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Newspaper Page TextTHE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAS. FRIDAY, 3IAKCII 10, 191G. 19 SUPPLY 15 SHY STOCK TRADE BROAD HALF CENT 15 GAIN BAG Only 34,000,000 Are Bought for Coast to Date. LACK OF TONNAGE CAUSE Importations Last Year Were 55, 00 0,000 Bags and Very lew Were Carried Over King ' Malcolm Not Withdrawn. The totatl number of grain bags bought in Calcutta to date for use on the Pacific Coast is ft Undated by bas men at not to ex ceed 04,000,000. Last year the total impor tations on the Coast were 55,000,000 bags. There is a very small carry-over stock from last year, so further purchases of bags will be necessary or other methods of handling craln provided, even with a smaller crop, which it Is now thousht may be 25 per cent less than that of 1U13. In the meantime, practically no business Is passing in the bag market. Buyers in the country are holding back and sellers are not trying to force business. The nominal local quotation Is 14 cents. There has been much interest in the trade In the affairs of the steamer King Mal colm. The vessel was chartered to bring 02,000,000 yards of burlap to this Coast to be made into bags. Then the British au thorities requisitioned her at Calcutta and ordered the cancellation of the charter, on the grounds that a steamer of that size hould not be sent so far away from the phero of possible military needs. As the King Malcolm had begun loading, however, th.3 cancellation order was later rescinded and she will be allowed to proceed. It Is surmised that after she discharges her bur lap at San Francisco she will load with a tnunition cargo for the Orient. The British authorities not only control the shipments of bags and burlap out of Calcutta, but also dictate the ports to which the cargoes shall go. On this sub ject the New York, Journal of Commerce cays: Bag manufacturers who have large in- i terests in the Northwest are much con cerned regarding the elimination of Seattle as a port of entry for burlap under the tentative importing plan that is now before the British authorities for approval. San 'rancisco has been designated as the port on the west coast through which burlap may come under the importing arrange ment in its present form. j "Manufacturers of bags who receive bur- I lap via the west coast contend that Seattle is a more important and convenient place for burlap to enter, and it is understood that influence will be brought to bear on the British authorities at "Washington with a view to having Seattle either added to the libt or. if only one port of entry is to be permitted on the west coast, to have Se attle selected instead of San Francisco, Ac cording to reports current on the market the other port3 of entry proposed are New York, Boston and Philadelphia. New Or leans, a very important point, has been Ig nored. The idea in choosing the ports named was to simplify the supervision of Imports." OREGON CHOPS ARE WORTH $70,000,000 Government Kstimate of Value of farm Products in This State. In its list of aggregate crop-value com parisons, the Government's monthly crop report, issued on March 1, gave the esti mate for Oregon of the total value of 31 crops wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, buck wheat, flaxseed, potatoes, sweet potatoes and hay in PUS, li14, lOOO-lo and 1000, the value of all crops in 1909 (census) and tho hypothetical value of all crops in other years, based upon percentages of the 31 crops to all crops in census years, also the rank of the state. The estimate follows; Vuluo 11 crops jni5 $4S,32.nno 3IU4 44.41S. 000 iror-ia (3-yar average) ::'., so:;, ooo ihr; ya,i4o,o-m 11M! (.census value all crops) 40.041,o0y IVr cent 3 I crops to all census crops, Hypothetical value of all crops am.-v $70.O7O,ono V.U4 ti5.K21.0O lltu0-i; (5-year average) ;,.. J, 000 Hank, 11 crops 3mr ;.0'ioof , 20 3-J14 llXi0U-3 20 Hank, all crops 3 not S01914 SO 3115 oUiyoy-io 3t The estimated farm values of Oregon prod ucts on January 15, 1010, and on the same !ate last year were as follows: 3f1. 1015 i 6.10 .0 5.S0 6.40 7..".o 8.00 5.tiO 5.20 .( .00 .2t .PI 4.:io 70.00 luo.tto i6.o 1.00 .S5 1.75 1.55 LOO 1.10 a.oo a. 15 .54 32. IO O.Sn O.tiO Son 30.50 7.50 R.00 7.00 12.25 1 l. 00 29. DO 33.20 other Oregon s and last year 101 . 191 5. f .07 $ 1.23 .SI , .80 .:5 .47 .! 1.05 .4 .07 10. till 10.00 .:t:: .::i .:t." .:n .13 .11 3Igrt. 10'V pounds ........ nttle. 100 pounds ...... "Val, 100 pounds Sheep, li0 pounds 1 .iimbs, lOO pounds (Wool, unwashed, pound . Mili'h cows, head Horses, had ,ppI'S, bushel 'Hhbage, 100 pounds .... Onions, bushel ......... Heans. dry, bushel ...... Turnips, bushel ......... Timothy hay. ton ....... 'lover hay. ton .Alfalfa, ton Prairie hay, ton ........ 'lovor seed, bushel . .. liran, ton Tho estimated values ere as follows: "Wheat, bushel .... Corn, bushel ..... 4 ain, bushel . . . . . 3iarley. busaol .... Tiyo. bushel ...... Potatoes, bushel Pa v, ton Putter, pound 3-gTK, dozen Chickens, pound .. WOOL CONTRACTING -SLOWED DOWN Decline in Poo don and Australia Stop Buy ing on IShcep's Back. Wool prices at London have declined 2 rents to 4 cents a pound since the first of the month. In Australia, the March sales liave opened lower, an a consequence of the London weakness. This change in the course of foreign prices, after a long and uninterrupted advance, has had the effect of putting a stop to contracting In the West at the very high prices at which the season opened. The Boston market has not yet reflected the breaks abroad, as Boston never got up fully to the foreign plane, yet the buyers for Pastern houses are making no effort just row to get control of new Oregon wool. rowers aked prices have undergone no alteration. It is estimated that prior to the London reverse between 3S.000.UOO and 20,000,000 pounds of new wools were contracted for in the West. The buying was done at extreme prices, in Oregon buyers paying 2 cents to 3 cents over last year's rate, while in other pnrts of the West the bds were frequently er the Boston rarity. A small lot of the first Arizona shorn wool was bought at 27 'i cents, while an offer of 27 cents for a large clip of several thousand pounds was turned down. Up to 24 cents was paid in Nevada. Boston dealers dis credit a report from Dillon. Mont., that 33 cents was offered for the AndruB clip. For Pne medium Soda t-prings wools 30 cents has been paid. A mail report from Boston, dated March 3. say more than 17,000.000 pounds of wool wore Imported in that meek, tho largest weekly importations of the season. The transfers for the week st Boston were light er thn usual, not exceeding 4.000,000 pounds. KALES ARK JiOT LARGE Surplus Is Going Into Storage at 18 Vi Cents. The esg market held at IS1- cents, case count, yesterday. Sales did not equal re ceipts, and the accumulation caused an un dertone of weakness. Most of the surplus is. going into storage. Tliore tv as a strung demand for poultry. especially hens, small as well as large size seliing at 37 cents. Veal was very weak at P cents. Ireesed pork has not advanced in spite of higher prices at the yards. The butter market was firm at the recent advance NO WHEAT IS SELLING IN" COUNTRY Farmer Not Worried by Xecline From Re cent High Price. No- wheat trading was reported In advices from the country yesterday. Farmers have paid no attention to the decline and are not offering to sell, and at the same time there is little or no demand. At the Mer chants Exchange forty-fold and blues tern bids were raised to 4 centa and other sorts 1 cent Commenting on early unfavorable crop re ports an Eastern wheat authority asks: "Can the worid face with equanimity any possible decrease in North, American yield for iyi6-17? Peace, it is generally believed; would produce a serious decline by open ing up the Russian supplies to the markets. Is this view plausible, first because supplies there cannot be excessive, owing to the fact that no facilities exist to carry over crops. Second, because of the great void which must exist in Central Europe after some IS months of war. It is much more prob able that with a cessation of hostilities thu greedy absorption of all grains would be astonishing. . Values have declined 27 cents from the top 20 cents in 11 days. The question remains, will any possible advance be merely in accordance with the history of previous years, to be followed by a further new decline as last year, or will it be permanent? The new crop prospects will determine this. In 1SS17 with the Napoleonic wars, wheat sold at 2.-83. Fifty years later, with our Civil War, it again sold at $2.83 In l&oT. Add another 50 years and we find ourselves in the midst of a gigantic European struggle. What does 1017 hold in store for wheat?" Argentine wheat shipments this week are estimated at 2,800,000 bushels. Terminal receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Parle v vinur nti Year ago Season to date Year ago Seattle. Wed.. Year ago. .... Season to date Year ago ..... Seattle, Wed.. Year ago Season to date Year ago 21 9 i 0:2 13T3 1338 847 1S0S ljuutf Isa lowj Isjo 1U33 2 14 s B0;i.-. 41m z70 1?30 boUS 45 .... ous :i613 4 .... 1 .... 1 5 6 3 4 6T7 ll:;u 3:iu TS-i S278 tibUO DSJ 1S31 1140 8oSi Bank Clearinss. Bank clearing, of the North-western cities jesterday were as follows: p.,,... Clcarngu. Balances ?,,? d l.ll.4l 134.133 .'ae 1.70S.SW3 181,308 ! ., , I J -i fcKokaue 071,ili PORTLAXD MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Hour. Fmh t'.tn. Merchants' Kxciiana, noou session. March delivery. Bid vv neat Bluesttmi . Kortyfuld . Bid. t 1.02 .!5 .113 Ask. yr. ago. $ 1.06 1.00 .It 7 JtS .on 25. oO S 1.43 1.40 l.J l.as i.;;o 34.00 27.50 '23.7.6 24.00 $ 1.07 l.iK 1.00 1.00 .y.i 26.00 L'lUO lied fife Red Kussian Outs o. l white feed Barley - 2-4.00 N'o. 1 feed 28 23 Brewing ol ri Bran j -j;0 Shorts 22.00 Futures 22.O0 24.00 .? 3.03 .04 .l:t " 24"-.0 . 2.e0 . ol.OO . 21.2." April bluest em April fortyfold April club April red fifo April liussiaii April oats April teed "barley April brewing barley April brj.il April shorts FLOCK Patents. $3.40 2. 0 J 1U.00 per barrel straights. S4.70U3.2u: exorin 4 :a- viiv 4.io; whole wheat, Jo.bO; graham. $0.4o. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, S1S.50 10.30; Valley timothy, $1G; aifalia, MILLi-'KED Spot prices-Bran, 2U23.50 per ton ; aborts, S 23.30 4 2t ; rolled barley, $iil.50 to 32.30. CORN Whole, per ton. $o7 per ton; cracked, JSS Fruits and Vegetables. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, naveis, t2.0O4xa.23 pur box; lemons, So.004.23 per box; bananas, 5c per lb.; pineapples, i & 7 g per pound; grapefruit, $25.20; tangerines, $1.50 $p 1.75. ViiGKTABLES Artichokes, 85 00c per dozen; tomatoes. ?4t-4.5o per crate; cabbage, $1.50112.50 per hundred; garlic, lOc per lb.; peppers, 20ifp25c per pound ; eggplant, 25c per pound; sprouts, S3j.Dc per pound; horse radish, feffec per pound; cauliflower, J y 2.25; celery. $4.50 per crate; lettuce, $2.50 ti o.25 per crate ; cucumbers, $1.25 ($ l.5u ; hothouse lettuce. 75c&$l per box; spinach, $1(6-1.25 per box; asparagus, 20250 per pound; rhubarb, l214c per pound. POTATOES Oregon, $1.401.00; YaUl mas, $i.5oi l.oo per sack; sweets, $a.20(flj 0. 50 per hundred. ON ION a Oregon, buying prices, $2 f. o. b. shipping point. APPLES Spitzenberprs, extra fancy, ?2.23; fancy, $2; choice, $1.251.50; Yellow New towns, extra fancy, $2; fancy, $1.75; choice, $ 1.S5 1& 1.50; Rome Beauty, fancy, $1.5o& 1. tio; Wlnesaps, choice, $ 1.15 1.55; Stay man, choice, $1.25 1.35. Iairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: KOGS Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, candled, 20c per dozen; uncandled, IS&c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 17c: SDrines. 17c: stairs 13c; turkeys, live, 1021c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2Kj25c; ducks, 13-16c; geese, 10c. BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re tailer: Portland uity creamery prints, 60 poiind case lots. standard grades, 34c; lower grades, 31 Vs c:Oregon country cream ery prints, o-pound case lots, standard makes, 32 vi tf? IWc ; lower grades, 31&31c; packed in cubes, 2c less. Prices paid by Job bers to producers: Cubes, extras, 20'-i oOc; firsts, 2Sfi'2Sc; dairy butter, 15jliJic; butterfat. No. 1, 33c; No. 2, 30c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbing buying prices, 20c per pound, f. o. b. dock Port land ; Young Americas, 21c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 10c per pound". PORK Fancy, 10c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River 1 -pound talis. $2.30 per dozen ; one-half flats, $1.50; 1 pound flats, 2.50; Alaska pink, 1 -pound talis, 05c. HONEY Choice, $3.23 per case. N UTf? Walnuts, tack lotn. 10c; Brazil nut. l&iir ISc; filberts, lt418c; almonds. It c; peanuts, 3 -c; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen ; pecans, 10 (ft1 20c; chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Small white, 7.20c; large white, 7.15-; lima, tie; bayou, 6! c; pink. 5i c. COVFEE Roasted, In drums, 14?i33c. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $7,25; beet, $7.03; extra C, $.75; powdered, in barrels, $7.50; cubes, barrels, $7. SALT Granulated, $35. 50 per ton: half ground, 100s. $0.50 per ton; 50s, $10.50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE ' Southern head. rTi (fTtSiie per pound; broken, 4c; Japan fiyle, 4tao.5c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, Sc per pound; apricots. 13 ij. 15c ; peaches, 8c ; prunes, Italians, ?9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, Sc; unbleached Sultans, i rtv lOc; seeded. ic ; dates, Persian, 3 0c pound ; f ard. $1 .65 per box; currants. S (6- 12c; figs. 50 6-ouncp, $2; 10 4-ounc-e, $2.25; 30 10-ounce, $2.4o; 32 10ounce. S5c; bulk, white, 7 4 Sc; black, tic per pound. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1015 crop, 10)l3c per pound; 1016 contracts, 11 & 12c per pound. HIDES Salted hides. 25 pounds and up, 15c; salted stags, 50 pounds and up, lie; salted kip, 13 pounds to 25 pounds, ltic; salted caif up to 33 pounds, l"c; green hides, 25 pounds and UP. 15Vac: green slags, 50 pounds and up. y Hrc; green kip, 25 pounds, 10c; dry flint hides, 26c; dry flint calf up to 7 pounds, 2Sc; dry nait hides, 21c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 20 u 30c; valley, 27 6; 2Sc. MOHAIR Orion, 2ff20c per pound. CASCARA BAKE. Old and new, 4c per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 17c; dry short-wooled pelts, lc; dry shearlfngs, 15c each; salted shearlings, l&25c each; dry goat, long hair, 15c each ; dry goat shearlings. lOcgCOc each; salted long-wooled pelts, February. $1.232 each. Fro visions. HAMS AH size, choice, 10c; standard, 17ac; skinned, 1417c; picnics, t&c; cot tage roil. 13 So. BACON Fancy, 27 2Sc ; standard, 21 22c : choice. 15 H & 20c. DRY SALT Short clear- backs. 11 13c; exports, lltfplSc; plates, $?10:.c. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, Ilc; standard, 10c; compound, loc. BARREL GOODS Mess beef, $18; plate beef. $10; plate pork, $IS; tripe, $10.50 11.50. oils. KEROSENE "Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c; cases, 17 1 drfCOc. GASOLINE Bulk. li-c; cases, 25ic; naptha. drums. lSe: cases, Kv-c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 92c; raw, cases, i7c; boiled, barrels, y4c; boiled, canes, H!c. TURPB NT I VPV In tanks, 67e ; la cases, 74c; 10-case lota, 1c less. All Quarters of List Share Upward Swing. in WALL STREET IS CHEERFUL Most Helpful Feature of Market Is Steady Advance in United States Steel Specialties Score W idest Gains. NEW YORK, March . Talcing today market as a criterion. Wall street, or at least the speculative fraternity, seemed to nave recovered from the alarm occasioned by recent political and diplomatic contro versies. Trading was on the largest and broadest scale of recent weeks and almost wholly on a rising scale of values. All quarters of the share list participated in the advance, which gathered force with the progress of the session despite consid erable realizing for profits. Specialties again scored the most eubatantial gains, the metal group being particularly active. Zinc rose 5 points to the new record of SSi, and Green Cananea Copper also made a new maximum on its rise of 3' to 5S. Shares of the independent sioel com panies, as well as equipments, motors, oils, fertilizers and Mercantile Marine preferred rose from 2 to almost 5 points, while various sundry issues of no especial description were appreciably better. Lackawanna Steel was foremost of tne war stocks, rising 3 34 to Perhaps the most impressive and helpful feature was the steady advance of United States Steel, which gained 1 to 84 on transactions ranging from 3000 to more than 4000 shares. Steel's strength was at tributed to vesterday's announcement of an expansion of the corporation's operations. Incidentally. Bethlehem Stool, on very few offerings, rose 7 points to 4S4. Texas Company led the petroleums, which were unaffected by reports of further dis turbances of Mexican origin. Rails wene higher by 1 to 2 points, with the exception of New Haven, which was weak in the early trading on suspension of its proposed higher freight rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission, but re covered later. Germany's declaration of war against Portugal became known in the final hour and contributed to the general shading of prices toward the end. Total sates amounted to 710,000 shares. Exchange on Germany fell to the new low rate of 72, hardening a trifle at the close. Bonds were irregular with total sales, par value, of $2,400,000. United States bonds were unchanged on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Alaska Goid . 15, TOO 21!14 2o;Ji 2:i' Allis-Chalmers. . 2,tio0 3'iai So 2it Am Beet Susar. 2.100 OO'j S ii till .4 American Can . . 8. GOO t;i r.o H fo American Loco.. 10,i0 714 Vis 70 v. Am Sm & Refg. 20,800 102V loo lot7- do pfd lit', Am Pug Refg... 1.5O0 10a 100 Msu Am Tel & Tel.. 1, 1 Ot 18 12T 12S American Tob. . i00 17 lH Anaconda Cop.. 14.0OO s73i S'i 7 Atchison 1,S''0 H3 3 02 102, Baldwin Loco.. 12.SO0 ions, 104 105 Bait & Ohio 7'M) K7Vi R7 S7& Beth Steel 30O 4S4 473 40 Br Rap Trans sr,v Calif Petrol ff,30O 25 21 242 Canadian Pacif . l.ooo loo I;." ys ir.u Central Leather. l.Kuo f.:i 33 53 Ches at Ohio.... l.uoO 02V til i Chi Grt Weat 12 C M & St P 700 03 03 0.1 V Chi & N W 200 120 32t 120 U K 1 Ai: P K.v -Mi',: Chino Conner... .rO0 57 57 57 Colo Fu & Iron. 7.4O0 44 41 43 Crucible Steel... 47,400 83 S0 SI D Sz R G pfd 34Va Distillers' Secur. r.oo 4 x Erie 8.3O0 3S 30 37 Gen Electric 000 1 70 300 100 Grt Nor ofd 121 Gr Nor Ore ctfa. 5.0OO 43 42 43 Guggenheim Ex 21 Illinois Central 1"3 lnt Cons Corn.. 2O0 17 17 37 Inspiration Cop. lO.tiOO 4 4iV 4rt lnt Harv. N .1.. 1,100 ln:i 100 30 K C Southern... iW 25 25 25 Lehicrh Valley. . 2.200 7S 7 ?i TH Louis & Nash 123 Mexican Petrol. 13.800 103 101 1V. Miami Cspper 3'i M K & T pfd II XlisBniirl "Pacif ..... 4 National Biscuit. 120 National Lead.. 3.300 00 S S Nevad a Copper. 700 1 0 TO 1 8 N Y Central.... 4. TOO 104 1"4 N Y X H & IT. . 4JHH O0 64 Nor & Western. 2.700 117 11" 117 KnrthF.m Paclf. 2oO 112 112 112 Pacific Mall S00 25 24 24 Pac Tel & Tel -j Pennsylvania . . 2.S0O 57 Pull Pal Car.... 2O0 102 32 103 Ray Cons Cop... 2.S00 24 2 24 Reading fi.5no S3 84 S Rep Ir & S'ecl. 4.000 52. 52 T2 Southern Paclf. . S.500 07 07 0( Southern Ry 1.400 20 2 2- Studebaker Co. . 0.6'M) 342 130 340 Tennessee Cop. . 1.S0Q 57 "'' Texas Company. 5,ono 2o 22 20, Union Pacific. . . 3.7(H) 132 332 "1' do pfd - 3 U S Steel 70,100 84 S3 S3 do pfd TOO 31R 11 110 Utah Coppor 32.000 80 85 85- Western Union Westing Elect.. 10.3OO r. 4 4 u. General Motors. 40O 4O0 e:o 40 Wabash B pfd.. 1.5"0 ( 2fi 2 2 Int-Marlne pfd.. -48,200 71 I? Knnecott Cop.. 31.200 6" -i Total sales for the day, 710,000 shares. BONDS. jt s rpf 2s reg.00 Northern Pac 4s 02 U S ref 2s coup-00I do 3s Brt U s ::s reg 102 Pac T T 5s..lo0 XI S Rs coupon. 102'Penn con 4r. 105 U S 4s reg--..111 South Pac ref 4a 00 U S 4s coupon. lltlUnlon Pac 4s... 07 Am Smelts 6s. H 1 1 do cv 4s 03 Atchison gen 4a04lTJ S Steel 5s.. .103 NYC gen as.ll4!Anglo-French 5s. 14 Bid. Mining Stocks at Boston. "BOSTON. March 0. Closing quotations : Allouez 71 iNlplssing Mines. 0 Am Z. L &. Sm. S'l;North lutle ... 30 Aria Com 8. Old Dora 71 Calumet r Ariz 72. Osceola 04 Cal & Hecla 55 IQuinoy 02 Centennial 1 'Shannon 10 Cop Ro Con... 3 'Superior 1S Kast Butte Cop. 13! Sup & Tos M.. 3 Franklin 0iTamarack T3 Granbv Con 02;U S Sm, R & M 5 Greene Can 51 I do pfd 50 Inle Roy (Cop). 27 Utah Con 35 Kerr Lake 4 (Winona 4 Lake Copper . 17 Wolverine 50 Mohawk . or, IButte & Sup 104U Money. Exchange, Etc. KF.W TOKK, March . Mercantile paper, 3(3 3 per cent. Sterling, tiO-day bills, $4.71; demand, $4.76; cables. $4.76. Bar silver. 5tic. Mexican dollars, 43 C. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. Time loans, steady; 60 and 00 days, 2 3 per cent; six mouths, 33 per cent. Call money, firm. BLish, 2 per cent; low, 2 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; ofiered at 2 per cent. AN FRANCISCO, March 0. Sterling. 60 days, $4.72; demand, $4.76; cables, $4.77. Mexican dollnrs, nominal; drafts, sight, lc; do telegraph, 3c LONDON, March 0. Bar silver, 274 per ounce. Money. 44 per cent. Discount rates Short bills and 3 months, 5 per cent, Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. March 0. Turpentine firm, 4S (t? 40c. Sales, 2o3 barrels ; receipts, 40 barrel; shipments, none; stock, 1074 bar rels. Rosin firm. Sales, 717 barrels; receipts, 400 barrels ; shipments, none; stock, 85,100 barrels. Quote: A, B, C. D, E. F. G. 1L and I. $5.30; K, $5.10; M, $3.35; V, $5.435.50; WG, 5.65(g3.70; WW, $5.S0($5.S5. I .xtra Dividend By Mi nine 1 irm. NEW YORK. March 0. Directors of Phelps, Dodge A Co., which controls copper mines, today declared an extra dividend of $5.50 "a share with tho regularly quarterly dividend of $2.50. London Wool Sales. LONDON", March 0. A miscellaneous as sortment of 200 bales was offered at the wool auction sales today. Good clips were welt absorbed, but other grades were weak and withdrawals were frequent. Stocks Steady at London. LONDON. March 0. American securities on the stock market were slightly more act ive iu the afternoon and closed steady, Iondon-Bonnd Wheat Is Started. SEATTLE, March U. A special train of 40 cars, carrying 33.000 bushels of Washing ton wheat, destined for London, left over the Great Northern Railroad today for Hal ifax, where it will be loaded on a steamer. Shortage of ships in the Pacific Northwest is the causa of the rail shipment. Coffee Futures Close Higher. NEW YORK, March 0. The market for coffee futures was not active today, but prices advanced -on the moderate demand which seemed to be inspired by a better feeling over international politics, reports of continued steadiness in Brazil, and talk of a better demand in the cost and freight position. The market opened at an advance of 3 to 5 points and the active months sold about lO to 14 points net higher during the day with May touching 8.1lc and December 8.23c The close was within a point or two of the best at a net advance of 8 to 15 points. Sales, 23,750 bags. March, 7. OOc ; April, 8.00c; May, S.llc; June, 6.12c; July, S.14c; August, 8.17c; September, S.20c; Oc tober, 8.23c; November, 8.20c ; December, 8.25c; January, 8.33c; February, S.37c. Spot coffee, steauy; Rio 7s, 0c; Santos 4s, 10c. It was reported there had been sales of about 12.000 bales of cost and freight cof fee here late yesterday. Today's offers from Brazil were generally firm, with quotations ranging from l).4oc to 10.50c for Santos 4s. English credits, and from b,b0c to b.S5c for Rio 7s, American credits. The official cables reported an advance of 1-lttd in the rate of Rio exchange on Lon don with milreis prices unchanged at Santos and 75 reis higher at Rio. Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 0. Copper. dull; electrolytic, nearby, 28 28. 50c; J une aud later, 27.25 5 27. 50c x Iron, steady and unchanged. The Metal Exchange quotes tin strong; spot, 00.50c bid. The Metal Exchange quotes lead 6.75c Spelter not quoted. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, March 0. Butter, unchanged. Eggs, lower. Receipts, 24,178 cases; firsts, 1810c; ordinary firsts, 17&lSc; at mark, cases included, lb 10c. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. March 0. Raw sugar, firm. Centrifugal, 5.30c; molasses sugar, 4.02c Re fined, firm. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. March 0. Rpt cotton, steady. Middling uplands, ll.OOc. Sales, 200 balvs. Dulutli Linseed Market. DULUTH. March 0. Linseed, cash. May and July. 2.31 c. Dried Imit at New York. NEW YORK, March 0. Evaporated ap ples, dulL Prunes, firm. ' Peaches, quiet. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, March 0. Hops, quiet. HOGS OP ANOTHER DIME top grade: BRINGS $S.40 at north PORTLAND YARDS. Market Apparently la Follorvlns Its Course of Two Years Ago. Other Lines Steady. Another dime was added to hog values at the ytrds yesterday when a few head, of top quality were sold at $7.40. Prices of the lower grades registered a. corresponding advance. On this date lat year hogs in Portland were seliing at $7.20 and two years ago at 9S.30. The highest March price last year was $7.00, while in tho third month of 1014 prices finally oimbed to sa.tn. remain ing around that figure until midsummer. when the market touched $0.5O, the highest point in tnat year. There was only a moderate trade in other lines yesterday and price conditions were steady. Receipts a ere 20 cattle, 6 calves and 33- hoirs. bhlppers were: Georjre T. Brown. Corvallis. 1 car cattle and calves; McMahon & Son, Halsey, 1 car cattle and hogs; C. R. ho witt, Lebanon, 1 car hogs; Tim Derr, McMinnvflle, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs; W. E. Sherman, Hood River, 27 hogs by boat; A. J. Grass. Hood River, 7 hugs, by boat; a. Kruger, iiiutsuaie, 10 nogs Oy ooat. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price.J W't, Price. 6 hogs .... 405 $7.iiO. 2 COWS 000 $5.7 8 hogs .... ISO S.30 1 cow 80 4.2. 1 hog 2UO 8.40 1 bull lOW 4.00 lhoL- 170 8.401 1 bull llOO 4. Vt 1 hoic 440 7-001 1 bull lllO 4.00 j. nog .--( j nog 4:io 7. 2 hoes 20O fc.iiui 4 hogs .... 3 35 7. 18 hoss 3M S.4o 1 hog 3M 7.00 10 hogs .... 247 8.30 l'hog 4lH 7.00 1 hog 31HJ 8.nt 1 hog 440 7.40 2 hogs .... 246 8.40 2 steers .... 8s5 U.O0 3 hogs .... 2i:s S.-JO1! 1 cow fet0 5 6 hous .... 177 S.4oi 2 cows . . . . looo 5 2 steers K'75 7.25 2 bulls 1430 4.00 2 steers ...115 5.0(- 2 bulls ..1545. 4.50 2 cows .... SbO 4.50 The range ot prices at the local yards for various classes of livestock follows; Cattle Prime steers , $7.00(37.00 (.noice steori U.rojv B. i a Good steers 6.75f7.00 Medium steers .50J6.75 Choice cows 6.50W6.75 Medium cows 5.25fgirt.00 Heifers 4.005840 Bulla 2.50(3 5.00 Etags 3.00(5.25 Hogs Light fi.OOT7S.4O Heavy 7.00(7.40 enecp Yearling 7 on-ff 00 Ewes 0.007.00 Lamts S.oo-ao.05 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. March 0. Hogs Receipts, 74K). hlsher. He-tvy, SQ.101jjU.30: light. SS.OOff .20; pigs, $7.754jS.75; bulk of sales, $0.00 Cattle Receipts, SOOO, steady. Native steers. $7. 50 to 0.-5; cows and heifers, $5.5U fa 7.50; Western steers, $0.25 (w S; Texas steers, $6$7 stockcrs and feeders, $6(0-8. Sheep Receipts, 13.000. slow. Yearlings. $8.5Oti-10; wethers, $7.75.8.50; lambs, $10,75 & 11.15. Chicago Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, March 0. Hogs Receipts. 26, 000, strong, 20 cents above yesterday' aver age. Bulk. $0.509.70; light, $9.200.70; mixed, $0.300.75; heavy, $0.25 fip 0.S0; rough, $0,256-9.40; pigs, $7.708.80. - Cattle Receipts, 4000, strong. Native neef steers, $7.4Otgi0.bo; western steers, $7.1:5 4f 8.45; stockers and feeders, $5.85(4 S.00; cows and heifers, $3.00(& S.tiO; calves, $8.50 11.23. Sheep Receipts, 15,000, Bteady. Wethers, ?S. 25&fi.85; lambs, $0.7511.50. SAN I RAJ CISCO "PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables tc, at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, March 9. Butter Fresh extras, 30c; prime firsts, 29 c; fresh firsts, 20c. Eggs Fresh extras, 19c; pullets, 17c. Cheese New. 18c; Young Americans, 18c; Oregon twins, new, 19c. Vegetables Eggplant, 1020c; green peas, 710c; rhubarb, 67c; tomatoes, 50 75c; cucumbers, $1 2 ; asparagus, ha 12c; string beans, 15&20c Onions California, $1.63 If 2. Fruit Lemons, $2.75-53 2.80; oranges, $1.60 ; grapefruit, (i.501 2; bananas, ria walian. 5oc;$1.50; pineapples, J awailan, $ n 3. Potatoes Delta, $11.35; Salinas, $L60 2; sweets, $2.50. Receipts - Flour, C700 quarters; barley, 440O centals; beans, 1168 sacks; potatoes, 6130 sacks; hay, tilO tons; hides, 700. WASHINGTON STOCKS, 30 PER CENT Large Portion of Last Wheat Crop Is Still Unsold. SEATTLE. Wash., March 9. (Special.) Approximately B0 per cent of the 1915 wheat yield of Washington remains in elevatons and granaries in this state at the present time, according to the estimate of P. J. Sweeney, chief deputy grain inspector. The wheat crop of the state last year was ap proximately 4S.00O.00O bushels. Mr. Sweeney said that much wheat re mains unsold because of the impossibility of shipping from Sound porta. It has been moving eastward by rail, however. In great quantities during recent months for trans shipment to Europe from the Atlirhtic sea board. Unsold Wheat In Idaho. BOISE. Idaho, March 9. (Special.) On most reliable data obtainable from ship pers here it Is estimated that 15 per eent of the wheat crop is still unsold in Idaho today. The total estimate of the crop of 1015 was 30,000.000 bushels. The State Farm market director corroborates this esti mate. Good Demand for Oranges. There was a good demand for oranges with an adequate supply now on hand. Trade in apples was fair. Steamer veg etables sold generally at unchanged prices. Wheat Market Rallies Early From Opening Loss. ADVANCE RAPID FOR TIME Bearish Government Crop Keport . More Than discounted by Heavy Sellins or Past WeeksEffect of Vessel Commandeering. CHICAGO. March 9. Assertions that the bearish showing of the Government crop report had been more than discounted by persistent selling for weeks paut led today to higher prices for wheat. The market, although unsettled at the close, was to HiSc up. with May at ll.llHvl.H and July at $1,091. Corn gained to ao net; oats a shade to He, and, provisions 17c to 52c. Notwithstanding that the wheat market opened at a decline, prices quickly bgan to take a decided upward swing. The result was that before the advance could be halted quotations ran up to 24c from the low point which had been touched at the start. Word that vessel commandeering was likely to cut down to a serious extent the shipments of grain and flour from the United States to Europe caused something of a bearish reaction in the wheat market during the last half hour of trading. Corn fluctuated mainly in accord with changes In the price of wheat. Oats derived a little streugth from sea board buying. Highest prices on hogs since June 21, 1910, carried provisions mharply upgrade. Leading futures ranged as follows : WHEAT. Open. High. Low. O?ov. May $1.10 $1.124 $l.lo $1.11 a July 1.0SH 1.10 l.OStt l.OOtt CORN. My 73T4 .73-S .73- .7R July .74 Vj .7i .743 . .75H OATS. Mav 42 i .43 .42 .43 July 41 .417. .41 .41 MESS PORK. Mav 22.32 22 87 22 32 22 70 July 22.25 22.70 22.25 H2.60 t LARD. Mflv 10.90 II. lO 10. 90 11. OO ' July 11.10 11.32 11.10 11.22 SHORT RIBS. Mav 11.07 12.13 - 11.07 11.07 July 12.05 12.27 12.05 12.20 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red, $1.12U : No. 3 red, nominal; No. 2 hard, $1.11 8 1.12 ; No. a hard, $1,001 9LUtt. Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yel low, 00f 70c ; No. 4 wh Ite. 03 r OOc. Oats No. 3 white, 41 lr41 c; standard. 43r44c It ye- Nominal, llarley 00 frf 74c. Timothy $4.50 tfr 7. Clover -$10 18.50 Foreign Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, March I. Cash wheat, un changed to 2d lower. Corn, unchanged to Id lower. BUENOS AIRES, March 0. Wheat closed to 2' lower. Corn. 1 lower. Minneapolis Grain Markets. MINNEAPOLIS, March 9. Wheat Mav, $1.12; July, $1.11 ft 1.11. Cash No. 1 hard. $1.17 &; No. 1 Northern. $1.121.16; No. 2 Northern, $1.001.13. Barley, 63So0c. Flax. $2.31 fc '2.34 ft. Puget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE, March 9. Wheat Bluestem, $1.03; Turkey red. $1.03 ; fortyfold, 04c; club, 03c; fife, 04c; red Russian, 02c. Barley, $28.50 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Corn, 1; hay, 7; flour. 3. TACOMA, March 0. Wheat Bluestem, $1.03; fortyfold, OOc; club, 03c; red fife, 02c. Car receipts Wheat, 3; hay. 2. Grain at San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, March 0. Spot quota tions: Walla, $1.70 Sj. 1.72 la ; red Russian. $1,071-3 1.70; Turkev red, $i.b2 16 ds-1.87 Vi ' bluestem, $1.87 Vj fc l.OO. Barley, feed, $1.35; brewing, $1.40(5 1.42ft. Oats $1.40 ff 1.42 ft. Millfeed: Bran. $2324; middlings, $309 31; shorts. $25,50526. Catlboard: Barley, May, $1.37ft; Decem ber, $1.35. 513 HEAD OF CATTLE ARE SOLD Ontario Men Pay $22,000 and Will Hold for Fall Market. BAKER, Or., March 8. (Special.) The largest cattle deal of the year hns been reported from Ironsides, at the Malheur County line. Rouse Brothers having sold 012 head to J. P. Smith and E. Emerson, of Ontario, this week. The price was $22,000. The cattle were delivered to Brogan, and from there they will be shipped to Ontario. It Is believed that the cattle will he fed for the market, to be shipped late in the season. Reports from interior points show that hav is still a scarcity and bothering cattle men, but that grass is appearing in the Durkee country, so that grazing has started there. Lead and Litharge Advance. There was an advance yesterday of ft cent a pound on white lead, red lead and 11th arge. White lead is now quoted In ton lots at 9 cents and red lead and litharge In ton lots at 10ft cents. BANDAGE MAKERS BUSY WAR. RELIEF SOCIETV WORKS IN SEW HEADQUARTERS. Force ef 73 Society Women Is Appear ing Dally to Make Dress ing's for Wounded. The War Relief Society, the succes sor of the Surgical Dressings Commit tee, has commenced its work in the new headquarters in the Spalding building; under favorable auspices. Large, clean, light and attractive rooms have been placed at the disposal of the society through the influence of Frank !. Hart. Tables and chairs have been donated and the workshop Is arranged to accommodate 7& work ers. For both of the opening days, this number appeared and started the work with an enthusiasm and interest that gives promise of big results. ilrs. Walter J. Bums is president. Money for materials, such as obsorb ent cotton, unbleached cotton and gauze, will be received by Mrs. Burns or by any of the other officers: Mrs. R. T. C. Stevens, vice-president; Mrs. Frank K. Hart, secretary; Mrs. Harry Sherwood, treasurer. Mrs. Burns, Mrs. K. A. Wyld and Mrs. A La. Maxwell will be in charge of the work at the headquarters today. The workers will meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during Lent and probably for several weeks after ward if the supplies are forthcoming. Among those who assisted yesterday were Mrs. Howard Mather, Mrs. George Goode, Mrs. Frank K. Hart. Mrs. O. A. Lyman, Mrs. W. C. Holman, Mrs. Jesse Stearns, Mrs. A. Tanhausser, Mrs. A. C. U. Berry, Miss Von Destinon, Mrs. Will iam Brewster, Mrs. Robert Howard, Mrs. Lewis Mills, Mrs. Burns. Mrs. Henry McCracken, Mrs. W W. Cotton, Mrs. Thomas Kerr, Mrs. Peter Kerr, Mrs. Hunt Lewis. Mrs. Allen Lewis, Mrs. Richard Wilder,. Miss Elizabeth Myrick, Miss Carrie Flanders, Mrs. Weidler, Mrs. MacRae, Mrs. E. L. Thompson, Miss MacLean, Miss Duke, Mrs. Marion P. Maus, Mrs. H. C Cabell, Mrs. R. Lea Barnea, Mrs. Har. ris Bartlett. Mrs. Harry Nunn, Mrs. Charles Scadding, Miss May Failing and Mrs. K. T. C. Btevens. Doty I'alr Ceins Planned. CENTRALIA, Wash., March 9. (Spe- FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Portland, Oregon Capital and Surplus A bank account establishes a man's credit, provides a safe place for his cash and sys tematizes his business dealings. This bank is fully equipped to handle the banking business of every class of customers. cial.) Plans are already being: formu lated for tho annual Doty community fair, which -will bo held early in May. Th manual trainin&r exhibit this year will be larger than ever before, eclipsing- tho 1915 exhibit, which cap tured the majority of the prizes at the Southwest "Washington Fair. Centralia merchants are plannins: to offer prizes for the winning exhibits at Xoty. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Lteentte. SHOKXIXO-BODB Fred Selioenin. St. Johns, and Taullna Kode. Ical, bL Johns. STACKS-ITMAX Willis R. Stacks, Irsal. La Monta. Or., and Curs H. Lyman, lesal. Hotel Host. Vancouver Maniase Licenses. CLOUSK-COT1 ERM AN Bernard Clouse, SO, of feUL-ens, Or., and Ml.s Slla Cotterman, -4. of KuKene, Or. SPENCKR-SHAFFER Harvey V. Spencer. i'-t. of Camas. ash., and iliss Lillian i. SiliafTer. 'J'J. of Camas. Wash. BURKHOLDER-LAWTON Charles TI. Burkholtler. ii. of Yoncalla. Or., and Mrs. Danaa Lawton. 30. ef Co.tage Grove. Or. FRANZ-GLAIVE Georre Frans. lcpal, of Seattle, Wash., and Miss Murtha A. Ulaive, K'jtal. of Portland. PBTERSON-OoBORN G. V. Peterson, le S.il, of Portland, aud Miss Nina Osborn. la ical, of Portland. ROS5-MOXXER Forest Ross. V, of Port land, and Miss Stella Monner, li, or Port land. Births. ri.ARK To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark, Sanrfv, Or.. March tt, a eauchter. GEPFRICH To Mr. ami Mrs. John Gep frich. 5u- North 25 street, February 2i, a son. V1 NDNACLE To Mr. and Mrs. Charles IT. Windnaale. 328 East Twentieth street, Mari-h 6. a son. SPRINKLE To Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Sprinkle, bSO East Taylor street, March 1. a son. RF.EDEP To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Reedor. iS, East Taylor street, March 1, a daughter. KNGLE To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Ensle, L"174 East Glisan street, March 4, a daughter. DIXAS To Mr. and Mrs. Ludwlg Pinas, 404 Monroe street, March 7. a daughter. JOHNS To Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Johns. Tti'J Eiist Ninth street North, March 5, a daughter. Buildinc Permits. PANTAOES THEATER COMPANY Re pair three-story fireproof reinforced con crete store, Kll Broadway, hetween Wash, luton and Alder streets; builder, same; SoO. GEORGE M. SHAVER Repair two-story frame barn, CM Larrabee street, between Broadway and cherry streets; builder, same; WESTERN COOPERAGE COMPANY Construct runway. Willamette boulevard and Spokane, Portland & Seattle bridge; builder, L. R. Bailey Company; S1000. N. J. SMITH Erect one-story frame sa raue. lOlt; First street, between Bancroft and Hamilton avenues: builder, J. C. smith ; too. B. J. LOCKWOOD Erect one-story frame nweiutiK, l74u Kast Davla street, between East Sixty-seventh and East Sixty-eisThtu. streets: builder. H. R. Klbler; IliOOO. ALEX E MILLER Repair two-story or dinary store, southwest corner Third and Alder streets; builder, Husby & Touleseu; S.-.iJO. G. E. WELLER Erect 1'4-storv frame dwelling, r.Oc, East Forty-sixth street North, between Thompson aud Brazee streets; builder, same; $::000. I. A. WEBB-Erect one-story frame ra ratre, 7q;j Commercial street, between Beech and Fremont streets: bullriHr. Bam: Il.'itl ADIE R. BEIER Erect one-story frame unciiiiia, ooi jlhsc i mriiein street lortn. between Muson and Shaver streets; builder. Noble Dunlap; 2iMY HliRMAN -SPOONER Repair one-storv frame dwelling. 110 East Sixtv-seventh street North, between Glisan and Flanders Bireets; Duuner. G. w. Vvnltcomb; FRED BICKEL Erect one-story ordinary store, -so to ;t4 Third street, between Ankeny and Ash streets; builder, George Kinaear; Slo.Ovo. W. w. WOODWOBTH ETrect one-storv frame dwelling. 1187 East Twenty-seventh street North, between Killlngsworth and Jarrett streets; builder, same: JlOrt- M, MOORE Erect one-story frame pa rase, C24 East Fiftieth street North,, between Siskiyou and Stanton streets; builder, B. Dewaney: $.10. r . i-. liUKTliKR Repnlr two-storv frame dwelling. U3 Morris street, between Will lams and Vancouver avenues; builder, C. F. Goodwin; $2no. Y SPALDING Repair 12-storv fireproof steel frame, 2H7 Washington street, between Third and Fourth streets: builder. John Blncham: $lono REALTY ASSOCIATES Repair four-story ordinary swimming bath. 2S7 Yamhill street, between Fourth and Fifth streets; builder, John Bingham: ltXM. FAILING ESTATE Repair three-storv ordinary warehouse, 05 First street, between stark and Oak streets; builder, Portland Llevator Company; $7fX. II. GOULD8TONK Erect one-story frame garage. l.30 East Forty-seventh street, cor ner Hawthorne avenue; builder, same; 50 EAST SIDE HOLDING COMPANY Erect two-story ordinary stores and bank, 114 Grand avenue, between Aider and Washing. tnn streets; builder, James P. Taylor; SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 Ttepelr four story mill school. East Thirteenth and East Fourteenth streets and East Washington and East Alder streets: builder, Columbia Wire & Iron WdTka; Sr.OO J. A. H1GGINS Repair two-story frame dwelling, 30S East Broadway, between East Tenth and . East Eleventh streets; builder, same; $2U0. DAILV -TETEOKOLOGICAI, REPORT. PORTLAND. March ft Maximum temper ature, so degrees: minimum temperature. 4S degrees River reading, 8 A. M., II. I feet. Change In Inst 24 hours, 1.2 feet rise. Total rainfall S P. M. to 3 P. M , none. Total rainfall Bince September 1, 1!1S, 40.11 inches. Normal rainfall since September 1, 33.42 Inches. Excess of rainfall since Sep tember 1. 1015. B.69 inches. Total sun shine, r. minutes. Possible sunshine. 11 hours 8 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) .1 P. M., M0.34 inches. Relative humidity at noon, 76 per cent. THE WEATHER. 3 Wind V a i S 2. D o c 2 It ? P 1 . STATIONS. State of Weather Baker .......... Boise ........... Boston Calcary Chicago Collar Denver . . Des Moines Dulutti Eureka ......... Galveston Helena Jacksonville .... Kansas City Los Anpcles. . . . . Marfhf ield ...... M eel ford Minneapolis Montreal ........ New Orleans. New York North Head North Yakima... Omaha ......... Pendleton ...... phoer.ix Pocatello Portland : Roseburp ....... Sacramento ..... St. Louis Salt I.ako San Franctaco... Seattle Spokane .oii. . i M Pt. cloudy 64 O.oO 10 W Clear 3- 0.01 10 W Clear 0.0O J4 'NW;Clear 44 4J.0O Stf'SW '-Cloudy 6S 0.0O;. JS Cloudy O.O0 2VW Cloudy 0.00 12 NW Cloudy US 0.0 34 'NW' Clear fits 0.h, l.N Cloudy ;S 0.00.. Js Vlear ,r.t; O-.OO'26'SW Cloudy Trt 0.00, . tSW jClear w o.oi1. , aw cloudy o.ool. ,'sw 'Clear wO.(M..JWTt. cloudy N 0.001. JNW pt. cloudy 41' 0.00 20 NW Clear ;!S 0.04'aONW Snow 0.00'. . NB JClear a 2 O.OO 2 W ICIear -48 l.d2 :ttS tCloudy 72 0.0u . . NTW Clear 64 0.01'10'N W'Cleur 71 0.00 . ,W !GIear SiVO.OO'. ,'SW (Clear 60'0.fo'. .'SW Clear r.9 O.ont. ,!s JCloudy f,4 O.00'. Aw Tt. cloudy 72 0.0O!. .'NW'Clear WO.oo'ie'sw'pt. cloudy 1 O.OOi.NW'Clear 72 O.OOi. ,'NW Clear T.20.0S 10'S (Clouriy rn; 0.12 12 sw 'Cloudy 34 14 SW (Cloudy US O.10 12 SW Ft. cloudy 40'0.C0'. . NE Clear 12 O. 00 14 N (Pt. cloudy Tacoraa Walla Walla. ... Washington . . . . vv mnipec WEATHER CONDITIONS. Moderate depressions are central this evening over Northern Montana, the lake - $3,500,000 region and Southern Arlona. A. "high-pres-suro arta U moving inland over the Pacific Northwest, cuumii clearing weather over I hat soot ion. Another hit; h-pressure area Is moving southward over Centra! Canada. Preripitation lias occurred in tlie .North weattrn stalest. British Columbia, the Uower Missouri alley. Northern Miuneula and the Middle and North Atlantic statoa. The weather is colder in Central Canada. North L'aK.mi. Florida. New Mexico and the St Lawrence Valley. Jn frenerjLl t is warmer In other feet lona, Kxeept in North Dakota and Minnesota. temperatures are above normal to the westward of the Mississippi Jllver. The conditions are favorable for (renerallv fair weather in this district Friday with continued mild temperatures and generally weaturiy winds. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair: westerly winds. Orejron. Washington and Idaho Fair: westerly winds. THEODORE F. rRAKE. Assistant Forecaster. 18 SUITS INVOLVED IN ONE Timber Company Would Settle Cases on I'lre Insurance Tolicies. KALAMA, 'Wash., March 9. (Spe cial.) Efforts were made today to ob tain a ruling- that would prevent trial of 18 more suits over fir insurance policies coverinjr looses sustained by the Mountain Timber Company. Action was taken by the plaintiff in its suit asainst the Tacific States Fire In surance Company to settle the cases on the basis of the Judgment in the trial of he first suit against the Gen eral Fire Insurance Company of Paris. Sensational evidence was promised by the defense in its objection to the settlement and W. F. Magill, attor ney of Portland: Alva W. Person, Port land Court reporter, and W. XV. Sweet, a law clerk, were called to show es sential differences in the evidence in he new cases. TRAVELERS' fiCIDK, San Francisco Los Angeles OVIthoat Change Kb Route) The Bie. Clean Comfortable KIcRaiitly Appointed, Seatfolnfit S. S. BEAVER Sails From Atniworth Dock a I'. SI., March 11. 10O Golden Miles on Colnmbla River. All Kates Include HerthMand Mealu. 'i'able and Service Unexcelled. The San Krancluro A Portland S. S. Co., Third and Washington Streets (with O.-W. K.wt K. C. Tel. Broad way -1500, A 11121. Palatial, Six-Deck, Speedy. S. S. Northern Pacific Sails for San Francisco Saturday, March 11, and thereafter every tiaturday. From iian Francisco for Portland very Wednesday. .North Bank, steamer Kx press leaves 9 Sister ship "Great Northern" For Honolulu March 6 and 24. Shrin ers" official trip March 24. Ticket Office, Fifth and Stark. Station. 10th and Hoyt. Broadway 920. A 6671. FRENCH LINE Compagnie Generate TrantatlapUqm rOSTAL tSKRVlCli. Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX LA TOURAINE Mar. 18, 3 P.M. LAFAYETTE Mar. 25, 3 P.M. ROCHAMBEAU April 1,3 P.M. CHICAGO April 8,3 P.M. ll) INFORMATION Afl'LV C. tT. MIMitK, ait Sixth St. A. I). 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CO. siUR--.-so"CsU","EKni" l73MkLSt, SHFriKlws. CiL lt CL WS.M; !nd IMN Li.e to Sysnay,Au.trll. v SaihQKS every M ddys. U"cIoar.337.60iwu. Mar. IX, Alr. 11, ilay