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Newspaper Page Texttuk aronxixf okegoniat. Saturday, apkHj 1. ioie. 17 SUGAR WILL BE HIGH Some Authorities Predict Nine Cent Market. ITALY' IS NOW BUYER Requirements of Tliat Country Are Placed at 50,000 Tons Be fore Her Own Xeiv Crop Becomes Available. ' "Mlectlve today, there will be a new dif ferential In the refined sugar list as quoted by johbers. which will increase the cost of yellow,, cube and powdered as compared with granulated. Tho differential on cubes is raised 35 cents a hundred, on powdered 23 cents and on yellow sugar 10 cents. The old schedule has been in effect for many years and the revision is explained by re finers as made necessary by increased manu facturing costs. There was no change in sugar markets at Buy point yesterday. The East continues firm. A New York broker writes: The gravity of the situation is demon strated by the week's figures of receipts at the Atlantic ports falling 14.500 tons below refiners' meltings, a very unusual occurrance at this time of the year, and, in view of the week's moderate exports from the island, as published by statisticians there, little If any Improvement in the matter of supplies can be expected for some weeks to come. Mod erate transactions in refined sugars for phipment to Europe have been closed here this week, and also in Cubas, on f. o. b. terms. Inquiry from Italy continues, and it Is now estimated that she will require a-bout 60.000 tons of sugar before her own new crop product becomes available." Italy's purchase of Cubas amounfd to 20,000 tons, according to other advices, end he deal probably involves a matter of over $2,000,000 Italy is a newcomer in the mar ket, its other allies, France and England, having been steady buyers of raws and re fined since the outbreak of the war to eke out domestic supplies. In the case of Italy, the beet production is apparently not suf ficient to take care of consumption, tho central powers, of course, not being avail able to' make good the deficiency. In lact, according to advices from abroad. Germany and Austria have no more sugar than neces sary for the home consumption. The contini ed European demand for Cuban sugar, with occasicnal export purchases ot refined in this country, it is calculated, will steadily advance American refined sugar prices, and the prediction made by some authorities that there -Jiill be a 9-cent mar ket may be realized. The present local price of cane granulated sugar is T?i cents. NO TRADE OatM Stocks i: IV WirEAT PASSING Interior Reported to Bo JLarjre. There was no trade under -way In tho v heat market yesterday, either hero or at country points. At the Merchants' Exchange all bids were unchanged, except for April and May fortyfold, which were raised 1 cent. The oats and barley markets were reglccted. There has been no indication yet that the Government will need any Oregon oats for its forces in Mexico; in fact, the few orders that were pending have been cancelled. An authority on oats, who has been through the country and mado a careful inspection of supplies, makes the statement that 40 per cent of last year's crop in the Northwest is still unsold. Pales at the local exchange in the past month were 15,000 bushels of wheat, 100 tons of oats and 30O .tons of millfeed, of a total value of $24,750. Receipts of wheat and oats at Portland in March were lighter than, a year ago, but there was an increase In the arrivals of barley, flour and hay. Local receipts, in carloads, for M arch, 1916, and the same month last year were; 1016. 1915- Wheat 3:i4 ti0 Barley 112 10! Oats "" - 4 Klour 2o0 t5 Hay 2SO 170 Bradstreets estimates exports this week at 8,300,KM. bushels of wheat and 899.000 bushels of corn. Argentine wheat shipments this week are 1.248,000 bushels, against 3.1S4.000 bushels last week and 5,424,000 'bushels last year. Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by tho Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. Portland, Friday.. 14 4 15 ... 7 Year ago 17 1 2 6 4 Pea son to date njsi) 14fi2 1502 SSS 2005 Year ago lul:i 1S54 1730 1S40 1704 Tacoma. Thursday. 2 i ear ago Season to date... Year ago fJ oat tie, Thursday Year ago fceason to date. . . "i'ear ago 17 fin.-4 855:; 15 5 4 21.8 10S3 57:: 2774 2 19 1 14 8"8 3611 7111 llftl 1S20 ri90 1009 1&54. lu-iS 3010 WHEAT SHIPMENTS ARE LIGHTER Decrease in March Exports as Compared With Last Year. a The monthly statistics of the Merchants Exchange show Portland -wheat shipments 1915. 1916. Bushels. Bushels. To Europe 407.4R7 649.93 2 locaiirornia , bti.tzt HS.551 TO South Africa 305. 20S To Atlantic ports 49,098 . Total 496,214 1,103.669 Wheat shipments for the cereal year to . date compare with the same period last season as follows: 1915-16. 1914-15. Bushels. Bushels. Europe . . 4.209.976 8.7S9.714 California 2,429,112 2,400,3:16 South Africa 20t3,088 1,331,641 Australia 1. iitfi. 374 South America. 470.970 317,633 uneDi ana nanan ....... f.jy ...... Atlantic ports 49,082 49.998 Total 8.450.851 12,918.322 March flour shipments from Portland com pare as follows : Barrels. Barrels. Orient and Hawaii 765 27,0uo California 58,982 51 87:i Europe 47,930 A t la n tic ports 1,403 Total 59,747 128.296 Flour shipments for the season to date make the following comparison : Barrels. Barrels. Orient and Hawaii 3.735 32S.423 f jtifornia ,.448,74:; 407,! jouth America US. 43 .... Kurope 96,054 100, lltf .oui h Africa 11, 4:10 Atlantis ports 24.077 12,727 Tola I 691,697 750,551 KMBAKfiO ON POTATOES IS IMSCl'SSEO California Delegate MeetM With Oregon State Officials. At a meeting yesterday between P. E. riatt. of Stockton, Cat.. Chairman Parks, of the State Board of Horticulture, and other officials of the board, the matter of a quarantine against California potatoes w as thoroughly discussed. It was agreed to make certain conces sions in tho rules, one permitting inspec tion of California shipments destined for Southern Oregon points to be made in Jose phine or Douglas counties. Heretofore the potatoes had to be Inspected in Portland, and this required the payment of extra local freight on shipments bound from Cal ifornia to Southern Oregon points. BID OK CENTS FOR MOHAIR Buyer Report That Sellers Are Not Inter , ested at Present. It is estimated that not over 5000 to 6000 pounds of mohair have been sold to date, but a more active market is ex pected next week, as shearing is becoming more general. Some of this mohair has been bought at as high as 32 cents; in fact, one local dealer is offering that price generally for mohair, Portland delivery, but reports he is unable to interest sellers. There Is no Interest yet in valley wool, and dealers are EGGS MAY BE AT THE TOP NOW Dealers Uncertain ns to Xext Week's Market. The egg market held steady yesterday at 20 and 20 H cents, case count, and the same prices will likely prevail today. As for next week's market, the egg men will make no predictions, but they believe prices are at the top now. The poultry market was firm, with hens selling at 17 cents. Dressed meats were steady. No change was reported in the butter or cheese markets. California Strawberries in Market. Sacramento strawberies of the Jessie va riety made their first appearance yesterday and sold at ?3 a crate. The quality was very good. A shipment of Los Angeles berries also arrived and brought 20 cents a pound. This shipment was of better grade than the first secured. Sank Clearinss. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities' yesterday were as tonows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ 1.74,-T.4 200,774 Seattle l,7S.r.SS 2:i'J.2i:t Tacoma 2'J0.7H4 Sl.JilU Spokane 526,061 4S.-iu4 Portland clearings in March. 1016. were r2.432,fiM. compared with $51,771,082 in March. Jyi5. PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATION'S VI our, Feed, Etc. Grain, Merchants' Exchange; noon session, March delivery. Bid Wheat Bid. Bluestem t l.OO Fortyfold 0 1 flub '' Herl fife M Ked liussian t! Oats No. 1 white feed 24.75 Barley No. 1 feed 25.00 Mlllffced Ask. yr. ago. $ 1.05 $ l.'J.I .'.7 1-'- .fir. 1.14 1.10 31.50 24.50 Bran 21. (m liU.oo 21.: 23 oo 23.00 Ask. $ l.t'7 .fS .Itrt .OH .fo 5.75 Shorts Futures May l.hiestem . May fortyfold . May club , May red fife . . May Russian . . May oats May feed barley May bran May Fhorts . . . Bid, .$ 1.00 .!H .!0 ; . 24.50 . 15.00 . L'l.L'5 . na.uo 22. OO 24.00 FLOUR Patent. $5.20 per barrel; straights, $4.505; exports, $4.30: Valley, $4.70; whole wheat, $5.40; graham, $5.20. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $2122 per Ion; Valley timothy. $10; alfalfa. $20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $23 per ton; shorts. $25.50 per ton; rolled barley, $31.50 tf32.50. CORN Whole. $36 per ton; cracked, $37 per ton. Fruits and Vegetable. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2.25f3.50 per box; lemons. $34.25 per box; bananas. 5c per pound; pineapples, 5 7c per pound; grapefruit, $4.50 4. 75; tan gerines, $2.50 per lug. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 65 80c per dozen; tomatoes, $3.75 per crate; cabbage, $1.252.25 per hundred; garlic, 10c per pound; peppers, 1720c per pound; egg plant. 23c per pound; horseradish. 8a per pound; cauliflower, $1.50 1. GO; let tuce, $2.25 3.25 per crate : cucum bers, $1.25(1.50; spinach. 90c$l per box; asparagus, 8llc per pound; rhubarb, $1.25 2 per box; peas. O'O'lOc per pound. POTATOES Oregon, $1.50 1.60; Takl- ma3, $1.701.SO per sack; new California, $3 per crate. ONIONS Oregon, buying prices, $1.50 f. o. b. shipping point. GREEN FRUIT Apples. $11.60 per box; cranberries. $11 per barrel. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Jobbl-.g prices; Oregon ranch, can dled, 21 c per dozen ; uncandled, 20 20 c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 17c; stags, 13c; broilers, 2530c; turkeys. live, l$T?20c; turkeys, 1 dressed, choice, 24 Sf2oc; ducks, loc ; geese, 10c. BUTTER Prices from wholesaler to re tailer: Portland city creamery prints, 60 pound, case lots, standard grades, 34c; lower grades, 31c; Oregon country cream ery prints, 60-pound case lots, standard ' makes. 3133c; lower grades, 30(30c; ; packed In cubes, 2c less. Prices paid by 1 jobbers to producers: Cubes, extras, 2991 ! 30c; firsts. 27 27 He; dairy butter. 14 j ISMrc; butterfat. No. 1, 33c; No. 30c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbing buying prices, 19c per pound f. o. b. dock Port land ; Young Americas. 20c per pound. VEAL Fancy, lOHllc per pound. PORK Fancy. nwilV-c per pound, . Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $2.30 per dozen; one-half flats, $1.50; 1 pound flats. $2.50; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 95c. HONEY Choice. 13.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, pack lots, 16c; Brazil nuts, 15fT1Sr; filberts. 16fflSc; almonds, 1 6 4 c ; peanuts, 5 He; cocoanu ts, $ 1 p er dozen; pecans, 102Oc; chestnuts. 10c. BEANS Smal. white, 7.20c; lanf white. 7.15c; lima. 6c: bayou, 6c; pink, 5c. COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 1433c. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $7.75; beet, $7.55.; extra. C. $7.3"; powdered, In barrels, $8.25 : cubes, barrels, ?8.50. SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton; half ground. 100s. $10 per ton; 50s, $10.90 per ton ; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE Southern head, 5 g- 6c per pound : broken. 4c; Japan style, 4 A 5e. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8c per pound; apricots, 13 15c; peaches. 8c: prunes. Ital ians, 8 fi9c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; unbleached Stilt an as. 9 V ffS 10c; seeded, 9c; dates. Persians, 10c pound: fard. $1.65 per box; currants, 8,4'f?12c; figs, 50 fl-ounce, $2; 10 4 -on nee. $225; SO 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 10-ounce, 85c; bulk, white, 7Sc; black, 6c per pound. Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS 1915 crop, 1013o per pound; 1916 contracts. llA12c per pound. HIDES Salted hides, 25 pounds and up, 15c; salted Ftags, 50 pounds and up, 11c; salted kid. 15 pounds to 25 pounds. 16c; salted calf up to 15 pounds, J 0c; green hides, 50 pounds and up. 13'c: green stags, SO pounds and up. 9 4c : preen kip, 15 pounds, 19c; dry flint hides, 2Rc; dry flint calf up to 7 pounds, 2Sc; dry salt hides, 21a WOOL Eastern Oregon, 20 30c ; Valley, 27280. MOHAIR New clip. 28300 per pound. CABCARA BARK Old and new. 4c per pound. PELTS Dry Tong-wooled pelts. 17c; dry short-wooled pelts, 13c; dry shearlings, 10g 15c each; salted shearlings, 1525c each; dry gop.t. long hair, 15c each : dry goat shearlings. 10 ff20c each ; salted long-wooled pelts. February. $1.252 each. - N Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 21c; standard, 20c; skinned. 17lSc; picnics, 33c; cot tage roll, 14c. BACON Fancy, 2f?29o; standard. 22 23c ; choice. 1 6 21 c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 13 15cMs: exports. ISiec; plates, 10llc. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 14: standard. 13c: compound, 12Wc. BARREL GOCDS Mess beef, $18; plate beef. $19; brisket pork, $19; tripe, $10.50 Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or ank wagons, 10c; cases, 17H520M:C. GASOLINE Bulk. 18 c; cases, 25 He; naptna. drums, ioc; cases, c. UNSEED OIL Raw, barrels. 92c; raw, cases. y 1 c; boiled. barrels, 94c; boiled. cases, 99c. TURPENTINE In tanks. 7c; In cases, 74c; 10 -ease lots. 1c less. MANY LAMBS ARE DYING IN HTLLS LowTemperatnre in Eastern Oregon Causes Rig Losses. BAKER. Or., March 31. (Special.) serious danger to young- iambs, because of the cold weather in this vicinitv, is re ported by Wingville sheep owners. Ranchers who have sheep in the hills report heavy josses or iambs. Scarcity of feed. coupled with the mild weather prevailing a short t ime ago, led sheep men to turn their stock out In the hills, but the lambs have been unable to withstand the sudden cold. London Wool Sales Postponed. LONDON, March 31. The wool auction sales which should commence next Tuesday have been deferred for a week owing to a quarrel between buyers and merchants. Buy era are demand ing an extension of a fcrt night for the payment of wools purchased at the auctions owing to transportation dif ficulties entailing increased charges. Mer chants are not inclined to yield. Buyers threaten to boycott the sales which have been postponed pending further discussion. Dried Fruit at Nerr Tork. NEW YORK. March 31. ETaporated ap ples dull and nominal. Peaches more in quiry. Hops at New York. NVf YORK, March 31. Hops, steady. as none has been shorn, not ready to make bids. BEARS START DRIVE Professional Selling Weakens Leading Railway Issues. COPPERS SCORE ADVANCES Munitions Are Erratic With Cains Outnumbering Losses Sharp Rise in Bethlehem Steel. Exchange Markets Stronger. NEW TOR IC. March 31. -Professional sell ing, which concentrated around some of the leading rail wny issues, was a factor of considerable importance in today's irregu lar and sluggish market. The movement against rails beran at midday. New Haven 4elng depressed 2 points to 63. its lowest price of the current year, and was followed by unusually heavy offerings of New York Central, that stock making an extreme de cline of li to 103U. Reading, Southern Pacific and other active stocks of that divl slon aiso suffered more moderately. Trading prior to the drive against In vestment Issues was distinguished for greater activity in the coppers, particularly Kenni cott, which, with Miami, Inspiration and Anaconda, averaged gains of a point or better. Munitions and affiliated industrials and equipments followed their usual erratic course, showing strength In the main. Cru cible Steel was the feature of the final hour, rising 4 to 93 on publication of a state ment indicating record earnings for March. United States Steel was again backward In point of activity, but displayed marked firmness in (he later dealings on its rise to 84"58. Bethlehem Steel recovered some of its former animation and effaced much of its recent setback by an advance of 39 to 404. Mercantile Marine preferred was in demand, responding to signs of an agree ment between opposing interests. Total sales of stocks amounted to 445.000 shares. All the markets for International exchange were stronger. Including marks and lires, the latter hardening on the belief of more satisfactory financial relations between Lon don and Rome. Bonds were irregular, but the new Ca nadians and the Anglo-French issues were again active and strong, the latter making their best quotation for some weeks at 054. Total sales of bonds, par value, were $4. 060.000. United States bonds were un changed on call. Closing High. Low. bid. 1!S lO'-j 1S14 2! 2S-,S 2! 72 71 714 61 H 60 61 7f'i 78 1 7: 101'', inns lon"i 112- i 1 1 2 . 112 1 no ' 1 no 'A ion 12SH 127i 127ii 107 1P7H IS" S7i so1- f-a 103U. 102";, 103 jor.'i 104-, in4?4 7ii STs S6 494 432 404 sr. 23 'A 23 23 17 KM14 167 M4 MS S3'i 61 V 61 61 S 12 03 Vi 02 02 12."H 17 17 16?, f.r"4 r4't P4 4r. 43'i, 44 03 85, 02 U 2014 IS 14 18 V. 47 4U 4T4 36 3U 36 167H 166 160 121 i-i 121 121 43 43 43 20 103 103 103 16 16 16 48 47 47 110U. 11014 11014 2r, 2!5i 25i,i 76 . 5 22 10j i07 108H 3S 37 4 3S H 10'i 10 10 44 121 ii 64 17 17 lfi.'.U J o.-.i. 1(13 6.', 63 63 'A 120 J20 120 113- 4 112'A 112Vj 2714 r.c .-.0 r,6 161 24 23 24 R.- S4 84 .r.0 30 .30 07 067, 07 20 20 V. 20 1-. 141 'i l:::i 140 r,:t r,34 r.3ii 102 loi 102 132 84 83 84 116 116V 1 1 6 ',4 82 81 82 014 01 01 64 64 64 460 2S 27 27 70 4 68 4 60 r.sn. 37 38 Sales. AlnBlca Gold Allis-Chalmers. . I.ino Am Beet uk--'. .1.20 American Can.. 3.V0O American "Loco. 200 Am Sm & Eels- 3.r00 do pfd -f"1 Am Su; Refs... 200 Am Tel & Tel. . TOO American Tob. . 400 Anaconda Cop.. 13.S00 Atchison 1.1 00 Baldwin l.oco.. 6 600 Bait & Ohio l.OoO Beth Steel 1.700 Br Rap Transit. Calif Petrol Canadian Pacif. Central I.eath. .. Ches & Ohio. . . . Chi Grt West. . . Ch! Mi! S- St P. Chi & N W C R I P Tty.. Chino Copper. .. Colo Fu : Iron. Crucible Steel.. D & R G pfd. . . Distillers Secur. Erie General Elect... 3O0 0O0 400 .100 ' i".4oo ".oi 2.400 noo 400 noo 2.400 3.SO0 300 oo 600 '"206 600 Grt North pfd . . Gr Nor Ore ctfs." Guggenheim Fx. Illinois Central. OInt Cons Corp. Inspiration Cop. 16. 400 J no 400 int Harv, j . . K C .South Lehigh valley.. I.ouls & Naph.. Mexican Petrol. Minml Copper.. n 2no 1S.300 M K & T pfd... 300 Missouri T-acIl National Biscuit. ... National Leati.. Nevada Cop.... 4. 400 13.200 3,700 f00 1,000 1 Central. . . -. N Y N H Sc. H . . Nor &. Western. North Pacific. Pacific Mail Pennsylvania .. Pull Pal Car Ray Cons Cop.. Read'tnsr i.noo "7.300 7. son 1.200 1,300 300 K.sno 400 1.300 Rep Ir a Steel.. Southern Pacif.. Sou thei-n Ry .... Sturietaker Co.. Tennessee Cop.. Texas Company. union Paciiic TJ S Steel 20,200 do pfd 1.300 Ttah Copper.... ft.:;oo western i.-n:on. t.:.v WestlnR Fleet.. 3.S00 fle'iernl Motors Wabash B pfd.. 1.4O0 Int-Marlne pfd.. lr.oo Ivennecott con.. nou Total sales for the day. 44.",, 000 shares. BONDS. XT S ref 2s reJ..0O XT S ref 2s coup.00 U S 3s res 102' TT S 3 coupon. .102 V4 1) S 4s res 111 U S 4s coupon.. 111 Am Smelts 6S..110".. Atrhlon trcr iq 011 Northern Pac 3s. 66 Pac T & T 3s.. 100 Penn con 4s . . . . 10.1 South Pac ref 4s 00 do cv 5s 104 Union Pac 4s... 07 do cv 4s 03 TJ S Steel fit. . . .104 N TC gen 3 s . 11 3 'Anglo-French 3 Northern Pac 4s 03 I Bid. Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. March 31. Closing quotations Aiiouez i:ipissing .Mines. Am Z. L. & Sm. 88 North Butte.... Ariz Com Vi Old Dom Calumet Ariz 74 lOsreola. Cal it Heela. 5".0 iQulncy Centennial 17 IShannon Cop Rge Con... 64 '4 'Superior F.ast I'.utto Cop. 1214t,un & Bos Mm. Franklin 0 'Tamarack 7' 7 67 04 V. 0t o i s Granby Con .... 00 u s Sm. R Jfc M 681. Greene Can.... 484! do pfd 31 7i Tsle Roy (Cop). 2i!T tali ron .... Kerr Iake 4 Iwinona Lake Cop 1 ft 1 ' Wolverine .... ilohawk on ! Butte & Sup. 13 3 r.7 14 00', Money, Exchange. "Etc. NEW TORK. March 31. Mercantile paper. 3T3 per cent. Sterling, 60-day bills. $4.72; demand, S4.76'4; cables. $4.77. Bar silver. 60 c. Mexican dollars, 46c. Time loans - steady. Sixty days, 2 ?r3 per cent; no days ana 6 months. 3 Q 3 per cent. lhu money steaay; high 2 per cent; low, 1 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent: last joan, j per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; oiierea at t per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. March 31. Sterling. 60 nays. r-;i: oemani 4.76 : cables, 54.77. Mexican dollars. 43c; drafts, sight, lc; clraits. telegraph, 3c. LONDON, March 31. Bar silver. 28 15-16d per ounce. Money. 444 per cent. Discount rates Short bills and three months, 4 $1 4 per cent. BOSTON WOOL MARKET IS SPOTTY Manufacturers Show Continued Interest for Medium Grade. BOSTON', March 31. The Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow: The wool market has been rather spotty durinj? the past week, although manufactur ers have shown" continued interest, espe cially In wools of the medium order. For eign rossbreds have sold frr-ely, considering the stocks on hand, at very firm prices. Val ues ere generally firm. The poods market is still strong and the mills are nearly all occupied to the limit of capacity. Advices from the West indicate slow contracting at firm and unchanged prices. Scoured basis : Texas fine, 12 months, 72 7c: fine months, 62 6rc. California Northern, 72 Cn i:c: Southern, 6 0 (a- 6 2 c : Middle Counties. 6 2 fi c . Oregon Eastern, No. 1, staple, 78 80c: Eastern clothing, 70 72c; valley, No. 1, 62 Territory, fine staple. 0c: fine medium staple. 76 77c; fine clothing. 77 75c: fine medium clothing, 70 f 71 r ; halfblood comb ine. 77(3' 7Sc ; three-eiehths-biood combings, 70' 72c. y Pulled, extra. 78S0r: A A, T." ' 7Sc ; fine A, 70- 72c; A supers, 6"Tfisc. Coffee Future Market Quiet. NEW TORK, March 31. The market for enf fee futures was very quit today, with prices easins off under small ' of fering; In the absence of support. Rather vairue Irumora that France and other allied povern ments would prohibit all imports of mer chandise not needed for national defense betweu X SbaU September X may pos- slbly have helped to restrict demand, but were not confirmed and evidently failed to create any material selling pressure. The market opened unchanged to 3 points lower and sold off to 8.21c for July and 8.30c for September, with the closing showing a net loss of 8 to 10 points. Sales, 75O0. April, 8.03c; May. 8.12c; June, 8.16c; July. 8.20c; August, 8.25c; September, 8.30c; October, 8.34c; November, 8.37c; December, 8.40c; January, 8.45c ; February, 8.50c; March, 8.55c. Spot coffee steady. Rio 7s, 9Hc Santos 4s, 1014 c. N change was reported In the cost and freight market. The official cables . re ported an advance of 75 reis in the Rio market and of l-32d In the rate of Rio ex change on London, with Santos unchanged. Santos cleared 50,000 for New York. Metal Market. NEW YORK, ' March 31. Copper firm. Electrolytic, nearby 27.50 & 29.00c; June and later, 27.0027.50c. Iron firm and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin steady. Spot, 48 75 49.75c The metal exchange quotes lead 7.75c bid. Spelter not quoted. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., March 31. Turpentine, dull, 50c; sales, blank; receipts, 30; ship ments, 329; stock. 7620. Rosin, quiot ; sales, 323 : receipts, 412; shipments, 347; stock, 72.832. Quote: A, B. $4.80; C, D, E. $4.85; F. $4.90: G. $4.92H ; H, $4.95; I, K. $5.00; M, $5.15; N, $5.30; W, G. $5.45; W, W, $5.52 Vi. Chicago Dairy Produce. 'CHICAGO. March 31. Butter higher. Creamery, 31 (5 yfle. Eggs Receipts, 13.126 cases, unchanged. HOG RECEIPTS INCREASE GAIX OF NEARLY TEX THOUSAND HEAD IS PAST MONTH. S Scarcity of Cattle Results in Another Quarter Advance in Steer Prices to Nine CentM. There was an Increase of nearly 10.000 head of Jiogs in the receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards in tho month just closed. as compared with the run in March last year. Caives were also marketed on a larger scule, but fewer cattle and sheep were re ceived than a year ago. The official statistics for March and for the first quarter and comparisons with last yeur fellow: Cattle. Civs. Hogs. Sheep, cars. March. 1910.. .. 5.512 439 2H.05S 8,883 473 March. 1913 7.S18 11S 14.211 13.701 41W Increase 321 8,S47 4.818 23 613 89,311 32.003 1574 333 69,636 47,831 13S9 239 1D.CS3 13.878 12 Decrease 2.304 Year to date ... 13,121 l.sst jear 13.238 I ncrease Decrease 4,117 The lersened supply of cattle in this, as II other markets. Is having the effect of steadily pushing prices upward. At the yards yesterday the leaturo 01 the trading was the advance of a Quarter in the price of pulp-fed steers, which put this grade of beef stock at the 0-cent level. Two loads from Utah and Idaho went at this figure. The hog market held In steady trim at $9.25 for tops. The mutton supply was very small and prices were on a strong basis. Receipts were 184 cattle, 4 calves, 091 nogs and 9 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle Portland Feeder Company, Lewistown. 4 cars; same, Burley, 2. With hogs (one car each) Armdahl Bros., Montura; A. N. Young, Baker; F. L. Hinder- son, Winona; F. B. Decker, Gervais; H. Wag oner, Riddle; G. W. Officld, Klamath Falls. With mixed loads F. B. Decker, Silverton, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs; F. Wann. Mount Angel, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs; C. E. Lucke, Molalla, 2 cars cattle, calves. hogs and sheep; G. D. Burdick, Albany, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wgt. Pr.l Wgt. Pr. 67 hogs... 192 J9.13 75 hogs... 200 $9.23 9 hogs... 150 7.60! 4 hogs... 320 8.73 1 hog 190 9.15 1 hog 200 8.00 16 hogs... 113 7.60 2 hogs... 170 8.00 OShogs... 160 9.23 82 hogs... 100 0.23 1 hog 820 8.25! 79 hogs... 212 !).25 94 hogs... 187 0.1.-i 8 hogs... 145 8.00 2hogs... 2S3 8.fV lhog.... 170 9.15 103 hogs... 176 0.25 lhog 360 8.25 14 hogs... 121 7.60 5 hogs... 402 8.15 2 hogs... 435 8.25 87 hogs... 200 9.15 64 hogs... lOO 9.25 lhog.... 360 8.75 40 hogs... 100 9.15 26 steers. . 1143 9.00 11 hogs... 130 7.80 2 steers.. 1140 8.85 80 hogs... 174 0.25 26 steers.. lllO 8. 85 fcahogs... 102 9.23 26 steers.. 1130 0.00 4 hogs... 320 8.75 2-7 steers.. 1110 8.S3 3 hogs... 463 8.25 20 steers., 1011 8.83 33 hogs... 192 9.23! lcow.... 060 5.25 63 hogs... 19S 9.25 lcow.... 0S0 4.50 3 hogs... 2S0 8.65 lcow 103O 5.00 lhog.... 400 8.25 8 lambs.. 03 10.00 2 hogs... 270 8.23 1 ee 170 8.00 The range of prices at the local yards for various classes of livestock follows: Cattle Steers choice grain and pulp Steers, choice hay . $8.50 i $9.00 . 8. 15 8.50 . 7.75 8.15 . 7.50 tf 7.75 . 6.75fi 7.30 . 6 50-9 6.73 . 6.25 tip 6. SO . S.OO'ii) 7.75 . 2.75 ifj fl.00 . 3.00 4 3.25 . .0 20 n 0.25 . 8 25 H 9.H . 8.0Oii 8.25 . 8.00 8.25 . 8.nofS1000 . 7.25 -rj) 9.00 . 6.25 f 8.25 . 9.50 10.50 teers. good Steers, medium Cows, choice Cows, good Cows medium . . Heifers Bulls Stags Hogs Prinio light . . . Good to prime . Rough heavy . . Pigs and skips . Sheep Yearlings Wethers ...... Ewes Lambs ..... . . . Omaha livestock Market. OMAHA. March 31. Hogs Receipts 5400, strong. Heavy, $!t.09.30; light, IS.gO'ii) 0.20: pigs. $7.308.50; bulk of sales, 'J (9 0.20. Cattle Receipts 400. stendy. Native steers, $7.75 5 0.25: cows and heifers, $6.73 7.75; Western steers $7(fT8.70: Texas steers. $6.75 7.23; stoekers and feeders, $rt.50(S'8.60. Sheep Kecolpts 2500, slow. Yearlings, JS.fior51lO.lO; wethers, $S.2.9; lambs, $11 011.50. Chicago Tlvestock Market. CHICAGO, March 31. Hogs Receipts 20,- uuu, slow, generally J3c under yesterday's average. Bulk, $9.158.30; light. SS.S.W 8.35: mixed $S.959.35; heavy. $8.9589.35; rough, $S.O5'5 0.1O; pigs, 7St 8.30. Cattle Receipts 1000. weak. Native beef steers, $7.."0S;0.gO; Western steers, $7.50Sfl 8.50: stoekers and feeders. $3.8538.25: cows ana neuers, 54a)S.7i; calves, 7.259.25. Sheep Receipts 6000, weak. Wethers, SS.SOJTtt.lC: lambs, $9.25ifll.GO. EXCESSES ARE AVOIDED EFFORTS TO CHECK RAPID RISE OF STEEL PRICES. Increase In Conservation I Reamar ing SIsn at Present Time M11U Crowded to Capacity. NEW TORK, March 31. Dun's Review to morrow will say. It Is reassuring, at a time of unprecedented business activity, that conservatism Is In creasing rather than diminishing. Con f idence is widespread In the continuance of record-breaking achievements In produc tion and distribution, but there is now s more general disposition to avoid specula tive excesses and to guard against over extension in any quarter. This spirit of caution Is manifested in the efforts to check the rapid rise of prices in the stee. inaustry, as well as in the tex tile markets, and other leadlnr lines. Evi dence appears that quotations have outrun the views of some buyers, who proceed more slowi in making forward commitments yet, in the main, demands still seem insatia ble and manufacturers have, of necessity turned numerous contracts away. Almost without exception, mills, shops and factories are crowded to their utmost ca pacity and overtime is In force wherever possible, but in many cases operations con tfnue to be hampered by the scarcity of raw materials, by labor troubles and by a short- ace of skilled hanas. Weekly bank clearings are $3. 505,472, 574.' SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKETS. Prices Current on Butter, EgsH, Fruits, Vegetables, Etc, at Bay City. PAN FRANCISCO, March 31. Butter- Fresh extras, 28Hc; prime firsts, 28c; fresh firsts, 27Hc. Eggs Fresh extras, 22c: pullets, 19e. Cheese New, 16Hc; Young Americas, 18 -2 c. Vegetables Egg plant. 15 20c; green peas 3:&4c; rhubarb, 50JB75c; cucumbers, $1.25; lima Deans, zur2Dc; ben peppers, 22 22 "c; Summer squash, $1.75 2; tomatoes. f2.50fft3: asparagus. si.zo(?r 1.00. Onions Celifornia, S1.2u1.75; Oregon, $1.25 ,i 1.50. Fruit Lemons. $2.50fr2.75; grapefriut si. ooo;; oranges, i.ouy oananas. Ha waiian. $1.50 2: pineapples, $1.50 2.50; stia woernes, j. i a ra z.o. Receipts Flour, 74." quarters; barley, 10,- B70 centals; Deans, ;u sacks; potatoes. 3035 sucks; hay, MMf" WHEAT PRICE SAGS Better Crop Outlook Weakens Market at Chicago. ILLINOIS REPORTS GOOD Little or Xo Acreage Will Be Aban doned In Sections That Looked Bad Month Ago Ver dun News Ts Factor . CHICAGO. March Si. Assertion of an Improvement in domestic crop conditions gavo an advantage today to the bears in wheat, and so. too. tl 11 news of German puccees at Verdun. The. market closed weak. to c net lower with Mav at 1.13 ta 1.14. and July at 1.10. Corn wound up a shade ;o fri c higher, outs ort to c and provij5.ons down 2ViGr3o to 22c Illinois points were chiefly responsible for reports of betterment in the crop outlook. At Champagne. 111., the opinion was ven tured that little or no acreage would be abandoned, although a month ago it looked as if nearly all Winter wheat would have to be plowed up. Such advices tended to cause holders to sell out on all hard spots in the market. The Initial strength was due to Mpher quotations from Liverpool and to neports of delay to shipments from Argen tina and Australia. This influence appeared to be more or less offset, however, by an nouncement of the tightening of the block ade In the war zone. Corn hardened as a result of receipts be ing light and In consequence of goelp of enlarged export inquiry. Ohis werva depressed by advices of the rapid progress of seeding. Declines In the hog market weakened provisions. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Close. il.lKTi 1.12 1.10 14 Mav Julv Sept. May July 74 H Sept. May .44 U .42 H 40 July Sept. May 22.7714 22.60 July May 11.15 11.40 11.62 July Sept. May 11.02 11.021 11.83 1100 July 12.05 12.07 4 12.02 12.03 Primary receipts Wheat. 1.074.000 vs holiday: corn, 632.000 bushels; oats. 714, Ooo bushels. Shipments Wheat. OIO.000 bushels: corn. 484. 0O0 bushels: oats. 644. 00O bushels. Clearances Wheat, Dusheis; corn. 113.000 bushels; oats, SIS, 000 bushels; flour, 52,000 barrels. Foreign Grain Market. LIVERPOOT.. March 31. Cash wheat un changed to 2d lower. Corn dull and un changed. BL'EXOS ATTtES Marnh .Tl.- -"Wheat tin- changed to'd lower. 3!inneapolis Grain Markets. MINNEAPOLIS. March 31. Wheat Mav. $1.15 iiE 1.15 hi ; July. 1.15. Cash, No. 1 hard. $1.20; No. 1 Northern, $1.15Ti 1.18 4 ; No. 2 Northern, S1.12fctel.l3yfc. Eastern Cash Grain Markets. CHICAGO. March 31. Cash wheat. Vic lower; corn, steady; oats, ic lower. OMAHA. March 'Al. Cash wheat un changed to 'Au lower: corn, to lc lower: oats, unchanged to J4c lower. KANSAS CITY. March 31. Cash wheat unchanged; corn 'c to lc higher. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 31. Snot n. imi tations Walla. $l.G71,-j r 1.70; red Russian. (l.S1.6TH: Turkey red. $l.SOil.S."i: blue stem, $l.Sr.l.S7is: feed barlev, $.32'H i..k: orewin?, i.o r? 1.40 : white oats. ?1.40 'a i.'n: bran. -'4: middl nes. S:t0'n 31: shorts. $25.r0(2t. Call board Barley, May. J1.30 bid; December, fl.uoi bid. Pu.Tet Sountl Grain Markets. SEATTLE. March 31. Wheat Bluestem. $1.04; turkey red, $1.04; fortyfold. 94c: club. 90c; fife, 03c; red Russian, 01c. Barley, $23.50 per ton. Yesterday's car recelms Wheat, ir: oats, 2; hay. 19; flour, 3. TACOMA. March 31. 'Wheat Bluestem. $1.00; fortyfold, tlOc; club. 94c; pod Rus sian, 92c. Car receipts Wheat, 7; barley, 1; oats, 2; bay, 7. StcK-kH Steady at London. LONDON". March 31. American securities on the stock market closed steady after rair number or markings. BffiS' BUSINESS BRISK CI.KARI.NGS FOR MONTH GREATER TIIAX IV MARCH LAST YEAR. Pontal Receipts Show Heavy Gain, but HuIIdlnar Record Considerably Behind Figures of 1015. Portland was busier and more Bros perous during the month Just closed than during the corresponding month of last year, according to a comparison or tne postal receipts and the bank statistics for the two months, but building- activity is on the other side of the ledeer. The revenues of the Portland Post office for March this year are said to have been larger than during any previous .March in all history. Esti mates last night placed the total postal business for the month at $107,800 as compared with $39.0al for March. 1915. The clearings of Portland banks for the month just closed were $52,432,689 as compared with $51,771,662. The two preceding months were less than the corresponding period in 1915. In making comparisons it must be re membered that the merger last year between the isorthwestern National and Merchants National banks makes 1 proportionate reduction in clearings. As compared with January and Feb ruary, when adverse weather condi tions held up many building projects, last month shoyed an increased activ ity, but It3 total of 510 building per mits called for expenditures of only $420,560 as contrasted with 527 permits issued in March last year for work costing $on3.75.r. INCORPORATION GAIN IS BIG Total From January 1 to March. 22 Koprcscnts $55,000,000 Capital SALEM. Or.. March 31. (Special.) Twice as many foreign corporations have been admitted to do business in Oregon since January 1 this year to March 22 as in the corresponding' time in 1915, Corporation Commissioner Schulderman announced today. The foreign corporations admitted In this time represent a combined capital of t45.OO3.00O. A total of 153 domestic corporations. wit!i a combined capitalization of $9, 408.800, have also received permission to do business. The largest domestic corporation admitted this year Is the Oriental Alliance Steamship Company, capitalized at $5,000,000. Child Drowned at Dayton. DAYTON", Wash.. March 31. (Spe cial.) The yearly toll of child life claimed by the mill race that runs through Dayton was taken Wednesday, Open. High. Low. S1.1.M4 $1.1-V $1.13 l.l.i i l-l ITi 1.11 l.lls 1.10 CORN. 74i .74, .74 75 S .7.-.-, .7.-1 14 7." .75 ',3 .747 OATS. 44 .45 ,44H 42-- .4:1 .42-', 40 U -40 -40 PORK. 22. KO 22.82 3 22.72 22.53 22.70 22.53 LARD. II.3214 11.3214 11.15 11.57 H.tiO 11.40 11.75 ll.S 11.62H RIB?. when Leo George Winder, three-year-old son of Frank Winder, of this city, was pushed in the water when playing along its banks with his brother and another companion. The two remaining children ran to tell their parents oi what had happened, but by the timje the race could be drained the child had been in the water two hours. EXPLOSION HURTS WORKER Hood River Man, Skull Crushed, Is In Critical Condition. HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 31. .(Spe cial.) "With his skull crushed by a dynamite explosion as he worked on a road near' "White Salmon today, J. H. Zimmerman, of the Washington city, is at the Cottage Hospital tonight in a critical condition. Mr. Zimmerman was with a crew of men who were removing boulders from the highway with small blasts. When a warning was sounded the injured man became confused and ran directly into the explosion of one of the small charges. Air. Zimmerman is a mar ried man with a family. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. WYSS To Mr. end Mrs. Conrad Wyss, 605 East Twelfth street, Alareh iil, a daugh ter. STICKEL To Mr. and Mrs. Anton Stirkel, 5516 East Sixty-second street South east, March 20. a daughter. DE NKFFB To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. De Keffe. Garden Home, March 8. a son. M'CALLET To Mr. and Mrs. Roderick McCalley, i)i'S Belmont street, March -H, a bon. x CLARK To Mr. and Mrs. TVilson W. Clark, 293 Xorth Twenty-fifth street, March -7, a daughter. SATTEXWHITE To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sattenwhite, 01 East Seventy-eighth street, March 1'S, a son. SEYMOUR To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seymour, East Forty-third street, March 25, a daughter. HERW1C K To Mr. and Mrs. O. Her- wick, 0319 Thirty-seventh avenue Southeast, March -4, a dan enter. UkLLKSPIE To Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gillespie, Milwaukie, Or., March 23, a son. KXiGIIT To Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Knight, 4704 Ninety-ninth street South cast, March 23. a son. Marring Licenses. BRDWPTER-'OLUXOER Dr. Robert X, BRBW.STER-ZOLMXGER Dr. Robert N. It-.ewster. lejjal, &19J,-j Williams avenue, and Lou i so E. Zollinger, lepai. May opartinents. PHERMAX-HAHTM-Joseph C. Sherman, legal, Spokane, Wash., and Louise Mar ga ret Malum, lethal. Hotel Benson. BLAsER-RREWlR Waiter Blaser. le- fral. Soda Springs, Idaho, and Mabel Brewer, legal. Perkins Hotel. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. LAROY-MALOXE C. O. LaRov. of Port land, and Maude Malone. 24, of Portland. MOY-s EE H. Mov. 43. of Portland, and Leong: Shee. 19, of Portland, both Chinese. SOOX-LOW Charles H, Soon. 37. of Port land, and Lilly Low. 28. of Portland, both Chinese. GALLIEX-WILCOX Charles Leiirh Gal- lien. 22. of Portland, and. Beatrice Isabel Wilcox. 20. of Portland. JOXES-OWA Jack Jason, Jones, 21, of rotts Mills.. Or., and Miss Martha S. Owa. of Scotts Mills. Or. CLEVELAXD-Pt'RSELL George A. Cleveland. -44. of Portland, and Mrs. Lura L. Purse! I. 42. of Portland. PEEBLES - KALKAFAX James H. Peebles. 29. of Portland, and Miss Hazel . Kalafan, 10, of Portland. Building Permits. FAILING ESTATE Repair two-story or dinary warehouse. 93 First street, corner Stark; builder, Kendall Heating Company, ED MUELLER Repair one-and-one-half- story frame dwelling, GS4 Spokane avenue. between East Sixteenth and East Seven teenth streets ; builder, same ; $73. F. FRI EDLAXDER Repair two-story or dinary stores and rooms, 100 Xorth Sixth street, between Flanders and Glisan streets; builder, H. E. Wood; $330. P. F. BROWN Erect one-story frame gar age, or.6 East Twentieth street North, be tween Prescott and Going streets; builder, same; $30. A. M. LOXGINOTTI Repair one-story frame dwelling. 551 5 Forty-seventh street Southeast, between Fifty-fourth and" Fifty eighth streets: builder, same; ?130. R. G . POST Repair one-and-one-half- story frame dwelling, 1217 Gresham streat. between Alma and Ida streets; builder. same; Jino. CALL AG HAN : CO. Wreck two-story frame dwelling, 2 Fourth street, . between Ankeny and Burnside streets ; wrecker. 1. F. Kenney; ?100. WILLIAM LING Erect one-story frame tool shed. 12S2 Union avenue North, between A in worth and Aehiey street; builder, same; $230. J. S. COPELAXD Erect one-story frame garage, 240 East Fifty-seventh street, be tween East salmon and East Madison streets ; builder, day work; $lo0. J. R. SELLICK Erect one-story rrame garage, 4320 Forty-second street Southeast. between Forty-secontl and r orty-iourth streets; builder, same; $23. F. PRUCH Repair one-story frame dwell ing, 390 Rhone street, between East Four teenth and East Fifteenth streets; builder. same : S i. J. A. LYONS Repair one-and-one-hAlf- story frame dwelling. 725 Wetdlr street, be tween East Twenty-first and h-nst lwenty second streets; builder, same; StiO. THEODORE YOUNG Repair two-story frame dwelling, 402 Dekum avenue, between Grand avenue and hast Sixth street; builder. Otto T. Johnson: $130. H. B. "BA.RNHART Erect one-story frame garage. 731 East Forty-second street North, between Fremont and Klickitat streets; builder, George E. Mangas; $100. NORTHERN PACIFIC TERMINAL COM PANY Repair three-story ordinary ware house. 174 North Thirteenth street, between Irving and Johnson streets ; builder, M. L. Goff ; $73. j. e. WILEY Repair two-story ordinary store and hotel. 2 Third stret North, be tween Ankeny and Burnside streets; builder, W. Pemoller: $300-. MRS. AUGUSTA ROTH Repair one-storr frnmA Hwpllfnc. 1 60H Minnesota avenue, be tween RussHtt and Baldwin streets; builder. J S. Allendale: 542. . jOMN H. STEVERN Erect one story frame garage, S49 Morris street, between Koaney avenue and Union avenue; builder, day work: STiO. A. DICKINSON Repair one-story frame dwelling. 691S Forty-.eeona avenue houtn east, between East Sixty-ninth and East Seventieth streets; builder, A. McMullen; $200. .topv 7CTBLTK Repair one-and-one-half story frame dwelling, 6113 Eighty-third street Southeast, between Sixty-first and Sixty-second avenues; builder, same; $33. n.vrr.Y 5reTEOROix)Gic.x report. PORTLAND. March SI. Maximum tem perature. B0 decree; minimum temperature. 4ft deerees. River reading. 8 A. M., 15.3 feet. fhrtrire in last 24 hours. 2.1 feet full. Total rain rail (5 P. M. to 5 P. M. . (il Inch. Total rainfall since September 1, 1915. 4G.RS inches. Normal rainfall since September 1. 38.73 Inches. Excess or rain fall since September 1, 1015, 9.A3 Inches. Tntfll sunshine. 1 hour IS minutes. Possible sunshine. 1'2 hours 4S minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M.. ."n.2ti Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 50 per cent. THT1 WEATHER. 5 Wind. 3 a S- 2 -o - STATIONS. State of Weather Baker Boise Boston Calgary ....... ChicaKO Colfax Denver Des Moines .... Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville . . . Kansas City.... IjOs Angeles.... Medford Minneapolis .... Montreal New Orleans. .. New York' North Head North Yakima. . Pendleton Phoenix Pocatel lo Portland Rose'ourff - St. Louis Salt Iake San Krnclsco. . . Seattle Spokane - Tacoma Trttoosh Ts'and. Walla Walla. . . . Washington . . . . Winnipeg r.2 0.00.. . NWiCloudv 62 0.(WV10'W lPt. cloudy K.W:..ISB Clear 4ti 0.0.1'.. S (Cloudv 0.00116 3 ICloudy tn o.O1 . . I . .. . Icioudy 4S (1.17b. .!N 'Clear K4 O.0O1. . INW Cloudy 36O.0-' 12W !Cloudy . .wn.iminN icioudy I 72."0 SH'SE (Clear 52 0.02 ltf SW ICloudy o.eo . . IS Clear S4I0.OS 12 N Cloudy SO O.POj. ,'SE Clear Ti o.oo:. .'NW Cloudy 41? O. 001 01 NW Cloud V SOO.OdilO S lPt. cloudy T'Mnt .. iti (Clear 2 O.OO 12 S Clear 4SO.02 30 NW'Cloudy TO 0.W..'XR Cloudv ft!" 0.00'. . SW Icioudy 70 n. oolio. NE Clear r.B'd.nn 12'W Cloudv 0 O.oi . . iNWPt. cloudy T" o.oe . . Mv rt. cloudy (ik .(in .. . '.s Cloudy ,"2 O.Oc! . . NW Clear 7d 0.(10 lfl'SW 'Clear KJO.OOi.. N lPt. cloudy r.o o.ti'J . . B IF.aln 54 0.0O...N -Cloudy 4S0.1OI.. W Cloudv tis 0.O(i. .'NW Cloudy 70 u.oo . . :s Iciear 40O.001. .!. ...!Pt. cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. Atmospheric conditions over the country SHIPPERS ATTENTION Do you want a bigger mar ket for Oregon products? We want your Eggs, Poul try, Veal, Hogs and Beef. We do not deduct Commission. WE PAY EVERY DAY CITY MARKET FRYE & COMPANY 107 Front, Bet. Stark and Wash. n FACTS The entire surplus production of the farm and manv of the products of the mine and forest are hauled over the countrv roads. The office of Public Roads at Washington. D. C, esti mates the cost of this hauling at not less than J300.000.000 an nually; it further estimates that improved roads wou'.d reduce this cost one-half, which would result in a direct saving of $250. 000.000 annually. While this gain would be a direct gain to the farmer, the lumberman, the mine owner. It would be an indirect train to the entire people this gain could be effected if roads were hard surfaced with BITULITHIC IV arrcn Brothers Company, Journal Building. Tntr Remember June 7. Colum bia Highway Dedication Day. 333HESE are somewhat unsettled. There are moder ate depressions over Arizona. Texas and Manitoba. The pressure is hlRh over north- rn and central portions of Western T7n1tel States and Western Canada and also on th Appalachian hlrliland. showers have fallen In interior Northwestern Oregon. Washing ton. Montana. British Columbia, the South em Rocky Mountain and Plains states Mis souri and Minnesota. A thunder storm wa reported from Abilene. Tex. The weather is warmer In southeastern Wnanino-ron Kasttrn OrPCOn. Southern trinno onrt Vrr California northeastward to Canada: also n the Central Mlsslssirjni nn Ohio viiv and lake region. It Is cooler in most other sections. Tho conditions fire favor.int for o-ar,a-l(.. fair weather In this district Saturday, with northerly winds. FORECASTS, and 'vicinity Fair; northerly Portland winds. Oreeon. Washlrnrtrtn t i .... fair, not much change in northerly winds. . T. FRANCIS DRAKE. Assistant Forecaster. Wishkah Valley Snow Covered. ABERDEEN. Wash.. March 31. (Special.) Fully a foot of snow is cov ering the ground In the Upper Wish kah Valley, 20 miles north of here. This snow is in the vicinity of the point where the dam for the Wishkah water project will be built. The crew which Is making the final survey in that section Is considered hamnered. liAVELERS' GriDS, San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chance En Route) The Big. Clean, Comfortable, Klemnlly Appointed, Seagoing; S. S. BEAR Sails From Almworth Dock 3 P. 31., April X. lOO Golden Miles on Columbia River. All It u ten Include Berth and Meals. Table nntl Service Vnejccelled. The San Francisco A Portland 5. S. Co., Third and Washington street a wlth O.-W. R. A X. Co.) Tel. Broad war 45UO. A 6121. FRENCH LINE Comiianla Ornersle Tranntlantique POSTAL, SKKV1CE. Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ESPAGN'E Apr. 8,3 P.M. CHICAGO Apr. 22, 3 P.M. ROCHAMBEAU Apr. 29, 3 P. M. ESPAGNE May 6,3 P.M. FOR INFORMATION AFVLX C. W. STINtiKK. 80 Sixth St. A. I. CM Altl.'l OS. 255 Morrison St. K. K. (JAKKISON. C. M. & St. l"aui Ry. DOKSKV It. SMITH. 111! Third bt. K. BA1KD, 100 Third St. II. DICKSON, 348 Washington St. NOKTH HANK KOA1), 1-iltb and Stark St. F. S. .M'KAKUM), Md and Washington bis. K. It. 1)1111 I2i Third St.. l'ortland. SOUTH AMERICA I'KIttJ and CHILE direct from SEATTLE April Tth from SAJJ FRANCISCO April 11th S. S. SANTA CRUZ (3500 Tons) Two-berth Staterooms, Cabin de Luxe with Private Baths, for rates and other information apply to W. R. GRACE & CO. Portland San Francisco Seattle 216 Railway 332 Pine 210 Leary Exchange Bldg. Street Eldgr. ASTORIA and Way Landings Str. Harvest Queen From Ash-St. Dock S P. M. dally, except Saturday. Returns from Astoria 7 A. II., except Sunday. O.-W. R. R. & N. CO. CITT TICKET OFFICES Washington at Third. Broadway 4500. A 6121. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEA.LAXD AT SOCTH SEAS. Via Tahiti and Rarotonga, connecting at Wellington tor Anckland, Sydney and. Australian porta. Sailings from Pan Fran cisco April 26. May 2, June 21 and every 2S days. Send lor pamphlet. Union Steam ship Co., of New Zealand. Ltd. Office 67! Market street, San Franclac. or local 8. 8. and R. K, Agent. LAlVliFCST &HOLT LINE. Regular ftalltofrs of luxnriotis .2,5-Y ton ateam- -ertt epeolaHv designed for travel in the tropica Hu& & Daxifxs, General Ata., S Broadway, li.Y. LHiraey U, Suillb, I bird and WaftUuiston 6t, P- BAR&ADOS, BAH I A, RtO Dt JANEJUCVyW I 35lW5ANT05. MONTEVIDEO AND j M