TIIE 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
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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
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3u
2.6oo
8.I00
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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
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71'X,
71H
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21H
47 ,i
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41 ',4
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1112
25 '5
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Low.
bid.
m Beet Sugar. .
91
40
70!,
09
loss
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33
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103,4
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44
20 V,
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94
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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.
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