THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCIT 1J, 1919.
WHEAT CROPS ABROAD
ARE M FAIR SHAPE
Conditions in France Are Re
ported as Favorable.
WEATHER IN ENGLAND GOOD
Acreage in Italy Reduced, bat Plant
Makes Satisfactory Growth Out
look in Spain Is Bright.
$4.7535 In Columbus. Shipments were
light both from New York and the
west. Xew York Baldwins A 2'4 were
at slapping points moving slowly at a steady
range of $9.5010.50 per barrel In moFt
leading markets, but advanced to $10t?H
in Chicago and ruled $11 in Columbus.
EGG
MARKET
COXTTNCES
hH'lALL CLASSES ARE STRONG
BIG RUX AND GOOD DEMAND AT
STOCKYARDS.
FIRM
Small Margin Between' Buying and Selling
Quotation ft.
Egs continued firm with buyers generally
paying country shippers 37 V cents, deliv
ered, and selling on the basis of 38 cents,
case count.
Local receipts on Saturday were 795 cases
as follows:
Origin Express
Oregon 677
Washington l'J
3
Wheat crop prospects in Europe are, on
the whole good. In Russia and Roumania,
ihowever, there has been no Indication of
Improvement. In his weekly cabled crop
review Broomhall says:
United Kingdom Weather conditions are
fairly good, but farm work Is backward.
Seedinga, however, are considered generally
favorable. It Is officially reported that
consumption of native wheat now on a
liberal scale.
France Crops are reported as favorable
Heavy rains, have been experienced In this
country recently. Wheat crop had a strong
plant when the wintry weather set in and
the preesnt position of the crop can be
considered satisfactory. General complaints
about the difficulties of transportation have
been noted, but in spite of this the mills
appear to have a sufficient supply of grist
and there la a steady supply of flour for
the wants of consumers.
Roumania Seed grain is wanted urgently.
Reports regarding food supplies are varied.
Supplies, however, are generally considered
short.
Italy Crop condition is average. Weather
has been fine and cold. Wheat crop re
ceives favorable mention, but it is reiter
ated that there is an appreciable reduction
in acreage. Supplies of bread are said to
be of good proportions and the quanlty Is
giving satisfaction.
Spain According to latest reports the
condition of the new crop is very good.
Present supplies of wheat are abundant,
and although some growers refuse to sell
at the maximum quotation, the lowest cur
rent prices are about 2s per quarter below
that figure.
North Africa Seasonable weather, with
good rain. Is reported from Tunis.
Russia Latest information emphasizes
the desperate straits of the people of the
northern and central regions, where starva
tion Is .more or less general.
DEMAND FOR BARLEY IS STRONGER
Three Hundred Tons Are Sold on Local
Board at J?2 Advance.
There waa a stronger demand for barley
arid also more inquiry for oats In the local
market yesterday. One hundred tons of
March brewing barley were sold at the
exchange at $47 and -00 tons of April feed
barley at $46, both prices being $2 better
than was bid on Saturday. Olfers for clipped
oats were raised 50 cents. The corn mar
ket also averaged 50 cents higher.
- Weather conditions In the middle west.
as wired from Chicago: "Winnipeg clear, 10
above. Minneapolis part cloudy, 40 above.
Iuluth cloudy, cool. Chicago snowing, cool.
Peoria drizzling. 32. Kt, Louis clear, 38.
Kansas City, raining, 40. Topeka clear, 23,
Omaha clear, 30. Forecast, rain snow and
cooler."
Goodman of Chicago says of the govern
ment report on corn: "Figures on corn re
serves exceed my report by 56.000,000 bush
els of which 51,000.000 bushels are ' in the
south and east of the Mississippi river and
unavailabta. In the eight surplus states
there is a total of 49S.000.000 bushels, ver
sus 740,000.000 bushels last year, and hogs
are 2,600,000 more on the government re
port.
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by
the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats H
Total 696 09
Egg receipts at Portland last week were
3193 cases, for the previous 2000 cases, and
since March 1, 3641 cases.
The poultry and dressed meat markets
were lightly supplied and firm at last week's
prices.
Iecreae In Visible Supply.
The American wheat visible supply stat
ment compares as follows:
Bushels
March 10. 1019 II.Y.VJU.OOO
March 11. 191 S S.72l.ioo
March 12. I'.HT 43.137.00(1
March 13. 1110 3.snri.(H0
March 15. 1915 45.326.000
Hogs Are Dime Higher With $17.60
as Top Best Lambs Again
Bring $16.50.
There was a strong market all around at
the stockyards yesterday, with a large run
of 02 loads. The cattle market was In good
out-of-storage movement amounted to 60,- I
S5S pounds; U2-score, 5c.
New York Heavy deliveries which were
anticipated Saturday, after a decline of 2c,
did not materialize today. Dealers reported
that their receipts today were only mod
erate. There was active demand for the
finer grades and also some further reports
of export Inquiry. Prices were advanced lc,
which were easily sustained. It Is reported
that the light deliveries are due mainly to
the freight congestion on the other aide of
the river. The market is very firm, buc
buyers are taking on goods cautiously. Re
ceipts Saturday amounted to Ml6 tubs.
Storage holdings were reduced about itjoo
tubs, while the reported street stocks this
morning were about fitioo tubs lighter than
Saturday morning; 92-score. 59c.
Fruit Crop Pronpects Bright.
MOSCOW, Idaho, March 10. (Special.)
"There Is a bright prospect for a big fruit
CORN HAS BIG ADVANCE
PROSPECT OF HIGHER WHEAT
SENDS CHICAGO VP.-
.i,i i.h .h. h... .i.r. hrinclm 13.60 ! "P 'his year i e future of the fruit
., , , - . o 'Industry of the northwest is encouraging."
Decrease.
2,lil0.n0
7','rt.ono
l,77!.0t)0
342. ooo
2.353.000
Increase.
The corn vlsfble decreased 47.OO0 bushels
and the oats visible decreased 213.000 bush
els.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern cities
vesterday were as follows:
Portland J4.040.170 $ 857.971
Seattle 4.!H'J..r19 l,3o."i,S33
Tacoma , 5!J.4n 1S.-..213
Spokane 1.S2S.3I7 4u7,7aa
Portland. Mon. 28
"Year ago
Season to date.R4:3
Year ago 3047
Tacoma. fcat 14
Tear ago 8
Season to date. 4.12
Year ago 3iy5
Seattle. Sat.... 1
Tear ago 0
Season to dae.4S40
Year ago 3725
1
1
2S6
I
65
2 fill
7
8
1093
I'M
13
1018
131G
19
805
1132
137
220
1
1
511
042
POBTLAJTD
MARKET
QUOTATIONS
Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session.
-Bid-
May.
$45.."0
45.00
45.50
53.50
D4.00
March. April.
Barley
Standard feed $44.7,0 I45..10
standard "A" 4U.OO 40.00
Kastern oats and corn, bulk:
Oats
3S-!b. clipped 45.50 45.50
Corn
No. 3 yellow 05.50 55.50
ro. 3 mixed 54.u o-i.u
WHEAT Government basis. S2.20 per bo.
FLOUR Patents. 11.03 per bbl. ; bakers'.
$10.70910.85: whole wheat. 9.8510; gra-
fcam, $9.6569.80. whole wheat. SD.bdOiv.dO.
MIL.L.FI Mill run. f. o b. mill, canon
S40 Der ton: mixed cars. 140.50: ton lots or
over, $42; less than tons. $43; rolled barley.
io'Hao-l: rolled oats. d3'tfdd; around oar.ey.
S52-5 54.
CORN Whole, ton. 104 S 60; cracKea. oo
08.
HAY Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland;
Eastern Oregon timothy. $30j32 per ton;
alfalfa, $25.50; valley grain hay, $20; clover.
$26&27; straw. 910.
Dairy and Country Prftdnrs,
BUTTER Cubes, extra, 61c lb.; prints.
parchment wrappers, extra, box lots. 6-c;
cartons, 63c, half boxes, tec more: less than
hair boxes, lc more; butteriai. no. x. o-c v
G3c per pound, station.
EliUS Oregon rancn. case count, on,
candled, 39c; selects. 41c
CHEKSE Tillamonk. I o. b Tlliamooa:
Triplets, 30c; Young Americas, 31c; Coos and
Curry, f. o. b.. Myrtle point, triplets, 29c;
loung Americas. oOc; longhorns. JUC.
POULTRY Hens, 304132c; roosters. ISc:
stags, 21c; ducks and geese, nominal; tur
keys, live, "4'35c; dressed, 41 45c
VEAL ancy, 22ic per pound
PORK Fancy. 22VjC per pound.
to $14 and top-grade cows selling at $1
Hogs moved a dime higher with tops bring
ing $17.00. The strength of the Iamb mar
ket was shown by the sale of a small lot
at $16.50.
Receipts were 1430 cattle. 100 calves. 24S0
hog3 and 4320 sheep.
The day's sales were as follows:
16 cows. . .
3 cows. . .
8 cows. . .
G cows. . .
25 cows . . .
22 cows. . .
1 cow
26 rows. . .
6 cows. . .
27 cows. . .
30 cows . . .
23 cows. . .
13 cows .
23 mixed.
l'J mixed .
7 calves. .
13 calves. .
43 calves.
1 steer... .
13 steers. .
7 steers. .
26 steers. .
25 steers. .
"' steers. .
27 steers. .
1 bull
1 bull. . . .
To lambs. .
14 lambs.
Wt. Prlce.l
Pt'4 $ 9.75 124 hogs. .
Poo 7.5o 1 hoga. . .
722 11.5o.:4 hoKB. . .
8u:i ti.5o 23 hns. ..
47 1O.00: 2 hogs. . .
-22 .no: i:j hues
1040 .7."!20 hogs
1246 12.00:20 hoes. . -
hnil KOO'27 steers. .
J28 7.10 21 steers. .
47 S .50! 1 steer. ..
lono 10.75 2S steers. .
1020 11.25 26 steers. .
!"2 10.3.", 20 steers. .
745 9.35 24 steers. .
200 14. 0i'i;22 steers. .
210 14.50127 cow s
Wt. Price
said Professor C. C. Vincent, head of the
department of horticulture of the University
of Idaho, who has been making a study of
fruit conditions in northern Idaho. Mr.
Vincent visited the fruit districts about
Lewlston and examined the trees of all va
rieties of fruit and says he found conditions
very good.
I'll WALL STREET IS BULLISH
2u.
143
29
17.00
15.50
1 5.73
HIS 13.60
895 11. on
10.IMI
14.0
s::4
1 1
1027 12.50
820 11.00
915 12.75
10(12 11.50
950 13 25
9.50
9.00
970
921
170 13.25 19 cows.
t30 6.5017 cows 1025 12.00
725 O.ooi 1 cow 710 5.00
927 lO .-.o: 4 cows... S97 Ron
1113 13.3.11 2 cows... 1O-I0 1O00
110S 120! 3 bulls... 16'.5 7.50
1090 13.601 3 bulls... 776 8.50
1091 13 651 2 bulls 1000 7.00
1570 8.501 Hull.... 1230 6.00
1440 8 001 1 bull.... 1100 10.00
58 14.751 lbull.... e'JO 6 50
80 10.50!
Locsl livestock quotations follow:
Cattle Price.
Best steers $13.50314 50
Good to choice steers J1.75'u 12.75
Medium to good eteers 10.75 'a 1 1.75
Fair to good steers 8.5010.J
Common to fair steers 8.50 9.30
tnoice cows and heifers 10. .o tt 1 j.uu
Good to choice cows, heifers. .. 8.7&f 9.75
Medium to good cows, heifers...
Fair to medium cows, hellers...
Canners
ulls
alves
Cockers and feeders
Hogs
Prime mixed ....... ...
Medium mixed ........
Icough heavies
PiS . ...... a ......
theen
Prime lambs
ai.- to medium lambs
earllngs .
Wethers .............
wea
ORIGIN'
Shipments to the Leading Markets of the
Pacific Northwest.
State origins of decks of livestock loaded
March 9, 1019:
Cattle, Horses. Mxd.
calves Hogs Sheep mules stock.
For Portland
Montana 4 ......... .... ....
Oregon ....... 1 .... .... .... 1
Washington ... 3
2690
1704
1043
1395
6
3
5269
2054
INQI'IRY FOB POTATOES IMPROVES
Bettor Prices Are Quoted by Shippers.
Heavy Movement In East.
The wire inquiry for potatoes is improv
ing slightly and buyers quote cash to
growers for wagonloads at country points,
91 115 for sacked Burbanks. with a few
purchases of extra fancy at $1.25. The local
Jobbing market has not Improved much.
Most of the business was done at $1.50 for
the best stock, with poor to ordinary grade
bringing $1.25 1.35. Oregon potato ship
ments were three cars to Stockton and one
to Redding.
In the east, the heaviest shipments of
the year were reported, the movement from
"Wisconsin and Minnesota being particularly
heavy. Producing sections showed little ac
tivity, no noticeable price changes occur
ring. Northern sacked stock was weak in
the Chicago carlot market, jobbing about
steady at $1.751.90 in most other middle
western markets. Bulk New York stock de
clined to $1.856 2.10 In eastern markets, and
. Maine Green Mountains also weakened to
$2 2.20. Colorado sacked white stock was
stronger at $1.90 carlots In Fort Worth.
Mixed Vegetables Come from South.
Two cars of mixed vegetables. Including
lettuce and cauliflower, arrived from Cali
fornia. Lettuce was firm at $45, and
cauliflower steady at $2.75 Ifi 3.25 for stand
ard, and $1.50(1.75 for fancy crates. One
car of southern cabbage was received. With
the quality better the demand improved.
Flat Dutch was quoted at $1.75:5.2.25 and
Winningstadt generally at $3.00, with re
trimmed bringing $3.50.
WEAKER TOSE IN BITTER MARKET
Cubes Sell Half Cent Lower Than Saturday.
Print Trade Only Fair.
The cube butter market shows signs of
weakening. Extras sold half a cent lower
than Saturday at 61 cents. A few sellers
asked 61 cents, but no sales at that
price were reported. Prints moved fairly
well, but the demand was said not to be
brisk. Portland butter receipts on Sunday
were reported by the bureau of markets
as follows:
Origin Pounds
California - 3.066
Idaho 2.S!2
Oregon ,.. 5.06.S
British Columbia 6.300
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local lobbing quotations:
FRUITS Oranges, navels, $4.75 6.25: lem
ons, $4.25&5.75 per box; bananas, 8Hi-9c
per pound; apples, $1. idf.4 per box; grape,
fruit. $3.73 SxS.
VEGETABLES Cabbage, $1.75 a 3.50 per
100 pounds; lettuce, $4.00-85.00 per crate
peppers, 45c p;r pound; celery, $9&10 per
crate; artichokes, 41.50; cauliflower. $1.50
it 3.50 per crate; squash, 3Vsc per pound;
ueeis. 12. 2d per sack, carrots, sj.id per sack
turnips. $2&2.25 per sack: cucumbers, $2.2$
per dozen; tomatoes, $3.50 per box; spinach.
$1.60 per box; peas, i-'uc per pound.
i-UTATOJia coegon Buruanks, graded.
$1.35.1.50; Yakimas, $1.3d'!4 1.5u; sweets.
d 5 h-i 1-.
ONIONS Oregon, Jobbing price. $304 pet
sack-
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Sack basis: Frdlt and berry.
$9.55; beet, $u.25; extra C. $9.15; powdered
in barrels. $10.25; cubes .a barrels, $10.45.
NUTS Walnuts, 27(fr35c; Brazil nuts. 32c
filberts, 28c: almonds, 24&3oc; peanuts, 15c
SALT Half-ground, IdOs, $15.90 per ton;
50e. $17.25 per ton; dairy. $l!d per ton.
RICE Unbroken, 9 11c per pound.
BEANS Jobbing prices: White. 8ft
10 c; colored, otfllc.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 2540&
f revisions.
Local Jobbing quotations:
HAMS All sizes, choice, 36 ft 37c; stan
ard, 35 ft & 36c; skinned. 34c; picnic 25c.
cottage 1 oil. 3c
LAUD Tierce basis, 2SVic; compound.
23ftc.
LihV SALT Short, clear backs. 27&33c
plates. 23(8 25c; exports, 3oc
BACON Fancy, 49 ((idle; standard, 42 3
45c; cnoice, dd(u-uc.
Hops, Mohair, Fti.
HOPS Oregon, 1918 crop, 380 40a per
pouna: iui coutiacLs, due per pound.
AloHAlH Long staple, 30c; short staple.
20c, burry, iuio-idc
TALLOW No. L 60 per pound; No. 2, 4
per pouna; grease, xo. x, ac; fto. z. 3c pel
pound.
CAbCARA BARK 13c per pound.
Oils.
GASOLINE Bulk, 21c; engine distillate,
bulk. 13ftc; kerosene, bulk, llftc; cases,
21 Wc.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, $1.80; case,
$1.90; boi.eu, barrels, !.-. cases, $1.92.
TURPENTINE in tanks. S'dc; cases. 99c
Hides and Pelts.
H1PE3 No. 1 salt-cured hides, 30 pound
and up, 13c; No. 1 part-cured hides, 30
pounds and up, llfec; No. 1 green hide,
30 pounds and up, luc; No. 1 salt-cured
bulls. 50 pounds and up. 10c; No. 1 part.
cured bulls, dU pounas ana up, cftc; No.
green bulls, 00 pounas and up, 7c. The nric
on No. 2 hides is la per pound less than fo
No. 1 of same kind. No. 1 cairsklns up to 15
pounds. 33c; No. 2 calfskins up to 15 pounds.
lc; No. 1 Kip, 10 to du pounas, .l&c; No.
kip. Id to 30 pounas. lOc; dry flint hides.
7 pounas and up. tc, ary unit calf, unde
nounus. 21c; ary salt niaee, i pounds
UP. 2ic; ary salt can, unuer 1 pounds, 32c
dry cull hides, nan price; ary Hint stags
or bulls, lbc; ary can stags or bulls. 12c
dry cull stags or buils. half price; dry horss
hides, accoruing to size ana taae-otl, $1.50
to $2.50 each; salted horse hides, $3 to $5.
PELTS -ry long-wool peits. per pound.
20c; salted long-wool pelts. 15oy2 0u
each, dry long-haired goat skins, per pound.
20c: dry short-haired goat skins, each. 356
to 75c
Total 17,926
Includes 16S0 pounds received March 6.
Total receipts last week were 45,914
pounds against 38.273 pounds In the pre
ceding week. Total receipts since March 1
were 59.100 pounds.
Portland cheese receipts Saturday were
6S90 pounds, total lor last week 37,013
pounds, previous weeic 30,141 pounds, and
March 1. 55.642 pounds.
OF
LIVESTOCK
1.7.SW 8.75
6.00 4S 7 C
3.50 a 3 00
000 80S
9. OO w 14. BO
17.253ll7.fi0
IT.OUVIT.ZJ
15.25 4f 15.30
13. 00 4 15.O0
15.0OS16 50
13 00 n 14.0.7
lO.OO'n ll.OU
. a.ooeioos
6.50 a 8.7$
LOADED
DEALINGS REACH LARGEST
VOLCME IX MONTHS.
Specialties Figure Heaviest In Trans
actions Reactions in Final
Hour, bat Closing Is Strong.
Totals
One week ago. .
t our w'ks ago.
One year ago . . .
ror Seattle
Oregon
Wanington ...
6
14
Totals 1 .... 12 ....
One year ago.. 4 .....
ror r-pokane
Washington 2 .... ....
Totals 2
One week ago. 3
Loaded for all American markets-
Totals March 9 1022 679 112 63
One week ago....... 750 442 37 43
l our weeks ago 1269 796 157 40
One year ago los 629 S37 82
6
42
53
119
NEW YORK. March 10. Bullish market
letters circulated by commission houses over
the week-end. supplemented by further en
couraging events io the fields of finance,
industry and commerce, gave fresh stimu
lus to the stock maiket today, dealings
swelling to the largest dimensions in several
months.
At no time since the signing of the armis
tice has Wall street manifested such a de
gree of confidence and exuberance.
The great bulk of the day's operations oc
curred in the first two hours, later deal
ings being marked by caution and realis
ing which provoked variable recessions and
a few net losses.
United States Steel and some of the stand
ard rails yielded to a greater extent than
specialties and speculative shares as a
w hole
In addition to United States Steel, a very
considerable proportion of the dealings com
prised allied Industrials and equipments,
shippings, motors and their accessories, cop
pers, tobaccos and oils. Sales amounted to
1.250.000 shares.
Bonds failed to keep pace with the rapid
movement In stocks, the tone as a whole
being irregular, both for domestic and for
eign issues. Total sales, par value, aggre
gated $11,250,000. Old United States bonds
unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Rales. Hlrh. Low. Kul.
Am Beet Sugar 3.soo 7.vs 73a 734
Amer Can 16.200 69- 4- 4'3
Am C & Fdy... 3.1100 n:s !: 9:;.
Am Locomotive 5.3oo 6M74 67 ft 6S
Am Sm & Kfg. 12.700 71ft 69ft 70ft
Am Sgr Rfg 120'i
Am Tel c Tel. 3.800 lnsft 107ft 1004
Am Zinc, L. & 8 2O0 13 12T 12ft
Anaconda Cop. 3..iOO 63 61 T 62
Atchison 13,200 I4 92 ft 93 ft
A. j & W I S L 6. 2O0 lollft lo7ft lOS'i
II & Ohio 7O0 4SJ 47. is
1.000 Soft 19ft 20
1.5UO 27 ft 27 ft 27 ft
1.4O0 163 ft 162 162
6.50O 6ft 67 ft 67
2.5oo 59 ft 58 39
10.300 ;;n Sim 37 ft
7.MIO 97 05 ft hi; ft
i;.dM
3.400 35 H 34 V
2.4O0 42ft 41ft
2t.5oi 49 ft 49 ft
24.400
4.9O0
26.0HO
4.2oo
3oil
17.590
2.60K
Market Closes Strong With Net Gains
Ranging Vp to 4 Cents.
Oats Also Higher.
CHICAGO. March 10. Authoritative sug
gestion that wheat might command as high '
as $3.50 a bushel gave the corn market to-
day a forcible upturn. The close was strong -t
2ftc to 4ftc net advance, with May
$1.53ft to $1.35 ft and July $1.29 ft to $1.29ft.
Oats gained ft to 2c and provisions 50c :
to $1.
Buying of corn took on Immense propor
tions, chiefly as a result of a statement
from Dirrrar.Cin.ml llnov.r s,r the inter- i
silled relief organization as to the prlre 1
effects of greater European needs than had ;
been expected. Bullish sentiment was pow- J
erfully stimulated also by announcement of l
, the allied agreement to fefd Germany.
Oats were strengthened decidedly by the
same influences that affected corn.
Provisions Jumped quickly to the maxi
mum limit. Big clearances from New York
spurred the market upward, and so, too.
did higher prices for corn and hogs.
Loading futures ranged as follows:
CORN.
Open. High. Low.
.11. "t $1.36ft $1.3.1
. 1.27H 1.30ft 1.27H
OATS.
. .2 .64 .82
. .62 .63 .62ft
PORK.
44 OO 44.00
41 Oft 40.93
LARD.
26 62 26 2
23.97 23.97
RIBS.
May
July
May
July
May
July
May
July
.44.00
.41.00
. .2. H 2
..23.97
Close.
135ft
1.29 ft
.ft
.63
44.00
41. OS
2.2
25. 87
May
July
. .24 27
, .23.00
23.00
24.57
23.02
Chicago Livestock Market,
CHICAGO, March 10. (United States bu
reau of markets.) Hogs Receipts. 56.000,
murket strong, mostly &c higher than Sat
urday's average. Bulk of sales. $18.70
18.90; butchers, $lS-80'ffi8; light, $18.25)
18.90; packers, $17.75(u 1S.75: throw-outs.
$ 1 1 'n 17.75; pigs, good to choice, $16.50
. i .
Cattle Receipts. 21, OOO, choice beef steers
and best grade butcher cattle steady; others
slow to 25c lower; calves 25c lower. Feed
ers clow. Beef cattie, good, choice and
prime, $16.:',o'a 20; common and raedluirf.
$ 10. 50 16.35 ; butcher stock, cows and heif
ers. 7 'a 15.25; canners and cutters. $5.75
(a 7; stockers and feeders, good, choice and
prime, $11 i 14.75; inferior, common and
medium. $811; veal calves, good to choice,
$17.50 tr IS.
Sheep Receipts, 22,006, market opening
slow but steady. Lambs, quality poor.
Lambs. choice and prime. $19.40 19.50:
medium and good, $1841.19.40: ewes, choice
and prime. $13. soft 14; medium and good,
$ll&13.5u; culls, $069.
23.0:
Cash prices were as follows:
Corn No. 8 yellow. $1.45 ft: No. 4 'yellow.
$1.39tll.41: No. 5 ye:iow. $1.37 if 1.38ft.
Oats No. 8 white, 6tft(r62ftc; standard,
03i 6:1 ft c.
Rye No. 2. 114SJ150.
Ilj.rlcy 87 00c.
Timothy $7,50 9 10.50.
Clover Nominal.
Pork Nominal. ' '
Lnrd $27 12.
Ribs $24.6o 25.38.
Minneapolis Grain Market-
MINNEAPOLIS. March 10. Barley, 80 9
92c. Flax, $3,681? 3.70.
Grain at San Franrlaro.
SAT FRANCISCO, March 10. Flour.
$11. 30 per barrel.
Grain Wheat, federal basis. $2.20: white
feed oats, unquoted; California yellow corn,
$2.sn 2.65: barley, feed. $1.87 ft b 1.92 ft.
Hay Wheat or wheat and oats. -'0j22;
tarn eoats. $21 f 23.30: barley. $16918: al
J falfa. $16'ut l9: barley straw, SOJilOc.
Meals Alfalfa, 32aa34c: cocoanut. un
quoted.
H & Sup Cop
Cal Petroleum
Can Pacif ic . . .
Central Leather
Ches Ohio ..
C. M & St P...
C & N W
C. R I dfc P ctfs.
Chlno Copper . .
C F A Iron. .. .
Corn P Rfg
Crucible steel . .
Cuba C Sugar. .
Dist Sec
Erie
(Ten Electric . .
Gen Motors ...
Gt Nor pfd
(It Nor Ore ctfa I6.6011
III Central .... 400
Insp Copper .. ll.Hiio
I M Marine pfd 33. 600
Inter Nickel .. .",.500
Inter Paper ... 4.600
K C Southern., l.loo
Kenn Copper... 7. loo
I. & Nash ' 200
Maxwell oMtors 800
Alex Petroleum. 75.400
.Miami Copper.
Mis Pacific ...
ev Copper ...
y Cen
N Y. N H & II.
or western
or Pac ......
ennsylvania . .
ittsburg Coal .
Ray Con Copper
Meaning
BOXED APPLES ADVANCING IV EAST
Winesaps Sell Up to $5 at Col um bun Local
Market Finn.
The local apple market wnsj strong with
supplies light and a go-d dftmand for good
stock. Extra fancy Wtnesapa were quoted
at. $3.75 4? 4, extra fancy N'ewtowns at $3.50
3.75, fancy at $3.23(5 3.5'. choice at $2.75fcr
3, extra fancy Staymens at $3.50 and cookers
at $1.73 "3 2.25. One car of Oregon apples
was shipped to Chicago.
Northwestern extra fancy Wlnesaps were
steady at a general range of $4? 4.60 !n
leading jobbing markets and advanced to
Coff-e Futures Steady.
NEW YORK. March 10. Th'e market for
coffee futures showed renewed steadiness
today on covering by near month shorts
and a moderate trade demand for. la.ter
delivery. Closing bids: May, 15.35c; July.
14.69c; September, 14:J3c: October, 14.25c;
December. 14.0c; January. 14.03c; March.
14.03c. Part of the trading was in ex
changes of May for December at 13 points
and of July for December at 60 points.
Spot coffee firm; Rio 7s, 16c; Santos 4s,
21ftc .
Eastern Eggs and Cheese.
N"EW YORK. March 10. Ecgs Unsettled;
fresh gathered extras, 43ft'i44e; fresh
gathered regular packed extra firsts, 42ft fa
43c: ditto firsts. 41 ii 42c.
Cheeee Strong: state current make spe
cials, 32c; do, average run, 31 ft tj 31 c.
CHICAGO, March 10. Eggs Steady; re
ceipts, 15,480 cases: firsts, 38fl"3Sftc; ordi
nary firsts, 3 1 ft 'ft di c; at mark, cases
included, 3 1 ft 41 3c.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW Olth, March 111. Evaporated p-
nlaa H,ilt- fate 17C fi Ifl Prnn.i flwwn'
California, llft-320e; Oregons. lO 18 ftc!
Peaches, offers small; choice, lsuloftc;
fancy, 20 33 21c
Hops at New York.
NEW YORK. March 10. Hops steady:
state, medium to choice, 30'4On; 1917. 20'
22c; Pacific coast, 1918, 3743c; 1917, 23
ft 30c.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. March 10. Hogs Receipts. 15,-
500. steady to 10B15c higher. Heavy. $17 73
4i 18.15; mixed, $17.5UU18: light, $ltvl8;
pips. $12'K16; bulk of sales, $17. 60 'tf IS.
Cattle Receipts, 8200. steady to 10 15c
lower. Native steers. $13& 18.75: cows and
heifers. $7.50itr 14.25 : western steers. $10(j
16; Texas steers. $915.50; range cows 'and
hei'ers, $712.50; canners, $6dZ'7; stockers
unl feeders, $7$ 15.50; calves, $SJ?14.
Sheep Receipts, 5000, steady. Culls, $6
; wethtrs, $13915; ewes, $10wl3.25:
lambs, $18ifr 19; feeder lambs. $10(117 50-
ycarlings. $1U'ii 17.30.
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE. March 10. Hogs Receipts
1225: market firm with 20-cent advance.
Prime, $17.75 !$ 18. 10; medium to choice,
$17.50 ?r 17.05; rough heavies. $15.5010.10;
pigs. $15. 5(K 17.50.
Cattle Receipts 541; market steady. Best
steers, $11,500.14.00; medium to choice
steers. $lo.30'a 1 1.00: common to good steers.
$7'tlo; best cows and heifers. $.Stfll; com
mon to good cows and heifers. $57.50;
bulls. $5ii 8; calves. $712.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh
Fruits, Etc., at Bay City. '
SAN FRANCISCO. March 10. Eggs
Fresh extras, 40ftc; fresh extra puliets,
37ftc.
Cheese New firsts, 30ftc; Oregon Young
Americas, 41c.
Poultry Hens, large. 3637c; small, 39
40c; young roosters. 39f41c; broiiers, 57fcr
5Sc; fryers, 60 a 61u; turkeys, dressed, 42i
44c: geese, 29i31c; pigeons, $2.25(0(3.00;
squabs, 0(65c.
Vege'sbles Asparagus, S0(ii38c: celery, $8
OS..i'j; squasn, cream, idc(a$i; rhubarb,
11.1,1V:; eggplant, auiuc; p.-ppers, oeli,
20 25c; chile. 25030c; tomatoes. No.
1. d94; lettuce. Los Angeies. $33.25;
potatoes. Salinas. $2.753: rivers, $1.50O
2; sweets, $3ti3.25; dry onions, $44f4.25;
fcreen. $1.25 oox : garlic. 3O40c: - cauli
flower. 50ij.75c; beets, $1.30ir 1.75; carrots.
$1.50-il.d; turnips, $1.50& 1. 15; green peas.
11 4f 12c; rhubarb. $313.30; mushrooms. 23
tb.'Oc: Drusbe.i, apiuuis. IIVRc: cucumbers
$4'p 4.50: spinach. 3&5c; cabbage, early flat
uutcn. bOrg6dC.
I- ruit Lemons, $3'94.25; oranges. $3.50Jf
4.75: tangerines, and mandarines. $2,500
B.d; grapefruit. $J.50(4: bananas, oftw
ftc; pineapples. $2.50(j4; apples. New
town Pippins. $:i.2-'f 3.50; Oregon Spltzen-
oerg. v.ei ...m: pears, winter Nellls, $3&4
loquats. lo'y 20c pound.
Receipts Flour, 9800 quarters; beans,
35tfc5 sacks: potatoes, 8S25 sacks: onions,
776 sacks: hay, 470 tons; hides, 376; wine,
6d.oH gallons.
Iron & steel 17.600
Shat Ariz Cop.
Sou Pacific ...
Sou Railway .
nude c orp
ex as Co
niun Pacific .
U S Ind Alco.
S Steel
S Steel pfd
tah Copper .
Western Union
Westing Elec
Beth 11
TJ S ref 2s reg
do coupon . .
U S 3s reg...
do coupon . .
U S 4s reg
do coupon . .
A ten gen 4s . . .
D & R G rcr 5s
NYC deb 6s. .
P 4s
P 3s
Pac T & T 5s..
Mining Storks at Boston.
BOSTON, March 10. Closing quotations:
Alloues 40jOld Dom 33ft
Ariz Com lu lOnreola 4U
Calu Aria ... OSftiQulncy Ml
al llecla. . . .4os superior
cntennlal 13 Sup & Boston... 2ft
Cop Range . 41ft;Shannon 2ft
:at Hutte .... "'.l,i tan (.on "
Franklin 3ft Winona SS
sle RoyaTle ... 4 t oiverine ...... if
,ake Copper ... 4 ioranoy con .... 70
Mohawk o3 ft 'Greene Can ..... 43ft
North Butte ... loftX
PORK PRICES HIGHER.
We pay 22c for top block pork.
"We pay 22c for top quality veaL
We never charge commission.
Frank L. imith Heat Co.,
"Fightlncr the Beef Trust."
228 Alder St., Portland. Or.
COAST AND EASTERN D.VIRT. PRODUCE
Butter Market Conditions , Leading; Dis
tributing Pol- ts.
Eastern and San Fran .isco trade reports
received by wire yesterday at the local of
llee of bureau of markets:
San Francisco Trading was fair today
aia prices generaMy unchanged, with th
exception of a decline of ft c on 93-score
butter. The tone of the market Is slightly
weaker and the maintenance of presen
prices is wholly dependent on the contlnu
anne of low receipts and outside demand
which has been heavy during the previous
week. Because of favorable weather condl
tlor.s at present, many dealers look for in
creased receipts this week, and their In
tention to keen stocks on Soors reduced t
minimum requirements is ijticed. Saturday
receipts amounted to 78.822 Ins j 93-scorc
56c.
Chicago Very little tradtsy took place
today with some uncertainty shown by a
few dealers, but generally a firm condition
prevailed, with prices unchanged on the
majority of scores. Orders remain good
and fresh slocks continue to be reduced.
Production Is reported to be very light In
the weft. FreHli cars of centralized sold
at 5757ftc. and storage cars at 5ti ',i c The
1.4O0
S.800
700
4. POO
9.300
1.200
3.100
6.000
1.700
3.50O
25. not)
18.700
6.4O0
1S.7O0
i.i roo
11.600
8.3flO
120.900
40il
10.600
200
10.SO0
87.500
97
26
35 ft
42ft
49 ft
6S ft
24 ft
e:t
is
156
60
95 ft
41 ft
90ft
41ft
losft
26 ft
4Sft
2o (ft
32 ft
115
36 ft
199 ft
23 ft
25 ft
16 ft
76 ft
34 ft
1115 ft
94 ft
45 ft
4l(ft
20 ft
85 ft
85
10 ft
62ft
23 ft
OO ft
17ft
156
157
84ft
40 ft
99
47
106
35
47 ft
20ft
31 ft
113
3 01
Oft
23 ft
24 ft
ltjft
32 ft
lo5
93 ft
44ft
4Sft
20
81 ft
81 ft
lOft
611 ft
29 ft
60 ft
193
129
118ft
90
114ft
29 ft
62 ft
197 ft
131 ft
121 ft
97 ft
1142,
74-ft
89 ft 89ft
46 ft 45 ft
70 ft 69 ft
BONDS.
..97 ft Pa con 4's . 85 ft
..97 ft 1 1: P 4s sti-ft
..! IU S Steel 3s lOOft
..8 S cv 5s 111:1 ft
.l4ftlAnglo-Fr 5s 97ft
.lOiftlU S Lib Sfts 9N.64
41 ft
4ft
6s ft
23 ft
62
17 Vs
156
158 14
94 ft
41ft
99 ft
47ft
107
25 ft
47ft
20 ft
31ft
11.1
36 ft
1M
23 ft
10ft
75 ft
32 ft
10.1
94
45
49
20
84 ft
83
IO ft
61
29
61 ft
195ft
130
119
96
114ft
83 1
89 ft
45ft
70 ft
MILLERS TO GET WHEAT
GKAIX CORPORATION- WILL BE
GIN RESELLING MARCH 15.
83
49
88ft
83 ft
59 ft
62 ft
do 1st cv 4m. . .94.41)
do 2d 4s 93.62
do 1-t cv 4fts.94 56
do 2d cv 4 ft s. 93. 94
do 3d 4ft s 95. U2
do 4th 4ft s . . .94.00
Money, Exchange. Etc
NHW YORK. March 10. Mercantile pa
per. 5ft and 0ft per cent.
Sterling. GO-day Dills, i.i(i:a; commercial,
60-day bills on banks, $4.7275; commercial,
60-day bills, $4.7250; demand. $4 7573: ca
bles. $4.76 7-16. francs, demand. 5.49;
bles. 5.48; guilders, demand. 41ft; cables.
41 5-16; lire, demand. 6.3650; cables. 6.35.
Mexican dollars. 77H-C.
Time loans eaaier: 60 and 90 days. Aft
and 5ft per cent; six months, SV& and 6ft
per cent-
Call money steany: nign. n per cent; low.
4ft per cent: ruling rate, 4ft per cent; clos-
ng bid, 4ft per cent; ollered at a per cent;
last loan. 3 per cenL
LONDON, March 10. Money. 3ft per
cent. Discount rates, short bills and three
month bills, 3 17-3-' per cent.
Copper Market.
VRW TORK. March 10. Conner aulML
Electrolytic. 14ft wise.
Iron quiet- No. 1 Northern and No. 1
Southern. $34; No. 2 Northern and No. 2
Southern, $32.25.
Lead easy." Spot, $5.205.35; March,
5.1545.30.
Spelter easy. East Bt- 1-outs delivery,
spot. $6.1066-25; March, $6 10 (u 0 20.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, March 10 Spot cotton
quiet. Middling, $27.15.
Duluth Linseed Market.
rni'TH. March IO T,nee.1. 3 70
Basis "iVIll Be 14 Cents Over Cor
poratlou's Buying Scale for
Wheat Put F. O. B. in March.
The following notice to millers was issued
yesterduy by M. H. Houser. zonal agent of
the cereal division of the Food Adminlslra'
lion Grain corporation:
Commencing March IS, 1018, and daily
thereafter--to the extent of the unsold hold
ings of the grain corporation of any pj
tlcuiar vnrlety of wheat at any point at
which the grain corporation maintains
stocks, the grain corporation will resell
wheat to milters or agents of millers for
bona fide milling.
The vice-presidents will require, in their
ludfcmcnt. such evidence or assurance that
these purchases are made for actual milling
and to actual millers, or proper assurance
that purchases made by distributors In an
ticipatlon of actual milling sales will be o
such limitations snd under such considers
tions as are approved by the vice-president.
Basis will be fourteen 14c cents over
grain corporation buying scale in effect a
that point for wheat, put f. o. D. in .Murcli
adding one cent per bushel for each 10 days
or part thereof until actually loaoea.
No contracts will be considered that eon
template delivery beyond April 30. except a
lake points, where contracts will be made
at seventeen H7cl cents over for delivery
f. o. h. vessel within 15 dayi after the open
In e of navigation.
Ituver must assume all rtsa or aclay in
nulling f. o. b. and If for any reason f. o. t.
deliveries are not made within a given
period of time, the higher scaie for later
delivery will be applied, according to date
of actual loading. At certain points, be
cause of peculiar local conditions, buyers
may take delivery in store elevators, out
his will be a matter 01 special stipulation
In each case and arranged in tne aiacretion
of the vice-president In charge at that point.
When any particular class or variety lias
been stipulated by the miller in his appli
cation, the grain corporation reserves 1 ne
right to deliver ."N o. 1. .-o. or .o. granes
of that class or variety at the market dlf-
erences.
ai certain points mere sre stocits or
sample wheat of particular varieties which
will tie sold at ineir relative vaiuf, out
l.ia will be arranged only by special ne
gotiations with the vice-president In charge.
In the case of sample wheat acceptance or
rejection must be provided by buyer's rep
resentative as wheat Is placed f. o. b. point
of shipment, and provision win be maae ty
the vice-president in cnarge ior arriving
with the buyer at a isir reiiecuon 01 any
variation In quality.
Mills msv nrcscnt tneir requests ior wnest
at any office of grain corporation controlling
points of supply irom wnien hit iiuus
sire to draw, regaraiess as to wnetner (mi
office Is the general omce 01 ue iu
which the mill l actually located.
Grain corporation will retain rniy oenem.
of transit rates. It being umierslooc. mills
will purchase on expectation such purchases
costing basis of local or reshlpping rate from
point or supply.
What is the Market
Going to do Now?
Which Stocks Should
Be Bought at This Time?
Ask for our opinion, given free
of charge, with latest copy of
our semi-monthly publication,
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Frem on reotzesf. Amk for 25 "Q"
R.c.MEGARGELC cd,
27 Pinm Street New York
INVEST for LIFE
BIT Mt.MClPAt BONDS
For the man who wants to ret ahead In the world and at
the same time lay aside his savinirs. so re may enjoy the fruita
of his labor during; the coming: years, there isn't a better, surer
or safer way than to invest every cent he possibly can In
Municipal Bonds
It is the impulse of most men to want to speculate. They
think that fortunes are made over nlpht by puttinjr their
money Into soma big: promotion proposition. Occasionally for
tunes are made that way, but usually a man loses all he puts in.
To Invest for life is one thing-; to speculate for fortune is
another.
Investing your money in Municipal Bonds such as offered
by Morris Brothers. Inc. means that you are building for the
eventually "rainy day which comes In every man's life.
To work and save is a blessing; to invest in Municipal Roads
is foresipht.
ASK ABOUT OTTR PARTIAL, PAYMENT PLAN
Safe Deposit Boxes
Our fire and burglar-proof safe deposit vaults are "
the last word in vault construction. Keep your
valuable papers in one of our Safe Deposit Boxes.
Liberty Bonds
If you must sell your Liberty Bonds, sell to ns.
If you can buy more Liberty Bonds, buy from us.
We buy and we sell Liberty Bonds at the market.
YOU CANNOT DO BETTER OV MAY DO WORSE
On Monday. March 10, we paid the following prices for Vnited
States Government Liberty Loan Bonds, which were the closing:
New York prices plus the accrued Interest:
SUg 1st 4s 4s 1st 4 is 3d4s J1 4 Vis 4th 4 Vis
99.44 95.36 94.91 95. SS 95.31 97.30 95.62
In purchasing Libertj- Bonds we deduct from the above prices
37c on a $50 Bond and $2.50 on a tlOPO Bond.
In selling Liberty Bonds we charge the f'ew York market
price plus the accrued interest.
Morris Bros., Inc.
ThV lremlfr Msmlrlpal Bo ad House
Cktahllwltr-d Over S3 Yeara
SOO-3 11 STARK. ST.. BET. 5TH AM) 6TH (CROIND FLOOR)
Telrpaoae Broadway 211
pnwrlrvd. 0.1S; fin uranuUtd nJ dia
mond A, $9; confectioners' A, $$.90; No. I.
arat fUore.
c;.l, Murvh 10. Tunntine
2? Hnrr.!n: rptTt"i .. hnr-
SAVANNAH
ftr-m. t4r: irW
re. a. shipment. 313 barrels; stork, 23. OH)
barrela.
Roi:n, nominal : &, none; receipts. 21 4
barrels; shipments. 1X12 harreis: stfwk. 2
barrels. Quote: H. fl:i.l: D. K. i:.K.;
F. $1,120; SI 3. H. $1 SO; I. S 13.60;
K 2.V x. w? ?l :iO: vw i; ?v
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
(The Nickel Plate)
Second and Improvement Gold 6co Bonds
Due May, 1931
Net earnings fiscal year ended December, 191S
Three times interest charges
Price 94 and Interest to Yield 6
Details on Application
LUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY
Capital and Surplus $600,000
LUMBERMENS
BU1LDINO
FIFTH AND
STARK
CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON
6 IMPROVEMENT BONDS
Exempt From Present Income Tax
GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL BONDS
BOUGHT AND SOLD
F.l.Devereaux company
ijMillne orders must be riven with the
urchtn. or immediately on rxjuet of the
vioe-preMdcnt. Offi. lal rfitlflote of weight
nd icrado an loanpa out nnm.
It in the Intention to rontlnne sale affr
March 1" on this foam aw ion an eunaoi
ur.Hold ntorks are available, but the sraln
corporation resorvea the rKtht to terminate
at sny time without notice Its offering of
renal. Should requets filed by the buyers
on Marrh 13 exreeti tne iojui amount un
able In any particular varieiy or po.iin.n.
the vice-president In charca will alloraio
amonK the different buyers In his Judgment.
taking Into consiaeraiion i i,.ir
pant millinir records and the loeal eon
dltlons aff.-ctlnB the milling of sny proa-
.....I.-,, timer.
l'aymeni mum - ..
ner aa to pay cash ror tnia wneai wnen pm
f. o. b. outsoinn car or vowi, muu k
cnrpnmtton reaervra ine nm., '
of such pavment oeiore mains
iiifta. All requeata for resale will be under
stood as soverneo. uy ino ohu, wu.,. -"
luted in this notloe
Tirxr Tork Sugar Market.
NBW TORK. Mar-h 10. Raw aiia-nr
steady. Centrifugal. S7.20: refined ateady;
rut loaf. l0.r: rruhed. 102S; mould A.
,V- . nhe. ? 75: XXXX powd-red, !
87 Sixth Street
Broadway 1012
Ground Floor Wells-Farco Buildinc
HALL & COMPANY
BUT AND SELL
Railroad
Public Utility
Industrial
Municipal
BONDS
YIELDING
5 to 7
Foreigm Government Loans
Local Securities
Preferred Stocks
Lewis Bldg. Portland, Or.
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The New Orleans and
Northeastern Railroad
W"e hare prepared a booklet
pTing a brief history of this
important southern railroid,
recently acquired from British
owners by the SouQicrn Rail
way System.
Copies sent to those interest
ed upon request.
Ak ft BtrC or-sio
The National City
Company
Crrrcipowdrnt Ofictt a JJ Citwj
Portland Ry. Kvrhsnge Bldg.
Te'. Main ti"li
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Muwtt i..i4 m ceamjtfv Kan .
Second Floor
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BLIL.DINI.
Portland, Oregon.
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to inventors carefully
selected
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