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Newspaper Page Text21 THE MORNING OEEGONIAJT. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917. O o FEED PRICES . GUI Mills Do Not Wait for Date Set by Administration. OFFICIAL NOTICE ISSUED Merchants Exchange Ceases Trade in Bran and Shorts Corn Re duced $9 Ton on Ar rival of New Crop. Although the fixed xntllfeed prlc nmd by th Food Administration do not become effective until December 23, local millers put them Into force yesterday, quoting bras at $30 and short at $33 net at mills In carl ota. Tha official bulletin sent out durln the day by T. B. Wilcox, chairman of the North pacific Coast milling division of the Food Administration, follows: "We desire to call the attention of all millers to new rules and regulations gov erning the price of millfeedu. adopted by the general committee of the mil Una: divi sion of the Food Administration. 'Millers axe requested to sell their feed- stuffs as nearly direct to the consumers as tossible. ''Violations of these rules will result In cancelation of licenses. "Rule 19 provides that "Xo licensee engaged In the business of milling flour and feed from wheat shall, after December 25, 1817, sell wheat mill feed at any price in excess of the follow ing prices: The price of bran bulk at the mill door per ton of 2000 pounds, in car loads. In no case shall exceed 38 per cent of the average cost to the mill of one ton of wheat at the mill, which cost of wheat hall be the average cost as shown by the previous month's record of said mill and hall Include the 1 per cent administration fee paid by the mill on all wheat ground. Shorts, $2 per ton over bran ; middlings $9 per ton over bran. "Mixed cars or less than carloads on quantities of millfeed either in mixed cars or less than ctw-loads, the differential shall not be more than 00 cents per ton over carload basis. New-crop corn has made Its appearance and waa offered for the first time yesterday at prices of $9 a ton under the Quotations old corn. Whole new corn Is listed at 75 and cracked corn at $70 a ton. At the Merchants' Exchange there were so bids or offerings of millfeed and Quo tations were withdrawn. Spot oats were unchanged, but January oats were 50 cents higher, at $58.50 bid. The barley market waa strong in consequence of the sharp advance at San Francisco. Bales posted during the day were 100 tens of December clipped Eastern oats at $55.00; 100 tons January clipped oats at $56; 100 tons February bulk yellow corn at $60. Weather conditions in the Middle West, as wired from Chicago: "Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, unsettled, prob ably rain Or snow tonight and Friday; else where generally fair and colder." , Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported ay the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland, Thurs 4 .... Year ago 11 ... 3 10 8 Season to date 131 442 730 11 7H Year ago 3152 104 854 1205 1027 Tacoma, Wed Year ago 31 7 6 Season to date...3174 47 ... 163 1055 Year ago 4078 104 ... 225 llb3 Seattle. Wed 3 Year ago 33 1 3 6 11 Beaaon to date.... 3176 1R1 801 714 2105 Year ago 3338 235 924 S'JQ 231 HORSE MEAT 6Aa.ES IX PORTLAND Business Reported to Be 6teadily on the The Bureau of Markets yesterday Issued among Its other bulletins the following: "For several years there have been suf trestlons and rumors in this country that horse flesh would again be a part of the diet. It is a well-known fact that in the time of the Civil War in certain parts of the country horse flesh was eaten by the people. There has always existed a senti mental aversion for this meat, but It Is not all uncommon for it to be served In some of the European countries. There is a shop In Portland devoted exclusively to the sal. of this meat, and th. proprietor reports that his business has steadily in creased since Its establishment about a year ago. His trade Is made up very largely of .people of foreign birth who have seen and eaten this meat before, but the num. ner or Americans patronizing the shop Is Increasing. The supply is composed almost entirely of two and three-year-old horses r ponies which are supplied very largely by the Indiana of the Warm Springs and Umatilla reservations. About ten are re quired each week, and the general procedure is to out mem up in carload lots, ship to Portland, and kill them as needed. Most f these ponies average around 700 to 750 pounus, ana win areas out 'about 65 per cent. The ponies are purchased by the head as the market has not been developed on a weight basis. Prevailing prices last week will help show why the popularity of the meat Is increasing: Steak, round, porter house or sirloin. 12 4 cents per pound pot roast. 10 cents; flank, 7 cents; rib steak, 6 cents; soup bone, 4 cents; bologna. 12 hi cents. - - TURKEYS HELD BACK BY WASHOUT Finn Demand for Birds Availablo at to 32 Cents. There were not many turkeys on the street yesterday, owing to the delay In the ex press from Southern Oregon. For what was on hand the demand was strong and dealers had no difficulty In getting 31 and 32 cents for the best. The course of today's and naiuruay s maraet will cepena entirely on th size of the receipts. It was the opinion of most poultry men on the street that the market will continue firm. There were fair receipts of dressed geese, which moved easily at 20&21 cents. Dressed ducks were very scarce. There was a good demand for live poultry at former prices, but this class of produce will probably be leas active today' if dressed akjpoultry arrivals are liberal. f 1 Country dressed meats were steady and taAuichanged. MOVEMENT OS POTATOES 19 SLOW light Demand Continue aw Western Ship- ping Points. Destinations of the latest shipments of Oregon and Washington potatoes in carlota. aa reported by the Bureau of Markets: Oregon. Stockton 1, Sacramento 1, Marys wills. CaL, 1. " Washington. El Paso 1, Denver 1, Kan as City 1. Shipping point Information reported by telegraph: North Taktma. Wash. Demand light. Carloads, f. o. b., cash to growers. Netted Gems, graded four ounces up. good quality, sacked, 120 21.00 per ton. No demand for poorer stock. Moorhead, Minn. Shipments Increasing. Market steady. Quality and conditions gen orally good, wagonloads. Red River Ohlos, Bulk, per cwt., ungraded, X1.S0. Trtallo Falls. Idnho. Demand anfl mo O000 LBS. DRESSED TURKEYS Needed to fill our order. Call, write or wire for our miaraBteed orlrr. Heary Fat Hoaa 16-18 per lb. Hearr - au'xAc ver iu. , 1'iKoi veat ataney, 15V4-16C Per lb.: Hearr Fat Hni 20-21C per lb. Ship while the market is firm. No commission charred- Checks .dally. THE SAVUiAKCO.ISC, Oapital J.MMMw lOO front Street. ment slow. Market steady. Quality and con ditions generally good, some field frosted. Wagonloads, tracks id e, Idaho Rural and Ru setts, $11.10. Waupaca, Wis. Hauling moderate. Shipments light. Demand limited. Market steady. Better Inquiry by wire. Quality and condition generally good. Wagonloads, trackside. Hound Whites, bulk, per cwt, U. S. No. 1, $1.25; No. 2. 75c. Carloads, f. o. b., usual terms, Blima Triumphs for seed, bulk, per cwt., few sales. $2.63 p 2.75. Rochester, X. Y. Heavier wire Inquiry. Few sales, carloads, f. o. b. usual terms. Round Whites, sacked, per cwt., loads f. o. b. usual terms. Round Whites, sacked, per cwt., U. S. Xo 1, $2.15 2.20. Greeley, Colo. Demand light. Market steady. Wide range of quality and condi tion. Wagonloads, trackside, mixed whites, sacked, per cwt., best, mostly $1.15; poorer, $11.10. BUTTER ADVANCES 4 CENTS TODAY Prints Will Be Quoted at 62 and 63 Cents ' by Local Creameries. There will be a 4-cent advance In print butter prices this morning, putting the quo tation at 52 cents for plain wrapped , and 63 cents for cartons. Butterfat buying prices will also be raised 4 cents, to 67 cents for No. 1 grade. The advance has been expected for some time, as the make is now at the minimum and other Coast markets are mov ing up. What effect the advance will have on local consumption of butter remains to be seen. Country creamery butter was In small supply and firm, with 46 cents offered for extras. Eggs were steady, with the increased hol iday demand practically equaling the gain in receipts. Hide Trading at Standstill. Xaadingr in the hide market has come to a . standstill. Local dealers cannot get offers from the East and they have gen erally withdrawn from the market as buy ers. , Local quotations are, therefore, nom inal. After the turn of the year it is hoped tanners will again become Interested, which will give the tfitide here a basis to work upon.- Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday wtre as follows: crearlngs. Balances. Portland $2,854,159 $466,S21 Seattle 4,01,7ttl G7f.b09 Tacoma 5S(i.405 tr.i.041 Spokane . . . 1,302.077 250,205 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Feed, floor. Etc. Merchants' Exchange, . December delivery Oats No. 2 white teed noon session? Bid. Tr. ago. Barley Standard feed . ..... Standard A, brewing .......... Bran 'Short, Futures January oats January feed barley January brewing barley Eastern oats and corn In bulk: Oats No. 3 white. December Mo. &8. clipped white, December Corn No. 3 yellow, January ......... No. 3 mixed, January .......... January oats. No. 3 ........... January oats, clipped 56.00 ud.OO 37.00 ii!66 7.00 Bid. $r,s.50 Btt.00 oif.50 ,.54.50 . . S5.00 . 61.00 .. uu.no .. 65.00 . 66.00 February corn, yellow ................. Sy.UO February corn, mixed. ................. 53.00 Feed not quoted until official notification. WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1 grade: Hard white Bluestem. Early Bart, Allen, Galguius. Martin Amber. .2.05. Soft white Palousa bluestem. tortyfo'.d. White Valley, Gold Coin, White Russian, $2.03. White club Little club, Jenkins club, whit, hybrids. Sonora. 2.01. Red Walla Red Rus sian, red hybrids, Jones fife. Coppei, SI. US. No 2 grades. Sc lesa No. 3 grade, oc less; other grades handled by sample. FLOUR Patent. 110; Valley. J9.60; whole wheat, .0: graham. S9.40. MILLFEED Net mill prices, car lots: Bran. .30 per ton: shorts, .32 per ton; mid dlings. 3'J; rolled barley, ItiuU&J; rolled oats. $02. CORN Whole, 75; cracked, 78 per ton. 1IAI Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, 127 per ton; Val ley timothy. $25ttzu; alfalfa. S24: Valley grain bay. $24; clover. S22; straw. $8. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 46c; prime firsts, 46c Jobbing prices; Prints, extras. 2c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1. c delivered. EG-s Oregon ranch, current receipts, c; candled. &Oc; selects, S5o per dozen. CHfciijsE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamooa triplets. 23c; Young Americas, 24c per pound; longhorns. 24c Coos and Curry, f. o. d. Myrtle Point: Triplets. 22ftc; Young Americas. 23ftc per pound POULTRY Hens, large. 20e: small. ISc: Springs, IS ft 19c; ducks, 20c: geese, 14 18c: turkeys, live, 2022c; dressed, choice, 80 fe32c. VEAL Fancy, 15 HQ 6c per pound. PORK Fancy. 17Vi&18c per pound. Frni t and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. navels. $3.25&$5; Japanese. ?2.25&2.35; lemons, $3 4.o per Dot; bananas, tj cents per Dound: grapefrutt. Jittvtt.74. VISUETABLISS Tomatoes. IZ.50 per crate; cabbage. I$l24c per pound ; lettuce. 92&2.2a per crate; cucumbers, S1.3(P 1.7. per dozen; peppers. 13317VbC per lb.; cauli flower. $2.252.50 per crate; sprouts, lollo per pound; artichokes, soCtf 1.111 per pound; garlic 7Sc per pound; squash. lc per pound; pumpkins, lhe per pound; celery. 13.604.23 per crate. bACK v titiJfiXABijiis carrots, S1.Z3 per sack; beets. S1.5U i 1.75; turnips. $1.60; parsnips. $1.75. POTATOES Oregon, si.25 01.60 per hun dred; Yakima, .1.50&L75; sweet potatoes, 4 He per pound. omu.ns Oregon. No. r, I2.o0itz.ij; No. 2, $2 per hundred. UUEEII FRUITS Apples. Sl2.25: pears. $1.25(2.25; grapes, 7o per pound; cran berries. $13.50&lti.5O per barrel persimmons. sz per Dot; pomegranates, e.uto'Z. 10 per box. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry, $8: beet. $S; extra C. $7.60; powdered. In barrels, $9.&0; cubes, in barrels. $9.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tans. $3.25 per dozen; one-half flats, $2; one- pound flats, fo.o". NUTS Walnuts, 23c; Brazil nuts. 18021c; filberts. 2223c, almonaa, 19e220c; peanuts, 104j12c; cocoanuts, $l.lt per tzozen; pecans, 17 tea 19c: chestnuts, 20c. B&ANS California jobbing prices: Small 14V,c: bayos. 11c: Pink. lOtic: Oregon beans, buying prices: White, 8iu-ltoc; colored. f)i lie. COKtE Roasted, in drums, 17025c SALT Granulated, $19.75 per ton: half- ground, lOiis, $15 per ton; 50s, $lo per ton; dairy. $lti.75 per ton. K1C Southern head, 99Hc per pound; blue rose, bc; Japan style, &7c DRIED FRUIT Apples, 13ft c; peaches, llfcul2c; prunes. Italian. llfte13c; raisins. 6ac$3 per box; dates, fard, I2.50J3 per oox;.curranta, luc; llgs. $itf2.5U per box. Provisions. HAMS All sizea. choice, 34c; standard, 83c; skinned. Usfe33c; picnics, 24c; cot tage rolls. 28c . LaRtM-Tterca basis, standard, pure. 80c; compound, 24c BACON Fancy, 48 048c; standard. 43 9 (5c; choice. 34&42c DRY SALT Short clear backs, SO 34c; exports. 31 (if 34c; plates, 26 Q 28c Hides and Pelts. HIDES Salted blues, 25 lbs. and up, 18c; salted stags, 50 lbs. and up, 13c; salted and green kip, 15 to 25 lbs,, 16c; salted an green calf. 10 to 15 lbs., 23c; green hides. 25 lbs. and up, 13c; green stags. 50 lbs and up. 11c; dry flint hides, 28c; dry flint calf, up to 7 lbs., 3oe; dry salt hides, 23c; dry horse hides, $1.2561.75; salted horse hides, $3v. rLTS Dry long wool pelts. 42e: dry short wool Pelts. 25 30c: salted sheen Delta. long wool, each $45; salted lamb pelts. I each. $203; salted short wool pelts, each $22.50; dry sheep shearlings, each. 15030c; salted sheep shearlings, each. 254J He. Hops, Wool, Eta. - HOPS 1917 crop, ltt20c per pound: 191 crop. 13 15c per pound. WOOI. Eastern Oregon, 50 Q 60s por pound; Valley, 55 9 60c per pound. MOHAIR Long staple, 65c CASCARA BARK. New and old. sHOSe per pound. . - TALLOW No. 1. 13o par pound: No. 2. 12c . Oils. GASOLINE Bulk. 20He: eases. 29c; naphtha, drums, lDftc; cases. 28c: engine distillate, orums. lOftc cases. 10c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $1.84; eases, $1.44; boiled, barrels, $1.30; cases, $1.48. TURPENTINE la tanks, two; In cases, 75c WINTER CROP LARGE Increase in Oregon Wheat Acreage Is 25 Per Cent. GAIN 112,000 OVER 1916 Condition Is 90 as Compared With 7 8 Last Year and 9 4 Ten-Year Average Rye Seeding In State Also on Enlarged Scale. Barly (own Fall wheat In Oregon has mad a good stand, taut the late seeded Train did not germinate In a satisfactory manner. The Government crop report says of Fall seeding in this state: "While conditions for Fall seeding have not been ideal, they have been much bet ter than last year, and as a result ther. has been a very material increase over last year in the acreage seeded to Winter wheat and rye. The rains of the latter part of Novexnber.and early December, followed by mild temperatures, have been very bene ficial to growing crops. While Fall seeding was generally considerably later than usual, the favorable moisture and temperature con ditions have developed a scrryvv-th weft up toward normal, which, combined with the Increased acreage, gives promise of a large Winter wheat crop for J91S harvest. Re ports Indicate that the percentage increase in the rye acreage is ' not as great as that In wheat. Estimates are as follows: "Winter wheat Area seeded Fall of 1917, 862,000 acres, compared with 430,000 acres seeded last Fall; increase. 112.000 acres, or 25 per cent; condition. 90 per cen of nor mal, compared with 78 per cent last year and 'a 10-yeaf average for December 1 of 94 per cent. "Rye Area, seeded Fall of 1917, 35,000 acres, compared with 81,000 acres seeded last Fall; Increase, 4000 acres, or 18 per cent: condition, 95 per cent normal, com pared with 94 last year and a 10-year aver age for December 1 of 97 per cent. LARGE VEGETABLE 6UPPEY IN TODAY Several Carloads Held Bark by Washouts, Bananas Also Delayed. Seventeen carloads of California vegeta bles for Northwestern points have been held up by washouts, but it waa reported on the street that they would be through . last night- The delay will be a serious matter for Jobbers In the north, as It will hold back their holiday trade, but the dealers here will not be o bad off. Five or six of the cars are for Portland, and If de livered this morning it will enable them to cet off their shipping orders. Because of the delay, the street was practically bare yesterday of lettuce,,, celery and sweet po tatoes. The banana train... has been delayed by trouble In California and will not reach Portland until Saturday of Monday. Advance in Unseed OIL Linseed oil prices were advanced S cents a gallon yesterday. The new list follows: Raw, barrels. $1.34; cases, $1.44; boiled, barrels, $1.36; cases, $1.46. FLURRY IN MAY CORN WILD ADVANCE. OP NEARLY SEVEN CENTS AT CHICAGO, Market. Ia Excited by Notice of Re. Btioval of Embarsori on Kast , bound Shipments. i " ' CHICAGO, Dec 20. Wild advances in the corn market took place today, owing chiefly to removal of embargoes on eastbound ship ments from Chicago. The biggest Jump was in the May delivery. 6 cents a bushel. After considerable fluctuation prices closed nervons 1 to 414c higher, with January Sl.24 01.25 and May $1.2314 1.23 . Oats finished 1 to lc up and provisions at gains of 2 to 80 cents. Oats soared with corn, but not to a sen satlonal extent. ' Realizing of profits by holders became a noticeable feature. Provisions Joined In the upturn of other staples. On reactions which ensued packers bought. a Leading futures ranged as follows CORN. Open. ... $1.234 . .. X.20V, High. $1.-7 1.20 Low. $1.23 V4 1.204 Close. Jan. May $1.24 1.23 OATS. .73 .SO .73 .75 Dec. May .78 .73 54 .78 V4 .it MESS PORK. Jan. iiay ..45.60 ..45.25 46.05 45.60 45.70 40.20- 45.75 45.30 LARD.' Jan. .24.25 -24.27 .24.87 24.52 24.12 24.30 24.15 24.37 May SHORT RIBS. .24.20 24.20 23.97 .24.45 24.57 . 24.35 Jan. May 24.07 24.32 Cash prices were: Corn Nos. 2. 3 and 4 yellow, nominal. Oats No. 3 white, 79080c; standard. 79H 80MiC. Rye No. Z. $1.8a. - Barley $1.40 1.01. Timothy 5iT.50. Clover $2u;26. - ' Pork Nominal. Lard $24.47. Ribs $23.75 024.25. Eastern Cash Corn Markets. OMAHA. Dec 19. Cash corn: No.6 white, $1.3201.34; No. 4 yellow. $1.40; No. 5 yel low, $1.3001.35; oats. jno. 3 white, 77c No. 4 white, 74 14 c. ST. LOUIS, Dec 19. hlte, $1,640-1.56: No. corn. Ke. 1 4 corn, $1.46L4S No. 6 com. $1.35 1.40. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20. Flax, .Barley, $1.28 01.35. $3,45 9 Grain at San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. Spot quota tions Feed barley, $2.7502.80: white oats. $2.85; bran. $3o03U; middlings. - $53 0 54 shorts, $43 044. Call board Barley, May, $2.92 bid. $2.05 asked. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., Dec. 20. Turpentine firm. -45c. Sales, 154 barrels; receipts, 157 barrels; . shipments, 5 barrels; stock. 25,175 barrels. ; Rosin firm. Sales. 486. barrels; receipts. 559 barrels; shipments, 100 barrels; stocks, 79.962 barrels. Quote: B. D. E, F. G, H, I, $8.15; K. $6.70; M. $7; N. $7.30; WG, $7.60; WW, $7.75 - ' Dried Fruit at 'e Tork." J NEW YORK, Dec 20. Evaporated apples dull and easy; prunes and peaches quiet; holiday markej. . . - SHIPMENTS ARE DELAYED OMY TWO LOADS OF LIVESTOCK REACH NORTH PORTUSD, He$ Market In Weaker mad . S15.50 Now Top Quotation Other Lines Are Steady Only two loads of stock were received at the yards yesterday, owing to the traffio delays caused by the storm. The market was. therefore, quiet. The weak undertone In hogs continued And $15.60 was the best pries available. Cattle and sheep were quoted steady. Receipts were 48 eattls, OS hogs and 80 sheep. Shippers were 1. A. ICawaston. Coa- den. 1 car hogs; Nevergall Meat Company. Albany, 1 car cattls and sheep. The day's Bale, were as follows: Wgt. Price. I Wgt. Price. 1 cow.. lO'Ml 7.UO!21 steers. . 1161 8. .10 2.50 1 cow 1020 1 cow .. POO 6.50 4.25 cow . . . . cow. cow. . .. cow. . cow. .. . cow. . . . bull.. . heifer. . hog. . . . bogs. . . hogs. . . hogs. . . steers. cows. . cow . . . cow. . . . cows. . bull. . . . 750 1040 940 730 750 860 1550 8.25 6.00 6.00 6.00 6150 6.00 1 cow... StlO 1 cow . . 0S0 1 cow . . 1020 1 cow . . 980 2 cows . . 750 1 cow . . 839 6.50! 6.00 5.501 6.001 3.2.1 6.0OI 7.25 13 cows. . . TOO 40 loO 14.50 2O0 15 50 172 13.60 157 14.50 8S7 7.00 8 cows .. P30 1 cow . . . i0 5.75 6.00 5.5(! 7..r)0 1 cow . 1 cow 1 cow . lirttl K30 1050 6.25 5.23 820 800 S.60 25 steers. 15 steers. e.'o 834 4.00 5.50 8.50 5.25 7.25 6.50 9.251 5.751 820 716 1180 7 steers.. 3 030 1 hull. 3 hogs... 7 hogs. .. 1 hog... 1S3 15.40 heifer. . S80 lf',1 15.401 8 horn. . 2H3 15.60 203 15.50 170 14.50 215 15.50 V 450 14.501 1 hog,... 83 13.001 1 hog 190 15.40l 3 hogs. . . la at the yards follow: 21 hogs... 3 hogs. . . Quota tlo: Cattle Price Prime to choice steers . S 9.3510.00 Medium to good steers o.kog? .4U Common to good steers 7.00'm 8.15 Choice cows and heifers 7.00(9 7.60 Common to good cows, heifers.. 5.1o(ti 7.00 Canners 8 00 0 5.25 Bulls r-. . 4.50( 6.75 Calves T.OO(j 9.50 Stockers and feeders .......... 4.500 7.75 rioga Prime lights 15.3.'15.50 Prime heavy 15.35 15.50 Pige - la.ao 014.50 Sheen Western lambs ............... 13.00-913.50 Valley- lambs 12.50'Ji 13.00 Yearling. 12.0012.50 Ewes .ik iu.oo Wethers 11.70012.25 DESTINATIONS OP STOCK LOADED Shipments En"" Route to Leading Livestock Markets of Country. Destinations of livestock loaded December 19. Carloads reported west of Allegheny Mountains, double decks counted as two cars.) Reported by Bureau of Markets, North Portland: Cattle Horses Mix. Calves Hogs Sheep Mules St'k Austin. Minn..... Baltimore, Md. ... . ... 18 12 8 8S 10 ... 1 , 4 77 44 ... B3 1 44 . 535 328 133 3 90 . 19 21 1U .10 38 2 ... 19 2 66 4 83 6 26 1 2 4 12 1 ... 17 . 123 175 42 S2 16 , 117 16 1 4 2 , 87 76 3 ... 41 15 19 22 ... 2 . 310 100 46 15 35 . 21 1 2 5 ... 1 2 ,12 SO ... 1 19 1 10 ... 1 3 . ... 12 .12 S 1 93 71 20 '. 60 16 2 "6 . 228 75 66 1 8 9 10 1 18 1 .19 1 4 . 16 84 . 3 4 1 1 . 40 73 2 1 63 . 108 77 25 1 26 . 20 4 3 . ... 2 ... .82 88 11 5 2 3 - 13 a.. ft . 2 1 2 . 14 15 ... 2 3 1 10 . 561 113 126 16S & .2579 1849 690 259 421 .2834 2101 661 231 612 .3399 1865 712 273 410 Brightwood, Mass Boston, Mass Buffalo. N. Y Cedar Rapids, la. Chicago. Ill Cincinnati, O..... Cleveland, O..... Cudahy. Wis Denver. Colo..... Detroit. Mich.,... E. St. Louis, III.. Fort Worth. Tex. Indianapolis. Ind.. Jersey city, N. J. Ivansas City, Mo. Los Anfreles, Cal. Louisville, Ky... . MUwauKee. wis. . Nashville. Tenn. . New Haven. Conn. New, Orleans. La.. New York. N. Y Ogden. Utah... Oklahoma City. Ok. Omaha, Neb Ottumwa, la Pooria, 111 Philadelphia. Pa. Pittsburg. Pa.... Portland. Or..... St. Paul. Minn... SC Joseph. Mo. . -San Francisco, Cai Seattle. Wash.... Sioux City. Ia. . . Sioux Falls, S. D. Spokane, Wash... Wichita, Kan.... Worcester. Mass. Various 561 Totals , One week ago.. Four weeks ago, State origins of livestock loaded. Decern- bar 19: Cattle Horses Mix. Calves Hogs Sheep Mules St'k For Portland Oregon 8 4 1 ... 1 Totals Portland. 8 4 1 1 One week ago.... ... 8 ... ... ... Four weeks ago.. 9.9 1 ... 8 For Seattle Waahlngton 2 ... ... ... Totals Seattle 2 ... One week ago..... 2 .... ... ... ... Four weeks ago... 1 8 : ... Eastern Meat Trade Conditions. Reports on Eastern meat trade conditions December 20 (8:30 A. M., Eastern time): Beef. Boston. Beef, fresh: Receipts liberal, de mand fair, market quiet. Kosher beef: "Sup ply moderate, demand fair, market barely steady. Steers: Receipts increasing; more good to choice steers arriving; demand fair, market steady at yesterday's prices. Cows: Receipts moderate, demand good; no change in prices. NeW York. Beef, fresh: Bome of the de layed cars are arriving; demand fair, market about steady. Kosher chucks and plates: Supply heavy, demand slow, market weak. Hinds and ribs: Supply liberal, demand fair. market steady. Steers: Receipts increasing, demand fair, market steady. Cows: Re ceipts .lght, demand good, market strong; Philadelphia. Beef, fresh: Very few cars arrived and many houses are without a sup ply: demand good, market continues steady to strong. Kosher beef: Supply moderate, demand good, market firm. Steers: Re ceipts very tight, the supply being sold as soon as unloaded; market firm at about yes terdays prices. Cows: Receipts very light, demand exceeds supply, market strong. Washington. Beef, fresh: Receipts light; cars continue to run behind schedule; de mand good; market steady at yesterday's prices. Steers: Receipts light demand good for all grades, market firm. Cows: Re ceipts increasing, demand fair, market steady. Pork. Boston4SuPDl7 moderate: several cars running late; demand fair, market steady. New York. Receipts increasing, demand light, market on light loins 50c to $1 lower than Monday; other cuts steady. Philadelphia. Supply very light, many cars not in, demand only fair, market fairly steady. Washington. Receipts adequate, demand just fair, market fairly steady. Lamb. Boston. Receipts liberal, demand slow, market dull at ytesterdays prices. New York. Receipts moderate, demand fair, market fairly steady with some Christ mas dressed lamb being sold at prices prac tically the same aa regular stock. Philadelphia. Receipts moderate, demand slow, market fairly steady. Washington.Receipts moderate, demand fair fo- handy weights, heavy weights drag gy, market barely steady. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Dec. 20. Hogs, receipts, 6600, steady. Heavy, $lG.90t16.10; mixed. $16016.25; light, $150016.30; pigs, $100 16; bulk of sales, $16 16.25. Cattle Receipts, 4000; market steady, stronger. Native steers. $3.50013.50; cows and heifers. $6.60010; Western steers. $7.50 4711; Texas steers. $7 4? 10 ; range, $609: can ners, $56; stockers and feeders, $6toll; calves. $9.50012.50; bulls, stags, etc., $609. Sheep Receipts, 10.000; market steady, lower. Yearlfngs, $11.50013.50; western, $11012; ewes, $4.50011; lambs, $14016. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dee. - 20. Receipts, 88.000. strong. Bulk. $15.90a-lfl.40; light. $15.20(9 10.35; mixed. $i3.70BH0.r; heavy. $15.70(9 16.55; rough, $15,70415.90; pigs, $1116.40. Cattle Receipts. 15,000. firm. Native steers, $7,25014.35; western steers, $6.30i3 12.75; stockers and feeders, $6.25 10.25; cows and heifers, $5.10 11.20; calves. $9i3 16.50. ' Sheep Receipts, 18,000, slow. Wethers; ,9 13; lambs. $12.6016.60. Coffee Futures Stronger. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The market for coffee futures was more active today, with prices advancing on a renewal of demand from foreign sources, covering and trade buying. More optimistic talk of peace pros pects, based on reports that Germany would issue another proposal within the next few days, may have been partly responsible for the advance, while there was also buy. ing on private cables from Brazil stating that purchases for the account of the French government bad been started. The market opened at a decline of 8 to 5 points under realizing and March liquidation, but soon rallied, with March selling up from 7.35c to 7.51c, lle September sold at 7.96c. The close was 14 to 16 points net. higher. December, 7.29c; January, 7.80c; March, 7:50c; May, 7.05c; July, 7.80c; September, 7.95C Spot coffee steady. Rio 7s. 7c; Santos 4s, 9e: cost and freight offers Included Santos Ss and 4s at u.auc, London erediti The official cables reported an advance of 75 rels in the Rio market. Santos spots were 100 rels higher and futures 25 rels higher to 25 lower. Santos cleared 90,000 bags for New York. Metal . Market. NEW YORK, Dec 20. "-Metal Sxahange quotes lead easier. Ejpot. o.ou 07 0.87c. Spelter quiet. Bast St. Louis, spot, 7.60o asked. Tin aot quoted. ' Hops, Etc, at New Tork. NEW YORK, Deo. 20. Hops, bides wool unchanged. Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Dee. 20. Cotton, spot, quiet. ALlUQUftAST HDtaiKU, SI.!! STOCK RALLY SHARP Market Is Given Good Support and Prices Rebound. STANDARDS LEAD IN RISE Improvement Comes With More Ag gressive Note Sounded by Lloyd George Strength Displayed by International Bonds. NEW TORK, Dec. 20- The stock market traversed familiar ground today, securities making new minlmuins on the broad selling of the forenoon. The proportion of lower levels at that period exceeded any recent session. Karly liquidation was ascribed to the more doubtful dividend status of rails, in dicated by the action of B. & O. directors, together with yesterday's disappointing crop report. Tentative support of rails and Industrials at midday developed into a brisk demand later, especially In the last hour. Many issues were abie to recover fully, and lead ers showed extreme gains of 2 to 3 points, a few specialties scoring even more sub stantial advances. The rally was in full progress at the active close, steels, coppers, shippings andJ ' . . . ....is, . . . . . 1 . Improvement coincided with the more af- gressive note sounded by the British Pre mier. ... Some significance attached to the strength of International bonds, Anglo-French 5s ad vancing 2 per cent, and the United King dom 24 per cent. All the French bonds also hardened perceptibly. Nominal Improvement was registered 'by domestic bonds, although the liberty 8ts were heavy at 98.44 to the new minimum of 98.10. the 4s selling between 97.10 and 97. Sales oN bonds, par value, aggregated $5,125,000. United States bonds, old issues, were unchanged on call. ' CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. 200 65 64 8,100 34 S3 1,000 62 61 2,300 48 40 4.200 694 67 94 1.700 93 54 9214 4,800 9!1 98 600 11 11 7,300 65 H 53 H 5,200 78 75 2.000 96 Mi H4 11,500 41i 89 vi 1.300 13 12 500 10 U 10 'i 13.300 120 120. 7,300 57s 65 2.000 4.1 42 2,800 37H 30?4 1,200 86 4 85 700 1B 18 1.000 -88 36 1,200 83 30 V4 7,300 2ST4 27 8,700 48 45 1,300 26 25H 6.100 83 "4 SIT. 4,300 13 . 1314 4.000 120 118 hi 4.800 89 85 6,500 St 7914 800 23 H 2314 500 80 86 4,200 3M S 20,900 78 vi 74 2,300 2314 24 5s 400 23 H 23 . bid. Am Beet Sugar.. Am Can .- Am Car & Fdry. . Am Locomotive. Ajn Sm & Refg... 65 34 62 48 69 Vi 93 98 10 65 78 96 40Vi 13 lOVi 128 67 4214 37V 88 16 38 32 Vi 28 47 25 Vi 82 13 120 83 80 23 88 88 7S 23 23 15 29 105 Am Sugar Refg,. Am Tel & Tel. .'. Am Z L & S Anaconda Cop . .. Atchison A G & W I S S L. BaJt & Ohio BiS Copper. . . . Calif Petrol Canadian Pacif .. Central Leather. Ches & Ohio. ... Chi Mil & St P... Chi & N W C R I & P ctfs Chino Copper. . . Colo Fu & Iron. . Corn Prod Refg. Crucible Steel Cuba Cane Sug. . Distillers' Secur. Erie General Filectric General Motors.. Gt Nor pfd. . .'. . . Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. Illinois Central.. Inspiration Cop.. Int M M pfd Int Nickel Int Paper. ...... K C Southern . . . Kennecott Cop . . Louis & Nash . . . Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol.. Miami Copper. . . Missouri Pacific Montana Power. Nevada Copper.. New York Cent.. N Y N H & H . . . Norfolk & West. Northern Pacif.. Pacific Mail Pennsylvania. . . . Pittsburg Coal . . Ray Consol Cop. Reading ., Rep Ir & Steel. .. Phatt Ariz Cop. . Southern Pacif.. Southern Ry . . . . Studebaker Cor. Texas Company. Union Pacifle U S Ind Alcohol. TJ S Steel do pfd Utah Copper. . . . Wabash pfd B... 2.000 1.30O 1.000 1,700 500 4,800 300 1.70O 4.900 800 2,700 6,500 2914 100 2314 69 25 22 Vi 60 16 6414 . 28 94 M 77 Vi 28V4 103 " 67 14 25 ', 21 60 16 62t4 26t 92 75 22 69 23 22 60 ' 16 64 27 93 77 22 41 89 20 67 72 13 78 22 43 119 103 107 82 103 74 18 7 9,400 41Vi 40 600 , 20.800 3,000 400 6.400 4,300 . 4.000 6,200 17.400 3,300 168.500 6.300 3,800 600 20 V, 67 7214 15 7S 22 43 120 104 107 Vi 82Vi 104Vi 7514 18V4 77 20 65 H 70 Vi 1.) 75 21 Vi 4211 114 101 104 Vi 79H 102 70 18 Western Union. l.lOO 7 84 Westing Elect. .. 8,900 85 35 Total sales for the day, 680.000 shares. BONDS. TJ S ref 2s reg..'96lN P 4s ?1 do coupon , .."'.iovs !!N p as o( U S 8s reg. do coupon U S 4s reg. . do coupon Atch gen 4s ..99 ..S9 Pac T & T 6s..t91 Pa con 4s. 94 .103 u P 4s U S Steel 6s.. S P cv 5s Anglo-Fr 5s .. Liberty 3s .. . "85 .. 92 . 88 ,. 85 ..98.10 .103 . . 81 D & R G ref 6s. 47 88 NYC deb 6s.. Bid; toffered. Boston Mining Stocks. BOSTON, Dec. 20. Closing quotations: Allouez 45 Mohawk .. 58 Ariz. Com Cal. St Arizona Cal. & Hecla.. . 9 . 63 .411 North Butte Old Dominion.... Osceola Qulncy .......... Shannon ........ Superior Superior A Bost.. Utah Cons. Wolverine ....... 12 37 53 62 5 8 2 9 81 Centennial 11 Cop. Range C. C. 40 E. Hutte cop. M. S-ifc Franklin 4 Isle Royalle Cop. 20 Lake Copper. .. . 4 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Dec 20. Mercantile paper. 56 per cent. . Sterling. 60-day bills, $4.71; eommerolal 60-day bills on banks, $4.71; commercial 60-day bills, $4.70; demand, $4.75: ca bles. S4.76 7-16. Francs, demand. 5.73: cables, 5.71. Guilders., demand, 43; ca bles, 44. Lire, demand, s..s.; caDles, 6.33. Rubles, demand, almost nominal, 12; ca bles, 12. Bar silver, 86 c Mexican dollars, 63c. Government bonds heavy, railroad bonds Irregular. Time loans strong; 60 days, 90 days ana six months, 5 per cent. Call money strong; high, 6 per cent; low. 6 per cent; ruling rate, 6 per cent: closing bid, 5 per cent; offered at 6 per cent last loan, 6 per cent. LONDON. Dec. 20. Bar sliver, 43 d per ounce. Money, 3 per cent. Discount rates. short bills, 4 per cent; three months, 4 per cent. t ' SAN PTtANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 20. Butter Fresh extra. 50c. Bggs Fresh extras, 53c; fresh extra pul lets, 62c Cheese New firsts, 21c; Young Ameri cas. 24c. Poultry Hens, 2827c; roosters. 1618c; fryers, xtwauc; Drollers, aowdcl squabs, $2.603.50: pigeons. $1.501.75; geese, 184 20c; turkeys, live, 30tj32c. Vegetables Squash. cream. $11.25 hubbard. $11.25; eggplant. 7pSc; peppers. bell, 10&L2c; chile, owioc; peas, btll0c; tomatoes, 75c$1.2a; lettuce, $1.2o&-1.50; celery, 2030c; potatoes, $22.15; sweet, $3.75; onions, Australian brown, $1.75; green, $1.50&1. 65; garlic, 66c; cucumbers, $2.50 2.7o: beans, string, o&'i2o; wax, bw 10c; pumpkins. $1$1.25; carrots, $11.25; beets, $1.251.50; turnips, 7ocp$l; rhu barb. $L401.75. Fruit Grapes, Tokay. $1.151.2i; peas, $1.1.50; casabas, lac$1.50; cranberries, $17.ft0rl8; lemons, $6.506.75: persimmons, Sl.oow i.au; (ntpeiniii, .i!it o. o , oranges, navels, $3. 50 ti 4.30; tangerines, $1.501.75: bananas, Hawaiian. 64c0c; pineapples. $4 06; apples, Bellefleur, $11.25; Newtown Pippins. $i:i5ti1.25; Rhode Island Green ings. $11.25; olives. 84ilOc; pomegranates, $1.25 1.75. Hay Wheat and wheat and oat. $26028; tame oat, $2727.50; barley, $24S26; al falfa, $2427; . barley straw, 6990c per bale. s - Millfeed Cracked corn and feed cornmeal, $80ti87; alfalfa meal, $3035; cocoanut. $44 for 20 and 10-ton lots. Flour $10.80 per barrel. Receipts Flour, 1540 quarter sacks; bar ley, 9271 centals: beans, 1303 sacks; po tatoes. 4955 sacks: onions, 60 sacks; hay, 120 tons; hides, 205; wine, 88,400 gallons. ' New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Raw sugar, steady. New Cuban centlfugal (Government price), 5.92c; molasses, nominal. Refined, steady. Fine granulated. 8.158.36c Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Deo. 20. Butter, unchanged. MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. Established 25 Years 1 Railway Exchange Building i Portland, Oregon SHORT-TERM FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND -MUNICIPAL NOTES Yielding: From 7.00 to 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 5s, Due' 1918 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 52s Due 1919 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 52s Due 1921 Anglo-French Convertible 5s Due 1920 American Foreign Securities Company 5s Due 1919 , French Government Convertible 5Vis Due 1919 City of Paris 6s V .Due J921 Bordeaux, Lyons & Marseilles 6s Due 1919 Dominion of Canada 5s. .Due 1919 City of Edmonton 6s : Due 1918 We fill orders at New York Exchange quotations and will be pleased to furnish you, upon request, with daily quo tations on the above securities. No one can do better you may do worse. Telegraph or Telephone Orders at Our Expense Short Term Notes "at the market" Foreign Government Yield VA to 13 Y2 . AMERICAN FOREIGN secured 5s Aug. 1,1919 ANGLO-FRENCH convertible 5s Oct. 15,1920 ARGENTINE 6s, May 15,1920 BRITISH secured 5s Sept. 1,1918 BRITISH secured 5sNov. 1,1919 BRITISH secured 5sNov. 1,1921 BRITISH secured convertible BsFeb. 1,1919 CANADA 5s Aug. 1,1919 CANADA '. , -...5s Apr. 1,1921 ' CANADIAN NORTH'N RY. secured convertible 6a Sept. 1,1918 FRENCH secured convertible 5sApr. 1,1919 Obligation of Domonion of Canada. Foreign City Yield 16.76fo to 26.17fo BORDEAUX, France 1 6s Nov. 1,1919 LYONS, France 6s Nov. 1,1919 MARSEILLES, France .. '. 6s Nov. 1,1919 PARIS, France 6a Oct. 15,1921 The heavy selling by munition manufacturers of Anglo-French 53 as the result of income tax revision carried down in sympathy all foreign issues. You can pay your income tarf and still be far ahead of market interest re turn on any other character o safe investment. Ask us to quote you the daily market. Telegraph and telephone orders "at the market" collect. Lumbermens Trust Company Capital and Surplus $600,000 Lumbermens Building, Portland Oregon. EgES. lower. Receipts, 2664 cases. Firsts, 47c; ordinary firsts, 42EM5c: at mark, cases Included. 40046c: refrigerator firsts, 36 86V4C Duluth Linseed Market. DT7LTJTH, Dec. 20. Linseed on track. $3.473.B9; arrive, 3.33H: arrive Decem ber. 3.47 December, $3.47 bid; May. JJ3.S2V4 asked; July. 3.2TH asked. DANCE PAVILION IS CLOSED Resort Xe-ar Camp Lewis Banned by Military Authorities. TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. 20. (Special.) The National dance pavilion at Camp Murray, a short distance from Camp Lewis, has been closed, by order of the military authorities. The National pa vilion has been operating- for four months and 50 girls have- been em ployed there as dance partners under the title of instructors. Dancehall proprietors called on the City Commission, asking; that their business be spared, but they received no encouragement. They were ' told that an ordinance would be presented at once to abolish all the dancehalls in the city "for the preservation of tha publio morality, health, peace and good order." County Cleric Joins Marine Corps. PASCO, Wash., Dec. 20. (Special.) Harold Robinson, County Clerk of Franklin County, has enlisted in the United States Marines. His mother, Mrs. C. C. Robinson, has been appoint ed Clerk to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation. Mrs. Robinson was clerk two terms before her son's elec tion and has served as his deputy since his election. Marshfleld Recruiting Ends. MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec 20. (Spe cial.) The naval recruiting station in this city, maintained for three months previous to the' Issuance of th ques tionnaire, is expected to be closed within the next few days. John Ru pert, "recruiting officer, has not ob tained any enlistments since December 15. Astoria Schools Take Holidays.. ASTORIA, Or., Dec 20. (Special.) The city schools will be closed tomor row evening for the Christmas vaca tion and will not reopen until Thurs day, January . At that time the new Central School building will be ready for occupancy and both the McClure and Shively buildings will ba vacated. Snohomish River Receding. teVBRETT, Wash. Dec. 20. "With a cessation of rains and colder weather the flood danger has passed. The Sno homish River at this point dropped a foot during the night. The railway traffio Is being resumed. TRAVELERS" GCIDE. U-t m. mTM ox. maim m ALASKA . .tohlkan. Wrangell, Juneau. Doar iaa. idalnes, Skagway, Cordova. Val dea toward and Anchorage. CALIFORNIA la Seattle or San Francisco to Xjom Angeles and San DieKO direct. Larg at ships, unequaled servlca, low rates, including berth and meals, klako reservations. Independent S. S. Co. Direct for San Francisco Flrst-Clasa Meal and Berth Included. S. S. KILBURN Sailing 6 P. Sun., Dec. 23. Columbia Dock 'So. 1. Near HroadTray Bridsre. Tickets for Pale at Dock and 124 Third Street. Phones, Broadway 5-0, A 5423. San Francisco Los Angeles S. S. BEAVER Balls From Alnsworth Dork, 8 P. M., Tuesday, ec. 25. The San Francisco A Portland S. 8. Co.. Third and Washington streets (with O.-W. R. A N. Co.). Tel. Broadway 4600. A 6121. NEW YORK BORDEAUX PAK13 Dtrert Ronte to the Continent WEC&LI UErAKTlBKH rngazl Bros.. Pac. Coast Asenta. 109 Cberrj tit.. Seattle, ax Ait LuuaU Asjeata. Fast I. 8. Mail S. H. KltHIU, bONOMA. VI-A'TI:RA. Psunfii?. Tourti f0. lkt cluu. 1 Sailings Jan. 1. Jan. 22. Fell. 12. Ooeanio H. S. Co.. SOI Market fct S. F Cal.