TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1921
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SWEDISH
cue
S HERE FOR FLOUR
1000 Tons Are to Be Taken
From Portland
TRIP MAY BE PROFITABLE
Motorshlp Is Expected to ' Break
Even on Cargo at Price That
Causes Americans Loss.
The Swedish motorshlp Pacific, of
the Johnson line, arrived at the Port
land Flouring Mills company docks
at 6 o'clock yesterday morning from
Victoria, B. C. and started loading
a shipment of 1000 tons of flour. She
will depart this afternoon for San
Francisco and will complete her cargo
at San Salvador. The Pacific will
take a full cargo from the Pacific
coast to Europe and at least will
break even on rates at which Ameri-
can steamships are losing money on
every voyage.
She Is a vessel of abou C500 tons
deadweight capacity and will carry
About 6000 tons of freight.
Trip to Coast Second.
Under the command of Captain
Oscar Jedda, the Pacific - is making
her second voyage to the Pacific
coast. On her first trip, six months
ago, she went aground In Puget sound
and was drydocked at Esquimau for
repairs. She is a fleet mate of the
motorshlp Buenos Aires, which was
recently loaded with a grain cargo at
Vancouver, B. C, by Kerr, Gifford
Co and of the motorshlp Canada, now
en route to this coast from Scandi
navian ports.
R. E. Borchgrevink, manager of the
northwest division for W. R. Grace &
Co., Pacific coast representatives of
the Johnson line, arrived In Portland
yesterday to look after the affairs
of his ship. He is accompanied by
L. L. Johnson of the San Francisco
office of W. R. Grace & Co.
Swedish Trade Bart.
According to officers "of the Pa
cific, Swedish ship owners are almost
as badly hurt by the world-wide
slump In freight movement as Ameri
can owners. Alany steamers and mo.
torshlpB, they say, are being tied up
In Swedish ports as they complete
their voyages. The Pacific, however,
has cargo awaiting her in a Euro
pean port to take her back to the east
coast of South America, and thence
to Callao, Peru. From Callao she will
go to a Chilean port for a part cargo,
completing a load for Europe with
coffee from Brazil.
The Pacific Is the first vessel flyfng
the Swedish flag to come to Portland
since the steamer Indus called here
last August for a cargo of wheat. The
Indus was the first Swedish vessel
that had come to Portland in many
years.
COFFEE CARGOES WANTED
Importers Urged to Route Ship
ments Direct to Port.
Portland coffee Importers ara being
Urged by Swayne & Hoyt, Inc., man
aging agents of the Pacific-Argentine-Brazil
line, and also by the traf
fic bureau of the port and dock com
missions, to route imports of coffee
direct to this port by vessels of this
line, which is now in a position to
give regular direct service between
torth Pacific ports and the east coast
of South America.
The steamer West Notus, due here
Sunday from Tacoma, will take 1000
tons of flour from Portland to Santos,
Brazil, arriving at that port late in
May or early in June. She will be
available for loading at Brazilian
ports at that time and will return to
the Pacific coast through the Straits
OI Magellan.
SAILING SCHOONERS ARRIVE
Javid Evans and Carrier Dove Are
( in Columbia River.
Sixty-nine days from Valparaiso,
Chile, the sailing schooner David
Evans arrived In the Columbia river
yesterday morning. She win be lift
ed In the Port of Portland drydock
immediately after the refloating of
the steamer West Notirs, which Is
coming from Tacoma and will be lift
ed Monday. The David Evans will
take a cargo of lumber from the Co
lumbia river for Balfour, Guthrie &
Co.
The schooner Carrier Dove, 86 days
from Melbourne, Australia, also -arrived
In the river yesterday morning.
She Is to load at Wlllapa harbor and
will be towed there by the tug
Cudahy.
j Wawalona Tied Cp.
The shipping board steamer Wawa
lona was taken from municipal termi
nal No. 4 to the Victoria dolphins yes
terday to be tied up for an indefinite
rest. She is taking the place of the
ateamer West Kader, which was laid
up and then re-assigned to the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company for
operation in the North China line.
The West Kader moved from the
dolphins yesterday morning to the
Clark-Wilson mill to start loading.
Fire Destroys Six Yachts.
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. March 25. (Spe
cial.) A fire that destroyed a wharf,
IX sea-going yachts, and the plant ot
the Seacraft corporation here, was
extinguished late today after causing
damage estimated at $250,000. The
yachts were oh the ways of the Sea
craft corporation undergoing repairs.
Two were owned by Dustin Farnum,
actor.
Herring Company Removes Offices.
SEATTLE, Wash., .March 85. kt
Alaska Herring & Importing company
today announced the transfer of Its
headquarters offices from Portland,
Or., to this city. The company main
tains offices in Oregon, Washington,
Montana and Utah.
Marine Xotes.
The government dredge Col. P. S.
iMIcbie executed a successful river trial
trip yesterday. She has Just received a
thorough overhauling and has been
equipped with a now set ot shipping
board engines.
The ateamer Inwan of the United
American lines moved up last night from
Weatport to municipal terminal No. I.
The Frank Waterhouse steamer West
Jester, taking a cargo of lumber 'or the
orient, moved up from Prescott to the
Southern Pacific siding below the Broad
way bridge yesterday. '
The Dutch steamer Klnderdijk of the
Holland-America line, left down for
Europe at 5 o'clock yesterday evening
from the Columbia dock. She is taatng
6000 tons of Oregon flour, cases of
Willamette valley prunes and a little
lumber from this port.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, March 25. Arrived at '8
'X. M., Swedish motorshlp Pacific, Itm
Victoria: at 9:30 P. M., steamer Curacao,
from San frYanclsco via Kureka and Coos
Bay; at 10 P. M ateamer West Jester,
from Seattle. Sailed at 5 P. M., Dutch
steamer Kluderdijk. for Europe.
ASTORIA, March 23. Sailed at 7 A. M.,
steamer Santa Barbara, for San Pedro:
ateamer Wapama, for San Diego via San
Francisco. Arrived at 8 A. M. and left
up at noon, ateamer Curacao, from San
Francisco via Eureka and Cooa Bay: at
10 A. M British schooner David Evan
from Valparaiso: at 10:40 A. hi., achoonel
Carrier Dove, from Melbourne, lor WKIapa
Harbor. Sailed at 2:25 P.- M., steamer
Trinidad, tor San Pedro; at 2:30 P. M.,
ateamer E. H. Meyer, for San Pedro and
Redondo. Arrived at S P. M., steamer
Brush, from Philadelphia.
GRAYS HARBOR, March 24. Arrived
Steamer Edna, from Portland, for San
Francisco.
PORT S4.N r,uiS. March 24. Arrived
Steamer Lansing, from Portland.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 25. Arrived
Northwestern, from southeastsrn Alaska;
Llebre, from San Pedro.
TACOMA, Wash., Marcli 25. Arrived
Edmore, from Seattle; Northwestern, from
Alaska ports; Ryder Hanlfy, from Ban
Francisco. Sailed Suwamm Maru. lor
oriental ports, via Seattle; Korrigan Hi,
for Santa Rosalia, v:a WInalow, Ryder
Hanify, tor San Pedro, via Belllngham.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 25. Arrived
Schooner William Bowden from Sydney;
J. A. Moffett from Port Wells: Mandarin
from Shanghai: Admiral Farragut from
corlnto. Sailed Transport Dix for Seattle
nanuon zor Bandon.
SAN PEDRO, Cat., March 25. (Special.)
Arrived: Humboldt, from San Francisco,
i A. M.; Coquille river, from Fort Bragg
6 A. M. ; Arctic, from Mendocino. 7 A. M
Sailed: Humbodlt, for San Francisco,
:;io r. M.; Avalon. for Wiltapa. 6 P. M.
San Diego, for Tacoma, 6 P. M.: Daven
port, for Puget Sound. 0 P. M.; Ida, for
San Diego, 6 P. M.; San t lam, for Astoria,
s r. a.
Ship Reports by Radio.
(Furnlnhed by Radio Corporation
America.)
of
Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday,
unless otnerwisa indicated, were as follows
RICHMOND, towing bargo 05. Tamplco
ior an iTancisco, 468 miles from San
r rancisco.
FRED BAXTER, Everett for Los
Angeles, 230 miles from Los Angeles.
ban DIEGO, for Tacoma. 158 miles
rrom San Pedro.
STEEL MAKER, San Francisco for
London, 441 miles south of San Francisco.
Vv HITTIER. Port San Ln for San
Francisco. 1S3 miles trom San Francisco.
MOTORSHIP MAZATLAN, San Francis
co for Seattle, 175 miles from Seattle.
WAPAMA. Portland for San Francisco,
90 miles south of Columbia river.
HORACE X. BAXTER, San Francisco for
Eagle Harbor, 454 miles north of San
Francisco.
WEST JENA. Hollo for Soerabaya, 350
miles xrom iiouo.
BROAD ARROW, Taku Bar for San
rrancisco, 1440 miles from San Francisco,
March 24. 8 P. M.
MAUI, Honolulu for San Francisco. 1600
mile irom San Francisco, March 24,
P. M.
MATSONIA. San Francisco for Honolulu.
475 miles west of San Francisco, March
Z4, a f. M.
DERBLAT, San Francisco for Aoajutle,
690 miles south of San Pedro, March 24.
s r. M.
HTADKS, Belllngham for Honolulu. 1026
mues southwest ot Te-toosh, March 24, 8
P. M.
WEST CAJOOT. Yokohama, for San
Francisco, March 24, 8 P. M.
NUUANO, Balboa for San Francisco. 780
mllea from San Francisco, March 24, 8
P. M.
STEELMAKER, San Francisco for San
Pedro, 51 miles south of Saa Francisco
lightship. March 24. 8 P. M.
CHINA ARROW. San Pedro for Taku
bar, 952 miles wear of San Pedro, March
24, 8 P. M.
WEST NILUS. Port Allen for San Fran
cisco, 049 miles west of San Francisco,
March 24. 8 P. M.
ENTERPRISE, Hllo for San Francisco,
160 miles west of San Francisco, March
24, 8 P. M.
CHARLIE WATSON, San Francisco for
Seattle, 25 miles from San Francisco.
WAHKEENA. San Francisco for Grays
Harbor, 106 miles north of San Francisco.
IMLAT. Shanghai for Ban Francisco,
1408 miles from San Francisco.
HTADES. Belllngham for Honolulu. 1256
miles southwest of Ta-toosh.
KINDERDTK. Portland for San Fran-
Cisco, left Portland at 5 P. M.
DRAKB. 8an Pedro for Point Wells. 160
miles from Point Wells.
WEST IVAN, Tokohama for Vancouver.
68 miles west of Flattery.
ERNEST H. METER. Columbia river
for Redondo, 40 miles south of. the Co
lumbia river.
CITT OF SPOKANE. Seattle for Kobe,
470 miles from Seattle.
WEST NOMENTUM, ToKohama for
Portland, 848 miles from Columbia river
lightship.
JEPTHA. San yranetseo rr -ugei sounu,
451 mllea from San Francisco.
WEST NILUS, Port Allen for San
Francisco, 707 miles west . of San Fran
cisco. WEST CAJOOT, Tokohama for San
Francisco. 005 miles west of San FranclBco.
ELDRIDOE. Tokohama for Vancouver,
700 miles from Seattle at 8 P. M.,
March 24. .
WEST JESSUP. Vancouver for Toko
hama. 1039 miles from Flattery at 5 P. M..
March 24.
BBARPORT. Portland for Tokohama.
1021 miles from the Columbia river at 8
P. M.. March 24.
IMLAY, Shanghai for San Francisco,
1658 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M..
March 24.
WEST HIXON. Honolulu for San Pedro.
706 miles east of Honolulu at 8 P. M.,
March 24.
STEEL RANGER, for Vancouver, ten
miles northwest of Mendocino at noon.
RAINIER, Seattle for San Francisco, 332
miles from San Francisco.
CHINA ARROW, San Pedro for Taku
Bar, 1185 miles west ot San Pedro.
Tides at Astoria Saturday.
High. Low.
2'1S A. M...0.0 feetl 9:03 A. M...0.3 foot
2:55 P. M...7.6 feet :05 P. M...1.6 feel
Report From Mouth of Columbia.
NORTH HEAD, March 25. Condition of
the sea at 5 P. M., rough; wind, northwest.
82 mlies. '
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Steamer From
Date.
Eastern Leader.
Brush
Wlllpolo
West Notus
Daisy Matthews.
Daisy Putnam..
Alaska
Northland
West Nomentum
Steel Mariner ..
West Haven
Orani
Kayseeka
Tiverton
.... Seattle
..Mar. 26
. . . . Puget Sound .Mar. 26
....urays Mar. . .Mar. 26
.... Tacoma Mar. 20
....San Fran Mar. 27
....San Fran Mar. 27
. ... San Fran Mar. 28
....San Fran Mar. 28
.. ..Yokohama ...Mar. 28
....San Fran. .... Mar. 29
....Vancouver ..Mar. M
....Seattle Mar. 30
....Beattie ..
,....San Fran.
Mar. 30
...Apr. 1
..Apr. 8
...Apr. 6
..Apr. 6
..Apr. 0
. . Apr. 8
..Apr. 10
..Apr. 10
.Apr. 10
..Apr. 10
..Apr. 12
.-Apr. 15
..Apr. 15
..Apr. 15
..Apr. 15
..Apr. 19
...Apr. 20
..Apr. SO
Selyo Maru
San Fran.
Katrina Luckenbach.San Fran
C.H.Livingstone New York
Yalaa Koston-S.F.
Cape Henry San Fran..
Steel Ranger Seattle ....
Statesman San Fran..
Moerdyk London-S.F.
Eldorado San Fran..
Pawlet Yokohama
Walllngford San Fran..
West Ivan Seattle ...
Julia Luckenbaoh.. ..San Fran..
Asia (M.S.) fan Fran..
Wlllhllo New York.
Anna E. Morse New York.
Merlden San Fran..
Birmingham City.... Orient ....
.Apr. 30
To Depart From Portland.
Steamer
El Segundo ....
Sallna
Curacao
Rose City......
Multnomah
Wlllpolo
Alaska
Celllo
West Haven. . . .
West Kader....
Relyo Mau
Abercos
C.H.Livingstone
Cape Henry....
Eldorado
For Date.
.San Fran Mar. 26
.San Fran Mar 26
.S.F. and way. Mar. 26
Wun Mr- 26
v ran. . .
.New York.
. . Mar. 28
..Mar. 30
..Mar. 31
..Apr. 2
.San Fran. . . ,
..San Diego..
.New York..
North China
.Valparaiso
.Orient ....
-New York . .
..Apr. 2
..Apr. 4
.Apr. 6
.Apr. 7
.Apr. S
rew Tork Apr. 12
jnsw Orleans. .Apr. 16
Burope Apr. 15
Vessels in Port.
Berth.
Hammond mllL
Terminal No. 2.
........ Coast shipyard.
..Standard Oil dock.
Terminal No. 1.
Moerdyk
Abercos. . . .
Curaoao ...
Egeria..'. ..
El Segundo
lowan
Johan Poulsen
K.I.Luckenbach . . . .
K.V.Kruse (Sen.)...
Klnderdyk
Multnomah
Pacific (M. 8.)
Rose City
Salina
West Jester. .......
.Weatport
.St. Helena
. Terminal No. 3.
. .Columbia dock.
.St. Helena
.Port. Flour mills.
.Ainsworth dock.
.Shell Oil dock.
.S. P. Siding.
West Kader
Clark-Wilson mllL
Willamette
....... St, Helens-
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BID FOR BUSINESS
Revision of Tariffs to Be Con
sidered at Conference.
MEETING TO BE TUESBAY
Competition Between Lines and
Steamship Companies Promises
to Be Keen Hereafter.
SEATTLE. Wash., March 25. (Spe
cial.) Titanic competition between
railroads and steamships for freight
carrying business, giving promise of
tremendous advantage to coast cities,
loomed up today.
Compelled to meet strong and
growing competition from steamships
plying between the Pacific and At
lantic coasts, the transcontinental
railroad lines, it was announced in
Seattle today, have arranged to hold
a conference in San Francisco next
Tuesday to make a united appeal to
the Interstate commerce commission
for the privilege of making reserva
tions to their tariffs that will enable
them to meet the steamship competi
tion.
That the conference will prove
epoch-making and that one of its im
porta nt and far-reaching results no
doubt will be the framing of a re
quest by the carriers for permission
to return to the practice of making
terminal rates based on water com
petition in favor of the coast cities,
was the prediction made today by
railroad traffic officials who are
planning to go from Seattle to the
San Francisco meeting.
Terminal rates based on water
competition were formerly made by
all the transcontinental lines, but
these " rates were abolished tjy the
federal government when it took con
trol of the railroads on the entry of
the United States Into the world war,
the government Justifying the move
by declaring that the war had put an
end to traffic through the Panama
canal and that therefore competition
to justify the terminal rates no
longer existed.
The San Francisco conference. It Is
announced, will go over the entire
traffic situation and will make spe
cific recommendations to transcon
tinental railroad heads, setting forth
the commodities on-which rates must
be changed and the rate reductions
deemed necessary.
PORTLAXD WILL PARTICIPATE
City Plans Representation at Any
Conference on Terminal Rates.
Portland will be a party to what
ever arrangements are made at San
Francisco and Seattle for reducing
terminal charges on import and ex
port traffic, according to a resolution
recently adopted by the commission
of public docks. The action that is
expected of the railroads operating
their own ocean docks is the reduc
tion of the wharfage charge from 30
cents a ton at Seattle to meet the
charge of 15 cents a ton prevailing
at San Francisco.
According to information received
yesterday by H. E. Lounsbury, gen
eral freight agent for the O.-w. R, &
X. Co., the question of. equalizing port
charges at the Seattle railroad dockr
with the rates at San Francisco was
considered at a meeting of railroad
representatives ln Seattle Thursday,
and it was decided that with respect I
to trans-Pacific Import and export
traffic, an arrangement would be
worked out under which the steam
ship lines would be permitted to
handle freight between the ship's
side and the pile on the dock. Undi-r
the present rule, ships are permitted
to handle the freight only from the'r
holds to the dock and from the dock
at the ship's side to the hold, and are
required to pay a handling charge
for the movement of freight on the
dock in both directions between the
pile and the ship's tackle.
If such arrangements as are pro
posed were made effective at Seattle
and not at Portland, movement of
trans-Pacific freight through Seattle
would be about 25 cents a ton cheaper
to. the shipper than through Port
land. Point Boneta Is Refloated.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 25. The
Pacific Mail freight steamer Point
Bonita, which went aground off the
coast of Costa Kica March 21, was
floated yesterday and is safe in the
harbor of Corinto, according to a
message received here today. The
vessel was virtually undamaged, the
message said. The Point Bonita was
bound from Baltimore to San Fran
cisco. She was built in Portland, Or.
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
ASTORIA Or.. March 23. (Special.)
The steam schooner Santa Barbara sailed
at 11:50 today for San Francisco with
200.000 feet of lumber from KaymDnd,
200.000 feet from Westport and 200.000
feet from Portland.
The steam schooner Wapama, laden with
800,000 feet of lumber from St. Helens,
sailed at 5:40 this morning for San Dieo.
Tne British schooner David Evans
arrived at 10 o'clook this morning 64
days from Valparaiso, after an unevent
ful voyage. The schooner win go to the
Inman-Poulsen mill to load lumber 'tor
South Africa.
The steamer Curacao, bringing freight
and passengers for Astoria and Fortiund,
arrived at 8 o'clock this morning from
San Francisco, Eureka and Coos Bay.
The steam schooner Trinidad, carrvlng
full cargo of 1,100.000 feet of lun tar
from the Hammond mill, aalted at 4:25
today for San Pedro.
The steam schooner Ernest H. Me-er,
after loading 800,000 feet of lumber at
Knappton, sailed at 2:35 today lor San
Francisco.
The schooner Carrier Dov arrived at
10:30 today from Australia and dropped
anchor ln the lower harbor. Orders were
awaiting her here to proceed to Wiltapa
harbor to load and aha will leave lor
there as soon as the weather conditions
outside Improve.
The steamer Brush arrived at 6 o'clock
tonight from San Francisco, en route to
Portland. -
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., March 25.
(Special.) The steamer Wlllpolo with'
1.600,000 feet of lumber from the National
and Wilson mills, dropped down to the
lower harbor this afternoon, expecting to
cross out for New York tomorrow.
The steam schooner Carlos from the
Aberdeen Lumber, and Shingle company
mill, Aberdeen, and the steam schooner
Daisy Gadsby, from the Eureka mill at
Hoqulam, cleared for San Pedro this
morning.
The steamer Edna arrived late yester
day to load at the Hoqulam lumber and
shingle company mill, Hoquiam.
TACOMA, Waah., March 25. (Special.)
The steamship Edmore of the Pacific
Steamship company line, the flrat vessel
to load a.t the port commission lumber
dock, arrived here this morning and will
saH outbound tomorrow night or Sunday
for ports of the orient. The vessel Is load
ing close to 1.000,000 feet of big timbers
here for YokohimaJ Considerable lumber
Is now being shipped here for forwarding
over the port commission piers and It Is
believed that within the next few months
much of the lumber exports originating
ln the southweat part of this state will
pass through here.
It is said that the Isthmian line will
make Tacoma a regular port of call and
possibly use the port commission docks, j
RAILROADS
MAKE
The vessel has been taking some cargo out
of here but has not listed Tacoma among
Its Pacific coast ports of call.
After loading a small shipment of flour
here, the Korrlgan III. Captain Rublo, was
duo to sail thla afternoon for down-sound
porta and California.' The ateamer will go
on the ways at Winslow tor cleaning be
fore leaving the sound.
The Suwa Maru of the Nippon Yusen
Kalsha, which Is taking a shipment of
lumber here for China, is expected to sail
this afternoon. The Qulnault for California
will get away Saturday.
The Ryder Hanify arrived this morning
to load a part shipment of lumber and was
scheduled to shift down sound tonight.
The Loop, which is loading here tor Cali
fornia, will probably get away tomorrow.
Tacoma can become the Newport News
of the Pacific coast as far as navy con
struction is concerned, W. H. Todd, presi
dent of the Todd Drydock s Construction
corporation, said today. Mr. Todd came
from New Tork to attend the launching
of the scout cruiser Milwaukee at the Todd
yards.
"We are not going to shut up the Ta
coma yards," Mr. Todd said, "We do not
want to cut wages, but there must be a
reduction of the war-time extravagance all
along the line, starting with Bill' Todd,
going through the various departments
and right down to the lowly water car
rier. "I have cut my own wage 10 per cent.
In thla yard we are doing much better
than any on this class of work. Some of
the yards are atlll building freighters for
the government a year and a half after
we quit. We feel that when we came here
and filled land where there was 14 feel
of water and have built 27 freighters, two
scout cruisers and one motorship that was
a record and don't owe a dollar, we have
got some credit coming to us."
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash.. March 25.
(Special.) Junk men of Seattle have made
an offer of 33700 for the achooner Snow
and Burgess, which has been anchored
here with a broken back since she arrivea
from the orient last April. Some weeks
ago she was purchased try F. J. Bailey and
Captain Ben S. Pettyrrove from ner own
ers. Her present owners are considering
the offer. On board the craft Is a full set
of sails and a steam donkey and a gasoline
pump. The two latter are worth $2.0.
It Is said that the schooner can be con
verted Into a barge and made serviceable
for a number of veara.
Three army airplanes will be. used by
the forestry department in photographing
and mappinr the storm-swept district on
the Olympic peninsula for the purpose of
estimating the lofts of timber. 1 no tor-
estry department places the timber loss at
eight billion teet. but It Is believes, or um
ber men the amount Is greater. The air
planes are now on their way from Rock
well field to Camp Lewis, from where they
will go to the Olympic peninsula.
SAN PEDRO, Cat. March 25. (Special)
Fire, fanned by a high wind, broke out
in the plant of the Seacraft Yacht corpor
ation on Mormon island this morning and
destroyed the plant. The loss was esti
mated at 3112,000. In addition to the loss
of the plant, the yacht Parr, said to have
cost 330,000, was destroyed. Other
launches were damaged and several de
stroyed. Shipments of fruit to Europe are becom
ing heavy through this port. Yesterday
12 truck loads ot canned fruits were re
celved at pier A for shipment on the Hol
land-American steamers.
The first sailing of the Los Angeles
Steamship company steamers will be the
Yale on May 2. The Harvard will be placed
In service ten days later.
Differences between the members of
the crews and the owners of the fishing
launches have not yet been settled. The
crew, members declare that the owners
are seeking too large a share ot tne eaten.
The heavy gale which swept over the
harbor this morning from the north
reached a velocity of 48 miles an hour. No
damage was done to shipping ln the har
bor. The dust from Inland waa so thick
that it resembled a heavy fog over the
water and skippers had as much trouble
ln navigating as they would ln a fog.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 25. (Special.)
The General Petroleum company's tanker
Libre arrived In Seattle with a cargo ot
oil from San Pedro today. She 1b dis
charging at the company's dock on Har
bor island. On her return to the south
she will be put on an oil run from San
Pedro to east coast points.
During the approaching season the field
of work of the Explorer and her launches
will be ln Stephens passage, Gastlneau
channel and Lynn canal. More than usual
Interest is attached to the operations of
this vessel and her survey party as new
methods wilt be used which are expected
to expedite the work greatly. She sailed
from Seattle last night en route for Tanku
harbor, southeastern Alaska, ln the service
of the United States coast and geodetic
survey.
American products of the east, the south
and the Pacific northwest will be aboard
the steamship Port Said Maru, Captain H.
Miyagi, of the Kokusai Kisen Kabushikl
Malsha, scheduled to sail from Seattle for
Japan tomorrow, according to representa
tives of Suzuki Co.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25. (Special.)
Local offices of Lloyds' shipping agency
announced today that ln the event that
there Is no report of the four-masted
schooner Harvester within the next few
weeks, the craft will be officially posted
In maritime circles as missing. The Har
vester is now 142 days out today from
Vavau. Tonga Islands, for this port.
Captain John T. Diggs, now in command
of the Matson liner Wllhelmina. has been
appointed to the captaincy of the new
liner Hawkeye State. Skipper Charles H.
Peterson, the present commander of the
Hawkeye State, will become captain of
the new steamer Buckeye State, which will
be delivered to the Matson - company in
June by the shipping board. It is be--lieved
that Skipper E. H. Handelln, now
ln command of the Manoa, will assume
the place made vacant by Captain Diggs
promotion.
Light as to passengers but heavy as to
cargo, the Admiral Farragut of the Ad
miral line, arrived here this morning at
daylight from Mexico and Central America
The Farragut had on board the first real
consignment of coffee to arrive from Cen
tral America. There has been an export
embargo on coffee in these countries which
made the price to purchasers here higher
than coffee from other sources. As a re
sult much Central American coffee plied
up and to get rid of it the governments
were forced to lift the embargo. There
were 13,500 sacks ln the holds of the Far
ragut. She also brought large consign
ments of sugar. There were only 12 first
cabin passengers. Of these all but five
were natives of various Central American
countries.
The Mandarin, first of , the shipping
board ships to be built ln China under
contracts entered Into during the war, ar
rived here today ln ballast under opera
tion ot the Robert Dollar company: The
Mandarin will be taken to the mud flats
and tied up with the rest of the Idle ship
Dlng board vessels. It was announced.
The Union Transport line, latest to enter
the tntercoastal shipping field, suggests
the possibility of another readjustment of
rates if not a rate-slashing campaign. This
line is owned by the Congress Coal &
Transportation Co. and expects to offer a
15-day service. The first ship to be placed
on the run between here and New York
Is the Colin H. Livingstone, which is to
arrive here April 10. She Is to be followed
by the Anne E. Morse and the C. C. Morse.
The Union Transport line is reliably re
ported to have contracted for several mil
lion feet of lumber at (18 a thousand ln
spite of the fact that the conference rate
is 120.
The schooner William Bowden arrived
here today after a passage of 71 days
from Svdney ln ballast. The craft came
In to Burns, Philip & Co.
Bound for Seattle and Tacoma to com
plete loading for Hawaii, the army trans
port Dlz proceeded from here today.
AUMTORIUWMS TO RISE
The Dalles Committee Decides on
Early Start in Construction.
THE DALLES, Or., March 25.
(Special.) Early construction of the
$125,000 municipal auditorium in this
city, bonds for which were voted last
summer, was decided on at a meeting
of the auditorium committee last
night. A site has been obtained for
311,000. The $114,000 in bonds to Be
used in the construction and equip
ment of the auditorium, will be raised
immediately. It is expected that most
of this bond issue, which will bear
6 per cent interest, will be subscribed
locally, a local bank having signified
willingness to take $50,000 at par.
The auditorium will have seating ac
commodations for 1400.
3D HUSBAND COMPLAINS
WV C. Bntterfield Says Wife Did
Xot Divorce Husband Xo. 2.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. March 25. (Spe
cial.) Goldie Wise, formerly of
Olyrjrpla, now said to be in Portland, j
holds "a marrying record," according
to information received by Roscoe R.
Fullerton, prosecuting attorney bf
Thurston county. Walter C Butter
field of Sacraments said he was
Goldie's latest catch and asked Pres
ecutor Fullerton to handle his case.
According to the records it seems
that Goldie married a logger named
Olem of Shelton. He was killed in
an accident at a lumber camp and
shortly after his death she married
Jesse Wise, her marriage to Wise tak
ing place August, 1920. In January
she commenced divorce proceedings
against Wise and in February she
married Butterfield in California.
Butterfield said that his wife got pos
session of $1500 he bad saved.
The court records here show that
Mrs. Wise or Mrs. Butterfield, which
ever it is, never obtained a divorce
from Wise, though she can at any
time, since he has not contested the
action.
BUTTER PRICES DECLINE
48 AXD 49 CEXTS TO PREVAIL
IX LOCAL MARKET.
Drop of Five Cents a Pound Is
Recorded Here in Little
Slore Than One Week.
The wholesale price of butter will
drop '2 cents this morning and It is
expected, that retailers will meet the
reduction with a corresponding drop.
The wholesale, price for parchment
wrapped prints will be 43 cents and
for cartons 44 cents. This will make
the retail price 48 and 49 cents.
This new price makes a total re
duction of S cents in price during the
last eight days. Butter is selling
now exactly 10 cents cheaper per
pound than early ln January of this
year. A comparison with prices a
year ago shows that butter was 24
cents a pound higher then than now,
with the wholesale price then at 6?
cents for parchment-wrapped prints
and 68 cents for cartons.
The reduction in price was made.
it is said, because of Increased pro
duction and the fact there is a sur
plus of butter on the market. Butter
In the. Sap Francisco market dropped
6 cents in the past week and Oregon
is meeting the competition from the
southern state by corresponding re
ductions.
NORTH HOWELL IS FIRST
Girls' Cooking Club Leads State In
Completing Work.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallls, March 26. (Spe
cial.) The North Howell Cooking
club near Gerva's has the distinction
of being the first cooking club of the
state to complete its project ior tne
season. "Achievement day" demon
strations ln sewing, cake-Judging con
tests and local exhibits were closing
features of the work. March 11, ac
cording to a report received by H. C.
Seymour, state boys' and girl's club
leader at the college. The events
were held In connection with a school
programme and carnival. The gir
club served refreshments cooked by
themselves to more than 150 persons.
F'rst prize in the cake jontest was
awarded to Kuth Vinton, 11 years oia;
Ciaribel Smith. 14, was second, and
Lois Vinton. 13. third.
WOOD TO SAIL APRIL 9
Major-General Xotifies Seattle
Chamber of Decision.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 25. Ma
jor-General Leonard Wood will leave
Seattle April 9 on the steamer Wenat
chee for Manila, where he will con
duct an Investigation relative to
Philippine claims for Independence,
he notified the chamber of commerce
by wire today.
He had previously announced tnai
he would sail from San Francisco
April 2.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
MOI.IN-OBNZ Walter H. Molln, 26. 328
Bast 20th street North, and Dorothy M.
H. Gens. 20. 735 Sherrett street.
HADDOCK-McGBE Roderick W. Had
dock, legal, UH Union avenue, and Mat
tie S. McGee, legal, Davis and Union
avenue.
PRBSCOTT-VKNSTRAND Frank Pres
cott. legal, Port Angeles, Wash., and Eva
E. Venstrand, legal, 493 East Ninth street
North.
GOODRIDGE-CLARK David A. Good-
rldge, legal, 788 Hoyt street, and Inez
Clark, legal. 11(13 Fifth street.
SHARP-TANNER U D. Sharp. legal.
474 East Tenth street, and Elizabeth Tan
ner, legal, 486 Bldwell avenue.
THOMAS-TICB Charles M. Thomas, 29,
1A1 Sheldon street, and Alma A. Tice, 27,
101 Sheldon street.
- Vancouver Marriage Licences.
WOODARD-THORNTON Alton M.
Woodard, 8u, of Oak Point, Waah, and
Maud Thornton, 84. of Portland.
DAILY METEOKOLOGICA& REPORT.
PORTLAND. March 28. Maximum tem
perature. 50 degrees: minimum. 43 degreea
River reading. 8 A. M., 11.5 feet; change
in last 24 hours, 0.4 foot fall. Total rainfall
(5 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0 05 Inch: total rainfall
since September 1. 100, 41.34 Inches: nor
mal rainfall since September 1. 85.79
Inches: excess of ralnrau since September
1, 1020, 6.50 Inches. Sunrise, 6:04 A. M. ;
sunset, 6:30 P. M. Total sunshine March
25, 6 hours 20 minutes: possible sunshine,
12 hours 26 minutes.. Moonrise Saturday,
10:00 P. M. ; moonset Sunday. 8:13 A. M.
Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P.
M., 80.18 Inches. Relative humidity at S
A. M., 83 per cent; at noon. 63 per cent;
at 6 P. M 60 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
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STATIONS. f I S I f Weather.
3 I :? : :
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Baker 32 42I0.00!12!N Snow
Boise 84 460. 02I12INW Cloudy
Boston 40 7210. 00.. W Clear
Calgary 28 44I0.04I12INE Snow
Chicago .... 42 560.4212INE Cloudy
Denver 80 62 0.00 . . NW Cloudy
Des Moines.. 44 6810.01 ..Is Clear'
Bureka .... 46 60I0.01I24IN Cloudy
Galveston .. 70 7j0.00llKISB Pt. cloudy
Helena 40 4210.04 16IW Cloudy
Juneaut .... 80 '4010.22 . .SE Snow
Kansas City 64 70l0.00..s Clear
Los Angeles. 52 7210.00 16 SW Clear
Marshfield . 42 520. 18 . . NW Cloudy
Medford ... 40 6210.00 14 NW Cloudy
Minneapolis 8 6210.00 . .Iw Cloudy
New Orleans 66 S2 0.00..ISW Clear
New Tork... 48 7010.44U6IW Clear
North Head. 40 460.1032NW Cloudy
Phoenix ... 62 82I0.00I20IW Clear
Pocatello .. 84 4010.02 26ISW Pt. cloudy
Portland ... 43 6010.05 12IW Pt. cloudy
Roseburg .. 44 5610.14 . .Inw Pt. cloudy
Sacramento . 48 6fl 0.00 14INW Clear
St. Louis.... 48 7410.08 12IS Rain
Salt Lake.. 86 4610.04 12IN Clear
San Diego... 62 64!0. 00 12INW Clear
S. Francisco 48 6210.00 14 W Cloudy
Seattle 40 6010. 10 12 NW Pt. cloudy
Sitkat 32 42I0.02 .. w Cloudy
Spokane ... 40 5010.00 .. NW Pt. cloudy
Tacoma 40 60l0.02..NE Cloudy -
Tatoosh lad. 42 4610. 14 S4NW Clear
Valdest 24 '44I0.00 . . N Cloudy
Walla Walla 44 5210.01 .. NW Cloudy
Washington 52 T8'0.22,.e; Clear
Winnipeg .. 28 4010.00 .. NW Cloudy
Taklma 5610.00 . .IN Clear
tA. M. today. P. M.
report of preceding
day. -
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Probably rain;
westerly winds.
Oregon and Washington Fair east por
tion, probably rain west portion; Iresh
to strong westerly winds.
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Local Market Advances 25 to
50 Cents Per Box.
DEMAND IS MORE ACTIVE
Best Grade of Yellow Xewtowns
Held at $2.50 to $3 Fancy
Red Varieties Are Scafce.
There has been a marked Improvement
ln the condition of the local apple market
in the past week. From a position that
was no more than steady, the market has
become decidedly strong. Advances of 250
to 50c a box ln jobbing prices have been
almost general. Newtowns, which are in
largest supply, are quoted at S2.50S for
extra fancy, Spltsenbergs of the same grade
at 3ir3.23 and large slxe. extra fancy
wlnesaps, which are very scarce, as high
as 14.
Apple stocks tn first hands are believed
to be small and dealers' storage holdings
are much reduced. With the decrease In
the supply the demand haa broadened.
The eastern markets were fairly steady
during the past week and northwest boxed
Wlnesaps sold mostly at $3 4 a box. In
the barreled apple line, Baldwins held
around S5 per barrel at western New Tork
f. o. b. ahlpping points for stock from cold
storage. Leading wholesale markets held
at (5 to )6, except Pittsburg which weak
ened 25c to a range of 34.75 to $5.
Shipments of boxed apples during the
week from all points were 394 cars com
pared with 406 the previous week and with
477 during the corresponding week last
year. The movement of barreled stock
was 780 cars compared with 856 the pre
ceding week and with 399 during the cor
responding week last season.
Liverpool qudted Oregon Wlnesaps at
13.34 tn $8.63 per box for the week end
ing March 21 as compared with $2.74 to
(3.22 during the week ending March 7.
New York Baldwins ranged from $6.87 to
$0.22 a barrel for the week ending March
21, as compared with $6.84 to $10.75 dur
ing the week ending March 14.
The American agricultural trade com
missioner at London reported that the re
vocation of the government apple price
order would probably beneft the producer.
The British food controller stated that
the removal of control was rendered pos
sible by the large supplies available and
the Increasing quantities expected from
Australia. It Is estimated that 1.250,000
cases will be available (or the United
Kingdom from this source during the com
Ing season beginning toward the end of
March, compared with 830,000 ' cases
shipped last year. . .
The removal of control was made en the
urgent demand of the Canadian growers,
who felt that It was unfair to them to be
hampered by control during the remainder
of the apple season, while the Australian
growers would be free rom any such im
pediment. Although the maximum price
of control has had little effect on the
wholesale market lately the general opin
ion ln the British trade Is that the retail
market has been kept unnecessarily high.
It Is claimed that retailers sold apples of
all grades whether good, bad, extra fancr
or C grade at the control price of 10 pence
per pound.
POTATOES MOVING OCT BETTER
Prices Here on Firmer Bases, Though
Weak in Other Sections.
Potatoes are moving out better to Cali
fornia, not only seed stock, but table po
tatoes as well. Shippers are paying grow
ers a cent for the better , grades anff In
some Instances furnishing sacks. With the
supply of the best stock reduced, local
retailers and other large buyers are show
ing more interest ln the market. The best
grades of both Burbanks and local Gems
are jobbing up to $1.50.
As ln many other potato-growing sec
tions ot the country, the growers In the
Yakima valley this spring are disappointed
in the prevaling prices and are holding
approximately 1000 cars of potatoes still
unsold. Early l&st autumn some stock
was sold around $35 per ton.' Since then
prices have gradually declined and, ac
cording to local reporta received lately. It
13 difficult for growera to move their stock
at around $15 per ton, sacked. The stock
being held ln the Yakima valley Is mostly
o! the Netted Gem variety.
In other parts of the country the market
has not retained all ot Its recent gains. At
Idaho shipping points, sacked rurals de
clined 20 cents, closing around 80 cents to
growers. In northern shipping markets
prices dropped 15 to 25 cents. The car-lot
market declined 10 to 20 cents In Cthcago,
reaching $1 to $1.15. Other middle west
ern wholesale markets closed 15 to 20
cents lower at $1.25 to $1.45. Round
whites declined further at western New
York shipping points, reaching a. level
around $1. Bulk stock closed 10 to 15
cents lower In New York at $1.40 to $1.50.
Maine green mountains ranged 5 to 10
cents lower f. o. b. at 00 to 93o bulk.
Sacked stock lost the previous week's
gains ln Boston, declining 25 to 35 cents
to a close of $1.25 to $1.40.
Shipments of potatoes showed a further
decrease, the movement reaching 3635
cars compared with 3773 the preceding
week and .with 2552 during the correspond
ing week a year ago.
LOWER WHEAT OFFERS SENT OCT
Buyers Awnmi That Chlrage Market
Will Open at Decline Today.
The local' grain exchange waa closed
yesterday with the other grain exchanges
throughout the country. Business ln the
Interior was reported to be quiet. A :ew
bids were put out 3 to 4 cents u.ider
those of Thursday ln the belief that the
Chicago market would open lower today.
As a number of the larger growers are
showing a disposition to sell now, it is
thought the market will show more
activity ln the near future.
Terminal receipts, ln cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange at follows:
Wheat.Bar.Flr.Oats. Hay.
Portland rF-day 10
Year ago 49
Season to date.. 13. 025
Year Mo 7.311
1 4
...11 1 62
211 607 438 2025
169 3303 414 1740
...8 13
8 23 1 1
47 790 111 T91
77 25U 1U4 745
Tacoma Th'day 25
Year ago
Season to date. 8.860
Year ago 6,1 Si
Seattle Th'day.
Year ago 23
Reajton to date. ...
Year ago 5,374 232 661 627 1122
Astoria To a te mu
67
26
Year ago 1.0
12
BUTTER TWO CENTS LOWER TODAY
Buying Price of Butterf at Will BeBeduced
Three Cents.
A decline of 2 cents In print butter and
3 cents ln butterfat will be effective this
morning, according to announcement made
by local creamery men yesterday. Prints
will sell on the, basts ot 43 cents for parch
ment wrapped and butterfat will be bought
at 39 cents,' delivered, for the best grade.
A surplus baa appeared on the market and
this, with the continued decline at San
Francisco, amounting to fully 6 cents ln
the past week, has depressed the local
market. In view of the situation, there
was but little Inquiry for cubes yesterday.
The buying price of eggs held at 20
cents, 'but the market was considered
weak. There was another drop of 2 cents
at Chicago and the indications were that
ower bids would be sent Into the country.
Chicken Prices Break.
Receipts of poultry were unusually
heavy yesterday and only a small part of
the arrivals were disposed of when U14
AS STOCKS DEGLIIM
day closed. Buyers took advantage of the
large supply to force prices down and
would pay only 28 cents for heavy hens
and '25026c for light stock.
Dressed veal waa weak, but prices were
unchanged. Pork continued firm at the
former quotations.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern dtlt
reaieraay were as loiiowa;
Clearings.
TtaJjinrea.
Portland
. .$4,088.9119 $1,002,831
Seattle .
Tacoma
Spokane
4,207.480
011.033
1.400,757
25.H86
60U.U63
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Floor, Feed. Etc.
No seeaton MerchAnt exchange.
FLOUR Family patents. $9; bakers'
hard wheat, $7.85; bakers' bluestem pat
ents, $7.33; valley patents, $b.du; wnoit
wheat. $7.40: graham. $7.20.
MILLFEED Prices f. o, b. mill; Mill-
run. $29 per ton; rolled barley. $4143i
rolled oata $43: scratch feed. $55 per ton
CORN Whole, $30; cracked, $42 per
ton.
HAY Bnyinr prices f. o. b. Portland
alfalfa. $19 per ton; cheat. $22623 per
ton: clover. $16; valley timothy, -oT-o;
eastern Oregon timothy, $26.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 8040c; prints.
parchment wranDed ln box lota. 43c; car
tons, 44c. Butterfat. buying price. A
grade. 39c: B grade. 37c Portland delivery.
EGGS Buying prices, case count, 20c
delivered; Jobbing prices to retailers.
candled ranch. 25S26c: selects. 2728c.
CHEESE Tillamook triplets, price to
jobbers- f. o. b. Tillamook. 33c; Young
Americas, S4e lb.
POULTRY Hens. 2528c: ducks, 45
50c: geese, 2.1c; turkeys, live, 33c: do.
dressed. 45$50c
PORK Fany, 16H6He per pound.
VEAL Fancy, 17H18c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
FRUITS Navel oranaes. $3.355.50 box:
lemons. $3.50-94.75; grapefruit. $3.2598.50
per box: bananas. lOfellc per pouna; ap
ples. $1.504 per box.
VEGETABLES Cabbage. 2tttte per
pound: lettuce. S.4A4.25 cer crate: car
rots. $1.25 Der sack: ararllc. 1520c pound;
beeta. $1.50 per sack; cauliflower. $1.50 per
crate; celery. $4.505.50 per crate; grern
pepper. 3045c per pound: rhubarb, 109
11c per pound; spinach. $liS1.50 per box;
turnips, $2 per sack; sprouts, 202.c per
pound: tomatoes. $4.75 per lug: cucumoers.
$34 per doxen: peas. 2022V4o pound:
asnnranm. ner nnnnd.
POTATOES Oresron $11.50 per 100
pounds: Yakima. $1.501."3; sweet pota
toes, xa.is per hamper.
ONIONS Oregon. $11.50 per sack.
Staple Groceries.
Tteal Inhhlnff nnntntlnns?
SUGAR (sack basis) Cane grar.alated.
IVc per pound: beet. 0.15c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts. 15035c: Braxll nut.
84c: filbert 15ia31: almonds. 28f30c;
peanuta 10llc per lb.: cocoanuts. $2 per
dozen: pecans, 23c; hickory nuts. 10 no
pound.
HONEY Comb. $7.75 per case.
RICE Blue Rose, OHO per pound; Ja-
nun Htvle 4 ner nnunri.
BBANS Small white, 6V4o: larre white,
5t4e; pink, 7e: lima. 8 54 ci bayou, lH4c:
red. 7 Me per pound.
COFFEE Roasted, bulk, ln drums, 14
S6c per pound.
SALT Granulated, bale, $3.50 ifM. 25
half ground, ton, 60s. $17.75; 100a $15.50
lutnn rnrk. 1?6
DRIED FRUITS Italian prunes. "He
per pound: dates, $3.7597 per box; figs.
$21314.75 per box.
Provisions.
HAMS All sixes, 80ffS7c: skinned, 26
36c: picnlo. 1719c; cottage roll. SOo.
BACON Fancy. 43653c; choice. 300
85c: standard. 261928c.
LARD Pure, tlercea 17o pound; com
pound tierces. 2c.
DRY SALT Backs. 22ff25c; plates, 18c.
Wool, Hops, Etc.
WOOL Nominal.
TALLOW No. 1. 5e: No. 2. 4c pound.
CASCARA BARK 1020 peel, 80 pound.
HOPS 1920 crop. 21 26c per pound.
MOHAIR Nominal. 15fi20c per pound
GRAIN BAGS Carlota. 7c. coast.
Oils.
LINSEED OIT, Raw, In barrels. 4c
5-gallon cana $1.09. Boiled, ln barrela
9Gc: 5-rallon cans. $1.11.
TURPENTINE In drums, 94c; 5-gallon
cana $1.09.
COAL OIL Tank wagons and Iron bar
rels, 17Mc; cases. 30 37c
GASOLINE Tank wagons and Iron bar
rels, 30c; cases, 426c.
QUOTATIONS OX DAIRY PRODCCE
Market Prices Ruling on Butter, Cheese
and Eggs.
ev T7t A VPTWYl Month ."V Rirtrer
Extras. 86c, prime firsts. 33c.
Eggs Fresh extras, 30c; extra firsts,
29c; dirties, 27c; extra pullets, 27Vc; un
dersized, 26c.
Cheese Flats, fancy. 26c; 'lrsts, nom
inal: Young Americas, fancy. 26c; flrats,
nominal.
CHICAGO. March 25. Butter Lower;
creamery extras, 44c; standards. 41c.
Eggs Lower. Receipts. 20.406 cases;
firsts, 22tf23c; ordinary fjrsls, 19&20c;
at mark, cases Included, 2? 22c.
NEW TORK, March 25. Butter
Steady; creamery higher than extras.
4GHt?4Sc; creamery extras, 7c; firsts,
43 46 Vic.
Eggs Unsettled; fresh gathered" extra
firsts. 26Vfc27c; firsts, 242!c.
Cheese Steady: state whole milk .lata,
fresh specials, 25c; others, unchanged.
SEATTLE, March 25. Eggs Select
local rancn, wnite snena, zw.uc aeieci
local ranch, mixed colors, 2.8c; pullets. 24c.
Riitlap Titv ,r,am,rv In cubes 4c:
nrlcks or prints, 43c; country creamery
extras, cost to Jobbers, in cubes, 41c,
storage, 38c. 1
BUSINESS IS GRADUALLY REVIVING
Reports of Improvement Are Increasing
in Number.
NEW YORK, March 2& Dun's) Review
tomorrow will say:
"After practically a year of liquidation
and deflation new forces are now making
for gradual business recuperation. Re
covery has not yet extended to all lines,
but encouraging indications are increasing
in number. Although some of the hopeful
signs partly result from the Influence of
special demands, such as the Easter re-
auirementd. the favorable features- are
also beginning to assume characteristics
of permanency.
"The rapid crop advancement, the
relaxation from monetary tension and the
greater stability of financial markets
promote a better feeling, while the trend
toward resumption of building activity Is
a significant development. Reelecting the
latter movement. During of steel nas
gained a little, and the lumber Industry,
especially In toe raeuic nortnweal. Is
experiencing some revival."
Weekly Bank clearings were $3,973,-
656.747.
Foreign Exchange.
Foreign exchange rates t close of busi
ness yesterday, furnished by Nrthwestern
National bank of Portland. The amount
quoted Is the equivalent of the foreign
unit ln United States funds:
Austria, kronen $ .0030
Belgium, franca 0730
Bulaaria. leva 0133
Cxecho-Slovakla, kronen 0138
Denmark. Kroner Ii50
Hneland. pound sterling .' 3.9230
Finland, flnmark 0275
France, francs 0698
Germany. - marks 0103
Greece, drachmas 0764
Holland, guuaera 8465
Hungary, kronen 0040
Italy, lire 0404
Jugo-Slavla, kronen 0075
Norway, kroner 1625
Portugal, escudoa 0894
Roumania. lei 0145
Serbia, dinara 0296
Spain, pesetas 1410
Sweden, kroner , .2336
Switzerland, francs 1735
China Hongkong, local currency., .4775
Shanghai, taels 6430
Japan, yen 4875
NEW TORK, March 25. Exchange, nom
inal; sterling, demand. 13.91 Vi: cables,
$3.91; francs, demand, 6.91 Hi cables,
6.92; Belgian franca, demand, 7.23 ;
cables, 7.24; guilders, demand, 84.40;
cables, 84.60: lire, demand, 3.97; cablea,
8 97VW marks, demand, I.B6V1; cables,
1.67; Greece, demand, 7.65; Argentine, de
mand, 34; Braxll, demand, 1514; Montreal,
11 per cent discount.
Money, Silver, Etc.
NEW TORK, March 25. Frlme mer
cantile paper, 7V47 per cent.
Bar silver, domestic, 99Vsc; foreign,
57V4C. Mexican dollars. 44c.
Every large city has one newspaper
which, by universal consent, is the
Want-Ad medium of the community,
la Portland .it's The Oregonian.
E
IOCAIi MARKET FIRM TTITII
LIMITED SUPPLY.
Regular Top "ow Stands at $12.50.
Cattle Are Steady and Sheep
and Lambs Weak.
An advance of a quarter was recorded
ln the local hog market yesterday with the
regular market top established -at $12.60.
No changes were made ln other divisions.
The tone of tne cattle market was re
ported steady and sheep and lambs were
slow and weak.
Receipts were 14 cattle, 409 hogs and 45
sheep.
The day's sales were as follows:
wt. rrioe.l
Wt. Price.
425 $10.25
890 11.50
210 12.23
610 8.00
178 12.40
222 12.25
144 6.50
40 7.00
43 10.00
40 7.00
48 10.00
60 10.00
190 8.00
180 12.00
340 10.00
1 cow
sio $ 6.001 6 hoga..
lcow... 960 6.001 lhox..
Icow... 1170 4.50 lhoK....
lcow... 8o s.ool l hog....
lhog... 820 10.35180 hogs...
15 hogs.. 180 12.35111 hogs. ..
17 hogs.. 208 12.23144 Iambs.
5 hogs.. 232 12.251 2 lambs.
lhog... 2110 10.00I17 lambs.
22 hogs.. 780 12.5HI 4 lambs.
4 hogs.. 177 12.35 7 lambs.
12 hogs.. 1(10 12.50 14 lambs.
2 hogs.. 153 ll.ool 1 buck..
17hogs.. 200 12.001 1 hog....
lhog... 480 8.001 1 hoa-
The following prices ara current at the
local yards:
Cattle Prices.
Choice steers I g oo 8 50
Medium to good steers
Fair to medium ,r..ra
T.254S 8.00
650i) 7.2.1
6 60i 6.50
Common to e-ood steers
Medium to rood cnWN hira AOilfM) S .".ft
Fair to medium cows, heifers h.Htift 600
Common to fair cows, heifers 6.50ii t oo
viuiicra ................
Bulls
Choice dairy calves ;
Prime light calves
Heavy calvea . . .
Best feeders
Fair to good feeders
Hogs
Prime light
Smooth heavy
Rough heavy
Stags, subject to dockage ....
Fat pigs
Feeder pigs .................
Sheep
Spring lambs
Prime east-of-mountain lambs
Valley lambs
Heavy lambs, 90 lbs. and up..
Feeder lambs
Cull lambs
Light yearlings
Heavy yearlings
Wethers
Ewes
25m 4.50
3 50i 5.00
12.60W13.30
11.00 I2.SO
6.0IH 7 50
fi.OO-vD 6.50
6.50 lit t.OO
12.0Offl12.5O
11 60 Sl 12.00
8 0(1 at 10.50
6.00 10.50
12.00 Urr-l.-IO
11.00 12.00
lo.oo 3iis.no
7.50ISI 8.25
6.00tfi 7.00
6.00911 7.50
6.(81 6 30
4 00' 6.00
6.50f 7.(H
6.00 Kr 6.30
6 00 f 6.00
1.60(01 5.50
Chicago Livestock Market.
4nIAJ'. March ly Cattle Receipts.
400O. beef steers dull, weak to unevenly
,22 Z I""'" P'ln: bulk beef steers. $8.50
'.:.k u.!ch.'!r "he ,tock nd bu". "I",
weak.bulk fat cows and heifers, 15.50
l ,i and cutters mostly, $34.5fl;
bulk bulls. $3.236.23; calves. steadyTbulk
vealers $!)9.50; stackers and feeders.
?-W:o bulk "ocker and feeder
steers. $7.2J8.25; choice selected meaty
feeder steers, $0.35,
Hogs Receipts. 1,1,000, slow, very un
even, mostly steady with yesterday's
average; top early, $11.10: bulk 200 pounds
down. $10.60J11; bulk 220. pounds up.
$9.2510.30; pigs mostly steady.
Sheep Receipts. 7000; killing clsssea
steady to 25 cents higher, heavies up most;
wooled lamb top. $10 75: shorn. $9.35; 101
pound shorn lambs, $7.50; bulk fat wooled
lnmbs. $!.7S10.50; top ewes. $0.50; bulk
fat ewes. 3.3(iff (1.23.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, March 25. Hogs Receipts.
600O; steady to 15 cents lower. Heavy
grades mostly steady; bulk medium and
light butchers, $0.7510.25; top. $10.33;
bulk strong weight butchers averaging 250
pounds and over, $0.25o9.75.
Cattle Receipts. 17,000; beef steers
slow, steady to 15 cents lower; spots more;
she stock weak to 25 cents lower; bulls,
23e50c lower- veala wutr tn Klin Invnr;
stockers and feeders dull.
Sheep Receipts, 6000; sheep and Iambs
slow, steady; early top lambs, $10; ewes,
$5.85; clipped lambs. $8.50.
Kansas City livestock Market.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 25. Cattle
Receipts, 1100; very little doing In all
classes; trade dull; beet steers steady to
lower; some left unsold; sales. $7429;
mixed steers and heifers, J8.5tJSi9.30; few
sales, other classes weak; good heifers,
$7.637.90: best cows, $7; odd vealers.
$9.30; few above 18 30.
Sheep Receipts. 2000; lambs strong to
23c higher; 84-pound lnmbs, $10.05.
Seattle Livestock Market.
RW1TTI.I? March 25 Hogs Receipts.
103. weak: prime. $U.30j. 12.00; smooth
heavies, $10.30j 11.50: rough heavies,
$8.50 9.00: pigs, $9.0l11.50.
r-ottlo Pofoinrs KS. steadv: Dr'mt
steers, $8 23418.73: medium to ch lce.
$(l23w7.i3; common to good, la.uu'ffo.uu;
best cows and heifers, $7.O0t7.50: med
ium tn nhninM 1 3 Oil ( A 30 ' '.OmmOn tO
good, 4.00l 5.00; bulls. $4.900 5.50, calves.
light. $11. OOtf 12.50; heavy, m.uujl.iu.
DEMAND FOR WOOL INCREASES
Prices Are Steadier In Boston Market.
Declines Abroad.
BOSTON, March 25. The Commercial
Bulletin tomorrow will say:
"The demand for wool has Increased
during the week, buyers apparently con
vinced that the emergency tarllt bin will
be passed ln the not distant tuture, and
deeming it wise to cover some of their
needs, at least now. Prices do not appear
to have advanced particularly, although
the market is steadier.
The fore in markets have receaea
everywhere, with American buying very
limited in the foreign primary markets.
although ouylng of wool tops continues
in England at lower prices.
"The mill situation is steadier and 'some
business is being done more or lcs regu
larly. There Is little news reported from
the west. Mohair is dull and unchanged."
Scoured bais: Oregon fc-asu-rn ?u. l
staple, SO 83c; eastern clothing, 60UiOc;
valley. No. 1, ojdnuc.
Territory nne ample, cnoice, eoiffwvc;
half-blood combing, i0&ji5c: .Dic-od
combing, 531053c; tt-blood combing, 2f
45c; fine and medium c:otn!ng, 65 fit 70c.
Mohair Best comoing, 2oaJUc; best
carding, 2-U -3c.
SAN IRA.NCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Vegetables, Fresh Fruits,
Etc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 23. Vegetables
Asparagus, U12Vic; eggplant, numlnal;
sauash. cream, tto w i -kj crate: potatoes.
street prices, rivers, white No. 1, tl.ojl
2.15; sweets, ancy Hall. sa.oO'aO, onions,
Australian trown, 50c green, $1.25tl50;
celery, Jl. 5043 crate; garlic, 'iuiuc; sell
peppers, 7(r20c; turnips. 75c$$l sack;
beeta $11.30; parsnips, $2i2.25 sack;
carrots, 75c6$l sack; peas, 4412c; rhu
barb, Alameda, $1.50fu 2.2j; lettuce, $1.75
to 2; arllchukee, 25 98Ac dozen; spina oh,
3r4c; new potatoes, 8 6 10c.
Poultry Hens. 3i40c; strictly young
roosters, 42045c. old 2225c; fryers, 55
CttOc; broilers, esoooc; ducks, SOitJjc;
squabs, 70ijc; pigeons. 3'o?30 doscn;
Belgian hares, live, 2542Sc: jackrabblta,
I3i 3.30 dozen; turkeys, dressed, 50r;6c;
geese, 2 tl 35c.
Fruit oranges, navel, 12194.15; lemons.
$2 43.30; grapefruit, $2ir8. 50; tangeilnea,
$1.50(13.50; apples. $14043; bananas. Hw
10c: datea, 17fflSc; avocadoes, $4.307;
strawberries, Imperial Valley, $U.04jl
6.75 crate.
Seattle Feed and Hay.
SEATTLE, March 23. City delivery
Feed Scratch feed. $57 ton; baby scratch
feed, $55; feed wheat, $58; all grain chop,
$46: oats. $46: rolled oats, $48: sprouting
oata, $51; rolled barley, $44; clipped Par
ley, $48; milled feed, .H; btan, $34;
whole corn, $41; cracked corn, $43.
Hay Alfalfa. $27; double compress, $30:
do timothy, $33; eastern Washington
mixed, $34; straw, $24; Puget sound, 31.
Read The Oregronian classified ads.
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