Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 24, 1916, Image 19

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Newspaper Page Text. irti-m iTrtnvTvr i nt?rnnvTAic ..nrniT'Rsn 4 V. IfRnHTTARY - 24. 1916. . ' l v . IXlij lUUn;llllVT ss..i-vjisr..i liiii, JLJ. iavw- - t " t LOSSES NOT GREAT Sheep Go Through Winter as Well as in Other Ye,ars. CONTRACTING HAS BEGUN Quarter of JJillioii Pounds Bought on Slicep's Back in eastern Oregon at Strong Prices. Bnying In Other States. ' Sensational statements have been circu lated lA certain quarters of enormous shee& losses In tho Northivtst during the recent cold spell. These reports are branded as false by E. W. Rumble, manager of the Co lumbia Basin Wool Warehouse Company. Ilis agents have made a personal Investiga tion of conditions In tr sheep-growing dis trict, and they found the Winter losses were very little. If any. greater ma m other years. Considering the severity of the recent woather conditions are exceedingly uood throughout Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho. Wool contracting has started in a lim ited way in Eastern Oregon. About 23.000 fleeces have so far been bought on the sheeps' bacic in the Pendleton. Condon and Baker section. The buyers did not make public the prices paid, but they are known to be strong. Jn Idaho, rather more contracting has been done, but the operators were home I buyers. The heaviest trading In future wools has been In Utah and Nevada, with some operations at high prices in Montana. Dealers in the East consider tl prices paid lor new Western wool as altogether too high. Inasmuch as soma of these purchases represent a 'clean cost landed In the East of about SO oents. The great bulk of the wool taken, however, lias been more nearly on a 70-cnt basis and some was boughrat even less. Good staple clips, however, are generally bringing from 70 to- 75 cents. Montana growers are said to be asking 32 cents for medium wools. The total contract movement to dute is figured at about 10. voo.ooo pounds. There have been sales in Boston in the past week of fine staple Oregon wool of last star's clip-at 7o jj77 cents, clean basis, and of No. X Oregon at 70 cents. Fine sta ple Montana sold as high as. 31 cents In the grease, and half-blood Montana staple has been sold at 33 cents. In one Instance at 3IVi cents, for an exceedingly choice lot, which xueana all of SO cents, clean basia Quarter and three-eighths Soa Springs wools have been sold at 3S coats for light shrinking wool. Commenting on market conditions at Boston, the Commercial Bulletin says: "The steady movement of wool to con suming channels continues and has been augmented more or less this past week by trading between dealers, although this latter feature of the business has not been es- 1 pcclally pronounced as was the case two or three weeks ago. All told, rather more than a normal week's business has been j done, demand being strong for practically everything, except possibly short scoured wools, which have been, by comparison, rather draggy.- .' "Prices are generally firm to higher. East India wools are deeidedly dearer, as a result of the embargo 'announced on last Saturday, and medium domestic wools are silghtiy higher, while fine wools of all kind are a bit stronger. "All tlw events of the week have tended to strengthen the market, if anything, and wlilie there must be an end sometime, to . the advance -now -being experienced it ap parently is cot yet in sight." . WHEAT BIYLXO IS AT A STANDSTILL Bids Are Reduced Sharply In KespoDcte to-l Slump In East. Wheat buying In the Northwest la practi cally at a standstill. The car situation Is better In some quarters and worse In others. The demand yesterday was poor t and no bids, so far as reported, were sent fcnto the ; country. At the Merchants Exchange, wheat bids were reduced 1 cent to 4 cents. Busi :' hese In the coarse grains was' stagnant. BraJstreet's estimates the world's visible decrease at l.eoj.OGO bushels, the corn In crease et S.illV.UOO bushels and the eats Increase at Cuu.OOO Jus!ieis. The Canadl an wheat visible stands at 33, 4.13,000 bushels and the eats supply at 14,' 1T3.000 bushels, The increase in the seeded acreage ef Spain is officially announced at 6 per cent for wlieati 1 per eent fer barley and IT per eent for oatst Brosmhali says of the wheat situation in his international review! ! ""Market has fluctuated Irregularly during lbs past weeki with the undertone firms i ''World's- shipments were large, but the i .Treat bulk ef these came from North Ames ira, which continues to" create an abnormal situation; It is evident tliat purchases - of North American wheat must continue as , long as the' Southern Hemisphere is shut :' off from shipping anywhere near its normal quotai by the -unusual (relent situation, Ar ftentlua offers are light and Australia effer. iiisr mederately. "Argentine prices are more In line and larger shipments are likely (rem there! espe cially ts France and Italy, as large contracts have been consummated and special freight arrangements made by officials, "British merchants find trading difficult as prices are firm and tonnage scarce and port stotks keep low, with consumption liberal. , "Hopes of European Importers, are cen tered on the big Canadian visible aid reports of good farm reserves In Canada and also United Btates, whl'je both Argentina and Australia are shaatng themselves for en larged exports as the chartered fleet . Is steadily increasing. India 4s reporting fur ther good rains." Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported oy trie, .merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Plour. Oats. Hay. .Fortia-a. wea. z s 7 4 15 -- w sew. . ....... .... .... .... .... Seas, to data. 0,138 1323 3213 S27 168 Year ago.... 14,332 1707 1600 1739 15o Tacoma, Toes. Yrerafo. ... 11 1 .... 2 3 Year ago.... 8,0X8 4;.t .... 626 2u25 Seattle, Tues. 34 3.3 3 63 VKl BgU.,.. , a - . Seas, to date. 6.0t J.0S5 J607 7K0 3144 Year ago.... g,:jj9 Qua 1717 ntjg 3477 SO DEMAND YET FOB MOHAIR Eastern and Foreign Markets Are -Finn, (sales of Imported Hair. There appears to be no interest yet In mohair In toe West, although shearing time !a not far distant. Some of last year's clip . is still nneoia nere and there Is said to be nogdexnand for It. Dealers are puszled over tna situation, lor taey believe mohair should reflect some of the strength shown by the wool market. , .-There has been a fair demand for Cane mob air In the Boston' market during tlw past week, cape lint Have sold to very fair extent at 33 cents and Id two or three Instances 36 cents . has been obtained for choice lota. Domestio hair has been less active, but prices are quoted very firmly for all grades, says the Commercial Bulletin. Advices from ' Yorkshire report a rery firm market there and consumption continu ing oa a healthy level. Cape firsts are quoted at ,15 to 15 Hd. Reports from the Cape are very strong and to the effect that demand has been brisker there laiteny. Basuto hair baa been old there at a full shilling and Winter k)da have brought Is 3d. Alpaca is up considerably at Liverpool, Arequipa fleeces having been sold for a ' very superior lot as high as 21 Hd. Infer iors are also up very considerably and the demand continue steady. Boston quotations: Best combing, 37340 cents; good combing. 35$ 37 cents; ordinary combing. 31 p 3!r-cents; beat 'carding. 3i37 cents; good carding, 3033 cents; ordinary carding, 262S cents. Foreign, Cape first. 3403 cents; Turkey, fair average, 3537 cents. CHEAP SALMOX CLOSELY CONTROLLED Market Nearly Cleaned I'p for Shipment to Europe. The cheaper grades of salmon are prac tically cleaned up on the Coast, according to trade reports. The steady demand whioh has been in progress for the past few weeks for the low and medium grade salmon from foreign sources has resulted In depleting stocks to such an extent that only 6mall quantities are said to remain. In the hands of the packers. Large foreign orders that are now pending will ha-ve to be filled, the reports say, by purchasing small lots from several packers, as no one operator Is be lieved to have sufficient supplies on hand to burnish a large block. There are at tbe present time orders pend ing, which in several cases were said to be practically closed, of more than 250.000 cases of medium-grade fish for foreign shipment. ' No Reseedlnar at Lenioton. LEW1STO.V, Idaho. Feb. 23. (Special.) Although the past Winter was the most un usual in the history of the valley, growing grain has not suffered In the least. Farm ers are Joyous, to put it mildly, that the 36 Inches of snow disappeared gradually, prac tically all of the moisture finding Its way into the soil. On account of the sandy soil of this district it is almost Impossible for too much moisture to fall. That both the Falt-cown and the Spring-grown grain will mako a record growth is 'considered certain. Another unusual but favorable clrcum atance is that the fields were protected by snow at all times when the weather was cold enough to causo damage. .-No reseed Ing will be done on this score. Bank Clearings. Bank cleariuga of the Northwestern cities yesterday ware as follows: Clearinps. Balances. Portland f2.23.7o $334."K4 Seattle ",.Sr.4,B4,. 227,741 Tacoma 3H2.21I 2S.MI.J Spokane M0.7O0 ' 63.018 PORTLAND 31 ARRET QUOTATIONS Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session: Bid. n.he-. "Bid. Ask. Tr. ago. Bluestem 1.02 1.07 f 1.4S Fortyfold !r- l. Club 0 1-41 Red fife, - .!' 3.37 Red Russian . u- . -i-j Oats No. 1 white, feed 23.S0 27.00 33.00 Barley No. 1 feed 28.30 31.00 2i.O0 Miilfeed Bran 21. "5 23.00 2,".O0 Shorts 23.00 25.00 2(1.00 Futures iia. ask. March hluestem t 1.03 1.00 April bluestem 1.03 1.10 March fortvfold 94 1.00 April fortyfold 03 1.02 March club .:'t April club 01 '' March red fife '' ' April red fife 02 l.vo March Russian 91 .iO April Russian '-' 1-00 Maroh oats 2.".7r 27 00 Anrllonts . ..!' -...hi March feed barley 2S.S0 :!1.00 April feed barley 2S.no 81. w March bran Ji.ito j.ii'i AprH bran 22.00 22.50 March shorts Via 24. ,10 April shorts 23.00 24.25 tLOllt -i'atents. .-.oi per oarrei; ytraiKhts. 4.00i exports. $4.70; Valley, $5.10; whole wheat, $5.S0; graham, $5.60, HAY Eastern Oregon tlmotny, iu.juw 19.50: Valley timothy. ?16; alfalfa. J20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. 123.50 4 per ton; shorts, $2626.50; rolled barley, $31. 50 32.50. CORN Whole, 37 per ton; cracicea, per ton. Fruits and Vegetables. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranses, navels, $1.S53.25 per box; lemons. $34.50 per box; bananas, 5c per, lb.; pineapples, 4 54 6c per pound; grapefruit. $2 5.23; tangerines. l..-i01.75. . VEGETABLES Artichokes, fl1.15 per dozen; tomatoes, California, $2.75; cabbage, $1.50 1.63 per hundsod; garlic. 10c per lb.; peppers, 202oc per pound; eggplant, 25c per pound; sprouts, 8&9c per pound; horse radish, Sic per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 nf iin7,n- i-Mftrv. S4.75 tier crate: lettuce. $2.40&2.G0 per crate; cucumbens, $1.50 2.30, hothouse lettuce, 70c$l per box; spinach, $1&1.10 per box; asparagus, 25 c per pound. GREEN FRUITS Grapes, 14 per Darrei; cranberries, $11 per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. $1.40ffl 1.50; Yakt mas. $1.65 per sack; sweets, $3.25 tf 3.50 per hundred. ONION'S Oregon, buying prices, $2 r. o. o. shipping point. y abples SDitzenbergs. extra lancy, -.-, fancy, $2; choice. $1.25wl,50; Yellow New towns, extra fancy, $2; fancy, $1.75; choice, tt.srifll.Hi: Rome Beauty, fancy. $1.60 1.60; Wlnesaps, choice, $1.15(1.35; Stay- man, choice, $1.-9 l.tio. Dairy and Country Produce. I,oeal Jobbing quotations: - E.Vji.ir JOPOIUS imt. vicjui ,-.., died, 25c per dozen; uncandlcd, 22&&23lsc POULTRY Hens, 1315c: small Springs, 15c; broilers, 1820c; turkeys, live. lS20c; turgeys, dressed, choice, 24025c; ducks, lift 14c: geese, 10c. BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re tailer: Portland city creamery prints, 60- pouna case iww, t'"11' .......-, - , grades, 2S32Vic; Oregon country creamery prints, ou-vuuuu . , 32y.c: lower grades. 28sJ31c; butter packed in cubes. 2c less. Prices paid by Jobbers to producers: Cubes, - extras. -t4c; firsts, 27c; seconds. 25c; dairy butter, country roll, 16 18c; butter fat, JN'o. 1, 81c; Ho. 2, 2Sc, CIIEKSE Oregon triplets, jobbing buying prices. 20o per pound, f. o. b. dock Port land; Young Americas, 21e per pound. VEAI Fancy, 9c per pound. POP.K Fancy, 9M0c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River 1-pound tails, $5 80 per dozen? one-half flats, $1.50; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. r,. HONEY Choice, $3.25 per ease. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 16e; Brazil nuts, lxaisc: filberts. 1618c: almoDds. 16ie: peanuts, 54c; cocoanuts, 1 per dozen: pecans, lotffuc; cnesipuis, iuu BEAN 6 Small white, 7.20c; large white, T.15c: lima, 6c: bayou. 6c: pink, 6c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 14 33c. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7; beet, $6.80; extra C. t'J-5; powdered, in barrels, $7.23; cubes, barrels, $7.40. SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton: half ground. 100s. $9.50 per ton; 50s, $10.50 per ton; dairy. $14 per ton. RICH! Southern head, 6yfc pound; broken. 4c: Japan style, iMtfbc. DP.IF.D FRUITS Apples, So per pound; apricots, 1315c; peaches, Sc; prunes, Italians, 8S9c; raisins, loose Huscatels, 8c; unbleached Sultanas.9 10c; seeded. 8c: dates, Persian, 10c pound; fard. $1.65 per box; currants, 8H12c; tigs, ov (.-ounce. $2; 10 4-ounee, $2.25; 36 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 10-ounce. 85; bulk, white, 78c; black, 6c per pound. Hons, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1S15 crop. 1013c per pound; 1916 contracts, II 12c per pound. HIDES Salted hides, 25 pounds and up, 15c; salted stags. 50 pounds , and up, 11c; salted kip. 13 pounds to 25 pounds, 16c; salted calf up to 15 pounds, 19c; green hides, 23 pounds and up, 13c; green stags. $X pounds and up. P"4c; green kip, 13 pounds, 19e; dry flint hides, 26c; dry flint ealf up to 7 pounds, 2Sc; dry salt hides, 21o. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 18 25c; valley, 23 Oil S6c. - MOHAIR Oregon. 2829c cr pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4o per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 17c; dry short-wooled pelts, 13c; dry shearlings, 10 15c each; salted shearlings, 1520c each: dry goat, long hair. 13c each; dry goat shearlings, 1020c each; salted long-wooled pelts, February. 11.23 a 2 each. . . Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice. 19e; standard. 17'-ic: skinned.' 14fi)17c; picnics, 9c; cot taire roll, 13 'ic BACON Fancy, 2728c; standard, 210 22c: choice. 15V420c DRY SALT Short clear backs. 119 13e: exports, llfc13c: plates, 010V4c. LARD Tinrce basis, kettle rendered, 1H4 e standard, 10c: compound, J0c. BARREL GOODS Mess beef. $18: plate beer. $19; plate pork, $1S; tripe, $10,500 11.50. Oils. ' KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c; cases, 17V420'.4O- GASOLINE Bulk. ISc! cases, 23i4e; naptha. drums. 15e: cases, 22'e. LINSFTED OIL Raw, barrels. 89c: raw cases, !Mc; boiled, barrels, 91c; boiled, cases, 06c, ' TURPENTINE In tanks. 07c; in cases, 74c; lU-caoe lota. 10 less. - i TRADERS HOLD BACK Wall-Street Stock Dealings Are Smallest in Months. TONE OF MARKET HEAVY Bufl or Business Is Done In Minor Specialties Steel Moves Within Narrow -Limits- Continuance of Activity in Metal Trades. NEW YORK. Feb. 23. To find i parallel for today's sluggish and meaningless mar ket, it is necessary to go back almost six months to September of last year. Dealings barely aggregated 300,000 shares, and these consisted largeiy ol proxessionai opeianona In speculative issues -whose Intrinsic worth remains to be established. Th hollow character of the trading may be gauged from the fact that American can. United States Industrial Alcohol, Mercantile Marina preferred and Baldwin and Amer ican locomotive were among the most active stocks. United States Steel rose and fell within fractions of Monday's final figure and Mer cantile Marine, which was firm at the out set, broke sharply In the final hour on rumors of further differences among the reorganizes. High-priced specialties moved irregularly with a break of 10 points in Bethlehem Steel at 470. A novel departure in dividend disburse ments was furnished by the Dupont Powder Company, which declared an "extra" divi dend of 22 54 per cent' on the common stock, the greater part payable In Anglo-French bonds, to which 'the company was a large subscriber. Developments at home and abroad over the holiday were not calculated to restore confidence and sentiment was more strongly inclined to lower prices. In the main, how ever, quotations were not materially im paired. According to market gossip, commission-house business was at a complete standstill, indicating an utter abstention of public interest. Trustworthy advices told of a continu ance of activity in the steel trade, a con dition borne out by the placing of further orders for homo und foreign consumption, as well as additional advances in -prices in various manufactured products. Copper metal was lower in London, but the decline was without effect here, where recent high record quotations were maintained. For the first time In months, railroad refurns were rather conflicting, Baltimore & Ohio reporting a net gain of $510,000 for January, whereas Southern Pacific showed a decrease of $335,000, due mainly to ad verse weather conditions. Trading in Anglo-French 5s at concessions featured the heavier bond market- Total sales, par value, aggregated $3,050,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call, . CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. N. ' Closing Iow. bid Alaska Gold.... Allis-Chalmers.. . Am Beet Stiff. . . 221S 22 'i 30)4 30 70 62 65 K 100 11214 127 "88 103 107 -H 86 M 470 SB '4 3014 168 ,4 54)4 70 "4 100 112 312)4 327 192 88 303)4 lO'.t 88 460 Sil 30 368 54' 61 32 94 128 18 58)4 44 79)4 35 46'4 36)4 168)4. 120 '4 44 21 103 vl7 do pfd . . . Am Mig rtei'... Am l.el Sc tel.. American Tob.. Anaconda Cop.. Atchison Baldwin Loco... Bait & Ohio Beth Steel Br Rap Transit. Calif Petrol Canadian Pacif. Central T.eath.. Ones & Ohio Chi Grt West. . Chi Mil & St P. Chi & N W C R I & P Ry.. Chino Copper... Colo Fu & Iron. Crucible Steel... D R G pfd... DIst Securities.. Erie Gen Electric . Grt 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 Pacif.. Nat'l Biscuit... 94 "isi 58 i 44 78 i "46 i 36)4 120H 44, ir 46 46 110't 110 25 25 '4 (U1i 321 105)4 S6)4 14)4 4 12 7 16 104 67 110)4 103H 36 National Lead..' 900 Nevada Copper. l,3f0 68)4 3 6-;i 7 10 104 67 116 N Y Central N Y" N H & II.. Nor & West. .r. North Pacific. .. . Pacific Mail Pac Tel & Tel.. . Pennsylvania . . Pull Pal Or.... Ray Cons Cop. . Reading Rep lr & Steel.. Southern Pacif. Southern Ry. . .. ' Studebaker Co.. Tennessee Cop.. Texas Company. Union Pacific... TOO ltN) 1..100 67 200 316 59)4 .... . 1ST4 ' 18 300 6,3o6 400 2, B"l 600 1.300 1.800 S0 o4 67 U 163 25 7S, H2 49 r. 163 ' 25 7S 52 40 20 145 5S)4 205 133 "S3 110 85 56 103 25 78 C2 49 t-'OVi 140 58 '4 26 133 82 83 116 8". 88 66' 71 480 26 2" 4.600 147)4 800 58)4 200 207 1,000 134 do prd U S Steel 21,100 84 do pfd TTtah Copper.., Western Union. Westing Elect.. -Montana. Power 200 116 7,600 85 2,466 "6" "65 General Motors. ROO 480 Wabash B pf-.-. ' 600 20 tt.MirlnA nfd. 21.100 72)4 .470 26 C8 00 Total sates lor tne aay, &uu,vuu iiire. -BONDS. U R ref 2s reg. .! I Northern Pao 3s 66 U 8 ref 2s coup.9.P Pac T & T r.s...lOO TI8SS reg 102 Penn con 4s 106 IT S Rs coupon. 1 02 U S 4s reg '110 U 8 ts coupon. 'HDi Am Fmelts 6s.. 111 u Atchison gen 4s. 94 South Pao ret 4s o do cv 6s.x. -.305 Union Pac 4s... 97 Jo cv 4s 93 S Steel n .. .10454 k v r n au.s.114 V6 'sc tiDuaij-oi3uv Northern Pac 4s 93 Bid. Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 23 CloFing quotations: Aliouez ta''Plssing .Mines Am z, L & torn. '4 Ariz Com 0 Calumet & Ariz. 74 . Cl & Hecla 572 Cop Re Con... 6) North Butte.... 20 Old Pom 70 Osceola ......... 93 Ouincv 90 Shannon 11 4 superior 19 5nn JC- Tton Xfin. M 54 Fast ri'.itte top. 1.1 Franklin . 914 Granby Con . . . Greene Can Isle Roy (Cop).. Kerr Iake .... T.ake Cop Mohawk , Pi "4 Tamarack ....... r- 47 tl" ; Sm. R & M 63 29 41.. pfd 50 41 Irtah Coo 14 17Winona 4 94 I Wolverine ...... 66. DITTOEND IS PAID IN BONDS Anglo-French Notes Distributed by u Pont Powder Company. WILMINGTON, DeL, Feb. 28. At a quar terly meeting of the E. I. Du- Pont de Ne mours & Co. directors today a regular divi dend of 1)4 per cent was declared, along with a special dividend of 22 per cent on the company's common stock. . These divi dends are payable 5 per cent In cash and 19 per eent In Anglo-French bonds with cou pon attached at 95. A regular dividend of 1 per cent oa debentures was also de clared. The B. I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder Company directors also declared a regular dividend of 1 per cent on preferred stock and a regular dividend of 1 per cent on common stock. ' t NEW YORK, Feb. 23. It was recalled in the financial district today In connection with the use of Anglo-French bonds for pay ment of the dividends declared by the Du Pont Powder Company that the company was among the heavy Industrial subscribers to the Issue and was said to have purchased with affiliated Interests between $35,000,000 and $40,000,000 -worth. The company had received large war orders from tha ailed governments. It was estimated that 19 per eent dis tribution to the company's common stock holders called for $16,000,000 of the bonds, par value pf $13,200,000 at 95. They were originally sold by the Anglo-French loan syndicate at 96. The payment of a divi dend la bonds was commented upon in the financial districts as a novelty, - Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Mercantile paper, 3 '3 per cent. sterling 60-da-v Mils, $4.71; demand, $4.76 ;catles. $4.77. , Bar silver. 57c. Mexican dollars, 43 e. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, heavy. Time loans Steady: 60 days. 22 per cent; 90 days and sis months, 23 per eent. Call money-c-Firmer; high, 2 per cent; low, 1 per cent: ruling rate, i per cent; ' Sales. Hlch. 500 22 400 30 i 1,100 70 Vi 24.400 64 19.000 70, 10,400 102 ,""200 11214 . eOO 127 13sn6 Sfl4 1.400 10X14 10,800 109"hi 1,000 86:4 300 475 300 86',4 400 304. J.IOO 169 5,000 55 "sdo "95" "900 j " 4,100 59 1,300 45 ,000 90 "2,100 "47" 2.200 37 "V.2O0 iii" 1.100 45 "l'.ROO "j'7 , 8.800 4C4 2,100 IIO14 6O0 2.-74 - 300 77 U 3,760 iw'sfc' 500 37 last loan, 2 per cent; closing, bid 1, offered at 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Sterling 00 days. $4.72; -demand, $4.70: cable, $4.77)4. Mexican dollars, 43c. - Drafts Sight, 3c: telegraph. 3c . LONDON, Feb. 23. Bar silver, 27 l-10d per ounce. - Money, 4f4'4 per cent. Discount rates Short bills and three months, 3)4 per -cent. Stocks Inactive at Eondon. LONDON, . Feb. 23. American securities on the slock market were Inactive and un interesting except Canadian Pacific. The closing was dul,. SAN FBANCJSCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs. Fruits, Vegetables, Etc.; at Hay City. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Butter Fresh extras, 32c; prime firsts, 31c; fresh firsts. 29c. - Esgs Fresh firsts. 20)4 19c. ChL-ese New. 17c; Young Americas, 18c. Vegetables Egg plant, 20y25c; green peas, 124!l"ic; cucumbers; $20 $2.35; as laragus, 32)4 20c; tomatoes, oi'75c; bell peppers. 25&30C. Onions California. $1.501.75. Fruit Lemons, $2.753.50; grapefruit, $1. 5052. 75; oranges.. $2.15t&2.75; bananas. Hawaiian, C0cfe$L5O; pineapples, Hawaiian", ?2zX e-iAi nr.. Hits-, ei 7 r ,1 K2.00; sweets. $2.3oe)2.50. ' jveceipis rium, bi.w 4""-' , barley. 163,775 centals; beans, 1825 sacks; potatoes, 7445 sacks; hay, 806 tons. Coffee Futures. ' NEW YORK, Feb. 23. After opening at a decline of 1 point to an advance of 4 points, the market for coffee futures Improved slightly during the early trading on Euro pean buying' and covering, promoted by the steadiness of Brazil over the local holiday. May contracts sold tup to 7.85c and Decem ber to 8.20c, with more active positions working about 1 to 0 points over last night s closing figures. This bulge seemed to bring out a good deal of realizing from Western and Wall Street sources, however, while the market was also unsettled by March liqui dation and a little selling by trade interests. The decline carried May oft to 7.73c and December to S.05c and the close was at a net decline of 0 to U points. Sales, Includ ing switches. 68,000 bales. February. i.5sc; March, 7.61c; April, 7.0Sc; May. 7.75c: June, 7.70c; July, 7.S2c; August, '7.87c; September, 7.02c; October, 7.97c; November, 4.02c; De cember, S.07&; January, 8.30c. Spot, steady; . Rio 7s, U"4c; Santos 4s, 10c. Cost and freight offers were said to be a little more numerous, but about unchanged, with quotations ranging around lO to 10.30c for Santos 4s. Two large steamers are re ported to bo loading la Braxil for this country. Tho official cables reported no changes In mllreis prices, while Rio exchange on London was l-32d higher. Metal Market. - NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Copper Firm; electrolytic, near by, 28.50c; June and later, 2727.50c Iron, steady and unchanged. The Metal Exchange quotes tin firm; spot, 42.50 v42. 75c At London Spot copper, 106 10s; futures, fll4 10s; electrolytic fl36. i- The Metal Exchange quotes lead .2TC Spelter not . quoted. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Feb. 23. Butter Steady; creamery, 24(&32)4c. - Eggs Lower; receitps. 60G2 cases; firsts, 20c; ordinary firsts, 19c; at mark, cases Included, 1820ic - iCm Vnrlr Kimr Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Raw sugar Nominal, molasses, l.ot.oiv; teuiiuub", 3.055.USc ltefined, steady.' Cotton Market. . NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Spot cotton, steady. Middling uplands, 11.53c Sales, 500 bales. Dnlnth Einsed Market. DULfVrH, Feb. 23. Linseed Cash, $2.31; May, $2.33; July. $2.33. HOG MARKET IS WEAKER BIGHT CENTS IS' TOP PRICE FOB DA V AT YARDS. Bcceipta Are Fairly Ears; 9To Changes lay Other Elncs Sheep Are Strong, The hog -market was not able yesterday to maintain its former level, and 8 cents was quoted as the top for the day. Receipts were fairly large, in other lines there was no change worth noting. The cattle offered were largely of medium and low grade and sold accord lnsrlv. The sheep market continued firm. Receipts were S3 cattle, S -calves, 770 hogs and 13 sheep. Shippers were: S. Molfoed, Beaver Creek, 1 car cattle and hogs; F. M. Mlekle Olequa, 1 car hogs; Amdahl Bros., Montufa, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs; George Bonner. Kenton, and Mr. Nelson, Kenton, who drove 4n 20 head of hogs each. C. J. Hurd. Eugene: H Wagner & Co., Sutherland; F. B. Decker, Silverton, 1 car hogs each; J, c. Davis, Shedd, 1 cattle, bogs; M. L. Forester. Tangent, 1 cattle, bogs. sheep; J. D. Dinsmore,- West Scio, 1 cattle, calves, hogs. . The days sales were as xouows: Wgt. Pr, Wert. Pr. 30 hogs. . 2 hogs. . . 20 hogs. . sSO hogs, . 2 hogs. . 3 hog. .. 6 hogs. . 7 hoes.. 2 hogs. . - 1 hog... lhog... 2 steers. 1 steer. . 1 bull... 1 bull... 1 bull... 1 bull... 4 cows. . 252 $8 00 1 cow. . . 1 cow. 2 Cows. 1 cow ... 1 cow. .. 1 cow. . , 1 cow. . . 2 cows. . 1 hog. .. 1 hog. .. 12 hogs. . 10 hogs.. 28 hogs. . 8 hog9. . 6 lambs. 4 lambs. 5 lambs. 4 hogs. . 6 hogs.. 820 $4.00 850 5.00 850 4.60 120 7.00 8.00 176 230 130 320 1O60 5.7. 7.50 710 6.75 6.5W 640 -4.60 1O70 5.50 055 00 300 7 90 6vO; 7-tNi! 174 200 8.00 200 8.0O' 470 6.00 140 7.0O -20 101 210 ISO 82 8i; 5. 7.00 7.90 7.00 670 000 1170 600 3 25 1.50! 8.00 3360 4.40 8.00 1020 4.00; 8. 7S2 2.75 S.OO 7.00 1 cow. . 1 cow. . 000 3.254 6 hogs.. 105 70 8.501 ThM ranee of prices at tho local yards for various classes of livestock follows: Cattie Choice steers $6..r.n ."5 Good steers 6.757.00 Medium steer - 6.509'j.75 Choice cows 6.50tfi6.75 Medium cows 5.251-6 00 Heifers 4.00s6.40 Bulls 2.50 it 5.00 Stags 3.00&5.23 Hogs Light J.50S.O0 Heavy 7.00 Sheep Yearlings 7.00S?8.00 frWe3 6.00(7.00 Lambs v. 8.009.05 Omaha livestock Market. OMAHA. Feb. 23. Hogs Receipt 21.000, eteady Heavy. $8.108.23: light. $7.900 8.16; pigs, $6.757,7S; bulk of Hales, $8 8.20. Cattle Receipt 5500, strong. Kative steers. $6.508.50; cows and heifers, $5.50 437.25; Western steers, $67.75; Texas steers. $63iP6.75: stockers and feeders, $5.75 (57.75. Sheep Receipts 45300. steady Yearlings. $8.2309.75; wethers, $7.256 8; lambs, $10.00 11.10. Chicago livestock Market. - CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Hogs Receipts 40. 000: slow. 5c above yesterday's average. Bulk, $8.308.50; light, $7.958.60: mixed, $S.15i?$.60; heavy. $8.1 0& 8.00; rough, $8.10 $8.25; pigs, $0.6007.80.. Cattle Receipts 16.000, firm. Native' beef steers, $.756i9.65; Western steers, $6.75 8.20; stockers and feeders, $5.65(P7.30: cows and heifers, $3.20(jj)8.25: calves, $s.ooigill.25. Sheep Receipts 18,000, weak. Wethers, $7.908.30; lambs, S9ll.3o. , EGGS NOW SELLING AT LOWER PRICE Receipts Are Larger Than Can Be Cleaned ' Cp On Limited Orders. Shipping orders for eggs yesterday were small and were filled early. As mors were received than could bo cleaned up, the mar ket made a further decline. Sales were made in the forenoon at 23 cent and lata in the day at 22 cents, ease count. Candled eggs sold In single case, lots at 25 cents.. There was a good demand for poultry and hens were firm. Dressed meat were steads and unchanged. The butter market at present is holding fairly steady. Fresh Shipment of Vegetables. A shipment of tomatoes, egg plant and peppers from Florida arrived yesterday. The tomatoes were In six-basket crates and S0I4I at $7 a crate. Peppers and egg plant were quoted 'at 25 cents, A car of tomatoes is )n transit and will arrivo early next week. California asparagus was lower at 25 cents. A supply of steamer vegetable la due today. ' , - PIT PRICES SLUMP Break of Over Four Cents in Chicago Market: RALLY COMES NEAR CLOSE . ' . ; ' - Acute Depression Duo to Big lie ccipts and Decline at Winnipeg, European Visiblo Increase, En larged Surplus in Australia. CHICAGO. Feb. 23. Wheat suffered breaks today that in some cases amounted to as mucb as 44c, the result chiefly of weakness at Winnipeg and Liverpool, Closing quotations were unsettled. o to 11c net lower, with May at $1.23 and July at $1.19. Corn gained lc to 1C oats finished c to c off, and provisions 10c to 17 c up. Depression In wheat proved most acute at the outset, when tho trade was dominated by bearish announcements regarding big re ceipts and liberal reserves is Winnipeg and by word from Liverpool that the European visible supply had notably increased and that the Australian surplus was more than double any ever before obtained. Gossip of liberal export business helped the. wheat bolls to bring about a further rally daring the last half of the session.- The fact, though, that most of the sales to Europe were of Manitoba wheat and for deferred shipment acted as somewhat of an offset. Corn developed remarkable strength In the face of the break In wheat. Oats sympathised witb wheat Instead of corn. Provisions responded to higher quotations on corn and hogs. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. Hiirh. Low. Close. May $1.20)4 $1.2 $1.20 $1.53 July 1.17)4 1.19 1.17 1.1$ CORN. May '.76 .7S .7 .78 July .76 .78 .76 .77 DATS. May" 45 .4H'4 .45 .46 July 43 .44 .4J- .44 MESS PORK. May 20.7O 2O.$0 20.6.1 20 S7 July 20.70 20.S7 20.63 20.86 ' LARD. Mav 19.37 10.43 10.37 10.45 July1 10.53 30.62 10.52 10.63 SHORT RIBS. May 11.47' 31.60 11.47 11.67 July ll.2 1L70 L1.57 11.70 Cash prices w-ere: Wheat-fXo. 2 red. $1.21 1.23 : No. S red, 1.171.2l; No. 2 hard, l;:o ei.Z3 No. 3 hard. 51.15 1.18 . Cora No. 2 yellow, 78c; No. 4 yellow, 71 72c; No. 4 white, 7172o. Oats No. $ white, 44444)4c; standard, 45 446c Rye No 2, 'nominal; No. $, 9c. Barley 65 W 75a Timothy S5.50 5J 8. Clover $10 to. Clearances Wheat. I.S30.O0O bushels: com, 105,000 bushels; oats, 863,000 bushels. i Toreigw Grain Markets. ' LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23. Cash wheat. Id to 2d lower. . BUENOS AIRES, Feb.- 23. Wheat, to )i higher. Corn. lower. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. -Feb. 23. Wheat May, $1.21 to $1.21; July, $1.20' to $1.20; cash. No. l hare. $J.-ui4; o. i rdortneni, $1.221.24)s ; -No. 2 .Northern, $1.18)4 1.22. Barley, 616Sc Flax. $2.32 2.36. Grain at San Francisco. . . SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Spot quota tions: Walla, 5l.Ja9t.nl4-, rea iuiiihh, $1.7261.75; Turkey red, $1.87 Vi 43' 1-90 hluestem. $1.90(511.95. Barley, feed, $1.32 1.85 brewing, $1.40 Oats, white. $1.4501.47)4. Miilfeed: Bran, $24.50iji25.50; middlings, $3031: shorta, $23.50 2.0t Calboard: Barley, May. $1.36 bid, $1.38 asked; Iecember, $1.34 bid, $1.37 asked. Eastern Cash Grain Markets. ST LOUI6. Feb. 23. Cash wheat, 2c lower. Corn, c to lc higher. Oats, unchanged to o to ic lower. CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Cash wheat, 2c to 3c lower. OMAHA, Feb. 23. Cash corn, lc lower. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 23. Wheat, 2c lower. Puget Sound Grain Market SEATTLE, Feb. 23. Wheat Bluestem. $1.08: Turkey red, $1.07)4; fortyfold, 95c; club, 5c; fife, t)0c; red itussian, woe, Barlev. 29 Der ton. Yesterday car receipts: Wheat 34, oats 3, barley 3, corn-K, rye '1, hay oj, iiour d. TAOQMA. Feb. 23. Wfceat-i-Bluestem. $1.071.0S; fortyfold, 90c; club and red fife. Sc. . Car receipts: Wheat 5, corn 8, hay 4. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Feb. 23. Turpentine, ouiet. 50ft51c: sales, none; receipts, 88 barrels; shipments, 310 barrels; stock, 062a barrels. Rosin, steady: sales. 986 barrels: receipts. 3906 barrels; shipments, 1842 barrels: stock, 57.330 barrels: Quote: A. B. C D. B. U, $5; H, 5.055.13; I, $5.10; K. $5.40; M, $5.70; N, $o; vu, so.ij; w w, o.uu. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Fob. 23. Evaporated apples, dull and nominal. -Prunes, firm. Peaches, easy. , - Hops at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Hops, quiet. ' DAILY "C1TY STATISTICS Marriage Licensee. a vsttty-tyvrsythE Albert V. Anstey, legal. 329 East Forty-ninth street, and Lola Delia r orsvtne, lesai, tame u.uwivu. METZGER-BAKEK L. B. iietrger, le gal. 1140 East Thirtieth street North, and Naidvne Baker, legal, same address. HENDERSON-ALLEN W. E. Henderson, legal 273 First street, and Gertrude Allen, legal! 505 Sixth street. RYAN-CO RBETT L. W. Ryan. legal. Walla Walla, .Wash., and Elisabeth Mae Corbett, legal, 348 East Thirteenth street North. ROWLING-PETERSON L. W. Rowling, legal, Eugene, Or., and Mabel C. Peterson, legal. Imperial Hotel. I'RENTICE-HORION Edward V. Pren tice, legal, 798 Lombard street, and Mary E. Hortou. legal, nmi address. ' Births. ANDREWS To Mr. and Mrs. Horace "W. Andrews, 749 East (Seventeenth ctreet, Jan uary 26 a son iTvrvs To Mr. and Mrs. Leslie M. At- kins. 125 East Eleventh sireet, February S, LEWIS To Mr.' and Mrs. Maurice Lewis, 438 Market street, February 1j, a daughter. MOODENTAUUH To Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Moodenhuugh, 6112 Eighty-fourth street Southeast. February 13. a son. RKIilERS To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rel- mcrs, 6535 Twenty-seventh avenuo South east. February 14, a daughter. - fclNNA To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Linna, 571 East Eighteenth street South, February 'FULLER To Mr. and Mrs. William E. Fuller. 9 East liixty-flrst street, February FAR,IOtI To Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Farioll, 626 East Sixteenth street South, February 6. a son. F.BCHLE To Mr. and Mrs. , Louis A. Eschle, 040 Frederick street, February 16, a daughter. - CARTOZIAN To Mr. and Mrs. Aram O. Cartozian, 6435 Toon street, February 16, a son. ' 6ASO To Sir. and Mrs. Antonio Saso. CCS nw,t(Mh tti-A4 February 1K & son. . TCLLO To Mr. and Mrs. Dominco TullOfl Dee. Or., February a daughter. HEADLAND To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Headland, 620 East Richmond street, Feb ruary 9, a daughter. ' GILKISON To Mr. and Mrs. Charles !t. Gllkison, S92 East Fifteenth street North, February 16, a son. JOHNSON To Mr. and Mrs. Marlon R. Johnson. 609 Belmont street, February 12, a daughter. LEONARD To Mr. and Mrs. Lyman A. Leonard, Lsurel, Or., Feb. 34, a daughter. WHITTLESEY To Mr, and Mrs. Charles W. Wbittlesev. 0 East Sixteenth street North, February 12. a daughter. Building Permits. ANNA STEINHAL'SEN Erect one-and-one-half-story frame dwelling, 963 East Irv ing street, botwtea Tklrtj-fiist and Thirty-, J ' ' 1 second streets; builder, John Steinhausen; oo. . UEOROB LARPEN Repair one-story frame dwelling. 1111 East Twenty-second street North, between Emerson and buiuner streets: builder, 1.. Larsen, $50. E T. FAILING Erect one-story frame garage, 1111 East Thirty-sixth street North, between Killingsworth and Emerson streets; builder, same: 'S to. ' UNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHI'RCII Erect one-story frame church, 7.VI .East Seventv-fii-st street North, between 11-re-niont and Koech streets; builder, A. W. Newby: $isoo. H. K. Hank Repair two-story frame dwelling. 417 Russell straet, between Vnlon avenue and Eust Seventh streets; builder, same:- Mint; ' THOMAS MANN Repair two-story frame apai-tmeuts, 506 First street, between Lin coln and Grant streets; buiMer, j;anie: tl5U. J. H. TILLMAN COMPANY Erect two slory frame dwelling, ?30 Thompson street, between East Twenty-sixth and Hast Twenty-seventh streets; builder same.; $12.H"0. 1 UliS. A. If. WURMAN Repair three storv ordinary cold stoiaHe. 135 l-"ront suvet, corner Airier street: builder, J. H. Day. ;'. GEOKGK W. LEWIS Erect one-story frame barn. 1550 Omaha avenue, between Ijnibard and Butfalo streets; builder, same; $30,011. vORBOtlX NEWS COMPANY Erect three story office and workroom. 440 (lllsan street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets; builder. James P. Taylor: $2mO. UEQRGE W. STAl'I.ETON Erect one story ' frame garas;e2!2 East Fifteenth street North, between Wasco and Ciacka mas streets; -builder, same: $250. M. F. THOMPSON Erect one-story flame dwelling. 1.141 East Ninth street North, be tween Bolman and Magnolia streets; builder, H. H. Grimm; $14.10. MR. FARRI.S Repair one-and-one-half-storv frame dwelling, HIS Union avenue North, between East Irving and Oregon streets: builder, rninford Urnthers: s.Oo. SCHOOL DISIRK'T Nl"MBER ONE Re pair two-storv frame school. East Thirty fourth and Thirty-fifth streets and Yamhill and Taylor streets; bulldor, H. W. Hopkins; $1150. HELSON BROTHERS Repair one-story frame uaeon shed. 350 Stanton street, be tween Rodney and Union avenues; buiUlor, dav work ; 50. F. SIGSBY- Erect one-story frame gar age, , 3495 East Ash street, between East Filly-fourth and East Fifty-fifth streets; builder, same: S5. J. B. MOORE Construct retaining wall. Wisteria avenue, between East Forty-eighth nud Eiist Forty-uintli streets; builder, same: $50O. MRS. FRANK CHRIPMAN Erect one story frame gnrrjre, 533 Webster street, be tween Eleven h and Twelfth streets; builder, O. Kuedy: $50. E. A. M"YKRS Rcpnlr one-story frame dwelling. 4110 Holman street, between Hast Niuth and and East Tenth streets; builder. M. O. Metcnlf: $225. M. K. WATKINS Erect one-story frame garage. 1102 East Twenty-fifth street North, between Sumner and Emerson streets; builder. T). H. Blchnn; $20" YANDE WANKKIS Repair one-story trams dwelling. 31(1 Holland street, be-, tween Curtis and Ylllard streets; builder, Mr. Smith: $100. H. TMERPCH Erect one-story frame psr ai?, 325 Trenton street, between Foster aud Peninsula; builder, same; Ho0. T. H. I, ANKER Repair one-and-one-half-story frame dwelling. 1"31 East Yam hill street,, between East Forty-sixth and East Forty-seventh streets; builder, same; $75.00. ' , WALTER n.VREER Erect one-story frame shack, C041 Sixty-third avenue South east, between Sixtieth and Sixty-second streets: ttiilaer. W. K. Hamilton: $150. REALTY ASSOCIATE Repair three story ordinary stores, 173-175 Fourth street, between Morrison and Yamhill streets; builder. Parker it Ttanflcld; $500. E. H. PAN'HOrtST Erect one-story frame parage, 1049 Alherta street, between Kant Thirty -fifth and Marguerite avenue; builder, same; 4M00. T. KLINKER Repnlr one-story frame dwelling. 317 Ivy street, between Rodney and Williams avenues; builder, same; $100. V. G. BhlRRY Repair one-story frame store. 711!) Fifty-flr.st avenue. between Seventy-first and Seventy-second streets; builder, same; $5o. THEODORE KAPERERfi Repair one story frame store: 6"Ki4 Eighty-sixth street Southeast, between Woodstock avenue and Sixtv-thlrd avenue: Bfiilrier. same; $10o. WILKINSON LIBRARY COMPANY Re pair ori't-story frame pinning mill, Derby sireet, between Argvle and Columbia boulevard; bunder, same: $50. EAP1L BILLINGS Erect one-and-one half-story frame dwelling. 1282 East iieventh street North,, between Ainswnrth and llol man streets; buildr, same; $50O. J. L. SCHEUERMAN Erect one-and-one-half-story frame dwelling. 0223 Elghtv-nlnth street Southeast, between Woodstock ave nue and Sixty-third avenue; builder, same; $3000. E. E. "BROWN Repair one-story frame store. 3525 Denver avenue, corner Buffalo street; builder, Thomes Morrow; $300. II. S. BUTTF.RFIELD Erect one-story frame garage. 811 Kearney street, between T-wenty-flfth end Twenty-sixth streets; builder. J. A. Eallstrom: 150. LOUIS KT'HEX Repair one-story frame store, 4:14 Hon street, between Tenth ana Eleventh streets; builder, E. C. Wegman $125. 0O, TIMBER BEING SURVEYED dJATOCR XEARLY III AD K OF no ACIl TRACT EAST OF Sl'TIIERLIX. Loss'ne Roads to Be Built and )e Mill of 250,000 Fert CupaeKy pne This Vfar, SUTHERLTN', Or., Feb. 23. (SpeciaL) Work will be resumed within 10 days on the surrey of the Itonch Timber Company's big- tract east of -Sutherlin by the Lumbermen's Engineering Com party, of Portland. A complete contour of 55,000 ernes was made by the Portland ensmners two years atro. the work was resumed last November, but an early Fall of snow drove the surveyors out of the mountains. Upon completion of nearly 10,000 acres remaining tho tract of tha Roach company will be the larsest contoured area of timber on record. The Sutherlin company plans to di vide Its tract into eifrht districts, each ef which will be tapped by a loggrins; road and several of these districts will be turned over to independent sawmill companies. The P.oach company will commence construction on two railroads from Sutherlin to the timber at an early date and one mill of a capacity of "oO,- 000 feet will be ouilt this year. Owinir to the present upward tend encjr of lumber prices the local timber men' feel assured other big sawmillina; companies will locate at Sutherlin just as soon as it is possible to put the Roach company's loss tin tho market. DALLY aiEXJiOitOLOGICAt, JUil'OKr, rORTLANrr. Feb. 2:1. Maximum temper ature, 05 degrees; minimum, 4J otKiot-B. Rivpr i-Anrtlnc- jtt A. M. S.O feet: charme in last 2t hours, t.8 foot fall. Total rainfall C5 P. M. to 5 1. 1. ). none: total raintall since September a. jiii;. o.i inene; nui snal rainfall since September 1, 3U.0J' ineliei; excess or rainrail snipe, .vpiemnfr J, .iim.. d k7 Inches Total sunsnine l-enruary ..i. 7 hours. 10- minutes: possible- sunshine, 30 hours. 4S minutes. Barometer (reduced t sea level) at 0 H. l.. Incnes. ltetauvc humidity at lionn, tl per cent. THE WEATHER. 7 Wind r !- 2 STATIONS.- " I If I S BU,t,f Z i c Weather. :? 2 u ? 3 a X3 . . Baker Boiee ..J....... Boston 44 l 00... IS iRaiu .U0. ..NT' Clear 3,(l i 0 SS 0 r4'o 4u 0 .",4 0 Mi 0 114 1 ?i V. lOIKlJf m', . . .NE Snow '-'II 10 N '( lear ti0-j..W K'lear 01...S 'lcar (io 16 s r-lear Calpary liicaito Denver Des Moines..... Duluth Kureka Galvcstun .. Helena .unJ..;V ICIear .0(1 12 NWTc'Iiar 7t 44 ( (mi'. .,sv iClouily 00 lOiSW U'loudy Jacksonville .... 7 2,(1 Kansas City.... 4 tt 74 0 .001. .iSIC 'Clear .001. .!W Cloudy .li(i . .iN W Clear Los Anffeles.... Murph field . . . Medford ....... Minneapolis ... Montreal ...... New Orleans. . . Now York North Head.... North Yakima. . Phoenl-c Pocatello ...... Portland ...... Roseburj? Sacramento .... fct. Louis ......, Salt Lake Ban Francisco.. Seattle Snokane ....... Tacoma , Tatoosb Island, walla Walhv... Washington Winnipeg l"S (I (XI . . NWK'lear :tn,o mo 75 0 4S0, no o 3 O 74 0, 4(1 0. C.VO. 4S 0. 0. ( . .IS k-lear OO.lJiN'E - lea near V2,. . N 00, 1 X -00). .'-SB i't. clotldy k.'loudy ( leur oudy Cloudy ooi KB k'loudy 00 0(1 ,iN' i:leai- . WwtClear 00 l(SW Clear 40 0. 4CO. 64 0. 4R 0. nioj.vw ( loufly Cloudy Clear i.lear Ou w 00 oil Clear 4R 0 OOllV.V ft. cloudy 46 0. 1I.1H V V. 3S 0 0nj..w Tc'loudy t;iear dOli' NK ( louny 0Ul;4iNWCK.udy S4,0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. A larfte hlBh-pressure area extends from BrltUli Columbia suulhcaslwanl to .orthvra 6 Interest for Your Savings I INVESTMENTS in amounts as low as $100 secured by selected first mort KaeB on im proved property (a punran teed safe investment at a hirrh interest rate) are now available in our recent issue of Farm Mortgage Bonds. TVtHlls in "Fetter In vest in o n t m " Hook let mailed free upon re quest. , Bankers Mortgage Corporation Title A Trust Hlda., l'orllnnd. Or. 'I 1 1. i FACTS The value of our farm rrnl estate and huilding-M in t h n l:nited SlMon is thirty fivo 4-ilhon dollai.s. StK-li lurid in cieases in value enormounly on tin advent of Knot! road. This inirca.se in value i.s cnsily proven by tho experi ence, ot .Mullnoinali t'ounty. Wherever the roads were Im proved value ini-reitNcd to it point that eiuU'il lh" tost of improvement. Thirty th(u-an i acres of land tohipariilively valuele atonir the Columbia Itiver liiirliwuy in now rated us the most tiowlriible Mneo this wonderful road has buuii iiai'd-MUiiuced with Bitulithic "Warren Itrothr.s Conipuny. .tournul lUilldinc, 1'oi Llund. Oregon. ,'animrrit on .Nww York htoyk KxcIihuki lnvt-tliunt opport un li U'M 1 prinlfij til plnln KiiKlisli In Till-: OlH LOT RK VIK V, J 1 h yrir. M-nil f or 1 re cur rent issue. .John Mutr 4s. Co., til Urcad-wi-v. N'W itrk Otv. New Mexico and a small dcpreoclon Is erntrsl over the Red ltlvr Valley of tut North. An other low-preur art-a in lu th process of development over Ihe t-oulh AUuntlc Mute., l.lnht rain lias fallen in (ho l.mer Missis sippi Valley. 'lrineMH. C'hlo VlU-r. south eru portion of ti ljk'H Jtw;ien uud huiitll Atloutic fiitates. Snow lius (nH.-ui'r-tl in tlm Camidliiu Northwest snd In portions of Motitalia. t'hsnires in teniperaturs sines yes terday liavo be.u unlmiMji-tsrit. Coiidilloris ate faorable fr fair weather In this district Tuosday, wltli liurtil to att winds. FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Fair, northeaster! winds. LUeron and WashlnBton Fair, northeast- crlv wlndi. Idaliu Fair. K. A. HEAI.S. Ksrecastar. ROAD BUILDING PROJECTED Bond Issue and Kutt-usive Work' Proposed In Vmatilla Couiity. TENPLKTOX, Or., Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) Work will be started Immedi ately or tha project to boud Umatilla County for the purpose of contructin a comprehensive fystcm of good roada throughout Umatilla Ootmly. To pro mute the movement County JudK Charles Marsh has appointed a nuu mitteo fomposed of J. H. Kuylor. 1 re WHter; II. 1.. JYazier, Miltun: WLliiHtn MtlCenzie. Weston; W. S. Fersruoon, Athena; CJ. JI. Jlorrison, Adams; t'ai 1 Kupers, Helix; C. J. Xlramwull. Uma tilla; C. K AIcXauKht, HermiHton; K. A. Holte, Stanileld: J. Cunch, ICcbo; bt. Casteel, Pilot ltock; J. X. BurKCho. l'ilot Kock. The bond question will be submitted to the voters probably at tne Way pri mary electlona. TrUTIRS' COPK. San Francisco Los Angeles (Wltkoat Cbanire Ea JTtata The Blc C'leun, l . Comfortable. i 4 l leeantly Appointed! f S. S. BEAVER Sails iron llsiwwtk Dock S P. M Peb. St. 100 Golden Miles aa Coiurublu Itiver. All Kates Include Ilerths and Men la. l al.le and Servlca V neacelled. The His Franrlseo Jt Portland S. . Co.. TUIrd and tv aliln;ton .Mreels (with .-V . K. M. Co. t lei. siroatl vtay A 0121. FRENCH LINE Coiunugule r.eaerate Trannatlanmiu 1-llM II M.K1KL Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ROCIIAMBEAU Mar. 4.31M. CHICAGO Mar. IX, 3 P. M. LA TOCKA1NE. . .'. . .Mar. 18, 3 V. M. LAFAYETTK Mar. 23. 3 P. JU. l OK IM OKM ATtO.N Al'l L V r. W. M'lMil.K, Milh M. A J. C HtKI. ION. !." Morrison W. tl K. IiAKUMIV C. V- W. ''""I liOKt.V II. I luu-u oi, - lt,li;lk lOO 'I'lilrrf f.t 11 DU K(. Sis ahtuifion Nt. MtUlll HANK KO.Ul. I II l h aad War ta, I' I. VI AKI AM. Xil and M aelitnclon bis. U. lillll, l.s intru Bl. lurtuuiu. Take a Trip to HONOLULU Suva. New Zealand, Australia. On the Palatial fasscug-er Steamers MAOAKt MAhl'KA (O.UUO tons) (1J.UUU tuns) Ealllnt; from Vaneonver. B. C Mskura...Feb. ri! II Makura...Aprtl 19 huant..lar. I-,l Mirs....Mf IV And Kvery t Iajs Thrraarisr. Bend for particulars of our ROIND TACIKIO IOIM and' all other Information to Canadian Parlfle Hallway, f'5 Third Pt lortln1 or to ths CMiiadlaa-Auslraluua Hoyal Mail Line. 44i ktyiuvur tl Vauoouvcr. At. C FridRT. lbruary 25. ff:S0 T. M. Pan frro'iMru, furtUnil Jt I cm Anfiu IZt Xtlixd bt. A 4utie. Muin .