TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917.
EXCESS EGG SUPPLY
Storage Stocks Larger Than
Last Year and Sales Smaller.
TIME TO CLEAN UP SHORT
speculators Facing Heavy tosses
With Holdings Twenty Per Cent
Greater Than Year Ago and
Movement Mucli Lighter.
cent in the barreled apples and an increase
of 6.1 per cent in the boxed apples, which
la equivalent to a total decrease of 4.3 per
cent in total apple holdings. According to
reports from 390 storages, a quantity equal !
to 68.6 per cent of the amount in storage
December 1, 1916, was on band November
1, 1917, while according to reports from 292
storages last year, 72.8 per cent of the
amount on hand December 1, 1916, was
stored by November 1 of that year.
DRESSED TCSKEY8 SENT TO ALASKA
BEEF SALES GAIN
Marketing of Cattle Is Far
Heavier Than Last Year.
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Storage egg speculators In all parts of the
country are on the anxious seat. The eggs
are not going into consumption as rapidly
s they would like and the time for moving
them is getting short. Stocks were put i
away in the Spring at such a high price
that IX the market breaks to any great ex- j
tent the losses will be enormous.
In the local market candled Aprils are
tooted at 40 45 cents, which means a re
tall price too high to insure free consump
tion. There have been sales out of storage,
nneandled, at 86)37 cents, and in some in
stances offers to sell were made as low as
83 cents, which was a net loss to the seller.
The weak statistical position of the gen
eral market throughout the United States
4s plainly shown by the figures Just Issued
by the United States Bureau of Markets
through its branch office at North Portland.
Total stocks of case eggs in storage on
November 1 aggregated 4,457.699 cases. The
statistics of the storage houses that also re
ported on the same date last year Indicated
n Increase In holdings of 20. S per cent. The
movement out of storage In October, 1917.
: was 1,096.741 cases, against 1,211,989 cases
tn October last year. There has also been a
heavy accumulation of frozen egg stocks, the
gain over a year ago amounting to 114.1 per
cent.
As compared with a year ago, butter hold
, tngs In the United States have increased
9.3 per cent, while cheese holdings are 66.5
per cent larger than last year.
The comparative statistics follow;
Case eggs The 446 storages that reporttd
bowed total stocks of 4,457.699 cases. The
408 storages reporting for November 1 this
year and last show present holdings of 4,
407.881 cases, compared with 3.G50.270 cases
last year, an Increase of 20.S per cent. The
407 storages that reported for both October
and November 1, 1917, showed a decrease
of 1,090,741 cases, or 19.8 per cent, while
the 3G4 storages reporting their holdings
for both October 1 and November 1, 1916.
showed a decrease of 1,211,089 cases, or 25.3
per cent.
Creamery butter The S96 storages that
reported showed total stocks of 100,114,760
pounds. The 345 storages reporting for No
vember this year and last show present hold
ings of 93,209.717 pounds, compared with
83,260,302 pounds last year, an increase of
9.3 per cent. The 357 storages that reported
for both October 1 and November 1, 1917,
showed a decrease of 6,366,758 pounds, or
6 per cent, while the 302 storages reporting
their holdings for both October 1 and No
vember 1, 1916, showed a decrease of 15,-
60U.5S9 pounds, or 15.7 per cent.
American cheese The 451 storages th
reported showed total stocks of 85,239.181
pounds. The 402 storages reporting for
November this year and last show present
holdings of 76,128,874 pounds, compared
with 45.712,972 pounds last year, an In
crease of 66.5 per cent. The 411 storages
that reported for both October 1 and No
vember a, 1817, showed a decrease of 6,-
..,' si pounds, or 6.5 per cent, while the
847 storages reporting their holdings for
both October 1 and November 1, 1916,
bowed a decrease of 3,665,739 pounds, or
7.6 per cent.
CAN"XED MUE SPECULATION CURBED
Kew Regulations Governing the Exportation
of the Commodity.
The War Trade Board, at the request of
the United States Food Administration, an
nounces the following additional regulations
to govern the exportation of condensed milk:
"No license shall be granted for the ex
port of condensed, canned, powdered or
other form of preserved milk, unless there
shall have been filed with the Bureau of
Exports a certificate of the manufacturer
stating that such milk has been sold di
rectly to the exporter and for export pur
poses; or unless compliance shall be had
with such other regulations as may be de
termined by the Food Administration."
In order to secure a license, the export
ing concern must procure from the manu
facturer and file with the War Trade Board
cl certificate setting forth that the milk
was sold direct to the exporter and for ex
port purposes, and that the raw milk from
which the finished product was made was
purchased at prices no higher than the
prices paid by other buyers in the territory
in which the milk manufacturer's plant is
situated.
The object of the certificate from the
manufacturer is to discourage the operations
of speculators, who have been purchasing
from the retail stores th e bran ds of milk
which the manufacturer has set apart for
distribution to the American public The
operations of these speculators has created
a false condition of the market, and the
United States Food Administration has felt
that if the exportation of canned milk could
be controlled by the manufacturer, that the
true export demand and the real demand
for home consumption could be accurately
determined and a distribution made of such
surplus to our allies for civilian as well as
military purposes.
A large number of applications for license
to export condensed milk have been held
for consideration by the Bureau of Exports,
and these will now be returned to the ap
plicants (with the request to re-enter the
Applications when certificates have been ob
tained from the manufacturers of the brands
sought to be exported.
Firmer Market for Poultry of All Descrip-
ions.
There, wa. a .lightly better shipping and FEWER HOGS SLAUGHTERED
local uemana lor cuoe nutter yesieraay, wnn i
sales of extras at 43 cents. Prints were
unchanged. Eggs continued slow.
Poultry was firm, with a good demand for
everything. Heavy hens sold at 20 cents
and light hens at 18&18V4 cents. Live tur
keys were quoted at 23 & 24 cents. Several
lots of dressed turkeys were sold at 30 cents
for shipment to Alaska. Dealers have sent
out prices for the coming week at 28 to 31 .
cents for No. 1 dressed turkeys.
There were no changes in country dressed
meat prices.
Meat Prices Advancing Faster.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Prices of meat
animals hogs, cattle, sheep and chickens-
were 62.2 per cent higher on October 15
than a year ago, 87.3 per cent higher than
two years ago and 8S.1 per cent higher than
the average of the last seven years on that
date, the Department of Agriculture an
nounced today.
Prices increased 1.9 per cent from Sep
tember 15 to October 15, compared with an
increase of 1.4 per cent in the same period
In the last seven years.
Sheep Receipts at All American
Stockyards Are Lighter Than
In 1916 Xorthwestern
, Statistics Are Given.
The bureau of markets. Department of
Agriculture, has issued from Its North Port
land office the following statistics on re
ceipts at all United States stockyards in
October, 1917, as compared with October,
Oct., 1917. Oct.. 1916
Cattle 2.930.274 2.3S7.2S8
Hogs ....2.49H.244 3..".t2.01
Kheep 2.873,075 3.156.173
Horses and mules 212,123
Washington ...
Ttl Seattle .
One week ago.
Four weeks ago 11 1 10
Eastern Meat Trade Conditions.
Report on Eastern meat trade conditions
November 16 (8:30 A. M, Eastern time):
Beef.
Boston Beef, fresh: Receipts liberal, some
cars arriving late, market dull and prices
shade lower on all medium and common
grades, demand light. Kosher beef: Sup
ply normal, market firm to 50 rents per cwt.
higher, demand good. Steers: Receipts light,
better grades firm, all others slightly lower.
demand slow. Cows: Receipts very heavy.
market dull and prices about tVO cents per
cwt. lower, demand not quite so good.
New York Beef, fresh: Supply ade
quate, market cleaning up slow at yester
day s prices on good and medium grades.
Light weights selling a little better.
Kosher chucks and plates: Supply heavy,
market quiet but
light. Hinds and ribs: Supply
ket unchanged, demand improving siighti
steers: Market cleaning up on good and m
dium steers at steady prices, light weights
selling hard at reduced prices, demand fair.
Cows : Market cleaning up at unchanged
prices, demand moderate.
Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Recelnts Uaht.
market cleaning up. market steady at yes
terday's prices, demand iair. Kosher beef:
Supply normal, markst firm, demand fair.
Steers: Receipts light, market unchanged,
demand fair. Cows: Market cleaning up
light supply at firm prices, demand fair.
w asmngton Beef, fresh: Some cars vet
to arrive, market will not clean un. de
mand a little better, a wide ranee in nrlrea.
Steers: Receipts heavy, demand fair, mar
ket barely steady to a shade low.r ir-
This wek's receipts above normal, poor de-
xor ngnt weignte. prices steadv la -
WAR STOCKS HIGHER
Active Industrials Firmest Sec
tion of Share List.
were lighter this morning, while there was
a scattered. -'covering. Trade Interests were
i also credited with buying, possibly hedges
against sales out of the local stock, and
after opening 1 to 2 points higher, ac
tive months sold 3 to 4 points above last
night's closing figures. December touched
7.02c and May 7.43c. The close was a
shade off from the best under real! ring,
but steady at a net gain of 1 to 3 points.
Closing bids: December, 7-Olc: Januarv,
7.m;c; March. 7.26c; May, 7.43c; July, 7.60c;
September, 7.77c.
pot coffee, steady. Rio 7s, 7c; Pantos
4s. W Vc. As yesterday was a holiday in
Hraxtl. no official cables were received
from primary market n.
RAILS ARE REACTIONARY
SAX FRAN-CISCO PRODUCE
MARKET
Frnh
fairly steady, demand i Motors, Marines and Coppers Re-
as: Supply liberal, mar-1 '
over Part of Ground Lost Pre-viously--Flrst
Liberty Bond Is
sue Advances Over fours.
Bank Clearings
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearing,. .Balances.
Portland S4.Ui4.U27 t 773, 55
fceattla 4.SU5.B38 1.0Si!.tt2
Tacoma boa. 127 111. bis
Spokane. 1.641.7U4 3.U.1U4
Receipts at the same yards for the first
nine months of 1917. as compared with the
fitime perloa or 1U1. were:
9 mos.. 1917. 9 mos.,1916.
Cattle 14.fl:t.615 11.702.855
Hogs 25.Kltl.354
Sheep 12,047. S51
mand
14 V179 I shade lower.
Fork.
Boston Supply limited, market cleaning
UP at firm prices, demand fair.
clean, demand
I'OKILAM) MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain Feed. Flour, Ktc
Merchants' Exchange, noon session:
November delivery
Oats Bid. Yr. Ago.
No. -Z white feed J 01. 00 S3o.77j
HarlfeV
Standard feed 61.00 38.00
btanaard A brewing 62.00
Kulures Bid.
December oats $51. U0
December feed barley 52.50
Uetemoer brewing barley bJ.OU
Kastern oats aud corn in bulk:
Oala
No. 3 white, November 46.00
Thirty-eight-pound clipped, November.. 40.50
Corn
No. 3 yellow. January ................ 55.00
No. B mixed. January 50.0U
Oat.
December. No. 3 4? 9
December, clipped 47.70
Corn
February, yellow 53.00
February, mixed 52. U0
WHEAT Bulk basis PortlaiiU for No. 1
grade: Hard white aluestem, Early Bart,
Allen, Galgalus, Martin Amber, $2.05. Soft
white Palouse blueatem, fortyfold. White
Valley, Gold Coin, White KusHian, $2.03.
White club Little club, Jenkins club, white
hybrids, aonora, $2.01. Ked Walla Wallai
Red Russian, red hybrids, Jones fife, copper,
$1.93. No. 2 grade. 8c less. No. 3 grade,
oc less; other grades handled by sample.
FLOUR Patents. $10; Valley, $9.60; whole
wheat, $10.20: graham, $10.
111LLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $31 per
ton; shorts. $34 per ton; middlings. $42;
rolled barley, $56 58; rolled oats, $53&54.
CORN Whole, $83; cracked, $4 per ton.
HAV Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland:
Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton; Val
ley timothy. $2325: alfalfa, $22.5024;
Valley grain hay, $20; clover, $20; straw,
$3-
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extra, 43c; prime I
firsts, 43c Jobbing prices: Prints, extras,
45 48c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1,
61c shipping point; 52c delivered.
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts,
50c; candled, 63 3 55c; selects, 67 58c per
dozen.
CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b.
dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets. 23c;
Young Americas, 4c per pound; longhoras,
24c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point:
Triplets, 22c; Young Americas, 23c per
pound; longhorns, 23Vjc per pound.
POULTRY Hens, large, 20c; small. lS'gi
18Vjc; Springs. 19S20c; ducks, 1020c;
geese, 13 14c; turkeys, live. 23024c;
dressed, SOc.
VEAL Fancy, 1415c per pound.
PORK. Fancy, 19hiu 20c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, $3.50-8 4.50;
lemons, $4&7.75 per box; bananas, 5&5ftc
per pound; grapefruit, $5.25tt.5u.
VEGETABLES Tomatoes, $12 per
crate: cabbage, 1 if 2c per pound; lettuce,
$2 2.25 per crate; cucumbers. $1.50(3' 1.65 per
dozen; peppers. loc per pound; cault
flower, $1& 1.35; sprouts, loc per pound;
artichokes, 90c4f$l per dozen; horseradish,
9fcl2fec per pound; garlic 7c per pound;
squash, lc per pound; pumpkins, lhc per
pound.
SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.25
per sack; beets. $1.50; turnips, $1.35 &1.50.
POTATOES Oregon, $1. 50 1.75 per hun
dred; sweet potatoes, 3&33ic.
ONIONS Buying prices: Oregon, $2.65,
country points.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. $102.25; pears,
$1.75 u 2.25; grapes. l.yj'a 1.75; casabas, 2c
per pound; cranberries, $lo& 16.50 per bar
rel; persimmons. $2tfj 2.25 per box; pome
granates, $2.75 per box.
Horses and mules
Comparative receipts
stockyards in October:
Cattle
Hogs
Sheep
Horses and mules ......
,413
9.443.615
13.33l,203
1,017.206
at th. Portland
Oct.'17. Oct.'lB.
14.028 11.404
27.175 27.5:f0
19.342 19.378
1.219 620
Portland receipts for nine months:
9 mos. '17. 9 mos.'IS.
Cattle 72.R69 55.224
Hogs 152.213 226.129
Sheep 101. 79 12.S.R02
Horses and mules 4.279 1.694
Spokane receipts for October compare:
Oct.'17. Oct.'lB.
Cattle 8.453 3.376
Hogs 3.983 3.145
Sheep 6.S72 15,143
Horses and mules 604 567
Spokane receipts for nine months:
9 mos.17. 9 mos.'l.
Cattle 15.004 9.539
Hogs 24,835 20.066
Sheen 25.256 13.371
Horses and mules ........... 5.501 5,332
OATS
urns
ARE
RAISED AGAIN
Bayers on Local Board Offer $51 for North
western Article,
Oats were firm on the local board, with
bids $1 higher at $51 for spot and December
delivery. Barley was also higher for the
later month.
Bradstreet's reports shipments from North
America for the week at 3.728,000 bushels of
wheat and 362.800 bushels of corn.
Shipments from Argentina were 82.000
bushels wheat to the United Kingdom. 156,
000 bushels to the Continent and 88,000 bush
els to non-European ports.
The weather In the Middle Western corn
belt was generally clear, with temperatures
of 85 to 48 degrees.
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows
Wheat Barley Kir. Oats Hay
Friday. .
s
. .3323
..2728
.. 86
. . 22
. .2856
. .3243
82
30
Portland.
Year ago
Reason to date. .
Y'ear ago
Tacoma, Thurs.
Year ago
Season to date..
Year ago
Seattle, Thursday.
ear ago
Season to date... .2259
Tear ago 2647
1 2 9 11
2 10 9
91 845 622 794
72 744 967 717
1
3 2 4
80 14S 825
75 ... 206 863
16 3 8
3 6 5 18
109 718 B99 1827
173 774 775 1625
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8; beet. $8;
extra C. $7.60: powdered. In barrels, $9.0U;
cubes, in barrels. $9.75.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$3.26 per dozen; one-half flats, $2; one-
pound flats, $3.50.
NUTS walnuts, Z3c; Brazil nuts, latizie;
filberts, 226i'23c; almonds, 19&20c; peanuts.
10'12c: cocoanuts, $L10 per dozen; pecans,
1719c.
BEANS California, small white, 1414c;
large white, 14c; Llinaa, 14fec; bayous.
lOlic; rink. 10,c.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 17Sf25e.
SALT Granulated. $19.75 per ton; half-
ground 100s. $15 per ton; 60s, $16 per ton;
dairy, $18. io per ton.
RICE Southern head, O09e per pound;
blue rose, 8fec; Japan style. 74j7c.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, 13V4c; peaches.
lira 12c; prunes. Italian, lljlc: raisins.
HZic'gf.l per box: dates, fard. $2.503 per
box; currants, 19c: figs, $22.50 per box.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice. 33c; standard.
32c; skinned. 2&hk&lc; picnics, 24c; cot
tage rolls, 28c
LARD Tierce basis. Kettle renaerea.
27ic; standard, pure, 27c; compound, 22c
BACON Fancy, 45 47c; standard, 42
44c: choice. 8441c.
DRY SALT Short clear nacKS, 28S32c;
exports, 31 33c; plates, 26928c.
Hops, Wool. Etc
HOPS- 1917 crop, 2425c per pound;
1916 crop, 16c per pound.
WOOL Extra Oregon, fine, 60 60c per
pound: coarse. 55 S 60c per pound; Valley,
55?i 60c per pound.
MOHAIR Long staple. 65c.
CASCARA BARK New and old, 8H3c
per pound.
TALLOW No. 1. 13c per pound; No. 2,
12c.
Hides and Felts.
HIDES Salted hides. 2S lbs. and tip. 18c;
salted stags. 50 lbs. and up, 15c; salted and
green kip. 13 to 25 lbs., 18c: salted and
green calf. 10 to 15 lbs.. 25c; green hides.
25 lbs. and up. 16c; green stags, 50 lbs. and
up, 12c; dry flint hides, 80c; dry flint calf,
up to 7 lbs., 33c; dry salt hides. 25c: dry
horse hides, $1.50 2.50; salted horse hides,
$3a-4.
PELTS Dry Ion wool pelts. 42c: dry
short wool pelts, 25&30c; salted sheep pelts,
.long wool, each: $4&5; salted lamb pelts.
each, $23; salted short wool pelts,
each. $22.50; dry sheep shearlings, each.
1530c; salted sheep shearlings, each, 25
50c.
Seattle receipts for October, 1917. (No
comparison with last year given.)
Cattle 6.638
Hogs 13.170
Sheep 471
Seattle receipts for first nine months of
1917. (No comparison with last year given.)
Cattle 25.463
Hoes 94.894
Sheep 7.02S
The cattle stacker and feeder movement
from Portland compares:
1917 1016.
October 1.952 8147
Nine months 12,287 6529
The cattle feeder movement from Spokane
was 93 heart In October, 1917. No other
comparisons given.
The movement of eheep from Portland
com Dares:
1917. 1916.
October 2,988 4074
Nine months 19.238 6149
The sheep movement from Spokane was
499 head In October . 1917. No comparisons
given.
SHEEP MARKET HAS LOWER RANGE
Prices as Quoted at Local Yards Are Half
Dollar Down All Around.
There was a large run of 22 loads of stock
at the yards yesterday, hogs comprising the
larger, part of the receipts. The hog and
cattle markets were quoted steady, while
sheep prices averaged 50 cents lower all
around.
Receipts were 72 cattle. 4 calves, 1335
hoes and 642 sheep. Shippers were:
With hogs J. D. Sayior, Echo, 1 load; F.
B. Ferguson, Amity, 1 load; Tim Derr, Mc
Mlnnvllle. 1 load; Dayton Warehouse, Day
ton. . 1 load: D. Bursell, Central Point,
loads: J. E. Ford. Brooklyn, 1 load; M. M.
Uoctor. Goldendale. Wash.. 1 load.
With cattle F. Myers. Fort Lapwal.
Idaho. 1 load.
With sheep E. C. Jacobson, North Pow
der, 1 load; Frank Thorn, Thorn Landing,
273 head bv boat.
With mixed loads J. D. Baylor. Echo.
2 loads cattle, calves and hogs; J. E. Prof-
fitt. Dayton. 1 load cattle and bogs; E.
Lucke. Molalla. 1 load cattle and hogs
Faslev-Shattuck. Geath. Cottage Grove. 2
loads hogs and sheep: G. S. Burdiuk, Salem,
1 load hogs and sheep; J. Bodworth, Wood
land. Wash., 1 load cattle, calves and hogs.
The day's sales were as follows:
wt Price ! Wt. Price.
Scows... 746 $ 3.0'ii 1 hog 440 $16 15
2 cows. .. 980 5 50I 2hogs... 2K1 16.10
"cows... 9H0 3.0(11 1 steer... r.4(l 5.00
2 cows S!tr 4.25! 1 steer . 5SH 4.00
2 cows . . 50 3. 0i! 2 steers. .. tl:lt 6.0O
l ow . . . . ( 3.00! 1 steer. . . . 750 6.25
lcow.... M-O 4. 251 lbull.... 1870 6 00
Hull.... 1270 5.25111 heifers. 790 6 25
Rhn... 140 15 0O. 3 heifers. BUO 4 00
18 hogs... 212 16.101 5 calves.. 212 4.00
1 hog..,. i:'0 14.50t 3 calves.. 2w 6.00
"4 lines 133 1.1. Ool 7 cows 743 2.73
iKhM 17ti 15 00! lcow . 1230 6.25
3 hoes 233 16.101 Scows... 606 4.25
New York Market will
fair, prices steady.
Philadelphia Supply very light, market
practically cleaned up. demand moderate.
Washington Receipts Increasing, demand
about equal to the supply, market barely
steady.
Lamb.
Boston Receipts moderate. AmA it. v..
market a shade hirh.r on hnn.iv -. - v. . ..
dull and dram on all nth.r.
New York Market will nmh.u. -i
P. demand Improving slightly. Drlt-e. .,,aHv
on light weights, lower on heavy weights.
PhiladelphiaReceipt, light, demand sow.
market continues weak.
C ln!fton Receipts heavy, demand fair
market $2 to $3 lower than on Monday
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Nov. 1 H. t
lc to 20c higher. Heavv 1 1 T a.i . -
mixed. $17 85 17.45: llirht tT i5.i7 u.,'
Pigs. $15&21; bulk of sales. $17.35 17.50. '
v.-ie receipts, aauu, steady. Native
"'"i cows ana nelfers. $6.50&9.50;
.o V. iexas steers. $7fi
i?V",V. COW" ,and helfers. $69.25; canners.
" " iirciifi ana reeaers. $6 50 1 no
calves. $9.506l 12.SO: bnll r.tr.
8 00. " ' -""'
Sheep RecelDta. fi7.no - h . .
Yearlings. 1 1 ti 1 3 ; wethers. (10.509 12 50:
ewes, $9.S011.50: lambs. xifl.5n 1 7 r.n
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Nov.' 16 Hnn n..i. 01
00O. slow. Bulk. $17.40(917.70: llrht 17
17.70; mixed. $17.15(,17.80; heavy. $17 15
17.75: rough. (17.15& 17.30; pigs. $14 017 60
Cattle Receipts. 400O. strong. Native
steers. $7116.25; Western steers. (5.90
13.50; stockers and feeders. $3 704ill 50
cows and heifers, $4.6011.75: calves, $7
Sheep Receipts. 7000: wethers, $8.23
10.70; lambs. 12.60iil7.15.
OFFERINGS ARE SCARCE
NEW YORK. Nov. 18. Operations on the
Stock Exchange today were the smallest
and in most essentials the least noteworthy
of any full session for several months.
Dealings barely totaled 285.000 shares, lat
est restrictions of the exchange tending fur
ther to limit transactions to actual pur
chases and sales.
Movements were narrow except among
rails and a few Inactive specialties. Penn
sylvania, Reading and other coalers, as well
as Pacific and Grangers, reacted 1 to 2
points and minor transportations were lower.
Active Industrials. Including the war
group, were little affected by the reac
tionary trend of representative stocks, re
cording extreme gains of 1 to 2 points.
Motors and shippings denoted further short
covering and coppers made up some ot yes
terday's lost ground. Final quotations .were
under top prices, the list closing with an
Irregular tone.
Italian exchange was especially weak.
Call loans were easier, time rates remain
ing firm.
Bonds were hesitant, with further heavy
dealings in liberty issues, the 4s falling
from 99.48 to a fresh minimum of os.74,
while the SHs rose from 98.68 to 99. a
substantial advance over the 4a Total ssles
of bonds, par value, aggregated $4.37.0U0.
United States bonds, old issues, were un
changed on calL
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Price Current on Egg. Vegetables,
Irult. itc. at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. Butter
Fresh extras, 4UtiC; prime firsts. 8JSc.
Eggs Fresh exiras. 00c, fresh firsts.
54Hc; fresh extra pullets. 51c; extra firsts,
pullets. 50c
Cheese New firsts. 23VaC; Young Ameri
cas, 20c.
Poultry Hens, 20 fc. 26c; fryers. 25r26c;
broilers. 26u27c; roosters, ltiil7c; squabs.
$2.0uu3; pigeons, $1.50; geese. 18 y 20c;
ducks. 15V 17c: turkeys, young. 2S3ttc.
Vegetables Squash. Summer. $l.20&2;
cream. (I.ud'o l.li. egepiant. $1.20; beli
peppers. $1.20il.5O: chile. 75cfl$l; pens. 8
i loc; tomatoes. 5oc$i$1.25: celery. 20fti3tc;
green corn, $l.20ti2; potatoes, $1.70; onions.
$1. 901 2 for Australian brown; green onions.
$1; garlic, 5u 6c cu-xvern, $1.50; beans,
string, eiiloc; wax. 7olOc: Lima, Smile;
pumpkins. 75ct$l; carrots. $1.15'al.25;
beets. $1.00(tfl.6u; turnips, 70cfc$l; rhubarb.
$12.
fruit Grapes, seedless, $1.25 5T 1.50; Mal
aga. .'n..c; pears, s.t; cantaloupes, stan
dard, $1.20; peaches. 50 j 75c; plums, $1.25 ij
1.70; figs. CnS3c: huckleberries. 1416V;
cranberries. $4.0Uif5: lemons. $ti.00?i; per
simmons. $1.25ttfl.0O; grapefruit. $3.50fe'4;
quinces. 75cw$1.20: oranges. S3.50u4: ba
nanas, 4H4Oc; pineapples. $3.0ua4; ap
ples. Bellefleur. $lftl.25; Newtown Pip
pins. $1.20; pomagranatcs, $1.25'il-75 box.
Hay Vi heat and oats, $2426: tame
oats. $26-7-27; barley. $21324; alfalfa, $21
tf25: barley straw. 60 w 90c.
Mill feed Cracked corn and feed corn-
meat, $86v87; alfalfa meal. $30& 35: cocoa-
nut meal. $44 for 10 and 20-ton lota.
Flour $10.80 per barrel.
Receipts Flour. 840.8 quarters; barley.
4159 centals: beans, 23,528 sacks: potatoes,
6915 sacks; onions. 447 sacks; hay, S74 tons;
hides. 422: mine. 124.300 gallons.
GBAIS PRICES ARE RCN
CHICAGO PIT.
IP IX
No Responses to Bids Sent to Country
for Oats Corn Market Closes
X" nsettled.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.' Grain prices ran up
today, mainly because of a scarcity of of
fermgs. Corn finished unsettled, but He
to lttc net higher, with December $1.20U
and May $1.15H to $1.15H. Oats gained
"ic to lc. There were declines of 5c to 35o
in provisions.
Unusual activity and strength In the oats
market came about to a great extent
through reports that virtually no responses
had been received from overnight bids to
the country.
Provisions lacked support.
Leading futures ranged as follows
CORN.
Open. Hla-h.
.$ 1.1 $ 1.22-4 $
. 1.14 1.16
OATS.
. 44 .6'i
64H .65)t
MESS PORK.
45.35
LARD.
. 27.90
. 24.07 24.05 24.43
SHORT RIBS.
Dec.
May
Dec.
May
Jan.
Nov,
Jan
Low.
1.19
L14
.64 H
.04 i
45.25
Close.
1.2tH
1.1 5H
.65 VI
45.25
27.90
24.05
Quotations at the yards follow t
Cattle
Medium to choice steers ....... S
Good to medium steers
Common to good steers
Choice cows and heifers........
Common to. good cows and bell-
Canners
Bulls
Calves
Blocker and feeder steers.
Hogs
Prime light
Prime heavy .............
Pigs
Sheep
Western lambs
Valley lambs
Yearlings
Ewes
Wethers
Closing
Sales. High. Low bid.
Am Beet Sugar.. 20 71 7o 7oV
Am Can 2,. too 33, 32 32 '
Am Car & Fdry. . 60U 63 V 61 62 v
Am Locomotive. 2.2oo 5oi 44 5oy
AmSmefcRefg.. 4.900 72'4 71 72
Am Sugar Retg.. 2io 92 92 92
Am Tel & Tel. . . l.OOO 107 Vi 107 lt64
Am ZL&S ilk
Anaconda Cop. .. 2.400 554 54Vi 54s
Atchlsnn 70 84 84 83 ij
AG&WISSL. 6(H 964 . B5i 904
Halt Ohio 4.4O0 51V 50', 50
B 4 S Copper 134
Calif Petrol , lo
Canadian Paclf.. 13.700 812 1304 130H
Central Leather. l.OOO 62 61 61
Ches A Ohio. : . .. 1.800 46 5 45 46
Chi Mil & St P 86 4
Chi & N W 800 95 84 H 94'
CRIiPctfi... BOO 18H 18 IS
Chlno Copper. . . l.OOO So1, 38 , 381
Colo Fu & Iron 31 1
Corn Prod Relg.. t!0O 25H 25 25
Crucible Steel. . . 1.4O0 53 1 32 1, 52 i
Cuba Cane Sugar. 2"0 28H 26 20
Distillers' Secur. 9oO 33 1 33 . S3
Erie 1,400 14 13 13v
General Elect , 120
General Motors.. 13.000 86S 83i 80S
Gt Nor pfd l,f"i0 91 1 89', 89"m
Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. 40O 26 24 24
Illinois Centra 04H
Inspiration Cop.. 1.300 40 4(t 4(l
Int M M pfd 27.700 92 'j OOVi HIS
Int Nickel noo 25 20 20
Int Paper 8ixt 20 2(1 2"
K C Southern 3() 15V 10 10
Kennecott Cop.. 6,700 80 29 30
Louis A Nash .. . ...... ..... ..... 112
Maxwell Motors ..... 22
Mexican Petrol 500 74 74 73
Miami Copper. . . ..... ..... 26
Missouri Pacific. 1,400 21 21 21
Montana Power ..... 63
Nevada Copper.. ..... ..... 16
New York Cent.. 2.000 67 66 6(1
NYNHAH 1.700 2i 20 20
Norfolk A West 1"
Northern Paclf.. BOO 85 84 84
Pacific Mall 2(10 24 24 24
Pennsylvania... 4,300 47 47 47
Pittsburg Coal 41
Rav Consol Cop.. l.OOO 21 21 21
Reading 8.4oO 67 06 6(1
Rep Ir & Steel .. . l.rtoo 70 '. 6n
ShatArlsCop 2(lO 19 ll 19
Southern Paclf . . Poo 81 80 8
Southern Ry 1.2oo 24 24 23
Studebaker Cor.. 1.7o 39 38 ss
Texas Co l.SOO 138 134 138
Union Pacific. .. ' 112
U S Ind Alcohol. 2.700 lnO 98 9
V S Steel 55.2H 91 1 91
do pfd l.OOO 108 107 17
Utah Copper 3.1HO 74 73 74
Wabash pfd B... 1.200 20 20 20
Western Union.. 8 1
Westing Elect. .. 1.100 37 36 37
Industrial Notes.
Railroads are handHng the greatest traffic
In the history of the country, and It is un
fair, because there are, unfilled car orders.
to say they are broken down, declares Hale
Holden. president of the Chicago. Burlington
A Quincy Railroad and a member of the
railroads' war board.
A little more than two years ago. says
Mr. Hoiden. there were approximately 30o.
ooo Idle cars In the country. On May 1 last
year there was an excess of cars ordered
over cars supplied of 148.627. and in Sep
tember this had been reduced to 31.0!U.
or 78 per cent. Since then there has been
a considerable Increase in unfilled orders
snd Mr. Holden predicted there will be a
further increase.
Bart L. Thane, general manager of the
Alaska Gastineau Mining Company, an
nounces that the plant of the recently or
ganized Steel Manufacturing Company, in
which he is interested, will be located on
Puget Sound.
The project calls for the Investment of
$20.0iO.O(K for Its full development, and
$0,ouo,ooJ will be required for the first
unit of the plant, work on which will be
gin within 60 or 90 days.
Associated with Mr. Thane are W. H.
Crocker. Herbert Flelsrhhacker, S. F. B.
Morse and other San Francisco capitalists.
Mr. Thane stated approximately 80 per cent
of the capital required lor the Inauguration
of operations has been subscribed in Cali
fornia, principally in San Francisco.
Total sales for the day. 283,000 shares.
BONDS.
U S ref 2s reg
do coupon ..
I'S 8s reg 99
do coupon ....99
U 8 4s reg 105
do coupon ...H5
Ateh gen 4 .... 81
D A R i ref 5s..M
N Y C deb 6s... 94
96 V IV P 4s
90'N P 8s
Pac T A T 5s..
Pa con 4s
Union Pac 4a.,
U H Steel 6s...
S P cv 5s. .... .
Anglo-Fr 5s
U Lib 3 . . .
. 91
. 59
. 91
. 96
.87
. 98
. 8
. 89
. 9J
Bid; tottered.
9.00(J 9 50
8.2.1 9.00
6.7510 8
6.7041 7.10
B.00g 6 75
4.00 if 5.00
4.50D 6 75
7.00 .BO
4.00J 7.25
,. 16.20W16.40
,. 16.00 W 16 20
. . 14.00 (tf 14.75
,. 13.50O14. 01
. . 13.00 13.GC
.. 12.00W12 50
,. 8.0010.00
.. 11.75 12.25
Jan 24 22 24.25 24.05 24.17
May 23.85 23.87 23.00 23.72
Cash prices were as follows:
Corn No. 2 yellow. $2.30 a 2.40: Nos. 3 and
4 yellow, nominal.
Oats No. 3 white. 66tT6Sc: standard.
0O4lSc.
Rye No. 2. $1.8091.80.
P.arley $1.10 1.30.
Timothy $0.04Kj 7.50.
Clover (20. 00 0.26.00.
Primary receipts Whest, 966.000 vs. 1.499.-
0OO bushels; com. 4M8.IHI0 vs. 648. 0O0 bush
els: oats, 1.076.OO0 vs. U98.0OO bushels.
Shipments Wheat. 46S.OOO vs. 1. 105.000
bushels; corn. 112. 0O0 vs. 271.000 bushels;
oats, 867.0O0 vs. 715.0OO bushels.
Clearances Wheat, OoS.OOO bushels; corn.
oats, flour, none.
Mining Storks at Boston.
BOSTON, Nov. 16. Closing quotations:
DESTINATIONS
OF STOCK LOADED
of
two
Markets,
TOTAL APPLE HOLDINGS ABE LIGHT
J.arge Decrease in Barrel Stocks and Gain
in Boxed Apples.
Total stocks of storage apples in the
United States are smaller than a year ago,
according to the November statement of the
Bureau of Markets, Just issued. ,
The 486 storages that reported showed
total stocks of 2.404.207 barrels and 2,388,
483 boxes of apples. The ' 458 storages re
porting for November 1, this year and last-
show present holdings of 2,844.861 barrels
snd 2.322,954 boxes, s decrease of 6.8 per
ns. barrels.
Oils.
KEROSENE: Water white, drui
or tank wagon, 10c; cases. 18
GASOLINE Bulk. 20 c; cases, 29c;
naphtha, drums. 19c; cases, 28c; engine
distillate, drums. 10c; cases, 10c.
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. (1.28; eases,
$1.88: boiled, barrels, $1.30; cases, $1.40.
TURPENTINE In tanks. 65c; in cases.
75c.
, Hopn, Etc., at New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Hops easy. State,
medium to choice, 1917, 72978c: 1918, nomi
nal: Pacific Coast, 1917, 30 Q 34c; 1916.
19 23c.
Hides and wool, unchanged.
Dried Fruit at New fork.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Evaporated ap
ples, dull. Prunes, only smsll sizes here,
peace v rtvv slowly. Raisins scares.
Shipments En Route to Leading; Livestock
Markets of Country
Destinations of livestock loaded Novem
ber 15, (Carloads reported west of Allegheny
xtr.imtM.lna: double aecKS coumcu
cars. Reported by Bureau
. i. Vnrtlanil
"""" r. n. Horses. Mixed
Calves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock
Baltimore
Brightwood ...
Boston ........
Buffalo
Cedar Rapids ..
Chicago
Cincinnati ....
Cleveland .....
Cudahy
Denver
Detroit
East St. Louis. .
Evansville .....
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Jersey City ....
Kansas City ...
Lancaster .....
Los Angeles ...
Louisville
Mason City .
Milwaukee .....
Nashville ......
New Haven ...
New Orleans ...
New York
Oklahoma City.
Omaha ........
Ottumwa ......
Philadelphia ..
Pittsburg
Portland, Or....
Pueblo
St. Joseph
St. Paul
San Francisco..
Seattle
Sioux City
Spokane
Tacoma .......
Waterloo .......
Worcester
Various
Totals
Allouez 61 IN Butte
Arts Com 8 15-i6 01d l)om
Calu A Ariz .... 68 W sceola .
Calu & He.-la...440 kjuln.-y .
Cop R Con Co.. 46 'Shannon
E Butte
Franklin . . . .
Isle Koyalle . .
l.ake Cop ....
Mohawk .....
12
36
69
63
B
9, Superior 4
. 4 Sup A Boston... 2
. 23 I'tah Con 11
6 Winona ........ 1
. 60Volverlns 82
... 11 ... ... -
... 14 ... ...
77 -
17 12 2 ... 12
18 ... 1
1S4 22 72 f 38
16 18 ... 7 10
2 84 2 ... V 12
4 11 2
115 8 100 ... ...
10 61 2 ... 8
74 161 11 18 10
8 2 ... 1
82 25 13 4 1
IO 77 1 ... 23
15 35
417 63 78 23 7
17 ... ... 1 ...
26 ... ... ... ...
4 ft ... 1 6
14
3 10 ... 1 8
4 1 ... ... 3
"k 3? 11'- "2 "2
34 11 ... T
144 60 59 2 6
2 0 1 ... ...
14 1'-'
22 1 ... 5
so I !" ...
37 70 0 ... 0
38 2.1 10 ... 107
10 8 7 ... ...
1 3 8
81 66 ... 8
7 7 1
1 " 2 III "7 III
, . . . 12
.1078 IV B 280 189 &
, 2633 1 572 673 202 27
,293 12ti7 779 831 274
.2384 1124 1027 817 230
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 16 Klax, $3,319
8.3.1..
Barley, 81.04 lf-1.30.
Grain at San francincA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18- Spot quota
tions Feed barley, 82.47 V.; white oatn. $2. A3
42.70; bran, $3840; middlings. 45iu50;
snort. $3t&41.
Call board sales Barley, December,
$2.40; May, $2.tva W-
Puaret Sound Grain Re-eel pts.
TACOMA, Nov. 16. Today's car receipt:
Wheat 37, oats 1.
SEATTLE. Nov. 16. Yesterday's car re
ceipts: Flour 6, wheat 32. barley 1, oats 3,
hay 8.
PROGRESS OF BUSINESS IRREGULAR
Some Plants Close Down Owtnc to Fnel and
Labor Dimcultiea.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16. Dun's Review to
morrow will say:
With the Increasing; restraints Imposed
by war conditions and with the many un
certainties of the period, business Is handi
capped In various ways and Its progress is
necessarily checkered and lrresular. Not
through lack of confidence, but owing to the
drawbacks in production and distribution,
and also because of diminishing supplies of
materials and merchandise, some Important
transactions are being held In abeyance.
and the difficulties of fining requirements
are not calculated to lessen -with Winter
drawing nearer and still greater congestion
in transportation foreshadowed.
It is particularly unfortunate at a time
when the manufacturing forces of the coun
try should be running most smoothly to
meet extensive and growing war needs and
the large demands from regular channels,
that some plants have been obliged to shut
down through inability to obtain fuel and
that the works In many directions continue
hindered by labor shortage snd other ob
stacles. Where uninterrupted operations
are possible, there are comparatively few
Instances where producers have not suf
ficient orders tn hand to keep them active.
ly occupied, and It Is not uncommon tp hear
of ordinary business being turned -aside to
make room for the pressing wants of this
Government and its allies.
Weekly bank clearings were $5,404,060,970.
State origins of livestock loaded Novem-
; ber 15;
Cattle, Horses.Mlxed
Calves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock
For Portland
California
Montana ......
Oregon
Washington ...
T't'l Portland.
One week ago. .
our weeKs ago
For Kea-ttle
Montana .s.
1
10
1
12
8
11
2
IT
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Nov. 16. Turpentine, firm.
46 c. Sales. 89 barrels : receipts, 238 ;
shipments. 553: stock, 23.278.
Rosin, firm. Sales, 1044 barrels: receipts.
997; shipments, 1794; stock, 76.222. Quote
B. D. E. F. G. $6-15: H. I. $8.20; K. $6.50;
M. $0.70; N, g7.4a: wu. ut.po; WW $7.70.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Raw sugar, steady.
Centrifugal. 8.90c; molasses, 0.02c. Refined.
steady; fine granulated, b.ssc.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. Cotton Spot,
quiet sttreeuian apian as, sU.Ojc po salon.
Money, Exchange. Et.
NEW YORK. Nov. 18. Mercantile paper,
6H per cent.
Sterling, 60-day bills, $4.71 ; commercial
60-day bills on banks. $4.71; commercial 60
day bills. $4 70 ; demand. $4 75 ; cables,
$4.76 7-16. Francs, demand. 5.751: cat)ea.
5.714- Guilders, demand, 44; cables, 44H
Lire, demand, 8. CO; rabies, $ S. 58. Rubles, de
mand, 13; cables, 131.
Bar silver, h5VC.
Mexican dollars. 65 He.
Government bonds, heavy; railroad bonds,
heavy.
Time loans, firm: 60 days. 6 5 per
cent; t0 days, SfcSVa per cent; six months,
5V5 5s Per cent.
Call money, easier; high. 4 per cent; low.
3 per cent; ruling rate. 4 per cent; cloning
bid. 84 per cent; offered at Z per cent;
last loan. Si per cent.
LONDON, Nov. 16. Bar silver, 43Vd per
ounce.
Money. 3, per c-nt.
Discount rates; Short bills. 4 per cent
three months' bills. 4 per cent
Stocks Quiet at London.
LONDON, Nov. 16. American securities
were quite on the Stork Exchange today.
MeUl Markets.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. The Metal Ex
change quotes tin strong; spot. 72c bid.
Lead, auiet: spot. 6.37c.
Spelter, firm; East St. Louis, spot. 7.75-3 Be
Duluth Linseed Market.
DVLX'TH, Nov. 16. Linseed on track,
$3.33tf 3.41; arrive. $3.153.2"; arrive in No
vember. $3.31&3.32; November, $3.31 asked;
December, $3.19 asked; May, $3.13 asked.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16. Butter, unchanged.
Lgfis, receipts 2421 cases, unchanged.
ARMY WOOLS ARB NOW IX DEMAND
Interest at Boston Centers In Medium and
Low-Grade Scoured.
BOSTON. Nov. 16. The Commercial Bul
letin will say tomorrow;
The market for wool has been but mod
erately active during the past week, in
terest here oeing coniinea very largely to
the medium and the low-grade scoured
wools suitable for military requirements.
Prices are exceedingly firm. Manufactur
ers are well occupied on old orders, but
find new business en civilian account rather
slow. New Government contracts continue
be placed more or less steadily.
Scoured basis Texas. fine 12 months.
$!.&& L72; fine 8 months, $1.5oc$1.6o.
California isortnern. si. u i. o; miaaie
country, $1.50 L55; Southern, $1.3o61.40.
Oregon Eastern ?o. l staple, jiw;
Eastern clothing. $L30L60; valley No. 1,
$1.60tf 1.65. -
Territory Fine staple, 81.809 1.85 : half
blood combing, $1.75 (tf 1.80; three-eighths
blood combing, $1,45 6 L50; fine clothing.
$1.60tfl.o5; fine medium clothing. $1.&5
1.6U.
Pulled Extra. $1.80 L$3; AA $1-70 3
L80; A supers. 8l.6Qgl.65.
Coffee Future Steadier.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16. A steadier feel
ing showed Itself In the market for coffee
futures here today. There has recently
been a good deal of scattering liquidation,
particularly In December, and offerings
Agreements between the United States and
Northern European neutral countries for the
release of American fooiiuffs have not been
finally completed, the War Trade Board an
nounces.
'The neutrals have promised to put into
American service Immediate a large amount
of tonnage on the assurance of this Govern
ment that their actual food requirements
will be met. Details remain to be worked
out, however. The amount, of food to be
given them must be determined, as well ss
certain conditions res pectin the shipment
of neutral supplies into Germany.
War's necessities now dim Broadway's
briRht lights. For nearly three hours after
dusk that famous thoroughfare is In semr
ecl ipse because of the Federal Fuel Ad
ministrator's decree that the coal which
has supplied current for huge electric signs
can be used to better advantane. To t he
home-going throngs the gloom is in marked
contrast to the usual glare.
Promptly at 7;4i, however, the millions
of electric bulbs of the "Great White Way"
flash Into life and are greeted with cheers
by the crowds. The big signs blaze until
11 o'clock and then are snuffed out. Just
as the theater throngs are pouring into the
streets,
TJ. S. McClatchy. publisher of the Sacra
mento Bee, has evolved a plan for settle
ment of the phone strike, designed to meet
the main objections that labor has offered
to compulsory arbitration. In effect it is
a federalization of a plan In force for some
years between the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association and the three printing
trade unions employed on daiiy papers.
The plan assumes an earnest desire both on
the side of capital and labor to end the mar.
It calls for a National adjustment board.
equally divided between capital and labor
members.
Fifteen hundred men at the Trail Smelter.
Victoria, li. C, are out on strike as a pro
test against enforcement of the military
service act. They refuse to present them
selves at tribunals. The situation Is serious.
Ke presentations have been made to the pro
vincial government, but It 1m unlikely that
the provincial police will be used , to en
force observance of the act.
The employes at a meeting decided to
subscribe nothing to the victory loan, and
made a bonfire of literature dealing altli
the flotation.
Shipyards of the world during 1917 will
have produced approximately 3.2."o.ooo tons
of merchant shipping, or within t.o.ooo torn
of the banner shipbuilding year of 1913. ac
cording to a statement made by Lieutenant-
Commander Stevenson Taylor. TT. S. N K
F., president of the Society of Naval Archi
tects and Marine Engineers, at the open
ing of the 0th general meeting of the so
ciety.
Shipyards In the I'nlted Stales have in
creased from 66 to 141' In the last year, he
said. Of this number. f9 sre building wood
voesels and four eomposite vessels.
KITis. 27 St. Clair, November 8, a dsngh
ter. HOI-L To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Holl,
1510 Yillard avenue, November 6. a son.
.MAK T 1 N To M r. and M rs. Ha rry Ed -win
M.i run, 159d Third. November 9, a
daueht.-r.
1KKIA To Mr. and Mrs. Jukichi Tkeda.
2ti T:li:mook. November 5. s daughter.
MrCINNKS To Mr. and Mm. J, Crant
MeUinma, 753 Kills. November S, a daugh
ter. BCRVS To Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Burns,
407 J offi-rson. November l'2r a son.
MEYERS To Mr. and Mm. Otto B.
Meyers, 4d Sixth. November 11. a daugh
ter. THORN To Mr. and Mrs. John Thorn.
1244 Mar viand, November 6. a s.n.
BENSON To Mr. and Mis. Robert Louis
Pennon, K1ns;-lavis apartments, November
11. a daUKhtT.
IS REL1. To Mr. and Mrs. Everett YX
I w be II, -i5 Eleventh. Novemuer 11. a daugh
ter THIELKE Te Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
ThieJUe. 6 s-25 Forty -fourth avenue. Novem
ber fc. a i-vughtr
Vancouver Marriage Licenea.
KAKKO-PIETILA Isaac Kakka, 32. of
Scat t le. Wash., and Jennie K. 1'ietilu, S3,
of Portland.
V1 1. t X -DAVIS Arthur Winfleld Wtl
rox. 31. of Vancouver Harracks, W aa h.. aud
Natalie 1 avla. 25. of Portland.
HOl'KW KLL-TI KSKR Joseph TV. Hope
well. 2t. of Hot.ie. Idaho, and Alda V. Tur
ner. 21. of BoUe. Idaho.
JOH NSON-EH H LK'H Edward W. John
son. 21. of Vancouver. ali-, and Lillian
Lhrlirh. 16. of Portland.
tioLDBEIl .-FFl'ND Samuel Goldberg.
31. of Portland, and Mabel T. Pfund, 23.
of Portland.
RU1 LPH-SMITH John Rudolf. ?T. of
Fort Steven. 4 r.. and Jennie Smith. 23. of
Vancouver. Wash.
U'KK-SOtTHWETlT Preston Luke. of
Rid dell. ir.. ami Oenevleve Southwert. 20.
of Ilo-eburic. Or.
KilU.KK-nt UBTNS Herbert L KIMer.
leKHl. of t orlett. Vont, and Mrs. Vivian A.
Dobbin. lepul. of Portland.
KEKK-WITMKK John T. Kerr. 80. ef
Portland, and Ethel Wttmer, 20. of Port
land.
WALKER-STORM Uvr-nr Oliver Wal
ker. 21, of Hammond. Or., and Hlldred Atld.i
Storm. 19. of Hammond, Or.
SCHMIDT-BKHNKRT tieorre J. Schmidt.
25. of Portland, and Marie Bcrnert, 2o, c
I'ort land.
H Y-PENSELTN Clarence Guy. 26. ef
Portland, and Oladys Penselin, IS, of Port
land. Building Permits.
O.-W. R. A- N. COMPANY Alter one
story frame steel Btorase. foot c? Shertila:i
street. between Moody and Willamette
Kiver ; por: !:t nd P.rirfre fc Building Com
pany, builders ; $ 1 Smm.
O.-W. R. i N. COMPANY Erect one
story frame temporary office, foot of Sher
Ida n st reet, bet ween Mo'mv and H ' -
Porrland Bridge ,w Buiidins Company.
builders; s.i.to.
o.-W. K. N. COMPANY Erect one-
story f ra me tool siied. foot of Sheridan
street, between Moo ly snd Kiver; Portland
Bridge At Building Company, bui iders : $5.
O.-W". K. v N. COM PA NY Erect two
story frame offiie. foot of Sheridan st reet.
between Mood y and KiVer; Pori !a nd Bndg o
& Building Company, builders: .vo.
O.-W. K. A N. COMPANY Alter one
story frame office, foot of Sheridan Mreet.
between Moody and Kiver; Port lan .1 Bridge
& Building Company, bn !!ers ". $-V.
O.-W. It. & N. COM PA NY Alter one
story frame tool shed, foot of Sheridan, be
tween Moody and Kiver; Portland Bridge
& Building Company, b u i M e rs ; $2 50.
KAUFMAN t- LANGEKMAN Erect ons
story brick ordmury Karate. Park street,
bet ween Davis and Everett; builders, same;
$12.ooo.
MncSHAVER Erce? frame garage. 1174
WiiUur, h,.tw een Kiliinup worth and Jessup;
Joseph Phiver. builder; $50.
CHARLES SOU WIN I Kt pair two-story
mill Karate. 127 lowndale. between Wssh
innton and Aider: buildtT, snme; t0.
MILTON B. HENDERSON Repair one
story frame residence. 1541 Milwauki. be
tween Bldwell and Lexington: builder, same;
I'"1, - - s
parage. 741 f Htlcr. Dptwppn iweniy-nrpt
and Twnty-soconJ; Harry T. Copeli,
bulMr: ?.'.".
MK. LOOPWOOD Repair one-story frame
rpBi'lfniv. .VM.i K;it Forty-ninth mrft North.
corner ltr:iif: l. Mrivina'it. nul.MT: 14..
FSTATK OK .T. rl. jiumi,uju;ki tier-air
ont-story frame grain dock, foot of
Kando'.nh, between Kiver anil h.rbor L.ine;
K'.-I'ert Smith, builder: Jinn.
N. O. KKI.lNT Erect one and one-hnlf-ntnrv
frame residence. 11k". F.npt 1-turnslde.
between K:i5t Thirty-ninth and Kant Korty
first streets North; bunder, tame; $400o.
Former Kupcne Man Dead.
EVGEXE, Or.. Nov. IS. (Special.)
Word was received in Eusene tonight
ot the death of K. K. Chapman, which
occurred today at Klock House. Wash.
Mr. Chapman was 45 years of atre and
had been a resident of La no County
nearly all hia life, until last June. Ho
operated a sawmill on the McKensl;
Kiver for many yearn and was later en
paced in the grocery business in Eu
gene. He is survived by his widow and
son Ttalph.
TRAVFI.FKS' OrTOK.
r
S learner
Harvest Queen
To Astoria and
North Beacli
leave Portland. Atnswrorth Dork.
dallV frrDl SsttUrdsW. u,l t& P. M.
retumlns ! ave Astoria st 7 A. M.
dully, except Sunday. Tickets, stc.
nock, or
crrr ticket off ict
Both Phtma
US A
K". Ws. slcslurrsf . ""V;
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3C
Arguments for and s-tainst Hccnsfnr 11
Oflrman. Austrlsn or BulKarlan Insurance
companies operating in the L'nited Statti
have been presented to Secretary McAdoo.
Richard M. llurd. of New York, repre
senting; the Amenciin Defense Society, op
Dosed the licensing on the s round that in
surance a nents could obtain information to 1
direct fires snd explosions In industrial I
plants, and that as the companies can oh-I
tain no money irom parent organizations in
enemy or ally-of -enemy countries to meet
extraordinary losses, their business was not
sound.
Mr. Hurd set forth that the companies
under question had assets of l-T.T-o.UtHi and
risks of l-t.SoJ.ooo.oOQ.
The wheat crop of "Washington this year
was only about ." per cent of normal, ac
cording to an estimate of P. J. Sweeney,
chief grain inspector. Oats and barley also
were below normal.
Wheat production is estimated at 27.000.
000 bushels, as eompa red w it h 45.0O0.0o0
bushels a year ago. Oats are estimated at
3.2OU.O00 bushels, comps red wlr h 4. S7 11,000
last year, and barley at li, 050,000 bushels, as
sgalnst 3.075,000 last year.
The Immediate fixing of a minimum price
of hogs of $14 per hundred pounds Is asked
in the report of a commission appointed by
tli ITnlted States Food Administration to
Investigate the cost of producing swine.
The commission reports that the equivalent
value of 13.3 bushe's of com for 100 pounds
of average hogs must be established to get
stltnulatiVB market, and that the ratio of
14.3 bushels of corn to 100 pounds of hogs
must be neciaea upon to raisa production
to 15 per cent a-bov normal.
A general strike hss broken out in Fin
land. Railroad communication from Tornea
to Russia has stopped entirely.
Independent S. S. Co.
Direct for
San Francisco
Flrst-Clas. Meals as4 Berth
Iaeladed.
S. S. BREAKWATER.
Sailing 6 P. 51. Sat., Nov. 17.
Columbia Doric o. 1, near
Broadvray B rid are.
Tickets
tor
at Dock and 1-t
hird street.
I'booes. Brosdnsj '-(. A 8423
iCl-Sl 124 Third St. Malm 3.
Al ASk'A
Ketchikan. 'Wrana.ell. Juneau. Door
lss, Mai lies. Skatway. Cordova. VaX
d.a, .ward and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Tla Seattle or San Francisco to Jjou
Angeles and San Dleso direct. Urf
eat ablps. unequaled aervlcs, low
rates including- bertn and meals
slaka reservations
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
THOMAS To Sir. and Mrs. Howard M.
Thomas. Melcilffe Court. November 1. a son.
STE1NHAUSER To Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Steinhauser. &S4 Twelfth street, Koveruber
13. a daughter.
BESHAHA To Mr. and Mrs. Psiniisl
Besuara. 408 Everett, November 4, a daugh
ter. LOOMIS To Mr. and Mrs. John Leo
Lrfomis. Maitnomth Station. November 4.
a son.
PArNTS To Mr. snd Mrs. XVlHIsm TVsl
lace Payne. 4u0 North Thirty-first, No
vember 8, s Bsner.
SIMOXW To Mr. and Mrs. Clark David
Slmonds. 634 Kearney, November 11. a son.
1.113 l'o Dr. aud Mrs. Kobert llal.
Sari Francisco
Los Angeles
S. S. BEAVER
flails rVom Alnvworth Iork
S P. M.. Monday. Nov. 19.
The an r'ranrlseo Portland 8. 8. Co.,
Third and WaxhUlKton Mreets (with
O.-W. R. A N. Co.). Tel. Brosdwsy 4AOO.
A 61IU
AUSTRALIA
-NEW ZEALAND AND 801TH SEAS
Via Tanltt and Rarotonga. alall and passen
ger ssrvlcs from 6aa Francisco every 2i
day a
INTON H n CO. OF KFW TKAf.AVD.
gjrO California, fel Hmm l-'imis4ciacB.
at am men u svaU rssiirwiq assent