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Newspaper Page TextTIIE 3IORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, 3IAT 21, 1017. PRICE WILL HOLD Canned Salmon" Market Justi fied by Costs. EASTERN USERS COMPLAIN Quotations Named on 1917 Colum bia River Pack Not Exorbitant, Says 'R. S. Farrcll Out ' " put to Date Is Normal. The salmon run Is still very slack, to the high water. There have been owing a few fairly good catches In the Willamette, but little in the lower river. With the good run during the first two weeks of the season, however, the pack to date Is about normal. A few additional cars have been shipped East at the prices realized on ths first cars and there is no question but that the market will be fully maintained. There is more or less complaint on the part of East ern buyers at the high prices named, and efforts are being made there to force the market down to $1.65 on halves. As an In dication of the Eastern sentiment' the fol lowing appeared In the New York Journal of Commerce: , ' "Although Columbia River salmon prices have not been officially aamed by the As sociation as yet, the general feeling Is that prices that have been named by other pack ers fully represent the Ideas of all concerned. There is, however, an intimation that but for the action of certain Independent pack ers .there might have been a lower baBls named, possibly as low as $1.65 for halves. on which basis billing was being done last week subject to adjustment in accordance with the opening prices. The price original ly named by the fishermen's union was 10c, but it appears that this independent packer bid 1014 c to get the fish and his bid was Immediately raised by others until' the price ran up to 1114 cents, and it has even been said that as high as 12c had been paid. This, of course, upset calculations and practically made Impossible the lower quotation as the opening price. Indications are that the pack will be short because of the fact that the floods are yet to come, as the season Is late and much snow remains in the moun tains. And with the salmon season in full swing this will have a serious effect on the catch." In discussing the subject, yesterday, R. & Farrell said: , The present canned salmon prices are not exorbitant, but are fully justified 6y the high prices of the raw materials and everything else used at the Canneries. Raw fish Is 100 per cent higher than It was. cans have advanced more than 50 per cent, labels are 100 per cent higher, rope Is 5U per cent higher, and even boxes cost 25 per cent more than- before. Wages have also advanced. With the costs running for the roost part from 50 to 100 per cent more than laBt year the advance of 40 per cent in the price of canned fish cannot be considered as unreasonable." . FLOt'R TRICES DOWN 40 CENTS Eecond Reduction as Result of Lower Wheat Market. Flour prices were reduced 40 cents a bar rel yesterday as a result of the lower wheat market. The new quotation on patents of $12.50 a barrel Is $1.20 under the top quo. . tation which prevailed from May 9 to May 16. The wheat market was dull and "Weak. Dealers reported an entire absence of de mand from any quarter, with Eastern buy ors trying to sell back. At the Merchants' Exchange wheat bids were reduced 2 to 4 cents. Offers for oats and barley were cut $1. The Liverpool grain cable said: "Wheat situation unchanged, consumption reduced. Corn firm from a supply and demand stand point. Freights being relieved, dally ar rivals at all United Kingdom ports lncreas lng. Argentine weather fine, seeding pro pressing rapidly. India weather fine, grain movement increasing. Shipments far in ex cess of the usual amounts.." Terminal receipts In cars were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Portland Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Wednesday... 87 7 6 3 6 9 Tear ago..... 31 Season to date '5.072 Tear ago 10,145 Tacoma - Tuesday 6S ;year ago 30 Season to date. 6.507 lear ago 6.S30 (Seattle--. Tuesday ... . 10 Tear ago 20 Reason to date. B.183 Tear ago 7,676 2 2235 1020 265 1513 1413 1797 2492 -2494 8 4 2016 2218 18 24 4 310 am 120 508 10 S21 1301 IS 1106 1047 164(1 2008 342 4201 CROPS ARE MAKING SLOW PROGRESS Higher Temperatures and More Sunshine Are Badly Needed. Following Is a summary of the crop con dltlons in Oregon for the week .ending May 22. 1917, as reported to the local office of the weather bureau by special correspond ents throughout- the state: - Much of the low land throughout the state 3s . yet too wet to be prepared for seeding and planting, but this work Is being pushed as rapidly as possible. . , Barley, oats, rye. Spring wheat, corn. Win ter wheat, potatoes, hops, sugar beets, beans and garden truck all made slow but other wise favorable progress during the week, The season Is from two to' six weeks back ward. Higher temperatures and more sun shine are - badly needed for growth of all crops except meadows, alfalfa and pastures. which are doing splendidly notwithstanding the cool weather. Several correspondents state that the acre age of rye. barley, oats, potatoes and beans has been Increased. Much of the land seeded to rye. barley and oats would have .been used for Spring wheat had 'the season not been so late. Fruit, so far. has escaped serious damage from frost and the early varieties have set well. The bloom on the late varieties of fruit is heavy, but the cloudy and wet ; weather was unravoraDie lor pollination, as . is has prevented the bees from working as freely as usual. GOVERNMENT BUYS NEW POTATOES Offer That Would Have Cleaned I p Oregdn supply As rurned Down. f Potato dealers have been looking forward to liberal purchases here by the Government or use on the Southern border, but word was received yesterday that the quarter masters department had switched, to new potatoes and would not need old stock. It was hoped that Army, buying would clean up the considerable surplus still, scat tered throughout this territory, but with this demand eliminated, .shippers will have to find, markets In the East. Fairly large shipments have been made lately to Kansas City and other Eastern markets, and It Is question whether a further outlet can be found at this late date, particularly In view of the Government's announcement that tha high prices ruling In the potato markets are Pot warranted -by the liberal supplies avail able. In the meantime local' Jobbers have gener ally advanced their quotation to 4 cents, though the home demand is very small. New potatoes are selling moderately well at 7S cents. STRAWBERRY MARKET IS HIGHER California Stock Cleans ; Cp Promptly at $2 a Crate. The strawberry market was firm and higher at $2 a crate. Receipts were larger than the day before,, but cleaned up early. (Jherrles were In fair supply and sold at 10iV2i cents a pound. ' Among the vegetable receipts from the south were three care or lettuce, which were offered at $1.5091.73. Green peas were firmer at cents and string and wax beans were quoted at 12 V4t cents. , EASTERN MOIIA1K MARKET WAITING Bayers and Sellers Apart in Texas as In Oregon. Ths Eastern mohair market has not yet opened and traders are awaiting develop ments In the West. The pooled hair at San Angelo, Tex., was not sold. It Is un derstood that 63 cents .was the top bid. but It was not accepted. At Bracketvllle 65 cents is understood to have been bid privately without sale. The Boston Commercial Bulletin says of the foreign situation: The market In Yorkshire has been dull as usual, although the restrictions on pri vate trading In wool and the opening of mohair, etc., to private trading ha tended to stimulate the market more. or less.. v" American Inquiry for new -clip hair at the Cape continues, but with comparatively little, business dons yet. Alpaca Is moving very well in Liverpool, both fleeces and Inferiors tending to higher levels.- ' Boston quotations: Best eomblrrg, 70 75c: good combing, 65 70c; ordinary combing, 6065c; best carding, 60 63c: good card ing, 03 60c; ordinary carding, 004? 52c. Foreign: Cap Summer firsts, 63 65c; Cape Winter firsts, 52 55c; Basutos, 03c; Turkey, fair average, nominal. WAR CONTRACTS IN WOOL MARKET 'Larger Part of Busfhess Is for Army Cloth : Manufacturers. The bulk of ths trading In the Boston wool market In the past week has been In South American wools, and there la a pref erence shown In some quarters for spot wools, although certain forward business la being accomplished, also. Another feature of ths week, says the Commercial Bulletin, I has been ths com parative lack Of speculation among the dealers. The great proportion of the trade has been on manufacturers' accounts and the distribution of the wools sold has been fairly wide. War contracts are probably responsible for 75 per cent of the trading for the week, which has Included both scoured and greasy wools, and more especially wools of the me dium to lower grades. Some speculative trading 18 reported In Argentine Lincoln, which have also been sold "to the mills..- Egg Trade Is Dragging. The egg market was slow and weak, with most sales at 32 cents, case count. A fur ther decline at Ban Francisco was a weak ening -factor. Butter was less active with 36 cents gener ally quoted on extras. 1 Poultry and dressed meats Were steady and unchanged. , Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balance. Portland . $2.8"4.125 $524.T6 8,543.208 ,345.201; 4DD.72U J33.l)h5 1.002.0S3 210,1)03 Seattle , Tacoma Spokane PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. Merchants Exchange, noon session: Cash quotations: Bid w neat ; Bid. yr. ago. BTuestem ................ 2.63 Fortyfold ................ . 2.01 2.6t 2.60 .2 Club .110 .1)0 Red Russian '. Oats No. 1 white feed 49.00 20.2 Rarlev No. l.feed : . 47.00 27.00 FLOUR Patents. $12.50; straights. $11.30 ll.TO; Valley, $11.50; whole wheat, $12.7o graham. $12.50. - MILLFKED Spot prices: Bran. $41 per ton: shorts. $45 per ton; middlings. $54; rolled barley. 55: rolled oats. So6 per ton CORN While, $72 per ton; cracked, $73 per ton. MAT producers' prices: Timothy, East ern Oregon. JM 'y 32 per ton; alfalfa, $20P 23; Valley grain hay,. $18 20. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 36c: prime firsts, 33c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras. 39c; cartons, lc extra; butt erfat. No. 1, 39c; No. 2. S7c. CHEESE--Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock, Porland: Tillamook triplets, 24c; Young Americas. 23c per pound: longhorns. 25c Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point Triplets, 23ic: Young Americas, 24e per pound; longhorns. 2434c per pound. KGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 323.1c per dozen; Oregon ranoh, selected. 34c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 164lTc per pound broilers. 1820c: turkeys, 22 a 24c; ducks, 18 tif-2c; geese,.12)13cv VEAL Fancy, 14c per pound. PORK Fancy. 19 hie per pound. Fruit and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Orankes. navels. $2(g.3.25; lemons, $2.754 per box; bananas, ic per pound; grapefruit, xz.65'6.50; tan gerlnes, $1.25 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 8590c per dozen; tomatoes, $4.25-4.50 per crate: cab bage. Gu5Hc per pound: lettuce, S1.50(rP1.75 cucumbers, 00c &$1.50 per dozen; cauliflower. $1 per dozen; peppers, 20(&.'35c per pound rhubarb, 2 (a 3c per pound; peas. 54 6c per pound; asparagus, 75t$1.10 per dosen; spin acti, 43iuc per pound; beans, 12c per pound. i POTATOES Oregon, lobbing price. S3.50 4 per hundred; new California, 74 8c per pound. ONIONS Bermuda, yellow. $2.25 9 2.50 white. $2.75 per crate: red, S3.25&3.S0. GREEN FRUIT Strawberries. $2 per crate; apples. $1.342.7o per box; cherries. 10g?12c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry. 11.00: Honolulu plantation. $8.45; Grants' Pass beet, $8.30 Cailfornlt beet, $8.30: extra C, $8.10; pow dered. In barrels, $0.05; cubes. In barrels. $9.2B. SALMON Columbia p.lver. 1-Dound talis. $2.i5 per dozen; one-half flats, $LS5; one pound flats, $3. HONEY Choice, $3S.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 13622Kc: Brazil nuts. 21c; filberts, 22c; almonds, 10020c; pea nuts, loc; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pe cans, 17 jO. BEANS California, small white. 17c large white, 16Vio; Lima. 17ttc; bayous, lSVic; plnK. 14c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 17923c. SALT Granulated, $16.75 per ton: half- ground, 100s. $11.30 per ton; COs, $12.23 per ton: oairy, fia per ton. RICE Southern head, 9G9e pound; blue rose. 8Ujc; Japan style. THeTto. DRIED FRUIT Apples. 12Hc; peaches, 10 lie: prunes. Italian. 10 V4 ii 12 ic: raisins. 9Ac9$3 per box; dates, fard, $2,503 per dox; currants, iuo; rigs, S2?r3.50 per box. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS Old and new crop, nominal. HIDFS Salted hides (25 pounds up). 20c isaitea stags (50 pounds and up). 16c; green and salted kip (la pounds to 25 pounds) 2oc; gleen and salted calf skins (up to 15 pounds), 32c: green hides (25 pounds an up), 10c; green stags (50 pounds and ud ISc; dry hides, 34c; dry calf. 40c: salt hides. 20c; dry horse hides, $1.50 2.50; salt horse hides, 35. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 80c: in snort-wooi peits, joc; ary sneep shearlings, each 15?30c; salt sheep shearlings, each 2j50c WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine. 45048O ner pouna , coarse, owe; v aney, 4org0UC mom ai k o3 t(C nic per pound. CASCARA. BARK Old and new. 6Uo ner pound. tallow o. l, iziTi3e per pound. GRAIN BAGS 124l&13o each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice. 30c: standard, 272Sc; picnics, 23c; cottage 29c; skinned, rolls, 27c. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered. 2514c; standard pure, 24'4c; compound, 19c. BACON Fancy, 33 39c; standard. 350 $6c; choice. 28 34 Vic DRY SALT Short clear backs. 2rf(&27c: exports. 25 27c; plates. 22 24c. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums.-bar rels or tank wagons, 10c; cases, 18H22c. UiSOUNK Bulk, 20ttc: cases. 29c: naphtha, .drums.' 19c; cases, 28c; engine distillate, drums. 10 Vic; canes. 19c LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. $1.82: cases. $139; boiled, barrels, $1.34; cases, $1.41. TURPENTINE In tanks, 62c: In cases. 69c - Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. May 23. Butter, unsettled. creamery, 344P.S9C Eggs, lower. Receipts. 42.680 cases. Firsts. 84!-i 6p3.i4c: ordinary firsts, 321?33c; at mara, cases tnciuuea, vnac STEEL AT TOP Ti ARK Previous .High Record Quota- " tion Is Duplicated. ENTIRE LIST .CARRIED UP Gains Partly Jxsst In Setback Late in Session Foreign Exchange Market Is Irregular Bond Prices Are Uneven. NEW TORK, May 23. Trading In United States Steel was again the feature of the stock market today, that stock making an extreme advance of 24 points to 120 tnereby duplicating Its previous high rec ord attained in the latter part of 1!U. Steel carried forward with It virtually the entire Ubi. In the last hour prices declined 2 to 3 points from the maximums of the mld-sesBlon. Demand for Steel, until the late Setback of 2 points, seemed almost In : satiable, comprising about 30 per cent the total turnover of 1. 800,000 shares. Other equipments and munitions that moved with leading Industrials on the up grade Included all the Independent steel and Iron Issues at gross gains of 1 to 8 points, coppers at 1 to 3 points, oils at 1 to 3, and shippings .which made belated ad vances. Among the motors and capers advances of 1 -to 2 points ruled for a time, but the more speculative stocks were the first -to lose ground, closing at no material change. Ralls were a negligible factor through out, a few inactive stocks like Colorado & (Southern first preferred and Pittsburg, Chi cago, Cincinnati 4k St. Louis rising sharply oa nominal dealings. An increase in the annual dividend of Montana Power from 4 to 5 per cent and irregularity in the foreign exchange market, ue to uncertain movements of Russian remittances, were among the financial in cidents of the day. " Strength of convertible Issues In the bond list was offset by easier tendencies in more representative bonds and further heaviness in Denver & Rio Grande refunding oa, which lost 3 points. Total sales, par value. ,7o.OOO. united States coupon 8s were per cent higher on call. CLOS1NQ STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Fales. a.) ok H. 6O0 5.("l l.'t.mio 15.6MO koii I. S'K) 3u 2.6oo 8.I00 :i.5"0 J. Hid l.lno 1.4111) 3H.SOO ' 3,1110 4.IHM) 900 "e'.soo 8 7l0 4-1. 2no 42.70O 10.7U0 2.IIO0 0.7OO 801) 5.400 l.ltno 8,200 3O,200 21.0110 14.3O0 4.100 l.lrtio 15.0O0 2" 206 2.700 ss.:too 2. 5' IO l.OOO 6.300 2.S0 2.700 5i0 2. 6tto 600 High. 02 434 71'X, 71H IO." 1 llni 122V, M 102 "i 100 71 45V4 214 ltil Vi ' 02 50 ' 74 . 112! "68 'i 54 27,i 7214 . 44 !, 18 25 100?i lt)4 107 14 34 62H Sli 4114 30 - 21H 47 ,i 5Vs 41 ',4 as 1112 25 '5 I'lVi 39 1:1 lo.t 24 Low. bid. m Beet Sugar. . 91 40 70!, 09 loss louvi 12 Hi 33 i6i4 103,4 70!, 44 20 V, loo ! 90 6814 73!i 112 "56S r.-'S 20V4 70?, 4:t 16'4 24 T4 1 5!) 102 V4 1004 34 ui 70 4(s Mi 21 ! 46 V, 94 4014 2" V H9 25 !10 3614 12V4 lo2 23 H "62" 47 , 29 74 no 15 26 S 93i, 2.-.- R0V4 213 136 12 4 J 2(1 118 114H 91 14 Am Can Am Car & Fdry .. Am Locomotive. Am Sm & Refg. . 40t 70V4 70 V 10:!4 loov. Am Hug Kerg. ... Am Tel & Tel. . .. Am Z L & 8 121 t Anaconda Cop. .. t.a!4 loiv, Atcnison ,V G & W I S S L. 104 Bait & Ohio B & S Copper 70 ',4 44 alir Petrol anadian Paclf.. t 100 Central Leather. 1H Ches & Ohio. . . . r.fV4 Chi Mil & St P. . T3i Chi & N" W C R 1 & P ctfs. .. 111!, .hlno Copper. . . 50 -i 52 S 2t. Va Colo Fu & I ron . . Corn Prod Refg. vrucioie ileel. . .. Cuba Cane Hug. . 70S 4:i Distill Secur Erie 10 :i 24 '4 1 69 V4 lt"2V4 1O0S 34 V4 Gen Electric. . . . lea Motors. .... Gt North pfd tt ivor ore ctrs.. Illinois Central.. 101 ngplratlon Cop. 1!4 fnt M M pfd eO nt iMcKel nt Paper. ...... 41 i:m 21 '4 K C Southern . . . Kennecott Cop. . 4H ouis k is asn ... 10 48 94 Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol. . Miami Conner... 411 4 27 S Missouri Pacific. Montana Power. Nevada Copper.. X Y Central N Y N H & H. . .. Norfolk & West. NorThern Pacif.. Pacific Mall. . . . 25 l!4 122 s J'CIVi 23 S Pso Tel & Tel. . . Pennsylvania. .. PUtsburgCoal. .. Ray Consol Cop. Readinir son Mi R.aiH) 4S?a 10.5110 80S 27o0 91 i oo.r.tio !O0 27 . s. 100 m 5.000 2014 7,0110 S2 a 500 21.-, lO.HttO l:t7l,4 40.400 1:1214 409,000 J20 3i- 5i)t) 1 IS 14 11.500 II514 1.100 25 62 47 S 2954 111 !4 Rep Iron & Steel. boat Ariz cop. .. Southern Pacific. Southern Ry . . . 24V, 93 '4 2v4 flVi siudebaker Cor.. Texes Company, Zl I Lnmn I'acinc. . . (J S Ind Alcohol. U S Steel 127S do old 1 13 Ftah Copper. . . . 11 41.4 wabasn nra . .. 25 Western Union.. V.f West Electric. . . 17.300 54 53 14 63 "4 BONDS. U 8 ref 2s reg 97 Korth Pae 3s . 2V4 IT S ref 2s coup 07 119 Pac T & T fis. 97 102 U S :js reg. . . U S 3s coup . . U S 4s reg. . . Penn Con 4vs. . Sou Pac ref 4s. . Union Pac 4s... Cn Pac cv 4s. . . U S Steel 5s Sou Pac cv 5s. . Ang French 5s. . - i'9!4 . .15V4 . .lor. 80 !4 it; U S 4s coup no Atch Gen 4s . . Ito r.o Kit! 88 !4 104 D A R G ref 5s 9S NYC deb 0s. 93 T North Pac 4s. Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, May 23. Closing quotations: Allouez 65!4ILake Cop. 13 Ariz Com. . . . . . Cal & Ariz Cal & Hecla... 89 7tt Centennial .... Cop Ran Con.. 87 !4 s 84 E Butte Cop. . . Franklin OH 5-4 I614 Granby Con.... Greene Can. . . . (sle Roy (cop). Kerr Lake 30VIWinona 8 4SWolverlne Money Exchange, Etc. je;w 1UBK, aiay 3 Mercantile paper. ,?ig-o per ceni. Sterling HO-day bills, $4.72; commercial 60- day bills on banks, $4.71 hi ; commercial 60- uay bills. $4.7i!4; demand, $4.75; cables, $4.76 7-l. Francs, demand. 41 Si : cables. 5.72 !4. Guilders, demand. 41 S: cables. 41 S. Llres. demand. 7 01S: cables. 7.00. nuoies, aemanu. Jt'n l caDies, V7 4. Bar silver. 74H. Mexican dollars, 534. Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds ir regular. l ime loans, steady; 60 days, IVi OVi per cent; no a ays. 4 V4 , per cent; six months. 4V4WS per cent. Call money, steady: high. 2Sb per cent: low, per cent; ruling rate. z per cent last loan, z "4 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; oiierea at z ',4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. May 23. Sterling, St. 11'.,: aemana, Ji. iol, ; cables, $4.76V4. daexicaa uoiiass, 00.WUC. LONDON, May 23. Bar silver, 37T4d per ounce. - Money, 3V4f4 per cent. Discount rates, short bills. 4 11-16 cent; three months' bills, per cent. Stocks Quiet in Londoa. ;. per LONDON.. May 23. Unmoblllzed Ameri can securities Were occasionally bought on the stock exchange , today. Coffee Futures Cnchanged. NEW YORK, May 23. Coffee futures were a little more active today, but there was no change in prices and no improvement re ported 1n spot demand. Reports of compara tlvely small sales la the cost and freight market late yesterday wore followed by little trade selling of futures this morning and the opening was 1 to 3 points lower. The small offerings were pretty well ab sorbed arround the opening figures, however. with September selling up from 8.30c to 8.33c. and the market closed net 1 point lower to 2 points higher. Sales 44.000. in cluding exchanges of July for December at 22 points. May. 8.18c; June, 8.18o; July, 8.23c; August, 8.28c: September, 8.33c; Octo ber, 8.32c; November, 8.83c; December, 8.43c; January. 8.51c; February, -8.57c; March. 8.03c; April. 8.69c. Spot, dull: Rio 7s. 1014c: Santos 4s. 10Hc No fresh offers were reported In the cost and freight market, although It Is said that there are steamers la Brazilian ports with Cargo room available. The official cables reported an advance of 75 rels In the Rio market, with Santos spots unchanged and futures unchanged to 25 lower. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. May 23. Turpentine, firm. 42c. Sales, 255: receipts, 42; shipments, 806; stock. 9524. Rosin, firm. Sales, 1143: receipts, 1341; shipment's, 4749: stock. 65.024. Quote, A. B., $0; C, D, $6 ii 11.05; E, $0'u0.10; F, $0.0Si)' 1 Mohawk ........ , SI! Nip Mines....... 544 Old Dom , 18 Osceola , 65 Quiney J. . 12S Shannon ......... 64 Superior r. . 88 Sup A Bos Mln. . 4314 Utah Con 10: G. K. $n.05fi-.15: I. K. .106 15: M, $6. 10 & 6.25; N. fO.lO'ij 6.35; W. G. $6.30(f B.S5: W, W, $.25r.40. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Price Current on Batter, Eggs. Fruit, Vegetables, Etc, at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. May 23. Butter Fresh extras, 36Sc; prime firsts, 35c Eggs Fresh extras. 32 He; extra firsts. 31c: fresh extra pullets, 2SV4C; extra firsts. pullets, 2Sc Poultry Hens, 2324c: roosters, old. l A 13c; fryers. 32fc35c; broilers. 306 32c: squabs, $ ft 2.2.S; plceons. $l.S0tp2; geese, 10 2oc: ducks, 18tt l8c: . Vegetables Summer! sauash. crate. 75 9 85c; asparagus, Sacramento River, box. $1.75 r-2.2; bell peppers. 1525o pound; Chile. 15 lyliiic; lettuce. Southern, crate. &oi;.Jc: peas, bay, sack. $1.5041 2.2a: tomatoes. Mex ican. $1.25w2; garlic. California, new, pound. 41?5c; old. 24c; onions, green, box. r0f7rc; rhubarb, bay. box. 75c(x$l: sun Jose. sity 1.2a; cucumbers, hothouse, box. tl.--'4i- ; nsl wax. Bur- $1.50 ural. $1.251.40: beans, new crop, pound, Sialic; string. Southern, f(Bc Potatoes Rivers. 13.73 rt 4; Oregon banks. $4(4.25; new, 53f5fcc pound. Onions Bermuda and crystal wax. crate; new red.. $2.2502.50 sack. Fruit Apricots. Imperial Valley. 7sc e $1; cherries, purple Guigne. drawer. strawberries. Long worths, chest, $5.50 y6.50; banners. $5; raspberries, crate. HOc$ $1.25; blackberries, flj)1.50; gooseberries. nOc; lemons. $353.50; grapefruit, 2.60 V'S; oranges. $2.03lp bananas, $L25& 1.75: pineapples. . $2.2502.50: California Newtown pippins, S1.50S1.75. Receipts Flour. 8250 quarters; barley, 8440 sacks; beans, nine sacks; potatoes. 1905 sacks; onions. 250 sacks; hay. 120 tons; hides, HOo; wine, 11.110 gallons. RUN AT YARDS IS LIGTH LOCAL MARKET STEADY IX ALL LINES. ' For Hogs $15.00 la Top Price Patd. Wider btsjcosmt Quoted est i Shorn Sheep. Conditions were unchanged at the Stock yards yesterday. The run was a moderate one, consisting mostly of sheep, and. ths established prices were again in force. A few small lots of sheep and lambs were dis posed of, shorn stock being discounted more than In former years. For hogs $13.90 was the top price paid. Cattle sales were all of odd lots. Receipts were 122 cattle. 0 calves. 170 hogs and 1046 sheep. Shippers weret Peterson Bros., Forest Grove. 1 car cattle and hogs; A. S. Mophee. Kelso, 1 car cattle and calves; F. Wann, Mount Angel. 1 car cattle, calves and hogs; C P. Hembree, Mon mouth, 1 car cattle, hogs and sheep; P. B. Decker, Sllverton. 1 car cattle, calves, hogs and sheep! L. B. Miller. Heppner. 6 cars sheep; W. Shepherd. Washougal, 1 car sheep, The day s sales were as follows! Wrt. Pr. Wat. Pr. 1 cow. , . . 1 Cow.. . 11 so $ 0.00 4 cows. .. 1 cow. . , . 1 cow. . . 9 cows. . 1 cow. .. . 1 cow, ... 1 cow .... 2 cows . . 4 cows. . . 1 row .... 7 steers.. 1 calf.... 1 calf. ... 1 bull... . 1 bull. ... 1 bull. . 1 bull 1 slag. ... 19 lambs. . 10 lambs. . 7 lambs. 2 lambs. . 5 lambs. . 2 yearl'gs. 2 wethers 17 ewes. . , 1 ewe. ,, . 7u $ 0 00 890 5.MI 700 O.0O r.95 4. (Ml 790 8.H1I 790 8. HO 750 6 0O 1 cow. . . . 931) K.'IO 930 070 900 S25 S32 910 24 1211 1411 O'JI) 1 1 SO 1M( :to 1120 8.50 6.50 5 cows. . . 1 heifer.. 1 heifer.. 9. 00 4.00 AO 7 so 8.50 6 50 8 50 9 511 9 50 7 75 7.01) 7.75 5. 50 S.lHl 13.00 0 hogs. . . 210 15.HO 7211 Ifi.po 2 hoss. . Z hogs. 215 15 flo 175 lO.fti 123 14. SO : iioi., . 3 boil.,. 2 hogs. .. 1 hog. . . . 260 15.76 140 14.il" IOI) l.OOj 1UO 15.90 r hon. . - 40 hogs. .. 46 hogs.. . 2oO 15.9 - nogs. . . 505 14. 9( UNO 8.50 1 cow. . . . 2 cows.. . 940 710 80 990 o:io 910 POO MM) 835 940 8.011 6 1 cow. . . . 2 cows.. . 1 cow. . . 1 cow., . . 1 COW. . . . 0 cows. . . 1 cow.. . . 7.50 66 13.00 7 64 1.1.00 93 10.75 S4 10.50 13.". 10.75 ltlil 10.25 102 9.00 100 6.00 7.O0 6 Bill 6. I'll BOO 8.5i( 6 cows". . . 2 Cows. . . 7.251 as follows: Prices ranged CttlA Price. ..$10.50 11.23 .. 10.n0tolo.25 . . 9.50W 9.75 , . 9 SO a 9.73 .. 8.75 f 9 23 . . 7. SO a 8. 50 .. 7oO'!looo .. e.O0'i 8.50 .. 7.50 J 10.O0 .. lB.n0ffl6.25 .. 14 50f 15.00 ... 13 OO iff 13.75 . .. 1200 a 13.00 ,. . 10 25ftl3 50 , .. 9 756 12.00 9.00p 11.50 eers. prime ... Steers, good ... Steers, medium Cows, choice Cows, medium to good. . . cows orainary to laur. Heifers A Bulls Calves Hon Light and heavy packing. Roufth heavies. ... ..... Pigs and skips. ..' etocK hogs. Sheep ! ambe. Wethers... Ewes Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. May 23. Hogs Receipts 17.000. 10c to 20c lower. Heavy, $15.05 H 15.90; mixed. $13.80915.60; light, $15.40 15.80; pigs. $12.50014.50; bulk. $15.5042 13.80. Cattle Receipts B0O0, steady. Native steers, $1013.23; cows and heifers, $s.75ti 11.3$; -Western steers. $0111.00; Texas steers. $S.60-irlo- cows and heifers, $Stfl0; csnners, $6.758.60: stockers and feeders. $TTfll; calves, $U.50& 13.50; bulls, $0.75j 10.25. Sheep Receipts 480O. 15c to 25c higher. Yearlings, $13.60 015.50: wethers. $12.604 14 25; ewes, $11.7014; lambs, $19,250 20.35. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Jtfay 23. Hogs Receipts 36.- 000, slow at yesterday's average to a shade lower. Bulk. $ 1 S 91 tt.45 : light, $15. 15 16.35: mixed. $15.7516.50; heavy, $15.704 16,00 rough. $15.70TH 15.85: pigs,- 10.75 14.65. Cattle Receipts 18.00O, steady. Native beef cattle, $9 5013.65; stockers and feed ers, $7.60910.35: cows and heifers.. $6,600 11.30; calves. XI 0.50 41 15. . Sheen Receipts 900O. strong, wethers (shorn), $12.5014.65; lambs (shorn), $13.00 j17; Springs, $151921. Metal Market. NEW TORK, ' May 23. Copper, stesdy. Electrolytic, spot and second quarter, $19 33c; third quarter and later, 2S30c. Iron, firm and unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin steady, 65.50 66.00c. The Metal Exchange quotes leaa strong. Snot to June. 11a. Spelter, qolet. spot East Et bouis deliv ery, 9V4W9SC New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. May 23. Raw sugar, easy. Centrifugal, 6 90c; molasses, B.OSc. Refined, steady. Fine granulated, 7.30(& 8.50c. Dultifh Linseed Market, DITLUTH. May 23. Linseed on track. $3.37; to arrive, $3.29: arrive in May, $3.87: May, $1.37: July, fs.sz; September, 9-.-1; October", $3.06, all nominal. Cotton NEW TORK. May Market. :3. Spot, steady; mid- dling, 21.55c. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. May 23. Evaporated ap ples quiet. Prunes easy. Peaches firm. Wool. Etc... at New York. NEW YORK, May 23 Wool and hides unchanged. Hops quiet. - GOOD ROADS ARE WANTED Medford Citizens Will Condnct Cam paign for Bond Issue. MEDFORD. Or, May 23. (Special.) Medford and Jackson County will con duct a whirlwind campaign in favor of the $6,000,000 good road bond Issue. Today a committee was formed to ar range the campaign in detail and out line the itinerary of the speakers. C. E. Gates, Mayor of Medford, and W. H. Gore, President of the Medford Nation al Bank and Joint representative for Jackson and Douglas Counties, will take a prominent part in the work. The sentiment in the country dis tricts is against the bonds at the pres ent time, but this is said to be entirely due to lack of information. 18 Texas Suspects Held. SWEETWATER, Tex., May 23 Eighteen men .are today being held in Jail here in connection with the alleged anti-conscription . activities of the Farmers' and Laborers' Protective sociation of America. Ai- Army and Xayy Editor Dead. NEW YORK. May 2S. William Co nant Church, editor of the Army and Navy Journal, died at his homo here today from pneumonia. He waa" 61 years old. HEW CROP BETTER Wheat Outlook Improves Middle West. in AMPLE MOISTURE FOR TIME Harvesting; of Xew Grain Has Begun In Texas Chicago Market Is Betvrlsh and Prices Close 4 to 5 Cents Lower. I.11HAUO, 5faV 0.1 Tt,T-l), Freauea toaav In rttra r.l A -.,., 10 lavoraoie weather and cron re- t " "u 10 continued forced restraints on buying. The market ina.a .,.. a. r. "?'.'.?,' wUh Julr ttt $2 27 and September , j -orn nnlshed Sc off to 4c up. unwn C to :i If- unri provisions at decline of 7c to ."..v improved ci-od conditions In vlrtimiiv nil Ninons 01 ine aomestlc wheat region were siiown oy tin Oovemmeat's weekly report and by more detailed private advices. It was said that the Winter crop had ample moisture now to last for some limn, mnrf that the recent cool weather was auspicious. Agreement was general that the Seeding of Spring wheat in the main producing states would not exceed that of last year, but Increasea In other territory were declared to be nearly certain to offset any possible reaucnon in the principal region of supply. Harvesting of new wheat was renorted nave started already In Texas, but the news did- not appear to make short sellers ag gresslve. the total amount of business In future deliveries being estimated at only .uiv.ihmi ousneis. Considerable significance was attached to announcements that Important purchases of wheat for the United States were being made In Australia and that Japanese ves sels were, relieving the scarcity of ocean tonnage available for shipments to San Francisco or other American Paciflo Coast cities. Mlsglvln about the effect of low tern perature and frost had a denl to do with making corn' values average higher. Shorts also were uneasy, owing to the fact that cash corn was commanding the highest price on record, $1.i5 a bushel. Excellent crop prospects turned the oats market down grade. It wna said. too. that the wants of exporters had been fully sup- Dlled for the present. Selling of lard by houses with- foreign connections depressed the provisions mar ket. Exports appeared to be difficult on account of vessel room, preference being given to grain. Leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT. 2S 2.05 CORN. Open. ..$2.28 .. 2.04 T.ow. $1.20 2.01 Close. July $2.27 2.01 Sept. fa)T Sept. July J.P6H .48 1.57'4 1.4SS OATS. .6614 .66 l.r.514 1.47 !4 I.MS 1.47S .631 .55)4 .64 .50 V, .64 4 .65 S Sept. MESS PORK. May July R7. 38.25 38.25 87.83 38.10 LARD. ? 3 22 50 22152 22.63 SHORT RIBS. July ! 27 1.46 22.37 Sept. 22.55 July Bo na sn.no . so.4!i S0.60 Sept 20.75 20.80 20.62 20.77 Cash prices were: Wheat No. S red, $2.92: No. 8 red and Nos. 2 and 8 hard, nominal. , Com No. a yellow, $1.74? 1.75; No. 3 yellow, $1.73 V, & 1.75; No. 4 yellow, nom inal. Oats No. S White, 7097IHC; standard. 1 5i 72c. Rye No. 2. nominal; No. 3, $2.84. Barley $!..m6' 1. 00. Timothy $5.76 S. -Clover $12 it 1 7. Eastern Uvheat Futures. CUXUTH. May 23. Wheat closed: 2.4 S. July. WINNIPEG. May 23. Wheat closed: Oc- tober, $2.04 V,. MINNKAPOLIS, May 23. Wheat closed: May, $2.07; July, $2.43; September. $1.89. KANSAS CITT. May 23. Wheat closed: May. $8.83; July, $2.30; September. $2 ST. LOUIS. May 23. Wheat closed: September. $2.04 H. July, $2.24; Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 32. Wheat Msy, $3.97; July, $2.43: September, $1.89, Cash, No. 1 hard. $2.983.01; No. 1 Northern, $2.8892.93: No. 2 Northers, $2.78tf 2.8(4. Flax, $3.3203.38. Barley, $1.05fM 43. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. May 23. Spot quota tions Bluestem. $4.305: Turkey red. $3 5.10: red Russian, $4.U54.75; feed bar ley. $2 352.40; white oats. $2.70i2.1 bran. $46j!47; middlings. $5B959; shorts. S.-.4'55. Call board Barley, December, $2.00. Sales, 700 tons. 1 Paget Sound Grain Market. TACOMA. May 23. Wheat Bluestem, $.70: fortyfold. $ ; club and fife, $2.68; red Russian, $2. no. Car receipts Wheat 6S, corn 1, hay 3. . iPEATTLE. May 23. Wheat Bluestem, $2.67: turkey red. $2.87: fortyfold, $2.65; club, -$2.64: fife, $2.64; red Russian, $2.62. Barley. S50.30 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 10, hay 18, flour 0. ARSON RING BROKEN UP MfiDFORXJ GRAND JCRY INDICTS . THREE WOMEN FDR CRIME. Sod of Portland Contractor Charired 1 With Securing; Money Coder False Pretenses. MEDFORD. Or.. May 13. (Special.) Mrs. AJIce Garwood, of Seattle; Mrs. Btrlckfadden and Mrs. Dreifus. of Ash land, were Indicted by the grand Jury yesterday for arson. They are be lieved to be members of a ring- which has operated extensively on the Pa' cific Coast. Mrs. Garwood is regarded as the leader and the others are said to be more or lesa Innocent parties to numerous conflagrations which netted the rinar a handsome profit, Mrs. Garwood was in Eugrene with N. B. Hemphill, of Medford. when the latter was arrested charged with arson and committed suicide. It was largely upon Hemphill's confession that the arrests were made, and in his death, it is believed, the state loses a valuable Indictments also - were retume3 against Irving: "Oehier, son of a Port land contractor, charged with securing money under false pretenses, and Ike Coneiy and Sam Slide, charged with robbery of the Phoenix postoffice a few weeks ago. The grand Jury will complete its work tomorrow night, and there prom ises to be more cases on the criminal docket for t,he coming term than has been the case for a number of years. MAD DOG BITES WOMAN Kittitas . County School Teacher Mangled by Savage Brute. ELLEN'SBURO, Wash.. May 28 Mrs. Geneva Barkley, former County Super intendent of Schools of Kittitas County and at present a teacher at Boylston, was bitten many times by a mad dog last night. She was walking across a field near Boylston, half a mile from any building, when the dog attacked her. Mrs. Barkley was bitten on both arms and lers and several places on the body. the doK's fangs frequently reach ing the bone. She finally man need to Ret help and was broupht to KMons burT on a pasollne speeder and thence taken to Seattle for treatment. Her recovery Is hoped for. v Kabies first broke out amongr the coyotes of Central Washlnjrton In Jan uary. Many dog's have been attacked and numerous animals of several kinds killed to prevent spread of the disease. Central Washington has been under quarantine. by the state Department of Agriculture several weeks. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Building Permits. PACT. VAN FRIDAGH Repair retaining all. 321 West Park, belween Clay and Market; Andrew p. Wilson, builder: $2,".oo. J. c UAlKll Kepnir one-eiory rani. garage and stores. 3O4-360 Last Tweniy fourth. between .Broadway and Schuyler; $2!KKl. s. LIVEKMORK Kepatr two-story irame dwelling. 7U Marshall street. between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets; Urvitnn Home Builders, builders: $200. JOHN LINOr.N Repair one-xtory irame ihop, 1622 Lancaster street, between Sara toga and Bryant; J. S. Allendale, builder; $65. . . NAAfUKU w. PrKATILft Kepair one- Story frame dwelling. 1094 Princeton street. between Carey boulevard and aiacrura ri. u. Coik. builder: $3imi. II KN R V CORBKTT Alter ohe-story brlrK ordinary store, 326 Pine street. between Sixth and Broadway; James L. Quinn. builder; $1100. H. A. WILLIAMS Erect one-story irame dwelling, 3H0 Fast Forty-fifth street North, between Broadway and llalsey; Duliaer. same; S24HO. H. A. WILLIAMS Rrect frame garage, 3O0 East Forty-fifth street, between Broad way and llalsey: builder, same; Slot). MR. P.K1I Repair one-story frame dwell ing. SO Kelloss, between Taylor and Polk; r.. A. fclmmor.a. builder; sl.ltHi. I 1.. DUBOIS Erect one-story frame garage, 17.51 East Salmon, builder same; $150. rU HTI,AiD UALVArtlAlhO WUBRS Erect one-story frame boiler house, 514 Fairbanks, betw-een Reed and Nlcolal; bulliles. same; $200. PORTLAND GALVANIZING WORKS Krect one-story frame shop. 6t5 Twenty- second street, between Reed and Nlcolal; builder, lame; $!a00. Marriage TJcenses. WELTON-SCHMALE John Henry Wei- ton. 24. 10IO Fast Seventeenth street North, and Frleila Si'hmale. 24. same address. HOULISTON-WOODWOHTH George M. Houliston, 24. East Aurora. N. Y., and Violet G. Woodworth. 24. 9so Third street. KORINKK-NEKOD Alble W. Korinek. le gal, 30 Wutts street, and Emily Nerod, le gal. 90 East Sixty-ninth street. ( RANK'ORTH Robert Crane, legal. IWI Dakota street, and Bertha Or til. legal, 159 Nebraska' street. RUUIN-M'PHILLIPS Ben Bernard Ru- blr., 21. New York City, and Mabel Louise McPhillipa, legal, Washington Hotel. Vancouver Murriage Licenses. SHOWER-FRALER An tone Shower. 21. of Portland, and Miss Annie Fraler, 18, of Portland. TAYI.OR-EPPFRS Sum -Taylor. 21. of Portland, and Miss Nellie Eppcrs, 19, of Portland. ROPPEL-RARTHOI.ONKW Geonre C. Roppel, 211, of Portland, and Miss Maybelle Bartholonew. 21, of Portland. BCHU LTZ-ST ANTON H. M. Schultx, 22. of Portland, id Mips Gorda May Stanton. 24. of Good it I a lit. Texas. WALTKR-litl.I.KU Ralnh L. Walter. 36. of Portland, and Miss Maude Miller. 32, of Portland. MADDREN-COULSON Russell Flint Mnridren. SI, of Portland, and Miss Eliza beth S. Coulson. 4. of Portland. MTrLLAfli.WHIT.NKV Charles H. Mc- Ctillacli, lecal, Tf Camas. Wash., and Mrs. lima Whilney. legal, of Camas. Wash. A.MIRKKOX-BAI.L Charles R. Anderson. 62. of Portland, and Mrs. Margaret Ball. 49. of Seattle. Wash. fWAN-FlSfllER Peter Swan. 86, of Sandy. Or., and Selma Fischer. 2S. of Sandy. Oreifon. WAGGENA A R-STUPRI.EFIELD Jack H. Waggenaar, 24. of Portland, and Bessie Pauline Stubblefield. 19, ef Portland. Births. JOHNSON To Mr. and Mrs. Rlsar John son. 8020 Forty-ninth avenue Southeast. May 12. a sou. ADAMS To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams. 024 Savier street. May 12. a dausrhter. HRAULT To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brault. 1744 East Fifteenth street. May 12. twin dauehters. WKITZEL To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Welts! 705 East Fourteenth street North, May 12, a son. WINTER Tn Mr. and Mrs.. Ununre Wlnt.r. 293 East Twenty-second street. May 13, a daughter. IHINKFK To Mr sad Mra E. Doneff. 441V. Relmont street. May 13. a son. LI.TZ To Mr. and Sirs. Gustave Lets. l(iiert,io. a., alay i:t. a uaucliter. MASCHMEYER To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maschmeyer. Imperial Arms apartment. May 13, a son. TAYLOR To Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Taylor. 100 East Thirty-seventh street. May 13, a son. London 'Welcomes Students. LONDON May 25. Sixty students from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Northwestern universities, who have arrived in England for duty in connec tion with war work of the lounir Men's Christian Association, were welcomed to London today by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. May 23. Maximum tern perature. el decrees. I:lvr reudina. 8 A .M.. 10. H feet. I naiiae in last '4 hours, ti.l foot fall. Total rainfall 13 P. M. to 3 P, M.). none. Total rainfall since September deficiency. 10. M Inches. Total sunshine. 4 I hours 5 minutes; possible. 15 hours 12 min utes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 8 P. M.. 29.98 inches. Kelutlve nummity at noon. 60 per cent. THE WEATHER. . ?3 STATIONS. 3 - o State of weather. Raker Boise ....... Boston ..... 441 50 0.0112lNW!Cloudy 4S AM'A.32 1..IW Rain 411 r. 0.14 . .jN Rain 40 r.2 0.04I. .iNWlcioudy artl 5l!0.OOlB!W ICIear 43 35 0.2HI. .!S Cloudy 421 RS'o.nil. .!W Pt. oloudy 4i Siro.ooj. .iN ICIear 2S r.o 0.011, 14-NWll't. cloudy 41 r.v'O.nti'l.VN ICIear 64 72in.mi!12 SB ICIear 44! 61 O.0O12 N IPt. cloudy 741 Sti'o. 02 24 SW Clear 42152 0.02;. .)W ICIear 441 0 n.oOj. JSW ICIear Ml' Rt. O.OOI. .PW (Cloudy 4rt! 54 O.Odl. .'NWiClOUdy Calgary .... Chicago ..... Colfax Denver Des Moines . Puluth ...... Eureka Galveston . . - Helena Jacksonville 4 Juneau Kansas City . Los Angeles.. I Marshfield ... Medford Minneapolis .. Montreal . , . . New Orleans . New York . . North Head . . North Yakima Omaha ....... Pendleton ... Phoenix Pocatello .... Portland Koaeburg .... Sacramento .. Ft. Louts . . . Salt l.ake San Diego 491 40 r.ll O.IMMU rW t-iouuy (ln o.00,16 N ICIear Mild. 40 24 SW IPt. cloudy RiVO.OHl . . 'NWiClear OH O. 42 311'W Clear Jill O.OO KliNWiCloudy 4S (i.oni'JO'NWicioiiiiy . . nn 0.001 .. iNW'clear 41 .i,n.(i4 !E ITloudy iN-WClear r,xl S4 11. on 10 4K 64'0.O(l. ,!NW Pt. cloudy 491 61 'O .Oof . . SW 4C.I BO -o.no . .!N Cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Ml 7H 0.(10 12 S 421 60 0.00 12 W 'Pt. cloudy 40! 4 0.4Oi . . s 50 ".(cn.rm'io'sw 1 4 lit! tl.dil.H S W 40 nsKi.ooj. ,!sv . .. 62 'O.OO calnt j bo cs 0.110I. ,v 40 5- O.O11 . . !nw 46 52 0.00 14 S 30. 4 O.OO calm f.tll 62-0.04!. .tS Cloudy Cloudy San Francisco Clear Cloudy tain Cloudy Cloudy Clear near Seattle Sitka . Spokane Tueoma Tatnnsh Island tValtlei Walla Walla.. loudy Washington Winnipeg , 621 7tl;0.1rt 12'NW('lear 21 62'0.OQ'14 N (Clear t A. day. M. today; P. M. report of preceding WEATHER CONDITIONS. A low-presure system coven" nractlcally sll of the Western States and precipitation k n.,i rr.,1 in ITtah. Nevada. laano. I 010 Wvoming and Northeastern Washlne- -ri i'Rt,rn disturbance has decreased considerably in intensity, and has caused precipitation in the Atlantic States. Ten n...e and the St. Lawrence Valley. The pressure has decreased along the North Pa cific Coast, but the center of the barometric mnvtmum srooeors to be off the Rrltish Columbia coast still. The weather is warmer In the central portion of the country, and cooler In the Southwestern Plateau States. Tennessee and the Northeastern States. The conditions, although becoming un ettled. are favorable for. partly cloudy weather Thursday In Oregon, Washington and Northern Idaho, and for showers In Southern Idaho. Temperature changes will probably be slight and winds will be mostly northeasterly. .FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Partly cloudy; northwesterly winds. Oregon and Washington Partly cloudy; northwesterly winds. Idaho Partly cloudy north. showers south portion. North Pacific 'Coast Partly cloudy; gentle northwesterly winds. T. FRANCIS DRAKK. Assistant Forecaster. WHEAT CASE IS SETTLED REPtDIATIOS OP COXTHACT BASIS OF LAWSUIT. JurT t Fanners) (.Iits Plalwrfff of Profit Alleared to Have Bee-si Loft Half MOr.O. Or., May 3. (Special.) The May term of. Circuit Court was ad journed today by Judge Parker, holding- but two days and having only one jury trial. The cafe at issue was on the repudiation of a wheat contract and refusal to deliver 600 sacks of No. 1 bluestem wheat and 400 sacks of No. t club wheat at a-price of $1.96 per bushel. The date or contract was Au gust S, 1916, and alleged violation of sale October 25, 1916. The amount at issue was the ascer tained profit between those dates, amounting- to $1166. A Jury of 12 farmers returned a verdict of $5SJ. At torney J. B. Hosford prosecuted the case and Attorney J. W. Allen, of The Dalles, defended the action. Considerable wheat is usually sold in Kastern Orepron each year under sim ilar contracts of sale, but this is the first time a violation of contract has been allowed by suit, generally these contracts haVe been considered one sided and not enforceable. HOME GUARDTO RAISE FLAG Centralia Citizens Will Observe Me morial Day. CENTRALIA. Wash.. May 23. of the local home fruard last nia-ht, J. 1 Cavatiaugli, K. K. Harkness. T. K. Greenwood, Reid Hubbard and O. A. Sand were appointed as a committee to arrange for a community flap rais ins to be held on the morning of Decoration day. Rev. V. E. Dorl-is was elected chap lain of the guard last night, and numerous new recruits were enlisted. Drill was held in the open for the first, time. Memorial Sunday services will be held next Sunday morninc at the Bap tist Church. Rev. F. E. Dorrls, of the Presbyterian Church, delivering the sermon. Friday afternoon, in accord ance with an annual custom, a com mittee of Grand Army of the Repub lic -veterans will visit the local schools. TWO IN GRADUATING CLASS Third Rldge'lcld Gradnate Is Mcin- . ber of Medical Corps. RTDGEF1ELD. Wash.. May 23. (Spe cial.) Thin is commencement week in the Rlda-efield schools. The baccalau reate sermon was delivered Sunday morning; at the High School assembly hall by Rev. Harvey O. Cooper, of the local Methodist Episcopal Church. The commencement exercises will be held Friday evening1, when an address will be delivered by Professor James T. Matthews, of the Willamette Univer sity, of Salem. Thia year's class has but two mem bers. Miss Cornelia Morgan and Louis Kern, to-be present at the commence ment exercises. Kenneth Woolley. the third' member, recently enlisted in the Medical Corps of tha United States Navy. He was granted his diploma. "Dutch Ships Requisitioned. THE HAGUE, via London, May 23. The Minister of Agriculture has reqtii slUoncd under the shipping law 12 Dutch vessels, which will proceed to the United States by way of Halifax. In ballast, to bring back 100,000 tons of grain. Phone your want ads to The Orcsro nlsn. Main 7070. A 6095. TRAVELERS' RUDE. Sah Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chang En Route' The Big, lean. - Comfortable, Klrgantly Appointed, Seagoing S. S. Rose City Sails From A I n worth Iock 3 P. M. TIESDAV, MAY 9. 100 Golden Miles on Columbia River. All Hates Include Itertbs and Meals. Table and Service 1 I'nexcelled, 4 The San FTanrtaCo A Portland S. S. fa, Third and Washington streets (with O.-W. R. N. Co.). Tel. Broadway 4S00, A 6121. nirnM r-l Js, ffl t-oOl ZJ1 .1- i I-OKILAM) TO SAN IKAMIMO S. S. GREAT NORTHERN, express train time. May 15, li: 24. Cal. Str. Ex press leaves :30 A. M. One-way fares. , J12.SO, Jli. 17.50. 20. ROl.NI 1RIP. SU2. TRI-WEEKLY ejCHEntTLR. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, to oe resumed May 21. 1 North Bank. 6U1 and Stark. Station. Hub and lloyt. TICKET ..WiY-Va I s" enrt .Mor., J. y. '""" 1 SIS vkaitn.. .. rty. 100 Sd, Burlington Ry. ALASKA Ketchikan. Wrangel. Jiinenn. Douclaa. Haloes. Mtagwav. Cordova, Yaldea. Rew ard and Anchorage. - CALIFORNIA VIA Seattle or Sun Francisco to Los An--les and fan llego. LrRt!t shlp. un equaleii ervic. low rales, including men Is and bertha. For particulars apply or tff.ejihon rAClFIC PTKAM?1I1P COMPANY. The Admiral Line. Main 6. Ilomo A 4590. 174 Third St. TODAT, MAY tl. t :S0 P. M. Yt Saa Francisco. Portland. Los t nge- n les Steamship Co. Frank Bollara. Aat.. 124 Third st. a 4-;ia. ' - u RALIA jt Hoi Honolulu, Suva, Now ZsUtef Regular Sailing from Vancouver. B. C. by tho l'alatlal I'aenger fetemuiers of the Canadian-Australasian Royal Mail Lino. For full information apply Can. Pac. Rail way. 63 Third t.. 1'ortland. or Genenal Ascot. 440 !uMur St., amcouvcr. s. C o a-wa i i i j