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THE MORNING OliEGOXIAN, SATTJRDAT. DECEMBER 16, 1916. 19 BID PRICES ABE CUT Only Effect on Local Market of Slump in East. NO TRADING RECENTLY Farmers Ignore Drop in w neat and Will Only Sell at Old Quota tions Milling; Grain Xow 3 6 Cents Tnder Top. Tne Only effect of the bis slump In wheat at Chicago yesterday wa the lowering of nominal prices in this market. All trading came to a stop several days ago. As for the farmers, they are apparently paying no at tention whatever to the market, for since the decline began they have not been offer ing wheat for sale. On the basis of yester day"s bid prices, wheat Is worth about 86 cents less than It was last month, when the market stood at the top point. In past years a decline of a cent or two always brought out offerings, but this year the farmers evi dently are forgetting the market. Should the decline be of a lasting sort. It will not cause such losses in this section as in some other parts of the country. Bo far as known the dealers are not carrying much wheat, and farmers holdings have been reduced to a tenth of the crop or less. The unsold quantity of wheat In the Northwest may prove to be considerably under reaulre ments during the remainder of the season, and It la the knowledge of this fact that leads holders to believe that good prices will prevail again. In the meantime the demand for wheat is at a standstill. Bid prices at the Merchants' Exchange yesterday were ft to 9 cents lower on bluestem and fortyfold and 10 cents lower on club and red. The coarse grains were weak In sympathy. Oats were 60 cents and barley SI lower on bid. The reduced flour Quotations were put out with no announcement of further change, as the millers find It impossible to buy grain from farmers on the present market. Ban Francisco Htocks of grain in ware houses and on wharves December 1: Wheat, 493. 3eT bushels; 2.440.708 bushels of barley; 10,375 bushels of oats; 623 bushels of corn; 20 tons of bran and 420,105 sacks of beans. Receipts during November Wheat. 252.700 bushels; barley, 357.708 bushels; oats, 230,312 bushels; corn. 28.678 bushels; bran, 1392 tons; hay, CS72 tons; beans, B70.273 tacks Flour and grain remaining In state on December 1 Flour, 1G7.069 barrels; wheat, 3.425.9O0 buuhels; barley, 10,066,917 bushels; oats. f.63,9SS bushels; corn, 472,000 bushels; rye, 42.038 bushels; beans, 2.032,942 sacks. Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange yesterday as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. Portland. Friday.... 39 ... Year ago 25 8 Season to date., ... .3072 68 Year ago S306 10941 Tacoma. Thursday.. 12 1 5 9 13 10 4 7 842 1144 973 777 704 1141 8 I S ... 210 1119 i ear ago . 42 Season to date 7M3 Year aso 5765 e'eattle. Thursday... 13 Year ago S3 4 101 261 237 1537 1 ... 3 8 873 5 214 '2 6 855 2098 feason to date. .8243 603 2375 HOLDING STEADY Current Receipts Are Selling at ZVk and 85 Cents. There was a fair demand for eggs yes terday and the market continued steady. At the Produce Exchange current receipts sold at &iVi cents, while sales at 85 cents were reported on the street,- with the usual premiums on candled and selects. The creamery butter market was half a cent lower with extras' selling on the exchange at 84 cents. Print Quotations sold as formerly. Poultry receipts were of good size, but there was also a good demand and prices were steady. Dressed meats were un changed. flREES PRODUCE TRADE IS BETTER City and Country Demand lias Broadened Out Considerably. The latter half of the week has seen n material Improvement in the fruit and vegetable trade. Not only are country or ders larger, but the city demand has also broadened out and there la less complaint f the full prices quoted in many lines. Jobbers are confident that the increase in business will be maintained up to the holl- daya Etocks are very complete consid ering the car situation. Among the arrivals yesterday were four ears of bananas, which were delivered In stood condition. Kerosene Saves Apple Shippers, On account of the shortage of properly Insulated freight cars, the railroads are furnishing to shippers of produce ordinary boxcars lined with paper and equipped with kerosene heaters. The Standard Oil Company announces that shippers of apples and potatoes, apples par. tlcularly, have approved the idea and axe now taking ordinary cars from the rail roads and equipping them with heaters. The company's main station at Tacoma. the report says, sold out its entire stock of heaters in a week, to men in the fruit-pack ing districts of the Northwest, and still the cry is "more heaters!" Most of these beaters will go East and never come back, but the fruit crop is moving. London Wool Prices Stay High. LONDON. Deo. 15. At the wool auction sales today 8500 bales were offered. They consisted of a miscellaneous assortment. There was a strong demand for good wools at firm prices. Inferior grades were slow. Victorian scoured Merinos realized Bs. 2d. Queenslands 4s, 4jd. New Zealand cross bred 2s. SVid. Bank Clearings, Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: , M Clearlngs.Balanees. Portland $2,309,942 $340,298 Seattle 2.994.223 399.79S Tacoma 351.546 55,893 tpokane 997,331 100,428 lOItTL.VNU MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session: December delivery: Bid Tr. Bid Ago. Wheat Biuesiem ....... Fortyfold iiid'flfe"." lied Russian . . . , Gals . No. 1 white feed Barley No. 1 feed ...... Futures January bluestem January fortyfold January club . . . January Russian January oats ... . ..$ 1.35 $ .86 . .. 1.32 ... 1.30 .95 .90 .. 1.28 ... 35.00 . .. 36.00 .90 24.00 26.00 Bid. .$ L35 . 1.32 . 1.30 . 1.28 . 85.25 . no January bariey FLOUR Patents. $7.SO: straights, 7.00; exports. $6.S0: valley, $7.30; whole whst $S; graham, $7.80. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $28.50 jer ton: shorts, $30.00 per ton; rolled bar lew, $40341.50. CORN Whole, $47 per ton; cracked, $48 per ton. HAY "Producers prices: Timothy, East ern Oregon. $19 21 per ton; timothy. Val ley, $163117 per ton; alfalfa, $1718; Val ley grain hay, $13 4i 15; clover. $12.50. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes. extras. 84Ho; prime firsts. 34c; firsts. 33c Jobbing prices: Prime extras. 3Sc; cartons, lcexrta; butterfat. No. 1 8c: No. i-SSc Portland. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets, 27e; Young Americas. 23c per pound. EXiOS Oregon ranch, current receipts, . -B4j45o per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled. 3740o per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects. 42c POULTRY Hens, 1315c; Springs, 15 16c per pound; turkeys, live. 18020c; dressed. 25c; ducks, 1417c; geese, ll12o, VEAL Fancy, 1213c per pound. PORK Fancy, 12yi2V4c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2&3; Japanese, 11.25 per bundle; lemons, S3.504 per box; bananas, 6c per pound; grapefruit, $2.75 5.25; tangerines, J1.25 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 76c 6 $1.10 per dozen; tomatoes, $11.75 per crate; cab bage, $2 per hundred; peppers, 203 35c per pound; eggplant, 15c per pound: let tuce, $15; cucumbers, $ 1 1.25 per dozen; celery, $1.2o&l. CO per crate; pumpkins, 1 lc per pound; cauliflower, $L7t?1.85 per crate. POTATOES Oregon buying prices. 11.250 1.40 per hundred, country points sweets, $3.T54 per hundred. ONION S Oregon burins prices. S2.GO per sack, country points. GREEN FRUITS Apples, new. 5Oc1.50 per box; pears, $11.C0; grapes, lugs, $1.50; casabas, 3c per pound; cranberries, $12tf 12.50 per barrel. 6laple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 1-cound tails. $2.40 per dozen; one-half flats. $LCO; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound tails. $1.-J5. HONEY Choice, $3S.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 18c; Brazil nuts, 19c; filberts, 19c: almonds, 183l&c; peanuts, 7c; cocoanuts. $1.10 per dozen; pe cans. 1819e; chestnuts, 2 0c. BEANS Small white, llc: large white. 10.85c; Llmas, 8V4c; bayou, 8c; pink. So; red Mexicans. 834c COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 173So. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.70; Honolulu, $7.65: best. $7.75: extra C. $7.30; powdered. in barrels. $8.20; cubes, in barrels, $3.45. SALT Granulated. $16.75 per ton: hair ground. 100s. $11.30 per ton; 60s, $12.10 per ton; dairy, $14.70 per ton. RICE Southern head 77?le per pound: broken, 4c; Japan style, 44a. DHIBD FRUITS Apples, lOSllo: apri cots, 1019c; peaches, 810c; prunes. Italian, 889c; raisins. 8 4 15 Ho; dates. Persian 10c per pound; Fard, $2 per box; currants, 15 16c; figs, $2f9 3.50 per box. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 24c; standard, ,23c; skinned, 2122c; picnics. 14, c; cottage rolls, 17c. BACON Fancy. 29 Sic; standard, 23 26c- choice, 19 24c DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 17eO 19c; export. 17H19c; plate, 14a15V4c. LAI11) Tierce basis, kettle rendered. 1913c; standard, 19c; compound, 16Hc BARREL GOODS 'Mess beef, $2-; plate beef, $23; brisket pork, $31.00; trlpo, 1 10.50 a 11.50. Hops, Wool, Hides, Eto. HOPS 1916 crop, 69c per pound. HIDES Salted hides (25 lbs. and up). 19c; salted stags (50 lbs. and up)t 15c; green and salted kip (15 lbs. to 25 lbs.). 19c; green and salted calf skins (up to 15 lbs.). 32c; green nicies (2o lbs. and up), lie: green s egs (50 lbs. and up), 13c; dry hides. 30c; dry salt hides, 25c; dry horse hides, $12; salt home hides, $35. PELTS Dry Iong-wooled pelts, 21c: dry ehort-wooled pelts, 17c; dry shearlings, 10 &-5c each; salted long-wooled pelts $139 1.50; salted short-wooled pelts, G0c&$l. TALLOW 8ae per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine. 25327c; coarse. 33'?34c: Valley. 3335c MOHAIR 55 45c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new. Btto per pound. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; cases, lSH22c GASOLINE Bulk. 21Uc: cases. 30c: nap- tha. drums, 19 He; cases, 2Sc; engine distil late, drums, 10c; cases, 18 Vic UNSEED OIL Raw. drums. $1.10: bar rels. $1.06; cases, $1.13: boiled, drums, $1.12; barrels. $1.10; cases, 1.15. TURPENTINE In tanks, 6T0: in cases. T2c; 10-case lots, lo less. PRICES TEND UPWARD ALL CLASSES OF" LIVESTOCK; ON FIRM BASIS. Arrivals Are Limited and Demand In creasing: Mutton Is About Quarter Higher. Livestock receipts continue below require ments and prices in all divisions of the mar ket are on a firm basis. Advances are quoted on sheep and lambs and hog prices are aiso tending upward, although the bulk of the sales yesterday were again made at $9.60. Among the cattle sales were half a dozen head of show steers at $9.25. Receipts were 231 cattle, 4 calves, 1135 hogs and 121 sheep. Shippers were: M. Al. Hoctor, Lyle, 1 car cattle, hogs; c. E. Lucke, Molalla, 2 cars calves, hogs, sheep: F. Decker, Silverton, 1 car cattle, hogs, sheep. L. A. Thomas, West Stayton, 1 car hogs Z. A. French, Alrlee, 1 car hogs; L. H. Rob ertson. Amity, 1 car hogs: 11m Derr, Mc Minnville, 1 car hogs; W. M. Thompson. Weiser. 1 car hogs; F. A. Miller. Adrian. 1 car hogs; D. L. Hawley, Adrian, 1 car hogs; J E. Smith. Donald. 1 car hogs; J. S. Flint Junction City, 1 car hogs; H. L. McF&dden, Harrlsburg. 1 car cattle, hogs; Kidwell At Trowbridge. North Powder, 7 cars cattle. The day's eales were as follows: Wt.Prtce Wt. Price. I steer . 1 steer . 2 steers 1 cow 2 cows . 1 cow 1 cow 1 cow 4 cows . 2 heifers 1 hog . . 1 hog . . 10 hogs . 8 hogs . 4 hogs . 4 hogs . 4 hogs . 5 hogs . 6 hogs . 5 hogs . 8 hogs . 2 hogs . 2 hogs . 3 hogs . 4 hogs II hogs . 1 hog . . . . 750 $4,501,57 hogs . ... 5.75! 13 hogs . ..1230 7.00,53 hogs . . .. io0 4.50 yb hogs , .. 915 4.5017O hogs . .. . 870 2.75 6 hogs . . .. 940 4.65,105 hogs ... 9tS0 4.65 5 hogs . .. .1120 4.B5 2 hogs . . . 740 4.50 33 hogs . , .. 340 4.50 30 hogs . , . . c40 9.65-j 7 hogs . ... 22S 9.604 2 lambs . .. 222 9.512ewes . , .. 200 9.60 2 steers . .. 277 9.63 2 steers . . 232 9.60 3 steers . . . 194 9.60 4 steers .. . 21S 9.60 1 steer . .. . 160 9.60 1 cow . . . .. 155 9.60 1 cow .. . . . 205 9.65 1 cow . . . . . 280 9.65 2 cows . .... 270 9.70 1 cow .. . .. 17 9 9.40 1 cow . . . . . 194 9.60 1 cow . . . . . 24 9.65 1 cow . . ... 03 9.6t 1 cow .. . .. 220 9.60 1 cow .. . .. 480 8 6O 1 cow . . . . . 223 9.6i 1 heifer . . . 2M8 9.25 2 calves . . . 192 XM.oO 377 8.CO ... 181 9. 60 . .. 196 9.00 ... 114 S.i ... 11)4 9.60 . .. 1S4 9.60 . .. 3JO 8 foO ... 195 6.60 ... 171 9.t,0 ... 113 8 . .. 194 9.60 ..1200 9.25 ..1020 7.0O ..1;33 6.E0 . .1160 9.25 . . etlO 6.J . .1040 4.O0 ..101O 5.75 . . 9iO 4. . . 800 4.50 . .1150 3.50 . .1000 4.50 ..1C3l E ..1220 5.75 . . 970 4.DU . . 80 2.50 3 hogs . 1 hog . . 1 hog . . . . 830 3..10 102 hogs 21 hogs . . . 1M b.OO 1 hog 210 8.00 Prices ranged as follows: Steers, prime ............... Steers, good . Steers, common to good .... Cows, choice .., Cows, mellum to good ..... Cows, ordinary to fair ...... Heifers Bulls , Calves Hogs Prime Good to prime mixed ...... Rough heavy ............. Pigs and skips Sheep Lambs T. Yearling wethers ......... Old wethers ............. Ewes ..$6.757.5 .. 6.4008.75 .. 4.2504.25 . . 5.50 6. 15 .. 5.255.50 .. 4.50 0 5.00 . . B.00S6.00 .. 275Q500 .. 3. 00 7. OO .. .5019.T5 .. 9.409.5O .. 8.50(39.10 .. 8.50(03.75 . 7.00 310.00 ..7. 50 8.75 . 6.-r, 7.00 . 5.00 7.25 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Dec. 15. Hogs Receipts, 10.800, hlsher. Heavy, $9.70f410; light. $9.40 9.frO; pigs, $7.7508.75; bulk of sales, $9.552r 9.85. Cattle Receipts, 1800, steady. Natlv steers. $T 11.50; cows and heifers, $6 7.75; Western steers, $6.25 39.25: Trtas steers. $6 37.25; stockers and feeders, $6' 8.25. Sheep Receipts. 16,400, lower. Yearlings, $8 50(3)10.50; wethers, $8.25 9.50; lambs, $12.25 012.85. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO.Dec. 15. Hogs Receipts, SS, 000, easy, 5c to 10c above yesterday's aver age. Bulk. $9.7O10.1O; light. $9.25 10 mixed $9.5510.2O: heavy. $9.6510.25 roueh. I fl 60i 9.75 ; nigs. $7.25(3 9.10. Cattle Receipts. 3O0O, steady. Native beef cattle, $70-12.40; Western steers, $6.90i? TO .25: stockers and feeders. $4. i53S; cowi and heifers, $3.8o!OaO; calves, $8.50 12 25. Sheep Receipts. 9000, strong. Wethers, $8.7510, lambs, Hl(r,ld... Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Dec. 15. Butter higher. Re ceipts 4003 tubs, ureamery extras. io extra firsts. 36H37c; firsts, 33H335c seconds. 3?33c. Eggs Unchanged. Receipts 1961 cases. Cheese Unchanged. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 15, Evaporated pies, more Inquiry. Prune Firm. Peaches Quiet, but firm. Hops at Ne- KEW YORK, Dec 15 Hides Firm. Wool Firm ' York. -Hops iSteady. LOSSES WIPED OUT Brisk Rally Helps Stock Prices at Close. SHORT COVERING HURRIED Early Market Is Shaken by Enor mous Selling Wave, With War Shares and Affiliated Is . sues Chief Sufferers. NEW YORK, Dec 15. The stock market underwent Its third and most severe test of the week today, further serious inroads being made npon prices during the first half of the session on another enormous selling wave. This condition was mate- ally remedied In the later dealings, par ticularly in the final hour, a brisk rally, occasioned in part by hurried short cover ings, wiping out many losses and substi tuting some notable gains. The uncertain status of the domestic slt- atlon In its relation to the Teutonio peace vertures was again made the weapon with hich to depress prices in the lorenoon. 1 well-informed Quarters, however, this was regarded as secondary in actual im portance to the congested and over-extended bull position, denoted in the dealings of the preceding week. War shares and affiliated Issues again were the center of attack while the liquida tion was at its height, with extreme loeses of 5 to IO points in leading munitions, equlp- ents. metals, papers. Central Leather, Dis tillers' Securities and Industrial Alcohol, hlle Bethlehem Steel was conspicuous for Its gros decline of 4714 points to 625. United States Steel bore the brunt of the early pressure In the extent of its offer- ngs at an extreme concession of V4 to 09H. Steel's contribution of the day s transactions was 600,000 shares, or about 5 per cent of the total of 2. 400.000 shares. Except for moderate recessions In some f the grangers, rails offered stout resistance the early weakness, advancing 1 to J points, with a steady demand for minor shares, particularly Southern Railway com mon and preferred, Koclc Island, tne pa cifies and coalers. The somewhat conflicting Government crop report seemed to exercise little In fluence despite the break In grama Little heed was paid to the further ardenlng of exchange rates on Berlin and ienna, the increased Northern Securities dividend, or the prospects of another ex- ant, Ion of local money holdings. Dealings in bonds were relatively light. with a heavy- tone. Total sales, par value. $3,160,000. United States coupon 4s rose and Panama coupon Ss lost l on call. Leading futures ranged as follows: CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. 11.400 95 9S 22.800 63 49 51 11.5O0 65H 6S 20.700 82 "S 79H 56,100 1095, 105 lO&i, 3.300 111 lOS'-, HO 1.300 125i 125 1 12&H 5.0u0 50 45 U 47 V4 86.800 87'4 83S 864 4.300 104 i 102v l(Vi 21.700 69 Vi 67 67 4.300 84'., 63 H 84 1.000 S3 81H 83 14.200 58 Vi 54 's 614 2.20O 23 H 23 23 2.900 167 les 166 63.500 97 "4 90 K, 93 i 6.900 66s 64 i 65? 1.100 92 911 92 50-1 123H 123 12314 18.10O 39H 38 39 19.000 f,7", 53S 564 15.100 47i 44", 46", 25.100 24 22 234 49.400 694 S3ii 67 1 10.60O 85 !- SO 83 14.000 36Vi 35Vi 35T4 4.200 172 168Vi 171. 1164 4.80O 404 3Si -89H 900 106 'i 104 104 ?4 8.300 17i 1614 17 60.800 59 i 55 58,4 800 119 11S'4 1174 70.400 106 ' 97 i 103 "i 25 H 12.500 48 45 47 200 132 132 131 15,200 lOOij 96 98 11,600 89 ij S614 38 "A 5O0 20 18i 19ii 400 16"i 36i 17', 700 102T4 IOI i 1H1; 1.300 62 6O14 61 18.700 25 4 23? 25$, O.lOO 10514 I04 105 1.500 63 14 52 4 53 135H 4.3O0 110 109 10ft?, 8.900 22 21 H 22 "5.2OO "&614 5" 53 r4 21.600 28 26H 274 35.700 10'4 1061s 107'ii 44.300 79- 75 7K4 6.100 271 26 - 27H 9.000 97 H 964 97 1 94,100 34 H 31 4 34 17. 5X 113'4 11014 114 6.400 190'4 194', 198 , 2.8.20O 14514 1434 1444 87.S0O 116 110j 113 668.200 114 10914 112 2.T.0O 120 119 11ST4 . 65.300 109 I0414 107 5.500 30 29-4 304 1.000 102 inH4 100'4 2U.200 504 SI '4 5414 Am Beet Sugar. . American Can.. m Car & Fdry. . American Loco.. m Sm & Kefs. . Am Sugar Relg. Am Tel & Tel... Am Z L & S Anaconda Cop. .. tchlson ........ Baldwin Loco... air & Ohio. Br Rap Transit.. B & S Copper. alif Petrol anadian Paclf. Central Leather. hes & Ohio . Chi Mil & St P. .. hi & N W Chino Copper. . . Colo Fu & iron.. orn Prod Refff. Crucible Steel . . . Dlst Securities. . Erie Gen Electric. ... Gt North pfd. . .. Gt Nor Ore ctfs. . Illinois Central.. nt Consol Corp.. nsplration Cop. nt Harv N J. . .. nt M M pfd ctfs. K C Southern. .. Kennecott Cop. . Louis & Nash . . . ex can Petrol.. Miami Copper. . . M K & T pfd. . .. Missouri Facll. . Montana Power. National Lead . . Nevada Copper. . N Y Central N Y N H H Norfolk at West. North Pacific. . . Paclf c Mall Pac Tel Tel... Pennsylvania. ... Ray Consol Cop.. Reading P.ep i Ir & Steel Sh-aT Ariz Cop. . . Southern Paculc. Southern Ry Studebaker Co. . Texas Company.. Union Pacific. . .. U S Ind Alcohol.. U S Steel do piu Western Union... Total sales for the day, 2,400,000 shares. BONDS. TJ s ref 2s reg.994 Nor Pso 3s 64 do coupon r-ac T & T os-.i'o Pa con 4s 10 V Pa con 4ts. .. .lfW'. U S Ss reg "10O do coupon ..-ivv', TJ s 4s reg 110 So Pac ref 4s... 924 Union Pac 4s... 9S'4 U P cv 4s 93 'i U S Steel 5S...105T4 3 P cv 5s lt4 Anglo-Fr 6s 3Vi do coupon ....111 Am Sm 6s 109 A ten gen 4s.... 94 NYC deb tss. .111 -u. Nor Pac 4S 9 Bid. 1 Boston Miolns; etoeks. BOSTON, Dec. 1-V Closing quotations: Allouez 64 4 Ariz Com 13 Calu & Ariz 714 Calu & Hecla 640 lohawk 93 X Butte 23 Old Dominion .. 61 14 Osceola v Centennial .... 1 Ouir.cy 8(1 H. Coo R Con Co.. 68 Shannon ........ 914 E Butte cop at. is-i superior l Franklin . . 8!u Bos M 54 Granby Con 94 lnmaracK ...... 4& Green cananea. 45 U tah ton 1 1 4 Rfiva! l nil. . aaw Minona Lake Copper.... 13 v oiverine 46 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Dec 15. Mercantile paper, 43 414 per cent. Sterling. 60-dav bills, H.7l4; commercial, 60-day biKs on banks. $4 71V; commercial 60-day bills. $4.71; demand, $4.754; cables, $4,76 7-16: francs, demand 5.83, cables 5.82w: marks, demand 74, cables 4: K.ro nen, demand 134, cables 14; guilders, de mand 40. cables 41; Ures, demand 6 cables 6.72; rubles, demand 80. cables 31, Bar silver. 76 c Mexican dollars, 5914c Government bonds steady; railroad bond heavy. Time loans strong: 60 days, 44 4 per cent; 90 days. 44a4 per cent; six months. 14 P14 per cent- Call money strong; high 8 per cent, low 4, ruling rate 4, last loan o, closing bid offered at 6. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15. Sterling, $4.71; demand. $4.75; cables. $4.76 LONDON. Dee. 15. Bar silver, 87d per ounce: money, 4 per cent. Discount rates Short bills, 614 S5H per cent; three months, 5405 per cent. 6torks Dull at London. LONDON. Dec. 15, 3:15 P. M. American stocks were dull, checked by the declin in Wall Street, on the Stock Excbang here today. COFFEE FUTURES ADVANCE AGAIN New York. Market Is Strong on Peace Possibilities. NEW YORK. Dec. 15. Peace posslblll ties were again reflected by a compara. tively active demand In the market for cof fee futures here today, and there were fur, ther advances. The opening was somewha Irregular with first prices 1 point lower to 1 point higher, and reports that Brazilian shippers showed a willingness to sell at yesterday's quotations probably prompted realizing. Offerings were readily absorbed by a broadening outside demand, however, and active months sold 11 to 18 points net higher during the afternoon, with March touching 8.75c and July 9.00c, or about 56 to 62 points above the low level of Mon day. The close was slightly off from the best under realizing, but steady at a net advance of 7 to 11 pointa Sales. 174.250. December. 8.42c: January. 8.51c: February, 8.60c; March.- S.6Sc: April, 8.76c; May, 8.64c: June. M.uua; July. S-flici August. O.OOc; Sep- tember, 0.05c; October, 9.10c; November, 9.15c Spot firmer; Rio 7s, 9 He; Santos 4s, 10c Firm offers from Santos were irregular, quotations for 4s ranging from lO.lOo up to 10.45c, London credits, although it was rumored there were sales yesterday at IO cents. The official cables reported a decline of 75 rels at Rio, but Santos futures were un changed to 25 rels higher. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Enrs, Fruits, Vegetables. Etc., at Bay City. BAN FRANCISCO. Dec 15. Butter Fresh extras, Siijc; prime firsts. S3c; fresh firsts, 32 He Eggs Fresh extras, 89c; pullets, 84c Cheese New, 15Vic; Young Americas, 19 Vic. Poultry Hens. 1920c; old roosters, 11 0 12c: fryers, 22 1& 23c: broilers. 27 430c; large. 2022c: ducks. 13 814c; geese, 15017c; Uve turkeys, 21 28c Vegetables string beans. 812Ve; fancy. 15c; limes. 69c; wax, 12Ht15c: lettuce. Southern iced. $1.10: fancy. $1.23; peas. Southern. 6?(9c: large, 10&12c; Summer squash. Southern, $101.25; cream squasn. $1&125; cucumbers, hothouse. $2 2.50: to matoes, 50 3 6.1c; fancy, $1: eggplant, 103 15c; fancy. 15c: green peppers, bell, 8'rf 10c: Chile, 638c: sweet potatoes. $2.75; garlic, 4&4Hc; celery. $2.503 3; garden. 20 80c bunch: rhubarb, $141.25: marrowfat and hubbard squash, 8&c$l sack. Potatoes $2 2.25. Onions Oregon. $3?3 2.V Fruit Lady apples, $232 25: cranberries, $10. ISO 11.50: pears. Winter Nellls. $1.75; erslmmons, 65S6oo; lemons, sj.ouvs.o; limes, $191.25; oranges, navels, $-'.5oi3: rapefruit. $2.25 2.50; bananas, $1.50i2; ineapples. $2.2503; apples. Newtown pip pins. $101.10. Keedstuffs cracked corn ana reea corn- meal, uncertain: rolled barley, 45tfM7c; al- Ifa meal, carloads. S2O.50; less, S21.su. Receipts Flour, 8152 quarters; barley. 035 centals: beans. 4305 sacks', potatoes. 190 sacks; onions, 900 sacks; hay, 276 tons; hides, 430; wlnev 6S.500 gallona WILL BE WOOL CENTER PORTLAND DESTINED TO BE ONE OF BIG WORLD'S MARKETS, Prediction Made by President Barratt, of Growers' Association, at Annual Meeting; at Heppner. HEPPXER, Or., Dec 15. (Special.) Portland is destined to be one of the Dig wool markets of the world, and this fact will become more apparent after sheepmen themselves have adopted different and bet- er methods of marketing thtr wool. This was the prediction mads by W. B. BarratL cresident of the Oregon Woolgrow- ers" Association, which opened its two-day session In this city today. President Bar ratt made a strong appeal to woolmen of Oregon to work together for a better mar- eting system. Ho advised against me saie wool bv cataract wnue sun upon mi sheep's backs and stated that wool should be sold entirely upon its merits, insieaa of upon classification of the range upon which the sheep graze. in nia annual ad dress President Barratt said: Present prosperity has created a Tool s paradise for the woolgrower. But ha must look well to the future, for ny tne law 01 verage there are bound to be years in tne future which will not hold forth sucn bundant prosperity." Other speakers at tne morning session were: Mayor S. E. Notson, wno ceuverea the address of welcome, and Senator J. N. Burgess, of Pendleton, who responded to Mr. Notson. This sfternoon Thomas Ross, of Echo, spoke on "Wool Prices, Past. Pres ent and Future"; R. N. Stanfield, of Stan field, addressed the growers on the sub- ect of "Shipping or fclieep. ana j. n. xjoo- bln, of Enterprise, gave a taik on Letter Methods of Preparing Wool for Market." Dr W. H. Lvtle of Salem, gave a dem onstration this morning showing the direct result of lupine poisoning on sheep. Speakers for tomorrow win do j. m.. Pluminer and Dr. David N. Roberg. of Port land, and Dr. W. H. Lvtle, of Salem. WHEAT CROP FIGURES ARE LARGER Increase of 32,000,000 Bushels Over Novem ber Estimate. WASHINGTON. Dec 15. A deereass of 60.000,000 bushels in the corn crop from the estimate made In November and an in crease of 82.000.000 bushels in the wheat crop were snown today in the Department of Agriculture's final estimates of the country important farm crops. Their value, baaed on prices being paid farmers December 1. show vast increases over last years totals. This year's corn crop is worth $573,103,000 more than last year; the wneat crop, $84, 462.000 more; oats. $96,073,000 more; pota- toes. $95,071. COO more; hay, $95,250,000 more; tobacco, $72,i27.00O more, and cotton, $475, 37s. OOO more Final estimates of this year's production of the country s principal farm crops are Corn. 2. 583,241. OOO bushels, compared with .7o2.457.000. the 1910-14 average. Wheat, 639.8S6.000 bushels, compared with 72S.225.000. the rive-year average. Oats. 1.251.9U2.00O bushels, compared with l,i57.6i,ooo. tne 1910-14 average. Comparison figures following ars 1910-14 .verage: Barley. 180.927.000. against 186.208.000. Rye, 47, 383, COO. against 87.S68.0O0. Buckwheat. 11.840.000, against 17.022.000. Flaxseed, 15.4i9.000. against 18.353,000. Rice. 41.9S2.0O0. against, 24.878.000. Potatoes 2SO.4o7.OiM. against 30O.772.00A. Sweet potatoes, 70,955,000, against 57.117.- ooo. Hay (tame), 89.991.000 tons, against 68.- Z34.0OO. Tobacco, L150.622.000 pounds. against. Cotton, 11,611.000 bales, agalast 14.259.000. sucar beets, o.bil.ooo tons. scsIqil 5. 391, OOO. Apples. 87.695.00o barrels, against 63.968. 000. INCREASED CAUTION IS MANIFESTED Business and Industrial Activity, However, Is Not Diminished. , NEW TORif, Dec. 15. Dun's Review to morrow will say: The outstanding and most reassuring fea- ture of the business situation, as It has been for some time, is the Increased caution manifest In banking, producing and distrib uting channels. Foreign developments hsve accentuated the' tendency toward whole some conservatism, without affecting ths progress oi nuance, or lessening the volume of transactions in trade and Industry, and recent speculative readjustments have made the general outlook distinctly clearer. btrengtn continues pronounced In many quarters, and buyers, while operating with sustained confidence, give more considers. tion to the element of cost in making com mitments lor tne luture. Activity In some branches has subsided as it invariably does at this season, with lesmen coming in from the rosd for the holidays snd annual inventories under wav, or in the course of preparation. Weekly oanic clearings are $3. oi . 180,387. Metal Market. N"EW TORK. Dec. 15. Copper, firm. Else trolytic, first quarter, nominal; second and third quarter, 8Z.50&34C Iron, steady and unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin quiet. Spot, 4Z.70 f 43.L-5C. At London Spot copper, fl42 10s- futures. 136 10s: electrolytic 164: spot tin, UH 15s; xutures. l)6 5s. The Metal Exchange quotes lead 7.80 7.75c Spelter, weak. Spot, East St. Louis de uvery. offered at luKc At London Lead. 30 10s: spelter. 56 10s. ' N'orl hrrn Securities Dividend. NEW TORK. Dec 15 The Northern Se curities Company today declared a divlden of 314 per cent. The last dividend was per cent. It was announced that E. T, Nichols has been elected president. New Tork Sugar Market. HEW TORK. Dec. 15. Raw sugar, steady Centrifugal. 6.27c. Molasses, 4.40c. Refined! dull. Fine granulated, 7.15c Dultith Linseed Market. DT7LUTH. Dec, 15. Linseed on track an to arrive. $2.SO4; choice. $2.814; Decern ber, $2.7841 May. $734 bid. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Spot cotton, steady. Mid-uplands, la.euc ivo sales. Voters Must Register Again. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Deo. 15. (Spe cial.) The Lewis County Auditor has notified City Clerk Mabel Lee that 342 Centralfa voters failed to cast ballots at the November election, and thereby must re-register before they can vote again. Of this number, however. H took: 'advantage of the absent voters' law and cast ballots elsewhere. I ALL TRY TO UNLOAD Stampede to Sell Wheat Chicago Market. in PRICES DROP VITH CRASH Extreme Loss of 13 1-8 Cents Dae to Reports Regarding Peace and Disarmament Government Crop Report Also Bearish. CHICAGO, Deo. 15. Reports regarding disarmament and peace threw wheat values to the winds today. Excited selling resulted in losses that Just before the end of the day amounted to 1314e a bushel. The close was wild at $1.54 to $1.554 tor May and $1.31 to $1.3214 for July, with the market as a whole lOUo to 12Hc under yesterday's finish. Corn showed a setback of ISc to 214c and oats 2to to Sc. Provisions wound up with gains of 15c to 4214c Such furious selling so cams when the wheat market opened rarely has been seen in Chicago. From the Instantaneous whole sale overturning of prices, and the deafen ing uproar of orrers to unload Holdings, tne fact seemed plain that, at least in the wheat pit, opinion was virtually unanimous that s Ion's steD bad been taken toward peace. Urgency to sell was so intense that initial Quotations varied so much as nearly 6 cents a bushel among brokers not SO xeet apart. The first break carried the market down S'.io to 914 c. widened within an hour to lOHo, and despite Intermittent rallies, due largely to profit taking by daring shorts, the weakness grew more and more acute, especially in the last 15 minutes of the ses sion. In addition to the German Embassy state ment referring to a limitation of armament, the wheat trade was taking into account re ports that Great Britain and her allies would directly or indirectly call for Ger many's other terms, and that neutrals, in cluding the United States, were considering Independent measures to help bring about an understanding between the belligerents. Yesterday's Big setbsck in stocks formed a further decided bearish Influence. Mis leading forecasts of the Washington crop report gave the bulls a brief respite, rallying the market about 3 cents, but the report itself sent prices down again as the yield of wheat in the United States for 1916 was stlmatad to have Increased over previous returns about 32.OO0.0O0 bushels. Falling off in the Government estimate of the corn crop -was a factor in giving rela tive steadiness to corn. Nevertheless, ow ing to the svmpathy with wheat, the market nowea a oeciaea sag. Oats were depressed by heavy sales on jtno part of a leading export concern. i no amount disposed of from this source alone was said to aggregate 5.000,000 bushels. Provisions responded only to a moucnm extent to peace developments. It was said ulstantlal purcnases o laru. ,.is Belgium. WxlLA 1 . Open. High. Low. Close. Mir $1.574 $l $1534 $154 July 1.36- 1.39 1.311s L31V CORN-. Mar 8 -894 .8 .89 July "!!.! .88 .891 .87'4 .884 OATS. Msr BO4 .52 5JJ4 July 48 .494 .48 .481 MESS PORK. - Jan 27 40 5T.no 27 OS May 26.80 26.50 26 75 LARD. Jan 10T 16 ST 18 OS 1 80 May 16.15 16.37 16.07 16.30 SHORT RIBS. Jan 18.90 14. 0T 18.BO 14 0O 14.37 May 14.40 Cash prices were: what :r 5 red. nominal: No. 3 red. nominal; No. 2 hard and No. 3 hard, noml nal. . , Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal; ixo. yeuow. 88;89ic; No. 4 white. 89 o4c Oats No. s wnite, ouasvc , 50it51c. i;ye o. n o". Barley. 85r$1.23. Timothy. $3.55.50. Clover, $12fllT. Foreign Grain Markets. LrvERPOOU Dec. 15. Cash wheat un changed. Corn 2d lower. Minneapolis Grain Market. MTS-VEAPOLIS. Dec 15. Wheat May, $1.63 to $1.63i: July $1.58 to $1.571. Casn No. 1 hard, $1.62T4 to 1.67'4. No. 1 Nortnern. $1 59"4 lu 1.02", ; No. 2 Northern, $1.54 'W 1 6o; No. 3 wheat. $1,37 41.574. Flax. $2.764 O 2.81 Barley, i,ci.ii. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FKA.NflSCO, Deo. 15. Spot quota tions Walla Walla, $2.67 4 z.7 ; reo Rus sian. 12.65 'rt 2 67 : Turkey red, 2. iTW 2.80: bluestem. $2.77 i W 2 SO; feed barley. $L'.0: white oats, i-"a.u.-: nran. c SO: middlings. $3703S: shorts. liitfSJ. Call board Barley May. .i: saies, 1100 tons. Pugrt Sound Grain Markets. PRATTLE, Dec 15. Wheat Rluestem $1.35: Turkey red. $1.35: fortyfold, $1.33 club. $1.32: fife, $1.32; red Russian, $1.31 Barley $36 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 13, oats 1, flour u. TACOMA. Dec. 15. Wheat Bluestem, $1.36: ic-tyfold. $1.83: club and red fife. $1.30: red Russian. $1.25. Car receipts neat barley l, nay s. WOOL PRICES SLIGHTLY HIGHER Boston Market I Not Affected by Feace Move. BOSTON. Dee. 15. The Commercial Ba! letln will say tomorrow: The move for peace on the part of Ger msny was expected in some quarters to have a deterrent effect upon wool prices and activity, but there was hardly mora than a momentary pause on that account. The movement of wool has decreased on accoun of the increasingly restricted stock. Tli market has been far from Inactive, however. and prices have sdvanced slightly over las week s level. Manufacturers report a good demand, with machinery well occupied. Scoured basis: Texas Fine 12 months. OircUH; fine, 8 montns, eot(8Sc. California Northern, bi9"c; middle county. e8 hSc; fcouthern. 68HT70C Oregon Eastern No. 1 atsple. $101.05 Eastern clothing, 93 95c; Valley No. 1. 90 S 92C Territory Fine staple, $1.10; half-blood combing. $H3 1.02; thiee-elghths-blood comb ing. 9U'4 92c: fine clothing, &0((t92c; fine me dium clothing. b54i;S7c Pulled Extra, $131.02; fine A. f53Sc; AA, 77 4jr8oc: A supers, 72 73c Naval Stores. BAVATTN AH. Dec. 15. Turpentine, firm. 62SC; sales, 225 barrels; receipts. 104 bar rels; shipments, 190 barrels; stock, 23,260 barrels. Rosin, firm; sales, 812 barrels: receipts. 4C5 barrel!.; shipments. 710 barrels; stock, 91.473 barrels. Quote A, B. C, 1. K. F. Q. H. $6.L"i; I, $6.25; K, $; S3; I. $6 55; N, $6.90; WG, $7 05: WW. $7.25. RECRUITS HARD TO GET ARMY" SHORTAGE! OX OCTOBER SI REPORTED AS 10,000 MEN. Adjutant-General Believes Ranks Will Be Filled by July 1 Universal Tratntns: to De Debated. WASHIXGTOX. Dec. 15. 'While Ad-jutant-Ceneral McCain was telling the House military committee today of the efforts necessary to get recruits for the Army, under the volunteer system, the Senate committee authorized public hearings to begin Monday on the sub ject of universal training and service. The specific business before the Sen ate committee will be the Chamberlain bill for universal military training. Invitations to present their views will be sent to prominent men among the advocates and opponents of a universal training system. General McCain told the committee spiwvss swssi , spvws '""' "'"'l ggJ gt S af Si The Western Logging Company, Ltd. To be Sold by the VFFERS are hereby requested by the IJ ness and avteto of the Western LogKinar Co., Limited, in liquidation, of ancouver, a. consisting oi timoer The Company has been operatlnsj two locglnir camps at Cracroft Island. B. C and has two complete losrKins: outfits in first-class condition, mostly new ma terial. The outfits consist roughly of 7 loosing engines with necessary wire rope and rljrjrlng, 2 blacksmith shops, 2 camp outfits, bunk-houses, etc, ap praised by the liquidator at $34,063.34. The timber of the Company Is held under British Columbia timber licenses, crown grants, and timber sales and is estimated by the liquidator at S7.2aO.OuO feet, consisting of cedar, hemlock and fir. principally cedar. Timber is well situated for loerKinpr, and camps and roads have been constructed and about 750,000 feet of timber is cut and bucked in the woods ready for hauling. For farther particulars and Information address . John Danaher, Liquidator As members of the Underwriting Syndicate we invite subscriptions, subject to allotment, for $9,000,000 Cudahy Packing Company4 First Mortpape 30-Year Five Per Cent Gold Bonda Dated December 1, 1916. Due December 1, 1946. Interest Pavable June 1 and December 1 AVERAGE NET EARNINGS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN ABOUT THREE AND THREE-QUARTERS TIMES INTEREST CHARGES. PRICE, 98 and Accrued Interest to Yield Abont 5.07 cj,, Full Particulars Upon Request HALL & COMPANY LEWIS BUILDING Telephone, Marshall 655 that on October 31 the enlisted strength of the Army was only 19,000 less than authorized. General McCain said he be lieved, the Army would be filled up completely by July 1. and that it would be possible also to recruit the 191$ In crease provided by the National defense act. "Recruiting last year was the most difficult in the experience of the War Department, General McCain said, be cause of high wages outside. The re cruiting service is Just reaching its maximum efficiency. We are worklns in avery county in the United States." DEMAND FOR FLOUR HEAVY Mill at Prairie City Can't Fill Or ders; John Day to Have One. BAKER. Or- Dec 15. (Special.) So preat has been the demand for flour in Grant County that the Fralrle City Mill has been running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is so far behind orders that a second mill will be opened at John Day, according to O. a. Trester, proprietor of the Prairie Mill ing Company. The John Day mill has been leased by the Prairie City Company for five years and. after a thorough reconstruction, will be placed in operation by February 15. Most of the output of tne mill is taken for local consumption. The two mills will have nearly 100 barrels a day capacity. WIFE AVERSE TO HOBO LIFE Seattle Woman Willing to Go Home After Jail Experience. TACOMA. Wash, Dec 15. (Special.) Mrs. Anna McDonald. 21, returned to her home In Seattle today with her husband. Jack. McDonald. a steam- shovel engineer, after she had passed 2S hours In Jail. She had been taken ironi a box car. with her uncle, George Hell, clad In overalls and looking like a hobo. She had started out to see the world and. with her uncle, was on her way to Portland when apprehended by a railroad detective. She was willing to return home. "Anvthinsr to (ret out of here, she said when her husband came for her. Beli Is being held. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL KEPOKT, PORTLAND, Dec 15. Maximum temper ature. 33 degrees; minimum, 20 decrees. Klver reading, 8 A. !., 25 feet; change in lsst 24 hours, 0.4 foot 'all. Total rainfall 5 p. M. to 5 P. M.. none; total rainfall Inc. September 1. l'.MH. 11. 3- Inches: normal rainfall since S.-ptember 1, ISM inches; de ficiency of rsmfaM since September 1. 4-2o Inches. Total sunshine, o.", minute: possible suti'lilne, a hours :; minutes. B;irointer (reduced to sea level). 5 P. V.. 30.2b Inches. Relative humidity at noon. Hi per cent. THE WEATHER. at T. Wind., t; ! - ; 2. ; 3i STATIONS. i:S ? ? Weather. III? fi Baker Boise Boston Ca;ery Chicago Een er lies Moines ... Duluta Eureka ....... Ga!veston .... Helena Jacksonville Kansas City . . . Los Angeles .. Marjhfleld ... Mdford Minneapolis .. Montreal New Orleans .. New York . . . , North Head . . North Yakima Omaha Phoenix Pocatello .... Portland ..... Hoeebura . . . . , Sacramento ... St. Louis Salt Lake .... San Francisco . Seattle Fpokane ...... Tacoma T&toosh Island Walla Walla Washington Winnipeg . . . 2.'( ..,-S .Cloudy ..." 3: 10. (... . -N'W, Clear 41 l'.-N" now Icioudy 4" o.m, . . N 14 O.Oii 12 W SO 0 CO . . v 12 .(i . .;W Cloudy O.0.r . . W Pi. cloudy 4 0,(m . . N !Clear 4S o.tMli . . .SW Clear 4i, ...,. in NW C:ou.ly Nl ii.iniiftv .Clear :;i4.ih, . . sw clear T'l .H . . ejW ,C!-ar '50 0.00 . , . . ..V'lear 8 (.""'.. N'K rt. cloudy 2.0.. . -V Pt- cloudy Ifto.oo 12 NK ft. cloudy 44 fl.l;'. . W 'ar u. r.i J N w .notf 4I O.Ov .. riW Cloudy 24 o.oo; . . N W .'loudy 2't o. 0" . . S 'Clear v ii.iwV . ..NW Clear 2 . . 'SK Clear 3s i.rti' . . 1 w 'Cloudy 4T.HI.OO-. . NE Clear O.Oit,.. N (Olear 20.0uiiW (Clear 0. -'. . . E Clear 6u . Ov .. . X (Clear 40 0. l . . S 'Cloudy 22't.tK . .'.NW Pt. cloudy 4 u.ou; . . n louay 42 0.O4 24 S iKaln 44 o.n: . . sw ;Cloudy 32 O.'.'J 12 NW Cloudy 2 0.OO lfJE ISnow WEATHER CONDITIONS. Conditions sre favorable for fair weather in thia district Saturday, with lower tern peratures In Southeastern Washington. FORECASTS, Portland and vicinity Fair; variable winds. Oregon Fair; variable winds, mostly east erly. Washington Probably fair, colder south east portion: winds mostly southerly. Idaho Fair. Ocean forecast. North Pacific Ccast Fa'ir variable winds, gentle In force and mostly easterly. E. A. DEALS, Forecaster. Oskaloosa, In.., lias Bad Fire. OSKALOOSA. I a.. Dec 15. One fire man was seriously burned and property valued at $250,000 was destroyed by a F" pss pwsj pWK gn IHH igsi Liquidator undersigned for the purchase of thebtisl- to.. Limited, in liquids gs and logging outfits. noiuing 1104 Standard Bank Bids Vancouver. B. C $100 BONDS make acceptable Christmas g i f ts and establish the habit of thrift. We offer Bonds that are legal in vestments for Trustees and Savings Banks. Call for Details. IUMBERMENS TRUST CO. Fifth and Stark fire here which early today spread un til It had burned all the buildings with in an area of a city square. The Kongo River and its tributaries provide more than 9000 miles of water ways that are navigable for flat-bottomed steamboats. TRAVELERS tit IDE. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chance En Route) Thm Til. Iran, Comfortable, Klrcttnily Appointed. S. S. BEAVER Bails Prom Alnsworth Dock S P. M SATrBDAT, Dee. Is). 10O iolrtro Miles on Colombia Klver All Kates Include tri-tli- and .Meals table and Service t nesrelled. The Sao I rsncco & Portland 8. t. Co., Third and Wahinrton Mreet (with O.-W. K, N. to.. 'lei. Broadway 4AU0. A 61 iL 5DUTH 1Q mm liuruu. .41re Montevideo Kin tit .ftatnelro S. Vstihan Ic--mMT 30. 1 :S0 P. M. !. Hvnm JtmuNry SO. 1 I. M. f. t. ai fr t-bniarv 3. 7 A- M. . s. nui rnrtirj l . . 1 1 :;mi j. - 1 il.r'tn-t on (iifiiners luxnrious'y equipped witli rvrry nnvfrufncf. t-?ir-iaiiy o.;ina for tr el In t he i 'oplcs. Good iccommo dat'nnptlllav unable. C'omimnv'f orrtre. 4T irftinwi.T. r . . PAr4t H. itntrli. Thlr1 d UN.hinctnn Wl, LAMPORT S HOLT LINE rSTWiN PALACES Port'aT,f1 to P.in Krarcl.ro . K. NOKTH- KN KACinC. expre--- train ume. tail Ins Dec. 11. 13. iJ. Cal. Sir. Express leaves (0 A. M. lures S. tl2-50. lo. tlT.iO. J2O.O0. M. P. (.KKAT NORT1IF.RN. Sen Francisco ana I.os Anees to Honolulu. December IS; Jan. 4. 23: Feb. 12; March 5. 23. April 11. E0. i;W round trip, and up. I rlerth Bank. 61 h 8 1 ark TTr-srwr I aloo. lOlb and Hoys Or l-lCtS 1 S48 IVaiii.. C. N. Ry. I 100 HA. UarUuiloa By. ALASKA IVfrtre Kupert. KfKhikin, Wrmntell, Feiershnrr. -lunenu. T Trad well. llouclsMh, TbsUie. HstLoe. bkafmay, CrioT Ac and fwird, CALIFORNIA Via Feattie vr ban tTaaiciro to toa Aneelaa and San iJleco. Lara;est a hi pa, unequaled service, low ratea. includ.aa' meals and berth. For parucuiars apply or teteptiona J'ACl I- IC Kl KAMM1IP fOVANT. Ticket Office. 49 Wahlna:ioa KU Vac. aVlain t2fc. Home A SSBS. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH BE AS Via Tanlti and Rarotonga. Ballings from San Francisco Jan. 3. Jan. 81, Feb. 28. V sr. 2S and v.ry 2 days. Send for pamphl.LS. IMU.N . 6. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND, Slu California bt.. Mm iraaciece, er Awvsa steam.nig sad rsulroad