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TITE MORXTNG OREGONIATf, TTJESDAT, FEBRUARY 22, 1916. 17 tG PBIGES CLII alcutta Cables Indicate 133-4-Cent Market. ,I0 CHEAP SACKS THIS YEAR tern Factories W'i 1 1 Receive Bnrlap Supplies by AVay of Pa cific Coast English Gov ernment Still Buying. As the praln bag season approaches, al! isns point more clcatly to high prices. There is not a single element In the situa tion that offers the slightest prospect of cheap bags. A limited supply, difficulty and tpense of getting the bags here and high cost In the Calcutta market are factors that will, if anything; make later prices still liijrher. Cables received from Calcutta yesterday ciuoted prices that are equivalent to a mar ket of 13 cents here. The Calcutta mar y -t was excited and advancing. English government orders placed for April-May-June were very heavy, equalling those of January-February-March, consequently noth ing cheap In Calcutta can be looked for tn the next three or four months. It Is re ported that freights from Calcutta have been advanced to $3? a ton, against a rate of 28 last week. Up to date, only about 30,000.000 bags have been purchased at Calcutta to corns to his coast. At this time last year, pur chases amounted to 55.000.000 bags. In ad dition to the bags coming by the regular liners, two steamers have been chartered to bring over supplies. The British steamer Kin? Malcolm, will sail from Calcutta in March, consigned to the Eemls Bag Com pany, at San Francisco. A lare portion of her cargo will consist of burlap and a good part of this cloth will be shipped direct to Eastern factories. The Japanese steamer Alagosan Mam will sail for San Francisco in April, and after discharging a part of her bags there will bring the remainder to Portland. Most of the bags In the steamer have already been sold. The Alagosan Maru also has cloth which will be shipped to Slitsul & Co.' New York house. The movement of burlap by the Pacific route to the Eastern states has been started because of the difficulty and danger In hipping from Calcutta by way of Sues. Mail orders from New York say of the situation: "The burlap quotations received from Cal cutta last week were the highest yet named. All positions were affected by the advances, aeked by the mills, which were from 6d to Is 6d above the last figures forwarded. I The highest prices quoted were on goods! for nearby shipment. Lightweights lor March shipment were quoted at figures that made the laid down cost in the East of S-ounce 4 rtn as high as ?c In some Instances. De liveries could not be guaranteed. The prices quoted by certain mills on March light weights were a full half cent above the quotations on spot goods. "Cable advices stated that do freight in addition to that already contracted for could be procured for April-June. The freight sit uation was described as growing worse. Burlap values were reported to be very firm, and goods were eaid to be very scarce for all positions up to June next." BIG DECREASE IX AMERICAN VISIBLE Two and Quarter Million Shrinkage in MeVks During Week. - The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer chants . Exchange show tho following changes in the American visible supply: Bushels. Decrease. Tb. 21, 1916 tW, 1:30,000 lI.lititf.UlH) J-eD. -, ltflB .,.il,.;iH,UUV 1.SI3.UUU Feb. 24, 1914 57.St tJ.00O 1.8H2.000 Feb. 24, 1933 63.73.000 S48.000 Feb. 20. li12 57.473.000 flfi3,(HH) Feb. 27, J!ll 41,770.000 I.OOti.OeO Feb. 2S. 1910 2-j.516.O0O 3U.OO0 March 1, 1!09 oS.214.UOO 1,7.VJ.0"0 March 2, 1!GM 42.U0S.000 l,T.t4.m0 March 4, lDoi 44,884,000 l,3tl.o00 Increase. Quantities on passage compare as follows: Week Week Week ending ending endiug For Feh. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 20 Vn. Kingdom. 2U.120.000 18.424,UK 1S.J2S.0O0 Continent ....26,752.000 25.500.000 25.032.OO0 Total 46.S72.000 43.084.000 43,700,000 Shipments for past and former weeks were: Week Week Week ending ending ending Feb. m Feb. 12 Feb. 20 1J.B. A Canada 7,l2.noo lo,6i5,ono lo.2no.ooo Argentina . .. 2.44H.0W 800.000 3.184, 0O0 Australia .... 44S.000 u36.0uw Total 10.8oO.000 12,407,000 13.3S4.000 Shipments . for the season to data com pare .with the corresponding period last sea. eon: Total since Fame period July 1, 1915. Last season. T7. 6, & Canada Argentina Australia Danube Rupsja ....... India ........... ... .812.312.000 278.S49.000 .... 15.3S2.000 13.012.000 6.S1M.00O IS.268.OO0 2.0SS.0O0 4.192.0O0 12.196.000 12.144.000 17.473.000 Total , 350.976,000 329,834.000 The United States visible corn supply In creased 2.246,000 bushels, and the oats sup ply Increased 341,000 bushels. Exports from North America included 3.025.000 bushels of corn and 2,760.000 bush els of oats. Liverpool wheat stocks are 076.000 bush els, a decrease of 86,000 bushels; corn stocks, 2.363.000 bushels, an Increase of 365.000 bushels. Wool Growers Ask High Prices. Discussing the wool contracting move ment, advices from Boston say: "The Interest of wool buyers has turned towards the new domestic clip. It is esti mated that the contracting so far has in volved fully 5,000.000 pounds, largely south ern Utah flno clothing clips. Montana and Idaho growers are firm for at least CO rents, though they accepted 23 to 25 cents early last season for tho same clips. No comparison is possible between this year and normal seasons, either in the wool trade or the manujacturing end. It makes no difference how high the basis may go, so long as a profit may be secured." NORTHERN DEALERS BUT IN W)UTH California Barley Purchased for Shipment ast Wheat Trade Dull. Reports have been circulated of active buy In of barley n the Northwest by California people. Such buying has been by no means rtensive. for the reason that nearly all the rurplus barley was bought some months ago. Tho heaviest buying in fact was done in California and the purchasers were Northern and not Southern dealers. The wheat market as dull and weak yesterday. There was no buying to speak of in the country, owing to the slow prospective wheat movement. Some of the grain bought list December hss not yet gone forward Farmers are not offering and most of the s:s of lato have been by interior dealers. At tho Merchants Exchange bid priccS were 2 to 8 cents lower than Saturday. Oats and barley bids were reduced 25 cents to 50 rents. One hundred tons of March bran were sold on the board at J-1.50 and 100 tons of April bran at $22. Crop conditions abroad are summarized by Uroomhall as follows: Roumania Libenl sales of wheat abroad are confirmed and this indicates crop pros pects favorable. Argentina Weather favors late threshing and movement of wheat, but dryness con tinues for corn. Offers are light. Australia Large estimates are confirmed and the quality of wheat fine. Export offers are steady and actual shipments disap pointing. Portugal Seeding for the new crop has started well on an Increased acreage and In tu way of Cncouiacmcnt the government has guaranteed high prices for three years. India Our agent reports general benefi cial rains in the Punjaub. United Kingdom Heavy storms continue, and this is interfering with field work and movement. Native offers smaller. France Weather is more seasonable, be ing colder. Tho wheat crop is infested with weeds, and the general outlook not favor able. Reserves are fair and consumption re duced, but continuous importation la nec essary. Germany Local flood damage is reported. with the weather colder. Supplies continue scanty. Russia Winter acreage is reduced and prospect not altogether favorable as a result of climatic conditions. It is expected that Spring will show a reduction in acreage. There is very little grain moving in the interior, as. snow is heavy and raiways are blocked. Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Portland, Mon. & .... 12 .... 11 Year ago... 107 W 17 40 27 Seas, to date. 0.124 3312 1203 818 JGZZ Year ago... 14,201 16U4 1048 1726 304t Tacoma, Sat.. 1:1 1 7 Year ago... 10 1 .... 1 4 Seas, to date. 5.S45 4S7 .... 258 1742 Year ago... 8,027 453 .... 624 Xo'll Seattle, Sat 7 Year ago... 44 4 S 3 17 Seas, to date. 7 10V2 1004 747 30S0 Year ago... 6.32U HU'J 17X2 iHt 47ti Eggs Gradually Declining. Egg receipts are not Increasing rapidly, but a steady gain Is reported. The mar ket opened weak yesterday, with lower prices quoted on the street. Sales were made at 23 cents, with small lots bring ing 26 cents. There was a fair trade in poultry at 14 to 15. cents for hens and large Springers. Veal continued weak at 9 cents. Pork was steady at 0 and 10 cents. No change waa reported la dairy produce lines. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearlnjcs. Balances. Jl.JOS.Ss: Portland Seattle . Tacoma Spokane . 2.1i.i::4 2S6,003 So,S7l 132,225 SHI. 271 rORTLAXD MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, llonr, Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, ncou session. J-elruary delivery. Bid. yr. ago. $ l.r.3Va 1.52 1.50 1.42 1.40 Whnnt Bid- Rlue.nem $ 1.05 Fortvfold 05 I'lub :4 Red fife 04 lied Russian 94. Oita Ask. $ 1.09 1.00 .09 No. 1 white fesd. 25.50 27.00 34.50 Barley No. 1 feed 28.50 Hran 21.25 Shorm 13.00 Futures March btuestem April bluestem March fortyfold April fortvtold March club April cluh March red fife April red fife March Uusslan A prii Russian March oats April o:tts ... Mar-h feed barley r. ... April feed barley March bran April bran March shorts April shorts FLOUR Patents. S3 60 23.00 2V(J0 27.00 Bid. Ask. .$ 1.06 $ 1.10 ,. 1.00 112 .." 1.00 l.oo .04 .00 .94 1.00 .94 .J4 .f4 .:m . 26. UO 27. OO . 2rt.00 1.8.00 . 2s 50 ;;i.'o . 28 .50 :tl.50 .21.50 22 25 . 22.00 23.50 . 23.50 25.00 . 2.50 24.00 per barrel; straights. $4.9O5.40: exports. $4.70; valley. $5,10; whole wheat. $5.60: graham, $5.60. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, flS.SO 19.50; valley timothy, $16; alfalfa $20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran,' $23.50 24 per ton; shorts. $2628.50; rolled bar ley. $31.500 82.50. CORN Whole, $37 per ton; cracked, $38 per ton. Fruits and Vegetable!. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $ 1.85 & 3.25 per box : lemons, $3 4.50 per box; bananas, 5c per lb.; pineapples, 4146c per pound; grapefruit, $25.25; tangerines, $1.501.73. VEGETABLES Artichokes, $101.15 per dozen; tomatoes, California, $2.75; cab bage. $1.50 1.65 per hundred; garlic, 10c per lb.; peppers, 20825c per pound; egg plant. 25c per pound ; sprouts, 8 9c per pound; horseradish. 8 He per pound; cauli flower, $1.25 per dozen; celery, $4.75 per crate; lettuce. $2.40(2.50 per crate; cucum bers, $1.00 3j 2.50 ; hothouse lettuce, 75c $1 per box; spinach. $1.50 per box. GREEN FRUITS Grapes, $4 per barret; cranberries $11 per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. $1.4091.50; Takl mas. S1.C5 per sack; sweets, o.253.50 per hundred. ONIONS Oregon, buying prices, $2 f. o. b. shipping point. APPLES Spltzenbergs. extra fancy, $2.25; fancy, $2; choice, $1. 25&1. 50; Yellow New towns, extra fancy, $2; fancy, $L75; choice, tl.35fcl.50; Rome Beauty, fancy, $1.50 1.60; Wlnesups, choice. $1.151.35; Stay man, choice, $1.251 1.85. Dairy and Country Prod nee. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, can dled, 27c per Cozen; uncandled, 25 26c per dozen. FOULTRT Hens, 1415c; small Springs. 14015c; broilers, lS:rt20c; turkeys, live, lSfti 20c r turkeys, d rested, chok-, 24 25c; dt-ks. 12 d7'14c; gees. 10c. BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re tailer; Portland city creamery prints, 60 pound rase lots, standard grades, 34c; lower grades. 2832,;ac: Oregon country creamery prints, 60-pound case lots, standard makes, 324c; lower grades 28 31c; butter packed in cubes, 2c lees. Prices paid by Jobbers to producers: Cubes, extras, 2iM4c; firsts. 27c; seconds, 25c; dairy butter, country roll. lOSPlSc; butter fat. No. 1, 82c; No. 2. 29c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, Jobbing buying prices. 20c per pound, f. o. b. dock Port land; Young Americas, 21c per pound. VEAL Fancy. 9c per- pound. PuKK Fancy, 9'-j$fl0c per pound. Staple Groceries. Ical Jobbing quotations: SALMON" Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $2.0 per dozen; one-half flats.. $1.50; 1 pound flats. $2.50; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 05c. HONEY Choice, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 16c; Lrazll nuts. 15lSc; filberts, ItirlSc; almonds. 16 He; peanuts, 5 Vac; cocoanuts, $1 per dozn; pecans, 10 20c; chestnuts. 10c. BEANS Small white, 7.20c; large white, 7.15c; lima 0c; Layou, 6c; pink, 5c COFFEE Roasted in drums. 143.ic. SUGAR Fruit and Lerry. $7.00; beet, $6.S0; extra C, $0.50; powdered, in barrels, $7.25; cubes, barrels, $7.40. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton; half ground, 100s, $0.50 per ton; 50s, $10.50 per ton; dairy. $14 per ton. KICE Southern head, Z 4f 60 pound; broken, 4c. Japan style, 4- 5c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, gc per pound; apricots. 13&15c; peaches, Sc; prunes, Italians. S(g9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; unbleached Sultanas, 9H fr? 10c; seeded, 9c; dates. Persian, 10c pound: fard, $1.65 per box; currants, 8i,i ffb 12c; figs. 50 6-ounce, $2; 10 4-ouncc. $2.25; 36 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 10-outice. 85c; bulk, white, 74jSc; tlack, 6c per pound. Hops. Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 1915 crop, 1013c per pound; 1916 contracts. ll&12c per pound. HIDES Salted hides, 25 pounds and up, 15c; salted stage, 50 pounds and up, 11c; salted kip. 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 16c, salted calf up to 15 pounds, IDc; green hides. 25 pounds and up. 13c; green stags. 5o vounds and up 0c; green kip, 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 16c; green calf, up to 15 pounds, 19c; dry flint hides, 26c; dry flint calf, up to 7 pounds, 2 be; dry salt bides, 21c. "VOOL Eastern Oregon, IS 25c; valley, 25 0- 26c. MOHAIR Oregon, 2S29c per pound. ' CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4c per pound. PELTS Dry lcng-wooled pelts. 17c; dry short-wooled pelts. 13c; dry shearlings. 10 15c each ; salted shearlings, 15 & 25c each , dry goat, long hair. 15c each; dry goat shearlings, 10 320c each; salted long-wooled pelts, February, $1.25 2 each. Provisions. TIAMS All sizes, choice, 19c; standard, 17Hc: skinned. 14017c; picnics, 9l&c; cot tage roil, 13 He BACON Fancy. 2729c; standard, 210 22c: choice. 15 46 02oc. DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 11 HO 13 He; exports. 11 HfilSc; plates, 910He. LaRD Tierce basis, kettle retidered, llfcc; standard. 10c; compound, 10 He. BARREL GOODii Mess beef, $18; plate beef, $19; plate pork. $18; tripe, $10.509 11.50. Otis. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagons. 10c; cases. 17Vi20H. GASOLINE Bulk. ISSc; cases. SSe; napt'na. drums, li'.ic: cases, 2214 0. LINSEED OIt Raw. barrels, 89c; raw. cases. 04c; bouea. Darre;s. vie; Douea. an "JT. - . . .. 4c; iO-caoo lots, lc less. I HOG MARKET STEADY Last Week's Top Price Maintained. Is TWO LOADS AT $8.15 Cattle Are Weak and Steers Are Quarter Lower Sheep Market Is Firm, With Xickel Ad vance on Choice Lambs. Th e livestock market was generally steady yesterday except in the cattle dt vision. There was a good average run for Monday, .1 cars, and trade was or gooa volume. The bulk of the steers offered sold at $7.3. and butcher cattle kept within the previous range. The hog market top equalled last week's price of JS.15, but the bulk ol the sales were at S3. The strengux of the mutton market was shown by the sale of choloe lambs at $9.05. Receipts were 655 cattle. calves, 4fc7Z houa and 331 sheep. Shippto were: wun cattle Hanson Litoci to., .lo- gan, Utah, 4 cars; Ogden, s; D. E. Meyers, McCammon, Idaho, 8; E, H. Davis, Boise, 2; M Olsen, Payette, 1; C. Johnson. Payette, 1; Charles Cromer, Weiser. 1 : Pacific Cold Storage Co., Stanfleld, L wun. nogs farmers Meat Market, Jo seph, 1; E. C. Haiffht, The Dalles, 1; El gin Forwarding Co.. Wallowa, 1; W. J. Rob inson, Pomeroy, 1; Bon Rosecrans, Prescott, 1: J. O. Bowker. Payette. 1; L. H. Spring, Payette, 1: J. A. Kelly, Weiser. 3; W. H. stem. Blue Mountain. 1; A. X. Inger. Baker, Peter Carlson. Echo, 1; J. W. Chandler, Enterprise, 1; George Strohm. Hermlston, 1; Grovr Bros., Ontario, 1; w. L. Gibson, Nyssa, 1. E. H. Evans, Condon, 1; L. Ke maston. Condon, 1; A. H. Porter, Condon, 1; J. A. Ramsey, Condon, 2; Thompson & Gen try, Condon, 1; E. Holman, Newdale, 1; A. Morrow, Madras, 1 ; D. W. Ferguson, Good noe, 1; Tillamook Livestock Co., Tillamook, 1; Grants Pass F. & G. Co., Grants Pass, 1; H. S. Wortman, Medford, 1; D. E. Meyers, Montpelkjr, 1; A. P. Wolf, Kuna, 1; Meri dan 2; Farmers' Society of Equity, Nam pa, L' ; Nam pa Livestock & Commission Co., Nampa, 1: Homed a 13, 1. With sheep Eastern Oregon Experiment Station, Union Junction, 1 car. With mixed, loads O. E. Goersline. Jo seph, 2 cattle, hogs; Dickerson & Hallcy. Weiser, 1 cattle, hogs; Melvin, Sterling & Green, Main vs. 1 hogs, eheep; Ed Coles, Haines, 3 tattle, hogs ; E. Holman, Sugar City, 1 cattle, hogs; V. J. McCormlck, Red mond, 2 cattle, hogs, sheep; George Dixon. Terrebonne, 4 cattle, hogs; K. Wann, Mount Angel, 1 cattle, hogs; E. G. Young, Yon caila, 1 cattle, sheep; W, A. Leap-sr, Yon calla, 1 calves, hogs; B. C. Davidson, Era mett, 1 cattle, hogs. The day's eales were as follows: Wt. Price-! Wt. Prioa. 8 Bteen . .3344 $7.4i) 5 heifers ..1095 $6.6 ..1101 7.3.. I heifer .. .lOf.O 6.o 0 0 2 7 steers ::l8tri ..U5U 7.S.V 1 caif 0 7 50 1 steer ...11".0 7.S."( 7 hogs . S steers ..1180 7.35, 91 hoss . 27teers ..10S9 7.3.".;103 hoers . 27 Eteers ..10SO 7.33! 1 hog .. 2l steers ..148 7.40 108 hogs . 17 steers ..1011 7.10 107 hogs . i'.'I 6t.;ers ..1050 7.10,109 hogs . 1 steer ...1070 7.!0 86 hogs . 5 steers ..3090 7.001 75 hogs . 1 steer ..1050 6.7." 12 hogs . 26 steers ..1203 7.-V.I 1 hog .. 26 steers ..1200 7.501 3 hogs . -8 steers ..1153 7.3."ti 5 hogs . 24 eteers ..1007 6.80. 74 hogs . la steers .. 916 -6. IS. 13 hoes . 1 steer ... 890 6.75 78 hogs . 21 steers ..1080 ti.60 16 hogs 4 steers ..1142 7.10 55 hogs . 1 steer ...1120 7.O0' 7 hogs . 82 steers ..1160 7.25 111 hogs 7 steers ..1066 7.70; 10 hogs . 1 steer ...1110 6.00116 hogs . 10 steers ..1128 7.00, 92 hogs . 58cteers ..31S0 6.90' 73 hogs . 63 steers ..1076 7.0O109 hogu . 6 steers ..1040 6.00; 75 hogs . 1 cow 1100 6.00 23 hogs . 1 cow ....1030 6 50! 9 bogs . cows ... 921 6.0'Jj 3 hogs . 6 cows ... 842 5.50 6 hogs , 1 cow ... .1250 6.75; 17 hogs . Scows ...1033 K.25 12 hogs . 1 cow 1O30 5.00. 10 hogs . 1 cow ....1060 5.25' 22 hogs . 8 cows ... !83 6.00;i24 hogs . 1 cow .... 960 5 00.100 hogs . 2 cows ... 970 6.251 62 hogs . Scows ... 913 6.00 10 hogs . 3 cows ...1226 6-501 68 hogs , 1 cow 1140 6.00 16 hog 1 cow .... 980 6 0 9 hogs . 1 cow 970 4.O0! 97 hogs . 1 cow ....1070 5.0O1 i! hogs . Scows ... 943 6.25 6 hogs . 2 cows ... !25 5.751 2 hogs . 1 bull ....1800 4.75!123 hogs . 1 bull 1220 3.75; 13 hogs . 1 bull 1480 4.00 26 lambs 4 bulls ...1450 4.75I22S lambs 3bulls ...1503 5 00; C4 lambs 2 bulls ...1610 4.50 1 hog ., 10 hogs .... 226 7. HO' 75 hogs . 45 hogs . S5 .75'l02hogs . 25 hogs . 148 7.95! 2 hogs . 5 hogs .... 376 7.00 9 hogs . 79 hogs 242 8.001 90 hogs . 76 hogs .... 190 7.S5I 11 hogs . 7 hops 343 6.S5 9 hogs . 7 lambs . SO 9.25 47 hogs . 14 ewes ... SO 5.501 24 hogs . 1 yearling. 130 8.00 6 hogs . .. 184 S.OO .. 158 b.00 .. ISO 8.00 . . 110 8.00 .. ISO S.OO .. 174 8 00 .. 176 8.00 .. 155 8.00 .. ISO S.OCH .. 120 7.00 .. 240 7.75 .. ISO 8.00 .. 132 6.75 .. 179 8.00 .. 131 7.00 .. 209 8 00 .. 122 6.75 .. 200 7.95 .. 131 6.7S .. 1 S3 8.15 .. 209 8.00 .. 155 8.00 .. 166 7. 95 .. 233 8.00 .. 168 7.95 .. 153 7.90 .. 203 7.75 .. 321 7.00 .. 117 7.00 .. 237 7.00 .. 120 6 75 .. 130 6.75 .. 23". 7.00 .. 136 7 00 .. 1S9 S.OO .. 204 8.05 .. 189 S.OO .. 103 6.75 .. 200 7.90 . . 340 6.90 .. 262 7.40 .. 392 8.00 .. 345 7.00 .. 108 6.75 .. 825 7.65 .. 179 S.OO .. 380 7.00 . . 90 8.25 .. 102 9.06 .. 74 8.75 .. 140 7.03 .. 275 8.10 .. 175 S.OO .. 345 7.00 .. 122 6.75 .. 197 8.O0 .. 125 6.75 .. 210 7.00 .. 1S9 7.90 .. 160 7.95 .. 176 7.90 .. 222 7.95 .. 305 6.95 .. 116 6.75 .. S40 6.95 .. 164 7.95 3 hogs 95 6.00 66 hogs 3 hogs 5 hoes 21 hog 15 hogs 16 hogs 2 hogs 100 hogs 8 hogs 2 hogs 10S hogs 3 hogs 44 hogs 7 hog. S hogs 68 hogs 90 6.601 6 hogs 74 B.7S 32 hoga SO 5.75' 4 hogs 44 5.00100 hogs 92 6.75' 50 hogs .. 107 7.00 .. 215 S.OO .. 3 33 7.75 .. 150 7.95 415 195 280 210 163 293 103 7.25!116 hogs 7.951 10 hogs 7.50 58 hogs 6.7r. 33 hogs 7.95; 4 hogs 7.50' 91 hogs 6.50' 78 hogs 7.2F.I 20 steers .. 98 6. .. 225 9.50 .. 208 S.15 .. 198 8.00 308 ..11S4 6 S5 110 6.751 1 ste;r 160 S.0" 6 cows 184 8.051 1 bull . ..1130 6.00 ..1097 6.50 106 hogs 1580 4.50 The range of prices at the local yards for various classes or nvestocK louowt;: Cattle Choice steers $7.25t7.50 Good steers 6.75 Si 7.00 Medium steers Phoice cows .., Medium cows HeifWs- Bulls Staca - Hogs Light Heavy heep . Yearlings , Ewes Lambs 6.50 i 6.75 5.50 H6.7 4.76 (a 5.20 4.00',, 6.40 2.50 ret 4.50 3.005. 7.!iOrR.15 6.507.15 7.00 (ff S.OO 5.75 & 7.00 7.5041 3. Ou Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Feb. 21. Hogs Receipts 15,000. steady. Heavy. J7.90ias.10: light. $7.S0(gi 8.05; pfgfi, ?6.55(& 7.75; bulk of sales, $7.90 s. Cattle Receipt;- S20O, steady. Native steers, S6.5OS.50; cows and heifers, $5.50 ji7.;5; Western steers, $67.75; Texas steers. $66.75; stockers and feeders, $5.75 (tli 7. 75. Sheep Receipts 14,800. steady. Yearlings, $S.25 9 75; wethers. $7.25(5S: lambs, $10.50 11. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 21. Hogs Receipts. 59, 00O, strong, unchanged to 00 above Satur dav's average. Bulk. $8.15$8.30; light, $7.758 55: mixed. I7.958.40: heavy. $7.90 S. 40; rough, $7.90iS.lO; pigs, $6.25(3)7.40. Cattle Receipts 17,000, firm. Native beef steers. $6.759.65: Western steers. $6.75 S.20; stockers and feeders) $5.65(7.30; cows and heifers. $3.20'3 8.25: calves. $S.504J'll. Sheep Receipts 38.000, steady. Withers, 87.758.30; ewes, $5.60(g8.25; lambs, $9& 11.50. ' MORE ASPARAGUS FROM TITE SOUTH Shipment of Japanese Oranges Is Due Today. Bananas in Good Shape. Another shipment of asparagus arrived from San Francisco yesterday and there was the usual assortment of small vegetables on the steamer. California lettuce con tinues high 'and has not improved in quality. Spinach Is now arriving regularly from California. A car of Florida grapefruit arrived, also four cars of bananas in good condition. A shipment of Japanese oranges is due today. 6 AN FRANCISCO I-RODCCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter. Eg-e-s. Fruits, Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City. KAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21 Butter Fresh extras. 32c; prime firsts, ole; fresh firsts, 20c. Eggs Fresh firsts, 22Hc; pullets, 20c. Cheese New. 18c; Young Americas, 18c. Vegetables Egg plant. 2025e; green peas. 12Vjl15c; cucumbers, $2'tf$2.S5; as paragus, 15'tf30c; tomatoes, 506 75c; bell peppers, 2580c Onions California, $1. 50S1.75. Fruit Lemons, $2.75ft. 3.50; grapefruit, $1.602.75; oranges, $2.15 2.75; bananas. Hawaiian, 50ci$1.5O; pineapples, Hawaiian, 52:33. Potatoes Delta. $101.85; saunas, fl.75Q 'orui. 56?S()fS250 Keccipts 1 lour, lljO q.uartcre. barley, 2575 centals ; beans, 1100 sacks ; potatoes, 9275 sacks; hay, 1324 tons. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Copper, firm. Elec trolytic, nearby, 2S.50c; June and later, 27(5 27.50c. Iron, firm: No. 1 Northern, $20.2520.75 No. 2, $19.7520,25; No. 1 Southern, $20 20.50: No. 2. S19.75ft20.2o. Metal exchange quotes tin firm; spot, 42. 124242.370. Tho Metal Exchange quotes lead, 6.27c fcpeltcr, not quoted. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORIC, Feb. 21. Evaporated apples dull and easy; fancy, 89c; choice, 0Q7c nrime. 5 V (&5 3c. Prunes, firm; Californias, 4lH4c; Ore- gons. 7'i(af9 9ic. Peaches, steady: choice, 614 c; extra choice, 5Vic; fancy, 6c." New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Raw sugar, nom inal. Centrifugal, 5.05$5.08c; molasses, 4.2S4.Slc. Refined, steady. Cut loaf,7.40c crushed, 7.25c; mould A. 6.7uc; cuoes, t.(oc XXXX powdered, 6.40c; powdered. 6.35c fine granulated. 6.25c; diamond A, 6.25c confectioners' A, 6.1&c; No. 1, 6.10c. Hops at London. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 21. Hopa at London (Pacific Coast), f4 15s 'a 1 5 15s. Dnluth Linseed Market. DTJLTJTH, Feb. 2L Linseed, cash. $2.32U May, $2.34U; July. 2.34 2.34. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, Feb, 21. Hops Firm. METAL STOCKS ARE Fll TEJTDpNCY OP STANDARD IS TO SAG. ISSUES Small Interest Displayed In Market on JSve of Holiday Ralls) Are KetTleeted. KE TORE, Feb. 21. There was little In today's perfunctory stock market to war rant detailed or specific comment. Dealing were the smallest of any session thus fa this year, and their significance was in keeping with the meager turnover. Tomor row's holiday, coming soon after the dul week-end. caused a further exodus of the professional element, and public interest was wholly lacking. International affairs, espe cially the reported delicate situation between Washington and Berlin, served as an addi tional deterrent, and the list was left largely to its own devices. Opening prices showed a number of Ir regular gains, mostly trivial, followed by genera declines, only a few of which were retrieved later. Manipulation of specialties was tentatively resumed, Sugar shares scor ing substantial gains. South Porto Rico sugar rose 8 points to the new record of lt2. and Cuban American Sugar 4 points to 199. American Zinc, which led last week's spec tacular movement In melals. In respect to its advance, was moderately active, and Butte & Superior and American Smelting were relatively prominent and firm. Mercantfle Marine Issues were In further demand, the Injection of new and influential Interests In the proposed reorganization sug gestlng an early settlement of long pending difficulties. United States Steel tell to an obscure place, being superseded, by half a dozen hitherto Inactive stocks, despite bullish gossip re garding earnings for the current quarter. War contract shares, as a whole, yielded 1 to 2 points from last week's final figures, and rails ceased to exercise the slightest influence upon speculative sentiment. Absolute stagnation prevailed during the last half of the session, rails falling Into complete oblivion. The tone at the close was heavy. Total sales amounted to 283,000 shares. Domestic developments were of a con structlve character, with enormous gains tn Western traffic, and increasing car shortage. All forms of foreign exchange were lower, except llres. Rumors were current of fur ther gold exports to South America and Holland. Such trend as the bond market manifested was toward slightly lower levels. Total sales, par value, were $2,570,000. United States bonds were unchanged, CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing sales. High. Low, 22 bid Alaska Gold.... AUls-Chalmera. . Am Beet Sugar. American Can.. American Loco. 1,400 22 7 22 400 SOi 71 2i 66 !4 103 112 113V ;(0i4 4.S00 4.300 70 62 i 6514 102 11214 113 127 54 "son 103 108 ',4 5S 400 65 Am Sm & Refs. 16,3 00 do pfd 300 Amer Sug Refg. 400 10 112 112 Am Tel & Tel.. American Tob.. 800 127 127 1!8 Anaconda Cop 11, BOO 700 4,200 00 10314 100 M 8014 Atchison Baldwin Loco.. Bait & Ohio Beth Steel Br Rap Trans.. Calif Petrol Canadian Pacif. Central Leath.. Ches & Ohio Chi Grt West.. Chi Mil & St P. Chi N W C R I & P Ry.. Chino Copper... Colo Fu & Iran. Crucible Steel... D & R O pfd... nist Securities.. Erie General Elect., (irt North pfd.. Gr Nor Ore ctfs. Guggenheim Ex. Illinois Central.. Int Cons Corp.. Inspiration Cop. Int Harv. N J. . K C Southern. .. Lehigh Valley.. Louis & Nash.. Mexican Petrol. Miami Copper.. M K & T pfd... Missouri Pac... Nafl Biscuit... National Lead.. Nevada Copper. N Y Central N Y N H & H. . Nor .ft Western . Northern Paclf. Pacific Mail Pac Tel & Tel.. Pennsylvania .. Ray Cons Cop.. Reading Rep Ir & Steel.. Southern Paclf. Southern Ry . . . . studebaker Co.. Tennessee Cop.. Texas Co Union Pacific... 103 478 .100 200 1,200 6,800 200 '206 ::oo 1.200 6,oo 500 15.200 S6 41 SPM 36!) Is 55 62 ' 129 111 60 "45 S0V4 SO i 30 3Si4 53 6114 '951,4' 12S 14 1H 5!J 44 7S 8614 3014 168 VI 55 12 94 128 18 M'i 4414 o ,1 15 1.C0O 3.000 400 2,100 1,!00 60O "'766 6.000 '"eoo 4714 37 171 120 "i 4514 215, 'i7'4 471.4 4614 s 171 120 44 21 "its 46 "25 ii 4H-!i 36 171 120 '44 2114 10314 ITi 4fi 1101 26 76 121 4.S00 1,900 10714 S7l5 105 3C II 56 14 5 122 68 16 104 1?; 112'4 30 l.ROO 1.B00 6!) 68 184 104 '4 6714 1171? 312 3014 'r.7i-i 25 i 7R 2014 145 nH 205 133 82 '4 83 116'4 8814 60 47" 26 16 800 105 14 600 400 1.000 2,200 ' V.W0 9.20) 500 lino 2 000 1,100 2,000 BOO 1,400 1.20O 300 (ISli 11714 113 2014 5714 2i 7S14 53 4 Of T4 20 147 5!li 207 134 S3 25-4 7S P54 20 i 145 S814 205 in3?i 82 ". 83 116 . 85 14 88 Vi fill 73 478 do pfd TJ S Steel do pfd , Utah Copper.. Western Union Westing Elect. Montana Power General Motors Wabash B pfd. 11,700 S3 400 117 '4 9,700 86 800 88 ! 2,700 ""400 700 6iJ " Int-Martne 18.600 r.lii 71 1 Total sales for the day, 2S5.00O shares. BONIS. U R ref 2s reg. . n9Nnrthern Tac 3s 66 U S ref 2s coup.'PSi'Pao T & T 5s. .100 U S 3s reg 102 I I'enn con 4s 106 U S 3s coupon. 102 South Pac ref 4s 90 V S 4s reg 110! do cv 5s 10514 U S 4s coupon. 111 lUnlon Pac 4s... 97 Am Smelts 6s.. Ill vt do cv 4s. 93 Atchison gen 4s 94 lU S Steel 5 10 4 NYC gen 3s.ll4TAnglo-French 5s. 4 Northern Pac 4s 93! Bid. Mining Stocks at Boxton. BOSTON. Feb. 21. Closing quotations: Allonez 73 iNiplestnc Mines. 614 "m Z. L & Sm. 82 North Butte.... 28 14 Ariz Com 9 Old Pom 70 Calumet AriS. 7414 Osceola 94 cal & Hecla....5S0 ouincy ........ 97 Centennial 1 6 I Shnnnon 11 Cop Rge Con... 6G;Puperior 1914 East BUtte Cop. 13 I Sup & Bos Mtn. 3 Franklin 9lTamarack 52 Oranby Con 92 US Sm. R & M. 63 Greene Can 48 I do pfd 50 Isle Roy (Cop). 2t4!T-tBh con 14 Kerr Lake 4ininona 4 Lake Cop 17; Wolverine 66 .Mohawk 94 IBiitta &. Sup... 9,5 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Mercantile paper, 33 per cent. " Sterling. 60 day bills, $4.71; demand, $4 76; cables, $4 76 75. Bar silver, 66 c. Mexican dollars. 43c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds easv. Tlm-J loans steady; 60 and 90 daj's. 2Vj 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Sterling. 90 dav bills. $4.72; demand, $4.76; cable. $4.77. Mexican dollars. 4314c: drafts, sight, 1 per cent; do telegraph, 3 per cent. LONDON, Feb. 21. Bar silver, 2615-16d per ounce. Money. 44Vj per cent. Discount rates, short Mils and three months, 5 per cent. Stocks Dull at London. LONDON, Feb. 21. American securities on the stock market finished dull. Canadian Pacific was a fairly active, exception. EXPORT BUYERS OUT Bid Only on Wheat Contracts for April Delivery. CHICAGO MARKET, TUMBLES Almost Complete Stoppage of For eign Purchasing Results In De cline of Nearly 3 Cents. Coarse Grains Also Inver. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. Apparently almost complete stoppage of export buying had much to do today with weakness that pro vailed In the wheat market. Prices closed unsettled, 2Ji4e to 2c net lower, with May at $1.251.25 and July at $1.20. Corn finished !Sio to ic down, oats off c to &-c and provisions varying from 2c decline to a rise of Sc. No announcement whatever of any new purchases of wheat for shipment to Europe was made, except a small lot of 50.000 bushels at Omaha. In this -connection It was said that buyers for the British gov ernment were Interested only tn contracts for April delivery; and. even on that option. wouia oniy Did prices wnich at present were impossible. Something of a rallv In the wheat market took place during the last part of the session, owlne- to a substantial decrease of the United States visible sup ply total. Big receipts and the slowness of Eastern demand had a depressing effect on com. Oats gave way with corn and wheat. Export sales, though, of 150,000 bushels proved an offset In part. rrovistons averaged a little higher owing to enlarged foreign shipments and to strength In the hog market. Trading was not heavy. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High .J1.25VS $1.27 . 1.2114 1.22 Low. $1.24 1.19 54 Close. $1.24 1.20 Vi Mav July CORN. . .77 .7714 - -76 -77 OATS. . .4 .47 , .44'J .45 MESS PORK. Mav .76 -76 .76 .76 July May .46 .44 Vi July .44 jr May ..20.70 ..20.70 20.77 20.77 LARD. 10.37 10.55 20.60 20.63 20.70 20.75 July Mav .10.37 .10.52 10.30 10.47 10.35 10.52 July SHORT RIB3. 11.55 11.65 11.45 11.62 11.57 May 11.47 11.60 July ( ash prices were; Wheat No. 2 red. $1.25(31.27 No. red. $1.20 f 1.23 V4 ; No. 2 hard, $1.23 1.26; No. 3 hard, $1.16 $1.21 V4. Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal: No. 4 vel- lo-w, 6S71c; No. 4 white. 7O70c. Cats No. 3 white. 44 S4EVic: standard. 4o 47c. Rye No. 2, 9S9S14c. Barley 66 75c. Timothy $5.50S. Clover $10 20. Primary receipts Wheat. 2.342.000 vs. 393,- holiday; corn, 2,324,000 bushels; oaus, 1, uuu ousneis. Shipments Wheat. 1.156.00O bushels: com. 1.10G.OOO bushels; oats, 852,000 bushels. Clearances Wheat, 1.1S9.000 bushels, corn, 185,000 bushels; oats, 321,000 bushels; flour, 13,000 barrels. Foreign Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 21. Cash wheat Ud lower. Corn, Id to lljd higher. BUEXOS AYRES. Feb. 21. Wheatnd corn unchanged. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 27. Wheat Mav. $1.23H: July, $1.2214. Cash. No. 1 hard. $1.28 Vi: No. 1 northern. $1.23': No. 2 northern, $1.2014 53.1.24. Barley, t5'oi72c. 1'las, $2.3314 2.87!i. Eastern Wheat Fntores. 1IJLUTH. Feb. 21. VVneat closed Mav. $1.23; July. $1.23Vi 1.23V4. WINNIPEG. Feb. 21. Wheat closed Mav. $1.24; July, $1.23. Eastern Cash Grain Markets. CHICAGO, Keb. 23. Cash wheat. 2e lower. Corn, 2c to 3c lower. Oats, q lower. casli wheat No. 2 red, $1.2."ig 1.27j: No. 3 red. $1.20lh)1.2214 : No. 2 hard. $1.23 (fill. 26; No. 3 hard. $1. 16$ 1.21 Vi : No. 2 Northern, $1.26 li S 1.27; No. 3 Northern, OMAHA. Feb. 21. Cash wheat, 2o to 3o ower. Corn, lc to 5c lower. Oats. 1 ii to llic lower. KANSAS CITT. Feb. 21. Cash wheat, 2c ower. ST. LOUIS. 21. Corn, 2c to So lower. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. SDOt Quota tions Walla, $1.7714 ffll.SO: red Russian. $1.7S(1.77!4 : Turkey red, $1.S7H l.i0; bluestem, $1.00g i.05: feed barley. $1.3214 jj) l.js: Drewint,-. i.40i.4ZVi ; white oats. $1.45W1.471i ; bran. $24.50025.50; middlings, $3031- shorts, ,!25.5026. Call board Barley, May, $1.3714. Paget Sound Grain Market. SEATTLE, Feb. 21. Wheat Blue stem. $1.01; turkey red. $1.06; forty-fold. 97c, club, 05c; fife, 95c; red Russian, 95c. Bar ley, $28.50 per ton. Testerday'i car receipts Flour, 7. TACOMA. Teb. 21. Wheat Bluestem. $1.08; forty-fold. $1.02; club. !0c; red fife, 98c. Car receipts Wheat, 18; oats, 1; hay, 7. COFFEE FUTURES MARKET UNSETTLED Closing Prlres Are Four to Jflne Points Net 1-ower. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. The market for coffee futures was rather irresular and unsettled today, an early advance being followed by sharp reactions In the late trading. The market opened at a decline of two points on April, but generally five to i- points higher on the tailure of the of ficial cables to show any casing of ocean retght rates, renewed covering, foreign buy ing and a little demand from local trade interests. Prices were well maintained dur ing tho morning, but there was scattering near-mont,h liquidation, accompanied by con siderable switching from near to late months, and .the market later eased off under realising, with May contracts selling down from Sc to 7.81c. while December eased off from 8.27c to S.lGc. Tho close was four to nine points net lower. Sales. including switches. 79.000 bags; February. 7.65c. March. 7.70c; April. 7.75c: May, 7.81c; June, 7.Sic: July, i.P2c: August, 7.9ic; September, S.02c: October. 8.00c; November, 8.10u; December. 8 14c; January. 8.17c. Spot coffee Steady; Rio 7s. 9V4c; Santos 4s. 10 Vic Santos 4s were reported to be offered in the cost and freight market here at 30 to 10.30 for regular shipment, basis Kng llsh credits, and Rio 7s ut 8.80, American credits. l It was reported that two British steam- rs were loading coffco cargoes in Brazil for the United States. Official cables reported a decline or 3-szd In the rate of Rio exchange on London, with milreis prices unchanged. ,aval Stores. RAVAN"NAH. fia.. Feb. 21. Turpentine Firm: 50V.C to 51c: sales. 495 barrels; re ceipts. 24 barrels; shipments, 330 barrels: tocK, nsso parrels. Roil Firm: sales, 3( parrels receipts, 8ar barrels; chlrments, 450 barrels: stock. 5.25rt barrels. Quote: A, B, C, D, IS; Fl. F, 5.10: H. $5.15; I. $5.20: (C, $5 50; M. $5.70; , $8; WG, .-: ww. o.ov. Crnde Oil Advances. PITTSBURG. Feb. 21. The South Penn 11 Company today announced another ad mce, as follows: Pennsylvania crude. Be a barrel to $2.40; ibell. 7c to $1 05; Corning. Mercer Black Newcastle, oc to $1.90; Somerset, 5c to r8: rtagiauu, iw oi-. Chicago Dairy Produce. , CHICAGO. Feb. 21. Butter, steady. Creamery. 2432Hc. Eggs, lower. Receipts. 21m0 cares: firsts, 2fi;224e: ordinary firsts. 21S2H4c; at mark, cases included, 20 1 22 hie. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Spot cotton, quiet. Middling uplands, ll.35e. Sales. S3 bales. Can Factory Site Bought. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 21. The American Can Company has purchased a block of land at the foot of Clay street, on the northern waterfront, an the site for its proposed new factory, which will cost, with the land, about $425,000. Cans will be made for fish, vegetables, fruit and meat canners. MARKET ROADS DISCUSSED Milwaukie Granger Wonld Have Farmers Do Construction. MIXWAUKIE, Or.. Feb. 21. (Spe cial.) Market roads were discussed at the meeting- of Milwaukie Grange Sat urday afternoon, the main address be ing- delivered by C. B. Hanson, master. Mr. Hanson suggested that main mar ket roads can be built by district as sessments to be paid for partly by the abutting property and the balance by a district extending from one to two miles from each side of the road. Mr. Hanson urged the enactment of a law by which farmers may form road dis tricts and take the control of the dis trict road construction. Mr. Hanson opposed the issuing of bonds for road construction. RECLAMATIONlNTEREST UP Malin Farmers Are Re-ported Willing to Advance 3Ioney on Cost. ' KLAMATH FALIS, Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) Project Manager J. G. Camp, of this city, has returned from a meet ing held by Malin farmers in the Sand Hollow country, south of this city. Mr. Camp reports that the landowners are sufficiently interested in the reclama tion project to advance money toward the cost of engineering and other pre liminary work. About 60 farmers attended the meet ins: and talks were made by several. Mr. Camp explained various features In connection with -the project. The contemplated project would water about 6000 acres of rich soil. NEW LINE IS INSPECTED John M. Scott Arranging for Tas- senger Service to Marshficld. EUGENE, Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) John M. Scott, general passenger agent of tje Southern Pacific Company, was in Eugene this morning en route on his trip over the Willamette-Pacific. He is understood to be making plans in con nection with the early Inauguration of passenger service between Eugene and Marshfield. Mr. Scott was accompanied by his chief clerk, J. A. Ormandy and Addison Bennett, of The Oregonian. Smithy's Tongs Fail to Dis lodge Teeth in Throat. False Set Nearly Strangle Man When Workmen Attempt Opera tionDoctor Comes In .Melt of Time. " , BLACKSMITH tonps. wire clippers and other tools are of no avail in such an operation as extracting a set of false teeth from the throat of a strangling man, according to discovery made by the laborers employed In Mount Tubor Park. Experimentation with these came near costing J. 12. Jennings hi3 life. More modern meth ods and a licensed physician saved him. Mr. Jennings was working; in the park, when he suddenly keeled over. Fellow workmen, thinking he had a fit, ran to his aid and found his face pur ple from strangulation. Investigation showed he had swallowed his upper false teeth and they were caught In his throat. Thomas W. Tanna, care taker of the park, tried to rescue the teeth with his fingers and immediately came to grief and pain when Jennings bit his fingers with the lower set of teeth. Immediately a search was be gun for tools. A pair of blacksmith tongs was brought into play, but Mr. Jennings' mouth was not big enough. Wire clippers then were brought, and they were of no avail. In dire straits, the workmen turned Jennings on his side and began pound ing him. The teeth turned and per mitted him to breathe. He gained tern porary relief and a rush call was sent for Dr. C. E. Boekmann. He came, und after putting a peg in Jennings' mouth to keep him from biting, extracted the teeth with forceps. Flood Stops Snake River Plant. BAKER. Or.. Feb. 21. (Special.) Because of high water, caused by melt ing snows, the flume at tho big Oxbow plant on Snake River, near Copperfield, has been badly damaged and the plant forced to close down. Several places are without' power. A crew of men is repairing the damage, and it is ex pected tho plant will resume soon. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Feb. 21. Maximum temper atune. 54 degrees; minimum, 29 degree. River reading, S A. M., .6 feet. Change In last 24 hours, 0.8 foot fall. Total rainfall (6 P. M. to 6 P. M.l. none. Total rain fall since September 1. 1915, 35.3-' Inches; normal, 30.26 Inches; exceni. 6.2 Inches. Total sunshine, 10 hours 42 minutes: pos sible 10 hours 42 minutes. Barometer (re duced to sea level) 5 P. M., ;.Sti Indies. THB WEATHER. Wind State of Weather STA'lION3. Baker Boise ....... 420 600, OCU". .;w ICloar 001. . NW Clear Boston 14 0 eo;o 38 0 .00'..:V Clear Calgary .00'. .'SB Chicago Denver Ocs Monies . . Duluth Kuneka Galveston Helena Jacksonville . Kansas City . Los Angeles . Medford Minneapolis .. Montreal . . . . New Orleans . ,00:12 S 00 10 XE D6;0. 5f 0 2S 0 52,0 68 0 40 0 6S 0 5S 0 .00!. . SK 00,24iSV IS . ,iW oo;i4 'SK 00 . . SV 00'. . B .00 ..iB O0 63 0 10 ..(SB 00 . JSE S6 O. OOl. .!sw -4 0 7 0 00,16;SW .00'. . S 10' . I w New lorK 180. 18 0. IB'O. ( 0. North N'nrt li Head .. (10 "4IVW CloiiHv Yakima 0u..fSlS Icioudy Ph.,ftI-.iT lo, . . . If t, ciouny 00 . . NWjPt. cloudy Pocatello 4C 0. Portland .... Roseburg .... Sacramento . . 54 0. S40 00'. .!sw ICiear 60iO. 6S 0. 12!12!SE !Pt. cloudy nn'i.sp: icier St. Louis .... Salt Lake .... San Francisco Seattle 3t-0. SS 0. 00' . W Cloudy ni i n's cirtuHv 1,4 0 00 . .INW Clear 0l) . . X (Cloudy Oil.. I.V 'Clear 00'. , SW ICloudy OO1..1W Cloudy 00!. .'SE ICloudy 00 14 NW, Clear Spokane 44 0. racoma 56.0 Tatoosh Tnlnnd 4 0. Walla . s2-rt 32 0 Washington v innipeg 34!0. WEATHER CONDITIONS. A trough-shaped depression extends from tho North Pacific Coast southeastward to New Mexico and thence northeastward to Minnesota. A weak high-pressure area over lies the Northern Rotky Mountain States, and a large high-pressure area, attended by low temperatures. Is passing seaward from lu Middle Atlantic States. Light rain haB fallen In California, Arizona. Southern Ne vada and Southern Utah. No precipitation of consequence has occurred elsewhere in the L'nlted States. It is much colder In the District of Columbia and In tlio interior of Northern California. ... Conditions are favorable for fair weather In this district Tuesday with light winds, mostly easterly. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair, winds mostly easterly Oregon Fair except rain and colder ex treme southwest portion; winds mostly cast er! v. Washington Fair; llglit winds, mostly eaMj-erly. Idaho Fair. E, A. L'EALS, Forecast!. Clear lOK-ar T't. cloudy Clear Cloudy Hain Cloudy Clear Ciear Clear Clear Cloudy Rain (:lt-ar rCIear Clear BONDS SELL FOB 98.84 auditor i cm 1ssik makes new high-price: record i.v class. Morris Bros, of Portland, IIIKbeat Bid der, and 9503,0410 Illock Will Pro dace 5S0,1S0 to Apply to Ilulldlns. The entire issue of $365,000 of 4 per cent 30-year bonds to build Portland public Auditorium will bring 9S.S4 per cent. Tnis prico is the hlgheM ever received by the city for long-term bonds of this type. The high bid was submitted by Mor ris Bros., of Portland. The proceeds will be $556,186. Thirteen bids were received, all be ing for the entire issue. The lowest bid submitted was .P507 per cent, which was about 3 per cent lusher than thn price such bonds have brought, at times in the past. Bids for lonp-tlme bonds have got down as low us HI crrus on the dollar. The bids opened yesterday were as follows: Koan, Talor & Co. .P730;i; Spokann & Kastem Trust Company. .97-3; Lumbermen Trust Company, .9titi427; Sidney tipltzer & Co., . P 5 i 3 :i ; Sidney Spit.er & Co. (future dllivery of part of issue), .94!T4; Ferris & Hard Krove, ,9613; John K. Price Company, Breed, Elliott & Harrison. Trovldent Savings Bank & Trust Company (Joint bid). .9752; Illythe f ilter & Co.. .961; Morris Bros.. .9X4 1; K. II. Kolllns . Sons and A. B. Leach Co. (Joint bld. .9832; Smith Paschall. .9f.ii6; N. V. Hnl sey & Co., .977636; Henry Teal, .9567; Bank of California. .9734. Gaston Holds School rtcnrflt. GASTON. Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) The entertainment given Saturday night by the Parent-Teacher circle In tho assembly hall of the new school was a big success. A rlub of six col lege boys from Faclfiu University. Forest Grove, presented a concert pro gramme, concluding with a farce play. Those taking part were Paul Abraham. Glen Morgan, Harold Hoed. Kdwy Dibble. Verel Stanley and Ray Boll. The pie auction netted the Parent Teacher Circle $24, which will go to ward paying off the debt on the school piano. Alleged Forger Captured. PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 21 (Spe cial.) John Miller, who is wanted in Umatilla County for forging checks, was arrested in Friday Harbor, Wash., Saturday at the request of the Umu tllla County authorities. Miller in charged with issuing a forged check for $100, which was passed on the Ameri can National Bank of Pendleton De cember 23. Tho chock was drawn on tho First National Dank of lleppmr and was signed with the name of 11. M. Hansen payee. FACTS Transportation Is tho con necting link between sor row and happiness, be tween failure and success, between ignorance and In telligence, between dark ness and light, between heathenism and civiliza tion, between peace and war, between life and death. Without transpor tation the past, would be forgotten, the present grow dim and the future be blotted out. Transpor tation means good roads, and good roads mean roads hard - surfaced with BITULITHIC Warren Brothers Company, , Journal Building, Portland, Oregon.. Terse, timely paragraphs on tti1I I"-vf-tmrnt opportunlll'H In TIIK OIH 1AVT KKVIKW. !sued weekly. J1.00 a year. bend for sample cuutcx. John Sluir ffi ( o., 01 MroiclKuy, NVw York City. TKAVKl.t KS .l IMF. San Francisco Los Angeles (Wlthoat Chana;a Em nonteK The Big. Clean, Comfortable. Klegantly Appointed, Seagoing S. S. BEAVER calls From Alnaworth Dock S P. M.. 1'eb. 2. 100 Golden Miles, on Columbia Itlver. All Rates lnrlnde Ilerths and Meala. Table and Service Unexcelled. 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