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T1TE 1IOTIXTSR OREnoXTAl. SATURDAY, DECK3FBEK 11, 1915. 17 K WHEAT PRICES SAG AH Markets Are Affected Peace Talk. by LOCAL BIDS SCALED DOWN ufUir(rrn Grain Off Thrt-e Crou Mure t-nln,- of Week lLail Trail I rtiir, of Rrcrnf Itaj. Ins Half of Crop Con. at rnerk.ta wra sard b'l r talk; y.efertr. Locally, petcee c-'eetrly if.4 13 e..ara Inn? le taa -"la. A1 riL-a. te eeetta of epr1 Batata) -r.t It. &' r eat em f te raator tl r..:t.4 tat a e.-:.a ( Beany 7 a fa the kMfal sarkG. k. ae-aae re sot rt -u-m-t I Mm. aiitl ' -i-kt k4 at lis kpl P'. wl'h ,- r:a f ' ta ma Kaaa. :ve in, r-at ,f 1 e .. ti! : a tie tnt.rt-ae U S,llael a.ar'.y 3 e.a'. l It fa:: Hae.-t e.::ra r fw i a !- v a?at. hit epce:t.iee wr. .-t lirtnf tse fla-ry ere e-IU af-.rrng. Tta lm4 f - a.Hpra.at .a taatniM ket la a Uu It erae a frat 4a est T- Bnr.e't eeag.a-.laej ai li'M tnata" la kaTag fa t a reC eto-rt k-af-at. 9l t ike fa-1 tt (jmM!i aaarka-e ha, 'a. ca-tiy ai laeet. -ic--t sarins far bU:h w.i:atn la ts. era-i.-.fp-.t aeuay l-aia la i:i gti.-s twtrl fr-m in la. ring la targa eo.us-a a -a t--) -ta eral.r rt fie tMe rU kuai-.e. fe market la i . iflMi wan: t fca.a aa a aarr y rt aTTaw 4 irn l. ,aa f. aaaotaa. aa 1tw af sal la ona IK'a aa Saa aa I 4 . e ,aa.:a baaa ,-ma faaaul ta 4a:a. a a-t aila tara a. a fa4u?; lianaa la ta arr?ott a.a't(fc t.a at&aa4 aa.-ar-nt at;; an'-inua t.fuawul tia aa a n 'at BA-r ta rap rt faa t t. aa !ai. u aw- a.a nKt. Tara aa ,Ma aa aaa a.:na apart at aa, I!., aut a fatSoaS arcraaaiant tat haa apraai .r taa anrixa tarntary. f '.ia at tsa Mtrua-nr Ca-lara a af H ta I rat l.jar.r aa a:.al. H . ,- ,;ai' aa f'"rtTf . aa.l S c.nta aaa aa Fat aBaas tiia aara S ta I caal ai- laa at TSarartar. ;pa'!a f.t a aT:7iai Vl trpaaaata r tia aa at tt t:a." ari.:a aa4 cora a-?ma at a' t'ia aaafta a A--n!;ina aa.as a!t?m.a5 tnia ara 1''.h: h-n"..; tiiai M.'"a aiaft. taat aA ait T.." &dia (a.t Tar. T'f-vi.-ia: f.-a.t t-- t-ara. aara faaart4 t ' t ia Xreua.'ir 9'':."iaaaa aa fi.roaa aaal I a. .ay r".ar Oa:a Uar r-.ff.tn. ry f S la j 13 ..- i. ... .a a I 3 i a. a. a i . data. Tai-t toil Tai -. !' aa .. t"-t' I'. It I - l -rna. r.ra 3' I ... ... a .. i . .... I -. Jata. ': .... i' t..f ar . -'" 3'i - rs -.:. Ttura Ji s It I l J . -ac . . it I 4 3 I a-.. i.4. a. .f,.ir OM-a tt.H I 1 ..t . . r ati tin LaKt.t: itr or ariu-r IX BUT apply Itaaar-WriaM fcaada la Caaaa pUtaly s-4al l a. Tbara Baa aaaa p.aaty f ascttamaat ta fa auria traVt racancy aad aa aatlaa aaat aaaa haa put taraut aa lha Nra Trk ana.-aat. aay a.f-a at kaa4 froea tnal city, larva a,untulaa af kaaryw,;ght clotna kaaa k-a pu-refiaaiMt. ta fact rapMaaaratiaaa af a.vana; prana:a.nt bnam rapvrtad atzppiiaa af h.aayaata'a aa aompra.y claaai ap. Atti!!oaai affara fnr cjoia ara ffstntf aa r"..'. aa a furtB.r aup.aaa ara aaa:a for lata praaaat at kraat, ta attltiaa ta aa actla daaaaad far a pot a aaarr tfaUvartaav t!ta a coaatdarakte fir-aar.1 kuatsaaa daaatpad drtaa t!ta waok. TMa Baa la kaaa caacka, aa tmportara kaaa kaaa -t:r,.4 kr tk.tr Calcutta bosaaa mat aa furtkar fra M rootn la aktalaab.a frtr aftpmaaea frara tna far Caat, aatt It la ImratiA a ta aar waaa aaaanaara will kacoiaa aat:aa;a. .ana a4Uaa racaiaaf arata tkat -a.'t;c.; a I at la Ur.r fr aM at.aaa.ra kaa kaa taa aff tba Far tart raata far fraaaport a.rv ar atnar aafamtt par aja. P.tarta wara enrrant ta tka Naar Terk anaraal l. tka a.fMt lat Iba Vrttlak vaa ar-nm.at kaa rtu!aitioaaf p.r caat af t ia "-! ; af t.-ka Ta.catta oa.ra far Jaaaary- a. at j.ar. a.r aad akaaa tba Ilk. m.o-i.) jar-;, ra fir t-4rtn lha laat ta. maltha af ina carrant yaar. koatk Arn.r"(l-a i, r.part.d I kaa kaaa kaytoa; !- roaatlt. aa af k.-Ua aa lha Caltutt aa.-a.c. airpmaata raAains aa far aaaaal aa at Jo.y'jl.ptamaar. Hi.ra aa thx rac.fla "ai a. a aa raportaui t a a a n fcaay par-'.aaara. artta laara aaati;iaa a!aa takaa rr l i.t i na.t n-irta af taa t'ataad Stat.a lt.-aa.a (l''.t (xiia aa tsa ataa.atar Laaataa f a .ra t.iat t.a a- Incla4a4 aaaut "10 ka.aa f karlapa. ea t targa ajaaatitlea a'.aa.- aaaa far Cuba aad a: .tar market T"a ;. r l.it; ou n. abtck aa, r- P't--.- aar.y In the w.a ,a katag aprakg a iak. ta raportxt ta ba dieebargtag ker ear at ran aaat. rMrrc XAKeVET CT OXK CEVT. raNrr f.aiaai fa r.tr rh IT Waa t,n aa at-aady rrtraa A a a"ant af I cant aa aanaaaced yaa l"y la T.; a.tta.i ctM p-tcea. br'.agraf ta fak. aatatian ta if coata fir lr-t an It oa-a for yaag Aaaarfeaa Tkara area a ttaaia la t:a kutter anarket. r waa rrra witk freak or.aa raatk ' : a.ry aca't la tsa local mark., a..?.i?fa af m;;--i vara aat k.a.y. bat '. a f..r darnaa-l pr'-ee k.:4 ttaa-lr Trie ir.ad aa.a: t.-ala aa ai:t There a-.,-, m.-ai receive ef p-.-k. but tsa beat f.' na wane i wl.l ataa.tr at t : , -i - Ws.,a lk.ro haa kaaa decided. e--nae la -.t!- far bark praaaaa. ,i.;:;era ar taking aa packing b.e aa t .a r aa berto.'-a, aad lit , fee., lag 'a m ar! c -a-t.-t cp hlnaaoa ef Jo, trae ba tew taaya. -a- a .,: raaav all larva etnaa, a- t it.ruf. a anipra.al af tanger t'-a a ' tfana ta aad taer atr, pni aa a . i; rial u a Ata.r r of J.ja. .-a-(a t:i a-r:o far tka hen- ' I -ale ., .;! 4?p:. wttN grooa a.. . nT'.9'.:mm A fraa'. eat a. b a'.aaaar ltay. t-a- -f P-u.; a-i-a aa. d!.r-Ta-f a t .r-." ri.y a.- ,trt U .-:., ---ti.!n t,. eie and ata.:ty. tara Mp aaa at la I aliaia. T . at . t.--a." er-3p .f kai-a f I ' la la.wiflan'a kaa kaaa b-naa tt ba lai. ta.- n -n ,.at. Taa prwa waa raportod i ' ar m, can-a Tt a ta aoa of tte b.. a-. ;..t t.mann ia taa atai. 't n.anr.g .f tn s miweetera ctttaa y.i.fd- waca aa ll-ai Ci.--ra F .:.--k r-:a.t.f :.t-: -. I a t ; a.at-.a l.Trta-;j 1T4.--4 f -" 1:: I t t,.-t nkan TtAja) liulJ 1-nn.n. a. VT VtlllT jrOTTIO.a Craaja. F-aja. Fl. Eta. """i'' rtt.ia. aaaa iBiu, r - -r. --r 4 . . . .r-f , R' t. AB J a...m ................. f OH .wu ":..! 1 a, t . .Pt S . t l ffe a: ! 4n aa l r laiiM .... Mat i v r.- ... , i (mi jh iaM R-.w-g . j ttraa 1 a a -; aa aa ---a. .....! i. rn-ir.1 aTaaaacy ate ir aaa ......... .Pa jm rw ni.tiitt ax o MicjEt aa Oraaja aaaei-f-trfi141 .aa J..ee-rr. a: .9 J.aaa.-y ft. -" "k .eraer Ft jeeiea .- at J. -. e'a 4 74 Ji' ; ; o- Ja.tvirTlrall.tff 2 .; ! J-iauerr krea le.l Jxh'I ea-jrie -'3 not' rwM. PU pr kerrel: ... -a. It lotttia: tiet, 14.14; a so. a I &:. t a', graaaav I. rt. 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In j, :j; itoKa, 11; n an: la rva. ti. taalrr aaaal raanrtry 11 aa) at a. tj! 1-a.aaT aatat!ana: t Oraaaa ran-a. ra artcaa: Na I. t; Na. l. -a No . 1 ia par doaaa. ata p-faa: a 1. tlf tta. Oraaa atar a. Jif.t-. rot I. fHT t-a. 11 !!: prtara. II lie: turk'T.. lie; lark.ia. draaatd. ;tf i:c, 11 Kit'-. aaaa . IITTIH-City -aaaxa.rr. aabaa. attraa. aa;.:ad a: Jttc: f:at 3. prtata a !. ai:r. ratcaa pa.d ta pralacara: eaetrr rtaafr. Ittf.tc. vrortiif ta aaa.ity. katt.rfai. pramluoa aaa:itr. lie; ,Va 1. araa au.Uty. l:r. No ! ICr l ."a trtp:.t, kaarV fcarr( prwaa. t: pr tvi3X f a. a cma J"artia4. lauaf Atn.rbra., i t-3 pr paaad. t: a' t ancr. t rr tia I. Tjf.. I'aacy. '9'H' par poaaaL Paapla feraroaiaaw t.war ttt!"f a-aacalleaa t LV(-N to. iai a K:ar. l-porred I a; a. 11 : pr ,". aaa-ka f r.a'a II : I- p--)-i. rata. I: 3d. A aaka p.ck. 1-poald ta iov:t Oiat-a. It SI par caaax tl a !. lac; ftraatt 13 eat-?, f. "Sort a. l'la-. taaB- tS; p.e-a. SS coroan4fa. 1 par dca, p--a. t);jc; c--aButa. loci HCv ana l vMaa. c; lafaa arhlta. T- lira a. lc: kayaa. piak. aaa r rii.-B.i. ia d -a m a. Katie. -ja R rrait aal karry. lata: Hi atta C. Itji. -""! arad. la karra.a. IMt: c.va. tarr.a. If ll. t I.T O'ttt at-t 111 It par taa; fca'f rro.a.t. Iih Itata par ton; taa. HLM par ten ca rr 11 1 pmt t P 1-J C SofA.ra kaad, IS lSt paaad ; oaa. 4:. j.raa a'y-aw t H a ct l-nir.s rtt'ira p:. Ic pr aoaad. apr'r.'-. Mfji;7: paaaaa, Ic. pruaea Ita ia-.. raafsa ion a. jf-eeata:a. ac tt'ax -.ra!aa. He pci-1: fard. 11(1 p.r b--a. carraata. I', a lie; f ee. 44 l-onnce. II. 1 4-oe- . j : J4 l.-eun-e, 114); 111 ll-oasce. .c. k. erfclte. 79e; b ack, la. Il-pa. Waal. tlleVa, Eta. , i . r.'-p. 9'y2- tr poind H;rr 1-1 kli.a. Use; aaited kl 14c. ea ted ce.r. ttc: gr.a bide. 14-: raa bip. 14-. iwi ca.f. lie; dry ktdaa. JJ- -r rt r. WOOL-ra."e- Oraa-na, It 9:3c; Vallay. II ;--: ra-l lambar lie MOMAtR n-eon. ;te per poaad CA.aCAKA HARK O.d aad Bear. JH94C per -r :.T Dry Ieag-araele4 polta 1; dry iry v,: hivir-: eaear. ..(. 10:"c ea-h: aa:t-J long-aa;ad peit. .-.oremoar. ;ill It aaaa. Htm Alt aizee. c.io.ca, 10c: atandard. list, aaan.ct. Isilt-tc: picaica. 14te; vt . ru.i. i.c; oo .xi. liBiic liACOV Fancy at lie; etaadard. 1 l-RT SALT .-Aort. clear ba-ka lIHVltc; axporT. iiatrt4c; p.ataa. lotiiitac. Hhtt r.K baa., katt.a raadared. I.Sc: ancar.l. i:c: oampoaod. 14t,o. KXKKKL. tCKrav M-aa beat. 1.1.14; plate - . pia poaia, ; trtpa. tll.M It.v. lnge. ,a. OUa. KCROffM Water white, drama, barrel I aa t.ra we-n. !; caaea. 1: a G .Sao. OAijl.I.Nt int. Use. caaea. ;.'c: a in d.t..ito. drama. .-; taat, 16e; aa; Ida. cru-n.. Its; , : 1 s e. Llr o Pit. Raw. b.rt. Ttc: raw. caa... ttc; bouad. barraoa. lie; bo Led. TlRPklVTlNE la tanka. ITe: la 7lc. to-caaa 4'a. I leee. ?f ir4.xci.hco rRom.cE mariet mcea Carraot eat Roller, r.ge, Fralta, Vrg rtaMea. i.t bI Kay t lly. PV rKA.-rcn. Dec. Id Racer r r...- etraa, i.e. prima I. rata, 14; fraah I aaa rrab aarrae, ie: pallet, ltt,, t h.aw .N.w. 1 . ia Hernia chaddat I7S- ou-g Anvrti.it, !-. Vf:ah.. pgrnar aluaaN. 5c9tl; etrtag tna 4 t -. eat, 1 cf 7c: lima. I -. e.a-it. tuir; a.. p.cp.ra. 44i44a; t -n..in,a 'a. rrla. 7i 11.10 Iroii l.amB 11 riff 1. j; eranrea. 11.11 1 1 rae-Tru.:. a: o J . p:r..app:.a llawml.aa. a i v.u.B.A. fi.w a. aa. av-;trtt ia, ap p.... p.ara, .v..... i.ivi;.;i. I' a'.o,. l-..:a. .-.,,;.,, a.. taa. 3 lfl. aw..'.. 11439110. Ka:-;pta .o it. ' quarter aaaka; bar r.T. ,..r ewn-a a; .., jat, aca. pta- .. .... ... . 7 . . w loatL t aff -a fat area. M7W T UK. l-ao. to. Tha clrcalatloa ef a f.w l-.nb-- noti.-.a and totaMiti.nl tMra-at) li-tutata raued more or . trra.u.artty ta ta market fjr cvff.a f J- tar.a kra t-Mta. prrmm a:aal et.ady, ancng-s la it pa.at h(bar. N.ar ai-atPia eoa w.ak.-atl. however, and la:i """ -d .rf a.;jst la aampatby attk l-acr. ee.ttng d" . a eov.a potate e.t lower, wui.. (.(x.-ntor eaad aff from 7 f 1 t, 7. The market c-oe4 a.t one patn Vgh.r la aire potnte lower. tta, in-!. tea- atraaat. Uvo. tecem. a :'. ia.wn. t?V: I'.araarr, a 7 Ver-:o. 4k. April. J. Mar. jc : J una. I J-tlr. P4-. Aagttat. .!."; aylambar. I ;:. iai;w, ..,,. -wffea (,-ai.t. Rio Ta, T: Saaia, ta. f:4 af Paatoa 4 were yeartt la the eet Bad f-.lM enark.f al 4 . with off.ra tar. , frooa k J 9 iX koala Engi.aa ereita rue " al eaMaa reported advaacaa of ta T r.ie la fie pn-aary mark.ta altk Kla ea.kaaga eo t.-ta l-lad aigtter. I. ad aaa Waal avlaa. rnNr-Paf t-a. It Tka eff1ng at lit ki. au-.aa ea.oa i-Mar amauata! ia u-a ea-.a . -a tf-ntaa increaae- at. prtc.e ware rratt A - etaa B4.ar.ced fr.ro ) t 11 Pr .-.it. Fine g'.aey rraaakrada Bad I - a f:-...t gra.a af metnoa we-a occaaton. a :;r ! p-r roat k .r l-a-t Pklllp a-oarad mrt,a oe'a tak.a (jy R-aa a at the r-o-or-t prtco .f 3e 1S4 B ip.d lamba were eo.4 tat tsa taat t ale al .a :a. x Metal Market. M TORK. tc I. Copper Quiet; I ,;ect.itic. 1499 -. rr)aa, t-tdy and axi'-hangt. T. I.tal tacKaage a,oataa tta fir IT 75 OH - 1:. M.tal Eaehanta ajuoica lead offered! at - J' po.ter. li 33 t J ?. ?eval maraa. I SAVANNA IV. Dee. la Tarpantlaa Noth. I tag dnx. list Rarorpta. 7 - barren:! an sm.nta. 7 barre. ,;ok. 1114 barrel, a 0.10 flrr-a. a.a. l-71 bar-rota: ra ce.. 'a 117 barre. . a&lp-a.nta. :rc- fcarra.e ta-.-a. Ti.i1 , errata Vi-aote; A. B. C. fx C. F O M. II. 10 0 I 91 k, : I. II US 9 11. K. Il-5 10; M. Iitv. -i. 4.. aivi. I rtrar. n.ii. rwa Crop r-ataaaled. WATtN1TON. D-r. ! Tme rear got. . -.... r . tawt an.v 1. 11 Ml. ane ..,!!. eat 11 i.pogaj b aa -lo:vr- af i nt.r. tka Depanmeat ( Ac.lca.tux aaa oa ace. Moor York Ragar Mar kaa. jsttr YORK. Daa. It Raw ugr eter Cini- l-Ki. ma;iaea. Ilia. Ref.aed OiUlef. . Cklraa-o taaarp FtadBxa. rattCAio. r. ta Butter anehangad. Ega Ree.g-a. 1H1 caeee. aacttaagad. lteata at ateay Year, EW TORK. Daa. it. Mas aia. PROGRESS IS RAPID Trade Expansion Taxes Ca pacity of Distributors. FREIGHT LINES BLOCKED I Conoinplle Donuuid Escawda Sup. I . Iij in some ljdcii rorclyn Cotnmrrcp Conlinura to Grow, llolltlaij Trado IIeT7. Nrw TOIUC. Dae. 10 R. O. Dubb Cava rarl.w tatnorrear trill aar: Th.ra la aa loarar complaint of dafarrao' tartcar. aat of difficult la taatlo tha ataadlir aarandlna rat) u I ram att la. Conaump Ila ft.maal aacaada atipyly in aim. linaa. and dutrtbutlnf chann.ia ara oaatrurtad by taa roBfMtion of rraia-ht. rail and ov.raaa mppina- factiitiaa atlil oalria lnalTuata to ropa l:h th. raah of traffic. Thla tenia ta act aa a traka oa comni.rrlal proa-rcaa. Tna forward mov.na.r.t haa aol aarrtl oiy aitrttnttt. aithar in aom.aMe or ror .ica comwrta. ut lha contrary, raporta. aplla of tla anortaaa of vaaaala and oth abatarlra. mailna la aotaMy haavr aiuma. arhila Irt.raal trada la fun bar I rar.u4 aa lha ho ;!! auog arpr-arbaa. Daa.lopm.nta of Cbrtatanaa bualnaaa ful flila tka mtt eptlmlatlc aapactatlona. Waekly t-aak cl-artnta ara fi. i i 1.00 1.B 3a. Bit. rri-E.is ix rni.LrD oroera ataaH raraaarailaa'a Ikaliaul Mara Fa ahla Thaat KspactaaL, NKtr TnrtK. Dac. 10 Tia nnf'l!l Ion- kaaa of lha I nllad fltataa rl-l Cororatloa aa Nmbr ) tta;al T.l9.4 tona, aa Irfraaa. of 1.0:4.137 tona ovar Octobar. Tka lacraaaa la anftl. lonnifft waa a arpriaa ta tka Taancial dlatrtct. aa tha fairaa vara wa! aboaa. In tnany ctfl do-iMe. a:l praaimia aatimata. Tha f auraa alaa mark tha praataat ta- rr. ar anaouacad by tha Tnltad titataa Ptl Corporation, aad tka total aaf!:iad tsraaca ka. aILk oaa aacptioa, tha larcaat ranoitad. Tha onf'.ilad laaokia for March, yjll, all 7.4-M W.a. Ju-t boar mock of thla anfltlad tonaaca la rapraaaatad by foreign baalaeea ta aot dflni'.a:y knoara ao'.ida of tha eorporatloa. bif II la a.ra! : y ballaaad that Kuropaaa rdara rapraaant a c..n d.rabla portion. wool BirriuM Rr-nTrxo acta.xce lkaataaj Oaly Markrl la Taeld That Lacka Kicltaatarajt. FOSTOS. Dac 10. Tha Commarcial Bui lefn a-iu aay tomorroar: tt'o"i haa conitnoad to moaa ataadlty Into conatjfnfna chaana:a arttb an antira abaanca or tha :tmnt watch appaara ta ba praa aat m many of lha omr mark.ta prlcaa ara firmer bara and poealhly a bit atronaer for aomo c:aaw ia af wool, but ther. haa baa aa marked adaaaca durtna tha araak. mana facrurara aoaieeruac atary aadearar la booat I " P-erored barta Taxaa fine. 13 montha it cj.-c: r:no a-montnai. a,arc t a.:rorr:a ortnem. arc: snldd; co-jnta. aj-aic; aoathent. v0a24c Oraeon Eaetera Vi 1 a'.aDla. TSaYTlc Ea.'erai clothing. 7a49c; ra.l.y 1. &S Territory Fine etap'a. TSfTSo: Tne ma I d'ara aeapia. T00T3c: fine clothing. at971c fine medi-im clothing. aUfidV:: half-blood combing. Tiff 71c; threa-elgatha-blood comb. inc. f-tJTOe- lolll aiua. Mtrl.tr: A A. aSCoTc: fine A. Hgttc: enpara. ttaMc. ulUba UnUtn rntuuUnt MtRKET SOT AFTF.CTED BT 9TF.RL TOACE KXIIIBIT. Trading la Ralla la Llghteat af Aay Rerel Day Tea, af Boada Ileaar. NEr TCRK. Pec 10 Preaaura af th am airt a, that ahtrh randerad recant market dull aad Ineffactlva ara abeerved lday. lrn th brilliant tannage exhibit of tha I'nlt.d e.ats steel Corporation for Noremb-r fall.d to lift the Hat from It l.tharcr. ili a corMlitlon changing only when prf-ee ientl ooataaM t I atiarea. ahila atronff. were Tela tiv.ir dull prior to tha publication of th etat.meui. but later roee to H7S. Very cnerai aallln, than enaued. caualng great.! hravineae In lnveetm.nl a .1 area and eape ciaiiy rana-iian T-aclflc. and price, aa anore. rvcedet The market cio.d with heev? tone. Steel fell away to Pa. Tradlnr In rail waa the llehteet ef any recent day. Total tale af tock amounted o r....o- ebareo. Pf.arca aa Lcndon ahadad (lightly after gntnt above yeeterday high, quotation. t rartca a.ro eiron. but ratea en the Tu tor'e countrlea wara weak. Itorj la war hearr In ,rmpalhy with atocka and a fall la Anglo-French bond. Total ea.ea. par value, aggregated IVSl-O.OuO. Ct-OSfNa oTOCK QUOTATION CJortnf SaT.. ITlah. Tw. Md Aaaka Gold.... :- :i t, sj ; ton ma, "'. S3"0 71', ait, 8 1 ai T , aa d.P-o PH: a.i o in not, l.anrt 111-4 lilt, 7" Ilk "a l?- Slav, 14 too 17 ftjt, 1.1'V) lOttj I'M lltx-o nr.t, iitv, l.buO aVlV 3'a ;..-rha.mart. . Am ll'ol tinr. in Amer'r.a Can.. American loco. ,4 v Am fn At Rafff. P7l lint, do pfd Am fug Ref r . . . 1I4 1.4 S Am Tel a Tel.. Ame1ca Tobc Ana 'ona Cop.. Alrhleoa IOO Itadwla IOC.. 111 Pit, Ta I A Ohio. . . . Xath'.hem 8t-l rir Rp Trenail. t" 4 :7v iti it 4 a :tH 2 'ii" 5-'a Cal'f Peim;.... V- 3.4'vt 1.4V0 ' V.ioo" '"ii aoa l.l- 3.700 "Vjo 10V 4" 4- O Ho 1.4-J '"i-i .4--w ana 1.5- - -o 1.0-- 40 0.100 Canadaa Pee... Cant leather... O.e OMo.... CM C.-a w.at .. Cht !t a ft P. Chi N W C H I A P Br.. 171t, 4W o-r-a Its 11 11 HI TiH 7 4f, l-"- 4', 17 a. 'iis 4V 111 11 !4 117S S MS Its 4 J C r. o Copriar. ro o F A l-a a.- v at 11 H ".-is ?S 17'S l.- 4" 7- "tH's" 41 'a 110 a 11 auj Hit: 1 .; IV. 101 71 11PH llt, 1 47 ."' 1,4 :t MS 1S 37. I'V, ST 3MJ 117 t 'id' l!'a 7S 14 ?; i? rH f.JS Cruc''e Pleo' n A R O pfd. pji b-cur.l eo 4H -1-S T. (a K'--tric 1 T u Grt North pH Or Nor Ore ctfa - - riarc-nh.tro It. 7 14 71 'i r:!4 C'rlra. Itt Cone Corp. . !tep'rtioa Cop. 44 tnl Hare. IC J lin K C (in'iara. (Alt eo tf UMta Valley i ou.a a) aah . S'.ik.i f.trol iir Pi r.e-nl C ti .KIT HI ia M,.-Bf) Pee.. Net'l nlacult 11 4 Nat'! Lea-I Netade Cop.... !..'- I1i I'M 74 S irH IMS i'l sat, I'd Vf-5 li s ?:S 111 "aTH 71, 4 " 7a v -.-. lavs N T Car'tal. .. I ; i"j 74 114 V T. N r A R.. w Nor at w-it .... 5 va Sort, P.-'fle... 5 111 racif: Mai'. ... a Pac Tel a Tl.. 3 l"t pannavlvaala .. IS-- JOT, 41S -M Pall Tal Car. ... a Rar Cona Can.. " '- :H , JftOt 7? 14 S "a. 911 II? ?H MS l"1 V Ti l?n 7 U Kaj:nf S vw Hap Ir Pteal.. II '" a'h Pac'fc... acuthem Ry.... 31 -0 ata1baker Ca.. . t--o --.-... Cia.. 7"4 t., Cerrpeay. 3.7 fn'oo facif.c... 7.1 o prt C '-et Ill ?"- a pfd " r-ak Coprer.... I rvj tt-e.t.m I'aloa. ar! tvHi.nr r-.ct.. i;--t Moatai. Powar. r.aa-fal Mtr,. Wa.t B pf 1 . 1 7no I-.t-Vertae pfd. 37 7" 3S Total aale tar tha day. 177.000 at area. BONDS. p rf 73a rg.. ptnjxorthem pad 4 K r-f la coup. P da I r.n S aa reg tut --ac Tei at T4 aa.l'' H le coupoa..!"! 'I'.nn con 4a li'S-i p 4a r.e 1-aS So.itk Pac raf 4a aoi, r ii curia. .no I do ev i ina Am ftmelta .. 1HS Vnlo Par 4... :, trh.-oa gen 4. t do cv 4 pit. r r o rr h;c S Steel 3a. ...104 X C gB IS tit ntecke a 9nVOS. Dec. 10. rloeing quotation- Allooet II ;North Hut to HO m i. I, la. ' -I r-na .Ariauu Cnaa ... a.wavvota ........ aJ OaJumet a Art,. Qulnry S3 Cal A Hacla....S?" ishaanon TH Cm utcnntal ..... 14 atupartor 1 Top Itre Coo... t5' ,Sut A Hoa Mia.. - f.mt Hutto Cop It Tamarack -. 471, Kranklia 1U S bra, R k U. 44 raoby Con . .. T5 . do pfd 4SH I. la Rot (Cop). ZS'rtali Con US Kerr laka 4 S , Winona 14 taka Copper.... l'HiWoleertna SH Mo.lawk b-1 IHutta at Sup.... "ua NIplaalnaT Mlnea. T' Moaey, Rxrbaa-a. Eta. Vf-W YORK. Dec 10. Mercantile paper. If 3 44 par cant. bterlln eo-day Ml'a. 14 45710; demand. $1 t;io: rablea. 14.721'S. Bar allvar. Se. Mexican doilara. 4lc GoTernmanl bonda, tieary; railroad ronda, haa try. Time loana Firm; M (3 ara. 2S par cent; P0 dare, st,0 34 per cant; an montha, 3 ft i per cant. Can money Eaalar: hlab, 3 per cent; loar. 1H per cent: ruling rate. 1 par cant; laet loan. 3 par cant; oloalng. bid 1 per cent, offered at 3 per cent. PAST FRANCISCO. Deo. 1. Pterllna 0 daya, 4.St 1 demand, 4.73-i: cable. 14.73. Mexican dollar. 41a Draft. Sit hi. le; telegraph. 8c. LOVDOV. Dee. 10. Bar allvar, 38 fid par tronca Money. 4 04 4 per cant, Dlecount ratea Short bill, and three month. j4Q13-lft per cant. tarke Eaay at Laadott. lfivnov Dec 10. American cnrltt-al on tha etock market wara aaay today and lha cloalng are, dull. RUN OF HOGS IS HEAVY TIARKKT STEADT AT NORTH PORT. Ll.tD YARDS. Tap Crada Is Mo-d at 99 Beat Sfcera Brtag; 97.13 Shop Trade Qntrt. There waa a bl run af nearly 1700 head of hosa and alao liberal receipt of cattl at tha dockyard yeeterday. The market aa fairly active and on a steady bkal. A load of choice otaera aaa eold at I7.1S. th oraaaat top local Quotation. ovral mall tot of butcher cattle were cold at pre vailing prices. Pour load of light nog war aoia at 4 and boavy wln moved at tha cuatomary differential. Tha alr.gle tranaactlon In lha ahephouao Indicated uschantved condltlos In that clvleioa of the market. Receipt were .78 cattie. SbM hog and 49 aheap. Shippers were: with cattl Cobb a Eaton. Eugene. 2 care; K. Wo'id. aMlvenon, 1 car. With bogo Farmers' Society of Lquny, Nantpa, 3 cars; aama, Letak, I car; J. . rmltu. Nawberg. 1 car; P. Koplaad. Pialn vtew, 1 car; J. M. Mlahier. Wood born. 1 car; . Rott. Mllwaukle. aa head, driven In; L. U Miller. Caidae'.L, 3 care; aama. Men- dan, 3 care; Grover tiro.. Now Plymouth. 2 car: W. II. Koea. parma. 4 cars; U. s. t aa- dock, btniLh', 1'crry. 1 car; 11. il. Fre:on. taer. a cars; Tim i-yaeton. ttaittr, 1 car. With mixed loaue u. v. tieniry. Mcpn. rar cattle and hoga: C. M. llcneulct. II date. 1 car rattle and hog: Frank Wan Mt. Angel. 1 car cattle anl sheep; C. K. Iicke. Mollala. 3 car catti. hog and hep J. '. Fowler sherar. 1 car ran. aad hog J. O. Bowker. Payette. 3 car. cattl hoga: sol LUckaraoa. WaUer, 3 car cattle aad hoa a. The uay a!ca were as follow: V t Price-1 1 heifer ... 4.) 4 3 he Wt Price. 7i: .vmi 740 4 J'i ltns 6 7.-, lul 0.b5 S.10 4 ..". 17- S 00 1."i0 6.00 I'XI a '" 3V Ti.) 34.1 S 6-1 14J 1 .00 310 Si') 13 5 HI 113 .' 1'iMl eOO VJ') .UI 1 let 6 00 10 I.W . 75 T.;3 eifer 6 ate.r 17 :eer 4 but. lot 4 1 helf.-r .1370 7 ! 3 heifer . 64 r 2..VJ.1.-. h iita . .li'70 i.o. ; 3 hoa . 1 Cow 1 hetfer ... '- 5--lhoca 3 coo .... PI. I 31 hoga 1 tg ,...llw I W M b.ia & ate. r ...14 6.1'i, 1 hog I ateer ,...l-"-' sr,k : hom Sateer ... kt ft.75; 1 bog 3 ate.r ... P70 B.7A' 1 hog , 3e-.eere ... 7 M 6 i S4 hoga Sateeta ... J S.o 74 bona 4 ateare ... 7"0 SO hn hoga 4 mixed .. 712 4 0" SJ ho.- 1 cow IfM 4 Vrt -7 hog Scow ...1147 5 7."i ...', h.ica I ateera ...Ml 4i lamb It .t.r. . ..11.', 7 S7i Th rang if pri-e at tha local yard for th. various claaaee of llvealock lollow: 1 -.1 1 - r..i .i..r. 17 00 it Tl Good at.cre liSJIW Medium ateera ... tjaijp rkBl. nwa ............. o '-' . U 5 r .... wl eo w . .... ........ o I" o a V..lnn ai . 4-"5'- Welfare - S none 00 Pyl, 3O0116.U0 Staca . 4 &ue . Hog l.leht . Heavy , C RM 00 4 M9- M Sheep- Wethara 4 TK 30 4 00 U 6 Ol r. Lambs 1.00 7.1 Omaha IJveatoek Market. nu 1 11 1 llec 10 floe Keclnt. 13. ann in..r Keavv. It l0u4u: llsht. 14 1 tin; nigs. 15 2S92j; bulk of sales. 10.20 a. N lit. rattle Recelnta. 1100. ateadr. Native ateera. oo-i.3': cow, and helfent. J.7st w.t.m altera. a."'ij teaaa eieer., 73fia.7S: Blockers and feeders. fl.2S & 7 7K tieep Receipt. IV). rtrady. Yearling, rto7; weihcr. Jj.m.o.:-; ismos. ..- 9 8 b. Chicago IJvestarlt Market. CHICAGO. Dec. 10 Receipt. B0.CO0. mod erat.lv active: most.y 20c under veateroay- av.raga Bu'k. Illh;6o0: light. !S.T.1 mixed. Io0u '; heavy. l70J.ia rnu.h lrtr)rt3"; Dice. H 1SS3 iS Cattl Receipt. iOO, firm. Native oe.t ete.ra 1606 10.50: Weat-rn ateera, hid friso: cow and heifer. 12.609 8..0; calves, d.S0 lO.Ii. Sheep lteceipt et.pv. rirm. natnara, 10a73; lamb. 7'.'399. Cottoa Market. NEW YORK. Dec IO Spot cotton, steady. Middling uplands. 12.30c; sales, none. Dalttth Lineetrd Market. rrLtTH. Pec. 10. Linseed Cash. Ii 02S 9 3.03; December. 12.01; May. 3.06Ss Pried Frnlt al Near Tork. VETV YORK. Dec. 10. Evaporated ap ple, dull. Prune akaady. tvacaea firm. COW TESTING CLUB IS PLAN Lewis County Owners of Pure-Bred Slock Alao Plan Organization. CTIEH AL.IS. Wuh.. Pec. 10. (Spe claL) Tomorrow a meetintr of dairy men will ba held at tha Citizens' clubroorna with tha purposa of per- fectlnr a cow-testlnK orpfanlzation. George J. Nlst. H. W. A. Tramm and Nathan Hamilton, a committee from the recent farmers' extension school, has been actively soliciting support for the project the past week. Following; the organization of the cow-testing association. Lewis County owners of purebred stock will organ ise a Lewis County purebred stock association. RAILROADS PLAN ATTACK Establishment of Tax Ratios In Counties Not Satisfactory. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) Institution of tax aults by the principal railroads operating In Wash ington, soon after th first of tha yaar. Hacking the county ratio established by the State Board of Equalization. waa Indicated as likely by the state maul hera of Judge F. V. Brown, chief cotinael for ths Great Northern. There la no Intention, however. Judge Brown pay, to attack the Valuations f ths railroad themselves, as estab lished by the Tax Commission and Equalization Board. It run nipt ion of I.oad Work Asked. CENTRAJJA. Wash, Dec 10. (Sds- la.) A resolution has been adopted by the Lewi County Commissioners ailing upon Speaker a. JIcK.ee to com pleta tbelr contracts of pavlne a mils or road near loiaao and cravellna; a mils or ins jaexson prairie road, the contractors apparently having; aban doned tbelr work without placing; It In shape for acceptance by tha county. The Toledo Job should have been com leted in August and the prairie work October IS. Ths former contract pro vide for a forfeiture of 125 a day and the latter 129 a das. WHEAT HAS SETBACK Lack of Export Sales Weakens Chicago Market. PEACE TALK IS FACTOR Bearish Statistics From Australia and Argentina Offset by Fresh Advances in Ocean-Carrying Rates Coarse Grains Lower. CHICAGO. Dec. 10. What value under went a material setback today, a a remit of peace talk. The market closed weak 7io to IVic at H net lower, with Decem ber at II. 13S and May at ll.uei.14S. U ....... . . A. t a.' T.' r- 1 1. 1 f .nit Ioata ltlHc. Provlalona finished un changed to S74o down. , At first the opinion of a majority of I wheat trader did not appear to bo greatly influenced by dlspatchee touchlne; the out look for a possible stoppage of the war. In the afternoon, however, the virtual absence of export sales appeared to give more posi tive emphasis to the chance that some oeaa wv was being made toward bringing hostll ttie to an end. For the rest of the day the market tended heavily downgrade. Talk of huge unnlle In Argentina an Australia was more or less offset by word of fresh advances In vessel ratea. Uftln to 7& a bushel the cost of ocean transport from Buenos Avne a to Liverpool. Corn, although stronger early owing to predicted bad weather, eased on ema wheat. The market was bearishly Influ anrrd alao bv enlarged recelDts. tjloarwu of autstern demand weakened oat. Lower price for hoc and grain carried down proviaiona. ine selling was or scattered sort. Leading future ranged a follows: WHEAT. Open. ...11.14 ... 1.14 High. Tw. Close Pee. My 11.15 $1.1: ill:. Lla 1.11 Lit CORN". Dec May ... .7-?a .414 .t-i .Mt ... .71S .71: .70a .70 OATS. Dec. May ... .41H .4:H .0T4 .'Tk ... .4.. .iZ .43 MESS PORK. ...1I.2S l.:i 17.19 1710 ...11.42 19.4a 17.14 17.13 LARD. ... .9 S .KS IBS ... I.0 111 1.13 1.13 SHORT RIBS. ... 1.77 . 140 t.40 ...10.02 10.05 1.10 lit Jan. My Jan. May a Jan. May cash price were: Wheat No. 2 red. !l.012m: No. red. 11.12; No. 3 hard, nominal; 7V0. 3 hard, II. OSS tl 110. Coru No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yel low, new. 47 SO 4 He; No. 4 white, nominal. etse-ASC Oata No. 3 white, 40w41?4c; atandard t7 sou '.a Hy No. !. S.-.3S5SC Parley S2 7;e. Timothy 11 tr . Clover 10t 17.50. moatly 314.60 917.50. primary receipt Wheat. 2.G37.00O va. 1.404.OOO buehela: corn, 1.029.OOO va 1. 410.000 ouane.s; oata, s . a,ouo V. ,44.000 bushel. Shipments Wheat. l.Sis.OOO va. 112.000 Duaite.a: corn, 3f 3 pon va. I79.O0O bushel oata, 631.000 v. 470.000 buahela. Clearance Wheat, 1.7O7.00O bushel; corn, none; oata, ji,uuo ouanela; riour, 7111 bar. ri, Foreign Grain Markets. uttnruou Dc 10. Lash wheat, un changed to Hd lower. Corn, unchanged to kd mgner. uats, unensngeu. BUENOS AYRES. Dec. 10. Wheat, un changed. Corn, unchanged to M higher. Mlnnrapolla Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 10. Wheat Dec. ll.oiV: May. I1.0IS; No. 1 hard, 11.11 ; No. 1 northern. II. 08 V (1 1.01 : No. s north ern. 11.04 i, 4) 1.0. Barley, SS5c Flax. Ii.li w 1.11. Eastern Canb Grain Markets. OMAHA. Dec 10. Wheat, lo to 2c lowar. corn. je to lc lower. Oats, unchanged. ST. LOUIS. Dec 10 Cash wheat, u changed. Corn, Vie to lc lower. CHICAGO. Dec. 10. Cash wheat, lo low- er. corn and oats, ite lower. Partem Grain Future a Market. Wheat Dec. May. Kansas city 11.04-, 1.0SH t. Louis.. 1.11 1.144 1.05V 1.0SH Winnipeg 1.03 1.07Ht Dululh ... Hid. tAaked. Grain at Saa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 10. Spot Quota tions Walla, ll.tlS01.S7M; red Rus'lan, Il.ti3-jr l.U: Turkey red. 11.67 H lyl.72 S : bluestem, ll.72SWl.T5: feed barley. 31.30: white out. 1.:3 1.374 : hran, 132922.50; middlings. lIOfJMO: short. 23tt3.50. Call board Harley: December. I1JT.2H asked: May, ll.MS bid, I1.11H asked. Paget Sound Gram Mark eta. SEATTLE. Dec. 10. Wheat Bluestem. I've; Turkey red, JSHc; forty-fold. Ite: club, 97c; fife. 90c; red Russian, 69c: barley. 174.50 per ton. Yesterday's car receipt Wheat, 23; oata. 1; barley, 3; bay, 12; flour, IL TACOMA. Dec 10. Wheat Bluetem. 9c; fortyfold 94c: club, 93c: red fife, 92c Car receipts Wheat. 21: barley. 1; hay. a. CANNERY HAS GOOD SEASON New Plant at Chehalis Is Closing "Cp First Year's Run. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Dec 10. (Spe cial.) The Lewis County Canning As sociation which operated Its fruit and vegetable cannery in Chehalis its first season the past Summer, has practi cally closed its work. A further sup ply of sauer kraut will be packed a little later. The management is laying plans for materially increasing the output of the plant next year. Ths local cannery had a very good season, considering- Its being a new industry, securing a pack of several carloada of fruit and vegetables. Next year It Is believed the output of ever preen blackberries will be greatly In creased, as the arrangements for gath ering ths crop will be perfected early enough to secure a much larger volume of the wild berries which grow so abundantly within a few miles of Che halis. COAL MEN TO BE ASSESSED About $73,000 for Ravensdale Acci dent Will Be Collected. SEATTLE. Wash, Dec 10. (Special.) That the coal mines of the State of Washington will have to pay a little mora than 1 per cent of ths amount of their combined annual payroll to liqul. ate the damages incurred in tho re cent mining accident at Ravensdale was etermined this afternoon at a conrer- nce between the Washington coal oper- tors and ths members of the Industrial Insurance Commission, held in the Lyon building. Tha Commission win have to pay Insurance to the amount of about 175.- 000 to the dependents of tha miners who were killed, snd this amount will e collected from the 70 coal operators in ths state, based on the number of men employed. The combined payroll of the state last year aggregated more than 15.000.000. Lew is Road Supervisor Elected. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Dec. 10. (Spe- laL) Ths Lewis County Commissslon- ers have been notified of the follow ing elections of road supervisors: L N. Bagshaw, Pe Ell; Henry Lyness. Bolitfort; George W. Onn, Dryad; H. H. Christian. District 26. and J. W. Hum mel, District 25. Other elections will be held during; the next few- days. The Commissioner will make their ap pointments in January. EVERETT GETS LOW RATE State Commission Decides Power Company Earns Too Much. OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec 10. (Special.) Striking- reductions in Everett power rates were ordered yesterday by the Public Service Commission, upon a showing; that this branch of the opera tions of the Puget Sound International Railway & Power Company is making a net profit of 15.8 per cent. The company's petition to have its traction losses considered as an offset is denied. Tho new rates ordered by the Com mission are 7.7 for the first 20 hours. 5.5 for the next 20 hours and 3.3 for all above 40 hours, with 10 per cent discount. ASTORIA GETS VEHICLE TAX Ordinance Providing; Licenses of $1 to $6 Is Effective January 1. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 10. (Special.) An ordinance passed by the City Coun cil last evening, approved by the Mayor today and becoming effective on Janu ary 1, places an annual license of from II to $6 on vehicles of all kinds, wheth er used for pleasure or business. The new ordinance is to replace one that the Circuit Court recently declared unconstitutional. PERSONAL MENTION. W. C. Knighton, of Salem, is at the Seward. C J. Bright, of The Dalles, is at the be ward. II. M. Comadt, of Eugene, is at the toward. W. A. Barr, of Corvallis, is at the Oregon. F. D. Watts, of Weston, is at the Oregon. R. TL Myers, of Ths Dalles, is at the Perkins. J. B. Hitmore. of Astoria, is at the Imperial. W. T. Raleigh, of Sheridan, is at the Imperial. H. P, Bleecker, of Spokane, is at the Portland. F. W. Vaille, of Seattle, is at the Portland. G. AI. Hawley, of Eugene, is at the Cornelius. J. R. Veitch, of Seattle, Is at the Multnomah. W. L. Ray, of Myrtle Point, is at the Multnomah. G. W. Kummer, of Damascus, is at tho Perkins. SI. E. Murray, of San Francisco, is at the Nortonia. Charles Rhodes, of Wilkesboro, is at tho Cornelius. J. B. Smith, of Salem, is registered at the Cornelius. H. W. Jones, of Amity, Is registered at the Oregon. U. J. Kirk, of St. Paul, is registered at the Perkins. Joseph Hecbt, of Seattle, Is registered at the Nortonia. Frank Burkholder, of Coquille, is at the Multnomah. Dr. and Mrs. H. C Epley, of Salem, are at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. W. Pollak, of Albany, are at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. W. Service, of Silverton, ara at the Imperial. M. V. Ottoway, of Silverton, is regis tered at the Perkins. Mr. snd Mrs. A. W. Spencer, of Salem, are at the Cornelius. R. W. Clarke, of Grants Pass, is reg istered at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cbase are at the Xortonia from Eugene. V. R. Dennis, of McMinnville, is reg istered at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Watzek, of Wanna, are at the Portland. Mrs. W. E. Tallant and Miss Tallant, of Astoria, are at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Kennedy, of Black- foot, Idaho, are registered at the Nor tonla. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Dec. 10. Maximum temper ature, 42 degrees; minimum, 33 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M., 10.O feet; change in last 24 hours, u.o 1001 tail. lottti raima-n (5 P. M. to 6 P. M. ). 0.14 Inch: total rain fall since S'eutember 1. 1915. 17.62 Inches normal rainfall since September 1. 14.40 inches; excess ot rainfall since September 1, 1U15, 8.22 inches. Totnl sunshine Decem ber lo, none; possible sunshine, 6 hours. 42 minutes. Barometer (reduced. 10 sea-teve.j at fi P. M., 29.71 inches. THE WEATHER. sc J Wind - 52 '. a C 10- o 0 3 e.8) n rt IT Jo t 2 I ? : i State of Weather STATIONS Baker Boise S2:0. 00110 SE ISnow 8s 0.0C!14 SE ICloudy 0.00'lS NW Clear Boston algary ....... 20,0.00 . . ,ciear Chicago SO 0.00 20 E Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Rain Clear Clear Cloudy Denver 42,0.00 . .;nb S4'0.04li4 E 24,O.IX 12 E 64 0.02 14 SW 70 0.0 12S W B4 0.00I. . jS tiO 0.00 . J.N'E 40.00 16.E C.4 0.00:. .'SW 50 0.34 . .I-SW 440.00!. .!sw 2S 0. 00 12 E 20 0.00 20 XW 65 0.00 12!. E Des Moines Duluth Eureka alveston . . . . . Helena Jacksonville Kansas City Cloudy Los Angeles.... Marshfield Med ford Minneapolis Montreal Pt. cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy ew Orleans.... Cloudy New Yorlc 30O.00 40,NW'Clear North Head . . North Yakima . phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg cacramento .... St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco.. Seattle Spokane ....... Tacoma e.toosh Island. Walla Waila... Washington .... Winnipeg 42 0.16 24 E Cloudy 0.00;. . NWISnovt- 7'J'O.OO' IV lear 84O.0O...SE 42 0.141. .!E 30.0.081. .fS 82 0.00 . .1SE 42 0.02 20'E Cloudy Rain Rain Cloudy Rain Cloudy 50 0.00110 NW 68 0.00 . .'S 44O.0218 SE 84'0.00!..NE 42 0.04'. .:se 42 0.3:E sr, 0.00'. . sw Cloudy Haln Cloudy Rain Rain cloudy S6 0.00'. .INWI Clear 2S;0.14I18S Snow WEATHEP. CONDITIONS, a i ,, v.. .r. nf modarata energy Is ap proaching Vancouver Island and warnings r ..m. were ordered at all coast seaports of thl district nd on Washington. Sound at 1135 A M The warnings were exieuueu Include the remainder of this district at 6:30 P M The highest wind reported this even ing is 48 miles, esst. at Tatoosh Island. Rain has fallen In Western Oregon and Western Washington ana wuen ....i.u..u o,l. a result of tnis storm. Anomer , i . ....... i ..n'ril nver the lower MIS slsa'ippl Valley and it fias caused rain In the lower Mirsisalppl ana ixtwrr jii.aoun .- levs. Enow lias occurred in Wyoming, eii ern South Dakota, the upper Ohio Valley Z-a i- -ri,.n of the Lakes Region. It Is much colder along the cast slope of the Rocky Mountains. ZAtnt,. ara favorable for rain Satur day In Western Oregon and Western Wash ington and for rain or now elsewhere in this district. A strong southerly gal will prevail along the coast and sfrong southerly winds will prevail In the Interior of Oregon and Washington. FOUEUAUia: Portland ani vicinity Rain, warmer; strong outher!y winds. Oregon rtatn we... i.jra i - . Uon. warmer north ana east portions : strong soutberlv ainus Interior; strong soutneny gale along the coast. Washington Rain west, rain or snow east ,A.,inn. mv.rmer east rtortion : strontr south. erly wind Interior; strong southerly gale along th coast. Idaho Rain or snow, warmer, increasing southeasterly wind. EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecatr. Mrs. 17. C. Cooper Dies at Cornelias. CORXELITJS. Or., Dec 10. (Special.) Mrs. I C. Cooper, wife of a prom inent farmer living; two miles south of hers, died at the family home last Monday after a linirerin; illness. Mar tha Uttarbacl. was born at Shelby- FACTS The economic problem of today is not so much a problem of production as it is a problem of distri bution. In the process of distribution the road is the first link and that if it is in bad condition it is operating with the lowest efficiency. This fact be came apparent in Multno ma County, and to over come this defect it was wisely decided to hard surface almost all of tha highways with that Peer of Pavements. BITULITHIC Warren Brothers Co., Journal Building. WILL BUY 10.000 shares Alaska Petroleum & Coal at 6 cents. 10 shares Pacific States Fire. 10 Coin Mfg. Co. THOMAS P. BROWN SOW IVashlnc-ton Hldpr. ville. III.. October 20. 1S30. In 186S she was married to Luther C. Cooper and to them five children were born. The husband and the following children survive her: May, Joseph, Charlie and Wesley. Mayor Meinig Is Re-elected. SANDY. Or., Dec. 10. (Special.) Paul R. Meinlgr was re-elected Mayor of this place at the regular election held early in the week. The other offi cers elected were: B E. Beckwlth, Recorder; W. V. Rodtrers. Treasurer; L. E. Hoffman, A. Bauer and Fred L. Proctor, Councilmen. Read The Oregonlan's classified ads. TatAVLLEBS GCIDB. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Change En Route) Trie Big, Clean. 4 omforfable. Elegantly Appointed, Seagoing S. S. BEAR Sails From Alnsworth Dock 3 P. M.. December 12. I0O Golden Miles on Columbia River. All Ita tea Include berths and Meala. Table and Service Unexcelled. The San Francisco Portland S. S. Co.. Third and Washington Street with O.-W. K. A N. Co.! Tel. Broad way 454)0, A-6121. .Twin xpslaees- of tha Y.ctfic'f taai-IlLIJ.njJ7;iiiCEISBI.i "NORTliLlSN PACIFIC" "taKfclA'l NOBXUtltN" SAN FRANCISCO HONOLULU "aSi-rtheru Pacific" for a FraUiclCit DtC 2, 7, 11. 10, 21, 20, 30. Stenie. express i caved u A ii. Uuach. on bori -fchli- , arrive aaa iY.acic. 3:3 P. M. nest day. Great Nort hern from San Frfinrlse W Honolulu. Dec. 10, Jan. tS, Feb. 14s i.t.iu.1 tut lin. 61 11 A-N iJ r l A Kit, Phones Broadway A 6571. Tickets alao at 3d and Morrison, ii0 3d feu. 34H Wasbinstoa at- FRENCH LINE Ctin,)ugni ere rale Trnnatlaut-quo I'OSTAL bEKVltE. Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ESPAGNE Dec. 18,3 P.M. LA TOURAINE Dec. 25, 3 P.M. ROCHAMBEAU Jan. 1, 3 P.M. LAFAYETTE . . . Jan. 8, 3 P.M. L'OH INFORMATION APPLS f .a.- w I ...... .it kiI. .1 X It t h.pltnn 255 Mnrrihon at.; K. K. (turriaon, C 11, & bl. Paul Ky.: Horsey B. Smith, ll 3d St.; E. V. Bitird. 100 3d at.; II. Dickson. 348 TV ash iugton t.; North Bank Koad. Mb and stark sts.: t. e .uerarianu. au ana v usuiuittoe sis.; K B. Dully. J. 4 3d St.. Portland. ers9 Bsa less vsn XOKI1I PACIFIC MtAUsUIP CO. San Francisco SANTA BARBARA. LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO. S. S. ROANOKE Sails Wednesday, Dec, 13, 6 P. M. COOS BAY EUREKA AND SAN 1TKANCISCO S. S. KILBURN Sails Satnrday, Dec. 11, S r. M. Ticket Office 1S2 A Third St. Phones Main 1314. A 1314. Baa tSES HSS VSBM B3Sa Bil 0-W. R. & N. CO. STKA.MKR SERVICE. Steamer Uarveat u e e a leaves 8 P. M. daily except Saturday for Astoria and way points. Returning, leaves Astoria I A. M- daily except Sunday. Tickets and reservations at O-WV R. ok N. (Union Pacific System) City Ticket Office. Washington at Third, before 6:30 P. AI.; after that hour at Ash-street dock. Phones. Broadway 4500. A 6121. erhi. ...-.nine- Dec. 11. San Francisco. portlnnd 4 Lo Angeles Steamship Co.. Frank Boliam, "t. 121 ihird Cst. A 1596 Main 26. AUSTRALIA Honolulu, Suva, New Zealand THE PALATIAL PAsSENGEK STEA.MERM R.M.S "NIAGARA" B.M.S. "MAKVR.V 120,000 tons Qis.l (13.000 ton dls I Sail from VANCOUVErt, B. C, Dec. 23. Jan. 11), Feb. 16. Apply Canadian Pacific KallH-uy. 59 Third M.. I'ortlaitii, Or., or to tlie Canadian Atiatrulian Koyal Mail Line, 140 Seymour Street. Vancouver, B. C. Daily BoattoThe Dalles Str. DAafl-ES CITY and STKAGEU Leave l'ortland Uuily. 1 A- M., except Friday. Leave The Dalles fjaily. ? A. M.. except Saturday. ALDKK-ST. IM(K. l'OKTLAND. I'hone Main Ml 6. 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