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15 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1917. BIG DINNER PLEASES! Employes of Coast Shipping Plant Reciprocate. FLAG-RAISING IS CHEERED Officials of Shipyards Express Ap preciation of Interest Manifest ed by Men In Welfare , of Nation. TThen a large, new American flag was "broken out" at the Coast Ship building Company's plant about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, it marked the "end of a perfect day," which be gan with a turkey dinner, drifted into a series of joyous gift giving and was marked by a renewal of the determina tion "to build ships to beat the Kaiser." Almost since the day the first few men were employed by. the Coast Cor poration, early in the year, there has been a decided manifestation of team work and esprit de -corps among the personnel, evidenced not alone among the bie yard force, but shown in many ways through other departments and up to the trio on whose shoulders rests the main burden Arthur M. Sherwood, president; Don Green, treasurer, and Harry EL Pennell. vice-president and eneral manager. Shlpworkers Are LoyaL. In a previous Red Cross drive the men donated half a day's pay to the cause and followed that with a liberty war bond drive, and since the first day's work few men have missed re porting, except when sick or Injured, that plant not having been Included in a strike recently. So yesterday the corporation's execu tives planned to show their apprecia tion with a turkey dinner, but It ap peared as If the men l.ad checkmated rome of the department heads with a few surprises of their own. They first selected Superintendent TJhlen. His was a gold watch. Foreman Lindley. In charge of ship No. 59, was presented with a macklnaw. Foremen Wallace, of ship 60; Good, of No. 61, and Rice, of No. 62. each received a clock; also Foreman Olin was the recipient of the came kind of a timepiece. Head Fasten er Knighton was presented with two meerschaum pipes, and a single pipe of the same material went to Assistant 5 Superintendent Whiting. Tom Erratt, ead dubber, was given a fountain pen Speakers Are t Cheered. Of course, it did not all take place as quickly as that, for each was com pelled to make a talk and there was no lack of oratorical appreciation. The men had gone quietly about their preparations and the surprise was com plete. Mr. Pennell was singled out, fol lowing the presentation, for a talk, and he surpassed previous efforts, com mending the members of the "family" for their interest In the year's work and the co-operative demeanor exhib ited in all that had to do with the wel fare of the plant, terminating his re marks with the serious business of petting out ships. Cheers greeted his declaration that "ships must be built to beat the Kaiser." If William of the Germans could have heard that yell he would have imagined another surprise crlve was on. The 400 workers gathered outside and, as the big flag, also an Idea of the workers, was raised aloft, the "Star- Epangled Banner" broke from the many throats and the programme closed. Hut It will never be forgotten. Early in 1918 the first of eight wooden ships that company has under contract for Uncle Sam goes into the water, and from that time the men will feel that they are furnishing supplies and muni tions, as well as their brawn, in down ing the common enemy of the allies. ABERDEEN GETS CONTRACTS lour Wooden Ships Ordered, Mak ing Total of 16 to Date. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 24. (Special.)- Contracts for four wooden freighters of 4000 tons each, have been received by the Grays Harbor Motor- hip Corporation, from the Federal Shipping Board. The price announced Is $1,260,000. The keel for the first of these is now being laid. The new contracts bring the total of Govern ment ships ordered here to 16, valued at slightly more than $5,000,000. Of these the Grays Harbor Motorship Cor poration has eight and the Aberdeen Shipyard, owned by 'Grant Smith & Co., eight. Only one privately contracted ship is being built 'here and when this is off the. ways the entire shipbuilding Industry in Aberdeen will be engaged on Government work. Both Aberdeen yards have closed down for two days ur unnstmas. WESTIiAXD JUKES 12 KNOTS Ship Coming Back to Get Remainder of Cargo of Oregon Products. xnat the new steamer Westland, the first of the Portland-built steel freighters taken over by the Shipping Board, made 12 knots on her trial trip Sunday was news received yester day frof Puget Sound ;also that the vessel was to leave there late yester day on hee return to Portland to finish loading. "I'm not In the least surnrised that the Westland made that time, for she was only six hours from the oil dock, 'at Willbrldge, to Astoria," said Cantain George McNelly. of the Columbia River 1'llots Association, who took the vessel down the river. "She handles as easily as any vessel I was ever on and in view of the fact she had not been tried here. worked remarkably well. In turning her around under her own steam here I was surprised that a ship of trie size would respond so readily." CPPER RIVER FLEET RUNNING Crahamona Leaves Today for Points ' as Far aa Corvallis. Christmas day will be featured in steamboat circles by a resumption of the Portiand-Corvallis servjee. the Yel low Stack line having planned to start the steamer Grahamona from Taylor etreet dock on schedule this morning. The locks at Oregon City were ready for operation yesterday morning, the river naving fallen sufficiently there. The steamer Pomona leaves tomorrow morning for Salem, so the. dally sched ule to Willamette Valley points will be In full swing. First that line suspended owing to repairs on the Oregon City locks and, when the work was finished, piers un der a temporary bridge at Salem blocked traffic following which the freshet played havoc, so since Septem ber ths service has been in a chaotic state. LOWER WHARVES EMERGING Fresh Wafers Reced and Work of Removing Sediment Under Way. Only a few of the lower docks re main under water, though there was abundant evidence yesterday of the fresheet, a thick layer of sediment, really Upper Willamette Valley soil, being spread over the planking. At Ainsworth dock a crew of men with hose managed to wash the last of the deposit away last night. The San Francisco & Portland Steamship Com pany managed to make delivery yes terday of some of the inward cargo of the liner Rose City, which had to be loaded into cars immediately on being discharged because of the rapidly ris ing water. On the steamboat docks some clean ing will be carried on today. At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the stage here was 15.8 feet, a drop of two feet in 24 hours, and at 3 o'clock In the afternoon another drop of five-tenths of a foot had been recorded. beaver" departs toxight Late Hour Vlxed to Give Passengers Time for Christmas.' To afford passengers' opportunity for spending the entire day with relatives and friends, the sall.ng hour of the liner Beaver, of the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Comp .ny, has been postponed from 3 o'clock this afternoon until 8 o'clock tonight. Announcement was made yesterday from the office of W. D. Wells, Portland agent for the fleet. Another step toward helping the hChristmas festivities was made by owners of towboat lines, all of the Shaver and Hosford fleets being or dered home for the day, and most of them were in the harbor last night. At least for 24 hours log rafts under tow will be infrequent sights. Except reg ular steamers, -no other service will be performed today, and none of the deep watermen will handle cargo. Marine Rotes. The new auxiliary schooner Pauline has arrived In the harbor from the scene of her building, the McEachern yard, at Astoria, to so in the St. Johns drydock. She will be given her first official inspection Friday. Carl D. Phillip, manager of the Seattle Steamship Company, formerly stationed here as assistant superintendent of the Oregon Electric and united Rollroad systems, ar rived from the north last night to spend Christmas. Carrying a number of passengers and laden heavily with cargo, the Emerald line steamer r. A. Ktlbum got away from Columbia dock lor ban t rancisco last night. On discharging asphalt at Portsmouth, the steamer Daisy Putnam left last night for Rainier 'to work: lumber. The Daisy Mathews, also loaded with asphalt, dis charged at the East Washington-street terminal and proceeded to the Peninsula mill to begin loading lumber. Due to arrive early this morning Is the barkentlne Alta. which is laden with 1760 tons of copra from Apia. Smnoan Islands. The cargo is consigned to A. O. Anderson A Co. The vessel will berth at the. Fit teenth-street terminal and begin diacharg ing tomorrow. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 24. (Special.) Ths motor schooner Carmen was launched from the Mc-Eachern yards this morning.' Miss Eva Lange, of Portland, acting as sponsor. The barkentlne Alta. which arrived yester day from Apia, with a cargo of copra, left today for Portland in tow of the steamer Cascades. Carrying m full cargo of lumber from St. Helens the steam schooner Klamath sailed today for Han Francisco. Tug Relief sailed today for Paget Sound. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 24. (Special.) The pollc' Inaugurated by John H. Rosslter. vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Mail &teamuli. Company, when he took charge of the corporation, of giving bonuses to all officers and men on the ships and employes In the San Francisco, Central American and Oriental offices was kept up today, much to the delight of all the re cipients of the gifts. As a further reward to employes for faith ful services during the year, the office oi the company was closed at 1 o'clock today, thus giving all hands a day and a half Christmas Instead of one day. The iiatson Navigation Company steam ship Manoa sailed for Honolulu today with a good passenger list and a capacity cargo. The Manoa ia one of the Watson company's own steamers that has not been taken or the Shipping Board. The Danish motorship Pangan arrived Sunday night from Shanghai with a general cargo for the East Asiatic Company. The Dutch steamships Ratlja ana Kotiao are in port fox bunker coal on the way from the Atlantic for Batavla. The motorship Kuuanu, Captain Hafner, arrived from San Pdro today with cargo. Movements of Vessels. , PORTLAND, Dec. 24. Arrived Steamer Daisy Putnam, from Redando. Sailed Steamer J. A. Chanslor. for Saa Francisco. ASTORIA. Dec. 24. Sailed at 6 A M.. steamer Kiamath. for San Diego and San Pedro. Left up at 11:30 A. M.. barkentlne Alta. from Apia, SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24. Sailed Steamer Wapama. for Suu Diego, via San Pedro. ASTORIA. Dee. 28. Arrived at fl P. M-. tug Relief, from Puget Sound. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 23. Arrived Steamer Wapama, from Portland. SAN PEDRO, Dec. 24. Arrived Steamer Rose City, from Portland via San Francisco. SEATTLE. Dec. 24. Arrived Steamers Admiral Schley, from San Francisco: Alaska, from Alaska: Tyndareus. Admiral Farragut. Morning Star, from Vancouver. balled Steamers Admiral Farragut. for San Fran Cisco; West Haven, for Tacoma. y TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 24. Arrived Steamers Redwood, from San Francisco West Haven, from Seattle. 17. S. Naval Radio Reports. . (All reports for 8 P. M. yesterday unless otherwise inuicatea.) I.ATOUCHE, Latouche for Cordova. 10 miles north of Cordova at 10 P. M.. Decern ATLAS, towing barge 91. Richmond for Tacoma, 234 miies north of Klchmona. SANTA RITA, San Pedro for Vancouver, 300 miles north of San Francisco. ADMIRAL WATSON. Seattle for San Francisco. 220 miles from San Francisco at 7 P. M. C. A. SMITH. Coos Bay for San Francisco, 230 miles north of San Francisco. ERNEST S. MEYER. Los Angeles for San Francisco, 1U3 miles from San Fran cisco. KLAMATH. St. Helens for "San Fran Cisco. 10 miles south of Heceta Head. LYMAN STEWART. Seattle for Oleum. 310 miles from Oleum. WHITTIEK, towing Fullerton, Oleum for San Luis. 138 miles from San Luis. LA BUEA, San Luis for Vancouver, B65 miles from ancouver. WAPAMA, San Francisco for San Pedro, 60 miles south of San Francisco. JOHANNA SMITH. In tow of tug Fear less, San Francisco for Cooa Bay, 44 miles north of San Francisco. HORACE X. BAXTER. Eagle Harbor for San Pedro, 30 miles from Eagle Harbor. ARGYLL. Seattle for Oleum. 759 miles from Oleum. Tides at Astoria Tuesday. High. Loir. 8:58 A. M...3.8 feet'l:46 A. M....-0.6 foot 7:36 P. M 7.S feet ,1:35 p. M.... 8.8 feet Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Dee. 24. Condition at 5 P. M- Sea, smooth; wind, east 16 miles. MEXICAN BANDITS HANGED Four of Band Implicated In Murder of Americans Pay Penalty. m DEL RIO, Tex., Dec 24. Four of the 20 Mexicans arrested at Las Vacas, op posite here, last week in connection with the death of two Del Rio ranch men have been executed, according to an announcement made today by Mexi can federal officials. Several of the others are said to have given evidence against their companions and more executions are expected. The Mexicans -were members of bandit gang that has been active along both sides of the border for several months. Phone your want ads to The Oregro man. Jdain uiu, a. bus. FLOUR GRADE FIXED Mills May Not Remove More Than 5 Per Cent of Clears. SALES AS FEED PROHIBITED Transactions Must Be at Established Prices, With N ot to Exceed 2 5 Cents Variation to Meet Competition. Two Important rules governing the manu facture of flour and the establishment of regular prices effective on and after today, have been sent by the milling division of the Food Administration to all mills. The rules follow: "Rule 17: No licensee engaged In the business of mitring flour and feed from wheat shall, a(ter December 25, 1917, use more than 264 pounds of 58 pounds per bushel or heavier clean wheat in making 196 pounds of 100 per cent flour. From the 100 per cent flour so produced the licensee may at his option remove and sell or deliver as a separate product not more- than 5 per cent of clear, or low grade flours; the remaining product representing 95 per cent or more of all the flour produced shall not be sub ject to further separation or division. None of the above flours so milled shall be mixed with or sold as feed. All contracts out standing on December 25, 1917, hlch can not be performed by the delivery of flour then In stock, or for grades of flour which cannot thereafter be milled under this rule shall be cancelled; provided, however, that the buyer may at his option secure the re entry under the same terms and conditions of an amount equivalent to the unshipped portion ot his order, at the new basis of price; provided, further, that the limit of exercising this option shall expire within 10 days after this rule becomes effective. "Rule 18: The licensee shall on and aft er December 25, 1917. establish from time to time a price at which ha will sell each grade of flour manufactured by him. In car load lots, for a period of 24 hours after such price is established, and, until a new price is established by the licensee, all flour sold shall be sold at such established price, excepting I that. In making a price to meet competition of mills In various territories, the range ot prices to different earload buyers or classes of carload buyers for direct shipment from mill, may not exceed 25 cents per barrel bulk at the mil). Each Invoice shall show bulk price F. O. B. mill, and there shall appear thereon all proper charges Incurred by terms of sale." Rule 19, pertaining to prices of mill feed, contains the following provisions, which have not heretofore been published here: The above percentages on prices are sub ject to revision from time to - time by the United States Food Administrator, but no revision will be made without 30 days' notice. 'The price F. O. B., bulk, mill, in carload lots shall be on the basis of cash or draft attached to bill of lading and all feed sold by the licensee shall be Invoiced at such price. There shall also appear on the In voice, In addition to such price, F. O. B. mill, the price of the sacks and items of freight and interest, if any, when goods are sold on extended terms or credit, and other harges, but the licensee., for convenience in elllng. may quote a delivered price In sacka This rule shall not affect existing contracts." MAXIMUM. PRICES MAT NOT BE ASKED Eastern Salmon Holders Likely to Accept Lower Offers. The maximum prices recently -named by the Government on canned salmon are. In the opinion of the eastern trade, too gener ous. In commenting on the Federal action he New York Journal of Commerce says: "Official announcement ot maximum sal mon prices has been made at a time when readjustment. If any were necessary, could be most conveniently made. . . Actual trading Is at a minimum, or for that mat- ter at a standstill, but ' when prices are again named they must of necessity be limited to the coast cost price plus trans portatlon and the usual expenses that In tervene to make a parity between the coast and the spot prices. While It may be that local holders will take full advantage of he situation to name a maximum price, it Is possible also thst conditions of trade may be such that holders will voluntarily accept less. ( It must not be understood that the Gov ernment has 'fixed' salmon prices on the basis of the season's opening prices in. the sense that these have become the official prices. The Administration has merely de creed that these shall be the maximum prices and that to charge more will be a violation of the law. The situation opened up by the Government's action Is an important one, for It has not been understood heretofore that the Administration had under the law power to fix prices other than for wheat; but by taking advantage of that section which decrees that unreasonable prices shall not be charged and which makes the Ad ministration the Judge of what may be con. stdered unreasonable the sams effect Is pro duced. 'Jobbers are hoping that some similar ac tion can be taken with regard to other products such ss corn and tomatoes, al though there Is a fear that there may be a disposition to be too generous with the packers aa most ot them believe to be ths case In the matter ef salmon." SO SBSSIOK MERCHANTS EXCHANGE Government Xot Likely to Ftx Coarse Grain Prices This Winter. There was no se'sslon of ths Merchants' Exchange yesterday, owing to lack of a quorum. In the outside market there was a little demand lor oats, but on the whole the market was quiet. According to advices from Washington there Is no Immediate prospect of the Gov ernment fixing prices of coarse grains. The following rule has been adopted by the San Francisco Grain Trade Association: That trading by members ot the Grain Trade Association of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce In barley for delivery subsequent to May 31. 1918, be and the same Is hereby "suspended and forbidden." The United .States visible wheat supply decreased 3,140,000 bushels In the past week, the corn supply Increased 134,000 bushels and the oats supply Increased 1,200,000 bushels. Weather conditions In the Middle West; as wired from Chicago: "Duluth and Minne apolis, cold. Winnipeg, clear. 22 below. Illinois, cloudy, cool. Missouri, cloudy, 25 to 45. Hutchison, cloudy. 31. Omaha and Davenport, cloudy, oool. Ohio, cloudy, mild. 45 to 55." Terminal receipts In cars were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Whest Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland Mon. . Year ago Season to date. 3532 Year ago -11114 Tacoma Bat. Year ago . . Season to date ."31 56 Year ago 4JS7 Seattle Sat. Yeai ago Season to date.S24S Year ago ...3362 13 13 14 i'1'7 "via "Vi iioi 108 803 1231 1 1043 1 .... .... .... 52 "ioi ides 104 .... 2-Jl 1210 1 . . . n .... .... 188 t23 ' 802 ' 2lii K37 l31 901 1U74 TURKEY 8CPPLT IS UNDER DEMAND Buyers la Scramble for Few Small Lots That Came In Late. Very few turkeys reached Portland on Sunday or Monday and they were quiekly picked up at strong prices, ranging from 33 to 35 cents. Buyers would have paid even more had they been . available. So strong was the demand that everything- In the poultry line, alive or dressed, was cleaned up early In the day. It was the strongest bolldsy market the local trade has ever aeen. Unless the weather turns I colder, dealers look for egg prices to ease off again this week. Butter was firm, with sales of country creamery cybes at 49 Vt cents. Cranberry Supply Exhausted. The holiday demand for green produce kept up all day and dealers cleaned up completely In many lines. The street was entirely bare of cranberries In the after noon. A shipment Is coming over from Seattle tomorrow and they will sell at 318.50. a quantity of Japanese oranges was re ceived. A car of Nancy Hall sweet pota toes also arrived from the south. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $3,628,353 $904,311 Seattle 4.122.628 76S.T69 Tacoma 718,557 71.024 Spokane 1.721.656 - 494.117 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Feed, Flour, Etc. No session Merchants' Ec hangs on til Wednesday. WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1 grade: Hard white Bluestem, Early Bart. Allen. Galgulus. Martin Amber, $2.05. Soft white Palouse bluestem, fortyfold. White Valley, Gold Coin, White Russian. $2.03. White club Little club, Jenkins club, white hybrids. Sonora, $2.01. Red Walla Red Russian, red hybrids, Jones fife, Coppel. $1.13. No. 2 grade. 3c less. No. 8 grade. 6c lees. Other grades handled by sample. FLOUR Patents. $1J; Valley, $9.60; whole wheat. $9.60; graham. $9.40. MILLFEED Net mill prices, car lots: Bran, $29.50 per ton; shorts. $31.50 per ton; middlings, $38.50: mixed cars and less than carloads. 50c more; rolled barley, $606 62; rolled oats. $62. . CORN Whole. $75; cracked. $76 per ton. HAY Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton; Val ley timothy, $25&26; alfalfa. $24: Valley grain hay, $24; clover, $22; straw, $3. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras. 4914c; prime firsts, 49c. Jobbing prices: Prints, ex tras. 52c: cartons, lo extra; butterfat. No. L 67c delivered. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 4546c; 'candled. 48 to 40c; selects, 53o per doxen. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets. 23c; Young Americas, 24c per pound; longhorna. 24c Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets. 22Vc; Young Americas. 23V4o per pound. GAINS ARE SUBSTANTIAL ADVAXCE I!f STOCKS AIDED SHORT COVERING. BY Peace Ramon Gain Wide Circulation and Effect on War Bond List Is Marked. NEW "YORK. Dec 24. Contrary to general expectations, the Impending holiday on the Stock Exchange was accompanied by oc casional spurts of activity and many sub stantial accessions to last week's gains. The movement was - accelerated by a further settlement of short contracts, but other motives and factors were not altogether lacking. Peace rumors gained fresh currency. If not credence, from their wide circulation, traceable in part to speculative Interests. Their effect was most marked In the bond list. French municipals rising 2 to 4 per cent over last week's best quotations. This advantage was not well maintained, however, and at no time extended to the premier foreign bond, namely, the Anglo French 5s, which were reactionary with Canadian issues. In the stock list gross gains ranged from 1 to almost 3 points in seasoned raiis. 2 to 4 points in representative industrials, includ ing munitions. 1 to 2 in coppers and ship, pings, 2 to in tobaccos and oils and 1 to 3 in motors and miscellaneous specialties. Final prices were from fractions to s point under the day's maximum, reported cancellation of Russian orders provoking moderate realizing. Total sales amounted to 415. 0UO shares. Liberty issues contributed to the Irregu larity of the domestic bond list, the 4s fall ing from 97.00 to the new minimum of HO. US with a range of US.38 to 98.18 for ths 3s. Total sales of bonds, par value.- were 7, 175,000 United States bonds, old issues, were unchanged on call, but coupon 4s declined per cent on sales. , CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. 41 lO tili- 2,000 3.1 1,700 6414 3,tfo0 50 7s Low. bid. Am Beet Sugar. Am Can , Am Car A Fdry , Am Locomotive Am Sm & Refg.. 6H 34 i 40 70 12 55 7S,4 97 404 14 11 13H4 58 V, 43 37 hi 88 16'i 38 4 3314 28s 4SM, 28 32 '4 134 1221, 93 V 80 "-4 24 86 li 39 i 80 27H 65 3414 314 50 7114 9.1 101 11 f.6 7S 1 97 4014 15 10 132 5914 3.000 71 i Am Sugar Refg. . ..... Am Tel Tel... 1,900 Am Z L sc S 200 Anaconda Cop. .. 13.700 Atchison 1.700 102 12 50 T4 8o3 s 41 1514 12 13214 59 H 44 SO 84 17 39 54 34 29 H 50 . 27 3:i 14 1244 96 Vi 82 24 67 40 80 H 27;. AG&WISSL. 1.300 Bait & Ohio 4,000 B & S Copper . BOO Cal Petroleum . . Canadian Pacif .. Central Leather. Ches & Ohio Chi Mil & St P. . Chi & N W C K I & P ctfs. .. Ohino Copper. . ..' Colo Fu & Iron . . Corn Prod Refg. Crucible Steel. .. Cuba Cane Sugar Distillers' Secur. Erie General Elect. . . General Motors.. Ot Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. Illinois Central.. Inspiration Cop.. Int M M pfd. .. . Int Nickel Int Paper K C Southern Kennecott Cop. . Louis & Nash . , .. Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol.. Miami Copper. . . Missouri Pacific. Montana Power. Nevada Copper.. New York Cent.. N Y N H & H. ... Norfolk & West. Northern Paclf.. Pennsylvania . . Pit tiburs Coal . .. 400 3,200 2,200 1,900 POO 500 1,400 600 3.100 4.300 1.0O0 3.7O0 2.10O 5.300 7, BOO 800 400 5.900 3,300 10.700 7.400 43 87 on 16 39 33 28 74 50 26 32 13 124 95 81 24 86 40 80 27 23 16 SO 108 23 73 26 22 62 17 64 27 97 77 43 40 20 68 75 15 78 22 44 128 101 111 85 104 75 19 79 3, BOO 300 3.700 2.400 4O0 3.400 500 ' 2.200 nn 800 1.500 1.200 R0i 23 74 U 26 23 64 "o4ii" 2S P-7V4 78 43 hi 30 V 108 211, 72V4 21 22 61 V4 "3 2S 97 77 42 T4 Ray Consol Cop. 800 Reading .300 Rep Ir A Steel. .. 8.200 21 6914 76ii 15 7914 22-54 4314 130 10.1 112 85 104 a 78 19 80 20 68 74 T4 15 78 22 44 127 103 T4 110 83 T4 104 74 3 8 14 79 Shatt Ariz Cop. . Southern Pacific. Southern Ry 2O0 4.600 800 5,700 7,000 6.100 2.400 Studebaker Cor.. Texas Co Union Pacific. . . IT S Ind Alcohol. U S Steel 102,200 do pfd 900 ftah Copper. . . . 4,400 Wabash pfd B. . 5"0 Western Union. . 600 w.illn-rEltcl... 2.700 57- 36 36 Total sales lor tne aay, exa.uuu snares. . BONDS. U S ref 2s reg. 96, Nor Pac 4s 82 U S ref 2s cou. 9814 Nor Pao 3s 57 U S 3s reg 99 IPac T & T 5s.. 91 U S 3s coupon.' 99 Penn con 4s. 86 U S 4s reg 103Unlun Pac 4s.. 86 U 8 4s coupon. 103U S Steel 5s .. 94 Atchison gn 4s 83 So Pac cv 5s 86 D & R G ref Bs 47 lAnglo-French 5s 8874 NYC deb Us. 89U S Liberty 3s.98.2: Bld. Ronton Closing-. Mines. BOSTON, Dec. 24. Closing quotations: Allouez 45 Lake Copper.. S Ariz Com Calu ft Arts... Calu & Hecla. Centennial ... Cop Rng Con. E Butte Cop.. Franklin Gran by Con . . Isle Royalle . Kerr Lake . . . 10 -Monawk . 59 Nlplssing .415 Nor Butte . 12 Old Dominion. . 42 Osceola . ,. 814 Quincy . 58 .. 8 .. 12'4 aa 54 64 4 hupeilor 4 :. 70 ISup & Boston... 2 . 21 I Utah Con 9 . 4T4IWolverine SI Money, Exchange, Ktc. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Mercantile paper. 5(&6 per cent. Stirling 60-day bills. $4.71; commercial 60-day bills on banks. $4.71; commercial 60 day bills, $4 70; demand. $4.75; cables, $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand. 5.70; cables. 5.71. Guilders, demand, 43: cables, 43. Lire, demand. 8.32; cables. 8.30. Rubles, demand. 12; cables. 13. Bar silver. 86c. Mexican dollars, 08 e. Government bonds - easy, railroad bonds Irrevular Time loans strong. 60, 4)0 days and six months. 5 per cent tia. Call money easy. High. 6 per cent: low. per cent; ruling rate, 6 per cent; cloning bid. 4 per cent; onerea at a per cent; last loan. 4 per cent. LONDON, Dec. 24. Bar silver, 43 d per ounce, money, per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 4 per cent three months biUa, 4 per cenU- BEEF PRICE LIFTED Cattle Market Strong and Higher All Around. TOP STEERS WORTH $10.50 Choice Cows Are Sold at $7.85 and Heavy Hogs Advance Dime, with Other Sales at $15.60 Sheep Firm bnt In Small Supply. The cattle market was the strong tea--ture of trading at the stockyards yesterday, tl.ough a better tone was also apparent In swine and sheep values. The cattle market was 25 to 33 cents higher all around. Sev eral sales of steers were made at 310.25, Indicating a 310.30 level for strictly top grade. Choice cows sold up to X7.8S and heifers, calves and bulls shared In the Im provement. There was a fairly large' run of hogs and prime heavies were moved at $13.00. a dime over last week's closing price. The sheep supply was very small. Receipts were 733 cattle. 2u calves. 1561 hogs and 53 sheep. Shippers were: With hogs A. II. Pence. Myrtle Point, 1 load; Lebanon Market, Lebanon. 1 load; W. A. Leaper, Yoncalla. 1 load; G. D. Dor dick, Salem. 1 load; Cole ft Dodd, Haines and North Powder, 2 loads; J. Welch. Haines. 1 load; P. M. Connell. Weiser. 1 load; Hales Commission Company. Waits burg. 1 load. With cattle J. C. Mitchell. Payette. 4 loads; Drayson & Owen. 2 loads; Pendle ton Meat Company. Pendleton, 2 loads: W. B. Hunter, Enterprise, 2 loads; Cyrus Will iams, Union Junction. 1 losd ; J. F. Haem. Lostine, 2 loads; J. Wilson. Condon, 2 losds: Q. Helton, 1 load; Sol Dickerson, Weiser. 1 load: J. S. Flint. Junction City. 1 load; J. E. Sloan, Bend, 1 load; William Kinsell, Wasco, 1 load; J. O. Bowker. Payette. 2 loads. With mixed loads Tim Derr, McMlnn vllle. 1 load hogs and sheep; J. E. Profitt. Dayton, 1 load cattle, calves and hogs: O. 1 Oorsline, Enterprise and Joseph, 3 loads cat tle and hogs: J. W. Chandler. La Grande. 2 loads cattle and hogs: Sol Dickerson. Weiser. 3 loads cattle and hogs: C. E. Neber- gall. Albany. 1 load, cattle and hogs; Walter Given. Estacada. 1 ' load cattle and hogs. The day s sales were as follows: Wt. Price. Wt. Price. 2 steers. 5 steers. 1 steer. . 1 cow. . . 2 cows. . 8 cows. 1 cow . . 1 cow . . 1 cow. . '! rows. . 'i enn-s. . 2 ri'H'l. . 7 cV.vs. rows. . 1 bull... 8 hogs.. 90 hogs. . 86 hogs. . 1 hog 4 hogs. .. 1 hog. . ., 1 stag. .. 1 heifer. 1 calf. . . 1 calf. .. 33 steers. 13 steers. 5 steers 1 steer. . 4 steers. 5 steers. 3 steers. 9 steers. 1 steer. . 9 steers. 8 steers. 4 steers. 8 steers. 12 steers. 2 steers. 5 steers. 2 steers. 1 steer. . 2 steers. 13 steers. 1 steer. . 2 steers. 5 steers. 4 steers. 1 steer. . 11 steers. 2B cows. . 1 cow. . . 4 caws. . 1 cow. . . 26 cows. . 1 cow. . . 8 cows. . 3 cows. . 1 cow . . . 103.1 S 7.00! 28 cows. . 907 S 7.60 976 8.50I 1 cow . . . 7 co ws . . 1 cow. .. 1 cow. . . 25" cows. . 3 cows. . 6 cows . . 3 cows. . 25 cows. . 3 cows. . 5 cows. . 5 cows. . R cows . . 1 cow . . . 7 cows. . 7 cows. . 1 COW. . . 1200 4.50 6.10 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.50 737 1240 700 1028 876 . 976 977 1025 1216 944 1022 930 1O30 837 877 10.10 1080 994 1084 1210 940 1020 1)90 STK) 1600 1700 I860 1460 0.10 13.10 2040 1350 1.100 14SO 200 126 120 201 226 132 210 238 300 174 206 194 159 330 142 152 3H2 209 362 18.1 BOO 184 206 220 241 240 1.10 143 231 220 5.00 6. .10 6.7.1 7.81 6.50 6.50 6.50 7.8.1 7.8.1 7.50 6.2.1 1240 900 916 790 930 880 810 1014 967 230 990 1320 333 2:',2 213 3.10 23.1 190 1200 1100 I.IO 190 1204 8.14 834 930 looo 732 870 9H5 io::o 1094 816 r40 1070 1062 1165 870 1065 800 9lO 944 980 940 744 ' 735 940 788 941 10S0 970 890 941 10SO 842 846 1130 1230 900 982 1O40 1188 990 1033 6.7 4.00 S.O0 7.00 7.1 6:251 9.001 7.001 5.001 14 50 15.60: 15.00 6.00 7.00 n.r.o 6.011 4.0O 5.0O 7.50 7.50 4.2.1 3.30 7.73 7.00 6.00 .7.1 7.0O 6.00 6.00 5.1 10 6.2.1 5.50 6.23 8.50 6.00 15.50 13. 5C 13.50 15.50 15.60 14.00 14.60 15.60 14. 80 13.50 15.60 15.4.1 15.4.1 14.45 13. no 12.50 14 .10 1.1. .10 14.50 14.00 14.40 15.6(1 15.60 13.50 14.50 15.00 13.50 13.-10 1.1.60 13.60 14.50 1 cow. 15.0012O cows. .. 14.50 8..10 .25 10. 00' 8.50 10.2.1 8.50 7.00 7.C0 16 cows. 1 cow. . , 1 cow . . , 2 cows. . 2 cows. . 1 cow. . . 1 bull... 1 bull... 1 bull. . . 1 bull. . , 1 bull.., 1 bull.., 1 bull. .. 1 bull.. 1 bull. . , 7.7.1 7. 00 1 8.50 8.25 0.0O 9.2 7.50 1 bull. . , 5.00! 50 hogs. . 9.0OI12 hogs. . 8.50112 hogs. . 10.00139 hogs. . 9.25 90 hogs. 10.20 6. .10 8.2.1 8.75 24 hogs. . , 1 hog. . . 9 hogs. . . 11 hogs. . 7.7513:1 hogs.. 8 00149 hogs. . 7.501137 hogs. 3.2." 112 hoses. 8.00 6.50 7.8.1 6.50 7 hOKS. . 4 hogs. . 6 hogs. . 8 hOKS. . 6.00 I 33 hogs.. 6.00i 8 hogs. . 7.8-11 2 hogs. . 6.50 1 hog. . . 7.2.1 1 hog... B.25'73 hOKS.. 7.75170 hogs. 6.00119 hogs. ., 7.751 1 hog... 7.50 1 hog... B.nolis hoRs.. 7.7.1186 hoits.. 6.50145 hogs. . 7.501 1 cow. . . 2 cows. . 14 cows. . 1 cow . . . 11 cows. . 4 cows. . 3 cows. . Quotations at the yards follow Cattle Prime to choice steers.. Medium to good steers.. Cr.i-r.mon to good steers Prlce. .$ P.7.1i 10.50 . a7.1i 9.6.1 . 7'.25 8.40 . 7.00-. 7.85 . 5.7.11 7.35 . 3.00 .1.50 4.00!t 7.00 . 7. 00 10.00 . 0.00 0 8.00 . 15.35fJ?15.50 . 1.1.4.141 15.60 . 13.50 & 14.50 . 13.0Or313.50 . 12. 50 'a 13.O0 . 12.0012 50 . 8.00 10.00 . 11.7512.25 Choice cows and heifers 1 Common to good cows, heifers. Canners Bulls Calves Stockers and feeders Hogs Prime lights Prime heavy Pips Sheep Western lambs ..... Valley lambs ....... Yesrlings Ewes Wethers DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED Shipments En Route to Leading Livestock Markets of Country. Destinations of livestock loaded Decem ber 23. (Carloads reported west of Alle gheny Mountains, double decks counted as two cars.) Reported by Bureau of Markets. North Portland. Cattle. Horses, Mxd. calves Hogs Sheep mules stock. Atlanta. Ga. Boston . .f Chlcsiro ... 12 "iii 115 " is "'ia ""s 2 2 8 .... 8 10 22 14 .... 9 2 9 1 1 2 5 5 67 42 22 3 6 7 ) m 9 m m 12 ""2 "'.'. '"i 195 26 26 .1.1 "24 ""6 "6 7 -5 6 .... 1 13 ' 22 26 '"i '"i .'.'.'. 2 IS ooea oeea 4 8 6 7 , 139 69 11 53 , 834 457 87 87 68 .1317 507 285 145 6 it of livestock loaded. Decem- .""30 "26 "'.I '"i v H 3 s a, S 8 1 eaee v 2 4 eeee Cincinnati Cleveland E. St. Louis Fort Worth Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles New York.. Oklahoma City. Omaha Portland. Or. . St. Joseph. St. Paul San Francisco Sioux City ... Sioux Falls... Spokane Wichita Various Totals . One week Four w'ks ago. State origins ber 23 For Portland Oregon Total One week ago. Four k'ks ago. For Seattle: One week ago. State origins of livestock loaded Decem ber 22 For Portland: California . . Idaho ...... Oregon . - . - 1 6 11 Totals 11 7 8 10 One week ago. 1 Four w'ks ago. 14 For. Seattle: Tdat)0 Washington ... 3 Totals Seattle 8 .,9 Four w'ks ago. .... 2 Eastern Meat Trade Conditions. Reports on Eastern meat trade conditions December 24 8:30 A. M.. Eai'.ern time): Beef. Boston Beer, fresh: Receipts heavy, mar ket opening quiet, asking prices about 50 cents per cwt. higher than Friday, demand very light. Kosher beef: Supply liberal, mar ket barely steady, demand fair. Steers: Receipts heavy, market about steady at Friday's close, little early trade tor cuts, demand light. Cows: Receipts liberal, market unchanged since Friday's close, demand slow. New York Beef, fresh: Receipts moder ate, market fairly steady at prices about In Iline with Friday's close, dema er chucks and pistes: Supply ket strong, demand good. 11 line with Friday's close, demand fair. Kosh- y normal, roar- Hinds and ribs: MORRIS BROS., inc. Established 25 Tears RAILWAY EXCHANGE BUILDING PORTLAND, OREGON Oregon Municipal Bonds Yielding From 5 to 6 Supply normal, market steady, demand fair Steers: Receipts moderate, market quiet at last week's closing, demand fair. Cows: Receipts light, market steady at last week's closing, demand fair. Philadelphia Beef, fresh: A number of delayed cars have arrived, receipts very liberal, market fairly steady at Friday's close, very little trading being done. Kosher beef: No report. Steers: Receipts liberal, market about steady to a shade lower, demand light. Cows: Receipts moderate, market quiet at last week's prices, demand light. Washington Beef, fresh t Several over due cars arriving, receipts liberal, market a little easier, demand light. Steers: Receipts heavy, market barely steady, demand slow. Cows: Receipts light, market weak at Friday's close, demand poor. Pork. Boston Receipts moderate, light loins steady to a shade higher, other cuts firm, demand fair. New Tork Some delayed cars arriving, market barely steady, at last week's close, demand fair. Philadelphia Receipts moderate, market steady, demand fair. Washington Receipts liberal. market fairly steady at last week's close, demand slow. Lamb. Boston Receipts heavy, market dull and draggy. demand slow. New i'ork Receipts moderate. market auiet. price unchanged: demand fair. Philadelphia Receipts liberal. "market quiet at barely steady prices, demand very slow. Washington Receipts heavy, market fair ly steady, demand very slow. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Dec. 24. Hogs Receipts 4000, market 15c to 20c higher. Heavy. flO.SS'g: 16.70; mixed. fia.40t 16.60; light. 10.30r 16.70: pigs. $10&16.50; bulk of sales. J10.40 a 16.60. Cattle Receipts 5000. market 10c to 15c higher Native steers, 8.50(if 13.50; cows and heifers. J8.50H 10: Western steers, $7.50 fill: Teas steers, te.li 10.25; cows and heifers, $6w9: canners, $5rri"6: stockers and rteders. (11; calves, 9.5012.o0; bulls, stags, etc.. $0.508.-10. Sheep Receipts 4.100. market strong. 15c to 2.1c higher. Yearlings. $11.50M 13.-J.1: wethers. $1 1 H .12.50; ewes, $a.75(o 11.25; lambs, $14. 30& 16.25. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Hogs Receipts 23,000. firm. Bulk. $16.6017; light. $1.1.90 rlT: mixed, $16.3517.10; heavy, $16.30fg) 17.10; , rough, $10.30 16.00; pigs. $11.55 15.55. Cattle Receipts 14.000. firm. Native steers, S7.3.1(i 14.40: Western steers, $0.40 'tp 12.7.1: Rtnckcn and feeders. Ib.oorrc lo.. : cows and heifers, $5.0 if 11.30; calves. $9 16.50. Sheep Receipts 8000. strong. Wethers. $9 013.10; lamus. tr.'.wi'i'iii.iu. COLD WAVE IS FACTOR PREDICTION OF TEMPERATURE DROP STRENGTHENS CORN. Operatlona of Railroads May De Handi capped and Movement of Crop Delayed. CHICAGO. Dec. 24. Likelihood of a cold wave brought about an advance today In the value of corn. Prices at the finish, al though unsettled, were c to lc net higher with January $1.25 and May $1.24. Oats gained lc to lc. The outcome In provision! was a decline ranging from 10c to 42c. Predictions that temperatures were to go sharply down grade led to immediate mis :ivin2s in the corn market that the opera tlon of the railroads would be handicapped and that the movement of the corn crop would suffer new delay. Besides, fresh complaints of car scarcity gained circula tion and it was said traffic facilities had not as yet Improved sufficiently to result In any decided Increase of loadings. ue celpts here were still disappointingly small and the United States visible supply tota showed only a slight enlargement. Under such circumstances, bulls had the advantage throughout the entire session. Business was of a noticeably restricted holiday character. Buying that was ascribed to export In terests had a good deal to do with the- ad vance In oats. The best demand was for the May delivery. Announcement of the letting of Immense Government contracts to .packing houses strengthened provisiorfp. Profit-taking sales. however, caused decided reaction after mid day. The Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Open. $ 1.23 1.24 High. $ 1.26 1.25 OATS. 7".00 75.00 PORK. 46.83 LARD. Low. 1.23 -m Close. S 1.2.17 Jan. May 1.24 78.00 Dec May 77.O0 74.00 77.00 74.00 70.00 ii Jan. 46.63 48.25 46.25 Jan. May 24.7.1 24.95 24.82 25.U2 RIBS. 24.15 24. 1.1 L'4.55 Jan. . 24.80 24.20 24.20 May . 2.1.0.1 23.12 24.00 i'4.65 r:n.h nrlc. were as follows: Corn Nos. 2 and 8 yellow, nominal; No. 4. viinw. 1.55'd 1.60. Oats No. 3 white. $79S0; standard. $79 80 . hyc No. 2. $1.8201.82. Barley $1.40 fr 1..18. Timothy $.10i 7.o0. Clover $2tra '2G. Pork Nominal. Lard $24.45. Ribs $23.87 g 24.37. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24. Flax. $3.30 I 3.39. Barley, $1.281.58. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET. Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Freeh Fruit, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. Batter, prim extra 61c. Eggs Fresh. . extras. 49c; fresh, extra, nutlets. 45c. Cheese New first, not quoted. Young Americas, 24 c. Poultry Hens, 2526c; roosters, 1617c. fryers. 27 (ft 29c; broilers, 30 'a 35c; squabs. $2.503.00; pigeons, $1.50(1.75; geese, 18(o.2oc; turkeys, live, 20281-; fancy gob- blurs, dressed, 3233c; hens, 3033c. Vegetables Squash, cream. $11.23; hub bard. $11.25; eggplant, ti4j 8c: peas, 6& 6c; peppers, oeil, 7&iuc; chile, 5&7c; tomatoes. l.-o4 1.75; lettuce, $l.-0'tf 1.50; celery, 2U 30c: potaoes, river, $2&2.15; Salinas, $2. DO 5x3; sweet. $3.75; onlono, Australian brown, $2.15(2.23; green. $1.73: gar,ic, 5&0c; cucumbers, $2. 252.75; beans, string, lutf 11c; wax. 8coj10c: pumpkins. $1&1.25; car cots. $13)1.25; beets. $1.251.50; turnips, ;0($1; ruuoarb, $1.5u2. Fruit Grapes, Cornichon. $1.251.50; pears, $1(&1.50; Casaoas, 75c$1.6o; lemons, $0.50(u6.75; persimmons, 75cfe$l. 50; grape fruit. $3&3.2.l; oranges, naveis. $4.50; tan gerines, $1.50$. 1.75; oananas, 540'Bc; pine apples, $4(&6; apples. Bellefleur, $11.25; Newtown Pippins, $1.1541.2o; Rhode isianu Greenings, 1 lu 1.20; olives, bijlUc; pome granates, $1.50&' 2. Hay Wheat ana wheat and oat, $26(928; tame oat, -i 4 27.50; barley. $24426; alfalfa, )24&27; barley straw, OOtaOOc. Millfeed Cracked corn and feed, corn meal. Sdo&'fei; ailalfa meal, $30331; cocoa nut meal. $44 for 20 and 10-ton lota Flour $10.80 per barrel. Receipts Flour. 17,372 qrs.; barley, 5830 centals; beans, 1238 sacks; potatoes, 1873 sacks; hay. 074 tons; hides, 115; wine 42,300 gallons. Corfee Futures Advance. NEW YORK. Dec 24. There was a fur ther sharp advance at the opening of the market for coffee futures here today, with Maicb selling at $7.67 and September at $8.20 during the early trading, or about 8 t 16 points net higher. Foreign buying was again a factor, while', it seemed that the renewed taik of pea prospects was bring. Ir.g in a little demand from outside sources The advance attracted considerable realiz ing, however, and prices reacted later, with March selling off to $7.62 and September to $3.09. The close Was net 2 points lower to 5 points Higher. December and Janusryi $7.41; March. $7.61; May. $7.77; July, $7.94; September. $8.09; October. $8.16. bpot coffeo firm: Rio 7s. 8c: Santos 4s. 9c. Fair sales are said to have been . made In the cost and freight market late Saturday and this morning, including San tos 4s at prices ranging from $9.33 to $9.45. London credits. Today's offerings from Brazil were reported limited and Irregular. They Included 4a at from $9.40 to $9.50. Lon don credits. The official cables reported no chsnge in Brazilian markets, except Santos futures were unchanged to 2o rels lower. Hops. Etc., at New Tork. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Hops, quiet; state medium to choice, 1917. 52f 57c; 1916, nomi nal; Pacific Coast. 1017. 2327c; 1016, 13 S19c. Hides, quiet; Bogota. 41c; Central Amer ica. 40c. Wool, firm, domestic fleece XX Ohio and Pennsylvania, 70c. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW TORK. Dee. 24. Evaporated apples, dull. Californlas. 1517c; prime-state. 15-i15c. Prunes, quiet-- Californlas. 814 01214c; Oregons. 13"til4cr Peaches, dull; standard. 1114c; choice, 12c Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Dec. 24. Butter. steady. Creamery, 3040i-. Eggs, higher. Receipts, 5S77 cases; firsts. 46ca47c: ordinary firsts, 42fff45c; at mark, cases Included, 40 40c; refrigerator firsts. 364 o'37c Commodity Exchange Closed. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Holiday In raw and refined sugar market today. - NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Holiday on the Metal Exchange here today, also lu London. Holiday at Savannah. SAVANNAH. Ga. Dec. 24. Holiday In naval stores. English Exchanges Closed. LONDON, Dec. 24. All Liverpool and London exchanges were closed today. Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Dec. 24. Spot cotton quiet Middlings, 31 c DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. HAFNEETER To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hafneeter, 109 Eighteenth, December 18. a son. MOLL To Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Moll. 32 East Eighty-fifth. December 15. a daugh ter. BOREN To Mr. and Mrs. John H. Boren. 1717 Portsmouth avenue, December 19. a daughter. WIENEKE To Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Wieneke. 2UU9 East Yamhill, December 12, a son. Building Permits. H. F. HOLKENBRINK Erect frame ga rage. 351 East Thirty-ninth street, between Stephens and Market; builder, same; $50. FOSTER 3c KLEISER CO. Erect 1-story semi-fireproof billboard. East Third street. between Burnside and Couch; builders. same: $:0. HALL & COMPANY BUY AND SELL U. S. Government Foreign Government Railroad Municipal BONDS Join the Red Cross today, the noblest way to spend a dollar. TRAVELERS' Gl'IDE. HJSI EBBE&3 Independent S. S. Co. Direct for San Francisco First-Clatm Meal nod Berth Included. S. S. KILBURN Sailing 6 P. M., Thurs., Dec 27. Columbia Dock 'o. 1, Near II rood v ay liridaje. Tickets tor Sale at Dock and 124 Third Street. Phones, Broudway 520, A S422. PMSteamsAip Go? 4,';S!j2e. 1 124 Third St. Mala 3. ALASKA Ketchikan. Wrangell. Juneau. Deaf, laa. siaines. Ska way. Cordova. Val aea. toward auii AuchoraKe. CALIFORNIA via Seattle or Ban Francisco to Lo Angeles and San Diego direct. Larg est ships, unequaled service, low rates. Including berth and meals. Make reservatlona San Francisco L.os Angeles S. S. BEAVER Sails from Ainsworth Ooek. 8 P. M., Tuesday. Dec. 23. Tbe San runciitco fc i'urtlaoti S. 8. Co.. Third and uteiiiaictoii treet (with O.-W. K. ft M. Co.). lei. Broadway 46 ou. A 612L. 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