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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. OREGON GOOD WEATHER BRINGS OUT BETTER POTATO TRADE STOCKS WORK-TO A LOWER PRICE LEVEL IN NEW YORK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1021. CHEESE STRENGTH VERY PRONOUNCED FRIDAY DAIRY PBODDCE Portland ...... 66 ftn Frahclseo 4 6V4e I hloaaro t.. ......... .tie SYew Yorit ......... 6He battle ........ 58c Los Angeles 60c 82e I6e e 2ie SH' ... 60c ie 3c ... Strength of most unusual character Is phowlng generally all through the dairy products market with some talk of fu' jther price advances., -Butter and cheese mock continue to Indicate a scarcity Shere. j There has never before been such an acute Scarcity of cheese In the Pacific slope states, mnd especially in the Pacific Northwest, as at this time: Not only are the better known ?aakes, such aa Tillamook, acarce, but even the smaller taikers are nnsnle to fill the demand. jNatufall. this has crested strength in the iitua ition ant price, resulting finally In some premiums ai'1 for offerings. f California and Puget Sohnd are very keen tildders for eTerjr pound of Tillamook cheese they ran secure, la absence of sufficient offerings jrom there they are taking whatever Coos Bay Mock U available and the wnaller plant are tiarticipating in the trade. Those desiring special information regarding any market, should writ the Market Kditor. dragon Journal, enclosing stamp for reply. jEGG MARKET. IS RATIIER MIXED i Market Tor egg is rather mixed here. Sev eral of the big f. o. b. buyer have reduced Itheir bids for Uie day down to 25e a doxen for (current receipt, but others are' offering as high aa S8u Portland to Uie country. BETTER SITUATION -IS STRONG I Further tain in strength is shown in the Imarket for butter here anil aoroe reports in dicate (liftht .increase in the premiums on best iquality cube butter, although no advance is gen erally noted. i ' i jBANANA PRICES ARE 1 SLASHED Owing to an bverfllled market, doe princi pelly to weather conditiona, tU'e price of ba nanas suffered another Iowa of la a pound in (the wholesale market, with general sates in the (city at 10c u aerated. iCAXNED "SALMON BEGINS SALES Indicating some improvement Irf" the ranned salmon situation is Uie liberal increase in the Simber of inquiries received for supplies from ie East. - Canners are now offered $1 tor oka, compared with recent sales at Due. jAPFLE SALES ARE STILL GAINING f Sales of apples continue to show a gain in the local market, the present movement being ;fully normal for -hia time of the season. Prices "jcontinue to reflect no change. Principal de mand is for $1.25 to $1.73 box. BRIEF NOTES OPRODLCE TRADE - Poor veal dragging badly; jjthcrs somewhat duller. '- Less demand indicated for country killed hogs. - t Thicken trade easier, especially heavyweight tock. t New-carload Mexican tomatoes being offered kt $4.30 5.00 lug. ; Dressed turkeys arevqiioted at a alight loss. ."WHOLESALE PRICES IN PORTLAND These are prices retailers pay wholesalers, rx eept aa otherwise noted: I Dairy Products j BUTTER Selling price, box lots: Creara Sery. extra, parchment wrapped, 5 Be per lb. "'Jobbing prices : Cubes, extras, 51 52c per lb.; ktairy, bnving price, 25e per lb. j BUTTKRFAT Portland delivery ba.il No. 1 fcrade. 53c; .No. 2. 60c; country staiions. 48 iSOc per lb. j CHKERK Selling price: Tillamook, fresh (Oregon fancy triplet. 30c per lb.; Young Amer ;ieas. 37c lb. Prices ta jobbers, f. o. b.- Tflla -" 5mook. Triplets, 33e: Young American, 34c. Celling price: Block Swiss, 38 IS 40c: limhurger, 1 J . -5 1 V. ". . KW Q it ft C ii. EUliS Buying price: Current receipts, 25W2Re per dozen; candled, selling price, 20. j$0c per dozen; sleet, 32c per dozen. UVI5 POULTRY Selling price: Heavy hen. 130c per lb.; hght hens. 26H27e lb.; old !.wtN 11. ... r IK hirka, IHn ir IK - fareaear i?w'.t.c per id.; bucis, ot&-uc ID. I Fresh Vegetables and Fruit FRESH FRUIT Oranges. $2.50 5.50 box: bananas, ll$Al2e per pound: lemons, $3.50(d "4.75 case : grapefruit, Florida, $6.509.00 Urizona. $3.00 0.00; Uauiomia, 13.00 . '.a no 1 c I ' APPI.KS $1.25 3.00. 1 DRIED FRUITS Dates. $5 03 fl.95; Wards, j.juji.j per box; tigs, sj.ou i3.50. ' ' t ONIONS Sellina; rrice to retailers: I.oeaI. $1.25; garlic, 13c; green onions. 40c per dozen launches. j POTATOES Selling price to retailers. Ore tnn fancy, $1.00(1.25; sweets. Tenn.. '$3.50 ihamrr. ! VK(i ETABI.Ea Turnips. $2.50 per sack; iearrota, $1.50; beets, $2.00; lettuce, 13 oilK 13.75 per crate: egg plant, 85c; broccoli $2.00 ;ff3.0p; bell peppers. 2."c lb.; celery, 1.00 g 11.25 dozen: Hubbard squash. 22tc lb.;-rhu-jbarb, hothouse, 20c lb. ; Mexico tomatoes, $4.50 j K5.00 lug. ! ' COTTNTRT MEATS SoUina price: Country 'hogs, 1 4 s? 1 Be let lb. for top blockers, about ;1!3 to 13(1 lbs., heavy stuff lower: veal, top, to 110 lbs., la4 (s19c; heavy stuff less. . SMOKED MEATS Hsnu, 3033o per lb.; breakfast bacon, 24b41)c. 1J.HI) . Kettle rendered. 21Ue lb.; ttere basis, compound, IS He. Fish and 8hellflh FRESH FISH Steelhead. 26c per lb.; Chinoc.k. 2628 lb.; halibut, fresh. 18 S23e: aturgeon, ( ); black cod. 11 (a) 12c; kip Irered salmon, $1.50 per 10-lb. basket; kippered tcod. $2.83; razor clams, ( ); crabs, $2.73 ij 75 down: ling cud, & To lb.; Columbia jemelt. $1.5 box. . I' OYSTERS Eastern, per gallon. $5.00; Oljmpia, $3.30. Oroceelet j RCGAR Refinery basis: Cube, $10.50; fruit and berry, $8.75: D yellow, (3.15; beet jarannlated. $3.63; extra C, $7.53: Gciden C. 48.25. UHOXEY rex cue. $7.75 8.00; bulk. 18e r lb. RICE Japan style .No. 1, 5 H r 6c: Blue Stone, 7 Hi So per lb.; New Orleans head, 10c. COFFEE Boasted, 19 31c, in sacks or Hrums. ! SALT Coarse, lalf ground. lMs. $1T:2 pri too; 9 $17.85; Uble dairy, 50a. $27.25; jhale. $3 30 4.00 ; fancy table and dairy, ;$34.50r lump. rock. -$28.50 ptT ton. i rka.ns Bales by Jobbers: x small wbit. 8 He lb.'; large white, 5 He; pink, 7ie per lb.; pimaa, S U c; bayou, 11 He; reds. 7 He; Oregon pearvv btiying prices nominal. i CANNED MII.K Carnation, $8.00; Borden. :00; Astor, $3.90; Igle, $11.50; Libby, $5.90 ; Mount Vernon. $5.80 per eaee. j SODA CRACKERS In bulk, 17c per lb. NUTS Walnut. 23 f 23c per lb.; almonds. 127 4 filberts. 32a in sack lots; peanuts, (HHWWc; pecans.' S3e: Brazils, 33c t ' Rep. Paints, Oils " 1trpiB.fi"t, Hi. 14c; white, ,16c rr lb; Urtandard Manila, 20 H c j LINSF.F.D OILKaw, bbK. OSc aX : krt tls boiled, bbls., $1.01; raw. casea. $1.14; sDoued. caws, ai.io per gallon. COAL OIL- Pearl or water white. In drums r iron barrels. 17 He callon: : cases. Sua ner raraiion. i GASOLINE Iron barrels. 29c; cases. 41Hr. 4 I WHITE LEAD Ton lota, 12ic; 500 lbs.. !l3e per lb.t TCEPEN'TINE Tanka. 9c; ca,: tl.Ul ,10 caa lots, lc less. I Hops, Wool and Hides t HOPS Nominal, 1 K20 crop, 17B22c I W11??? -Calfskin. 10 12c; kipa, S tcj 'areen hides. 5 6e rer lb. MiiriAiK tng, a no; snort, 15c TALLOW AND GKEASE Xa. 1 tallow Se? !No. 2, 4c.- CASCAKA BARK New, ,8e lb. WOOI Willamette vallev. coarse vne- dium, 20c: fine. 20c per lb.; a&tn Oregon Idaho, 15 20c per lb. .- i ' HERRIN RHODES, INC. (BetabnalMd 18M CATTVK PORTLANO TACOKM . Fast Prlvata Du P1K MHra COAST TO COAST. ' tMka, Bond. raJn. Oaiton, Foewtgn change ALL MARKkTABLS 8ECURJTISS ' ' Members Chicago Board of Trad. Correspondents K. F. Hutton A Uax Membarai Haw Verft Stock Kxchanoa . Htm Vertt Oottea Kzchan New Orjeana C4tn Cithanoa, LIBERTY AND VICTORY BONO, Headquartera lor atuyma and annua ji Issues, Lr-.e or BMruut wu, . ? . Railway Eachanoa 6 Ida. c Main saa. TAX TiE CAUSE OF WHEAT QUIET FRIDAY WHEAT MARKET Bid Gain Hard white fl.SS ie Soft white 1.50 Sc Wbile elnb l.iO Hard winter 1.4$ Sorthem tprin I.4I Bed Walla .. . 1.8S NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS Reported by Portland Merchants Exchange: tin- Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Portland, Kri... 33 . . . . 4 4 8 Tear ago. 2 7 10 , . . . 5 Saawn to date.. 11870 193 504 389 1727 Year ago. 6328 109 2992 408 13S2 Taecrna, Tburs.. . . . . 1 ! . . . . 8 Year affb. . . . , . 24 . . . . 6 .... 8 Keaon to date.. 3431 47 692, 101 708 Year ago..,.. 5388 71 2070 147. 68 Kenttle, Thurs. . ,13.,.. 2 ... . 6 Tear ago 5Q 1 2 11 1 Season t date. . 3781 182 273 315 1116 Year ago. 4187 230 581 087 1080 While the news In the wheat market could " not be-considered anything but bullish, the price showed serious pressure at the start of the Friday trade, result ing' in further declines. A cable from Melbonrne. Australia, reported that, a very heavy rala is raging over the south end of Central Australia and a considerable por tion of New South Wales. Auatralia has ex perienced considerable rainfall the last week, which may prove detrimental to the quality of wheat. i , Even u eh news failed to move the inter national clique from- its course of forcing a lower price ranee. (Chicago started with a loss and this practically pat a stop to all buying in the Pacific NorfliweaLt Little demand if shown for wheat here be caiiie of the early approach of March 1, tax time, but an extensive call may be expected later. Coarse grains and nkiUstuffJ show a quiet tone. There will be a further loss of $1 a ton in miilrun, effective Saturday morning, at $32 in carload lots and $33 in small lota per ton, f. o. b. mills. FLOPR Selling .or ice. mill door: Patent, $9.0; Montana spring wheat, $8.59; Willamette valley brands, $8.55; local straight, $8.30; bakers" local, $0.OO; graham. $8.00; whole wheat, $8.20. Price for city deliveriea, 15e extra; suburban, 20c extra. HAY Buying price, nominal. Willamette timothy, fancy, $25.0027.00 per too; clover. $19 00: straw. $13:00 ( 14.00; aUaifa. $20.00 2 I per ton. CJRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta. 10c; domestic, 11c, in car lota; less amounts higher. MILLSTUFFS Mill run at mill, sacked, ton lots, $34.00; carloads, $33.00. OATH Per ton, buying price: Feed. $33.00 35.00. BARLEY Buying price: Feed, $31.00 & 32.0O: milling, $33.00. SEK1 Buying price, nominal; no demand. Red clover, recleaned t ) per lb.: aisike. 1 ); vetcn t . tEEDSTUFFS F. O. B. mills: Rolled bar ley, $41.00; whole barley, $38.00; alfalfa meal. l.iu.ini; cocoanut meal, aau.uu; cracaea corn. $43.00; whole com, 39.00 ton; scratch feed, $58.00; soy beau meal. -Merchants' Exchange Rids: WHEAT Feb. . .. 132 ... 150 ... 150 . . . 140 Hard white . . . Soft, white . White club . . . Hard winter . . Northern Spring Red W alla 133 FEED OATS 34 50 .3350 BAULKY ...... .3250 .1100 CORN No. 3 Eastern (hulk) . . .8175 No. 3 local (bulk! . .-, . .3200 No. 2 white No. 2 gray. . Brewing --. . . Feed March. 152 150 150 140 1 4 I 135 3475 3250 3100 3173 3200 April. 132 !.".( 1 50 140 14 1 135 3475 3350 3250 3100 3200 320O DAIRY PRODUCE OF THE COAST flan Francisco Market San Francisco, Feb. 25. (U. P.) Butter: Extras. 58 H c. Eggs Extras, 3fic; extra "firsts, 35 He; firsts, 35c; extra pullets. 32c; undersized pullets. 31 He. Cheese California flats, fancy, 25c. Los Angelas Market Lo Angeles, CaL, Feb. 25. L N. S.) Butter, 60c. Eggs Extras, 32c; case count, 39c; pullets, 20c. Seattle Market Eugs Fresh ranch. 3435c; pullets, 29 30c. Butter rCity creamery, 55 56c. POTATOES ALOXG THE COAST Seattle Market Seattle. Feb. 25. (U. 1". ) Potatoes Yak ima (,fm!, $35: locals, tl7 W'J:'. In Angeles Market lxw Angeles. CaL. Feb. 23. -(I. X. S.) Potatoes, Stockton Burbanks. poor, $1.75 2.00; best. $2.25 2.35; Idaho Russets, most ly $1.73 Wl. 90: local W hite Rose. SO (g 90c per lug, $2.D0g)2.25 sack. San Francisce Market San . Francisco, Fell. 25. (U. P.) Potatoes River White,. $1.502.00; Salinas, $2.85te 3.00; sweets, . $6.75 g 7.00. Onions Australian brown, 75 00c. - , a New York Butter and Eggs New Tork Feb. 25. (I. N. S.) Huttei Market strong. Creamery, extras (salted ana un salted), 5lij52Hc; do firsts (salted and un salted), 4431c; do higher than extras (saliea and un-uelted), 50H&53Hc; state dairy, tubt., 284Sc Cheese Market firm. Whole milk specials, 24 H 29c; do fancy, 22 IS 25 He: Wilson sin, whole milk, fancy Young Americas, 27 0 20c; state, skims, specials, 1 7 (r 1 ! H c ; do choice, L5&16c; do fair to good, 11 (9. 12c; do lower grades. tlilc per lb. Eggs Market firm. Nearby white, fancy, 60c; do brown fancy, 42&43c; extra, 41c; firsts, 37 39c per dozen. Mlnneapollg-Dnloth Flax Dulutli, Feb. 25. (I. N. S.l Flax May. $1.S7H; July,' $1.91 H ; track and arrive, $1.82 H. . Minneapnlll, Feb. 25. (I X. S.) Flax May. $1.K5; July. $1.89; 'track and arrive, $ 1.82 1.84. l , - Sprinir Work Started WHsonville, Feb. 25. The weather of Uie past tew days has made it possible for the farm era to get into their fields and at least get their spring plowing, started, and all are hoping that it will rontitntie Just about. 10 days, wuicb will iwruiii wieai to gei. uieir -sowing done. Diseased Trees Destroyed Roseburg. Or.. Feb. 25.- Over 50 acres of old orchards have been destroyed this week near Sutherlin by the county fruit inspector, who nas conaemnea uie trees on account of their diaeased condition. Tiie work of destroying tbwe orchards will continue for another Week and the inspector declare that he will rid the county of tucae menaces to the l run industry. Broccoli for Ad Men Itoaeburs, Or.. Feb. 25. Nine crates of choice Donalas county broccoli were expressed to uie 1'ortlsncl Ad ciuo yesterday by the Cham ber "f Commerce. The broccoli wjll be served to thj ad club members at their Monday open forum luncheon. Modern Miller Report Chicaira, Feb. t25. Modern Miller says: Crop conditions In the winter wheat belt have been improved by rain and snowfalL Practically all sections have ample raofcture in the soil. In many districts Of the Southwed, moieture so abundant as to insure rapid progress of wheat when growing weathe-r sets in. Reports as to stand .of wheat more favorable in hard winter sections than from soft wheat territory. Weather conditions will deter activity of green bug. Protest j Grain Weight ' Salem, Feb. 25.-A protest against the pro posed new minimum weights on grain shipments about to be established by the interstate com merce commission was filed Thursday by the public service- commission. The protest declares that the new tariff discriminates against shippers of the Northwest, most of whom ship their grain in sacks. Stock. Bonds, Cottoa, Grala, fete. CIS 1J Board f Trad BaUdlay Overbeck&CookeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Hembert Ctlcaro Board of Trad XerresBoa dents of Local A Bryan, C hi ear i Hew York WEATHERAN AID TO SEED SPUDS By Hy man H. Cohen Weather conditions have been so great ly improved locally during the last few days that business volume Is beginning to ehow an increase. This is shown more plainly in the market for seed potatoes than otherwise, but the situation Is improving in practically all lines. , Demand for seed potatoes has been more than doubled eaob day during the last three days and the present volume of sales Is quite liberal. The total volume, while still somewhat below that of normal seasons, is. nevertheless, farorab'e, because it has been only a -week of so ago til at it was-practically impossible to sell potatoes at any price in large lota. California continues to take seed stock and buyers here are taking hold in the country up to $1 a cental for best quality American Wonders while Uie general top for Burbanks is sround 8 So per cental. While some of the purchases now being made are suitable for table use. it is generally under stood that 80 per cent of tbe purchasee are lor planting only. Oversold Trade Forces Rise for Wheat at Chicago Chicago. Feb. 25. (I. N. S ) An "over sold condition resulted in all grains, fol lowing early declines, and shorts bid prices up rapidly late In the session, moderate gains being recorded for the list. Improved exnort business and bet ter millfng demand stimulated support, Provisions closed strong: and higher. Kesting prices for March wheat were unchanged to c higher. lay advanced lc. May and July .corn were c up. May oats was c higher and July to ic advanced. Chicago, Feb. 25. (I. N. S) Yesterday's sell'ng continued in wheat today, with buying supimrt apparently lacking as previously. March started about 2c lower and May lc to lc off. Commission house selling and lack of support also featured corn. May opened He to lHe lower and July H c to Ho down. Ota b tar ted H c to He off for May and lie to He off for July, with commission houses sell inj at the start and yesterday's sellers of priv ileges protecting themselves" on the break. Provisions opened strong and at, a fair advance, with short coverings inspired by easier and higher Mh May May July May July May July May May May July Chicago ranje, by United Press WHEAT Ojien. .High. 1-H 167 1 156 158 1 CORN 70 'i 70 72Vi OATS 44 H 45-Si 4V, 0 RYK 1 4 0 li 1 4 1 1 124 1 BARLEY 7 tt PORK 2120 LARD 1212 1247 RIBS 1140 124 67 !100 1205 1237 21 Tow. 4 34 R8 tt 70 44 45 39 "i 31 H 66 H 00 "0 35 Close. 17 H 157 i 70 U 72 H 4 5 U 46 tt 141 H 123 tt May . . July . . Cash Whcat !.7fl; No. 3 No. 3 spring. 1130 1127 No. 1 red, $1.78; No. red. $1.74; No. 2 hard. $1.59. 67 H 2120 1212 1247 1137 1 1 73 2 red, $1.71; COTTOX UNDER PRESSURE AT SHARP OPENING- DECLINES New York, Feb, 23. (I. N. 8.) The cotton market opened weak today under heavy selling, first prices being 12 to 27 points lower.. All months toucl ed new low prices for the season. Bearish influences were weak cables, a lower stock market, another break in London silver and reports of a demoralized Manchter market. The South was the principal seUerand there was fur ther liquidation for speculative account. Local and Wall street shorts and the trade were active buyers n the decline, but offerings continued free and prices showed little rallying power during the early trading. Heavy selling broke the whole list late in the dsy. 1 he close was steady at a net decline of 3 7 to 4 3 points. Spot cotton steady but quiet, with middling dj poinu lower at II.' No sales. Open. High. IOW. Clowe January 137 1392 1370 1370 March 1215 1221 1187 1180 April 1215 May 1200 1273 , 1236 1238 June 1257 July 1305 1320 12S5 1283 August . 1305 September 1342 October 1370 1376 1340 1341 November 1350 December 1385 1393 1360 1363 Liverpool Cotton Weak Liverpool. Feb. 2 3. (I. N. S. ) Spot cotton opened weak. Sales 20OO bales. American middlings, fair 10.51; good mid dlings, 8.21: tull middlings, 7.61; middlings, 7.67; low, 5.51; good ordinary. 4.11; ordi nary. 3.11. Future opened steady. . GOVERNMENT REPORT OF CROPS MAY BE OBTAINED BY ASKING An unusually good report of crops of Oregon ny counties ha-s been prepared and uwued by the government under directum of Frank 1 Kent, agricultural statistician for Oregon for the Cnited state rienirtment of sericulture. Conies mav be obtained free by addressing Mr. Kent at the custom house building, Poniard. Chicago Dairy Prodnce - Chicago, Feb. 23. (I. N. S. ) Butter Re ceipts, 3358 tubs. Creamery, ettra, 51c: firsts, 40 (ft 49 He: parking stock. 1418c. Kggs Ttepeipta, 13." cases. Current re ceipts. 31ttS33tte: first. 33 34e; checks, 29 ( 30c; dirties, 30(6 81 e. Cheese Twins, new. 27 tt (28c: Daisies, 28 28Hc; Young AtnericM, 26 (is) 26 He; long horns. 2727Hr: brick. 21 He. Live poultry Turkeys. 43c; chickens. 28 He; springs, 30c; roosters, 22c; geese, 24c; ducks, 3Ku. Dried Emit and Beans New York, Feb. "27.- II. N. .) Beans Market quiet. Marrow choice, $eC50 ; pea. choice, $4.90(4 5.00; red kidney, choice, $9.25. Dried Fruit Markets Market dull. " Apri cots, choice to ex-fancy, 1020. 24 36c; apples evaporated, prime to fancy, eld and new, 6 H W 10c: pmnef, 80s to 60, 1920. 9H(17ttc; do Oa to lOO. 6tt(10'ic: peaches, choice to e-fm-v. 192. 18 He; seeded raisioa, choice to fancy. 24 6? 23c , New Tork Woo! and Hides New York. Feb. 25. (L N. '8.) Wool Market steadv; domeotio fleece XX Ohio, 24 (&) 4 5r; domeHiie pulled scoured betas, 18(75c; domestic Texas scoured basis. 4080c; domestic staple scoured, 55 (8 90c. llide -Market ' steady ; -native steers, 14c; branded steers, 11c. 5w Tork Potato Market New York. Feb. 25. (I. N. S ) Potatoea On bulk, barrel or baa) Market easy; nearby white, $2.00(9 3.00: Burmudas, J8.UOfe8.SO. Wotild Cut Cottoa Area Near Tot. Feb. 35. U. P ) Cottnn acre age throughout the world is to be reduced an average of 50 per cent next 'season, if present plans are carried out. it was learned today. o Chicago Potato Market Chicago, Feb. .25, ( I. N. N. ) Potatoes Receipts, 48 cars. Minnesota and Dakota Ohios, $1.25 1.35: bulk, $1.30 1.33. New York Poultry Market New York, Feb. 23. (L N. R.J live Ponl try Market dulL Chickens, 2750e; fowls. 32s 87c; turkeys. 40 45c; roosters, 16 18c; ducks, 40(48c; geese. 25 28c per lb. Weather Aids Farm Work Sherwood. Feb. 25.- Farmers are improving thm tl resent eli nf CinM v . . . ; sprinc crops and other farm work. New Tork-London Silver Xew York. Feb. 25. (I. X. S.) Silver Domestic unchanged at D9U.- r..u; i r. - at 54 He. " " ' , London, Feb. 25. Bar silver, ttd tower to day at 31 Hd. i ; . , EASTERN HOGS AT ADVANCED PRICES FRIDAY XIVEhTOCK TRADE Koga. Steers. Lambs. Portland $11 Ji $ 80 $ 8.90 Omaha 9,65' Mi 13 Chicago 10.65 11.10 11.25 Denver .$ $.8i Kansas City , 9.80 tJli l.7i PORTLAND LIVESTOCK HCK Hogs, Csttle. Calves. Sheep. Cars. Friday 432 11 5 ... 5 Week ago 74 280 4 2 weeks ago. . . 98 , 1 4 weeks ago. . . None Year ago 397 4 57 5 2 years ago.... 739 62 3 342 8 8 years ago 390 80 2 1262 16 4 years ago. ... 112, 73 1118 13 There was again a nominal run and a nominal market for livestock at North Portland with only a scant shdwing of arrivals for Friday. No general price changes were Indicated during tha day. Only In the tiog alleys was there a fair supply available for the Frida-y trade at North Port land, Demand in this division was good, es pecially in view of the fact that Eastern valors have been climbing for some days and it Would cmt more to bring in Eastern stock than the local market price. Trend of the Friday trade was considered fully- steady. General hog market ranee: Prime light $11.00 11.35 Smotth heavy 10.50 911.00 Rough heavy 6.60 9.50 Fat pigs 10.00 911.00 Feeder pigs 10.00 011.00 Cattle Are Nominal Only a very scant supply invaded tbe cattle alleys at North Portland Friday. There was not enough stock in sight to force any change in sentiment, which was steady. Prices .held stationary. General cattle market range: Choice steers . . $ 7. R0 9 8.00 Medium to good steers 6.76 ye- 7.50 Fair to good steers 6.00 6.75 Common to fsir steers , 5.00(a) 6.00 Choice cows and heifers 6 00 p O.T5 Medium to good cows and heifers 5.30(8? 6.00 Fair to medium cows and bcifers 5.00 4 5.50 Common cows and heifers 4.00 (? 5.00 Canners 2.K) 4.00 Bulls 8.50 8.00 Choice feeders 5.60 (g 6.00 Fair to good feeders 5.00 I SO Choice dairy calvaa 12.00 13.25 Prime light calves 11.00 012.00 Medium light elites . 9.00 8 10.00 Poor calves .00 7.50 No Sheep Arrive With no arrivals for Friday, sheep and lamb division at North Portland was without business of any character. Former pricea were consid ered nominally steady. General sheep market range: East of mountain lambs .... Willamette valley lambs Hearty lambs Feeder lambs ............ Light yearlings . Heavy yearlings Wethers Cull lambs Ewes , .$ 7.50 . 6.30 , . 6.50 (4 .. 5.50W 6.30 5.50 t$ 6.00" . 4.00 1.00 Thursday Afternoon Sales COWS 8.00 7.00 7.00 6.50 7.00 6.50 0 00 6.00 4.00 No. Ave. lbs. Price. I No. Ave. lbs. Price. 1 . . . . 120 $ 6.23 1. . . .1210 $ 6.00 1 boo 2.50 1 HOG 8 15."... 221 $10 75 1 . 200 $ 9.00 14.... 174 11.00 6 IPS .11.35 1.... 450 8.00 1.... 470 8.00 2.... 310 10.50 7 265 10 50 1.... 2H0 10.50 1.... 190 8.00 2.... 230 8.00 1.... 184 11.25 I.AMBS 220 71 $ 5.50 Friday Morning Sales COW 8 No. Ave. lbs. Price No. Ave. lbs. Price 1....1320 $ 5.50 1 1230 $ 5.50 1....1210 3.75 1....1160 6.50 1....1180 6.50 1 1120 6.50 1.... SSO 5.00 1.... 650 3.75 1 1310 6.25 1.... 700 4.50 CALVES 5 128 $13.50 I BULLS 1. . .".2220 $,4.50 18. HOGS 207 $11.35 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES. Chicago Hogs $10.56 Chir-ago. Feb. 25. (I. N. S. ) Receipts, 29.000; 10c to 25c up. Bulk, $9.40 f 10.30 ; top. $10,55; heavyweight, $9.40 (ft 9.7i ; light weight, $10.0010.55; light lights, $10.13, 10.55; heavy xacking sows, sm;oth, $8.40 9.25: par-king sows, rough, $S.O08.40; pigs, $9.00 (a 10.40. Cattle Receipts. 5000; -generally steady. Reef Steers Choice and prime, $1 0.25 1 1.10 ; medium and good. $8.65 (q) 10.25 ; good and choice. $9.50 10.65: common and medium, $7.75 9.50. Butcher Cattle Heifers. $5.75 (9.50: cow?!, . $4.50 & 8.00: bulls. $4.5og 7.00. Canners and Cutters- Cows and heifers. $2.25 4.50; canner steers. $4.00 4.50; veal calves (light and handy weight), $10.00 ( 13.25; feeder steers. $7.25 9 0.00: stacker steers, $6. OU 8.23 ; stocker cows and heifers. $4.25 S 6.25. Sheep Receipts, 8000; generally 25c to 50e up. Lambs (4 lbs. down), $9.50 911.25; lambs 185 lbs. up), $9.00 1 1 .00 ; lambs (culls and common). $7.25 9 8.75; yearling wethers, $7.50 9 9.50: ewes. $5.50 g 7.23; ewes (culls and common), $2.25 4. SO; feeder lambs, $7.25 9 8.50. Kansas City Hogs S9.S0 Kansas City, Feb. 25. (I. N. 8.) Cattle Receipt. llOO; active. Steers. $8.50 tm 9.25 : cowajtnd heifers. $6.00 9 8.35; stocktrs and feeders, $6 5068.00; calves. $7.00 12.00. Hogs Receipts, 2200: active. WtiXk, $8.90 99.70; top, $9.80; heavies, $8.7599.23; lights. $9.40 9 9.75; mediums, $9.25 9 8.73. Sheep- Receipts. 2300: strong. Lambs, $10.2510.75; wethers, $6.50. Omaha Hogs, $8.85 South Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 23. .(I. X. S.) LFIogs : Reeeipts. 14,000: steady. 15c higher. Heavy grao.es up most; ouia, eo.0013-v.vv, $9.55. Cattle Receipts, 2900: stocker and feeders and calves steady: other classes steady to strong; top steers. $0.85. Sheep Receipts, 8000; killing classes, SO 9 75c higher: bulk lambs, $9.259 10.00; top, $10.25; best ewes, $9.60: feeders, strong. No Seattle Hog Market Seattle. Wash., Feb. 25. iL X. S.) Hogs None. Cattle Receipts. 76: steady. Prime steers, ' "ii tie S 7n ; common to nood. 83.00 9 8. (0: medium to choice. $6.25 9 7.25: best cows and heifers, $6.5) s 7.00 ; common to good. S3.SO (4.50; medium to choice. $5. 0096.00; prime lights, calves. $11.0012.50; heavy calves. $6.00 7.30; bulk, $5.00 & 6.00. Sheep None. " Denver Hogs $8.35 Denver. Feb. 23. -tlJ. P. Cattle Re ceipts 800; strong. Steers. -6. 00 9 9.25 : cows and heifers, S3.00 9S.5O; stockers and feeders, $5.5097.15; calves, $8.00911.50. Hogs Receipts 300: lOe to 15c higher. Top, $9.33; bulk. $8.60 9 9.33. tiheep Receipts 4900; 50e higher. Lambs, $8.30 10.00; ewes. $5.00 9 5.75. San Francisco Poultry Market San Francisco, Feb. 23. ( 1. P.) Broilers, 65i68c; large hens, 33 35c; best ducks, 30 B 35c. San Francisco Barley 5Iarket Pan Francisco. Feb. 25. (U. P.) Barley Spot feed per cental. $1.27 H 1.37 tt ; ship pins. $1.41.53. Money and Exchange New Tork, Feb. 25. (I. N. S.) Call money on the floor of the New York stock exchange Unlay ruled at 7 per cent; high, 7 per cent; low. ( per cent. Time money was Steady. Rates were 7 (5P 7 tt per cent The market fpr prime mercantile pajier was steady. Call money in London today was 7 per cent. Sterling exchange was steady with business in bankers bills at $3.86 V for demand. Foreign Exchange Market Xew York, Feb.23. (U. P. ) Foreign ex change opened higher today Sterling, $3.83 tt ; fntii. 1171 I hr na-'- nirki 'n- dian dollars, .8823, unchanged; kronen, .1795. rttreisn eicatnge cioseq mgoer. oieruof, ft kAI. (ntitM 071ft- lie mark. .0161; Canadian dollars, .8763. Liberty Bond Sales Reported by Overbeck Cooke Co. : Liberty. Liberty, Liberty, Liberty, Liberty. Liberty, Liberty, Victory, Victory. 8 He 1st 4s 2d 4s........ 1st 4 tts . . . . . 2d 4 tt S 3d 4 tts 4th 4 tts ..... 4tts 3?s High. Ijow. Close. 9130 9102 9102 8694 . , 8630 ST24 8890 8684 8666 8632 8832 9000 8986 8990 8680 8650 8666 8748 8736 8742 8744 9740 8742 1 New Tork Metal Market Xew York. Feb. 25. (I. X. S.) Copper weak; spot and February, offered 12 tt; March and April offered 12 tt . Lead Weak : aoot. "Vebruarr and March of fered 405. ' Spelter Weak: spot. ; February 'and Match offered 485. LOWER PRICE IS FORCED IN LIST New Tork, Feb. 25. (I. N, S.) The stock market closed irregular today. Sharp losses -were suffered by a few Issues in the final dealings. Replogle Steel breaking six points to a new low record of 24. Strom berg sold down 5 Hi points to 30V4 and Vanadium was in fr9e supply, falling nearly 4 points to 32. Baldwin was strong, advancing it4 from the low to 89i. Steady buying of At lantic Gulf caused a rally of more; than 1 point in that issue from the low to 46 . , Sears-Roebuck, after selling at 76, rose to 79 but fell back at the close to 78 U- Steel common closed at 83. Government bonds, unchanged; rail way and other bonds irregular. T&tal salei of stocks for today were 542,700 shares; bonds, $16,107,000. New Tork, Feb. 25. (I. N. S.) The stock market continued to work to lower levels at the opening today, initial prices being from fractions to over 3 points below last night's closing. A drive was made against Atlantic Gulf from the outset and the stock was forced down to 444, a losa of 3H. Kelly-Springfield was aeain under preseure and yielded over V points to 37. Sears-Roebuck fell 1H to 76 tt. Kelly-sprtngfieta was directly influenced by the announcement of underwriting syndicate. Other rubber stocks were fairly well held, al though they opened wth some amount of de cline. Kelly-Springfield indicated the general char acter of the market, that stock, after falling tt to 37, moving up to 39 tt. Baldwin rose from 88 tt to 89 tt, and similar recoveries wes made in other stacks. There was lively trading in At lantic Gulf, which, after falling to 44 tt. rallied to 47 tt. Sears-Roebuck recovered the greater part of its early loss, selling up to 77 tt. Amer ican Sumatra Tobacco rose 2 points from the low to 86. I . . Steel rauued from 82 tt to 82 tt. Reading was most active of the rails, ranging from 75 tt to.7Utt. The oil shares did little and showed fractional improvement. dt Cook Co., Board Furnished by Overbeck of Trsr.e bnildinir: Kit H'KS High ( Low Bid Agr. Chemical ........ Ajax Rubber , Alaska Juneau Alli.4-Chalmers Am. Beet Sugar A m. Bosjii Am. Can Co. Am. Car &. Fdry Am. Cotton Oil Am. Drug. Synd Allied Chemical ..... 4. . Am. Hide & L. Am. Ice Am. Intl. Corp. Am. Licensed A in. Lcco. . . Am. Ship & Com'ree. . . . Am. Smelter Am. Steel Fdry Am. Suzaf Am. Sumatra . . Am. Tel. it Tel Am. Tobacco Am. Wool Am. Zinc Anaconda Assd. Oil , . . . . Atchison AU Gulf & W. I. Baldwin l.oco BaJto. & Ohio Beth. Motors Betk. Steel ,'B" B. IL T Butte A Sup Caddo Oil Calif. Packing Canadian 1Jac. Cen. Leather i 'erro De Pasco Chandler. Motor ....... Chgo. Sc N. W Chicago (it- West do pfd Chili Cop Chino C. M. & SL P C. A O Colo. Fuel A Iron Colo, (southern Colo. Gas A Eiec Con. Gas Cons. Cigs rs Corn Prod. . Cosden Oil Crucible Cuba Cane Cuban-American Sugar . . Delaware A Hudson Dome Mines D. & R. G Endicott Johnson Erie ' Famous Players ....... Fed. Ming. ! Smelt .... Fisk Tire Gaston Williams General Electrio General Motors ........ Goodyear Tire ........ (ieneral Asphalt ....... Goodrich Granby Great Xor. Ore Great Nor. pfd. ....... Greene Cananea ....... Gull States Steel Hupp Motor Houston Oil liliinoia Central ....... Inspiration . Iutarboro Interstate Callahan Int. Harvester ........ Int. Merc. Marien Int. Nickel . . . . . I11U Paper Invincible Oil Island Oil K. C. Southern Kelly-Springfieid ...... Kennecott Keystone Tire ........ Lee Tire I-ehieh Valley Maxwell Motor Mex, Pet. . . , Miami Middle States Oil Mid Tile Steel M. K. A T Mo. Pac Mont. -Ward Nat. Biscuit Nat, Enamel ......... Nat. Lead Nevada Con. New Haven Norfolk Sc Western Northern Pacific Nova Scotia Steel New York Central Ok la. Prod. A Ref Ontario tt Western . . . . r . Pacific Oil Pacific Gaa A Electric . . . Pan-American Petroleum Pennsylvania Peoples Gas ........... Pere Marquette Pure Oil pierce Arrow llttsburg A West Virginia Pressed Steel Car Pullman Ray I '-on A. Reading Replogle Steel Republic Iron A Steel . . . Royal Dutch Oil Railway Steel Springs. . . . Slfattuck, Aril Shell T. A T Sinclair Sloss Shef . Southern' Pacific Southern Ry St, I- A S. F , Slromberg Carb Studebaker . , Swift A Co. ... , Tenn. Cop. A Chera Texas Oil Texas Parific C. & O Tob. Products , Tran. Cont'l Oil Cnion Oil Del.......... t'nton Pacific I'mted Alloy I'nited Fruit- Cntted Retail Stores t S. Ind. Alenhol , T. S. Smelting ........ U. h. Steel V. 8. Steel pfd Ctah Cpper .......... Va. Chenv Vanadium Steel Vivandou .............. Wells Fargo Western Pan. Western Union . . Wrestinshous E. A 31. . . . Willys-Overland Wisconsin Central ....... Woolworth 48 tt 27tt 1 tt 33tt 49 ft 4 14 30 tt 124 tt 22 a 46 '56" 4n 4 50 tt 83 10 H 41tt 20 tt 93 86 tt 100 tt 120 tt 63 tt '38 tt '82' ' 47 H 89 tt 34 tt 8 tt 57 tt 13 62 H 1 1 6 tt 39 ' 7(i' ' " "8 tt" "ii tt 21tt 33 tt '79'tt 764 2 7 93 H 24 tt 33 tt 'istt ltt 61 i 13 tt 67 tt ii'tt 2tt 130 tt 14 43 tt 25 tt 1 tt 35 H 48. 54 tt 29 tt 123 21 tt 6tt 43tt 49 H 44 tt 49 tt 83 tt 41 tt 29 tt 91 tt 84 100 tt 120 62 tt 38 8itt 44' 88 tt 33 tt Stt 56 tt 12 00 tt 116 H 38 tt ' 68 tt II tt 21 tt 32 tt 68 tt 27 90 tt 23 tt 31 tt 15 tt" ltt 60 tt 13 14 129tt I 13tt - I 66 tt I 65 - 37 tt 85 tt 30 13 tt 68 tt 4 tt 5tt 13 tt 67 4 tt Stt 14 15 tt 63 tt 20 tt 4 tt 20 tt 39ttl 38 tt I 13 Hi 21 I 53 H I . . . 1157 tt 135 H 13tt 13 tt 30 tt 30 tt I 19 tti 18 tt 13 tt 13 tt 60 19tt 4 20 tt 87 17tt 14 tt 20 tt 53 61 H 20 101 84 ii W 3tt ii tt '75" " 40 38 tt 18 84 "29 ' ' ios'tt 13 tt 76H 30 tt 67 60 tt 61 tt 19 tt 101 H 83 'ii tt 3tt "ao'tt" '73 tt 39 tt 38 17H 33 tt 128 tt I 10 . 13 75 tt 24 66 i 59 tt 87 tt i 8J h 23 tt 78 tt 21 tt 2' 37 5tt 102 ii tt 26 tt 63 tt ii" " 121 30 104 tt 63 tt 67 tt '83tt HOtt . 60 tt 33 tt 36 Stt '26" 67 "itt'l iii" 23 "is" 21 h 21 h 30 tt , 57 tt 101 tt '41 'tt 25 53 tt " 20 tt 120 tt 29 tt 101 tt 33 H 65 tt 82tt' 110 49 tt 32 tt 82 6tt 25tt 7tt 7tt, ion 48 tt 23 tt " ltt 35H 49 64 29tt 124 21S 6tt 44 tt 9 49tt 43 tt 49 tt 83 10 tt 41 tt 29 tt 93 85 tt 100 tt 120 I3 J 38tt 81 tt 46 89 ! 34 Stt 57tt 12 12tt 14 tt 01 tt 116 tt 88 H 27 tt 69 tt 67-tt 8 18 lltt 21 tt 27 tt 59tt 28 33 OUT, 79 tt 57 tt 70 tt 27 H 92 tt 24 i 33 101 15 tt ltt 61 13 67 tt 6 14 tt 2 tt 130 tt 13 tt 12 tt 6 tt 87 tt 29 tt 76tt I 81 13 tt 67 88 tt 34 tt 4 tt Stt 08 tt 14 15 tt 63 H 20 4 20 tt 39 tt 17 tt 15 tt 20 tt 53 .1 U 157 I 18tt I 13tt 1 30 H I 2tt I I8tt 136 10B 61 tt 70 tt 10tt 20 101 tt 83 H 36 tt 71 tt Stt 17 31 47 tt 74 tt 40 88 tt 18 33 tt I 10tt 28 tt 80 105 H 13 . 75tt 27 66H 60 tt 80 tt 41 23 tt 48 H 78 tt 2ltt 22 31 38 V 101 tt 8tt 41 tt 26 tt 63 . 8 30 ' 120 tt 29 1- 108 tt 54 6T 87tt 83 109 Ml SO 83 tt 34 6 S3 23H 7tt 45 H 7H 83 111 New Tork Sagar and Coffee Xew Tork, Feb. 25 (U. P.) Sugar: Firm; raw, 5.7T; refined, firm: granulated, 7.75. Coffee No. 7 Rio, spot. 6tt7e; So. 4 Santos, 9 tt 0 10 He National Sugar Refining company has reentered the market and 1 quoting re fined sugar at 74 cents, an advance of H cent. . ' - Kelly Springfield Tire company ' will begin production in Us new $1,000,000 plant at Cumberland on April 1 ; capac ity about 10,000 tires daily. Liggett-Myers Tobacco company de clared regular quarterly 19 preferred, dividend payable April 1, stock .record March 15. North American company declared reg ular quarterly 1V4 per cant, dividend payable April 1, stock record March 15. Oaleha Signal Oil declared, regular quarterly 2 per cent preferred. dlvidertlE payable March 31, stock record Febru ary 28. Orders In Toungstown district accu mulating and idle units expected to start next week. Midvale Steel announces that the recent offering of stock to officers and em ployes has beeen oversubscribed 100 per cent. Steel trade organs comment on" pro gressing slackening Jn demand and pro duction with output of U, a. Steel cor poration down to 65 or 70 per cent ca pacity, against 75 or SO per cent week ago. Thomaas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan Sc. Co. discussing problems of incoming administration in article to appear in Harper's Magazine, says United States cannot become commercially and eco nomically ipplated and nation's prosper ity is so closely interwoven with the af fairs of European countries that Ameria of necessity must help restore Europe to a position of buying power. Supremo court of District of Columbia authorizes sale by Armour Sc. Co. of its interestJn Chicago Btockyard to V. H. Prince & Co. of Boston. Spokane Booster Visits Bond Field George P. Hardgfove of the firm of Ferris & Hardgrove, investment bankers of Spokane, is in the city attending! to business in connection with his firm. Hardgrove says that business in ithe inland city is on the upward trend. !He is a regular Spokane "booster." While not trying to discredit Portland's posi tion in the Northwest he "Is losing! no opportunity to advertise his hasme town when calling on local bond houses. SHORT TERM NOTES Quotations furnished by Clarke, Jltndall A v o. . inc. : Semrltv Maturitv. Wit. A-ed Am. T. A T. 6s 10- 1 22 96 tt 96 tt Am. T. AT. 6s.... 2- 1-24 94 tt 83 tt Am. Thread 6s ....12- 1-28 94 95 Am. Tob. 7s 11- 1-21 100 100 tt Am. Tob. 7s 11-l-22 100 1 00 tt Am. Tob. 7s 11- 1.-23 90 tt 100 Armour Gov. 7s . . . 7-15-30 96 tt 97 tt Belgian (lor. 7 tts.. 6- 1-4 3 96 tt 96 tt Belgian Gov. 6s.... 1- 1-25 90 tt 91 Beth. Steel 7s 7-13-22 08 tt 98 tt Beth. Steel 7s...... T-I5 23 96 tt 96 tt British Gov. 6Ha...11- 1-21 99 tt 09tt British Gov. 5 tts. ..11- 1 22 94 tt 04 tt Canadian.Gov. 5 tts. 8- 1-21 90 tt 89 tt Canadian Gov. 5 tts, 8- 1-29 81 tt 09 tt Cudahy Packing 7s.. 7-15-23 97 tt 08 tt Inter. B, T. 7s 9- 1-21 69 70 Japanese Gov. 4 tts.. 7-10-23 S2 82 tt Kennecott Copper 7s. 2- 1-80 90 tt 09 tt Mohne Plow 7s. 9- 1-21 95 Molina Plow Is .'. 9- 1-22 93 Moiine Plow. 7s 9- 1-23 80 Pacific Gas 7s 5- 1-25 05 9 7 V. S. Rubber 7s 12- 1-23 96 tt 97 tt PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT SEATTLE OUTBIDS PORTLAND $6735 (Continued from Page One.) Portland Banks Clearings This Week. Monday $ 4,314,502.74 Wednesday... 5.522.093.19 Thursday ... 4.761.857.73 Friday .... 4.061.332.85 Year Ago. Holiday $ 6.871.000.62 5.089.273.28 5.163.870.74 Spokane Banks Clearings Friday $ 1,417,834.00 Balance Friday 382.745.00 Tacoma Banks Clearing Friday $ 512,680.00 Balances Friday 61,912.00 Seattle Banks Clearings Friday $ 3,798.954.00 Balances, Friday 875.068.00 Los Angeles Banks Clearings Friday $11,887,140.00 8 an Francisco Banks Clearings Friday $20,400,000.00 FOREIGS EXCHaSGE RATES Corrected daily by the foreign exchange de partment of tha United States National bank. O notations below, except the pound sterling. are quoted on the baaia of 100 units toreiga currency. Opening nominal rates on bank transactions: Draft Cable Par Londoner- Checks. . Transfers. Value. I,birterllng. $ 3.85 tt $ 3.86 tt $ 4.866 Pans Francs . 7.12 tt 7.13 19.86 1.60 J.60 28.81 8.63 tt 8.63 tt 18.30 Berlin Marks . Genoa Lire . . Athens Drachmas . . Copenhagen Kroner' . . . . Chrihtiania Kroner .... Stockholm Kroner . . . . Hongkong Currency M Shanghai Japan- Yen . . Taels 7.73 18.10 17.23 22.25 48.25 4 8. SO 65. 0O 7.85 18 : 17.35 22 35 48.73 4.no 65.50 19.30 26.70 26.70 26.70 Standard Oil Stocks -Closini- Ang'o Borna Scrysmer Buckeye ,, Cheese brongh Cheesebrouth pfd. . . . , Continental Creacene Cumberland ..r. Eureka Galena, com , Cabas Old pfd. I dir. . Galena New pfd, -dir. Illinois line Indiana Pipe ........ Nafl Transit N. Y. Transit Northern Pipe Ohio Oil Inter'l Pet. . i ...... . Penn. Mex Prairie Oil Prairie Pipe , Solar Refg Southern Pipe South Penn. Oil S. Wr. Penn. Oil S. O. Calif S. O. Ind 8. O. Kansas . S. O. Kentucky x-div.. 8. O N T. S. O. Ohio 8. O. Ohio pfd Swan A Finch Cnion Tank t'nfcn Tank pfd..... Vacuum . .......... W"ahington . ...... S. O. Nebraska Imperial Oil ...... 4 Bid. Ask. 18 tstt S80 400 82 84 190 210 102 105 110 114 80 32 135 145 99 102 43 46 82 96 82 86 63 67 83 83 27 tt' 27 tt 153 i 158 95 H 280 285 15 ' 1SH 33 J 86 4 85 4 95 196 203 35 400 104 inu 284 230 70 73 303 306 68 1,9 H 585 6A3 410 425 34 0 34 5 8HO 40O 107 109 ' 40 60 106 110 97 100 310 815 28 82 410 425 87 88 TVew Tort Bond Market Reported by Overbeck A Cooke Co.) Bid. Asked. Aicmson i.eni. si , , 77 tt Bait. A Ohio Gold 4S 68 4 Beth. Steel Her 5s f2 tt Cent. Pacific 1st 4s. 72 tt' C, B. A Q. Col. 4s. 87 H ' St. Psul Genl. 4 tts... ...... 68 tt Chicago N. W. OenL 4s 74 I- A S. Cnl. 4s , 81tt; New York Ry. 8s... ....... 20 tt Northern Par. P. L. 4a , 7514 ' Reading GenL 4s ...... i... 81 I'ninn Pacific 1st ,4s. . 80 tt 15. S. Steel 6..... ... ...... 83- I'nion Pac. 1st Ref. 6s...... 76 Southern Pac Cone. 5s 90 H do 4s 78 tt Penna. Coov. 4 tts 87 Penna 1st 4 tts , 79 tt Chee. A Ohio Conv. 6s...... 81 tt Ore. Short Line 4s 78 tt superintendent of properties, and to the building and ground committee will give is some time," "There is too wlda a difference,", said Director George M. Orton.' There is almost $7000 between the lowest local firm and Seattle. W are willing to allow 6 per cent differential, but they do not seem to want to meet that. The difference runs to 20 per cent. We can not understand why they could build lower in Seattle and ship the buildings down here. The Millraad Construction company, the Portland concern which built our portables last year, wanted $14,000 more than Seattle. 'This Is 40 per cent. We cannot understand it." SITUATION EMBARBASSINO . "It is an embarrassing- ertuatlon," said Director W. F. Woodward. "We find a difference between the lowest Portland bid and the Seattle bid, and both as far aa we know are entirely responsible, of $6730, the difference betwecen $41,650 and $34,915. Here are two issues. The school board cannot legally nor morally reject the bid of responsible bidders. This would be a violation of the law, our oath of office and against sound business principles. On the other hand, we -have a body of unemployed men in this city. Every member of the board favors home products. The taxpayers might be said to have an intesst in the matter in that we are expected to take tha lowest bid. We are allowed 5 per cent differential. Taxpayers are also interested in keep ing the employed at work. The board feels the responsibility of the situation very greatly, Indeed, so deeply that' it did not attempt to take hasty Judgment" BEErOIOL'B IXSTRUCTIOX Director W. F. Woodward s procured the adoption of a resolution that the board regard with sympathy any well considered movement having for its pur pose the religious instruction of children attending the public schools, and lend its cooperation to the religious denonsl natlons of the city for thiis pur pone, This instruction would be given ny teachers funfldhed b the churches, out side of school hours. It would not baJ compulsory. JEALOUSY AND WOMAN ENTER MURDER CASE (Continued From Page One) the members of the crew kept In close touch with one another before that time. The authorities do not charge Bruno with complicity in tho murder, but they are sure he will be able to aid them In clearing up the .nystery because of Lis long association With Pawluk. . It has also been determined by the authorities that Bruno Is an assumed name. The cook gave Bolenlaw as his father's name and Flock, Poland, as his place of birth. He is aged 37. weight 141 pounds, height 5 feet 3 inches and has dark hair and gray eyes. He was a member of the United States engineering corps in Russia during the war. ACQUAINTED SETEX TEARS Bruno made affidavit before H.M. Montgomery, deputy collector of cus toms, November 15, when Pawluk made application for a seaman's certificate of American citizenship, that he had known Pawluk for seven years. Pawluk also made affidavit that he had known Bruno for the same period, when Bruno made application for a seaman's certificate. Both Pawluk and Bruno gave as their addresses 3560 Seventeenth street, San Francisco; Pawluk, in addition, gave his address in care of Dr. Dannis at that address. . , Interesting developments are expect ed in the case within a short time. Pawluk was not the stranger who en tered the Washington street cigar stand of M. Panoff Saturday evening, accord ing to - Panoff this morning. Panoff, however, still believes that the murdered man was the stranger who left the package in his store Saturday. FIXUER8 TELL STORT The identification of - the murdered man as the steamer's second cook was made by comparison of finger prints and photographs from the office of the United States shipping commissioner. Previously he had been partially Identi fied by "ftomas Martin, chief steward of the vessel. The photograph of Pawluk held by customs officials shows him in a black velour hat which is identical with the one picked up Tuesday afternoon when the body of the murdt-cd man was found. CONVERSATION SHEDS EIGHT Light was first thrown on the theory that definitely determined the Identifi cation of the murdered man when Cap tain G. A. Whitehead of the steamship Montague and Motorcycle Officer Georgo Kelly of the police department, both guests at the Oregon hotel, were casually discussing the murder Wednesday eve ning. The initials "If. P." in the clothing of the dead man had led to a remark by Captain Whitehead that lie had had a cook on board tha Bhip by the name of Harry Pawluk. Questioning by Kelly led to the In formation that Pawluk had sailed from ladivostok on board the steamer Wa- ban last summer. The Russian inscription found in the shoe worn by Pawluk Is a firm name and not a man's name, according to ln- formation given The Journal this morn ing by a former Russian criminal court clerk. The lettering means Trooshe ami Tschernieta, Vladivostok. The words are of Ukrainian origin, according to the informant. TO JAPAN AND BACK ' The vessel landed in Portland by way of Shangnai on September 14. Pawluk. together with Martin, the chief steward on board the Waban, uigned ship's arti cles for a round trip to Yokohama as second cook and chief steward renpect-. Ively. 7 he Montague lert l'ortland No vember 18 and arrived back In port on February 12. After Pawluk left the boat he was not seen by members of the crew until his body wa identified Thursday after noon. The facts established at the coroner's office that the murdered man had worn shoe which were purchased i,n Viadl. vostok and a silk shirt purchased In Yo kohoma were the principal features in unravelinsr "the Identity of tha victim. Captain Whitehead expressed the opinion before positive identification was mad that Pawluk wa the Vnan. Pawluk' ailing history and the fact regarding the clothing of the murdered man dove tailed exactly. Working cm thla theory. Kelly th-ared Captain Whitehead to visit th morgue where the body of the murdered man lay. The captain saio. that he could not do so, but he got in touch with Martin, who wa more closely associated with Pawluk, who immediately followed the suggestion. It was his appearance at luk.that established a new clue. 'Veptity Sheriffs Chrlstoffernon and Beckman, do tailed, to th mystery case, immediately looked up th records of Pawluk at the" Custom house and compared the finger, print of the dead mini with thosa of Pawluk. . They were Identical Pawluk sailed as an American citizen having taken out his cltlsenshlp paper in San Francisco. '. That it is possible that Pawluk' death resulted from a disagreement with drug addicts for whom he was smuggling in opium from the Orient, was expressed by Captain Whitehead Thursday night. It was definitely established that there was a quantity of the dope on board at a re cent trial of Sidney Tasker, arreated after ihe ship docked. MARTIN RELEASED Martin, implicated In the trial hlch In volved the smuggling anhore of several tins of opium, wa released on a not true bill found against him by th United State grand jury. Another theory Is that Pawluk had been connected with the muggHng of expensive silks from Yokohama. Thlft1 theory grew out of a customs inspection" ce agalnnt John Bruno, first, cook, a clone friend of Pawluk. which developed from the finding of many boxes in the cabin occupied by the cooks which had contained Hllks. The boxes were empty when the customs officers found them and Bruno became fluttered in his ex planation , regarding the disappearance of the silk. He said that It .had been stolen from him in Hongkong, but 'he was unable to answer a question as to why he kept the boxes. SILK THEORY DERIDED Officers hold the theory that tha stuff might have been muggled anhore by Pawluk, .who later met with foul play. Bruno w charged duty on th silk formerly in the boxes. Captain Whitehead discredits the theory that the possession of the silk possibly led to th murder of Pawluk, saying that there would not be enough money involved to warrant It. ' The theory credited by Captain Whlt head'and police officers is that Pawluk had rendezvous with drug addict which resulted in a quarrel. Officers advance the theory that the scene of the murder-was evidently chosen by per sons who were well 'acquainted with Portland. It is possible that th con ptrators failed to reach an agreement and Pawluk was overpqwred nd mur dered by the men who had taken him to the lonely place on the Hoffman ranch, say the sheriffs. Th definite cslablinhment of th identity of the murdered man now. fur nishes a basis to work on In the solv ing of the mystery and the rounding up of those responsible for the killing, suy investigators. ' -Th story advanced Thursday fter nooii connecting the murder victim with a world war intrigue and KuTropean pol itics, has been discredited by the e'Htbb llshment of his .identity. In th light of circumstances revealed Thursday r.ight it would be very difficult to con nect the two stories. The fact that Paw luk was on board the Montague In Hong kong on Christmas day alone refutea th other theory, a the man mentioned In the former atory was aupposed to-have eaten Chrjstmas dinner t the horn of B. Phillips at Courtney station. Ship Beaver Hides; l ined H. W. Welcome of Juntura, Or., en tered a plea of guilty through hi at torney -in the federal court Thursday afternoon to shipping 11 beaver hides In Interstate commerce in violation of tha game laws and was fined $50. The hides were not properly tagged; For March .Investment PORTLAND. OR., Improvement 'a -Maturity Eat. Aug. 1. 1927, at 101, yield about 6.80 '.v. T DOUOLAS COUNTY, WASH., Read ''' Maturity 192 and 1023, at 10, yield 6. YAKIMA OOUNTY, WASH., Road I'l Maturity July 1, 1923 and 11U4, at 100, yield 6. ASTORIA, OR., Improvement S's Maturity Eat. Aug. 1. 1927 to 1930, 99. yield ahout 0.14 to 6.20. D1NUBA. CAL., Improvement 7's Maturity July 2. 192 1 to 1928, at 100,32 to 103.27, yield 6H. 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