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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOSIAX, FRIDAY, APRIX 20, 1917. 21 ' i . " i V- ' - ' i : 1 'A i i i WHEAT PRICE SOARS Advances of 10 to 15 Cents in Local Market. BLUESTEM BIDS UP TO $2.34 Ilotir Is Ufted 6 0 Cents Per Harrel in View of Rise ill Grain Valnes Oats and Barley Sharply Higher. Wheat bids at the Merchants' Etxchangii yesterday were advanced 10 to 15 cent. For April bluestem $2.32 wasoffered, $2.33 was bid for May and $2.34 for June. For spot fortyfold and club $2.1:7 was bid. and red Kussian was advanced to $2.25. Even at these strong prices wheat can be hipped East and sold at a profit, as cash wheat sold In the East during the day at $2.77. Predictions are generally made In me trade that the Chicago market will go to $3 before the course of the advance Is topped. Yesterday's option gain In that market reached nearly 10 cents. Private ad vices were of heavy export buying In ad dition to the urgent demand from domestic millers. Canada Is reported to have a visible sur plus of 110.500.000 bushels, which is more than was previously estimated, yet it is not likely that this wheat will be dumped on the American market, as prices are now higher Jn Canada than on this side of the line. In the meantime, American stocks are dwindling fast and shipments from United States ports to Europe are being pushed to the utmost. Even in this section of the country every facility is being given to the prompt dispatching of grain previously bought by foreigners. A Chicago expert has estimated that on April 1 the surplus of domestic wheat in the United States avail able for export during the next three months was but 53.000.000 bushels. Last year from April 1 to July 1 exports were 55.000,000 bushels. Heavy wheat buying by millers In all parts of the country proves the continuance of Bn extraordinary domestic demand for flour. Here, as in the East, households are being stocked up against an anticipated shortage. This general loading up of flour by con sumers is a factor that will have to be reckoned with in the not distant future. The fortunate ones may prove to be those who are buying sparingly from hand to mouth. The same applies to other commodities as well as flour. Oats and barley shared In the strength or wheat, though both these cereals are still far under the valuo of wheat. Five sales of May oats, each of 100 tons, were made at the Merchants' Exchange a $50.50. an ad vance of $1 over Wednesday's bid price. For June oats $51.25 was offered. Barley bids were raised $2 to $2.50 a ton. There was a strong demand from California for all grains. Feed stocks there are prac tically exhausted and the new crop is fully a. month late. Mill feed was active at the Exchange. The following sales were posted: 100 tons June bran at $33: 100 tons May shorts at $."!!; 200 tons June shorts at $37.50. Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland, Thur 13 2 5 Year aKO 11 1 1271 1031 12 22r.ll 22J8 6 1 1704 2101 "H 3492 8842 Season to date.47'U Tear ago 9tWt! Taeoma. Wed. 10 Year u&o 7 Season to date. 5527 Year ago 6340 Sf-attle. Wed.. 1 Year ao 7 Season to date. 4559 Year ago 732S 193 15u2 21 Oil 82S "'k so:! 323 " "io 1005 1)21 lie 498 "16 800 1254 1455 1878 FLOUR ADVANCE? 60 CENTS BARREL Market Pushed to' Higher Level by Big: Rise in Wheat The big Jump in the wheat market yes terday made higher priced flour inevitable. Millers, at the close of the grain exchange session, announced an advance of CO cents a barrel in all grades of flour on. their lists. The rise, which Is the greatest which has occurred since the European war began, puts patent flour at the $11.20 level. The new price will become effective this morn ing. Mill feeds of all kinds were strong. but quotations were not changed during the day. Among the grocery commodities on which advances were announced was a leading brand of olive oil. which was put up $1 case in five-gallon tins. Glass fruit Jars were advanced 73 cents a gross. LOCAL, BUTTER MARKET WEAKENING Decline In Early Part of Next Week Is Looked For, The butter market is steadily weakening and a decline of about 2 cents In the early part of next week Is probable. An advance of three-quarters of a cent In Coos and Curry triplet cheese was an nounced. Eggs were firm with sales mads on the street at 33 H cents case count. Poultry and dressed meats were firm and unchanged. Front Street Closes at Noon. Front-street houses closed at noon yes terday, owning to the patriotic parade. But little business In the fruit and vegetable line was done ' in the forenoon. A car of Los Angeles berries is due this morning and Will sell cheaper than the last shipment. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities vesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portand $2,584,807 $307,216 Seatte 3.289,420 733,849 Taeoma 414.426 24.913 Spokane 1.007.979 215.811 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session; April delivery: Bid: neat Bid. Tr. ago. Hluestem - 2.82 f 1.03 Fortylold ....... Club Red Russian .... Oats No. 1 white feed Barley No. 1 feed Futures May bluestem ... June bluestem .. &lay fortyfold ... June fortyfold .. tay club ........ June club ....... Mty Russian .... June Russian .... May oats ....... J une oa tr ........ May bariey June barley 2.27 2.27 2.23 ............ 49.75 S1.00 .112 .91 .91 25.50 27.00 Bid. ..J 2.33 . . 2.34 .. 2.28 . . 2.29 . . 2.28 . . 2.2S .. 2.25 .. 2.25 .. 60.25 .. f1.25 .. 61.00 . . 49.00 FLOUR Patents. $11.20; straights, $10 10:40: Valley. $10.20; whole wheat. $11.40 graham. $11.20. M1LLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $3T per ton; shorts. $41 per ton; roiled barley, $53 per ton. CORN White. $62 per ton; cracked. $63 per ton. HAY Producers' prices: Timothy, Eastern Oregon. $242U per ton; Valley timothy, $1820; alfalfa, $1820; Valley grain hay, $10 to 18. Hairy and Country Prodnre. BUTTER Cubes, extras. 40 H 41c; prime firsts, 40c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras. 44c; cartons, xc extra; Dutteriat. .No. 1. 44c; No. 2. 42c. CHJ2ESE Jobbers buying prices, t. o. b, dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets. 24c: Young Americas, 25c per pound; longhorns, i.'4c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets, 23c; Young America. 244c per pound: longhorns, -4c per pound, Eor.S Oregon ranch, current receipts. 3 33 40 per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects, o4c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 213230 per pound; broilers. 30 5? 40c: turkeys. 25 26c; ducks. 22 'j1-'.:5c; geese. 15 5?lGc. VEAL Fancy, 1415o per pound. PO KK Fancy. .. 1 8 Vi ' 1 c. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FKUITS Oranges. ravels. $2.50&3.45; lemons. $3.00 4.r0 per box; ba nanas, fi'c per pound; grapefruit. $3 SI 6.25. VEGETABLES -Artichokes. S5c1.10 per dozen: tomatoes. $3.73 per crate; cnbbage, !4S4e per pound; eggplant. 25c per pound; lettuce, n 2.75; cucumbers. $1.25 rl.7o dozen: celery. $11.23 per dozen. $0tl 7 per crate: cauliflower. $1.5G2.25 per crate; peppers, 4550c per pound; rhu barb. 8 6 4c per pound; peas. lOpllc per pound; asparagus. fe&.12Uc per pound; spin ach. $1.50 per box; sprouts. 124c per pound. POTATOES Oregon buying prices. $3.75 tf4 per hundred; new Florldas. Jobbing price. $5 per hamper. O.VIOXS Oregon Jobbing prices: No. 1. $12.50 per sack; Australian, ll12o per pound. GKEEN FRUIT Strawberries, $2.25 per crate: apples, 85c $2.35 per box; cran berries, (a per barrel. 1 Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry. $9.10; Honolulu plantation. $0.05: lirants Pass beet. $8.90; California beet. $8.1)0; extra C, $8.70; pow dered, in barrels, $0.65; cubes. In barrels. $U.K5. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $2.40 per dozen: one-half flats, $1.50: one pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound, tails, $1.25. HOXEV Choice. $3513.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 138224c; Brazil nuts. 21c; filberts. 22c; almonds, JOS 20c; pea nuts, 7f712c; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pecans. 1714 c. BEANS Oregon, small white. 11c; Cali fornia, small white. 15c. large white. 14c; Lima. 15i;c; bayous. 11c; pink. 11. COFFEE Koasted. in drums. 1725c. SALT Granulated, $16.75 per ton; half ground, loos. $11.50 per ton; 50a, $12.25 per ton: dairy, $14.73 per ton. K1CE Southern head, 747c pound; blue rose, 0aTc; broken. 014c; Japan style. 65 'Sic. DRIED FRUIT Apples. 103llc: apricots, 16919c; peaches, 30811c; prunes, Italian, 9r10c: raisins, 85c&$3 per box; dates, fard, 2. 50 (S3 per box; currants. 1516c; figs, $2 & 3.50 per box. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1916 crop, 4 6c per pound; 1917 contracts, nominal. HIDES Salted hides (25 pounds up), 18c: salted stags 50 pounds and up), 14c: green and salted kip (15 pounds to 25 pounds). 18c; green and salted calf skins (up to 15 pounds), 28c; green hides (25 pounds and up), 16c; green stags (50 pounds and up), 12c; dry hides. 30c; salt hides, 25c; dry horse hides, $1.50 ft 2.50; salt horse hides. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 80c; calted onK-wooled pelts, $1.50 3 3. WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine, 80 333c per pound: coarse. 40c; Valley, 40-45c; MOHA1 R R.-.c per pound. CASOAKA BARK Old and new, 78c per pound. Provisions. HAM!? All sizes, choice, 20c; standard. 2Sc; skinned, 27&2Sc; picnics, 2414c; cottage rolls, 27c. LAUD Tierce basis. " kettle-rendered. 24Vic: standard pure. 24c: compound, 18c. BACON Fancy. 87Si 88c: standard. 32 33c: choice. 26(& 30c. dky SALT Short clear backs. 24 s 20c; exports, 23 ii 25 14 c; plates. 19 ft 21c Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagons, 10c; cases, 18 M: i$ 22c uasuumi; liulk, HI Vic; cases. 80c; nap tha, drums, 1014c; cases. 28c; engine distil late, drums, lOWc; cases, 19c LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, SI. 24: rases. $1.31; boiled, barrels, $1.26; cases. $1.33. TUItPliNTINli In tanks, 67c; in cases, 74c. CATTLE MARKET IS FIRM SMALL ni'X OP STOCK AT NOHTII PORTLAXD. Best Hoes Available Bring S15.40, W illi Bulk of Sales at f 15.25 .No Sheep Offered. There was a light run of stock at tho North Portland yards yesterday and a quiet and steady market. The few sales were within tho range of prices oreviously estab lished. A small load of hogs was sold at $ 15.40. with the bulk of sales at (13.23. Cows sold up to (S.73 for the best grades. Receipts were OS cattle, 5 calves and 328 hops. Shippers were: Joe Dadoralt. Sheri dan. 1 car cattle, hoes: Z. A. French. Airlie. 1 car hogs; Peterson Bros.. Hillsboro, 1 car cattle, hos; K. H. R. F. Company. Mosier, 1 car hogs; Hout & Pnodgrass. Lebanon. 1 car hogs; McMahon & Son, Halsey, 1 car hogs; Marsh &. O'Rear, Centralla. 1 car cat tle, calves. The day's sales were as follows Wt. Price Wt. Price. 840 $0.50 2 calves.. 1 cow .... 1 calf 1 COW . . t . 1 COW. . .. 1 COW. . .. 1 COW. . .. 2 cows. . . 1 hog. ... 5 hogs. .. 90 hogs. ... 1 hog 5 hogs. .. 45 hogs. . 1 hog. . .. 2 hogs. .. 7 hogs. .. 320 f.N.'Jfi 1270 ti.00 270 O.oo it20 8.7." 1110 7.7." 3 cows. . . 1 cow. . . . 2 cows . . . 6 cows 1 Pteer. . . 1 bull 1 bull 1 calf 730 ri r o !73 KO0 83U lorto 10H0 340 5.00 ft oo 7.00 C.70 7.20 8.L'5 !KM) 8.501 lO0 7.301 !.-5 8.5o 1!0 14. 3 calves. , 1 10.00 140 14.40 24 hogs. 180 10.40 200 10.2.0 210 14.25 470 14.10 210 13.00 100 10.30 1C3 15.10 820 14.30 l:i.20: 1 hog 12K 13.70 240 3 4.20 1!2 10.20 250 14.30 200 13.10 150 12.00 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 3 hogs 50 hogs. . . 2 hogs. . . 2 hogs 1 cow . 1140 8.00 hogs. 120 14.00 Prices current at the local yards were as follows; Steers, prime ......t 9.7510.25 steers, good ............ Steers, medium .......... Cows, choice Cows, medium to good .. Cows, ordinary to fair ... Heifers Bulls Calves .................. Hogs Light and heavy packing Rough heavies ........... Pigs and skips Stock hogs 9.50y U.75 U.OOt 9.00 8.500 9.00 7.95 8.25 7.0O 7.50 6.50! 9.00 C.OOio 8.0O . .... 8.00 Hi 10.00 ..... 15.00O15.50 14.00 14.50 13.50irl4.00 12.00 w 13.25 tolieep Wethers Ewes . . Lambs 9.75 12.00 9.00 10.75 10.230 13.50 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. April 19. Hogs Receipts 9400. steady. Heavy. $13.301 13.60: light, $14.90 13.40: pigs. $12.30w 10.00; bulk of sales. $13.15 di 13.00. Cattle Receipts. 3100. steady. Native steers, $9.50 (i 13.00 ; cows and heifers, $8.00 1811.00; Western steers, JO. Oo 11.50 : stack ers and feeders. $o.50'a' 10.25. Sheep Receipts. 7ooo. steady. Tearllnrs. $12.00ii 13.75; wethers, $12,50 4 12.90; lambs. 514. to to 1J. IO. Chicago Livestock .Market. CHICAGO. April 19. Hogs Receipts. 18.000, slow at yesterday's average to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $15.50i 15.80; light, $14.75'TM5.75; mixed. $15,15415.85; heavy. $15.15fc 15. ;i0; rough, $13.1515.35; pigs. SlO.Jn'! 14.UO. Cattle Receipts. 4000, steady. Native beef cattle, $i.00?J13.25; stockers and feed ers. $7.251 9.90; cows and heifers, $5.60 11.00; calves, $S.5012.75. Sheep Receipts, lo.OOO, steady. Wethers, $10.00tol2.75; lambs. $11.90815.75. Livestock Scarce at Engene. EUGENE. Or., April 19. (Special.) The scarcity of beef cattle and the high cost of meat is reflected by the Eugene public market. On recent market days not single stall has been occupied by farmers offering meats of any kind for sale. One year . ago. four and sometimes five stall were used for the sale of meat. With the present high prices prevailing, the farmer prefers to sell live weignt. Buyers report a general scarcity of live stock throughout the valley. Metal Market. NEW YORK. April 19. Copper oulet. Electrolytic, spot and second ouarter. 30 32c, nominal: tnira quarter, zotoaoc. Iron, steady and unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin firm. Spot, 55.50g 56.25c. At London, spot copper. 133: futures, 1132 10s; electrolytic, 145. Spot tin. 219 6s futures. 219 108. The metal exchange quotes lead firm, 9c asked. Spelter weak. Spot, East St. Louis deliv ery, 9?4c asked. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., April 19. Turpentine, steady, 40c. Sales 87 barrels, receipts 160, shipments 96. stock 9249. Rosin, firm, sales 352 barrels: shipments, none: stock, 94.388. Quote: A. B. 13.00 C. r, S3.0.1 : E. 5.f!3; F. $5.70: G. $5.75: H I. $5.80; K M, $5.85; N. W, G. $3.90; WW $6.00. Duluth Linseed Market. DULDTH, April 19. Linseed on track and arrive. $3.34'??3.33; May, $3.33; July, $3.32U beptember, $J.J2',4 nominal. STOCK LIST UNEVEN Concerted Selling of Special ties at Lower Prices. METAL SHARES FIRM EARLY Break in Tobaccos Evidence of In vestment liquidation at Cur rent Market Values. Bonds Irregular. NEW YORK, April 1!. Concerted selling of special stocks, notably shippings, motors, J tobaccos and some of the low-grade rails. due to more or less specific causes, accounted In large measure for the conflicting and erratic course of today's dull market. New Haven's extreme decline of 4 points to .ill J4 was associated with the company's plan to issue a laree block of preferred stock to meet current obligations. A gross decline of 37 points In Liggett & Myers tobacco on a single sale at 2113 and a 7-point loss in American Tobacco at 174 were cited as additional Instances of Invest ment liquidation at current market values. Steel and Iron shares held their ground at gains of 1 to almost a points until the final hour, when the entire list ebbed away. Total sales, 01 0,000 shares. leallngs in bonds were more diversified, with Irregularity in international. Total sales, par value, 620,000. United States coupon 4s declined per cent and the registered 4s and Panamas 1 per cent on call. CLOSIXG STOCK QUOTATIONS. Clmlng Sales. Hlfh. Low. bid. Am Beet Sugar.. 4.oi H i 81 H "1 '4 Am Can 2,700 TiH -1 t AmCar&Fdry.. 3O0 Bill Ctf '" Am Locomotive ttT Am 8tn & R5fg. . 3.700 89 Ti !'-m '' AmSugRefK - - 1H Am Tel & Tel 12:;u Am Z L. b S 200 83 8:i : Anaconda Cop. .. 9.K0O fc04 T'.i'i "iV Atchison 1.200 lo'JVs l"-1 K'is AC, W I SSL... 10,20i io;t !Sv , Bait & Ohio l,:ii)0 70',i " 7(! B & S Copper. . .. aoo 42i 4:1 Calif Petrol -OH Canadian Pacif.. l.lno 3t2 Hit Central Leather. li.li'lO "'Vl Chen A Ohio soo HOi M. Chi Mil & St P... H00 fc0l 7!)" bit Chi & X W ift 1144 11.1'i C R'l & P ctfs... U"0 47Vi 415 4ii1i Chino Copper. . .. 700 64 B3i 63! Colo Fu & Iron. . SOU 47'i 47 47 Corn Prod Refg.. 1,400 2.1 23 i 23 4 Crucible Steel. . . 1 l.HIO b3 61 V, 61 Cuba Cane Sugar. . 3, 20O 47H 4r.? 4.)H Dist Securities. .. J.KOO 14Va 33V 13H Erie 6,100 '-"3 27 27. General Electric. :i0O Jc.4'4 104 General Motors.. 15.1100 103 u, !lt loo Gt North pfd 6()0 110i II014 110 Lit Nor Ore ctfs. . 7UO sl',4 3o 3014 Illinois Central.. 40( . 104 ' 1U4 llKt'.i Inspiration Cop.. B.300 .rpil'4 r.5H !H Int M M pfd... 2.".4(10 hO', 7Hi 77? Int Nickel 2,200 41 " 41 'i 41! Int Paper 1.500 3!t;;. o8i 3Sit Iv C Southern ..... ..... 2- Kennecott Cop. .. 2.100 43H 43V4 43 Louis & Nash 13"Mi Maxwell Motors. 3,400 4,ii 44 H 44'i Mexican Petrol.. B.HO0 77i tx'i Miami Copper. . . 2.000 41. 41'.-i 41 Missouri Pacific 28 Nevada Copper. . l,f00 22?i 2254 2Va N y Central 1.4O0 W?, 4 04 NYNH&1I.... 16,-SOO 4314 RH Ui Norfolk & West.. 5M) ll'S-Ti 1-js'i 12.S'- Northern Pac... 80O 103 'a 1U3U 103H Pacific Mail 500 21' 21V, 21 Pac Tel & Tel -. 2! Pennsylvania.... 1,000 B3"4 C3 63 Pittsburg Coal. .. 3(IO 43 434 43 Ray Consol Cop. 1.300 2'i 2 ! '4 2 St i Reading 7.BOO H l'4 Kep Ir & Steel . .. 5. Too Ro"4 7H 7!)i Shatt Ariz Cop. . oo 2r.i 24t 24 Southern Pacific SoO f)4r t4 114 Southern Ry 4.00O 2s- 2Si 2KN. Studebaker Corp. 17.800 Sti'i 84 8."V4 Texas Company. 2.200 214'4 210 210 Cnion Pacific 7,400 13Si, 137 137 IT S Ind Alcohol. 15.300 10!)i 107 10S4 U S Steel 110,'JOO 11 2 "4 111 Ill's. do pfd 2O0 117T4 117 117 ITtah Copper 16.100 112 llO1 111 Wabash pfd B. .. 300 20 25 54 23 Western Union 1" Westing Elect. .. 1.000 40V4 4! 4SH Total sales for the day. 510,000 shares. BONDS. U R ref 2s reg.. 98 Nor Pacific Ss.. 63'A do coupon.... sis I'ac T & Tel 5s.. 98 U S 3s reg 9:1 Penn con 48.. 104 So Pacific ret 4s 87 do coupon....' till TT S 4s re 103 Union Pacific 4s. 95 do coupon 'lOOiA u Pacific cv 4s. 92 Atchison gen 4a 91 IU S Steel 5s.... lO04 91174 944 D & R G ref 5s. 65 ft So Pacific con 5s N Y Cent deb us 107 (Anglo-French 5s Nor Pacific 4s. 90 I Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, April 19. Mercantile paper, 4 '4 ft 4 4 per cent. Sterling, co-day bills, $4.72; commercial 60-day bills on banks, $4.72; commercial 00-day bills, $4.71; demand, $4.75 cables, $4.764. Francs, demand, 6.71; cables. 5.70. Guilders, demand. 40 ; cables, 41. Lires, demand, 7.00; cables, 8.99. Rubles, demand. 28.70; ;demand. 28.75. Bar silver, 7474c. Mexican dollars, 67 c Government bonds, weak; railroad bonds. heavy. Time loans, steady; 60 days. 34 per cent; 90 days, 3&4 per cent; six months, 44V4 per cent. Call money, Ilrmer. High, B per cent: low, 2 per cent: ruling rate, 24 per cent; last loan, xfc per cent; closing bid, 24 per cent; offered at per cent. PAN FRANCISCO. April 19. Sterling. $4.75; demand, $4.75; cables, $4.70 ij. Mexican dollars, 06.4Oc LONDON, April 19. Bar silver, 8T 1-1 0d per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 4j&4 per cent; three months, 4j?474 per cent. Stocks Steady at London. LONDON, April 19. American securities were occasionally supported at steady prices on the Stock Exchange today. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. April 19. Butter Fresh, extras. 3lc; prime firsts, HSc. Eggs Fresh extras, joc; extra firsts. 83?c; fresh extra pullets, 30c; extra firsts puilets. 29sC. cneese -ew iirais, .vci joung Ameri cas, 2oc. Poultry Hens. 24 iff 20c; old roosters, ISO 16c; fryers, 3540c; broilers, 3335c; squabs. $2.00&'2.25; pigeons. $1.752.25; ducks. 19to2uc; geese, iuto-ic, turkeys, nom inal. Vegetables Asparagus, BSSHc; Summer squash, $1.75to,2: Southern iced lettuce. $1.25; uniced, mcsLou; peas. Southern fancy, large. 4c; small, 3c; tomatoes. Mexi can repacked, $1.5Uto.-5; green peppers. Florida. 30j40c; egg plant. 174&20c; gar lic. l3c; onions, green, $1.001.30; celery, $1.252.00; rhubarb, San Jose, $1.15-1.25; lancy. (l.uu: cucumoeri, .uuto2.ou; mush rooms. 10 4i 25c. Potatoes Rivers, $4.50 0 4.75; new, 78c per pound. Onions Australian, $8 8.50 on the street. Fruit Strawberries, $1.25to1.75; lemons, $3 to 3.00; grapefruit. $2.50i3; oranges, na vels. $2.65i&2.90; bananas, $1.502.50: pine apples, $2.252.50; apples, Newtown pip pins, $1.501.75: wlnesaps. $2.102.25. Feedstuffs Cracked corn and feed corn meal. $555Q: rolled barley, $4547; meal, alfalfa. $26.50 carloads, less $27.50. Receipts Flour 8460 quarters, barley 1815 centals, beans 50 sacks, potatoes 890 sacks, onions 80 sacks, hides 1050, hay 130 tons, wines 45,700 gallons. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK, April 19. Evaporated ap ples, strong. Prunes, firmer. -Apricots, scarce and nominal; fancy. 22o. Peaches, firmer; choice, 8c; extra choice. 94c: fancy. 10c. Raisins, steady: seedless. 10 011c Chicago Dairy Produce CHICAGO. April 19. Butter. lower. Creamery. 41S43c. Eggs Receipts. 3X35 cases, unchanged. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. April 19. Raw sugar, easy. Centrifugal, 6.40c; molasses, 5.58C. Refined, steady. Fine granulated, 7.00 & 8.50c, nom inal. Coffee Futures Close Ixwer. NEW YORK. April 10. Coffee futures opened at a decline of 5 to 7 points, and sold 6 to 12 points net lower during the middle of the day. with May touching 7.07c and De cember 8.47c. Sales. Including switches, were 67.250 bags. The market closed at a net J una IO T u 1 v K 2 Or An n t. R fieri- K. 4 J n rtstftAmhor K R(lr' Tanmirv fi .r.7o- Wh- ruary, 8.64c; March, 8.70c 10c The few freah offers received In the cost and freight market were said to be unchanged. The official cables reported no chance in primary markets except .Santos futures, which were unchanged to B0 rels higher. Santos reported clearances of tt4,0u0 for New York and t0,0O0 for New Orleans, SUGAR BEETS IX KLAMATH COUNTY Good Kesults Obtained by farmera In Paat Reason. KLAMATH FALLS. Or- April 19. (Spe cial.) iast year the Utah-Idaho bugar Company at Grants Pass sent beet leed to this county for experimental purposes. De spite the very unfavorable year, as far as weather conditions are concerned, most re mark, able results were obtained by the few farmers who grow beets and gout them out to be tested. Hincs then the company has been In correspondence wUh Charles W. Kberlein. in this city, concerning the possi bility of obtaining contracts for a con siderable area in Klamath County to be grown to beeis this year. The company. In a recent letter, advises that the bouthern Pacific Company has Just made them a freitrht rata of sl.6u ter ton on beets from this city to Grants Pass, which will enable them to pay the farmers here as much as 0 Der ton for the beets on board cars here, provided as much ss -00 or liOO acres could be contracted. Alex Nibluy, resident manager of the Grants Pass factory, advises that if Mr. Kberleln can assure him of the required area he will come over at once and enter Into the contracts and will bring him expert field man whom he will leave here to instruct the farmers in regard to the preparation of the soil, planting of the beets, etc. rlenty of Moisture Now. KEZ PERCH. Idaho. April 19. (Special. Several Spring rains, which are reported to have been general through the wheat belt during the last week, put the ground in cerfect condition for farm work, ana gave the wheat already planted a good start. As a result of the wet weather the defi ciency in precipitation dating from Septem ber 1 has been materially reduced and rarm era report that the fields are in condition to withstand a consiueraole dry period, tnougn this is not probable at this season Idaho Season Six Weeks I.ate. LEW1STON, Idaho. April 19. tSpeclal.) There has been more precipitation during the present month than any previous month since the weather bureau was estaDllsnea ai Lewiston 14 years ago. The season is at least six weeks backward. Thousands of head of livestock have perished on account of the- protracted Winter. Farmers who were unable to put In a full wheat crop last Fall on account of excessive moisture have not been able to do Spring plowing on account of the late Spring season. High Price for Single Hog. ECfjENE. Or.. April 19. (Special.) James Jensen, of Eugene, purchased a hog from M. Anderson, residing five miles from the city, yesterday. He paid 1 7 0.00. The animal weighs 500 pounds. Cotton Market. V NEW YORK, April 19. Spot cotton. quiet. Middling. 20.25c. Hops. Etc.. at New York. NEW l'OKK, April 19. Hops, steady; Hides, firm. TAX RECEIPTS BEAT 1915 Ileavy Payments at The Dalles Due to Farmers Meeting Full Debt. THE DALLES. Or., April 19. (Spe cial.) Tho Sheriff's office here, which has charge of the collection of taxes. has now, at the beginning: or tne pe riod of delinquency of unpaid taxes for this year, compiled a report of the collections. The report covers all col lections to April 5. It shows for the present year an Is sue of 4880 receipts, for a total amount of $185,604.02; last year's report, cov ering the same period of time, showed 4488 receipts, for a total amount of $175,764.05. The credit for the Increase groes to the farmers, many of whom have paid their taxes in full, not taking advan tage, as in former years, of the one half payment privilege. H. DRUM RENAMED WARDEN Taeoma Man Continues Four Tears More at Walla Walla. OLTMPIA, "Wash., April 19. (Spe cial.) Reappointment of Henry Drum, of Taeoma, as warden of the State Peni tentiary at Walla Walla, to a term of four years, was announced by the State Board of Control, with Governor Lister's approval. He was first ap pointed by Governor Lister early In the latter's first term In 1913. The board has appointed architects to have charge of additional building work at state institutions, as author ized by the last Legislature. The build ing appropriations will be available June 7. DAILY C1TY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. TASKER-STEEL Charles Tasker, Cove Orchards, Or., and Kathleen Steel, Congress UAWSON-OOFF Wallace W. Dawson, aged 20. 1190 Long avenue, and Thelma ttoff, aged 18, 1748 Kust Yamhill street. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. GIBB1NS-KKLLY Charles F. Gibblns. 84, of Portland, and Mrs. Belle R. Kelly, 47, of Portland. HARTLEY - FREDERICKSON James Hartley, 25, of Portland, and May Frederick son. 24, of Portland. REIO-BEALL Oonald Reld, 21, of Port land, and Bessie Beall, 19, of Portland. HL'fiKEY-BHINULEY Henry H. Hua key. 24, of St. Johns. Or., and Phyllis Brlnd iey, 17, of Linnton, Or. Births. ANDERSON To Mr. and Mrs. Dave An derson. Avalon apartment, April 4, a daugh- tCSANDSTROM To Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Sandstrom, 274 Portland boulevard, April 0, a son. PLEBUCH To Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Plebuch, 204 Porter street, April 6, a daugh- PP.UITT To Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Pruitt, 111S Missouri avenue. April 6, a son. KING To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. King, 614 North Hayes street, April 7, a daughter. DEVLIN To Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Lie vim, 838 East Twenty-Bixth street. April 7. a son. ROACH To Mr. and Mrs. David Roach, 18iS Woolsey street. April 7. a daughter. I'LVHEK To Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin PusheK. ;09 East Fifty-seventh street North. Am-ll 7. a son. ORLOFF To Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Or loff. Park Rose avenue, April 6, a son. PLUMMER To Mr. and Mrs. Rose M. Plummer, Oswego, April 7, a daughter. BOKriCH To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boesch. 943 Vancouver avenue, April 7, a (laughter. M1LL1GAN To Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. MillLgan. 4UO Tillamook astreet. April 7. a dauguter. Building Permits. MAX HOUSE R AND ASSOCIATES Erect flag pole on 11-story office building. 82 Fourth street, corner Oak; Clay S. Morse, Inc.. builder: $73. T. DE FALCO ESTATE Repair two-story frame dwelling. 009 Fifth street, between Caruthers and Arthur; Dlmick & Culver, builders; $10. A. JOHANSSON Alter one-story frame dwelling, C403 Eighty-first street Southeast, between Sixty-fourth avenue and Sixty-fifth avenue: builder, same; $15u. H. O. TERRY Alter one-story brick or dinary automobile repair warehouse. 943 Savler. between Twenty-seventh and Twenty- eighth J. --. Relcme. ounuer; tuu. THE I). P. THOMPSON COMPANY Alter two-story brick ordinary (stores). 252 Third street, between Madison and Main; J. U. Klllfireen, builder: $75. O. LOOBWOOD Erect one-story frame dwelling, 018 Fifty-first street, corner Stan ton; builder, same; $2500. JANE SMITH 592 East Ninth, between Brooklyn and Bacon; wreck frame dwelling; F. E. Wilson, builder: $5o. FOSTElt & KLE1SER COMPANY Erect billboard on Hood street, between Caruthers and Sherman; builder, same; $20. CHARLIE LUCK Erect garage. 115 Clinton, between Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth; builder, same: $5o. ' A. L1NOSTRO.M Alter one-story frame dwelling, 9:103 Sixty-fourth avenue, between Ninety-third and Ninety-fourth: $50. FRANCEH C. LILLY Alter two-storT frame dwelling. 1239 Kerby, between Simp son and Aluswortn; c patch, builder $225. MOORE LODGE Wreck one, and one-half- story frame resilience and stores, 23 Taylor O. K. & Rose City Wrecking Cvrapany, con tractors; $000. 1 ' ' ' ' ' 1 ' 1 NATIONAL DEFENSE BULLETIN No. 1 To Local Military Organizations and Police Departments : TTT IS of the utmost importance that materials for in stant use and defense, in case of sudden emergencies, should be at hand and entirely adequate to the require ments. Experience has shown that no one implement of defense or attack is more efficient than the Marlin Colt Machine Gun, which has met every detail of the most exacting requirements, both in actual warfare or in case of riots or uprisings, and has been adopted by the United States and many foreign governments. Orders for these guns, together with all ammunition required, can be filled by us immediately upon receipt of order. Prices quoted upon application. The Marlin Arms Corporation, New Haven, Conn. i EE rtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin DEN1AND IS HEAVY Exporters and Miilers Eager to Buy Wheat. TEN-CENT RISE AT CHICAGO Cash Grain at St. Ixiuls Sells Within 2 Cents of $3 a Bushel Allies Purchasers of September and Sellers of July. CHICAGO. April 19. After a wild advance today of about 10 cents all around to new top record prices, the wheat market closed flurried. 7tt to 0Ho net higher, with May at $2.40 to $2.41 and July at $2.00 'A to $2.05. Urgent demand from exporters and millers was largel responsible, together with the fact that scarcity of immediate supplies had hoisted No. 2 red wheat at St. Louis to within 2 cents of $3 a bushel. Corn finished 2 to 4o up. oats Uc off to & He advance, and provisions unchanged to 40c higher. EnterTte .government interests were said to have been big buyers of the Septemb. . de livery of wheat, while at the same time per sistently Belling July. Cash houses were the chief purchasers of May and there were signs that a majority of May longs would Insist on deliveries of actual wheat. New high records were scored In corn chiefly as a result of wheat strength Gains in some cases exceeaea oc. Oats sympathized with the upturns In other cereals. Provisions mounted with grain. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat 2.33V4 $2.42i $2.33 $2.40 July 1.06V4 2.07 V4 1.9814 2.0314 CORN. Mar 1.42 1.474 1.4 1.41 July 1.37 1.42Vi 1-3T 1.4114 OATS. May 65Ti .T4 .63 .efiVi July 64 .85U .63 .64, MESS PORK. May July ..87.35 ..37.00 8T.40 37.23 S7.S0 87.00 RT.80 87.20 LARD. May July .21.00 21.22 51.00 21.02 21.22 1.45 ..21.25 1.45 21.22 21.22 SPARE RIBS. ...19.SS 20.1S 19 SS 20.0T ...20.05 S0.20 20.05 20.1T July September Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red. nominal; No. 8 red. $2.54; No. 2 hard, $2.53; No. S- hard, nom inal. Corn No. yellow. $1.S501.55H; No. s yellow, $1.63 ii 0 1.55; No. 4 yellow. $1.51 9 Oats No. 8 white, 7"fioiic; stanaara. 70 72e. Rye No. 8. $1.B'P1.BS. Barley $1.20trL62. Timothy $5 6. Clover $12 IT. Pork Nc-.nlnal. Lard $21.02. Ribs $19.6001093. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April 19. Wheat. May. $2.84H 2.344 ; July, $2.26; cash. No. 1 hard, $2.59 W Z.bl 1 ; rvormern. $2.50 W2.54H ; No. 2 Northern, $2.46Hw 2.54. Flax. $3.29e3.sn. Barley. 81.18W 1.42. Eastern Wheat Futnrea. WINNIPEG. April 19. May. $2.42; July. $2.86; October, $1.82. MINNEAPOLIS. April 19. May, $2.34; July, $2.26; Beptember, $1.78H. Grain at San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO. April 19. Spot quota tions Walla, $2.72 2.75; red Russian. ir.iaT0: Turkey red. $8.80'&8.85: blue- stem. $3.80ff3.81: feed barley. $2.75ff 2.77 ; white oats, ismaium: uran, u; middlings. $5455: shorts. $45ifT48. Call board Bartey, -May, ; Decem ber, $2. Sales, May, euu tons; uecemoer. 1600 tons. Pnget Sound Grain Market. SEATTLE. April 19. Wheat Bluestem, $2 25; turkey red, $2.28: fortyfold, $2.20; club, $2.20; fife. $2.20; red Russian, $2.20. Barley, r,o per ion. Yesterdays car receipts Wheat 1, flour 7. TACOMA. April 19. Wheat Blnestem. $2.30; fortyfold, club and red fife. $2.27; red Russian. $2.25. Car receipts Wheat 10. corn 1 hay 6. TACOMA FliOtril VP FURTHER Beans Increase In Price and Eggs Are Offered at- 35 Cents. TACOMA. Wash., April 19. (Special.) Further advances in flour, beans and rr marked the opening of the Taco ma markets yesterday. Flour jumped 40 cents more, making more than $2 that nrices have advanced within 10 days. Olympia, Pyramid and Drifted Bnow are now selling at $10.85 a barrel. All varieties of beans, with the ex ception of fancy small whites, advancd from.$l to $3 a hundred pounds in the local market. Large whites are up to $16.25; California llmaa to $16.50: fancy pinks to $13.50; California bayos to $12.25: red Mexicans to $12 and SDeckled bayos to $10.50. The continually advancing price of feed has caused ranchers to add anoth er cent to the price of fresh eggs which 1 1 1 1 1 "I I II I IIU III II 1 1 U 1 1 II I HI 1 1 II 1 II are now se'llng- at S3 cents a dozen In Taeoma. ' BILLS 'AFFECT IDLE LAND Senator Jones Would Penalize Fail ure to Cultivate. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAl,, 'Wash ington. April 19. Senator Jones, of Washington, introduced a bill au thorizing the Sectetary of the Interior to take possession of all land in any Government reclamation project for which water Is available, that Is un occupied or uncultivated and that was uncultivated last year, and to retain possession of same until one year after the close of the war. The Secretary is given unrestricted- authority to arrange for the cultiva tion of this land, but It the landowner gives assurance that he will, this sea son, cultivate all such lands In his pos session, and will cultivate them throughout the period named, his lands will not be taken over. Senator Jones introduced another bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to permit in such way as he deems proper the use of any vacant public land suitable for agriculture or stock-raising from now until one year after the restoration of peace. Another bill by Senator Jones pro vldes that the United States shall guarantee interest on bonds issued by irrigation districts organized under state law. Arthur Belts Dies at Rochester. CEXTRALIA, Wash., April 19. (Spe cial.) Arthur Betts. one of tho best known residents of southern Thurston County, died yesterday at his home at Rochester, where he has lived for the past 28 years. Mr. Betts was 43 years of age and is survived by his wife and nine children. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen and Kebekah Trie fragranc of rare tobacco per meates the deserted room -PAL4L.MALI4- A SMllnflln LsnJa A Quarter Hera Caruthers Commentary Facts: O s During 1913 Caruthers T r ft-... X.' . . .-. S Sixth, was improved 8 and in 1917, four years after, with the heavy 8 traffic that follows an ? S i m p r o v ed thorough- $ S fare, i t is in p e r f e c t 4 condition, owinsr to tha a O fact that it was paved S V WUH 5 8 Bitulithic WARRES TIROS. CO, S Journirl Ilnildins;, Portland, Or. st TRAVELER'S GUIDE. U. S. M.a S. Ss. SIERRA, SONOMA, VENTURA SAMOA HONOLULU tWEST RATES OF PASSAGE Apply to IN It- 3. LU, C73 BUrkx St.. Sea Fraai hiiince every 21 days Apl. 24. May i5. Junes American' Hawaiian Steamship Co. All sailings betweea U.'S. Atlantic and U. S. Pacific port, are canceled until a ther notice. C. D. I. say. Aff Mas saw wtls q8 1 1 II II 1 1 1111 1 1 1 1 1 1 U Ttrnrmmmmnmmn nm mm Tax Exempt OND YUlding State 3.73 ?n ..4.20-4.23 ..4.25,-4.30 i 4o0' 46o ,.4.63-4.70 ...5.00-5.40fi 5.40 5.50 County Port District School District City Highway District...., Street Improvement.. Drainage District.... Municipal Irrigation.. Details on Application Lumbermens Trust Company Capital and Surplus $600,000 Fifth and Stark lodges of Rochester and for 13 years had been a rural free delivery carrier out of the Rochester postoffice. His elderly parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Betts, of this city, and three brothers, also survive him. 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