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19 NEW MILL DIVISION California, Nevada, Arizona Now in Separate District. M'NEAR NAMED CHAIRMAN X.arge Quantity of Floor "Will Be Ordered in This Territory for November Shipment Millfeed Supply Under Demand. A new milling division of tlie United State food administration has been established, and will be known as the South Pacific Coast Division. It is No. of the milling divisions and includes the state of Califor nia, Nevada and Arizona. S. B. McNear, of the Sparry Flour Aiming Company, of San. Francisco, is chairman of the new division. : Heretofore tha entire Pacific Coast has been one division, of which T. B, Wilcox, of this city, was chairman. A large quantity of flour will bo booked In this territory for November shipment for account of- the Government, and tho bids, are now out. I The millfeed market Is the most active and the strongest feature of the cereal trade at this time. The demand for bran and shorts for Immediate delivery Is keen, owing to tho long, open season and the high price of feed grains. Consumers are anxious to get hold of supplies and stock up for the Winter, but the output f the mills, though large, is not equal to the call. Millers, how over, seem averse to advancing prices at this time, as they believe that a surplus will be available before very long. At the Merchants' Exchange 300 tons of October shorts were sold yesterday at $33.25, a price a quarter above the current mill list. Business In the oats and barley lines was quiet, with prices fairly steady. I Bradstreets reports exports from North America of 4,417,000 bushels wheat and 223. 000 bushels corn. The world's visible wheat supply Is S9.919,-' 000 bushels, against ISS.292,000 bushels last yea r. Weather conditions In the Middle West, as wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis, snow ing. 26. Winnipeg, cloudy, 25. Chicago, cloudy, cold, trying to snow. Peoria, cloudy, 42. Decatur, cloudy, cold. St. Louis, 40. Kansas City, St. Joseph, clear, 38. Topeka, clear, 2S. was 2.". Omaha, clear, cold, 22. Davenport, partly cloudy, cold. Ohio and Kentucky, cloudy, cold, 40 to 48." Broomhall says of the wheat situation in Australia: "General light rains have fallen. This Is beneficial, and crop prospects have greatly improved. Stocks of old wheat are burdensome, as storage Is Inadequate, and this is largely foreign owned: but actual Clearances are light, as tonnage is scarce and dear. Most of the loading is under gov ernment directions. Much apprehension Is felt regarding the storing of the new crop. American business is increasing, and it Is probable that fair-sized orders will be filled for immediate shipment." Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Portland Wheat. Bar. Flour. Oats. Hay. Friday 12.' 1 4 5 14 Year ago ;tn ... 2 5 0 Season to date.lS62 0 200 44.i 656 Year ago 2uul 0i oO 75-4 &43 Tacoma Thursday 54 ... ... 2 3 Year ago S ... 2 Season to date. 1470 2S ... 112 743 Year ago 2540 55 ... lGii "725 Seattle Thursday 14 ... fl p 1 Year ago !rt 2 7 tt 7 Se.ison to date.lftM P4 r4rt 1701 Year ago 2Q.7 H'O O.jo 003 1280 COARSE WOOL IN -BETTER DEMAND Short Supply I Reported on Ronton Market Imports Irom Australia. Commenting on the Increased demand for coarse wools, the New York Journal of Commerce says: "It Is now known that Australian wools re on their way here and over 200.000 bales are promised. The trade assumes that these are mostly. If not entirely, of merino quality and consequently a shortage of crossbred still threatens. It is probably because tho visible supply of quarter-blood is limited to the domestic clip and what can be Imported from South America that these wools have lately been In better demand. "Crosebreds from South America also seem a good purchase on tho spot market because future shipments from the River Plate are now held at prohibitive figures. The latter can be bought today only by those- who will take a wide speculation on a rising market. "Merino wool from Montevideo, 61s, Is quot ed by cable on a basis whirh means about S5o landed in the grease, or around $1.65 clean. This is not out of line with the cur rent market here. Buyers ot fine wools may prefer to await the results of the first auc tion of Australian wools in Boston before committing themselves ahead on fine wools from other sources. "Tho wool census figures are expected any day. one set of figures prepared by the Bos ton Wool Trade Association and another by the Government. A prominent dealer does not believe that Boston holds more than 100,000.000 pounds, which, for this time of yar. Is small. The proportion of coarse wools unsold is believed to be light." CRANBERRY MARKET WILL BE HIGH Record Prices for Eastern Crop, Owing to the shortage. The trade can be prepared to look for very high cranberry prices this Winter. Opening prices will be named in the com ing week and they may be close to 50 per cant over last year's quotations. A short Eastern crop, due to freezing, is given as the reason for the advance. Growers at the mouth of the Columbia will be in a rendition to profit by the circumstances. Pacific cranberries are now jobbing at $12.30 a barrel and a material advance In the price Is looked for by dealers. The fruit market was quiet yesterday with a rather poor demand for grapes and peaches. A car of casabas arrived from the south. Butter Demand Js Slow. There were no new developments In the Gutter market. The demand for country creamery continued limited. No change in prices either way in the butter market is looked for In the Immediate future. Oregon eggs were scarce and firm at the previous day's quotations. Poultry was in fair supply and steady. Dressed pork was weaker. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesieraay were as xoaows: t'learinss. Balances Portland, 4.0iM.wrt (Mi,o Seattle 4.16..8:13 7S2.2M Tacoma ;;..", 7 JO t;.s ii Spokane 1.043,750 442. luS PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. October delivery : T5M Bid. Yr.Ago. Oats No. 2 white feed $49.00 $30.50 Barley Ptaadard feed 40.00 36.50 btanaara ore wine ............ oU.UU . . . .. Futures Bid. November oats . . ...'.......... ......$4i. 00 November teed barley 40.u November brewing barley fio.uo Eastern oats ana corn in bulk: Oats No. X white. October 43.00 No. Kipped white, October 44.50 Corn No. 3 yellow, January 50.50 No. 3 mixed, January 50.00 Novem ber oats. No. 3 ................. 43. oO November oats, clipped 44. SO February corn, yellow ................. fto.OO February corn, mixed 40.00 WHEAT Bulk basii Portland for No. 1 rrade: Hard white Bluest em. Esrly Bart. Allen, Galgalus, Martin Amber, $2.05. Soft whiter Palouse bloestem. fortyfold. White Valley, Gold Coin, White Russian, $2.03. White club Little club, Jenkins club, white hybrids, Sonora, $2.0L Red Walls. Red Russian, red hybrids, Jones fife, coppet, fl.US. No. 2 grade, 3c less; No. 3 grade, tic less: other grades handled by sample. FLOUR Patents. $10.20; Valley. ftf.SO; whole wheat. $10.40; graham, $10.20. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $30 per ton; shorts, $33 per ton: middlings. $41; rolled barley. $55 & S7; rolled oats, $54. CORN Whole. $S3; cracked, $64 per ton. HAY Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton; Val ley timothy, $231 25; alfalfa, $22.50$ 24; Valley grain hay, $20; clover, $20; straw, $8. Dairy and Country Prod ace. BUTTER Cubes, extra, 46 cents; prime, firsts, 44 c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 48c; carton, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1, 51 i 52c. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 52 53c; candled, 55 Otic; selects, &S&60C per dozen. j CHEEaE 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. 244c; Young America, 25c per ; pound ; longhorns, -5 c per pound. POULTRY Hens, large, ISfi 19c; small, lftHCKc; broilers, IS & 20c; ducks, 18fcoc: dressed, 2S-30c. VEAL Fancy, 1516e per pound. PORK Fancy, 21ti21c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, $3.734; lemons, $3.50 & 7 per box ; bananas, 5c per pound ; grapefruit, $2.75 & 7.50. VEGETABLES Tomatoes. 50c?$1.25 per crate; cabbage, lVilic per pound; lettuce, 50 Cq- 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 40 It' 60c per dozen; peppers. 7l2c per pound; cauli flower, $147-1.75; spinach. 6170 per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots, $1.25 1.50 per sack ; beets. $1.50 a 1-75 ; turnips, $1.50. POTATOES Oregon. SLBO01.75 per bun- 1 dred ; sweet potatoes, 8c. 1 ONIONS Buying price: Oregon, $2.35; country points. Jobbing price; California, $2.73. GREEN FRUITS Peaches. 8090c; ap ples, $1.102.25; pears, $11.75; grapes. 75c 6 $1.75; casabas, 2c per pound; cranberries, $12.50 per barrel. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry, $: beet. $9; extra C, $7.60; powdered, in barrels, $9.50; 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; Brazil nuts. 1S& 2lc; filberts. 2223c: aimonds, 19(fir20c; peanuts, if) 12c ; cocoanuts, $1.10 per doz. ; pecans, 17 & 10c. BEANS California, small white, 14 c: large white, 14 V-c; LI mas. 14H:c; bayous, lOHc: pink, 104 e. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 17 25c. SALT Granulated, $17.25 per ton; half ground 100s, $14 per ton; 50s, $14.80 per ton : dairy. $18 per ton. RICE Southern head, 99c per pound; blue mse. fiaic; Japan style. 77c DRIED FRUIT Apples. 13Hc; peaches, 11 f 12c; prunes, Italian, 114iS-13c: raisins, S5ctg$3 per box; dates, fard. $2.503 per box; currants, 19c; figs, $22.50 per box. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 33c; standard, 32c ; skinned. 20 lrt 32c ; picnics, 25c ; cot tage rolls, 30c. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 271ic; standard, pure. 27c; compound, 21c. BACON Fancy, 45 47c; standard, 42 44c : choice, 33E 41c. DRY SALE Short clear hacks. 27Zf3lc. exports. 31 33c; plates, 20?2Sc. Hops, Wool, Etc. HOPS 1917 crop, 35fr40c per pound; 1916 crop. 20 24c per pound. WOOL Extra Oregon, fine. CO 60c per pound; coarse, 55 . 6uc ier pound; Valley, aS'fiHOc per pound. MOHAIR Long staple. 55e. CASCARA BARK New, 7c; old, 8c per pound. TALLOW No. 3, 12c per pound; No. 2, 11c Hides and Pelts. HIDES Salted hides. 25 lbs. and up. 16c; salted stags, 50 lbs. and up, 14c; salted and green kip, 15 to 23 lbs., 16c; salted and green calf up to 13 lbs.. 22c; green hides. 25 lbs. and up, 33c; green stags, 50 lbs. and up, 11c: dry flint hides. 28c: dry flint calf, up to 7 lbs., ROc; dry salt hides. 23c: dry horse hides, $1.50 to $2.50; salted horse hides, $3 to $4. PELTS Dry long wool pelts, 42c; dry short wool pelts. 25 to 30c: salted sheep pelts, long wool, each $4 to $5; salted lamb pelts, each, $1.50 to $2..r0; salted short wool pelts, each, $1.50 to $2: dry sheep shear ings, each 15c to 30c; salted sheep shear ings, each, 25c to 50c. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank waron. 10c; caws, 18' fl?22c. GASOLINE Bulk, L'yc; cases, L'wc; napn- tha, drums, 19 Sc: cases, 2c; engiue dis tillate, drums. lOc; cases, 10c. . LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. i.au: cases, $1.40: boiled, barrels, $1.32; cases. $1.42. TU RPEN 1 IN fc in laiiKS, oc ; in cases, 72c. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Freeh Fruit, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 19. Butter Fresh extras. 46Wc: prime firsts, 4ic Eksb Fresh extras, aac; fresh firsts. 33c; fresh extra pullets, 43c; extra firsts. : pullets, 42lic. , j Cheese New iirsts, -ic; xoung Americas, , 2jc. 1 Foul try Hens, 2S 3f 30c ; fryers, 20 B 2 1 c ; ; bi oilers, 27"ri2ic; squabs. $2&2.50, pigeons. $1.50. geese, IS g) 20;; ducks. 15jj. 17c; tur keys, young. 30c per pound. Vegetaoies hquasn, .summer, Pocaj.; emani. SI! 1.15: esKitlant. $LH !--; bell ppp- prs, 75c$l: peas. 5i&tfc: tomatoes. 40GOc; lery, 20 'g 30c ; green corn, i.-frf-; pota- tces. $1. 5u 2.2.; pweet potatoes, $2.60; onions, Australian brown, $2.5u 2.03; green onion. $1 ft 1.23; jtarllo, 5jrtic; cucumbers, 40' 30c; beans, sirmg. 4 & ftc; wax, 35c; limit, tiaj c: ukra. s i.o t i.-u: pumpKins. si: carrots, $!' 1.23; beets, $1.25; turnips. $1.50; rhubarb. $1.(0 1.2. Fruits tra pes. seedless, 51 .lo1.2; Ma- Inga. S1&1.25; pears, $2.5; cantaloupes. $1.251.30; watermelons. $l.ii0 fg 2.0O : plums. $l!&1.35; peaches. Tocwsi; iigs. wnue, now 05c; strawberries, $3.50-8; raspberries, $7 8; blackberries. $7(&S; huckleberries. 12 fiu 15c: cranberries. $3. 754; lemons, $6&6.5o; persimmons. 60cd$l: grapefruit, $4$tf 4.50; quinces. $1.75?? 2; oranges. $3.23 3.50; apples. Belief leu r, $1 a 1.25; Newtown PiDDins. $i.15'' l.o; pomegranates, mcal: bananas. $0; pineapples, $2.303 50. Hav Wheat and wheat oat, $21022; al falfa, $i&r21; tame oat. $22g,23; barley, $1&21; barley straw, SOlgSOc. Millfeed cracKeo corn ana reea corn meal. $MS&17; alfalfa meals, $3031; cocoa- nut meal, $35. Floui $11.20 per barreL Receipts Flour, 230 quarters: barley, 2334 centals; beans, 0501 sacks; potatoes, 6033 sacks; onions, 5100 sacks; hay, 256 tons; hides, 2iKi; wine, 20.300 gallons. TIME LIMIT ON DOMESTIC OFFERFNGS Wool Committee Prepares to Handle Large Australian Supplies. BOSTON, Oct. 19. The Commercial Bul letin wiil say tomorrow: Leas business was accomplished In the wool mnrket this week than for several weeks, although there appeared to be a bet ter interest. Prices were very firm and medium wools a bit stronger. The committee on wool supply of the Council of National Defense, which will handle the 2O0.0O0 bales promised for Gov ernment use from Australia, will not receive offerings from the American trade after Oc tober 27. Manufacturers are well engaged; machin ery occupation on October 1 being slightly better than the month before. Scoured basis: Texas fine. 12 months, $1.6Slil.72; fine S months, $1,5511.00. California Northern. $1.70 1.75: Middle County. $l.451.60; Southern, $1.33'? 1.40. Oregon Eastern, No. 1 Btaple, $1.60; Eastern clothing, $1.30 1.60; valley No. 1, $1 00 4 1.C5. Territory Fine staple. $1.8091.82; half blood combings. $1.70Jjl.73; three-eighths-blood, $1.55; fine clothing. $1.6091.63; fine medium clothing, $1.559 160. Pulled, extra, $1. $031. S3; AA, $1.7091.80; A super, $1.60 Q 1.75. Naval Stores. SAVANN AH, G a. , Oct. 1 9. Turpen tine firm, 49 Sales, 93; receipts, 85; ship ments. 376; stock, 25,576. Ronin firm. Sales. 352 : receipts, 402 ; shipments. 200; stock. 79.933. Quote: B. D E. F. $3.95: Ci. H. $6; I. $6.05; K $6.35; M, $6.45; N, $7.20; WG, $7.45; WW, $7.50. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 19. The Metal Ex change quotes tin firm. 610 62c, Lead, weak. Spot, 6.30c. Spelter, dull; East Su Louis delivery, spot, 7.S7SS.12",c. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 19. Raw sugar, steady. Centrifugal, 6.90c; molasses. 6.02c Refined, steady. Fine granulated. 8.35c. Head The Oregonlan classified ads. LIST IVES UPWARD Further Gains Are Scored Munition Stocks. by BETHLEHEM'S RISE RAPID Shipping Shares and Xnmerons Specialties Are Also Prominent In Day's Advances Movement In Rail way Issnes Irregular. NEW YORK, Oct. 19. Equipment, and other Issues comprising the more important war shares were again the conspicuous fea tures of today's strong- and active stock market. Kails and the securities of other companies which derive less direct benefit from war's demands also moved forward, though more deliberately. Bethlehem Steels retained their lead of the previous day, the old common stock adding 8!4 points at Its best to its recent gain, while the new Issue rose 7 to 87, making a maximum advance of almost 20 points from Its minimum of the early week. United States Steel's extreme advance was only IV, points to but all this was lost tn the more general realising of the last hour, final quotations in many In stances declining three points from the high est levels. Shippings came la for much attention, at gains of three to four points, and nu merous specialties showed equal advances, while the list was at its best, with tobac cos, leathers, oils, fertilizers and sugars. Coppers and several of the gas Btocka manifested additional reactionary tenden cies, this condition being overcome In part later. The movement of rails wss Irregu lar. Sales amounted to 90S.OO0 shares. Bonds were hesitant and light as to deal ings. Liberty 3 s followed the narrow range of 19.70 to 99.72. Sales of bonds, par value, aggregated $5,500,000. United States bonds, old issues, were unchanged on call, the Panama 3s rising per cent on sales. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing High. Low. bid. 75 Vj 74 74 'i 41ft 40H 40?. tiS 67 67 r.S'i 56-, 58 SK, fco1 RrtH lOf.i. 1051 105 115Vs 114 115 J5 13 1514 .'' 1 74 6S"4 04 It3?. . 03 V 102 Vx 1U2 101 Vi 53 57 67 '.i 19 143, 14 14 l.-,0Vi 14014 149V4 7S 76 763, .".1 M'4 61 V4 411 hi 47 48U 100 IOO 100 2:t 22 22 '.4 4:n4 4214 4S 38 V 37-4 3S H 30 14 2S'A 20 H V. 67 '67H 294 27V 28 41 37 4 89H 19 1U4 10"4 13Si 0"4 SI314 1)5 "4 100 i 90 V -J00 2i 29 SO 54 100 4 100 ! 45', 43 V 45 'i 8O14 85 V SSV 31 i 30 304 25 23-4 25 17"i 17T4 17A S3 hi 32 14 33 110 32 ?4 SH4 K54 31 30 304 i'S 27?4 27H 74 IS 17i 174 73T4 73 (i 7314 20 2H 28 107'i loit JOT 96 V 96 t6 24 H 20 61 6014 604 45 4 224 224 22V 7V 75 75S SO 14 7l 7'4 1V 1V 1V S!V SS 2S'i 275, 27V 40 hz 30 39 146 143V 14414 11'3'i 122 V 123 II614 114 V 116 10V 104V J0474 114V 113", 114 fcO", 7S SO'i 23 22 hi 23 f-OV SO SV 43 V 42 V 42 '. 9t5.000 shares. Sales. 800 7.SH0 2,000 200 16.400 l.oon 1I0O 20O 35.300 1.700 :i.4O0 1,100 "ioo 2.300 2,400 KO0 3.400 too 3.S00 SOO l.-oo 35.SHM) 31, SOO 4.000 38.100 4,100 " h.r.OO 1.O00 4.000 2110 n.sno 45.400 200 1,000 200 6.000 Am Beet Sugar.. Am Can Am Car & Fdry. . Am Locomotive. Am Sm & Refg. . Am Sug Kefg. . . Am Tel & Tel. . . Am Z L & S Anaconda Cop. .. Atchison AOiWISSU Bait & Ohio B & S Ctpper. . . Calir Petroleum. Canadian Paclf ., Central Leath. .. Ches & Ohio Chi Mil & St P.. Chi Jt X V C R I & P ctfs. .. Chino Copper. . . Colo Fu & Iron. . Corn Prod Kefs. Crucible Steel . . . Cuba Cane Sug. . Dist Securities. . Erie Gen Electric . Gen Motors..... Gt Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. Illinois Central.. Inspiration Cop.. Int M M pfd Int Nickel Int Paper. ...... K C Southern. ... Kennecott Cop.. Louis & Nash . . . Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol.. Mjaroi Copper. .. Missouri Pacific. Montana Power. Nevada Copper.. N Y Central N Y N H & H. . . . Norfolk & West. Northern Pacif.. Pacific Mail Pac Tel & Tel. .. Pennsylvania. . . Pittsburg Coal . . Ray Consol Cop. Reading Rep lr & Steel . .. Sliat Ariz Cop. ... Southern Pacific, southern Ry . . . . Studebaker Cor.. Texas Co Union Paciflo. . . U S In Alcohol. 11.100 2.300 2,500 " V.ioo 1.000 1.000 700 1.30O 2.200 " V.400 0. 000 111,200 00 1. noo 7.UO0 2,400 2.700 5,300 3.900 U s Steel do pfd Utah Copper. . 240.601) 1.000 40.100 Wabash pfd B. .. 1.S00 700 4,800 estern nion.. Westing Elect. .. Total sales for Ex-div. BONDS. U S ref 2s rg...97 INor Pac Ss . U 93 V .loov . S4V . oV -S7 .101 V . 94 V . 1 do coupon . . I Pac T & T 5s.. U S 3s reg do couDon .-a fa. con 4'is.... .! S P ref 4s V S 4s res His V P 4s U P cv 4s U S Steel Ss... S P cv r.s Anglo-Fr 5s ... do coupon . .."lo. Atch gen 4s.... 5 D & R G ref 5s 64 NYC deb 6s.. 97 V Nor Pac 4s 84 V Bid. Mining Stocks at Ronton. BOSTON, Oct. Closing quotations' : Allouez 05'ilMohawk 7f Ariz Com SINip Mines 7T4 Calu & Ariz.... H IN Butte ........ 12H Calu & Hecla. . .4) Old Dom 4h Centennial IS paceola . .... .... -"! Cop R Con Co. 4S'.3Quincy ......... 67 E Butte Cop iL 10 Shannon ri Franklin 4 Sup & Bos. . . . i Granby Con .... 70 .Utah Con l-'rm Jsle Royaile ... l' tVlnona 2 Lake Cop jiVolvcrlns 36 Money. H t h anjns Etc. NEW TORK. Oct. 11. Mercantile paper. 5fc per cent. Sterling. 60-day bills, 4.71; commercial 60-day bids on banks, $4.71 ; commercial 60-day bills. $4.70,; demand, $4.73H; cables, $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand. 5.7U h ; cabled, u. 77 ; guilders, demand, 4:23i; cables, 43; llres. demand, 7.77; cables, 7.76; roubles, demand, 14 Vft ; cables lU1. liar -silver, 83 Tie. Mexican dollars, 63e. ' Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. Time loans, steady; 60 and 0O davs. 5Hii'5i per cent; six months, G&tytS per cent. Call money, firmer; hlph, 4 per cent: low, 3; ruling rate, 3; closing bid, 3; of- terea at ; last loan, 4. LONDON, Oct. 19. Bar silver, C24d per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. Discount rates: Short bl'.ls, 4i per cent; three months, 4 13-16 per cent. RECKLESS BIDDING IS NOW ABSENT Buyers Operate Conservatively, but With More freedom. NEW YORK. Oct. 10. -Dun's Review to morrow win say: "With the steadily widening Influence of the war, business encounters many new problems and obstacles and not all reports regarding Its condition are of the same tenor. But with the main trend continu ing in the right direction, there are mors points of gain than of los In the general situation and the position of trade and In dut try has not been measured by the re cent action ot the securities markets. "Where the outlook has been made clearer by the partial or complete removal of doubts about commodity prices there has come an immediate strflngthenine of sent! ment and some revival of activity, and where otner uncertainties nave been less ened or eliminated progress has been re sumed with vigor. Yet of the competitive and reckless bidding wrucn was so con spicuous a year ago there is now a whole some absence, and It Is highly reassuring that while many buyers operate more freely and with greater confidence, conservatism shows no abatement. "Weekly bank, clearings were $3,560, 740.000." Coffee Futures Market Irregular. NEW YORK. Oct. 19. Ths market for coffee futures wa less active today, with fluctuations rather Irregular. The opening was one to two points net lower under further scattering liquidation, but the of ferings were pretty well absorbed by cover Inc. and prices steadied up during the mid die of the day, with July advancing from 7.62c to 7.67c. Ths close was net unchanged to five points higher. October, 7c: Decern' ber. 7.11e; January, 7.17c; March. 7.31c; May. 7.4WC: juiy, 7.00c; oeptemoer. 7.52c. Spot coffee dull. No. 7 Rio. &a Santos 4s. 9 He cost ana rreignt offers were re ported more plentiful, with sales of Rio 7s at 7He and of Victoria 7a and 8s at 7 Ho- London credits. The official cables reported a decline of 75 rels at Rio. but showed no change In the Santos market. Oregon Eggs High at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 19. (Special.) Oregon ranch eggs probably reached the top price here today, when a quotation of 62 cents per dozen, wholesale, was announced. This Is an advance of four cents since Thursday morning and a total advance of 17 cents tn the last month. Ranch produce dealers say they believe the price will not go any higher, for they think people soon will stop eating eggs. Washington ranchers are pleased over the extremely high price, but their egg production Is not very large. Sops. Ktc, at New York. NEW YORK. Oct. 19. Hops easy. State medium to choice. 1917. S885e: 1916. nom inal: Pacific Coast, 1917, 36'39c; 1916, 20 6 25c. Hides and wool unchanged. Dnlnth Linseed Market. DULUTH. Oct. 19. Linseed on track. SS.10e3.12 V: arrive. 1 3.10 V; October, $3.0914 asked: November. 3. 09 bid; Decem ber. 3.03 bid; May. $3.05y asked. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHTCAOO. Oct. 19. Butter lower. Cream ery. 88&42C Eggs Lower. Receipts 4718 cases. Firsts, S6V37c; ordinary firsts. S5V&36; at mark, cases included, 86937c Dried Fruit at "rw York. NEW YORK. Oct. 19. Evaporated ap ples dull and nominal. Prunes quiet. Peaches firm. Cotton Market. NrTvT YORK. Oct. 19. Spot cotton, quiet. Middling, 2S.63C CORN AVERAGES LOWER WEATHER 19 SEASONABLE FOR MATURING CROP. Prices Close Unsettled In Chicago Mar ket Oat Weaker With Freer Offerings. CHICAGO. Oct- 13. Corn prices averaged lower today. Influenced largely by reason able weather for putting the crop Into read iness for shipment. Prices closed unset tled, varying from g decline to He ad vance, with December $1.15 and May $1.10 to 51.1014. Oats finished to down. The outcome in provisions ranged from a setback of 40 centH to a rise of $1. Oats were easy with corn. Receivers said farmers showed more disposition to sell, so as to provide storage room for corn. Shipping" can ior nearoy deliveries oi pro visions was assumed to result from hoist ing of maximum Quotations at Liverpool. On the other hand, severe iresn oreaits in nog values here made the late options compar atively weak. Leading futures closed as follows: CORN. Den. Hiirh. Low. $1.144 1.10 U Close. $1.1.VS 1-10 8 Dee. May ..$1.14 fl.l.--4 1.10 b 1.11 U OATS. .60 .60 PORK. Dec. May -tOV .60 H Oct. 43.00 40.30 Jan. 40.20 40.55 LARD. 24.05 21.70 40,'JO Nov. Jan. . .23.T5 ..21.40 2S.70 1.40 24. OS l!l.ti5 BIBS. 27.30 .21.57 21.75 Oct. Jan. 27.O0 21.57 27.30 21.05 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow. S1.0S: Ko. 3 yellow, xl 07: N'n. 4 vellow. nominal. Oats Mo. a wnite. wuoic; sianaa.ru. C0Hlc. Kye No. 3, l.sui.i. Barley $1. 15 (ft 1.25. Timothy JO. 25 to 8.25. Clover f 13 24. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 10. Flax, f3.14; barley. $1.0661.23. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19. Spot quota tions: eed barley, $2.37142.40; wnite oats. $2.70 0 2.75; bran. $3St&3U; middlings. $50(952; shorts. $39if40. Call boara Jiariey, uecemDer, ?..oo. Puget Sound Grain Receipts. SEATTLE. Oct. 19. Yesterday's car re ceipts Flour, 0; wheat. 4; oats, o; hay, JL TACOMA, Oct. 10.- Car receipts Wheat, 54; oats, 2; hsy, K. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Birth. CRATN To Mr. and Mrs. Lee V. Craln. i:t2 Hast Third utreet. October 13, a tlaujc liter. JL.Efc.UY To mt. ana -Mrs. iiarry il.. i-ttuv, Metzger. Or., October 6, a dauBhtar. fAKbUiN Jo ur. ana ir. hhi- i on. 8 East seven ty-iourtn iireei, uciouer twin sons. HILLER To Mr. ana airs. uu jtiuier. 6335 Ninety-second street, October 12, a daughter. ... T Jri ULZiAri" r. Li 1 O J" r. ana jsaj h. y - Holzapfel. lOtf West Kmerson street, Octo ber i. a son. , rri Tn Mr. and Mrs. Ray Louts Combu, 472 Jefferson street, October 8, a daughter. fcJC HLIr To Air. ana sirs, nfrnian ntuup, 14ti Kellv, October 7. a son. ALM To Mr. and Mrs. Emll George Aim, 36" Olenn avenue, October 11, a dauph.tr-r. BKULLli io Jur. ana mi. Aeimriu -Bceler. 1C35 East Morrison street, October 14, a daughter. tomv.ox Tn Mr. and Mrs. Bert O. Johnson, 1U61 Kast Sixteenth street, October IO, a son. ... . . TSuNEMITSU to iwr. ana mfb. fianjnu Tsunemltsu, 62 North "Ihlrd street, Uctoor 8, a son. J AMI To Mr. ana Mrs. isen j ami, iv East I-Tfty-second street, October 6, a son. iiivrr.f To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Pa ries 410 Fifth street, October 13, a daughter. WRIGHT To Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Wrteht. Jr., 338 East Forty-third street, October 4, a daughter. . B All It I o Iw r. ana mr. nun Barr, 620 East Fifty-ninth street. October 14, a son. marriage i.irtnsrs. DODQE-8TEINEK William James Dodge, 35, Rita Hotel, city, and Dorothy bteiner, HI, same address. SQUIRE-KYLE Clifford A. Fquire. legal. 1572 East Ullsan street, and Nellie Kyle, le al. Portland. R. F. D. No. 2. TUCKER-GARVBR -Layton F. Tucker, 27, 826 Capitol avenue, and Marion Luclle Gar ver. IS, same address. SMITH-ZIMMERMAN Bertie F. Smith, lesal. 752 East Ninth street North, and Mrs. Bertie M. Zimmerman, legal, 401 East Pine street. II OG AN-THl BUD Ai Martin M. HOgan, 43, St. Johns, and Laura At. Thlbodan, 36, . Johns. SPITL'LSKI-OSTROWSKI Bteven Spltul- ekl, 21, 687 East Sixteenth street, and Julia ostrowsKi, ass Micnigan avenue. BARTON-BOLAN John L. Barton, 2f, Ryan and Prescott streets, and Edna K. JUolan, lb, jfararose, city. Building; Permits. C. CHRISTENSEN Erect frame trarare. 214 East 28th street, between Salmon and Taylor; builder, same; $200. U. S. BAKERY Repair two-story brick ordinary bakery, 102 Flanders street, be tween Eleventh and Twelfth; builders, same; $500. M. A. SWEETLAND ESTATE Repair seven-story brick ordinary stores and offices, 120 Fifth street, between Washington and Alder; A. E. Peters, builder; 75. C. E. LITSCHER Repair one-story frame residence, 5TS East Buffalo street, between East Thirteenth and East Fifteenth streets; E. E. Litscher, builder; $300. L. R. BAILEY & CO. Erect two-story frame residence, 691 East Twentieth street North, between Klickitat and Siskiyou; build ers, same; 56500. s A. CEF.EGHINO Repair one-story frame residence, 30V East Eighth street, between Clay and Market; builder, same; floO. MRS. F. ROES Repair two-story frame residence, 1138 Maryland avenue, between Killlngsworth and Emerson; builders, same; $250. GUS ROSENBLATT Repair five-story mill hotel. 141 Tenth street, between Alder and Morrison ; W. L. Buckner, builder; $55. AMERICAN POWDERED COAL CO. Erect one-story frame factory, foot of Ham ilton avenue: F. H. Brandes. builder; $300u. MRS. J. CLOSSET Repfcir three-story brick ordinary store. 1 Front street, between Burnside and Ankeny; Edward F. Petersen, builder; $110. W. B. WEAVER Erect frame garage, 80 West Watts street, between Interstate and Fenwlck: builder, same; $75. D. RYMAN Erect one-story frame garage, 75 East Seventh street North, between Flan ders and Everett; builder, same; $50. JOHN DEER Erect frame garage, 790 East Tenth street North, between Beech and Failing; builder, same; $150. Women Work on Turntable. PASCO. Wash., Oct. 19. (Special.) The Union Pacific shops are hiring women to fill the places made vacant by the enlistment of men. The oil houie is run by a woman, also the turntable. HOG PRICE SLUMPS Market Falls Sharply at North Portland Yards. BIG DECLINES IN EAST Balk or Local Sales Are at $16.25 and Trade Quotes Closing Price at $16.10 Other Lines Are Stead-. Tho local hop market suffered the worst slump of the season.. Prices here hava been weak, but have not been going down as fast as In the East until yesterday, when all sup port was withdrawn and the decline wss rapid. Early In the day buyers paid $17, the closing price on the preceding day, but sales lster were made at $16.50 and then at $16.25 and at the close dealers quoted the market at $16 lo.. in other lines there were no changes of Importance. Cattle offerings were limited and former prices ruled. Receipts were 47 cattle, 730 hogs and 334 sheep. Shippers were; With hors H. M. Garnett, Maxwell. Cal., 1 load; O. W. Harrlger. Grldley. Cal.. 1 load. Merrill, 1 load; C. P. Hembree, Monmouth, 1 load: J. E. Proffitt. Dayton, 1 load. With sheep L. D. Miller. The Dalles, 2 loads: F. A. Welch. Dayton. 1 load. With mixed loads J. Crocker. Centerville, Wash., 1 load cattle and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. I Wt. Price 1 steer. .. 7.10 $ 6.0(1'09 hogs. . . 216 $10.2.1 2 steers. 705 7.0O 2 hogs... 3 r.5 16.00 2teers.. 200 6.50 57 hogs. . . li9 16.25 It steers.. 720 6.75' 5 hoes... 274 15.25 22steeis.. 7"0 6.50! 6 hoes... SCO 15.23 1 steer... 1010 7.00 61 hogs. .. 202 18.25 1 steer... 630 7.50' 3 hogs... 20 15.25 2 steers.. 720 6 751124 hogs . . 190 16.25 2 cows.. r.O 6.251 lhog.... 130 15.50 2 cows... 1C150 ;.25! 3hOKS... S7S 15.54 lcow.... 1130 T.2.V17 hogs. .. 159 15 (10 Icon-.... 1O20 6.25(i2 hops. .. 2"2 16 50 lcow ....1000 6 251 1 steer... 1IIR0 7.00 lcow.... .v 7.251 1 steer... (150 8.00 2 cows... 820 6.251 1 steer... 850 S.O0 lcow.... 050 6.25! lcteer... 1070 BOO lcow.... 750 6.25 1 steer... 960 7.50 2 cows... 740 3.75! lcow.... 1030 7.50 lcow.... 750 3.75! lcow.... 1220 6.50 lcow.... 70 4.251 2 cows... 1115 6.50 lcow.... 7H0 ' 3.5t lcow.... Or,0 fl.50 1 heifer. . 620 6.O0I lcow.... lino 7.00 1 heifer. . 20 - 7. On! 3 cows... 690 3.50 2 heifers. S50 7.001 lcow . 5.".0 3.50 3 heifers. 703 6..VH 2 heifers.. ?55 6.75 Icalf... 440 7.501 1 heifer.. 590 5.50 1 calf 150 0 5OI65 lambs. . 71 14.00 1 bull . 3240 5.50' 2 hogs... 195 17.50 Ibull.... 11TO 5.50 71 hogs 216 17.00 2 bulls... 3275 .00( lhog.... 330 36. 00 lhog . 250 7.4IOI41 hogs 97 14.50 2huss... 160 12.001 2 hogs... 430 10.00 Prices at the locat yards Cattle Best b?ef stra ........... Good beef steers ............ iiest beef cows Ordinary to good cows , Best heifers Bulls Calves Storkers and feeders HogH Prime light follow: Price. ... 0.0010.25 7. 50 'h) 8.'5 .... .75rfT 7.80 ... 4.00& 7.75 ... 7.OOt0 8.00 . ... 4.O0'a) 6.50 . ... 7.00Si 9.50 ... 4.00& 7.25 lfl.OOfi 16.10 .... 10. 0i 16.10 . ... 14.00 & 15.00 13.50'3'14.00 . .. 12.75613.50 . .. 11. 75 12.25 ... 8.0041' 10.O0 11.7512.1:5 Prime heavy ............... Pips Valley lambs """II! Yearlings F, wc ...................... Wethers EASTERN MOT TRADE CONDITION'S Market for Dressed Meats at Bonton. New lork, Philadelphia and IVaalilngton. Reports on meat trade conditions October 19 (8:80 A. M., Eastern time), by United States Bureau of Markets, North Portland. Beef. Boston Freh beef Receipts moderate, market will clean up on all except medium and poorer grades. Steer trade quiet, de mand slow. Kosher beef Supply heavy, prices firm, demand good. Steer Receipts moderate, snarket weak and draggy, demand very poor. Cows Receipts moderate, market steady iu a Fnano niirner, aemami good. New York Fre.sH beef Doubtful If mar ket will clean up, average price around $1 lower than Monday's opening, market gen erally weak, demand slow. Kosher chucks and plates Supply liberal, market steady, demand good. Hind and ribs Supply liberal, market weak and drasgy, demand poor, spread of 9 id Del ween rnoice and common grades. Steers Very few will be frozen, market weak, cleaning up on common grades at renuced prices, demand nlow. Cowa Market cleaning up. prices fairly steady, demand lair for medium and good grades. Phiadelphla Fresh beef Supply light. market cleaning up slowly, demand very light. Kosher beef Supply moderate, market steady, demand good. Hteers Receipts very light, market dull and declining, demand very light. Cows Supply light, market weak at yes terday's prices, demand nlow. Washington Fresh beef Thin week's re eelots heavy, few cars yet to arrive, mar ket weak at yenterday's prices, demand poor. Steers Receipts above normal market weak, demand light. Cows Receipts moderate, market un changed, poor demand for lower grades. Pork. Boston Supply light, some cars arriving late, market firm on light loins, very drag gy on heavy, other cuts steady, demand ItEht. New York Market cleaning up, loins $l.r0 lower than Monday, pork butts weak and drapgy at declining prices, other cuts steady. with a fair demand. Philadelphia Supply light, will clean up for week, market dull, demand light. Washington Receipts moderate, prices unchanged, poor demand lor all cuts. Lamb. Boston Supply light, market cleaning- up steady to strong, demand fair. New York Choice and good grades of Western dressed lamb going to the freeser, other grades cleaning up on a declining market, demand very slow. Philadelphia Supply this week exceeds demand, number being frozen, some sales $a under Monday's prices, demand very lifrht. Washington Receipts are heavy, market weakening, poor demand for heavyweights. Loading Report. Destinations of livestock loaded October IS (carloads reported west of Allegheny Mountains, double-decks counted as two cam) : Cattle, Horses, Mixed Calves Hogs Sheep Mules stock Atlanta, Ga... Austin. Minn.. S ft 16 54 30 113 188 14 5 7 8 47 SO 1L 50 10 71 "2 llll III "2 147 4 III "ii 4 S2 0 20 2 .... "ii "ii "s llll ,111 '7 7 .... .... 1 26 194 .... '".I IT .... 24 .... 3 . 3 4 1 12 10 7 5 2 .... Ill ""7 513 174 Boston, Mass. . . Buffalo, N. Y. . . Cedar Rapids,Ia. Chicago. Ill Cincinnati, O. .. Cleveland, O..... Columbus. O. . .. Cudahy, Wis.... Denver, Colo..., Detroit, Mich.. East St. Louis.. Ft. Worth, Tex. Indianapolis ... Jersey City Kansas City . . . Lancaster, Pa... Los Angeles.... Louisville, Ky. . Mason City. Ia. Milwaukee. Wis, Nashville, Tenn. New Orleans. ... New York Ogden, Utah... Oklahoma City. Omaha, Neb. . .. Ottumwa, la. . . Philadelphia ... Pittsburg Portland, Or... Pueblo, Colo.... St. .foseoh. Mo.. 1 35 0 17.-. 3 11 74 31 4! 50 16 7 r7 39 6 2 1 6 5 40 d 213 17 17 7 8 "42 50 17 11 49 3 12 5 13 67 6 22 II "39 ;;s 12 1 60 4 "ii ioo 1 St. Paul. Minn., i San Francisco.. Seattle, Wash.. i Sioux City. Ia.. 1 -IT-..V. Tacoma, Wash. Wichita, Kan, 18 Various ...1174 31 Totals 234 1114 1024 31 7 243 One week ago. .2943 834 11S7 331 248 Four weeks ago.2297 6t8 7b8 35 207 State origins of livestock loaded October 18: Cattle. Horses. Mixed Calves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock For portiana Oregon 7 9 3 .... Washington ... 1 2 14 Total Portland 8 One week ago.. 8 11 S 17 .... 2 j- Four m eeks ago For Seattle Oregon ........ Washington . . Total Seattle. On week ago. . Four- weeks ago 7 2 2 -1 "io Ti i io 11 7 .... 13 Omaha livestock Market OUAHA, Oct. 18. Hogs Receipts, 4700, 50c lower. Heavy. $15. 50ff 15.90; mixed. l3.751ilG; light. $1.VS0SJ 16.25; pigs. $13.50 U15.50: bulk, $15.75? 10. Cattle Receipts, 2S00. steady. Ifsttv. steers. $9911; cows and heUers. $6,506 9.50; steers. $3 50 13: Texas steers: $7.507 10.50; range cows, $6??S.50: canners, $5i$6; stockers and feeders, $6912; calves. $St? 12.50; bulls, stags, etc., $5a e.50. Sheep Receipts, 10.000, steady to lower. Yearlings. $12iil3.50; wethers. $11.50 $12.50; ewes, $10?11; lambs, $16.75 H 17.75. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Oct. 19. Hogs Receipts. 18. 000. Blow, 50c under yesterday's average. Bulk. $15,60416 50; light. $15gl6 60; mixed. $15.30(1 16 90; heavy, $l.Y30''j16.90; rough, $15.35! 15.55: pigs. $11414.75. Cattle Receipts S5O00, weak. Native steers. $.75r 17.10: Western steers. $5.900 13.65: stockers and feeders. $011-40; cows and heifers, $4 5tj 11.90; calves. $Utal6. Sheep Receipts. 7000. weak. Wethers. $9 6 12.UO; lambs. $12.75j 1. SCHOOL TEACHERS MEET Food Conservation Campaign AVork Outlined at Benson Tech. More than 500 grrade schoolteachers met at the Benson Polytechnic School yesterday afternoon to have their part in the .Nation s work of saving the rood supply outlined to them by Kverett Ames and F. U. Whitfield. Air. Ames, who is chairman of the home pledge card campaign for this city, explained the purpose of the cam paign and the method. by which it is to be carried on. W. D. Wheelwright spoke on the lib erty loan, urging the teachers to sub scribe to the loan, and to impress upon their pupils its Importance. Industrial Notes. AS THE outcome of conferences between representatives of the Food Controller for r'anmla stnH thn I'rttfHrt RtnTi Knnri Administration, steps are. being taken to speed up the Pacific Coast fisheries of j both countries. J. Maddoc. of Tacoma, United States Pacific Coast food representa tive, is in Ottawa discussing fishing plans for joint action. An increased supply of fish at reasonable prices it is hoped will be the result. Tha necessity of releasing meat for ex- 1 port to the allies affords an opportunity of developing the fishing industry. It is also suggested that fishermen enter into agree ment for two or three years to sell tneir catches at a fair price to be determined in order to stabilize the market. L. TC. TCntEcnbaoh. secretary and treasurer Of the Great Northern Railroad. Is elected president of the Society of Railway finan cial officers. Bryan Passell, treasurer of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Kan road, is first vice-president, and H. K. Suck ling, treasurer of the Canadian Pacific Rail road, second vice-president. Immediate action in tho coal crisis is de anded in a telecram to the Federal Fuel Administration by the executive committee of the Illinois Manufacturers Association, saying. "Men engaged in production of coal who refuse to do their part In suplying the rticlrt that will keep Industry and the peo ple alive are as criminal as those on the front would be if they refused to fight." The Oregon Irrigation Securities Com icsion has certified the issue of $225,000 bonds bv the Pavette-Oresron Slope irriga tion district of Idaho and Kastern Oregon. Seattle electric workers and telephone operators who plan to strike unless their demands are met Include about ouuu oper ators besides linemen, plant operators, re pair men and installers. The electricians are demanding $5 a day for eight hours' work, the closed shop and abolition of the efficiency examination in the employment ot men which was adopted several months ago. The telephone Riris are demanding a min imum wage of $l.r0 a day for beginners and $2.75 for experienced operators. Ilear-Admirat Cnnps. president of the Shipping Hoard's Kmergency Fleet Corpora atton. has appointed a committee to survey the whole shipbuilding field with a view to increased efficiency in production. It will deal with matters and operation memoes, not with the labor prbolem. On tho com mittee are Charles Plese, of Chicago, pres ffixnt at thA Link "Belt ilachlnerv Company; Charles Day, of Philadelphia, an electrical engineer; Arthur Mason, of Chicago, en gineer, and Frank Klrhy, of New York, naval architect. They will visit all ship yards in the country. Noressltv for co-operation by state railroad commissions with the Interstate Commerce Commission and the need for greater reve nues if tho roads are to meet the- demands of the war, were subjects of addresses at the annual banquet of the national Asso ciation ot Railway Commissioners, in Wash ington. In urging central. zaton or regulation, President Samuel Kea. of the Pennsylvania Railroad System, told state commission ers that to the extent they co-operated with the Federal Government in its supreme ef fort or regulating interstate carriers tney would share in promoting the common de fense and the genera 1 welfare. , The National Association of Railway and Public Utility Commissioners, In session at Washington, favors continuance or f eaerai annralsal of railroads. It is held that val uation Is doubly necessary now, because of the apparent Imminence oi uovernmeni ownership as a live Issue, the actual taking over of certain roads for war purposes and thA Questions ot? compensation and return That Will grow out ot tnt priority oi nii in mts act. XV. Ci. Lee. president of the trainmen's organization. In announcing the decision of the convention to demand a 2u per cent in crease in wagee. explains that worKers in steel mills and kindred industries have been given increases of 42 per cent in wages in the past year, while trainmen and conduct ors have not had mora than SO per cent In 13 years. In 1013. lavi air. ju.ee, tne men were granted the eight-hour day. but tnat meant little to them unless the two hours they gained could be turned into money. The Stevens Commission, studying Russia's railroad problems, has arranged with tne Government to take up the transportation difficulties at the fighting front. The Amer ican experts will have the- same opportunity of suggestion as in Siberia, wnere tneir ex forts resulted tn a 25 per cent increase in railway capacity. After 23 days, during which the railways ot Argentina nave ueen piraijseu, um n mi Tl,. mt rm nnrlfv Prldnt I ri- goyen they are not satisfied with tho 10 icr cent wage increase grantee, dui limine xvoric a mark of nersonal respect All trading, directly or Indirectly, with enemies or allies of enemies is prohibited under heavy penalties by the new law and thA War Trade Board is giving special at tention to seeing no licenses are Issued for exportation of money, machinery or sup plies to persons who may allow them to fall Into the hands of German firms or agencies in La tin-America, The Government forecast of tho first war crop of potatoes is 452,oou,uu ousneis, an Increase of 100.000.000 bushels over last ve.r. accord ins: to an announcement by L. D. Sweet, head of the potato division of the United States Food Administration. We are now faced with the problem of utilizing this 100.000.000 excess to the great est advantage of the farmers who have grown them and the public wnicn wiu use them, says Mr. is wee t. "Corn meal is not advisable as a steady diet, as It Is not a food to bulla muscie on. declare Luther KuroanK, tne piani wwwu "If, In case of a wheat shortage, the men of thu N&tion 4at no other cereal than corn, they will run the risk of deteriorating in strength. Cornmeal Is sadly lacking in nitrogen. Cornmeal matcei gooa xooa, now over, when taken with beans and fat." Heavy storms have been sweeping the roadstead off Nome, Alaska, Ths big freighter Juneau, which arrived at Nome. October 4. was unable to complete discharg ing her cargo Onto lighters ana was com pelled to put to sea. Steamship men say th. mrnrm will nrevent the early formation of ice off Nome and thus keep ths road stead open later tnan usuat. Mining men and merchants of tho Kusko- trwim River district oi Aiasaa win expe rlence a great scarcity of food and supplies before tho coming Winter is over and be nmDilid to depend upon nsning ana mint ing for food, according to Captain Louis Knaflsh, of th Kuskokwim. Fishing Sc TraniDortat oa company. 'Orders for three big consignments of supplies arrived in Seattle too late to oe delivered. There will be a great scarcity of flour, sugar, milk, coal oil and gasoline la tae aauro district. ' Make the World Safe for Business This war is not only a war to make the world safe for democracy. It is a war to make the world safe for life and liberty. And it is a war to make the world safe for business. This world is not big enough for both business and war. One of them must go. If more wars are going to come; if every nation is going to be turned into a vast armed camp; if we have to see bayonets on every street corner and guns on every merchant ship; if we must tax our people and our commerce to support a vast army and an immense navy and be prepared to throw the whole power of the Nation into the battle line at 24 hours' notice then business, as we in America understand it, cannot continue to exist. The burden will be too great. If business is to prosper and legitimate commerce to continue unchecked and free from the blight of warfare, i then war must end. Mili- i tarism and business cannot exist side by side. This is more than a war for democracy, liberty, life and business. It is a war to end war. The only way this war can be ended with a peace that shall endure, is in vic tory for the United States and our allies. To be victorious, the Second Liberty Loan of 1917 must be promptly and fully subscribed. Every dollar you put into these bonds is a dollar sub scribed to end .war and pro vide the basis for an endur ing peacer The bonds are the best investment in the market a direct obligation of the United States Government, bearing 4 interest, ma turing in 25 years, free from the normal Federal income tax and from local personal property taxes, readily marketable and readily available as collat eral. It is to your own best interests to go to your bank and subscribe today. Liberty Loan Committee Twelfth Federal Reserve District This Space Contributed by Fleischner, Mayer & Co. Allen & Lewis Mason, Ehrman & Co. Closset & Devers Honeyman Hardware Co. Portland Gas & Coke Co. The Oregonian