TIIE MORXlXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, MAnCIT 23, lDlG.
21
CHECK 10 SHEARING
Rain
Stops Work in Valley
Mohair Sections.
MARKET -ON FIRM BASIS
AVool Buyers Giving Attention to
Takima Situation Xo Contract-
' v Ins Jn Eastern or Central Ore-con-'-Western
Trading Dull.
f,nt shearing In the valley, which started
lUEt ueelv, has been suspended this week
htcause of the rairt etorms. A lew small
lots of mohair have been shipped in on con
signment, but the market has not yet been
established. Nominal priees Tor the new
' clip are r.Ofiol cents. The undertone of
the market is firm, as might be expected
with wool at m high level.
Private wires received from the East In
dicated no chanire in mohair prices, commenting-
on market conditions at Hoston,
the Commercial Bulletin said:
"There has been a more general Inquiry
for mohair in the local market this week
Prices are very firm for the stocks held here,
which arj only moderate. The bulk of the
business has been in Cape hair, for the best
of which cents has been obtained quite
readily, while less nightly stock is selling
at about "r, cents and Inferior lots at slight
ly less still.
"There has been some business in domestic
hair as well, but at prices which show no
change from current quotations.
"The market In Yorkshire Is still fairly
keen and prices there are well maintained
on the level of the past two or three weeks.
For Cape Summer firsts, 13';d Is reported
paid at the Cape.
"Alpaca Is movins steadily at Liverpool
at very firm prices."
P.oston mohair quotations: Best comblnjr,
37ir40 cents; pood combine. K5'037 rents:
ordinary comblns, Sl33 cents; rood eara
inc 303S2 cents; ordinary combinj, 2028
cents. Cape firsts, 8433 cents; Turkey,
fair average, 855 37 cents.
The rains have also stopped wool shear
ing in the Yakima Valley, but aa soon as the
weather permits, shearing will he on again
in full blast. Buyers are giving attention
to the Takima situation, and a very active
market -is counted upon as soon as shorn
wo.nl is available there.
There Is nothing doing at present In East
ern or Central Oregon, as buyers and sell
ers cannot agree on prices, and with such a
wide spread between their Ideas of values
it looks as if the market will not open un
til after shearing next month.
Throughout the West generally, the wool
market is In a waiting attitude. The ef
fect of the recent developments at London
hu largely worn off, but contracting has
not resumed its former volume. Values are
figured on a basis close to 10 cents a
pound over the market of a year ago. but
growers are holding out for a still larger
premium.
There has been some buying In Arizona,
where shearing is progressing, at pries
ranging from 27 to 29 cents. Texas reports
of 12 months wool selling at 30 cents on
the sheep's back are denied In the Eastern
trade.
SMALL WHEAT PrRTHASKS BT MTI.I.S
Ko Offering of Grain by Farmers Exchange
Bids Lower.
There was a small movement in the wheat
market yesterday for mlllr.g account, retail
ers being the sellers, but the mill buying
at this time la of a hand-to-mouth character.
There were no offerings by farmers. Bid
prices at the Merchants' Exchange Were
again ivduced from 1 to 8 cents, except
in the case of spot and May bluestcm, offers
fur which were unchanged.
Broomhall says in his international wheat
review: "Largo American reserves and re
ceipts are the prominent features of the
moment, but we are disinclined to expect a
continued dealine in American and Canadian
markets until such time is Australia, Ar
gentina andl India become free sellers and
shippers. But it must be remembered that
last season Australia was an importer. There
are no fresh developments regarding the
Dardanelles, but the possibility of a re
opening must be remembered, as the effect
of the rc-opening would be great. Latest
statistics Indicate that the distribution of
foreign wheat in Europe aggregates ft.7OO.0lM)
bushels weekly, and It is expected that the
demand will contiuue good uutil May, owing;
to the fact that purchases are being made
to fill depleted reserves, but the general
aspect In many trades suggests that specu
lative activity has passed the climax."
The grain fields of the United States
cover 22.2i,000 acres, an area greater than
the whole of Germany and the United King
dom combined. The corn and wheat fields
alone cover 16S.219.000 acres, or 13.440.000
acres more than tile area of Austria-Hungary,
which la the largest country in Eu
rope , outside of Russia. Seventy-five per
cent of all the com, HT per cent of the
oats and 2d per cent of the wheat of the
world are raised in the United (States.
Terminal receipts, In cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Barley, flour. Oats. Hay.
Portland. Wed. 1 6 2 6
lear ago 1 . 'j -j,
Season to data n.":4 J4ni 343U 71 2"14
Year ago ..10-1. 160.1 170 lb6.i 170J
Tacoma, lues. JS . 3 7
Year asa .. 5 4 . . 7
teas-jri t.j date 622.1 404 . 27 JSVIO
Year ao .. fc4i." J24 . 671 l'7::.i
Seattle. Tues.. ir . 4 . 27
Year aso 34 .-, . 0
tias.Mi to dato 71($ 11S3 1770 S10 3450
Year aso . 7)s:i loop itfoo loos 274U
EGOS AT BL'TTEK AttE 1IRM
Weather Conditions Responsible for De
creased Supply.
The egg market is firm. Weather con
ditions are retarding production, which Is
much below last year's. Storage operators
are taking all the surplus at 18i3ll cents.
Similar conditions prevail In the butter
market. The Oregon supply has been out
down, yet there Is an undercurrent of weak
ness in the market because of the easy
California situation. Last week 150 cubes
't California butter were received and the
same quantity will be brought up this week.
So far there ha3 been a place for the out
side butter. The season Is backward and
the Oregon make is likely to be below re
quirements no to the middle of next month.
The poultry and dressed meat markets
were quiet yesterday. Poultry was In small
supply, but the demand was not strong.
Meat receipts were fair.
ORANGES QCARTEn HIGHER TOOAV
California Vegetable Prices Are Again
Inclining-.
Orange prices' -Bill be a quarter higher on
the street today, owing to the Increased coat
at California shipping points. The steamer
in last night brought 1 cars.
There was also a liberal assortment of
vegetables on the steamer. Asparagus,
which has been temporarily scarce and
higher, will be slightly lower today at 8.
10 and 11 cents. Rhubarb has declined a
quarter to Jl.MSl.'S a box. A mixed car
or California cabbage and head lettuce ar
rived by rail. Both were offered at $2.25.
eUU BCTIXG OF GRAIN BAGS
lyalcrs Quote 14 Cent la Lots, Delivery
Guaranteed.
Vo business of conseqenee Is passing In
the a-rain bag market. Dealers Cruote 14
cents for guaranteed delivery and 13',i cents
without the guarantee. The belief la ex
pressed by soma of the dealers that all
the bags purchased in Calcutta, to date
will arrive here In time. The purchases,
however, are 20.000.0OO- bags under last
yearft Imports. The coast crop promises to
be smaller than that of 1915, and with
the enlarged use of seconds and more ship
ments of wheat In bulk, a serious short
age in grain bags may be averted.
Word has been received from Calcutta
that tho British government has extended
it bag contract to include April, .May
and June and that the Calcutta factories
would have to produce 4j,000,JX10 bags a
month.
English Jlop Acreage Is Decreased.
A limited amount of trading between
dealt-rs was reported in tho hop market
yesterday at Unchanged prices. The demand
for contracts was Hunt. Mail advices from
England indicate a probable reduction in
the acreago from last year's 34.1100 acres to
about 33,otNj acres.
nnk Clearing.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday wore us follows:
I'te.-irincrs. Balances.
Portland -n::ti,.-..-(7 x;!s.r...2
Seatle. 2. "2:t. - .i:s,.-.s
Tacoma :tiJ.7o -l:t.tiij
Spokane I'42.3:;8 ti.34
rOKTLA.M)
MARKET
-QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour. Feed, Etc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session
March delivery.
Bid
Wheat
Bluestem
Kortyfold
Club .
nn fife
lied Russian
Bid.
1 .1-6
Ask. vr. aco.
J. 00 $ l.iiH
3
J. Ill)
1.2S
1.23
.!!
.!;
25.00
-M
1.22
32.50
21.25
22.50
2.;. 50
Ask.
$ ICO
1.02
!t5
.'.'1
!3
.'i
.!n
.OS
00
26.00
. . ..4t
2'lviio
25 110
25 no
OatS
No 1 white feed
Barley
No. 1 feed ......
Millfecd
P.run -
Shorts
23.75
20. ,'iO
20.75
22.00
2 4.50
Bid.
..$
.:
7
22.00
Future
.A nrll bluestem
May hluestem
April fnrt fild
May fortvfokl
April club
May club
April red fife
May red fife
April Hussian
Ma v Russian
April oats
May oats
April feed barley
May fee'l barley ,
A prll bran
May bran '.
April shorts
ilav shorts
FLOUR Patents. 5.20
4
.M
24.25
23..V
21 00
20.00
21.00
21.25
23 0'
23.O0
P'
barrel ;
straights. Sl.r.o tr." : exports. 4 .10; Valley,
$4.70; whole wheal. 55.40; graham, "..2n.
HAY Kastern Or-gon t t:not h y. 2 I ft 22
per ;on; Valley timothy, $10; alfalfa. $20.
MILLKKED Spot prices: Bran. 13 per
ton; shorts. J25.5t per ton; rolled barley,
$3I..Vtr32..50.
CORN Whole. $37 per ton: cracked. $."S
per ton.
Fruits and Vegetables.
TFlOPir-AL KRUITS Ornnf , navels,
$2,2543.0 per box: lemons. $3' 4.23 per box;
bananas. Tic per pound: pineapples. 5i-if?7c
per pound: grapefruit, $4.504.75; tan
gerines. $2.50 per lug.
VEGETABLES-r-Articholces. 75POe per
dozen: tomatoes, $3.75 per crate; cabbage,
$1.252.50 per hundred; garlic. 10c per
pound; peppers. 1 7 ft' 21M per pound; eeg
plant, 23Vc per .pound; horseradish, S'c
per pound: cauliflower. $1.35? 1 .50; celery,
crate: lettuce. J2. 25"? 3.25 per crate; cucum
bers. $1.2ofr1.50; spinach. $lfel. 15 per box:
asparagus. 8?llc; per pound; rhuoarb, $1.50
41.75 per box; peas, 9t?le per pound.
POTATOES Orepon. $1.40 1.50; Vaki
mas. $l.r0 1.75 per sack: new Florida, 10
?12e per pound; sweets, $3.25 3.00 per
hundred.
ONIONP Oregon, buying prices, $1.50
f. o. b. shipping rtolnt.
GREEN FP.UIT Apples. $11.60 per box;
cranberries, $11 per barrel.
Triirytand Country PTodure.
Local Jobbing quotations:
EGGS Jobbing prices: Orepon ranch, can
dled. 20c per dozen; uncandled, ISH'fjIOc
per dozen.
POULTRY Hens. IGc; Springs. 30c; Starrs.
12e; rollers, 20i25c: turkeys, live, J S S
Oc: turkeys, dress-ed, choice, 2425c; ducks,
law lc: geese, 10c.
BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to r
taller: Portland city creamery prints, fln
pound, ease lots, standard grades. S4c;
lower grades. 31c: Oregon country cream
ery prints, OO-pound case lots, standard
makes. Slrnnc; lower grades. 30-f?30e;
packed In cubes, 2c less. Prices paid by
joDoer to prn-iuers: tunes, extras, 20'?
.mo: firsts. 27g27H-c: dairy butter. 14
lS4c: butterfat. No. 1. "3c; No. 2. 30c.
CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbing buvlng
ir !-, tc per pounn 1. o. b. dock Port
land: Young Americas. 21o per pound.
V FT A T, Fanry, 1Ui ?12o per pound.
PORK Fanry, 11c per pound.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbintr quotations:
SALMON Columbia River. 1 -pound talis,
$2.30 per dozen; one-half flats. $1.50; 1
pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, 1-po'und
tails. P5c. v .
HONEY Choice, $3.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 10c: Brazil
nuts. lieiKc: fivherta. IfiiolBc: almonds.
J'vc; peanuts. .c; rocoanuts, $1 per
dozen: pecans, T0'ii2Oc; chestnuts, 10c
BEANS Kmai: white. 7.20c: large white.
7.15c: lima. 0c; bayou. 6Jc: pink, 5ic
COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 14g33c.
6LOAR Fruit did herrv. $7.R3: beet,
JT.45; extra C, $7.1; powdered, in barrels.
$7.0O ; cubes, barrels, J6?. 05.
SALT Orantilated. $15.50 per ton: half
ground. 1003. $0.50 per ton; 50s, $10 50 per
ton: rlalry. $14 per ton.
RICE Southern' head. .i'i!!1,'' per
pound: broken. 4c: .Tapan stvle, 414-0
DRIED FRUITS Apples, Rc per pound
apricots. 13 15c:'peaches. gc: prunes Ital
ians. giSOc; raisins, loose Muscatels Re
unbleached Kultanas, n'ilOc; seeded' 0o:
dates, Persians. 10c pound: farfl $165 per
box: currants. Si', rfflc: fp. r .0n.
$2: in 4-onnce. 2 25: Ra 10-ounce. 12 41- 12
lo-ounce. R5c; bulk, white. 7rc- black e
per pound.
Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc.
TTOPP im.t rrap.'ll)1 pPr pound; 1916
contracts. 1iM2a per p01fn( v JM"5
HIDW-Salted Mrles. 23 nou'nds and up
a.e: salted stags. r,n pounds and un lie
salted kid 15 pounds to 25 pounds.' 1c-'
salte,i calf up to 15 pounds, 10c; green
hides. K0 pounds and up. J.ltfc: green stags
BO pounds and tip; OHe: green klrr 1
pounds. 10": dry flint hides. 2e- dry flint
C"-XZrto Jr. potions. ?c; dry salt hides. 21e.
27$? rn ref?n. 2030c; Valley.
?.?JJ.A,,J?-0J'',B'on sn3 Per pound.
CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4e per
pound.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 17e- drv
short-wooled pelts. 13c: dry shearlings, 10
L.c each: salted shearlings. 151?2.-.c each
dry goat. long hair. IKc each: drv goat
shearling,. inifiOc each: salted long-wooled
pelts. February. $1.252 each 1 a
Provisions.
HAMS
IO '4c; sk
-All sizes, chrtice. !H-C: standard.
Inned. 17JrlSc; picnics. 12Uc- cot
14c tage roll,
?AC,?-V "rr;, -2c; standard. 22
2r: choice, 16fJf21o.
DRY SATT-
lTT Short, clear hnrlra in- t
exports. 13H5i150: nlates lnVt't"
jiil 1 ftrr r.aala lr,tt m
wrAK:.l',.;2'l?srr?:'M'-.b-"!' n't
611.80. ,a
tripe. $10.50
Oils.
orK,n15,Sn:N'n WHt"r whl,e- 'Iruma. barrel.
Vf"k waeons. 10C; eases, l;u"(c
T,.n;SOI'NE Bulk- . 18Ci cases, Ulc
?:Tm'- 3 c ; cases. 22v,c '0-C
cases feE? ?rwRaW' ''-reis.'fl2c: raw.
clZl- b";0- bo,lcd' barrels, 4e; boiled!
7ic7;Ejy',i.rg' 67c: ,n
.Tunctlon City to Get ritorkyards.
.onor'T " "art of ,helr f-anchlse
south of town near tho county road The
yards will be built this Summer and will
greatly facilitate the shipping of livestock
to Portland from Northern Lane OU
HAS l'ltAXClSCO PRODUCE MARKETS
Frices Current on Batter. Eggs JFruit
Vegetables, Etc at Bay city
SAN FRA.VrrscO, March 22 --Butter
tE thV- 2Sc; fresh flrsts- -TWc; Drtm
l-dVuTwa? llc""- 21C: frCSh flt.
Cheese New. ISc; Young Americas iUc
Vegetables Eggplant. JOl-ijc; ereen
TaJ;,V---C: cuf"mh!rs. 50-5.75C: tomatoes.
$-.50W2.7j; string beans, lSff2"c; llmas
liHWJOc; Hummer squash. $23 so ner
crate: asparagus, $1.25 S 2. jjct
Ontons California, il. 2191 50.
Fruit Lemons, 12.5002.75;" grapefruit
$1.50 20: oranges, $1.602.50; SXninai'
Hawaiian. T5eW$1.50; pineapples. Hawaiian'
$1002.50: strawberries, $1. 50-o2 per crate'
2.1P0;ta.twO:eT7DeO.lei ',0: Sa"naS' "0-'
4"oCePt.''TF'0r- 14'6'" H'ai-ters; barley.
-entals;. beans. 145 sacks; potatoes,
3'J3 sacks: hides. 2315; hay. 250 tons.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CIIICAOO March 22 Butter Firm
creamery. 8136Hc 1 1 1 1 1
Eeee Receipts, 18,944 case; unchanged.
RALLY 111 STOCKS
General Recoveries Are Made
From Recent Declines.
SHORT COVERING ACTIVE
Additional Iargc Orders for Kqtiip
nient Are riaced by Itailronds.
ICij-Ing Trice Schedules An
nounced in Steel Trade.
.)
XSW YORK. March 22. In keeping with
Its recent irregular and illogical cource to
day's market recorded some substantial re
coveries from lowest levels of the early
we-'k, mklnly In consequence of official de
nials of overnight peace rumore. Trading,
which was somewhat restricted by tho
storin, revolved almost wholly around the
varying aspect of tho foreisn situation.
Developments of broader financial in
terest, such as the persistent weakness oT
exchange on Germany and Austria and an
other break in the Paris rate, excited little
attention, except in banking circles. Prog
ress toward the completion of the Canadian
loan, which has been definitely fixed at
$75,000,000, was reported by the under
writers. Domestic news touching upon the mar
ket included the announcement of the plac
ing of additional large orders for equipment
by railroads, and weekly reviews by steel
trade review authorities which offered
further evidence of the unceasing activity
in that industry at rising price schedules.
Stocks opened unevenly. hardened and
fell again before midday, that brief period
covering th-e majority of the day's opera
tions. In the afternoon, the market
strengthened in all divisions with consid
erable short covering, and retained much
of its advance at the -end.
United State Ft?el. Crucible Steel, Mer
cantile Marine preferred, metals and equip
ments, in fine, the nsual leaders, contrib
uted measurably to the relatively small to
tal of 510,000 chares. Oils were under dis
tinct pre.-sure at intervale. In connection
with reports of fresli disturbances in Mex
ico, but made full recovery later.
The course of Anglo-French war bonds
was watched with special interest, that
having come to be regarded ae the center
of condition affecting the allios. Trading
In the bonds was very large, early quota
tions showing decided strength, but the
price reacted a small fraction before the
end of the cession.
Local monetary conditions e-how no change
from the late prevailing ease, but rates
west and southwest stiffened on increased
mercantile demand.
Bonds were steady with no special feature
except the war Issues. Totat sales, par
value, aggregated $3,525,000. United State
coupon 3s advanced '8 per oont on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATION'S.
Closing
bales. liish. Low.
Alaska- Oold .. 1.500 '0'4 JO.-.J
Allas-Chalm .. 3.50O :i0y. 2!)'-,
Am Beet tutar 2..V") 71 'i 7U'i
bid.
lO'i
30V,
71 1,2
r,2
70i
301
112
110'4
121)'
3U2
3 03'i
lot; 14
504
85
'" t-i
3 ',i
55
H4l
3 3--U
04 'i
Am Can
".1,0(10 t.J'i til i
1S.300 70- 741,
O.C.CIO 102-t, 101
20O 1 1 2 !4 112
500 111 llO-'i
Am Locomo
Am Km & P.ef.
do preferred . .
Am yugar lie..
Am Tel A Tel
Am Tobacco
Anaconda Cop. 14,500
Atchison f.M
Bald Locomo.. 20,300
Bait & Ohio .. 40)
Bethlehem St.. 5O0
Brooklyn R T
Calif Petro;eum 4oo
Canadian Pac . fcoo
Cent Leather.. 2.00O
Ches & Ohio .. 5,700
Chi Gt West
Chi Mil & Kt. P 1.500
Chi & N W
Chi R 1 P
eK-4
J03t
107
505
24 ' i
S5-,
3 03 l
I04
400
23 H
Ifltt
54 "i
P4vi
64?
05
3 20 ii
17
54
4C,l
Mil,
10
4!
37 U
1"7
-122
4434
'-'!.''
1iS
17
48
11014
251
784
124
101i
30''s
1014
414
125
ni4
151,
30514
.l
122 It
113V4
25
35
504
23
i
21 u
3 42U
- 53
1 on
3 33
F2
11r-4
M
80
rtntj
7R'4
74 t'
27l,i
455
5CTi
Chino Copper ..
Colo F & I . .
Crucible Steel . .
D A II G pfd. .
Distillers Seo ..
Erie
l ien Klectrie . . .
C:t North pfd..
Gt Nor Ore ctfs
Huggenheim Ex
1.8O0
.1'M
fj.j,8'00
4.300
4.1O0
2HO
4oo
3,0(x
U00
r.t
40 H
f 1 Va
4S i
llisH
122
454
21
53 V.
4 5',
87--?t
47-H
37 V,
122
43 -Tl
SO-k
Ijlinois Cent .. ......
lnt Cons Corp
Inspiration Cop 13,0:0
4SH
110 '.i
7H
11 oh
"4.
7S
108 ,
mi narv . j . .
K C Southern.
Lehigh Valley..
Lous & Nash . .
Mexican Pet . .
200
5O0
200
40,400
500 .
78
113H
C0i
Miami Cop
M K & T ptM . .
Missouri Pacific
Natl Biscuit ..
National Lead..
Nevada Copper.
N Y Central ..
NY NH A H . .
Norf West..
.400
r:oo
5(A
2.200
sno
125 14
7
15 5,
3 05
HAH
122';.
125
15'!i
105
122
200
Northern Pac.
1'acirtc Mall ..
Pac Tel & Tel. .
Pennsylvania . .
Ray Cnns Cop..
Reading ......
Republic T fe 9
Southern Pao ..
Sout hern Ry . .
Studebaker Co.
Tennessee Cop.
Texas Co
Union Pacific.
do preferred..
V S Steel
do preferred..
XTtah Copper . .
Western Union
Weslinrr Klec.
Mont Power . .
ioo
2.1 on
r.,700
1,400
RO0
" o'ono
3,200
700
l.Ooo
53,100
:ino
2.oH
. 400
14. (100
"i 2 '.-
KS, (i.-,-,
52--, r.1i
11:1 ns-i
144U 141'.
54 H r.24
Jsk-.v. nir,
133;. 13.:
R5 S4
310'4 ItiiV
si',
' Ts 5',
L'i'i 27 'i
475 440
37 56 TJ
lnt llr pfd .. 41.fioo
Wab B pfd .. l.nno
Oen Motors ... floo
Kenneeutt .... 10.700
BONDS.
U S ref 2s reg. .!;
U a ref 2s coup . !''.!
U 8 3s reg 102'4
U S 3s coupon. 12Vi
U S 48 reg. ...'Ill
V S 4s coupon. ! 11 U
Am Smelts os..110
Atchison gen 4s944
N Y c gen 3 tt s . 1 1 1 H
Northern Pac 4s KSii
Northern Pac 3s. 0614
Pac T ft T ft. ..10OM
Penn con 4s... 1054
South Pac ref 4s 00
do cv fis 104 14
Union Pac 4s... 07
do cv 4a P:iti
U S Steel r,. ...104 1-4
Anglo-French Ps. tlli4
Bid.
Money, Exchange, Ktr.
NEW YORK, March 22. Mercantile pa
per, 3f(3'i per cent.
AtLUn5tM'dai, -I1""' -72H: demand,
$4. .-4; cables, $4.77.
l--rancs Demand, $5.l5t,i; cables $5 9414
Marks Demand. 714c; cables. 71 4c.
Llrcs Demand, 0.Bm; cables. $0 08
Rubles Demand. 32e: cables, ;isu'o
JJsr silver, 581-c. Mexican dollars. 4514 c
Time loans eiteady ; 60 dave, 2V4iS per
cent: 00 days. 2-74 a3 per cen; six months,
8 per cent.
Call money Easier: hivh. 2 per cent:
low, 14 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent;
last loan, 3 per cent: Closing bid, 1 si per
cent; offered, 2 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. Sterling
00 days, J4.721:: demand. $4.7814; cables
M-77. Mexican dollars, 43'je.
Drafts tiieht. 1c; telegraph. 3c.
LITTLE STOCK AVAICABLE
SMALL. RECEIPTS AJ STEADY
MARKET AT YARDS.
HK Pnt on Sale Are Readily Taken
at $9.20 f;ood steers
Ilrlng; ts.a.i.
There was a steady market for all
classes of livestock at the North Portland
yards yesterday, but very little stock was
available for buyers, and the offerings were
soon disposed of. Hogs sold for the most
part at $0.20, with heavyweight bringing
around $8.20, and pigs selling at $7.50 to
$tj. 1 5.
Only a few steers were offered, but thev
were mostly good quality, and brought $7.00
to $8.25.
Reoeipts were 74 cattle and 482 hogs.
Shippers were:
With cattle Adams &. Co., Stanfield 2
car.
With hogs F. B. Decker. Sllverton. 1
car; People's Market. Corvallis. 1; M. Gil
dersleeve. Washtucna, 1; J. T. Thomas.
Hood River. 24 head by boat; R. Lenton.
Hillsdale, 22 head driven in. .
With mixed loads Thompson & Gentry,
Heppner. 1 cattle and hogs; s. L. Overton
Brownsville, 1 cattlo and hogs.
' The day's sales were as follows:
Wt. Price! -yc-r prir
63 hogs ... 170 $!I20 11 begs ... 12.1 JS 15
22 hogs ... 3 04 3.20 1 hog 370 7 00
5 hog m .2I 2 hogs .... -jo 8 '0
41 hogs ... 171 0.20 2 hogs 125 815
8 hoes ... 2O0 11.201 lohogs .... 170 0 "0
6 hogs ... ;t"3 8.701 5 hogs .... 208 81.1
4 hogs ... 413 8.20 2 hogs .... 11S
i2
307
37.-.
1M1
170
12(i
l:2
385
1 55
407
350
12(5
140
8.ini
8.20
8.201
8.85
!l.2.t
R.ir. I
O.20I
S.2.1!
.20
.2i!
5 hoss .
1 hog .
5 steers
15 steers '
1 steer
5 steers
22 steers
1 cow
1 cow" .
1 bull .
1 bull .
, .. SS 7.50
..110 8.00
. .1400 8.25
. . 842 7.110
..11 40
. .13JO
. .1300
8.L
S 00
r.50
s:t
..1210 6.50
..330O 5.50
. . 810 4.50
. . 17GO C.25
il yards for
201
8.15 . 1 bull .
2 hogs
. 10;
1 he range of prices at the loc
various - clashes of livestock fo
Hows:
Cattle
Steers, choice train and pulp.:
Steers, choice hay....- ,
Steers, good ....... a. ......... .
Steers, 'medium ..........
Cows, choice
Cows, good ............
Cows, medium
Heifers
Bulls
Stags
Hogs -
Prime light
Good to prime ..................
Rough heavy ...................
Pigs and skips 1 1
heep-
Yearlings .....................
Wethers
Ewes ..........................
Lambs
. S.otl? 8 r.O
7.50T' 8.15
7 23 7.50
7.0' '! 7.23
B.f.O'iB 7.O0
6.25 41) 6.50
5.50 ID -6.25
4.0(f'p 7 00
2.50f 0.75
8.00 5.25
P 20-!7' O 35
a.2r'3 0.00
8.00 tv 8.23
8.00j 8.2S
7.75 8.23
6.75 nv 8.O0
6.25 p 6.73
8.75 ii 10.00
Omaha- IJ-eetork Market.
OMAHA; March 22. Hogs Receipts 14.
8O0. strong. Heavy. $9 25 tj 0.40 : light. $0.10
in 0.35; pigs, $801 buik of sales, $0.204p
0.3".
Cattle Receipts 15.600, steady. Native
steers, $7.50'(t 11.50: cowa and heifers, $6.50
fii8: Western steers, $7ft8: erexas steers.
$0.75-7.25; stockers and feeders $t.50
8.50.
Sheep Receipts 5R00, highor. Y'carllngs.
$8.r.oiS 0.85: wether. $7.50 8.50; lambs.
$10.75 11.60.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO, March 22. Hogs Receipts
23.000. market 5c higher than yesterday's
average. Bulk. $0.55j,9.70; .light. $0.15-3)
0.70; mixed. $0,3540.73; bavv. $!1.30&0.73;
rough, $11.30 iJS 9.45; pigs. $7.50 g 8.80.
Cattle Receipts 14, 00O, market steady to
unevenly higher. Native beef steers, $7.50fff
H.t'O; Western steers. $7.r.0((J8.65: etockers
and feeder, $i!8.30: cows and heifers, -$3.80
1, 8.70: calves, $StfT10.50-.
Sheep Receipts 1O.000, market steady.
Wethers. $3.40 n 11.15 ; lambs. $9.73S 11.70.
Coffee Futures.
NEW YORK, March 22. Tho market for
coffee futures opened at unchanged prices
to an advance of one point and sold about
five to seven points net higher during the
middle of the day. July sold at 8.O0C and
September at 8,15c on the advance, but
prices eated off later. September closed
at S.OSo. bid. with the general list closing
net unchanged to one Joolnt higher. Sales.
33.75L1 bags: March. 7Oc; pril, 7.83c;
May, 7.Doc: June, 7.04c; July, ;iSc; August,
8.03c; September, S.OHc: October, 8.12c;
November. 8. 17c; December, S.21c; January,
8.25c: February, 8.20c.
Spot coffee Steady; Rio 7s, OSic; Santos
4s. 1014c.
Cost and freight offers were reported un
changed to about lo points lower, with
quotations ranging around 10.30 to IO.40 for
Santos 4s, based on London credit.
The official cables reported no change
In mllreis prices, with Rio exchange l-32d
higher. Brazilian port receipts, 10,000 bags;
Jundlahy receipts,1 12.000 bags;
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 22. Turpentine
Firm. 51iJc; sales. 03 barrels; . receipts,
S barrels; shipments, 243 barrels; stock,
8010 barrels.
Rosin Firm : sales, 410 barrels: receipts,
4rtO barrels: shipments, 850 barrels! stock,
70.344 barrels. Quote; A, B, $4.fK; C D. K,
$4.05; F. $5; O, $5 to $5.05; I. $5.35; K.
$5.20; M. $3.25; N, $3.35; WG, $5.50;
WW. $5.tiOi
Hop at New York.
NEW YORK, March 22. Copper Steady:
electrolytic, near-by, ?2S28.50c; June and
later, $27 IS 27.50c.
Iron, firm and unchanged.
The Metal Exchange quotes tin quiet
spot. 4c bid.
The Metal Exchange quotes lead, 7.87c.
cpeiter not quoted.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, March 22. Evaporated ap
ples, dull. Prunes, easy. Peaches, quiet.
ARMY ASPIRANTS EXAMINED
: 1 Applicants Take AVest Toint
Competitive Test.
Preliminary examination for ap
pointment to AVeet Point Military
Academy Was taken by 21 applicants
from various sections of Multnomah
Coimty yesterday morning- at tho Post
office building. The applicant making-
the highest standing- will' be appointed
by .Representative Chester A. McArthur,
and the next highest will bo named as
alternate.
The examination was given by W. K.
Wigton. local secretary of the United
states Civil Service Commission. Mr.
Wigrton said it would probably be three
weeks or a month before the results of
the examination would be known, as
tie papers must be forwarded to Wash
ingtonto be reviewed.
BEET EXPERT AT ROSEBURG
Fanners of Douglas County Arcc to
Plant Crop for Factdry.
IIOSEF.URG, Or., March 22. (Spe
cial.) Farmers from all sections of
Douglas County wilt assemble at the
Commercial Club rooms here tomor
row to consider the planting of sugar
beets in accordance with the plan made
public by the owners of the Salt Lake
beet sugar company, which is now
creatine; a plant at Grants Pass.
V. IL Bramwell. soil expert of the
sugar company, will be present to dis
cuss sugar beet growing with the
farmers. It was said hero today that
already BOO acres of land had been
pledged for beet growing and that
considerable more acreage would be
acquired before the end of the week.
UNION HIGH MA Y EXTEND
Larger District for School at
t;rcliam Is Proposed.
GftESHAir, Or.. March 23. (Special.)
An effort will be made before the
annual school elections in June to ex
tend the boundaries of Union High
School District, No. 2. so as to include
the districts of rtockwood, Falrview,
Troutdale. Cedar. Victory, Orient and
Luoted, which will make the union dis
trict composed of 12 districts, instead
of five as at present Gresham, Lynch,
Tery, Powell Valley and HUlsview.
The present high school district pays
taxes on an assessed valuation of
$2,603,985, and the other seven districts
which are wanted in the union district
pay taxes on a valuation of only $65,000
more than the Union High District.
COLUMBIA FAIR SEPT. 20
G. L. Tarliell Is Elected President of
Association.
ST. HELENS, March 22. (Special.)
The board of directors of the Columbia
County Fair met today and elected the
following officers and superintendents:
President, G. L. Tarbell; vice-president,
R. L. Lovelace; secretary-treasurer, J.
W. Allen; superintendent agricultural
building, W. J. Fullerton: superintend
ent woman's building, 3Urs. Edwin
Ross: assistant superintendent woman's
building, Mrs. Fred Trow: superintend
ent school children's building; J. W.
Allen: superintendent llvetock, Guy
Tarbell; superintendent poultry divi
sion, A. M. Williams; superintendent
concessions, J. W. Allen.
Two hundred and fifty dollars was
appropriated for premiums for school
children. The date of holding the fair
was fixed at September 20, 21, 22.
The president of. the Japanese Citizens'
Association of Hawaii set a good example
to other hyphenated Americans In these
words In a recent address to his associates:
'You who were born In Hawaii are not
tho sons of the Emperor (of Japan). If
trouble should come with Japan, you must
remember that you are the sons of the
President, not -of the Emperor. Aim to
work "for the best examples of citizenship
and then aim to work, for peace.'
10 hogs
6 hogs
4 hogs
7 hoes
S8 hogs
0 tiogu
i5 hogs
1 hog .
2 hogs
4 hogs
4 hogs
10 hoes
PEACE TALK FACTOR
Rumors Given Weight by' De
cline at Liverpool.
CHICAGO WHEAT UNSTEADY
Karly Market Bullislily Arrectcd by
l'ears of Late Spring in Northwest
and Vnfayorable Crop Keports
From Winter Grain Belt.
CHICAGO, March 22. Although at first
the wheat market today seemed to disregard-
peace 'reports, the bearish elTect of
such gossip became manifest later. -Largely
as a result, preees closed unsettled. H f
to lifflo net lower, with May at$1.0Sfa
I.OS't, and July at $1,071-. t orn lost 114 to
1fi'l?c; oats, ? to &!ic and provisions
10SM2 to 15c. "
Peace talk was relatively ignored here
for a while, owing to offlcal denials, but
tha attitude of traders changed to a con
siderable extent after the market at Liver
pool developed weakness, which was ex
plained in cablegrams as due more or less
to "politics."
Prior to the dispaatches telling' of the
Weak close at Liverpool, prices- were bulllsh
ly affected by fears of a late Spring in the
Northwest and of a delayed movement there
because of continued Wintry weather. Un
favorable crop reports from the far. South
west and from the soft. Winter wheat states
tended also to give values a 'transient lift.
Sentiment, however, turned more and more
to the bear side as the session drew to a
close, with buyers apparently in no mood
to take any unnecessary chances over night
regardng diplomatic moves In Europe. Crip
pled wire service, which may have re
tarded -buying orders, formed an . additional
handicap to the bulls.
Increasing supplies and the slowness of
Eastern demand pulled down corn.
Oats were depressed by the weakness of
Other grain.
Heavy sales of lard aeted as a weight on
the provision market.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May $1.0!H $1.00i $1.08ii SI.O8V3
July l-OSVi L08v 1.07 U 1.0714
CORN.
May .-. .75H .7."; .74it ' ,74H
July 7B-Ji .76-4 .75. .75
OATS.
May 4-liA .44 .4!i .44
July .4314 .4:j .42 .42
MESS PORK.
May 22.00 22.00 22.20 22 20
Ju'y 22.77 - 22.77 ' 22.55 22.65
LARD. -
May 11.52 11.55 11.87 11.40
July 11.77 11.77 11.60 11.60
SHORT RIBS.
May 12.10 12.12 ll.flO 11.97
July 12.37. 12.35 12.12 12.20
lorelgn Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL, March 22. Cash wheat, un
changed; corn. Id higher.
-Grain at San Francfcco.
fAX FRANCISCO, March 22.Spot quo
tations wana, ..0G 1.72V : red Russian.
$l.67iig1.70; Turkey red, $1.82 . s 1 .87 ;
bluestem, $1.87 1.00: feed barley, $1.32
i l.:!5; brewing, 1.40if 1.42 ; white oats.
$1. 40!. 421,2 ; bran. $2:i24; middlings, $30
ni-oi ; snoris, '0.0U(jt20.
Call board Barley, May, $1.38 bid, $1.37
asked; December, $1.83.
' Ptiget Sound Grain markets.
SEATTLE. March 2 Wheat Ttliiestnyn
08c: Turkey red. lSc: fortvfold. 88e: clnH.
SSc; fife, 87c: red Russian, 86c. Barley, $28
per ion. lesieruay s car receipts: Wheat.
10; nay, i; rtour, 4,
T A COM A, March 22. Wheat Bluestem.
i; lortyrom. yo: club. 4c: red fife. O3o.
Car receipts: Wheat. 18; corn. 2-; oats. 3;
1, .. - - T
FIRE LAID TO MONKEY
AX1MAL WITH MANIA TO START
BLAZES LOSES ITS LIFE.
Hotel and Residence at Pacific Beach,
IV ear Iloquiam, Are Destroyed
by Flames.
HOQUIAJ1, Wash., March 22. (Spe
cial.) Fire, started, it is believed, by a
pet monkey early this morning, de
stroyed the Beach Hotel and a cottage
at Pacific Beach. Tho monkey lost his
life in tho fire.
The hotel was a bungalow-style
structure of about 20. rooms and was
owned by Robert Buelt. The Idle Hour
cottage, alongside it, wns owned by Al
bert Knable. Both buildings and tneir
contents were entirely destroyed. The
occupants escaped, but with some dif
ficulty. The 'fife had gained such headway
and burned with such rapidity that
the two buildings were nothing but
heaps of ruins before the people of
Pacific Beach were aroused. The loss
is comparatively small, as both build
ings were of cheap construction.
Buell had been keeping a pet monkey
for some time. It had a great pro
pensity for starting fires which
amounted almost to mania. It is be
lieved the monkey in some way during
the night obtained matches and started
a fire in the hotel, which spread beyond
control before Mr. Buell was aroused.
AUTO FACTORY ADDS UNIT
Work on Foundry at Gresltam Is Ex
pected to Be Done June 1.
OHESHAM, Or., March 23. (Special.)
Work has been begun by James P.
Taylor & Co. on the second unit of the
Beaver State auto factory here. The
new building will be of brick and glass
and will be the foundry.
The contract calls for the completion
of the new building by June 1. The use
of malleable castings enters largely in
the construction of automobiles, and
also in many other lines. The demand
of the Pacific Northwest for malleable
castings is greater than ever, and it is
evident that the new line will prove a
profitable business.
STUDENT "FIXES" WATCH
Eugene Man Seeks Jewelry Depart
ment at TJniversltjr.
EUGENE, Or.. March 22. (Special.)
The University of Oregon has no
Jewelry department. Today a gray
haired resident of the city appealed to
the authorities to assist him in locat
ing his watch he gave to a "student"
to have fixed free of charge.
According to the man's storv. a. vnunar
fellow met him on the street and asked
to see his watch. Several defects were
discovered in the timepiece and, finally.
me young man proposed that he take
the watch to the jewelry department at
the university, where it would be re
paired without expense to the owner.
STORM'S TOLL INCREASES
Goats Xear Bntteville Are Injured
So Badly They Are Killed.
Stories of the damage done to prop
erty in the Willamette Valley by the
tlorm last Sunday niylit continue to
be received in Portland. Several goats
owned by A. D. Yergen. a farmer near
Butteville, were injured so badly by
wreckage that they- had to be shot.
A hophouse in the same vicinity,
owned by J. V. Swan, 235 East Eigh
teenth street, was blown down, caus
ing damage which Mrs. Swan estimated
at about $1500.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
N'ABMA NTo Mr. and Mrs. John Nasman,
11015 Fifty-eighth avenue Southeast, March
jlti, a son.
LE-Wld To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Lewis,
59H Rodney avenue, March -.12, a daughter.
JOHNSON" To Mr. and Mrs. Charles O.
Johnson, 4101& Hawthorne avenue, March
11, a Oll;
SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Martin Leo
Smith, 4S Park atreet, March 8. a son.
EXDELEFSEX To Mr. and Mrs. John N.
Edlefsen, 1030 South Willamette, March 14,
a daughter.
KOCHANKK To Mr. end Mrs. Adolph
Kochanek, 1HI4 North Edison street, March
10, a son.
SMITH TO Mr. and Mrs. L. Smith, Sl
South Ivanhoe street,- March 10, a son.
TRULSEX To Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas
Trulsen, 1126 North .Sixteenth, street, March
12.. a daughter.
BACON To Mr. and Mrs. Walter A.
Bacon. 673 Johnson street, March 13, a
daughter.
UUOA.N To Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. uu-
gan, 464 Fairbanks street, March 14, a
daughter.
KIDD To Mr. and Mrs. David A, Kidd,
129 ;rover street, March 14, a son.
MULLBOCK To Mr. and Krnest Mull
bock, . 733 Roosevelt street, March 16, 1
daughter.
magepant! To Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Mag
edanz. 1073 East Twenty-fourth street North,
March 17, a son.
CHl'RCH To Mr. ahd Mrs. Charles J.
Church, 1103 Minnesota avenue, March IS,
a dautrhter.
LEBLOXTJ To Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Le-
Blond, 1036 Mailory avenue, March 12,
daughter.
Marriage Licenses.
. PARPOXS-MILLER James W. Parsons,
legal. 7S20 Fiftv-fifth avenue Southeast, and
Novella E. Miller, legal, S15 Marguerite
ACKRRMAN-MANNINO Anton Aker
man, legal, Angela Hotel, and Grace Man
CARLSON'-FINtTEAD John w! Carlson.
legal, south Tacoma. Wash., and Clara A.
Finstead. legal, Eaton Hotel.
BRICK LEY -GIBSON Roy W. Brickley,
legal, Milwaukie, Or., - and Merze Gibson,
legal, 1255 Halsey street.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
SHIPP-COSTELLO Samuel E. Shtpp, 34,
of Portland, and Rose Agnes Costello, 2t,
of Pnrtlnnrt
OOOD-BKHRMAN H. A. Cood, 41. of
Portland, and Mrs. Grace Florence Uehr
mun. 80, of Portland.
SlMMON!--VAX VLERAII Arthur W.
Simmons. 21, of Portland, and Gladys O.
Van Vlerah. 20. Of Portland
COMBS-SLATER James FJ. Combs. 41, of
Oregon t iiy. ur., ana .Mrs. Minnie v . Biater,
-i. oe Oregon City, or.
liuilding Permits,
JCLIt'S BRAXDES Erect one-story
frame dwelling, 1422 East Twentieth street,
near Knapp avenue; builder, A. M. Hocken ;
2oU0.
HYNES FOSTER BAKING COMPANY
Repair two-story frame bakery, 4-60 East
Seventh .street North, between Davis and
Everett streets: builder, same: f2io.
CHRIST KNOPF Repair one-and-one-half-story
frame dwelling, 687 Rodney ave
nue, -between Graham and istanton streets;
builder, day -work; sooo.
GLEN FLETCHER Erect one-story
frame shack, Whitney street, between Mid
way and Mill, Whitivo&d Court; builder,
same: $75.
MISS ELLA STEPHENS Repair two-
story ordinary -warehouse, 41 Front street,
between Ash end "Pine streets; builder,
John Bingham; St0.
LEO R. LANGE Repair one-story frame
dwelling, 1332 Eajit Thirty-first street North,
between Holman and Liberty streets
builder, same: $40.
H. O. MUHLER Erect one-story frame
dwelling 1451 Division street, between East
Fifty-second and Fifty-third streets; builder,
H. R. Kibler; $1300.
W. H. HYDE Erect one-story frame gar
age, 405 East Thirty-seventh street, between
East Lincoln and E.st Grant streets; builder.
C. L. Crosby: JlfKl. v
FRANK LANGE Repair one-story frame
shop, u33 East Grant street, between East
Eleventh and East Twelfth streets; builder,
Parker ft Banfield: 1175.
A. E. ECKHAROT Erect one-story frame
garage. :t00 East Twenty-fifth street, be
tween Market And Clay streets; builder, J
P. Bartow; $200.
HOLMAN FUEL COMPANY Repair two
story frame dock and office,' foot of Wash
ington streets; builder. Western Transpor
tation & Towing Company: $100.
C. O. McReynoIds Kepalr or.e-and-one-half-storv
frame dwelling. 1170 Maiden ave.
hue. between East Thirty-ninth and East
Forty-first streets: bulldei. same: $100.
J. N. WHEELER Erect one-story frame
garage. 13H5 East Ninth etreet Iorth. be;
tween Holland arid Magnolia streets; builder,
D. SMITrt Erect 6ne-story frame store
and rooms. St. Helens Road, at Whltwood
Court: builder. C. TV. Goortsmsn: eiouu.
EDGAR L. LOWELL Repair one-story
ordinary motion-picture theater. 27 Sixth
street north, between Burnsliie and Couch
streets: builder, same: $35.
LEWIS WOODARD Erect one-story
frame bathhouse, north end ot Ross Island;
builder, same; $300.
J. A. MA LAP. KEY Repair two-story or
dinary store, 213-213 Front street, between
Salmon and Taylor streets; builder, J. H.
Thomas: ?100.
F. E. SMITH ESTATE Repair three-story
ordinary stores and offices, 214 Morrison
street, betiwceu First and Front streets;
builder. M'HolIand Brothers; 40O.
SAMCEL LOW" ENGART ESTATE Erert
two-story mill garage, 31-33 North Park
Btreet, between Birrnsido and Couch streets;
builder. Pvors Building company; $2,oo6.
H. L. PITTOCK Repair nine-story fire
proof steel frame stores and offl-es. 327
Alder street, between Sixth and Broadway
streets: builder. George Kinnear; $1000.
SAMUEL BABRUTZ Repair oneand-one-half-storv
frame dwelling, f.S8 Fifth
street, between Arthur and Baker streets;
builder, J. N. Cottardi; $150.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. March 22. Maximum tem
perature, 52 degrees; minimum temperature,
41 degrees. Rtver reading, 8 A. M.. 13.2
feet. . Change in last 2 hours, 1.8 feet
rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M-).
.70 Inch. Total rainfall since September 1.
1915, 42.87 Inches. Normal rainfall since
September 1, H5.2S Inches. Excess since
September 1. 1015, 7.50 inches. Total sun
shine. 3 hours 20 minutes. Possible sun
shine. 12 hours IS minutes. Barometer
(reduced to sea level) 3 P. M.. 29.70 inches.
Relative humidity at noon, 07 per cent.
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P-riO.Oft'lftSW 'Clear
P'J'O.OO'IO NWjCleir
flrt-O.OOilS S Pt. cloudy
S O.0rt!l0;KtV(Cloudy
4H4.12 lrt !W 'Pt. cloudy
4v0.4n'l4 -s W t-Cloudy
St. Louift
Salt Lake
Han Francisco. .
Keattlft
Ppokano ,
Tacoma
4v. 1014 ?w Clear
Tatoosb Island .
0,H4ilSiW
Pt. cloudy
Walla. Walla...
Wasninprton . . .
Winnipeg
r.2 o.sSj.
KS 0.S4i.:iN
16 0.001. ,. ..
Cloudy
loudy
Cloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A pronounced depression extends from
TCei-ada northeastward to Montana, The
Eastern storm la moving rapidly out to
sea off the North Atlantic Coast. A small
high-pressure area overlies Manitoba, the
eastern portion of the IDatcotas, Minnesota,
Iowa and the Lake Michigan region, and
the barometric pressure over that section
ts In general above normal. Elsewhere the
pressure is below normal, neing decidedly
so in the Gulf and Atlantio states and from
tiie plains states and Central Canada west
ward. Precipitation has occurred' in most
of the Northern states, California. Nebraska.
Iowa and British Columbia. The weather
la -cooler In Western Oregon, most ot Cal
ifornia. Nevada, Wyoming, the Southern
Rocky Mountain and. Southern. FlaUia states
5
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STATIONS. S S AVeathet
1 -s : ?
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FACTS
Multnomah County improved,
during- 1015, approximately fiO
miles of roads, the people, voting:
for this purpose a. bond issue of
1. 250. 000. Tim cost of mainte
nance of these roads was ap
proximately $1000 per mile per
annum. Alter one of the worst
Winters ever experienced in Ore
son the damage done to these
Improved hiprhways was less
than 1500, virtually saving- ?0.
000 on the interest charge, and
the roads; were passahle at all
times because they were hard
surfaced with
B1TULITHIC
Warren Brothers Company,
Journal Buildiner,
Portland, Oregon.
Xote
Columbia Mich-nay Dedica
tion, lliij, June H.
'11IK ODD LOT KKVI.'V tells hoow yo
can buy New yt,rk Stock Kxchange se
curities on the Partial Payment Plan
that is with a reasonable initial deposit
and succeeding easy payments until von
acquire full title. Isnned -neeklv $i.k1
a year, ?end for sample copies 01
Broadway. New York Citv.
and in most sections in the eastern half
of the country. it is warmer in South
eastern Idaho, Northern Utah Northern
Colorado. Kastern Montana. Wvoming and
the western portion of the Pakotas and
Southern Saskatchewan. No storm warn
ings are being displayed in this district.
Tho conditions are favorable for partlv
eloudy and occasionally threatening weather
In this district Thursday. it will be .ooler
in Southeastern Idaho. Winds will bo
mostly Westerly.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Partlv cloudy and
occasionally threatening weather: winds
mostly westerly.
Oregon Washington Partlv cloudv
and occasionally threatening weather- winds
mostly westerly.
illaho Partly" cloudy and occasionally
tlon.
... . ui"-i, t-outer soutnt'Bst ooi -
T. PltANi'tS TRAKK.
Assistant Forecaster.
POSTOFFICE SAFE BLOWN
Robbers at FreeiVator Take $75 and
Some Jewelry.
WALLA "WALLA, Wash., March 2 2.
Hobbers last nitfht blew opon the vault
of the Freewater, Or., postoffice and
secured about $75 In cash as well as
jewelry and other articles of Value
from private boxes that were stored in
the vault. The work was evidently
that of experienced men.
Tools were stolen from a hardware
store, the front door opened by remov
ing the lock, and the vault door blown
completely out. Several heard a muf
fled explosion, but no attention was
paid to it.
The robbery was perpetrated about 1
o'clock this morning and there is no
clew to the men who did the work.
Strangely paradoxical is the fact that
kerosene, oil la the best liquid for puttinff
out fire In a hale of cotton, which Is eo
dense that water will not penetrate, and
burns at so low a temperature that kero
aene, instead of bc-ominK ignitml. Soaks
riglit in to the very heart and smothers the
fire nlreaily starfol.
"KAVE1.EKS' (;i;lDK,
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Chansre Kn Iloute)
The nlK,
Clean,
Comfortable,
Klearantly Appointed,
Seagoing
S. S. BEAVER
Snlls From Alnaworth Dock ,
3 r. 211., aiarch 25.
IOO tiolden Miles, on
Colombia River.
All Kales Include
llerths and Men Im.
Table and Service
Unexcelled.
The San Francisco A Portland S. S.
Co., Third and Washington Streets
(with .-W. It. Jt IS. to.) Tel. Broad'
way 4500, A
FRENCH LINE
Compagnie Oen era )e Transatlantique
l OSTAb SKRVK'K.
Saflings 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.
Hill INFORMATION APPLY
C." tV. PTlNf.KIS. 80 Sixth St.
A. 1). CHAKI.TON. S3 Blorrlbon Pt.
K. K. I1AKK1SON, C. M. A St. Paul lly.
IHHMKV H. SMITH, 11U Third St.
K. F. 1IAIKD, 100 Third 8t.
II, IlKKSllN. 34S Wn-hintton ft.
NOKXIl BtNK lillAII, Firth and Ptarlc fta.
F. S. MT.tlll.AM), art and VahlnKton tt.
F. IS. Ut i I V. I'i4 Third St.. l'ortiand.
C39 rWTJ eS23 KTi
All the
Way by
WATER
COOS BAY, EUREKA
SAN FRANCISCO
SANTA BARBARA, LOS AN
GELES AND SAN DIEGO
S. S. Breakwater
Sails l-"riday, March 24, 6 I'. M.
Ticket Office 122 A Third St.
Phones: Main 1314, A 1314.
ESS SC53 B3S tBSSM CK
B. S. W Al'A.MA
2:110 I. M. Friday. .March 24.
San Franeisi-o, l'ortlaml A: Los ne
lea Steamship f'., i-'rank Bollam,
Aiit.. Third St. A 45IM1, Main SK.
USTRALIA
Honolulu, Suva, New Zealand
TirE PAf.ATfAL, PASSENGER STEAMERS
K.M.S. "XIAGAKA" .. K.M.S. "JIAKIKA"
(20.000 tons dig.) (13,000 tons dis.)
Sail from VAM'OVVKR, H. C. April I'.:.
Mar IO, June 7. Applv C'anadion Faeifi
Kailway. r.5 Third St., Portland, Or or to
the Canadian Australian Royai Mail Line.
40 Reymour Street, tancouver. B. C,
LiiMPCTHOE.T Lir.Z.'
Keitular sallinKe of luxurious 12.500 ton steam- '.
ers espeelally deRicned for travel in the tropica, .
Busx k Dajiieis, General AgU., 8 Broadway, K.V.
Vuntr B. Smith, Third and WaehiBKtoa Cta,
BARBADOS, BAHIA.PIODt JAMEIRQ, TTi
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