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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, DECE3IBFR 29. 1916. 15 East, South and California Are After Wheat. LOCAL PRICES ARE HIGHER Btamtent Sells at 4 Ail va nee u t Loca I to 5 Cents Kxcliungc. la rmers t X'irnicr Are Holding Than Kver. A combined Eabtcrn. Soullicrn and C ali aVrilta demand for wheat resulted In a fur ther advance in local prices yesterday. Stocks of unsold wheat in the Northwest are not large and with farmers bullish, buyers dad it necessary to bid up considerably to W irrmin. At the Merchants' Exchange SE5.000 bushels of blues tern were sold at prices 4 to 0 cnts above Wednesday's bids. Off era for fort yf old were raised o to c nU and club and red wheat was 1 to -cents higher. The following sales wre closed at the B"sMon : M6 bushels January bluestern ..... mmo buuuels February bluestein 1.M PO00 buKhels February bluestern 1J&$ f'000 bushels February bluestern 3.33 00 bushels February bluectem U4 The day's business put the Portland mr fcet 4 cents above Seattle on. bluestern. The 3 'astern cash markets were higher again. Oats and barley were unchanged on the l'M-al board. Broom hull cabled: "Wheat smeller In riulry. arrivals light. Strength offset by liberal export offers and expected larger World shipments this week. Millers' demand quiet. English offers Is lower. Corn, steady. American firmness yesterday partially off set by large arrivals and expected liberal shipments from Argentina. Foreign crop mmniary generally unfavorable except In iia. Official report India acreage Increased 3.000,000, prospect favorable and germina tion good." More exact details on world crop figures than were contained in press dispatches from Itoitio giving estimates of the Interna tional Institute of Agriculture were received from the Institute yesterday by the Depart ment of Agriculture, as follows: Argentina Wheat, 77,394,000 bushels, a decrease of 55.2 per cent from last year; oats, 3o.tilo.OOij bushels, a decrease of ut.4 per cent; linseed, G.L'SG.OuO bushel., a de crease of SO.ti per cent. Australia Wheat. 148.02tt.00O bushels, an Increase of 4 per cent over last year. France Wheat 214.tf24.0O0 bushels, a de crease of 3.7 per cent from last year; oats, 14. 306,000, an Increase of 3AJ per cent; barley, S!i,4o3.00O bushels, an Increase of 1 per cent. A higher wheat market Is predicted by Jlnskorf, Lyon &. Co., of New York, who ay a their weekly news letter: "The market Is being swayed by Euro pean political news. Peace belief one day, to be followed next by continued war, and this condition likely to exist for some little "while. One thing appears quite certain and that is that a full liquidation has been achieved. Europe has been claiming that ber requirements had been 'assured and lias been pretending to depend upon Aus tralia and India, yet on the last break she came in for a large volume of absorption, both spots and futures. The Government's report, coming on a bear market, has led to a bearish Interpretation with a good acreage; hut the start Is handicapped by a low average 'condition' 5 points lower than the 10-year average. Wo maintain that the supply and demand position Justifies and calla for higher prices, and we firmly believe this will yet take place." Terminal receipt, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange aa follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay DEMAND BROADER Portland, Thur. 21 I 4 28 10 Year ago 27 4 1 10 Season to date. 3283 109 879 1280 1113 Year ago 86".2 1200 833 738 1274 Tacoma. Wed. 25 4 Year ago 11 4 1 8 Reason to date. 4278 103 .... 217 1280 Year ago olio 84 24B 1408 battle. Wed.. 7 .... 4 2 10 Year ago 13 t 3 1 22 Reason to date. 34 232 2 00 233s Year ago 8700 1103 1813 650 257U t llKliSE MAJtKET TWO CENTS LOWER Cold Weather Causrs Sharp Advance In Egg Prices Butter (Steady. There was a 2-cent decline in Tillamook cheese yesterday to 20 cents f o. b. dock for triplets. The decline waa brought about 1 v easier markets In tho East. At the new lirlce ebaaaa will again become a 25-cent seller in the retail stores, at a small margin however, and should take Its old place as c popular article of consumption. The cold spell has given the egg market u lift by cutting down receipts and stlmu latlne the demand. There were sales on the B trpt at prlcee ranging all the way from 7 to 40 cents. case count, and ordinary candled were quoted at 42 to 43 cents, with the usual premium for selects. The butter market has not benefited much as yet from the cold weather, but prices are steadier. Cube extras sold on street at VVj cents, with 33 cents quoted by other .sellers. The poultry market was firm with light receipts. Large hens sold up to 16 cents. At the Produce Exchange 100 pounds of No. 1 dressed turkeys sold at 30 cents. Iressed veal and hogs were firm and til g her. OVKB TWELVE UXMBD BALES SOLD Wlodup of Year's Transaction In Oregon Mop Market. Hop sales Involving about 1200 bales In large crops were reported yesterday In addi tion to a number of transactions in small lots. Tha F. S. Johnson Hop Company pur chased 31S bales from Jake Chung, grown on the Jackson place at Hubbard, at 8U cents. Tha same firm bought 20i bales from Lee Loy and 07 bales from Fred Miller, both of Buttavllle, at S to 8H cents. The Sohn lot of 200 bales at tit. Paul was purchased by Irwin & Wood at about 0 cents. H. L. Hart purchased 100 bales from Coad & Crant, 100 bales from Carter and 00 bales from John Grant, all of Dallas, and the remainder of the Klaber estate hops, 125 liales. at Chehalls. The prices ranged from to 0 cents. Other business Is pending and will prob a.bly be closed before the end of the month. fc'l'G.Ut IS CKMS LOWER. nfth Decline Is Aunouneed by Jobbers Durinir the Month. A lO-ccnt decline In ail grades of refined ,11-ar was announced by Jobbers yesterday as a consequence of a similar decline In the 3-ast. Cane granulated is now quoted at J7.0, or Just $1 a sack under the high price of the year. NEW YORK, Dec. 58 Raw sugar, firm. Centrifugal. $5.14; molasses. $4.27. Refined easy. 10 points lower. Cut loaf. $8: crushed $7.8."); mould A, ST. 33; cubes. $7.35; XXXX powdered, $7: powdered. $0.0.; fine granu lated, $0.85; diamond A. $8 35; confection ers' A. $0.73; No. 1. $0.70. ORANGES AKK KKCEIVKD UY STEAMER. Jobbers Interested in Weather Reports From Southern California. Wholesale fruit dealers are keenly Inter ested in tho weather reports from Southern California. With the temperature at River aide at 26 degrees, damage to tho orange crop is believed to be Inevitable. Yesterday's steamsr brought up six cars of Northern California oranges. In addition to shipments of sprouts, parsley, cucumbers and other vegetables. I'otatoes are still being offered by Jobbers at fl.GS to SI. ST.. with only a limited de mand. Onions are quoted on the streef at $3.25. There :s no change in country buying prices. Miller's Relief Cargo Pictured. The chistmas issue of the Northwestern Miller, of Minneapolis, the leading milling and grain paper In the United States, la embelltohed with a. handsome color repro duction of an oil painting by N. Sotherby Pitcher, entitled, "A Perilous Passage." It Is a picture of the steamship South Point j crossing me lorlh bea on February - i . 115. with a cargo of flour shipped by the Miller for Belgian relief. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings I1.8S7.210 Balances. 2;;.-..830 342.2:m 50,670 lOS.bW Portland ... Seattle Tacoma .... Spokane 1'OItIUMi Z88.B08 877.4il3 MARKET ROTATIONS firain. Flour. Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon scsson. Bid Wheat Bluewtem Fcrtyfold Club Red fife Red Russian Oats No. 1 white feed....... Barley , No. 1 feed Futures January biuestem February biuestem Jannary fortyfold February fortyfold January club February club January Russian February Russian January oats Bid. . .$ 1.55 yr. ago. t l.oo 1.4H 1.00 1.42 .W7 . . .13 1.38 .04 33.00 23.75 37.00 20.00 Bid. LS LM 1.47 1.48 1.42 1.43 1.3U 1.40 35.00 37!oi) 37.00 r 01 ruary cats January barley February barley FLOCR Patents. 87.80: straights. Kin whole 7; exports. 86.80: vallev. 17.80: wheat. 88; Kraham. 87.80. MILLFEBD Spot price: Bran. I2 r.'i per ton. shorts, $30.30 per ton; rolled bar- 't.. . -tlg -i I. .Ml. CORN Whole. $48 per ton; cracked. 147 per ton. HAY Prod. icers' nrlces: Timothy. East ern Oregon. $1921 per ton; timothy. Val ley. 910617 per ton; alfalfa. 917018; Val ley grain hay. 811S; clover, 912.50. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTKR Cubes, extras, :. .'o' c. prime firsts, 84c; firsts, 32,,3c. Jobbing prices: Prime extras, 37 :'.8c: cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. L 8Sc; No 2. 30c. Portland. CHEESfi Jobbers' buying prlcee. f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets, 20c Younjr Americas, 21c per pound. E'ltlS Oreeon ranch, current receipts. 37ig.40c per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled, i - 4 per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects. 45c. POULTRY Hens. 14H18c; Springs. 18c per pound: turkeys. live. 22 023c; dressed. 30c; ducks. 13010c; geese. 12'4jc VEAL Fancy, 13'A14c per pound. PORK Fancy, MJt( Per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local ' Jobbing quotations: THOPICAb FRUITS oranges. navels. 92.252.75; Japanese. Sue! per bundle; lemons, ;,..'. :.,.. per box; bananas, oc per pound: grapefruit. 92.75&5; tangerines, $1.2.i per box: VEGETABLES Artichokes, 00c 0 9 1-10 per dozen; tomatoes, nomiual; caobage. $2 02.25 per hundred: eggplant. 25c per pound; lettuce. 91.85; cucumbers, 94 01.25 per dozen; celery, California, 5 ;. ' per crate, pumpkins. lVjc per pound; cauliflower, 92 per crate, eciijash, l$.c per pound. POTATOES Oregon buying prices. 91.25 0 1.4j per hundred; sweets, 94.O0 per hundred. ONIONS Oregon bujing prices. 92.78 per sack, country points. GREEN FRUITS Apples. 5OC091.5O per box; pears, 91.5002.50; cranberries, flSO 12.50 per barrel. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotatlona: SALMON Columbia Hiver, 1-pound tails, $2.40 per dozen; one-half flats. $1.50; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks. 1-pound tails, $1-23. HONEY Choice. $t3.25 per casa. NUTfci Walnuts, sack lobs. 18c; Brazil nuts. 10c; filberts, lite; almonds. 18919c; peanuts, 7c ; cocoanuts, f 1.10 per dozt:n ; pe can. JS&lVc; chestnuts, luc. BEANS Small white. 11 Uc; large white. 10.85c; Llmas. Hc; bayou, 8c; pink, 8c; red Mexicans, 8c. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 1735c. . SUGAR Fruit and berry, 87.40; beet, $7.20; extra C. $7.00; powdered, in barrels, $7.lH); cubes, in barrels, $8.15. SALT Granulated, $10.75 per ton; half ground, 100s, $11.30 per ton; 50s, $12.10 per ton; dairy, $14.75 per ton. RICE Southern head, 77o per pound; broken, 4c; Japan style, -1 '; V DRIED FRUITS Apples, lullc; apri cots, 16 19c; peaches, SVaGlOc; prunes Italian. 8tfUc; raisins, 8lSc; dates. Per sian, 15c per pound; Fard, $2.50 per box; currants, lOijlOc; figs, $23.50 per box. Provisions. HAMS All b izec, cnoice, 24c ; standard, 22ft 23c; skinned, 214f22c; picnics, 144c; cottage rolls. 17c. BACON Fancy, 29V31c; standard, 259 26c; choice, 1W 24c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 17O10c; export, 171,. : . plate, 14 c. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered. lOlac; standard, 10c; compound, 16Hc. BARREL GOODS Mess beef, $22; plate beef, $23; brisket pork, $31.30; tripe, $10.50 11.50. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS l'Jlrt crop, 69c per pound. HIDES Salted hides (25 lbs. and up), 10c; salted stags (50 lbs. and up), 15c; green and salted kip (13 lbs. to 25 lbs.), 19c; green and salted calf skins (up to 15 lbs.), 32c; green hides (25 lbs. and up), 17c; green stags (50 lbs. and up), 13c; cry niaes. sue; dry salt hides, 25c; dry horse hides. $1&2; salt horse hides. $35. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 21c; dry hort-wooled pelts, ITc: dry shearlings, 10 ijp .5c each; salted long-wooled pelts, $1421.50. salted short-vooled pelts, 80c Q $3, TALLOW 89o per pound WOOL Eastern Oregon. fine. 24S0e: coarae. 33&oUc: Valley, 83 3 35c. MOHAIR 35W4SC per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, SUo per pound. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels tank wagons. 10c; casta, 18HCP22e. OAS'. -LINE Bulk. 21 "Ac; cases. 30c; nap- tha, drums, lltc; cases. 30c; engine distil late, drums, 10',-c; cases, 19c. LINSEED OIL Raw. drums, 91.10; bar rels. $1.08: eases, $1.13: boiled, drums, $1.12; barrels. $1.H: cases. 5 1 15 i. i : . ; . . . i i r. : . in tanas, o . c ; in cases, 72c; 10-case lots, lc less. COFFEE FUTURES STRONG AND ACTIVE Buying Due to I'em-e Talk and Ocean Freight Situation. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. The coffoe market showed Increased strength and activity to day with Wall street and cotton trade buy ing attributed to the combined Influence of peace talk and the ocean fa-eight situation The opening was comparatively quiet, with first prices unchanged to 1 point higher, but the market very soon firmed up, with March selling at S.79c and July at 8. 99c in the late trading. The close was 8 to IS points higher and people around the ring estimated the day's business at fully 100.000 bags. Closing bids: January, 8.61c; Febru. ary, 870c; March, 8.79c; April. 8.84c; May. 8.89c; June, 8.94c; July, 8.99c; August, 9.03c; September, 9.08c; October, 9.13c; No vember, 9.18c. Spot. steady; P.lo 7s, 9c; Santos 4e. 10 c. It was reported that sales of Santos 4s had been made In the cost and freight mar ket late yesterday at 10, London credits, with Santos 3s and 4s offered today at 10.90c, cost and freight, and Rio 7s at 0.15c American credits. Freights are reported scarce with most offers f. o. b. Brazil. The official cables reported a decline ol 50 reis at Rto and of 25 to 50 rela In Santos futures. Rio cleared 15.000 bags for New Orleans and Santos 46,000 bags for New Orleans. ' Naval Stores. - SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 2S. Turpentine firm. 51c: sales, 3SC barrels; receipts, 386 barrels: shipments, none; stock, 23,364 barrels. Rosin, firm; sales. 3 442 barrels; receipts 1703 barrels; shipments, none: stocks. 97,233 barrels. Quota A, B, C. D, E, F. G. $0.15. H. $6.20; L $6.23: K. $0.40; SI, $0.20; N $0.85: WG, 87; WW. $7.20. Hops at "New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Hops, steady. Hides, steady. Wool, firm. Duluth Linseed Market. DtTLTJTH. Dec. 28. Linseed: December, $2.84 asked; May. $2.90 bid: July, 92.89, nominal. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Butter, unchanged. Eggs, receipts 2320 cases, unchanged. fx STOCKS SELL LOWER Fresh Liquidation Due to ternational Conditions. In- SPECIALTIES HIT HARDEST War and Semi-War Issues Are Cen ter of General Selling Move ment Weakness Kxtends to liond Market. NEW YORK, Dec 2S. With International affairs the Gersnan peace proposals and the Mexican situation again looming larger on the financial horizon, tha stock market today experienced another depression in prices. Speculative favorites, particularly those which suffered most in the recent severe reversals, were again singled out by the short interests, provoking fresh liqui dation. Extreme recessions ran from 3 to 10 points in these groups, with here and there some feeble rallies at the close. A few actual gains were scored in shares more or less exempt from professional pres sure, and rails for tha most part yielded only moderately. The marked difference between today's operations and those of recent sessions w as the smaller volume of offerings, total sales amounting to barely 1,000,000 shares, against the 2.000,000 to 3,000,000 share turnover in the turbulent days of last weak. Prices were heavy at the start, but made their greatest declines after the publica tion on Wall street news tickers of what purported to be a second note from Ger many, which was regarded as bearing ad versely on the peace situation. Although thf communication proved to be a delayed forecast of the Berlin note of tha early week, the market failed to recover except in tha case of isolated specialties. The sharp declines that followed were concurrent with heavy aelllng of Mexicans, causing renewed apprehension in that quarter. War and semi-war stocks were again the center of the general movement, which soon took In aharcs of all descriptions. United States Steel a in free supply at a gross loss of 3 points, with virtually no recovery, and allied stocks broke 3 to 5 points, with 14 for Gulf States Steel, 3 to 5 for Detroleums. ' coppers and sugars, and about as much for other specialties whose course always has been guidod by tha mu nitions and equipments. There were some confusing cross currents, notably In shipping ahares, Atlantic. Gulf & West Indies, showing an extreme loss of over 8 points, while mercantile marines were actually strong. Weakness extended to the bond llat with a new low record for Anglo-French Gs at 92 and ft 3-polnt break In Chila Copper 7s. Industrial bonds also made conces sions in keeping with stocks. Total sales, par value, $4,035,600. TJnlted States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. I-ow. bid. Am Beet Sugar.. 2.000 8H 87 hi 88 American Can.. . 3.20O 47U 40 Am Cur & Kdry. . 8,800 CSTi 64 CI American Loco.. 12.100 77?i 'l AmSm&Refg.. 12.300 104 102- 3 03 Am Sug Refg 1.200 I09V4 lOSVi 109H Am Tel & Tel... 1,400 125U 12 125 ' AmZL&S 1,500 7 36 354 Anaconda Cop. . 96.0OO 82 SO',4 80V4 Atchison 8.2O0 104 hi 104 104 Baldwin Loco. . . 8,700 BSVi 55 56 Bait & Ohio 1,700 84 83 83 Br Rap Transit.. 20O 83 82 82 B&S Copper... 2,200 46 44 48. Calif Petrol . 900 24 23 "M Canadian Paclf.. 30O 1C6 165.V. 165. Central Leather. 25.600 85 81 81 Ches&Ohlo.... 8,000 65 64 05 Chi Mil & St P.. 200 91 91 91 Chi & N W 200 124 124 123 C R I & P Ry 1,600 34 34 34 Chlno Copper. . . 6.600 B.1 82 52 Colo Fu 4 Iron. . 3,100 45 43 44 Com Prod Refg. 10.700 23 21 22 Crucible Steel. .. 99,000 68 60 59 Dlst Securities. . 1,900 30 28 28 Brie 8.600 34 34 34 Oen Electric 300 167 100 166 Gt North pfd 117 Qt Nor Ore ctfs.. 1,200 36 34 3i"4 Illinois Central 105 Int Consol Corp. 900 16 16 10 Inspiration Cop. 1.700 &7V. 53 B.1 Int Harv N J 119 lnt M M pfd ctfs 89,600 88 84 86 K C Southern. . . 200 25 25 25 Kennecott Cop. . 18,600 45 43 44 Louis Nash 132 Mexican Petrol.. 21.90O 94 90 91 Miami Copper. .. 4,800 SU 37 88 M K & T pfd 20 Missouri Pacific. 800 15 15 15 Montana Power. 300 103 102 102 National Lead. .. 300 89 58 58 Nevada Copper.. 8,900 24 23 23 N Y Central 4.200 104 103 104 NYNH&H 1.20O S3 61 61 Norfolk & West. 2.500 138 135 135 Northern Paclf 109 Pacific Mall 90O 20 19 20 Pennsylvania... 8.100 66 66 60 Ray Consol OOP. 5,100 201. 25 25 Reading 21.300 103 101 102 Rep Ir & Steel. .. 8.600 78 75 76 Shat Arlx Cop. . . 700 37 26 27 Southern Paclf.. 2,600 97 90 96 Southern Ry 11,800 32 31 81 Studebaker Co. . 21.10O 109 304 104 Texas Company. 8.000 226 210 222 Union Pacific. . . 12.900 148 147 140 do pfd 83 U S Ind Alcohol. 23,500 112 107 110 LT S Steel 250.500 107 104 106 do pfd 1.000 120 119 110 Utah Copper . 20.800 102 99 99 Wabash pfd B. . 800 30 29 29 Western Union. . 900 00 06 9; Westing Elect. .. 6.400 56 58 65 Total sales for the day. 1.000.000 shares. BONDS. U 8 ref 2s reg..99 U S ref 2s coup. 9 1 U S 3s reg MOO "I U S Ss coupon.. 101 U S 4s reg 130 U 3 4s coupon. '110 Am Smelter 6s. 30S Atchison gen 4s 95 NYC deb 0s. .111 Northern Pac 4s 91 Northern Pac Ss.66 Pac T & T 5s. ..100 Penn con 4s..100 South Pac ref 4s 02 do cv 5s 103 Union Pac 4s.... 08 do cv 4s 91 1 O 8 Steel 8s. . . .108 Anglo-French 5s. 92 Bid. Mining Stocks at Roston. BOSTON. Dec. Allouez Ariz Com Oal & Hecla. . . Copper Range... FYanklln Granby Con . . . Greene Can . . . - 28.- 81 14 48 64 3 88 43 4 losing quotations: N'iplssinr . . 93 23 6.1 92 87 5 14 fo 47 4 North Butte ... old Dominion... Osceola Qulney Pup Boston. . . Superior Copper. Tnmsrnck Kerr Lags . Lake Copper. .. . 13! Wolverine iloliawit l-'j Winona Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Mercantile paper, 404 per rent. Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.71; commercial OO-day bills on banks. 84.71; commercial CO-day bills. $4 71: demand. $4.78: cables $4.76 7-16. Francs, demand, 8.84: cables. 8.83. Marks, demand. 72: cables. 72 . Kronen, demand, 31: cables. 11. Guild ers, demand, 40: cables, 40. Llres, de mand, 6.86; cables, 6.85. Rubles, demand, 30: cables. 30. rtar silver, 75c. Mexican dollars, 68 e. Government bonds, steady: railroad bonds, easier. Time loans, steady; 60 days. 44 per rent: 90 days. 404 per cent; six months. 3 0 4 per cent. Call money, steady; hlgn. 3 per cent; low. 2 per cent: ruling rate. 3 per cent; last loan. 3 per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; offered at 3 per cent. SAN TRANCIPCO, 84.71; demand, $4.78; Dec. 2. Sterling, cables. $4.78. LONDON. Dec. 28 -Bar silver 36d per ounce. , Money, 8 per cent. Discount rates: Short bills. 5 8 per cent; three months, 503 per cent. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Copper, dull; elec trolytic, first, second and third quarter, $30 32.50, nominal. iron, steady and unohanged. The Metal Exchange quotes tin firm; spot, 40.50 0 40.75c. At London Spot copper. 139 10s; fu tures. 4138: electrolytic. 151. Spot tin, 176 15s; futures. 178 15s. The Metal Exchange quotes lead 7.600 7.62c. Spelter, dull; spot. East St. Louis delivery. At London Lead, 30 10s; spelter. 61. 0 AM IKAX1SCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg etables. Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28. Butter Kresh extras. 33c; prime firsts, 84c; fresh firsts, 33 Etfgs Fresh extras, 37 c; pullets, 31 c. Cheese New, 17c; California fancy, 16c; oung Americas, 21c Poultry Hens, 10020c; old roosters, uv 12c; fryers, 22 23c ; broilers, 2730c; larga. 22$ 23c; squabs. $2 2.50; pigeons, $1,259 1.75; ducks, 13Q14c; geese. 15 17c; tur keys. 20 21c. Vegetables Lettuce. $1.3o1.30 crate; fancy, $1.25 1.50 ; pess, southern, fancy large, 10llc; Summer squash, S5c$l crate ; cream aquaah , 85c $ 1 .23 box ; to matoes, southern, $1.25; fancy, $1.50; egg plant, 812c; green peppers, 12 Va 13c; fancy small, OulOc; garlic, 44Vkc; celery. Sii.253.50 crate; rhubarb, rowfat and hubbard squash $1)91.25; 85c fcl $1. fweit potatoes. Potatoes River, $2 u 2.25; $2.75. Onions Carloads. $3.25. Fruit Cranberries, $8 9.50; nears. Win ter Nellis. $1.75; lemons' $3 3.25; limes. $101.25; grapefruit. $2.252.50; navels. $2.50 U 2.75 ; bananas, $1.501.75; pine- pples. 2.j0 1x2.75; apples. Newtown Pip pins, $1.10; Bellcfieur. 75c$l. Feedstuff s Cracked corn and feed corn meal, uncertain; rolled barley, $4547; al falfa meal, carloads, $20.50; less, $21.30. Receipts Flour, 3260 quarters; barley, 2520 centals ; beans, 102 sacks ; potatoes, 2805 sacks; onions, 43 sacks; hay, 25 tons; hides, 1040; wins, 17.000 gallons. Extm Dividend by Wells-Fargo. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. An extra dividend of $33.33 a share was declared todajr by Wells-Fargo Company in addition to tha cmi-anuual disbursement of $3. The company announced It had definitely retired from banking business, in which it has been engaged for many years. Stocks Steady at London. LONDON, Dec. 28. American securities were idly steady today. Heavy maturities of Treasury bills keep the money n.ifrket easy. Discount rates were quiet. Dried NETW YORK, Fruit Dec. ! New York. Kvaporatcd apples. dull. Prunes, quiet. I'eachcs, steady. Cotfon Market. NEW TOHK, Dec. 28. a pot cotton. quiet balca Middling uplands. IT.400; sales. 100 TEN GENT HOG MARKET STOCK XOW AVAILAD1.B TOP CI1ADE. NOT OK Da-S Supply nt Local Yard Ih Limited. Lambs Are (Quoted One 0,uurtcr Higher. There was a strong market for all classes of livestock at the North Portland yards yesterday, with only a limited supply avail, able. The sales reported were within tho range of prices already established, but a higher mutton market was quoted, with lamb values up a quarter from Tuesday's opening. Tha uest iugs obtainable sold up to 9U.M with the bulk of Bales at $9.75 to $9.80. On the basis of the quality now offering, tt-.e hog market is easily a lu cent one. A load ot choice cows brought $0.75, the top of the market, and other cat tle sales were of small lots. Receipts were 28 cattle, 73'J hogs and 1077 sheep.. Shippers were; W. ulvens. Estacada, one car cuttle and hoga; J. E. Proffit, Dayton, ono car cattle and hogs: G. 11. Farmer, Alcl'oy, ono car hogs and sheep; J. M. Barry, Anderson. Cal., ono car hogs: John Ogburn, Cottonwood, one car hogs; Union Meat Company, Lyle. six curs hogs and sheep; C. E. McCrow, Lyle, one car nog.s; M. M, Hoctor. Goldendale, ony car cattle, hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Prlcel W't. Prico 6 steers... 980 $7.50 1 calf 31)0 $. 00 steers 59s 4.30 4 cows 1015 0.50 21 cows.... 10U0 6.751 7 cows..... 1034 5.50 3 hogs.... 123 8.231 U cows 933 5.0O 2 hogs 22J 9.S5I I cow 70O 4.00 57 hogs 177 9.SO 1 cow K40 4.0O 21 hogs. . . . 2B0 9.85 1 cow 900 3.00 1 hog 270 9.85 1 cow 800 2.00 4 hogs. . . . 392 9.75 2 cows..... 980 6.50 1 hog 61)0 8.25 3 cows.!.. . 943 5,00 35 hogs 131 8.60! 1 cow 690 3.80 10 hogs 122 8.401 4 cows 815 4.00 32 hogs 200 9.75) 1 cow 1220 6.50 4 hoga 118 8.25. 1 cow 810 3.50 36 hogs 177 9.75 1 cow 730 5.75 8 hogs.... 339 8.75 1 cow 1090 6.50 4 bogs 138 8.25 1 cow 1090 6.50 57 hogs.... 190 9.76 1 cow 1080 6.00 2 hogs 453 8.75 1 cow 900 6.50 45 hogs 188 9.73 3 cows. . . . . 980 6.00 2a hegs 139 8.23 cow 1060 8.50 1 hog 640 8.73 Scows 817 4.0O 7 hogs.... 137 8.23 3 cows 847 6.00 1 steer.... 950 0.50 1 cow 1140 5.23 1 steer.... 070 6.75 I cow 9:10 6. 25 3 steers... 573 5.25 1 cow T70 2.75 3 steers. . . 773 8.50 2 cows 1030 B.5U 1 steer.... 670 6.00 2 cows 905 4.50 3 steers... 710 4.00 1 cow 10'!0 6.00 S steers... 673 ,5.001 1 bull 1170 4.00 2 steers... 490 4.501 2 yearlings. 95 7.00 2 heifers.. 910 3.001 t wethers... 115 8.23 2 1iilfers.. 7C,.- 6.75123 lambs. . . 304 9.25 1 heifer... 880 6.80;:!2 goals. .. . 74 4. 25 1 cow 830 6.80 Prices ranged as follows: Cattl Steers, prima Steers, good Steers, common to good... Cows, choice Cows, medium to good.... Cows, ordinary to fair Heifers Bulls Calves Hogs Prime Good to prime mixed Rough heavy Pigs and skips Sheep Tjftmbs , Yearling wethers Old wethers , Ewes , .$7.50 8 25 . 7.00 7.83 . 6.00 6 83 ft . 5.25 0 . 4. 50 . B.Ooa . 2.75 . 3.00 8.50 3.00 6.00 5 00 7.0O . 9.60 9.85 . 9.40 9 50 . 8.50 9 10 . 8.50 8.75 9.00 10.50 7.50 9.00 6.78 7.00 '3.00 7.30 Omaha Livrstoek Market. OMAHA. Dec 28. Hogs Receipts, 14.- 300: strong: heavy. $9,90010.30; light. $9.75010.18: pigs, $7.75 ii 11.50, bulk of sales, $9.S510.15. Cattle Receipts. 4000; steady: native steers. $7.5031.30; cows and heifers, $6 8.50; Western steers, $0.509.25: Texas steers, $6 0 7.50; stockers and feeders, $6 8.30. Sheep Receipts. 10.500; steady: yearlings. $9.2511.25; wethers, $S.5011; lambs, $12.10 18.23. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dee. 2S. Hogs Receipts. 40. 000; firm; Be above yesterday's average: bulk. $10.25 10.00; light. $0.75 10.30; mixed, $10.10010.70; heavy, -ftlO.200 10.75; rough. 910.20010.35: pigs. 97.75 0 9.33. Cattle Receipts, 12.000; weak; native beef cattle. 97.23011.80; Western steers. $7.2310; stockers and feeders. $3.208 16: cows and htlfers, $4.20010; calves, $8 50 12.25. Sheen Receipts. 10.000: strong; wethers, $0.10 010.25: lambs. 811.23013.50. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE HOME Wenatcliee Man Rejected for Active Service at Front. WEN'ATCHEE, Wash.. Dec. 28. (Special.) Pete Tolford. ono of We- enatchee's soldiers of fortune, is back in Wenatchee after having served six months in the Canadian army. Tolford went from Wenatchee to British Co lumbia with a railroad construction crew and while there Joined the 107th East Kootenay Regiment. This regi ment was held on guard at Weatmln ster for two months, then went Into training camp at Vernon, B. C. In Oc tober the regiment went to Ottawa for the final examination before leaving for Europe. Tolford was held out ow ing to the condition of one of his eyes. In his regiment there were about 200 Americans. "The American Legion" is getting ready to leave for the East and thence for England. . $100 DONATED TO LIBRARY Chehalis Banker Gives Funds Vnreliase of Books. for CHEHAIJS, Wash.. Pec. 28. (Spe cial.) A donation of 9100 has Just been rmade to the Chehalis Free Public Li brary by N. B. Coffman, a Chehalls banker, for tho purchase of books. Miss Nettle Koontj, librarian. Is work ing on the annual report. There has been an increase of 370 volumes of non-fiction over 1915. The non-fiction circulation this year so fur is S567. In 1915 the Action circulation was 21,274 volumes, while in 1918 it fell to 17,829. a decrease of 3345. There was lack of funds to purchase new booka and the library has not kept up to date on late fiction. PIT IS UNSETTLED Wheat Prices Heaviness Depressed of Stocks. by BREAK" WITH WALL STREET Liberal l'urcuascs Made by Entente Allies Have Only Temporary Kffect at Chicago Em burgocs X1U Be Raised. CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Depression which was manifest in the wheat market nearly all the time today seemed to be chiefly due to tne heaviness of New York stock quotations. The close was unsettled. to 2c net lower. with May at $1.72 to $1.73, and July at $1.3701.39. Corn lost to lc and oats a shade to c. Provisions finished un changed to 35c down. Sympathy with the break in stocks de veloped aa soon aa wheat trading began and was later offset only to a limited extent by Indications that liberal purchases of wbeat were being made for the entente allies. In this connection, bears showed a disposition to emphasize assertions that estimates of the amount of export business had been over drawn and to interpret the Wall. street breaks as largely owing to Increased chances of a peace conference. On the other hand, gossip was Airrent that embargoes on rail shipments to the seaboard soon would be relieved, especially at. Baltimore, in consequence of the greater number of vessels now there and arriving. Bulls derived some comfort, also, from word that accumulations of wheat In country ele vators northwest were only one-quarter of last year's totaL Rallies from the early setbacks in the wheat market were strongest within a half hour of the end of the session, but at no time carried the price range as a whole above yesterday's closing level. Realizing sales by holders developed on all hard spots In the market, and were notably supple mented by pressure from speculative shorts In the final transactions of the day. Corn sagged with wheat. Lightness of re ceipts failed to act as a counterbalance, ex cept temporarily, and in a relatively slight degree. Oats were steadied somewhat by purchases made against sales of corn. There also were signs of an Increasing demand from the seaboard.9 Liquidating sales weakened provisions, notwithstanding that hog quotations were higher. Rather free unloading of lard was said to have been by houses with Eastern connections. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $1.71 $1.73 $1.71 91.72 July 1.40 1.40 1.37 1.38 CORN. May July .92 'i .91 .03 02 OATS. .53 .51 .92 .91 .92 'i .01 Msv July .83 .50 MESS .33 .50 .85' . .61 PORK. Jan. May .27.20 .26.87 7.20 :6.00 27.20 20.77 27 20 LARD. 15.80 36.03 Jan. May .35 7 7 .16.02 3 3.60 13.90 15 67 15.97 SHORT RIBS. July 13.90 May 14.35 14.00 13 00 14.45 14.35 13.95 14.40 Cash prices Wheat Nos. 2 and hard, nominal. 3 red, and 2 and Corn No. 2 yellow, 02 ijji 92 t c : No. 4 yellow, 8800c; No. 4 white. 89BOc. Oats No. 3 -white, 61U52c; standard 82 & 83c Rye No. 2, nominal. Barley 85c $ 1 . 22. Timothy $3.50 & 5.30. Clover $12 017. Foreign Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, Dec, 23. Cash wheat to Id higher. Corn. d to Id higher. lad LONDON. Doc. 28. Cargoes on passage, unchanged to 3d lower. Corn, Gd higher. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 28. Wheat. May 91.78 01.78: July. 91.71. Cash: No 1 hard. 91.7801.83; No. 1 Northern, 517501.78; No. 2 Northern, 91.71 1. 16. Barley. 77c 091.10. Eastern Wheat Markets. MIN'STEAPOLIS, Dec. 28. Cash wheat: .-o. 1 nard. i.ts i.S3 ; No. 1 Northern. $1.75 1.81; choice. $1.8101.83; No. 2 Northern. $1.7101.76; No. 3 Northern. $l.t31.73; No. 2, 91.77; choice. 11.85 asketl, OMAHA. Dee. 28. Cash wheat: No. 2 hard. 91.7501.77; No. 3 hard. 91.7101.76. Eastern Wbeat Futures. DTTLTJTH, Dee. 28. Wheat closed: De cember. $1.75: May. $1.78; July. $1.71. WINNIPEG. Dee. 28. Wheat closed: cember, $1.76; May. 9L7S. De- KANSAS CITY. Dec. 28. Wheat December, $1.73 bid; May, $1.70. closed: ST. LOUIS, Dec cember, $1.77; Ml 28. Wheat closed: De y, $1.72; July. 91.37. Grain at San Iranrlltro. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. Spot quota- tlona: war. a. $2.Uu2.UT ; red Russian. $2.'.i :.B2: Turkey rd. $2.752.80; bluo- stem. $2.77u2.SO. Barlsy. feed. $2.17e2.20. Oats, white. $1. 9391.97. Mlllfeed: Bran, $2P.3O0 29.50; middling 4i a ae : snorts $30 j 31. Oallboard: Barley, December. $2.22 asked; May, 92.12 bid, $2.18 asked. Fugrt Sound Grata Market. TACOMA. Dec 2S. Wheat -Bluestern. $1.4001.43: fortyfold, $1.38; club snd red fife. 91.SS01.37; red Russian. 91.S0al.33. Car receipts: Wheat 25. hay 4. SEATTLE. Deo. 28. Wheat Blnestem. $1.48; Turkey red. $1.49; fortyfold, $1.44; club, 91.43; fife, $1.43: red Russian, $1.42. Barley, $3830 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat 7, oats 2, hay 10, flour 7, BUREAU ASKS $25,000 STATE MINES AND GEOLOGY FENSES ARE ESTIMATED. E.T- Projects ln Viesr Include Coal Briquet ting, Artesian Water nnd Min eral Resource Investigations. SALEM. Or.. Dec 28. (Special.) About 925,000 is " estimated cost for the coming blcnnium to pay expenses and salaries of field men for the Bu reau of Mines and Geology. It la stat ed that It is difficult to estimate the number of employes needed, but the salaries for such men range from 93 to 97 a day, with a higher wage to party chiefs. In addition a request of 92S, 000 for the blennium Is made for print ing of publications, supplies and travel ing expenses of field parties. The bureau has many projects in view as shown by Its summarized statement of plans. Included In these aro ore treatment problems in metal mining sections of the state and coal brlquettlng investigations in Coos Bay and other Oregon coal fields: Investi gation ot artesian water possibilities ln Central Oregon, and mineral resources of such regions as Pine Creek. Warner Range, Steena Mountains, Catlow Val ley, Puebla Mountain, Coos and Klam ath Counties; completion of investiga tion under way of the nitrate, potash, soda and other saline deposits of Mal heur, Harney and Lake Counties. Plana are being laid for the publi cation of a treatise on mining laws, giving all the laws, both Federal and state, which govern mining operations in Oregon, to be prepared especially for the uso of the prospector and in- vestor and to be written by a mining ensineer and a mining lawyer. The investigations which are planned are made In co-operation with the Fed eral Bureau of Mines. PROJECT VOTE LACKS 10 Affirmative of 60 Pep Cent Neces sury to Form Medford District. MEDFOIU), Or.. Dec 28. (Special.) By the close vota of 188 for and 143 against the effort to obtain an irriga tion district In the territory contigu ous to Medford failed Wednesday by 10 votes. An aftlrmativo vote of $0 per cent was necessary to carry the elec tion. Two divisions went in favor of the district plan and two against, while ono division eplit exactly even. According to officials of the Rogue River Canal Company, enough illegal votes were cast to turn the election in favor of the district, but it is doubtful if any contest will be made. Accord ing to campaign workers, the people living In the proposed district are strongly in favor of irrigation but were afraid of the district plan, the argu ment that their land would be mort gaged by the success of the plan prov ing to be too great an obstaclo to over come. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. MEYER To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Meyer. 657 Williams avenue, December 8. a daughter. DINEH ANT AN To Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Dinehanlan. 8026 Sixty-fifth avenue South east. December 8, a son. maka 10 Mr. and Mrs josepn Mar. 7235 Fifty-fifth avenue Southeast. December 8. a daughter. COON To Mr. and Mrs. Hiram N. Coon. 814 Commercial street, December 8. a sou. BARNES To Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Barnes. 803 East Salmon street, December 12. a daughter. SWAXSON To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Swnnpon, liutte, Mont.. December 13. a son. LASHAPELLE To Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Lashapelle. 000 Junior street, December 13. a daughxer. HURD To Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hurd, 1040 East Seventh street North, December 14, a son. LONG To Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Long. Llnuton. Or.. "December 13. a daughter. HURST To Mr. and Mrs. Rupert C. Hurst. 1886 Washburn street. December 16. a daughter. DAMON To Mr. and Mrs. Howard O. Da mon. 466 East Eighty-sixth street North, December 16, a son. STEVENS To Mr. and Mrs Charles Ste vens. Willsburg, Or.. December 17. a daugh ter. BENSON To Mr. and Mrs. David Ben son. 5U31.J Mississippi avenue, December 16. a daughter. Marriage Licenses. FURXISH-FRALEY William Eldon lur nlsh. 503 Clifton street, and Ruth Cornelia Fraley, 393 Fourteenth street. SAVAOE-8LAVENS Roy W. Savage. 896 East Fourteenth street North, and Georgia M. slavena. 880 North Fifty-first street. SVENSON-LARSON Oscar Svenson, 710 Roosevelt street, and Anna Larson, same address. BAKER-WOOD William Baker. Elko. New, and Emily Wood, Cornelius Hotel, city. WEBER-GUSTAFSON Neuman Weber. 260 Sheridan street, and Esther Gustafson, SST Tve ,t Vrtrrlmin street. stt is'rp.Vk V inhn Frederick Straws - er Hermiston. Or., and Louella Mays, 6416 Flft -third avenue Southeast. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. BKNNETT-BABICH Lewis C. Bennett. 29. of Bremerton, Wash., and Ray Bablch. 53, of Portland. NOBLES-ADAMS L. M. Nobles, OS. of Kamiah. Idaho, and Mrs. Mary C. Adams. 64. of Knmlali. Idaho. MMAHAS-MUXNER Samuel nan, legal, of Portland, and Mrs, Monner, legal, of Portland. JOHNSTON -ROESLER Ralph L, McMa Weltha B. S. Johns- ton. 30. of Portland, and Pearl B. Roesler, 23, ot Portland. BONi:uP.AKE-SCHULZ Willie B. Bone brake. 21, ot Vsncouver. Wash., and Bertha Schulx. 18, of Vancouver. Wash. STEWART-HINZ Archibald A. Stewart. 28. of Portland, and Lillian Hlnz, 25, of Portland. SH1REY-LOPEZ Gordon K. Phlrey. 22. of San Francisco, and Ida H. Lopez, 22, ot San Jose, Cal. FISH-WILSON John Fish. 32. of Port land, and Eva E. Wilson. 16. of Portland. WARNER-GRIER T. Z. Warner. 29. of Connell. Wash., and Mrs. 31, Aefsedals Grler, 27, of FnlrfleM. Wash. LYONS-STEVENS William G. Lyons. 26. of Portland, and Ethel Stevens. 24, of Port land. M'FARLAND-HUGHSON Henry W. Mc Farland. 24, of Portland, and Pearl M. Bughson. 22. of Portland. HOLLING.SIIE AD-BROCK J. W. Hol llngshead, 27, of Washougal, Wash., and June Brock. 24, of Washougal, Wash. MAURICE-BRUCE D. B. Maurice, 33. of Portland, and Mrs. Ella L, Bruce, 58, of Portland. LA REAU-HURGET Phillip E. La Reau. legal, of Portland, and Kathcrlns Hurget. legal, of Portland. Building Permits. . JOSEPHINE H1RSCH Repair three-story brick ordinary store building. 127 West Park street, between Alder and Washington streets; Edward J. Barrett, builder; $1000. O. H. MORMO Repair one and one-half-story frame dwelling. 6904 Fifty-ninth street, between Thirty-ninth and Forty-first ave nues; L. Anderson, builder; 9l50. J. M. BRINKLEY Erect frame garage. 1008 East Twenty-first stree North, be tween Alberta and Sumner streets; builder, ame: $30. J. HAHN Erect frame cow stable on Hayes street, between Catlin and St. Johns avenu ; builder, same; $40. SECURITY SAVINGS A TRUST COM PANY Repair two-story brick ordinary building. 92 First street, between Stark and Oak streets; Gurt Bartznan. builder; 9126. FOSTER A KLEISER Erect billboard at 3-4 North Fourth street, between Ankeny snd Burnslde streets: builders, same; $30o. Iiincmen Busy on Amity AVork. AMITY. Or.. Dec 28. (Special.) A crew of men arrived here Tuesday to start work on the Pacific States Tele phone Company's lines from Amity to Corvallis. The work mainly will con sist In enlarging the lines over the railroad crossings. As the Southern Pacific Company expeete to electrify Its road from Whlteson to Corvallis soon, this necessitates larger wires be ing used at the crossings. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Dec. 2S. Maximum temper sture. 32 dtrKrees; minimum temperature, 20 degrees. River resdlng. 8 A. M.( 3 feet: charge in last 54 hours, u.v root zau. lotai rainfall (3 1. M. to S P. M.. none; total 1: M ber L 1016, 12.0 alnce September 1. cy or ralnrall alnce 1 Inches. Total sun shine. 3 hours 33 minutes; possible sun shine. 8 hours 42 minutes Bsrometer (re duced to sea level) 3 P. M., 30.24 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 31 per cent. THE WEATHER. 1 Wind , I "y. i STATIONS. g S a I j W",hJ " o 5" 3 o I i" j M llSKer Hol'e Bo-ton Cslgary Chicago Denver Des Molm.s . . . Duluth Eureka Gslveston Helena - Jacksonvli'e . Kansas City . Los Augeles . Marshfleld ... Medford Minn. spoils Montreal .... New Orleans New York . . North Head.. North Ya'.-.lma Omaha phoenix Pocat.Uo .... Portland .... Hoseburg .... rn mntn 22 0.02 . NW Snow 44'0.08,18W Clear j i nnf nr ri.ap 22 0 . OO 14 W iClsnr 24 !.0o:. . NW.Clear 10l0.00i.-IN Pt. cloudy 4 0.00;22'W Clear 4S'0.O4'. .(Nwlciear OO 0.08 10 N 'Rain 4 .i.OO . JNW Cloudy 80 0.02 14'SW (Clear 8210.00 10 SE Cloudy 50,0.00' 16' NE 'Rain 40'0.0o;. .iNWjClear 26 0.001.. IB ICloudr 20.O012IW Clear 28'0.00!20;w IClear 72(0.84!. ..S 'Cloudy 4ii.r.'i'20 NWOIear SffO.02 . .jE jCloudy IS 0.02 . .'NTs l"t. cloudy . 180. OO : .1 32 0.00! .1 360. OO .IN Clear . SE Clear .'NW Snow .'KE 'Clear .iNW'Cloudy .NW Clear JNE Clear .'SB 'Cloudy . NE Pt. cloudy ,'NE iciesr -1NE 'Cloudv 4S 0.4O St. 1.011U ; sa'o.ool. salt Ulie ISO (XV San Francises Seattle Spokane 46 n.42 ,. 4O'0.02'. ir.o. 10'. Tseom S O .0" NW'Pt. cloudy E Pt. eloudy SW Isnow NW' '"ear Tatoosh Island..-) 8"'0. 0O'18;I W.lla Walla I18'n.l2 . . ;S 'Vashlngton 44i0.s.: 14 I Winnipeg 0.0O'10!NW'Cloudy WE THER. CONDITIONS. A larpe high-pressure area. whSj-h Is c.n- trsl the Dakotss. controls the m'.sther over th grester portion of the inlletl Local rain has fallen ln California, I states. FACTS SATISFACTION WHERE EYERETT IS Evidently the paving of Everett street, from Third to Tenth, in 1906. was so satisfactory that a repeating contract was awarded for the improvement of the same street, from Twenty-third to Cornell road. In 1910 with the same material, that standard pavement, BITULITHIC WAHItr.N HtOS. CO., Journal Building;, Portland. Gulf and Atlantic states, and local snow has fallen in Eastern Oregon. Eastern Wash ington. Idaho. Nevsda and extreme West ern Montana. It la much colder In ah Lower Mississippi and Upper Ohio valley" snd lower lake region. No marked changes in temperature have taken place on the Parlfic Slope. Conditions are favorable for generally fair weather In this district Friday, with continued low temperatures snd easterly winds. FOR3BCASTS. Portlsnd snd vicinity Ftalr. continued cold: easterly winds. Oregon and Washington Generally fair, continued cold- easterly winds. Idaho 'Probably fir. continued cold. Ocean forecast. North Pacific Coast Fair: moderate wlr.ds. mostly easterly. E. A. HEALS, Forecaster. KLAMATH TAX IS REDUCED Uorrrase for J9i7 Is More Than 2 Mills Less Than in 1916. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Dec. 28. (Special.) Klamath County taxpayers must pay a property tax of 25.6 mills next year, the County Court has de cided. Lu3t year the levy waa 27.7 mills. The state levy is 2.4 mills, and the county levy, covering general expenses, redemption of outstanding warrants. Interest on outstanding general fund warruntri and school libraries is 8.7 mills. The special levies arc divided u.s follows: Grammar schools. 1 mills; county high schools. 1.9 mill.-: agricultural ex tension work. 1 mill; new Courthouse construction, 3.3 mills; roads, 5 mills. County library maintenance, 1 mill. Klamath Falls general levy is 1& mills, with .5 mills additional for park purpose's. Mines of some descriptions are found In 20 of the 31 slates and territories in Mexico, and mining Is the moat pro ductive industry of the country. TIIAVEI.EBS- (.('IDE. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without. Chance Ln :. . Thf nig. (lean. Com f o rt able. 1 . !;. 1 ni h Appointed, IMNI1 S. S. BEAVER Sslli. ITnrn Alnswor'- rock 8 P. M. SATURDAY. DEC. 30. S. S. ttOSB CITY Sails Jan. 5. . 100 Gslrtrn Miles on Columbia Klver All Rates lnrlude Ilrrth. and Meals Table and Service Unexcelled. The Kan FrasrlHfft A Portland S. S. Co.. Third and Washington street (with O.-W. it. at N. Co.). J 1. Uroudway 4309. A .1.1. fcTWIN PALACES GREAT !MM-N0rJM R5CIFK Portland ro San Francisco S. s. NORTTfl- E It N PACIFIC express trnln llme. Sall- 1n:i Dec 14. 19. 23. 2. Cal. Str Express leaves n:T0 A. 31. Fares $S. gi .as, sl'o.oo. 8. S. GREAT NOR'I HERN. San Francises and Los Angeles to Honolulu. December 15: Jan. 4. 23: Feb. 12: March 8, 23; April 14, gel siito round trip, and up. I Msrth Bank. 61b 8t Station, loth and Ho $d Mir.. N. P. Ky. Stark TICKET I . 1 - Itoyt 348 Vtuth.. G. N. Rr. loo 3d. Uurllugton Ry. San Francisco $10.00 Coos Bay $7.00 Eureka $15.00 First-CIaas Meals and Berth Included. SS. K 1 1. BURN" 6 P. M. FRIDAY. DEC. 29. 12-1 Third Street. Phones Main 111.; A 1314. AL ASK A Frlnrr l(ut)rt. tvet n ikia. U rinfflt i n rribn i IT. Junrna. I . : wl l ' ie .m, Yfean, M-slue. bkaua, lurdova, m Ut ft taut. Ncitard. CALIFORNIA VWm F v . f wr r rautiiat o to Lot An.eiM and San iIeco. i.atrsat ahipa. ui.t-4 uu ic.: carvlca). low rate, laclud.sar nala and berth For particulars appiy or telephone rw K HTKAMMlir CO."A.T, Ticket Office. 149 Vati. nxloa St. Vmv. Halt. 1?9. Hum A S29S. REHZH LIN E COHMSNK UNtMLf TfeANSATl ANTIQUE feJsW tOiife. AlVJitiJilAUX PAtiiJ S. 8. ESPAl.NE JAN S. 8 P. M. . . l . .n.O JAN. 13. 3 P. M. C. W. 6TINOKR, 80 Sixth St A D. CHARLTON. 235 Morrison St. E. JL QAKKIfcO.N, CM St. Paul By. DOHSEY B SMITH. 118 Third Sr. B. F BAIRD. lOO Third St. H. DICKSON. 848 Washington St NORTH BANK ROAD. Fifth snd Stsrk 9ta UNION PAC. R. it . 8d A Washington Sta, K. B DUFFY. 134 Tblrd st . Portland. American - Hawaiian Steamship Co. All sailings between U. S. Atlantic and U. S. Pacific porta are canceled unui further notice. D. Kennedy. Act.. 870 Stark St.. Portland U.S. Mau S.Ss. SIERRA. SONOMA, VENTURA J HONOLULU a LOWEST RATES OF PASSAGE Apply to OCEANIC S. S. CO.. 073 Market St.. Su Frs.riins tailings OTsrjr 21 days Jan. 3. Jan. 30. Feb. 20 C.