THE 3IORNIXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1916. WHEAT BIOS DOWN Trading Is at Standstill Until ' , . Market Settles. NO FARMER OFFERINGS Oats Are Steadied .by Government Demand for Border Supplies and by California Inquiry Bar- i Icy Season at an End. Tfhcat trading Is at a standstill in the Northwest and until the Eastern markets settle down to a normal basis nothing will be done here. There was no demand In any of the country markets yesterday nor were there offerings by farmers at anything like the prices prevailing locally. Bids at the Merchants' Exchange were 2 to 8 cents lower cn white wheat and 3 to 4 cents lower on red wheat with weakness most pronounced lu the early deliveries. The oats market is holding very steady In spite of the downturns In wheat. Two hundred tons of January oats were sold at S35.KO. the same price as posted on the preceding day, and more could have been sold if available. In addition to the large quantity of oats going to the Mexican bor der there is some movement to California, 600 tons going by steamer today. Barley will not be quoted at the Exchange during the remainder of the season. The crop is almost entirely sold up," and while there is still Inquiry for small lots, traders find it useless to submit bids when there are no offerings. A Liverpool cable said: "United Kingdom millers' demand, quiet, and government of fers increasing. India and Australia hold ing firmly. Manitobas and Winters in bet ter request. Officially announced govern ment Intends guaranteeing growers a fixed price on next crop in order to encourage production. "Liverpool Corn firm, arrivals moderate, few sellers; parcel market 8d to 6d higher. Americas in good demand. Argentine freights remain strong . Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour oats .nay Portland. Wed. H Veer ago 10 1 1 103 113H I 102 .302 1 11 So 721 1 1 211 240 3 "Ssi 010 6 1010 1102 7 1164 1379 ftpajmn tn date. 3141 S.it SOU Year ago Tacoma, Tues. 01 Year ago -1 Keason to date. 404 7 Year ago 001:7 Seattle, Tues.. " Year ago 40 (Season to date. 3130 Year ago 5 J SP7 12ot) 9 5218 2417 CITS TRADE IX TtJBKEIS SMALL Best Prices Are Obtained on rhlppUa; Or . ders Receipts Light. Turkeys sold at a wide rang of prices n jFront street yesterday. A few orders from Seattle were filled at 29 and 30 cents. Tout Portland buyers would not pay over 2S cents, and somo of them picked up a few lots at 2714 cents. Local buying was unim portant during the day. and unless the de mand Is better today prices may ease off. At tho Produce Exchange 23 cents was bid and 29 cents asked. Receipts on tho street were light, as expected. There was a fair supply of dressed poul try of other kinds, but, as was the case with turkeys, buyers held off. Dressed Reese were quoted at IS to 21 cents, dressed ducks at 22 to 24 cents and dressed chickens at 10 to IS cents, according to quality. Business in tho live poultry market was limited and prices were quoted steady and unchanged. Country dressed meats were In good sup ply. Veal .was firm and pork weak and half a cent lower. HALF OF POTATO CROP SHIPPED Farmers la This Stats Are Still Holding; About 1000 Cars. The potato movement Is good, considering the car shortage. Of the Oregon crop of 3000 cars, it is estimated that shipments to date aggregate about 1300 cars. Growers are still holding 1000 cars and stocks held by dealers awaiting shipment are estimated at 600 cars. Buying In the country is still light. Deal ers are offering $1.25 to 1-40, the latter price for fancy stock, but farmers are firm In their views and not disposed to accept these bids. Egg Market Is Hrswr, The egg market was firm during tho day and 3(5 cents, case count, was the gen eral quotation on the street. There were sales on the exchange at this price. Butter was a shade firmer at the. ex change, with sales of extras at 34 cents and prime firsts at 33 cents. The cleaning up or the surplus of cube butter on the street has temporarily helped the market. ISank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities Olearinrrs. $:l,10-.44 2.743. 44S.125 04S.770 Balances. "Portland . Seattle T acoma . . ' fipokano . . 328,712 lao.oso 101,675 t7,2sU PORTLAND 31 ARK JET QUOTATION'S Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. "Merchants' Exchange, noon session December delivery Bid. v neat Bid. .. 1.37 . . 1.35 .. 1.33 Yr. ago. Bluestfm Kortlfold Club Red fife Red Russian ..... Oats No. 1, white, feed , Barley No. 1 feed Furores January bluestem February bluestem' .IHi .83 00 6 1.30 33.0O 23.50 . 2U.00 Bid. 137 .a....... .1. January forty tola February f ortyf old January club 1'ebruary club January Russian ...................... February Russian January oats February oats FLOUR Patents, $7.80; straights, 7.00; exports. $6,80; valley. $7.30; wliat. $S; graham, $7.80. 1.35 1.311 1.33 1.34 l.SO 1.81 35.50 0.0 hole M1LLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $26.50 per ton; Btiorts, sju.jO per ton; rolled bar. leu-, numi no. COKN Whole, $47 per ton; cracked, $48 per ton. HAY Producers' prices: Timothy, East ern Oregon. $1U.'"21 per ton; timothy. Val ley, (iii: Pur ton: airalfa. ilTjMS; val ley grain hay, $131115: clover. $12.50. Dnlry and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras. 34c: prime firsts. S3o: firsts, 3214c Jobbing prices. Prime extras. 3Sc; caj-tons, 1o extra; butter fat. No. 1, 3Se; No. 2, 3c. Portland. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets, 2Tc: Young Americas, 23c per pound. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, AOc per dozen: Oregon ranch, candled, SStMOc Per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects, 42c. POULTRY Hens, 1415c; Springs, 15 16Ho per pound: turkeys, live, 2122c; dressed, 2730c; ducks, 14jil7c; geese, 11 iv 1 2c. VEAL Fancy, J3!13tto per pound. PORK Fancy. Iliji12c per pound. Iniils and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2'uS; Japanese. 85c&$1.25 per bundle; lem- An, CI r.'l A n-- hatianfti Tl r nminH- grapefrult. $2.75V5; tangerines, $1.23 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 90e$rl0 per aozen: tomatoes, l.uucir i. ( per crate; cabbage. $2&2.23 per hundred; eggplant, 25c per pound: lettuce. $1.85: cucumbers, $10 1.23 per dozen; celery, California. $4.25 per crate; pumpkins, ll&c per pound; caul! flower. S2 per crate. POTATOES Oregon buying prices, $1.25 01.40 per hundred; sweets, ?3.74 per hundred. ONIONS Oregon buying prices, $2.75 per sack, country points. -..GREE2 JRUITSApplea, new, 60c 1.30 per box: pears, 11.23 1.30: easabas. So per pound; cranberries, a.i212.G0 per barrel. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 1-oound tails. 12.40 per dozen; one-halt flats, $1.50; 1 pound fiats, S2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound talis, 11.25. HONEY Choirs, 1343.23 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 18c; Brazil nuts, 19c: filberts, 10c; almonds, 18 in 10c; peanuts, 7c; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pe cans, 1819c; chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Small whit., live: large white. 10.85c; Llmas, "Stte; bayou, 8c; pink. 8ttc; red Mexicans. 8?ic COFFEE Roasted, In drums. 173Sc SUGAR Fruit and berrv. 7.60: Honolulu. $7.55; beet, $7.40; extra C, $7.20; powdered, in barrels, $8.10; cubes, in barrels, $3.35. SALT Granulated. $16.75 per ton; hall ground, 100s. $11.80 per ton; 50s. $12.10 per ton; dairy, $14.75 per ton. KiCiS southern head 77ae per pound; broken. 4c; Japan style, 44Uo. DRIED FRUITS Apples, lGtrjlllc: apri cots, lo19c; peaches, 8H10c; prunes. Italian. ("30c; raisins. SK&loc: dates. Persian, 15c per pound; Fard. $2.50 per box; currants, 15 ij 16c: flcs, $2 3.50 per box. Provisions. RAMS All sizes, choice, 24c; standard, &23c: skinned, 21 4 22c; picnics, 14o; cottage rolls, 17c. BACON Fancy, 29H31c: standard. 23 26c: choice, 19 24c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 1TV4CO 19c; export, 1714 19c; plate, 14-15Vic. LARD Tierce basis. kettle rendered. 19t6c; standard, 10c; compound, 16c BARREL. GOODS Mess Deer. ;-;; Plate betf, $23; brisket pork, $31.50; tripe, $10.50 3 11.50. Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS 1916 crop. 610e per pound. HIDES Salted hides (25 lbs. and up). 19c; salted stags (50 lbs. and up), 15c; green and salted kip (13 lbs. to 23 lbs.), 19c; green and salted calf skins (up to 15 lbs.), 32c: green hides (25 lbs. and up), lie; green stags (50 lbs. and up). 13c; dry hides, 30c; dry salt hides. 25c; dry horse hides, $ltii'2; salt horse hlaes. $35. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 21c: dry ehort-woolcd pelts, 17c; dry shearlings, 10 fttl!.)C each; salted long-wooiea pens, skip 1.50; saltrd short-wooled pelts, S0c3$, TALLOW 8ac per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine, 24 30c; coarse, 33 42 36c; Valley, 33 35c MOHAIR 3545c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 6 Mo per pound- Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; cases, 1822c GASOLINE Bulk, 21 "Ac; cases, 80c; nap- tha, drums. 19 He; cases, 2Sc; engine distil late, drums, 10c, cases, 18c LINSEED OIL Raw. drums, $1.10: bar rels, $L08; cases, $1.13; boiled, drums, $L12; barrels. $1.10; cases. $1.15. TURPENTINE In tanks, B7c; In cases, 72c; 10-case low, lc less. CATTLE ME IN DEMAND SUPPLY NOT EQUAL TO nEQUIREME.VTS. LOCAL Prime Steera Quoted Fp to $7.75 and Beat Cows Worth G.50 Won Are Steady. The strength of cattle was the feature of the livestock market yesterday. Prime steers sold at $7.Gj aud tho top of the market was quoted at a dime better. Choice cows sold at $6.50. The hog market held its own with $9.70 as the top and tho bulk of sales at $9.60. There was no trading in the sheep division. Receipts were 175 cattle, 4 calves, 567 hogs and 429 Bheep. Shippers were: W. K. France, Rock. Creek, 1 car sheep; E. D. Phllllppl, Hlbbard, 1 cattle, hogs; F. Wann, Mount Angel, 2 cattle, hogs, sheep; Cutsford Bros. Gervals, 1 cattle, bogs, sheep; Schults Bros., t-ouaou, x came; curaicK sz navanaugn, Albany, Salem. 2 cars cattle, hogs, sheep; G. W. Ayer, Salem. 1 car cattle, hogs, sheep: toe uaaarouK, Sheridan, 1 cattle, calves. nogs, sheep; Jens Jensen, Lostlne, 1 cattle, calves, hogs; J. L. Brlggs, Carlton, 2 cattle, nogs; w. V. Hanson, Tillamook, 1 cattle. The day s sales were as follows: Wt. Price. Wt. Price. 20 steers-. 065 $5.25 6 hogs . 190 $9. 0 8 cows 040 4.25 7 hogs 178 9.00 leteer... 8S0 U.oo 1 hog 180 8.00 4 heifers. 730 4.75 4 hogs. . .. 223 9.65 6 heifers. 722 4 601 4 hogs 118 8.25 1 heifer.. 570 4.50 1 hog .... 320 8.00 lcow.... 830 4.00 1 hog 510 8.60 21 cows... 720 4.50 12 cows... 1211 6.50 lcow.... 10BO 4.00 Scows... 047 6 00 8 cows... 727 8.50 2 cows.... 085 6.00 1 bull.... 1000 3.50 lcow.... 1250 6.00 lcow.... 1060 S.50 lcow.... 030 4.00 lcow ...1160 S.0O lcow.... 800 3.75 6 steers.. 620 4.50 lcow.... 030 6.25 1 steer... 600 4.00 2 cows... 7U0 4.25 1 steer... 480 8.50 lcow.... 700 2.73 1 heifer.. 530 3.50 lcow . 830 2.73 1 heifer.. BOO 4.00 2 cows 853 0.25 17 cows... '840 2.75 lcow.... 800 8.50 2 bulls. .. 1103 2.75 Scows 857 8.50 lcow.... 780 2.50 lcow.... 1121 3.75 2 bulls... 1025 3.30 2 cows... 673 3.75 18 hogs. .. 171 0.6O lcow.... 770 2.50 17 hogs .. 13 0.60 2 cows... 1095 6.78 lhog.... 300 8.60 lcow.... 830 6.00 10 hogs... 172 0.6O lcow.... SO 4.23 3 hogs.... 120 8.00 lcow.... 800 4.25 8 hogs. .. 173 8.00 2 cows. .. 743 4.73 81 hogs... 192 0.60 lcow.... 820 B.D0 63 hogs... 101 O HO; 1 steer.... 840 5.50 4 hogs 472 8., 13 steers.. 1285 7.63 lhog.... 430 8.0OH 2 steers.. 1070 7.00 17 hogs... 229 0.6O 1 steer... 860 C.75 61 hogs... 107 9.60. 3 steers.. 767 S.30 2 hogs... 820 0.6i 5 steers.. 1053 6.00 2 hogs 820 8.001 2 steers. . BUS 6.00 61 hogs 104 9.601 steers.. 710 6.B0 rhoi 180 8.(i('J 2 steers.. 760 4.60 lhog.... 450 8iVr, 6 steers.. 7!. 5 50 7 hogs... 210 9.60. 4 steers.. 702 4.O0 8 hogs... 121 8.00 1 heifer. 020 6.50 6 hogs. .. 242 0 601 1 heifer. . 560 4.25 4 hogs... 172 9.60 1 heifer. . 860 4.50 2 hogs... aiM) 0.6O, 2 heifers. 743 4.23 5 hogs 217 9 6; 1 heifer.. 315 4 25 8 hogs... 207 9.60 lbull.... J02O 3.23 12 hogs... 204 9.60 lbull.... 1000 3.25 9 hogs. .. 1G3 O.r.O lbull 1O50 3 50 5 hogs... 280 0.7O lstag 12K 4.25 2 hogs..". 200 9.00 1 calf 500 6.00 6 hogs 250 9.C5 3 calves.. 427 6.50 Prices ranged as follows: Cattle Steers, prime Steers, good Steers, common to good Cows, cholco Cows, medium to good ..... Cows, ordinary to fair ..... Heifers Bulls Calves Hogs Prime Good to prime mixed.. ..... Rough heavy Pigs and skips Sheen $6.75T. 6.408.75 4.254T 6 23 5.50fi6.50 6.25-fi;5.50 4.50 i 5.00 , G.OO-ii H OO 2.75&6.00 3.00!7.0oJ , 9 50 09.70 0.4019 50 . SoOfrfSlO . 8.508.75 Lambs 7.00i(J 0.75 Yearling wethers 7.50ft 9.75 Old wethers 6.73r7.()( Ewes 5.00 7. v Coffee Futures Trade Narrow. NEW YORK, -Dec. 20. The market for coffee futures was less active and fluctua tions were correspondingly narrow, with prices showing a tendency to sag off under somo further scattering liquidation. The opening was 2 points lower to 4 points higher, but after selling at 8.8S early, Sep tember reacted to 8.85c, or back to last night's close, while May sold off to 8.56c. about 5 points net lower. The general list closed quiet, net - unchanged to 5 points lower. December, 8 ISo; January, 8.27c; Feb ruary, 8.3oc; March. 8.44c; April, 8.32c May, 8.50c; June. 8.6ttc; July, 8.73c; August 6.79c; September, 8.85c; October, 8.90c; No vember. 8.0oc. Spot steady. Rio 7s, 9Sc; Santos 4s, lOSo. No fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight market, which is unsettled by the uncertainties of ocean freight room and tho irregularity of rates. It was reported this morning that a rate of $1.50 per ba was now apked from Brazil to New York. The official cables reported no change 1 the Rio market, while Santos was 60 to 100 rels lower. Rio exchange, 1-32 lower. Omaha Livestock Market OMAHA. Dec. 20. Hogs Receipts 17.000, higher. Heavy. $9.7510.00: - light. $9.80S 9.00; pigs, $7.75 Sb. 75, bulk of sales, $9.50o 9.GO. Cattle-Receipts 6500, strong. Native steers, $7.5011.50; cows and heifers, $6 S.25; Western steers. $6.509.23; Texas steers, $6 ($7.25; stockers and feTeders, $6 8.25. Sheep Receipts 4S0O, higher. Yearlings, $8.50 10.75; wethers, $8.25 9.00; Iambs, $12 12.90. . Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Receipts 63.000, strong at yesterday's finish - to 5c higher. Bulk, $9.sgio.l5; light, ga.BOio.oe mixed, $96510.25: heavy, $9.75)10.30 rough. $0.759.00; pigs. $7.60-23. Cattle Receipts 19,000, steady. Native beet cattle, $711.60; Western steexs. $7 10: stockers and feeders. $5)8.10; cows an heifers, $.1.85 lO; calves, xs11.50. Sheep Receipts 17.00O. steady. Wethers, $8.85y.80; lambs, $11 13. ' New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Dec 20. Raw sugar steady. Centrifugal, $5.14: molasses. $4.27. Refined i quiet- fine granulated, $7 to $7.03. SELLING IS HEAVY orced Liquidation Causes Extreme Losses in Stocks. WAR SHARES SUFFER MOST Bethlehem Steel Drops 75 Points In Course of Day Marines, Copper and Metals Weak Reaction in Kails Only Moderate. NEW YORK, Den 20. Liquidation, far mors active and comprehensive thsn any pievlous experience in connection with the current dealings, provoked additional sub stantial recessions today, war shares and ffillated Issues reglstertng extreme losses of 5 to 15 points. Lowest levels were touched In the frenzied selling of the final hour, with virtually no recoveries from mini mum quotations. Pressure cams from various Glrections. financial institutions calling loans and exer cising greater discrimination against spe cialties; brokers calling upon customers to bolster Impaired speculative accounts and rofesslonal traders pursuing tneir recent. dvantage, seemingly without hmdrancs. Bethlehem Steel was the most apeciac- lar feature, falling 72 points to 500 on a tew sales and a loss of 200 points from its record quotation of a month ago. Shipping shares ranked next in point ol weakness, being freely sold from the outset on the Intimations conveyed from abroad that the British government intends to take over control of British shipping. Mercan tile Marine preferred made a gross de cline of 16 points with 7 for tho common hares. Atlantic, Gulf &. West males, Ameri can owned, fell J a points. United States Steel offered less resistance than at any time since the downward move ment became effective, falling 4t to 107. Crucible and Lackawanna Steels snd all the secondary munitions and equipments uffered losses of 3 to 6 points. CoDDen and metals as a whole were heavy to weak, their reversal being accompanied bv trade reDorts of price concessions. Utsh Copper led this group at a gross aeenn of 5 Central Leather, sugars and active shares of the miscellaneous division crum bled by pathetically or from sneer iacit ol upport. Ral a stood out lor tneir consistent strength, but reacted moderately on the weight of the last hour's heavy offerings. Total sales. 1.625.0UO shares. Bonds reflected the unsettled state oi the stock market, internationals display ing further heaviness. Total sales, par value, $3,875,000. United States bonds un hanged on call. CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS, Closing Sales. HI eh. low. ilia Col P & I .. Am B & S Am Can ... Am C & F . . EO.000.4 0,85 24 ... 10.200 ?SA 2 . 8,900 lllVi 47 a . 8.20O 00 68 is . 11.700 fc0 75 . 80.8OO 107 105 . l.fcOO 112 110 93 47 66 Vs 75 105 110 12354 83 84 104 64 Am Loco . . Am 8 & Ref Am Sug Ref . . Am TeT &Tel, Am Z, L & S. . 1,200 123 123!i 8.100 43 3S 42.100 S7T4 83H 4.100 105H 1U4 16.400 00 Vs t4 1.10O 85. 4',j Ana uopper .. Atchison ...... Bald Loco .... Baltl & Ohio.. 84V4 Brook Rap T. . Butte S C . . 8.000 4.50O 2,400 41.00O 63 20H 168 - 03 674 48li 17 M 65 Ti 03 '4 124',. 37 f.3 'i 44 H 23 i 60 31 33 1631 117 !17 100 li r.a 121 Vs 86 "4314 ISO", 09 38 Vi "is- 61 61 24? 104 54 134 " 110 20 Vi S3 6s 2.: u 106 '4 70 4 27 7' 8:H 1 1 1 Vi 207 1481 ios" irH 118, 08 Vi 48V4 Call Petroleum. Can Pacific ... Cent Leather Chesa & Ohio.. 167 Vi Mi 4,100 1,100 800 1 8,400 12.300 8,000 10.20O 28.800 4.60O 65H Chi Mil & St P Chi & N W ... C R I & P Py.. 03 vs 124 88 U 51 Chino Copper.. Col F &Iron.. Corn P Ref . . . S3V4 44H 23 6U 47?I 25 67 i 82t 87H 171' 117H 8U 107 17H 59 ' 123 . Cruc Steel .... Dist Sec 31 36 Erie 4.S0O Gen Elec 1.600 Gt Nor pfd ... 1.200 Gt No Ore ctfs 6.50O 18-H 116 ..7 100 11 Cent l.uoo nt Con C .... 2.000 16 Insp Cop. 20.000 nt Mar. iN i . - uv 120 M M Pfd ctfs ll. .oo lvOS, 87 26 45 lv c soutn .... Kenn Copper . !.S50 47 20O 132 1.40O 102 V 8.900 4A rouls A xsasn. . 130 Vi Mex Petroleum. Miami Copper. 3SV4 M K & T PId Mis Pacifio ... 800 1914 Mont Pow .... , 100 64 -'1 18 102 Vi Nat Lead l.KOO 61 i Nev Copper ... o.joo ovs 24 N Y Cent 3.500 106 104H 63 134 N Y N H H. 1.800 55 Nor West ... 3.200 137' No Pacific .... l.uoo lio7i Pacific Mall .. 400 22t Pac Tel A Tel. 300 8:;4 Jio 20 33 Pennsylvania .. I,6o0 66-"! Ray Con Cop.. T.40O 2s 56 H 26 Reading 37.10(1 liiB'fc Rep I & 6 .... 30.500 l-i 106 4 77 Shat A Cop ... 1.60O 27Vi So Pacific ....'6.100 00 H So Railway ... 21,500 34 54 Studbaker Co. .14.800 114 Texas Co 8.400 212 Union Pacific . 70.700 130 2 1 07! 33 113 207 14S e3Vs Un Pac pfd U S Ind Alco .. 38,200 112H U S Steel . 457.6HO 113 U S Steel pfd.. l.ooo lis Utah Cop .... 40.700 105 Wab pfd "B". 4.200 32 H West Union ... 600 Oil" IDS 107 118 09 31 08 31 -i OS1 r.4Vd West Elec 10.300 OO" B4 Total sales for the day, 1.625,000- shares. Mining Stocks at Rosier. BOSTON, Dec 20. Closing quotations Allonez ti Mohawk 95 H Arls com i-'t Nlplsstng 3dlnes.. N Butte Old Dom Osceola Quincy .......... Shannon Superior Hup & Bos Mln. Tamarack ...... Utah Con Winona ........ Wolverine ...... T 23 12 2 1 14tt a 41 17 4 46 Calu & Arts 7S Calu & Hecla. ..Od Centennial ..... ID Cop R Con Co.. t3 E Butte Cod M. Franklin Granby ........ Greene Can .... Isle Roy Cop.... 8 S3 45 Kerr Lake . . . . 4 12 hi Lake Copper. .. . Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec 20. Mercantile paper. 4&4ac Sterling, 6U-oay oius, 1 1 ; commorciai so-day bills on banks. $4.71 4 : commercial SO-day bills $4.71; demand, $4.75VJ: cables, $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand. 5.84 "4; csliles, C.S.'iVi. Marks, demand, 72; cables, 7214. Kro nen, demand. 1: caoies. 1-. uuuaers. ae mand. 40: cables. 40T4. Lires. demand. 6 .02; cables, 6.01. Rubles, demand, 30; cables. Bar silver, 70c. Mexlcsn dollars, 60 He. (government bonds steady; railroad bonds heavy. Tim loans firm: 00 ana u oays. rv per cent; six months. 4ft4Vi per cent. Call money firm. High, 4 t per cent; low, 4 per cent: ruling rate. 4 per cent; last loan, 41 per cent; closing bid, 4 per cent; offered at 4'4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20. Sterling. $4.71 demand, $4,751.; cables, $4.65. LONDON. Dec. 20. Bar sliver, 86 13-16d per ounce. Mnnrv. 4 l ner ceni. Discount rates, short bills, S'ifJSH per cent; three months. per cent. Stocks Irregular at London. LONDON, Dec. 20. American securities were Irregular, wun unnea biiipb diwi easy on the Stock Exchange here today. Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec 20. Copper unsettled: electrolytio first, second and third Quarters, 31 S-a.tuc. Iron steady and- unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin easy. Spot, 41.75042.25c At London Spot copp'r. 1142 10s: futures, C136 10s: electrolytic, 160; spot tin. 181; futiirM. 183. The Metal Exchange quotes lead 7.62 MO 7.75c Spelter quiet. Spot, East St. Loula de livery, lOifflOHc. At London, lead, 30 lOs: spelter. 34 5s. Kaval Stores. SAVANNAH, Dec. 20. Turpentine firm. 62i4c; sales, 800 barrels; receipts, 65 barrels; shipments. 14 barrels; stock, 22.353 barrels. Rosin firm; sales, 1034 barrels; receipts. 8S7 barrels; shipments, 239 barrels: stock. 92.43S barrels. Quote: A. B, C, D, E. F, G. .17V4; H, $6.22A; I, $6.25: K. $6.30; M, $8.00; N, $6.90; WO. $7.05; WW, $7.30. Ten Cars ot Oranges Due. There was a brisk holiday demand for fruits and vegetables yesterday. Among the receipts from the South was a car of celery, which was put on sale at $4.25 a crate. Ten cari of oranges will arrive by steamer today. London Wool Sales Postponed. LONTK5X, Dec. 20. At the wool auction ssles today 0OO bales were offrd- There was a good assortment, which met with a brisk demand at firm prices, bulky scoured selling the best, within the range of 4s 6d to 6s 4d. The auctions will remain closed until January 4. SAX FRANCISCO PBODCCE MARKET Prices Current on Batter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg etables, Etc. at Hay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 20. Butter Fresh extras, 34c; prime firsts, 33Vic; fresh firsts. Vic Eggs Freeh extras, S9Vic; pullets, 84c Cheese New. lc; young Americas, 19 e. Poultry Hens. ll2uc: old roosters. 11 12c: fryers. 22&::3c; broilers, 2730o; large, 22&i'23c; squabs. $22.50: pigeons. $1.251.75: ducks, loii 14c; geese, 15 u 17c; turkeys, live, 22 jj 23c vegetables String beans, S&I2V4C; rancy, 13c; llmas, 8 10c; lettuce, 500 75c; South ern, 73c $1; peas, Southern. large, 109 12c; Summer squash. Southern. &5c$l; cream squash, $1&1.25: tomatoes. South ern, 60S 65c; fancy, 75c; eggplant, 812c; green peppers, 154vliC; garlic 44c; sweet potatoes, cellar stock. $2.502.75; celery, $3.60&4 crate; sarden, 2030e bunch; rhubarb, $16125; marrowfat sod hubbard squash, S5ctf$l. Potatoes Rivers. $2f2.25. Onions Car lots. $3 'a 3.25. Fruit Grapes, 60 76c; cranberries, $9.50 (ft 10; pears. Winter Nellls, $1.76; persim mons, 65065c: lemons. $3.50; limes, $10 1.2s: grapefruit. $2.25 $1 2. 5o; ' naval oranges. :.o03; bananas, $1.5001.75; pinespples. $2.253I3; apples. Newtown pippins, $1&L10; Belief leur, $1 61.10. eedstuffs Cracked com and feed corn meal, uncertain; rolled barley, $4547; al falfa meal. $20.50, -carloads; less than car loads. $21.50. Receipts Flour. 1672 Quarters: barlev. 650O centals; beans, 720 sacks; potatoes, 3210 sacks; onions, 5 sacks; hay, 301 tons; hides. mw; wine, i7,'uu gallons. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec 20. The cotton futures market today closed steady at a net decline of 3 to 14 points. Spot cotton oulet. Mlddllnounlanda. $17.15; sales, 600 bales. Chicago Dairy Pro dace. CHICAGO. Dec 20. Butter lower. Cream ery. 2V4&38c t-KKS steady. Receipts 1918 esses. Firsts, 40a41c: ordinary firsts. 3iii30c: at mark. cases Included, 32Q40c. Duluth Linseed Market. DtTLUTH. Dec 20. Linseed on track $.SoVi; choice, $2.63: arrlve, $2.83; De cember, .b3 asked: May. $2.STV4 bid. Dried Fralt at New York. NEW YORK. Dec 20 EVanoratod 9nnll dull. Prunes steady. Peaches firm. Hops, Etc., at New York. NETV YORK. Dec 20. Hons and hides steady. Wool firm. LOWEST BIDDER NAMED PEAHSOS COMPANY IS RECOM MENDED FOR VIADUCTS. Contract to He Awarded February 2S, But Council Declines to Bind City Before Date. The Pearson Construction Company was declared by the City Council yes terday to be the lowest bidder for the construction oC viaducts along: the line of the O.-W. K. &tN. on the aat Side in connection with grade crossing; eliminations and the recommendation was made that the contract be award ed February 28 to that firm. The rec ommendation was laid on the table un til that date. The action was in accordance with demands of the Pearson Company for action on the bids, which were opened some time agro, and which, together with interest-bearing- certified checks, have been held up sinco. The Pearson Company asked that the Council either bind Itself now to the contract, so that the company can make Its sub-contracts, or reject all bids and readver tise. The uncertainty of the steel mar ket makes a Brent deal of uncertainty as to what will have to be paid for materials after .February 28. The Council has heard rumblings of possible lawsuits to stop the regrade project and therefore declined to bind itself leg-ally to the award of contract It is contended that the specifications under which bids were submitted called f os the award of contract Feb ruary 28 and not before. The Council also deemed It Inadvisable at this time to reject bids, because bidders submit ted figures realizing; the terms of the specifications. The holding of the bids and certified checks until February 28 will cost each of the three contractors J600 in inter est. FLAX PROVED SUCCESS STATE COXTROIi BOARD SATS EI CELLEXT QUAXITV I9 GroVN. - Sole Renuiaisg Problem la netting. aid Experiments Are Under Way to Determine Best Method. SALEM, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.) A statement that the question of the pos sibility of raising" flax in the state Is settled, with Its success revolving around certain problems. Is made by the btate Board of Control in its report on the flax Industry. After briefly reciting- the history of tne industry, tne report says: Two problems seem to require solu tion: One pertains to growing a high grade of flax with comparative freedom from weeds, so that It can be handled easily and with reasonable remunera tion to the grower and to the state; the second is concerned with Yettin At the present time tests are being made to determine whether the dew retting or tank retting will be more advantageous. It is clear that this part of the work is exceedingly important. and requires great care. That a high grade of flax can be produced, especially In the western part of Oreson, Is evident from the display of flax at the Oregon State Fair in 1916. From time to time during tne season of flax growing many speci mens or tiijjii quality of flax were brought to the office of tho Board. It seems, then, that the question as to the possibility of raising flax in the state has been settled, and that the success of the flax Industry in the state cen ters around the problems mentioned above. "It Is believed that a more satlsfac tory quality of flax can be raised by limiting the grower to a small acreage and insisting; that the crop be properly attended to." Pasco Itojal Xelgljbors Elect. PASCO, Wash.. Dec. 20. (Special.) The local order of Royal Neighbors, Arbutus Camp No. 7299, has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. Anna Rolllson, oracle; Mrs. Minnie Hand, vlce-oracle; Mra, Kache Clark, chancellor; Mrs. Clara Lehne, recorder; Mrs. Barbara Kouba. receiv er: Mrs. Mae Dyer, marshal; Mrs. Vir ginia Tuerk, outer sentinel; Mrs. Meta Rowe, inner sentinel; Mrs. Sybilla Wall, manager. Mrs. Clara Lehne was elected delegate to the state convention at Walla Walla, with Mrs. Irva Irvine as alternate to accompany her. Divorce Snlt Held TTp for Election MARSHFIELD, Or. Dee. 20. (Spe clal.) Sheriff Alfred Johnson, of thl county, is defendant In a divorce sui brousht by bis wife, Mrs. Flora John son. who desires custody of the cbil dren. The suit was drawn in Augus but friends brought about an agree ment that it should not be filed until after election time, since Mr. Johnson w&s a candidate for re-election. M Johnson, nevertheless, was defeated by W. W. Gage, former incumbent. " AVERAGE IS LOWER Wheat at Chicago Depressed by Peace Reports. VOLUME- OF TRADE LIGHT Additional Diplomatic Movements Said to Be Coming, If Xot Already In Progress - Under Cover. Foreigners Buy Futures. CHICAGO, Dec SO. 'Wheat values aver aged somewhat lower today, mainly because of reports that new efforts for peace were to be expected. The market closed heavy at the same as yesterday's finish to 4Sto lower, with Mmy at IU14 to $l.t2 and July at l.35 to $l.oofe. Corn showed a net decline of lkOllio to 1 Sc. and oats of 1 Wo to lHc In provisions the final range var ied from a setback of 5 cents to an advance of luee'ents. Considerable nervousness was evinced In the wheat trade through the session, but the volume of business did not exceed normal limits and there were no price fluctuations much beyond tho ordinary. The nearest ap proach to excitement cams in the final half hour when ths bears succeeded in making- a decided Impression with the aid of gossip that additional dlplomatlo movements in the direction of peacs parley would be forthcom ing if not already in progress under cover. Lowest quotations of the day resulted and there was virtually no rallying power evi dent la the pit as the markat came to an vnd. tiome purchasing of future deliveries by foreign government acted as a temporary stimulus for th wheat bulla about the mid dle of the session. Ureatly diminished re ceipts In the Northwest also attracted mora r less attention and so likewise am a tore- cast of aero temperatures in the Southwest. where snow to protect the Wlnuer crop was lacking. Such considerations, however, were iot allowed to displace very long tne in luonce of peace talk which soon after the oenlnr had dominated the market and was again the ruling (ores at the close. Corn ducllcated the action or wneat. j ne ntermlttent tendency to weakness was em- Dhaalxed bv reoorts of increasing congestion of railway rrelgnt lacmiies. Oats followed the course or otner eereaia. Some of yesterday's principal buyers were on the selling side Only a light trade oeveiopea in provisions nd fh market held within narrow bounds. Trifling gains formed the rule, owing chief ly to strength in quotations on noii. Leading futures ranged as xoiiows: WHEAT. Open. High. ..$1.44 $1.07 .. 1.3UVi 1.40 Low. $1.61 i 1.33 Close. May l.eiH 1.3 uly COR.V. P2 .92 .. .14 .2Vs OAT3. . . . .US .(13 Vi .. .5014 .Bl MESS PORK. May .!" .00 uly .0O May .MS 49 V uly .40 '.i an. 26.75 . . .... 20.40 LARD, r.lo.ST 15.02 ..IS. 10.00 26.70 26.22 26 75 26.40 May an. 15. S2 10.90 15. ST 16.07 May SHORT RIBS. 13.67 1.1.63 Jan. 13.67 14.07 May 14.10 14.10 14. Uo Cash Drlces were: Wheat N'os 2 and 3 red and No. 2 hard. nominal: No. 8 hard. $1.64 H Corn No. 2 yellow. 01; No. 4 yellow and No. 4 white, nominal. Oate No. 3 white, SOViealUc: standard, BlsyilHc. Rye No. 2, nominal. Barley 83c g $1.20. Timothy- $3.50 3.00. Clover- $12 IT. Foreign Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 20. Cash wheat, dull, with all prices unchanged. LONDON. Dec 20. Cargoes on passage, unchanged. Eastern Wheat Futures. DITLTTTH. Dec. Hi. Wheat closed: De cembcr. $1.67t; May, $L69fe; July, $1.64 hi. WINNIPEG. Dec. 20. Wheat closed: De cember, $LU3i; May, $1.6J". KANSAS CITY. Dec. 20. Wheat Closed: December. $1.61Vi ; May. $1.61; July. $1.44. 3T. LOUIS. Dec. 20. Wheat closed: De cember, $l.oi; May, $1.39. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 20. Wheat May, $1.69 to $1.69U: July, $1.6414. Cssh. No, hard. J1.69. ta'1.7944: No. 1 Northern $1.64 jj 1.693 ; No. 2 Northern, $1.61 SO 1.07 H; No. S wheat, $L49 j 1.64 Flax, $a t4 ra.tav. Barley, 7tfc4fll.il. Grain at Son Francisco. 6AN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20. fcjpot quota tions: Walla. $2.6302.67 ii ; red Russtan. $2.602.62 V4 ; Turkey red, $2,7042.80; blue- stem. $2.77 fc,2.80. Barley, feed. $2.17 H 2.20. Oats, white. $1.051 1.97H. Millfeed: Bran, $H.5oa 29.50: middlings. $3741.38: shorts. S30U31. Callboard: Aianey, M.my, s-.io. zaies, -ou tons. I'll get Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Dec. 20 Wheat Bluestem $1.414: turkey red. $1.41: fortyfold. 1.37 club, $1.36: fife. $1.36: red Russian, $1.33. L.arlsy. yj.&o per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 2, oats 3, barley 6, corn 2, bay 0, flour b. TACOMA. Dec 20. Wheat Bluestem. $1.40; tortyrnia. si.as; club and red fife, $1.35: red Russisn, 11.30. Csr receipts Wheat 31. barley 1. eats 1. cay 1. MB. DALY MUST PAY $30 DAMAGES FOR, AUTO COLLISION AL LOWED AGAIXST 'COMMISSIONER. . levest Witnesses Testify In Court aa to Reckless Driving Refuse In . Lavr lie Sponsored Falls. Though his defense was that ho had the right of way under traffic rules he had indorsed. Commissioner Daly's contentions were to no avail in the face of seven opposing witnesses in the court of District Judge Dayton yesterday. Damages of $30.25 were al lowed against him because of care less driving, M'hlch had caused him to collide with the automobile of Iver Elde at Sixth and Washington streets. The accident occurred the first day of the Rose Festival June 7, 1916, when the streets were crowded. The automobile of Mr. Hide had turned east at the intersection when the one driven by Mr. Daly crashed into it from the south. On the witness stand Mr. Daly ad mltted he bad not possessed his auto mobile for long and had taken a les son in driving it the morning of the accident. Attorneys Sears and Ewers repre sented the plaintiff and Bruce Fowl warth the defendant. Commissioner Daly maintained he had the right of way, as the automo bile of Mr. Elde was on his left as it turned the corner, but the 'defense held that Mr. Elde started to turn the corner when the Commissioner's machine was nearly half a block away and that this rule did not apply-, in such a case. Coast Gunner Com in Its Suicide. SEATTLE, Dec. 20. Corporal Thomas C. Haller, of Third Company, Coast Artillery Corps, United States Army, shot and killed himself with a rifle in quarters at Fort Liwton today. He left a not to his company commander. saying- he had been disappointed In love and was ln terrible trouble." Halter's home was in Fort Smith. Ark., and his bodjwill be sent there. FRUIT POOLS ARE CLOSING Hood River Growers Will Receive Money Tliis Veek. IftWD RIVER, Or.. Dec SO. (Spe cial.) The clerical force of the Fruit Growers" Exchange la busy closing; the pools on early varieties of apples and the pear crop handled by the exchange. The organization, according to Man ager Kenneth McKay, expects to make run returns before Saturday. we will also make our third ad vance to our growers of 25 cents per dox on an graaes and varieties of fruit," says Manager McKay, "and we expect to make full settlement on sev eral cars of elder apples." 'the exchange, provided It receives an average of two cars a day from now until the end of the year, expects to have Its entire 1916 crop moved to mar ket. The agency's tonnage for the season has reached 1&0 carloads. NEW WATER PLANT VOTED Morton Council Decides Upon In stalling Gravity System. MORTON". Wash.. Dec. -0. (Spe cial.) Realizing that it is but a quel tion of months before the present water supply will be wholly inadequate on account of either announced or pros pectlve industrial development of Mor ton, the Council on Monday, night voted to install a gravity water plant. The amount saved each month from reduced operating expenses will pay the entire cost of the plant within a comparative ly snort time. At the same Council meeting the re turns from the recent town election. were canvassed and verified, whereup on they were accepted as announced. At tho next meeting; which will be the second Tuesday in January, the new Council takes office, B. J. West being tne new Mayor. SHEEPMAN BUYS CATTLE Grant Thompson, of Crane, Fur- chakes Herd in Wlllametto Valley. CRAXE, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.) Grant Thompson, a sheepman of Harney County, living; four miles south of Crane, .who recently sold his flock of 9000 sheep for more than S65.000. has Just returned from the Willamette v aney wnere ne purchased 360 head or cows and heifers. The cattle were driven til the way from Albany across tno L&scaao Mountains over the Mc- Kenzie pass, and by the way of lister", Bend and Lauen. It took 31 days to make the drive from Albany to Crane. Mr. Thompson is go In re on another trip to the Willamette Valley to buy more stock for his laree ranch near here, Mr. Thompson is one of th largest individual stockralscra in Harney County. POTATOES BEING SHIPPED Eiglit Carloads Weekly Are Being Sent Out From Rldgeficld. RIDGEFIEL.D, Wash.. Dec 20. (Spe cial.) Potatoes aro being shipped from here to points In Nebraska and California at the rate of about eight carloads a week by Charles H. Greely, who has bought up most of the 1916 crop in the western part of Clarke County. The potatoes are of the Bur bank and Early Hose variety and are being bought for $1.2a per 100 pounds, Some seed potatoes of the Early Rose and Burbank varieties were shipped to Stockton and atsonvlllc. It is estimated that there are still about 30.000 sacks of potatoes in this part of the country. Ranchers are holding some for higher prices. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. BRIOKEI.L To Mr. and Mrs. Krank A. Brickell, 4J3 Woodward avenue, November 24. a son. DAY To Mr. and Mrs. William P. Day, 263 hast Fourteenth street, Ueceuioer . daiiKhtt.r. WILSON To Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Wilson 3,16 Fifty-second avenue boutheast. Decern ber 7. a son. SEYHOLIi To Mr. end Mrs. Reth Feybn!d, 6732 i-orly-eeroad avnu &outhat. L cember S. a son. . SCUV1LI.E To Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Fco ville, 61 East Hancock street, December 6, a son. r JOHNSON To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Johnson, 1123 Hast Grant street, December v, a son. HOl.ZAPFEL To Mr. snd Mrs. Nicholas Holsapfel, 46 West Sumner street. December 10, a son. GREENWELPT To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Greenw ldt, 1334 Astor street, December 11. a daughter. DAKLOK To Mr. and Mr. Constantln Daklos, 030 Couch street, December 11, a son. MHIT.nON To Mr. and Mrs. FTanelc phll don, 00 Fourth street. December 12, a daurhter. AMATO To. Mr. and Mr. Salvatore Amato. 646 East Fifteenth street, Decem ber 12 a daughter. DUNN To Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dunn, 644 Inslcy street, December 12, a son. Marrlalre License. MATHISKN-HOV IU Wilhelm Mathlsen, 345 Hood street, and Antoiuette HolK, 121S East Main stre... OODKKEY-EDWARDS Henry F. Oo.t frcy. 012 Division street, and Hazel Ethel J wards. 433 East Forty-first street. FI.NLET-WOODDY Joseph Arthur Fin ley, Rex Arms apurtments. and Merle Hilda Wooddy. 331 Eiist Thirty-sixth street. FALCOSER-SHAN.NOX John Falconer. City rrk. and Leva A. Shannon, City Prk. GRIFFITH -MESSING Ray E. Orlfflth. 342 Lvo avenue, and Thelma Far Messing, 327 Maiden avenue. DALE-LAW LER Joseph Charles Dale, 4l I'.rx avenuo, and Alice Mary Law lor. 303 Third street. FRANCIS-DOZIER Crals M. Francis. 1121 East Mill street, snd Kancy Emma Dozler, 741 Mllwaukle street. MARSH-HOBBS Wllisrd T. Marsh, Rain ier, or., and Anne Luciia Hobbs, Cornelius Hotel. TUOUPSOK-TBATXOE Howsrd Robert Thompson. 113 East Seventy-second street North, and Maude Mary Traynor, 42S East Twenty-eiKhti street North. Fat AN ZEN-LA FOLLETT Lloyd V. FTan sen, t74 East fevenly-thlrd street North, anl- Conine L. La Follett, &13 East Gllsan " NELSOX-WESTON Ed Nelson. 100 Mor ris street, and Mabel Weston, East Tenth and East Harrison streets. CAMPBELL-.NE1LSON rtner Camp bell, prinsdale. Or., and Carolina Neilson. Sprlnffdale," Or FOME ROY-GRIFFIN Ray E. Pomeroy, ft. Vlurenfe Hospital, and Leone Griffith, 106 St. Clair street. Building Pertmts. L. R. BAILEY Erect two-story frame dwelling, '.! East Twentieth street North between Klickitat aud Siskiyou streets; bunders same: swiuu. BRUNO NEILIUS Repair on and one- half-story frame dwelling-. 117 North Fox street, corner Cruikshank street: James Oee, builder: S100. LEWIS INVESTMENT COMPANY Re pair Columbia dock, Northrup street, be tween Front street and Harbor Line; Frank David, builder: S10O. T. J. M'NAMEE Repair two-story fram flat. 401 Oregon street, between Grand ave nue and East Sixth . streets; T. J. Tabor, builder: sitiu. MRS. AONFS f. Dl'NTAX R-pritr rm. WE ARE BUYERS OF RAW MOLESKINS KOHN & BAER 43. 45. 47 4Ve)t Tbtrtr-tfalrd Street, New York: City, aT-tfereacea llradstreet'a or Dnau story frame dwelling, 63 East Fourteenth street, between Frederick and Iwarl iiretu; ouncier. same; stto. trrACH t?TATE Repair thre-storr brick ordinary store building. 265 Buraaide street, between Third and Fourth streets; ouuders, Wegman & Son; $50. , IAILT METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Dec 20. Maximum tempera ture, 4S degrees; minimum, 41 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M., 2.5 feet: change In last 4 hours. Q.7 foot rise. Total rainfall 13 P. M. to B P. M. ), O.Otf Inch. Total rainfall since (September 1. 111J. 11.47 Inches; normal. It! G3 Inches; deficiency. 3.16 inches Total sunshine. 45 minutes; possible. 8 hours SO minutes. Barometer (reducad to sea level) ai . -.., su inches. Relative humidity at noon. 79 per cent. THE WEATHER. a t Wind. S n V I f ? O A B " ii t ? " 5 : ? STATIONS. Weather. Baker Boiso ........ 84 0.12,. .-SB )jnow K O.CSj. ,,SE (Cloudy 34 O.Oo ,SV iPt. cloudy o O.ou . . NE oiear 2u O.ini 12 NW Snow 20 O. .. .j.NWjCIoudy SO.U0..N iCiear -2 O.I24.NW!Clear 6l.0;. . NW Pt. cloudy 7S u.Oul. . NWiClear Boston - . Calgary ...... Chicago Denver ., De Moines . . Duluth Eureka ...... Galveston .... Helena ...... 16 0.00. . . ISW ICiear Jacksonvl'l 62 0. 72 14 SB Cloudy Kansas City . j-w.ui,is.n Clear .vs o.oo.. .!ne Pt cloudy 4hii.3i);..-SW Cloudy 4 o.ol ..'N Cloudy Los Angeles . Marshiteld ... Med ford Minneapolis !-lo 0.00 10 W .Clear Montreal l.s 0.00,10. NE Clear 7s 0.2Sj. .;v iCiear SO 0.00'.. SW Pt-cloudy 44 0.1A14W Cloudy 34 0.OO...JC Rain -s o.oo . . 'N W.Clear 04 O.OO,. .NW, Clear 20 O. IS'. . NE Suovv 4: O.OH'. .'SV Kaln 40 0.ts' .S Cloudv 500.00'. ,'N iPt. cloudy a 0.O2 10 NWClouiiv 32 0.2i...,W Cloudy New Orleans New York North Head . . North Yakima Omaha ...... Phoenix Pocatello .... Portland Roseburg .... Sacramento . . Louis .... Salt Laks ... San Franolsco J 5s o.oo . . w ;pt cloudy f 42 O.0B 10 SW IClomlv Srattle Spokan . . . . Tacoma ..... . J 20 0.00 . j.VU iSnow f 42 O.ort 12 SW Clouly Tatoosh Island -o.i- . is w n iouuy St 0. 20,.. IS Sum MS n Oo ! Ir-imwi-v walla Willi Washington Winnipeg r-12 0.00U0.SW tciear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A troush-shaned degression extend from British Columbia southeastward to Texas and thence east and northeast to the Lower Lake Region. A sever cold wave has over spread the Plains States and zero weather Is reported as far south aa Dodge City. Kan. Light rain has fallen lu v extern Oregon. Western Washington, the ast Gulf states. Lower Laks Region and tapper Ohio Valley. Snow has occurred in the- Northern snd Central Rocky Mountain States. Kansas. Ne braska, MIssuurl and Illinois. It la warmer In th East Gulf States and colder In Texas. Oklahoma. Southern Nevada, Southern Utah. Colorado. Kansas snd the Middle Mississippi Valley. The temperatures havs also risen iu tu Atlantic btate. Conditions are favorable for occasional rain Thursday In Western Oregon and West ern Washington and tor light snow else where in this district. FORECASTS. Tortland and vicinity Occasional rain: southerly windr. Orcson and Washington Rain west, snow east portion; southerly winds. Idaho Snow. Ocean forecast North Pacific Coast, rain; fresh to strong southwesterly winds. K. A. PKAt.S. For-iter TRAVELERS' GriDK. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chang Kn Ronte) The nig. Clean. Comfortable. Elegantly Appointed, . beaguing S. S. ROSE CITY Snlls ltom Alnstvorth Dock 3 1. 31. SATURDAY. DEC. 23. b. S. JfORTHWF.STKRN Sails Dec. 27. 100 Golden Miles on Columbia River All Kate Include Melt ll- and Meal Table and Service Unexcelled. The Han ITsnrlim Portland S. 8. Co., Third anil Washington Hlreet (wath O.-W. K, N. Co.). lei. Broadway 45U0. A C121. rHVIN PALACES Cli;ORIhK0RHFA(in( Portland t-o Pan Francisco S. S. NORTH ERN" PACIFIC, express train time. Sail ings Dec. 14. l'.. 23, 2S. Cal. Sir. Exprc-ss leaves pro A. M. Fsies S. (12.50. Sli. 17.o". g.-OOO. s. s. GREAT NORTHERN. Ssn Francisco nn.l l.os AngfKs to Honolulu, December 13: Jan. 4. 23: Feb. 12: March 5. 23; April 11, So. S130 round trip, and up. I North Bank. Oth at Rtark I station, loth and Hoys iM Mor., N. I'. Ity. 34S Wash.. O. N. Kr. I loo nd. Alurllugton By. TICKET Ot ILK: 2 1 rrii !"" a M ft 'V,"r,f 1 V I I laMarUI New. Large, Modern and the fast est Steamships to S c a n d I n a v iiu Rail connections with entire con tinent. !ailincr! from New York J:inurv 6-27. write for tolders. All Railroad Offices Our Alfenta. Kin Alt GJOLME. General Pacific Coast Agent, IIS Cherry St. rattla. ALASKA yvfore Itiipf-rt. Kcli-lilkHn. WnnfMl, t nborfr, Juornu, '1 rrttdrll. Iaul. Tbue, Maine, bkaswa, CordoTa. CALIFORNIA Via (tatt r tan t Tan tear to La An -)? and San i-Mego. Largest ahlpa unequalad tervlca. low raia. lncLud.aa' in la and barth. For particulars app!v or tdepTinna .PAC1I-IC STEAMSHIP rOMVA.W. Ticket Office X49 Vahtnc(oa Ht. ttc Mala 19. Uuia A S2J AUSTRALIA Jra Honolulu, Suva, Now Zoalaqd THE I'AI.ATIAL PASKMiKK SIHAllKKl R.M.R. "NIAGAKA. It. .M S. -MAKIKA CJO.UOO ton dls. tlS.oOO tons dial SsU from VAMWVKR, B. '., .Inn. 17. Feb. 14, Mar. 14, Apr. 11. Apply f anadian Pnriiic Railway. 45 Third Kt.. I'orfland. Or. r t the Canadian Australian Royal Mall Line, 440 beaiur Street. Vaacouvar. B. & TODAY, 2:3-0 P. XG. 21. San Kran Cisco, Portland. Los Antra- Jea Etfainship Co. lTrank, Botlam. Ast.. 12 Third at. A Mala t. 1 LAMPORT SHUL7 E?lJiS'"fjf7""iAT04-Mt lsA llUsjllj SlltKCU AIRES tunlsr ssilinin f laxanoas l-.ixA to steamer Mpeeisllr designed for travel in tarn tropic, tf'or saiu&ss so rate apply COMPAMT' OSPICSa - - 3 SSOADWAT, M. V. Penes B. ftmltli. Xblrd and asiUuc toa fits V 4