TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. MARCH 9, 1917.
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MRM STOCKS LOW
Oregon Wheat Holdings Esti
mated at 2,740,000 Bushels.
LESS THAN A YEAR AGO
Iteserres of Oats and Barley In First
Hands in State Are SUglitly
Iiarger According to Govern
. merit's March Crop Report.
it lummiTT of the March crop report for
the btate of Oregon as compiled by the Bu
reau of Crop Estimates (and transmitted
through the Weather Bureau), U. S. Depart
ment or Agriculture, Is as follows:
neat on rarms Estimated stocks on
farms March 1 this year. 2.740,000 bushels,
compared with 3,004.000 bushels a year ago
end 1,826,000 two years ago. Price on March
3 to producers, $1.50 per bushel, compared
with 93 cents a year ago and $1.28 tw years
ago.
Corn on farms Estimated stocks on farms
March 1 this year, 134,000 bushels, compared
with 116.000 bushels a year ago and C9.000
bushels two years ago. Price March 1 to
producers, 95 cents per bushel, compared
with 02 cents a year ago and $1 two years
go.
Corn of merchantable quality The per
rentage of the 1016 crop which was of mer
chantable quality Is estimated at 69 per
cent, compared with 80 per cent of the 1015
crop and 75 per cent of the 1914 crop.
Oats on farms Estimated stocks on farms
Blarch 1 this year, 4.CT0.000 bushels, com
jvared with 4,338,000 bushels a year ago and
2,930,000 bushels two years ago. Price March
1 to producers, 43 cent per bushel, com
pared with 50 cents per bushel a year ago
and 50 cents per bushel two years ago.
Barley on farms Estimated stocks on
farms March 1 this year, 1,078,000 bushels,
compared with 030,000 bushels a year ago
end 549.000 bushels two years ago. Price
March 1 to producers, 88 cents per bushel,
compared with 68 cents per bushel a year
ago and 76 cents per bushel two years ago.
COUNTRY WHEAT B1I3 CENT HIGHER.
No Business Is Passing With East Oats
end Barley Quiet.
There was nothing doing In the wheat
market yesterday, according to word from
the country. Bids were a cent higher
throughout the interior, but produced no re
sults, and the terminal markets were quiet.
Few inquiries came from the East, as buy
ers were awaiting the announcement by the
Government of farm reserve statistics, which
showed holdings on March 1 of 101,356.000
bushels against 244,448 bushels a year ago.
Tn the milling sections of the East the de
mand for wheat was held back by the fact
that millers could not sell flouT.
Merchants Exchange bids for wheat were
9 to 3 cents higher than Wednesday's and
repeated the former record quotations. Oats
and barley were quiet and not materially
changed.
The Liverpool grain cable follows:
TVheat firm, with moderate arrivals and
clearness of export offers. Corn firm, with
good demand for spot and light offers. Ar
rivals moderate. Oats firm, with moderate
arrivals and dearer Platte offers. American
offers increasing. Canadian offers liberal,
prices firm.
"Argentine weather fine, clear and warm;
corn prospects have improved In south. Ex
port duty of 5 per cent, which was expect
ed to be imposed on all grains in April, has
been indefinitely postponed. Shipments this
week: Wheat, estimated, 923,000; corn,
600.000; oats. 120.000 bushels."
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
Tby the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Portland Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Thursday ...... 4
Tear ago 6
Peas'n to date. .4061
"Tear aso 0242
Tacoma
Wednesday .... 6
Tear aKO ...... 4
Peas'n to date..
Tear aco 6063
Spattle
Wednesday .... 4
Tear ago 13
Feas'n to date. .41!W
Tear ago 676ti
2 11 fi
8 2 R
176 1114 "f4 1741
1359 1356 847 1928
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110 .. 27S 14.10
4S9 .. 277 1S52
1 S 4 S
7 5 2 n
295 1244 B27 S005
1172 1674 802 3226
EASTERN MOHAIR MARKETS BTRM
American Operators Buying Where They
Can in South Africa.
The Eastern mohair markets are very
firm. Interest of the Boston trade now cen
ters in the Western situation. The Com
mercial Bulletin says of the foreign mar
ket: Advices from the Cape are that American
buyers have been taking a little of almost
very class of stock In sight at good prices.
The situation in Torkshire is without
material change. Weavers of cloths in im
itation of skins have been exceedingly busy,
so much so that they will hardly guar
antee deliveries this side of April, 1918.
Alpaca has been In steady demand at
full rates in Liverpool, transfers being
largely of inferiors.
Boston quotations: Best combing, 6265c;
rood combing, B760c; ordinary combing,
fi355c; best carding. 5863c; good carding.
655Sc; ordinary carding. 5032o. Foreign:
Cape first. 5658o; Turkey, fair average,
nominal.
rAII.rP.ES IV FEBRUARY ARE LIGHTER
Number Smallest Since 1910 and Indebted
ness Lightest Since 1907.
Reduction In the country's business mor
tality Is customary at his season, and dur
ing February there were fewer failures than
in any month back to September. J91G. with
the smallest liabilities since' last November.
Exclusive of banks and other fiduciary sus
pensions, defaults numbered. 1163, and the
Indebtedness reported to R. G. Dun & Co.
was I16.617.8S3. as against 1540 for J1S.2S3.
120 in January, 103s for $18,744,105 a year
ago. 2278 for $32,404,630 In February, 1013.
and 1500 In 1914, when the amount involved
was $22,334,193.
Last month's commercial ..death rate. In
fact, was the lowest in point of number
since 1910. while It Is nece-sary to go back
to 1007 to find a lighter indebtedness for
the period. Moreover, the numerical de
crease from January, 373. was the largest
cf recent years, with the exception or 1U15
when there was a falling off of 670 in
solvencies. CCBE BETTER MARKET IS WEAK
Eggs Are Steady. With Surplus Going- Into
Storage.
The market for cube butter was weak.
A few sales of extras wereweported at 33
cents, and this was announced . to be the
top price obtainable. City primes were un
changed at the 39-cent basis.
The egg market was steady at 24 cents
for small and 23 cents for large lota
The demand is fair and the surplus is going
Into storage.
Poultry of all kinds was firm at un
changed prices.. Dressed pork was strong
and veal was barely steady.
Advances in Canned Milk.
Canned milk prices have advanced be
cause of the strong Eastern demand. The
quotation on Borden's was lifted yesterday
30 cents to $4.75 and on Eagle milk 55
cents to $8.80 a case. Other brands are
being held down for the purpose of retain
ing local trade.
Early Bnrt Seed for Klamath.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or, Mar. 8. (Spe
cial.) H. Roland Glaisyer County Agricul
turist of Klamath C'vcy, today received
ftOOO bushels of ""tirly Bart seed wheat,
which (will ie used by Klamath County
farmers ins year. Mr. Gialsyer says this
wp-ssi was experienced with In this county
st year, and better yields were received
from It than from other kinds of seed. This
shipment is from the Burns, Or., experi
mental station and has been selected for its
adaptability to Eastern and Central Oregon
Linn Farmers Pisa Bl Tear.
Kjr., Aiarcn e. (Special.) With
- "- uu oats wringing a record price last
season Linn County farmers are working
hard fnr a . ,. . . , ,
- - . . c i no cumins narvcai,
and more Fall grain has been planted in
this county than for many years. Every
where possible farmers planted a great deal
of grain last Fall, and will be in shape to
devote ail remaining acreage to Spring
crops There will be no waste of available
arm cr Ian,. i i .. . . . .
- .otuwn Ui (ne vial
this year.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
- Clearings
Portland 2.238,2'i
Seattle 537 n-n
Tacoma '4ni;'4(7
Spokane 1.0U1.700
Balances
$1R1.492
31)8,427
79.253
118,062
PORTLAND-. MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour. Feed, Etc
Merchants Exchange, noon session.
March dell-ery. Bid
Wheat Bid yr. ago
Bluestem $ a. 70 X 1.01
rortyloia l.flS .94
v.mu 1.63
Ked fife ..
Red Russian 162
Oats No. 1 white feed 37.00
Barley No. 1 feed 39.00
Futures
April bluestem . .
April fortyfold a
April club
April Russian .....................
.ft
.l2
.92
24.50
2'J.SO
Bid
$ 1.72
1.63
1.0c:
1.B6
April oats ST.50
April barley 39.00
FLOUR Patents. $8.40; straights. $7,606
7.80; Valley. $7.90; whole wheat-$8.60; gra
ham, $8.40. T
MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $27.00
Per ton: shorts, $30.50 per ton; rolled bar
ley. $42 43
' CORN Whole. $48 per ton; cracked. $49
per ton.
ilAY Producers' prices: Timothy. East
ern Oregon. $1920 per ton: alfalfa, $140
16; alley grain hay, $12.60(814.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 35c: prime firsts.
34C; firsts. 33c. Jobbing prices: Prints, ex
tras. 39c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1.
40c. Portland.
CHEESE; Jobbers' b trying prices, f. o. b.
dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets, 23c;
Young Americas, 24c per pound.
EGGS Oregon ranch, current . receipts.
28Vj(ti24c per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled.
25c per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects. 27o
per dozen.
POULTRY Hens, 18S20o per pound:
Springs. 18t20c; turkeys. live, 2022c;
dressed. 2a&2t5c; duoits. 2224c; geese.
12 l? fiii 13c.
VEAL, Fancy. 14c per pound.
POKK Fancy. 16H17c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local lobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRt iTS Oranges, navels.
$23.10; lemons. 3i34.15 per box;, ba
nanas. 5c per pound; grapefruit.1 $35.75;
tangerines. $1.75 per box.
VEGETAHI.KS A rt i f hnlr 1 iniA1 9
doz.; tomatoes, $4ti7 per crate: cabbage,
$5.506 per hundred; eggplant, 25e per lb.;
lettuce, $2 6.3.00; cucumbers, $1.231.70
per doz.: celery, $1.00(3 1.50: cauliflower,
$2.50i2.75 per crate; peppers, 40c per
pouna; sacK vegetables. SI .40 2.15 per sack-,
sprouts, 12 Ho per round: rhubarb, $2.25 &
2.05 per box; peas. 1517o per pound.
POTATOES Oregon buying prices. $2.75
3 per hundred: new Floridas. 10c pound.
ONIONS Oregons, jobbing prices: No. 1.
$9; No. 2. $7 per sack.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. 50c gi $2.25 box;
cranberries, $1011 per barrel.
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8.10: Honolulu
Plantation, $S.05: Grants Pass beet, $7 90;
California beet, $7.90; extra C, $7.70: pow
dered, in barrles. iH.M; cubes, in barrles,
$8.85.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$2.40 per dozen: one-half flats. $1.50; 1
pound flats. $2.50; Alaska pinks. 1-pound
talis. $1.25.
liONKY Choice. $303.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, sack, lots. 18o; Brazil
nuts, ISc: filberts, 19c; almonds. 1819c;
peanuts. 7c; cocoanuts. $1.10 per dozen; pe
cans, 1810c; chestnuts. 10c.
BEANS Oregon, small white. c; Cali
fornia, srr.all white. llc; large white.
IJMiC; Lima, lH4c: bayous. 9c: pink.
,?.;I.ed Mexicans, 9c; Manchurlan. 8i4o.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 17 0 35c
SALT GranuUted, $10.70 per ton; half
ground 100s. $'J 30 per ton; 60s, $12.10 per
ton; dairy, $14. i"5 per ton.
RICE Southern head, 7HT7e per pound;
broken. 4c; Japan style. 4 344e.
L-RIED FRUIT A imlra 1 o 1 1 .nrt.
cots. 16 10c; peaches, 8410c; prunes.
Italian, Cl)c: raisins, 8&15.c; dates,
Persian. 15c per nound: fard. KO nr box:
currants, 15 & 10c; figs, $2g3.00 per box.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1010 crop, 3SSc per nound: 1917
contracts, nominal.
HIDES Salted hides 25 pounds and up,
18c. salted stags 50 pounds and up). 14c;
green and suited kin i l r. nnnnii. tn o
pounds). 18c; green and salted calf skins (up
10 xo pouna vj, .'be; green hides (25
pounds and upj, 16c; green stags (50 pounds
and up), 12c; dry hides. 80c; salt hides.
2jc; dry horse hides. 1.00&2.50; salt horse
hides. 35.
PELTS Dry long-woolert pelts. 25c; salt
ed long-wooled pelts. $1.508.
iAijiow ;o. 1. 9c per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oreeon. fm QAiAXKa.
coarse. 83i53((c; Valley. 3341c
jtiunAiu nominal, 5lic per pound.
-CASCARA BARK Old and new. 6i4 07c
per pound.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice. 26c: standard.
-'c ; skinned, 23&24c; picnics, 18c; cottage
rolls. 21c.
LARD Tierce busts. VetttA . ronil.r!!.
20ic; standard pure. 20c: compound, lfl;c.
j3iij.- rancy, aLTjasc; standard. 27 hi
28Vjc; choice. 23(tf.20c.
DRY' SALT Short clear backs. 32 0 23c:
export, 21S23c; plate, 20 22c .
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels
or tank wagons. 10c; cases, 18e22c.
GASOLINE Bulk, 21ac: cases. 30c; nap
tha. drums. 19V4c; cases. 30c; engine distil
late, drums, luc; cases, 19c.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $1.08; case
$1.15: boiled, barrels, $1.10; cases. $1.17.
TURPENTINE In tanks, 67c; in cases.
74c; 10-case lots, lc less.
LAMBING RESULTS CNCSUALXY GOOD
Fine Record at Farm of University of Idaho
From Pure-Bred Stock.
LEWISTON, Idaho, March 8. (Special.)
"The first 13 ewes to bring lambs on the
University of Idaho farm this year yielded
2B lambs." said E. J. Iddings, superinten
dent of animal husbandry at the university.
"Three of the ewes had single lambs only
but the average of 200 per cent was main
tained when three of the ewes brought trip
lets. Two sets of triplets were from Hamp
shire ewes and one set from a Shropshire."
The unusually good results from lambing
this year at the university, according to
Professor Iddlngw, are attributed to the fact
the ewes are all pure-breds, were on pas
ture until late in the Fall, and went Into
N Inter quarters In a thrifty, vigorous con
dition. Other reasons are fairly thin fleeh
during the Summer and good feed and gain
In flesh at breeding time, plenty of exercise
during the Winter, and the use of succulent
tfon. a conslderable "art oi the daily ra-
Metal Market.
NEW TORK, March 8. Copper firm
Electrolytic spot and nearby nominal- sec
ond quarter. SHfpJoc. nominal; third ouar
ter, $31.uOS 32.50c
Iron steady and unchanged.
Metal Exchange quotes tin firm. Spot.
54 55c.
The Metal Exchange quotes lead steady
10 :N C.
Spelter steady. Spot, East St. Louis de
livery, 11c, asked. .
At London Lead, 30 10s; spelter 47.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. March 8. Turpentine
nominal, 48Hc; saJes. none; receipt,- U3
barrels; shipments none; stock, 13,050 bar
rels. Rosin firm: sales, 872 barrels; receipts,
201 barrels; shipments, none: stocks. 7V 302
barrels. Quote: A, B, r, D. E. F, G. $il; H
I. K, M. $0.20: N, $6.35; WG, $6.30 to
$0.45; WW. $0.70.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, March 8. Evaporated ap
ples steady.
Prunes, exporters buying: Callfornlas, 8V1
6'10'c: Oregons, 9 '4 nj 1 Uc.
. Apricots and peaches, firm.
Raisins, steady.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO, March 8. Butter unsettled.
Creamery, 83 40c
Eggs lower. Receipts, 7188 cases. Firsts,
27V4 &27?4c: ordinary firsts. 26H26c;
at mark, cases Included, 2ti27c.
Nw fork Sugar Market.
NEW TORK, March 8. Raw sugar steady.
Cenirtfugal, $5.27; molasses. $4.40. Refined
steady. Fine granulated, $7 to $8.
Dulutb Linseed Market.
DTJLUTH, Minn. March 8. Linseed on
track, $2.004 12.90 ; May, $2.9214 bid;
July, $2.9 asked
Cotton Market.
NEW TORK. March . Spot cotton quiet.
Middling, 17.80c.
,A dealer in British East Africa Is In
the market lor cotton and, silk, hosiery.
fi'
BONDS ARE STEADY
Trading in Stock Market Again
Becomes Listless.
METAL SHARES HOLD WELL
Early Advances In Specialties Are
Generally Eliminated In Later
Dealings Moderate Liquida
tion in Ulgb-Grade Ralls. .
NEW TORK, March 8. A relapse to the
listless conditions of last month was the
most striking feature of todays market
Dealings fell away by 80 to 40 per cent In
comparison with the operations of recent
days, and the number of Issues traded in
suffered corresponding reduction.
Such changes as occurred In prices of Im
portant stocks represented little more than
the caprices of the trading element. United
States Steel and allied shares were steady
to strong most of the session, with coppers,
oils, motors, sugars and the usual equip
ments, utilities and fertilizers.
The more substantial advances, very few
of which were fully retained. Included
Texas Company, which rose 6 to 234, with
3 each for International, Agricultural
Chemical preferred and American Cotton
Oil preferred.
Rails continued to show general heavi
ness, with further moderate liquidation of
high grade, including Chicago & North
western and other grangers. Total sales,
640,000 shares.
Operations in exchange were nominal,
sterling and -marks hardening with another
setback in rubles. Maintenance of the ore-
vailing discount rate by the Bank of Eng
land was ascribed to the reduced liability
reserves reported by that Institution.
Bonds were steady, except for a further
decline In Distillers' Securities 5s to the new
low record of 63. Total sales, par value,
$2,365,000. United States bonds were un
changed on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Sales. Hirh. T.rtw. Clrte
Am Beet Sugar. 1.300 !L'i in v. oik
Am Can 6,000 47 1 46 4
Am Car V l ri.in hsu atu rtu
Am Locomotive. 1,100 71 a: 7114 70:
Am Smelt & Ref 30. 100 1iY.:u. lni
102
J 10
12H
37
84 Y4.
101
63
53
6D
40
23 'i
152
91 '4
67
80
113ia
351,
62
Am Sugar lie tin '
Am Tel & Tel... 7O0
1267,
37 i
h4
102
B3ti
.1314
69
60
24l
126H
37
84
101
53
53
69 H
4H
23
Am Zinc L & S aoo
Anaconda Cop... 15,300
Atchison
BOO
1.600
1.000
2.000
3.700
1,200
Baldwin Loco...
Bait Ohio
Brook Rap Tran,
futte & bup Cop
Cal Pet
Can Pacific
Cent Leather . . .
16.800
400
1.500
93
58
81
114 H
'ii"
4814
-254
7
20
164
113
38 m
101 U
LV-S.
60
91 H
67
80
113 V,
'ei',
Ches & Ohio ..
Chi M & St P. .
Chi & Northw. .
Chi. R I & P Ry
Chino Copper ..
Col Fuel A Iron
2,500
i'.ano
1.400
4
4rl
Corn Prod Refln. 30.300
Crucible Steel .. 18,800
Distillers' Secur. 4.800
24 4 i2454
54 .r
19
163 '
1124
35
101
13H
60
. 2U1-4
crie ...........
Gen Electric
26
164
112
33
100
13
60
115
74
22
46
124
88
40
29
102
58
26
95
43
128
102
22
20
03
30
112
80 .
29
92
27
101
230
133
119
110
117
116
24
94
600
600
4,800
30O
Gt Nor pf d . . . . .
jt jor ore ctfs.
Illinois Central .
Int Consol Corn.
300
Inspiration Cop.. 10.S0O
JUL 1 1 .1 I V . J..
Int Mer M pfd.. 26,700
Kan City So
Kennecott Cop .- 11,500
Louis & Nash... 2U0
Mex Petroleum. 7.400
75 73V4-
47
125
89
41
20
46
125
87
40
28
.Miami Copper ..
Mo Pac (new)..
Mont Power ...
Nat Lead : . . . .
Nev Copper . . . .
N Y Cent
1.2l0
500
2.200
1.200
70O
R00
500
26
95
43
128
103
26
04 14
43
127 7,
102
N Y. N H & H.
Norfolk ft W. ..
Nor Pacific ....
Pacific Mail ...
Pac Tel & Tel..
Pennsylvania ..
Ray Con Cop...
Reading
Rep I & Steel..
3,800
11. BOO
J.SOO
6,500
"lo
1.900
3.9H0
4,000
54
- 30
93'4
8154
"63"
2794
103
234
135
12T4
110
117
117
25
94
64
30
113
79
92
27
lO0
229
134
118
109
117
118
24
Shat Ariz Cop..
So Pacific
So Railway ...
Studebaker Co..
Texas Co ,.
Lnion Pacific ..
1.300
U S Ind Alcohol 18.9UO
U S Steel 86,800
U S Steel pfd... 200
Utah Copper . . . 13.P00
Wabash pfd "B" 700
West Union .... 600
Westing Electric B.700
04
49
60
50
lotal sales for the day. 540.000 shares.
BONDS.
TJ S ref 2s reg..fr Pac T & T 6s..lOO
t, d coupon .... Pa con 4 .105
U S 3s reg 1004 Pa con 4U.. .u,-i!
do coupon ..lOOljiS P ref 4s 91
U S 4s reg 107
U P 4s 97
U P cv 4s 92',i
U S Steel 5s liltj
S P cv 5s lol
Anglo-Fr 6s.... 92
do coupon ..108
Atch gen 4s.... 14
NYC deb 6s.. 107
N P 4s 94
N P Ss 0
Bid.
Mining; Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON. March 7. nlno nw...
iwipissing Alines)
8
22
05
93
63
15
6
43
60
. 1 ..Nil . .Jill.. . J . . ' j,
Cal & Ariz S2
North RuttA
Old Dominion
Osceola ..
Cul & Helca...558
centennial .... 21
Cop R Con. Co. 64 7,
Qnincy
Shannon . . . . .
Superior . . . . .
Su & Bos M. .
Tamarack ....
Utah Con ....
Winona ......
Wolverine ....
r. tiuiie uop .M . 1:1
Franklin
8
Granby Con...
88
43
33
14
85
t.reene can. .
Isle Roy Cop.
Lake Copper .
Mohawk . . . . .
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW TORK. March 8. Mercantile pa
per. 44 per cent. .
Sterling. 60-dav bills. 4 71 -
60-day bills on banks. $4.71; commercial
BO-day bills. $4.70: demand. $4.75; ca
bles. $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand. 8.85 j
cables, 5.84U. Marks, demand, 08; ca
bles, 68. Kronen, demand, 11; cables,
11. Guilders, demand, 40; cables 40
Llres. demand, 7.72; cables, T.71. Rubles!
demand, 27; cables. 27.
Bar silver, 75c
Mexican dollars, 68 c
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
steady.
Time loans easier; 60 days. 8Si ner
cent: 90 days, 34 per cent; six months
4 44 per cent.
BAN FRANCISCO tv. c.
S?"' demand, i7S; cables.
Mexican collar. 67.45c.
LONDON, March 8.
ounce.
-Bar silver, S7d per
Money. 4 per cent, i
Discount rates: Short bills. 4T4 ser eM,.
3 months bills, 4 per cent. '
Stocks Lifeless at London.
T t x- n- 1. .1
,.., ' - American securities
were lifeless, apart from a few dealings In
the low-priced shares on the stock Ex
change today.
ALL CEREAL RESERVES ARE LIGHTER
Farm Holdings of Wheat. Corn, Oats and
joariey on .March 1.
WASHINGTON. March 8. Inventory of
the quantity of cereals of the 1916 crops re
maining on farms March 1, made by the De
partment of Agriculture and announced In
Its March crop report today, disclosed a
material reduction of stocks as compared
with other years. Heavy exports of wheat,
corn and oats to supply' the warring Eu
ropean nations have reduced farmers' stocks
High prices offered for those cereals have
been so tempttlng to farmers that the de
partment has issued warnings to farmers
not to part with their valuable seed and
thereby endanger the coming season's
crops.
W-heat held on farms March 1 was about
101.365.000 bushels. Last year 244 448 000
bushels remained on farms March 1
Corn on farms March 1 was about 789 -416,000
bushels, compared with 1.116 559'
000 bushels last year.
Oats on farms was about 803.985,000 bush
els, compared with 698,148,000 bushels last
year.
Barley on farms was about 82.841 000
bushels, compared with 63.301,000 bushels
last year.
A supplementary statement said wheat in
country mills and elevatorson March 1 Is
estimated to be 89,614,000 bushels (14 per
cent of 1916 crop), compared with 150,027 -000
bushels a year ago. '
Coffee Futures Steadier.
N NEW TORK. March 8. The market for
coffee futures showed a steadier tone today
on a comparatively small volume of business.
The opening was unchanged to tiiree points
lower under further scattering liquidation,
put prices soon rallied on scattered cover
ing. May contracts sold up from 7.34c to
7.43c and September from 7.63c to 7.72c, or
five to eight points net higher, and the
market closed at a net advance of five to
seven points. Sales 43.000. March, 7.2e;
April, 7.35c; May. 7.42c; June. 7.48c; July,
i.55c; August. 7.02c; September, 7.70o: Oc
tober, 7.70c; November, 7.80c; December,
7.85c; January, 7.90c; Februarv, 7.85c.
Spot quiet. Rio 7s. 0o. Plenty of steam
ers are reported at Santos, but the cost
and freight situation was irregular. Santos
3s and 4s were said to be offered at 9.65c.
London credits, on a neutral vessel. Bids
cabled to Brazil at concessions are said to
have been refused. ,
The official cables reported no change
In the Brazilian markets except a decline
of ,5 rela in Santos futures. v
BAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg
etables. Etc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 8 Butter
Fresh extras, 83c; prime firsts, 82 c
EGGS Fresh extras, 25c; extra firsts.
25c; pullets. 23 'tc.
Cheese New. 21c; Young Americas, 22 c
Poultry Hens. 24fl25c; old roosters. 15
16c; broilers, 35&40c; large, 80 033c; fry
ers. 2780o; squabs. $2.76S; pigeons. 1 73
2.25;' ducks. 1920c; geese. lS20c: tux
keys. 23 dt 24c
Vegetables Mushrooms. 25c $1 box- as
paragus. 251536c: lettuce. Southern, 'iced,
$1.60; unlced. $11.25; Imperial Valley,
$2.60; tomatoes, Mexican, $2.503- re
packed; eggplant, 30 -9 40c; green peppers
Florida, 6065c; garlic, 3 3 4c; celery, $4
4.50; rhubarb, 7c: marrowfat and
hubbard squash. 233e; peas. Southern
fancy, large. 10&llc; small. 74J8c
Potatoes Rivers. $3 a 3.75.
Onions $63?8.
Fruit Lemons. $3.25(83.60: grapefruit.
$2.503: oranges, navels, $2.652.90; ba
nanas. $l?i1.5u; pineapples. $2.2502.50: ap
ples, Newtown Pippins, $1,3041.50; Belle
fleur, 684750.
Feedstuffs Cracked corn and feed corn
meal. $48.5049.50; rolled brley, $4547;
alfalfa meal. $20.50, carload lots: less.
$21.50.
Receipts Flour. 758 quarters; barlev,
4453 centals; beans, 1500 sacks; potatoes,
10O5 sacks; onions, 76 sacks; hay, ISO tons;
hides, 1940; wine, 33.300 gallons.
FARM LOANS TO BE MADE
Associations Formed at The Dalles
and at Mosler.
THE DALLES, Or., March 8. (Spe
cial.) A Farm Loan Association has
beea formed in this city. Loans of
$40,000 have been asked for by the
members. The directors are Mr. Brooks,
O. Rankin, O. Skickerroan. L. B. Brit
tian, H, A. Welp and Mr. Morgan. L. B.
Brittlan is president of the association
and Carlton Pepper is secretary.
The Mosler Farm Loan Association,
with loans aggregating $30,000, has
been formed. The directors are C. jr
Llttlepage, Ed Reeves, P. W. Simpson,
Henry Bauer, C C. Clements, Mrs. E. J.
McClure, D. P. Harvey and Mrs. A. a
Marsh. George Chamberlin is presi
dent. The two loan associations will cover
the northern end of Wasco . County.
Steps are being taken to form other
associations in the southern part of the
county.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
NEPOM-RLACK.MAN Dan Nepom. 443
North Twenty-third street, and Clare Black
man. 580 Second street.
TRAVERSE-BABCOCK Charles Edward
Traverse. 505 Marshall street, and Madge
D. Babcock, 152 Alnsworth.
YEOM ANS-SHIPLEY Fred Yeomans,
Oregon City, and Mel la I. Shipley. 100 East
WebBter street.
HANSON-REED Dean R. Hanson. 147
East Sumner street, and Laura M. Reed,
Corhett, Or.
STEVENS-MILLER Jack R. Btevana, 760
East Eleventh street North, ,a.nd Marie Mil
ler, same address.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
- ROBINSON-METCALF Joseph Robinson.
37, of Oregon City, Or., and Miss Edith Met
calf, 23. of Oreson City. Or.
LIVELY-COOPER Edwin B. Lively. 21.
of.jportland, and Miss Beulah L. Cooper, 16.
of Portland.
H1GGINS-BOYE Charles M. HIgglns, 83.
of Portland, and Miss Minnie Boye, 19, of
Portland.
HILLIOAS-SPORTSMAN Roy Hllllgas,
24. of Portland, and Mrs. Barbara ldella
Sportsman. 28, of Portland.
GARRISON-MITZEL T. B. Garrison. 7.
of Portland, and Miss Myrtle Mitzel, 28, of
Portland.
STERES-MOORECRAFT Chris Steres. 2fl,
of Portland, and Miss Beatrice Moorecraft,
ID, of Portland.
M'TIMl'EN Y-BARKER J. A. McTim
peny, 21, of Portland, and Miss Mary Ellen
Barker. 18. of Portland.
GREER-CAKRIER Tom Greere. 82. of
Vancouver. Wash., and Mrs. Mary E. Car
rier, 26, of Vancouver, Wash.
MAGGETT-SOVERN Charles Maggett. 83.
of Hillsboro. Or., and Miss Pearl Sovern, 22,
of Portland.
Births.
TURNER To Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Turner, 910 Kirby street, January 17. a son.
COOPER To Mr. and Mrs. J. Cooper, 915
Prescott street, January 30, a son.
CLEM INGE R To Mr. aed Mrs. Claude
Cleminser, 553 East Ankeny street, Feb
ruary 6. a daughter. t
LAING To Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Lain,g, 1275 East Sixth street North, Febru
ary -13, a daughter.
HAMMOND To Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Hammond, 973 East Eighth street North,
February 14. a son.
ELLERBY To Mr. and Mrs. James Eller
by. 615 Mill street, February 14, a daughter.
BALE To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Bale,
850 East Twenty-fourth street North, Feb
ruary 17, a son.
BENSON To Mr. and Mrs. Amos S. Ben
son, Folk and Crawford streets, February
13. a daughter. .
OGDEN To Mr. and Mrs. George F. Or
den. Hood River, February 19, a daughter.
FULLENWE1DER To Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
Fullenwelder, 1043 East Thirtieth street
North, February 20, a daughter.
STEVENS To Mt. and Mrs. Charles R.
Stevens, 6011 Forty-seventh street, Febru
ary 22, a daughter.
NATHAN To Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Nathan,
462 Leo avenue. February 23, a daughter.
GRABLER To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grab
ler, 12S0 Atlantic street, February 23,' a
daughter.
COOK To Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cook.
Knox and Cooper streets, February 23, a
daughter.
P1CKEL To Mr. and Mrs. Forest Picket,
1783 Phelps street, February 24, a son.
' Building Permits.
FLANDERS ESTATE Repair one-story
frame dwelling, 707 Pettygrove street, be
tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets; Walter R. Thorne. builder; $100.
A. R. RICE Erect one-story frame ga
rage, 671 East Sixteenth street, between
Siskiyou fcind Klickitat streets; builder, same;
$350. 1
p. J. MM AHON Repair two-story frame
dwelling. 428 Harrison, between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets; builder, same; $23.
O. A. RITAN Alter three-story brick or
dinary (stores), 49-51 Fifth street, between
Couch and Davis streets; John Bingham,
builder: $1200.
PACIFIC BLOW PIPE CO. Erect one
story frame blow pipe factory, 114 East
Eleventh street North, between Gllsan and
Flanders: builder, same; $2000.
KING ESTATE Repair one-story frame
dwelling. 148 North Twenty-first street, be
tween Hoyt and Johnson streets; James
Moe, builder: $150.
B. HOG EDO RN Alter five-story brick
ordinary (Hotel Arthur), 170 Eleventh
street, between Yamhill and Morrison; B. T.
Allyn. builder; $100.
F. BOHLMAN Move and alter one-alory
frame dwelling, 585 Claybourne, between
Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets; builder,
same: $300.
MRS. ZELLER Alter brick ordinary dry
kiln. 600 Lincoln street; Mr. .Valentine,
builder; $50.
MRS. G HARTNESS, 290 Flanders Street,
between Fourth and Fifth Repair four
story building (stores-restaurant-hotel) ; B.
N. Kldo, builder: $75.
HARRY COHEN Repair one-story frame
dwelling, 690 First street, between Arthur
and Meade streets: A. Grover, builder: $75.
SARAH " R. JONES Repair one-story
frame stable, 911 Oregonian avenue, be
tween Mears and Olympfa streets; $50.
AMELIA M. HURST Erect one-story
frame garage, 1177 East Ash street, between
Thirty-ninth and Forty-first streets; builder,
same; $75. .
CONRAD SOLUM Alter one-story frame
dwelling. 630 East Fifty-seventh street
North; E. Llngaas. builder; $50.
C. R. HELLYER Erect one-story frame
garage, 1462 Cleveland avenue, corner Bry
ant street; builder, same; JluO.
FAIRCHILD Repair two - story apart
ments, 487 Taylor street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth; William Isenses Company,
builders; $85.
A. P. HEHRICK Erect frame dwelling,
626 Leo avenue, between East Fifteenth and
East Sixteenth streets; builder, same; $1400.
VAUGHN MOTOR WORKS Two-story
frame factory, 473-473 East Main street, be
tween East Eighth end East Ninth streets;
i G. ieo, builder; $2000.
WHEAT HAS UPTURN
Big Clearances of Grain Re
ported From Baltimore.
ALL OPTIONS ARE HIGHER
Guesses as to Bullish Government
Report on Farm Reserves Prove
to Be Correct Foreigners Re
ported to Be Buying; Futures.
CHICAGO. March 8. Big clearances t
Baltimore and correct forecasts that the
Government crop report on farm reserves
would prove bullish dm a great deal to
bring about advances todaywn the price of
wheat. Quotations closed from lHc to lHe
net higher, with May at 1.8S to $1.884
and July at $1.5S to $1.59. Corn finished
le to 1HO up. and oats gained He to He.
In provisions the outcome ranged from 12Hc
decline to a rise of 15c.
Despite bullish sentiment, which ultimate
ly ruled the wheat market, prices tended
downward at the outset, owing largely to
the fact that railway traffic difficulties had
caused export contracts In the West and
Southwest to be cancelled. One railroad
as reported ss alone having 4500 cars
filled with freight standing In the Kansas
City yards. Gossip was current that for
eigners were buying future deliveries nere.
Corn showed independent strength. The
Government report on farm reserves was Ex
pected to be bullish and turned out to be
much more so than had been anticipated.
Oats -were ftrm In sympathy with corn.
Advance guesses on farm reserves of oats
proved to be considerably In excess of the
Government total.
Provisions wore Irregular and much less
active than recently. Realizing ' sales by
holders weakened lard and ribs. Offerings
of pork were small.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May $1.87 1.89H St. 85 1.884
July 1.57 1.5 1.50 V. 1.58m
CORN.
May ...... 1.0TH 1.0011 1. 06 !.OS
July 1.06, 1.08 1.06 V 1.03
OAT3.
May ' .B8 .8 684 .6"H
July 66 .67fe .56 V .57V.
MESS PORK.
May 83.00 83.25 83.00 83.15
July 32.50 82.35 32.40
LARD.
May ......lSHS 19 00 18. T7 18 92
.July 12.92 18.97 18.75 18.87
SHORT RIBS.
May 17.45 17.52 17.37 17.37
July 17.55 17.60 17.43 17.47
Cash prices were:
Wheat Nos. 2 snd 8 red, nominal
No.
2 hard, 1 9H; No. 3 hard. $1.9514.
Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.09 Vs 1.09 ; No.
3 yellow, $1.07 1.09 vi ; No. 4 yellow, $1.03H
1.08.
Oata No. 8 white.
64 Vic; standard.
uo',-j ej'S2c.
Rye No. 2, nominal; No.
3, $1.55.
nariey $ 01.31.
Timothys $3.7n,75.
Clover $12 trig.
Primary receipts Wheat. 712,000 vs. 985.
000 bushels: corn, 861. OOO vs. 44.000 bush
els; oats, 982,000 vs. 430.00 bushels.
Shipments Wheat, 621,000 vs. 1.175.00O
bushels: corn, 538.000 vs. 602.000 bushels;
oats, 673,000 vs. 845.000 bushels.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 8. Wheat May.
$1.89; July. $1.81. Cash: No. 1 hard.
$2.07 H 02.09 4 : No. 1 Northern. $1.97i
2.04; No. 2 Northern, $1.95 2.03.
Flax. $2.S6Vi 2.94.
Barley, 96c j? $1.23.
Eastern Wheat Futures.
DTJLUTH. March 8. Wheat closed: May,
$1.9u; July, $1.82.
WINNIPEG, March 8. Wheat closed:
May, $1.86; July, $1.84; October, $1.48.
KANSAS CITY: March 8. Wheat closed:
May. $1.84; July. $1.04; September,
$1.43.,
ST. LOTJ1S, March 8. Wheat closed: May
$1.SS; July, $1.55; September, $1.43.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN '-FRANCISCO. March 8. Spot quota
tionsWalla, $2.724 W2.73; red Rusuian.
$2.05; Turkey red. $3.05i"3.07'4 : bluestem.
$3iH,3.05r feed barley. $2 20M2.224; white
oate. $2-2.02Vi; bran. $31.o2; middlings,
$4143; shorts, $32.33.
Cal! board: Barley, May. $2.15; Decem
ber. $1.55 VA bid. $l.CCVi asked Sales, 100
tons May.
Puget Sound Grain Markets.
TACOMA. Wash.. March 8. Wheat Blue
stem. $1.70; fortyfold. $1.68: club and red
fife. SJ.65: red Russian. $1.61.
Car'receipts Wheat C, oats 1.
SEATTLE. . Wash., March 8. Wheat
Bluestem, $1.72; Turkey red, $1.72: club,
$1.00: fife. $1.65; red Russian. $1.63; bar
ley. $39 per ton.
Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 4, oats 4,
barley 1, hay 8. flour 8.
CATTLE RUN IS FAIR
RECEIPTS OB" HOGS AT 1VORTH
PORTLAND ARC .LIGHT.
Bulk of Sales are Made at 13.50, Indi
' eating Stronger Market for
" All Grades.
There was -a fair run of cattle at the
yards yesterday, but receipts of hogs were
light and no sheep at all were received.
The hog market was strong, as Indicated
by the bulk of sales at $13.50. Cattle
moved within this week's range of prices.
Receipts were 121 cattle and 330 hogs.
ShtrjTiers were: D. Adams! Lo.en 1
! tie; Cutsford Bros.. Hubbard, 1 car cattle.!
hogs; W. Givins, East Portland. 1 car hogs;
Hout & Snodgrasa. Lebanon, 1 car cattle,
hogs; C'H. Farmer, McCoy. 1 car hogs; C.
Cook. Medford, 1 car cattle; J. S. Barnes,
Nampa. 3 cars cattle.
The day s sales were as follows:
Wt. Price. Wt. Price.
1 COW .... 700 $5.50 ' 8 COWS ... .1007 $6.50
lcow- ....1170 8.oo l cow .... tyo 7.oo
1 cow .... SMiO 6.75 lcow ....luoo 6 50
1 calf . 110 8.50 2 cows 803 3 60
25 hogs .... 156 13.40 lcow ....1120 0.50
13 hogs .... 180 13.50 1 cav .... 7,io 4 (,,)
1 heifer . . (llo tl.r.O . 1 cow .... 950 6.75
1 calf . -150 8.5U lcow .... Rs0 7.23
1 lamb ... 1 11.O0 lcow .... 780 6.50
3 steers ...1500 8.75 lcow ..... 7IO 4.50
111 steers ...1016 8.25 lcow ..,..1110 0 50
22 steers ...1164 9.45 1 bull 1130 H 73
26 steers ...1107 9.45 1 bull 1080 5.75
7 steers 1171 H.lil) 1 bull 840 6.50
1 steer 1360 9.00 4 hogs .... 140 13.35
11 steers 954 9.00 1 hog 4XO 12.33
steer ....1330 S.no r. hogs .... 382 12.00
J steer 1090 8.00 90 hogs 391118.50
3 cows .... 96S 7.75I 5 hogs .... 230 18.50
lcow ....1100 7.751 6 hogs .... 150 13.50
Prices current at the local yards were
follows:
csttle - Price.
Steers, prime .......-.......$ 0.65 9.83
Steers, good U.0O& 9.40
Steers, medium 8.50 f 8.80
Cow choice . A 7.75 8.00
Cows, medium to good. ....... . 7.00 7.75
Cows, ordinary to fair .......... fl.SOfl 7.00
Heifers ' 0.509 0 OO.
Bulls S.OO0 7.25
Calves 6.00 10.00
Hogs
Light and heavy packing...... "3.26918.60
Rough heavies 12.25113.00
Pigs and skips. 12.OO'012.23
Stock hogs - 11.50 12.UO
Sheep
Wethers 31.50t-M2.no
Ewes 8.7510.00
Lambs 10.75 13.10
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, Neb., March 8. Hogs Receipts,
8000. lower. Heavy. $14.2014.40: light. $14
14.80; pigs. $11.75012.25; bulk of sales,
$14.1014.25.
Cattle Receipts. 3600. steady. Native
steers, $S.75G11.; cows and heifers. $7
a 0.60 ;" Western steer's. $7.6O10.5O; Texas
steers. $7tfS.50; stockers and feeders, $6.00
10 10.00.
Sheep Receipts. 12.700. steady. Year
lings. $11.80tpl3.25: wethers. $10.60 812.25;
lambs. $13.7514.75.
Chicago Livestock Markets.
CHICAGO, March 8. Hoes Receipts, 28,-
New Loan
Canadian Government
20-Year 5 Bonds
Principal and Interest payable in gold in New
York or Canada at holder's option.
Denomination $100, $500, $1000
Free of all present and future Canadian Taxes.
Advance, information on request.
Advance subscriptions are very heavy and it
is expected the loan will be heavily over-subscribed.
Lumbermens Trust Company
000.
1.0 K 1 . . - - . , .
. ' ' ' ' - jTOiomay average;
i ' lSf14.80; light. $14.10314.80;
.-,. o'.tri i.iio; neavy. $14.30014.93;
rough . $14 3014.45: Pigs. $11,254: 13.65.'
xveeipis. ouuu. strong, isatlve beef
cattle, $8.40& 12.23; stockers and feeders,
$6.609.50; cows and heifers, $3.00 a 10.43;
calves, $S.50&11.75.
Sheen H.nal ntm IQlMMt 1 -nr..,
$10.9Offll2.35; lambs. $12.2315.
Caldwell Horse Market Active.
CAT.nWPt.T. Idah. 1. ,n ,, v
.. . u-i v i , o. ioijcuki.
Elrht himH,.il v. .1 . ,
. i ..: .... v, nuncH, involving
a cash transaction of approximately $lno,0uo.
wo. w auiu nere i uesuay and Wednesday at
the regular monthly sale at the Caldwell
maraet. with the exception of a few car
loads of "war" horses, almost all the
horses sold were farm animals and went to
buyers from Western and Middle Western
states, Oregon, Montana. Kansas and Ne
braska dealers getting most of the stock.
Klamath Votes School Site.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. March 8.
(Special.) Bv a. vote (if 171 to 75 Knhnnl
District No. 1. comprising all of the
city of Klamath Falls, decided to pur-
cnaae a sue lor a new schoolhouse and
grounds at a cost of not to exceed
$45,000.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. March 8. Maximum tem
perature, 42 degrees; minimum, 37 degrees.
River reading, s A. M.. 4.7 feet; change
In last 24 hours. 0.2 foot rise. Total rain
fall (5 P. M. to 6 P. M.). 0.41 Inch. To
tal rainfall since September 1, 1916, 19.31
Inches; normal. 33.21 inches; deficiency.
13.90 inches.. Totai sunshine, none; pos
sible, 11 hours 30 minutes. Barometer (re
duced to sea level) 5 p. M.. 29.75 Inches.
Relative humidity at noon, 69 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
STATIONS.
State of
weather.
Baker
Boise
Bus tun . . . .
Calgary . . . . ,
ChR-ag
Denver
Les Moines, .
Duluth
DulutU
Eureka
LJalveton
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Jacksonville
t Juneau
Kanbai City..
I.os Angeles. .
3-1!
320
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Rain
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40 0
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32 0
Clear
Montreal
4DiO
00 SW
44' JO I W
Pt. cloudy
Clear
New Orleans..
Nw York
North Head . .
NurLh Yakima.
Omaha ......
Fhoenix
Pocatello
Portland
Rose burg- ....
Sacramento . .
St. Louis
Bait Isake ....
San Diego . . .
San Francisco.
Seattle
Mitka
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Tacoma
ll(l
44 0
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42 O
70 0
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40 0.
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60 0
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4 0
42 0
46 0
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34 0
600
56 0
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Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Tatoosh. Inland
.04 ;iS NE
.OO! calm
T valdez ....
Walla Walla
Washington
Winnipeg
OS 3 0NE
Cloudy
Cloudy
30,0
.ooj. . j w
Clear
tA. M. today; P. M. report ot preceding
day.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A moderate disturbance which was ap
parently central near Prince Rupert last
evening has moved southward to the Ore
Son coaat, while the Eavtern disturbance
has made a rapid move down the St. Law
rence Valley. Precipitation has occurred In
the Northwest. Northern California. North
ern Nevada, Louisiana, Tennessee, from the
Lake Region eastward to the North Atlantic
coast and Western Canada. Northwest norm
warnings were ordered d isp avert at 6:30 P.
M. today at all Washington seaports and
the mouth of the Columbia River for a
fresh to at rone north to northwest Rale,
probably decreasing: Friday forenoon. The
weather is cooler In Northern California.
Western Oregon, Northern Alberta and the
western portions or Pennsylvania and New
York ; it Is correspondingly warmer In the
Southern Rocky Mountain and Southern
Plains States, the St. Lawrence Valley and
the North Atlantic State.
The conditions are favorable for occa
sional rain Friday la "Western Oregon and
Western Washington and for rain or snow
east of the Cascade Mountains, with winds
shifting to northwesterly.
FORECAST9.
Portland and vicinity Occasional rain,
winds becoming northwesterly.
Oregon and Washington Occasional rain
west, rain or snow ea-tH portion; winds be
coming northwesterly.
Idaho Rain or snow.
North Pacific Coast Occasional rain;
fresh to strong northeast to northwest gale
tonight, probably becoming moderate wester
ly winds Friday forenoon.
T. FRANCIS DRAKE,
Assistant Forecaster.
. Irr the panelled
-lounc5e of the quiet
club
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FACTS joy
- FOREVER
The heavy traffic to
which Grand avenue,
from Belmont to East
Stark street, improved
In 1908, nine years
since, and its splendid
condition is an ocular
Illustration of the
Q u a 1 i t lea that have
elicited such enthusi
astic r e c o in m e nda
tions for that stand
ard hard-surface ma-
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TRAVELERS' GITZDK.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Wlthout Chsase Em Route)
The Bis;.
Clean.
Comfortable.
Klesantly Appointed.
beasToinc
S. .S. BEAVER
Ralls From Alnsworth D-rk
S r. M.. MONDAY, MARCH 12.
100 Golden Miles
Columbia Blver
All Kates lnrluds
Bertbs and Meals
Table snd (services
Cnexcelled
Tt 5? m"ni? -'-isTton street (with
a ar-iT" ioi Br"idwl--r .
FTWIN PALACES
PORTLAND TO SAN KRAXCIrjCO
S. 8 NORTHERN PAC1HC. express
train time, balls Aliu-ch 1. ti, l. 20 24
1. Cal. Str. Express leaves 9:ao a! ai'
Fares S, 12.30. lr. S17.50. 2U.
B. . GREAT NORTHERN, San Fran
cisco and Lm Anseles to Honolulu, March
5. 23; April 11. So. -130 round trip
I North Bank, 6tb and istmxa
TICKET J P'atlon. tutu and Mays
I 848 Wash.. G. X. By. ,
1 100 Sd. Burlington Rr
San Francisco $10.00
Coos Bay $7.00
Eureka $15.00
Flrst-Class Meals and Berth
Included.
S. S. BREAKWATER
6 P. M SATURDAY, MAR. 10
North Pacific S. S. nock.
Near Broadway Bridge and
IS- Third St.
Phones, Broad-ray 5 SO, A 5422.
ALASKA
rfnce Bupert, Ketchikan. Wransrel
Petersburg Juneau, Treadwell. Douglas!
Thane. Haines. bka-HSy, Cordova, vau
lie and P-eward
CALIFORNIA
Via Beattle or isan Francisco to txs
Ansreles and San Diego. Largest shins,
unequaled service, low rates. Including
meals and berth. .
Fer particulars apnly or telephone
PACIFIC SI-KAMSHlP COMPANY.
, Ihlrd Street. 249 Wash. St.
Main S. Min ..o
liome A 30S Roma A 2283. I
U.S. H-H S.Ss. SIERRA. SONOMA, VENTURA
SAMOA
HONOLUI
LOWEST RATES OF PASSAGE Apply to
OCEANIC S. S. CO-, 673 Market St., Su Frsaci-c
ulinKa fcrery 21 days Mar.ls.Apr.3,24,May 15
COMMSHII CiKcCUl TWANSATLAffDOVC LL
SS li I m taetaj hnia iCsfJ
NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS
Direct Route to the Continent.
WEERLV DEPARTURES
For All Particulars Inquire
rnrail Hron.. rsc Coast Agent. 109 Chem
feoattie. or Any Local A.n,
American - Hawaiian Steamship Co.
All sailings between
U. S. Atlantic and
U. S. Pacific porta
are canceled . until
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