Morning Oregonian., May 27, 1916, Page 17, Image 17

THE arOKVTXG OKEGOXTA5r, SATURD AY, 5IAT 27, 1916.
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RESERVE PILING UP
Europe Is Getting Wheat Now
in Steady Stream.
GRAIN ON EVERY STEAMER
Ifo Chance lor Speculation While
Present Regulations of British
Government Are in Force.
Eastern. Markets Firmer.
There was a firmer undertone In the
wheat market yesterday without any In
crease In business. At the Merchants' Ex
change bluestem bids were ratBed 2V43
cents and other sorts averaged m cent
higher. The improvement was traced to the
upturn at Chicago.
Advices trom Europe did not mention ny
particular change In the markets there.
Europe Is getting wheat In a steady stream,
and with what la regarded as an ample
upply in sight buyers on the other side
are not disposed to get excited. Every
steamer arriving at an English port from
this side Is required to have at least halt
a cargo of grain and under the circum
stances there Is but little chance for spec
ulation. Oriental freights have been reduced to
about $13 a ton. This is almost half of
the rate recently Quoted, but even the new
rate la too high to permit of business
with the Orientals. California is buying
but little wheat at the present time, and
the demand from Northwestern millers Is
also light.
The oats market was steady. One hun
dred tons of May oats were sold at the
exchange at $20.50. and the same price
was bid for June and July delivery. One
hundred tons of July shorts were sold at
J27.75.
The day's wheat statistics Include:
Argentine Shipments, 1,792,000 bushels;
week ago, 2,088.000 bushels; year ago, 4.015.
000 bushels.
Australia Shipments, estimated this week,
wheat, 1,000.000 bushels.
India Shipments, estimated this week,
wheat. 32,000 bushels.
Bradstreets Exports this week, wheat,
8.30O.000 bushels.
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay.
Portland, Friday.. 8 ... 2 2 8
Year ago 18 2 1
reason to date 101B8 151 1SOS 1024 2703
year ago loIHtt 1SU1 ISoO 1101 2011
Tacbma, Thursday
21
5 7
Year ago . . .
Season to date...,
Year ago ,
Seattle, Thursday,
year ago..
Season to date...
Year ago
5
S32
SUIT
15
3 9
891 2313
653
3 5
812 ...
GtS ...
6
4 8
4
2
7718 1287 2046 1037 419
784 1073 2274 1204 3557
BUTTER EASIER AT LOCAL EXCHANGE
Eggs Firm With Full Price Bid and No
Kellers.
There was a larger attendance at the
Produce Exchange session yesterday than
on the preceding day, but sales were lighter,
as was to be expected on Friday. The
transactions posted included '85 cubes of
creamery butter, 1347 pounds of store but
ter, 20 cases of Tillamook and 9 cases of
brick cheese and 1 coop- of poultry.
The market was easier on cube butter,
extras selling a quarter cent under Thurs
day's, top price, and prime first bids were
half a cent lower. Store butter, however,
was firm. Eggs were also firm with 2314
cents bid for current receipts and no sellers.
A car of storage packed was offered at 27
conts with no sellers.
The following sales, bids and offerings
were posted:
Flrot Cull.
Butter Cents.
5 cubes first, sold 24
60 cubes extras, bid 2514
25 cubes extras, sold ... 25
6 cubes first, sold 2444
7 cubes extras, bid 25
SO cubes prime first, bid ... 25
17 cubes extras, bid .... 23
12 prints first, sold ................... 25
Dairy Butter
80 lbs poor, sold 20
200 lbs. good, sold 22
3000 lbs. good, sold '22
29 lbs. poor, sold 18
70 lbs. poor, sold ......... 22
1500 lbs. good, bid 22
Eggs
60 cases current receipts, bid 23
Poultry
2 coops broilers. 1 to 1 lbs. . ........ .No bid
1 coop broilers, 1 to 1 lbs. sold 27
1 coop broilers, 1 to 2 lbs No bid
1 coop broilers, 2 lbs and up No bid
Cheese
r0 cases Oregon Triplets, bid 14
60 cases Oregon Triplets, bid 14
60 cases Oregon Triplets, bid ... 14
2 cases cream brick, sold 19
5 cases Oregon cream brick, sold 1944
4 cases Oregon cream brick, bid 18
10 cases Young America, bid 164
10 cases Young America, sold 15
2 cases cream brick, sold 1934
10 cases cream brick, offered .. 13
Bid. 15c.
25 cases cream brick .. ..No bid
Offered. 15 c. i
6 cases New York .No bid
10 cases Tillamook, sold ............... IS
Second Call.
Eggs
400 cases storage packed, offered ...... 27
Poultry
1 coop broilers, 1 lb. and under, bid 20
In the open market business was fairly
active in all lines. Egg receipts for the
week are estimated at 10 per cent less than
last week's, and the quality is running
better than a week ago. Northern demand
Is lacking, but' buying for local storage ac
count absorbs all offerings.
The poultry market was easier with 16
cents the top on hens. Small broilers were
in over supply- Dressed meats were steady.
QCAUIT OF HIDES NOW IS BETTER
Local Receipts. However, Are Falling Off.
Market Is Steady.
. The hide market is holding very steady.
There is no indication of a change in prices
either way. It is a waiting market and
dealers do not look for any radical altera-
tions soon. The quality of the hides now
coming forward is improving, but the volume
of receipts is light.
In the East, the country hide market
while firm, has not been sustained on long
haired ordinary back collections, with sales
of this quality at 19 c for buffs and 19c for
heavy cows, but fresh stock and special se
lection lots command more money and there
is no decided easiness to the situation by
any means. Extremes rule relatively firmer
than heavier weights, with trading from
22o to 22c, as to salting, selection, etc.
Chicago advices say of packer hides:
The anticipated' resumption of activity in
domestic packer hides, at strong to higher
prices, expected and predicted, a week ago
' o:i a rather quiet market at that time, de
veloped this week with over 80.000 hides
sold, including a good proportion of May
branded varieties, at sharp advances. Native
hides are steady, but the packers have found
it difficult to force advances on these, as
tanners of these kinds are rather conserva
tive, but branded stocks have brought full
asking prices without difficulty and are
si. out lo higher all around for May take-off
over earlier salting. Between 18,000 and
19,000 native steers changed hands at 24c
f'ir regular run of April, 2io for late April
alono and 25c for late April and early May.
Sales of mostly May branded at decided In
creases comprised about 11,000 heavy Texas
. steers at 24c, 23.000 butt brands and Colo
rados at 22c for April butts and sides to
gether, and including 5,000 May butts alone
at 23c and 10.000 May Colorados at 23c
6000 May butts alone at 23 c, and 10,000
May Colorados at 23c; 7000 light and ex
tremo Texas steers at 23c for late April
and May and 5000 May branded cows at
20c
Allies Bay Condensed Milk.
An order for 5000 cases of canned milk
lias been received by an Amity condensery
for early shipment to Liverpool. Buying of
canned milk for use by the allies has
strengthened the markets in all parts of the
further price advances are
BERRIES HIGH WITH WARM WEATEJ5B
Supply Is Not Equal to Larger Demand.
Cantaloupes Sell Well.
Brighter weather made heavier demands
on the strawberry market yesterday, and
as the supply was not large, prices made a
quick response. Oregon berries sold at 3
to $3.25, and Kennewicks at S3.25 to $3.50
a crate. Prices of the latter were advanced
at shipping points.
A half a car of cantaloupes was received
and dealers found no difficulty in disposing
of all of them at $4.50 for ponies and S3
for standard crates. The quality was unusu
ally good for early stock.
Peas and asparagus were again scarce and
high, but other vegetables were in plentiful
supply.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland l,7s3.1o' ai3.730
Seattle 2.022.JS1 209,074
Tacoma 2S1.H75 36,018
Spokane 605.762 30,054
PORTLAND
MARKET
QUOTATIONS
. Grain, Floor, Feed. Etc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session.
Mav delivery.
Bid
Wheat Bid.
Bluestem t 1.02
Ask. Yr. ago.
$ 1.13
1.11
.... 1.09
... 1.06
1.02
Fortyrold !2
Club 1
Ked fife 81
Red Russian v HI
Oats
No. 1 white, Xeei-" 26.23
Barley
No. 1 feed ......... 27.50
Mlllfeed
S26.75
26.00
22.50
26.25
26.50
Ask.
S 1.03
1.03
.
.96
.t)4
.4
.04
.14
-3
3
26.7..
27.00
2!.0O
29.50
25.00
2O..10
2X.50
28.00
barrel :
Valley,
Bran
Shorts
24.2S
27.25
25.0
28.50
Futures
June bluestem. .......
July bluestem
June fortyfold
July fort-yfold
June club
July club ............
June red fife
July red fife
June Russian. .....
July Russian .........
June oats
July oats
June feed barley . .
July feed barley ......
June bran ...........,
July bran
June shorts ..........
July shorts
Bid.
... 1.01
... 1.01
. . . .03
.512
.01
.!!
... .1
.01
.91
Dl
. .. 26.50
26.50
... 27.50
.... 27.00
.... 24.25
... 24.50
... 27. SO
. . . 27.50
$5.20 per
FI.OUR Patents,
straights, $4.50t5; exports, $4.30
$4.70: whole wheat. $5.40; graham.
$5.20.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $24
24.50 per ton; Valley timothy, $2122; al
falfa, old "crop, $174jilS.
MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $26 26.50
per ton; shorts. $2929.50 per ton; rolled
barley, $31.50 32.50.
CORN Whole. $36 per ton; cracked, $37
per ton.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
$2.10(j.3.25 per box; lemons, $24.25 per
box; bananas, 5c per pound; pineapples, 6
7c per pound; grapefruit, $2.75&5.
VEGETABLES Artichokes, $1 per dozen;
tomatces, $4.23 per crate; cabbage, $2,500
3 per hundred; garlic, 10c per pound; pep
pers, 25c per pound: eggplant, 2 0 4 25c
per pound; horseradish, 8C' per pound;
lettuce. $22.40 per crate; cucumbers. 75c
$1.00 per dozen: spinach, 46c per pound;
asparagus, 90c & $1.25 dozen: rhubarb, 1&
2c per pound; peas, 9o per pound;
beans, 10c per pound; celery, $3.50 per
crate.
POTATOES Jobbing prices: Oregon. $1.50
1.75: California, new, 33o per pound.
ONIONS Oregon. Sl.SO'a 2.00 per sack;
California red Jf2.25 per sack.
GREEN FRUIT Strawberries, Oregon,
$3.003.25 per crate; apples, $11.75 per
box; gooseberries. 4fCc per pound; cherries,
lf1.75 per box: cantaloupes, $4,503? 5 per
crate; apricots, $2(3' 3. 25 per box.
Dairy and Country Produce.
Local Jobbing quotations:
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 23
23; candled, 24c per dozen.
POULTRY Hans, 16c; stags, 12c: broil
ers, 27c per pound; turkeys, live. 18 20c;
turkeys.- drossed, choice, 2325c; ducks,
16ffllSc; geese, 10c.
BUTTER Exchange price, cubes, extras,
25(fr25c; cubes, prime firsts. 23c; firsts,
24 &2i"4 c. Jobbing price: Prints, extras,
27 & 23c; butter fat, No. 1, 27c; No. 2, 23c,
Portland.
CHFESE Oregon triplets. Jobbing buying
price, loo per pound, f. o. b. dock, Portland;
Young Americas, 16c per pound.
VEaL Fancy. llllc per pound.
PORK Fancy, 11c per pound.
Staple Groceries,
I-oeal Jobbing quotations:
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
$3.30 per dozen: one-half flats, $1.50; 1
pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink, 1-pound
tails, 95c.
HONEY Choice. $3.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 16c; Brazil
nuts, 15lSc; filberts, ley 18c; almonds.
16c; peanuts, 5c; cocoanuts, $1 per
dozen; pecans, 105i20c: chestnuts, 10c.
BEANS Small white, 8c; large white,
7.15c; Lima, 5c; bayou, 6c; pink, 6c;
red Mexican, 6c.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 14 33c.
SUGAR Fruit and berry, $8.45; Honolulu,
S 40; beet, $8.25; extra C. $8.05; powdered,
in barrels. $8.90:' cubes, in barrels. $9.20.
SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton; half
ground, 100s. $10.60 per ton; 60s, $11.30 per
ton; dairy, $14 per ton.
RICE Southern head. 56 per pound;
broken, 4c; Japan style, 4(5c.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, 8c per pound;
apricots, 3315c; peaches. 8c; prunes. Ital
ian, SCfciDc; raisins, loose Muscatels. 8c; un
bleached sultanas, 914Cl10c; seeded. 9c;
dates. Persian, 10c per pound; fard. $1.65
per box; currants, 8 12c; figs, 50 6-ounce,
$2; 1(1 4-ounce, $2.25; 36 Id-ounce, $2.40;
12 10-ounce, e&e; bulk, wnite, 7 (a 8c; black,
6o per pound.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1915 crop, 10 it 15c; 1916 contracts.
11 f l-c.
HIDES Salted hides, 25 pounds and up.
ibe; salted stags. 50 pounds and up. 12c
salted kip, 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 17c;
salted calf up to 15 pounds, 22c; green
hides, SO pounds and up, 14c; green stags,
Co pounds and up, 10c; green kip, 15 pounds.
17c; dry flint hides. 2Sc; dry flint calf, up
to 7 pounds, doc; dry salt hides, 28c.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, 20&30c; Valley,
32 30c.
CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4o per
pound.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 20c; dry
short-wooled pelts, 10c; dry shearlings, 10(
-.-o each; salted shearlings, 15(H) Zoo each;
dry goat, long hair, 18c eatrh; dry goat
shearlings, 10&2OC.
Provisions,
HAMS All sizes, choice, 22 c; standard,
21c; skinned. 19&20c; picnics, 14c; cottage
rolls. loc.
BACON Fancy; 2830c; standard, 24(3
25c; choice, 17023c.
DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 14 IBs
exports. 15&16c; plates. 12 13 Vic.
LARD Tierce basis. kettle rendered.
l4c: stanaara. nc; compound. 12 c.
BARREL GOODS Mess beef, $18; Plate
beef. $22; brisket pork, $19; tripe, $10.50
(& ti.ou.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels
or tar.K wagon, me: cases, 17&20c.
GASOLINE Bulk. 19c; cases, 26c;
naptna, arums, is'c; cases, 25c.
LINSEED OIL. Raw, barrels, "S7c: raw,
cases, 92c; boiled, barrels, 89c; 'boiled.
cases, inc.
TURPENTINE In tanks, 67c, in cases,
BSc: JO-case lots, lc less.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKETS
Prices Current on Batter, Eggs, Fruits,
Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26. Butter Fresh
extias, 20c; prime firsts, 23c; fresh firsts,
24 c.
Eggs Fresh extras, 24 c; fresh firsts,
23c; pullets, 22c.
Cheese New, 13c; Toung Americas, 14c
Vegetables Asparagus, $2.252.50; string
beans, 45c; wax, 3(j4c: lima, 7Sc: green
peas, 4&5c: Summer squash, 75c(g85c: cu
eucumbers, 75(S90c; tomatoes, $1.25$r 2.2;
egg plant, 810c; bell peppers, 15 4j20c;
rhubarb. 656 83c.
Potatoes Delta. $1,389 1.50; new, 22c.
Fruit Peaches, $16 150: strawberries,
$3.5065.50; cantaloupes, $3.504 per crate;
lemons. $2.75(&3.00; grapefruit. $1.50(92.25;
oranges, $1.753.00; bananas, Hawaiian. 75c
$$1.50: pineapples, Hawaiian, $ 1.75 & 3.00.
Receipts Flour. 486o quarters; barley.
9265 centals; beans, 1025 sacks; potatoes,
2055 sacks; hides, 740; hay, 320 tons.
Naval Store.
SAVANNAH. May 26. Turpentine firm.
38?38&c: sales. 140 barrels; recepits, 514;
shipments. 173; stock, 9844.
Itosin. firm: sales, 948 barrels: receipts,
1300; shipments, 548; stock 57,952. Quote:
A. B. $4.35; C. D. $4.40; E, $4.50; F, $4.60;
(1. $4.65; H. I, $4.7; K. $4.80; 11, $4.So; N,
$5; VG. $5.30; WW, $5.40.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, May 26. Cotton Spot quiet.
Middling uplands. $12.90; no sales.
Dulnttr Linseed Market.
Pl'UTH, Mny 26. Linseed, cash, 11.88:
May. $1.90; July, $L90.
country, and
looked for.
SHORTS ARE ACTIVE
Professional Traders Take to
Selling Side.
DEALINGS ARE SMALLER
Increase in British Income Tax Is
Bearish Factor Reading Leads
Speculation In Rails Few
Speecialtles Show Advance.
NEW YORK, May 26. The only unusual
feature of today's market, aside from its
uninterrupted Irregularity. as the pro
nounced dullness, dealings diminishing by
over 50 per cent from the active sessions of
the early week. Sentiment still favored the
short account, the professional element in
clining more strongly to that side, because
of the additional tax which the British gov
ernment intends to levy -on Incomes derived
from American securities.
Domes tia news of the daw had UttlA bear
ing upon the market, whoso movements evl-
aently denoted nothine more than the Pur
chases or sales cf floor traders.
-hairman Gary's address before the steel
Institute threw no new light on conditions
in the steel and iron industry, but had the
effect of imparting some stability to Steel
and kindred shares. The balance of the list,
except for occasion' I spurts of activity and
strength In minor specialties, sagged gen
erally upder yesterday's final figures.
Heading was once more the leader of the
rails, recovering some 2 points from Its close
of the previous session, but yielding much
of this in the last hour. Coppers and zino
shares followed the downward trend, with
shipping shares and some of the more
prominent munitions. These losses were
offset in part by gains in the rubber group.
Continental 'Can and others of an equally
speculative character.
Total sales of stocks amounted to 395.000
shares.
Yet another installment of British gold
was- received from Canada, but exchange
rates to leading foreign centers were with
out material change.
Bonds were steady, with a new high Quo
tation for Canadian 5s at 101. Total sales.
par value, $3,700,000. United States coupons
-s on call declined and Panama coupon
3s, , while Panama registered 3s advanced
point.
CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
6,900
4lX
1.000
9.SOO
2.500
2O0
2.O00
4.3O0
6.SO0
1,200
11.70O
High.
74
67
61S,
84
100 4
112T
125
85
105i
uufc
93
e7
94
23
170
55
62 5,
09
1304
20,
6u
43
311
85
51
39
171
Low.
bid.
Am Beet Sugar.
American Can..
73
56
0
74
99
112
120
S3
85
105
bS
91
87
93
22
179
64
62
98
130
20
53
43
19
84
61
89
171
73
56
60
76
99
112
129
85
85
105
88
91
87
93
22
179
54
62 5
98
130
20
53
43
19
84
61
89
170
120
41
103
18
45
111
92
26
55
128
109
86
11
75
67
17
15
61
325
113
33
57
23
102
48
31
100
22
i-;o
44
102
139
82
159
85
316
81
28
96
Am Car & Fdv.
American Loco.
Am bm & Refa;.
Am Sug Refg. ..
Am Tel Tcl..
Am 2 L & S. . . .
Anaconda Cop..
Atchison
Baldwin Loco.,
Halt & Ohio
2.0O0
300
6,500
7O0
1.5-10
2,4iO
600
2,600
20O
2,3'JO
800
BOO
Br Rap Transit.
B & S Copper. .
Calif Petrol
Canadian Pactf.
Central Leath..
Ches & Ohio...
C M & St P. . . .
Chi & N W
C R I & P Ry . .
Chino Copper..
Colo Fu & Iron.
Corn Prod Ref.
4'tO
Crucible Steel. . 12,600
Distillers' Secur. 1.2o0
.tune ..,
Ger. Electric...
Gr Nor pfd
Gr Nor Ore ctf.
Illinois Central.
Inl Cons Corp. -Inspiration
Cop.
4,100
20O
' i'.ioo
3oO
500
1,200
41
104
18
45
93
26
iio
36
"
79
67
18
106'i
61
18
114
"57
23
104
48
100
22
141
45
140
82
362
86
117
81
25
86
41
104
18
45
'62"
26
55
ios'
38
' '6
79
66
17
1(15
61
126
113
57
23
K'2
48
31
100
22
13S
43
139
82
15S
85
117
80
28
int tiarv, in j .
In It M pfd ctf. 30.800
K -C Southern.. 20O
Ker.necott Cop. 26,400
Louis & Nash
Mexican Petrol.
Miami Copper..
M K A T Pfd . .
Missouri Pacif..
Montana Power.
National Lead..
Nevada Copper.
N Y Central . . . .
N Y N H & H..
Nor & Western.
7.500
1.100
"ei6
2i(
1,000
1.300
3,500
50O
1.200
Nor Pacific 1,600
rue lei & lei..
Pennsylvania ..
Ray Cons Cop..
Reading
Rep Ir & Steel. .
Shat Ariz Cop. .
Southern Pacif.
Southern Ry....
Studebaker Co..
Tennessee Cop..
Texas Co
1.20O
700
63, GOO
3((
00O
2,3i
1,2K
8,800
4,300
Union Pacific... 8,800
do pfd 600
U S In Alcohol. 18,40
U S Steel 21,900
do pfd 500
Utah Copper.., 1.4O0
Wabash pfd B.. 1.O0O
Western Union. 2,500
Westing Elect.. soo
62
62
62
Total sales for the day, 305,000 shares.
BONDS.
U S ref 2s reg. .99.Northern pac Ss. 66
U S ref 2s coup. '.. Pac T & T 6s..l0
V S 3s reg MolUPenn con 4s..lo5
U S as coupon. 101lSouth Pac ref 4s 90 C
V S 4s reg 110 do cv 5s ll4
U S 4s coupon. 'HI 1 Union Pac 4a... 97
Am Smelter 63.109 ( do cv 4s 93 il
Atchison gen 4s 9: TJ s Steel 5s... 103
N Y C deb 6s.. 114 I Anglo-French 5s. 93 V
Northern Pac 4s 92)
Bld.
Mining Stock at Boston.
BOSTON, May 26. Closing quotations
Am Z. L & Sm. 85 lOsceola 94
Arizona Com... 8Quincy 9514
Calumet & Ariz. 73Shannon 8
Cal & Hecla. . . .66(1 .Superior 16
Centennial 16 Tamarack 62
Cop Range Con. 66 U S Sm. R & M. 74
East Butte Cop. 12 r do pfd V. 51
Franklin 8ITTtah Con .. 7414
Granby Con 88lWlnona eaj
Greene Can 46 '4 ' Wolverine 66
Nlplssing Mines. 7Butte & Sup.... 93
Old Dom 68
Money, Exchange, Etc).
NEW YORK. May 26. Mercantile paper.
8 per cent.
Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.72; demand.
$4.73; cables. $4.76.
Bar sliver, 71.
Mexican dollars. 55c.
Government bonds, irregular; railroad
Donas, steaay.
Time loans, steady: 60 and 90 days, 2K4P
3 per cent; six months, 3473 per cent.
Call money, steady; high. 2 per cent;
low. 2 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent;
last loan, 2 per cent; bid at 2 per cent;
offered at 2 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 26. Sterling BO
unjo, t.i; uemana. -.fd-fc; cables, $4.76
Mexican dollars, nominal.
Drafts, sight par. telegraph 2c.
LONDON, May 26. Bar silver, 34 8-16d
per ounce. ..
Mo:jey, 44 per cent.
Discount rates, short bills and three
months', 4 4 per cent.
COFFEE FUTURES MARKET STEADY
Selling Pressure After Opening: Is Not
Heavy.
NEW YORK. May 26. A renewal of the
selling movement, which was attributed to
liquidation of European long accounts dur
ing yestetday's trading, caused an opening
decline ef from 5 to 7 points in the market
for coffee here today. Otherwise there
appeared to be very little pressure, how
ever, while the talk around the ring em
phasized no particular bullish feature to
account for the decline, and after selling
off to $8.58 for September and $8.71 for
December prices rallied on covering. There
also seemed to be some fresh buying by
commission nouses during tne arternoon,
with September selling up to $8.64 and
December to $8.77. The close was net 1
point higher to 1 point lower. Sales. 88.750
bags; May, $S.3'i; June. $8.44; July. $8.49;
August, $8.63: September. $8.64; October,
$8.69: November, $8.73: December, $8.77;
January, $S.82; February, $.8.87; March,
$S.92; April. $S.9.
Spot coffee Rio Ts. c; Fantos 4s, 10c.
No change was reported In the cost and
freight situation.
The official cables showed a decline of
50 reis at Rio and of 1 1-16d in the rate
of Rio exchange en London, with the Santos
market unchanged. Loss of stock at Santos
suggested a shipment of about 30,000 bags
for Eirope.
FIRM WOOL TRICES AT BOSTON"
Growers in . West RecrlTe More Tlian Parity
of Eastern Values.
BOSTON, May 26. The Commercial Bulle
tin will say tomorrow:
A fair volume of wool was sold again
last week. Domestics have been in light
supply and sales consequently limited.
Prices have ben very firm here and In
Mi ooualrjr. vluut Las level established a
week ago has been fully maintained. Buy
ing In the territories has continued steadily,
but It is still backward in the bright wool
sections. Everywhere growers are realising
prices above the parity of graded wool
values in the East. The goods market is
without any material change.
.Scoured basis: Texas Fine. 12 months, 72
73c: fine, eight months, 62 0 63c.
California Northern. 72(jj J3c: middle
country, 62 0 65c; Southern,. 60$j62c.
Oregon Eastern, No. 1, staple, 80c; East
ern closing, 73Q75c; Valley No. 1, 62jj65o.
Territory Fine staple. 80 83c; fine
medium staple, 7880c; fine clothing. 75
77c; fine medium clothing. 73 75c; half
blood combing, SO S 81c; -blood combing.
72 73c.
Pulled, extra, 7880c: AA, 7578c; fine
A. 70 72c; A supers, 65 68c.
DEMAND OX INDUSTRIES LIGHTER
Evluences of Abatement Are by No Means
General.
NEW YORK, May 28 Dun's Review to
morrow will say: Sustaining of consump
tive demands In unprecedented volume,
with costs rising rapidly, has been an
economic phenomenon for months past, but
that ultimately a point would be reached
at which buying would slacken was ob
vious. Evidences of abatement are by no
means general, and nothing Indicates dimin
ished purchasing power, yet in branches
where forward requirements are already
largely provided for. some hesitation, with
shrinkage in new orders, is natural. Such
symptoms become more apparent in steel
and Iron, though foreign contracts remain
noteworthy, and a few materials and prod
ucts are yielding, with premiums for prompt
shipment less frequent. This does not Imply
that the great basic industry has receded
from its exceptionally strong position. Most
firoducers are covered far ahead, in some
nstances into the first quarter of 1917.
and view the lull in domestic business with
equanimity and indifference. Manufacturers
In other Important lines are similarly sit
uated. Weekly bank clearings are $14,150,028,163.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, May 26. Copper quiet.
Electrolytic, nearly nominal; August and
later. 28.00 29.25c.
Iron steady and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes tin steady. Spot,
47.00'&4S.OOc.
The Metal Exchange quotes lead, 7.15
7.35c.
Spelter easy. East St. Louis delivery,
14 c asked.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. May 26. Butter, unchanged.
Eggs. lower. Receipts. 24.345 cases;
firsts, 2021; ordinary firsts, 18320c;
at mark, cases Included, 20(21c
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Mav 26. Ttaw mizir firm.
Centrifugal, $6.39; molasses. $5.62. Refined
ilrm. f ine granulated, $7.60.
Stocks Steady at London.
LONDON. May 26. American securities
were reactionary with Wall street, but the
closing was steady.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. May 26. Evaporated ap
ples quiet. ;prunes nrm; peacnes steaay.
Hops, Etc., at New York.
NJ",W YORK. Mav 26. Hons and wool.
steady. Hides, firm.
ALL LINES HOLD STEADY
OFFERINGS AT STOCKYARDS ARE
NOT LARGE.
Butcher Cattle Market Active Hoc'
Sell at fS.OO and $S.5 for
Prime Welghta.
Trading at the stockyards yesterday was
confined, for the most part, to small odd
lots, only three full loads of cattle and
one of hogs being on the market. Prices
were steady throughout. Butcher cattle fig
ured rather prominently in the transactions
in the cattle division. Most of tho hogs
went at $8.90 and $8.93.
Receipts were 82 cattle, 2d calves, 493
hogs and 210 sheep.
Shippers were: Pickett Bros.. Washington,
Idaho, one car hogs; J. E. Promt, Yam
hill, one car cattle and sheep; Amdahl
Bros., Lane, one car cattle, hogs and
sheep; c. E. Lucke. Clackamas, three cars
cattle, calves, hogs and sheep; J. D. Dins-
more. Linn, one car cattle and hogs;
Gourley A Norwood, Linn, one car cattle
and calves; People's Market, Benton, one
car cattle and hogs.
The day's sales were as follows:
Wt. Price.!
Wt. Price
1 cow.
870 $4,001 1 bull.
8-y $4.00
1 cow.. . . I'OO
61I n. i .J
1 cow 1130
3 cows.'. . . 803
4 cows.. . 920
2 cows. ... 825
1 cow.. . . 820
25 cows.. . . 9.(0
H cows . 98(1
2 cows.. . . 750
23 cows.... 12:i0
2 cows.... S.M
2 stags. . . 1425
12 steers. . . 819
25 steers. . . 1112
3 steers.. . 450
2 steers.. . 12H0
1 steer.. . . O'.iO
1 bull B32
1 bull 105O
1 bull 103O
1 bull 01O
1 bull 12SO
1 bull 910
1 bull loito
5 bulls 93.1
1 heifer. . . 670
4 calves. . 420
1 steer. ... 3O6O
10 steers.. . . 984
Prices eurrent
3. 51V 8 hellers.
710
7.00
3.01 1 heifer.. . .
0.00 I heifer... .
4.00! 1 heifer
800
450
810
100
llCiO
850
892
1)30
S40
8'.'(
8HO
920
(...-,
.too
210
325
212
160 '
17(1
1M6
2 Ml
167
323
48
99
157
6.5(1
4.50
6.0O
4(: 1 calf.
8.00
6.2i 1 cow. ...
6.60 8 cows....
4.25! 7 cows
6.25 1 cow. . ..
6.00
6.00
6.50
475
4.50
5.95
4.25
3 cows. . .
1 cow. ...
1 cow ....
1 cow
2 cows. . .
1 hog
1 hog
2 hogs.. ..
4 hogs.. . .
7 hogs.. ..
7 ho s. . . .
4.00
5.0O
6.00
7.8(
5.O0
S.0O!
3.75
8.30
7.5(1
7.15
8 9;
6.00
7.90
8.95
8.9
8.90
6.0O
3
.'1,
4.50!0S hons.. ..
8.90
S.40
8.90
3.85' 3 hoes
4.50' 10 bofs's. . ..
8.85; 3 hogs.
5.25 2S lambs.. .
4.(10 13 ewes. ...
6.7M 7 ewes
7.30.'
7. 10
7.3
3.50
5.50
t the local stockyards on
the various classes of stock:
cattle
Steers, choice grain and pulp.
.$8.9009.00
8 50 a 8.83
Steers,
Steers.
Steers,
Steers,
Cows,
Cows.
Cows,
choice hay .........
cl.clre grass ..........
good
medium
choice
good ................
B.UU W O.OO
8.159 8.60
7.60 8.00
7.50'a) 7.73
0.751-J 7.23
medium
Heifers
5.5(im s.OO
Bulls
Stags
Hogs
Prime light . . .
Good tr prime
Rough heavy
Pigs and skips
Sheep
Yearlings Wethers
Ewes .........
Lambs
3.00 ((j 6.00
4.600 7.00
8.90 t? 9.10
8.60 9 8 83
8.003 8.30
7.60(9 8.00
8.25 9 S.OO
8.00 0 8.0:
rt fiO'iD 7 50
9.0OO H
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. May 26. Hogs Receipts, 7400
lower; heavy. $9.40(iJ8.60; light, $9.239.45
pigs, IS'bK; bulk of sales. $9.33'3 9.45.
Cattle Receipts. 10O0; higher: native
steers. $8.5o- lO.SO; cows and heifers, $7(9
9; Western steers, $7.30(99; Texas steers.
$7HJ8; stockers and feeders, $7oS.7S.
Sheep Receipts, 1500; steady; yearlings,
$911; wethers. $8.2.'Sr9.78: lambs, $10(i12.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO, May 26 -Hogs Receipts. 21,
000: slow, 10c to loc under yesterday'i
average; bulk, .65 W 9.80 ; light. $9,100
9.76; mixed. $!I.''J39.85; heavy, t'l 30 Hj 0.85
rough. $9.SO9.43: pigs, $7.30-gu.2.
Cattle Receipts, lotKi; weak; native bee
cattle, $8.60 1(115; Western steers, $3.78(8
9.60; stockers aid feeders. $6.25(iJ 9.10: cow i
and heifers; $ 4 .'5 (99.85 : calves. $S.50ii 11.73
Sheep Recejts. ll.oort; weak; wethers.
$t.hov .xo; 7mbs, $8.40912.35; Spring
flora 12.40. '
EUGENE T0J3ET FLAX MILL
Machinery Is Shipped and Site for
Plant Selected.
EUGENE, Or., May 26. (Special.)
The machinery for the flax mill to be
erected in Eugene, in connection with
the Lane County fla-growlngr experi
ment to be conducted during the com
ins Summer, was shipped to Eugene
from halem today. A site for the mill
has been selected and contracts for the
erection of the building will be awarded
as soon as clans have been prepared.
The mill will be. ready for operation
about August 1, according to members
of the flax committee of the Eugene
Chamber of Commerce.
Pendleton Pushes Paving Plans.
PENDLETON", Or., May 26. tSpe
ciaL) Preliminaries for the paving of
a dozen blocks on the north side of
the city have been started in motion
by the City Council through the pas
sage of a resolution authorizing City
Engineer Geary Klmbrell to prepare
plans, specifications and the assessment
roll. The pavement will be gravel bitu.
lithic and the center of the street only
will be hard-surfaced. The streets to
h improved are North Main. Wilson,
Madison, ria ina ana Matlock,
CROP DAMAGE VOIDER
Western Kansas Now Includ
ed in Poor Area.
HESSIAN FLY AND DROUTH
Chicago Market Also Strengthened
by Bullish Reports From Eastern
Washington, Where Cold Holds
Back Wheat Growth.
CHICAGO, May 2. Spreading of crop
damage to the western third of Kansas,
where heretofore prospects have been gen
erally regarded as excellent, was the chief
basis of an advance which took place today
In the price of wheat. The market closed
steady, 1HC1"4c to lHo net higher, with
July at $1.11)4 1.11T and September at
corn finished c on to o up,
oats at gains of c to fee and provisions
12fec to o fee. down.
According; to trade reports here, crop
conditions in six western counties of Kansas
had fallen today to an average of 60 per
cent, as against S3 per cent on May 1.
in Kills County, one of the six counties,
the damage was said to result from Hessian
fly. but in the other five counties the
trouble was ascribed to lack of rain. Bullish
crop advices came also from Southern Kan
sas and from Oklahoma. Indiana and the
fuciric Northwest. Four of the largest
counties in Washington State were repre
sented as showing 15 points decline in con
ditions since the beginning of May. Unsea-
sonacny cold weather was the reason given
for the backwardness of the Washington
crop.
In the corn pit predictions that receipts
would materially increase next week tended
to wipe out an advance which bad been
scored In the first half of the session.
Provisions declined with hogs. It was
said that numerous hedging sales of lard
were made here against holdings In Liver
pool, as British prices were relatively at a
premium.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
.$1.10H $1.12H
.. 1.11 K 1.13 4s
Low.
1-10V4
1.114.
.70
.00
Close,
1.11
1.124.
.70Vt
.801.
July
Sept.
CORN'.
. .70 .71 Vi
,. .69 ..70 4
OAT3.
. .40i .41 H
,. .384k .39 fe
MESS PORK.
July
Sept.
Julv
.40tJ '
.384.
.40
.39
Sept.
July
85
....22.65
22.92
22.67
LARD.
22. 55
22.30
22.55
22.30
Sept.
July
Sept.
12.60
12.70
12.65
12.75
12.45
12.67
12.47
12.82
SHORT RIBS.
July 12.57 12.62 12.42
Sept 12.70 12.72 12.5S
12.45
12.55
cash prices were:
Wheat No. 2 red. $1.12(91.12;
JCo. S
$1,110
a ti.ua-itffi.uo; 0. nard.
No. 2 hard, nominal.
Corn No. 2 yellow. 70 "A tft71e: No. 4 vel-
low, 70j.7O!4c.
Oats No. 3 white, 40 S 41c; standard, 41
(8-'fec.
Rye No. 2, 07 09c.
Barley 1 7Sc.
Timothy $6fr8.
Clover $7.50 15.
Primary receipts Wheat. 005.000 vs. 692.
000 bushels: corn, 504,000 vs. 378.000 bush
els: oats. 864.000 vs. Sbl.000 bushels.
Shipments Wheat. 442,000 vs, 5S1.000
bushels; corn, 496.000 vs. 303.000 bushels;
oats, (ii,uim vs. 4i4,uuu Dusnesv
Clearances Wheat, 2.506.000 bushels; corn.
266,000 bushels; oats, none; flour, 24.OP0
unrreiB,
Foreign Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL.' May 20. Cash wheat. Id
lower to Id higher. Corn, fed to Id higher,
LONDON, May 26. Cargoes on passage.
iirmer, a a nigner.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. May 26. Wheat May,
1.17fe; July, $1.16. Cash, No. 1 hard.
i.zd; iso. 1 isortnern, ti.iii4fi.ia; no,
2 Northern. $1.13 44 W 1.17 4i.
Barley. 62 p 72c
Flax, $1.8U itf 1.93.
Eastern Wheat Futures.
DULUTH. May 26. Wheat closed: May,
si.ii; July. l.i; September, $1.10.
WINNIPEG, May 26. Wheat closed: May
$1,164.; July, $1.16 fe; October. $1.13 Vt.
KANSAS CITY. May 26. Wheat closed:
May, $1.03; July. $1.14; September, $1.05 T.
ST. LOUIS. May 20. Wheat closed: May,
$1.06; July. $1.Q7: September. $1.03 ',.
Eastern Cash Grain Markets.
CHICAGO, May 26. Cash- wheat. IVio
nigner.
Corn, fee higher.
Oats, fee to e higher.
ST. LOUIS. May 2C. Cash wheat, dull and
unchanged.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 29. Spot qnota-
110ns: num. n.di (4(ji.,u: red Russian.
$1.67 fe 1.70: Turkey red. $1.78 & 1.82 fe ;
Diuestem, i.i7 fe 91 1.110.
Barley, feed, $1.32 fe; brewing, $1,350
1.4(J.
Oats, white. $1.32fe 1.55.
Mlllfeed: Bran. $27&28; middlings, $32
si; snorts, fjvcui.
Callboard: Barley. December, 1.32H.
Puget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE, May 26. Wheat Bluestem,
$1.01; Turkey red." $1.01: fortyfold, 95c;
club. HDc: fife. 93c: red Russian. 93c. Bariev
$'JS.50 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts
n iicbi, iii, uu, o, corn, x i nay, Oi XlOur, 6.
TACOMA. May 26. Wheat Bluestem,
$1.01; fortyfold, UOe; club and red fife, 88c
Car receipts Wheat. 21; barley, 1; corn.
1; oats, 5; hay. 7.
PERSONAL MENTION.
N. G. Inskeep, of Carlton, Or., Is at
the Uaton.
Paul Kby. of Pendleton, is a truest at
tne Imperial.
Mrs. C L. Huston, of Astoria, is at
tne Portland.
J. "VV. Kays, of Eugene, is registered
at tne Oregon.
li. S. Mitchell, or wauna. Is a gnest
at the Portland.
Marie A. Barnett, of Wasco, is i
guest at the Oregon.
J. F. Samuel, of Castle Rock, is regis
tered at the Perkins.
R. E. Reynolds, of Corvallis, is regis
tered at the imperial.
r. A. Thornburg. of Seattle, la regis
tered at the Nortonla,
W. Hayward. of Kugene, is among the
arrivals at the Imperial.
V. S. Cyr. of Newberg. is among the
guests at tne Cornelius.
Neal C. Jamison, of Oregon City, is
stopping at the Cornelius.
W. A. Raymond and wife, of Seaside,
or., are guests at the Eaton.
A. Anderson, of Albany, is among
tuone registered at the Eaton.
J. W. Crouch and family, of Kelso,
Wash., are guests at the Perkins.
S. Kappel. of Boise, Idaho, is in the
city and stopping at the Oregon.
Mr. L. E. Buxzell. of Hillsdale, is In
the city and stopping at the Eaton.
V. C. Mead, of Broadmead, Or., arrived
yesterday and is at the Nortonla.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Atchison, of Tread-
well. Alaska, are at the Cornelius.
J. A. CzizeR, of Boise, Idaho, was
among the arrivals at the Portland.
W. C. Knlcrhton and C. H. Pruner. of
Salem, are among the Seward guests.
J. M. Dougher, of San Francisco, is
among the arrivals at the Nortonla.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Holmstad, of
Arlington, are putting -up at the Cor
nelius.
C. D. "White, of Houlton. and Mrs.
Crowell, of Medford, are stopping at
the Seward.
H. H. Vincent and R. D. Myers, of
Walla Walla, are among the arrivals
at the Oregon.
C, A. Gourley. - iiaxrUburt. and B.
F. Laughlin, of The Dalles, are arrivals
at the Perkins.
Robert Dollar, of San Francisco,
reached Portland yesterday and put up
at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Green and Mrs.
Ketchum, of Salmon. Idaho, are guests
at the Nortonla.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Rhodes, of Seattle,
were in Portland on their honeymoon
yesterday at the Seward.
Frank B. Morse.' a member of the
Board of Control of the state of Wash
ington, is passing several days in town
with Charles Preston.
LOT LINES MAY OVERLAP
City Investigating Whether Homes
Are on Other's Property.
What may be a mixup of lot lines
on Thurman street, in Willamette
Heights, affecting the property of about
1Z owners is being investigated by the
Municipal Department of Public Works
under Commissioner Dieck. Prelimin
ary linea run through the district by
city surveyors Indicate that a number
of houses have been so built that they
overlap the property lines.
ine property in Question belonara to
J". D. Wilson. 13. Edwards, A. McNary,
Mrs. R. W. Welch. H. P. Chrlstensen, F.
A. Jackson, D. A. Bayton, W. H. Jordan,
F. F. Packard. L. F. Barker. L. F. Keed
and N. M. Uosslin.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
LENC To Mr mnri VI Thnm,. T n
4504 Forty-second avenue Southeast. May
o. a aaugnter. .
1' K . ( i K A yjl r mnA XT ri.ri. X
Pengra. tsS Kelly street. May' 14. a son.
ALKLKSON To Mr. and Mrs t N. Ark.
erson. 1U2U Hancock street. May 20, a son.
HOCOLA.ND To Mr. and Mrs. C A. Ho
coland, 404 Morrison street. May 19, a son.
SCHXIDKKMAN To Mr. and Mrs Paul
Schniderman. 233 Sheridan street. May lo.
a eon.
FARLEY To Mr and fr TatrlrV .t
Farley. 67S East Seventy-fifth street .North.
May 17. twins, son and daughter.
&HLLTS To Mr. and Mrs T.,finH
anuits, o iAormtB street. May 20. a
daughter.
uttis to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ochs,
730 Wilson street. May 21, a son.
LESLIE To Mr. and Mm Onrn A.
Leslie. 150 East Baldwin street. May 19. a
daughter.
POMEROY To Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Pomeroy Scappoose, Or.. May 14. a son.
BLEMER To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 13 lo
in er, iu AiDina street. May 3. a son.
SWANSON To Mr. and Mrs. Oscar P,
awanson. loos Keliy street. May 20, a son.
all i -n io jdr. ana airs, ttaira X. Allyn.
llul Kaet Salmon street. May 10, a daugh
ter. STRONG To Mr. and Mrs. Leon H.
Strong. 74Sfe East Taytor street, May li
HUSBANDS To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C
Husbands, 1033 East Sixteenth street North,
May 11, a son.
Marriage Licenses.
LAWPOUGHiOH KIDKM AN I.lnvd W
Laupough, fcby - Alberta street, legal, and
Liuinu ineiutiiiian. ea oanienoem avenue,
legal.
Building Permit's.
BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ORDER OF
fcLns rtepair tour-story ordinary stores
and hall. U2 Broadway, between Stark and
u streets; Duilder. li. Ourien Manufactur
ing company; $1U0.
D. O. WOODWARD Wreck one-story
frame dwelling, 2U2 North Nineteenth street.
ueiwueu .-sormrup anu uvertoa streets
wrecker. L K. Jtenney; $23.
N. D. EVANS Repair one-story frame
shop. 342 Victoria street, between Weidler
and Broadway streets: builder, same; $150.
L. SCHM1TKE Repair two-story ordi
nary stable, 24 first street, between Jetfer.
son and Columbia streets; builder, same;
$Jo.
CAPTAIN HERMAN FRESE Repair one
story frame dweillna 1U17 South Jersey
street, between Buchanan and Burr streets;
uunaer, ir. .nunKins; su.
UEUSGE SPHAK.AM Erect one-story
frame dwelling. d09 Princeton avenue, be
tween McRenna and Monteltli streets
builder. N. Kurey; $.rt0.
O. B. STL'BBS Repslr two-story ordi
nary store, 76 Nurth Fourth street, between
Davis and Everett streets; builder, day
work: $2u0.
MRS. L. CREES Erect one-story frame
garage, 311 Cherry street, between East
First and Williams avenue; builder, . S.
Warner; $100.
L. B. PRESTON Repair two-story frame
dwelling, 4Utt Montgomery street, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets; builder,
J. P. Bridges; $S0.
BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ORDER OF
ELKis Repair four-story ordinary stores
and hall, 02 Broadway, between Stark and
oak streets; Builder. L. L. Horn; $10O.
A. K. SALI, Erect one-story frame dwell
Ing. lOlo Virginia street, between Nevada
and Miles streets; builder, U. 11. Boston
i;ir,o.
T. W. MARTIN Repair one-and-one-half-
story rrame dwelling. J4.i tvnott street, be
tween Aioina ana uurtnwicx streets; Dunaer.
C. E. Can: ia.V
W. U. HOOVER Erect one-story frame
garage, wasco street, between Eigh
teenth and Nineteenth streets; builder,
same; $1.0.
J. D. HARPER Repair one-story frame
awening, loot or .evuaa street, oetween
Bond and River: builder, same: $3.
MORGAN. FLIEDXEK & BOYCK Repair
two-story framn apartment. 7s0 Glisan
street, between East Twenty-third and East
Iwtnty-rourtti streets; builder, same; $4o.
CAROLINE A. K AM M Erect one-story
ordinary garage. 213 sixteenth street, be
tween Taylor and Madison streets; builder,
Wilson & Tolev: $:ioo0.
C. HEI.ZER Repair one-story frame
dwelling. 765 East Fourteenth street North.
between Fremont and Beech streets; builder,
same; $50.
MKS. MAUD C. OILMAN Erect one
story frame garage. 201o E. Flanders street.
between r-aat E-iKntleth ana r.ssi r.ignty
first etreets; builder, same; $i0.
MISS E. L. PATTERSON Erect one
story frame garage, 876 Gantenbein avenue,
between Mason and Shaver streets; builder,
same: $60.
WILLIAM n. T.AWRTTNfE Repair three
story frame dwelling. 3N9 Montgomery drive.
near Twenty-second street drive; builder.
liasmussen-Grace company; s.(((p.
IAILY METEOROLOGICAL KEPOBT.
PORTLAND. May 2. Maximum tempera
ture. 61 degrees: minimum temperature. So
degrees. River reading. S A. M.. 14.9 teet ;
change In last 24 hours, .3 foot fall. Total
rainfall (3 P. M. to 6 P. M. , none. To
tal rainfall since September 1. 1915. 51.86
Inches; normal rainfall since September 1,
19ir,. 41.86 Inches; excess of rainfall since
PMitemfier 1. J!15. ..u Inches. Total sun
shine. 1 hour 5 minutes: possible sunshine.
15 hours 24 minutes. Barometer (reduced
to tea level) 5 P. 30..14 Inches. Relative
THE WEATHER.
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STATIONS.
Wulf'
c P
2
Baker ,
Boise
Boston .......
Calgary
Chicago ......
Colfax
Denver
Dei Moines . .
Duluth
Eureka
Galveston .....
Helena
Jacksonville . .
Kansas City . .
Los Angeles . . .
Marshfleld ....
Medford
Minneapolis . .
Montreal . . . . .
New Orleans . .
New York
North Head . . ,
North Yakima
Omaha
Pendleton ....
Phoenix ......
Pocatello
Portland ......
Roseburg . . . . .
Facramento ...
Pt. Louis
Fait Lake
San Francisco
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island
Walla Walla . .
Washington ...
Winnipeg . . . . .
2'0.00'10IV ICloudv
660.011. .iNWICIoudy
66 O.OOl. .INWICIear
40 O.OS lO NWICloudv
90 0.0Oil2 3W Cloudy
63 O.Ool . . :s Cloudy
72 0.00 20iNE !Pt. cloudy
84 0.O0. . NWIPt. cloudy
48 0.2S . .!N ICIoudy
M 0.OO12 .V IClear
82 0.OO 10'S JPt. cloudy
54 0.00(12 W "Pt. cloudy
4 0. n). .IE IClear
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76 o.oti. .sw IClear
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74(1.0l'lOiW jOlear
78 0.44'ltS'W IClear
so.,hii..k ipt. eloudy
92 0.mi. JN'W Clear
76 0.0OI1OINE IClear
62 0.00.20 S ICloudy
76 0.00 14,NWCloudy
SO,o.oii ..iNE IClear
04 O.OOi. . iw IClear
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f4'0.24 10:sV ICl-ar
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72O.O0 10:N- IClear
7S0.0ul.JtV IClear
Pii'il.Oo 20 fiw ICloudy
SO O.OO 14 NWICloudy
1 0.0'VIS W Clear
.16 0.0O.. .isw Cloudy
s 0.1S 14 S ICloudv
.IS 0.0O. .!.VW:Cloudy
P2 0.001 . . :sw iPt. cloudy
72 (1.(1.1 10 SW ICloudv
82. 0. '. .INE IPt. cloudy
tVS.0.14 22 SW IClear
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Except along: the immediate North Pa
cific Cosst, more or lesa unsettled weather
conditions prevail through out the country.
Moderate depressions are centra, over the
Southern gRockies and Manitoba, respectively.
A h!eh rrMr flrfn off th" Trlri-ih o-
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards. Chicago, May 27
Dividend No. 119
Dividend of TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) per share
on the capital stock of Swift A Company, will be
paid on July 1st. 1916. to stockholders of. record.
June 10, 1916. as shown on the books of the
ComPy' V. K. HAYWARD. Secretary
FACTS
Kach five years, beginning
with 1S09. the output of auto
mobiles has been multlnlierl 1 v
seven, by six and bv three. These are
the figures: lSs 3723 cars1904. 21. 692
cars; 190. 126,539 cars; 1914, 450.00
cars. In 1915 the output exceeded &
half million. With this enormous In
crease in motor vehicles has come a
revolution in methods of road construc
tion. The old-style road will not stand
the strain of modern traffic conditions,
and it has been found necessary to find
a surface that will meet new require
ments. Every test to which it has been
subjected has been successfully met by
BITULITHIC
Warren Eros. Comnanv Journal Rlrl sr
Note Participate in a Historv-Makintr
Event the Columbia Highway Dedi-
atloi Durlna- the Festival.
tuxnbia coast. Precipitation has occurred
In most of the Northern stated from the
Pacific Coast to the Lake region and in.
Western Canada. Thunder storms were re
ported from Spokane. Abilene, Luluth and
Minneapolis. The weather is w armor on
most of the Pacific slope and from tho
Mississippi Ktver nearly to the Atlant'.a
Coast; it is cooler over the plains states anil
Upper Missisippi Valley.
The conditions are favorsble for partlv1
eloudy weather In this district Saturday;
it. w in probably be warmer In .southern
Idaho and tr Wtliimrttft Vil'v Vin.l
will be mostly northwesterly.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Parti v cloudy.
warmer, north westerly winds.
Oregon Partly cloudy, warmer Interior
Northwest portion, northwesterly winds.
Wttshinston Partly cloudy, north westerlv
winds.
Idaho Partly cloudy, warmer south por
tion. The "Willamette River at Portland will
fall slightly Saturday and Sunday aad prob
ably rise slowly Momiav.
T. FRANCIS PRAKE.
Assistant Forecaster.
NEW PASTOR ARRIVES
Rev. Mr. Beers Preaches Tomorrow
at First Free Methodist.
Rev. Alexander Beers, president of
Seattle-Pacific College, is in Portland
looking: over his new field, to which ha
has recently been appointed as pastor
of the First Free Methodist Church,
corner East Ninth and Mill streets.
Kev. Mr. Beers is planning- to move
to Portland shortly after the close oC
the college in June, but in the mean
time will take charge of the church
work over Sunday. Tomorrow Rev. Mr.
Beers will preach both morning- and
night, taking for hi3 morning subject
"The Personal Touch." and at night
"The Believer's Privileges in Christ."
BOYS LEAVE FOR OUTING
V. M. C. A. Party to Spend Two Days
on l.unks of Clackamas.
J. C. Meehan, boys' work si-cretary.
and 10 of the older boys of the Y. M.
C. A. left yesterday for a two-day
outing on the banks of the Clackamas.
The party will return Sunday.
Some of the boys expect to fish whilo
they are away. Those irk the party
were John McLernon. Stuart Sawtell,
Kenneth Barker, Chester Froude, Dun
can Shields. Raymond Ucnereaux,
Fielder Jones, Kmilio Piluso. Tom 11c
Mullen and William Wisrgins.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Change En Route)
The Big,
Clean.
Comfortable,
tleicantlr Appointed,
bcatfolng
S. S. BEAR
Salln From Alnsworth Dock
3 P. M., May SJ.
IOO (ielden Mile, on
Columbia niver.
All HatrK Include
Bertha and Meal.
Table and Service
Unexcelled.
The San Frnrlro A- Portland 5. S.
Co.. Third and Washington Street
(with O.-W. It. X. Co.) Tel Broad
way 4SOO, A HISt.
VfiHPALACE5fthtP4F
Portland $20.00
KIM ST
ind
San Francisco $17.50 k"tka
Tourist, flB.OO and I2.S0 3d class, as.
M1SALS AND BKRTU INCLUDED.
S. S. Northern Pacific
Steamer Express 9 A. M.
Sat., May 27
Turs., Thur, Sat., Beg. June 1.
Dining Car on Steamer Express.
Sailings from San Francisco May 20,
25, 30. Through sleeping cars be
tween Flavel and Seattle and Vancou
ver. B. C. June 1.
TICKET OFFICE. STH AMI STARK.
Phocea Broadway 920, A 6671.
ALASKA
Ketchikan, WrangeU.
Petersburg. Juneau,
1) o u K I a a , Halnea,
bkagwar. omt and
St. Michael.
C.ALIFUU.NU
Via Seattle or San
Francisco to Ik An
srelea and San DieirA.
Large, commodious passenger
steamers, low rates including berth
end. meals. For full particulars ap
ply or telephone TICKET OFFICE.
43 w a s n l n g ton btreet-
-Pacific.
Main 229; Home. A 223.
i Iff rWtsW Tlrisiif". Tr Tfcr rT
5:30 T. M. SUNDAY, MAY 28.
Esq Francisco. Portland A Los Ansa.
Irs t-rnship Co., Frsnk Boilam.
Act.. 12i Third bt. A 43t. Msia id.
BARBADOS. BAHIA. RIO 0C JANEIRO. ,
MNTOi nONlEVIDEO ANO
PUINOS AKC5.
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I".-ei il nr anilines of luYtirlnu. 12jro tnn .titm.
er wpenauy aesiiroea ror travel lo tee tror-loe.
fes i Dajuxim, General Agfa, 8 Broadway, &.Y.
DsttacT B. Smith. Third and Wasbtnstcv Gts.
Australia and New Zealand
Via South Sea Inlands of
Tahiti and Rarotonca.
Sai'inss from Fan Frandico June 21. Jul
ill. Aur- 111 and every 2S days. Send trir
pamphlets.
CNJON S. S. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND,
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