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TIIE MORXiyG OREGONIAy, TUESDAY, JANUARY G, 1920,
HARRISON
STEAMERS
MAY GALL HERE
; United Kingdom Service De
I pends on' Cargoes.
SHIP NOW IS AVAILABLE
; Sailings Are Every 2 8 Days Lum-
; bcp Will Be Accepted Here
for Part of Ixad.
The T. A J. Harrison Steamship
company, operating the Harrison di
rect line, with regular sailings from
San Francisco to the United Kingdom,
will extend its service to Portland
If sufficient freight is offered here,
it was announced yesterday by Bal
four, Guthrie & Co.. local agents for
the line. The 11,000-ton steamer Pa
trician of the Harrison line is now
available for loading at Portland. It
was announced.
Several vessels of the Harrison line,
during the past few years, have
loaded cargo at Portland, but no
regular service out of this port has
ever been established by the line. It
is now the desire of the Harrison
company to establish a schedule of
regular sailings out of Portland, ac
cording to Robert S. M. Nicholson
of Balfour, Guthrie & Co.. if suffi
cient inducement in the way of
freight for the United Kingdom can
be booked here. Lumber will be ac
cepted as part cargo, according to
Mr. Nicholson, but the vessels of the
Harrison line will not t call here lor
lumber alone.
The Harrison line now maintains a
schedule of a sailing out of San Fran
cisco for the United Kingdom every
28 days. It was announced in the
San Francisco offices of the line a
few weeks ago, according to press
dispatches, that the company was
planning an extension of its service
to norts of the north Pacific.
Mr. Nicholson also announced yes
terday that the schooner Thistle and
the-auxiliary schooner Columbia River
have been chartered by Balfour,
Guthrie & Co. to load lumber here for
Australia. Both are now in south
Pacific waters and will be here in
the first quarter of 1920.
;'r! The Thistle left Callao on the west
eoast of South America November 24
lor Taltal and Honolulu, and returned
o Callao September 8 with her steer
ing gear and rudder damaged. She
put to sea again after the damage
was repaired. The Columbia River
lft Callao November 27 for Taltal.
.iThe chartering by Balfour. Guthrie
& Co. of the American barkentine
George U. Hind to carry lumber to
South Africa has previously been re
ported. This vessel, now at San Fran
cisco, will come to load in the Co
lumbia river.
A.MWA COMIXG TO PORTLAND
Steamer Now Unloading Coal in
;; Honolulu Will Be Here Soon.
" The shipping board steamer Aniwa,
a. steel vessel of 4615 net tons regis
ter, discharging coal for the navy at
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, will come to
Portland as soon as she finishes that
operation to load flour for the At
lantic coast. This was announced
yesterday by C. D. Kennedy, agent
of the division of operations of the
emergency fleet corporation. The
Aniwa took coal from Norfolk to the
islands.
Two other large steamships, the
shipping board steamer Uuquesne and
the troop ship Marlca. have been re
ported as coming to Portland the first
part of this month from Honolulu to
load flour for the Atlantic. The
Marica was scheduled to Bail from
Honolulu yesterday and the Duquesne
next Thursday. The exact date of
the Aniwa's departure from Hcfnolulu
was not given, but she was expected
to start for Portland this week.
STEAMER RESUMES BUS' SOON
Mctlako, Damaged by Recent Mis-nap,-
Is Being Repaired.
KEISO, Wash.. Jan. 5. (Special.)
A. K. Hayes, owner of the steamer
Metlako, which struck a piling break
water at the head of Willamette
lough last week during a heavy fog,
punching a hole in her side, reported
yesterday that the boat had been suc
cessfully raised. The hole made in
the hull is being repaired and the
Metlako will be back on the Kelso
Portland run soon.
The steamer had been on that run
but a few days when the accident oc
curred. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash.. Jan. 5. (Spe
cial.) Kffort to float the stranded
motor schooner Janet Carruthers. which
has been on Copalis beach for a year, have
been abandoned for the winter. J. H. Price,
who bought the schooner as junk and re
moved the cargo and machinery, says he
expects to try to get the hull Into deep
water on one of the spring high tides. The
Vessel is salll standing; up well.
The steamer Carlos cleared for San
Pedro this morning with passengers and
lumber from the Donovan mill. South
berdeen.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) The
team schooner Daisy began loading lum
ber at Knappton this morning for San
Tranclsco.
The steam schooner Santiam began tak
morning. She will go to San Pedro.
To load lumber at Westport, the steam
schooner Shasta arrived at 5 o'clock this
morning from Los Angeles.
The steam schooner Nome City arrived
at 1 :30 this morning from San Francisco
with freight and proceeded to Portland.
To load a full cargo of lumber at West
port for San Francisco, the steam schooner
Johan Poulsen arrived at 8 o'clock this
morning from San Francisco.
With a cargo of general freight, the
team schooner E. H. Meyer arrived at 0
o'clock last night from San Francisco and
proceeded to Portland.
The steam schooner Daisy Putnam ar
rived at 4:30 this morning from San Fran
cisco and went to Portland to load lum
ber.
The steam schooner Klamath, which ar
rived at 9 o'clock last night from San
Francisco, will load lumber at Wauna,
Westport and St. Helena
The steamer Diana, laden with ties from
Portland for England, returned this morn
ing from her 24-hour trial trip at sea and
sailed at 2 o clock this afternoon.
The schooner Inca, lumber-laden from
Portland, sailed for Australia at 10:33 to
day.
To load lumber at Wauna, Westport
and St. Helena, the steam schooner San
Jac4nto arrived at 7:30 this morning from
' San Franclai-'O.
With a cargo of general freight, the
t steam schooner Multnomah arrived at 7
' o'clook this morning from San Francisco
' and proceeded to Portland.
The steamer Clrclnus finished loading
1. 000,000 feet of lumber at Knappton to-
; night and will shift to the Hammond mill,
' where she will begin loading 1,200,000 feet
tomorrow morning.
Eight steam schooners arrived during
last night, from California points and each
will load lumber for a return cargo.
.The steamer Nishmaha, with cargo for
Kew York, arrived from Portland at 2:30
this afternoon. She was attached here by
t Bherlff Nelson on a suit filed by the Co
lumbia River Packers' association to re
cover (4420 damages, but was released
later on bond. The Nishmaha will sail at
S! o'clock tomorrow morning.
The trial run of the steamer Owatama
will probably be held tomorrow. The craft
was built at the Wilson shipyards and her
machinery was installed by the Astoria
Marine Iron works. The steamer had her
dock trial several days ago and passed
inspection. After her-run tomorrow she
will be turned over to the emergency fleet
corporation and she is understood to be
under charter.
,,The tank steamer Lansing, with fuel
oil for Portland, Is due from California.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 6. (Special.)
The motorshlp Is the most economical and
efficient for Ion voyages and this type
of craft will have no be considered in the
future when a surplus tonnage follows
competition on the seas, according to John
H. Rosseter. former rlirfnr tvf operations.
United States shlDDinir board, who has re
turned to San Francisco. Mr. Rosseter
saia that before leaving Washington he
revised construction of xn 11 noo-to motor
hips for account of the shipping board
and that he had the various congressional
representatives and officials lined up for
the project. The shipping expert said
that in his Judgment the reciprocating en
gine Is beet for vessels making only short
voyages. Mr. Rosseter visited the floor
of the Merchants' Exchange here today
and was greeted by his friends.
The five-masted schooner Levi W. Os
trander. Captain Steel, put Into this port
today from Vancouver, R. C-, leaking so
badly that repairs will have to be made.
The Ostrander sailed from the northern
port 21 days ago, clearing for Durban with
1,700,000 feet of lumber. Three days out
the vetBel commenced to leak and the
power pumps were brought into play.
Later these failed to work and the crew
had to resort to the hand pumps. It was
hard and strenuous work and three of the
crew needed medical atention when the
vessel arrived here. It 1 expected that
the Ostrander will proced in ten days.
The local division of operations. United
States shipping board, announced today
the following assignments of new vessels:
Wooden steamer Clackamas, due for de
livery January 12. to the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company, Portland, to load rail
way ties for the United Kingdom; wooden
steamer Wonahbe to the Admiral line for
operation to the United Kingdom, with
railway ties, and the West Ivan, due for
delivery February 2 to Frank Waterhouse
A Co., of Seattle, for operation to the
orient and to load general merchandise.
The shipping board training ship Iris,
Captain McAvoy, returned from a coast
wise cruise today. A score of the ap
prentices will be graduated and sent out
on vessels as ordinary seamen.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Jan. 5.
(Special.) With a cargo of rice (oaded in
the orient, the Japanese steamer Panama
Maru. which called at Puget sound to re
plenish her bunkers, sailed this afternoon
for Cuba.
After seven months spent at the navy
yarti at Bremerton undergoing a general
overhauling, the United States artillery
steamer Major Ivan Thomas returned here
today to resume her duties in connection
with the artillery service. The Thomas
had new machinery Installed.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 5. (Special.)
Twenty-five thousand tons of cargo con
signed to tho Alaskan Engineering com
mission will be handled from Seattle to
Seward and Anchorage during 1020 by ves
sels of the Alaska Steamship company and
the Pacific Steamship company, according
to a contract Just closed by representatives
of the government and officers of the com
panies. The cargo will consist of construction
material, steel rails, rolling stock, steel
bridge material, cement and lumber for
bridges and trestles for the Alaska railroad
and supplies for the army of men employed
along the right-of-way. The freight will
begin to move Immediately and will consist
of 15 shiploads of the size bandied by ves
sels now operated on the Seattle-Alaska
routes.
With a cargo of 11,000 measurement
tons, Wt per cent of which was produced on
Puget sound, the steamship West Segovia
of the United States shipping board is
scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow
night for Honolulu. Port Allen, Kahlului
and Hllo, Hawaii. The freight aboard the
West Segovia consists of lumber, box
shooks, flour, feed and other commodities.
The vessel Is managed and operated by the
Matson Navigation company for the ship
ping board. The West Segovia made one
trip to the orient and return for Struthers
& Dixon and is now loading at the Smith
Cove terminal of the port commission for
her second voyage.
The steamship Meriden of the Matson
Navigation company's shipping board fleet,
which has been on drvdock it t,h ni.nt
of the Heffernan Drydock company in West
omiic, ib especiea io De reaay to go on
berth for Hawaii Wednesday. She will load
lumber and general cargo in Seattle and
Tacoma. The Meriden stranded in a heavy
fog at Jefferson Head recently while com
ing up the sound bnunrt f rm h..h f-
Seattle. but a survey of the vessel's hull on
drydock .howed she was not damaged in
w. os, w aer misnap.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 5. (Special. 1
Indications are that the Robin Hood, load
ing here for west coast ports, will get
away tomorrow. The vessel has completed
her lumber cargo and is finishing up with
box shooks. It is not believed that th
steamer will go to Anacortes or Belllng
ham this voyage. She has a little over
1.100,000 feet of lumber from Tacoma.
The West Islip arrived here this morn
ing to load a part cargo of flour for the
east coast. The vessel Is being handled
vy otrumera dc LMXOn.
The Stanwood was an arrival from s
Francisco via ports.
The steamer Cathlaraet had a rood vnv-
age out from Tacoma to the east coast,
according to advices received here from
Howard. Hermans, chief engineer of the
ship. Some heavy weather was encountered
iter passing tnrougn the canal. The Cath-
lamet will go to Europe and possibly Aus
tralia. ..
No word has been received ud to a lata.
hour today from the Garland line ateamnr
Justin, due from Shanghai. The vessel was
expected to report- Sunday. It is believed
that she has been slightly delayed by
heavy weather. The Javary. of this line,
is following close behind the Justin.
tne Amur, witn 4(K tons of blisters,
the Eastholm with 200 tons and the Prov
ldencia with 700 tons, arrived at the
smelter today to discharge
The ' Celllo Is due at the Puget Sound
Lumber company mill some time tomor
row to load lumber.
The steamship Governor, of the Admiral
line, will arrive at the Commercial docks
some time Wednesday night and begin to
load tor ner amornia voyage. The big
coast liner will take the entire cargo con
signed to the Admiral Schley, which is
now on ary aocK in San Francisco with
propeller trouble.
CLAUSEUS TAKES FUEL OIL
Vessel to Go to Seattle in Ballast
for General Cargo.
The steamer Clauseus of the Green
Star line dropped down from the
Northwest Steel company's plant to
the Standard Oil company's dock at 4
P. M. yesterday to take on fuel oil
for her trip to Seattle in ballast,
where she will load general cargo for
the orient.
The Clauseus was the last of four
ships bought by the Green Star Steam
ship company from the Northwest
Steel & Columbia River Shipbuilding
company. Others were the Corvus,
Centaurus and Circinus.
Keels have been laid and erection
is under way on ' three of the five
steel steamers to be built for the
Green Star lljie by the G. M. Standifer
Construction corporation at Van
couver. The first of these vessels
will probably be delivered In March.
IMF!
C MR EHS
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ARRIVE IN ONE DAY
Coastwise Movement Shows
Unusual Activity.
RECORD OF YEARS IS SET
Fleet, Discharging or loading, Be
tween Westport and Portland
Reaches Total of 13.
Unusual activity In the coastwise
movement of lumber was shown by
the arrival In the river yesterday of
eight steam schooners to load for Cali
fornia. This was the largest number
to come into the river In a single day
for several years. The fleet of steam
schooners loading, unloading and ar
riving In the river between Westport
and Portland yesterday reached a
total number of 13.
Those to arrive yesterday were the
Klamath, Ernest H. Meyer, Nome City,
Daisy Putnam. Shasta, San Jacinto,
Multnomah and Johan Poulsen. Of
this number, four arrived light. They
were the Klamath, which went di
rectly to St. Helens to load, and the
Shasta, San Jacinto and Johan Poul
sen, which went to Westport. .The re
mainder of yesterday's arrivals came
to Portland, the Multnomah and Nome
City bringing freight, and the Ernest
H. Meyer and Daisy Putnam coining
light.
The five steam schooners loading
In the river when yesterday's fleet
of eight arrived were the Avalon, San
tiam, Wapama, Daisy and Florence
Olson. The Avalon left down from
St. Helens for sea at 9 o'clock last
night, and the Florence Olson shifted
from Westport to Rainier. The Nom
City shifted la tiierh from Albers
dock No. 3, where she discharged h
general freight from California, to
the mill of the St. Johns Lumber com
pany, where she will load a full out
ward cargo of lumber.
M1SH1HH IS SUED AGAIN
COLUMBIA RIVER PACKERS
ASSOCIATION IS PLAINTIFF.
Damages In Sum of $4420 Asked
as Result of Collision on
November 2 9.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 5. (Special.)
Damages in the sum of $4420 are
asked in a suit file J in the circuit
court today by the Columbia River
Packers' association against the
United States shipping board, the
Emergency Fleet corporation and the
Pacijic Steamship company, owners
and operators of the steamer Nish
maha. The action is to recover for
injury alleged to have been done to
the plaintiff's dock and warehouse by
the steamer Nishmaha, when she col
lided with the cannery ship Reuce and
the dock on the afternoon of Novem
ber 29, as the steamer was berthing
at the Standard Oil company's wharf.
The complaint recites that 900 square
feet of the wharf decking was
smashed, two slips were destroyed, the
warehouse was shifted four inches on
its foundation and the expense for re
pairs will amount to $4000. In addi
tion, the complaint avers that on ac
count of the accident, the plaintiff
was deprived of the use of its wharf
and warehouse for 21 days, thereby
sustaining a loss of $420 which it
seeks to recover. A libel was released
later on bonds served on the steamer
Nishmaha on her arrival from Port
land this afternoon.
A few days ago a suit was brought
in the federal court against the same
steamer by the board of marine un
derwriters to recover $12,000 for the
damage done the cannery ship Reuce
in this accident.
Dollar Jr. Inspects Schooners.
Melville Dollar, son of Robert Dol
lar, ship owner and operator of San
Francisco, was in Portland Sunday
and inspected the schooners Cossa
and Cotys on the ways of the Penin
sula Shipbuilding company. Mr. Dol
lar was taken on a trip around the
harbor by G. B. Hegardt, chief engi
neer and secretary of the commission
of public docks. Mr. Dollar praised
the facilities at the St. JoTins munici
pal terminal and declared them the
most modern on the Pacific coast. He
declared an additional drydock the
greatest pret need of the port.
Pacific Company Gets Wowabbe
The wooden steamer WowahTi v
ing built by the George F. Rodgers
Shipbuilding company at Astoria, was
aasifirneri vesterdav tn tho Ti r
Steamship company for operation, by
c. D. Kennedy, agent of the opera
tions division of the emergency fleet
corporation. ' The Wowahbe is sched
uled for delivery January 20. She will
load lumber or ties for the United
Kingdom.
Silver Shell I Coming.
The tank .steamer Silver Shell.
owned by the Shell Oil company, left
San Francisco yesterday with a cargo
of oil for the Shell company here. It
was reported yesterday to the Mer
chants' Exchange. This is the first of
the Shell tankers to come to this city.
Oil for the Shell company has hereto
fore been brought by tankers of the
other oil companies, principally the
union and Associated.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
IS VANS-BUR LEV Howard B. Evans, SO,
654 Schuyler street, and Enid Burley, 0,
735 Everett street.
MOCHETTB2-BLANC Joseph D. Mo-
chettes, 26, McMlnnville. Or., and Zephir
ine Blanc, 24. 789 Glisan street.
LESSER-SCHNEIDER Morris Leaser
51. San Francisco. Cel.. and Rose Schnei
der. 8H, Multnomah hotel.
EASLEY-ANDERSON W. H. Eaaley,
27. Broadway hotel, and Opal V. Ander
son, 27, Broadway hotel.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
TR ACE Y-JOYCE Alban Tracey, 85,
Spokane, and Rebecca Joyce. 35. Snokane.
THOMAS-FARRINGTOX H. E. Thom
as. 39, Portland, and Amelia Farrlngton,
40. Eureka, Cal.
ZANDER-CUMMINGS Hubert Zander,
ox aiiMnuiB, Muni., ana Aiay .ummlngs,
21. of Missoula. Mont.
HEPPEXST ALL-ADAMS Clair Heppen-
staii. 2. fortiana, ana jjorls Adams, 18,
Grants Pass. Or. '
YUSCAP-BERTOWSKI Simon Yuscap,
34, of Portland, and Burbara Bertowski
32. of Portland.
JORDAN-BEMENT Robert Jordan, 24,
of Portland, and Ethel Bement, 21, - si
Portland.
night, steamer Tiverton, from Columbia
river; sailed during the night, steamer
Silver Shell, for Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5. Arrived
Steamers ,G. C. Llndauer, from Coos bay;
W. A. Porter, from Astoria; Falls of Clyde,
from Astoria; Bee. from Coos bay; Levi
W. Ostrander, from Vancouver.
Sailed Steamers El Segundo, for Seat
tle; Howlck Hull, for Yokohama.
YOKOHAMA. Dec. 2S. Arrived
from Portland, Or., via Astoria.
oaxet.
HONGKONG, Dee. 80 Arrived Mont
eagle, from Vancouver, B. C.
Sailed Methven. for Vancouver. B. C.
KOBE. Dec. 27. Sailed Endicott," for
Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 6. Arrived
Steamers Alaska, from southwestern via
southeastern Alaska; Governor, from San
Diego via San Francisco.
Departed Steamers Panama Msm, for
New Orleans via Balboa; Lyman Stewart,
for San Francisco. '
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 6. Arrived
Steamers Alaska, from Alaska ports; West
Isllp, from orient; Provldencla and Stan
wood, from San Francisco; Eastholm,
from Vancouver. B. C.
Sailed Steamer Cordova, for Alaska
porta.
17. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All positions re ported star, H. yester
day unless otherwise Indicated')
RICHMOND, towing barge 85, Rich
mond .for Seattle, 400 miles from San
Francisco.
ADMIRAL DEWEY. Seattle for San
Francisco, 890 miles from Seattle.
CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS, Point Orient
for Willbrldge, 490 miles north of Rich
mond. ARGYLL, Oleum for 6eattle, 400 miles
from Seattle.
LYMAN STEWART, Seattle -for Oleum.
695 miles from Oleum.
CURACAO, Eureka for San Francisco.
100 miles from Saa Francisco.
WILLAMETTE, Portland for San Fran
cisco, 105 miles north of San Francisco.
SILVER SHELL, Martinez for Richmond
Beach. 254 miles north of San Francisco
lightship.
JOHANNA SMITH, San Francisco for
Coos Bay, 240 miles north of San Fran
cisco. ASUNCION, Richmond for Eureka, cruis
ing off Eureka.
BROAD ARROW, San Francisco for
Shanghai, 1027 miles from San Francisco
a.t g P. M., January 4.
BROAD. ARROW, San Francisco for
Shanghai, 12S3 miles from San Francisco.
IRIS, San Francisco for San Pedro. 22
miles south of Pigeon Point.
EL SEGUNDO, Richmond for Seattle.
92 miles north of Richmond.
STANDARD ARROW. Shanghai tor San
Francisco, 360 miles from San Francisco.
LABREA, Honolulu for Port San Luis,
700 miles from San Luis.
OLENM. Portland for San Francisco. 110
miles from San Francisco.
F. H. BUCK. Gavlota for Portland, 630
miles north of Gavlota.
SPOKANE. San Francisco for Wilming
ton. 54 miles south of San Francisco.
WEST IRMO. New Orleans for San Fran
cisco. 400 miles south of San Francisco.
CHINA. San Francisco for the orient.
2476 miles west of San Francisco at 8 P. M.
January 4.
WALLINGFORD. Kahulul for San Fran
cisco, 1097 miles from San Francisco at
8 P. M.. January 4.
MANOA. San Francisco for Honolulu,
421 miles west of San Francisco at 8 P. M.,
January 4.
MATSONIA, San Francisco for Honolulu,
1524 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M.,
January 4.
ARCHER. San Francisco for Honolulu,
890 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M.,
January 4.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High. Low.
1:84 A.M.. . 8.2 feet7:12 A.M 2.8 feet
12:54 P.M.. .10.3 feet7:57 P.M 1.3 feet
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Jan. 5. Condition at
the bar at 5 P. M. : Sea, rough; wind,
south, four miles.
ACTIVE TRADE AT YARDS
NINETY-FIVE CARS OF STOCK
ARE UNLOADED.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Jan. 5. Arrived at St.
Helens at 7 A. M., steamer Klamath, from
San Francisco: arrived at 9 A. M-. steamer
Ernest H. Meyer, from San Francisco; ar
rived at noon, steamer Nome City, from
San Francisco; arrived at 8 P. M steamer
Daisy Putnam, from San Pedro: arrived at
Westport at 4 P. M., steamer Shasta, from
San Pedro: arrived at Westport at 4 P. M.,
steamer San, Jacinto, from San Francisco;
arrived at 10 P. M., ateainer Multnomah,
from San Francisco; arrived at Westport
at 10 A. M-. steamer Johan Poulsen, from
San Francisco. .Sailed, at 5 P. M-. steamer
Atlas towing barge No. 93, for San Fran
cisco: sailed at 5 P. M. from St. Helens
for San J? ranclaco, steamer Avalon.
ASTORIA, Jan. 6. Arrived at 10 and
left up at 11 last night, steamer Klamath,
from San Francisco for St. Helens: arrived
at 10 and left up at 11 last night, steamer
Ernest H. Meyer, from San Francisco; ar-
rivea at mianignt ana lert up at 2 A. M.
steamer Nome City, from San Francisco
arrived at 5 A. M. and left up at 6 A. M.
steamer Johan Poulsen. from San Fran
Cisco for Westport; arrived at 5 A. M. and
left up at noon, steamer Shasta, from San
Francisco for Westport; arrived at 4 and
left up at 5 A. M., steamer Daisy Putnam,
from San Pedro; arrived at 8 A M. and
left up at noon, steamer Multnomah, fronv
San r ranclsco; arrived at 8:30 A. M. and
left up at noon, steamer San Jacinto, from
San Franclbco for Westport: arrived at 2
A. M., steamer Diana, from trial trio.
Sailed at 10:35 A. M., schooner Inca, for
Sydney: sallea at 2 P. M.. steamer Diana.
for United Kingdom; arrived down at 2
P. M., steamer Nlshmaha.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. B. Arrived last
Hogs Quarter Higher With Added
Premium for Best Grades Cat
tie Steady and Lambs Firm.
There was an excellent run of 99 loads
of stock at the yards for the opening of
the week and a very active market. Cattla
started out in the morning with a rather
easy tone, but a very steady market de
veloped before the day was over. In the
hog division there was a continuation of
laat week's strength which developed into
a quarter advance throughout the hog
list. Tops were quoted generally at $15.25,
though two full loads of very fine grade
were sold at 815.40 and 815.45. There was
but little trading In the sheep market.
Lamb prices averaged 50 cents higher
Receipts were 2004 cattle. 184 calves,
10A5 hoga and 669 sheep.
The day's aalea were as follows.
Wt. Price WL Price
2 steers. BrtO f 5.00 30 cows. . 761 7.25
18 steers. 1075 10.8O 18 calves.. 417 19.50
26 steers. 1150 11.00 1 calf 240 7.00
10 steers. 1187 ll.OO 5 calves.. 280 11.00
28 steers. 950 9.75 2 calves.. 140 14.00
27 steers. 10OO 11.25 9 calves.. 427 7.50
27 steers. 1020 lt.25 9 calves.. 195 14.00
27 steers. 1050 11.25 ft calves.. 830 10.50
32 steers. 1070 10.75 2 calves.. 870 10.511
32 steers. 1090 11.25 4 calves.. 142 13 . "0
3 steers. 913 9.25 lcalf.... 350 10.00
5 steers. 1192 11.00 4 calves.. 1R7 14.00
26 steers. 1007 10.25 2 calves.. 155 15.00
16 steers. 1070 10.0O 5 calves.. 230 11.25
1 steer. . 1010 lO.OOl 2catves.. 325 15.Q0
1 steer. .
5 steers.
5 steers.
1 steer. .
12 steers.
4 steers.
50 steers.
13 steers.
12 steers.
1 steer. .
8 steers .
3 steers.
6 steers.
2 steers.
24 steers.
2 steers.
15 steers.
26 steera.
28 cows. .
29 cows. .
1 cow. ..
5 cows. .
8 cows . .
13 cows. .
1 cow. ..
8 cows. .
17 cows. .
10 cows. .
8 cows. .
2 cows. .
22 cows. .
4 cows. .
23 cows. .
24 cows. .
2 cows. .
2 cows. .
16 cows. .
3 cows. .
24 oows. .
24 cows. .
12 cows. .
12 cows. .
2 cows. .
1 cow. ..
2 cows. .
1 cow. ..
2 cows. .
8 cows..
1 cow . ..
2 cows. .
15 cows. .
2 cows . .
8 cows. .
2 cows. .
30 cows. .
10 cows. .
6 cows. .
8 cows. .
27 cows. .
27 cows. .
16 cows. .
1 cow. ..
1 cow. ..
9 cows. .
1 cow . ..
4 cows . .
8 cows. .
7 cows. .
2 cows. .
25 cows. .
4 cows. .
2 cows. .
2 cows. .
2 cows. .
5 cows. .
1 cow . ..
15 cows. .
2 cows. .
22 cows. .
2 cows
1170
840
712
830
1060
1045
1196
9.00138 calves.
9.O0
7.50
8.25
10.60
10.50
10.5O
1200 117.11
1153 11.75
970
920
1020
900
900
1015
820
1144
1091
911
944
93U
9 NO
1118
KI90
950
1145
950
1040
1070
1 130
1002
1050
1113
1170
880
1050
723
1014
1150
003
1000
910
870
1072
700
1007
850
787
780
707
996
970
925
849
1055
1050
826
1020
1075
995
930
1020
74 1
800
1047
. 740
965
WIS
1007
1090
1005
950
950
840
1270
1024
740
1065
1085
9.00
9.00
9.60
10.0O
ll.OO
11.50
8.00
11.00
10.80
7.SO
7.60
1 calf. . .
9 calves..
1 calf....
1 bull....
1 bull....
1 bull
1 bull....
1 bull
1 bull....
1 bull
1 hull
1 bull
1 bull
1 bull
4 bulls. ..
1 bulls. ..
2 mixed.
22 mixed..
3 mixed.
8.25 82 hogs. . .
8.25H8 hos-s. ..
9.501 8 hogs
9.50! 2 hum
8.25110 hogs. ..
8.26 5 hogs. ..
7.25 1 hog. .. .
6.50 1 hog....
9.251 1 hog
8.50 6 hogs. ..
10.00135 hoes...
8.60i 3 hogs. . .
10.00 00 hogs. . .
10.001 U hogs. ..
8.50 2 hogs. . .
8 50 4 hogs. . .
9.35164 hogs...
O.oo US hogs
7.75,
9. 80
8. SO
5.50
5.00
7.50
7 00
A hnBH
2 hogs. . .
2 bogs. . .
2 hogs. . .
3 hogs. . .
A hnH
8 OA SI Yrcm
7ioO15 hogs. ..
T.OOj 1 hog
5.25;26 hogs. . .
7.00 7 hogs. ..
7.Oj57 hogs. . .
7.50 5 hogs . . .
9.25!l5 hoga. ..
8.0O 19 hogs. . .
6.50 15 hogs. . .
6.00 1 hog....
8.50 10 hogs...
6.75! 2 hogs
9.40:11 hogs. . .
9.511 21 hogs. . .
0.50:1 7 hogs. . .
10 (Hi 15 hogs
8.50 37 hoes. . .
8.00116 hogs...
6.00 3 hogs
5.501 1 hog
6.50178 hogs
7.50 1 hog
6.5020 hogs. ..
8.151 6 hogs...
8.00(28 hogs...
8.25! 5 hogs...
7.50 16 hogs. . .
8.00162 hogs. . .
7.25 4 hogs. . .
7.511 1 hog. . . .
O.Oo'lS lambs..
6.50i38 lambs..
0.5ol 15 lambs..
6.5014 wethers
it local yards follow:
..
..$10.73& 11.25
.. 10.00iil0.50
. . 9.0lp U.75
. . 8.OO 9.00
216
440
160
210
9flO
1670
1610
1 280
13M)
1400
1150
1830
1S70
1550
1370
937
1560
142
9!5
1143
232
108
235
245
167
124
4 HO
220
660
138
203
473
206
206
284
815
204
215
20 6
205
245
880
236
20 j
185
108
235
130
285
385
209
148
808
185
125
300
257
620
286
195
119
295
187
123
300
310
136
841
210
210
232
184
85
190
73
89
01
119
11.50
10.00
11.50
14.00
6.50
7.0O
8. (HI
6.50
7.25
7.0O
7.00
7.00
7.00
8.00
7.25
7.40
8.0O
8.25
6.50
8.25
15.25
15.25
15.25
15.25
15.25
13 25
13.25
14.25
13.25
13.25
15.25
13.25
15.45
15.45
13 25
13 25
15.25
15.40
16.25
13.25
13.75
14.00
15.25
15.25
15.35
15.25
13.25
13.50
15.25
13.25
15.25
13.50
13.25
15.75
13.75
13.2,-
15.25
I. 1.25
15.25
15.25
13. 50
10.50
15.25
13.75
13.2.1
13.25
12.75
14.25
13.75
13.25
15.25
15.25
15.25
15.25
13.00
15 25
13.50
II. 85
12.50
10.50
7.009 8.00
9.00W 9.75
7.75 &i 9.O0
5. 75 & 7.75
4.75W 5.25
3.25 -ii) 4.23
6.0O 8.00
12.50 a 14.00
7.0012.l0
14. 75(815.25
14.2.- & 14.75
12. 25 fcl:i. 25
11.75 13.70
Livestock r,ri....
( 'a I ft
Best steers
Gonri to .Iml. -.
Med ium to good steers
Fair to good steers
Common to fair steers
Choice cows and heifers
Good to choice cows, heifers.
Medium to good cows, heifers.
Fair to medium cows, helfert.
Canners
Buiis ;
Prime light calves
'"rv. waives 7.O05T 12.IIO
Stockers and feeders 8.00 & 9.00
Prime mixed .
Medium mixed
Rough heavies
Pigs
Eastern lambs , 13.OO14.00
Light valley Iambs 11.50(913.00
Heavy valley lambs 1O.5OW11.50
Feeder lambs O.OO011 SO
Wethers 9.00 w 9.50
Yearlings 9.50(6 10.56
Ewes 6.000 7.00
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Jan. 5. Hogs Receipts. 54,
O00. slow. 15e to 25c higher. Bulk. 814. S54?
15.10: top, $15.25: heavy, $14. SO 1.. 10;
medium. S14.90t315.15: light, 114.800
15.10; light light, $14.50(fip 14.70; heav)
packing sows, smooth. 14.25(g 14.75; pack
ing sows, rough, 13.7514.25; pigs. J13.7S
14.75.
Cattle Receipts, 20.000. strong. Beef
steers, medium and heavy weight, choics
and prime. S18.75(g20; medium and good.
fll18.75; common, $3.75(3)11: light
weight, good and choice. 1 3.50 1 9.25:
common and medium. $813.50; butcher
cattle, heifers. $6.75 14.75: cows. 6.09
13.50: canners and cutters. $5.50lSS6.B0:
veal calves. $1G17.25: feeder steers, $79
12.25: stocker steers, B(frl0.25.
Sheep Receipts, 20.0OO: lamhs. $16(9
18.85; culls and common. . $12.25 15.50;
ewes, medium and good. $8.50 10.75; culls
and common. $4.75 ifr 8.25.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Jan. 0. (United States bureau
of markets.) Hogs Receipts. 9100. 25c to
40c higher. Top. $14.75; bulk, $14.50 ij)
14.65; heavyweight, $14.60 & 14.75; medium
weight, $14.05O14.75: lightweight, $14.50
& 14.65: light light, $14.2514.oO; heavy
packing sows, smooth, $14. 45 14.50: park
ing sows, rough, $14.25 14.45; pigs, $11
12.50.
Cattle Receipts. 11.600. killing grades
15c to 25c lower. Feeders, stronger. Beef
sheers, medium and heavy weight, choice
and prime. $16.2518.23: medium and
good, $11.50016.25: common. $9.75011.50:
light weight, good and choice, $16(3 18.25;
common and medium, $9.25016; butcher
cattle, heifers. $7 13.25; cows, $6.75(9
13: canners and cutters. $5 6.75: veal
calves, light and handy weight. $13014.50;
feeder steers, $7.50 (& 13.25; stocker steers,
$7 11.25.
Sheep Receipts. 7400. lAmbi, 25(50e
higher: sheep and feeders, stronger; lambs,
84 pounds down. $17017.75: culls and com
mon, $12.50(ft 16.50: yearling wethers. $13.50
0(15.75; ewes, medium and choice, $99
10.2&; culls and common, $6.259.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
KANSAS C1TT, Mo., Jan. 5. Sheep Re
ceipts. 9000. active. 25c to 60c higher:
lambs. $16.500 18.25: culls and common.
$10.75 16.40; yearling wethers. $12.90(t
15.40; ewes, $810.75: culls and common,
$4(97.75: breeding ewes, $8912.50; feeder
lambs. $11.75915.
KANSAS CITT. STOCKYARDS. Jan. 5.
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50 cents to 41.25. but regained 25 to 40
cents of the loss in the psst few days. Hog;
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and lambs are up 50 to 75 cents. Top lambs
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change In prices. Fed cows are -Wling
at $9 to $12.25. odd head up to VJJ50
and heifers ?9.50 to $13.50. Prime heifers
would bring more. Veal calves are quoted
at $8.50 to $16.
t Seattle Livestock Market. .
SBATTT.B, .Tan. 5. Hogt Receipts 185,
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