THE 3I0KXIXG OEEGOXIAX. THI7RSDAT, 3rAKCTT 21, 1918.
ID
CHANGE FAVORED
Present Wheat Standards Are
Satisfactory.
SPOKANE IDEA INDORSED
Mrrrhanu Esrhanjce Wire to Dr
Kerr, ml Washington, A Line
Thai He free Carrrnt System
of Grade lie KctaiucJ
T. rort-sn i grain trade In lor the
views xyrM(l at the Spokane ht
T3drds h.rtug. It ts the h, f of deal
era br that tM rDlAr that applied to
in 1 vj X crnp aou;-. be rt:n-ii. as a r
oAlnt? of th raf- wouM not serve the
pjrpee of the tinverr ment in Jncrsiiig
the vhu: yi"ttl, but would resu.i la larger
pm port ion of por quality gciin.
Th fo low'ng irlrirm ws nt yest-f-rdajr
y the Mrrhntr K' hjn AMcwtioD to
If. W. J. krrr, prre:Jnt of the Orgoa
Acriu:tr4l o4ze. who Is Cow in Wash
las (no. I. t :
"Oar ftMrition rre'"tfu.',y asks that yoa
Srr- rr ft rand to ntaintaia pr-reenl whrat
and". onJr which we arc now oprat
ir. These standards seem t Jtr to both
pro-dttcer and dealer. iTopoe-d standards
wi.l aot encourage grmir efforts to la
erta produc.ion. tut will n ours the
growing of Inferior whit, tnnt ufea.lnc
tie very aim of the iria s.andardisatioa
act.-
lMPROVCMEr 1 AITL IX THE EAST
frlrowr Market for h writers) 1 rutt at
New lork.
ApP'o Bhtprnns from th North wet sn
Voaday mttti 2 c r. to th follow
ing di:na;i"na: Baltimore. 2. Chuii'X 11:
InTtr, It; LVt Portland. 1: Elmoncm, 1;
i.Qb. 1; Ootheoburc. Neh.. 1: ifobart. lnd.,
I; Ltttfe Ko-rfc. 1. M-mphis. I: illniv ap-oiia,
; Mlnot. 1. Montreal. J; w York Cur.
i. -Oakland. 1 : laet:e. 1 . Philadelphia, ;
Plttshurc. -. Tort land. ; .an Antonf, . .
5 n Kranc i - J: Pherrn-An. Tt.. I ; Sioux
'tr. 1 . 6u.Tmrf iId. KiH. 1 : Th-oidj, I.
Vancouver. H. 4".. I: 'nhiniron, I.
lii'n nurkt condition. ar report ad
b t!rth as futlowa:
N Yra, Amva'e: Nw York. Virginia,
t. Wr: Virginia. 1: Waihlnctnn, . Maine. 2?
Market srnrtfer. deman-S s-tia. XK Wtne
ap. Urf. $: T . t-O: m-llum. I.'m) i 2 Hii,
hj t. I v. 2. - XP -Spttzmb-t rs. litre-.
t. i b. 2- : medium. -- . ? - : small. $1.74
J : V XK Krmes. Iarg. J.t. medium,
t2 1 2 am. I. $ ' n 2 !. Newtown Pip
pin. UfM. -.- 'J n.edium. 1.7.n 2..;
m:t. 91. l.Ti. Au-ion prurs: Newtown.
SI -'? 2.V. mot!v si Wincsap. I10.
Z: ftortiea. SI.T"i r :t ...
Itoaton ArrWi:: W htnon. 5; Orrcn,
1. Jhins demand n movement m"der-
ae. market firm. XT W I nr , Ur. $;.mi
Iti'Jiu-n. f-. - am ait. ! T r i
medium. Stl1-. K H;-fc lUna. H-a
Iav-i. srrait (o medium. hVnfl 0. Auction
Vrtrr: r'an-y U m, iip. small. 91 r I "Z,
Jonatbina. fr and f''T. 91 4.. t I ; .l.ho
XK horn- a. Urae 9 i 2 -V. ; medium. 91 i
2-": sma . 91 rec.o XK N-wtowna,
lanr-. 9 1 7 ' J medtum. 9- 2 --.
rntftfo Arrt!: roiord. 1 l:ilno!s. I
washincfn, 4. VlrMjjn. 1: rfV rwrs on
tr. k. Inriu'llna broken nd unbroken . de-
man -t and movement mMlTai. mrlf!
rl. XK Iw-ftr-fc.u. tar-. 9 I tm f .1..,;
mdttim. 9 . it i 2 . XK p:i-n-berta.
mdium ta lre. 92 i-" f ". -hot
tf f fcfirr milium. 9- O 2. -A. X K Home,
anedium. 9l.T" 2 . large. 9- i 2. -A. Au -t
an priea: IlAea fan r Vtaaup, medium
ta tam rac, fi :: v
PhiUJeiphta Amva s: Virginia. : Waah
tngt oa. a. & rars aobrokea: deman i and
SnovmDt m'rtm, mrfc fdy.
FARMERS NOW UUl LU M LL KOTATOli
WH rrtrc Qwwtewl Is ta f rwta. fcal Bajera
Arw Owl of Mariel.
Tta at prV qwH on Ilttrhank
Vktret m th country is ta renta. tirtiw.
r orm m-r tisp"od t S--I1. out I hr
ara no turrs. la th jobOlna tlfrt t ih
mark't rmtinu Ho at for
9d at- k aal pKrvr rada (frvl at
a fnS.
. Vpm-n' at sl fHa sr I'cK K!t
Cw r ira rprt1 oit from I h im tt on
: t OT'l e. I r ,!.-klnn and on e e-h
to r.flln(. Fi -1 lUnff an-t .u -rtu V
ajtrt r-pris oni anil California lu tars
Vrk-t condPfcortS SS roprtrdl br t'lf
rrph: Hutte No freh arrla's. RqrkTs. aarke.1.
1 I :v
5 9)i4re MrM rfmrd. hitr
?d rvts. 9111 sack-!.
rfouatoa 'alifnrma t. WMnft 1. Oh.
ioma 9 arrv.i. I maid ant m-rmr.
mlerat. mai-kt ontir fair. Idafto. l al -foTnta,
r-r. WiiMnc'n oanka and
Pn-wt. rw. fl. 7 l i'i't i'lo runl
W ttre, $1 u 2. ari.u art-U . $1.
1
New Ortea '-lT 1. ! maid and
m"wmnl a''w. nrW't fa'. ty frw
ai . Iff;in and N, H'iMauk, St.tj.
t i,- round hit-. II ( I H
4RNOt rHU t BM OMK rftOIHBIIlTK
(altforwt Firnaac Aawiaw A4iaart of
91 f l.?a Per Itot,
Ortnr prl-eg ar getlto; ,o a f'rt
w sr Port u at J-t r may a-wai ha to
tbrai ej'. VoW'rrdaT Ikee frr- ad
-l b a.ifornfa shlppona of adtat'iea
n f f 9t f 11 m a Nrt. L,o. rn-S'imp'l-n
of rngee baa atrvady P-f cur
tailed bv htk pr and a further ad
in wittmak thetn almt ufMalabt lu
tlia market. Tho l"ali;.'m growers Sr
taking ftjtantic to tn llmrt of th rt
aappl. n tev tf"t i'ofl'imf'i a r
tmt to d without their frutt th mat
ftd It d'f-tt f g-t t trado In or
aagos atartod agin rea tit cn.p la mor
indnt.
fi ananas a rm s'a du 1 anorbr ad
tinc. lllgn pr-e r n md tt'
aeonard and tM 'U m a It al
and a-at cratod pft a at w--k in
ta I.ical mr'u-
Walt Wa'la aria- m -Vnttul
n tr street and lw- at 91 -V W"
Ti grea oni-os a!s appeared H-o1y
t:epr..r. raa wer qu-'tU at I" ' nta.
A fr"h ipmnt -f lia.-Ier IsUnJ a;ara
g'ta w til arri tM m..rnlri.
nKi lmto LrtM Ktimro
Market w AH SwlUm Affortoal by f ederal
An of!r taaod by the Kd Admtn-a'ra-t.
n. w h---i fr -s to ! if grains la
ti m niif i-t ufe of br. la maln'y r o-
fkr lh weakneaa the ba.'tev m rk-
te t ri:. At Chicago brr pruea hae
ir.ppd about rna a buahel frm the
po'nt. sian.I.ng e:erdaT at 91 i v'
t-r m'"n ant ma.ing barer. ither bf
er mr.;g in ma M:dd'o West weikened
Lt-a':.v. pr.. wer uncangd yerdT.
91 be n g b'd for brewing brr f and 9T4 -
j i or i e graoo. ore vo
ema.i
th pr'--ea ro a
WK BUY
RAW MOLESKINS
J Pat 1? aa4 r.isrraa faarte.
ablft ay Karowl KowC or Lrsreaa.
Kohn &, Iiaer
ll..13 Vt Tblrtv.s1
f ark C ity.
TTrrac vrtenl i"ltr Pink. V T.
.Nilivual 1 Aig bank, X V.
oars wers stsady at bat bids for
Eastrn oats wra raisod 50c 91- Cora t
coTsred, part of th prsrloua day's loss, of
fera aa tho board being $2.W hthr
than on Talar.
Wthr romiittons In th W !!!! Weat.
wlrod from Chicago: -Winnipeg, cloudr.
Miaaeapoi. Duluih. partly cloudy, mtld.
Prorta. Cblcafo, allssoart and Kansas, clear.
15 to OM Vtllcr, cirar. si. Hot Springs,
foy. t. Kororast: IMtools. Missouri. Wis
consin, lows, Ulnoeaota, partly cloudy to
night and Thursday;, unsettled: not much
rhang in temperature. Esewhr. onat
tied wather tonight and Thursday; somo-
what cooler Thursday.
Terminai rc.pts. la cam, were reported
by th Merchants' Ha change as fnilowe:
Wheat. Har. Kir. Oats. Hay.
Pn-TanJ. Weda. 1 . . . . -
Ye-r ago 4
)rjr aro 41 14 lli
Tiiomi. Tueg.. 14 ....
Vjr a 1 1
Sexaon to dat.4o1 T.I
22 141
1 vaT a ro. . . . I li
Seaf..e. TueS. .. 1
4
Yar ago 1
X 12
a-on to dat..t
r ago.....!'-''
i-ii 1110 31b
North weal era Mill LUted.
Th mliUng diTiaton of tha Food Admln
i:rtton. in Hating the mills la this dis
trict, has sent tUa follown aotlca to all
millers:
On Kebrusry 1. 11. rrry mill In th
I'm red S: tea. lrrapciiv of capacity, was
directed to com undec th supervision of
th milling duis.oo of th Food Adminis
tration and to tak out a. milling llcenaa.
W WTIrv that our list of mills is ry
eompiet. but It Is poasibl that ther may
b a fw small mills or new mil. wnicn
hare failed to rocelv the circulars ex
plaining tha reiuir-ments. In order tnsi
r nt b abo!u:ciy correct, w wm aag
you to list all mills in your own county and
th adioioln counties. Pleas Ttv tnia
our careful attention and maU It alih your
aaat Idler or report.
Fee Trade Is MuggMi.
Th a msrket wss sluggtah yesterdsy,
and. white prices wer not chanced, th un-
drrtunt waa weak.
1'ubo butter was also easy, with 45H9n
cents nuulrd on extras.
Dressed uoats wer firm and toachanced.
Bank CleauHnas.
Rank clearings of th Northwestern cltlea
vest r dav vera aa follow h:
Clearing, waianr.
Poetlana 94. Ml 7. I1.Ht7.n4
ttlo 94.S.tla J.ll..f-.
Taema h.3L4 iHt..M.i
pokan 13-1 W
PORTLAND MARKET QVOTATION9
f.raln. Floor. Ferd. Etc
Merrhania Kxchang. noon aeoalon.
M-r- h ilivftv: Hid. Yr Ago,
Oata. No. 2 whtxe fed 9a7.
Hr)er. tatiuar.i ru t ni w .a
rl. v. A brewing Ol.uu
i3u Uav-t Bid.
rnln. No. 2 - ......................... . 9W..0
Hurler, fed 4 .
lrl-. Irewing 61.1MI
i .11 data
0t- No. 3 a I. so
m(i rltntxd
crn. eli4w ......................... 7. "
rn. tn en
KaatTn oat and coru In bulk
ft N.v 3 Mi- o4
atf. a-r. tnpp'l, white a..iHi
Cor. No, S el low .................. it W
Corn. No. 3 nttxcU 7.vO
VHUT Bulk baata. Portland, for No I
grad: Hard whit Hlueetem. Karly liart
Allen, Calagalua. Mart in Amoer. 1 2. OA, Soft
whit Palowae. blueotem. furtyfoid. Whit
alley. Oold Coin. Wblto Huaalan. 92.03.
Whit club L4IU club, Jei.klna club, whit
hybrid. Sonora. 9-Ul. Ited Walla Had
ItiiMMn. red hybrid. Juna fife. Coppji.
9 1 ea No. 2 gro. 3c l-wm. No, 3 grau. c
ther gra.lea nauui-l by miuu
FLOL'K Patenia. flu; alley. tf .to; whole
wheat, fv.ou; & rail am, fs 2U; barley flour.
91. u U 2A per barret; rye flour. Slu ti4j
4r barrel: rorniiir!, 9.a p-r barr el.
il 1 Ul .P K K L Net mill pr Irra, car lota
Hran. J' per ton: ahorla, JJ pr ton; mid
ulibaa. 9M. miaod vara and leoa than car-
lou ic nre ; rolled barly. 4i7b) ik;
roiled oata. lhttS.
jli.N hole, ;T; cracked. 7 per ton.
HAY lIuytnaT price, f. o. b. 1'ortland
Kaotrrn CTegon timothy. 927 pr ton; Val-
ler timothy. 1 2 -j , aifalia. 9 .'4 r 24 90
alley grain hay. 9-2; closer. 918; a (raw, fa.
HtTTKK Wubra, cjitraa, 4Seil'Jr; prim
firm. 4-. print . c&ira, &2v.u-; cartuna.
lr;cS lrrou ranch, current receipt a.
J4um:. canuted. atc.ta. per
uoiril. -
'HbrlSK Jobber buying prior f. or b.
dock. Portland. Tillamook triplets. 24r;
Young Aijiertra. Zc per pwunu. lonihorna
Triplets, 2i Young America 26 So per
miunu. luti(llortl. -1 C Mr DOUOtl : V C tlla-
rvum to Portland trau.
hl LYKY Kooatera. old. 2V 22c ; ataca.
?l f "K . spring. I'ln:": brui.vra. Ac;
d. 32a-W; f. luU21o; turk) a. ilv.
T c . urroMi, a.". f 3iu pr pouaU.
fc..L, tnc. 2uwttlvc
fuHk Fancy. Itf.'l We.
Fralt aad Yegetabir.
I.-a Jobbing; quotation:
rttllT Orange. tiitcA $4ty7.0O; lem-
or. s. .) . (-r iui. im.ihis, tfvoc
punu. grapefruit. :ao; apptea.
I w - T ian.riut. -. 9J Of p-r o-.
Kk t-T A 11 l.Ck9 I umaioea. - . j v- pr
rrt. aibaa. 3V 'ac per poun1 ; lettuve,
9 l 2 a Kt crMie. l u- umlirri, 9 1. Zli t I. 75
lr lu.-n. ca'Jlif loo rr, 91 '- -i prr crat;
ariir-hoke. Wfc tf9l II per pund. garlic. 7tl
a? per pouml. i.ery. 94. tf 4 Mi pT crate;
Mfpvri. IOtc per puim1. (ruu(a, lS
Pr p.unrt( rinii4i. l-W' per pound.
pAru. Pr pounu; pea. iic per
pouthl. npini h. 91 2- per crt.
KA'K r.lr; A HI.KJt Crr. 91 2AI &
per (; tnp-eta. 9 j n 2. . turnip. 41. out
!.; parent 1. 1 t I
iVTATohH-4reg..n liurbanka. SVO 1 10
per buuir-u. 1 aaima. 91..t 1 ao; awt
ivittiM. per p"uul
iMV.-Jwoim price. iyio pr
pound.
Maple J. roc erica.
IM-al Jobbing quotation:
M'tiAl SaK banle: l-'rutf and berry.
f7;s.. beet. 97b7'g extra 97.47 S: pow-
L la barrel. 4 . cub a. In bar re la
NL'I- Walnut. 24c; riragtl tint. !
21--. filbert. 22r23c; almooil, I 22c; pea
nuts. 14rlA; cocoanuta. 91 1' par duacn;
pr-n. liin iar; chestnut.
HKAJ i aiitornia jooomg nrtr: rmail
whti. IJl'c; large whit-. .t-; tytu, lr;
llrna. 14 " : pink. I'H-. Oregon bean, buying
prices W bit navy and Lady U htrfton.
1 llc; w hlto klOney. 1K-; colote-i. c
t r fe-c Koii. in oruro. 1 t C
Ml.T tiranulat-!. 9ltt7. per ton; half-
ground. 1K la per ton; . 14 per ton;
,trv. 917. pr ton.
KICK southern head, aetatjo per pound;
Bi-r H . Japaue ti-. a ipHo,
r(tU:U FKL ITS Appa lS'c; paarh.
1 1 12- ; prun. Italian 1 1 j l-V-: raialne.
V 4 j per box: date, far.i. 92&otr3 per
a cvrraal. lrfc. fig. 9- q 2-u pr bog.
'. . rrovWtofw.
. TLweal fobbing nuotattoa:
HA Ail !. choi. . 34-: standard,
i.inntd. 2tfac; picnic. 2lr, cottage
tOliS.
L. R t Tierr ba, stanasra pura. 2a be;
compound. 2t c
Ha w n. v. 47 d 4iv; stan-laid. 4
4;--. t nolte. .-r
OKI JAI.T ih.rt eleur barks. 29tf33c;
xpvrta. 30tf3Ac. plt-. 24tf2K.
Hide and Pelt,
HIDTS Malted hide. 2- U. and op. I7r;
icu atag. "U lb, and up. l"c; altrd and
rn kip. 11 to 2 Ib 1 2; Mi ted and
reen caf, lv to 13 It. 21c; grn bide.
2- It-, and up, V; grcrn iaga 0 lha. and
up. dry flint tti'ie. 2ur; dry flint calf.
2c: pone hide. l.2afj l.H; aalted hor
hl i'. 957 4,
PI LT.H lry ong-woci pelt. v; dry
hortwud poita. --c. itd pelta, January
takeotf. 4- 3 i
a-J at.
H"p ltT crop, 14 t I5c per pound; contra-
'a ltr 17c,
Vt i.h L Kaetern Oregon, 44 f? 5c per
pwnd; Valley. w 0 3Ac per pound; Valley
lam.-. 4S y
sIOHAIH l-ng staple, full yaar. oOc; ail
month. 4rNr: burry. 3ofc4-
CAN'AHA BARK .Nw and old. HPc
pr pua-1.
T k Lt' vv N 1. 14 9 ISc par pound; No.
3. 12c pr pound. f
OUa,
AiOt1N9S 'k. JSc: rse 5c:
nphtr.a. dm:iia, IWc; raw. 2c;
d i'Ui. ilrum. lOir; c&m, lAr.
M.SM RU OIL Raw. barrel. 91 T
ongm
: ruea
It 77. bt.d. barreta, 91 eaaea, 9
l-TP
TCRfbNTINK In tanka. Ac
73o
New Yrm Awgar Market.
N9!W YORK. Mareh Raw
dy. r-irif uri. SoOAr; moiaa
tnai Aefiaad. steady. Flo grai
1.4.
sugar.
1. pom
tuiated
BONDS ARE HIGHER
Liberty Issues Advance Half
to One Per Cent.
DEALINGS ON LARGE SCALE
Sloolc Market Is Doll Affair With
Unimportant Cliangrs In Prices
and Firm Closing Call
Money Rate Falls.
VEW TORIT. March so. Trl!nir on th
tck exch.ns uldi from th. relatively
h.mvjr dealing, in liberty bond., wm dull
..mo1 th. point of extlnrtinn. Hourly
!. ftr 11 ocf-k b.rly vrrd l'j.NKl
h.n. th. day, turnover amoununa to Ui.
me.jrer total of 'fzz.tiw aharen v
Uulii.h Inrentiv. u aaaln larkinc.
chltrfly by rea.on of tha ao-ralled Holland
Amertran attuatlon and tha uncertain aiatui
of tha Iron and ateal Induatry In connection
with th. nw prica hedula to ba fixed by
tba war lndutrta board.
Th condition, wer. balanced In a
measure by fr-ner oflVrlnirB of call moner.
r'cB to Pr cent after opening at
Kepreaentatlva atock. made little or no
chance. Horn, of the highly speculative ie-
uea icflected th mixed operations of pools.
General Motor, maklna in extreme decline
of 4 points, w hile Industrial Alcohol sained
almost as much.
hlpplna. wera aaaln sensitive to Impend
Intr devetopmenta and rails were listless until
th frnal hour, when the Pacific aroup
hardened. tih Great Northern and miuor
conlera.
- Inlted State. Eteel closed at a small frac
tional advance.
i-iherty Issue, contributed overwhelmlnaly
to the Irreaular deallnKS In bonds at ad
vance, of i to 1 per cent. Total sales, par
value, aacrraated $.1."7.".0"0. United States
bonda, old issues, vera unchanged on call.
CLOSl.NO STOCK QOUTATIONi
Cloeine
High. Low bid.
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4.1 42W 41
..... 70
r.4 1; r.4 4 1;
7w 78i 7',
in24 loo;, jn2
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1.17 1.17
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41 H 40V, 41
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27 4
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30. i
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till ' 3 iWi 111 t,
1S 1-Si
71 -a
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1"4
Salea
Am Beet Futir..
Ameriijan (an... 4.&O0
Am Car ar Koun
Ani'T Loco TOO.
A Smelt at Refln. 1.6'J0
Am Suaar Refin
Amer Tel Tei. R.XO0
Anaconda Cop... . loo
Atchison
a o as w i s 8..
Haiti Oh o 1 .aoo
Ru sup t'op
ntia-n Factr.. 1 no
C-ntra4 Leather.. R.'jno
ChtM O.'lio... 1. ."
C M A StP Lilian
K I k cffs.-lLliiKI
ttilno Copper.... ti's)
i 01 t uei jt iron
Corn pro licfln.. S."iiM
ruclhle Steel.... .",.IM
fub 111110 Surar 4. Too
ll Securities.... I.mhi
Krie ;f.4"Mk
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rrat .Vtrth Pfd..
No (ire Ctfa. .. iin
I'llnnle I'entrnI
Iniiplriitlpn Cop.. .1im
mt Mir Ma m. 7."iu
Interna .Vtckel..
Interna Paper
Kennecoll Cop..
500
"4.200
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2ort
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M.ixwell alotorst
Mx Petr.liim.
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Missouri I'acirtc,
Montana Power..
atla Copper..
V Central
.I'D
V V X H lart
N.irfork lVt.
rth.m Piw'lflc.
Pacific Mail
Peniij IvantK ...
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Ken Iron Jt Steel
is? Aria iop
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144
121
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1' S Indus A..... P.rtoO
S Steel .JiHI
S Ptee pfd... 4iNI
1'lrth loiper 4HO
W.'.s.h pfj -TV-
Western Cnlon.. "Im
01
41
Wi-ilin Klec.... r.im
41
41
Total aale. for the dny
5,Ooo .hares.
BONDS.
I f4 ref 2s rec.
IT', 'No Psclf .Is
'T, Pac T T 5a. .
i Penn 4'on 4I'
'H. Cnlon I'ac 4...
141, I S Sieel 5s
I041, So Pa. if cv 0.
s ref -.'a cou.
s :ts r-g ....
s ;: c.u ....
! 4s "r. c
''1
SO
97 S
!2 4
t" S 4. cou
AtchUon gen 4a
li It O ref .la
.Angio-French .Is
!HI J,
4'ic, L S Liberty 3iiS.W..oo
V V C dl .. .
in I P Lib 1st 4s Hrt -0
OO iU S Lib 2d 4s i.75
No Pacif 4a
Bid.
BoMoa Mining Morka.
T41STOV. March ?o Closing nuola
tlon:
d ilowe. ........ .... -i .nri n niiite . . . .
Arlxona Com. . .. 12Hinid Dominion...
aluniet Alx. r.S II lee, a.
Caluriet A llec.4:i.1 loulncy
'nlennl.l ..... l.tvi Siioerlor
4-4
2S
r-npper K C Co. 44 tSup A Boston M
K Hull. Con l . .U .Shannon
Franklin n . 1'tah Cona. . . . .
il. Roe (Cool.. 21 '-, W'lnonM .
lik. I'opper.... fiS'U'nlverln
ra
40
JiuDIVK ...
kl (Iranhy Conn.
Mofiey, Kirhsnrr, Etc.
KEir ToRK. March 2. Mercs nt II. pa
per, four moat ha, per cent, aix inonLlia.
it per cent.
Sterling iio-dar hills, fi2i,: commercial
oo-da e bills on banka S4.72; commercial. li
d.v bill.. ITI-: demnn-1. I711.1; cshles.
4 71 7-lt-l. Fanes, demand. S.72S: cshlc..
ail. i.uild.ra. ilemand. 4H: cabira. 40',.
I. Ires, demand. 8H4: cables. 8.A2S. llublca.
ie"niDrl. l.l1,: rhief. 14: nominal.
H.t stiver. si,c per ounce.
Mexican dnl'ars. 71 .c.
i;oecnmenrk bonds atrong. rail rood bonda
Irregular.
Tiino loans strong: no das, 90 daya and
six months. 4 per cent bid.
Call money weaker: high. na( per cent;
tow. 4 per cent; ruling rate, .n, per cent:
closing bid. 3V, per cent; offered at 4 per
ent. lual loan. 4 per cent.
LONDON. March 20. Bar silver. 43d per
ounce.
Money. ;n per cent.
Discount rates Short hills 3 0-16 per cent:
hteo months. 3 n-lo per cent.
Navat More.
SAVANNAH. Ca. March 20 Turpen'lne.
steady. 3Hc: sales, none; recelpta. el; ship-
menis. e; .iot a. e.-.
Kostn. firm; sties. 24S; recelpls. 33t; shlp
nts. 1H4; sunk. 92.3.111. Quote; B. 1. F.. F.
U. II, I. ..: K. H..Hl; li. S.75. N. 17.15;
WU, fl.30; W W. 7 40
HOG MARKET IS STEADY
III I.K OP SALF.S AT NOBTIt PORT
LAND AT I7 TO 17.1o.
Top Trlr. raid Here (or Cattle Real
ised .a llay-Ked Irlnc
Till. Kt-M-k.
There waa no change of Importance In the
livestock market yeeterday. The run waa
inn I and trading was chiefly In the hog
division, wher. th. bulk of salts wer. at
17 17 .15.
C B. at S. S. ("teams of Prlnevllle. had on
h. market. londay. lo7 steers of Heretord
breeiling. These steers were out of cows ail
which had better than three-fourths
Hereford blood, some of them pure bred.
They were all sired by . pure- bred bull.
It waa on. of th. most ven lots of cattl.
hat bav. been on the market thle year.
They averaged 11-lit to llto pounds, the top
load bringing $11. bO. the highest pnea ever
paid on the open market at North Port-
nd for this else. .1 cattle. The, catt.e
w.re fed etra'aht hay for fonr and a half
months without any grain whatever. C. B.
nteame la an old-time cattle man and Is a
pioneer in the Pfin.vle district. Formerly
h. and hl partner ran as many as I.'.oo to
3'iHI call... but h. now runa something Ilk.
A. ,o head only. H. has a pur. bred herd
f BVrcforris for his own use. and la an en
thusiastic Hereford supporter.
Hec.lpts yesterday were 12 cattle. cair.
2VJ hog and sheep. Hhlnpere were A.
L. atetner. btanfield. 1 load cattie; H. c.
tmndson. Emmett, Ma. 1 load hogs: C. C.
Xnler. Natron. 1 load hogs: L. L. Miller.
Nampa. 1 load catti. and hogs: it. L. For
mtir. Tangent. 1 load catti. bogs and
sheep; Davis P-artl. 8hed(l. 1 load cattle
and hoi.: Frank Wann. Mount Augsl, 1
load cattl. and boaa
Tba day's sales were aa follows?
Weight Price: Welcht Pice
1 ateer... ii.". t " ''I'l 8 hotis.... J- $15.75
4 steers.. H14 jooti; bom.... '!' HI'"'
1 cow.... e-O 7 3i 1 hog 21' 1.0
2 corns... M 1 hog 3-o 1H.OU
3 cows... T-":t 6.5092 hogs.... l:2 17
1 cow.... 7-.U 801121 bogs.... In2 16.UO
2 cows... 755 7.7..22 hogs.... 15.5'l
2 cows... 7W1 1 8. ill Til hog.... 1-2 IT. mi
3 cows)... s7 o.on 27 hoKi. ... 125 15.75
1 cow 7711 K.75 .1 hugs.... Xut IH.'X'
llow.... t7D T.25 57 hogs.... 172 17.1"
1 tow.... Mil a 5l 1 bog :UH 17.W1
1 cow mm ft. tut 2 hos.... 2n5 17.111
1 cow... .lliHi . 7on 8 hogs.... 1M 17JKI
1 cow.... s-iil 4.5H' 7 bogs.... 210 17.15
1 cow Mil 7 .-.i 3 hogs.... 150 190
1 cow.... 7:i0 .125 4 hogs 17 1T.IHI
3 rows.. .1217
2 cows. .. . i
1 cow. ...114H
1 COW.... 1M
1 low.... 70
fi cows... PJ0
2 cows... s.'..
3 cows. .. 750
2 coa s. .. 75.1
7 cows... hT.t
2 cows... n.-.n
2 COWS. .. VeT
1 COW.... Stkl
1 bull. .. . 9.-.H
1 hull 14..0
1 bull.... MU)
1 cal f . . . . SUO
liMHiilo hogs...
(v5i! 2 hogs. . .
U.25 12 hogs
T.IMi-14 hogs...
ti .2.1' 14 hogs...
7. .Vi 11 hogs...
17.00
.".JO
1
lso
174
12
IK. on
17 On
17.0O
17.00
17. no
1H.0O
Hi. on
17.00
17.00
17 i mi
17.00
IT.l"
in. 2.1
111. HO
lit. no
IT.imi
1T.00
17.00
e.iMi 1 hog.
3HO
..""( 3 hogs. .. . 2V
T oo 5 bogs. .. . 1
!l..Vl S hogs. ... INI
S..101 H hogs. ... 222
5.111.1.1 hogs.... IsO
4..10i 3 hogs.... 220
.oo! 2 hogs. .. . 3ftO
H.iiiiI 1 hog 1T0
9 .001 1 hog 4:10
K.Oili 7 hogs. .. . 250
ll.oni 2 hogs 211
lO.O A hnrc ?IM
1 calf.... So
1 calf. . . . loo
wuotatlona at tba yards follow:
Csttle Price.
Oood to choice steers JILOOtilLSO
Medium to good steers 10.110 a 1 1. 00
Common to medium steer. S..loi 10.00
Choice cow. and heifers S.oow .10
Cannera e........ 4.2ie 6.25
Bulla u.OOd 9.00
Calves R .1 7.5oai2.00
Biocaera ana xeeaera ......
Hogi
8,50a S.ioK
Prim, light 17.00-917.20
Prime heavy lrt 7.117 00
Plg 14.754,15.73
Western lambs ....... in. 00 LI. SO
Valley lamba ................. 14.50 & 1 .1.00
Yearltnga 13. 00 1:1. .10
Wethera 12 50-1,13.00
Ewea V. 00 i, 12.00
DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED
Shipment. En Ronte t. leading; Lircatock
Markets of Country.
Destinations of livestock loaded March 19
tcanoaus reporiea west of Allegheny Moun
tains; double-decks counted aa two cars):
Cattle. Horses.Mixed
CalveaHoffs.Sheep.Iuies.Stock.
A Chert Lea ..
0
Austin. Minn...
IlaiUmoro ....
Hontnn ........
Buffalo
Cediir Rapida..
Chicago
Cincinnati .....
Cleveland
Cudahy .......
Denver
Detroit
E. St. Lou la....
Fort Worth....
Indiunupolis ...
Jersey City ....
Kansas City....
Kearney
Los Angeles . ..
Louisville .....
Mllwaukia ....
New York .....
Ogden ........
Oklahoma City.
Omaha .1
intuiuwa ......
Peoria
Philadelphia ..
Pittsburg
Portland. Or.. . .
St. Joseph
Salt Lake City.
St. Paul
San Francisco..
San Antonio . . .
Seattle
Sioux City .....
Sioux Kalis
Spokane
Wheeling:
Wichita
Varioua
3
4
1
II
3
543
&
4n
11
H. I
S2
l'.l
205
3
3
3
13
5.1
M
242
d
4
8
1
124
4
lot
15
li
iin
I. 1
1
4
2!l
7
41
' IS
u
C01I
12
bl
24
0.1
US
2.12
23
ti.l
IO
S
'0
IS
2
30
1
IKS
20
IS
It
11
1
132
2
107
8
3
1
20
4
13
53
13
i
12
I
74
527
142
Totals
...24-!l
242
201 0
3410
One week ago
Four weeks aK0.2IH9
330
Slate origini otillvestock loaded, March l'J:
For Portland
Cnttle. Horses.Mixed
Calves.Hogs.Sheep.Mules.Slock.
Oregon
TCs. Portland
One week ago..
Four weeks ago.
For Seattle
Washington . . . .
Ttls. Seattle 1 .... .... 1
One week ago.. 4 1 - .... ....
Four weeks ago. 2 ....
Eur4era Meat Trade Conditions.
Reports on Eastern meat trade conditions
March 20 t:30 A. 11., Eastern time):
Beef.
Boston Beef, fresh: Receipts liberal, no
change In market since yesterday, demand
slow. Kosher beef: Supply light, market
steady to firm, demand good:
New York Beef, fresh: Keceipts moder
ate, market quiet at steady prices, early
trade light. Kosher chucks and plates: Sup
ply fair, market weak, demand light. Hinds
and rlhs: Supply light, market stronger, de
mand good.
Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Receipts liber
al, market steady, demand only fair. Kosher
beef: Hecelpts moderate, a little better lone
to market, demand fair.
Los Angeles Beef, fresh: Supply ade
auale. market steady, demand slow.
Pork.
Boston Supply light, demand fair, market
steady.
New York Receipt, light, demand s.ow.
market steady. . ,
Philadelphia Kecelpt moderate, demand
fair, market alesdy.
Los Angelea With loins at $10, supply Is
sufficient to meet the demand, which la
slowly Improving, market firm.
La nth.
Boston Receipts liberal, demand ugnt.
i erica mm-.- yesterday.
New York Recelpta light, demand light,
market a llttl. easier.
Philadelphia Receipt, adequate, demand
only fair, market barely steaoj.
Lob Angeles Supply normal except for l
-i .... ..f uirht weights which arc mov
ing freely on a firm market, market ahows
a sign of weakness on neavy laoiue
yearlings, which are moving slowly.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHIC.MiO, March 20. Hogs Keceipts.
30OOO. slow at yesterday's average. Bulk
17 in ti 1I7 0; light 1 7.3" M 1-On ; mixed.
IH 7.1W 17.BO; heavy. 11.Rn r 1 7. Jo; rough.
l:loi 10..1O; pigs. 13.S"& 17.2.1. .,..
mil. Receipts. !'. firm. Nate
steers H..V)(b 14.50; Blockers and feeilers.
h.20, 12.20; cows and hellers, 7.10u 12.1o;
calves, $1" 501 lO.bi.
sHeen Herein!- U.ooo. firm. - Sheep,
$11 ti 11.75; lambs. $14. .ni 1a.l5.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. March 20. Hogs Keceipts. 12.
Brti msrket 2.1c to 31c higher. H','
i.i.mi-. 17.1.1. mixed. m.7.i. 17.10: light.
$1H 70'.! 17.2.1; pigs. $10.5015..i0; bulk of
sales. $1.7.1'5 17 10.
(.-ttle Receipts. Htum. market 10c higher.
Native steers. $!,.5n 130: cows and heifers.
lll; Western steers. $..." 12.2o: Texas
nteers $7 7.1 10.25; cows and heifers, $i..io
.,.."'; ca'nners. $7is: stockers and feeders,
$7l13t; calves, $13; bulla, stags, etc..
$7.j10 l U' -. me In ISO
Sneers neceii.tei. o " - -
BAN FRANCISCO FRODl'CE MARKET
price Carrrnt on Kjtr Veffrtables, Frrsh
siv FRANTISCO. March 0. Butter
Extra. 4bk'4t'c
t?--m Pr-.h nxtra. 40t4c: extra llrata.
3Sc; Iirstn, puiiet-s.
ChefM Young Amencm, -ju.
n .. u ..... nominii- WhitA Leeehom
rooiten. old. 202?c: iryer. 4045c: broil
er oOifj.'-c; iqumi. 4i4.aH: pigeoni.
$j-2..v; g. S7fc30c; turkey mixed and
1.1 A .ixai rn tf tia Vn 1 T 1 121
mi una h. creum. S'li $l.i:: Hubbard. 2;
teirphone, Iifrlc: peppern. bell, small.
12ttJc Mexican sre-en chiles. 12 4 174c;
tomatoea. l.r.tt 1.75: lettuce, Sacramento,
... . en. 1..., tLl f Crr - nntatnofl ri t'a fit.
1 1.4.: Salinas. $1.7. U.K-: sweet. 5
(17.: onlotta.-Australian brown. $10 1.25;
rarltc t4'.io; cutumbn. 2.ot 2.5: pump
kins, 1; beets, 1.50; j-arrots. $1: tur
nips. 75t--: rhubarb, strawberry. 22..'r0
p?r bo; cabbage, H2c per pound; apinacH.
hitr. Mi 6c.
tVuit Prmra. Winter Nellis. $22.2?- per
box; lemons. l grapefruit. f3.ft0tf
3 75, omnres. navels, small, $S6; tan
gerines. 2.50: bananas. Hawaiian. 6e 7e;
pineapples, nominal; apples, .Newtown Pip
pins. fl.3u6i.40 for 49 tier.
Cotton Market.
XKW TORK. March 20. Cotton: Spot
cotton, quiet; mlddlin-r. 34.iOc.
WASHINGTON". .March. 2. Cotton pro
duction from last season's crop waa 11. 25.
tifW -vx)uivaient ."km)-pound bales, exclusive of
ltnters, the Census Flurrau ttxlay announced
In its final report of the season's rtnnings.
Llntcrs produced to March 1 amounted to
fety.Ult equivalent -fiOO-pound bales.
Chlraga) iDairr Frodnc.
CHICAGO. March 2. Butter lower;
erea mery. 35 C 4o.
F.rss, lower; recelpta 1.T canes: firsts.
4V.t4: rdlnarr ftrsta 3334ie; at
mark, caassj iac.-adsd Utj-sc per doxuu
3
158 14
22S 43S
23 44 7
32S 4:;l
EMBARGO HITS CORN
All Options Close Lower in Qhi
1 cago Market.
OATS ARE ALSO AFFECTED
Grain Cannot Be Shipped to Eastern
Points Except in Equipment
Furnished by Eastern Lines.
'Record Hog Prices.
CHICAGO, March 20. corn averaged
lower in pric. touay. Influenced by the re
instatement of an embargo against western
cars loaded with grain for shipment east of
Chicago. Tha close waa unsettled at S1.27H
March and SL25'4 May, with the final range
aa a whola varying from k & Sc off to 'ise
advance compared with 24 hours before.
Oats lost 1 to mc Provisions finished
unrhftniiMl to T hl.h.r
As corn cannot be .hipped East hereafter
except In equipment furnished by eaatern
lines, it was apparent that.4iie bull aide of
the market had been placed under a decided
handicap, for there are no surplus cars' on
eastern lines. Depressing effects of tho re
Inatatement of the embargo was somewhat
counterbalanced late in the day by aty im
proved demand here from industries.
Oata, like corn, were pulled down in value
hy the eastern embargo. Besides, reports
indicated a 10 per cent increase of seeded
acreage soulhweat.
Provisions averaged higher as a result of
hog. rising to tho topmost quotations yet
this season.
Cash prices were as follows:
Com No. 2 yellow, nominal: Xo. 3 yel
low. $1.5: No. 4 yellow. )M 42 41.53.
Oats No. 3 white, 92 ', q 3 fee ; standard,
03 ''i 4c.
Kye No. 2. 2.R0'8 2.82.
Barley $1.K0 2.00.
Timothy f.l.OO'n d.on.
Clover S2S.U04j31.UO.
Pork Nominal.
Lard 20.07.
Kibs (24.0.1 24.55. .
Primary receipts Wheat. 17S.000 vs. 371,
000 bushels; corn. 1.74,0O0 vs. 628,000 bush
els: oats. 1,179.000 vs. 54H.OOO bushels.
Clearances Wheat, 52,0-00 bushels; corn,
oata, flour, none.
Leading futures ranged aa follows:
CORN.
Open. High. Low. Ciose.
IWarch $1.27 K $1,275, $1.27U 1.27i
Haw 1.25H 1.25 1.25V, 1.25!,
OATS.
March KOli .BOS, .R94 ."OH
May 88 .SSi .o5m .So 3a
v MESS PORK
May 43.50 4S.65 48.45 48.50
LARD.
May 21.12 211.25 J6.12 2(t.lT
July 20.25 20.30 f 26.17 20.1T
SHORT RIBS.
May 24. R3 24.07 24. R2 24.00
July 25.20 2.1.30 . 25.20 15.24
Eastern Cacti Grain Markets.
KANSAS CITY, March 20. No. 2 yellow
corn, 4c higher; No. 2 white, $1.67 fa 1.73;
No. 3 white, $l.5il.67: No. 4 white. $1.47
i liii: No. 2 yellow, $1.6S; No. 3 yellow,
$1.50f'tl..12; No. 4 yellow, $1.371.4.1: No. 2
mixed. $1.481.6G; No. 3 mixed, $1.428.1.5.1.
Oats. No. 2 white, S9iti90c: No. 3 while, S6V,
T.sst4c; No. 4 white, o6c; No. 2 mixed, 84
t-S5Vic; No. 8, 84850.
OMAHA, March 20. Cash corn: No.- 4
white, $1.60-8 1.1.5; No. S white, $1. 40 1.45;
No. white. $1.40-S1.45: No. 3 yellow, $1.51
47 1.53; No. 4 yellow, $140; No. 4 mixed, $1.40
(ft 1.42; No. 5 mixed, $1.35-n 1.37. aOata, No. 3
white, &8V,c; samples, 87 hi & Ssc.
ST. LOUIS. March 20. Cash corn: No. 2.
$1.63; No. 3, $1.53-!r 1.5.1; No. 4. $1.35 it 1.40:
No. 5, $1 30: No. 2. yellow. $1.80; No. 3 yel
low. $138ft 1.6.1; No. 4 yellow, $1.3.16' 1.40;
No! 3 yellow. 1.25-& 1.3": No. 6 yellow, $1.20.
Oats. No. 3 white. Ill V W'-' Vi c: No. 4 white,
UlV,e91c; No. 2 M.. 8i SKVic,
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 20. Barley. $L63
6 2.02.
Flax. $4.23-84.25.
Grain mt Saa Francisco.
PAN" FRANCISCO, March 20. Flour,
flO.bO per barrel.
tirain w heat, tiovommfnt. s.t.sv; oariey.
nominal ; oats, white feel, nonjjual; corn,
California yellow. -$:i.50ft 3. S3.
Mill feed Cracked corn and feed corn
meal. $77 SO; meals, al fulfa, carload lots,
W,(u 3S.4U; cocoanut, f44.3u; less than car
load lots.
Hayi Wheat and wheat and oat. $28.50
ti; tame oat, 2Sfr30: barley. $24'&M;
alfalfa, f2f24; barley, straw, 6U&90c
Coffee Fnturea Close Iowr?r,
NEW YORK. March 20. There was a
moderate business in the market for cof
fee futures today, with fluctuations irreg
uiar. The ope nine waa 2 points lower to
:i point hi i? her. and the market was gen-
er-iily steady durint? the early session on
trade buyinK. wnicn carnfi active montns
about 1 to 4 points net higher, with May
selling at S tKc and September at N b'-c This
advance met scattered rexlixing or liquida
tion, however, with May selling off to X.titfc
and September to 8.71c, during the after
noon. I -est prlct-s were practically tne low
point, the close being net unchanged to 6
points lower. March, R.-Oc; May, .8-e;
July, 8-7c; September, 8.72c; October, S.74c;
December. 8. 7c.
Spot coffee, steady; Rio 7s. 8ic; Pantos
4s. 11c. No change was reported in the
ocean freinht situation, and very few fresh
offers were noted in the cost and freight
market.
The official cables showed an advance of
75 reis at Rio, with the toantos mantel un
changed. Rio exchange on london. l-32d
higher. Brazilian port receipts, -3,000 bags.
Iried Fruit at w York.
NEW YOKK, March. 20. Evaporated ap-
Lpl-s. dull.
prunpg. iirm.
Feaches, few offered.
Metal Market.
2CETV TORK. March 2". The Metal 'Ex
chanRe -quotes lead quiet. Spot.
-Spelter, quiet; East St. Louis delivery,
spot, U7b y7.4TUc.
Iu1nfh Islnseed Market.
T)TTrTIi, March 20. Linseed, S4.244 S3;
May. $4.2S; July, $4,215 asked; October, $3.74
asked.
Ilnp. Etc., at New York.
NEW YORK. March 0. Hops, hides and
wool, unchanged.
MEEKER TO HELP SAVE
POTATO FIOCB PI. A XT tVILI. BE
ESTABLISHED AT SEATTLE.
Orrnon Pioneer Ile-eelves Telrtrram
From Washington Assuring Him
of Financial Aid.
SEATTLE, Wash, March 20. (Spe
cial.) Ezra Meeker, who blazed the
Oregon trail, has been Interesting him
self in the study ami production of
flour manufactured from potatoes as a
substitute for wheat flour. On Tues
day he received a telegram from
United States Senator esley L. Jones,
saying that the United States Food
Administration had arranged to
finance a plant, and that Charles Heb
beid. Federal Food Administrator for
Washington, would consult him on the
project.
Mr. Meeker announces that he has
perfected a plan for producing potato
flour, and that all th machinery can
be manufactured in Seattle. His idea
is to have the Government market the
flour and sell, it to consumers at the
lowest nostsible price. He has pre
pared a recipe whereby bakers, house
holders and others can make their own
potato flour, and will send the same
to all who apply to bim at SI! Sec
ond avenue- '
"T do not want to make a cent out
of fhls." said Mr. Meeker yesterday.
'There are plenty of potatoes, which
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Telephone Main 3409.
growers have been compelled to sell
at a low price because of overpro
duction. I am confident that a large
part of the local shortage of flour
can be relieved as soon as this plant
can be gotten under way."
MARK T. McKEE TO SPEAK
Detroit Man to Address City Club
and Realty Board. -
Instead of having its reerular weekly
luncheon meeting in the Benson Hotel
this week, the Portland Realty Board
will hold a Joint luncheon with the City
Club in the main dining-room of the
Chamber of Commerce at 12:15 o'clock
tomorrow.
H. R. Albee, i ex-Mayor of Portland,
will be chairman of the day. Mark T.
McKee, of Detroit, Mich., will be the
speaker. He will tell some facts from
personal observation about the Non
partisan League,, what that organiza
tion really is, and Its menace to Oregon,
where it is attempting to gain a foot
hold, i
Mr. McKee is a distinguished citizen
of Detroit. He is vice-chairman of the
Michigan State Board of the American
Red Cross; secretary of the Counties
Division of Michigan War Boards; ex
ecutive vice-president of the National
Civic Union, grand master of the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen; vice
president of the Michigan Fraternal
Congress, and secretary of the Insur
ance Federation of. Michigan. He is
also a member of the law firm of King
& JUCK.ee.
FARMHANDS' WAGES GOOD
Board and Room Go With $50 and
$75 Pay Envelope This Year.
One hundred farm hands are wanted
at the United States Employment Ollice,
co-operating with the Public Employ
ment Bureau of Portland, at 247 Davis
street, this city, at wages from $50, to
$75 a month, board and room. This is
the farmers' Spring seeding time, and
a large number of farm hands will be
needed in this state from now until
late next Fall. No more patriotic serv
ice can be rendered the country at this
time than aiding the farmers to put in
large crops, till and harvest them, and
thus prevent the threatened bread
scarcity next Winter.
This office is co-operatlong with J. "W.
Brewer, farm help scepialist,- United
States Agricultural Department, and
extension department of the Oregon
Agricultural College, who is also state
director of the United States Boys'
"Working Reserve. Mr. Brewer has re
cently made a survey of the farmers'
labor needs throughout the state of
Oregon, and states that Wasco County
needs 50 farm hands; Sherman County,
35; Aloro County, 40; Gilliam County, 30.
SHJDOW WALTZ UNDER BAN
Vancouver Conncil Prepares Ordi
nance to Curb Latest Step.
. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 20.
(Special.) Since Vancouver has awak
ened during the past year, and the city
in. filled with thousands of young per
sons who like to dance the various syn
copated steps and walks, and the addi
tion of many thousand soldiers to the
social life of the city, the bunny hug,
angle worm glide. Texas Tommy, moon
light walk, shadow waltz and grizzly
bear dance, have become popular, it is
said.
The City Council has awakened to
the fact and at a meeting Monday night
an ordinance was introduced to curb
and regulate all dances given publicly.
The dances in question will be prohib
ited by the ordinance. Smoking will
also be prohibited in the halls' and no
return checks will be given.
DAILY -CITY STATISTICS
' Births.
BEAGLETo Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.
Beagle. Linnton. Or., March 14 a daughter.
PICKERING To Mr. and Mrs. Norman
A. Pickering, 699 Ninth street, March 1, a
son.
MORALE? To Mr. and Mrs. MfmieT Mor
ales, 3701 Twenty-third street North, March
1, a daughter.
BERG- To Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Berr,
S East Twentieth street, March o, a daugh
ter. McC READY To Mr. and Mrs. Edpar S.
McCready, 360 East Fifty-sUth street, March
16, a son.
BENTLEY To Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Bent
ley. US Grand avenue. March e, a son.
ODA To Mr. and Mrs. Tokumatau Oda,
89 North Fifth. March 9. a son.
DERMODY To Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Dermody, 329 Thirteenth etreet, March iS.
twins f daughters).
HONG To Mr. and Mrs. Paul 8. Hons,
272 Tavlor street, March 15. a daughter.
MURPHY To Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Murphy, 454 East Couch street, March 15,
a son.
Marriage Licenser.
McELHOSE-HAZELRfGG Richard E. Me
Elhose, SI, Camp Lewis, and FloreiKe M.
Haatelrigy. 2S, Sewsrd Hotel.
WALSH-VAN HOOK Maurice D. Walsh.
44. 401 Fi rst Btreet, a nd M rs. Dot Van
Hook. 2$, 4il East Morrison st.
HUGHES-HARMON T. W. Hughes, legal,
8f8 Lovejoy street, and Helen Harmon, legal,
same address.
COMMONS-MA ROSON A. Lv Commons,
legal. 63 East Eleventh street, and Marga
ret Margson. legal. Seward Hotel.
WILSON-HARDESTY Ernest F- Wilson,
22. 894 East Ninth street North, snd Helen
D. Harde&ty, 20, 27 East Ninety-first a tree t
North.
Vanrouver Marriage License.
GODON-HAWK1NS Napoleon J. Codon.
23. of Portland, and Josephine Elizabeth
Hawkins. IK. of Portland.
MYERS-BELL Charles H. Myers, 32, of
Portland, and Mrs. Bertha B. Bell, 22, of
Portland.
SMITH-STEPHENSON George Adrian
Smith, 20, of Long Beach. Wash., and Mrs.
Gladys Stephenson, 25, of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
WYSS-BEAVERTON Jacob Wyss. 29, of
Portland, and Alice La r sen, 20, of Beaver
ton. Or. i
WELLS-HOWARD George M. Wells. 37.
of Portland, and Mrs. Minnie Howard, 35, of
Portland.
MARTH-JENSEN John Henry Marth. 22,
of Win lock.. Wash., and Thllda M. Gensea,
25. of Winlock, Wash.
SPROUL-CLAYTON Walter Sproul. 30, of
South Bend, Wash., and El Douise Clayton,
24. of Portland.
YOUNG-BELLAND Walter Brian Yonng.
24, of Elk City, Ok., and Mrs. Maude Bel
land. 23, of Portland.
FMITH-LIND Sam Smoth, 32. of Long
Tsland. N. Y., and Jennie Llnd, 19, of Gr ca
ll am. Or.
Building Permits.
FRANK QUIROLO Repair one-and-one-half-story
residence. 721 First street, be
tween Hooker and Porter; F. H. Brandea,
builder: $Jo.
W. B. PTNNOTT Repair two-story store
building. 2S0 Burnslde, between Second and
Third; W. L. Buckner, builder; $!5.
VIVIAN I u tviN t. rt trect one-ana-one-half-story
frame residence. 139 East Floral
avenue, between East Glisan and East Irv
ine: F. B. Turner, builder; $4500.
W. KELDT Repair one-story brick garagf. 1
1923 5.25 to 5.30
1928 5.25 to 5.40
1938 5.25 to 5.50
1925 5.35
1925 5.35
1942 5.125
1943 5.125
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securities can now be bought
at prices to yield from
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INDUSTRIAL AND MINING AGE
27 William St New Yortc
Lmrgmi CaxaJstiea m its Fiid at oW WmU
1 100 Union avenue North, corner Sumner;
Frank Stetple. builder: $12.".
H. F. SPALDING ESTATE Repair two
story store building. 142 Park street, be
tween Alder and Morrison; E. Hippely,
builder; $4(10.
J. M. FARLOW Repair two-story frame
residence. 1564 Thirteenth street, between
Miller and Lexington; F. A, Waldell, builder;
$y. v
F. R. FLETCHER Erect one-story-frame
residence and shop. Jersey street, between
New York and Fessenden; builder, same;
NETTIE WENT WORTH Erect frame ga
rage, o625 Seventy-ninth street; Oscar Went
worth. builder: $75.
J. HAZLET Erect frame garage, Balti
more street, between Jersey and Ivauhoe; N.
A. Gee, builder; $50.
GL'S E KLIN Erect frame garage. 823
Haight avenue, between Failing and Shaver;
builder, same; $75.
O. W. ROBERTS Erect frame garage.
17l6 Siskiyou, between Seventieth and
Seventy-first; builder, same: $25.
Ol'S ROSENBLATT Repair four-story-hotel,
406 Aldr street, between Tenth and.
Eleventh streets: L. Seward, builder; $125.
MRS. B. E. WORDEN Erect frame ga
rage, 152 Thirty-third street, near Sandy
boulevard; T. B. Winshlp, builder; $275.
EMMA D. TSCHANER Erect twp-story
frame residence, 455 East Forty-third street
North, Between Tillamook and Hancock ;
J. M. Parmley. builder; $5uu0.
C. M. SMITH Repair one-story frame hall.
1137 Rex avenue, between Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-eighth; A. D. Moodle & Co.. build
er: $400.
O. PALM Repair one-story frame resi
dence. fli)5 East Thirty-sixth, between Schil
ler and J-Utymond; A. D. Moodie & Co.,
builder: $250.
A. F. ROBINSON Repair one-and-one-ha!f-story
frame residence. $51 Jarrett street,
between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth;
A. F. Robinsop. builder; $70.
IVAN J. WHITE Repair one-story frame
residence. 6m Bast Sixtieth street North, be
tween Siskiyou and Klickitat; builder, same;
$1000.
A. PALM Erect one-story frame residence,
5221 Forty-sixth avenue, between Fifty-second
and Fifty-third streets; bulkier, sam-u;
$:(50.
MRS. EDNA HATFIELD Erect frame git
rage, 315 Nineteenth street. North, between
Quimbv and Pettygrove; C. W. Green, build
er: $:uio.
WILLIAM E. CASE Move one-story dry
cleaning house. 11 Sixtieth street North, be
tween Buruside and Ash streets; mover,
same: $50.
WILLIAM E. CASE Move one-story frame
shack. 11 Sixtieth street North, betwewi
Burnslde and Ash streets; mover, same; $50.
MR. RIENEISON Erect frame garage, 2S
East Fiftv-third street, between Stark and.
Couch streets: F. L. Fisher, builder; $00.
FRANK FOSTER Erect frame garage, .
ftsu Hawthorne avenue, between Thirty-second
street and Glenn avenue; builder, same;
$50.
one-and-one-half-story residence. 1295 East
Salmon street, between East Forty-fourtii
and East Forty-fifth; "builder, same: $250.
T A. STEWART Erect frame garage. 4-il
Ross street, corner Dupont; builder, same;
frame clock shed, foot of Lincoln street;
hi-M' Her, same:
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MONDAY, MARCH 25
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