TIIE MORNING OltEGONIAN. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918.
19
GREET GOES SOUTH
California Wool Conditions to
Be Investigated.
bag: lots are selling; at 50 cents or s little
better.
"There has been a moderate trade re
ported from South Africa during the past
few weeks. The bulk of the business so
far done there has been on English account,
It being: estimated that in the vicinity of
10,000 bales has been taken there since the
opening; of the season tor Yorkshire. Amer
ica has not been especially active, but in
lew of more demand here for the raw
material it would not be ur prising: if some
thing: were done In South Africa for this
side in a larger way. Sales of super firsts
at Port Elizabeth have been made at around
A 1 4 i ..-.jm 1- n t blila h a vm
NOW IS HALTED
realized around 675S cents.
"Business In the Yorkshire markets Is ap
parently of fair proportions, considering: the
position of the mills there, and the need
for hair is rather nronounced. In spite ot
Email Lots Are Being Distributed the special provision for the shipment of
VALUING
OKEGQI
1 BEEF EAST
Shipments Are Being Made to
Kansas City Market.
to 31111s In This Territory Fur
ther Regulations for Appraising
Issued by Administrator.
some hair to England from the Cape."
POTATO MARKET IS STRENGTHENING
New Sacked Stock Selling Generally at 3V4
Cents to Trade.
The local potato market has a very strons
tone, with almost a flat price to retailers
of 3.50 per hundredweight for new sacked
stock, some of which la only of fair Quality
and condition. The one car of Kennewlcks
received was taken very quickly. Many of
the stores are supplied with horoe-growns,
which are of fine quality but Irregular In
size, except that in some Instances prac-
Charles H. Green. Federal wool admlnis
trator and distributor, has gone to Cali
fornia, having received Instructions from the
Wool Administration at "Washington to In
vestigate wool conditions In tho southern
state. In the meantime the valuing of
wool here has been suspended this week. I ticany au are small.
Small lots ttr belne distributed to the mills Cur.pt nntntnM fmm California, -nrettv
In this section. I well matured, have appeared on the local
C. J. Nichols, the chief wool admlnistra- I market. They are express shipments In lug
tor. has promulgated the following regula
tions on wool valuations:
'1918 wools The committees are now
ready to value all 1918 wools, scoured wools,
grease wools and pulled wools. No wools
In transit will be valued.
"Scoured wools Tou will now be required
to submit in writing, on a form furnished
boxes and sell to retailers at 15 cents per
pound.
Onion values are strong In the Western
markets, as It is between seasons for this
section. The Stockton crop Is about moved
and Walla Walla stock Is not being offered
to a great extent here. The first car from
press. Blngs sold at S3 10 cents. Royal
Anns at 60T cents and Black Republican
6V cents.
The market was practically bare of can
taloupes. Another car arrived from Turlock
and was delivered to Spokane. California
shipped 12 cars yesterday, three from Im
perial Valley and nine from Turlock.
Berries were In moderate supply. Logans
sold on the street at $2, raspberries at $3.50,
blackcaps and blackberries at 12.5 and
black currants at 9--
Among the vegetable receipts from The
Dalles was Summer squssh, which brought
$1 a dozen, and eggplant, which sold at
17 M cents a pound.
Egg Market Advancing.
Egg receipts were light and the market
was firm and higher with sales at 40 41
cents, case count. Eelecti were quoted at
Heavy Arrivals nf r:lifnrnla Cxttlel' cents.
inerv was no cnanse in ins xxuxxer mar
ket.
Poultry was In large supply and weak.
with dealers offering to sell hens at 4
cents and few buyers. Veal was also weak.
STOCK LIST BOOMS
Prices Advance Three to Five
Points on War News.
MOVEMENT BEGINS EARLY
TRADE LARGE AND VARIED
Are Reported at That Point, Re
ceipts During First Six Months
ot Year Totaling 11,683.
Maximum Quotations Registered in
Final Hour on Xevrs of Severe De
feat of Germans Steel Over
tops Other Shares In Activity.
CORN PRICES TUMBLE
Kansas City reports that unusually large
shipments of cattle from the Western states,
especially California, have, been received
QUrlne the last kIt mnnrli, A m rwl rn f
supply of cattle from California, Oregon and I EXTREME BREAK OF" NEARLY SIX
vvasmngton ordinarily Is expected, but the a x.-vi a lv rnIr(rn ,nKFT
recelDtS this vmi hiva lnira.rf rr, . ti-l 11 v I U 1 - tHitAbU JHAHKM,
The receipts of cattle from California dur-
Ina the first six months of IBIS totaled 11.-
6S3, which is 6630 more than the number I General Selling; Develops Wits Maajol
r 1 uunng ins corresponamg ponuu i
x-jxi. ins majority of these cattle arrived
during the last two months. 2587 being re
ceived in May and 7965 in June. Shipments
irom Oregon, while a little earlier than
usual, are beginning to arrive, 694 head
being received during the first eight days
ox juiy.
tude of Allies' Success la Known.
Oats Are Now Steady.
by ths local administrator, a declaration tnac point reacnea i-oriana tyesteraay ana
covering each Individual lot. Each declara- I Is being offered to the Jobbing trade at 2
tion must be accompanied by a sampling I per hundredweight, which will make the
ordor. The local administrator's representa- price to retailers about the same as for
tives will draw one sample, which will serve 1 californias, U.'J52.50 per hundredweight.
both for valuation and approval purposes.
No other samples will be accepted. The ! Coast Shipments of Produce.
local administrator will forward samples ana carlot shipments of California produce to
declaration to Boston. I -Western markets were:
"1917 wools If there are any ivii woois i cantaloupes (from Turlock section) One
that have not yet been valued, these wools I each to portiand, Seattle, Salt Lake and
should be called to the local administrator s I pocatello.
attention at once.
"Foreign wools Carpet and all other for
eign wools now being Imported under the
option of December 15 must be reported on
forms furnished by local administrator, 'Im
porters Declarations.' "
Wool is reaching Boston now at a rapid
rate. The Commercial Bulletin says the
dealers have been keen to get It, because
only by a very large volume of business
could they hope to make any money at all.
The growers, on the other hand, were keen
to consiirn. or sell, as the case might be.
since there could be no incentive to hold
gainst a fixed market, and, of course, the
Interest charges would run against them
more and more the longer they held their
wool. Thus, In addition to the desire to
buy and to sell, there Is also ths action
of the regional railroad director In sus-
Onions One each to Tacoma and Poca
tello. Peaches One each to Butte and Kem
merer. Potatoes One each to Tacoma, Salt Lake
and Portland; six to Seattle. Shipped July
16 but unreported, one each to Salt Lake
and Spokane; two to Denver.
Mixed deciduous fruit One each to Chey
enne, Billings and Winnipeg.
Carlot shipments from state of Washing
ton on July 17 were:
Mixed deciduous fruits One each to Ed
monton, Minenapolis and Butte.
Onions One car to Butte.
At the Portland stockyards yesterday there day, owing largely to the sweeping suc-
was a good run of loads and a fairly cess of the entente offensive. Prices closed
active market. All .lines were reported heavy 314c to 4Vic net lower, with August
steady to firm. A toad of top-grade hogs $1.55 to $1.38-. and September fl.SoVs to
sold at S17.90. an advance of a nickel over 11. 56. Oats lost 4Hc to ;c In pro-
the previous top. visions the outcome varied from a shade
receipts were 350 cattle, 11 calves. 900 I decline to S cents advance.
hoes and M sheep. Shippers were: I General selling by .all classes of traders
With hogs W. J. Rummlns, Pomeroy, 1 I developed as soon as the magnitude of the
load; W. 11. Hunter, Lostine. 1 load; Tllla-1 allies' success had been placed beyond rea-
muuiv .ueai company, xiuamooK, x loaa.
With cattle W. 'J. Rummlns, Pomeroy, 1
load; Max Berger, Reedvllle. 1 load: F. M.
Beck, Lexington-, 1 load; George McAlear,
folson. Mont., 2 loads; A. R. Ford, Wllla-
mina. l load; J. B. ureen. Lassen. 1 lead.
w ltn sheep r . A. Knox, Shanlko, 1 load.
NEW YORK- .T,.i is t-..- ,.
stlrXt bul"h Proportions today on the
at7oS n'w' brilliant counter-
t-. h. ot ,ho F nd American forces.
1 ' any session fn.
the many substantial gains were held, de-
' ' ." """"oow selling for profits.
. -"vance oegan soon after the
wi h . iT- 7 xeeauy upward progress
-iance ot pools which oper
ated extensively in a 'number of Issues. In
iuuidk ni llln, I
.... n,ar'tet was t its flood In the last
news of severe punishment inflicted upon
the enemy. United States Steel, as usual.
overtopped all other stocks, contributing
.",' cent to ,h ,0t' transactions
?.t.5 "L price ?f 10H. which repre
sented a net gain of 3 points.
naiawin Locomotive. Mexican Petroleum.
industrial Alcohol. American Steel Foun
dries. Readlne- and I'iniHl.. i...,,i.
inJr. P"minent stocks at extreme gains
or j to 3 points. Sales amounted to 610.000
French munlclnal. - . - . - .
sonaoie xxoxidx. in si, iiuwovoi, uiiciiji(, i -j i n hi u'ni u market. Paris am arlvneln
were light, and a somewhat sharp upturn I S points. Total sales, par value arirtcitrd
CHICAGO. July IS. Rapid downward
plunges took place In the corn market to-
S6.100.OO0.
resulted before the majority of dealers ap
psared to grasp tho significance of the new I unchanged on call.
situation as suddenly Drougnt aDout in
France. Then came a quick reversal of sen
tlment and It was not until the closing
Old United States bonds were
CLOSINO STOCK QUOTATIONS.
, . i .
Sales. High.
With mixed loads M. T . Forrester. Txn. !,., rr kn.ln-.. t V, , onv halt m-as
gent, 1 load cattle, calves, hogs and sheep; nut on the .smash in values. Tho extreme I Am Beet Sugar
C. K. Adams, Jefferson. 1 load hogs and hruv from ih ion level of the dav amount-I American Can . . 11. TOO
sneep; Jen Jensen, Lassen, 1 losd cattle, I -h in soma eases to 5Ae a bushel. Banlli I . .
calves and hoes: C W T.ucke Mnlftlla. 1 ! . - ...I I ) K-,-,. 1 rlnla ra In I ,ran 1-OCO
iiiri Finn. . nil .ha.n- T IT U I . W K" . I " I ...... I I . r U . t
" " " - . w. ' .j i .... ' . , (OTIIQ oeiraa luuiuunai icihbiiib " L "
x joaa cauifl, nogs ana sneep; w . a. Ayres,
Lassen, J loads cattle, calves, hogs and sheep
Kef
Am Sugar Itera.
uroi,. I in J i-i a t el.
Renhnard buvtnr and dry weather re- I Am v. t. x, u...
. ." ..... .1 , luni.j , . ivniiii i.'iio pom Irom uanaaa Kept xne uixim muxci Anaconaa COD
1. n - t ' rk I . . I . . 1 . C" I - - . 1 L l
re atlve v ateaav. I ivitniiwn
Provisions were upneia mainly oy a or- ijisbvvisl.
lief that Government orders would be placed
in the near future.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Burdlck, Salem, 1 load hogs
hogs; G. D.
and sheep.
The day's sales were ss follows:
Wt. Price.
R70 S.OO 4 steers..
1ID0 6.40 3 steers..
1025 9.00 6 steers..
8:16 10.'.'., B steers.
a. .'.no
3. GOO
1.20O
1.700
2.700
17.200
pending all embargoes as regards wool ship- I Portland
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Ciearlngs.
ments. DesJers now are anxious more than
ever to have the mills get their allocations
of wool speedily, since they are receiving
wool faster than It can be conveniently
handled, while the mills still have a great
deal ot spare storage as a rule to take care
of all the wool they can get In the near
future. Medium wools are In especial de
mand at the present time, the need being
so keen that the Wool Administrator has
asked the Importers to specify at tho ear
liest possible moment what wools they have
cither in transit or awaiting shipment from
the River Platte.
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
. .S4.5U2.Ml:
. . 6.0flll.tH4
7.-i2,:(0
. . 1.215.S48
Balances.
$1,037,754
1.174.6.'.;!
56.007
3o6,0u3
BUTTER
TRADE
IS
ARRAIGNED
PORTLAND MARKET ' QUOTATIONS
Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc
Merchants' Exchange, noon session.
July delivery: Bid.
Oats. No. 2 white feed $60.00
Barley, standard feed 54.00
Barley, "A" .brewing. .. 03.00
(Thirty days;
Oats, No. 2 , 60.00
Barley, feed 64.00
Barley, brewing 03.00
Kastern oa;s and corn In bulk:
Oats, No. 3 white. .
steers.
19 steers. . .
7 steers. . .
6 steers. . .
1 steer. ...
1 steer. ...
1 steer. . . .
2 steers. . .
5 steers. . .
6 steers. . .
3 heifers.
6 heifers. .
3 heifers. .
2 cows. ...
3 cows ....
0 cows. . .
2 cows. .
3 cows...
3 cows. ...
1 cow
0 COS'S. . . .
1 cow .....
1 hull
1 bull
1 hull
bulls. ...
1 calf
yearlings
25 lambs. .
2 lambs. . .
ewes
6 yearlings
4 steers. . .
Jensen Points Ont Some Abuses Existing In
Portland Territory.
In a letter to the butter trade, which
summarizes soma of the abuses In existence
In the Portland territory and sets forth the
policy of his company, A. Jensen, general
manager of the Mutual, Bays in part:
"One quite large Interior creamery sells
Us butter at paper quotation on a delivery
basis threugh Oregon and Washington. This
method, of course, disrupts all f. o. b. prices
.17.00
ns.oo
fi'J.OO
67.00
38-lb. clipped white
Corn, No. 3 yellow................
Corn, No. .1 mixed
(Thirty aaysi
Oats, No. 3 H7.no
Oats, clipped 5S.D0
Corn, yellow 60.00
Corn, mixed 66.00
WHEAT Government basis. $2.20 per
bushel.
FLOUR Straights. 110.75 per barrel:
whole wheat. $10.30: graham. $11.90; barley
flour, $10.50 per barrel; rye flour, $11.50 per
barrel; cornmeal, $10.6011.40 per barrel;
corn flour, $11.70.
MILLFEED Net mlllfeed prices, carlots:
asked by other creameries for similar prod- I Bran, $31 per ton; shorts, $33 per ton; mid-
uct.
"Another large Interior creamery, with of
fices here In Portland, sells at paper quota
tion less 5 per cent discount, and in certain
Instances assumes the delivery charge as
well. This discount at tho present time
represents about 3.4c per pound, or' very
close to the distributing cost allowed by
the Government for Jobbers In this line ot
business. A policy of this kind never fails
to upset conditions generally.
dungs, $33; rolled barley, $70; rolled oats,
$69.
CORN Whale, $75: cracked. $76 per ton.
HAY Buying prices f. o. b. Portland:
Eastern Oregon timothy, $31 per ton; Val
ley timothy, $29; alfalfa, $2525.50; Val
ley grain hay. S24&26: clover. S24: straw.
$0 10.
box.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extra, 45c; prime firsts.
44c: rtrlntA. extras, case 4!)e hnir ra..
Another large concern gives cash re-4Si,c; less than half cases, 00c; cartons, ex-
bates on various amounts to preferred cus-1 lr. outicriai, No. l, oic per pound de.
unriniihterilv discrimination accord- I '" 'red Portland.
t r-..mm.nt Interrnetationa. .f&fif-O0 .rnch-. current receipts.
- i -su'utic; canaien. 4c: selects. 47c oer dozen
some oi xne locax umnnuiuia luruiBn utljihisis Jobbers' buying Prices, f. o. b.
heir customers with free cuttcrmiiK. in- oock. x'ortiand: Tillamook triolein i'Sc
eluding delivery service, in return for their I loung Americas. 26c per pound; Coos and
j ' . v. wjiiio x-uiiix, xripiets, zac;
Young Americas. 24 Ho peJ- pound; longhorna,
25 c per pound.
POULTRr Hens. 24c: broilers, 3031c;
a uchii, oung, dwoc: geese and turkevs.
Prices current at the locad yards are as
follows:
Cattle Prices.
Prime steers $11. 75 9 12.25
Good to choice steers 10.75 f? 11.75
Medium to good steers ........ 9.5010.75
Fair to medium steers 8.504? 8 50
Common 'to fair steers 6.60tf 8.50
Choice cows and heifers 8.004) 8 60
Med. to good cows and heifers. 6.00'(7 7.50
air to med. cows and heifers.. 6 00i 6.00
aimers 3.00 Q 4.50
ulls 6.50a 7.50
Calves 7.00 & 11.50
rioga
rime mixed 1T.6.1 0 1 7.P0
Medium mixed ............... 17.5017.65
Rough heavies 16.16.S5
Pigs 15.70 tc 19.25
fcheeo
East-of-the-mountalns lambs... 13.75'lr 14.25
alley lambs 13.500 14.00
Yearlings 9.5010.00
Wethers 8.50 9.60
Ewes '. B.OO'tf 8.00
DESTINATIONS OK LIVESTOCK LOADED
(Shipments to Leading Livestock Markets of
United elates.
Destinations of stock loaded July 17.
(Double decks counted as two cars.)
Cattle. Horscs.Mixed
Calves. Hogs. Sheep.Mules. Stock.
This virtually amounts to a re-
business,
bate.
"Some distributors make It a practice to
ssume all delivery charges to customers In
towns where there Is a local creamery, but
do not deliver in non-competing territory.
This Is nothing but rank discrimination.
Kearly all of the local distributors have
been allowing lc discount to customers pur
chasing butter In full 60-pound case lota.
nominal.
VEAL Fancy, lc per pound.
PORK Fancy. 23Vc per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations:
FRUITS Oranges, Valenclas. $808.60;
but still not universally so. This practice !?"' HS:S lji,.?er..DO?k b,nV'
cannot be commended. It does not exist i0c per pound; cantaloupes. $1.754.56
tn our business at this time. I per crate; watermelons. 3tl3Kc per Dound:
"Nearly all of tho local distributors per- 1 Peaches, 75c $1.40; new apples, $2.75 per-
mit of various discounts or privileges such
as returning ox unsoia ouxxer. silvery ox pears. $.75 per box: blackcaps. $2.00 per
less than a wholesale lot without extra crate; currants, $1.752 per crate,
charge, furnishing cartons to favored cus- VEGETABLES Tomatoes. $1.753.00 per
.tomers. but only charg.ng tho price ap- - :3umbe
plicable to plain wrapper. dosen; peppers, 20c per pound; peas, H&
"Several country creameries are offering 12Hc per pound; beans. 10&il2c per pound;
their butter direct to the trade at prices celery, $1-25 per dozen: Summer squash, $1
ranging from lo to 6c less than paper quo
tation, a very bad condition for the producer
and distributor.
"As stated before, our selling polluy has
already been changed to a single policy for
everybody alike. Each transaction Is con
ducted as near as possible on Its own mer
its. The small and large merchant receive
identical treatment and service from us.".
per dozen; egg plant, 17Hc per pound
SAUK VEUETABLEa Carrots. S2 nrr
ui-Ki turnips. e.'o..u: Deets. j.ot'2o0
vr1 X TTWG ' . r. n , .
u.nivuu . " u . ,,i.ini imr 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 .
ONIONS Walla Walla. $2.2502.50: Call-
xornia, .o ' -ii.ou per sacK.
Staple orocerles.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Sack basis: Fruit and tn-
$8.05; beet. $7.05; extra C. $7.65; powdered.
1X1 Darrein, a..o; cuoes, in barrels, $8.90.
NUTS Walnuts, 80c; Brazil nuts. 16o
filberts, zoc; almonds, 18623c: neanuta.
Eastern Oats and Corn Decline One Dollar TccoaJ1,ia' dozen.
on Local Board. ..".t. Per ton
I ous, txt.xa per ton: cairy. xiio per ton.
Tho sharp decline In the Eastern grain I RICE Blue Rose. 104o per pound.
market was reflected on tho local exchange. I BEANS Jobbing prices: Small whits.
where bids for bulk oata and corn were iewxc, large wnxie. 12Ci oayou. loc: lima.
o.,td 1 lower than on Wednesday. Sacked yin
. - - prices; w auc, otuvue; coiorea, ic
oats bids were $1.50 lower. There was no COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 170250.
BULK GRAIN BIDS ARE LOWERED
Changs tn barley prices.
Weather conditions In the Middle West, as
wired from Chicago:- "Minneapolis. Fargo,
Chicago, Omaha, Columbus, Tiffin, Dayton
and Davenport, clear, 65 to 75; Peoria, Kan
sas City, Topeka, Hutchinson, French Lick,
part cloudy,, 68 to 72."
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat.Barley Flr.Oats.Hay.
Portland. Thursday. . . 8 1 1 1,21
Year ago
Provisinno.'
Local Jobbing quotations:
HAMS All sizes, choice, 83c: standorA
Bo; sKinneu. none, picnics, 23c: cottars
run, . x c
LARD Tierce basis, stsndard pure. 27i
compound, 23c
BACON Fancy. 47048c: standard inrx
tavwi.1 i-ii"iiC oiitfiiK.
DRY SALT Short clear backs. 2934n
exports, 41 ac.
Season to date 27
Year ago 57
Tacoma, Wednesday....
Year ago 2.
Season to date...... 1
Year ago 53
Seattle. Wednesday....
Year ago
Season to date
Year ago 58
9 76 43
7 SO 49
"S " 13
9
8 6 1
18 64 2t
5 64 61
2
110
39
15
33
1
23
73
MOHAIR MORE ACTIVE IN EAST
Hops, Wool. Etc
HOPS 1917 crop. 13 014c per sound? .
tracts, 16 17c
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 85936c: V. 11m.
Muic per jiouno.
aiutiAiiv vji e js u u, new cup. ooc ner
pound.
CAaUAltA X5Altlv Kew and old. lOe n
pound.
tallow No. 1. 12c per pound: Ka 1
XXC y liuuii v..
Texas Product In Some Demand at 60 to 57
Cents.
Tho mohair market at Boston has taken
on more life, according to the Commercial
Bulletin, which says:
"Business In the local market Is looking
up a bit in mohair, although It would seem
to be a bit speculative It anything at the
moment. Some Cape hair grading about a I takeoff, $3 'it 4.
low first has been sold during the week
at 63 cents, a fair-sized line being involved.
There Is also some demand for Texas hairs
Of good carding description in the original
bags and also graded, the best carding lots
bringing 56 to 57 cents, while the original
Hides and Pelfcs.
HIDES Salted hides. 25 pounds and un.
13c: sauea siags. ov pounas ana un. inn
salted and green kip. 15 to 25 pounds. 13c
altea ana green can, to 13 pounds, 25c
green hides, -o pounas ana up, 11c; green
stags, 50 pounds and up, 8c: dry flint hides.
2oc; ary iiini caix, uc; norsemaes. $L25o
1.50; salted horsehides, $3Q4.
PELTS Dry long-wool pelts. 40c: di-
short-wool pelts. 2530c; salted pelts. May
Oils.
GASOLINE Bulk, 21c: engine distillate.
bulk. 12c; Kerosene, built, loc; cases. 20c
LINSEED OIL -Raw. barrels, $1.92; cases.
S2.02: boiled, barrels. $1.94; cases. $2.04.
TURPENTINE In tanks, 79c: cases, 88c.
11.10 10.00122 steers. .
75 Aug.
870 5.00
0OO 6.50
7.:.'" 6.251
910 9.001
900 7.00
534 5.25
737 6.35
80 7. OO
633 4.00
12 steers. .
2 steers.
8 steers.
20 cows. .
5 cows. .
1 cow . . .
5 cows. .
1 cow. . .
20 cows. .
733 6.001 6 cows
S64 6.001 8 cows. . . .
1005 7.50129 cows. .. .
SKO 5.50! 10 cows. .. .
1170 8.50112 cows
760 6.251 2 heifers. .
1065 8 00 3 heifers. .
860 5.751 2 heifers. .
14H0 8.501 3 heifers. .
RIO 6.1.0! 3 calves...
1150 4.eo 6 calves. ..
SM5 6.00:44 hogs
Son 11.00(120 hogs...
63 10.. '.01 J boss. .. .
76 13.0OI 4 hogs
50 12.0OI10 hogs. .. .
127 7.00'lll hors. . . .
12S 10.25153 hogs
1097 9.001
Wt. Price.
707 $6.75 I
8P8 7.00
523 5.:
674 ft.OOl
1 I MO lfl 7:'i
S80 8.0O I Sept
tlx", 7.511 1
6.;
0.50 I Aug
84 3.00 Sept.
0O 2.50
712 A no I
nan sioolJuiy
7S5 n.75iePU
678 3.65
48 7.76
0.10 I
7.00 I
RK5
8S7
CORN.
Open. High.
..$1.60 $1.61ti
,. l.eovs i.oiii
OATS.
... .78 .73H
.. .T1S .71
MESS PORK.
Low.
$1.55
1.66 Ss
.7214
. -70Vs
..43.50
45.50
LARD.
45.27
R7
1O40
845 R.00
666 5.00
55.-1 6.23
..26.27 28.30 26.1
SHORT RIBS.
July ..
bept.
.. .24.77
4.80
24.73
Close.
$1.55'4
.72i
.70Vi
4.1 80
45.40
28 10
26.23
24.4.1
34.75
Cash prices were;
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203 10.50 I Wheat No. 2 red. $2.23 tt 2.23; Ko. 3 red.
200 7.501 S2.21r2.22x,.
lo 17.651 Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.82; N"o. 8 yellow.
223 17.S0I $1.67H 1.75: No. 4 yellow, $1.6091.63.
20 18.80
820 18.O0
21 1 17.75
190 17.90
195 17.60
Krtn
Bait & Ohio . 1.4M
B & K Copper.. 900
California Petrol non
Canadian Paclf. 2.300
Central Leather. 8. TOO
i ties & Ohio . .. 5(0
Chi M & St P. . 700
I'lil & N W
C R l & P etf. " inn
Chlno Copper.. 1.2no
Colo Fu&lrnn.. 1,700
corn Prod Refg 24.0nn
Crucible Steel,. 7.600
Cuba Cane Sug. 1.6
iMHtlll Securities 8.:'.n
KrrH kHii.
General Electric 1.4nn
General Motors. 3,600
Jt North pfd
Gt Nor Ore etfs. 3,500
Illinois Central
Insplr Copper... 5. (too
Int M Mar pfd. ,14.0
Inter Nickel.... 2.'n
Inter Papei 2.700
K C Southern
Kennerott Cop,. 700
Louis & Nash.. ......
Maxwell Motors. 400
Mexican Petrol. 13.200
Oats No. 3 white. 7 14 tf 78 c ; standard. I Miami Copper
78t479c.
Rye No. 2. $1.78.
Barley $1.10w 1.23.
Timothy $5'c S.
Clover Nominal.
Pork Nominal.
Lard $26.05.
Ribs $24.12 24.62.
Missouri Taclflc
Mor.tana Power.
Nevada Co.iper.
N Y Central . ..
N Y N H II ..
Nor or Western.
Northern Paclf.
raclflc Mall
Pennsylvania . .
I'lttsnurg coal..
Ray Oonsol Cop.
Rep lr Steel..
Grain ot SaA Francisco.
RAN FRANCISCO, July 18. Flour, $10 80 I Hi sdlng
per barrel.
i:r, n iv h.if r.nvurnmMit nriee. s.-x fin mtrinax Ariz i on
cental: barley. 12.551x2.6.'.: oats, red feed I l-oiit hern facir.
and seed, $2.75; corn, California yellow.
nominal.
Hay: Wheat and wheat and oats. $22Q
!4; tame oats. S241T2: barley. S1K21; ai.
falfa. S16-J24; barley straw, eotftsoc.
Meals: Alfalfa, carload lots, $31g32; CO
coanut, nominsi.
CATTLE RANGE IS SHORT
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MORRIS BROTHERS. Inc.
Established 25 Years.
201 Railway Exchange Building:.
Portland, Oregon.
THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE A
OF OREGON . Y
Municipal Bonds Yielding From 5J2S to 7o
If yost mast SELL yoor Liberty Boods. SELL to VS. If 70a caa BUT bin
Liberty Boats, BL'Y front as. Ve BUY aad wo SELL at tho market.
- Telephone Main 3-100.
(Loan Oversubscribed)
$50,000,000
Bethlehem Steel Co.
Secured Convertible Gold Notes
to yield 79t3 to
Dated July 15, 1918
Due Serially
Denominations $1000
Secured hj 870,000.000 Bethlehem Steel Corporation Consolidated -Msrtcacs
Thlrty-Vear '4 Boods. duo Anaust 1. 194S. otea
eoovertlble- Into Bonds mt holder option at par for notes and
price for Bond to yield d-He.
i
The War Flnnnee Corporation of the Federal r.ovrrnment
creed to pnrehaae f 20.0OO.0Ot r these but they wore
released to the puhllo upon the oversubscription. ,
"Ve arc members of tho syndicate undcrwritinu this loan. Tho
entire loan was oversubscribed within twenty-four hours. In
order to provide for tho requirements of those of our clients
who did not apply sufficiently early we subscribed for a large
amount .of these notes, to bo paid for with our own funds.
While any of our allotment is still available wo will accept
orders at the original subscription prices, viz:
2-year maturity, due-July 13, 1920, Price 98.875 &. Int-, to yield 7
4-
5-
1922.
1923,
97.50
97.
4 '4
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Normal income tax up to 2 tMumed by the corporation
Wo reaervo the privilege of a d vane in r the
above prices to conform with the market and
to withdraw entirely thla offer without notice.
LUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY
Capital and Surplus $600,000
LUMBERMENS
BUILDING .
FIFTH AND
STARK
Austin . . .
Baltimore .....
Boston
Buffalo
Vfiar Rapids. ..
mcago .......
inrinnati
Cleveland .....
Cudahy
Detroit
Kast St. IjOuIs..
Fort "Worth ....
ndianapolis ...
Jersey City ....
Kansas jty ...
Kearneys
IjOs Angeles ...
loulsvlll ......
Milwaukee ....
New ork.
Oklahoma City.
Omaha
Ottumwa ......
PhllaUelpma ...
Pittaburg
Portland, or.
St. Joseph
St. Paul
San Francisco...
Seattle
Sioux City
Spokane
Tacoma
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First Cnttlna- of Alfalfa Is Nrir Avtr-
ase, but Vatrr Locking; for See-
ond and Third Crops.
Soul horn Ry
Ktxiriehaker Co..
T.xas 'o
I'nlon Tarlflc ..
IT s Ind Alcohol
V ft eti :
I'tah Copper . ..
Wabash pfd B. .
WMtfm lTnlon.
W.stlna Klr:tric
Total sales or inn amy. mn.uno snares.
BON Da
U S r.f : rrir..I V P Ss 6n
do coupon Hlao 1 i- I os.. no".
U S 3s rtr 99i!ra con 4s ... ftt'i
do coupon ,..."ilini r tn
U S 4s rt-K lOflx- IT S Bteel Ss.... fH
do coupon ...-l'w m y- cv os l
Ati-h rn 4s ROHIAnrlo-Kr Ss 9S4
O R O rcf 5s."ftHIU S I.ih ,14s..99.64
N Y deb 6s...4VllT S 1,1b 4s 94.32
M P 4s 81 lU 8 Lib 4Vs 96.02
Bid.
Mlninir Plocks at Bontnn.
BOSTON. July !.-
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Ths Cattle and Ilrie Raisers' Association
has Issued the following report on range, and
iced conditions:
About ths middle of June our Mr. Pullman
sent out 125 letters inquiring as to the
general feed, range, and labor conditions
throughout the Northwest, believing that Uk Coo
sucn information wouia do oi interest ind I MonawK
possibly or soma assistance to the members
of ths association. In reply to these in- I Money, Exchange, F.te.
quines we nove rereivea many letters from vp tork. July 14. Mercs n tils n.n.r
Arls Com
Ir-slu & Ariz
Calu Hecla...4SS
1.-ntennlal .
Cop Range. .
I KSHt HUtte
Franklin ...
Isle Koyall
'losing quotations:
14 INorth Butts
64loid nora
Osceola ......
12 Qulncy
.4 4 ISup Boston.
. . o1 Shannon
.. 414H'tah Con ....
. . 27 I Winona
. . RWWIIverln.
, .. R9 );reene Can ..
1414
. 43
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,. 69
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. 414
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Oregon, wasnington. laano. wortnern call- four ,,h. per cent: six months. oer
. fn.n a TUn.l h.m I : . a . anrt n. . u.. I -
s" : ' -..- . c,nt
12 I '"" . . I sterling 6-day -bills. t4 T2H: commercial
from xne. i.xx.r. w. Kaxn.r.xnac m n.rf.v . 11 1 . XX Tlx. - demand 11 Tx K.IS
sea.cn has been a very unusual one. owing i .m. tat. in' F-rsnra. demand itiu
to the long. cold, dry Spring and tho hot, I cables n.891. Guilders, demand SIVi. cables
uid. in i, i ouiio. in. R1V. I. Ire. demand o.si, caDlea s.8n.
range In practically all or this territory is Bar ,nver and Mexican dollars, unchsnged
ropongu as snnrx anu nrj niucn in neea
21
8
8
1
1
8
Tin.. Ininx itranx. all at A ner rent hid
of rain, and many cattlemen have gathered Call money strong: high. low. ruling rate
405 107 104
37
Totals 2145
One week ago. .213S
Four weeks ago. 2343
BO
120
143
477
477
201s son
2lt! B40
24 fi.'.O
State origins of livestock loaded July 17:
Cattle. Horses.Mixed
waives, nogs, sneep. Mules.stock.
ror fortiana
their beer and placed them on land usually
cut ror meadow.
The dry farming In most localities Is
total failure this year. - The Irrigated lands
will produce from 40 to 75 per cent of the
usual crop. Tho first cutting of alfalfa la
near an average, but in many vicinities there
la rnt ..ift .-(.,, water t n ni-ndne K ...... I
' I second or third crops. The wild hay. mead
ows will cut from AO to 75 persent of ths
usual crop. Labor Is reported as very scares
tn all sections, but a number of replies In-
and last loan. 6 per cent: closing bid.
per cent; offered at o per cent.
LONDON, July 18. Bar silver, 48 13-18d
per ounce.
Money. 2V Per ceni.
Discount rates: Short and three months
bills, 8 17-82 per cent.
('off ea Futures Easier.
NEW TOR K. July 18. An opening sd
Oregon
Ttls. Portland
One week ago..
Four weeks ago.
For Seattle-
Oregon
Washington ....
Ttis. Seattle. .
One week ago..
Four weeks ago.
8
8
IO
3
5"
3
8
7
4
dicat. that this Is not as serious as It might I Vance of 2 lo 5 points In the market for
Cone. luxurrs reiiecirxi poiri. .exxerexx inv-
be, owing to ths crop shortage and tho fur
ther fact that farmers are exc
and thus assisting esch other.
SAN
ther fact that farmers are exchanging work erings or a little trade buying and a steadier
xecnnicai im.uiun . . .111.
the past few days. The demand, which
seemed to be chiefly for May contracts.
wss soon supplied, however, and prtcea
FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKKT I
Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh
Fruit. Etc., at Bay City.
Chicago I.lveaSock Market.
CHICAGO. July 18. Hogs Recelnts HI. I firsts. 24Hc,
ouu. gooa nogs nigner; others slow; prime I Poultry Lsrta hens. 2B331e; roosters.
L ,, ''..v;;l,K ; ""'"."T little; 1 young, woc; iryers. osc; orollers. R8c
bulk. 817.450 18.80: butchers. tl. 1Q9 18.40; pigeons. 82.50: souaus, 82.60: geese. 212ic
nrtru in ir aii i nrr, im- iifhr a 1 u i i 1 o . . 1 "
TA isVnx-7 iT turaeys. live, sawc.
""''. " -"'."". r.'" 'xi.. 1 Veretab ei
rA""..- "--i-..2 sxeaay xajMc: Bummer sauaah. S
aad In the late trading on reports of la
creased cost and freight off.rings. May sold
nrr from 9.05c to 8.95c and the general list
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. Butter. 47cl,' net unchanged to a points lower.
c "(July, 8.27c; Peptember. 8.39c; October. 8.46c;
xereraoer, B.oic; januarr, o.oitt. aiarxu,
fi7e: Mav. 8.94c.
Spot coiiea quiet. 1x10 is. e-tc; esntos
4s. ll?c,
87
Eggs Fresh extra, 4714c; fresh extra put
lets. 44 Vic.
Choice Young Americas, not Quoted; new
to 10c higher. Top. 818.25, a new record:
common to medium, slow to lower; best
butchers, steady: others, lower; calves and
stockers and feeders steady. Beef cattle,
good, choice. 816.8S918.2S; common, 811.50
ftlrt.s..; butchers stock, cows and heifer..
$S.1. W 14.50; cannera and cutters. 878.15;
stockers and feeders, good, choice. $10 50
&1S; common. 8. 25 10.50; veal calves.
good. 810.25 17.
wneep tteceipxs xs.uuo. steady to strong.
Best range lambs held higher.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. July 18. RecelDts 12.600 m.r.
ket steady, 10c higher. Heavy, 817. BOa
17.00; mixed, sit.ooijit.80: heavy. $17.60
17.90; mixed. $17.60 17.80: light, $17 60
S 17.9."",; piga, $1215; bulk of aales. $17.60
17.80.
Cattle Receipts 3100. market steady. Na
tive steers, $10.75 18.75; cows and heifers,
$8trl3.&0: Western steers, $9.50915; Texas
steers, 9ft12; cows and heifers, $7.50&
11.50: cannera, $78: stockers and feeders,
$7.50S13; calves, $101913.50.
Sheep Receipts 3300. market strong to
25c higher. Wethers. 12 4x13: ewes. $10.60
512; lambs, $10.65913.50; yearlings. $13
V 14.
DEMAND FOB PEACHES IMPROVING
Market Is Very Firm. With Larger Receipts
of Oregon.
Ths demand for peachea Is improving tfnd
the market is firm. About 200 boxes of
Oregons arrived by boat yesterday aad ex
press receipts were 400 boxes. Largs-slze
Alexanders sold at $1.1001.23. medium
sizes at $1 and small fruit from 75 centa
up. California Red Birds and Alexanders
sold at $1.23 01.40. Yellows are cleaned up.
The cherry season is practically ended,
only 100 crates arriving yesterday by ex-
Indian Hay Crop Short.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July 18. Spe
reen peas. 6Va7Vic; aspara-I Klamath Reservation will not bo able to take
stock, available this year under ths $400.-
25: ear
Pi.1!.1, f0 pep.?'ri.,be1,1' 1-80: cho. 000 Congressional appropriation, en account
celery, .x.xiwa. yuL.iutfc wnii..
n W. n . . .A,?.. ..I... . - . I X Xil
low. $2: garlic. 8 a 4c; cauiiTlower. 401
ouo: oeets. ii.ivi.ik; carrots. 90ctt$l
turnips, 6375c; rhubarb, $1.7502; cab.
Dage, ivitic; arxicnoaaa, I;'.iwn4; cu
cumbers. $1.5001. a; string brans. 506c
lima. 8010c; corn, $202. 25; okra. 12t9
isc.
Fmit Cantaloupes, standard. 81.75B2.T5
watermelons. 2S2Vc: easabae. 214c: lemons
choice. $67; grapefruit. $202.50; oranges.
.JVPO: Dananas, fiawnu.n, oS9yc; pineap
plea. $2: apples, iuiot; strawoerrles. $8
trio: cnerries, oiaca Aartariana. KtflOc
blackberries. $7r9: rsspberrles. I8S1D
peaches. $101.50; gooseberries, 6Q9c; cur.
of shortage of hay crops, la reported by some
promlnert Indiana Parts of th.
Yalnax district, which ordinarily puta up
aood crops, will not produce any hay at all.
It la declared. The river there la said to be
lower than at any time In. ths history of
Klamath County.
. Metal Market,
NEW YORK. July 18. Lead steady. Spot,
8.05c.
Spelter easy. East Bt. Louis, spot. 8.48
ft 8.50c.
New York Sugar Market.
KIW YORK. July 18. Raw sugar stesdy.
Centrifugal. 6.005c Refined steady. Fine
rants, $8frv; loganberries, $6.5007; aptioots, I granulated, 7.50c
$1.7562.50; pears. $2; figs, black. $101.25;
white. T5&90c: plums, $101.23.
RecelDts Flour. 792 Quarter sscks: bar.
ley, 6434 oentala; beans, 6x13 sacks; potatoes.
zuao sacas; nay, pu ions; onions, eta sacks;
hides, 150; wine, 63,623 gallons.
Naval "tores.
SAVANNAH. Cia., July J 8. Turpentine,
dull; sales, none; receipts, 84 barrets; ship
ments, 192 barrels: stock, 24.4.18 barrels.
Rosin, firm: sales, 757 barrels; receipts,
729 barrels; shipments, 1238 barrels; slock,
28.271 barrels.
Quote: B. D, B. $9.8009.95: T. O. $9,839
9.95; H. .OTl .!: lu.OO '10.05; K.
10 40 10.50; M, $10.60; N, $11.00; WG,
WW. $1L00.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. July 18. Butter. - higher;
creamery, 3814 0 44c
Eggs lower. Receipts 14.SS7 cases; firsts.
asir-Jc: ordinary iirsts, xwKMic; gt mark,
cases included, sozjac
Duluth Unseed Market.-
TJtTLTJTH, July 18. Linseed. $4.43.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. July 18. Spot cotton steady.
Middling. 34.10c
Dried Fruit at New York.
KRW YORK. July 18. Evaporated aoplrs
dull, prunes unsettled, raisins steady.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
MEKKII.l. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward R.
Merrill 710 Albino avanua, Jun. 29. a
daughter.
SHBRBll.T To Mr. and Mrs. Bert A.
Sherrlll, 65tt East Eightieth. July 10, a
daughter.
HAVES To Mr. and lira. Edward B.
Hayes, 920 East Hoyt. July 4. a daughter.
VINTON To Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Vinton.
SSS East Forty-sixth. July 13. a soi:.
DOYLK To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Doyle. 741 East Eighth. July 13, a son.
II KLLK It To Mr. and Mrs. unaries .
Heller. 25o Russet t. July 7. a son.
W Rlu IT To Mr. and Mrs. liarry i.
Wright. 1 iioS Height. July 12. a daughter.
MARI.KTTU To Mr. ana Airs. JM xiar.
letto. 6240 Kent xSeventleth. July 7. a son.
PATTERSON To Mr. and nx bar I r
Patterson. 491 Patton Koad. July 10. a son.
DAVIS To Mr. and Mrs. Janus II. Davis.
775 I'nion. July 6. a son.
WILLIAMS To Mr. snd Mrs. Leonaro l.
Williams. 305 Twelfth. July 14. a daughter.
SCHMIDT To Mr. and Mrs. wepnen a.
Schmidt, 513 North Twenty-fourth. July 0,
a sou. .
MIKKEI.SKN To Mr. and Mrs. James l".
Mlkkelaeti. 1414 Beaver street. July 1;.. a son.
HENRY To Mr. and Ura, Horace .
Henry. 10S1 East Sixteenth. July 14. a
daughter.
RlASI. Ta Mr. ond Mrs. -Mine sease.
1071 Thirty-third. July 10. a son.
LANUIS To Mr. ana .Mrs. Annur x-
Landls. S51 .1 arret t. July 14. a son.
HATCH To Mr. and Mrs. John v.. listen.
1170 Ivan, June 25, a daughter.
JAMES To Mr. and Mrs. A. f. James.
4U12 Ninety-ninth. July 13. a son.
McI.ACH LAN To Mr. and Mrs. J. ix. -ic-iclilan.
SOSVi Mississippi avenue, July 5, a
daughter.
GAKBK To Mr. ana Mrs. wiuiam v
Garbe, 1226 East Burnside. July 15, sons
ttwins).
n.nVFn Tn Mr- and Mrs. Curtis A.
Cloyed, ol33 Forty-fifth avenue. July 10. a
son.
ALLEN To Mr. and Mrs. Jess yxuen, as-
csde Locks. Or., July 12. a dsughter.
ROUKRS To Mr. snd Mrs. inanes c.
Roger, 371 West Holiock. July 15. a daughter.
Marriage Licenses.
MOORE-KONNER Claude B. Moore. 86.'
Elton Court Hotel, and Mrs. Blanche Fon
ner. 30. same address.
' McCASLIN-DANlEI.S Ceorgo E. McCss-
n, legal, 2008 East Stsra street, and (.oldie
H.. uanlels. legal. jl4U ii.asL Aiuer axrecx.
CARLSON-CARLSON Bernhard Carlson,
legal, 210 Lincoln street, and Annie Carlson,
legal. 44.1 North Twenty-second street.
STEPHEN SON -BUTLER F. E. Stephen
son. M, 1009 East Thirty-second street
North, and Orace Hutler. 26. same address.
WARNKB-WARNElt Charles E. Warner.
47. 248 Nartllla street, and Mra. Lovetlo E.
Warner. 41. same sddress.
DAHL-FIREBAUGM John F. Dahl. 23.
Everett. Wash., and Mrs. Queens Flrebaugo.
25. Hovt Hotel.
FLYNN-T HI ESSEN S. M. Flynn, 23, 1120
Woodward avenue, and Katherine S. Thles
sen, in. 7oo Wygant street.
SEXSMITH-O'DEEN Clifton E. Sex
smith, 24, 933 East Thirtieth street, and
Helen C. O'LWen. 20. 1095 Holgate avenue.
SlMPBON-MILFORD William L. Simp
son. 43. Seward Hotel, and Jennie G. Mll
lord. 45. same address.
CARSON-FLAVIN Charles A. Carson. 32.
1474 Halsey street, and Ann Flavin, 23. 021
Fortieth avonua Southeast.
"Vancouver Marriage Ureases.
ADLAM-CAl?SELI Percy Adlam. 21. of
Rochester. N. Y.. and Miss Zylphia Cause 11.
23, of Seattle. Wash.
rivXAi:oH.BALrOIIR Patrick Cava-
nuih. 3rt. of Los Angeles, Cal., and Miss
u,nn,h RulfMir 21. of Portland.
WALKER-HCDO Willis Walker. 23. of
Vancouver. Wash., and Miss Rosclla Budd.
22. of Battle Ground, Wash.
HEISEX-DICKET Walter Helsen. 42. of
HelMen. wash., ana sirs, uraca xicaey.
,.r u.iH.n w..b.
MARKWELL-SHRAKE Emery Markwell.
47. ot Portland, and Mrs. Mary suraKS, ss,
KM1TH-HAATIA Frank Smith. 22. of
Helena. Mont., and Mrs. Lydla Haatla. 21.
of Astoria. r.
FARMER SACRIFICES ALL
Aloy J. Kulhcrg, Scorns Exemption,
Sells Out and Joins Colors.
ALBANY. Or., July 18. (Special.)
Aloy J. Kulbergr. who has been farm ins;
near Harriitburg, will have a big: public
sale at his farm Saturday to dispose of
all hla atock and farming; equipment.
Tho next day ha will report hero to
leave for Camp Lewis to enter tho ser
vice.
Kulberc is In the draft and was sum
moned In the July 22 calL Though he
la farming;, he made no claim for de
ferred classification when ho filled out
has questionnaire. In fact he waived
all claims for exemption and was
placed in class I.
TWO HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Chchalis Farmer and Son May He
. Injured Fatally.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. July 18. (Spe
cial.) John Gisler, a well-known
farmer, living- west of Chehalis. and
his son. John tilsler. are in a local
hospital suffering; from probably fatal
Injuries received when their auto was
struck. by a Milwaukee passenger
train. Another son. Benjamin Gisler,
aged It. was driving; the auto when
the accident occurred.
injuries, but tho father has a broken
hip, with numerous cuts and bruises.
The 11-year-old boy John has a frac
tured skull.
SISTERS-IN-LAW FALL OUT
One SiMcr-in-I.av Hits Other; Third
Said to Have- "Sicked" Dor.
ALBANY. Or.. July 18. (Special.)
Mrs. Bertha Hayes, of Halsey. paid a
fine in tho Justice Court here this
afternoon for sxssauit and battery upon
ner sister, airs. bJtta Hayes, who IS
also her sister-in-law. Mrs. lOlta Hayes
averted that her sister had attacked
her in a road in front of tho Mrs. Ber
tha Hayes' house yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Bertha Hayes pleaded guilty but
said she struck her sister because sht
had talked about her.
In the encounter Mrs. Ktta. Hayes
was bitten twico but not seriously by
dog which sho said was urired into
the affair by a sister-in-law of tho two
women. The defendant admitted that
the dog: had interfered in the contest
but asserts that no one "sicked" It on.
After Mrs. Ktta Hayes and her hus-
bans, K. S. Hayes, had come to Albanv
to place a charge. Mrs. Bertha Hayes and
her husband, Lee Hayes, went before
Justice Swan here before a complaint
had been filed and the former offered
to pay a fine. After the complaint was
filed officers made efforts to adjust
tho matter to guard against future
trouble and because o'f this arrange
ment a small fine was Imposed.
PROMPT
ACTION
URGED
FACTS NO. 283
The Council of
National Defense
is urn-in it preater
use of highways,
arivlnir as one of
1 he reasons that
" P r o d u c tion Is
- stimulated. Farm
ers Increase tho
variety and quan
tity of p r o U u c
tion when regu
lar marketing;
facilities are
made available."
The forexroinir Is
a t r iklnirly illus
trated whene v e r
roads are paved
with
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