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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXIXf OREGONUN, TRIDAT. SEPTE3IBER 31, 1917. SUGAR ONE PRICE No Fluctuations in Market After October 1. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR bobbins Quotation Here Vill Prob ably Be $8 Per Sack, or About Present Price -Beet Fac tories Make Agreement. TThen the Government take over control f the sugar market on October 1 a jobbing price of $ 8 a hundred on cane- granulated will probably prevail in thi market. This price, or whatever is finally settled upon, ill remain in force throughout the present crop year. A stationary price will put an nd to all speculation by jobbers or retailors and will be of advantage to consumers. The new price; will be close to that now quoted. A refinery price of 7. at Kan Frane-lsi-e b-a h been agreed upon and this, with the freight, insurance, jobbers profit, etc.. will Hi'an close to an $8 market for sugar here at wholesale. Tht-re art soma matters yet to be cleared sip, however, beore the trade- will know definitely what sugar will be worth. The connumption tax clause inserted in the revenue bill by the Houxo was stricken out by the Senate, but may be pot back by the conferees who now have the bill In hand. The beet sugar producers yesterday closed n agreement with the food administration to sell at J 7. 2-", at seaboard points. This would do away with the 20-cent differen tial against beet sugar which has hereto fore prevailed and would put both classes of sugar on the same bawls. The new beet sugar price will be effective In California on October 1. The beet sugar refinery at O rants Pars expects to bcrln marketing Its sugar about October 1 The output of the factory will be much larger than last year's. LARGE rOOL OF BARLEY 18 SOLD Iajton Deal of "3.0O Hacks Closed at S2.50 1'er Mundretft. The barley market is strong and advancing at all points. At the local exchange bids for brewing barley were raised $11., and feed barley bids were $0&3 higher than on Wednesday. A big pool of TS.000 sacks of brewing art ley at Dayton, Wash., was sold to local dealers at S-.5U a cental. Oats were unchanged on the board, but the market was fairly firm. J as tern oats con tinue to arrive and the movement promises to be steady throughout the season, as not enough oats were raised In the Northwest this year to supply home needs. Wheat selling at country points was mod erately active. Weather conditions in the Middle "West, as wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis, Du luth, cloudy, cool; Winnipeg, clear, fine, light frost last night; Chicago, cloudy, cool. rained last night; Peoria, cloudy, with light rain, rained ali last night; St. Louis, clear, fine, had showers last night; Kansas City, Hutchison, St. Joseph, Topeka, cloudy; Oma ha. Nebraska City, cloudy, cool; Davenport, cloudy, had showers last night; Ohio Valley, cloudy, been raining at Springfield, Day ton and Columbus; Kentucky, clear to cloudy, rained last night at Louisville and Lexington." Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the .Merchants' Exchange as follows: Portland Wheat Barley flour Oats Hay j nuraaay ..... t Year ago 60 Reason to date. 4U "iear ago Tacorna Wednesday ... 3 Year ago 23 Feason to date. 415 ear ago. .... .1069 Seattle Wednesday ... 4 Year ago 15 beason to date. 3:. lar ago 14tfl X - 10 10 6 24 7 52 1?2 270 328 S7 4b7 476 4u4 1 5 1 3 7 16 .... US . B03 27 .... 05 7uO ... T S 4 2 4 2 4 43 842 130 1327 72 409 93 itCtf MOHAIR MARKET 13 STAGNANT Practically No Demand on Coast ar at East era Points. There Is stilt a fair quantity of mohair re maining in Oregon, some of It in dealers' bands, but there is practically no demand and the market is very dull. Of the situa tion at Boston and abroad the Commercial Uulletin says: "The demand for mohair in tha local mar ket continues practically if not quite stag nant, and prices, in consequence, are ex tremely difficult to quote. Just what a firm offer might be able to accomplish In the purchase of the staple It Is next to impossi ble to say. "Advices from Yorkshire Indicate a sim ilar situation obtaining there. Spinners are occupied comparatively little It seems on mo hair yarns and the staple Is moving only slowly, althongh prices are fairly ateady. At the Cape no change appears to have oc curred, stocks being moderate and prices ateady. "Alpaca continues to move steadily In Liv erpool and at fully firm rates. Some Are- quippa fleece Is reported to have been bought for this market on the West Coast at clt to 70 cents landed." Quotations Best combing, 60983c; good combing. 57 60c; ordinary combing, 53(9 65c; best carding, 53c; good carding, 50 ?&3c; ordinary carding. 45 4 Sc. Foreign Cape. Summer firsts. 60ftt3c: Cape, "Winter firsts. 50 52c: Basutos, 52 53c; Turkey, fair average, nominal. MILLS ARE BIYINO WOOL FREELY FIto Million Pound Sold In East Daring the Past Meek Wool Is selling In a larger way In th Eastern markets and mills are buying freely at prices better than those that Government buyers have set as too high for certain lots Offered. At Boston in the past week about B.0OO.0O0 pounds were taken over by manufacturers. It Is estimated that upwards ef 1.000.000 pounds were of three-eighths blood ter ritory. Among the sales were a lot ef I'OO.ooo pounds half blood Wyoming at $1.60 clean and 50.O1HI pounds three-eighths b:ood Wyoming at $1.48, scoured basis: some Idaho wool at T-9 to 10 cents for French combing, or $1.73 to $1.73 clean; a eizabte quantity of medium clothing at 65 to 67 cents for Idaho and 60 to 70 cents for Mon tana; good lines of fine and fine medium at T.5 to 56 cents; also some Arizona and Utah fine tlothing at $! 5 clean. Scoured values for territory remain at the rang of $1 8 the top for fine staple, down to $1.25, the bottom for quarter blood staple, as given by leading dealers. LOCAL STOCKS OF FRF IT ARE LARGE Market Is Topheavy Maay Lines and Price Arm tVeakeaieg. Nearly all lines of fruit were weak yester day, with more stock on hand than could be worked off at recently prevailing prices. As a consequence shading of quotations was more or less general. This applied Pta-hes. prune, grapes acd cantaloupes particularly. Bartlett pears, which were in limited supply, were about the only fl feature of the list. Tomato receipts are also Increasing and Inwer prices are rhe rwM't. ss'es belne made Hogs and Veal Wanted ALSO BKKK, MI TTO A NO HIDES. H . I AKt TEK : Hots. No. 1 block ter IK Veal. No. 1 liirht 15-1540 per lb. Ten Prtr, ,n To, l n. 1 Ity . o Commit .ion ( k.ri.-rd. Ckrrka Mailed li.ilT SI'Et I1L fmrnrr Dueka ZOC P Lk. THE SAVINAH CO.. I'C. 1XJ rront Street. Cap. 910,000. at a range of 49 to 60 cents, according to qua fit y. - - - - - WESTERN" WASHINGTON HOPS SELLING Growers Receive S5 and Cents for New Crop. There has been a more liberal movement In Western Washington hops In the past few days, the new crop selling at 35 H and 38 cents. The same prices are current In this state, but there la no selling. It is esti mated there are net ever 20O0 bales of lOlT Oregon hops that are free, and the selling season is, therefore, going to be a limited on. Hopplcklng is about over here and the Oregon crop will not go over 30.000 bales. Some well-posted dealers doubt whether it will reach L'5.0OO bales. There is consider- bie talk by growers of Increasing their acreage. First Oregou Cranberries. The first box of cranberries to be de Ivered in the Northwest was received yes terday at the Multnomah Hotel as a gift from W. K. Schimpf, of Astoria, The berries are not only the first produced in the coun try, but also are Oregon berries, grown just south of Astoria. As this Is an unusually late season for cranberries and there Is con siderable difficulty in securing help to pick the fruit owing to the war. the first crate of the season is highly prized by the Mult nomah. Poultry Market Good. There was a good demand for poultry yes terday, with hens selling at IS lft cents and Springs at 2021 cents. Dressed meat prices were about steady. Butter and eggs were unchanged. The movement In both lines was slow. Bank Clearing. Hank clearings ef the Northwestern cftles yesteraay were as loiiows: Clearings. Balances. Port lend IT3.i7.-l S274 S41 Seattle 4. l.4. .) t:t-!H Tacorna r.2.100 Tw.I.Vj Spokane 1,1 50, 00 J 2,U1S PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Ilo or. Feed, Etc. Merchants Kxchange, noon session x September delivery; Oats - 'Rid. Tr. ago. No. 2 white feed $00.00 (27. 00 Barley - Standard feed ................ M.IVO 82.00 Standard brewing r2..ti Hran :tD.OO 10. OO Shorts ilT.OO IM.O0 Futures Bid. October oats $4l..V) October feed barley ."I.."i0 October brewing barley ,r(2.2."i October bran b.7." October shorts 0.00 Kan tern corn and oata in bulk Outs 7o. o white. September $43. K0 oS-ib. clipped, white, September 44. SO Corn No. ;i yellow, January No. :i mixed, January October oats. No. .1 .............. October oats, clipped February corn, yellow February corn, mixed r.3.30 . M;.o 43. 7.1 44.7.'. sa.m. r.2.00 Wheat Bluestem. $2; forty fold, S1.9S; club. $1.06; red ltussian, ll.'JU. FLOUR Patents. $1U.; straights, $0.50 01O.3O; Valley. $10.20; whole wheat, $lo.b0; graham. $10.60. MlLLFKliD Spot prices: Bran, $34 per ton: shorts. $?.7 per ton ; middlings, $44; roiled barley, $55t .".7; roiled oats, $.o. CORN Whole, $81; cracked, $s2 per ton. iiAY Buying prices f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy. $27 per ton; Val ley timothy, $231' 20; alfalfa, $22.50 7 24: Valley grain hay. $20; clover. $20; straw, $S. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 4rt. c; prime firsts, 44 Sc. Jobbing prices: Vrints, extras, 4ec: cartons, lc extra; buLterfat. No. 1. 49c. KOGti Oregon rnncll. current receipts, 41 4-c; candied, 40c; selects, 4S 30c per dozen. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets, 244c; Voung Americas, 25 per pound; longhorns, 2:c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets. -4 , c ; Young America, 203&C per pound : longhorns, 2. c per pound. POCLTKY Hens, 13lc; broilers. 20( 21c; ducks, 14fc20c; geese, S?j-10c; turkeys, live. 2o (g. 22c; dressed. 2h(fj.3oc. VEAL Fancy, Iti'iilG'ic per pound. PORK Fancy, 21s22c per pound. SA3T PR AN CISCO 1'KOPLCK MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, Etc., at Bay City. SAN" FRANCISCO. Sept. 20. Butter Prime extras. 4Uc; prime firsts. 4:1 ec Kggs Fresh extras, 47c. fretth firsts, c ; f res h extra pull e ts, 44 3 c ; ex t ra first pullets, 44c. Chese New firsts, 21 ts c ; l oung Amer icas, 24 HC. Poultry Hens, Z5ff27c; roosters. lo17c: fryers and broilers, 2V&32c; squabs, $22.50; pigeons, $1.50; geese, lb20c; ducks, 15M7c. Vegetables Summer squash, 60 'if 78c; cream, 60c; eggplanr. 50tt0c; bell peppers,. Ait H Oc ; chile. a 00c ; peas, & 1 c ; toma toes, t.(p83c; green corn, $1.5092 sack; cel ery. 20&2oc bunch; potatoes, Kiver, $l.7.p 2.40; onions, ell versklns, $1.50; green, $1; cucumbers, 50(vCc; beans, string, 2 3c ; linaas, 4 5c ; garlic. 3 & 4c ; okra, 50 kg 75c; pumpkins, 50 6 1 5c sack; carrots. $1.25; beets. $1.25; turnips, $ 1.5U & 1.75; rhubarb, !MKa$l box. bruits Grapes, seedless. 90c; Muscats, $1 91.50; pears, Bartlett. $1.25&1. 50; canta- oupes, Turlock. $1.25'9l.50: watermelons. $i..0(y 2.50 doaen ; peaches, J0& o0c; plums, 5 WS5c; figs, single layer black, 40'$50c; strawberries, $57; raspberries. $7&S; blackberries, 5.4i u; lemons. a.'t$oc: grape- rruit. 1 j J oo; quinces. i!fl S&c: oranges, Valencias. $:.75rXOO. bananas, Hawaiian, 75c $2 bunch ; pineapples. Hawaiian. $2.50 3.o0 dozen; apples, red Astrakhan. 50 &75o. Hay Wheat and wheat and oat. $li'j21: tame oat. SlHffiU: barley. $!! ll; alialfa. XltidlH; barley straw, 50i&0c bale. MiUleed Cracked corn and feed cornmeal. fQ.ifB": airaira meal, au. if lour per barrel. P.eceipts Flour, fcoO quarters; barley. :.50 centals; beans. 285 sacks; potatoes, a:i20 sacks; onions, 11,870 sacks; hay, 212 tons; hides, do; wine. 40,000 gallons. C ATT LB SALES IX K LAM AT IT COUXTY, Steers Averas; Seven Cents and Cows and Heifers Six Cents. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Sept. 20. (Spe cial.) The stock-buylns; season is now on in lull swing;, and will continue through the Pall and part of the Winter, during which time a million or more dollars will be re ceived by the stockmen of this district. William Riley, buyer for Miller & Lux, has bought ouu head of cattle from J. 1. Beckley and others near C'hiloquin. They will be shipped on September 1 to San Francisco. IX M. McLemore and W. Huff, who represent the Western Meat Company, have purchased ever luoO hesd of cattle from McLemore & Mitchell. H0 head from the Campbell brothers, of Chlloquin, and 170 head from Dan Ryan, at Fort Klamath. Mr. Ryan s cattle are conceded by cattlemen to be the finest lot of steers shipped out of Klamath County for many seasons. Fred Stukel. buyer for the S. 8 wan son Company, of Sacramento, purchased 4o head of cattle yesterday from Cierber 4 Stewart fn Horsefly Valley. 50 miles east ef here. O. T. McHenry. buyer for Henry Levy, of San Francisco, purchased over 000 head from J-. Frank Adams, of this city, and the Ed sail brothers, of Ely; Laphaxn St McKroom, of Vfstlllas, and several other smaller ranchers The average prices paid were 7 cents for steers and tf cents for cows and heifers. Cattle throughout Klamath County are re ported to be In fine condition at this timet The sales made within the last few days reaoa a total of nearly 3ooO head. WINTER FEEDING WILL BE PROBLEM Sbartaga ef Hay Expeeted In Camas and s Perce Sections. LEWISTOX. Idaho, fept. 20. 'Special.) Winter feed for livestock throughout this part of the country Is coin to be a very serious problem this year. There is a great shortage of hay. ."The Camas and Nz 1'erce prairies have invariably Dt-en hay-producing points, havlns; a goodly tonnage to ship to tbe Coast markets, but last year we shipped hay into this country because of the short age and this year there Is even a greater snorts ge." says W. J. Jordan, traffic agent of the Nort tvern Pacific Railway at Uwls ton. "Feeders of stock who are not for tunate in having their own bay or arranged for a supply will undoubtedly dispose of their stock. There has not been a great deal of grain cut for hay for the reason that the straw was too short, and such straw as is left after threshing is too short this year to be of any great value." Mr. Jordan says there has been ne great preparation for increased acreage for the reason that we have had so little rain that the ground Is not in proper condition to do Fail plowing. Tul uth I. tnneerf M arket. DtXUTH, Sept. 20. Linseed on trark. M.4i-: arrive. $;i.4fl: September. $0.44 u bM ; October. $V4it bid : November, $.45 bid; December, $3.40H bid. MURE GAINS SCORED Well Maintained Advance Stock Market. in BEARS GET ON BUYING SIDE Favorable Conclusions Drawn From Wage Increase by United States Steel and Government Action Toward Price-Fixing. NEW YORK. Sept. 20. After a period of uncertainty, with narrow and Irregular movements, tha stock market gained strength today and began a deliberate but well-maintained advance. Karly decides were made up and net gains of moderate proportions wore established In active stocks, with occasional rises of 2 points or more. Total sales were 820. OOO shares. Except In the last hour the market showed less buoyancy than during yester day's upturn, which failed to attract any large outside following to the long side. The comparatively small volume of orders on hand at the opening led to a temporary re newal of selling operations, but the demand which was uncovered wherever prices were forced down caused th bears to reverse the r tactics and Join In the bidding for stocks. Individual Issues were favored by develop ments of the day. but there were no new factors of general enough application to or -fer an obvious explanation of the movement. A good deal of attention was paid to re newed Washington reports that tne uncer- ainty as to price regulations at least so xar n m r-nncorna rnDDr. would soon D enuSu Favorable conclusions were urn w u trout mo 10 per cent wage increase by United States Steel and the steel stocks led the market In strength and activity. Of perhaps more commanding Influence for the movement Hnwaver went the indications mat tne sen iag movement had exhausted itself for the ttinft and that the markers position wa suit strong technically! notwithstanding tne ex. In the steel group the feature waa xne trnnff demand for UnlteO btates nCi which sold at more than 7 points above the in nrir-A of this wmk. The coppers, held back by uncertainty as to the price to be established for the metal, showed early heaviness but later made a moaerate au FnuiDrnftiiB wera bid up briskly. The railroads continued to remain n iav background and with a lew exceptions mnvoit within narrow limits. The bond market did not renect xne f .mrUi Tha tone was irregular. Total aales, par value, $:;.320.OO0. United States 2s registered declined H and the 4s coupon 4 on tail. Liberty bonds sold at ti).aii to 100. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Rates. High. Low. tsm. High, f .- 4H 71 V, :l 111 'isli PT 97 Am Tl.et Sugar.. 1,3M 4.&00 1,100 4.000 ly.ooo 1,100 Am can Am Car & Krtry.. Am Locomotive. 41V 70 V. 61 V, 97 HOT, 42 70H 02 Am Sm & Refg.. Am Sug Kefg. . . . 87 S liov, Am Tel Tel 117 Am Z L. &. S 3UO 1 70 ', 90 874 20 17 14fl'4 b2 5 D.-.?4 fiTMi 104 254 01 -4 44 'A , 27 ' 71H 31 ' . 30 Va 20 141 '). 103 83 r.i' " K4 3314 29 '40 11 :) 93S 3014 28 'ii'i 70 20 4 11154 101 174 724, Vi M5 Anaconda Cop. .. 16S0O Atchison 2O0 AG&WISSi.. 2.N0O Bait & Ohio M B & S Copper tmn Calif Petrol TOO Canadian Pacif.. 13.10O Central leather. 11,7(K Ches & Ohio 4.0O0 27'. 27 17 Vi 132 85 57 r.u lo.- 2.-.H r.2 4K"4 275i 74'i 32 Vi 32 U 21 144 !IS 1041, 34 44 34 31S4 "41 "4 11 35 B7 36 23 1744 IBO'A 84,4 BOVi Chi Mil i St P. O.0IM) r.7v. 104 ' Chi & N W 4(MI C R I & P ctf. .. 2.7"0 Chino Copper. . .. a.ooo OoloFuftlron.. 2.7M Corn Prod Kefs- lo.sno Crucible Stefll .. . 37. WW Cuba Cane Subt. 2.401) 25 r.2 V4 4n 31 V4 7444 31 314, Diet Securities. . lo..iu Erie 4.0O0 21 Gen Electric son General Motors.. 33.400 GtNorth ptd.... oo Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. 5.V00 Illinois Central .. Inspiration Cop. D.H00 Int M M pfd..:.. 14.SOO 143 4 00 . 103 44 33 54 lOl r.2 44 8.-1 4 33 74 31 Int Nickel -.uou Int Paper 3.000 K C Southern. .. Kennecott Cop. . 5.000 I.ouis & Nash. . . 400 Maxwell Motors. 2.700 Mexican Petrol.. 3a,100 Miami Copper. .. 300 Missouri Pacific. 6.100 Montana Power 3S44 41 119 33H 98 44 304 28 i 81 22 77 254 11144 101 204 P2 61 '4 28 '4 814 83 44 24 '4 PI 2T 40H 16744 3 211 44 13 llOH 11044 944 24 i Nevada Copper. J.ioi) V Y Central 4.S00 77?4 261s 112 101 20 S2,i 'i 24 V, 91 i 27-t, 47H 1S 1 !' 7i l:iDVi Ill's 1104 97 25 N Y N H H 1.400 Norfolk it West.. TOO Northern Pacif . . 1,000 Pacific Mail 500 Pennsylvania... 600 Pittsburg Coal Ray Consol Cop. 3.000 Reading 7.100 Rep lr& Steel... B.500 Shat Ariz Cop. .. 1.O00 25 81 '4 80 f 23 74 91 2rt4 4Va 17 12S i 134 10S 114 9.-. 14 24 T4 Southern Pacif . . 1.000 Pouthem Ry . . . . 7.400 Ftudebaker Cm-.. 4. .100 Texas Company . 2.U0O Union Pacific. .. 4.S00 II B lnd Alcohol. 3.100 U S Steal 256,.'.0O do Pfd 400 TTtah Copper 9,T" Wabash pfd B. .. 300 Western Union WptlnrElm:t.. 2.300 45 43 4i4 Total sales lor tne nay, o.u.yvu an ares. BONDS. TJ S ref 2s re-..07 IVor Pac 3s .... do coupon 9ilPac T A T 5a... 95 U S 3m re? "KftViiPa con 4MsS ...10014 clo coupon H'iiS P ref 4s 88 U4reg 10510 P 4s t0 do coupon ...lo.-,2U P cv 4s 874 Atch gen 4s ... 8R4 US Steel S..l02-4 D A R G rsf 5s. P cv 5s r.H N Y C deb 6s.. HAnslo-Fr. &s ... Nor Pao 4a . b4?t Bid. r Money. Exchange, t. NEW TORK, Sept, 20. Mercantile paper, 1514 per cent. Sterling. 00-day bills. $4.72; commercial, OO-day bills on banks. $4.71 He; commercial. Bo-day bills. $4.71 : demand. $4.70 H : ca bles, $4.76 7-lti. Francs, demand 5. 70 ; cables. R.78H- Guilders, demand 41 Ts ; cables, 4'2h. Lire, demand, 7.77; cables, 7.70. Rubles, dema.nd. lti4; cables, 17. Bar silver. $1.0 4. Mexican dollars. 80c. Government bonds, heavy; railroad bonds, lT-r-arii I.r. Time loans, firmer; 00 days, 5H5K P" cent; 0O days. 53 6 per cent; six months. 6 per cent. Call moneT lirm ; nign. e per cam : iow. 3W; ruling rate, 4; closing bid, -; offered at, 4; last loan, . LONDON", Sept. 20. Bar silver, 04d per ounce. Mon-y. s7-. per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 4 per cent; three months bill. 4 13-10 per cent. Stocks Firm at London. LONDON', Sept. 20. American shares were firm on the stock exchange today. HOG MARKET IS STEADY SALES AT 18 CESTS AGACT RE PORTED AT YARDS, Receipts of Swine Are IMsjht Cat tle and Sheen Steady With Small Run. Hogs again void at IS cents at tha Stork yards esterday. Only a small quantity reached the market and prices were firm. Cattle were steady to firm with a light run. No sbeep or lambs were offered. Prices in this line were steady. Receipts were ISA cattle. 14 calves, 190 hoes tQd 350 sheep. Shippers were: With rattle and calves O. Delaney, Ie laney. Wash.. 1 car; R. Z- Mozanell, TU.a luook. Or.. I car. With mixed loads Varrlot A Parker, Jetfevson. Or.. 2 cars rattlo. sheep and hogs; W. M. MrBride. McBndes Landing. Wash., 97 sheep by boat ; C E. lucky, Moniter. Or 1 rar cattle, sheep and hogs. , Tha day's sales were a ioilowi: Wgt. Tr ! Wjrt Ir. 1 sfeer.... V.Mo $ R.."mi 3 hogs.... JTS $17.4Vi 3 steers 1 rt-o 2 hoars . 3::o J.-.75 Ssreers... lt2l 7 T.Vlu hog. .. . 17.75 Ssteerw... H16 5rt 1 hog 2:H 17.75 2 steers. . . 7.251 5 ho its. . . . Jf2 1 7.75 Ssteers... 74H 5 5"! 5 hogs. . . . 120 15.75 Isieer.... 4 .5O10 hugs. .. . 15d 17.d0 720 pciO I9 700 740 80 910 994 703 821 940 1003 S70 1070 POV 5.00 1 hoi 4.0"! 1 holt. .. 20O 1T.70 20v' 17 70 S2 13.00 31K IS O' 420 17.00 41 17 00 3"0 17.lo 21-. 17 !0 21 steer... . ..51131 hogs. . 2 cows. . . . 2 cows. . . . 6 cows. . . . 1 cow. 7 cows 4.00 5.20 6 70 5.70 14 hogs.'. . 1 hog 1 hog 1 hog 9 hogs... 1 cow. .. . 1 cow. . -. 1 cow. 1 cow ... . 3 cows. . . 1 cow . 00 6."0i 1 1 cows.. . . 1 1 cows. 700 5.00 4. sso 304O 9"0 80 10 J l.ilO 908 MO 4 01 1 cow.. .. . 3 cows. . . . 2 cows.. . . 1 cow. 6 cows. . . . TOO . 00 7 Tj 6.00 7.20 5.; 5 : .30 cows. .. 2 cowl ... n,3 6 cows.... S70 1 cow. ... . 640 2 cows.... 945 1 COW 910 2 cows . 805 2 cows. . . . 80O 1 heilsr.. . 020 1 calf. 240 3.75 3 cows. . . 1 cow. ... 1 steer. . . 3.70; 3.70 3.70 a 70 3.7:. 3.70 4.0O 8.00 6.00 890 1 steer. ... B2 1 steer.... llwo 1 steer. ... 9iO 5 steers... 170 1 steer. . .. lortO 1 heifer. .. Mo 1 heifer. .. 570 1 heifer. .. 4t'0 13 calves. . . 20 1 calf 2!0 1 bull 13tl 1 bull 123d 1 bull 830 1 bull 90 1 bull 1130 p. 00 8.00 7.20 8.00 0.00 7-s-s!fio 7.50 8.00 6.00 r.mi 3 00 5.50 2 calves. . 2 calvsa. . 1 calf . 1 bull 2 hogs 3 hogs 4 hoes. . . . 21t. 2t 4...0 170 lO.OO r,4o 400 318 17.7r 137 10.7.' 105 17.0" 14 hos. . . . 87 lO.Ool 200 17.5U 1 nog Prices current at th. yards were : Cattle . Best beef steers ?"Z 2 -- Good beef steers I.oow J 'O Best beef cows ? 15 I ordinary to good cows - iSv i i'ili Meat neliers Bulls r.; Calves- VW:V titorkers and feeders ..vow Hogs Prime light 1IT-"?"'"' Prime heavy 1 ! ?? J I- pig 14.00 ' 10.OU Sheep . Western lambs 13 (HI(S1S.U Valley lambs Il l- ?.M r . Yearlings 10-2-' o ?n ethers - " ' : ' ' Cwis o-ouw o.ou Meat Trad Conditions at Boston. Now York, Philadelphia and Washington. n...PiB Mn niat trad, conditions. Septem ber IP 8:30 A. M.. Kastern time), by United States Bureau .( Markets: Beef. -Boston Beef, fresh: Receipts moderate. soma cars delayed but expected during th morning, demand light, market steady wnre veat.rdaVa close. Kosher beef: Supply ngni, demand exceeds supply, market steady to strong. Steers: Receipts light, demand slow nricaa unchanged. Cows: Receipts liberal demand fair, all grades selling well, market steady to strong, forequarters especially strong. Bulls: Few arrivals, demana iignt, market steady with yesterday. New York Beef, fresh: Receipts of good and choice beef very light, supply of me- . i .nmmnn beef adeauate. demand fair. market quiet but steady. Kosher chucks snd plates: Supply normal, demand fair, market steady. Hinds and ribs: sup ply normal, demand fair, market quiet, prices t.nnh.n.d. Steers: Receipts moderate, de mand fair, market steady with a wide range . ..-.. Tt.ceinta moderate, de mand for heavier weights improving, prices firm. Bulls: Receipts : ..n.h.nv.l Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Receipts above normal, so far this week, demand fair, mar S;P Viv .t.adv. Kosher beef: Supply . H.manl fair. market slow. "r." liberal. demand fair, " I;.". ...aHv on all but com 'supply of latter .lightly ex ceed, demand, market draggy with, price, around 50c , per . than h" vV weight cows' selling welrf medium and celpt. normlr. demand fair, market barely steauy. .-..,. -Receipts mod- erateTlittle better demand, prices steady to fit.: hind ouarter. accumulating! demand 'aruMi drmey and weak. Steers Re market f alr'y .teady. Cows: Receipt, .bov. normal, good demand for oeiter we.B. poo7demlnd for lower grades market un changed. Bulls: Supply light, demand light. market vary dull. Loading; Report. Destinations of livestock loaded ;-. ber 19. (Carloads reported west of Alle gheny Mountains; double-deck, counted as two car..) caue HorMlxea Calves. HOgB aneep . 6 .? BH prhtwood Cedar Rapids. Ia. 4 ChlcuKO Cincinnati Cleveland ! Columbus. O. . . - Denver It Detroit f K. St. Louis. 111. 14 Fort Worth . . . Indianapolis ... Jersey City .... 1 Kansas City. Mo. 439 1 ilr. . . . 1 steer. . . . 122 "i 62 1 ... 13 14 1 t8 5 ... ?4 11 21 3 8 5 1 ... 82 2 ... 3 42 8 10 " "4 1 1 ... 1J 3 ... 3 3 1 4 1 ::: 'ii "2 162 5 13 ... .. .. 4 2 "si "22 7 ... 52 11 2 5 4 1 1 "i 858 167 15 843 2S3 853 847 241 335 SSS 100 302 loaded Septem- 24 3 4 8 44 IS S3 1 40 Lancaster ..... Los Angeles . . . Louisville Milwaukee . . . . Nashville New Orleans . New York OgUen, Utah . . 41 " 8 4 in 7 14 OS 1 63 S3T 8 13 a x 152 80 20 2 S8 S 1 IT SOD Oklahoma uy. 11 64 4 "s S 4 73 8 IO 1 28 1 "5 62 715 859 8S3 Omaha Ottumwa. Ia.... Philadelphia . . Pittsburg Portland. Or. . , Pueblo; Colo , St. Joseph. M.O. . Paul San Francisco . Seattle Sioux City Spokane Tacoma Wichita Various Totals 30S6 One week ago. .2228 Four wks. ago.1074 ber 19: ... . cattle, uxeo Calves Hogs Sheep Slock Oregon 3 3 , 4 2 Totals Portland .... S 3 4 2 One week ago ....... 3 3 6 1 Four weeks ago ..... S 1 ... 3 For Seattle Montana ... 1 ... ... Oregon 2 ... ... ... Washington ............ ... 2 ... Totals Seattle 2 1 2 One week ago ....... 2 2 6 ... Four weeks ago 3 . . . ... ... Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Sept. 20. Hogs Receipts 4000, market loc to 25c higher. Heavy. $17. 0014 18; mixed, $17.75&1S; light, $17.U0'1S.50; pigs, $15.5U 17.50; bulk or sales, $17.751M. Cattle Receipts 7400, market steady to 10c lower. Native steers. $10t17; cows and heifers, $711; Western steers, $'JH.uU; Texas steers, $7.50c 10.50; cows and nelters. $U.5U$.V.25: canuers, $5.50(6.50; stockera and feeders, $tifgvl2.50; calves, $8.7512.75; bulls, stags, etc., $5.50frS.jo. Sheep Receipts 22,000. market steady, 10c to 15c lower. Yearlings. $12. 60 (re 13. 00; wethers, $11.50012.75; ewes, $10012.25; lambs, $17.7Sa18,25. Chicago Livestock market. CHICAGO, Sept. 20. Hogs Receipts SOOO, slow, 5o to loo above yesterday's average. Bulk. $17.70U18.7o: light, $17.20- 18.65; mixed, $1T.20i 18.S0; heavy. $17.15ii'18.&0; rough, $17.15fcF 17.35; high. S1S.5041 17. SO. Catties Receipts 8000, weak. Native beef cattle, $7.50 17.00; Western steers, $6.70 15.75; stockers and feeders, $6.4011.15; cows and heifers, $5. 15 W 12; caives, $12.50 UK. Sheep Receipts 18.000. weak. Wethers. $U'ti 12-o: lambs. $13'q-13.35. jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif iiiiiiiiiiiiiiviiiiirtiiKiiiiiiini 1 Municipal Bond Buyers I E Will Find 1 The 6 Serial Gold Bonds 1 of the E Ochocp Irrigation District! - (A Municipal District) Combine THE COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND SECURITY OF A CAREFULLY SELECTED MUNICIPAL BOND and THE WORTH, SAFETY AND HIGH INTEREST YIELD OF A FIRST FARM MORTGAGE TOTALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX FREE FROM TAXATION IN OREGON PRICE 100 AND INTEREST. YIELDING SIX PER CENT DENOMINATIONS $1000 AND $500 EE E Detailed Circular on Request E BONDS READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Clark. Kendall & Co. Rntkimrtm Bask BnUdlsjg;. Portland, Oreson. jiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiinimiiir: FLOUR TRADE HEAVY Government Requests Speed ing Up of Wheat Movement. CHICAGO RECEIPTS LIGHT Corn Market Arerages Higher Owing to Frosty Weather Strike or Grain Shorelers Causes Firmness in Oats Pit. CHICAGO. Sspt 20. Frosty Wfath.r mnds the corn market today average higher. Closing prices were unsettled at the sums as yesterday's flnitth to fee rise, with De cember at ft.19 to $1.1844, and May at SI. 16 to fl.16. ; oats gained c to Ho net. The results in provisions varied from. &c decline to an advance of 35c Until the last tiour com showed unmis takable strength. In the final dealinKS. however, tugns that the market was over touffht developed and decided breaks took piece, which nevertheless did not deprive tbe market of -rood support. A strike of rraln sliovolem rave some In dependent firmness to- the oats market. It was tliouirht the strike might interfere with deliveries on Hetember contracts. Most of the union shovelers. however, remained at work and the indications were that the strike would not prove serious. Announcements that the government was requesting country shippers to give wheat preference until further netic w.r. ex pected te diminish somewhat the movement of other -rraln. chiefly barley and rye. Wheat receipts continued liberal In the Northwest, hut scanty in Chicago, espe cially hard Winter and Spring wheat. All requests here Ion red Winter whent were teken care of. A big trade la flour was reported. Packers buying formed the main source of strength in provisions. Demand ap peared to be based oil enlarged cash busi nee and on the firmness of quotations of grain and hogs. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Open. Hiffh. ' Lev. Close Dee fl-lOtt tl.VOV. $1.18 fl.lu ilay l.lt 1.17 l.loH OATS. Dee r,.tii .r.STi .SSH .BSH May 0H. .01 4 .611. ,C15 51ES3 PORK. Oct. 43.40 43.10 43.15 Jan 43.00 44.0:: 43.73 43.75 LARD. Oct 23 !W 23. OS 23.87 I3.80 Jan -2.s: 23. B7 22.85 2.87 SHOUT KIBS. Oct 24. R0 24. !K) 24.S0 24.S0 Jan 22.50 22.65 22. 50 22.07 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow. f2.10; No. 3 yellow, S2.0U; No. 4 yellow. $2.08. Oats--No. 3 white, 61&C4c; standard, 619 62c. Rye No. 2, $1.90 ffi 1.90 4. Marley $1. 25m J. 45. Timothy $.U(IWS.00. Clover-$15.UU U 21.00. Mlnneapolls Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 20. Barley, $1.15 1.40. flax. $3.40 Is 3.51 V,. Eastern Grain Markets. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 20. Oats closed Peptember. 58 c bid; December, 68 lie; May, Hlc. WINNIPEG, Sept. 20. Oats closed Sep tember, 663c; November, 65c; December, 039c ST. LOUIS. Sept. 20. Corn September, $1.67; December, $1.18; May, $1.15. KANSAS CITT. Sept. 20. Corn September. $1.02; December, $1.18Vs; ilay. $1.14. Oas September, 01J4c DTJLTJTH, Sept. 20. Cash oats. 68 9 594c; to arrive. 58Vic Rye, $L87; to ar rive, $1.87. Barley, $1.12b1.20. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 20. Corn Cash. No. 3 yellow, $2.082.10, Montana oats No. 2 white, 64fetUc; No. 3 white, 68 0 oOiic; No. 4 white, 5760c. KANSAS CITT, Sept. 20. Cash com Mixed No. 2, $l.0l.t7; No. 3 yellow. $1.07 &1.0S; No. 2 white, $2.07. Oats No. 3 white, 61C2; No. 2 mixed, 61c Fuget Round Grain Receipts. SEATTLE, Sept. 20. Yesterday's ear re ceipts Flour 7, wheat 4, oats 8, hay 4. TACOMA, Sept. 20. No quotations on wheat. Car receipts Wheat 3, barley J. hay 5. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20. Spot quota tion. Wheat, nominal; feed barley, $2.o2 white oats, J2.&5&-2.90. Call board Barley, December, $1.62. Spot Demand, for Coffe Improve. NEW YORK, Sept. 0. Reports that ocean freight room was becoming scarcer from Brazil and that cost ana xreignt oc fers were less numerous were accompanied by some scattered trade and commission house buying In the market for coffee today. Opening 1 point higher, active months sold 7 points above last night's close, with De cember touching 7.,"5 and May 7.92. This bulge seemed to attract realising, however, and reactions occurred In the late- trading, with the market closing at a net advance of 1 to 3 points. Sales, 54.500. September and October, 7.:iUc; December, 7.49c; January, 7.57c; March, 7.72c; May, 7.87c; July, 8.03c. Some improvement was reported in spot demand, with the market rather irregular on the basis of 8 c to 8 Jk c for Rio 7s and 9c for Santos 4s. Few fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight mar ket, but Santos 4s were said to be offered at U 1-10, London credits. The official cables showed a decline of 50 rels in the Rio market, with Santos spot unchanged and futures li3 lower to 25 high er. Rio cleared 4(o0 bags for New York. w York bugar Market. NTST7 YORK, Sept. 2. Raw sugar, nom inal. Centrifugal, C.Uuc; molasses, 6.02c. Refined, steady; fine granulated, S.40Q 8.50c Cotton Market. NEW TORK, Sept. 20. Cotton. spot steady ; xnidd ling, li3.o5c. Chleng Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Sept. '20. Butter Unchanged. ggs Receipts, 01 lo cases, unchanged. Naval 8 to reft. SAVANNAH, Sept. 20. Turpentine, firm, 40.c: raIps. barrels; recefTUs, 42Q bar- Stephens & Co. Merchants National Bank Blig, ban Francisco, Cat. STATEMENT OF The Bank oi California National Association San Francisco Including Its Branches in Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. At Close of Business September 11, 1917. ASSETS Loans and Discounts ....... k , Bank Premises (San Francisco and Branches) . . . . Other Real Estate Customers' Liability Under Letters of Credit Sundry Bonds and Stocks United States Bonds to Secura Circulation Other United States Bonds 4 Redemption Fund With United States Treasurer.. Cash and Sight Exchange. Total LIABILITIES Capital Paid In Gold Coin Surplus and Undivided Profits... Circulation Letters of Credit Other Liabilities Deposits Total PORTLAND BRANCH, CORNER Wm. A. MacRae, Manager. The Value of a Good Banking Connection : Three years 'ago a manufacturing concern in -the Soiith opened relations with as. Confidence ' .was established co-opetatioa prevailed satis factory results followed. An opportonity came to our customer involving! several times the usual line of credit. lie presented the. situation. His plana were con-) vincirfg; it was a legitimate operation. The credit needed was arranged. He could respond to the knock of opportunity because through foresight he had arranged good banking con-. nections. ' Osest ssiayHr "Atxmptmmcm " and "Ftoasesss; CosMfUC W Fonigm Tmdm' seat ufmm sysnnsfisa t The American Exchange National Bank: .128 BROADWAY' Short Term Secured Loan Quarterly Interest To Yield 6.50 Without Deduction for Normal Federal Income Tax Legal (or Oregon Savings Banks. Legal for Orcgoa Trust Funds, , Full Details on Application Lumbermens Trust Company Capital and Lumbermen Bids i fcn. lt rels; shipments, 14 barrels; in stock, 22,584 barrels. Rosin, firm; sales, 1115 barrels; receipts. 1232 barrels; shipments, 100 barrels; in stock, 85,025 barrels. Quote: B, 1, E, F G, 95.oo; H. S3. 00; I. $5.95; K, fB.Oo; M, ?ti.20; N, 7.10; WG, $7.30; WW, 7.50. lried Fruit at New Tork. , NEW YORK, Sept. 20. Evaporated ap ples, strong; choice, 15Hc; prime, 14fe15c Prunes, firm: paacbei. quiet. Facts Reaching Every section throughout the state construction and improvement of roads and highways is the order of the day. This form of development is recog nized as the most important in progress and advancement, and it is also con ceded a road is of the very best when hard-surfaced with BITULITHIC WARREN BROS. tO. Portland. Or.. Josrnsl Building:. TRAVELERS' GCIDE. San Francisco Los Angeles Wltboot Change Ka Ronte The Big, Clean, Comfortable Elegantly Appolated. Seagoing S. S. ROSE CITY Sails From A Ins worth Dork 3 P. M. WEIJE81AYt SEPT. 20. 100 Golden Miles oa Colombia River. All Rate Include Bertha asd Aleals. Table and Service Lnexceiled. The San Francisco Portland S. S. Co., Third and Washington streets (with O.-VV. R. Ji 24. Ce.. let. Broad way 400. A 61X1. a .. vV- 1 a' : "if w i m rvt ? 1:30 P. M.. SATIKDAY, SEPT. IS. Fan Krancisco. Portland. Los Anas les 8tPmsh1p Co. Frank Boilam. Art.. 124 Third t A 456. Mala 2C. Tiie GOAL! CONDITION $45,507,100.48 ..... 1,146.402.51 579,444.71 14,887,437.80 4,434,229.16 3,000,000.00 1.198.403.08 150,000.00 27,132,439.19 $93,055,456.93 . .$ 8,500,000.00 . . 8,495,117.29 . 2,977,500.00 .. 15,656,630.71 . . 1,101,024.58 .. 61,325,184.35 $93,055,456.93 THIRD AND STARK STREETS J. T. Burtchaell, Asst. Manager. "I; t NEW. YORK CITY. Surplus $600,000. X"ortljiHd Orefioa. -.llli TMli TRAVELERS' CTJTDR. Independent S. S. Co. Sails direct for San Francisco First-Clans Meals and Berth Included. S. S. KILBURN SAILING 6 P. M. FRIDAY, SEPT 21. North Pacific S. S. l)xk, Kear Broadway Brldgre and 124 Third St. Bet. WaMhlnjrton and Aider. I hones, Uroadtrny 50. A 542- independent S. S. Co. San Francisco Coos Bay Eureka Firat-Clasfl Meals and Berth Included. S. S. BREAKWATER Sailing 6 P. M. Monday, Sept. 24 North Pacific S. S. Dock. Kcar Broadwar Brldffe and 124 Third St. Bet. Waaklnalon and Alder. Phones, Broadway G20, A 6423 ISA Third St. Main 20. ALASKA Ketchikan, 'Wrangell, Juneau, Doug las, Haines, Skagway, Cordova. Val Ucz, Reward and Anchorage. CALIFORNIA via Seattle or San Francisco to Ixs Angeles and San Diego direct. Larg est ships, unequaled service, low rates, including berth and meals. Make reservations. mm urn NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS Uirect ltotil to tbe Continent. WKKKl.Y OEPAKTlKtH Fna;s7l Bros., I'ac. Cot Aiceiits, 109 Cherrr St. Meattle. or Any Ieal Agents. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SKAS Via Tahiti and Karotonga. Mail and passen ger service from an Jraacic every day. CNION S. S. CO. Off NEW ZEALAND. 30 California St., ban Francisco, r local eteameliip and railroad ageocieaa w.u f-s : i ; h--s J m 1 1 -zz-i h TriC ESTABLISH ED WA TT TO emCJJLL CI. s. H Alia RS. HIKKRA, HO.NOtIA, TEA TUBA (Juickfnat ?UfMit. LowMt Pit., 8ailitigH. Oct. 9. Oct. 30, Nor. X. Oceanic H. H. Co., 601 Market St., t. 1.. Cnlt 1