying price, new crop: Willamette timothy, fancy. $28: Eastern Oregon -Washington fancy timothy. I ). alfalfa. $81: valley vetch, $24 J 26; cheat, $20; straw. $10: clover, $28: grain. $24 f26. GRAIN SACKS Nominal New crop drlltrry No. 1 Calcutta. 1 8c in car lots; less an unt higher. MII.LST1FFS -Mlllrun at mills. sacked $43.00 Me 4 4 00 OATS Per ton. buying prtc-, feed. $68 00 03.50: milling. $66 ten. BAltl.KY !Hiit.g price. $71 80; milling $13.60 ton: rolled barley, selling price. $78 00 15.00 ton a New York Metal Market . New York. Feb. II.- '1. N. Hi- i ippei Quiet. Spot and F-b.. offered. 19; Mr b. Aiiril sn.t Mi), offered. 19 '4. Lead- -Firm . Feb . Maifh. April snl Mv, M . Slielter Firm Kot, Feb . March. April and Msy. 8.62 i (a 8.77. 2 40, average $2 29. ington. 4 : Oregon. I Tittburg I lems n,l Todai't arrivals: Wslt New York. !t csis. soil mnenienl slow. I msrxrt steady. St. l.oul Auition Wasliingloo, 1 est small to large 2 f5 ae,. i onanism,, r.u. , 8.05; 1 rsr Jonathans, fare and fill mail. Colorado Missouri Pippins, choice small small to l.rae. $2.45 2 50; 1 csr Mw,iniri I i.tn..ln. .t-H I . . . .mall ! Is rise 8" MO fancy. $2.65 , choice, $2.4 5 (w 2.50. Omaha- Demand hght. movement disggf ' Market steady ' EiUblllhed s Ouartae Century a , r-nca. are vss FLOUR PURCHASES t n . 7