Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 05, 1917, Page 19, Image 19

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    THE 3IORXIXG OREGDXIAX, FRIDAY. JANUARY 5, 191 7
10
EAST STILL BIDS
: Demand Is Not Checked by
, Dovvnturn.at Chicago.
PRICES HOLD STEADY HERE
1 Limited Amount of Wheat Trading
j Reported From Country Points.
' Barley and Oats Are
, Firm and Advancing;
! The downturn In the Chicago wheat mar
ket, due to reports that the President would
' dispatch another peace note to Europe, had
'..but little effect on the market here, and
prices showed the same firm undertone as
on Wednerday. Cash prices East did not re
flect the weakness of the speculative mar
kets. Inquiries continued to come from
Eastern millers, and further business was
Teported worked. Bids throughout the coun.-,-
try averaged about a cent under the top
y offers of the day before, and some selling
was announced.
At the Merchants' Exchange bids for Feb
ruary bluestem were 1 cent under those of
Wednesday, and for February club 2 cents,
but other offers were unchanged.
The official report of the Argentine crop
Elves 7fi.000.000 bushels of wheat against
3 84.000.000 bushels last year, and 33.OO0.0OO
bushels of oats against 80,000.000 bushels last
year. Broomhill cabled: Movement light
and holders reserved. Ejcport Interests bid
ding. Shipments this week estimated:
- Wheat. 1,800.000 bushels: corn. 2,550,000
bushels.
France Weather wet and cold, seeding
alow, believed much loss will result. Official
returns show Imports for three months end
ing December 1: Wheat and flour, 41,784.000
. bushels against 30.400.000 bushels same time
last year. - ,
Russia Great scarcity of snow' and wea
ther very cold.
Liverpool Wheat Influenced by American
advance and scarcity of offers. Manitoba
and Winter cargoes practically not offered,
making purchases difficult. Corn strong,
holders reserved, parcel market strong.
The local barley and oats markets were
" flmrar. There was another advance In the
; Rcstern barley market, and bids for both
January and February feed barley on ' the
local board were posted at $30. Oats bids
were raised a quarter.
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay.
Portland. Thursday.. 11 ... 4 7 12
Tear ago 10 ... 12 5 6
Season to date f4oi us t03 inns 1225
ear ao STi.T 1204 005 758 1314
ii'tma, Wednesday 20
Year ago 1.
tSeaeon to datu 4457
Yearag.i 0410
. Seattle Wednesday 5
Tear ago ....
4
1
221 1271
inn
400
233 13d2
1 6
4
4?eason to fjato 337S
24
f43
f33 2449
659 SCSI
Year ago.
6S54 116S 13C7
PEACE TALK CHECKS WOOL TRADING
Prices in American Markets. However, Are
Not Affected.
Peace talk is a factor In the wool market.
thongh it has not affected the strength of
. the situation at all. In fact, the recent
.political eveuts connected with war have
acted as an opposite Influence, say trade
- advices received from the East. Authorl
. ties In the trade, expressing themselves
after the official promulgation of the policy
..w-hlch England would pursue, could see
nothing to indicate any weakness In the
w-ool situation. Former he)tvy buying and
peculation and the stocktaking of mills are
considered sufficient reason -.for the tem
porary lull seen in wool selling.
Another reason cited for some backward
ness in buying is the establishment of such
high prices as those prevailing. Manufac
turers must be allowed some time to accus
tom themselves to the advances which have
" occurred, especially at a time when they
are not pressed to cover requirements. They
have bought heavily previously, so are under
no immediate necessity of operating. The
offerings of scoured and carbonized wools
-which dealers have been moving about
among themselves make no appeal to mill
buyers at the extreme levels asked for them.
Moreover, the latest offering from the prl
mary markets abroad commands such prices
. as to create apathy among buyers, in view
oi me tact mat supplies from the same
sources that were bought earlier but are ar-
. riving bow are at a much lower level.
COFFEE PRICES STEADILY ADVANCING
Higher Market Whether There Is rears or
War.
"Whether peace or max. coffee bought
now will ultimately show a profit. It is
simply good Insurance to have available
i sufficient coffee to care for normal wants
for a period of three months. The market
will fluctuate, reflecting the world state of
mind as to the possibility of peace, but
each advance with its accompanying races
slon will leave coffee on a little higher
level," writes a New York coffee authority.
"The whole trade is in a waiting atti
tude -pending the receipt of more definite
news regarding the "probable course of
events in Europe. At the moment no one
Is Inclined to follow the market far In either
. direction. But it is well to keep in. mind
that nowhere near normal supplies of cof
fee are In the hands of the roasters or re.
taller. It is conservatively estimated that
this discrepancy amounts to 2,000,000 hags
end any attempt even to partially overcome
- this would mean a most radical market de
veloping. If simultaneously, the central
powers should also attempt to supply their
great requirements the biggest advance in
coffee ever known would probably become
an established fact."
.POTATO PRICES ARE ADVANCED AGAIN
Speculators Bid . I'd to High Point in
v Grow In ar Sections.
. Potato speculators seem to be partly -re-
sponsible for a higher market at Valley
rolnts. 7n some sections bids as high as
$1.70 and 551. SO are reported, though ship-
..- Ters declare conditions in the distant mar
kets do not warrant them paying over
$1.50 to $1.40 for the best stock.
There Is a demand from Texas and else
where in the South around these prices. A
good many cars are going Hart on old
orders, but no ' new business for Eastern
account has come to light- California does
'not want Oregon potatoes at the prices now
ruling here. In fact, resales by California
buyers have been reported.
The onion market continues firm at the
It-cent basis established at the close of
last week.
EGO MARKET IS ON DOWNGRADE
Buyers Holding: Off In Anticipation of
Lower Prices.
The egg market was woaker yesterday
with sales made as low as 35 cents c
count, and single cases selling at 86 to
371.4 cents. Since prices resumed their
downward courso buyers have held off.
Butter was steady with extras held on
the street at 846 and S5 cents.
There was no change In the cheese mar
ket. The leading handlers refused to name
a lower f. o. b. price on Tillamook triplet
than 20 cents.
Poultry of all kinds was scarce and firm.
i Dressed meats were also firm.
California Celery Higher.
c- Celery was quoted higher op the arrival
. of a fresh car yesterday, the best grade
selling at $5 a crate. A oar of cauliflower
.was received and offered at $2 2.25.
- car of dromedary dates was distributed on
the street. They were put on sale at $3.7
s-4.00 per esse. 1
Naval Stores. "
l' SAVANNAH. Jan. 4. Turpentine, firm,
34c: sales, 56 barrels; receipts, 61 barrels;
, shipments. 124 barrels; stock, 23.173 barrels,
f Rosin, firm; sales, 840 barrels; receipts,
, 707 barrels; shipments. 1865 -barrels; stock,
J 2,274 barrels. Quote A, B, C, D, E, $0..22V3;
V. O. $0.25- H. I. 5.30: K. JS.SO: M. S8.TO:
N. $6.95; WG. $7; WW. $7.25 7.324.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Portland . ... J2.497.233 $237,472
beattle 3.ooo.li eji.soa
Tacoma ....... in , -. , , ci i?n
Spokane 1.107.437 133.077
PORTLAND
MARKET
QUOTATIONS
Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc.
Merchants Exchange, noon session.
January delivery.
Wheat
Bid.
Bid. Yr. ago.
. 1.53 $ LOl
Blueatem
Forty-fold .
Chib
1.51
1.47
.U3
.07
.05
.HO
Red fife
Ked Russian
1.45
33.50
33.00
No. 1 white feed. .
21.00
26.00
Bid.
$ 1.59
1.52
1.48
1.47
85.75
3U.O0
$0.S0
whole
Barlev
No 1 feed
Futtir. .
February blueatem
ebruary forty-fold
February club
February Russian
February oats
February barley ....................
FLOUR Patents IS. 00: straiehta.
7.20: exports. 7.00: valley. S7.5U:
wneat, ss.lio; graham, Sb.uo.
MILLKtEir Spot prices: Bran. $26.50
per ton: shorts. 30.50 per ton: rolled bar
ley. $403-41.50.
CORN Whole, lis per ton; cracked. $17
per ton.
HAY Producers' prices: Timothy. East
ern Oregon, J 10 21 per ton; timothy. Val
ley, $W17 per ton; alfalfa. $17&1S; Val
ley grain hay, f 13 ft 15: clover, $12.50,
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 344 3 35c:
prime, firsts 33c; firsts, 32c. Jobbing prices:
Prime extras, 373Sc; cartons, lc extra;
butterfat. No. 1, 3c; No. 2, 30c, Portland.
CH.Efc.5E Jobbers' buylne- prices, f. o. b.
dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets. 20c;
Young Americas, not quoted.
fciOUs Oregon rancn. current receiots.
3537o per doz.; Oregon ranch, candled,
3840o per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects.
POULTRY Hens. lOQISc: Serines.
154217c per pound; turkeys, live. 2022c;
dressed. 25c; ducks, ltiiulic: seese. 12(uil4c
1214c.
VEAL Fancy, 14V415o per pound.
PORK 12 V, at 13c per pound.
.Fruits and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations: .
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
S2.25U2.50; Japanese, 8oC$1.20. per bundle;
lemons, $3.25 6' 3.75 per box; bananas. &o per
pound', grapefruit, $2,7545.00; tangerines,
$1.5 per box.
vmiUCJLBUSS Artichokes. 00c Sf 1.10 per
dozen; tomatoes, nominal; cabbage, $2.50
per hundred; eggplant. 25c per pound; let
tuce. $2; cucuuiuers. $1.30(0.2 uei- dozen:
celery, $4.750 per crate; cauliflower, $2
2.25 per crate; squash, lc per pound.
roTAIOJiS Oregon ouying prices, $1.40
1.60 per hundred; sweets, $4 per hundred,
ONIONS Oregon buymic . prices, ur
sack, country points.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. 50c 1.50 pet
box; pears, $1.50(0.2.50; cranberries, $llfe12
per barrel.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
!.40 per dozen, one-half flats. $1.50: 7-
pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound
tails, $1.25.
UONBI Choice, $3F3.Z5 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, eack lots. ISc; Brazil
nuts. 18c; filberts, life; almonds, lSQilSo;
peanuts, 7c; cocoanuta, $L10 per dozen; pe
cans, 1813c, chestnuts, 10c.
BEANS Small white. 1144c; large white.
10.85c; Lima. Zhic; bayou, be; pink, 8H0;
red Mexicans, 8o.
COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 17 35c.
SUUAK Fruit and berry. S7.30: beet.
$7.10; extra C, $t.90; powdered, in barrel..
$7.80; cubes. In barrels. $8.05.
bALT uranuiatea, sj.ti.7B per ton- half
ground 100s, $11.30 per ton; 50s, $12.10 per
ton; uairy. si, t a per ton.
RICL Southern head, 727io. per pound:
broken, 4c; Japan style, 44Hc.
DRIED FRUIlfi Apples, 10 lie; apri
cots, lbttMDu; pcacnes, oHEO'lOc; prunes.
Italian, fcij.be; raisins, 6&15c; dates.
Persian. 150 per pound; lard, $2.50 per
box; currants, 154loc; figs. $2&3.50 per
box.
Hope, Wool, Hides. Etc,
HOPS lttld crop. 00c per pound.
HIDES Salted hides (25 lbs. and up).
10c: salted stags 50 lbs. and upi. 15c:
green and salted kip C15 lbs. to 25 lbs.).
lUc: green ana saitea can sicins tun to 15
lbs.), 2S & Sue; green hides (25 lbs. and up),
17c; green stags (50 lbs. and up), 13c; dry
hides, 30c; dry salt maes, zac: ary horse
hides, li2; salt horse hides, $3&5.
PELTS Dry long-woolea pelts. 21c; drj
short-wooled pelts, 17c; dry shearlings. lO
25o eactf; salted long-wooled pelts, $141.60;
.lted short-wooled pelts, S0c&$l.
TALLOW 8 9c Per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine. 24 230c:
coarse, 83a.3tfc; vauey, 34t33Gc.
MOHAIR S5 345o per pound.
CASCAKA BARK Old and new, (Ho rr
pound.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice- 23 V. c: standard,
22 lie; skinned, 2021c; picnics, 14Vc; cot-
taere rolls. 16c.
BACON Fancy, 2314 aoifec; standard, 24
26c; choice. 21 23c.
DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 17"A19c
export. 18.&20c; plate. 1415c
LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered.
lfiuc; standard, l!c; compound, 13c.
HARKiiL uuujjis jjesa Deei, ; piate
beef, $23; brisket pork, market; trip, $10.50
11. bu.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels
qr tank wagons, 10c; cases, 18H&22C. 1
GA'suLi.Nb tsuiK. .ic; cases, ovc; uii-
tha, drums, 19'ic; cases, SOc; engine distil
late, drums, iuc; cases, ic.
t.t'SEED OIL Raw. drums. $1.10; bar
rels, $1.03. cases, $1.13; Dolled, drums, $1.12;
barrels, $1.10; cases, $1.15.
TUP.PENTINIS in tanas, 01c; in cases.
72c; 10-case lots, lo less.
SAN .FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Batter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg
etables, Etc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. Butter -Fresh
extras. 34sc; prime iirsis. omc-, inn
firsts, 88c. ......
Eggs Fresh extras, bokc; puiiets. c
Cheese New, 17Vsc; Young -Americas,
20HC. .
Poultry Hens. 21 22c; old roosters. 11
12c: fryers. 22 24c; broilers, 27 4f 30c;
large, 22S23C: squabs, $2. 25 2. GO; pigeons,
$1.25L75; ducka, 13 14c; geese, lojjlTc;
turkeys, 22 26c.
Vegetables Lettuce, southern, Tociffsi;
fancy, $101.25; peas. Southern fancy.
large, 10 110: cream squasn, ociai.-j;
tomatoes. Southern, $1.75 & 2.00; eggplant, 7
⪼ green peppers, large, 1015c; small,
510c; garlic. 3oo; swet potatoes cellar
stock, $2.75; celery. $3.754.50; rhubarb,
$1.25 1.75; marrowfat and hubbard squash,
$11.25.
Potatoes Rivers, $2.15 2.23.
Onioni Carload, $3.50.
Fruit Cranberries, $7.6O8.50; pears. Win
ter Nellls, $1.75; lemons, S3 & 3.23; limes. $1
1.25; grapefruit, $2.25 2.50; oranges,
navels, $2.5062.75; bananas, $1.251.50;
pineapples, $2.252.50: apples. Newtown pip
pins, $11.10; Bellefleur, 75c$l.
Receipts Flour. 2725 quarters-: barley,
10.835 -centals; beans, 310 sacks; potatoes,
4610 sacks; onions, 400 sacks; hay, 160 tons;
hides. 550.
Visible Coffee Supply Increases.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. While somewhat Ir
regular, the market-1 for coffee futures im
proved In thr lato trading, and closed at a
net advance ot 3 to 7 points. May contracts
sold up from 8.SSc to S.85e and closed at
S.03c. January, S.TSo; February, 8.81c;
Merch 8.87c; April. 8. SOc: May, 8.93c; June,
8.95c: July, 8.9Sc: August, O.Onc: Septem
ber. 9.09c; October, 8.14c; November. 9.21c;
December. 9.2ic.
ttpot, steady: Rio 7s, 9'ic; Santos 4s,
No fresh offers were reported in the cost
and freight market.
The world's visible supply showed an in
crease of 165.375 bags for December, com
pared with a decrease of 11S.772 for the
same month last year, making the world's
visible supply as of -January 1, 11.276.776
Aa-nlnat 1 1 R1 2 lft At vear.
The .official cables reported a decline of
75 reis at Rio and 2o to 50 rels in Santos
futures. Victoria cleared 4000 bags for
New Orlesns.
The freight rate from Rio to New York
Is now oniciauy quoted at $2 per bag.
t Hops, "Ete., at New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Hops, steady.
Hides, quiet; wool, firm.
. Investing for the First Time.
If you have money to invest for the
first time, you probably are wondering
what is the best thins; to do. In mak
ing; your .start in investments, safety
is of first importance. To guard
yourself against hazards, you should
adopt a standard which shall be a true
investment guide.- "Why Bonds Are
Safe Investments, an illustrated pam
phlet published 'by. the Harris Trust &
Savings Bank of Chicago, has been
helpful in this connection to many in
vestors. Copies may be had free on
application to the bank. Adv.
STOCK VALUES LOSE
Prices Are Carried Down Three
to Six Points.
PROFESSIONALS IN CONTROL
Peace Shares Hit by Humors or
Complications With Germany, and
War Ust Suffers I-'rom Report
of Another Peace Note.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Rumors and re
ports dealing with the peace situation were
credited with causing a reversal In the stock
market today, which carried prices down
3 to 6 points. Board room gossip revived
reports of fresh complications Detween me
United States and Germany, which ad
versely affected the so-called peace stocks,
while dispatches from Washington fore
casting a new move by this Government in
the direction of peace appeared to have a
similar effect on the war issues.
These and other developments createa
confusing cross currents in the movement
of prices, although it was apparent that
professional traders were in control.
Unsettlement began soon alter uio una
opening, incorrect advices from Washington
giving rise to the Impression that the Fed
eral Reserve Board had issued another and
more emphatic warning against American
participation In short-term loans ot foreign
and equipments, leather and.
sugar shares, motors and their accessories,
some of which opened with material im
provement, ended at net losses of variable
proportions.
United States Steel again contributed
about 33 per cent to the day's business at
final loss ol 3 points. Tots sales oi slocks
amounted to 1,423.000 shares.
Bonds were irregular, with further con
cessions in local transactions. Total sales,
par value. $5,470,000. United States bonds
were- unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
tales. High. ZjOW.
9.600 l''J'.i 94
14.600 M 4SV
3,500 63 V4 67
40O 82 7SH
29,800 106 104
600 114 111H'
8,000 123 123
1.800 3Uv 37
bid.
Am Beet Sugar. .
American Can.. .
Am Car &. Fdry..
American Loco..
Am bm & Refg..
Am Sug Refg...
Am Tel & Tel..
AmZL&&.....
Anaconda Cop. .
Atchison
Baldwin Loco...
Bait & Ohio
Br Rap Transit..
B & 6 Copper...
Calif Petrol
Canadian Pacif ..
Central Leatli...
Ches Ohio
Chi Alii & St P..
Chi & N W
96
49 4
67
79
106
111
123
37
S3
1054
59
83:4
82
46 '
24 14
160
93
61
C0
123
S3
63
64
31
834
166 u,
117 74
86
105
16
68
120
85
4S14
333
103
40
20
15
lea
614
24
103
63
13514
109
19
82
66
26
101
79
26
96
31
306
234
144
83
HS14 112
11
101
29
93
10,500
10,400
1,000
2oO
B.OoO
2.100
7.4U0
86,600
1.70O
2.600
1,900
8,000
7,400
. 7 00
2.900
61,300
1,800
7.20O
600
900
4.000
700
2.S0O
15.200
106'.i
61-,
64
J-2
aUli
25
164
fl7T,
65
92
124
34
65 14
4 Si-J
23
65
32
34
10914
118'i
37-4
105
104
69
84
81 Ti
46 V
24
15K14
H1 14
6 VI
UU1B
123
62?
4614
81
S3
31
8314
167
117T4
36 1i
C R I & P Ry....
Chino copper. . ..
Colo Fu & Ir. . ..
Corn Prod Refffv.
Crucible bteel. ...
Distillers' Becur.
Erie
General Elect. . .
Gt North pfd.. ..
Gt Nor Ore ctfs..
Illinois Central..
I&t Consol Corp.
Inspiration Cop
103
161, S
16
69 T4
122
87 4
25
46
133
103 "is
42
2014
1514
103
614
24-4
103
62 14
J 36 Is
110
6714
121
83
2514
4414
132
9914
40
20
34
103
60
2414
103
82
18314
109
int Harv, IN X . . .
1 Ot
Int M M pfd ctfs. 80,500
K C Southern.
40O
Kennecott Cop. .
Louis & 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 Paclt. .
Pacific Mail. . . .
Pac Tel A Tel. . ..
Pennsylvania. . .
Ray Consol Cop..
Reading
Rep Ir & Steel. ..
Shat Aril Cop
Southern Pacific,
Southern Ry....
6.000
200
86,600
b.&OO
2O0
1,700
400
80O
4. TOO
2.900
800
1.200
70
2,000
7.SOO
19.100
20,900
.100
6.50O
67
28 V4-.
104
83 2714
9314
33
lOft'i
s;;sh .
146
3 2414
J15H
120
105
3014
06
66
101$
7914
25
96 '4
31-4
105
32
144
11714
111
119
99
29 '4
, 14.400
.178,1100
. 15.800
. 15.000
Htudebaker Co.
Texas Company
Union Pacific. . ,
do pfd
TJ S Ind Alcohol 86,600
U S Steel 490,300
do pfd 7(K
Utah Copper r.60O
Wabash pfd B. 1,600
Western Union. . 900
95
53 S
Westing Elect. .. 6.70O
54
63
Total sles for the day, 1,425,000 shares.
BONDS.
U S ret. 2s reg.
99lN. Pao 3s 67
do. coupon ...'in-
U S 3s. reg 100T4
do. coupon. . .100)4
U S 4s reg. ...110
do. copuon ..11014
Atch Gen. 4s 9514
N Y C. deb. es..lll
N. Pac 4s 95
Bid.
Pao T & T 6s ...100;
Penn Con 4 14... 106:,
S Pic. ref. 4s
Un Pac 4s . .
Un Pac cv. 4s
us Vj
991
U S Steel 6s lo.".
S Pac cv. Gs...lo3
Anglo French Cs. 9314
Boston Mlutne; stocks.
BOSTON. Jan
. 4. Closing quotations:
65 Old Liom 63 1J
34 Osceola 8614
79 Uulncy 87 u
045 Shannon ftvl
, 2114 Superior ....... 15'3
65 Sup & Bos Mln.. 5
1 15 Tamarack 52
814 I'tah Cons 18
, IS Winona 4
. 96 Wolverine 48
23
Allouex
Aris. Com
Cal & Arts
Cai &. Heels.. . .
Centennial .....
Cop R c. Co. . . .
E Butte C Mine
Franklin
Lake Cod ......
Mohawk
N. Butte
' atoney. Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. Mercantile ttaper.
46 4 per cent."
sterling. 60-day bills, $4. 714: commercial
60-day bills on banks. $4.71; commercial
60-day bills, J4.T1: demand, $4.75; cables.
$4.74. 7-16. Francs, demand. 3.84; cables,
5.83 14. Marks, demand, 71; cables. 71.
Kronen, demand, 11; cables. 11 T. Guild
ers, demand, 40: cables, 40. Llres, de
mand, 6.66; cables, 6.85. 'Rubles, demand
29 ; cables. 20fc.
Bar silver, 75c
Mexican dollars, SSHc.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds.
firm.
Time loans, easy; 60 and 00 days, 8HQ3
per cent; six montns, i cg per cent
Call money, steady: high. 214 per cent;
low. uii per cent; ruling rate, 214 per cent
last loan, 214 Per cent; closing bid, 2 pur
tent; offered at 2 '.4 per cent.
PAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 4. Sterling.
$4.71: demand. S4..o: caDies, $4.76.
Mexican dollars, 57.45c.
LONDON, Jan. 4. Bar silver, 3614 Pr
ounce.
Money. 494 per cent.
Hiscount rates Short and three months'
bills, 5 5 per cent.
Bank of France Statement.
PARIS. Jan. 4. The weekly statement of
the Bank 01 Franoe snows tne following
changes: Francs.
Notes in circulation. Increase 322,521,000
Treasury deposits, increase 27.511,000
General deposits, 'increase 63.661,000
Bills discounted. Increase 126.046.000
Loans, decrease 2o.4S7.0O0
Gold In band. Increase 0.SDS.OO0
Silver in hand, decrease 3,833,000
HOGS ARE NICKEL HIGHER
STRONG MARKET AND LIGHT SUP
PLY AT .YARDS.
Entire Cattle LUt Has Firm Undertone.
No Sheep or Lambs Offered
During Day.
There was another small run of livestock
and a strong; market for everything at the
yards yesterday. The trading was mostly
in the hog division, where extreme prices
were advanced another nickel by the sale
of a full load at $10.80. The bulk of sales,
ss on the precedtng days of the week; were
at $10 to $10.25. Cattle sold within the
going range of prices, a few prime steers
bringing $9 to $.3.35. No sheep or lambs
were offered on the market. 1
Receipts were 288 -cattle. 9 calves and
733 hogs. Shippers were:
With cattle John Boxorth, Woodland. 1
ear; Walla Walla Meat Company. Lowden,
2 cars: C. R.Mltchell. Gazelle, Cel.. 6 cars.
With hogs R. B. Carter, Condon. 1 car;
A Trudeli, Dufur. i car; Harry Ma then.
Buhl, 1 car; McMahon A Eon. Halsey, 1 car;
Hout A Snodgrass. Lebanon. 2 cars.
With mixed loads C W. Edwards. Mon
roe, 1 car cattle and hogs; O. A. Thomas.
West Sclo. 1 car cattle and hogs; C. C.
Clark. Corvallls. 2 cars cattle and caves.
The days sales were as follows
Wgt. Pr.
Wirt. Pr.
146 $10.25
2S3 10.25
219 10.23
150 9.25
400 9.25
215 8.73
138 10.13
190 10.25
169 10.15
2 cows. .
1 cow. ,t
1 cow. . .
6 cows. .
4 cows. .
1 cow. . .
2 heifers
2 heifers
2 heifers
2 steers.
6 steers.
4 steers.
1 steer. .
1 steer. .
6 steers.
6 hoi's. .
1 hog
13 hogs. .
95 hogs.
1 hog. ..
1 hog. ..
7 hogs. .
1 hog. ..
3 hogs. .
4 hogs. .
7 hogs. .
1 hog. ..
B hogs. .
1 hog. . .
1 hog. . .
1 hog. . .
1 hog. . .
6 hogs. .
5 hogs. .
7 hogs. .
1 hog. ..
7 hogs. .
4 hogs. .
63 hogs. .
16 hogs. .
1 hog. ..
7 hoss. .
1065 $2.00
88 hogs. .
6 hogs. ..
DO hogs...
1 hog
1 hog.. . .
2 hogs.. .
6 hoss...
3 hogs.. .
10 hogs.. .
17 hogs. . .
8 steers..
S steers..
8 steers..
1 bull....
1 cow... .
1 cow.. . .
1 cow.. . .
1 cow.. . .
1 COW.. . .
1 cow.. . .
2 cows.. .
1 cow.. . .
2 cows. . .
it cows.. .
4 cows. . .
2 cows.
4. cows.. .
1 cow.. . .
1 cow.. . .
4 cows. .
1 cow.
1 cow.. . .
2 cows. . .
1 cow.. . .
1 cow.. . .
2 cows.. .
1 cow.. . .
1 cow.. . .
2 cows...
2 cows..
3 hogs. .
4 bogs. .
950
4.25"
1110
1002
737
30
725
M.O
KJ0
875
1162
1050
0:0
mo
760
6.50
7.00
6.50
5.00
6.0O
C.75-
4.50
6.50
126 9.00
8.35
ins.
697
93
650
1210
700
1010
830
SM0
7 SO
1075
740
."5
1018
913
875
815
920
1160
7S2
9HO
l'f-0
855
1070
("0
S',10
9S0
970
9S5
n3
817
252
8.00
7.2.M
6.00
7.00
3.50
7.00
4.00
4.50
4.50
3.73
8.00
6.00
3.O0
3.00
.25
6.35
6.50
4.50
5.50
6.00
4.50
8.75
8.00
4.00
5.00
3.00
4.25
6. 33
4.00
6.23
8.50
.25
U.2J.
6.
2U3 10.2.'(
430 9.25
111 8.50:
211 10.30
450 9. Sol
210 8.75
227 10 2"
350 9.25
14T 9.75
360 9.25
1!M 10.15
270 9.2
3 83 10.25)
410 j:
240 10.2.:
J 20 8.7."
2!0 9.2:
217 10.25
24B 10.25
209 10.3.1
640 9.2.1
1S1 lO.ir.
162 10.154
100 lo.niw
116 10.25J
8.10 9.25
149 9.00
2 hogs.
iUIV 9.20
Prices st the yara were as follows:
Cattle Price.
Steers, prime $S.25 5 8.50
Steers, fair to good 7.oftfp 8.00
Cows, choice 6.75$ 7.23
Cows, medium to good .......... 6.259 6.75
Cows, ordinary to fair ....... . 6.30 6.0O
Heifers 6.00 7.00
Bulls 2.73' 5.23
Calves 8.0li 7.00
Hoes
Heavy packing, 213-250 pounds . .10.2OW1O.30
Light butchers lO.OO'a 10.20
Light packing. 170-190 pounds .. .10.00 3 10.15
Rough heavies 9.0i? 25
Pigs and skips R.K'Kft 8.75
Stock hogs 8.509 8.73
Sheep
Lambs fl.2.-f'r 11.O0
Yearlln wethers 8 75 10.00
Old wethers 8.5V5ie 0.00
Ewes 6.75 8.25
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Jan. 4. Hogs Receipts, 17.0W,
higher. Heavy. S9.90S 10.30; light. $9.60H
30.1O: pigs. $7.753.9.49; bulk ot sales, $9.60
M.lllft.
Cattle Receipts. 470O. strong. r. stive
steers. S7.50 11.50: cows and heifers. $6,609
10.6O; western steers, is.ovv.:i; i
steers, $6 7.50; stackers and feeders, $6.25
4J.H.CU.
Sheep -Receipts 12.000. steaay. earnngs.
$9.25 11.25: wethers, $S.5011; lambs.
$12.10 13.23.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Hogs Receipts. 84.000.
strong, mostly 10c above yesterday's average.
Bulk, $9.9510.45; light. $9.50. 10.80: mixed,
$9.8. 10.6-5; heavy, fl010.55; rough, $10
10.15: pigs, $7.U09.35.
Cattle Rocelpu. 6000, firm. Native beef
cattle. $7.60ll.cO: Western steers, $7.85
IO; 'stockers and feeders. $5.838.40; cows
and heifers, $4.H0i!iilO: calves. $9018.
Sheep Receipts. 1CK00O. strong. Wethers.
$0.1510.6O; lambs, $ 11.23 13.65.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-i-Copper dull. Elec
trolytic, first, second and third quarters,
2SB 32.30c, nominal.
Iron, steady and unchanged.
Metal Exchange Quotes tin Quiet. Spot.
42.25 42.75c.
At London, spot copper. 133 30s; fu
tures, 1129 10s; electrolytic, 145. Epot tin,
180 13s; futures; 182 10s.
The Metal Exchange Quotes lead. 7.40(3
7.50c
Spelter, quiet. Spot. East St. Louis de
livery, 9o asked.
At London, lead, 30 10s. Spelter, 50 10a
. . London Wool Sales.
7ONTON. .Tan. 4. There were noa hales
offered at the wool auction sales todav.
The attendance was large and the demand
active, especially zor merinos, at unobauged
prices.
Eteel Active at London.
LONDON, Jan. 4. United States Eteel
shares were prominent on the Stock Ex
change here today. Otherwise there were
tew transactions.
Iraluth Linseed Market.
DTTLTJTH. Jan. 4. Linseed on track.
$2.86; choice, $2.87; arrive, $2.86;
May, $2.91 bid; July, $2.91 bid.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Raw surer, firm.
Centrifugal, 6.27c; molasses, 4.40c Refined,
quiet: fine granulated, 6.7 5c.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. Butter Unchanged.
Kggs Receipts, 3196 cases, unchanged.
Dried lruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. Evaporated apples,
:uil; prunes, steady; peaches, firm.
SHORT WEIGHT LAW UP
CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT SEAL
ERS MAY BE CALLED.
Proposal Made to Have Possession of
Fraudulent Measures Prima Facie
Evidence of Gnilt.
SALEM". Or., Jan. 4. (Special.)
Spence Wortman, new Deputy Sealer
01 weights and Measures, is consid
erlng calling in all district sealers for
a conference to be held within the next
few days to discuss recommendations
for amendments in the weights and
measures law, which he plans to place
before the Legislature.
He has under consideration a recom
mendation to make the possession of
short weights prima facie evidence of
guilt. Such a law, he believes, would
do away' with . "stool pigeons," make
the law much more workable and more
easily enforceable and have a general
tendency to more efficiency in the ad
ministration of the affairs of the de
partment. AS the law stands, discovery
of short weight in possession of a
dealer gives no groundwork for prose
cution. It is necessary to have evi
dence of an actual sale of short-weight
products.
In addition he contemplates Issuing
an order allowing six months to all
dealers to dispose of scales not coming
under the requirements of the law.
Another recommendation which he is
desirous of making is to require an
gasoline pumps to have a totted meas
ure, as well as a tested pump, and
to have both the measure and pump
sealed by the department.
FRUIT MEN ARE TO ELECT
Gresham Growers to Consider Plans
to Rebuild Cannery.
sssasst
GRESHAM. Or., Jan. 4. (Special.)
The regular annual business meeting
of tha Gresham ITruit Growers' asso
elation will be held in the Grange Hall.
Monday, January 8. at 10 A. M., at
which time five- new directors will be
elected and other business of Impor
tance transacted. Further plans in re
gard to the rebuilding of the cannery
buildings, which were aestroyea oy
fire recently, will be decided on.
An effort Is being made by the offi
cers of the association to have as large
an attendance of stockholders as pos
sible at the meeting.
"Jay City" Addition's Unique Name
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.)
"Joy Ciy" is the unique name of a new
addition to Lebanon, the plat of which
was filed in the county record here
yesterday. This addition was platted
by Miss Helen V. Crawford, who be
came assistant County School Super
lntendent of Linn County this week.
This addition is a part of the orchard
tract which Miss Crawford developed a
few years ago when she retired from
the position of instructor in elocution
in the Oregon Agricultural College.
WHEAT HAS SETBACK
Chicago Market Acutely Weak
for Brief Period.
PEACE TALK STARTS SALES
Export Business Is on Heavy Scale,
but Prices Fail to Recover Pur
chases by Foreigners Estimat
ed at 2,000,000 Bushels.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Kxport business on a
huge scale failed to offset altogether acute
weakness that for a brief time seised the
wheat market today, owlnr to reports that
President Wilson would make a" fresh effort
to end hostilities in Europe. After an ex
treme descent of S4 cents, prices closed
nervous at net losses of lo to 2c. with
May at $1.84 to $1.84 snd July at $1.49
to $1.50. Corn finished le to 2Hc down,
snd oats off o to lc. In provisions, the
outcome ranged from a setback of 10 cents
to 274 cents advance.
It was only for a few minutes that the
whest market gave evidence of seml-demor-alizatlon.
and plunired violently dom-nward
beyond ordinary limits. The accompanying
heavy selling hsd been Introduced by the
peace news from Washington, but wns
quickly countered by announcement that ex
port sales of wheat aggregated roughly
2,000.000 bushels.
Corn weakened chiefly en account of the
enlarged country acceptances of bids from
Chicago. The market, however, was steadied
later by advices that the entente allies pur
chased 1. 5OO.0O0 bushels in the last 24 hours.
Oats duplicated the action of corn. It
was sM that sales to the seaboard yesterday
and today amounted to 6.000.000 bushels.
Advanced quotations on hogs made pro
visions average higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows: -WHEAT.
fpen. H!rh.
. .$1.8.-.14 $1.86
.. 1.5214 1.54
Low.
$1.0014
1.47
Closa
$1.84
149 X
May
July
corn:
.. .7S .99
.. .9H .97
OAT3.
.. .67 .68 . .
.. .53 .65..
MESS PORK.
..27.2.'; 27.25 :
Mtr
July
.li
.03 Vi
.17 H
.86 H
Mar
.6U
.63 1
.67 ,
.54 H
July
Jan.
May
27.17
10. S3
27 20
27.00
..27.00 27.03
LARD.
..13.17 I.1.2S 13.12
..15.62 15.67 15.57
SHORT RIBS.
13.97 13.95
..14.53 14.33 14.33
Jan.
15 29
13.C7
May
Jan.
1S.!7
14.43
May
Cash prices were:
Wheat Nos. 2 and 3 red and 2 and 3
hard, nominal.
Corn No 2 yellow. D687et No. 4 vl.
low, 93M95c: No. 4 white. 94ffi)94a
Oats .No. S white. 64e50e; standard.
55HCS4c.
Rye No. 2 nominal; No. 3. $1.33.
Barley 90cHr$1.2s.
Timothy $3..-i0"35.50.
Clover $12017.
Foreign Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4. Cash wheat, un
changed. Corn, Id higher.
LONDON. Jan. 4. Cargoes on easeare.
unchanged. Corn. Sd to Is higher.
Eastern Wheat Futures.
DtXCTH, Jan. 4. Wheat closed: May.
$1.8i; July. $1.62.
wrNNTPEQ. Jan. 4. Wheat closed: May.
$1.89 '.; July. $L54.
KANSAS CITT. "Jan. 4 Wheat closed:
May. $1.81?;; July. $1.46H. September.
1.W'.
ST. LOUTS. Jan. 4. Wheat closed: May.
LHi; July. $1.4S't: September, $1.38.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 4. Wheat prices
slumped at the start today out recovered,
The close was Be lower. Corn and oats
were steady. Wheat, May, 1S9U; July,
$1.80',. Cash, No. 1 hard, $1.97 "4; No. 1
Northern. $1.S0H l.SS'.i ; No. 2 Northern.
$l.BHOl.2H-
Flax, $z.834i 2.87 .
Barley. 6&o$1.10.
Grain at San Francisco.
CAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4 Spot quota
tions: Walla, $2,03 0 Z.0T Vi : red Russian,
2.60tf 2.02 4 : Turkey red. $2.733 2.80; blue-
stem. $2.77 '1 W 2.S0.
Barley, feed. I2.17i 2.20.
Oats, white. $1.95 1 .87 .
Mlllfeed: Bran. $28 &0A 2S.60; middlings.
$37.3S: shorts, ssjxjjsi.
Callboard: isarley, Alay. sz.BVx. tales,
300 tons.
Puget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE. Jsn. 4. Wheat Bluestem,
$1.61; Turkey red. $1.63; forty-fold. $1.53;
club. $1.64: fife. $1.64; red Russian. $1.52
Barley. $33 per ton.
Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat B, oats 1.
corn 1, hay e. Hour 4.
TACOMA, Jan. 4. Wheat Bluestem,
$1.65; forty-fold. $1.52; club, $1.47; red fife.
il.47; red Russian, $1.40.
Car receipts: Wheat 20, barley 1, eora 1.
hay 4.
FINANCIAL PLAN ISSUE
MEDFORD ELECTORS TO VOTE OS
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
Campaign. Waged on Medynskt and
Hanson Systems of Providing
for Obligations of City.
MEDFORD. Or,. Jan. 4. (Special.)
Interest in the city election January
9 centers largely In the Medynski plan
of refinancing; the city, which was de
feated a year ago and has been
presented again for acceptance or re
Section. This year there is a competing
measure known as the Hanson plan de
vised by Colonel Howard Hanson
former assistant corporation counsel of
Seattle.
The Medynski plan involves the re-
bonding of the entire pavement debt
of approximately $1,000,000 and the
refunding of $370,000 already paid into
the city treasury by property owners.
It provides also that the paving debt
should be an obligation of the city
Instead of the abutting property.
The Hansen plan is a complete reor
ganization of the city finances, includ
ing the pavement debt, water debt and
general obligations of the city. The
present method of collecting paving
assessments is retained, relief, however,
being given in extension of time during
the next 13 years and the. tax levy for
the next 30 years outlined which would
wipe out the city indebtedness without
proving to be an excessive burden upon
the people.
There are two tickets In the field,
one led by F. V. Medynski. originator
of the plan, for Mayor; the other by
C. E. Gates, former president of the
Commercial Club and a prominent busi
ness man. who as mayoralty candidate
favors the opposing measure.
LEWIS COUNTY BAR ELECTS
Solicitation of Divorce and Probate
. Ciit.es Condemned.
CHKHAL1S, Wash.. Jan. 4. (Special)
The Lewis County Bar Association
elected officers - Tuesday. George C.
Ellsbury. of Centralia. was named
president. One of the executive com
mittee, W. A. Reynolds, becomes Judge
of the 6uperlor Court. C H. Forney,
of Chehalis, was elected to succeed Mr.
Reynolds. The other officers re
elected are: J. H. Jahnke, Centralia.
vice-president; A. A. -Hull. Chehalte.
secretary; B. H. Khodes, Centralia.
treasurer.
The association recommended the
repairing of the courtroom and judge's
chambers. It is pointed out that the
lighting in these places is bad.
The association condemned the so
licitation of law business, particularly
of divorce and probate cases. A com
mittee was appointed to arrange a
banquet.
GRADE CROSSING IS ASKED
Cowlitz and Chehalis Line. Wants'to
Connect With Willapa JIarbor.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. Jan. 4. (Special)
The CowUtz. Chehalis & Cascade Rail
way, which is building and operating a
railroad from Chehalis to Onalaska. 17
miles east, has petitioned the Public
Service Commission for consent to con
struct a grade crossing Over the North
ern Pacific Railway at John street, in
this city, to make connections with the
Puget Sound & Willapa Harbor Rail
way, which runs through Chehalis.
This connection would give the Cow
litz. Chehalis & Cascade Railway a
direct connection with the line run
ning from the Sound to "vt'illapa Har
bor, which lino is s. Milwaukee sud
sidiary. The proposed connection is of
rreat deal ot importance to ne-
halls ad Lewis County.
DAILY "CITY STATISTICS
Births.
JONES To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Jones,
405 Davl-t street. January 1, a son.
PKiRSilx Trt Mr and Mrs. Frank J,
Pearson. 203 East Seventy-fifth street North.
December 8. a daughter. "
holmes To Mr. and Mrs. Carroll w.
Holmes. 10604 Hawthorne avenue. ecem-
1H diuchtsF.
JAMES To Mr. and Mrs. waiter James,
foot of Miles street. December 19, a daugh
ter.
Trnvw a -r Trt Mr and airs, westiey j.
Turnham. 7104 Fifty-fourth avenue South
east. r,,-imbr 10. a son.
FREDtt.x To Mr. ana Mrs. .:. i. r re-
deen. 453 Tacoma avenue. December -IP, s
son.
TURNER To Mr. snd Mra Thomas O.
Turner. llu Arnold street, December 19, a
ilnvub F.r
IJUDLfir To Mr. ana .airs, rcaupn
Dudley., 44 East Twenty-ninth street North,
TmfseT- " r a son.
I.AXDISk-Ta Mr. and urs. ri. iannia.
1186 East Thirty-second street North. De
cember 20, a son.
LIFTER To Mr. and Mrs. Frank I. Lis
ter. 341 Fourteenth street. December 21, a
son.
rorfrb To Mr. ana Airs, iawrence r,.
Roaers. 1223 Kast GUsan street. December
21, a son.
WIN'KLEBLECK To Mr. ana airs, jiei-
vln Winklebleck. 751 Williams avenue, De-
remher 22. a daughter.
GOLbMIs TO Air. ana Mrs. i om wiemw.
a. , Tj4tvr it-.i hrftmhp 22. a son.
yrirfF Tn Xfr ,) Mr Georae O.
Locke. 729 '.i Williams avenue, December -3,
son.
Marriage Licenses.
rBi:ifEB.CRAia M. Drucker. 204
North Twenty-fourth street, legal, and u
tones Craig, 454 East Taylor street, legal.
Vanconver Marriage Licenses.
M A TS CM A R A-WILLI A MS Bill Matsuma-
rs n (Jnnanenet. of San Francisco, CaL,
and Rose WU'iams. 24. of san Francisco.
Baxter. 31, ot Horton. Or., and Lena L.
Berthessel. 23, of Lents. Or.
KULLA-M A-WALTENMITRG August Kul-
lama. 31, of Portland, and Mrs. Anna Wal
lenberg SO. of Portlsnd.
SCOTT-CHRISTY William Scott. 3S, of
Portland, and Adolph Christy. 33. of Port-
LA MILLTTR-MILLER James E. La Mil
ler. 20, of Portland, and Oraoe M. Miller,
20. of Portland.
LEDWITH-M ETZGER Theodore J. Led
wlth. 22. of Portland, and Ethel W. Met
ger. 21, of Portland.
kSCHMID-DEAN J. L. Schmld. 30, of
Portlsnd. and Mrs. George 11 111 Dean. u3,
of Portland.
ELLIOTT -OILMORE Robert Elliott. 88.
ot Portland, and Roso Gilmore, SO. of Port
land. MATILLA-NIAME Oscar Mattlla, 85. of
Butte. Mont., and Ailna Nlame, 21. of As
toria. Or.
Building Permits.
ST3VENS AMUSEMENT COM PANT Re
pair one-story brick (stores and theater)
building. 240 First street, between Main
and Madison; J. A Melton Company, build
ers: $250.
STANLEY S. THOMPSON "COMPANY
Repair one-story concrete building (picture
show). 6403 Seventy-first street, between
Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth avenue; Herald
& Heavens, builders; $50.
W. St M. E. BRETMAN Repair four-story
warehouse. 473 Hoyt. between Twelfth and
Thirteenth: Joseph Maul & H. Prus. build
ers: $400.
DAVID L. HOC1GAN Erect one-story
frame dwelling. 4T14 Forty-first avenue, be
tween Forty-sixth snd Forty-elchth streets;
David L. Hoecan. builder: $2000.
MATT RANK Repair one-story frams
dwelling. 1127 Oresham. between Burr and
Alma: builder, same; $100.
CHAM RER OK COMMERCE Repair
eight-story fireproof steel frame (offices and
clubl, 801 Oak. between Fifth and Sixth;
builder, same: $2oo.
A. J. CART WRIGHT Erect one-story
frame dwelling. 375 Thirty-eighth street
North, between Broadway and Hancock;
builder, same: $1730.
A J. CARTWRIGTTT Erect garage. S75
East Thirty-eighth North, between Broad
way and Hancoek: builder, same; $15.
' WILLIAM CORXFOOT Erect two-story
frame building (store and office). 27 Lewis
street, between River and Lowering; builder,
same; $10,000.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL KJuPORT.
PORTLAND", Jan. 4. Maximum temper
ature, 62 degrees; minimum. 4d degrees.
River reading at 8 A M.t 3.8 feet; change in
last 24 hours. 1,1 feet rise. Total rainfall
(3 P. M. to 8 P. M.. 0.03 inch: total rainfall
since September 1, 1918. 12.81 inches; normal
rainfall since September 1. 20.32 Inches: de
ficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1916.
7.51 Inches. Total sunshine January 4,
none: possible sunshine, S hours, 48 min
utes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at
S P. M., 29.79 Inches. Relative humidity at
noon, t7 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
JE s Wind.,
B s l jr
STATIONS. S SS S 3 Weather.
s.S 5 S
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Baker ..
Bolfe
BoBion ........
Calgary ...... 4
Chicago
Denver
les Moines....
Duluth
Eureka
Oalveston
Helena
Jacksonville
Kansas City....
Los AngeU-s. . .
Marshfleid . . . .
Medford
Minneapolis . . .
Montreal
New Orleans. ..
New York
North Head....
North Yakima. ,
Omaha ........
Phoenix
Pocateilo
Portland
Roseburg ......
Sacramento ....
Ft. Louis
Bait T.ake
San Kranclsoo. .
Seattle
Spokane .......
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island.
Walla Walla
Washington ...
Winnipeg
4 0.0 . -IN
40 O.0u,12'riE Snow
38 0.1. . ,'MJ Cloudy
2 0.00;. .J.VE Clear
42 0.IHI 14-VE Rain
4uO.no.Jw Clear
84,0.0..jN Cloudy
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62-0.04'. . E
70 O.dO.10 S
Cloudy
Cloudy
40 0.00;. .;sw (Cloudy
76:.010 9 IClear
42 0.00,luV.N Kaln
L66 0.S0 . .SE Ciear
tH'O.nJ. .f-E Rin
4U u. . .1 ti jiouay
lfi o.oo1.. . N Cloar
82 0.0012 S Cloudy
SO O.t'O 10 Cloudy
430.00:. .',9 Cloudy
4S0.823SS Clouy
40 0.00 . J Pt. cloudy
32O.001CN lPt- cloudy
I 6(4 0. 10?.. W Clear
34 0.0O 3S SE "Cloudy
62 O.0.V14 SW Rain
6,O.01i . ,VS Cloudy
I 62 0.OO! . .,NWIClear
6S0.3alONWRaln
34-0.01f..'E Pt. cloudy
B- 0.O1V. .Isw Clear
4S O.0NS2 S Rain
40 0.12 12 jW Icioudy
60 0.4O 12JSW Cloudy
40O.!O4S Rain
62 .1! 10 S Cloudy
4Z 0.01'. . E l-Cloudy
... 00.00;i0NWfSnow
WEATHEB CONDITIONS.
The pressure is still decreasing over the
Northwest and Canadian Southwest and
southwest storm warnings are being ois
played at all seaports in tela district. Maxi
mum wind velocities of 40 miles, south, at
Seattle; 48, south, at North Head, and 62,
south, at Tatoosh island occurred within
the last 24 hours. A moderate disturbance
has moved from Oklahoma to the Central
Mississippi Valley and is being followed by
a high-pressure area which is now central
over the Basin States. Precipitation has
occurred In the Northwest. Northern Cali
fornia. Utah. Arisona. Oklahoma, Tennesee.
Missouri, tho District of Columbia and
Western Canada. The weather is warmer
in the Northwest, the Northern Rocky
Mountain District, the San Joaquin Valley,
Arizona and the Norrheast; In general it
is cooler In the remainder of the country.
The conditions are favorable for rain
Friday in Western Oregon and Western
Washington and tor rain or snow east of the
Cascade Mountains. Temperature changes
will bs slight and winds will be mostly
FACTS
v CAUSE
AND EFFECT
Eighth street, from
Ankeny to Gllsan. wu
Improved in 1909. and
has always been a favor
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vehicles going in that
direction be causa its
surface is always in .
fine condition and the
going ts along the
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WARREN RRO CO,
Journal Building:,
l'ortlaatd. Oregon.
southerly, reaching gale force along tha
coast.
FORECAST.
Portland and vicinity Rain; moderate)
southerly winds.
Oregon Rain west, rain or snow ana
warmer east portion; southerly winds, reaan
Ing gale force near the coast.
Washington Rain west, rain or snow east
portion; southerly winds, reaching gale force
near the coast.
Idaho Rain or snow.
Ocean North Pacific Coast, rain, moder
ate to strong southerly gale.
T. FRANCIS PRAKE,
Assistant Forecaster.
ROAD SURVEY COMPLETED
Xarada Falis-Caynse Pass Xlighway
Cost Estimated at $326,275.
CHEHALIS, "Wash., Jan. 4. (Spe
cial.) A report was received this
week by the County Commissioners
from Engineer J. G. Morgan, of tha
National Park Government Service, on
the survey of the proposed road run
ning from Narada Falls in Rainier
Park to Cayuse Pass in the Coast
Range, a distance of 28.49 miles.
Eighteen milea of this is in Lewis
County and 10.05 miles in Pieroe
County. 7.63 miles in Rainier National
forest and 20.88 miles in Rainier Na
tional Park.
The estimated cost is $326,275.89, an
average per mile of $11,276.70. The
Commissioners will urge the Govern
ment to build the road.
Slide Killa Alaskan Prospectors.
CORDOVA. Alaska. Jan. 4 James
Barclay and Alexander Herman, old
time prospectors, were killed today by
a snowslide on McCarthy Mountain,
near McCarthy, on the Copper River
Railroad, while they were doing as
sessment work on gold mining claims.
O. G. Kills Elected Chief Justice.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 4. Justice
Overton G. Ellis, of the State Supreme
Court, was elected chief justice today,
the title passing to him January S, in
succession tt Justice G. K. Morris.
TRAVELERS GCIDK.
San Francisco
Lps Angeles
(Without Change Ea Route)
The nig.
Clean.
Cosnfortable.
Klrgantly Appointed,
eeagoins
S. S. ROSE CITY
Sail From AIns worth Dork
3 T. M. JKRIDAY, JANCARY
. S. . NORTHWESTERN
Kails January 9
too Coldea Mlios oa
Colombia River ,
All Kates lm-luds
Hrrth- and Meals
Tsble and Service
I nex relied.
The San FranrlMro ar Portlsnd fl. S. Co..
Third and Washington Street (with
O.-W. H. a N. Co.). lei. Broadway 00,
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PALACES
lDltTI-AMI TO 8AN FRANCISCO
S. K. NORTHERN PACIFIC, express
train time. Sails Jan. 2. U, 11. 16, SO. 23,
30. Cal. Ptr. Express leaves 9:30 A. M.
fares $S. $12.60. $15. $17.30, $20.
S. S. GREAT NORTHERN. San Fran
cisco and Loc Angeles to Honolulu, Jan.
I. 23; Keb. 12; March 3, 23; April 11. 3a
$130 roun trip, and up.
-North Bank. 6th and Stark
TirfTF"r I Station, iota and Hoys
u tlL 3 1 34 wash.. Ci. N. Ry.
t I0O 3d. Burlington Ky.
ALASKA
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CALIFORNIA
Tla Seatt.e or md sraalcsre to Ls
Angeles and Ban Diego. Larsest ahlDa
vnequaied service, low rates, lacludlaa
lues
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Tot particulars apply er telephone
ACIHC STEAMSHIP COIaPANT.
Ticket Offlre. a 4 Washington St
fac Mala XX 8. stoma A 22SX
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CONPACHII bf "fTULI TkANMTTJUrnCUE
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NUW YOKJi BOKDEAUX PARIS
8. 6. CHICAGO J ma. IS. P. M.
C W. BT1NOIR. 80 Sixth St.
A D. CHARLTON. 266 Morrises St.
K. X- OAKRISON, C.1L4S1. Paul R.
DORSE Y B SMITH, 114 Third flu
K. F. BAIRD. 10O Third St.
H. DICKSON. $48 Washington St. -
NORTH BANK ROAD. Fifth and Stark His.
UNION PAC. R. R-, 3d a Washington bts
B. B. DUFFT. 134 Third St, Portland.
American Hawaiian Steamship Co.
All sailings between
U. S. Atlantic and
U. S. Pacific porta
are canceled until
fux-ther notice.
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1st t I.
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COOS BAY
Eureka, San Francisco
S. S. KILBURN
6 P. M. Wednesday, January 10.
123.1 Third Streak.
Phones Mala 1314 aad A 1314.
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