THE 3IORNTXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 11, 1917.
PRICES HOLD WELL
Potatoes Are Weak but Quota
tions Are No Lower.
MOVEMENT ON INCREASE
Oregon Growers Are Selling More
Freely and Shipments In Past
Week Are Largest of Season.
Cars Are 3Iore Plentiful.
steadier conditions prevail in the potato
knarkets of the country, but the future of the
market Is still uncertain. The weekly sum-
snary Issued by the Bureau of Markets says:
Potato prices have remained steady for
wo weeks now in practically all the pro
Iucing and consuming markets. They are
reported weak at all points, but whether it
Is an indication of a future drop or the ef
fects of the last one is bard to determine.
field frosted stock is still arriving In abun
dance. It has made its appearance in the
southern markets of Texas and Louisiana
specially the past week.
The ruling prices in tne producing sec-
tlons show that Colorado growers are get
Ing $1.2001.35 per cwt. for their stock. In
Minnesota. $1.50 seems to be the ruling price
still. The weather around Sioorhead has
been so severe the past week, tnat movement
out has nearly ceased. In Wisconsin, a -determined
effort is being made to have the
Stock graded. It
was going to Chicago .
"field run" and being outsold by all the
Western stock. The United States grades
are being followed and the farmers are re
ceiving $1.25 per cwt. for No. Is In bulk.
Mains and Michigan prices have held from
SL8O01.85 per cwt.
Carlot potato shipments by states are as
follows;
Nov. 30- Prsvus Seas'n
Dec . week, to date.
California 93
Colorado -275
Idaho 17
Maine 255
Michigan 186
Minnesota 21-4
Montana 10
Nebraska 59
-New Jersey. ... ......... 61
Long Island ........... 37
Other New York 98
183
5.342
187
223
223
181
107
10
62
76
52
02
94
67
2
"ai
19
14T
5.634
2,727
4.992
3.327
8.753
189
1.399
11.269
3.120
1.953
491
1.54ft
201
933
60
1.055
0.326
39.443
Oregon 117
Pennsylvania .......... 4i
North Dakota
South Dakota
ITtah 6
Washington 70
Wisconsin ............. 151
Others 114
Totals 1940 1994 99.865
The figures above show that while there
lias been a further slight decrease in ship
ments, it Is not nearly so marked as In each
week of the past month. They seem to have
steadied now and some of the states that
were early to. lop off their shipments have
started to increase. The Maine growers are
reported as more willing to sell and the
shipments of the week snow It. The same
condition prevails In Oregon and Washing
ton. Oregon has been sending out a lot of
potatoes the past two weeks, reaching Into
three figures this week tor the first time
this season. The growers of this section are
beginning to hunt for the buyers in the
place of waiting for - them to come to
them. Cars are more plentiful than they
were three weeks ago, so it looks as If
Washington's crop will begin to move again.
Dstlnatlons of Northwestern shipments on
December 6:
Oregon Stockton 6. Portland L San Fran
cisco 1, New Orleans 2. Kinsley, Cal., 1. Los
Angeles 1. San Jose 1. Dallas, Tex., 1.
Washington Redding 2, Denver 1, San
Vrancisco 1:
Shipments on December T:
Oregon Cedar Rapids 1, San Francisco 3,
El Paso 1. Colma, Cal.. 2, Los Angeles 1,
Fresno 1. Stockton 2. Gerber. Cat., 1, Oak
land 1. Cottonwood. CaL, 1.
Washington El Paso 1, Chicago 1, Ta
' sjoma 1. Redding 1.
Northern Idaho New Orleans 1
Montana Butte, 1.
LARGE DECREASE IN VISIBLE SUrPLV
SSBSSS.
Cain of Four and Half Millions In American
Stock Reported.
Tito weekly wheat statistic of the Mer
chants Exchange follow:
Xtnnriean vlalbla auDDlr -.
Bftrffiels
Increase.
4.641.000
2.840.000
2.773.000
3JSB6.0U0
4.076,000
6. 478.0011
440.000
330.000
2.242.000
53,000
Dec. 10, 1917 25.672.000
Dec 11. 1916
59.188.000
46.024.000
76.246.000
B2.9S9.000
61.278,000
70,388.000
42,660.000
61.215,000
43.424,000
Dec 13. 1913
Dec 14, 1914
Deo. 8,1913
Dec 9, 1912
Dec. 11. 1911
Dec. 12, 1910.
Dec 7.1908
Dec. 9. 1907
Decrease.
World's shipments principal exporting
Countries (flour included) ,
Wk end'g Wk end'g Wk end'g
From Dec. 8. Dec 1. Dec 9. '16.
TT. S. Can. .6,657,000 6,382,000 7.809.000
Argentina ... 417.0OO J84.000 1.043,000
Australia .... 430,000 620.000 742.000
India, 60,000 220,000 1.00S.000
Totals 6.584.000 7,306,000 10,602,000
World shipments, season to date
Total since Same period
July 1, '17. Last season.
tT. 8. and Canada... .110.751.000 180.430.000
Argentina 6.459. OoO 27,204.000
Australia 24.152, OOO 17.646.000
Russia 6. 032, 0O0
India ............... 8.083.00O 16.968.000
Totals 150,445.000 248.869.000
The American visible oats supply decreased
3.825,000 bushels and the corn supply de
creased 202,000 bushels.
OATS MARKET IS AGAIN ADVANCED
January Shorts Sell at Kxchange at $37.23
and (37.60 Barley Is Higher.
Jaunary shorts sold SO to 75 cents lower
than last week at the Merchants Exchange,
but here was no weakening of the mar
ket from a millers' ' position. The sales
were 100 tons at $37.25 and the same quan
tity at $37.30. One .hundred tons of local
spot oats were sold at $56.50, an advance
of $1 over Saturday's bid, while offers for
January oats were raised SI. SO to $57.50.
All barley bids were advanced 50 cents.
One hundred tons of February yellow corn
changed hands at $59.
Weather conditions in the Middle West.
wired from Chicago: "Northwest, clear,
cold. 10 below at Duluth; Winnipeg, 17 be
low; Chicago, clear, cole; Peoria, clear;
t. Louis, 7 below; Missouri, cloudy, zero;
Omaha, cloudy, 10 below."
Terminal receipts in cars were reported by
the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat.Barley.Flour.Oats.Hay.
Portland, Mon..
18
47
1 oar ago. .....
fta&on to date.
Year ago ......
Tscomi, Sat...
Year ago. .....
Season to date.
Year ago. .....
Seattle. Sat. . ..
Year ajto
treason to date.
Ysar ago. . . .
41 1 11 19 29
3485 125 423 6S4 7s
3019 97 632 1127 &37
""-2 2 . .T " 3
3152 S2 III 165 S96
3S26 102 ... 216 10U6
28 4 11 4 22
47 3 7 1 0
3018 151 257 " 682 2051
3110 221 674 o55 2034
CRANBERRIES ARE AGAIN FIRMING VP
X-ocal Stocks Are Being; Reduced said Out
side Demand Develops.
Cranberry prices are stronger again, as
local stocks are cleaning up and additional
upplies -cannot easily be brought from the
East. There has been some inquiry for
cranberries here from Jobbers in California,
tip to $19.50 is quoted on the street for
Eastern cranberries.
Sweet potatoes were advanced to 4 cents,
sls only cellar stock is available now. A
car of mixed vegetables is due from the
south today. -
Coal Oil Prices Boosted.
NEW YORK. Dec 10. The Standard Oil
Company of New York today announced an
Sid vance of 1 cent a, gallon In th price of
kerosene for domestic use. The new prices
are 11 cents in barrels and 10 cents tank
wagon basis.
BUTTER MARKET IX HM POSITION
Local Buyers Are After Live Geese Tar
keys Are Taken for Alaska.
The butter market Is in a very firm po
sition with supplies not equal to the de
mand. Country creamery cubes were held
at 4543i cents for extras.
The egff movement is sluggish, and un
less the weather becomes severe prices will
probably drift to a lower level.
- Poultry receipts were moderate and prices
were firm and unchanged. There was a
good demand for live geese at up to 15
cents. Dressed turkeys are being picked
up 'for Alaska shipment, but there is not
much Inquiry otherwise. The trade believed
that the California and Seattle demand for
turkeys will be lighter than at Thanksgiv
ing, but against this is the probability of
smaller shipments from the country.
Dressed 'meats were firm with top veal
quoted at 16 cents and pork at 19 cents.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances
Portland $a.536.S3S 715.15
Seattle -. 3.051. OSS 852.005
Tacoma 658.0S1 llP.fl
Spokane 1.435.110 3S8.978
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Feed. Flour. Etc
Merchants' Exchange, noon session:
December delivery
Oats Bid. Tr. ago.
No. 2 white feed .............. Soti.OO Soo.7a
Barlev
Standard feed 54.50 89.S0
Standard A brewing .......... 55.50
Futures Bid.
Januarv oats ................. 67.50
January feed barlev .................. 65. 00
January brewing barley 6S.uO
Eastern oats and corn in bulks
Oats-
No. 8 white December . . u . . . BS.50
3S-lb. clipped white December 53.50
Corn-
No. 3 yellow January 69.00
No. 3 mixed January 67.10
jnuary oats, clipped 54.50
February corn, yellow ............... 58.75
February corn, mixed ' 57.00
WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1
grade: Hard white Bluestem, Early Bart,
Allen, Galgulua, Martin Amber, $2.05. Soft
white Palouse bluestem, rortyfold. White
Valley. Gold Coin, White Russian. $2.03.
White club Little club, Jenkins club, white
hybrids, Sonora, $2.01. Red Walla Red Rus
sian, red hybrids, Jones fife, Coppei, $1.98.
No. 2 grades, 3c less. No. 8 grade, 6c less;
other grades handled by sample.
FLOUR Patents. $10; Valley, $9.60; wnoie
wheat, $10.20; graham. $10.
MILLFEED Spot mill prices: Bran, $33
per ton: shorts. $36 per ton; middlings, $46;
rolled barley, $59r. 61; rolled oats, 162.
CORN Whole. SS4; cracked, $85 per ton.
HAY Buying prices, I. o. b. Portland:
Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton; Val
ley timothy. $2526; alfalfa. $24; Valley
grain hay, $24; clover, $22; straw. $3.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 4545'4c; prime
firsts. 4314c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras,
4648c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1,
52 dp 53c delivered.
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 46
34Sc; candled. 50c; selects, 55c per dozen.
CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b.
dock. Portland: Tillamooft triplets. 23c;
Young Americas, 24c per pound; longhorns,
24c Coos and Curry, f. o. o. Myrtle Point:
Triplets, 22V4c; Young Americas. 23Vc per
pound.
POULTRY Hens. large, 1920c; small.
1718c; Springs, 17 19c; ducks, 18S20c;
geese. 14&15c; turkeys, live, 2022c;
dressed, choice 28 29c.
VEAL Fancy, 15 hfi& 16c per pound.
PORK Fancy, 18i19c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. navels.
$3.25:4.75; Valencias, $4 to 4. So; lemons, $5
8.23; per box; bananas, 5a&6o per
pound; grapefruit, $3(6.75.
VEGETABLES Tomatoes, $12.10 per
crate; cabbage. l4&24c per pound; lettuce.
$1.852.25 per crate; cucumbers, $1.35&r1.75
per dozen; peppers. 1517Ho per lb.; cauli
flower, $2.25 per crate; sprouts. 10gllc per
pound; artichokes, SI & 1.10 per pound; gar
lic 7Sc per pound; squash, l4c per
pound; pumpkins. lfcc per pound; celery,
$4 per crate.
SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $L23 per
sack; beets, $1.50ltfL75; turnips, $1.50;
parsnips. $1.75.
POTATOES Oregon. $1.2501.60 per hun
dred; Yakima, $1.75; sweet potatoes, 4c per
pound.
ONIONS Oregon, No. 1. $2.50 2.75; No.
2, $1.752 per hundred.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. $12.25; pears.
$1.3UO'2.2o; grapes, nfylc per pound; cran
berries. $16 16.50 per barrel; persimmons,
$1.7502 per box; pomegranates. $2.25 02.73
per box.
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotations:
bUUAR Fruit and berry. IS; beet. $8
extra C. $7.60: powdered, in barrels, $9.50;
cubes. In barrels, sv.To.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
$3.25 per dosen; one-hair flats, $2; one-
pound flats. $3.50.
NUTS Walnuts. 23c; Brazil nuts, 18521c;
filberts, 2223o; almoners, 19 20c; peanuts,
1012c; cocoanuts. $1.10 per dozen; pecans,
1714 19c; chestnuts. 20c.
BEANS California Jonolng prices: Small
white. 1344c; large white, 3Hc: Llmaa.
14c; bayos. 10c; pink. 10c; Oregon
beans, buying prices: white 8 9c; colored,
Tit tic.
COFFEE Roasted, In drums. 17 25c
SALT Granulated, $19.75 psr ton; half-
ground, 100s. $15 per ton; 50s. $16 per ton;
dairy, sia.7o per ton.
RICE Southern head, 99aC per pound;
blue rose, s-tc; Japan style, 7gB74c,
DRIED FRUIT Apples. 13Mc; peaches,
ll(a-12c; prunes, Italian, 11 13c: raisins.
85c$3 per box; dates, fard. $2.508 3 per
Dox; currants. 19c; figs, $202.50 per box.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice, 34c; standard.
36c; skinned. 28ft033c; picnics. 24c; cot
tage rolls, 28c
LARD Tierce basis, standard, pure, 30c
compound, 24c
BACON Fancy, 464Sc; standard, 43
45c; choice, 14ti3'42c.
DRY SALT Short clear backs, 30 Q 34c
exports, 31 4p 34c; plates, 26 & 28c
Uops, Wool, Etc.
HOPS 1917 crop, 16&20C per pound; 1916
crop, 13Qvl5c per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 5060o per
ssuna; valley, uAigrouc -per pound.
MOHAIR Long staple. 55c
CASCARA BARK New and old. 8V9c
per pound.
TALLOW No. 1. 13c per pound
12c
No. 2,
Hides and Pelts.
HIDES Salted hides, 25 lbs. and up. 18c:
salted stags, 50 lbs. and up, 15c; salted and
green kip, 15 to 25 lbs., 18c; salted and
green calf. lO to 15 lbs.. 25c: green hides.
25 lbs. and up. 15c: green stags. 50 lbs. and
up, 12c; dry flint hides, 30c; dry flint calf,
up to 7 lbs., 83c; dry salt hides. 25c; dry
horse bides. $l.aoK2.aO; salted horse hides.
PELTS Dry long wool pelts. 42e: dry
short wool pelts. 256280c; salted sheep pelts,
long wool, each $4&5; salted lamb pelts,
each, $2&3; salted short wool pelts.
each 12 (u 2. oil; dry sheep shearlings, each.
15&30c; salted sheep shearliugs, each. 25ij
ooc
Oils.
GASOLINE Bulk. 20 Vic: esses. 29c
naphtha, drums, lHc; cases, 2Sc; engine
distillate, drums. 104c; cases. IOC
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. $1.31; cases,
$1.41; boiled, barrels, $1.33; cases, $1.43.
TURPENTINE In tanks, 05c; in cases,
75c,
Coffee Futures Steadier.
NEW TORK. Dec. 10. The coffee market
showed a steadier tone today. The liqui
dation which had developed toward the
close of the week appeared to have been
pretty well completed, and after opening
6 to 8 points higher late months improved
another polut or two on covering and scat
tered trade buying. July sold up to 7.64c
and September to 7.S3c with the market
closing at a net advance of 6 to 11 points.
December. 7.06c; January, 7.15c: March,
7.34c: May, 7.50c; July, 7.60c; September,
7.83a.
Spot coffee, steady. Rio 7s. 7Wc; Santos
4s, 9c Owing to the holiday, there were
no official quotations from Brazil and very
few offers were reported in the cost and
freight market, which was practically un
changed. Cables reported clearances of 126,000 bagr
from Santos for Europe during the past
week.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW TORK. Dec 10. Raw sugar steady.
Centrifugal. 6.70c; molasses. 5.82c. Refined
steady, unchanged to 20 points lower. Cut
loaf. 9.63'S 9.85c; crushed, 9.40 i 9.60c; mould
"A," 8.658.85c: cubes. 8.90i9.10c: XXXX
powdered, 8.35g-S.55c: powdered, 8.30 0 8.50c;
fine granulated. S. 154; 8.35c; diamond "A,"
8.158.35c: confectioners' "A," 8.058.25c;
No. 1. 6tii8.20c
STOCK RUN SMALL
Market Affected by Strike
Sound Cities.
in
ONLY 24 LOADS RECEIVED
In View of Lightness of Arrivals
Former Prices Are Maintained.
Hogs Sell on Basis of 16
Cents for Best Quality.
Only 24 loads of stock were received at
the North Portland yards over Sunday, about
a quarter the usual qi-ntity, which shows
clearly the effect of the Puget Sound strike
on the market here. Asiae from the small
amount of business transacted the market
waa without important feature. The light
ness of arrivals made t possible to main
tain the prices that ruled at the close of
last week. Hog sales were on a 16-cent
basis for prima stock and cattle moved
within the quoted range.
Receipts were 447 cattle. 88 calves, 636
bogs and 3 sheep. Shippers were:
With bogs G. A. Zachary. Condon. 1 load
O. E. Gorsllne, Joseph. 1 load; C. A. Buck
ley, Moro, 1 load; Frank Madison, Roblnstte.
1 load; A. Auterback. White Salmon, 1 load;
R. B. Smith, Medford. 1 load.
With cattle A. R. Cooke, Balls ton. 1 load;
J. 35. Ford. Brooklyn, 2 toads; Fred Welch.
Condon, 1 load; Shoemaker Bros.. 1 load;
J. H. Russell, Redmond, 1 load; Madison A
Adams, Weiser, 1 load; A. DeMaris. Mil
ton. 1 load; J. R. Coffey, BauxMea Island. 51
cattle and 18 calves; H. E. Nelson. Monitor.
1 load; Gerkln A Smith. Redmond. 1 load.
The day's sales were as follows:
Wt. Price I Wt. Price.
2 steers.. 815$ 7.501 2 cows... 1135$ 6.50
Z steers. . 920 6.75:12 cows. . . 919 7.00
1 steer OrO 5.501 1 cow 860 3.00
1 steer... 10.10 5.551 lcow.... 950 6.50
20 steers.. 960 8.751 lcow.... . 980 6.00
lcow 990 8.501 1 heifer.. 810 6.50
33 cows... 9t6 6.251 1 heifer.. 670 4.50
lcow 810 3.50! S neifers. 860 6.50
2 heifers. 600 6.601 2 calves.. 250 S.00
1 heifer.. 8o0 6.50! 2 bulls... 950 6.00
1 nelfer. . 690 4.501 2 bulls. . . 1085 5.23
lbull... 1190 5.50 lhog.... 340 16.00
5 bulls... 1136 6.001 I nog.... 220 16.00
15 steers.. 1003 -7.501 9 hogs... 202 15.73
2steers.. 8S5 7.00! 6hogs... 383 14.83
13 steers.. 67 7.50! 6no!... 87 14.50
12 steers.. 708 5.251 5 hogs. .. 39S 14.80
30 steers.. 974 8.3515 hogs. .. Ill 14.60
lcow 7!1 7.501 lhog . 314 14.85
lcow 1140 6.45188 hogs. .. 217 16.00
18 cows... 892 4.751 lhog.... 240 J6.0O
26COWS... 1052 7.251 log.... 240 18.00
14 cows... 92 6.501 2 hogs... 470 15.00
2 cows... 895 3.501 7 hogs... 334 14.85
lcow.... 890 6.001
Quotations at the yards follow:
Cattle Price.
Best steers ...............$ 9.00 & 9.6,1
Good steers
8.25(9 9.00
6. SOUS 7.50
Good cows -
Ordinary cows ..........
, . 4.50 0 6.50
, . 7.00 (d 8.00
.. 5.00ISH 6.75
.. 7.3o4l0.00
, . 4.50431 7.75
.. 15.8316.00
.. IS. 85 9 16. 00
. . 13.7515.00
.. 33 00O13.K0
.. 12.50 13.00
.. 12.0012.50
.. 8.004H 10.00
.. 11.75 12.25
Heifers
Bulls
Calves
Stocker and feeder steers
Hogs
Prime lights
Prime heavy ............
Pigs
Sheep-
Western lambs
Valley lambs ............
Yearlings ...............
Wethers ..,
DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED
Shipments En Route to Leading Livestock
Markets of Country.
Destinations of livestock loaded Decem
ber 9. (Carloads reported west of Alle
gheny Mountains: double decks counted as
two cars.) Reported by Bureau of Markets,
North Portland.
Cattle. Horses. Mixed
CaJves.Hogs.Sheep.Mules.Stock.
Boston . ,
OH
Buffalo
ChlcaKO ......
25
26'l
-8
3
5
8
62
8
17
t
8
6
24
9
7
8
1
16
. 4
127
"8
14
4
3
2
1
16
603
5
42
4
86
94
259
"z
37
156
1
4
1
4
72
15
8
n
32
.1
R7
138
18
1
24
1
Cincinnati
Cleveland .....
10
Denver .......
Detroit
9
East St. Louis.
Fort Worth
Kansas City ...
Los Angeles ...
in
6
3
7
1
9
Milwaukee ....
New York .....
Oklahoma City
Omaha ........
108
Ottumwa .....
Peoria ........
Pittsburg .....
Puebls
St. Joseph ....
San Antonio ..
St. Paul
San Francisco..
Sioux City ....
Spokane ......
Wichita
Various
1
"i
"i
"a
87
28
4
13
74
704
673
Totals 150
One week ago.. 19.17
Four weeks ago.l9o2
303
SHU
145
176
16
131
138
542
282
116
State origins of livestock loaded Decern
ber 9:
Cattle, Horses.Mlxed
Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Mulea.btock.
For Portland
One week ago.. 11 7 ... ... ..
Four weeks ago IS 5 ... ... ..
For Seattle
One week ago.. 1 ... ... ... ...
Four weeks ago 20 8 1
State origins of livestock loaded Decern
ber 8:
Cattle, Horses.Mlxed
Cal vea.Hogs.Sheep. Mules. Stock.
For portiana-
Oregon ....... 2 3 ... ... ...
Tfl Portland 2 8
One week ago.. 10 16 ... 1 S
Four weeks ago 4 2 ... ...
For Seattle
Washington ... 2 ...
Tt'l Seattle.. 2
One week ago 1 ... ... ...
Four weeks ago 6 1 8 ' ... 3
Eastern Meat Trade Conditions.
Reports on Eastern meat trade conditions
December 10 (8:30 A. M., Eastern time):
Beef.
Boston Beef, fresh: Receipts liberal, some
cars arriving late, market quiet, early trade
very light. Kosher beef: Supply moderate,
market firm to 60 cents higher, demand
good. Hind quarters doing little better.
Steers: Receipts moderate, very few cholcs
steers offered. market opening a shade
higher than Friday, demand light. Cows
Receipts liberal, demand fair, market steady
to strong.
New York Note: Luggers' and cutters
strike not yet settled. Beef, fresh: Supply
adequate for early trade, cars running late.
demand light on account of cold weather
and slippery streets, market 25 to 60 cents
higher than last Monday. Kosher beef.
chucks and plates: Supply normal, demand
fair, market steady. Hinds and ribs: Sup
ply normal, aemana xair, market firm.
steers: Receipts moderate, demand fair,
market steady at slightly higher prices.
cows: Receipts moderate, demand fair, mar-
uet strong.
Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Receipts lib
oral, a few cars not in, demand fair mar
ket opening steady, to strong. Prices about
50 cents higher than last Monday. Kosher
beer: No report. steers: Receipts liberal.
I demand lair, market steady. Cows: R
celpts moderate, demand fair, market steady
to strong with prices 60 cents to $1 higher
than last week.
Washington Beef, fresh: Receipts very
ngnt. some cars yet to oe. unloaded for to
day s business. Sales light on account
unfavorable weather, market strong at Frl
day's close. Steers: Receipts very light, de
mand exceeds the supply with a healthy
tone to tne market, cows: Receipts mod
erate, demand a little better, market steady
to strong.
Pork.
Boston Supply heavy, demand light, with
some trading beinff done with Friday's
ciose.
New York Many cars delayed, demand
fair, market quiet on loins, prices about in
line with last Monday, better trade on othe
cuts.
Philadelphia Receipts moderate, demand
fair, market opening weak with light loin
selling at $26 and heavy loins at $23.
Washington Supply moderate. demand
light, prices about In line with Friday1
close.
lamb.
Boston Receipts heavy. demand slow.
msrket dull with fores selling a little better.
New York Cars arriving late, demand
light, market stronger to 50 cents higher
tnan last Ainnoay.
Philadelphia Receipts moderate, demand
slow, marKet ami ana araggy.
Washington Supply extremely light, de
msnd very light, no change from Friday
prices.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, Dec. 10. Hogs Receipts. 8300.
market luc higher. - Heavy, $17.13 17.50
mixed. $17.25017.85; light. tlT.lOS 17.40:
pigs. $10018: bulk of sales. $17. 25 & 17.35.
Cattle Receipts, SOOO, market steady.
Native steers, $9&-14; cows and heifers. $6.50
ftlO: Western steers, $S'g 12.50; Texas steers.
$(-lO.50; cows and heifers, $69: canners.
$5.256: stockers and reeders. JC'sll.5":
calves. $9.50012.50; bulls, stags, etc, $5.75
&S25.
Sheep Receipts, 2200, market steady.
Yearlings. $11.50-8 13.25; wetners. $116-12.50;
ewes, $9.75 ig 11.25; Ismbs. $15616.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Dec. 10. Hogs Recelnts. 87.-
000. strong. Bulk. $17.10 17.50; light, $lrt 60
-17.45; mixed, $16.90017.60; heavy. $16.85
17.60; rough, $16. SS a 17.05; pigs, $12.75 &
15.75.
Cattle Receipts. .28.WO0. weak. Native
steers. $7..10$15.50; Western steers, $6.30&
13.70; stockers and feeders. $0,10111: cows
and heifers. $5.10&11. 40; calves. $S'-rl5.
Sheep Receipts. 20.00O. weak. Wethers.
$8.80 12.90; . lambs. $12.5016.75.
Hops. Etc. at Sew York.
NEW YORK. Dec 10. Hops, quiet; state,
medium to choice. 1917. bOtitlbc: 1916.
nominal; Pacific Coast, 24 3 28c; 1916, IS
&19c.
Hides, steady; Bogota, 41c; Central Amer
ica. 40c.
Wool, firm; domestic fleece, XX Ohio and
rennsiyvania. 7"c.
TOBACCO SHARES SLUMP
LARGE ISSUE OP NEW THEASITRY
STOCK PROPOSED.
Rails) Irresrulmr With Gatna Reariatered
bx Pacific French War
Bonds Are Lower.
NEW TORK, Dec. 10. Stocks moved In
a hesitant and irregular manner today to
ne accompaniment of an lnsignnlcant turn
over. Important shares fluctuated within
a 2-polnt radius, but a number of special
ties ten snarpiy.
American Tobacco made an extreme de
cline of 21 V4 points to 140 In connection with
the proposed issue of an additional $50,000.-
000 of Treasury shares, and some of that
company's former subsidiaries fell 15 to 17
points.
Uncertainty marked the course of rails.
Pacifies and a few coalers registering gross
gains of 1 to 2 points, while St. Paul pre
ferred and Atchison preferred touched new
mlnlmums and Atlantic Coast Line was In
cluded among other issues to repeat their
lowest quotations of recent years.
bteeis were the sturdiest features of the
Industrial and equipment groups, with mod
erate strength in coppers and shippings, but
proiit-taKing eriaced a large part of this
advantage at the close. Sales amounted to
280,000 shares.
Call money's rise to 8 per cent and tem
porary withdrawal of time funds served as
an additional deterrent to speculative opera
tions. Weakness of French Issues, vlrtuailv all
making lowest records since their flotation
in this market, was the overshadowing fea
ture of the bond market. Liberty 4s sold
at 97.16 to 97.40 and the 3Ua at 98 4 to
98.80. Total sales, par value, aggregated
$4,150,000. On call old United States 4s lost
H of 1 per cent and the Panama 3s 2 per
cent,
CXOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Bales. Hiffii I .no-
bid.
Am Beet Sugar.
72
34
644
60 W
72 V4
95
103 V4
J2'z
58
82 H
94 V
47
16H
II14
132 V
62 Vs
45 V
38 V
90 '4
18Vj
43
324
29 V,
62 V
27
32 H
14
123 V
834
89
234
93
4 1 'A
91V
26
23 U
17
314
113V,
24 Vi
74 14
27V,
23 V
61
17T4
7V
2ST4
102
84V4
25 '4
44
Am can 1.700 R4U 34
AmCarAFdry.. 1.60O 63 64i
Am Locomotive. 5oo 51 S 51 '
Am Sm A Refg.. 5o 72 72H
Am Sug Refg.
4O0 96 95 Hs
2,700 104 V, 103 g
300 12 H 121,
3,9i)0 66 i 65 ?s
31 10 83 4 83
800 95 U5
900 48 H 474
300 16S 16H
200 114 lit,
2.500 133 4 132 H
1.000 63 62 vm
1.900 46 46
2,100 38 74 3SV4
Am Tel A Tel
Am Z L & S
Anaconda Cop. .
Atchison
AG4WISSL.
Bait 6hlo
B A S Copper
Calif Petrol
Canadian Pacif..
Central Leather.
Ches A Ohio
Chi Mil A St P...
Chi & N W
C R I A P ctfs. . .
Chino Copper. . ..
300
' 6.900
2.000
1.2O0
ono
2,100
1.5110
1.400
200
200
""ioo
20.1 no
500
1.400
" V.eoo
42
62V
28 ',4
82
I3Vi
124 Vz
87
80i
25 it
"41
93 ta
26 14
24 Vi
"3i'ji
Colo Fu A Iron . .
Corn Prod Refg..
Crucible Steel. ..
28,
62
27
3214
13
123H
85 Vi
89 i
25 V
41 vi
91 V.
20
24
"Sli,
Cuba Cane Sug...
Olstlllers Secur.
Erie
General Electric
General Motors..
Gt Nor pfd
Gt Nor Ore ctfs..
Illinois Central..
Inspiration Cop.
Int 1 M prd
Int Nickel
Int Paper
K C Southern...
Kennecott Cop..
Louis A Nash ...
Maxwell Motors.
Mexican Petrol..
2,800
200
1,700
400
1.8O0
1,200
75 1
27V
23 H
'ik"
8T4
29
74
274
23
67 t.
2SV4
102 '
84 vi
24
444
"22i
7414
"i ij
24 V4
4214
133
110'i
109
8 7 '4
1064
77
'ik"
Miami Copper. . .
Missouri Pacific.
Montana Power.
Nevada Cop. . . ..
ew i ork Cent..
N Y N H A H
Norfolk A West..
200
102
Northern Pacific
200 . 84 Vi
Son 2d
7,100 45
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania. ...
Pittsburg Coal. .
Ray Consol Cop..
Reading
Rep Irsi Steel...
Shatt Ariz Cop. .
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry
Studebaker Cor..
Texas Company.,
Union Pacific
43 V,
700
7.300
4.100
.""300
1,500
1.600
2,700
J.RO0
1 J 00
66.500
1.600
3.300
22
694
75 K
"si'vi
24 V4
43
136
1 1 14
1104
88 Vi
10714
22
6SV
74
17V
81V
24
42
334
110H
109 4
87
lo64
77
194
77V
IT S Ind Alcohol.
U S Steel
do pfd. .......
Utah Copper . ...
78
Wabash pfd B...
4.
western Lnlon..
200 78 'i
Westing Elect. ..
1.800 374
374
87 V
Total sales for the day, USO.000 shares.
BONDS.
U S ref 2s ret. OOVi'Nor Pao 4s.... 931
TJ S ref 2s coup 9Vs'Nor Pac 8s ss:
U S 3s reg 99 IPac Tel A Tel 6s. 9114
U S 8s coud... "I19 Penn conn A u. qoii
V S 4s reg 104t4 TTnlon Pac ref 4s 'Sr-V.
U S 4s coup. . .104141U S Steel 6s 7t2
Atchison gen 4s 81 V So Pan nv Km fio,
r, , n . , 4 r 1 r . . .
1 oc n t un 101 lAngio r rencn OS, 88 V
N Y Cen deb 6s 91V4U S Lib 3Vs... 98.48
Bid. tOffered.
Boston Mining Stocks.
BOSTON, Dec 10. Closing quotations:
Allouez
.. 50 iMohawk
66
Ariz Com
. 104 Nor Butte
.. 61 Old Dominion...
.420 Osceola
. 18V4!Quincy
. 41 Shannon .......
. 8 V Superior
1314
84
Calu & Ariz
Calu A Hecla..
Centennial
.. 57
.. 64
... 6V
... 6
... 2
... 11
. .. 1
.. 32
opper Range..
B Butte Cop...
Franklin
Gran by Cons ..
414,Sup & Boa......
65
Utah Con
Winona ........
isle rtoyalle . . .
ECerr Lake ....
23
4
54
Wolverine
Lake Copper...
Money, Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Mercantile naner.
5'h-5V per cent.
Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.71 Vi: commercial
60-day bills on banks. $4.71; commercial 60
day bills. $4.70; demand. $4.75 V: cables.
$4.6 7-16. Francs, demand 6.73Vi. cables
5.7114; guilders, demand 43, cables 44; lire,
demand 8.:;l. cables 8.29; rubles, demand
13, cables 134.
Bar silver, 85 c.
Mexican dollars. 66c.
Government bonds. Irregular; railroad
bonds, weak.
Time loans, strong, 60 days, 00 days and
six months, 6V4 per cent.
Call monev. strong: high. 6 per cent;
low. iV4; ruling rate. 5V4: closing bid, 6i4;
offered at 6V: last loan. 5V.
LONDON. Dec. 10. Bar silver. 4274d per
ounce. Money. 34 per cent. Discount rates,
short bills. 4 per cent; three months bills.
44 per cent.
Dried Fruit at New Tork. .
NEW YORK. Dec 10. Evaporated ap
ples, quiet: Californlas, 15V f 17c; prime
state. 15 We 10c.
Prunes, large size, scarce; California, 84
C134e; Oregons. 124 (8 14c.
Peaches, steady; standard. 1014c; choice,
11V&11V4C; fancy, 124 0 13c
Extra Dividend on Pacific Mail.
NEW YORK. Dec 10. An extra dividend
of $2.50 a share on the common stock was
declared today by the Pacific Mall Steam
ship Company, together with the customary
semi-annual disburseacjVnt of 60 cents a
share.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. Dec. 10. Butter higher.
Creamery. 3647c
Eggs Higher. Receipts. 80.76O esses.
Firsts, 47950c: ordinary firsts. 4346sc; at
mark, cases Included. 43-$ 49c
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Metal Exchange
quotes tin nominal. S6c.
Lead, quiet. Spot. 6.256.50c.
Spelter, spot. East St. Louis delivery, 7.60
ii 7.75c
Duluth I.lnr.eed Market.
DULUTH. Dec. 10. Linseed on track.
$3.24Vi fr'3.34Vi : arrive. $3.271: December.
;i..'4 01a; May, $3.:is bid; July,
nominal.
o.xtf?
ICOLD LIFTS CORN!
Movement of New Crop May
Be Retarded.
OFFERINGS WELL ABSORBED
Increase of Feeding Demand Ex:
peeled as Result of Loner Tem
peratureOats Stocks at Sea
board Points Are Reduced.
CHICAGO, Dec 10. Severe cold that ham
pered teaming from farms and also handi
capped the railways tended today to make
the corn market average higher. Prices
closed unsettled. January at $1.20 to
$1.20V and May at $1.19. with the range
as a whole varying from Vc off to c ad
vance compared with Saturday's finish. Oats
gained lc to IVsc and provisions 30c to 50c
Corn traders gave first attention t6 the
outlook that continued low temperatures
meant considerable slowing up of the crop
movement and furthermore implied an In
crease of feeding demand. On the resulting
bulge In prices, however, buying was not
of an aggressive character, and It was point
ed out that the prevailing cold weather
was fine for the conditioning of corn. Some
thing of a setback followed, owing In part
to prospects that the embargo on shipments
to the East would lead in the near future to
a rapid accumulation of stocks hers. The
fact, though, that offerings were readily
absorbed in the late dealings evoked a fresh
rally as the session came to an end.
Oats paralleled the action of corn. The
visible supply total showed a decided falling
off on account of large reductions at sea
board points.
Scantiness In hog arrivals gave strength
to provisions. Commission houses purchased
to a moderate extent.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
CORN.
Open. High.
Low.
$MV
1.18
Close.
$1 20
1.19
Jan.
...$1.204 $1.204
... 1.1S V 1.19
OATS.
May .
Dec. ...
72 .724
69V . -70v
.T04
.69 Vs
.72 H
.70
May ....
MESS PORK.
Jan ' 47.20 46.80
47.10
LARD.
Jan 24.40 24.65 24.37
54.63
24.65
May 24.57 24.67 24.52
SHORT RIBS.
Jan 24.90 25.10 24.80
May 26.05 23.27 2S.02
.23.03
25.25
Cash prices were:
Corn No. 2 and 3 yellow, nominal; No.
4 yellow. $1.451.60.
Oats No. 3 white. 72 373c; standard, 72V,
73c.
Rye No. 2. nominal.
Barley $1,209 1.50.
Timothy $57.50.
Clovei- $20(S26.
Pork-i-Nomlnal.
Lard $25.5025.75.
Ribs $27.25.
Clearances Wheat. 69.000 bushels: corn.
none; oats. 337,000 bushels; flour, 36,000 bar
rels. Primary .receipts Wheat. 889.0OO vs.
2.012.000 bushels; corn. 742.000 vs. 1.474.000
bushels; oats, 854.000 vs. 1.239,000 bushels.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 10. Barley. $1.15
1.48.
Flax $3.844 g 3.36 Vi.
Eastern Corn and Oats Markets.
ST. LOUIS. Dec 10. Corn closed. Decem
ber. $1.27 asked; May. $1.19. Oats. 7014c.
WINNIPEG. Dec. 10. Oats closed: De
cember, 7SVc; May. 80")4c.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 10. Com closed:
January, $1.22; May, $1.20. Oats, May, 72 c
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 10. Cash corn: No.
3 yellow, $1.75 & 1.80. Oats, No. 2 mixed, 76c;
standard No. 2 white. 73c; to arrive, 73c;
No. 3 white, 73 V4c asked.
DULUTn, Dec 10.-
ash oats. 714 0734c
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. Spot quota
tions: Feed barley. $2.5.1.
Oats, white. $2.70fi 2.75.
Mlllfeed: Bran, $38040; middlings, $519
52; shorts. $40041.
Callboard: Barley, December, $2.58 bid;
May, $2.60.
SAN FRANCISCO PBODCCE MARKET
Prices Corrent on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh
Fruit, Etc.. at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 10. Butter
Fresh extra, 45c
Eggs Fresh extras, 49c; fresh extra pul
lets. 40c
Cheese New firsts. 214c; Young Amer
lcss. 25c.
Poultry Hens. 26f27c; fryers. 27Q30c;
broilers. 30if35c; roosters. 105j-18c; squabs.
$2.506 -8.5o: pigeons. $1.50gl.70; geese, Iby.
20c; turkeys, 25 V' 28c, live.
Vegetables Siuash. cream, 75c $1.13:
Hubbard, $1 (a 1.25 sack; eggplant, 6Sc: bell
neppers. 7(tl0c: Chile, 6to8c; peas, 810c;
tomatoes. 50c$1.25: lettuce. $1.502; cel
ery. 20'tj3Oc; potatoes, $22.15; sweet po
tatoes, $2.75&2.85; onions, Australian
brown. $1.75; red, $1-31.25: garlic, 5W6c;
cucumbers, $1. 75(82.25: beans, string,
bra 10c; wax. S&12C; pumpkins, $1421. 25;
carrots, 65i75c; beets. $1.50: turnips. .c
7$1.2o; parsnips, $1.25 sack; rhubarb, $1.50
6-2.
Fruits Grapes. Malaga, $1: pears. $1.50
tfM.75; casabns, 75c$l: strawberries. $HW
12: cranberries. $3.5ofr4; lemons. $6.25&
H.7.V persimmons. $1.254j1.50; grapefruit,
$3.25; oranges, Valencias, $3.65; tangerines,
$1.501.73; bananas. 614 6c; pineapples.
$3.30(8 4: apples. Bellfleur, $lrl.25: New
town pippins. 44-tier. $1(11.15; olives, 8
ttllc; pomegranates. $i.2fti 1.75.
Il.v Wheat and wheat and oat. $2930;
tame oat, $27: barley. $24 26; alfalfa, $24
ut-i-i- barlev straw. 60 0 00c
Mlllfeed Cracked corn and feed corn
meal. $su&37: alfalfa meal, . i04r.il; cocoa
nut meal. $44.
trlniir S10.80 tier barrel.
Receipts Flour, 7556 quarter sacks; bsr-
ley. 3140 centals; beans. 2907 sacks: po
tatoes, 9708 sacks: onions, 600 sacks; hides,
392; wine, 66,250 gallons.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Dec. IO. Turpentine, dull,
44c. Sales, none: receipts, 313 barrels: ship
ments. Ill barrels: stork. 24.009 barrels.
Rosin firm. Sales, 896 barrels; receipts,
1179 barrels: shipments. 957 barrels; stock.
76.078 barrels. Quote: a. u. r.. r, . n.
$H.10(ff6.15; T. $6.15: K. $6.65; M. $7; N.
$7.35; WG. $7.5"; WW. $7.60.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec 10. Spot cotton quiet.
Middling. 3Q.35C.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
OLMSTEAD-SM1TH C. M. Olmstead. 26.
243 West Park, and Alice M. Smith. 22. Ard
mny Terrace.
FOSTER-MARTIN Edward II. Foster, 33,
29 North Tenth street, and Ruth Martin, 32,
same address.
HOLDKHii AN-M ACRAE Mathew A. Hol
derman. 28. 806 Montana avenue, and Agnes
Macla. legal, SOS Michigan avenue.
SUA RON-CROWLK V F. W. Sharon, le
gal. Tacoma. Wash., and Alice Crowley.
le;al. Imperial Hotel.
ISAACS - BARTHOLOMEW Henry M.
Isaac, legal. Rose Friend Apartments, and
Fav Bartholomew, legal, same address.
SHETTE It LY -ROWLING Kenneth Shot
terly, 21. Willamina. Or., and Doris Row
ling. 10. Imperial Hotel.
BUSH-BLANK Clyde C Bush. 38. Kelso,
Wash., and Antoinette Blank, 23. 429 East
Fourteenth street North.
BRAL'N-JOJINSON Otto Braun. 30. Van
couver Barracks, and Freda Johnson. 26,
1135 Thurman street.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses,
WESTALL.-ALLARD John T. Westall, 26,
of Butte. Mont., and Mrs. Charlotto V. Al
lard. 26. of Butte. Mont.
PITGER-THOMAS Gustave C. Pltger. 40.
of Portland, and Florence E. Thomas, 29,
of Portland.
BiKER-RODGERS Harry. Tf. Baker. 27.
of Portland, and Henrietta Rodger, 32, of
Portland.
REED-LYNCH William Reed, 38. of Spo
kane. Wash., and Mrs. Pbena Lynch. 35, of
Missoula. Jlont,
CALWAY-GRAFTON Vern D. Calway. 24.
of Portland, and Jessie M. Grafton. 23, of
Portland.
JO HAN SON-BEERS Ralph n. Johanson.
son of . H. Johanson. 10. of cresham. Or.
and Eva L. Beers. 17, daughter of Mrs.
Llllle Beers, or (jresnam, or.
BARNES-HUGHES Omer H. Barnes, le
o-n 1 of American Lake. Wash., and Kmll,
k. Hugnes, lestai. or Vancouver, waan.
I Wli.M WSKi-KACUOLD Slaulsr
GAIMBLING
When war broke out there was but one
thing for America, democracy's guardian,
to do. Jump to the Allies' assistance and
do what we are doing now everything to
aid them in their battle for democracy's
existence. Instead, we saw but one duty,
to bleed them to the last coin, we made
billions and thousands of millionaires, but
we broke the Allies. Our store of necessi
ties was ample, but we bloodsucked democ
racy's defenders 10o'. lOOO'fc profit and
we had our stock gsmble debauch as never
before, but we broke democracy's defend
ers. Then we in America were confronted
with the horrible result of our brutal
greed, we must mske the wsr ours and
finance the nations v bad pushed to bank
ruptcy.
No great harm ww-ld have been done if
the loot we took from the Allied nations
had gone to all the American people equit
ably, for then the Oovernment could take it
away equitably, for war expenses. in
stead, a few got all the billions of blood
money and the whole American people
must pay wars' bills. To put Shylock
prices on democracy's defenders necessi
ties we had to put them on our own.
hence the hell we are wrestling with to
dsy. Time Is gone for the cry "don't disturb
stock market values or the Oovernment
csnnot provide war needs." The Govern
ment is going to have no trouble carrying
the war on any scale necessary. The wealth
is in the country snd It Is going to be
tsken by the Oovernment from Its present
owners one wsy or the other. Just as mil
lionaires were made by the hundreds in
wars' first two years, so millionaires will
be pauperized in wars' isst two. No power
can prevent and the Nation should have no
concern about the process.
If 50 billions or dollars are burnt up in
war the bulk of it is lost and the bill can
only be paid by turning stock and bonds
Into cash and exchanging cash for Lib
ertys. The quicker the American people
get this fact clearly focused and the pres
ent day theory stuff dissipated, the better.
At present this is the fool process: stock
prices are being kept up and Libertys are
Wlsnlewskt. legal, of Camp Lewis. Wash.,
and Anna M. Kachold. legal, of Portland.
WIK MAN-SMITH Henry Wlckman, of
The Dalles. Or., and Mrs. Myrtle Esther
Smith, of The Dalles. Or.
RICH A RDHON-DODSON George Rich
ardson. 63, of Troutrtale. Or., and Mrs. Rhoda
A. Dodson. legal, of Troutdale, Or.
STORY-WOOD Charles K. Story. 22. of
Vancouver. Wash., and Gladys C Wood. 15,
of Portland.
BURNS-OLSON James H. Bums. 27. of
Portland, and Mr Esther Olson, 23, of
Portland.
COLLINS-MATTHEWS Lester T. Collins.
81. of Portland, and Mildred Matthews, 27.
of Portland.
LOVE-THOMPSON John Love, legal, of
Centralia. Wash., and Helen Sophia Thomp
son, legal, of Kalama. Wash.
HAINES-JACKSON Russell Haines, legal,
of Portland, and Laura Rose Jackson. 25,
of Portland.
QUINN-HARRTS James I. Qulnn. 46. of
Portland, and Mrs. M. Elizabeth Harris, 39,
of Creswell, Or.
RAY-HOLTON Jack B. Ray. 23. of Sa
lem. Or., and Eva Holton. 17, of Sher
wood, Or.
BlrtTig.
VADNAIS To Mr. and Mrs. William P.
Vadnals. 552S Fifty-eighth, November 27, a
daughter.
Mc REYNOLDS To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Victor McReynolds, 1433 East Salmon, No
vember 21, a son.
HOBNSCHIICH To Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward S. Hornschuch. 326 East Sixth, De
cember 3, a daughter.
THOMPSON To Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Thompson. 63 Ella street, December 2,
a daughter.
BOUDANAVICH To Mr. and Mrs. An
drew M. Bogdanavich, 411 East Ninth. De
cember 1, a daughter.
SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith.
1458 Fern, December 3. a son.
HANDLORS To Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Handlors, 3G0 Sacramento, December 4, a
son.
BOLIN To Mr. and Mrs. Benle Bolln. 914
South Willamette boulevard. December 1, a
son.
SOLUM To Mr. and Mrs. Conrad R. So
lum. East Fifty-seventh. December 3, a son.
WEBER To Mr. and Mrs. Richard H.
Weber. 2043 East Alder. December 2. a son.
Ml'LLIN To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Mullin. 678 East Seventeenth, December 3, a
daughter.
SHERWOOD To Mr. and Mrs. Aris M.
Sherwood, 901 East Salmon, December 1, a
BENNETT To Mr. and Mrs. William D.
Bennett. December 3. 2185 East Gllsan, a
daughter.
SHAKLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus S.
Shakley, 167 East Sixteenth, December 5,
a son.
Building Permits.
G. W. LONG Erect frame garage. S5S
Ross, corner Cherry street; builder, same;
$oi.
F. TSUBOI Erect frame garage. 273
Benton street, corner Clackamas; builder,
same; $.W
A. OPHE1M Repair one-story frame
storage room, 294 East Sixtieth North, be
tween Wasco and Clackamas; builder, same;
$30.
MRS. FRED A. COOK Erect two-story
frame residence, 730 Clackamas, between
East Twenty-second and East Twenty-third
streets; builder, same: $4000.
JACKSON COUNTY THRIFTY
War Economy Campaign Cuts Con
sumption of Sugar and Meats.
MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 10. (Special.)
According to an announcement by
W. A. Folprer, chairman of the Jackson
County conservation commission, since
the war economy campaign opened the
consumption of sugar, mutton, beef and
pork has been reduced one third below
the normal. The use of white flour has
diminished and there has been in
creased consumption of rye and graham
flour.
The county committee, so success
ful in placing conservation cards
throusrhout the valley, haa been made
a permanent organization. Members
will be apportioned to various sec
tions of the county, each having' a dis
trict over which he will keep a watch
ful eye for violations of conservation
measures. The committee also will
report any unwarranted increase in
food prices.
Army Orders.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. The follow
ing orders were issued by the Western de
partment of tho Army here today:
Major Leopold Alltcnell. Aleuicai ajorps.
San Francisco, will proceed to Fort Rose
crsns, CaL. for duty.
Major Oscar W. Hoop. 62d Infantry,
Presidio of San Francisco. Is temporarily
detained at these headquarters as assiHtant
to the officer in charge of militia affairs
and training camps.
Leave of absence for 20 days is granted
Captain Walter C. Gulllon. 20th Infantry,
Fort Douglas. (Jtan.
Captain Lewis A. Ijavanture. jwenicai rte
nerve Corps. :amp jrremont. ram aiio.
Cal.. Is relieved from further duty at Fort
Baker. Cal.
First Lieutenant Charles 31. rayior, Lten-
tal Corps. Fort Lawton. Wash.. Is relieved
from further duty at Fort Flagler. Wash.
First Lieutenant Howard c. miiiick. Medi
cal Reserve Corps. Presidio of San Fran
cisco, will report to the commanding Gen
eral as instructor In gas defensea for all
the troops at that pot.
Each or tne lonowins win 1 r i... lu
post examining board at the Presidio. San
Francisco, to determine his fitness for pro
motion: Ktrvt Lleutennnt Phmnn Klwer. FT-
FACTS, NO. 224.
A DELIGHTED COMMUNITY
The people living alonar
the West Side Pacific
Higrhway are enthusiastic
in their comments regard
Insr the paring of ten
miles of the road be
tween Portland and New
here. Five miles of this
important stretch Is al
ready paved and every
one who passes over it
becomes a booster for
BITULITHIG
WARREN BROS. CO,
Journal li uildlna, Portland. Or.
below par and falling. Is such process
not an Insult to American Intelligence?
If Libertys are not worth to the penny
what the Government sells them for. not
only now. but always snd under sll con
ditions, then American stocks are not worth
the paper they sre printed on. for the
Government must and will take every dol
lar of earnings, and if necessary the prin
cipal, of corporation stocks and bonds, to
pay full interest and principal on every
Liberty It issues. The American people
should never lose slirht of this unalterable
fart and they should sturnly frown down
any argument beginning. "If thus snd so is
done we cannot fight to a finlah."
America is going to fight to a finish,
even If every millionaire is turned into a
pauper and every dollr s of wealth la Indi
rectly or directly c yiscated for our
Allies and -our own necessities.
When the mos vital of all public epi
sodes since "Benedict Arnold." the "Leak."
wound up in a Congressional vaudeville and
brought ou Inevitable war, I agreed to re
frain from exposing to the public the liver
and lights of thst monstrous treason until
such times as its public reception would
not interfere with our great President's
mighty war efforts.
In working up my "Lesk" book and lec
ture material. I necessarily had to wmds
into the entire war situation. These five
advertising chapters are excerpts.) In paw.
ing the word and fig-ure stuff, this one
thing stood forth like the hump of a
camel owing to America having all the
gold and the world's gold standard meas
ured values having more than doubled,
there must be an addition to the present
standard, and the addition must be silver.
As silver, value has already doublsd. 30c
to $1 per ounce, and as the people will
stock gamble more frantically as stock and
bond wealth crumbles, good silver stocks
must mount rspidly. wildly. As I saw
the coming of "coppers" when they were
unknown to stockdom. 1 see today the
coming of the new gamble, and as I an
nounced the coming of "coppers."" so I
today point the people to the coming of
the greatest gamble of the age silver.
Thomas W. Lawson
6y2
Quarterly Interest
Without Deduction for Normal Federal IaJ
come Tax.
Short-Term Bonds
Legal for Oregon Savings Banka
Legal for Oregon Trust Funds.
6 Gold Bonds at S8.88 to Yield 6"V4;
Cash or Partial Payment
Details on Application.
Lnmbermens Trust Company
Capital and Surplus $600,000.
Lnmbermens Building, Fifth and Stark.
mer Yeager, John J. McColIlster. Second
Field Artillery; Shelby M. Tuttle. 62d In
fantry: Irving C. Avery. 63d Infantry.
Leave of absence for 15 days is granted
First Lieutenant Leroy T. Howard. Medi
cal Corps. Fort Douglas. I'tah.
Lieutenant William E. Stanley. Infantry
Reserve Corps, is detailed as assistant to tho
Judge Advocate for general court-martial
at Fort OoukIrh, Vtnh.
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