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. TIIE MOKXIXG OltEGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JAXXJART 1," 1918. 21 CAB RECEIPTS GAIN Larger Cerea! Movement Portland in Past Year. to TEW PER CENT INCREASE Wheat Arrival Sftrli Two Million lia-hrl Hravlrr Than la Owing; to Activity In Mllllnj (or Goternmfiit Arcoant. Although la, export movement sf wheat f -em Padre Coast porta eras practically at steadettll la th past year, tha rceipte at l-r.lnJ shoare4 a fair gala over 191. This Waa sua ta tha milling aoltcy adopted by th, ' (Ml administratis, la tba paat few months tn.:.r milia has, ba pe rated ta capacity aa Goveraraat order, and they win continue ta rua at full epoed for soras t:ra ta coma. Tor tha canal yar tba local -e-jie r ahm wtll. therefor, cam para w. .1 with former seaseeua. Barley receipta coarlnoa light, owing ta tba Kmd a, af e-rewing barlay as tba -seat. Tba avaliabi, auppy af feed barlay was a:o smaller teas ta previous year. Al-Aeugh tba set crap eraa a amall aaa. a larger part af It eama thia ay ta ItT tbaa l-a 131 Tba Increase! bay movement la tp:ataed by tha larser production last sSumcier F'our rripta from tba Interior were reduced aa tha eutput of tba country Snllls, ever heme R--.1 . waa largely take, by tha fo4 administration for shipment astwsri. Tie statistic, bra riven show receipt, af tSs ccmmodt!Ua at Portland during tha fst etsftt ywarav tha compilation being that sf t!i, atcrchaata tlxchaag,: Wheat F--i day bafora tba holiday. Oraagea wsr, firm and geaerary quoted higher. In Una with last week's advances at shipping point. Thara araa a maderste demand for tha loerer-prtced applea, i(ac:pta of Southern produca vera tr.a:u Hap MHpsaewte Completed. Several bop deale have been put through In tha pest ? day, tha purchasing being ta comp eta December shipment. Prices bara not shoaa tnoca variation of lata. Thara la a possibility of developments In tha lata Winter months that may put tha market aa n mr sai.fstory basia PORTLAND MARKET QIOTATIONS Oral, read. Ilaajr. Lie. Merchant KirUifs, noon session: Na s-saion Xvrchante CxcbsDi satlt We.tBea.iAjr. WHEAT Bulk basis Portland far No. 1 grade: Hard w b !ta Blueatern. Early Dart, xt.ea. Calculus, Hart la Am bar. tOX Port a hits Pa.oue bluestem. fortyfold. Wblta V..J. Co.d Cola. Whit, Kuaslan. t-MO. Wblta club Ll:t:e club. Jenkins club, whits by or .dm. S-Kora. 1101. Kd Walla Kad Huh-as. rod hybrids, Jonaa file, Coppel. 1 1. as. No. 3 (rada. 2c less. No. I grade 4c iess. Ohsr grsd-s handled by sample FLOCK i ntents. li. Valley. v ou. whola whet. '. frilum. I4a MiLl.f k.l Nt mi. I prices, car lots Iirsn. J Jo pr ton: sborts. $12 pr ton: m.U.!rcs, s.v: mised cars and ls th carloads. c mote; rolled barley, lijOfeU rv.i-l oats. CORN Wbo.a. ITS: cracked. ITS par ton. HAT fluy.aa pruee. f. o. b. Portland: F" Astern Oregon timothy. $-7 per Ion: Vsl ley timothy. l2-a. aBifa. J4: Valley grain bay, 1-4. cloeer. t-J; straw, $v AGAIN S Industrial Feature Stocks Strongest of Day's Trading. RAIL SHARES IRREGULAR Stool Most Prominent Issue In Wall St root Trading, Scoring Advance of Almost Three Points; Bonds Are Firm Throughout. m: J .. !1 .. I ! ... lilt .., Harle T..r. r ... J : ... 3 '! ... 1 "4 .., JMI ... "iur- T.if. J :: ... J ... I'll ... 1 M I ... ... Jle T-.r. ... 1 "4 ... ... 1 1 ... J). I ... II y 'tlTp. T-e'a ...so i"tj ;i.m 7'ifl a:i..Ni tut HMVJ'M .... T 7 TV I.. .1. ii.:i.;.n ....I" tl. lJUli ...... .ll.i44.lKK) .....i.;i.lW; mi I.JT Jt rrf. 4K.I it a" i H..I ,-a 1 t 4 4 ." 4 2 ; T ; t 4.0J TaF. I'M 2 . I'M I , I mi , I'M . Tan. 4 lIrr-ta. j ;.- 41 575 B ? I'M 2 . 3 T ;-l I'M, I . a", ..- !., m 4.-. ltf! . 1 m r 1 '14 1 M V 1 Ml li!J Tul r--fp' ftt rf.l't. ta rartK cam 41 O ltT T4 Jti tn- it; .tt.T 1M4 3 4 144 1T4 I'M m ii4Hi t-a n4 !- I'll ......... TV1 r ' "V 1 Vi.iti Jmi ......... tt ? r ' r t r4 1 .a.i 112 Mi- i-.m) HOT lNvt Arrtr ix rum DEMAND ImH ha F4wra T cnr; ?!.' r4 ta cnjoi marl 14 M ia y riw oi tft Btsrt of Mat .ifttfjwt.r xra faaitrr It am af -vioti r.ic of $t.23tl30 tar t f. 4k r 9r-i4 ahrpmc eiioo rporxd !!tt: r a sm . ' r aiavmraL IHKhttcar. N. T ,'-) $i p-r vrrt ati4 far Graintr. from co 4 aoraf SO cata Iar. but 34v!tl B- :d:n anrj a:l.ra rAaftd firm at f.t.T3i34 wtta nh lfmil N-rh- ar- RncBa quo'.'l anchvac4 at $1.2 & J t a. V w tel. fw fdmat aal ?ifpp:n roatlaoa! I!(ht t til prwlacini r'.orK ::b lata! ah!a fnnt af an y car. dcraa!n( frara t-0 rr rt k aa . 1144 tha waaic praca!las. Is tha larva tnratt ciatirt tha Job b tug 4fma4 from ata ta too!, but tba rca rf was r.rrn. Na York Da.'d tft. A 3 rnff4 Ti 3. par bar- hr: W'na an l Maauc.aiw('j Aa aeld an oat y lf4 3ii Nar Tark Cr-ainta Aa ra.n4 l(?4 3'K Xfaa an4 Wchlgaa lpy aa4 fin fa aoJ aJ.TTJflr. Wtaap. Vir t a a an 1 9otx:hrti flrs: raar4 flflSA Tiney birr-1 arrk of cholca Tart.!a racK.4 l-ifTSO ta M;nnap4.;ia. M'aaonrl yr Pint f.rata wara waakr at $130 9 4 23. fcit Nw Torit Poea Ursa Aa rul4 mirong a: $1 zz 9 4 73. Northwairm box app'.aa mat fafr da sman4 at 'aly rtnrt af t.T3 9-?S for Tr fanry JonatNana and $2 9 2. 93 for arstra faavy 0p!'jBb-rr. Ia4ry aw4l Canlry BtTTKR Cubaaw traa, 4404e; prima f !. 4 4 Sc. Jobbinar prleaa: r'rlata. ax-.raa. pv a cartoaa. lc aztrm; bat tar fat. Na. i. 2t;ofC da;ivraxL K;;s trcoa rmorh. carrant "racalpta. 44 cr4c: cand-d. 4. i49c; aalacta. &0c par oo: a. CHEFT Jobbarv buylna: Micaa. f. v b- dock. J'orflanti: Tillamook trlpiata, 21c; Tounf A mcr (-, ;4o par pound; Ion f horn a. e. Cooa and Currr, . . b. Myrtla Point: Tr!pita. lc; Touog Amerlcaa, S3 So par poun1 r.l LTR T Ifrno. 27 92Z: Fprlnra. 2-1 e; duck. 2 J -ie: 2uc; turkeys. ;-c ; o rassco. r ao c. ac. VFAla Faocy. ItfSolTo pr pounfl. I'OKK Fancy. MSolfte par pound, rraJta aad rcotavbJra. I"l ibbloC qQiflT!or,i: T H" Fl' ' Al FKL ITi Oranr-'aL bavala. U Japanaaa. ft 2 S3; lam on. 7o4 par box; baaanaa, 6c par pound; r"apairu.t fJa..; tansennea. . .3 par DOS. a FifiiTACl.E? Tomatoaa. f2 9 2 30 par rraio. ranoaca. IH9:SC par pound: 1 tu-a. $2 02.2 par crmta; rurumbtrt, $ l.So 1. pwr closcn: prvr, I So par uound; raaiif owar. :.jU .0 par crata; aprouta. I'tlllc p-r pour i. arttrhokaaw SSc to pr poan-l. ar:ic. 7uiSe pr pound: tah. H 1- c pr poun'l . pumpkin. tc par poon'i; caiary. m .oyi .. par crala. . K t-.tTA ril.r: 4, arrnia. f I 23 par aack; iaata. ll.ool..3; turn. pa. f LW, pa ra ni ia. II Mtf l.Tj. F'uTTr.s orfa. 11 23 91-30 par bun . lakima. arat potato a. 4 par pouna. oMi .vS oraaoa. Boylaff prlca. $l.T30l par aunirai. -iRtluN HriT AppTaa. H9?25; p4ar. f ; irrm paa. par poun d ; era a ierr.a. sta:ira. $14 So y 10 r barraj; pr mm on a. ti par box; pomveranataa, 3 par NEW TORK. Dae SI, Tha year on tha Stock Exchanca want out In a mod era t a blaxa of bullish conflaanca. laat week'a buoy ant racuvrry bra continued on an aniarsed voiuma oi oparauona. lallu.i wer oi a different character, however, rails be ins retatfcaely backward and Irraaular, whlla ln- duatriala. equipments, coppers and many un- c. aaa if ted Issues manifested much ol thel o:d-tlma activity at materially blcher lave To era wara numerous transactions for cash, suggesting tha closing out of long ataadlng accounts with tba expiration tba year. Traders avldently seemed incline' to begin tba now year with a clean slate, to day'e movement lm palling further ajtienalv snort covering. Peacs rumors again eagrossad tha atten tloa of tha banking community, especially report that tba alt lea are likely to make aa ear.y reply to tha renewed overtures of th central powers. Tha successful entente of fenaives on tha French and Italian fronts a. so offered ground for encouragement. L'nltcd Mates b'teat was the central fea ture from tbe outsat, advancing unlnter rupted y. to l. a gain of almost S points. and closing within a fraction of Its bast. The iiira profiiisif-ni mriaia, mgion. oiis, amp- pmsa and affiliated stocks registered trvrua advances of 2 to d points, utilities also gaining 1 to S points. baiea amounted to wl3.0o shares. InternationsJ bonds reflected foreign de velopments, French municipals gaining 2 to pr cent. Iomeatlc rails and Industrial a. so strengthened. Liberty 4s were quoted t .- to P7.14 and tha SSa at 8S.o " 30. Total bond aalea. par value, l9.17o.OOU Lnited Mates bonds, old Uauea. were changed on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. American ports probably contributed to the advance, but part of tha buying was con silcrei due to the more optimistic view of peace prrVj.p-.t a. March aolU up to 7.85c and .September at 8 32, or about lu to 12 points net higher, with reactions later under real izing. The clone was net unchanged to 0 points hirher. January, 7.5c; March, 7.79c: May, ".fJc; July. 8.05c; September, fl.ll-c; October, ,Wc; December, 8 47c. xt coffee steady. Rio 7s, 8Se; Santos 4t, c. ,o freth offers were, reported in the cost and freight market. The official cuMes showed an advance of B0 reis at Kin. The Santos spot market was unchanged and 8m ton futures were un ch an iced, to 2 reis higher. Brazilian port receipts. Si.OoO; Jundiahy. 44.000. Chlcs.ro Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Uec. 31. Hoirt Receipts 21, 0; strong 1.'c to 20c above Saturday's averse. Bulk, 1 60? l i; light. ir(.HO 4r ld.7i: mixtMl. $10 3017: heavy. $16 i3t 17; rouch. f 14 16 4.: pigs. 11.75if 15 35. Cattle Rrelpte ll.OOO; strong. Native steers. $7vt'- 14.J5: stockera and feeders, $6 Top 1 4": cows and heifers, j. 35 & 11.35; calves. 1H. , Sh-ep Receipts to.: firm. Wethers, $3.-5 13.15; Inmhs. $12 1ft M. YARD TRADE ACTIVE Good Run Over Suntiay a North Portland. CORN MARKET EASES OFF WARMER 'WEATHER TALK WEAKENS A!tD PEACE PRICES. 7 aiapl, Cracarlew. t.aeal Jobbing quotattooa: a LA, A K Kru.l an4 fcerry. 11 beet. H eitra .-. f . ai. powarao. la barrs.a, 3.u. ti ta Darre.s. , .j. ( iLHON-t'o sasis Hirer. t-poaa4 talis. Xii p-r dosea: oaa-balf t.ata. 4U. i-pouod I.a'a. s i" N t'Td W.'.otfc ?e: Brasll ants. MClr: r rts. o . a.moBJs. Ivf :ur, paaauts. t.ylJc: nKAno!li ,1 10 per dosea pecaaa. liiAN la;irornia JnbFitag prices: amaM. US', bayous, lie. p:r. I0e: Oreguo. besaa buir.ng pr.cea: nolle. 0i4c; to.- er. l. ifx. li.rfW Roas-ed. ta drama. IT ft Z 5c At.T 'iranust.'l. 910 7 rer loa. ba!f grojnJ. l''.. pr lea. iOs. 1, par lea. dt-T. II. . j pr loa. M.'i; u:ftrs head. per paaad. ; ! r..-. Sf. J.p.nee sly:. TSsTe. I.KIc.U IT- At.p.s. use: peaches. II srl--. pruaes. Ica.iao. IIStKc: r.isios. s.Wl par bos: dstvs, fsrl. 9SOnl p,r boi. curraais. i-c t.uK 4 . u .v per bog. rrasUiaaa, n AM All 1'S. choice. 4o; 2J-; skkna.l. .9?tl picolcs, tags rolls. '.'. LA R L Tt'rc, basis. aTaadard, compund. Z c. bacon lnrT. 44 9 44c; standard. ..Ifc: rbotc 34 ft 3c. Vlil s A i. i cori clear psf-asv tlpo.-'.s. 2l,J4c: p. ales. 2 'J -SC. roARjtC GRAIX TALTES ARE STRAOT CeraaJ Csraaagea la Casus CI t lea Mat rpea for Day. Thera was aa teMias of tha local grata board yea:erday. and tha Seattle and Saa Freaclera sscnang.a war, also ctoae.1. but with Chicago apes, tracer, hera did aot entirely loaa Interest la tha snarkst. Private trading, hosr. ear. waa qatet and all coarse grain prlrea were Quoted ateady. leather candluoaa In tha afldd:. West, as wtrel from Chicago: "Minneapolis cloudy, aot aa sold. Winnipeg atoudr. 14 above. Chicago ctoody. cold Fe.jria cloady. 12. Ft. Laala anowing. Z'Z. Kar.i.is Cite ctaudy. Ft. Joeepa partly cloudy. Ho-chineon cioody. : Topeka cloudy. l!i.i snoer last alcht. Z0. Ohio cloudy ta snowmg. cold, aer, ta 22 aboea. Daean lot cloud r. warmer. In l a shipments last sreak: Wheat. SM.en b'iaA.:a Australia shlpmeata last sroak tlr.et. B?0 imj bus he la Cmcaga toutl cash aalea eatsv all poaltloca 4"rt0 bushela Termlnii recelpta. la cars, were reported ay the Merchants Exchange aa follow,: Wn.at Barley FToor Oata Rse rrr'nd. wa. 4 -..on i d.te.3-M -.r 4 1MII T.-rtma. a;... It - ...in to date. 7!? I B4n- - . . . 4j-3 standard. 24c; col- purs. 20c; 430 30 934c; Hide aad Frits, tilers. Faled hl.ire, Iba. and np. 1c: sailed si sis. lbs. sad up. Uc; aaltrd and gre.a k p. ti lo ."i lls ltc; sill.. I and crs.a cs.f. I t li lb... ;ic: i'.cr h.l.a It-, tod up. l-c: green stags. 0 lha and up, 11c: dry film bidea. :4c: dry flint calf, up ta T lbs.. H"c: dr sslt bides, ile: dry kirsa bides, tlllOal.To; salted bora, bides. U ir 4. FtLTS Dry long wool pelts. 42c: dry short anel pelts. 2iOc; salted sheep pelts, long wool, sach $4l3: aalted lamb pelte. each. I-J 3. ss led ahort woul pelta. e-ich. t : V dry sheep shearlings. es-h. ltf 30ti salted aneep shsarllr.gs. each. Z k Joe llepa, Waal, Etc. 1TOPS 191 crop, 13f lc per pound; erot. nominal. wool, nastern uregoa. oorjBoo per pound. Vs'ley. uem per pound, MOHAIR Long staple. 30c CA.'CAKA BAKK New and old. HCc per poun1- TAl.LOW-.Ns. J. 15o par pound; No, 2. 12c per pound. Olio. CASOLrXB Bulk. MHe: rases. J9e, naotha. enimA lttv,c; cases. :c; engine dtarll'ate. drums. lOtc: cases. 10c. 1.1N.-KED OIL Kaer. barrels. $1 34: cas f 44: bol..d. barrels. SI 3; cases. 11.19. TL RI L.T1. M la ter.sa, ajc, lu cases. T3c SIX TRANC1HCO rRODlCE MARKET Cloalng aalea. High. Low. bid. 2.1MK) 71 Sr 70i 1.1'0 as 14 8T 18 4.10O 71 f5sTa biS e..K) Ml'i f.4i &3s 20.S0 n 75 t 1.1'MJ p4 P7 ItVs 4.SO0 lOJia lOJ Ss 1011 ...... ..... ..... 131, . '.30 62" "oSS 1S 4 4X) Ml ti "a 8.1i0 1'0'a 4 M7, . 8.0 .!, 37 . S.1O0 ia li LIS. l.OrtO 14 IJ'a 131, 3 7.0 13 137 13S .2"0 (4 olS 03 V 4.4.JO M H CI14 M'a , 3.3.) 47 V, 40', 4.1 S 70 P.' 4T, 4s T.S'K) 24 22 V 22 t.OO 4.' 4te '- fx. 34 S4 SI 14 lej.SiM) 31 23 31 4 r! 644 31 33 10.MMI 2hi, 2(i'l 271, 2.1e0 l S.'H 31 3.40 ITS IT .M 13:-, 127 1.12H ln.!0 104 liM) 104 S 4.2'XJ PO , l-HS 2.1"0 27, 21 's 271, 1.W4 4 a .l 2 IS.-mJ 47 4HI, 47 24. lx MS f K.1 14.P0 SS 24 Sj SO Si .70 21 , 2i'a 2 .I'll MS IfS 1 l."l Sz 311, 32 6"0 111S 111 111 1.3"0 24 24 "4 23 11.200 HI14 77S nls 2W 2W, 2S 29 '4 .4'0 20 S - 24 W 24 S 63 US 14S 1b lo.lno TIS 701, 71 2. 32", 311, -H l.ono 104- J04 104 .200 sas S 14 "Hoi 'ii's "40'," 47 43 :.no nn 22 n 21 11 I'W 7 IS 72 S 72 S 7-S 77 S 7 I.20O 14S J4 IliS 111 US JH f.1 3.2O0 24 S 24 24 24. 3O0 .101, 4H 4 ', 6.1-O0 1.19 1.1 J 1M ll.ano 113 113U 114 3 114 114 116 ;s.mi 01 S4 9ni 20 10SH JOS 107H SO.Ji'O 74 HI S 4M) 22S S2 22 soo us m 7.210 40 SS 40 1 Am Peet Sugar.. Am can Am Car Fd ry.. Am Locomotive. Am Sm at Kefg.. Am tlgar herg.. Am Trl a Tel... Am 2 L a 8 Anaconda Cop. .. Alrhtson ........ a u a iv I s a u Hall a Ohio baS t'opper. . .. Calif retrol 1'anadian Paclf.. Central Leather, Ches a Ohio. ... Chi Mil a St P... Chi a N IV C K 1 Pctfs... Chlno Copper. . . Colo I'u a Iron., Corn Prod Kefg. Crucible bteel. ., Cuba Cane Sug. , I:sii:lrrs becur. t rie. 4 General Electric General 3lotora.. Gt Nor p.'d Gt Nor ore clfs.. Inots Central.. Inspiration Cop. lit M M prd L.t Nickel nl I'iprr. ...... K C iiout bern. .. Kennecott Cop.. I.ouls A N'a.h . . .. Mt:i Motors. txl.-an I'etrol.. M laml Copper. . . Mls.ourl l'a:tric. Montana Hower. Nevada Copper.. New York C.nl.. N T N K A It... Norfolk a West. Nnrihern Paclf., Pacific Mall r.nn.ylvanla. . Pittsburg Coal. . Rsy Coneol Cop.. Heading It'P Ira Stel. . . halt Arls Cop. . Southern Paciric uthern Ry. ... udehaker Cor.. Teiss Co. ....... Prion Pacific. .. f Ind Alcohol. U S fteel 3 do pfd. ....... t'tsh Copper. . . . Wsbash pfd B... Weatera t'nlnn.. Westing nct. .. Total aalea for tha day. 013.000 shares. BOND3L Fresh ..a ti date.: .ar a .-..) r 4 5 .. . . 14 I 14 4 73 11C4 112 110 11.1.1 i; M .... K4 1114 103 .... la a I4 t.H 4o7 2114 2 it 2- MOLIOIT FOCLTRT SIFFLT M SrTORT Egga Weaker With Loral Slocks Accuan alal ia 4 aba Batter Leerr. Tie ,'ipp y ,f ho'ldsr poultry waa short f tha demand yestsrday and high prices a.rs agala resllf.d. Dressed turkera sold f r ta moat part at 34 cents, theuga had th.y beaa eo dL.poaad dealers might bave ':n.J mora pressed geaaa brought 27 S 24 rent, and dressed cbtckana so.d from 3 ta 2 c.n'A lua poultry ala, cleaned aa cloaaly. bena. .avy aai light, bringing T3 ta 23 centa lv.d meala were firm aad s eo acarca. Te ag market waa laactle, with a a .... r andartoaa fa.s war, reported aa l-.w aa 44 cantsi caaa count, oa tha street. l.eeetpta ar, kaw ta ,gcasa af aalaa Tha butter market was easier. w:tb coim- tT crsaaery vstraa qaotsd at 4904y Centa aad prtma flreta at 44 S casta Prices Carreat aa Egga. Trgrtablrs. I rait. Etc at Hay llty. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 31. Butter. Pr.me ,B'r.e. 4.c. Eire Fresh sxtrss. ft3c; fresh extra put lets. 47c. Cheese New first, aot quoted. Toang Amencvs. cs iromis. 2.-c. Pou.try H"ns, 2-'l2lc; roosters, 16017c: fry-re. r7 0 2ac: brul.ers, 30oS5c: fquti, $2 ..Orf3 3". pigeons. 11.30 r 1.73; geesa, 1 V.'.ic. turkeys, bens. 3Jtf.l4c V.gctahira Squash, cream. 9101.23; hub bsrd. II 12i: cccpiant. ,7sic: peppers, boll. lc; rile. IJ.V; Peas. SS'r: to matoes. (1 2.t 0 1.73: lettuce. 11 1 e-'ery. SHUi'Ki potstoee. river. 11.73: sweet. f.l : enK.nl, Australian brown. 4202.21; gartlc. 4fr3c: rurumieri. S.'tr2.23: b.ans. string. 12Ss13c: llms. 4f loc: pumpkins. 91 ! 1.23. carro-s. 91 u 1.23. beets. 91. 2j f !.. turnips cCr$t, rb-ihsrb. 9!0et2. r-rult ' Grapes. Comlrftna, 91. 25 J 1.30: pasra Winter N-.i's. 9tri:. casaSaa. 75c bll.eO: strawberrtca 94tl: lemons, 94ij 4 5. persimmons. 75c li 41.73: grapefruit. 92.7303: or.ngea Bsve.a 9l.30ti3. Ian gertn.s. 92 25 1 i 23. bananas, Hawaiian, 5S(e: Pneap?'e. Ilawaltsn. 9494: ap ples. He'l.f.eur. 91ll25. Newtown Plpplna. l liel -5. ,llves, SiilOe; Pomegraoatea. II WI , tlsy Wheat and wheat and ast. 9V4924: tsmo oat. I.'il027 50. barley. 9-4j.'4: ai falli. 92IB27. barley straw. 6.) tt l"c bala M.l.fl Crack.d corn and feed corn meal. 9.40 47. a.falfa meal, carload, Sot 31. cocoanut meal. 944. Flour 910 4 per barrel. Rcelp's F.our. 14.34 quarter sscks: barley. 13.111 centals, besna. 2V71 sacks, potatoes. 44..0 sacks: onions, looo sacks. f.sT. il tons; bidea. 24tiO; wine. 69.330 gal- Ta flt a -- .... -, Orassgeo Ara Higher. aad eegerab'a heiraea nad a ' .. 4 - 'e PortUni Oregon. October 1$. HIT. Th, annua! meeting of tha gtolt hold ers ef tha Alaska Fish Sailing and By. Prodncta Company will ba held ac Port land, Oregon, at tha offlca ef tha com pany. 403 Concord Building, oa Wednes day. January 14. 1)19. at 11 o'clock. ZZRX SNOW, i C!4rx. Naial Store. SAVANNAH. Si. Doe. St. Turpentine, firm. 43c: sales. 130 barrels: receipts, 254 barrels: shipments. 2-4 barrs:,: stock. 24. 340 barra.a tint a. firm: galea. 944 barrels: receipts. 1714 barrels: shlpicects. 17S barrsls: srock. I.T44 barre a. Vuots: B. t E. F, O. 34.05: II. 94.07 s. I. 94 10: K. 94 73; M. 963; N. 97.25. WG, 97.43. WW. 97 3X Haass, 'Blew at New Tark. NEW TOKK. Dec 31. Hopa. quiet; ,'ate mid.ia ta cha.ca. 1017. 003 55c: 1U14, nom inal . Pacific Coast. 1917. ,26; Itfld, isaisc Hide, quiet; Bogota. 41c; Central Amer ica. 4.. Wool, firm: domestic Caeca. XX Ohio. 70 casta, Loads Stack Trading SsamU. LONDON. Dae. 31 Business In A mer les a saotritlea waa reauuiad aa Iba Block iirhaeia 7. L" S ref 2e rrg. do coupon... U S . res;.... do coupon... V S 4s re 00 rnunitn . . . Atrht-on g-n 4s I A K G ref 5 N T Ceo deb 6a eo4H-North Pac 4,... 9.1 S lo S. M 'Pac TAT 3s.. IPenn con 4'-is.. I04 I'nlon I'sc 4s... I04 r 8 Steel he fr.lS'Sou Par ev 5s.. S3 !Anrlo-Krench 5s Kl'alLl S Liberty 3 'a. ( s so J, er. s 7 8s. 40 Bid. Oata Break Sharply After Touching: ot High Reeorda for Seaaoa. Ill r art Dlda Withdrawn. " V CHICAGO. Dee. 81. Peaca talk and the disappearance of tba cold wave tended to ansa down tba corn market. Largely result, prices, although steady at tha finish. were Sc to Ac net lower, with January at 91.24S and May 91.244. Oata fell IS to 3Se and provisions 3c to 42c. Weakness In corn values developed chiefly In the last half of the day. During the earlier trsdinc. scantiness of receipts. gether with continued report of difficulty In getting cars for shipment from country elevators, had a temporary bullish effect Barkaardners of husking waa also of some Influence toward a transient hardening of Drlces. After sllitht gains bad been scored, hoVever. attention focused to a considerable exi.-nt on gos.ilp of proposed . answers to Germany's latest peace offer. Additional selling was also brought about by the fuct that milder temperatures promised help In fucllitaitng ralltvsy traffic, and thus bring about more liberal arrivals. Sharp breaks took place In tha oat mar ket, but not until new high pries records for the sesson had been touched. Export bu.tness caused tha upturn, whereaa peace talk and the subsequent withdrawal of ex Don bida made prices tumble. Forecast, of plentiful suppllea of hogs before the end of tha week pulled down pro vlplons i - Leading; future ranged a follows: CORN. Open. High. Low. ...I1.2.1H 1.2(i's 1264 ... 1.25 S 1.23 S 1.24 S OATS. .901, .81 4 .TT .77. .77S .75. 31ES3 PORK. CATTLE RECEIPTS1 LARGE Market Is Steady to Firm in All De fcartments Choice Steers Moved at $9.75 to $10.50 Hogs Go at Former Prices. Tan. May P.O. May Close. I1.2HH 1.24 .TT .73 11 Jan. Msy Jan. May 45.75 45.00 43.75 45.60 LARD. 45.20 45.00 24 00 24.37 BHOHT RIBS. 24.00 24.37 24.50 24.05 45.45 45.30 23.65 24.20 24.00 4.60 23.45 24.20 23.70 24.32 S yet- Jsn May 24 55 Cash price were: Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. w. 91.10: No. J yellow. 91.75 ei.iS. Oats No, 8 ahUe, e.O'afcSlo; atan-dsxd. si v t-:c- Kye No. 2. 91.83. H.irley 91.40 1.60. Timothy 95i 7.50. Cover. 92u'si 2d UlnneapoUa Grain Blarket. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 8L Flax. 93.S20 55; Lar.ey. 91.31 J 1.5K. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 31. Evaporated apples. quiet: Califomlaa, 15SuluSc; prim, to choice slate. 15 v 14c. I'run-s. more offered; California. IHO Sc. oresona, 13t14c 1'esehes, quiet; standard, llHe; choice, centa. Chlrage Dairy Prndnca. CHICAGO. .Doc Si. Butter Steady Creamery. 39 9 44''. Ken i"njettled. Receipts, 8437 case. Firsts. SSUi'lc; ordinary first. 62t?54c; at mark, rases Included. 60(fS5c; refrigerator firms. 41c. Comroodlty Exchange, Closed, NEW VORK. Dec. 81. Holiday In raw nd refined augar market, today. NEW TORK. Dec. 31. Holiday on New York and London m-tal market, today. Duluth Linseed Market. PrtrTH, Dec. 3L Linseed on track. ;.47tj 3 to arrive, 33.47: Dec. 83.54 aid; n j47 bid; Way, 33.44 asked; July, o.3S. Julian EltlnRO announces, via ads n tbe trade papers, that be will re main in pictures. The ad admits "his hrce pictures by the LaEky-Paramount avc been such a sensational success i.it he. Is now classed with Fairbanks nd Pick ford as a drawing; card." Such modesty. Tha last day of th, year saw an active market at the yards. There waa a good run over Sunday. 67 car, being unloaded, 01 .men u were cars v. 1. . . uc n uiu ..w- lnette. Caltla trading wa the feature of th, day. in this' department the strength -of last week ' waa continued, top-grade of ferings easily commanding full prices. The bulk of sieer sales were at 30.75 to 810.50. Cowa and other butcher cattle - were Ilk wise firm. Hogs were steady, with sale generally at last week- rang of prices. Thera was no open trading In the sheep division. Recelnta. were HOT. cattle, S cajyea. 1784 hoea and 5S5 sheen. Shipper war,: With hoes A. Luce. Oreland. Cal.. 1 load M. F. Holly. Medford, 1 load; E. A. Myers. Imbler, 1 load; D. B. Slaack. 1 load; Gover Bros.. New Plymouth. 1 load; ThompsoeT 4V Q4i-.ry. Heppner. L load: Col and Dodd. Halnea. 1 load: H. L. Snyder. Weleer, load: Madison A Adam, ' 2 load; Pickett Bros.. 1 load; Goodnight St Peterson, 1 load G. Falbrlght. Riverside, Wash., 2 loads; R Butler. The Dalles. 1 load. With r.ttl. I Hodson. Mvrtle Point. 1 load: A' Wilson. Emmett. 1 load: W. W. fiover. Robinete 2 loads: Wallace A Tayftr, 5 loads: Sam Martin. 2 loads; W. E. Can- dlfca, 2 loads; Charles Howell, 3 loads; George B. Saunders. 6 loads; H. M. Moore, Echo, 1 load; E. W. Gorsllne, Enterprise, 1 load: B. E. Mver. Imbler. 1 load: Pen dleton Meat Co.. Pendleton, 2 loads; A. F. Milne, The Dalles, 8 loads; H. J. Harris. Redmond, 1 load; John Hays, 1 load; W. Chandler. Dayton. Willi, 1 load: L. A. Kaufman, Riverside, waa'a., 4 load,; j: G Conroy, Pateraon, Wash., 1 loVd. With ohetp Cnlon. Meat Co., Lyle, i loads direct. With mixed loads George Zimmerman, Yamhill. 1 load cattle and hoe;; Joe Dad- rale Sheridan. 1 load cattle and hogs; O. E. Gorslluo. Enteroriee and Joseph, 8 load cattle and.hoKs; J, W. Davis, Kelso. 1 load cattle and hogs; J. S. Flint, Junction City. 1 load bogs and sheep ; C. A. Gourley, Har rlshurg;, 1 load hog and sheep. T.ie days sales were as ionows: Wt. Price. Wt. Price. 22 steer, . .1132 810.0" 1 bull ... .14fiO $ 6.7.1 8 steers ..1053 8..KI 1 bull ....1210 6.00 1 steer ... V50 8.00 1 bull ....14R0 7.00 T steers ..'1. 9.33 1 heifer .. iMW) 50 5 steers .. SI 7 75 1 heifer .. 600 6 00 2 steers . .10:10 8.35 3 steer, . . 147 8.25 6 steers .. 9!2 8.501 1 steer ... 650 8 50 7 steers ..lo. 8.501 1 steer ... 800 T OO 1 steer ... 8O0 7.00! T steer ..10O5 8.50 1 teer 5!'6 r.5n! 6teera .. 093 8.50 17 steers ..10S4 8.S5 7 steer .. 774 6.25 2 steers .. 850 6.75 20 cow, ...1014 7.73 9 Keen .. 6HO S OO! 3 cow, ...10B0 6.23 steer .. 0 6.7.1I 1 cow ....1100 7.25 steer, ..1250 0.i 1 cow .... 900 6.50 ISsteers ..1114 10.50 11 cows ...1018 7.25 11 steers ..12.14 0.751 1 cow .... 640 8.00 2 .leers ..1170 9.751 1 cow 1120 6.00 8 steer . .1010-. 8.50! Scow 870 6.00 8 steers IM l" 8.25 2 cows ... 970 4.00 2 cows ... P70 4.001 2 cooes ... P60 8.50 5 cowa ... 874 6O014COW ... 872 8.75 20 cows ...1011 7.7V 3 cows ...1160 7.00 Soows ...liXW) 6 251 2 cows ... 943 6 25 1 cow-. ...lloO 7. 25 1 heifer .. 710- 6.75 In .... POO B.SKt 4 heifers.. 752 6.T5 llcow ...10IS 7 23! 1 heifer .. 860 6 50 1 tow .... 540 S.fkll 1 bull ....1210 6 00 1 low 1020 6.0: 1 bull ....14S0 7 M 1 cow .... SOO 7 .'Mil 1 bull ....1.100 6 25 1 bow lloO 7.R0: 1 bull 1700 6.00 Scow ...1045 " 6.0O 1 bull .-...1256 6 50 Scow f.7. 6 5'M 1 bull ....1.120 6 O0 2 cows ... !K5 8 501 1 bull ....1220 6.00 ft cows ...10fl 8.50! 1 hog 330 14.50 1 tow ....1090 6.50 77 hogs .... 142 14 fin 2 cow, ...l.loo 8 ool 4 hoxs .... 1.17 14.00 2 cowa ... 445 6 25 10 hog, .... 324-14 60 Scows .. .111X1 7.00 14 hogs .... 312 14 65 14 cows ... 942 8 751 4 hous .... 320 15.60 1 cow .... 960 3 50' S hoga .... 319 14.55 Scows ... 752 6.5071 hogs .... 273 15 65 2 cows ... 775 5 Oil 73 hogs .... 214 15.50 6 cows ... 712 6.50 1 hoc SO 14.00 4 cows .."9.10 7 50 27:iog .... 264 15.50 ft cow, ...ltS 7.50'IOhosrs .... 130 14.00 1 bull .... 620 4.50 77 hogs .... 202 15 60 1 bull ....1390 625Clhogs 214 1530 1 bull ....1450 4J. 50 63 nogs.... 291 14.65 1 bull ....11"0 6 0V' 2 hogs .... 200 14 60 1 bull ...1370 6 001 8 hogs .... 896 14.65 1 bull 1220 6.001 8 hogs .... 839 14.60 Quotations at tha yard, follow: Cattle Price. MmIIiiik In choir ateera 9.75nrl0.50 Good to medium steer 8 75 -a 6.V1 Common to good steer 7.23'o 8.40 Choice cow and heifers 7.00 7.85 Common to good cow, heifers.. 5.75 r& 7.85 Canner 8.00 in) 6.50 Bulls 4.504J 7.00 Calve 7.00M10.00 tocker and feeders e.ooitf. H.uo Hog Morris Brothers, inC: ESTABLISHED 25 YEARS. RAILWAY EXCHANGE BUILDING PORTLAND, OREGON Municipal Bonds (TAX EXEMPT) ' RATE. MATURITY. $3,000 Astoria, Oregon, "Water 5 J&J 1937 89S Astoria, Oregon. Municipal.. 6 Sep. 1928-34 2,000 Huntington, Or., Water and Sewer. 5 J&D 1937 2,788 North Bend, Or, I m n r ove- ment- 6 . J&D 1923 3J500 Toledo, Oregon, Funding;... . S F&A 1930-37 8,754' Tillamook, Or., Improvement 6 A&O 1918-26 4V1 Tillamook, Or., Improvement S A&O 1918-25 St. Johns. (Portland) Im provement. ..6 J&D 1922 420 St- Johns (Portland) Im- ' . , provement. M1N 1922 75,000 Port of Toledo, Or., Improve-. ment.- 6 J J 1925-35 C0O0 Spokane. Wash., Funding;... 5H F&A 1918 - 4rOO Newdale, Idaho. Water 6 J&J 1927-37 25,000 Nez Perce County (Waha Tammany Hwy. DlsL), Idaho.-. ( J&J. 19323S S.000 City and dounty of S a n Francisco, CaL, City Hall.. 5 J&J 1941 PRICE YIELD 100.00 To Xet 100.00 103.04 To Net To Net To Net To Net To Net To Net To Net 100.00 To Net To Net CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL BONDS. 82,000 City of Edmonton 5 J&J 1934 89.43 0,000 City of Edmonton 6 M&S 1918 . 99.7S 6,000 Dominion of Canada 2-Year.. 5 F&A 1919 To Net ' 8,000 Winnipeg (Greater) Water.. 5 J&J 1922 91.70 5.00 5.20 5.00 5.40 5.60 5.25 5.25 6.00 5.00 6.40 S.50 6.00 6.50 4.90 .00 7.00 S.50 G.25 SHORT - TERM FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL NOTES (We fill orders on the following- listed Securities at New York Exchange Quotations and will be pldased to furnish you with daily qiMtations upon request-) -.American Foreign Securities....... .'Anglo-French Convertible , 'v U. K. Great Britain & Ireland TJ. K. Great Britain & Ireland U. K. Great Britain & Ireland , French Republic Convertible ,.... City of Paris Bordeaux Lyons & Marseilles. . - ' v ' PREFERRED STOCK flsPOO Portland Gas & Coke Company 7s.." 6 F&A 1919 6 A&O 1920 5 M&S 1918 6 M&N 1919 6i M&N 1921 A&O 1919 6 A&O 1921 S M&N 1919 2,000 David Lupton's Sons Company 7s. 97.50 .....100.50 Details and Prices Furnished Upon Reqnest. Teleajraph or Telephone Orders at Our Expense. Copy of the WAR TAX Analysis Furnished Free. Safe and Regular Income 1 ' is assured to those investing in municipal bonds. 5 to 6 w Semi-Annual Interest Income Tax Exempt $100 $500 $1000 Lumbermens Trust Company FIFTH AND STARK STREETS. light heavy Prime Prim, Pigs bheen Western lsmhs Valley- lamha .. Yearlings ..... Ewes Wethers 15.3515.50 15.4541 15.60 13.50 a 14.50 13.00 13.50 12.50 Sj13. 00 12.00ft 12.50 S.OOwlO.OO 11.75 12.25 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Dec. 81. Hoga Receipt. 4000; Bo to 10o higher. Heavy. $16.40016.70; Clark, Kendall & Gompany 205, 200 Northwestern Bank Bnlldlnar. PORTLAND, OREGON. - u For January In vest men ta Consult .fa About .- Municipal Bonds The Free From AU Income Taxes.' v YIELDING 5 TO . " ' Safest and Most Satisfactory Investment. mixed, $16 5016.70: light, 16.401875; pis, $1017; bulk of sales, $16.5016.70. ' Cattle Rsoeipta 6300; market steady to stronger. Native steers. $9gil3.50; cowa and heifers, $6.50 jf 10.50; Western steers, $7.506j) 11.75; Texas steers, $7 B 10.50; cows and heifer, $69; canners, $56 8; stockers and feeders, $6.5O10.60: calves, $9.7512.75; bulls, stagai etc.. iCfrn. Sheen Receipt 17,500; ateady. Tear- llngs, $11.50 613.25; wethers. $1112.50 ewea. $.75ffill.5Q: lambs, $1516.5Q- Boataa Mining Slock. BOSTON. Dec 81. Closing quotation: Atloues 4 INlplsaing Mines. Arls Coml 1 INorth Uutle. . Calumet A Arlx. 5aTvoid Dominion Calumet A Hec.4-'2 ksceola Centennial Cop R Con Co franklin n ran be Cods. Kerr lain. ... lake Copper., alobawlt 1.1 4- S4 14 !wulncy 67 44 u '.shannon 4 'a SuDerior 72 ISup A Boaton. 4T t'ih Cona ... K 'Winona 61 u Wolverine 4 S 10 1 82 Money Exchange. Etc NEW' TORK. Dec SI. Mercantile paper, 54tf5: sterling, tto-dsy bills. 4.71Vt; commercial 0-diy hill on banks. $4.71; commercial SO-day bills, $4 70H: demand. $4,751,: esbles. $4.76 7-14; Krnncs, de mand. o.7.1; cables, 5 71S. milldera, de mand. 4T; cables, 43 ; lira, demand. Mil, cables 8 34. rubles, demand 12'.j. cable 13 Par sliver. .6i. Mexican dollars. 6. Oovornment bonds, steady; railroad bonds, strong. Tim, loans, firm; 60 and M day, aad alx mi-nths, 5" bid. Call money, easier: high, BH; low, 4Si; ruling rate, oHft: closing bid, (i,; offered at 5V: laat loan. 5. LONDON, Dec SI. Discount rate ahort bills and three months, 4 S-16. Bar silver, 43d. COFFEE FCTCHES ARE 8TEDIEK Boylnc Due to aforo Opt Im la tie Peace Prospect. NEW TORK. Dec St. Th, market for eoffe, futures showed renewed ,teadinesa to day, with most of th, active months mak ing new high ground for th, movement on further covering. European buying and sup port from Wall-8trset source a report, of a firmer ton. In th, spot sltustlon and of an ,Hvnn in i-arlne war rl-ks from Soih 0 - .? Mf t'l ?f4rWf- e e FACTS NO. 231 4 SEND THE BOYS AT THE FRONT COPY OF NEW-YEAR'S OREGONIAN ANNUAL NUMBER, JAN. 1, 1918 Is the most interesting and complete edition ever published. You will also want to send copies to your friends in the East lVow on sale. Single copy, 5c; postage, 5c in United States and possessions and to expeditionary forces; foreign, 10c. fill out blanttform and send to Oregonian office, Sixth and Alder. : JUSTIFYING A selection: After three years con tinuous wear the Colum bia River Highway is in. if anything;, better con dition than when first Improved. The surface of the road baa not cost the county ono cent for maintenance, while it has been serviceable every day since its com pletion. This fin, rec ord is due to th, fact that the his; h way la paved with t BITULITHIG e WARRE BROS. CO. 4 Journal illdc Portland. Or. , 4 NAME STREET j TOWN j STATE - - HALL & COMPANY BUT AND SELL U. S. Government : Foreign Government Railroad ' H Municipal BONDS Join the Red Cross today, the noblest way to spend a dollar. TRAVELERS' GCIDE. 10c will pay. for an Annual Oregonian mailed to boy with expeditionary forces. THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Oregon. Gentlemen: Enclosed find , for which mail The Oregonian's New Year's Annual to each of the above addresses. (Enclose 10c for each address in United States or Possessions or to expeditionary forces, 15c for each foreign address.) - ; , (Duplicate blanks may be had by calling, telephoning or writing The Oregonian Circulation Department) San Francisco Los Angeles S.S.BEAVER balls From Ainsworth Dock. .- 8 P. M.. Sunday, Jan. 6- The Bail Francisco A Portland 8. 8. Co Third and Washington street, (with O.-W. R. A . Co.). XeL Broadway 4400. A 6121. " AUSTRALIA B. HonelulOtiivNcw Zealand Regular safllnrs from Vancouver. B. he the . Palatial Paascniter Steamers of th. Canadian-Austral inn Royal Mail Line. For toll Information apply Can. Pae. Rail way. 5 Third St., Portland, or General Agent. 440 Seymour St.. lascouver. B. C. IrS5 leamship(j& 28. Third St. Main ALASKA Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Douglas, Haines, . Slcagway. Cordova, Valdes, Seward and Anchorage. CALIFORNIA via Seattle or San Francisco to Los Angeles and San Diego direct. Largest ships, unequaled service, low rata. In cluding berth and meals, llaks reservations. .THJUIIAi.4JH.'.Lr4MI-jarSa Fant American 8. 8. SIERRA, SO'OMA. I'EXTl'RA. Honolulu, f 70 1st, $Si 2d. Sailings Jan. ti. Feb. It. March 6. Oceanic S. S. Co.. 01 Market St, S. F Cat, '