Morning Oregonian., December 13, 1921, Page 22, Image 22

THE MORVTXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1021
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TRADE DEPRESSION
IN ORIENT PASSES
Distinct Betterment Seen
Financial Conditions.
in
EXPORTS ARE INCREASED
Both Japan and China Arc Said to
Be Taking More Supplies.
Shanghai to Get Lumber.
The worst of the trade depression
in the orient Is over. There has been
a distinct betterment in financial con
ditions in China and Japan in recent
weeks, and the export cargo move
ment from those countries has in
creased greatly, according to C. L.
Seitz. Tiead of the China Import &
Export Lumber company.
Mr. Seitz arrived In Portland yes
terday to make arrangements for
the operation of the three Norwegian
steamers which his company has
chartered to curry lumber from Port
land to Shanghai, and he intimated
that he might charter one or two
more for the same trade.
Concerning the trans-Pacific lum
ber business with which he is most
directly Interested, Mr. Seitz said:
"The lumber movement has been
healthy and the enormous quantities
of lumber purchased by the Japanese
are actually being used in building
work. I believe the movement will
continue for another year.
Position la Precarious.
"The original lumber market, how-
ver, is In a precarious position Just at
present because two or three Japanese
firms have bought large quantities of
Jap squares on speculation and have
not sold them. They may ruin the
lumber market temporarily if they
are obliged to dump these stocks of
squares."
Japan, Mr. Seitz said, has something
of an edge on the rest of the world
In recuperating from the -widespread
slump in business that followed the
end of the war. Japan took her
losses quickly, he said, and suffered
heavily, but has already accomplished
the readjustment that is working out
more slowly in America and still more
lowly in Europe.
InTegard to the large purchases of
grain by Japan which are viewed
with alarm In some circles. Mr. Seitz
professed to speak with less Intimate
knowledge than in regard to the lum
ber business, but said that Japan's
purchaser have been larger. In his
opinion, than have been Justified by
the Manchurian crop failure.
Output Sold by Mills.
"The Chinese mills," he said, "have
sold their output for export to Egypt
and India, and nluch of the recent
grain purchases have been to cover
shortages In the Manchurian crop,
and also to blend with the oriental
grades to produce the grade of flour
demanded by the Indian and Egyp
tian markets. Someone, however. Is
speculating in wheat on a large scale
and may be bumped."
Mr. Seitz said that the lumber com
bination which he represents, con
sisting of E. J. King and the China
Import & Export Lumber company.
uses about 150.000,000 feet cf lumber
per year, and that about 60 per cent
of this movement will be freighted in
the Norwegian time-chartered vessels
and others not under the American
flag because it costs about (3 for
each 1000 feet more to ship in ship
ping board steamers.
Board Ship to Move Some.
The remaining 40 per cent of the
lumber shipments of Mr. Seits" In
terests, he said, will be moved In
the shipping board steamers operated
by the Columbla-Pack'ic Shipping
company, and will be used to fill
these vessels to their capacity after
the Interests of all other shippers
have been taken care of.
One of the greatest economies ef
fected by the use of private vessels,
according to Mr. Seitz. Is the fact
that his company has equipment at
Shanghai for handling cargoes of
mmoer quickly and economically, and
by the use of these facilities can
move lumber from a ship's hold to
the storage yard at a cost of 12 V4 or
13 cents per 1000 feet, and that a
shipping board vessel, discharging In
the method required by the shipping
board, cannot take advantage of this
economy. The board vessels, there
fore, will carry lumber to the smaller
ports to which they are obliged to
go in the course of their Itinerary
while the big bulk movement of lum
ber in private vessels will go to the
China Import & Export Lumber com
pany's dock at Shanghai.
Mr. Seitz expects to remain in Port
land aboht ten days.
KUREHA MARU DUE IN RIVER
First of Yamashita Fleet Will Take
Cargo for Orient.
The Japanese steamer Kureha Maru
of the Yamashita Klsen Kaisha was
due in the Columbia river last night
from Japan and will load a full cargo
here for the orient. O. W. Theirlng
local manager for A. M. Gillespie!
inc., aseni tor tne line, expects some-l
iiiwa.ru ireignt on the vessel.
Four more steamers of the-oriental
service of the Yamashita company
are listed to come here before the
end of February, and one In the
Australia-New Zealand service of this
line. In the direct trans-Pacific
trade the steamer Fuku Maru is
scheduled to come to Portland during
the first half of January and the
Tsurushlma Maru during the latter
half of the month. The Bandal Maru
is listed for early February and ths
Kureha Maru again during the latter
half of February.
The steamer Tomiura Maru which
is expected here late this month, will
be the third vessel routed to Austra
lia and New Zealand by this company
since the service was established.
The second of these did not call at
Portland.
ALIEN SEAMEN IN MAJORITY
Comparatively Few Americans Are
Handling Portland Commerce.
The proportion of Americans to
ether nationalities finding employ
ment in the ships that carry Port
land's commerce Is shown by the rec
ords of the United Statej Immigration
service, covering the work of the lo
cal office of this governmental de
partment since the beginning of this
year. Of the 6642 seamen coming to
Portland In vessels from and to for
eign ports during the period from
January 1 to December 8, only 97
ere American citizens.
The Japanese form the largest group
under the classification of the immi
gration service. During the period
for which the compilation was made.
66 Japanese vessels visited Portland
out of a total of 141 engaged in for--'Ign
trade, ana the Japanese seamen
numbered 3348 out of s total of 4386.
Others, with the Japanese and
Americans making up the total, were
2078 white aliens and 240 Chinese.
84-YEAR-OLD SKIPPER VISITS
Captain Le Blanc on Trip to Coast
as Guest of Son-in-Law.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 12 (Spe
cial.) To be 84 years old and just
getting ready to settle down to a
really active seafaring career is the
outlook of Captain Paul Le Blanc, in
Tacoma on the Williams line steamer
Willsolo. Captain Le Blanc tB mak
ing hs first trip to this coast as the
guest of his son-in-law, Captain W.
H. McGahan, master of the steamer.
The voyage Is being made after Cap
tain Le Blanc has visited in his own
ships nearly every port of the world
as master, but never had a voyage
lead him to the northwest coast. Cap
tain Le Blanc in no manner resem
bles a man of 84 years, but might at
a guess look 60 years of age. He
Just recently left the schooner Shop
haug, a four-master, in order to make
the cruise here.
For 54 years Captain Le Blanc has
been a ship master. He commenced
his seafaring career when Just a little
lad, and in August, 1867, took charge
of his first vessel. Since that time
he has been in active service. For
eight years Captain McClahan sailed
with him, and then married Captain
Le Blanc's daughter. Captain Mc
Gahan lives in Brooklyn, N. T., and
is widely known among shipping men.
New Quarantine Officer Arrives.
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. li. (Special )
Surgeon H. M. Manning is here to
assume charge of the federal quar
antine station at the mouth of the
Columbia river. He will succeed Dr.
J. J. Tuttle. who has been acting
quarantine officer here since Dr.
Ebert was transferred to an Atlantic
coast port Curing the war, while Dr.
Manning came here direct from Ellis
island, where he was on special duty
short time. He was until recently
In charge of the quarantine station
at Biltmore, N. C.
Marine Notes.
The steamer Dakotan of the European
service of the United American lines was
expected to leave down from municipal
terminal No. 1 at about midnight last
night.
The steam schooners Ryder Hanlfy and
llalco left Westport yesterday afternoon
with lumber for California.
The McCormlck line steamers Celllo and
Willamette arrived In the river yesterday
ilt spite a h Ik h wind outside and were
their way up the river last night. The
Willamette Is bringing a new propeller
from San Francisco for the steamer
Georglna Holph and after delivering it to
that vessel will come to the Couch-street
dock to unload her other freight. The Ce
Hip was to dock at St- Helens to start
loading lumber for the return trip to the
soutn.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.) To
load a lull cargo of lumber at St. Helens
the steamer Celllo arrived at noon from
San Francisco.
The steam schooner Willamette arrived
at 111:30 P. M. from San Francisco with
freight and went to Portland.
The Norwegian motorsblp Pedro Chris-
topnerson arrived at 8:113 P. M. from Eu
rope via San Fraiclsco with a part cargo
for Portland.
The tank steamer. Captain A. F. Lucas
which discharged fuel oil In Portland, Is
anchored In the lower harbor waiting for
the seas to calm down before sailing for
California.
The steamer Cordova, with a full cargo
from Portland and Astoria and M passen
gers for Honolulu. Is lying at her wharf
waiting better weather conditions.
The Japanese steamer Yayol Maru, with
lumber from Sou1 Bend and Portland,
dropped to the lower harbor at 10 o clock
Saturday night and Is awaiting better
weather conditions before going to sea.
t aptam Hagen. master of the lighthouse
tender Rose, says orders have been Issued
by the lighthouse department to have No
six gas and whistling buoy at the mouth
of the river shifted a short distance to the
north and west of where It Is now located.
la understood the buoy will be moved
About 700 feet so aa to be a better aid
to navigation. The buoy will be moved
as soon as the tender Manzanita returns
from her cruise to the north.
The steam schooner Hornet arrived last
evening from San Francisco and went to
Knappton, where she will load a full cargo
of lumber.
After being fumigated here, the Japanese
steamer Tpres Maru shifted thla afternooa
to Wauna, where she will load lumber.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 12. (Special.)
During the month of December the Nippon
Yusen Kaisha will have dispatched four
freight and passenger liners from Seattle
for Japanese and Chinese ports. Already
two steamers, the Hakata Maru and the
Suwa Maru. have sailed for the orient. The
Toklwa Maru, scheduled to arrive late to
morrow night, will leave for Yokohama
December 25, and the Fushlmi Maru, due
December 15, will sail December 30. ' The
Toklwa Maru. was expected here December
9, but on account of the heavy weather
last week she was delayed.
Winding up the season's apple move
ment to Europe, the Royal Mall Steam
Packet company's refrigerator steamer Ne
braska, which arrived here from European
ports Sunday morning, will take 40.000
boxes of eastern Washington apples to the
United Kingdom and continental Europe
when she sails Wednesday night. In ad
dition to the apple shipments, the Ne
braska Is loading large consignments of
canned salmon and lumber. Before com
ing to Seattle the Nebraska loaded apples
and general freight at Portland and Van
couver, B. C. and In all she has 130,000
boxes of Pacific northwest apples In her
holda. This is the largest apple shipment
ever loaded by a single carrier.
The steamer Moerdljk. of the same fleet,
will dock here the end of the month to
load general freight for Europe.
In the service of the Charles Nelson
line, the steamship Nome City arrived at
pier 8 from San Francisco and California
points this morning. She will load outward
at Seattle and Tacoma for California.
According to announcement today the
Japanese steamers Yoko Maru and Heijin
Maru, both under charter to R T. Johns
A Co., will sail from Seattle for Japanese
ports the middle of this week with ca
pacity loads of Puget sound lumber. Al
together tho two carriers will have about
10.0U0,000 feet of Pacific northwest prod
uct. Chartered by J. J. Moore & Co.. the roo
torshlp Chile, of the East Asiatic com
pany, will arrive here Wednesday morning
to load 000,000 feet of lumber for Aus
tralian ports. The vessel loaded several
million feet of lumber on the Columbia
river and when she leaves for the antipodes
will have a full load. The Chile was
diverted to the Australian trade because
of the depressed condition of the Euro
pean cargo market.
The steamer Santa Rosalia, of the Isth
mian line, left Seattle for European ports
Sunday afternoon. The Knoxville City, of
the same fleet, which Is coming to Seattle
from China In ballast, will be due here
December 17. The steamers Steel Ranger
and Steel Worker will dock about Decem
ber 20.
Bringing 52.000 cases of apples from the
Hawaiian Islands, the Matson Navigation
company's freighter Manuka! Is scheduled
to arrive here Thursday. After discharg
ing she will load about 5000 tons of gen
eral freight for Hawaii, sailing from the
Union Pacific dock Saturday morning.
Officials of Alexander & Baldwin Seat
tle agent for the Matson line, said today
that the passenger liner Lurllne would be
back on the Seattle-Honolulu route In Feb
ruary. Taking big shipments of Puget sound
lumber, the Munson line tramp steamer
Mundelta sailed from the sound for Oraya
harbor today at 5 A. M. At Grays harbor
she will complete a capacity load of lum
ber for New York.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec. 12. (Special.)
Shipping companies In Vancouver are
preparing to take advantage of the new
transcontinental steel and Iron rates after
the first of the year. The rste will be
dropped 21 cents a hundred and will put
Pacific coast ports In competition with
Atlantic export depots. From Chicago the
rate will be 50 cents a hundred and from
Pittsburg 59 cents. With the low trans
Pacific rate the steamship companies are
offering, plus the fact that Canadian rates
will be given advantage of the exchange.
It is expected that nearly all the Iron and
steel shipped from the Atlantic to the
orient will go through this port.
While the Blue Funnel liner lxlon will
be due to reach Victoria on Thursday, she
Is not expected here until next week, hav
ing to go to Seattle first. The lxlon Is
coming from the orient and -Us reported
to have considerable cargo for coast ports
She &lls outbound tisti in January 0.
Just when the barkentfne S. F. Tolmle
will sail for the orient with her cargo of
lumber after returning to port at Esqui
mau for repairs to her steering gear
o-umot te ascertained, us her rigging, la in
bad shape and considerable time will be
required to make repairs.
Word whs received here today that the
steamer Esther Dollar carried 15 stowa
ways aboard from Singapore to New York
without the official knowing It. When
New York was reached by way of the Suez
canal It became necessary to fumigate the
ship, and only on counting the members of
the crew -did the officials find that there
were 15 men too many aboard the boat
The Chinese quartermaster acknowledged
that he was In the league and that he was
to aret 1 100 for i-v.tv man hindeel in Amer
ica. The quartermaster was arrested and
tne stowaways were returned to onina.
Local agents of the North Atlantic and
Western Steamship line were advised to
day that In the future all boats of that
line will call at New London, Conn., both
going to and coming from New York.
The steamer Callao, recently purchased
by Captain Robert Dollar and chartered to
the Pacific Steamship company for Pacific
coast traffic, will be named the Ruth
Alexander. She is now In New York ship
yards undergoing alterations, but la ex
pected to be on this coast In March.
PORT TOWNSENdT Wash.. Dec. 12.
The steamer Pomona recently assigned to
the Pacific Steamship company for one
trip to the orient, sailed this morning with
SO0O tons of general cargo.
The steamer Jeptha In the west coast
service of the General Steamship corpora
tion, after loading lumber and box snooks
at Tacoma will complete cargo at Port
Ludlow for South American ports. She will
proceed to sea Tuesday.
Coming to Puget sound to load a big
shipment of doors, lumber, canned goods
and general freight, the American Ha
waiian steamer Mlnnesotan, In the Pacific
coast and European service reports by
radio she will arrive early Itiesday morn
ing. She will load at Seattle and Tacoma.
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash., Dec. 12.
(Special. ) Steamer Frank D. Stout ar
rived yesterday afternoon from San Fran
cisco to load at Wilson mill. Aberdeen.
SAN PEDRO. Cak. Dec. 12.(Specla!.)
The local purse seine fishing launch
Mabel, which had been wetalned In En
senada by the Mexican authorities, arrived
here today, having been released from
custody yesterday. The story of the fight
between the officers of the Mexican gun
boat Tecate and the launch Olga D. ar
rived against the Mabel was related by the
officers and crew of the launch. The men
were detained In the Mexican Jail for one
week. The local launch was the target
for several rounds of machine gun bullets.
The two-masted yawl Losamingos sailed
today with the men of Its crew armed with
motion picture cameras for South Amer
ica anC the south sea islands.
Ten million feet of lumber were dis
charged here In one day recently by
steam schooners In port. The demand for
lumber In southern California is proving
so great that It Is hard to get sufficient
tonnage to transport the lumber. One
large operator has a contract whereby he
must discharge 1,000,000 feet dally.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec. 12 (Spe
cial.) Two vessels operated by Williams,
Dlmond A Co. In tire European-Pacific
service arrived here today. They are the
steamers West Farallon, from Antwerp,
and the Eastern Merchant, from Liver
pool, and as soon a they have com
pleted calls on the Pacific coast, will be
returned to the United States shipping
board. The West Farallon will be re
turned here and the Eastern Merchant
will revert to the government at Seattle.
Return of the two steamers leaves only
one vessel, the Celestial, to be operated by
Williams, Dlmond & Co. for the shipping
board.
There Is a possibility that the marine
underwriters will Install their own wreck
ing steamer for salvage work. The case
of the steamer Arakan in which $230,000
la asked by Dan Hanlon for his work in
connection with pulling the vessel from
the rocks has moved the underwriters. It
Is said, to have their own salvage ateamer.
R. D. Pinneo. traffic manager at the
port of Astoria for the Admiral line, ar
rived here today on the company's steamer
President from Loa Angeles. He has been
making a survey of conditions along the
Pacific coast. Pinneo will leave for home
within a few days.
Shipments of pig iron, grass seeds, tin
plate, woll, grease and soda ash comprise
a large part of the cargo arriving here
yesterday from Liverpool on the freighter
Eastern Merchant.
In the holds of the West Farallon, from
Antwerp, were IS. 80 cases of window
glass, a large shipment of German manu
factured Christmas toys, artificial flowers
and musical instruments for delivery here.
Captain John N. Ansell has resigned as
commander of the Williams line steamer
Wlllfaro. He was succeeded by Captain
Howard Rees. The vessel will sali for
the north tomorrow to finish discharging.
Commanded by Captain Andrew Thomp
son, the Pacific Mall liner Colombia sailed
at 1 o'clock today for Baltimore. The
vessel carried 80 first cabin and TO steer
age passengers.
In ballast the Dutch steamer Sylvanus
arrived today from Seattle to the Shell
OH company.
With merchandise from Japan, the Jap
anese freighter Kobun Maru arrived today
to Dodwell & Co.
The steamer Andrea F. Luckenbach
came in from east coast ports today with
freight for discharge here and for othet
porta north.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 12. (Special.)
The Virginian, of the American-Hawaiian
line, was an arrival yes. rc y from east
coast ports. The vessel had a fair amount
of freight for Tacoma discharge and con
siderable to load here. The steamer is
expected to set away seme time tomorrow
for New York.
The Northland arrived last night from
San Francisco and picked up cargo today
from Tacoma mills. The steamer was
listed to sail tonight for California.
The Manila Maru, of the Osaka Sliosen
Kaisha line, arrived here this morning
from Japan and China. The vessel had
around 2500 tons of import cargo. The
isel will shift tomorrow night to Van
couver, to discharge ana losa uritisn Co
lumbia freight and return here the latter
part of the week to complete loading out
bound. The Admiral Farragut from San Fran
cisco arrived Sunday night and sailed
early this morning for California.
The Manukal, of the Matson line, ar
rived today to load for t'.ie Hawaiian Is
lands. The steamer will get away from
here tomorrow, present indications point.
Ship Reports by Radio.
(Furnished by the Radio Corporation of
America.)
Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday.
unless otherwise indicated, were as follows:
FORBST KING, San Pedro for Seattle.
93 miles from Seattle.
MINNESOTAN. San Francisco for Seat
tle, 40 miles from Flattery.-
QUINAUL.T Tacoma lor San Pedro. 307
miles' from Tacoma.
YOSEMITK. Port Gamble for San Fran
cisco, 22 miles north of Cape Blanco.
Santa Alicia. San Pedro for Astoria, 64
miles south of Columbia river.
ADMIRAL, EVANS, Portlan for San
Francisco, 363 miles north of San Fran
cisco. I.IEBRB, Port San Luis for Everett. 400
miles from Everett.
MANL'I-ANI. Seattle for Honolulu 2143
from Seattler 8 P. M. December 11.
API'S, Cebu for San Pedro, 1!084 miles
from San Pedro. 8 P. M. December 11.
TIPPECANOE. San Francisco for Manila.
803 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M. De
cember 11.
MAKt'RA, Victoria for Honolulu, 433
miles souh of Victoria. 8 P. M. Decem
ber 11.
MEXICO. San Francisco for Guaymas. 3S
miles southwest of Guaymas, 8 P. M. De
cember 11.
MANOA. San Francisco for Honolulu,
1380 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. -M.
December 11.
CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS. Portland for
Richmond, passing out of Columbia river.
SANTA INEZ. San Pedro for San Fran
cisco. 102 miles south of San Francisco.
COLONEL E. L. DRAKE. Richmond for
Honolulu, 600 miles from Richmond.
ELDORADO. San Francisco for New Or
leans. 322 miles south of San Francisco.
SANTA CRl'Z, San Francisco for Point
Arena, 334 miles south of San Francisco.
MONT BELLO, Oleum for Los Angeles.
193 miles from Los Angeles.
LA PLACENTI A, mcouver for Port
San Luis, 230 miles from Port San Luis.
CREOLE, Calcutta for San Francisco.
483 miles west of San Francisco.
HUMBOLDT. San Pedro for San Fran
cisco, 100 miles south of San Francisco.
HOLLYWOOD. San Francisco for Hono
lulu. 708 miles southwest of San Francisco.
WAHKEENAH. San Pedro for Grays
harbor. 488 miles south of Grays harbor.
HARTWOOD, San Francisco for Grays
harbor, 43 miles north of San Francisco.
R. J. HANNA. San Francisco for San
Pedro, 53 miles from San Francisco.
CHARLIE WATSON. Richmond for Point
Wells, 100 miles north of Richmond.
F. H. HILLMAN. Richmond for San
Pedro. 838 miles south of Richmond.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY. Seattle for San
Francisco. 220 miles north of San Fran
cisco. C. A. SMITH. San Francisco for Coos
bay. S3 miles north of San Francisco.
BROAD ARROW. Shanghai for Sat
Francisco. 726 miles west of San Francisco
WILHELMINA, Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, 891 miles from San Francisco.
By Federal Telegraph.
NEWPORT. Panama forSan Francisco.
406 miles south of San Francisco.
FRED BAXTER. Vancouver for San
Pedro, 260 miles north of San Pedro.
WALTER A. LUCKENBACH, noon. Sao
Francisco for Portland, 03 miles south of
Columbia river.
SENATOR. San Francisco for Portland.
53 miles north of San Francisco.
FRANK G. DRUM, Monterey for Port
land. 107 miles North of Monterey.
SISKIYOU, San Pedro for Belllngham,
60 miles south of San Francisco.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Dec. 12. Arrived at mid
night, Celllo, from San Francisco; at mid
night, Willamette, from San Pedro. Sailed
at 2 P. M., Halco, for San Pedro from
Westport: at 3 P. M . Ryder Hanify, for
San Pedro, from Westport ; at midnight,
Dakotan, for United Kingdom.
ASTOKIA, Dec. 12. Left up at 8:30
A. M., Ypres Baru (Jap); at noon and left
up at 1:30 P. M., Celllo, from San Fran
cisco; at 1 and left up at 2:30 P. M..
Willamette, from San Pedro.
SAN PEDRO. Cal
Arrived Steamers
from Astoria, 8 A.
, Dec. 12. (Special.)
William Donovan.
M. : Tiverton, from
WHiapa. 6 A. M
Steel Seafarer, from
New York. 11:30 A
M. ; Willie A. HiRK.n
from Aberdeen, 0 A. M. Sailed Steamers
Harry Luckenbach. for New York. 6
A. M. ; Tahoe, for Willapa. 1 A. M ; Atlas,
for San Diego, 11 A. M. ; F. H. Hlllman.
for Richmond, 4 P. M. ; Brunswick, for
Redondo, 5 A. M. ; Charles H. Cramp, for
San Franciaco, 3 P. M.; Admiral Dewey,
for San Diego. 4 A. M.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 12. Arrived at
1 A. M., Eastern Merchant, from Liverpool,
for Pacific coast porta; at 1 A. M-. Daisy
Mathews, from San Diego, for Portland;
at 1 A. M., West Farallon, from Antwerp,
for Pacific coast ports; at noon, Andrea F.
Luckenbach, from Philadelphia, for Port
land. NORFOLK, Dec. 10. Arrived, British
steamer Scottish Monarch, from Portland.
SEATTLE, Dec. 12. Sailed at 5 A. M.,
Mundelta, from San Francisco for New
York via Portland.
SAN PEDRO. Dec. 11. Arrived, Brush,
from Portland, Me., for Pacific coast ports;
Iowan. from Philadelphia for Portland.
Sailed, Siskiyou, for Columbia river- Andrea
F. Luckenbach. from Philadelphia for Port
land; Admiral Sebree, for San Francisco.
KOBE. Dec. 8. Arrived Kalkyu Maru,
from Portland. Or.
YOKAHAMA. Dec. 9.-
-Arrived Eastern
Sallor, from Portland.
KOBE, Dec. 8. Departed Azumasan
Maru, for Seattle, Wash.; Thames Maru,
for Portland. Or. : Toyooka Maru, for Se
at tie; December 9, Africa Maru, tor Ta
coma.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 12. Arrived
Bender Brothers, from Siberian ports
Anne Hanlfy, from San Francisco; Nome
City, from San Franciaco. Sailed, Starr, for
Alaska; Mundelta. for New York.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 12. Arrived Mun
delta, from Norfolk. via ports; Manila
Maru. from Yokohama; Anyox, towing
barge General Fairchlld. from Anyox, B. C
Manuka!, from Honolulu via San Francisco;
Slnaloa, Admiral Farragut. from San Fran
cisco. Sailed. Admiral Farragut, for San
Francisco; Slnaloa, for Guayaquil via Du
pont; Katrlna Luckenbach, for New York
FOWEY, Dec. 9. Departed
for Portland.
-Teesbridge,
SHANGHAI. Dec. 10. Departed Hawaii
Maru, for Seattle; Laa Vegas, for Portland
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12. Arrived
Eastern Merchant, from Liverpool; West
Faralon, from Antwerp; Sylvanus (Du.,
from Seattle: Andrea F, Luckenbach. from
Philadelphia. Departed Multnomah, for
Grays Harbor; Colombia, for Baltimore,
LEAGUERS TURNED DOWN
Washington Non-partisan Leaders
I'ncler Ban of Fanners.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) With the state leaders of the
non-partisan league gathering: in Spo
kane today, to be near farmers at
tending' other conventions, represen
tatives and nfembers of the farmers'
union and wheat growers declared
themselves as not open to any over
tures that might come from the
leaguers.
Walter J. Robinson, president of
the Washington Wheat Growers' as
sociation, said that the wheat grow
ers, as an organization, would have
"nothing to do with the non-partisan
league."
W. H. Kirkman. state legislator
ifrom Walla Walla, who Is In Spokane
to attend Borne of the farmers' meet
ings, also objected to the implied
connection.
"I think the day of the nonpartisan
league is over," .Mr. Kirkman said.
"The league never could get a foot
hold in Walla Walla county."
LEGISLATIVE PLANS MADE
Senate Chamber and House Being
Placed in Readiness.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.)
Employes of the state Industrial ac
cident commission and motor vehicle
department today vacated the senate
chamber and house. of representatives
preparatory to the special session of
the legislature which convenes next
Monday.
Because of the) crowded condition
of the state house the accident com
mission and motor vehicle depart
ment have utilized both the senate
chamber and house of representatives
since the last session of the legisla
ture. Supplies for the legislature have
been obtained by the secretary of
state and these will be placed on the
desks of the legislators later this
week. Crews of men working under
the direction of the superintendent of
capitol buildings and grounds were
busy today arranging the committee
and hearing rooms, and by Saturday
all will be In readiness.
Water Users Organize.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Dec 12.
(Special.) As a result of the stormy
meeting of the directors of the Kla
math irrigation district a week ago,
when the farmers demanded a re
vision of the tax roll in. order that
their acreage assessments should not
be increased, an organization has
been formed to be known as the Kla
math Water Users' Protective asso
ciation At a meting In the city hall
Chairman Eberleln announced that It
was the purpose pf the association
to Investigate the expenditures which
had been made on the Klamath proj
ect and to get temporary relief from
the government of alleged excessive
water taxes to which they have been
subjected, and which are now due and
payable.
.
Tillamook Legion Post Blects.
TILLAMOOK, Or. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) The newly elected officers of
the Tillamook post of the American
Legion are: Dr. J. E. Shearer, com
mander; Victor L. White. Tillamook,
Emllie Wooley, Hemlock, and Bert F.
Ross, Wheeler, vice - commanders;
Henry Heisel, adjutant and finance
officer; Ira W. White and R. C. Pat
terson, executive committee; H. S.
Man, chaplain: A. F. Wallace, sergeant-
at-arms.
Eastern Star Chapter Elects.
WHITE SALMON. Wash.. Dec. 12.
(Special.) White Salmon chapter of
the Eastern Star elected the follow
ing officers at its regular meeting:
Worthy matron, Ann Dickey; worthy
patron, Ira E. Dyde; associate mat
ron, Clara Putney; conductress. Effie
Dean; associate conductress. Goldle
Byrkett; secretary, Kate Boyd, and
treasurer, George Beard.
Blooded Dairy Stock Bought.
WHITE SALMON. Wash., Dec. 12.
(Special.) C. M. Babcock of Glen
wood bought five fullblooded Guern
sey cows and a bull at Salem. Or., and
took them to his farm as foundation
stock for a dairy herd. Much blooded
stock has been shipped into the Glen
wood and Troutlake sections to im
prove the dairy herds lately.
Road The Oregouiaji classified ads.
FARM PRODUCTS
NOT YET
Purchasing Power Only Two
Thirds of That In 1913.
63 PER CENT 1921 RATIO
Position
During
of Advantage Possessed
5 Out of 8 Past Years
Wbea High Prices Prevailed.
There have been Indications of a
greater 'harmony between prices that
a farmer has to pay and those he re
ceives, but many notes are still out of
pitch, according to a financial letter
of the Northwestern National bank of
Minneapolis.
For eight nirrBttl" Is 1521 ihe rela
tive purchasing power of a unit quan
tity of farm products compared to
unit quantities of other communities
was only 63 per cent, 100 per cent
representing the 1913 averages. Farm
commodities in the United States as a
whole, therefore, 'possess Jess than
two-thirds of their normal purchasing
capacity, if we use 1913 as a normal
period.
The farmer has had a position of
advantage, however, for five out of
the eight years following 1913. There
was an advantage of 10 per cent in
1914, 7 per cent in 1915. 10 per cent
in 1917, 12 per cent in 1918 and 6 per
cent in 1919. His products fell far be
low par in respect to their exchange
or barter value in 1920 and still more
in the first eight months In 1921. when
they fell to 37 per cent below par.
In October of this year the market
prices of wheat, rye, potatoes, veal
calves and lambs were above those of
1910-1914 average, but corn, oate and
barley were considerably below the
pre-war level, with flaxseed, hay.
wool, hogs, beef cattle and sheep
were slightly or moderately below it.
Following Is a survey of conditions
in Portland and Oregon from a Cali
fornia viewpoint, a published state
ment of the Mercantile Trust company
of San Francisco:
"Conditions in Portland are rela
tively good, due to a large house
building programme coupled with ca
pacity lumber operations In the city
and the largest volume of shipping In
the history of the port. All indus
tries, except wartime shipbuilding,
are operating at normal employment.
"Another crop has been harvested,
a large part of which has been mar
keted, and consequently financial con
dltions in Oregon are considerably im
proved over six months ago. All dis
tricts, however, have not benefited
proportionately. Conditions In the
state are 'spotted.' The sore spot Is
livestock. The livestock and hay pro
ducing districts are very hard hit anTi
credits ere frozen tight. General ag
riculture has had a good year and a
fair cash return. Profits have gone
toward the liquidation of debts, with
very little diverted for new purchases.
Consequently there has been no gen-
ral revival In business. Particularly
is this true In things the farmers buy.
The agicultual implement business
Is bad. The lumbe business, Oegon's
basic Industry, has shown noticeable
improvement in the last six months.
Mills are operating at perhaps 70 per
cent of their capacity and probably
without much loss In output."
COUNTY SPENDS TOO MUCH
Klickitat Commissioners Go Be
yontl Statute Building Roads.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 12 While
the Klickitat county commissioners
exerclBed careful control over ex
penditures for the period from Jan
uary 1, 1920. to June 30, 1921. the
statute limitations on road funds
were exceeded in several instances,
according to a report filed with the
division of municipal corporations
under the state auditor's office by the
examiner. The examiner states that
the extra expenditure was probably
unintentional.
Reduction In the number of road
districts accomplished by the com
missioners is commended in the re
port. Expenditures from the current
expense fund for the fiscal year
ending June 30 were slightly in excess
of the budget, the report states. Tho
net assets of the county as of June
30 are found to be $125,845. 85.
Boy Loses Four Toes.
WHITE SALMON. Wash., Dec. 12.
(Special.)-iPaul Chapman, the 12-year-old
son of Guy Chapman, lost
four toes from his right foot. The
boy was caught in the recent storm
and both feet were badly frostbitten.
He was caring for a band of sheep
when the storm overtook him.
DAILY MKTKOBOI.Otilt'AL REPORT
PORTLAND. Dec. 12 Maximum tem
perature. AO degrees; minimum, 31 de
gree. River reading. 8 A. M.. 6.2 feet;
change in last 24 hours, 12 foot. Total
rainfall (S P. M. to 3 P. M.) .31 Inch;
total rainfall since September 1, 1921.
17.33 Inches; rrormal rainfall since Septem
ber 1, 14.66 inches: excess of rainfall since
September 1, 1921, 2.67 Inches. Sunrise,
7:44 A M. ; sunset, 4.26 P. M.; total sun
shine, none: possible sunshine, 8 hours 42
minutes. Barometer (reduced sea level),
5 P. M., S0:14 inches. Relative humidity:
3 A. M 32 per cent; noon. 63 per cent; 3
P. M.. 86 per cent.
THI WEATHER.
ill
Wind
5 ?i ? 2
fj:-Z o ?
STATIONS. : 11 a Wiwr.
I I IS i
a : :
Baker J 36 56 0.00I...SE ICIear
Boise S4 5O0. S2(..NW Cloudy
Boston .... 34 44 0.22.10 NV Rain
Calgary ... SO 481O.OO . ,W Rain
Chicago ... 34 4oo.0l14SW Cloudy
Denver 46 680.00 14W Cloudy
Des Moines. 90 60:0.00 12; NW Clear
Eureka 44) 60,0.00 . . ISE Clear
Galveston .. 54 68:0.00..S Clear
Helena 8 62;0.O0(12SW Cloudy
Juneaut t42l I. .
Kansas City 36 5810.00 14ISW Cloudy
Los Angeles. 52 76)0.00.. IS Clear
Marshfleld . 44 6210.02 .. S Cloudy
Medford ... 83 52 0 .00 . . NW Clear
Minneapolis. 26 4410.00 24 NWiClear
New Orleans 52 72,0.00 . . SW Clear
New York.. S6 44 0.01 .. NW Clear
North Head 52 321.20 14W Cloudy
Phoenix ... 38 74,0 .00 .. NW Clear
Pocatello .. 4 0 5010 00 18 SE Clear
Portland ... 53 0010.31 8ISW Rain
Roseburg .. 42 64.0. 00.. IS Pt. cloudy
Sacramento 48 58 0 . 00 . . NW Clear
St, Louis... 36 54 0.00 18 W Cloudy
Salt Lake... 32 520.00.. NE Clear
San Diego... 30 6010.00 18 NW Clear
S Francisco 30 SOjO.OO 18INW Clear
Seattle 44 36,1.76 24IS Cloudy
Sltkat 44
Spokane ... 46 :.S n .02 20 SW Cloudy
Tacoma 60 2.72 12 S Cloudy
Tatoosh Isl. 44 . . . . .
Valdest t82
Walla Walla 34 72.0.0O..S Cloudy
Washington 40 50i0.01 12 NW Cloudy
Winnipeg .. 14; S2I0 .001 . . IN Pt. cloudy
Yakima 48 66j0.00i. ,NW Pt. cloudy
tA. M. today. tP. M. report preceding day.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Rain; southwest
erly winds.
Washington and Oregon Rain; fresh
eutliweiterly gales on ths coaiu
OPERATING
Completely installed in its new plant and offices located
on its twelve-acre harbor site--North Front street, near
Nicolai, the Willamette Iron & Steel Works announces
that it is operating with greatly increased and more
modern facilities.
To Reach the New Willamette
Offices and Plant
By Street Car Sixteenth St. to Foot of Twenty-first
By Auto Twenty-second St. to Nicolai
Phone Bdwy. 1062
ALL CLASSES ARE HIGHER
PRICES ADVANCE 25 TO 50
CENTS AT STOCKYARDS.
Hogs at Close Are Steady and Cat'
tie, Sheep and Lambs
Are Firm.
There was a good run of 97 loads of
stock at the North Portland yards yes
terday and with the demand active, prices
were higher In all divisions of the ma
ket. Seventeen loads of stock went
through and a considerable quantity of
the hog and sheep receipts came direct.
The best grades of cattle averaged 50
cents higher with choice steers quoted at
$7 and the best cows and heifers at $5.30.
Sheep and lambs were 2343 50 cents higher
and there was a quarter advance In hogs.
The hog market at the close was steady
and all other lines tlrm.
Receipts were Utl cattle, 15 calves, 1010
hogs and 6354 sheep.
Ihe day's sile were as follows:
Wgt. Pr. Wgt. Pr.
Ssteers.. 820 $5 23 1 hog 170 48.O0
2 steers.. 930 5.731 5 hogs... 244 8.00
2steers.. 846 5.50181 hogs. . . 191 8.50
8 steers.. 1063 5.501 8 hogs... 313 5.00
5 steers.. 1034 S.5018 hogs. . . 824 7.73
2 steers.. 1133 B..VHS3 hogs. . . 1S.1 8.30
23 steers.. 1192 6.73197 hogs .. . 186 8.73
22 steers.. 1233 6.751 1 hog . . . 850 5.23
11 steers.. 1030 6.75' 6 hogs. . . 165 8.00
steers.. T1S 3.00)38 hogs .. . 175 8.25
4 steers.. 802 6.00 19 hogs .. . 225 7.50
5 steers.. 1060 5.00 9 lambs.. 78 8.00
7 steers.. 920 6 83 6 lambs.. 30 7 no
8 steers.. 818 6.70 33 lambs. . 86 7.00
21 steers. . 1133 6.00 10 lambs.. 35 5.00
2 steers.. 893 4.50 9 ewes... 133 4.30
16 steers.. 99.1 5.50 143 ewes. . 107 6.00
4 steers.. 920 B.252S ewes. . . 98 8.00
24 steers.. 1016 7.00 5 ewes... 96 2 on
20 steers.. 838 5.2523 yearlgs. '74 3.00
24 steers.. 895 6.25 lbuck... 140 3.5U
5 steers.. 1080 3.0012 steers. . 1181 3.75
24 steers.. 1033 5.73111 steers. . T68 R.O0
28 steers.. 103S 3. 73 6 steers.. 1065 5 .VI
26steers.. 1075 5.7,1 5 steers . . 1148 5.73
8 steers.. 1060 4.60 23 steers. . 1195 7.00
5 steers.. 816 3.00 31 steers. . 983 6.85
2 cows... 913 4.73 1 steer... 1030 5.73
2 cows... 983 4.75 27 steers. . 1202 6 83
4 cows... 1093 4.75 1 4 steers. . 933 6 00
6 cows... 900 6.50 20 steers. . 1141 6.35
6 cows... 988 5.25 1 steer... 1320 6.50
10 cows... 1066 4.75 1 steer. . . 1120 7.30
Scows... 870 4.73 8 steers.. 946 3.73
8 cows... 848 4.25 3 cows... 973 4.00
7 cows... 997 BOO 12 cows. . . 891 6.00
2 cows... 1080 3 00 11 cows... 1110 4.73
IB cows... 1184 4.15 4 cows... 1087 5 33
8 cows... 1037 8 50 9 cows... 901 5.25
2 cows... 885 8.00 25 cows. . . 1095 5.23
8 cows... 1042 8.83 9 cows... 923 3.13
2 cows... 1040 4 50 2 cows... 1090 2.73
10 cows... 982 4.75 29 cows. . . 1020 5.75
9 cows... 940 4.75 2 cows... S70 4.00
14 cows... 935 4.75 29 cows. . . 788 4.23
2 cows... 695 8.3.1 6 cows... 921 5.00
2 cows... 1003 3.30 2 cows... 1015 4.25
Scows... 1106 4.50 7 cows... 947 3.25
1 calf 800 S.00 1 cow 930 6.13
1 calf 120 8.00 8 cows... 80S 8 75
1 bull 1680 8.50 4 cows... 802 4.73
1 bull 1270 2.50 2 Lulls... 1290 8.50
1 bull 1440 8.30 1 calf 140 9.00
1 bull 380 3.23 59 hogs. . . 307 8.30
1 stag 1060 8.30 2 hogs... 110 8.00
2 stags... 1073 3.30 72 limbs. . 38 7.00
4 hogs... 350 6.10 3 yearlgs. 08 6. (HI
1 hog 120 8.25 176 yearlgs 91 7.0V
4 hogs... 105 8.25
Prices quoted at ttie Portland Union
tockyards were a follow:
Cattle
Choice steers $6 50 0 7 00
Medium to good steers 8.75 0 8.50
Fair to medium steers o.ooti rt. ,.,
Common to fair steer 4.0003.00
Choice feeder 4.T505.2.-.
Fair to good feeder 4.2.'. 4 7".
Choice cows and heifers 4.7.-.0.Y&O
Medium to good cows, heifers.. 4 604.T8
Fair to medium cows, heifers.. 3 7504.25
Common cows 3.00.3.75
Canner 1.7503.00
Bull 8 0004. 00
Choice dairy calve 850iftn.no
Prime light calves 8.OO08.5O
Medium light calve 6 000 s on
Heavy calves 5.00 0 6.00
Hogs
Prime light
Smooth heavy. 230 to 300 lh. . .
Smooth heavy. 300 lb, and up.
Rough heavy
Fat pigs
Feeder pig
Stags, subject to dockage
Sheep -
East of mountain lambs
Best valley Iamb
Fair to good
Cull lamb
Eastern Oregon feeders
Light yearling
Heavy yearlings
Light wether
sons 8.50
7.2507.75
6 25 07 2.1
5.2506.50
8 000 8 ,-,n
8.0008 50
4.0006 25
on r, s ...n
7 .5008.00
6.00 0 7.00
4 1X106 00
6.00 0 7 00
6 0007 00
5. 110 06 no
4.50A 5.50
4 oner, on
Heavy wethers
Ewe 1.0005.00
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Dec. 12. (TJ. 8. Bureau of
Market.) Cattle Receipt. 27.000. Beef
steers and she stock, dull: bidding un
evenly lower: few early sale weak to 25c
lower; bulk beef steers. $6.7508.25; bulls,
steady to 15c higher; bologna largely $3 40
04.73; veal calves, strong; atocker and
feeder. teady.
Hogs Receipts, 60.000 ; 25c to 35e low
er than Saturday' average; butcher off
most: shippers buying llberslly; big pack
er holding back: top. $7.50 for light
lights: 170-pound average up to $7.35; bulk
hogs averaging 190 pounds and up, $6 75 0
7 15; pigs, mostly 25c lower; bulk de
sirable. $7.4007.30.
Sheep Receipt. 33.000; fst lamb. 25c
to 35c lower; sheep and yearlings. 23c low
er; feeders, 25c higher; fst lambs to pack
ers largely $11; choice 88-pound yearlings,
$0.75; ewe top early $5.50; come back
feeder lamb largely $9.50: one load with
short fat end to shipper. $10.25.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. 12. (0. 8.
Bureau of Markets.) Cattle. Receipt. 17.
000; opening sale, beef steer. 25 0 35c
lower; many bid fully 30c lower; one load
1054J-pound Christmas yearling. $12.75;
other early steer sales. $B4r8; she stock,
steady to 2Bc lower; bulk cows. 83.50 0 4.23;
odd lot. $5; heifer, early, $407; calve
and bulls, steady; best vealer. $708; prac
tically no demand for canner and In
ferior cAlve. atoskera and feeder Heady
(mm
A. G. Labbe ,
E. C. Pape . .
H. V. Carpenter
M. H. Insley .
, . President
Vice-President
. Treasurer
C J
to 15c higher: early feeder sales, $500.35;
stackers. $4.5090.25.
Hogs Receipts. 8000: mostly 154'25c
lower than Saturday: fairly active; few
light lights to ynrd traders, $6.90; prsc
tlcal top, $6.85; choice light hogs to ship
per. $6.S5: bulk of sales, $6 601in.K0;
packer top on 100 to 225 pound hogs, $6.85;
bulk good packing sows. $5.50tp5.85: pigs,
steady; best, $7.10.
Sheep Receipts, 4000; killing classes
fully Bteady: few light ewes, $4.50; native
lambs, $lu.26.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Dec. 12. (U. S. Bureau of Mar
kets.) Hogs Receipt, 5000; active,
steady to 10c lower: bulk, all sales. $oo
6.75; top. $6.80; medium and light butch
ers. mostly $6.6096.75; packing grades,
$5.2.10 3.75.
Cattle Receipt. 4300; most desirable beef
steer and she stock, slow, steady: others
bidding lower; bulls, veals. Blockers and
feeder, steady.
Sheep Receipts, 14.500; lambs mostly
50c lower; bulk, $9.. VI 010. 25; sheep, slow;
ewe top, $4.25; feeder, strong; top feed
ing lambs, $0.50.
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE. Dec. 12 Hogs Strong:
celpts, 300; prime. $7.30
tS; smooth
heav
BO 25
les, $7fr7.23; rough
oirs. IT. ''.-. H. 25.
heavies, $4.25
Cattle Strong; receipt. 150; prime
ft',Ts. tti4i :.-." : m. diuni to cholro, ..'.
common to good, $405; bet cows and hHf-
is. $4.2504.75; medium to choice. $.1,500
4; common to good, $2.50(i3.50; cunners,
$1.50 0 2.50; light calves. $8011; medium
calves, $708; heavy calve, $007; bull.
$34.
QUOTATIONS ON DAIRY PRI)t I K
Current Prices Selling on Butter, Cheese
and I .:.:-.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12. Butter Ex
tra. 47 He; prime firsts, 44 He: firsts. 4 '."...
Eggs Extras. B9c; extra firsts. 33c; ex
tra pullets, S4c; extra pullets firsts, BSc:
undersized pullets. No. 1. 43c.
Cheese California flat fancy. 28'4c; flat
fancy firsts, 21c; California Young Amer
icas, fancy. 80c.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 Butter staedy.
Creamery higher than extras, 46 fit 47c ;
creamery extras, 46c; creamery firsts. 88
043c.
Eggs Barely steady. Fresh gathered
extra firsts, 62065c; do firsts, 564ttSOc.
Cheese firmer. State whole-milk flats,
fresh specials, 21022c; state whole-milk
twins, specials, 210 22c.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Butter higher.
Creamery extras, 43 '..; firsts. 33H048c;
seconds, 82&84c; standards, 38c.
Eggs lower. Receipts 4303 easel. Firsts,
52033c; ordinary firsts, 46048c; miscella
neous, 49 0 31c: refrigerator firsts, 374j39c.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Price Current on Vegetables, Fresh Fruits,
Etc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12. Poultry
Hen. 23 0 30c; roosters, young. 20 0 23c,
old 16018c; young chickens, 26 028c;
ducks, 22025c; turkeys, nominal.
Vegetables Artichokes, case. - $18020;
squash, lug, $1.3002.25; potatoes, $203. St);
onions, brown, $4.2304.73, crystal wax $3;
tomatoes, crate, $1.7302; cucumbers, small
box, $1.2501.76; bell peppers, pound. 13
020c; string beans nominal; carrots, $1
01.23 sack; eggplant, pound, 406c; mush
rooms, pound, 10440c; lettuce, crate, $10
1.73; celery, crate, f 1 ' " u J pumpkins.
75cty$l sack; olives, pesnd, 506c; rhu
barb, box, $1.30 01.75; sprouts, pound, 7
09C.
Fruit Oranges, navel, $4.60 0 5.50; lem
ons, $3.30 0 4.50; grapefruit, $2.5005; ap
ples, 3V and 4-tier, $1.40 0 3.50; casabas,
crate, 75C0I1; cranberries, box, $606.fO;
pears, box, 11.50 0 3.25.
Receipts Flour, 3260 quarter sacks;
wheat, 1690 cental; barley, 2200 centals;
corn, 150 centals; potatoes, 1925 sacks;
onions, 176 sacks: hay, 130 tons; hides,
74; oranges and lemons, 2412 boxes.
ALL EXCHANGE RATES ARE HIGHER
Sterling Advances to Maximum Level of
More Than Two Year.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Foreign ex
change dominated the financial markst
today under the lead of the pound sterling,
which rose to it highest TCvel In more
than two years.
British demand bills advanced to $4.23H.
a gain of almost 10 cents from lost week's
highest quotation. The low of 1920 was
$8.18. The Paris demand rate at 8.31 ti was
up half a cent. Belgian francs rose 46
points to 7.O6V1 and the Italian lire at
4.77H showed a gain of 35 points.
Dutch guilder rose 43 points to 36.40;
Spanish bills were quoted at 14.75. an ad
vance of 47 point,., and Sweden, Denmark
and Norway were 30.15 and A points
higher, respectively.
German marks at 100 for 82 cent
howed a gain of almost 100 per cent of the
low of recent weeks, although cables from
Germany told of further failure at lead
ing centers of finance and industry.
Coffee Futures Advancing.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. There wa a fur
ther advance in the market for coffee
future today, owing to report of excited
advance in the Brazilian market, the
strength of the near month situation as a
a a WEST MOMENTUM Deo. 11 i S. S. WEST KADER Jan. 3
Shanghai, Manila, Hongkong
8. a WEST CATOTE Dec IT ; d. S WEST KEATS Jan. IT
For further Information regarding space, rates, ate., apply to TRAFFIC f.KPT..
tOV-tZi Board of Trade Bids., Portland, Or., or Astoria Shipping Co, Astoria.
Or., or R. T. John Co.. Lstary Bldg.. Seattle, Wash.
result ct absorption of local certified
stock on December contract and the
firmness of foreign exchange rate, aa
bearing upon possible European demand
In the primary market. The opening was
4 to 13 point higher, with December sell
ing at r, while March advanced to 9. Ion
and May to 0.03c. making advances of
about 20 to 27 points on the March and
later deliveries. I.ast prices were a hsdo
off from the best under realising, hut
showed net gains of 4 to 13 point. Sale
were estimated at about 75. one hsgs. De.
cember.. 9c; January, 9c; March, 0.0.-,c;
Msy. 8.0Sc: July. 8 05c; September, 8.98c.
The pot market wa firm, with Hlo TJ
quoted at : ' to 9Vic and Santo 4s.
12 i 013c.
Metal .Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. i2.copPsri rirm.
Eleetrolytle, spot and nearby, lS4 01o
futures. 14c.
Tin strong: pot and nearby, SSSOe; fu
tures. 33 ."Ac.
Iron easy. No. 1 Northern. $19.30 20 50;
No. 2 Northern. $19020; No. 2 Southern,
$17.50 018.30.
Lead steady. Spot. 4.70W4.SO.
Zinc quiet. East Ht. Louis .1,-llverv .ywr
4 ;m ., 4 !..-
Antimony
spot. 4.50 ft 4 55.
Naval Ntores.
SAVANNAH. Dee 1?-Tn,ih. ei..
T3ic; sale. 330; receipts. 318; 'shln-ncnta
131 .
tuvni. 1
Hosln Firm: sales. 843: receipt 1412:
shlrments 30; stock, 78.909. Quote' n
D. E. F. O. H. $4; I, $4 0.1; K. $17.1; M.
$5.13; N. $5.40; WG, $5 60; WW, $3.75.
Nrled Frttlt at New York.
NEW TORK. Dec. 12 Evaporated sp
15c' QUl't: Ca,l,ornl. 14015c; state, 140
Prunes Waiting;; Oregon. OOItUc
Peaches Firm ; choice. 13 014c; extra
cholie, 130 13 b,c: fancy, 17i2Qt,c.
Comtmdltr Esrhangrs Will Close.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12 The New York
coffee and sugar exrhange today voted
to close on the Saturday preceding Christ
ma and New Years
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Raw sugsr cen
trifugal, 3 .: refined fine grsyilated, 3.20c
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage License.
Kl-HNS-YOIWOKRANTZ John C.
Kuhns. 32. Pendleton, Or. and Edith M.
Toungkrantz, 20. 1013 Brooklyn street
FORD-COSGROVE Joseph Ford, legsl.
4164 North Jersey street, and Margaret
A. Cosgrove. legal. Y. W. C. A.
PRICE-HE I) BERG William B. Price,
legal. 300 Fifth street, and Daisy M. n .
berg, legal, 410 Fifth atreet.
Vancouver Mnrringe licenses.
EMERY-ANDERSON Leonard H. Em
ery. 30, of Gervals, Or., snd Mr. Alios L
Anderson. 34. of Gervals, Or.
YANCEY-LA MONTE Raymond R,
Yancey, 24, of Portland, and Delia La
Monte. 20, of Portland.
OOSSETT-MILLAR C. F. Gossett. 19,
of Boring, Or. and Millie Grace Miller, 18,
of Gresham. Or.
BANKSTON-TOULOUSE J. D. Banks
ton. 41, of Seattle, and Leah Toulouse, 30,
of Portland.
JUDGE-WELKER Gerald A. Judge. 21,
of Portland, and 'Grace M. Welker, 20,-of
Portland.
M A It TIN -FOIST Lewis H. Martin. 48.
of Portland, and Da Etta Foist, 18, of
Portland.
KKZAlt-DAHLIN C. Le Roy Kexar. 26.
of Mapleton, Or., and Inez U. Dahlln. 20,
of Lakeside, Or.
Al.l.EN-HC.KESTEIN George W. Al
len. 21. of Portland, and Lena ltuckcstcln,
20. of Portlsnd.
ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS
Steamer Hvrrica.
Lt. Dally (Except Saturday) 7: P. M.
Splendid sleeping accommodation.
Connections Made for All North ant)
South Beach Points
Fare f - ICacb Way, $3.40 Round Trip,
Alder-st. Dock. Broadway U4I,
Tha I tiki km- Transportation Co.
5LAMP0RTRH0LTLINEmV "
0UTH AMERICA
THE WORLD'S GREAT OARDENsW
Bio fe Janeiro. Montevideo
and Buenos Aires
Regular lllng every three weeks by hirarfs
ous passenger steamer of 21,000 ton displace
ment, especially designed for tra veils theTrop-
Compsny omce.sa aromn- .y.Mew Yas
Ary Steamship or Tourist Agent or Dorsajf
B. bmltb. ISO Broadway.
AUSTRALIA
Honolulu. Suva, New Zealand.
Ths Palatial 1'aaseucer Mnuorri
li M. M. 1 At Alt A. It- M. 8. .MAKL'RA.
iu.uou Tons. l.i ".oo Tons.
Kail from Vancouver, B. C.
For rates and sailings apply Can. Pan.
Kail" a.. S6 Third ht., Portland, or Canadian-Australasian
Royal Mall Lisa, 444
stypiaar Ht. Vancouver B- ft
NORTH CHINA LINE
Columbia Pacific Shipping Co.
Direct Freight Service Without Transshipment
PORTLAND
TO !
Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Tsingtao,
Tientsin ( Taku Bar ) , C h in wangtao, Dairen