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THE 3IORXIXO OREGONIAT?, TUESDAY. MARCH 28. 1016. 13 BAG DEALERS AT SEA Course of Market Cannot Yet . . Be Predicted. MEW GOODS WILL BE SHORT Supply of Seconds, However, May Be Sufficient to Make. Up le- iiciency it Bulk of Wlicat Sur ( plus Is Shipped by I tail. Graln-bas dealers are still at sea as to what course tho 1(16 rrtarket will take. There has been no increase In the available supply and the question now is whether this supply will prove adequate. With crop esti mates being reduced and no oversea craln hip chartering Known to have been done, some of the bas experts firure that the stock of bags already bought will prove sufficient. There Is still some doubt as to whether all the purchases will reach, this coast in time from Calcutta. The announcement of a larjre sale of bags at Pendleton at 14 cents delivered, equal to about 13.70 cents here, is in line with the prices lately quoted and show that the mar ket is easily holding: its own. San Fran cisco wires quotations of 13 cents to 13 cents asked for June shipment. One thins that helps to complicate the supply position on tho Pacific Coast Is that no one knows just how many seconds have been bought for use durinff the next har vest. For several months dealers have been Picking up seconds wherever they could get them. It "is understood that a considerable quantity was bought recently on the Atlantic seaboard for shipment back to this side. If the major part of the wheat surplus Is shipped east by rail, these second-hand baps will come in handy, and together with tire bulk shipments will cut down the require ments for new bags to a great extent. There is still talk of making use of cotton bags in the Northwest. It is argued by dealers, however, that as cotton bags, after once used, do not have the value of second hand burlap bag, as they are ruined by try holes, they are not likely to prove a satis factory substitute for the burlap article. Cables from Calcutta report very firm burlap values In that market, owing to a sharp advance In the price of jute. It was stated tJiat sowing was being badly ham pered by a drouth and that as the crop out look was unfavorable existing supplies of raw material were bringing higher prices. What heights jute prices had soared to was not dlEclosed by the cable advices. The laBt quotation received by burlap importers made first marks 34 10s a ton at London. - Commenting on the burlap situation in the :ast, the New York Journal of Commerce says : "The inability of shippers to forward bur lap on account of the freight congestion has placed buyers who need goods urgently in an awkward fix. The shortage of cars has made it necessary for buyers of burlap of recent arrival, which was expected to take an import rate, to place their goods in warehouse until, transport facilities are improved. Under a domestic rate these goods will cost the buyers considerably more than they had figured on. It was regarded as quite likely that the railroads would be called upon by the owners of the goods to pay the difference between the import rate and the domestic rate." LOWER TRICES ARB BID FOR WHEAT Demand in Loral Market Is Now at Lowest Ebb. The local wheat market was inactive yes terday. Chicago closed with a substantial advance, but there was no demand here and for that reason the bids posted at the Merchants Exchange did not equal those of Saturday by from 1 to 3 cents, except In the case of April bluestem and all deliveries of red Russian, which were unchanged. The local demand for oats and barley has also subsided. Foreign crop conditions are summarized by Broomhall as follows: United Kingdom Weather in tho south has improved, elsewhere very wet and un seasonable. Native offers are liberal at declining prices. France Winter crops are favorable and Sprins sowing has had a favorable start, as far as weather and other conditions are concerned, but the acreage is reduced, reserves are limited and arrivals fair. Heavy purchases have been mado in Argentina and Australia, but shipping is difficult, and therefore theso purchases are being re placed. Germany Weather favorable and con tinued complaints of scarcity are heard. Russia Weather continues very cold, with inadequate snow protection. Stocks for export are limited, especially at ports. Argentina Weather is unfavorable for the movement, being wet. Offerings are moderate and above the market. Tonnage supply is increasing. Australia Weather generally favorable. Chartering has practically stopped and of fers above tho general views of buyers. Italy. Spain and North Africa Weather and crop outlook very favorable. South Africa Reports are conflicting- on corn, but damage la noted. Balkan States Crop outlook is favorable, w-ith weather cold and plenty of snow. Reserves are moderate, as heavy purchases and shipments overland are confirmed. Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by tre Merchants'- Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. Portland, Monday :a 2 14 s 9 Tear ago 40 . . . 1 4 14 Season to date 0157 14 IS 1473 84 2042 Ypr ago 102S7 JS.'io 1730 1S37 1740 racoma. Saturday. IS 1 "Vear ago Season to date.... Year ago Seattle. Saturday. Tear ago Season to dato. ... "Vear ago... 1 277 8002 1 ! 2!U 104 573 2 7. TO 10 20 405 C21 1 . .. 2 Tt ... O 11SS 17W oi.-i sr.r.t ri5l 1002 l'MS lOtSO SiC3 STEADY DECREASE IN VISIBLE SUPPLY (Shrinkage in Fast Week Exceeds Two and One-Half Million Bushels. The weekly wheat statistics of tho Mer chants' Exchange show the following changes in tho American visible supply: Bushels. Decrease. .Marcii "i. nuts riM..27.ono March 20, 1015 42.:t15.00l March 3". 1014 53,34,0i 2.R17.0O,- I. ni 3, iino 3,073.000 3.4O0.00O ircii ax. am a. ....... y,ouo April 1, 10V2. Auril 3, mil. April 4. 1010. April JOilO. April 0. 10(. April ' lou7. Incrwsc. Quantities o lows: . .. .ni.042.ooo . .. .4.1."i2.0OO 20.014. 0.M . . . .30.142,0IM . . . .3S.70S.OOO . . . .4'J,00O,UOO 2.m 1.OO0 007,000 1,304,000 270. (IOO 716,000 2.402,000 passage compare as fob Week Kdg. Week Edg. Week Kdg For March 25 March IS Mar. 27.' 15 I nit d K gd m 2o.4ii4.0oO 20.502,000 23.018,000 continent . . . .o,sot.o-JO 31,024.000 29,824,0oo T.tal 39.360,000 SS.216.0OO S2.O40.OO0 Shipments In the past- and former weeks were: WeekKdg. Wok Edg. Week Kdg From March 25 March IH Mar. 27 '15 and Can. 1o,..S.O-h 10,422.000 8.1:15,000 Argentina u.ii.t'uo ;t,-iB.o"o 0,602000 . .. 160,Ckh 1.624,000 -- 56.000 Australia India Total 13.032,000 15.322,000 13.SS3.0O.I Shipments for the season to date and for the same period last season were: Total since Same Period July 1. 1014 Last Season U. S. and Canada .. .301. 134. 0(io 321.742.OOo Argentina :;0,010.Otio 35.ao7.Oio Australia 12,108,000 H.2IJS.000 Ttanube 2.0SS OHO Russia 4. 102,000 J2.144 000 India 12,106,000 . 1S.263.OO0 Totals 420,330,000 306.4O4.000 North American exports last week included 1.4UO.OOO bushels of corn and 2.77S.OOO bush els of oats. The United States visible corn supply de creased 1.474,000 bushels and the oats sup ply decreased 23. 000 bushels. Chica reports primary wheat receipts to date of 4"6,7S6.000 bushels, against 3S4. tMI.000 bushels !ast year. tXiG PRICKS ARK HOLDING Jr 1 KM. Bnjers Look for Larger Receipts 'With Improved Weather. The egg market was firm yesterday with cents freely offered. Buyers look for mow liberal receipts with the better weather. The butter market was also firm at un changed prices. Receipts of veal were unusually heavy for Monday and with a slow demand the market was weak. Pork was steady. There was a good demand for poultry and 3 0 lA: cents was realized on the best hens 'and lare Springs. X"air leniand for Vegetable. There was a moderate demand for green vegetables. Receipts wore light and as a fresh steamer supply is not available be fore Thursday an early clean up is expected. Asparagus sold at 0 to 1- cents. TUmbarb brought fl.L'u to $2 a box according to grade. One car of bananas arrived. Co-operation in California Hops. SAX FRANCISCO, March 27. At a con ference today between a number df the leading hop growers of the state and Colonel Harris Welnstock. State Market Commis sioner, a committee was appointed to formu late a plan for co-operative harvesting and shipping of hops. The committee will re port back to Colonel "W'einstock on l'riday. Provision Prices Are Advanced. A new provision lift Issued yesterday quotes advances of half a cent on all sizes of ha.ns. choice bacon, dry salt meats and lard, pure and compound. Rank Clearinas. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as rollows: ' Clearings. Portland tl.Jvlii.'.'-'O Seattle -,722,777 Tacoma :ii.4!4 Spokane 7":;. 'jus Balances. iM.ltMJ 47S.117 54.s;s t5,:;U7 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS leed. Etc. j, noon session. Bid Bid. ' Ask. jt. ago. $ .115 $ l.ot $ 1.25 .SO .03 1.24 .S5 .!H 1.2:: .S5 .00 1.1S .SO 1.17 23.00 23,00 31.73 27.0O v 24.00 20.10 22.00 22.00 22.. 24.50 23.00 Eil. Ask. $ .06 $ l.ol 00 1.112 N.-, .02 sr. .0:1 ..-. .00 S5 .01 S5 .00 S5 .01 K5 ........ .5 .... 23. 75 25.00 ........ 1'::. 511 20.'1 27. (Ml 20.00 25. OO 2'1.IM 21.mi 22.50 21.25 22.50 . 22.5H 2 4. OO 23.00 20.00 $5.20 per barrel; March delivery. Wheat Bluest m l Fnrtyfold J Club .... Red fife Red Russian ........ Oats No. 1 white feed..... Barley No. 1 feed , Millfeed Bran Shorts , Futures April hluestem ..... Mav bluestem April fortyfold May fortyfold ...... April club Mav club April red fife May red fife ....... April Russian May Russian April oats May oats April teed barley.... May feed barley April bran May bran A prfl shorts May shorts FLOUR Patents. straights. (4.50(95; exports, $4.30: Valley, J4.70; whole wheat, $5.40; graham, $5.20. HAY Kastern Oregon timothy. $21f?22 per ton: Valley timothy. $16; alfalfa. $20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran,. $28 per ton; shorts. $20.00 per ton; rolled barley, $31.00 g 32.S0. CORN Whole. $37 per ton; cracked. $38 per ton. Fruits and Vegetables. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2.2353.50 per box; lemons, $3 -9 4.25 per box; bananas, 5o per pound; pineapples. 57o per pound; grapefruit, $4.504.75; tan gerines, $2.50 per lujf. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 63S80c per dozen; tomatoes. $3.73 per crate; cabbage, $1.20(2.25 per hundred: garlic. 10c per pound; peppers, 17ti20c per pound; egg plant, 23 Ho per pound; horseradish, 8 Ho per pound; cauliflower, $1.331.00; let tuce, $2.253.25 per crate: cucum bers. $1.20!. 50; spinach, 90$1 per box; asparagus, 012o per pound; rhubarb, $1.25 per box; peas. Dff10c per pound. POTATOES Oregon, $1.50 1.60; Takl mas. $L701.80. per sack; new Florida, 10 &12c per pound. ONIONS Oregon, buying prices, $1.50 f. o. b. shipping point. GREEN FRUIT Apples, $11.60 per box; cranberries, $11 per barrel. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Jobbl-.s; prices: Oregon ranch, can dled. 20c per dozen; uncandled, lOc per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 1iic: Springs, Ifit lfl'ic: stags, 12c: broilers. 20i25c; turkeys, live, 18W20c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 25c: ducks. 13?j)16c: geese. 10c. BUTTER-r-Prices from wholesaler to re tailer: Portland city creamery prints. 0 pound, case lots, standard grades. 84o: lower grades. 31c; Oregon country cream ery prints. 60-pounrt case lots, standard makes. 3133c: lower grades. 30-30i$c; packed in cubes, 2c less. Prices paid by Jobbers to producers: Cubes, extras, 29 30c; firsts, 2727Hc; dalrv butter. 14 9 184c:. butterfat. No. 1. 33c; No. 2-, 30c. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbing buvlng prices. 20c per pound f. o. b. dock Port land: Young Americas, 2"Io per pound. VEAL Fancy, 11c per pound. PORK Fancy, UgllHc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $2.3o per dozen: one-half flats. $1.50; 1 potmd flats. $2.50; Alaska' pink, 1-pound tails. !r,e. HONEY Choice. $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 16c: Brazil nuts. loittlSc; filberts, !618c: almonds. 36Hc: peanuts, 5Hc; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen: pecans, 102Oc; chestnuts. JOe. BEANS Smsi: white, 7.20c: large white. 7.15c: lima. 6c; bayou. 6Ho: pink, SHe. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 14933c. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $7.65; beet. ST.45; extra C, $7.15; powdered. In barrels, $7.00; cubes, barrels, JKS.05. SALT c.ranulated. $15.50 per ton: half ground.' 100s. $10 per ton; COs, $10.90 per ton; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE Southern head, IHJffCiir per pound; broken. 4c; Japan style, 4'i.5c. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8c per pound; apricots. 1315c: peaches. 8c: prunes. Ital ians. 8fr9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; unbleached Sultanas, OH? 10c: seeded, tic: dates, Persians. 10c pound: fard. $1.65 per box: currants. 8i"12c; figs. 50 6-ounce. $2: 10 4-ounce, $?.25; SO 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 10-ounce. 85c; bulk, white, 7SSc; black, Oc per pound. . Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 1015 crop, 10S13n per pound; 1016 contrscts, lliAtf?12e per pound HIDES Salted hides, 23 pounds and up, 13c; salted stags, 50 pounds and up, 11c: salted kid, 15 pounds to 23 pounds, 16c: salted calf up to 13 pounds, 10c; green hides, 50 pounds and up. 13Hc; green staps 00 pounds and up. OHe: green kip, 35 pounds, 10c: dry flint hides, 2rtc; dry flint calf up to 7 pounds. ?c; dry salt hides. 21c WOOL Eastern Oregon, 20gi30c- Valley 27 ? 28c. MOHAIR Oregon. 80 'fj! 31c per pound CA SCAR A BARK Old and new. 4c per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 17c; drv short-woolen pelts. 13c: dry shearlings. 10 15c each; salted shearlings. 1523c each dry goat, long hair, 15c each; dry goat shearlings. 10a20e each': salted long-wooled pelts, February. $1.25)2 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice. 21c: standard, 20c; skinned. 17 '.4 & ISVjc; picnics, 13c- cot tage, roll. 14c. ' BACON Fancy. 2SS29'; standard, 22 9 23e: choice. 1 Oil. 21 He DRY SALT Short. clear backs. !33 15cH: exports. 15i?i)10Hc; plates, lowll c LARD Tierce basis. kettle. rendered 14c; standard, 13c compound. 12!4c BARREL GOODS Mess beef, $18; 'plate beef, $19; brisket pork, $13; tripe, $10 50 611.60. - Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; cases, 17H20Hc. GASOLINE Bulk. ISHc: cases, 25 He; naptha, drums, lOHc; cases, 22 Ho. LINSEED OII Raw, barrels, 92c; raw. cases. 07c; boiled, barrels, 94c; boiled, cases, 00c. TURPENTINE" In tanks, 67c; in cases, 74c; Jo-case lots, lc less. New York Sugar Market. NF.W YORK, March 27. Raw sugar Firm: centrifugal, 5.71c: molnsses, 4.04c. Refined Firm; cut loaf, 8.05c; crushed, 7.00c: mould A and cubes, 7.40c; powdered XXX X. 7.00c; powdered, 7c: fino granu lated and diamond "A." 6.90c; confec tioners' "A," 6.t0c; No. 1, 6.70c. Sugar futures advanced on the firmness in the spot market and lighter offerings, and at noon prices were four to six points hishtr. CATTLE ARE HIGHER Another Advance of Dime in Local Market. TOP STEERS BRING $8.75 Choice Hogs Sell at $9.35, Kqual ing Jjast Monday's licst Quo tation No Offering in Sheep Division. The week opened with a good run of hogs at the stockyards, but receipts In other lines were hardly up to the usual Monday standard. The market was strong through out with a good advance in cattle and hogs again commanding the top fiyure of a week ago. Tho feature of the day in the cattle divi sion was the sale of two loads of prime puip-fed steers at $s.75, a dime better than any sale heretofore recorded this season. Half a dozen other loads of good steers were sold at prices ranging from $S,20 to $8.-0. There was but little available in the way "of butcher cattle. A single load of high-grado hogs brought $9.35, the top price established last Monday, and materially better than anything sold for in the meantime. The bulk of tho day's nog sales were at $9.20. Nothing was done in the sheep or Iamb market. Receipts were 803 cattle. 25 calves, 2000 hogs and 192 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle J. L. Burke. Burley. 7 cars: S. G. Tuning, Parma, 1; Hanson Livestock Company, Logan. Utah, 3, Osden, 4; Port land Feeder Company. Lewiston, Utah, 2; K. H. McCormick. Junction. City, 2; A. Zbenden. Shaniko, 1; F. A. Hagedorn, Sun nyslde. 1. With hogs (one car each) M. J. Hallcy, New Plymouth; J. O. Bowkcr, Payette: Dodd & Ashniun, Baker; George McLough lln, Hope; J. D. Wanghorn, Hermiston; C. Johnson, North Powder; Grover Bros., On tario; Pendleton Meat Company, Pendleton; J. W. Chandler, Union Junction; H. Peacock, Parma; C Horton. "Xlamath Falls, Midland; H. Peacock. Caldwell, 2; C. J. Turley, Wil der. 2; F. II. Grimm, Roosevelt. 30 head by boat; Harris, The Dalles, 24 head by boat. With mixed loads M. J. Halley, Payette. 1 cattle, hogs: J. D. Jenson, Sugar City, 12 cattle, hogs, sheep; O. E. GoerHiine, Joseph, 1 cattle, ' hogs; Farmers' Society of Equity, Caldwell. 1 cattle, calves, hogs; J. D. Dins more, West Scio, 1 cattle, hogs. The day's sales were as follows Wgt. Pr. Wgt. Pr. 26 hogs. . . 1 hog 4 hugs. . . 2 hogs. . . 21 hogs . . . 1 hog. . . . 20 hogs. . . 12 hoes. . . 92 hogs. .. 2 hogs 3 hogs. . . 24 hoes... 70 hogs. . . SS hogs 1 hog. . . . 02 hogs. . . 1 hoss. . . 7 hogs. . . 4 hogs. . . 9 hogs. . . 30 hogs. .. 12 hogs. . . 17 hogs 1 hog. . . . 60 hogs. . . 42 hogs I . . 78 hogs. . . 3 hogs. . . 77 hogs. . . 73 hogs. 12 hogs. . . 3 hogs. . . 8 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 4 hogs. . . 54 hogs. . . 5 hogs... 87 hogs. . . 1 5 hogs. . . 13 hogs. .. 20 hogs . . . 5 hogs. . . 26 steers. . 1 steer.. . Jl.i $7.2. 27 steers. . 15 steers. . 1 steer. . . 4 steers. . 16 steers. . 7 steers. . 1 5 steers. . 26 steers . . 3oT2 $8.45 1103 8.45 300 8 . 1 75 l.-O 10O 100 SO 3 51 1V5 20O 2311 240 178 21 340 176 130 3O0 135 130 170 211 1 10 230 1S5 200 203 .107 100 2i0 2K 470 416 3! 10 442 1 20 4 no 124 140 139 1 23 Kit 1113 1030 9. KIO Oll6 8.00 6.00 8.50 7.25 8.25 8.75 8.45 8.45 8.45 7.50 8.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 4.00 6.25 6 5 6.0U 3.00 3.75 5.73 7..V) r.25 7.00' 4.50 7.52 5.65 4.75 5.25 7.50 8.0" i y.25 9.25 7.00 1041 1151 8.00 1 130 9.30 8.10 9.25 9.25 9.20 0.35 8.511 9.25i 7.75 8.75i S'l0 n.'joi 9.25' 8.0O1 47 steers., looo 27 steers.. 1126 22 steers. . 8 steers. . 2 steers. . 3 steers. . 15 steers. . 1 steer. . . 1 cow 10 cows. . . 1 cow. . . . 3 cow. . . . 1 cow. . . . - 1 cow 3 cows. . . 8 cows. . . 1 cow 1 cow . . . . 1 cow 2 cows. . . 1 heifer.. 2 bulls. . . 1 bull 8 cows. . . 2 cows. . . 10 cows . . . ." cows. . . 1 COW 1070 923 8K5 0v0 058 010 0S0 92 iso imo fi0 720 973 JMO 820 750 90 ft S3 650 1060 1020 940 95 9S2 973 OSO 750 0K0 lloO S20 940 720 cso S.OO1 9.25 9.101 9.2". 8.25 0.20 9.25 9.0.) 8.35 8.20 8.50 8.251 9.25 8 no 8.0(1 8.0o 8.00 4.00 7.O0 6.5o 6.00 5.25 4.50 3.75 3.00 1 cow. 1 cow . . . 1 cow . . . 1 cow. . . 1 cow . . . 1 cow . . . 1 cow. . . 8.751 8.701 The range of prices at the local yards for various classes of livestock follows: Cattle Steers, choice grain and pulp. . . . $S.00'JT S..75 Steers, choice hay....... 7.508.15 Steers, good 7.25 7.50 Steers, medium 7.00 7.25 Cows, choice ................... 6.5orj) 7.50 Cows, rood 6.25 2 6.50 Cows, medium Heifers Bulls Stags Hogs Prime light ... Good to prime . Rough heavy . . Pigs and skips Sheep Yearlings . . . . . Wethers Ewes Lambs 5.50 6.25 4.mi'(j T (") li.CO'q) 0.7S 3.00 6.25 0.20 n 9.33 8.25 9.00 R.oo.'oi S.25 8.00 9 8.25 7.75 O 8 23 6.75 "9 8 00 6 25 (ft 6.75 8.701 10.00 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. March 27. Hogs Receipts 10. 500. higher. Heavy. $9.40'u 9.60: light, J0.25 610.55; pigs, $7.00& S.70; bulk of sales, $0.30 j9.55. Cattle Receipts 7000. steady. Native steers. $7.50r9.00: cows and heifers, $0.00 (ft'8: Western steers, $7138. 00; Texas steers, $6.75i?t' 7.20 : stockers and feeders, $6.00'?ij 8.00. Sheep Receipts 0"O0. higher. Yearlings, $0fi 10.25; wethers, $7.75(fi 8.70; lambs, $10.00 11.70. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 27. Hogs Receipts 30. 000, slow, 5c to 10c above Saturday's aver age. Bulk, $9.S0&9.00; light. $9.60 10.10; mixed, $.6510; heavy, $9.55&'J.90; rough, $9. 55 W 9.70: pigs, $7.50 (a) 8.65. Cattle Receipts, 16.000, firm. Native beef steers, $7.7510.05; Western steers. $7.70 8.75; stockers and feeders, $6tf8.25; .cows and heifers, $4.209; calves, $S(J10.00. Sheep Receipts 900O. firm. Wethers, $8.60 9.30; lambs, $9.85ifi11.75. LUTE RALLY If STOCKS ENTIRES LIST STRENGTHENS FINAL HOUR. Market During; Mont of Day Is De pressed by European and Mexican News and Strike Talk. NEW YORK, March 27. Fears of an other grave international crisis, resulting from the active renewal of submarine war fare in European waters, disconcerting re ports regarding the progress of events in Mexico and the possibility of a Nation wide railroad strike, constituted the chief disadvantage under which today'a sluggish and professional market labored. Prices of important stocks yielded 1 to 3 points lu the forenoon, and some specialties suf fered greater losses. Dealings at that particular period were sufficiently broad to suggest further liqui dation, especially in the war shares and af filiated issues. Recessions were gradual, but none tho less effective, and support seemed to be lacking, except at marked concessions. Further ground for discouragement was found in the continued aloofness of the in vestment public. The list strengthened In the dull final hours, when rails, notably Western Mary land issues, Reading. New York Central and other stocks roso appreciably on moderate demand Western Maryland preferred made an extreme advance of 2 to 40, placing that stock within easy range of its max imum of the past year. There were full recoveries, and In a number of instances actual rains among stocks that showed greater heaviness in the morning. Mexican Petroleum. United States In dustrial Alcohol, Crucible Steel, Baldwin Lo comotive and (sugars helped to sustain the market at its irregular close, likewise United States Steel and Mercantile Marine preferred. Total sales of stocks amounted to 535,000 shares. The western section of the country con tinued to sound a note of optimism, both as to general business and freight tonnage,, al though car shortage continues to curtail the movement of easibound freight. Bonds evinced a slightly lover trend, with largo sales of the Anglo-French Issue pt 95. Total sales of bonds, par value, were $4,175,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. , CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Alaska Gold 2o 20 i All!s-halmers. . 2.4"0 2014 2S; 20 Am Beet Sugar. R.000 74 70 7:114 American Can.. &.1U0 01-i 00 Va 01 American Loco. Am Sin Refg. do pfd Am Sug Refg. . . Am Tel & Tel.. American Tob.. Anaconda Cop.. Atchison Baldwin Loco.. Bait Ohio.... Beth Steel Br Rap Transit. Calif Petrol... ,. Canadian Paclf. Central Leath.. C hes & Ohio. . . . Chi Grt West... Chi Mil & St P. . Chi & N W C R I & P B)-.. Chino Copper... Crucible Steel... Dist Securities.. Erio General Elect... (ir Nor pfd Or Nor Ore ctfs. Int Cons Corp.. Inspiration Cop. Int Harv. N J.. K C Southern... Jhigh Valley.. Louis & Nnsh.. Mexican Petrol. Miami Copper:. M K & T pfd. . . Missouri Pacif . . National Biscuit. National Lead.. Nevada Copper. N Y Central. . . . N Y N H fc H . . Nor & Western . . Northern Pacif. Pacific Mall Pac Tel & Tel. . Pennsylvania .. Ray Cons Cop.. Reading Rep Ir & Steel.. Southern Pacif. Southern Ry . . . . Studebaker Co.. Tennessee Cop. . Texas Company. Union Pacific... . do pfd IT S Steel do pfd Utah Copper. . .. W'estern Union.. Westing Elect.. General Motors. Int-Marine pfd. Montana Power. Wabash B pfd.. Kenneeott Cop.. Total sales for 12.400 8.6O0 200 1.1 OO 1,800 74 -H lol i H2S 111 131 74 lOO 112, 1 IO 330 94 86 303 305 88 4 SO 85 22 367 03 63 12 94 127 17 54 87 47 37 167 121 43 17 47 110 25 J " 107 H 36 10 4 123 66 10 108 65 12 113 n R6 23 86 r.o OS u. 20, 142 . 52 3 94 133 82 t. 84 110 80 DO 64 463 71 78W. 28 OO a. 112-h, llo'i ISO 17,900 1.100 21.400 1.4O0 S41 103'i 105 7, 68 Vi 84 10:'.Ti 102 88 sno 7.800 2.200 2,200 22 H 308 ' f.4'i 63 U 21 166 r.3'i 62 1.100 400 300 2.ftOO 45.500 2.100 4.2DO 1.OO0 700 2,900 1.400 2.6oo 600 200 70O 28. 606 1.000 04 127 17 H 53 H 88 47 37 107 121 H 44 17 47 lio 26 77 108 36 94 126 17 52 84 46 37 366 121 4 110 25 77 304 36 l.OOO 66 2.300 16 300 3 OS 60O - 60 "200 iis 200 21 66 16 lOS 5 3"is;i , 24 7.6 23 86 50 OR 20 138 01 192 133 'S3 316 70 "ci "or 78 27 500 2.700 lo.soo 2.400 2 200 !IOO . 6.100 3.500 2.000 1.900 00700 400 6.000 5 23 87 M 98 21 3 42 52 105 333 "84 317 81 15.000 65 20.700 l.OOO 2.5O0 9.600 the day, 71 79 2S 50 00 530,000 shares. BONDS. 7J S ref 2s reg. .00 U S ref 2s coup.90 U S 3s reg '102 IT S 3s coupon. '102 II S 4s reg 'Ill U S 4s coupon. .111 Am Smelts 6s. .110 Atchison gen 4s 94 N W c gen 3s.ll3 Northern Pac 4s 93 Northern Pac 3s. Pac T & T 5s.. Penn con 4s.... South Pac ref 4a do cv 5s Union Pac 4s... do cv 4s . 66 100 105 99 104 97 o.'t iZ TJ 8 Steel 5s 104 Anglo-French 0 Bid. Mining: Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, March 27. Closing quotati ons: Allouez 67 North Butte. 28 66 97 92 17 3 52 68 r. 1 14 58 89 Am z, I. &. sm. 87 Ariz Com 8 Calumet & Ariz. 73 Cal & Hecla. . . .540 Centennial 17 Cop Rge Con... 64 East Butte Cop 12 Franklin 9 Giroux Con SO - Isle Roy (Cop). 27 Kerr Lake 4 Mohawk 90 Niplssing Mines. 7 Old Dom OBceoIa ........ Qulncy Shannon Superior Sup Sc. Bos Mln. Tamarack U S Sm, It & M. do pfd ...... Utah Con Wolverine . . . .... Butte & Sup. . . . Money, Kxchanire, Etc. NEW YORK. March 27. Mercantile pa per, 3a3 per cent. Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.72; demand, $4.70; cables. $4.76. Bar silver, 09 c. Mexican dollars. 46c. ' Time loans steady; 60 days, 2 3 per cent: 90 days, 2i3 per cent; six months, 3 i 3 per cent. Call money steady. High, 2 per cent; low. 1 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. March 27. Sterling. 60 days, $4.72; demand, $4.76; cables, $4.77. Mexican dollars, 43 c; drafts, sight lc telegraph 3c. LONDON, March 27. Bar sliver, 28 7-16d per ounce. Money, 4J?4 per cent. Discount" rates, short bills and three months, 4&4 per cent. Storks Quiet at London. LONDON, March 27. American securities on the stock market opened under parity and closed Quiet after a fair business to day. Coffee Futures Firm. NEW YORK, March 2T. The market for coffee futures opened- at unchanged prices to an advance of S points and sold up to within -a point or two" of the best prices reached so far this season. There wss very little demand at the start and the support seemed to come almost entirely from the trade interests that have been buying here for the past week or two. Offerings were light, however, and the demand broadened somewhat later in the day on prediction of a falling off in receipts and talk of a firm cost and freight market. July contracts sold up to S.34c and December to 8:00c. or 5 to 6 points net higher, and the market closed at a not advance of 3 to 0 points. Sales, 41,500. March. 8.16c April, - 8.18c; May, 8.24c; June. 8.28c: July. 8.33c; August, 8.36c; September, 8.39c: October. 8.43c; No vember. 8.47c; December. 8.50c; January, 8.54c; February. 8.5 Sc. Spot coffee, steady. Rio 7s, 9c; Santos 4s. 10c. Cost and freight offers were reported un changed to 13 points net higher, with a bet ter demand. Sales were said to have been made of Santos 4s and 5s at lO.OOo, London credits, with 4s offered at 10.23W10.80c. The official cables reported an advance of 75 to 100 reis In the Brazilian markets, with Rio unchanged. SAX FRANCISCO PRODICE MARKETS Prices Current on Butter. Eggs, Trults, Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. March 27. Butter Fresh extras. 9c; prime firsts, 28c; fresh firsts, 2Sc. . Eggs Fresh extras, 19c; pullets, 18c. 21 c; fresh firsts. Cheese New, 18c; Young Americas, 38Hc. Vegetables! Egg plant, 1217c: green peas, 3fij)5c; rhubarb, B0(ffl75c; cucumbers, 5075c; lima beans, 1517c; bell peppers, unquoted; Summer - squash, $2.5093; to matoes, $2.50(3; asparagus, $34. Onions California. $1.253.75. Fruit Lemons, $2.50$?)2.70: grapefruit, $1.50 2; oranges, $1.50y.2; bananas. Ha waiian. $1.002; pineapples, $1.0O2.r0. Potatoes Delta, $1.50g2; sweets, $2.00; Salinas, $2.2592.35. Receipts Flour, 8912 quarter sacks; bar ley. 100O oentals; beans, 1 sack; potatoes, 0338 sacks; hay, 513 tons. Metal Markets. ' NEW YORK. March 27. Copper Quiet: electrolytic, nearby, 284ji 28.50c; June and later, 27 5T27.0OC. Iron Firm: No. 1 Northern, $20.75921.23; No. 2, $20.20 W 20.75; No. 1 Northern, $20.50 4!21: No. 2 Northern. $20 2520.75. The Metal Exchange quotes tin firm; spot, 49.50o bid. The. Metal Exchange quotes lead 7.87c bid. Spelter not quoted. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, March 27. Turpentine, firm, Blc; sales, 193 barrels; receipts. 215 barrels; shipments, 4 barrels: stocks, 7897 barrels. Rosin, firm. Sales, 411 barrels; receipts H29 barrels; shipments, 201 barrels: stock, 74,747 barrels. Quote: A. B. C.- D. E, F, $4.80; G, $4.85: H, $4.90: E. $5.03: K. $5.20; M. $5.25; N. $0.10: WG. $5.50; WW. $5.60. Dried JTruit at New York. NEW YORK, March 27. Evaporated ap ples, dull: fancy. 79Sc; choice. 59 Gc; prime, 595c Prunes Firm. California, 4llc; Ore gons. 7S'9c.. Peaces Quiet. Choice, 5c;' extra choice, 5c; fancy. 6c. Hops, Etc., at New Tork. NEW YORK. March- 27. Hops, steady. State, common to choice, 1913, 149 23c; 1914, 5irr9c; Pacific Coast, 1910, 12 910c; 1914. 810c. " Hides Firm. Bogota. 33934c; Central America, 33c. Wool Steady. Domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 3435c. FELIDA HAS BAD SLIDE Tracks Closed for Six Hours While Large Crew Works. RirGEFIEL.D, Wash.. March 27. (Special.) Mud and dirt slides mixed in with, big trees and stumps covered the east and westbound tracks of the main line of the Northern Pacific,' cast of Felida, to a considerable depth last Saturday. All trains were held up. All track men here, section hands and extra grangs were sent to the scene of the slide and it required about six- hours to restore traffic. Groat Britain is divided into eight mu nition areas.. . WHEAT Oil UP GRADE Chicago Market Closes With Good Advance. EARLY LOSSES WIPED OUT Ifiglier Prices Brought About by De nials That American Uvea Had Been Lost -in-Disaster to Sus sex Domestic Xetvs Bullish. CHICAGO, March 27. Wheat scored a substantial advance in price today, helped by denials that any American lives had been lost in the Sussex., and by bullish crop reports, as well as by an unexpectedly large decrease in tho United States visible supply total. The market closed firm, l!4c to l?ic net higher, with May at $l.oOTa and July at $1.07. Corn eained to c, and oats to lc. In provisions, the outcome ranged from 2 He decline to a rise of 5c Although, wheat showed weakness at the start, . strength. Quickly developed and throughout the rest of the day the market was almost uniformlyon the upgrade. Lower quotations from Liverpool influenced the ini tial decline and so, too, did welcome rains in the domestic Winter crop belt. The fact, however, that a new crisis between the United titates and Germany seemed to have become a pood deal less threatening save a decided advantage to the bulls, who had been handicapped by the erroneous reports of loss of American lives on the Sussex. Stormy weather pave most of the firm ness to corn, as the result of prevailing conditions appeared to be a serious inter ference with the movement of the crop. Shipping: demand was perceptibly better. Oats were governed in the main by sym pathy with other grains. Trade was light. Advanced prices on hogs made provisions average a little higher. In lard and ribs, however, some of last week's chief buyers were among tho leading sellers today. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. -May $1.07 $1.10 July 1.06 1.07i Sept 104?i 1.06 Vs LOW. $1.07- l.Offt 104 Close. $1.09 1.074, 1.06 CORN. Mav July Sept. .'-4 .73 i 73-y. .73 .74 .74H OAT3. .43 14 .42 .40 .72 .73 , .73 14 .73 M .74 .74 Mav July Sept. .42 41i .30 .42H .41 3S .4314, .4214 .40 . MESS PORK. May July 22.90 23.02 V4 22.75 22.00 LARD. 22.00 22.75 22.9S 22.82 Mav July .11.07'.4 11.5714 .11.80 11.80 11.50 10.72 ,4 11.50 11.75 SHORT RIBS. 1.071,4 12.07H 12 :.22i 12.27 'A 12 May July 12.05 12.22'- Foreign Grain Markets. LIVETP.POOI., March 27. Cash wheat, un changed to 2d lower. Corn, unchanged. BUENOS AYHKS, March 27. Wheat, un changed. Corn, unchanged to Jid lower. Minneapolis Grain Markets. MINNEAPOLIS, March 27. Wheat May, ILiaiii July. $1.12. Cash. No. 1 hard. $1.1714; o. 1 Northern. $1.12 ; No. 2 Northern. $1.0O14 ffil.l2i4. Grain at San l-anci8co. SAN FRANCISCO. March 27. Spot quota tions Walla, $1.74 & 1.70; red Russian, $l.uTiil.t7 V4 : Turkey red, $1.8061.1.85; blue stem, $1.85l.S7'i ; feed barley, $1.32 14 1.33; brewing, $ 1.33 1.40; white oats, $1.40 STil.42'j; bran, $23024; middlings, 130&31; shorts, $25.50ff 2U. Call board Barley, May, $1.34 bid. $1.35 54 asked; lecember, $1.30. Fuget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. March 27. Wheat Bluestem, Sc; Turkey red. 97c; fortyfold. Sac; club, 87c; fife, 87c; red Russian, 80c. Barley, $23 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 1 hay, 2; flour. 10. ' TACOMA. March 27. Wheat Bluestem. $1; fortyfold, OOc; club, 04c; red fife, 92c. Car receipts Wheat. 15; oats, 1; hay, 2. RAILROAD HEAD RETURNS .jr. D. Farrcll Comes Home, Talks and Iicaves for Seattle. J. I. Farrell, president of tho O.-W. R. & N, Company, returned yesterday from a few weeks' visit in California, and left last night for Seattle. Now that the weather ia clearing, said Mr. Farrell, the O.-W. R. & N. Company will proceed to make tho various improvements on its properties that have been under preparation for the last few months. Oue of the biggest projects in this connection is the rcgrade work in Sul livan's Gulch. The preliminaries for this enterprise havo been completed. As soon as tho work now in progress on tho St. Johns tunnel is completed the trains now operating over the Sul livan's Gulch lino will run around tho Peninsula through the tunnel. This will enable tho gulch improvements to pro ceed uninterrupted. Progress also is being mado on the new line into Central Oregon, said Mr. Farrel. Bad weather delayed the) work thero this "Winter, but no further, in terruptions are anticipated. This road will extend to Crane Creek Gap, where, it is expected, it will connect with the new lines being projected in Central Orfgon by Robert E. Strahorn. Rail and tie renewals also have been authorized by the O.-W. 11. & N. Com pany for the main line between Port land and Huntington. RUFUS HEARS CLUB TALK Industrial Work Organization Lec ture Scries Is Completed. RTJFUS, Or., March 27. (Special.) Mr. Harrington, of tho state depart ment of education, organizer of boys' and girls' industrial clubs, gave his final illustrated lecture at the Rufus schoolhouse Saturday night. Tho In dustrial Club gave a short literary pro gramme, after which the speaker was introduced by tho president. Miss Irene Leyo. Several of the school children already have begun work on various projects to compete at the county fair next Kail and to participate in the Sherman County exhibit at the State Fair. SLIDES REPORTED STOPPED Settling of Home of YV. C. rencc Is Announced. Jjaw- - Return of fair weather has stopped earth slides in various parts of the city. Reports yesterday to City En gineer rater were to the effect that, except at the home of W. C. Lawrence on Twenty-first street, no movement of earth had occurred. Settlement of the Lawrence home slightly and con siderable settlement of a retaining wall back of the house was reported. A force of men -was put to work clearing Hall street near Fourteenth, where a slide fro'm property at Six teenth street rested. RAILROAD TAX $4,488,433 Proportion to Personal Levy In One Washington County 50.93 Per Cent. OTYMPIA, "Wash... March 27. espe cial. ) According to the first county segregation of taxes paid by steam railroads, made by tho State Tax Com mission, an average of 18.89 per cent of taxes is paid in the east of the mountain counties of Washington, as compared to an average of 8.47 per cent for the west side counties. In grand totals the railroads pay $4,488, 433 out of a general total tax payment for the entire state of $37,448,538. tho average railroad proportion of this being 12 per cent lor the entire state. The value of railroad property as a tax asset in sparsely populated terri tory is demonstrated in the case of Franklin County, where 50.93 per cent of the taxes come from transportation levies. Adams County collects 41.09, Benton, 39.34; Grant, 34.12; Klickitat, 32.43 per cent of taxes from railroads. Asotin County derives no revenue from this source, having no railroad. Spo kane County draws the greatest revenue on tho east side from railroads with a total of $390,382, or 10 per cent of the total county tax return of $3,839,289. Whitman is second in that part of the state, with railroad taxes amounting to $230,666. - DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. PETTY To Mr. and Mrs. S". T. Petty. 663 Northrup street. March la, a son. VAN DE WATER To Mr. and Mrs. C, H. Vandewater. 14'Ji Bortluwick street, March '"''PEARSON To Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pear son. 845 Halftht avenus, February 2, a son. NELSON To Mr. and Mrs. John 1- nel son, 1080 Alblna avenue, March IS. a daugn- tC ROBERTS To Mr. and Mrs. R E. Rob erts. 551 East Twentieth street, March -1, HENSHAW To Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. TTenshaw 1040 East Eighteenth street Nortn, March 10, a daughter. lARKINS To Mr. and Mrs. J. C. TLarkins. 3P.6 East .Ninth street North, March lo, a Ism g titer ZIMMERMAN" To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zimmerman. 427 East Twenty-first street, March 11. a daughter. , QR4.EF To Mr. and Mrs. Antone Graer, 503 Twenty-fourth street, March 22. a son. LANCEFIELD To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd J.. Lancet leld. 344 East Forty-fifth street. I eb ruary 1. a daughter. PORTER To Mr. end Mrs. L. E. Porter, Narrows, Or.. March 24. a son. COLLINGWOOD To Mr. and Mrs. W il Ham H. Colllngwood. 272 Shaver street, March 24. a son. THOM PSON To Mr. and Mrs. J. Leo Thompson, 642 Taylor street, March 23, a daughter. . . , , HALE To Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Hale, Roseburpr, Wash., March 13, a son. DOTSON To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W Dot son. 1S9 Russell street, February it. a daughter. , , BADGER To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Badger. 1192 East Salmon street, February 8, a daughter. Marriage Licenses. LLOYD-MORGAN Will Lloyd. legal. Eaton Hotel, and Gladys June Morgan, legal, 4t4 East Twenty-seventh street North. CONE-DANIELS Fred M. Cone, legal. Hillsboro. and Eva M. Daniels, legal, Mil waukie. Or. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. I.AWS-HOTTLE Charles H. Laws, 33. of Camas. Wash., and Miss Mildred H, Hottle, 21, of Orchards. Wash. H'SOKLEI-KXF.KR IL C. McSorlcy,. 20, of Portland, and Gertrude D. Kneir, -o, ot Portland. Z1MMEP.MAN-JOT Arden D. Zimmer man 21, of Vancouver, Wash., and Iva Laurene Jov. 21. of Vancouver, Wash. BROWN-HEPPERLY Thomas H. Brown. 48 of Vancouver Barracks. Wash., and Grace P. Hcpperl.v. 37. of Lcntz, Or. GAY NOR-GLA N V'lLLK F. E. Oaynol 23, of Portland, and Joy Glanvlllc, 17, of Port- ROY-ROY Robert I Roy, 50. of Port land, and Mrs. Lou Shelby Roy, 4!), of Portland. Buildiiur Permits. RUDC1 EAR-MERLE CO. Repair two story frame factory, 1186 Macadam street, near Richardson street; builder, day work; ARTHTXR FINLEY Repair two-story frame dwelling. 778 Clackamas street, be tween East Twenty-third and East Twenty fourth streets; builder. James G. Mcvey, 'FILINGI ESTATE-r-Rcpalr four-story or dinary stores. 85 First street, between Stark and Oak streets: builder, J. S. Seed; Jo0 PROVIDENT TRUST CO. Erect one-and-one-half-Story frame dwelling. 5i2 East Fifty-sixth street North, between Sacramento and Thompson streets; builder, W. H. fala vens; S200O. PROVIDENT TRUST CO. Erect one story frame rtwellinK. 603 East Fifty-seventh street North, between Sacramento and Thompson streets; builder, W. 11. Slavens; $2000. W E. FTLEH Repair one-story frame dwelling. 072 East Thirty-second street North, between Prescott and Going streets; builder, same; $20O. MISS MARIA NELSON Erect one-story frame dwelling, 41 Baldwin street, between Washbourne and Wabash streets; builder, Johanson & Earlson: $1300. JULIAN P. CHYBKE Erect one-story frame workshop. 092 Spokane avenue, be tween East Seventeenth and East Nineteenth streets; builder, Andrew Koontz: $150. JOHN WILSON ESTATE CO. Repair four-storv ordinary restaurant, 142 4 Fourth street, between Morrison and Alder streets; builder, George W. Gordon Sons; $330. MR CONVEN. AOT. Repair two-story ortllnarv store. 04 Union avenue, between East Washington and East Stark streets; builder, W. F. Ryan; $100. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. March 27. Maximum tem perature, 35 degrees; minimum tempera ture, 43 deprees. River rending. 8 A. M., 1S.S feet Change tn last 24 hours, 1.7 feet rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 3 P. M. .02 Inch. Total rainfall since September J. 0ir,, 40.17 'nehes. Normal rainfall since September 1, 30.12 litches. Excess of rainfall since Sep tember 1. 1013. 10.35 Inches. Total sun shine, four hours and 20 minutes. Possible sunshine. 12 hours and 38 minutes. Barom eter (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M.. .".O.lrt Inches. Relatlvo humidity at noon, 68 per cent. THE WEATHER. . Wind. STATIONS. State of Weather If Baker ......... Boise Boston Calgary Chicago Colfax Denver ....... Des Moine3 . . . . Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville ... Kansas City . . Los Angeles . . . Marshfleld .... Med.ford Minneapolis ... Montreal New Orleans .. New York .... North Head ... North Yakima . Omaha Pendleton .... Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento . . . St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle Spokane ...... Tacoma Tatnosh Island Walla Walla . . Washington ... Winnipeg 4410. ro!o. r,e'o 54'0 30!0, NW NW SK SB Rain Rain iciear Pt. cloudy 1 '.lour! V . 62 1201 N 00. . . .1. 47( 47i0. 2 0. 00!. .SW ICloudy 0810 HOI0 r.oi'o 7'J'O 001. .N 00 10I.NE 821S;N 00 . . NW Clear ('tear ICloudy Icioudy r.o o. 74!0. 20. 700. O210SW 00I181SW 00 . ..V 001. .sw 01 . .I.N'W loudy lear Clear Iciear Cloudy r.s o. I 02!0. I 42!0 I 52IO I r0 ;0 r.jio 4!0 42..SW I ,00. .IN Clear Pt. cloudy .00I14IK 00! 12 NW Pt. cloudy OO . . 08 . . E W HPS N'S W Cloudy Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy ( ' 1 . . a . P6 0 .O0!N ;'-. 3010. 84!0. 62 0. r.so. r.s'o. 6010. 40IO. 0S!0. 64(0. on . . 041 . . 00 . . Cloud v NW IClear no .SE .IW Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy 0: 02 . . W clear OOf. .ISW 04il!NW oo'io:s Cloudy Rain IClear Clnnrfv OOllO'SW 4SI0 r.oo io;io'sb Cloudy 04I12SW 1SI10!SW 2KI12ISW 081. .IS Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy P.aln Rain ro!0. 4810. 5!0. 5010. 3S0. 44 . . R 0024!S Pt. cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. A large high pressure area Is moving In land over the North Pacific Slope and al though there Is still considerable cloudi ness over this district the tendency is toward clearing weather. High pressure obtains over the Mississippi Valley and Southern Plains states. The pressure Is low over tae basin. Rockv Mountain and Northern Plains etates-. a moderate depression Is over Sas katchewan and another is central over the Upper Ohio Valley. Precipitation has oc curred in Northern California, the North western states. British Columbia. Saskatch ewan Missouri, Tennessee, the southern and eastern portions of the Lake Region. Pennsyl vania and the District of Columbia. T.io weather is cooler in California and north eastward to Alberta, in Montana, and gen erally from the Mississippi River to the At lantic Coast; it is warmer In most other sec tions The temperatures are below normal in Washington. Eastern Oregon and West ern Idaho: they areonslderably abovo nor mal in Southeastern Idaho. The conditions are favorable for generally fair weather in this district Tuesday. Frosts will form generally In the early morning. Winds will be mostly westerly. - FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Tuesday fair, wesi erlv -winds. Oregon and Washington Tuesday gener ally fair; frost in early morning; westerly winds. , Idaho Tueedav generally fair. cooler southeast portion: frost in early morning. The Willamette River at Portland will probably reach a stage of about 20 feet Tuesdav. remain nearly stationary Wednes day and probably fall slowly Thursday. T. FRANCTS DRAKE, Assistant forecaster. IRON-PIPE PRICES RISE BIDS FOR CITY ORDER SHOW MA TERIAL INCREASES. leisures Quoted by Dealers: Are Con ditioned on Prompt Acceptance, Due to Fluctuation. J Notable Increases in prices for pipe, lead and other materials used in water main construction were seen yesterday in bids opened by Municipal Purchas ing Agent Wood for the year's supply. Lead showed an increase of 50 per cent and other materials from 10 to 20 per cent. Bids for 300 tons of six-inch east iron pipe were as follows: American Cast Iron Pipe Company. $36 a. ton; TJ. S. Castiron Pipe Company, $35 a ton; R. D. Wood & Co., $41 a ton; Oregon Iron & Steel Company, $34.25 a ton. Bids for 330 tons of 12-inch castiron pipe were as follows: American Cast iron Pipe Company; $36 a ton; U. S. Castiron Pipe Company, $35 a ton; 11. D. Wood & Co.. $40.50 a ton: Oreeron Iron & Steel Company, $33.75 a, ton. For furnishing both tho six-inch, and the 12-inch pipo the Oregon Iron & Steel Company bid $33.05 a ton. For special fittings the bids wore.; American Castiron Pipe Company, 3li cents a pound; U. S. Castiron Pipe Company, tho same; R. D. Wood & Co., .0365 cents a pound; Oregon Iron & Steel Company. .023 cents a pound; Phoenix Iron Works. 34. cents a pound. For lead the bids for the 15 tons wanted were as follows: Crane Com pany, $9 a hundred pounds for five tons only; Pacific Metal Works, $S.25 a hundred pounds. Because of the fluctuating prices for the materials nearly all the bidders for these and a lot of special fittings the Water Bureau plans to buy condition their bids on prompt acceptance of the bids. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. March 27. Butter Steady; creamery. SSUfa.sfic. Kggs Higher: receipts. 2S.720 cases: firsts, lBSic; ordinary firsts. 18(slSV2C; at mark, cases included, ISdilOc, Hops at London. LIVERPOOL. March 27. Hops at Lon donPacific Cnast. 4 1SsfT)f: ir.s. iliiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiimmiii FACTS rim rTiiiMimmmmmiimimiir? E No appropriation or expendi- ture can develop greater re- sources or wealth or reach a greater number of people than the farmer, who holds the reil wealth of the Nation, than an appro prlation for improving country roads and highways. It not only aids the farmer io market his products profitably but it enables the consumer to buy the products of the farm cheaper and fresher. Farmers enjoy prosperity, health and social advantages when living along1 roads hard - surfaced with mnmimmiiiii! NOTE J 2 Columbia Hiehtvay Dedication Day " Jane 8. - n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 : ii i BITIUTHIC Warren Brothers Company, Journal Bldar., Portland. Or. How you may buy 1 share, 0 Bharcs, 15 shares, any amount of New York Stork Kxohance ecuritifs. Kxplafneri in THE OID LOT KKVIKW. issued every Satur day. $l.oo a year. Send for Ram pie copies, fil "RrrtHflwji v. New York City. itAVELEHS' GUIDE. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Change En Route) The Big;. Clean, Comfortable Klegantly Appointed. Seagoing SjS. BEAR Sails From Alnairorth Uoclc 3 r. St.. April 1. 100 Golden Miles on Columbia rtiver. All Rates Include Berths and Meals. Table and Service Lnexucllcd. The San Francisco A lortland S. S, Co., Third and Washington Streets (with O.-W. It. A M. Co.) Tel. Broad way 4500, A 6121. FRENCH LINE Compagxiiff Onerala Transatlantique l'OSTAL StRVKii. Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ESPAGNE Apr. 8,3 P.M. CHICAGO Apr. 15, 3 P.M. LAFAYETTE Apr. 22, 3 P. M. ROCHAMBEAU Apr. 29, 3 P. M. iYR INFORMATION A1TLY C. W. UTINfiKK. 80 Sixth St. A I. CII AllI.TON. 235 Morrison St. K. K. (iAKKJSON. C. M. & St. l'aul Br. KOHSKY B. SMITH, Utt Third bt. K. V. BAIKD, 1110 Third St. H. WlCliSOX, 34:i Washington St. NOKTH RA'K ROAD, Jiftb and Stark S. t. S. M'KARLANU, Sd and Washington bt. JS. B. DUU'V 124 Third St.. l'ortland. 2:30 r. M. Today, March 28. San Franrliipo, l'ortland A Los AtlKS lea Stfamtiip Co.. I'runk Kollam. AKt., Tliird St. A 45Uli. Main 26. taHIIBHBHHBHHHaBBBHBP NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. J COOS BAY, EUREKA S 5 SAN FRANCISCO, SANTA BAR- BARA, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO. g S. S. KILBURN Sails Friday, March 31, 6 F. M. JJ Ticket Office. 123A Third St. s Thonoe Main 1311. A 1311. m EaMBBBBBBBBHBBaaaHBB'j LAIViPOKT&'HOl.T LI WE-' u i ..ik-m I nTnriniis 1 0 yV "ir arnnm. Ok, UAnUXV, Ol A4iiD.a J - usu nni Ooraey B. Smith. Third and Washington 6t, USTRALIA A Honolulu, Suva, New Zealand THE PALATIAL PASSENGER STEAMERS B.M.S. NIAGARA .. RJtf.S. "MAKIKA" (20,000 tons dis. ) (13,000 tons dis. I Sail from VANCOUVER. B. C. Ayril 13, Mav 10, June 7. Apply Canadian Paclfio Railway. r5 Third St.. l'ortland. Or., or to the Canadian Australian Royal Mail Line, 110 Sejinour Street. Vancouver. B. C BB w BARBADOS, BAHIA.UIO Ot JANEIRO?!