THE HORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1910.
21
BUTTER TRADE GIVEN
IEPORT
FIRST HEM
Dairy Products Division Starts
Portland Service.
L. M. DAViS IN CHARGE HERE
Advance of One Cent In Local But
ter Market Effective This Morn
ing; Conditions in East
TL dairy products division of the Port
land office- of tba bureau of market, which
Is In chare of L. 11. Davis, Issued Its first
daily bulletins yesterday devoted to general
market conditions of butter, cheese and egffs.
The report flealt with conditions and sta.
t .at ics of the San Francisco and leading
eastern markets. The butter bulletins will
le found elsewhere oa this pass. Within a
fexr tlys Mr. Davie will Include the Port
land market In hin service.
Despite some feeling of weakness east yes-
t-rWay. the local butter market was firm.
City creameries announced an advance of
1 cent In prints today, making the quantity
price in plain wrappers 53 cents. The buy
ing pric of butter fat will be raised 1 cent
ao. Cubes were In demand on the street
with sales of extras at 49 and 49 V cents
to the local trad and 50 cents for shlp-
xnent to Seattle.
Throughout the east during the past week
a. firm market prevailed with a steady In
crease In pries at all markets. Increased
consumption, a falling off of production
and the placing of orders for the food ad
ministration's butter, which was first re
ported to have been returned to dealers.
caused a feeling of confidence to exist
hlen quickly developed Into a firm mar
ket. Daring the first part of the week the
iiiot demand was for the higher scorei
However, as demand Increased, other scores
I'Wame well cleaned up. During the week
prices Increased 3 cents at Boston, 6 cents
rt Chicago and Philadelphia and 7 cents at
New Tork. Receipts of ftv markets for
the week of February 10 to 15, Inclusive,
amounted to 114. SOT tubs as compared with
33-.10& for the week previous, or a decreaM
of IS.'t tubs from last week. Cold storage
holdings on the five markets show a de
crease of 1. 133.738 pounds. Dealers fresh
p'.ocks Monday morning, February 17, show
2w?6 tuns less than .Monday of the previous
eek. The closing price on J -score butter
aturriay. February 15, was SI cents at Bos
ton. 31 cents at Chicago, Co cents at Phila
delphia and 56 cents at New Tork.
Stocks of butter held in storage In the
TTnited States by the army, navy and allied
governments on February 1. 1919, are report
ed to the bureau of markets as 13,790,934
pounds. The holdings a year ago were
much umaller and are estimated roughly as
S.Wt.Ooo to 4.UOO.0OQ pounds. The total
stocks of creamery abutter In cold storage
reported to the bureau of markets for the
entire country February 1, 1919, amounted to
;.S15,793 pounds as compared with 6,725,
913 pounds last year. Arordlng to these fig
ures, the amounts of butter held In cold
storage aside from the holdings of the army,
navy and allied governments are substan
tially the same for the two years.
ported on the street at 39 40 cents, case
count. 42 cents candled and 43 cents for
selects
Poultry was in moderate supply and
rather weak, 30 cents being the top quota
tion on hens. Dressed veal was firm aad
pork, which was In large supply, was easier.
AO Apple Markets Firm.
There was no change In losal apple pjrices,
the demand being good and prices firm. Ore
gon shipments were eight cars to New Tork,
one to Baltimore and two to Spokane.
Ths Eastern markets were firm with ex
tra fancy WinesaDs ranzine from 3.75 to
$4.25 at Important points.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearinsa. Balances.
Portland sj.4X4.ihh t 7iii.t."2
Seattle 4.1l';.ti.-.7 1,10.999
Tacoma V7.m4 140.9SU
bpoaane - l.&4.u 4uy,i'50
SPECIALTIES ARE HIGHER
GAIXS OF 2 TO 1 2 POIXTS ARE
SCORED IX WALL STREET. '
Ralls and Shippings Are Backward
and Steel Is Irregular Until
Near Close of Market.
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Floor, Feed. Etc
No sesslou Merchant, Exchange.
Bid
Barler Mnrih Anrll
Standard feed S4:;.oo j-i;ui0
Standard "A" 44.50 44.00
fcastsra oat, and corn, bulk:
Oats
33-p.jiind clipped white 42.50 42.00
Luru
No. 3 yellow ; BS.0O B2.30
No. 3 mixed OJ.UO 51.00
WHEAT Government basis. 11.20 per bu.
XLOL'K Patent.. SU AS nrr bbl haWnt-
S10.70W 10 8.-.:; whole wheat. s.lt.859 10: era
ham. I9S.5 ,3 SO; corn meals. .ll.JU if 10.30.
.MILLFEKD Mill run. I. o- b. mill, cariou
43 per ton: mixed cars. $43.50; ton lots or
over. X4u; lesa than tons. S4o: rol ed bariev.
13-054; rolled oats, S035a; (round oartey.
CORN Whole- ton. SS4S6: cracked, sea
e.
HAT Buying- prices, f. o. b. Portland;
Eastern Oregon timothy. $3033 per ton:
alralla. $i'o 2S.S0: valley grain bay.
clover. J6U27; .trair, $9 3 10.
CHAIN MARKET IS DCLL BUT STEADY
Bkk for February Delivery of Any Ce
real mm Loral Board.
Tellow com and cllppod oats were SO
C'nts blghT on the local board, but the
market was lifeless. No bids were received
for sacked or eastern wblts oata or for
fpbniary delivery of any cereal.
Weather conditions In the Middle West,
at wired from Chicago: "Winnipeg, clear
to cloudy. 19 above; Minneapolis, cloudy,
3: Omaha, clear, fine; Iulutb. cloudy, SO,
looks like snow; Chicago, clear, fine; To
peka. ctear, 3-: Ohio valley, clear, fine.
Z- to 37."
Farmers' reserves of what In the United
States are estimated by the New Tork
Time, at " I0."oo.o0 bushels.
Melbourne advices say Australian wheat
pool statistics covering the operations of
th: thrt-s pooling seasons show that 404
WHO bushxls of wheat and ZT.VOO.UOO
bushels of flour were sniped abroad and
P ln.v0O bushels of s hat were sold lo
cal. Shippers hold H4.7u0.0oo babels of
wheat.
Argentine weathrr ron:lnues fine ami all
accounts nMik favorably of the outlook.
The tonnage situatiou Is stil unsatU'fac
torv. T-rmlnal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants Kxchange as follows:
Wh-at. Barley.Ptour.Oats.Bar
Fertlan,!. "Wed. J 3 11 2" 17
Year as 4 1 7.... 4
r..n lo date. . -'' 1777 .' " " '
Y-ar ago 30!:: -iH tiJS lolo 1413
T.i-m, Tu--s.. 3 .... ....
T-ar ago 7 .... 13
k.,.iq tit da;. 4t.ti r .... I:t3 loott
ear ago SuaJ 74 .... 13.1
flattie. Tiki.. .... 4 1 14
Yar ago in .... a 4 .1
t--Mn to da.e.47-.'l r.4 B7 2174
Year ago 3.VH ::: t32 i'373
Dairy and Conntry Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 485T30c: prints,
parchment wrappers, extras, box lots. 53c;
cartons, 34c; hall boxes, c more: lesa than
half boxes, la more; butterlat, No. 1, 503?
olu per pound, station.
Oregon ranch, case count. 39f
40c: candled, 41 C 42c; selects, 43c per
dosen.
CHEESE Tillamook, f. o. b. Tillamook;
Trlpleta. 28c; Toung Americas, 29c.
POULTRY Hens. 30c; roosters. ISc;
stags. :c. ducks, nominal; geese, nominal
turkeys, live. 33c: dressed. 41c.
VEAL Fancy. 24c per pound.
PORK Fancy, 20Hr21c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
I-oral Jobbing quotations:
FRUITS Oranges, navels, 1494.50; lem
ons. $3 fee per bos; bananas, oijve per
pound; apples, 31.2563.50 per box; grape
Irult. S3v?.f0.
VEGETABLES Cabbare. 2.50S3.30 net
100 pounds; lettuce. $3.5004.25 per crate;
peppers, 25c per pound; celery IS.50 5D per
crate: eggplant, l.,i2oC per pound; artl.
chokes, I-75: cauliflower, SL75&3 per crate;
game, nnc per pound; squash, 3c per lb.
beets, 2.25 per sack: carrots. S3 per ssck
turnips, $29J.2S per sack; cucumbers, $2.25
per aozen: sprouts. 13c oer nound: tomatoes.
$4.50 per box; spinach. $2.25 per box; peas.
ic per pound; beans, 2uc per pound.
POTATOES Ore con Burbanks. araded.
tl.u0tjl.75; Yaklmas. I1.70&1.75; sweets,
4 '! 4 -il c.
OMO.NS Oregon. fl.30t2 per sack.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Sack basts: Fruit and berry.
$9.53: beet, $u25; extra C. $9.15; powdered
in barrels, sio.25; oubes In barrels. $10.45.
i ts v,ainuts, Ji3.c: Brazil nuts. 82c
filberts. 28c: almonds. 24r?30c; peanuts, 15c
Bali nan-ground, loos. sio.ttu per ton:
50i, $17.23 per ton; dairy. $25 per ton.
KltE Lnbroken, Virile per pound.
BEANS Jobbing prices: White. ts
104c; colored, b9c
COr FEE Roaated. In drums, 23 40c
Provisions.
Local Jobbing quotations:
HAMS All sizes, choice, 3H037c: ctand
rd. 35 4 if 36c; skinned. 34c: picnic. 25c:
cottsge roll. 83c
LARO Tierce Basis, 2Vic; compound,
:3'5c
BACO.V Fsncy. 49651c: standard. 42 O
43c: choice. 32 40c
DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 27633c;
plates, 24 ta 20c
Hides and Pelts.
HIDES No. 1 salt-cured hides, 30 pounds
and up, 14c; No. 1 part cured hides. 80
pounds and up. 12',ac; No. 1 green hides.
30 pounds and up. lie; No. 1 salt-cured
bulls, uO pounds and up. 11c; No. 1 part
cured bulls, CO pounds and up. 9 be; No. 1
green bulls. 50 pounds and up. 8c. The price
on No. 2 hides Is lc per pound less than for
No. 1 of same kind. No. 1 calfskins up to 13
pounds. 33..-; No. 2 calfskins up Co 13 pounds.
31c; No. 1 kip. 15 to 30 pounds. 17c; No. 2
kip. 13 to 30 pounds, l.c; dry flint hides,
7 pounds and up, 2Sc; dry flint calf, under
7 pounds. 3c: dry salt hides, 7 pounds and
up. 22c: dry suit calf, under 7 pounds, 32c;
dry cull hides, half price; dry flint stags
or bulls, ISc; dry salt stags or bulls. 12c:
dry cull stags or bulls, hslf price; dry horse
bides, according 4o size and take-off. $1.50
to $2 50 eath: salted horse hides', $3 to $5.
PELTS Dry long-wool pelts, per pound.
15r; salted long-wool pelts. $1.25 to $2.50
each; dry long-hair gout skins, per pound,
20c: dry short-hair goat skins, each 35c
to 75c
NEW TORK, Feb. 19. Pools, syndicates
and professional operators as a whole
monopolized the broader and more active
trading on the stock exchange today, the
movement in the main comprehending
many specialties at higher levels.
There were several 'notheworthy exceptions
to the general advance, however, rails and
shippings making Indifferent response, while
United States steel was irregulsr until the
close when heavy accumulation caused a
one point gain.
Much bullish enthusiasm was attributed to
the reported attitude of congress towards
the terms of the "victory" loan, the pro
posed substitution of short term notes of
several classes being viewed with marked
favor.
Kelly-Springfield Tire overshadowed the
entire list at an extreme gain of 13'points,
nearly all of which It held; United Cigars
rose 5 points; Texas Company and Mexican
reiroieuin 1 to I points ana Industrial Al'
conol 4 points.
Pressed Steel Car, Baldwin Locomotive
and Oeneral Electric strengthened on re
ports of forthcoming domestic contracts, Na
tional Enameling made a further gain on
declaration of the dividend for the year
ana leading metals improved moderately.
oios amounted to ob,uuo snares.
Bonds were steady, all liberty Issues .
cept the 8s gaining from 4 to M per cent
ana z-ans os rising per cent to 100 ?,
high record. Total sales, car value, ssrirre.
gated $14,350,000. Old United States bonds
were unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closin
sales. High. Low. bid
OSi,
J.II'U 4i-?s
i,tlUi
Fair to good steers 9.5010.T5
Common to fair steers 9.50(6 10.75
Choice cows and heifers 10.00W11.00
Good to choice cows, heifers, S. iota) v.i
Medium ta mrtii enwa. heifers 7.75 8.7
Fair to medium oows. heiters.'. . 6.00(9 7.00
Canners 3.50 9 5.00
Bulls 6.00 4 9.00
Calves 9.0013.oi
Stockers and feeders T.OU 310.00
Hosa
Prime TnlveA 1 S. 60 9 1 . R
Medium mixed ..6 l.8r 10.60
Rnnirh hfuvle 14. liO fi 1 5. 2.1
PiRs 12.50014.50
sneep
Prime lambs 14.0OflT14.B0
Fair to medium lambs io.i" i;.ou
Yearlings - 10.00 11.00
Wethers .00'.i 10.00
Ewes 8.o0s 8.7
ORIGIN'S OF LIVESTOCK LOADED
Shipments to the Leading Markets of the
Pacific Northwest
State origins of livestock loaded February
IS, 1919:
Cattle, Horses. Mixed
Calves. Hogs. Shecp.Mules. Stk.
For Portland
Oregon 8
Washington 4
Totals Portland. 12
One week ago
Four weeks ago
One year ago. ..
For Seattle
Idaho .........
Oregon
Washington ....
3
8
Am Beet Sugar.
American Can...
Am Car & Fdry
American Loco. :!.:mii i:j24
Am Sin & Keif. 3,300 6o!
Am Su?ar Reig. oo li.va
Amer Tel A Tel. 7l0 lo3
Am Z L & 8m.. . 5no
Anaconda Cop. 3t2oo
Atchison 5oo
A O & WISSL 200
Bait A Ohol
Bethlehem B... 2.700
B & S Copper . . 200
California Petrol 9,io0
Canadian Pacif. 200
Central Leather 1,200
dies & Ohio ... 2,000
Chi II & St P . . 3O0
C It 1 & P ctfs. 1,800
Chino Copper .. 1,000
Colo Fu & Iron. 200
Corn Prod Re:g. 4.300
Crucible Steel . . G.5M0
Cuba Cane Sug. ttoo
IJIstlll Securities K.000
Erie 1.300
General Electric
General Motors.. 11,400
Gt Nor pfd 200
Gt Nor Ore ctfs. 9,400
Illinois Central.. 300
Inspir -Topner . . 300
lnt M M pfd . . . T.K0G
Inter Nickel ... 2.500
Inter Paper .... 8,500
K C Southern . . 2o0
Kennecott Cop.. 1,800
Louis & Nash ..
Maxwell Motors.
500
Mitican Petrol.. 25,200
51) V4
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20
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24 V,
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30
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54
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112
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97
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101
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57 VI
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173
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24 4.
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73 U
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44
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Mil;
74 ;i
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101
123
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74
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Miami Copper . . 400
Missouri Parffic 1.000
Nevada Copper.. S00
X Y CentrrU ... 500
rs 1 H di 11.. HHi
Norf & West ... 3'0 107
Northern Paclf. 4ir0
Pennsvlvania Itoo 44
Pltisiurff Coal.. ano 40
Rav Consol Cop. 400 ihMaJ
Rending T-itoO SI
Rep Ir & Stee'... 6.700 74?i
Shat Ariz Cop.. l.l'iO 11
Southern Pacif.. lS.UOO 30Jfc
Southern Ry ... 2.ioO n7 9i
studebaker Cor. 6.100
Texas Co 2,400 lt
lTnlon Pacific li.ioo 1304
U S Ind Aicohol 14,100
V S Steel t0,."i00
do pfd "rt 11t
rt.-.h CoDDer ... 1.400 St
Western L n.on..
Westing Electric 4,500 2 :4 42 U
BONDS.
rt s ref 2.q rear. . fl7U!Penn con 41s
U S ref 2s cou. ft7iUnion Pac 4s..
IT S ret? "w u S eei ..s...
TT S la rnil S9 f-OU PaC CV OS.
tt s 4 si rpc . . . . in Anaio-r rencn ;s
rr s 4 cou 1041; U s lib 3. . ijs. . 44
Atch General 4s S2VU S lib 1 con 4s. 9:184
r a r g rer r.a ivi u t no 4s.. s
V Y Cen deb Cs OM'A USlihl con 4
Sot Pac 4s 8:;'IT S lib 2 con 4 Us 14.1
Pac T & T 58.. 3 iU S lib 4th 4'is. 04.14
l iit
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114?,
S7
100
102-4
Bid.
POTATO MAKkET JALLS
V Mr Prim Ar Ky, Bat l MaUrUMr
LT for Mrrk.
The potato market wa caajr. with
Orvton Murbanks ilinc t l SOirl.7, and
1k1ma OiiM at 1.7ou1.7i. Shipments of
s'rfso.i potatoes r two cars to Ualt and
mi one to San tirgo.
Iloldem of ptato stocks have lt hrav
I'y in the puJt week from dcitne of 10j
jnt cu la all parts of th country. Jn
w Tork City. Nr Yorit round whites are
iak at f l.tKVtt - and Mains Green Moun
tains are ctmmiDdinr 92.lt at the best
hers ths top was a week ago. In
Chicago. Wisconsin and Minnesota round
whites, sacked, la car lota, have dropped
from a nines of $1.0091.70 to 15ol &J. I
At Fort Worth. Colorado and Idaho round ! epln
whites ars now stlllnr $1.70if a declins 1 Uutch. tiOf
of IViC durinr th pait month. The Jobbing
prices hart slumped heavily also. At New
cleans, where ths range was $2. 25 p i4Q
mt week, tt is now lili2.23 for best Bur
anks. Th Pacific Coast markets are
;oost:y weak with slow movement but have
jo: actually test In price.
Ths shippers from Stockton. CaL, ars re
teivinic ths same prices of 91.75 ut. 90 per
tt-. but declines ars recorded In ths other
t'tstricts. Idaho russets ars now t0c(r$l
at idano halls and Ruraia 75 SOc. At
ireeley. Colo round whites are mostly 90c
nd Bed River Ohios at Moorehesd, Minn..
nnc the same nnce. Waupaca. Wis., prices
tor round whites In bulk dropped from 91.20
v- ?i annnr the week.
I Shipments for ths week were 2277 cars.
4-Uno r..pped 10S California 105. Wash
.V.gtwa 7S. Xevada 27 end Oregon 24.
World hhipmeats of W beat.
1 World shipments of wheat la the past
lard former former weeks were:
Wk. ndv Wk. end'f Wk. end'c
1. Keb. I.V Feb. . Feb. Irt.'lS
I and Can. o.y2.oo i..WTOie 9,749 oov
krrent:na ... 'l.ftO 11 IT ., 71
u trails .... l.TO-.-O 1.544.WO .Ti5.u0
. l.ou
L Total 8.1i,w0 10.6OI.00O 4.&53.000
Shipments f-tr ths seassa to data com
ir as follows:
. Total since Same per?od
I Juiy l.'is. :t Mn
V- 9. and Canada... 3 C.owj 17,31 ; vo
arrentina I . 1 l..4.(HKi
.uatral:i. 4.41.t0 IV 4. ".7.100
i'iia ............... .4t;i.ovo ia.eo.oou
Total
l.tKHl .355,000
Bajlttft- Pricw r Kcss Reduced.
Whiis tbo et market was reported
t aker, tii ere was aot much chaus la local
rrtoes. Csish buyers put out d-livercd quo
V-ious of . is to -i's ccuia. ialcs a are rc-
Ilops, Mobsir, Ktr.
HOPS Oregon. I'.llS crop, .19 40es per
pound: It'll contracts. 24 i L'5c per pound.
MUH.MK Isonsc staple. 20c; short staple,
20v; burjy. lu' 1"'C
TAI.IaOW No. 1. Sc per pound; Xo. 2, 4o
per pound; crease. No. 1, 3c; No. 1!, 3c per
pound.
CAriCARA BARK I3c per pound.
Oils.
C1ASOMNB Bulk. 21c; engine dint Mists,
bulk. 1-r: kerosene, bulk, 10c; swres, 20c
. LINsKED OIL' Raw, bnrrets. 11 M0; casss.
91.M: boiled, barrels, 91.&2; esses 91.92.
TIKPENTlNfc. In larks c; cases ttUC,
SAX FRANCISCO I'KoDlCB WiBirri
Prices Carrent Ecr Vecetahlea. Freeh
Fruits. Ktc.. a Bay City.
SAX rRANClsco, Feb. if Ktrps Fresh !
extras. 3Uc: fresh extra pullets, S.Tsc.
Chocs New flrsis. 2tl c; Oregon younc
Americas. 4t4,
pou.try Hens. 38 37c. lars;e:' 5&40c,
mall: younf roosters. a7Cc; broilers and
frers. 5w 55c; turkeys, dretiftrd. 41Mc:
ree, 2UVlc; pigeons. 92.253; squabs, 94
U 4 50.
Vegetables Asparsfrus, 40c; celery, 93
S 0.50: siuash. cream, 75c 'ti f ; hubhard.
91..HHI i.i: cespiajii, it iu ; peppers,
uc.l. 10 a 25c; cul.e. 25 Q r.c . tomatoci So
1. (ov4; lettuce. Los Ans;eies. 92.u2.75:
potains. Kalinas, 9.75 v. riven. 91.50 &
2: iwVc-S. 9:t-25a3.5u; dry onions, 91.5011.5;
green, 91-0rtF 1.50; larltc. So-40C; cauli
flower. T5 3J0C; bts, 91.50ul.76: c.rrni.
Jl Jitfl SO. turnips. S125 9 1.5J; ren pas.
10Wl2jc; rhubarb. 923.25: mushrooms, 25
,VK" ; brusseis sprouts, on Sc; cucumbers.
sen, tube; cabbage, early flat
c.
Fruit Lemons. 92.50 jM.7-V o ran sea. as k
ft 4 50; tanKerincs and mandarines, 2.5u tf
3.25; grapefruit, 92.50fi3.5u; bananas, ttu
ic; pineapples, 92.60.i4: apples, Newtown
Pippins. 92. Aug 2.75; ore son Spitzenbcrss,
9J 11 .1. 2". : W:ter Nellls pears. 92.503.
Receipts t lour. Joi: quarters; barley,
34.-3 centals; beans. 1;K2 sacks; potatoes,
3K13 sarks; onions. 2S sacks; hay, 154 tons;
hides, 1U01; wine. 114. &0 ftallona.
Money. Ex mange. Etc.
NEW YORK. Feb. li. Mercantile paper
unchanged.
Sterlmc day hills, unchan(red: demond.
4.754 ; cables. 4.7o 7-1 U, Francs, unchanged.
Guildrs, unchansed. Lire unchanged.
Mexican dollars, unchanged.
Tims loaus, unchanged. Call money,
at rone:; high, 6 per Cent; low. 5 per cent;
ruling rate, 5 per cent; closinc bid, 54 per
cent; offered at 6 per cent; last loan, 6 per!
csnu
LONDON, Feb. ia. Money and discount,
unchanged.
January Record Export Month.
WASHINGTON. Feb. UK January exportg
from the I'nlted States, valued at tf.23.0O0,
VOO. wero announced by th department of
commerce today as exceeding any previous
month In the history of American commerce.
They compare with 95o5,uoimh)0 for January,
1!1. and 9"-'.0K.0iK for December. li18.
Imports during January were valued at
9213.tH,o.OOO, th report said, leaving a net
trade balance in favor nf the United States
lor tha month of 94 10.000.010.
Cottoa Market.
NEW TORK. Feb. 1. 6pot cotton quiet.
Middliufi. 25 :h-.
Mtnlns; Stock at Boston.
BOSTON. Feb. la. Closing Quotations:
AIIoucj! 41 H 'North Butte 0T4
Ariz Com 11 Old Dominion... 3:.
Cal & Ariz i'J (Usoeoia
tTal & Hecla....42. IQulncy 07
tntrnnial 12 J ISuperior 4
Cop U Con Co 4oi Sup & Bos Min.. 2;
K. Hutto cop i. 4 snannon
Franklin 3 ITtah Con 7
llo Roy (Cop.). 24jVlnona 1
l.ak Copper ... 3 !! Wolverine 17
Mohawk T7 U.4r-ene Cananca. 4114
Coffee Futures Market Dull.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. The market for
enfiee futures was extremely quiot today.
There was a little buying believed to bo for
Kiircpcan account at tlie opening, but othcr
wife no tra'litiB leaturc developed and trans
actions were xaid to be the smullext re
ported sttH'e the reopen ins: of the exchange.
Tim opening was unchanged to 7 points
higher and the close was net unchanged to
13 points hipher. with May c41ing at 14.35c
and December at l:..40e. May 14.3SC, July
KOSc. September 1ft. eJc, October 13.55c,
December 13.3frc. January l"..(0c.
Spot coffee dutl, Rio 7s, 13fcc; Santos 4s,
21l,c. No c ha up was reported in the cobt
and freight market.
The official cables showed an advance of
75 rets at Rio and 100 reis in Santos spots.
Santos futures were unchanged to 25 reis
l.ssrer. Brazilian port receipts, 35,000 sacks.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Oa., Feb. 11. Turpentine
dull. tfrtH;c; sales, none ; receipts. 50 bar-
rein; shipments, 14 burrels; stocks, 30,049
barrels.
Robin Inactive; sales none; receipts, 42ft
barrels; shipments. 151 barrels: stock. 74,510
rrols. Quote: Is, 91 :i.io; l. 91 :...; k,
913.15: F. 913.20; G, 913.25; If. 913.30; I.
913 65: K. 915.75; M, ? 10.5; N. WO, 910.30;
WW, 916.05.
New York Eggs and Cheese.
NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Eggs Weak,
lower; fresh gatnereu extras, 45 n 4Sc;
fresh gathered regular packed extra firsts,
44''f45c; ditto firsts, 43ft44c.
Cheese I rrejiulur; state current make
specials, 30431; ditto average run, 29
&3oc.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Evaporated apples
dull but firm. Prunes scarce and strong-.
Peaches steady.
Du.uth Linseed Market.
DULCTH. Feb. Linseed, 93.53.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. li. Sugar, unchanged.
Totals Seattle.
One weekTago. . .
Four weeks ago.
One year ago. . . .
For Spokane
Idaho Washington .....
Totals Spokane. 5
Oue week ago.... 1
Four weeks ago. 4
One year ago. . . . . 1
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. (U. S. Bureau of
Markets.) Hoes Receipts. 31,000; market
generally steady with yesterday s average.
Light hogs lacking quality hard to move
Bulk of sales, 917.4017.05; butchers, 917.50
Id 17.75; lights, 910.75(tf'17.50: packing, 916.75
laiii.io inrow ouis, io,uwau.iui "
good to choice 9l4.2ulb.o0.
r.n.tt. Reteints. &000: beef steers open
Ins- slow at yesterday's low time: she
atnlr clmri tr- ralvB .".n to 50c hi r her. Feed
ers, steady; beef cattle, good, choice and
prime. 91G.50(f20: common and medium.
sift .".o-JTio 50: butcher stock, cows and heif
ers, 97.6013.50; canners and cutters, 96.35
T.bO; stocKers and teeaera, guoa, cuuwo
fancy, 911.25 15; inferior, . common ana
medium, 98.25-11.25; veal calves, good and
choice, 9iflflG.7o.
Sheep Receipts, booo; mafKet acuvs auu
big, 25c higher. Lambs, choice and prime,
SlS.25fflS.35: medium and good, 916504)
36 1S.25; culls, 91415.50; ewes, choice and
-- 1 nrime. ftr ii?.r,n : medium ana guou, .iow
.2; culls, 95.0O (go-OP.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, Feb. 10. Hogs Receipts, 21,
00; market, 15c to 25c lower. Heavy,
917.15 fr 17.60; mixed, 917.10 17. Ji; iisnt,
916.00 17.40; pigs, 910(15; bulk of sales,
917 17.30. . . .
CattltJ Receipts, uuu ; marxet aicau v
easier. Native steers, 9l2.o01filS.oO; cows
and heifers, 97.50&14; western steers, 910
1C; Texas steers, 9913; cowb ana neiier,
x7ii v' 50: canners. 96 7: stockers and leea-
ers. $715.50; calves. 9S.5013.75.
Sheep Receipts, aou; marxei, iuc 10 om
higher. Culls, 959; wethers, 91-1; ewes,
atito-fi 11.50: lambs. 915.50 1 : feeder
lam bs, 9 10 vp x a.iiu; yeariinga. j.-
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE, Feb. 19. Hogs Receipts 140.
strong. Prime hogs, 9iiv-'iFi..u; meaium
to choice, 9l0.75ioio.yo; rougn neavies, j.o
15.90; pigs, 915W10.40.
wattle txeceipts, su. dci BLccto, av.w
fif 14 ; medium to choice, 910.00 1 1 , com
mon to good, $g9.50; best cows and heif
ers. 98.50 10.50; common to medium, 95Ci
7.50; bulls, $5(&S; calves, $712.50.
1 Metal Market.
NKW YORK. Feb. 19. Copper, unsettled.
Electrolytic, lUtDS4c. The copper market
closed nominally. 10Ctl7c. It was reported
one of the .argest producers was offering
under 17c.
Iron, lead and spelter, uncnanged.
Chicago Egg- Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19. Eggs Lower. Re
ceipts, 10.737 cases; firsts, 38e; ordinary
irsts, 6t a c; at marit, cases .nciuueu,
7 38c.
COAST AND EASTERN DAIRY PRODCCE
CORN MARKET UNSETTLED
CHAXGE IX PROVISION SHIP
MEXTS CAUSES SETBACK.
Withdrawal of Government Help in
Exporting Offsets Early Strength
Oats Are Sold for Holland. .
CHICAGO. Feb. 19. Notice that rovern
ment help in the export of packing; house
products was about to be withdrawn did -a
good deal today to nullify strength In the
corn market. Closing prices were unsettled.
c net lower to 24o advance, with May
and July gl.16 to fl.lti. Oats
finished He off to hio up, and provisions 15
to 7uc down.
Export sales to Holland made oats steady.
Provisions, like corn, rave way owing to
the altered position of the government con
cerning foreign business of packers.
leading futures ranged as follows:
CORN.
Open. High.
.. 1.1054 1.18
OATS.
.. .58 7, .!
.. .37 .5Si
MESS PORK.
May
July
May
July
Low.
1.15
.5SH
.56
Close.
f 1.20
.68
.57 V
May
July
..39.90 40.50 39.40
39.65
37.50
May
July
May
July
24.33
23.40
22.05
21.00
LAUD.
..24 50 24..-.T 24.30
..23.53 23.70 23.40
SHORT RIBS.
..22.20 22.45 22.00
21.47 2U.95
Cash prices were:
Corn No. 3 yellow. SI. SO: No. 4 yellow.
Sl.2ue1.28tt; No. 5 yellow. $1.2501.26.
Oats No. 3 white, .iSUoDhic; standard,
59'i 's-UOc.
Rye No. 2. si. 331.30.
Barley 88 a Otic.
Timothy S"10. .
Clover Nominal.
Pork Nominal.
Lard $23.50.
Ribs $24.00023.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 10. Barley, 78 91c.
Flax, $3.56 3.58.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19. Flour, $11.53
per barrel.
Grain Wheat. Federal basis. $3.20: whit.
feed oats. unouotedl'California yellow corn,
$2.50j2.73; barley, feed, $2.0254 '2.07hi.
llay Wheat or wneat and oats. ,js,;
tame nnfn. 121. uflifi23.50: barter. SltiOls:
alfalfa, $1019: barley, straw. 30 80c
aleaja Ailaiia. salvos; cocoauuw unquoted.
AIRSHIP TO CARRY 30 TONS
New British Super-Zeppelin Able to
Make Non-'ytop Transatlantic Trip.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement. j
LOXDON, Feb. 19. (Special cable.)
The first details of the construction
of the British euper-Zeppelin which.
her builders assert, is capable of a
non-stop transatlantic voyage, are pub
lished in the Daily MaiL She was built
secretly.
The ship's length is 670 feet and her
diameter is 79 feet. Her weight in
flying trim will be more than 600 tons,
including a carrying capacity of be
tween 27 and 30 tons. For war pur
poses she was . to have carried fou
580-pound and Eight 250-pound bombs,
also 'machine and other guns fore, aft
and on top.
STEADY MARKET T MEDS
GOOD -LOCAL DEMAND FOR HOGS
AND CHOICE CATTLE.
We pay S4o for top quality vaL "We
pay Slo tor top block pork. We never
charge cominteMon.
FiUVaNK I SMITH MEAT COMPANY.
MKifchtintc the Beef Trust."
rS Alder street, Portland, Or. .
Adv.
Butter Market Conditions at Leading DU-
tributimr Points.
San. Francisco. There Is little change in
market conditions today and dealers gener-
ly report a good demand and movement
f the finer scores of butter. Outside buy
ers are taking- care of most of the surplus
f local dealers and a rather arm reeling is
pparent. Receipts yesterday amounted to
7.11.. Doumis. stocKs on aeaiers xioors are
14.500 pounds heavier this moraintf. but are
considered under normal, vo score, oic
Boston. ttaere was little wholesale inter
est manifested today and the decline on
other markets had served to check all desire
for butter for the present. Prices were
aried and the dealers quoted a wide range,
but they were lower, however, on all-grades
reuorted. Trading was confined to small lots
of 8S-IH) ecore butter at 474e4lc, and there
as little trading above Or below these fig-
res, earn were one ring ai wun omy
one sale mporteu at to at price, out mis
icomed extreme hi view of the difficulty in
moving goods. The market was barely
eady at the close, and there was some ln-
lination to , easiness, with dealers selling
ulte freely. 1U score, ylc
Chicago. The market was weaK toaay,
1th a decline of lo ou 0l!-score butter. An
unsettled feeling existed and dealers gener-.
l!y did not force sales at the new quo ta
lons. Carlots of 'centralised eold y ester-
ay at 43c and today the majority or sales
ported were at 47c, while one car was sola
4UC. score, Mc.
New York. There was very little activity
on the market today. Demand, which was
litrht, was mostly for the finer grades. While
03 score is quoted at 53c, there was a
number of lots of this grade sold at 53c
There is practically no movement of "cen-tralized"-cars
or long lines. Offerings of 89-.
point butter cars are freely made at 47$?48c,
and there Is considerable difficulty locating
buyers who will even show interest. A large
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Or.. Feb. 19. Maximum tern
perature, 41 degrees; minimum temperature,
I; decrees. River readme-. i A Al.. b.tf reet
change in last 24 hours, 0.5 foot fall. Total
rainfall fa P. M. ta 5 P. M.. .112 inches: to
tal rainfall since September 1, 1918, 27.U9
inches: normal rainfall since September
a.U0 inches; deficiency of rainfall since
September 1, 1918, 2.81 inches. Sunrise 7:07
Jl. M.; sunset, 5:43 P. M. ; total sunshine,
nnne rrRsib!e sunshine. 10 hours '6G min
utes. Woonrise, 11:03 P. M . ; moonset, 8:4G
A ir. Barometer reduced sea level .
P. M., 30.05 inches; relative humidity at
noon, uo per cent.
THE "WEATHER.
STATIONS.
"3
: S
Wind
State of
Weather.
Baker
-aBoiso
.Boston
Calgary . .
Chicago
Denver
Dea Moines
Kureka . . . .
Galveston . .
Helena
tJuneau
Kansas City
Ios Angeles
Marshfield .
Med ford ...
-Minneapolis ,
New Orleans..
New lork .
North Head
North Yakima.
Phoenix
Pocatello .....
Portland
Rose burg
Sacramento . .
St. Louis
Salt Lake ....
San Diego . ...
San Fran Cisco.
Seattle ,
Sitka
Spokane
12,
20,0.001. .NW
a-' tiS'U.UII . . 1-a
20 a4(0.O0l2U NW
4UU.0U JOIN
aoiO.toii,K
26(0.18 . . NTS
440.00 .. B
60;U.O. .NW
O- U.rti stilts
14
48
34 0.001. .,vr
;;i;,sio.7.sj. .;se
061 540.00lSiE
46 4f0. 00I10.SK
400.18..SW
4l"0.00. ,NW
3lo.oo:iivsK
6li:0.10i2'SE
3SiO.UU:30:NW
Winnipeg
Tii nn ma.
part of the present accumulation is com- Tatoosh Island
posed of under grades, or wnicn there is rvamez
practically no movement. There Is a barely Walla Walla..
stnadv fecllntr on the market at the present asnington
time. Receipts yesterday amounted to 815:.
tubs. Storage holdings decreased about 1100
tubs, while the reported street stocks were
increased almost .1000 tubs. 92 score, 62 c.
Philadelphia. Trading was light today
and was mainly on the finer grades. Pres
sure to sell loweived the price on upper scores
a full cent. There was little demand for the
lower scores, but they are being; held at the
prices quoted. Dealers' stocks this morning
showed a decrease of 945 tubs. Storage
holdings decreased 52 tubs; Receipts yes
terday were 216.1 tubs. 92 score, 53c
40j0. 54,10
40 0.011. .
5410.041. .
30j0.00l. .
1(0.22 ..
4410.12 . .
50 0.0OI14ISE
46;0.00jl4jE
NWi
S
B I
NWi
NWi
S
SS.O.OOI
60)0.00
58 0.00 20
4Ui0.20ilO
4410.00
3810.00
42i0.18,
42 0.321
320. 00
40'ft.00l
26 40:0. ooj
ltfl 260.00!
-to;
xw
sw
NW
N
SE
B
N
NE
W
NW
Cloudy
Cloudy
iClear
Cloudy
Clear
Snow
Pt. cloudy
nam
Ham
Pt. cloudy
Ha in
Cloudy
cloudy
Rain
Rain
Cloudy
Rain
jClear
Cloudy
Snow
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
ttain
Rain
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Rain
Cloudy
Rain
Clbudv
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
jSE (Cloudy
tA. M. today. P, M. report of preceding day.
COVE TEACHER IS HONORED
Educator Receives Autograph Copy
of "The Liong, Long Trail."
COVE. Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) An
autograph copy of "The Longr. Long
Trail? mounted on cardboard, was re
ceived In Cove this week by Professor
J. W. L. Kaufman, principal of Cove
public schools, from J. N. Darling,
with whom ho worked on the New
Vork Tribune.
The note says: "Thank you for your
note of appreciation of 'The Long-.
Long- Trail.' I was glad to get a word
from the back trail. It seems a lonsr
time ago that you end I collaborated
in our first venture in the publishing
business. Please accept the enclosed
reproduction with the compliments of
the New York Tribune. Very truly
youre, J. N. Darling.
FORECASTS.
snd vicinity Rain;
moderate
Portland
westerly winds.
Oregon Rain west, rain or snow east por
tion; moderate westerly winds.
Washington Fair west, rain or snow east
portion; gentle northerly winds.
Idaho Rain or snow.
FRANK G1LL.AM, Meteorologist.
Dallas Cadets Are Victors.
DALLAS, Or., Feb. 19. (Special.)
The Dallas Cadets defeated the Maroon
"Fs," a team composed of graduates
from the Franklin high school In
Portland, by a score of 22 to 8. The
Dallas high school second team also
defeated an organization from the
Only Six Loads Received Daring
Day Buyers Pay $16.83
for Bulk of Hogs.
wane prices were not strong at tne yards i . r as s tii f a - n n r- n e nrrr
yesterday there was, nevertheless, a good UMATILLA FARMERS MEET
steaey marxeu nusiness was uoc large,
however, as only six loads were received.
Trading was mainly In the hog division,
wher. the bulk ot sales were again at
S1C.S5.
Receipts were 142 cattle and 442 hogs.
The day's eales were as follows;
VVt. Prii e
1 cow 100 S O.-jr, J hog
1 cow 1J10 9.5U 1 steer...
4 cows !::2 S.0'1 1 cow
2 cows.... 15 y.ouj lcow....
6 cows... .-Oim l.l"l 2 cows...
lcow 1040 ti.wul lcow....
2 cows... .ins. T.r.'t. 2cows...
2 bulls.. ..1UIU 7.S0I lcow....
1 bull Sw0 t)oi)' lbull....
I'S hoirs.. . . lrt.V7n hogs....
S hogs.... 1S5 1U.7."' .! hogs.. ..
2t hogs.... 1T0 !..". 12 hogs....
17 hogs.... 1S4 13.C0 3S hogs.. ..
shofs.... 17 ia.7u.lo hogs.. ..
Local livestock quotations follow:
Csttle Price.
Bst steers J1.1.P0S 14.00
Good lo choice stfers . ..... 11.7." n 12.".",
alcdluin to OOd steers l'.'.ii Hi 11.75
Wt. Price.
VM 114.7.1
77U 7.50
rt 10.00
T-i 5.00
Sf-O 7. 50
: S.uo
siio a.50
B i 0 .1.00
202 38.85
22 lli.UO
:,12 1.1. oa
242 18.75
-10 10.70
Demonstrations and Lectures Fea
ture Institute Programme.
HERMISTOX, Or., Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) The farmers and dairymen of
this part of Umatilla county are hold
ing an institute in the Carnegie li
brary here. Lectures and demonstra
tions are be-lng given by E. B. Fitts
and E. I Westover, of the Oregon
Agricultural college; II. K. Dean, of-
the local experiment station, and R. W.
Allen, of the government reclamation ,
service.
A co-operative bull association or
ganized in 1915 has brought to this
section seven registered Jersey bulls.
George A. Cressey is president of the
bull association and is chairman of the
institute.
Bonds Secured by
834 IV-iles of Railroad
SECURED by an absolute
first mortgage on the
main line of the Chicago
Division of the Canadian
Pacific System In the United
States, the 4 bonds of the
Wisconsin Central Railway
Company due July 1, 1949,
are a highly safeguarded
investment.-
Price to yield about 5.50
Send today for Circular
OK-207
TheNationalGty
Company
Crrrlitcndcnt OJicts in 35 Cities
Portland Hallway E. Bids.
Tei.phone Alain.
$180,000
City of Edmonton
Province of Alberta "
Gold Notes
Dated February 1, 1919
Due Serially as Follows:
$20,000 5 Gold Note, due February 1, 1927
PRICE: 93.72 and interest to yield 6
$160,000 6 Gold Notes due February 1. 1924
PRICE: Par and interest to yield 6
Denominations $1000
Interest Payable 1st of February and 1st of August -Each
Tear. Principal and Interest Payable in
Cold in Toronto. Edmonton or in New Tork City.
Financial Statement
Assessed Value of Property on which Taxes are Levied. . .$100,308,760
Value of Property Exempt from Taxation. . .$11,519,980
Net General Debenture Debt, which Includes
City's Share Local Improvement Debentures 20,943,109
Less Net Public Service Debenture Debt Included Above: .
Waterworks .1
Electric Lights and Power I
Street Railway j $7,927,229
Telephone System.... J
Less Net Local Improvement Debt (Rate Pay
er's Share)
Net Debenture Debt
Value of Municipality's Assets.
.$3,120,376 $ 11,047,505
.$32,108,413
.$ 9,895,604
Subject to the Approval of
Malone, Malone and Long, Attorneys
Toronto
LIBERTY BONDS
If you must SELL your Liberty Bonds, SELL to US.
. IP you can BUY more .Liberty Bonds, BUY from US.
We buy and sell Liberty Bonds at the market.
YOU CANNOT DO BETTER YOU MAY DO WORSE.
The closing prices of LIBERTY BONDS on the New York Stock
Exchange on Wednesday, February 19, were as follows:
3s
S8.46
1st 4s
92.84
4s
92.78
1st 4Hs
95.01
2d 4s
94.13
Sd 4i s
95. 54
4th 4 Us
94.14
Burglar and Fire-Proo. Safe Deposit Vaults.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT
Morris Brothers, Inc.
The Premier Municipal Bond House
Established Over 25 Years
309-311 Stark St., Bet. Fifth and Sixth
(Ground Floor)
Telephone Broadway 2151
Monmouth high school. The score was
13 to 6. A dance was given by the
Cadets at the ciise of the game. ,
Elma Depot Bobbed.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Feb. 19. (Special.)
The Northern Pacific depot at Elma
was burglarized last evening while the
agent was absent for supper and mail.
Returning sooner than was his custom
he frightened the men away after they
had rifled the cash drawer of a little
change and before they could finish the
job of safe cracking on which they
had started.
6 Gold Bonds
Columbia (Municipal) Irrigation
District
Benton County, Washington
Denominations $100 $500
Dated Jan. 1, 1919 Due Serially Jan. 1, 1930-39
The district contains 11,500 acres within the
Kennewick' section of the rich Yakima Valley.
The public lien securing these bonds ranks ahead
"of first mortgages including mortgages securing
Federal Land Bank bonds.
Price $100 and Accrued Interest to Yield 6
Federal Income Tax Exempt
77ie organization of the district and bond proceedings have
been confirmed tj the Superior Court of
Benton County, Washington,
Complete details on applirjs.tios.
LUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY
Capital and Surplus $600,000
LUMBERMENS
UILDINO
FIFTH AND
STARK
We advise the purchase of
United States
Government Bonds
And are prepared to buy or sell in large or small lots
F. I. Devereauxo: company
Ground Floor Wells-Fargo Building
87 Sixth Street - Broadway 1042
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