THE MOItNIXO OREGOMAN, Til U It SI) A Y. rEUKl'AKY 22, 1917. ID fVOOL RISE RAPID Advance of 11 Cents in Fort . night in Some Grades. BUYERS ARE IN FIELD regon Growers Still Refuse to Sell Before Shearing, but In Idaho s Contracting Is Belne Done 4 In Considerable Volume. Wool buyers har resumed their efforts this week to cecure Eastern Oregon wool it contract but without success. Wlth many f the growers it is not a question of price but simply a refusal to sell at this time, regardless ot offers. Extern 'Washington sheepmen are also keeping out of the mar ket. In Southern Idaho, however, there Is said to have been considerable activity. The details of the business done there were not made public, but It Is said that up to 40 eents has been, paid for coarse grades and 85 cents for fine wools. These prices indi cate an advance of about 0 cents a pound since contracting for 1917 Idaho wools began. It le this rapid advance . In the market r". r in mKinv ir.rnn .rn ,r a, r nn r inn and hennlnff them from i1Mr tin the sheeD s back. They figure that conditions In the market warrant a further advance at the same rate. As showing how prices are ollmb Ing In the East, a Boston dealer writes that en January 80 he sold 125.000 pounds of three-eights fleece wool at 50 cents, en Feb. ruary 8 he sold 00,000 pounds at 55 cents, snd on February 13 another 50,000 pounds at 81 cents. The same dealer quotes a manu facturer as predicting that three-eighths wool will be worth $1 In the grease and (2 scoured. In addition to the Idaho contracting, buy ers have been operating In Wyoming and Montana, and In a limited way In Arizona, where shearing has been done. In all these states good medium wools have been ab. eorbed by eastern houses at 40 cents. Fully 3.000,000 pounds are understood to have been contracted for In the past week. While the volume of contracts recently rnade does not approach that noted earlier In the season. It has been enough to create renewed excltemeht among growers and buy ers find It difficult to get all the wool they want at a "reasonable" figure. In the" Triangle and Soda Springs districts, SS to 40 cents has been paid for medium clips. In Montana growers are squarely on the basis of 40 cents for medium clips. Some growers are asking mbre, occasionally one being found who Is holding for 45 cents. Utah fine and lialf-blood clips have been contracted In a moderate way at 35 to 117 cents. Borne of the best Clips in Arizona have been bought toy Eastern parties at S3 to 40 cents, but contracting there Is likely to give way short lly to sales of the shorn wools. From this end a broadening of operations Is noted, more houses being concerned now than hith erto this season. OATS BIBS TO BE OPENED MARCH 2 Wheat Offers on Local Board Are Lower With Chicago. Wheat bids at the Merchants' Exchange were reduced 1 to 4 cents because of the weakness at Chicago, but otherwise there was no change In the situation. There was Inquiry from the East, but dealers reported mat tney couia not snip wheat, nor buy It, If cars were available. Bids for the next big contract for oats for use on the Mexican border .will be opened at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on March 2. A total of 10.000 tons will be called for, of which BO00 tons are to be delivered at Western points, and on this lot Pacific Coast dealers will probably bid. The barley market was easier yesterday On account of continued rains In California. A New York broker writes of the mar ket outlook: 'All markets continue subject to Influence f International news from day to day. The action of the British Government tn pre scribing limitations to all Imports with a view of conserving available tonnage for ammunition and foodstuffs has produced a bullish wave on the grains, although against cotton. "Wheat Is very feverish with frequent swings, and causing caution In entering Into commitments on either side. It Is be lieved that the British action will bring pretty much all tonnage to North America, yet It may serve only to take grain already bought. We are inclined - to believe that prices will rule lower In the Immediate fu ture. "Corn and oats are strong on their own merits and but little influenced by wheat styratlons. Export operations would be large If freight were obtainable; prices look higher on these grains." Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants" Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Tort1and, Wed.. 10 1 1 n a Tear ago 2 .... T 4 v Fes son to date, floss, 15 1079 124 l7."l Tear ago 9829 1S48 1200 857 1734 Tseoma, Tues... 8 3 rear ago 4 2 H Piainn tn Antm KOni 11ft 4K Vear ago 6S91 485 .... 267 1770 Reattle. Tues.. 12 .... (I 2 8 Tear ago It T It 8 10 reason to GtI8.4"M r0 11 n.t J.nfl 200.2 Tear ago 6812 1002 1618 772 8163 GROWERS GET $0.00 FOB -ONIONS Potato Market Is. Also Gradually Advancing. Local Trade Slow. Onions have advanced to $9 a sack, sell ing" price at country points. It was reported yesterday that a ear had been sold for Eastern shipment at 810. and another ship per stated ho had an order at J10.21S for a carload to be distributed at points In the Northwest. In the meatlme the local Job bing market continues Inactive with Front street houses offering onions to the trade at 9. Ban Francisco advices note the ar rival of a shipment of Japanese onions there. which have been placed on the market at 7 a hundred. A much larger shipment of Japanese onions Is said tov.be on the way to the Coast. The potato market was firm with S.25 the general buying price, and a limited amount of buying at .up to 13.40. Farmers are not ready sellers at any price. As is the case with onions, the Jobbing trade In potatoes la small. THREE-CENT ADVANCE TN BUTTER Quotations W1H Go Out This Mnmlnr Eggs Also Higher. Butter prices will be advanced 8 cents by the city creameries this morning to 43 cents in plain wrappers and 44 cents In ear- tons. The buying price of butterfat will be raised 4 cents to 43 cents for No. 1 and 41 cents for No. 2 grade. The market has been gaining tn strength recently, with re ceipts running under the demand. Cubes were firm yesterday, Vlth extras selling at 88 and 83 H cents. Eggs were firm, with sales on the street at 32 and 82 cents, case count. Offers fraction above this price have been sent Into the country. Poultry and dressed meats were unchanged ana firm , CITRCS FRUIT RECEIPTS St CARS Active Baying In South In Anticipation . of Higher Market. Twenty-two cars of oranges and- lemons were brought up on the steamer. It was the largest shipment to reach Portland re cently. The heavy buying In the South was due to the sharp advance In California prices, and the belief that the market Is going much higher. The next steamer will trlng but a small shipment. A miscellaneous assortment of Southern vegetables also came on the steamer and all were quoted at firm prices. Sugar Advance Expected. An advance In sugar after the holiday Is expected by Jobbers. While raws are easy In the East, refined grades are very firm because of the reduced refinery output, due to the strike. One Eastern refiner quotes price of 75 cents above his competitors. A 3-eent decline In bluestone was an nounced yesterday. Wool Advances at London. LONDON. Feb. 21. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 7200 bales. There was a strong demand from the home trade and occasionally France. Meri nos advanced B to 10 per cent. Victorian scoured sold at. 4s. PWd. Bank Clearings. . Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balance. Portland J2.0S1.02T J234.6n Seattle K.848.S81 63H.649 Taroma S50.218 42,5711 Spokane 1,011,668 76.100 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour. Feed, Eto. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. February delivery. Bid Wheat Bid Tr. ego. Bluenlfin , S 1.H0 8 Forty-fold 1.5 ,5 Club J.60 .94 Red fife .04 Red Russian , ..." 1.52 .94 Oa ts ' No. 1 white feed 86.23 25.50 Barley No. 1 feed 89.50 28.50 Futures Bid. March bluestem . .$ 1-01 April blue-stem 1.62 March forty-told 1.57 April forty.fold. 1.57 March club .;..... 155 April ciub 1.55 Murrh Russian 1.52 April RuEHlan ., ...................... . 1.52 March oata 80.50 April oats 87.00 March .barley 40.00 April barley 40.00 FLOUR Patents. 88.20: straights. 87.40 7.80; Valley, (7.70; whole wheat, 88.40; gra. nam, sM.au. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. 828.50 per ton; shorts, 830.50 per ton; rolled bar ley, S41!ft.43. CORN Whole. 847 per ton: cracked. 848 per ton. WAY Producers prices: Timothy. East ern Oregon. $1920 per ton; alfalfa, 814 io; vaney grain nay. xis.GOQii. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras. 88ff38Vie: prime firsts,- 87c; firsts, 86c Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 42c; cartons, lo extra; butterfat. No. 1, 43e; No. 2, 41o. Portland. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock, Portland; Tillamook triplets, 20oi Young Americas not quoted. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts. 32(ffS2e per doxen; Oregon ranch, candled. 33&S4G per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects. Sue per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 18i019a oer sound: Springs, lS19c; turkeys, live, 21323c; dressed. 25fc2Sc; ducks, 2022c; geese. 12 18c VEAL Fancy, 15o per pound. PO HK Fancy. IB Ho per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Orane-ea. navels. tl.854tS.OO: lemons, 2.504.00 per box; bananus, 5c per pound; grapefruit, 84.609 5.75; tangerines. 22.25 per box. vt,ut;rA.BLEd Artichokes. 81.10 01.23 per dozen: tomatoes, 90 per crate; cab bage $5 4. "..50 hundred; eggplant, 2,o lb. ; lettuce, 84.00: cucumbers. tl.50tlll ur dozen; celery. ;5.C0aG.S0 per crate; cauliflower. 82.602.85 per crate; peppers. 30c per pound; sack vegetables, 81.25 ts 2 per , nyrouw, ic per pouna; rnuoaro, lOrlle per pound; peas, lfte per pound. ruiAiuu-Kjrejoii euyiug prices: 53.23 3.40 per hundred: sweet notatoea. 4Us rjer pound. ONIONS Oregon buying i rices: 89 Tier sack, country police. , 1 i 1." I." V I.- IJ r - I -1 . . .v-AMAn box; cranberries. Slots 11 per barrel. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: 6UGAR Fruifand berry. 88.10: Honolulu plantation. 88.0u: Grants Pass beet. S7.90: California beet, $7.90; extra C, S7.70; pow dered, in barrels. 88.60; cubes. In barrels, (8.85. SALMON Columbia River. 1-nound tails. 82.40 per dozen; one-half flats, SI. 50; 1 pound fiats. 82.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound tarts. $1.25. ' HONEY Choice, $33 3.25 per ease. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. ISc; Brazil nuts. 19c; filberts. l'Jc: almonds. 18Qlc; peanuts, 7c; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pe cans, IS'SlOc: chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Oregon, small white. 9c; Cali fornia, small white, ll?ic; largo white. 11.10c; Lima, llhic: bayous. 8.2oc; pink S'.ic; red Mexicans. llKc. Manchurlan. Slio. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 1785c. . SALT Granulated, $16.76 per ton; half ground loos, $11.30 per ton; 60s. $12.10 per ton; dairy, $14.75 per ton. RICE Southern head, 7&7c per pound; broken, 4c; Japan style, 4if44c LiRIED FRUITS Apples, losrllc; apri cots. 10lsc; peaches. S&frlOc: prunes. Italian, bOc; raisins, 84&15c; dates, Persian, 15c per pound; fard, $2.50 per box; currants, 15016c; figs, $2fci3.50 per box. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1016 crop, 4 8c per pound, 1817 contracts, 10illc per pound. H1DEH Suited hides 25 lbs. and up), 18c; salted stags tOO lbs. and up), 14c; green and salted kip (15 lbs. to 25 lbs.). 18c; green and salted calf skins (up to 13 lbs.), 27&28c; green hides (25 lbs. and up). IGc; green stags (50 lbs. and up). 12c; dry hides. 30ct salt hides. 25c; dry horse hides. $l$r2; jsa.lt horse hides. $35. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 24o; dry short-wooled pelts, 17c; dry shearlings, 10i 25c each; salted long-wooled pelts, $11.50; salted short-wooled pelts, 50c $1. TALLOW No. 1, 8I40 per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon. fine, 28 Q 85c J coarse. 33S!36c; Valley, 33 (J 41c MOHAIR Nominal. CASCARA BARK. Old and new. 814 7c per pound. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 25c: standard. 24c; skinned, 2122c; picnics, 16Va; cot tage rolls. 19c LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered. 19c; standard pure, 18c; compound, 16c BACON Fancy. 8183c; standard. 27 28c; choice. 22 26c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 19 21c; export, 20a&22c; plate. 10&17c Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; cases. 18i '22c GASOLINE Bulk. 21Hc; cases, 80c; naphtha, drums, loc; cases, 30c; engine distillate, drums. lOVic; cases. 19c. ' ( LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $1.08; eases. $1.15: boiled, barrels. $1.10; cases. $1.17. TURPENTINE In tanks. 67c; la cases, 74c; 10-case lots, lc leas. Metal Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Copper, firm; electrolytic, spot and nearby, nominal; sec ond quarter. 33 35c; third quarter, 81 32.50c. Iron, steady and unchanged. The Metal Exchange quotes tin quiet. Spot. 4943.50c. At London Spot copper, 139: futures. 136 10s; electrolytic, 150. Spot tin, 195 5s: futures, ilO.i 5s. The Metal Exchange . quotes lead firm, 10.62c asked. Spelter, firm. Spot,' East Bt. Louis de livery, loje. At London Lead. 30 10s. Spelter, 4T. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Feb. 21. Turpentine, quiet. 48Hc; sales, none: receipts, fil barrels; ship, ments. none; stock. 14,336 barrels. Rosin, firm: sales, 623 barrels; receipts. 303 barrels; shipments, none: stock, 82.4T9 barrels. Quote: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. $6 on H. I, K, M. $0.20: N, $6.35; WG, $6.45; WW. $6.70. . Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Feb, 21. Butter, lower. Cream ery. 32 g 41c Eirgs firm. Receipts, 4425 cases; firsts, 41 He: ordinary firsts. 8940c at mark, cases Included, S94tfMlc. Stocks Steady at London. LONDON. Feb. 21. American securities were Idly steady on the Stock Exchange tooay. Dulnth Linseed Market. BTJLTJTH. Feb. 21. Linseed on track. 82.8H4 2.82: to arrive. $2.81 ; May, lustieu. iiuty, -.oot asKea. New York Sugar Market. ' NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Raw sugar easy. Centrifugal. $5.27; molassfs. $4.40. Refined steady.; line granulated, S7.25Q7.G0. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Evaporated apples quiet, Aoncois sua peacnes Ilrm. Read Th AcAsjonian classified: ads. STOCK LIST EASIER Leading Industrial Shares Yield 1 to 3 Points. RAILS GENERALLY STEADY Gold Imports From Canada Aggre gate $28,500,000 Exchange on Germany Declines Gov ernment Bonds Higher. NEW YORK. T"eb. 21. Declines outnum bered, advances tn today's professional mar ket, which most often reflected the in creasing perplexities arising froro Interna tional conditions and the Impending hol iday. Business during the forenoon was fairly large and Bread, but the balance of the session was marked by a steady diminu tion of operations. Shippings were again materially affected by the further delay respecting their status. Mercantile Marine loslug l(j lo J points, with over 4 for Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies. United States Steel at no time equalled its best quotation of ths previous day and closed at 108'i. a net loss ot 1 points. Re lated Industrials. Including Bethlehem 6teel new stock and the "rights" thereto, de clined over 2 points and Gulf Stales Etsel fell 6 points. Coppers, yesterday's strongest feature. were moderately lower, with, equipments. motors, oils. Industrial Alcohol, uistlilers- Securities, Central Leather and American Woolen, while Ohio & Columbus Gas for felted part of the previous day's recoveries. Ralls were a sustaining Influence to the extent that Reading at one time registered a gain of S points, with 1 to 2 for ottter coalers and more minor shares, but standard Issues like the transcontinental and grang ers were dull end inclined to ease off. Among the less active utilities and spe cialties, Montana Power registered a gain of 0 points, Brooklyn Transit 2, Consoli dated Gas of Hultlmoa 14 and National Enameling, on which dividends were re sumed, 2. Total sales were 500,000 shares. Receipt of $28,500,000 additional gold from Canada, of which $10,000,000 was acquired by the local Federal Reserve bank, waif off set by moderate exports of the metal to Cuba and South America. More activity was manifested In the for eign exchange markets, remittances to Ber lin reacting from yesterday's advance with a new low record for lire at 7.33 H. Bonds were Irregular. United Kingdom showing further weakness and Southern Railway 4s declining 2?t points. Total sales, par value, $3,185,000. Lnlted States coupon 8s advanced U ner cent; registered and coupon 4s and Pan ama registered 8s 4 per cent, and Panama coupon 3s 1 per cent on call. CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Am Beet Sugar. 5.200 89Tk 88H 88ii American 44li l00 HS 'i 64 "4 44 Am Car A Fdv. HS ' 72", 101 4 1 1 5 "k 12.V 110 H04 lo.lS 64 77 '4 70ji 47i 23 lr..-,!. floa 82 W 121 'ih' 47', 2 2 Li 6714 26 27 64 71 3 00 312 325 36 70 302 63 77 9 47 24 ir.4 fn CO xi H 110 28 65 47 21 .-, 25 27 3 04 114 32 101 13 67 117 ill 22 44 124 8 as :to lol 67 25 43 3."0 304 30 64 Am locomotive. O.ii'iU 71 -i Am fr v Rfg. . . . JOOi 114 12.-,'i 8S14 70 loi H 63 77 6S 47 V, 24 14, 811 -i SI 120 25 27 Am Hugar Kfg.. 3,0'io Am Tel A Tel.. Sno Am Z. L A IS... 8O0 Anaconda Cop... 20.600 Atcnijon 1.300 Raldwln Loco.. 4.400 B A 0 1.000 B -Kap Tran... 1,700 Butte A Sn Cod C.soo Cal Pet 6(10 Can Pao 1,100 Central Leather 17.800 cues A O...... 2.800 C. M & St P. .. S.CO0 C & N W 4O0 C. U I & P C'hlno Copper... 8.700 col & 1 2.300 Corn Prod Rfg. 4.100 Crucible Steel.. 13.800 LMst Securities. 1.700 Erie 15.500 Gen Electric... ...... Gt Northern Pfd - Gt Nor Ore ctfs 1,600 83H 82 III Central Int Con Com 1.400 1ST, 6sTi '71 22 43 vs "oivi 80 80 U 105 M'-i 25 DO 44 1 130 13H 67 2 44 80" " 87 2 102 67 2o o.- 41 120 Insp Copper.... 7,00 int Harv. N. J Itit M M pfd ets 17.000 K C Sou - -.( ill Ken Cpper... 8.800 L & Nash Mex Pet 10.200 Miami Copper.. 8. Out) Mis Pac (.New), 4.00O Montana Power fioo Nat Lead 400 Nevada Conner X X,iO TC -v 1 n ...... 2.HO0 1.000 1.400 N Y, N H A H. Nor A W Nor Pac. ...... Pac Tel & Tel. Pennsylvania . . 2, COO n.ooo 4H.HO0 10.3OO 1.300 1.400 33,oo 64 20 ! 80 28 S'4 20 3 04 , 130 Vt 4i 64 2.". 03 7X 27 2S loi 33S M 327 JnK 18 HO 76 04 liay Con Cop... Reading ...... Kep I & Steel.. !" 7H 27 P4 28 3o2 22! 338 83 3 20 108 318 11014 26", l3 Shat Ails Coo- Sou Pacific Southern Ry... StudeBaker Co. . l.rtoo 1.700 6,400 Texas Company. tnion r-aciric Union Pac pfd. IT S Ind Ale. . . U H Steel U S Steel pfd.. 200 7.K00- 12"i 78.600 103 KOO llSi l tan Copper... 15,000 Wabash prd B" 80O Western Union. 'on 112 2rt !4 West Electric. 3 0 son 60 50 60 xotai sales lor the day. 600.000 shares. BONDS. TJ S ref 2s reg. P9 b;no Paclfio 8. . 66U 00 coupon... P B Pic t A T 6S..300 C 8 8s reg. ...100 B'Penn con 4..104B do caution. . loosi w s i. . a- V B 4s reg 108 B Union Pao 4s.. 07 u a s coupon. luoiArV do cv 4s 93 Atrhsn gen 4s. f4 TT S Steel 6s... 100 No FacUlc 4s. 04 lAnglo-Frnch 6s 92 5 Boston Mining Stocks. Alloues ....... 65 Aril Com 13 Cal ft Ariz 83 Cal A Hecla ....665 Centennial 21 Cop Range 65 East Butte 14 Franklin 8 Granny 8Vj Isle Royale .... 83 Lake Copper ... 13 Mohawk 83 North Butte . . Old Dominion . Oseeola ....... Quincy Shannon ...... Superior ...... Pup A Boston. Tamarack ..... Utah Cons . . Winona ....... Wolverine .... 21 63 87 93 0 14 " B7 0 4 1 Money, Exchange. Eto. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Mercantile paper, 4??4 per cent. Sterling. 00-day bills, 84.72; commercial 60-day bills on banks, $4.72; commercial 60-day bills, $4.71; demand, $4.75; cables, $4.76 7-16. Francs, demand. 6.S5; cables, 5.84. Marks, demand, 69; cables. 60. Kronen, demand, 11 1-16; cables, 11. Guilders, demand, 40 9-16: cables. 40. .Lires, 7.S2; cables, T.S1. Rubles, de mand, 28 l rabies, 28. Bar silver. 77 c Mexican dollars, 60c Government bonds, steady; railroad bends. Irregular. Time loans, steady; 60 and 90 days. 3 4 per cents' six months, 4'i?4U Per cent. Call money, 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. 21. Sterling. $4.70; demand, $4.73; cables. $4.78. Mexican dollars, 69.40c LONDON, Feb. 21. Bar silver. 87 d per " . .tuiirj, -, 1 win. uibcuuiii rales, short bills. fi5 per cent; three months. J ier cent. SAN . FRANCISCO PBODCCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg etables, Etc., at Bay City. BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Batter Fresh extras, 3Sc; prime firsts, 88c; fresh firsts, 35c. Eggs Fresh extras, 81 c; pullets. 30c. Cheese New. 21o: Young Americas, 22c Poultry Bens. 24025c: old roosters, 150 16c: fryers. 2627e: broilers. 80S33c: large. 3K.fi3uc; squabs. $2.7538.00; pigeons. $1.73 C 2.25.; ducks. 1820c; geese, 18920c; tur keys, 23 W 24C Vegetables Lettuce, southern. Iced, $1.80 01.75; uniced. 75e8$1.25; peas, southern fancy, large, 10312c: small. 8fl9c; toma toes. Mexican, repacked, 82.60W3.25: egg plant, nominal: green peppers, Florida, 40 50c: garlic 8ff4c: sweet potatoes, $3.25; celery, $3.00 rhubarb, $1.252.O0; marrow fat and hubbard squash, 2c pound. Potatoes Rivers. $4 4.23. Onions $12.00 per sack. Fruit Pears. Winter Nellis. $2.5098.00; lemons, $3.20 (ff 3.60: grapefruit. 2.25(32.50; oranges, navels, $2.S52.70, bananas, $1 9 1.50; pineapples. $22.50: apples. Newtown Pippins, $1.101.25; BeUefleur, 6575c FeedstuffsCrecked corn and feed corn meal, $48,60149.50: rolled barley. $43fr47; meal, alfalfa, $20. SO, carload lots; less, $21.50. Rereipts. Flour. 1240 quarters; barley, 3180 cata!J swa, SI sacks; potatoes, AX0 sacks; onloas, Rft sacks; hay, 101 tons; hides, 3!0; wine, 44.200 gallons. Coffee Futures Lower. ' NEW YORK. Feb. 21. With tomorrow a holiday and Friday the first Marsh notlee day, there was a renewal of near-montA liquidation In the market for coffee futures during 'today's trading. The opening was unchanged to 3 points lower and after some little early irregularity prices eased off, with March selling down to $7.94, or Into new low ground for the movement. The general list worked about 0 to 9 points net lower, with December selling at (8.46. The close was at practically the low point, showing a net loss of 8 to 9 points. Sales, including switches, 82,000. February and March, $7.92; April. $8.01; May, $8.11; June. $8.18; July. $8.25; August, $8.31; September, $8.36: Oc tober, $8.H9; November,, $8.42; December, $8 46; January. $8.50. 6pot. nominally unehanged; Rio Ta, 16c; 8antos 4a, 10c It was reported that San tos 3s and 4s were offered In the cost and freight market at $0.79, London credits, neutral steamers, and Santos Us and 4s were offered at $8.70, American credits. Owing to the holiday no official quota tions were reccivsd from the Braxillan mar kets. . - Hides at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Hides firm. Bo gota, 44e;- Central America, 48o. YARD RECEIPTS STEADY ALL QTTOTATIOJIS ARK MAIXTAIVED AT NORTH PORTLAND. ' Receipts for Day Are) LIht - Load of Prime Steers Sella at f 9.2.5. ' Receipts at the yards yesterday were again small and trading was quiet. The undertone of the market continued very firm. A small load of hogs was sold at $12.40, the top price current during the day. The most Important sale in the cattle divi sion was a load of prime steers at $9.25. Most of the other cattle sales were of odds and ends. No sheep were offered on the were 196 cattle, S calves, 247 hogs and 80 eheep. Shippers were: O. W. Ayer. Ealem. S cars cattle, bogs; J. D. Dlnsmore.- West Sclo. . 1 car cattle, hogs, ahea; Russell ShepKerd, Vader, 1 car cattle, hog: W. A. Ay era. Eugene, 1 car cattie, hogs; C. S. Graham. Condon, 1 -.r cattle; Lee Miller, Albany, 3 cars cattle, v. jj. Hodson, Junc tion tjity. 1 car cattle. The day's sales were elves. it. follows: Wt. Price Wt. Priee. 187 12.8o 240 12.35 230 12.85 4O0 11.85 3H1 12.35 330 11.25 IO8 11.25 115 11.25 C70 11.35 20O 12.35 940 7.35 1 steer. .. 4 steers. . 2 bull. . .. 1 cow. , . . 1 cow. . .. 1 bull . . .. 2 cows. . . 1 cow. . .. 1 cow . . .. 1 steer. .. 25 steers. . 1 steer. . 1 h..... 24 hotrs... 3 3 hogs. 13 hogs. . 1 hog.... 9 hogs. . 1 hog. . . . 18 hogs... 7 hogs. . . 61 hogs . . 85 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 1 hog . 1 hog 1 hog 14 hogs. .. 3 hog. ... 2 hogs. . . 1 hog ... 5 hogs. . . 6 hogs. . . 1 1 70 $5. 8 hogs. ... 1 og LhoK - 2 hogs. ... 7 hogs. . .. 2 hogs. . ., . 4 hogs. . .. 6 hogs. ... 1 hog 4 hogs. . .. 1 cow. ... 1 cow. ... 1 cow. . . . 1 cow. . . . 1 cow. ... 1 cow. , . 1 cow. ... 2 cows. . ., 8 cows. . .. 1 cow. . . . 8 cows. . .. 5 cows. . .. 18 cows. . ,. 1 cow .... 1 cow. ... 1 cow .... 1 cow. .. . 1 cow. . . . 1 heifer. . 1 heifwr. . 1 steer. . 1 ster. . . 1 calf. ... 3 202 H.tm 1210 .6.7 11120 8r.0 1100 840 820 3 0.10 10150 3170 r,.r.o 5. 5. r.r.o 7.2.. 6.011 0.001 0.2 5 1200 8.50I 730 3 9.10 301O 7.'.0 820 88) 9SS 801 770 847 842 II. '2 950 1240 840 1S10 1040 1040 7'.i) ll-o 820 7.oO 7.0O 7.oo 6.50 5.25 0.75 7.00 0.50 4.. 50 8.00 4.50 5..-.0 7.00 C.00 5.00 6.75 B.50 8.00 7.85 0.25 9.O0 2H0 11.00 3! 12.35 1 11.25 80 1 1.3.-. 3 90 11.25 3 86 12.35 2XO 11.35 245 12.35 260 12.3.) r.8 10.S5 349 12.40 210 1 1.00 170 1 1.0O 300 l.oo 330 11. I0 204 12.33 3H0 11. (10 420 12.33 230 12.35 2o0 12.33 2oo 12.35 870 6.0O j nog i'JO 12.35 a bogs. 237 3 2.35 Prices current at the local yards were as follows: Cattle Price. Bteers. prime .............$ 9.250 9.60 Steers, fair to good Steers, tned i um Cows, choice .......... Cows, medium to good Cows, ordinary to fair .. Hplfers Bulls Calves Hogs Light and heavy packing Rough heavies ........ Pigs and skips Stock hogs Sheep Yearling wethers ...... Ewes Lambs 8.25 ra) 9.25 -8.00W 8.29 7.75' 8.00 7.0O4 7.75 6.504?. 7.00 6.50W 8.25 4.50 it 7.O0 6.00 i 10. 00 32.20(3'12.00 1 1.O0 11.35 31.00&11.50 10.60 W 11.0O 10.25cS10.75 8.75 9.75 11.25 413.00 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Feb. 21. Hogs Receipts. 19000. higher. Heavy, $12. 40 12.03; light, $12.25(8 12.05: pigs. $10.5011.73; bulk of sales, $12.30fi 12.00. Cattle Receipts, 4400. steady. Native steers. $8.26 11.25; cows and heifers. $7.23 19.25; Western steers, $7.50(910.50; Texas steers. $7.oo&8.25; stoekers and feeders, $0.60 10.00. Sheep Receipts. 9800, higher. Yearlings. $11.00ijjl3.50; wethers, $10.00 if 11.75; lambs, Ji3.4uu.14.03. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. Hogs Receipts. 40.000. unsettled, mostly 20o above yester day's average. Bulk of sales, $12.60 12.80; light, $12.1012.75; mixed, $12.40012.90; heavy. $12.40 y 12.90; rough, $12.40i312.53; pigs. $9.6041.11. OO. Cattle Receipts. 15,000. strong. Native beef cattle. $7.85(3111.85; stoekers and feed ers. $6. 2 5rir9.0O; cows and heifers, $3.15(9 10.20; calves, $9.25 4113.26. Sheep Receipts, I6.000. strong. Wethers, T10.83(tf 12.25; lambs. $12.40 14.80. Sheepmen Experience Trouble. ALBANY. Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) Sheep men of this section of the state are experi encing some trouble with lambs because of the present snowstorm. This is lambing season In this part of the Willamette Val ley and until Monday the weather has been Ideal. The present snowfall la a light one and there haa been practically no loss of lambs, but the storm requires the sheepmen to use extra efforts to see that the lambs re found and taWffn to shelter promptl. BETTER EGG PRICE SOUGHT Benefits of Co-operation in Handling Products Interest Farmers. REDMOND, Or.. Fet. 21. (Special.) The fanners around Prlnevllle, head ed by Ray V. Constable, are consider ing; seriously the formation of an as sociation which will handle their poul try products to better advantage. These men feel that if they could standardize the egg output of their section It would place the Industry on a higher paying basis and attract more and bet ter efforts in that lino of agriculture. They feel that there Is an. opportunity for the small farmer to take advan tage of an Increasing market and de mand In Central Oregon. The population of Central Oregon Is growing. Bend is offering a bigger market every- day. Any market will pay more for a better grade of eg-gs that are candled and guaranteed with the assurance of a constant supply. LOAN ASSOCIATION FORMED Farmers on "High Desert" Want Benefits Offered by Uncle Sam. REDMOND, Or.. Feb. 21. (Special.) Twenty-four farmers of Mllllcan Valley crowded Into the store orr" Sat urday, where the County Agriculturist had been invited tr assist them in or ganizing to borrow money under the Federal farm loan act. Those signing the articles of associa tion were: C. J. Cook. W. M. Dlckerson. Ievl Smith, J. H. Israel. A. M. Moore.' H. E. Moore. J. C. Smith. Stanley cimlth, E. R. Edmonds, J. S. Edmonds, A. D. Norton, Frank Spencer, Fred Kiger, George Powers and L. J. Glass. There was considerable interest shown at the meeting. The sum of $20,900 ws ap plied for at the meeting and a regular set of officers, including the board of directors, and a loan committee were elected,. Harrisburg Burglars Modest. x HARRIS BTJRX3, Or.. Feb. 21. (Spe cial.) Both drugstores and the dental office here Were broken into Sunday night, evidently by. persons searching for liquor, as nothing of much value was taken. Considerable cash was overlooked. Only a little candy -ud a few cigars were taken. TRAFFIC IS HALTED Grain Elevators Close Down for tack of Cars. WHEAT MARKET AFFECTED Chicago Prices Decline When Pros pects for Betterment in Railway Conditions Vanish Feed Cereals Also Lower. CHICAGO, F"eb. 21. Virtual suspension of business at all grain xelevatora here today resulted from difficulty of obtaining rail way cars, and was accompanied by bearish effects on prices. The wheat market closed unsettled 1 tn He net lower, with May at $1.T8M to $1.79 and July at $151 to I1.S1H. Corn finished Vi0He V Ho down, oats off UHo to H 14 c, end provisions varying from 2 He decline to a rise of 15c Depression as to the prospect of a better ment of railway Irafflo conditions was mani fest from the outset In the wheat pit. and apparently would hava become much worse but for aggressive action taken by Board of Trade officials looking to an embargo on all shipments of freight east of Chicago, except foodstuffs and fuel. As It was. val ues. dropped about 24 cents before the mar ket received any substantial support. The weakness In prices seemed to be almost wviolly due to the fact that despite recent optimistic reports as to the shipping situ ation, dealers found themselves unable to forward foodstuffs east, and ths congestion had reached a stage where, for the first time ever known, operations In grain ele vators throughout the city were at a prac tical standstill. Corn, like Wheat, was bearlshly Influ enced by the railroad 'congestion. Mild weather that demoralised, feeding demand acted also ss a handlcaD on the bulls. Oats sympathized with ths weakness of other oereals. The volume of trada was small. hars advances In the hog market carried provisions to new high levels for the sea son. Profit taking on the part of longs, however, wiped out all the gains, exoept on pork. leading- futures ranged as follows: WHEAT, pen. High. Ixw. close. May .i....1.79i fl.So- $1.7714 1.7H July 1.60 1.51& 1.50 1.51 CORN. May 1.01 U 1.02 1.01 l.Otti July 1.00?i l.lXHi .80S 1.001,, OATS. May ...... .BTV .87 .6714 .BTH July 6fi .CSVs .b'i .05 MESS PORK. May B0.75 80 8S 80 5 80 SS July SO. 10 80.23 80.03 80.07 LARD.' May 1T.ST 17.40 17.25 17.80 Ju.y 17.45 17.45 17.82 . 17.85 SHORT KIB3. Max 183 16 ST 10.22 10 2T July 16.45 10.45 10.30 10.30 Cash prices were: Wheel Nos. 2 and 8 red and Ko. 2 hard, nominal; No. 8 hard, $1.73Ts. Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 8 yel low, 8HcQ$1.01W; .No. 4 yellow, 7MO 9M.e. Oats No. white. CS3 59c; standard, BSU O OOc. 'N Rye No. 2. nominal. Barley $1 St 1.80;. Timothy $3 80 5. BO. Clover- $1218. Minneapolis. Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 21 Wheat Mav. $10; July. $l.TU-4. Cash No. 1 hard. $1.9v it 1.04; No. 1 Northern. $1.821.S; No. 2 Northern. $1.7S1.8T. Klax. $2.77 H S 2.Sa4. Barley, 4cu$1.23. Eastern Wheat Furores. DtnATTH. Feb. 21. Wheat closed: May, $1.&0H; July, $1.75. WINXIPEO. Feb. 21. Wheat closed: May, $17oSi July. $1.74fr; October, $1.41. - Grain at San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Spot quota tions Waila, S2.72H02 75; red Russian. $2.75: Turkey red, $2.15.3; bluestem, $2.0O; feed barley, $2.202.221,: white oats, $2J 2.02H: bran. $2Stf2; middlings, $33840; shorts. $3040.31. Call board .Barley. May, $2.204 ; Decem ber, $1.30, talcs, 400 tons May, Sou tons le cember. Puget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE, Feb. 21. Wheat Bluestem. $1.60; turkey red. 1.1; fortyfold, $1.5tf; club, tl.es ; fife. $1.58; red Russian, $1.50. Barley, $.1il per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 12, oats 2, corn 2, hay o. flour 6. TACOMA, Feb. 21. Whea Bluestem $1.0L: fortyfold. $1.57; club and fife. $1.50; red Russian. $1.54. Car receipts Wheat 0. corn 1, hay 8. Documents of Lincoln's Day Uncovered at Roseburg. Several Letters Bearing Martyred President's Mgnsture Are oa rile in Laid Office. ROSEBTJRO. Or, Feb. 21 (Special.) While assorting soma old docu ments In the vaults of the Roseburg United 'States Land Office today. It. R. Turner and W. H. Canon came across some Interesting papers. Among them were several letters bearing the signature of Abraham Lincoln, and the record of the establishment of the first land office in Oregon at "Winchester. A letter received by Addison R. Flint, then receiver of the land office, from the Department of the Interior, and bearing date of January 9. 1S65. showed the prices that prevailed at that time. In this letter the Interior Department authorized Mr. Flint to purchase the following articles in ac cordance -with his estimates, which were approved by the Federal officials: Three reams paper $40 Half ream wrapping paper 5 2.,0O envelopes 80 Three gross steel pens............... a Five bottles Ink g Flva Jars mucilage I 5 Two dozen pencils . 7 Two balls twine and penholders . 5 Totl '. $100 The following explanation followed the items: - "It Is thought the above will prove amply sufficient for your use during the year 1865, and that prices allowed will insure the reception of 'green backs" for the same, which Is the only currency that the Government can al low for incidental expenses. As dis bursing agent, you will defray the cost of the articles, not to exceed $106. and refer on your voucher to the date of this letter." The letter was written In long hand and was signed 6. Wilson, acting com missioner. The letters bearing the sig nature of Mr. Lincoln related to busi ness matters during his Administra tion. SITE MAY BE CONDEMNED Astoria Plans to Hold Election In Regard to Buying Xaval Base. ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 21. (Special.) At a mass meeting of 100 persons held here tonight Mayor Harley outlined the campaign to obtain a naval base for tha Columbia River. He said that everything Is now ar ranged for a favorable report from the Naval Commission for a submarine base except.ng the price of the site. He said the commission considered the price of $5,00i wanted for the site exorbitant. He intimated that the naval commission wes willing to rec- ommend the payment of $17,500 five timea the assessed valuation. The Mayor auggested calling sv spe cial election to purchase the site by condemnation and give it to ths Gov ernment at the pries it is willing to pay. The suggestion was adopted by the unanimous vote of those present. The suggestion also was adopted that at the special election the, city limits be extended "to take in the Hammond Mill and the Tongue Point property. He Didn't Marry Her Because His Wife Wouldn't Let Him Se Leila Hewitt Obtained Judgment . for 20 ,000 Asralaat Washington Lee Itartlett. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 11. (Special.) -Washington Lee Bartlett did not marry Leila Hewitt because, like the man who some years ago kept the girl waiting at the church, hla wife wouldn't let him. Such was the allegation of Miss Hewitt, who Tuesday obtained from Presiding Judge Smith an order of default and Judgment In the sum of $20,000, the amount sought in her com plaint. The plaintiff received further judgment of $200, which she affirmed she lent Bartlett "at hla special in stance and request." Miss Hewitt's complaint asserted that she and Bartlett became engaged Au gust 23, 1916. Later, she averred, he re fused to carry out his promise to marry because, as she claimed, he already had a wife. Bhe recited that she did not learn until November 4 that he was a married man. Bartlett was cited to appear la court February 23 to show cause why he re fused to satisfy Judgment which, was levied on htm Tuesday. LAWS EFFECTIVE MAY 21 Referendum Petitions Mast Bo Filed by May 20. SALEM, Or, Fob. 11, (Special.) With the exception of those laws de claring an emergency, those which have been referred to the people, or those which are to become effective at some specific time provided within them selves, all laws of the Legislative As sembly which Just closed will go Into effect May 21, under the provisions ot the constitution that all laws, not de claring an emergency, are to go Into effect 90 days after the adjournment of the Legislature. This means that referendum peti tions, if any are to be directed against measures enacted without the emer gency clause, must be filed with the Secretary of State not later than May 20. SECRETARY TO BE NAMED Centralia Commercial Club Is Com pleting Employment Fund. CENTRALIA, Wash, Feb. 21, (Spe cial.) At the noon luncheon of the Commercial Club Monday. M. C. Han cock announced that the $3000 required for the employment of a paid secretary by the club and to carry the club through 1917 will be raised by the last of this week. Three applications have been received for the office of secretary, one being that of a man well versed on agricul tural topics, who has furnished excel lent recommendations. His appoint inent probably will be announced as soon as all subscriptions are In. An oyster supper, followed by an entertainment, will be served In the clubrooms Friday night. RECALL PETITIONS ARE OUT Warm Charges Are Made Against Baker County Commissioners. BAKER.. Or.. Feb. 51. (Special.) Circulation of petitions asking for a recall election against County Judge J. B. Messick and County Commissioner J. P. Ritter. was started Tuesday. Many were mailed to all parts of Baker County. Backers of the movement say that the required number of names will be obtained easily. The petition makes warm charges, that against Judge Mes sick saying he "has knowingly, will ingly, extravsgantly and wastefully squandered" tunds of the county. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. HOUCK-AVSTIN Jessa L. Hones. 11$ ITumboldt street, and Mabel O. Austin. 1180 Montana avenue. OOU'IXOPULOS - NICKL13 APOStolos Oolfinopoulos. C25 Couch street, and Mary Nlcklis. same address. JirSSII.A-HENRIKSON Albert B. Jnsslla, Ooldendale. Wash., and Martha Hanrlkson. tM liast Davis street MliARS-SMlTH Kara James Mears, 8T4 Willamette boulevard, and Theltna Smith. 00S Thurman street. WALL.ACE-VOGES Sidney Wallace, T First street, and Sophia Voges. 208 Wood street. ROBIN'SON'-KLOCK Ixn!s Robinson. 6219 Elghty-seventn street Southeast, and Grace Klock, seventy-seventh street ana bixty ninth avenue Southeast. CARHON-ZACHARIASEM Ralph Xj. Car son. CO- Heacon street, and Johanna Zacha- rlasen. 71- Schuyler street. SH AVEY-BETTS Ralph K. Ehavey, 414 Salmon street, and Margaret ' Betta, SdO Clay street. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. WTI.L.1 A.MS.DOBilIER C. L. Williams. 21. of Vancouver, and Miss Elizabeth H. IJobniler. ll. of Vancouver. LEWIS-WETTENOEL J-'rank J. Lewis. B5. of Portland, and Mrs. Lotta E. Wetten gel. 45. of Portland. DBESCHER-KATOX Albert L, Dreseher. 40. of Walia Walla. Wash., and Mrs. Ella M. Eaton. 4rt. of 6alem, Or. BRAHS-THORNE Roy E. Brahe. 19, of Portland, and Miss Vlnetta M. Thome, 17. ot Portland. Births. HYDE To Mr. and Mrs. G. Hyde. 866 Powell road, February 1, a dnughler. WATKl.N'S To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond K. Watkina. IOW2H Hawthorne avenue. Feb ruary 1. a son. A PA To Mr. and Mrs. Ptephen A pa. 420 East i'orty-f ifth street. February 1. a daugh ter. HILL, To Mr. and Mrs. Dolbert L. Hill. 42u Harrison street, February 1. a daugh ter. STOCKMAN To Mr. "and Mrs. John D. Stockman, 141 Seventy-sixth street North. February 2, a aon. BAKTO-V To Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barton, 004 Maple S'.reet. February 2, a daughter, o . HAEO To Mr. and Mrs. M. Hagbo, 818 East Taylor street. February 4. a son. ADAMS To Mr. and Mrs. William Adams, 1SS2 Sandy boulevard. February 4. a son. ' HANG To Mr. and Mrs. G. Hang, 027 East Grant. Febrnary 5. a son. KRAZlCl To Mr. and Mrs. Carmello FTrasio, GS1 East Mlnteenth street. February C a son. CALLICRATE To Mr. and Mrs. r. 1 Calllcraie. 704 Amherst street, February 6. a son. Building Permits. MRS. CHARLES H. TRACY Erect cne-and-one-half-story frame woodshed. 603 Woodstock avenue, corner Sixty-third street: H. Wagstaff. builder; 175. HACKR PEPF.RSON Erect two-story frame dwelling. 774 Seventy-first street, be tween Fremont and Beiich; E. L, Largey, builder; sjo.io. T. B. W1N6HIP Erect one-story frame dwelling, 141 East Couch street, between Forty-first and Forty-second streets; builder, same: $3".00. TERWILLIOER LAVD COMPANT Repair three-story brick ordinary clothing store, on Morrison, between First snd Sec ond: Oroocock A Son. builders: $450. GEOKGK K. BAR RING r2R Erect frame garage. 75 East Eighty-fourth; builder, same; Slot'. H. A. MAKK Repair one-story frame wagon shed. 191 East Airier. between Seventy-fourth and Seventy-sixth; builders. sarr.: S.'. MARIE E. HILL Erect one-story frame BIC PROFITS for Your Dollars Everyone wants has dollars te earn big dividends if it eon be done withau risk of losing the money Invested. 1 Lave a proposition for anyone with f.'O.OO or more to invest that combines UlS Profits and absolute aaffty for ths money invested. Not a gel-rich scheme, but one of the very rare opportunities that occur in ths Investment line. In dorsed by eminent bankers. Justice of Supreme Court, business men of tha hlKhest reputation who have not an!y Invested their money but lake part An the active management. Pull particulars seut on request. A. I Sutton, Lirexel Uidg., PhKaae.phla. Pa- shack. 1MS8 Clackamas, between Sixtieth and Sixty-first; East Side Carpenter Shop, builder: floo. HEXTEK FTRAl'BS Repair three story fireproof reinforced concrete store. Stio Morrison, between Park and West Park; The Elevator Supply & Repair Company, builder; l"io. J. P. MCLOER Reoalr nnn-ilurr fnim dwelling. 67 J East Thirteenth, between Knott ana Stanton; f rank Ileal, builder; slOO. CORBETT ESTATE Alter 10-story fire proof steel frame office building, southeast corner Fifth and Morrison; Antone Teller, builder- S.700. REALTY ASSOCIATES Alter and rerslr four-story brick ordinary building, stores and offices, IrSU Fourth street, between Mor rison and Yamhill; T. 11. Schellhammer, builder J210. DATXT METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Feb. 21. Maximum tempera, ture, 43 degrees; minimum. 84 degrees. River reading, 8 A. M,.. 4.8 feet change In lsat 24 hours, 0.5 foot rise. Total rainfall 5 P. M. to 6 P. M.). .15 Inch: total rainfall since September 1. 1018. 1.8 inches: normal rainfall sine September 1, HO.l'tf Inches; deficiency of rainfall since September 1. l'Jld. 13. as Inches. Total sunshine. 15 min utes; possible sunshine. 10 hours. 42 min utes. Barometer (reduced to sea level), 5 P. M., 2t.B0 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 75 per cent. ' TUB WEATHER. STATIONS, State of weather. Baker ........ Boise Roeton . Calgary Chicago ...... Denver res Moines . . ruluth ....... Eureka ....... Galveston Hfelen ....... Jacksonville .. tjuneau ...... Kansas City... Los Angeles... Marshfleld . Med ford Minneapolis .. Montreal ..... New trleans .. New York North Head... cloudy Main Clear Clear lear Cloudy flear k'lear Main (Cloudy Snow I Pi. cloudy "lear Pt. clondy Cloudy iHaln ,C'oudy Clear CU-ar IClear t'lr Cloudy North laklma- now !rar omaha Phoenix- ...... Pocatello Portland ..... Roseburg . . . .. Sacramento .. St. Louis Salt Lake San liego San Francisco.. Seattle Sitka Spokane ..... Tacoma Tatoosh Island tValdes Walla Walla.. Washington Winnipeg . . . . Clear ICIoudy ICIouiiy Cloudy P.ain flear ICIoudy it, louuy ttatn "loudy .oil. .Ik oo,. .;sw 12 2s svy .OOi. ,:N !V'. "e" ,tK)12iW i tear Snow cloudy I't, c.ouav Clear 8-'l.... So; 42 0 -41 2.0 Pt! cloudy IClear t A. M. today. P. M. report of preced ing day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. An ansrgetlo atorm Is central over Wash ington and an elongated nlgh-pressure ex tends from Saskatchewan southeastward to Iowa. Tha barometer la relatively low over tha Lower Lake Region and relatively high over Southern California. General rains have fallen over the southern portion and rain or snow has fallen over the northern portion of the Pacific Elope. It la much colder In the Dakoias and along the North and Middle Atlantic Coast. Temperatures have risen in Missouri and Illinois. It Is also warmer in Northern Nevada and South eastern Idaho. Conditions ara favorable for rain or anosr In this district Thursday, wltb strong south westerly winds along the coast and no marked changea In temperature. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Thursday rain or snow, southwesterly winds. Oregon and Washington Thursday rain or snow, southwesterly winds. Idaho Thursday rain or snow. North Pacific Coast Thursday occasional rain, strong southwesterly winds. K. A. BRA1.S. Forecaster. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. San Francisco Los Angeles tWIthent Chancre Est Ronte) The Big, Clean. Comfortable. Elegantly Appointed, beagolns S. S. ROSE CITY Sails From Alnsworth Dock 8 T. M. THURSDAY. FEB. t2. 100 Gulden MUea on Colombia River All Rates Include Bertha and Meals Table and fiervlces lou celled The Ban Franrlsr Portland B. 8. Co., Third and Mascdngtoa street (wit O.-w. R. K. Co.), Xct, Broadway tMs, A 6131. ffSN PALACES PORTLAVD TO SAX FRA-CISCO H. . NORTHERN i'AlltlC. express train time. Sails Feb. 24. March 1. CaL Str. Expresv leaves K:oO A. M, Farea S3, 12 SO. S13. S17.50, $20. M. b. GREAT NORTHERN, San Fran cisco and lxis Angeles to Honolulu, March 5. 2; April 11. ao. M30 round trip. North Bank, 6th and tark TICKET I otu Hoys O ilCKS 1 .."iirt.?1!,rA r-i" 1 100 sd. liurllngtoa Ry. ALASK A Princf Kuprt, KMHiihari. XVnnrlt Prtrrvburff , J aarau, Xrrad r 11. 1ou8 '' Thiuici. lisslnr. biuirwiij, Cordova, ai ie and vw-rd. CALIFORNIA Via Seattle or ban Francisco to Los Angeles and San Diego. Largest ships, unequaled service, low rates, including xuea,s snd berth. For particulars srjp!y er.teVphone PACIFIC MKAMSlltP cb.MPANV. 124 Third Street. X4 Vt anil. M. Main 6. Main t?9 Home A 4596 Home A 22y3. BUENOX AJHFX Kexuiar tiaillnra " Company's Office. 43 Broadwav, N. T. Dorsey As. Smith. Third and Washington Sts A USTRALIA Honolulu, Suva, New Zl.rd Regular sailings by the Canaaian-Austraia-sian lloyal Mull Line. I'or further particu lar, applv Canadian Pacifie Railway, M Xiurd street, .Portland.