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Newspaper Page Textthe mnnxiNTr oregoxiat?. miDAt. apriIj si, ioig. 10 WHEAT BIDS LIFTED Market Responds to Strength Shown at Chicago. CROP CONDITION IS FACTOR Ten Thousand Busliels of BIuctcui Sold on Local Board as Couse ' 4iicnce of Improved Sentiment. Xo Country Trading. Tn tliousar.4 bushels of April bluestem have been offered for eale at the Mer chants Eichangc for several days, and yes terday, with market sentiment more cheer ful because of the strength shown by the Chicago market, the lot found buyers at $1.03 and fl.OS's. Thcac prices Vcr 3 to 3 'r cents better than the bid t of the pre ceding day. but even at that the wheat was bought cheaper than it could be ob tained in. the country. The deal had no ot her significance, as there has been Tio betterment of market conditions, so far as demand is concerned. Other wheat bids were higher by from 1 to 3 cents, as compared with "Wednesday. Country reports were of more or less stag nant trade. Here andMhr-re buyers were dit with of rern, but farmers were not In terested. There was a firmer foc1ir.fr in the oats market, and bids wore advanced a. quarter. It is raid there are plenty of oats in the country, but growers are not offering to ell. The 1 '- 1 Exchange will be closed today. Oood Friday. The Eastern Exchanges will l-o be closed today. The Kan Frncisco Exrhanpe will close today and tomorrow. Argentine wheat shipments this week, ar estimated at 3,'JOO.OOO bushels. j In commenting on the position of the Kngrlish wheat market, the London corre spondent of the Xorth western Miller writes: "The position penerally is still at the nercy of the freight market, as the short age of tonnage in many directions remains very acute, and although rates are some what easier, the decline Is not sufficient to exercise any practical Influence upon the wheat market. "The course of the market is, moreover, rendered more or less problematical by the tendency to limitations in the consumptive demand, the urgent freight question and the apparent unwillinaness of the trade in this country to maka provision for requirements two or three months ahead. In some influ ential quarters It is strongly suggested that the last-named consideration may involve the possibility of a rise in the price of wheat resulting1 from a depletion of stocks. "In the freight market, conditions are quieter ail around. In the Plate the -dearth of tonnage and the exorbitant rates de manded by neutral shipping compels mer chants to withhold orders for early ship ment, and for May and June loadings mer chants and Government brokers are xery reserved. For the Juno position the outlook is in favor of shippers for Government ac count In the United States section the interest la limited and freights are barely steady. April is difficult In point of load ing, and May tonna is reported as likely to be sufficient. Terminal receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland Thurs. 1-1 1 " I Tar ago 4.... 1 I o Season to date n.;i j.-m:s fJH 22:ts Year ago 10,0 ; I 3 h;5 17m 3WJ x a coma Wed.. 1 Tear a?o It 1 ' 4 Seaon to date .' r.m 314 t-' "Vear ago S.7' oil." .... oT'J Seattle Wed.. 1 - 4 Year ago..... - . - - - 1 1 Season to date 7.r.4S V'l lOOS Sx :!M Tear ao 7.4". 1 f'.'H 'JOiU 110 1'JS OKKMANY COKKVES CO HEE STOCKS Str.m Taken to Protect Supply fll by Army. ' The fact that the German government has taken over the coffee in that country and will in the future dole- it out as the author!, ties see fit. is evidently a. move to protect the supply of .the army for a long time in the future, for there muut be considerable coffee still in Germany, says Kenskorf, Lyon Sr. Co., of New York. For the first eight months of this crop year, thu imports into Scandinavia were 4H.fn:0 hags; for the same period In 1913 3i:;. which may be taken as a. normal year, they were 501.000 bags. It -"mld seem safe to assume, therefore, that at least 2,300.000 hags of this coffee was for Germany. This would amount to 0 -."5.000, 000 pounds. Thus far the coffee market has, not shown any weakness as a result of the interruption of this trade; which Is a very good indication of th3 strength of this market. It is very probable that if Germany In not stb!e to secure coffee riurlnj? the remainder of the war, a, very large stock will b carried In Brazil by German interests in order that, when the war elopes, that country may be able to secure a supply for immediate con sumption without being forced to pay the advanced price, which would naturally fol low the end of the war. CUBE BUTTER SELLS AT LOWER TRICE City Creamery Offered at Various Quota tions Kg gs Are linn. The butter market was weak. Cubea sold at 27 cents yesterday for extras, and firsts were offered at -0 cents. 'City creamery prints were quoted at 30 to U J '4 cents. There will be a half-cent decline In cheese prices tbitf morning. Flats will be quoted at 3 9 cents f. o. b. dock, and Young Americas at 10 cents. The egg market was firm with 22 cents the general selling price. I.drge buyers are offering from 21 to 21 cents to shippers. Poultry was firm with hens selling at 17 0 IS cents and broilers bringing $-"6 a dozen. Xressed. poi k was firm and veal m am weaker. STRAWBERKT SCPPLY IS LARGE Ion Angele Fruit in Good Condition and Sells at Lower Price. The strawberry supply was large yester day and the demand maj good. Two can wre in from Los Angeles. The quality was fine and prices ranged from $1.15 to $1.30 a crate. About IT cars of oranges were on the camer. The shipment was made up mainly of large sizes. Tho orange market is steady. I-ocsl hothouse cucumbers were on the market and quoted at $1.50 to $2 a dozen. The steamer brought a mixed assortment of Southern vegetables, including beans, which mere quoted at 20 ents a pound. large Sale of Yakima Moo I. NORTH YAKIMA, A.rtl 20. (Special.) Prior & Sons today fold to the American "Woolen Mills 110.00O pounds of wool at re ported prices ranging from IS? cents to 27 cents, according to grade. This Is the heaviest Yakima tale this season. Medium Hop Bring 10 Cents. One hundred and ten ba!ti of medium grade Oregon hops changed bands y ester day between dealers at 10 cents. This is the n!y transaction reported in the local mar ket this week. There Is a light demand for contracts. Advance in Sugar Expected. The ugar market is firm in it up In the Fat and bigh-er prices are looked for here within the next few da ys. Bank Clearings. "Bank clearings "of the Northwestern cities yesterday mere as foiioas: Ciearings. Balances. Te r f 7 -1 n '1 $ -. 0 1 " . 1 ' 5 $ 1 4 ' 4 fceattio 2.420.2-O 18'J,17o Taronu tpokano I7J8 . fcS.715 QUOTATIONS PORTLAND MARKET rajji, Hour, seed, Ktr. Mercha ntV Exchange, noon session. A ni l! delivery. Bid Wheat - "Rid. BleRtem . $ 1 . i .". Fort j fold . .'.2 flub Ul Fled ftf. 31 R-d Hssian rats .o. 1 white feed 2." Barley No 1 feed .... 27..v Bran 2l.0 short ;;.oo Futureo Ask. Yr. ago. S l ot s l .1 ..m; .13 1.20 1.23 1.21 1.20 3rt.no 2."i.oo 24. OO 24.50 Ask. $ 1.04 1.05 .07 .07 J. .". 22.00 24. OO - Bid. Mav bluestm . ..1 3.0 June Bluest ''111 .............. May fortyfold 02 .T'ine fortyfold ."- May club !1 .June club .11 May red fife i'l J unfl red f .fo .OL May RuHKian !0 .." June Russian . May oats ...i 2'i.r-O 2rt.2" .Tune oats 2.. 7 5 26. .".0 Mav fi barley '7.r.O ' 21.r.( May bran 21. 2 22.0 June bran 21.75 2"J.."n May frliorts 2."t.2."i 24.iO June sliorts 23.73 24. .0 FIjOUR Patents. $2.o0 per barrel; Ftraihtn. $4.r.O'.-r; exports. $4.0; Valley, $4.7u; whole w;htat. $"i.40; graham. $."5.2u. HAY Kastern Oregon timothy. $2o.oO per ton: alfalfa, old crop, $19.30tft2l. MILLFEBD Spot price: Bran. $2: per ton; shorts, $2tJ per ton; rolled barley, $."51.50 a :2..v. CORN" Whole. $30 per ton; cracked, $37 per ton. Fruits and Vegetables. Uc! jobbing quotatlyns: TROPICAL KR11TS Oranges, navels, $2. iorr2.i;i per box; 1-mons. $2'4 perbox; baniiiiiis. T,c per pound ; ii neap pies. S p7c per pound; grapefruit, $lia tangerines, $2."o per lug. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 7J.C per dozen j tomatoes, $3.0i 4 per rate; c abbage, $2.25 di :;.2. per hund red ; garlic, 10c per pound ; peppers, 17 4s $t-20c P?r pound; eggplant, 20c per pound; horseradish, 8 ic per pound ; cauliflower. 7."c H $1.25 : lettuce, $2 2.25 per era te ; cucumber.-i, $ l-.oO 5rj 2 dozen ; spinach, 4 r'L 5c pit pound; asparagus, local, $1.25 (ft 1.50 per dozen: California, $2.252.75 per box.; rhubarb, 1 ', it 2c per pound; peas, 7c per pound. POTATOES Jobbing prices: Oregon, $1.50 tf? l.0: Yakimas. $l.t' 1.75 per sack: new California. 4i Se per pound. Buying price: Oritors. $1 z 1.25. ONION Oregon. $L35 2..'0 per sack; Texas Bermudas, jellow, $2 per crate; white, $2.10. GREEN FRflT Strawberries, $1.131.33 per crate: apples. $lii l.oO per box; ciin berries, $11 per barrel. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: EGGS Jobbing prices; Oregon ranch, can dled, 22 i c per dozen ; uncandled, 22c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 17 14 IPe; stags. 13c; broilers. $5 'a 6 per dozen; turkeys, live, 20 (fr 21c; turkeys, dre?sed. choice, 252Gc; ducks, 14i 15c: geese. 10 11c. BUTTER City ereamen1, prints, extras, "n- 32Vjc; country creamery, prints, Wip 32 'ic; cubes, extras, 27c; firsts, 20c; store butter, ISQ-lOc; butterfat, No. 1, 31c; No. 2, 2c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbing buying prices, 18c per pound t. o. b. dock Port land: Young Americas. 10c per pound. VEAL Fancy, llllK-c per pound. PORK Fancy. HS'J12c per pound. Staple Groceries. .T.oea! jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails, $3.30 per dozn : one-half flats. $1.30; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska, pink, 1-pound tails. 05c. HON E Y Cholrc, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnut, sack lots, 10c; Brazil nuts. 13&l.Sc: filberts, lOlSc; almonds, 10 He; peanuts, 5c; cocoanuts, $1 per dozn ; pecans. 10 20c ; chestnuts. 10c. BEANS Small white, 7.20c; large white, 7.15-". Lima, 0c; baypu, GUc; pink. ric. COKFEE Roasted, in drums, I4$r 33c. i-o ak f run ana oerry. s; ccet, t -"f extra C, $7.JO; powdered, in barrels, $8.50; I curjpn, Darreis. SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton: half rround. 100s. $10 per ton; Oos,' $10.00 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. 3i ICE Southern head. SliftCUe per pound : broken, 4c; Japan stvle, 4 w. n 3c-. DRIED FRLMT Apples, &c per pound; apricots. 13 15c; peaches. 8c; prunes. Ital ian, S 'u 9c ; raisins, loose Muscatels, Sc; un b!ea.hed Siltaras, OHtlOc; seeded. 9c dates, Persian, loc per pound; fard, $1.63 per box: currants, 61' 12c; figs. 30 6- oiince, 2 lo 4 -ounce, $2.25 ; .It; 10-ounce, $2.40; 12 10-ounce, S5c; bulk, white, 7Sc; black, tic per pound. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 115 crop, lO&llc; 3010 contracts, 10 it 1 lc. HIDES Salted hides, 23 pounds and up, 1 3 c ; salted stags, 50 pounris and up, 12c ; salted kid. 13 pounds to 25 pounds, le; malted calf Up to 15 pounds, 20c; green hide.. 5o pounds and up. 14c; green staps. Z pounds and up, luc: green kip, 15 pounds, lic; dry fiint hides, 27c; dry flint calf, up to 7 pounds. 20o; dry ta.lt hides, 22-. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 21'u27c; Valley, 00c. MOHAIR New clip, 40 45c per pound. C. SCAR A BARK Old and new, 4c per pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, lSc; dry short-wooletf pelts. 14.c; dry shearlings, 10 15c each ; baited shearlings. 13 & 25c each ; dry goat, long huir, 10c each ; dry goat shearlings. 10 20c each; salted long wooletl pelts, April. $l.25-?r2 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 214c; standard. 2!--; skinned, lttc; picnics. 1 iic- cot- ta (? i roil. 1 lc. BACON Fancy. 2S'S 29c; standard, 23-Jy 24c: etioice, 17W 22 c. DRY SALT Short. clear backs. 13ft I3c exporrs. J5r 10 Uc; plates, lu'r 11 Vjc. LAI CD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 14c; standard, lc; compound, 12 J4 c. BARREL GOODa Mess beef, $18; plate beef. $22; brisket pork, $19; tripe, $10 50 4j 1 1.3. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagon. J ic ; canes. 17 v 20 V c. - OASOLIXE Bulk. lituc; cases, 2tfisC; nap:ha. drums, i 'c; cases, 25 LINSEED OIL Raw, barrel, "oic; raw, cases, 97c; b-.died, barrels, 04c; boiled, cases. P9c. T UR P E N TIN E I n tanks, 67c; in cases, 4c; iO-case lots, lc less. COmiK FfTl'KKS ARK I K REGULAR Last Prices Range From Seven Points lllgfier to i-Ive Points Lower. NEW YORK. April 20. The market for coffee futures showed a steadier tone after yesterday's liquidation, but fluctuations were irregular, and tnere seemed to be some buy ing of near months against sales of later deliveries. Some attributed this to an idea that any actual disturbance of relations be tween this country and Germany might 1-9- uii in in import lax on tonee which would tend to increase the value of existing stocks, while others thought it might have been partly due to reports that Brazil was offer ing new -crop shipments here more freely. After opening unchanged to one point higher, tho market sold about one to seven points above last night's closing figures, vith July touching fc.lOc and December S. 32c. Near months closed within a point or two of the best, but December eaed off to 8.27c, with the general list closing net seven points higher to five points lower. Sales, 47.000. Including switches. April, "8.02c; May, b.o3c; June. S.oOc: July. 8.14c; August, 8.17c; September, 8.10c; October, 8.22c; November, &.25c; December, 8.2bc; January, 8.22c February, 8.35c; March, Spot coffee, quiet; KIo 7sf 0c; Santos 4S. IUVsC The only fresh offer reported In the cost and freight market was of new crop Santos 4s for September shipment at 9c f.o.b. Brazil. The official cables reported no change in the Brazilian markets. There was a clear ance of 9UOO bags from Victoria for New York. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MAKRtTS Prices Current on Butter. Eggs, Fruits, Vetgrt0Ies, etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. Butter Fresh extras. 2oic; prime firsts, 23c; fresh firsts. 2414c. Eggs Fresh extras, 19c; fresh firsts, IS '-I c; pul'.ets, 19. Cheese New. ISc; Young Americas, 17Hc. Vegetables Eggplant , 7ffl2UC; rhu barb, 30 ts 75c; cucumbers, 73c $1.25; aspa ragus, s 1.0O 1. 1 : rummer squash, bc rt $l.lo; bell peppers, 15'&20c; tomatoes. $1.:0 L7-; string beans, SIOc; wax beans, Sjj-lOc. Onions California, $1.2531.30; Oregon, $1,250 1.60. Fruits-Lemons, $2.502.75; strawberries. 73c&$1.00; oranges. $ 1.4 2.00 ; grarefruit, $l.30F2.5O; bananas, liawaiixi, 75c $1.50; pineapples, Hawaiian, $1. 50 ft 2.50. Potatoes Delta. $ 1.25 ''j. 1 .65 ; Salinas, $2.15 Q 2.35 ; new. 2 a 3c. Receipts Flour 71WO quarters, barley 4:t50 centals, beans 130 sactu-. potatoes 10 sacks, hay 5oO ton. Tluluth United Market. DULUTK. Anrll 20 Linseed Cash, $2.1;;; May, $21:4 ; July. $2.14. Hops. Tbtc., at New York. NEW YORK, April 19. Hops quiet. Hide firm. Wool steady. SELLING IS HEAVY Liquidation Carries War Stocks to Lower Point. TONE AT CLOSE IS WEAK All Divisions br List Arc Affected, but Decline in Kalis Is "Sot iMTgc Exclianre on licrlin Advances. NEW YORK. April 20. For a brief time, that it, during the forenoon, today's market manifested a disposition to break away from the depres: Ing factors which brought about the extreme weakness of the pre vious day. Opening prices were mostly at substantial advances. and trading wua broader, if less active, t lie speculative con tingent taking a more cheerful view of the International situation. improvement v. as shortlived, however, another selling mement of increasing pro porMons being encountered later, which not oniy obliterated most gains, but caused fur ther material recessions. Weakness wan again most pronounced In the war group, some of those Issues, to gether with othera indirectly allied thereto, falling to lowest quotations of the year. Liquidation aa at its height in tho last 1 half hour. All divisions of the, list were sympathetically affected, including United States Steel, which fell a fraction under yesLtrday's minimum, while Bethlehem Steel dropped 6 v. to 4214. Rnils were relatively steady, with a few 1 exceptions, but tills may have been due to the scarcity of offerings. Total sales of stocks amounted to 502.0OO shares. Vn '.ted States Industrial Alcohol suffered the greatest loss, with an extreme decline of pight points, but Studebaker. Westing house. American Smelting, American and Mexican Petroleum, as well as the zincs and fertilizer shares, were under heavy pressure. Mercantile Marine, which was the most active feature of the day, more than held its groui.d with United Fruit and Reading. A further .lump in marks or German ex change to 75 for demand on Berlin was the significant feature of the international money market. At this quotation marks are almost five points above their low rate of a few week ago. r Sterling was dull but steadv and franrs were a shade easier. Little heed seamed io be paid tov ad vices from London announcing a settlement in the British Cabiret. but much interest was evinced in the arrival of Russian troops In France, because of the probable effect in the western theater of the war. The bond market was dull, with a lower trend. Total sales, par value, were $2.:iS0. 000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Am Beet Sugar. 3. 100 .7'i f.tiVi ' American Can.. 4.40O 574, 5ti 3tH Am Car & Fdv. n.nno 02 6014 American Loco. 12.200 r.sij 7 67 Am Sm & Retg. 12,ini pt;a, o:t 04 M Am Hug Refg... l.son ins 107 107 Am Tel A Tel.. 2n0 32774 127 H 327'- Am Z L & S 10.100' P2 803, Anaconda Cop.. S.To S27i si 'a Kli Atchison 5oo 101 IO!- 101 Baldwin Loco... 33.S"0 Oi'i S O0 Bait & Ohio .00 S5i 84Ti 85H Br Rap Trans... 50 S3 4 B & S Copper... 11,100 00 H fcS4 Calif Petrol 22 Canadian Pacif . 70O Ifit! 3 05H lfi.'i Central Leather. 3,S'K 51 U 30 50 Ches & Ohio 50 C M & St P :oo on 02 4 02Vi C & N W 20 3 25U 1234 125 C R I & p Ry.. 2.Ho lOi'i 300 Ch ino Conpor. . . 1 .500 53 ';8 52 52 Colo Fu & Iron. 3.100 42 40'i 40 Corn Prod Refg 18 Crucible Steel... 5 400 84 81 02 rlst Securities.. 0,300 45 44 44 Erie 0.500 34 :;.! 34 General E!ert. .. 3,5o0 304 1 03 303 ' fir North pfd... :hm I1ft 110 118 Or Nor Ore ctfs. 2.200 4014 .10 40 Illinois Central. .TOO 100 300 00 Int Cons Corp.. 300 3 1 10 Inspiration Cop. 44S 4:i 43 Int Harv, N J.. 5 no 110 3i J10 Int M M Pfd ctf. 27.0nn 75 73 74 K C Southern... 500 25 24 25 Kennecott Cop.. 11,400 34 34 54 Louis & NasJi 3 22 Mexican Petrol. 3.800 101 pi i0 Miami Copper. .. 3.000 37 37 37 M K & T pfd 30 Missouri Pacif.. OoO A 3 3 Montana Power 77 National Lead . . 4of C,4 03 3 Nevada Copper. 1.3m 17 17 17 N Y Central 2.000 101 10u 301 N Y X H Sz II.. i0 tt2 01 1 Nor & Western. 1.300 121 120 20 North Pacific. .. 60O 110V UO'i '310 Pacific Mail '22 Pac TeT & Tel ..... 32 Pennsylvania . . 3.300 50 50 5H Ray Cons Cop... 2.0im o;: " 22 22 Readlntr 37.500 84:,i "8f!'4 84 Rep Ir & Steel.. 2. 400 4"S-. 47 47 Shat Ariz Cop.. l.Si'O 31 30 31 Southern Pacif.. 5.O0O 0" p fl.nu Southern Ry . 700 1f l! 10 Stufie'iaker Co.. 17.500 133'i 32 328 Tennessee Cop.. 3. POO 4 " J 40 Texas Company. OOO ISO 'J 1 1 S4 Union Pacific... l.ooo 331 330U inoii do pfd 3oo 82 K2 82 IT S Tnd Alcohol. 25.3no 3-10'i 341 'C 34 U S Steel 50.MOO S2 SI U 81 do pfd 1 .300 3 10 3 1 S A 3 1 Utah Copper.... 2.5or so 70 70 Wabash pfd B.. 8no 25 21'. 25 Western Union. 700 80 So1". 80 Westing Fleet. . 20.200 CO", 50 R9 Total sale3 for the day. 592.000 shares. BONDS. U S ref 2s rVs'; . 09 Northern Pac 3s. 00 U S ref 2s coup . l0 Pac T & T 5s..,10o U S 3s re M01 j Venn con 4s. . . . H1 U S 3s coupon. lol ( South pac ref 4s 80 U S 4s reg Krfi do Cv 5s 10::"i IT 15 4s coupon . 1 A3 H ! Union Pa: 4s... !", Am smelts tls.-lOsi-il do cv 4s P;t Atchison Ken 4s 03 U S SteJ 5s....lo4U X Y C gen 3s.l12 Anglo-French 3s. 15 Northern Pac 4a 9 Bid. Money, Exchange. Ktc. NEW YORK. April 20. Mercantile paper, Sfa:'1; per cent. Stirling OO-day bills. demand. $4.70; cables. $4.7 ri Ar silver, !. n c. M-Jxlcan dollars, 50ic Go'-trnment bonds, steady; railroad bonds, eapy. Time loans Esy; 00 and 00 days, 23 per rt-nt; six montns, 3.f. per cent. Call money Firm; hiph, 2 per cent; low. 2 .4 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent ; last loan, - per cvnt; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. SAX FRANCISCO. April 2n. Sterling 00 nays. $4.i.i1--: clemami, cables, $4.77. Mexican dollars, 4-1 c. Drnf ts Sight, 1c ; telegraph, 3c. Stocks Steady at London. LONDON. April 20. American securities opened firm and above parity. Trad ing was limited ana inn rinsing was quiet and steady YARD TRADE IS QUIET PRICKS A It K STEADY AT ZVOJITH POBTL.W D Beat Ilogn l(aeliiiig the Local Market llrlng Run for the Day lm Small One.' Thy livestock market was quiet yesterday with prices holding steady. The limited offerings were mainly of hogs. Only one full load was sold, and this, as well as the smaller bunches of prime hogs, went at $0. Odd lets ot cattle of various sorts, largely of medium grade, sold at former prices. The dny's run was tne lightest 01 the week Receipts wen. 13 cattle, two calves, 017 pops and live snecp. -Miipper were: With hogs F. B. Decker, Marion County, one car; McMahon A: Son. Linn County, one ear; L. s. nines, oner man county, one car; C. C.CIarke Ac Son. Gilliam County, 36 nogs vy lo&i; f. Aman, jviicKitat county, Washington. 10 hogs by boat; A. W. Perry Klickitat County, Washington, 3S hogs by bote With mixed loads S. Mayfield, Clack amas County, one car hogs snd sheep; Arm da hi l;ros., Marlon, one car cattle, calves and hogs; P. L. Einbry, Clackamas, one car cattle and nogts , j. b.. bmlth, Marion, one car cattle and hogs. The day's Kales were as follows: Wt. Price . Wt. Price 7 hoes.: ... 110 $7.50 2 boss 155 00 21 hoes... . 231 P.oo 4 Spr. Iambs. 47 10.0O 1 hog 150 0.00 1 steer 050 5.73 2 hous 2't. P. 00 ) steers 1(hhl 7 22hogs 20S p.oo 1 helf-r T 4.30 7:hof-. 3i 0.m 1 heifer 5SO 5.30 15 hogs I ;T P.Ooj 1 calf. . 140 6.50 22 hogs 126 7.30,1 calf 120 5.00 1 hog 410 7.00 1 bull 7.-.0 3.50 3 hogs 130 7.0O, 1 bull , ..1U'M 4.75 104 170 1 50 3!H) 273 354 3u5 7.50'l cow. . . . 0.00' I cow. . . . S.ooja cow s 8.302 cows. . . 4.25 1 cow . . S.OOll cow 8.50 1 cow. . . . 880 S70 830 033 OO 0 S20 OitO 0.50 0.75 0.00 5.O0 6.00 .4 hogs. 4.00 0.50 hots 142 1.50, 1 cow. . Prices ouotec at the Port lam yards on the various clashes of livestock Cattle Steers., choice srrain and pulp.... $S. 75(3 $0.O0 8.fi03 8.73 S.15G? S.50 7.75'a S.15 7.50 7.S0 Steers, choice hay steers, goou Steers, medium Cows, choice . . . - Cows, good Cows, medium 0.75'fD 6.25 rtit i .-.1 Heifers Bulls .' Stags HMO HP 3.25 8.00 9.00 8.00 iv 9.03 s.r.o'tp s.75 7.00 3.00 7.00 o 8.00 8.23-3)10.00 8.00" 9.00 7.00'aJ 8.2S 9.54)11.00 Hoirs Prime light frime Jicht Good to prime Koush heavy Pls and skips Sheep Yearlings Wethers Ewes Lumbs Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Aoril 20. Hoch Recelots. 11.- 500; steady; heavy, $0.301, 0.43 ; light, $0.15 M.4ir; pigs, $7 75(&S.T3; bulk of sales, $0.20 to ! 40. Cattle Receipts. 5000: steady: native sterj. $S(ji9.50, cows and heifers, $0.75& 8.25; Western steers. $7. .'Org 8.75 ; Texas steers, $7 fo 7.75 ; stockers and feeders, $0.50 Sheen Recelits 0300! fttnadv: vearlinsrs. R.50j, 10.25; wethers, $8(0; lambs, $10.40 Chicago Livestoc k Market. CHICAGO. April 20. Hoes-Recelots. 24.- 000: weak. 3c to 10c under yesterday's average; bulk, $0.600.80; light, $0.25 & 'J.75 ; mix'-'j, 5y.;jlu.'y.su; neuv $0.25 (&' u.w; rougn, $0.25;i.40; pigs. $7.250... Cattle Receiots. 3000: steadv: native beef steerr. $7.85 '..IM); Western stees, $7.75 CjD 8.05, stockers and feeders. $3.83 tff 8.50 ; cows nd heifers. $4i.2o- calves. $7Jl0. Sheep Receipts. 14,000; steady; wethers, $u.Sj?9.10; Iambs, $7.00)11.05. POOLKD MOHAIR BRINGS 46 4 CENTS Highest Price of Season Is Paid at Jasper, Lane County. EUGENE, Or., April 20. (Special.) The Jastfbr mohair pool was sold today at 40 cents, the record price of the season, ac cording to an announcement made by Myron Wallace, one of 10 growers Interested In the pool. : The highest previous price, he said, was 46 cents for the Marcola pool yesterday. The Jasper wool aggregated about 1600 pounds. The purchaser was E. E. Morrbson, of Springfield, representing a Portland firm, which was unknown In the transaction. The sale cleans up the mohair in the Jasper district. It is said. War Insurance Rates Changed. WASHINGTON. Aoril 20. Reductions in oceaa insurance rates generally and an in crease in rates on cargoes to Far Eastern ports through the Suez Canal were an nounced by the Government War Risk Bureau. " Rates between United States ports and belligerent ports of Western Europe are lowered from 20 cents on the $100 to 10 cents ; between the United States, Pacific Coast and the Orient from 25 cents to 5 cents; between the United States and bel ligerent ports in the Western Hemisphere from 25 to 3 3 cents, and between non-belligerent ports in the Western Hemisphere from 12 cents -to 5 cents. Rates to the East through Suez are raised from 5 cents on tho $100 to yi on the $1U0. Xaval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga., April 20. Turpentine, o r. n . 1 . r - ill' A, An CaUc 111-: V, ! -,-. I . T-i. ceipts, 144; shipments, lo; stock, 5880. Rosin, dull ; sales blank ; reecipts, 312 barrels; shipments, 283; stock, 00.734. Quote: .rv, u, Kt xj, C, 4-.-tu, r , j , v t, jv , j a, $4.55; I, $4.00; K, $4.7p; M, $4.85; N, $3.10; WG, $5.25; WW, $5.33. London Financial Market' LONDON, April 20. Bar silver, 31 3-16d per ounce. Money, 44 per cent. Discount rates Short bills and three months, 4(34 Per cent. Metal Market. NE-W - YORK, April- 20. Copper Firm; electrolytic, near-by, nominal ; July and later. 2S(a.21)c. Irrn, firm and unchanged. The Metal Exchange quotes tin steady; spot. 50 dp 52c. The Metal Exchange quotes . lead at 7.37 -a -..02c. Spelter Easy; spot. East St. Louis de livery, 10c asked. New York Sugar Slarket. NEW YORK, April 20. Raw sugar Firm: centrif ueal. 6.14c; molasses, 5.37. Re fined firm; fine granulated, 7. -5c. Chicago Dairy Produce. rillCAOO, April 20. Butter, unchanged. EgKS Receipts, 29.07S cases; unchanged. Irleil luit at New York. NEW YORK, April 20. Evaporated ap ples dull. Prunes firm. Peaches steady. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, April 20. Spot cotton quiet. Mid-uplands, 12.10c. Sales, loo bales. OREGON GETS PUBLICITY WOBLD'S WORK TO II.1VK KL.A BO RATE IIIUHWAY ARTICI.K I.V JUXE. Editor Visitx Portland While III and la Taken Over Scenic Route. Courtesy Is Repaid. The Chamber of Commerce was ad vised, yesterday that the June issue of the "World's Work" wilLcontain .one of the most elaborately illustrated ar ticles that has ever appeared In that publication, its subject being: the Co lumbia Kiver Highway. Ten full-pag-e illustrations are to be used, and" it is understood that these are to be in colors. World's Work will print in the same issue an illustrated editorial concerning- the highway. It is believed that this will be the most effective piece of publicity that has yet been secured to place the high way before the traveling public It comes at the right time of the year to impress the vacationist, and in a maga zine of recognized standing. The publication of the forthcoming story was secured through the instru mentality of Samuel C. Lancaster, sup ported by the bureau of publicity and conventions of the Chamber of Com merce. When H. S. Houston; editor of World's Work, visited Portland last year he was just recovering from a severe illness, but expressed to Mr. Lancaster a desire to see the highway. The Chamber of Commerce procured a specially equipped automobile for the use of the party and saw that Jlr. Houston was made comfortable for the journey. On his return from the highway Mr. Houston promised Mr. Lancaster that he would give the highway space In World's Work. FARMERS ASK PAVED ROAD Vamliill Court Appoints CVmnittee to Kstimate Espcnsc. M'MIXNVILLE, Or., April 20. (Spe cial.) A delegation of more than 60 business men of Sheridan and farmers from the vicinity came to McMinnville today to lay before the County Court a proposition for building about two and a half miles of hard-surfaced road, be ginning where the pavement ends at the city limits on the east side of Sheri dan. Sheridan property owners and those along the road promise to raise one third of the funds necessary for the improvement. The court appointed a committee to in-vestigate and obtain an estimate of the probable cost. An effort to obtain aid also from the State Highway Commission was proposed. JLt'baiion Class Will Give Play. LEBANON', Or., April 20. (Special.) The senior class of the Lebanon High School will present "Thompson of the Varsity" for the annual class play on May 4-5 at Kuhu Theater. 5 hrgs. . hofia. . 2 hogs. . 1 hog. . . 4 hogs. . 5 hoes. . STORMS LIFT WHEAT Submarine Issue Is Put in Background by Traders. CHICAGO MARKET BULLISH baiHloncd Acreage in Soft Wiuter AVIieat States Declared to Bo Extremely Heavy Coarse ' Grains Are Weaker. CHICAGO. April 20. Crop conditions, in stead of the submarine issue, took prece dence today in Fhaping tho course of the wheat market. largely as a result of heavy storms in the Northwest prices developed considerable strength and closed steady at "sc to 3 He net advance, with May at Jl.UVi and July at l.i:i7i. Corn lost H & 4c to Vic; oat3 finished unchanged to He down, and provisions varied from 2 4t oc decline to a. rise of 5c. Wheat showed an upward tendency from the outset. Bullish reports regarding crops in the Winter wheat bclfr tended materially to uphold prices during the last part of the session, notwithstanding late down turns in Wail-street quotations. A leading authority said abandoned acreage in soft Winter wheat states would be extremely heavy. Corn was depressed by active selling on the part of several prominent speculators, who recently had been conspicuous as bulls. Odts were governed mainly by corn. There was some selling on account of the excel lent conditions generally for seeded oats. Provisions kept within a narrow range. Lower quotations on hogs eased the mar ket for a while, but later the tendency was upgrade, owing to a scarcity in the offer incs of lard. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May SI. SI. 14 $1.14H July 1.1314 1.14H 1-1314 1.13T, CORN'. May ."." .7(i .70?i ..70 OAT3. .44 ;i .4.-)Vi .75 .76 Vi July .70H May -4S .42 July .4 .43 Vi MESS PORK. 2.1.20 2o.2U 23.10 2:i.ll2- 22. U0 May 23.20 22.UO July 2:i.i2- LAKU. May .11.(50 11. 5 11.00 .11.75 11.S0 11.75 SHORT RIBS. .12.20 12.20 12.12 .12.o5 12. of 12.27 11.05 11. SO July May 2.ir I2.:j2 juiy Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red, nominal; No. 3 red, $t.05&1.10; Xo, 2 hard, 11.10 iB; No. 3 hard S1.12. Corn Xo. 2 yellow, 77f?(81c; Xo. 4 yel low, 73 fo 74 'i c ; white, 741h& 7oc. Oats Xo. S white 44(&40c; standard, 40c. Rye Xo. 2. fml)7',ic. Barley 62 Q 76c. -Timothy 4.50 4j 8. Clover $10 18.50. Primary receipts Wheat, 9U8.0O0 vs. 574. 00O bushels; corn, 500.000 vs. 4S5.000 bushels; oats, 7U6.000 vs. 471,000 bushels. Khipmnts Wheat, 620,000 vs. 1.920.000 bushels; corn, 1,120,000 va. 902,000 bushels; oats, 905.O0O vs. 578.000 bushels. Clearances Wheat- 42S.O0O bushels; corn, 2000 bushels; oats, '380,000 bushels; flour, 27,000 barrels. - Vorelgn Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL.. April 20. Cash wheat and corn unchanged. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, April 20. Wheat May, $1.11-".; July $1.1S? to $l.lSV-i; cash, No. 1 hard, Jl.; No. l Northern, 1.L'UU 1.22 v; NO. 2. $1.17 V U J-20'i. Barley. 65&72C. Flax. $2.14 14 2.1S V4. Kastern Cash Wheat. KANSAS CITY April 20. Cash tvheat lo higher. CHICAGO, higher. April 20. Cash wheat lc OMAHA, April 20. Cash wheat lc to 2c higher. Eastern Wheat Futures. DfLTJTH. April 20. Wheat closed: May $1.17?,; July, fl.lS-V WINNIPEG, A,pril 20. Wheat closed; May, $1.15i; July, $1.15li; October, $1.10;4. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. Snot Quota tions Walla, $1.65(1.07; Red' Russian, l.U2"6 to l.eo; Turkey red, $1.7oi 1.82 i bluestsm, $ 1.85 (jj1.87 -j ; feed barley, $1.3214, brewing. $ 1.35 'it 1.40: white oats. 1.40se 1.42"4 ; bran. $22.50 'd 23.50: middlings. $3040 01: shorts, 2u.u0fri2. call board Barley. May, $1.27"A bid, $1.31 asKeu; .December, $1.3014 bid, $1.31 asked. l'tiget Sound Grain Markettf. SfJATTI.K, April 20. Wheat Bluestem, $1.04 "i; Turkey red, $1.04"4; fortyfold, B6c; club, c; fife. 90c; red Russian. 93c. Bar ley. $27.50 per ton. Yesterday's car re ceipts: Wheat, 13; hay, 4; flour, 2. TACOMA, April. 21 . Wheat Bluestem, $1.0;;; fortyfold. 06c; club, 94c; red fife, 93c. Car receipts: Wheat, 3: hay, 10. HOME RULE IDEA AT ISSUE Violation by City Duplicate of Tro- liibitlon Law Is Considered. The possibility of the home rule principle being violated by the adop tion in Portland of an ordinance em bodying provisions of the state pro hibition law so that the city might retain the money taken in from fines in liquor, prosecutions, may result in the defeat of the ordinance when, it comes berore tne city council. The measure Jias been prepared bv City Attorney LaRoche and is in ef feet a duplication of the state law. Mr. LaRoche says he feels such a measure woald be a violation of the home rule nrincinle. That element will h run sidered when fhe measure is up for passage. Its sole purpose is to enable the city to retain the revenue from fines instead of turning ifover to the state. MARKET PLANS DISCUSSED Portland Chamber Co-operating la l'etleral Fruit Selling System. Holding that :t fa of vital interest to the many thousand fruitgrowers of the state that some more rational sys tern of marketing be established, and favoring the plan outlined here re cently by Government officials, the Chamber of Commerce is co-operating heartily with state and National of f iclals to bring about an improved con dtion in 'the fruit Industry. W. E. B. DodsofT,' of the official staff of the Chamber of Commerce, went to Salem yesterday, where he held a con lerenrft with Governor Withycombe and Dr. J. W. Kerr, president of the Oregon Agricultural College, on th subject. CITY ASKED TO LIFT BAN Organized Effort to Be Made to Al ter Tubercular Hospital Law. The Oregon Association for the Pre vention of Tuberoulosis Is now behind the State Board of Health and other medical organizations in the movement to amend the city ordinan prohibit ing tuberculosis hospitals in the city. A letter -was sent to the City Council yesterday asking' that the measure be changed to permit tne Hospitals. In the letter, signed by" Sadie Orr Dunbar, secretary, it Is contended that where do you want to Send money? Drafts and Money Orders issued on all parts of the world. Extremely low rates to Europe. First National Bank v OF PORTLAND FIFTH and MORRISON STS. Capital and Surplus $3,500,000 Information at Window No. IO t is a worse menace to have tubercu losis patients walking the streets than to have tuberculosis hospitals. It is declared that there is absolutely no danger of spread of the disease from such hospitals properly conducted. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. PETRIE To Mr. and Mrs Onorire A. Petrie, 1218 Kerby street, April S, a daugh ter. ELLSWORTH To Mr. and Mrs. Chester W. Kllw.jrth, G2 West Colfax street, April 10. a riaughter. 1-AUTZ To Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Fautz, Kockfispur, April &, a son. ASH To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer P. Ash, Stevenson. Wash.. April Hi a son. ORliWOLD To Mr. and Mrs. Itobert I.. Griswold, Linnton, Or., April lo, a daughter. 1LL1V TO Mr. ana Mrs. AdOlpll K. 1UK. tl'.XJ East Sev.-nty-fifth North, April lo, a son. LAPPROX'CE To Mr. and Mrs. Bdmund La Spronoe, 100-4 Rodney avenue, April U, u daughter. SUHKUEBER To Mr. and Mrs. Max .1. Pchroeder, 4UK East Harrison street, April 11, a Bon. DOIG To Mr. and Mrs. David EoiR. DUD TJnfrm avenue Xorth, April 0. a daughter. GE1SLER To Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Cleisler. U513 Fifty-eighth, avenuo Southeast, Apru l-i, a dausnter. Marriage Licenses. GROVES-WACHTER John Groves, legal, 28 East Ninth street North, end Ida Wach- ter, leKai, XS'J Tenth Btreet. WANGENHE1M - J1ARUH Mervyn Emu Wangenhcim, legal. San Francisco, and Germalne C. Isaruh, . legal, Sj!( iviarsnau street. HEL'SSER-KAEMMER Calvin A. Heusser. lesal, Haddon Hail, and Lydia Kaemmer, legal, Whealdon Annex. ABELLI-HYLAND Louis O. Abelli, legal. Hotel Mallory, and Crystal X. Hyland. legal, 413 East Sixteenth street North. Vancouver .Marriage Licenses. WILL-BLAKESI.EE Vincent F. Will, egal, and Miss Marlon E. Blakeslee. legal, both of Portland. CARREL-LERAILLAZ Marlus Carrel, Ho, and Miss Rose Leraillaz, 24, both of Oregon Ciy. Or. KLIXGE-BILYEU George ii. iviinge. of Junction City, Or., and Miss Jessie Bllyeu, M, of Crabtree, Or. KRAl'SE-KXAPP Edmond W. Krause, 34, of Stevenson, Wash., and Miss Julia Knapp. of Wymore. Neb. BKirFlTH-OI IX.N IJavid w. urinitn. and Mrs. Julia E. Quinn, 2i, both of Wood land. Wash. M'CORKLE-BOELK. Arcnie MCi.oraie. L'2, and Miss Marie Boclk, 23, both of Salem, Or. THOMAS-JOHNSON" Orion D. Thomas, 23. and Mrs. Mary Johnson, lio, both of Portland. Iltiililinir. Permit. ESTATE OK IDA J. JACKSON' Repair two-story frame dwelling, :tS0 North Thirty second street, near Thurman street; builder, E. C. Wegeman; $180. T. 11. POWELL Repair one-story frame skating rink, East Th irty-seventh street. between Hawthorne avenue aTia .at Aiaai- eon street; builder, J. W. McFadden; $15U0. P. B. STUBKri liepair two-story frame dwelling, 42K Yamhill street, between Tenth and Eleventh streets; builder, day work; JOHN" FOOTT Repair two-story frame dwelling. 446 Tenth street, between College and Jackson streets; builder, same; $.jU. PETER A. BROERON" Repair two-story frame dwelling, 522 Lexington avenue, be tween East Eleventh and Eafit Thirteenth streets; builder, Waldelo Broe.; $4u0. DR. NOBLE W. JONES Excavate at 616 Marshall street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets; builder, Husby & Tolli sen ; $2o'J. AXEL ANDERSON" Erect one-story frame garage. 1K'J East -Twentieth street Xorth, between Going and Wygant streets; builder, fame; $40. A. S. ELLIS Wreck two-story frame dwelling. 0112 Olisan street, between Nine teenth and Twentieth streets; wrecker, American Wrecking Company; $200. A. S. CONNER Repair one-story frame store and dwelling. 414 Couch street, be tween Ninth and Tenth streets; builder, J. C. Bayer: $o-". T. c. WITHERS Erect one-story frame garage. iil." East Fourteenth street North, between Mason and Skldmore streets; build er, same: $50. JENNIE REiV-C-TON" Repair one-6tory frame lwel!ing, C;tl.p Eighty-fourth street Southeast, between Sixty-third and Sixty fifth avenues; builder, W. K. Shoemaker; $100. MISS HULDA H. SCHEEL Erect one story frame parage. 2089 East Taylor street, between East Eighty-second and East Elghtv-fourth streets: builder, same; $."i0. LOIUX'G K ADAMS -Erect one-story framo garage, 772 Lovejny street, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets; builder, B. W. Knauer: $75. PAILT METEOROLOGICAL ItEFOKT. PORTLAXD, April 0. Maximum tem perature, t2 degrees; minimum, 4 d ptxmh. River reading, 8 A. M., l::.0 feet ; change in last 'J-t hours, 0.1 foot rise. Total rain fall (' P. M. to 5 P. M., t.L2 inch. Totai rainfall since September 1, 1H15. 4H.1 rt inches ; normal. KS.SO inches ; excees. U.'27 Inches. Total sunshine, 7 hours 10 minutes; possible. 13 hours 48 minutes. Baromeb-r (reduced to sea level) 5 P, M., 20.98 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 00 per cent. THE WEATHER. x Wind o - it t ? ft f I Stats of Weather 6TATION3. Baker Boise coo 00 ! SB !Pt. cloudy 4 0 .00, . . N"K Clear Boston (v.: . o,o. 74 o. nsio. r. o . 54 t. 34 1. CO'O. 78 0. 5; o . S2 0. r.tio. 8CI!0. CO 41. 414 ) . .14.11. r.o o . no o. 00' . . SW Clear 0" 10 'NWjClear KIoudy OOj. .( (Clear (Hli-'J NW'CIear 14,..IV Jllaln 10 40 "E IRain OS' . . SW !(-loudv 0O'ia;N"E Cloudy OO; . . W 4"Iear (to 18 Clear IsSW Cloudy ()0..iW jciear . I-J . .W Rain 0i).. I W Cloudy lu'10 X Rain on . . s Ipt. cloudy '.Hi l,.SW iKain 00 . JSE iciear utVM S (Moudy (in! . . i W- 'Clear 11 20 N WRuin IP. . XWiPt. cloudy OO: . .!s jciear (Mi 10 iciear 22 12 w IPt. cloudy 01 :. .ISW (-Loudy OO; . . :s ("Tear .lo 10 SW 'Cloudy ( "i lira i-v Chicago Colfax Denver , Ded Moines . . . Duluth Kiirkii Gal veston . . . . Tieienit . . . . Jacksonville . . Kansas City ... 1,oh Angeles - . Marshfteld . . . . M:fmvi Minneapolis . . . Montreal New Orleans . Nvjw York .... North Head . . . North Yakima, .141 (. .10:0. 1)0 0 . 4S ) . 4i!l 4J . fif. 0 . r o. 4I J 'll . 4i; o . Omaha Pendleton Phoenix pocat llo ,rt ;4-n fi ..... Rosebuiff i7l'0. 4i4 0. .'.8 0. 414 0. St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco -. Keflt.tle .oo.. .ixw Ft. cloudy 0" 16 SW JClear 14 2i XXV (Clear 02 14 SW IPt. cloudy :i2 14 W Clear ::2 . . ;SW Cloudy mi . .1.VW Cloud v oo!. ,;.E jpt. cloudy O0.J0.N' jCloudy .14 0. .IS 4t j ;1S O I 4 O Snokane Tacoma Tatootih island Walla Walla . . 4!ll 0 S'J 0 .10 Washington Winnings WEATHER CONDITION'S. A troueh-shaped depression extefidH from British Columbia south through Nevada to Arizona, ana a storm or maiKea nerjs ovorlles the Upper Mississippi Valley. Khow er have occurred in West.'rn Oregon. W'aeli- ineton and generally throughout tho Lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys and also in the Lake R.eKion. It ifi mui;h warmer in Wand InKton. Northern and Eastern Oregon. Idaho, v.vndli- ITtah and Colorado and Keiivrallv colder In the Mississippi Valley. Condition are favorable lor Bnowers in mis aiatrtct Friday. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Showers, winds mostly southerly. Oregon and AN'asli Ington Showers; south erlv winds. . . 1'daho Increasing cloudiness,- followed by shoV4rs. E. A, SEALS, .Forecaster. BIG CONTRACT LANDED GOVERX.MKNT ORDERS AWARD TO DAX1EL KEKf LOW BIDDER. Contract for (1,000,000 Kect of Timber at l"Irt Was Refused Sy ARent ot Seattle. Rank favorisism or malign influence not fully understood here almost robbed the Columbia River of a. con tract for 6.000,000 feet of timber for Government use at Anchorage, Alaska. The Kag-le Lumber Company, of which Daniel Kern is the head, was the low est bidder, but he was informed by C. K. roIe, of Seattle, purchasing- agent for the Alaska Kngineerinff Commis sion, that the responsibility of the Eagle Lumber Company to undertake such a contract was doubted and the awardvcould not be given him. Action taken yesterday, however, resulted in an order from Washington that the Eagle company receive the contract. The Chamber of Commerce took up the cudgel for Mr. Kern, telegraphing the situation to Senator Chamberlain. The lumber consisted of stringers and bridge timbers for use on the new Alaska Railway. It was specified in the contract that the material was to be delivered at Anchorage, the Gov ernment base for operations on the new railway. Clatsop lteg:lstratIon Is 4320. ASTORIA, Or., April 20. (Special.) The total registration in Claisoi County for the coming primary elec tion is 4329. These figures include 29D4 men and 1335 women. The elec tors are segregated among: the several political parties as follows: Republi cans,'' 3248: Democrats, 817: Prohibi tionists, 26: Socialists, 129; independent. 73: non-partlsun, 19: Prosressivfs. 17. TBAVEI.EIW OtTIDK. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chnnse En Rootei The Ulg, Clean, Comfortable t:iKuntly Appointed S. S. BEAVER Sulla From AInworth Uorb 3 P. April 22. 100 Golden Mi lew on Columbia Kivcr. All ICatea Include Vertha and Ale;il. Table and Service tuexcellcil. The San Pranclseo A Portland 9. S, Co., Third and Washington Street (with O.-W. It. A Si, Co.) Tel. Broad way 4SOO, A ol21. "TWIN PALACES OF THE PACIFIC" Portland $20,001 first lo ani I, San Francisco $17.50 j Class Tonrist, 15.(0 and 12.50. Third ClaK, J1EALS AND BERTH INCLUDED. S. S. Great Northern The Liner with the speed of an Ex press Train. iSteanier Express leaves North Bank Station 9 A. 31. April 20, 25, 29, May 4, 9 TICKKT OFFICE. FIFTH AND STARK. I'hones Broadway 920, A 6G71. FRENCH LINE Compatfnfe Onerale TrartNatluntlqu Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ROCHAMBEAU April 29. 3 P. M. ESPAGNE May 6.3 P.M. LA TOURAINE May 13. 3 P.M. LAFAYETTE May 20, 3 P. M. FOR INI-OIt.UATION ATI'LX C. XV. SILV(.KM, 80 Sixtb St. A. I. CllAltt'lUS, ao." ilorrison St. 1.. K. GAKK1SON C. .M. i -st. 1'aul Rf. DOIUKV H. COUTH, 11U Thud U K. i UAIKI, 100 Third St. If. DIC KON. 34 HuhiiiKton St. NOliTH It A Mi KO.UI, Fifth and Stark St. !S. MTAKLA.NU, d and WanhinKton bta. J-;. IS. iltll V I2i Third Bt.. furtlaod. DD&DIBB9IIIII1FI, 0 NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. COOS BAY, EUREKA SAX FKAXC1SCO, SANTA BAR BARA, LOS ANGELES, SAN D1EUO. S. S. BREAKWATER Nil Ms Moml;i . April 24, 6 I'. M. Ticket Offit-c. Vi Third tt. Pliones Main 1314. A lili. II n riBHBnilBHEBaEBIlBl U.S.MaaS.S.SrERRA, SONOMA, VENTURA -AUSTRALIA MONOLULU .OAMOA Sdllnrts May 2, May 23, June 13. Everr Hi Dam LOWEST RATES OP PASSAGE! Applv to OCEANIC S. S. CO.. E73 Market St. Si- Friiclict American -Hawaiian Steamship Co. au samnjrs oetween U. S. Atlantic and U. S- Pacific ports are cancelled until further notice. C. L. .cuuedy. Ai-t. 210 Stark &t i'ortlaud.