THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1922
JAPANESE VESSEL '
DUE FOR LUMBER
Tsurushima " Maru Reported
Off Columbia River.
PORTLAND FREIGHT CARGO
Steamer to Discharge 350 Tons of
Oootls Here Before Beginning
to Load for It el urn.
The Japanese steamer Tsurushima
Maru. of the Yamashita f teamship
company's American-Oriental line,
arrived at Astoria at 3:50 P. M. yes
terday. The Tsurushima Maru is
coming direct from oriental ports and
will have to be fumigated at Astoria
before corriinjr up the river. She is
expected during: the day at municipal
terminal No. 4 and will discharge 350
tons of freight there before starting
to load a full cargo of lumber and
other freight here foe the orient.
The Tsurushima Maru is one of five
freighters of the Yamashita line
scheduled by A. M. Uillespte. local
scent, to load here this month.
Knk.a Mara Load Ink.
The Kuku Maru of this line Is now
loading at the Harvey dock and is ex
p'ected to depart before the end of the
week with a full cargo of lumber for
the orient. The trio of Yamashita
steamers in the direct trans-Pacific
service scheduled for Portland load
Ing during February will be com
pleted by the steamer Randal Maru.
due here Friday from the orient.
. In the American-Australian line of
the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha the
steamer Yoshida Maru No. is now
due and the steamer Fukkal Maru is
looked for within a week.
Japaarse Freight lam lag.
These vessels will bring part car
goes of general freight from Japan
and load full on Puget sound, the
Columbia river and San Francisco bay
forAustralia and New Zealand, com
pleting the triangular run with wheat
cargoes back to Japan.
M. Shibasaki of the New York of
fice of the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha
was in the city yesterday in the
course of an investigation of con
ditions affecting his company on this
coast. Jn the office of the traffic
bureau of the port and dock com
missions, he stated that his company
Is delighted with the success of the
recently established trans-Pacific
service out of Portland and the sup
port giSea by local shippers.
CAPTAI.V X. J. HAGUE IS I1E11E
t
Iicpotcd WorliTs Youngest Mariner
to Command K. I. Luckenbach.
Captain X. J. Rague, reputed to be
the youngest master msnner in the
world, arrived in Portland yesterday
1n command of tho big intercoastal
freighter K. I. Luckenbach. The
young skipper is now only 25 years
of age and has held a master's license
tor three years.
Captain Kague was recently hon
ored by being appointed port cap
tain at New York for the Uucken
bach lines. This berth is considered
one of the best that can fall to the
lot of a sea captain. He is making
the present trip in command of the
K. I. Luckenbach to familiarise him
self with, the- operations of his com
pany oa this coast and will take up
Ins new duties on the return of his
vessej to New York.
IJurlng the tar the youthful master
was entrusted with, the command of
the troopships Somme. Pocahontas
and Finland, and in 1919 passed a
gruelling examination with flying
colors "w hen he was tried at a r.avai
court-martial on the charge of being
too young to command a vessel. Pub
licity given the hearing and the man
ner in which Captain Kaxrue acquitted
himself brought a flock of. offers
from various steamship companies,
tendering him attractive shore jobs,
and he picked the best plum of
the lot.
The K. I. Luckenbach discharged
(00 tons of general freight at ter
minal No. 1 yesterday, loaded 00 tons
for the Atlantic coast', and was on hr
wsy down the river again at o'clock
last nicrht. .
EXPORTS SHOW LARGE GAIN
Oregon Customs District Imports
Drop, but Total Trade II ogre.
Final and official data for the value
of the foreign commerce passing
through this customs district during
1S2I were received yesterday at the
Portland customs house from the
buieau ot statistics in Washington.
I. C. According to the official report,
exports from the Oregon district in
191 amounted in value to J T.S06.061.
as against tiil.431.9T0 for the calendar
year 19 20.
In common with the other customs
districts of the United States, the Ore
gon district suffered a heavy loss In
the value of foreign imports. For last
year the value of all imports entered
in this district Is given as 14. 499,373,
as against 33.218.3:0 for 1920.
In spite of this slump of nearly SO
per cent in the value of imports, the
total value of the foreign commerce
of the Oregon customs district Bhoyi-s
a gain over the total value of Hftit
for 192H, as the combined value of
Imports and exports for last year was
;:.4tU.439. compared with 36i.650.340.
the combined total for 1920.
GRAYS HARBOR IS PRAISED
bteamlii Captain lHnlaren That
Bar Xectls Dredging.
ABERDEEN. Wsh, Feb. 7 (Spe
cial.) With the proper dredging on
the bar and other improvements
within the port, Grays harbor can be
made into a part that will rank well
up with the ports of the world. Re
cording to Captain F. Heisterberg.
master of the steamship Parana,
docked at the Wila.in mill, Aberdeen,
for the second part of her cargo of
nearly S.OOO.OoO feet of lumber for
Australia. The Parana is the largest
a-dip ever entering the harbor, her
Oadwelght tonnage being 12.40.
Captain Heusterberg stressed the
seed of new docks, which the port
commission soon will provide. He
also stated that the West bridge and
tae i'regon-Washington bridge, only
a little more than two blocks apart,
should be lined up parallel, ao that
ships could steer a straight course
through them. The Parana expects
to clear port nxt M"nday.
SEAGOING CRAFT TO BE Bl ILT
Benson Logging Company Expects
to Assemble Four 'Floaters.
ASTOKIA. Or- Feb. 7. (Special.)
After rebuilding about half of its
raft cradle, the Benson Logging com
pany's crew has beun work on the
construction of another ocean-going
raft of logs. One raft was completed
during-- the fail and winter and the
crew is now working on the second
one. .The present plan of the com
pany is to ship thrss and perhaps
four of these rafts to San Diego dur
ing the coming summer.
Representatives of a Japanese syn
dicate have been investigating the
construction of these rafts with a
view to, rafting logs from the syndi
cate's big t.rnber tract in Siberia to
Japan.
VANCOUVER WORKERS IRKED
Portland Longshoremen Do Work
at New Municipal Dock.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 7. (Spe
cial.) Vancouver sow has a munici
pal dock, built with money raised
from bonds which will be paid by
property owners in the port of Van
couver district, yet the work of load
ing the ships that come to this dock
has been done by longshoremen who
live in Portland, for the" reason the
local men are not affiliated or in
any longshoremen's union.
This was learned at a meeting of
the city council last uight. If the
ships were loaded by Vancouver men
and they were not members of a long
shoremen's union, longshoremen wonld
refuse to unload the ship at other
ports, it was stated. The Vancouver
men applied to the Portland local ror
a charter, but this was refused, so ap
plication will be made direct to the
international union.
If this Is refuse the men will or
ganize locally, and apply to the state
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Portland men insist that the Aa n -
co uver men join meir iocai ana iucu
take chances with Portland members
in obtaining work, on the Vancouver
dock. -
liar Dredge Will Be t'rged.
ABERDEEN. "Wash. Feb. 7. (Spe
cial.) H. M. lelanty, manager of the
Cirays Harbor Stevedore company,
will leave tonight for Washington,
D. C, where he will appear before the
rivers and harbors committee of the
house of representatives and the fed
eral board of engineers to present
data and arguments in favor of a bar
dredge for Grays harbor. Frank Lamb
and Alex Hoi son already are in the
east on the same mission, the three
expecting to meet in Washington as
soon after Mr. Ielanty's arrival as
meetings can be arranged for the
committee.
Marine Notes.
Georic Powell, president of the Ore-ron-PmeJf
lc company, wiU be a puteoger
for thtjirlefftt on the Toyo Kisen Kaisha
twimfr Taiyo Al&ru, sailing- from Sin
Francisco February -1. He Is aolnff to
Japan to confer with the borne office
of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha at Tokio. The
Oregon-Pacific company represents this
line at Portland.
Frank Sanborn of George Sanborn ft
Sons, Astoria coaJ dealers and steamship
agents, was in the city y"lerday n con
traction with the discharging-of lOOO tons
of AuFtraJian coal from the schooner
John W. "Weils Into the bunkers of the
Pacific Coast Coal company. The San
born company ao'd a. portion of the coal
cargo to the Pacific Coajrt company.
The big Japanese passenger steamer
Rakuyo Maru of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha
was reported to the Merchants' Kxchange
yesterday as leaving San Francisco at 1
P. Wilor Port-and. She Is In-bound from
t he orient and will load passen gers and
ight here fog ports of the west coast
of South America.
W. 8. JUotan. secretary for" the Co
lumbia river pilots, was forced home yes
terday by a severe attack of grippe.
The steamer Rose City of the San Fran
cisco A Portland gltemmffhip company ar-
Ylved at the A in worth dock shortly be
fore 7 ociocK last night wlui passengers
and freight irom San Francisco.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA, Or... Feb. ?. (Special.) The
Japanese steamer Tsurushima Maru ar
rived at S:&0 this afternoon from the
orient en route to Portland. -
The tank steamers CapU A. B" Lucas
and Charles Watson will be due ths eve
ning from California with fuel oil and go
to Portland.
The Watson line steamer Manulanf ar
rived here last evening from San Francisco
and after loading lOOO tons of general
cargo at the port terminals for Honolulu,
salted at 0:4O this morning via Puget
sound. By working all night placing
cargo on board quick dispatch was given
the vessel. The next steamer of the line
1 be the Lurllne. which will be due
here on February is and a larce amount
of freight la being booked for the trip.
N umber gas buoy, t he turn ing buoy
the mouth of the river, disappeared
mysteriously yesterday. It la supposed
some steamer collided with it.
Bringing freight and passengers for As
toria and Portland, the steamer Rose City
arrived at :0i this morning from 6 an
Francisco.
After discharging a part cargo of fuel
oil here, the tank steamer Atlas sailed at
S:40 this morning for Grays Harbor.
Bringing general freight. the ateam
schooner Annette Rolph arrived at l'J :40
today from San Francisco and proceeded to
rortiana.
The steam schooner Santiam arrived at
7:5A this morning from an Pedro and is
loading MW,KH feet of lumber at the
Hammond mill. The steam achooner
Flavsl of the earns line will be due to
morrow.
The new tank steamer Swlftlieht. which
has been delayed here several days to
repair leaking boilers, is scheduled to sail
tomorrow for Panama.
The steamer Steel Age will be due at the
port terminals next Saturday to load lum
ber, wool, canned and dried fruits here for
the east coast. Other steamers which are
heduled to load at the terminals in th.
near future are the Crater Hall, salmon
for the United Kingdom: Sonora, lumber
for Mexico; iNoorderdiJk, flour and lumber.
e-arrnii jv. i. xucKenoacn. Canned foods
for New York: Arisonan, lumber for tha
I'nited Kingdom, WlUhilo, salmon fox
Baltimore,
COOS "BAT. Or.. Feb. 7. (Social .
A. H. Powers and John I. Ooss. local rep
resentatives, who will attend congressional
tensions In Washington when the rivers
1 harbors bill comes under considera
tion, are not certain of the date of their
leaving. They have been promised by the
re goo ueieganon ai me national capital
hat -they will -toe informed by tele era nh
as soen aa the bill reaches" the discussion .
stage.
The steam schooner Daisy "Freeman Is :
ru to ere from Sn Francisco tomorrow j
with a line ot freight for delivery at .North
0ena ana iarsniieia.
The Ocean dock, her agent, announces i
the sailing of the steam schooner Hornet i
from San Francisco on February 10th. with !
a cargo of general freight for Coos bay. !
Tbe tug t in son of the Winchester Bav ,
Lumber company of Reed port, put in here !
hie morning with the barge Washtucna :
n tow. It was said the tug found it im
possible at this time to enter tbe Umpqut
river, where tbe barge is destined to take
i a himfter cargo lor San Pedro.
Rough water was reported on the Coos
bay this afternoon by the coast guard
lookout.
The sailing; schooner Amy Turner, which
has been loading at tbe Bay Park Lum- j
ber company dock for the last two week a
will tintwh by February 11. it was said to
day, and then sail fr Australia. The Amy
Turner is using its sailor crew for loading. '
The schooner fcrcoia, now at the Bueh-
ner Lumber company dock, will not finish I
her cargo before the expiration of ten i
days. It was announced. The bcoia's carKa
goes to Japan and I'hlna.
Mnoais at the toutnern Pacific bridge ,
across Coos bay will be dredged by the
port of t'oos Bay suction dredge aom- '
me in aiarcn.
There Is a demsnd amonr marinm t a
have the bell buojs at Charleston bay '
changed to provide a better channel mark.
ijonf ships nave to make a very sharp
urn here to avoid striking a sand wpit
in that vicinity.
The government tug wilwn, which - has
been Wis during the winter, has recently
undergone boiler repairs and m being
prepared for summer work as tender for
he rock dredge which will operate in the
lower bay. clearing the channel wiear
t'igon point. ,
The t'oos bay government dredge CL
r. S. Mtrhie sent here in January tor
work on the bar channel, is working only
a email portion of the time, as weather
conditions are not favorable for contin
uous operation,
SAN TEDRO, Cal., Feb. 7. From Bal
timore via Havana and the can at, the
Pacific Mall liner Colombia arrived here
today with 70 flrst-claas pasengers and a
large roneienment of freight for los Asge
lea. Included in the Colombia's cargo for
this port were 7 .VI bags of coffee from
Guatemala. Fifty-five passengers will dia
liiib&rk at Fan Francisco. -
rive oi rnor ireigmeiw are one
here
tomorrow from, ths east osaat and orient
'with approximately 150.000 tons of cargo
for Los Angeles. They include the Struth
ers & Barry liner West Jena from tbe
orient; the Delco, In Swayne ft Hoyt's
Pacific-Caribbean-gulf service; the Will
iams liner WjJihilo: the Kentuckian of
the United American lines, and the Isth
mian liner Steel Exporter.
Organixation of a marine exchange at
San Pedro harbor is being agitated by
shipping interests. W. H. Wickersham,
southern California manager for Struthers
Barry, and E. T. Pickering, Swayne
Hoyt representative, who are at the head
of the movement, point to the lack of any
central source at this port where marine
information may be obtained. The local
harbor la th only port of importance on
either coast, they say, without a clearing
house for marine information.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 7. The steam
ship Alameda is undergoing extensive
overhauling at the Alaska dock. Today
her heavy tail shaft was lifted by the
gearing of the steamer Cordova, brought
alongside for the purpose. Tie Cordova
wiu return to service the eafy part oi
the month.
The Santa Alicia, owned by Crowley &
Mahoney,will load lumber and shingles
for California ports the latter part of the
week. - Roy LiUico, acting as agent for
the owners here, announced that she will
take 2.O0O.OOO shingles, one of the largest
shingle shipments sent out from here In
some time. -
The steamer La t ouch e, after having
undergone a surveyor's examination at
Heffernan drydock, and after necessary
repairs had been designated, today was
ordered to the Todd plant, where repairs
calling for three hull plates beneath the
boilers and the straightenfng of several
plates In the bow were begun. The job
involves a contract of 600. the damage
being the result of a collision between
the La louche and the steamer Victoria.
-Alaska steamship lines here are prepar
ing for an early exodus to the north of
cannery employes. The Northwestern will
I take 1 fish plant workers Saturday, the
' dvBnce of th. workers. with the
vessels following well booked with can
nery hands. An unusually good salmon
season is anticipated here due to the fact
that the Santa Rita has been chartered
by the Pacific American fisheries of Bel
iingham for the northern run.
Although north' Kuropean rates to Pa
cific coast ports supposedly are stabilised,
quotations on lumber, flour and wheat
evidently are open. The American
Hawaiian line today announced a rate of
$12 a thousand on lumber from Puget
sound and British Columbia porta, and
indicated that an even lower auotation
might be made if quantity shipments war
ranted. Steamship lines $ operating from Seattfe
and other coast ports to Great Britain
and Europe, It was announced today, have
agreed informally on a schedule of east
bound rates for the rest of the year, the
schedule being effective generally with
March bookings. Under the new schedule
all lines will charge 85 cents a lOO pounds
for carrying canned products to the other
side of the Atlantic. The former rate was
SI. The lumber rate is SM shillings per
1000 board feet.
TACOMA, WTash., Feb. 7. To load a part
cargo of lumber for California the Anne
Hanify arrived this morning. The vesel
sailed from the terminal dock In the aft
ernoon for California.
Xhe Tyndareus arrived this afternoon
to Toad flour for tbe orient. She will be
here until Friday.
Nearly a full cargo of general freight
will be taken by the Alabama Maru of
the Osaka Shoshen Kaisha line, which
sails from Tacoma tomorrow afternoon for
Japan and China.
Ths Arabia Maru shifted tonight to
Vancouver to discharge and load. The
vessel will return here next week to com
plete her outbound cargo.
The Henry Grobea of the Atlantic, Gulf
ft Pacific line is due at the terminal dock
tomorrow to load general freight. The
steamer will have considerable lumber out
from local mills for gulf ports.
The British steamship Roxburg, which
arrived here yesterday In command of
Captain . T. Jenkins. will shift
Mukilteo to complete loading for Australia
Tuesday night, it is said. Both the Rox
burg and Captain Jenkins are making
their first trips to Tacoma.
The Texas Maru, due here the latter part
of February, will load about 1,800.000 feet
of lumber at the Puget sound mill and
port of Tacoma dock for the orient.
The motors hip Theodore Roosevelt will
load a part c rgo of lumber at Tacoma
mills for Australia. Tbe vessel Is due here
next week.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 7. Heavy de
mand for lumber at San Francisco thus
far this year has resulted In the diver
sion here of a number ot schooners that
have been carrying lumber to San Pedro.
Sudden A Chrlstensen today announced
they have ordered the schooners Santa
Alicia, Edna, Carm'el, Yellowstone and
Santa Barbara to transport their cargoes
here Instead of to San Pedro'. Eastern
buyers are reported to be contracting for
enough shipments from mills along the
Columbia river. Recently Charles R. Mc
cormick returned from the east with suf
ficient orders in sight for movement of
30.000.000 feet of lumber a month to the
Atlantic, but it is said - orders In- hand
exceed this amount.
Additional service to South America will
be furnished Pacific coast shippers this
month when the freighter Derbiay, of the
Qeneral Steamship corporation, re-enters
the run to Chile and Peru, officials stated
today. She will begin loading at Tacoma
next week for southern ports after under
going repairs
The ship Chllllcothe, recently sold at
Manila, Is reported to havea been trans
ferred again from Captain ohn F. Blaine
to the Columbia River Packing association.
. The reduced wage rate will be put Into
effect on coastwise steam schooners leav
ing here tomorrow. Following are the
changes: First mate from $155 to $140;
second mate, from "$135 to 120; third
mate, from $110 to $105; chief engineer,
from $20S to 190: first assistant engineer,
from 155 to 9140: second assistant, from
$135 to $120; third assistant, from $110
to $105; steward, from $100 to $."i: cook,
from $100 to $03; able seamen, from $77
to $-V; pantry and cabin, men, from $60
to $50: firemen, from $77 to $65; oilers,
from $77 to $65; ordinary seamen, from
$55 to $-45.
Captain Otto gchultx of the Alaska!
Packers' association left today for New
Orleans to bring- back the four-masted ;
ship Edward Seawall, recently purchased !
by the association. She will be towed to j
the Pacific side of the canal and then :
come here uier sail.
The Norwegian steamer Pacific arrived
today from San Jose with 500 tons of cof
fee for the Trans-Ocean Steamship com
pany. She will depart tomorrow for Port
land, Tacoma and Seattle.
The motorahip Boobyalla arrived from
Portland today with 1000 tons of print
paper.
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash., Feb. T.
TSpecial.) The steamer Hoquiam arrived
from San Francisco this morning. She
will load cargo at the Western mill, Aber
deen. -
The steamer Catherine G. Sudden ar
rived at the Huibert mill, Aberdeen, at
noon from San Francisco. m "
VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 7. The Ca
nadian government, merchant - marine
steamship Canadian Observer moved from
Ladysmlth to Union bay at 4:30 Monday
afternoon. The vessel will proceed to San
Pedro with lumber later In the week.
The department of marine reported that
the 'fixed red lights shown from 31-day
wigwam lights have been replaced by oc
culting red acetylene gas lights. These
lights are at the mouth of the Fraser
river In the Gulf of Georgia.
Captain T. Thomson, formerly skipper
of the tugboat William Jolliffe, has joined
the British Columbia Pilotage association.
It was understood he will be stationed at
Victoria.
The Japanese freighter Toyama Maru
reached port at 7 A. M., from Seattle to
load for the far east.
The freighter Hakata Maru is expect
ed to reach port from the orient direct
on Thursday. The ship has about 200 tons
of silk far local discharge. She will shift
to Pucer sound, returning to load out
ward February 23.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha Ifner Suwa
Maru is expected to reach port on Febru
ary IS from the far east. She has a light
cargo Inward but will take out consider
able wheat, spelter, flour and herring.
VICTORIA. B. C, Feb. 7. After under
going considerable delay at Hongkong,
owing to the strike of Chinese seamen,
the Canadian Pacific railway liner Mont
eagle was beleved to have finally gotten
away for this coast. She was arlginaliy
scheduled to leave January 17, her arrival
date here being set for Fehruary 10. but it
wtH not be possible for her to arrive be
fore the first week In March.
The liner Empress of Japan was sched
uled to leave Hongkong tomorrow, and Is
due here March- 1.
The Empress of 'Russia Is noV dry dock
ing at Hongkong, undergoing her annual
overhaul, and was posted to leave the
Chinese port February 23 being due here
March 13.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha liner Suwa
Maru left Yokohama on schedule February
3 and Is due here February 16 with a
good cargo and a fair passenger list for
this coast.
The N ippon Yusen Kaisha liner Suwa
Maru has eliminated the ca'J at Manila
and Snwnghal in order to return to this
coast oa schedule time, February 16. The
Kashima Mam is scheduled to dear here I
for the orient Friday evening. j
The dominion government steamer New- (
mgton rfepia.ee the Canadian-Pacific rail- '
road steamer Princess Ena on the Yar
rows ways, BeQUimalt tomorrow for an
nual overhaul.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Fe b. 7. Arrived at 5:50
A. M.. steamer K. L Luckenbach. from
New York and way ports. Arrived at 7
P. M-, Rose Ci ty , from San Francisco.
Sailed at 8 P. 3d., K. I. Luckenbach. for
New York via Puget sound. Sailed at 6
P. M-, Colus. for west coast of South
America, via San Francisco.
- ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 7. Arrived at 7
o'clock last night and sailed at S:25, Manu
lajii, from San Francisco, for Puget sound.
Arrived at 8:5 and left uo at 11 A. M.,
Rose City, from San Francisco. Arrived
at 9 A. M- SanUam. from San Fed re.
Sailed at 8:30 A. M., Atlas, for San Fran-
Cisco, via Aberdeen. Arrived at 12:40
P. M., Annette Roipfc, from San Fran- I
Cisco. ,
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 7. Arrived at
l A M., Admiral Evans, from Portland,
for San Diego. Arrived at 1 A. motor-
ship Boobya.Ua. from Portland. Sailed at
1 P. M., Japanese steamer Rakuyo Maru.
from Yokohama, for Portland. Arrived at
A. M.. Edgar Luckenbach. from Port
land, for Philadelphia and way ports. Ar
rive, at ju A. At., JJUtcn steamer mmans,
from Batavia. Sailed at noon, Dilworth,
ior .ruget sound.
KOBE, Feb. 7. Arrived, British steamer
Barrymore, from Portland.
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 3. Arrived, Japanese
steamer Tenpalsan Maru, from PortlandL
SHANGHAI, Feb. 3.
der, from Portia. nd.
-Arrived. West Ka-
HAMBURG, Feb. 4. Arrived; Dutch
steamer Kinderdijk, from Portland.
MAZATLAN. Feb. . Arrived,
steamer Mexico, from Portland.
Mexican
BOSTON. Fb. 5. Sailed,
Iowan, for
Portland and way ports.
ACAJUTLA. Feb. . Arrived, Norwe
gian motors hip Borgland, from Portland,
tor Europe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Fe. 7. Arrived: Ad
miral Evans, from Astoria; motorshlp
Boobyalla, from Portland: Edgar F. Luck
enbach, from Port Alice; Bin tang, from
Manilla: Tiverton, from Everett. Sailed:
President, for Seattle and Vancouver; Ra
kuyo Maru, for Valparaiso, via Portland;
Sn' Juan, for canal sone; Sonoma, for
for Manila; Empire state, for Hongkong,
via Honolulu.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 7. Arrivfed:
Carlos, Daisy Gad soy, Hoquiam and Cath
erine i. buaaen, from San Francisco.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 7. Arrived: Ce
lflo. from Portland: Everett, fmm Rvrtr
Washington, from Eureka Departed: Ce
lilo. for San Pedro; Washington, for Eu
reka. SEATTLE. Wah FeK 7 Arrived-
Princess, from New York; Santa Rita, from
San Pedro;, Yoshida Maru, from Muroran;
Ohoian. from Philadelphia; Rainier, from
San Francisco. Departed: Horace X. Bax
ter, for San Pedro; Santa Rita, for Ta
coma; Pleiades, for Mobile; Yosemite. for
San Francisco.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 7. Arrived:
Toyama Maru, from Seattle ; Gorjistan,
from Matanzaa. Departed: Canadian Ob
server, for San Pedro. -
EVERETT, Wasn.. Feb.
Nyanxa. from Anacortes.
7. Arrived:
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 7. Arrived: Italy
Maru, from Kobe; Ahne Hanify, from San
Francisco; Pleiades, from New Orleans;
Tyndareus. from Yokohama, via ports;
Santa Inex, from San Pedro. ' Departed:
Anna Hanify, for San Francisco, via Ev
erett; Pleiades, for New Orleans, via Van
couver, B. C; Arabia Maru, for Vancou
ver, B. C. , "
Ship Reports by Radio.
(Furnished by the Radio Corporation of
America.)
Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday.
?lh erwi indicated, were as follows'
WILLIAM A. McKENXEY, 44:12 north
longitude 124:30 west, bound to Seattle
from San Francisco.
SILVER STATtS, Seattle for Yokohama,
715 miles from Victoria, February 6
WENATCHEE, Yokohama for Seattle,
28W miles from Seattle, February 6
KAIKYU MARU. Yokohama for Port
land, 800 mHes from PnrtlanH TTk,., a
WAHKEENA, Everett for San Diego, 25
.eve re it.
iiuAKtH, Fred Baxter in tow, 8
imieB souin oi stunts reef lightship.
RICHMOND. San Pedro for Point Wells.
147 milea from Point Wells.
vvtst jcisa, Manila for San Pedro, 10
uinea i nun etan rearo.
LIEBRE, San Pedro for Everett, 215
miles north of San Francisco.
HUMBOLDT. San Francisco for San
Pedro, lo miles south of San Francisco.
MANCHESTER SPINNER, San Fran
Cisco for Willapa, 224 miles north of San
Francisco, at noon.
EL LOBO, Iobitofl for Vancouver, 202
miles north of San Francisco
rtJ?EJVATOR' San Francisco for Portland,
miles south of Columbia lightship.
SAN DIEGO, Tacoma for San Pedro, 43
unitfa soutn or jape manco.
isvKittLAD. San Francisco for Se-
ii.ie. mnes irom ean Francisco.
WILLAMETTE. Gravs Harbor fYr Ran
Francisco, bar bound Inside, of Grays Har-
EGYPT MARU, Muroran for Grays Har
bor, 1300 miles from Grays Harbor
STEEL SCIENTIST. New York fe trh
3595 miles west of San Francisco. Feb. S.
AiwwiA city, Honolulu, for Panama,
170 miles east of Honolulu, Feb 6
DIXIE ARROW. San FranoWo fflP
Hongkong, 184 miles west of San Fran
cisco. Feb. 6.
TIPPECANOE. Cebu, for San Pedro. 2101
miles from San Pedro, Feb. 6.
MONTEBELLO. Honolulu, for Port San
Luis, 1500 miles from Port San Luis, Feb. 6.
t.jtsi ? , uraya warnor, for Honolulu,
1062 miles from Honolulu, Feb. 6.
GRANITE STATE, Manila, for Honolulu.
216 miles west of Honblulu, Feb. 6.
MANOA, San Francisco, for Honolulu,
1C80 miles from San Francisco, Feb. 6.
M EX ICAN, San Pedro, for Liverpool,
1317 miles southeast of San Pedro, Feb. 6.
CHATTANOOGA CITY, San Pedro, for
New York, 40 miles southeast of Cape San
Lucas, Feb. 6.
WLLHILO, New TorK. ror san Pedro,
485 miles south of San Pedro. Feb. 6.
CURACAO, Seattle for San Francisco,
425 miles from Seattle.
MANUKA I, Hilo for San Francisco, 1481
miles from San Francisco.
STEEL EXPORTER, Baltimore for San
Pedro, 270 miles south of San Pedro.
WiILHELMINA, Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, 3VO miles from San Francisco.
LEVANT ARROW, San Francisco for
New York, 758 miles south of San Fran
cisco, i ,
SYLVAN ARROW, San Francisco for
Woosung, t24 miles from San Francisco.
CfilNA ARROW. San Pedro for Naga
saki. 54S miles west of San Pedro.
GEORG-INA ROLPH. fian Pedro for San
Francisco. 15 miles west of San Pedro.
PRESIDENT. San Francisco for Seattle
via Victoria. 133 miles north of San Fran
cisco. F. H. HILLMA'N. Los Angeles for Rich
mond. 23S miles from Richmond.
ATLAS. Astoria for Aberdeen, barbound
outside Grays Harbor.
CAPT. A. F. LUCAS. San Pedro for
Portland, 20 miles from Portland. '
CHARLIE WATSON. San edro for Will
bridge. 30 miles south of' the Columbia
river lightship. .
ADMIRAL RODMAN. Eureka for San
Francisco. 1H miles from Saa Francisco.
LA PLACENTIA. San Pedro for Oleum.
92 miles from Oleum.
WILtLHILO, New York for San Pedro,
By Inderal Telegraph.
SAN JUAN. San Francisco for Cristobal,
; miles south of San Francisco.
NEWPORT. Panama for SafrFrancisco.
58 miles south ox San Francisco.
at Salina Cruz.
ECUADOR. San Francisco for New York,
2222 miles south of San Francisco,
BUCKEYE STATE. Hilo for Honolulu,
at Honolulu.
DILWORTH, San Francisco for Port
land. 83 miles north ot San Francisco.
WEST NOTUS, Saa Fcasncisco for South
I American ports, 823 miles south of San
Francisco.
LYMAN STEWART. San Pedro for Seat
tle, 44 miles south of Seattle.
LA PUR1SIMA. Oleum for FSan Pedro.
142 miles north of San Pedro-.
STOCKTON, Honolulu for San Pedro,
620 milea west of San Pedro.
YALE, Ran Francisco for San Pedro, 70
miles south of San Francisco.
KENTUCKIAN. Boston for San Pedro,
257 miles south of San Pedro at noon.
SONOMA, SSn Francisco for Sydney, 96
miles west of San Francisco.
r CITY OF OR AN, San PedrO for Yoko
hama, 110O miles west of San Pedro, Feb
ruary 6.
SILVER STATE, Seattle for Yokohama,
715 miles west of Victoria, February 0.
Tides at Astoria Wednesday.
High. Low.
9:30 A. M R.5 ft. '3:21 A. M 3 ft,
10:56 P. M .6.7 ft.4:44 P. M 0.2 ft.
Report Front Month of Colombia.
NORTH HEAD. Feb. 7. Condition of
the sea at 5 P. M. moderate; wind. 12
milea.
WHEAT IS SOLD FOR
SHIPilUT TO EAST
Minneapolis and Other Points
Get Northwestern Grain.
MILLING VARIETIES TAKEN
Local Market Firm at TJnctianged
Prices Sharp Gains at Liver
pool and Buenos Aires.
The wheat market was firm yesterday
without change In bids on any grade at
the Merchant's Exchange. There was some
buying by mills and by exporters, but no
pressure to sell was. evident in any
Quarter. ,
- New business for export is lacking, but
a considerable trade with the east has
developed and is now coming to lightl
Sales of both Marquis and Turkey, red
have been made for shipment to Minne
apolis and southern Idaho is reported .to
have done a substantial business in wheat
for shipment to. southeastern markets.
Chicago reports were that between 250,
000 and 500,000 bushels of wheat, mainly
Manitobas, were taken for export.
Further drouth advices were received
from" the southwest and Oklahoma re
ported, the presence of green bugs. It was
said that Secretary Smiley pf the Kansas
Grain. Dealers association estimated there
will be 5,000,000 acres of wheat abandoned
In Kansas.
The Liverpool wheat market' closed 3
3V4d higher and corn Sd higher.
At Buenos Aires, wheat opened strong
3 to 3 cents higher.1 The net rise at
Buenos Airey since February 1 'has-been
15 cents in February wheat and 164 cents
In March wheat.
Bradstreets estimates total available
stocks of wheat at 167,879,000 bushels;
corn, 34,319,000 bushels, and oats, 92,518.
000 bushels. -
"Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchant's Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Portland, Tues. 8a
7 4 31
9
147 15S2 636 1251
182 639 365 1575
2 9 1 6
3 1 2
89 1026 108 583
47 653 90 664
7
13 9 2
156 1573 300 1196
251 185 311 1083
Year ago 40
Season to date. 22371
Year ago 11072
Tacoma, Mon. . 42
Year ago 28
Season to date. 7977
Year ago 3305
Seattle. Mon... 9
Year ago 23
Season to date. 6.1 S 7
Year ago 3567
APPLE PRICES ARB TENDING HIGHER
Quotations on Pacific Coast ' Fruit in
British Markets.
There Was a good local demand for ap
ples and all varieties and grades were
firm. Further sales of vinesaps at prices
up to $2.35 were reported from the
country.
The eastern markets as a rule were firm.
At the New York auction the following
les- of Oregon apples were reported:
Thirty-five hundred and five boxes New-
towns, flbxtra fancy, large to very large.
3.30 ir 3.40; medium, $3.053.30; small to
very small, $2.3o2.90, mostly $2.802.90;
fancy large to very large, $3 3.25; me
dium, $2.S02.9O; C grade, large to very
large, $2.703.15 medium to very small,
$2.252.60; 1515 boxes Spitzenbergs, XF
large to very large, $3.25 3. 60; medium,
$2.0O3.25; small to very small, $2.3-5
2.60; frosted, $2.90; 765 boxes Ortleys,
fancy, all sizes, $2.85 3.15; small lot,
$3.40; frosted, $2.50.
According to a cablegram from E. A.
Foley, agricultural trade commissioner in
London, the following prices prevailed on
British apple markets during the week
ending January 28, conversions being made
at the rate of exchange then prevailing:
London Newtowns, extra fancy, $3.61
$3.82; fancy, $2.873.19: Spitzenbergs XF,
$3.193.40; fancy, $2.973.19.
Liverpool Newtowns XF. $2.973.40;
fancy, $2.553.29; Spitzenbergs XF, $32;
C grade, $2.762.87; Winesaps XF, al-
grades. $2.97.3.61.
Glasgow Newtowns ; XF, $3.553.82;
Spltzenburgs XF, $3.353.82; fancy, $3.19
03.4O; Winesaps, all grades, 3.294.04
Delicious, all grades. $2.973.40.
PORTLAND 8TH IN INSPECTION LIST
Important Position as Wheat Receiving
Point.
Portland occupied eighth place as a
wheat receiving market In the first half
of the present grain year, according to fig
ures just issued -by the department of ag
riculture. In the first half of the pre
ceding year Portland was in tenth place.
Kansas City occupies first place, having
gained on Minneapolis, which led last year.
The official statistics giving me number
of carloads inspected on arrival at all in
spection points by inspectors licensed un
der the United States standards-act fol
lows: Cars.
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Duluth
Galveston
New Orleans
Chicago
St. Louis
Portland -
New York
Omaha -
Wichita
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Sti. Joseph, Mo -
Seattle -
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Boston ..-v
Cincinnati
Milwaukee -
Buffalo
..65,033
55.271
32.841
31.603
29.84A
24.1S3
. 19.260
1S.55
17,406
16S44
13,073
8.800
8.751
4.994
4, 44
, 3.905
2,262
1.9S2
1,953
1,887
926
Receipts during- the first half of the
season at all other inspection points to
taled 104,36& cars, making an aggregate
for the entira country of 459,594 cars of
wheat. 'In the corresponding period last
season total receipts were 387,554 cars.
EGGS STEADY WITH GOOD RECEIPTS
Carload Is Shipped East Active Move
ment in Butter Market.
A cat of eggs whs shipped to New York
yesterday by the association, which main
tained Us egg quotations of Monday. Prices
on the street were also unchanged, but the
undertone of the market was regarded as
weak.
There was an active demand for butter.
both cubes and prints, ana in some quar
ters lighter cream receipts were reported.
The market was steady and prlcea were
unchanged.
Poultry sold well at former quotations.
Country dressed veal was slow, weak and
lower at 16 cents. Dressed pork was
scarce.
Sharp Decline in Canned Milk.
A sharp drop in canned milk prices was
announced by Jobbers yesterday. Reduc
tions amounted to 55 cents a case on the
large size and 45 cents on the small slza
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $4,457,6S2 $ 786.726
Seattle 4.837.2S7 815.611
Tacoma transactions $2,134, 837
Spokane transactions . 4,514,103
Bankers Acceptances.
Quotations on bankers' acceptances fol
low: Days
30 60 90
Prime eligible members, pet. 4 4 4
Prime nonmembers. per cent 4 416 44
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc
Merchants' Exchange, noon session:
Feb. March
Wheat Bid. Bid.
Hard white
Soft whits
- X 17 1 1-7
......... 0.14 ill,
f White club L14 1.14 T
i Hard winter i ia iifil
N ortfa ern sprin g 1.13 1.13
Red Walla ................ 1.10 1.10
Oats -No.
2 white feeoT. 23.50 250
Corn
No. 2 E. Y. shipment... ..'. 25.75 25.75
No. 3 E. Y. shipment . 25.50 25.50
FLOUR Family patents; $7.40 per bbU;
whole wheat. $6.40; graham, $6.20; bakers"
hard wheat, $7.50; bakers' biuestem pat
ents, $6.80; valley soft wheat. $5.85;
straights, $5.65.
MILLFEED Price f. o. b. mill: Mill
run, ton lots $23; mixed cars, $22; straight
ars, $21 per ton; middlings, $34; roiled
barley, $3o$?37.; rolled oats, $36; scratch
feed, $45 per ton.
CORN White. $32; cracked, $35 per ton.
HAY Buying price f. o. b. Portland:
Alfalfa. $13.50 per ton; cheat, $10.5011;
oat and vetch, $14.50; clover, $11; valley
timothy, $1415; eastern Oregon timothy
$1617. . -
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 33c per lb
parchment wrapped, box lots, 3Sc. car
tons, 39c. Butterfat, buying prices: No.
1 grade, 34c, delivered Portland.
EGGS Buying price, 26&28C dozen, case
count; jobbing prices, case count, 2Si!9c;
candled rancn, 30 & 31c ; association, se
lects, 34c; associations, firsts. B2c; asso-
puuei, due
CHEESE Tillamook triplets, price t
jobbers, f. o. b. Tillamook, 26c; Young
Americas, 27c pound.
POULTRY Hens, 17f)24c; springs. 22c;
ducks, 22 j 28c; geese, 20c; turkeys, live
nominal ; tiressed, 40c. -v
PORK Fancy, 13 &c per pound.
VEAL Fancy, 16c poun v
, Fruits and Vegetables.
Local jobbing Quotations:
FRUITS -f) Navel oranges, $4.506.50
box; lemons, $67.60; grapefruit, $3,609
7.50 box; bananas, 89c per pound; ap
ples, $L25W3.25 per box, cranberries,
eastern. $18 .per barret
POTATOES Oregon, $1.752 per 100
pounds. Yakima, $2&2.50 per 100 pounds;
sweet -potatoes, 545c per pound;
Nancy HalU $2.50 per crate.
ONIONS Yellow, $757.50 per cental.
VEGETABLES Cabbage, 3(tf5c pound;
lettuce, $3. 75 &'4. 75 crate ; carrots, $ 1 &
1.50 sack; garlic, 15c per. pound; green
peppers. 45 50c per pound; beeU, $2 per
sack; celery, 90c$1.40 dozen; cauliflower.
$2r2.25 per crate; squash, 4c; sprouts,
20c ; parsnips, $1.50 2 per sack ; toma
toes, $5:50 per lug; artichokes, $1.852
per dozen; cucumbers, $2.50 2.75 dozen;
rhubarb. 15 617c pound.
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotations:
SUGAR (sack basis) Cane, granulated,
6a pound ; beet, 5.70c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts, new crop, 2336c per
pound; Brazil nuts. 23c; almonds, 2c;
peanuts, ll(&14c per pound.
RICE Blue Rose, 6c per pound,
Japan style, 6c per pound.
COFFEE Roasted, bulk. In drums, 18
35 c per pound. '
SALT Granulated, bales, $3.254.05;
half ground, ton, 60s, $17; 100s, $16.
HONEY Comb, new crop, $5.50 5. 75
per case.
DRIED FRUITS Dates, 1825c per
pound; figs, $ 1.40 3.50 per box; apples,
15c pound ; peaches, 16c ; apricots, 23c;
prunes, 1013c.
BEANS Small white, 6c; large white,
44c; pink, 6c; bayo, 6c; red, 6c; lima.
8&c pound.
Hides, Hops, Etc.
HIDES Salt hides, 6c; salt bulls. 5c;
green bulls lc less; salt calf, 12c; saltvkip,
8c; salt horse hides, '$12 each; dry horse
hides, 50c$l each; dry hides, 10c; dry
cull hides, half price.
PELTS Dry pelts, 13c; (long wool); dry
short wool pelts, half price; salt pelts, 60c
$1 each; dry goat skins, 10c (long hair);
shearings and short wool skins at value.
TALLOW No. 1, 4&c; No. 2, 3c per
pound .
CASCARA BARK 6c pound delivered,
Portland.
OREGON GRAPE Grape root. 6o per
pound.
HOPS 1921 crop, nominal, 15c pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, 1530c per
pound; valley wool, medium. 18 20c:
quarter blood. 1517c; low quarter blood.
1416c; braid, 1214c; matted, 910c
. MOHAIR Long staple, 20c; short staple,
15c pound.
GRAIN BAGS Carlots, 7c coast.
Provisions.
Local jobbing quotations .
HAMS All sizes, 2932c: skinned. 263
35c; picnics, 18i318c; cottage roll, 24 o.
BACON Fancy. 32 &42c. choice, 26 &
30c; standard, 22 24c.
LARD Pure, tierces, 14c pound: com
pressed, tierces, 13c
DRY SALT Backs, 18 21c; plates, 15c
Oils.
LINSEED OIL Raw. Jn barrels, 95c; !
5 -gal Ion cans, $1.10; boiled, in barrels 97c;
S-gailons cans, $L12.
TURPENTINE In drums, $1.15; 6-gal- ,
Ion cans, $1.30.
WHITE LEAD 100 - pound kegs, 120
per pound.
GASOLINE Tank wagons and iron bar
rels, 26c; cases, 88 Vic.
Metal Market
NEW TORK, Feb. 7. Copper dull; elec
trolytic, spot and near-by, 13Vs133i,c; fu
tures. 13A13c.
Tia firm1; spot and near-by, 31.8732c;
futures, 31.37 31.50c.
Iron steady, unchanged.
Lead steady; spot, 4.7O4.80c.
Zinc quiet; East St. Louis delivery, spot,
4.504.5oc.
Antimony, spot, -4.40c.
Cotton Market.
NEW TORK. Feb. 7. Spot cotton, quiet ;
miacting, io.soc.
Dried Fruit at New Tork.
NEW TORK, Feb. 7. Evaporated ap
ples, steady. Prunes, quiet. Peaches, firm.
- Hops at New Tork.
NEW TORK, Feb. 7. Hops, quiet; state,
1921, 2833c; 1920, 2023c; Pacific coast.
121, 2427c; 1920, 2022c.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses. ,
ROBINSONT-KUBLI Norman L. Robin
son, legal, 591 ; Hawthorne avenue, and
Margraret M. Kubli, legral, 261 East Six
teenth street.'
VISTICA-HE7LLERSCH&ID Anthony M.
Viatica, legal, 3-4 Rhone street, and Flora
M. Hellerschmid, legal, 450 Rhone street.
GRAY-BROWN Thomas G. Gray, legal,
3550 Vincent avenue, and Helen Lee Brown,
legal, 679 Union avenue.
STOKES-MILDAN Erwln Stokes, legal,
Portland, and Sophie Mildan, legal, T. W.
C. A.
DUNTLEY - CROSLET A!oz Joseph
Duntley, legal, Portland, and Fern C
Crosley, legal, Portland.
GIESY-OLSEN Chester A. Gtesy, legal,
Meikle place, and. Julia F. Olsen, legal,
S6t Syracuse etreet.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
MILLS-JACKSON Frank L. Mills, 27.
Portland, and. Beulah Jackson, 18, Port
land. ABER-RATH W. W. Aber, 49, Port
land, and Charlotte Rath, 20, Portland.
Orpheum matinee today, 15-25-50-Ad.
Orpheum matinee today. 15-25-'50-Al,
Births.
TSUNODA To Mr. and Mrs. I. Tsunoda,
30 Third street North, January 22, a
son. 3
FALLOW-: To Mr. and Mrs. N. Fallow,
La Grande, Or., January 28, a daughter
and son (twins). .
PHIL POTT To Mr. and M rs. A. W.
Philpott, 237 East Eighty-ninth, January
21, a son.
DAHLGREN To Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
Dahlgren, 122 Gay, January 27, a daugh
ter. BTK EL-BOSCH To Mr. and Mrs. H.
Eykelbosch, ' 908 Francis, February 2, a
daughter.
BOLAXD To Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Boland.
2143 East Yamhill, January 2$, a daugh
ter. HARLOW To Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Harlow,
678 Jarrett, January 26, a daughter.
GILSON To Mr. and Mrs. R. Gilson,
878 Emerson, January 31, a son.
FOSTER To Mr. and "Mrs. William H.
Foster, Linnton. Or., January 28, a son.
OLIVER To Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Oliver,
3228 East Fifty-second, January 29, a
daughter. -
MeDO'WELL To Mr. and Mrs. H. Mc
Dowell, Linnton, Or., January 30, a son.
GILL To Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Gill. 1333
Interstate, January 29, a daughter.
DUNAWAY To Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Dunaway, 843 East Fifth, January 29, a
daughter.
ALLEN1 To Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Alien.
1035 E&st Lincoln, January 31, a daugh
ter.
CASBBEBR To Mr. ana Mrs. t. v.
Casebeer, 735 Sixty-eighth street North.
February 2, a daughter.
HONG To Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hong, 6
Fourth street North, January 27, a daugh
ter. . -
Community Club Wants Park.
TUALATIN, Or. Feb., 7. (Special)
The last meeting- of the Community
club considered the possibility of rent
ing the Tualatin park' and fixing- it
up for picnic grounds that would be
equipped with swimming facilities
and parking arrangements for tour-
ists.
Later a programme was given.
(Regular service between Portland, Maine; Philadelphia, Boston,
New York and Los Angeles. San Francisco, Portland, Oregon;
Seattle and Tacoma via the Panama canal.) North Atlantic and
western s. lo.s ssou-ton steel vessels.
EASTBOIND
From
Portland, Or.
TOLD HARBOR Feb. 18
HI. I E TRIANGLE.. Feb. 17
UF.ERFIELD .Feb. 22
. - Cargo s
For Kurt
THE! ADMIRAL 1IE.
101 Third Street.
Tientsin ( Taku
S S. EASTERN SAILOR Feb. 13
Shanghai, Manila, Hongkong
Feb. 17 S. S. WEST CATOTE..
S. S. VINITA...
For further Information regarding space,
609-S22 Board of Trade Bide, Portland,
Oregon, or R. T. Johns & Co.
HOGS AND SHEEP FIRM
FOKMEIt DIME HIGHER
NORTH PORTLAND.
AT
Mutton Stock of All Kinds Scarce.
Few Cattle Available ' for
Open Market.
Nino loads ot stock were received at
the- yards yesterday with hogs most In
evidence. . The hog market continued
firm and a dime was added to previous
quotations on the best grade with sales
at J10.60. Most (ft the cattle received were
a direct shipment. A strong; opinion pre
vails as to sheep values and with the next
shipment coming forward a material Im
provement in prices may be recorded.
Receipts were 86 cattle and 592 hoga.
The day's sales werff as follows:
Wgt. Price. Wgt. Price.
4 steers. 947 t 6.75 -18 hoge. 158 10.60
2 cows. 875 6.25 4 hogs. 175 10.50
2 cows. 1315 6.25 4 hogs. 252 10.00
lcow.. ll70 5.00 Hoi.. 450 7.50
lcow.. v 806 4.33 .6 hogs. 166 10.60
lcow..'' 770 5.50 7 hogs. 178 10.60
lcow.. 940 5.50 3 hogs. 200 8.50
lcow.. 1O80 5.25 lhog.. 360 7.60
lcow.. 1140 6.25 6 hogs. 153 10.50
6 cows.. 127i 5.75 T hogs. 177 10.00
lcalf.. 220 11.00 lhog.. 320 9.10
1 bull.. 1510 5.25 2 hogs. 230 10.50
lbull.. 1220 6.00 2 hogs. 430 7.60
lbull... 1550 5.25 6 hogs.. 163 10.50
38 hogs.. 151 10.10 4 hogs. 280 10.10
28 hogs.. 242 10.50 10 hogs. 149 10.60
30hogs. 117 10.25 8 lambs 6S . 9.00
22 hogs.. 104 10.25 2 lambs 55 8.00
23 hogs.. 118 10.25 1 heifer 810 6.75
lhog... 120 8.00 lhog.. 280 8.50
41 hoga. . 154 10.65 108 hogs. . 179 10.60
lhog 380 8.50 3 hogs. . 163 10.60
lhog... 170 10.60 94 hogs. 186 10.60
8 hogs., 136 10.60 102 hogs. 180 10.60
4 hogs.. 150 10.60 101 hogs. 183 10.60
Receipts of all classes of livestock at
the North Portland yards In the past
month were as follows:
Cattle. C.lves. Hogs. Sheep.
Total receipts. .11,549 637 21,961 17,210
Incr. for month 332 . . . 5,943 2.584
Deer for month 406 ...
The disposition of stock handled at the
yards in January was:
Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep.
O-W RAN (E) 268
O-W R & N (N) 4,687
Sou Pac
S P & 3
Nor Pac .
G N
O E
Driven out. .
Total
Increase
Decrease ....
Consumed in No.
Portland dist. 4.856
Ttl disposition. .10,841
Feeders to coun
try 845 ...
The orisrin of the stock
256
last
month was as follows:
Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep
Orceon 6.567 355 4,271 9.476
Idaho 3.752 245 5,25o 3.1
Washington ..." 518 33 .. 622 3.i38
South Dakota lu.oai
California 64 .... ".Aq
Montana 658 4 3J8
Nebraska 8a4
887
Total 11.549 637 21,961 17.210
Prices quoted at the Portland Union
stockyards were as follows: s
Cottle Prices.
Cho?cettIers J-00 7.75
Medium to good steers..
6.25 7.
Fair to medium steers
Common to fair steers
Choice feeders
Fair to good feeders
Choice cows and heifers ....
Medium to good cows, heifers
Fair to medium cows, heifers
Common cows
Canners
Bulls
Choice dairy calves
Prime light calves
Medium light calves
Heavy calves
Hogs
Prime light vvti-'
Smooth heavy, 200 to 300 lbs.
Smooth heavy, 300 lbs. up
Rough heavy
Fat pigs
Feeder pigs v
Stags, subject tc dockae .
Sheep
East-of-mountain lambs
Best valley lambs
Cull lambs
Fair to good
Eastern Oregon feeders
Light yearlings
Heavy yearlings
Light wethers
Heavy wethers.
Ewes
6.75 6.25
4.75 5.7o
5.00 5.50
4.50 5.00
5.75 6.25
5.00 5.75
4.25 5.00
t 3.25(g) 4.25
2.25 3.15
3.50 5.50
11.0012.00
10.0011.00
7.7010.00
' 6.50 7.50
10.2510.60
9.25 10.00
8.25 9.25
6.00 8.25
10.00 10.25
10.0010.25
5.00 6.50
9.75S
S.2H
S10.50
6 9.25
6.25
4.:
75 8.25
7.00 8.00
7.50 8.00
6.50 7.50
6.50 7.50
4.50 6.50
8.00 6.00
Chicago livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Feb. 7. (United States Bu
reau of Markets.) Cattle Receipts. 10.000
head. Beef steers, .cales and bulls open
ing slow, mostly tly: BoodBt?5,hT0
steers scarce, bulk beef steers $6.50 7.65;
she stock steady to strong; stockers and
feeders strong to :5c higher.
HogR.eceipts, 83,000 had. Market
10c to 20c higher than yesterday's average-
lighter weights fairly active; others
slow- big packers doing nothing; top J10
on 150 to 180-pound hogs; bulk light. 9 75
9.90; bulk others. J.159.65; pigs, 10
25c higher, up to 10. '
Sheep Receipts, 13,000 head. Best fat
lambs strong to 15c higher; others and
sheep and feeder lambs firm; fat lambs.
toD to shippers, early $14.15: some held
higher- choice 89-pound Colorado yearlings
$13; good ewes. $77.35; desirable shear
ing lambs, $13.50.
Kansao City Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITY. Mo:. Feb. 7. (United
States Bureau of Markets.) Cattle Re
ceipts 14,000; beef steers weak to 25c
dewn' mostly 1015c lower; early top,
$7 60; some held higher; she stock mostly,
steady to weak; some lates, 1015c lower;
better grades, cows, 4.505.25; yearl'ng
Texas heifers, $7: calves mostly 2550c
lower; few vealers $8.759.75: mostly J7
8 50; common calves, --$3.505; stockers
and 'feeders steady to strong; best stock
ers and light feeders, $7; medium to good
kinds $5.506.85; other classes about
steady- canners, $2.502.75; most "cutters.
S3 503.75; bulk bulls, 3.754.25.
Hogs Receipts, 12,000; active to ship
pers on 220-pound weights and down;
mostly 102Oc higher; spots more; pack
ers buying sparingly; mostly 250-pounds
and down, 10C5c higher than yesterday's
average; heavier weights and late arrivals
slow and weakening; some late bids
steady: top,- $9.45; bulk of -sales $8.65
oa.i- throw out sows generally $77.25;
stock pigs steady, some up to $9.
Sheep Keceipts, ouw; steaoy; wetners.
$8; ewes, $7.25; lambs, 253oc lower; best
$13.40.
Oroaba livestock Market.
OMAHA, Feb. 7. (United States Bureau
of Markets.) Hogs Kecelpts, ll.oou;
early sales steady to 10c lower; close
strong witn previous aay s average; ouik
$3.859.1o; top, SH.o; yacuing graues,
$78.25. j
Cattle Receipts, 9500; beef steers slow,
about 250 lower; heavy beeves, $7.75; she
23 256
116 1.432 6.738
403 1 - 1.1U5
151 2
239 1 657
26 ... 73 2.933
62
98 ... 804 84
6,985 149 3,414 9,668
858 ... 84 1,672
235
448 17.8S2 7.211
5U7 21.296 . 16,879
804
received
WESTBOUND
From From
Portland. Me. Boston.
From
Phila.
IBRrSH l. 13 Feb. 13
LF.HIUIT .: .Feb. 28 Mar. 1
WEST 1SI.ETA Mar. 12 Mar. 13
reo. so it
Mar. 7
Alar, si XI
space under refrigeration,
ther Information Apply to
Pacific Co.Kt Agents.
Phone Broadway 5481.1
NORTH CHINA LINE
Columbia Pacific Shipping Co,
N Direct F:"eigbt Service Wltbout Transshipment
PORTLAND
TO
Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Tsingtao,
Bar ) , Chin wan gtao, Dairen
S. S. WEST MOMENTUM Mar. 6.
...Mar. 17
rates, etc., apply to TRAFFIC IEPT.,
Or., or Astoria Shipping Co., Astoria.
Central Bids.. Seattle. Wash.
stock and veals steady to 25c lower: bulls.
Blockers and feeders generally steady.
Sheer Receipts, 10.000: lambs steady to
25c lower; bulk J12.75 13.10; top 13.25;
sheep and feeders mostly 25c lower; ewe
top. fT; feeding lambs. 12.50.
Beattls Livestock Market.
SEATTLE, Feb. 7. Hogs steady; re
ceipts 487; no price change.
Cattle Steady; receipts 146; no pries
change.
QUOTATIONS OX - DAIRY PRODUCTS
Current Prices Ruling on Butter, Cheese
and Eggs.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. T. Butter, ex
tra. hic; prime firsts. 88c.
Eggs Extras, 84&c; extra pullets.
31Hc; undersized, No. 1, 28c
Cheese Californian flat fancy. 27c;
Young America, fancy 28c.
NEW TORK. FeB. 7. Butter Irregular;
creamery, higher than extras, 87H38c;
reamery, ' extras, 36Vi37c; firsts. S-'l
86c.
Eggs firm; fresh-gathered, extra firsts,
4541 46c; firsts, 42044c.
Cheese steady; state whole-milk flats,
fresh specials, 2820"4c; state whole-milk
twins, specials, 2020Ao.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Butter higher;
creamery extras, S63V4c; firsts, 30
35c; seconds, 2729c; standards, S4c.
Eggs higher; receipts 7489 cases; firsts,
38&39c; ordinary firsts, 3gy3oc; mis
cellaneous, 87 38c.
SEATTLE, Feb. 7. Eggs and butter-unchanged.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Feb. 7. Turpentine, firm,
85c; sales, 151; receipts, 43; shipments,
1674; stock, 8771.
Rosin, firm: sales, 136; receipts, 1086;
shipments, 7095; stock,, 73,630. Quote:
B, D, 4.05; E, F, G, H. I, $4.10: TC., J4.60;
M, (5.10; N, $5.45; WO, J5.60; WW, $6.
Orpheum matinee today, 1 5-25-60-Ad.
TBAVEI ERS' GUIDE.
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
For San Francisco
From Portland Ainsworth Dock
STEAMER "ROSE CITY"
Friday, 10 A. M., Feb. 10
Sunday, 10 A. M Feb 19
And evory ninth 'day
thereafter.
PASSAGE FARE FROM
PORTLAND t
Promenade Depk $28 80
Outside Saloon Deck 26 40
Inside Saloon Deck 24.00
Third Class (Males Only)... 18.00
Round Trip (First Class)... 50.00
All fares Include berth '
and meals while at sea
City Ticket Office, 3rd and Washington
rnone Main J5du
Freight Office, Ainsworth Dock
fbone Broadway Zoo
Passenger and Freight
Service to California
Through Sailings to San Francisco,
Los Ansjeles and San Dlejro.
Leave Municipal Dock ft'o. 2, 4 P. M.
SS. Senator ----- Feb. 11
SS. Admiral Evans - Feb. 18
SS. Senator Feb. 25
Asld Elvery Saturday Thereafter.
Ical Service to
HARSHFIELD, EUREKA AND
SA1V FRANCISCO
Admiral Rodman - Feb. 15
Every 14 Days Thereafter.
Fast Trans-Pacific Passen'
ger and Freight Service
Yokohama, Kobe, Shnnirhal,
Hoogkong and Manilu
Sailing; from Seattle.
SS. Pine Tree State, Feb. 18
SS. Wenatchee - - - Mar. 4
Bay State Mar. 18
For full Information apply to
101 Third St., Corner Stark
Phone Bdwy. E4.H1.
AUSTRALIA
.NEW ZEALAND AND OLTH SfclAS
Via Tahiti and HnratonKR. Mate uod
ptisi'Btfer service from Sun Iruacwi-t-very
lea caya,
IMON S. S. CO. OP SKW ZKAI-A.NU
2SO California St., Sun Francimn,
riocul MteaniMhip and raiirouii aicriii ir
STEAMER
FOR '
San Francisco
Sailing Wednesday 2:30 P. M.
. LOW RATES
M. Bollam, Agent
122 Third St. I'hone Bdy. 7326.
ASTORIA and WAY POINTS
Steamer Service.
L.TK. Dally (Except Saturday) 7:30 P. M.
Splendid Sleeping: Accommodation
Connections Made for All North, and
South Beach Points
Fare S1.H5 Kach Way. 9:i Konnd Trip.
Alder-bit. Dock. Broadway 6345.
Xhe H.arkin Transportation Co,
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