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Newspaper Page Text: THE MORMXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 19ia 17 X WHEAT SOLD EAST Strong Demand Exists In , American Markets. All EXPORT TRADE IS HEAVY IiOcal Prices Arc Advanced 8 to 10 Cents in Past Week Car Situ ation Still Restricts Trade. Farmers Are Bullish. Deraind for -wheat Is on the increase snd 11 American markets are tending upward. Oraln men appear to have recovered from the scare occasioned by the first German peace proposals, and In Chicago trader are again predicting a S2 market. Export buy ing oh an Immense scale yesterday advanced that market 3 to nearly 7 cents, and this further Increased the firmness of the local inaikct, which for several days has been Influenced by Inquiries from tho East. Busi ness for Eastern account has been closed by several dealers and there are also indica tions of export business being forked. The only obstacle to a free movement is said to be the car situation. Athe Merchants' Exchange, bids for blue stem were raised again 2 to 8 cents, and for other sorts offers were 1 to 8 cents higher than on Tuesday. Country holders are. If anything, firmer than heretofore. Tho oats market holds around the $3o bid quotation, but there Is Hula .selling In the Interior. Some Inquiry from Texas Is re ported at various points. Broomhall cabled: "It 1m generally con ceded harvest has been unfavorable In Rus sia, Stocks large, but interior movement limited. "India Shipments of wheat this week estimated at 640,000 bushels; Balkan States Crop advices unfavorable, "Liverpool Wheat quiet, holiday dullness; general undertone very steady. "United Kingdom Visible wheat. 65.512.- 000 bushels against 67,i4S.0OO bushels last wees. Argentina weather fine for corn. Move ment or an grains light, port stocks small. relghts firm, but sufficient vessels for mod erate shipments." or.asireei s estimates the world's wheat visible decrease at J31.0CO bushels and the corn Increase at S20.000 bushels. terminal receipts. In cars, were reported uy tne Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay i a 4 7 2 15 875 1263 1007 851 737 12B4 East report but little success in interesting brewers" In new business. Beer sales in the United States for the month of November, according to an estimate compiled by the Western Brewer, indicate an Increase of about 4 per cent, as compared with Novem ber, 1913. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings or the Northwest cities yesterday were as follows: r , - Clearings. Portland l,734.1'iS S"le 2.065.50.-. Tacoma 33.714 Spokane 75S.04S Balances. SI4K.540 215.083 50.H02 14 0.682 1'OKTL.iW MARKET QUOTATIONS (rata. Hour. Keed. Ktr. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. Bid yr. ago. 1.00 1.00 .97 .85 .05 24.00 28.00 Bid. S 1.4S 1.4l 1.42 1.4.1 1.42 1.4 1.38 1.38 3.1.00 3...3S 37.00 37.00 $6.80 w ho;e Portland. Wednes tear ago Season to date. . . Year ago Tacoma Tuesday. lear ago to date. . . ago Tuesday. ago to date . . . ago Season Year Seattle Year BenBon Year 3 . 23 .32." . 883S . 88 . 11 .4253 .6108 . 72 . 37 .3482 232 .6747 1162 22 108 1200 1 4 103 30 1 0 4 823 130S 1 1 217 245 14 0 13 G 1226 1406 n 907 334S 640 255 COFFEE FUTURES CLOSE AT ADVANCE Offerings Are right and Prices Rise Sharply on Covering;. " -.. uec. zr. The market for oonee tutures opened at a decline of 3 to 8 points under further scattering liquidation and a little trade selling. Offerings were light, however, and; prices advanced rather hrply during the afternoon on covering, Wall street and cotton trade buying, while there may also have been some covering of hedges against coffee involved In a fire at sea. March contracts sold up from 8 32c to 8.64c. and July from 8.78e to 8.91c with the close net unchanged to 12 points higher December and January, 8.46c; February.' 8.35c; March. 8 C4c; April, 8.71c; Mav. 8 78c June. 8.84c; July, 8.90c; August. 8.95c- SepI tember. c; October. 9.05c; frovember. 0 10c. Spot, quiet. Rio 7s. 0c; Samoa 4s. 104c A sale of Rio 7s was reported at O'.-c. ex snip. Few fresh offers were reported In the cost freight market with quotations ruling nndJ00 fr Santos 4s- London credit while Rio ,s were offered at 9.30c Ameri can credits, all for January-February ship- The official oab reporte(J an advanc(. ot oo rels at Rio and of 2.1 ri. i R1 exchange. l-32d higher. futur SMALL DECREASE IN VISIBLE SUPPLX North Are of the Mer- Ainerimn Wheat Shlntr..n. Larger for Week. no weeKiy wheat statistics chants' Exchange follow: American visible supply t, v . Bushel? necember 27, 1915. . . necember 28. 1914. . . December 29, 1913 "ecember 30. 1913. .' ' December 2(1. 191 1 . December 27. 1010. . I December 27. 1909 December 2fc. lOOO. ' December 30, 1907! ! '. 3,040,000 1,478.000 73.731,000 3. 473. 000 H3.16R.000 61.313.0OO 43, 929,000 27,362.000 r.i. O76.0OO 48,661.000 Increase. World's 'shipments, principal .vur included)- Decrease. 209,000 4.263.U0O 1.361,000 1.104,000 1,854.000 S4.00O 935.0041 3.17. 0O0 885, OO0 1,342,000 Wheat Bid. Bluestv-m X 1.47 Fortyfold 1.40 Club '1.40 Red f it- -. ..... .... Red Russian 1.37 Qats No. 1 white feed 3.1 00 Bailey No. 1 feed 37.00 Futures . January b'.ueetem . . .' February Muestem January fortvfold February fortyfold January club . February club Januarv Russian February Russian January oats -. , . February oats I .'.I'.'.'.'.'.l" January barlev February barley FLOUR Patents. $7.80; straights, 7; exports. $6.80; valley. $7.80; sranam, S7.BO. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $26 50 per ton; shorts, $30A0 per ton; rolled bar ley, $4041.50. CORN Whole. $16 per ton; cracked. $47 per ton. HAY Producers' prices: Timothy, East ern Oregon. $1921 per ton; timothy. Val ey. $1617 per ton; alfalfa, $17918; Val ley grain hay, $1315: clover. $12 50. Dairy and Country Produce BUTTER Cubes, extras 35c; prime, rii-sts. 34c; firsts, 32ic Jobbing prices: Prime extras. 37 38c: carlots. lc extra; ruS lv3Sc; Noi -' ac- Portland. Lili.fc.SE Jobbers' buying prices, f o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets'. 22c; young Americas. 23c per pound. Kat:s Oregon ranch, current receipts, i.i,..Ptjr Aox:n'- Oregon ranch, candied. JS,4oc per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects, POULTRY Hens, 1415tjc: Springs, 13 Jot. per pound; turkeys. live. 2223c; ?-Te. ' 80c; duok. 13 10c; geese. 12 Vic EAL Fancy. 13I3C per pound. PORK Fancy. 11 Vic per pound Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: .TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. navels. $-22..5; Japanese, 85cl per bundle: lemons. $3.23S3.75 per box; bananas. 5c per pound; grapefruit. $2.755; tangerines, $1.23 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 90c $1.10 per dozen; tomatoes, nominal; cabbage. $2 . per nunarea; eggplant, 25c ier pouna; lettuce, $1.85; cucumbers, $11.25 peruoien; ceiery, California. $4.30 per crate: pumpkins. IVic per pound; cauliflower, $2 per crate, squash, 114c per pound. POTATOES Oregon buying prices, $1.23 l.4o per hundred; sweets. $4.00 per hundred. ONIONS Oregon buying prices. $2.78 per sack, country points. GREEN FRUITS Apples. 50c$1.50 per pox; pears. $1.302.50; cranberries, $12 12.50 per barrel. TRADE IS BROADER Professionals in Control New York Market. PUBLIC INQUIRY ABSENT Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $2.40 per dozen: one-half flats, $1.00; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound talis. $1.2. HONEY Choice. $3 53.25 per case NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, ' 18c; Brazil nTits. 19c; filberts, 10c; almonds. 18luc; peanuts, 7c; cocoanuts. $1.10 per dozen; pe cans. 1810c; chestnuts. 10c. BEANS Small white. 11 Vic; large white, 10.85c; Limas. 8Vic; bayou, 8c; pink. 8Vc: red Mexicans, 814c COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 17 33c. L40 per hundred; sweets, $4.00 per hun- SUGAR Fruit and berry, $7.50; beet, $7.30; extra C, $7.10; powdered. In barrels, $8.00; cubes. In barrels, $8.26. SALT Granulated, $1Q.75 per ton; half ground, 100s, $11.80 per ton; 50s, $12.10 per ton; dairy. $14.75 per ton. RICE Southern head, 77o per pound; broken, 4c; Japan style, 44V4c DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10llc: apri cots. 1641119c: nrsrh. SiiOTW-.- Italian. 89o; raisins. 815Vic; dates, Per sian. 15c per pound j Fard. $2.30 per box: currants. 13a 10c; tics. $2&'3.50 ncr hoi Provisions. II. VMS All sizec. cnoice. 224y23c; skinned, 21 22c; cottage rolls. 17c. BACON Fane 29Vi31c: standard. 23 6c; choice. 1924c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 17Uiin,-- export, lTHX9c: plate. 1415V4c. 1 LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered. lOVic; standard. 19c: compound; 16Vc BARREL GOODS hf t-iS- beef. $23; brisket pork. $31.50: trine.' llu so 11.50. 24c; standard, picnics, 14Vsc; exporting From TJ. ei. & Canada Argentina. Australia Russia India 7' 10.135,000 vi oriel shipments Week ending Dec 23 1.750.000 2.1S4.000 1,432.000 320.001) 44O.O0O Week Week ending ending Dee. 16 rif ' 1 6.248.0OO a.'45O'00n 1.226.000 352.000 i. 726.066 4!jO,000 V. S. and Canada. . Argentina A ustralla India Russia 8.346.000 9,930.000 season to date Total since Same period .191438.000 tesrSoS 10.427.000 0,332.000 1S.80S.000 9.616.000 292.000 4.080.000 -u6.T8! O1111 ;orth American bushels of Tho United . w ... ............. t.fi TH'l lulu '1-1 -.V. .00.000 exports Included 38 nnn corn and 973,000 bushels of oats State corn t-iii.i 1 . Kis nnn - .. '"cieasea ;' '" """c "u inc oats visible In ,"OV UUSlieJs ncreased LOCAL EGG MARKET Is Dealers Not Offering Freely, Weather Conditions. Tho eg? market ivh. n, 11R.MER Oiving to btlf. tin l.lr-1, . ' - ... ..... iiini sales were made at ..0 cents, case count. Dealers, however were not disposed to offer freely, as a con tinuance of the cold weather win hold back receipt. The butter market was also firmer. For creamery extras 35 cents as asked on the street and for prime first 34 cents. There wae a strong demand for poultry f-mall hens sold at 14U cents and large hens at 10Vi cents. No. 1 dressed turkejs were quoted at 30 cents. ijresrefi meats were in small unchanged In price. supply and COLD WAVE CHECKS PRODUCE TRADE Prices Are Advanced in Some Lines Apple Movement Mow. Trade In green produco lines was checked by tho snow storm. Pack vegetable, have been advanced to $1.50 and cabbage was firmer with no quotations under cents The steamer today has a moderate assort ment of California vegetables. Japanese oranges are cleaning up fast The movement In California navels Is good Apples havo moved slowly since Christmas Thero has been no change in tho potato or onion markets ns a result of the cold weather. Shipments are going out at a better rate. ONLY SMALL LOTS OF HOPS MOVING Larger Ileer Sales in November slightly Than Year Ago. There la only a limited smount of trading In tho hop market at the present time. Small lots are being bought in Oregon. Washing ton and California at from 8 to 9 cents. Salesmen who hare returned from the Hops Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 191; crop. 0'.i: per pound. HIDES Salted hides 1 25 lbs and .i -to-. salted stags (50 lbs. and up), 13c; green and salted kip (15 lbs. to 25 lbs.), 19c; green and salted calf skins (up to 15 lbs. 32c; green hides (23 lbs. and up), 17c; green stags (50 lbs. and up). 13c; dry hides. 30c; dry salt hides. 25c; dry horse hides. $lti2; salt horse hides. $35. PELTS Drv lanr.u-nniul nAit- ..1-. 25c each; salted long-wooled pelts. $1150 salted short-wooled pelts. 50c (u, 81 TALLOW 89c per pound. WUUL Eastern Oregon. fine conr.--. 33 -3 30.:; Valley. 3:i'.i35e MOHAIR 35045c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new. 0V4 Jlexican Affairs of More Influence on Speculation Than European Conditions Xumerous Nomi nal Gains Are Reported. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Trading in securi ties today differed in no Important essential from the preceding session, except that deal Ings embodied a large number of Issues with greater uniformity of tone. European conditions seemed to exert little direct In fluence, but Mexican affairs contributed to the reactionary tendencies of stocks whose Interests are bound up In the destinies of that country. Absence of public inquiry, except in some of the Investment stocks, tended greatly to curtail operations. Busiiiesp during the In termediate session was attended by frequent intervals of absolute apathy, with occasional tfear attacks upon the more volatile special ties, particularly motors and allied issues. Mercantile Marines, weak features of The previous day. hardened on reports that xnl land's proposed control over shipping would not necessarily imply any change in, the probable dividend action of the company. Other shipping stocks were strong, Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies adding, at best quota tlons. 4(4 points to yesterday's substantial gam. Industrials were In fair demand. "United states Steel making a gross advance of 14 with 2 to 4 points In others of the same class. Equipments and metals also averaged 1 to 3 points, with sugars, papers, and the usual less representative specialties. Papers were favorably Influenced by the Increase In tne dividend on International Paper, pre ferred. Rails suffered from further negiect during the forenoon, but strengthened later. Union Pacific. New York Central; Southern Railway and Rock Island leading that division. Prices receded toward the clos. Union Pacific was among the Important transportation systems to submit November returns, with net earnings showing a net gain of almost $300,000. lotai sales of stocks aggregated 870.000 shares. United States Steel contributing more tnan Its aiuota. There was a further shading of foretga or International bonds, the Anglo-French 6s and ir'arls being distinctly heavy. Total sales, par value. $3,345,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. Am Beat Sugar. . 2,400 American Can. . . C009 AmCarAFdry. . 3.200 American Loco. 13.700 AmSm&Reli..' 8.200 Am Sug Itefg. . .. 400 Am Tel Tel... 900 Am Z L tt a. . .: 2,100 Anaconda Cop. . 26,160 Atchison 2,900 Baldwin Loco. .. 6,700 Bait & Ohio B 6c S Copper. . . Calif Petrol Canadian Paclf . Cnt Leather. .C Ches & Ohio Chi Mil & St P. . Chi A N W CRIaP Ry. . . Chlno Copper. . . Colo Fu & Iron. . Corn Prod Refg. Crucible Steel. . . Din Securities. . Erie. General Electric. Gt North pfd. . . Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. Illinois Central . Int Cons Corp. . . Inspiration Cop. int Jrlarv N J Int M M pfd ctfs. 47.300 K C Southern Kennecott Cop. . Louis & Nash . . . Mexican Petrol. Miami Copper. .. M K & T pfd Missouri Pacir. . Montana Power. National Lead. . Nevada Cop N Y Central NTKHsH... Norfolk A Wet. Northern Pacif. Pacific Mall Pac Tel At Tel. . . Pennsylvania . . . Ray Coasol Cop. Heading 10.100 Rep Ir & Steel. .. 00O Shat Arls Cop. .. 700 Southern Pacif.. 3.600 Southern Ry. .. . 31,200 Studebaker Co. . 12.100 Texas Co 30,200 Union Pacific. . . 11,400 do pfd 200 U S Ind Alcohol. 12.000 U s - : 193,700 do pfd 400 High. Oil, 4U 67i , BO 105 B 100", 1254J 3-.'Vi -iM 103 61 Low. 9o 47 Si 66 1041 109 V 125 37 823 104 V 38 2,500 1,'lOp 200 15.40O 1.700 400 ' "l'.SOO 4.20O 1.0O0 3,300 37.800 1.60O e.300 300 ' l'.OOO 200 900 11.000 13.300 14.100 2,200 600 1.00O 2.200 BOO 1.300 1.400 300 '2.766 48 1 SO . 40 s 25 an i7 " " 7S 66 91 4ji 55 48' 24'i U5 H 31 '.s 33S 169 -a "s7Vi 106 B 1TV 55 '87 Ti '4 'OS V4 39H novi 163 Vi '4 136 110H 21 2430c; pound. per Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c; cases, 18 22c GASOLINE Bulk. 21 Vic; cases. 30c; nap tha. drums, 19 Vic; cases. 30c; engine distil late, drums. lOVio: cases inr- LINSEED OIL Raw, drums re.s, l.us; cases, $1.13: boiled barrels, $1.10". cases, $1.15. iuitrtMixE In tanks. 6 72c; 10-case lots, legless. . $1.19; bar drums, $1.12; rc ; In cases. Dried Fruit at New York duUEW YORK- Deo' 27. Evaporated apple. Prunes, firm but quiet. Hops, Etc., at New Tork. wEW ?-RK' Deo- -T. Hops, steady. Hides, frrra. Wool, steady. Cotton Market. JSSZ YRKV?1' -' P"t cotton quiet Mid-uplards. 17.33c: no sales. Duluth Linseed Market ss2?SEIw- Deci :7' Llnseed. December, fnal 2-80: Jui- Mf New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Raw sugar firm Centrifugal. S.OSc: molasses. 4.21c Refit.; dull, l'lne granulated, 6.9Cc. fhicago Hairy Produce. CHICAGO. Dec. 27. Butter, unchanged. Ii-ggs ITee.-lpts. 220 oasee. unchanged. LOAN BODY IS FOUNDED Trout Lake and White Salmon Val ley Ranchers Organize. IIOODTtlVER. Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.) The ranchers of the Trout Lake dis trict in Northw estern KlickitatMCounty, Wash., according to news received here! have organized the Trout Lake and White Salmon Valley Farm Loan Asso ciation. The board of directors is composed of Chris Guler, C. M. Cutting. William Coate. C. J. Peterson and N. N. Haw ley. Officers are: William Contn nr.i. dent; N. Kf. Hawley, vice-president; illss Ada sb. Aiiora, secretary-treasurer, and C. M. Cutting, Chris Guler and C. J. Peterson, board of appraisers. Woinarr Finds Home Looted. CENTRAL! A. Wash.. Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) The local Elks in their rounds of Christmas charity work found a case of extreme need at the home of Paulina Gronke, in the east end of the city. The previous day during the woman's ab sence from home some person looted the house of every article of food, clothing and furniture therein. A wagon apparently was used to haul away the loot. The Elks gave Mrs. Gronke sufficient supplies to last until she could restock her home. Utah Copper. . . . Wabash pfd B. . Western ITnion . . Westing E!ee , 18.400 1,400 300 2,900 99 io.V ' 89 29 1 98 'i S3 1 1 226 Vi 149 84Vi 115 loovi 120 105 i 97 tHt 91 9i '35' ' 54 45 23 V, 62 H 30 34 Vi 167 -X '88V4 106 18 5b 'ipki 93 ii 30 . 60 24 i lot 54 14 136 110 20 'ws'vi ioss :si, 27 7m 32 , 107S 220 147 4 84V 1114 3 07Vi 3 194 IOI Vi SOVi bid. 90 47 6 78V4 104 Ti 109 124 87 82 104 V 58 Vi 84 48V4 25 16U 2SV4 03 Vi 91V4 n n 30 U, 34 H 167 V H7Vi 36 V 10 16 38 119 M1U SO 45Vi 182 94 39 20 17 103 0 24 104 i!i6 110 20 32 3 211 ?, 27 97 32 109 220 147 84 111 107 1 19 102 30 Mfi 56 Total sales for the day.- 870.000 shares BONDS. r s re 2s teg. .'99 Northern Pac 3s. U S rcf2 coup. '99 Pac T & T 5s,.. 100 II B 3s reg 100 l enn con 4Vii..l08 L K ..s coupon. "1003 South Pac ret 4s 02 TT S 4s reg 110 do cv Ss 103 H S 4a coupon. 110 Am smelter As. 103 Alchtson gen 4s. 94 N T C deb Cs. .111 Northern Pac 4s 94 Bid. Lnlou Pac 4s... U8V do cv 4a 93 U R Steel 5s 100 Anglo-French 5a 92 ter Nellls. $1.7.1: lemons. $33.23; limes. i'i.: graperrult. $2.23 2.50: navel $J.50&2.75: bananas. $1.301.76; pins apples, $2.502.75: apples. Newtown Pip pins, gl.1t : Bellefleur. 75c $1. reedstutfs Cracked corn and feed corn meal, uncertain, rolled barley. $4347; al falfa meal, carloads, $20.50; less. $21.60. Receipts Flour, 1720 quarters: barley, 1640 centals: beans. 246 sacks: potatoes, 1500 sacks: hay 65 tons; hides, 290; wine, 8300 gallons. ! EUROPE NEEDS MORE .Metal Markets. NBW TORK, Dec. 27. Copper, dull. Elec trolytic first, second and third quarters, $50 1?Jt2.50, nominal. Iron-. Steady and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin quiet, spot 40.2540.75c At London Spot copper. 140 10s: futures not quoted: electrolytic, 132; spot tin, 176; futures., 178. The Aletal Exchange quotes lead, 7.30 7.02c. Spelter; dull. Epot, East St. Louis deliv ery, 9e naked. - At London Lead, 30 10s. Spelter, 31 10s. Paris Bourse Steady. TJCR1S, Dec. 27. Trading on the Bourse today was steady. Rentes were quoted at 80.53. Exchange on London at 27.81 1-5. and the 5 per cent loan at 88.25. CATTLE SUPPLY IS FAIR OTHER RECEIPTS AT NORTH PORT LAND ARE LICHT. at :. Choice Yearling Wethera Sell Balk of Hogs Are Taken $19.70 and $19.75. There was a fair run of cattle at the yards yesterday, but not much in other lines. Prices were steady to firm in all divisions. The strength of the sheep market was further shown by tpe sale of a bunch of yearlings at $9. The bulk of the hog sales were at. $9.70 and $9.75. The cattle offered were mostly of inferior quality. Receipts were 169 cattle. 280 hogs and 128 sheep. Shippers were: H. W. Mitchell. Davis. Cal., 6 cars cattle: F B. Decker. SUvarton. 1 car cattle, hoas. sheen: O. W. Offleld Mid land, lcar hogs; 11. II. VanderworU Salem. 1 car ssreep; A. R. Cook. Ballston. 1 car cat tle, hogs; H. L. McFadden, Harrisburg. 1 car cattle, hogs. The day 'a sales were as follows: Foreign Wheat Purchases Are Increasing. CHICAGO MARKET CLIMBS cancel the bids, voted down. but his motion waa wt rrice.i 1 ewe. ... 90 $7.0o 'J yearlings luj 'J.uu 5 hogs hogs. . .. 6 hogs. . .. 10 steers. . 1 steer. . . 7 lambs... 3 yntngs 7 ewes. . . 1 cow. ... 6 cows. . . 1 steer. 1 cow 4 cows. . 0 cows. . 1 heifer. 1 heifer. 1 heifer. 1 bull. . . 1 cow. . . 188 9.751 2U4 9.751 nogs. . . isa u.to lhogs... 880 8.75j 8 hogs... 148 9.73, 78 hogs. . . 146 9.75 78 bogs. . . 164 9.70 17 hogs. . . 127 8.50, 70 hogs. . . 200 9.7 1 hog 170 8.00 S hogs. . . 276 8.75j if nogs. . . l.u 1 hog. . . . B50 75 25 hogs. . . 197 9.73 ounces... 186 .75 3 hogs. . . 323 8.73. 7 hogs. .. 134 8.25 1 hog. . . . 200 8.25l Prices ranged as follows: Cattle Steers, prime Steers, good Steers, common to toad Cows, choice Cows, medium to good Cows, ordinary to fair Heifers Bulls I Calves Hobs Prime Good to prime mixed Rough heavy Pigs and skips bheep . Lambs Yearling wethers Old wethers Ewes Wt. Price 223 $9.75 203 9.73 v 1032 780 59 77 73 800 932 930 1100 1018 952 7 60 6.00 9.75 8.30 7.00 4.25 3.75 5.00 3.50 5.50 4.30 680 ' 6.25 630 3.25 770 6 50 1230 6.00 970 4.00 $7.50 8.23 .. . . 7.O0 'Hi 7.35 O.OU'tf 6.83 S.30W 6.73 6.25 4 .3.30 .... 4.50 6 00 .... 6.00 it 800 2.75 'i 5.00 . 3.00 ii 7.00 .... 0.30 0.85 .... 9.40O 9.30 8.S0O 9.10 8305 8.73 .... 7.00 4p 10.25 . . . . 7.50 'if 9. 00 6.75 7.00 8.00O 7.30 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Dec 27. Hogs Receipts 8900. steady. Heavy, $9.90010.30; light. $0.75i? 10; pigs, $7.7339.25; bulk of sales, $9.83 O 10.13. Cattle Racelnts 3300. hlcher. Native. $7.50& 11.50: cows and heifers. $6a.50: Western steers. $0.5009.25; Texas steers. $6 7.50; stockera and feeders, $608.30. hlietp Keceiots lo.500. stronger. Yenr- Ilngs. $9.25011 25; wethers, $8.50010; lambs, $12.1utt 18.25. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Dec. 27. Hogs Receipts 42.- 000. strong, 5 to 10c above yesterday's aver age. Bulk. $10.100 10.60; light. $9.63010.45; mixed, $9.05 10.03 ; heavy. $10.10 alO. 70: rough. $10.1010.25; pigs. $7.6009.25. Cattle Receipts 20.000. steadv. Native beef cattle. $7.20011.80: Western steers. $7.25 10; stockera and feeders. $3.2008.15; cows and heifer?, $4.20010; calves, $8.50012. ,neen Receipts 1S.0DU. strong. Wctheis. $0010; lambs, $11.23 S 13.45. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dee. 27. TurDenline. steady. 51 c: sules. 293 barrels; receipts. 300 barrels; shipments, nouc; stock, 22,978 barrels. Rosin, firm; sales. 1201 barrels: roceintn. 2014; shipments. 278 barrels: stock, 95.528 oarreis. viuotc -A. B. c. D. K . s.6.10- V $.12', 6:13; II. $6.15 0.17 : I. $6.13 6.20; K . $6.30; M, $6.46; N, $8.86: WG. $7 7.05; WW. $7.23. Advances flange Cp to Xcarly Cents as C'onsequenoe or Heuvy Export TradePonce Pros pects Not a Factor. CHICAGO. Dec. 27. Estimates that ex port sales In tho last 24 hours nad reached an aggregate of 2.000.000 bushels or more brought about sharp advances in the wheat market here today. Closing prices. aMtoufh unsettled, were 3 to c net higher, with May at $1.73ei.7 and July at $1.41 O 1 41. Corn showed a net gain of to lc. and oats off c to . 'In pro visions the outcome varied from 13c de cline to a rise of 5 cents. It was apparent almost from tbe outset that a majority of wheat traders had def initely turned, for at least the time being, to considerations other than diplomacy and peace. Announcement that Great Britain had summoned tne Premiers of her .outlying dominions to a council to discuss possible terms on trhlch the war might be ended 'led to only a moderate and very brief early setback In values. Throughout the rest of the dsy the mar ket was almost uniformly on the upgrade, with attention devoted more and more to In dications of a surprising development of the European demand. Word that foreigners had taken as much as 1.000.000 bushels yes terday for ocean shipment from this side of the Atlantic waa followed by atatements that today's business appeared to be on an even greater scale. Falling off In the world's available sup ply total had considerable effect In spread ing bullish sentiment. Tho decrease formal a striking difference from the Immense en largements last week and a year ago. It was pointed out that world, stocks now are only afcout 11,000.000 bushels In excess of last year's hoard. Corn rallied with wheat. There was free buying on the part of houses with seaboard connections. Oats duplicated the action of corn. Not withstanding that officially railroad em bargoes were still In force, wsya appeared to have been opened for fair shipments to the East. Higher quotations on hogs gave cnly temporary atreagth to provisions. An off set lay In the fact that cash demand, both domestic and foreign, seemed to bo lacking In vigor. Leading futures ranged as follows: "WHEAT. Open. High. $1.69 $1.73 137 1.51 CORN. 08 03 OATS. .54 .01 MESS PORK. May July Mav July May July .91 -01 .33 .50 Vi Txiw. 17 1.37 .01 .90 .32 .50 Close. $1 73 1.41 .93 .92 33 .61 Jan. May .27.15 .26 92 27.23 28.97 LARD. 10.02 16.22 27.15 26 SO 27 25 26. SO Jan 16.00 10.02 15 82 May 10.17 16.22 16 00 SHORT RIBS. fn 14.00 14.00 13 90 May 14.42 14.47 " 1482 Cash prices were: Wheat Nos. 2 and 3 red and No. uviuinai; .o. nam, Sl.72. Corn No. 2 yellow, 92iie02o; No. 4 .u j n , oowviic; .-o. 4 white. 804P91i4c No. 3 white. 6152c; standard. 13.82 16 00 13 90 14.32 hard. Oats 51 stx-it Rye No. 2. nominal; No Barley 83c it $1.22. Timothy -$3.30 5.30. CIover--l2 17. 3. $1.22 01.23. KaMern Wheat Future. DCM'TH, Dec. 27 Wheat closed: Decem ber, $1.76.: May. $2.78. WINNIPEG. Dec. 27 Wheal closed: De cember. $1.70; May, $1.79, DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. DENNER To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Den ver, 83 East Ninth street North. December 14, a daughter. BL'TCHART To Mr. and Mrs. John M. Butchart. Sixty-seventh street and Sixty second avenue Southeast, December 14. a daughter. M'GREW To Mr. snd lira Frsd L. Me 4rew 523 East Sixteenth street. December lo, a eon. NORTHRUP To Mr. and Mrs. Thurman NortUrup. 349 Eugene street. December lrt a daughter. FREE To Mr. and Mrs. William Free, 798 ancouver avenue, December 17, a daughter. HABRIEL To Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Ga briel, 1.61 Hurst street. December 18, a daughter. MARSHALL To Mr, and Mrs. Charles J. Marshall, 522 Kenliwurth avenue, December 18. a daughter. ROBERTS To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Roberts. 601 Narth Willamette boulevard. December 18. a daughter. BROWN To Mr. and Mra Gus K. Brown. 134 Esst Russett street, December 18. a son. VANCE To Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Vance. 662 Syracuse street, December 18, a daugh ter. THOMPSON To Mr. and Mrs. Lenox J. Thompson. 704 Lovejoy street, December 19, twin daughters. LANGMACK To Mr. and Mrs. John J Langmack. 1699 Dana street. December 19. a daughter. . CASEY To Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Casey, 741 Harold avenue, December 20, a son. r TATE To Mr. and Mrs. William F. Tate. 203 Fifty-fourth aenue Southeast, Decem ber 22, a son. Marriage Licenses. BECK LEY -KURTZ Norman Clyde Beck ley. Boise, Idaho, and Haxel Babcock Kurtz, 609 We idler street. SYLVESTER-SWINDOLL William Mer rick Sylvester, Hood River, Or., and Annie Belle Swlmioll. 393 East Forty-fifth street North. , BERG LUND-NELSON Albln J. Berglnnd Wahkiacus, Wash., and Julia Nelson. 904 Montana avenue. AXuBRSON-LAXODOS Leonard A. An derson. Gooseberry, Or., and Vera L. Lang don, 1831 East Sixteenth street. LEE-MATTHEWS James Wallace Lee. North Yakima, Wash., and Geneva May Matthews, 010 Flanders street. BYERS-LUKE Frank .V- Byers. Seattle. Wash., and Ethsl J. Luke, 630 East Ninth street. JONES -LEON ARDj Oscar C. Jones. Hood River, Or., and Mabel E. Leonard, 6823 Sixty-second avenue Southeast. STORKERSEN-MONSON Simon Ptorker sen, 1063 East Sixteenth street North, and Hilda T. Monson, 1186 Thurmau street, KBIES-HULBEBT W. C. Keyes. Km mett, Idaho, and Dlantha K. Huloert. 727 Sherwood Drive. Vancouver Marriage License- G ETCH IE-V FAR LANS Charles K. OeicUle, 39. of Gladstone. Or., and Charlotte ... McEarlane, 20, of Gladstone. Or. CRAWFORD-WRIGHT Cecil F. Craw ford, til, of Portland, and Marie E. Wright. -". of Portland. DEI BOIS-ROUERTSON Arnal E. Do Bols. 21. of The Dalles, Or., aim .Miss Eva M. Robertson, 15. ot Portland. PAXsjOX-LORD John H. Paxson. 35, ot Reedpurt. Or., and Mrs. Alio M. Lord. 32, of Portland. R1CKAH9-BICKINGHAM Harvey L. P.ickard, 21. of Koaeourg. Or., and Velma Buckingham. 21, of itoseburg. Or. BROOKMAX - HANSON Cecil Clare Brockman, 21, of Blckelton. Wash., and Mary Hanson. 22, ot.Castle Rock. Wash. HILTON-CHIN Nfcl Richard J. Hilton, le gal, of Ralston. Wash., and Laura E. Chinn, legal, ot Portage, Mont. Building Permits. MRS. EMILY A. WALKER Repair one story frame dwelling, 638 Smith avenue, be tween Fessendeu and Hartman avenues; J. Dolbon. builder; $45. L. B. MOHAN Enact frame garage. 451 East Fifty-third street, between Clinton and Ellsworth: builder, same; $33. HARRIETT E. MORTON Erect, two-story frame dwelling, 45U East Twenty-fourth street, between East hermau and East Carrutheis streets; N- O. Ecklund. builder: $4000. R. M. WADE & -CO. Repair two-story frame warehouse, 322 Hswttiorne avenue, between East First and East Second streets; Camp & Dupuy. builders; $1500. W. 4 11. E. BREYMAN Repair four-story mill constructed warehouse. 475 Hoyt street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets; John Bingham builder; $4000. J. W. WISEMAN Erect one-story con crete garage. 702 Braxee street, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets; 1L A. Rice, builder; $800. SAMUEL LOWENGART ESTATE Repair two-story mill constructed garage. 380 Couch street, between Park and Ninth streets; B. T. Allyn. builder: $3300. J. B. YEON Repair 15-story steel frame office building by installing Royal safety bolts for window-washers. Yeon building; work dono by J. B. Nledermark; $445. HOOD RIVER BIG SHIPPER POSITIO.V OK THIRD PLACE STATE IS REACHED. Apples Lead, 'With Lumber Close Se-c osd I'otntoca Also Fisrurc In 1,000,000 Revenue. HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 27. (Sp- cial.) Recent statistics show that tlia ?ly ot Hood River btands third in the stato of Oregon In freight earnings Portland, of course, is first, and As toria m the only other city at which, freight originates that returns railwav lines a greater revenue than at tho capital of tho Apple Valley, which its classed with such points as Tacoma nd Spokane. While complete figures on the freight earnings of the 1918 products of the valley are unavallaWe, conserva tive estimates place the total revenuo Tor railway lines at more than SI. 000 -000. Tho apple crop of local orchards th past year has reached more than 1.500.000 boxes. The rate on apples to points east of the Mississippi River is 50 cents a box. Thus if 1.000,000 boxes of this fruit la shipped to th terminals of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and A'tlantic seaboard, thu freight earnings of the fruit reach $o00.000. Tho total lumber shipments originat ing here are approximately 2200 car loads annually. The greater part of this lumber is shipped to Utah. Idaho and Wyoming points. The average freight per car la about $200. making a total of $440,000 in freight revenue. Some 200 carloads of wood, averaging a freight return of $25 each, ar shipped annually. The potato crop of Hood River is also another important Item. ABERDEEN SEEKS MEETING Trades and Labor Council Confi dent of Obtaining 1918 Gathering. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) Officers of the Aberdeen Trades and Labor Council are confident of ob taining the 1918 State Federation of Labor meeting for Aberdeen. They claim the support of most of the Seattle and Everett delegates for Aberdeen. Should the Stat Federation meet here in January. 1918, the Northwest Typo graphical Association and Northwest Printing Trades conference also will be held here on the two days following the State Federation meeting. The typographical and printing unions of Oregon. Washington. Idaho and British Columbia will be represented in th meetings of the latter bodies. TRAVELERS tit IDE. KANSAS CITY, l)tml)ir, $1.73'i 1.3S?4. Dec. 27. Wbeat closed: May. $1.701, ; July, ST. cc in r. LOUIS, Der. 27. Wheat closed: De ber, $1.77 '.a; May. $1.73; July Jl.391,. Pr reign Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Dec 27. Cash wheat and corn, unchanged. LONTrOM, Dec 27. Cl unchanged; Winters, is changed. .rgoes 011 psssage, higher; corn, un- Mlning Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Dec. 27. Closing quotations: Allouez 85 Xlplcslng Mines. Arlx Com 14 ! North Butte ... Calumet & Arls T8T Osceola Cal & IIccla...SS5 jQuincy Centennial 21 --:iani,on Cop Range Con. 65 Superior Tlast Butte Cop 10 Sup & Bos Min. Franklin t Tamarack Oiauby Con . . .'. 9 I'tah Con Greene Can 44 Iwinona ........ Isle Roy Cop 33 Wolverine Kerr Lake 4Hl 21Hi 9:1 u. 90 41 1714 5S!? Chipmunk Awakened From Long Sleep by Scientists. MeMinnvlIle Explorers of Old Stump lin.l Animal as Transfer Him Prom storehouse to Case. MillNNVlLJ cial.) A Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW "YORK, Dec. 27. Mercantile paper. 4 & 4 per cent Sterling CO-day bills. $4.71',; commercial 60-day bills on banks. $1.71 S ; commercial CO-day bills. $4.71; cables. $4.7U T-10; de mand $4.T5H. Francs, demand 5.84V. ca bles 5.8313: marks, demand 72 . cables 72Ts : kronen, demand 11, cables 11 ; guilders, demand 40, cables 40 ; lires. de mand, 6.90, cables 6.89; rubles, demand 30 Vj. cables 80H. Bar silver. 75c. Mexican dollars. 58!4c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds Irregular. Time loans, easier: 60 and 00 days and six months, 4 per cent. Call money, steady; high. 3 per cent: low 2H per cent; ruling rate. 3 per cent; last loan. 2 Per cent: offered at per cent closing bid, 2Vi per cent. SAN PRANCISCO. $4.71; demand $4,753; Dee. 27. Sterling, cablea, $4.76. silver. CVid. per LONDON. Dec. 27. Bar Money. 4 :;i per cent. Discount rates Short Mils, s ASK cent; three months, Sltf.", per'ecnt. Stocks Active at London. LONDON, Dec. 27. American securities were fairly active with low-priced shares and Anaconda tho most prominent leaders United Slates Steel was also in good de mand. The closing was firm. Money and discount rates were quiet. SAN FRANCISCO ntODlCE MARKET Ves;- Prtces Current on Butter, Eggs, Trull etables. Etc., at May City. PAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. Butter Fresh extras, S4c; prime firsts, 33 uc- fresh firsts. 33c. Eggs Fresh extras, 8e; pullets. 32'ic Cheese California fancy, lOVsc; Young Am Ticae. 21c, Poultry Hens, 1920c: old roosters lira 12c: fryers. 22023o: broilers. 2780c largs 22128c; squabs. $22.50; pigeons. '$1 2S 1.75; ducks. 13014c; geese. 13 17c- tur keys, 23 626c. Vegetables Lettuce. 80c $ $1 crate; fancv $1.23il.30; peas, southern, fancy large, bit 10c; Summer squash. .-."..; crate- cream squash. M5c3'$l 25 box; tomatoes, southern $1.25: fancy. $1.30; eggplant. 812Vc green peppers, 10c; fancy small. 12', 13c : garUc. 4ti4Iie; celery. $3.25fi.3.30 ' crate rhubarb. Jl it 1.25; marrowfat and hubbard aquash. S5c6$l. Potatoes River, S2Q2.25; sweet potatoes, $2. 1 5. Onions Carloads. $3.23. Fruit Cranberries. $809.50; pears. Wln- LJ-E. Or.. Dec. S7. tSDe- hibernated chipmunk awoke to a mighty astonishing Christmas- lay yesterday; perhaps his was the biggest surprise in all animal king dom. Here is the story: O. H. Oberteuffcr, principal of the McMinnville Hitrh School, and Leo J. Malarkey, instructor in general science at the Junior High, started out Christ man morning to explore McMinnville's neighboring voods and hills. They hoped to discover a few biological specimens, such as fungac growth, de serted birds' nests and dormant ant hills. Not far from the city and border ing a little stream Mr. Oberteuffer and Mr. Malarkey chanced upon a stump which had favorable fslgns." A huge wood spider, chaaed from his Winter's nest, was trapped in an insect bottle and put away; a "colony of wood ant.i soon began to crawl, were inspected and a few kept for laboratory work later. Deserted co coons were found and growths of moss and the common toadstool were dis covered in this once fir tree. Scraps oX newspaper, bits of dried moss, seeds and nuts began to flow from a tiny hole in the side. The pry was discarded and a knife substituted. Carefully the two ren worked and a moment later a little red back lined with black stripes was seen through the opening. A squirrel? Not quite a chipmunk. And he was sound asleep. So sound asleep that he was moved from his coay home In the old tree to a baking powder can. Three hours later "The Munk" awoke from his nap. made his presence known by a loud scratching on the sides of his new abode, and today is enjoying life in a comfortable cage, awaiting the opening of school. "The chipmunk." said rrflutor Oberteuffer. "had probably been aflbep for a month or six weeks. There must have been a quart of nuts stored away In his Winter's nest, to say nothing of other miscellaneous articles.'1 Itoseburg Host to Lodge Head. ROSEBURO. Or., Dec. 27. (Special.) Earl Williams, grand patriarch of the Oddfellows' Lodge of Oregon, passed Christmas in Roseburg, a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Wim berly. Last night he attended a Joint meeting of the Oddfellows' lodges of this city, while tonight he will be a guest of" the Itoseburg lodge. Knights of Pythias. Mr. Williams resides at Freewater. Minneapolis Oraln Markets. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 27. Wheat May $1..8; July. 1X7214. Cash. No 1 S'4t'" 1.S3'; No. 1. Northern. $ 1 . 75 ' . w $1 1-iS'i; No. 2 Northern, $1.71 ft 1.7C. Hax. $2.824 IJJ2.86V. Barley 77c ft.$l. 10. Omaha Cash Market. Dec. S7. I'axh wli t 1 herd. $I.i4&1.75'.x; No. 3 hard. $1,701, a 1.72 'i. OMAHA. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Dec. 27. Maximum temper ature, :tO degrees; minimum temperature, 25 decrees. River reading. S A. M.. 3.9 feet; change in las'. 24 hours. 1.0 toot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M. ). .22 inch: total rainfall elnci. septumser 1. 1U1U. 12..-: inches: normal ratnsall since September 1 1S.38 inches; deficiency of rainfsll since September 1. 1910. 5. SO inches. Tot.u sun shine, none; possible eunshluc o hours 36 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M., 29.00 inches. Relative humidity at noon, c-7 per cesit. THE WEATHER. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Change En ltoi te) The Big, Clean. Comfortable. -Elegantly Appointed, Seagoing S.S. NORTHWESTERN Sails 1 Ton, Alnewnrth Dock 3 P. M. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 27. 8. 8. UEAYER Der. 30. 100 (.olden Miles on Columbia Klver All Kates Include llerth- and Meals Table and Service I nexcelled. The San Francisco A Portland S. S. Co.. third nnd Washington Street (with O.-W. It. A- N. Co.). TeL Uroadnay 45UU, A : 1. K t Wind. 1 3 9 2. T I STATIONS. I SS ? Si Weather. ft ? i la: : I middlings. A sheep may be sheared In four and a half minutes by machine, whereas It requires 15 to do the work by hand. Grain at San Pimnelsco. SAN ERANCISCO. Dec. 27. Spot quota tions: Walla. $2.532.07!4 ; red Russian. $2.0010 2.62 ; Turkey red. $2.75i 2. so; blue stem, $2.77 Va 2. SO. Barley, feed, $2.17"i fit 2.20. Oats, white. $1.95 Si 1.97. MUlfeed: Bran, $28.50039.00 $3738: shorts. $30031. Callboard: Barley. December. $2 07', bid $2.25 asked; May. 2. 13S bid. $2.1S ssked. Pugrt Sound Grain Markets., SEATTLE. Dec. 27. Wheat Bluestem $1.49; turkey red, $1.S0; fortyfold. $i.4a: club. $1.43; fife. $1.44; red Russian. $1 42 Barley, $37 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 72. oats 14, barley 1, corn 5. hay 54, flour 9. TACOMA. Dec. 27. Wh 1 . S1.40CrI.45, fortyfold Sl.Ss.-cIub snd red) fife. $1.S3I.37: red Russian, $1 3041 3.. , Csr receipts Wheat SS. nat. 1 1. .. .... 1 1 corn 2, bay IS. ; Raker Bolso Boston Calgary Chicago Denver ........ Des Moines . . . Duluth Kureka Hal vest on Helena Jacksonville . . . Kansas City . .. I.os Ar.geles . . . Marehfield .... Medford Minneapolis Montreal New Orleans . . . New York North Hend . . North Yakima. Omaha Phoenix PocateMo Portland Roseburg Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosli Island Walla Walla . . Washington Winnipeg 10 0.00 . . SE 'Cloudv 22)0.00:. .NW Cloudv 3S n.o 14 cW ClouU 210.00' . .1 lClear '- (1 0 22 W Clear 2'o.00l. .INK Clear 22 O.OO'. .'SW Clear '- H.D014 SW ji l. .11 4 i. 02(10 s Iciouory s 0.02 10' NE I Rain v 1 . . w Pt. cloudy 70 rt.OOl. -iNE Cloudy SOO.oo;. "sw Clear 4S0.00:..;nE Pt. cloudy 44 0.20 . . E Cloudy 34 it. 14 II K sn..v T0.O0 12 W Clear 12 0.10'IU'S Cloudv 7Sto.o2 10 SE Cloud v 40J0.28!..W (Cloudy 58 0.28 24 B ICloudy 2O;0.O4!..JNW Snow 2t 0.001. .'SW Clear 42 0.0R . . NW 1 lou.iv lit o.on'10 S 1 loudv :m!0.22:ioE Cloudy 42'0. 181 . . SW -Cloudy 4210. OS'. .'.SE Rain :iO.02 . . NW Clear 2O0.00 . . SE Clcsr 480. OS 14 SB Rain 34 11.00 . 'SE i-loti.l 1410.00 . Cloudy 34 0.0H. 'E Cloudy SS 0.22)36)13 Cloudy ' ltl.O.Ol . 'SW 'Cloudy 4010.10'. .'BE Cloudy 810.041 121 NW, Clear PRINEVILLE HAS CITY TREE Christmas Celebration Is Held Snow Six Indies Deep. in PRlNEVILitE. Or., Dec. 37. (Special) Prlnevllle's aecond community Christ mas tree was heleja-at the intersection C- Third and Main streets Sunday nlght. The tree was elaborately deco rated and lighted with colored electric lights, with a la.Tge illuminated star at tho top. Kvery child present re ceived a bag of candy, nuts and pop corn. The programme was started at 6:30. with appropriate selections l.y the band, followed by Christmaa carols and addresses by tho ministers of the town. The night was an ideal Christmas night cold and crisp, with six Inches of snow on the cround. After the street services were over Chrlstmaei services were held in the churches. OFFER FOR FLAX IS VAGUE li-i-li I inn Bids $2.75 Apparcntly for State's Product. SALKil, Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.) The State Board of Control today received a cablegram replyino; to its recent pro posal to sell flax to Agnew & Hamil ton, importers, of Belfast, Ireland. Tho cablegram, while apparently accepting the board s offer of $2.75 f. o. b. Salem, Was vague In its terms, and the board sent a second cablegram reiterating its first offer. While recent bids on beans of 10.3 cents were made, they are now being offered locally at 8.5 cents and as a result Secretary Kay proposed to WEATHER CONDITIONS. A dlsturbincc of considerable energy is central at sea near the Oregon coast. It has caused .-now In Western Oregon and extreme Western Washington and rain in Northern California. This storm has also caused a maximum w lad velocity of 4S miles eaat. at Tatoosh Island, for which warnings were ordered displayed at T A. M. today. The barometer Is relatively high over the Atlantic states and relatively low over the upper lake region. Local rain has fallen in the I."wcr Mississippi Val ley. Upper Ohio valley and North Atlantic states, and llghc snow has oceurred In North Dakota anel the Canadian Northwest. It Is much colder In the Upper Mississippi Vnlley and rorrespondlngly warmer In tho North Atlantic states. Conditions ar favorable for unsettled weather in this district Thursday, with occasional light snow and no marked changes in temperature. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Occasional snow; easterly winds. Oregon snd Wash in etc Occasional snow; easterly winds. Idaho Snow Hurtles. Ocean lor.- ast, North Pacific Coast Oc casional rain or snow; strong easterly winds. E. A. SEALS. Forecaster. Knssia Buys Machinery. SEATTLE. Dec. 27. During the past week more than 250 carloads of Amer ican - made agricultural machinery bound for Vladivostok has passed through Auburn. Wash. The steamship Hokkai Maru will sail from Seattle for Vladivostok next month with 8000 measurement tons of agricultural machinery from Chicago. A commissioner of the Russian gov ernment is making enormous purchases of farm machlrtery in Eastern states. TWIN RQLACES PortIar.fi to iS.tri Francisco S. S, NORTH ERN PACIFIC, express trnln time. Sail ings Dec. 14. 19. 23. 28. Cal. Str. Express leaves 0:T0 A. M. Fares $S. $12.50. $13. $17.30. $20.00. 8. 8. GREAT NORTHERN. Saa Francisco snd Los Angeles to Honolulu. December IS: Jan. 4, 23: Feb. 12: March 5. 23: $130 round trip, and up. North Bank. Slh Stark Station. 10th and Hoy. 3tl A Mor.. I . Kt. S48 Wash.. O. N. By. loo 3d. Burlington Ry. April 11, 30. TICKET ui ml I; mm NORWEGIAN ERICA LINE New, Large. Modern and the fast est Steamships to Scandlnav la. Rail connections with entire con tinent. Sailings from New York January 6-27. Write for folders. All Railroad Offieea Oar Agents. Rin.vit anun tleneral Pacific Coast (Agent, 11S Cherry St- Seattle. WE ARE BUYERS RAW MOLESKINS KOHN & BAER 43, 45, 47 Weat Thirty-third Street. Sew York City. References Bradstreet'a or Dan. San Francisco $10.0G Coos Bay $7.00 Eureka $15.00 Plrst-CIaM Meal and Drrtb Included. SS. KILBURN G. P. M. THURSDAY, DEC. 28 122a Third Street. Phones Main lit. A 1314. ALASKA rrlnrr Kuprt. keu-UJkn. ranjrlt. ltTibiirf, Juneau. Trvndtvrl., IIouxIm, Ybanc. Halnea. bkasway. trdovn. Vat -flea aad vward. CALIFORNIA Via Eeatt.a or ban Kranicsro to Loft Anjtaloa and San Diego. Largat shins. ucequaled aarvlc. low rata. Including meals and berth. Tor particulars Apply or telephoao rACITIC STEAMSHIP CO.V "AXT, Ticket Of fir-, 24ft WasblnstuD St. Vmv. Alain Sft. Horn A 2291, AUSTRALIA M Honolulu, Suva, New Zealand THE PALATIAL I'ASSENUEK KTEAIIKK K.M.S. "NUGAKA." U..M.S. "MAKIKA Ciu.oOO tons dial (18.300 too. dls Sail from V ANt'OI'VKR. B. '.. Jan. 17. Felt. It. Mar. 14. Apr. II. Apply Canadian Paciti.n Ballnar. 55 Third St.. Portland. Or. or te the Canadian Australian Royal Mail Line. 440 Seymour Street. Vancouver. B. C LAMPORT 8. HDL' LI r QfffflHSPa rTiTtii I VII t . 1 3 Ts I -WaVl I ss a sis saJ-sasBsarawv UHU TITMII RIODEJANEIRO 3S MDtnrvirFn HAHCia-K Burjtca ajbss . - -. lararioos 12.500 ton iuuwi eapeeisily doisnsd for trmrel in tbe tropics. For Baiting, ud rsUs .pptr Uex.ey U. bmiUi. Third and aafcingtoa bta J?