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.
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110
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121
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6714
26
27
64
71
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312
325
36
70
302
63
77
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24
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110
28
65
47
21
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25
27
3 04
114
32
101
13
67
117
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22
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124
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67
25
43
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304
30
64
Am locomotive.
O.ii'iU
71 -i
Am fr v Rfg. . . .
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114
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8S14
70
loi H
63
77
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24
14,
811 -i
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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,
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105
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130
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67
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87
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102
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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
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Kep I & Steel..
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28
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338
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108
318
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26",
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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
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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 ......
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Tamarack .....
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Winona .......
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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.