THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, 3IAY 25, 1917.
mW FALL STEAD1
Dealers 'Are Anxious to Reduce
Their Stocks.
MO TRADE NOW WITH EAST
Thirty Thonsand Bnshels Sold fcy
Terminal Handler at lower
Prices Prevailing Coarse
Grains Also Decline.
fhe local wheat market was weak and in
active. Bids at the Merchants Exchang.
were S cents lower on blues tern. S cents
down on forty-fold and club and T cents
lower on red Russian. Values have to date
declined about -45 cents.
Farmers are not pressing sales on tne
little wheat they have remaining, but deal
ers are disposed to get rid of their stocks.
Thirty thousand bushels were offered on the
Seattle Exchange and found buyers at the
reduced prices now current. The sales were
15.000 bushels of June' fortyfold at $2.56,
6000 bushels of Turkey red at $2.60. 8000
bushels of Turkey, same delivery, at $2.58.
and 6000 bushels of prompt bluestem at
$2.02.
Oats on the local board were B0 cents
lower at $48.50. The oats market Is weak
with -steady offerings and no demand. Three
hundred tons of cash barley were sold at
$48. This was the first barley sale posted
on the board in several weeks.
The flour market was quiet and unchanged
for the day. Mill feed prices were also un
changed. .
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats nay
Portland. Thur 25
Tear ago..... 15
Feas'n to date. ROOT
Year ago 101OO
Tacoma Wed.
Tear ago. .... 2t
Peaa'n to date. 57J
Year ago 851
Seattle. Wed. 1
Tear ago 15
Peas'n to date. T.1S4
Tear ago 7091
12 11
8 2 4
26 1414 2236 2408
1513 lSOo 1022 2481
7
1 5 7
320 SIO 223
600 . 396 2325
15 13
. 3 5
321 1645 HOB .1S5R
l.lfil 2014 1050 4206
GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS RELAX
. lower Grades of Wool Incorporated in
Military Goods.
Heavy buying by mills has been the fea
ture of trading 1n the Boston wool market
in the past week, according to trade re-
Ports received. Scoured and greasy lots of
South Americans figured chiefly In the
transfers, which aggregated 6,000,000 pounds.
The buying was attributed largely to manu
facturers who hold contracts for military
goods. In fact, a large proportion of the
buying is said to be on account of a lead
Ing concern which Is reported to have se
cured Government contracts involving more
than $6,000,000.
Relaxation of Government requirements
in the matter of wools which might be in
rorporated in goods for -military use 1s re-
- fleeted in the demand for the week. The
low grades have been very conspicuous in
the transactions of the period. The upward
trend of values, so noticeable during the
earlier part of the month, is continued
though somewhat more moderately.
Most of the business lately has been In
quarter-blood wool and lower grades. In
contrast with the movement heretofore In
three-eighths-blood or similar stock. The
mill concern to which reference has been
made is said to have purchased about 3,000,
0O0 pounds of Buenos Aires 4s at 57 cents
as part of Its operations. The sale of sub
stantlal lots of Buenos Aires 5s Is noted.
Some 1.100,000 pounds of 4s and 6s have
been sold by one house at 584 and 54 cents.
respectively. About 2.000.000 pounds of pieces.
bellies and carbonizing wools have been dis
tributed in one quarter during the past 10
days. At least 1.000.000 pounds of Monte
video wools are included In the business of
the week. A lot of about 250.000 pounds
Buenos Aires 6s have been sold at 63 '-4
cents.
Of a miscellaneous character 1s the sale
of approximately 120,000 pounds of South
American at private terms. A substantial
business In scoured foreign Is reported. One
house has distributed something like 600,000
pounas at private terms and other firms
have been moving their lots freely. These
lines Include Punta Arenas, Concordia and
Montevideo, 4Cs to 60s, particularly 60s and
upward. They have been moved at $1.05
to $1.30. The buying of worsted mills has
oeen conspicuous, both In greasy and scoured
wools.
RICE MARKET IN FIRM POSITION.
Supplies In Primary Districts are Not Large.
t-rop or Japan.
Commenting on the firm position of the
nee market Talmage says:
The demand locally is of rather limited
proportions, but that from out-of-town
sources is or good volume and prices con
tinue firm, with a somewhat hardening ten
dency. Despite the handicap of higher
prices, tne strength in the Southwest ii
stimulating factor. The principal feature
In the situation is the scarcity of prime
jancy jionauras grades, which have been
wen aosorbea. Whatever rices remain In
mill hapds are commanding full prices, and
as stocks In grocers hands are light, the
question of re-supply cannot be much longer
postponed.
English Consular advices point .out, that
toe rice crop of Japan for IMG exceeded
all expectations, according to the report is
sued by the Department of Agriculture and
commerce, -rne report says that In spite
of the damage done to the plants soon after
transplantation and the abnormal conditions
that prevailed In Kanto. Tohoku and Ho-
KunKU provinces in the "doyo" season, the
weather and temperature In Autumn was
exceptionally lavoraDie, so that the crop
was remarkably great. The crop actually
gathered Is now calculated to have been
68.301. 6M) koku. showing an increase of
1.024.426 koku, as compared with the figures
of the second Government estimate, and an
Increase of2,377.000 koku, or 4.2 per cent.
as compared with the actual crop in 1015.
The 1916 crop is also an Increase of 0.101,188
koku, or 11.8 per cent, when compared with
the average crop for the past seven years.
The koku equals 4.06 bushels.
CHEESE 19 AGAIN GOING EAST
California Also Large Buyer of Oregon
1 roiluct.
Shipments of cheese Eastward have been
resumed. A carload has been dispatched
from Coos Bay and another is soon to go.
It was reported that a car of cheese had
also been shipped East from Portland.
Practically all the Tillamook output Is now
going to San Francisco, where 'the storing
season Is on in full blast. Local demand
la light.
The butter and egg markets were steady
and unchanged.
Dressed veal receipts were not heavy, but
the demand was slow and prices were
weaker. Pork was firm. The poultry mar
ket was steady and unchanged.
SOUTHERN BERRY SEASON NEAR END
Quality of Fruit Now Coming Is Poorer.
Onions Declining.
Berries were in good supply yesterday.
. but the quality of the arrivals was gen
erally poor, owing to the lateness of the
season. Dollars sold at $1.752 and Jessies
at $1.50. The market will be higher today
and Dollars will bring $2.1592.25.
California peas were firmer at 64P6t4
cents. Onions of all kinds are declining.
1 Bermuda yellows were quoted st $2$ 2.10.
white at $2.25 and California red onions at
3.25- a -sack. The potato market was ln-
1 arrive on the street, -except for new stock.
which was lower at 7-i cents.
Bank Clearing.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearlnrs. Balances.
Portland f2.73G.:!64 :125.511
Seattle 3,1:.144 5-J2.87T
Tacoma 4S0.4O 102,001
Spokane 872,0rMJ 69.S16
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session
Cash quotations:
Bid
"Wheat-
Bid. yr. ago.
Bluestem ...... .....,,.
Fortyfold
..$
60
56
$ 1.10
Club
2.5
2.53
.f0
.IK)
Red Russian
Oats--
K. 1 white feed. ....... ..
48.80 26.25
Barley
No. 1 feed
. 47.00
27.00
FLOUR Patents. $12.50Vvstralghts,
$11.30
11.70; Valley. $11.50: whole wheat, $12.70
graham. $12.50.
M1LLFEEU Spot prices: Bran, $41 per
ton; shorts, $45 per ton; middlings, $54;
rolled barley, $55; rolled oats. $56 per ton.
CORN White, $72 per ton; cracked, $75
per ton.
HAY Producers prices: Timothy, east
ern Oregon. $30 32 per ton; alfalfa, $200
-a; vaiiey grain hay, sisrazo.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 36c: prime
firsts, 80c Jobbing prices: Prints, extras,
30c; cartons, lo extra; butterfat. No. 1. S9c;
No. 2. 87c.
CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b.
dock, Porland: Tillamook triplets, 24c;
Young Americas, 25c per pound: longhorns.
:ac coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle t-oini:
Triplets, 23.e; Young Americas, 24140 per
pound; longhorns, 24-ie per pound.
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts.
32" to 33c per dozen; Oregon ranch, selected.
34c per dozen.
rOULTRi Hens. 16U01TO per pouna;
broilers. 1813120c; turkeys, 22 24c; ducks. 18
a 2c; geese. 12 18c.
VEAL Fancy. 13 (3 14c
PORK Fancy. lSVic per pound.
Fruit and Vegetables. '
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
$23.25; lemons, $2.754 per box: bananas.
5c per pound: grapefruit, $2,654(6.50; tan
gerines. $1.25 per box.
VEGETABLES Artichokes. 85 f Hoc per
dozen: tomatoes. 84.254.50 per crate: cab
bage. SfaSLtc per pound; lettuce, 1.S01.75,
cucumbers. v-0c&$1.50 per dozen; cauliflower.
SI per dozen; peppers, 2U&-35C per pound;
rhubarb. 23e per pound; peas. AQ6c per
pound: asparagus, 75&$1.10 per dozen; spin-
ach, 4&0c per pound; beans, 12 He per
pound.
POTATOES Oregon, lobbing prices. $3.5Q
M per hundred; new California. 7fec per
pound.
ONIONS Bermuda, yellow, 12 2.10;
white, $2.25 per crate: red, $3.25.
liKEEN FRUIT strawberries. 1.-WJT3
crate: apples, $1.35 ft 2.75 per box; cherries,
10&-124C per pound.
Staple Groceries.
Local Sobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry, $8.50: Honolulu
plantation. $8.45: Grants Pass beet. $8. SO;
Callfornlt beet, $8.30; extra C, $8.10: pow-
.dered, in barrels, $9.05; cubes, in barrels.
$9.25.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$2.75 per dozen; one-half flats, $1-85; one
pound flats, $3.
HONEY Choice. $33.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, 13224c; Brazil nuts.
21c; filberts. 22c; almonds, 3920c; pea
nuts. 10c: cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pe
cans, 1 1 c
BEANS California, small white. 17e:
large white. J6V4c; Lima, 17Hc; bayous.
13c; pink, 14c.
COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 17025c
SALT Granulated. $16.75 per ton; half-
ground. 100s. $11.60 per ton; 60s, $12.25 per
ton; dairy. $16 per ton.
RICE Southern head, 9g9Uc pound; blue
rose, fHe; Japan style. 7"f?7c.
DRIED FRUIT Apples. 12 He: peaches. 10
11c; prunes. Italian, 10tl2'4c: raisins.
85c$3 per box; dates, f ard. - $2-50 8 per
box; currants, 10c; figs. $23.50 per box.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS Old and new crop, nominal.
HIDF-S Salted hides (25 pounds up). 20c:
salted stags (50 pounds and up), 16c; green
and salted kip (15 pounds to 25 pounds),
20c; gieen and salted calf skins (up to 15
pounds). 32c; green hides (25 pounds and
up), 16c; green stags (50 pounds and up).
13c; dry hides. 34c; dry calf, 40c; salt hides.
:9c: dry horse hides. $1.50 to 2.00; salt horse
hides. $3 05.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 80c: dry
short-wool pelts. 25c: dry sheep shearlings.
each 15 030c; salt sheep shearlings, each
25 B0C
WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine, 454So ner
pouna; coarse, doc; valley, .ocfauc.
MUMAIK Msoic per pouna.
CASCARA BARK Old and new. 6e per
pound.
TALLOW No. 1, 12 19 13 He per pound.
GRAIN BAGS 124fg13c each.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice. 80c: standard.
29c; skinned, 272Sc; picnics, 23c; cottage
rolls, 27C.
LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered
25Hc; standard pure. 24e; compound, lUe.
BACON Fancy. 33 39c: standard. 35 &
36c: choice. 2834Hc
DRY SALT Short clear backs. 23027c:
exports. 25627c: plates. 22 24c.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar
rels or tank wagons. 10c; cases, 18a22c.
GASOLINE Bulk. 20c; cases. 2c:
naphtha, drums, 3Hc; cases, 28c; engine
distillate, drums, loc; cases. 19c
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $1.82: cases.
$1.39; boned, barrels, si.34; cases, $1.41.
TURPENTINE la tanks. 62c; la cases,
69c
W riser Wool Growers Hold.
WEISER. Idaho, May 24. (Special.)
With the clip about half contracted, growers
throughout this district are holding wool
for more than 50 cents. Two big deals re
cently were made at higher than 60 centa
The crop In this county will have a value
of approximately $500,000. Range conditions
have changed here greatly during the past
few. years, due to the fact that large num
bers of dry land farmers have taken up
tracts In wnat lorraerly was range district.
While the quantity produced Is not now so
large as formerly, the advanced prices
bring, the total wool valuation up to nor
mal, or even above normal. Growers Ir
this district feel that they are going to get
io cents oeiore long.
Naval Store
SAVANNAH, May 24. Turpentine firm.
41; sales, S4Ua; receipts. 4700; shipments,
16: stock. 1(978.
Rosin firm. $7.20: receipts. 1713; ship
ments, 20O; stock. 67.137. Quote: A. B,
$5.75: A. $5.95: C. D. $5.851r5.07l4 ; E. $5.90
: F, $5.B0C 6.02 : O. $5.54t 6.05: H. $f
6.07: 1, $tl.10: K. $6'96.12'i: M, $6,05 4
6.15: N. $0.106.-'0; WG. $0.10'a 6.25; WW,
$.206.3O.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, May 24. Copper firm: elec
trolytic, spot and second quarter, 31Q33c;
third quarter and later. 28430c.
Iron firm and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes tin easy, 6565.60c.
The metal exchange quotes lead strong;
spot, 11c.
Spelter steady; spot. East St. Louis de
livery, H! (s SVtc.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. May 24. Butter, higher.
creamery. 353r39c.
Eggs Lower; receipts. 26.512 cases: firsts.
34 ft- 30c; ordinary firsts, 32 & 33c; at mark.
cases included, 32 35c.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK, May 24. Raw sugar nomi
nal. Centrifugal, 5.96c; molasses. 5.08c.
Sales. 70OO bags. June shipment. Refined
sugar steady; fine granulated, 7.508.50c.
Dulnth Linseed Market.
DTJLUTH. May 24. Linseed on track.
$3.37; to arrive. $3.29; to arrive. May, $3.37;
July. $3.32: September. $3.21; October, $3.04,
ail nominal.
. Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, May 24. Evaporated apples,
dull. Prunes, quiet. Apricots and peaches,
firm.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. May 24. Spot steady; mid
dling, 21c
Workmen Get Jobs In Aberdeen.
-ABERDEEN, -Wash.. May 24. (Spe
cial.) One hundred and fifty workmen
have come Into Aberdeen within the
past iO days to take jobs in snipyards,
mills and logging camps, according to
a check maue today by railroad men.
During the same period 10 families
were brought Into the city by men who
have been working here. Most of the
newcomers are from Oregon, Montana
and California.
HEW RECORD MADE
Steel Climbs to Highest Point
in Its History.
TRANSFERS ARE ENORMOUS
Other Industrials Keep Pace With
Market Iieadcr Revival of De
mand From General Public.
Gold Shipped to Japan.
NEW YORK. May 24. All other develop
ments of today's feverishly active market
seemed Insignificant compared with the tur
ther rise of United States Steel to the new
record of 131 !. This represented an over
night gain of 3 points and surpassed Its
previous mark by 1 t points.
The ease and confidence with which Steel
changed hands in countless lots of 1000 lo
almost lo.OOO shares was regarded as one
of the most phenomenal features In the an
nals of the loi-al exchange. steers portion
or the day's total output of 1,110,000 shares
approximated 33 per cent.
Other Industrials, notably those Included
in the wide variety of equipments and muni
tions, kept pace with Steel as to actual gains,
but the so-called "war bride," while strong,
were for the most part far below highest
quotations recorded In the spectacular mar
kets of the two preceding years.
Standard rails also augmented recent
gains, the extreme weakness of several low
priced issues evidently exerting no adverse
effect. New Haven fell o the minimum
of X2H. but rallied later on announcement
of probable favorable action by the Massa
chusetts Legislature regarding the company's
request to issue preferred stock.
Denver Ac Rio Grande issues continued un
der the handicap Imposed by a recent court
decision. The preferred fell 54 to 134, the
lowest price In many years, and the common
dropped 14 lo m.
Metals. shippings, oils and diverse Issues
which movn in common with the war dlvl-
tnn registered extreme gains of 1 to 3 points.
Exceptions to this tendency were manifested
by some of the motors. Peoples Gas, Amer
ican Zinc Brooklyn Rapid Transit and ir
glnia Iron.
Commission houses reported a decided ac
cession of public interest., the Inquiry orig
inating at leading Industrial centers. The
short Interest also paid Its heavy toll, espe
cially In United States Steel.
Another large export of gold to Japan
and prospects of a revival of the gold move
ment to clouth America were among the
financial incidents of the day.
Foreign exchange underwent no material
alteration, but rail loans stiffened.
Bonds were Irregular on the heaviness of
minor railway issues and an easier tone In
Internationals. Total sales. par value.
$2,250,000. United State, coupon 8s lost
1 ' per cent on call and Panama coupon 4s
fell 9 points to no on one sale.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High. Low.
bid.
Am Beet Sugar.. I.r.oo i2 01 S
Am Can 14. won 4'i 47'.
92
49
72'
71 Vi
303
11"
Am Car & Fdry .. 6.900 72',, I'li
Am locomotive. K.Ociii 7 IS 701.
Am Sm & Refg.
13.2"0 1.. 1"4U
r.nit no i. no
l.KtiO 12'-", 121
'-no 32 32
Am Sug Kefg. . . .
Am Tel & Tel. . .
121
Am V. L S
Anaconda Cop. . .
Atchison
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4.2M lnls
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101 '4
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102 Si
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91
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104
Bait Ohio
R & S Copper. . ..
70
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Calif Petrol
Canadian Parlf. .
Central Leather.
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C M A St Paul. ..
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63
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Chino Copper. . .
Colo Fu & Iron . .
Corn Prod Kcfg.
Crucible Steel . . .
27
74
43
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24
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Cuba cane Sugar.
0.4O0
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Dlst Securities. .
Erie .
General Elect...
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7.600
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Gt North pfd .
Gt Nor ore ctfs. .
Illinois Central..
Inspiration Cop.,
)nt M M pfd
int .sum I
Int Paper ,
K C Sout hem .
Kennecott Cop . .
Louis A Nash . . .
Maxwell Motors.
Mexican Petrol . ,
Miami Copper. . .
Missouri Pacir...
Montana Power.
Nevada Copper..
N Y Central
N Y N H St H
Norfolk & West..
Northern Paclf ..
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania. ...
Pittsburg Coal . .
Ray Consol Cop..
Reading
4'H
2.3I10
5..-UO
38,1110
Rep Ir & Steel. . . 64.3O0
snat Ariz cop. . .
Southern J'actr..
Southern Jly . . . .
Studebaker Cor..
Texas Company.
Union Pacific. . .
2,000
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U S Steel..
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Utah Copper. .. . 0.3n
Wabash pfd B. .. 7"0
Western Union. . 600
Westing Elect. .. 1T.80O
93 4
634
53
634
Total sales for the day. 1,113.000 shares.
BONDS.
U S ref 2s reg. .97
do coupon ...97
U S 3s reg 1M
do coupon ...98
U S 4s reg 1054
do coupon ..105
Atch gen 4s 904
D A R G ref 5s 55
NYC deb 6S..IO614
Nor Pac 4s 8SH
Bid.
IN'or Pse Ss . .
. 2'i
. 97V4
.1K2 '4
. SI-4
. 34
.
..35
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. 93V4
Pac T & T 5s.
Pa con 44s ..
S P ref 4s
U P 4s
U P cv 4s
U S Steel 6s...
S P cv 5s
Anglo-Fr Cs . ..
Mining Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON, May 24. Closing quotations:
Allouez 64 IMohawk 8!
Ariz Com 14 Nlp Mines 7
Calu & Ariz 81 VaiNorth Butte
Calu & Hecla...517 ioid Dom ..
"entennlal 19 K 'areola .....
Cop R Con Co..- 65 Julncy
61
SSV4
8H
6
38V4
84
42
E Butte Cop M. 3 24 Shannon
Franklin
61, '-Superior
firanby Con
Greene Can
. . S3 ISup & Hbs M . . . .
. . 444 Utah Con
.. SO V Winona
. .49 1-6 Wolverine
-. 124l
I Isle Royalle
Kerr Lake .
Lake Cop .
Money Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. May 24. Mercantile paper.
443.
Sterling. 60-day bills, $4.72; commercial
60-day bills on banks, $4.71V4: commercial
CO-day bills. $4.714: demand. $4,75 9-1(1;
cables, $4,76 7-10. Francs, demand. 6.73V4;
cables. 6.71 V4- Guilders, demand. 415-16;
cables. 414. LIres. de-nand. 7.03; cables,
7.02. Rubles, demand, 274: cables. 274.
Bar silver. 74.
Mexican dollars. 58 V4-
Government bonds weak. Railroad bonds
irregulsr.
Time loans steady: 60 days. 4V4'cf4t4 per
cent; DO days. 4V4&4V4 per cent; six months.
4V4i' 44 per cent.
Call money firmer: high. 34 per cent;
low. 2V4 per cent; ruling rate. 2V4 per cent:
last loan. 34 per cent; closing bid, 3 per
cent; offered at 34 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 24. Sterling.
$4.71 Vi: demand. $4.75S : cables. $4.76 V.
Mexican dollars, 66.90c
LONDON. May 24. Bar silver 87T4d per
ounce. Money. 3V4VP4 per cent. Discount
rates, short bills. 4 11-16 per cent; three
months' bills. 44 per cent.
Steel Firm at "London.
LONDON. May 24. American securities
declined and closed quiet, but United States
Steel was a firm exception on ths stock ex
change today.
SAN FRANCISCO 'PEODCCE
MARKET
Prices Current on Butter, Eggs,
Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City.
Fruit,
SAN FRANCISCO. May 24. Butter Fresh
extras. 35V4C; prime firsts. 35c.
Eggs Fresh extras. 82V4c; extra firsts,
31c: fresh extra pullets. 29c; extra firsts.
pullets. 28c.
Poultry Hens, 2324c; roosters, old. 14
ttT5c; fryers, 32&35c: broilers. 30i32e;
squabs, $22.25; plceons, $1.50(3:2; geese. 19
320c: ducks. 16018c ,
Vegetables Summer squash, crate. '75
85c; asparagus. Sacramento River, box, $1.75
(ii 2.25 ; bell peppers. 15425c pound; Chile, 15
017V4C: lettuce. Southern, crate, 00 y 75c:
peas, bay, sack, $1.5012.50: tomatoes. Mex
lean. $1.25$r2; garlic. California, new, pound
4615c: old. 234c: onions, green, box. 504975c
rhubarb, bay, bos, 70c f $1; Sao Jose, $10
1.25; Cucumber., hothouse, box. $1.2582; nat
ural. $1. 2511.40; beans, new crop, wax,
pound. 3ft6c; string. Southern. 5&6c.
Potatoes Rivers, $3.75i 4.25; Oregon Bur
banks. $4.2.& 4 75: new. 3Vt4ic pound.
Onions Bermuda and crystal wax, $1.75
2 crate; new red, $2.'JS3r2.50 sack.
Fruit Apricots. Imperial Valley, 15c&
$1 : cherries, purple liuigne. drawer. 75c
tiH; strawberries. Long-worths, chest, $"'
5.50: banners. $5?t5. 50; raspberries, crate,
uc& $t.2S; blackberries. $1(M.5U; gooseber
ries. Af6e; lemons. $3 3.50; grapefruit.
$2.503; oranges. $2.65 a. HO; bananas. $1.2.ri
tl.75; pineapples. $2.25H2.00; California
-Newtown pippins. fl. AO's 1.75.
Receipts: Flour. .1240 quarters; barley.
2160; potatoes. lllO sacks: onions, 75 sacks:
hay, 102 tons; hides. 770; wine. 23.20O gallons.
Coffee Futures Quirt.
NEW YORK. May 24. Coffee futures
were Very quiet today and fluctuations cor
respondingly narrow. Possibly the passing
of the war revenue bill by the House served
to mphaslze tax uncertainties, while It
looked as though the hedging of recent
purchases In the cost and freight market
had been completed yesterday. The opening
was unchanged to 1 point lower and the
market -closed net unchanged to 1 point
lower with December fluctuating: between
8.46c and 8.47c and closing at 8.44c bid.
Snles. 72.750 bags. May and June. 8.17c:
July. S.23c; August. 8.28c; September. 8.32c;
October. 8.34c; November. .oc: uecemner.
8.44c; January. 8.&oc: February. 8.56c;
March. 8.02c: April. 8.68c
Spot. -dull. itio 7s. iohe: Rantos s,
lOVjc. No fresh offerings were reported from
Santos, but there was an offer of Rio 7s at
SiC, 1-ondon credits, by a firm who had
offered at 9 earlier In the week. ,
The official cables reported an advance
of 75 rels at Rio and of 25 to 60 rels In
Santos futures. Rio exchangs on London
M 1 1-16 lower.
CATTLE RUN IS LARGE
THIRTY LOADS ARB RECEIVED
FKOM CALIFORNIA.
Prices Are Easier In That Line Ii
Hok
Market-$15.73 Is the Best
Quotation Realised.
There was a good run of. stock at the
yards yesterday, amounting to 37 loads, of
which 30 loads were California cattle. The
liberal arrivals of beef material had a weak
ening effect In that line. The best steers of
fered went at $9.00 and cows did not sell
over $9. Receipts of calves were unusually
large. The bulk of the hog sales were at
$15.75, no business being done above that
figure
Receipts were 872 cattle, HOT calves, 167
nogs ana 213 sheep. Shippers were
Smyth Bros.. Arlington. 1 car sheep; A. O.
Nelson. East Portland. 1 car rattle, calves
and hogs; liout A Shod grass. Lebanon. 1 car
hogs; F. C. Oxman. Centervllle, San Fran
cisco and Gazelle, x cars cattle and calves;
Hunt sc Robinson. Merced. 5 cars cattle: J. 8.
Flint. Merced. ! cars cattle; Robinson Bros.
Merced, 12 cars cattle and calves; M. J.
Cross, Merced, 1 csr cattle; J. Evans, Teko,
1 cars rattle; F. A. Hagedom. Montague,
2 cars cattle and hogs: J. W. Chandler. Or
land. 1 car cattle and calves; L. Glass, Tan
gent. 1 car cattle and calves.
The day s sales were as follows
Wgt. Pr. Wgt. Pr.
16 steers.. 98 $ 9.5n 2 hogs... 195 $15.75
6 steers.. S22 .Mi 6 hogs... 2" 15.7."
26cows... 3043 P.tm 5 hogs 172 15o
2" cows... !14 9.IMI 7 hogs 133 10.6O
1 cow 323H .s.75 lhog.... 4r 14 75
Icon..,. 950 7.50 3 hogs... 137 33.H5
1 cow. ... lo.'.n 8.25 0 steers.. l:tn .
Icon.... 830 7.75 20 cows... 74H 8..VI
lcow.... tWMI 6.0" 1 cow l2U 8.0O
1 heifer. . 7UO 6.75 lcow.... ptiO 8.50
1 -heifer.. Pwo a on lcow 6l 5.50
1 bull 1030 7-iwi 3 cows 927 4 '-.
1 bull 710 7.00 lcow.... H'OO K.VI
60 calves.. 307 8.5o lcow.... li"H K.25
1 calf 240 7.IHI lcow.... 1130 8.
2 hogs... 395 13.75 1 COW....1O00 7.50
6hogs... 120 14.o 1 heifer.. 7( 8 23
1 hog.... 300 14.RO 2 bulls 1225 h.oo
62 hogs 198 15.75 a bulls... 140 7.75
4 hogs... 852 14.75 1 bull 1410 7.25
lhog 490 14.75 1 bull 15HCI 7.25
lhog 110 14.50 1 bull. ... 1210 6.00
5 hogs. . . 132 13.65
Prices ranged as follows:
Cattle pries.
Steers, prime .
Steers, good..
Steers, medium.
Cows, choice
Cows, medium to good
Cows ordinary to fair
Heifers.
..tin.no'u 10.75
. . . lo.oosi 10.23
.. 9.5O0 9.75
. . 9.25 vi. 9.5(1
... 8.7531 0 25
. .. 7.50-ii 8.50
7.OOTtlO.0O
. .. C.001 8.00
. .. 7.30 6 10.0O
,. . l5.5Ofr16.0O
, .. 14.50W15.00
... 13.00-&13.75
... 1200013.00
... 10.23W13.50
... 9.73i(1200
... 9.00 ii 11.50
Bulls
Calves
Hogs
Light and heavy packing. .
Rough heavies
Pigs and skips
Stock hogs
Sheep
.am be.
Wethers
Ewes
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. May 24. Hogs Receipts 12.300,
04T15C lower. Heavy. $ 1 5.rtO 15.KO: mixed.
lS .Mlifi 15. 70; light. $13.83 41 13.70; pigs, $12.00
(g-14.50: bulk. $l.Y4.r 13.70.
t attle Keceipts i.nm, stow to c iow.i-.
Native steers. $10. 25ir 13.23: cows and heif
ers. $S.5lKi 11.50; Western steers. $9 ' 1 1 . 50 ;
Texss steers. 8. 75 l 1 o. . : cows and neliers.
$S.506i-10.25: canncrs. $78.50: stockers and
feeders, xtcil; calves, e.ouio.au; ouns,
$0.75Er 10.25.
Sheep Receipts :-too. steady. 1 eariing..
$13.501t15.50; wethers. $12 5O?14.20; ewes.
$11,73114; lambs. $19. 25 0-20.35
Chicago Livestock market.
CHICAGO. May 24. Hogs Receipts. 29.-
000. dull. 10c to 15c under yesterday's aver
age. Bulk. $15,754. 16.20; light. $14.lOtt
Irt.io; mixed. i.r...iflifl.:-: neavy, sll.ti
16.30; rough, $15.60 10.65; pigs, $10,509
14 Ml
Cattle Receipts 6000, steady. Native beet
cattle. $9.50 13.70; stockers and feeders,
$7.60;10.35; cows and heifers, $0,90ttll.50;
calves. $9.6015.60.
Sheep Receipts 7000. strong. wethers,
12 25 w 14. 75; lambs. $13 017.25: -Springs,
$15&21.
BEALS' WORK LARGER
THREE COAST STATES PCT IJT ONE
WEATHER DIVISION.
Northwestern Forecaster, Stationed at
Portland, Takes ST Years Ex
perience to New Tasks.
Edgar Allen Beals. district forecaster
for the Weather Bureau at Portland for
the past 17 years and more, will leave
Portland the middle of June to take his
new position at San Francisco, where
he will be in charge of the entire serv
ice In California. Oregon and Washing
ton. Mr. Beals has heretofore been in
charge of the district covering Oregon
and Washington. The order has Just
been made that the three states be
consolidated into one district.
Mr. Beals is a veteran with S7 years'
experience In weather forecasting. He
entered the work at iw.ittynawic. r. j.
and has been stationed at Atlanta, Ga.;
Mount Washington, N. H. ; Chattanooga,
Tenn.: Fort Custer, Mont.: LaCrosse,
Wis.; Buffalo, N. 1, and Minneapolis,
Minn.
He was made an inspector in the
service while at Minneapolis and his
headquarters were fixed at Cleveland,
O. Three years later he was trans
ferred to Chicago. From that place he
was appointed district forecaster for
the Portland district and arrived here
March 17. 1900.
Mr. Beals is succeeded here by Pro
fessor Albert H. Thiessen. section di
rector at Salt Lake City. He la a grad
uate of Cornell University and is ex
pected to reach Portland June 15.
MODERN MILL IS BUILDING
Weiser Will Have
One of
Finest
Plants In Northwest
t7EISER, Idaho, May 24. (Special.)
The Weiser Milling & Elevator Com
pany is building one or the finest, most
modern milling and elevator plants in
the Northwest. It will be completed
within 90 days. The elevator is of 225.-
000-bushel capacity, the flour mill of
650-barrel capacity and there will be
flour and seed warehouses and motor
rooms, all of reinforced concrete, of
sufficient capacity to handle the needs
of the section.
Loading and unloading facilities of
the plant will be of the latest type,
A feature will be an- eight-foot plat
form extending around the mill, ware
house and seedhouse.
CROP VIEW BETTER
rospects Are for Bumper
Yield of Spring Wheat.
WINTER GRAIN ALSO GAINS
Kansas Production Estimated at
60,000,000 Bushels, Against 42,-
600,000 Last Year Rumor of
Xaval Battle Is Factor .
CHICAGO. May 24. Prospecta of a bum
per crop of Spring wheat did a good deal
today to lower-prices, and so. too. dld vsgus
rumors of an important naval victory over
the Germans. The market closed heavy at
5 to T He net decline.- with July at $2.22 and
September at 1 1.93',. Corn lost 4 '4 to 6"c,
and oats 1 V4c to 3 V, ft 3 1 c. Provisions fin
ished Irregular, ranging from a setback ox
loc to a gain of JSC
Optimism regarding the crop outlook as to
wheat prevailed, right from the start. Ad
vices describing conditions In ths Dakotas
and Minnesota were especially encouraging.
as the plant In those states was said to be
exceptionally well-rooted and otherwise
equal to the record-breaking stsndard ot
1915. in addition, dispatches from Kansas
suggested a Winter wheat yield of 00.000.000
bushels In that commonwealth, as against
42.500.ooo bushels harvested last year. Not
able Improvement also was reported to be
evident In Nebraska. The nearness of gen
eral harvest operation In Texas and Okla
homa also counted to soma degree- in ce
ore.slng prices.
Lowest quotations of the day In the wheat
pit came during ths last hour and were, as
sociated directly with unconfirmed reports
thst the German navy had lost heavily in a
battle off Helgoland. Despite the jncreasea
weakness of the market. however, the
amount of trading remained comparatively
small.
Enlarged country offerings here, together
with apparent complete atoppsge of shipping
demsnd from the East, led to sharp breaks
In the price of corn. Besides, crop conai-
tlons were said to be Ideal.
Oats went down grade In price, owing
chiefly to favorable weather. Selling of
July and buying of September was a lavimte
operation.
Provlslona reflected the weakness of the
grain and hog market. Pit speculators
seemed to have turned to the buying side.
Leading futures ranged aa follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Jnly $2.25 $2.23'.4 $2.22 $2.22
Sept 2.00 2.'M) 1.03 1.93 'i
CORN.
July 1.664 1.6T 1.51'. 4 1.K1i
Sept 1.47H 1.47:4 1.41 1.41 U
OATS...
July 4 4 .63 .62 .62
bept 65 .55 '4 .63 H .634
- MESS PORK.
Mar ST. S3 87.95 ST.M R7.9S
July 37.95 8S.03 8J.02 KS.OO
LARD.
Jtilv 22.2S 22.42 52.20 22 ST
Sept ,..22.37 22.67 22.32 22.00
SHORT RIBS.
jniy 20.60 ro.4.! ;o.r,o
Sept 2O.0T 20.b0 20.6O 20.72
'ash prices wers:
Wheat Nos. 2 and 3 red
nominal: No. 3 hard. $2.13.
tend 2 hard
Corn -No. 2 yellow. $1.73H T1.74-i : No
S vellow. 1 7.1 U. ef 1.74: No. 4 yellow. $1.7.114
Oats No. S w hite. 67 Vi 6 "a c ; standard.
68J 69c
It ye Nominal.
Barley $1. sow 1.60.
Timothy $5.75 1J 8.
Clover $12t 17.
Minneapolis (irain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. May 24. Wheats May,
! ;i6? Juiv. 2.3H: September, si.4-. ' nn
No. 1 hard. 12.113 '1 2.9S: :no. 1 .cinntrn,
$2.83W2.R8: No. 2 Northern, $2.733 2.tj.
Flax. sj.32r:i..H.
Barley, $I.05W1.45.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 24. Spot quota
tlons: Bluestem. $4.90;r.V. Turkey red, $5
5.10; red Russian. 4 5f 4..0.
Barley, feed. $2 35l2.40.
Oal. white. $2.70i 2.75.
Ml II feed: Bran. $46S47; middlings. $58
59: aborts. $34 J : 55.
Call board: Barley. Decemoer, e-.UJ. bates.
1100 tons.
Eastern Wheat Futures.
DULTJTH, May 24. Wheat closed: May,
1.96; July, $2.61; durum. May, $2.08; July,
$2.32.
WINNIPEG, May 24. Holiday.
KANSAS CITY. May 24. Wheat closed
May, $2.84; July. $2.20; September, l.u;
ST. LOUIS. May 24. Wheat closed: July,
$2.18 V4; September. $1.97,.
Eastern Cash Wheat
MINNEAPOLIS. May 24. Cash wheat
No. 1 hard. $2.93' 2.98: No. 1 Northern,
$2.839'2.88; No. 2 Northern. $2.7302.83; No.
3 Northern, $2.oSf2. i3.
DCLUTII, May 24. Cash wheat: No.
hard. $2.97: No. 1 Northern. $2.96; No.
Northern, $2.91; No. 3 Winter. $2.76f ll.
Fnget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE. May 24. Wheat Bluestem,
$2.60; Turkey red. $2.60; fortyfold, $2.50
club, $2.54; fife, $2.54; red Russian. $2.0
Barley. $48 per ton.
aesterday s car receipts w heat 1, corn
hay 13, flour 5. si
TACOMA. May 24. Wheat Bluestem,
!.60; fortyfold. $2.56: club, $2.53; red fife,
$2.54; Turkey red, $2.60.
Yesterdays car receipts wheat 6 J, corn
2, hay 7.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage IJeenses.
SCHAfER-FRAHl-KH Anton Schsner. St.
51S North Twenty-fifth street, and Anna
Prshler, 18. 5 Hi North Twenty-fifth street.
KUHL- -Ml CLLKK f-tor Kutll. 40.
George, Or., and Lldia Mueller, ID. Monta-
Vlll:i. Or.
BKTCIlEI.-rlODE Charles J. Betchel. S2.
1M Ksst Eighteenth street S. E.. and Myr
tle Bode, 20, 436 Jessup street.
Van-oarer Marriage Licenses.
MEAl.Y-HfHANK Fred B. Mealr. 82. of
Portland, and Mrs. Hattts G. Schane, 24. of
t'ortiana.
FULTON-PCHCMAN James W. Fulton.
34, Tf Portland, and Louis A. U Schumsn.
:o. or rortiani.
WATKBS-TOCLOUSE C. H Wsters. S1.
of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Kannls Toulouse,
35. of Seattle. Wash.
FISCH-Cl'RRY Wllllsm Henry Flsch. 2rt.
of Camas. Wash., and Velma Curry, HO. of
t.arnRs, vt asii.
NEWEI.I.-ROOT U Clyde Newell, legal,
of Portland, and Jennie Root. 19, of Port-
PEDERSON-EVENSON Anders C. P..
derson. 38. of Portland, and Mrs. Marie
Evenson. 40. of Portland.
KBALES-lll'l.SE Ira James Res lea 20.
of Vancouver. Wash., and Margaret J. ilutse.
or Vancouver. aen..
RANDLKMAN-LIEFERMAN V. B. Ran
dleman. 21. of Portland, and Mrs. Nellie
Lieferman. 21. of Portland.
SC HA DE-BAKER A. Frederick Schade.
80. of 1'ortlu.nd, and 1 Maude Baker, 22, of
Portland. '
PERRY-MOPE LEY J. G. Perry. 42. of
Trout I-ako. wash., and Sarah A. Moseley.
34. of Blckleton. Wash.
Births.
OOUI.I To Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Gould,
nl2 Columbia boulevard. May 13, a daugh
ter. HUBBARD To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene ft
Hubbard. 1(K7 East Twenty-first " street
North. May 13. a eon.
tboresen To Mr. and Mrs. Clarenoa
t7. Thoreeen. 400 Sumner street. May 13, a
son.
CRABB To Mr. and Mrs. Earle E. Crabb,
ralrvlew. Or. May 13. a daughter.
HANSEN To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T.
Hansen. b(!0 Marshall street. May 13. a
daughter.
M MIC KEN To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C.
McMlcken. -34 Flora avenue. May 13. a
daughter.
WALLACE To Mr. and Mrs. Jasper V.
Wallace, Camas, Wash., May 14, a daugh
ter. HOERNER To Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Iloerner. 406 Weldler street. May 14. a son.
JENSEN To Mr. and Mrs. Nelse R. Jen
sen, 600 V Alberta street. May 14, a daugh
ter, RICE To Mr. and Mrs. James N. Rlcs,
001 East Ninth street North, May 14, a son.
MOORE To Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.
Moore, or. North Thirteenth street. May 17,
twin sons.
ARNDT To Mr. and Mrs. John Arndt,
420 Shaver street. May IS, a daughter.
HURLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Cllne W. Hur
ley. 677 Drew street. May 15.- a daughter.
Kl.KIN To Mr. and Mrs. John Ivlcln, 120
nrtmin street. May 15, a son.
KlUNDOH KF To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
W. Rtihndorff. 116S Moore street. May 17, s
daughter.
EDWARDS To Mr. end Mrs. Clinton H.
Edwards. 148 East Thirtieth street. May 17.
Boil.
Bulltling Permits.
S. D. BORSTEIN Erect one-story frame
garage. lo46 Corbett, between Hamiltou and
Bancroft; S. Frle-iman. builder; $N0.
MRS. M. T. BLOOM FIELD Erect one-
tory frame garage. 65 East Seventieth, be-
ween lHst 1'lne and iast Mars; ouiioer.
same; $5o.
J l. 1 ULACKWKLL KreCt one-prory
frame garage. 1026 Kast Seventeenth street
orth. between Alberta and Wygant; buliuer.
same: $15o.
It. MYLES Erect one-story frame garage.
5 East Thirty-ninth street, between lvon
and Division; builder, same; $50.
. J. ZlTRFl.VH Erect one-story frame
garage. 104 Corbett. between Moyer and
timntlton; buliuer. same: s.iO.
PETER S. SWAN Erect one-story frame
gattage. 141 Portsmouth avenue, between
ile and Harvard: buliuer, same; $..
l-OKTl.AND TERMINAL INVESTMENT
COMPANY Repair three-story frame met
re rectory. 21a North Tweinn. cetween
Kearney and Iovejoy; builder, same: $1H0.
1 LA E. SHKLDON Erect one-story irame
aruge. 7219 Eighty-fourth street Southeast.
bet s'een Seventy-second svenue and Seventy
thtii avenue: builder, same: S3.V
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL Repair
foun-atory brick ordinary hospital. 744 Mar-
U. between Twenty-second and Twenty-
hlrri: builder, same: S3tMt.
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL Repair
hre-slory brick ordinary nurses home.
V3 Marshall, between Twenty-second and
Twenty-third; builder, same: $100.
PENINSULA IKON WORKS Alter end
ove frame foundry, corner Atta. between
Crawford and Bradford; builder, same;
$3 H).
ROAD BOND DRIVE OPENS
WILLAMETTE IRON Jt STEEL EM.
Pl.OVKS TO HEAR TALKS.
r. Yee-ta Will Speak at Plaat Today,
Community Meetings to Be
Held In Portland.
Good roads headquarters have been
definitely . established In the Teon
building, and plans are well under way
for a big drive for the $6,000,000 bond
issue during the remaining days until
election.
Mass meetings will be held in all sec
tions of the city and county, and In
addition an effort will be made to see
every voter personally. It is intended
it was announced yesterday, to spare
no efforts to carry the bonds and place
Oregon on the map for good roads.
Roadmaster icon will address the
SOO employes of the Willamette Iron
ec Steel Works today at noon on the
question of the road bonds. If the
weather is favorable the meeting will
he held outside, . otherwise it will be
held inside the plant. Arrangements
for the meeting were made yesterday
with President Ball, of that plant.
Gretiham will be the scene of a mas-
Five mass meeting to boost for Rood
roads on next Tuesday ntght. Some of
the best speakers of the county will
address the audience on the advisabil
ity of passing the road bonds.
Meetings also are being planned for
Rellwood. Rose City Park. Alberta. St.
Johns and North Portland, although
dates have not yet been definitely se
lected. There is said to be an erroneous Im
pression abroad that the general tax
payer will be compelled to put up the
money to cover the interest and cost
of liquidation of the proposed bond is
sue. This, however. Is not true. Ample
provision has been made for financing
the proposition by the increase In the
automobile license fee. This it is shown
III amply care for the entire bond
issue of $6,000,000 and leave some to
spare, figuring on the basis of a rea
sonable increase in the number or ma
chines in the state during the coming
y ea rs.
FUND RAISED FOR Y. M. C. A.
Mosier Citizens Contribute
Than Amount Asked.
More
MOSIEn. Or.. May 24. (Special.) In
the National campaign being carried
on in the interests of the Army Y. M.
C. A., Wasco County's ehare Is $2200
and active committees are busy
throughout this county, which has sent
many of her young men to the front,
who will receive the benefits of the
funds being raised for their conven
ience while in the field of service.
The Mosler district lias more than
raised the quota allotted to this com
munity, $150, and subscriptions are
promised for still more.
Four-sevenths of the amount raised
will he sent in to state headquarters
and the balance will be used for Wasco
County boys. The amount raised local
ly above the stipulated amount will be
retained in the local bank to be used
for local young men who may need
special medical attention or other care
while away from home.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL RETORT.
PORTLAND. May 24. Maximum temper
ature. 64 degrees: minimum, 4A degrees.
River reading. 8 A. M. 1(5.8 feet: change
In last 24 hours. O.0 foot. Total rainfall
(5 P. M. to S P. M ). O.ti.l Inch. Totsl rain
fall since September 1. loin. 3n.no Inches:
normal. 41.77 Inches: deficiency, 10.H7 Inches.
Total sunshine. IO minutes: possible, 15
hours 18 minutes. Barometer (reduced to
sea level), & P. M.. 2.7 Inches. Relative
humidity at noon, 03 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
i
5 f Wind
3 J JS
5- - 3. C
C E g o 3
STATIONS. 3 all - . of
tff o " weather.
3 i : : ?
? ? : :
l m
Baker 42 4SO.H2!..N Ruin
Boise 4S .-.;(. 7rt! . . i.VW01oudy
Itoston 4S (i. no lo sw It'loudy
Calgary 42 4H:0TIil2 N" iHaln
Chit-ago 44 04 0.(MI IO N Wt'lear
Colfax 42 .VI 0.2." calm It'loudy
Denver 4-' 6o 0. On . .i.V clear
Des Moines 42 72 .Ol! . . !s Clear
Duluth 42 4 il.ihil . . IN Clear
Eureka 4tt .12 'n.OO'HI .V clear
('alveston 72 7S t).0O12 SE ICloudy
Helena 441 2 O. );.. ..sV Cloudy
Jacksonville .. 4 S4 0.0I..IW Clear
tjuneau ns BH O.oo . .N Clear
Kansas City .. A4 74 O. ixi . . ISK clear
Ias Angeles .. i'-'l Til o.ool . . iSW cloudy
Marehrield ... 41 r.4 0. 1 4' . . ;NV' Rain
Medford 4l H ii.imi HliXWICloudy
Minneapolis .. 4 :! (l.onllolN (Clear
Montreal I 3l .12 0.22' . .SW ICloudy
New Orleans . .) H2 R2mi.)Mi . . ;SK Pt. cloudy
New York .... 4S ((. ih 20;V ICloudy
North Head .. 4H ft 4 .".. IS VV ICloudy
North Yakima. 02 (Hi D.d'J! . .INWIRaln
Omaha 74'o.imi! . . IE Clear
Pendleton 40 eril.il'.i1. ,1V cloudy
Pho-nlx r.4 7 o.oo 14 .V Pt. cloudy
Pocatello 4t! fitlio.04 12 W Cloudy
Portland 41! ft4:O.03. . XE Rain
Roeeburg 41 ftS o.osi .. NV Pt. cloudy
Sacramento .. fto t'.O O.OOI12 S Clear
Pt. l.ouls S2 74 (.ll. .INWICIear
Salt Lake . f . . .1 4'! 2 0. 14! . . !N WiCloudy
San Diego I S2 .W U-M IO'SW IKaln
San Francisco. 4 tto o.ixi 10 NWiClear
Seattle 40 ."4'0.04. .V Cloudy
sitka r.4!....
Spokane 52 52 O.r.61. .W Rain
Tacoma 4f. r.4 0. 12! .. :.W Rain
Tatoosh Island. 40 52'0.00 lOISW IClear
tValdez 34 . iO.Oo calm Clear
Walla Walla.. 4- PO o . s .. is w (cloudy
Washington .. 4R TalO.ito . . NWiClear
Winnipeg 311 P-i'l'-POl. . i.V IClear
1A. M. today ; P. M. report of preceding
day.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A disturbance of considerable extent over
lies the Western half of the country, and
another veH.e t h Northeastern States.
There Is a weak hifrh-preaaure area moving
southward over Alberta and another over
lies the East Oulf States. Precipitation has
been quite general in the Western states
and In Tennessee. New York, the St. Law
rence Valley and Interior Western Canada.
Thunder at ormi we re re po r t e d from Poca -tello
and ISaU Uke City. The weather is
cooler in Interior Western Oreiron. Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana, Northern Wyomlna:.
Interior -California. Southern Nevada, Ari
zona. Southeastern British Colu?nlia and
Northern baskatchewau. It la warmer in tne
Business as Usual'
i es ' .t i
J-f- t-.a
FACTS ttt
A Positive Assertion
An improved road is a --
- vital factor in the r4
prosperity, social life, et
O-" religious feeling and
'v- e d u c a t ional advan- -?
tage of every com- ---vs
munlty. A road, street
or highway to be
properly improved
i- must be hardsurfaceU
s.i-,i with. ,i- i..
2! Bitulithic iS
irARREX BROS. CO..
Journal Buildina. Portland. Or.
Southern Plain Stat. Lower Missouri and
dlist-issippl Alleys Hntl TfnnfRifp.
Th- contl It ions n ro fa Vir bli for rthowrri
In this lii-tri, t Kriday with ltirht north
westerly wintis.
FORECASTS.
Portland unci vicinity Sho-irers: north
westerly winds.
Orettan. Washington and Idaho Showers:
northwesterly winds.
North Pnclfle Coast Showers; sent' a
northwesterly winds.
T. FRANCIS PRAKE,
Assistant Forecaster.
I
APPLE MARKET IS LIMITED
Northwestern Growers Told Ship
ments to England Improbable.
SEATTLE, May Zi. Assistant Secre
tary of State Adee. in a letter to the
Fruitgrowers Atency, dated May 1!,
gives little encouragement to appl
growers of the North went deprived of
their former British market by th
war embargo. The letter says:
"It Is the policy of the I.rltish Cot
ernment to Insure that British tonnage
be employed to the best national ad
vantage, which would Involve confin
ing shipping space as far as rosslble
to articles needed for tuo prosecution
of the war. ITirder the circumstances,
it in not likely that any action will br
taken at the present time with a vlrtr
to the removal of British Import re
strictions, although chances may ho
made from time to time with reference
to particular commodities.
TRAVELERS' Ct'IDP.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Change tin Houte
The Big,
(Iran.
Comfortable,
Klegantly Appointed,
Seagoing
S. S. Rose City
Satis 1 rom Alnsfrorth Iork
S r. M. TIKSUAV, MAY X3.
I0O Col ilcn Miles on
Columbia Klver.
All Kates Include
Hertlis and Meals.
Tsble and Service
t nescelled. ,
The San ITanclscm ft Portland S. S. Co.,
Third and Washington streets (with
O.-W. K. ft X. Co.). Xrl. 1J road way 450O,
A 8121.
--fttnVTrt rll cr-
.Vl UIIU kZ-II sTt. r-
SJ--,. ..... . . BIS Sat 0
I "Si1
I'OKTL.t.M) TO SAN UtA.NtlStO
S. S. OKKAT NOKTIIERN. express
train time. May 15. l'.l. -t. Cal. Sir. Ex
press leaves l:30 A. M. One-way fares
fS. $12.r,o, $10. $17.00. $-U. IIOIMI
1KI1. $32.
TRI-WEEKLY SCIIEDII.E.
Tuesdays, Thursdays. Saturdays, to be
resumed May 29.
', North Bank, 6th and Stark.
Mat Ion, 10th and lloyt.
TICKET
Oil lets
! .Id and Mar, N. I. It
I 348 Wat.!.. O. N. Ky.
By.
too ad. Burlington Ry.
""'fX'Q'ara
Emerald Line
San Francisco $10.00
Coos Bay $7.00
Eureka $15.00
nrat-ClaAM Meals and Bert
In eluded.
S. S. KILBURN
6 P. M. TUESDAY, MAY 29
North Pacific S. S. Dock.
Near Broadway Bridge and
l-i Third SI.
Phones. Broadway 0O. A 5422.
ALASKA
Ketchikan. Wrangel. ' Juneau. Itonglaa.
Haines, hkatrmsy, Cordova. Ysldes, Sew
ard and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Via Fattlr or San Francisco to To n
iceles and San Lie?. Lareent shlptt. un--trqualed
nervfr-, low rates. Including
meals and bertha.
For particulars apply or tBl-phons
1'ACIFIC KTKAMSIIIP COMPANY,
The Admiral LI nr.
Main 26 Home A 45&6. 1S4 Third St.
TODAY. MAY S3. S
Ssn Francisco, Portland, L.os Ang- j
le. Steamsnlp Co. r rank Bollam,
Aft, 124 Third St. A 4oJd. Mala 20.
aaarsMsa maarai mw turn ImaSJ
NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS
Direct KoiU to the Continent.
KlkLV PEPARTlKKs
Vss All rnrtlcsilars laqoira
Fagnrd krou. l'ic Coast Agentn. I us Cheery
c KrfJS...ie. r nu
Americaa - Hawauaa Steamship Co.
All sailinjfs betweea
U. S. Atlantic and
U. S. Pacific port
are canceled until
further notice
aVtrt. sitara farttana
Tha Delightful Wayl i.lT,
CCEANIC S. S. CO.. 601 V.rr'.rt 81.. San I'ranciiC
tnrj 21 dagri Sulllrt i'aicj oa A.vJcuca
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kar O
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