THE
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.
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New Orlpana
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North Head
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fi4 0.12 12 w ICIear
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on; calm IPt. cloudy
ll 8 NW Pt. cloudy
"HI.. IN (Clear
, OOI 6 E Cloudv
San Francisco.
Seattle
Sitka"
Spokane
Tacoma
Tatonsh Island
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Walla Walla .
Washington ..
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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.
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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
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