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Newspaper Page TextTHE MOItXIXG OREGON! AX, TUESDAY, APREL 24, 1917. 17 SOUTH NEEDS FEED Strong Demand for Coarse Grains as Well as Wheat. LATTER SHARPLY HIGHER April Barley Sells at Local Exchange at $55 Per Ton Oats Bids Are Raised for All Deliveries. California Buying Hay. Although the Eastern wheat markets were Uncertain yesterday Portland price were raised sharply. At the Merchant's Exchange bids for bluestera were raised 2 to 3 cents, club offers were 3 to 6 cents higher and other wheats were advanced 114 to S cents. Demand from California was the strong factor In all cereal markets. Not only wheat but oats and other feed grains are wanted badly there, a stocks now are practically exhausted. Bids for oats were advanced 50 to 76 cents and barley prices were pushed up to a point $1 to $4 above those bid on Saturday. One hundred tons of April barley were sold at $53, The hay market continues firm with, stocks cleaning up fast, California being a large buyer of Oregon hay. A San Francisco trade Circular says of Oregon hay In that market: "Receipts of hay for the past week were 1878 tons as against last week 1589 tons. Xlost of this hay, as was the case last week. came from Oregon and Washington from purchases made by dealers from this city during the last 80 or 40 days. "Very little California hay is coming In and from the general reports received In this city from country districts, there ts very little California hay yet to come In as the country warehouses have very little hay left on hand. Most of this belongs to Ban Francisco dealers and Is held against con tracts which they have made for delivery throughout the season1 and on account of which they must of necessity hold some of this hay until probably July. ""Were It not for the hay from Oregon, the amount of hay that would be coming Into this market would be practically nomi nal, as shown by the small receipts of Cali fornia hay at this time, and It must be fig ured that even then some of these receipts are brought In for deliveries on contracts made earlier in the season. Consumers are backward in taking to this Oregon and 'Washington hay, as It has not the appear ance of our California product, although it Is claimed that It Is of equally good feeding qualities. However, It Is only a matter of a short time before It will be necessary for consumers to feed this hay or go without. as the California hay will not stretch far enough around. New crops are backward and from two weeks to a month later than Usual. 'New first cutting alfalfa will probably be available about the 15th to 20th of May for the first arrivals, but this will not be used In any quantity for horse feed owing to the danger from colic; old hay will have to be fed, therefore. Into July at least.' Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchant's Exchange as follows Wheat Barfey Flour Oats Hay Portland- Monday 19 a T 8 4 "year ago ...... 20 .. 11 1 15 Feason to date. 42 201 12 S3 2119 23o;t Year ago 100U 16utf Tacoma Saturday 16 8 ... .. 6 Tear ago 11 .. .. 1 17 Season to date.n.102 119 .. 804 1779 Tear ago tiot9 4b9 .. 824 211.o Seattle Saturday 14 10 8 9 tear ago 7 .. 5 2 2 Season to date. 4600 80S 1478 1104 8324 Vear ago 7342 12 ."." 18U2 VXo S70 ENGLISH HOI'S MOUK THAN AM E'l.K Grower, Advised to Reduce Their Acreage at Least Half. English hopyards will produce more hops than are required in England and there Is no possibility of American hops being mar keted there while the war continues. The president of the British Board of Agricul ture has addressed the following letter to English hopgrowers: 'Numerous representations have been re ceived by Mr. Prothero ss to the effect which the regulations restricting the output of beer In the current year will have upon the demand for hops. The amount of beer which may Che brewed this year has been fixed at 10,000,000 barrels, and the hops re quired for this quantity of beer would be grown upon about half of the present acre age under hops. There exists also a consid erable stock of hops in store. If the growers crop anything like their present acreaee of hops the amount produced would be so much In excess of any possible demand that every grower would suffer heavy loss and might find his hops unsaleable. At the same time the national need for the maximum production of food calls for the devotion of as much as possible of the rich, highly manured hop land to the growth of crops which serve directly or in directly for human food. Mr. Prothero un derstands that many growers have already begun to grub their hops and replace them by another crop. Owing to the shortage of labor grubbing cannot be carried out uni versally at the same time. Mr. Prothero does not desire such a complete destruction of the crop as would render th. speedy re generation of the industry impossible when the war is over. As a temporary measure potatoes, vegetables, root crops and even beans can be grown between the rows with out pulling the vines up, but leaving the plant to grow another season. BID DECREASE IN VISIBLE! SUPPLY. Reduction of Nearly Four Million Bushels In American Stocks In Week. Th. weekly wheat statistics of the Mer chants' Exchange follow: - American visible supply Bushels. Decrease. April 23. 1917 30.257,000 3.006.O0O April 24. 1018 5O.8S0.OO0 2.664.O00 April 26. 1915 30,153.000 3,670,000 April 27. 1014 4ii.900.oo0 2,225,Oi0 April 2S. 1913 50.82.1,000 2.172.OO0 April 22, 1012 4O.1C.0.O00 l.SOO.OiiO April 24, 1911 20.31S.0OO 1.675,000 April 25, 1010 29.836,000 347,000 April 26, 1900 81.14O.0OO J.128.0MO April 27. 10OS 35.805.000 "807,000 April 29. 1007 52,776,000 '780,000 Increase. World's shipment. principal countries, flour Included exporting Wit. End. Wk. End TiTl. End. Prom TJ. S. & Can Argentina .. Australia .. India Apr. 21 4,016.000 , 24H.O0O , 2-10, 00 , 220,000 Apr. 14 Apr. 22-M0 6.848.000 9.9B2.000 746, OOO 3.224, OMO SHO.OliO 902.0110 160.000 8S.0O0 Totals 4.722.000 7,334.000 14.2G6.000 World's shipments, season to date Total Since Same Period July I, '16 Last Season 800.687,000 40.648.000 20,20'i.OOO 4,102.000 12.2S4.000 TJ. B. and Canada. Argentina ........ Australia .. KuKsla India . .286.916.000 . . 57.027.000 . . 53,039,000 . . 8.353.000 .. 27.160.000 Totals 430.530,000 474.077.000 The United States visible oats supply de creased 1,652,000 bushels and the corn sup ply decreased 1.054.000 bushela STORAGE! BUYING OF EGGS CEASES With Demand Ended. Prices Take to Down Grade Butter Is Weak. The egg market apparently has started on the down grade, a movement that will be welcomed by dealer, as well as everyone else except producers. There was practical ly no market yesterday and prices were wholly nominal. A few small lots sold early In the day at last week's quotations, but some of thes. deals wer. later canceled. The big buyers who supported the market last week have withdrawn and from now on the market may be left to Itself, with the flush of the laying season at hand. A 80-cent market for today was predicted by some of the dealers. I The butter market was weak with very little demand for cubes. Prints -were put out at the new reduced quotation already an nounced tn these columns. The demand for poultry and dressed meats was small and prices were unchanged from Saturday. SMALL SEED POTATOES ARB WANTED Stock, Otherwise Thrown Away, Will Be Given to Poor for Planting. In an effort to get a suffllcent supply of seed potatoes for free distribution among the poor, Thomas O. Farrell has sent the following circular letter to potato growers: A great many In tae city who can get town lot to cultivate are desirous of rais ing some potatoes. Many of these folk are poor, very poor, and not in a position to buy seed. The city Is giving out what seed it can get to deserving parties, and It is running short. A committee has been ap pointed, of which the writer is a member. to solicit from farmers and potato-handlers anything in the way of very small seed potatoes, that these poor people may not go without seed. We figure that there are on many farms and grading points a lot of very small potatoes too small for com mercial use. either for table or seed: little ones the size of marbles or better. It is desired that all possible of these be shipped to a point here for free distribution. Have you any of these T If you have not. per- naps your friends have, or perhaps some warehouseman of whom you know h something which will, in a few days, be worthless, thrown out or dumped to the stock. Will you not make an effort to send a few bags of these for the use as seed by the poor of this city? Any that may grow from them will not make any difference to you in the sale of your potatoes. There will not be enough potatoes raised In this state to satisfy the demand we are quite sure of this and the price will be all that you will desire, so open your heart ( and those t your friends ) and send in some of these little potatoes. Eend them to George 1. Davenport. 144 Front street, who will treat them with formaldehyde and se to the distribution. He will send you a check for the price of the bags." NEW ONIONS ARB IN FROM TEXAS. California Brail Vegetable. Firmer an Ac count of Cold Weather. California vegetable prices wen firmer yesterday, .specially on asparagus and peas. Advices from the South war. that cold nights are holding back the crop and borne needs take up nearly all that Is available. The first ear of Texas Bermuda onions arrived. They were of good quality and were quoted at $4 a crate. A car of Los Angeles cabbage was also received and put on sale at 7 cents a pound. Other Califor nia cabbage was quoted at 5 cents and some Oregon cabbage was offered at 6 cents. Lo cal rhubarb was plentiful and lower at 23 cents. A shipment of Los Angeles strawberries arrived and the best sold at 92 a crate. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland S3.1!31.00 $4fl,04 Seattle 8,070.078 720.9S1 Tacoma 627.RK5 47.442 Spokane 1.4i)3.918 425.383 POKTLAXD MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon seeslonl April delivery: Bid. tVh.iit Bid Tear Asro. Eluffttem Fortyfold Club Hed Russian Oats No. 1 whit. feed.. Barley No 1 leed ........ Futures May bluestem .... June blufFtem ... May fortyfold .... June fortyfold.... May club ........ June club ........ May Russian ..... June Kufislan .... May oats ........ June oats ........ May barley ...... June barley ...... FLOUR-rPatente, 2.35 2.29 .... 1.03 .01 .00 .00 23.75 27 00 2.30 2.27 CO. B0 64.60 Wld. $ 2.85 . 2.35 . 2.30 . 2.30 , 2.20 2.2 2 274 2.27 , 60.75 , 61.00 64.25 60.50 $11.20: straights. $10 10:40; Valley. $10. 20; whole wheat, $11.40; graham, S11.20. M1LLFKED Spot prices: Bran, $87 per ton; shorts, $41 per ton; rolled barley, $55& 5d; roiled oats, $5, per ton. CORN White. $08 per ton; cracked. $80 per ton. HA Producers prices: Timothy. Eastern Oregon, $2420 per ton; Valley timothy. $184020; alfalfa, $1820; Valley grain hay. (ltiltclo. Dairy nnd Country Prodnce. BUTTER Cubes, extra., 38c; prim, firsts, 37c Jobbing prices: Prints, extra. 41 ,,c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1, 42c; No. 2, 40c. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f, o. b. douk, Portland: Tillamook triplets, 25c; Young Americas, 26c per pound; longhorns, 26c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets. 23c; Young Americas, 24c per pound; longhorns, 24o per pound. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts. 82&33c per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects, 34c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 2122c per pound; broilers, 30(5)40c; turkeys, 2223o; ducks, 224.24c; geese, 13(g'16c. VEAL Fancy, 14$ 13c per pound. POKK Fancy, 19c pr pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local lobbing quotation.: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. navels. $2.40fe3.K5; lemons, $3.504.50 per box; ba lianas, O'.io per pound; grapefruit, $2.75 to -6.su. visuETABLEa Articbokes. 85c 1.10 per aozen; tomatoes. 93. -.a per crate; cabbage, oia-ic per pound; eggplant, 25o per pound; lettuce. $2.252.75, cucumbers. $1.25 Kiii. id aozen; celery, $i$vi. 28 per dozen, $60 7 per crate: cauliflower. $1.75 per crute; peppers, 45050c per pound; rhubarb, 23o per pound; peas, 910c per pound; aspara gus, (j 1ZM;C per pound; spinach. $1.50 per uojl; sprouts, xvc per pound, POTATOES Oregon buying prices. "$4 4.10 per hundred; new Florldas, jobbing price. s: per hamper. ONIONS Bermuda. $4 per crate: Aus tralian, 10 11c per pound. It KEEN FRUIT Strawberries. $1.7502 per crate; apples, &oc&?2.3.) per box; cran berries. $8 per barrel. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR FruU and berry, $9.10: Honolulu plantation. Jf'J.ou; Grants Pass beet. $8.90; uanrornla neet. ss.oo; extra O, $8.70: pow dered. in barrels, $0.65; cubes, in barrels. 9!1.N, SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. s.4i? per dozen; one-balf flats. $1.50: one pound flats. $2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound. tans, 51.25. HONEY Choice. $33.25 per case. r.uis Walnuts, 13j.224c; Brazil nuts. zic; tlinerts. 22c; almonds. 10 o 20c; pea nuts, iffc; cocoanuts. $1.10 per dozen pecans. 17 c. BEANS Oregon, small white. 12c; Cali fornia, small white, 15c, large white. 14; Lima, 15c; bayous, 11c: pink, 11. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 17 25c SALT Granulated, $16.75 per ton; half ground, loos, $11.50 per ton; 60s, $12.25 per ton; uairy, $14.75 per ton. RICE Southern head. 77o pound; blue rose. 6u7c; broken. 6c: Japan style, 6&6c. - DRIED FRUIT Apples, lOlle; apricots, IBWIOc; peaches. 10Jllc; prunes, Italian, awioc; raisins. Suca$3 per box; dates, fard, $2.50S per box; currants, 15316c; figs, $2(3.50 per box. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1016 crop. 36o per pound; 1917 contracts, nominal. HIUBS Salted hides (25 pounds 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. $1,504(2.50; salt horse hides. $3 5. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 80e; salted lons-wooled pelts, $1.503. WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine. 85e per pound; coarse. 40 W 44c; Valley, 40fe45c. MOHAIR 65o per pound. CASCARA BARK: Old and new. 7J)8c per pound. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 20c: standard. 28c; skinned. 2728c; picnics, C4c; cottage rolls. 27c. LARD Tierce basis. kettle-rendered. 20c; standard pure. 24c; compound. 18c BACON Fancy. 3830c; standard. 84 85c; choice. 27&33c DRY SALT Short clear backs. 24 26c; exports, 2iSf25Vic; plates, 19 21c Oils. KEROSENTS Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagons. 10c; cases. 18?22a. GASOLINE Bulk. 21 e; eases. 8O0; nap tha. drums. 19e; eases. 29e; engln. distil late, drums. l)ei eases. 19c LINSEED OIL Raw, barr.ls. $1.24; cases, $1.31: boiled, barrels, $1.26; cases. $1.38. TURPENTINE! In tanks, 67o; In cases, T.o. BEEF PRICE HIGHER Steers Sell at Quarter Advance at North Portland. BEST LOADS BRING $10.50 Hog Market I Also Lifted With Top Grade Going at $15.80. Scarcity of Mutton Stock Continues. Cattle and bogs advanced to hisher levels at the North Portlana Stockyards yesterday, the former gaining a nuarter and th. latter 30 cents. The run was light for tn. opening of the week. The feature of th. cattle market was th. sale of a load of prime Central Oregon steers at $10.50. Another load waa taken at $10.12 and others at $10. Butcher cattle were firm throughout the list. Three loads of top grade hogs were moved et $15.80, against sio.&u. last week's extreme quotation. The bulk of bog sales during th. day wer. at $15.50 to $15.75. No sheep or lambs wer. offered. Receipts were 1115 cattle. 7 calves, 1842 hogs and 10 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle G. Dixon. Redmond. 3 cars; W. Shepherd. Washougal, 6; liunson Bros. Union Junction, 2; Ross McPherson, Cald well, 1; A. R. McPherson, Nampa, 1; J. H. Lane, Richfield. 1; C. W. Blackwell, Ecoh; J. H. Dauhet, Gateway; C. J. Johnson, Terre bonne, 1; Fairvtew stock farm. Redmond. 4; 11. L. Cram. Redmond. 1 : J. Dixon, Terre bonne, 6; A. Hansen, Vancouver, 24 driven in; E. Hansen, Forest Grove, 28 driven In; H. Buckingham, Coburg. 1 car. With hogs Morrow A Keenan, Madras, 1 car; Pendleton Meat Company, Pendle ton, 1; J. "tv. Chandler, Union Junction, 1; Walter t no vies. Baker. 1; W. Duby. Baker. 1; Groves' Bros., Payette. 1; O. E. West, Montague. 1; Mr. McFadden, Harrlaburg, 1: Thompson & Gentry, Heppner, 1; J. H. Chas tine, Maupin. 1; C. H. Crofoot, Maupln. 1; J. W. Farlow, Maupln, 1; W. B. Kurtz. Mau pln, L With mixed loads J. E. Smith, Donald, 1 car cattle, hogs; E. W. Foster. Redmond, 8 cattle, hogs; A. McFee. Castle Rock, 1 cattle, calves, hogs, sheep; J. W. Chandler, Union .function, 1 cattle, hogs; A. W. John son. Nyssa, 1 cattle, hogs; Farmers' Society of Equity, Caldwell. 1 cattle, hogs; K. Hoag, North Powder, 1 cattle, hogs; L. McMay, lone, 1 cattle, hogs; C. R. iselsb.ee, iloro, 1 cattle, hogs. The day's sales wer. as follows: Wgt. Pr. Wirt Pr. 8 cows. . 1 heifer. 1 cow. . . H cows. . 1 cow. . . 1 Bteer. . 1 cow. . . 1 cow. . . 1 cow. . . 1 cow. . . 2 cows. . 1 heifer. 1 calf... , 29 eteers. 27 steers. 6:i7$ S80 hso 623 600 SOU 1150 820 S'.IO S40 030 i.nu; 7.50 a so 5.25 96 hogs. . . 88 hogs. . 6 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 3 hogs. . . 2 hous. . . 1 hog. . . . 1 hog. . . . 17 hoes. . , 3 hogs. . . 3 hops. , . 2 hogs. . . 26 steers. . 25 steers. . 2S steers. . 1 fcteer. . . 8 steers. . 1 steer. . . 6 steers. . 9 steers. . 25 eteers. , 24 steers. . 27 steers. . 15 steers. . 1 steer. . . 1 steer. . . 4 steers. . 1 7 steers. . 26 cows. . . 5-cows. . . 1 cow. . . . 1 cow 1 cow. . , , 1 cow, , , , 1 cow. . . . 8 cows. . . 1 heifer. . 2 heifers. 3 heifers. 1 bull 1 bull 3 hulls. . . 1 bull Prt- hogs. . . 86 hogs. . . 63 hogs. . . 3 hoijs. . . 4 hogs. . , 25 hogs. . . 3 hogs. . . 1 hog. 1 hog. . . , 15 hogs. , . 66 hogs. . . 1 1 hogs. . . 78 ohgs. . . 72 hogs. . . 73 hogs. . . 38 hogs. . . 4 hogs. . , 3 hogs. . . 2 hogs. . . 216$15.75 247 15.751 182 15..V) 360 14.50 853 14.75 200 14.75 400 14.75 140 14.75 71 12.00 70 3 2.50 4.00! H.lfu 6.50 T.OO 6.25 6.O0. 8.00 367 14. 810 8.2" 1 14.00 ISO 10.00 10S4 1117 Oil 1040 SO0 :i0 872 600 1061 1277 IX 13 1168 1050 870 702 861 988 9 SO 1350 10 10 870 750 IO20 703 420 65 O 787 600 14O0 1120 14O0 10.50 IO.011 10.OO 8.50 8.50 4.00 9.25 8.00 10.00 10.12 0.60 B.frO 8.00 8.50 OS2 10. (Ml 10' Ml 0 11 8 cows. . 1 steer. . . 24 steers. . 8 heifers. 2 cows. . . 1 heifer.. 14 cows.. . 1 cow. ... 8 steers. . 1 bull... . 2 bulls... 1 bull. . . . 1 heifer.. 1 heifer. . 1 heifer.. 1 cow. . . . 1 cow. 14 steers. . 1 cow. . . . , 2 cows. . . 1 cow.. . . 1 steer. . 1 steer. . . 19 steers.. 11 steers. . 1 steer. . . 22 calves.. 1 cow. . . . 1 heifer. . 1 cow. 1 bull 28 hogs.. . 1 hog. . . . 65 hogs. . . 7 hogs. . . 88 hogs. , . 12 hogs. . . 82 hops.. . 10 hogs. . . 8 hogs. . . 16 horn.. . 2 hogs. , . 1 hop.. . . 19 hogs. . . 69 hogs.. . 2 hops. . . 13 hogs.. . 86 hogs. . . 2 hogs 952 8.00 1050 805 8S0 750 600 944 1150 774 1120 1P.65 750 470 440 570 1100 10S0 947 800 OHO 1140 7"0 960 1025 912 740 310 850 1100 960 1360 1ST 6.50 9.15 6.001 6 SOI 7.00! 7.00 7.00: 8.75 6.50 7.2 6.501 6.00 r. 00 6.0i) 9.00 8.00 7.50 8.50 7.25 8 00 6 50 7.25 6.00 8.00 8.50 8.00 6.50 7.25 7.50 8. 9.2S1 9.0O 8.5 7.7 0.0O 8 9.r.oi P.50 9.00 9.00 9 SO 6.25 1 ..t 8.0OI 202 15.80 8.0O 223 15.73 203 15.50 3.5 15..r 193 15.50 190 15 50 450 14.50 174 15.60 127 14 60 101 15.80 117 14 Oi 207 15.4 420 14.60 250 360 14 SO 113 14 00 202 15 80 211 15 60 106 15.50 ISO 15.5! 166 15.40 483 14.50 101 1.140 116 14.0H 160 15.5 109 15.4 120 1 1115 15. 0O 160 15 30 R0H 14.50 363 14.45 162 15.46' 830 14.001 133 14.001 224 15.751 130 14.2: 8 hogs. . , 130 14.00 155 15.751 Prices current the local yards were as follows : Steers, prime n.7510.50 .. Steers, good ............ SHecrs. medium ......... 0.50n 9. O.oo 8.50 'ri 7.05 ro) 7.00 50 Cows, choice -. 9.00 8.25 Cows, medium to goon. ., Cows, ordinary to fair . Heifers 7.50 0.00 R.OO 6 50 -it 6.50 Bulls Calves 8.00Ii10.00 Hoes- Light and heavy packing Rough heavies ......... 15.O0(!?15 SO 14.00 514.50 3 3.50 414.00 12.00tol3.25 75r12.00 6.00rl0.75 10.25 13.50 Pigs and skips Stock hogs ............ Wethers Ewes Lambs Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. April 23. Hogs Receipts 6800 head, lower. Heavy. $15.ao15.65: light. $15Srl5.50; pigs. $12. 50 14. 00; built, of sales, $10.15015.25. Cattle Receipts 8400, steady. Native steers, $9.50013: cows and heifers, $811; Western steers, $9 11.50; stockers and feed ers, $6.50010.25. Sheep Receipts 6500, steady. Yearlings. $12g13.75; wethers, $11.00012; lambs, $14.7315.80. CI ilea go Livestock Market. CHICAGO. April 23. Hogs Receipts 44. 0O0. tomorrow 14,000. Fairly active at about 16c under" Saturday's ' average. Bulk, $15.35015.75; light, $14.50 15.65 ; mixed. $15.05f 15.80; heavy. $15. OSf 13.85; rough, 15.05g 15.25; pigs, $9.7513.60. Cattle Receipts 18,000, weak. Native beef cattle, $8.90 13.15; stockers and feeders, $7.109.80; cows and heifers, $3.5011; calves, $8.25(3112.75. Sheep Receipts 18.000, weak. Wethers, $10.60I2.75; lambs. $12(JHB90. OPERATIONS ARE SMALL STOCK TRADING PROFESSIONAL AND PRICES IRREGUJLAR. Specialties) Recover at Close From Early Presanrc Liquidation of Copper Heavy. NEW TORK. April 23. 7e'sllngs In stocks today differed in no important particular from those of the past fortnight, except that operations were on a lighter and narrower basis. Such Initiative as was seen at odd moments owed its Impulse wholly to the pro fessionals, who sold of one group bought of another. Events over the week-end threw no new light on Investment or speculative conditions, aside from the ease with which banking in terests absorbed the Treasury offering of $200,000,000 of certificates placed by Feder. al reserve institutions. Opening quotations were steady, but soon became irregular. Liquidation of coppers added to the unsettlement of the forenoon, marines later displaying general heaviness. Specialties made full recoveries later. United States Steel scored a net gain of practically a point. Ralls were relegated to a place of secondary Importance with no materia) alteration of prices. Sales amounted to 415.000 shares. Slight recessions were registered by in vestment bonds. Total sales par value $2,840,000. United Stsites bonds were us. changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. 1.4'i0 1.100 600 High, 02 44 65 Vi Low. Bid. 92 434 64 6 68 '- 110 Am TBeet Sugar, American Can,. Am Car A Kdry. Am Locomotive. Am Sm & Rfg. . Am Bag Kfg... 92 4.1 64 '87' 6,400 08 Am Tel A Tel.. 1.000 124 124 123 H Am Z L & S... 200 30H SOH 803. Anaconda Cop.. 10,000 76 744 75 Atchison l.W'O 102 101 T 101 Vs A G & W I 8 S. 6,700 ttli 85 t'1 Bait & Ohio 100 1Hm 764) 76 Butte & Sup Cop BOO 42 41 41 Calliornia Petrol 400 '20 ,10 "4 18 t. Can Pacific... 800 101 1H0 lHOla, Cen Leather.... 8.500 83 H 82 S3 Ches & Ohio... 600 60V, 60 67 C M A St P ... 2U0 60ft SOW 80H Chi A N W 1144 Chino Cop 6.500 B2V4 60 Bl Colo Fu & Iron. 200 46 46i 4 Corn Prod Rfg. 1.600 24 22 24 Crucible Steel.. 4.200 60i 60S, 004 Cuba Cane Sug. l.(K0 . 45H 45V. Dist Cecrultles. 1.8O0 13 12V 12 Erie S.200 874 27V, General Eleo ' 162 General Mot... 4,800 105 100 104 Gt Nor pfd 600 109 100H 109V, Gt Nor Ore ctf. 1.0OO go 80V4 30V Illinois Cent... 1O0 103 V 103. 103 Inspiration Cop. 8.POO 64 62, 63H I M M pfd 9.500 78 76 77 Int Nickel 1.100 41 404 414 Int Paper 200 88 V 8S 84 K C Southern 22 Kennecott Cop. 7.500 42 414 42 Louis Nash 131 Max Motors.... 4.200 40 46 48 V. Mexican Petrol. 1.800 86 85 86 Miami Copper.. 2.700 41 40V, 40 Mis Paclf 100 28 28V4 2SV, Mont Power 67 V Nevada Cop.... 8.000 "22V4 21 22 N Y Cent 800 93 63 63 N Y N H A H.. 700 40V4 40 4 40 Nor & West.... BOO 128 127 ie7H Nor Pacif...... , 103H Pacific Mall.... 100 22 21 21 Pac Tel A Tel 30 Pennsylvania .. 6.800 63 62 53 Pitts Coal 600 41 41 41 Ray Con Cop... 8.6O0 20 28 2S Reading- 8.700 94 68 V, 63"4 Rep Iron A Steel 6.8O0 80 78V, 70 Shat Ariz Cop. 6O0 25 24 V4 25 Sou Pacif 6.00O 64 93 3V4 Sou Railway... 1.300 29 28 28 Ktudebaker Cor. 6,100 86 83 S5 Texas Co 000 206 207 208 Union Pacif... 8.900 187 13 136 U S Ind Alco... 19.700 106 101 105 V4 U S Steel B0.6OO 112 110 111 do pfd 117 TTtah Cop 27,200 110 107 109 Wab pfd "B".. 200 24 24 24 West Union.... 100 66 96 96 Westing Elec. 2,200 48 48 48 Total sales for the day, 415,000 shares. BONDS. TJ S ref 2. reg. 88 TJ S ref 2s coup. 68 U S 8s reg 69 U S 8s coup . . . 00 TT 8 4s reg "105 U S 4s coup 105 Atch gen 4s... 91 Nor Pacif 8a . . . Pac T & T 6s.. Penn Con 4a. Sou Pacif ref 4s Union Pacif 4s. U P cv 4s 64 88 104 87 . 5 .91 .105 . 60 . 64 U S Steel Bs.. Sou Pae cv 6s. Ang French Cs u a K u ref ss 60 N Y Cen deb fis 106 Nor Pacif lo 4s. 60 Bid. Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, April 23. Closing quotations: Allouez 60 rcip Mines 7 Ariz Com Calu & Ariz. . Calu& Hecla. . 69 . 76 .625 -N fjutte 20 53 83 86 8 10 4 IVt 16 8 42 Old Don .... Osceola ...... Centennial Cop R Con Co. . . E Butte Cop M Franklin Granby Con .... Greene Can .... Isle Royalie .... 19 60 12 7 T9 40 29 11 82 Qulncy ....... Shannon ..... Superior Su 4 Bos Mln. Tamarack ... Utah Con Winona ...... Wolverine Lake Copper ... Mohawk Money, Exchange. Eta. NEW YORK. April 23. Mercantile paper. 44 per cent. Sterling 60-day" bills. $4.71; commercial 60-day bills pr banks. $4.72: . commercial 60-day bills." $4.71; demand. $4.75; cables, $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand, 6.71; cables, 0.70. Guilders, demand, 40; cables, 40. Llres, demand, 6.89; cables, 6.68. Rubles, demand. 28; cables, 28. Bar silver 72 c. Mexican dollars 56e. , Government bonds steady) railroad bonds Irregular. Time loans easier; 60 days, 8(98 per cent: 80 days, 334 per cent; six months. 44 per cent. Call money firm; high, 8 per cent; low, 2 per cent: ruling rate, 2 per cent: last loan, 8 per cent; closing bids, 2 per cent; offered at 8 per cent. SAN $4.71: FRANCISCO, April 2S. Sterling, demand. $4.75; cables. $4.76. IiUkuu.n, April 28. Bar silver, 87d per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 44 per cent; three months. 8 0 9 per cent. Stocks Dnll at London. LONDON, April 23. American securities were slack and only a few of the low-priced snares received attention on the stock ex change today. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. April 23. Buttei Fresh extras, 33 c; prime firsts. 82 c Eg 15 s Fresh extras, 30c; extra firsts. 2Jc; fresn extras, pullets, 27c; extra firsts, pullets. 2ic. Cheese New firsts, 19c; Young Amerl cas, 25c Poultry Hens. 2520c; old roosters. 15 16c; fryers, H540c; broliers, 82W33c; squaDs. .i3.a; pigeons, l..a'(2.2;; dut-ks, 10!2oc; geese, liCfr 20c; turkeys, nominal. Vegetables Summer squash. $2 & 2.26; as paragus, ordinary, 3tf?4c; fancy. B'SpOVac; southern Iced lettuce. $11.19; unlced, BOf 75c; Sacramento, 5075c';- Bay peas, 40 oc; itiexican tomatoes. $3tc3.r0 repacked; Florida green peppers. 30y)40c: Mexican, f.i 8c: eggplant, 1720c; California gar lic, l3c; green onions. $11.40: off-grade celery. $1.25ff-2 crate; good, $2.50-3; Bay rnuoaro, nu'rmc oox : rsan Jose, $lifl?1.25; nuttier cucumbers, $2iP2.50 dozen; English, $1.50frf2; beans and string beahs unquoted. Potatoes Rivers. $4.75 5.25 ; Oregon Bur banks, $4.755.50: new, Ofawc. Onions Australian, $7.008 on street; crystal wax, $3.75 4. Coffee Futures Irregular. NEW YORK. April 23. There was a re newal of scattered liquidation in th. mar ket for coffee futures and after opening at a decline of 1 to 5 points, active months sold about 2 to, 6 points net lower during the early trading. Reports of higher trans Atlantic war risk rates seemed to emphasize the uncertainties or the European outlet. while there was further liquidation of May in preparation for notices this week. Offer ings, however, were not as heavy as recent ly and after the decline to 7.69o for July and b.ujq for uecemetir prices rallied on cover ing. July sold up to 8.04O and December to 8. 88c, with the market closing 3 points lower to 1 point Higher. bales, 44.000 bags. April. 7.80c: May. 7.2c; June, 7.02c; July, 8.02c: August, 8.00c; September,' 8.16c; Octo her, 8.22c; November. 8.28c; December, 8.35c January, 8.42c; February, 8.40c; March, 8.55c. Spot, dull end nominally unchanged at 10c for I'.lo 7s and Santos 4s at 10 Vic The cost and freight situation was reported about unchanged, with offers of Santos 33 and 4s here at 9.70. London credits. Owing to the holiday there were no off! clal cables from the Brazilian markets. Weekly statement showed clearances of 34, OOO bags from Rio. including 14,000 bags for the United States, and 253.000 bags for Santos, of which 251,000 bags were for the United States. Naval 8tores. SAVANNAH. April 23. Turpentine firm, 46c; sales, 171 barrels; receipts. 64 bar rels; shipments. 111 barrels; In stock, 88S1 barrels. Rosin firm: sales, 410 barrels: receipts, 231 barrels; shipments, 8S0 barrels; In stock. 94.178 barrels. Quote: A, B, C, $5.65: E. $.1.70: F. $5.72 ; G. $3.70; H. $5.82 ; I. $5.R5; K. $5.90; M, $5.00 to $6; N. $6.10; WG, $0.12 to $6.15; WW. $6.17 to $6.20. Metal Market. NEW YORK. April 23. Copper quiet. Electrolyt!5 Spot and second quarter, 29 30c, nominal: third quarter, 24.50p30o. Iron firm; No. 1 northern, $4243: No. 2, $41.501942.50: No. 1 southern. $3940; No. 2, $38.5039.50. The Metal Exchange quotes tin strong; spot, 66.5058.60c Lead unquoted. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, April 23. Sugar quiet. Cen trifugal, 6.27c; molasses, 5.39c Refined firm; cut loaf, 8.65c; crushed, 8.50c; mould AA and cubes. 6c: XXXX powdered, 7.60c; powdered, 7.60c; fine granulated, 7.50c Dried Fruit at New York. KBW YORK. April 23. Evaporated ap ples firm; fancy, HG12c: choice, 10c; prime, 10c. Prunes firm; California., 912c; Ore gons, 10f-10c Peaches firm; choice, 8c; extra choice, 9c; fancy, 10c. Duluth Linseed Market. DTJLTJTH. April 23. Linseed on track and to arrive, $3.27 3.28 : May, 83.26 bid: July. $3.25 bid; September, $3.16 asked; October. $2.61 bid. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, April ' 23. Butter, . lower; creamery. 38 43c. Eggs lower: receipts. 22.481 cases': firsts, 83 j 34c; ordinary firsts. 8182c; at mark, cases Included, 32 & 34c Cotton Market. NIW YOilK. April 23. Spot cotton. Quiet, Middling, liO.lOe, i WHEAT TRADE SLACK Scarcity ef Speculative Buying Orders in Chicago Pit. CROP PROSPECTS IMPROVE Domestic Household Demand for Flour Has Flattened Out Slay Option Later Aided by Largo Decrease In Visible. CHICAGO, April 21. Restriction of wheat trading to th. smallest volume In weeks was accompanied today by a decided lower ing of prices, but there was something of rally afterward owing o a notable falling off In th. United States visible supply total. Th. market closed unsettled at $2.32 2.82 for May and $1.97ei.9S for July, with he finish as a whole ranging from lc decline to le advance as compared with Saturdays latest figures. Corn closed c to lc down and oats off o to o. In provisions the outcome varied from 2e loss to a rise of 17 cents. Scarcity of buying orders was especially evident at th. outset In the wheat pit. One reason assigned was that the urgent domes tic household demand for flour was said to have flattened out. and that European call for wheat was likely to be directed In the main to the Canadian stock. Reports of Improved crop prospects In the Southwest tended further to handicap the bull side, and so did current estimates of a probable 10 per cent Increase of seeded acreage In Canada this season. Besides, heavy mar gins asked from speculative operators con tinued to act ss a curb. Admission that the wheaf market had become temporarily somewhat oversold was general in the last half of the day. when the- extent of the decrease In the visible supply was apparent. Th. shrinkage amounted to nearly 4.000.000 bushels end brought the total down to more than 20.000,- 000 bushels under the total at the cor responding time last year. Corn, like wbeat. sagged from lack or aggressive demand. A recovery In part took place later. Influenced, as In the case of wheat, by a falling off in th. visible supply figures. Oats had no independent action. -vraae was light. Heaviness of th. hog market and grain market weakened provisions, but an active buying movement as to lard led afterward to a moderate general upturn. uiierings dried up. Leading futures ranged as follows 1 WHEAT. Closing Open. High.' Low. bid. May 2.31 2.34 2.27 2 32 July 1.90 1.99 1.93 1.07 CORN. May 1.8 1.40 1.8JJ 180 July l.G5 1.30 1.33 1.33 I , OATS. May 64 .64 .63 .63 July 01 .62 .01 .61 MESS PORK. May 86.23 86.57 86.23 86.57 July 86.40 86.63 86.30 86.60 LARD. July 20 8T 21.12 20.85 21.00 Sept. 20.07 21.17 20.82 21.07 SHORT RIBS. July 19.65 19.83 19.63 19.7T Sept 19.87 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red. $2.54(8)2.65: No. S red and Noa 2 and 3 hard, nominal. Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.461.50; No. 8 yel- low, $1.45 01.48 ; No. 4 yellow, , nominal standard, Oats No. 3 white. 67B-68Vc; 67 3' G8 c. Rye No. z. gi.pa. Barley $1.20 pi 1.82. Timothy $5 8. Clover $12 17. Pork $36.57. I.nrd $20.8OT20 85. Ribs $19.22! 19.67. Primary receipts of wheat for the season to date aggregate 833.00O.O00 bushels, against 455.200,000 bushels a year ago; corn. 136. 501.000 bushels, against 147,208.000 bushels: oats. 245.317.000 bushels against 231.771,000 bushels. Minneapolis Grain Markets. MINNEAPOLIS. April 23. Flour Fancy patents. 8O0 lower. Quoted at $12.50. Other grades unchanged. Barley. $1.130 1.43. Flax. $3.22Sf 3.28. Wheat May. $2.28; July. $2.18. Cash. No. 1 hard. $2.06U 2.60 ; No. 1 Northern, $2.46 4f 2.52 : No. 2 Northern. $2.42 2.52; No. 3 wheat. 2.32 t a.44 . . , K a tern Wheat Futures. DTJLTJTH. April 23. Wheat closed May, $2.30; July. $2.13. WINNIPEG. April 23. Wheat closed May, $2.37; July, $2!30; October, $1.79 KANSAS CITY, April 23. Whest closed May, $2.41; July. $1.66; September. $1.74. ST. LOUIS, April 23. Wheat closed May, $2.49; July, .$1.05; September, $1.75. Grain at San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO, AptMl 23. Spot quo tations Walla, $2.72 3.75: red Russian, $3.853.90: turkey red. $44.03; bluestem. 44.05: feed barley, $2.97 3: white oats, bran, $4243; middlings, $53 2.75Sl)2.77 : b (fi, 56- shorts. 46ffi'47. Call board Barley May, $2.95 bid, $3 asked; December, $1.88 bid. $1.03 asked. Pnget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. April 28. Wheat Bluestem, $2.33; turkey red. $2.86: fortyfold. $2.29; club, $2.26; fife, $2.29; red Russian, $2.26, Barley, $51 per ton. , ' Oats. $50 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 14, oats 6, hay 8. flour 10. TACOMA, April 23. Wheat Bluestem, $2.32; fortyfold. club and red fife, $2.27; red Russian. $2.25. Car receipts Wheat 16, barley 3, corn 2, hay 6. AUTO HELD "NOT WAGON" Man Accused of Bootlegprlng on Res ervation Saves Car. Because ConirreSg only recently amended the law so that automobiles are included with other transportation vehicles that may be forfeited when owned by persons guilty of conveying liquor to Indian reservations, O. T Anderson, who Is to he tried on, a liquor chares at Medford May 7, saved his automobile in the Federal Court yes terday, Judgre Bean holding that it did not come within the meaning of the law in force, enacted In 1843, in which the forfeiture of any "boat, team wagon or Bled" is provided for. There had been a bill filed by Assist ant United States 'Attorney Rankin ask In or that the automobile bo forfeited. and the court s ruling was In connec tion with a demurrer filed thereto. The Klamath Indian reservation Is named as the locality where Anderson is said to have delivered the liquor. MARGULIS TOLD TO PAY UP $2 5 0 Due on Bootlegging Fine Mast Be Settled Thursday. TJnless 'William Maxfrulls, convicted early In the year of boo-tlegglnfr, pays 1250 Thursday remaining-, of a, fine of $1000 Imposed, he -will have to contend with the Federal Court in measures to enforce satisfaction. Judge Wolverton yesterday allowed MarRulls until Thursday to make the last installment. The original order for the liquidation of $250 due was entered January 17, and Marirulis proposed monthly Installments of $50, but was denied such consideration. The matter came before the tribunal yesterday at the instance of Assistant United States Attorney Barnett Goldstein, and Mar gulls was impressed with the advia- ability of wiping the obligation o3 the slate without further loss of time. impressed with the advisability of wip ing; the obligation off th. slat, with out further loss of time. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. VOVEAS To Mr. and Mrs Ntek VoveaS. 403 Eleventh street. April 13. a son. OAKE To Mr. and Mrs. Geom R. Oaka. 1865 Bowman street. April 13. a daughter. ARMSTRONG To Mr. and Mrs. Rov D. Armstrong. 7327 East Fifty-fifth avenu. Southeast. April 13, a son. CLARK To Mr. and Mra. C. . W. Clark. East Eighty-first and Clayton streets, April 14, a son. LEICHNER To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lelchner, 945 East Seventy-seventh street North, April 14, a son. - ABBOTT To Mr. and Mra Clyd. B. Ab bott. Errol Heights. April 14. a daughter. SMALL To Mr. and Mrs. Alva O. Small. 741 Oregon street. April 15. a son. JOHNSON To Mr. and Mra John L. Johnson, 309 Eugen. street. April 18, a daughter. BROWN To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown. 752 Roosevelt street. April 16. a son Marriage Licenses. FLESKE5 - MILLER John Theodore Fleskes, 621 Skldmore street, and Helena M. Miller. 783 East Seventh street North. W1LSON-WIBERO H. A. Wilson. 220 Kearney street, and EUea Wiberg. Hotel Portland. OILBERT-TOUNQ Frank W. Gilbert. New Haven, Conn., and La Veils Young, 400 Vlata avenue, JASPER-VAN LOO John O. Jasper, For est Grove, Or., and Clara Van Loo, 743 Love joy street. BODWAY-DIETZ David Bodway. . 1303 Hood street, and Gertrudo Diets, same ad dress. WILSON-GOERTZEN Fay Wilson. Max- bury, Or, and Elizabeth Goertzen, Amsden Hotel. M' DONALD-FLEMING John R. McDon Id. Seattle. Wash- and Dorlnn. K. Flaming. Portland. WILSON-PETERS Wlllard O. Wilson. 648 Tillamook street, and Helen A. Peters, same address. LA PS WELL-CLOCK A. L. La .swell. El- tacada. Or,, and Audrey Clock. 407 Hall street. LEWTS-WASSELL William J. Lewis. 733 Prospect Drive, and Elizabeth WasselU 204 East Fifteenth street North. BLEEO - STEWART Fredrick George Bleog. Hillsdale. Or., and Sarah Agnes Stew art, oil ornnrt avenue North. MSSL - HELLIXSCHM D Coleman O. Nlsl, Gaston. Or., and Clementine Hfllln schtnid, 1244 East Madison street. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. NILSON-WATKINS Harold C. Wilson. 23. of Portland, and Birdie B. Watklns, 19, of Portland. HE YL-PICKETT Jess. J. Russelle Heyl. 35. of Roseburg. Or., and Alice Pickett, 35. of Roseburg, Or. BROWN-NELSON David M. Brown. 69. of Clackamas. Or., and Mrs. Caroline Nelson, 47, of Clackamas, Or. CHASE-CECIL Elmer D. Chase, 26, of Eugene. Or., and Ellen V. Cecil, 23, of Eugene. Or. PEERY-MANLET David N. Peery, 28. of Portland, end Mabel Manley, 19, of Portland. HODNEL-CAV Ole llodney. 26. of Kerry. Or., and Viola E. Gay, 16, of Kerry. Or. Building- Permits. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY Erect one-story frame freight car repair shed. 949 East Twentieth. between Long and Schiller; builder, same: S13.000. JACOB wIETHER&CH Repair one-story frame dwelling. 34 East Twenty-sixth, cor-, ner Pine; Fred Foldman, builder; $73. THE LAURELHUKST COMPANY Erect two and one-half -story frame dwelling. 60 Laurelhurst avenue, between East Davis and Couch: A. Pajunen. builder; $7OO0. A. PAJUNEN Erect two and one-half- story frame dwelling II04 Davis, between l aurelhurst and Thirty-ninth: builder, same; $65i 10. THB LAURELHURST COMPANY Erect two and one-half -story frame dwelling, be tween East Davis and Couch; A. Pajunen. builder; S7000. R. s. FARREI.L Alter three-story frame rooming-house. 203-293 Tenth, betweeen Co lumbia and Jefferson: Portland Wire & Iron Works, builders: $200. T. B. BURS E Repair one-story frame dwelling. 1533 Lancaster, between Lombard nd Buffalo: builder, same; $150. H. E. HARRIS Repair- two-story frame machine shop. 174 East Water, between Bel mont and tamhlll: builder, same; sioo. HEXTER & STRAUS Alter three-story fireproof concrete, stores and restaurant. 302 Morrison, between Park and West Park: K. t. Hrannes. ouuaer: s.imi. LOUISE O. WRIGHT Alter and repair one and one-haif-atory frame dwelling, 1230 Alblna avenue, between Simpson and Jessup; ueorg. vt. Taylor, Dunuer; siihi. DAILY MTCTEORO LOGICAL- KEPORT. PORTLAND. April 23. Maximum temper ature. 64 degrees: minimum. 46 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M.. 9.4 feet; change in last 24 hours, 0.3 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M. ), .14 Inch: total rainfall since September 1. 1916. 2S.22 Inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 39.19 Inches; de ficiency of rainfall since September 1. 9.97 inches. Total sunshine, 5 hours .20 minutes; possible sunshine, 14 hours. Barometer (re duced to sea level), 6 P. M., 30.18 Inches, Relative humidity at noon, 54 per cent. THE WEATHER 2 5 Wind State of woatber. STATIONS. Paker Boise Boston Cn lgrary . . . . Chicago .... Colfax ...... Denver Des Moines . Duluth Eureka Galveston . Helena Jacksonville Juneuut . . . Kansas City L.OS AnflOB. Mansfield . . . Medford .... Minneapolis , Montreti! . . . New Orleans. New York North Head. r4'0.0'l. .IN ICIoudy 1(6 O.OOl. . NW'ciouciy 72;O.HO 10 NW, Cloudy . . .o.oo. .) 4l!iO.02;20'N IRaln r:i 0 .25! . . ,S JCIear 72:o.oo!l2W Cloudy mi o.oo'12'E Cloudy 40 41 44 4H a 2 t2 42:0.oiilH:NE Pt. cloudy 5sin.o2 ON Cloudy 74itt.()010 S Clear 54 0. OS 24 W Clear - 40 62 40 4 Ml 4Sj 34! 381 64 74.0.01 S'SB Pt. cloudy "5RjO.OO S N Pt. cloudy 84 0.0H123 Clear r,4 I) mil . R Clear 5:il.llM 4 NWIPL cloody 72 o.oo ie NW'iPt. cloudy 5S o.ioil2iE Cloudy 52 o.ooi 12; NWiCiear 82.0 .oo; 72IO.0O 4S0.2O 04 0.00 700. 00 64lo.i:i SS O.OO W iPt. cloudy fx. 4 '2 14INB (Pt. cloudy lO'SW Clear 6;NWiClear North Yakima. Omaha , Pendleton . . . Phoenix Pocatello Portland Kotteburfr Sacramento . St. Louis Salt Lake San IMeg-o San FrunctBCO. Sea tt 1ft Sitka Spokane ...... Taroma Tatoosh Island Veldazt Walla Walla.. Washington Winnipeg . . . . SE Cloudy .. W . .1W 10! sw 4SW . .IN Pt. cloody 54 ;?( 50' S3I Clear Cloudy 5SI0.01 U!o.l4 Pt cloody os o .oo 74 0 .! Clear . . NW lOSE . . M I ..IW Clear Clear 84i0.oo: 40' 54 SS! 640.0(1 Cloudy 6210,0(1 fiso.oo Pt. cloudy 10'SW Clear Clear 54 0.1S'12:SV 54;0.0(l). .1. . .. 5U0.00'14'W 50O.2O 12V 4!0..r.oil0 SW 46 40 4.. tPt. cloudy Pt. cloudy (Jlouay Clear OiO.O( . . NK 4SI no'0 .34 10ISW Pt cloudy 4S 2;o.oo . . 4 Clear . ;;2 54:0. 00,1211s Pt. cloudy tA. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. WEATHER CONDITIONa A moderate high-pressure area Is central off the mouth of the Columbia River and another high-pressure area of even greater magnitude overlies the Lake region. A dls turbance of slight energy Is central over Northern Texas. Showers have fallen In Northwestern Oregon. Washington, and In mr-tions of California. Idaho, the upper Mis souri Valley. Lake region, and East Gulf states. It Is cooler In Montana. Western North Dak-ota, snd warmer In Nevada, and Northern California. The conditions are favorable for fair and warmer weather In this district Tuesday. FORECASTS. , Portland and vicinity Fair and wanner; westerly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair; warmer A DECADE HAS ELAPSED FACTS: Knott street, from Van couver avenue to Williams avenue, was improved in 1907, 10 years ago, a period of time of sufficient length to test any pavement, yet Knott street is one of the best in the city owing to the fact that it was raved with X BITULITHIC 5 -- WARRK BROS. CO. Journal Iluildlna Portland, Or. J4-" 44-'t4-i--i Tax-Exempt ONDS Yielding SUt . .3.75' County 4.20-4.25 Port District 4.25-4.30 School District 4.50 ?a City - 4.65 ..4.63-4.70 ,.5J)0-5.40 5.40 5.50 Highway District Street Improvement.. . Drainage District ... Municipal Irrigation Details on Application Lumberiiiens Trust Company Capital and Surplus $000,000 fifth and Stark HALL & COMPANY BUT AND SKT.Ti Railroad Public Utility Industrial Municipal BONDS YIELDING! , 5 to 7 Foreign Government Loans Local Securities Preferred Stocks Lewis Bids Portland, Or. except near the coast; westerly winds. Idaho Fair and warmer. North Pacif lo Coast Fair: moderate west crly winds. E. A. BEALS, Forecaster. WEATHER RECORD IS BAD March and April Cold and Rainfall Above Normal. Forecaster Beals can look back on March and April Just passed with some what the same morbid pride with which a person looks back on an op eration that resulted in the elimina tion of a peculiarly obnoxious appen dixfor the record of these months is both unpleasant and unusual. They have been colder, on the av erage, than corresponding months in previous years, ranging from 2 to 3.5 degrees below the average. Four days only tn the two months thus far have escaped rain. Those were April IS and 17. There is an excess of rain of 2.23 Inches for the two months to date. POSTAL RECEIPTS GAINING Amount of Parcels Handled Also Is Greater Than Before War. During the first IS days of this month $11,681.10 was paid for postaga on outgoing parcel-post packages from the Portlana postofflce. while in the same period of 1914 the amount waa $9627.40. In tho same time 200 tons cf post mat ter was received and dispatched here, while in the first 13 days of April. 1914, the showing was 146 tons. From April 2 to 16 the Portland post office parcel-post packages going through the postoffice numbered 230.215 and- the corresponding days in 1914 are credited with 148.243 packages. Deliv ery by automobile in 1914 cost 4.63 cents & package and today the cost is 3.7 cents a package. The cost of parcel post distribution here is said by Post master Myers to be below soma of the larg-er communities. TRAVELERS OCIDK. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chance En Bo-ate) The Bis;. Clean. Comfortable. Llegantlr Appointed, beasoins S. S. BEAVER Balls From Vlnsworth Dork S P. M. 61X1JAY, Al-RIL i 104) Golden Miles u Columbia River. All Kate. Include Berth, and Meals. Table and Service Unexcelled. The San Francisco A Portland 8. 8. Co., Third and Washington street (with O.-W. R. A X. Co.). lei. Broadway 4500. A 6121. STWIN PALACES I'UKtMMl K SAN I KAMIMU S. 8. NORTH EUN PACIUC. express train time. Sails u:S0 A. M.. April 20. May 1. 6. 10, 15. 19. 2. Cal. Str. Kx press leaves f:30 A. M. On. way larw, a, 112. Ba S15. $17.50. 20. ROl'ND TRIP, $3S. From Portland. Ealem. Hug-ena, Cor- vallls. Forest Grove. St. Helena. Rainier or Astoria. f North Bank. 5th and Stark, -tr-r. ! Station. 10th and Hoyt. 84S Wash.. 6. N. Ry. 10O Sd. Burllasto. Rr. A L AS K A Krtchlksin. Wnnpl, Jnntesu. Douflaa, Hj-Uum, bkiw7, Cordova. Void bmw vd uad iluciiorage. CALIFORNIA Via Seattle or San Francisco to Lroo Am Vela and ti Diefa Lara;et anipo, un equal ed servlcA, low rata. .DCludlns aoeals and berth. For parti cal are apply or telephone PACI-tlC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Tho Admiral Idne. Main 19, Home A 4596. 124 Third St. USTRALIA Honolulu, Suva, Now Ze&Iard Regular Hallinrcs from Vanroner, II. C, by the Palatial i'wseujer hteamer. of th. Canadian-Australasian Royal Mall Line. Tnr full Information apply Can. Pae. Rail way. 55 Third (St., I'ortland, or General !57 Cg i Ak-ent, 440 beymour bit Vancouver, 1. m