Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 15, 1917, Image 20

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    THE MORNING OKEGOXIAN, TniJllSDAT, MARCH
1917.
ALL ORDERS CEASE
Wheat Market Tied Up by
Strike Prospects.
TCO INQUIRIES FROM EAST
Strong California Demand for
Northern Millfeed Has Devel
oped and Higher Prices Are
Bid for Early Shipments.
be strike prospects have had the effect
f completely tying up the wheat market
so far as eastern business Is concerned.
There has not been much doing In that
line for several weeks, though Inquiries were
received regularly up to two days ago.
Now, with prospects of a general stoppage
of service, eastern millers have lost all In
terest In Pacific Coast wheat.
At the Merchants" Exchange wheat bids
were reduced all around, bluestem by 1 to
S cents, while other sorts were 8 to 5 cents
lower than on Tuesday.
The oats market was quiet with a firm
undertone. There was Inquiry from Cali
fornia with prospects of a fair demand de
veloping In that quarter.
California Buyers were alao keen for mill
feed and bid $30 for shorts and $28.80 for
bran. Millers are carrying small stocks of
feed, and as the local ss well as southern
demand Is stronger, prices are Inclining up
ward. Liverpool cables reported the British
wheat market quiet but firm. Larger ship
ments from this side are expected.
The Government crop report for March. In
estimating farm reserves of grain, gives
for the Northwest the following percentage
ef wheat and barley shipped out of countries
where growni
Wheat
Oregon
Washington ...........
Idaho i
Barley
Oregon Washington
Idaho
191Q 1915 1914
72 6T 58
, 70 71 70
60 63 60
85 20 2!.
45 43 50
50 45 44
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchant's Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay.
Portland Wed.. 10 ... . 2 6 6
Year ao ... 12 6 2 2 13
CeaFon to date. 4124 1R1 1127 105 1788
Tear ago 0l'8$ 1385 1893 660 2001
Tacoma Tues. ..18 .... .... .... 4
Year ago 23 .... .... 1 12
Eeason to date. 513 HO 23 1BC1
Year afro 6124 489 .... 289 1888
Feat He Tues... 3 8 7 9
Year ago 9 2 6 .... 2
Ceason to date. 421 4 297 1274 9S9 8125
Year ago 6862 1191 1715 914 82a0
STORAGE PRODUCE HOLDIN'O REDUCED ;
Email Stocks of Epgs and Batter Held en
First of Month.
Ctor&gr holding:' of estrs and butter, as Is
to be expected at the and of Winter, have
been sharply reduced. The March report
of the office of markets also shows hold
ings lighter than a year ago. Cheese stocks,
for the country as a whole have been cut
down, though In the West they are much
larger than at this time last year.
The report gives the following figures for
the Northwestern section, comprising Ore
gon, Washington. Idaho, Montana and Wyo
ming, the comparison being for March 1,
1917. and March 1, 1919:
191T. 1919.
Kg?a, cases 423 1.54S
Gutter, pounds 113,725 172,640
Cheese, pounds 305.720 81,405
The report says of total holdings In the
United States;
"Reports from 01 cold storages show th,at
their rooms contain 5381 cases of eggs, while
on February 1, 802 storages reported 148,
P42 cases. The 233 storages that reported
Itoldlngs on March 1 of this year and last
show a present stock of 4758 cases as com
pared with 34,761 cases last year, a decrease
of 80,002 cases, or 86.3 per cent. The re
ports show that during February holdings
decreased 97.2 per cent, while the last re
port showed that during January holdings
decreased 63.7 per cent. Last year the de
crease during February was 91.9 per cent,
and during January 6C.7 per cent.
'Reports from 2S0 cold' storages show
that their rooms contain 15,542,532 pounds
cf creamery butter, while on February 1
t'09 storages reported SO, 434,200 pounds. Tho
215 storages that reported holdings - on
March 1 of this year-and last show a pres
ent stock of 14,5!?2,05 pounds, as compared
with 15,032.769 pounds last year, a decrease
of 449,794 pounds, or 3 per cent. The re
ports show that during February holdings
decreased 43.1 per cent, while the last re
port showed that during January holdings
decreased 34.5 per cent. Last year the de
crease during February was 50.4 per cent,
smd in January S6.5 per cent.
"Reports from 321 cold storages show
that their rooms contain 13,060,756 pounds
ef American cheese, while on February 1
18 storages reported 20,415,436 pounds. The
14 storages that reported holdings on March
1 of this year and last show a present stock
cf 9.449,466 pounds, as compared with 13,
U73.424 pounds last year, a decrease of
8.923.95S pounds, or 29.3 per cent. The re
ports show that during February holdings
decreased 85.3 per cent, while our last re
ort Showed that during January holdings
decreased 83.9 per cent. Last year the de
crease during February was 26.4 per cent,
end In January 29.2 per cent."
CRANBERRY EXCHANGE 13 FORMED
Campaign For Fall Delivery Will Soon Be
Opened.
The cranberry growers of the Pacific
Coast have organised an exchange for the
sale and distribution of their product and
now have 10 per cent of the total cranberry
acreage of the lower Columbia River district
signed up.
There are three associations of cranberry
growers In the lower Columbia district. Two
of these are in Pacific County, Wash,, the
other in Clatsop County. Or. These three
associations compose the cranberry exchange.
A sales manager is to be selected within
a week, who will have complete charge of
the sales end of the industry. Ealesmen will
pro Into the leading market centers of the
Coast within a short time to sell Pacific
Coast cranberries for Fall delivery.
Cranberries from both Oregon and Wash
ington were in the Portland markets last
'Kail, and If this fruit meets with the same
favorable reception In the other large cities
of the Coast that it met in Portland the
success of the new exchange is assured.
LARGER DEMAND FOR CUBE BCTTER
Egg Market Is Firm at Slight Advance In
ITices Poultry Steady.
The butter market was firmer yesterday
with a good demand for cubes. Receipts
were rather light and cleaned up quickly
at 3S3SH cents for extras and 34 tt cents
for prime firsts. There was an active out-of-town
demand and late offers, which
could not be filled, wer. at a prlc. slightly
better than that quoted.
The egg market continued firm. There
were sales on the street of small lota at
6 cents, cas. count, while larger lots
moved at 23 and 23 H cents. Demand from
the outside was better.
Poultry and dressed meats were steady
at the previous day's quotations.
First Broccoli Received.
Another shipment ' of California aspara
gus was received yesterday and sold lower
at 25 cents a pound. Southern rhubarb was
siso easier at $3 & 3.28 a box. Spinach was
more plentiful and quoted at $1.231.50 a
crate. Other vegetables were unchanged.
The first shipment of broccoli was re
ceived from Roseburg.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
t Clearings. Balances.
Portland $2,473,681 1204.002
Seattle 3.033.0S3 679.011
Tacoma 4D5.0U5 122,281
Spokane l,lt5,ol Iu0,3o7
PORTLAND MARKET QCOTATIONS
Grain. Flour, Feed, Ktc
Merchants Exchange, noon session.
March delivery: ' Bid
Wheat Bid. Tr. ago.
Hluestem .....I 1.W2
Kortyfold ... 1.58
Club 1.67
Red fife
Red Russian 1.63
Oats
No. l white feed.............. 86.75
Barley
No. 1 feed 88.00
Futures
April bluestem
April forty roid
April club ...........................
April Russian
April oats
April barley
OS
K0
8ft
.bS
24.00
28.50
Bid.
$ 1.04
1.5'J
. l.ST
1.S3
, 80.75
, 38.00
FLOUR Patents, $8.40; straights. $T.8O0
7.60; Valley. $7.90; whole wheat. $8.60; gra
ham. $8.40.
MILLFEED Epot prices: Bran. $28.00
per ton; shorts, $31.00 per ton; rolled bar
ley. S4243.
CORN Whole. $49 per ton; cracked, $50
per ton.
HAY Producers' prices: Timothy, East
ern Oregon, $19 20 per ton: alfalfa, $140
16; Valley grain hay, $12.50 014.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 3385o: prime
firsts. Hi'ic Jobbing prices: Prints, extras,
38c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1,
3Uc; No. 2, 37c, Portland.
CHEESr? Jobbers' buying prices. o. b.
dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets, 23c;
Young Americas. 24c. per pound.
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts.
25-?2Gc per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects,
2bc per dozen.
POULTRY Hens, 1920o per pound;
Springs, 19 9 20c; turkeys. live, 22 & 24c;
ducks, 22&23C; geese, 1218c.
VEAL Fancy, lKffl4c per pound.
PORK Fancy. 17i7o per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels,
$1.S0&3; lemons, $3.00 4. 00 per box: ba
nanas, 5c per pound; grapefruit, 2.75(6.50.
VEGETABLES Artichokes. SI. 10 1.25 per
dozen: tomatoes, $45 per crate; cabbage,
$3.506 per hundred; eggplant, 25c per lb.;
lettuce, S3: cucumbers, $1.5 3 1.75 per
dozen; celery. $1.003 1.50; cauliflower,
$2.50 3 per crate; peppers, 40c per
pound: sack vegetables. $1.40 a-2.15 per sack,
sprouts, 3 2 o per pound ; rhubarb. $3.00 &
3.25 per box; peas, 15 17c per pound; as
paragus. 25c per pound; spinach, $1.25 &
1.50 per box.
POTATOES Oregon buying prices. $2.50
2.75 per hundred: new Florldas, 10c per
peund.
OMOXS Oregons, Jobbing prices: No. 1,
$9; No. 2, $6 per sack.
GREEN FRUITS Annies. 50cS3 toox:
cranberries, $10 per barrel.
Staple Groceries,
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8.10; Honolulu
plantation, $8.05: Grants Pass beet, $7.90;
California beet, $7.90; extra C, $7.70; pow
dered. In barrels, $8.60; cubes, in barrels,
$8.85.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$2.40 per dozen: one-half flats. $1.50; Im
pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound
tails, $1.2r.
HONEY Choice, 333.25 per ease.
NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 18c; Brazil
nuts, . 19c; filberts, 19c; almonds, 18 19c;
peanuts. 7c; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pe
cans, I819c; chestnuts, 10c.
BEAKS Oregon, small white, BSfcc; Cali
fornia, small white. llc: large white.
11 Lima. 13 He; bayous, 9V.0; pink,
10c; red Mexicans, 9c: Manchurlan, 9c.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 1735o.
SALT Granulated. $16.75 per ton; half-
ground 100s. $11.30 per ton; 50s, $12.10 per
ton. dairy, $14.75 per ton.
RICE Southern head, 7 7 o per pound;
broken, 4c; Japan style, 44c
DRIED FRUIT Apples. 103llc; apri
cots, 16 1 9c ; peaches. 8 V4 1 0c ; prunes,
Italian, 8 'c; raisins, 815e; dates,
Persian, 15c per pound; fard. $2.50 per box;
currants, 1516c; figs, $23.50 per box.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc
HOPS 1919 crop, 38c per pound; 1917
contracts, nominal.
HIDES Salted hides (25 pounds and up),
18c; salted stags (50 pounds and up), 14c;
green and salted kip '(15 pounds to 25
pounds), 18c: green and salted calf skins (up
to 15 pounds), 28c; green hides (23
pounds and up), 16c; green stags (50 pounds
and up), 12c; dry hides, 30c; salt hides,
25c ; dry horse hides, $1.50 Q 2.50; salt horse
hides. $8 5.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 25c; salt
ed long-wooled pelts. $1.50 3.
TALLOW -No. 1, 9c per pound. .
WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine 80 85c;
coarse, 40c; Valley, 40c
MOHAIR Nominal, 50c per pound.
CASCARA BARK Old and new, 6tt7e
per pound.
' Provision,
HAMS All sizes, choice. 27c: standard.
26c; skinned, 24&25c; picnics, 19c; cottage
rolls, 22c.
LARD Tierce basis, kettle - rendered,
21 H c; standard pure. 21c; compound, 16c.
BACON Fancy, 8334c; standard, 28
29 ac; choice, 2427c.
DRY SALT Short clear backs, 21 23a;
export. 2224c; plate, 1819Vic
Oils.
KEIIOSEICE Water white, dromx. barrels
or tank wagons. l'c; cases. 1SH2-'C
GASOL1XH Bulk, 21 He: cases, 30c; nap.
tha, drums. 19Mjc; cases, 30c: engine distil
late, drums. 10 c; cases, 19c
LIXSBED OIL Raw. barrels, $1.14: cases.
$1.21: boiled, barrels, $1.16: cases, $1.23.
TURPENTINE In tanks. 67c: in cases,
74c: 10-case lots, lc lees.
UWISTON'S RECORD HOG PRICE.
Steers Also Advance Sharply la Idaho
. Market.
LEWISTOK. Ida.. March 14. (Special.)
A new record price was paid for hogs here
yesterday when John Kennedy received
$13.85 per 100 for two carloads of corn-fattened
hogs.
The price of prims steers reached $10.80
per 100. and buyers predict all livestock
prices will experience a further advance. A
prime steer will not dress more than 35 per
cent of th. live weight, which means the
actual cost of beef Is approximately 20
cents per pound before It leaves the slaughter
house. Add to this the expense of butcher
ing, delivering and the reasonable retail
profit, and the dealer Is compelled to charge
from 35 to 40 cents per pound for the best
cuts, while the less desirable cuts must be
marketed at a price less than the actual
coBt laid on the block. All butcher shops
have experienced a noticeable curtailment in
their orders as the price. oi meat advances.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, March 14. Copper, flrmj
electrolytic spot and nearby, nominal: seer
onu quarter, oo'tfOJG, nominal; tnira quu.
ICI. Hl.UU'4jW..VUI..
Iron, steady ana unchanged.
Metal Exchange Quotes tin orrlftt? m-tia
53i54c.
At London Spot copper, 136; futures,
fl35 10; electrolytic 131; spot tin, 202
futures. 201 10a.
The Metal Exchange aunt. -a..
asked.
Spelter, dull; epot East St. Louis delivery.
10c asked.
At London Lead, 30 10s; spelter, 147.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. March 14. Turpentine
steady. 45; sales. &8; receipts, 42; shipments,
E3. stock, 12.S40.
Rosin steady. Sales, 6R3; receipts, 443;
shipments. 125: stock, 80.673. Quote: A. B,
C D. E. F, G. $6; H, I. K. iL N, WG,
WW, $0.20.
Advance In Linseed Oil. -A
8-cent advance in linseed oil was an
nounced yesterday. Raw oil Is now quoted
at $1.14 In barrels and $1.21 in cases, and
boiled oil at $1.16 in barrels and $1.23 in
cases.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. March 14. Butter, unchanged.
Eggs Higher, receipts 7702 cases; firsts,
26Mic; ordinary firsts, 25'.ij-26c; at mark,
cases included, 2326c.
w Tork Sugar Market.
NEW TORK, March 14. Raw sugar,
steady; centrifugal, $5.39; molasses, $4.32.
Kfcflned, steady; fin. granulated, $7 to $8.
I
Duluth Linseed Market.
DTjLTJTH, Minn., March 14. Linseed en
track, Jz.S5ffl2.8CH; arrive. $2.65; May,
$2.S04 bid; July. J2.S7', bid.
Dried Fruit at New Tork.
NEW YORK, March 14. Evaporated ap
ples ana peaches, zirm, rruna buyers con
servative.
Cotton Market.
NEW TORK. March 14. Spot cotton quiet,
middling, 18.03c.
The New Zealand government Is con
sidering: taking: up the scientific fos
tering: of the oyster Industry.
STOCKS DRIFT IDLY
Public Interest in Wall-Street
Market Is Lacking.
RAILWAY SHARES SLUGGISH
Sinking- of American . Steamer and
Action by China Without Effect
on Prices Industrial Trade
Reports Are Favorable
NEW YORK, March 14. During the
greater part of today's session prices drifted
idly and without definite trend, save In a
few of the better-known specialties, where
gains and losses were Impartially distribut
ed. Public interest was utterly lacking and
traders evidently deemed it wise to hold
aloof in view of the overhanging uncertain
ties. On the surface there were no changes in
the railway labor situation, but the slug
gishness of transportation shares suggested
Increasing doubt of a satisfactory outcome of
tomorrow's conference.
International conditions were further
complicated by China's severance of rela
tions with Germany and the sinking of an
American ship within the prescribed war
area. Neither of these Incidents excited
more than passing attention, but probably
served to curtail operations.
The most encouraging note of the day
was sounded by Industrial Interests, trade
authorities reporting a rush of steel orders.
This was accepted as the more significant
because the recent advance of $7 to $10 per
ton for fabricated steel and iron.
Comparative statements for 1919, sub
mitted by several of the steel, sugar and
tobacco companies, disclosed pronounced
gains In earnings and general operations
over the preceding year. These were with
out much effect on the stocks most con
cerned, although sugar and paper Issues,
especially the latter, were irregular and in
soine instances materially hlg-her.
Among the few noteworthy gains of the
day were industrial alcohol, which was
very active at an extreme gain of 4H to
l- i on reports that the company has been
taken over by powerful financial Interests.
Cuban-American Sugar rose 9i to 1394 on
the chantre for the better In Cuban affairs.
Gains elsewhere were nominal and without
significance.
United States Steel, coppers, equipments
and motors fell back with gas shares and
lffcal tractions in the steady decline of the
final hour. Steel showing a net loss of al
most a point at 110. Sales, 880,000 shares.
Bonds were lower. United States 5s re
ceded Vi point, with heaviness in Interna
tionals. Total sales, par value, $2,900,000.
United States bonds unchanged on call.
CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
tsaies. Mien. low.
Am Beet Sugar. 700 92 Vi 91
Am Can 2.400 46 45
Am Car Fdy
Am Locomotive. 2,000 7H 7T
Bid. I
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Am Km A Ref..
4.800 1044 104
1.600 133 111
1,500 127H 127
Am Sugar Ref. .
Am Tel & Tel..
Am Z L S..
Ana Copper.... T.SOO
Atchison 2.10O
Baldwin Loco.. BOO
Bait & Ohio . .. 40O
Bk Rapid Tran. TOO
Butte & Pu Cop 4V)
Cal Petroleum.. 200
Canadian Pac... ton
Cent Leather... 9,600
102
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CM & X W
C. R I 4 P Ry
Chino Copper...
Colo Fl 4 Iron.
Corn Prod Ref..
Crucible Steel...
r:ttller's Sects.
Erie
Gen Electrlo ...
Gt Northern Pfd
Gt Nor Ore Ctfs
Illinois Central..
Tnter Consol Cop
Inspiration Cop.
Intnl Har N J
I Mr M nfd ctfs
Kan City So.
Kennecott Cop..
Louis & Nash..
Mexican Pet ...
Mieml Copper . .
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Montana Power.. ......
National Lead .. ......
Nevad a Copper
N Y Centra! 2,400
N Y. X H H 400
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Norfolk 4 West
Northern Pac...
Pacific Mall ...
600 102Ti 102i
Paclf Tel 4 Tel
Pennsylvania . . 3.200
Ray Con Copper 4.r:00
Reading; 4 300
Rep Iron 4 Stl 2i400
Shut Ariz Cop.. BOO
Southern Pac .. l.loo
Southern Ry 1.70O
Studebaker Co.. 2'tO
Texas Company. roo
l:nion Pacific . . ?.2'0
TJ S Ind Alcohol 31.201)
U S Steel 94.BOO
do preferred.. 200
Ttah Copnor . . 8.100
Wabash Pfd "T3-
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Total sales for the day, 380,000 shares.
First asst. paid; bid.
BONDS.
U S ref 2s reg. .
m yr. Pto s u
ao coupon . . .
TJ S 8s reg
do coupon . . .
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TOOK Penn con 4 Hs. .
i,,',!r.o rao rer s.... 2
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107 Union Pac 4s P7i
lOSlfcJtJnlon Paacv4s.. 82
04(u s Steel Ss 10.1H
00 coupon
Atchison gen 4s.
N Y Cent deb 63.
11, so Pac cv. Bs... .10014
93 4 1 Anglo French 6s. 024
Nor Pao 4s. .... .
Boston Mining Stocks.
BOSTON, March 14..
nosing quotations:
Alloues ........ CQfm
Arls Com 13H
Calumet 4 Ariz. 81
Calumet 4 Hec.555
Tflke Conner
. 18t41
Mohawk ......
Xtplssing
North Butt. . .
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Old Dominion.
Osceola
Cop Range ....
East Butte ....
Franklin
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Shannon .....
Superior
Sup 4 Boston..
Tamarack ....
Utah Con . .
Gran by
Oreene Cananea.
Isle Royalle....
Kerr Lake
Money. Exchange, Ete.
NEW YORK. March 14. Mercantile paper.
44H Per cent. '
Sterling 00-day bills on banks. $4.71: commercial-
60-day bills. $4.704; demand,
$4,75 7-16: cables, $4,78 7-10. Francs, de
mand. 85.85; cables. 85.82T4. Marks, da.
mand. 6S4 : cables. 68 14. Kronen, demand,
11.15; cables, 11.18. Guilders, demand. 404;
cables. 40 5-16. Llres, demand, 7.83: ca
bles, 7.82. Rubles, demand, 2S: cables. 28.
Bar silver, 78Ho: Mexican dollars. 6640.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
easy.
- Time loans steady. Sixty days,
per cent; 90 days, 34G3?4; six months,
44H.
Call money easier. High. 2H Per cent;
low, 14; ruling rate, 2H: last loan, 2; clos
ing bid, 14; offered at 2.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 14. Sterling,
$4.70; demand. $4.7541 caOles, $4.761.4.
Mexican dollars, 65.80c 1
LONDON, March 14. Bar silver. 80d per
ounce; money. 814 per cent; discount rates,
short bills, 4 per cent; three months, 4 54
per cent.
Stocks Doll at London.
LONDON. March 14. American securities
wer. dull around parity on tho Stock Ex
change today.
COFFEE FUTURES CLOSE AT ADVASCB
Liberal Buying: Orders Lead to Improvement
la Market-
NEW YORK. March 14. An early decline
was followed by a very sharp advance in
the market for coffee futures today with
September contracts selling up from 7.77o
to 7.B8c and closing at 7.05c bid. The mar
ket opened 5 to 8 points lower under a re
newal of scattering liquidation, which was
promoted by reports of numerous cost and
freight offers and further liberal clearances
from Brazil. Selling was well taken around
the Initial figures, however, and the market
later was Influenced by th. appearance of
buying orders in the hands or some of th.
more prominent brokers, although the talk
around tha ring reflected no change In the
eeneral new The close was at a net ad
vance of 12 to 14 points. Sales. C2.000 bags.
March. T.B6c: April, 7.6So; May, 7.60c: Jne,
7.7Hc; July, 7.82s: August, 7.89c; September,
7.95c: October. 8.01c; November, 8.07c; De
cember, 8.13c; January, 8.20c; February.
8.27c
Spot Irregular. Rio Ts, 94 a Compara
tively few. fresh offers wer. reported In th.
cost And freight market today, but rather
an easier ton. was noted. On. lot of Santos
4a was said to be offered at 9.43c, American
credits, and 8s and 4s at 9.75o London 7
credits. Highly described Santos 4s at 9.65c, 1
London credits, neutral steamers.
75 re is in the Rio market, but an advance
of 25 to 50 rels in Santos futures. Santos
cleared 73,000 for New York.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODCCB MARKET
Prices Current on Butter. Egg. Fruits, Veg
etables, Etc. at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14. Butter
Fresh extras, 34V&c; prime firsts, &8 Vfce -
Eggs Fresh extras, 26o; extra firsts,
25c; fresh extra pullets, 25c.
Cheese New. 21 c; Young Americas, 28c
Poultry Hens, fancy, large, 22 23c ; old
roosters, 15 ltt-c; fry era 80c; broilers, 84
35c; large. 2832c; squabs, $2.753; plff
eons. $1.75 2. 25; docks, l20c; geese, IS
2c; turkeys. 23 24c
Vegetables Mushrooms, 40c C$1 box; as
paragus, 12H 15c; lettuce. Southern Iced.
1 .25 1 35; uniced, $1 1.25; peas. Southern
$1.351.50; uniced. $11.25; peas. Southern
fancy large, 11 12 He; small. 7 9c; to
matoes. Mexican, $2 2.25 box ; green pep
pers, Florida, 40 1? 60c; garlic. 3 4c; celery.
$3.50; rhubarb. $1.752.25; marrowfat and
Hubbard squash, 2 3 4c
Potatoes Rivers, $3 3-25.
Onions $6 6.50.
Fruit Lemons, $3.25 3.50; grapefruit.
$2.503. oranges, navels, $2.652.m; ba
nanas, $11.50; pineapples. $2. 25 2.50; ap
ples, Newtown Pippins, $1.S3 1.50.
Feedstuff s Cracked corn and feed corn
meal, $48. 50 49. 50; rolled barley, $45 47;
meal, alfalfa. $20.50 carloads; less, $21.50.
Receipts Flour, 750 quarters; barley, 9120
centals; beans. 1201 sacks: potatoes, 2277
sacks; onions, 14 sacks; hay, 858 tons; hides,
1255; wine, 83,200 gallons.
STOCK RUN 'IS SMALL
ALL LINES AJtEJ STEADY AT WORTH
PORTLAND.
Single Load of Hoci Brlugrs $14.33,- Top
Price Established at Open
ing of Week
There was only a small run of stock at
the yards yesterday and trade was quiet
throughout the day. The market was
steady in all lines with no new developments.
A load of top grade hogs was sold at
$14.35, the high mark established at the
opening of the week, but except for this
transaction the day's business was done at
$14.10. In the cattle division a few steers
weM sold together with a miscellaneous as
sortment o,' cows and bulls, all at prevail
ing prices.
Receipts were 66 cattle, 5 calves, 306
hos and 88 sheep. Shippers were: J. M.
Met ad den, Corvallla, 1 car cattle and hogs;
W. S. Jones, WaBhousa, 1 car cattle calves,
hogs; R. Emmett, Hillsboro, 1 car cattle;
F. B. Decker, Sllverton, 1 car cattle, calves,
hogs; C. P. Hembree, Monmouth. 1 car hogs;
Robert McCrow, Go Id end ale, 1 car hogs; A.
S. McPhee, Ceres, 1 car cattle, sheep.
T.lie day s sales were as follows:
Wt. Price Wt.Prlee.
B steers ... 852 $6.73 1 cow .... 134 $8.00
6 steers ... 874 7.56 8 hogs .... 154 13.50
2 cows .v. 825 6.00 1 cow 1400 7.73
1 cow .....1100 7. So 1 cow 730 7.50
3 bulls .... 960 6.10 1 cow 73U 7.110
1 bull 1&4 6.601 Scows .... 833 6.0O
1 bull 850 0.50 2 cows .... 840 0.00
1 bull 1120 5.50 1 cow ei0 6.00
1 bull OS0 6.50 7 cows .... 754 6.BK
2 bulls ....1410 6.60 1 cow 650 4.00
1 bull 1000 7.O0 1 cow l44 B.OO
J bull 15S0 6.25 2 cows UH5 4.85
1 cow 010 6.75 3 cows . 803 B.OO
1 heifer .. 6O0 6.75 2 cows ....12r,o s.oo
2 cows .... 865 6.50 1 cow 12110 7. B0
1 cow 10!"0 8.00 Scows .... 83 7.00
2 hoes .... 105 14.10 4 cows .... 818 7.O0
2 hogs .... JW5 14.10 2 cows .... 815 B.OO
12 hoes .... 200 14.10 1 heifer .. f,:;o 0.00
6 hogs 223 14.10 2 steers ... 805 7.00
6 hoKS .... 1S3 14.10 4 steers ... 812 8.00
6 hogs . 203 14.10 1 steer .... 7S0 7.00
14 hogs 40O 13.10 5 steers ... 874 7.30
3 hoits 187 14.10 1 bull 1200 6.o
4 hogs .... 400 13.10 1 bull 1700 7.MO
4 hOKS .... 172 14.10 1 bull 1740 5.50
1 hog 4O0 13.1O 2 bulls ....1410 6.0O
5 hoss . 162 14.10 1 bull 1400 7.00
5 ho rs .... 2i4 12.75 1 bull ..... 860 6.50
2Tioks .... 855 13.35 I bull ..... H20 0.5O
02 hogs .... 2oS 14.35 1 bull 1120 2.00
6 hogs .... 205 14.101 1 bull 10 5.75
10 hogs 220 14.10 8 bulls ....1010 6.50
1 hog ....: 43013.ini 6 bulls 141 '.! 0.0O
Prices current at the local yard wer. as
follows:
Cattle
Steers, prim.
Steers, good ...........
Steers, medium
Price.
.$ S.25:S 9.63
. 8.0'i 9.25
. 8.254J 8.75
. 7.75 8.00
7.00 m 7.50
. .503 7.00
. 6.50 9.00
. 6.00(5 8.00
. 8.00 10.00
. 14.0014.35
. 13.0013.B0
. 12.75 Op 13.00
. 11.50 812.75
. 11.S0O12.00
. 8.75 J? 1O.00
. 10.75 a 13.10
Cows, choice ..................
Cows, medium to good
Cows, ordinary to fair........
Heifers
Bulls
Calves
Hogs
Light and heavy packing .....
Rough heavies
Pigs and skips
Stock hogs .................
Sheep
Wethers .....................
Ewe. ........................
Lambs
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Neb.. March 14. Hogs Receipts,
1600. lower. Heavy. $14.10n: 14.30: light,
$13.0014.23; pigs, $11.7513.25; bulk of
sales. $14 V 14.20.
Cattle Receipts, 6100, strong. Native
steers, S9JC12: cows and heifers. $7.50Q)
9.50; Western steers. $7.7510.75; Texas
steers. $7.508.50; .stockers and feeders.
$73' 10.25.
Sheer Receipts. 6000. slow. Yearlings.
$11.nni8.25; wethers. $10.5012.50; lambs,
$13 & 14.40.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO, March 14. Hogs Receipts.
33.000. steady at a shade under yesterday's
average. Bulk. $14.3514.7B: light. $14&
14.70; mixed. $14.23614.80; heavy. $14.23&
14.83; rough. $14.2514.40;-plgs. $11018.80.
Cattle Receipts. 12,000. firm. Native beef
cattle, $8.85 3 12.05; stockers and feeders,
$a.8099.73; cows and heifers. $5.73 610.75;
calves. $9.751343.60.
Sheep Receipts. 18.0OO, weak. Wethers,
, $10.00 012.35; lambs. $12.25Q 14.70.
ROAD BONDS SECURED
BILL IXSCRES BUYERS AGAINST
POSSIBILITY OF LOSS.
X. Ravlln Points Ont That Lefrlsln
tnrca of Future Cannot Rescind
Special Auto License Tax.
HOOD RIVER. On. March 14. (Spe
cial.) C. N. Ravlin. chairman of the
executive committee of the Hood River
County Good Roads Association. In re
ply to opponents of the $6,000,000 road
bonding act, who contend that the peo
ple have no assurance that some future
Legislature may not rescind the special
license tax on automobiles, cites section
12 of the bonding act and declares . that
the measure, if adopted, will tie the
automobile license bill absolutely to
itself aa -a contract between -the state
and purchasers of bonds.
"Under section 12 of the bill," said
Mr. Ravlin, "the prospective purchasers
of bonds issued, under the proposed
measure are guaranteed that the inter
est and principal of the bonds will
be raised by the special automobile li
censes. If any attempt ever ts made to
change the law, the bondholders may
prevent such action by mandamus pro
ceedings." Sentiment in favor of the road bond
ing act Is growing fast here. The
names on the roster of the Good Roads
Association bave increased by scores
daily- At a regular meeting of the
Commercial Club Monday, a plan was
devised whereby the members of the
organization - would assist the newly
formed roads organization. The city of
Hood River will be divided into small
sections and a personal canvass will
be made to ascertain the sentiment of
individuals. The Hood River Woman's
Club has Indorsed the movement, and
Mrs. W. F. Laraway, president, will ap
point a committee of two to work with
the executive committee of the Good
Roads Association.
Seaside Wants Track Crossing.
SALEM. Or.. March 14. (Special.)
r-upils of the Union High School at Sea
side are contemplating developing a
tract of three acres across the railroad
tracks from that school for agricultural
purposes. The Sc 1 Board of that
district hag asked the Public Service
Commission for permission to place a
crossing over tbe track.
i
STRIKE HITS WHEAT
Five-Cent Break in Market
at Chicago.
TONE AT CLOSE NERVOUS
Railroads Give Xotlce of Refusal to
' Move Freight -Early Prices Are
Greatly Unsettled by Sink
ing of Steamer Algonquin.
CHICAGO. March 14. Railroad notices of
freight refusal on account of the threatened
strike, smaabed the wheat market today
after pricea had been greatly unsettled by
th. action of a German submarine In sink
ing the American food-laden steamship
Algonquin. Quotations, which at one time
showed an extreme break of 6 cents a
bushel, closed nervous. 1 to 6e net lower,
with May at $1.784 to $L7T and July at
$1.52a 0 1.52H. Other commodities, too.
also finished at a loss, corn down UJc to
IHc; oats, lc to l&itflSc, and provisions
10c to 30c.
It was not until the final hour of th.
session that the wheat trad, suddenly awoke
to a realization that th. proposed atrlke
already bad began to put a clutch on freight
traffic - The market, which for some time
previous had been on the decline, plunged
now headlong down grade and did not atop
until th. break In values had carried May
delivery as low as Sl.73. against fl.81ft
to $1.8134 at yesterday's close.
Corn sympathized with the depression In
wheat." Owing to the strike situation, no
efforts were made to effect shipping sales.
Oats, like other grain, wore dominated
chiefly by the bearish Influence of the rail
road traffic outlook. Speculators were ag
sjresslvely on the selling side.
Provisions, ss well ss cereals, weakened In
the face of growing difficulties of transpor
tation. Besides, lower quotations on hogs
formed a source of discouragement to hold
ers. Leading futures ranged aa follows:
WHEAT.
Open. , High.
Txw.
$L75i
1.51 H
Close.
$1.T4
l.S2a
May $1.81 H $1 83U
Tul v .1 K.A 1 7 1 KA
1.S4U 1.66
COMf.
May
July
.... 1.084
.... 1.07?i
1.08T4
1.07 T4
1.08H
1.054.
S.oeTi
1.00 T4
OATS.
May BS .68H .BIH .66'
July 3 6 14 .664 .65 .63
' MESS PORK.
May ..... .82.00 82.25 81.80 82.10
July 31.60 81.70 S1.30 81.40
LARD.
May 18.0T 18 72 18.55 18.70
July 18.67 13.72 18.57 1867
SHORT RIBS.
May 1T.22 17.30 17.05 1T.12
July 17.32 17.35 17.17 17.20
""ah prices were:
Wheat No. 2 red. nominal; No. 3 red,
$1.S2H: No. S hard, nominal; No. S hard.
Corn No. 3 yellow, nominal; No. 3 yel
low, iivi'4qi.iw; rvo, 4 yellow, $l.o,,ei.0S.
uats ao. tt wnite, 67 4 30 , ; c ; standard
58i4594c
Rye No. 2, tl.B991.89H.
Barleys $1.031.82.
Timothy $3. 75 S 5. 76.
Clover $1218.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 14. Wheat Vit
$1.78 to $1.78 H: July, $LT24. Cash. No. 1
hard, 1 .M '4 3 1.94 T ; No. 1 Northern.
ji.aiti.35!i; ino. a northern, fl.SOTaif
$1.8;4.
Flax $2.81UO2.90H.
Barley 90c ji$1.24.
Wheat at Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG, March 14. May $LS0"4 ; July,
$1.774; October. $1.46H.
Grain, at San Frsnrlun
SAN IRANCISCO. March 14. Spot quo-
rations nam, e-.i-rft rT . 10: red Russian,
$2.W3: Turkey red, $3.053.07; bluestem.
.oqva.uo.
Barley .feed. $2.1714 02.20.
Oats, white. $2.07 V,.
Millfeed: Bran. $01 iff 82; middlings, $489
44; shorts. 834 H 35.
Cal U board Larley. May $3.124 bid: t2.15
Maeu, ienmwr, Sl.ao. Bales. ZOO tons.
Puget Sound Grain Market.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 14. Wheat
muesiem. 11.04; turkey red, $1.63; forty
fold. $1.39; club. $1.53: flfe. $1.38; red Bus.
nan. ti.oo. usriey, 13s per ton.
Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 8. eats T.
TACOMA. Wash.. March 14. Wheat
niuarem, lortylold, S1.Q5; club and
me. ij.oi; red Kustrlan, J1.5S.
Car receipts Wheat 18, com 1, hay 4.
GRANTS PASS IS FOR BONDS
Commercial Club Changes Name to
Cliamber of Commerce.
GRANTS PASS. Or., March 14. (Spe
claJ.) At the annual meetlnsr of th.
Commercial Club last night the name of
tne organization was changed to the
LnamDer of Commerce of Grants Pass.
Wllford Allen was elected president for
tne third consecutive time. T. P,
Cramer was elected vice-president: F.
A. Williams, gecretary, and Frank
uramwell treasurer.
The annual banquet was held previ
ous to the business meeting. The ban
quet was in the nature of a good roads
programme. State Highway Commis
sioner Adams, of Eugene, making the
principal address. The organlxation
later adopted a resolution supporting
tne oona issue to ne voted on in June.
M. C. GERUE IS SENTENCED
Klamath Falls Man Pleads Guilty
and Gets S to 2 0-Year Term.
KLAMATH -FALLS. Or, March 14.-
(Special.) Moses' C. Gerue, of this city
indicted some months ago on a serious
charge, to which Indictment he pleaded
not guilty, was allowed this afternoon
to withdraw Iris former., plea of not
guilty and to plead guilty. He the
was sentenced by Judge Kuykendall to
serve an indeterminate sentence of
from three to 20 years in the penlt.cn
tiary.
The date for the second trial of J. II.
and Beatrice Hobbs for the murder of
Edwin C. Way. former Algoma Lumber
Company logging foreman, was set for
March 2d. The Jury disagreed In the
first trial.
HOOD RIVER ROAD PRAISED
A... S. Benson Commends County
. Court for Work Accomplished.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 14. (Spe
cial.) A. 8. Benson, who made a trip
over the Columbia River Highway .avs
far as Cascade Locks Sunday, com
mended County Judge L. N. Blowers,
Commissioners Edward Hawkes and J.
O. Hannum and Road Supervisor H. W.
Taylor for the good work that' is be
ing done on the Hood River end of the
route.
Mr. Benson in a letter to Judge
Blowers said that Supervisor Taylor
had filled the muddy places of the
road with rocks and made permanent
improvements. "If this class of work
is done throughout the year," he de
clared, "you will have something to
show for your money when the season
Is over."
Snow Deep Xear Cove.
COVE. Or, March 14. (Special.)
Storms of the past six weeks have re
sulted in eight feet of snow accumulat
ing at the pass, ten feet at Mount.
Fanny, stations while the streets In
town at no time have been Impassable
as the thawing: has prevented drifting:.
The Oregon Central Railway has been
able to make all trips from Union Junc
tion to and from Cove on time.
SHINGLE MILL RESUMES
North Aberdeen Plant Will ' Run
Night and Day.
ABERDEEN, Wash, March 14.
(Special.) The North Aberdeen Shin
gle Mill. Idle for more than two years,
began operations yesterday under the
control of a company consisting: of
William and J. D. Maloney. William
Cleveland and Mike Vetches, all of
Montesano, who have leased the mill.
The plant employs 20 men a shift and
will run nfght and day. It will pro
duce about 125,000 shingles daily.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage licenses.
TAXNLER-YATES R. M. Tannler. 1024
Mallory avenue, and Florence Yates. 1410
East Seventeenth street.
WOOLINGTON-CHR1STT T. P. Woollnr-
ton. 812 Ooodnouah building-, and Mabel H.
whrlsty. sou LAapnun street.
H.MPSOX-TP.IMBLE Andrew Simpson-
Salem. Or., and Lorlan Trimble. East FlXty-
nintn ana riumDoiat streets.
MOY-LEE I.oule Moy. 889 Flanders
street, and Hazel M. Lee. 24T Harrison
street.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
EAGAN-HAMPTON W. W. Earan. 41,
of Portland, and Mrs. Acnes Hampton, 37,
of Portland.
SHOCKLEY-HUNTER H. P. Shockley.
39, of Portland, and Mrs. Mary Hunter, 85.
of Portland.
LINDSAY-CLAGOETT Ora Lindsay, 67.
of Portland, and Mrs. Elixabeth Clagsett.
54. of Portland.
ROBINSON-PEER Albert Robinson. 21.
of Portland, and Mrs. Catherine Peer. 29.
of Portland.
RUSSELL-ORRIS W. D. Russell, 40, of
Portland, and Mrs. Maude Orris, 32, of
Portland.
Births.
WOOD To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Wood.
693 Schuyler street. March 4. a daughter.
JOHN To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence P. John.
Hotel Wabash. March 4. a son.
LESLIE To Mr. and Mrs. Lester M. Les
lie. 827 Mississippi avenue. March 4. a daugh
ter.
WISENBORN To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
W. Wlsenborn. 508 Columbia boulevard.
March 4, a son. '
JOHNSON To Mr. and Mn. Samuel A.
Johnson. 43 East Elshtieth street North,
March 4. a daughter.
GALLAGER To Mr. -and Mrs. Jesse Gal-
laser, 841 East Thirty-ninth street. March
u, a daugnter.
WILLIAMS To Mr. and Mrs. Fred 8.
Williams. t54 South Broadway. March 5, a
dauirht.r.
MARVIN To Mr. and Mra. Lee B. Mar
vin. 197 East Seventy-fifth street rorth.
March 0. son.
BULLOCK To Mr. and Mra W. H. Bul
lock. 26 East Fourteenth street North. March
ti, a Uiiujrhter.
SOWABDS To Mr. and Mrs. James M.
Sowards. :;918 Seventy-first street, boutb
eust. March tt. a son.
AMATO To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Amato,
680 Division street. March 6, a daughter.
JOHNSON To Mr. and Mrs. Oustave
Johnson. 730 East Thirteenth street, March
t. a dausrhter.
PROVINCE To Mr. and Mrs. Irving;
Province. S5 East JTlfty-Ilrst street, juarca
o, u daughter.
GORD.VEK To Mr. ana Mrs. Ni uord'
ner, OS I Milwaukle street. March 8, a daugh
ter.
WATTTINS To Mr. and Mra Jay R. Wat.
kins, 538 Market street. March 8, a daugh.
ter.
Building; Permits.
S. H. MTERS Repair one-and-one-half-story
frame dwelling. 1341 Greeley, between
Portland boulevard ana uoiraan; Dunaer,
a ,n 1ftO
B1TFFA LO SPRINGFIELD ROLLER
COMPANY Alter one-story frame ware
house and shoo. 560 Gideon, between Mary
and Milwaukee: builder, same; 82f,0.
N. WA1.DROV Repair two-story frame
dwellliiB. l()?a Thirty-first street North, be
tween Alberta and Sumner; builder, same;
$40.
JOHN KAMPF Erect one-story garage,
847 East Sixteenth street, between Powell
and Frederick: builder, same: 8100.
A. WILHELM Erect one-story frame car
penter shop. 1U- Ruseett, l?tween Alblna
and Mississippi: builder, same: $-50.
W. H. MuXON Alter two-story frame
dwelling, between Charleston and John; J.
It. Kerr Son. builders: 3u.
J. J. MAN'NION Alter one-story frame
dwelling. 1O07 Savier street, between
Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth; J. Krimbel,
builder; $1 .,(.
MRS. DUCK Erect one-story frame gar
ace. 015 North Fifty-seventh street, be
tween Stanton and Siskiyou; George F.
Cambridge, builder: 81."o.
M. H. JASPER Erect one-story frame
garage, Schuyler, between Union and
Grand; builder, same: $5(1,
T. B. WINSHIP Erect one-and-one-half-story
frame dwelling. 0O8 Spruce, between
Harrison and Birch; builder, same; $3000.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. March 14. Maximum temp
erature, 48 degrees: minimum temperature.
:t4 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M., 3.8 feet:
change In lst 24 hours, .07 foot fall. Total
rainfall S P. M. to S P. M. . .03 Inches: to
tal rainfall since September 1. 1910. 20.0
Inches: normal rainfall since September 1,
84.25 inches; deficiency of rainfall since
September 1. I'.'llJ. 14. "J3 Inches. Total sun
shine, 4 hours 35 minutes; possible sunshine.
11 hours 48 minutes. Barometer (reduced
sea level). 5 P. M.. 30.22 Inches. BelsUve
humidity at noon. 32 per cent.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The Western disturbance has moved to
the Southern Rocky Mountain states and
the Eastern storm has decreased In Intensity
and Is now over the Lower Lake region. The
pressure has increased over the Paclfio
Coast and an elongated area of hlg-h pres
sure extends from Interior Western Canada
southeastward to the East Gulf states.
Precipitation has occurred on most of tne
Pacific Slope, In Texas, the Lake region and
the Middle and North Atlantic states. The
weather Is warmer In Oregon, the southern
portion of the Plateau states, along the
eastern slope of tha Southern Rocklea. In
Northern Minnesota, the District of Colum
bia and St. Lawrence Valley; It Is colder In
ths Basin states. Southeastern Idaho, ths
Central Mlssleslrrpl Valley and Tennessee.
Temperatures are below normal over ths
racmo eiope.
Tlfe conditions are favorable for snow
ThursJay In Southeastern Idaho and for
generally fair weather-la the remainder of
this dlstru-t. ll win prooaoiy oe coiaer in
Southesstrn Idaho and warmer In Eastern
WE BUY
RAW MOLESKINS
we Pay 17e Apiece and Expre Charges.
Ship by Parcel Post' or Express.
KOHN ft BAER,
48-43-41 West 33d St.. New Tork City.
References: National City Bank. N, T.
National Park Bank, N. T.
We sU Mole Zraps $..09 a dozen.
The
Old Plan
Of appointing individuals
as executors or trustees
of estates is falling Into
dlsnse. Realisation has
come that Friendship
means one thing and
Trusteeship quite another.
Successful administration
requires those services that
only a strong and reliable
trust company can give.
Protect your estate by nam
ing Lumbermens Trust
Company executor and
trustee under your wilL.
Confidential discussion of
estate matters without
h a r g e or obligation
is invited.
Lumbermens Trust Company
Capital and Snrplna, SfiOO.OOO.
Lumbermen Bldfir Fifth susd Stark.
Oregon and Southwestern Idaho,
will be mostly westerly.
Winds
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Fair. westerly
winds.
Oreron Fair, warmer east portion, west
erly wlnda
Washington Fair, westerly winds.
Idaho Fair, except snow southeast por
tion; warmer southwest, colder southeast
portion.
North Pacific Coast Partly eloudv. ligtit
westerly winds. T. FRAN'Crs DRAkIe.
Assistant Forecaster.
RUINS DELAY FARMERS
clarke cotrvrr seedixo A "WAITS
CLEAR SPRIXQ WEATHER.
Mor Potatoes and Other Vegetables
Will Be Planted Cannery De
mand Widens Market. .
VANCOUVER, Wash, March 14.
(Special.) The recent rains through
out Clarke County have left the soil
so wet that little plowing has been
done, but today was dry and If fa
vorable weather continues, farmers
will start planting their potatoes. It
Is thought that a large Increase in
acreage In potatoes will be planted
this year, as there has been a short
ape, and already. some growers have
si frried up to sell next year's crop, as
suring a good market for all grown
this year in this section of the state.
Potatoes grow unusually well in '
Southwestern Washington and there Is
seldom a failure known here. This
year's crop brought the highest price
ever known here, $3.25 a hundred be
ing paid for large lots.
The local cannery has increased its
capacity and farmers have agreed to
raise certain vegetables for from one
to five years for the cannery's use.
The cannery last year employed from
100 to 300 persons for the greater
part of the canning season, but the
most of the products canned wera
shipped In, the local farmers not real
izing that there was a market for
such products here. It is thought. In the
light of recent developments, that the
farmers this year will plant more po
tatoes, spinach, beans, squash and all
kinds of berries and small fruits.
The prices of sugar and cans to con
tain the goods are unusually high,
and all canned goods will be much
higher next year. A salesman re
cently here said his Quotations for fu
tures opened SO per cent above last
year'a
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
San Francisco
Los Angeles .
. f Without Change Ed Roate)
The Big.
Clean.
Comfortable.
Elegantly Appointed.
Seagoing
S. S. ROSE CITY
Sails From Alnswortk Bark
P. M. SUNDAY, MARCH 18.
teo Ooldea Miles M
Colombia River
All Kates Include
Berths and Meals
Table and oervices
I nexcelled
The San Frenersre 4k Portland 8. S. C.
Third suad Washington street (wits)
O.-W. B. a K. Co.). lei. Broadway AMa,
A UU
San Francisco $10.00
Coos Bay $7.00
Eureka $15.00
Flrat-Claaa Meals and Berth
Included.
S. S. KILBURN
6 P. M, SATURDAY, MAR. 17
North Pact fie S. S. Pork,
Kesur Broadirar Bridge and
124 Third St.
Phones, Broadway 530, A S422.
sTWlN PLACES
PORTLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO
S. S.- NORTHERN PACIFIC, express
train time. Sails March X. tt. 15. SC, 24.
8. Cal. Str. Express leaves 9:30 A. M.
Fares 8. 12.Su, (16, $17.0U, 120.
5. S. GREAT NOIlTlltK.V, tan Fran
cisco and Los Angeles to Honolulu, March
6. 23; April 11. 80. $130 round trip.
North Bank. Mb and Mtark
-rsrr Station, lotta aatd Moy
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1 10 Sd. Borllngtoaa Ry,
ALASKA
Princ Rupert. Ketchikan. Wrarrjrel.
Peterbarg. Junean. Treadwell. ))oujrla.
These, liainee, Skagway. Cordova, V ai
des and Seward.
CALIF OR NIA
Via Seattle or San Francisco to Los
Angeles and Pan Dlrgo. Largest ships,
uneualed service, low rates. Including
meals and berth.
Por particulars apply or telephone
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Main E6. Home A 45MJ. 134 Third St.
RALIA
Honolulu, Suva, Maw Z&ln.dl
Regular sailings by ths lanaaian-Auatraia-sian
Koyal Mail Line. For further particu
lars apply Canadian t'acilio Kail war, i
Thud street, a'vrtlaud, ,
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