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THE OEEGONIAT. SATUKDAT, MARCH 11, 1916. 17 SURPLUS HOT LARGE Northwest Supply Statement Is Not Bearish. FOURTEEN MILLIONS LEFT More Wheat Will Be Required for Spring Seeding Than In Any Former Year Farmers' Views Are Firm. Tfe f"Tovfrument'g estimate of the unsold .supply of wheat In the Pacific Northwest on March 1. 14.4ftO OO bushels, is regarded by local grainmen as being about correct. The statistics for this and former year follow: l1o. Oregon R.ono.ooo "Washington. . . T.SflO.ono Idaho .'t.OP.O.OOO 101 Ti. 1014. 1.13.000 1.729, "00 5.021,000 e.39rt,o 44100O 2.678.000 Total. ... ..14.400.000 0,230,000 10.803.000 The prices paid to producers on March 1 rf this and former years wre; 1916. 1915. 1914. Oregon $ .03 ? .SO "Washington 04 1.2 .77 Jdaho S5 1.22 .67 The figures on farm reserves are not looked upon as In any way bearish. It will "be five months before new wheat In Quan tity Is available, which will allow ample time for the marketing of the surplus. Some jrraln Will be carried over, regardless of market conditions, and more will be required for Spring seeding than probably In any former year. Even with a lightep movement eastward than in recent months, the stocks on hand !n the latter part of the season. In the opinion of gralndealers, will not be bur densome. The country markets were again Inactive yesterday. There was a moderate demand nd a few bids were pat out. but there were no offerings by farmers. At the local ex change, wheat bids were reduced 1 to S cents. There is no change in the flour situation. The domestic market Is quiet, hut with wheat farmers holding firm, millers are not 1 Ispoeed to reduce flour quotations. There 1 a Httle export inquiry from the Orient, but freights are so excessively high that the Orientals cannot do business. There la no West Coast trade owing to the lack of tannage. A little flour has been sent across the continent in parcels for" European ship ment. Bracistreets reports wheat clearances this week at 0, GOO, 000 bushels and corn at 379,000 bushels. Argentine wheat shipments this weelc are 1'. 944.000 bushels, against 2.834,000 bushels lust week and 3.360,000 bushels last year. Australian wheat shipments this week are cr,2.ooo bushels, against 3 .242.O00 bushels last week. Terminal receipts. n cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: "Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Tnrt1and. Fri . 6 2 3 4 15 Year ago. ... 3 4 2 3 4 as. to date. 0.23S 1375 1341 PM 1111 Year ago. . . .15,tifM ISP.:; 16fi4 1823 1637 Ta-'oraa. Thur. 4 1 6 ar ago. 14 1 . 2 2 eas. to date. 0.03: 4&2 .... 271 1S36 Year ago 8,412 4S6 570 2615 flea t He. Thur.. 13 7 5 2 9 Year ago 10 T 4 1 13 fceas, to date. 6,73 1137 1704 7RS 3287 Tear ago fl.Oir. 00 1R35 1150 3507 IVOOMJROWUKS I'RGKD TO HOLD Advised 'ot to Sell Until After Clips Are Shorn. Although Eastern wool buyers have been trying to operate in the West, they have . succeeded m purchasing large quantities in only a, few states, as growers ' have been urged to hold until shearing. On this sub ject, a malt report from Boston says: With wool growers being advised to hold their supplies for disposition after shearing. Instead of selling them on the sheep's back, Eastern buyers are not able to operate on a, very favorable level in the Western pri mary markets this season. Trade papers and associations are advising strongly that the sellers hold control of their clips until shearing time. The National Wool Ware house & Storage Company has circulated letter which deprecates the practice of contracting, on the ground that it tends to "demoralize an orderly system of prepa ration and marketing and results In lessen ing competitive buying when wools are horn and ready for sale. Also this letter says that "the supply of wool Is undoubtedly falling below the w-orld's present immediate needs and we see Bo way in which this seeming requirement can be quickly supplied. in view of the circumstances. It is no wonder that reports from Montana state that woolgrowers look for the best season on record. One of the largest growers of that state reports that Tecently some of last year's wool was sold t 33 cents and that record prices already fire being offered for the 1916 clip. Most ot the wool secured to date Is in Utah and the Triangle section. Tet the contracting movement has spread to Idaho, Oregon and Washington. JFT.ORIDA VEGETABLES ARE ITTE TODAY California Produce Shipment Is Delayed. Potatoes J-lrm. A car of Florida vegetables, en route from Chicago to Seattle, will pass through the city today, and a part of the shipment, con sisting of beans, peppers and eggplant, will be left here. Asparagus and rhubarb were scarce, ow ing to the delay in arrival of steamer veg etables. Asparagus will be lower today at 36Q15tt cents on the arrival of the ship . merit. California rhubarb . is quoted at $2.25. $2.50 and $2.75, according to grade. The potato market on the street is firmer, with only & moderate supply on band. New Texas onions are offered to the Jobbers with promise of delivery in the first week of April. B3GS STEADY AM) UNCHANGED Tirol Demand for Nearly All Kinds of Poultry. The egg market was steady and un changed jesterday at 1SV cents, case count. There was a strong market for almost very kind of poultry. The best hens and ' Pprings sold at 17 cents. Broilers and fry ers are wanted and will bring high prices. There has been no improvement yet ir. 'the veal market, sales still being made at 30 cents, but a resection is expected before long. Pork was firm at 10 cents. No change was reported In the dairy pro duce market. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday wuio as follows; Clearings. Balances. Portland ? I.."t7.tjti4 flU7,444 Seattle 2.3M.413 51,710 Tacoina ;;rio,031 4,0o2 fryokana 142843 73,5ttJ , PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc. Merchants Exchange, noon session. March delivery Bid Wheat Bid. Ask. yr. ago. Bluesiem 1.04 S 1.40 iFortytold 93 . 1.40 Club 92 .US' 1.3S Tied fife 92 .15 l.oU Red RuMian .92 .US l.ou Oats No. 1 White, feed 24.00 25.50 Barley Kg. 1 feed , 2S.T5 26,25 Erewinj ........ .-. 1.25 ...... ...... Millfeed T?ran 21.2 23.0V 22 00 Jiorts 23.00 25.00 23.00 Futures Bid. Ask. April bluestem l.u2 S .l.3 April fortylold W l.0 .Ann! club !-' .April red fife 02 .! .April Russian 02 .90 .pilloaT 24. .".0 25.75 April feed barley 29.00- April brewing barley ........ 31.25 XirU bran .u.... .a-. . 21.50 23.00 April shorts 23.25 2.00 FLOUR Patents, 13.40 per barrel; straights, 34-70&5.2v; exorts, S4.50; Valley, $4.90; whole wheat, $5. GO; graham, $5.40. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $1&.G & 19.5U; Vat ley timothy, $16; alfalfa, $-. MILLFEED tipot prices: Bran, $223.50 per ton; shorts, $25,504(26; rolled barley, $ul.5u'o- 32.50. CORN Whole, $U7 per ton; cracked, $38 per ton. fruit and Vegetable. TROPICA!- FRUITS Oranges, naveis. T2.00 6-3.25 per box; lemons. $2.00 4.25 per box; bananas, Cc per lb.; pineapples. c per pound ; grapefruit, $2 -a 5.25 ; tangerines, $1. SO 1.75. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 8590c per dozen; tomatoes, $44.50 per crate; cabbage, $1.502.50 per banc red; garlic, lOc per lb.; peppers. 20 23c per pound ; eggplant, 25c per pound; sprouts, 8&9c per pound; horse radish, Sc per pound; cauliflower, $2 y 2.25; celery. $4.50 per crate; iettuce, $2.50 42.3.25 per crate; cucumbers, $1.251.50; hothouse lettuce. 75c (S 1 per box; spinach, $1(1.25 per box; asparagus, 17c per pound; rhubarb, $2.25f'2.75 per box. POTATOES Oregon, $1.401.50; Yaki- mas, $1.5o 'q- 1.75 per sack; sweets, $3.25 3. SO per hundred. ONIONa Oregon, buying prices, $2 f. o. b. shipping point. APPLES Hpitzenbergs, extra fancy, $2.25; fancy. $2; choice. $1.251.30; Yellow New towns, extra fancy, $2; fancy, $1.75; choice, $1.351.50; Rome Beauty, fancy, $1.503 1.60; Winesaps. choice. $1.15 & 1.33; Stay man, choice, $1.25 & 1.35. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: EGGS Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, candled, 20c per dozen; uncandled, l&x,c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 17c; Springs. 17c; stagsf 13c; turkeys, live. IS 20c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 25Sff 2Gc; ducks, loo lc; geese, 10c BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re tailer: Portland city creamery prints, 60 pound case lots, standard grades, 34c; lower grades, 31M:c: Oregon country cream ery prints, t-pound cae lots, standard makes. 32 9 33c; lower grades, 3131c; packed in cubes. 2c less. Prices paid by Job bers to producers: Cubes, extras, 29i30c; firsts, 28 & 2a fee; dairy butter, lSgplSVsc; butterfat. No. 1, 33c; No. 2, 80c CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbing buying prices, 2Uc per pound, f. o. b. dock Port land; Young Americas. 21c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 10c per pound. PORK. Fancy. 1 0c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River 1-pound talis, $2.30 per dozen; one-haif flats, $1.50: 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 05c HONEY Choice. $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, iark lots. ltic; -Brazil nuts. 15'tISc: Gilberts, Itff&lSc; almonds, 101;c: peanuts, 54c: cocoanuts, $1 per dozen: pecans. lO'JOc; chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Small white, 7.20c; large white, 7.15c; lima. t:-c; bayou, 6c; pink. 54c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 14&33c. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $7.25; beet. $7.05; extra C, $6.75; powdsred, in barrels, $7.50; cubes, barrels, $7.05. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton; half ground, 100s, $9 50 per ton; 50s, $10.50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE - Southern head, 8Hc per pound; broken, 4c; Japan style, 4p5c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, Sc per pound; apricots, 13 'a 15c; peaches, Sc; prunes, Italians, "'a 9c; raisins, looe Muscatels, 8c; unbleached Sultans, 91sl0c; seeded, c; dates, Persian, 10c pound; fard, $1.65 per box; currants. flV4il2c; figs, 50 6-ounce, $2; 10 4-ounce, $2.23; 36 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 10-ounce, S5c; bulk, white, 7-Sc; black, c per pound. Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS 1915 crop, lQCwl'&c per pound; 1916 contracts, p2c per pound. HIDE& Salted hides. 25 pounds and tip, 15c; salted stags, 50 pounds and up, 11c; salted kip. 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 16c; salted calf up to 15 pounds, l"c; green hides, 25 pounds and up. 13Ve; green stags, 50 pounds and up. 0c; green kip, 15 pounds, 19c; dry flint hides. 20c; dry flint calf up to 7 pounds, 28c; dry salt hides, 21c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 20 30c; valley, 27 28c. MOHAIR Oregon, 2S,ff20c per ponnd. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4c per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 17c; dry short-wooled pelts, 13c; dry shearlings, 10'j 15c each ; salted shearlings, 15 25c each ; dry goat, long hair, 15c each ; dry goat shearlings, 10frt20c each; salted long-wooled pelts, February, $1.25 f& 2 each. Provisions. "HAMS Al! sizes, choice, 19c; standard, 17 V.c; skinned, 14(170; picnics, 9c; cot tage roll, 13 Vic BACON Fancy. 272Rc; standard, 21 22c; choice. 15 M: 20c DRY SALT Short clear backs. HVi 13V; exports, llftfrloc; plates, 910'i,c. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, llc; standard, 10c; compound, lOjc. BARREL GOODS Mew beef, $18; plate beef. $19; plate pork, $1S; tripe, $10.50 & 11.50. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c; casta, 17 ft20c. GASOLINE Bulk, lsc; cases, 25 c; naptha. arums. 15 c; cases, 22 c. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 92c; raw, cases. 97c; boiled. barrels, 'J 4c; boiled, cases, 99c. TURPENTINE In tanks, 67c; in cases, 74c; 10-cose lots. 1c less. BUYING 15 EXTENSIVE SUSTAINED ACTIVITY IN LEADING BUSINESS LINES. Labor In Scant Supply and Jobs More Numerous Than Seekers and Wages Are It Is i n r. NE W YORK. March 10. Bradstreets to morrow will say : Trade reports vary little "in tenor from those of preceding weeks, the story being one of sustained activity, with production much below unstinted demand. Buying in most parts of the country pro ceeds on an extensive scale; car shortage and emuargos have oecomtt more serious; vessels to take cut exports are lacking: the scarcity of dyestuffs is acute; labor Is in scant sup ply: jobs tire more numerous than seekers; wa.ges keep on rising and large employer tiua it mo'.i profitable to placate their em ployes than to resist their demands. Better employment at rela, Lively high Wdtjea has brought on increased demands for staple artiens and enlarged savings ac counts. In fact, banks practically every wnere are surfeited with money; there is more doing in real estate; the leading pro ducer of steel reports record orders on its books- pig iron is being produced at an un precedented rate; sales of the metal are heavy; mi lis making finished steel are heav ily oversold and such extraordinary neces sity for it exists that shippers cannot wait lor nature to thaw the lce-cluged shipping ports. Weekly bank, clearings are $4,532,626,000. BOSTON WOOL MARKET LESS ACTFTE Buyers Take Advantage of London Weak ness to Bear Market, BOSTON, March 10. The Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow: "Business has been less active in the wool market here during the past week. A fuir business Is reported, with sales rang ing from 3,000.000 to 4.000.000 pounds. Prices are generally firm and only defec tive short scoured" wools are really at all weak, although buyers are taking advantage of the weakness in Loniion to talk down tne market here. The primary markets are closing very firm as a rule. The situation at the mills la still very healthy and con sumption continues at a very marked rate. Scoured basis Texas, fine, 12 months, 72 75c; ffne. eight months. 62 65c California, Northern, 72 73c ; Southern, 604j 62 c. Oregon. Eastern No. 1, staple, 76-S?7Sc; Eastern clothing, 70(5 72; Valley No. 1, 62 (fa 65c. Territory, fine staple, 80c; fine medium staple, 75 & 76c ; fine clothing. 73 75c ; fine medium clothing, 70 71c; half-blood comb ing, .u7ic; 8-oiooa combing, 7oyi2c. Pulled Extra. Th&SOc; AA, 757&c; line A, 7072c; A supers. 65 fr. t3c. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Batter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables Etc at Bay City. SAN" FRANCISCO, March IO. Butter Fresh extras, 30c; prime firsts, 29c; fresh firsts. 29c F.ygs Fresh extras, 19c: pullets, 17c. Cheese New. ISc; Young Americans. ISc; Oregon twins, new. lc. Vegetables Eggplant. 10S?20c; green peas, 7&10c: rhubarb. 6i7c: tomatoes, 509 75c; cucumbers. $lf&2; asparagus, 813 12c; string beans, 15 S" 20c Onions California. $1.65 2. p-rUit Lemons. $2.75 2. 80; oranges, $1.60; grapefruit, (i.502; bananas, xia watisn. Sue .3. $1.50; pineapples, I awallac, fe2 a 3. Potatoes Delta, tlSl-35; Salinas. $1.60 (2; sweets. $2.50. Receipts Flour. 1912 quarters: barley. 2665 centals; bana. 701 sacks; potcttocs, 220O sacks; hay, zjlv tons. ADVANCE IS HALTED Mexican Situation Is Factor in Stock Market Trading. IMPORTANT ISSUES SHADED Shares of Companies Having Inter ests in Southern Republic Ad vance Sharply Coppers Con tinne TTpward Movemnet. XEW TORK. March 10. The Mexican situation loomed larr. on the financial hori zon today, more than neutralizing the feel ing of quiet confidence created by the recent turn cf affairs across the water. Xews that the Government had decided to send a puni tive, force into Mexican territory caused a marked halt in the strength and activity of the forenoon. Quotations of important stocks shaded 1 to 2 points from their best, but shares of companies havlnr Interests across the. Southern border, notably Southern Pa cific, Mexican Petroleum and American Smelting, rose smartly. Conspicuous among the strong features In the first half of the session were Butte Superior and American Zinc at the new high records of Sl and S9, respectively. Butte sold minus Its regular and "Easter" dividends of 104 per cent. Coppers in gen era! ware moderately higher. Equipments, which figure prominently among the munitions, scored gain, of 2 to 4 points. Among semi-war descriptions, such as Mercantile Marine preferred. motors. Continental Can and Cuban-American Sugar, gains ranged from 2 to o points. United states FteeT yielded active leader ship to Crucible Steel and American loco motive and failed to make more than light response to the February statement of un filled tonnage. Bethlehem Steel was more than ordinarily active, opening off more than 3 points at 481. rising to 49S and clos ing at 4S6. Total sales of stocks amounted to 61 .",000 shares. Bonds developed an irregular tone, chiefly as a result of renewed heavy offerings of the Anglo-French 5s at 94. a marked conces sion from the recent maximum. Total sales of bonds, par value, J2.735.CM10. United States bonds wre unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS Closing High. Low. hid. 21-. 20 . 21 H 30 :to. 00 OR fiu, 01 fitu; bo s ::. 70i, 7;!?4 10;j, 100. 103 fllia ion iort, loo 12Sii 12'. 128'i 199 S7"- Srt-. Srti 103 1 02. 102 lul. 10.-.J, 1O0S 8 S7,. fTr, 40. 480 485 85 2.-.4 24 24 lortM; 1041. ll'4 r.4! r.2i .-.: 61 U lill- 61 13 12v 124 JKi; 93 1.3 V- 12'1 17i II'.--. 17 "li't r..-.i : 44 , 43-T. 4.1 gr, .82 84 IS 4Sii 47N 47 57H r.n ', 170 170 ien 1211.4 444 43 "4 44 2114 21 21 H 102 17 4fi?4 48'i 464 KiaVs 25 i 7S14 774 77 H 122 hi ln.-.ii 100 lor.'; 3V 36 3ta 11 4 120 67 07 K7 1 10 15"4 15" 104 V. lO.I 104 66 65 65 11814 117 117V, 11:: 112 113 25 V. 25 . 25 " '. 35 57 .r6"4 5T4 Sales. Alaska Gold.... s..lfn Allls-Chalmers. . 4.1"m Am Beet Supar. 4no American fan.. 10.1in American Ioco. 4H.7UO Am Sm Jt Rets- SJ.400 do pfd Am Sug Refg... SOO Am Tel & Tel.. J.ooO American Tob Anaconda Cop.. !.000 Atchison 1KH Baldwin I,oco.. 21.st) Bait & Ohio r,ni Beth Stetji .HM Br Rap Trans Calif Vetrol 4.U0O Canadian Pacif. -4.1MM) Centra! Leather. 0.400 Ches & Ohio.... Mm Clu Grt West.. :;o Clii Mil & St P. 2.10O Chi & X W C R I ,i P Ry. . 1,:toO Chino Copper. . . 3.4" Colo Fu & Iron. 4.010 Crucible Steel .. 65.400 D R G Pfd Distillers' feecur. Krie General Elect... Grt Nftrth pfd . . Gr Nor Ore ctfs. Guggenheim Ex. Illinois Central. 2.0CO 0.4O0 r.oo "e'.ioo 1,700 Int Cons Corp Inspiration Cop. &.600 Int Harv. N J K C Southern Lehigh Valley. . Louis & Nash . . 300 Mexican Petrol. SB. 400 Miami Copper. . M K & T pfd.. Missouri Pacif . . National Biscuit. National Lead.. Nevada Copper. N Y Central .... N Y N H & H . . Nor & Western. Northern Pacif. Pacific Mali Pac Tel & Tel.. Pennsylvania .. Pull Pal Car... Ray Cons Cop. . Reading Rep Ir &. Steel. Southttn Pac Southern Ry . . . . Studebaker Co.. Tennessee Cop.. Texas Co Union Pacific. . do rd U S Steel do pfd Utah Copper. . . Western Union. Westing Elect.. Montana Power. General Motors. Wabash B Pfd . . 2,raH 400 ;oo 3.-J"0 l.ioo 2, 00 1.2O0 oOO " V.200 " 2,200 S.000 2.700 g.ilOO 2.700 6.400 :;oo 3. SOO 3.WK) 600 45,200 1,401 4.1"0 1.2O0 12. ."00 SOo 200 162 V: 24 84 24 'i 844 24 84 '4 r.2 V4 pnv, 2i 140U 564 1112 331 83 Vi 83 74 3Vi 83 88 -4 65 ' 76 i 465 26 'i 6V4 21 '4 142Vi 10:: 312U. 83 '4 . 84 11l!i 83 Vi !0 65 i 77 I 470 26 V4 71 4 20 Vi 34cii 50 100 132 SJV4 8.1 . 116V4 s:i 80 V4 64 i 76-i 463 26 - 7 6 Vs 200 Int-Mailne pfd. Ifi.sno Kennecott Cop.. 13.100 56 Total sales for the day. 615,0Of shares. BONDS. U S ret 2s reg.. 894 j do 3s 66V4 U S ref 2s coup. 8'Pac TAT 5s.. 101 U S 3s reg. .. :102V4.Penn con 4s. ..105V4 U S 3s coupon. '102 Vs South Pac ref 4s.90Vi U S 4s reg. '111 I do cv Ss 105 U S 4s coupon. 111 Union Pao 4s... 97 Am Smelts 6s. .112 I do cv 4s 93'i Atchison gen 4s94V4(U S Steel 6s. -.10494 NYC gen 3V4s.ll4k:Anglo-French 5s. 94 Northern Pac 48. 8394 Bid. Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. March IO. Closing quotations: Allouez 724j;ipissing Mines. 64 Am Z. L & Sm. 87Vi!North Butte 30 Cal A Hecla 5lo I Old Dom 75 Centennial 16 Quincy 84V4 Con Rea Con. 'Shannon . . 10V4 rlast liulte cop. i.l1. i Tamarack .V'.Vi Franklin Granby Con Greene Can. Kerr Lake . . Lake Cop . . . Mohawk: ... novi! do pfi 50 . .. 51 til Utah Con 15 3 'n! Winona 4V4 ... lSVilWolverlne 61 V4 ...IOI I Butte &. Sup 97 Money, Kxchange. Ktc NEW YORK, March IO. Mercantile paper, 3 6 3V4 per cent. Sterling 60-day hills, $4.714; demand, $4.7t3-ltJ; cables. $4.77. Bar silver, 5694c Mexican dollars, 434c Time loans Firm: 00 and 90 days, 2 (3 per cent; six monthB, 3h3i; per cent. Call money Steady; high, 2V4 per cent; low, 194 per cent; ruling rate, 2V4 per cent: last loan, 2 V4 per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 2V4 per cent. SAN T-RANCISCO, March 10. Sterling 60 days, J4.72V4; demand, 4.76V4; cables. $4.77. Mexican dollars, 43V4e. Drafts Sight, lc; telegraph, 3e. LONDON, March 10. Bar silver. 27d per ounce. Money, 4414 per cent. Discount rates Short bills and three months, 5 V4 per cent. Naval Store. SAVANNAH. March 10. Turpentine, firm, 4H to 401ic: sales, 221 barrels; receipts, 27: shipments. 372; stock. 9728. Rosin, firm; sales, 434 barrels: receipts, 2S3; shipments. 873; stock, 84,519. Quote: A. B. r. D. ?5.10: E. F. G. H. I. 15.20; K. $5 30: M. $5.40; N, 5.455.50; WG, $5.6ofr5.70: WW. tS.SO'rf 5.85. London Wool Sales. LONDON. March 10. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 8000 bales. The selection was better and the demand was brisk. Queensland scoured sold at 3s lt4d and New Zealand gTeasy at Is livid. The withdrawals decreased. Metal Market. NETV YORK, March 10. Copper Steady: electrolytic, near-by. 2S2S.50c; June and later, 27.25 27.50c. - Iron, firm and unchanged. The Metal Exchange quotes lead 6.90c bid. Spelter not quoted. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, March 10. Butter, unchanged. Eggs Lower: reecipts, 16,949 cases; firsts. 1SV41S94c: ordinary firsts. 17V4 9 1794c; at mark, cases included, ISlSVic New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, March 10-. Raw sugar Firm; cemrtfugal? 5.30c; molasses, 4.62c. Refined, firm. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. March 10. Evaporated ap ples, dull and nominal. Prunes, firm. Peaches, steady. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. March 10. Hops, quiet. Coffee Future. NEW YORK, March 10. The market for coffee futures opened at an advance of 1 point to a decline of 3 points. There seemed to b quite an active demand from domestic trado interests as well as considerable cover ing at the start, hut buyers were supplied by scattered selling, which came partly from European sources, and the volume of busi ness soon tapered off. Prices rhowed com paratively little change until well along in the afternoon, when offerings seemed to in crease and the market eased off to 8.06c for May and 8.14c for September. Mexican af fairs were not much discussed around the ring as a market factor and the late sell ing was most generally attributed to realiz ing. The close was 2 to 7 points net lower. Sales, 32.50O bags. March. 7.97c; April, fc.OOc: May. 8.05c: June. 8.06c: July. S.OSe; August, S.10c: September, 8.13c: October, S.loc: November. 8.19c; December, 8.2c; January. 8.27c; February, 8.31c Spot coffee, steady; Rio 7s, 9 Vic: Santos 4s, 10 Vie. Cost and freight offers were re ported unchanged. The official cables showed an advance of 1-ltkl in Rio exchange on London with the Rio market 75 reis higher and Santos un changed. Stocks Firm at London. LONDON. March 10. Mexican news ap peared to have little effect in the American section of the stock market, where the tendency was firmer. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, March 10. Spot cotton Steady; middling uplands, 11.90c; sales 300 bales. mil nth Unseed Market. DUJ.TTH. March 10. Linseed Cash. May and July $2 31Vi. HOGS ARE HIGHER AGAIN TWESTT CEXT ADVANCE AT NORTH PORTLAND. Top Grade Swine Now B rinsing; fS.OO Supply la Not Eanal to the Demand. Only half a dozen loads of hogs came to the yards yesterday, and as there was a brisk (kmand for the arrivals, prices were forced up 20 cents to $ti.6o for the best of ferings, about 40 head going at that price. The bulk of the sales of good light hogs was at $8.55. In the cattle division only odd lots were available and these sold at sbeady prices. The sheep market was nominal. Receipts were 21 cattle, 1 calf, 686 hogs and 2 sheep. Shippers wero: Grover Bros., New Plymouth, 1 car hogs, Ontario 1: J. O. Bowker. Payette, 1 car cattle and hogs: V. A. Phillips, Baker, 1 car hogs; George Rus sell, Nyssa, 2 cars hogs and sheep; Armdahl Bros., Monitor, 1 car cattle and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: W. Price Wt Price 11 hogs. ..130 $7. on, 1 calf ...210 $5.00 8 hogs ...145 8. 6" 1 cow ..950 6.00 8 hogs ...251 8.501 1 cow.. 1170 6.00 1 hog ... 140 6.00 l'cow..lolO 6.0O t hog ... i 70 75(l 1 cow.. 102O 4.00 135 hosB .. 138 8 :;o 2 lambs.. 1.10 9.10 3 hogs 103 8.60 4 hogs ..1KO 8 60 IO hogs ...172 8.60 82 hogs ..165 8.53 6 hogs ...140 8.f.." 11 hogs ..181 8.30 1 hog 170 6 00 1 hog 27rt 8.00 1 calf ...410 4.0O. 1 hog ...250 8C0 1 cow 11SO 0.75 90 hoss ..140 7.90 4 steers ..SOO 6.00 15 hogs ..130 7.55 3 cows ..1020 4. SO 11 hogs ..13t 7.5.5 1 calf ...380 5.0O 7 hogs ..17S 8.60 1 cow ..1000 5.75 56 hogs ..180 8.55 1 bull ...1470 3.75 3 hogs ..327 8.05 1 cow 950 5.00 1 hog ..230 8.00 1 heifer . 770 5.75 104 hogs ..ion 7.90 1 cow ...107O 5.251 3 hogs ..367 7.55 1 cow ...108O 6.0O 4 hogs ..132 7.60 2 cows ..1075 6.50 5 hogs ...80 7.00 I 1 heifer.. 760 6.00 The range of prices at the local yards for various classes of livestock follows: Cattlt. Prime steers Choice steers . Good steers . . . Medium Btcera Choice cows ... Medium cows . Heifers Bulls Stags Hogs Light Heavy Sheep Yearlings ..... Ewes Lambs . .$7.00ST.!0 . . 0.50 018.75 .. 6.757.00 . . 6.50 6.73 . . 0.511 6.75 . . S.S3 4,6.00 .. 4 006.40 .. 2.50S5.OO .. 3.00 & 5. 25 .. 8.00 8.60 . . 7.00 7.00 . ..7.00 US 00 . . n 00 7.00 . . 8.00 g 9.25 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. March 10. Hogs Receipts 10. 000. higher. Heavy. $3.35 9.55 ; light, $9.20 &9.45; pigs $S.009.00; bulk of sales. $9.25 4JIV45. Cattle Receipts 1300. steady. Native steers, $7.50fO'9.25: cows and heifors, $5.50 7.50; WTestern steers. $6.258.00; Texas eteers. $6.00()7.00; stockers and feeders, $6.O0'a'8.o0. Shoep Receipts- 9000, steady. Yearlings. $8. 50 IO. 00: wethers, $7.008.50; lambs $10.7511.13. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. March 10. Hogs Receipts 16, 000, strong, 25 to 30 cents above yester day's average. Bulk, $9. 8010.00; light. $9.5010.00; mixed, $9.60 10.05; heavv, $9.55ii 10.10; rough, $9.559.70; pigs, $7.90 &9.10. Cattle Receipts 1000. firm. Native bef k-.1a C T ill.. 'I Oil- U'u.a.n TfK 8.45; stockers and feeders, $5.85(?i 8.00; cows and heifers. $3.60 8 60; calves, $8.50 -a 11.25. Sheep Receipts 7000. strong. Wethers. $8.25(8.85; iambs. $9.751L05. FOREST PATROL PRAISED TIMBER OWNERS CONFER ON MEANS OF" FURTHER FIRE PROTECTION. Private Concerns Spend $100,000 a Tear, It la Brought Out, and Officers Are Elected. Private timber owners expend $100, 000 a year in maintaining? a force of 300 fire wardens as insurance agralnst great loss by forest fires. That fact was brought out at the annual meeting- of the Oregon Forest Fire Association yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was attended by 30 timber owners and Government and state forestry offi cials. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the work of the Forest Service and of the state. forester during the past year, and also expressing appreciation of the work done by the Weather Bureau in prognosticating prolonged dry spells and dangerous winds. Through the efficient organization of state, private and National forest fire fighting units it was demonstrated that the loss from fire had been compara tively Email. Methods of fire prevention and con trol were topics of discussion at yes terday's meeting. Officers chosen. for the coming year are: President. George M. McCleod, of Portland; first vice-president, George Palmer, of La Grande; second vice president. R. M. Fox, of Sutherlin; treasurer. Wells Gilbert, and secretary and manager, C. S. Chapman. DRAINAGE WORK OUTLINED Klamath Board Authorized to Bond Project for $100,000. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 10. (Special.) At a recent election the members of the Klamath drainage die. trict voted authority to the board of directors to bond the district for $100, 000. At the last meeting of the board it was decided that a dredger should be purchased. The County Court is to be petitioned at once to appoint viewers, as pro vided for under the drainage district law. These three viewers will ascer tain what lands will be benefited by the different bond issues, and those tracts will be assessed for those par ticular bonds. Johnson First to Report to Bntte. TACOMA, Wash.. March 10. Eddie Johnson, former left fielder for the Tacoma Tigers, is ths first of the Butte, Northwestern League team to report for Spring practice. He informed President McGinnity, "the new Butte leader, he was ready to go into train ins cams vhenever tne word game. CABLES ARE FIRMER Light Shipments From South ern Hemisphere Lift Wheat. CHICAGO MARKET STRONGER Movement From Argentina Is Xot Tp to Expectations Crop Re ports From Winter Grain States Are Bullish. CHICAGO, March 10. Scantiness of hip- raenti to Europe from the .Southern Hemis phere tended today to strengthen the wheat market here. Larsely in consequence, values closed firm at to ?c net advance. with May $1.11 J and July $1.10H- Other leading staples snowed gains corn 4 to lc; oats to .c and provisions 10 to 27c. Higher quotations from Liverpool gave the first upward hnoetiu to the price of wheat In Chicago. The chief reason assigned for the British advance wast that the for warding of supplies from Argentina had proved dlsappoin tingly small. Another ele ment which influenced a temporary reac tion from the early strength was a supple mental AVa-hlniston report that showed as mucn as ii.utm.utHf bustieis yet on nana in country mills and elevators. Bullish crop reports from the mild Winter states also counted toward evoking firmness In the last part of the session. "orn received good support, owing te the main to sensational advances in the price of hogs. Besides, receipts were liht and prospects were for a, continued decrease in arri vals. Oats paralleled the action Of corn. East ern ltjma.nd was fair. Hor Trices. cltmbine- out of sitrht on ac count of the European war exhausting the available domestic supply of hogs, put pro visions on the jump. resplte profit tak ing by holders, a liberal share of the ad vance was maintained at the close. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $1.12 $1.1294 $1.10V1 $1.11 July 1.10 1.1094 1.0894 1.10 9, CORN. May 75'i .75 74'V4 .T5 July 75T .7694 .75'. .7694 OATS. May 43V4 .4374 434 .4394 July 41", .429. .41S -4294 MESS PORK. Mav 22.90 23. IO 22.70 22 95 July 22.85 22.90 22.62 22.70 LARD. May It. 10 11.15 11.07 11.12 July 11.32 1L40 11.30 11.32 SHORT RIBS. May 12.15 12.1T 12. in 12 10 July 12.35 12.3J 12.20 12.22 'ash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red. SLHV.: Xo. 3 red. $100 & 1.1 1 ; No. 2 hard. 41.101.12; No. a hard, $1.081.004. Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yel low, OSH frTO-Hc: No. 4 white. 6SH70V4c- Oats No. 3 white. 4lU641Vc: standard. 4'2 (ij 44c. Jtye No. 2. n3c. Barley 61 76c. Timothy $4. SO t7. Clover $ 10 18.50. Foreign Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, March 11. Cash wheat, 14 I'd higher. Corn unchanged to jd lower. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. March 10. Wheat May, U2SfU2; July, $1.12 1.12 fc. Cash No. 1 hard, f 1.18H : No. 1 North ern, $1,131 Ol-lUSt ; No. 2 Northern, $1.00, G- l.lii. Barley. 64'i71c. Flax, $2.312.34. ' - ; Eastern Cash Grain Markets. CHICAGO, March 11. Wheat, le lower. Corn and oats steady. KANSAS CITY, March 11. Cash wheat unchanged to lc lower. Corn and oats un changed. ST. LOUIS. March 11. Cash wheat and corn unchanged to lc lower. Ptiget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE, March IO. Wheat Bluestem. $1.03: Turkey red, $1.02; fortyfold, Oic; club, U3c; fife, t3c; red Russian, U3c. Barley. $2U per ton. Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat 13, oats 2, barley 7, corn 1, hay i, flour 5. TACOMA, March 10. Wheat Bluestem, $1.03; fortyfold. 96c; club, V3c; red fife, U2 cents. Car receipts: Wheat 4, corn 1, oats 1 hay 6. Crain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 11. Spot quo tations Walia, $l.TOjil.72fe ; red Russian, $l.o7i-t &1.70; Turkey red, $1.82 1.S7 ; bluestem, $1.S?H &1.00; feed barley, $1.35; brewing, $ 1.44) & 1.42 H ; white oats, $l.40 1.42; bran, $23Z4; middlings, $30(a31; shorts, $2o.50&2. Call board Barley. May, $1.40; December, $1.30. TWO MILLS BEING BUILT Ccntralia Reports Progress at Napa vinc and at Onalaska. CKNTRALIA, Wash., March 10. (Special.) Ground is being cleared for tne new miil to be erected at Onalaska by. the Newaukum Pole Company, and active construction will begin as soon as the weather permits. The company already has a crew at work in its camp. The new mill will cost $5000 and will have a daily capacity of 40,000 feet. W. JE. Brown, manager of the Still water Lumber Company, at Vader, is rushing construction of the company's new mill, which will replace the one recently destroyed by fire. Construc tion work has been considerably hindered by weather conditions. Clearing of land for the mill to be erected east of Kapavine by J. P. Ouer rier, of this city, is progressing rapidly in spite of the weather, a big crew of men being employed on the work. NEW DRUG SOURCE FOUND Oregon and Washington Soon Will Supply World, Is Prediction. SEATTLE. Wash., March 10. (Spe cial.) Within a few years the states of Washington and Oregon may be furnishing the world with a large per centage of its supply of plant drugs and herbs, according to recent investi gations completed by Arthur W. Lin ton, professor of pharmacy at the Uni versity of Washington. The heavy demands of Eastern drug manufacturers, now cut off from sup plies formerly obtained from Europe, and the resultant leap in drug prices combined with the fact that nearly all plant drugs may be grown advantage ously in these states, form the basis for the prediction. Umatilla Educators Confer. PENDLETON', Or., March 10. (Spe cial.) Seventy-four school directors of Umatilla County met in Pendleton to day with County School Superintendent Young to discuss educational problems. The principal speaker was Professor E. J. Kaemme, of Ellensburg, who spoke on "The Girl Four-Square." The sentiment of the meeting seemed to be against the connty unit oi auminis tration. Highways Blocked by Slides. KELSO. Wash, March 10. (Special.) Bad slides on the highways in and around Kelso have seriously interfered with road travel for several days past. These slides resulted from the heavy rainfall. The Lexington road, north of Kelso, and the Pacific Highway, south of this place, were completely blocked for more than 24 hours. The logging Industu A tali vicinity was also seriously inconvenienced by the storm and heavy snowfall. At the Eufaula logging camp and at the Wisconsin camp several feet of snow still covers the ground. DRAINAGE SURVEY TO BEGIN Preliminary Work for Linn Connty Project About Ready. ! A LB ANT, Or.. March 10. (Special.) 1 Preparations to establish Linn County's first drainage district will be made during the next few weeks, when the preliminary survey will be made of the Oak Creek drainage project. This sur vey will be made by a drainage engi neer from the United States Department of Agriculture. Oak Creek runs across the south cen tral portion of the western half of Linn County, rising in the foothills in the vicinity of Sodaville and crossing the entire level part of the county, entering me vaiapooia lllver a short distance south of Albany. The territory to be drained amounts to about 23.000 acres. CAR LUMBER IS WANTED Order for 4,500.000 Keet Soon to Be Placed in Chicago. CHICAGO. March 10. (Special.) Bids will soon be requested by the American Car &. Foundry Company, of nicago. lor approximately 4.500.000 feet of either yellow pine or rouglas fir lumber. The company is reported to have obtained the contract for 1000 40-ton box cars by the New York. Chi cago & St. Louis Railroad. Many other freight car odrers will be placed in the near future. DAILY CITY" STATISTICS Birth h. GARNER To Mr. and Mrs. Bertram A. Garner, 846 East Burnsids street, March 7. a son. MOVER To Mr. and Mrs. Everett W. Mover. 47 East Twelfth street North. Marcn 3, a daughter. BROMBERG To Mr. and Mrs. Charles nromuerj, toiiece street, February 20. a eon. SHERMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sher man. 209 Va Sheridan street, February 28. a daughter. KL'BAT To Mr. and Mrs. Anthonv R. Kubat, 2141 East Yamhill street. March 5, a son. JOHANSEN To Mr. and Mrs. Hans C. Johansen, 2053 East Clay street. February 28. a son. MILLER To Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Mil ler. 425 Boss street, March 1. a son. GODOX To Mr. and Mrs. Charlos E. Godon. 546H East Madison street, March 3, a daughter. WILLIAMS To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph! R. Williams, 708 Corbett street, March 2. a daughter S1GARD To Mr. and Mrs. H. E. S1ard, 588 Pettysrrove street, March 5, a son. KENNING To Mr. and Mrs. Conrad FVn nlrifj, 074 Gantenbein avenue, March 7, a eon. Marriasre Licences. BLAOKWELlrHl'FrFMTTH James Ed ward n lack well, legal. North Portland, and Irene Huffsmtth, aged 17, 73 West Jessup street. SHARP-ASH John C. Sharp, leval. East Couch street, and Lena M. Ash, legal, 78- East Main street. SMITH-ASH Kan Smith. legal. 121 East Eleventh street, and Matilda U Ash, lejcal, 5sS 'i East Main street. PATTISON-MANN Georpe R. PatMson. lefi-al, 52y Kast Sherman street, and Nettie E. Mann. lejral, 52 Fast Sherman street. WILES-UVENGOOD Lester A. Wiles, leral. 842 East Ash street, and Nettie- Llren good. legal, 842 East A&h street. Buildfns; Permits. G. C- OOLDEXBERG Erect one-storv frame dwelling, loll East Twenty-ninth street North, between Wvrant and Going streets; builder, same: $1500. WILLIAM MILNE Erx?ct one-storv frame jrarage, 000 KilllnR-sworth avenue, between East Twenty-ninth and East Thirtieth streets: builder, same: $75- IRVING DOCK COMPAXT One-story dock. Larrabee and Goldsmith streets.. O.-W. R. & N. right of way and harbor line : builder, same: $1200. C. O. STARR Wreck three-story frame rooms, 313 Fourteenth street, between Co lumbia and Clay streets; wrecker. Rose City and O. TC Wrecking Company: 30O. WARDROBE. INCORPORATED Repair iwo-etory orainary stone, a. Washington street, between Broadway and Park street; builder. R. L. Chambers: S40. MR. OODDARD Repair one and one-half-story frame dwelling. Eightieth street aoutneast. Detwoen f orty-eipbth and Fortv ninth avenues: builder, M. I. Markle; $10O, v. t. PETERSON Repair two-storv frame factory. 461 Belmont street, between East Eighth and East Ninth streets; builder, Oregon Packing Company; S50. J. W. M'FADDEX Enect one and one-half-atory frame dwelling. 435 East Fortv- fourth street North, between Sandv and Tillamook streets: builder, same; $3000. M'GINX ESTATE Repair two-story or dinary store, 120 Broadway, between Wash ington and Alder streets: builder, H. T. Capell; .H--n. MRS. LI PM AN Repair two-story frame dwelling. 184 8t. Clair street, between Wayne and Park avenue; builder, M. R. Caslow; $250. J. A. HITBBELL Erect one-storv frame dwelling, 22 East Forty-first street North, between Burnslde and Couch streets: builder, same; :i.O0. H. A. CORNETT Repair one and one-half-story frame dwelling. 470 Lexington avenue, between East Seventh and East Ninth streets: builder, same; $100. FAILING ESTATE Repair four-story or dinary stores and officee. IftO Third street, corner Morrison street; builder, J. S. Seed ; $100. A. J. WOOD Erect one-story frame dwelling, 521 Buchanan street. between Smith and Hudson streets; builder, C. C. BardweU; $1.ino. JOHN SCRUTTON Repair two-story frame dwelling. East Forty-seventh street North, between Eaat GlLsan and East Flan ders streets; builder, same; $75". DR. ANDREW C, SMITH Repair two story frame store and rooms. 315 Burnslde street, between Fifth and Sixth streets; builder. Walter R. Thorn: $TK. CHARLES M. BROWN Erect one-story frame dwelling. 1403 Congress street, be tween Bryant and Morgan streets; builder, same; $1500. GREEN C. LOVE Erect one-story frame dwelling, 183 Morgan street. Commercial and east Una of Swlnton; $1500. WILLIAM DENNY Erect one-story frame dwelling. 4123 Seventy-second a-we-nue Southeast. between Forty-first and Forty-second streets; builder. C. W. Daniel; $1500. . DAILY MCETEOROLOGICAI REPORT. PORTLAND, March 10. Maximum tem perature, 03 degrees: minimum temperature. 43 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M., 11.3 feet. Change ia last 1M hours. 0.2 foot. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.). -01 Inch. Total rainfall since September 1, 1913. 40.12 Inches. Normal rainfall since September 1, inches. Excess of rainfall since Sep tember 1, 1915, 0-51 Inches. Total sunshine, 5 hours 35 minutes. Possible sunshine. 11 hours 36 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 3 P. M 30.2 Inches. . Relative humidity at noon, 75 per cent. THE? WEATHER. STATIONS. State of Weather Baker ........ Boise Boston ....... Calgary ...... Chicago ...... Colfax Denver ...... Des Moines.... Dulut.li Eureka ....... Galveston .... Helena ....... Jacksonville . . Kansas City... Los Anrele. . . Marshfield ... Medford Minneapolis Montreal . New Orleans. . New Tork North Head... North Yakima. Omaha Pendleton .... Phoenix ...... Pocatello Portland . . . . . Roseburg; .... Sacramento St. Louis .... Salt llu San Francisco. Seattle Spokane o.oo . .W :cier O.uo'. .:NW Clear O 12!14 NWC!ear 0 fn lt NW Clear O.Oo'lSN Clear 0.00'. .r Clear 0.00 . .NE :Clear O-On'.-'X Clear 0.t"ii..'W tclear 6!v 40 62 30 i 6 32 82 OS O.OO'-.'W 'Clear 0.00 14 SW !Clear 7 el 64 42 90 70 70 2o 2il 74 40 r2 72 O.oo 14 sw cloudy 0.00 U SW Clear O.OO 12 N Cloudy O.0010 SWfC'.ear 0.o'. . NW Clear 0.00'. .'NW'Clear O.oo! . . W Clear O.2o 2-VNW Pt. cloudy 0.00 12 SW 'Clear 0.14 36 NW Cloudy 0.01). .!S Cloudy u.uo..w ijiear 3( O.00U. NW Clear ll.ftV. JW ICIenr 74 90 O.0i'..!w Clear O.OO . .'SW'Clear 0. o; . .!NW Clear UO.00..L"N Olear TS'o.or.'. Jew 'Clear r, o.oo ln xwcioudy 0O.0'12.W Clear 7S0.OO'..,N Clear R4 0.0O14S tPt cloudy 60 0 . 00 . . iNWCloudy . a no' rrv '.t. .lAnri. ::;( Tacoma Tatoosh Island '.V.'.i 50f!ssai RaJn Walla 'Walla "Washington -TVinnlpe . . . ifto. no-., w iciear . ..1 r.n o.oo'ie NW'cioudy . .( 18 0.00 li S icioudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. The weather over most of the United States is controlled by two large bigh presaurs areas, eu of vhica is central orat F A GTS The history of highways and highway economics can be divided into three periods: The Roman or Ancient road, the Telford Jind Macadam period, ex tending: from ITjO to 1840. and our modern or twen tieth century awake n i n gr. The Roman road, with its ihree feet of stone, was re duced about one-half in the days of Telford and Mac adam. Kach system was devised to meet contempo raneous conditions and in this SL&e. when traffic con ditions have been revolu tionized, it is conceded that the ideal road should bo hard-surfaced with BITULITHIC arren Krothers Company, Journal Buildine', the Great Salt I.akr Basin, the other nvtr the Vpper Mississippi Vall'v. A di mrbaiicc of slicht .nrruy Is passing: down M. Lawrenr. Va!lo and a depression apparently of no Kroat cn.rirv is centra.1 over Northern Albert. IJpht rain has rallen In Mtrprne NorthwsfTorn "WayMnc ton. Tennessee, the Ohio valley. Middle Atlantic and New KnpUind state. Temper ature are decidedly above normal on the Vaetfte tMope. while, on the other hand. ilWl. have fallen in me Lower Missouri. Middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys Conditions are favorable for fair weathee In this district Saturday, except In extrm. Northwest Washington, whero it will con tinue unsettled and showery. . , FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair; variable winds, becoming southerly. oreren Fair; variable winds. mostly southerly. ashlnirton Fair, except showers axtrame northwest portion; southerly winds. Idaho Fair. E. A. REALS. Forecaster. Kngcne Councilman Is Candidate. KTTGEXE. Or.. March 10. (Special.) Councilman R. B. Parka has an nounced his candidacy for re-election at tho municipal ejection, April 3. when four Councilmen and one member of the water board will be chosen. C. P. nevereaux. another member of the. Council whoso term expires, is uncer tain whether he will be a candidate. Councilman B. K. Goodpasture and B. Koppe will not seek re-election. B. B. McKinney, the retiring member of the water board, has not reached a deci sion. School Attendance Hart hy Cold. KELSO. Wash.. March 10. ( Special. The cold weather during; one week of the sixth month of school seriously cut into the fine attendance record be inj made' in the Kelso schools this year. More than 400 days' absence were recorded during the first two and one half days of that week, and school was dismissed the last two days. The total attendance for the year is consider ably higher than during the previous year. The hich school enrollment is 135. Tacoma Clamps Town l-'islit Lid. TACOMA. Wash.. March 10. in an order issued to Chief of Police Smith yesterday, A. U. Mills, public safety commissioner, directs the strict en forcement of the state statute, which forbids boxinsr contests except between members of a club for exercise. It is unlawful for anyone to train a boxer for a match and for anyone to bet on the outcome or to hold stakes. TKAVELERS' GCIDK. San Francisco Los Angeles (Whboat Change En Route) The Biff, Clean Comfortable '.leg;antly Appointed. Seagoing S. S. BEAVER Saila From AlD.worth Dock 3 P. M., March 11. IDA Golden Miles oat Columbia River. All Kates Include ISertha and Meala. Table and Service . V nexeelled. The fan Frasrlsrs A Portland S. 9, Co.. Third and Washington streets 4 vt-ith O.-W. IC & H. Co.) Tel. Broad way 4SOO, A U121. FRENCH LINE Coinpairnta Grnrmle Tranfiatlantlque FOS1AL bKRVlCli. Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX LA TOURALNE Mar. 18. 3 P. M. LAFAYETTE Mar. 25, 3 P. M. ROCHAMBEAU April 1,3 P.M. CHICAGO April 8.3 P.M. -OK INFORMATION APPLY C. W. UlNGtK. 8U iith St. A. I. CHAKLTON. 254 Morrison St. K. K. (.AKK1SIIN C. M. & St. Paul Ry. llOKSl.V H. SMIT!!. 118 Third Kt. K- P. B.11KU, 100 Third M. 11. DICKSON, 34K Washington St. NOKTII HANK KO.lll. Fifth and Stark Sta. p. S. K'FARI.AM. 3d and Washlncton Sta. K. B- UUt'FY. 124 Third St.. Portland. ASTORIA and Way Landings Str. Harvest Queen From Ash-St. Dock 8 P. M. daily, except Saturday. Returns from Astoria 7 A. M.. except Sunday. O.-W. R. R. & N. CO. CITY TICKET OFFICE Washington at Third. Broadway 4500, A 6121. B San Francisco 8 SANTA BARBARA LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIKCO. COOS BAY AND H EUREKA S. S. KILBURN Q Balls Tuesday, March 14., 6 P. M. Ticket Office 12IA Third St. B Pb.su Main 1114, A 1314. 1:30 P. M. Tomorrow, March 12. Fan Fmnrix-o. Portland & Los Ange las Steamship (o. Frank Boilam, 124 Third St. A 5M, Main 26. BARBADOS. BAHIA.0IO Dt JANEIRO, c; a I it svi mm r winr is am rti 1 1 ..an, PUENOS II 111! sm LAMPORT s HOLT LINE-' Hs-fTtjtar AlitBjr of Inxartoo l2C0 con Bt&n rs especlallT ueclirnetl for travel in th tropic, besx & DAXixJjd, Ocuertvl Act., & BroUwwjr .. Iorer B. ginitb, TlUrd a4 TrtU9vra 8tV 1 TN. i .w at rri raw m IIP MlA! 1