Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, September 11, 1917, Image 17

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Morning Oregonian., September 11, 1917, Page 17, Image 17

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1917)

Prev Page of 18 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (4.7 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 18 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, . SEPTEMBER IX, 1917. 17 CROP HALF PICKED Oregon Will Have Only 30,000 Bales of Hops. DEALERS MAKE ESTIMATE American Production Will Be Insuf ficient for Brewers Require ments Large Blocks of English-Owned Spot Hops Sold. With hopplcklng half completed In Ore Con, hopmen see no reason to change their estimate of the crop of this state. A num ber of yards have finished -their harvest and the effect of the dry growing season Is apparent. , The general estimate remains at 80,000 bales for ' Oregon. The California yield Is placed at not to exceed 75.000 bales. Wash ington 22.000 bales, and New York at 8000 bales or less, a total of not more than 135, 000 bales for the entire country. In normal years this was about the production of Ore gon alone. It Is figured that the exports this sea Bon, with Great Britain eliminated as a buyer, will amount to 25.000 bales, which will come within 6000 bales of cleaning up all the old hops remaining In the country, leaving only the short 1817 production to rill the requirements of the American brewer. What these domestic wants will be cannot be estimated closely, but It Is plain the American brewers' supply of hops will be dangerously low. There is no reason to believe he has a reserve stock on hand, for everything up to a few months ago war ranted him In reducing his reserves. The shortage that faces the brewing trade is reflected in the high prices now current. Buyers are offering S5 cents for the new crop In Oregon, without finding sellers, while spot prices have also moved up. A block of 2200 bales of 1016s has been sold at 25 cents, and another lot of 2000 bales was transferred at a price reported to be 23 cents. These hops were held here for account of English owners, but as the British authorities have refused to permit any American hops to be Imported into England they were sold locally, NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Hops firm. State medium to choice 1917. 75 85c; 1918, nom inal; Pacific Coast 1917, 35 0 38c; 1916, 20 28c FEW WHEAT SALES ON CHICAGO BASIS Farmers Are Awaiting Result of Conference at Washington. The wheat trade of this territory Is still tied up by the refusal of farmers to sell on the Chicago basis, pending a possible change Iri the price, action on which is expected before the week is over. When the matter is definitely settled one way or another. It is believed the volume of sales by farmers will be heavy. Millers and dealers continue to offer on the basis of $1.90 In the country, . but only a few small lots were reported sold yesterday. Barley and oats were firmer at the Mer chants' Exchange and bids were $1 to $2 higher. The stronger market was a reflec tion of Improved conditions East. The Liverpool grain cable said: "General situation steady, lighter world's shipments, firmer export offers, strength in coarse grains and improved continental demand keeps offers well absorbed. Corn strong, with Ugh world's shipments. Oats firm, but Quiet; sti-cks firm, consumption moderate, but Winter reserves inadequate and export offers strongly held. Argentine weather un settled, corn arriving in larger quantities." The United States visible wheat supply Increased 622.000 bushels, the oats supply Increased 1.690,000 bushels, and corn de creased 344,000 bushels last week. Weather conditions in the Middle West, as wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis clear, heavy frost: Duluth clear, heavy frost: Win nipeg clear; Chicago partly cloudy, cold; Peoria and Decatur, clear; Omaha cloudy, rain last night. Sunday cloudy and chilly; Hutchison, St. Joseph, Topeka, cloudy; Kan sas City, raining; Nebraska City, cloudy: St. Louis, clear; Kentucky, clear and cool; Ohio, clear. Forecast Generally partly cloudy to fair, probably frost Northern and Central Illinois, Wisconsin and Eastern Iowa; warmer tomorrow, Dakota and Nebraska." Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. Portland, Monday... 22 ... 1 4 24 Year ago 37 ... 7 4 Season to date . 404 37 132 178 250 Year ago 927 32 436 364 363 Tacoma. Saturday.. 8 2 4 Year ago 19 . 6 Season to date 345 13 ... 83 863 Year ago 1276 15 ... 52 402 Seattle, Saturday... 8 ... 9 2 57 Year ago 32 1 10 4 12 Season to date 247 89 2S2 93 1142 Year ago 1157 45 420 832 860 CALrFORXIA ONION CROP LARGE Acreage Is More Than Doable Last Tear. That of The onion situation In California Is re ported to the Bureau of Crop Estimates, United States Department of Agriculture, by R. G. Risser, assistant truck crop specialist as follows: The unprecedented Increase In the acre age of onions In the San Joaquin delta, whereby the area devoted to that crop Jumped from 8700 acres in 1916 to 8300 acres In 1917 has caused a corresponding Increase in the volume produced. The yield per acre has been equal to tho aver age of former years, averaging about 200 sacks of 100 pounds each per acre and run ning as high as 400 sacks in some in stances and in many cases exceeding 300 sacks. The size ts not quite so good as usual and somewhat more smut Is to be found, but on the whole the product Is good. A decided shortage of Asiatio la borers, which are chiefly depended upon In this locality, together with a shortage of cars, a later maturity of the crop, and a poor demand have delayed the marketing of the crop. SThe great bulk of the crop Is still In the fields and the movements to date do not begin to compare with the movements a year ago." CRAWFORD FEACH SEASON ENDING Elbertas Are Becoming More Plentiful. Slow Demand for Grapes. There were fair receipts of peaches yes terday, but no surplus, and the market held firm st 75 cents to $1 for average offer- lags. Receipts of Crawfords are dropping off and Elbertas are becoming more plen tifuL Grapes were In good supply, but the de mand was not strong. The season for cantaloupes is winding up. Melon stocks are still fairly large. There was a good Inquiry for apples, with the supply rather limited. BCTTER COMES FROM CALIFORNIA Five Hundred Cubes From Southern State Are Due. California butter Is coming this way, 500 cubes being due In a day or two. and It is likely this may have a weakening effect on the ' local market. Offerings of country creamery were small yesterday and the 45- ccnt quotation on extras was maintained. POULTRY RAISERS, TAKE NOTICE! WE WILL PAT A Special Premium Price POR BROILERS, lbs.: Rocks and Reds preferred. We must have them on a contract. Ad vise at once what you have. THE SAVIA All t I'-, 1 - XOO Front St. Cap. Paid tp si0.00O.0sV, Egg receipts continue very small and storage stocks are being drawn npon more freely. Prices were unchanged yesterday. Poultry and dressed meats were steady at Saturday's quotations. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland S3. 059,533 158.952 Seattle 3,503.889 430.295 Tacoma 8!2.2f0 864.216 Spokane 1.135.1S9 184.677 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Floor, Feed. Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session: September delivery Bid. Yr. ago. Oa ts No. 2 white feed .. ...$49.00 $28.50 Barley Standard feed 46.50 82.50 Standard brewing 48.00 Millfeed Bran 33.00 $20.00 Shorts 36.00 22.00 Futures Bid. October oats .......$48.00 October feed barley 46.00 October brewing barley - 47.00 October bran 30.00 October shorts 32.50 WHEAT Bluestem. $2; fortyfold. $1.98; club $1.96; red Russian, $1.93. FLOUR Patents. $11.20; straights. $10.40 10.B0: Valley. $11.60; whole wheat. $10.80: graham. $11.20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $37 per ton. shorts. $40 per ton; middlings. $47. rolled barley. ,o557; rolled oats. $57. CORN Whole. $82: cracked. $83 per ton. HAY Buying prices f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy. $27 per ton; valley timothy. $2325; alfalfa. $22.5024: valley grain hay. $20; clover. $20: straw. 10. CO. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 45c; price firsts, 43c. Jobbing prices: . Prints, extras, 47c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. L 46948c 48c CHEESE Jobbers" buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets. 24c; Young Americas, 25o per pound; longhorna. 25c: Coos and C'irry. f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets. 23c; Young America, 24 c per pound; longhorns. 24 c per pound. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts. 88c per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled. 40c per dozen: selects. 43c. POULTRY Hens. 10 hi 18c; broilers. 19 20c: ducks, 12318c; geese, 8 10c; turkeys, live, 20 22c; dressed, 28 a 30c. VEAL Fancy. 15 14 16c per pound. FORK Fancy, 2 3 22 He per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $3.M4; lemons. $5.508.25 per box; bananas. 5c per pound: g- .pefrult. $2.75&3.25. VEGETABLES Tomatoes. 65 85c per crate; caobage, 2Hti2c per pound; let tuce. $1.75 S 2 per crate; cucumbers. 403 50c per dozen; peppers. 67c per pound; cauliflower. $2.25; beans, 67o per pound; corn, 30c per dozen. POTATOES New Oregon. 2HO?c; sweet potatoes, 44Hc per pound. ONIONS Walla Walla, $1.501.65; Cali fornia brown. $1.75(gl2. GREEN FRUITS Cantaloupes, standard. 75c& $2; peaches, 75c (&$1; watermelons, $1.25 1.50 per hundred; apples. $12.50; plums. 75c$1.10 per crate; pears, $1.501.75; grapes, $1L65; casabas, l?4(3'2c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8.30: Honolulu plantation. $8.20; beet, $8.10; extra C. $8.75; powdered, in barrels, $9.80; cubes, in bar rels, $10.05. SALMON Columbia River 1-pound tails, $3.35 per dozen; one-half flats, $2; one pound flats. $3.50. NUTS Walnuts. 1322c: Brazil nuta 21c; filberts. 22c; almonds. 1920c; peanuts. 10c; cocoanuts, $L10 per dozen; pecans. 17HC BEANS California, small white. 17c; large white. 16ttc; Llmas, 17Hc; bayous. 134c: pink, 14c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 17 25c SALT Granulated. $17.25 per ton; half ground 100s, $14 per ton, 60s. $14.80 per ton; dairy. $18 per ton. RICE Southern head. 99Hc per pound: blue rose. 8 lie: Japan style. 7H7c DRIED FRUIT Apples, 13V4C: peaches. 11 12c; prunes. Italian. 11 13c: raisins. 85c$3 per box; dates, fard. $2.503 per box; currants, 19o; figs. $232.50 per box. Provisions. HAMS AH sizes, choice. 80c; standard. 29c: skinned. 27Vc29c; picnics. 22 Vic; cot tage rolls, 27c. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered. 25Hc; standard, pure. 25c; compound, 19c. BACON Fancy. 4143c; standard. 39 40c: choice, 8138c. DRY SALT Short clear backs. 2730c; exports, 28 & 30c; plates. 24 26c Hops, Wool. Etc. HOPS 1916 crop. 2325o per pound; 1917 contracts. 35c per pound. WOOL Extra Oregon, fine. 5060o per pound; coarse, S560o per pound; Valley, 55 60c per pound. MOHAlK Long staple. B5C CASCARA BARK New, 7ftc; old, 8o per pound TALLOW No. l 120 per pound; ro. z. lie Hides and Pelts. HIDES Salted, 25 pounds and up, 19c; green hides. 25 lbs. and up, 16c; salted bulls, 00 Ids. and up, ltc; green bulls, so lbs. and up, 13c; salted and green kip, 15 lbs. to 25 lba. 19c: salted and green calf. up to 15 lba, 25c; dry flint hides, over 7 lbs., 32c; dry flint call, under 7 IDs., 86c. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 4042c; dry short-wooled pelts, 25 30c; salted sheep pelts, long wool, $4 5; salted lamb pelts. $11.50; salted short-wool pelts. 75c $1.25; dry sheep shearings, 1530c; salted sheep shearlings, 2550c; dry goats, long hair. 85c; dry goat shearlings, lao0c; dry short-hair goats, 50c$l. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels on tank wagons, 10c; cases, 18 s 22c GASOLINE Bulk, 20Hc; cases. 29c; naptha, drums, 1914c; cases. 28c; engine distillate, drums, 104c; cases. 10c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $1.85: cases. $1.45; boiled, barrels. $1.37; cases, $1.47. TbsmNIUtK in tanks. (Uc; In cases. 72c Coffee Futures Close Higher. NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Covering by near- month shorts gave the market for coffee futures a firmer tone during today's early trading. The opening was unchanged to 1 point higher and active months sold 5 to 9 points net higher before mid-day with Sep tember touching 7.49c and March 7.95c Except for covering, however, there ap peared to be very little demand and the close was a few points off from the best under renewed liquidation with last prices showing net gains of only 1 to 8 points. Sales, 27.750 bags. September, 7.43c; Oc tober. 7.51c: uecemDer. 7. eve: January. 7.77c; March. 7.91c; May, 8.05c; July. 8.19c Spot coffee, dull. Rio 7s. 9c; Santos 4s, 10c. cost and freight oners were reported a shade firmer with quotations for 4s rang ing around if.zoc to u.oac, according to de scrlptiona Brazil reported ocean freight rates Ir regular at $1.60 to $1.70 per bag for steam ers and $1 for sailing vessels. Lewiston Feach Crop Good. CLARKSTON, Wash., Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) The Lewiston-Clarkston peach crop ts now being harvested. With the excep tion of the late varieties, all kinds of standard peaches can be found on the mar ket. Late Crawfords and Muirs will be on the market this week, and the Salway and other standard late varieties are ex pected to be offered in large quantities about the end of the month. Prices are at a high level and the demand for peaches is the best in recent years. Some of the orchardists have been pack ing nectarines. The demand for them far exceeds the supply, and this year's crop is particularly weit colored and ziavoreo. Metal Market. NEW YORK, Sept. 10,-Copper, . quiet: electrolytic, spot, nominal; last quarter, 25 cents. Iron, firmer; No. 1 Northern. $5354: No. 2. $52.50 53.50: No. 1 Southern. $48.25 ISO 00: NO. 2. $4T.0O4.6O. The Metal Exchange quotes tin firm. Spot, 61 82c. The Metal Exchange quotes lead easy. Snot. B.BOffillOa. Spelter, firm. Spot, East St. Louis deliv ery, 7.S7S.12C Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Sept. 10. Turpentine firm. F.nuc: sales. 37S barrels; receipts, 490 bar rels; shipments, 19 barrels; stock, 82,84.' t-T1-ltt Rosin firm; sales, 998 barrels: receipts, 1641 barrels: shipments. 917 barrels; stock. 87.696 barrels. Quote: B. D. E F, G. H. $5.40; I, $5.60; K. $5.60; M. $5.80; N. $6.80; WG. $7.10; WW. $7:30. New York Sugar 'Market. NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Raw sugar. Km lnal Centrifugal, 7.02c; molasses, Ce. Re fined, quiet; cut loaf. 9.90c; crushed, 9.56c; mould A. 8.90c; cubes. 9. 15 9.25c; XXXX powdered. 8.608.70c; powdered. 8.558.70c; fine granulated, 8.40 8.50c; diamond A, 8.40c: confectioners' A. 8.808.50c; No. 1, 8.108.35c Hides at New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 10. Hides, quiet. Bo sots. 43B4Sttc; Central America, 42 He .Tfi firm. Domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 65c CATTLE TRADE FIRM Market Level Higher With Better Quality. GAINS OF QUARTER TO HALF Ilog Buyers Decline to Pay Over JLast Week's Rates Sbeep Mar ket In Good Condition. Day's Receipts Liberal. All classes of livestock were firm at the North Portland yards yesterday. There was i good run of 62 cars and a brisk demand throughout the day. Interest in the cattle division was marked and with a better grade of offerings, values were raised a quarter to a half, while a premium was quoted on fancy quality. Hog ouyers would not pay over last week's rates. A number of sales of lambs and neep Indicated a healthy market In that division. Receipts were 847 cattle, 44 calves. 1117 uogs and 900 sbeep. Shippers were: With cattle H. S. Neal. Condon, 4 loads; Aldwell & Caswell, Dodge, Wash., 4 loads; Durkee A Smith. Bend, 1 load; A. A. Ya rfer. Tillamook, 1 load; W. B. Wheeler, Law son. 1 load; George Kohlhagen, Roseburg. 1 toad: W. A. Leaper. Yoncalla. 1 load; Ray Oement. Myrtle Point. 8 loads; W. L De ment, 2 loads; E. S. Dement. 3 loads: Alli son & Saylor. Nogl. 1 load; Guerln Broth ers. Myrtle Point. 1 load; W. E. Lindsey. ti rants Pass. 1 load; W. A. Galgow, Bend. 1 oad; J. L. Mayberry, Turner, 1 load. With hogs Sylvester Hill. Parma, Idaho, . load: M. L. Goodwin, Brogan, 1 load; Coles fc Dodd. Haines, 1 load; W. W. Lloyd. La Grande. 1 load; O. E. Weed, Cottonwood, Cal.. 1 load; A. Luce, Oreland. Cal., 2 loads; C. M. Garnett. Willows. Cal., 1 load With sheep M. A. Leonard. Stevenson, Vash.. 7 loads; Northwest Sheep Company, rllllgard. Wash., 5 loads. With mixed loads O. E. Gorsllne, Joseph, t load cattle, hogs and sheep; W. J. Welch. Haines. 1 load cattle and hogs; B E Myers. Elgin. 1 load cattle, calves and hogs S. M. Blakely. Condon. 1 load cattle and nogs; J. W. Davis. Rldgefleld, Wash.. 1 load cattle and hogs; J. S. Flint. Junction i-lty, 1 load cattle, calves and hogs; Hout A Snodgrass, Lawson, 1 load hogs and sheep, C. C. Carter, Myrtle Point. 8 loads cattle ind hogs; H. L. McFadden. Harrishurg, 3 loads cattle, calves and hogs; J. W. Mc Fadden, Corvallis, 1 load cattle, calves and nogs. The day's sales were as follows: wt. Price. wt Price 250 $16.50 Scows ...1126$ 7 00 130 16.001 1 cow .... 850 6 00 hogs . I hog . . 1 hog . . 1 hog . . 1 hog . . 2 hogs . 6 hogs . 8 hogs . 26 Bteers 25 steers ii io.uui l cow ....1080 6.00 5.50 4.50 6.50 6 50 6.00 5.50 4.01? 8.00 6 00 7.50 5.00 160 15.001 1 cows 615 .. 860 15.251 1 cows .. 175 16 50!21 cows .. 208 16 601 1 cow .. 210 16 501 1 cow 953 943 930 1040 . .llo . .1142 ..113 .. 810 7.8.M23 cows 834 7.851 cows ... 208 7.751 1 calf .... 277 7.251 1 calf .... 380 6 50112 calves . . 330 3 steers 9 steers 2 steers 3 steers 73 . B43 6.501 1 bull 880 . 865 7.251105 larnbs. . TS 41 steers 13 steers 12 35 . 745 6.25110 yearlings 101 10.50 . 610 4.001 3 yearlings 120 10.00 .1087 8.001 2 ewes.... 150 9.00 .. 943 6.751 1 ewe 110 9.00 . 920 7.001 4 steers 26 steers 10 steers 3 steers Prices current at thu vaH, nr... . Jest beef stem o V,a n .n Good beef steers 7!so& 8 75 -Best beer cows 6.75 7.50 Ordinary to good cows 4.00 6 71 Best heifers 7.00 8.00 iSUllS ......... A Kt . 1m Calves T ni o'sn Stockers and feeders ..,. 4.50 7 5 nogs Prime ltarht - io or.r Prime heavy I" 16.25 le'.SS PIf? 14.0013.50 Western lambs 13.0013.50 Valley lambs 11 75 12.50 w-thi"?8 10.00 10.50 Wethers it.T.i ifn n !in Ewes .. 8.00 8.50 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT Meat Trade Conditions at Boston. New Fork, ruimaeipDta ana Washington. Tlonnrf, nn m , .- . i . . . ber 10 (8:30 A. 11., Eastern time), by United States Bureau of Markets: Beef. Boston Beef, fresh: nr.1nt. ,.,. . demand improving, market opening steady Orfrh !.--( rl -. ' . ..I .... I i . - -..... v nunucr ueei; oupply moderate, demand fair, prices firm. Steers: Receipts light, demand fair, prices firm with r nu.y a close, poorer grades unchanged. Cows: Receipts heavy, demand slow, better grades steady. Bulls: Few arrivals, demand slow, prices unchanged. ew York Beef, fresh: Receints mod erate, demand fair, no change from last week's prices. Trade increasing on medium and common grades. Chucks trade Improv ing. Kosher chucks and plates: Supply nor mal, demand good, market steady. Hinds and ribs: Supply of good and choice grades light. Medium and common grades In ade quate supply, demand good, market steady. Steers: Receipts of good and choice steers light, demand exceeds supply, market strong. Receipts of medium and common steers lib eral, demand Improving, market stearlv Cows: Receipts moderate, good demand for Detter grades, prices unchanged. Bulls: Re ceipts moderate, demand fair, prices un changed. Philadeplhla Beef, fresh: Some cars ar riving late, demand fair, market steadv. Market for beef fores strengthening. Kosher beer: ino report, steers: Receints below normal, demand fair, market steady to strong, uowi: receipts moderate, demand Improving, prices unchanged. Bulls: Receipts light, little better demand, prices unchanged. Washington Beef, fresh: Receipts liberal, demand fair, market dull at last week's prices. Steers: Receipts of medium and com mon steers heavy, demand fair, market draggy. Receipts of good steers very light, demand light, market steady. Cows: Re ceipts light, demand poor, market steady. Bulls: Receipts light, demand light, market slow. , Pork. Boston Receipts light, demand fair, loin market opening strong to $1 per ewt higher than Friday's close. New York Receipts very light, demand slow, market strong. Philadelphia Receipts very light, demand fair, market strong with prices advancing. Washington Receipts very light, demand exceeds supply, market strong. Frozen loins selling slowly. Ltmb, Boston Receipts moderate, demand light, market steady with Friday's close. New York Some cars arriving late, de mand fair, good lambs $2 to $2.50 higher than last week's close. Philadelphia Receipts light, demand fair, healthy tone to the market. Washington Receipts light, demand good, market strong at last week's prices. Loading Report. Destination of livestock loaded Septem ber 9. (Carloads reported west of Allegheny Mountains; double-decks counted as two cars. ) Cattle, Mixed Calves Honrs Sheep Stock T"t'l. Buffalo ....... 8 9 ... 2 14 Chicago 451 90 62 15 631 Cincinnati 1 1 ... 2 4 Cleveland 2 1 ... 2 5 Denver 42 ... ... 42 tt. St. LOUIS. 111. 4j o 4 4 84 Fort Worth . . 61 4 ... 1 61 Indianapolis ... 1 . 1 ... 4 6 Kan. City. MO.. B87 10 43 4 448 Los Angeles ... 10 ... 10 Louisville 10 2 ... 5 17 Nashville 4 2 ... ... 6 Oklahoma City. 16 B 23 Omaha 96 9 208 2 316 Pittsburg 2 23 ... 1 26 Portland, Or. . 10 1 20 5 87 St. Joseph, Mo. 28 6 2 11 47 St. Paul. Minn. 14 8 ... 10 82 San Francisco... 9 .. ... ... 9 Seattle l l ... ... 2 Sioux City. Ia.. 19 4 . . .... 23 Wichita 39 12 10 8 66 Various 162 22 S3 1 275 Canada ..... ... . ... ... 49 Totals 1402 234 One week ago.. 1798 854 Four wks. ago.,1104 454 415 839 164 State origins of livestock loaded Septem ber : Cattle. Mixed Calves Hogs Sheep Stock Tt'l. For Portland Oregon 10 1 10 S 27 Washington - 10 ... 10 Tfl Portland 10 1 20 5 87 One week ago. 8 1 ... .... 9 Four wks. ago.. 16 ... ... ... 16 For Seattle Oregon ........ 1 1 ... ... 2 Total Seattle. 1 1 ... ... 2 One week ago. ... . . . . . . . . ... Four wks. ago. 1 ... 1 2 State origins of livestock loaded Septem ber 9: . Cattle. Mixed Calves Hogs Sheep Stock Tt'L For Portland California 8 ... ... 6 Oregon 2 ... ... 1 8 Washington ... 2 2 Tfl Portland 4 One week ago. 21 Four wks. ago. 11 For Seattle One week ago.. 11 Four wks. ago. 1 e n n 42 16 15 1 Eastern Future and Casta Markets. MINNEAPOLIS Sept. 10. Oats closed: September. 58 c; December, 5S4c. WTVWTprfi e-n, -I A Oat a rw. tober. 67 c; December, 62 9c ST. LOUTS, Sept. 10. Corn: September. $1.67 bid: December. $L18H 1.18 ; May. $L15: oats. December, 68Hc; May, 61 He. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 10. Corn: Septem ber. $1.70; December, $L18tt; May, $1.15 H ; oats, September, 59 c. PEORIA, Sept. 10. Cash corn, l5o higher; oats. Ho higher. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Sept- 10. Hon Receipts, 14. 000. strong. 25c to 40c above Saturday's average. Bulk. $17.25 18.60; light. $17 18.65; mixed, $16.85 18.90; heavy, $16.75 18.80; rough, $16,756 IT; Pigs. $12 10.50. Cattle Receipts. 30.000. slow; native beef cattle, $7.2517: Western steers. $6.50 13.20; stockers and feeders, $5.90 9 40. cows and heifers, $4.6512.70; calves. $12 16.00. Sheep Receipts, 16.000, strong; wethers, $8.50 12.10; lambs. $11.40 17.60. METAL SHARES LIFTED FAVORABLE ADJTJSTME?TT OF PRICE SCHEDULES EXPECTED. Technical Position of Wall Street Is Strengthened Bond Trade Ia Irresrular. NEW YORK. Sept. 10. Improvement In sentiment was evident from the course of the stock market today. Transactions were on a smaller scale, but the undertone was good. The recent heavy selling appeared to have resulted in a considerable strength ening of the technical position and at times there were evidences of a good inquiry for high-grade securities. The buying, however, was neither insistent nor sustained. A num ber of Issues made gains of 1 to 8 points In the early trading, but weak spots developed late In the day and the whole market eased off. At the close the tone was heavy and a good deal of the forenoon's advantage was lost. Total sales were 434,000 shares. The steel and copper shares made a par ticularly good showing on the early rise. These stocks, as well as the list in general, benefited from favorable reports regarding the ultimate adjustment of price schedules by official action. The decrease of 487,000 tons in unfilled orders shown in the monthly report of the United States Steel Corporation was about In line with forecasts and exerted little in fluence on market transactions. The sell ing movement of the last hour affected a numDer of high-priced Investment issues, some of which had not reflected the severe scaling down recently characteristic of the Telephone dropped to the low est point since the beginning of the war. and General Electric sold down to the low est point since 1913. Harvester. Pullman. Consolidated Gas. Air Brake and New Haven also developed weakness. The favorable bank statement of last Sat urday was not reflected In the tone of the money market. Call money ruled at 4V4 pe' cent, with top rate of 6 and quotations for time funds were 4 to 1 per cent higher. In the exchange market the decline In rubles continued, a new low record of 15H being reached for demand. Bonds were irregular. Liberty bonds sold at 99.82 to 99.98. Total sales were $4. 110,000. ' United States coupon 4s off 'A on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Am Beet Sugar.. 400 864 85 85ft Ara Can ..... 42 AraCar&Fdry.. 8.700 73 71 72Vi Am Locomotive. 1.000 62 61 61V AmSm&Refg.. 6.700 97 94 ft 95 Am Sug Refg.... 200 112 110 109ii Am Tel & Tel... 6,100 117H 114 115 Am Z L & S 200 18 18 18 Anaconda Cop... 16,300 72 H 70 71 H Atchison 800 07 Mi 96 96 AU&WISSL. 900 1)7 Vi 95H 05. Bait & Ohio 1,000 OS;, 66 66VS B & S Copper.... 400 30 30 29 Calif Petrol 16 Canadian Pacif 158 Central Leather. ' 2.700 83 82 H 82 Chea & Ohio 400 56 66. 66Mi Chi Mil & St P... 600 63 63 63 Chi & N W 104 CRIAPctfs... 2.400 264 25 25 Chlno Copper.... 2,000 64 63 64 Colo Fu & Iron. . 200 45 45 45 Corn Prod Refg.. 8.800 27 26 26 Crucible Steel 24.800 70 63 69 Cuba Cane Sugar 4.100 31 30 30 Dlst Securities.. 1,200 26 25 26 Erie 200 20 20 20 Gen Electric ... 8.900 141 137 138 General Motors. . 19.400 98 95 96 Gt Northern pfd. 800 104 103 103 Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. 8,200 34 33 33 Illinois Central . 100 Inspiration Cop.. 8.100 64 53 64 Int M M pfd 12.600 89 87 87 Int Nickel 3.400 35 34 34 Int Paper 8,600 31 29 80 K C Southern ..... 18 Kennecott Cop.. 41 Louis A Nash ..... ..... 119 Maxwell Motors. ..... 31 Mexican Petrol.. 4.100 92 90 90 Miami Copper. . . 800 36 85 85 Missouri Pacific. 2,900 29 28 28 Montana Power. ..... 82 Nevada Copper. . 2,800 22 22 22 NY Central 2.200 77 76 76 NYNH&H.... 4.700 26 24 24 Norfolk & West. 114 Northern Pacific 400 99 99 09 Paclflo Mall 26 Pac Tel & Tel ..... 22 r-ennsyivania. . ., a.vutl dz 61 fil. Pittsburg Coal 6IS4 Kay Consol cop.. 2.000 . 27 26 261 Reading 7.700 83 82 82 Rep Ii & Steel... 8.800 81 80 81 u. oum Am 1.0)1... ...... ..... ..... 23 southern f acme 800 91 91 81 Southern Ry. .. . 3.400 27 26 26 studebaker Cor.. 1.000 44 U 43 u au A -U. . . . . . .. ...... ..... ..... Union Pacific. . . 1,800 129 12S 128 U S Ind Alcohol.. 1.800 133 130 13144 U S Steel 129.800 109 107 108 ovpia wu xio-rs XXO-rs 116 Utah Copper. .. . 8,600 100 98 98 vv auBBii Jiu J... ...... ..... ..... "JO Western Union. . ...... ..... 90 n r .i c i n . w r n ,, , . . . . vvTsi-urs .. i.duw 1 l v t 43 Total sales for the day, 434,000 shares. BONDS. TT S ref 2s reg. .96INor Pao 8s.... 82 U S ref 2s cou..'97IPac TAT 6s.. 95 U S Ss rer 99Penn eon 4inr U S 8s cou 99)Sou Pao ref 4s. 84 V U S 4s reg 105IUnion Pac 4s.. 00 U S 4s cou 'loaHIU Pao cv 4a.... 87 aluuibuii Bu n.odTiiu fa OLeei OS ... 1114 D & R a ref 5s. "o7 Sou Pac ev 5s.. 95 N Y Cen deb 6a. 98 Anglo French 6s 92 Bid. Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Sept. 10. Mercantile paper, 65i4 per cent. Sterling 60-day bills, 84.72; commercial eo-oay bills on banks, 84.71 H : commercia 60-day bills. 84.71S; demand. $4,70 9-16; cables. $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand. 6.72 cables 5.75. Guilders, demand. 41 15-16 cables. 42Vs. Llres. demand. 7.78; cables, to. xiuoiea. ii r rnj.nu, ; caoies, jlo is, Bsr silver, 97o. Mexican dollars, 77c Government bonds easy; railroad bonds Ir regular. Time loans strong! 60 days 8H per cent; 90 days. per cent: six months. 8 per cent. Call money strong: high, per cent; low. 4 per cent; ruling rate, 4ty per cent; closing bid, 8 per cent: offered at SVs per cent; last loan, SVs per cent. LONDON Sept. 10. Bar silver. 49Hd per ounce. Money, 8 per cent. Discount rates; short bills, 4t per cent; three months bills. 4 13-16 per pent. Stocks Dull at London. lONDON. Sept. 10. American securities' were dull throughout on the Stock Ex change today. Half Prune Crop in Lane. EUGENE, Sept. 10. (Special.) The Lane County prune crop this year will be only about one-half ai large as last year, ac cording to Dr. L. D. Scarbrough, owning 130 acres of old trees near CresweU. The 1916 crop was one of the largest In recent years Dr. Scarbrough estimates that his orchard will yield 300,000 pounds of dried prunes. Preparations are beiug made to beglJ picking. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. 6ept. 10. Evaporated apples firm; choice, 14 14 Me; prime. 18 13 He; Prunes steady. California, bllo; Ore gon, logioc. Peaches firm. Standard. 10 !4 ; choice, 10MO12C UO DIRECT BUYING Millers in East Must Purchase From Government. CAN'T DEAL WITH FARMERS Differentials Between Chicago and Atlantic Markets May Be Ad justed by Altering Freight Tariffs; Corn Advances. CHICAGO. Sept. 10. Corn Jumped up In value as much as 8 cents a bushel today and closed strong. 3o to 5c net higher at $1.19 1.19 for December and $1.16 9 1.16 for May. Predictions of frosts tonight In Illinois and Iowa were chiefly responsible. Oats gained c to le and provisions 5a to 40c Waves of buying throughout the day gave evidence of a broader demand for corn than has been witnessed often of late. Bullish sentiment became rampant In view of the fact that a widespread killing frost would mean severe damage to the domestic crop, as a whole. Besides, assertions were current thst the maximum price on corn futures set some time ago at $1.29 would be removed rter uctober l. 6eaboard demand lifted tlm nrlca of eats. Export purchases were estimated at 400,000 bushels. Wheat price differentials will be adlusted satisfactorily in the opinion of Howard B. Jackson, head of the Government wheat cor poration m Chicago. It Is his understanding that freight rates will be altered to overcome any present objectionable features, and that there will be an upward revision of tariffs to tne seaboard, with the Idea of protecting local needs and saving the transportation. Hereafter millers Durchasln-r here must, like other buyers, apply to the local agent of the reaerai rood administrator. Provision prices followed the npward movement of corn and hogs. jeauing tuiures ranged as follows: CORN. Onen. Hlrh. Tw rlnn Dee. $1.17 $1.19 $1.17 $1.1! Ha 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.16 OATS. Dec. ...... .89 .58 .87 .60 .88 .61 May 61 .61 MESS PORK. Oct. 48.45 43.50 Jan 42.75 42.80 43.30 42.75 43.80 42.80 LARD. Oct. 23.85 23.87 23.75 23.TT Jan. 22.65 22.77 22.55 22.67 SHORT RIB3. Oct. 23.82 23.82 23.75 23.77 Jan 21.67 21.85 2L67 21.75 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow. $2.20 ( 2.23: No. 8 yellow. $2.20: No. 4 yellow. $2.19. Oats No. 3 white. 61 62c: standard. 61 Rye NO. 2. Sl.SB. Barley $1.20 1.38. Timothy $5 8. Clover $15 3.20. ' Primary receipts Wheat. 1.299.000 vs. 2.610,000 bushels: corn, 247.000 vs. 840.000 bushels; oats, 2,056,000 vs. 2.030.000 bushels. Shipments Wheat. 347.000 vs. 1.684.000 bushels: corn, 1,880.000 vs. 710.000 bushels: oats, 1.116,000 vs. 793.000 ' bushels. Clearances Wheat, 288.000 bushels: oats. 405,000 bushels; flour. 9000 barrels. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 10. Flax. $3.23(9 3.28. Barley. 1.09gH.81. Paget Sound Grain Receipts. SEATTLE. Sept. 10. Yesterday's car re ceipts: Flour 9. wheat S, oats 2, hay 57. TACOMA. Sept. 10. Wheat, no quota tions, car receipts: wneat s, oats z, nay 4 Duluth Linseed Market. DTJLTJTH. Sept. 10. Linseed on track and arrive. $3.31: September. $3.81 bid: October. $3.31 bid; November, $3.31 asked; Decem ber, $3.26 bid. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Sept. 10. Butter. unsettlet; creamery. aaffrftc Eggs, higher. Receipts. 9326 cases: firsts. 88&39o; ordinary firsts, S637c; at mark. cases included. 85 38c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS . Marriage Licenses. HOFF-LOOFBOROTJ Kent C. Hoff. 83, ancouver Barracks, and Flora Loofborou, 24, 95 h.ast Forty-elgbth street. R ALSTON-BRETT E. S. Ralston. 21. American Lake, and Lucy Brett. 21, 554 East Madison. ROSE-CHAMBERS Nolan 3. Rose. 24. Vancouver Barracks, and Creda Chambers, 17. 447 h-ast Thirty-seventn street. DRAPEAN-DWYER John L. Dranean. 27. 1170 East Main, and Margaret Dwyer, legal. nuts tast l amnui. CECIL-LUCKENS Kirk Cecil. 80, Fort Stevens, and Orace Luckens, legal, 1690 Portsmouth avenue. SHANNON-HILL James Shannon. 25. Baker Apartments, and Eva Hill, 25, 126 North Sixteenth street. HOFFMAN-GUSEWELLE O. J. Hoff man, 24. Vancouver, and Zadie Gusewelie, 725 water street. Births. LT7DWTG To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harry Ludwlg, 6629 Forty-fifth avenue, Septem ber 6, a son. KURILO To Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kuril o, 841 East Fourteenth street, August 28. a son. HORSMAN To Mr. and Mrs. George Horsman, 638 Rodney avenue, August 80, a daughter. BLAUVELT To Mr. and Mrs. FTederlo Henry Blauvelt, 8741 Seventy-third avenue, August 26. a son. MARLOW To Mr. and Mrs. Loren Web- Municipal Bonds We own and $900,000 Ochoco Irrigation District (A Municipal District) Crook County, Oregon Serial Gold 6 Coupon Bonds. DENOMINATIONS $1000 AND $500 Principal and Semi-Annual Interest payable in gold at the office of the County Treasurer of Crook County, Oregon, or at the Fiscal Agency of the State of Oregon in New York City. Exempt From Federal Income Tax and Declaration Thereunder. Each bond of this issue bears the certificate of the Secretary of State of Oregon, making the bonds a Legal Investment for Savings Banks, Commercial Banks, Trust Com panies, Trust Funds and State School Funds, and as Legally Acceptable to Secure Deposits of State, County and Cityj Funds in Oregon Banks. Legality approved by Messrs. Teal, Minor & Winfree, of Portland, and by Messrs. Goodfellow, Eells, Moore and Orrick, of San Francisco. These securities combine the attractive features of a prime farm mortgage and a municipal bond. PRICE 100 AND INTEREST, YIELDING SIX PER CENT. CLARK, KENDALL & COMPANY Northwestern Bank Bldg Portland, Oregon. The American Exchange National Bank 123 Broadway, New York City WHEN the Federal Reserve Act became a Law," our close tou h with the financial require ments of the mercantile interests of this country enabled us to decide at once that Acceptances .would be largely used in "financing future business transactions. Our experiencecqnvinces vis that Acceptance Credits and Trad& Acceptances, are being used to advantage. Business men will find-it highly profitable to familiarize themselves with this im-, porta nt phase of Banking. The possibility of financial strain incident to the' war can be greatly reduced through the use of Acceptances the most liquid form of commercial paper. We are operating a department devoted exclusively to dealing in and developing their use. We have issued two pamphlets "Acceptances'' "Financing Domestic and Foreign Trade." Prac tical subjects treated "in a practical jway. Copies 'can be had on application. ster Marlow, 361 Fremont. September 7, a son. REINEKING To Mr. and Mrs. Victor Herman Relneklng, 4832 Sixtieth street. Au gust 29. a daughter. LOCKHaRT To Mr. and Mrs. James Lockhart. Molalla. Or., Aug. 24th. a son. CAVALLARO To Mr. snd Mn. Am- brogia Cavallaro. Columbia boulevard, Au gust 28, a son. BiUKER To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Braker, August 28, a son. HAUSET To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Han set, 11 East Seventy-second street, August 30. a son. RUE To Mr. and Mrs. Edward James Rue Route 3, Mllwaukie. August 23. a son. JACKSON To Mr. and Mrs Wlllard Levi Jackson. 640 East Fifty-second street, Sep tember 1, i daughter. DUNCAN To Mr. and Mrs T. Duncan, Jarvis. Or.. September 7, a daughter. GRAY To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harold Gray. 229 Tenth street, September 2. a son. HUGHES To Mr. and Mrs. Ora Lee Hughes. 1161 East Seventeenth street, Sep tember 6. a son. Building Permits. ALBERT E. ANDERSON Repair one-a-id-one-half-story frann residence, 69 East Eighty-eighth, corner Stark street; builder, same: $1000. HEX1ER STRAUSE Repair three-story flreprcof relntorced concrete store, 862 Mor rison, between Park and West Park; F. H. Brandes. builder; 81000. H. O. BROWN Repair two-story frame residence, 1733 Portsmouth avenue, between Willis boulevard and Houton street; O. F. Baldwin, builder; $600. H. O. BROWN Repair two-story frame residence. 1734 Exeter street, between Willis boulevard and Houton street; O. F. Baldwin, builder: $200. SHELL CO. OF CALIFORNIA Erect Income TaxExemDt and Safest A new schedule of Income Taxes to be levied upon in comes in excess of $1000 and $2000 and increasing those already in force, is now in course of passage. When levying taxes upon in comes, the Government recog nizes only two classes as ex empt its own and municipal obligations. Make your income exempt now through the purchase of the safest form of invest ment Municipal Bonds . Yield 4.40 to 6.25 Call or phone LumbermensTrust Co. Fifth and Stark A 6247, Broadway 931 offer for sale STEPHENS & COMPANY Merchants National Bank Bldg., San Francisco. HALL & COMPANY BUT AND SELXi Railroad Public Utility Industrial Municipal BONDS YIELDING) 5 to 7 Foreign Government Loans Local Securities Preferred Stocks Lewis Bids. Portland, Or. one-story brick ordinary gasoline filling sta tion. 41 North Broadway, between Couch and Everett: builders, same; $1000. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. San Francisco Los Angeles Witbout Change En Boute) The Biff, Clean. Comfortable, Elerantty Appointed Seaffoinv S. S. ROSE CITY Sails From Alnsworth Dock S r. M. FKEDAY. SEPT. 14. 100 Golden Miles on Colombia RlTer. All Rates Include Berths and Meals. Table and Service Unexcelled. The San Francisco St Portland 8. S. Co., Third and Washington streets (with O.-W. R. & N. Co.). Tel. Broadway 4500. A 6121. R9C Independent S. S. Co. San Francisco Coos Bay Eureka Flrat-Claaa Meala and Berth Included. S. S. BREAKWATER 6 P. M, FRIDAY, SEPT. 14. North Pacific S. S. Dock, Near Broadway Brldsje and 124 Third St. Bet. WanblnKton and Alder. Phones. Broadway GSO. A 5423 E3E 19 xiai At r a i Arr;"fl AT NORTHERN I JiflO&THERN PACIFIC S to San Francisco! Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Cal. Btr. Express leaves 9:30 A M. Etr. arrive San Francisco 8:30 next day. One-way fares. (8. S12.00. S15. $17.60, I20.BOCND TRIP, .32. I North Bank, 8th and Stark. TICKET I Station, loth and Boyt. Oi ilCta S Sd and Mor., N. P. Ry. 848 Wash.. G. N. Ry. i 100 3d. Burlington Ry. II 2 124 Third St. Main 28. ALASKA Ketchikan, WrangelU Juneau, Doug las, Haines. Skagway. Cordova, Val dez, Seward and Anchorage. CALIFORNIA la Seattle or San Francisco to Lios Angeles and San Diego direct. Larg est ships, unequaled service, low rates, including berth and meals. Make reservations. STRALIA HonolulUtSuyj Nw ZsiiJasl regular sailings from Vancouver, , ay tUe Palatial passenger steamers of the Canadian-Australian Royal Mail Una. For fnll Information apply Can. Pao. Kail way. 65 Third St.. Portland, er General Agent. 440 Seymour Su. Vanoover, M. C OmCUI C. B. IllL SS. BIEKU. SONOSi. TXaTCBA Quickest Psasaoe. Lowent Rr. Ballings. Oct. . Oct. SO. NaT. ). Ooeanio t. S. to., 601 Market at., S. 1"., Cab