Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 22, 1914, Image 17

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIATf, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1914. 17 WHEAT GOES HIGHER Sales Are Made at 21-2-Cent Advance on Exchange. OFFERINGS ARE LIMITED iBuying of Barley and Oats ffor-Ex-port to Europe Continues at Improving Prices Flow Market Is Firm. Wheat went higher yesterday in the local nd country markets. At the Merchants Exchange prices advanced 2 cents on ic tual sales and bid prices were higher all through the list. Sellers were strong and would let go of but little. Five thousand bushels of February club sold at S1.28M. a gain or !M cents over Saturday, and there was a similar advance in February red Russian, which brought $1.22 on a SOOO-bushel sale. Bids for prompt delivery were raised 1 to Hi cents over last week and futures were even stronger, with advances of 1H to 2 4 cents. 1'or January bluestem $1.25 was bid, and for the February delivery $1.28. Asked prices in each instance were 3 cents more than was offered. There was a report on the market that two cargoes of bluestem were sold to go to Cape Town. Grain men no longer deny that the barley and oats buying is for export to Europe. Feed barley, for quick delivery, was 75 cents higher on bid, and oats for spot, Jan uary and February delivery were wanted at a quarter over Saturday's prices. Flour is very firm, but still the local mar ket for patents does not advance. Some of the mills have raised their prices 20 cents a barrel, but the leading mill holds at the old price. The Puset Sound market Is reported to be higher. Mill feed was raised SI a ton by local handlers yesterday. Bran is now quoted at S2826.S0 and shorts at S28 28.50. Boiled .barley Is higher at S2829. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday '. 65 5 8 8 0 Tear ago 152 7 11 8 10 Reason to date 11026 1061 1B58 1282 1070 Year ago 107B5 1543 1878 1104 1580 WHEAT EXPORTS BREAK ALL RECORDS Over 12,000,000 Bushels Shipped From United States and Canada In Week, The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer chants' Exchange show the following changes in the visible supply: Bushels. Decrease. 75.112.O00 1.134.000 rec. 21, 1014. .. . lec. 22, 1913 lec. 23, 1012 Dec. '., 1011 Het.: 7. lillO. .. . Dec. L'7. 10W.... l.ec. IOuS. . . . lec. 30, llll7. . . . Iee. 31, 1006 Jan. 3, 1!)05 2,30!.0OO 1,427,000 . ...tn,aij.jiu S4,wu 71.60S.0OO 70.000 . . . .43. 920. OOO 85.000 . . . .7,3.XH) 51. 670.000 46,001.000 44.727.OUO . ...40,619.000 357.000 353.000 1.342,000 Sill, 000 901,000 Increase, Wheat shipments, flour included, from the - united States and Canada compare as fol lows: Bushels. This week 12,415,000 Last week - 8.853,000 Lust year- 6,004,000 Total shiDments from the United States and Canada for the cereal year to date have boen 190.540,000 bushels. World's shipments last season ud to this date were( Bushels. United States and Canada 145.474,000 Areentina .' 11.835.000 Australia 14,074.000 Danube 23,724,000 Kussla 84.372.000 India 4.782.000 Total 305.161.000 Foreign crop conditions are summarized by Broomhall as follows: United Kingdom Heavy rain is delaying seeding for the new crop. . Wheat already planted looks well. Offers of native wheat ore lighter. Frauce Weather more favorable and wheat already seeded shows a strong plant. The urea will bo greatly reduced. Stocks are fair and native offers generally small. l'riccs remain firm. Germany Weather is mild everywhere and the outlook for the new crop on the whole is reported aa being satisfactory. Roumania Wheat has made a favorable start on a normal acreage. Offers are small and stocks likewise of wheat. llunpary Weather against .crop. Acreage xOanted is small. Prices ore very high. Italy Weather is generally favorable on an Increased acreage. Market is very firm and purchases of foreign continues on a large scale. Algeria Unfavorable weather has mill tated against planting of wheat and there fore the acreage will be small. India Weather and crop prospects con tinue generally favorable. Wheat is not being offered and priced are high. Argentina Latest advices are of unfa vorablo weather. New wheat is being sparingly offered as. holders believe In ulti mately higher prices. ALL COAST HOP MARKETS QUIET Daring Buvinc Not Expected to Revive Remainder of Month. Hon trading auieted down at all points on the Coast yesterday. There Is little or no demand in this state and dealers do not expect business to revive before the first of the month. The New "york market is inactive, ac cording to the Waterville Hop Reporter, which says: "We learn of no sales here or in the ad Joining towns and little change in the pres ent situation Is looked for until after the holidays. Offers at lower rates have been made, but growers have turned them down. The opinion is quite general that the bulk of the growers, having waited thus far to dispose of their crops, will see the thing through." The Chicago Brewers' Bulletin says: "The demand from brewers is next to - nothing for the time being. Dealers figure that the advance In the Coast markets may have the effect of stimulating the demand on the part of those brewers who have not yet bought their full requirements. How ever, there is a disposition among brewers to put off purchasing until after the first of the year." Consul George Nicolas, at St. Gall, writes of the Swiss hop supply: "Switzerland obtains its supply of bops from Austria. Bavaria, Wurttemberg and Baden. As communication with these sec tions has not been interfered with by the war. and as the crops were gathered with out disturbance and in good -condition, noth. ine prevents the Swiss breweries this year from obtaining their normal stocks and at normal nrlces. The breweries of the St. Qall district are not large concerns, and would scarcely consider over-sea importations ex cept in an emergency. "One of the effects of the European con flict haB been to reduce the consumption of beer in Switzerland as well as in the coun tries at war. and there will naturally be a proportionate falling off in the consumption of hops.'" APPLES SELLING BETTER IN ENGLAND Stronger Demand for Box Fruit Reported at Advancing; Prices. Conditions in the British . apple markets are reported by W. Dennis & Sons, of Lon don, as follows: "The market on boxed apples is showing a great improvement, and we expect good Oregon Newtowna with soma color womo make up to 9s per box for the hest counts Callfornlan Newtowns are also a much bet ter trade, for which we can now make 7 per box for both 4 and 4 -tier fruit. These prices we expect will be maintained unless supplies come in much larger quantities than we anticipate during the next fe 1 weeks. "Some Oregon Kewtowns met with keen competition at Liverpool, and sales were ef fected at from 6s 9d to 9s 6d, whilst the best counts of a car of extra fancy stock made 10a California Nswtowca realized e 6d. 6s Bd for 4 tiers, and 6s per box for 4tt tiers. Washington Newtowna. large apples. sold at 0s per box, meeting with a good de mand at this price. WINTER WHEAT ACREAGE INCREASED Ares Sown in Oregon This Year is Enlarged 61,000 Acres. The Oregon crop report. Issued by the Bureau of Crop Estimates, in co-operation with the Weather Bureau, gives the final estimate of acreage, production and price December 1, in the state, as follows: (Acre age and production in thousands, i. e., 000 omitted.) Produc- Price) Crons Acreage, tlon. Dec. 1 22 660 82 21 5U8 70 700 16.O04 102 i....750 15,717 75 , 304 12,740 4 , 30O 15,228 38 122 3.6U0 61 120 4,200 55 21 3311 100 20 350 75 40 4,753 60 50 6,750 58 838 1,716 9.20 825 1.7S2 0.00 Corn. 1014 . . Cora. 1013 ... Wheat. 1914 Wheat. 1913 Oais, 1914 . Oats, 1913 . . iiariey. 1914 Barley, 1913 Rye. 1914 Rye, 1913 Potatoes, 1914 Potatoes, 1913 Hay. 1914 ... Hay. 1913 ... (Quantities of hay in tons; otjher products in bushels. Frlces for hay in dollars per ton; other products, cents per busheL) ' Wheat sown this Fall in the state, 6S6.- 000 acres, compared with 635,000 acres last year. Condition, 93 per cent of normal, com pared with 10-year, average of 96. GOOD DEMAND FOR DRESSED TURKEYS Receipts Are liberal and Clean Up at Firm frlces. Receipts of dressed turkeys yesterday were ud to the expectations of most deal ers. The demand was good, both from local dealers and on shipping account, and every thing received was disposed of. Choice tur keys, for the most part, sold at 22 cents, bnt some dealers asked one and two cents over this nrlce. Dressed geese were In good supply and sold at 1516 cents. There was a good demand for live poultry. especially large hens, which brought 13 0 13 V4 cents. Springs dragged at 1112V4 cents. Dressed meats were steady, but there was not much demand for veal. The egg market was firm, and in some quarters 12 cents was asked and obtained for candled Oregon ranch. Dairy produce prices were unchanged. FRCIT AND VEGETABLE TRADE BIG Country Holiday Orders of Very Largei Volume Receipts From South. Front street had a heavy local trade yes terday In fruits and vegetables, and out-of-town shipping orders were unusually large. Amonc the receipts were two cars of cel ery, one car of sweet potatoes and a mixed car of small California vegetables. The in dications are that celery wilt be scarce be fore the Christmas trade is all supplied, as there are no other cars rolling, the cold weather in California in the latter part of last week having stopped shipments. A shipment of California rhubarb was re- eeceived and put on sale at $2.25 a box. There was a good city demand for apples of practically all grades, and prices were steady. Oranges also moved well and there was likewise a good inquiry for bananas. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as xonows: . Clearings. Balances. Portland Sl.053,533 S 74,787 Seattle ., 1,936,383 203,813 Tacoma 32s. 910 38,659 Spokane 71ot3 83,134 rORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session prompt delivery. Wheat Bid. Ask. ( 1.24 S 1.26 1.23 1.25 1.22 1.24 1.17 1.18 1.1T 29.75 80.25 26.50 27.00 26.50 27.50 24.O0 250 25.00 - 26.00 1.25 1.27 1.28 1.3 1.25 1.27 1.26 1.29 1.23 1.25 1.25 . 1.27 J. 18 1.20 1.2144 1.22 1.18 1.22 1.22 - 1.24 30.25 Dl.OO 31.00 31. SO 83.0O 34.50 26.50 27.25 27.50 28.00 26.50 27.50 24.50 25.50 Bluestem ............... Forty-fold Club Red Russian .......... Red Fife Oats No. 1 white feed Barley No. 1 feed Brewing Bran Shorts ................. Futures January bluestem rebruary bluestem ..... January forty-fold...... February forty-fold January club F ebruary - club .......... January red Russian... l- eDruary red Russian. . January red Fife r ebruary red Fife. . . . . . January oats .......... February oats ......... May oats January feed barley.... February feed barley... January brewing barley. January bran Sates 5000 bushels February club 1.2644 uuijv nusneis r- eDruary red iussian... l.a MILLFBED Spot prices: Bran. S26lfjB 26.50 per inn; snorts, ttfBy5.iu; rouea barley. FLOUR Patents. $6 per barrel; straights, S4.805.60: whole wheat, S5.S0; graham. CORN White, (36 per ton; cracked. $27 per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. S14M16: grain hay. Slow 11; alfalfa, S1213; "Valley Fruits and Vegetables Local lobbing quotations; TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, S2 W-.00 per box; Japanese, per box. 6575c lemons, S3.504.50 per box; bananas, 40 444c per pound; grapefruit, S33.75; pine apples, 7c per pound. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, hothouse. 91.001.70 dozen: eggplant. 8 a 10c pound peppers, 8(6 10c per pound: artichokes, 75 s&c per dozen; tomatoes, Sl1.25 per crate caooage, 140 per pound; beans, 1244c per pound; celery. S3&3.50 per crate; cauli flower. SI 1.25 per dozen: sprouts, 8c per pound; Head lettuce, si.752 per crate pumpkins. SI 44 c per pound; squash, 144 per pound. UKBtN FRUITS Apples. 6OcL50 Per box; casabas, S1.o5ot1.75 per crate; pears, fl(Q'l.5(j; grapes, sj.ou per barrel; cran berries, S9&Jllper barrel. POTATOES Oregon. 7385c sack; Idaho, 90cSl.lO; Yakima. o3c$l; sweet potatoes. ztw-tec per pound. onions Oregon, buying price. J1.25 f o. 0. snipping point. SACK. VEGETABLES Carrots, S1.25 per sack; beets, Jl.-i per sack; parsnips, 11.2 per sack. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. 37438c; candled, 4U(i?424ic; storage, ttiioor. POULTRY Uens, 12 44 & 13 44c; Springs. 11 W13M.C turkeys, dressed, zigi-jzc: live. 17 lbc; ducks, 1240vl5c; geese, ll&)12c. BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras. 3444 per pound in case lots; 44c more in less tnan case , lot: cubes. 30c CHEESE Oregon triplets, Jobbers' buying price, juc per suunu 1. o. o. OOCK. fortiana Young Americas, luc per pound. VEAL Fancy, 121244o per pound. PORK Block. 9 44 10o per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON - Columbia River one-pound tails, per uozen; nait -pound nata. SI. 50; one-pound flats. $2.50; Alaska pink. one-pound tans. j..uo. Honey Choice. S3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 15024c par pound Brazil nuts. 15c: filberts. 15 024c: almonds. 23 to 24c; peanuts, 6c; cocoanuts, SI. 00 per dozm; pecans, jvwvc; onesinuts, lZ4fcv 13o. BEANS Small white, 544c; large white 6.15c: Lima. 644c; pink, 444c; Mexican, 644c; bayou, . 6.35c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 1S44 03344 SUGAR Fruit and berry. 5.7S; beet. $5.55; extra C, S5.2&; powdered, in barrels. S.OO. SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton; half ground, 100s, $10.75 per ton; 60s, $11. 50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE Southern head, 644 0644c; broken. 4o. DRIED FRUITS Apples, So per pound apricots. 13 15c; peaches, 8c; prunes. Ital ians 8$9c; raisins, loose Muscatels. 8c; un bleached Sultanas, 7 44c; seeded, 8)4c dates, Persian, 7744e per pound; fard, tl40 per box; currants, 9fl2c. Hops, Wools, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1914- crop, 9012c; 1913 crop, nomi nal. HIDES Salted hides. 14c: salted bulls, 10c: salted calf, 18c; salted kip, 14c; green hides, 1244c; green bulls, 844c; green calf. 18c; green kip, ic; ary Clues, uac; ori calf. 2ic WOOL Valley, 17918c; Eastern Oregon. 15&20C nominal. MOHAIR 1914 clip, 2744e per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4444 per pound. PELTS Long wool dry pelts. Us; shor wool dry pelts, 8c; dry sheep shearings, 10 &15c each; salt sheep shearings, 15025c each; dry goat skins, long hair, 12621244c dry goat shearings, 10&20c each; salted aUees celts. November, 3&W0o eacb,. STOCK RUN IS HEAVY rices at Yards Good Despite Large Receipts. RIME STEERS GO AT $7.50 Forty-Five Carloads of Hogs Dis posed Of With Bulk of Sales at $7.45 Choice Sheep Are Higher. The Stockyards had a big run of cattle, sheep and hogs yesterday, 88 carloads he me unloaded. There was a DrlSK aemanu throughout the day. Cattle and sheep were firm and hogs were steady. Three loads of prirra steers were sola at $7.00, a quarter better than the ruling prico of last week. Other good loads went at $6.75 to $7.35. A load of extra fancy cows was sold at $0.60, but the general market for this class of butcher stock held at S6. About 43 loads of hogs, all told, were dis posed of. The tOD was $7.00. where it closed last week, but the bulk of sales were at $7.45. The stre.-gth of mutton prices was snown by the sale of a bunch of choice ewes at $5.70. Other loads were taken at $5.35 and 15.50. Lambs sold at $7.25 and $7.35, .Receipts were six oslves. 0330 nogs ana lew sheep. Shippers were: With cattle C. S. Sevier. Lewiston, 1 car; S. M. Rothrock, Lewiston, 1 car; Alan Kreen. Yamhill, 2 cars; Stillwell Bt. Promt, La Grande, 2 cars; H. Eldridge, Vale, 1 car; W. Nottingham, Grass Valley. 1 car. With hogs R. R. Powers. Sommers, 2 cars: Farmers' Society of Equity. Caldwell, 1 car; same. Kuna, Idaho, 1 car; same, Nam pa, 3 cars; same. Wilder, 2 cars; G. W. Blajkwell. Cascade. 1 car; J. M. Lewis, WeUer. 1 car; c. J. Donnelly. Weiser, 1 car; J. A. Hosklns, Weiser, 1 car; W. H. Mock- ler, Brogan, 1 car; Baker City Packing Com pany, Baker, 1 car; William Duby. Baker, 1 car; W. W. Lloyd. Haines. 2 cars; Elgin Forwarding Company. Joseph. 1 car: same, Lostine. 1 car; samo, Wallowa, 1 car; Jerry Hurley, Nyssa, 1 car; Dennis White, Home- dale, 1 car: M. R. Yates, echo. 1 car; J. W. Chandler. Elgin. 1 car; same. La Grande, 1 car; Kiddle Bros., Elgin, 1 car; same, Imb- ier. 2 cars; same. Union Junction. 1 car same. La Grande, 1 car; sanitary Meat Mar ket, Eenterprise, 1 car; same, Joseph., 1 oar T. H. Morelock. Enterprise, 1 car; same, Jo seph, 1 car; G. H. Strohm, Hermiston, car; w. B. Kurtz, The Dalles, 2 carss. W. H Mokler, Dale, 1 car; R, E. Weant, Dale, : car; L. L. Miller, Emmett, 1 car; John By- sant, Condon, 1 car; Arlington Lumber Com. pany, Condon, 1 car; G. H. Hildebrand. Con don, 1 car; R. A. Thonston, Heppner, 1 car. With sheep Will Block. McMlnnville, car; Byron Bandecar, Haines, 2 cars; R. N. Stanfield. Stanfleld. 1 car. With mixed loads A. R. Ford. Wiliamlna. 1 car cattle and hogs; Will Chandler, Day ton, 2 cars nogs and sheep; Will Block, Monmouth. 2 cars hogs and sheep: John Hill. Payette. 1 car cattle, calves and hogs; same, Payette, 1 car cattle and hogs; H. W. Raul, Baker, 1 car hogs and sheep; Charles Mc Cullough, Haines. 1 car hogs and sheep; C. W. Jacobson, Haines, 1 car hogs and sheep; C. McGlll. Ontario, 3 cars cattle and hogs; Lt. Demaris. Lowden. 2 cars cattle and calves: W. D. Hunter, Lostine. 3 cars cat tle and hogs; G. W. Dickson, Terrebonne, 8 cars cattle, nogs ana sheep; J. L. Campbell, Madras, 1 car cattle and hogs: J. C. Ritter. Robinette, 2 cars cattle and hogs; J. S. Han. saker, Robinette. 1 car cattle and hogs: E. D. Barnum, Grass Valley, 1 car cattle and hogs: R. R. Walker, Grass Valley, 2 cars cattle and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. wt. Price. 22 steers ..1080 $7.35 23 hogs ... 3 01 7.45 ieer ...IU60 o-wi -,1 hogs 25 steers ..12)0 6.751210 hogs 178- $7.40 1 76 .7.40 177 7.45 1S2 7 50 317 6.40 174 7.40 10 steers .1010 o.ou 101 nogs 7.73,103 hogs T ' . , 2 steers 3 steers 17 steers 1 steer 52 steers 26 steers 1 cow .. 2 cows . 3 cows . 10 cows . 2 cows . 13 mixed 5 calves 1 bull .. 10 steers .1080 .1190 . 9S1 0.30 84 hogs .1240 7.2," 93 hogs 2 hogs 32 hogs 2 hogs 2 hogs 1S7 7.50 116i 7.50 7.50 405 6.50 161 7.40 360 . 6.40 335 6.50 .4200 . 930 . 1015 . 897 . S40 .1050 5.50 4.75 6.00 l nog 200 6.45 5.00'; 93 hogs 5.25 3 hogs 6.00 3S hogs S.0O 97 hoc. 161 7.45 273 7.00 9SO 233 191 7.50 16S 7.30 l.'iOO 4.75 4 hogs 372 . 6.30 107U 0.00 88 hogs 21 '.50 2 steers ..121S 12 hogs ... 150 29 hogs 214 5.50, 3 hogs 433 1S8 260 310 192 6.50 6.45 6.93 6.43 .33 94 hogs 7.50 1 hog . 2 hogs 5 hogs . 30 hogs . 29 hogs . '2 hogs . 29 hogs . 20 6.50! 222 5.30 108 hogs 7.45 6.45 200 7.25 3 hogs SO hogs 85 hogs 1 hog , 47 hogs 87 hogs 3S3 186 355 6.50 7.50 100 . 7.40 247 7.60 93 hogs 220 7.45 6.45 6.45 300 6.50 a hogs ... 260 165 7.40 219 7.50 181 7.45 4 hogs 125 1 hog '. 3 hogs 8 steers 10 steers 1 bull 8 cows 2 steers 1 cow . 3 steers 3 steers 520 6.50 102 faoin , . 173 7.00,210 ewes , . 960 $6.87 62 hogs . . 06S 7.25 9 hogs . .1060 5.25 33 hogs ..1051 0.25 15-hogs . .670 5.50 70 hogs ..107O 6-OOJ 5 hogs 112 5.70 104 $6.40 121 6.75 88 6. SSO 6.40 104 7.40 326 6.73 . tt i a nogs 171 7.40 .1250 6.75 IS hogs 11 hogs 9 hogs 1 hoc . 105 6.75 27 cows . . 1 calf .. .1001 5.80 . 230 8.00 428 6.30 224 280 183 190 7.50 Ill ewes . . . 100) 5.35 . 120 5.SO . 115 5.50 7.00 7.50 7.43 6.75 113 ewes . . 117 hogs 60 ewes . . iub nogs 40 hogs 58 hogs 181 lambs . . 80 7.35 92 149 lambs.. 80 7.85 165 7.85 72 ewes . . . 07 4.50- ,J04 hogs 210 7.50 223 lambs . 70 7.251 38 hogs ... 185 7.35 1I1 n -1 . 1 t. ...... rr r . . i3 lambs 84 hogs .. 4 hogs . , 1 hoc: . . . 208 7.45 1 nog . 430 6.50 B7 hogs 202 7.50 125 6.501 ISO 6.50 188 7.40 5 hogs . . . 328 6.7i 107 hogs . 90 hogs .. 100 hogs .. 6 hogs . . . 33 6.40 89 hogs 179- 7.40 83 hogs . . . 806 . 7.40 219 7.15 187 7.50i 143 7.85 101 6.75 41 bogs . . 14 hogs . 19 bogs . . 18 hogs . 44 hogs . 95 hogs . 2 hogs . 99 hogs. . 105 hogs ... 182 7.45 99 hogs 161 7.4o 321 6.50!lJ0 hogs ... J63 7.40 111 6.75 28 hogs . . . 109 6.7 4 hogs . . . 277 6.4 188 7.40 200 7.60 490 a.'OOl 4 hogs ... 30O 7.00 1 hog .... 80 6.50 2 hogs 115 6.50 200 7.45 200 7.48 102 hogs . 89 hoes ... 233 7.50 z hogs 6 hogs 160 6.501 2SCOWS ...1196 6.60 371 6.40 Current prices of the various classes of stock at the yards follow: prime steers . .7.00(a7.&O Choice steers i... 0.503'7.00 Medium steers 6.25 S, Ml Choice cows fi.75t6.00 Aieaium cows a.vvtaa.ho Heifers 5.O0(0.5O Calves .0O8.O0 Bulls 3.50(94.75 Stags 4.50 0.00 Hogs Light .257.50 Heavy 5.756.30 Sheep Wethers . 5,256.00 Ewes 4.25&'5.70 Lambs a.257.33 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 21. Hogs Receipts, 10,5uO: market, steady. Heavy, $O.S57.05; light. $.80'.i, 7 Or,; pigs, $5.50 6.75: bulk of sales; $6.907. Cattle Receipts. 1700; market, higher. Native steers. $0.75&'9.75; native cows and heifers. $5.50(7.25; Western steers, $0 8.10; Texas steers, $5.7547.15: Texas cows and heifers. $5(3)6.75: calves, $7 fw 9. Sheep Receipts. 3500; - market, strong. Yearlings. $6.50&7.25; wethers, $5.756.25; lambs, $7.50 & 8.15.-- C'hicasTO Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Hogs Receipts. 53, 000: market, slow at Saturday's average. Bulk of sales, $.937.10; light. S6.707.15; mixed. $0.807.15; heavy. $fl.607.20; rough, $6.SO5i)0.00; pigs, $5.507.20. Cattle Receipts, 7000; marketr f irm. Na tive steers. $5.15g,10: Western. S57.75; cows and heifers, $2.907.85; calves, $6 8.25. Sheep Receipts. 20,000: market, slow. Sheep, $5.156: Western, $5.156.10; year lings, $6.25 7.20; lamhB, $6.258.25, SAN FRANCISCO- PRODUCE MARKET on Fruits, Prices Quoted at the Bay City Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Fruit Pine apples. $2.7."3.25: California lemons. $1.50 (g.3.00; apples, Bellflowers, 05 O 70c; Oregon Spltzenbergs, $1.2501.60: Newtowna. tSo $1.25; wlnesaps. $11.25; bananas, $1.25 1.75. Vegetables Cucumbers, 35 60c: beans, C 1244: peppers, 35c; tomatoes, 3050c Eggs Fancy ranch. 6744c; pullets, 444c; storage, 30c. Onions Yellow, $101.15. Cheese Young America. 13014c; new. 10(ifl2 4ic; Oregon, 4 ',4c; Young America. Butter 27 c. Fancy creamery, 29c; seconds Potatoes Delta Burbanks. per sack, $1.60; sweets. $1.35 1.95 per sack; Salinas Bur banks, $1.50; Oregon Burbanks, $1.40 1.60 Idaho, $11.25. Receipts Flour, 6300 quarters: barley 15.605 centals; potatoes, 0260 sacks; hay 812 tons. New York Sugar Market. tfSSC JOB si. Saa, afa Mmw aua vaa firm on sales of TOO ton full duty Peruvian sugar in port at 4.1 So for centrifugal and 36o to S.4SO for molasses. The future mar ket was quiet and without transactions. Future closed dull. February, 2.85c; March. .90c; May, 1.06c Soot grades later reacted and closed steady with centrifugal at 4.01c and molasses sugar at 3.36c Refined grades steady. Cut loaf, 5.86c; crushed, 6.7oc; mould A, 6.40c; cubes, 5.20c; XXXX powdered, 5.10c; powdered. 6.05c; fine granulated. 4.95c: diamond A, 4.95c: confectioners' A. 4.85c; No. 1, 4.70c. Dried Frnlt at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. tl. Evaporated apples firm. Fancy, 7 44 7 54 c: choice, ?47c; prime, 6 44 06 440. Prunes steady. - Calif ornlas, Ellc; Ore- gone, 84 11c. Peaches steady. 4Ac: extra choice. S44 C44c; fancy, 7744c Chicago Daiiy Produce. CHICAGO, Dee. 21. Butter Higher. Creameries, 2433c. Eggs Unsettled. Receipts 2394: cases included. S2ti3c: ordinary firsts. 80031c; IirstS. 33336c. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec 21. The cotton mar ket closed firm at a net advance ef 2 to S points. Spot cotton quiet. Middling uplands, 7.50c Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec 2L Lead quiet, s.75 3.85c Copper quiet. Electrolytic. 13.S7i213.50o; Casting. 15.12BIS.25C Hope at London. LIVERPOOL, Dee. 21. Hops in London, Faclfio Coast, 2 10 4. Dulnth Linseed Market. DULUTH. Dec 21. Linseed, cash. SI. 6: DecemDer, xa.68 44: May, RECESSIONS ARE STEADY NEW YORK STOCK IilST SUBJECTED TO PRESSURE.- Action on Rate by Pennsylvania Pub- lie Service Commission Is Lead ing: Factor. NEW TOP.K. Dec 21. Such hopeful in ferences as the financial district may have drawn from last week's rate decision. granting Eastern railroads a general freight advance, were largely nullified or set aside today when it became known that the Pennsylvania public service commission had ordered a drastic reduction in coal freight rates between some of the important an thracite centers and Philadelphia. While in some quarters they profess to regard the decision as entirely local in ex tent, speculative Wall street evidently chose to acceot it in a less favorable spirit. This was reflected In persistent selling of Reading and Lehigh Valley shares, which fell to new low prices for the present move ment. . In .he final hour the list was subjected to further unsettlement and lower prices. The decline was led by United states &teei, which bad held a fraction above 50 despite continued offerings, come of them being in blocks of 1U00 shares or more. Steel finally fell to 4944. or exactly 144 above its min imum figure. It was regarded as significant of market conditions that the committee which con trols prices on the exchange aeemea n ex pedient to establish new low minimum quo tations I or ma ouuiaeni group ui , uau lncludlnr Atlantic Coast Line. Louisville & Nashville, Seaboard preferred and (Southern Railway common and preferred. As a matter of fact there has been no recent trading in these stocks, most of which have undergone dividend revision during the closure of the exchange and since its reopening. in sue course ui iiio any uuwucao, " n-- " was far below normal, some of the equip ment shares and Bethlehem Steel preferred showed signs of demand at slightly higher prices, but this group fell back with the entire list at the close, which was weak. Much of the day s news was or a nopo- fui tenor. Money rates were easier some special 30-aay loans being mane at irai cent. Exchange on London fell to its lowest Quotation since last February, on an over abundance of offerings. Bonds developed a declining tendency, on exceedingly light offerings. Total sales, par value, were $1,258,000. United States COUPOn 48 advanced yt per liciit uu Lmi. CLOSING BTOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing - Sales. High. Low. .Bid. Am Smelt Alaska Oold Amalg Copper ... Am Beet Sugar. . 400 58 44 1100 25 7000 6454 800 3144 12(10 25 44 6744 24 54 53 30 54 24 4. 57 44 10O 11744 57 24 54 53 80 2454 57 9954 117 214 20 92 44 68 54 84 1554 165 37 54 4244 10 88 124 32 'A 23 44 2044 544 94 1254 22 American Can.... Am Smelt $., do pfd Am Tel & Tel Am Tobacco 40O . 58 Vi 300 10O 1100 118 Anaconda Mining. Atchison Bait & Ohio B R T Calif Petroleum.. Can Pacific Central Leather. . Ches & Ohio Chi & G W C, M 4 St P Ch". & N W Chino Copper Col Fnel St Iron. . Col & South Denver & R O. . .. do Pfd Distillers' Secur. . Erie Gen Electric .... Gt Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore...... Guggenheim Ill Central Inter-Met pfd . . . Inspiration Copper Int Harvester Kan City South.. Lehigh Valley . .. Louis & Nash . . . Mexican Petrol... Miami Copper M, K & T Mo Pacific National Biscuit.. National Lead.... Nevada Copper... N Y Central New Haven Norfolk West.. North Pacific . . . Paclflo Mail Pacific Tel & Tel. Pennsylvania Pullman Car . Ray Cons . ... Residtne 200 03 02 1100 00 68 4 800 8544 8454 isoo 157" iih'i 2900 8754 385 "600 8844 - .4-.. "506 "" "654 400 9 44 O'i 200 1254 1254 8700 22 54 22 400 14044 13954 1200 11454 US "ioo iii"" iio" 3266 134" i.32'44 '306 hi" "si" isoo 'io54 1644" '066 "1244 12" 3000 84 82 54 1000 . 5844 67 220O 10044 9944 2066 10744 107" 300 151 150 54 1100 16 1544 16SOO 148 143 T4 100 10 19 2W 1 44 1 4i 100 , 144 2 44 ! 2700 'Si" "8344 r- '500- "8i'i4 " 8144 '. 4906 ii754 ii44 100 79 7 .21500 50 40 44 200 104 4i 1(14 i . 110O 48 i 47 54 13954 11254 4544 110 50 16 90 2144 133 125 52 3844 44 IO 122 43 1144 82 'A 554 HH1 9944 1944 100T4 15 44 143 IS Rep Iron & Steel. Rock Island do pfd St. L & S F 2pfd. Southern Pacific. Southern Ky 144 254 k:i 160 31 128 Ten Cop. ex-div. . Texas Company... Union Pacific 1164 do pfd 78 54 40 '4 104 5$ rj fcttee do pfd Utah Copper 4754 154 5054 Wabash pld West Union 700 57 54 68 44 5744 Westinghouse 400 67 Oi Total sales for the day,. 112,500 shares. -BONDS. V S Rer 2s. reg. 0l do coupon.... 96 U S 3s. reg 100 do coupon. .. .100 N S N 4s. reg.. 108 do coupon. .. .1094 w V C G 344s. b 7S'A Nor Pac 3s. bid. 62 44 do 4s anion Pac 4s.... ho Wis" Cent 4s 81 ' Money. Exchanre, Etc. vvnr vrVRK Dec. 21. Call money easy high. 3 per cent; low, 3 per cent: ruling rate 3 per cent: last loan. 3 per cent: clos i.. v,ih x nar cent: offered at 3 per cent. Time loans weaker; 60 and 80 days and six Mercantile paper, 40444 percent; sterling .-rohanrx weak: C0-day bins,, st.83; xor cables, $4.8635: for demand, $4.1575. Bar silver 454c. Wavlpon dollars 3754 c. Government bonds firm; railroad bonds easy. - SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 2L Silver bars, 4954c. Mexican dollars 42c Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, 244c Sterling demand, $4.86; cable, $4.8 6 44. LONDON, Dec 21. Bar silver, 2Sd per ounce. Mon 144 per cent- Discount rates Short and three months, 274 per cent. Coffee Futures. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. The coffee mar- Vet was very quiet today. Futures opened at a decline of 2 pointe on the bid prices and only 1000 bags changed hands during the entire day, with the close net 8 points lower to 6 points higher, near months being relatively steady. DecemDer, e.ztc; January, C.26c; February. 6.33c; March, 6.41c; April, fi.&Oc- May. 6.59c; June, 6.49c: July. 7.37o August, 7.42c; September, 7.49c; October, T.56e: November. 7.62c. Spot qufcet. Rio, 754c; Santos No. 4, 10 cents. Rio and Santos unchanged. Hop. Etc., at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Hops quiet. State common to choice 1914, 202Sc; Pacific 1914 llWISc: 1913. 8 (alloc. Hides Steady. Bogota, 3031c; Central - America, 29 44 c. Wool Steady. Com est in llssns XX Ohio, tOS.3XD . . . . PAUSE IN DEMAND High Wheat Prices Check Buying by Europe. CLOSING IS UNSETTLED Heavy Pyofit Taking Follows Early Rise at Chicago, Occasioned, by . Decrease In Stocks Revealed by Weekly Statistics. CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Swift diminishing of stocks of wheat, both in the visible supply and in first hands, brought prices up today with a whirl, rieavy profit-taking followed, and the close was unsettled, but H?4c to 54 c above Saturday night. Corn rose 44 44c to H44c net; oats finished Sc off to 44c advance, and provisions with gains of IE i17 44c to 27 44c. Highest quotations so far this season were reached on cash wheat and the December delivery. The advance In the May option has been less steady, and the top figure today for that month was still 4-ic under the record of September 5, when there was an excited temporary bulge to $1.32. At no time today was there any evidence of bear pressure on wheat. On the other hand, exporters seemed decidedly averse. for the time being, at least, to fallow the advance. In some quarters it was even as serted that the upturn had led to a distinct Pause in the European demand. Corn sympathised with the strength of wheat. The corn bulls, though, were nan dicaoned by the fact that the stock on hand in Chicago had been greatly enlarged in the last week, and that the domestic visible sunnlv total bad also been swollen. Trade in oats seemed to be chiefly of a local character. Many holders took a hand at sales to release. Commission-house buying hoisted provi sions.' This was especially the case after lt was- learned that the packers were- accept ing hogs freely at full prices, despite large arrivals. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. $1.2244 1.2644 1.18 Close. Dec J1.2 2 44 $1.25 Mav 1.25 li 1.27i 11.2444 1.2744 1.18 54 uly Lis i.itt CORN. Dec. May .644 .6534 .7054 .7144 .7144 -7244 OATS. .49 .4944 .6 2 44 . 6 3 44 MESS PORK. .6444 .7054 .7144 6454 7054 July 7144 Dee. .4854 .5244 .4854 .625 May v Jan.v 1S.40 18.60 May 18.75 19.05 18.40 18.76 18.4744 18.9744 LARD. Jan 10.20 10.3244 May 10.35 10.66 10.1744 10.35 10.3244 SHORT RIBS. Jan. .......10.0744 10.1744 10.0244 May ... ...101.37-44 10.50 10.36 10.16 10.47 44 t;asn prices were as zoiiows: Wheat No. 2 red. S1.Z3 44 & 1.35 No. 1 hard. 1.23 1.2644. Corn JNo. 'Z yellow, eaersoc; rio. yet- low. 6594 6 5 44c Rye No Z, 51.10 W1.1U44. Barley GJ 72c. Timothy $4.75(96.60. 4 Clover $12.60 14.50. v ' European Grain Markets. LONDON. Dec. 21.- -Cargoes on passage. strong, 4 4td to Bd higher. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 21. Wheat opened at 0s 9d. January corn closed at oa la; eD ruary com closed at 6s 144d. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 21. Wheat Decem ber. $1.1944 : May. $1.22: No. 1 hard. $1.2454 ; No. 1 Northern J 1.2054 1-23 44 ; No. i jsortnern. ai.J i.xfi. Barley, 07o4c; iiax, ti.oop i.ou. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Spot quota tion: w.illa. Walla. SI. 97 U (3)2 : red Rus sian. $1.96 44 1.97 44 : Turkey red, $1.97 44 2: bluestem. $2.05 a, 2.07 44 ; feed barley, $1.25 1.27 44; white oats, i.doi.dz54 ; bran, -( (ii-27.50: middlings, $30 31; shorts, $28 28. 50. Call board Wheat firmer. No trading. Barley firmer. Cash: December, $1.2754 bid. vl.u asKea; jaay, ti.os. Puget Sound Grain Market, SEATTLE. Dec 21. Wheat Bluestem. $1.23; Turkey red, $1.18 44; fortyfold, $1.2244; club. $1.20; Fife. $1-17; red Russian. $1.14; barley, $25 per ton. yesterdays car receipt w neat 11, par ley 8, hay 11, flour 9. TACOMA. Dec. 21. Wheat Bluestem. $1.20; fortyfold, $1.19; club, $1.17; Fife, $1.16. car receipts wneat 8. oats z, nay z. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Dec. 21. Turpentine Kirm. 4244c: sales, 55 barrels; receipts. 343; shipments, 6: stocks, 34.189. rtosin firm ; sales, otfl .barrels: receipts. 1900: shipments. 875: stocks, 141,007. Wuite: A, B, C, D, E, F. G. $3.20; H, $3.2244 3.25:: I. $3.45; K, $3.904: M, $4.45; N. $5.50: WG, S5.70; WW, $5.55. 3000 RABBITS BAGGED EASTERN OREGON DRIVE MEANS MEAT FOR PORTLAND POOR. O.-W. R. & N. Company Carries Car casses Free and American El ' press Company to Deliver. More than 3000 rabbits were pro cured in the rabbit drive conducted in Umatilla County on Sunday for the benefit of Portland s poor. Every train -that came to the city yesterday bore its quota of rabbit meat. which now is being distributed among needy families through the agencies of various charitable organizations. The drive was conducted by officials of the O.-W. K. & N. Company, assisted bv "Jim" Kyle, Mayor of Stanfield, "Bob" Stanfield and other prominent residents of Umatilla County. More than a dozen parties started out in groups of six or more. These parties operated independently and did not attempt to drive all the rabbits into one hollow square, as is done in the conventional drive. The rabbits, they report, are in good condition, heavy and healthy, and would be welcomed on anybody's table for Christmas dinner. In Spokane fashionable people have been paying 75 cents apiece for them. On account of the cold weather they can be kept for an indefinite period. The O.-W. R. & N. Company has arranged to carry all rabbits procured in Sunday's hunt to Portland free of charge. The American Express Com pany will transport them from the station to various charity headquarters free of charge. The Muts. the Assoc! atcd Charities and other organizations have agreed to distribute them among the poor. Persons who are in need and who desire the rabbits are ex pected to call at one of the charity offices and be supplied. GRESHAM LIBRARY GAINS v Popularity as Educational and So cial Center Increases Rapidly. The Gresham Library has made a 7 per cent increase in all lines the past year in attendance, circulation of books and in the number of public functions held there. Mrs. Carisse Haile is the librarian and leader of several organizations. These organiza tions are the Girls' Industrial Club, the Women's Study Club, the Women's Council of Voters and several others which make the library a center. The outlying schools of Powell valley. Orient, Kockwood. Terry. Victory, pleasant Valley and Greakan aU aug- LADD & TILTON .BANK Established ISM. Capital and Surplus Commercial and plement their work from this library. To aid the teachers a collection of mounted pictures of animals, famous men and women, historical and other wise, is kept at the library. This col lection is being increased. A story hour has been maintained with an at tendance of 1131. A number of lectures have been given during the year by educators and an eugenic contest held. The lecture auditorium and committee rooms are kept open for the use of the community and are in constant demand. Gresham Library is the educational, civic and social center for that dis trict. GERMANY IS CONDEMNED Bishop Cooke Says Sympathies of East Are With Allies. "The saddest messages we received at the meetings of the various great boards of the church were that thou sands of our Methodist ministers in France and Germany were compelled to go into the trenches and fight against each other," said Bishop Cooke yester day, who returned Friday from a sev eral months' trip in the East, during which he attended various meetings of church boards. Bishop Cooke said that the sentiment in the East appeared to Be strongly anti-German and that the efforts of Munsterberg. TJernberg and other prom inent men who represented Germany seemed to make little headway with nubile ODinion. which appears to con demn Germany on the charge of viola tion of the law of nations. "We have more than 4.000,000 people in the world to provide for, said BishoD Cooke, "as a result of the hap penings of the past few months, both in the war zone and in the famine zone in China." BishoD Cooke addressed the congre gation at the First Methodist Church at Twelfth and Taylor streets yester day morning on the "Law of Christ and the Law of the Survival of the Fittest." FROST GRIPS SILVER LAKE Cold Season Breaks Records lor Duration in Irake County. SILVER LAKE, Or., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) Silver Lake Valley has bestirred itself each morning for the past week to face a nice, bracing atmosphere of from 10 to 20 below zero. The cold wave reached this vicinity December 13, and has continued without a let up, making the longest continuous zero season since the weather bureau station was established in Silver Lake five years ago. There has been considerable snx- fering but little loss of life among the herds of livestock wintering on tne open range. A light snow covered the ground before the severe cold set in, and this, covering up the grasses, made feed scarce in the open country. Snow is reported from one to Ave feet deep in the mountains. All lakes and streams in north Lake County are frozen solid to a depth of from six inches to two feet. ESSAY JUDGES ARE BUSY jrore Than 200 Schoolchildren En ter Greater Portland Contest. The Greater Portland essay contest. which closed December 17, brought out more than 200 competing essays from the children of the Portland public schools, and the judges will be busy for several days reading the essays tnd making the award of prizes. The contest was to have closed De cember 10, but was extended one week because of the great flood of applica tions from pupils who desired to com pete. Judges are A. L. recK, or uregon Agricultural College; A. C. Newell, of the Civic League; Mary Alice Ogden, of the Women's Press. Club, and Folger Johnson and E. M. LaRarus, of the Ore gon Society of Architects. A meeting will be held at the library tonight, at which the announcement of the prize awards will be made. STATE'S BILL REJECTED Marlon Judge Ctflls Charge for Aud iting Marion Books Too Hieh. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 21. (Special.) De claring that the bill is exorbitant and almost three times larger than it should be. County Judge Bushey an nounced today that the county would not pay the $1678 asked by the state auditing department for auditing the books of tlie county departments. "We had the books experted several years ago for $550," continued the Judge, "and that is all the Job is worth." J. G. Moore, County Treasurer, who, according to the report of the State Department, had a shortage of $116 In his accounts at the time of the exam ination, declared today that there was never a shortage. FARMERS FEAR FREEZEOUT Cold Weather Threatens Heavy Loss to TTmatilla Wheatgrowers. PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Though nearly 100,000 bushels of club wheat have been sold in Pendleton dur ing the past few days at $1.10 a bushel, the highest price ever paid here, local growers of grain are far from happy. The continued cold weather, with the absence of either snow or rain is re sponsible for their depressed state of mind, and many of them already have visions of being compelled to reseed their ground in the Spring with seed wheat worth anywhere from $1.50 to $2 a bushel. Pasco to Get Safe Factory. PASCO. Wash., Dee. 21. (Special.) A. F. Wehe. secretary of the Pasco Chamber of Commerce, announced that he has about completed arrangements with W. M. Mitchell, of St. Joseph, Mo., to establish a safe factory in Pasco. The water and railroad transportation from Pasco inspired Mr. Mitchell to se lect this location. The factory will em ploy a large force ef men and will rep resent a heavy investment. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Dec. 21. Maximum temper ature, 33 degrees; minimum, 21.3 degrees. River reaillnr. 8 A. M-. 1.7 feet: change in last 24 hours, 1.2 feet fall. Total rainfall (5 p. M. to 3 P. M.. none: total rainfall since S;ntember 1. 3914. 11.40 Inches: nor mal rainfall. 16.88 invlies: deficiency, 5-30 inches. Total sunshine, 22 minutes; possi Ma auaabiae, S fceurst 31 aslautea. aroma $2,000,000 Savings Deposits ter (reduced to sea level) 3 P. M., 80.53 inches. Observations taken at 5 P. M.. Pacific time. THE WEATHER. a Wind I si ? 2 STATIONS. e SS - State 3 5 Weather "Z o o " 3 g Sa : : 3a.: p . Baker 22,0.0O 6 tiE IClear 240.00 4,W Clear '. 42.0.90 12W Clear 3o;o.00,.. Pt. cloudy 22;tl.lO IS SW Clear Boise Boston Calfjary .... Chicago . . . , Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka .... 32-0.00! 0;NW'Clear hv.diib w t.lear 12 0.04!24NE iCloudy 56'U.OO Galveston .. 52 0.O1 32 0.00 760. 00! 14 NE Rain Helena .... 4W in. cloudy; Jacksonville S,SW Clear Clear Clear Pt. clondy Clear Kansas City 20,O.OOI12iSW Los Angeles Marshfleld , 64 0. 041 6 NE . 00 0. 0O 4 N Medford ....... Montreal New Orleans . . 3MO.UU 4.NW 84,0.42 32 NW Snow COO.OlJlO.N iCloudy 42 0.94,26'W ICloudy -ew lork .... North Head . . . North Yakima. Phoenix ....... Pocatello ...... Portland Roseburg Sacramento . . . . Salt Lake San Francisco.. Seattle Spokane , Tacoma Tatoosh Island. Walla Walla . . Washington Winnipeg I 4U'0.t ( i6;o.o 1 G4iO.C . 1S0. 40 0.00 10 SE IPt. cloudy 00 4 N Clear 00 6 N Cloudy 00 41 W IClear 3310. 0O( 2.N Cloudy S20.00I 4!NW Clear 54J0.O0! 26 0.00 66;O.0Oi 16 SW (Clear tf.E (Clear 4!SW IClear 4!SE Pt. cloudy 4N Pt. cloudy 8S-0.00 22,0.00 38 0.0" 41. N w Cloudy 6E Cloudy 44).00 18:0.00) 4 W ICloudy 42'0.76il2 NW Clear -14 iO.OO;16jNW Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A moderate disturbance is off the South ern California coast; a slight disturbance is central over Northern Alberta. The Lakes storm of this morning has moved rapidly northeastward and Is fast disappearing from, our map; it has caused strong wind over that section, and Buffalo reported a hur ricane of 80 miles from the southwest High, pressure obtains from the North Pacific Coast to the Gulf and South Atlantic Coasts. Precipitation has occurred in Southern Cal ifornia, New Mexico, Montana, Western Can ada, the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, Lake region, St. Lawrence Valley. West Gulf and North Atlantic states. The weather is warmer in the Rogue River Valley, most o California, Arizona, most, of Montana, Wyo ming. South Dakota Nebraska, Alberta and near the Atlantic Coast; it is cooler In Southern Utah, Southwestern Colorado, Ok lahoma. Texas, the Mississippi Valley and Upper Lake region, Saskatchewan and Man itoba. Except on the California Coast and the Atlantic Coast, temperatures are be low normal in practically all sections. The conditions are favorable for gen erally fair weather In this district Tuesday, with slight temperature changes and gener ally easterly winds. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Tuesday probably fair; easterly winds. Oregon and Washington Tuesday general ly fair; not much change in temperature; winds mostly easterly. Idaho Tuesday generally fair; not much change in temperature. Horsemen pre fer to drive on Bitulithic pave ment because it is not noisy, and automobilists like it best be cause it avoids skidding and is without chuck holes. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. FRENCH LINE Compagnie Generale Transatlantlque, POSTAL SERVICE. Sailings for HAVRE NIAGARA Jan. 2, 3 P.M. ROCHAMBEAU Jan. 9,3 P.M. FOR INFORMATION APPLY C. W. Slinaer. SO 6th St.: A. I. Charlton. 255 Morrinon st.; E. M. Taylor, C. M. & St. I . tty.; uurser is. Bnutn. lie 3d at.; A. c. Sheldon. 100 3d St.: II. Dickson. 34ft Wash ington st.: North Hank Itoail, 5th and Stark stt.; K. S. MrFarlanii, 3d and Washington sts.; 1. uully, 124 3d St.. Portland. San Francisco LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO S. S. YUCATAN Sails Wednesday, Dec. 23, at P. M. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. . Ticket Office ,l Freight Office 122 A Sd St. Foot Nortbrup St. Main 1814, A 1314 U Main 5203. A 5-422 AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NKW ZEALAND. Regular through sailing- for Sydney via Tahiti and Wellington from San Francisco. Jan. 6. Feb. 3, Mar. 3. and every 28 days. Send for pamphlet. Union Hteamshlp Co, of w Zealand. Ltd. Office 679 Market utreet. San lYancisce. or Ioal S. S. and K. 1C amenta. And all Argentine I'orta Frequent sailing from New York by new and fast ( 12.0U0-ton passenger steamers. 1? DAYS tO RIO JANEIRO. 23 DAYS TO BUENOS AYRSS. SU5K ft DANIELS. Ga. Asto 8 Broadway. N. T. Doroey B. Smith. 8d and Washington Eita. Or Local Agents. STEAMSHIP Sails IHrect For SAN FBANCISCO LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO. Wednesday, 8 A. M., Deo. 23 SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND Jb LOS ANtiELF.S (STEAMSHIP CO. FRANK BOLLA11, Agent. r24 Third St. A 4506. Main tft. COOS BAY LINE STEAMSHIP BREAK WATLR - Sails from Alnswortn lock, Portland, r P. It. every Tuesday. Freight and ticket otfSc. lower Alnswortn dock. P. C. B. 8. S. Lin. L. H. Keating. Agent. Phones Mln ISO. A. 2(S2. City Ticket Office. BUIA St. C. W SUnger. Agent. Phones Marshal iOO. A till. S. . BEAVER SAILS 3 P. M., DEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The San Francisco & Portland S. S. C- Third arid Wa.Jiingt.in Sts. (wick O.-W. K. H H. CoJ. xet. Marshall 49 A tUU