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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1915)
i i THE BIOR-TTrl bREGOXIAJT. THURSDAY, AfRIL 1, 1915. 17 LAST DAY RUSH BIG Tax . Department, However, Ably Handles Crowd. MAIL CARRIES LARGE LIST KBL-t That Most or Property-Owners .Made Half Payments on State ments Slakes Harder Work ' for Collector's Aides. At 9 o'clock last night three tired cashiers closed their windows ia the tax department, and the 1913 tax col lecting season vas over. Taxpayers fairly poured into the Courthouse yes terday, but extra facilities for the rush bad been provided by Tax Collector Huckabay. and the crowds were handled quickly and without friction. In spite of the fact that the crowds were large, most of yesterday's busi ness was done by mail. The receipts for the last day will not be compiled for some time, but it was estimated that they would approach the million viii rk. The fact that most of the property wners made half payments on their tax statements made harder work for the cashiers, but by the addition of two desks In front of the cashier's win dows, congestion was prevented. Bepinnina- today, a penalty of 1 per cent will be attached to all unpaid tax statements. The penalty will increase for each month the taxes remaining un. paid, until September 1, when they will be placed on the delinquent list. State ments on which half payments were made will not bo penalized, but .the remaining half must be paid between Hay 23 and September 3. . Total receipts on the 1915 roll up to and including March 30 were $3,106. 672.83. During the same period last vear, when fewer half payments were made, and when the tax levy was somewhat higher, collections amuumcu to M. 845.133.80. Although the total receipts yester. day were not available, it is expected they will equal the receipts on the cor responding day last year. The amount collected on the last day oi me season last rear was 1721.411.93. At the close of business Tuesday nii-hf 40.810 tax receipts had been is sued, as against 43.398 on the corre sponding date last year. COMMITTKE HAS LIST RKADY FOB GEOGRAPHIC BOARD. HIGHWAY POINTS NAMED Oregon Historical Society and Maxamaa Co-operate in Slaking Needed Changes. Renaming of the points of interest along the Columbia Highway has been completed by a joint committee from the Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Geographic Board and Mazamas, at the request of the United Highway Com mission, and the complete new list of names will be submitted to the United States Geographic Board for final ap proval. Many points heretofore unnamed, have been named and in certain cases the old names have been changed where it seemed appropriate. The most of the Investigation for the renaming was conducted by F. X. Riddell, E. C. Sara mons and George H. Himes. Beginning with Deadman Creek, just east of the Multnomah County line, the committee has changed the name to Ruckel Creek. In honor of J. S. Ruckel, one of the original owners of the port age road around the Cascades of the Columbia. The lower falls on Eagle Creek have been named Metlako Falls. Metlako was an Indian legendary goddess of the salmon. The mountain between Eagle and Tanner creeks about a mile east of Bonneville has been named Mount Wauna, from the legend of the Bridge of the Gods. This point is about 2500 feet in elevation. The falls in Tanner Creek have been named Wahclella Falls, for the Indian tribe that dwelt along the river near Bonneville and the Cascades. The mountain about 2000 feet -high between Tanner and Moffett creeks Just west of Bonneville has been named Mount Munra, in honor of "Grandma" Jlunra, who for years kept the railroad eating-house- at Bonneville and who Is one of Oregon's widely-known pio neer women. The name Mount Munra already is used locally around Bonne ville. The falls on Moffett Creek have been named Wahe Falls, an Indian name of the locality.. The mountain just west of Moffett Creek has been named Mount Wauneka. an Indian name of the locality. The stream east of TYarrendale is named McCord Creek, in honor of W. R. Mc Cord. a pioneer who built the first fish wheels near the mouth of the stream. The falls in McCord Creek have' been named Elowah Falls. Devil's Slide Creek west of Warren dale, Is Instead named Tumalt Creek, In honor of old Tumalt. who camped at the mouth of the creek In 185S and aided the Hamilton family to escape from the Cascades massacre. The committee recommends that the high mountain between Tumalt Creek and St. Peter's Dome becalled Teon Mountain, for the very obvious reason that Mr. Yeon has given so much time and money In the construction of the highway and should have his name at tached to some prominent feature. The spire directly across Levens Creek from St. Teter's Dome has been named Katanl Rock, from an Indian word meaning 'Tlaee of rocks." The cliffs in the southeast corner of section 3. township 1 north, ranee 6 east. Rest of St. Peter's Pome, will be known as Mount Kiesano. Kiesano was the last chief of the Mult nomah tribe. The high pinnacles be tween Oneonta Gorge and Multnomah Falls liave been called Winema Pin nacles. Near the head of Tanner Creek is a point known s Shellrock Mountain and this the committee recommends be changed to Mount Talapus. a legendary deity of the Indians represented by the coyote. There is another Shellrock Mountain along the Columbia River near Wyeth. widely known to all trav elers, and the committee found that confusion existed. The committee has christened the highest point Immediately adjacent to the Columbia River between Portland and The Dalles. Mount Nesmith. in honor of Oregon's pioneer Indian fighter and Senator. Colonel James W. Nesmith. a pioneer of 1843. The point In question is south of Warrendale. clearly seen from the river, and Is 3878 feet in elevation. Cub Peak, to the south of Mount Nesmith, will be changed to Palmer Peak. In honor of General Joel Palmer, an Oregon pioneer of 1845. For Gordon Falls the committee se lected the name Wahkeena Falls. This was done for the reason that there is another Gordon Creek about hree miles away flowing into Sandy River, and a Gorton Creek at Wyeth. The name of the highway Itself U not yet a settled,' matter. The State Highway Commission refers to it as the Columbia Highway, ana me county officials as the Columbia River iiign way. The committee was of the opinion that Columbia Highway would be better because it was a shorter name and because the public generally refers to it bv that name. It is ex pected that the various officials will Anally agree on a standard. Loss of Memory Followed by - Strange Denouement. John Rnstema Says He Forgot W here He Bought Wine and Cafe Man's Attorney Then Pays His Fine. f OHX KUSTEMS was drunk when he aj was arrested Sunday night. This, in itself, was not startlingly unusual, but the fact that the spree had oc curred on a Sunday led to an Investi gation. When Rustems was In court Monday, he declared that he had been servel with wine Sunday at a grill at Sixth and Burnside streets. A John Doe warrant was issued for the ar rest of the proprietor of the grill. James Demos, the owner of the res taurant, was in court yesterday morn ing to answer to the charge of selling liquor without a license. He denied selling Rustems the wine. Rustems, who had been held as a witness, was called to the stand. "I don't remember." said Rustems. "I was drunk from the Saturday be fore. I ara not sure that I bought any wine at that grill at all. Maybe I only thought I did. I can't remember whether any was served me there or not." "H'm," remarked Municipal Judge Stevenson. "Strange lapse of memory." Demos was dismissed and Rustems was fined $20 for beng drunk. Not having the money, Rustems was led back to JaiL Incarceration was not to be his fate. Attorney W. W. Banks, representing the grill-owner, returned and handed Deputy City Clerk Crounse two $10 bills for Rustems' fine. STOCK SUPPLY IS- LESS DECREASE IN LOCAL ARRIVALS IN PAST MONTH. Marketing of Sheep and Swine Falls Off Materially Day's Trading Is Quiet. There was a considerable decrease In the marketing of livestock in tlie past month. Arrivals of cattle at the stockyards showed a small increase, but there was a decided falling oft in receipts of sheep and swine. The summary of the month's run follows: Cattle Calves Hona Sheep Cars March, IA1G...T773 315 J4,JL'9 March, 1D14...7746 218 20.UU1 Increase 27 Decrease H3 6.762 4!:t 24,050 Gil) 10,409 117 Trading; yesterday was quiet. Only a few lots of hogs were disposed of and these aid not bring- the recent top prices. Receipts yesterday were 128 cattle, 1 calf, 65 hogs and 158 sheep.- Shippers were: With cattle Fred Colcelt, Albany, 1 car; George lilxon, Terrebonne, 3 cars. AVIth sheep Frank Wann, Canby. 1 car. With mixed loads Will Block, Indepen dence, 1 car cattle and hogs; M. Jacobson, Alolalla. 1 car cattle, calves and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Av. Price.! AV. Price. 60 hogs 1SS 17.401 2 hogs 305 S0.n0 3 hogs 4;i tt.401 2 hogs 110 6.85 Prices current at the local stockyards on the various classes of stock: Best steers 17.25S7.75 Choice steers 7.00 S 7.23 Medium steers 6.76 47.00 Choice cows Medium cows Heifers Bulls Stags - Hogs Light Heavy ... Sheep. Wethers ...... Ewes Lambs 6.00 S.50 6.00 45.75 5.00 G? 6.25 3.50 6.00 6. 00 6.50 6. 50 7.55 5JO4J6.40 T.OO0S.OS (.0007.00 7.5009.25 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. March 31. Hogs Re ceipts. 13.500 head; market steady. Heavy, !3.50pu.o-; mixed. $.jj(ffo.oo; ugnt, so.oo &6.7o; pigs, $5.50lg)6.25; bulk of sales. 16.55 & 6.05. Cattle Receipts, 4500 head ; market steady. Native steers, $6.25 7.75; cows and heifers. 13(g 6.85: Western steers, $67.50; Texas steers. 5.707.10; cows and heifers, $4.80 6.60: calves, $7.259.75. Sheep Receipts. 5700: market steady. vnrllnffs. 1S.50&9: wethers. 17. 65648.25; ewes, $7.25S; lambs. I96MO. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 31. Hogs Receipts, 27,000 head; market steady at yesterdays average. Bulk. lti.8036.u; llgnt, au.us 6 05; mixed. 5ti.w.(flo.yo; ne;ivy, fu.mv"-'' rough. 6.508.60: pigs, $.-..60a8:70. Cattle Receipts, 11.000 head; market steady. Native steers. 5.908.70; Western. $5.507.40: cows and heifers, SJ7.u; calves. $u.756.10. sheep Receipts. 10.000 head; market slow. Sheep. t7.2SeS.S5; lambs. H.tojin.". WOUNDED MOUNTAIN HIGH Surgeon With Kaiser's Armjr Writes of War's Terrible Havoc. h.ati oii'irp rif March 31. (Spe cial.) C. R. Greisen, formerly a resi dent here, but who is now traveling for a California concern ana who , 3 . .. r..c thai- tie had nere jesiciu;, ..... . ---- never realized the gruesomeness of the European war so thoroughly as whe3 . ... ., .... t,a r.(tvMl n. letter a aay ur i e. - . from a brother. Dr. Laue Greisen. who is surgeon general 01 mo Army Corps of the German forces. "My brother was writing me Just after" he and his assistants had finished .1 .. v. ...niipic in nne of operations " " 1 " " - --- , the severe battles," said Mr. Grelsen "I sent him last year some pictures of scenes of mountain In the Cascades and along the Columbia. 'The heaps of arms ana legs mm my y .... .. here in tne neie xio&yi.!, . -.. hi-t. aa th mountains seem iw J " -r - - - shown in those ptctures of North America.' At least that would be the translation of the letter." Mr. Greisen s iatner, now oj .vua old and a brother-in-law also are serv ing' in the German army. "My father has heeni called to rortincation amy. said Mr. Greisen. "The younger men are being sent to the front." CARSON IS SWEPT BY FIRE Postoffice, General Store and Tele phone Office Are Destroyed. . 1 . t- r ifarch 51 f Si-i.aol al. 1 Fire starting at 6 o'clock this morning destroyed the postoffice, general store and telephone office at Carson, in tha eastern part of the county. The loss is estimated to be at least $6000. with only a small part covered by insurance. The general store was conducted by Currey & Carnahan. The postoffice and telephone offices were adjoining, while lurrey ana nis lamny uveu uwo cue . irk.v -...natta, hilt lh.fl" hntlli.. sture. jcj t-'--., . held goods were damaged badly. The blaze was nrst seen lrom iiuiwaj, iyyu miles west, and many automobiles rushed to Carson but tne interior 01 the building was in a mass 01 names when tney arrived, ine wtuse vi me blaze is not known. rmatllla Spelling Contests Set. PEKDLETOX. March 31. (Special.) The first of the elimination spelling contests preparatory to the division contests on April 17 will be held Fri day in the public schools of Umatilla County. Each grade is required to write 50 words. If the class averages 80 per cent or above it becomes eligible to representation in the di vision contest. WOOL SALES SILL Only Business to Date Yakima County. in MILL AGENT IS PURCHASER About Half Million. Pounds Bought by American Woolen Company at 16 to 26 Cents Oregon Shearing Starts Today. The Yakima country continues the only place in the Northwest where the wool mar ket Is at all active. So far, only one trajer has been operating- there, the agent of the American Woolen Company, who has pur chased about 600,000 pounds. The prices paid ranged from 16 to 1 cents for fine wool and 23 to 26 cents for crossbreas. Isldor Koshland, ot this city, who has just returned from North Yakima, says that shearing Is general at all points in tnat sec tion, and the wool Is coming on in veu good condition, being much better than In some years. Further business In Yakima wool is exnected in the near future. The first shearing in Oregon will start at Arlington today. No effort is being made yet by buyers to operate In the Eastern part of this state. From the lack ot eariy contracting in Oregon. It is believed that nearlv all the clip will be held for tne reg ular sales days. The first public sale In Oregon will be held at Pilot Rock about May 2S. Elsewhere in the West, business continues quiet. In Idaho, buyers and sellers are apart and In other states much the same condition prevails. Although the marKets in the Hast have quieted down materially. there is still much excitement In the grow ln sections. In reviewing the market sit uation at Boston, the Commercial ouiieun says: "The week has been in large measure a repetition of those which have Imme diately preceded it, except for the excep tionally large arrivals of foreign wool, amounting to almost 17,000.000 pounds. Or this wool, which has come into port this week. It Is said that 80 to 00 per cent of It has been sold to arrive, although some of it doubtless was purchased by dealers spec ulatively and is still available to go into consumption. However, a very large pro portion of it, doubtless 75 per cent, has been purchased by the mills and is being rapidly approved as a general thing, on the docKs. "Of the sales which have been made here this week, a very large proportion has been foreign wool to arrive but a little domestic wool has also changed hands and some spot foreign wools. Domestic scoured sorts are Irregular in price and not any more active than they were a week ago. "Values are, generally speaking, on firm level. The dullness has necessarily had its effect on the prices of certain do mestic wools, but fundamentally the mar ket Is strong and there seems little likeli hood of much change in the near future. Buyers all along the line show a disposition to wait, although there seems to be a bit more acceleration towards the consuming end of the trade." BUYERS REDTJCEi BIDS FOB WHEAT Offerings Are Hot Large and Sellers Will Not Make Concessions. Wheat bids were cut sharply at the Mer chants' Exchange yesterday, but sellers were not so ready to give way. Only two sales were made, as follows: 5000 bushels May club $1.27 tj 5000 bushels April fife 1.23 M The club was bought at a half cent de cline, while the buyer of the fife paid 3tt cents more than Tuesdays bid, but the mar ket otherwise was off, bids for prompt de livery being down 2 to 7 cents and May wheat bids 3 to 5 cents lower. Barley and oats bids were also reduced. . There is a difference of opinion as to the amount of April wheat to be delivered on contract. Some grain men believe the quan tity is very large, but It may prove less than the volume of March deliveries, when settle ments were made a month ago. However, the market had gone off only about 10 cents, but now things are different. Deals In April wheat were put through early In February as hlh as $1.63 for bluestem. Yesterday tne best bid for prompt bluestem was $1.22, and sellers asked $1.23. The decline In other kinds of wheat has been almost as severe. The speculation, therefore, has been costly for some members of the trade. The slowing down of wheat business has been due chiefly to the scarcity of tonnage and as no relief In this respect Is In signt. dealers look for a dragging market from now on. March transactions at the exchange were the lightest of any month this year. Tne total business of the first quarter, however, makes a good showing. The sales in the past three months were as follows: Wheat. Oats. Barley, Feed, pn.ii.in. Tons. Tons. Tons. Value. jan 005,000 6,000 2700 BOO $1,313,645 Feb... i,03o,oou M" " "SXT'j:;; March. 525,000 3.200 500 300 804.125 March. TotalsA250,000 15,300 5600 1500 $4,010,765 mi aa a material decrease In local wheat receipts In the past month, due largely to the subsidence ot export ana demand. Stocks in tne country are much reduced and during the remainder of . v. . n,.,m,itt will necessarily be tne Bcnv". -' - nrht nrrivalii at Portland in March were'l.056.900 bushels, a decrease of 252.200 bushels as compared witn jiiarcn inn year. Total receipts In all lines. In carloads, last month and In the same month last year were. . Wheat. Barley, u wnr. uaw. u.h. 1915... 813 128 72 73 178 124 202 88 March, in..."vi area, j " . . . . . 1 1 - rf nta. as fur nished by the Merchants' Exchange, follows Portland 20 33 Year ago. . . v.ar aeo. . . .14,854 Tacoma. Tues. 7 Year ago - Mnn. A Tubs. 47 tit date.. 8.537 Seattle, Mon.. J year ago. ... o.v Year ago sat A Mon... -4 Seas, to date.. 7,160 Year ago.... .J MOHAIR IS FIBMEB IN ENGLAND Cape Product Advances on Account of Higher Wool rnn .... of mohair practically ex- bausted. there has been the same lack of animation that has characterised the mar-- ,. -weeks savs the Boston Com mercial Bulletin. Interest In the staple 1 centered wholly m me new ..m . . v aittinnrh no purchases of now DEins -- - - moment are reported from the West yet. In England, prices ior t-ape mouir begun to advance a bit on account of the constant appreciation In wool. Cape firsts are reported as a penny dearer during the last fortnight. More or less of the staple is still being purchased for Importation here. Mpaca has also been In good request and sales are comparatively large and full ..inr realized for the staple. prices " " . 19d having been paid for 125 bales of fleeces last weea. a. .Unn. Best common. 86038 AWLUU . . cents; good combing. 3435 cents; ordinary combing. 3032 cents; rai cents; ordinary caraing. w Foreign: Cape 1st, S4S35 cents; Turkey fair average, 35 ST cents. TEX.AS STRAWBERRIES COMING HERE Part Car Will Be on Hand Tuesday 1m Angeles Berries Tomorrow. A car of Texas strawberries is on the way to the Northwest and will reach this ,clty Tuesday fleft of the car will be 1 2 4 5 8 4 11 1853 1737 1839 1T51 2233 2313 1486 2346 2 1 13 521 873 2827 9 29 '684 407 2091 6 17 12 41 1020 1929 1061 4844 988 1717 1120 4437 t here and the remainder sent to Seattle. e berries will sell for about 17 or 18 cents a pint. The first Los Angeles berries of the year will be on band tomorrow. Several pony refrigerators are coming by express. The banana train arrived yester day and the fruit was In good condition. Steamer vegetables received yesterday were too long in transit to be all good, and some of the asparagus had to be sold at cut nrices. Good asparagus was firm. A car of Winnlngstadt cabbage arrived and offered at 2 to 3 cents a pound. Receipts of Eggs Are larger. A few speculators are still receiving eggs on contract at 19 and 19 cents, but the market on the street is weak with 18 to 1SH cents quoted by sellers. Arrivals are large and a further decline In prices Is looked for. Receipts of poultry were liberal yester day, but there was a good demand and prices were unchanged. Dressed meats were also plentiful and fairly steady. There was no change In the dairy produce market. Csscara Bark at London Mail advices from London say of the cas- cara bark market: "Although stocks here In public warehouse amount to about 130 tons and in private warehouse about the same, our remarks of last week have now been confirmed by other houses, and certain operators have startled the market. Old bark is 45s and new 43s. We had an offer from the States this week at 40 c. i. f. United Kingdom." Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: . Clearings. Balances. Portland 2.6.6aS S3S2.0O7 Seattle 1.6S3.S74 182,70 Tacoma 216,969 38,2 1 5 Spokane 372,730 48.745 Portland bana clearings tor Marcn com pare as follows 1915 $51,771.6fi2 1914 55.335.019 1911 $51,492,539 lino 4u.343.ifc:: 1909 34.998,801 1913 50.119.7OO 1912. . 54,830.323 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session Prompt delivery: Wheat Bid. Ask. $ 1.28 1J29 17 1.20 1.2 Bluestem $ 1.22 Fortyfold 1.22 Club J.-z Red Russian 1.1. Red fife l.zw Oats No. 1 white feed 31.50 Barley No. 1 feed 24.00 22.50 23.00 25.75 24.00 25.O0 Bran Shorts May delivery: Bluestem 1.25 1.30 Fortyfold 1-2.' "".. Club 1-2- J--" Red Russian -t." - Red fife 1.2" Oats 32.50 33.75 Barley -t.w irln ...... ::::: 23.00 25.00 FLOUR Patents. 91 a oarrei; bii.i6u. $6.50; whole wheat. $7.20; grahams. . MIliLr 13J1U1J spot priwa. ci.n, "- ton; shorts, $28.50; rolled barley, $S132. CORN Wnole, JO per too; uiaDu, per ton. HA 1 Eastern uregon uraoin, Valley timothy, $J212.50; grain nay. tw 12; alfalfa, sia.outej io.ou. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2 a.f ka Kay iMnnnl S3ri8.75 per box; bananas, 4c per pound, grapefruit, $3 4.25: pineapples, oc per pouuu, iwj(DIu.... $1.251.75 per box; blood oranges, $1.50 per box. VEr.ET i-RT.wS Cucumbers. hothouse $1.50 per dozen; peppers. 3035c per pound; artlcnoKes. lOdpsiitt aozen: tomnweei, - jrai crate: cabbaae. 11483c per pound: celery. $4.50 per crate; cauliflower, $2 per crate; sprouts. 89c per pound; head lettuce. $2.25 per crate; hothouse lettuce, iocis.x pr uv. Milnapli. R0fl)7.ric oer box : rhubarb, 23c per pound; asparagus, white, $l(o2 per box; green. 9llc per pound: eggplant, 30c per pound: peas. 1112ttc per pound. GREEN FRUITS Apples, o0c1.5 pet box; cranberries, $11 12 per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. IL23V1.BO per sacs; Washington, $1.25l.tW; new potatoes, iwj per pound; sweet potatoes, 3c per pound. ONlUns uregon, acinus invo, a v sack, country points. airtr virnWTiRl.KS Carrots. 81.25 Per sack; beets, $1.50 per sack; parsnips, $1.25 per sack; turnips, $1.75 per sack. . Dairy and Country Produce. Ijocal Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. lSVSc: candled, 19c per dosen. pnm.TRV Hens, large. 1514 16c; hens. ordinary 1515i4c: broilers, 1820c; tur keys, dressed, L'zezsc; live. uvii 1215c: geese. 89c. BUTTEK creamery, prints, extraa, -" - per pound In case lots; He more in ies than case lots: cubes, 25c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, lonoers- buying price, 1414 c per pound, f. o. b. dock, Port land; Young Americas, 154c per pound. VEAL Fancy. 11KW12C per pounu. PORK Block. H10c Staple Groceries. Loral Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails. $2.30 per dozen; halt-pound nets, $1.50; one-pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pins, one-pound tails, $1.05. HONEY Choice, ss.ra per case. vttts .walnuts. 1524e ner pound: Bra zil nuts, 15e; filberts, 1524c:-almonds, 28 24c; peanuts. 6c; cocoanuts. $1 per dozen; pecans 1920; chestnuts, 10c. nitws Small white. 6c: large white. 6Hc; Lima, 6V3C; pink, 56c; Mexican, 6Vic; bayou, 6c COFFEE Koastea, in arums, ioswmub. rttrar Fruit and berry. $6.70; beet. $6.50; extra C, $6.20; powdered. In barrels. $6.95: cubes, barrels, ai.iu. salt Granulated. $15.50 per ton: half ground, 100s. $10.75 per ton; 50s, $11.50 per ton; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE Southern neaa. sraevc: oroaen. 4c per pound; Japan style, 55ic. DRIED FHUITS Apples, Sc per pound; apricots. 1315c: peaches, 8c; prunes, Ital ians, 89c; raisins. loose Muscatels. 8c; un bleached Sultanas, 7 He; seeded 89c; dates, Persian, 10c per pound; fard, 3l.tK per box; currants, 812e Hops, Wool, Hides, Ete. HOPS 1914 crop, nominal; contracts. nominal. HIDES Salted hides, 13c; salted Kip. 13e: salted calf. 17c; green bides. 12c: green kip, 13Hc: green calf, lie; dry hides, 24c: dry calf, 26c WOOL EaBtern Oregon, coarse. zzapz5c: Eastern Oregon, fine, 1820c; Valley, 25 27c. MOHAIR New cup, 293lc per pound. C A SCAR A BARK Old and new, 4iic per pound. PELTS Dry Tong-wooled pelts, 16c; dry short-wooled pelts. 12c: dry shearings, eacn. 10c: salted shearings, eacn, ios?oc; ury goats, long hair, each, 13c; dry goat shear ings, each, 1020c; salted sheep pelts, March. $1WZ eacn. Provisions. HAMS All sizes. 171i18He; skinned. 17 18c: picnic, 12c; cottage roll, 1314c; broiled. lsi28c BACON fancy, zitjepzsc; stanaara, 24c: choice. 174J22c: strips. 1714c. DRY SALT snort clear bacas, laiffiofto; exports. 15-g!17c; plates, ll?413c. LARD Tierce basis: Kettle rendered, t2V-c: standard, 12e; compound. 8Xc rarrel GOODS Mess beef. 23c: plate beef, $24.50: brisket pork, $28.50; pickled pigs' feet, $12.50; tripe, $9.501L60; tongues. $25psu. Oils. K-RTtOBENH Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c: special drums or bar rels. 1314c: cases, 17H2014e, GASOLINE -rJulK, lac; cases, lac: engine distillate, drums. 7Hc; cases, 1414c; naptha. drums, 11c; cases, lc LINSEED OIL Kaw. barrels, 73c; raw, cases, SOc; boiled, barrels. 77c; boiled, cases, 82c. TURPENTINE In tstiKi. we: in cases. 67c; 10-case lots, lc less. Metal Markets. VT-W YORK. March 31. Tin. dull and nominal. Five-ton lots, 48.00 53.00c. Copper, firm, tiectroiyuc, .u.oi tino-wc; casting, 15.5C&15.IOC Iron, steady. Lead, steady: 4.124.17c Spelter, nominal. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga.. March 31. Turpentine firm. 44e; sales, 660; receipts, none; ship ments. 47; stocks. 22,510. Rosin, firm; sales. 1105: receipts, none; shipments, 558; stocks. 105,333. Quote: A. B. C D. E, F, G, H, $3.05: I. $3.10; K, $3.25 3.30 M, $4; N. $5.05: WG and WW, $5.65. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. March 51. Raw sugar, easy; centrifugal. 4.77c; molasses. 4.00c. iletinea, steady. . Duluth Linseed Market, DULUTH. March 81. Linseed, cash. $1.92; May. $L93&; 4uUb J1-". IS Largest Day's Trade in Stocks Since War Began. SPECIALTIES ARE IN LEAD Rock Island Common Also Figures Heavily in Dealings Minimum Prices Are Abolished and Wall Street Is Again Normal. v-eot tori: March 31. Trading In secu i.i . i ..iinaAri nil records In point of i,a inf. the closing days of last July, when the market was churned into a state of furious activity at .declining prices be cause of panicky feeling engendered by the foreign situation. There were signs in the course of today's session, however, that ab sorption of high-grade Investment issues had about reached tne limit 01 its Over 60 per cent of the total output was limited to specialties ana tne of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacinc Railway. Motor and equipment Issues ana others far more obscure contributed an un usually large quota. , While these stocks were changing hands In hlni-Ua of 100 or more shares. United sin., steel. Amalgamated Copper, Read ing and the transcontinental railways were i..n. h-hlnrt. In fact liquidation of i ua nlainlV evident. ti t.thor. hu In Rock Island was again without explanation, but bore all the marks of an open contest at tne annual w'"l,u' which is to be held April 12. Bethlehem Steel, which has recently been the source of much speculation and conjecture, was heavy at all times, recording a net loss of two points. The market at the close was irregular, a number of standard shares sell lrg under the preceding day's final figures. Total sales of stocks amounted to 745,400 shares. . . Bonds were active, strong and broad, with total .sales, par value, of $4,328,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. After the close of the market announce ment was made of the abolition of all min imum prices, which have been in force since December 15 last. ine siock exena-nsv au thorities pointed out that this action wai taken because of the improvement In finan cial affairs throughout the country, result ing largely from the foreign trade situation. ciisivn SToric quotations. Closing Sales. High. 1 ,4i0 :li 22.300 03 54 e.200 4 2S.000 32 6,900 09 i 200 104 2,200 10654 700 120H 200 2241 6,400 94 3.100 99 3,100 72 1,700 00 200 15 3.000 163 2.S00 35 8.000 46 1.000 12 Low. Bid Alaska Gold . Amai Copper . . Am Beet Sugar. 34 62 4314 S1V4 68 104 104 120 224 29 99 72 8U'4 15 16154 35 44 !4 12 89 34 44 31 68 10344 104 V4 American Can .. Am Smel & Ret do preferred. . Am Sugar Ref. . Am Tel & Tel. . 11944 Am Tobacco . . . Anaconda Min.. 28 Atchison Bait & Ohio . . . Brook R Tran. . Cal Petroleum .. 72 89 15 161 34 54 45 Canadian Pac . . Central Leather Ches & Ohio . . . Chi Gt West . .. 1144 C. M & St Paul. 1.800 89;4 89 127 3944 2744 28 Chicago & N W. Chino Copper .. 6,000 40 394, Col Fuel & Iron 300 27 27 Sol & Southern. 600 27 W 27 D & B. Grande.. 50O 7 44 7 do preferred.. 2,100 14 44 l"li Distillers' Secur 600 844 7 Erie 4,500 25 4s 24 7 1344 8i 24 44 Gen Electric 10144 117H 34 Gt North pt ... 3.3UU us in Gt North Ore. . 8,900 36 34 Guggenheim Ex 3,500 54 54 5314 Illinois central. zvu itjj xwo Interbor Met pf 20.400 66 44 63 44 Inspiration Cop 10,900 25 44 24 Inter Harvester K C Southern.. 3,100 25 24 Lehigh Valley . 300 137 136T4 Louis & Nash.. 200 119 118 Mex Petroleum. 300 7344 7244 Miami Copper .. 6,200 24 24 Mo, Kan & Tex 10.100 1444 1344 Mo Pacific 19,700 14 12 Nat Biscuit ... 200 120 44 120 National Lead . 17,100 05 6344 04 H 24 94 24 44 13654 118 72 24 13 44 1214 63 Nevada Copper. 2,000 12 1244 124 N Y Central . . . 4,;tou so S4 u N Y. N H i H. 14,500 624 58 Norfolk & West 5944 ioiy 104 1944 2044 106 44 153 1944 Northern Pac .. 1.70O 105 44 104 Pacific Mall 1,200 2044 1944 Pac Tel & Tel Pennsylvania ... 1,400 107 44 10644 Pull Pal car Ray Con Cop.. 5.500 1 9 1944 Reading 23.100 147 44 145 Republic I & S. 2.300 23 2244 Rock Island Co 300 do preferred.. 1,500 1 1 145 14t 7 844 16 '4 294j 139 44 124 80 44. St L ft 8 F 2 pi Southern Pac .. 5,900 87 44 86 44 Southern Ky ... 3,iuu liMi Jofc Term Copper .. 900 3044 29 Texas Company 1.0OO 143 44 140 Union Pacific .. 17,700 126 124 do prelerred U 8 Steel 36,800 49 48 44 4S do preferred.. 800 10.i;4 lo'4 10454 5644 2 65 Utah Copper .. 1.200 57 56 vvaoasn pi .... o..iw iys n Western Union. 5.500 67 65 Westing Elec 3,900 72 71 Mon Power Total sales for tit day, 745,400 shares. BONDS. n S Ref 2S. reg. 9S44IN Y C G 344s. b 79 do coupon.... 98Nor Pac 3s 64 U S 3s, reg 10144 do Is a co coupon. .. .101 54iunlon pac 4s. . . vok U S N 4s. reg..l0944iSo Pac Con 5s.. 98 go coupon. .. .111154? Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. March 31. Mercantile pa per. 344 per cent, sterling exchange steady; 60-day Dills, il,llnu ior caoies, ss.aoxo; for demand, $4.7975. Bar silver 4SC. Mexican dollars 38c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds stronir. Time loans firm: 6U days, Z5432 Per cent; 90 days, 23 per cent; six months, 3 44 per cent. Call money steady; nign, a per ceui; low, 1 ner cent: ruling rate, 2 per cent; last loan, 1 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 1 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, March 31. Drafts, slcrht 3c: telegraph, 6c, Sterling, bu aays, caoie, st.au-a. LONDON, March 31. Bar silver, 2844d per ounce. Money l15i per cent. Discount rates Short bills, 2 per cent; three months. 2 per cent. 8AN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current In Bay City on Fruit, Vege tables. Etc SAN FRANCISCO. March 31. Butter- Fresh extras, 23c; prime firsts. 2244c; Iresh firsts, 21 c Bggs Fresh extras. Sic; firsts, 1844o; pullets, 1844c. Cheese New, 8 11 44c; Young America, i"u.tfui4Uc Oregon. 1444c. Vegetables Bell peppers, 2$1244e; hot- bouse cucumbers, 90cl.lo; peas, 3W7o; as paragus. $1.25 a 1.75 per box. Onions Yellow, 60c tier box; $1 per etL; Oregon; $1.401.63. Fruit Lemons, $1.562.50; bananas. Ha waiian, 90c$1.75; pineapples, do, $1.60 $2 75; California apples, Pippins, 6090c; Bellefleur, 2540c; other varieties. 50&75o; do Oregon Pippins, $1&1.50: Upitzenbergs. $1.75 2.25; Winesaps, 85c a $1.10; Baldwins, 75c $L Potatoes Burbanks, Oregon, $1.65 1.75; small Burbanks. 75c, rivers. $1.251.60; Idaho, 1.251.60; sweets, $2.252.50; new, 6c per pound. Receipts Flour, 460 quarters; barley, 14, 355 centals; -potatoes, 2385 sacks; hay, 350 tons. Americans Steady at London. LONDON. March 31. American securities on the stock market today were quieter. Most of the markings were in Canadian Pa cific and Amalgamated Copper. The mar ket hardened in the afternoon and closed steady. Exchanges Will Close Friday. KV.XV YORK. March 31. The New York tock Exchange will close on Good Friday. The board of governors so aeciaea waay. Announcement was made today that the Produce Exchange would also close on Good Friday. . Hops, Etc., at New York. NEW YORK March 31. Hops easy: state common to choice 1914, 11 15 cents. Hides quiet. Wool steady. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. March 31. Evaporated ap ples dull. Prunes barely steady. Peaches quiet " London Wool Auctions Close. LONDON. March 31 The third series of the wool auction sales closed today with offerings amounting to 12,000 bales. Steady RECORD BROKEN THE Oldest Bank in the Pacific Northwest cordially invites your account Subject toCheckor in itsSav ings Department, with the assurance X a. .4 II lsgjg 01 CUUHCUU9 vrcaimtiiv. established 1859 Corner buying by the borne trade and Franoe and occasionally Amwu-fc " - -Compared with the previous auctions, crosa- reus ciosea iv pci cc"1 . . . - anchanged and heavy and faulty merinos irom o to i per t,ciu '- -... ' v , series the home trade bought 110,000 bales, ...... , , rujt ...... Amn-1.a ,r. I M I ft ttussia ana r i nnt.o ji.vw aiu - Americans are getting a few more "censes granted, but tne iraa gecprauj capped by transport difficulties. Cbtrage Dairy Produce. CHICAGO March 31. Butter Unchanged. Kggs Higher Receipts. 14.541 cases. At mark, cases Included, 17wlS44c; ordinary firsts. 1744J'1744e. firsts. 18441S44C Cotton Market. NEW TORK, March 31. Spot cotton steady. Mid-uplands, I.IOo. Sales 1700 bales. WHEAT TURNS HEAVIER EXPORT DEJIAJVD IS SLACK AND PRICES GIVK WAY. Cable Inquiries at Seaboard lor New Crop Fall to Check Downward Trend of Market. CHICAGO, I1U March 3L Wheat turned heavy today In the absence of any Important new export business. Ttve market closed weak, 144 c to 154o under last night. Other leading staples, too, suffered a net decline corn to l144c, oats 44 tor 14c, and pro visions 7 44 to 30c. Notwithstanding that wtieat at first made some show of strength, it was not long until the bears grabbed control. Higher quotations at Liverpool had much to d with the early gains here, but seemed to oe eased in the main on bullish Argentine crop estimates. The upturn was quickly taken advantuge of both by longs and shorts, especially as do mestic field conditions were generallv auspi cious, the only fresh complaints being of dry weather in Illinois. What made the down ward tendency conclusive, however, was dis appointment at the apparent lack of any urgent trans-Atlantic call. Word that the seaboard had cable inquiries for new-crop wheat failed to evoke any enthusiasm here. Corn was under selling pressure all day. Oats showed the effect of the bettor out i,oir for RBprilnir. Arrivals at primary points were large, with no word of any export clear- Continued heavy receipts of hogs In the West compared with last year, seemed to call for lower values on provisions. Rather aggressive selling, though, was required to make the market give way. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. ..$1.6344 .. 1.23 44 High. $1.54 54 1.3314 Low. Close. $1.6144 $1.51 LZ1 1.2144 .7!44 .7244 .75 44 .76 44 .6614 .57 .5354 .53 17.00 17.05 17.45 17.60 10.1O 10.05 10.27 10.32 May July CORN. .. .73 -TS .. .78 .7644 OATS. .. .67"4 -67 .. .54 44 .514 May July May July May July . ..17.55 ...17.75 17.30 17.75 LARD. 10.10 10.40 May July .10.1O .10.40 SHORT RIBS. May 10.00 10.00 9.87 .0 July 10.JO 10.30 10.20 10.23 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red. $1.5244; No. i hard, $1.5344. Corn No 2 yellow. 7844c; No. 4 yellow, 7087144e; No. 4 white, 714471440. Rye No. 2, 1.144. Barley 71 77c. Timothy 4. SO 6.25. Clover $813.76. Primary receipts Wheat, 447.0M vs. 525. 00O bushels; corn, 431,000 vs. 601.000 bush els: oats, 1. 030.000 vs. 7,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat,. 557,000 vs. S8.00 bushels: corn, 64S.000 vs. 497.000 bushels; oats, 724.0 00 vs. 751,000 bushels. Clearances Wheat, 1,070.000 bushels; corn, 820,000 bushels; flour, 19.000 barrels. Foreign Grain Markets. LONDON, March 81. Cargoes on passage ia to 4 44d higher. T.reKRpnoi. March SI. Corn opened d higher; closed d higher. Cash wneat uncnangea to ia '(''. corn. 44 d to d higher. BTJENOS AYRES, March 81. Wheat 44 lower to 44 higher; corn, 94 lower; oats, unchanged. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March 81. Wheat May. $1.44: July, $1.3S44l-3" asked; No. 1 hard. $1.51; No. 1 Northern, 1.46T4tJ 1.50; No. 2 Northern, $L4154 L47-$4. Barley 66873c. Flax $1.88 44 1.1. Other Eastern Grain Markets. KANSAS CITY. March 31. Wheat closed. May $1.4344 bid. July $1.4144 1.41H. ST. LODIS. March 81. Wheat closed, May $1.4644 asked, July $1.1644- DULUTH, March 31. Wheat closed. May $1.48, July $1.4354. WINNIPEG, March SIj Wheat closed. May $1.50 1.5044. July $1.49. Oats, May 624c bid, July 82c. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 31. Spot quo tations Walla Walla, $2.2744 2-30 ; red Russian, $2.22 442.25; Turkey red, $3.3244 2.35: bluestem. $2.402.45. Feed barley. $1.274i?1.30. White oats. $1.77441.80. Bran, $26.5027. Middlings, tiie'di. oiiuilb, $28.5029. Call board sales: Barley, May $1.27 bid, $1.2744 asked; De cember, $1.31 bid, $1.3 3 44 asked. Puget Sound Grain Market. 1 AVU1A il.ttiwi - " ' " ' forty-fold, $1.26; club, $1.26; red fife, $1.21. car receipts: ,, SEATTLE. March 31. Wheat Bluestem, . no. ' ... 1 u. ' fliih- 1. 25: red fife, $1.23: red Russian. $1.20. Barley per tun. Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat 14, oats L hay 60, flour 4. COPPER FOUND ON OLEQUA Ore From Near Centralla Averages About $75 to Ton. CENTR.AX.IA. Wash.. March 31. (Spe cial.) When he came here yesterday to secure horses to haul ore Walter Brieg-s. a resident of this city, an nounced that several weeks agro he dis covered a copper deposit on state land seven miles up the Olequa River from Vader and since that time has been de veloping: it after securing- a lease from the state by a royalty agreement Some samples of ore taken from the prospect ran as high as $107 to the ton, but the average is about $75. The ore is of such rich quality that It can be mined and shipped in small quantities at a profit. Wallowa Plans City Hall. WALLOWA, Or.. March 31. (Spe cial.) At the meeting- of tne city Council .the question of building- a city hall was discussed. An ordinance was passed to engage an architect to draw nim. for the building-. When the esti mate of cost and plans are given to the Council the proposition will do sub mitted to the people to vote upon. A number of locations have been sug gested, but nothing definite can be de Washing'ton and 1 niro cided until It has been brought to a vote of the people. Doctor Hurt Wtirn Anto Topples. MOSCOW, Idaho. March Jl. (Spe cial.) Dr. Clark Tuomy. of (Jeneasec, was Injured seriously when his motor car turned turtle. The car was com pletely wrecked. Investigate- Let your good judgment pre vailThat's all we ask con cerning Bitu lithic pavement Fr Book far laTeston. Few investors realise to what an extent they are now Indirectly Interested In bonds. The bank In which you deposit your money, and the insurance company which elves you and your family protection Invest their funda to a considerable decree In bonds. The school which the children sttend has prob ably been built from the proceeds of a bond Issue, as have many other public improve ments, such as the railroads, traction lines, fas and electric plants, etc In fsct many of the greatest conveniences of the present day would have been Impossible If bonds had not been considered safe Investments by a very. lance number of people of botli large and small means. If you wlnh to knuw more about the safety of these conservative, securities, write tho Harris Trust si Savin Bank of Chicago for a free copy of It illustrated pamphlot, "Why Bond Are Snfe Investments." Adv. TRAVELERS GCIDK. FRENCH LINE Compacnle Generate TranftatlantlQue, rO.VTAL MEKV1CU. Sailings for BORDEAUX NIAGARA Apr. 10, 3 P. M. ROCHAMBEAU Apr. 17,3 P.M. LA TOURAINE Apr. 24, 3 P.M. CHICAGO May 1,3 P.M. FOR INFORMATION APPLY C. W. mincer, SO Sill St.: A. 1. Charlton. 253 M-)rriun St.: E. M. Tajlnr. V. M. at M. P. Ky.j lirsnr K. fcmlth. lis 3d st.t A. C hhelooB. 100 3d si.: 1L Illrkaon, S4S tV.h InKton at.; North Bank Rod. aib and mark ts.f F. 8. MrKsrlaml, ad and afthlligt.) t.; K. H. Duffy. Ii4 ad St.. I orlland. San Francisco LOS ANGELES AND SAN D18GO S. S. ROANOKE Sails Wednesday. April 1, at . P, M. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO, Tlrkrt Of Mr. 1SXA M St. Halm 181. A 1S1 I Frrlsbt Orftr Foot Norttarap at. UaJB uuS. A AUSTRALIA jtjU. Honolulu and South Sea Ssartsit Lis. ( 1 T) Qslrkt Tl.s "VEHTURA" "SONOMA" "SIERRA" 10.UOO.lon ABkHICAH Stassaers tlUtrd UoyiU H All $110 Honolulu fc?d0T,i. Sydney, $337.50 For Honolulu April 13. April 27, May 11, June 8-22, July -l'0. Auk. S-l 7-111. For Sydney April 13. May 11. Juno t. July , AUX. I, AU(. SI. OCKAMC WTKAMHHIl" CO. Is Market bC taa i- rajtrlara. COOS BAY AND EUREKA S. S. ELDER SAILS SUNDAY, APRIL 4. A. M. AND EVERY SCNDAS TUKKKA FTiJI NORTH I'AClilO STEAMSHIP CO, Ticket Office Frel(ht Off lea IM A id St. I Foot Nortbrup St. MAIN 1J14. A lilt. 0 Mala tWi. A B JFL. LAMPORT O HOLT LI 1 Is fi Ajkd all AmaOM 1'orts Frequent khhui iiuiu .w l oi k by new and fat 12.6oo-toti pMSwngerBtcameri. 17 DAYS TO RIO JANBIUo. 2:1 DAvs TO BL KNOS AYHE8. BUSK DANIELS, iirn. Aft.., Broad way. N. V. Doner B. Smith. Third and Washington St., or l.ocn.1 Acts. erVsfTr vyr 8. 8. BEAR SAILS B A. M., APRIL ! SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The Smn Franrlaro Port las d 8. 8. Co., Third and Washliurton "t. (with O -IV. K- N. Co.). Tel. Marshall io0, A til 21. STEAMSHIP Sails Direc t ret AM rHANClSCO, LOS ANUJU.KS ANU BAN D1EOU. Today, 2:30 P. M., March 31 SAN FRANCISCO. POKTLANB LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. FRANK stOIXAM, Acent. lit Third atrect. A Mala COOS BAY LINE Steamer Breakwater Sails from Alaeworta Dock, Portlaad, 8 A. M. Friday. Frela aad Ti a. t Office. Alnawarth Pock. Pkoaea Mala sauu, A-2B33. City Ticket Office. 80 Us St. Phoaea Marshall -t.VlO, A-S1S1. PORTLAND at COUS BA It si. k. LI.NB AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOI TII SF.A8, Regular, throush sal 1 1 iik for teylney via Tahiti and Wellington from tian Francisco. April 2S. May 2. June ij. and every : day. Kend lor pamplilPt. Lnlon Steamship to., of ew Zealand, Ltd. office : Market street, hen 1 rancUKa, or local S. S. and R. It. scents.