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TITE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, 3IARCII 22, 1916. 17 SELLIN HOT FORCED Farmers Able to Carry Wheat Ino New Season. IN INDEPENDENT POSITION ' ' Only Revival of Export Demand and Higher Trices Will I'revcnt largest Surplus In His tory of Xorthwest. Farmers In tiie Pacific Northwest will carry more wheat into the new crop this year than ever before, unless something un expected happens in the next few months. They are holding on to their -"wheat, not be cause they could not Bell it, but because they are satisfied that it will be n-orth more in the Kail than they can get for it now. It is believed that not over 10 per cent tt the wheat that is left in the three states will be forced into liquidation, and grain men are confident that fully 10,000.000 iUhels will still be in first hands when the new cereal year opens. Hopes for a higher market next season are based on the probability of a much smaller crop, not only in the Xorthwest, but In all parts of the country. The 1916 acreage In the Xorthwest. it is npw esti mated, will be at least 'JO per cent less than last year's, and this would mean a crop of not to exceed 00,000,000 bushels. At the present time grain prices are sag ging, but the course of the market may "be corrected if freight rates drop, of which there is some indication. Freights across the Atlantic are no longer advancing, in fact, are reported to be somewhat easier. Chicago sent out word yeSterday that Ar gentine freights had dropped 17 shillings -since Friday, but this calculation is thought to have iteen based on the highest asked prices of last 'week and the lowest bids of this week and the rate Is not taken as a fair criterion of the market. Local ex porters' cables do not show such a sharp drop, yet indicate an easing up of the sit uation. Materially lower freights across the At lantic would undoubtedly start export busi ness here again, as the English cargo mar ket has held quite steady, notwithstanding the cheapening of Chicago prices In the last few months, proof of this is shown by the sale a few days ago of two sailers, one load ed at Portland and the other on Puget Pound, at 67 shillings, which compares with C9 shillings, the best price of the year from first hands. Only a marked revival of export demand, and consequently higher prices, will pre vent farmers In this, territory from carry ing a. record quantity of wheat into the new , season. At the prices now current, there is practically no selling. Not over fiO.OOO bushels, it Is said, have been sold by farmers in the past 60 days. This is a clear indication of their independent po sition. At the Merchants' Exchange, bids mere lower because of the absence of milling de mand and thev easier tone at Ch.ica.go. Of fers for April wheat were reduced 1 cent, and spot and May bids were U cents lower. Bradstreefs estimates increases in the American visible supply of 2,600,000 bush els of wheat, 1,144,000 bushels of corn and S36, OOO bushels of oats. The world's visible wheat supply in creased 6,312,000 bushels. Broomhall says of crop conditions abroad: ITrance Crop outlook Is fair, with more favorable weather wanted for Spring sow ing. Supplies are insufficient and importa tion continues on a large scale. Germany Weather mild and there are no complaints heard regarding the outlook. Russia Officials confirm '20 per cent de crease in acreage, with snow cover fair. Our agents report that "Winter acreage will show a heavy loss from lowered acreage and un favorable weather. It is believed that crops for last year wre overestimated and that reserves are nowhere near as large as esti mated. Roumania The crop outlook Is favorable and increased areas and weather have fav ored developments. It is confirmed that Tecent purchases by central powers aggre gate 40,000.000 bushels. Australia Favorable rains for prepara tion of the new crop. Offers are limited and chartering very Blow. India Crop promises well, of fair quality. Italy and Spain Crop outlook . fair. Re serves are light. North Africa Splendid beneficial rains for all cereals. South Africa Erouth damage denied. General outlook for corn and acreage 6 per cent Increase. United Kingdom "Weather wet and un seasonable. Native offers are larger and facilities for moving are increasing. Argentina Weather unsettled with rain In parts. It is feared that the movement will be delayed. Tonnage is increasing, and expectations are for larger shipments this week. Terminal receipts, la cars, iwer reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: "Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland. Tue. 3 4 6 2 3 Tear ago 5 2 4.... y t-ea'n to date. 343.1 1430 869 200S Year ago 1&Z2 173 1&31 1702 Tacoma. Mon. .:$ 10 Tear ago 1 '2 13 Sean to date. Cl'03 4P4 .... 2S4 10:12 Tear ago fc-ISO &J .... S71 2713 Feattle Mon. 3 8 4 4 22 Tear a go 12 .... 8.... 4 fpa'n to date. 7n.l IIS'.', 177.1 SIO 34T.3 Tear ago..... 7049 lXn 11N1 lOuS 2735 EXPORT DEMAND TOR SUGAR ACTIVE Further Purchases for French and EDgll&b. Account Reported. Further heavy purchases of refined sugar tor export were reported in trade advices from the Hast. The latest sales were esti mated to amount to somewhere between 3 J. 000 and 5,000 tons, which, at current prices for granulated in bond, would mean an expenditure of from $1,500,000 to $3, JuO.OoO. Trade interests credited France with tak ing the smailer quantity called for in the latest orders, and it was reported that large refiners had arranged to manufacture the remainder, up to 15, OOO tons, for the Brit ish Government commission on a percentage La sis. The result of the continued active ex port demand for sugar was to force re finers practically out- of the market for the time belns;. Most of the refineries are sold up for some weeks to come, and until fur ther purchases of Cuban raws are ma,de they mill scan contracts, both domestic and for eign, in a cautious manner. XIRSvT NEW POTATOES ARE RECEIVED Shipment Arrive From Florida and Sells at 10 Centso 12 Cents m Pound. The first new potatoes of the season ar rived yesterday from Florida and were quoted at 1012 cents a pound. Arrival? from California included a car of WInning stadt cabbage and a car of fine head lettuce? from the Imperial Valley. Southern tele phone peas were received and sold lower at t?10 cents. Orange prices will be advanced not later than the first of next week, owing to higher markets in California. The cheaper grades of apples are moving out well. Egg Market Is lima. Egg receipts were of fair size and with a strong demand, the market was firm at lSVz19 cents, case count. Dressed meats were firm, veal selling at 11 12 cents and pork at cents. Poultry was quiet at 16 cents for hens and Springs. No change was reported in dairy produce markets. Calcutta Burlap Prices Advance. Cable advices from Calcutta state that the easier tone of the burlap market last week, which was brought about by second-hand sellers realizing, had given way to a much firmer market condition. Prices on goods for forward shipment were in notable in stances over 3 shillings per 100 yards higher than the low point touched last week. Al together, the losses were more than re gained, and valued were reported to be buoyant once more. Salem Hops Are Sold. The Twin Wo crop of 3o0 bales of hops at Salem has been sold to T. A. Llvesley & Co. at 11 Hi cents. There is a moderate domestia demand, but export trade is held in check by the shipping situation. Rank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Ciefirln.ca. Balances. Portland " $1.8:14.776 $14iUm7 Seattle 2,r.HW,3n.S 3M.77": Tacoma , 7:.:M7 IWi.L'oT Spokane . 6."0,01o 4 o , 1 ." 5 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc. Merchants Exchange, noon session. March delivery. Bid. Wheat Bid. Ask. yr. ago. Bluestem $ .16 $ 1.01 $ 1.33 Forty told S7 .95 1.29 Red fife sr XI 1.1.1 Club HG -i'l 1-23 Red Russian S3 .03 1.13 Oats -No. l white, feed 23.73 23.00 30.30 Barley No. 1 feed 27.00 23.30 Millfeed Bran ' 20.73 22.23 21.00 Shorts 22.30- 24. r.O Futures - Bid, Ask. April bluestem $ ,iS $ 3.01 May bluestem 2.02 April fortvfoid .13 May fortyfold S .it April club S7 .it:! May club . .!'" April red fife ... .53 May red fife . f S3 ,H3 April Russian NtS .i't May Russian .Q3 ,H3 April oats 24.23 23.2.1 May oats . . . '. 23.73 26.00 April feed barley 20. 0' May feed barlc-y, 23.00 " April bran 21.23 22.no May bran 21. 30 23.30 April shorts 23.00 24 3u May shorts 23.00 23.00 FLOUR Patents, $5.20 per barrel; straights. -4. 30 3.00; exports, $4.30; Valley, $4.70; whole wheat. $5.4u; graham, $5.20. HAY Eastern Orison timothy, $21 rl 22 per ton: Valley timothv, $10: alfalfa. $20. MILLFEED 6pot prices: Bran. $2323.50 per ton : ?horts. $23.3o26; rolled barley, $31. MM 32.30. CORN' Whole, $37 per ton; cracked', $3S per ton. Fruits and Vegetables. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2 & 3.25 per box; lemons. $34.25 per box; bananas. 6c per lb.; pineapples, 6&&7c per pound; grapefruit. $4.30 4.75, tangerines, $2.30 per lug. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 73D0c per dozen ; tomatoes, $3.75 per crate; cabbage, $1.252.30: per hundred: garlic, 10c per lb.: peppers, 174 20c per lb. ; eggplant, 22M-C per pound; horseradish, 8c per pound; cauliflower. $1.35 tv 1.5; celery, $4.3o per crate ; lettuce, $2.25 per crate; cucumbers. $l.251.30; spinach, ct 1.15 per box; aspar agus. 306 15c per pound; rhubarb, $1.03'u 2 per box; peas, 95tltc pr pound. POTATOES Orecon, $ 1.40 rv 1.30 ; Takl- mas, $1,5041.75 per sack; new Florida, 10 fix 12c per pound ; sweets, $3.25 'a 3. J per hundred. ONIONS Oregon, buying prices, $1.50 f. o. b. shipping point. GREEN FRUIT Apples. $11.60 per box; cranberries, $11 per barrel. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: ' EOGS Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, candled, 20c per dozen; uncandled, 1&V 19c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. IGc: Pprlngs. 16c Btas, 12c; broilers, 20 ? 23c ; turkevs live, 1820c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 24 Q) 25c; ducks. 13 16c; geese, 10c. BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re tailer: Portland city creamery prints, 60 pound, case lnta, utandard grades, 34c; lower grades, 31c; Oregon country cream ery prints. h--pound case lots, standard makes, 31 33c; lower grades, 30 30!c; packed in cubes, 2c less. Prices paid by job bers to producers: Cubes, extras, 293j30e; firsts. 27? 27c; dairy butter, 14l&M.c; butterfat. No. 1, 33c; No. 2. 30c. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbing buying prices. 2Uc per pound f. o, b. dock Port land ; Younsr Americas, 21c per pound. VEAL Fancy," 31?12c per pound PORK Fancy, llllc per pound! Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia river 1 -pound tails, $2.30 per dozen; one-half flats, $1.50; l pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 95c. HONEY Cbo-ce, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, eack lots. Itfc; Brazil nuts. ISlSc; filberts, lGlSc; almonds, 16',-jC; peanuts, Sf-jc; cocoanuts, SI per dozen; pecans, 109 20c; chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Small white, 7.2oc; large white, 7.15c; lima, fc; bayou. Bc; pink, flc COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 14 4 83c. SUGAR Fruit an berry. $7.65; beet, $7.45; extra C, $7.15 ; powdered, in barrels, $7.00; cubes, barrels, $S.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. 5U6c per pound; broken. 4r; Japan style, 4(&'3c DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8c per pound; apricots. ISig-lSc; peaches, 8c; prunes, Ital ians, 8g!c; raisins, loo?e Muscatels, be; unbleached Sultanaa, 8 f? 10c; seeded, c: dates, Persian, 10c pound; fard. $1.65 per box ; currants, 8 U 7t 12c; figs. CO ft-ounce, $2; 10 4-Ounco. $2-25; 36 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 10-ounce, S5c; bulk, white, 748c; black, 6e per pound. Hopfl, Wool, Hides. Etc. I HOPS 1915 crop, lOlSc per pound; 1916 contracts, ll4ffT2c per pound. HIDES Salted hides, 25 pounds and up, 15c; salted stag?. 50 pounds and up, lie; salted kid. 15 pounds to 25 pounds, lc; salted calf "up to 15 pounds, 10c; green bides. 50 pounds and up. 13sc; green stags, 50 pounds and up. 9H-c; gr.en kip, 15 pounds, 19c; dry flint hides, 2flc; dry flint calf up to 7 pounds, 28c; dry salt hides, 21c WOOL Eastern Oregon, 20 'a 30c; Valley, 27 'a 2c. MOHAIR Oregon, 304? 31 e per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new. 4o per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 17c; dry short-wooled pelts, I3"c; dry shearlings, lO 15c each ; salted shearlings, 1525c each ; dry goat, long hair, 13c each: dry goat shearlincs, I0tfi20c each; salted long-wooled pelts, February, $1.25 2 each. Provisions. HAMS Al! sizes, choice, 20c; standard, 19c; skinned, 1718c; picnics, 12c; cot tage 'oil, 14c. BACON Fancy. 2829; standard, 22 23c; choice. 163 21c. DRY SALT Short, ciear backs. 123 15c; exports. lSUf&luc; plates, lutollc. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 13Vjc, standard, 12'.4c; compound, 11 .c BARREL GOODS Mess beef. $18; plate beef. $19; brisket pork, $19; tripe, $10.50 3jj 1L50. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, loc; cases, 174 20 He. GASOLINE Bjilk, 18c; cases, 25t3C; naptha. drums. 15 Vs e; cases. 22 ic. LINSEED OIL Raw barrels, 2c; ra-w, cases, 97c; boiled. J barrels, 94c; boiled, cases, 99c. TURPENTINE In tanks. 67c; In cases, 74c; 10-case lots. c less. Coffee Futures, NEW YORK. March 21. The market for coffee futures was very quiet today and fluctuations were correspondingly narrow and irregular. The opening was 1 point 'higher to 2 points lower, with May con tracts selling at 7.92c and July at 8.03c during the earlier trading. Later, however. May sold off to 7.00c, July to 7.89c under a little scattering liquidations, and the market closed at a net decline of 1 to 4 points. Sales, 7250 bags, March, 7.80c; April, 7.85c; May, T.Smjc; June, 7.94c; July. 7.9bc; August, 8.03c; September. 8.08c; October, 8.12c; No vember, 8.16c; December, 8.20c ; January, 8.24c; February, S.28c. pot, quiet. Rio 7s, 9Hc; Santos 4s. 10 He Few cost and freight -offers were reported in from Brazil and those received were said to be about unchanged. The official cables showed declines of from 50 to 75 pels in mil-re is prices, with Rio exchange on London unchanged. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga., March 21. Turpentine firm. 50'- to 51c. Sales, 129 barrels; re ceipts, 45 barrels; shipments, 103 barrels; stock. S1H5 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales, 49? barrel ; receipts, 808 barrels: shipments, 1653 barrels; stock. 76.734 barrels. Quote: A. B, C, D. E. $5; F. O, Ti. $5.tO: I, K. $5.15; M. $5.25; N, $5.35; WG, $3.50; WW, $5.60. Metal Market. NEW YORK. March 21. Copper, steadv. Electrolytic, nearby, S 228.30c; June and later, 27-27.50r, Iron, firm and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin quiet. Spot, 40 r 31c. The metal exchange quotes lead 7.75c bid. Spelter not quoted. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, March 21. Evaporated ap ples, quiet but steady. Prunes, easy. Peaches, steady. WAR STOCKS SUFFER Traders Active on Short Side 'of Market. STEEL ALSO SOLD LOWER Rails Are Firmest Feature of Wall Street Ijist Exchange on Ger many Declines to Xew Low Record Bond Trade Large. NEW TORK, March 21. In its main as pect, today"s market was largely a. repe tition of yesterday's session, although trad ing was lighter and more narrow. After opening with a general demonstration of strength, shares of munitions companies -and stocks associated with that division suffered material declines,' some of the better-known issues falling under yester day's minimum. United States Steel also felt the force jot the movement, duplicating the- preceding day's low quotation of 84, after rising to 63'i, but closing at 84. Bethlehem Steel was again heavy on one sale, which carried the stock down 15 to r03 and obliterated much of Its rise of the previous week. Crucible Steel and the better-known equipments were under heaviest pressure. Rails were relatively firm rw1t.h actual strength at times in New York Central and the anthracites, as well as Chesapeake & Ohio, the latter making favorable response to announcement of a., new Issue. Some of the inactive issues, as well as sugars, record ed variable gain. Selling of -the last hour lacked yesterday's feveaish character and support rendered in the final dealings resulted in partial recov eries, but the undertone at the close was irrvgular and unsettled. Total sales amounted to 633,000 shares, of which United States and Crucible Steels, American and Baldwin Locomotives, Mexi can Petroleum and Mercantile Marine pre ferred contributed an unusually large per centage. Marine preferred was almost the only leader to manifest consistent strength, ris ing 2. to 74 in connection with unofficial estimates of the company's large earnings for 1015. It remains to be seen, however, what part of these earnings is subject to the heavy war tax Imposed by the British government. Foreign exchange was again a feature of Interest, the rate to Germany declining to a new low record of 71 JA, which Implies a depreciation of over 25 per cent for marks at this center. The bond merket was inactive, with trad ing more diversified. Total sales, par value, were $3,525,000. United States bonds were .unchanged on :all. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATION'S. Closing Sales. Alaska Gold 4.Vj0 Aliis-Chalmers. . 4.40O Am Beet Sugar. S.&tO American Can.. 15,700 American Loco. 24.700 High. Low. bid. 204 104 io- 31 20 30 724 71 71 63 tlS 2 77 "i 74 4. 75 Am Sm & Refg. 13.800 102 Ti 101 li lOl-y, do pfd US Am Sug Refg.. 6iV 1104 13oi linii 120 ' i "s'i 1H4U . 6Si 110 Am Tel & Te! . . American Tob. . Anaconda Cop . . Atchison Baldwin Loco, . BIt & Ohio.... Beth Steel Br Rap Trans.. Calif Petrol.... Canadian Paoif , Central Leath.. dies & Ohio. . Chi Or West Chi M & St P. . Chi & N W C R I & P Ry. . Chino Copper. . . Colo Fu & Iron. Crucible Sti... 3.0OO " 9.300 00 1 32.2"0 1.000 3 2!li 3H2 I ?. V. lOftti "SJ 5'12 R.-.94 23 r.r. h ir.54 ti 127 lrt?i r.4 4M4 J)0 17 47 3 7 i 1S 121 44 21 14 37H 471, lit 21! 7SM, Srt Mi lf an 1"H 4V4 123 7 l.-.S l'M t 122 11314 2 i fffi 23 64 M r.ni fn 21 141 MS 3ftR i:-.k it 82 V. 84 II 74 8114 fi 7fl?4 4 HO 73 U 103", JOSH 2.30O 1. TiltO R.40O 9,300 " 300 4 00 6.700 2. :; oo R.400 62.000 23 m eh'x ' 127- r.4 44 4 S7?i "47 ii li3 "43 hi li4 64 Ti 127 '4 IT'i B4V4 46 IBS 43 D & R G pfd Distil Securities. 60.400 Erie 7.300 General Elect... 800 G rt Nor pfd Gr Nor Ore ctfs. 7.600 Guggenheim Ex. Illinois Central Int Cons Corp Inspiration Cop . 6,800 Int Harv. N J K C Southern... 300 Lehigh Valiey.. 3", 300 Louis & Nash... 4.30O Mexican Petrol Miami Copper M K T pfd Mo Pacific 47 !i 'ik' ' 1K714 36 -i National Biscuit, National Lead . . Nevada Copper. N T Central. . . . N Y N IT & H . . Nor & Western. Northern Paclf . Pacific Mall Pennsylvania . . Ray Cons Cop.. Reading Rep Ir & StefeJ. . Southern Pacif. 400 Rno 200 2.40O 6O0 4.500 ' " 600 .1,400 1.40O 11.3O0 2.400 4.300 12." H 1.1S, lur-H 0'i 125 67 1 .-, i 104 fi 12-J 'bh'v, sr. ; r.i m ss r.2i 3 33ii 8-0 78 "72i .12 -li S3 344 3!7 134 117 I 78 li Southern Ry Studebaker Co.. 10.PO0 Tennessee Cop.. IS.ono j ex as uompany. Union Pacific... do rfd l.ooo 1.8O0 U S Ste"! do pfd T.Ttah Copper. , .. Western Union. Westing Fleet.. Montana Power. General Motors. Int-Marin tfd. B.4O0 1.20O 3,400 700 20.100 2O0 4 2.900 74.TJ 12 100 r.RM Kennecott Cop. G64 Total sales for the day, 633,000 shares. . BONDS. V. P. ref 2s rcg.99 Northern Pac 3s. Pac TAT 5s.. lO0 Penn con 4s . . . 3 05 South Pao ref 4s 90 do cv 5s 304H Union Pae 4s.. 97 do cv 4s.....P3y TT S Steel 5s... 103 Anglo-Franco 5s 95 TT S ref as coup.9!t IT 3s rog. ...102 XT S 3s coupon. 102 IT s 4s resr.-. . . .111 US is coupon. 102 Am Smelts 6s.. 310 Atchison gen 4s 94 X T C gen 3a.313 Northern Pao 4s 93 Bid. Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON', March 21. Closing quotations: Allouez Ki Mpisslnir Mines. .r.,n 1, at. uii,. o-. -'wi ill luil. ... Ariz Com sM'Old Dom Butte & Sup... SS!OsceoIa Calumet & Arir 72 JOuincv Cal & Hecla 550 Shannon Centennial 37ISuper!or Cop Ree Con... 3 ! nn - Bos MIn. Fast Butte Min 12'!Tamarack 2S 9rt 92 9 10 " 3 Franklin 8tU S Sm. R & M 07 inawi'y tii.... r. la i (in pin ...... nni Isle Roy (Cop). 27 T-tah Con 34 Kerr T -:i k a .... SHlwInona 4 T.ake Cop 17 ! Wolverine 59 Mohawk 98 I 1 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW TORK. March 21. Mercantile pa per. 3 3 per cent. Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.72: demand, $4.76; cables, $4,77 1-16; bar silver. 57c Mexican dollars. 44c. Time loans steady. Sixty days, 2 03 per cent; 00 days:, 23 per cent; slx'montha. 3 pr cent. Call money steady. High 2 per o?nt; low, 2 per cent: ruling rate. 2 per neat: last loan, i per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent: offered aL 2 per cent. SAN- FRANCISCO. March 21. Sterling. 60 days, $1.72; demand, $4.76; cabl.es, $4.77. Mexican dollars. 43 c. Drafts, sight lc, telegraph 3c. LONDON-. March 21. Bar ellver, 27d per ounce. Money. 4(g4c Discount rates Short bills and three months, 5 per cent. . J Stocks fall at London. LONDON', March 21. American securities dropped in sympathy with Wall Street and closed quiet. "Weekly Bank Clearings. Bank clearings In the United States -for the week ended Mnrch 16, as reported to Bradstreet's. aggregate $4,634,426,000. against $4.532', 654. LHKJ in the previous week and $3.oy;,fK'.S.OUO in the same week last year. Fol.owlug are the returns for the past week, with percentages of change as compu-d with the same week last year; Increase. New York $2,834,764,000 64.7 Chicago ;ss7. :::?;. iMii 17. 5 Ph;:ailelplila . Boston St. I.ouls .... Kans.is City . San Francisco Pif-sSui-R Eakimoro Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Minneapolis l.os Angeles . Omaha ...... Now Orleans . Milwaukee Iouisville .-. . , Atlanta . . . . . St. Paul Seattle 21 St.i07.OiKJ Bil.S .12.73B.IHJO 47.9 92.831. OHO 22.6 S;l.24S.O0 25.0 61.3s:.000 20.0 r..79,0n0 31.4 37.759.000 27.1 KS.54l.ooo 41.4 30.S10.000 47.8 33.003,0110 06 4 24.:70.0"O l;l 3 25.155,000 1S.1 25.464.WiO 21.2 22.S1O.0H0 . 20.8 1M.042.IHIO. 1:.4 3 S.C.33. ODO 42. S 3H."i71,Ofi 27.7 34.103.000 2.4 16.500,000 .5 Buffalo 33.325,000 .31.3 Portland, Or 13.it7U.O0O 34.9 Denver , 11.641.000 40.5 Indianapolis 30.870.tKiO 41.5 Salt Lake City 7.74,000 39.7 Spol:ane 4.77H.0OO 12.7 OakWnd 4,2r.,0(X 22.7 Sacramento 1,771.000 1 7.1 San Diego 2.7O1.OO0 23.8 Tacoma 2,827.000 2o.3 Decrease. UMATIIJLA COCSTY GRAIN' 13 HEALTHY Spring Flowing- Is Delayed by Recent Heavy Rains. PEXDL.ETON'. Or., March 21. (Special.) The recent steady rains have delayed the Umatilla County farmers in their plowing for another week or more. The ground was Just eettins in condition for plowing when the rains started. Sprint; plowing last year began late In February. Consolation Is taken in the fact that the abundant moisture has resulted in their Srain showing healthy color and growth. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, March 21. Butter High. Creamery, 3136V4c. EgKS, higher. Receipts, 24,106 cases; firsts, 19 'Ac: ordinary firsts, 18c; at mark, cases Included. lS?394e. YARD TRADE IS QUIET SMALL. RIX FOR DAY. AT NORTH PORTLAND. All Lines Are Holding: Steady Best IIors Offered Brine; 50.20 . and ag.2.5. The market was quiet at the Stockyards yesterday and prioes were steady through out the list. Only one full load of hogs was sold, other trausactions in the hog and cattle divisions being of small lofs. The best light swine on offer brought 9.20 and 9.25. The cattle sold were mainly of low grade. Receipts were' 67 cattle, 357 hogs and 301 sheep. Shippers were: "With cattle Ray Tarbell. Holton. 1 car; E. E. "Staats, Suver, 1; W. O. Minor, Hepp ner, 1, With hogs R. McCrow, Goldendale. 1 car; Rene Crad, Burley, 1: Sundial Ranch Com pany, Troutdale, drove In 25 head; A. D. Cator, Vancouver, drove in 37 head. With sheep Union Meat Company, drove In 301 head. 1 With mixed loads A. Chalmers. Wllkes boro, 1 car cattle and calves; J. W. Willard, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs; Karl Zimmer man, Yamhill, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wgt. Pr. Witt. Pr. 3Bteers.. 1020 3. no .2 cows... 825 6.00 3 steers.. fi00 8.40 3 cow r.O 5.00 7cows... 7f.0 3.40 lcow.... 7SO 4.00 2 calves.. 260 T..OO 30 hogs... 215 8.25 lcow..?. 700 4-.IS0 POhojrs... 3 70 9.20 lcow.... 040 S.r.O 82 hogs... 145 6.15 lcow.... 1070 5.50 7 hops... 130 8.20 lstag... 1220 5.KO) 18 hogs... 107 7.35 2 steers.. 790 6.501 47 hogs... 321 8.35 7 steers. . 850 7.00 SO hogs... 3 70 9.20 lcow... 870 4.75 32 hogs... 207 8.15 lbull... 303O 4.00 4 hogs... 400 8,20 3 bull -3O50 4.50 4 hors 207 8.70 1 bnll 3070 4.50 S2hoss... 90 6.50 Scows... 1'MiO 6.50 6 hogs... 315 8.15 lcow.... 950 5.50 The rans:e of prices st thp "Tocal yards for various classes of livestock follows: Steers, choice grain and pulp. .S.0OiS$S.K0 Steers, choice hay. St-eers, good ..... Steers, medium ... Cows, choice Cows, good Cows, medium ... Heifers Bulls ( Stas Hoga Prime light ...... Good to primo .... Rough heavy ..... Pifre and sltTps .... . Sheep Yearlings ........ Wethers Ewes Lambs 7.WH 8.15 7.25 7.00(3) ft.Rnn 8.25 m 5.50 4.00 rrt 2. 50 (Si 7.50 7.25 7.00 fl.50 6.25 7 OH 5 8.00 5.25 (V20f! 8.25 O 8.00 a 8.00 9.S5 9.00 8.25 8.25 7.75 8.25 6.75(! 8.00 6.25! 6.75 8.75(3110.00 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, March 21. Hogs Receipts 36. 30O, steady. Heavy, $9.10 9.25 ; light, $S.90 &9.15 pigs, $Sjp9; bulk of sales, $&5'9.15. Cattle Receipts 6000. steady. Native steers, $7.509.50: cows and heifers, $6.50Si 8: Western Bteers. $7(8.50: Texas steers, $8.757.25: stockers and feeders, $6.50 8.50. Sheep Receipts 8600, steady. Yearlings, $8.50(59.85: wethers, $7.50feS.50; lambs, $10.753ill.50. Chicago Ltvestock Market. CHICAGO, March 21. Hogs Receipts 16. OOO, strong. moBtly 5c above vesterday's average. Bulk- $o.509.65; light. $0.1O(9.70; mixed, $9.30(S'9.70; heavy. $9.230.70; rough, $9.25 9.40: pigs, $7.50(8 8 75. Cattle Receipts 3000, steady. Native beef steers. $7.50gi9.8o; Western steers, $7.408 8.60; stockers and feeders, JH8; cows and heifers. $3.80 8.70; calves, $S10.25. Shep Receipts rs.OOO. strong. Wethers, $S.40Q9.10; lambs, 9.75(S! 11.65. Stock Sales at Pomeroy. POMT5ROY, Wash., March 21. (Special.) R. Bender, of Spokane, representing the Stanton Meat Company, . visited Garfield County last week and contracted for 350 head of cattle for June delivery at $7, and 2S0O sheep at $6.25. F. I. Miller, the prin cipal seHer, sold 200 head; Weller Live stock Company. BO head: L. H. Whitmore. 75 head, and Lyon & Son, 25 bead. The Weller Livestock Company contracted for the 2Spo sheep. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND March 21. Maximum temper ature. 61 degrees; minimum, 42 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M., 11.4 feet: change in last 24 hours. 1.1 feet rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M., .50 Inch: total rainfall since September 1. 1915, 42.17 Inches: nor mal rainfall since September 1, 35.13 inches: excess of - rainfall since September 3, 7.04 Inches. Total sunshine, none: possible sun shine 32 hours 32 minutes. Barometer (re duced to sea level). 3 P. M.. 29.69 inches. Relative humidity at noon, S3 per cent. THE WEATHER. State of Weather STATIONS. Baker Boise Boston ....... Calgary ...... Chicago Colfax Denver Des Moines . . . Duluth Eureka ....... Galveston Helena ....... Jacksonville .. Kansas City . . Los Angeles . . Marehfleld .... Medford Minneapolis .. Montreal ..... New Orleans . . New York North Head . . . North Yakima Omaha Pendleton .... Phoenix Pocateilo Portland Roseburg Sacramento ... St. Louis ..... Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla Walla Washington Winnipeg .... 40 0. 02!io;s Rain 52 0 38 0 C60 42 0 4t:0 62'0 58'0 Cloudy .00 . .ISW .00 . ,1NW ,00'26iNE ,05i. .IS .00 2o;sw Clear Clear LClnndv ICloudy . Clear Cloudy 00114 E Srt 0 00. . NE Cloudy 5S0. 4M1 10 s Cloudy Clear 74 0 48 0 00I16S 00. .W Clear 78 0. WlSiSW fciear SfS'O 70 0 00 22 w Cloudy IClear .041. .ISW 241. .law 54 0. eoio. Rnin OS'10 SW Cloudy ISnow 4U U S2 0 8O'0 12:14 NE OO L . I N Pt. cloudy 0O L ."SW Clear 3S 0. 08;.. IS Cloudy 48 0 4S 0 OS'O R.'24:s Cloudy 0210'SW IRaln (Kil. .INWICloudy 32 . .ISW ICloudy OS1."". NW'Rain MO. 74 0. 50 0. 121. .IS pt. cloudy Rain Hqln - 51 '0 56 0. 62 O -so 540 600 46 0. 50 1 S IHI 12 S .00'.. .IS ,0Ol26!S 72:10 NW OOI14NW 54 32 SW U'lear Clear Clear IClear Rain Rain 44 O. 061. JS OO'ISIW 48'0 481 60O 44 0 18'0 Rain Pt. cloudy Rain 1240ISW .12 1S-SE .001. .IE oolie n Cloudy IClear WEATHER CONDITIONS. The British Columbia coast- storm is cen tral near Prince Rupert this evening and has increased in Intensity, though spreading east ward. Storm warnings Were ordered changed to southwest at 6:40 P. M. today. Maximum wind velocities of . 42 miles southwest oc curred within the last 12 hours at Seattle. 5ft miles south at Tatoosh Inland and 80 south at North Head. Another storm of great magnitude ,13 central over the lower Missouri Valley and covers practically all of the country east of the Rocky Mountains. Its development and movement In the last 12 hours have been attended with strong -winds to strong gales over the Central .Plateau and Central Plains states. Precipitation has oc curred in most of the states from the Rocky Mountains westward. In the Northern states and Western Canada. The weather is warmer In Southern Oregon, the Jriasin states, por. tions of California. Oklahoma. Missouri. Ar kansas, the Atlantic states and Quebec; In general It is cooler in other sections. The conditions are favorable for rain Wednesday in this district wltn slight tern perature changes and southwesterly winds of strong to wnoe gaie xorce near tne coast. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; moderate southwesterly winds. Oreson and Washington Rain: south westerly winds of strong to whole gale force near tne coast. Idaho Rain. T. FRANCIS DRAKE. ' Assistant Forecaster. SUPPLY IS LARGER Gain' in Wheat Stocks Weak- ensUhlcago Market. PRICES AT CLOSE HEAVY More Favorable Crop Reports From Southwest - Are Also Aid to . Bears Declines Reported in Argentine Freights. CHICAGO March 21. Wheat prices showed weakness today, -owing largely to a decided increase of the European vlsiDie supply and to reports of less unfavorable conditions for the domestic crop in the Southwest. The market closed heavy e to V-c net lower, with May at $1.08 (B 1.U9 ana July at i.m(ipi.ui a. worn finished Kc to Vfi?3fcc up. oats unchanged to c,off, and provisions with gains of 10 ne- Notice of the enlargement - of European stocks of wheat was accompanied by pre dictions that arrivals would continue lib eral. The bearish effect, which became ap parent here right at the outset, was em phasized by announcement of declines in freight rates on the ocean, especially from Argentina. At the same time, reports irom Missouri told of fields greening up that were here tofore altogether unpromising. Besides, the official forecast pointed to rains in Tsxas and Oklahoma where there have been serious complaints of drouth. Later, how ever, signs of activity on .the part or ex porters helped to- bring about a transient reaction. Late attempts by some of the hulls to re alize on holdings of wheat were followed by disclosures of the fact that the market lacked any aggressive support. Export sales of cash wheat In all positions amounted to 1,000.000 bushels, including '500,000 bushels to the government of Holland. - Gossip that the Dutch government was bidding for com as well as wheat at the United States seaboard tended to harden the corn market. Oats gave way like other cereals. There were predictions that the acne-age of oats this season would be largely Increased. Higher prices on hogs tended to lift pro visions. The market appeared further to be responsive to the record-breaking advance In the value of cottoneeed oil. Leading futures ranged as follows; WHEAT. Open. Hih. Low. Close. May $1.09 $1.10'; $1.08 ft $1.08 July 3.07H 1.0Mi 107 1.97X Sept. 1.05 1.07 1.05 1.06V4 CORN. May .75 .75 - .74 .75 tA July 7 .77 .76 .7614 Sepi. 76 .76 H .75 .7614 OATS. May .44 .45 .44 .44 July 43 .43 .42 .43 MESS PORK. May 22.95 23.07 22.90 22 95 July 22.75 22.95 22.75 22.80 ' LARD. May 11.50 11.60 11.50 11. B0 July 13.57 11.85 31.72 31.75 Sept . . 11.95 SHORT RIBS. May 12.10 12.12 II .07 32.10 July .12.25 12.35 12 12.32 Primary receipts Wheat. 1.187.OO0 vs. 670,000 bushels: corn, 762.000 vs. 501,000 bushels: oats. 697,000 vs. 874. OOO bushels. Shipments Wheat. 1. 179.00O vs. 421,000 bushels; oats. 832.000 898.000 bushels; corn, 548,000 vs. 568,000 bushels. Foreign Grain Markets. . LIVERPOOL, March 21. Cash wheat, un changed. . IXIN'DOX, March 21. Cargoes on passage weak. Is lower. BUENOS ATRES, March 21. Wheat, Id to 2d lower. Corn, unchanged. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. March 21. Wheat May, $1.10: July, $1.10 &1. 11. Cash, No. 1 hard. $1.15: No. 1 Northern, $1.11 1.13; No. 2 Northern, $1.07 a 1.10. Grain at San avncisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 21. Spot quota tions Walla, $1,7051.72; red Russian, $1.67 q; 1.70; Turkey red, $1.82 1.S7 ; bluestem, $1.87 1. 90: feed barley, $1.32 (S1.S5; brewing. $1.40(91.42 : - bran, $23 24; middlings. $:;031; shorts, $25.5026; white oats, $1.40fi1.42. Call board Barley, May. $1.37; Decem ber, $1.33 bid, $1.33 asked. Eastern Cash Grain Markets. 1' OMAHA, Maich 21. Cash corn, on changed to o highea, CHICAGO, March 21. Cash wheat, corn and oats, unchanged. ST. LOT7IS. March 21. Cash -wheat, un changed to lc higher. Corn, unchanged to c higher. Oats, unchanged.. KANSAS CITY. March 21. Cash wheat, unchanged to lc lower. Corn, unchanged to c lower. Oats, unchanged. Puget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE, March 21. Wheat Bluestem, P9c; Turkey red. 99c: fortyfold, 90c; club, 89c; fife, 88c; red Russian, 87c. Barley, $28.50 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, SO cars; oats, 4; barley, 8; hay, 23; flour, 4. TACOMA March 21. Wheat Bluestem. $1: fortyfold, 95c; club, 94c; red fife, 83c. Car receipts Wheat, 36: corn, 2; hay, 19. WINTER WHEAT NOT DAMAGED Prosser Reports Best Prospects From Grain - Standpoint. PROSSER. Wash.. March 21. (Special.) In spite of the excessive cold of the Winter when there was no snow on the ground to protect it, the Winter wheat was not dam aged any, and reports from all parts of the what-growing districts are of the best pros pects. Grazing for sheep Is fairly good at pres ent, the first since the sheep were brought in for Wintering last Fall. The nnsusally dry Autumn kept the grass from growing then, and this was followed with the snow, which covered the grazing grounds. By the price of hay- and grain being so high, sheep men have sought to get their flocks througli the Winter on the shortest rations possible. Now that grazing is good, many of the sheep are almost too weak to seek It, and when one falls it cannot get- up without help. Because of this weakness, shearing is commencing a little later than usual. SAX I-RAXC'ISCO PRODUCE MARKETS Prices Current on Butter. Eggs. Fruit, Vegetables. Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. Butter Fresh extras, 28c; fresh firsts, 27c; prime firsts. 27-c. Eggs Fresh extras, 21c; fresh firsts, 17c; pullets. 18c. Cheese New. lSc; Young Americas, 3Sc. Vegetables Egirplant, 10(g-17c; green peas, 4(S)rc; cucumbers, 50$S75c: tomatoes, f2.50&2.75: string beans, 1520c; limas, 17-20c; Summer squash, $4 per crate; as paragus, $1.25&3l Onions California, $1.25 3 1. 50." Fruit Lemons, $2.50Cn'2.75; grapefruit, $1.30 pi 2.50; oranges, $1.60jS2.50; bananas, Hawaiian, 75c-$1.50; pineapples, Hawaiian, $1.50&2.50. Potatoes Delta, $11.40; Salinas, $1.60(3 2.10 ; sweets, $2.50. Receipts Flour. 36S0 quarters; barley, 2560 centals; beans, 3190 sacks; potatoes, 3500 sacks; hay, S0O tons. Hops at New Tork. NEW TORK, March 21. Hona steady. Postof flee Bids Are Postponed. ABERDEEN, Wash.. March 21. (Spe cial.) Opening- of bids for Aberdeen's new Federal building- has been post poned from March 22 to April 3 accord ing to word received by Postmaster John J. Carney. The- cause of the postponement is not known, but is sup posed to have resulted from the protest of Representative Albert Johnson.-Sai-urday, as to the specification of Indiana sandstone, the assertion being made that the Tenino stone is in every -way the equal of the Indiana stone. Judge IiOwell to Talk at Vincent. VINCENT, Or.. March 21. (Special.) Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of East Pendleton, will address the. Parent Teachers" Association of the Vincent High School Friday night on "Bduca- Even though you do not deal in large sums of money, a bank account establishes your credit, provides a safe place for your cash and systematizes your business dealings. Open an account with us; we will welcome it whether it is large or small. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Portland, Oregon Capital and Surplus The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO, CANADA Established 1867. central bnnkinjr feaislneaa transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. PORTLAND BRANCH, CORNER SECOND AND STARK STREETS ( F C. SULFAS, Manager. tion." Judge Lowell is well known in this section. AGRICULTURIST IS SOUGHT Ilwaco Commercial Club 3Ieeting Is Attended by 400. ILWACO, Wash.. March 21. (Spe cial.) The meeting- at the Commercial Club last night for the inauguration of a campaign for a county agricul turist was attended by a crowd of 400 People, a number of whom came from Chinook. George Nelson, "Wahkiakum County agriculturist, and Lewis Will iams, superintendent of the Chinook schools, were the speakers. Prominent men from Oregon and Washington will speak here in the near future. The .Chinook Glee Club of 20 voioc3 entertained last night. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. BEAUCHAMP To Mr. and Mrs. Alderlc F. Beaucbamp, 1281 Bciraont atreet, March 7, a son. STAFFORD To Mr. and Mrs. Albert O. Stafford 64 East Twelfth street .North, March 3 9, a daughter. GERMULOWSKY-To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Germulowsky, 681 Second street, March 18, a dajuprhter. CAIN To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cain, 1092 H Hawthorne avenue, March 20. a son. OL6HE N To M r. and M rs. Benn ie Ol hen, 249 Grant street, March 15. a son. POPELL To Mr. and Mrs. Miko Popell, 651 Amy avenue. March 15, a son. WOLFERS To Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wolfere, GS'2'2 Forty-second street Southeast, March 9, a daughter. WICHMAN To Mjr. and Mrs." Leander C. Wichman. 1J7 Trinity Place, March 14, a son. HALE To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Hale, Lincoln apartments. March 17. a daughter. K AMIS To Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Sam is. Adrian apartments, March 17, a daughter. FORD To Mr. and Mrs. Olin F. Ford. 810 Hj Lombard street. March 37, a daughter. YOUNG To Mr. and Mrs. George Young, 800 Wasco street, March 10, a son. Marriage Licenses. WESTCOTT-NOE Murl Salem Westcott, legal, Tacoma. and Adeline Noe, legal, 1531 East Eleventh street. M' SIX) Y-BRIGHT "R. Thomas McSloy. legal, Lents, Or.f and Elsie M. Bright, legal, Lenta, Or. HARRIS-R1TTER Fred L- Harris. legal. 6624 Fifty-fourth avenue Southeast, and Lorah Ritter. aged 37, 441:7 Sixty-first street Southeast. RALNEY-WARD Archie K. Rainey. le gal. 4fi Clay street, and Ollle E. Ward, Jegal 480 Clay srreet. LUNDEE.V-SIMPSON Albert Lundeen. legal, 564 Glf sail street, and Emma Simp son, legal, Ctl4 Glisan street. KXL'TTSON - KN'UDSEN Hans Ruben Knutson. legal, 9t4 Fast Brooklyn street, and Ruth Lillian Knudsen, legal, 1G4 East Brooklyn street. SAXDEKS-BODMAN P. V. Sanders, le gal, Y. M. C. A., and Mary U. Bodman, lega ISO Lowell avenue. Vancouver Marriage License. ROSENTHAL-BEER Robert Rosenthal. 22, f San FranclHco, and Addle F. Beer, '21, of San Francisco. Building Permits. MRS. R. S. CARTER Construct walk. 621 Jackson street, between Twenty-second and Canyon road; builder, Husby and Talli sen; $200. A. B. SPIXXEY Erect one and one-half-story fram-e dwelling, 1256 p:ast Eighteenth street, between To I man and Mukon avenues; builder, Clark Building Company; $2500. MRS. T. M. TILLET Repair two-story frame dwelling, 63 3 Elliott avenue. Ladd's Addition; builder, E. S. Manny; J75. W. P. DICKEY Erect one-story frame garage, 870 Thompson street, between East Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-eighth streets; builder, F. E. Bowman Company; $400. W.' P. DICKEY Erect two-story frame dwelling, 870 Thompson street, between East Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-eighth streets; builder, F. E. Bowman Company; $15,000. ANTON" CHALUPA Repair one and one-half-story frame dwelling. 1188 Bybee avo nue, between East Thirty-ninth and East Forty-first streets; builder, same; $40O. CARL RITTER SPACHER Erect one-story frame poultry shed, &46 Nehalem avenu. between East Eleventh and East Thirteenth streets; builder, T. C, Reichle; $75. MR. ALBERTS Repair one-story fram store, 340 Killings worth avenue, between Alblna and Borthwlck streets; builder, X. Cheney; $175. HENRY LARSBJT Erect one-story frame garage, 907 Union avenue North, between Skidmore and Mason streets; builder, same; $50. ALBERT LYRTNG Erect dne-story frame garage, 70'2 Mississippi avenue, between Falling and Beech streets; builder, Robert Laasch; $100. R. M. DOB IN Erect one-story frame garage, 674 Spruce street, . between East Sherman and East Twelfth streets; builder, O.- Holgerson; $100. LAURELHCRST LAND - COMPANY Re pair on-a-story frame real estate office, 1157 East Glisan street, corner East Thirty-ninth street; builder, C. W . Allen; $100. J. A. GK H ART Repair one-story frame dwelling, 1100 East Eighty-seventh etreet. between East Taylor and East Main streets; builder, Anderson & Peterson; $150. M. COCHRAN Erect one-story frame garage 3 147 East Harrison street, between East Thirty-eighth and East Thirty-ninth etreets; builder. Becker & Co.; $120. MR. WINCH Repair six-story ordinary apartment-house, 424 Clay street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets; builder, the Elevator Supply & Repair Company; $100. ALDER INVESTMENT COMPANY Re pair four-story stores and hotel, 2JH. Alder street, between Fourth and Fifth streets; builder, Peter Jacobsen ; $100. A. L. FIXLEY Repair two-story frame dwelling. 778 Clackamas street, between East Twenty-third and East Twenty-fourth streets; builder, day work; $60. MRS. H. C. FRENBERG Erect one-story frame garage, 156 East Elghty-seventKetreet North, corner East Glisan street; builder, George Nielsen ; $60. MR. DALTON Move one-story frame church. 445 East Oak atreet, between East Seventh and East Eighth street; mover, Clay S. Morse. Inc. ; $330. F. S. STANLEY Repair five-story rein forced concrete offices, 262H Stark irtre-at, between Third and Fourth streets; builder, J. M. Elskony; $30. CONRAD DOER Repair one and one- S. S. V A PA.M A S:30 P. SI. Friday. Alarch 24. Pan Franci-o. Portland Jt Los Ans; !. Meaili"hip Co., l-Yank Bollam. Alt.. 11 XlUrd bt. A 4.0O6, Main 26. TRAVELERS' GCTPK. " 3 - $3,500,000 Commercial Letters of Credit Issued. Exchange on London, Rutland, lioujf nt and Sold. half-story frame dwelling, 760 Garfield ave nue, between Fremont and Beech streets; builder, came: $75. MISS E. XEIDIGH Repair one and one-half-story frame dwelling, 7J7 Vancouver c.ciiwD, 1 " umi ivj tuu -r rem one streets; builder, E. P. Frentness; $65. WM.A VKLERS- OCIDK. San Francisco Los Angeles Without Change Ea Route) The Big. Clean. Comfortable. y: Ifg-a nt 1 y Appointed. Sea&oins S. S. BEAVER Sails From Aluworth Dock 3 I. SI... March 13. 100 Golden Miles on Colombia Hirer. AM Kates Inelnde Bertha and Meals. Table and Service Unexcelled. The San Francisco Jk Portland S. S. Co.. Third and Washington Streets wlh O.-W. Ft- Jk K. Ju. Tel. Broad. way 4500, Jk. Mil. Fastest Route to San Francisco Is Via S. S. Northern Pacific Sails for San Francisco Every Saturday From San Francisco for Portland every Wednesday. Fast steamer Kxpres3 leaves North Bank Station 9 A. M. . FARFQ First-class, outside room, $20; InflLO inside room, M7.50; tourist, outside room, $15; inside room, $12.50. 3d class $S. TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH AXD STARK Station, 10th and Hoyt. Phones Broadway 920, A 6671. FRENCH LINE Compal Generate TranH&tlanUqua POSTAL bKRVICJt- Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ROCHAMBEAU April 1,3 P.M. ESPAGNE April 8.3 P.M. CHICAGO April 15, 3 P. M. LAFAYETTE April 22, 3 P. M. FOR INFORMATION' AJPTXY C. W. STIN'GER. 80 Mixth St. A. I. CHARLTON, 255 Morrison Ht. K. K. GABKJSOX. C. M. St. J'aul Ry. IKMt-S-KV K, SMITH, llfl Third St. K. 1". BA1RD, 1O0 Third tSt. H. lIf KN. 34S Washington St. NORTH HANK ROAI. Fifth and Stark Pts. F. H. M'FARLAM), Sd and Washing-ton Sts. K. U. Dim. 121 Third bt., 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. CI TV TICKET OFFICE Washington at Third. Broadway 4500, A 6121. era NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. COOS BAY, EUREKA i BAN FRANCISCO, SANTA BAR BARA. LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO. R S. S. Breakwater 6ails Friday, March 21, 8 F. M. eg Ticket Office 122A Third St. M Phones Main 1314. A 13K. wra Kaaa fffB SSSSS Ea7l AUSTRALIA OCEANIC S. S. CO'S .plendid 10.000 ton Imn-Krtw Am.ricaS!ni"SIEiSRA"."S0N0MA","VENTURA" (rated Lloyd, I00AI). Sailir.d, every 2 I dayi. SYDNEY &retum via SAMOA and HONOLULU $337.50 !.t.Cl..m d tiding CHINA-JAPAN $575.00. To HONOLULU $65.00. Rflure i oldera bee. nr 1 1 Ma v2.Mav2S Sailing r j y j 73 Mirket St.. S. F. Cal. JSttORT LINE American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. FBEiGHT SLAVICS PORTLAND TO HONOLULU s. s. GEORGIAN SAILS ABOUT APRIL 1 C. n. Kennedy. Agt. 2?0 Stark St., Portland. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOCTII SEAS. Via Tahiti and Rarotonga, connecting at Wellington for Auckland, Sydney and Australian ports. Regular sailinKS from, baa Francisco March 2U. April 2d. May and every 28 days. Send lor pamphlet. IJnloTi Steamship Co.. of New Sealand. Ltd. Office 679 Market etreet. Baa Jfcanciftce or local b, b. and K. U, seuta.