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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1916)
TTIE MOItXTNG OREGONIATf, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1916. 17 WHEA Congestion at Northwestern Points Is Relieved. MAY CLEAN UP THIS MONTH Sentiment in Market Is More Cheer ful With Advance at Chicago. Shipments From Tidewater to East by Rail. TTneat Is beginning to move In tha North west In a more satisfactory way. Not only re more cara available on most of the lines, tut traffic conditions In other respects have improved. The dealers are trying to pet their purchases out of Washington before taxes are due, and are making but little effort to buy more wheat. At several points the accumulation has been worked off. and ft Is thought that the end of the month will see practically all of the wheat, already bought, on cars and shipped. The relieving of the congestion In the East Is returning cars to the West at a faster rate and the roads anticipate they will have tio serious trouble during the remainder of the season. A report from New York says of the freight situation: "Railroad operating officials have the freight situation well In hand and while the movement of merchandise has not relaxed It Is being handled more easily. The strin gent embargo remedies applied by the roads during the Winter have resulted In clearing the New York terminals to a large degree and the carriers are able to regulate the amount of freight handled by the expedient of refusing It at the point of origin. By this means the warehouses and piers are prevented from becoming more congested and fewer cars are held back along the tracks. It Is asserted. Statements by rail road officials were that tho' congestion is ellghtly less than a month ago and that the - outlook for the next few weeks Is better." Sentiment In the what market yesterday was more cheerful than the day before, as - there was reason to believe the decline at Chicago had been 'checked by the, heavy ex port buying. It was posslbel to sell wheat here, whereas on Thursday no one wanted to buy. Few bide were sent Into the country and offerings by farmers were limited. At the Merchants' Exchange the prices posted were more In line with actual values than those of the preceding day. Small shipments of wheat are being made from Portland by rail eastward for domestic use. No export shipments are likely to leave this city during the remainder of the season exoept by water. A cargo of wheat is being shipped froom the Sound this week, how ever, going by rail to the Atlantic seaboard to be exported to Europe. Bradstreet's reDorts wheat nnnrta thla k at S. 750.000 bushels and corn exports at SC6.0OO bushels. . Argentine wheat shipments this week are S.SGO.OOl) bushels, against 2.44O.O0O bushels last week and 3.013,000 bushels last year. The remaining surplus of old crop wheat in India is estimate at 20,000,000 bushels. Terminal receipts, in cars, weer reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hav. . .rortiana, j? ri. 13 Year ago 98 Fea. to date. . 9,151 "Year ago 14,40 Tacoma, Thur 5 Year ago 11 ea. to date. CT.S'iri Year agn..... s.053 f-"e:.utlc! Thur- 2 Year ago 19 . to date., 6.611 Tear ago 6,355 7 6 - 7 8 7 14 10 1333 12D3 Si'3 1718 1717 1600 1755 1509 2 2 n .. 3 10 4S9 .. 261 1761 458 . . 530 2543 6 7 18 7 9 109S lflL'5 754 3171 S03 1731 964 8499 D03XE5TIO SUGAR DKMAM) ACTIVE fctocks In Kant Llftht and Market la Very Strong. The strength of the sugar situation is in dicated by tho following trade report from New York: "Tho recent very active domestic demand for refined strongly confirms the opinion conicfsuntly prevailing: in certain quarters for come time past that stocks throughout this country had been allowed to dwindle to a very low level. Despite the enforced curtailment of output by those refineries affected by tho strike, meltings at the three Atlantic ports during the week amount to 00,000 tons, whereas the arrivals of raws during same period were 1500 tons below that figure. That meltings should, have reached such proportions when some of our largest re fineries were practically idle by reason of the strike appears quite significant, and proves that the plants not involved in those difficulties have been working at or very r-early their maximum capacity; also that owing to the recent large domestic orders, in addition to rumored moderate sales for ex port, meltings from now on should be at the Summer rate of 60.000 to 70,000 tons weekly, thereby precluding the possibility of any accumulation of stocks at Atlantic ports, and which today are 18.000 tons be low those at corresponding date In 1915." KCKLAP EVtPORTXXG PLAN OtTGGKSTED KaMern Dealers Take Up Matter With British Kmbatrfty. As a result of a conference between three of the leading factors In the Eastern burlap trade and the head of the Textile Alliance, Inc., an importing plan was adopted which was submitted to the British Embassy at Washington for approval. "While particulars regarding the proposals made to facilitate imports could not be obtained, it was be lieved that the general scope of the arrange ment suggested will be sanctioned by the British authorities. The opinion prevailing was that the de lays resulting from the Imposition of the embargo reported by Dundee manufacturers will be very annoying, as goods that were purchased in Great Britain recently may not be forwarded for some time unless shipping licenses were procured prior to tho time notice was given that the granting of fur ther licenses had been suspended. The news that the war trade department had refused to issue additional permits to export burlap from the United Kingdom to the United States caused some holders to move up their quotations on spot and afloat roods. Others were inclined to withdraw their stood a from the market. MARKET CONTDiCKS TO KALI. bain Are Made- on Street at 19 and 20 Cents, Case Count. Another decline was recorded in the local ezg market yesterday as a result of in creased receipts and inability of dealers to t-lcan up. Sales were made in the fore noon at 20 cents, case count, and in the afternoon business was reported at 19 cents, with more offered at the latter price. The .poultry and dressed meat markets were steady and unchanged, with the sup ply and demand about even. The butter market was quoted wkcr, with some accumulation of top grade. I air Trade lnFrult Market. There was a fair demand for apples yes terday, and oranges also sold moderately elL Vegetable trad was fairly active. A car of Imperial Valley head lettuce was due. but it was anonnced It would not ar rive before Monday. There was a tem porary scarcity of cauliflower. Rhubarb Is higher at Walla Walla and will be ad vanced o 14 cents today. Spinach was easier, at 00 cents to $1. The potato mar Vet dragged and lower prices were quoted. Rapks Hops Are nd. Two lots of Banks hops, the crops of FolBenhoff-l and Heltzer, aggregating 103 bales, were bought yesterday by the F. S. Johnson Company. T. A- Livesley & Co. are reported to have bought 99 bales from Frank EdmundsOB, of Eugene, It was also said that Eishop Keyt had purchased 400 to 300 bales from the association, Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities j caieruay were as iouows: Clearings. Balances. Port nnd il.ii0i;.342 s.i-i.b Seattle 1.SH5.M14 lllS.XtiO Tacoma l!7r.,2$4 c::,nj7 Spokane 7SS,'0i 13S,243 PORTLAND MARKET' QUOTATIONS Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. February delivery: Bid Wheat Bid. Bluestem $ l.2 Fortyfold Club 94 Red fife 03 Rod Russian 03 Oats No. 1 white feed...... 25.50 Barley No. 1 feed 28.50 Brewing 30. W Ask. yr.ago. $ 1.05 S 1.40 1.8T .93 1.3: 1.31 1.31 28.50 33.00 .... 28.00 2S.O0 25.00 26.00 Bran 21.00 23.00 25.O0 Shorts ZJ.UO Iiiturr Bid. Ask. March bluestem J 1.03 April bluestem 1.04 March fortylold On April to. t fold ! S 1.0 J. KM .'.HI 1.111 March ciuj ............. April club '' March red fife April red fife March Russian April Russian ........... Murch oats .!)! .!" .: .!" .!4 l.OO .89 1.01 1.02 fi.50 April oats Ki.nn March feed barley 2S..V Ant-ll fwt V.rlv 2S.T.0 7.00 March bran 21.00 22.T.0 April bran 21.50 22.;0 March shorts 2S.OO 25.00 April shorts 23.00 24.00 FIOUR Patents. $5.40 pe- barrel; straights. $4. 7u 5.20: exports. 4.50: Valley, $4.00; whole wheat, So.(H; granam, ... HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, 618.003 19.50: Vallev timothy, 616; alfalfa, J20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, 623.500 24 per ton; shorts, 20's26.50: rolled barley, 31.. '(!' 32.50. , CORN Whole. t37 per ton; cracked, $38 per ton. Fruits and Vegetables. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, ravels, $1.85&'3.23 per box; lemons. $394.50 per box; bananas, 5c per lb.; pineapples, 4 14 6c per pound; grapefruit, ?2jf5.25; tangerines, 61.S0ftl.7B. VEGETABLES Artichokes, $101.15 per dozen: tomatoes, California, $2.75: cabbage, $1.601.65 per hundred; garlic. 10c per lb.; peppers, 20025c per pound; eggplant, 25c per pound: sprouts, 8flc per pound; horse radish, 8V4c per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; .celery, $4.75 per crate; lettuce. T2.40P2.50 per crate; cucumoers, x.ov(g .in hMhniiM ipttiiA Triotz.sl ner box: spinach. OOcffufl per box; asparagus, 25c" per pound ; rhubarb, 14c per pountt. GREEN FRUITS Grapes, 4 per barrel cranberries. $11 per barrel. POTATOES Oreeon. $1.251. 40: Yaki mas, $1.50 per sack; sweets, S3.233.50 per hundred. . ONIONS Oregon, buying prices, $2 f. o. b, shipping point. APPLES Spltxenhergs, extra fancy, T2.25 fancy, $2; choice, $1.2561.50; Yellow New towns, extra fancy. $2; fancy, $1.75; choice. $1.35Sl.r.O: Rome Beauty. Taney. 1.60; Winesaps. choice. $l.lt1.35; stay man, choice. $1.28 51.35. Dairy and Country Produce. I. oral lobbing quotations: EGGS Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, candled. '22& lil'Vic per dozen; uncandled, 1!i?iOn npr dozen. POTTLTRT Hens, 2122c; Springs, 15 16c; stags, 12c; turkeys, live, 18t&0c; tur keys, dressed, choice, 4 a xoc ; qucks, j-h 14f: ceese. 10c. BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re tailer: Portland city v creamery prints, 60- pound case lots, standard grades, 84c; lower grades, L'Sa-ac. un-Bu cuunny vicon.ci prints C0-Dound case lots, sianaara mattes. 32.c; lower grades, 28i?olc; butter pacttea in cubes, 2c less. Prices paid by jobbers to nroducers: Cubes, extras, 29c; iirsts, 57iie: seconds. 25c: dairy butter, country roll. 1018c; butter fat. No. 1, 81c; No. 2, 2Rn CHEL'SE Orepon triplets, jobbing buying nrlros. 90e ner nouna. r. o. o. aoctt run- land; Young Americas, 21c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 9c per pound. PORK Fancy, 9t$10c per pound. Staple Groceries. T.ftfo! inbhinir nuotations: SALMON' Columbia River 1-pound talis, $2" :i0 per dozen; one-half flats, 81.50; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pik, 1-pound talis. !r,c. unvrv ntiftlr. 13.25 nr case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 16c; Brazil nuts. 15lSc: filberts, ItilSc; almonds, lti'Ac: peanuts, r.Hc; cocoanuts, $1 per Anr-n- neeana. 10020c: chestnuts. 10c. BEANS Small white, 7.20c; large white. 7.15c: Uma, 6c; bayou, 6lc; pink. 5c. rnFKE Roasted, in drums, 1433c. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7; beet, $.R0; extra C, $6.50; powderea. in d arrets, si.xo nthor hAi-rals. $7.40. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton: half ground, 100s, $9.50 per ton; 50s, $10.50 per ton: dairy. M per ton. RICE Southern head, BUHc pound; broken. 4c; Japan style, 4oc. DRIED FRl'ITS Apples, Sc per pound; apricots. 13inc: peaches, 8c; prunes, Italians, S & 9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; unbleached Sultanas. 9,410c; seeded. 9c; dates, Persian, 10c pound: fard, $1.65 per box: currants. S12c; flea, 30 6-ounce, $2; 10 4-ounce, $2.25; 36 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 10-ounce, S5c; bulk, whit. 7Sc; black, 6c per pound. ' Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS lfil5 crop. 1013c per pound; 1916 contracts, 11 120 per pouna. HIDEb Salted hides. 25 pounds and up, l.'.c; salted stags, 50 pounds and up, 11c; salted kip, 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 16c; salted calf up to 15 pounds, 19c: green hides. 25 ooundi and up. 13sc: green stags. 50 pounds and up. 9J4c; green kip, 15 pounds. 19c; dry flint hides, 26c; dry flint calf up to 7 pounds. c; ary salt niaes. xic. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 20$?30c; valley. 27i 2 Sc. MOHAIR Oregon. 28'329c ner pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4c per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 17c; dry short-wooled pelts, 13c; dry shearlings, 10 15c each; salted shearlings, 1525c each; dry goat, long hair, 15c each; dry goat shearlings. 10ft20c each; salted long-wooled pelts, February, $1.25iB2 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 19c; standard, 17c: skinned. 1417c; picnics, 9c; cot tape roll, 1:;hc ' BACOX Fancy, 27 2Sc; standard, 21 22c ; choice, l3 u $ 20c. DRY SALT ahort clear backs. 11 Q 13Vc; exports. im&13c; plates. !cl0H:C. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 11 0 standard. loc; compound, 10c. BARREL GOODS Mess beef, $18; plate beef, $19; plate pork, $18; tripe, $10.50 11.50. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; cases, 17 Vs &20c. GASOLINE Bulk. ISc; cases, 25Kc; naptha, drums. 15Vc; cases, 23&c. LINSEED OIL Kiw, barrels, 89c; raw cases, f 4c; boiled, barrels, 91c; boiled, cases. r6c. TURPENTINE In tanks. 67c; In cases, 74c; 10-case lota, lc less. WOOLGKOWERS ARE HOLDING OCT Pendleton Reports Sale of Only One Clip at 21 Cents. PENDLETON, Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.) Present indications are that the wool market will be higher in Eastern Oregon this year by several cents than last year. The wool buyer is in the market several weeks earlier this year than lust, and lively competition is promised for the products of the Oregon country before the grower must sell. In the main. Eastern Oregon growers are not anxious to sell, and are willing to wait several weeks before committing themselves to any price. it has been estimated that the buyers will go to 25, cents for tho better grades before the season "is over. Tho cost of feeding and caring for the sheep has been heavier than usual this year The only sale reported so far was the Pedro Brothers' clip, which was purchased by Edwin Burke. The wool was bought on the back at a reported price of 21 cents. Revenue of Santa Pe Increases. CHICAGO, Feb. 25. An Increase in the gross operating revenue of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway f System of $0,700,000 during tho last seven months of the fiscal year of 1915 over a similar period In the preceding year Is shown in a report issued -here today. Operating expenses dur ing the same period Increased $3,200,000. Texas Crop Cut In Half. AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 25. Estimates are that the Texas wheat crop will be less than one-half of last year, according to an nouncement today of the State Commission er of Agriculture. Crops were entirely de stroyed in a number of sections by freezing or green bugs, the announcement says. Woolen Company Declares Dividend. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. An initial quar terly aivldend of 1 per cent on the com mon stock of the American Woolen Company was declared today, placing the stock on a 5 per cent basis. Woolen shares have been extremely active and strong recently in an ticipation of this action. 1 Hops at KfW York. NEW XORK, Feb, 2$, Hops, tdyt WALL STREET CALM Market Regains Most o Losses of Preceding Day. DEMAND FOR" RAILS REVIVES Steady Inquiry for Metal Shares at Advances Pressure on Anglo French Bonds Ceases. ' Dealings Xot Ijarge. ' NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Slowly but stub bornly, today's market recovered much of the ground lost in the preceding sess'on, when quoted vaiues suffered variable de clines because ot alarm over political de velopments in Washington. Absence of pressure upon Anglo-French bonds was another favorable factor, araa ng in that issue was comparatively nom inal, giving color to the belief that the ac tivity and aepression or tae previous aays were largely of professional or bearish origin. Yet another encouraging feature was found in the moderate, but confidential buy. insr of rails, a branch of the stock list which has long" suffered from neglect. Coal ers led the movement, presumably in conse quence of the increasing belief that prevail ing differences between miners and em ploys are in process of adjustment. Next to rails there was a steady inquiry for metals at advances of a point or better. American Smelting, for example, more than regained Its quarterly dividend of 1 per cent. War issues, petroleums. Marine preferred, United Fruit and sugars, were better by 1 to 3 points, after an early period of vacil lation. American Woolen was the most active stock, on its dividend declaration of 1 per cent out of greatly increased earnings, re sulting mainly from profitable war con tracts. Trading was In small volume throughout the last half of the session, but prices held their own, despite occasional pressure. Ac tlvity in Pacific Mail, which rose 5& points to was the feature of that perioa. Total sales of stocks amounted to 855,000 shares. - Bonds were mainly irregular on reduced dealings. Total sales, par value, were $2,800,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Alaska Gold bOO 22 yk 22 Allis-Chalmers. . 1,100 29 29 Am Beet Sugar, 700 694 09 American Can.. 8,100 2 01 American Loco. 12,300 C9 7Ti bid. 22 29 6S 62 69 9 112 111 127 192 88 103 107 464 86 29-4 16S 5.'1 '61 12 94 126 58 07 43 7!Vi 15 46 36 168 120 43 21 103 17 43 110 25 77 122 104 36 18 4 150 67 16 104J4 7 116 112 2.1 38 57 162 24 74 51 99 20 145 07 20. 134 83 83 116 84 87 65 71 478 26 69 Alia gui (X x v? l(j do pfd I Am Sug Refg.. Am Tel & Tel. . American Tob.. Anaconda Cop.. Atchison Baldwin Loco.. Bait & Ohio.,.. Beth Steel Br Bap Trans.. Calif Petrol Canadian Pacif. Centra' Ieath.. Ches & Ohio Chi Gr West... Chi Mil & St P. Chi & N W C R I & V Ry. . Chino Cop....... Colo Fu & Iron. Crucible Steel... D R G pfd... Distillers' -Secur. Erie General Elect... Or 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.. SL- K & T pfd.. Missouri Pacif.. Nafl Biscuit... National Lead.. Nevada Copper. N Y Central. ... N Y, N H & H . . Nor & Western. Northern Pacif. Pacific Mail.... Pao Tel & Tel.. Pennsylvania .. Pull Pal Car... Ray Cons Cop.. Reading' Rep lr & Steel. Southern Pacif. Southern Ry... 700 100 H S9 200 112 112 00 127 12754 11.80O 1.100 9,400 2,000 88 i 103 10SV4 87 103 lfH SO 700 3,400 SO 109 29 H 168 BOO ;ioo 400 2,000 6,000 2,000 15,000 " 2.700 0.SO0 200 1.100 2,000 1.000 "3o6 4.400 ""466 BOO 400 e.ooo 1,900.. '"'366 '"766 12 127 19 57 44 79 170 120 43 21 "ifii 45 '26' ' 78 H 122 -105 3G 12 S4 126 18 14 56 43 70 Vs '45 35 Vi 170 120 43 Vi 21 "l7 45 25 77 121 103 36 "4 'br" 16 104 00 116 112 18 '07" '24V4 77 51 ! 20 144 57 202 133 '82 11 84 "t 87 r. 70 477 21; 07 10 104",i 67 117 113 23 '57 k' "25 SO 52 "4 20 Vi 140H 57 205 lo414 "m 110 S.-.U 8SH S"4 71 Vi 478 700 7.H00 2,200 '.100 400 100 ' Y.soo ' "1,806 11.500 1,800 4.000 1.400 2, MOO 700 2.S 6.SU0 Studebaker Co. . Tennessee Cop.. Texas Company Union Pacific... do pfd TJ S Stael 20,500 do pfd -00 TTtah Copper 6.rll0 Western Union.. noo Westing Elect.. 2,9011 300 400 . SO0 n.000 Montana Power Ceneral Motors. Wabash B Dfd.. 26 f.5 Int-Marlno pfd. 8 54 k'innprntt Con.. 11.100 4 Total sales lor the nay. iu,uuv suaies. BONDS. tt r ref 2s rog.. 99 I Northern Pao 3s. 66 IT S ref 2s coup. 99 Pac T & T 5s.. 100 U 8 3s reg.:...,l't- Penn ron 4s.-.. .10.) '4 TJ S 39 COtipoa. IVJ 'OOUIU rau i "- - TJ S 4s reg 110l do Cv u KHU tt la .rtninn U tTTnlon Pac 4s 97 Am smelts tss.-Jii no cv Atchison gen 4s 94HT S Steel 5s 104 NYC Een 3s. 114 Anglo-French 5s. 94 Northern rac 4S wovst Bid. Minlnc StockH at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 25 Closing quotations: AUouez 71 NIpissiBg Mines. 6 Am Z. L Sm SOHINorth Butte 30 Ariz Com lOld Dom s. 6 Calumet & Ariz 72 JOsceola 9.". Cal & H'c!a,...275 iQuinry 96 Centennial 16ISliannon 10 Cop lice Con... 64!superior 39 t nutte cop l.i-iUD flc os jHin. Franklin 0 Tamarack 51 Vi Granby Con.... Greene Can. . . . 00 1U S Sm. R & M 62 4 I do pfd 50 2S Jl'tah Con 14 4 (Winona 4v . 17 Wolverine B4 PS'iiP.utle 4c Sup... 00 Isle Kov CCop) Kerr Ijike Lake Cop Mohawk foney, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Mercantile paper, 3(53 per cent. .sterling eo-day mils. 4.7li4: aemana. $4.70 7-Kf; cables. $4.70 15-16. isar sliver, inc. Mexican aoiiars, ftc. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. Time loans Firmer; 60 days. 2fi:! per cent: 90 days. 23 per cent; six months, 3(3 per cent. Call monev steady: high. 2 per cent: low. 1 per cent: ruling rate, 1 per cent; last loan. 2 per cent? closing bid. 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. , SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25 Sterling 60 days. $-1.72: demand. $4.76; cables. $4.77'4. Mexicari dollars. 43c. Jjrarts .rflgnt, ic; leiegrapn, ac; LONDON, Feb. 25. Bar silver, 2T l-16d per ounce. Money. 4((?4 per cent. Discount rates Short bills ana three months, 5 per cent. SAN TKAN'CJSCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Batter, Eggs,' Fruits Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Butter Fresh extras, 31c; prime firsts, 30c; fresh firsts, Eggs Fresh firsts, lc; pullets, 18c. Cheese New. 17c; Young Americas, 18o. Vegetables Egg plant. 20 is 25c: green peas, 12W3uc; cucumbers, $::(a( s::.33; as paragus. 10(ri20c; tomatoes, 5075c; bell peppers, 20 25c. onions laiuornia, $i.ouoj.i.o. Fruit Lemons. $2.733.30; grapefruit. S1.SO&2: oranees. S2.15i&2.75: bananas. Hawaiian, 50c4j $1.50; pineapples, Hawaiian, $23. PotatoesDelta, $19 1.3a; saunas, i.ioj sweets, $2.802,5O. Receipts Flour. 5767 quarters: barley, 8135 centals: beans, 1069 sacks; potatoes, 4195 sacks; hay. 446 tons: hides, 3490. WOOI. BrSTNEeW OK A YE RAGE SIZE Prices at Boston Are Strong at Last Week's Level. BOSTON, Feb. 25.-r-The Commercial Bulle tin will say tomorrow: An averaee volume of business naa oeen done again this week in wool. Including con siderable foreign wool atioat ana on spot, as well as a fair quantity ot domestic staple. Prices are strong but hardly dearer as com pared with a week ago. The eoods situation: except for the dye- machinery that would otherwise be run nlnz. is healthy. In thA West, contractins has been pro ceeding slowly on about the basis of last weeK's prices. Scoured basis: Texas Fine 12 months, 7 iBi7?;. fin fltrht months. 62(T05c. California Northern, 7273c; Southern, 60fi62i- Oregon Eastern. No. 1 staple, 7678e Eastern clothing. 7072c: valley. No. 1, t. fir? 65c. Territory Fine, staple, 80c; fine medium staole. 75 4? 76c: fine clothing, 73 Si 75c; fine clothing, 73to75c; fine medium clothing, 70ft 71c; half-blood combing, 7577c; three elchths-blood combing.. i0(at i2c. Pulled. txtra. 7S(SPS0c: AA. 75p78c; fine A, 7072c; A supers, 568c. Metal Market. NTCW YORK. Feb. 25. Copper Firm electrolytic, near-by, 28.50c; June and later, 27 27.50c. Iron, steady and unchanged. The Metal Exchange quotes tin strong, 4J.50c bid. The Metal Exchange Quotes lead 6.35c bid, Spelter not quoted. Stocks Jvower at London. LONDON, Feb. 2'5. American securities on the stock market were arrectea by tne negotiations between Washington and Berlin and closed lower on a small amount of business. ' Chicago Ialry Produce. CHICAGO, Feb. 25. Butter Higher f.rttTnrV- 24S33o. Kites Klirher. receipts. 4260 cases; firsts, 22c: ordinary firsts, 21 Vic; at mark, cases included, yitfyjc OF L STEADY PRICES HCIB AT NORTH PORTLAXD YARDS. Beat Offerings Available Daring Day Are Taken mt Eight Centa Local Cattle Market Steady. There was a steady market for all classes of stock at the North Portland yards yes terday. The run of hogs was better than for several days past, and the top price realized on the quality offered was J8. In the cattle division trading was limited and former prices prevailed. Receipts were 1G2 cattle. 1 calf, 1022 hogs and 4S5 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle Tom Seigei, KODinotte, j. car; W J. Binsley. Robinette, With hogs Lydston & llcKett, Kooinetie, Welser 1; K. xi 1'reston, vveiser. ;; C. H. Farmer, McCoy.' 1; J. M. Mishler, Woodburn. 1. With sheep R. N. Jackson, Armstead, 2 cars. With mixed loads Charles Howell, kod- inette. 3 cattle, hogs; L. E. Burke, Weiser, 1 cattle, hogs; G. W. Ayer, balem, z cattle, calves, hogs. The dav's sales were as toliows: Wgt. Pr.l Wgt. . Pr. 10 hegs. . 2 hogs. . 7 hogs. . 10 hogs. . 10 hogs. . 5 hogs. . C5 hogs . . 23 hogs. . 75 hogs. . 67 hogs. . 92 hogs. . 81 hogs. . 1 hog. .. 2 hogs. . 3 hogs. . 2 hogs. . 2 hogs. . 133 7.00 xonogs.. iia "no 7.00 j 1 hogs. . 132 6. 207 8.00 12 hogs.. 130 6.90 97 6 00 0 steers.. 1090 7.10 256 7.90 2 steers.. 10"j." 7.10 72 6.50 1 steer... 910 6.25 160 8.00 17 cows.. 1200 6.2; ISO 8.00 7 cows.. 1150 6.2.1 86 8.001 2 cows.. 950 6.25 ISO 8 00! 2 cows. . S90 6.2." 173 8.00 Scows.. 1134 6.00 ISO 7.90 lcow...a 1090 330 7.50 lcow... ,1050 . 9r, 7 501 lcow... 920 .277 7.50! 1 cow 970 5.00 800 7.50 3 cows.. 1143 5.00 350 7.001 3 calves. 330 4.00 400 T.OOl 4 bulls.. 1222 4.90 1 hog. . ThA ranea Of prices at the local yards for various classes oi livestock mnuwa; Prime steers ?7.0?ET.riu Choice steers 6.50 6. 5 Good steers. Medium steers 6.50D 6.7- Choice cows . . 6.50 dp 0.75 6.25CJ 6.00 4.00ra 6.40 2.50 6 5.00 3.004? 5.25 7.50 S.10 6.507.00 7.00ISR.00 6.00W7.00 8.009.05 Medium cows Heifers Bulls Stags Hogs- Light Heavy Sheep Yearlings . . . . rcwes . Lambs 1- Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Feb. 25. Hogs Receipts 10,300, steady. Heavy. $S.058.23: light, S7.80(f 8.05: pigs, $6.75.7.73; bulk of sales, $7.80 i on Cattle Keceipts iouu, strong. ivative steers. $7S.00; cows and heirers, $;.&o(yi 7.50: Western steers. t.::oca i . i; xexns steers, $GG.75; stockers ana feeders, $o 07.83. Sheep Receipts 5500, steady, leanings. $8.25(319.75; .wethers. $7.258.25; lambs, $10.30011. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 25. Hogs Receipts 2S.- 000. active, 5c above yesterday's average. Bulk. JS.SOJfS.oS: licht, 7.S58.50; mixed. $S.158.55: heavy, $8.108.60; rough, $8.10 b$25; pigs, ftS.aOHH7.MK Cattle Receipts wean, native oeei steers, $0.S59.50; Western steers. $6.75& 8.20; stockers and feeders, $5.657.70; cows and heifers, $3.23(88.25: calves, $8.50(3111.25. Sheep Receipts 10,000, steady. Wethers, $8&8.40; lambs, $9.25(3)11.35. TRADE PUCE 15 BRISK MILLS rABLE TO KEEP IP WITH ORDERS. Buy! riff for Fall Delivery Under Way, Money Is Plentiful and .Col lections Are Good. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Bradstreets to morrow will say: Trade, as well as Industries, still moves at a brisk pace, prices continue to ad vance, deliveries of raw and finished ma terials ar complained of as slow, railway traffic Is congested, supplies of money are plethoric, collections are good, and buyers of some .lines, fearing Insufficient supplies or still higher prices, have put out orders for Fall delivery. In brief, most pro ducing urits of the country are choked with orders, and, instead or seeking busi ness for far-off shipment, tho tendency is to move more slowly in this respect. There Is however, a disposition in parts of the country to proceed with caution, to ask If prices are not soarine too rapidly, and to question the ability of purveyors to obtain normal profits on final selling prices. But this recnrrlnr note of doubtfulness must be considered In conjunction with the fact that consumption continues at an In satiable rate, that Incomes from profit sharing investments keep on rising, that wares, as well as employment, ara rood and that the consuming power of the public has fceen greatly increased. "Weekly bank clearings are t:i,956.?4t.000. COFFEE FUTURES MARKET IS XERVOCS Prices Are Unsettled by Further Maren Liquidation. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. The market for coffee futures was nervous and Irregular during today's' trading with a large part of the business consisting of exchanges from March, to later deliveries. The opening wai 2 to 4 points lower under scattering liquida tion, which seemed to be prompted by the circulation of March notices estimated at about 15, 00 bags. At some further widen-ina- of differences between months, it seemed possible to switch March f reejy Into later deliveries and prices steadied up to 7.6ic for March and 8c for September, or about 2 to 7 points net higher. Offerings increased later, however, and further March liquida tion served to unsettle the market, with that position selling off to 7.60c, while Sep tember also reactea witn tne general list.' closing at a oeciine or a points to an ad vance of 2 points. Sales. Including ex changes. 100,500 bag. February, 7.57c; March. 7.57c; April, 7.66c; May, 7.76c ; June, 7.80c; July, 7.85c; August. 7.90c; September, 7ftoc; October, 7.99c; November, 8.05c; De cember, 8.07c; January, 8.00c. Spot coffee, steady. Rio 7s, 9e. Santos 4s. 10 X c. Verv few cost and frelsrht offers were p-eported here from Brazil, but there were rumors that the tone was slightly easier, especially for Rlos. and it was also said that some ocean freight room bad been booked within the past day or two at $1.85 per bag, although no change was reported In the official rate of 9 per bag. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., Feb. 23. Turpentine, firm. BOHo; receipts, 23 barrels; shipments, 233 barrels; stock 9476 barrels. Rosin, steady a sales, 1058 carrels; receipts. 1549 barrels; shipments, 5 Hi barrels: stock, 58,928 barrels. Quote: A, B, C. D, E, 4.5; F. G. I4.87M.tfS4.00: H. 14.iC; I, J3.00; K, BUYING. IS HEAVY Big Export Trade Checks De dine in Wheat at Chicago. NET ADVANCE IS SCORED Purchases for Shipment Abroad Aggregate 5,000,000 Bushels In Two Days Canadian Flour Also Taken. CHICAGO, Fob. 23. Big export sales helped today to overcome in the wheat market the nervousness brought about by the crisis "between Germany and the United States. Quotations closed firm, le net hisher, with May at $1.1S?; and July at $1.13 76. Gains were scored, too, by all other leading staples corn c to lc, oats Sio and provisions 2o to 714c. Although tho masmltude of the purchas ing of wheat for Europe was not fully understood until after the session was at an end, the fact was well known that a liberal total would be announced. As finally given out, the aggregate was 2.500,000 bushels, making 5.000,000 bushels in the last 4S hours, exclusive of 330,000 barrels of Canadian flour, equal to 1,300.000 bushels of wheat. Leadlnff traders who yesterday threw wheat overboard rlcht and left became persistent buyers today, especially whenever tne market temporarily fell below yester days minimum' fleures. :orn sh'uved strength throurrnout tne day. Receipts were light, and there was some export inquiry at the seaboard. Oats ' appeared to be principally gov. erned by tho action of wheat and corn. Word was received of export sales of 400, 000 bushels. Provisions moved up with pram and hogs. The best demand was lor lard. Lieadlng futures ranged as follows WHEAT. Open. Hltrh, tow. Clo-e. Jt.lfiH $1.18 1.1314 1.167 .7(i4 .7754 .7614 .7714 .4 .46 .42 54 .4314 May ......$1.18 July 1.134 11 CORN'. Mav July .7S .77 .77?j 76 Oats. .4514 .43 PORK. :o.8f 20.70 LARD. 10.37 10.57 RIBS. May July .43 May July .20.65 .20.67 20.65 20.57 20.70 20.67 May .10.33 .10.50 30.30 10.50 10.35 10.53 July May 11.35 11.50 11.32 11.42 July 11.47 11.57 11.4B 11.60 cash Drices were as follows: "Wheat No. 2 red. S1.1714 (fpl.18 : No. 3 red, SI. 15(91. 16 : No. 2 hard, I1.1701.1S; No. 3 hard. $1.10M.13. Corn No. 2 yeiiow, iic: rso. yeiiow, l&7114c; No. 4 white, 71711Ac. Oats No. 3 white. iWndiiic; standard. 14-.; 4 -Hie. a. Kye No. 2, aaaoc. Barley 64 iff 73c. Timothy ?a.7r8. Clover $10 20. Primirv receints Wheat. 1.633.000 vs. 750.000: corn. 1.093.OOO vs. 580. UOO bushels; nata 1 140 000 Vfl SQT.OOO hll.-hls. Shipments neat, j.uji.iiw vs. in,i,wiv bushels: corn. 048.000 vs. 520.000 bushels; oats, 313,000 vs. 60(5,000 bushels. Foreign Grain Markets, LIVERPOOL. Feb. 25. Cash wheat, Id to 3d lower. BUENOS ATRES. .Feb. 23. Wheat, d lower. Corn, unchanged. Micupapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 23. Wheat May, 1.171.174 to $1.17; July. $1.1034; cash. No. 1 hard, $1.21 H; No. 1 Northern, $1.17 1.20 ; No. 2 Northern, $1.14 1.10. Barley, fil .wSc. Flax, $2.302.$4. Eastern Cash Grain Markets. OMAHA, Feb. 25. Wheat 3 to 7c lower. Corn, lo higher to lc lower. Oats, un changed to 114 c higher. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25. Cash corn, e high er. Oats, is to lc lower. Eastern Wheat Futures. DULUTH. Feb. 25. Wheat closed: May, $1.17 ; July $1.17. WINNIPEG. Feb. 27. Wheat closed: May, $1.13 H ; July, si. 17. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 25. wheat closed: May, $1.15: July, $1.13. , KANSAS CITY, Feb. 25. Wheat closed: May. $1.05; July, $1.09. TiKet Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Feb. 23. Wheat Bluestem, $1.0;;; Turkey red, l.oa; fortyfold, 95c; club, 03c; fife, i5e; red Russian, 03c. Barley, $20 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat, 2; oats; ; barley, 6; hay, 8; fiour, 7. TACOMA Feb. 25. Wheat Bluestem. $1.03: fortyfold. ilOc; club, 95e; red fife, 04c. Flour Is reaucen zuc a Darrei. Car receipts: Wheat, 5; barley, 2i hay, 2. , Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Spot quota tions: Walla, .751.7714; red Russian, $1.72 & 1.75; Turkey red, $1.8714 1.90; bluestem. $1.901.95: feed barley, $1.3214 .35; brewing, l.4ora l.2i4 ; wnile oats, 1.4214 01.45; bran, $23324; shorts, $25.50 6; middlings. $30531. Call board: Barley, May, ?1.3S bid, $1.40 asked; December, 1.3 714 asked. pried Fruits at TJew York. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Evaporated apples dull and nominal. Prunes, firm, v Peaches, quiet. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Raw sugar Nom inal: centrifugal. 3.025.05c; molasses, 4.23ffi4.2Sc. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Spot cotton Quiet; middling uplands, 11.30c; no sales. Dulutli Linseed Market. DULUTH, Feb. 23. Linseed Cash, $2.20; May, $2.31; .Tulv. $J.3Q14. PERSONAMWENTION. Mrs. Allen Stein, of Boise, is at the Seward. F. W. Mcintosh, of Salem, is at the Perkins. T. V. Tatum, of" Seattle, is at the Imperial. Mrs. Lv M. Lankford, of Salem, is at the Eaton. W. M. Stauffer, of Hood River, is at the Perkins. Edith L. Hoonan, of Aberdeen, Wash., is at the Eaton. P. B. Robertson, of Helena, Mont., is at the Portland. Mrs. C. A. Doty, of Littell, Wash., is at the Cornelius. H. W. Collins, hotel man of Pendle ton, Is at the Seward. J. F. Sullivan, of Medford, is regis tered at the Portland. George McKay, stockman, of Water man, Is at the Perkins. J. S. Cooper, of Independence, is reg istered at the Imperial. A. E. Hewitt, of San Francisco, is, registered at the Eaton. Edward Murphy, lumbering' man of Yacolt, 4s at the Oregon. W. H-- Ecles, lumbering man of Baker, is at the Oregon. Raymond Roland, attorney of Astoria, is in Portland on business. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Abbott, of Rose burg, are at the Cornelius. M. Gorman. Mayor of Cathlamet, is registered at the Imperial. D. P. Gillam and Mrs. Gillam, of Hood River, are at the Imperial. Mrs. H. A. Cunningham is registered at the Portland .from Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Christy, of Walla Walla, Wash., ar,e at the Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Sampson, of Salem. are registered at the Cornelius. D. J. Hille. real estate man of Castle Rock, is registered at the Perkins. CJiarles Wrigb.t, hote man of Seattle, and Sirs. Wright, are registered at the Oregon. P. J. Stadelinan and Mrs. Stadulman, of Tbe Dalles, are at the Cornelius. John F. Moffatt and Mrs. Moffatt, of Wallace, Idaho, are at the Portland. W. E. Pruitt and Mrs. Truitt, of Pendleton, are registered at tho Seward. Professor J. Dryden, of Oregon Agri cultural College, Corvallis, is at the Seward. V. j. Stewart, banker of Kelso, s registered with Mrs. Stewart at the Oregon. S. W. Herman left last week for Fun Francisco for a visit of two weoks, during which time he will visit in Los Angeles and motor to San Diego. CHICAGO. Feb. 25. (Special.) A. M. Kashim. of Portland is registered at the Great Northern, and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Tonvelle, of Medford, are at the La Salle. BIG TIMBER DEAL IDE VANCOUVER ISLAND TRACT OF 25, 000,000 FEET BOUGHT. Mill Near Port Albernl Leaned for Ira- mediate Operation Marketing Plana Arc Iienim. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 25. (Special.) One of the largest lumber deals made recently in the Northwest was closed today In Seattle when Howard A. Dent, president of the Dent Lumber and Shingle Company, and A. W. Melroy, who has been associated with Mr. Dent in several large timber deals, purchased 25,000,000 feet of standing timber at Port Alberaf on Vancouver Island and leased the Canadian Pacific Lumber Company's big mill near Port Alberni to begin immediate operations. While the exact figures involved were not disclosed by Mr. Dent, the lumber, estimated at a conservative figure of $1 per 1000 feet would aggregate $250,000 exclusive of the leasing of the Port Alberni mill with a capacity of 120,000 feet daily; and the logging con tract, which has already been let by Dent and Melroy. Immediately on closing the deal, Mr. Dent has begun preparations for the marketing of the timber through his yards at Anchorage, Alaska, and in the Middle Western territory. It will be moved, according to Mr. Dent, as rapidly as it is cut and will all bo mar keted before the close of the present year. The timber bought is in a virgin for est near Port Alberni and includes Douglas fir and some fedar. FAIR OFFICIALS NAMED EST ACAD A FARMERS TO HEAR EX PERT TALK OX ALFALFA. Portland Railway, Llgrht A Power Con puny PronilKea. to AMKint In Bringing I'roMpcrily. ESTACADA, Or.. Feb. 23. (Special.) At a meeting of the directors of tho East Clackamas County Fair in list a cada Monday, H. C. Stephens, of George, was elected president, and Ld Shearer, of Garfield, vice-president. The elec tion of- a secretary and other officials will be held later. The Portland Railway, Light & Power Conpany has offered to con tribute in any way possible to help the experimental work in accliinatln alfalfa to this section. It has offered to procure the best available authori ties on the subject of alfalfa culture to help in this work and has written to the Oregon Agricultural College ask ing for an expert to give a practical talk on the" subject at a public meet ing in Estacada to be held Saturday, March 4. Six. cents is about a fair averago for pork-producing cost here, and the work now being undertaken by the railway people is primarily to lower thiH pro duction cost. Owing to proximity to the Portland market, hogs costing cents should net tho grower at least as good a profit as Eastern Oregon hogs at a cent less. In taking this action the railway company is not posing as a philan thropist., but realizes that the success of its investment in transportation this vicinity is dependent upon the prosperity of the farmers. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Birth. ROBERTS To Mr. and Mrs. JamR S. Roberta. 874 Ivy street. February M. , a daughter. AUFMUTH To Mr. and Mrs. Jcwoph Auf muth, 1X9 East Fifty-seventh trect North, February 16. a son. MAC KEY To Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mackey, 501 East Burr street, February 21. son. THOMPSON To Mr- and Mrs. C. R. Thompson, 541 Sixth street, v ebruary 17, a daughter. LTHAM To Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Upliam, 2 South avenue, February 1 7. a son. REEVES To Mr. and Mrs. Grorfftt Keevou, 5S:i East Ninth street, February lt(. a son. SHIOGI To Mr. and Mrs. M. smugi. t air- vie w, V.. F. D. 1, February a daiiK liter. DANIELS To Mr. and Mrs. Hen hard Daniels, iy-15 East Morrison street, February 2. a son. MAT i SUN -to nr. anu Mrs. un jiatisnn. 16(1 Willow street. February lv, a daughter. FOREMAN To Mr. and Mrs. .lam: J. Foreman. St DePauw street, February 1J, a daughter. SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Smith, 71S Vanderbilt street, February a, a daugh ter. DOWNEY To Mr. and Mrs. Z. R. Downey, Peninsula apartments, February 13, a daugh ter. , RIEHX To Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Rlehl. tlOCD East Fifty-first street, February 12, a dasuES To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sues, 1115 East Mill street, February 13. a on. WUSZ To Mr. and Mrs. Nlchnlaa Wusa. 727 East Eighteenth street, February 22va daughter. M FEE To Mr. and Mrs. J. L. M.-Afee, 1484 Minnesota avenue, February 9, a daugh- ARMSTRONG To Mr. and Mrs! Walter Armstrong, 913 William avenue, February 6, a daughter. I Mttrrlage I,lcnn. THOM;fi - CASE Geonte Randolph Thomas, le-al Forest Grove, or., and Amber A Case, lej?al, 1145 Alblna avenue. HALL-HOWAHD Charles Percy Hall., -', 408 First street, and Hazel Mae Howard, 10 "f4 East Seven tv-flxth street North. SMITH-ALB IN Thomas V. Smith, lc-Kal. 16S5 East Twentv-ftrst Htreot South, and Mary M. Albln, legal, 709 Mississippi avenue. Vancouver Marriage Llcen. RXIK-WIISON Joseph RJlk, Rfl, of Ro!, Idaho, and Mrs. Ida Wilson, of Hoise. j Idaho. . , ' HOWARD-HEDMAN Frank Howard. 14. j of Portland, and Miss Mary Hcdman, H, of Fort laud. Building remiitt. S SWANSON Repair one-story frame dwelling, 21 Freseott street, between Fat ton and Concord streets; builder, I'eber Nel son: $-23. OREGON NEWS COMPANY Erert threc- Btory oral nary oEflee ana worn room, nu Glisan street, between Lievpnm ui i streets; builder, Janwi P. Taylor; $2u.0ui. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY Repair one-story frame storenouse, outnorn cific grounds, near Holgate .street; builder, same: S00. SOUTHERN PACIFTC COM PANY Repair one-story fram offio?. Southern Pacific grounds, near Holgate street; builder, same. $500. garage fi6 East Twenty-second tret North.' between Klickitat and Pluklyou streets: builder, John Jiedstrom ; $-.i0. H. O. T AT "G Erect one and on-hiilf- Swift & Company Onion Stock Yards. Chicago, Feb. kdh Dividend No. 118 Dividend of TWO DOLLARS (2.00) pur shsra on tha capita stock of Swift & Company, will ba paid on April 1st, 1916, to stockholders of record, March 10, 1S1G, as shown on tha books of the Company. F. S. HAYJWARD. Seoratarr FACTS A road in onnn a M trii wn v that can ie trawlrd over with rt'UKonaMu convenience ami roHHomibJo rffort by ordinary vchich's. A road, to be a road worthy of the nmnc, rnut he constructed and main tained so that it will at nil timet. natiHi'actorlly and eco nomically bear the tra f fir which pause over it. A load ho constructed, like beauty, in a .loy lorevcr if hard huriaccd w ith f BITULITHIC f Warren Journal Prothers Company, Hldg., Portland, Or. tory frame dwelling. CongivM street, C KOEING Erect one-story f r nnie k' -age, 6031 Eigh i y-seventh il reet Soul h east, betw-evn Slxty-f:fth and Sixty-sixth aeuut-t; bu:!der, smnu; $Ti. J. C. LEY Ittpalr one-Moiy frama dwell ing, HSi Crystul Spring- dr i, between fcast Thirty-ninth and Knst Fortieth stietta, build.T, James J. Rankin; $li. NEilj 6I.;lI.1VAN Erect one-Ktorjr fram betwe.n I'ruaeott and Hlandena streets, builiicr. same; $L'000. WESTERN COOPERAGE COMPANY Construet wharf, east He of Wi.litmettn, l.orth of S. P. S. Ry. Company's WlUumett River bridge; builder, interstate CoiiLia-i Company; ;:$i)0. M HS. Jf'AHLAXD Repair two-nlorv framn dwelling, 3S4 East bewniy-rirst sir. -el North, between Halsht-y streot and lirvad aj ; builder, W. H. Kretzer; $Ho. S. S. KINUEU Y Erect ono-story f rams duelling. Hub East Anueny street. betw-n East Thlrty-nlmh and Ent Fony-flrit streets; buiider huihc; $3ji. K.AOLA COMPANY Erect two-story frame warehouse. It o It street, hot we.-u Twentieth and Sherlock avuiuu; builder, same; $J5.0ou. D. P. THOMPSON COMPANY Wreck two-story frame dwelling. l.M North S' letnili ;reH; wrecker. J. G. KiHgict-n; $..'. COltHETT ' ESTATE Repair ten-atoiv f irepi uof slecl frame bn nk an. I offices. Fifth street, between .M.irrn and Y.itm hill streets; builder, John ItinRhii.n; It. 1. FINKE -Erect oiK;-siury f i imi garage, ID East Sixty-second mreei, brtut. n Ash utid Ankenv Mrcets; builder, name; $7&. EDM L"ND KUDGEPH Krct one-tu'-y frame dwelling, Stf.l East Twenty-fourth street, between Cora and Holguto i rents; builder, sumr ; $K.ou. A. E. C A It PON Erect one-toi v frrmie garage, 10." Thurman street, hotW"en Tlnrt M-enrid and Rugby streets; builder, umu; $lim. MRS. EEI.A E. M'COHMICK Repair t . story ordinary at ore. A uler tre t, be tween Third und Fourth ntuuta, builder, Jainvs Moe; .LANSING STOUT Construct retaining wall. ti."7 R.ivenavicw drive; builder, MtUe Degiddio; 1 1 . J. H. T-.ENSr'H Erect one-story frame garage. 12S'S Hawthorne - avenue, betw n Ftjity-fourth and Forty-fifth street!; bui.ur, same; $10". J. R. Do D.SOX Repair one And on-hslf-story frame dwell uig, 4 IS East Thirty seventh slreet North, between linn rock and Tillamook street; builder, S. lUhmuAMou; 1 100. MEA DESTATE Repnlr two-story boat storuge and repair simp Vnnlilll street, bu tween Front street and harbor line; $ l ih. M AC X A I'OIITON & It AYMO.v i impair one-story frame- Mor' f "S Eh ft llrnn.i w a v, bet weu u Ea I Twi nty-f if ( h mid E.ift T n-ty-Mxrh stiv.-tss; huilrter, J. C. Hiiv.t; $T" M C R H A RD ESTATE A- COM 1 A " V Re pair one-siory ordl nary ntor-, s:- l N'on h Third streot, between Everett nnd Flumitis strM'ts; builder. J. C. Haver; SK.i. KING ESTATE ltepuir one-Mory ordinary stoi o building. l9-l . 1 North Tw.-nl v-l liltd street, between Irving nnd Johnson Ktruet; bui:der. J. C. Hayer; $so. GEORGE ItEA lvlC Erect one-dry frnms garace. 4!h Fust Nineteenth street North. t 'tween Knott and Stanton utrect.-, bmhli r. it. 11. Rice; SS.-.n. H. OLIVER Erect one-story fi:nne gar age, 1 1 n s East Seventeenth str.ef North be tween Emerson and Sumner streets; builder. S. Wing; W L. .H'JINSON Er'ct one-ftory frame garaVe , T.tlS Ent Fifiy-nlnth street North, between Sandy boulevard and Stanton street, builder, W. J. Imnlap. Jr.: $!MI. n. LA BRU ESTATE Repair ttree-ufnpv ordinary ators and office. J"i Wawhing tm strert, corner Second sttvH-t; builder. J. Ditighfim; $ L'" . . JOHN CLAIilC SADDLERY COMPANY Repair two-story f i aine niorea and room-. stark stret-t, between Kourth nnd Fifth streets; builder, Ferrell Roofing Company; SL.'tt. FLLA M A II TlEXDl'RPHN Erect on story frane dwellinn. 494 Eant Tint I v-elghth street North between Tlioinp0" " 11 ' ' Hrae streets; builder. J. T. Moreland ; 1 00. Minini; Company iCalsrs Wurph. HOUGHTON'. Mich.. Frh. 25. Th wa-os of 1 7uo cmpluyoH will be Incrensrd hv 714 It cent, brinninn March 1. it wnH announrtHl hvra todny by Qwinry Mining rnmpnnv. tha TRAV KI.F-HS ClinE, San Francisco Los Angeles (Uithoat ChnuKO En Houle The lliic, (lean, Coml'url'iiblr, Klricnntly Appoln(c4. S. S. BEAVER Suits I rum Aliimrorfh Dork 3 I. M 1 b. 26. JOO Colil'll Itlllrs an Columhiu Kivrr. All Huten Ini luilp llrrlhs and .llrnla. Table nnd Service Lnrxcelled. Thn San Kranrlira I'orllntnl . . Co.. l'lilrl and Wnnhlaslua) rrct In Ith o.-W. IC A. Coo Tel. llruaJ tar 45UO. A HliU FRENCH LINE (.'imipaKiilr- firnnrulf Trniintlantlqu 1'OM KKVH t. Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX KOCHAMCEAU Mar. 4.3 P.M. CHICAGO ....Mar. 11.31. M. LA TOUKAIXE.. , ...Mar. 18,31. M. ....Mar. 23.3T.M. , LAFAYETTE IIIK IMOIOIAIION .Vl'I'l.V l. I'll A K 1. 1 tf . . zu .uorriHon i. K. K. I.AHKIXOM C. M. "J HOUM V It. .sMIIll. I'll Jliirtl M, J... I'. IIAIKI). IIIU Thlrrt M. II lll KS4. 81K YVahlnc4on rt. 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