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10 TTTE arOItXING . OTfEGOXTAy. VEDXESDAY. MY 5, 1915. i t. . t l 1 ! I f .1 e : it' n i . I 1 Ii2 GRAFT SOON DUE lowan and American Are Ex pected in Port Tomorrow. ." BOSTON SERVICE OFFERED t. M Shippers Meet With W. II. Randall, : Who AYould Arrange for Emery Company Vessels to Resume Coast-to-Coast Runs. 1; . " Slightly behind schedule, owlnsr to ' bad weathr ' she experienced off the ; California coast last week, the steamer lowan, of the American-Hawaiian , licet, made her-way out of the Golden j Gate yesterday, bound for Portland to : discharge New York shipments and ' take on freight for the return. She ' should arrive tomorrow, when the i liner American, which sailed from San JIMearo Sunday, also is looked for. The American is on her first trip to ! this port and Is bringing: about 2500 1 tons of cargo. She also carries about 6000 tons for Puget Sound, where she will complete discharging and will load lumber for the return voyage. The -steamer Minnesotan. due May 16, is Isbout filled outward and only engage f'ments for small shipments were being ' made yesterday. The Santa Cecilia, of the Grace line, will be along before the American and she is assured of a full load. . Shippers Meet W. H. Bandall. FhiDDers met yesterday with W. II, Randall, of Boston, president of the Emery Steamship company. wnicn placed the freighters Atlantic and Pa cific in service last year between Bos ton and Facific Coast harbors. Mr. Itandall made the Western trip to view the California expositions and at the Eame time interest commercial, firms in n proposed re-establlshment of the service, which was interrupted because of the war, and the steamer I'acitic was eold to ply on the Atlantic side. rians the company entertained be fore of increasing the fleet have been revived and Mr. Kandall says there will be six ships in all, two of which are expected, to be vessels of 9500 tons, now under construction at the plant of the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, for Hind. Rolph & Co. liach will carry about 4,300,000 feet of lumber. Four Emery Vessels May Be I'acd. It is believed that arrangements will be mado to have them operate in con junction with four vessels which the Kmery interests will provide, one of which will be the steamer Pacific, now on the East Coast. Three additional carriers are to be constructed at Atlantic yards. They will be of double-deck type, suitable for lumber cargoes, but not special lum ber carriers, such as the Atlantic and Pacific. Mr. Kandall said last night that he thought the service would be resumed' at least early in the Winter. Mr. Randall will leave this morning for Pujret Sound and British Columbia, and will make his way East over the Canadian Rockies. He says there is no intention of having the steamers in clude British Columbia ports in their itinerary. "ORTHElt PACIFIC SAILS Liner Emerges From Storm With Little Damage and Makes Repairs. On regular schedule the liner North ern Pacific leaves San Francisco at 10:30 o'clock today for Flavel and she only missed one trip as a result of her i-ombat with a storm on her last voy age south. Captain Ahman -reported to the Portland office of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad a few hours after reaching San Francisco that repairs had been made to the steering gear and that the ship was ready to resume, so her damage was not material. The Greats Northern is to be ready for service July 1. Kdward A." Travers, superintendent of the . North Bank dock, which ia op erated by the company here, is being spoken of as superintending stevedore for the new line at Flavel and San Francisco, though an appointment has not been announced. Mr. Travers has enjoyed wide experience in that kind of t , work, particularly on North Bank dock, ; ' where numerous Oriental and Euro- j pean cargoes have been handled, be- tides grain ships and coasters. 1 DESPATCH COMES FOR CARGO I ! v- I . Lumber Order for Alaska Railroad May Be Placed on River. Reaching Seattle from Southeastern : Alaska, after having gone through the J i stormiest - passage recorded this sea I ! son, the steamer Despatch discharged J cargo and reloaded part of her out i ' ward freight, sailing from there at midnight Monday for Astoria, where she takes on cannery supplies for the ; ; North. The vessel plies in the fleet of t ..ibe Border Line Transportation Com ;3pany, which operates the Al-ki and j" Js'orthland. J ! Bids are to be opened tomorrow for J ! supplying 2,000.000 feet of lumber for t ! Government railroad construction in ' ; Alaska and tlrere is hope that the bust ' j ness will be awarded to one of the j Columbia or Willamette River mills. In J j that event it may serve as a basis for 5 ; retnaugurating steamship service with ! j the North, as the material probably : will move in parcels, so there will be ; space on the steamer for other cargo. XORTHLAXD BRIXGS RALTjS a I Material Obtained at Monterey for 5 ' Portland-Oregon City Road. ; j Railroad steel to be used along the ; i line of the Portland & Oregon . City , Kailroad was loaded aboard the steam. ; er Northland Sunday at Monterey, ; ; where it had been in use for a short I. time on the Monterey 21111 road, which 1! has ceased operation. The Northland I took S50 tons of the shipment op deck j j and proceeded to San Francisco to fill ; ' the hold with general cargo. She ( sailed for Portland Monday. ! j The Dodge interests, which have the j j vessel, also will dispatch the steamer 5 ! Claremont from San Francisco with a ! ; full load tomorrow and others of the " '-regular and chartered fleet are to fol vT3ow. Since the steamer St. Helens was Tdij'patched to New Tork with lumber the company is using smaller vessels ; , in her stead and will continue to do ; j without her for a time, as she has been ! ! taken for another voyage through the : Canal. COLV3IBIA RUN IS RESUMED Steamer Douglas to Go to Douglas and Pateros. WENATCHEK. Wash., May 4. (Spe cial.) Navigation on the Columbia River between Wenatchee and Pateros will be resumed today. This will be the first navigation on the Columbia between these points since the C. &. O. Steamboat Company tied up their boats at the time of the completion of the railroad one year ago. The steamer T'ousrlas will make the run daily from .Wenatchee to Chelan and every other !ay the trip will be made to Patwos. The steamer Douglas is owned ' by the East Side Transportation Company, of whom Captain 1. B. Gray and J. A. Proctor are the principal stockholders. The owners of the boat expect to ban die both freight and passengers and will stop anywhere along the route. STEAMSHIP MAX IX FIELD E. J. M. Xash Goes to France as Cap tain in British Army. From guiding liners through vari ous routes in the world's commerce to directing the fire of a company In the British army is reported . to be a change made by E. J. M. Xash, special agent for America and Canada of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, who is well known to Portlanders. Mews has reached here; that Mr. Nash- accepted a captain's commission in the service and is now on duty in North ern France. He was the first official of the com pany to reach Portland when plans were forming to include this portin the Royal Mail service from London by way of the Far Bast, and this city was made the Western terminus, the vessels being turned back from here by way of Puget Sound and British Columbi Many officers of the fleet, who were aboard vessels calling here, were mem bers of the Royal Naval Reserve and have been drawn into active service. WHEAT MOVES AIXJXG SNAKE Vessel Reeominlssioned to Gather Parcels of Cereal. To move between 60,000 and 70,000 bushels of wheat from the Snake River country, the steamer Lewlston. of the O.-W. H. & N. fleet, has been ordered into service by "Captain" Budd, super intendent of the water lines of that company. It is said that considerable wheat has made its appearance from where growers had it cached, awaiting higher prices, the recent status of the market having drawn small lots irom cover. ' - The steamer Harvest Queen goes out on the Portland-Astoria route this evening, replacing the Hassaloi which is to be overhauled. Whether the steamer Lewlston can be brought here from the Snake River, providing she carries no freight, is being investi gated by "Captain" Budd, who thinks that railroad-owned steamers snouia not be excluded from the big ditch so long as they are not competing with the rail line in handling shipments. Marine Notes. Tt Li reported from Ban Francisco that the Union Oil Company Intends letting a contract shortlv for the construction of a tanker to replace the Panta Rita, which was sold to ply In the trans-Atlantic trade. The new- vessel Is to have a capacity of 65.000 barrels. Harbormaster Speler has drawn signal flairs from vessels In the harbor -with which to decorate the Municipal Boatlandlng. at the foot of Stark street, for tomorrow's parade. Carrying: a fair cargo, the steamer Sue H. Elmore pot away for Tillamook last night. The cusollne schooner Patsy was in port yesterday and the Tillamook is due today. both being expected to sail on tas return before morninK. CaDtaln Mason, of the steamer Beaver, Increased the pull for members of his crew "turned to" for boat-drill yesterday, for in stead of rowing from Alnsworth Dock to the O.-W. K. & N., bridge. they headed through the harbor almost to the . Morrison- street bridge. , . ' j Arriving in the . river from San Fran cisco yesterday afternoon the Mexican steamer Gen y Pesqueira proceeeded here to load grain ror Australia unaer cnarxer to M. H. Houser. She is to be lined at the Eastern A Western mill before shifting across to Irving dock for cargo. Work on the hull of the Port of Port and tua Oneonta having been ended, she la to . be floated from the public drydock today. CarrvlnK passengers and - having a full load of lumber the steamer Tamalpais got away from Rainier for California ports last evening. The steamor Yosemite, which came here from San Francisco with gen eral cargo, finished discharging and pro ceeded to Puget Sound for lumber. The vessel had turned back to San Francisco Saturday, because of a broken steam pipe and the northwest gale on, and proceeded Sunday. To ascertain If a light placed on the Grand Trunk bridge, at Celllo. conforms to Federal regulations, and at the same time be on hand when the locks and canal ttiere formally opens today. Robert Warrack. Inspector of the Seventeenth Lighthouse District, departed. ' yesterday for that . lo cality. Captain C. Curtis ' entered the tank Steamer Oleum at the Custom House yes terday after one of the roughtest voyages that vessel has encountered. She reached the river Monday . evening from Port Har ford, which port she left Thursday morn ihK. and besides shipping heavy seas the forward Jackstaff and two ventilators were carried away. ' Captain E. H. Works was yesterday signed as master of the steamer Harvest ' Queen, Captain C. C. Turner having- been her former master. Captain James Goode is skipper of the ferry St. Johns, relieving Captain Herman Fries. After having safely towed ' the power schooner Archer to San Diego, the steamer Yucatan left there Monday for Portland via California ports. The vessel- will be loaded at San Francisco and Portland for Aus tralia. She picked up the Archer off Paint Arguello Sunday, the schooner being water logged and her crew about exhausted after working for three days and nights to keep the vessel afloat. . On her maiden voyage the new Mccor mick steamer Wapama arrived last night from San Francisco In command of Captain Edward Jahnsen, commodore of that line. She loads lumber for the return and sails Sunday. Lieutenant-Colonel McKInstry. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A., was officially advised yesterday of his transfer to New York, where he is to report July 31. . MARIXE INTELLIGENCE. : , Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Name. " From Beaver. Los Angeles. ...... Roanoke San Diego. ....... Breakwater Coos Bay Northern Pacific. San Francisco Geo. W. Elder. .. .Eureka Rose City Los Angeles Yucatan. .... . ...San Diego. . . . . Bear Los Angeles DUE TO DEPART. Date. . In port . In port .In port .May C .May - 7 .Ma.y 7 .May 9 .May la Name. For Date. Harvard S. F. to L.-A. May Roanoke .San Diego. ....... ..May s BrealT water. . . . .- .Coos Bay ....May Northern Paclfio. San Francisco. .... .May T Yale .S. F. to L. A May 7 Santa Barbara.. .San Francisco. ... ..May . T Beaver ...Loa Angeles. ........ May 7 Northland ....... Los Angeles. ...... .May - S Willamette San Diego. ....... .May . t Geo. W. Elder. .. .Eureka. .... .. .May 9 Klamath -San Diego -...May . 10 Rose City. ... ... .Loa Angeles. ......May 12 Yucatan San Diego May 12 Multnomah San Diego. ........ .May 15 Bear...., Los Angelea May 17 Tamalpais. . ...San Francisco. .... .May . 17 San Kamon. ..... San Francisco. .....May 18 Yosemite. ....... San Diego .May lo Portland-Atlantic Service. DUE TO ARRIVE. Nam. Santa Cecelia. American. . . . lowan . . Minnesotan . . Pennsylvania. Ohioan Santa Crus. . . . From . New York. ... . ,.Nw York . .New York. ..New York. .... . . New York . . New York. . . -New York. . . . .'. Date ' ' .May .May .May .May ' 1 May 25 .May IS .June . 5 DUE TO DEPART. Nam. For American. ..... .New York. ...... lowan New York. ... . . Santa Cecelia. . . . New York. ...... Minnesotan. ..... New York. ...... Pennsylvanian. y. New York. ... ... Ohian New York. ... .. Santa Cruz. ... . . -New York. Date. .May .May .May .May .May May .Juna - Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. May 4. Arrived steamers Yosemite. and Wapama. from San Francisco; Oleum, from Port San Luis; Mexican steam er General Y. Pesquelra, from . San - Fran cisco. Sailed steamers Tamalpais, for San Francisco; Yosemite. for Puget Sound. - Astoria. May 4. Sailed at 6 A. M. steamer Daisy Putnam, for San Francisco. Arrived at 11:3", A. M. and left up a 3:15 P. M. Mexican- steamer General V. Peaqueira. from San Francisco. Arrived at 1 and left up at 2:30 P. M. steamer .Wapama, from San Francisco. San Franclaco. May 4 Sailed at midnight steamer Northland, for Portland. .Arrived at 5:o0 A. M. steamer Bear, from Portland. Arrived at 9 A. M. steamer A. F. Lucas, from Seattle, towing barge No. 03, from Portland. Sailed at 10 A. M. steamer lowan. for Portland. Arrived at noon steamer Rose City, from San Pedro, for Portland. Sailed at 3 P. M. steamer Shoshone, for Portland. May 8 Sailed at P P. M. steamer Willamette for Portland. Arrived at 11 p. M. ateamer Thomas L. Wand, from Columbia River. San Pedro. May S Arrived steamer Yuca tan, towing steamer Archer, from San Diego, and sailed without Archer, for Portland, via way ports. Eureka, May 4 Arrived at 2 P. M. steam er George W. Eider, from Portland, via Cooa Bay. . Seattle. May 4 Sailed at midnight steam er Despatch, for Astoria May 3 Spoken at & P. M. ship St. Nicholas in tow of the tug Oregon, from Portland. , for Nushagak, abreast of Tigalda Island. Tacoma, May 3 Arrived ateamer Multno mah, from Portland, via, Kverutt. Astoria. May 3 Arrived at 6:30 and left up at 8 P. M. steamer Yosemite, from San Francisco. Arrived at 7 P. M. and left up at midnight steamer Oleum, from Port San - Luis. Balboa, May 4. Arrived Steamers Damra, -from San Francisco, for New York; Oregoulan, from Tacoma, for New York (and both proceeded ; Pangan, Seattle for Copen hagen. Cristobal, May 4. Arrived Steamers Pennsylvanian, from New York, for Saa FrancUco; John A. Hooper, from Phila delphia and Matanzaa. for Port-Angeles, and proceeded. San Francisco, May 4. Arrived Steamers Nann Smith, from Coos Bay; Bear, from Portland: Captain A. F. Lucas harre BX El Segundo, from Seattle; Elizabeth, from Bandon; Shua-Yak. from Port Gamble; Henry T. Scott, with barge Acapulco, from Kanalmo; Hazel Dollar (British). from Manila; Honolulan, from Tacoma; Edgar II. Vance, from the sea, in' tow of tugs Navi gator and Dauntless; Manoa, from-Sidney, Sailed Steamers Shoshone, for- Astoria; lowan, for Portland. Vladivostok, May 2. Arrived, Robert Dot. lar. from Tacoma. New York, May 4 Arrived, steamer Meteor, from Tacoma. Seattle, May 4. Arrived Steamera Admiral Evans, from Southwestern Alaska; Governor, from San Diego; Pvraiso, from Southeastern Alaska; Bee. from San Fran cisco. Sailed Steamers Humboldt and Northland, for Southeastern Alaska: Akl Maru (Japanese), for Hongkong; Queen lor tan i.iego; Hawaiian, ror New York United States lighthouse tender Alaska. . Xews From Oregon Ports. " ASTORIA. Or., May 4. (Special.) The Mexican steamer Gen. Y. Pesqueir arrived toaay rrorn San Francisco and.- will load grain at Portland for Australia. She gets rate of 70 shlllinrs. The steam schooner wapama. the latest luauiim 10 tne McuormicK tieet, arrived. rrom fcan Francisco with freight and pi sengers for Astoria and Portland. ' The rasoltne schooner Ahwaneda arrived from Newport with freight for Astoria and Portland. The gasoline schooner Mlrene arrived during the night from Coast points with ireiKni. The American-Hawaiian line steamer American win be due on Thursday . from new lorn, via san i.uego. The steam' schooner Yosemite arrived rlur. lng the night from Fan Francisco witb ireignt ana passengers ror Portland. COOS BAY. Or., May 4. (Special.) Tha steamer speedwell, with lumber from North Bend, sailed today for San Francisco at 3 P. M. The vessel had all her passenger ac commodations occupied. hailing from Marahfleld last night at 11 o'clock the steamship Geo. w. Elder crowed the bar for Eureka at 2 A. M. The steamer Adellno Smith sailed with lumber for the San Francisco market. James Polhemus, engineer." placed in charge of the Cooa Bay district and coqutlle luver. master of the coos Bay dredge Col onel - P. s. Mlchle. arrived here todav from Portland and will Inspect the Bandon Jetty worn Tomorrow. Mr. polhemus Is consld ered a Coos Bay boy and has many friends here who will be pleaaed at whatever sue- cess lie makes here. . The dredge Seattle was delivered at Ban don today by -the tug Gleanor to the tug n.unyam wnicn towed tier safely Into that port. . FLORENCE, Or., Mav 4. (Special.) The gas schooner Tillamook sailed for Portland today. . Marconi Wireless Reports. (AH positions reported at 8 P. M. May 4 unless otherwise Indicated.) Adeline Smith. Coos Bav for Ran Fran. Cisco, OS miles south of Ooos Bay. opeeoweii. t:oos Bay ror san Francisco, 230 miles north of San Francisco- Porter. Everett for San Pedro, 230 miles norm or can r rancisco. Northland. San Francisco for Portland 195 miles north of San Francisco. Asuncion, Richmond for Powell River, 290 mues norm ot san Franeisao. Tug Defiance, with barge 91. Richmond for Aberdeen. 346 miles north of Richmond. Drake. Richmond for Vancouver, 295 miles north of Richmond. Willamette. San Francisco for Portland, 40 miles north of Cape Mendocino. ' Santa Cruz. San Pedro for San Francisco, 60 miles south of San Francisco. Santa Cecilia. San Francisco for Portland, 28 miles north of San Francisco. Kilburn, Eureka for San Francisco. 144 miles north. of San Francisco. , Coronado, San Pedro for San Francisco, three miles north of Point Sur. Enterprise, Hilo for San Francisco. 302 miles out. Celllo, Astoria for San Francisco, 20 miles north of point Arena. San Jose, Balboa for San Francisco, 770 miles south of Ran Francisco. - Minnesotan. New York for. San Francisco, 449 miles south of San Pedro. Hattie - Lurkenbach, San Francisco for New York, 7S3 miles south of San Pedro. May 3. 8 P. M. Minnesotan, 70o miles south of San Pedro. May-3. 8 P. M. San Jose. Balboa for San Francisco. 901 mile south of San Francisco, May 3. 8 P. M. Carlos. Pan Pedro, for San Francisco, 15 miles weatof San Pedro. Moffett. Balboa for San Francisco," 6S0 miles south of San Francisco.. Uorwood. San Francisco for Grays Harbor, TO miles south of the Columbia River. Hyades, Honolulu for Seattle, off Nash Bay. Queen. Seattle for San Francisco, two miles north of Umatilla Lightship. - Tides at Astoria Wednesday. High. Low. 8.03 -A. M 8.0 ft.l 6.59 P. M 7.0 ft.0.18 P. M 0.0 ft. Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, May 4. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth, wind northwest, 10 miles. DA1XTC MKTKOROLOG1CAL REPORT. PORTLAND. May 1. Maximum temper ature, '76.2 degrees; minimum. 4S.9 degrees. River reading. 8 A.M., 6.7 feet; change In last 24 hours 0.5 foot fall. Total rainfall (5- P.M. to 5 P.M.). none; total rainfall since September 1, 1914, 2 Inches: normal rainfall since September 1, 40.19 inches; deficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1914. 14.19 inches. Total sunshine. 14 hours 29 minutes; possible sunshine. 14 hours 29 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level). 5 P. M.. S9.85 Inches. THE WEATHER. 5 Wind. V o - 2. O 2. 2. -T to-, o a A o o S 9 I" a . ' STATIONS. State of Weather. Baker Boise 0.00 lO.NW Pt. rloudv iO.00.12iN ICloiidy 0.O0,10E Pt. cloudy O.00, 6 NW Pt. cloudy .14 4;NW Cloudy Boston.' ....... Calgarv Chicago Colfax Denver ....... Des Moines . . . 001 . .j. . . IClear 6 NW Cloudy 4NWCloudy UN Cloudy !N"WiCloudy O.08' O.ool 0.00 Duluth ....... Eureka ....... Galveston .... Helena 0.(M 1.02 12.E Cloudy Cloudy Jacksonville .'. 0.00:14;iN O.02 14 W IKain Kansas Citv . . 0.OO10 NWlCleni- Loa Angelea .. Marshfleld .. . . Med ford . U.L' 6 E Cloudy W1 4 NW Clear 0.OO o.ool eE Cloudy 4'N Cloudy Minneapolis . .. Montreal New Orleans . New York . . . . North Head . . North Yakima Pendleton .... Phoenix Pocatello Portland ' Roseburc Sacramento ... St. Louis Salt Lake. San Francisco Seattle 0.01 0.01' 8 NWlCloudy -..UK 12'E ICloudy o itn'tnlvn'U-'i... '.(0 .NS O.00 H'NE O.OOl a'.VK Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear O.OO1 (1 NE O.OO 10.E r l. ciouay 0.12 10 NW . louay 60'O.OO io w Pt. cloudy 6" O.OO 12 NE 'Cloudv SRO.44 1SW tcioudy 72 0.00! 4 N IClear 6S O.001 S NE ICloudy 70 0.00 12 N jCloudy K2O.0O: O'N Clear 7 2 0.00' 4'SE 'Clear 78 O.OS 14 NW Pt. cloudy 61 O.OOj. .. . . Pt. cloudy Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island walla Walla . Waahine-ton Winnipeg WEATHER CONDITIONS. A - trough-shaped low-pressure area ex tends from New Mexico northwestward to Oregon and thence north to British Colum bia. Another depression la central over the Middle Atlantic statea and the barometer is relatively high over Montana. Showers have occurred In California, Nevada, Colo rado, the Gulf States and In portions of the Ohio Valley, Middle Atlantic and South At lantic States. It is much cooler in the Lower Mississippi and- Ohio Valleys, South At lantic and East Gulf States. - - The condltiona are favorable for showers Wednesday in Southern and Eastern Ore gon -and Southern Idaho and 'for fntr weather in Northern . Oregon. Washington and -Northern Idaho. It will be cooler In the Interior of . Western Oregon and Western Washington. FORECASTS. Portland ' and vicinity Probably fair, cooler, winds mostly westerly. Oregon Probably fair northwest, showers south and east portions, cooler west portion; winds mostly westerly. Washington Probably fair, cooler Interior west portion, winds mostly westerly. Idaho Sbowers and warmer south,' prob ably fair north portion. EDWARD A. BEALS, District Forecaster. PRICES ABE SHADED Grain Sales Only Made by Scaling Down. SUPPLY EXCEEDS DEMAND Surplus Over All "Wheat Kequire : men ts to End of Season Estl t imated at 2, 000,000 Bushels, mated at 2,000,000 Bushels. There were a few gram salea at the Mer chants Exchange yesterday, but on tha whole the market continues very dull, and there Is no prospect of early improvement. Wheat and oats are weak and sales are only effected by scaling down prices. The exchange transactions were aa follows: 5000 bushels June club ..... 50O0 bushels June Russian... 200 tons June oats 200 tons June oats . 3.27 . 1.20 . 3:i.25 . 33.50 - Aa- compared with the previoua day's prices there waa but little change In the market. The June wheat deals were put through at Monday's quotations and other wheat bids were not materially changed. Oata are selling half a dollar cheaper than last week. But for tha little buying for California and Eastern shipment and to provide for local milling requirements, wheat trading would . be at an entire standstill, as new export business is barred by the lack of transportation. California is taking - small quantities of bluestem, fortyfold and red Russian. Some business for Eastern ac count Is being done almost e-ery day. Ball- mates of the quantity sold to go East range from 300,000 to 500.000 bushela. This Eastern and California trade la keeping the market at a moderately high level, but as tha sup ply exceeds the demand, the undertone of the wheat market Is weak. Figures calculated on the outward fnove ment to date, quantities needed for home use and for later shipments ot wheat at ready sold, show an available surplus over and above all requirements in the North west of about 2.000,000 bushels. Some deal era believe a greater surplus will be dls closed, but even this quantity offering In exceaa of the demand is enough to give the market a bearish tendency. There Is no snap to the flour trade, either in an export or domestic way. "The mill feed market holds firm, as there Is California demand and northern stocka are not large. The European visible supply of wheat estimated at 99.O4S.00O bushels, a decrease of 612,000 bushels. This compares with a visible last year at this date of 73,800,000 bushels, a decrease of 3,100,000 bushels. Terminal receipts, aa reported by the Mer chants' Exchange, were:- Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Portland.Tues. 6 3 . . . . 6 3 Year ago 11 10 3 1 9 Sea'n to date. 15.760 1871 1803 1907 1927 year ago 15.270 2513 2579 1562 2513 Tacoma, Mon. 11 1 .... 5 A Year ago. ... 15 7.... 1 Sea'n to date. 8.776 543 590 3017 Y ear ago.... S.obS 145 .... 4110 23O0 Seattle. Sun.. . 6 2 8 2 18 Year ago. ... 15 4 3 11 17 Sea'n to date. T.4S4 1053 2122 1122 B291 Year ago.... 6.436 !Oo2 12 1205 474U BETTER. GENERAL TRADE IN WOOL More Activity In Western aa Well as Kastern Markets. A more general business has been trans acted In the Boston wool market in tha past week, but In the aggregate It has been of small proportions and perhaps did not go much beyond 1,000,000 pounds, says Fibre and Fabric The most active section has been again in foreign wools and here It s thought that the sales have been few and tar between, with the majority of the sales in 64a and In Cape wools. There haa - been a - little more buying in the West. Reports are coming through that a number of dealers have purchased some Utah wool that Will cost about 60c landed 'in Boston. While there has been consider able hesitancy on the part of the dealers concerned In these sales, nevertheless it is felt that If the future will warrant, there is no doubt that more of such sales will be made at about the same price. Of course, it must be understood that the present pur chases are really a speculation. Some Cali fornia and Texas wools have been consigned to Eastern houses, but the total Is not be lieved to have been very large. There has been no easing off on the part of the grow ers in Ohio and other sections of the fleece country and. while a few dealers may have bought a little of the new clip. the feeling Is that the deadlock will likely continue tor some time to come, since the future of fleeces at the present asking prices in the country Is not Indicative of a profitable buying price for the dealers and especially so when the present selling price tor old fleeces Is considered. While the waiting attitude Is holdln sway, there are many dealers who are turn- ng over in their minds what the manufac turers are going to do about crossbred wools, since it ia now so welt known that the amount used for army purposes has been so great that there ia hardly any of them left In practically any wool market here or abroad. Some are asking how the manufacturers are going to replace one quarter blooda and below or three-eighths bloods, that have been ao useful in the manufacture of army cloths and low-grade domestic fabrics. And the answer is. on the part of some dealers, that tbey must use medium do mestic wools, which in the end means higher prices for mose of the domestic clip. LEMON PRICES WILL BE HIGH Firm Market Predicted In Spite of Big California Crop. Although California haa the largest Lemon crop it has ever- grown, the Indica tions are that prices will be fairly high thla Summer. The market Is not likely to touch the extreme point reached In some recent years, but It Is certain that lemons will not be cheap. The market has been stiffening for the past two or three weeks. The future course of the market will ba governed to a great extent by the foreign situation. Sicily lemons are not coming for ward freely, and If Italy enters the war and takes off the fast transatlantic fruit steamers. It will mean an Inadequate sup ply of Imported lemons on the Eastern mar. kets. The lncreaeLdemand Is counted on to keep California lemon prices at a high level. The orange market also haa a firmer undertone. - Large sizes are to be had at reasonable prices, but medium and small navels are scarce and higher, and seedlings frequently have to be substituted. Many of the California navel growing sections will clean up by the close of next week, but there will be good keeping navels up to tha end of June. SUPPLY OP STRAWBERRIES IS SMALL Best Fruit Sells Well at linn Prices. Vegetables Scarce. Strawberry receipts were light yesterday and the market was firm for good fruit. The best Florin Dollars sold at $2 and Jesslss at X1.S5. More Southern Oregon berries made their appearance than any day this season, and they sold fairly well at S3 to 2.50. . There Is a limited but steady demand for fancy - apples and storage stock Is being cleaned up at firm prices. Vegatable receipts were limited and but little is expected from the south during the remainder ot the xeeR:. Asparagus was temporarily firmer and other local vege tables were steady. Nineteea-Cent Eg Market. -. There were sales of eggs on the street yesterday at lS'i cents, but tha market is practically on a 10-cent basis, and this may be the general price today. There were liberal recelpta of poultry with prleea about steady. Dressed meats were weak, especially veal. No changes were reported In the dairy produce markets. Bank CtearuuKa. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland 1. 709.799 .119.571 Seattle 2.KJ3.273 384. OS0 Tacoma .. Spokane .. 417 tMl.ll .',O.O0S us, 345 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. Merchants Exchange, forenoon session: Prompt delivery: Wheat Bid. Ask. Bluestem ..... 1.31 $ 1.32 Fortyfold 1.27 1.29 Club i.a 1.27 V4 Red fife 1.23 1.27 Red Russian 1.19 1.30 Oata No. 1 white feed 33.0O 33.60 Barley No. 1 feed 24.25 2S.00 Bran 24.75 25.50 Shorts , 25.00 - 27.00 Futures June bluestem .......... 1.32 1.S3 June fortyfold 1.28 1 29 June club 1.26Si 1.27H June red fife 1.23 1.26 June Red Russian 1.20 1.21 June oats 33.25 31.00 June barley 24.50 2." 00 June bran 25.50 28.0O June shorts 25.50 27. OO FLOUR Patents, 8.80 a barrel; straights. 16.25; whole wheat, 7; graham. ItJ.80. MILLKEED Spot prices: Bran, 125.50 26 per ton; shorts, 127.50 & 28; rolled barley. $28rt' 28.50. CORN Whole, 35 per ton; cracked. I3 per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $14015; Valley timothy, l2(g 12.50; grain hay. X109 12; alfalfa,. 1 2.50(a) 13.50. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2 3.2S per box; lemons, 13.50 4. 7S per box; bananas, 4tf5c per pound; grapefruit, pineapples. 7c per pound. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, Orecon. (1.23 01.50 per dozen; artichokes. 75c dozen; tomatoes. $5 per crate; cabbage, 2144r314c per pound; celery, I3.504 per crate; cauli flower, 70c$1.25 per dozeu; head lettuce, J2.25 per "crate; spinach, 5c per pound; rhu barb, leflic per pound; asparagus. Oc. (1.25; eggplant, 25c pec pound: pas. 7xSc per pound; Leans. Kuill'.t per pound GREEN FRUITS St ra w brrrios. 1. 25 (5 2. SO i.c; lipifB, iw i.io per oox; cranDcr rles. $116 12 per barrel; cherries. 2.25 per box. POTATOES Old. 1.75 & 2.00 per sack: new, 6 8j7c per pound. ONIONS Oregon, selling pr!ce. 75e per sack, country points; California. Jobbing price, yellow, tl.73; white. $2.25 per crate. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots, 11.50 per sack; beets. $1.50 per sack; parsnips, 11.25 per sack; turnips. 1101.50 prr sack. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case eount. 18rl9r; candled. 19V4r20c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 13Vs&14i-: broilers 28 fryers. 18i2oc; turkeys, dressed. --p-c: live. 133. 2Uc; ducks, 10'al3c; lefse. SWOc. BUTTER Creamery, orlnts. extras. 2."e per pound In case lots; Lc more in less than case lota; cubea, 2122c. tHEf.SE Oregon triplets, lobbers- huvin price, 14c per pound f. o. b. dock. Port land; Young Americas, 15c per pound. .oij rancy. lua io'jc per pound. PORK Block, 10110140 per pound. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one . Bound talis, S2.30 per dozen; half-pound flats. 1.50; one-pound flats. S2.50: Alaska r Ink- one-pound tails, S1.U5. honey Choice, 13.23 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 15 & 24c ner nound: Rra. ril nuts, 15c; filberts. 14024c; almonds. 23 w-c; peanuts, one; cocoanuts, 11 per dozen; pecans. 19&20c: chestnuts. lOe. BEANS Small white. 6Wc: l,r whit. 61ic: Lima. 6Hc; bayou, 64c luri' tt ttoastea, in drums. 31H93SV-C. SUGAR Fruit and berry Itl.so: beet. 16.60: extra C, 16.80; powdered. In barrels. 17.05; cubes, barrels. 17.20. SALT Granulated. 115.50 Der ton? halt ground, 100s, 110.73 por ton; ,0a, 111.50 per ton; dairy, 114 per ton. Klifc. southern head, SO: broken 4c per pound; Japan style, b54c. UKICU r KL l I a ADD ei. 80 r,r nound- apricots, 13 15c: peaches, 8c; prunes, Ital ians. 8fj9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; un. bleached Sultans. 74cf seeded, 9c; dates. Persian, 10c per pound; fard. 11.65 per box; currants. 84 & 12c . Hops. Wool, nidea. Etc. HOPS 1914 croo. B (A 6 1 ft u. 10f?i:toiic per pound. " ' hiues salted hides. 14e: salted vtn ia. salted calf. 18c; green hides, 13c; green kip. 14c. green calf, 18c; dry bides. 24c: dry calf. 26a WOOL Eastern Oregon, medium. !5'iv.- Eastern Oregon, fine, 1618c; Valley. 28 O 2Sc. MOHAIR New clip, S2H33c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new. 44i4e per pound. FELTS Dry long-wooled nelta ISc- ilr. short-wooled pelts, 12c: dry shearlings, esch. 10c; salted shearlings, each, 15&25C; dry goat, long hair, each, 13c; dry goat, shear- unss, eacn, jonfiuc; sailed long wool nelta May. 1 & 2 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, 17t4 018t4c: skinned. 17 ft 18c: picnic. 12c; cottage roll. 13ic: broiled. 18'u'-'8c. BACON Fancy, 2728c; standard, iaa 24c; choice. 17 H 22c: strips, 174c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 1315e: exports. 15017c; plates, ll4gl&c. LARD Tierce basis: Kettle randerad. 12Hc; standard, 12c; compound. 8c. BARBEL uuuus Mess beef. 23c: date beef, 124.50; brisket pork, 128.50; pickled pigs' feet. 112.50; tripe. 19.5011.60; tongues. 12i30. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c: special druma or bar rels, 13'4c: esses. 17UO20Hc GASOLINE Bulk. 12c: esses. 19c: ena-tna distillate, drums. 7Hc; cases. 7!ic; naphtha, drums, lie; cases, 18c. LINSEED OIL Raw, bsrrels. 75e: raw. eases. bOc; boiled, barrels, 77c; boiled, casea, 82c. TURPENTINE In tanka. 60c: in easea 67c; 10-case lots, lc less. Naval Stores. SAVANAH. Ga.. May 4. Turpentine, firm: 4514c; sales. 356; receipts, 1044; shipments 6S; stocks 21,0.':i. ' Rosin, firm. Salea 508 barrels: receipts. 373S; shipments, 641; stocks. 78.862. Quote A, B. 13.25; C, D. 3.30; E, 13.35; F, G, 13.50; H. $3.65; I. $3. 6T, 'nv3.70: K, $3,751? 8.90; M. 14.20; -N, 15.15: WU. 15.60; WW. 10.70. Dnluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. May 4. Cash linseed. tl.tlM: May. fl.Htj: July. $2.01 Vj. WEEK-END SPECIAL TO CLATSOP BEACH Astoria, Seaside and Gearhart SATURDAY, MAY 8 AND ALL SEASON 2 P. M. Special Returns Sunday Evening For Astoria Celebration of Celilo Canal Opening, Friday, May 7, round trips will be sold to Astoria from all stations, do Portland to Rainier, inclusive, for. Return Limit May 10 M NORTH BANK STATION 10th and Hoy t Summer Tourist Fares East May 15. Go via Spokane or to California via Great Northern Pacific Steamships $2 f75 To fTi San Francisco Sale dates. May Final return $f Q.50 To Los Angeles and Back Sale dates May 13 to 18 and from May 20 to 23 Return limit 30 days. ' New Fast Train "The Exposition Special" Beginning Sunday, May 16. One Night to San Francisco - No Extra Fare Call at City Ticket Office, 80 Sixth Street, Comer Oak, Union Depot or East Morrison Street for full information, tickets, reser vations and literature on the Exposition. Southern Pacific John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent TOWN'S BOOKS CHECKED CITV AUDITOR BARBl'R INSPECTS ST. JOIIXS' AtCOl.NTS, Validity of Annezatloa Law Upheld by City Attorney, Who fcays Issue Italard Ia Baseless). A complete cneck of the financial standing; of St. Johns was completed by City Auditor Barbur and will be submitted to the City Council of Port land thin morning. City Attorney La'Koche also will tell the Council that questions raised by some residents of St- Johns to the effect that the annex ation law is invalid are without foun dation. -The legal questions raised hinged upon the right ot the State Legislature tu enact a law that provided for the annexation of new territory to Port land by a vote of a majority of those voting upon the question. City Attor ney LaKoche says the law is valid and that if it was complied with in St. -Johns and is complied with in the election in June in Portland, there can be no legal question as to the validity of the an nexatlon. The financial report compiled by City- Auditor Barbur shows that ft. Johns has a total bonded debt of $362,520.62 of which $76,000 is in general bonds and $286,520.62 in improvement bonds is sued" for street and sewer improve merits. The report says that no provi sion has been made for the retirement of the general bonds and that the sink lnsr fund for the improvement bonds has been diverted by the payment of interest on the bonds. TWO WOOL SALES LIKELY Association Secretary Plans to Hare Buyers at Baker Twice. BAKER, Or.. Mar 4. (Special.) That there may be two woof salea In Baker tbla year Instead of one aa In former years la the statement mide Djr jonn U. Hoke, sev retary of the Orecon Wools rowers' Asso ciation. Mr. Hoke u-Id that he had had numerous requests from growers In the John Day Valley to postpone the data of the Baker sale from May l!s, but that In Jus tlce to Baker growers he did not feel war ranted In doing; this. "About the only way out or it win oe to navo a sucona sate, he aald. Mr. Hoke believe that there will be little movement In wool until the latter part of this month. At the salea. he said, growers win have a chance to take the price of fered them, or leave it. New Iestroycr Is Launched. QUINCY. Mass., May 4. The Tucker, the newest and one of the largest torpedo-boat destroyers built for tha United States Navy, was launched at the yards of the Fore River Bhlpbuild Irxr Corporation toda.y. TICKETS 5th and Stark and Back 6 to 11 inclusive. limit 15 days. TRAVKLKHW OUiriK. SanFrancisco Los Angeles JWIthout Chance Ki Itoute) The Bis;. (Iran. Comfortable, Kleaantly Appointed. !ea-tiolnsj Mramahlp BEAVER Sails From Alnsworth Dork A. M., MAV 7. J OO (ioMrn Ml lea ea (tlumHi Itlver. All ltatri Include Berth and Meals. Table and Bert lee ' Cneacelied. 'I he Unm Frssrlnpo A Portland !. H. Co., Third and WamhlnKton . 4 with .- W. K. X. Co. Tel. Mar shall 4.-.O0, A Ull. FRENCH LINE Campasal (Irnerals TranatlantlqiMl l-OSTAL SERVICE. Saflings from NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ROCHAMBEAU ... May 13. 3 P. M. NIAGARA May 22. 3 I. M. CHICAGO May 29. 3 P. M. ESPAGNE June 5, 3 P. M. FOIl INFORMATION APPLY C W. Mlnger. SO 6th st.t A. 1. Charlton, tSS Vlorrtxjoi st.t K. M- Taylor, C. M. St. P. Mr. I llorwj B. (Smith, lis 3d St., A. U. fcheldoa, 10O vd .(., H. lt,kon, 84S Wash Ingloa at.. North Hank Kad. ulb and BlarH Is. I F. b. Mrtarland. ltd and lahlaats) s.j E. B. Duffy. 14 d at.. Portland. Palaces of the Pacific S. !. XORTHKHV PACIFIC St. H. (iRKAT .NORTH KK.N Ie Luxe Fast l.lae to SAN FRANCISCO VORTHr'KN PACIFIC Halls) May 7. 11, 1.1. 10, 23, 27, 31. bteamcr train leaven North Bank sta tion 9 A. M.. ari-iex I'Uvc.l U::i0; lunrii aboard xhlp; SS. arrives San Francisco 3:30 P. M. next flav. OKTH BANK TICKET OFFIfK. Pboarat Mar. 020, A ' and Ktsrk San Francisco LOS A'GLK9 AND HAN D1EOO S. S. ROANOKE sails Wed., May 8. at P. M. NORTH PACItTC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Offlca 1ZXA Sd Bt. IFrrlcht Offloa. Foot Northrua Mt. Mala iU, A Hit Mala 1U. A 1SI American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. A-l Biesmnn.p "HOOU;LAS " Tt.w (Jross Tons) Carrying Ftrst-1 rstnensera Only ts NEW YORK via tha Panama Caaal, Sails from ban KrancWo oo tr about MAV 10TH. Fare tloe.u. C. I. K-tNNfcJJV. Asrrnt. !? Mark Ptrret. Portland. Or. TEAM EH SERVICE. Steamer HAHSALO leans Asb street Dock dally except Patur day, t P. at., for Astoria and nay points. Returning, lesves Astoria daily except Bunilay, 7 A. M. Tickets and reaervatlons at O.-W. H. , N. City Ticket Oftloe. Third and Waslilnstos streets, or at Asn-street Dock. pbeuee: afarthsil 450U. A tin. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND feOLTH hKAa. Reguiar. through sailing tor tiyooey via Tahiti and Wellington (rum aa Francisco, May 'J, Jun 'ja. July 1, ttud e.cry Jyi. Kn1 for v m ph let Val"n Meamhl .. of New Tea tan. I, l.trf. Office ? Market tret. San i raoc.MtH st local H. H. and K, R. a grata. COOS BAY LINE Steamer Breakwater Sails l-'rarn Alnsworth IWirV, Pnrtlaaet. every Thursday at 8 A. M. Freight and Ticket Office, Alnnnertk Dsrk. Phnae Mala 3MMI, A 2332. City Ticket Office, NO Mtb. M. I'honea Marshall 4.HM. A Ml.TI. PUKTI.AMI fc COOS BAY . jt. I.IM. DALLKS-COLCMBIA LINE. Steamer State of Washington Lwvti Ta.vlor-st. dock dally except buoday. 11 f. M. for The Dalles and way landings, carrying frelcht and passengers. Returning, leaves The Dalles dally, 12 noon, except Monday. Tel. Mela 013, rare t. berths Joo. I
