Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 21, 1916, Image 23

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    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
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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.
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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
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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.
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