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Newspaper Page TextTHE TYPE AGREED UPON Barley Sample Made Up by . Standards Committee. WEIGHT LIGHTER THIS YEAR Shipping Grade Only of Cereal Is Considered by Chamber of Commerce Xo Action Taken on Export Wheat Question. Tha grain standards commltee of the Cham ber of Commerce, at an adjourned meet- -.itisr at the Merchants' Exchange yesterday, agreed upon a standard for shipping barley of th 1017 Pacific Northwestern crop. This type, which will be known as "Standard A," ' represents as good a grade of shipping barley as can be made out of this year's crop, con sidering the unfavorable conditions under which the crop was grown. The barley Is somewhat lighter than In previous years, but Its appearance is good. No test weight was determined upon, but It will run about 43 pounds. On this basis, the standard for the 1817 crop will compare with that of former years as follows: Pounds. ISlTcrop 43 3936 crop...... ......................... . 45 5f15 crop 46 3934 crop 43 3913 crop. ... . 46 No action was taken by the committee In the matter of making up an export wheat ample, as It was felt this could be at tended to when the occasion Justified It. tT. S. BIDS FOR ArSTBALIAX WHEAT .Reserve Stocks Are Heavy, but Tonnage Problem Is Difficult. Foreign crop and supply conditions are . "nmmarized by Broo-nhall as follows: Russia Reports of harvesting and yields re very disappointing. Weather la unfavor able, being cold and wet. Movement Is light, as railway facilities are poor. Scarcity Is pronounced in parts and prices .high. Eco nomio conditions are poor. Agriculturists dis couraged, as the government has taken over the old crop at poor prices and there Is no Incentive for activity. France Weather conditions are unfavor able, as coldness and snow covers a wide rea. and threshing and movement Is re tarded. Country offers are light and prices high. Foreign arrivals Increasing. Importa tion will be large, as crops yielded poorly ; as a result of reduced acreage and cultiva tion was neglected. Hungary Neutral advices report harvest ing very favorable. Italy Weather cool and wet. Harvesting 5 Is finished and threshing mostly done. For t elgn arrivals are increasing and import 1 needs Important. , Spain Threshing Is finished and both the yield and quality are excellent, and surplus will be equal to home requirements. Foreign wheat is arriving slowly and further pur . chases are authorized to keep reserves nor . ma I. United Kingdom Weather Is generally fa . orable and agricultural outlook improved Samples of new wheat, barley and oats are appearing, but millers find It difficult to obtain supplies, as the best grades are be ing held for seed. Wheat commissioner is . releasing grain slowly. Foreign grain Is In fair demand, but export offers moderate. Argentina Recent rains beneficial in dry . districts and the high promise is well main tained. Australia General crop prospects very fa vorable as a result of fine weather. The acreage Is smaller, but with heavy reserves the outlook U bright. The question of ton nage Is important. America is bidding for . fatr amount and a good business is probable. Balkan States Reserves are liberal. . Veather favors agriculture. Quality of re cent harvest fine. Scandinavian Peninsula Crops yielded poorly. Import needs are large, but ar rivals are practically nothing. Scarcity is pronounced and Winter reserves are small. CALCUTTA BURLAP PRICES JUMP 0 - Advance Up to 24 Cents Reported Sellers Withdraw. Another sharp advance has occurred !n the Calcutta burlap market, which will force domestic values to a higher plane. Trade advices just at hand from New York say: "Holders of all weights of burlap with drew stocks from the local market yester day upon learning that the exchange in Calcutta had advanced prices there that will result in the cost to American mer chants being 13 cents for eight-ounce and JS'-i cents for 30-ounce. This is 1 cent nd 2i cents, respectively, above New Tork celling prices. "An entirely new selling price list .will be made public In proporilon to costs of materials In India. Meanwhile users of purlap will have to make out with, what they have on hand or do without if they axe bare of supplies. "Just what prompted the upturns in Cal . Cutta. dealers have not learned and they re anxiously awaiting the arrival of some " of the facts that lead up to it before de termining new selling figures. Whether or not the higher values will hold permanently cannot be definitely stated, but handlers who have oeen in close communication with the market right along are of the opinion that the new basis has come to stay and that it is not the last of these sudden up turns." FEDERAL CONTROL OF HIDE EVDUSTRV Healers and Tanners M ill Report Stocks on Hand Speculation Cease. All speculation in the hide market has -been brought to a stop by the information that the Government may soon take over regulation of the" trade. Hide dealers and tanners. It Is reported, are soon to be called on to furnish statistics to the Government s to stocks of hides and leather on hand. This Is believed to be preliminary to the fixing of a maximum price, as has been done with other commodities. There Is no knowledge in the trade, of course, as to what this rriee will be. Such action, it is figured, will have a bearish rather than a bullish effect on val ues. Any further advance in prices is, of course, out of the question while the Gov eminent action Is pending- All speculation In the market has necessarily ceased. - OATS AND BABLET BIDS ARE LOWER 'o Trading In Either Cereal at Merchants' Exchange, The grain market was dull yesterday with I an easier undertone. Oats bids were 50 cents lower for tyth deliveries, and Novem ber barley was also down AO cents. Weather conditions in the Middle West, as mired from Chicago: Minneapolis, clear, cool; Winnipeg, clear; Chicago, clear, cool; St. Louis, clear; Kansas City, St, Joseph, cloudy; Hutchison, Topeka, Omaha, clear; Davenport, clear, warmer; Ohio and Kentucky, clear." Bradstreet's reports the world's visible ' wheat increase at 931.000 bushels. Corn, in crease 400,000 bushels. Oats, Increase 1,4"0, OOO bushels. The r,snsd!ai vf1b' wheat sitIv is WHO SAID POULTRY IS LOWER? 50,000 Lbs. Wanted at Once. lSc19c Per Lb. Guaranteed for Heavy Fat Hens. Commlnlos Charged Rasht THa SAV1.AR CO.. Inc.. - Capital 910.0OO. 100 Front St. 7.125,000 bushels, an Increase of 714.000 bushels; year ago, 16,317,000 bushels. Oats, 3,321,000 bushels.. Increase 252,000 bushels; year ago, 12,413.000 bushels. Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. Portland. Tuesday.. 77 4 4 5 Year ago 15 2 ... 7 8 Season to date. 1649 6S 251 430 6U5 Year ago li34 55 613 7o4 510 Tacoma, .Monday... 71 1 ... 2 8 Year ago 39 3 ... 2 12 Season to date 1261 2S ... 109 724 Year ago 24S2 52 ... 181 7o0 Seattle, Monday.... 43 7 22 6 lear ago 41 4 6 25 32 Season to date 12tf 3 S2 435 176 Year ago 1192 119 62 J4t 1251 BUTTER IS SHIPPED OUT OP TOWN Xo Local Jobbing Demand for Country Creamery Cubes. There was no cnange in country cream ery prices yesterday. Some stock was shipped out of town, and sales at the mu nicipal market also helped to work down the surplus. The tgg market was strong and will con tinue so until the Government order Is filled. Some buyers have sent 50-cent prices into the country. Poultry and dressed meats were In mod erate supply and prices were steady, CORMCHON GRAPES ARE IN MARKET Sal ways From Southern Oregon More Plen tiful, but Demand la Slow. Grapes were In better supply yesterday and were the feature of the local fruit mar ket. A mixed car arrived from California, including the first shipments of Cornlchons and Moroccos, which were quoted at $1.73 a crate. Ladyfingers held at $1.65 In lugs, and the best Tokays brought $1.25 in crates. There were good receipts of Balway peaches from Southern Oregon, but the peach demand at this time is light. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $4,160,283 $656,647 Seattle 6,050.233 832,112 Tacoma 1.0S4.S64 127.441 Spokane 1,302,037 322,367 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. Merchants Exchange, noon session. October delivery: Oats Bid. Tr. ago. No. 2 white feed ........... ..$43.30 $29.75 Barley Standard feed 49,00 33.00 Standard brewing 00.00 Futures . Bid. November oats $4S.OO November feed barley 48.00 November brewing barley 50.00 Eastern oats and corn in bulk: Oats No. 3 white, October $43 00 3S-Ib. clipped, white, October 44.50 Corn i No. 3 yellow, January 51.00 No. 3 mixed, January 50.00 November oats. No. 3 43. On November oats, clipped ............... 4 1.50 February corn, yellow ................. 5m. 00 February corn, mixed 4U.00 WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1 grade: Hard white Bluest em. Early Bart. Allen, Galgalus. Martin Amber. $2.05. Soft white PaJouse blues tern, fortyfold. White Valley, Gold Coin. White Russian, $2.03. VVhite club Littie club, Jenkins ciub, white hybrids. Sonora, $2.01. Red Walla Red Rus sian, red hybrids, Jones fife, coppei, $1.98. No. 2 grade, 3c less; No. 3 grade, 6c less; other grades handled by sample. FLOUR Patents, $10.20; Valley, $9.80; whole wheat, $10.40; graham. $10.20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $30 per ton; shorts. $33 per ton; middlings. $41; rolled barley; $5557: rolled oats. $54. CORN Whole, $S3; cracked, $84 per ton. HAY Buying prices, t. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton; Vat ley timothy, $23&25; alfalfa. $22.5024; Valley grain hay. $20; clover. $20; straw, $3. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extra. 45'4'6c; prime firsts, 44c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 4?c; cartons lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, 52c. BGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 50c; candled, 52c; selects, 55c per dozen. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b dock. Portland: Tillamook, triplets, 26c; Young Americas, 27c per pound ; longhorns. 27c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets, 24Hc; Young America, 5c per pound; longhorm, 25 per pound. POULTRY Hens, large, ISc; small, 15 16c; - bro tiers, IS 2'c ; ducks. IS -ff JMc ; geese, 8&loc; turkeys, live, 20&22c; dressed, J8 & 30c VEAL Fancy, 15Hf?16c per pound. PORK Fancy. 21 22c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL, FRUITS Oranges, $3.754; lemons. $3.50g-7 per box; bananas, 5c per pound ; grapefruit, $2.75 7.50. VEGETABLES Tomatoes, 50c (J? $1.25 per crate' cabbage, ll&lc per pound; lettuce, 50(jj.75c per dozen; cucumbers, 40 60c per dozen; peppers. 7124c per pound; cauli flower, $1(0 1.75; spinach. 67c pound. SACK VKGETABLH5 Carrots, $1.25(9 1.5o per sack; beets, $ 1.50 1& 1.75; turnips. $1.50. POTATOES Oregon, $1.50 31.75 per hun dred ; sweet potatoes. 3 hc. ONIONS Huying price: Oregon, $2.35; country points. Jobbing price; California. $2.75. OKKEN FRUITS Peaches, SOOOc; ap ples, $1.102.25; pears, $11.75; grapes, 75c (t$1.75; casabas, 2c per pound; cranberries, $4.25 & 4.35 per box. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8; beet, J8.0O; extra C. $7.60; powdered, in barrels. 9U.50; cubes, In barrels. $9.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $3.25 per dozen: one-half flats. $2; one pound flats. 3.5U. NUTS Walnuts, 23c; Brazil nuts, filberts. 2'1'S-lic: almonds. 19Q20c; peanuts. lOf&Uc; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pecans. UVzSl'Jc. BEAN'S California, small white, 14 He; larse white, 14ic; Umas, 14c; bayous, lO.c; pink, loo. COFFEE Roasted. In drums, 1725c. SALT Granulated, $17.25 per ton; half ground 100s, $14 per ton; 50s, $14.80 per ton, dairy. $18 per ton. RICK Southern head, USSc per pound; blue rose, ss-c; Japan style, H STc, DRIED FKC1T Apples, 13WC; peaches. ll12c: prunes, Italian, llifc13c; raisins, S3c$$3 per box: dates, fard, $2.503 per box; currants. 19c: figs. g2fc2.50 per box. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice. S3c; standard, 32c; skinned. 2Dfe4f32c; picnics, -5c; cot tage rolls. 3mc. LARD Ti-rc basis. kettle rendered. 27Wc: standard, pure, 27c; compound, 21c. BACOX Fancy. 4547c; standard, 4'2 44c; choice. 3o4x41c. DRV SALT Short clear backs, 27 31c; exports, 314443c: plates. 2632!c. Hops, Wool, Etc HOPS 1917 crop, 83 3 40c per pound; 1018 crop. 2u&24o per pound. WOOL Extra Oregon, fine. B060c per pound; coarse. t5((4tioc per pound; Valley oiwooc pt--r pound. MOHAIR Long staple. 55c. CASCAKA BAKK .'ew. 7iiC; old. 8c per pound. TALLOW Xo. 1. 12o per pound; No. 2. lie Hides and Pelts. HIDES Salted hides. 25 lbs. and up. 16c; salted stags. 30 lbs. and up. 14c; salted and green kip. 15 to 25 lbs., 16c; salted and green calf, up to 15 lbs., 22c; green hiu.es. 25 lbs. and up. 13c; green stags. 50 lbs. and up. 11c; dry flint hidsS. 2;c; dry flint calf, up to 7 lbs.. 30c; dry salt hides, 23c; dry horse hides, $1.50 to $2.50; -sailed horse hides. $3 to $4. PELTS Dry long wool pelts. 4icf dry short wool pelts. -oc to 3oc; salted sheep pelts, long wool, each, $4 to $5; salted lamb pelts, each. $1.50 to $2.50; salted short wool pelts, each. $1.60 to $2.U0; dry sheep shear lings, each, 15c to S"c; salted sheep shear lings, each, 25c to 50c. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagon. 10c; cases. 13S22c, OASOLI.VE Bulk. 20"4c; rases. 29c: maphtha. drums, lU'ic; cases, 28c; engine distillate, drums 10c; cases, loc LINSEED OIL itaw. barrels. $1.30; cases. $140: boiled, baieels. $1.32; cases, $1.42. TURPKNTl16er-ln tanks. Uc; in cases. 72c lfeetal Market. NEW TORK. Oct. 16. Metal Exchange quotes tin stktf.y, 6L00 a 61.rOc. Lead, quiet. Spot offered at 7.00c. Spelter, quiet; East St. Louis delivery, spot, 8.00 3 8.230 Stocks Weak at tondon. LONDON. Oct. 16. American securities were weak. In sympathy with Wall Street, on the stock exchange $32) STOCK FALL STAKED List Makes Material Recover ies From Recent Declines. GAINS ARE 1 TO 5 POINTS Denials of Various Adverse Rumors Serve to Sustain Prices After First Hour Steel Leads in Trans actionsBonds Irregular. NEW TORK, Oct. 16. Stocks made mate rial recoveries today from recent minimums, but the undertone of the list was often nervous and hesitant. Definite denial of various adverse rumors, including one which hinted at the closing of the exchange, and the hopes based upon to morrow's hearing of the Eastern railroads before the Interstate Commerce Commission served to sustain prices after the first hour. United States Steel was prominent through out the session for its relative strength. From an early decline to 99i the stock rose easily to 103 H. closing at 103 U. a net gain oi a. bteel again supplied virtually one third of the day's total of 1.000,000 shares. Gains in other leaders were no less sub stantial, ranging from 1 to 3 points among the high-grade rails, 1 to 4 in representative industrials, l to 3 In coppers, shippings and utilities, and 2 to 5 in the varied ,assortment of specialties, some of which figure in the war group. The tobaccos, motors and other speculative issues in recent disfavor rallied briskly and minor rails also improved perceptibly. Final quotations in the main were near the day's highest levels. Call money ruled at 3Vi to 4 per cent and time loans were in greater demand, but in light supply, except lor the shorter periods. Bonds were irregular, the trend in In vestments being slightly lower. Liberty 3s moved in the narrow range of 09.70 to 99.76. Total bond sales, par value, aggregated $6,450,000. United States bonds, old Issues, were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATION?. Closing &aies. dish. j.ow. Am Beet Sugar.. 2,sno 73'3 Am Can 12.SH0 37t 371? AmCar&Fdry.. 1,100 05'., 624 Am Locomotive.. 3,400 55 AmSm&Refg... 13.1O0 8"i Ki'i Am Sus Rf !g 1.700 104;. I031, bid. 73 39 H 63 54 'I 86 i I04 4 113 14 "4 6.1 '4 93 91 56 1A IS'. 13', 1.V.4 70 M 14 48 U 99 Am Tel & Tel 1.700 115 114 'A Am Z L & S. Anaconda Cop. .. 15.SOO Atchison 2 3'to AG4WISSL. 5.600 Bait & Ohio 5 9oo B & S Conner 2.200 66 03(. !5i; 57 !. 13 Hi 151 64S4 54 'i 17 li 12 147 4 7 4U 4.1S 98 2oi 42 3.1 is 20 Calif Petrol 1.50O Canadian Paclf.. H.Hno Central Leather. ll.Mt'O Ch.-s & Ohio 4.9O0 CMSSlP 1O.500 Chi & N W l.BoO CRI&Pctfs... 6,300 Chino Copper. . .. 3,400 Colo Fu & Iron . .. 2.900 Corn Prod Ret'g.. 8.000 Crucible Steel .. . 23,7oo 4S'i l'!"s 22 '4 44 30 J, ' 7 11.1 2K. 34-; 137 90i I0.114 3H3 0.1 ' 26 H 3414 19 137 95 ',4 10O 27 U 98 44H 81 29tfc Cuba Cane Sug. . 4,4' o Distillers' Secur. 14,200 2.1 ',4 32 17i 134 i, 91'. 99 r.rle 9.SO0 (leneral Electric. 1.4O0 Genera! Motors.. 13. 900 tit North pfd. ... 4,000 fit Nor Ore ctfs. . 7. loo Illinois Central. . 1,200 99 30 2214 17 84 4 1111, US' 77 i 28 1.4 20i 11 2 117!4 . 31 H K- '4 29 S 20 7o 26 U 103 i4 95 24 4 49T4 70 71 1K4 87 20 39 "i 13S 120!i 128 99, 11174 821s 20 inspiration Cop.. Int -M M pfd Int Nickel Int Pa per. ...... K Southern ir,7no 10,300 900 174 33 . 117'i 32 4 U SI 27U 7o 17 73 274 10514 95 T4 24 Va 50 ,. 45-4 22 74 74 19 894 SOT 40 142 12314 131 10314 113 83 a4 21 'i Srt 14 Kennecott Cop. . 10,4nO Louis & Nash . . . 900 Maxwell Motors. .1"0 Mexican Petrol. . 13,'Joo Miami Copper... 3.100 Missouri 1'aciflc. 11.600 Montana Power. Nevada Copper. . 2,700 "is' " 73 28 106 064 24 60?, 74 ' 19t 89j : ew 1 ork out. N Y X H & H Norfolk & West, Northern Paclf. Pacific Mail. . . . Pennsylvania. . . Pittsburg Coal. . 4,300 1.200 4.70O 3.100 200 8,700 Ray Consol Cop.. 5.1O0 Reading 29,000 Rep Ir & Steel . .. 6.2O0 Khat Ariz Cop. . . s 1 ,40O Southern Paclf..- 3.600 Southern Ry S.7O0 St udebaker Cor .. 2.r"n Texas Company. 4.O0O Union Pacific. . . 10, .100 U S Ind Alcohol.. 3,100 U S Steel 271. 4o0 do pfd 1.9"0 Utah Copper. .. . 12,000 Wabash pfd B. .. 2.3O0 Western Union.. Westing Elect. .. 6.6OO 1 123X 132 103 114 84 i 21'. 40 42 Total sales for the day, 1,000,000 shares. BONDS. TJ S ref 2s re. B7 Nor Pac Ts 601J, Pao T T 5s. . 98 V4 Penn con 4 Vjs..100'.. So Pac ref 4s.. S4'4 Union Pac 4s.. SO i Un Pac cv 4s.. S7'4 TJ S Steel 5s. . . 100 14 So Pac cv 5s... 94'-Anglo-French 5s 01b TJ S ref 2s cou." 90 IT S 3s reg 99 TJ S 3s coupon. 99 If s 4s reikis.. 105 U S 4a coupon. lo.l Atchison gn 4s S6H D & R G ref 5s 53'. NYC deb ia.. 97 Nor Pac 4s.... 81 'a Bid. Boston Mining Ktocks. BOSTON, Oct. 16. Closing quotations: Allouez 50 iNipissing M 7 Calumet & Ariz 66 N'orth Butte .... 13'4 Calumet & Hec 495 told Dominion ... 40'A Cop R Con Co .. 504lOsceola ......... 20 K Butte Cop M 3ij Qutncy 76 4 Shannon ...... fii 73 Superior 6H 274isup & Bob 2, 47(,;utah Con 12' 6 Wolverine 38 TO Franklin Granby Cons ... Isle Roy (Cop) . Kerr l,ake Lake Copper . . . Mohawk Money, Exchange, Ktc. NEW TORK. Oct. 16. Mercantile paper, 5 hi ft, 5 per cent. Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.71 H; commercial 60-day bills on banks. $4.71; commercial 60-day bills, $4.7074; demand, $4.75tA; ca bles, $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand, 5.7914; ca bles, 5.77. Guilders, demand, 42; cables. 43. Lire, demand. .6h; cables, 7.75. Rubies, demand, 14; cables, 1514. Bar silver, S5c. Mexican dollars, 64 c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular. Time loans steady: 60 days. 5U5t4 per cent; 90 days and six months, 5145 per cent. Call money firm. High, 4 per cent; low, 3 per cent; ruling rate, 314 per cent; closing bid. 314 per cent; offered at 4 per cent; last loan. 4 per cent. LONDON. Oct. 16. Bar silver. 43 d per ounce. Money. 4 per cent. Discount rates: Short bills. 4 per cent; three months' bills, 4 13-16 per cent. HOG MARKET WEAKEN PRICES GRADUALLY FALLING AT ALL POINTS. Top Quotation at Local Yard ovr Is 917.25 Cattle and Sheep Continue Firm. Only a single load of cattle reached the yariiB yestwday, but there wai a fair sup ply ef stock carried over from Monday, and this furnished material for a moderate ly active market. Price conditions were without change from te situation that pre vailed at the opening of the week. In the hog- market weakness continued here as elsewhere. The top quotation stands at $17.25. but only one small bunch of hogs brought that price, most of the sales of lisht-weight hors being at $16.75 to $17. Cattle were firm for all classes and the s:ime condition prevailed sB the sheep mar ket. Receipts were 34 cattle and 2 calves, the shipper being J. Barger, of Pomeroy, Wash, The day's sales were as follows: T t. Price.! Wt. price 70 $ 6.251 1 steer... 6O0 4.0O 1 steer.. 1 cow 9 cows. .. lb hogs. . . 1 hog 2 hops. 37 hogs... 1 hog . 4 hogs. -. 1 hog.... 9 hogs. . . 7 hogs . . . 17 hogs. . 1 hog. 7 hogs. . 1 hog . . . 7 hogs. . 1 hog. .. 1 hog. .. t20 6.00; 1 steer... 740 5.U0 840 207 450 223 2T,0 2' 2rt3 140 224 10 If 0 30 177 420 245 2S0 210 i.Of' 1 steer... ?0 6.50 J i A" i steers.. 1050 16 on; 2 steers.. 1065 16.K- 1 cow . . . . 1340 17.251 1 cow ... . 700 16. "! lcow.... Pl(o 6.00 6.00 6.O0 6.00 5.00 COO 4.50 4.50 3.75 3.00 3.73 6.50 5 00 3.00 &.00 17. (Hi 1 I6.O01 2 cows. . 1 cow 1 cow . . . . 7;o 1240 7:o 1010 790 60 S70 UK) ?50 &80 17.1 I6.P0! 3 cows. .. 16. - cows . . . 1 cow 1 cow. . . , 6 cows. . . 1 cow 15.S5' 16.9.V 16 00 17.0O' 17.00" 1 cow. l.Mt lcow. 10O 210 231 117 2o7 210 190 340 5H) 930 795 77S 750 1T.O0! 1 cow 17.00I 1 stsg-...- 17.001 1 stag 15.00I3S lambs.. 17.(Mi; 1 heifer. . 940 930 890 62 1030 r.oo 840 790 9S0 770 1050 1330 16. S3 5 heifers. 3 heifers. 1 heifer. . 1 heifer. . 3 heifers 1 bull 16.85! 15.63! 16. OO! 7.00! 50 5 50' 1 bull 5.50I 1 bull 713 5 25i 5 calves. . 255 190 631 $ 6.00 2 calves. the local yards follow: Price. Best beef steera oo-flO Good beef steers .. J..:.. 7.5og 8. Ordinary to good cows' 111111111 4 00'? 7 75 Best heifers 7.0O s!uo IUllS ......... nn h.. a km Calves 7' no la a so Stockers and feeders 4.00& 7.23 Prime light 17.0017.25 Prime heavy it nn. i - PI loioo&iaou Western lambs 13.5014.00 Valley lambs vMwni Yearlings , liSliJS E-wes 8.00 f 1 10 0O Wethers 11.50312.25 EASTERN MEAT TRADE CONDITIONS Market for Dressed Meats at Boston. New xorx, Jr-hiiadelpliia and Washington. Reports on meat tradA cnnditinna ntnhp 15 (8:30 A. M Eastern time), by United States Bureau of Markets. North Portland. Beef. Boston Beef, fresh: Receipts moderate, some cars arrivine lat. mrut rfnn uragsy, aemana light. Kosher beef; Supply moaerate, no change In market, demand good. Steers: Receipts light but fully equal to dmand. no change In prices, demand slow. Cows: ReceiDts modern t markot steady at yesterday's prices, good demand tor oetter graues. New York Beef, fresh: Ample supply, market weak and draggy except on better graaea, aemana Tight. Kosher chucks and plates: Supply liberal-, market quiet, demand fair. Hinds and ribs: Supply liberal, market draggy, demand slow. Steers: Receipts nor mal, market draggy, demand slow. Cows: Receipts normal, market quiet at unchanged prices, demand light. Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Few cars late, receipts moderate, market continues quiet, demand light. Kosher beef: Supply mod erate, market firm, demand good. Steers: Receipts moderate, market barely steady, de mand slow. Cows: Receipts moderate, mar ket dull at yesterday's prices, demand light. Washington Beef, fresh: Many cars not yet in. market fairly steady, demand fair. Some stale stock being sacrificed. Steers: Supply heavy, market unchanged, demand improving slightly. Cows: Supply liberal, market steady on good and medium, weak on common cows, demand fair. , Pork. Boston Supply light, market steady, heavy loins hard to move, demand light. New York Receipts light, market un changed, demand slow for loins, fair de mand for other cuts. Philadelphia Supply light, better feeling but prices unchanged, demand fair. Washington Receipts very light, market barely steady, demand extremely light. Lamb. Boston Receipts moderate, some cars ar riving late, market dull at yesterday's prices, demand light. New York Receipts moderate, market weak and declining, demand very slow. Philadelphia Receipts moderate, market steady, demand slow. Washington Supply moderate, market strong, demand .good for handy weights. Loading Report. Destinations at livestock loaded Octo ber 15. (Carloads reported west of Alle gheny Mountains; double-decks counted as two cars.) Cattle. Horses. Mixed Calves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock Atlanta .... 14 Austin, Minn. . Baltimore .... Boston Buffalo 10 10 H. T 10 12 2.-.0 1! I. t a! 6 1 10 144 10 S! 8 140 11 10 2S 8 2 IS Tl 4 21 1 "97 4H 11 :; 87 7 3 1 15 103 10 soli 1-4 12 1S Cedar Rapid,.. Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland .... 25S ""i "77 "a 10 . u "5 S3 20 Cudahy Denver Ies Moines . .. Detroit Hast St. L.oul0. Fort Worth .. Indianapolis .. . ' 2S . mi . -r . 41 . . 812 . 6 . 3i . 411 4 31 1 Jersey City . Kansas City . L.OS Angeles.. r.ouisvilie .... Milwaukee New Yorlc .... Ogden Oklahoma City Omaha 71 Sno 11 15 11 145 las 1 IS 182 4 " 9 SO 921 Philadelphia . Pittsburg . -. . Portland, Or. . Pueolo .... St: Joseph .... 1 36 14 1 2 24 6 21 lol St. Paul San Francisco. Seattle Sioux City .... Sioux Fall, . Spokane ...... Tacoma ...... 4 6 M3 11 245 Wichita Various ...... Totals 4540- 1420 1477 445 4S4 One week ago..41!r .st;0 1241 42 400 Four weeRB ago.Ji4.i 7to v.io 317 412 State origins of livestock loaded, Octo- ber 15. Cattle. Horses.Mixed Culves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock f or f ortianu- 2 hogs.. 22 hogs.. 6 hogs. . 4 hogs. . 23 hogs.. 22 hogs. . 44 hogs. . 1 hog. . . 1 hog. ... 1 steer. . . 4 steers. . 6 steers. . 1 steer. . . 3 steers. . 7 steers. . Prices at Cattle California ........ 1 ... Oregon 11 6 1 2 Washington 1 T'fl Portland 11 7 13 One week ago.. 7 3 24 ... Four weeks ago. 13 2 ... 2 For Seattle Oregon 12" 3, ... ... Washington ... 3 24 ... T-fl Seattle.. 15 3 24 ... One week ago.. 4 ... 20 Four weeks ago. 1! 2 3 ... Omafast Urestock Market. OMAHA, Oct. 1. Hogs Receipts 4000, 1015c lower. Heavy, tl717.35; mixed, $17.15 17.30; light. 17.2517.75; .pigs, $ltiS-17: bulk of sales, 117.10 17.30. Cattle Receipts, 1700. slow to 1015c lower. Native steers, $9.5016.50; cows and heifers, $6.50&10: Western steers. $S.50&) 13.50; Texas steers. $7.50 10.5U ; cows and heifers. $tiS.50; canners, $5t6; stockers and feeders, $6.50'?i 13.50; ralves, $9.5U((JJ 12.55; bulls, stags, o. 75 ft 7.50. Sheep Receipts. 30,000, steady. Yearlings. $12 413 50; wethers. $11 50 i"i 12.50; ewes, $10.50 u 11; lambs. $16.75l17.75. Chicago Livestock Market. . CHICAGO. Oct. 16. Hogs Receipts 13. 000 slow. 10c to 15c under yesterday's aver age. Bulk. $171S.10; light, $16.2518.20; mixed, $16.65 IS. 30; heavy. $16.55 Sjil8.30; rough. $1.55& 16.73; pigs. $11.7515.00. Cattle Receipts, 16.OO0, weak. Native steers. $717.40; Western steers. $6.15 14.25; stockers and feeders. $6.2011.50; cows and heifers, $512.15; calves, $9.50$ 16. Sheep Receipts, 13,000. strong. Wethers $9.10'al3; lambs, $12.S5rl8. WHEAT CROP TAKES HIGH. GRADES Farmers Misled by Persistent False Ru mors. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. A large part of this year's wheat crop has graded high at the markets No. 8 or better under the Federal wheat standards made effective this year, the Department of Agriculture an nounced today. Persistent false rumors have been cir culated In the grain trade, and particularly among country shippers and producer!, says the department, that, under the new Fed era! standards for wheat, very little of the marketed crop Is being, or has been, placed in the higher grades. On the contrary, it says. the requirements of the Federal standards for wheat are not such as to work hardship on the country shippers and producers, for under these standards high grades bave been given to a heavy per centage of the wi t marketed. Coffee Futures Lower. NEW TORK. Oct. 16. There was con siderable switching from December to later months in the market for coffee futures today, while there was also scattering liquidation which appeared to be inspired by reports of an easier tone in Brazil. March sold off from 7.49 to 7.45c and May from 7.68 to 7.63c The close was 4 to 8 points net lower; October, 7.07c; December, 7.21c; January, 7.29c; March. 7.43c; M.ay, 7.62c; July, 7.77c; September. 7.93c. Spot coffee quiet. Rio 7s. 8c; Santos 4s. 9Sc Santos 3a were offered at 9.35 and 4s at 9.20 for shipment by steamer. The official cables reported a decline of 50 reis at Rio. with Santos spota unchanged and futures 25 to 50 reis lower. Rio cleared 18.000. Victoria 15.O0O and Santos 20.OOO for New Tork, while Santos also cleared 22,000 tor New Orleans. Sew Tssrk Sugar Market. NEW TORK. Oct. 16. Raw sugar, steady. Centrifugal 6.90c; molasses. 6.02c. Refined, steady; fin granulated, 8.35c . Butterfat High at Eureka. ECREK.A. CaU. Oct. 16. Butterfat soared to 55 cents per pound today, the highest price ever recorded here, it was announced. Cotton Market. t NEW TORK. Oct. 16. Spot cotton, steady; middling, 28.45c CORN BUYING LARGE Purchasing by Leading Chi cago House Boosts Prices. MARKET FIRM AT CLOSE Liquidation and Short Selling: Be lieved to Have Been Overdone. Shipping Demand for Lard and Ribs Lifts Provision Values. CHICAGO. Oct. 16. Liberal buying on the part of a strong house, together with ac companying assertions that liquidation and short selling had been overdone, brought about material advances today In the corn market. Prices closed firm. 1 li to ls net higher at $1.14 to $1.14Vsc for December and $1.09 for May. Oats finished i W He off to 3s c up, and provisions unchanged to hoc higher. Oats were unsettled by the closing out of spreads between the December and May op tions. Rural complaints of car scarcity re ceived much notice. Shipping demand for lard and ribs put some firmness into provisions. Considerable buying was based on reports of inquiries from the Belgian relief committee. Leading future ranged as follows CORN. Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. May ...$1.12", $1.14', $1.12 . .. 1.08'., 1.09 , 1.08 i OATS. ... .58 H .H7vi ... .59", .50', . .. .59 .5; .5'JV MESS PORK. ...40.75 41.45 40.73 $1.14 1.09 .57 .r'j', .59 Vi 41.30 23.70 21.70 Dec. May May Jan. 41.45 LARD. 23. SO 21.75 Nov. Jan. 23.47 21.42 23.47 SHORT RIBS. o-t 27 12 Siioo Jan. 21.65 22.00 21.6; Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yeilow. $1.92 1.93: No. 3 yellow, $1.92H: No. 4 yellow, nominal. Oats No. 3 white. 59U60Vic; standard, 59 1,4 S' 60 c. Rye No. 2. $1.7?. Barley $1.1.VS 1.35. Timothy $0.50 8. Clover $17 (a 23. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 16. Flax. $3.05!i. Barley, $1.1161.31. Eastern Coarse Grain Markets. KANSAS CITT. Oct. HI. Cash -corn. No. 2 mixed. $1.85. Oats. No. 2 white, 59c; No. 3 white, 59H: mixed, 5SUC. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16. Corn closed. Decem ber, $1.13H bid; May, $1 DO asked. Oats. December, 58Hc; May, iiflc. New corn. $1.78: No. 4 mixed, $1.66: No. 5 mixed, $1.0.".; No. 2 yellow, $1.90: No. 1 white, $2.US. Oats, No. 3 white. SHVi(i0c. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 16. Cash corn. No. 3 yellow. $1.83 y 1.87. Oats. Montana. No. 2 white, 007, r3 oti'ic; standard, 67H5n4,c; No. 3 white. 67i58S4c: No. 4 while. 564t 57Tc. Rye, $1.801.81; to arrive, $1.80. Grain at Sun Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. Spot quota tions: Feed barley. $2.37 ii 2.40. Oats, white, $2.70S2.73. Millfeed: Bran. $4041; middlings, $52 Q53; shorts. $41 42. Callboard: Barley. December. 12.40U bid. $2.45 asked. Puget Sound Grain Receipts. TACOMA. Oct. 16. Car receipts Wheat. 32; barley. 1; oats, 3; hay, 5. SEATTLE, Oct. 16. Yesterday's car re ceipts Wheat, 49: flour, 7; oats, 22; hay, 6. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Price Current on Eggs. Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 10. Butter Fresh extras, 46c; prime firsts, 45c. Eggs Fresh extras, 54c; fn-sh firsts, 53c; fresh extra pullets, 42fec; extra firsts, pullets. 43c m Cheese New firsts. 21c; Toung Americas, 23iic. Poultry Hens, 2SSJ30c: fryers, 2627c; broilers, 27&29c: squabs, S2&2.50; pigeons. $1.50, geVse, 18 207; ducks, lOtflTc; tur keys, young. 30c per pound. Vegetables Squash. Summer, 75c$l; cream, 00c. eggplant, $11.25; bell pep pers, $1; peas, 50c; tomatoes. 4060c; celery, 205 3Oc; green corn, $1.25(2; pota toes, S1.7.VJ 2.25; pweet potatoes, $2.65; onions, Australian brown, $2.50&'2.65; green onions, $liM.25; garlic, 4t5j6c;. cucumbers, 50'i Ooc; beam, string. 3?i4c; wax. 2li3c; lima. 7f9c: okra. $1.50; pumpkins. 65t7oc; carrots. $11.25; beets, $1.25; turnips. $1.50; rhubarb. $1.&1.25. Fruits CJrapes. seedless. $1.151.25; Ma lnga. $11.25; pears. $22.25; cantaloupes. $l.r.0'&' 1.75 : watermelons, $1.502.50; plums, $llil.35; peaches, 75g8."c; figs, white. Sofqp b5c: strawberries. $5.508; raspberries, $7(p 8: blackberries, $7gS; huckleberries, 12'( 15c; cranberries, $44.25; lemons. $66.50; persimmons, OOctftSl; grapefruit, $3.25sp 3.50; quinces, 75cli$l; oranges, $3.25'g, 3.50; apples, Bellefleur. $lral.25; Newtown Pippins. $1.1.15; pomegranates, 75c$l; bananas, $5; pineapples, $2.5003 50. Hay Wheat and wheat oat. $2122; al falfa, $1821: tame oat. $22(23; barley, $1S 21; barley straw, 00 80c Millfeed Cracked corn and feed corn meal. $8687; alfalfa meals, $2830; cocoa nut meal. $35. Flour $11.20 per barrel. Receipts Flour. 2420 quarters; barley, 2400 centals; beans. 20.242 sacks; potatoes. 10.210 sacks; onions. 2495 sacks; hay. 200 tons; hides, 210: wine, 17,700 gallons. NaTal Stores. SAVANNAH. Oct. 16. Turpentine firm. 49c. Sales. 142 barrels; receipts, 284 bar rels; shipments. 111 barrels; stock, 25.491 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales, 774 barrels; receipts, 132S barrels; shipments, 873 barrels; stock, 79,934 barrels. Quote: B. D. E. F, G, H, I. $6; K. $6.30: M. $6.50; N, $7.15; WG. $7.45; WAV, $7.50. Hops, Etcr, at New Tork. NEW YORK. Oct. 16. Hops easy. State medium to choice 1917, 80(rJ45c: 1916. nom inal: Pacific Coast 1917, 37041c; 1916, 22 &'2rtc. Hides and wool unchanged. Duluth Linseed Market. DTJLTJTH, Oct. 16. Linseed on track:. $3.04 3.07: arrive. $3.04 to: October. $3.04 bid; November, $3.03 Va bid; December. $2.97 bid; May, $3 bicL Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Oct 16. Butter, unchanged. Egps Receipts. 8478 cases, unchanged. Indus tr-al' Notes. SIR THOMAS WHITE. Canadian Minister of Finance, announces that tho financing of the exportable surplus of the. Cana dian wheat crop of this year has been sat isfactorily arranged. The amount involved is over $350,000,000. - The announcement follows conferences held at Ottawa last week between Lord Reading, representing the Imperial govern ment, officials of the dominion government, and the executives of the Canadian Bank ers' Association. Payment to the farmers of the price fixed for grain is now assured. Presentation of evidence to the grand Jury against Chicago milk dealers is com pleted. It is said the Jury will recommend that Attorney-General Brundage follow the example of Wisconsin and Institute quo warranto proceedings to dissolve the Milk Producers' Association or other organiza tions which may be Involved In alleged price fixing. a By order of Mark MennelL National mill administrator for the Ohio Valley, with headquarters at Toledo, flour prices in that district have been reduced 40 cents a barrel. New prices on best grades. wholesale, now are $11.40 in quarter-barrel packages and $11.50 In one-eighth-barrel aacka. The Produce Merchants Association of Montreal decides to petition the dominion government to prohibit the export into the United State of milk, cream and condensed milk, and also to consider the material cur tailment, if not the prohibition, of tne man ufacture of Ice cream. A shortage of milk exists In Montreal and large quantities are shipped to the United States on account of the high prices prevailing there. Co-operation in production and distribu- 'United States Government 4 Liberty Loan Bonds The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Portland, offers its services, free 01 charge, to those desiring to subscribe for the second issue of Liberty Loan Bonds. All subscriptions must be accompanied by an initial pay ment of 2. Those who subscribe for $1000 or less, may, if they pre fer, make full payment at the time of subscribing. The Canadian Bank of Commerce F. C. aialpas, Manager. Fourth and Stark Streets. tion of anthracite Is sought at a conference In Washington between dealers and opera tors controlling the bulk of the country's available supply and Federal Fuel Admin istrator Garfield and his associates. Tith fuel administrators already appointed for all but IS states, the fuel administra tion Is confidently meeting emergencies, and tho conference Is with a view to organized co-opcratlon in the Interest of consumers. Reargnment of the Government's dissolu tion suit against the International Harvester Company is temporarily postponed bv the Supreme Court. Under an agreement be tween the Department of Justice and at torneys for the company the case will not be heard until after the steel suit has been argued, which is expected to be some time in January. Increases In wages which ultimately will amount to $s.000.ono.o00 a year are an nounced by the Curtiss Airplane & Motor Corporation. The annual convention of the Brother , Runway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors, at which it ts ex pected the question of demanding a fur ,?,r 'Dcrean of pay from the railroads will be takn up. is In session at Ottawa. .,, oe'ogates represent a membership or .05.200 organized transportation workers in the Lnlted States. On account of the shortage of manpower. due to war conditions, women will soon be ll'ftalled ni subway guards during rush hours by tha Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com pany. , Investment of $5.fion.nno In the new lib erty loan ts announced by the Northern Pa cific Railroad. HUf of the sum will he credited in New York and the remaining $2..O.O00 will be apportioned as follows: W isconsin $20.ooo, Minnesota Mm ooo N'orth Dakota S43O.O00. Montana $77o.ooo, Idaho $90,000. Washington $5SO,000. Oregon $10,000. Under new war rational reralations Eng land advises this Government It has begun the task of reducing wheat consumption for the forthcoming year to less than half the normal consumption before the war began O. P. McCarty. of Baltimore, passenger traffic manager of the Baltimore ac Ohio Railroad, was elected president of the Amer ican Association of Passenger Officers at St. Louis. Other officers are W. J. Black, of Chicago, passenger traffic manager of the Santa Fe 'system, vi"-president. and W. C. Hope, general passenger agent of the Cen tral Railroad of New Jersey, secretary and treasurer. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. KIXCSLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kings loy. 897 Kast Emerson street, October 4, a dauRhter. ZACK To Mr. and Mrs. Otto Julius Zack, "Whitwood Court. October 12, a son. BARNARD To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnard, C"07 Sixty-third street, October 4. a daughter. CANKSTRO To Mr. and Mrs. Bosarlo Canestro, C46 Third street, October 11, a dauKhter. THOMAS To Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Thomas, loss East Twenty-fifth street, Oc tober H. a son. POKOLICH To Mr. and Mrs. Dominlck Sokoltch, 615 Macadam, October 7, a son. AIKL.L.O To Mr. and Mra. John Aiello. 50H Clatsop avenue, October 4, a son. NURCER To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Nurcer, 1;5 Kast Sixth street, October 4, a son. BARB A To Mr. and Mrs. Joa Delia" Barba, 474 East Caruthers, October 7, a son. DITOMA To Mr. and Mrs. Lutffi Dltona, 595 Third street, October 4, a son. CECCHIXI To Mr. and Mrs. Costantlno Cecchinf, 371 Kast Sixth, street, October 5, a dauRhter. . - WEDHAM To Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wed ham. White Salmon, Wash., October 3, a daughter. CAPKL.UTO To Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cape luto. 2.V.! Broadway, October 3, a daughter. DEWEY To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dewey, 1376 Macadam. October 7, a daughter. WADS WORTH To Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Wads worth, 1126 Missouri avenue, Octo ber 1, a son. WENDLER To Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Wendler. 851 First street, October 9. a son. HARRIS To Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Har ris, 1006 Kast Buchanan, October 14, a son. Mania fee Licenses. TATES-POOHE Charles F. Yata. 23, 503 Mill Etreet, and May Florence Poore, 23, same address. WILLIAMS-MTLLRR A. Boyd Williams, 32. 6'J Everett street, and Agnes E. Miller, 20, same address. GALLENCER-MILLER Falenten Gallen-g-er, 22, 721 Tacoma avenue, and Odelia Miller. 10. 706 Tacoma avenue. HAMMITT-SASL'CR Ben C Rammltt 4S. Clyde Hotel, and India Sasler, 33, same address. LAWRENCE-AT-LF.STO Barlcevie O. Lawrence, 28, 38Mi East Forty-second street Southeast, and Catherine Allesio, 24, 644 East Thirty-sixth street. HEFFER-WOOD Charles William BTeffer, 2S, Orecon Hotel, city, and Czarina E. Wood, 20, 2.o North Nineteenth, street. Building; Permits. PETER GIEBELS Erect frame stable, 5S0 Morgan, between Fifteenth and Fern; builder, same: $150. E. E. MERGES, Repair fireproof steel frame creamery and cold storage plant; Brook street and Cornell road; builder, same; $l.Y0O0. HEKMAN KETTNER Erect frame (a rase. Linn ton. Oregon, on St. Helens road; builder, sam: $150. G. K. GABRIELtsEX Erect frame garage, 915 Kelly street, between Thirtieth and Thirty-first; X. C. Husny. builder; $230. OLIVER R. GREENMAN Erect one story frame garage, 431 East Thirty-eight street North, between Thirty-seventh and Thirtv-elghth : builder, same; $150. PETER WORSL.EVE Repair one-story frame garage, 709 Commercial, between Cooke avenue and Ivy street; C. S. Blodgett, builder; $320. J. P. JOHNSON Repair one-and-one-half story frame residence, 455 Rodney, between Eugene and Tillamook; Morges Hardware Company, builders: $175. TJ. G. BERRY Erect frame garage, 7119 Fifty-first avenue. between Seventy-first and Seven tv-second; builder, same: $50. TERWILLIGER LAND COMPANY Re pair two-story brick ordinary store. 209 Morrison, between Front and First; F. A. Millard, builder: $75. B. F. FORRESTER Repair one-and-one-half -story frame residence, 918 Princeton, Df.tWeen McKenna and Monteith; builder, same: $60. J. T. GRAY Repair two-story frame resi dence. 715 Thompson street, corner Twenty first street: builder, same; $150. DAVID CROYLE Repair two-story frame feed barn. 1145 Carlton street. corner Thirty-eighth; builder, same: $2fi0. LUELLA 1NC.ERSOLL. Erect frame gar age. 1748 East Yamhilt street, John Hansen, builder; $3. - H. O. DORIET fcrect frame garage. 94 Prescott, between Thirty-second and Thirty third; Stay Round Silo Company, builders; M E. CHURCH Repair two-story mill church. 2' Twelfth street, corner Taylor; A. H Pandatrom. builder: $75. LADD & TILTON BANK Repair two ptory frame store, 222 Stark street, between First and Second; Arcady Press, builders; T. NELPON Erect frame garage, 607 East Fif tv-nlnth ' street North. between Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth; Charles G. Stevens, builder: $100. JOSEPH Dt'GAN Repair one-story Tram-, residence, 1764 Nineteenth street, between Marlon and Linn: builders, Carr &. Bink lev Company: $105. S C HOLBROOK Repair one-story frame store. 167 Third street, between Yamhill and Taylor; W. L, Buckner, builder; $300. RED CROSS HAS ELECTION Dr. Walter Kimball Added to Ksecu tive Board oi Hood River Chapter. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 16. (Spe cial.) At the annual meeting of the Hood River chapter of the Red Cross yesterday the following; executive com mittee was elected: E. O. Blanchar. Walter Kimball, Leslie Butler, Dr. F C. Brosius, E. R. Tooley, Mrs. E. R. Moller and C. N. Ravlin. With the exception of "Mr. Kimball and Dr. Brosius, all members of the executive board succeed themselves. Mr. Kimball, because of his success in handling- the affairs of the ways and means committee, was added to tho executive board. Dr. Brosius succeeds Dr. J. M. Waugh, the latter having left for service as a surgeon at the front. Officers were re-elected as follows: E. O. Blanchar. chairman: E. R. Poolev. treasurer, and C. X. Ravlin. secretary. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Oft. 16. Maximum tempera ture. oS degrees: minimum. 4S decree.. Klver reading. S A. M.. 3.7 feet; change In last 24 hours, 0.4 foot rise. Total rainfall (S P. M. to .1 P M ). 0 01 Inch: total rainfall sine. September 1. 1917. 1.07 Inches; norfrial rain fall since September 1. 3 71 Inches: defi ciency of rainfall since September 1, 1 74 Inches. Sunrise. 6:31 A. M.: sunset. 5:22 P. M. Total sunshine. 0 hours 20 minute.; possible sunshine, 10 hours 54 minutes. Moon rise. S:23 A. M.: moonset. K:50 P. M. Barom eter (reduced to sea level), 5 P. M., 30 2n inches. Relative humidity at noon. 41 per cent. THE WEATHER. TATIONi tat. wata : S Baker I-toise Hosion . . . . . Calvary .... Chirajto Denver Ies Moines , Puluth Kurtka .... Oalveston .. Melcna Jacksonville Juneaut . . . . KiinsaH C?!y I.o. A njreles Marshfleld . Mt dford Minneapolis New Orlpana New York North Head 52 o.on 12 Nw;pt. cloudy ?S o.oo'. 1NW Clear fi4 0.12 12 w ICIear :-s2o.32 o Nw snow r.4 0.OOJ14 NK ICIear 4 O.ul. .IB pt. cloudy 04 O.O014 E ICloudv f.oio.tm.. JNE Clou.ly .",! 0 .0.1 loiN Iriear 74 0.O.1. ,!e ICIear f'2 O.OMIl-jlsW (Clear S4M.01 S NE Cloudy . a -i i c. I lear .on 24 s Pt. cloudy .On 12 SW Icioudy .i . NWCIear ."' lJINW'Pt. cloudv 0O10SK (Pt. cloudy ."K'l. .;SB iClear .I"1, .'n Vlear .i2 24 N W.Clear .On lit w cvar ...ins Icioudy On 24 W ICIear -'I 12 NWiPt cloudv '(MO Oil 0 . '." 62 r.2 o R2 O o:o .".2 0 mil 42 3ti 4l HS ftrtt 4SI 4i ." j ; 44' Nnnh Yakima. Phoenix . . . Pocatello .. Portland .. RoafburK .. Sacramento St. Louis .. Salt Lake . San lueco . S21. 04 0 r.'i o ooo .on: . .iXWCIfar 72 0 72 0 74 II. 00 O . 04 n. fi 0. .11.1. calm M lear .O.I14 K IClcnr 0it.I2 .V IClourtv . Hi! K W IPt. cloudv no 14 v Clear .10. 1U N IPt. cloudv . . .1. .:XR ICIear . . .1 S.NWICloudv " . tuvm sw !pt. cloudy o.l 2S NW Clear on; calm IPt. cloudy ll 8 NW Pt. cloudy "HI.. IN (Clear , OOI 6 E Cloudv San Francisco. Seattle Sitka" Spokane Tacoma Tatonsh Island Valdext Walla Walla . Washington .. 401 I 72 (I 40 0 Winnipeg ..... I 24 tA. M. report today; r. M. report of pre ceding day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. A large high-pressure area off the Brit ish Columbia Coast dominates the weather In tho North Pacific states and another high-pressure area lying over the Lake re gion is causing cooler weather In that por tion of the country. A depression which developed over the Northern Rocky Moun tain slates now lies over Wyoming and ha Increased In Intensity. Temperatures hava not changed much in California during the past 24 hours, but they have dropped from 5 to HI degrees in Oregon and Washington as a result of the British Columbia "high.' A few light showers fell over Oregon, Wash ington. Montana and North Dakota during the day and snow was reported falling at Calgary, Aiberta, this evening. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Wednesday fair; northwesterly winds. T. FRANCIS DRAKE. Meteorologist. All clay loams need mors lime to make them more friable and mellow, a process known to soil specialists as flocculation. This converts a stiff. In tractable soil into one which is easily worked at all times. TRAVELERS GCTTE. - t Hassaio V To Astoria and I North Beach leaves Ains worth Dock dally, except Sunday, at 8 P. M. ; returning leave Astoria at 7 A. M. dally, except Sun day. Tickets, etc. at the dock, or CITY TICKET OFFICE 3rd & Washington b.r.JL . - - - - . u . -a - 1 San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Change Kn Itoute) S. S. ROSE CITY Kailn From Ainsworth Oork 3 1'. M., Friday. Oct. 20. Th San Franrlvo A Portland S. 8. Co.. Third snd WaHhinptno MrrflM (with O.-W. It. Si N. Co.). Tel. ISroadway 4500. A 6121. ' j.LSt 124 Third St. Mala 34L ' ALASKA Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau, Dous. las. rlaluss, Skagway, Cordova, Va.1 dez, b.ward and Anchorage. CALIFORNIA via Seattle or San Francisco to Los Angeles and San Diego direct. Larg eat ships, unequaled service, low rates. Including berth and aula Make reservaiiona 'EUm EJUS I III i ill tmrntmi Imrvmm taXA NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS Direct Root, to the Continent. WEfcKL DtriKTllits Fnsarl aWsaw i'ae. Cwwt A cents, 109 Cherry tot.. Seattle, or Any Lcai Asenta. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOCTH SEAS Via Tahiti and Karotonga. alail and paasaa ffer aarvlc. Xrom Sua Franciaco .vary 2S days. IMON 8. S. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1:10 California 8t ban . Fraaclm, c local sl.ani.nia aavd sail read Measles. Wl;? Steamer ' f i