THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAtf. FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 1917.
i
GABS ARE LACKING
Orders for Potatoes Are Being
Sent Elsewhere.
DEMAND HAS BEEN GOOD
Triers Offered to Farmers for Ship
ment Are Liberal, in View or
Quotations Prevailing in
JLocal Jobbing Trade.
Shipping orders for Oregon potatoes have
been coming forward freely, but dealers
re handicapped in filling them by the
scarcity of cars. I is impossible to get
refrigerator cars, ven for Government busi
ness, and only a few boxcars are to be
had. Could the orders now booked be dis
patched promptly, more orders would be
sent here, but the delay in getting the po
tatoes moved is having the effect already
of diverting business to other points where
the transportation facilities are better.
Local shippers have been offering $1.25
t country points for good shipping stock
and up to SI. r.o for fancy potatoes. These
re considered to be good values in view
of the jobbing prices now ruling in this
market, which are not much above the
prices farmers are receiving at their sta
tions, tin Front street quotations generally
range, from $1.30 to SI. 75 for Oregons of
good table size, while Yakima have been
offered by jobbers for some time at $1.75.
MORE POULTRY IS KKDE1 FOR FOOD
Secretary of Agriculture Culls on ; rowers to
Increase Production for Meat.
The Secretary of Agriculture points out
the Importance of increasing poultry on the
farms in the following letter transmitted to
the American Poultry Association through
Marry M. Lamon :
"l hope that the coming meeting of the
A merican Poultry Association, which you
w 111 attend as a representative of the De
partment, will be highly successful and pro
ductive of good results. I need not point
out that an adequate supply of foodstuff
is essential to the effective prosecution of
the struggle In which we are engaged. We
must not only supply our own needs, but
we must endeavor to meet In part the needs
of the nations with w hich we are co-oper-atlng.
The poultry industry can render very
great service to the Nation in this emer
gency. "The production of poultry is one of the
bet means of bringing about a Quick in
crease in the meat supply of the country.
In many sections, particularly In the South,
the number of fowls on Individual farms
can and should be very largely increased.
If the improved methods which have been
worked out by the experts of the state ag
ricultural colleges, the experiment stations
and the Department of Agriculture were
generally adopted, many of the problems
confronting poultrymen wouid be solved or
minimized. The Department is co-operating
with the Industry In many directions and
stands ready, of course, to render any as
sistance It can."
oiTLtrr is rooK ion local oats
Portland and Pugpt Sound Dealers Well
NtockAl With Eastern Article.
Dealers here and on yie Sound are well
Stocked up with Eastern oats and conse
quent iy there is a very poor outlet for the
limited Quantities of Oregon and Washing
ton oats that are offering now. At the
Merchants Exchange oats and barley Mds
Hrp practically the same as on Wednesday.
Weather conditions In the Middle West,
as wired from Chicago: "M inneapolis.
cloudy, cool ; Winnipeg, snowing, SO; Chi
cago, cloudy, cool, bfi-n raining; Peoria,
rained last night; St. Louis, raining, cloudy.
W; Kansas City, cloudy. 30 ; St. Joseph,
cloudy. 44: Hutchison, cloudy, 40; Nebraska
City, cloudy, st rong nort hwest wind. 4d;
Omaha, very showery; Davenport, cloudy,
40. rnln last night; Ohio Valley, clear."
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by tho Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Barley.Flour.Oats.Ilay.
Portland. Thur
Year ago. . . .
firHHOii to date.
Year aK. - -TTaconia.
Wed..
Year ago. . ..
pen sou to d:i t r.
Year ago. . ..
tfrsttl". Wed. .
Vnr ago. . . .
Scmsoii to date.
Year ago. - . .
17 6 4
25 ... . 4 11 5
17"7 202 4 40 042
J!7 1 56 02! 7 10 &34
. . .... .... s
27 1 . . . . 1
1416 2S .... 1 1 7 to
2532 55 .... J 02 723
70 1 6 I 21
Jt 2 5 7 11
1343 01 r.n 440 170n
204 1 12 1 is; orrj 1273
ING WOOI.H IS DEMAND
HXK (M
TrunKfrrs at HoMon Include Original Lots
of Idaho on Hain of SI.80.
Buying of territory nol in the East In
the past week shows that the demand for
fine clot bine grades has increased- Sales
reported In the latest advices from Boston
Include a quantity of fine Idaho in tho orig
inal bags on a basis which makes the clean
cost $10. Some fine New Mexican trans
ferred involves a scoured price of $1.70, sub
stantial lots being sold, both in this class
and In Idaho Wool. Further interest in roc
dium territory has been manifest. In one
quarter ft lot of 100,000 pounds Wyoming
Quarter-blood has been sold at 64 cents.
Other sales include 23O.0O0 prmnds half
blood. Wyoming, st 0 cents or $1.70 clean;
Too.ono pounds, three-eiijhths-blood Wyoming
at 0 cents, or about $1.45 scoured and, some
thing like sr.000 pounds Wyoming half-blood
at 65 cents, or $1.70 clean. 125.O00
pounds of various graden of territory have
been sold at private terms.
Scoured values of territory nr firm on
the recent ly revised basis given by leading
Kssteru dealers as follows: Staple, fine,
S1.S0 to $1.S2; half blood. $1.70 to $1.75;
three-righths-blood. $1.4.". to $1.50; quarter
blood. $1.2. to $1 35. nothing, fine. $1.63
to $1.75; fine medium. $1.55 to $1.6o. Texas
wool is quoted at $ 1.65 to $1.75 for 12
months and $1.55 to $l.oi for eight months.
rRESKRVED
M EAT STOCKS LARGER
Cienerul
Increase in Storage Holdings in
Northwest.
The Bureau of Markets has Issued the
following report on stocks of frozen and
cured meats, in pounds, on October 1. 1017.
and the same date last year, in the North
western states of Oregon. Washington, Idaho,
Montana and Wyoming:
Oct. 1. 1017
Oct. 1. 1916
6. 170
J3&.074
32.04 2
3ol.03l
355.553
5.2or.si6
604.440
Frozen beef l32.ii2
Cured beef 232.103
Kronen lamb, mutton... lo3 957
Frozen pork 0177l
lry salt pork 64 7.H25
Sweet pickled pork-. . . 2. 75S. l'Oj
lird 1.301.US7
KASTERX FRESH K(I(iS OX MARKET
Advance in Price of Oregons May lie
Checked Hotter I nchanged.
Eastern fresh eggs were offering on the
market yesterday and more are coming.
They are quoted at around 48 cents. This
Is lively to check the advance In Oregon
eggs. The latter held firm yesterday, as
few were to be had. A few buyers were
reported to be offering as hiRli as 53 cents
Jn the country. Storage eggs are going
Jnto consumption freely. Quotations range
Xrom 40 to 45 cents, according to quality.
ThAT-e wns no rhan ce In rbe hu-'pr sim-
TURKEYS!!
IO.OOO I.BS. TI IIKKTS W.WTKD AT
oi fc;. w k c.i i a i
2Sl per lb. for fancy live 10-lb. birds.
9-30C per lb. for fancy UresEed. S lbs.
ami over.
Itu.hl 3io Commln.lov Charged. C'brrWa
THK SAVI.NAIl CO- IXC,
100 Front Street. Cap. 10,000.
ation. The movement In country creamery
was slow. Retailers report no marked ef
fect yet of the sale at the municipal store.
Dressed pork was weaker with 21H cents
the top. Veal was steady. There was a fair
demand for poultry at unchanged prices.
Concord Grapes Are Firmer.
Concord grapes were firm and higher yes
terday at 1317 cents, on account of the
colder weather and recent showers, but other
grapes dragged, and with large stocks on
hand prices were weak. Peaches were also
slow sale. Apples are coming In more freely
and prices are holding steady.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern
cities yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Bslances.
Portland $4,802,003 $94X471
Seattle 4..ss.n! 071.OO2
Tat-oma O05.O33 35.299
Spokane 1. 7 12,3o3 30ti,254
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc.
Merrhants' Exchange, noon session.
October delivery:
OatB
Bid
Bid Yr. Ago.
$4. 50 :;o.50
. . . 49.00 30.00
. .. 50.00
. . . 4H.riO
. . . .IS..
. . . 30.00
bulk
. . . 4:t.oo
No. 2 white feed
Bii rley
Standard feed
Standard brewing
Futures
VAVAm I tor ll'ila
November feed barley...
November brewing barley
Eastern oats and corn
Oct. oats. No. 3 white . .
Jan. oats (."I lbs.), clip, white 44.00
Jan. c orn, Xo. 3 yellow ..... 31 .on
Jan. corn. No. 3 mixt-d 5o.no
Nov. oats, No. 3
Nov. oats, clipped . . .
Feb. corn, yd low
Feb. corn, mixed ....
43. oo
44. M
5d.no
4U.50
WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1
grade: Hard white Bluest em. Early Bart.
Allen. Galgalus, Martin Amber. $2.05. Soft
white Paiouse bluestem. fortyfold. White
Valley. Gold Coin, White Russian. SI! 03.
White club Little club, Jenkins club, white
hybrids. Sonora. $2.01. Red Walla Ked Rus
sian, red hybrids. Jones fife, coppel. $1.98.
No. 2 grade, 3c less; -No. 8 grade. 6c less;
other grades handled bv sample.
FLOUR Patents. $10.20; Valley. $9.80;
j whole wheat. $10 40; graham. $10.20.
i aiiLi.cttu spot prices: joran, .u per
ton ; shorts. $33 per ton ; middlings. $41;
roiled barley, $55gr7: rolled oats. $54.
CORN Whole. $S3;' cracked, $84 per ton.
HAY Buy Ing prices, t. o. b. Portland:
Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton; Val
ley timothy, $235 25; alfalfa. $22.50 24;
Valley grain hay, $20; clover. $20; straw, $S.
Dairy and Country Produce.
EUTTRR Cuhes. extra. 40 cents; prime
firsts. 44Vfec. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras.
4c; carton lc extra; butierfut. No. 1, 51 s
j-C.
EOH.S Oregon ranch, current receipts,
52 'ii 53c; candled, iO'if-otic; selects, 5b OOc
per dozen.
CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, t. o. b.
dock. Portland: Tillamook, triplets, 26c;
Young Americas, 27c per pound; longhorns,
27c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point:
Triplets. 24c; Young America, 25.o per
pound; longhorns. 25,c per pound.
POULTRY Hens, large. lfe 19c. small.
IOTt JU'-c; broilers, 3 S a ilk: ; ducks, lS20c;
dresse'i, 2 3c
VEAL Fancy. l'(fpZGc per pound,
FORK Fancy. 21 n 21 r c.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Locp.l jobbing quotations!
TROPICA 1 FRUITS Oranges. $3.75 4;
lemons, $3.50?i 7 per box: bananas, 5o per
pound ; grapefruit, $2.75(fct7.5o.
VEGETABLES Tomatoes, 50c ffP $1.25 per
crate: cabbage. 1 & 1 c per pound; lettuce,
50(i75c Tier dozen; cucumbers, 4O5i0Oe per
dozen; peppers, 7tfl2'7fce per pound; cauli
f lowei , $1 'a 1.75 :" spinach, oy"c pound.
SACK V EliETA KL EU Carrots. $1.25
1.50 per aa.ck; beets, $1.50-1.75 ; turnips
$1.50.
POTATOES Oregon, $1 50 1.75 per hun
dred: sweet potatoes, 3Vjc.
ONIONS Buying price : Oregon, $2.35;
mitntiy points. Jobbing price: California.
$2.75.
(IKKE.V FRUITS Peaches. 00Oc; ap
ples, $l.lO2.25; pears, $1&1.75; grapes, 75c
r $1.75; casalms, 2c per pound; cranberries,
$12.50 per barrel.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8; bet, $8.00;
extra C, $7.tiO: powdered, la barrels. $0.50;
cubes, in barrels. $9.75.
SALMON Columbia River, 1 -pound tails,
$3.25 per dozen ; one-half flats. $2; one
pound flats. $3.50.
NUTS Walnuts. 23c; Erazll nuts,
18lU21c: filberts. 22 23c: almonds. lfl20c;
peanuts. 10 (j 12c; cocoanuu. $1.10 per
dozen; pecans. IV H lc-
BEANS California, small white, 14c;
large white, 14 c; LUnas, 14 Vic; bayous,
10!ic: pink, lc.
COFFEE Roasted, In drums. 17 25c.
SALT Granulated, $17.25 per ton; half
ground loos. $14 per ion; 50a. $14.S0 per
ton; dairy. $1S per ton.
RICE Southern head, O'SDVfec per pound;
blue rose, bc; Jaran style. 77c.
DK1E1) FRUIT Apples, 13Vc; peaches,
1 1 4 12c; prunes. Italian, 1 1 V 4f 13c; raisins.
85c a3 per box; dales, fard. $2.50&3 per
box; currants, l!c: figs. $2 (q 2.30 per box.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice. 33c;
32c; skinned, 2'Jj;2c; picnics.
standard,
25c; cot-
tage rolls. 50c.
LAKD Tit-rce Dasis, aeitie renaerea.
W c ; Ht'iimaiu, puit, -it., luinp'iuuu, j c
UACOX Fancy, -koiifitc; siauuara, 42 (j
44c; choice, ovo41c.
URS SALT Short clear backs, 2 31c;
ei. ports, 3i4tfujc, plates, 26Q2SC
Hops, Vool, Ktc.
HOPS 1017 crop, 35 4, 40c per pound; 1916
crop. 20(S,2 1c per pound.
WOOL JSxtra Oregon, fine. 50 60c per
pound ; coarse, U 00c psr pouud. Valley
&50Oc per pound.
MOHAIH Long staple. 65c.
CASCAKA BAKK New, 7ic; old, 8c per
p o u n d .
TALLOW No. 1. 12c per pound ; No. 2,
lie.
Hides and Pelts.
HIDES Salted hides. 25 lbs. and up, lflc;
salted magi, 50 lbs. and up( 14c; salted and
gren kip, 15 to 25 lbs., 16c;"salted and green
calf, up to 15 lbs., 22c; green hides, 25 lbs.
and up, 13c; green slags, 50 lbs. and up, 11c;
dry liint hides, 2Sc; ary flint caif, up to 7
lbs., 30c; dry salt hides, 23c; dry horse hides,
$L.5U to $2.50; sailed horse blues, $3 to $4.
PELTS Dry long wool pelts. 42c; dry
short wool pelts, 15c to 30c ; salted sheep
pelts, long wool. each. $4 to $5; salted lamb
pelts, each, $1.50 to $2.50; salted short wool
pelts, each. $1.50 to $2.00; ary sheep shear
litiKs, each. 1 5c to 3tc; sailed sheep shear
lings, each. 25c to ftOc.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar
rels or tank wagon, 10c; cases. 18V&22c.
GASOLINE iJulk. 20Hc; cases. 29c;
naphtha, drums. 19s,c; cases, 2tic; engios
Uistiliaie, drums, iy-c; cases. 10c.
LINSEED OIL Haw. barrels. L30; cases,
$1.40: boiled, barrels. $1.32; cases, $1.42.
TUKPisiNTlNE la tanks, C2c; In cases,
72c
SAN FRANCISCO rIODlCE MARKET
Friers Current on Eggs. Vegetables, Fresh
Fruity Etc.. at Bay City.
SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. 18. Butter Fresh
exirits. 4t:-c: prime firsts. 45c.
Kgcs Fresh extras, &3Ut-; freh firsts.
53c ; fresh extra pullets, 44c; extra firsts,
pullets. 43Hjc
Cheese New firsts, 21c; Y'oung Americas.
25 S c
Pou 1 try Hen a, 29 30c : fryers. 20 27c ;
broilers, 27 'u 2H : squabs. $'-& 2.30 ; pigeons.
S1.5U; geese, lMg-H;; ducks, 15 'jf 17c ; tur
keys. itung. 30c per pound.
'eseta :l-s Squash. Summer. S5c$l;
cream. 75c$l; eggplant, $1 y 1.25; bell pep
pers. 75C'J$1; peas. 5'Mic; toinaiocs. 404irt'ic;
celery, 2Of&30c; green corn. 1.252; pota
tces. fl. 75tfi 2.25; fweet potatoes, $2.t5;
onions. Australian brown, $2.5o .5 : green
onions. $liil.25; garlic. 5'j7c; cucumbers.
4ot50c: beans, itntis. 4''ii"c; wax. 3'ii5c;
lima. Sh luc; okra. $1 a l..u; pumpkins. 1;
carrots, $1 'u 1.25; beets, 1.25; turnips, 1.5o,
rhubarb. l.i 1.25.-.
FruitP Or a pes, seedless. $ 1 .15 1.23 ; Mn
Jrga. $1 1.25; pears. S2! 2.25; cantaloupes.
$ 1.5 Ii 1.5U; watermelons. $ 1 .541 T 2.5o ; plums,
1 t 1.35; peaches, 75 sa S5c ; fig, white, 50 i?
5c ; strawbt-rrte3, $5.5UtfiS; raspbtrries, $7tf
6; blackoerries. 7(gS; huckleberries, 12
15c; cranberries. $:. 75-4; lemons. Sty(5.5o;
persimmons. Uic;f$l; grapefruit. 44 u
4.5U; quinces. $1.75ii2; orangt-s, $3.25 fi
3.5l; applos. Bellefieur, SI 'u 1.25; Newtown
Pippins. $1. S 1.15 : pomegranates. 75c $1 ;
bananas. $5; pineappit-s. $2.50 3 50.
Kay Wheat and wheat oat. $21 22; al
fnlta. $ 1 b3 21 ; tame oat. $22 23 ; barley.
$121; bariey straw, .j0gsUc. -
Millfeed Cracked corn and feed corn
meal. $H0S7; aliaifa meals, 2Sjj30; cocoa
nut meal, $35.
Flour $11.20 per barrel.
Receipts Flour, 15.0 q.iarter sacks; bar
ley. 4755 centals; beans. 12.702 sacks; pota
toes. 1 740 sacks ; onions. 54 U5 sacks : hay,
130 tons; hides. 107o: wine. lfi.oOO gallons.
Chicago Dairy I"roflace
CHTCAOO. Oct. 18. Butter lower; cream
cry. 3$i42c.
Kggs lower. Receipts. 7473 cases. Firsts.
37(337 He : ordinary firsts, 85 . 3 tic ; at
murk, cases Included, 36 sj S7c ...
WAR STOCKS STRONG
Extreme Gains of 2 to
Points Recorded.
COVERING IS EXTENSIVE
Vague Rumors of Coming Develop
ments at Washington Affect
ing Munitions Industry; Kails
Share in Advances.
NEW YORE. Oct. 3. Stork moved for
ward in a convincing fashion today, despite
the further weakness shown by isolated is
surs. notably coppers. Much of the activity
centered around the war group, particularly
steels, at extreme gains of 2 to 7 points.
The advance was materially aided by ex
tensive short covering and heavy buying
from com mission-house, w ho were reported
to be acting for Western interests. There
were vngue rumors of early developments
at Washington, which nre expected to re
dound to the advantage of several of the
n unitious companies now filling large con
tracts for thw allies.
Ralls shared in the rise. Low grade or
reorganized transportation issues were more
prominent than ueual, the steady accumu
lation of Southern Railway common and
preferred. Rock Island. Missouri Pacific and
other Western and Southern lines beiag ac
companied by 1 to 2 -point advances.
I'nlteri Stat . Steel rose to I05 late in
the session and closed at 104T. a net gain
of 2H points. Bethlehem B tee Is were next
In favor, the new stock rising 7 to 8 and
the old issue advancing 63 to SO!.
Utah Copper's lurther decline to 77 . with
a late recovery, acted as a drag on the
metalM. but shipping, tobaccos, oils, motors
and sugars registered net advances of 2 to
5 points. Total sales amounted to 7SO.0OO
shares.
Honda were irregulnr on lighter offerings.
Liberty 3 Us changing hands at tty. 70c to
t'..74c. Tota1 sales, par value, were $4,525,
OOO. United States, old issues, were un
changed on call, coupon 3s losing 1 per cent
uu one sale.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
I Closing
Sales. High. Low. bid.
Am Tieet Sugar. . mm i - 7 1 72
Am Can 4no 40 V4 3H S 4o
Am 'ur& Fdry.. 1 no 66 00U
Am Locomotive.. 3.ouo 57 54 W 5t;.
Am Sm A- Refg.. 7.000 S7 14 Sls SO'
Am Sug Refg 3.5oo 105" 3 o4 lo:',3
Am Te; & Tel 3.21)0 1L 314U 3 I 5 KA
Am Z L & S 3 4,
Anaconda Cop. .. 22.700 05 t lilt 64
Atchison 2. sou 04 I'M !'3
A ; fc V I S S L. 3.200 US' lt;;U H7l,s
Halt Ohio 1.4DO 57 t 56 57
H t S Copper 3on S is 74
Calif Patrol 300 I3t4 13 13
anadian Pacii .. 2.3tn 3 v. 148 U 3 402
Central Leather. O.MOi 75" 73 7-:8
Cbes "Ohio l.OOO 51", 51 51 i
Chi Mil & St P. .. 5,VoO 4it 47'i 4Si
Cttl & N W 4011 htt'i lt!l'4 9'4
C R 1 & T ctfs. . . 4. 200 22 Va 21 4 22H
Chino Cop 1.300 44 42 7n 4;i"i
Colo Fu Iron . . 1.100 3S 3534 38tfc
Corn Prod Refg.. 5.000 2.S74 27
Crucible Steel . . . 3 R OlHJ 67 63 4 66
Cuba Cane Sug.. 3.400 27 i 26 27Vi
Inst Securities. .. 4o.on 40v. una; :w
Erie 2.70U 1; 1 l?7
(Seneral Electric. 5.400 3 :;; 3 37 u 3 3!Ci
Ooneral Motors. 5.20(1 14 01 iM1
lit North pfd. DOO 300 !Kt 3o04
Gt Nor Ore rtfi.. 3.4O0 2S 7, 27 28a
Illinois Central . . koo loo loo
Inspiration Cop. 4.Huo 44 'i 427 441!
Int M M pfd 37.30O S52 SI :U 85"
Int Nickel S,3(iO 30 l,a 2! 30 4
Int Paper liilll l!3 22 23
K C Southern. . .. Won 174 1 7 3 74
Kennecott Cop. . 30.300 33's 31v 33
Louis & N'ssh 3 1
Maxwell Motors. 5O0 32 31 14 31 '
Mexican Petrol . . 8. sou S4 'i SiP a 84
Miami Copper. 1 .soil 30 20 30
M issouri Paci fie . 7.2iM 27 i 20 i 27H
Montana Power. 2"0 73 ',i 73 U 71
Nevada Copper.. 2.1 00 1 M 3 7 S 17Ti
New Vork Cent.. 3.4no 74 72 73
N Y N H & H. . 7iM 2S 27 2S
Norfolk Went. 5oo 3ntl Jid', 306
Northern Pacif . . 3,Oo(l 117 05'.. OOifi.
Pacific Ma!! 2o 24 '4 24 24
Pennsylvania. . . 2,500 50 50! 50 1
Plttsburs Coal.
45'
22 M
75
7tP-i
3!l4
sou
Rav Consul Cop.. 1.T.OO
Readlncr 3(l.:iim
lpp lr & Stel . . . ti.Onlt
shal Arin'V,p... 400
Suuthprn Pmjlf.. 1.7o
f!ruihm Ily 2."i.7'n
111'.
i 40
Ji -i
1:tL'
101
1 7 r'n
i'i
Ell.
41"
144'i
jor.
114
MI'S,
stutlfbflker Cnr.. r..iH
Tp:is ''ornpanv. :t.::nn
I nlon I'aciriu. . . 7. loci
I" s nd Alcohol. 2.1IOH
: s stl lS.i'Oo
lo pfd 4IM1
t'tah Cni)iPr.... 40.!in
3 23U
3 33
3'4Ts
314
SO
221.;
J v.
WabBKh jifrt H. .. 41111
Western I'nion.. 'joo
Total sales for the ilay.
40".
41
180,000 shares.
BOX DP.
07 Ti;Vor Pacific 3s.. fil
. !m; H.l'ac T Ac T .... !:. R
!. BfPenn con 4',. .. lMt'i
, Oil B Sou Par ref 4s. S4 4 B
105 b I'nion Par 4s.. ItO'i
.105 Ii, I'nion Pac cv 4s S7 H
H5"i !i; K Steel 5s lot
XJ S ref
do t-t
2s reg
V S 3s reg
do roupnn . .
L S 4s ( pr . . .
do coupon . .
Atchsn gen 4s
D A- It ii ref
0s. P7'
I Anglo-Frnch
01
Nor I'acific 4s. S4 '
I
Mining Mock nt Boston.
BOSTON. Oct. 1H Closing ciuotations:
Alloue-i
Nip Mtne.s
7.
13
55
4 1
H3
09
5ti
ft
2H
I2sa
Ariz Com s
Cnlu tic Ariis. . . . nT
Calu fir Hecla. ..470
Centennial 12
mm- . . .
N'orth Iake
lOM Doin ..
: sceota
It Con Co. 4l
IQuinc
K Butte Cop M. IO Shannon
Franklin
4 zi Superior
73 jSup & Ronton.
25 jl'tah Coo
4Winona . t-.
7 iWolverine
70
( Iranliy Con .
Ile Royalle
Kerr Lake . .
Lake "op . . .
Mob a u k
Money. Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18. Mercantile paper,
5 1- per cent.
Sterling OO-day lulls. $ 1.71 i ; commercial
OO-day bills on banks. $1.71; commercial 00
day biil.-i. $4.707 ; demand. $4.75; rabies,
$4. 70 7-16. Francs, demand. $3.70' ; cables,
$5.774 Ouilders. demand, 42 H ; cables,
43H-- Lire, demand. 7.77'; cables, 7.7ti1,.
Ruhlf!. demand. 14 cables, 11.
Bar silver. M-c.
Mexican dollars, fi3 c.
(iovirnnicnt bonds ate&dy ; railroad bonds
irregular.
Tim loans steady. Sixty days. 5 A$5,i
per cent; 0 days, Olitij; six months,
5 "fi fl.
Call money easier. High. 3 4 per cent:
low, 2 1 j ; ruling rate. 3 W ; closing bid, 2 4 ;
offered at 3; last loan 3.
LONDON. Oct. IS. Bar silver. 42id per
ounce. Money per cent.
Discount rates Short bills. 4 K per cent:
tnree-montns mils, - u-itt per cent.
f
Stock I nnettled at London.
LONDON. Oct. l. American shares were
undecided on tne siock market today.
HOGS ON 17-GENT BASIS
MARKET IS WEAKEMXG AT
DOMESTIC CENTERS.
ALL
Cattle Continue Firm at Local Yards
AMth Good Run for
Today.
The- hog market is now practically at
$li basis, having lost $1.25 since the slump
in .an tne aomesnc maraets set in. Thii
was the limit to which buyers at North Port'
land would go yesterday. In the cattle divl
sion prices were steady. Two loads of steers
brought t-25 and other cattle aa..es were also
in line wttn current prices. ihe sheep mar
ket continued firm.
Receipts were 3?9 cattle. 241 hogs and 214
sneep. ine aay sales were as follows:
-"Wgt.
Pr.t
Wgt. Pr.
5S steers. . . lol5 I
4 steers . . . '."'7
2 steers .... 720
4 steers. . . 75
1 steer 1050
4 steers. . . 140
4 steers. .. 020
1 cow h-'.O
1 co w 7"0
1 cow 140
1 cow S7
1 Cow 8'.0
1 cow ..... 740
2 cows. 605
2 cows. . . . 710
1 cow 1010
1 cow bbO
0.25; 3 hogs. ..
.2. 2 hogs. . .
.3o; 4 hojts. . .
1 hog
7 "i 1 hoK
.75; 4 hogs. ..
6.25. '2 hogs. . .
3.50j 4 bona. . .
3.oo i hog
4.0"' 1 hos .
5.2-.', 4 hogs. . .
5.2 V 1 hog
3.25' 2 hops. . .
2.75 17 hogs. . .
6.50- 4 lambs. .
6.oo, 1 lamb. ..
5..5UJ 2 Slccrs. .
. 2nt $i7.oo
. 2i0 17.O0
. 3 7H 17.00
. 10 17.04
. 170 17. On
. 220 17.00
. 3 75 3 7.00
. 200 17.00
. 210 1 7. on
. 240 1
. 2'iO 3 7.00
. 2..0 13.5U
, 240 15. 5n
. 245 111.75
. 71 13.75
. 7t 12.0i
. G'JQ 0.00 J
Scows . ...11S
1 cow..... 70
it cows. . H03
3 cow If TO
2 cows....' 775
3 cow 7so
2 cows. ... 725
7 cows. . . . M7
3 cowi .... M0
5 cows. . . . 700
5 cows. . . . J4
4 cows. ... H."t2
7 cows. ... 831
a heifers. . 833
1 cow 50
3 cow s0
2 cows. . . . GOO
3 cows. . . . 726
3 cow s. . . . 070
3 bull 670
2 hogs. . . . 400
1 hog 210
1 hog 24(
17 hogs. . . . 300
1 hog 120
7 hoes. ... 1 S5
7 hops. . . . 230
3 hogs. . ., 223
3 hogs . Irttl
3 hogs. ... 133
5 hogs. . . . 21S
Prices at the
Cattle
6 steers.... 630 B.00
1 cow M0 5.75
1 cow t0 0.73
1 cow 1100 5.00
1 cow 720 3.00
1 cow 1110 7.0O
3 cows 033 6.25
1 cow 10:10 B.fiM
I cow MO 3.5o
1 cow $00 4.75
4 heifers.. . 540 5.50
2 hogs 1 Ml 3 6.60
3 hogs 316 36.75
2 hogs 370 36.75
1 hog 3!o 16.SC
5 hogs 2:12 17.00
1 hog 330 13. S3
8 hogs 35 16.h.'i
1 hog 100 HI. S3
IO hogs 210 16.73
1 hogs 160 16.73
4 hoiS 365 36.75
2 hogs 215 1.S."i
1 hog 400 35.85
uhogs..... 135 l.'i.OO
1 hog 400 15.85
4 hogs 167 36.75
6 lambs. ... 76 14.00
4 lambs. ... 47 7.00
4 yearlings. I0 12.00
1 ewe 120 10.00
ft. 761
G.73J
5.50J
4.00;
7.0Ot
e.ooj
5.001
4.001
5.75
Prlee.
..$ 0.OO1O.25
. . 7.50 40 8.75
H.75 7.S0
4.00(9 7.75
. . 7. 00 8.00
.. 4.00 W 6.50
.. 7.O09 9.50
. . a.Oug) 7.25
.. 3 0.7517.00
.. 3.75tf 17.00
. . 15.00 & 16.00
Best beef steers ,
Good beef steers .......
flet beef cows
Ordinary to good cows
Best heifers
Hulls
Calves
Stockers and feeders . .
Hogs
Prime light
Prime heavy .
Pigs ,
Sheep
Western lambs
Valley lambs
.. 13.50sr14.00
. . 12.7513.50
Tearllngs . .........
Ewes
W ethers
EASTERN MEAT TRADE CONDITIONS
Market for Dressed Meat at Boston. New
Vork, I'hiladelpliia and Washington.
Reports on meat trade conditions October
1H tS:30 A. M., Eastern time), by United
States Bureau of Markets, North Portland.
Beef.
Boston Hepf, fresh: Receipts liberal, mar
ket quiet, demand slow. Kosher beef: Sup
ply heavy, market steady to strong, demund
good. Steers: Receipts moderate, market
weak and draggy. trade looking for cheaper
cuts, demand very poor. Cows: Receipts lib
eral, market steady to a shade higher, de
mand good for better grades. Hulls: Very
few arrivals, markets steady at yesterday's
prices, demand slow.
New York Beef, fresh: Receipts liberal
of medium and common grades, market
weak and draggy, demand limited. Kosher
chucks and plates: Supply normal, market
steady, demand fair. Hinds and ribs; Supply
normsl. market weak, demand slow. Mteers:
Receipts liberal, market weak, demand slow.
Cowi: Receipts liberal, market weak and
declining on poor grades, demand slow.
Bulls: Receipts moderate, market quiet de
mand limited.
1'hUadeiphta Beef, fresh : Receipts mod
erate, market weak at yesterday's prices,
demand very light. Kosher beef: Supply
moderate, market steady, demand fair.
Steers: Receipts moderate, market weak
ening, demand very slow. Cows; Receipts
moderate, market dull at yesterday's prices,
demand light. Bulls: Receipts light, market
fairly steady, demand fair.
Washington Beef, fresh : Receipts very
liberal, market steady to lower, demand a
Jlttie better. Steers: Receipts heavy, market
weakening, demand fair. Cows: Receipts
light, market barely steady, demand poor.
Bulls: None on the market.
Fork.
Roston Receipts II git, light loins selling
fairly well at firm prices, heavy loins very
hard to move, other cuts steady, demand
light.
New- York : Receipts light, market steady
except on heavy loins, demand fair.
Philadelphia Receipts heavy, market
steady, demand improving.
Washington Receipts very light, msrket
barely steady, demand improving slightly.
Lamb.
Boston Receipts moderate, market etcady
at yeaterdays prices, demand fair.
New York Receipts liberal, market weak
and declining, demand slow, prices are f
lower than Monday's opening.
1'hlladelphla Receipts heavy, market $1
und-r yesterday s prices, demand very slow,
Washington Receipts liberal, market
weak at yesterday's prices, demand light.
Loading Report.
Destinations of livestock loaded October
1 7. (Carloads reported west of Allegheny
Mountains; doubte-decks counted as two
cara.
Cattle. Horses, Mixed
Calves Hogs Sheep Mules block
Baltimore ...
Host on .......
Buffalo
Cedar Rapids .
ChicHgo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Cudaby. Wis. .
Denver
Detroit
Kast St. I.ouis.
Fort Worth . .
Indianapolis
Jersey City . .
47
15
16
02
24
1
3
'J
450
42
a 2
2bO
3
3
24
14
3
10
1
3
1
30
12
1:
35
l!
1
14
t;o
Kansas City
. . 203
2S
. . 24
Lancaster . .
Los Angeles
l.oufsviile . .
2
n
12
I
DJ
Milwaukee
Nashville . . .
New irtanns
2
New York .... o2
Ogden
1
243
1
14
1
Oklahoma City. -
Omaha 407
(lliumwa 4
PO
iorlu
Philadelphia . . 5
1 1 1 smirg ......
ort land. Or. .
lo
N
SO
uu
54
1 I
Pueblo
St. Joseph
St. Paul
San Prancisco.
IO
IS
1 1
2
ICS
Seattle
ioux 1t'
Sioux Falls . .
13
0
rka ne
IO
L
Jl
. 1 000
Taoma
Wichita
Various
11
Totals 33IW
1271
PI I
13H4
12 OH
34 5
4 OS
5m
440
Onp week ago. .3h:;
Four weeks go.300
25
tato origins os
livestock loaded Octo-
ber 17.
Cattle
Horses, Mixed
For Portland
Idaho 4 . . ... - -
Oregon 2 ... 1 2
Ttl Portland IO 2 1 2
On week ago.. 1 7 4 S . 1
Four weeks ago 3 3 4 ... 2
For Seattle
Oregon 3 . . ...
Washington ... 5 3 6 ... 1
T'tMs Seattle. 31 6 ... I
One week ago.. 5 4 12 ... 5
Four weeks ago 2 1 2 ... ...
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Oct. IK Hogs Receipts 4SOO,
50c to 75c lower. Heavy, $10.25 ri 1 0.05 ;
mixed. $10.4010.00: light, $16.60 16.75;
pin. $15.50(310.50; bulk of sales, $10.40
10 o.
Cat tie Receipts OOO0, steady to easier.
Native steers. $l.30'&r 16: cows and heifers.
$t;.504j 9.50: steers. $Sfii 13; Texas steers. $7
I0.50; cows and heifers. $0(ijS.5O; canners,
$5rti 6; stockers and feeders, $6.50 12.fo;
.alvt-8. $8.5012.50; bulls, stags, etc $5.50
7.50.
Shep Receipts 16.000. steady. Tearllngs.
$12-it 13.50; wethers, $1 1.50& 12.50; ewes, $10
11; lambs, $16. 75 17.75.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Oct. 18. Hogs Receipts 17,
00O. dull. 50c under yesterday's average.
Hulk. $10.2517; light, $15. eotii 17.25; mixed,
$1 51ftt( 1 7.50; rough, $15. 53 16.15; pigs,
$1 1.5tt ' 13.
Cattle Receipts 3 2.0OO. weak. Native
steers, $0.7517.10; Western steers, $3.90
15.00I stockers- and feeders, $611.40; cows
and heifers. $4.511.10; calves. $916.
sheep Receipts 3 0.00O. steady. Wethers.
$9.10i13; lambs. $1318.25.
Kansas Ctry Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 18. The railroads
have placed an embargo on cattle shipments
to Kansas :ity except ior immeaiate slaugh
ter. Increased activity In trading yesterday,
but all business evcept sheep and horses bad
ly tied up. Local packers now making de
liveries to their plants; 5oo0 Cattle, which
were mixed during the fire, are to be sold
at auction 10:O A. M. Friday.
Cotton Exchange to Clowe Oct. Z4.
NEW YORK. Oct. 18. The New York
Cotton Exchange will close at noon on
Wednesday. October 24, Liberty Loan day.
The Stock Exchange already has taken simi
action. Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Oa.. Oct. 18. Turpentine
firm. 49 V c. Sales, 79 barrels: receipts, 265
ba rrels ; shipments, none ; stock, 25,607 bar
rels. Rosin firm. Pales, 61 barrels: receipts.
03 barrels : shipments, none: stock, 81,551
barrels. O.uote: B. D. E. F, O, $6; H,
$o.u24: I. $0.30: m, $6.50; N, $7.13; WG
$7.45; WW, $7.50. -
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Oct. is. Metal Exchange
quotes tin steady, til f l.rOc.
Lead dull. Spot offered at 7e.
Spelter easy. East fct. Louis delivery.
Spot, T.l!ill.lZ4r.
Pried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Oct. 18. Kvaporated apple
prunes ateauy; peacnes ttrmv
CORN PRICES REACT
Food Administration State
ment Has Bullish Effect.
LAST PRICES FJRWI, HIGHER
Government Officials Xot Planning
to Reduce Hog Values to $10
Hundredweight Oats Gain.
"With Export Demand.
CHICAGO. Oct. IS. Bullish constructions
put on announcements from the Food Ad
ministrator touching corn and hog values
rallied the corn and provisions markets to
day after early declines. Corn closed firm
c to ffc net higher with December
at $1.151-15, and May $t.HHi 1.1 1 .
Oates gained K&ac to f We. Tbe finish
in provisions ranged from 52u setback to
ris of 13c.
Predictions of a cold wave tonight were
chiefly responsible for temporary down
turns which corn prices underwent. When
attention was directed to statements of the
Food Administrator denying that Onvern
ment officials were planning a reduction
of hog values to $10 a hundredweight, corn
began to ascend. The main reason appeared
be that the untrue reports of a $10
standard in prospect for hogs had been
coupled with talk of an accompanying prob
able slash of corn prices to $1 a bushel.
Kxport demand lifted oats.
Sharp declines In the hog market weak
ened provisions at first. Later demand
broadened from packers and seaboard in
tsrests. Influenced apparently ny the pub
Ushed views of the Food Administrator.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
CORN.
Open. Hich. Low. Close.
le S1.14 $l.I5-i, $1.14 $1.15 H
May I.l04fc l.HVi. 1.10 l.lllfc
OATS.
Dee.
.514
.60 .60N
MESS PORK.
May
.60
.60
Oct.
Jan.
4 2. OO
40.70
41.O0
LARD.
23.75
21.70
Nov.
Jan.
.2".00
.21.50
23.72
21.02
SHORT RIBS.
Oct.
Jan.
2.65
21.72
. . .'21.87 21. UO 21.35
Cash prices were:
Corn No. 2 yellow. $1.04 U flM.nfl: No.
yellow. $1. Win 1.15; No. 4 yellow, nominal,
Oats No. 3 white, 00 4 tile; standard.
ou 'a-11 c.
Rye No. 2. fl.RO.
Barley f 1.12 1.3.;.
Timothy 0.5ntg 8.25.
Clover 4)irfc 24.
MlnneMliM Ciraln Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 18. Flax. $3.14 ;
barley, $1.05 1.V7.
Grain at San Francisco.
"RAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 18. Spot quota
tions Feed barley. $2.374 fiJ.40: whit onm
$2.7u2.75; bran, $38 ft 3D; middlings, $504
Call board Barley. December, $2.40 bid,
$2.43 asked.
Eastern Oats Markets.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 18. Oats closed: De-
cemoer, osc; May, 5iHc.
wIXNIPEG. Oct. 1H. Ont oln rt
br, tt(i7o bid; December, 64 .Uc asked; May,
l 7BU U1U.
Puget Hound (Jrttln Markets.
SEATTLE, Oct. If. Yesterday's car re
ceipta Flour 6, Wheat 79, oats 4, hay 21.
TACOMA. Oot. I. Wheat No quotations.
t-arioau receipts Wheat 83. hay 8.
SL'CAIt
SCARCE
KEW YORK
City Faces Most Serious Shortage In Its
History.
NEW YORK. Oct. 18. With the market
practically bare of Cuban cane augur, the
new beet crop not available here before De
cember, half of the big refineries shut down
and the other running only half time. New
York is facing the most serious sugar fam
ine in Its history. Some stores have stopped
seiung sugar altogether ana others are lim
it ing the amount. A price of 12 cents i
pound at retail Is quoted.
A statement urging the people to reduce
by one-half their consumption of sugar was
issued today by James H. Post, chairman
of the American refiners committee of the
Federal Food Administration.
"It la not a question of price, he said.
"The necessary nugar Is simply not availa
ble. We must reduce. Any dealer who
tries to extract high prices because of the
scarcity is not patriotic and deserves pub
tic censure."
SAN FRANCIPCO. Oct. 18. The Vnited
States Food Administration announced in a
telegram received by sugar r.anufaclurers
today that the retail price of sugar in small
lots In San Francisco should be approxi
mately 8 cents per pound, th retail price
for all Western states to be based on tills
f inure. Ah the -retail prl of the com
modlty is not regulate! by law .the Food
Administration, through the co-operation 01
newspapers, hope to prevent excessive
charges by Informing the public what price
should bo paid.
Coffee Futures Lower.
NEW Y RK. Oct. IS. Coffee futures
showed a further decline today. There was
scattering liquidation anil a little trade
selling, which sent ?ecembr off to 7. 09 and
Sent ember to 7.M. with tne active montn
generally snowing net losses 01 anout o to
points. The market opneu uncnangea
nnd the closing bids showed net declines of
6 to 11 points. There was nn exchange of
March for September at r. points. October, 1
O.IMi; December. 7. OS ; January. 1 .l.T. ; Marc it,
7.30; May. 7.48; July. 7.65; September. 7.82.
Spot coffee dull: to s, bc; wanios -s.
9-Nic. It was reported that a hid of 9c
for Santos 3s had neon acceptecr; aiso oiu
of 7.00c for Rio 7s. Santos 4s were said
to be offered here at Ci London credits.
Official rabies reported a decline of SO
reis at Rio. with Santos spots unchanged
and futures unchanged to 25 rets lower. Rio
exchange, 1-I6d lower. Rio cleared 14.900
togs for New Orleans.
Apple Harvest Fndetr Way.
CENTRAL POINT. Or., Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) Apple picking started in full blast
Monday morning, but in many orchards
work was stopped for another week, as the
New towns were not ready, owing to having
no frost. This relieved the help shortage,
as labor Is being concentrated in such or
chards as are ready. In this way growers
will get many of the red varieties out of
the way for the Newtowns next week.
Duluth Linseed Market.
DULtTH. Oct. 18- Linseed on track.
$3.094 fc;3.12i : arrive. 3 10; October,
$3.094 asked; November, $3.09i asked; De
cember, $3.03 2 bid; May, $3.06 asked.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. 18. Raw sugar steady.
Centrifugal. 6.90c; molasses, 6.02c Refined
steady. Fine granulated. 8.35c.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. 18. Spot cotton steady.
Middling. 28.65c.
Industrial Notes.
B1
ELI E VI NO that one of the great du
ties of the South is to advertise It
to the Nation and the world, the
Southern Commercial Congress, at the clos
ing session of Its ninth annual convention
In New York, adopts a resolution providing
for the raising and expenditure of $1,200,
OoO In a three-year advertising campaign.
Another resolution declares that the fact
that the United States Is ln the most stu
pendous war of all time" precludes all ar
gument as to "why and how" and pledges
the organization's membership to loyalty In
winning the fight.
a
A committee of seen farmers, one each
from the seven States of the Central West
represented at a meeting of nearly 400
farmers in Kansas City, Kan., will be sent
to Washington to urge the food Adminis
trator to repeal at once tha price fixed by
the Government for the 1917 wheat crop.
A resolution to be presented urges that no
price be fixed on farm products unless a
Government price also was fixed oa prod
ucts of other Industries.
Federal price-fixing, as recommended by
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States in a referendum submitted to it
member bodies. Is disapproved af a hearing
held by the committee on commercial law
of the Merchants Association in New York.
Presidents of railways operating In Can
ada have been formed Into an executive
committee to direct the work of a general
committee that will, be organised to co
ordinate railway operation in Canada, The
executive committee will comprise presi
dents of the Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk,
Orand Trunk Pacific, Canadian Northern.
New York Central and the general man
ager of the Canadian government railways.
Representatives of 200,000 American and
Canadian railroad conductors and trainmen.
In annual convention In Ottawa, Ont. sent
a letter to Sir Robert Borden. Prime Min
ister of Canada, expressing "their common,
unswerving and continuous loyalty to the
war alms" of the United States and Can
ada. The report of the executive committee
on the question of wages la not divulged.
but is believed to be fn favor of submitting
request for an increase.
State Engineer Lewis la preparing a re
port for the War Department about tha
prospective alt in Cmatilla County for an
Army encampment, showing a tract of 69,-
ou acre oc unpatented foverninnt lanu.
41.200 acres owned by the Northern Pa
cific Railroad. 3 5,600 acres owned by the
Oregon Land & Water Company and 11 pri
vate holdings aggregating 20,500 acres. The
site Is about SO miles from the Umatilla
National Forest. Water can be obtained
from the Columbia River and possibly from
artesian wella.
Movement of the Washington apple crop.
largest in the history of the state, is to
begin at once. A serious shortage of ship
ping facilities In the Payette Valley, Idaho,
has developed in connection with the move
ment of apples and potatoes .and the Gov
ernment ia taking up the Question with the
railroads.
Prohibition of the export of butter, lard.
cottonseed oil and other fats will be re
laxed slightly for the West Indies. Mexico
and Central and South American rountrie.
In certain special and necessary cases for
these countries, in which large numbers of
people have been dependent on the Ameri
can market for their butter and other fats."
savs a War Trad Banri statement, "ex
port licences will be granted when the evi
dence submitted with the application so jus
tifies.'' "California railroads are requested by the
Food Administration to discontinue loading
barley for the present, to make available
cars for handling important foodstuffa now
delayed 011 account of the car shortage. The
Food Administration Is co-operating wttn
different producing Interests In facilitating
car supply to assure rapid marketing.
In line with the Fuel Administration's
recent action In withdrawing Its embargo
on coal exports to Canada, through lake
ports, the War Trade Hoard lormaiiy nas
canceled its requirement of individual li
censes for such shipments.
m m m
The first of a series of threatened strikes
none drivers of milk wagons for increased
wages Is called by union drivers of a Brook
lyn milk company.
m w m
Sig hundred freight handlers in Boston,
who have been on strike for several weeks,
return to work after accepting an increase
of 25 cents a day.
Creation of a Federal industrial reserve.
having the aame general powers a are- now
operative in the selective draft system, to
fonniT mt men exemoted from mniiaty
service for industrial, physical or depend
ent reasons, is advocated In resolutions
adonted bv the American Hardware Man
ufacturers' Association of tho United States.
Renresentatives of the National Retail
Grocers' Association, the Independent retail
grocers and the chain grocery stores of the
country, meeting at VA asmngton wit it me
food administration, pledge themselves to
ro-ooerate with the administration In every
may possible to insure enforcement 01 us
rules and regulations and to "deliver to
the consumers the necessities of life as
cheaply as it lies within our power to do so."
With 60 per cent of the Illinois coal mines
inactive from the strike, the situation
Is critical. John E. Williams. Federal fuel
administrator for Illinois, held frequent con
ferences during the day with operators and
beads of the union and made several reports
to the Federal fuel administrator. Dr. Harry
Garfield.
WWW
More than 600.000 muskrat skins were sold
at the annual Fall auction sale of furs in
New York. The best of them brought as
high as $1 each. Over 43.O00 mink pelts
also were sold. The highest price obtained
for single pelts waa $6.60. Among other
furs sold were 70.00 moles. The best
Scotch mole brought S4's cents. Total of
the three days' sales was placed at more
than $1,500,000.
Five persona identified with the milk In
dustry in Chicago are indicted os a result
of the grand jury investigation into charge
of price-fixing.
Members of the Telephone Operators
Union at North Yakima say they may strike
Monday regardleaM of any general Pacific
Coast action, because the operators claim
the company has not kept promises made
to them last Summer. The local manager
claims all promises have .been fulfilled.
Fiforts to ad lust th wage dispute be
tween the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company and employes failed, it is an
nounced In San Francisco, after a confer
ence between representatives of Ihe com
panv and of the Electrical Workers' unions.
Meetings will continue, the conferees say.
until the present working agreement expires
on October 21. The electrician ask for a
flat increase of $1 a day.
Conserve food nnd help the United States
win the war." Is the slogan of the National
iv.irv o nl Fnod Show, which opened its
annual 10-day exhlbitum
Fair grounds October T.S.
at the Ohio Stat
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage License.
HOWELL-HENRY Edgar H. Howell. 34.
Camp Lewis. Wash., and Mary Henry, ail,
M:il1nrv Hotel.
SI KliK.MIlA I fIt - KKL..M'.n viins
Slegenthaler. legal. 4J5 Clay street, and
Wiihelmine Brunner, legal, 1 King street.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
RF.EMKK-LKFFK1, Charley H. Beemer,
1!0. of Vancouver. Wanh., and Mlss lae M.
l ffel l s of Vnncouver. ash.
LEONARD-OWENS J. William Leonard.
24. of Bremerton. Wash., and Miss Mabel V.
( iwans '4 of Hremerton. Wash.
SMITH-CALLER Uenrg- W. Snflth. legal,
of Portland, and Mrs. Mary J. Caldcr. legal.
of Portland.
A NI E RSOX-PHEIjAN William C. An
derson. Ul, of Portland, and Miss Juanita
Vt Phliii rrn 1 nf Pnrllnnil.
CI-ARK.-REES Robbin E. Clark, 2S, of
White Salmon. Wash., and Misa Teresa M.
Kees. 24, of Vancouver, Wash.
Births.
KLEINER To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Kleiner, 1134 Vernon avenue, October 1,
LEMKE To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C.
Demke, L!tf Florida street. October 12, a
son.
MADDEN To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Madden, 1100 East Market street, October
11, a daughter.
TURNER To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ber
hard Turner. 048 Kait Sixty-fourth, October
lo, a daughter.
MIYAKE To Mr. and Mrs. Taro MIyake,
85 North Ninth, October 1. a daughter.
T HUM BULL To Mr. and Mrs. Orma
Trumbull. 07 East Seventy-nlntu. October
13. a son.
McNEMAR To Mr. and Mrs. John Mo
Nemar. 2:0 Olenn avenue. October . a son.
SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Leroy
Smith. 415 Thirty-first street, October 11,
a daughter.
CHAMBERS To Mr. and Mrs. Roy 1
Chambers, oil 7 East Sixth, October 8, a
daughter.
SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Smith,
34. East Seventh. October 1 A a. son.
HAMILTON To Mr. and Mrs. James
Hoyden Hamilton, Metzger, Or., October 0,
a daughter.
PEACH E Y To Mr. and Mrs. Simon
Peachey. BOO Syracuse street, October 0, a
daughter.
JOM KLLO To Mr. ana Mrs. Nicholas R.
Come Ho. 021 South Jersey, October 8, a
daughter.
PIXLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Judson B.
Plxley, 200 Hunt street. October 7, a son.
Building Permit h.
NICOLA T-N EPF AC H COMPANY Erect
one-story frame lumber shed, H4 First street,
between Everett and Flanders; builders,
same; ftffOo.
JAMES L. MACK Repair one-story frame
residence. 524 East Fifty-ninth North, be
tween Sacramento and Alameda; builder,
same;
CHARL.ES PNEDIOAR Repair one-story
frame residence. tlH Seventieth, street, be
tween Sixty-third avenue and Sixty-fourth
avenue: builder, same; $200.
JAMES DKN'HOLM Repair one-story
frame store, Jersey street, between Alta
and Baltimore; builder, same: $100.
MRS. B. L. STONE Repair three-story
frame stores and rooms. 342 First street, be
tween Msrket and Mill; builder, Charles
Gunn: $loo.
INDEPENDENT FOUNDRY COMPANY
Erect one-story frame vook bunker, 74."
York, between North Twenty-second and
North Twenty-third streets; V. J. Cari
son. builder: $1000.
EAST HIDE MILL & LUMBER COM
PAN i.' Repair one-story frame planing shed.
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
Independent 5. 5. Co.
Direct for
San Francisco
Flrst-Cla. Mrals and Berth
Included.
S. S. KILBURX
Sailing 6 P. M, Sat, Oct. 20.
orh l'acirie S. S. Dock.
Sftt Droadmar Bridge and
124 Third St.
Bet. 'WnHhlnix-fon and Alder,
l'honea. Uroailway r O, Z4'
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Chance K.n Route)
S. S. ROSE CITY
Sails From A in worth Dork
3 P. M., J-uturday. October 20.
The San Francisco Jt Portland S. S. Co..
Third anil Watdilugton Mtrcet with
O.-W. R. & N. Co.). J el. Broadway 4500.
A 6131.
aX.TH ,T,3J 124 Third St. Main Z.
ALASKA
.Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau, Doug
laa, Haines, Sk.gway. Cordova, Val
ue a. tie ward and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
.la Seattl. or San Francisco to Zioa
Angeles and San DltKO direct. Larg
est ahlps. unequaled aervlce. low
rates. Including berth and meala.
Mak. reservations.
CSNMaWt SCMfrMI itaNSATUWTlQUi
NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS
Direct Koute to the Continent.
IVEKKIA UEI'AKTlKtS
Fogazl Bnr... I'ac. Coast Agenta. 109 Cherry
Mt.. Seattle, or aujr I-ewcal Agent.
Tha Dellghtfol Wayl
OCEANIC S. 8. CO.. 601 Market St.. Pirn FranrUco
Xftry 21 47- Sallin Dstet en Appikatioo
font of Spokane avenue; builders, same;
l-OO.
LOOHWOon Erect one-stnr frani
residence. ." Sixty-secnnd street, between
SI an ton nnd Siskiyou; builder, sa me ; $j oo.
O. IA) I Wool Krect on and fine-half-story
f ra me residence, Otil Six t y-seond
street, between Htunua and Siskiyou; build
er, sa me ; $'jrini.
W. A. CAHROl.b Repair one-story framo
residence. OHl Syracuse, between Fessenden
and Trumbu ! I st ret s : bui idcr, sa me ; $ 1O0.
WILLIAM II. FKKEMAN Heputr one
story framo residence, 71o Fast Twenty
ninth North, between Klickitat and Fre
mont; build-r, same; $:ioo.
WORK ON MILL TO START
S perry Flour Company to Invest
, $350,000 in Spokane.
BPOKANK, "Wash., Oct. 18. (Special.)
-The Sperry Flour Company, of iSan
Francisco, will start work next month
on the construction of its plunt at Spo
kane, which will represent, with the
installation of the first unit of 750 bar
rels of flour a tiny, an investment of
approximately $ 3 SO, 000.
"Bids for the Spokane mill and ele
vator will be opened at San Francisco
October 31, stated J. IJ. Armstrong,
ere n era 1 Northwest manaper, who ar
rived in Spokane this morning with tho
detailed plans and specifications for tho
big mill which is to be constructed on
Kast Spraerue etreet, on the site pur
chased by the company last May.
4
DAILY M ETKOKOLOCiICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Oct. 18. 1017. Maximum
temperature. 04 degrees; minimum. 40 de
grees. River reading. R A. M., a.O feet:
change In last 4 hours. O.It feet. Total
rainfall (" P. M. to JV P. M.l. none: total rain
fall since September 1, 1 31 4 . I.!i Inch eg.
normal mini alt since September 1. n.Wt
inc hes ; deficiency of rainfa 1 1 since Septem
ber 1. 1117. l.PO inches. Sunrise. :33 A. M. :
sunset. r:l!t 1. M.; total sunshine. O hours
in minutes ; possible sunshi n, 10 hours 4-S
minutes. Moon rise. 10::t3 A. M. : moonset.
7:1." l M. Barometer (reduced sea level), 5
I. M., :io.r.r. Inches. Relative humidity at
noon, 31 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
U J V-" St-.men Si.r.Slol.Vtur.
m MJ wind
I S
STATIONS. ? S " S ? 5 fitata mt
3 3 t ' wsatfcar.
I I IS": i
5 S : I ': .
Raker
j nol .2 O.oo, . .W CIear
1281 ."4 O.OO....NW Pt. cloudy
4 r0.Ol SS Coudv
141 42 0.00! liiNWTl. cloudy
r.N no.40!1sS p'loudy
Hntse
Boston
('alga ry
t'liiraRj
Denver
4i 4 .o . on . .v i Clear
401 40 O. IN 22 NW t'lomly
Des Moines. . ..
Duluth
Eureka
(ialveatoti
Helena
Jacksonville
t Juneau . . . .
Kansas City,
l-ns Angeles.
Marshfield .
Medford
. 40 40i0.42;lSW (Snow
.1 42 04,o.iMt,. .W Pt. cloudy
.! 74i S2'0.lMi;20.N R;in
I 12) 32 O.OOj . - ! W '!udv
. 7o 7n:ii.1-j hiK It. cloudy
1 4Jf 4JO.;;41 4;S Cloud)
4U.'-tii(i.;ili HU.N leer
4 O.onj . . ,SKt Clear
4"! J".iMi,..."v:i,liar
2Jl 74 ii. mil . . , NW I'lesr
M inneapolis
.1 42i 42iO.0.30:NWiSnow
New Orelaus.. 72) &.vo . UOj . - ;S V Clear
New York . ."; . . . . j24 SE V'loudy
North Head ..I Hrt O.oo; . . jN Wjcjoudy
North Yakima. 20, ."iH'o.Oo! calm jcioudy
Phoenix i Mi'O.ooi . . iN K ii'Uar
Pocatello i 1 r.i 4S O.liOj. .SV iCloudy
Port land
in in"!,.. .MV i ear
:;2j o i o.iiiti . . ;S w jciear
r2. NO o.Od . . SW Cear
U 74 O.20,22,NVCIoudy
2S 44 O.uw . . S iClear
.'id; 7n o.imi . ..NW,ci ar
f.s; 70 O.OH; . . INE iClcar
K(iflui g . .
Sacramento
St. Louis . .
Salt Lake .
San Diego .
San Francisco.
Seattle
Sitka .
spoks ne
f 42 54 0.00..;N ICloudy
i -. -1 .-.: 1. .j
TN .itld.no K IOUy
40, ."itiO.oti ..iN jcioudy
44 r.n o.oul . . ,t; Cloudy
:i4 3s o.lMli calm ICIoudv
34! 04 0.0H..jW jcioudy
4.Sj 2.o.OO. .;NE "Clear
21. .:14 NVCloudy
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island
Valdexr
Walla Walla .
Washington . .
Winnipeg . . . .
tA. M. today; P. M. report of preceding
day
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The Northwestern high-pressure area now
Covers the entire country west of the Mis
sissippi River; it has caused a severe d rop
In temperature over the central portion
of the country. The Mississippi Valley
storm haa moved eastward to the Lako
region, resulting ill slightly warmer weather
long ihe Atlantic Coast. Temperatures are
somewhat higher over Oregon and Wash -Ington
and Central California and from 8 to
!." degrees higher along the California Coast.
Rain has fallen over tho Central Plains
states, the Ohio Valley, tho I,ake region
and the North Atlantic states, and snow
was reported In the upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Fair and warmer;
killing frost In morning ; moderate easterly
winds.
Oregon Fair and warmer; killing frost ia
morning; moderate easterly winds.
Washington Fair, except rain near Coast:
warmer; killing frost in east portion In
morning: moderate easterly winds.
T d a h o Fn 1 r h n d wwrmer: killing frn if .
New
Perkins Hotel
Fifth and Washington Sts.
At Portland's Retail Center
Rates 75c Per Day ?.nd Up