Morning Oregonian., April 21, 1917, Page 19, Image 19

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1917.
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WHEAT RISE HALTS
Government Action Checks
Speculative Markets.
FORMER PRICES HOLDING
Little Grain Is Now Available in
Northwest Oats and Barley
Strong, With Local Sales
at Higher Kates.
'file upward course of the local wheat
market met a check yesterday when the
Eastern market broke on word that the
Administration had taken steps to regulate
commodity prices. At the Merchants' Ex
change bids for bluestem were lowered 1
to 2 cents, while offers for other aorta of
wheat wera about unchaneed from Thursday.
Stocks In the Northwest are so mall.
however, that It Is likely values will hold
unless some radical move is soon made by
the authorities. In the meantime, there Is
a sharp Eastern demand for Bpot wheat, and
the premium quoted yesterday was un
changed. Trading in the country was light.
as but little wheat was offered. A sal
of bluestem at an Interior point at $2,25
was reported.
Oats were the strongest feature of the
market. April and June bids were raised a
quarter at the exchange, and there were
sales made In the open market at $51. Spot
barley was sold at $61.50 and $52.
Ko changes were announced In the flour
or mill feed markets.
Argentine wheat shipments for the week
were 246.000 bushls. against 3,224,000 bushels
a year ago.
Russell's Commercial News said: "The
question of the supply of wheat remaining
in the country is extremely vital at the
present moment. Taking the Government
estimate of farm reserves and mill stocks.
which were considerably below private est!
mates made at the same time, and the Chi-
cago Trade Bulletin report of the visible
supply, the total amount of wheat In the
country on March 1 was 283,000.000 bushels.
private statistics being 15.000.000 to 25.
000,000 bushels higher. From this has been
consumed domestic food for a month and
a half, about 62.000,000 bushels; a month
and a half of exports, say 18,000.000
bushels, and deducting 30,000,000 bushels
for Spring wheat seed, would be 110,000,000
bushels accounted for. This le Tea In the
country at the present time 182,000,000
bushels, of which 37,000,000 bushels are In
the visible. This supply is enough for food
for two and a half months, say 105.000,000
bushels, leaving the balance as a surplus
for export or carry over. The Canadian
supply, after deducting food and seed re
qulrements from the crop and the carry
over and the exports to April 1. shows
total In that country over and above bom
requirements of about 70,000,000 bushels, of
which 42.000.000 bushels are In sight In
the visible supply."
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows;
wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay.
per hundred; new Florldaa, Jobbing price,
(5 per hamper.
ONIONS Oregon Jobbing prices: No. 1,
$12.50 per sack; Australian, 11 ti 12 hi a per
pound.
GREEN FRUIT Strawberries. i per
crate; apples, 85c S $2.35 per box; cran
berries, $3 per barrel.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
EDGAR Fruit and berry. $9.10; Honolulu
plantation, $9.05; Grants Pass beet, $8.90;
California beet. $8.90; extra C. $8.70; pow
dered. In .barrels, $9.65; cubes, in barrels.
$9.85.
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.
HONE Y Choice, $33.23 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, 1322i4c: Brazil nuts.
21c; filberts, 22c; almonds, 10020c; pea
nuts, 77!4c; cocoanuta, $1.10 per dozen;
pecans, 17 Wc
BEANS Oregon, small white, lie: Cali
fornia, small white, 15c, large white. 14c;
Lima, 154c; bayous, 11c; pink, 11.
tu r lfc. Roasted, In drums, li 25c
SALT Granulated, $16.75 per ton; half-
ground. 100s. $11.50 per ton; 50s. $12.25 per
ton; dairy, $14.7 j per ton.
KICK bouthern head. 714ft7io pound;
blue rose, 6i,(&7c; broken, fic; Japan style.
dried FRUIT Annies. 10011c: apricots.
1619e: peaches. 10 Mile: prunes. Italian.
9i 10c; raisins, 85c$o per box; dates, fard.
z.oujs per box: currants, lOCfloc; tigs,
$2 & 3.50 per box.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc
HOPS 1916 crop. 4S6o per pound; 1917
contracts, nominal. t
HIDES Salted hides C23 pounds up), lSc;
salted stags (50 pounds and up), 14c; green
and salted kip (15 pounds to 25 pounds), 18c:
green and salted calf skins (up to lo
pounds), 28c; green hides (25 pounds and
up), 16c; green stags (50 pounds and up).
12c: dry hides. 80c: salt hides. 25c: dry
horse hides. $LB0 02.50; salt horse hides.
$35.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 80c; called
long-wooled pelts. $1.503.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine. Bosraoo per
pound; coarse. 40c; Valley. 4045c;
MOHAIR 65c per pound.
CASCARA BARK Old and new, TO 8a per
pound.
Portland. Fri. .
Year ago ....
Beason to date.
Year ago ....
Tacoma, Thurs
Year ago. . ..
Eeason to date.
Year ago. . ..
Seattle. Thurs.
Year ago. . ..
Eeason to date.
Year ago. . ..
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MR TAXES FACTOR
Munition Stocks Extensively
Sold at Declines.
OTHER SPECIALTIES WEAK
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice. 20c: standard.
28c; skinned. 2728c; picnics. 24ttc; cottage
rolls. 27c
LARD Tierce basts. kettle-rendered.
24'4c; standard pure, 24c: compound. 18c
BACON Fancy. 87 88c; standard. kw
33c: choice. 26 430 He
DRY SALT Short clear backs. 24 0 26c;
exports, 23425Hc; plates. 19ft 21c.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar
rels or tank wagons. 10c: cases. 18H 22c
GASOLINE Bulk. 21c; cases, sue; nap-
tha, drums. 19Vic; cases, 28c; engine distil
late, drums, lDV&c; cases, 19c
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $1.24; cases.
$1.31: boiled, barrels, $1.26; cases, $1.33.
A u Kl'jiA r i.. in tanks, c: in cases, iec
ALL LIHES ARE STEADY
FAIR RUN OF STOCK AT NORTH
PORTLAND YARDS.
EGGS MAY NOW BE AT THE TOP
Lighter Buying- for Storage Purposes Is
Anticipated. -
The egg market was higher yesterday
with sales reported on the street at 33&
S4 cents, case count. There were Indications
that the market has now gone as high as It
can at this time. Speculators are exercis
ing more caution In their purchases and a
stoppage of buying for storage account
would occasion no surprise. Southern and
Eastern markets reacted yesterday, and In
view of the steps taken by the Government
to control food prices, a general break In
speculative values is not improbable.
The butter market was weaker with very
little movement in country creamery cubes
even at the lower prices asked.
All lines of dressed meats and poultry
continue firm with limited arrivals. -
Potato Market Is Firm.
The potato market was strong with a
better demand from California and also
Inquiry from the East. The price generally
offered by buyers was $4 for good shipping
stock.
The street was well supplied with vege
tables and all lines were steady.
A laige shipment of Los Angeles straw,
berries was received and sold fairly well
at $2 a crate.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $2,343,552 $193,705
Feattle 3,289.420 ,733.849
Tacoma 369,442 54,194
Spokane 1.054,624 143.5S3
Most of the Cattle Offered Are Medium
Grade Bnik of Hose Sales at
$15.25 to $15.35.
There was a larger run at the stockyards
yesterday than on any day since Monday,
cattle comprising a good part of the receipts.
The market was steady and about unchanged
In all departments. Medium steers were
taken at $8.75 to $9 and cows sold up to
$8.50. The bulk of the hog sales were at
$lo.2 to $15. 3y,
Receipts were 265 cattle. 23 calves. 433
hogs and 514 sheep. Shippers were w. C.
Calhoun, Meridan, 5 cars cattle; W. A.
Grover, Robinette, 1 car cattle: Frank "Wann,
Mount Angel, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs
C. E. Lucke, Molalla, 1 car hogs (East Port
land) 1 car cattle and hogs; Cutsford Bros.,
Hubbard, 1 car cattle and hogs; L. A.
Thomas. West Stayton. 1 car hogs; B. W
Porter, Junction City, 1 car cattle and
calves; T. D. Halstead, Junction City, 1 car
cattle and calves; C. Nelson. Montura, 1 car
cattle, calves and hogs: fahepherd Commis
sion Company. Washougal, 3 cars cattle and
sheep.
The day's sales were as follows:
Weight. Prlce. Weight. Price.
10 hogs.
2 hogs...
3 hogs. . -3
hogs. . .
hogs. . .
2 hogs. ..
3 hogs. ..
4 hogs. . .
1 hog. . . .
1 hog. . . .
1 hogs. .
30 hogs...
4 hogs. . .
1 hog. . . .
1 hog. . . .
7 hogs. . .
5 hogs. . .
14 hogs. .
hogs. . .
1 hog. ...
2 hogs. . .
7 hogs. . .
2 hogs. .
1 cow.
1 cow. . . .
bulls. ..
23 cows. .
1 bull....
1 bull....
1 bull
1 cow. . . .
Q cows. . .
5 steers.
1 calf....
2 calves.
1 bull. .
PORTLAND
MARKET
QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Ktc
Merchants' Exchange, noon session:
April delivery:
Wheat
Bluestem
Forty fold ....
Club
Red Russian
Oats
No. 1 white feed
Barley
No. 1 feed . . . . .
Futures
May bluestem
June bluestem .
May fortyfold .
June fortyfold
Alay club .....
- June club
May Russian . .
June Russian .
May oats . ... .
June oats . . . .
May barley
June barley
Bid.
Bid. Yr. aao.
$ 2.31 LOO
2.27
2.27
2.25
50.00
51.50
.90
.88
.89
25.25
26.00
Bid.
.$ 2.32
. 2 &
.. 2.3S
. 2.39
. 2.27
. 2.27
.. 2.26
. 2.26
. 50.50
. 51.50
.. 51.50
. 49.00
FLOUR Patents, $11.20: straights, S10S
10:40; Valley. $10.20; whole wheat. $11.40
graham, $11.20.
MILLFEED Spot prices : Bran, $37 per
iuii , suoris, ijwi lou ; rouea Dariey, $53
Lier oil.
COK. White. $62 per ton; cracked, $63
per ton.
HAY Producers' prices: Timothy, Eastern
uregon. iao per ton; valley tlmothv
$18i20; alfalfa, $1820; Valley grain hay,
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 39i440e; prime
rirsts, SS3-2C jouuing prices:, Prints, extras,
4c; cartons, xc extra; Duttertat, No. 1, 44c
ro. 2. 42C
CHEESE Jobbers- buying prices, f. o. b.
coca. i-orttana: nuamook trlDiets. 24c
Young Americas. 25c per pound; longhorns.
24c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle- Point;
Triplets. 234c: Young Americas, 24ftc per
pouna; longnorns, 4c per pound
EGUS Oregon ranch, current receipts.
33H34c per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects,
Hue per dozen.
POULTRY Hens. 21 22c per pound
broilers, 3040c; turkeys. 2526c; ducks.
zqoc; geese, lotj'lbc.
VEAL Fancy, 14 15c per pound.
PORK Fancy, 19c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
T.-oeal Jobbing qnotatlons:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
$3.50IB3.45: lemons. $3.5004.50 per box: ba
nanas. 5'c per pound; grapefruit. f3a.25
VEGETABLES Artichokes. Sic 1.10 per
dozen: tomatoes, $3.75 per crate; cabbage.
4VottO per pound; eggplant, 25c per
pound; lettuce. x::.Z3(g2.7D: cucumbers. $1.25
691.7a dozen; celery. $11.28 per dozen. $6
7 per crate; cauliflower, $1.252.25 per
crate; peppers, 40&000 per pound: rhu
barb, 8 ii 4c per pound; peas. 10 idle per
pound; asparagus, uizttizhic per pound: spin
ach, $1.50 per box; sprouts, 12V4o per pound.
POTATOES Oregon
215$15.25 2 cows..
455 14.25 1 cow. . . .
260 15.25 1 calf
370 14.25 1 bull. . ..
107 13.75 7 cows...
00 13.75 1 cow .
117 13.75 9 cows. .
127 15.10 2 calves..
250 15.10 II cows.. .
290 15.10 1 cow. ...
184 15.10 1 cow
167 15.35 1 cow. ...
125 14.00 3 cows...
3(10 14.35 3 cows. .
280 14.50 T cows.
2H7 1S.3;
208 15.35
170 15.10
S00 14.10
380 14.10
175 15.35
109 14.00
345 14.35
890 $ 7.7
1010 7.75
150 10.0O
14S0 7.00
R!0 7.60
860 5.50
1066 7.75
' 130 10.00
1014 8.50
1030
850
1805
1050
1350
1070
1130
1040
1012
834
350
8.75
5.50
7.85
7.85
5.00
6.00
6.2J
8.601
6.00
8.75!
7.00
155 10.00
680 8.0O
2 cows. . .
2 cows. . .
6 cows. . .
1 cow. ...
1 heifer..
1 calf
1 calf
2 calves. .
1 calf. ...
1 calf....
5 steers. .
2 steers. .
2 steers. .
1 bull
"2 bulls...
2 hogs. ..
58 hogs. . .
5 hogs. . .
1 hog.
0 ewes. . .
6 ewes.
990
1110
900
777
730.
8.17
860
805 '
ltf.3
80
540
Wall-Street Market Unsettled ty
Professional Operations, but Tone
at Close Is Steadier Steel
Regains Early Iioss.
NEW YORK. April 20. Speculative stocks.
notably those which are likely to bear the
greater burden of the Government's forth
coming policy of war taxation, wers more
extensively liquidated today at gross de
clines of 2 to 7 points. Foremost among these
Issues were the leading munitions and equip
ments, oils, motors and tobaccos, with an
admixture of kindred specialties. Selling
was largely of professional origin, but the
severe shrinkage later forced Investment of
ferings of high-grade Issues. The setback
embraced fertilizers, papers and utilities.
especially gas shares
Rails opened the session at gains of 1 to
2 points on the tentative rate order granted
by the Interstate Commerce Commission,
but these advances were soon dissipated In
whole or part. New Haven duplicated Its
recent minimum of 894, making a partial
recovery with other rails on belated short
covering.
The more notworthy recessions of the day
Included Bethlehem Steel, new stock, which
tell a points to 115, with 4 for the old
shares at 128; New York Airbrake, 6 at
134; Gulf States Steel, 5 at 121; Industrial
Alcohol, 6 at 102 V,; Union Bag & Paper,
4hi at 90 and 4 for Ohio Gas at 138.
Reversals of 2 to 4 points were registered
by Atlantic Gulf & West Indies. General
Motors, American Tobacco, Mexican Petrol
eum, Texas Company, United States Rubber,
Distillers' Securities. American Zinc and
Wells-Fargo Express Marines were heavy
with other shippings most of the time, but
rebounded briskly toward the close.
United States Steel made an extreme loss
of 1 at 110H. but was freely taken on the
decline and rallied almost a point. r inai
prices In most Instances were 1 to 3 points
above lowest quotations. Total sales, 640,
000 shares.
The only feature of the Irregular bond
market was a point rise In New York Cen
tral refunding 48. Total sale of bonds, par
value, $2,850,000. United States bonds were
again erratic, registered 2a losing Per
cent and registered 3s 1 per cent, and
coupon 4s advancing 1ft per cent.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Kales.
5.100
2,0o0
500
600
2,200
2O0
2O0
2.400
8.00
7.50
7.00
6.0O
5.00
7.00
6.00
5.00
6.50
7.25
8.00
Am Beet Sugar
American Can.
Am C & Fdy..
Am Locomotive
A Smelt & Rfg.
Am Sugar Rig.
Am Tel A Tel..
Am Z. LA 8. .
Anacon Copper. 10.500
Atchison 3,."oo
AO&WISSL 9.100
B & Ohio 1.700
B A Sup Copper 1.2O0
Cal Petroleum. 800
Can Pacific ... 800
Central Leather 6,800
Ches & Ohio... 1.70O
C. M A St P... 1.400
C & N W 600
C, R I A P ctfs
Chlno Copper.. 1,700
Colo F & Iron. 9O0
C Pdts Rfg 8.100
Crucible Steel.. 10.300
Cuba Can Sugar 5,200
Dint Securities. 3,300
Erie 7,000
General Electric 800
General Motors. 11,800
Gt Nor Pfd 1.7O0
Gt Nor Ore ctfs 2. 800
Illinois Central 5.9O0
Insp Copper... 2,800
I M M pfd .... 82,800
Inter Nickel ... 7,300
Inter Paper ... 800
K C Southern.. 400
Kenn Copper., 3,1 00
N ec Nashville. 4O0
Maxwell Motors 3.600
Mux Petroleum. 7.800
Miami Copper.. 1,500
Missouri Pac. 3,000
Montana Power 300
Nevada ' Copper. 900
N Y Central... l.SOO
N Y. N H & H. 4.400
Nor & Western. 900
Nor Pacific 2,300
Pacific Mall... 700
Pennsylvania .. l.OOO
Pittsburg Coal. 1.500
Ray Con Copper 3.200
Reading 16.900
October, 8.33c; November, 8.40c: December,
9.40c; January, o.uc; r euiuai j o.w,w
March, 8.65c
Ktmi ni,,..r p n 7n- lflue: Pantos 4s. lUTtic.
PrlvatM r-h1 from Brazil have been much
delayed recently and comparatively few of
fers were received today. Those reaching
here were about unchanged, Santos 4s rul
ing around 9.90c to 10.0OC. London credits.
The official cables reported no change
in the primary markets except Santos tu
rn row which wire 75 to 100 reis lower. Vic
toria cleared eovo ana cantos oituuv m
New York.
Flfteen New Beet Sugar Factories.
Willett A Gray rive the American beet
crop. 1919-17 outturn, as 734.677 tons The
sowings were 672.116 acres, against 011,1a.
acres last year. The weather was very un
favorable and seriously affected the yield,
which was 0.94 ton per acre, against last
year's figures of 1.18 tons. The previous
year's crop was the largest on record and
outturned 779.756 tons. Next campaign out
look la about fair. It Is difficult to secure
acreage because of high prices availing for nUr,-
' , . , T.-, fo.lnrl,, fire I WCtHIlC
Diner iwBtwi.. . ..... . . . - - -
exoected to be In readiness ror slicing in
the Autumn of 1917.
BREAK IS SEVERE
Selling Wave More Than Wipes
Out Gains in Wheat.
CHICAGO CLOSE UNSETTLED
started. Peaches and apricots In bloom and
cherries, plums and prunes budding well.
Washtncna, Wash. Spring late and will
be eight or ten days before seeding com-
spring grain t hi. : year. Account of soil this district Saturday.
states. It la much wanner In th Southern
Plateau and Southern Rocky Mount ala
states, and In Wyoming and the Dakotas.
The temperature ha fallen In the Missis
sippi Valley.
Conditions are favorable for showers la
WOOL PRICE MOVING UP
BOSTOV MARKET IS STRONG, WITH
SOME ADVANCES,
Follows Announcement
That Government Will Fix Max-
Imam and Minimum Prices
During Period of War.
cniCAGO. April 20. Giant fluctuations.
swinging the wheat market through a range
of nearly 13 cents a bushel, lell values 10
day 1 to 6 Ho lower after announcement
from Washington that the Secretary of Ag
riculture had asked Congress to authorize
the National Council of Defense to fix max
imum and minimum prices on food products
durlng--the period of the war. ins close
of the market was decidedly unsettled, with
Buying; In "West Resumed at Slightly
Hardening Rate. Mill. Work
ing on Army Cloth. .
BOSTON. April 20. The Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow 1
The wool market this week; wss strong.
with prices slightly up. Demand was fairly
general, so far as grades were concerned.
and manufacturers and dealers took; both
spot wools and In one or two Instances (averaged easier to a noticeable extent In con
some contracts at full market rates.
being dry. no Fall wheat put In. Have had
several good rains and farmers look, to a
good wheat yield this year.
Benge. Wash. Crop conditions have been
somewhat uncertain up 'to the present time,
account lateness of season and more or less
damaged condition of Winter wheat. How
ever, acreage ofVlnter wheat very small
this territory, probably not over lo per cent
of total grain acreage, and the latest reports
are It Is showing up better than was ex
pected, only some of south slopes and high
hilltops being reseeded. Sowing of Spring
grain commenced about April 1 and now
half completed with weather conditions
favorable, except for frequent rains, caus
ing delays. Rains have been very bene
ficial and now sufficient moisture to insure
rapid growth of Spring grain. More sun
shine and warm weather badly needed to
enable farmers finish sowing and get grain
started In good shape. Some large ranchers
being delayed considerably account shortage
of labor.
Macall. Wash. Spring seeding about four
weeks later than normal, will be done about
April 25. Several rains last SO days, but
weather has been unfavorable. rreezing
I nights. Sheepmen report loss of about 25
per cent young lambs. Prospects good for
fine growth of Spring grain, no Winter
wheat.
South Cheney. Wash. Weather conditions
last half March blustery, considerable snow.
First half of ADrll freauent spells rainy
weather, very few nice Spring days. Due to
THE WEATHER.
STATIONS.
8'
Wind
Etate of
weather.
liaker ........
Boise
Boston .......
Calgrary ......
Chicago
Colfax ,
Denver .......
es Moines .
Duluth
Eureka .......
Galveston ....
Helena
Jacksonville .
Jnneaut ......
Kansas City . .
L.os An ire lea. .
arsh field.
Medford . .
Minneapolis ,
Montreal
New Orleans.
Xew York . .
North Head.
North Yakima.
Omaha .......1...
I
Pendleton
tember S1.77H to 11.78. Corn finished He
to lo off. oats down c to IVio anu pro
visions 11 to 70 cents.
Prices began to shoot sayward in tn.
wheat crowd before trading had been in
nrnrr.iw a ausrter of an hour. Advocates
of conservatism in market operations seemed
st first to be In control, and Initial valu
Buying In the West has been resumed at
slightly hardening rates, good medium clips
having been taken as high as 48c, while
growers are asking 60c tor the best medium
clips.
Manufacturers ar. busy on old contracts
and are giving special attention to khaki
Hoes
Scoured basis. Texas, fin. 1 months, 91.25
fine, eight months. Sl.io J? 1.13.
California, Northern, S1.2F: middle county,
$1.10'1.10; Southern, 80MS7c
Oregon, Eastern No. 1 staple, S1.30; East
ern clothing, tl.l5L20; Valley, No. 1 SI
Gyl.Oo.
Territory, fine, staple, 1.331.40; half-
blood combing, 1.2u'if 1.25; three-eighths
blood combing, Sl.lO&i'l.li!; fine clothing.
S1.2U91.3; fine
&1.15.
Pulled, extra, $1.35; A A. 1 1.30 3 1.33
supers. ,1.1531.20.
May at ? 36H. July $2 to W?,',l?ASV' tardy Spring, farming will not commence for
week or ten days. Some tlmotny meanowa
partly covered with water, but not enougn to
cause; much damage. Considerable meadow
land plowed np for diversion to oats, fea
ture land grass just commenced growing,
looks well.
Kahlotna. Wash. Weather conditions very
trast with the wild advances of the pre- lavoraDie, witn gooa rains so sai- i
vlous day. As soon, however, as some of and at present. Spring wheat nearly all
the early sellers attempted to revels their sown and reported doing very well, wltn
position and to collect profits by timely moisture and fair weather now prevailing,
purchases, the pit was found to b. tempo- Some Increase In wheat acreage over last
rarlly almost bare of offerings. year, but about same returns expected If
A display of hysteria seldom equaiea i present wcaiuer uuuiua.
quickly followed. Assertions that there had
been big acaulsltlons or me cepiemoor ao- i HsTdsn Lake. Idaho Frost aooux ent oi
livery for the entente allies seemed to make ground; plowing for Spring crop Just coin
that option especially sensitive to the scare menclng. Acreage sown to Fall wheat some
among shorts, and there was no stopping what heavier than last season ana concen
of the advance of the market until Sep- ,u, cf opinion Is that it was not destroyed
tember had soared to 1.80. a rise of nearly
13 cents above the lowest point on the pre
ceding decline.
The stamneda to buy. which was Inten
slfled owlnr to reports of killing frosts and
other unfavorable weather conditions tn the
medium, elothlna-. 11.10 Southwest and West, carried July up to sj.ll
and Mav to S- 44. an exu-eme aacenc ox
cents Oradually, though, the rush to the
bull side exhausted Itself and an interval
that bordered on lethargy was witnessed In
AUSTRALIAN WOOL MAY BE BOUGHT I which, owing to lack of demand, prices
aroppea dsck ana an 1 1 1 c bhui, ......,.,......-..
Waves of selling disturbed the wneat mar-
Government Said to Be Negotiating; With
Oreat Britain for bupply.
The report that the Government Is nego
tiating with great Britain to secure the re
lease of 100.000.000 pounds of Australian
ket anew when word came from Washington
that the movement for Government regula
tion of food prices had been given definite
official endorsement by the Secretary of
Agriculture. Breaks of 5e to Tic ensuea.
. lOO 10.00
l:
1.-.5
50
350
S:!4
81)0
875
1270
10I3
9.00
10.00
9.00
7.00
8.75
8.00
8.00
C.50
0.O0
225 13.
141 15.10
244 15.2r
400 14.50
99 6.50
153 10.25
It Iron & Steel
Shat Ariz Cop.
Sou Pacific. ...
Southern Ry . . .
Stude Corpor'n.
Texas Co
Union Pacific
4,200
300
8,400
O.'.MIO
6.4O0
4.700
15.0OO
High. Low. Bid. I
92 90 4 8H4
45 4ST 43i
66 G4V 645
t7 r.:
99 S 9S'.i 9S
lllVi 111 110i
1231 12.1 4 123 V,
32; 30 ti 31
775 75". 76'4
102 102 U 1021,
9ni '. i 9ii
76 7ri 7rt
42 H 41 H 41 4
20 i 20 20
1!1 V, 10014 11.014
84 S21, 829,
til 0O 60
SI "HSi SO
1144 113i. H'I"4
46 14
B3--4 r,2 08
47 i 40 i 46 !i
2314 23 2314
62 U 59 14 60 14
4ti 44 -S 4514
14 11 12
2S'i 27 '4 27 4
1034 162 1. 102
101 U 100
110', 100-54 lion
.'to -14 :;o 30 '4
104 li 104 1113
55-S 5 4 'J 54
78H 70 78
41 4014 40
38 37ii 38
22 22 22 '4
43 42 43
131 131 131
4.-.-T4 43 V4 44 K
87 'i 85 85
41 41 41
20 28 X, 28
98 98 97
22 22 22
ll". Vi 93 94
41 311 40
129 128 128
104 103 103
21 21 '4 21
63 G3 53
44 42 42
29 'i 28 29
9G 94 95
79 77 77
24 24 24
95 94 94
29 28 28
he sr, 84
210 200 207
138 136 136
J09 102 104
112 110 111
118 118 117
llt 109 110
28 25 25
97 06 95
49 H 4S 48
wool gains credence in many quarters of tno owln partly, however, to bearish construc-
market says wool trade advices received , piaced on the Kansas State crop re
from New York. It Is sufficiently well .,!, ,.,, ,,,,,,, hlrher
founded to hold back a part of the market s Prt- ''"'.""IfS"?'"0."""" f. " sV,l mh
speculative tendency. The action of the au
thorities in rejecting the wool trade's offer
or supplies is interpreted In the light or
this report, and conservative dealers feel that
the Government must see some possibility of
lower values, otherwise they would have
availed themselves of the wool tender. On
he other hand, it Is argued that most Aus-
than some authorities had expected. Bullish
aspects of the report as to acreage aband
onment tended on the other hand to cause
nervous rally at the last.
New high-price records for corn, as well
as for wheat, were reached, but were not
maintained.
Oats proved relatively weaker than other
rallan wool is unsuitable for Army cloths. I cereals. Favorable weather and crop reports
ana tnat tne price at wnicn it may be se- 1 favored the bears.
cured will probably be on a par with or I provisions tightened when grains bulged
Dove tne domestic market. I ln value. Declines formed the rule later.
.rrorts are being made to secure the ouar- .-a i n.rtiiiinr after nmint of Waahinr.
termasters approval ror the use of South tfn advices concerning proposed Government
American crosnbreds In uniform cloths. With
he general wool scarcity In mind and thi
new use apparent, many dealers are holding
heir bouth Americans at marked advances.
hough tne wools are still obtainable here
and there at the old levels. Argentine lln
coins, which. It Is said, sold ln Boston on
Thursday at 03c. are held as high as 57c.
awd prices on stralgnt Quarters range from
5c to 6O0 and on high Quarters from 55c
to 3c.
It is understood that no export tax on wool
exists at present in Argentina. Such a tax
was proposed last December and a bill pre
sented to the extraordinary session of the
rgentlne Congress to tnat effect. The Prear
pnl has R nm withdrawn that l.rl.lfltln.
and declared the session closed, accordtng to 1 May
a report from the United States Consul ln I July
Buenos Aires.
Prices current at the local yards were as
follows:
Steers, prime S 9.75 010.23
Steers, good
Steers, medium ...........
Cows, choice .............
Cows, medium to good ...
Cows, ordinary to fair .
rleirers
Bulls
Calves
Hogs
Light and heavy packing.
Kouen neavies ............
Pigs and skips ...... ......
btock hogs
Sheep
Wethers .................
Ewes ....................
Lambs
U S Ind Alcohol 33,000
U S Steel 118,800
U S Steel pfd.. 400
Utah Copper... 7,700
Wab pfd '-B'".. 2,600
WeBtern Union. 200
West Electric. 2.300
Total sales for the day, 640,000 shares.
BONDS.
98!N P 3s
98 Pac TAT Cs
09
99
105
..ll8
9..VIM 9.75
.. 9.00 9.50
.. 8.50(B) 9.00
. . 7.95 8.25
, . 7.00 y 7.50
.. 6.50 9.00
.. 6.50j 8.00
.. 8.00410.00
. . 15.00115.60
.. 14.00 14.50
. . 13.501314.00
. . 12.00 13.25
.. 9.75 12.00
. . 9.0010.75
. . 10.25 (i 13.50
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, April 20. Hogs Receipts 6100.
higher. Heavy, J15.35915.70; light, $14.75
5.50: pigs, S12.5014.60; bulk of sales, $15.20
a 13.60.
Cattle Receipts TOO. steady. Native steers.
$9.5013; cows and heifers, $8611; canners,
$o.506.d0; stockers and feeders, $6.50p
10.25.
Sheep Receipts 6000, higher. Yearlings,
$12(513.75; lambs. $14.75015.80.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO, April 20. Hogs Receipts 13.-
000. strong, 5c above yesterday's average.
Bulk. $15.4015.85; light, $14.601015.75;
mixed, $15.1515.95; heavy, $15.15ld;
rough, $15.1515.40: pigs, $1013.90.
Cattle Receipts 1000. weak. Native beef
cattle, $913.25; stockers and feeders, $7.13
&9.90; cows and heifers, $a.u0ll; calves.
$8.5012.73.
s ep Receipts tooo, unsettled, wethers.
$10.6012.80; lambs, $11.9015.85.
SAS IHANCISCO PRODUCE 5IAKKKI
Prices Current on Batter, Eggs, Fruits,
Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. Buster
Fresh extras. 33c; prime firsts. 38c.
Eggs Fresh extras. S4c; extra firsts.
33 c; fresh extra pullets, 34 c; extra firsts
pullets, 31 tec
Creese xxew iirsts, -oc; xoung Ameri
cas 25c
Poultry Hans. 2425e; old roosters, 15
16c; fryers, 3540c; broilers, 33 35c;
squabs, $2.00 2.25; pigeons. $1.752.23;
ducks, 19Qzuc; geese, uio'-tc; suraeys, nominal.
Vegetables Asparagus. 45c; Summer
squash, $1.752; Southern Iced lettuce,
$1.25: uniced, 75c$1.00; peas. Southern
fancy, large, 4c; small, 3c; tomatoes, Mexi
can repacked, $1.00 2.25; green peppers,
Florida, 30 40c; egg plant. 17 20c; gar
lic. l3c; onions, green. $1.001.50: celery,
$1.252.00; rhubarb, San Jose, $1.15 1.25.
fancy, $1.00; cucumbers, $2.0002.50; mush
rooms. 15 25c.
Potatoes Rivers, $4.504.75; new, 78c
ner nound.
Onlona Australian, $8 8.50 on the street.
Fruit Strawberries, $1.25(1.75; lemons,
$33.50: grapefruit. $2.503; oranges, na
vels. $2,65 6 2.90; bananas, $1.302.50; pine
apples, $2.2.') 2.50; apples, Newtown pip
Dins. $1.5001.75; winesaps. $2.104? 2.23.
Feedstufxs Cracked corn and feed corn-
meal. $5556; rolled barley, $4547; meal,
alfalfa, $2d.50 carloads, less $27.5U.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO, April 20. Butter lower. Cream
ery. 413 44c .
h-ggs lower. necoipis cases, r irsts,
rA.QA.11 - rrr inn rv fir.t. S2i Iff. 3.1 XL
U S ref 2s reg
do coupon .
V S 3s reg...
do couuon .
V S 4s reg. .
do coupon
Atch gen 4s.... 91
D R & R G rf 5s 65
N Y c deb 6s 107
N P 4s 90
Pa con 4s
Pa con 4s . .
S P ref 4s...
U P 4s
U P cv 4s. . .
U S Steel 5s.
S P cv 6s. . .
Anglo-Fr 6s
.63
.98
. 97
. B7
. 87
. 84
. 91
.105
.100
. 84
Bd.
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK, April 20. Mercantile paper,
4 4 per cent.
Sterling. 60-day bills, $4.72; commercial
60-day bills on banks, $4.72; commercial
60-day bills. $4.71: demand. $4.75
cables. $4.76. Francs, demand, 5.71; cables.
O.TO. uullders.. demand, 40: cables. 40
Llres, demand, 6.94; cables, 6.93. Rubles,
demand, 28; cables, 28.
Bar silver, 74 c.
Mexican dollars, 67 c
Government and railroad bonds. Irregular.
rime loans, nrmer; bo days, 3 4 per
cent; 80 days, 4 4 per cent; six months.
4y)4 per cent.
Call money, firmer. High, 8 per cent
low. 2 per cent: ruling rate. 2 per cent
last loan. 2 per cent: closing bid. 2 per
cent; onerea ar 2 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. Sterling,
$4.11; demand, $4.73; cables. $4.76
LONDON, April 20. Bar silver. 8T 8-16d
per ounce.
Money, 4 per cent.
Discount rates, short bills, 4&4 per
cent; three months, 4C4 per cent.
Stocks Narrow at London.
LONDON, April 20. American securities
moved narrowly and closed quiet on the
slock exenange uway.
Coffee Futures Are Lower.
NEW YORK. April 20. A renewal of
liquidation caused further declines ln the
market for coffee futures here today, with
July contracts selling at 8.10c and Decern
ber at 8.40C. or lo points under last nlaht
close. The market opened at a decline of
4 to 6 points. The close was a shade up
from tne lowest, snowing a decline of 4
to 7 points for the day. Sales 84.000.
April. 7.93c; May, 7.95c; June, 8.04c: July.
S.13C; August, b.20c; beptemoer, 8.27c
Metal Markets.
NEW TOBK. April 20. Copper, quiet
electrolytic, spot and second quarter, 30
32c, nominal; third quarter, ZU3?30C
Iron, steady and unchanged.
The Metal Exchange quotes tin firm; spot.
55.50 B50.12C
Spelter, nominal. Spot, East St. Louis de
livery, 8c bid.
Duluth Linseed Market.
DTJLTJTH. April 0. Linseed on track,
$3.32 v 3.33 ; May, $3.31 bid; July,
$3.3U Did; beptemper, $3.aa dio.
Dried Fruit at New Tork.
NEW TORK, April 20. Evaporated apples
firm; choice, 1010c; prime, 8tj9c.
prunes, active.
Peaches, firm.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. April 20. Raw sugar, steady
centrifugal, 6.27c; molasses, 6.39c. Refined,
firm; granulated. 7.50c.
ts. 12 o per pound. I 53 34o; ordinary firsts, 32
buying prices, $4 I at mark, cases included, 33&34c
Sbot Grazes Bridge Guard.
CANT AN CITY, Colo., April 20. Word
has reached here of a supposed at'
tempt to kill one or more guards sta
tloned at a Denver & Rio Grande Ral
road bridge early today. One of the
guards reported a bullet grazed his
cheek arid, struck, a rock, near him.
regulation.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
.$2 39 $2.44
. 2.04 2.11
. 1.76 189
CORN.
. 1.46 1.49
.. 1.40 1.45
OATS.
67
.63
PORK. '
May
July
Sept-
May
July
May
July
.66 H
.64
$2.33
1.97
1.74
1.41
1.33
.64
.63
May
July
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. April 20. Turpentine.
firm, 46c. Sales. 114 barrels: receipts. 14
barrels; shipments, 483 barrels; stock. 880 I July
barrels.
Rosin, firm. Sales, 849 barrels: receipts.
344 barrels: shipments, 127 barrels;; stock.
oarrels. (juote: A, B. $5.60; C. I,
u.o; n., fo.ia; so.hu; WW, $6.10.
37.00
.-21.00
. ..21.20
87.25
37.25
LARD.
21.0O
21.25
36.4
86.65
20.72
20.92
Sept.
SPARE RIBS.
.20.03 20.17 19.80
82.36
2.00
1.77V4
1.44
1.40
.63
63
86.64
S6.S5
20. TT
1.00
19.83
19.80
3S 56O.0014S jeloudy
48 64 O.Oill 0 SB Cloudy
44 50-0.1K 8;SE Cloudy
2.X 52 0.0i S'SE Pt- cloudy
80, 72 0.0l. 2S SW Pt. cloudy
MSI TOO. IS .. Is ICIoudy
32 60,0.00,10W Clear
5n no 0.18 20 NW;Kain
S4 42 0.381 s'NW'Pt. cloudy
401 nso.io io sw icioudy
70 70,0.70,12 m .Cloudy
361 GO 0.00,12 SW Clear
641 88 0.00 10 SE Clear
84144 (1. 141 4,N-W:C!oudy
44t 52 0.01 10 W
62 78iO.OO!10isW
.. 581.141 1'SW
44 60 0.04; W
SS 44:o.ln 1,N
38 46,0.34 22 SE
Phoenix .
Pocatello ..
Portisnd ..
Koseburg .
Sacramento
St. Louts . .
Salt Lake . .
San Diego. .
San Francisco .
Seattle ,
Spokane
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island.
Valdest
Walla Walla
Wasblngtoa
Winnipeg ..
80 0. 14 12, N
48 0. 02,14 SE
40 1.04 oOi.SW
6 O.On 10.SW
52!0.3816,NW
60,0.001. .SW
441 82 0.001. . MW
36 54!o.oo;is;s
44 54,0.72 20 SW
48 58 O.S2;12'SW
46 70,0.00,14 SW
64 68,0.00,38lSW
1 62 0.001 . . 3
50 60 0.00'10,NW
48 68 0.001.. W
42 500.46 16 S
42 Bi.O.OtSllO'SW
44 50 0.74 f SW
42 46 0.38 18 E
2s 40O.0Oj. .)...,
4rti 62.0.031 4 SW
60) 72 0.001 8 SB Pt. cloudy
28 46,0.00;12!Nw!ciouay
Clear
Clear
Rain
Ralu
Cloudy
Cloudy
Kaln
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
ft. c lousy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Cioudy
Ram
Rain
Rain
Rain
Pt. clonfry
Kaln
t A. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day
Cotton Marbet.
rrw -v-TTr . .-m nr. o . I 704 71 e.
. . m,, 11 j. uoimn. nnieL 1 .
MIHrflln. IO U!". C J I Rye. INO. Z. Sl.DO.
. .20.20 20.20 18.80
Cash prices were as follows:
Wheat. No. 2 red. $2.75; No. 8 red. nom
inal; No. 2 hard. $2.57; No. 3 hard, nominal.
Com. No. 2 yellow. $1.5201.55: No. S yel
low. $.1.61 1.55 : No. 4 yellow. $1.54.
Oats. No. 3 white, C9 if 71 Vic; standard.
to 32 points lower.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
HOWE-CAMPION Ralph M. Howe. Lents.
Or., and Catherine Campion. 405 Broadway. I May, $2.41; July, $2.84; October. $1.81.
nub.MP.ii-u ti.L-MJ Fred Holmes. 178
East Sixtieth street, and Edith Bylund. 1601
casi oeventn street.
WAGXEK-DODSON Frank J. Warner.
Hotel Menlo, and Pearl Belle Dodson. 863
uunion street.
BRATLEl-REED Louis Bratley. 289ti
nrst street, and joy Reed, corbett. Or.
JELDERtS-HALL Albert Jelderks. Ar
lington, Or., and Flavel Hall, 741 Mississippi I 2.55.
avenue.
ADAMS-GILVIN E. C. Adams. Rosebur.
jt.. ana i,uiu tilivin, 167 King street.
BLKHOWS-SMITH George F. Burrows.
002 East Twelfth street, and Mary Isabella
smitn. yui iast Aladlson street.
couver Barracks, and Dorothy E. C. Belgh-
ley. sicfarisna note.
MACL.E AY-MACKENZIE Roderick L.
Macieay. Arlington Club, and Barbara Mac
kenzie, 145 North Twentieth street.
SEEMANN-EHLERS Carlyle H. Seemann.
iiou bast .verett street, and Abrey Ehlers,
East eightieth street.
REDLI.NGER-BUTLER Alvtn F. Redlln-
ger. 853 East Eleventh street North, and
Nellie Butler. 843 East Eleventh street
North.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
DARN ALL-DONALDSON J. Ross Dsr
nail. 27. of New Plymouth. Idaho, and Mar'
garet M. H. Donaldson, 26. of Vancouver,
B. c
COUPER-LA FLETJR Herbert L. Conner.
21, of Portland, and Mrs. Lorraine La Fleur,
1 -. or romana.
SIMMONS-RASH B. C. Simmons. 28. of
Bunker. Wash., and Sadie Ray Rash. -18, of
Vancouver, vvasn.
HULSE-ROSS O. P. Hulse, 85. of Port
land, and Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, 49, of Port
land.
Births.
HAPSALL To Mr. and Un. Tlmrtt,
1,,1.., . 1 . i i, 1 . . April o, k asnsmer.
STEWART To Mr. and Mrs. Duncan
Stewart. 81)3 East Sixth street North. April
o, a son.
MOLINARI To Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Mo.
llnarl, 183 Endlcott street, April 8, a daugh
ter.
WEITZEL To Mr. and Mrs. Ceore-a J
weitzei. 87 Mauory avenue, April 8, a son.
n AL.l.t- 1 1 TO Air. and Mrs. Luther Ct
Hallett, 1190 Nehalem avenue, April 8, a
on.
ROSS To Mr. and Mrs. Georsra W. rtnnm
14-;y .wears street. April 8. a son.
by cold weather.
Post Falls. Idaho Owing to late Spring,
sredlnr hM a vet not betrun. Understand
that part of Fall wheat will have to be re
sown. That which was not ruined by the
severe Winter seems to be coming along
nicely.
ITleslln-r. Wash. Season about one month
late. Siirinsr work lust commenced. Ground
Is very wet. Approximately 60O acres Fall
wheat ln this vicinity, which Is In lair con
dition, although not In as good shape as this
I time former seasons. With favorable wea
ther from now on. yield should be good.
Vallevford. Wash. Acreage of Winter
wheat ln this vicinity about 70 per cent of
last year's There will be very little bum
mer-fallow. Winter wheat not showing up
as It should. Owing to the severe Winter.
much of It was frozen out and will require
reseedina. Spring plowing has not yet com
menced. Acreage to be sown to Spring
wheat If weather la favorable will be 100
per cent of last season. Oat crop prospects
will orobablv be 85 Der cent or laat season.
Indications are that more acreage will be
put into potatoes this season than last. Fruit
conditions are not aa favorable as they were
last year.
Rosalia. Wssh. Difficult at this time to
give reliable Information relative to Winter
wheat conditions. Owing to tne lateness 01
the season and the unfavorable conditions
almost since the time the ground was
seeded, viz.. dry weather at time of seeding
and continued cold weather since the latter
nart of Alitumn. estlmnted acreage trlbu
tarv to 'Rosalia about 7000. compared with
65O0 last season. Informatftm that 1 have
been able to gather la to the effect tnat
very early sown wheat, which had moisture
tn start srrowtb and aet some hesdway be
fore cold weather. Is now looking quite
favorable. The late sown, owing to tne 017
weather- did not get started before cold
weather set In, and at this time prospects
are verv noor for favorable crop. The red
Russian, which constitutes au to u per crai
f (h. Winter wheat, has apparently sur
fered most and shows the least sign of life.
It Is conceded that It will do necessary to
reseed about 20 to 50 per cent of the Winter
wheat. These conditions, however, mignt
Imnrova If the weather is more favorable.
No report at this time on Spring grain, as
nlnw nc has onlv beaun. ana men only dj
very few rarmers. weatner conumou.
hnv, been verv bad. Have had plenty of
moisture and what will be required Is very
warm weather to insure a good crop.
Oaksdale, Wash. Too early In season to
I sav much resrard crops. Have had consld'
,rahft snow and rain auring past inonui.
which has resulted ln no Spring plowing
being done. Understand some of the Winter
wheat has been frozen out, but unable to
sret anv figures aa yet. It Is understood
there will be between 2000 and 3000 acres
seeded to peas In this vicinity tnis season.
Thornton. Wash. Owing to ths continued
rnlt and wet weather, practically no plow
ing done here this Spring. Consensus of
opinion Is that fully two-thirds of the
wheat seeded last zaii win nave to 00 m-
eeded this Spring. Owing to the high
price of seed, scarcity of laDor, etc, mere
will be the usual amount of Summer-fallow
land this season. For the same reasons, the
acreage put ln potatoes will be very llght.
Oarfleld. Wash. Fall wheat acreage
shows about 10 per cent Increase over last
season. Probably 10 -per cent of the Fall
wheat will have to be reseeded. Seeding of
RnHns crons has not started, and from
present Indications will be possibly two
weeks before It will ba started. Weather
ho. hMn cold and season backward, aooui
three inches of snow fell the night of the
14th. which, however did not remain more
than a day
Colfax. Wash. At this writing It Is rery
difficult to obtain desired Information, ow
ing to the late Spring and oackwara conai
tlon of grain and vegetables. Old-timers ln
this section predict 25 per cent decrease In
grain production. It Is estimated that there
will be ln the neighborhood of 125.000 bush
.1. of wheat. 40.000 bushels of oats snd
i,r.i,r ROOO bushels of barley grown this
Asaon tributary to tnis station. as mis
urn it la the opinion of the ranchers that
anmrthlnz- like 30 per cent of the Fall grain
will be reseeded this r-pnng. 1 no inrns ana
vrtsihlea are as late as other products.
Owing to the war spirit and agitation for
increased production of foodstuffs. It Is the
opinion that there will be a very large
amount of potatoes, beans, carrots, turnips
and the like produced this year on land that
would otherwise be idle on account. 01 ii
being Summer-fallowed.
M.rn Idaho The Winter wheat, the
only crop now growing, is estimated to be
from 50 to CO per cent normal at this time.
Twenty-five per cent or tne acreage ij
ni to Moscow was put ln crop last Fall.
Winter G,.l Condition Not Goo. S""""'?.. first' raTTanS
'Warxner Weather la Needed
From Now On.
Crop conditions along the line of the Bpo-
FOREGAST3.
Portland and vicinity Showers; south ts
west win da
Oregon and Washington Showers; south!
to west wind.
Idaho Showers.
North Paclflo Coast Showers: moderate
southerly gale. E. A. SEALS.
Forecaster.
No matter how dull trade may be la
other lines of business the whip manu
facturer has a snap.
TRAVELERS GCTDK.
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UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
O-W. r. a & N.
Steamer "HASSALO"
-for
NORTH BEACH
& Lower Columbia Landings
Leaves Ash Street Dock at 8:00 P.M. daily
except Saturday. ReturningleavesAstoria
7;00 AJO. daily except Sunday.
Tickets and reservations at
CITY OFFICE, Third at Washington
or at the Dock
WM. ItcMTJRRAT, General Passenger Agent
Timothy. $66.
Clover. 12 417.
Pork. 36.t0.
Lard, 2O.7T20.S2,
Ribs. 19.40 S ; 19.75.
Fastens Wheat Futures.
WINMPEQ. April 20. Wheat .
MINNEAPOLIS, April 20. May. 12.82;
July, (2.21; September. 91.7s.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 20. Wheat. May.
J2.S1H (S-2.31i : July. $2.22 to $2.21i. Cash.
No. 1 hard. S2.50S 2.03H : No. 1 Northern,
-'.4j y,2.i,5') ; JNo. 2 fsortnern. 2.1j)iw
Flax. 13.27 W3.33H.
Barley. 9L17 it 1.43.
Grain at San Francisco.
BAN FRANCISCO, April 20. Ppot quota
tions Walla Walla. 2.72 hi 2.75; red Rus-
DREHER-BEIGHLEY John Dreher. Van- slan. I3.75j3.80; Turkey red. $3.904; blue-
stem. 3.904i4; feed barley, 92.80Gt2.821
white oats. 92.70i2.72 ; bran. 942W43:
middlings. 155 1156: shorts, I4UW47.
Call board Barley, May, 92.80 bid; De
cember, 92; sales 200 tons December.
Puget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE, April 20. Wheat Bluestem.
$2.32; Turkey red, 92.32; fortyfold. 92.27;
club, 92.25: fife. 92.25; red Russian. 92.
Barley. 950 per ton.
Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat IS, oats 8,
barley 1, corn 7, hay 20, flour o.
TACOMA. April 20. Wheat Bluestem.
92.82; fortyfold. club and red fife, 92.27; red
Russian. 92.25.
Car receipts: Wheat 14, earn 1, oats L
hay 6. .
WHEAT CROP 15 LATE
SPRING SEEDING STARTED IN SEV
ERAL DISTRICTS'.
I snow. Tops or tno nm w "c . . .."
was blown off Is apparently oomy inter
killed. No growing weather yet this Spring.
Spring seeding will oe startea si ii
days late. There are still snowdrifts on
the north hill slopes. With favorable
weather. It Is the intention 01 tne i
kane, Portland 6c Seattle Railway are re I , ' available acre possible.
MURRAY To Mr. and Mrs. Neal V. Mur- ported by agents to W. C Wilkes, assistant
ray, 285 Williams avenue, April 8, a daugh- I general freight and passenger agent, as fol-
and Mrs. Edward
. street. April U
ter.
WEINSTETN To Mr.
Weinstein, 1147 Lucretii
son.
HAROLD To Mr. and Mrs. William Har
old. 705 East Twenty-sixth street North.
apiu v, n. sun.
MAT80.V to Mr. ana Mrs. Gabriel Mat-
son, oak drove, April w, a daughter.
HirtLt to Mr. ana Mrs. J. M. Riffle.
404 North Twenty-fourth street, April ,
son.
SWANSON To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swan-
son, 551 East Sixty-second street North.
April 111. a son.
CONNOLLY To Mr. snd Mrs. T. Garfield
Connolly. 1165 East Eighteenth street North.
April 11, a son.
lows
Lyle, Wash.
n getting their crops started. Weather very snow flurries. Spring sowing t h I s yea r w 1 11
Madras. Or. Weather this year about a
, w 1.,. still continues cold, occasional
unfavorable.
Goldendale, Wash. Plowing ln full blast.
Ground ln reasonably good condition. Some
farmers reseeding their wheat. Probably 13
per cent of Fall acreage will be reseeded.
amount to about 73 per cent. Fall-sown grain
. ni. Verv little accomplished
so far on Spring sowing. About half of
Fall-sown will require reseeding account de
struction by wire worms Few farmers who
, - rnhl Soring sowing report wire
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Change n Route)
The Bix
Clran.
Comfortable
Klf k an 1 1 j A ppolnted.
beasoiutw
S. S. ROSE CITY
Sails From 4 Inn worth Dock
S F. M. MONDAY. APRIL ZS.
100 Golden Miles on
Colombia River.
AU Kates Include
Bertha and Meals.
Table and Service
Lu ex eel led.
The San Franelaeo & Portland 9. S. Co.,
Third and Y attain irt on street (witn.
O.-W. R. S N. Co.). Xei. Broadway 4.300,
A 4,121.
San Francisco $10.00
Coos Bay $7.00
Eureka $15.00
Flrst-Claaa Meal a and Berth
Included.
S. S. KILBURN
6 P. M, MONDAY, APRIL 23
North Pacific S. S. Dork. -ar
Broadway Bridge anil
124 Third M.
Phones. Broadway 520. A 5423.
rTWliM DA! ACP55
I
l SWtt- s
B. 6. NOKTH EKN I'ACltlC. express
train time. Sails 9:30 A. M.. April 12.
17, 21. 28: May 1. 5. Cal. Sir. Express
leaves :30 A. M. Ons way fares. IS.
(12.50. 15. 1T.S0. ;o.
BOIXD TRIP, S3S.
From Portland. Saiem, Eugene. Cor
allls. Forest Grove, u Helena, Kalnler
or Astoria.
rfortn csns, otn ana stara,
, Btatlon. 10th and Hoyt.
J Xd and Mor., N. P. Ry.
US Wash.. 6. N. Ky.
loo Sd. Burlington Ry.
TICKET
Or ICES
lng very good.
Roosevelt. -Wash. Weather continues
...... I & All Inrt rAtlnnl nnlnt tn vnnH ,v.n
ADAMS To Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Ad- I ,.i nr.riir that Ha rrinv ,,..,;
ams. 405 East Thirty-ninth street. April 11, condltions. 1U yield will equal last yearns
Rnlldinsr Permits. I
JULIAN V1TOVICH Repair one and one
half-story frame dwelling. 960 Alva street,
between Prescott and Penn streets; Tate &
Hoffstrand. builders: S323.
u. J. DIME Erect one and one-half-storv
frame dwelling. 800 East Thirty-seventh
street, between Gladstone and Center; build
er. same: SI 500.
MRS. CHARLES SCHUMACHER Erect I improvement ln prospects.
one-story rrame garage, niuo Aiicmgan ave
nue, between uoooit and nianaena; builder,
ssme :s4S.
WILUAM PALMER Erect one-story
rrame garage, lows cimo, Detween .KUEsett
and Lombard: J. R. Delbow. builder; $".00.
I k. KHUrK Alter two-story
dwelling. 725 East Broadway, between
Twenty-first and Twenty-second: The Ore
sort Home Builders, builders: COO.
EFKIE W. HAXSTE1.N Erect one-storv
frame garage. 1S72 Belmont street, between
Fifty-eighth and sixtieth; L n. White,
ler "ui . e, " "u .1, 1 n . nn It- warm V
i-ienij " ""' "" bi.i.ij , .n end to this detriment. eon wen
Spring grain and good yield will result. Borne P"1.,."" j to good depth, and warm weather
Plymouth. Wash. Account cold Spring,
everything 10 days to two weeks later than
last year. Fall-sown grain Just beginning to
show. Spring seeding still In progress. Re
ported - grain, potato and alfalfa acreage
considerably Increased. Plenty moisture ln
ground and warm weather would cause great
builder; d0.
Kennewlck. Wash. While season much
less advanced than usual at this time of
year, no frosts have occurred to injure fruit
buds and fruit crop promises to exceed nor-
frame I mat. Potato acreage Increased and outlook
for all kinds ot vegetaoiea encouraging.
Plowing and planting in full awing. Sheep
shearing in progress. Farmers experienced
some difficulty in getting help for spray
ing and preparing orchards, but work now
mostly all done. Alfalfa and clovers well
should make grain grow -..u
fine showing. All available land being util
ized, which leaves small per cent Idle as
Summer-fallow.
DXTLX METEOROLOGICAL, REPORT.
PORTLAND, April 20. Maxlmnm temper
ature 64 degrees; minimum, 44 degrees.
River reading, 8 A. M-. 8.4 feet; change ln
ast 24 hours. 0.2 foot fall. Total rainfall
15 P M. to 0 P. M. ), 0.72 Inch: total raln
'all since September 1, 1918. 28.06 Inches;
normal rainfall since September 1, 88.89
inches; deficiency of rainfall since September
I 10.83 tnchea Total sunshine, none; pos
sible sunshine. 13 hours 49 minutea Barom
eter (reduced to sea level), 5 P. M., 29.87
Inches. Relative humidity at noon. 87 per
cent.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A small depression Is centrsl over Van
couver Island. It has caused general rains
in Washington, Oregon and extreme North
ern California. Another disturbance is ceo
.ral over the Lake region, which has caused
showers and thunder storms In the Missis
sippi Valley, Lake region and North Atlantic
li
TODAY. APRIL 81. 8:30 P. M.
San Francisco. Portland. Los Ange- j
les Eteamsnlp Jo. rana nousm, ,
Agt.. 124 Third su A oo. -asaia io.
ALASKA.
Ketchikan. Wrangel, Juneau, Douglas,
Haines, bkagway. Cordova. aides. Sew
ard and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Via Seattle or Baa Francisco to Los An
geles and San Diego. Largest ships, un
equal ed service. low rates, including
meals and berth.
For particulars spply or telephone
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
The Admiral Line.
Main t. Home A 4596. 124 Third St.
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND AND 801TH SEAS
Via Tahiti and Karotonga. Regular msll and
passenger service.
IvMON 8. 8. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND.
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