TTIE MOTIXTNG OTIEGONIAW, "WEDNESDAY, ?LVKCn f, 191 (?.
17
EAST SEEKS WHEAT
Northwest Again on Parity
. With Chicago.
NEW BUSINESS IS WORKED
T.atc Advances lit Casli Markets in
lis-ns-s-ippi Valley Itevive In
terest In Trade Here.
Oats Bids Kaised.
The re'jont advances In the Eastern cash
-ieat markets have resulted in putting
more life luto the wheat trade here than
It has had for several weeks. l'rices in
the Northwest are now once more on a
rarity with Chicago, and a fair amount
of business is being done in wbt mainly
the red varieties, for shipment to the
Eastern, states.
At the Herchants" Exchange, the feeling
wgs more cheerful and bid prices were
readjusted In line with existing values.
Jjosted offers being 2 to 6 cents higher than
that of the preceding day.
Bids for oats were raised l to $1.25 a
ton. probably because of a. rumor that Alpere
had a Government order to ship to Mexico,
but It was early known that no such ship
ment was to be made. ijpot barley bids
were quoted 1.00 higher, but April bids
were reduced $1.
ftradstreets estimates the visible wheat
Increase at 1,300.000 bushels.
Continued demand from Europe la - In
dicated by Broomhall, who says in his in
ternational wheat review:
"It is considered that American markets
are now reaching a safe level, but it must
be remembered that the time for mar
Veting the remaining surplus is rather short.
High prices in the 1,'nited Kingdom are
mainly due to the freight situation, but
larger supplies of steamers and better re
auiaitioning conditions have already caused
a. decline, and further addition to the mer
cantile fleet from seized tonnage is expected
to further relieve the situation. There are
no fresh developments regarding the like
ly reopening of the Dardanelles, although
prospects are improving slowly. India is
not offering new crop, but negotiations
may begin soon. The Continental demand
is large and likely to absorb very much
from Argentina and Australia, and United
Kingdom is wanting liberal supplies for
the immediate future, and such conditions
will serve to guarantee a certain amount
of activity."
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by ths Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Bar. Kir. Oats. Hay.
Portland. Tuesday 1 a 5 2
"Year ago.. II' - - 1
Beaton to date.... JUr.s H'-l UTS ssij 2050
"Year ago lojm ISO;, 17S lbu7 1747
Tacorna. Monday.. ' ill 1 ... 2 14
"Year ago 7 8
Reason to da-.e.... r.::ci i 4!; ... sn:t ines
Tear ago b.V f ClM 071 27.".S
t-ttle. MonJay... 2S 1 3 7 22
Year ago 14 ... 4 1 IS
fason to date TOijt jivo 104 S2 3r,7f,
Year ago V !;.-. T"? li42 lot!! 2U71
rLCRRY IV LOfAfi KGG market
Crgent Buy ins for Month Puis Price on
Higher l'lane.
The local egg market was excited yester
day by rather urgent buying by a Seattle
firm at higher prices than have lately pre
vailed. The result of the day's operations
was to put tho market firmly on a 20-cent
fcnsis. At this price dealers had no diffi
culty In disposing of their limited stocks,
and some reported sales at half a cent bet
ter. Several of the sellers held out for 21
cents and expect to get this price today.
The northern buying is believed -"to be fot
shipment to Alaska. Local storage operator
withdrew from the market, as they regard
the flurry as only temporary.
There was a steady market for poultry of
all descriptions. The veal market continues
weak and over-mipplled, but pork: is strong.
CHEESE PRICES WILL DECLINE TODA1
One Cent Reduction Is Announced From
Tillamook.
A decline of 1 cent a pound in cheese
Trices will become effective today, which
will put the f. o. b. dock quotation for
flats at 19 cents. This Is the first re
versal the Oregon market has had for sev
eral months. It will be two or three days
r-eforo fresh 'stocks are available from Tilla
mook. There were no new developments yesterday
In the butter market, which continues firm.
Aurora Hops Bring 12 Cents.
ATJRORA. Or.. March 2S. (Special.)
One of the last lots of choice hops in this
section was sold here yesterday and is be
ing delivered today. This is the C S.
Arnold lot of 77 bales, purchased by Henry
I.. Bents at 12 cents. Several hop buyers
have bid on this lot. But one or two
other lots of similar quality are. left in the
Aurora section and only a few hundred
bales of any quality.
Bulk Grain Handling Discussed.
DAYTON'. 'Wash., March 28. Special.)
At the tri-county meeting of the Farmers
L'nion of the counties of Walla "Walla, Co
lumbia and Garfield, the subject of han
dling the grain this year was discussed. The
price of sacks is practically prohibitive, so it
is quite probable that many grain tanks will
be erected preparatory to handling the crop,
in bulk.
Jersey Sweet Potatoes Received.
A shipment of Jersey sweet potatoes was
received yesterday and put on sale at G cents
a pound. Asparagus was steady at 811
cents. Broccoli was scarce end quoted at
1.0 a crate for the best.
The orange market is firm, with an up
ward tendency.
Sugar Advances Ten Cents.
A 10-cent advance in sugar is announced,
effective today. The rise is due to a simi
lar advance in New York yesterday.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesaerday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland ...
Seattle .....
'lai'oma ....
Spokane ...
PORTLAND
..1.87S.'.'! l.Vb.-,S
. . 2.l0:i.l.".7 2(12,r.s-)
JSKl.2."4 1!.218
t;7.-..:;7t 14D.3W
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour. Feed, Etc
Merchants' Exchange noon session.
March delivery.
Bid
Wheat
r.luesiem ..........T
Fortyfold
Club
T.ed fife
Ked Russian .......
Oats
yr. ago.
1.2.-.
1.2.-,
1.11444
1.2'
l.HO
31.50
24.00
Barley
No. 1 fetd
Millfetd
Bran
Shorts ........'
Futures
A prll bluestcin .
May bluestem
April fortyfold ,
May fortyfold
Apiil club
Mav club ......
April red fife . .
May red fife ...
April Hussian
May Kusolan
- prll oatd
May oats
April feed barley
May feed barley
A prll bran ....
May bran
April snorts
Mav shorts
. . 28.50
20..-.0
22.50
22.00
24.50
23.00
Bid.
Ask.
-J .so. s i.o:
. l.i" l.(i:i
.!
.i.o
.ft
.
, . 7
.KS
.S3
. 24.7..
.. 24.75
. .20.00
. . 2.".0O
.'. 23.0O
.. 23.50
:.oo
24..-HJ
24. GO
FLOUK Patents. J3.20 per barrel:
straights, i.S0&5; exports. 4.30: Valley,
14.70: whole wheat, $5.40: graham, $.1.20.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $21023
per ion: Valley timothy, $ltJ; alfalfa. $20.
MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $23 per
tot:; aborts. 125.ot per ton; rolled barley,
$31..V'32.."0.
CORN Whole. $37 per ton; cracked, 3S
per ton.
Fruits and Vegetable. '
TROPICAL rnUITg" Oranges, navels.
Bid. Ask.
.VS $ 1.L.1S
.i'l .04
.no .14
s .!3
.MS
1.75 25. no
$2,239 I. BO per box; lemons, $S9 4.23 per box;
bananas. 5o per pound; pineapples. 5i7c
per pound; grapefruit, $4.00 1-73; tan
gerines. $2.30 per lug.
VEGETABLES Artichokes. S3 6 SOo per
dozen: tomatoes. $3.73 ner crate; cabbage.
$1.25i2.25 per hundred; garlic. 10c per
pound; peppers. 172uc per pound; egg
plant, 23ie per pound; horseradish. 8Vo
per pound; cauliflower. $1.0! S 1.U0; let
tuce. $2.23(83.25 per crate: cucum
bers, $1.23ft1.00; spinach. lfcc(S$l per box;
asparagus, 8(tfllc per pound; rhubarb, $1.2j
2 ' per boxt peas, 0 Tilde per pound.
POTATOES Oregon, $1.50J1.0; Tski
mas. $1.70(91.80 per sack; new Florida, 10
125 per pound
ONIONS Oregon. .uying prices, $1.00
f, o. b. shipping point.
GREEN FRUIT Apples. $11.60 per box;
cranberries, $11 per barrel.
Dairy and Country Produce.
Local Jobbing quotations:
ROGP Jobbl- ts prices: Oregon ranrh, can
dled, 21c per dozen; uncaudled, 2Ct20'.ae
per dozen.
POULTRT Hns. ' lfi tic; Pprlnss. 101
Tii-1-c: stas. 12c: broilers. 2025e; turkeyM,
live. lSft'.Mc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 21'3
25t duck?, Ji:7Zl!ic: geese. lOc.
BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re
taller: Portland city creamery prints, im
pound, ease IMS, standard grades. 34c;
lower jrrades, 31c; Oregon country cream-
ery prints. 10-pound case lots, standard
makes. 3l33c; lower grade"!, 30fl).!0IAc
packed In cubes. 2e less. Prices paid by
jonoers to producers: Cubes, extras, 2t n
ii'.'c: xirsts, T'.'Tc; rtalry butter. 14
18'4c; botterfst. No. 1. 33e: No. 2. 30c.
CHEESE -Oregon triplets. Jobbing buying
prices, i;c per pound f. o. b. dock tort
land; Young Americas. 20c per pound.
VEAIj Fancy, lie per pound.
I'OHK. Fancy. llfrllU.o per pound.
8taple Groceries.
Tcal Jobbing quotations;
SALMON Columbia River, l-pound tails.
S2..TO per (loirni one-hair flats. $1.B0: 1
pound flats, $;.30; Alaska pink, 1-pound
taiiw. u.-c.
HONRY Choice. 3.CfS per ease.
NUTS Walnut!", sack lots. 16c: Brazil
nuts, lufflise: filberts. l1Se: almonds,
jo-c; peanuts, o'Ae: cocoanuts, SI per
aozen; pecans. iU7T2e; chestnuts. 10c.
BEANS Smi: white, 7.20c; large white,
7.1Ro: lima, n; bsyou, 8'4e: pink, BUe.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 14a33e.
ST GAR Fruit rid berrv. S7.73: beet.
i'.oj; extra 11.: powaerea, in barrels,
$S: cubes, barrels, $S.13.
SALT rjranulated, $1j.30 per ton: half
ground. 100s. 110 per ton; 60s, $10.00 per
ton: oairy, ei per ton.
nn.o nouinern neat, nffrft'Je per
pounn, nruurn, tc; jnpan style, 4 .e
TJRIRD FRTTITS Apples. 8c per pound;
apricots. 13J5o; peaches. 8c: prunes. Ital
ians. Stflc; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8e:
unbleached Sultanas, p V. 10c: seeded Oe:
dates, Persians. 10c pound: fard, $1.B5 per
box: currants. 8'$ ?12c; f!gH. SO -ounce.
$2: 10 4-ounce. $2-23: 30 10-ounee, $2.40; 12
j'l-DBnce, eoc; duik, wnite, 7 ipse; black, 6c
per pound.
Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS l!i con. 10(7fl3c per pound; 1918
corirnrrs, 11". "T ie per pound
HIDES Salted hides. 25 pounds and up.
ISc: salted stags. 50 pounda and up, 11c;
salted kid. 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 18c:
salted calf up to 15 pounds, 10c; green
hides, 50 pounds and uP. 13tjc; green stags
SO pounds snd up. O'ic: green kip, 15
pounds. 19c; dry flint hides, 2Co; dry flint
calf up to 7 pounds, 2e; dry salt hides. 21c
WOOL Eastern Oregon, 2030c; valley,
2720.
MOHAIR Oregon. 30if31o per pound
C A. SCAR A BARK Old and new. 4c per
pound.
PELTS Dry lonr-wooled pelts. 17c; dry
short-wooled pelts. 13c; dry shearlings, lO'is
1.1c each; salted shearlings. 1525e each:
dry goat, long hair, 15c each: dry goat
shearlings. 10520c each: salted long-wooled
pelts, February. $1.2nr8 each.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice. 21e; standard,
20c: skinned. 17 rii S : c; picnics, 13c- cot
tage roll. 14c. '
BACON' Fancy, 2Sg20; standard. 22 9
23c; choice, 1 tlii 21 Vic.
DRY; SALT Short. clear backs. 13 ff
13c': exports, lj<'.iic; plates, 10i11V.c
LARD Tierce basis. kettlo rendered.
14e; standard, 13e; compound, 12'4c
BARREL GOODS Mess beef, $18; 'plate
beef. $1K; brisket pork. $19; tripe, $10 50
11.50.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels
or tank waitons. 10c; cases, '17u, tr?20Hc
GASOLINE Bulk. lSVic; cases, SoMc;
napths. drums, 15'c; cases, 22c
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. "92c; raw.
cases. 07c; boiled. . barrels, 04c; boiled,
cases, 00c.
TURPENTINE In tanks, 7c; In cases,
74c; 10-case lots, lc less. v
COFFEE ITTVKKS CLOSE LOWER
Market Declines Under Realizing Technical
Position Weaker.
NEW YORK, March 2S. The market for
coffee futures was lower today under realiz
ing and some trade selling of the later de
liveries. There appeared to be no particular
change In the news from Brazil or in the
cost and freight situation, but the talk was
that technical conditions here had weakened
during the progress of this advance, and
after opening at a decline of 6 to 8 points,
active months sold off another point or two
during the day. Near positions were rela
tively easy under Wall-street liquidation,
with March selling at 8.02c. or 14 points net
lower, while December eased off to 8.45c or
5 points under last night's final figures. The
close was 5 to 14 points net lower. Sales
32,250. March, 8.02c; April, S.07c; May
8.1c; June, 8.20c; Jly, 8.25c: August, 8 2Sc
September, 8.32c; October, 8.06c; November'
8.41c; December. 8.43c; January, 8.40c; Feb
ruary, U.&3C.
fcpot coffee Quiet: Tt in t at'., c .
4s, 10c. ' '
Cost and freight offers were reported about
unchanged so far as Santos grades were con
cerned and about 5 points higher on Rio.
The official cables reported Santos un
changed, with Rio 50 rela higher and Rio ex
change 1-S2U higher.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKETS
Prices Current on Butter, Eggs. Fruits,
Vegetables, Etc.. at Bay City.
SA?J FRANCISCO, March 28. Butter
Fresh extras, 29c; prime firsts, 28c; fresh
firsts, 28c.
Eggs Fresh extras, Tl'ic; fresh firsts,
IS'-jc; pullets, 30c.
Cheese New, ISc: Toung Americas, 1814c.
Vegetables Egg plant. 321. alju.cl e-reen
peas. aOc; rhubarb. 50'.27;c; cucumbers.
00r75c; lima beans, 15&171ic; bell peppers.
.-Bi.l;c; summer squasii, S2.;ua; to
matoes, $2.."0fi3; asparagus. $1. 50(2. 2G.
Onions California, $1.2.jil.7u.
Fruit Lemons. $2.502.70: grapefruit.
$1.S0W2; oranges, $1.50 it 2; bananas, Ha
waiian. $1.502: pineapples, l.io2.S0.
Potatoes Delta. $l.Uijj2; sweets, $2.C0;
Salinas. $2.252.35.
Receipts, flour, 2222 quarters; barley,
J5183 centals: beans, 105 sacks; potatoes.
2210 sacks; hides, l.";00. .
SPRFNG PLOWFXG IS DELAYED.
Baker Farmers, However. Welcome Check
on Flood Possibilities.
BAKER. Or., March 2S. (Special.)
While farmers are thankful that the re
turn of v Inter this week has checked the
possibilities of floods injuring tho fields, it
has set back Spring plowing. Farmers had
Just started to break ground with the hopes
of an extra lotsg season when the snow and
cold stopped work.
V ith the prospect of a long season and an
unusual amount of water for Irrigation much
new land is to be broken and bumper crops
of all kinds are expected. In the Snake River
cbuntry, where the season Is already well ad
vanced. Would Eliminate Grain Rag.
BAKER. Or.. March 2S. (Special.) The
grain bag question will be the prominent fea
ture of the discussion at the mid-day ses
sion of the local Farmers' Union, which will
be held here next Saturday. Reports are
expected on the advisability of building
warehouses for housing grain until shipped
In bulk and theso will bring tin the active
discussion of tile plan of eliminating the
grain oag.
Naval Mores.
SAVANNAH. Ga., March 28. Turpentine,
quiet. 51c; sales, none; receipts. 107 barrels;
shipments. 21G barrels: stock, 7-S4S barrels.
Rosin, firm: sales, ,64 barrels: receipts,
533 barreis; shipments, 2700 barrels; stock,
72,576 barrels. ' Quote: A, B. $4.7v: t'. D,
K. V. $4.M: G, $4.S5: H. $4 VtO to t4.!.-; I.
$3: K. $5.10: to $.-..15: M, S.-.25; N. $5.30;
WG. $3.50; WW, $3.;o to $5.00.
w York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK, March 2S. Raw sugar, firm.
Centrifugal. 5.SUc; moiasses sugar, 5.12c.
Refined, firm, 10 points nigner: cut loaf.
8.15c; crushed, 8.00c; mould A, 7.5nc; XXXX
powdered, 7-Ij1'; powdered, 7. 10; fine
crannlated. 7.00c: diamond A. 7.00c: con
fectioners' A, 6.!Hlc: No. 1, 6.85c.
Chicago Dairy Produce. ' '
CHICAGO. March 2. Butter, unchanged.
Eggs, higher. Receipts, 29.60U cases; firsts,
lV.19Vsc; ordinary firsts, 18 1-4 ir IS 14c: at
mark, cases included, 1810c.
SPECIAL STOCKS UP
Industrials, Equipments and
Sugars Score Gains.
TONE At CLOSE IRREGULAR
Kails .rc I'irm but in Light De
mand Failure to Increase An
aconda Dividend Affects
Copper Shares.
NEW YORK. March 28. External affairs,
as represented by the threatene'd crisis with
the Teutonic powers and the complex con-
ditiong in Mexico, appeared to exert very
slight Influence today, so far, at least, as
they bore upon the more speculative aspectH
of the market. Prices were elevated quite
generally after an early interval of uncer
tainty, but specialties were tho only fctocks
to register more than nominal headway.
Trading was fairiy active during the fore
noon, tapered off materially at midday and
became Increasingly apathetic In the final
hour. Advances were accomplished mainly
at the expense of tho short interest, which
recently acquired formidable proportions.
Such favorites as Crucible tjteel, American
Locomotive, the motors and Bemi-actlve in
dustrials and equipments, rose I to 4 pointi,
but metals snd oils were relatively backward,
except for Butte & Superior and American
Xlnc Coppers were variable, the failure of
the Anaconda directors to increse the divi
dend acting as a restraint. Sugars were
again distinguished for their meteoric
flights, with new high records for Cuban
American, which rose 16 points to 245, and
bouth Porto Rico, on its gain of 7 to 10 1.
Rails and other investment stocks were
negligible features, but fairly firm, ad
ditional excellent February statements con
tributing to that tone. Western Maryland
lsjMjes proved the only noteworthy exception.
both the common and preferred reacting a
point or more.
Bethlehem Sjteel added another 25 points
to its steady reversal or recent flays, ihu
lntr to 470. and Mercantile Marines were
consistently heavy. In marked contrast to
ina sirengtn or Lnuva rruiu urmen rnn-s
Steel fluctuated within fractional limits and
was eclipsed in activity by a half dozen
stocks of lesser prominence. Quotations were
a -point or more under their best at the iv
regular close. Total sales of stocks amount
ed to 620, 0O0 shares.
Regardless of the apprehension expressed
by contractors at tho steady rise in pries
of fabricated steel and Iron, further ad
vances in finlsned material wero reported
today from the Pittsburg district. More
orders for rails and other equipment were
placed.
Dealings in bonds were without special
feature, ajside from advances in St. Louis
& Sari Francisco Issues. Total sales of
bonds, par value. $1,2110, 000. Uiilted States
bonds were unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. H'Ch. Low. br.l.
Alaka Gold -too 20 s, 20'i 20U
Allis-Chalmers. . S.tffi") !!"' 2S3; 20",
Am Beet Sus.r. 8.0 7::4 72 72'-i
American Can.. 6.fi0' nji 1.1 4 ; 1 Vb
American Loro. 34.700 7S 74 S 77 1
Am Sm & Refg. 3,700 100-71 100'i 100
do pfd 3 12S
Am Sug Refg... oo 111 lioii 110
Arn Tel & Tel.. l.jnn J.iot, j:;i y.m
American Tob.. 200 l'.fl I!'.".; llirt
Anaconda Cop.. 12.T.00 S7 R.T-i
Atchison 1.2i0 ions 10'!V, 30:1 '
Baldwin Loco.. lG.S'Wi 307'i ins 10.1.14
Bait & Ohio.... 4O0 S!i SS ss
Beth Steel 600 475 470 470
Br Rap Trans 8.Vi
Calif Petrol.... rt" in1. 2'i 2:t
Canadian Paeif. 2"0 108 1H7 174
Central Leath.. M)0 r44 f.4 M ii
Ches & Ohio. . . . 1.10O tiZhk C2Ti 2 7 ,
Chi firt West. .. 32
Chi Mil & St P. 20 54,i 04 01 "J
Chi & N W ."HO 327 32l!'i 12li
C R I P Ry.. l.r.cio 37'4 37H 374
Chino Copper... !'f r.:::,i M'i .1:!
Colo Fu & Iron, l.i'.oo -trw; .-,';
Crucible Steel... D7.800 01 ?i SO', 8!) ',
D R O pfd 3l
Dlst Securities.. 4. 000 4'. 47-H 4S
Erie 4.30O 37 i 37 ', ".7'i
General Elect... 7'0 1U71J H!7 luO'-b
Gr North pfd. . . Thio 122 l'-'l; I2H4
Gr Nor Ore ctfs. 2.000 44 43 4.1 r4
Guggenheim Ex. 20"4
Illinois Central. 200 KiH'i 103 in:t
Int Cons Corp.. 700 37'i 17 17
Inspiration Cop. 3,ono 47i 47 47
Int Harv. N J. 700 lll'i lloy. llnu.
K C Southern... 4oo 2 'i 20 2(1
Lehigh Valley.. S0O 17 77'i 77'4
Louis & Nash 122
Mex Petrol 17.200 10R14 10 in
Miami Copper.. 1,700 3lvi 'Mi 3H-
M K T pfd 10
Mo Pacific 200 4 4 4 t
National Biscuit 1224
National Lad.. 1.300 B7'i " 1 Vs
Nevada Copper.. 1..oo 167i Irta; 1t;4.
N Y Central. ... 3.000 1001,4 KC14 lo.iu
N Y N II & II.. oo n.-.4 o.-.ij, tir.u
Nor & West 1.0O0 121i 321 121 '4
Northern Pacif. 113
Pacific Mall 20O 24 "4 24 U 24 l
Pac Tel & Tel 3.-,
Pennsylvania .. C.400 r,7 r,ft r,tl
Pull Pal Car 700 102 1(11 302
Ray Cons Cop.. 1..r00 23 237, 23
Reading 13.100 87H SU 80
Rep Ir & Steel.. 700 BJ i r-1 SI 4
Southern Pacir.. J.K00 OK'Ji PKi OSii
Southern Ry. i00 21 203 20i
Studebaker Co.. 4.fiOO 144 4 141 U 142 Vi
Tennessee Cop.. 3. loo 03 "i r.2'i U
Texas Company. 1,100 30554 104 'i 304 it,
Union Pacific 133 14
do pfd ....... Kai"
TJ S Steel .3no 8?! 84 S4 M,
ao ptd l.no 317 lln-i 310x4
T"tah Copper... 2.floo 81 8O14 sntj
Western fnlon. OOO OOti noi; onu
Westing Elect.. 8.000 80' R4?i fi5Ti
Montana Power. eoo 70'4 70 70
int .Marine ptd. ou.400 JlVi 6S i
General Motors. , . 445
Wabash B pfd.. 6.10O 2014 28H 2Si
Kennlcott Cop.. K.700 B 55i r,5 it
Total sales for the day, !2O,00O shares.
BONDS.
TT S ref 2s reg. .9941'Northern Pan 3s. Bt
TT S ref 2s coup. 'SiO'; Pac T & T ."s.-MOOti
17 B 3s reg. . . .102M 1 Penn con 4s . . s,1 03 '4
TT S 8s coupon. 102 I South Pao ref nftv:
TJ S 4s reg 'Ill I do cv 5s 104 i
u 8 4s coupon. in hi Union Pac 4s... 07
Am Smelts 6s.10f I do cv 4s 03H
Atchison gen 4s 04 14 1 TJ S Steel fis. . .104
NYC gen 3s.ll4 I Anglo-French Cs. 8554
Northern Pac 4s 03 s I
Bid.
-Mining Storks at Boston.
BOSTON'. March 2S. Closing nuotjitl
ons:
Allouez S IN'orth Butte
2TH
RR'i
l7ii
93
H
17
3",
r.i "A
14
90
Am Z, L & Sm. 88 lOld Dom ..I...
Ariz Com SHIOsoeola
Calumet &- Ariz 73 Ouincv
Cal & Hecla. . . .542 (Shannon
Centennial ..... 3l;Superlor
Cop Rge Con... 64 Sup & Bos Mln
Fast Butte Con. 12'4!Tamarack
lrriC U1I1UBJJU S Sm, R & M
Granby Con 89 H do pfd
Isle Roy (Cod).
-tsi'' tan con .....
4t;W!r.ona
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Kerr Lake
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Mohawk
Nipissing Mines.
Weekly Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings In tho United States for
the week ending March 23. as reported to
Bradstreet's. aggregate $4,718,157,000. against
$4.630.3r.s,ooo in the previous week and
$2. MW. 294, 000 in the same week last year.
Following are the returns for the past week,
with percentages of change as compared
with the same week last year:
Increase.
New York $2,004. nw.Ooo S3.R
Chicago 303. 302. 000 2.3
Philadelphia 223.714.ono fi t e
Boston 210.100.000 f,3 2
St. Louis 1 .428.000 :,l.o
Kansas City S2.S:'.o,o0 30.0
San Francisco. 57,010.OfM 20.S
Pittsburg 03.S7S.ono 4tl.1
Baltimore 3i;.S13.0iO
Cleveland 34. 7M1. 0110 7
Detroit 3. n4.V ono 02 0
Cincinnati 33. noo.Ono 27 0
Minneapolis 22.0-n.00o 11.2
Los Angeles 23 07!l.n 0 31.3
Omaha 23 s.-s.ooo ks.4
New Orleans 24. 328. lion 34.4
Milwaukee 17.0S2.0OO 24. S
Louisville 17.4I.-..O0O fs.o
Atlanta HVO'lI.ono rin.o
St. Paul i.-.eoo.ooo 10 .s
Sestt'e 1B.4no.ono 47.1
Buffalo 12.330.000 43.0
Portland, Or 11. 210.000 b.1
Denver 11.038 000- 4:1.0
Indianapolis 8.804.000 22.5
Washington. D. C S.75T. 000 21.0
Salt Lake City 7..-.T3.000 42.0
Spokane 4.3O0 noo n.6
Oakland 3.741.O0O i.3
Sacramento 1. 708.000 18.2
San Diego : 2. .".14. 0OO 27.8
Tacoma - 2.041,000 32.2
Decrease.
Money. Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK. March 28. Mercantile paper,
23 per cent.
Sterling. 60-day bills, $4.7214; demand,
$4.76: cables. $4.77.
Bar silver. BOic.
Mexican dollars. 46"ic.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
steady.
Time loans, firmer; 60 days, 26:3 per
cent: 00 days, SjH jier cent: six months,
StiG'.i per cent. Cail money, steady; high,
3 per cent; low, 14 per cent; ruling rate,
2 per cent; last loan, U per cent; closing bid,
1 Per cent; offered at 2 per cent.
PAN FRANCISCO, March 2S. Sterling. 60
davs, $i.72--)i; demand. $1.76ii; cables.
$4.7711.
Mexican dollars, 43Vic; drafts, sight, lc;
drafts, telegraph, 3c.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. March 28. Copper, steady.
Electrolytic, nearby, 2Sc. nominal; June and
later. 2S.75i'27..rrOc.
Iron, firm and unchanged.
The Metal Exchange Quotes tin steady;
spot. 40.500 bid.
The Metal Exchange quotes load T.SOte
8.10c.
tpclter not Quoted.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. March "TS. Spot , cotton,
steady. Middling uplands, 12.10c. Sales,
1000 bales.
Dried JFruit at New York.
NEW YORK, March 28, Evaporated ap
ples, dull. Prunes, firm.
Hops at New York.
NEW TORK, March 28. Hops, steady.
MARKET HOLDS STEADY
ONLY SMALL KU.N CF STOCK AT
XOIITH PORTLAND.
Best IIors on Sale Are Taken at fD.25.
Odd Lata of Butcher Cat- --
tlo Moved.
The market was peorly supplied with live,
stock of an kinds yesterday, only two loads
arriving by rail and a lew head by boat, in
addition to a small band of sheep driven in.
The market was, tnerefore, quiet, but prices
were well maintained throughout the list.
The best hogs offered brought $9.2.1, as
against a quotation of a dime better for top
finished stock on Monday's market. A few
odds and end of butcher cattle sold at going
prices.
Receipts were 31 cattle, 2 calves, 245 hogs
and 203 sheep. Shippers were:
Houghton cfc Steph, Woodland, 13 cattle by
boat: J. S, Flint, Junction City, 1 car hogs;
Schwlngler & Lent, Lebanon, 1 car hogs;
Union Meat Company, North Portland, 208
sheep driven in.
The day s sales were as follows
Wet. Pr.l WEt. Pr.
8 hogs... i:-:o $7.7.T 2 calves.. r.u. $5.nn
4 hogs 22 8.75 r,0 hogs... 370 P.2S
Bhogs... 30O 0.25 DOhugs... 170 f.25
37hoRS... 121 7.75 3 hogs... 840 8.2S
1 hog 320 8.25 1 hog 120 8.00
30 hogs... 200 0.25 DO hogs 1HO 0.2.'.
1 hog 270 8.75 1 hog 100 n.2.1
r, hogs... 10O H.2.-. 2 hogs.'. . 20O 8.7S
1 cow P0 4.25 Ihog.... 450 8.2S
1 row 7110 3.00 2Bhogs... 3.10 (1.2.1
3 cow... 3270 6.511 Shogs... 15H n.2.1
Ibull... 8BO 3..10 2hogs... 18.1 8.00
2 hulls.. Olir. 4.SO "TO hogs... 120 7.?
ibull 1230 noo ahogs... iivi n.-jr,
Ibull... 1.1 no 4.71 .Ihogs... 1! P.2.1
1 row... inoo BOO Ihog.... 3.10 8.2.1
Icow... in:;o B.7.1 I hog..., 320 son
1 cow 80 7.00 22 hogs... 127 7.75
The range of prices at the local yards for
various classes or livestock follows:
Cattle
Steers, choice grain and pulD . . . .$8.50-5? $.7.1
Steers, choice hay 8.1.1'fl 8. .10
Steers, good 7.7.1'vo H.1.1
Steers, medium ....... 7.-10 7
Cows, cholco B.7.1'"'X 7. .10
Cows, good 8.50'ni B.7-1
Cows medium 6.21ra o.ftft
Heifers R.noii 7.7.1
Bulls 2.7-1" BOO
Stags 3.00'tfi 5.25
Hogs
Prime light n. 2031 0.3S
Good to prime. 8.2.1s? 9.00
Rough heavy S.OO'ol 8.2.1
PIes and skips . . .. 8.00 8.25
Sheep
Yearlings .- , 8.00 i7b 8.7.1
Wethers - 7 'M rftt 8 2.1
Ewes B.2r) 7.2.1
Lambs j 9.D0'a! 10.50
Chicago Uvewtock Market.
CHICAGO. March 2S. Hogs Receipts 35,
000. weak, unchanged to a shade tinder yes
terday s average. Bulk of sales. $0.80 fi 9.0.1;
light. $!.r030.0:i; mixed. $0.65830; heavy,
$9o560.o; rough, ?3.0o59-70; pigs, $7.00
S.6.1.
Cattle Receipts 4000, steady. Native beef
steers. $7.7ii)10: Western steers. $7.70CvS.7.1;
stoekers and feeders. $rt'S.23: cows and
neiters. $4.25(: calves, ssatio.so.
Sheep Receipts, 10.O00. steady. Wethers.
$.oo(a'W.u0; lambsi ju.SiQill.oo.
men GRADE STEERS BRING MORE
Utah Ranchmen Find It Fays to Baise Good
Stock.
"WASHINGTON. March 28. That it pays to
raise good stock is illustrated by the experi
ence of two Utah ranchmen, who sent thel
s-teers to the same market on the same day.
Both ran their stock on National forest
range under grazing permits, both used the
same amount of range per head of stock.
and both paid the same grazing fee. One
gave close attention to the selection of his
breeding cows and used only high-grade
bulls. The other made no effort to improve
his herd. The owner of the high-grade stock
received $40 per head more for his steers
than the owner of the common stock.
On some of the National forest ranges the
stockmen club together, it is reported, and
buy high-grade bulls which are owned as
community property, f-lnce the administra
tion of the forests Is In the hands of the
Department of Agriculture, naturally there
is a desire to encourage the use of good
breeding stock and to eliminate the scrubs.
In general, the effort is to make the ranges
as oenericiai to tne country as possible. This
Is done partly by making experiments and
studies to find out to what extent new
methods will pay.
An example is a series of experiments cov
ering the use of sheds and small fenced pas
tures during lambing time which, forest offi
cers say, has practically demonstrated the
value of this method In Increasing the num
ber of lambs saved. Although the ranges
on most of the forests are said to be prac
tically stocked to . the limit, the experts be
Tieve it is possible to Increase the output of
the ranges substantially through improved
methods of utilization. One of the most
promising of these methods is to Increase
tne average weignt 01 tne animals turned off
by Improving the grade of stock on the
ranges. The thoroughbred eats no more
grass than the scrub, weighs more pounds
when fat, and sells for a higher price, with,
out putting any additional burden on the
range itself.
LOUIE DING' SAVES TRIAL
Chinese Arrested In Seattle While
righting: Smuggling Charge.
Louie Din? appears to have eaved
the Federal District Attorney's office
of Portland the necessity of givineT
him a preliminary hearing-.
Dinir was arrested bere last week on
a fugitive warrant from Seattle by
Government authorities, charging- him
with conspiracy In connection with the
recent allegred emug-g-lina- of opium at
Seattle. Chased by the United States
officials there. Ding- came to Portland
and was "picked up" handily.
Released on bond, his preliminary
hearlnir was set for yesterday, but
when the case was called before United
States Commissioner Drake, E. A.
Johnson. United States Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, tiad it dismissed, also the
bond abated, "because Dinsr had been
arrested in Seattle" by the Federal of
ficials. He had pone there to jret wit
nesses to help "clear" him in Portland.
He was identified and taken into cus
tody. TRAP" DOOR IS LEFT OPEN
IT. C. Brandes Arrested and Trial Is
Set for Today.
Following the announcement made
Monday by Municipal Judge Langgrutb
that trapdoor openings in the sidewalk:
must be closed when not in use, H. C.
Brandes, manager of a cafeteria at
Fourth and Stark streets, was arrested
yesterday mornlnjr by Patrolman J.
Burri, charged with leaving a trapdoor
open. Mr. Brandes was released on his
own recognizance and his case will
come up for trial in the Municipal Court
today.
In ruling against open trapdoors
Monday, Judge Langguth pointed out
the inconvenience, as well as the
danger, to pedestrians.
The Russian Emperor is a great walker,
ride-, bicycler and enjoys playing tennis and
nlue-pius. Me is also aa excellent swimmer.
BULGE THBEE GENTS
Chicago Wheat Lifted by
Crop-Damage Reports.
ADVANCE IS STEADY ONE
neportsf From 4soft Wheat States of
Winter Killing Arc General.
Smaller Spring Grain Acre
age on Both Sides of Line.
CHICAGO. March 28. Crop damage re
ports appeared to be chiefly responsible for
u'-ciuea auvance today In the price of
wheat. The market closed strong, Vc to
:ia higher, with May $.1.13 tt 1.13 U and
ouiy l ei.iu'.t. either leaulng staples,
too, all showed eains corn ic tu Bi c.
oats lie to i-ifi)&c and orovlpions Rn to 1 7e.
Wheat showed strength right from the
start and did not at any time suffer
reaeiiou that was of much importance.
Advices of fields being plowed up and of
extensive winter Killing became .more and
more general from the soft-wheat states.
and were supplemented by assertions that
the seeded acreage of Spring wheat on
both sides of the Canadian line would be
seriously reduced. Kstimates were current
mat the yield In Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan snd the Judith Basin. Montana.
would amount . to about half an average
crop.
Hvidence developed that foreigners were
taking a hand here In tho buying of future
wciivencH ,)i wneai.
Corn rallied in svmnathv with wheat.
During most of the day. however, the corn
market was under selline- nressure from
longs, who desired to realize on holdings
and who took advantage of early firmness
that resulted from weather adverse to the
movement of tho crop.
Lower prices on bogs had only a tran
sient etreet on provisions. In the later
dealings the setbacks were more than over
come by tho bulges In the value of grain.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. Ilih. Low. Clns.
May $i.loti l.is $1,101; 1.1.H4
July I.oss; 1.1014 l.OSU . J.10'4
epi i.ui ir- J-us-js a.uti-n i.uv
CORN.
May 73 .73ti
.'7" '.fu,
.73 T4 -75 tt
July 74. .751,
Sept T4i .75Vi
OATS.
May .4nn .4:1-4 Mnr, .43 i
July 42 '4 .42V .42 i
Sept iu u .4U-; .oU- .4Ui.
MES3 PORK.
May 22 R. 2R.ir 22.8." 23.12'i
JUiy --.B'J 2-'.UU 22,Pi
LARD.
May 11. fir, 11. BO 114.-. lt.r,7'4
Juiy n.tJ ji-'s Ji. 3i.?v
Sopt 1-OtV 12.00 11.U0 12.00
Short ribs.
May 11.0714 12.12'4 12.0.7 12.10
July 12.13 12.S2I, 12.12'.4 12.30
Primary receipts Wheat. 1.046.000 vs.
.120.000 bushels: corn, ban. 000 vs. K68.O00
bushels: oats. 770.000 vs. 847. 000 bushels.
Shipments Wheat. 86;l,000 vs. 2U1.0O0
bushels; corn, 508.000 vs. 376,ogo bushels;
oats. 500,000 vs. 081,000 bushel"
Clearances Wheat, 700.000 bushels; corn,
,".7,000 bushels; oats, 610,000 bushels; flour,
8U.OOO barrels.
Kastern Cash Grain Markets.
OMAHA, March 23. Cash wheat, 2c
higher.
CHICAGO. March 28. Cash wheat, lo
higher; ?s'o. 2 red sold 4tto over May, best
premium this season.
KANSAS CITT, March 28. Cash wheat.
10 higher.
Foreign Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL. March 28. Cash wheat, un
changed to 2d higher; corn, dull and un
changed.
LONDON, March 28. Cargoes on passage
firm.
BUENOS AIRES. March 28. Wheat. . tt
higher; corn, unchanged.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2S. Spot quo
tations Walla. $1.67tt 1.70; red Russian.
$l.H3(8;l.U7tt ; Turkey red, $1.801.85; blue-
stem. $l.s:5pl.87 ; reed barley, l.32lin)
1.86; brewing. $1 35 (if 1 .40: white oats. $1.40
Qvl.4-Vz: bran. S2.;(gJ24; middlings, SoUvQMl;
shorts, $25.50 26.
Call board sates Barley. May, $1.36 bid,
$1.3'J asked; December, $1.31 tt-
Puget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE, March 28. Wheat Bluestem.
$1; Turkey red, $1: fortyfold, 90c; club. 90c
fife, 91c; red Russian, 90c. Barley, $28.50
per ton. lesterdays car receipts Wheat,
28; oats. 2; barley. 1; corn, 1; hay. 22;
flour, 6.
TACOMA. March 28. Bluestem. $1; forty
fold, 96c: club, 94c; red ftfe, 92c Car re
ceipts Wheat, 24; barley, 1; oats. 2; rye, 1;
hay, 14.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 28. Wheat May.
$1.14; July. $1.14. Cash No. 1 hard,
$1.19; No. 1 Northern, $1.15i4 1.17 ; to
arrive. $1.15 U 01.17 i ; No. 2 Northern,
$1.11 1.14.
Flax, $2.17tt 2.20i.
Grandvlew Cutoff on Way Soon.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. March 28.
(Special.) Construction of the North
em Pacific Grandview-Gibbon cutoff
will begin in three weeks, according to
announcement here. Engineers are set
ting grade stakes.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
MILLN To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Mllln.
460 East Fifty-second street North, Febru
ary 28. a son.
MCLAUGHLIN To Mr. and Mrs. James M.
McLaughlin. 234 Nineteenth, street, March
16, a daughter.
BARXEIT To Mr. and Mrs. James Law
eon Barnett, 347 East Twelfth street, March
2. a sou.
MILLER To Mr. and Mrs. Caleb A. Mil
ler, 307 Fremont street, March 19, a daugh
ter. CORNELL To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph a.
Cornell, C56 East Forty-second street North.
March 18. a daughter.
CROWE To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Crowe,
1007 Maryland avenue. March 2, a daughter.
NABEET To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nabeet.
1216 Webster street. March 20, a daughter.
TIEMEYER To Mr. and Mrs. Frank A.
Tlemeyer, 1422 Morte street, March 21, a
daughter. y
BELTZ To Mr. and Mrs. George L.
Beltz, 703 Brooklyn street. March 20, a son.
MARNOCK To Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D.
Marnock. 408 Hancock street, March 18, a
daughter.
GILLESPIE To Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Gillespie. Clackamas County, March 23, a
son.
SCHOMMER To Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Schommer, 1117 East Mill street, March 17,
a son.
M 1RWALD To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mlr
wald, 560S Ninety-ninth street, March 15, a
son.
PAWLFSKE To Mr. and Mrs. Otto A.
Pawlfske, 237 Wlnchull street. March 23, a
son.
PRICE To Mr. and Mrs. Myrl B. Price.
310 East Forty-seventh street, March 23, a
daughter. ,
west To Mr. and Mrs. Howard M.
West, 704 Hoyt street, March S, a eon.
Marriage Licenses.
HARRISON-STONE George Henry Har
rison, legal, Eygh Volley. Or., and Sarah
Elvira Stone, legal. 74 East Eighth street.
SCOTT-ORTON Wallace S. Scott, legal.
Sixty-sixth street and Powell Valley road,
and Vuro Orton, legal, Salisbury Apart
ments. PETERSON-LARSON Francis John Pe
terson, legal, 1226 South Jersey street. St.
Johns, and Josephino C. Larson, legal,
Portsmouth and Iombard avenues.
NELSON-CLOW Ernest Slgmund Nelson,
legal, 84 East Nineteenth street North, and
Jennie Maud Clow, same address.
HOOE-ML'NSON Emmet M. Hoge, legal.
Mayger. Or., and Manila Munson, aged 17
years, Holbrook. Or.
Vancouver Slarriage Licenses.
PT.TSTnK-WAIlD H. L. Blvstone. 71.
of Battle Ground. Wash., and Mrs. Julia C.
Ward. 44. of Crawford, vvasn.
r-APT.KS-LOWE Henry R. Caoles. 23. of
Woodland, Wash., and Miss Elnora E. Lowe,
18, of Woodland, Wash.
Kuilding- l'erntits.
C. J. SCOFFINS Erect one-story frame
garage, 1077 Bchuyler street, between East
Thirty-fifth and East Thirty-sixth streets;
builder, Peterson & Watson; $75. '
MRS. M. R. KNO. nirect one-story frame
chicken-house, 0704 Forty-fifth street 6outh-
Even though you do not deal in large sums
of money, a bank account establishes your
credit, provides a safe place for your cash
and systematizes your business dealings.
Open an account with us; we will welcome
it whether it is large or small.
IRST NATIONAL BANK
of Portland, Oregon
Capital and Surplus
The Canadian Bank of Commerce
HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO, CANADA
Established 1867.
A general banking; baslness
transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
PORTLAND BRANCH, CORNER SECOND AND STARK STREETS
f. C. BIALFAS, Manager.
4s
east, between Fiftieth and Fifty-second ave
nues; builder, same; $D0.
II. GEARIN Repair three-story ordinary
stores and rooms. 320 Stark street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets; builder, J. G.
Killgreen; $20O.
t;. m. OPPLE Erect one and one-nan
story frame dwelling, liaa East Thirty
ninth street North, between Killings-worth
and Emerson streets; builder, L. E. For
tune; $1200.
OREGON HOME BUILDERS Erect one-
and-one-half-Story frame dwelling, P75 The
Alameda, between Glenn avenue and cast
Thirty-third street; builder, same; $3000.
J. F. JONE.S, JR. Repair two-story frame
dwelling, 5S8 Savler street, between East
Twenty-sixth and East Twenty-seventh
streets: builder, N. O. Gould; $40O.
W. nOSEJIAU Repair one-and-one-half
story frame dwelling; 1515 East Ninth street
North, near Holland street; builder, any
work; $ro.
LAURELHURST COMPANY Repair two.
story frame dwelling. 1014 East Glisan street,
between East Thirty-third and Floral ave
nue: builder. O. E. Maxwell: $125.
PHILIP P. LECHE ESTATE Repair one
story frame dwelling. 401) East Thirty-ninth
street, between Lincoln snd urunt streets
builder. E. A. Wright: 105.
GEORGE E. ON Erect one-story frame
garage, 8211 Senate street, between East
Thirty-seventh and East Thirty-ninth
streets: builder. Mr. Richardson: $130.
B. HAGEDORN Repair five-story ordi
nary stores and factory. S1-S3 Fifth street,
between Oak and Pino streets; builder,
George W. Gordon: J170O.
J. II. CLELAND Erect two-story frame
dwelling. East Pine street, between East
Thirty-ninth and East forty-first streets
builder, same: $4,100.
G. L. MEAD Repair two-story frame
dwelling. 714 Tillamook street, between
East Twenty-first and East Twenty-second
streets: builder, Callahan Construction Com.
rjanv: SI Ml.
A SPR AGUE Repair one-story frame
dwelling. SOS East Eighth street North, be
tween Mason and Skidmore streets; builder,
same; $30.
T. C. LOCKWOOD Erect one-and-one-half-stnrv
frame dwelling. 522n Sixty-seventh
street Southeast, between Fifty-second and
Fiftv-thlrd avenues: builder, same: $130O.
E. C. SCHWARTZ Repair one-story frame
dwelling, 4233 Forty-second avenue &outn
east, between Forty-second and Forty-third
streets: builder. P. Fredricksen; $120.
W. R. EVANS Repair one-story frame
dwelling. Willamette boulevard, between Ty
lerand Mohawk streets; builder, J. II. Gee;
sao.oo.
HENRY WAGNER Repair two-story
frame hotel, 264 Fourth street, between
Madison and Jefferson streets; builder.
Brown Roofing Company: $50.
F. w. G1LDEX1E1STEH Repair one-
story frame restaurant, 107 North Jersey
street, between St. Johns and Leavitt
streets: builder, same; $100.
E. J. DALY AND DAN MALA.RKEY
Repair two-story frame stores and shop,
520 Washington street, between Sixteenth
aul Seventeenth streets; builder, same; $400.
DAILY MBTEOBOLOCICAL ItEFORT.
PORTLAND, March 28. Maximum tem
perature 55 degrees; minimum, 37 degrees.
River reading at 8 A. M., 10.5 feet; change
in last 24 hours. 0.7 foot rise. Total rainfall
(5 P. M to 5 P. M.). none: total rainfall
since September 1. 1013. 40.G7 inches: nor
mal rainfall since September 1, 30.20 Inches;
evceRH of rainfall since Se.ntember 1. li15.
10.3S Inches. Total sunshine March 2S, 6
hours, 43 minutes; possible sunsnine, -i-hours,
3d minutes. Barometer reduced to
sea-level) at 5 P. M., 30.25 inches. Relative
humidity at noon, 01 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
STATIONS.
State of
Weather
Baker
Boise ......
Boston .....
Calgary ....
Chicago ....
Colfax
Denver
Des Moines. .
Duiutu
Eureka
Galveston
Helena
Jacksonville
Kan wis City.
Los Angeles.
44 0
fo!i
4;o
80
nioudv
Pt. cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
480
70 0
Cloudy
IClear
62 0
8SO
Clear
Cloudy
f 'lear
Snow
54 O
nnf .IX
72 0
.O0l2 s
42 0
6l
.'oi'llOIW
.00 . . E
Cloudy
62 0
62 0
60
60"'O
Clear
.0(1 ..sw
.00,. . S'ff
llf'f. .IN
'Clear
Marshfleld
Medford
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Clear
v
Minneapolis ....
Montreal
New Orleans....
New York
North Head
North Yakima...
,180
46,0
72 0.
. 0O, . . K
0012INE
oo'. .(w
nil ini-vv?
Clear
Clear
Rain
Clear
Clear
40
48 0
.oi1is;nw
fiS o
0O . . N"E
Omaha
I0 ;0
20 0
820
440
.OO). . SB
IClear
Clear
Clear
Pendleton ......
Phoenix
Pocatello .......
Portland
.oo.. ..w
00'. . INW
00!. .(NW
OO'1,. . NW
00i. . .NW
on . . a
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
!C!ear
B5 0.
ROfy.
70:0.
48 0.
48 0.
640.
1.20.
r-20.
r.2 o.
4S o.
52 O.
4li0.
30 O.
Roseburg
t-acramento
St. Louis
.NW
Salt Lake
San Francisco....
Clear
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Clear
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Seattle
Spokane ........
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island..,
Walla Walla
Washington
Winnipeg
Cloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Hiirb nressure obtains over the Northwest,
Western Canada and from Montana east
ward to Lake Superior. Low pressure od
talna ..nrsilv nver the Southern and East
ern States. Precipitation has occurred in
some localities In the Northwest, British Co
lumbia, Utah and generally rrom tne ten
tml Mississippi Valley eastward to the At
lantic Coast. The weather is warmer in
Oregon, Washington, Northern California,
the Southern Plains States, Lower Missouri
and Mississippi Valleys and Northern Sas
irntchewAiiT in general, it Is cooler in other
sections, bel-ig 20 degrees or more cooler
In Southern Idaho. Western Utah, Wyoming
and Western South Lxakota. Temperatures
are above normal In western Oregon ana
Western Washington and below normal in
this district east of the Cascade Mountains.
The conditions are favorable for fair
weather in this District Wednesday, n'rost
will form in the early morning In most sec
tions of the district. Temperatures will be
higher and winds will be mostly northerly.
THE RIVER.
T-, Willamette River at Portland regis-
istered in.4 feet at r P. M. today. It will
fall slowly Wednesday and more rapidly
Thursday ana r noay.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Fair; light frost
in eariy morning; warmer during the after
noon; northerly winds.
Oregon. Washington and Tdaho Fair,
with frost in early morning: warmer dur
ing the afternoon: winds mostly northerly.
T.' FRANCIS DRAKE.
Assistant Forecaster.
NortH Vaklma Man Assigns.
NORTH YAKIMA. 'Wash.. March 28.
(Special.) M. M. Dean, a grocer of
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Commercial Letter of Credit
Issued.
exchange on London, Knglanil,
Bolght and Sold.
this city, made an assignment yester
day to C. C. Phelps for the benefit of
creditors. He declares his liabilities at
$4884 and his assets at $4400. The
first National Bank, of this city, and
wholesale (grocery houses are th prin
cipal creditors.
fkAVELEBS' GUIDK.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Wlthoat Change Kn Route)
The Biff.
Clean
Comf ortallea
Klcgantly Appointed.
Seajrolus " "
S. S. BEAR
Soils Prom Alnsworth Dockr
3 I. PL. April 1.
lOO Golden Miles on
Columbia River.
All Rate Include
llertha and Meals.
Table and Service
Unexcelled.
The San Francisco A Portland S. S,
Co., Third nnd Washington streets
nith O.-W. R. A JN. Co.) Tel. Broad
way 4500, A 6121.
Fastest Route to San Francisco Is Via
S. S. Northern Pacific
Sails for San Francisco
Every Saturday
From San Francisco for Portland every
Wednesday. Fast steamer Express
leaves North Bank Station 1 A. 11.
FARFQ First-class, outside room,' J20;
InllUO inside room, $17.50: tourist,
outside room. lu; inside room, $12.50.
3d class $8.
TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH AND STARK
Station, 10th and Hoyt.
Phones Broadway 920. A 6671.
FRENCH LINE
Compagnle fienerale Transatlantique
rOSTAX, feERVICE.
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.
TOR IN FORMATION ArrLY
C. W. STI(,ER, 80 Sixth St.
A. I. CHARLTO.N, S53 Morrison St.
K. K. C.AUKISON, C. M. Ht. Faul Kr.
IMJJISF.Y M. SMITH. 116 Third St.
K. F. ItAIKD, 100 Third St.
II. DICKSON. 343 VasblnKton St.
NORTH BANK KOAU. Fifth and Stark Pte.
F. M. M'FAKLANU, 8d and Wanning-ton fets.
K. U. Ulli V 1H Third St.. l'ortlund.
ASTORIA
and Vfay Landings
Str. Harvest Queen
From Ash-St. Dock 8 P. M. daily,
except Saturday. Returns from
Astoria 7 A. M-, except Sunday.
O.-W.R. R. & N. CO.
CITT TICKET OFFICE
Washington at Third.
Broadway 4500, A 6121.
IIBIIDIBIBBIIIIIII
NORTH FACIETC STEAMSHIP CO.
COOS BAY, EUREKA
SAN FRANCISCO. SANTA BAR
BARA. LOS ANGELES. SAN DIEGO.
S. S. KILBURN
Bails Friday. March 31, 6 I. M.
Ticket Office. 1U2A Third St.
Phones Main 1014. A. 1U14.
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AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND AND SOCIU SEAS.
Via Tahiti and Rarotonga, connecting at
Wellington tor Auckland, Sydney and
Australian porta Regular sailings from Haa
Francisco March 2v. April 2li, May 34.
and every 28 days. Send tor pamphlet.
Union Steamship Co.. of New Sealand. Ltd.
Office 67U Market street San Francises
or 4m.-1 e. tt. and u. U. Agents
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.
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