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Newspaper Page TextTTTE MOBXTXG OREGOXTAN, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1916. DEMAND FALLS OFF East Is Not So Ready Now to Buy Wheat. TRADE IN NORTHWEST NIL Jluestom Bids on Local Board Are Reduced One Cent and Other Sorts Are More or Less Neglected. There was still soms inquiry from the Bast yesterday for milling bluestem. but In & general way the demand flattened out In consequence of the reversal In the specu lative markets. With the falling off In 22 act em Interest, buying operations In the Northwest, which for several days had been moderately active, came to a stop. At the Merchants Exchange prices were allowed to sag. bids for bluestem being 1 cent under those of Thursday, and for forty-fold 2 cents less. Club offers were unchanged and red wheat was 1 cent lower. Oats bids were scaled down a quarter. Bradstreets reports North American ex ports this week at 4.231.0OO bushels of wheat and 102.000 bushels of corn. The week's Hhipmants from Argentina and Australia aojnpare as follows: -Bvahala This Wk Last Wk. Last Tr. Argentina 2,604.000 2,184,000 90.000 Australia 1.4U2.0O0 1.432.000 1.032.000 Broomhall cabled from Liverpool: "Wheat influenced by dearer export offers and scarcity of spots. Fairly large trade In Win ters and Manltobas; millers' demand Im proving. There Is a good demand for flour, and with the Increasing scarcity of wheat here increasing arrivals of foreign flour help satisfy the demand. United Kingdom weather wet and cold. Late seeding anj" movement affected and native offers are light. Millers' demand quiet. French prices In interior are very firm and foreign ar rivals moderate. Millers' supplies are mod erate" Temlnal receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay roniaaa, iti. Year ago 13 1 11 8 14 12 11 1 12 8206 110 882 129T 1122 8066 1221 80S 780 12 88 8 t 8 18 4 5 42S6 103 ... 219 1233 0138 308 . . . 248 1414 24 4 8 17 6 17 ... 23 ... 18 8513 238 928 928 2364 BTT7 1103 1336 650 25U7 Year ago Tacoma, Thur.. Year ago Reason to date. Year ago Seattle. Thurs.. Yi ar ago HKCBKA8E IN WHEAT PRODUCTION Oregon Crop Slightly Less Than Last Tear, According tt Government. A Summary of estimates of crop produc tion for the state of Oregon, as complied by the bureau of crop estimates (and trans--mitted through the weather bureau. United Stater Department of Agriculture, la as fol lows: Corn (bushels) ,X?ar Acreage. 3ni0 40.000 1K13 83.000 Inter wheat (bushels) mm 680.000 1015 673.0O0 Production. 1.340.0O0 1.185,000 13.840.000 18,200.000 -prlng wheat (bushels) 1810 270 non 6.210,000 8,825.000 1915 225,000 All wheat (bushels) 1016 850.000 1815 900,000 Oats (bushels) 1916 860.000 1913 863.000 Barley (bushels) 3016 140.00O 3915 130.000 Rye (bushels) 1816 80.000 3915 23,000 Potatoes (bushels) 1916 83.000 3015 48.000 Hay (tons) 3916 830.000 1015 850.000 Onions (bushels) 1016 7,000 1815 7,000 Hops (pounds) 1916 20.000 3015 20,000 Apples (barrels) 3016 3015 Peaches (bushels) 3016 1015 Pears (bushels) 3916 1816 10.530,000 20.025.000 17.280.000 18,060,000 fi.800.000 4.6S0.000 610.000 414.000 8.250.0O0 6,620,000 1,035.000 1,870.000 268.010 276.00U 19.000.000 21.000,000 1.285.OO0 1.043,000 276,000 432.000 BB3.000 525.000 DEMAND FOB EGGS IS INCREASING Lowest Price Vow Quoted Is 40 Cents, Case Count Butter Firmer, Eggs could not be bought for less than 40 cents, case count, on Front street, and some dealers asked more. The demand has Improved with the advance. It Is a weather market entirely. There was a firmer feeling in the butter market, with more Inquiry for cubes by city creameries. Extras were quoted on the street at 35 cents, prime firsts at 34 cents and firsts at 33 cents. Cheese wap steady at the new basis of 0 cents for Tillamook triplets. No Tilla mook Young Americas are being offered. There was a firm market for all kinds of poultry. No. 1 dressed turkeys sold at SO and 81 cents Live hens moved at 14 and 15 cents for light and 16 to 17 cents for heavy and good Springs at 16 centa Goes and ducks were In demand and scarce. Dressed meats were firm. ACTIVITY EN PINK ULAN MARItET Government Closes Contract at Los Angeles for Half Million Pounds. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington has awarded a Los Angeles firm a contract for 500.000 pounds of pink beans, according to the Los Angeles Times. This is the largest order placed by ths Government for some time, and shows that the officials are anticipating a higher mar ket and therefore are buying In advance. The United States Navy Supply Office has asked for bids for 700,000 pounds of small white beans and Southern California dealers confidently expect to get this business also, j The bean growers of that section are the ! most prosperous farmers In the state, as this year they are receiving the highest prices ever paid in the history of the bean Industry. LOCAL VEGETABLES QUOTED IHGIXER Ismail Size Oranges Easter More Japanese Are Coming. All kinds of vegetables, local especially, the firmer because of the cold snap. Cab bage was advanced yesterday to 2 cents and cauliflower was raised to $2.102.25. ejack vegetables were strong at $1.50. Orantres are selling fairly A-ell, consid ering the weather. Small sizes are easier, but others are steady. Another shipment of Japanese oranges Is due In a day or two. Four cars of bananas were delivered in good condition. The demand for apples has been slack since Christmas. Cranber ries are . quoted lower at $11 and $12 a barrel. FAINT PRICES WILL BE HIGILER Advances of 5 to 20 Cents Gallon Effective Tuesday. Another advance In paint prices, effective January 2, 1017, has been announced. The advances per gallon are as follows : White nd house colors, 10 to 20 cents; floor paints, 15 cents; porch and step paints. 20 cents; wigon paints, 10 to 15 cents; barn and roof paints. 5 to 10 cents. Owing to the present higrh cost of cans dealers are compelled to slightly revise dif ferentials between one gallon and smaller aized containers, advancing halves to seven cents per gallon over ones and quarts to eight cents per gallon over halves. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows : Clearings. Balances. Portland $1.031,&4. S 69.378 Seattle 2,403,430 498.343 Tacoma 845.904 89.42U Spokane 830. 5Q5 14S.b4 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. Merchants- Exchange, noon session December delivery. Bid RiW1eat Bid. yr. ago. Bluestem i 61 VStu ?"ytol1 . i:5o -lub M Red fife 'iX Red Russian -SS Oats "s No. 1 white feed 2400 Barley No. 1 feed no cu Futures Bid January blnestem s 1 51 February bluestem J" i January forty told February fortyfold .'. 33 January club L f 42 February club f25 January Russian """"" i ll February Russian 2 January oats li7S February oats 35 00 January barley 37 00 February barley "...V. ........ 3; ru J LOUR Patents. 87.80: straights, $d.tio exports. 88.80: valley. 87.30: whole wheat. ; graham, 87.S0. M1LLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $28.50 per ton. shorts, $30.50 per ton; rolled bar ley, 84041.50. CORN Whole, 46 per ton: cracked. 847 per ton. HAY Producers' prices: Timothy. East ern Oregon, $lifi21 per ton: timothy. Val ley. 1617 per ton: alfalfa. 171S: Val ley grain hay. $18cplB; clover. 812.30. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes. extras. 85o: prime. m2 "J!"',.,330- JobWng prices: Prime extras, 37fc,38c; cartons. To extra: J-ViJ"- h 3Sc: N' Portland. l-HLESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets, 20c; Young Americas, not quoted. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts. 40c per dozen. Oregon ranch, candled. 4-tc per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects, 4 Go. POOTyTRT Hens. 14 17c; Springs, lo per pound; turkeys, live, 2323c; dressed ( 80 31c; ducks 15 18c; geese, 12 -3 C. VEAL Fancy. 18tt14o per pound, PORK Fancy. 12fal2V4o per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotatlons- MSSSS1, FRUITS Oranges, navels. -.2b 2.1 j; Japanese, 85c$l per bundle; lemons. 8J.233.76 per box; bananas. 5c per pound; grapefruit, 2.760.00; tangerines. 1.J. per box VEGETABLES Artichokes. 90c81.1O per aozen; tomatoes, nominal; cabbage 12 50 ?ZL n1r-ai '"Plant. 25c per pound; let luce. 81. S:.; cucumbers, $1.00 al 25 per ou"ni,,Cel,;rZ' l"0"". 4.50 per crate; mU.7V,p,Wi'"' l5 per Pound; cauliflower $2.10 PcrrZi-SHk "au"h. C per pound. POTATOL6 Oregon buying prices. $1.25 T?v-P,.hundred: Wet". 84 per hundred. (JNioNfa Oregon buying prices, $2.75 per sack, country points " GREEN PRLITS Apples. 60c 1.60 per box; pears, $L502.60; cranberries. $11512 per barrel. ' Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: S"10 ClumDla Rlv-. 1-Pound tails. $-.40 per dozen, one-half flats. $130- 7- tl tV.il'1 250: A""1"1 P'"". 1-Pound HONEY-Cholee. $88.25 per case. i5.- Walnuts. sack lots. 18c; Brazil nuts. 19c; filberts. 19c; almonds. 18Tlte peanuts ,c; cocoanuts, Jl.lo per dozen- pe cans. 18ric. chestnuts, Hie lftAN?7S,nao1! Whlte' 11 c; white. 10 85c. Lima. 8c; bayou. 8c; pink. 814c red Mexicans, i ". c. COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 1735c .7S9naAR-FJ,u,'." berry. $7.40; beet. V- n; r C', 7 "y- Pondered, in barreli $i.90c: cubes, id barrels, $8 16 SALT Granulated. $18.75 per ton; half ground 100s. J11.S0 per ton; 50s. $12.10 per ton; dairy; $14.75 per ton. RICE Southern head, 77c per pound broken. 4c; Japan style. 44U. ' DRIED FRUITS- Apples. 10llo; apri cots. 16U.c; peaches. 810e; prune. P a.n- 8,?C; ral,n. 815Hc; date Persian. 15c pe"r pound; fard. $2.50 per box.1 curraQt,i' 156c; figs. $23.50 per Provisions. ,5A.?:s A" choice, 24c: standard. 2223c; skinned, 2122c; picnics. 14c cottage rolls. 17c. ,.BACJ: fancy, 29H81c; standard, 25 26-; choice, 19 24c. w DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 17 19c export. 17V419o; plate. 1415,c in5lARD. . Tierce basis, kettle rendered. 10'isc; standard. 19c; compound 16, c v B-AR.REL GOODS Mesa beef.' $22; plate e?V.52i; brisket pork. $31.50; tripe. $10.50 V 11.50. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1916 crop. 6 9c per pound. HIDES Salted hides (25 lbs. and up), 19c; salted stags (50 lbs. and up), 15c; green and salted kip (13 lbs. to 25 lbs ), 19c; green and salted calf skins (up to 10 lbs.). S2c; green hides (25 lbs. and up), lie; green stags (50 lbs. and up). 13c; dry hides. 30c; dry salt hides. 23c: dry horse hides. $lr!f2; salt horse hides. $3 S3. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts 21o- dry short-wooled pelts. 17c; dry shearlings. lOe 25c each; salted long-wooled pelts. $11.60; salted short-worled pelts, 50c$l TALLOW 89c per pound. WOOL Eaetern Oregon, fine, 2430e; coarse. S:l36c; Valley. 3335c. MOHAIR 3545c per pound CASCAKA BARK Old and new. 6Hc per pound. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c; cases, 18 i 22c GASOLINE Bulk. 21-jc: cases. 3Dc; nap tha, drums. 19'tc; cases, 30c; engine distil late, drums, lOVic; cases, 19c. LINSEED OII Raw, drums. $1.10; bar rels. $1.03, cases. $1.13; boiled, drums. $112 barrels. $1.10; cases. $1.15. TURPENTINE In tanks, 67c; In cases, 72c; 10-case lots, lc less. RECORD YEAR OF TRADE SEASON CLOSES WITH SLOWING DOWN OF BUYING. Producers More Concerned in Making Deliveries on Old Orders Than In Securing New Contracts, NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Dua'a Review to morrow will say: Results during 1916 surpassed the most sanguine expectations, evidence of the on examp:ed business being found In every statement that appears. It has been a period of unprecedented achievements in finance, trade and Industry. The maintenance of consumption demands In record volume, notwithstanding the high est prices of modem times, was the out standing feature. The year closes, how ever, with rather general abatement of pur chasing, and with the question of future readjustments entering more largely Into ca.i uiat.ons. Yet. a certain hesitancy and slowing down is natural at this season. In view of the Interruption csused by Inven torying and annual settlements and the fact that in most cases requirements were cov ered far ahead on the previous extensive buying movement. Producers still are less concerned about securing additional contracts than in mak ing deliveries on old orders, and the diffi culties of reducing the great accumulation of business are Intensified by the transporta tion breakdown, which has been aggravated by storms In some sections. Weekly bank clearings were $4.607 .314. 3GS. ADVANCE I" WOOL MAUKi.T CHECKED. Prices Remain Firm at Boston With Lighter Trading. BOSTON. Dec. 29. The Commercial Bul letin will say tomorrow: This week has been comparatively quiet In the wool market and while the upward trend of prices has sloppt-d. the market Is nevertheless firm. Manufacturers have taken some wool at full rates, but a con siderable proportion of the week's trade ap pears to have been confined to dealers. Manufacturers are busy on old contracts and stock-taking and new business seems to have been rather light. In the West con tracting, goes on slowly at full recent prices. Scoured basis: Texas Fine, 12 months, 93c !; fine, 8 months, 85CS8c. California Northern. 85 90c: middle county, S082c; Southern, 6S70c. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, $191.05: Eastern clothing. 9490c; Valley No. 1. 90 0 92c. Territory Fine staple, (1.1091. IS; half-blood-combing. 11.05; three-eighths-blood combing. 092c;-fine clothing, U0 9 92c; fine medium clothing, 85 9 87c. Pulled Extra, 81.0591.10: fine A. 9Sc91: AA. 90995c; A supers, 83385c. New York Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Cloth markets were quiet and steady today. Yarns were quiet. Wool markets were firmer. Ready-to-wea lines for Spring were more active at manu facturing end. OIL STOCKS STRONG Texas Company Scores Point Advance. 15- ENTIRE LIST CLOSES FIRM Dealings Are Largely in Nature of Winding TTp of Speculative Ac counts Over Triple Holiday. Demand for Bonds Light. XEW YORK. Dec. 29. With a triple hol iday in prospect, the last day of the year In the stock market was characterized by excessive dullness, and few price changes of Importance. Dealings were altogether professional, and represented to a greater degree than ordinarily the winding up of speculative accounts. Public Interest was evidently at low ebb. even the bond division reflecting little or no Inquiry. For the most part trading was restricted to the usual favorites. wltb marked pressure against the motors and their subsidiaries, sa well as other specialties conspicuous in the depression of the last few weeks. Utilities, notably the gas shares, tobaccos, some of the papers and leathers, and many shares- of no specific description, were ir regularly lower with moderate heaviness Is rails. The only noteworthy feature of ths latter was the Wabash group, the new pre ferred "A" stock hardening on the declara tion of an initial dividend of 1 per cent. Equipments and munitions were some what mixed, Bethlehem Steel, however, ris ing 20 points, with 1 to 2 for some other distinctive war shares. United States Steel broke moderately at the outset, but more than regained its loss, closing at a net gain of points. Oils were consistently, strong, with con siderable activity In Texas Company at an extreme gain of 15 points. Coppers and ship pings ruled firm to strong, the recent rise in Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies finding par tial explanation In the October statement showing an increase In net of more than 60 per cent over the corresponding period last year. Central Leather, Baldwin Locomotive. Pressed Steel Car and a few others of ths class were materially better, the entire list being at highest levels at the close. Total sales of stocks amounted to 730.000 shares. Sterling exchange and marks were quot ably higher, but dealings In all remittances were nominal. International bonds were stronger In ths main, Anglo-French 5s recovering almost a point from yesterday's low record. Total salos of bonds, par value, $3,270,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. 1.700 1.800 1,200 5.0OO 11,400 ' 1.S00 1.000 13,600 0O0 B.700 1,100 H'.gh. 89 6 77 M. 104 Vi Low. bid. Am Beet Sugar.. American Can.. . Am Car & Fdry. . American Loco.. Am Sm & Refg.. Am Sug Refg. . . Am Tel & Tel. . . Am Z L & S Anaconda Cop. .. Atchison Baldwin Loco. .. Bait & Ohio Br Rap Transit. B Ac S Copper. . . Calif Petrol Canadian Paclf. Central Leath. .. Ches A Ohio. ... Chi Mil & St P. . C R I & P Ry... CHlno Copper. . . Colo Fu A Iron. . Corn Prod Refg. Crucible Steel . . . Dlst Securities. . Erie Gen Electric. . . . Gt North pfd. . .. Gt Nor Ore ctfs. . Illinois Central.. Int Consol Corp. Inspiration Cop. Int Harv N J. . . Int M M pfd ctfs. K C Southern. . . Kennecott Cop. . Louis A Nash . . . Mexican Petrol.. Miami Copper. . M K & T pfd Missouri Pacific. Montana Power. National Lead . . Nevada Copper. . N Y Central ' N Y N H & H . . . Norfolk & West. Northern Pacific Pacific Mall Pac Tel & Tel. .. Pennsylvania. . . Ray Consol Cop. Reading. . Rep Ir & Steel. . Shat Ariz Cop. . . Southern Psclflc Southern Ry . . . . Studebaker Co. . Texas Company. Union Pacific. . . do pfd. U S Ind Alcohol. U S Steel do pfd Utah Copper. . . . Wabash pfd B. . Western Union.. Wasting Elect. .. 88 88H 46 Co 76 H 103 H Ills', 123 K 36 61 : 103H 57 81'- 43 Cite 75 35 80 'i 103H rU 83 H 123 i 87 Va 81 V, 108 1 68H 4 0O0 4C 45H 45 3,300 26 24 25 300 ltt 16514 165 16.300 85 8114 84 Vj 500 65 65 64 1.400 91 Vi P0V4 91 Vi 2.400 3414 83 34 6.30O 53Vi 61 Vi 53Vi 1.700 4444 434 44 6,100 22T4 21S 22 19.700 62 69 61 1.500 28 27 28 3,200 34 33 33 ; 167 165 166 117 1.100 35 34 35 400 107 105 105 10.400 16 16 16 11.1110 66 55 56 500 123 121 121 16,100 87 85 86 700 2. 25 25- 12.000 45 43 45 132 15.200 95 90 94 6,200 89 8 39 400 21 SO 20 300 15 15 151 200 101 100 100 4O0 58 58 58 4.O0O 23 23 23 - 2.300 104 103 103 2.600 51 50 50 4O0 134 134 1K4 400 100 109 10 2t 82 4,200 &7 56 56 2.600 25 35 25 10.800 102 101 101 5.500 77 75 77 800 26 S5'i 25 1.600 97 90 97 7.600 32 31 31 80.400 106 100 103 18.500 237 222 23H 7,400 147 145 147 8 14.600 111 108 110 .156.100 106 103 106 300 119 119 119 13.400 101 98 101 1,000 30 29 30 200 96 96 95 l.SOO 54 54 54 Total sales for the day, 730,000 shares. BONDS. U 8 ref 2s reg. .99S U S ref 2s coup.!i9 U S 3s reg 100 U 8 3s coupon. 100 Northern Pac 3s. 67 Pac T & T r.s. .'100 Penn con 4s..l06 South Pac ref 4s.92 IJ S 4s reg -11U do cv ss tsa i; s 4s coupon. HO Union Pac 4s... 98 An Smelter Cs.l)5 do cv 4s 93 Atchison gen 4s 93 US Steel 5s....l05 NYC deb 6s. .. 11 1 I Anglo-French 5s. 93 Korthern Pac 4s 04 I Bid. Mlnlne BOSTON. Dec Alloucz Ariz Com Calumet A Ariz. Cal dfe Hccla. . . . Stocks at Boston. 29. Closing quotation: 62! Mohawk 14 Nlplsslng Mines. 76 North Butte.... 545 'Old Dominion... 20 Osceola 64 'Julncy 95 8 23 2 86 88 I? 4 Centennial Cop Range Con. East Butte Cop. Franklin Granby Con Greene Can . . . . Isle Roy Cop... Kt-rr Lake Lake Copper. . . . 15 (Shannon 8uperlor 8S Sup & Bos Mln.. 44 (Tamarack 33 Utah Con 4!wtnona I5Wolverlno 04 14 4 46 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Mercantile paper. 4 4 '4 per cent. Sterling. 60-day bllTs. $4.71; commercial OA-day bills on banks, $4.7114; commercial 60-day bills, $4.71 demand, $4.75; cables. $4.76 7-16. Francs, demand. 5.84; cables. 5 83; marks, demand 72, cables 73: kronen, demand 11, eahtes 11: guilders, demand 40. cables 40; llres. demand 6.86. rab.es 6.S5; rubles, demand 3u, cables 30. Bar sliver, 75c. Mexlran dollars. 58c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, firm. Time loans, easier: 60 and 90 days and six months. 304 per cent. Call money, steady; high, 3 per cent: low. 2 per cent: ruling rate, 3 per cent: last loan. 2 per cent: closing bid. 2 per cent: offered at -14 Per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 29. Sterling, $4.71; demand. $1.75: cables. $4.76. IONDON. Dec. 29. Bar silver. S6Vid per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 5 !?6 per cent; three montns. dVyio per cent. Tnltlal Dividend Declared. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. The Wabash Rail way Company declared an Initial quarterly rllviaena or l per cent on its preferred A stock. Stocks Weak at London. LONDON. Dec. 29. American metal stocks were weak and railroad shares de clined in sympathy with Wall street. a SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg etables, Etc., at Bay City. RAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 29. Butter Fresh extras. 35c; prime firsts. 34c; fresh firsts, wma. Eggs Fresh extras, 3Sc: pullets. 82. Cheese New. 17c; California faney, 16c Young Americas, 21c Poultry Hens. 19920c; old roosters. 119 lzc: fryers, -'oe; orollers. 27 4r30c; large 22 0 23a ; sa.ua.bs. $2 9 2.50; pigeons, $1.25 a 1.73; ducks. IS 9 14c; geese, 13 917a: tur keys. 20 921c Vegetables Lettuce, 75c9$1.00 per crate; fancy, $1.3591.50: peas, southern, fancy, larre, 10911c: Summer squash, 85c9$l crate; cream squash, 85c 9 $1.25 box; to matoes, southern. $1.5091.75; fancy, $3; egg plsnt. 7910c; green peppers. 10915c: fancy small. S98c; garlic. 496c: celery. $3.2593.50 crate: rhubarb, $19125; mar rowfat and hubbard squash, 85c9$l. Potatoes River, $292.25; sweet potatoes. $2.73. Onions Carloads. $3.25. Fruit Cranberries. $899.50; pears. Win ter Nellls. $1.75; lemons. $3 9 3.23; limes, $19125: grapefruit. $2.25 9 2.50; navels. $2.50 9 2.73; bananas, $1.5091.75: pine apples. $2.50 9 2.75: apBles. Newtown Pip pins. $1.10; Belltfleur, 5c9 1 ; pineapples. $2.2592.50. Feedstuffs Cracked corn and feed corn meal, uncertain; rolled barley, $45947; al falfa meal, carloads, $20.50; less, $21.50. Receipts Flour. 1660 quarters; barley, 5945 centals; beans. 655 sacks; potatoes, 2720 sacks: onions. 45 sacks; hay, 293 tons; hides, 818: wine. 50,700 gallons. Metal Markets. NSW YORK. Dec. 23. Copper, dull. Elec trolytic first, second and third quarters, 299 32.50c. Iron, steady and unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin strong. Spot, 41.25943c The Metal Exchange quotes lead 7.809 7.62c Spelter, quiet. Spot, East St- Louis deliv ery, 9c At LonJon Lead, 80 10s. Spelter, 31. HOG PRICES CLIMBING ANOTHER. DIME) IS ADDED TO STOCKYARD VALUES. Demand Is In Excess of Supply All Kinds of Cattle Firm and Sheep Are Scarce. The livestock market was firm in all de partments yesterday and hog quotations were raised a dims. Two loads of choice hogs were sold at $9.95 and a number of other sales were made at $9.90 and $9.85. The cattle market was quiet. Among the receipts were nine cars from Montana Choice cows brougnt $6..v and J6 73. Only few steers were offered. There were no the market. sheep or lambs on Receipts were 27S cattle and 531 hogs. Shipper were: rsagel Kros.. Antnropia. ' car cattle hogs; C. E. Lucke, Molalla, 1 car hogs; J. O. Bowker, Payette, 1 car hogs; Dlckerson & Halley. Welser, 1 car hogs; Jann s Wilson, North Powder. 1 car cattle; W. J. Boomer. Red Rock, 0 cars came. The day's sales were as follows: Wt Price. I 1 bull 1710 $4.25 t hog . 1 bull 12SO 4.5 3 hogs 1 bull ....10O0 3.251 1 hog . 4 calves . . leO 7.0O 2 hogs 4 cow s .... iC". 4 oil -'hogs 2 cows .... 820 3.50;i8hogs 1 cow 900 5.00,11 hogs 1 cow 970 2.5OI10 hogs 1 cow 980 2.201 6 hogs 2 cows . 81 3.75J 5 bogs 3 cows 987 3.00( 8 hogs 15 cows 1036 6.00) 1 steer Scows 1000 0.75 1 steer 4 cows 907 4.751 I steers 2 cows .... 870 4.0IM 1 steer 4 cows .... SOO 3.25' 7 steers 2 hogs .... 195 1 cow . 2 hogs 120 8.23 1 cow . 8 hogs .... 153 9.80 1 cow . 4 hogs .... 187 9.85; 1 cow . 2 hogs .... 185 9.b. 1 cow . 27 hogs 209 9.90! I cow . 2 hogs 460 8.90; 2 cows rt hogs 128 8.231 2 cows 10 hogs . 238 ! 851 1 cow . 01 hogs 225 9.851 7 cows 1 hog 180 8.00! t cow . 2 hogs . 450 8.35113 cows 97 hogs 182 9.951 8 cows 1 hog 140 R.25I 1 cow . 99 hogs .... 191 9.95' 1 cow . 1110 hogs 179 9.S.V 1 cow 13 hogs .... 187 8.50! 1 cow . 6 hogs 480 8.331 I cow 5 hogs 210 9.851 1 cow . 1 hog 200 8.001 1 cow . 7 hogs 224 9.851 1 cow 1 hog 480 8.851 2 cows 9 hogs 180 9.8&! 1 heifer 4 hogs 183 9.83 1 heifer 6 hogs .... 222 9.90 1 bull . vt. I'rice. . . 317 . . 410 . . 290 . . 245 . . 204 . . 183 .. 176 . . 133 . . 216 . . 180 . . 850 . . 42fl . . 77." . . 770 . .1103 . . 990 . . POO . . 920 . . 750 . . '.;,. . .1280 . .1155 . .1035 . . 990 . . 980 . . 9SO . .1084 . .1030 . .1070 . . 920 . .11110 . . 800 . .1110 . . 950 . . 910 . . 700 . . 575 . . 750 . . 500 . .1250 9. So !- V. 9.90 0.8U 9.90 9.83 9.85 8.50 9.90 9.bO r..-.i 3.2 8.50 5.50 7.50 6.30 3.50 5.00 4.X) 5.1 6.0O 4.O0 3.00 6.75 3.75 4 6. SO 6.30 6.75 S.50 3.50 3.50 6.60 5.50 4.23 8 50 3.30 4 iio 4.30 Prices ranged as follows: Cattle steers, prims Steers, ffood Steers, common to good.... Cows, choice ............ Cows, medium to good Cows, ordinary to fair. Meifers Bulls Calves .$7,509 8 23 . 7. 009 7 3. . 6.00 ff . B.S09 . 6 259 . 4 50O . 6.009 . 2.739 . 3.00W 8 83 6.7.-. 5.50 5.00 6.00 5 00 7.00 Hogs Prime Good to prime mixed....... Rough heavy Pigs and skips Sheep Umi'B l.60 0 40 iff 8 30 4s 9.93 9 60 9 10 8.50 9 8.73 9.no 10.5O 7.50 9 9.00 6.73 9 7 00 5.009 7.50 Yearling wethers Old wethers Ewes Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Dec. 29. Hogs Receipts, 11.800. slow. Heavy. $9.00 9 10.30; light. I3.WU 10. lO; Pigs. $7.5otj w.50; bulk of sales, $9.75 910.10. Cattle Receipts. 210O. arttve. Native steers. $7.50911.50; cons ana neiiers. soup 8.50; Western steers. jn.iuw.;a; lexas steers, $6tl 7.30; Blockers and feeders, $6 98.30. Sheep Receipts. 7200, steady. Yearlings, $9.25 911.25: wethers, $8.50911; lambs, $12.10913.23. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Dec. 29. Hop Receipts, 44. 0O0 slow, 5c ta 10c under yesterday's aver age' Bulk. $10.2oa 10.0O; light. $w.65M 10.40; mixed $10.109 10.65; heavy. $10.15iD 10 65; rough, $10.15910.30; pigs, $7.G0 9.35. Cattle Receipts. 4O00, strong. native bc.-f cattle, $7. 25911. so; Western steers, $7 20 O 10; stockers and feeders. $5.25 9 8. lb; cows and heifers, $4.25010; calves, $b.50 912.30. Sheep Receipts. 9000. steady. W ethers, $9.109 10.25; lambs, $11.25 911.30. Coffee Futures Close Irregular. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Reports of ad vancing ocean freight rates caused some scattered covering and a little fresh buying In the coffee market during today's early trading, but advances were partly lost under realizing for over the three-day adjourn ment. The opening was 2 to 5 points higher and active months sold 6 to 7 points above last night's closing figures during the morn ing, with May touching 8 96c. or 18 points wt . 1 1 , 1...-1 ,.f v. . That delivery later eased off to 8.91c. with the general list closing net 1 point lower to o points htKher. January, 8 61c; February. 8 70c; March. -8.78c; April. 8.86c: May. 8.9c: June. 3.97c; July. 9.02c; August, 9.08c; Sep tember, 9.13c; October, 9.18c; November. 9.231. Spot, quiet. Rio 7s, 9o; Santos 4s. 10c. A small sale of Rio 7s and 8s was reported In the cost and freight market at 9.10c for New Orleans, American credits, but other wise no quotations were mentioned. The official cables reported no change In ths Brazilian markets, except for an ad vance of 50 to 75 reis In Santos futures. The local market will be closed from today until next Tuesday morning. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Dec. 29. Turpentine, firm, 31952c. Sales. 176 barrels; receipts, 83 barrels: shipments, 109 barrels; stock. 23. 250 barrels. Rosin, firm. Sales, 1276 barrels; receipts. 1666 barrels; shipments. 2973 barrels; stock. 95 924 barrels. Quote: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. $0 20; H. I. $6 25: K, $6.45; M, $6.65; N. $6.93; WG, $7; WW. $7.25. Dried Fruit st New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Evaporated apples, dull Prunes, quiet but steady. Peaches, firm. Dututh Linseed Market. DTJLUTH, Dec. 29. Linseed on track and to arrive, $2.S5: choice. $2.85: December, $2.85 asked: May. $2.89 asked; July, $2.88. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Raw sugar, firm. Centrifugal, 5.14c; molasses. 4.27c. Refined, quiet- Klne granulated. 6.86c. Chicago Dairy Prod nee. CHICAGO. Dec. 29. Butter, higher. Creamery. 32 O 39c. Egss Receipts 3005 cases, unchanged. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Spot cotton, quiet. Mid-upland, 17.29c. Sales. 14O0 bales. Hops, Etc., at New York. NEW YORK, Dec 29. Hides, dull. Wool, f rrm. Hops, steady. Mnrder Conviction Upheld. OLTMPIA, Dec. 29. The State Su preme Court today affirmed the con viction of Tatsuo Takano. a Seattle druggist, charged with second degree murder for selling wood alcohol to Tom Shannon, who drank it and died. WHEAT PRICES DOWN Indefinite Peace Rumors In crease Selling at Chicago. UNEASINESS OVER STRIKES British Government Reported to Be Disposing of Grain Held at Win nipegContinued Export Buy ing Has I.ltilc Effect. CHICAGO, Dec. 24V Notwithstanding continued export buying, much bearish sen timent developed In the wheat market to day, owing mainly to indefinite peace rumors and to uneasiness over possibility of railway strikes. Quotations closed heavy, to 4 cents net lower, with May at $1.70 to $1.70. and July at $1.38 to $1.38 Corn and oats both finished c off to a like ad vance. In provisions ths result was a de cline, ranging from 22 cents to $1.05. At first the wheat trade did not seem greatly Impressed by the chance of an Inter ruption to railway traffic, and soon showed a substantial recovery from moderate early declines that were associated with Initial downturns In Wall-street values. Ths dis play of strength In the wheat market, how ever, proved brief, and although after mid day another temporary bulge took place, ths general tendency was to a lower level. Export sales of 1,400.000 bushels In the last 24 hours were announced, but the bull ish effect was largely offset by word of British government selling at Winnipeg. The amount said to have been disposed of in the Canadian market did not seem of any special significance, except that about the same time vague gossip was current imply ing the pesre outlook had assumed a more promising aspect. It was just as the wheat market was ap proaching the close that bearish pressure. nicn vi as ssiu to oe more or less con nected with the railroad wage difficulty, exerted a distinct Influence. Weakness In the last 15 minutes of the session was vir tually simultaneous with the receipt of dis patches from New York saying 400.000 rail road employes had been officially called on by leaders to decide the next step in the controversy over the operation of the Adam son act Corn showed considerable resistance to the depressing Influence of wheat. The com parative strength was due largely to opin ions expressed that recent high price of hogs warranted an advance In the value of feed. Oats merely duplicated the action of corn. There was a fair demand from the seaboard. Heaviness on December contracts weak ened provisions. Besides, there was a nota ble falling eff In prices of hogs. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. ..$1.72 $1.73 . . 1.38 1.39 Low. $1 70 1.38 Close. 1.70 138 .92 91 .53 .50 May July CORN. . . .92 .93 .. .01 .92 OATS. . . .63 .53 . -50 .51 May July 01 91 Mav July 53 50 MESS PORK. 27.05 26.75 Jan. May 20 73 26.50 . .26.77 20.77 LARD, 26. 50 Jan. May .15.65 .15.93 13 65 15.33 13.10 15.53 15.10 13.57 SHORT RIBS. J" 13.75 13.62 1365 Msy 14.37 14.37 14.10 14.17 Cash prices were: Whest Nos. 2 and 3 red and No 3 hard, nominal; No. 2 hard, $1.79. Corn No. 2 yollow. 03.. . No. 4 yellow 89990c; No. 4 white. 89901c. Osts No. 3 white. 51952Vc; standard. 52fr52,c. Rye No. 2. $1.36. Barley 85c9$1.22. Timothy $3.5095.50. Clover $12 917. Foreign Grain .Markets. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 29. Cash whest un changed to id higher. Corn unchanged to d higher. LONDON. Dec. 29. Cargoes on passage unchanged to d higher. Corn, 3d to 6d higher. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 29. Wheat May $1.70 (u 1.76U : July. $1.69. Cash, No. 1 hard. $1,77191.82; No. 1 Northern, $1.74 91-77: to arrive, $173i4 91.731 ; No 2 Northern. $1.7 1 r.t 1.76 . Flax. $2.829 2.86. Barley, 77c9$1.10. Eastern Wheat Futures. DULUTH, Dec. 29. Wheat closed. De cember. $1.70; May. $1.74; July, $1.69. WINNIPEG. Dec. 29. Wheat closed De cember. $1.7314; May. $1.76. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 29. Wheat closed. December $1.74. May $1.66. July $1.35. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 29. Wheat closed. De- cemoer, 1..4; Msy. $1.7Q ; July, $1.36. Grain at Ban Francisco. SAN FTtANCISCO. Dec. 29. Spot quota tions Walla, $2.63 2.67 : red Russian. 2.60& 2.02 ; Turkey red, $2.75 1. 2.SO; blue stem, $2.77 0 2. SO. Feed barley. $2.17 2.20. White oats. $1,954) 1.97. Bran, $28,50429.50; mldUllngs. $37638; shorts, $30 431. Call board Barley, December, $2.17 May. $2.17. Puget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Dec 29. Wheat Bluestem. $1.48; Turkey red, $1.50; fortyfold, $144 club. $1.43: fife. $1.43; red Russian. $1.42. Hurley. X37 n,r tnn Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 24. oats . oariey corn I. rye 1. hay 17, flour 53. TACOMA, Dec. 29. Wheat (Bluestem, $1,4741.48; fortyfold. $1.45; club and red fife. $1.42; red Russian, $1.38. Car receipts Wheat 8, corn 2, oats 2 hay 3, ELECTRIC FRANCHISE READ Klamath Falls Passes on Grant for Kcno Power Company. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Dec 29. (Special.) The City Council has passed to Its third reading an ordinance Kran ting to the Keno Power Company a franchise for 50 years. This ordinance Is the same as one voted down by the Council December 18 with the addition of amendments offered that evenintr. It Is expected the new franchise will have no diffi culty in passing the Council if the Keno Power Company will accept It. The new franchise provides that the company shall begin the installation of its distributing system by April 1, 1917, and shall have it completed on or before December 1, 1918. ALBANY MAY GET FAIR Proposal Is to Move Linn County Show From Sclo if Agreeable. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) A proposal to move the Linn County Fair from Sclo to Albany is now re ceiving consideration, it has been pro posed that Albany form an association to purchase the equipment of the pres ent fair association at Sclo and estab lish a headquarters for the fair here. The matter is yet indefinite. While many local people favor having the fair at this city, the event was origi nally established at Sclo, and no plans will be carried forward here which are not agreeable to the Sclo people who have backed the fair heretofore. Strahorn Gets Bid Postponemet. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec, 29. (Special.) Although last night was the time set for opening bids for the construction of a municipal railroad from Klamath Fxlls to Dairy, Or., the City Council, by a two-to-one vote, postponed the time for receiving; and opening- the bids to January 15, 1917. The request for postponement to Jan uary 1& came from Robert E. Stra horn. president of the Oregon. Califor nia & Eastern Kail road- CARS SAVE LUMBER MILLS Threatened Shutdown Averted by Arrival of Kmpties. BAKER. Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) Re ceipts of two cars by the Oregon Lum ber Company and one each by the Eccles, Baker Yv ntte Pine and Stoddard Lumber companies, postponed the threatened shutdown of the mills. The Oregon Lumber Company an nounced this morning that unless cars were supplied at once the mill would be forced to shut down tonight, but ths receipt of the cars late today will permit tne plant to run for a while longer. Lumbermen say the trouble is not over, and are complaining because they say they are never certain of the ar rival of rolling stock. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. MICHNEWICZ To Mr. and Mrs. Alex ander Micbncwtcx. 202 Taylor street, Decem ber IS, a son. HILDRKTH To Mr. and Mrs. Clyds Hll dreth. 4229 Sixty-seventh street Southeast. December IS, a sou. FEBEXCE To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fe rence. 7209 Eighty-third street Southeast. December 19. twin daughters. GRIFFIN To Mr. and Mrs Qeorge Grif fin. Grass Valley, Oregon. December 19, a daughter. HUTCHINSON To Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Hutchinson. 035 Linn avenue. December 20. a daughter. SMILKV To Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Smiley, 505 JoliQfon street. December 20. a daugh ter. KNAPP To Mr. and Mrs. Roland M. Knapp. 414 Jefferson street, December 20, a daughter. KiNEMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rlne man, 41u East Fourteenth street North, De cember 20. a daughter. BIGUER To Mr. and Mrs. Clifford E. . 1120 East Madison street. December .1. a nauvnter. TIRHETTS To Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Tibb-lts. 10 East Ninth street North. De- c.-nitor 22. a daughter. BALDWIN To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R Baldwin. 1289 East Nineteenth street, De cember JJ. a daughter LAX ON To Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Laxon. 12:12 Kast Seventeenth street North, Decem ber 22. a daughter. WYNKOOP To Mr. and Mrs. Flnley E Wynkoop. U'JO H Corbett street, December 22, a daugnter. Marriage 1 ! WORTMAN-MEINS Charles H. Wortman. 60&4 Forty-Sixth avenue southeast, and l.a Viva T. Melns, 2S13 Sixty-second street Southeast. NESTER-HANSETT EMgar C. Nester. 84 East Twenty-eighth street, and Esthi-r M. Hansett. 04 East Seventy-fourth street North. M'LEOD-WOODS Peter McLeod. 300 Co lumbia street, and Agnes T. Woods. 001 Mis sissippi avenue LYNN-DIMOND Orover C. Lynn. 023 Washington street, and Doris 1. Diinond. 414 Eleventh street. TUASA-MIYAO K. Tuasa. legal. 265 Ev erett street, and Yoshlke Mlyao. 17, Greshara, Or. MORGAN-BOGOS J. W. Morgan. Halsey. Or., and Janet C. Boggs. 260 Blandena street. STRAKE-AYERS John J. Strake. Albany, Or., and Irene Ayers, 68 Fourteenth street. CALLOW-DEMERKE William Walter Callow. Matlock Wash., and Harriett A. Demeree, Cornelius Hotel. Vancouver Marriage Urensea. KELLY-BROWN William C. Kelly. le gal, of Tacoma. Wash., and Mildred Brown, legsL of Tscoma. Wash. srexrEK-ARXOLD Frsnk A. Spencer. 40. of Myrtle Point. Or. and Ellzsbeth Arnold. 27. of Myrtle Point, Or. M1CKEL-BRILL A. M. Mickel. 20. of Portland, and Esther Brill. 17, of Portland. ROSE-LA LONIEG Tony Rose, 23. of Portland, and Pauline La Lonleg. 10, of Hortland. ANDREW-PARRY A. O. Andrew. 34. of Portland, and Mrs. Dorothea L. Parry. 38. of Seattle. Wash W ED LE -CLARK J. J. Wedle. 22. of North Yakima, Wash., and Fannie B. Clark. 10, of Vancouver, Wash. IIARVEY-CROSNO Frank Harry Hsrvey. 35. of Portland, and Mrs. Vlda E. Crosno. 35. of Portland. FATHER A-WARNER James E. Fathera. 36. of Portland, and Adlna A. Warner, 22, of Portland. Hulldlng Permits. EMPRESS THEATER COMPANY Repair one-story concrete store building. 170-72 Park street, between Yamhill and Morrison streets.; L. R. Bailey Company, builders; 300. O. W. DAVIDSON Erect frams garage. 436 East Twenty-fourth street, between Til lamook and Thompson streets; L. R. Bailey Company, builders; S30O. H. W. MITCHELL 6c CO. Repair two story frsme dwelling, 102 East Eleventh street North, between Flanders and Ollsan streets: N. C. Paulsen, builder; $130. ALEX MAYER Repair two-ory brick ordinary construction. HO Fourth street, be tween Washington and Stark streets; M J. Relsner. builder: J160. BREYMAN ESTATE Repair four-story brick ordinary warehouse. 473 Hoyt street, between Thirteenth and Twelfth streets; Portland Elevator Company, builder: J2700. GEOROE W. MERRY Repair two-story frame dwelling. 551 East Forty-ninth street, between nrsSee snd Wisteria streets ; builder, same; 975. DAILY MKTE4ROIKiICAL RKFOKT. PORTU NT. Dec. 20. Maximum temper ature. 30 degrees; minimum temperature. 25 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M.. 2.2 feet: change in last 24 hours. 0.S foot fall. Totul rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. at-), none; total rainfall since September 1. 11110. 12.52 lnchea. normal ralnfa'l since September 1, IS.7 Inches: deficiency of rainfall sines Septembei 1, 1H16, .33 inches. Total sun shine. 4 hours 3 minutes: possible sunshine, S hours 42 minutes. Barometer treduced to sea level) 5 P. M.. 30.27 Inches. Relative humidity at noon. i'.G per cent. THE WBATHER. Wind STATIONS. Wsathsr : i . .IBB Pt. cloudy . . ISW 'Clear I10W 'Clear . . NWjclear 12'W Clear iv , . Baher Boise Boston ........ Calvary Chicago Denver - - n-j Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville . . . Kansas City ... Los Angeles . . . Marshflcld .... Med ford Minn apolts ... Montreal New Orleans . -. New Yort 'North Heart . . . North Yakima. Omaha Phjenlx Pocatello Portia rt ItoHesurg ...... Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco. . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tetoosh Island WalH Wnlla. . . . Washington ... Winnipeg :: 11 .CO 21 O.oo to O.OO 14'O.OOj 3-t O.OO1 10'n.oo t'o.oo1 SS'O.O"1 !'SE Ifloudy 12IW Pt. cloudy !..E :Clenr . . E (Cloudy 12 Kv ir limi .Rain 10iE JCIear I . .1 . IPt. rlnud v 60 o . no lolo.on T40.08 so'o .00 SS O.B2 46'0.00 21! 0.( 0 2 O.OO' W E !W 'Cloudy IClourty TTlear (Clear I T , r'nirlv (TO. no 62'0.04 24!W N 32 0 .00 TOINW'Clear SO'O.OO 20 o.02 24 0. 00 60 0. 00; 2110.00 16 B iClnudy . .'. ...ISnow . .(SB Clear . . NE IPt- cloudy SO o .04V 42'o .00! 14IE 'Cloudy .STB Clear V IPl.nr 4 0. 0X1 30 0 .00 iilWB Clear 2'0.iv- SE Cloudy V" V rl-n- 5(1 0 . no 30 O.OO' . .'PR (Cloudy . . (NE (Cloudy . . N (Cloudy 180. 0") nr.Ki.oo :;.- o no1 um cioniiv 12 o. on 34'n.0' ..IP (Clear . .'N Clear n n .oo' 14'S (Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A large high-pressure area central over the Upper Mississippi Valley controls the westhcr In nearly all parts of the Cntted States The barometer Is falling rapidly over Alberta and a disturbance Is prob ably approaching that section from the northwest. Light snow has fallen in Central Washington and Northern Utah. Light rain has occurred In Southern California and the East Gulf states. Temperatures are below the seasoral average In all parts of the United States except In those states bordering on the Oulf of Mexico. Tempera tures, however, have risen decidedly In British Columbia. Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan. Conditions are favorable for fair weather In this district Saturday except In Western Washington snd Northwestern Oregon, where rain or snow will probably fall. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Unsettled, prob ably occasional rain or snow; winds mostly easterly. Oregon Fair except unsettled, probably rain or snow northwest portion; winds mostly easterly. Washington Rsln or snow west, probsbly fair snd not so cold east portion; south easterly winds. Idaho Fair, continued cold south portion. Ocean forecast. North Psclflc Coast Oc casional rain; fresh easterly winds south; moderate southeasterly gale nortb portion. K. A. BtUut, Forecaster. ROAD LEGISLATION TOPIC STATE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH COUNTY DELEGATION. Conferences Held With Members-Elect of Assembly In Different Sec tions Reported. Nine members of the Multnomah. County legislative delegation met with tne executive committee of the Oregon Good Roads Committee In room 111 of the Henry buildincr yesterday to dM- cuss the good roads legislation that is to oc submitted to the coming Legis lature. The proposed Increase of the automo bile tax and the problems of co-opera-tion between county and atate depart ments formed the basis of the discus sion. Reports were also read from the members of the general committee residing in various parts of the state relating to conferences had with mem bers of the Legislature from the vari ous localities. The full executive section of the good roads committee was present at yesterday's meeting, with the excep tion of E. E. Brodie. of Oregon City, who delegated E. J. Stack, of his sub committee, to act in his stead. Tho following were present. In addition to the legislators' O. W. Taylor, chair man of the general committee: R. E. Smith, C. E. Spence. J. D. Brown. Mr. Stack. J. F. Daly. J. C. Ainsworth. O. M. Clark. Phil Metschan. Jr., Emery Olmstead, Dr. Cornelius and Otto Hart wig. TRAVELERS' GriDE. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM O-W. R. R. & N. Steamer Harvest Queen" -for ft ST0RIA NORTH BEACH & Lower Columbia Landings Leaves Ash Street Dock at 8.-00 P.M. dally except Saturday. Returning leaves Astoria 7:00 A.M. daily except Sunday. Tickets and reservations at CITY OFFICE, Third at Washington or at the Dock WM. UrUUKKAV, General rsssenger Agent San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Change En Routs) The Big, lean. Comfortable. Elegantly Appointed, eugoiag S. S. BEAVER Malln I'rom 1 flock S 1". M. KATIKI1AV. DEC. 0. 8. S. ROSE CITY Rails Jan. S. TOO Golden Miles on t'ulilmblu River All Rates Include Berth- and Mrsl Table nnd Service DsohM The San FraneUen Port la ml 8. Ca tbird ami Washington Street (with .-W. It. A N. Co.). 11. Brouday 410'J. A CIL UTH AMERICA Uuenotf Aire Montevideo ICio : .iHitflro S. R. Vmihan Iet-mber 30. 1:30 F. l. 8. S. !vr.n .J in i.irv 1 1'. M. S. S. i -i I .-m u-. 3. 7 A. M. . . erJ4 1 Vbruary 17. 11.30 A. M. 1 3.506 ton luxurlounly equlpp! with rvrry convenience. Ksp- .-i.t lly dealgned for travel In the tropics. Good accommo dation n ft 111 svollaMo. Cnmpant's Offlre, I? Broadway. N. Y. iorr IV nil Mi. Third itnd l H-hlnrttm St. LAMPORT & HDLT LINE IN PALACES GREAT OTMNOiM RflflFK Portlard to San Frsnclsco 8. . NOKTH KKN PACIFIC, tllirfJl train tlma. Ssll Incs Dec. 14. ID. 23. 2S. Cal. Str Express leaves 1VT0 A M. Fares S. III.SQ. 113. $17. SO. S20.00. S. S. ( RKAT NOK1HFRN. Pan Franelsen and Los Angeles to Honolulu. December 15: Jan. 4. 23: Feb. 12: March S, 21; April 11. 30. $130 round trip, and up. i Kortli Hank. .Mb Stark ( station, tutb and Hay Sil Mor.. N . P. Ky. $ Wash.. (J. N. Mr. I In" 3d. Uurilugtoa Ry. TICKET San Francisco $10.00 Coos Bay $7.00 Eureka $15.00 First -Clan Meal and llcrth Included. SS. BREAKWATER 6 P. MONDAY. JAN. 1. 1 22a Third Street. Phones Mnln 1314l A 1311. ALASKA IVtnee Kupert, tveitjiikan. Wranjrell, fVtrrwbnrir. Juaenn. Trrmdw ell. Duueiu, Tliaue. Mninr. &keaaway. Cwrdova, Va CALIFORNIA Via Ceatt.e ur ' ann t ranics. o c Anse.ee and San Diego. lara-et ahlea, unequeled service, low ratej. lacud.a meals and berth For paniculara apply or tciephoa FACIf-IC fcTKA.MMifp CIKAT. ticket Outre. t4 Wachiraiwa St J'.t . alain S. i. A S?J. AUSTRALIA MEW ZEALAND AND SOl'TU SEAS Via Tanltl and Rarotonca. Salllnss from San Vranrlsco Jan. 3. Jan. 31. Feb. 28, Mar. 28 and svsry 28 days. Sand for pampbteta. UNION S. 8. CO. Of NEW ZEALAND. $31) California 1st.. San trunci.ro. sr local icuuwblv sad railroad Kg cods. 's