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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1919. SNOW COVERING IS STILUBITT00T1 Heavier Blanket Required by Winter Grain Crops. ISTOCKS ME in OUTLOOK OTHERWISE GOOD Wheat Has Come TTp to Satisfactory Mantis In Oregon and Washing ton Barley Winters Well. printer whaat bu com up to rood !mnda ' tn Oregon. Washington nd California and la wintering well In Idaho and Nevada, a its tii monthly crop report Juat Issued. The how blanket la Oregon and Washinc ton Is too thin In places to afford ad soato protection and consequently fears are entertained that soma damage was done by the eool weather. Barley and rye are also wintering well In Idaho, and plowing for wheat and barley has mad good prorrus In California and on Irri gated lands In Southwestern Artsona. A stood soaking rain within a few days would vrort of a-rst value to th California . grain crop. Conditional are reported by states as fol lows: Oregon Th for part of tb month was nllJ. th latter moderately cold: sunshine was above normal, precipitation markedly deficient. At cloea of month soil was frozen It most of the state and while snow covered mors elevated portions. valley hinds were generally bar. Th snow supply In the mountains was deficient and all streams were law. gome plowing don In milder secions. this work being favored by lack ef prc!plta:!on bat stopped by freezing weather toward do of month. Winter wheat still In good condition but It Is f'sred present cold weather may kill some. Winter pastures suffered from cold: prun ing of fnelt trees made cood progress. Washington Mild weather with deficient snowfall has been favorable to stock en ranges and to plowing: unusually light snowfall during November and December and no sever weather until end of month, Winter whaat was at good stand during month and doing wall, but snow blanket of two or tbre Inches or less Is Inauf ficlent for safety and sever cold like the spell at the end of th month may" Injure It. Maho The first half of December was moderate, latter half decidedly cold. There was a marked deficiency In precipitation and dearth ef enow tn the mountains. t'rosen ground prevented further plowing. Farm wgrk was confined largely to feed- fed situation la becoming scuts sod there Is a possibility of an advance tn feed prices within a few days. There mas a firmer feeling In all de partments of ths grain market yesterday. ounurea tuns ol January clipped oais , WALli-STREET MARKET ItVCKS iwy ax (no txcnanii at . i, n bu- i vance of ft over Thureday. Other bids i DEFINITE TREND ranged from 94 cents to I- above those of the day before. Weather conditions la th Mldd'e West as wired from Chicago: "Winnipeg, clear. 3d; Duluth, clear. 18: Minneapolis, clear. 20: Chicago, clear, cool: Kansas City, clear, Topeka. clear. 25: Omaha, clear, 22: Ohio Valley, clear, csld, 23; Hopklns vllls. clear, cold. SO." Argentina wheat shipments wsrs IT2.000 bushels to th United Klerdom. 470.000 bushels to the Continent and 523.000 bushels to non-European ports. Terminal receipts In cars wer reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Activity Centers in Steel, Oils, Su gars, Minor Metals and Simi lar Specialties. Portland. Frl.. Year ago 7 franco to date. KM Year ago 3is. Taroma. Thur.. 2 Year ago 20 Season to date. 4142 Year ago 31101 Seattle. Thur... 31 Year ago Reason to date. 41.'4 Year ago 3.110 WheaLBarley.FIour.Oats.Hay. 814 ISO "i 19 01 4S 2lM 3 7 1X20 S29 6 son 1013 6 r.o 80S 127 177 1 1 4T1 700 51tl.- 1219 2 S 05 114U 11 221 POTATOES STEADY AND I'NCIIAN'GLD Mors Lettuce Is Available and Friers are Lower. There was a fair local trade in potatoes at steady prices, ranging from fl.25 to 2 for Burbanks. according to quality, and $1.73 91 on Taklmaa. A car of Oregons was shipped to Ean Benito, Texas. Onions were slow and unchanged at 11.75 0Z Ths Eastern onion markets were gen erally firmer. Several cars of California lettuce were on th market and prices were slightly lower, Los Angeles selling at 13.25 9 3.73 a crate. Celery was In light supply and firm at $1.50 a dozen, or SS a crate. Cauliflower was slso scarce and much that was on hand was of poor quality and held at $2 a crate. Bank Clearings. Fsnk clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. BsTances. Portland .'l.S64.4.i.l s (190.3114 Seattle e.222.012 1.210.4 Tacoma 7.-.7.HI4 114.li.t1 Epokan 1. .:.-.. 7'JO SOS.!!-, NEW TOKK, Jan. 10. There was no es sential change today from the extremely pro fessional and restricted conditions which havo thus far this year governed the dally sessions of the stock market. The few definite develoomente Included the December tonnage report of the United States steei corporation, showing a decrease ot . uiiBk.uiwuj tou.uuu ions ana e u rut, m I money, which was in fair supply at 3 per i-euw vKwnai me weeks njgn rate ox o pvi cent. An Index to the market's superficial char acter is afforded by the list of the day's most active Issues. In addition to United Males Sceel, which represented about 20 per cent of the moderate dealings, other prominent stocks embraced the oils, sugars, minor metals and ordinarily inactive spe cialties. Kalis agaln"Vmalned In the background. The only striking feature of that division was a 70 point break In Texas Pacific Land Trust on a sale of a full lot at 250. United Stales steel was under pres sure, but regained all but a fraction of I's los at the close when oila and other fav or Hies were at minimum quotations. Cop pers, sugars and prominent food shares em braced the heavy stocks. Sales amounted to 450.000 shares. Irregularity of the bond list was occasioned by the heaviness of Internationals, particu larly the Frenc flotations, and another set back for tractions, which dropped on the re fusal of the local authorities to grant in creased fares. Liberty bonds also displayed reactionary tendencies. Total sales, par value, aggregated 7.77S.0O0. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sale, e TTIrh. nwr ueei sugar., oj i American Can SS 4!4 Amer tar ft ray.. American Loco 5 Amer Smelt A Ret. 13 Amer Sugar Ret... 03 Amer Tel A Tel. . . 7 Am Zinc Lead 4 8. 5 Anaconda Copper.. 14 Atl G ft W 1 8 8 L. 5 Baltimore ft Ohio.. 10 rOBfLASD MARKET QIOTATIONS Grain. Hoar. Feed. Etc. Merchants Exchange, noon session. Bid Oats Jan, Feb. Mar. No. 2 white feed $30.50 $51.50 $52.00 lnf and chores. Some pruning done In or. chants and well cared for trees show plenty ef vigorous fruit buds. Wheat, barley and rye wintering well generally: cattle and sheep In most localities are In feed lots and In good condition. The month as a whole was favorable for farmers and stock jiten. California Sen la good condition and much plowing done; all growth held back by cold weather. Larg acreage wheat and barley seeded: early sown up to good standa. Arizona Precipitation at end ef first. third and fourth weeks benefited pasture at low elevations and conditions on desert nnusuarly favorable for Winter weather. Snow storms and cold weather prevented agricultural activities In northern counties, cat plowing for wheat and barley has progressed on Irrigated lands of Southwest. Utah Temperatures averaged below normal, particularly during last decade; precipitation ample and nearly normal. Snow covers Winter grazing areas, afford ing ample moisture for stock excepting on central-western deserts, where better dis tribution Is desired. Winter grain areas generally under good snow taysr; snow In mountains less than usual at this season. Nevada Month dry and cold: only warm Verted was from 3d to 8th. and during last decade temperature was much below normal. Moderate depths of snow fell In mountains In east portion, and In west portion snowfall was below seasonal aver age. Winter wheat did well. DEMAND FOR T.GGS IS LIGHTER Retailers Buying Only From llaod t Month . and Market Weakens. With milder weather, fair receipts and buying of a hand-to-mouib character, th erg market was rather easier. Candled atock Is still selling at 69970 cents, but th ten de.-icy of prices Is downward and the coming week la IlLely to see a considerable reduc tion in values. Cube butter was quoted firm on the basis ef 63 cents for extras. There was a good demand for poultry at firm prices. Receipts of dressed pork were large and the market was weak and lower at 21 i cents. Veal was firm and unchanged. LOCAL TRADE IN APPLE" MODERATE Barley Ftandard feed 4!.no 4l.nn Standard "A" 4H.00 50.00 Eastern oats and corn in bulk: Ga IB No. 3 white 47.50 49 00 iS-pound clipped white Sl.uo 52.00 Corn No. 3 yellow,.... fit. so 61. AO No. 3 mixed fcO.50 tiO.OO '49. 60.50 R0 62.00 61 00 IJO.OO WHEAT Government basis. $2.20 Der bn FLO UK Family flour. $10.0 v 11.05 per omrrei; oaaen . iu. fve ju.no; wnole wheat. HJwIO.OO; grabs m. su.o5firv.60: corn meal. -.ov a iu.au. MILLFEED Mlllrun. L o. b. mill, carlota. $41 per ton: mixed cars, $41.60: ton lots or over Z43: less than tn-. S44; rolled barley. i05; rolled oats. $57 0 61: ground barley, $5ijr60: alfalfa meal, (40t44. CORN Whole, ton, Jd973; cracked. $71 Q To KAY Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy. $30632 per ton; alfalfa, $27.30: Valley grain hay. $26; clover. $260:7: straw, i10. Dairy and Coon try Produce, BUTTER Cubes, extras. 63c: prints. parchment wrappers, extras, box lots, 67c: cartons. 6Sc; half boxes, he more: leas than halt boxes, 1c more; butterfat. No. L 674 66c per pound, station. Eriua Oregon ranch, case count. 69c: candled, rots and cracks out, 69$ 70c; selects. ioc per dozen. CHEEflE Tillamook, f- o. b. Tillamook: Triplets, lee; Young Americas. S7c; Coos and Curry County: Triplets. L o. b. Myrtle Point. 5e fOLLTKY Hen. 3032c: Fnrlnrs. 30ffl 31c; roosters, 2c; ducks, nominal; geeae, nominal, turkeys. Ilv. 35c; dressed, 45a VEAlr-Fancy, 23c per pound. roKK Fancy. 21 He per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. I .oral jobbing quotstlons: FRUITS Oranges, navels. $4.00f3.2S: lemone, $5&3.50 per box: bananas. v&BHe Per pound; apples, $1.2o3 box: pears. $2tr2.50 per box ; grapes. $ per keg: cran berries, Stl per box: grapefruit, $3.2597. vt.ut.TAUl.tw Tomatoes. S2.73 per box: cabbage, $2,2542.60 per 100 lbs.; lettuce. $3 t per crate: peppers. Z5c per pound: celery. $1.50 per dozen: eggplant. 15 20c per pound: artichokes, $2.00: cauli flower, $2.0 per crate; garlic, SSc per lb.; pumpkins, 2 Vac per pound; equash. 3 He per pound ; sheets, $2.23 per sack: carrots. $1.73 per aack; turnlpa. $2 per aack; cucumbers, $1.73 per dozen; aprouta, 15o per pound. POT ATrk,:K Itr.irnn Rnrhanlra m r A-A 1.5O02; Yaklmas, $1.752; sweets, 414 c. ONIONS Oregon. $1.7582 per hundred. 1 7c: green onions, $29 3.50; rhubarb,- $29 $2.25; cucumbers, $2. 25112.50. ' Fruit Lemons, $2.5034.75; oranges, $3 03; bananas, 7Sc; pineapples, J45; app'ea, iieilLeurs, $1.50&1.75. bpitaenbersa -'t2.J0. grapefruit. $2.50(350. Rartlett pears. $2.30$ 3: persimmons, $141.25: cran eerries. $5.5li(i 6.5U. quinces. uoc0$1.15; cssabas. 50ctr$l. Receipts Flour, 2000 quarters: barley, 5090 centals: potutoes. 4840 sacks: beans, 5137 sacks; onions, 677 sacks; hides, G!7; hay, 160 tons; wine, tl,3u0 gallons. ' Coffee Futures Decline. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. There was a fur ther decline In the, market for coffee futures today, owing to reports ot a continued easier tone In the cost and freight altuation and the absence ol a i np . -ta.il "-a ' . Clos ing bids: May, 14.05c; July. 13.85c: Septem ber, i 13.75c; October. 13.72c: December, 13.63c; January. 13.uSc - The spot market was nominal at 16c for Rio 7s and 21 He for Santos 4s. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Jan. 10. Butter Unsettled creamery. 60OSc. Eggs, higher:- receipts, 264 cases; firsts, 62c; ordinary firsts, 59'61c; at mark, cases Included, 59g6mc. ' Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Evaporated apples. dull. Prunes, few offered. ' Peaches, nominal. - LIVESTOCK MARKET HOLDS PRICES ARE KCXIXG STEADY IN ALXi IiLVES. Duluth Unseed Market. DULUTH. Jan. 10. Linseed, $3.3193.45 New York Spgsr Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 10 Sugar, unchanged. Metal .Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Metals, unchanged UPTURN IN CORN AT CLOSE ARGEXTIXE LABOR TROiTBIjES BRING ABOUT RALLY. Butte ft Sup Cop Callr Petroleum.... Canadian Pacific. Central leather... Chesapeake & Ohio Chi Mil ft St Paul. Chi ft Northwest.., Chi. It 1 ft P elf's., Chlno Copper , Col Fuel ft Iron... Corn Prod Ref Crucible Steel Cuba Cane Sugar... 220 Distiller's Securltles.lOO Lrie B General Electric... S General Motors..... 13 Great Northern pfd. 3 Ot North Ore ctfs. .225 Inspiration Cop... Int iler .uar pra Inter Nickel Internal Paper... Kennecott Copper Maxwell Motors... Mex Petroleum... M laml Copper. -. . .Missouri Pacific... New York Central. N Y. N U ft H.... Northern Pacific. Pacific Mail Pennsylvania ..... Ittsburgb Coal... Ray Consol Cop... Reading Reo Iron ft Bteel.. fhattuck Ariz Cop. Southern Pacific Southern Railway. Studebaker Corp.. Texas Co nlon Pacific I' R Inrt Alcohol., li United States Steel. 947 S 8teel pfd J tah Copper 20 Western Ulnon 1 Westingriouse t,iec. Bethlehem "B" . . . . 6b 3: . ! . 57 . 3 . 6 . 7 25.1 . 6 . 10 . 20 . 9 . 7 . 5 . 17 . 4 . 1 . S , 17 '. 43 . 5 . 81 :?1 ii tn 74 ?i 115 101 43Vj " 60V 105 4ll'i 1V 22 138 ' 60 . 66 'x 41 06 2---H 86 60 14 57 28 Ti 55 17 J-IOTi 130 04 33 i 44 10SV, 37 81 32 i, 20 IS.'. 24 25 75 31 j 93 45H Low, 71 4Si 00 CI 73U 114 100 V4 43 58 104 4 1014 2 2 ii 159 Ml 66 V. 40 i. 66 25 H 33 SS 4 5UVi 27 1 64 '4 16: 14i 1211 on V.3 434 107 8144 31 32 H' 2814 lso 24 25 ' 74 814 H2S 311 4.. 45H w4-' 47Vi M74 2014 20-4 b2 74 13 101 29 55 1V4 120 104 02 11-'. 72 SS 32 14 61 90 73 13 1004 294 62 15 129 103 1 114 71 M al i 60 bid. 71 4 1X1 61 73 114 101 43 60 105 49 IP ir,s 59 66 40 25 111 40 50 27:4 54 16 120 !4 3 3.t 43 107 SI 31 32 29 is: 24 23 1 75 31 '4 9- SB 43 47 20 81 74 IS 100 2S 62 19 128 103 HI 'J 114 1 - S8 42 60 Bearish Effect of Removal of Ban on Foreign Importations is Offset. CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Widespread labor troubles In Argentina, which spparently had paralyzed business in that country, rallied the corn market today from bearish effects of the removal of the United States ban on importation of Argentina corn. Prices closed unsettled. January SI. 44 ana May ll.3o to $1.36. with the final range as a whole c off to lic up, compared with 24 hours be fore. Oats gained c to lc. In pro vieldns. the outcome varied from 50 cents decline to a rise of o2t.oc. . Oats showed independent strength, chief ly because of a material improvement of the domestic shipping demand. Provisions swayed with corn, packers bought. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Open. Hiffh. Low. Close. Jan $142 $1.45 $1.41 $1.44 Aiay .oos l.oi -H 1.00 OATS. Jan 67 .60 .67 .00 May 69 .71 49 .70 MESS PORK. Jan May 41.37 42.45 41.U7 Jan. .. May .. 42.45 LARD. 23.40 23.03 23.10 23.10 46.25 42.55 23.40 23.S2 SHORT RIBS. Sales In hundreds. BONDS. U S ref 2s reg.. 98 Hn COUDOn. ..." ' U 8 ref 3s reg.. 83 An COUDon. .. U s ref 4s reg..a!60 do coupon. ..aifu tih Gen 4s... 83 D ft R O ref 5s. 57 N Y Ctl deb 66. Pacific 4s... r-01 N Taeific 3... 1 Pac T ft T 6s.. 95 Penn con 4'ls.. 95 U Pacific 4 89 U 8 tJlee 5s.... 100 S Pacific cv 5s. 10.1 Anelo-French 3a 97 U 8 Liberty 8s. 90.50 do 1st con 4s. .K3.00 do 2d 4a 92.78 do lat eon 48.96.40 do 2d con 48.95.20 do 3d 4s..... .96.20 do 4th 4'Ms 95.60 Bid. a A sked. Jan 25.20 May 22.90 23.45 2.90 23.37 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal: No. 3 yel low, $L48: No. 4 yellow, $1.421.45. Oats No. 3 white, 6S4i70c; standard. 70f 7Ie. Rye-No. 2, $I.629L62. Barley $1.01 1.06. Timothy $6fcv 11. Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard $26.40. Kibe $24.75 25. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10. Barley, 899Sc. Flax, $3 4608.48. Grain at bun Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. Flour. $11.45 per barrel. Grain w nest, Government pi ice. 2.xo per bushel; barley, $2.20 & 2.25; oats, white feed, nominal; corn, California yellow, $2.!j3 CIS. 00. Hay Wheat and wheat and oat, I2224; tame oat, $21 923.50; barley, $161S; alfalfa, $18'ff22; barley straw, 5090c. Meals Alfalfa, S36: cocoanut, nominal. " Northwester stork Ruling 1 Inn at Shipping Points. There was a moderate local demand for apples with prices not materially changed from the opening of the week. Shipments from Oregon were two cars each for N York. Baltimore and San Francisco. In the Esst. New York Baldwins, A 2 Inches, from cold storage, advanced to $6 0 6.25 per barrel at shipping points under heavy export demand, ruling firmer at $69 7 In most leading markets. Northwestern evtra fancy boxed Wlneeape ware firm $2.33 f. o. b. ablpplng points, ranging steady t $2.954 3-25 in leading Jobbing markets, f-hipmenta were heavier, especially from New York. JLOCR MILLS MAY SOON CLOSE tMerla Have Beeeme Large aad There Is 9lxs' of Government Buying. The floor mills are facing the necessity of closing down la the near future unless the Government bays, as they have made and piled up about all the flour they can carry. There Is no Indication of relief very ewn f--m he government. The rnl'l Reinforced Concrete Construction needs an experienced or' ranlzatlon for safe and eco nomical execution. Onr experience of over 14 years, bulldlnsr every va riety OS concrete structure, wltaoat war failure, quali fies us to supervise your building; operations. Oar available superin tendents are men of long experience. ?TpurIejiHa5on Co. Casco Building. Established 1904. J rrult and berry, $9.1.1; powdered. Staple Groceries. Local 5obblng quotations: SUGAR -Sack basis: Fru! $9.55: beet. $9.25; extra C. In barrels, $10.25; cubes. In barrels, $10.45 NUTS Walnuts, 27 95c; Brazil nuts, 32c: filberts. 2lr: almonds. 24 if 2c: peanuts, 17c SALT Hulf-ground. lous, (13.00 per ton; 60s. $17.25 per ton; dairy, tJa) per ton. RICE Unbroken. 6.1) Is 11c per pound. ' BE4.N3 Jobbing prices: White, t) 10c; colored. 80 9c COFFEE Roaeted. In drums. 35940c, Provisions. Local Jobbing quotations: HAMS All sixes, choice. 40$4eHe: stan dard. 3'J039c; skinned, none; picnic, 27e; collage roll, 37c LARD Tierce basis, standard, purs, 29c; compound, 280, BACON Fancy. 52tS4c; standard, 490 62c; choice, 3646c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 23 8 34a. slides and Pelts. HIDES No. I salted. SO pounds and up, l$c; No. 2 salted, 30 pounds and up, 12c; No. 1 green. 30 pounds and up. 10c. No. 2 green, U0 pounds and up, 9c; No. 1 salted bulla, 30 pounds and up, lO'-c; No. 2 salted bulls, 50 pounds and up, 0c: No. 1 green bulla, 00 pounds and up, 80; No. 3 green bulls. 50 pounds and up, 7c; No. 1 green or salted calf skins up to 15 pounds. Sue; No 2 green or salted calf skina up to 15 pounds. 29e; No. 1 green or salted kip skins, 13 to SO pounds. 14 c: No. 2 green or salted kio sklna, 13 to $0 pounds. 13c; dry flint hides. pounds snd up. -sc. dry runt calf, under T pounds, 3ec; dry salt hides, 7 pounds and un. 22e: dry salt calf, under 7 pounda. 2tc: ary cuu niues, or cu, nun pnee; ary stags. or bulls. Isc; ury sail stags or bulls. 12c PELTS Dry long-wool pelts, per pound. - -: onr anori-wooi pens, per pouna. 15e 20c: salted long-wool lamb pelts, each 11.50 u2.5o: salted sneep pelts, each I.25&2-'S: orr aheep shearlings, each, lofaoSc: salted sheep sueariings. eacn ioajuc Hope, Mohair, Kte. HOPS Oregon. 1918 crop. J7i4o ner pouna. MOHAIK i.ong staple, 00c; short stsple. 0c. burry. 13 d-ue. CAsCAKA xakh new ana old. ISo per pouna. lAi-Luw ro- it oc per pound: No. J 3c per pound; grease. No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c per pounu. Boston Mining List. BOSTON, Jan. 10. Closing quotations: Allourz 43 loid Dominion.... 34 Arix Com 12'Osce'ola 50 fai & Arix..... 61!Quincy 59 Centennial 13 . 8uperior 5 Cop Rge Con Co. 41 'Sup ft Bos Min.. 2 K Butte Cop Me 9!.Shannon .4 Franklin "Vftah Consoll.... 9 Isle Roylle (cop) 25 i Winona 95 I.ske Copper.... 4 (Wolverine IS Mohawk 54 Granby 79 N Butte lO'-v, Greene Can 45 Money, Kxehsiure. Etc. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Mercantile paper. unchanged. Sterling, unchanged. Francs, demand, 5 451 cables. 5.45. Guilders, demand. 42: cables, 42. Lire. ut-niaml. 6.36; cables. 6.55. Mexican dollars. unchanged. Time loans, firm, unchanged. Call money, weak; high. 5 per cent: low, 8 per cent; ruling rate, 5 per cent; closing bid, is per cent; olterea at I per cent; last loan, 3 per cent. LONDON, Jan. 10. Money and discount! unchunsed. CARPET WOOLS WITHDRAWN HEAVILY j DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Jan. 10. Maximum tem4r- ature, 40 degrees; minimum, 36 degrees. River reading, 8 A. M., 0.1 foot; change in last 24 hours, none. Total rainfuil (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.), 0.05 inch. Total rain fall since September 1, litis, 12.61 inches; normal, 21.67 inches: deficiency, 9.06 inches. bunnso, 7:r,2 A. M. ; sunset, 4:48 P. M. Total sunshine, 1 hour 10 minutes: dos sible, 8 hours 54 minutes. Moonrise, 12:03 P. M. : moonset, 1:49. A. M. Relative hu mldlty at noon, 75 per cent. THE WEATHER. Twenty-Three Loads Are Received at North Portland Yards, but Trading Is Slow. Twenty-three loads of stock reached the yards yesterday. The market was somewhat slow throughout the day, but prices held steady in all lines. The bulk of the hog sales were at $17 17.33. RecelDta were 19.9 cattle. 7 enlvejt ln63 hoss and 402 sheep. The day's sales were as follows: , 5 cows. 2 cows. 4 cows. 3 cows. 1 cow.. 1 cow. . 3 cows. 3 cows. 4 C0W8...1020 4 cows . 2 cows. 2 cows, 4 cows. 1 cow.. 1 cow.. 1 cow.. 6 cows. Wt. Price. ,1510 $.U0 . !30 7.50 ,1090 8.00 660 6.50 970 6.00 930 4.50 720 . 6.00 890 5.50 8.00 790 3.50 590 3.5ul 900 6.50l 850 6.50: cow. cow. bull, cow. cowa. 1 cow.... 960 4.50 1 cow.... 830 ;4.50 2 cowa... 920 4.60 1 cow . . 5 cows. 10 cows. 2 cows. 2 calves 6 mixed 1 heifer... 890 10 steers... 610 3 steers.. 40 7.50 2 steers.. 660 6.00 1 calf.... 180 13.00 2 calves.. 590 9.00 2 steers.. 940 11 2 bulls... Tiki 6.00 1 cow . . 1 cow.. 11 cows. 1 cow... 9 'cows. , 3 cows. , 1 bull... 3 cows.. 3 cows. . 9 mixed. 1 cow . . . 1 bull 2 steers. . 1 hog 710 3.501 20 hogs... 670 3.50i 11 hogs... 740 6.00 50 hogs... 630 6.00 3 hogs... 4 hogs. . . 74 hegs... 59 hoes. . . 730 5.00 60 hogs... 700 4.50 24 . hogs... 750 5.50' 43 hogs... 420 5.00 1 hog.... 220 5.00 25 hogs... 770 6.50I 40 hogs... 7.25 200 hogs. 7.501172 hoKS. 81 hogs... 10 hogs... 9 hogs... 1 hog.,. 20 hogs... 4 hogs... 930 8.50J 8 hogs. 800 6.00 1 wether 920 6.50 26 lambs.. .1040 7.25 9 ewes. 750 7.00 7 lambs. 7"0 5.501 6 ewes .I960 9.001 1 lamb 7S0 5.00 7 lambs. 820 4.00 WL Price. 840 5.50 . S50 8 00 . 450 5.50 , 990 4.00 . 760 5.50 cows... 1090 9.00 steer... 920 10.50 cows... 860 7.00 S90 5.50 840 7.00 990 7.25 730 6.55 230 17.90 .140 16.0O 40O 15.25 200 17.25 130 15..VI 330 16.25 170 17.13 .120 13.73 210 17.00 170 16.00 150 16.00 170 16 50 200 17.00 190 15.75 200 17.25 .200 17.33 220 15..'15 440 15 25 370 16.25 S70 16.13 130 17.13 150 15.00 130 15.50 ISO 10.50 70 12.75 160 6.50 90 1S.U0, 110 6.50 SO 13 00 120 12.50 LIBERTY BONDS If you must SELL your Liberty Bonds, SELL to US. If you can BUY more Liberty Bonds BUY from US. We buy and sell Liberty Bonds at the market. Yon cannot do better; you may, do worse. Closing; prices of LIBERTY BONDS on New York Stock Exrhuuge for week ended Friday, January 10, were aa follows! 1st 1st 2d 3d 4th 3s 4s 4s 4", Is 4s 44s 4h Saturday 99.70 93.00 93.00 96.50 95.20 96.14 95.56 Monday 99.66 93.00 92.96 96.40 95.12 96.10 95.60 Tuesday.., 99.66 93.00 92.90 96.40 95.20 96.14 9S.64 Wednesday'.... 99.62 -93.00 92.96 96.50 93.22 96.16 96.62 Thursday 99.50 92. S4 92.90 96.40 95.26 96.20 95.02 Friday 99.54 93.00 92.78 96.40 '95.20 96.20 95.60 Liberty Loan Department Open I ntll S P. M. Saturdays Safe Uepoalt Vaults MORRIS BROTHERS Inc. . 9 The Premier Municipal Bond House . . Established Over 25 Years 300-311 STARK STRKET, BET. STH ABB 6TH, CHOI AD FLOOR Trlephone Broadway S151 Prices current at the local yards are aa follows: Cattle Prime steers Good to choice steers. ...... Medium to cood ateers...... Fair to good steers Common to fair steers Choice cows and heifers rcnod to choice cows, heifers Medium to good cows, heirers 8.7w .7.i Fair to medium cows, heifers.. I.Chi 8 00 Csnners Bulls Calves Hois Prime mixed Medium mixed .......... Rough heavy..... Pigs Sheep- Prime lambs Fair to medium lambs... Yearlings ............... Price. .. $13.00 ft 14 00 .. II 50 Jill! 5U .. 10 30011 51 .. 9.50 -3.10.50 .. 8 00 9.00 .. 7.000 80S lO.noeu.OO 4.00 3 00 .5" 8.51 9.00 li 59 17.5017.75 16.85017.00 15.0(1216 14. 00 13.25 Wethers Ewes . - 12.0013.00 9.00 11.00 1O.OO5S11.50 9.00a 10.00 6.00 & 8 00 ORIGINS OF LITKSTOCK LOADED Shipments to the Leading Markets of the Pacific Northwest. State origins of livestock loaded January 1919: Cattle, Horses, Mixed Calves.Hoga.Sheep.Mules.Si.oclc jror rortiana Government and Municipal Bonds Bought and Sold E L nevereaux&tjpmpany 87 SIXTH STREET BROADWAY 10 '! Ground Floor Wells-Fargo Building Four weeks ago One year ago. . Idaho 4 ... Oregon 2 1 Washington 1 Total Portland 2 11 1 One week ago. 4 6 8 Four weeks ago 1 5 2 . . 5 One year ago.. 1 12 ... 1 4 For Seattle California ..... 4 ... ... ... ... Idaho 2 Montana s... 1 Oregon 2 4 Washington ... 2 3 2 ... 1 Total Seattle.' 8 6 ... 1 One week ago. 3 3 ; ... Four weeks ago 1 5 ... One year ago.. 1 ... 6 For Spokane Idaho 1 ... ... ... ... Washington ...1 5 1 . ' . . Total Spokane 2 5 1 One w?k sto. 11 5 . . 1 6 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Jan 9. (United States Bureau of Markets.) Hofrs Receipts, 64.000, slow, fully lotion lower than yesterday's average! early top. $17.80. but few now scllins above W.60. Bulk of stales 17.40ri7.70: butch ers. 17.55f'17.80; light, 817.00i 17.65; pack lag. $16.75 17.43: throw outs. 1 6. 00 16.00: piss, good to choice. 18.00(ft 10.75. Cattle Receipts, 10.000; Kod and choice beet, steers strong, other classeB Generally steady. Beef cattle, good, choice and prime, l(l.75 20.00: common and medium, $10.00191 IU.70; nutcner stock, cows and hellers, $8.00 14.50; cannars and cutters, $7.0oc& S.0O; stockers and feeders, good, choli-o and fancy, $10.0011.00: Inl'orior. i-ommon and medium, $S.(Hint:io.50; veal and calves, good and choice, $17.0Oia17.50. rtheep Receipts oil, 000, fat lambs, 25 w 50c lower than yesterday's general trade. Sheep, slow to 25c lower: lambs, choice and prime. $1(1 75'i 17.00; medium 15. 00 lr 10.75; culls. $11.50114.00; ewes, choice r.nd prime, $I0.75t?f 11. 00; medium and good, $f.25fj? 10.75; culls, $5,004( 7.75. 1 Omaha' livestock Market. OMAHA, .Tan. 10. Hogs- Receipts. 18.700, steady, 10rl5c lower. Heavy $17.00i&'17.45; mixed $1.0'17.15; light $10.5o(a 17.S5; PK-?. $10.00(115.00; bulk of sales $lu.90 17.25. Cattle Receipts, S700, steady. Kative steers. $12.00ilS.50; cows and hellers $7.50 frlo.50; western steers, $9. 50 Id. 00; Texas steers, $8.50 Jf 12.50; range cowa and heifers, $0.7011.50; canners 50 tr 7. 50 : Blockers and feeders $I5.00& 15.00; calves, $S.2.j 13.75. Sheep Receipts, 1S.00O. steady to lower. Culls, 5.0OW8.5O: wethers. 11.0012.oo; ewes, Sli.oil'ja ju.an; lainos - in.oo; feeder Iambs, $10.00a 15.00; yearlings si.oo 13.50. Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE. Jan. 10. Hogs Receipts, 584 J strong; prime lights, ?17.7517.85; medium to h-i-e. $17.50'.. 1" tin n sjh heavies, $15,508.16.50; -pigs, $10.50 jjll6.S5. Cnttl Receipts. 110: strong;: best steers. $11.50 3 13. BO; medium to choice $10.5011; common to good. $0T9.50; beet cows and heffv-rs, $8.50-10.50; common i- medium, $537.50; bulls, $58; calves. $7 12.50. Cotton Market. NEW TORK, Jan. 10. Spot cotcon, quiet. Middling, 30.000. RELIEF DRIVE OUTLINED Lewis County to Kaise Fund: for Arnicniun-Sj riaii Aid. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. 10. (Spo cial.) At a meeting; held last niglit at the City Hall the organization hi' the northern division of Lewis County for the Armenian-Syrian relief drive next week was completed. The division's quota is $2807, and it is planned lo raise thin amount in one day. Kov. Henry Van Kngrelen is division chairman and C I'. Cunnincrham is division vice-chairman and chairman of the city district. The minute women, directed by Mrs. V. R. Coffman, will canvass tho- resi dence district. The organization in the school districts of the division out side of Centralia arc the same as, for the recent United War Work dr've. Richard Jow Gets Place.' ' SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 10. Rich ard J. Jose, well known a the fcingrer of "Silver Threads Anions: the Gold," haa been appointed assistant engross ing clerk of tho assembly in the Cali fornia Legislature, it was announced today. ; Read The Oresronlan classified n.ri. STATIONS 5 S 5" 5 -S S IS a : c ! 1 Wind Slate ef Weather Oils. GASOLINE Bulk. 21e: engine dlattllata. bulk. 12c- kerosene, bulk. 10c; cases. 20c L15&X.CD OIL Raw. barrels. $1.05; '..03; boiled, barrels. $1.05; cases, $.105. TERPENTINE In tanks. 6Cc; cases, tvc 1 ' Kara! Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., Jan. la Turnentine Firm. 70"e: sales, 38 barrels: receipts. 44 barrels; shipments, 13 barrels; stock, 30,719 barrels. Koein Firm: sales. 104 1 -rein: recelnta. 2 barrels; sblpmemg, 8tv rreis; stocks. S2.022 barrela Quote: B. D, $'..17'i: E. F 127H: O. $13S013.2H: H. $13 85; I, $13 O0 13.05: K. $15 80; M. $16 30; N. $16.35; W6. $16.50; f W. $la.7Q. w Tork Dairy Produce. NEW TORK. Jan. 10. Butter Firm: un changed. Eggs Higher: fresh gathered extras. 71c: freh gathered, retrolar packed extras firsts. 69t7ue; do firsts. 7 9 6Sc Cheese f irms ancnangeo. We Pay 21e for Top-Quality Veal. We pay Jle for top-quality hogs. We never charge commission. FRANK la. SMITH MEAT CO.. -FlKtittaf; the Beef Trust." 228 Alder L, Portland, Or. Adv. "THE FOREST FIRE." At Orjiheura tomorrow. Adv. Government A act ions Are Transferred to , Philadelphia. BOSTON, Jan. 10. The Commercial Bulle tin tomorrow will say: The week has been quiet In Boston, the wool sales being transferred to Phlladel phia. where carpet wools were withdrawn heavily. A general strike is reported at Buenos Aires. Quotations thence, however, sre firm. Offerings are made from the Capo Bubji-et to shipping accommodations. The manufacturers are apparently stlil unsettled In their policy. t Scoured basis Texas, fine 12 months. $1.50ni.52: fine, eight mouths, X1.25&1.2S. California Northern. 31.52A 1.53; middle county, $1.43(1.45; southern. $1.351.SS. Oregon Eastern. 5 1 staple, $1.571 l.bS: eastern, clothing, $1..1 1.40; valley No. I. Sl.40tDI.42. Territory Fine staple, $1. $801. 60; half Mod combing, $1.00 '1. 65; three-eighths blood combing, $1. 2501.1. 30. Hulled Kxtra, $1.5Kfe l.0: A A. $1.56 1.5S; A supers, $1.4201.43. Baker ..... Boise Boston Calgary .... Chicago ... Denver .... Des 5Iolncs Eureka Galveston .. Helena .... tJuneau ... Kansas City I,os Angilci Marshfleid . Mifo!-d ... Minneapolis New Orleans New York . North Head North Yakima Fhonlx ...... Poc-itello .... Portland Roseburg .... Sacramento .. ?t. Louts .... Salt Lake ... San Diego . . . Pan Francisco. Seattle Sitka Spokane ..... Mohair, domestlo quotations Best comb- Tacoma lng, 75 80c; best carding. 70J73c CAITION IN TRADE IS EXPECTED. Normal Forces Agln Coming Inta Opera tion. NEW TORK. .Tan. 10. Dun's tomorrow will say: With the f-iuntry passing through the readjustment stages, after an era of artificial stimulus. It is not Illogical to look for signs of hesitation and caution. That such evidences are plainly discernible ifl not a symptom of weakness, nor an Indi cation of dwindling confidence. but is merely a demonstration that natural forces are again coming Into operation. The fact Is that the Inevitable economic transformation - Is proceeding the more smoothly and will 4e the more quickly com plete, because of the disposition In many ouartera to art prudently, while great fun damental changes are in motion, and to await a clearer determination of the va rious problems or reconstruction. Among these, the Question of prices is one which compels thoughtful sttenllon. weekly papa cearings were so,ooa. zs.eo3. BAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current est Eggs, Vegetables. Fresk Fruits. Etc.. at Bay City. BAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10. Butter. 6514 & 67c. Eggs Fresh extras, 87 Vj; fresh extra pul lets. 66c Cheese Oregon loung America, 2c: new firsts not quoted. Poultry Hens, iW4-'c: young roosters. S7fi5Uc; broilers, 43ito0e: fryers, 40045c: oineons. squsds, oomouc; turkeys. dressed. 40 9 42c. Vesetabres Celery, $4.006.00: eauaah. cream. 75ti90c: hubbard. $1.3002.00; egg plant. lUDi-ttc; peppers, oeu, wuc; enne, U. 10c: tomatoes. $2&2.25: lettuce, $2.50 (f3: potatoes, saunas, sdvs.io; rivers, $2.10 t2 25: sweet. $3.606 3.55: new. 63 7c: onions. Australian blown, $1.5091.60: pearl, 6(f6c; rarlic. H58c: Cauliflower, 75cS$l: beets.. $1.239 1.50. carrots. $1G1.25; turnips, 75c ft$l; string beans. 25630c; llmaa. 12Sjloc; green peas, li'aZQc; Brussels sprouts, i& Tntoosh Island tVuldez .... Walla Walla Washington , Winnipeg . . 3(i0.00. .ISW 4410.001. . 6 so-(i.oo!is;sw 5010.001. . 8410.00, 560.00 41 0.00 54 0. 94 5010. 00 32i0.00 44 0. It) IS W w 8 NW S SE NW S Snow Cloudy Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Clear ;Clear Cloudy Rain Cloudy Rain Clear- ICIoudy Mouay Rain Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy .Cloudy 'Cloudy ft. clouay Rain Cloudy, Clear Cloudy ( lear . Ham NWil'lear Cloudy Clouiy Clear Rain Icioudy Cloudy 40O.OOjl2ISW lCiear 2li;0.OO'12;N Pi. cloudy 42:0.00 121SW 7H-0.00 . . W .14:0.26 . .!sw 4lii0.1u!. .N ;; o.oo i2iw 5210.001 calm SO O.OOi26:SW 50-0. 06 J . . K SO(U.00. . NE B w E OH'0.00 8SI0.0OI 40:0.04 (I 46:0. 44 2, 52 0.02 K 540.0!12 SW 3o;o.ooj. . NW 7410.00'. . WW SO 0.02! 5210. 01 4'j!o.OO J40.01 5110.01 r.nlji iw:!-):!- '36:o!(lb LT N t:0.00). . NW . . E . .f.VE :n tA. M. today; p. M. report preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain: fresh east erly winds. Orea-un and Washington Rain west, min or snow east portion; fresh easterly winds. jaano nam or snow. BD'VARD 1. WELLS. M-teorologist. TRAVELERS GCIDE. 1 fi Admiral nnte 11 -1 CITY OF TOPEKA Passengers and freight. Sailing January 0 and every 12 days thereafter. S. S. Al'RELIA. Freight only, sailing every 14 days. Harshfleld. North Bend, Eureka and San Francisco. Tickets sold to Los Anselew and San Diego, Also to All Porta In Alaska. Fares include berth and meals. 101 Third St. A $332. Main 1466. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND tSOL'TH SEAS Via Tahiti aad Kara tonga. Mall aad pas senses service from Ban t-rancisce every 2$ days. I.MON . S CO. Or NEW ZEALAND. tSO California St.. San Franeiseo, r ag lusal stcanialii" aad railroad ageactos We own and offer $400,000 Washington Water Power Company One Year 6 Collateral Trust Coupon Gold Notes Total Issue $3,000,000 Dated January 15, 1919 Due February 2, 1920 Interest Payable Quarterly Denomination $1000 These notes are secured by pledge of First and Refunding 5 per cent Bonds held under Trust Agreement by the Central Union Trust Company of New York. The notes are the obligation of th Washington, Water Power Com pany, one of the oldest and most strongly established and high-class public service corporations in the Pacific Northwest. The assets of the Company are valued at more than $28,000,000. Price99andInterest,to Yield7.05 Full details on request. Call, or Phone Broadway 951 or A 2066. 0 LUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY Lumbermens Building . Capital and Surplus . $600,000 Fifth and Stark