The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, December 09, 1917, SECTION TWO, Image 37

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREG ONTAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 0, 1D17. 13 MORE HOPS NEEDED Food Administration Ruling Will Require Larger Amount. SHORTAGE BECOMES ACUTE jtiarket Is Expected to Reverse Its Recent Course, Which. "Was Due to Uncertainty Short Sell ers Growing lAieasy. After the turn of the year, unless all eigne fall, hop prices are going to mend. The manufacture of beer will be .continued the food administration is authority for this and the stock of hops in the United iStates Is not equal to the brewers" needs. The statistical position of the market was strong at the beginning; of the season, and St is stronger now. as the requirements im posed by the food administration will call for a larger quantity of hops to the barrel than heretofore. The total production of hops In the United States in 1917 was 140.000 bales and about 40,000 bales were carried over from 3116 and 1915. Kxports have been at least nr.. 000 bales, leaving: in round numbers 365.000 bales for the home trade. Including the olds above enumerated, which possess less brewing strength than new hops. At least K0.000.0O0 barrels of beer will be the season's output. This showing was sufficient to start the market upward and the early part of the season was one of rapid advances, the mar ket finally touching 40 cents here and higher prices in other states. The strength was not maintained, however, and in spite of the statistics values receded gradually until the market 'had dropped back to 20 cents, where It now rests. It was not clear; when prices began to fall, what was causing the slump. The prohibition elections were held accountable by some, but it was realized that even if dry laws were enacted they could not affect the current crop. Possible national legis lation was also used as An argument, but It could only apply to future growths. Then It slowly became apparent that it was the food administration and its almost unlim ited powers that was responsible for the unsettlement This discovery, confirmed by the recent official announcement, has proved rather a boomerang than a bearish factor. The promise of a full output of beer with, at the same time, a conservation of barley for food purposes of probably 25.000,000 bushels and a reduction of the alcoholic content of beer to 3 per cent means an in crease in the use of hops over and above4 the amount usually required on a higher percentage of alcohol. This larger use of hops will be necessary to preserve the beer because of its low alcohol content. The question that, therefore, confronts the beer manufacturers Is where are they to get the hops? The competition to get hold of the inadequate supply remaining will necessarily be keen. Efforts to- depress the market by short sellers may be looked for and are even now under way. They cannot manifestly all de liver the hops they have sold, as the hops do not exist, and some contracts will no doubt go by the board with lawsuits as the result. This will, of course. In no way bet tor the brewers position. There Is talk of rebating old hops with new cloth and palm ing them off as 1017 crop, and other sub terfuges may be expected. COARSE GRAIN MARKETS ARE STEADY Barley Is Coming Into Larger Use in Bread Making. The coarse grains were steadier yester day, as the decline In the East was checked. At the Merchants' Exchange local oats bids were unchanged, while offers on Eastern oats were 50 cents lower to 50 cents higher then on Friday. December barley was steady and January 50 cents down. The increased use of barley In bread making In the East Is a factor that is beginning to affect bar ley markets at all points. Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hav Portland, Sat'day. 7 4 6 5 13 Year ago 30 ... 2 12 13 Total this week .. 25 15 23 23 7ft Year ago R3 5 22 t 63 Season to date ....3478 120 405 S2 JWU Year ago 297S 96 821 1108 i SiiS Tacoma. Friday.. 5 l .... Year ago 5 i person to date ...3152 32 ... lJt p73 Year a-ro 3804 100 ... 216 1003 Seattle. Friday ... 27 ... 5 . . . lfi Year ago 29 I 3 1 41 Season to date 200rt 147 246 678 2020 Year ago 3063 219 S67 854 2029 NANCY HALL YAMS ARE RECEIVED Citrus Fruit Will Rule High In Price This Winter. Among the receipts from the south yes terday was a car of Nancy Hall sweet pota toes, which were put on sale at 3 tfr3 cents, the same price as regurar field sweets. Cellar stock will be quoted later in the ' week and will be higher. On the subject of oranges, a leading job ber said : . "we are Informed that the growers in Northern California were very much sur prised when they commenced to pick their organ ges. as instead of getting two-thirds of a crop, they found they were going to be very fortunate if they got one-third. There fore, in view of the fact that there will not be more than 25 per cent of a crop in Southern California, it Is a foregone con clusion that oranges are going to rule high throughout the season. "Florida grapefruit is not any cheaper at hiptng point. . This, also, has turned out a much lighter crop then expected. TURKEYS ARE BOUGHT FOR ALASKA Buyers Pay 28(g) 29 Cents for Choice Dressed Stock. There was a good demand on the street yesterday for dressed turkeys for shipment to Alaska, buyer paying 2S29 cents. The shipping order will be open throughout the coming week. Live poultry was generally firm, heavy hens selling at 19 0 20 cents. Country dressed meats were unchanged. The egg market was stow with a poor de mand for both fresh and storage stock. Butter was scarce and firm at last prices. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $2.770.7! $515,151 Seattle 4.9S7.0O1 " 582.281 Tacoma 4ns.r.4 68.350 Spokane - 1.204.215 333.608 Bank clearings for Portland. Seattle' and Tacoma for the past week and correspond ing week in former years were: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 1Q1T. S20.554 217 $2(1.391. 729 ft3.646.271 Farmers, Shippers, MARK YOl'R SHIPMENTS OF HOGS, VEAL ANU PUl'LTHY. The Savinar Co., Portland It Will Insure You the Most for Yonr Product. We Want Heavy Hoses and Hesvy Veal. 16-18r P?r lb. on hos and 10-12 per lb. on veal GUARANTEED. Fancy lijrht VEAL. Immediate shipments, 154 18. Heavy fat HENS 20 per lb. SPRINGS 18 to 22 per lb. NO COMMISSION CHARGED, CHKQIES MAI1.KO DAILY. Rt Ml! The Savinar Co., Inc. - Capital 10.O0O. 10O Front Street. 1026 14. ."12.032 17.534. 4-4 2.37G.12S 15ir 10.733.Kn.-, 12.l:S7,tt6 2,1179,21 1ft 14 10.01,I4 11.H47.Mt8 2.112.(1 1SI3 12.4ft2.145 13.2.t;.12! 2.:i7tS,732 1 !1 2 13.1 !2.r ttO 1 -"5. 1 3.I23 4. 3M .,00 11, KK7.S11 11.JH7.tts4 4.8t::.1SM 1 V10 ln.S3.0KI ll.154.34li 4,."itV.T71 lHn; fnt -2, MHi 34.2n.f5( 5.HM.4H3 lW' 7.023.87:1 S,.MH.51.1 5. 1 ;V7.r;"-2 H07 4.415.628 27.H74 4.U45.2S ti.?27.5i io.r2.:tT 5.42:;.Kl 10U5 4,4 7. 1 01 6. 07 1 .254 4.2i2.O70 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Feed. Hour, Etc. Merchants Exchange, noon session: lcember delivery Oats :md. Tr. Abo. No. 2 white feed f 55.50 $35.50 Standard feed ft4.(H S3. 00 Standard A brewing 55.00 Futures Bid. January oats - .150.00 January feed barley 54.50 January brewing barley .55.00 .Eastern oats aud corn in bulk; Oati No. 3 white, December 53.00 No. 39 clipped White, December 53.5o Corn No. 3 yellow. January 5f.oo No. 3 mixed, January 57.0O January oats. No. 3 53.25 January oats, clipped 63.50 February corn, yellow f.8.00 February corn, mixed 56.O0 WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1 grade: Hard white Bluestem. Early Bart, Allen, Gaigulus. Martin Amber, $2.uu. Soft white Palouse bluestem, rortyfold. White Valley, Gold Coin. White Russian, $2.03. White club Little club, Jenkins club, white hybrids, Sonora. $2.01. Red Walla Red Rus sian, red hybrids. Jones fife, Coppei, S1.H8. No. 2 grades, 3c leas. No. 3 graue, 6c less; other grades handled by sample. FLOCK Patents, 10; Valley, $9.60; whole wheat. $10.20; graham. $10. M1LLFEED Spot mill prices: Bran. $33 per ton; shorts, $36 per ton; middlings, $46; rolled barley, $5t(&60; rolled oats, $6061. CORN Whole. $S4; cracked, $5 per ton. HAY Buying prices, r. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton ; Val ley timothy, $25&26; alfalfa, $24; Valley grain hay, $24; clover, $2-; straw, $3. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 45c; prime firsts, 43!c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras. 46 (w 4Sc ; cartons. 1c extra; butterfat. No. 1, 52r 53c delivered. KGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 46 4c; candied, 50c; selects. 55c per dozen. CHEESE Jobbers buying prices, f. o. b. dock, Portland: Tillamooa triplets, 23c; Young Americas, 24c per pound; longhorns. 24c. Coos and Curry, f. o. ri. Myrtle Point: Triplets, 22c; Young Americas, 2iic per pound POULTRY Hens. large. 39 & 20c; small, 17 'a. 18c; Springs, lltyVJc; ducks, 17fc lfcc : geese, 12 14c; turkeys, live, 20(20; dressed, choice 28 -f; 20c. VEAL Fancy. 15V&16c per pound. PORli Fancy, 18il&c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $3. 25; if 4. 75; Valenclas. $44.50; lemons, $5 ffi- 8.25; p?r box ; bananas, 5 & 6c per pound; grapefruit, $3 (y-6.75. VEGETABLES Tomatoes, $12.10 per crate; cabbage. l2c per pound ; lettuce. $1.852.25 per crate; cucumbers. $1.35.1.75 per dozen; peppers, lSlTc per lb.; cauli flower, $2.25 per crate; sprouts. lOiy-llc per pound: artichokes. $141.10 per pound; gar lic, TtffiHc per pound; squash. lc per pound; pumpkins, lc per pound; celery, $4 per crate. SACK VBiGETABLES Carrots. $1.25 per sack; beets. $1.50 1.75; turnips, $1.50; parsnips, $1.75. POTATOES Oregon, $1.25 1.60 per hun dred; Yakima, $1.75; sweet potatoes, SHs '0 3c ONIONS Oregon. No. 1, $2.502.75; No. 2, $1.75 6' 2 per hundred. GREEN FRUITS Apples, 51 2.25; pears. $1.50 2.25 ; grapes, 6 7c per pound ; cran berries, $15.50 per barrel; persimmons, $1.7 5 'r 2 per box; pomegranates, $2.25 & 2.75 per box. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry, $8; beet. $S; extra C, $7.6u ; powdered, in barrels, $9.50; cubes. In barrels, $0.75. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $3.25 per dozen ; one-half flats. $2 ; one pound fiats, $3.50. NUTS Walnuts, 23c; Brazil nuts, 18 & 21c; filberts, 22 23c, almonas, 19&2uc; peanuts. lOrall'c: cocoanuts. $1.10 per dozen; pecans, lTifelic; chestnuts. 20c. BEANS California Jot-Ding 'prices: Small white, 13 He; large white, 1 3 c; Limas, 14c; bay os, loc; pink, lOc ; Oregon beans, buying prices: White 89c; colored, 7 fee. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 17(25c. SALT Granulated, $19.75 per ton; half ground, 100s, $15 per ton; 50s. $10 per ton; dairy, $18.75 per ton. KICLj Southern head, i?9c per pound; blue rose. 8c; Japan style. 7&7c. DR1KD FRUIT Apples, 13 He; peaches. 11 If 12c; prunes, Italian, 11 13c; raisins, B5c'$3 per box: dates, fard, $2.503 per box; currants, 19c; figs, $2a2.50 per box. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 34c; standard, 83c; skinned. 2833c; picnics, 24c; cot tage rolls, 28c. LARD Tierce basis, standard, pure, 30c: compound, 24c. BACON Fancy, 464Sc; standard, 43 45c; choice. 34g42c. DRY SALT Short clear backs, 30 34c; exports. 31 34c; plates, 26 2 Sc. Hops, Wool, Etc. HOPS 1917 crop, 16&2oc per pound; 1916 crop, 1315c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 5060c per pound; Valley. 5of60c per pound. MOHAIR Long staple. 55c. CAPQARA BARK New and old, S 6 9c per pound. TALLOW No. 1, 13c per pound; No. 2, 12c. Hides and Pelts. HIDES Salted hides, 25 lbs. and up, 18c; salted stags, 50 lbs. and up, 15c; salted and green kip. 15 to 25 lbs., 18c; salted and green calf, 10 to 15 lbs., 25c; green hides, 25 lbs. and up, 15c; green stags. 50 lbs. and up, 12c; dry flint hides, 80c; dry flint calf. up to 7 lbs., 33c; dry salt hides, 25c; dry horse hides, $1.50(&2.50; salted horse hides. $3?4. fJSLTS Dry long wool pens. ac: ry short wool pelts. 2-zi30c; salted sheep pelts. long wool, each $4t& 5 ; salted lamb celts, each. $2 3: salted short wool pelts, each $2 (u 2.50; dry sheep shearlings, each, 1330c; salted sheep shearlings, each, 25& 50c Oils. GASOLINE Bulk. 20c: cases, 29c: naphtha, drums, 19 He; cases, 28c; engine distillate, arums, iOa c; cases. 10c. LINSEED Oil Raw, barrels. $1.31; cases, $141; tolled, barrels, $1.33; cases, $1.43. TURPENTINE In tanks. 65c; in cases, 75c Coffee Futures Market Steadier. NEW . YORK. Dec. 8. Tho market for coffee futures was quiet today. There was a little further Belling of the same sort as that noted on the break of yesterday, but offerings were much lighter and were absorbed within 2 or 3 nolnts of last night's closing figures by scattered buying, which probably included a little demand from English sources. The opening was un changed. May sagged off to 7.43c and July to 7.58c with the market closing net unchanged to 4 points lower. Closing: De cember, 7.00c; January, 7.08c; March, 7.23c; May, 7.40c; July, 7.57c: September 7.72c. Spot coffee quiet. Rio 7s, lc. Santos 4s, tc. No fresh feature was reported in the cost and freight market. The absence of offers may have reflected the holiday in Brazil. The official cables reported a decline of 75 reis In the Rio market yesterday and a decline of l-32d in the rate of Rio exchange on London. Santos spot was unchanged and futures 25 to 75 reis higher. Rio cleared 12,000 bags for New York. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., Dee. ft. Turpentine, qulft, 44c; sales, none; receipts, 162 barrels; shipments. 8; stock. 24.707. Rosin, firm; sales, S10 barrels; receipts, 573 ; shipments. 90; stock, 75,856. Quote: B. D. E. F, O, H. I, $H.10; K, $6.G5; 11, $7; N, $7.35: WO, $7.50: WW, $7.60. 2 ARRESTED AT SILVERTOIM Woman Who Accompanied Men From Salem Evades Toliec. SIT-iVERTOX. Or.. Dec. 8. Special.) James Harold Membert, of Mill City, and Frank Vanderwall, of Portland, were arrest.d here last night by Night Po liceman Mount and are held In the City Jail awaiting examination before Judge Paulson in the Police Court on a charge. of running a disorderly houe. Membert Is paid to have ft wife and family in Mill City. The two men. ac companied by a woman, arrived from Salem Wednesday and rented a house on West Main street. The woman got away before the py lice arrived. FEEDER STOCK M Time Has Passed for Snaps in Cattle Section. HOG SPREAD HAS LESSENED Large Consignments of Lambs Moved Readily Higli-Gradc Breeding Ewes Would Bring $2 0 if Available. Tn Its weekly feeder letter, the Portland Union Stork Yards Company says: "The Portland vuriii hnvs continued through thia week about the same type of run as was found in the yards last ween. Several full carload lots or prime white laced feeders, with an excellent frame and Kood pro raise, d ei throujeh the yards this wek at $7. UU'tf 7.75. The time has passed for this season when snaps" can be nad in the feeder section of tne cattle de partment. Those who are coming on the market are coming in response to strong bins only, and they are bringing quality to justify. The hog department is carryins an un usually heavy percentage of feeuer stuff this week and they have got away splen didly in consideration of tne fat market. The spread at the close of the week is not as gitat as it was at the close of last week and all feeder hotrs of euoil type are passing readily at 14c to 15c. The chief interest or the week in the sheep houses has centered around the feeder anu breeder departments. The week has shown several heavy consignments of feeder lambs and a large volume of breed ing ewe t'usiness, the popular price for the latter being $i to $17. 5u. A few aUs were made, however, at S15&10.5O. quality con sidered. We believe mat unaer existing conauions ewes could be - good enough to bring $20, while there are many ottered that are fortunate to get away at the low end of the quotation, which is $12. The ranee of nrlces on i'etdt-r 1mb Im extend ing from loc to 12c and feeaer wethers and yt.arlings have practically disappeared from the market, there having been no offerings this week." J he general market was aulet at the close. Only two loads were received and sales were Imited. Cattle were auuied easier and other lines were unchanged. Receipts were 4 cattle, 13 calves, 160 hogs and 12 sheep. ihe closing days sejes were as iollows ft steers. . . WgL Pr.l Wgt. Pr. 15 $ 15.75 ltii 14.25 2(8 15.75 155 15.65 2 JO 15.75 875 $ i.25;23 hogs. . H75 8.5( 31 hogs. . 875 3.55i34 botiS. . 1045 3.75J16 hogs. . 1100 4.5o,lu bugs. . 47 steers. . , 4 cows. . . . 2 cows. . . , 1 bull 1 bull. . . Quotations at the yards follow: Cattle Price. Best steers Good steers . . , .$ o.oo- ft.Rn .. 8.25'( tMM ti.50'tf' 7.50 . . 4.50 r 5.50 7.4Ht 8. (Mi .. 5.00 0 6.75 7.5U it IO.OO . . 4.5o a 7.75 .. 15.fl5ne.0O .. I5.t451rl6.o0 . . 14.1515.00 ,. i3.oniri3.r.n .. 1 2.5041 IS.ItO .. 12.0l6i 12.50 .. 8 mtyvlO.OO .. 11.75 U 12.25 Good cows Ordinary cows Heifers Bulls f-'al ves Stocker and feeder steeis . . rioKS Prime lights Prime heavy , Pigs Sheep- Western Iambs Valley lambs Yearlings Ewes , Wethers DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED Shipments En Roate to Leading Livestock MarketH Country. Destinations of livestock loaded Decem ber a. (Carloads reported west of Alle gheny Mountains; douoie decks countea us two cars.) Reported by Bureau of Markets. North Portland. Cattle Horses and Hogs Sheep ana Mixed Calves Mules Stork Austin, Minn.. . l Boston, Ma-ss... 3 26 50 26 3 23 15 2jtS 2 2 1V 32 . . . . 5 17 !. 8 13 .. 6 4 53 . . . . 2 114 2 25 7 6 . . 2 6 4 70 .. 1 36 11 2 57 24 6 5 1 2 2 3 .. .. 14 lb 1 2 6 15 4 1 26 .. .. 2 "3 "! e "i 85 SO 2 5 ll 1 22 . . J "a II i 14 .. 10 1 38 8 2 7 56 2 50 11 2 63 .l '4 i 14 5 3 3 11 2 O 2 1 IO 166 120 173 12 15 l:tS2 285 2!6 1011 J4 V. 561 278 250 1;'4' 502 505 105 Buifalu. N. Y. . . 31 t'euar Rapid. . Chicago 272 Cincinnati .... 11 Cleveland. O. .. 20 C.uuahy, Wis.. . 1 Denver 42 Detroit a fci. St. Louis. . . 37 Kvansviiie. Ind. 6 ft. wortn. Tex, 21 Indianapotis . . 33 Jersey City . . . 27 Kansas City . . . 1H0 Los Angeles ... 16 Louisvn;e, Ky. H Milwaukee .... 3 Nash vil.e ..... New York .... IS Osden, I tah . .. 4 Okla, City 34 Oma.ia 06 Ottumwa. la... 2 Peoria, ill 1 Pittsburg . . 19 Porlianu, Or.. . 12 Pueblo. Goto.. . 0 Richmond, Va. 2 St. Joseph Mo. 40 St. Paul. Minn. 55 San Francisco. li Seattle . 2 Sioux City. Ia. . 52 Sioux t alls. ... Spoitane ...... 6 v aterloo. la. .. 2 Wichita 12 Winona, Minn. . Various 547 Canada Totals 1518 One week ago. .2u-S Four wkh. aso . 27 J 6 State origins of livestock loaned December 7 For Portland California IdaJio Oregon Totals, rtld. 12 :i One week ago.. 2 1-y 6 Four wks. ago. . . 7 For Seattle Washington 2 ... Totals S'ttle. 2 . . One week ago.. 2 7 Four wks. ago. 7 l'J .. . . Eastern Meat Trade Conditions. Weekly report of meat trade conditions for week ending December 7. General market conditions Boston Market has been generally quiet, with no insistent demand from the retail for any particular graae or class of meats. Beef chucks have been neglected to a con siderable extent, necessitating some very low prices in spots. New York There have been few change In the market this week. The lungers and cutters strike .ias slowed up the work some what, but has had xto effect on prices. Philadelphia The arriving of cars con tinues to be very uncertain and troublesome. Many salesmen, rather than disappoint their traae on future deliveries, are refusing to take orders until the meats are in the cooler. The market on pork and lamb has been uneven - all week. W ushington 1 ne fresh meat market Via been steady to higher practically all week on everything except pork, which weakened from $1 to $2. Market Cloning. Boston There is a better feeling amonr the beef men today than there has been tor a long time; and optimism sems to be their slogan. A few houses are going out prac tically cleaned up. Veal is cleaning up in Ko"d shape at steady to strong prices. T.ie 1 pork market is weak and very dull and there will be a considerable carry-over. New York There are a few cars which arrived too late for this week's market. The market is cleaning up on beef, veal and mutton, but heavy Iamb and pork loins are not all fold. There is a strong undertone to the market on beef and veal, but the de mand for lambs has been so light that the market closed very draggy. Philadelphia A few cars of beef. Iamb and veal due on this week's market have not arrived. The supply on hand is prac tically cleaned up. The market is bare of veal. Several thousand pounds of pork loins and a considerable number of lamb, will be carrlea over tor next weeK s ouslness. Mut ton is mostly cleaned up. Washington "Veal, lamb and mutton were cleaned up at firm prices, but beef and pork will be carri-d over. Pork closed weak, while beef prices were strong. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Dec. R. Hogs Heceipts 4400, market steady. Heavy, $1717.30; mlxd. $17.15'17.25: light. 17.10J 17.35: pigs, $10 1S.50: bulk of sales. $17.15ii7.25. Cattl1 Receipts HOO. market steady. Na tive steers. $8.50U 14.50; cows and heifers, $6 50&1O; Western steers, $S'9'12.0n; Texas steers. $7.50110 50: cows and heifers. $' fl; ennners. $5.25'&6; Blockers and feeders, 612; calves, $.'B 12.50; bulls, stags, etc., $d 'a 8. Sheep Receipts loo, market steadv. Tear, lings, $11.5013.25: wethers. $llfl2.5o; ewes, $9.50611.25; lambs, $14.50 16.50. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Dec. 8. Hoirs Receipts 20.OO0, weak. Bulk. $16.8017.30; light, $16.40 u lT.2i; mixed. $1,.-$MT.40-. heavy. $16.70 , 17.35; rough, $16.70 & 16.UO; pigs, $12.75 & 13.75. Cattle Receipts 4000, weak. Native steers. $7.35 Mt ltt.25; .Western steers. $6.3U& 13.70; ockera and feeders, $6.1u&ll; cows and heifers. $5.10$ 11.40; calves, $8rlG. Sheep Receipts 100, stead v. Wethers, $S.feOa 12.90; lambs, $12.5016.90. Cattle Herds Reduced. LEWISTON. Idaho. Dec. S. (Special.) Several prominent stockmen of the Luclle section of Idaho brought in 100 head of beef cattle this week for the local market. Owing to the shortage of hay it is impossible for many of the cattlemen to carry their herds through the Winter, making It necessary to reduce their size or sell out entirely before the heavy snows set in. Hops, Etc., at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 8. Hops, easy: state medium to choice, 1917 63 & 70c: 1016 nom inal ; Pacific Coast, 1917, 25 29c; 1910, 15 r(t 20 c. Hides and wool, unchanged. Iuluth Linseed Market. DULUTH, Dec. 8. Linseed on track. 3.22lfc & 3.324. t arrive. $3.25 " December. $3.224; May, $3.194; July, $3.17 W. nom inal. " Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Dec. 8- Butter, unchanged. Eggs Receipts, 31H14 cases, unchanged. 1 GRAIN GOES LOWER RAILROAD EMBARGO HAS BEARISH EFFECT AT CHICAGO. January Corn Cent Off Oats Follow Market Downgrade With Losses of 1 to 1 Cents. CHICAGO, Dec 8- Explicit announce ments of a ruling by the food administra tion that no railway shipments of grain to or through the embargoed cone east of Chi cago would be permitted had a bearish ef fect today on prices Corn closed unset tled, January at $1.20 and May $1.18 to $1.18. with the market as a whole ranging from 1 cent decline to H cent ad vance, compared with yesterday's finish. Oats lost lc to 14s c net and provisions 12c -to S7P. Until the last hour of trading the corn market reflected considerable uncertainty as to the significance of different Govern ment orders affecting transportation. At first the tendency of prices was down grade, owing to the inference that the ban on rail shipments of corn and oats eastward from Chicago would result In the massing of stocks here and at other leading West ern terminals. Later, such an assumption seemed temporarily to be open to question on account of instruction that all railroads In the United States were to give food and feed priority over military supplies. Toward the end of the day, however, any doubts of the complete enforcement of the embargo disappeard and prices accord In Kly fell. Oats duplicated the action of corn. Provisions averaged lower with grain. Besides, shipments of lard and meats were smaller than a year a so. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Onen. Hlrh. Low. Close. January .$ 1.20i $ 1.21 $ 1.2" $ 1.2014 May ... 1.18 1.10 1.18 1.18 OATS. ' December. 71 " 7n 70 71 May .70 71 68 K MESS PORK. January 47.07 48.80 46.80 LARD. January . 24.35 24 42 24.2 24.25 May 4.43 24.32 24,32 SHORT RIBS. January . 24.05 25.07 24.72 24.72 May ..... 24.W. 2.io -i.uu t ash prices were as 101 lows: Corn, No. 2 yellow, nominal: No. 3 yel low, nominal; No. 4 yellow, $1.6.. Oats No. 3 white. 736f74c; standard. 3 r 75c. Rye No. 2. $1.82 0 1.83. Barlev $1.20i 1.50. Timothy 5.0ifF 7.50. Clover $2n.00 4p26.Uv Pork No in inal. Lard S25.4U. Ribs $27.25. Minneapolis Oraln Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 8. Barley, $L15 1.46. Flax. $3.28 & 3.33. Grain at Kan Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. R. Spot quota tions Feed barley, $2.52 fr 2.55 ; white oats. 2. 701 2.75; bran. $:iS.0O -40.00 ; middlings. $51.00 & 52.00; shorts. $40. 00 p 4 1.00 per ton. Call board Barley, uecemoer, sz.o 01a. $2.6o asked; May. $2.50. Kastern Corn and Oats Market. WINNIPEG, Dec. 8. Cash oats: No. 2 white, Shc; No. 3 white, 77c: extra feed. 77c; No. 1 feed, 72c; flax. No. 1, $2.0S. rt. LOUIS. Dec. 8. Cash corn: No. 4 white. $1.65; standard oats, 75c; No. 3 white. 74(74c. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8. Cash com. Irregu lar; No. 4 mixed. $1.60; No. 1 white. $1.82; No. 2 white. $1.82: No. 3 white. $1.75; ear. $1.42: January, $1.21: May, $1.10. Oats, December, 74 c; May, il)c. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8. Oats closed: De cember, 70c; May, 67 6744 c. STOCKS OF OATS ARE MEAGER Holder, Liquidate on Heavy Kale, When Em bargo 1m Announced. CHICAGO, Deo. 8. Sweeping order, for an embargo on Eastbound ampmenta on corn and oats have been' rendered necessary this week to offset price advances that were re sulting from persistent smallness of re celpts despite an increaxrtig supply of rail way cars. Compared with a week ago. core this morning was He to lo higher, and oat up lc to lbc, but provisions down 30c to 57c. Previous to the announcement of a drastic ban on shipments to the seaboard, bulls in corn had a decided advjtntage.and. there was a general acceptance of opinions that at least temporarily more than enough discount had been allowed for the Immediate effect of a westward movement of even 1U.OOU cars. With receipts dwarfted. the only back ward movement of prices was a transient dip which followed President Wilson's ref erence to proposed new legislation touching broader market control. An important bear ish reaction at once set In, however, after notice of .a giant embargo. Bulges 1n the price ot oats came- about chiefly from the fact that stocks were mea ger and arrivals relatively likewise. When faced by the railway emoargo, however, holders liquidated on a heavy scale. Announcement of - trade restrictions tu meet the views of the federal Government weakenud provisions. SAN FRANX-ISCO PRODl'CB MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetable. esli Fruit. Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. lec. 8. Butter Fresh extras-. 44-c; prime firsts, not quoted. - Eggs Iresli extras, i8'Ac; fresh extra pullets. 3bc t'hem New firsts, 21c; Young Ameri cas. 25c. Poultry Hens, 2W27c; f ryers. ' 27 i Hoc ; broiiers, 2rt 'a soc : roosters. Iti'tilisc; squabs. 2.."ogj a..'"; pigeons. $ 1.50 1.7.; geese, IS iUUhc; clucks. Itti7c; turkeys. oung, 20 Vegetables Squash, Summer, $1.00: cream. lil. .'.(; egeplant. IjiiS; bell peppers. $1.0l-fr 1.75: chile. 7'a-lOc; pc-as. 8' loc; tomatoes. 50c$1.25; celery, 20'u..10c; potatoes 2.15: sweet, $2.75h 25: onions, red. $ltl.2." per sack: green. $1; garlic. 5(Jilc: cucumbers. X1.7.'i2.'J5: beans, string and wax. 5Ul-c: pumpkins. 75e5$l; car- rots. d..;nr: beets. $l.oO; turnips, toe $1.25: parsnips. $1.2.: rnubarb. $l..uft 2. Fruit Grapes, Malaga, $1; pears. $3: casabas, u0;4$l; Persians, $1.252; plums. 45cii$l; XIks, 65&75c; huckleberries, 13V 17c: cranberries. $3.50(U4: lemons. $ti.25 16.75; persimmons. xl.2.fj 1.50; grapefruit, $3.25; quinces. 7ftcrfr$1.25: oranges. Valen clas. $3.5; tangerines, $1.50Jt-1.7.V bananas, 5"5c; pineapples, $3.5004; apples, belle fleur, $llrl.25; Newton Pippins, $ltfrl,15; pomegranates. $1.25(1.75. Hay Wheal and wheat and oat. $26 2S: tamo oat. $27 fi 27.50 ; barley. $24fl26; al falfa. $24&27: barley straw, $4',h1ki. Receipts Flour. 3ROO quarters; barley, 4076 centals; beans. 3722 sacks: potatoes, S525 sacks: onions, 425 sacks: hay, 274 tons; hides, 1180: wine. 38.235 gallons. Cotton Gaining, Report. WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Cotton of this year's growth ginned prior to December 1 omonnted to 9,704.617 running bales. In eluding 173,33V round and 77,638 bales of Sea Island RAIL LIST EASIER Pacifies and Grangers Weak est Features cf Market. VOLUME OF TRADE SHRINKS Industrials Are Variable, but Final Quotations Show Numerous Mod erate Losses Brooklyn Rapid Transit at Low Record. NEW YORK. Dec. 7. The very superficial character of today's stock market may be gauged from the fact that dealings barely exceeded lOO.OOO shares, quite the smallest iota 1 ii total of any day of the year. ny active stocks were entirely omitted the trading list, operations showing ex- raordlnary contractions. The few note- orthy price changes represented little else than the usual weekly settlement of out standing contracts Rails tended mostly lower with extreme recessions of a point In some of the Pa cifies and grangers. Industrials were more variable, though tlnal quotations showed numerous moderate recessions. Brooklyn rapid Transit's decline of 2 points to the new tow of furnished one of the day's incidents, likewise- American Sugar's ad vance of 3 point. Actual loans of the clearing-house banks decreased by slightly more than $68,000,000. reserves also contracting ny $53,000,000. The strength of francs was the only fea ture In foreign exchange. Further weaaness in French Issues Impart ed heaviness to the general bond list. Liberty 4s varied from 87.28 to 07.54. and the 3s from 08.78 to 9H.V0. Total sales of bonds, par value, $1,875,000. United States bonds, old issues, were unchanged on call during the week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low bid Am Beet Sugar. 71 Am Can '. ...... ..... ..... Am Cr & Fdry.. 200 64 64 64 Am Locomotive. ...... ..... ..... M Am m & Kelg.. 400 TX 7114 71 Am Sugar Kelg. XGW Am Tel A Tel 7O0 ll'3V 102 V 103 Anaconda Cop. l.ro0 ,."S Atchisun 5o0 bit1. S3 K2V AtU&WISS.. 4) 3 Halt A Ohio 3O0 43 47 4Hi B & S Copper .- 1 Calif Petrol Ht Canadian Pa elf.. 2.10O 132 131 1:12' Central Leather. ...... ..... ..... 61 Ches & Ohio 400 4i 4tS 4B Chi Mil & St P.. 8O0 CSV. 37 3S Chicago & X W.. 20 111 bl 1 CRlftPclfi... 21)0 1S 18 1 Chlno Copper ttt.0 42 41 41 Colo Fu .c Iron. ...... ..... ..... S3 Corn Prod Refg. 1.KO0 2t 2S 2S; Crucible Steel. . . T.O0 S2 52 f2 Cuba Cane Sug...- 2.1W.O a1 28 28 Distillers' Secur. 32 .32 32 Brie 600 15 14 13 General Elect.. . l.loo 12H 122 12H General Motors.. 2oO 87 ii 8UV4 Gt North pf.i 1100 89 bi Sll Gt Nor Ore ctfs " 25 Illinois Central Inspiration Cop. 700 41 41 41 lnt M M pfd 5.1O0 2 Ul 1 Int Nickel 26 lnt Paper ...... ..... ..... 23 K C Southern 1" Kennecolt Cop. . 600 31 30 31 Louis & Nash 113 Maxwell Motors ..... ..... 20 Mexican Petrol 75 Miami Copp. r. .. 2O0 27 27 27 Missouri Pacific 1.2O0 23 22 23 Nevada Copper.. ..... 17 New York Cent.. 2"0 H8 6 CS NVNHH.... 300 28-Sj 28 . 23 Norfolk ec West 101 Northern Paclf... 500 84 84 84 Pacific Mail 23 Pennsylvania.... 1,400 44 44 44 Pitt. burg Coal 43 Kay Consol Cop.. 300 22 22 22 Reading 2,imio 6S 6S t',8 Kep lr it Steel. .. 1.8O0 74 73 74 Shatt Aris Cop ..... 17 Southern Paclf. .. 700 81 81 81 Southern Ry o0 24 24 24 Studebaker Cor. 41 Texas Co 5O0 135 134 135 Union Pacific... 1.000 111 110 110 U S Ind Alcohol inn U S Steel 35.400 87 8B S6 do pfd 00 107 107 107 Ptah Copper 300 76 76 76 Wabash pfd B .' 20 Western I'nlon. 7S Westing Elect. .. 300 37 37 37 Total sales for the day. loo, 000 shares. BONDS. U S ref 2s reg. "9'Nor Pao 4s 83 59 90 8S 86 f3 do coupon... "wivi) ao os U 8 3s reg.... ! IPac T A T 5a.. do coupon... iPenn con 4s.. V S 4s reg 104 llTlon Pac 4s do coupon. . .lo4 III S Siaeel 5s.. li.li .n 49 82 ISouth Pac cv 5s RP t. lv ,.r 5. 49 'A Anelo-French 5s 89 N Y Cen deb 6a 11 iU S Liberty 3a8.80 Bid. Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec 8 Mercantile paper, !tui n.r cent- Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.71 H; commercial nn-ri.v hills on banks. $4.71: commercial 60-day bills, $4.70; demand $4.75. cables $4.75 7-16. Francs, demand 5.73, cables r. ti : rillrlers. demand 43. cables 44: lire, demand. S.27. cables 8.25; rubles, demand 13. cables 13. Bar silver, 85e. Ki.ilrun dollars. 6ft U c. Government bonds, firm. Railroad bonds. heavy. . LONDON". Dee. 8. Bar silver. 43d per rtn.- Monpv. 3; oer cent. Discount rates. short bills 4 per cent, three months' bills 4 per cent. Decrease In Excess Reserves. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. The actual condl inn nf elearintr-hnuse banks and trust com panles for the week shows that they hold imn44 510 reserve In excess of lenal re quirements. This is a decrease of $03,077,940 from last week SPECIXATION IX STOCKS IS CHECKED Commerce Commission's Recommendation Is Event of Weest. ktw YORK. Dec. 8. Exceeding in Im portance and scope all other events of the week In the stock market were the recom mendations of the Interstate Commerce Commission dealing with the transportation lines of tne country. Railroad officials differed as to ai ennltable adjustment of this Intricate prob lem. but It waa generally conceded that either unification or absolute I-ederal con trol would place the roads in a betler po Bition than they now occupy. The Pn-sldent's ringing address to Con rr,i declaration of war against Austria Hungary, another acute crisis on the Italian front and a Iresn teutonic oticnsive in France were among the other outstanding developments that kept the market in Mtnt. of confusion. Trailing axuln fell to meager proportions. the tendency most often being towards lower levels. Some of the more conspicuous and one-time highly favored railway shares recorded new minlmuma, eviasnuy as a r suit of liquidation Industrials also showed renewed unset tlement. for which rumors of further Gov .rnmental reEUlatlou were chiefly reapon sible. Coppers' and a few equipments held comparatively steady, the unexpected decla ration of regular dividends on most of the metal shares proving helpful. Bonds reflected the long-continued stale matte in the investment situation, lnternat tloftals were affected tn greater degree than others, some of the French Issues declining to lowest quotations since their flotation In thia maiket. The local money market was dull and fea tureless, with brokers' loans at the lowest of the- year. Contraction of bank clearings throughout the country, more particularly at this center, implies a gradual slowlug down of general business activity. CERTIFICATE , REDEMPTIONS HEAVY Reduction of Eighty-Four Millions In Dis counts Reported by Federal Reserve Board. WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Redemption of nearly $3o0.000.lO Treasury certificates this week allowed banks to" meet their obliga tions with Federal reserve banks, and a re duction of $s4.000.0o0 in members' bills discounted under lsst week's report was the principal factor in a drop of total resources to $.1,001,000,000, or gl03.OOO.00O less than a week ago. The 12 banks' condition at the close of business last night was: Resources Gold coin and certificates in vaults $ r.nn.rs,nno Gold se4tlement fund . .. 37S.77S.ooO Gold with foreign agencies ... 52.5oo.0oo TotsI gold heia by banks.... $ P20.flS4.Ooo Gold with Federal reserve agta. 3.tM,on Goid redemption fund ........ 17,4Ho.O'iO Total gold reserva ......!,& 1.353,000 Mammoth Oil Producing Company 10 Producing Oil Wells Leases on Over 7000 Acres Over $100,000 Worth of Equipment Big Drill Rigs Now Drilling for a Gusher Stock Quotations 50 Cents Par $1.00 Don't Send Us Any Money Ask Us for Full Particulars Th above headlines tell a little torr of a great bin producing oil company Mammoth Oil I'roducini Company, Thia ia a clean. lefcltlmate, meri torious business enterprise, on a sub stantial footing. Included In tha company's holdings are: Ten producing oil wells; over 7 IKK) acres of leaseholds: over $100.(KK) worth of equipment. Including four big drill rigs, one of which Is of tha standard cable type, capable of drill ing to a depth of 40o0 feet. DRILLING FOR A GUSHER. ' Drilling is now In progress In tha Kldorado Gusher field of Butler County, Kansas, the particulars of which are Interesting, but require too much space to include In an adver tisement. Suffice to say that Mam moth oil Producing Company hop, s to be among the owners of gusher oil wells, which adds tremendous specu lative possibilities to the connrvi tlve investment in this stock at bO cents a share par $1. Hut thia advertisement ig not In OIL FIELDS BROKERAGE CO. Suite 663, Denham Building DENVER, COLORADO Legal tender notes, silver, etc.. Bl.04fl.0QQ Total reserves H7.' tM.O Bills discounted members wu.'.m. Hills bought in open market Total bills on hand b77.oS4.OoO U. S. Government long-term ee- curlties tr. U. S. Government short-term se- curlties "v-7t. .' Municipal warrants tn.umi Total earnlnr assets $' "T8.12O.OO0 Due from other Federal reserve t. , nir not ........ sii,.i. -n,-.,llriP.l ltema BlO.. :,W! 1 itsiitiinflAna (mm aTlYlli deposits 33""u Five per cent redemption tunus aaalnst F. B. Bank notes ... R"I-?"V All other sources 5J.im.Ju Total resources ........ .JJ.UUl.&oti.OOO Capital paid In . Dus to members reserve acct.. i,wi,m,wv i . . . . ,n nAn-m.mlier banks 13.Hfi2.000 cieaain, au . cim.-.i ni.il Collection items Tntu u ri... ! II I T C ....... l.Sult.StU.OuO Federal reserve notes in ,.oTnn -circulation 1.110.537.000 Federal reserve bank notes in - nn circulation, not liability 8.000.000 All other liabilities. Including foreign government credits... .nsn.uu Total liabilities 3.ooi.83.ooo Gold reserve arainst net deposit liabili ties. tt.1.1 per cent. Gold and lawful money reserve against net deposit liabilities, 6'J.n per cent. Gold reserve sftaiust Federal reserva notes In actual circulation, per cent. DAM METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Dec. 8. Maximum temper ature. 63 degrees; -minimum. 1 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M., 1.8 feet: change In last 24 hours. 05 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. none; total rainfall since September 1, 117. 7.5B Inches: normal rainfall since September 1. 13.U1 inches; de ficiency of rainfall since September 1. 6.SS inches. Bunrise. 7:41 A. M. : sunset. 4 'J 6 P M . Total sunshine. 2 hours: possible sun shine, 8 hours 48 minutes. Moonrlse, 1:4 A. M. ; moonset. 1:21 P. M. Barometer (re duced to sea level), 3 P. M.. 30.a8 inches. Relative humidity at noon. 73 per cent.. THE WEATHER. g Wind v 5- CO 3 2. 2. s ? f 3 l E S" ; i State of weather. STATIONS. Raker Boise Boston Calgary 'hlcago Denver Des Moines. . . Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville - Juneaut Kansas Cit v I. oa Annlrt. Marshfleld . . . Med ford Minneapolis . . New Orleans. New York North Head.. SK jl't. cloudy .'Hi OB .l"li. .1'"'. 2N 4U O.llO . . Is Clouay 0.0H.4S K S O.Ot! NWl lt'0.O42UW 2 0. (!. . W -4 0.0(i;i2 W ',(l.l ..).... snow Cloudy Clear Clear -It Clear Cl.ar 40 Cl.ar 42 O.O'ilo N Clear 14 2 o. 1: il'W Snow 7"J0.23tiE clear 4 L'4I2S ft.S'.'l H K Snow v n.onf. ,sV cr 54 7 0. ()''. -!W 'Clt-iir S j Srt n.oo! . . iNV!".ear "71 3to.iMit 4iSV )Cl-ar -Irt' -2 O.im 12' W Ci. ar 4j 4411.11 14'N IClear 2n 40.4n.l4'S Raln 4rt 4 .0.001 4 SW IFoBgy '22' 42 O.ool . . IN WjCIt-ar .1111 tltlO.OO'. . SW Clear "U 34 tl.oo 2S SW 'Cloudy 4! 51.il. O0I 4.SW 'Cloudy 3S 41) D.OOl. .INW'Cloudy 40 64 O.OM' . 'SK iclear 4 r.i(.22'20'vv ci.ar S4 0.(M. .IF. snow J 72'O.Otl,. .INWU'lear B'J 0.0o!..N !i'lar 411 4T. O.OII12ISE iKaiu . 42IO. (!.. E llitn 4 ntVo.onl. .:sw Iciondy 4,i 4S o.no'. isw (Rain 44 'ill fi.iin 14 SW 'Cloudy 1 O.no' . . N 'ft. cloudy Ss( ro o. ool . . Is ll't. cloudy 2S 4X.fl.72i fi W 'Cloudy -IS - U.00'14iNW;Clear North Yakima. Phoenix . . . Pocstello Port land . . . . . Koseburg Sacramento . . . t. Louts Salt Lake Pan Diego Pan Francisco. Seattle Sitka Spokane ...... Tacoma Tntoosh Island Valdezt Walla Walla. . Washington . . . Winnipeg t A. M. today. P. M. report of preced lng day. FORECASTS. Pnrfland and vlrlnlty Probably ram; moderate southwesterly wind INVESTORS ! Would you be Interested in reading: a description. Based on Facts, Not Imagination of a real pold-minlnsr enterprise: one with proven ore bodies, plenty of timner, water for power, large acre aer of both quartz and placer, erood improvements and small capitaliza tion? if ao. write for booklet. No obligation. Address Old Spanish Town Mines Co., IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. tended to solicit subscription for stock. We Hon't want yon to send mny money until yon receive full particu lars and make a business-like investi gation. "We ask only that you request full particulars. We want you to take your time and look into this proposition thoroughly We want to lay all the facta before you and give you full opportunity to verify them and look up the people bai-k of Mammoth Oil a'rotluciiur, Company RESERVATION WITH OCT CASH PAYMENT. To this end. we will grant yoti a reservation, while you Investigate, for a reasonable time, at GO cents a share par value 91 a, share and we will hold the reservation for you without sucking you to put an sv dollar, if you seek an investment In a good can, It sn 1 mate ud highly meri torious oil company, write us for full particulars, without delay. The Issue at 60 cents a Fhare is very limited. It is udvUalile to invetite iuuxicdi-ately. Washington Probably rain or snow: nod. erats southwesterly winds. Idaho trohably rain or snow. Oregon Fair except rain In northwest portion: moderate southwesterly winds T. FRANCIS DRAKE, Meteorologist. A 20-acre tract of land has bee., tained for a boys' school at Guatemala Cltv. Central America. MAXIMUM PROFIT MIKIKUM RISK require dioersjrfccfwvestuip our norary on iiverlf led in- a- ntzod by tmcce-t! ill investors of prominence. Catulogue of free books, comprising tne blattery L.llrury, am) The TwrntT-Paymftit flaa booklet mailed on request for 65-PO. Service continued gratis fort nightly by mailing our publica tion "Investment OpportonlHe, also by replies to all inquiries, mm Investment 5curilie' w (Established 19tS.) 49 Exchange Place, Jsew York. OVERBECK & COOKE GO. Brokers. Stnfca, Roods. Cottamt. Ormin, KM. 1-X11 BOAItU or IKADE BLD& CHICAGO TaaDK BOARD O Cerrespnnnta of I-oran ..nlcas;o aud xorB MEMBERS Kew Tsrst Ftorfc Fxrhug. 4"htema;o stoca Exenaaga Boston Mock Kxebange 4'nirago Hoard of Traria T9W x'ark Cot ton Eicbsnffs New Orleans t ottftn Exchange New mora, t'oftea- Kietasaf New Vrk Produce ticbaua. 4avarHMl Cuttvia aaa'a TRAVELERS' CFIDR. Independent S. S. Co. Direct for San Francisco Klrst-Claa llenla and nerth Includeil. S. S. KILBURX Sailing 6 P. Tues., Dec 11. Colombia Dork o. 1. near llrusdnsy ltrldacc Tickets for Hale at Dock and 124 Third Street, l'honra, Broadway 50, A 5422 M Vslifii'TiT ALASKA JCatchlkan. WrangelU Juneau. Dousr. lu, Haloes, Ukaaway. Cordova. Val ue a, beward anu Anchorage, CALIFORNIA via Seattle or Ban Francisco to TLom Angeles and Ban Dlexo direct. Larg est snips, unequaled service, low rates, including berth and meals. Make reservations. STR. GEORGIANA ASTORIA AN1 WAY LANDINGS. I Leaves 7 JL. M. daily, except Friday. Sua. I dttya .30 A. Ju. l.vluruiaic lesves AtUNl. 2 P. M. Arrives Portluud P. at. BTR. LIKLIMi leav.s 7:43 A. M. dally except Suada. Returning leaves Astoria 7 PM. Main 1423 tVsslilugt jo-eit- Dock A 41XS. AUSTRALIA B Honolulu, Suva,, timw Xmmlmn Kesrular sailing- from Vanoonv-t B. C. hr the I'alntlal Vanagtr Steamers of tbe I Canadlan-AustraliMO Royal Mail Lute. I For fnll Information apply Can. Vac. ftatt ' way. 65 Tbird tSt.. I'orHand. e OenereX I Agent 4-10 bcymt-aur bU, Vancouver 1ft. im Third St. Mala 34V ir ' ' A I A CTr A