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 ...
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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.
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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
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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.
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Sails Friday, March 31, 6 F. M.
JJ Ticket Office. 123A Third St. s
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