THE OREGON. DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
15
NEWiYiEAR'S GALL FOR TURKEYS IS NOMINAL IN PORTLAND
IE TO BE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER . 30, 1921.
MADELN
Tide at Astoria Sataraay
Hlph Water - Low Water
2 :28 a. art 7.8 ft 1:19 a. m: S.4 ft
1:52 p. m.' 8.9 ft. 8.57 rx m. 0.1 ft
Seaside High water 9 min. earlier.
Seaside Law water 21 min. earlier.
BUTTERFAT PLACD)
JN
A
FRIDAY dairy trade
Batter. Eggs Cheese
Cube Extra Select Flats
Portland itc
San Francisco ..... itc
Chicago 4ec
Hew York ........ 41c
Lot An relet ...... 41e
Seattle 40e
itc
4Se
43e
74e
Me
See
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21 Vie
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Prop of 6a a pound in the price of butter
tat a annooncetl io the moraine edition of
The Journal became generally effective at the
opening . of the Friday trade. As stated there
j was n chance in the price of batter.
Drop in butterfst is timply preparation of
the trad for a sharp cat In the price of butter
, which will not likely became effective until the
comic week. A Monde ie a legal holiday he
ckung win not likely occur nntll Tii.ul or
possibly Wednesday.
In other word, the price of fat has been
placed to the low level where creamery inter
ests ean compete 'with the foreign butter. 1
thoog they are not willing to lower the price of
batter until forced to by actual arrival of the
foreign stock.
r)mall Tolame of Australian butter was re
cently received here by one local firm, but it
oast x more money than the shipment which is
ltte early in the coming week. Then Aus
tralian butter will be delivered freight aud dot?
paid to local wholesalers at 36 o a pound.
I Those desiring special information regarding
any market should write the Market Editor, Ore
, son Journal, eneluains stamp for reply.
.j
.EGG TRADE SHOWS 50 CHAXGE
Market foe eggs Is showing, practically no
chance here. with, loading (. o. b. buyers bid
jding SSo for current receipts. Sales are shown
ist 40c foe these smong wholesalers, with can
,ald as low as 45t4o a Uin
CHEESE TRADE STILL IS ACTITE
Tillamook continues to receive inquiries for
snore cheese than It is sbls to supply of the
fresh make, according to word that come
frtym there. Local demand is still very good
at former prices
TEAL PRICE 8 TILL AT HIGH MARK
Market for country-killed oelvta remains at
the high mark generally for. uuaiity offerings,
with occasional purines Ho above the ex
treme quotation, ilogs are sbout steady st
a prices.
SUGAR PRICE AGAIN DIME DOWX
Refiners of the PsMric coast ahnounre a
farther reduction of 10c per hundred pounds
m all grades of sugar, cfti-rtive at the own
ing of the Friday trade. This is in aildidon
to the previous decline. The new basis for
bast granulated is $5 NO. .
0RA5CES CLIMB, APPLES MOVE
Further advance is being quoted for or
anges by the California inoperative growers,
and this is torero g a dull tone in the trade
here, with a consequent Increase in trie de
msnd for apples, which are now very low
priced. The new top for large oranges is
' $6.60.
BRIEF SOTES OF PltODlCE TRADE
California vegetables reported in during the
day.
1 Angeles lettuce st 'SS50'4 00 crate.
Onion market la inclined to . show stronger
undertone.
i, California spinach offering at $3.50 In
bushel hampers.
- Demand for honey slightly imprcved, but
stocks are heavy.
"WEATHER KOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Weather bureau advised Friday:
protect shipments during- th next 36 hours
against the following minimum temperature :
Going north to Seattle. 32 degrees; nurtiieart
to opokane, 18 doerees; cat to Baker, lti de
grees; south to Ashland, degrees. Minimum
temperature at Portland tomorrow flb.jin 3
dagreea. .
WHOLESALE PRICES IX PORTI.AITB '
These . are prices retailers pay wholesalers,
except as . otherwise noted.
Dairy Products
BUTTER StUing price, box' lots. Cresm
wry prices: Print extras. 44e for plain wrap
pers; cubes, extras. 4041e lb.; dairy, buy
ing prim 24 fc2fle lb.
BUTTERFAT Portland delivery basis. No.
1- grade. 3c lb.; No. 2, 34c; country stations,
S43llc lb fur No. 1 grade.
CHEESE Selling price: Tillamook, fresh
Oregon fancy triplets, 'J9c lb.; Young Amer
icas, 80c lb. . Price to Jobbers t. o. b. Til
lamook: Triplets. 20c; Toung Americas. 27c.
Selling price: Block SwLs. .ancy. 36 0 38c;
Limbarger, 3034o.re-. cream brick. 28(3
10c lb.
EGOS Buying price. Front street: Cur
rent rraelpts 35c dos.; henneries, 40c per dos. ;
candled, selling price, -45(4(lc doi. ; select, 47
SOc dot.; pullets, 42 43c dog.
- EGtiSh Association prices: Select, SOe dot;
firsts, 48c dos.; pullets, 4 Be dos
LITE POULTRY Selling prires: Heavy
.hens 2.1t2e lb. r light hens 17t418e lb.;
springs.2021e, lb.: broilers. 2t 9 30e lb.; oU
'roosters, 10c lb.; turkeyi, dreesed, 40 41c lb.;
live, 80c per lb."; ducks, live. 25 27c lb.;
dressed. SOe lb.; geese, live, 20c lb.; dressed.
2S30c lb.
Fresh Vegetable and Fruit
FRESH FRUIT Oranges. $4.50 .54
boa: bananas, 8H0o lb. ; Unions. $4.75
4.00 esse; grapefruit Florida, 8 307 0O.
BERRIES Cranbririts. local. $8.50 7.00
hex: Eastern. $20.00 Per bbl.
DRIED FRUITS Iates, IJ.lllK 7 110 Dox;
fl: black. $8.00 3.25 uer 25 1b. box:
prunes. 70s and 80s, SO-lb. box.' 7 He lb.
ONIONS Selling price, to rets uer: Local.
$4. 60 W 5 00; buying price. $3. 7 5 4 00 coun
try: garlic. 10(sfl4fl lb.; green oiuons. 40c
doaen bunches.
1H5TATOK8 Selling price to retailers:
Oregoa fancy. J2.00 per cental; buying price,
country. $1.00 91.50 per cental; Yakima best.
3.00fZ.DVPer cental; sweet , poLawes, t
'tgE?ABLIS String beans, 12 He lb.;
beets. $2.50 per sack: cabbage, SS34C lb.;
leUuce, $2.75(4.90 Crate; ecn.lant, 15e lb.;
paranipa. $3 50 sack: greea peppers, 40e lb.;
tomatoes, California, $4.50 per lug: horserad
ish. lSe lb.: sprouts. 17 "4 e per lb.; artichokes.
1.T5&1.83 dos.; cauliflowete.S3.50 crate; cel
ery, 85c $1.00 dos.
A 1 t l-T-r ojjiixrmiui uui
$8.003.25; fancy-. 4-tier. $2.40 150;
choice 4-ier. $2.00.
APFfcf S urueys, extra raney -uer.
$3.25
44,75.
fancy -uel. ..av; cnoice -uev.
APPLES Delictcns, extra fsney 4-tier,
$3.50; fancy 4-tier. $3.25; choice 4-faet,
'PPLES Cooking stock. 75e9$1.50 box.
Twenty-fire cents oft sll sbv on 150 and
113 sixes, 50c off nn 175s and smaller.
COUNTRY MIAT9 Selling price: Country
124 12 He per lb- for top blockers about
13 4o loo lbs., nesvy stun lees; veai. top,
about 80 to- 100 lbs.; 13cl5Hc lb.; heavy
stuff less; spring Umbo. 13 14c K.
SMOhXD MKATS Hams. 27 0 3 6e lb.;
Weakrast bacon. ; S3 45c lb.
PAl slINU HOUSE MEATS Bteer beef.
' lit 12 He: heifers, 11c; cows. 10c: lsmbs, 15
v)19e: wethers, joe; ewes, lusyize in.
" LARD Kettle rendered. 15 Ho lb., tierce
beau; compound. 13c lb.
Fish and SheHTIsh
FRESH FISH SUverside. 23e per lb.;
halibut 20c per lb.! sturgeon. 1720o lb.:
black cod. 109 lie lb.; basket kippered cod.
2.25: iine rod. 8c lb
OYSTERS Eastern, gal. $4 90; Olrmpia.
eo.w ass,, ea.siv , pjui. eiiw, ti.u.
asaall $2.50 doa.
Hops, wool ) NWs
BOPS 1921 crop, netBlnal. l20e IK
HIDES Calfskins, 10c; kips, 56c, green
hides. Sc: galted. 8 4c lb.
. MOHAIR Nomrnal. 15c lb.
' TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow.
Se: No. 2. Se lb.
CASCARA BARK New. Se: aid. 8 He lb.
WOOLrWillassstte valley coarse. 10 12e;
wssdium. lTSlwc: fine. 34925c: Eastern
,,l.v- 1 1 is IK ,
BEANS Small wTUle. ' $5.83 ; large white.
33.85; pink, $4.00; Bm. $8.00; bayou.
.63; rest, $8.00.
HONKT Case, $8.00.
, RICE Japan style; Nov 1. ; Bin Rose,
74 lb : New Orleans head. 9 Ha lb,
COFFEE Roasted. 17 H C 29e lb. ta sacks
SALT Coarse, H gr., 100s, $15 50 too:
EOt, $17.85; table dairy, 50a $27.50: bales.
3.60 4.00; lancy tabla and dairy. $34. $0:
lame. $24.60 ton. - - ......
61GAK Cube, $4.93; fruit and berry.
33.80; yellow- D, $3.20; beet granulated,
91:60; extra C. $3.40: golden C. $3.30.
CANNED MILK Tails. $3.15; baby sixe,
34.93 ease: Eagle. $9.75 cats
SODA CRACKERS In bulk. 14e 0
NGTS Wahrats. 82 9 34c lb.; almoads, 34
927HC lb.; filberts, SOe Rv in sack lots;
psmiruta. 11 H 12 Rv; pecaav 826 Jb.; Brs
xils. 18 920a St.; chestnuts, jspaisss. 229
34 Us. . '
Itop. paJnt. Oils
WIRE NATUl-i Ran nrlna. 14 K W :
I , UNSEED OIL Raw., Usnw ' Sc; ketU
LOWER
BASE
POTATO TRADE IS
INAL
Market for potatoes is somewhat mixed In
character in various American primary and Job
bing eenfc'rs but the undertone of the trade ap
pears slightly more hopeful foe the movement
although not much change is anticipated in
rallies for a while st least.
Weather condition in the East are now such
that it is impassible to ship without expensive
preparations while oa the eoast the movement
is held back somewhat by the fact that the
trade had previously overbought its immediate
requirements. v -
There is practically no carload business shown
in this' territory except st very low prices and
most rroweri are not offerinc.
Primary markets reported as follow :
Portland Practically no wire inquiry; grow
ers not disposed to accept prevailing prices of
fered in nominal way at (1.23 for No. 1
Burbanks.
Takim Market continue to reflect dullness
with much poor stock being offered wor what
ever will force a movement.
Grand Rapid, Mich. Hauling light. Light
wire inquiry. Demand and movement light;
market slight!; -stronger; prices slightly higher.
Carloads f. o. b. usual term Cadillac rate.
Hacked Round Whites. O. S. grade No. 1. very
few sales. Grand Hap ids section, $1.50 (1.33
per cwt: Cadillac section. $1.55 per cl
Greeley, Colo. llaulings very light sccdont
weatner. Hotter inquiry. lie mend moderate;
market 'firm. Waconloads cash to growers
Backed Rnrals and Pearls. C. 8 grade No. 1.
80c , per cwt. Moit growers holding tor higher
prices.
Idaho Falls. Idaho Baulings moderate. De
mand and movement good; market steady.
Wag-jnloads ess hto grower Sacked Rurals, 80c
Der cwt: Kusseta. 81.00 (a) 1.10 ner cwt
Minneapolis Light wire inquiry. Demand
and movement slow; market firm; very few
salsa. 8andland district Carloads f. o. b. usual
terms, Minneapolis-St. Paul rate, sacked Round
Whites, U. ri. grade No. 1, el.45ttl.SO per
cwt.: Red River valler noints: Carloads f. o.
b usnal terms Moorebead rate, sacked Red
River Oblos. U. B. grade No. 1, 1 car. 11.30
per cwt.
Presque Isle. Maine-Practically no hauling
account weather. Light wtre inquiry. 1-Keznano
and movement slow; market unsettled; very few
saiea carloads r. e. p. usual Terms. sun
Green mountains mostly around 1136 pel cwt
Mast growers holding for higher prices.
Rochester. N. T. Practically no haulings se-
eoxint condition of market and weather except
small amount being hauled on previous contract
Gsowers holding for "higher prices. Better wire
inquiry. Demand improving ; movement very
slow; market steady; very few tales. Offerings
very light Carloads f. o. b. usual terms;
ISO-lb. sacks Round Whites, TJ. 8. grade No. 1,
mostly $2.60 per sack. Most stoppers holding
for higher prices.
Waupaca, Wis. Carloads f. o. b. usual terms;
moderate wire . inquiry. Demand moderate;
movement slow; market firm: prices slightly
higher; sacked Round Whites, U. S. grade No.
1, I1.7QW1.75 per cwt Warehouse to grow
ers practically no haulillgs; demand and move
ment slow; msrket steady: little change in
prices: bulk Round Whites. 17 8. grade No. 1.
at Wairpaca, $1.00 per cwt; other Wisconsin
points $1.00 1.25 per cwt
Prices Are Higher
In Cotton Market
New Tort, Dec. 30. (I. N. S ) The cot
ton market opened firm at the beginning of
business today and prices sdvsnced 10 to 21
points. flood cables, with reports of big busi
ness at Manchester and buying for Wall street.
New Orleans and Liverpool account, caused the
early flurry. Commisaioa houses were chief
sellers. Later trade was barely active and quo
tations were about 0 mints above initial levels.
The market showed a firm tone during the
greater part of the la&t hour, closing barely
steady at a net advance of 19 to 29 points.
Spot cotton was steady today, 35 point higher
at 10.4 0. No sales.
Month
Jan
Mh.
May
July
Oct
Open.
1KD7
1SS5
1M0
1791
1700
High.
1914
19'Xl
157
109
1725
Low.
192
178
1838
1783
1708
Close.
1907
1895
1850
1800
1718
DAIRY PRODUCE OF THE COAST
San Francisco Market -
San Francisco, Dec. 30. (U. P.) Butter
Extrss, 40c; prime firsts, 38c.
Eccs Extras, 48 He; extra pullets. 45c; un
dersized pullets. 43c.
Cheese California flats, fancy. 21c; firsts,
20c
Los Angeles Martlet
Los Angeles. Dec 30. U. N. 8.) Butter,
41c
Eggs Extras, 50c; case count. 48c; pullets,
48c.
Poultry Hens. 27 31c; broilers, 40c; fry
ers, 33c
Seattle Market
Seattle. Wash., Dec. 30. (L N. S) Ecgs,
select ranch. 50c: pullets, 42i344c
Wc.
Cheese Oregon Triplets, 24 25c; Young
Americad, 30c.
POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
San Franolsoo Market
Saa Francisco, Dec SO. Potatoes Rivers,
fancy, $1 75 (a 2.00; choice Burbanks, $2.00
2.25; Netted Gems. $2.00 2.25.
Onions Per cwt. brown, common, $8.50;
cold storage. $3.90 0 4 25
. Lee Anoeies Msrket
Los Angeles, Dec. 80. (L N. S.) Pota
toes Lugs, 90c ( $1.00; Stockton Burbanks,
special brands.. $2.60 & 2.75; others, $2.23
2.50; Idaho Russets, best $2.25 2.50: rurals,
$1.90 2. 10; locals. White Rose, $2.00 92.23.
Ssatlls Market
Seattle. Dec. 30. (I. N. 8.) Onions Ore
gon, 55Ho lb.
Potatoes Yakima Gems, $38.00 42.00 per
ton.
Xew Tork Batter and Eggs
New Tork. Dec. 30. (L N. S.) Butter
Market easier. Creamery, extras (salted and
unsslted) , 38 9 41c: do firsts (salted and tin
sal ted) , 35 M0 4c; do higher than extras
(salted and ansaltsd) , 89 9 42c: state dairy,
tubs. 29t40Vse: ladles, fresh extras, 31932c.
' Cheese Market quieter. States Whole mailk,
specials. 21Ve2Sske; do fancy. 20 4 ( 22c;
do lower grades, 16 18c Wisconsin Whole
milk, fancy Young Americas. 2 1 4 22c State
--Skiros. specials, 15jl7c: do choice, 11(9
14c; do fair to good, 810c; do lower grades,
47e,
i Eirgs Market easier and unsettled. Nearby
white, fancy, 74c: do brown, fancy, 53 9 55c;
extra. 51 52c; firsts, 4 5 4 Sc.
Milk The wholesale 'price is $3.37 per 100
pounds of 3 .-per cent milk, within 200-210 mile
zones.
w Tork Metal Market
New York. Dee. 80. L N. 8.) Copper
Quiet; spot, December snd January, offered, 13.
Lead luiet; spot December and January,
off ered, ,4 . JJ
offered, 4.82 H ; 'February, offend, 4.-85.
Winnipeg VYneat Optioni
Winnipeg. Dec 30. Wheat:
Friday Thursday
Open Close
Dee 1084 106 H 1081a
May 113 H 110 H
July 110 H 108 H
113 S
111H
Sew work Potato Market
New Tork. Dee. 30. (L N. S.) Potatoes
(In bulk, barrel or bag) Market firmer. Near
by white. $2.25 9 5.40; Bermudas, $4,00 0
iq.O
Xew York-London Silver
New Tork. Dec 80. (L N. S.) Commer
cial tiar silver r Domestic, unchanged at 99 He;
foreijm, "4 e lower at 64 c.
London. Dee. 30. (1. N. S.) Bar gilTer,
4d lower at 344 d.
Xew Tork Sugar and Coffee
' B."1Z. Vr . -LkILS v'J' nZZ
l ' snwwm.
34.8094.6
Coffee No. 7 Rio, spot, 99Vte; Ko. 4
Santos, 12 H 9 12 44 a
San Francisco Turkey Market
San Franesieo, Dec 30 - Live turkeys, young.
4042c: old. 37 939c Dressed turkey,
young. 60 952c; old. 47 949c
San Francisco Cask Barley
San Francisco. Dee. 30. (C. P.) Barter
Spot feed, per cental. $1.25 91.30: hipr"g.
sv -v.
Chlcaro PoUte Market
Chicago. Dee. 30. (I. N. 8.) Potatoes.
Receipts, 23 cars. Northern Whites. $2,90 9
2.25; Idaho Russets. $2.2592.43.
boiled, bbls.. 9c: raw. eases, $1.04; baOed,
cases, $1.03 tat , " .r -
GASOLINE Iroa barrels. 26c; eases, SB He
sal -. ...i - . .
FUEL OH. Basis. $1.83 barrel.
WHITSt LEAD To lot. 13e; TOO Bsv.
TURKEY
DEMAND
IS VERY LIMITED
By Hyrnswi H. Cohan
Front street is todsy racing one of Its poorest
turkey selling periods tor a number of years
past Not only is there a fair volume of sup
plies, but practically no demand is showing. ,
Nominal business in fanrr dressed ratters
has paased here during the last 24 hoars around
40W41C generally with a Terr limited volume
of 42c business. The latter is Bow too limited
to consider as a real factor.
Retailers stocks, carried over from Christ
mas, are quite considerable, and as they stand
to lose, considerable money on such supplies,
there is very little incentive to purchase addi
tional stock. Snipping business for the New
Years trade ts the smallest known1 for many
years in : Front street turkey trade.
Kntire poultry business is rather slow with
only a limited dfsmand for chickens, ducks or
geese.
Bales of lire hens ire shown in a small way
s round 17 18c for lightweight .stocks and 25
26c for heavyweight, with fryers or springs
around 20 21c. generally.
Dressed geese are moving in a way around
25(30e according to quality, while dressed
ducks show a movement around iOc.
Wheat Values Show
Declining Tendency;
Other Grains Follow
Chicago. Dec SO. (L N. 8.) Demand for
wheat was inactive today and trade .was prin
cipally local in character. After a lower start
the market recovered around mid-season, but
tain sagged off near the close.
The com market was nervous, with shorts
buyiaz in sufficient quantities to prevent sharp
declines.
Oats trade was dun. with prices following the
action in other grains.
Wheat closed 2 to 3 cents lower; com, un
changed to c lower; oats, He to lc lower;
provisions higher.
Chicago, Dec. 80. (L N. S.) Wheat trad
ing wis moderate in volume during the fort
noon, with values showing a tendency to de
cline. December wheat started lower
and May c off. On the break, however,
the msrket ran into, buying orders.
Cora' opened He lower for December and
He off for May.
Oats followed the trend of wheat and eore.
initial prices He lower for December and un
changed to He lower for May.
Provisions started lower, reflecting the weak
ness in hogs.
Chicago range by United Press:
WHEAT
Open. High. IiOW. Clone.
December ...URH 113H HOT, 110
May 116 118H 113H 115H
July 106 106 H 102 H 104
CORN
December 48 4S 46 47H
May 54 54 53 53
July 56 56 Vs 54 H 55 H
' , OATS
December 34 H 34 H 32 H 33 H
May 39H 39H 38 H 38
July 40 40 39 39 H
RTE
Dee 82 H 83 81 H 81
May 90 H 90 . 87 H 88 B
BARLEY
May 67 H
PORK
January 1495
LARD
January 857 870 855 870
May 800 907 895 807
RIBS
Jarraary 777 777 770 775
May 792 797 792 797
Cash wheat No. 3 spring, $11 5.
World's Wheat Shipments
World's shipments of wheat and flour,
in
bushels :
Week rind mff
Dec 24. 21.
5,672,000
772,000
816.000
Week Ending
Dec. 25. -20.
- 6,661.000
From
U. S. and Canada
Argentina
Australia
Others
24.000
Total
7,260.000
Total 8ine
July 1, '21.
6,685.000
Same Period
lASt Season.
234,940.000
39,244,000
13.582.000
1,776.000
C 8. and Canada 238.621.000
Argentina
16.183.000
88.912.0U0
2,692,000
au imis
Others
Total
.296,408.000 2S9.542.000
Chicago .'Dairy Prodnee
Chicago. Dee. 30. (I- N. S.) Bntter Re
ceipts. 4247 tubs. Creamery, extra. 40c; firsts
32H39c; packing stock, 2023c
F.ggs Receipts, 402 cases. Miscellaneous,
40 42c: ordinary firsts. 37 39c; firsts,
42 He: checks. 28 30c; dirties, 80 32c
Cheese Twins, new, 20(8)21 He; daisies. 20
21c; longhorns, 20(21c; brick. 1920c.
Live poultry Turkeys, 88c; chickens. 20c;
springs, 23c; roosters, 16c; geese, 21c; ducks,
26c.
5em Tork Poultry Market
New Tork. Dec 30. (L N. S ) Live poul
trr Market firm. Chickens, 2 6 (ft 3 6c; turkeys,
3845c; ducks, 3U32c; fowls. 2430c;
roosters, 17c: geese. 23s26e.
Dressed poultry Market weak. Chickens, 19
43o; turkeys, 30 as 54c: geese, 2030c;
fowls. 15 32c; ducks, 24 35c
Dried Frnlt and Beans
New York, Dec. 30. (L N. 8 ) Beans
Market earier. Marrow, choice. $5.75 6.00;
pea, choice, $5.15(5.25; led kidney, choice,
$6.75.
Dried fruits Market firmer. Apricots,
choice to extra fancy. 25S3c; apples, evapo
rated, prime to fancy, 1 4 1 8 4 e; prunes,
30s to 60s 9 V 16c. 60s to 100s 6 10c;
peaches, choice to extra fancy, , 13 4 ? 20 He;
seeded raisins, choice to fancy, 144 15 He.
yew Tork Wool and Hides
New York. Dec. 30. (I. N. S.) Wool
Market firm. Domtio fleece, XX Ohio 23
.1 Sc. nulled (scoured basis) 18 67c Texas
(scoured baris) 40 75c, territory staple
(secured) 65 85c
Hidsa Market firm. Native steers. 15 &e;
branded steers, 1 5 H e.
MinneapoIIs-Dulnth Flax
Dnlnth, Dec. 30. (L N. S ) Flax Dec,
$1.97; Jan., $1.97; May. $1.98; July.
$1.98 ; track, $1.98 2.01; arrive, $1.98.
Minneapolis. Dec 30. ( 1. N. S- Flax.
Dec. $1.95: Jan.. $1.95: May, $1.98H;
track. $1.96 2.02H; arrive, $1.96 Vt
3.01 Vs.
Minneapolis Wheat OpOons
Minneapolis, Dec 30. Wheat:
Friday Thursday
Open. Close
December 126H 124 H 126
Mav 123H 1214 1234
July 113 117 119H
Liverpool Cotton Quiet
Liverpool. Dec 30. (L N. S.) Spot cot
ton opened Quiet Prices steady . Sales, 6000
bales.
American mid. fair, 13.81; good mid., 12.11;
full mid., 11.71; mid., 11.36; low mid., 10.16;
good ord., 8.61; ord., 7.68.
Futures opened quiet
Ifew Tork Cottonseed Oil
New York, Dee. 80. (C P.) Cottonseed
a January. $8.28 8.29; March. $8.73
8.73; May. $8 .96 8.97; July, $9.20 9 3.21:
August, $9.30 9 9.33.
Liverpool Wheat Higher
Liverpool, Dec. SO. Wheat closed 54 d to Id
higher. Com, Id lower.
HELD FOR ST. PAUL LARCENY
Stephen Oliver, age 24 years, was ar
rested Thursday afternoon by Inspectors
Gordon and Leonard at the Maryland
hotel. First and Madison street, on a
telegraphic warrant from St. Paul,
Minn, where he is wanted on a charge
of larceny. He admitted taking $70
from a room-mate there a short time
ago.
CHILDREN PAINFULLY BURNED
Donald, Dec 30. Two young children
of H. Corbett were painfully - burned
when the younger. In a high chalrfaU
on the hot stove and the other attempted
to extinguish the blaze, being .burned
About the hands and face. Mrs. Corbett
rtinguiahed the flames. Neither child
was seriously Injured.
THIETES TAKE CANDY 1
Thieves who entered the grocery store
at 434 East Burnside street early- Thurs
day morning stole a .. large amount of
candy, nuts, tobacco and two hams. En
trance asa gained through an unused
door. -'-, ,
WHEAT INTERESTS
T
FRIDAT 'WHEAT TRADE
Bid. Loss. Tr. 8go.
APAR
III VIEWS
Hard .While $147 te
Soft White 1.M ie 1.55
wmte Clnb 1.M ft Ui
Hard Winter l.7 te 1-ie
"forth era Springr l.ef Se l-
Red Wall 1.82 le 1.47 j
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
, Compiled by the Merchants Exchange;
Cars
Wheat Barley. Flour. Oata Hsy.
Portland. Friday. 103
8
8
1 ear aeo. ... 33
Season to date.20O64
Year ago 8823
Tacoma, Thursday 23
Year ago. ... 4
Sea -on to date. 6670
Year ago.... 3051
Seattle. Thursday 108
Year ago . . 6
Season to date. 5340
Year ago. . . . S040
... 5
137 1301
172 452
4
10
997
209
1
B09
557
"2
550
318
1
1
91
76
"i
78
45
1
89.1
539
3
1
1S4 1345
171 199
285
964
273 1014
The government report issued Thursday has
left the wheat trade in its usual state of un
certainty after reading the official estimates of
the department of agriculture. This was in
dicated late Thursday and early Friday in the
Chicago trade with shsrply fluctuating vslues.
Locally the trade is somewhat uncertain as
to whether the government report ts bullkh or
beartih, and this has left the market in a
condition where there is little desire on the
part of buyers to bid higher, while growers I
felt the reverse and believed that higher prices
should result
Considerable foreign business already con
firmed by exporters remains to be filled on
both the Atlantic coat and on the Pacific as
wall as Gulf ports. In addition to this there
is much business in sight for Europe and
Asia.
Already there is a noticeable decrease in
the movement of wheat to shipping centers.
This is new indicated on both the Pacific and
on the Atlantic coasts.
Foreign wheat markets showed the ssme
perplexed tone that American markets indicated
for the day.
Noticeable increase In demand for mill
stuffs is indicated here. Not only Ik there a
rather liberal Pacific Northwest call st the
moment, but California is seeking additional
stocks. No change in mUlstuff or feedstuff
values.
W HEAT Crab. $1.09: Bluestem and Baart
$1.18; Bed Russian, $1.04; Turkey Red. $1.08
m i.i5.
FLOCB Selling price, mill done: Patent
$7.00; Willamette valley brands, $4 88; local
straight $5.40; bskerar hard wheat $7.05;
bakers' bluestem. $5.55: bakers' valley, $5.80;
grshsm. $5.60; whole wheat, $5.80; Montana
spring wheat patent. $7.40 per barret Price
for city delivery 15c extra, suburban 20c
extra.
HAY Buying price for old crop: Willam
ette timothy, fancy. $12.00 15.00 per ton;
Eastern Oregon timothy. $19 00 per ton; clo
ver, $12,00112 50; straw. $6.007.00; al
falfa. $1 5.00 P 15.50 per Xaa.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal. Ka 1 Calcutta.
7e: domestic, 7c in carload lots, less amounts
higher.
MIILSTUFF8 Mfflrnn st mill sacked, ton
lots, $21.00; carloads. $20.00.
OATS Per ton. buying price: Feed,
$26 0026.50.
BARLEY Buying price: Feed, $24,00 9
24.60; brewing. $26 00 28.50.
REED Btipying price: Red clover, 1516e;
aliHe. 14c; vetch. 3c lb. .
FFEDSTUFKS F. O. B. mills: Rolled
barley. $34.0036 00; whole barley. $32.00;
alfaLa meal, $23.00; coconut meal, $28.00;
eracked com. $35.00; whole com. $33.00 per
ton. whole oata. $34.00; rolled osts. $36.00;
feed wheat ' $42.00; ecrstch feed, $44.00 ton.
Merchants exchange bids:
WHEAT
Dec Jsn. Feb
TT.M whit. $1.07 $1.07 $1.07
Soft white 1 06 1.06 1 06
White club 1 06 1.06 1.06
Hard winter 1 07 1 07 1.07
Northern spring 106 1 06 1.06
Red Wlla 1 02 1 02 1.00
No oats, barley or com bids.
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK
PRICES
Chleaoo Hoes S7.7B
Chicago. Dec. 30. (I. N. S.) Hogs Re
ceipts 56,000; uneven. 35 9 50c lower. Bulk.
$6 50 7.30; top, $7.76; heavyweight. $6 50
6. 80; medium weight, $8.737.10; light
weight $7.10 9 7.35: light lights. $7.50 7.75:
heavy packing sows, smooth. $5.75 6.25; pack
ing sows, -, rough, $5.25 5.60; pigs, $7.25
8.00.
Cattie Receipts 8000; mostly 25 50c
lower; cow stuff steady to lower, bulls and best
calves stronger. Beef steers, choice snd prime.
$8.65 & 10.00; medium and food. $6.25 8. 75;
good and choice. $8.00 10.00: common snd
medium, $5.50 8.00; butcher cattle, heifers.
$3.50 8.00: cows, $3.25 6.00; bulls, $3.60
5.75; canners and cutters, cows and heifers.
$2.253.25; canner steers. $3.004.00:
veal calTes (light and bandy weight). $7,00 0
9.50: feeder steers, $5.00 6 50; stacker steers.
$4.25 9 6.40; stocker cows and heifers, $3.00
Sheep Receipts 10,000: generally steady.
Lambs (84 lbs. down), $10.50 911.75; culls
snd common, $8.00 10.25; vesrling wethers.
$8.00910 50; ewes. $3.506.00: culls and
common, $2.00 3.25; feeder lambs, $9.00
10.75.
San Francisco Hogs $9
San Francisco, Dec 30. (U. P.) Cattle
Grass fed steers. No. 1. 6 6 He; second qual
ity, 4 5 "4 c ; cows and heifers, 4 4 5 H c ;
calves, lightweight. 7 H 8 H c H calves, heavy,
6 8 He
Sheep Lambs, 7 H 9 8c; wethers, 4 4 H e ;
ewes. 2 3 c
Hoes Hard grain fed. weighing 100-172
lbs., 9c; over 800. 7c
Kansas Ctty Hogs 37.40
Kansas City. Dec 30 (I. N. 8.) Cattle
Receipts, 1500. dulL Steers. $.007.60; cows
and heifers, $3.50 6.75; stocfeers ana teeners.
$5.5096.50; calves. $8.00(88.75.
Hogs Receipts, 2000. dull; bulk of sales,
$7.O07.23; tops. $7.40; heavies, $6.90
7.20; lights $7.107.40; mediums, $7.00
7.30.
Sheep Receipts. 2000, dull. Lambs, $11.15 ;
ewes, $4.25 9 4.75.'
Denver Hoes S7.1 0
rwH.- t. an i t- r i r.iH. T?
eeipts 600; stesdy. Steers, $6.00 9 7.00 s-eows
and heifers. 4.00 9 5.75: stackers and feeders.
34.60 m 6. OO: calves. $6.00 9 9.25.
Hog Receipts 400; 25c lower. Top $7.10;
bulk. $6.75 7.10.
Sheep Receipts 2200; steady. Lambs
$10.00 10.25; ewes, $2.50 3.25; feeders.
$8.75 9 9.50.
Omaha Hons 87 .15
South Omaha. Pec. SO. (I. N. S.) Close
Hogs Receipts. 12,500. Early sales to ship
pers, 10c to 15c lower; weakened, mostly 35c
to 50c lower: bulk. $6.40 6.85: top. $7.15.
Cattle Receipts, 11,000. Beef steers. 25c
or more lower: best$U4.50 : beeves. $7.50: she
stuff. 15c to 25c icver; veals, steady; stork en
and feeders, unchanged.
Sheep Receipts, 5300. Few choice fat
lambs to shippers, steady; others 15c to 23c
lower: bulk. $10.25 10.50 ; top. $10.85;
sheep extremely dull; feeders, strong; top. $9.60.
$9.60.
N Seattle Market
Seattle. Dec SO. (L N. 6.) Hogs None.
Cattle Receipts. 98; stesdy. Prime steers,
$7.00 9 7.50; medium to choice, $6.50
7.00; common to good, $5.50 (6.50; best
cows and heifers $5.00 9 5.50; prime light
calves, $9.009.50; heavies, $7.008.O0;
bulls. $4.75 9 5.25.
$7.257.55: fair' to good, $6.507.25; cull
lambs, $5.0096.00: yearHngs, $7.00 7.25;
wethers. Bant $6.00 9 6-50: wethers, heavy,
$5.00 9 3.30; ewes. $4.73 9 3.25.
Judge Jones, First
Kelso Mayor, Is 92
. Nampa, Idaho, Dec 30. Judge J. G.
Jones, first mayor of Kelso, observed his
ninety-second birthday anniversary at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. George
Fouth, In West Kelso, Saturday. He
was born December 24, 829, In Hills
dale, Columbia county. New Totk. He
came to Cowlitz county from Kansas in
1881 and located lirst on the Coweeman,
where Jones bar is now located. A few
years later he removed to Kelso, and
waa chosen mayor when the town was
incorporated, later serving as Justice of
the peace, He is a great great grand
father, aiid has 60 living descendants.
MAT HEAD CHAMBER
Spokane. Washv Dec 30e-Frank J.
Walker of the "industrial bureau of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce, and ac
tive during the last year- ia the -promo
tion of-home iVidustrtes campaigns in
the city,1, probably will toe the 1922 presi
dent of the- chamber.' according' to in
formal reports among leaders - of the
organization, .The election of the prest-
dent for next year will talcs placWan-
SELECT HOGS 1
035 IN ALLEYS
FRIDAT LITE STOCK TRADE
Portland 9-Ji- $ 7.7i $ 1.00
Chicago ll-7i
Omaha 7.U 78 18.S
DeBTer 7.18 7.88 18J
Kansas City 7.48 7.8 ll.li
i San Francisco . . . M 8.88
I Seattle 78 75
So market.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
Hoes, cattle. tJaives. bneep. uars.
Friday 157 201
Week ago S ...
Two weeks sgo
Pour weeks ago . 859 183
Year ago 204 . . .
Two yean ago . .
Three years ago .1285 219
Four years ago .1338 353
241
105
283
40
88
2
1
14
None
20
5
Cattle and hogs formed total arrirais at Korth
Portland Friday with nine loads reported in for
the day. Hogs were stesdy with on a load sold
st a premium of a dime, cattle were fclow and
inclined to rule weak, while sheep and lambs
continued on a nominal basis.
In the hr alleys one lot of fancy ituff sold
st $9.85 st North Portland Friday morning.
There was only a small run of 157 head re
ported in the alleys compared with 59 head a
wet k ago and none two weeks ago.
General hog market range:
Prime light
. 9.00? 9.25
. 7.506s 8.50
. 6.509 7.50
600 7.00
. 8.50 0 9.00
. 8.50 8.75
. 5.00 6.50
Smooth heavy.- 230-SOO lbs.
Smooth heavy, 300 lbs. up
Rotuh heavy
Fat pigs . . .
Feeder pigs
Stagj .
Cattle Bids Are Week
In the cattle alleys bids were weak at North
Pcrtland Friday. Fair run of 201 head was
shewn for the day but traders were' not inclined
to take hold except at price concession. Bids
were down bat official general prices were not
chsnged st the opening.
General cattie market range:
...'.$ T.00 7.75 '
Choice steers
Medium to c W steers 6.50
7.00 ,
Fair to medium steers 6.00 W 6.50
Common to fair steers 5.00 6.00
Choice cows and heifers 5.50 6.00
Medium to good cows and heifers 5.00(9 5.50
Fair to medium eows and heifers 4.50 5.0.
Common to fair cows snd heifers 8.50 0 4.5
Csnoers 2.50 g 8.50
Bulls 3.00 4.25
Fair to good feeders 4.50 5.00
Choice dairy calves 8.00 10.00
Prime light calves 8 00 9.00
Medium osht calves 6.00 f 8 00
Heavy calves 5.00 6 00
chMM fiitustlfwi Nominal I
With no fresh srrivsb for the day. Friday's sen.atf
market for sheep and lambs at North Portland Under the new senate plan duties Will
was inclined to rule on a nominal basis at be rated on valuation placed in the
previous prices. market- United States. Under the present rat-
Bestea.' mountain lambs 8 S.50S 9.00 inga dealers and Importers reap as high
Fair to good lambs 6 00 1 8.00 j as 300 per cent This is particularly
Beft Tj imps 1 1 1 1 loSI I bS I te in the case of glassware- from Jap
East mountain feeder lambs 6.00 7 00 j an. An article costing 80 cents gold.
Light yearlings 6.00 J?? with added freight, duty and plus tax
Heavy yearlings 5.00 6.00 . r j uno
Light wethers " X"
Heavv wethers 4.00 5.00
Ewes
. 1.00 5.00
Thursday Afternoon's Sales
STEERS
lo. Av. lbs. Pr'ce. I No. Av. lbs. Price.
6 986 $ 6.0 ! 16 1136 $ 6.50
7 1005 5.50 I 4..,-1350 6.73
3 853 5:23 I
COWS
1 600 $ 2.00 3.... 770 $ 1.75
1 1210 2.5(1 1 660 4.00
1 940 2.50 1 1120 4.25
1....103O 3 00 1.... 970 8.25
1 87H 1 75 2 730 4.50 1
1 940 3 r0 1 960 4.T.0
5 ... 90 4.25 1.... 850 5.00
1 1020 4 00 1 910 2.5()
1 1160 3 50 1....1140 4.73
1 950 5. OH 6.... 1008 4.00
1....1080 3.75 4 115 6.50
CALVE3
1. . . . 310 $ 4.50 I
HOG 3
1.... 190 $ 7.78 1.... 190 $ 7.75
1.... 530 6 00 3.... 353 7.50
17 244 9.00 4 235 9.00
2 130 8.75 24 175 9.25
5. . . . 144 9.00 4 197 9.25
3 173 9 25 5 1S 8.50
2.... 330 8.00 1 160 8.50 1
9 226 9.25 1 240 8.75 1
7 . . . . 225 9.00 8 137 8.75
2 175 9.00 2 250 9.00
10 199 9.00 5 286 7.50
4. .. 157 9.25 2 105 9.00
14. . . . 151 9.25 4 840 8.25
4 175 8.50 2 2H5 8.75
1.... 340 8.00 4 262 8.75
G 192 9.25 5.... 890 6.00
2.... 400 6.09 2.... 110 8.75
8 85 8.75 21 111 8.75
9 133 8.75 4V.... 153 9.25
25.... 128 9.09 7.... 170 9.25
3.... 280 8.75 1 . 270 7.75
1 . . . . 370 6.25 3 173 9.25
4 215 9.25 4 195 8.25
LAMBS
1 90 $ 8.00
BUCKS
11 133 $ 2.75 I '
Friday Morning Sales
HOGS
8 75
9.00
'XX,
No.
102.
5.
Av. Lbs. Price
. . . 191 $ 9 35
. .. 282 8.75
No. Av. Lbs.
Price.
4. .
2. .
212 $ 9.35
.225 8.75
Naral Stores Market
New York. Dec 30. (L N. 8.) Turpen
tine Savannah, 75c: New York, 82 He
Rosin Savannah, $3.95; New York, $5.80.
Vaissn t Nrm
Tassels mm Da
Curacao ..8. F. and way ... Jan. 1
Florence Luckenbach. .New Orleans. .. .Jan. 2
Mississippi ..Seattle Jan. 2
Multnomah San Fran. Jan. 2
Rose City .San Fran. . : . . .Jan. 2
Montagu ..Yokohams Jan. 3
Admiral Sebree San Frsn Jan. 2
Moerdijk Rotterdam . . . . .Jan. 8
Kinkaaan Maru .....Miike Jan. 4
Theodore Roosevelt. . .Antwerp Jan.
nf.v. New York Jan.
Aroma Msrn Kobe Jan.
Admiral Evans
. ..H. Inego 3b way. .Jan.
Borgland Chrietiarria . .
Willpolo New York
Derblay Tacoma
Holland Maru .... . .Mnroran
Edmor Cetm
Tuscaloosa City ..... Seattle
American ..New York...
Nysnxa New Orlesne
Mexirah Boston
Colusa Seat
Cape Remain ......Baltimore ...
N'eponset Seattle
Fuku Mam ..Kobe
Howie Hall ...i.'t, Seattle
West Henshsw San Fran. . . .
Ha ttie Luckenbach; ... New Orleans.
West Calera .... i . . .San Fran
Jan.
Jan.
.Jan.
.Jan. 13
.Jan. 15
.Jsn. 15
.Jan. 16
.Jsn. 16
.Jsn. 18
.Jan. 20
.Jan. 20
.Jan. 20
.Jan. 20
.Jan. 23
.Jan. 24
Jan. 24
Jan. 27
Crasler Hall ........ Seattle Jan. 28
St Joseph .
..Seattle
.Jan. 81
Te
From Partlafi'
easels
Santa Inei
Seustor
Tenpaisen Maru . .
Hannawa
Margaret Coughlaa
West Kader
TO!
..San Pedro....
. .San Diego. . . .
..Japan
. . Europe
. - Japan .......
. .Orient
Data
. .Dee. 31
. .Dec. 81
. .Dec. 31
. .Jan. 1
. . Jan. 2
. .Jsn. 2
. .Jan. 2
Ceorgina Ralph
..San Fran.
Willsmette Ssn Pedro, Jsn. 2
Davenport San Pedro Jan. 2
1 England Maru
. japan , Jan. s
, Barrymore
. .Jan. S
Curacao
. . .s. F. and way. . .Jan. 4
. . . San Fran. Jan. 5
...Rotterdam Jan. 7
...San Pedro. Jan. 7
. . . Australia ...... .Jan. 8
...Japan : .Jan. 8
. . .Japan Jan. 8
...Orient Jsn. 8
. . . New York Jan. 0
. ..Manila and way. .Jan. 17
. . .New York Jan. 17
...New York Jan. IS
. . .Orient Jan. 24
. . . England Jan. 24
. . .New Orleans Jsn. 27
...West Coast Jan. 28
. . . Australia Jan. 81
Rose City
Moerdijk
Multnomsh . . . .
Tomiura Maru .
Scotitnd Maru .
Brazil Maru . . .
Kifnku Maru . .
Wfllpolo
West Cslera . . .
Tuscaloosa City
Steel Mariner ,
Fuku Maru . . .
Howick HTI . .
Oaster Hall . ,
West Henshsw
West Keats . . ,
an par
Bert
Drydork
Oregon Fir ................
Orecoa Pin ...............
Harvey
West Ksder Terminal No
Yores Msrn
. 8t Helena
Kureha Maru ........
Margaret Coughlan . . . .
Tenpsisaa Maru
England Maru .......
Hannawa
Alrsrado ............
Trinidad
Johan Poulsen ,
Georsina Rolph
Panta Inei . .
T. 8. Loop
Santa Alicia
Davenport ...... . .
lowan
Keifuku Maru ........
Brazil Maru .........
Las Tegas
West Keats ..........
Kiso Mam ..........
Bai 1 1 aiuie ...,.,..
Swifatght ........
Tomiura Mara .......
. . . . Terminal No, 4
, Southern Pae.
.... Terminal No. 4
Peninsula Lbr.
. . . .Terminal No. 4
........ Vancouver
Tongue Point
......... Westport
Couch
, . . Fosters-Western
Westport
Tongue Point
Preseott
....Terminal No. 1
.... .Penin Is Lhr.
Astoria
.... Terminal No, 1
...Terminal No. 1
....... .. . Harvey
......... Columbia
North Bank
.......... Astorsa
i euro ......................... et. Helens
O lease ,.,.............,.... Wffibrtdce
Cehio . .
St Helen
eeBuana jsarw. .............
SOLD AND POT ON
THE DALLES
Negotiations are on and wHl probably
be closed late this afternoon for the
purchase of the steamer Madeline by
The Dalles-Columbia Transportation,
company from the Harklns Transporta
tion company for service on the route
between Portland and The Dalles. It
is the intention to place the Madeline
on a round trip a day schedule, sailing
from Portland, at night and from The
Dalles at noon.
The steamer Madeline was formerly
named the Joseph Kellogg and for years
plied on the Cowliti river run. She was
purchased from Kellogg by the Harkins
Transportation company last spring and
PT lni va renairs majle. wni n e ac-
piace a in nigni service oetween non
land and Astoria.
Ice in the Big Eddy let go Thursday
afternoon and at daylight this morning
the heaviest part of the pack had passed
Crates Point, below The Daliea, without
any sign of a jam. This will clear the
river witnm tne next 36 nours as lar
down as the mouth or the Willamette.
With the locks being able to swing clear, i
traffic to The Dalles will be resumed;?,
Sunday.
BEARD FINISHES VALUATION
FOR DUTIABLE IMPORTS
John A. Beard, chief examiner in the
office of Customs Appraiser E. N.
Wheeler, has returned to his duties after
three months special service as a valu-
ation expert acting under the finance
committee of the United States senate.
ti j ,-,
Beard was assigned to California, Ore-
SOU and Washington and was one of (
50 valuation experts from the customs
service to be appointed for special duty
under the senate committee.
Duties are now rated on foreign val
uations. The object of the report of
valuation experts was to appraise the
valuation In forelem countries, add the
freight, landing charges and overhead
..... ... . .
and fix the selling price on American
sou. lnia is unaer tne new vaiuauou i
j plan of dutiable imports new before the
7 " r - - - - J
before the consumer at a vluation of :
$3.00.
Beard stated that all reports had been
forwarded to New Tork and should be
in the hands of the finance committee
of the senate by the first week in Jan
uary. THREE FRENCH LINERS BOOKED
FOR LOADING AT PORTLAND
The steamships Sonora, Texas and
Montana of the French line. Societe Gen-
RUN
5.00 eraje Trans-Atlantique,' Portland load
4 73 inS for porta in Europe, Atlantic side,
were announced yesteraay Dy tne txen
eral Steamship corporation, agents on
the Pacific coast for the French packets.
The Sonora sailed from Bordeaux on
Christmas day and will be due in Port
land for February loading. The Texas
and Montana will follow along a month
apart, the latter being due here about
the middle of ApriL
First of the French line steamers to
call at Portland will be the Mississippi,
which will be due January 2. The
steamer St. Joseph, now 30 days out
from Bordeaux, will be eecond of the
line, making two sailings for the month
of January
Steamers of the French line will accept
freight for the West Indies and Northern
Soutli America. Freight will be trans
ferred at Port de France. Island, of Mar
tinique, and through bills of lading
issued.
BIG REDUCTIONS ON ALL
COMMODITIES ANNOUNCED
Following the cut of several days ago
on iron and steel from Atlantic and
Gulf ports, the New Tork conference
made a sweeping reduction along the
line of all commodities as announced
yesterday by J. G. Euson, agent of the
Luckenbach line. The cut will run from
35c to 50c the hundred pounds.
A clean cut of from $1.50 to 75c a ton
was announced on limestone, whiting
and barytes in carload lots. Reduction
in carload weights was also announced.
FHirniture was reduced from 24,000
pounds to 16,000; glassware from 30,000
to 20,000 ; blinds, doors, etc., from 30,000
to 24.000 ; stoves, ranges and parts from
20,000 to 16,000.
WEST KEATS BRINGS CARGO
TO PORTLAND FROM CHINA
The steamship West Keats of the Co
lumbia - Pacific Shipping company's
North China line, Captain G. J. Linnan
der. docked at Municipal Terminal No.
1 late last night after completing her
510 mile voyage from Dairen, Man
churia, in lSVi days.
The West Keats has considerable woo!
and woolen carpets upon her manifests
along with a shipment of Russian furs
from Dairen.
Captain Llnnander 6tated that this
was an exceptionally quick voyage
; ha Pacific considerin? the time
of the year. The West Keats will dis
charge all her cargo at Terminal No. 1
and Immediately start loading for ports
in South China.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
PRESIDENT IS RECOVERING
Seattle, Dec 30. (U. P. ) H F. Alex-
n n To r 45-. fit sa m Vi t n
i' "l " . "IT, r
I company, wno was uuten to iseaiue vjt-n-
j eral hospital yesterday afternoon, ioi-
lowing a severe attack of stomacn
trouble, was reported greatly Improved
today. , It was stated at the hospital that
Alexander probably would leave within
a day or two.
$lJti9.15 HIGHEST BID
ON FORMER GERMAIN UNER
New Tork, Dec. 30. (I.N. S.J The
lowest of eight bids received today for
reconditioning the steamship Leviathan,
former German liner used as a transport
ship during the war, was $5,595,000, made j
by the Newport News Shipbuilding ana
Drydock company. The largest bid, $10.
350,(15, was made "by the Warw ick Ma
chinery company of Newport.
POSITIONS OF VESSELS
Radio -reports frees North Head give the po
sition of the following vessels -at 8 p. nu, De-
Sierra. Astoria for Eeriinjham, 75 miles
north of AsXoria.
Emeat H. Meyer, Saa Francisco for Grays;
Harbor, outside of Grays Harbor. i
Harper, San Pedro tor point v eus. ami naura
from Point Wells. !
Alaskan, Han Francisco lor Seattle, ISO miles
south of Columbia riser.
Montague. Kobe for Portland. 375 mues from
Columbia river. ..
West Cxrote,- Portland fee Yokohama, 2049
mile west of Commbia river.
Keystone, Yokohama tor Seattle, 350 miles
from Seattle.
West Jappa. Yokohama for Vancouver. 371
allies from Flattery. -, -
NO CHANGE LN RATES
New-' York.- Dec;' 80, CL Si. &) No
change showed today in grain rates and
the market was standing steady. Off
shore quotations remain unchanged.
General cargo was steady. Quotations ;
Ocean steam) grain, steady ; United
Kingdom. $3.65g4.fr9 ; Germany, 14 cents ;
France, AO., 14 -cents; Med., 21 cents ;
Holland, Amster. and. Rot, 14 cents;
general cargo, steady.
News of the Port
Arrivals December 30
Oleum, American .steamer, from San Fran
cisco; oil.
Keifuku Mara, Japanese steamer, from Ma
roran; ballast
Departures Dstsmaar SO
Kobnn Mara, Japanese steamer, for Kobe;
wheat and flour.
MARIJfE ALM AH AC
Weather at Rivers Mouth
North Head, Dec. 30. Conditions at the
mouth of the river at noon:- Sea, moderate;
wind, east, 1 mile; weather, cloudy.
Portland humidity at noon, 81.
DAILY RITE It READINGS
8 A M.. Pacific Time.
rmatiila
25
10
3.0
0.00
o .oo
0.04
0.001
0 on
R:var lJrlTemp'tures
Stat.ee fiJj f - , .j
I- -11- g
I O I
29 17
48 33
45 29
(M 31
Eugene
Alb"i'
8.0
8.7'
2.6
3.8
0
20
12
I 13
0
0
'0.1
i o
Oregon City.
Portland . . .
I 4.6
0.li 40
1 36
Rising.
RITER FORECAST
The Willamette river at Portland wiTJ re
main nearly stationary during the next two or
three days, except as atrecteo ny tne uae.
AT "W ORLD'S PORTS .
Astoria Dec SO. Sailed at 5 a. m.. steamer
Steel Seafarer.' for Sew York and way ports,
I via Pnget Sound and San Francisco; sailed at
!7a. m.. steamer Ryder Hamfy, for San Pedro;
.4. . st-mei Halco. for San
Pedro: arrived at 9.30 a. m.. Japanese steamer
Scnflsnd M ni from Robe.
Astoria Dec 29. Arrived at 1 and left
up at 2 :20 p. m., steamer Celilo, from San Fran
cisco; arrived at 1:05 and left up at 3:40 p.
m., British steamer Barrymore, from Seattle; left
up at 5 p. nv. Japanese steamer Reifuku Mara ;
arrived at 9:30 and left up at 11 p. an., steamer
Oleum, from San Francisco: arrived at 11 p. at.
Japanese steamer Tomiura Mam, from Kobe.
Kobe, Dec 25. Arried. JPf "'fme!
He nan Mara, from Portland; sailed, Japanese
ltJ,, xum. from Portland, for Yoko-
hams
Falmouth. Dee. 23.
-Arrived, Greek steamer
Iolcns. from Portland.
Balboa. Dec. 28. Sailed, Japanese steamer
Seine Maru, from Norfolk, for Portland.
Cristobal, Dec. 28. Sailed, steamer Robert
Adair from Portland, for Boston snd way porta
San Francisco. Dec. 28. Arrived, steamer
Lehigh, from Portland. Maine; sailed at noon,
steamer Jeptha, from Portland, for West Coast
porta: arrived at 2 p. m.. steamer Rose City,
from Portland; arrived at S p. m.. Norwegian
steamer Hanna, Nielsen, from Barry, for Portland
San Pedro Dec. 29. Arrived, steamer Santa
Rita, front Columbia nver; ssiiea. swwuier k
, for fisn Francisco and Portland; arrived,
"X"-. lVi. f ru,ln,bia river: arrived.
! ..n,M AHminl Rvana. from Portland, for San
! Triem- arrived, steamer W. A. Lookenbach,
f PneiinH foe New York and way porta.
Hnll I)ec 24. Arrived. British steamer
Cardiganshire, from Portland.
Glagow, Dec 25. Arrived, steamer Penn
,.l,.t,i. fmm Portland
Rotterdam. Dec. 24. Arrived. Dutch steamer
Veehtduk. from ponianu.
v .Miiwf nc 29. Arrived. Norwegian
steamer Baja California, from West Coast for
Portland.
rw 0Q Arrived at 10 a ra.
steamer Curacao, from San Francisco, for Coos
Bay and Portland.
Cristobal. Dec 27. Sailed, steamer Eldorado,
from Portland, for New Orleans.
Honolulu. Dee. 29. Arrived, Japanese steam
s?r Texss Maru, from Portland, for Japan.
San Francisco. Dec 80. (L N. 8.) Ar
rived Dec. 29 Rose City. Portland. 2 p. m.:
Norwegian steamer Hanna Nielson. Cardiff. 2:58
p. m. ; Tiverton. Tsroma, 6 .05 P m. BaUea
Dec. 29 Jeptha. Valparaiso. 11:55 p. nv ,
British barkentine Amy Turner, Coos Bay.
12 15 p in. ; West Faralon, Honekdhg, 1:10
p. nv: Admiral Dewey. Seattle. 3.20 p. m. ;
gas schooner Stockton City. Santa Crux. 4:35
Arrtie. Fort Brace. 4:00 p. m. : aso-
bile City. New York. 6:05 "p. m. Arrived
, today PhylUs, Los Angel , 1 :-0 ' a. m. ; Jo-
n", n zTsT a m.:" Sea 'Foam
Los Angeles, 3:40 a. m.; Wm. r Hemn.
Los Angeles. 4 a nv : Admiral Sebree, Los
Angeles. 8 a- m.; Pasadena, Albion. 8 IB
s. m. ; Griff co. I -os Angeles. 10 a m Sailed
today Frank H. Buck. Monterey, 6:55 a. m.;
British steamer Wsikawa, Sydney, 7 a. nv:
British steamer City of Naplea. LerUv. 7:40
a m. - British steamer Esther Dollar. Singa
pore, 8 45 a. m : F. H. Hill man. Lo An-
ZknVvC Dec. 30-(L N S.)-Ar-rived
Baja California, from Central American
and Mexican ports. 7 :4 0 am. ; Ed ward ImA
enbach, from New York via Portia mj, 6:45
a. m. Sailed Fustiimi Msrn. for Manila, 10
a m. Arrived Dec. 29 Forest King, from
San Diego, 11:20 p. ro,: Pacific, from San
Pedro, 11:30 p. nv; Koki Mara, from New
York, 5:30 p. m. ; sctioomr J, Vf. Clise. from
Winslow. 1 :30 p. m. ; Nome . Ctty, from San
Francisco. 12:30 p ra.; lighthouse tender
Heather, frera se duty. 11:45 L a Salted
jj 29 Northland, for San Francisco. 10:45
p. m, ; West Jessup, for Dairen. S p. m.
Sick Japs Detain
Vessel at Astoria
Astoria, Dec 30. The presence among
the crew of two sick Japanese resulted
in the delay here Thursday of the Jap
anese steamer Brazil Maru. After fumi
gation and observation of the sick men,
she will be allowed to proceed to Port
land. One of the men aboard was par
tially paralyzed, ,'iile a second was in
a fever and rash which the quarantine
officers feared might be contagious. This
man is much Improved and the vetisel
will be allowed to proceed.
Dodges Tree Limb,
Crushed by Trunk
Aberdeen, Wash., Dec 30. Believed to
have thrust his head into the undercut
of a falling tree to dodge a falling lamb,
Henry Harju, about 38, was killed at the
Saginaw Timber company's camp, Thurs
day. Harju's head was crushed between
the falling tree and the stump, and
though no one saw the tragedy 1t is be
lieved he could have so placed his head
only to dodge a missile from above him.
He had no relatives in the United States.
EXPECT 300 DELEGATES
Spokane, Wash., Dec 30. Three hun
dred delegates were expected to attend
the convention of the Spokane Commer
cial Travelers today at the Davenport.
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BRIGHT FUTURE IN
STORE FOR DAIRIES
Oregon Agricultural College, Conral
lia. Dec. 30. A bright future was pre
dicted for Oregon dairymen by Dr;
Hector Macpherson of the bureau of
markets at O. A. C at the Fanners
week general assembly. He predicted
that the dairymen will form an organ! .
zation to take the place of the Oregon .
Dairymen'n Cooperative league.
The immediate future is chaotic, he ad- '
mftted, but the movement is not going' t
to J;do-n" by any means.
Eight reasons for failure of the league,
as given by Dr. Macpherson, were: Im
possible marketing situation for fresh
milk and cream In none 1. delay in get
ting a decision on the marketing agree
ment, financing of the by-productn cor
poration, poor management, defects In
the plan of organization, keeping the
membership in the dark, organised op
position and storage problem.
MEMBERS NOT SATISFIED a "
"The league was first Incorporated
five years ago as an association ofs
dairymen producing for the fresh milk
market of Portland." he said. , Th ef
fect on the Portland market was almost
immediate. From the prevailing price of
$1.60 per 100 pounds for 3.8 milk, the or
ganization waa able to bring the prioe
up to $2.80, and, somewhat later, 33.20
per 100 pounds.
"In epite of such manifest advantages.
dissatisfaction arose. The league at this
time had within its membership only 75
per cent of the dairymen contributory
to Portland. The league set the price of
milk, but it did no by keeping some of
it off the market and selling It at butter
fat prices. This lowered the averago
net prices received by members.
OUTSIDERS GET BENEFIT
"The consequence was that outsiders,
who assumed n6ne of the burden of the
stabilisation of pricer received from 30
to 50 cents a hundred more for their
milk than did the league members.
Hence, the man who produced 30,000
pounds of milk per month for the Port
land market, sold through the league,
when he compared his check to that of
his neighbor, who did not belong, con
cluded that it cost him from $100 to -$150
a month to belong to the league.
"This constitutes one of the funda
mental causes of the dissatisfaction
among members and the large number
of desertions from the Portland none.
HEADS FORTUNATE, Y1EW
"From the very beginning the league
has been unfortunate in it, choice of
managers. Four different persons have
wielded the authority of manager. Each
change was made with a view to better
ing conditions, but contrary to, expecta
tions, things have gone from bad to
worse.
"One of the principal reasons for the
lack of a frank relationship between the
league management and its members lay
in the fear that such Information would
be effectively utilized by the enemies of ,
the league to discredit the organization.
From the very beginning the league has .
been subjected to the severest kind of
opposition." . i
Dr. Macpherson blamed Portland dis-
tributom and a larke milk product com- ;
pany for much of the opposition to the.:
league.
Find Body of Man
Missing From Home
Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 30. Search
for John M. Harmon, residing near Sif
ton. resulted in the finding of his body
Thursday afternoon about a mile from
his home. Indication were that death
was due to natural causes. He had left
home Wednesday afternoon to chop
wood near where the body was found.
His failure to return prompted a search
being made. He was about 65 years old
and leaves a wife. "
SALT LAKE PLAYER HELD
A quantity of moonshine and 350 bot
tles of beer "were confiscated by federal
agents Thursday afternoon In a raid on
an establishment at 392 ' Eugene street,
where Lu E. Edwards, Fred R. Arndt
and Fred Burns were arrested for vio
lating the prohibition laws. Edwards
was formerly a member Of the Salt Lake
tall club.
TRANSPORTATION
Passenger and Freight Services
N. T. TO CHERBOURG AND SOUTHAMPTON
castmaniA Decsi
AQUITAHIA Feb. 7 fee. 2S Mar. XI
. X. TO UUEIt-SIOiUvvIv st UVLtUliUb
ALBANIA Jan. 14
80VTHIA Jan. 26 Ptb. 2S Star. 12
N. Y. TO HALIFAX. PLYMOUTH, CHER
BOURG AND HAMBURG
SAXONIA Jan. 1 Mar. 7
N Y TO LONDONDERRY AND GLASGOW
ALGERIA Jan. 1 Fst. XB Ape. 1
ASSYRIA Mar. 17
H. T. TO QCEEN8TOW-N. LIVERPOOL AND
GLASGOW -
CAMS ROSt I A Owe. SI
N Y TO VHX. GIBRALTAR. NAPLES.
PATRA8, DCBHOVNIK, TRIESTE, FICME
ITALIA Jan.
BOSTON TO LONDONDERRY LIVERPOOL
AND GLASGOW
ASSYRIA Feb. 4 Apr. 1S May 23
PORTI.AND, ME., TO HALIFAX A GLASGOW
CATURMIA ., Feb. 18 Mar. SO
CASSANDRA Mar. I Apr.11
For Information, Tickets. Etc.. Apply to Local
Agents or Company's Office, 621 Second Ave..
Seattle. Phone Elliott 1632.
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