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TTTE 3IOKXIXO OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1917. FEED GRAINS HIGH Record Prices Are Bid at Mer - chants' Exchange. DEMAND " STRONG AT RISE dealers Predict $60 Oats Market in Near ' Future Barley Advances Because of Squeeze at San Francisco Mill Feed TTp. Cata and barley prices have ascended to heights never before known In this terri tory. At the Merchant Exchange yester day $57.50 was bid for oats for delivery this month and ?5S,50 for delivery in January. Predictions were freely made that a $60 market will soon be here. 'The opinion was also expressed that it will not be long be fore the Food Administration takes a -hand In the matter and regulates the price not only of oats, but of barley and corn as well. The local upturn has been in response to the climb In prices In the East, where oats val ues have soared because of the enormous export purchases. The rise in barley has followed the sharp advance at Saji Francisco, where there is a squeeze in the December option, as cars cannot be had to make deliveries: The brewing barley sales at the exchange yes terday were at rices $1.25 to $1.75 higher than were bid on Wednesday. Offers for feed barley were raised 50 cents. Millfeed prices are quoted unchanged at the mills, but the strength 'of the market Is shown by the occasional sales made at the board. The sales posted yesterday were: 100 tons December brewing barley ... .$57.75 1 00 tons January brewing barley 57.75 100 tons December clipped oats....... 65.00 100 tons January bran 85.25 Weather conditions in the Middle West, a wired from Chicago: "Winnipeg, clear, 22 below. Minneapolis, cloudy, cold. Hutch inson, Topeka, Kansas City and St. Joseph, clear, 2 to 10 below. St. Louis, cloudy, 5 above. Omaha, clopdy, 14 below. Peoria, Chicago, Decatur, Grand Rapids and Daven port, snowing, cold. Ohio Valley, cloudy, 20 above." The world's visible wheat stock Is 81,565, 000 bushels, against 213,192,000 bushels a year ago. Terminal receipts, In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Portland Thursday . . . . . Tear ago Season to date. Year ago . . . . . Tacoma- ' Wednesday . . . Year ago Season to date. Year ago Seattle Wednesday 77 Year ago . 48 Reason to date... S0H5 Year ago 3219 Roiin firm. Bale,. 1272 barrels; receipts. 'Kill II I I. I I I T P 13S:4 barrel,; shipments, none: stock. 7U.474 ' I 1 14 I I II HI III Hill barrels. Quote: B. D. E. : F. G. H. f i I II IIkIssI 1 V 111 UkUUL Bid. Tr. ago. .fot.50 $35.50 67.75 3 . 17 .3498 .3053 . 32 .8150 .8821 Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. 1 2. 0 15 11 8 11 131 427 6S19 1022 l9 837 1143 09 2 61 1 7 87 ... 17 S1 102 ... 217 1129 5 8 24 10 5 3 30 1.18 273 706 201 221 894 8ti3 2099 37.00 Bid'." .t.-.s.so . Sii.75 . i. 75 . OREGON POTATO MABKET WEAKENING Most of Shipments Are Filling of Previous Contracts. The demand for potatoes continues very light and a weaker market Is reported. Most Tf the shipments from Oregon are the filling; of previous contracts. The few pur chases reported yesterday were on the basis of $1.20 to $1.25 for fancy Burbanks. No deals In poorer grades were announced. The destinations of the latest shipments from Oregon and Washington are reported by the Bureau of Markets from Its Portland office as follows. . From Oregon Stockton 6, Redding 3, San Bernardino 1. Phoenix 1, Gerber. Cal.. 5, Ban Francisco 0. Taft, Cal., 1, Ashland 1, Los Angeles 1. Kl Paso 1, Sacramento 1. San Diego 1. From Washington Portland 1. Fresno 1, Redding 1, Wallace, Idaho, 1, Denver 2. Market conditions as reported by tele graph; Butte. One car arrived. Rurals, sacked, per cwt., $1.S08'2. - Seattle. Receipts moderate: demand slow. Locals, sacked, per cwt., $1,103)1.09: Yak ima Gems, wide range of Quality and con dition. xi.ioei.TO. Spokane. Practically no demand. Mixed whites, sacked, per cwt., $1.50. Fort Worth, Tex. Idaho 5, Colorado 2. Washington' 2, California 1 and Utah 1 ar rived. Supplies heavy; demand slow; movement draggy; market weak. Colorado and Idaho mixed whites, quality and con dition variable. $2.2002.30. Dallas. Tex. No fresh arrivals. Supples adequate. Demand and movement moderate; market weak. Colorados and Idahos. mixed . whites, sacked, per cwt., mostly $2.25; Rus sets, mostly $2.40. San Francisco. Oregon, Washington and California receipts lighter. Jobbing prices Oregon Burbanks, fancy, $2 62.15; Washing ton Gems, $1.90; California Burbanks, $1.90 sacked per cwt. Denver. From Northwestern Colorado 3 from western slope of Colorado 1, Idaho 1 Washington 2 arrived. Total of 2 broken and 16 unbroken cars on the track. Move ment very slow. Market weak. Yesterday's Jobbing prices, very few sales: Greeley Dis trict whites, best, sacked, per cwt., $1.30 1.40; poorer, low as $1.15; Western Slope whites, McClures and Russetts, quality and condition generally good, best, $1.50(1.60 few Idahos, generally good quality and con dition. $1.55. 6.02 : I. $6426:03: K. $6.50: M. $8.85 6.95; N, $7.30; WO, $7.50; WW, $7.60. ' Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows; , ' Ciearincrs. Balances. Portland $3,281.71.6 $ 371,fi:7 Seattle 4.UiS.34:t 1,025.870 Tacoma 6.477 153, 660 Spokane 1.5.;,18 879,132 PORTLAND MABKET QUOTATIONS : Grain, Feed, Floor, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session: ' December delivery ' Oats Ko. 2 white feed Barley Standard feed 4. Standard A brewing . Futures - January oats January feed barley ............. January -brewing barley r-astern oats and corn In bulk; Oats No. 3 white December B4.00 3S-lb. clipped white December 55.00 Corn No. 3 yellow January ........ 60.00 No. 3 mixed January ...i S9.00 January oats. No. 3 54.50 January oats, clipped . 55.50 February corn, yellow ............... 58.50 February corn, mixed 56.50 WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1 grader Hard white Bluestem. Early Bart, Allen, Galgulus, 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.V8. No 2 grades. 3c less. No. 3 grade, 6c less; other grades handled by sampie. FLOUR Patents. $10: Valley, $9.60; whole wheat, $:.HO; graham, $9.40. MILLFEED Spot mill prices: Bran, $33 per ton; shorts, $36 per ton; middlings. $48; rolled barley, $5961; rolled oats. Hl&A2. CORN Whole. $S4; cracked. $85-per ton. HAY Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton; Val ley timothy. J25&26; alfalfa, $24; Valley grain hay, $24; clover, $22: straw, $3. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras. 454c: prime firsts, 45c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras. 48 48c; cartons, lo extra; butterfat. No. 1, 52'(z53c delivered. EGGS -Oregon ranch, current receipts, 47c; candled, 50c; selects. 55c per dozen. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tlllamoos: triplets, 23c: Young Americas. 24c per pound: longhorns. 24c. Coos and Curry, f. o. o. Myrtle Point: Triplets. 22V4c; Young Americas. 23 Vic per pound POULTRY Hens, large, 19 iff 20c; small. 1718c: Springs, 1719c: ducks. 185-20c; geese, 14 15c; turkeys, live, 204p22c; dressed, choice, 30U31c. VEAL Fancy. 15 4216c per pound. PORK Fancy. lbljWl'Jc per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $3.25; u4.75; Valencies. $44.50; lemons, $5 8.25; per box; bananas. 5s&6c per pound: grapefruit. $3.6.75. VEGETABLES Tomatoes. $102 10 per crate; cabbage. 1&'24C per pound ; lettuce, $1.852.25 per crate; cucumbers, $1.3501.75 per dozen; peppers, 1517c per lb.; cauli flower, $2.25 per crate: sprouts. 10llc per pound; artichokes. $11.10 per pound: gar lic per pound; squash. lc per pound; pumpkins, lc per pound; celery. $3.25?3.75 per crate. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.25 per sack; beets. $1.50 1.75; turnips, $1.50; parsnips, $1.75. POTATOES Oregon, $1.4091.65 per hun dred: Yakima, $1.50'1.75; sweet potatoes, 4c per pound. ONIONS Oregon, No. 1. $2.5002.75; No. 2, $1.75 2 per hundred. GREEN FRUITS Apples. $102 25: pears. $1.50 2.25; grapes, 6 fa 7c per pound: cran berries, $1616.50 per barrel: persimmons, $1.75ig2 per box: pomegranates. $2.25 2.75 per box. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8; beet. $8: extra C. $7.60; powdered. In barrels. $9.50: cubes, in barrels, $9.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $3.25 per dozen; one-half flats, $2; one- pound flats. $3.50. NUTS Walnuts, 23c; Brazil nuts. 18021c: filberts, 22c&'23c. almoners, 1920c; peanuts. 10&12c; cocoahuts, $1.10 per dozen: pecans. 17V4tj19c; chestnuts. 20c. BEANS California Jooolng prices: Small 14Hc; bayos, 11c; pink, lO.&c; Oregon beans, buying prices: White Sy Uc; colored, 78c. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 17 25c. SALT Granulated. $19.75 per ton: half- ground, 100s, $15 per ton; 50s. $16 per ton; dairy, $18.75 per ton. RICE Southern .head. 9CT9c per pound: blue rose. 8c; Japan style, 7H7c. UKie-u t Kuii Apples, lStac: peaches. ll12c; prunes, Italian. ll13c; raisins, 85c 13 per box; dates, fard, $2.50 3 per box; currants, 19c; figs. $2)2.50 per box. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 34c: standard. 83c; skinned, 28Vs33c; picnics. 24c; cot tage rolls, 2c LARO Tierce- basis, standard, pure. 80c; compound, 24c BACON Fancy. 40 43c; standard. 43 0 t5c; choice. 3442c. DRY SALT Short clear backs. 80 Sic: exports, 31 34c: plates. 262Sc. . llops. Wool. Etc. HOPS 1917 crop, 16 20c per pound; 1816 crop, 13-loc per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 50 60s per pound; Valley, 5560c per pound. MOHAIK Long staple. 55c. CASCARA BARK New and old. 8H9c per .pound. T ALLOW No. J. 13c per pound; No. 2. 12c Hides and Pelts. Stocks Under Pressure During Most of Day. E. Promt. Dayton, Island, 1 car cattle; J. x car cattle and bogs. The duy's sales were as follows: Wit Pr.l Wgt. Pr. 400 $14.85 21 hogs 150 $14.50 630 4.75 6 hogs 828 14.85 190 5.50i 4 hogs 225 15.85 810 5.0O 4 hogs..... 3!3" 14.85 770 3.00 4 hogs 163 14.00 80O S.OO ,80 hogs 200 15.80 134 15.85 8 hogs 2oO 15.00 at the yards follow: 1 hog. . l steer. ... I 1 calf. .. i . : 1 cow. .... 1 1 cow.. ... ' 1 cow. .... ! 65 bogs. ... : ' Quotations Ci ttle Medium to choice steers $ 9.009 9.65 Mecium to goou steers 8.25M U.15 Common to good steers 6.75 7.90 Choice cows and heifers 6.659 7.60 Common to good cows, heifers fi-lftf 7.00 Canners 8.00) 6.2.1 NEW MIN1MUMS FOR RAILS ;;yv.vvvv::::::::::: rsssix Hogs Prime lights 15.851600 Prime heavy 1 5. K.t iff) 1 A on Pigs 13.75 15.00 Western lambs ." 13.0013.50 Valley lambs , "l2.50-a 13.00 Yearlings 12.000 12.60 Ewes 8.OO10.0O Wethers 11.75 12.25 Recovery In Steel Aids General List in Final Hour Money Stringen- - cy Ascribed to Next Saturday's JLlberty Ixan, Payment. BCTTEB 13 SCARCE AND FIRM Receipts of Ranch Eggn Are Still Light. Toultry Sells Well. The egg movement Is not brisk, but prices are fairly steady, as receipts of fresh stock continue light. Sales were reported on the street at 47 cents, case count. Storage eggs were quoted at 33 to 35 cents. Only a few dressed turkeys came In, and choice birds sold at 30 31 cents, the latter price being paid by the city trade. Live poultry was generally firm. Country dressed meats were unchanged, but there was some difficulty In moving the large arrivals of pork. Butter was scarce and firm, with 45 4 cents obtainable on country creamery extras. Medium Territory Wools Are Scarce. The sale at Boston of original bag fine and half-blood territory wool at close to $1.78, clean basis, for good staple wool and $1.75 la very generally figured at the mo ment as the basis tor average wool of this type, according to the Commescial Bulletin There has been a fair call for wools of this class during the week, although cloth Ing wools have not been In demand, at least those of the finer order. There is a call for the medium territory wools, although these are not In plentiful supply, at very good prices, good three-eighths being quoted on & clean basis of about $1.50 and some hold ers asking a little more money. Quarter bloods are quoted at fully $L35 clean basis. Navel Oranges Are Firm. Two cars of navel oranges were received yesterday and two more are due today. The market is holding firm. Five cars of bananas arrived and were a good delivery. Among the vegetable receipts from Cali fornia were a car of celery and a car of mixed vegetables. Naval Stores. BAVANNAH. Oa, Dec. IS. Turpentine firm. 424 r43c. Sales 115 barrels: receipts. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. No essential changes from long-existing conditions were manifested by today's stock market. Lead ing shares continued their downward move ment, subject to fitful rallies, but these served as little more than a foundation for fresh liquidation. Traders covered at the outset on Intima tions from Washington that the rights of railroad shareholders would be safeguarded In the event of Federal control, but these assurances were forgotten at the first signs of higher rates for call and time loans. Virtually all call money was placed at 6 per cent and time funds were extremely scarce, though quotably unchanged. The increasing stringency was ascribed to next Saturday's heavy payment on the second Liberty loan. The so-called Harrlman and Hill issues, as well as other standard rails like Chicago A Northwestern, Illinois Central. Pennsyl vania, Louisville A Nashville and Atlantic Coast Air Line were numbered among the day's new low records, with numerous in dustrials and specialties. United States Steel was hammered down to 79, within a fraction of its minimum for two years, in the last hour, but met with good support, rallying almost 2 points and closing at 81 i. off half a point. Other leaders benefited by the rebound in Steel, final prices averaging 1 to this points over lowest levels. Sales, 780.0OO shares. Bonds continued to yield. Important do mestic rails and Industrials falling back with Internationals. Liberty 4s varied slightly at 97.38 to 97.48, the 3tia also mov ing within the narrow radius of 98.52 to 9S.C2. Total sales, par value. $5,050,000. On call old United States 4s lost hk Per cent and Panama 3s 2 per cent. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. 4.700 66 63 8,200 3214 & 2.400 02 Vs 6" 2.300 4S-.. 4S 7,1 00 ! 67 i f.OO 93 Vi 92 H 2.800 101 100'i 300 12 11', 10.S00 55 63 H 2.100 79 14 78i,4 3,100 91 V4 8! 2.1O0 4!"i 4514 1.800 15 ?i 15 300 11 10 4 13.700 12S14 126H 7,100 5B14 07 2.3O0 43i, 42v4 1.300 37 3G V, 6O0 88 80 3i 1.7O0 18 17'i 2,000 39 T4 30 "4 700 31 30 14 23.400 29 2714 7,400 5014 46 1.HO0 2614 25H 4.3O0 29 2714 7.200 14 13 11,000 122 118 1.000 84 84H 3,000 8514 82'4 2.300 244 2314 400 87 4 87 3.7O0 4014 38 T4 37.000 RS74 S5 4,000 25 24 14 500 23 2214 8O0 I5T4 1514 9,000 20 i 29 600 10714 10514 DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED Shipments En ,Route to Leading livestock Markets of Country. Destinations of livestock loaded Decem ber 12. (Carloads reported west of Alle gheny Mountains; double-decks counted as two cars ) Reported by Bureau of Markets, Noith Portland. Cattle, Horses, Mixed Calves Hogs Sheep ilules itock Am Beet Sugar. . Am Can Am Car & Fdry.. Am Locomotive. Am Sm & Refg. . Am Sugar Refg.. Am Tel & Tel Am Z L & S Anaconda Cop. . Atchison AG&WISSL. Bait A Ohio B ft S Copper. . .. Cal Petroleum. .. Canadian Paclf .. Central Leather. Ches & Ohio Chi Mil & St L. .. Chi & N W C R I & P ctfs... Chlno Copper. . . Colo Fu & Iron. . Corn Prod Refg.. Crucible Steel. . . Cuba Cane Sug. . Distillers' Secur. Erie Gen Electric. . . . General Motors.. Gt North pfd Ot Nor Ore ctfs.. Illinois Central .. Inspiration Cop.. Int M M pfd Int Nickel Int Paper K C Southern . . . Kennecott Cop. . Louis & Nash .... Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol.. Miami Copper. . . Missouri Pacific. Montana Power.' Nevada Copper.. New York Cent. N Y N H & H Norfolk & West. Northern Paclf.. Pacific Mall Pennsylvania. ... Pittsburg Cnal . . Ray Consol Cop. Reading Rep Ir & Stee' . .. Shat Ariz Cop. .. Southern Pncif .. Southern Ry . . . . Ptudebaker Cor.. Texas -Co Union Pacific . .. U Ind Alcohol. U S Steel : do pfd . Utah Copper. . . . Wabash pfd B. .. Western Union.. Westing Elect. .. 7. 5 no 1,400 4,300 400 1.200 2.200 1,000 1.500 2,900 ' 4,406 "fi'ioo 28,1 0O 9,700 600 6.000 5,900 12.400 8.70O 12,500 4.1 OO !39.r.oo 3.900 11.000 l.soo 300 B.R0O 72 2814 2214 6014 18 67 2814 98 80 'ii"m -2i'4 ei , 71 '4 17H TO 2.1 424 130 10714 10814 83 1044 7714 19 82 35 68 14 25 14 21 14 60 174 65 4 SS 05 7814 "43' " "21 4 64 6S 17 77 21 40 ti 121 V4 104 103 79 '4 102 7514 18 82 34 Ti Total sales for the day, 780,000 shares. BONDS. TJ S ref 2s reg. S.Nor Pae 4s... do coupon... "914; do 3s IPac T & T Bs. bid. 64 31 6114 48 14 6314 92 101 12 54 7914 90 46 15 11 12714 58 42 3714 86 17 39 30 u. 28 4714 26 27 13 119 85 83 23 88 39 86 24 2214 15 29 105 21 60 25 21 '4 60 17 65 2S 1 97 78 25 43 41 21 66 60 17 78 21 T4 41 121 105 10414 81 103 75 18 80 35 Austin - is Baltimore ..... 6 Boston ........ 15 Buffalo 1 Cedar Rapids .. 12 Chicago ....... 607 Cincinnati ..... 16 Cleveland 6 Cudshy 14 Dayton 2 Denver ........ 47 Des Moines ... 8 Detroit 17 E St. Louis. . . 103 Kvansville ..... 6 Ft. Worth lift Indianapolis .. 89 Jersey City ... 23 Kansas City ... 209 Lancnster 29 Los Angeles . .. 26 Louisville ..... 1 Mason City Milwaukee .... 22 Nashville ..... 6 New Orleans . . 8 New York .... 130 Ogden Oklahoma City. 87 Omaha ........ 356 Ottumwa ...... 6 Peoria 2. Philadelphia ... 13 Pittsburg 13 Portland Pueblo St. Joseph .... 91 St. Paul 88 San Francisco.. 27 Seattle 2 Sioux City .... CO Sioux Falls Spokane ...... .5 Tacoma 1 Toledo 3 Wheeling 2 Wichita 26 Various ....... 458 U S 8s reg. . . do coupon. U S 4s reg.. do coupon . . . 1 Atch gen 4s. . . D & R O ref 5s N Y Cen deb Cs 99 104 104 81 50 fcS IPenn con 4s.. tnton I'ac 4s. . . U S Steel 5s Sou Pae cv 5s. . Anglo-French A. IU S Lib 3s... 82 58 00 95 86 17 87 84 W 98.52 Bid. HIDES Salted hides, 25 lbs. and op. 16c; salted stags, 50 lbs. and up. 13c;. salted and green kip, 15 to--25 lbs., 16c; salted ant? green calf, 10 to 15 lbs., 23c; green hides. up. 11c; dry flint hides, 28c: dry flint calf.lEalu Hecla. up to 7 lbs., auc; cry salt hides. 23c; dry horse hides, $1.25 31.75; salted horse hides, $3 4. PELTS Dry long wool pel's. 42c: dry short wool pelts. 25?30c; salted sheep pelts, long wool, each $45, salted lamb pelts, each. $23; salted short wool pelts, each $22.50; dry sheep shearlings., each, 1530c; salted sheep shearlings, each. 250 50c. Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Dec 13. Closing quotations: Oils. GASOLINE Bulk. 20c; cases. 29c. naphtha, drums, 19 c; cases, 28c; ang.u. distillate, arums. 10c; cases, 10c. UNSEED OIL. Raw, barrels. $1.31; cases. $1.41; boiled, barrels. $1.33: cases. $1.43. TUitfiiAimii in tanas, ttuu; la 75c Turkeys Wanted We Look for a 30c Selling; Price on Fsifj Dressed Birds. Skip All Ton Have. We Need Thousands of Pounds to Fill Our Orders. Write for Tags and Quotations. We Charge No Commission. THK SAVI.VAH CO., IXC, I0O Front Street. Capital 10,000. Reference First National JJanlc SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh Fruit. Ktc, at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. Butter Fresh extras, 45c. Eggs Fresh extras, 52c; fresh extra pul lets, 45c. Cheese 'New firsts, 21c; Young Amer icas, 25c Poultry Hens. 2027c; fryers, 2730c: broilers, 303do, roosters, 1618c: squabs. S2.503.50; pigeons. $1.50L7U; geese, 18 20c; turkeys, live, 27 28c. Vegetaoies Squash, cream, $11.15; Hubbard, $l(frl.25 sack; eggplant, 57t; bell peppers. 910c; Chile, 810c; peas. 89c; tomatoes, 50c$1.50; lettuce, i 1.50 1.75; celery, 2530c: potatoes, $2 2.15; sweet po tatoes. $3.50; onions, Australian brown. $1.75; red, $11.25: garlic 56c. cucumbers. $1.75 2.25; beans, string, 812c; wax, 810c; pumpkins, $11.25. carrots. 65i5c, ueets. l.ol.Jj; turnips, 7oc.$1.25; parsnips, $1.25 sack; rhubarb, $1.502. Fruits Grapes. Malaga, $1; pears. $1.50 61.75; casabas,- 75c$l; strawberries, $8f 12; cranberries. $4504;. lemons. $6.25 6.75,' persimmons, $1.251.50: grapefruit. $33.25; oranges, navels. $3.75 4; tanger ines,, $1.50 1.75; bananas, 5 6c; pine apples, $3.50 u 4; apples, Bellfieur, $1 1.2j; Aeton pippins. 4-tier. 11.15; olives. SWIOc: pomegranates, $1.251.1.75. Hay Wheat and wheat and oat, $2628; tame oat,. X27; barley, $24 26: alfalfa, $24 27;' barley straw. 6090c. Millfeed Cracked . corn and feed corn meal, $8687: alfalfa meal. $30 31; cocoa nut meal, $44. Flour $10.S0 per barrel. Receipts Flour,' 3484 quarters; "barley, 6100 centals; beans, 9176 sacks; potatoes, 4665 sacks;. onions, 140 sacks; hay, 808 tons hides, 1100; wine. 43,400 gallons. " Metal Market. NEW YORK. Dec 18. Metal Exchange quotes lead steady. Spot, 6.50c bid. Spelter, dull. . East SC Louis, spot. 7.50c asked. Tin Nominal. Allouez 4H Lake Copper 15 Aria Com 9 X Butte 12 Calu & Ariz.... B8 Old Dom 85". Calu & Hecla. ..415 Osceola 68 Centennial 11 Shannon 5 14 Cop Range 89 Superior 4 B Butte 8 Sup 4i Boston... 214 KYanklln -. 4lLtah Con 9 Granby Con ... 66 Winona 1 Isle Royalle ... 20 IWolverlne .... 31 Kerr Lake 4741 27 4 76 25 16 573 15 0 S3 7 8 3 89 197 4 16 162 9 119 10 12 35 3 1 19 3 IO 92 21 14 "ie 3 8 102 81 6 "si 14 10 9 12 164 201 ""i 1 62 1 14 ii 25 8 22 4 8 "l4 20 2 8 120 1 138 97 8 17 9 2 31 211 2 4 45 19 2 3 17 25 101 44 Totals 2834 2101 651 231 512 Ma week ago. 2874 1818 668 253 -484 Four w'ks ago .2881 1720 772 354 462 State origins ot livestock loaded Dec For Portland Cattle, Horses, Mixed Calves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock Oregon ........... 3 Totals One week ago. Fcur w'ks ago.. For Seattle- Washington ... 5 11 8 4 4 paper. Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Dec 13. Mercantile 5 5 per cent. Sterling, 60-day 1)1118, $4.71; commercial 60-day bills on banks, $4.71; commercial 60-day bills. $4.70; demand. $4.75; ca bles, $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand 5.73, ca bles 5.71 ; guilders, demand 43. rabies 43 ; lire, demand 8.30, cables 8.28; rubles, demand 12. cables 13. Bar silver, 85 c. Mexican dollars, 86e. ' Government bonds heavy, railroad bonds weak. Time loans, strong; 60-day, 90-day and six months, 6 per cent. Call money, strong. High, Q per cent; low. 6 per cent; ruling rate, 6 per cent: closing bid. 5 per cent; offered at 6 per cent; last loan, G per cent. LONDON. Dec 13, Bar silver, 42 d per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. Discount rales Short bills, 4 per cent; three-months' bills. 4 per cent. Totals ....... 2 .... .... .... . One week ago.. 1 .... .... .... 1 Four w'ks ago.. ... 3 14 .... Eastern Meat Trade Conditions. Reports on Eastern meat trade conditions December 13 (8:30 A. M. Eastern time): Beef. Boston Beef, fresh: Receipts extremely light, some cars reported for arrival during the day, but practically running from two to four days behind schedule time, demand Ight, market quiet. Kosher beef: Supply moderate. demand good, market firm. teers: Receipts light, demand light, market steady at yesterday's prices. Cows: Receipts light, demand fair, market firm to a snaae higher. New York Beef, fresh: Supply Inade quate, many cars overdue, demand good. market strong at about si per nunarea- welght higher than Monday. Kosher chucks nd plates: Supply normal, demand lair. market steady. Hinds and ribs: Supply moderate, demand considerably better, mar ket strong, with medium and lower grades selling $1 per hundredweight higher than last week. steers: lew cars on saie, ae. mand good? market strong at advancing prices. Cows: Supply light, demand good, market strong, with most sales made, be tween $15. and $16 per hundredweight. Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Receipts light, a number of cars not In, demand fair, mar ket etrong. Kosher beef: Supply moderate, demand fairly good, market steady to strong. Steers: Receipts light, demand fair, market staady to strong at yesterday's prices. Cows: Receipts very light, demand fair, market firm, good grades selling at high prices. Washington Beef, fresh: Receipts In creasing, but still far below normal, demand light, market steady to strong, but buyers holding off. Steers: Receipts light, de mand slow, market steady at yesterday's close, with few sales. Cows: Receipts mod erate, demand fair for better grades, mar ket unchanged. Pork. Boston Supply fully equal to the demand, demand fair, market firm at yesterday's prices. New York 8upply light, demand fair, market strong at yesterday's prices, Philadelphia Receipts light, with some delayed cars, demand slow, market fairly steady. Washington Supply moderate, demand Just fair, market weak. Lamb. Boston Supply moderate, some cars now 86 hours overdue, demand light, market quiet. New York Houses have no stock, demand good, market strong, with good Western lambs selling from $24 to $25. Philadelphia Receipts moderate, demand slow, market dull, but no decline In prices. Washington Receipts light, some cars yet to be unloaded for today's business, demand good, market steady. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Dec. 13. Hogs .Receipts 11.500. market 25c lower. Heavy. $186016.90; mixed. $16.80ite 16.90; light, $16.65917; pigs, $lo 17.50; bulk of sales. $16.80 16.00. Cattle Receipts 70OO, market slow to low er. Native steers. $9 14; cows and heifers, $6.5010; Western steers, $812; Texas steers. $7vjr l0; cows and heifers, $639; can ners, $5.256; Blockers and feeders, $6911 calves. $96 12.50: bulls, stags. $63.50. Sheep Receipts 17.500: market steady to lower. Yearlings, $11.7551)13.25: wethers. $11 612.50; ewes, '.t.C0 U.0O; lambs. $14.65 16.80. $15,000,000 Miami Conservancy District Ohio 512 BONDS Dated December 1, 1917. Due December 1, 1922-46, Inc. Principal and Semi-Annual Interest (June 1 and Dec. 1) Payable at the Option of the Holder at the Office of the State Treasurer, Columbus, Ohio, or at the National City Bank of New York. Issued in the Denomina tions of 51000, $500, $100, in Coupon Form, With the Privileges of Registration Both as to Principal and Interest. Exempt From All Federal Taxes, Except Inheritance Taxes. Individuals Owning These Bonds Are Not Required to Make a Statement of Income Derived There from or Any Declaration of Ownership to the Federal Authorities. , The Miami Conservancy District, organized undet an act of the Legislature of Ohio as a poitical subdivision of that state for the prevention of floods and protection of cities, villages, farms and. highways, embraces an area of I 69,600 acres of land in one of the most important industrial and fertile sections of Ohio. The district takes in part of nine counties and includes the cities of Dayton. Hamilton, Middletown, Piqua, Troy, Franklin, Miamisburg and numerous other smaller municipalities, having a total estimated population of 300.000. The Miami Valley is one of the chief manufacturing centers of the United States, somewhat exceptional in having most fertile soil, which makes the region largely elf-supporting. There are about 1000 factories in the district. 9 We shall be pleased to forward descriptive circular giving full details upon request. Due $600,000 Annually, December 1, 1922-1946, inclusive Over $10,000,000 of ' these bonds have been sold privately. We offer the balance subject to prior sale and advance in price without notice. Price 100 and Interest Yielding 5y2 Per Cent The $100 and $500 Denominations Are Due in 1946 Only Interim certificates will be delivered pending the engraving of definitive bonds. The National City Company Harris Trust and Savings Bank Halsey, Stuart and Co. Fifth-Third National Bank of Cincinnati Hayden, Miller and Co. A. B. Leach arid Co. William R. Compton Co. Guaranty Trust Company of New York Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank The Equitable Trust Co. of New York City National Bank of Dayton Dayton Savings and Trust Co. The, above Information Is based upon official statements and statistics on which we have re lied la the purchase of these bonds. We do not guarantee, but believe It to be correct. GOON PRICE ME R Crop Movement Is Interfered With by Storms. TRAFFIC SITUATION ACUTE December Touches $1.25 at Chicago, High Point of Crop Oats Ad vance, Owing to Had Weather and Talk of Export Business. CHICAGO, Dec. 38. Corn showed flrmneii today, largely because of storms Interferrlns; with the crop movement Price closed steady at the same aa yesterday's finish to 14 cent higher, with January $1.21 H tnd May $1.19 In oats the outcome ranged from H-cent decline to 4 -cent advance. Provisions underwent a setback of 22 cents. Knowledge that traffic difficulties had be come acute needed no greater evidence than the usual scantiness of corn receipts. In addition, however, to. the direct handicap which unfavorable weather put on trains and teaming. It waa said delivery of cars from Eastern roads bad been slow and that there was scarcity of motive power In the West. On the ensuing advance December touched $1.25 a bushel, the high point on the crop. Oats mounted to a new hiph price rec ord for the season. Bad weather and gos sip of large export - business" were mainly responsible. Heavy selling, though, in the last part of the day wiped out most of the galna Sharp declines In the bog market pulled down provisions. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Stocks Steady at London, LONDON, Dec. 13. American securities were steady on th Stock Exchange today. Hops, EU'.( at New York. NEW YORK," Dec. 13. Hops, easier; state, medium to choice. 1317. S.V.i-ttOc; HH6. nom inal; Pacific Coast, 1917, 2. 27c. 1&16, llc. Hides and wool Unchanged. Dnluth Linseed Market. DtTLtTTH, Dec. 13. Linseed on track, $3.33Vs &tt.43 ; to arrive, December, $3.331; to arrive, $:.17; December, $3.33H la.y, $3.23 bid; July. $3.18 asked. Minneapolis Flax Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13.r Flax, 8.45. $3.43 Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 19 Cotton- Spot, Quiet. Middling uplands. -30.70c SMALL SUPPLY OFFERED PRICES RULING STEADY LIVES AT YARDS. IX ALL Business Not Expected to Improve Volume Until Labor Trouble tu North Are Adjusted. Only ' a limited amount of business was done at the yards yesterday, as but five loads were received and the demand was not keen in any line. The continuance of the labor trouble on the Sound Is having an effect on this market by holding; trade back. The undertone of values yesterday was steady In every department. Receipts were 47 cattle. 1 calf. 210 hogs and 3S sheep. Shippers were: A. C. Nelson. Monitor, 1 car hogs; Adams ac Co.. Deer Cbiraeo Livestock Market. CHICAO. Dec. 13. Hog, Receipts 5S.000. low. Bulk, 1 16.S5 17.1:5: light, (1S.60& 17.15; mixed, 16.517.30; heavy. $16 65 17.80; rough. lo.lio & 16.80; pigs. $12.75 14 50. Cattle Receipts 24.000. weak. Native steers, $7.2514.40; Western steers. $6 25 13.25; stockers and feeders, $8,10310.65; cows and belters. $5411.15: calves. $8.50 ti 15.50. Pheep Receipts 1T.000, weak. Wether,. $3.0O13; lambs. $12,50417. Coffee Futures Close Lower. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Rumors that cof fee had been bought at concessions in- the freight market were not accompanied by details, but seemed to make some Impres sion on sentiment In the futures market hare today. Very little support was in evi dence, and prices were worked off several points under selling which seemed to come largely from trade sources, with May touch ing 7.35c and September. 7.70c The market opened unchanged ' to ft- points lower and closed at a net decline of 5 to 0 points. Closing bids: December, 6.05c; January, 7.02c: March, 7.18c; May. 7.34c: July. 7.50c: September, 7.68c: October, 7.75c. Spot coffee quiet. Rio 7s, 714c: Santos 4s. 9c. Very little change was reported In firm offers received today, but slightly lower prices were named - by some Santo, shippers who quoted 4s at 9.29c. London credits. The official cables showed a decline of T5 rels at Rio. Santos spots were 50 reis lower, snd futures unchanged to SO reis lower. Rio exchange was 1 l-16d higher. Rio reported a clearance of B00O bags for New York. " . Chicago Dairy Produce. 4 CHICAGO, Dec 13. Butter firm. Cream ery, 38r4Sc I Eggs Higher. Receipts, 8194 cases. Firsts, 50(& 52c: ordinary firsts. 44?47c; at mark, cases included, 44&50c New York Sugar Market, NEW YORK, Deo. 13. Raw sugar, nom inal. Centrifugal, 6.70c; molasses. 5.82c. Refined, steady. Fine granulated. 8.15 O 8.35c Dried Frnit at New York. NEW YORK, Dac 13 Evaporated ap ples, quiet: prunes, firm; peaches, scant supply; raisins, scarce. Open. - High. Jan. ..$1.21 S $121 74 May 1.10 V l.lvs OATS. Dec TV4 May 72 hi .71 .73 Low. $1.21 l.lVs .75 4 Close. $1.21 S 1.19H .Tan. May Jan. May 46.23 ... ..24. 25 46.35 45.63 LARD. 24.30 24.23 .71 .7 45.70 4S.70 43.60 43.60 24.00 24.00 24.05 24.12 !. 24.27 24.27 24.40 24.40 Jan. 24.55 24.60 Msy 24.70 24.72 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 8 yeU low. $1.75; No. 4 yellow, nominal. Oats No. 3 whits. 75'7ic; standard, 77 M 78c. Rye No. 2. $1.85. Barley $1.3591. 61. Timothy 5 It 7.50. Clover XU. Pork Nominal. I.srd $24.87. Itlbs $2520. - Grain mt 8 an Frmnelseo. ' FA.N FRANCISCO. Dec. IS. Spot quota tions Feed bailey. $2.53; white oats. $2 70 fi'J.IS; !ran. $38(40; middlings, $51&2; shorts. $40 41. Callboard Barley. December. $2.63 V bid. $2.75 asked: May. $2.6. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Baildlny; Permits. HARTMAN THOMPSON Erect frVns garage, 706 East Sixty-sixth street North, between Sandy boulevard and Klickitat; W. J. Pruttt. builder: S25. FOSTER & KLEISER COMPANY Erect billboard semi-fireproof. Sandy boulevard, between Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth streets : builders, same: S 50. A. BENSON Wreck one-story frame res idence, 280-282-284 Crosby street; Columbia Wrecking Company, wreckers ; $ 100, JOHN ANDEKPEN Repair one-story frame residence, 692 East Twenty-eighth street, near roweiK ouiiaer, same; S73. F ELTON D. WATTS Erect fireproof con erete rarare, 1004 Everett street, between East Thirty-second and East Thirty-third; 15. r . rona, nuiiaer ; duu. C W. RIFELY and J. E. RIFFLY Ra- palr eipht-story fireproof reinforced con creto store and office building, ii5 Broad way, between Morrison and Alder: Portland Sheet Metal Works, bulldrs; $50O. H. I. TURN BY Erect frame garas;, 1200 East Burnslde street, between East Thirty ninth and East Forty-first streets; Tran chell & Pare! 1 us. builders; $200. SCHOOL. DISTRICT NO. 1 Erect one story frame school. East Thirty-third street, between Simpson and Jessup ; Tranche 11 & Pareiius, builders; $1 0.0(H). Marriare Licenses. OLDER-GLENN Louis P. Older, 21, Van-, couver. B. C. and Suzanne Ulenn, 20, 453 East Thirty-ela-hth street North. Albert saigrano. ; 4, Vancouver Barracks, and Olive Ells worth, 20, East Glenn and Shaver streets. SNODGRASS-YOUNG Robert L, Snod- ffrass, 31, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Mrs. hmma loung, 2t. 604 East Clay street. MAK KS-DUf f i Georre IS. Marks. 21. San Francisco, and Marguerite Duffey, 2:1, Campbell Hotel. ASH Is AUG H-MAnAGHAN Carroll T. AshbauKh. 20. May apartments, and Mil dred M. Mannfhan, 23, 424 East Forty seventh street North, , JUNOR-THOMPSON John Junor. 24. Tu alatin, Or., and May Thompson, 18, 570 Jef ferson street. Vancouver Manias; License. RAMSEY-HUNTLEY James R. Ramsey. 22, of Gj aston. Or., and Leda M. Huntley, is, or lias ton, or. RICHARDS-RUSSELL Jack Richards. 53. of Portland, and Myra Russell, 60, of Portland. AM ALA-COLLINS HenrT Qeorire Amain. 22. of Portland, and Marie J. Collins, 1W, of Portiana. JUDV-McNEIL Forest F. Judy, 8. of Portland, and Mrs. Elizabeth McNeil, SS, of Portland. KIOGE7CS-KT7EHX Thomas E. Rlsrjcens. 3H, of Vancouver, and Mrs. .Florence Kuehn, 22. of Portland. Births. STROMQUIST To Mr. and Mra. Oliver StromquiMt, 5117 Sixty-third street, Decem ber 9, a son. W A LB ERG To Mr. and Mra. A. Walbers;, 1141 Montana avenue, November 24. a son. MEALEY To Mr. and Mra Fred Mealey. 6404 Sixtv-ninth street, November 25. a son. HACGHEY To Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Hauehey, 01 H Grand avenue, December 8, a son. YOST To Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Yost, 1030 East Eleventh street, December 7. a daughter. CAGE To Mr. and Mra. Raymond C. Cage. 44 East Seventy-eighth street, Decem ber 8. a daughter. CHARLSTON To Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Charlston, Brush Prairie, Wash., December 9, a daughter. SPRUCE MILL IS ASSURED Large Plant to Be Erected at Van couver in New Future. , VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 13 (Spe cial.) Surveying: of the site for the biggest spruce cut-up mill In the world, to be built within Vancouver Barracks, has been completed. Two sidetracks will be laid, one below Fifth street, in the military reservation, and the other close to the Columbia River. Prepara tions for erecting: the mill are beinc rushed and already some of the mate rial has been purchased. The mill will cut spruce to build aeroplanes for the Government. While it is net officially announced, it is understood larr. dry kiln will be built to season the spruce before It is aent Kast. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL- REPORT. PORTLAND, Dec IS. Maximum tempr sture. So degrees; minimum, 50 degrees. Klver readlnt. 8 A. M.. 4.7 feet. Channs In last 24 hours. 1.9 feet rise. Tnial ram fall 15 P. M. to S P. M.). 0.72 Inclv To taL rainfall since September 1. 1U17. R.70 Inilies; normal. la.OS Inches: deficiency. 6.H Inches. Sunrise. 7.45 A. M. ; sunset. 4.2J I. M. Total sunshine, none; possible. 8 hours 42 minutes. Moonnse. 7:12 A. M. ; moonset. 3:43 p. M. Itarometer (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M.. tit.iio Inches. .Relative humidity at noon. HI per cent. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. 3E Wind Stats ot weather. Baker 34 Boise ..... 42 Boston ...... I lo Calgary l-is Chicago ...... I 14 Denver I 4 Lies Moines .M" Duluth ....Uo! Eureks ....... :S Galveston .... 40 Helena r-ltl Jacksonville .. 40 Juneaur 121 Kansas "City... 4j lxs Angeles .. o4 Marshfieid ...i 4H, Medford 1 .! Minneapolis .. -20l New Orleans.. 421 New York .... 11 North Head .. Ripf North Yakima. 2s Phoenix 82 Pocatello .... 4il Portland H0 Hoseburg .... 4j Sacramento ... 41 St. Louis R Salt Lake 3 San Plegro . . . 4l San Francisco. 4H Seattle ( 481 Sitka Spokane 241 Tacoma 321 Tatoosh Island 4S Valdeit S Walla Walla . 401 Washington .. 22! Winnipeg .... 2i- 40 0.141 4 W 54 0. 84i 4jNE 3c 0.04;24 E -6 0.00 8 NW 24'0.B"!l NW u2 ! 0 . 00 1 10 ' N W 210. 1S 4 NE OO.OOIIOIW r. o.ol. . w 4H 0.0Q1. .INE 6 (.4rtl 4IW 66.0. 1J14'NW 14 O.OO10 NE SlO.OOI. .IS T4!o.oo. .!sv 54 0.4 10 SW 4S'0.om . . is -0 0.00 . .INW Cloudy eoi....) (Clear Cloudy Kaln loudy Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy liain Clear Snow Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Rain Pi. cloudy Snow Rain Pt. cloudy (Clear cloudy ad O.Otf 2s E 521.10 32 S t0 O.Oil, . ,'E 70 0. mil. .N 44 0. 04 24 SW .'tl O. 72114 S IKain nr. 0.04i 4 NE (Cloudy o2;o.oo . .;N IClear 14 0.04112 NWIClear 44.0. OKI 4.SW ICloudy us ii.iiiil. . i.vwj Clear o . oo 1 4 ' W 54 II.OX 24 S as o.ooi. . )NE kjloudy 8210.04.' 4'NK Rain 54'0..r212 SW Rain 50il .7 42. SW Rain ro.on. .IE . Clear 5U 0.12I S'S (Rain .1 0.34'14'NW'Snow loi. . . . O SW !Snow Clear Rain t A. M. today; P. M. report of preceding day. . FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; fresh south westerly winds. Oregon Rain: fresh southwesterly winds. Washington Rain; strong southwesterly gales. T. FRANCIS DRAKE. Meteorologist. TRAVELERS' CC1DE. FACTS NO. BENEFIT BEYOND COMPUTATION At this t I m e, w h e n 4 4 transportation facill- 4 ties are supremely lm- 4 4V portant. It is essential 4 4 that every road and 4 4 highway should be in 4 4 the very best possible 4 4 state to sustain traffic 4 4 that will pass over' 4 them. The road to be 4 " the most serviceable 4 o should be paved with- 4V ,8 4 : BITULITHIC : ?SSttttit.ittitit WARREN BROS CO, 4k Journal Buildinw. Portland, Oregosu 4 j,l.V-At..-:l 134 Third St. Hmlm ML . ALASKA K.atohlkan. WruielL Juneau. Doust laa. Adainss. SkaK way Cordova, Vsu desw bwrd ana Anchorage, CALiJbORiNiA via Seattle or San Francisco to Los Angeles and Ban Die no direct. Larg est ships, unsqualed sarvlca. low rates. Including berth and meals, kiaka ressrvationa NEW YORK BORDEAUX PAtti3 Direct Rmit to the Continent. HkAhLI Ukl'AKitkk.9 Fagaxl Bros-, l ae. Ccmst Agenta. tOS Cherry Ml.. bsJkltis. as Asuf itcsU As eats. f. .. M ll.il h. klt'UMl kilV.lv, . fc.M l'ka'. t acif.c". Tours SJJJ.60, 1st class! mailings .Ian. I. Jan. 22. Krb. it. Octtfuuc &. b. Co., 01 Market bt S. X. Cal. i
