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Newspaper Page TextTIIE. MOIiXING OKEGOXIAv. TIIUHSDAX, 3IARf!II 2, ISMrt. 19 EAST BUYS SALMON Demand at This Time Year Is Unusual. of STRONG MARKET INDICATED Columbia River Spring Pack Prom ises to Be Lighter, Owing to Freshet Conditions Higher Prices May Prevail. Several cars of fancy grade Columbia TUver Ealoion have been chipped Cast in the past few davs and orders for jnore cars are in hand. Demand at this time of the year is unusual, as the buying is generally don prior to New Tear's or deferred until after the Spring packing season opens. It shows the strong and active position of the sal mon market iu the East. Wholesalers bad a Mowed their stocks to run low, and with the prosperity boom now on in that part of the country, they are hastening to replen ish their supplies. It, therefore, looks as if stocks in packers' hands would clean up at a much earlier date than usual. No change has been made in the Trice of fancy chinooks, the only grade left here, hut the lower grades at other points on the Coast are firming up. Pinks and chums have advanced 5 cents a dozen. Red Alaska fish Is now practically out of the market. The prospects aro for liigh prices on Co lumbia River salmon in the coming season. Not only will there be no carry-over, but the new pack promises to be lighter than in re cent years. High water in the Columbia is almost certain, and a big Spring freshet means a small catch. With normal Tvater conditions, which, however, cannot be ex pected with ho much snow in the moun tains, the catch should be a largo one, as a lot of young fi?h were put in four years ago, even more than five years ago, and last season's pa -k, ns is well known, was a record one oa the river, amounting to OSC, XM cases. The fish will also probably cost the can ners more, -which will influence them In putting out thci.' new quotations. The union fishermen are preparing to ask bigher prices for fish, and in addition to this, tin, twine, rope and other materials used by the packers have advanced in price. The great feature of the American sal mon market has been the unprecedented ex port demand. "While the high, grade Co lumbia River fish, is marketed only in this country, much of the cheaper grade Coast product has hen bought up by England. The tot a! American exports to the United Kingdom in 1 013 showed an increase of nlmobt 1K),000 cases over the preceding yea r, which had established a record sur passinpr Dny former year by more than half a million cases, as the following statistics of exports show: Cases.t CaA8. irwrt 3,j.;;;.ok) inn sno.ooo 1W7 ."Hil, 500(1012 771!. 000 1'MiK 1177.400 ' TltlO 1.'7t.000 I'.Mrtl S:'H.HtO I 1014 2.TJ7.0P6 l'JIO l.l JS.UUO 1 1010 2.210.046 This Is only pu t of the story, however, for on January 1 more than a million cases sold for export t", Knglaud remained unshipped, owing U lack t sufficient steamer space. Since January 3 there have been other large export sales, ono single sale of 200,000 cases having -been made at the fuf, market prices for pinks and chums. Beside Eng land, other European countries have been in the market for the cheaper grades. At .the present timo there are said to e deals under consideration totalling- thousands of cases for France and other contincnta countries. Japan onlv a few weeks ago bought more than 100,000 cases of pink salmon, the general belief being that tli supplies were destined for the use of the Japanese military forces. Other sales have been reported as pending for future ship ment to the Far East, and under the stimu lus of these heavy foreign orders the mar ket, has rained rapidly In strength. Great Britain is usually counted on to tke the bulk of the Alaska red pack, the highest grade of fish, that is caught in the northern waters, and advices that have been ctven out by the principal packers of Alaska f tsli show that England and her colonies have been very heavy buyers of this fish this yesr. The romparntively small pack that was made of ths s: ratio of fish last season forced England n turn to the cheaper grades of fish wh-n the better quail tv Alaska f Ih were exhausted. The cheaper crades of pinks nnd chums are the varieties that Great Britain and the other European countries are buying at the present time. The total shipments of canned salmon In the Vnlted states for both for domes tlf and foreign consumption, amounted to fi.731.?.St rap. s, ns compared with shipments for the previous year of 4.07.SM, a gain of more than -Ti per cent during tho past year. 1T.VT FEBRUARY DEALS ARE CANCELED flood ProgresH Mad In Getting Off Delayed . Wheat Shipment, TTheat buying In the country has not yet heen fully resumed, as the grainmen have been occupied In getting off their February shipment. Better progC?jt was made In th!s respect than expected, and but few csn relations were reported, thougn there was some buying back of sales. At the Merchants Exchange f.OOO bushes of April bluestem chunged hands at $1.04 which shows that actual buyers have to get up pretty close to seller Ideas. Bids for red wheat were raised 2 cents and other offers were unchanged. The world's wheat visible, according to Brads, treet;?. Increased 4.2."i0.O00 bushels I the- past week and the corn visible increase S.2SO.OOO bushels. The Oklahoma March crop report put wheat condition at 7" per cent against per cent in February and per cent last ear. Oats acreage, IU per cent reductio from last yea r. Farm reserves. whea 4 nno,i00 bushels, last year G.00Q.0O0 bushels corn, 4o.000.U00 bushels, last year 34.000.000 bushels; outs. 10.0O,OO0 bushels, last yea 7.000.000 bushels. The news bulletin of Renskorf, Lyon & Co.. of Now York, says: "The pronounced perturbation which th market was called upon to face during th' last few days was largely due to condition 1n Vashiuzton with regard to our relation with the Teutonic nations and which af fected all commodity markets as well stocks and resulted in a break of 21 cents In one month's time. And now human na tare is coming into play as It can alway: be depended upon to do. At the top notch this season, as last, nothing but bullish, fea lures and arguments received any consld era t ion o now after 21c liquidation th most pessimistic opinions are afloat and still lower prices predicted. We have con teuded throughout that world supplies were more than ample for world requirements fo the 1015-15 season, ut the new-crop pros recta are now looming up for the world' study, and cannot bo considered over-glow lng. It gets confirmation in the way tha the difference between July and May tin narrowed from 30 cents to less than 3 cent "Wo are arriving at the period when th market has usually developed a rising ten dency lasting for some weeks, and we see no reason why th! should not hold th season. The conditions producing the llqu datlon in wheat ' nave operated as we against the other grains, although. notj the same extent." Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follow Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. ' Portrnd. Wed. 11 Year ago. ... HtS Peas to date, fl.lrttt Year ago. . . .li.Sl I Tacoma. Tues. 1 7 Year Uv. ... 2S v S 1 24 20 4 13-12 ims 12n s:t:t Jm 1705 3078 173 lt0 St 2 1 Seas, to date. IVftlT Year ago. . . . &.1 1 T Seattle, Tues.. 1 Year eso. ... 71 Seas, to date, Year ago. .. . .ro." AW .... 23 177ft J 40 l;56- 1 5 1 X 2C 18 4 2 211.-. i;r.:; 770 o:;r 1773 10O4 3olS EGGS 1IOLI Poultry and V AT EIGHTEEN CENTS Are Higher Butter De- id Good. The rgg mar,:t held its own yesterday, with 3S cents freely offered and paid for quantities, case count Candled ranch jobbed at 20 cents. The surplus is now going into storage. Po ul try and ti ressod meats were firm Larpe hens sold at 17 cents and Springs at the same price. Veal was higher at 11! cents. -Block pork brought 10 cents. There was a livelier demand for butter, but there is no prospect for an advance. In fact, the petition of the market was weakened by a further decline at San, Fran cisco. OREGON HOP STOCKS MICH REDUCED Growers' Holdings, Outside or Association, Estimated at 6U00 Stales. Unsold stocks of bops in Oregon growers hands, according to the list revised yester day, are GCU0 bales. The unsold holdings of the association are said to be not over yOQO bales. There is a moderate trade outside of the association dealings. The Wolf Hop Com pany has bought 173 bales from Joe Cawrse, of Hlllsboro, at 11 cents, and the Mathena crop of 150 bales at Airlle at 11 cents. Small lots changed hands at other points at from 8 to 3 1 cents. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: 'learings. Balances. Portland $l,04t,."i4 L $176,1KW Seattle 2.2i:t.7ti1 270,740 Tacoma "1 7,727 J7.8mt Spokane 773,17 47,440 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, 1-lour, Teed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. Alarcli deliverv: Wheat Bid. Bluestem 5 -OS Fotyfold 0.1 Club oo Red fife Red Russian 0t Oats No. 3 white, feed 23.00 Barley No. 3 feed 28. oO Millfeed Bran 20.T.O Shorts 22.50 Ask. Yr. ago. 1.04 $ 3. 2d 3.2 .07 os 0,50 1.25 l.lO 1.15 33.20 5.00 23 oo- 24 00 Bid. $ l.i'5 3. on .!S .07 .!lS 20.50 21.75 25.0O Ask. $ l.oo .4 .in Futures April bluestem prii lortytoiu pril club pril red fife tril Russian pril oats 2".ni nrtl fi-fA harlov 2S.."K pril bran 21. 00 22..r.ft April shorts 22.4A 23.00 FLOUR Patents, $5.40 pe- barrel; ralghts. S4.70o.20; exports. ?4.S0; Valley, $4.00; whole wheal, $.60; graham, fo.40. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $18.50 19.50; Valley timothy, $16; alfalfa, $20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $23.509 4 per ton; shorts, $2026.50; rolled barley, Ul.oOQ-Pfi.oO. er ton. 'V I'ruit and Vegetables. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, :. 0053. 25 per box; lemons, $34.50 per box; bananas, 5c per lb.; pineapples, 57c per pound ; grapefruit, ay.-a; tangerines. Jl.501.75. VEGETABLES Artichokes, $11.I5 per ozen; tomatoes, $5 3?5 per crate; cabbage, 1.5041.65 ner hundred: carlic. 10c cer lb.: peppers, 20(& 25c per pound ; eggplant, 23c per pound; sprouts, 8j0c per pound; horse radish, 8l4c per pound; cauliflower, $2 5; celery, $4.75 per crate; lettuce, $2.50 3.25 per crate; cucumbers, $1.25i?il.50; othouse lettuce. 75cS-Sl ner box: spinach. 90c(fi$l per box; asparagus, 25c per pound; rhubarb. 14c per pound. ijKKEN tKU l l s tj rapes, 5 per oarrei; cranberries, $13 per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. SI .25 1 .50 ; Takl- maa, Sl.fl.60 per sack; sweets, $.25.50 per hundred. umu.ns Oregon, buying prices, t.' i. o. a. shipping point. AFPLEiii-ijpitzennergs. extra rancy, fancy, $2; choice, $1.25 fpl.uO; Yellow New- owns, extra, fancy, $2 ; fancy, i. io; cnoice. 1.35 1.50; J Rome Beauty, fancy, $1.50'd .60: Winesaps. choie $1.1G1.35; Stay- man, choice. $1.25 1.35. Bairy and Country Produce. TocaI Jobbing quotations: EOGS Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch. candled, 20c per dozen; uncandlcd, 3au .o per r'ozen. POUIiTRV Hens, 3G17c: Hnrings, 37c; stags. 12c; turkeys, live, lsw'jdc; turkeys. ressed. cnoice, a -oc; uucks, ji u- ii eene, 10c. BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re- taller: Portland city creamery prints. t0 pound case lots, standard grades. 29c; lower grades. 27 c; Oregon country creamery prints, 60-pound case lots, standard makes. Sc; lower grades, mZi w'z'i uutter pacKea in cubes, 2c Icps. prices paid by ipbbers to producers: Cubes, extra?, 25'25'-; firsts. 24 ;: dairy butter, li17e; butterfat, No. 1, 2Te; .o. -'.c. chf.fsf Oremn triplets, lobbing buying prices, 20c per pound, f. o. b. dock Port land ; Young Americas. 2lc per pound. VK.Mi Fancy, 32.; per poiinn. FORK Fancy. 3Uc per pound. I Staple Groceries. T.oral Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River 1 -pound talis. $2 30 per dozen: one-half flats, $l.o0; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. P5c. HONEY Choice, JS.ZS per ease. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 16c; Braxll nuts. lSffr'lc: filberts. 10 s 15c; almonas. Itt'c:.- peanuts, 5 e; cocoa nuts, xi per dozen : pecans. 10 tff 2'e; chestnuts. 30c. BRANS Small white, 'i.zuc; :arge wnite. 7.15c; lima, 0c; bayou. 6Mrc: pink, ?c. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 14p33C. BIT GAR Fruit and berry. $7; beet. Jfl.SO: extra C, $0.50; powdered. In barrels, $7.25; cuh. barrels. S7.40. SALT Gramiiatea. ir..&o per ton; nan ground. 300s. $9.50 per ton; COs, $10.50 per ton; dairy. si4 per ton. RICE southern neaa, owhc pouna; broken, 4c; Japan style, 4.50. DRIED FRl'lTs Apples, be per pouna ftpricots, 13 l lne: peaches, 8c: prunes. Italians, S 9c ; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8e unbleached Sultanas. B""! loc; seeded, c dates. Persian, 10c pound; fard. $1.65 per box: currants, SU ffJUc; rigs. 50 0-ounce, S2: 30 4-ounce, .d: 3H lu-nunce, 12 30-ounce. S5c ; bulk, white, 7 a c ; black, 60 per pound. ps, nool, Hides, te. TIOPP 101."i crop. 1013e per pound; 1916 contracts. lliftJ12c per pound. HIDES Salted hides. 23 pounds ana up. loc: salted stas;s. ;.0 pounds and lip. 11c ealted kip. 35 pounds to 25 pounds, lBc lted calf up to lj pounds, lyc; creen hides. S3 pounds and up. ISVsc; treen stacs. oO pounds and up. 'c: green kip. 15 pounds, VJc; dry flint hides. 2rtc: dry flint calf up to 1 pounds. 2bc; dry salt hides, 21c. WOOL, Eastern Oregon, iro&auc; valley. 27(0 2fc. JIOH AIR Oreifon. 2R29c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4e per pound. PELTS Dry lonic-wooled pelts, 17c: dry short-wooled pelts, lSc; dry shearlings, 10$j 13c each; salted shearlings. 1.1425c each: dry troat, Ionic hair. 15c each; dry goat shearlings. 10C20e each: salted lons-wooled pelts, February. $1.25(2 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice. 19c; ' standard. 17Hc; skinned. 1417c; picnics, 9ccot tape roll, I'tC BACON Fancy. 272Sc; standard. 219 22c: choice. 10 H & 20c. DRY SALT Short clear backs, 11 IS'iic; exports. llS(13c; plates. OlOc. LARD Tlorce basis, kettle rendered, 11 0 standard. ll)ic: oompounil. lOtc. BARREL GOODS Mess beef. $18; r-' beef. $19; plate pork. 18; tripe, $10,500 11.50. Oils. m KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, luc; cases. 17H20o- GASOLINE Bulk, lSWc: cases, 25 He; Btptha. drums. 15 c; cases. Wc. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 2c; raw, cases, 9To; boiled, barrels, 94c; boiled, cases. 9 9 c. TURPENTINE In tanks,- 67c; in cases. 74c; lU-caso lots. 1c less. foreign Grain larkets. LIVERPOOL, March 1. Cash wheat, dull. Id lower. , LONDON. March 1. Cargoes on passage, steady. Grain at San Krancifcco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 1. Spot quota tions: waila, $1.72 1.75: red Russian, $1.74? 1.72-3 ; Turkey red, $1.S5 & 1-00; blue stem, tl.yoji 1.H2 Barley, feed, $1.32 3 1.S5; brewing, $1.40 1.42.. Oats, white, $1.40S1.42i. Millfeed: lran, $23-24; middlings, $30 31: shorts. ?2o T O a 26. Call board: Barley. May. $1.42 bid, $1.42 asked; JJecembcr, ii.aa ma; $i.3b asked. SALES START EARLY Continued Liquidation Carries Stock Prices Lower. PARTIAL RALLY NEAR END Cnsettlement of Market Caused by Demand of Administration for Test Vote on Armed Mcr cliantman Question. NEW YORK. March 1. By a process of attrition, which began at the outset and continued with little Interruption until the final hour, when the market registered moderate recoveries, prices suffered severe depression today. Liquidation was almost Incessant and short selling seemed to be a factor of secondary importance. Various is sues. Including investment shares, fell under the minimum tuotations recorded in the latter part of January, which marked the culmination of the declining movement for that period. On th surface, at least, the one disturb ing Influence was that created by pending relations between W ash lng ton ana ieri:a. The determination of the Administration to force Congress to a vote la the matter 01 armed merchantmen was viewed 'with gravity. Further cause for concern was occasioned by- a resumption of tho recent liquidation in Anglo-French war bonds, which were of fered in enormous blocks at their quotation of 93N. with a Eale of one bond at the new low record of 13. Total sales of these bonds, estimated at their par value, amount ed to $1,133,000. Short covering contributed measurably to the better tone of the last hour, some sea soned Issues regaining 1 to 3 points, while a few specialties, notably 1 nited States In dustrlal Alcohol and Texas Company, showed actual strength. United States Steel, which sold on extra dividend of 3 Li Pr cent, was among the weak leaders, declining to 70i, but closing at B0', at net loss or H . Totn sales of stocks amounted to 752.00O shares General news, oartlcularly as represented bv railway and Industrial relations, was of a character to make 'or optimism. Apart from the overnight statements of the Penn sylvania. Reading and Jersey Central roads for January, all showing handsome gains, ther was the remarkable exhibit of the New York Central system, whose combined lines showed a gross increase of over $B,000. 000, with a net gain of $4,i77,000. Erie also reported an Increase of almost $100,000 in the net for thesame month. Figures dealing with the steel and Iron industry showed a condition of almost tin precedented prosperity for the first two months of the year with no cessation of th foreign and domestic demand. Bonds were heavy with total sales, par va iue, j.y-rtJ,ouu. United States registered 3s advanced per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Fales. IfTglu T.ow. bid. Alaska Gold a.:;i" 1 zo'i Allls-Chalmera. . .I'.OO L'S 27.i Am Beet Stisar. 1H 7 i4 American Can.. 2S,r.0i rj1. r.7 i American I-oco. r.tf. US Am Km &. I:efg. U,Sot it7 05 U '.ttfi do pfd 5 11 Am Sue HefK HH Am Tel & Tel.. 1,100 J27M: VJ-'m )-'7,i American Too.. :;m 1!1 Mi 11 ini."4i Anaconda Cop.. S!,.".ni S3";, bZ'i M ', Atchison -4li in-JVa 1"- I1'- Ealdwin I,oco. .. -4;,70 Jn:: '.",i 3u1$i Bait & Ohio l.iwvj M5 - sr, (..-.ij Beth Steel Hurt ."."I 4.''" ' Br Rap Transit. 0m St! feovi hi Calif Petrol 27 !i Canadian Pacif. 6.000 104i 362 !i 14 Central I.eath .r'2'i Ches & Ohio "! i Chi Gr West US Chi Mil St P. 2.200 9:; 2't l2 -"Si Chi & M W J2.".'i C R I & P Ry 17-7, Chmo Copper... r.,foo .ri7',i r.r.'J, Ii7 Colo Fu &- Iron. ii.4"0 41 40V4 Crucible Steel.. S1.000 73',-i 7J-?i 727i r & r a pfd J2Vi Hist Securities.. n,0 4" i 44 Krio 31.2 Srt'i :'-""i Cen Electri.- 1,000 300Ti 100 3": Or North pfd 120 ;r Nor Ore ctfs. fi.SOO 41'i, 41 Ourgenheim Ex. 3.400 21 M 20:. 2iTb Illinois Central 102 lut Cons Corp.. 400 3'4 3'5'i 3'i Inspiration Cop. 10,000 44H 4S' 44 H Int Harv, X J.. .too 1"! lOSi 10! K C Southern.. 400 e." i 2", 2", Lehigh Valley.. 700 70N. 7 77 Louis & Nash 3-1 Mexican Petrol. 2,SOo !ti"i Ji Miami Copper. . &,ju Oo J va M K & T pfd 13 Missouri Parif.. jmo 4; 4Vi 4 J at-1 Biscuit... r.00 121'i 121 120 "4'.i 3 21 B.Tl 102' :; 1 i 314 311 '.i National Lead.. 3.7 f.S1; Nevada Copper. 80 1 ti T Y Central.... 4,no 103 N Y. N TI A H. -K'0 r,7 V; Nor 4k "Western. Roo 114;i Northern Pacif. ono 112 103. R7 314 1 1 1 2?i P. 4 r,--i 12'4 24 'i Pacific Mail--.. 3,;iU0 Pac Tel Tel Pennsvlvania ... u.T'O Tnll Pal Car. . .. 20 l2'i 24 -i r7vt T.l4 1"7', r.4i 2on l.-.l i S2' . R1 Vj llfi'i si 32' Ttay Cons Cop.. 4.100 Reading .2m Ken Ir & Pteel .. Zi,Q SI 4S" S2 4H'4 ?c,s T.i ir.r r,4(, 1 '' I) '.i T-il S1 H S0' lift' 70 440 63 74 Southern Pacif. 4,000 Southern R -tudebaker Co.. 1.0 Tennesse Cop.. 1.8"0 Texas Company. ...loo Union Pacific. .. 0.200 ino'i 81 'i 7ni 31SH S2 S7 r.n nsi 4o 2SH r.1 vi do Pfd - L''M U S St-1 10S.400 do nfd T'tah Coptmt 12,200 Western Union.. 40O Westing', Klect. . 20,:o Montana Powor. General Motors. "0 Wabash B pfd.. 5,400 Int-Manne pfd. 300 VDnhernM CrtTl 00O 4o r,r, Total sales lor tno aay, -jo-.vw snares. BONDS. T7 P rrf 2s resr. .90a4Xorthern Pac "s. H 11 S ref 2s coup . H9 i lac T T CS..100H lj p S'.s reg 102!4.Penn cn 4s 105i XT S Ds coupon. 102'i iSouth Pac ref 4s 9S U h 4s reg 110ii do cv 0s 10:i Tf 6 4s coupon.! 11 4 1 Union Pac s... 07 Am emelts 6s.110il do ev 4s IVJH Atchison Kpn 4s 04 JT S Ptel r.s 104 ?, -V Y C sen 2 ! Anglo-Krench Ss. 04 Northern Pac 4s 9?it Bld. Mining Stocks at Botdon. BOSTON. March . Closing ouotations: Allouez North Butte 2nn Am Z, L & Sm. 7Slri01d Pom 1tH Ariz Com SH Oseeola 02 Vi Calumet & Ariz. 7 .Quinry f1 Cal & Tlecla...rt0 'Shannon 1" Centennia.1 1"Va 'Superior 17'i r-r.rt Pir fnn... R'2'.iSun & Bos Min. 31-16 Kast Butte Cop 12!iTamaraclc -. Franklin U S tm. R & M fln- nranby Con SS do prt r.O-i Isle Rov (Cop). 2S t tali con i.'. Kerr hike . 4 , Winona 4 Lake Cop 1 Ci 'Wolverine 1. Salle Cop... 01 jButte & Sup.... K2J Nipissinp Mines. I Money. Exrbange. Ktc. NKW YORK, March 1. Mercantile paper, 2 si S i e. Sterling. 60-day bills, $4.71 ; demand. $4.76 H ; cables. ?4.77. Bar silver, 5ftc. Mexican dollars. 43 vC. Government bonds, firm ; railroad bonds. heavy. Time loans, firm: 0 days. 2i ff 3 per cent: IH days, 3 per cent; six months, 3U per cent. Call money, steady: high. 2 per cent: low li tier cent: ruling rate. 2 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, 1 i per cent offered at 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. March 1. Sterling, 60 davs. 4.72H; demand, S4..G'S: cable, $4.77. Mexican dollars, nominal. r rafts, sight lc, telegraph Sc. LONDON. March 1. Bar silver, 26 13-I6d per ounce. Monev A'rf ter cent. s Discount rates: - Short bills and three months, 61 per cent. Stocks Steady at Ion don. LONDON, March 1. Amerian securities were fairly steady on the stock market to day on a limited amount of business. 1 1 - 1 - APPLE HOLDINGS STEADILY DECREASE Pacific Coast Stocks Reduced 580,000 Boxes Since December 1. The Office of Markets brfs issued its esti mate of storage apple holdings on February 1, which shows & total for the entire coun try of 3.457,999 barrels and 2,651.908 boxes, which compares with December 1, 1915, holdings of 4.726.9SS barrels and 3,739,959 boxes. The percentage of December 1 stocks In storage February 1, estimating three boxes to the barrel, 72.7 per cent. The report says: "The Information re ceived "would seem to indicate that there are 14.8 per cent more apples In cold stor age on February 1 this year than were held on February 1, 1915. However,- th-e barreled apple holdings on the first of this month show an excess of 33.$ per cent over those of a year ago, while the boxed apple hold ings are 25.3 per cent below those of last year. "Durlnr tha month of January apples moved osjt of storage slightly faster, than during the previous month. Oar report in dicates that at the end of January 27.3 per cent of the "December 1 holdings had moved from the coolers." Pacific Coast storage stocks on February 316. and December 1, 1913, are given in the report aa follows: Oregon 75. Of 4 2S5.S9S 4G4.S5 10.577 1,001,441 Washington . . 3l,tIo. Idaho 3 :,5iio California 716,800 MOHAIR TRICES AT BOSTON ARE FIRM Few bales of Domestic Clip Reported la Pat Week. The mohair market has been only mod erately active at Boston, although there is a demand for staple at a fair price. says the Commercial Bulletin. Sales of Cape firsts have been mads in tha market lately with some .freedom at 35 cents, and some lots have even brought 36 cents. Sales of domestic hair have been few but at firm prices as quoted. Advices from Bradford indicate a mod erately active situation, and prices holding with quotations of 15 to lS'.id ruling for Cape firsts. Supplies at the Cape have been fairly wel sold out and remaining stock is firmly held. Boston quotations: Best combing, 740 cents; good combing, 35 4? 37 cents; ordinary combing, 31j$33 cents; best carding, 3337 cents; good carding, 2033 cents; ordinary carding, 26 & 2S cents. Foreign: Cape, first. 34 35 cents; Turkey, fair average, S5(37 cents. MANIPULATION OK PC GAR- MARKETS Bull Campaign. Under May to Force High rrices. A strong combination seems to be work ing to force high priced sugar, says a New York news bulletin. Tho Interests at tho front in this movement are Identified with Cuban fugar growing, and their operations recently havo been very bold. At present prices there is at least 100 per cent profit to the Cuban cane grower, and one combination of interests is making a move to obtain a practical control of tho sugar industry of Cuba.- The high prices are being forced in spite of the fact that England and France, by government decree, will take at least 500,000 tons less than last year, and that the Cuban crop promises to be 600,000 tons larger than that of last year. The visible production of the Island to February 19 was P10.452 tons, against 571, 848 tons to the same date last year. In spite of the strength of the bull interest in sugar, conditions are so against the market that present prices look unnaturally high, and the market an artificial one. RIBBON-WINNER MAKS BIG RECORD St. Mawes Beauty Completes One Tear's Milk Test. Pt. Mawcs Beauty, 295047, the Jersey heifer which was awarded first place in the two-year-old heifor class at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, has com pleted a year's authenticated record of 10, 239 pounds of milk, SSG.tf pounds of fat. This record was started at 1 year and 11 months of age, and during; the tenth month of test she was shipped from Oregon to tan Francisco to the livestock show at the ex position. 1 Her record of 690.4 pounds of S3 par cent butter places her third in class I (cowl under two years and elves her the dis tinction of being the highest yearling; pro ducer of fat In the state of Oregon. St. Mawes Beauty was bred and Is owned by Ed Cary, of Carlton, Or. Car .of Cuban Tomatoes Due. A straight car of fuban tomatoes Is due to arrive this morn in p. Tho first pyramid asparagus from California will also be on the market today. There vera no arrivals of vegetables yesterday and prices were unchanged. Tho banana train will be in this mornln-r. SMALL RUN AT YARDS OMV FEW LOADS ARE SOLD DIR. ING DAY. Iricrs Are Steady on All Lines-Best IIoss Available Bring; (700 and fS Icr Hundred. There was a small run of stock at the yards yesterday and trade was quit tnrouchout the day. The market was with out new feature and all lines were quoted steady. Three or four loads of hogs were sold, the test bringing S7.W0 and S. A fow odd lots of butcher cattle were disposed of within tho established rango of quota tions. Receipts were 73 cattle, 14 calves, 319 hogs and 74 sheep. Shippers wore: w ith cattle lv. u. McCormlcK, bugene, one car. With, hogs Will Block, Independence, one car. With sheep W. Chesscr, Stlverton, one car. With mixed loads J. W. Iavls, Kelso, two cars cattle, calves and hogs; Frank Wan a. Mount Angel, one car cattle and hogs; Xorthwood Ac Gourley. Harrisburg, one r cattle, calves, hogs ana eaecp. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. frice wt. Price 1 cow.. . 2 cows. . f roa. . 940 $D.0Ol27 hogs 2M) $S.o0 1035 5.25 hogn.rP..k H13 , .00 1222 ti.OOiUO hogs....". TOO 7.10 1 cow . P00 3.50 1 cow PftO 1 cow 1 J."0 1 cow f0 2 calves. . 22 2 calves. . 305 3 calves. . 1"0 1 bull 2 steers. . . 11 " r. mixed.. . 83 t &fi liogs. . . , 13 2 hoes. ... SO 6.00 4 boss :nvr 7.-o 4. r.o 4 hos ir:o 7.30 ri.2. 2 hogrt 'A ." ." 7.40 6.50 3 hogs 3S2 7.U0 (i.OO lhog..... 1(0 75 7.00 8 hogs !:.( .75 5. 'JT. :; hogs 127 .7r. rV27 bo(cs. . 12t C.75 r..7..i r. hoes 1:::: 6.7." S.00'20 hogs.. 113 6.50 8.001 Tho range of prices at the local yards for various classes ol livestock follows: Cattle Primo steers $7.0(?S7. Choice steers rt.riOttMV Good steers 0.75 . 7. Medium steers .."()!. Choice cpn a ..................... .50 ru c. Medium cows f.25 ft r..oo Heifers 4.0nV4' Bulls 2.501 ..H StBIfS ,.. 0.00410.2; nogs Ltcht Heavy C.5U(2P7.00 Sheep Yearlings 7.00ifr9.no Ewes ..... fi.Wf Lambs 8.00 0.05 Omaha Livestock Market OMAHA, March 1. Receipts. 16. ."00: high er; heavy, fivr.dfr $.00; light. $S.:10& S"'3 pigs, $iii.b: bulk of sales. Sy40vS.oj. Cattle Teceipts. 6500 ; strong; nativ steers. $7.50 9: rows and heifers. $."i.50(W ..50: Western steers, SC.'A'cii'S: Texas steers, u a 1 ; stocKers and Teeaers, suats. Sheep Receipts, 4500: steady : yearlings, $S.25'f .73; wethers, J7.258.25; lambs. $10.60 S 11. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 1. Hogs Receipts. 37 00; active at lOo above yesterdav's aver age: bulk, f 8.75 9.00; light. $4.50 0' 9.95 mixed. $S.C0; heavy, $S.500; rough, SS.TiOfti S B5: Dies. S7.25 & 8.15. Cattle Re"e:ptF. 13 000; strong; natlvi beef strs, $7.25 fit 9.C."i ; Western steers, $7.10r $.25: Ffockers and feeders, $5. 7.S5: cows and heifers. $3.356 8.35; calves, $S.25&1L Sheep Receipts, 16,000; weak; wethers. J7.00 8 00; lambs, $t.g5g 11.30. Crossbred Steady at Uondon. LONDON, March 1. The offerings at th wool auction sales today amounted to 770 balei. There v.-as a steady demand for combine scoured merinos, but short, an waaty shorts were neglocted and 7H and 10 per cent lower. Crossbred s were steady. Dried rrult at New Torlc NEW YORK, MarOh 1. Evaporated ap pTes Dull and easy: inner, basse: choir. 0Hr3c: prime, 5Hj:5c Prunes, more active and firm. Peaches, steady. Hops at Kew York. NEW YORK, March 1. Iiops, easy. Dnluth Unseed M ark e t. x PULUTI1, March 1. Linseed, cash, $2.-9 May, $2.2j; July, PIT IS DISTURBED Submarine Situation Respons ible for Lower Wheat Prices. TONE AT CLOSE NERVOUS Market Rallies Only Temporarily 011 Reports of Active Buying1 by Minneapolis Millers and Ad verse Crop - Advices. CHICAGO. March 1. Disturbing reports from Washington regarding tho submarine issue in Congress and touching tha status of tho German embassador there caused wheat prices to brtas today after me mar ket had rallied irom tho bearish effect of news that see in e a to show increased activity in the destruction of British ships.. Prices closed nervous, c to He to c net lower, with May at $1.11 and July at S108. Lowest pricea of the day came eariy wnan the market was most sensitive as to whether the new undersea policy of the Germans would be likely to diminish greatly the num ber of vessels available lor export business from the United States. At first the trade appeared to be inclined to take a pessimistic view nf ihA outlook. Prices accordingly fell. Influenced to some extent by bearish estimates of domestic farm reserves. Later the attention of the majority of speculators veered to reports 01 unusu ftivA hnvinff on the tart of millers Minneapolis and to advices that serious Win ter killing had taken place in nearly all of the soft wneat states. me rtuu temnorarilv forcible upturn In values. Washington developments took effect on w. oo . phiofiv in ihA litKt hour of trade. In addition to word that a vote was to be forced on the question of warning Americans (mm tukiiiff- nassatce on armed merchant ships, baseless rumors were current mi Ambassador Bernstorff had been given his nnsKTwiriH. The result was more than to wlr.n nut afl advances In wheat quotations, and to leave the market at tho finish in a ecidudlv unsettled couaiupn. onnrl with vhPllt. Kxport sales of l.nw.wo cusneis 01 o. failed to act as much of a stimulus to the oats market. Hi6her prices oa hogs lifted provisions. The leaning iuiuros rangeo a rwnuwa. WHEAT. Open. High, .fl.l $1.131 . 1.097s 1-11 U CORN. . .74 'i .7.'.; . .74U .75 OAT 3. . .41- .47i . ,41'; .41i MESS PORK. Low. Close. l.lO'S fi.ii l.l7Ts 1.081 .4 24 -4CTi ,40v, .41 ay uly ay uly May uly Mar .20. SO .20.85 20.S7 20.92v LARD, 10.62 10. SO 20. 0 20.(17 20. 9 r, 20.10 uly May . ..io.:,7 ...10,77 10.55 10.70 10.T.2 10.70 uly SHORT TUBS. May 11.60 Jt.R0 ll.r.O 31.57 uly 11.70 ll. iz l l.bu ii.t Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red. $1.10&1.14: No. 8 rd, 1.12; No. '2 hard, fl.u& Va 1.13 Vz ' No. hard, $1.00(1.08. Corn No. 2 yellow. 15076ci No. 4 yel low, 66&9fte;No. 4 white, 60fi 69c. Oats NO, 5 wniTC, u Vj J ll ounaaru, live No. 2, 90c, Barley 60'a."Oc. Timothy $4. 60 7.75. Clover 10&i J0. Clearance Wh-'at, 7 .". mm) bushels; rnrn, 03.OK) bushels; oats, C97.O0O bushels; flour, 9,000 barrels. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March J. Wheat May, M joTi; July, 91.10S. Cash, No. 1 hard, $1.14 Ts : No. 1 Northern. $1.1 1 g 1.13 , No 2 Northern. $1.07 Ti 1.10 34 ' Barley o&n. G6c. Flax $.20.83. ' f "Puget Round drain Market a. SEATTLB. March I. Wheat Bluestem, S.'c ; Turkey red, SOc; forty fold, 80c; club, SOc; fife, 78c; red Husslan, 77c Barley, $'Ji per ton. yesteraay a car receipts w neai, 10; oats, 1; barley, 3; corn, 2, hay 8. flour, 6. TACOMA. March J. Wheat Bluesfm, flSc&l.o:.; forty fold, 036t9&c: club, fc; fife. Sc. Car receipts wheat, 17; nay, 5. BOOM i3OW ON IN COI EEE MARKET Futures Sell at New llicjh Records on New York Board. NEW YORK, March 3. Apprehensions of increased import in k costs, combined with continued ftrmness In Brazil, led to a rharp advance in the market for coffeo futures here today. The opening' was at an ad vance of 5 to 0 points and the market sold up during- the day on covering of shorts, renewal of scattering bull aupport and moderate demand from trade interests. May contracts sold at S.inc and July at S.lOt. or ithln a point or two of the highest level reached laFt month, while t-opteraber foM at 8. 30o and December at 8.3Sc, or into new high eround for tho season. The close was within a point or two of tho best at net advance of '20 to 24 points. ?als. 48.7.10 bag. March. 7.0Sc; April. 8.0.1c; May, 8.0in; June, MUc: July. S.ISc: August, S.'J'J September, 8.2c; October, S.30c; November, 8. 34c; December, 8.37c; January, S.4CH;; Feb ruary. 6. 43c. Spot coifec. steady; Hio 7s. y!ic; Santos 4s, 10c, Owing1 to the holiday in Brazil, compara tlvely few fresh cost and freight offers were received, out tho tone was reported rirm with quotations about unchanged to 5 points up in tho casa of some shippers. Higher marine war risKs were consiaerea a xacior on the advance and there were unconfirmed rumors of higher ocean freight rates. The official cables reported nn advance ot loo rels in isantos nd of id In tho rata of Rio exchaiiKO on London at the clo?e ye terday. Santos reported a clearance of tJG.OUw bags for New Orleans. BAN" FRANCISCO rnoDict: MARKET Prleea Current on Butter, Fa;;. Fruit a, Vegetable. Fte at Iy 1 ity. PAN FRANCISCO. March 1. Butter Frsli extras, iMc; prime ftrstH, --c; fresh first. KfTjCfl Freh CTtras. U4c; pullets, Ue, rhe .ew, i6vc: aoung Americas. 18c Oppsron twins, new. ivr.. Vegetables Eprplant. CO'frSoc: green neaff. 10 in 1 2 v-r: rnQnarn, y 7 c ; tomatoes, r.Mfr7rc; cucumbers, fltl?-; asparagus, 10 1 SC. . Onions California. 1 .ft" 2. Fruit Lemons, f 2.7n-i orangea. 51. n; rrfinrrnin. i.-nv'J: bananas, wnllan. 50cj$1.50; pineapples. Llawalla.n, L' 3. Potato: Delta. 51 ? 1.33; Salinas, 1, Fweets. 2 3U 2 ."iO. Receipts Flour. lt;n quarters: barley. "00 centals; t.eanf. 4710 sacks; potatoes, 2 sacks; hay, 5x tontr. New York Central's Record Farnins;, NKW YORK. March 1. Combined earn lnps of the New lork Central Railroad its subsidiary lines for January. Issued today, Fhow an Increase In operating1 revenues .0.j2.O0O, and in net of 4. 137.000. The New York Central main line increased Its proas by J2l0,O0Q and its net operating; revenue: by $UrlMi.f0Pn, while the net Income increase cr 2.6oo,000 replaces a deficit In the cor responding period of last year. Taken as a whole. New York Central' January statement probably surpasses an returns in the history of the system. Metal Market. NEW YORK. March 1. "Copper, steady electrolytic, nearby. l!S.50c; June and later, 27 ft 27.60c. Iron, stead v and unchanged. The Metal Exchange quoits tin firm, spot 47 '4T.7re. The Metal Rx chance quotes lead J.4ic. Speller not quoted. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. March 1. Turpentine, qule 50c; receipts, f.2 barrels; Flock. t273 barrels. Rosin, sales, 794 barrelat receipts, 040 barrels: Ptock. &S.743 barrels. Quote: B, C, D. E. V, 4.73r 4.0; 5, "H". $4.804 4. I. .i; K, .j.30; M. ..7o; ; TV G, WW. ?6.D0. Chlcajeo Iairy Froduee. CHICACO, March I. BuTter, higher creameries. 23 y y4c. Effgs, hlcher. Receipts, 11,664 rases firsts, 1V 321 c; ordinary firsts, 20J,c at mark, caea included, 1021 c. New York Pujcar Market. NKW luKK, ilareli 1. Haw suar, firm. molasses sugar, 4. Sic Cotton Market. NEW YORK. March 1. Spot cton. quiet. Midland uplands, lL4c. tales, 2'JOO bales. FREEXONNECTION SOUGHT Question Raised at Centralis by Telephone) Purchase. CHEHALIS. Wash., March 1. )spe cial.) The subject of free telephone connection between hehalis and Cen tralis has been raised in the latter city, now that the tarne corporation owns both systems, acl Centralia within a lew weeks will act upon the question of voting another franchise to the Pacific Telephone Telegraph Company. Tho toll is 10 cents lor a minimum with an added charge for extended use of tho line. Many business men have found this small toll an 'advantage In that it served to keep gossipers off the line and made better service possible. 150 AT KALAMA INSTITUTE Professor Coleman, ot Keod College, lrinciial Speaker. KELSO. Wash., March 1. (Special.) Under tho direction 01 County teuper intendent Lucia Jenkins and witn more than 150 teachers of the county In at. tendance, the annual institute of the Cowlitz County schools, which has been in session at Kalama tnis weeK. was regarded a preat success. Professor Norman F. Coleman, of Reed College, was the principal lecturer, state Su perintendent of Public Instruction Josephino Preston . arrived yesterday and Kave a lecture this morning. Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, of the United States Department of Agriculture, lectured on club work. The Kalama teachers tendered a re ception to the visitors last night in the high school building. BAKER MILL TO INCREASE Growing Lumber Dcniund IiCads to . Finn for Fourth Bry Kiln. BAKER, Or., March 1. (Special.) Because its increased business demands a faster output of lumber, the Baker White Pine Company will at once put in a fourth dry kiln, with a capacity of 10.000 feet of lumber daily. The cost will be and work will be started as soon as permission is obtained from the city to vacate a portion of a street. The question was placed before the City Commissioners this afternoon and action will be taken March 2S. Lumber business is better than it has been for years and with a slight relief in the car shortage situation all mills are busy. PARTY LEADERS TO MEET Grajs Harbor Republican Conven tion May Be Set Xor April. ABERDEEN, Wash.. March 1. (Spe- ial.) The date and meetinjr place of the Grays Harbor Republican county convention and the basis of representa- ion in electing- delegates will be set the last of this week or the first of next at a meetinjr of the county central committee, which will he called within ho next few days by Chairman 1 II. Brewer, of Ifoquiam. The leading Republicans want an early meeting-, which means that the gathering- probably will come early in ApriL Chairman Brewer Fays he favors a convention of about ..'25 or 300 dele gates. WEALTHY PIONEER DIES Laic Spokane ' Man AVus Coeur d'.Meno Indian by Adoption. SPOKANE. Wash.. March 1. Patrick Nixon, a wealthy pioneer, died at his home hero today aged 74 years. Forty years ago ho settled in tho Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation, and because of his friendl j-acts ho was adopted by the tribe. When the Indian reservation was thrown open for entry seven years ago, the United States recognized the adop tion, of Mr. Nixon and Ins family into the tribe, and ho and his wife, seven children and their families, making a total of 17 members, were each granted an allotment of land. DAILY METKOROLOUICAt. REPORT, PORTLAND. March 1. Maximum l.mn.r- nture, AS degrees; minimum. 3 degrees. Kiver reding, S A. M., 6.0 (e-t: chanjio In lust 24 hours, 0.4 foot. Total rainfall (5 P. M. It I'. Al.l, men: total rainfall Fince September 1 1915, itO.-O inches: normal rain fall since September 3. 31.77 inches; excess of rainfall since September . ?.4'J Inches. Total sunshine. 1 hour In minutes: possible sunshine, 11 hours minutes. Barom.t.f (reduced to sea level). & r. M. . 20.74 Inches. Relative humidity, 1 P. M., Si pur cent. THE "WEATHER. - Centrifugal. S.OSc; Refined, firm. HI t ? ETA 'HONS. State of - Weal&sr. S fg ? Baker I 310.01:.. NWrton Hoise oti0.3'J . t.now Boston 3-n.O'Ji. .jM ear Calgary t: 0 .00; . . N Clear Chicago ?." o. 14,20 N Snow Colfax 34 0.00' K Cloudy Denver .......... 1S'0.14 ..IE Snow Des Moines 30 . . IN Cloudy Duluth 4'o.OL' snow Kureka ....... Cilveston ..... Helnna -laeV;sonvl!le Kansas City .. l.os AnReles ... Marshfield .... MrUord Minneapolis Montreal New Orleans . . New York . . . . . North Head North Yakima Omaha ....... Pendleton .... Thoenlx Pocalello Portland ..... RoseburK ..... Sacramento . . . St. Lou.i Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane ...... Tacoma Tatoosh Island V'al!a Vai!a .. tYashlnitton .. Winnipeg 4- 1.14 Ki NWiHt. cloudy 7tiO.no 10 S C!ear o.fi:..:xw Cloudy o o.tn..NE Pt. cloudy 34o.bi..:N Icioudy r.s o.(nmi2 sw iPt. cloudy r.o .7'i' . . w ipt. cloudy 4'S o.l in sv cloudy 1J.14 I N 'Snow s 0.0O lo .VWICIesr T O.Oo;. . SW Iciear SB o.oo is F. 'Clear 4-.' o.;s 4 W IPt. cloudy an o.ooi. .i.n'F. Pt. cloudy 18 0.0J 24'NW Cloudy 4O0.L'4 ,.IW 'Snow Cll 0.0o:io;SW ('loudy ::so.oi!..su .snow 4S o.."2 14 W icioudy 44 O.ts l' s V Kaln r. O.M IB.SW Clear S4 o.es lj v Cloudy Ss o.iiji .:SW (cloudy r.4 0.:;oii' W 'Pt. cloudy ..isrj snow 3'.' O.Oit ! NT Ic.oudy 42 0.121. .SW ICloudy 42 0.04 . .SK Rain 40 0.10 . .V Clotidv 4 I 0." . . IS Icioudy 2 0.00!.. jS Iciear WEATHER CONDITIONS. Unsettled weather conditions obtain over th Pacific Kiope, and In the Soulhemand j-.astern states. v moaeraie nipn-preraure Notice to Shippers of Country Killed Meats While tt in tni there has t?n pafcd in this city an ordinance reuuirinje that 'l meats pass inpectton before trio Fame aro ofTerad for aale. be advi.-d that this In no wUe interferes with op prevents your ship ment of the name as heretofore. 4rtain simple requirements must hs adhered to. however, and they are as follows: Mwr and kidneys (not Iuhks and heart remove theti must V left In the carraas of a. veal or mut ton. In dreaslna; hofti, remove as hereto fore nil or e ana excent ttia kidneys. All heal th v animal of vuitablu age and size may h9 marketei. KVKKDlNfl FRRKf.L, fKVNK TKMl'IKJOX ' f-a-c-t-s The "test of timo. that of service endurance, is un doubtedly the most valu able to determine the per m a n e n t effectiveness of any roadway material. If after a number of vcars actual experience with sv hard -surface material it has proven so satisfactory that It is selected for the Q further improvement of street, road or highway it ' proves conclusively that proper pavement watt used. This is the history of Bu ulithic when once Used and further improvements are contemplated the hard surface to be selected is absolutely sure to be h - i - t-u-1-i-t-h-i-c Warden Brothers Company Journal Build in jr. Portland, Oregon. TUb 011 H1 Kfc 1KW. ist-ued weekly, tells without technical obscurities or dry ness of New York Sto-lt Kxelmngo Invwi mnt opportunities. $1 a yr. tond lor ample copies. ,Uhii Muir & Co.. 1 Broadway, Nw "York I'ity. area Is over Central Canada and North Ceiitrul United ita.te. Precipitation has oc curred within tho last ;m hours in rmt aoctions ot the country, except along t bo Oulf uiul Atlantic Coasts, and in North 1 kota and Canada. The weather la much, cooler in. Northern Colorndo. Nebraska, Kan and Iowa ; it is Jk degroes or more warmer in Arnouu, l.ouisiaiia aud lcnnay- VatlliL The conditions aro favorable for rain or snovr in this district Thursday, with varia ble wluds, niobtly southerly. Continued pro tection for ranye livestock, will bo necesary for tho next two dny a. FORECASTS. Portland and vtmity Probably occasional rain; southerly wlnjs. Oregon and Wash Inst on Occasional rain west, snow or rain east portion; winds mostly southerly. lda.au Snow or rain. THEODORI3 F. TVRAKK. Aaslatant Forecaster. CAMP HAS TWO ACCIDENTS Ono Man Killed, Another Injured. Near Kelso: KELSO, "Wash.. March 1. (Special.) Two serious accidents at the Ostran- der Railway &. Timber Company camp, north of Kelso, the first of this wecK make the worst run of accllenta vhicn hus ever occurred at this camp. ics- terday about noon H. J. Knloe fell from a loaded. loKRinii truck and was cautcht between somo bridso timbers and tho car, breaking his necK ana causing in stant death. So far as is known Knloe has no relatives nearer than xortu Carolina. Monday Sisgurd Larsen was caught between two logs and suffered severe contusion of tho muscles and ligaments of the back and hips. He was taken to the hospital at Portland. This makes the second fatal and third serious accident at the Ostran der camp since logging was started u-bout two weeks ago. COUNTY ATTORNEY TO QUIT II. I. AVatts, or Athena, May Bo Can didato for Umatilla. Offiec. PENDIJ3TON, Dr.. March 1. (Spe cial.) District Attorney Frederick Steiwer today announced his retirement from office at the. expiration of hia present term. A desiro to devote his timo to his private practice is given as the reason. The announcement of his retirement is expected to bring out a. warm fight for the office. Among those who have been mentioned as Republican candi dates aro H. I. Watts, Athena: Osmer R. Smith, Pendleton; S. 13. Peterson, Milton; R. I. Keator, Alger Fee. G. W. Coutts, Pendleton, and V. J. Warner, HrrmiBton. TRAVKMCRS' CnHE, San Francisco Los Angeles CWIthoat Chance En Rente Tho Bis. Clean. Comfort a blr. KleKsmtly Appointesl S. S. BEAR Sails From Alnawortkt Dock 3 1'. M.. March 4. 100 Golden Mi lea oa ' Columbia River. All Hates Inrlnde Bertha and Meals, 't able and Service ,,' . V:nexcellcd The San Fraaelaro Portland S. S. Co.. Third and Waihlnglos Streets wit la O.-W. It. A tt. o- 1 el. Bread way 4SUO, A SU1. 3'alutial. fix-rCfk. iSpeedy. S. S. Northern Pacific Sails for San Krancisco Sattirdav. March 1 1, and thereafter every Saturday. From tfan Krnncii'ca for Portland every Wednesday. North Bank steamer Kx- preus leaves y v. Ji. Sister ship "Great Northern" l'or Honolulu. March 6 nnd -4. Shrin ers' official trip March St. Ticket Office. Fifth and Stark. ' Station. 10th and Hoyt. Broadway 20. A Mil. FRENCH LINE Compacnie Cenerale Tranatlantiqua hKKVltlv, Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX CHICAGO Mar. 11, 3 P.M. LA TOURAINE Mar. 18, 3 P. M. LAFAYETTE Mar. 25, 3 P. M. HOCHAMBEAU . Apr. 1,3 P.M. O K INFORMATION Affl.V C. V. HIXiKK. SU Mxttt Bt. A. 1. t HAKLTON. S55 Morrison tit. K. K. CAKUMI.N C. M. ft. Paul Kr. DOHSIY B. s.ilTll, 116 Third Kt. y f. UAIIiU. 1UO Third t-t. IL IlltkMIN, 3t Vi ahlnctoo Ht. m NOUlli HANK KOAl), 1 Iflh and Mtarlc "ta. y. b. K'l AKUMl. S1 and Wai-hinrtoo bta. K. B. Ill'UV. 124 Third St.. Portland. LAMPCHT &KOLT LltiZ- Kerular salllnc of luirrloui J2.V0 ton steam- , especially deeltmed for trarel in tho tropica. ' Bcaa k. UdaXiKLa, oeieraJ AAiA-a Broadway. K.lf. Tnrwer H. Kmith. Third and M aartlncton HtH. A USTRALIA Honolulu. Suva, New Zealand TUB FATATIAL I'ASMiNJJKR STtAMFIW K.M.K. "MAtiAKA" JCM. MAtt,t'KA" 4 .'u.uuo tons diK. il.t.W'i t.ii.a Uik. Sail from VAX Ot VKK. 11. i Mar. I.-,, Apr. 11. May 10. Apply ann.Iian la-ifio Hallway. &-" Third tt.. 1'ortlrtnU, Or.. t.r o ll.- t unadihin AiiHtralinn Ki ul MhiI Una, 1U beiwvux trett, aucoucr. Ji. C. asW BARBADOS, BAHIA.HtO Dt JArtlB(VfT Iw5NTO5.MONlVl0tON0ja it my I, ijiT-ai ,rrr -1 -1 ,V I ? i