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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1917)
THE MOTtXIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 1917. 19 WHEAT BIDS HIGHER Local Market Is Advanced One to Four Cents. CHICAGO RISE IS FOLLOWED Portland Exporters Know Nothing ot Eastern Report of Allies Try ing to Buy Largo Quan- . titles of Grain Here. Ths wheat market was firm In new of the Eastern advance and bids at the Mer chants" Exchange were raised 1 to 4 cents. There wa some Inquiry from the East, though the price indicated were for the most part too low to he considered. It la the traffic situation, however, which Is the chief obstacle, as business could be worked It dealers could guarantee quick shipment. California la In the market for good milling wheat and chicken feed and is taking small quantities. One of the Influences In uplifting prices at Chicago durlnng the day was a report that the entente allies were Inquiring on the Paclflo Coast for 1.75O.000 bushels of wheat. This would bo very Important to grain m.n In the Northwest, If true, but local exporters said yesterday they knew nothing of any such Inquiry. They de scribed the report as Chicago boardroom gossip. The oats and barley markets were steady. California Is buying small lots of oats here when they can be bought at reasonable prices. I Mill feed sales at the Exchange were 100 tons of March bran at $23.B0. 100 tons of February shorts at $27 and 100 tons of March shorts at $27. ' The Liverpool grain cable said: Wheat dull, but steady; more arrivals and expectation shipping will receive pro tection. Corn firm, arrivals light, some ex port offerings. Argentine shipments ex pected to be light. Flour steady, with fair demand. Oats easier, x American supplies liberal. American and Canadian offers In creasing. Better reports from America re garding outlook for shipping. India Fur ther light showers, general crop prospects excellent. Argentine shipments estimated this week: Wheat 1,042,000 bushels, corn 1,200,000 .bushels, oats 300,000 bushels. Corn prospects Improved, recent heavy rain In south. Russia The railway connection with a free port In north Is now in operation; ex pected port stocks of grain will commence to accumulate for shipment." Terminal receipts In cars were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Portland ' Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Thursday ..... 19 Tear ago 14 Feason to date. 3,901 l'ear ago. .... .U,3io Tacoma Wednesday ... 6 Year ago...... 49 Reason to date.4,908 lear a?o. .. . . .5,b43 Seattle Wednesday ... 1 Year ago 4 Feason to date. 3, 90S Tear ago 4,180 WAR ORDERS .... a 10 9 11 1 7 157 1060 178-J 164(1 1343 1178 84s 1S3 . 3 25 110 .... 248 1510 4b 5 .... 202 17U8 14 8 .... 7 6 4 27 SSO 1123 10r, 2!0M 1233 1571 . 702 3255 AKE ANTICIPATED Speculative Buying Is Feature of Eastern Wool Market. Speculative buying of wool In the East, based on possible war orders from the Gov ernment, has been the feature of recent trading. Much of this business has been in pulled wool and scoured grades, but grease territory sorts have also been in demand. Three-eighths-blood wools, the territory grade In largest supply. Is more active now than formerly. A single house has disposed c-f upward of 1,000,000 pounds, according to mail report, at prices said to be on the top edge of quotations. Other lots of the grade have been distributed at 42 to 46 cents in the grease, estimated to cost 95 cents to $1 clean. An agregate of more than 2,000,000 pounds of territory wool probably has been sold the past week. Some of the Individual transfers are about 350,000 pounds various grades at private terms; some fine and fine medium Montana at 40 cents, or $1 to $1.05 clean; New Mexico fine and fine medium at (1 scoured; a lot of 75,000 pounds Wyoming en the basis of $1.10 clean; further transac tions In clothing wools within the range of former quotations. It is said to be a poor lot of territory srool which now will not bring a basis of $1 per scoured pound, although the range for Xtne and fine medium is as low as 95 cents. The top quotation is S1.05. The quotations now given for staple territory are as fol lows: Fine, $1.15 to $1.25, half-blood. $1.05 to $1.10, three-eighths-blood, 95 cents to $1 and quarter-blood 85 to 90 cents. Fine and kalf-blood staple, it Is asserted, would bring about any price asked therefor. MONTANA WOOL BRINGS 40 CENTS Grower Carles Clip Year and Half and Gets Big Price. LKWISION. Idaho, Feb. IB. (Special.) Fred I. Long, of. Frailer, Mont., who Is pending several days In this city, stated that he sold 160.000 pounds of wool for $64,000, or 40 cents per pound. The wool had been stored In a wool warehouse, hav ing been clipped In 1915, and was tentatively gold to a Boston firm. At the time the wool was sheared, a year and a half ago, the fleece was selling at from 24 cents to 25 cents per pound,, but Mr. Long held out for 8 cents. The buyers would not consider It at that figure, so Mr. Long, placed It in Storage and for some time he has been predicting 40-cent wool. The expectation was realized in the sale last week. The news lias aroused Interest In wool circles and flockmastera feel very optimistic concern ing this season's prices. Mr. Long at one time was one of the largest sheep owners In Northern Idaho and Montana. Last year he disposed of most of Itts holdings in that line and retired. 1-TRST ASPARAGUS 13 RECEIVED Initial Shipment Quoted at 65 Cents a Pound Large Oranges Higher. The first asparagus of the season arrived from California yesterday. It was in pyra mid boxes and was quoted at 63 cents a pound. A car of mixed Los Angeles vegetables is flue today. Lettuce Is very firm in the south, with shippers In the Imperial VaI-4- ley asking a price equivalent to a $4 mar ket here. Sixteen ears of oranges arrived on the steamer. The orange market Is strong and higher at $2.75 on large sizes. Potato buyers are quoting $3 to 13.10 at country points. One sale of three cars of I extra fancy stock, for which there was com petition to secure, was reported at $3.25. Btocks In first hands are running low and a continued high market can be expected. KO CHANGE YET IN BUTTERFAT Prints at New City Creameries Put Ont Quotations. Butter was put out by the city cream eries yesterday at the reduced prices of 89 and 40 centa It was expected that the buying price of bptterfat would be lowered, but no change has yet been made In this respect. As the market for cubes has de clined with prints, 37 cents now being the outside price on extras, the country cream ery men can be excused for feeling nervous over the situation. It was Intimated that butterfat prices would probably beput down today. The only reason given for the 4-cent drop In city butter wa3 the general easing off of the market. It Is known, however, that" an Inquiry was received from the East a few days ago at a price that could not than be considered and It Is believed In some quarters that the market Is being put down to a level where outside orders can be filled. If this Is the case, the present relatively low prices may not hold after the Eastern business Is out of the way. t BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE STORED Stacks of letter in Northwest Are Larger Than Year Ace. Government statistics of storage holdings of butter. Cheese and eggs on February 1 were received yesterday. As compared with the same date last year, butter stocks in the Pactflo Northwest are 87.6 per cent and In the country as a whole 80.7 per cent of the holdings last year. The figures on butter holdings In ponnds on February 1, 1017 and February 1. 1810, are given as follows: 1917. 1916. Northwest ............ 250.978 268.608 United States 80,102.348 81.13tf.173 Cheese stocks In the Northwest are heavy, the per cent comparison' with last year being 809.6. but lor the entire country the stock Is only 86.0 per cen't of that of last year. The cheese figures. In pounds, are: 1917. . 1916. Northwest 802,433 130,723 United States 16.243.U5S 18,908,447 Egg holdings are light, as might, be ex pected at this data. Northwestern stocks, however, are. some what greater than a year ago, amounting to 136.6 per cent, but total stocks In the United Etates are only 82.1 per cent of last year's. Stocks of eggs In cases compare as follows: 191T. 1916. Northwest 858 625 United Etates , 146,966 457,954 Egg Market Is Steady. Eggs were steady yesterday with sales at 81 and 82 cents, case count. There was a moderate amount of buying for Se attle, but the demand altogether was not quite as strong as earlier In the week. Re ceipts were not heavy. Poultry was steady and cleaned up well. Hens and large young Springs were quoted at- 18 19 cents. Dressed meats were firm at last prices. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwest cities yesterday were as follows: Clearlnrs. Balances. Portland $2,771,754 $2S4,R4 Seattle 3,02.3S3 463.1 4 Tacoma .190,218 84.7S1 Spokane 0(33.055 87,444 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session, February delivery. Bid Wheat Bid. yr. ago. Rluestem ...........$ 1.53 $ 1.08 Fortyfold 1.54 .97 Club 1.52 .90 Red fife , .... .96 Red Russian 1.60 .96 Oats No. 1 white feed 86.00 25.60 Barley No. 1 feed 89.50 29. OO Bid. .$ 1.60 . 1.55 . 1.53 . 1.51 . 86.25 . 39.50 future: March bluestem March fortyfold March club March tussian ,. March oats ............. March barley ........... FLOUR Patents, $S.20; straights. $7,409 7.60; Valley, $7.70; whole wheat, $8.40; gra- nam. sh.zo. MILLFBED Spot prices: Bran, $26.50 per .on: Hhorts, $30.50 per ton: rolled bar ley. 42&3. CORN Whole. $47 per ton; cracked. $48 per -on. HAY Producers" prices: Timothy, East ern Oregon, $19 20 per ton; alfalfa. $14 0 16; Valley grain hay. $12.50Q14. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 87c; prime firsts. 35c; firsts. 85c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras. 89c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1, 48c; No. 2, 41 o, Portland. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland; Tillamook triplets. 20c; Young Americas not quoted. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 31(&32c per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled. 3:i SfU4c per doen; Oregon ranch, selects, 3tic per dozen. POULTRY Hens. IS'HIOo per pound; Springs. 18lUc; turkeys, live, 21&23c; dressed, 25&28C; ducks, 20&22c; geese, 12',4S(13c. VEAL Fancy, 15o per- pound. POKE. Fancy, luMa per pound. Fruits and Vegetable. Local lobbing cuotatlons: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2.25'&2.75; lemons, $2.503.75 per box; bananas, 5c per pound; grapefruit. $4.5u 5.50: tangerines, $22.75 per box. ' VEGETABLES Artichokes. $11.20 per dozen: tomatoes. SQ37 50 per crate: cabbage. $- per hundred; eggplant. 25c per pound: lettuce, $3.50; cucumbers. $1.50 1.75 per dozen; celery, $5.f0 rer crate; cauliflower, $2.60 per crate; peppers, 30o per pound; sack vegetables, $1.25 2 per sack; sprouts. 12M:c per pound; rhubarb, ludllo per pound. POTATOES Oregon buying prices: $3(9 3.10 per hundred, sweet potatoes, 4"c per pound. ONIONS Oregon buying prices, $7.50 per sack, country points. GREEN" FRUITS Apples, 45c $2.25 per box; cranberries, $1011 per barrel. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.60; Honolulu Plantation, $7.55; Grants Pass beet, $7.40; California beet, $7.40; extra C, $7.20: pow dered, iu barrels. $5.10; cubes, in barrels, JS.35. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $2.40 per dozen; one-half flats, $1.50; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound tallB, $1.25. HONEY Choice, $303.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 18c; Braxil nus, 19c; filberts, 19c: almonds, 19luo; peanuts, 7c; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pe cans, 1819c; chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Small white, lle: large white. 11.10c; Lima. llic; bayous, 8.20c; pink 8Hic; red Mexicans 9Vc; Manchurlan, bfeo. COFKEJi Roasted, in drums, 17?35o. SALT Granulated, $16.75 per ton; half ground, 100s, $11.30 per ton; boa, $12.10 per ton; dairy, $14.75 per ton. RICE Southern head, 7ti7o per pound; broken, 4c; Japan style, 44i4c- DRIED FRUITS Apples. IO4HI0;' apri cots, 1619c; peaches, 8ti10o; prunes, Italian, 88c: raisins, 84j-15V4o; dates, Persian, 15o per pound; fard, $2.50 per box; currants, 13&.loe; fig. 2ui3.50 per box. Hops, Wool, 41 ides. Etc HOPS 1918 crop, o9o per pound, 1917 contracts, 10011c per pound. HIDEsJ Salted hides (25 lba and np). itc; salted stags (oO lbs. ana up). 14c greon and salted xip (15 lbs. to 25 lba), loo: .green and salted calf skins (up to 15 lba?. 2728c; green hides (25 lbs. and up), 16c green stags (50 lba and up), 12c; dry hides,. 30c; alt hides, -5c; dry horse hides, JlJ2: salt- bors3 hides. S3 (3 5. PELTS Dry long-woc-led pelts. 24c: dry srtoi t-wooled nelts. 17c: dry shearlings, iv6p 25c each; salted, long-wooied pelts, $luL&u Halted short-wooled pelts. 50c $1. TALLOW Ko. 1. 8i4c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine, 28933c; coarse. 33 36c; Valley, baa 41c MOHAIR Nominal. CASCARA BARE. Old and new, 6V47o per pound. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice. 25c; standard. 24c; skinned. 21 & 22c; picnics. lttVic; cot tace rolls. lUc LARD Tierce basis; Kettle -rendered. 19c: standard pure. 18V4c: compound, 16c BACON Fancy, 31 & 33c; standard, 27 O 2Sc; choice, 22 26c. DRV SALT Short, clear backs, 19 21c export. 20feG22c; plate. 1617VsC Oils. KEROSENE Wate- white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10c; cases, 1822o. GASOLINE Bulk. 21 c; cases. 30c naphtha, drums, 19c; cases. SOc; enslne Hiat.tlnr. . T-11 ... iriltaR? CaSAL 19C LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $1.08: cases. $1.15; boiled, barrels, $1.10; cases, $1.17, TURPENTINE In tanks, 67c; in cases, 74c; 10-case lots, lc less. Metal Market. - NEW YORK, Feb. 15. Copper Electro- ivtin Rontinufld firm on an lmprovea ae- mand, while little metal was -offered this side of July, vjuoiauons tor ipv-aiia iiomuj were entirely nominal, small lots were saiu to be available for the second quarter at 33 &34c, with leading Interests quoting 31 at 32o for third quarter. Iron, steady and unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin easy. Spot, CO 52a. At London, spot copper, 140; futures, 136: electrolytic 149; spot tin, 199 10s; futures, 198 15s. The Metal Exchange quotes lead strong, 9.23 9.73c 1 Spelter dull. Spot, East St. Louis de livery. 10 o. At London, lead, 30 10s; spelter, 47. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Feb. 15. Turpentine, quiet, 49c; sales, none; receipts, 23 barrels; ship ments, 2 barrels; stock, 14.947. Rosin, firm; sales, 313 barrels; receipts, 269 barrels; shipments, 30 barrels: stock, 79 449 barrels. Quote: A, B. C D, E, F, G. $8- H. I. K. M, $6.20; N, $6.40; WG, $6.50;; WW, $6.75. . . NEW FRENCH LOAN Commercial Credit Arrange ment Is Being Made. MORE GOLD FROM CANADA Dealings in Stock Market Are Light est of Any Day Since Last Sum- mci -Recessions General. . Bonds Are Featureless. NEW TORE, Feb. IB. All records fof dullness sines the stagnant sessions of last Summer were surpassed today, total deal ings amounting only to 290.000 shares. Leading Industrials, ' including United States Steel, yielded 1 to 2 points, similar tendencies being manifested by most of the shipments and munitions with a 10-potnt break in Bethlehem Steel (old stock) cn a single transaction. Motors, metals and utilities mads extreme recessions of 1 to 8 points. Such firmness as was shown by rails at the outset was nullified later by fresh sell ing of New Haven, which fell to S7H. the lowest level yet recorded. Canadian Pa cific, Lehigh Valley and a few other stocks of the highest class were subject to further moderate pressure. Indications of another International loan, probably Hn the form of commercial credit, to French banking interests, were furnished by the visit of a loading financier to Wash ington. An additional $7,000,0w h gold was re ceived from Canada, and the weekly state ment of the. Bank of England showed an appreciable recovery In reserve liabilities. Ke Pittances to London and the contlnont were generally easier, but transactions ere nominal. A tide from slight Irregularity, the bond market was featureless. Total sales, pal value, $2,435,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLLOSINQ BTOCK QUOTATIONS. Sales. Am Beet sugar 20.200 American Can. i!,ooo High. 102 4414 6 2 96 H Low. CI ose. Uutt loli 43 42 Am Car & Fdy. Am Locomotive Am 6m at Rf. 300 2 l 951 61 l.lOO 2.4O0 95 107 124 3. 74 lul 51 7 67 44 22 151 . 5 6S SO 118 25 63 43 20 3 25 25 13 112 31 101 12 65 111 67 21 42 123 84 8i 23 95 r.4 23 93 37A. Am Sugar Rtg Am Tel & Tel.. 1,000 124 Am Z, L & S.. 200 36 Anaconda Cop. 6.400 75 Atchison 1.100 102 Bal Locomotive 1,0 B2 B A 0 800 76 Bkyn It Transit Butte & S Cop Cal Petroleum. 200 -22 Can Pacific 4.000 153 Central Leather 26,600 87 123 86 74 101 61 76 22 151 84 6il 7U 115 'is" 53 2(1 63 , 2il 25 163 Ches ec Ohio... 6O0 z59 C, M & St. P. . l.OOO 80 C & N W 1.600 117 C. R I P Chlno Copper.. 900 63 Col F tc Iron... 600 43 C Pdts Kfg.... 8.1O0 21 Crucible Steel.. 7.000 63 Dist Securities. 40O 26 Erie 2.BO0 20 Gen Electric... 3o0 164 Gt. Northn pfd ...... ..... Gt Nor Ore ctfs 600 81 81 Illinois Ceo ... . ..... Int Consol Corp ...... ..... ..... man couDer 8. coo bi 04. Int Harvester.. ...... ..... ..... In M M pfd ctfs 7.800 67 66 K C Southn... ..... ..... Kenn Copper... 8,000 43 42 I & Nash. Mex Pet 8.300 86 84 V4 Miami Copper.. 200 87 86 .Missouri i'ac. ...... ..... ..... Montana Power ..... Nat Lead 200 64 64 Nevada Copper oo 23 23 V N Y Central 1.600 94 93 N Y, N H & H 7,900 38 37 in or sc western Nor Pacific... 12S 1.400 103 103 Pacific Mail... 20 Pac Tel & Tel. 200 80 80 29 Pennsylvania .. 1,200 64 64 54 25 Ray con Copper 1,700 25 25 rceaaing ...... z.uoo 91 v lm 91 74 Rep Irn & Steel 4.KI0 7,-,'. 73 'ik Shat Ariz Cop. 200 20 2(1 26 Sou Pacific 9O0 93 V 93 Southern Ry... 2.S0O 28 2i Studebaker Co. 2,2oO 102 10i 2S 101 215 137 82 Texas Company 200 2i 215 Union Pacific. 2.7O0 138 137 U P pfd U S Ind Alco.. 4.7O0 125V4 12S 122 104 317 105 24 93 U,S Steel 50.4l0 106 104 u bteei pia.. aoo liTtt 117 Utah Copper... 2.300 10T 105 Wab bfd "B" . . 1.3O0 23 24 Weestern Union 7O0 94 93 Westing Elec. . 8.0OO 60 '.total sales xor the day, 290,000 shares. BONDS. U 8 ref 2s reg.99 V S ref 2s coup. 91 U S 8s reg...10 U S 8s coup... "100 North Pae 8s.... 66 Pac T T 5s ... 1 oo Penn con 4s..104 South Pac ref 4s. 92 Union Pac 4s... 9.1 Union Pac cv 4a. 92 U S Steel 6s 105 South Pac cv 5s. 1(1(1 Anglo French Cs 91 u s 4s reg. ... i7 U 8 4s coup. . ,1()9 Atchison gen 4s. 94 N Y Cen deb tis.l0S North Pac 4s.. 94 Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 15. Closing quotations: Allouez 61 North Butte 20 Ariz Com 13 Old Dom 67 Cal & Ariz.... 79 Osceola 84 Cal fc Hecla...645 Ouincy 90 Centennial . 20 Shannon 8 Cop Range 03 Superior 14 East Butte 13 Sup A Boston.. 6 Franklin 7 Tamarack 66 Granby 81 Utah Con 19 Isle Royal le ... 82 Winona 4 Lake Copper... 13 Wolverine 47 Mohawk 80 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Feb. 15. Mercantile paper. 4 per cent. Sterling. 60-day bills. S4.7Z! commercial 60-day bills on banks, $4.72; commercial 60-day bins, se.ix; cemano, ai.i cii cables, $4,76 7-16. Franca, demand, 5.85; cables. 6.83. Marks, demand. 67 11-16; ca bles. 67. Kronen, demand, 10.92 cables, 10.94. Guilders, demand. 40 ; cables, 40-11-16. ' Llres, demand, 7.28; cables, 7.27. Rubles, demand, 28; cables, 28. Bar silver. 78 o. Mexican dollars, 60 c Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. Time loans firm; eo a aye, Br per cent; 90 days and six months, 44 per cent. Call morey, steady; high, 2 per cent; low, 2 per cent: ruling rate, 2 -per cent; last loan, 2 per-cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. BAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15 Sterling on London, $4.70; demand, $4.75; cables, $4.76. Mexican dollars, 60c LONDON, Feb. 13. Bar silver, 38d per ounce. .Money, 8 per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 6 per cent; three months, 5 per cent. Stocks Bull at London. LONDON, Feb. 15. American securities were dull on the Stock Exchange today. SAN IB AN CISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg etables, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15. Butter Fresh extras. 35 c; prime firsts, 36c; fresh firsts 84c. Eggs Fresh extras, 84c: pullets, 80e. . Cneese--New. 18 c; Young Americas, 21c Poultry Hens, 22(S24c; ola roosters, 14 A15c: fryers. 241 20c; broilers. 30ji33c; large, 284i30c; squabs, $2.75tJ8; pigeons. $1.502; ducks, IS 'a 20c; geese, ltp21c; turkeys. 23 924c Vegetables Lettuce, southern 73c if $1.75; peas, southern fancy, large. 8 3 9c; small. 6 4 7c: tomatoes, Mexican. $333.25; re navicert- b T.l&nt. 22ttp25c: green pep pers. Florida, 3O&f40c; garlic. 3U4c: sweet Dotatmr. S3. 25: celeary, $3.00; rhubarb, $1.502; marrowfat and hubbard squash. 2c pound. Potatoes Rivers, $3.6003-73. Onions- $11. Frul' Pears. Winter Nellls, $2.50 03; lemons, $3aj3.25; grapefruit. $2.25j.2.5o. oranges, navels, $2.35 2. 75: bananas, tl& 1.50; pineapples, $2i&2.50; apples, Newtown pippins. $1.10(1.25: bellefleur. 60075c Feedstuffs Cracked corn and feed corn meal. $48.5049.50; rolled Barley. 4547; alfalfa meal. S'JO.aO carloads; less. 121.30. Receipts Flour, 7580 quarters; barley, 2410 centals; beans, 5120 sacks; potatoes. 3020 sacks; hay, 320 tons; hides, 32u; wine, 87,600 gallons. Coffee Futures Less Active. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. The market for coffee futures was less active today. The opening was 1 point higher to 1 point lower and March sold off to 8.12c after the cal or about 3 points under last night's close. Later deliveries held steady, however, while March rallied to 8.17c In the later trading and September sold up to 8.50c. or about 2 to 8 points Bet higher. The close was net 1 point lower t 8 higher. Sales, 86.750. February, 8.110; March, 8.14c; April. 8.20c; May, 6.28c; June. 8.33c; July, 8.37c: August. 8.42c; September, 8.47e; October, 8.50c; No vember, 6.63c; December. 8.57e; January, 8.61c. Spot, quiet: Rio 7s, 10c: Santos 4s, 10He. The cost and freight market was reported nominal. bantoe Ss and 4s were said to be ' offered here at 10c, American credits, and 4s at . UOc The official cables resorted an advance of 75 to 100 rels in Santos futures, .with spot unchanged. APRICOT GROWING IS URGED Canneries Offer $75 Tea for Crop la The DaUee District. THE DALLES. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) In the endeavor to further apricot culture In this section, the two local canneries are of fering as an Inducement to sign contracts for all the growers can produce at $23 a ton delivered at the plants. There has been in tne past a tremsnaou. demand for this fruit, and the canneries havs not been able to fill their ordera They are also willing to contract for the future with those who put out new plantings. Several orchard men havs already taken ad vantage of the offer. ALL LINES ARE FIRM LIVESTOCK TRADE) LIGHT WITH SMALL RECEIPTS. noti la Demana With Bales at $12.15 to $12.25 Lambs Have a Tendency Upward. The livestock market eentlnned firm In all departments with trad, light the small receipts. Good hogs sold at $l-- 112.20 with a brisk demand. The cattle offered are for the most P". "".'"' grade and sold accoraingiy. iu and lamb trade better prices are oeius " for valley stock. , Receipts were 08 came, i 7- and 437 sheep. Shippers were; .. - Young & Co.,' OaKiana. 1 cr ... Olvens. Estacada. 1 car cattle, nogs. "" W. K France, Rock Creek, z care hORS, sheep: Marsh 4fc oresr, uc.in. 1 car cattle, calves. ,, The day's sales were as aoiiow. Weight. Price. W t. inrr 1 bull ....1400 $0.50 8 calves. 117 6.00 1 calf... 6(10 8.75 1 hog... 230 12.20 7 hogs.. 167 12.20 77 hogs.. 183 12.20 1 hog... 840 12.00 3 hogs.. 133 11.20 21 hogs.. 113 11.00 2 hogs.. 165 10.75 1 hog... 270 ll.BO S hogs.. 151 12.10 1 hog... 490 11.10 T hogs.. 14 12.10 2 hoiss.. 270 11.10 1 hog... 230 12.20 38 hogs.. 205 12.15 4 hogs.. 412 11.15 12 hogs.. 181 12.20 27 hogs.. 140 10.75 11 hogs.. 75 12.25 It lambs. 75 12.25 2 ylgs... 74 12.25 ' 1 cow .... 830 4.50 1 cow .... U40 1 bull ....1440 4. bull ....1320 1 cow 1050 6.60 6.001 6.2.1 6. 1 heifer .. 720 6.75 1 calf ISO 1O.00 853 5.00 2 steers . . 490 4.00 tun ..1032 8.25 1 steer ... 920 7.601 12 cows ... 750 6.001 6 cows . . . 735 6.00 1 cow .... 770 3.60 1 cow .... 950 6.60 1 cow .... 880 5.00 2 cows ...1015 7.50 1 cow .... 790 4.60 1 bull .... 900 4.60 1 bull ....1210 6.60 1 calf .... 130 10.(10 2 calves . . 275 6.00 Prices current at the local yards were as follows: Cattle Price. Steers, prime $ 8.50(0 9.25 Steers, fats- to good ...... 7.00W 8.00 Steers, medium Cows, choice ............ Cows, medium to good ... Cows, ordinary to fair ... Heifers Bulls Calves Hogs Light and heavy, packing Rough heavies ... ........ I'igs and skips .......... Stock hogs Sheep Yearling wethers Old wethers Ewes .................... Lambs G.ooae o.7f 7.351J 7.7S 6.501 7.00 6.75'- 6.25 6.00'. 8.00 8.75 p 6.00 3.00 V- 9.00 11.801M2.35 9.85 4rl0 00 9.3.) if 10.00 8.50U 9.00 10.25 0 10.75 10.00 4H0.50 8.75 4 9.75 li.oo i; Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Feb. 15. Hogs Receipts, 18.800. steady. Heavy, $12.0Ofu -12.25: light, $11.80 piks. i9.75Cpll.oo; bulk of sales. ll-Jt Iff 1Z. io. Cattle Receipts. 2900, steady. Native steers, s.2oirpll.25; cows and heifers. $70 9; Western steers, t7.2510.23: Texas steers. e-io-a; stocaers and reeuers, 96.50& 10.00. Sheep Receipts, 21,000, slow. Yearlings 11.2.'. 13.25; wethers. $9.60alL50; lambs. 1J.IV11.(1(1. .... Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 15. Hogs Recelnts. 89. 000. slow, 5 to 10c under yesterday's average. nunc, si.ucifi.u; llgnt. l t.tto (o 12.0O; mixed. S12ftl2.40: heavv. S12S12.4U: touch $12'12.10: plKS. $9,50410.75. Cattle Receipts. 7DOO. weak. Native boef cattle, $7.8u!rl2.15: Western steers. 7.85S 19.25; Blockers and feeders. Sd.25lU9.25 cows and heifers, $5.2010.40; calves, $10 Sheen Recelnts. 16.O0O we.lc vth.n iu.ouiii.8a; iamDs, si 2. 50(0-14. 75. Bean Second to Wheat Crop. LEWISTON. Idaho. Feb. 13. (Special. farmers ot this district are Just learning tne value ot tne pea ana Dean crop. Here tofore It was thought that every available acre should be planted to wheat, but during tne past year more than $1,000,000 worth of peas and beans were raised In this dis trict for commercial purposes. The bean crop is now second to the wheat crop. Mrs. Dora May, of American Ridge, has a 4uo acre ranch upon which she raised beans. and received $18,ooo for tbein. a ' London Wool Sales. LONDON. Feb. IB. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 6300 balea It was a good selection and demand was animated at firm prices. Victorian scoured merinos sold at 4s 11 d. and greasy croesbreds at 2s 7d. Cape of Good nope ana rtatai graaes were negiectea, as most of the crossbreds have been comman deered by the authorities. Farm Bells for $20,000. LEWISTON. Idaho, Feb. 15. (Special.) Columbus Clark, of Jullaetta, Idaho, has purchased the Lll Johnson farm, near Goto esee. Idaho, for $20,000. It Is understood Mr. Clark will take Immediate possession. Federal Smelting Dividends Larger. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. The Federal Min ing A 8meitlng Company today declared l quarterly dividend -of 1 per cent on the preferred stock as compared with 1 the last prsvlous disbursement. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Feb. 15. Butter, unchsnged. Eggs, easier. Receipts. 4082 cases; firsts, 414Zc: ordinary firsts. 38 j39c; - at mark, cases -Included, 39(l40c Dnluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. Feb. 15. Linseed on track. $2.78: choice. $2.80: to arrive. $2.80; May, $2.81 asked; July, .. nominal. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. Raw sugar, fll Centrifugal, 5.40c; molasses, 4. 53c. Refined steady; line granulated, 7ui.2jc Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. Evaporated an pies, steady; prunes, . better Inquiry; peaches, lirm. Hope, Etc.. at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 15.--Hops, easy: hides. firm; wool, steady. MANY SETTLERS EXPECTED Wasco County Lands Are Being Listed for Disposal. THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 15. (Spe clal.) Word has been received by the Chamber of Commerce from Omaha that the colonization department of the O.-W. R. & N. Company is having: ex cellent responses from settlers who de sire to locate in the West, and it is anticipated that within 30 days there will be many b.om.seekera here to look over lands. . More than 12.009 acres of land have been listed, cover ins" practically every character of land in Wasco County. The Chamber is calling for more bot tom land that can be used to grow beans and other vegetables that need more or less irrigation, as there is con siderable call for this class. "Blacklee" Disease Causes Alarm THE DALLES. Or., Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) The spreading- of "blackleg" disease among cattle in Wrentham dis trict has caused alarm among cattle men of that section. No deaths are reDorted. A veterinary surgeon from The Dalles is in the vicinity and will co-operate with state authorities in an endeavor to wipe out tne plague, COTTON MUST WAIT England Gives Preference to Cargoes of Grain. RAFFIC SITUATION BETTER Chicago Wheat Market Responds Sharply Jo Improvement in Ship, pins Outlook Netherlands Settles Freight Difficulties. CHICAGO. FehelS. Wheat Jumped np to day largely as a result .of assertions that British ships would load grain In preference to cotton, and that The Netherlands govern ment had been successful In solving diffl- ultles which had brought to a standstill all Dutch trsfflo with the United States. The market closed strong. le to 8 net higher, , with May at $1.74 1.74, and uly at $1.49 Ql.49. Corn gained c to le and eats le to llo. In pro visions the outcome was the same as yes terday's finish to 10 cents lower. Nearly 6 cent, advance from the lowest prices of the day in wheat took place be fore the session ended. A nortlon of the strength which developed during the late trading was generally ascriDea to report, that the British government was asking for offers on shout 1,750,000 bushels of wheat on the Pacific Coast. It was said also that soma speculators were able to anticipate the action of railway officials looking to an outlet for eastbound dally tralnloada of rraln and flour to meet domestic require ments on the Atlantic seabaard. Knowledge of unnrecedented measures to clear up rail way congestion was not gsneral, though. until after the whfet market had closed. Corn derived strength from wheat. Oats showed Independent firmness, owing chiefly to assertions that the United States Government had purchased Z.000,000 bushels for shipment to El Paso. Provisions averaged lower, weakness In the hog market was largely responsible, and so, too, was tne embarrassing condition oi tne railway Leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT. Open. High. Low. $1.69 1.46 Close. May July $1.70 $1.75 ..... 1.40 1.49 $1.74 1.49 CORN. 1.V 1.01 9S-i 1.00 OAT3. JI6 .67 -64 .65 May .99 .98 1.01 4 uiy 1.00 May .65 .63 .67 1 .55 uiy MESS PORK. 19.73 80.00 29.70 Mar 80 fM) 29.30 July LARD. May 16.T0 July 16.82 16 73 16.87 16 6T 10.72 16.T3 16.85 15. 7T 15.8T SHORT RIB 3. May 15.72 16.77 1. ST July 15.S2 15.90 15.80 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red. " nominal: No. 8 red. xi.74; no. 2 hard, nominal; No. 8 hard $1.70. corn No. S yellow. Bl.ni: No. 4 yellow. voicvii; -N o. e wnite, nn i tr wa c. uan .-so. s wbite. Da tissue: stsndard, 57 it 59c Rye No. 2. $1.47. Barley $lf 1.30. Timothy $3.50 35.80. Clover $12 a 18. Primary receipts Wheat. S72.000 v 1,329.000 bushels; corn, 912.000 vs. 2.558,000 ousneis: oats. 401,000 vs. okz.ooo bushels. Shipment Wheat. 623.000 va 797.000 ousneis: corn, 42. 000 vs. o.tc.OOO bushels; oats, vs. iii.uuu ousneis. Eastern Wheat Future. DTTLTJTH. Feb. 13. Wheat cloned: May. $1.78; July. $1.74. WTNNIPEQ. Feb 15. Wheat closed; Mav. i-; Juiy, i.izvi: October, $1.40. KANSAS CITT. Feb. 18. Wheat eloBetl May. $1.74; July. $1.45; September. $1.35 ST. LOUIS. Feb. 15 Wheat clone Hf.v ea.aoTs; rfuiy, ii.io:, ; September. $1.37. Minneapolis Grata Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 15. Rarlarv B4V.M W4ieat. May, $1.77 iffl.T7 : July. $1.73 Cash: No. 1 hard. $1.87 1.89 ;. No. INOrtnern. S1.794. U 183 V : No. 3 Northern i- (o-t wi.e.-a. lax $2.77 (g 2.84. Grain at San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO. Feb 13 Sro tions ws la. a ' . 1 u. 4f 7 "S - .. ... $2.72tf2.77; Turkey red. $2.953: hi...! iem, n. mi ; reea Darley, 32.20(rr2.22 w.L.. 11.ifov1.Kit5; oran, $28.29 middlings, $38r40: shorts. $3oB31. lau ooaro. uarley. Mav. S2 "o hM " ta asaeu; ueccmnar, ll.ei bid. S1.GU aikul Pnget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Feb. 15. Wheat ri.,..i.. $1.55; turkey red. $1.50; fortyfold. $L63 club. $1.63; red Russian, $1.52. nanoy au.au per ton. Yesterday s car receipts Wheat 1 a umjivj x, aiuur e. - TACOMA. Feb. 15. W1..I -ri,..... $1.64; fortyfold. club and red fife. $1 50- Car receipts Wheat 6, hay 8. CANNERY GAIN IS HEAVY STOCKHOLDERS OF" LEWIS COCXTT ASSOCIATION GATHER. Cb eh alls Plant's Output In I91A la la- crease of 170 Per Cent Over 1915, Value Gains 800 Per Cent. CHEIIALTS. Wash.. Feb. 14, (Sne. clai.) btock holders of the Lewis County, (Jannlnar Association held meeting at the Citizens' Clubrooms here today. A picnic dinner was served, the stock holders bringing basket lunch eons, while the cannery furnished pork ana Deans, sauraraut and coffee. Dan W. Bush, manager of the asso elation, grave a report on the business of the cannery for the past year. For the year of 1915 the gross tonnage was 312,983 pounds while for 191S it was 854,124 pounds, a gain of almost 170 per cent. - There was more than 300 per cent gain in the Invoice value of the manu factured output of the cannery as the figures for 1915 were $10,000 in round figures while for 1916 the total Invoice value of the manufactured output was $41,606.98. The bulk of output of raw product either was newly created wealth or a latent resource of the community in the way of the wild evergreen blackberry, which crop alone yielded more than $5000. The Canning Association owns Its property and further negotiations under way will insure a sfe capable of handling a business of many times greater volume than at the present. A number of additions have been made to the plant In the way of equipment. CENTRALIA PAYS JUDGMENT Receiver for Defunct Bank Gets 91001.41 on Warrants Held. CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) Yesterday City Treasurer Dick erson paid to the receiver of the United States National Bank $106.41, repre senting the face value of city warrants plus interest held by the bank when it closed its doors two years ago. Warrants to the amount of $9863.70 were held by- the bank and were in volved in recent litigation, as a re sult of which the bank receiver was awarded Judgment in the Supreme Court against the city for the amount named. The City Treasurer was yegterday served with a Superior Court order commanding him to pay the Judgment on or before March 1. The warrants, outside of those paid yesterday, how ever, were local improvement districts warrants, the funds covering which were in the bank when It failed. Mr. Dickerson stated today that In his opinion the only way the balance of the judgment can be settled la oy a special tax levy next year. 0ST0FF1CE- SAFE BLOWN Robbers at Rochester Get Stamps Worth $20 0, and $10 Cash. CEXTRALIA. Wash-, Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) Last night robbers dynamjted the safe at the Rochester postofflce and made a successful escape with about $200 worth' of stamps, $19 In money and several money-order blanks, Tha robbery waa discovered this morn ing by Postmaster II. R. -James, who immediately notified Federal officers. The latter arrived today. It la believed that the-robbery was the work of professionals. No one in the town heard - the explosion. En trance to the office was obtained by smashing a glass in the front door. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. LAWKENTIS To Mr. and Hra. Sidney Lswrence, 621 East Seventh street South, December 29, a son. LL'IZ To Mr and Mrs. Harry B. Lnts. 399 Ru.ssell street. January 29. a daughter. HURLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Moses J. Hur ley, 505 North Twenty-sixth street. Jan uary 20. a son. MOORE To Mr. and Mrs. George E. Moore, 1081 Michigan avenue, February . daughter. GlilKFITH To Mr. and Mrs. William H, Griffith, 6617 Thirty-ninth avenue South east. February 6. a son. LAW To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Law. 631 Kast Couch street. February 6, a son. RAMEY To Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Ramey. 1007 Alblua avenue. February 7. a son. BRAEKR To Mr. and Mrs. Peter rl. Brakke. 444 East Eighteenth street North. February 7, a son. ROBINSON To Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Robinson, 95 Vancouver avenue. February 8, a son. Marriage Licensee. TROOJT-CARET Neal IT T roost. 1522 East Thirteenth street, and Mary A. Carey, 1523 Kast Thirteenth street. RICE-MILLER John C. Rica Hillsdale. Or., and Phoebe Z. Miller. Hillsdale. WESTLf.N'D-WEST Oustav A Westlund. 671 Seventy-ninth street North, and Annie West. 472 Holladay avoue Building Permits. EMMA N. AUSTIN Renalr two-storv frame dwelling, 1671 Sixth avenue, between Kuiton Park boulevard and Hood; builder. same; $500. METHODIST CHURCH Renalr one-etorv frame church. 6804 Eighty-sixth street Southeast, between Fifty-eighth and Fifty ninth avenues; $100. THE OKbGOX HOME BUILrtERS Erect one-story frame dwelling. 1534 Virginia street. between California and Florida; builder, sum.; S2000. THE OREOON HOME BUILDERS Erect two-story frame riwelllnir. U06 Rrvc. avvnua. between Eait Tweniy-r.lnth and Regents IJrlve; bulii.er. same; $55(1(1. THE ORfcXJON liuME BUILDERS Erect one-story frame dwelling. 1530 Virginia, be tween California and Florida; builder, same; $2.-.((l. Thomas west Repair two-story rrams dwclliliB, 6SO East Pine, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth; J. A. Zeller. builder; $3oo. THOMAS PRINCE. Dundee. Or., owner: the Oregon Home Builders, arents Erect two-story public garage. 2(9 Tenth street, between Salmon and Taylor: the Oregon Hume Builders, builders; 12.0O0. FRANK PAULSEN Repair one-story rrame cwening. jj'i. ejaat Harrison, between East Fortieth and Forty-flnat; builder, same; $5o. M. FREEMAN Repair one-story frame tore. o- r.ai.1 Anaenv. oetween twenty seventh and Twenty-eighth; builder, same $5lt. K. M'EWINO Erect one and ene-half-story frame dwelling. 292 East Eighty- seventh, between Hawthorne and Clay; Ar thur vanoernerg. builder; S120O. S. MOYFS Repair one-story frame dwelling, 744 Fourth, between Porter and Woods; William Doherty, builder; $150. S. MOYES Repair one-story frame dwell ing. 742 Fourth, between porter and Woods; William Doherty. builder; $125. Assessments to Draw Interest. CEXTRALIA. Wash.. Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) Tomorrow is the last day for paying the assessments in the huge Improvement district created in the en tire northwest quarter of the city last Summer tor the purpose of laying ce ment sidewalks. After tomorrow the amounts still unpaid will start draw ing InteresL Today a little over $9000 had been paid In on the improvement. which is only about one-fourth of the total cost City Treasurer Dickerson this morning received a check from the Milwaukee for $349.94 in payment of the railroad company's' assessment. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Feb. 15. Maximum temper ature. 40 degrees; minimum. 38 degrees. River rending at K A. M 2.7 feet; change In last 24 hours. 0.5 fool fall. Total rainfall (5 p. M. to 5 P. M. . nonoi total rainfall since September 1. lttlfl. 15.01 inches; nor mal rainfall since September 1. 2.M Inches: deficiency of rainfall slncer-ieptember 1, 101(5. 18.18 Inches. Total sunahtne February 15, none; possible sunshin-,10 hours, 24 minutes. Barometer (riluc4f to sea level at 6 P. M.. 30.3W Inches. Re rat I re humidity at noon, 69 per cent. THE WEATHER. - 5 Wind ? 5 ? -t s ! -s. 2 3 I I s 8 I5 ? s ? ? : : STATIONS, Stats ot weatber. Baker Holse Boston Calgary Chicago L 141 40'O.no:. .;se ICloudy I 24i 40 o.ool. .INW Pt. cloudy 1 ls o.iMi) . .INK ICloudy ;,t u . .wit . . t - ' iuuuj 24 Id 2-1 O.OO, 14SW rClou.ly Denver ...... l)es Molncs... Duluth Eureka ...... (lalveston .... Helena Jacksonville t J uneau Kansas City.. Los Angeles.. Marshtleld ... Med ford Minneapolis Montreal New Orleans. New York.... North Head . . 40 o.oi . . 30 0.OOI . . 22 0. Ol . . Cloudy Clear 24 2l 3 44 SW Snow Clear .r.s (1,(1(1 10 N Clear 3 44 o.ool . .INW Cloudy 74 0.10 2o,SW Clear '. .1.5s;. . W (Rain ?lk 11 (H(; S W K'lear ",' 441 7" (.( . . sw Pt. cloudy 20 tV.'-O.IM) . . NW;.CIear 25 HO (LOO, . .INW ear 241 2rt O.OllOiSW 8 lrt (I.Oo . .idV r.j; rsi.oui . .'nw (11 31 O.ol 16 N 40 - O.02 IO SE I 34) ,"S O.OOj. . 'E . A 4(1 O.Odi . .S W 4(11 ti4 O.OO . JSW 1(I 32 O.OOl. .W 3'.i 40 O.001 . .W 341 4 O.OOl.. INW 4l 72 0.W . .)SE 2 40 0.1X 10 NW cloudy Clear Clear Kain North Yakima Cloudy Clear Omaha Phoenix Pocatello .... Portland .... Roeeburg .... Sacramento .. St. Louis ...... Salt Lake.... San t"leR San Francisco. Seattle Sitka Spokane . . . Tacoma ('lea pt, cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear 32 0 . (Ml1 . . NW Clear ',ii O.tKj 10 NWlClear 72 O.OO 10 SW (Clear 44O.01-10S llaln 52 O.OO' . . jE 1 Itain 3d O.ooj . . SW (Snow 40 O.IKX . . NE jRain 44 O.K! 2b S I Run Tatoosh Island tValdes .... Walla Walla Washington Winnipeg .. 32l. .i0.5S.. . 34, 4S (..".: . .v 2K 3d 0.5(l'. .(X . . ..ts-now w Jcioudy N Rain 121 20.o.0(: low ICloudy A. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The 'North Paclfto high-pressure area has moved tomb and a storm of marked energy has made Its appearance over Alberta. Southwest warnings for this storm were or dered at 6:15 P. M. at all Washington sea ,mri, and at the mouth of the Columbli River. The storm yesterday over the lower Mississippi Valley has moved rapidly north Mitward to the Middle Atlantic States. Light rain has fallen In Western Washing ton, in the Atlantic States from New York to Florida and in the lower Mlsaisslppl Val ley. Lipht snow has occurred in Northeast ern Washington, the Upper Mississippi Val ley and the lakes region. Temperatures have risen In Florida and fallen along the west gulf coast. It Is also cooler in the Pniuir Miraiasinnl v alley. Conditions are favorable for rain Friday In Oregon. Washington and Northern Idaho. Pair aihr will nrot.ably continue in Southern Idaho. It will be warmer In Southeastern Idaho. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; southerly wlnrie. Oregon, and Washington Rain; southerly winds, increasing to gaie lorce along tne north rmut. Idaho Kaln north, probnhly fair south portion, warmer southeast portion. North' pacific Coast Kaln; fresh south facts zn ---:-x-:::- WITHOUT A BLEMISH F o u r t e e nth street, from Jefferson to Hall, waa paved In 1910, seven years ago. Sufficient time has elapsed to test the merits of the pavement, yet this much ly-traveled street is in fine condition, as It was paved with BITULITHIC TTARREX BROS. CO.. Journal Euildina. Portland, Or. -:-:- :-:- :: erly rale "north, strong southerly winds south portion. H. A BEALS, Forecaster. FAIR SANITATION PROVIDED $6500 Provided for Equipment at Grounds at Salem. SALEM". Or., Feb. 15, (Special) Allowance of $1000 for additional water syetern and $2500 for additional toilet facilities and a septic tank to the State Fairgrounds equipment Is considered as a decided Important- step for the fair for this year. The State Boara of Health, throurh one of its members. Dr. W. B. Morse, of this city, made an exhaustive ex amination of the fairgrounds as to the sanitary conditions there. This inves tigation was made some time ago and a report filed with the Governor and the State Fair Board. The improved sanitary conditions are largely due to the tiling or that report. Members of the board are satisfied that the appro nrlations rftrnmm.nri.4 tv t i w.v. and mearrs committee will go a Ions' way toward improving- the a-eneral ean- Jtary arrangements at the fair. ALBANY MERCHANTS ELECT W. A. Eastburn Is Chosen President of Association. - ALBANY, Or, Feb. IS. (Special.) TV. A. Eastburn was chosen president of the Albany Retail Merchants' Asso ciation In the annual election of that organization last night. W. IL Hol man was elected vice-preeldent. J. TV. Keeder secretary and Clarence C. Cam eron treasurer. To serve with the four oficers on the board of directors H. K. Worth. A. M. Hammer and G. A. Flood were elected. A. M. Hammer. A. L. Fisher, TV. A. Barrett. D. P. Mason. F. M. French and W. A. Eastburn were elected delegates to represent the local association at the meeting of. the State Merchants' Association in Portland next week. TRAVELERS' til" IDE. San Francisco Los Angeles i Wlthent Change En Rente) The Big, Clean, Comfortable. Elegantly Appointed, beacoinst S. S. BEAVER Sails From Alneworth Dock $ P. M.. FRIDAY. FEB. 16, 100 Colrira Mllee mm Columbia River All Rates Include Berths and Meals lalite sad bertlces Lnesvrlled The San Fraarlae Pert land 8, B. Cm, Third and Washington street wltn O.-W. R. N. Ce.). lei, Broadway tMt, A S12L STWIN PALACES aQS rORTIASII TO SAN FR4MC1SCO 8. t. NORTHERN PACIFIC, express train time, balls Feb. 8. b. 13. 30. 24. CaL Str. Express leaves 9:30 A, M. Fares $i . , . , , , 1 -. i . o B.'b. "GREAT 'NORTHERN, San Fran. Cisco and Los Angeles to Honolulu, Feb. 12; March 5. 23: April 11, 30. $130 round trip. Honolulu Carnival Feb. l-24. I North Bank 6th and Stars TirKFT I Mellon, 10th and Iloyt u" I S4S Wash.. C.. N. By. loo 3d. Ilurllngton Ry. ALASKA Prince Rupert. Ketchikan. WrangeL Pe4erbnrg. Juneau, Tread well. lHui;la, Thane. II nine, bkagway. Cordova, ai des and Seward, CALIFORNIA Via Seattle or ban Francisco to Los Angeles and an ilego. Largest ships, unequaled service, low rates, lncluaiug meals and berth. For l-artlculnre arrly or telenhorio PACIFIC e-TKAMSHIP COMPANY, 124 Tulrd btreet, 249 Wash. M. Main 26. Main S?S Home A 4506 Home A S293. M !3:li ' rl t tOllAV, 2:30 1 M.. leb. is. San Francisco. Portland. Los Anga- I les cieamsiup Co. rranlc Boliam. A gt.. 124 Third ik A 45U6. Main 2L $ I I Postal Servaos I NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS Direct Route to the Continent. WEEKLY DEPARTURES For All Particular Inquini Fntraat Mr.. rsc 4 Atrata, 10a Cherry e' brattle, or Any Loral steals. American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. AH sailings between U. S. Atlantic and U. S. Pacific ports are canceled until further notice. C. D. avenneely. Agt- tl 8tark HC. FertlsoJ 4 U aav 1 j i J 1 L Solenoid Twin. : , 1 I ' Screw American k ( !' Steamers "alalia I , i V "S", "VeV I U ilThaDeUghtfalWay! I j "a,"n"7r. Feb.20. Mar.lX At' OCE NI CSS.CO..3 M'-lfVf i