Morning Oregonian., March 20, 1919, Page 21, Image 21

THE MOKXIXG OKEGONIAX, TI1UKSDAY, 3IABCII 20, 1919.
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POTATO PRICES ARE
: SLIGHTLY BETTER
Values Are on Firmer Basis in
Producing Areas.
cures acder ordinary conditions a, profit of
10 pr cent to the rom?rs. One contract
was fiid today In the county clerk's office
Tor tnro ynrs at the foliowinc prtp: iviv,
25 conts: lftiiO, 22 cents: ltfUl, 20 cents.
This contract was made for a London firm.
Some time afro contorts vre made with
two other local growers at- -." cents per
pound for the lf1t and crops and 22
cn:i for the v.2l crop. The latter con
tracts were made with an Independence
firm.
SELLING MARKETS STEADY
Moremrnt Continues Heavy From
Moat Sections, Totaling 3180
. - Cars in "Week.
Tfta local market for potatoes la hi rood
condition, with prices now ruling; steady.
Jobbers are holding- fancy Oreson Burba nks
mt $1.7.5. ordinary stock at fl.'GO1.00 and
Kor jradca at t.i5&l.Ti. The best Wah
Inxtoa Netted Gems are quoted at $l.65j 1.73
maa oramary at Sl.309X.ttt. Oregon potato
Cipments were f our cars to Stockton and
wo to 6aa Francisco.
The continued heary movement of pota
toes which resulted In tbo shipment of 310
cars the past week has had a slightly stim
ulating effect In the producing sections, but
there Is practicJ!y no change In prices tn
the leading market. The best Matue tat..
stock Is bringing ll.efcilO In New York.'
the same as a week s-o, and In the Chicago
carlot market Wisconsin tnd Minnesota
round whites are Il.tIO tf 1.73. where the top
wu fl.C5 last week, Ja the southern mar
kets prices are practically unchanged, with
Colorado and Idaho vtock bringing $l.$S'a
1.90 In caxiots at Fort Worth. At Los An
ireles fancy Burbanks s:lH top the Iit at
g; so pr hundred la Carlo u. while Idaho
Kussets and Rural command Sl.75frl.Su.
Prices have weakened sMghtiy at Seattle.
where the government has put a large sur
plus on the market, but tr.e other northwest
cities are practically unchanged at
1.50 per hundred.
In the producing areas prices? have stiff
ened very slightly, from 5c to 10c per nun
dred. so that southern Idaho growers are
now retting tc for their beat Rurals and
SI. 15 for Russets. At Waupaca, Wis., the
largest advance Is recorded from 11.10 to
S1.2i. Greeley. Colo., growers are still work
ins; off their worm-tracked stock, keeping
prices; around $1 to Insure lis movement.
The shipments for the week were 31R0
cars, an advance from 3 'HO last week. Th
In sorts from Can a da In ere asod from 110
cars to 149 cars. Idaho shipped 172. Cali
fornia 10, Washington 73, Oregon 32 and
' Nevada 2,
EXCHANGE SESSION IS POSTPONERD
Ka Trad lost Owing to Sadden Death of
Perry Knight.
There was no session of the Merchants'
Exchange yesterday owln; to the death of
R. p. Knight, a well-known grain dealer
and memter of the association.
Advices fr8m ian Francisco are that floor
shipments by the United States food admin
istration grain corporation during 191 were
1.915.175 barrels: barley shipments during
October. November and December. 1'JlS were
centals.
"Weather conditions In the middle west as
wired from Chicago: "Winnipeg, part
cloudy, IT. Minneapolis cloudy. 50. Duluth
clear, mild. Illinois. Missouri. Nebraska.
Kansas and Ohio vaMey clear and fine. 42
to 48. Iowa fair, warmer tonight. Thurs
day probably rain, colder. Minnesota. North
and South Dakota unsettled, rain and snow,
colder."
The Northwestern Miller savs: "It looks
now as If the growing wheat In Ohio might
complete the round cf winter without hav
ing had snow protection. Reports are com
ing in recently that the wheat Is looking aJl
right and has suffered no great damage
from freeslng and thawing."
Actual figures on production of Aus
tralian wheat for the past three seasons are
191S-19 crop 78.224.127 bushels; 11U7-1S crop
113.579.071 bushels; 101tt-17 crop 149.C0S.71S
bushels.
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants Kxchange as follows:
Wheat liarley Flour Oats Hay
fi 2 6
APPLES ARE HIGH AT ACCTION
Northwestern Win man Bring S5 at Phila
delphia. Apple supplies were very light on the
market and prices were firm and tending
higher, ranging from $22.25 for cookers
up to S3. 75 4 for extra fancy Wlnesap.
Three cars of Oregon apples were shipped
to New. York.
Trading was light at shipping polnta
New York Baldwins A 2V ranged $0310
per barrel In most leading jobbing markets,
but held stesdy at SI 0 11 in Chicago.
Northwestern extra fancy boxed Winesaps
ranged unchanged at $4 fy 4.50 In most lead
ing markets, passing $5 at auction In Phila
delphia. Exports from Boston to Liverpool In
cluded 7905 bnxes of apples.
Bl VERS PAY FULL PRICES FOR EGGS
Dealers "Would Widen Margin Between
Country and Jobbing; Quotations.
Eggs were firm with buyers paying 3S
to 39 3-3 cents, delivered, to country ship
pers. Jobbers quoted case count at 39 9
39 H cents, candled at 40941 cents and
sects at 42&r43 cents. " The matter of
widening the spread between buying and
selling prices was discussed at a meeting
of ezg men held at the Chamber of Com
merce at noon. Local egg receipts on Tues
day were 7 si cases, as follows:
By
Orepon .....
Washington
Expres
64 T
13
HOCS STILL' ADVANCING
F1FTKEX-CKNT RISE REPORTED
IX LOCAL MARKET.
Top Grade l Xow Quoted at $18.50.
Lambs Are Half Dol
lar Higher.
The livestock market was lightly supplied,
only three cars being unloaded, and trading
was limited. The market was In good shape,
however, and firm, particularly on hogs.
ine top was advanced 15 cents to SiS.oo.
Let though , prices are slightly higher on
1-in uin f.uuu o. vju IB lull inquiry cuimiiut
but today's prices are not apparently 'so
attractive. Feme dealers doubt the prob
ability of maintaining present prices unless
a further advance in eastern markets takes
place. Receipts amounted to 65,704 pounds
yesterday. Storage holdings were reduced
by 12,:iOS pounds, while street stocks are
about 14,000 pounds heavier this morning;
y3-score, 54 V4 cents.
Chicago Prices advanced He to 1c on
practically all scores with existing conditions
little changed from yesterday. Receipts
continue to be inadequate for the demand
and a good volume of business took place
on ail grades. Several cars of Canadian
creamery have been coming to this market,
which is unusual. Few cars of centralized
were available, with UO-ecore selling for 63
cents. The into storage movement was large,
due to transfer of British held goods, but
the regular storage movement was light;
92-score, &3fec
New York The market conditions of yes-
half-dollar rise in lamb values was also re- terday were unchanged today, a good de
ported. Cattle prices continued steady. Re
ceipts were 27 cattle and 2o6 hogs.
The day's sales were as follows:
Wf Prlre
3 cows... 8.95) 3 cows ..
2 cows... 935 lO.OO; 8 cows ..
1 cow ...1020 ll.OOllcow ...
1 cow .. .11)30 7 '-Tii 2 cows ..
1 row ... 9t0 8.0011 cow...
2 cows... fl5 pV2."; 1 cow
1 cow ... 810 ti.50 2 cows . .
4 calves., 120 12.00'2J steers .
Wt. Price.
, 87S S.50
, 797 5.25
820 6 00
SrtS 5.00
mand prevailed for all grades with a very
lisht supply on the dealers' floors and re
ceipts which are inadequate for the local
needs. Prices were advanced lc and ac
cording to present conditions could have ad
vanced stiil higher. Trading was moderate,
due mainly to the scarcity of all .grades and
the contidence or receivers who are not in
"ilia 1?o!clined to push tneir receipts. Centralized
..- S' ! I cars are very scarce, dealers obtaining for
" r an.nnlnt .An. . hinh . 12. r-nntB turilh
104 hogs
72 hops
23 hops
1H hogs
13 hot.s
hots
5 hogs
2 hoj?s
1 cow ,
Freight.
lr. j nulls
11 is. 35 18 steers
. 2IMJ lf.2., 1 bull ,
. 177 IS.OO 1 bull .
. 167 17.25 1 bull .... 40 8.f0
. 23 17.00' 2 hogs ... 215 18.25
. 465 lfi.25!19hogs ... 143 1X13
. : 16.35: 2 hogs ... 250 18.33
. 105 I3.00i 3 hogs ... 140 17.00
. 620 4.501
Prices quoted at the local yards follow:
Cattle
Rest steers
Good to choice steers...
.Medium to good steers
Fair to good steers...........
Common to fair steers........
Choice cows and heifers
Good to choice cows, heifers.
Medium to good cows, heifers.
Fair to medium cows, heifara.
Canners
1111 1' 0 v-puiiil RUUUB OB nigo as OO ""I LCIUS main
1000 n'75 some asking 60 cents. Receipts yesterday
"ltOO 7.50 ' were 5S4S tubs. Storage holdings and street
.1230 8.25 stocks were reduced about 100J ana lduu
17
PortTand. Wed. JO
ear aco 1
FfiMon to date. 611 H
Year .ago 353
Tii'oma. Tues. . 4
Year ago 14
treason to date. 4911
Year ago 40M
battle. Tues. . 15
"1 ear ago 1
Season to date. 4970
Year ago
92 s
3'3
71
274
21 2 S
807
5
lor:i
1,'7i
612
12o6
... .
13X
22 !
"4
955
l77;i
4
1 0U4
1417
20
PRINT BCTTER PRICES ARE NOT EVEN
Twe-Ccnt Ranga In Quotations by Local
Cream cries.
City creameries were not together on print
fcatter prices yesterday. Two or three ad
vanced to the 61-ctnt basts, bat others
held at the old price. It may be two or
three days before the market settles to a
uniform level. Cubes were firm with sales
f Oregons at 3$ cents and a good demand
was reported. Most of the Canadian but
ter lately received has been disposed of.
IJutter receipts on Tuesday were reported
by the bureuu of markets as follows:
On gi n Tou n rt s.
IrljhO oMti
Orvron 4;:"n
"Wasmngton 85o
Total 8:74
Receipts for the two days of the week
were 10.720 pounds, against 24.158 pounds
on the same days Usl week. Stocks on hand
yesterday were 229 boxes and 599 tubs, as
against 249 boxes and 6'0 tubs on Tues
day and 291 bosa and 71 1 tubs on Monday.
Local cheese receipts Tuesday were 2520
"pounds.
Wheat Shipments Increase.
World's wheat shipments fr the past and
former weeks were:
Wk end'g
M.r. 1...
XT. S. -Canada. 5.24.v.o
Argentina ... 725. oo
Australia .... 3.3',00
India
Wk end's; Wk nTg
Mar. Mr I !.
6 . o 3 . tH"M 3 . 2 . . o 00
1.331 .t'OCI 50v'PO
2.t;?.poo 4sooo
220.000
4.372.000
d;ite
Totals 10.017, 000 9. 902. 00O
Total shipmen-s for the season to
compare as follows:
Total since Same period
J ulv l. ' l . ;at s.vi sn.
.21 1.53.000
. 6.":. !im
. 34.311.000
5. i;j ."in)
l
14
31.
ll.Tso.
;;o.(H'
T". 5. and Canada
Arcen'.ira .......
Australia
India
Totals 31a. 030.000 243.524.Ot)0
Beam Shipped From 191 Crop.
Total carlot shipments of dry beans from
the 191 S crop are reported by the bureau
of markets as follows:
"Week ending Since
51arri li, Sept. 1,
Totals 659 122
The suppfy of fresh eggs on hand yester
day was 2150 cases, as compared with
rases on Tuesday and 1055. cases on Mon
day. Bank Clearings.
Bank clearing of the northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland S4.A93.4.VI $ 731.910
Prattle ti.513.694 1,812.095
Tacnma 7.;..S32 232.6.VI
Spokane 1.804.506' 753.13S
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc
No session Merchants Exchange.
W H K AT Government basis. 20 per BO.
FLOUR Parents. J 1105 per bbl.: bakers'.
110.70b 10.85: whole wheat, 1 9. 85 10; gra
ham. 9.65tf90. whole wheat. $9.8510 39.
MILLFEED Mill run. i. o b. mill, carlot
f40 per ton; mixed cars, S40.30: ton lots or
over, S42; less than tons, $43; rolled barley.
52-f54; rolled oats. 5J(5i; ground bar.ey.
15204.
CORN Whole, ton. $64966; cracked. $00
963.
HAT Burins; prices. Lob- Portland.
Eastern Oregon timothy. $30932 per ton:
alfalfa. $-5.50; val.ey grain hay. $26; clover.
2U27; straw, $9 ft 10.
Dairy and Country Prod nee.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 58c per pound;
prints, parchment wrappers, extra, box lots,
59r61c: cartons. 6062c; half boxes,
more: less th.Ln half boxes, lc more; butter
fat. No. 1. 61 'u 2c per pound, station.
ErjOS Oregon ranch, case count. 39
39Wc; candled. 40j41c; selects, 42'(43c.
CHEESK Tillamook, t o- b Tidamook:
Triplets. 32; Young Americas, 33c; Coos and
Curry, f. o. b.. Myrtle point, triplets. 31 c;
Toung Americas, 32Ic; longhorns, 32c.
POULTRY Hens. 3133c; roostexs, I8c;
;tags. 21c; ducks and geese, nominal; tur
ceys. live, 34 35c: dressed. 41(tf45c
VKAli Fancy. 2rtc pr pound.
FOKK Fancy, 2."t-jc per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local jobbing quotations:
FRUITS Oranges, navels. $4.50r?6.RO;
lemons, $4.25-05.73 per box; bananas, 849c
per pound; apples, $2'g4 per box; grape
fruit. $:i 758 25. .
V KG 1ST A B LKJ Cabbage. $2. 50 3.30 per
100 pounds; lettuce. $3.0u5.25 per crate; j
peppers. 45c per pound; celery, $9 611 per
crate; artichokes, $1.J5; cauliflower, $2,25 1
& 3.50 per crate; squash, 3c per pound;
beet, $2.25 per sac; carrots, $2 per sack; j
turnips, $2Q'2.25 per sack; cucumbers, $2.25.
per dozen; tomatoes. $4 per box; spinach 1
M.25 pt box; peas, -uc per pound; rhubarb.
2 a 15c per pound; asparagus, 2t fei3uc
per ptfund.
T A i ULS tJregon BurDanks, graded.
$1 30f& 1.75; Yakimas, $1.50 3 L75; sweets.
6 cents.
ONIONS Oregon, jobbing price, $3 v 4.50
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Sack basis: Fruit and berry,
$9.55; beet, $'J.25; extra C. $9.15; powdered
In barrels, $10.25; cubes '.a barrels, $10.45.
NUTS Walnuts, 2 7 fa-35c; Brazil nuts, 32c
filberts. 28c: almonds, 24fc3uc; peauuts, X5
bAL'l Half-ground, luus, $l5.yo per ton;
60e. $17.25 per ton; dairy, $25 per ton.
RICK Unbroken,, 9y 11c per pound.
ANb Jobbing prices; While. 8 Q
10 c, colored, big 9c.
CoFt'tii Roasted. In drums, 25940c.
Provisions.
Local Jobbing quotations:
HA. MS All sizes, choice, 37 i 38c; stand
ard. 3bVr.i7c; skinned, 34cj picnic, 25c;
cottage roll, 33c
LAUD Tierce basis, 20c; compound,
23 ic
jjitY SALT Short, clear backs, 27933c,
platt-s. 23(25c; exports, 30c
BACON Fancy, 4'J'tf51c; standard, 42g
45c; choice, S3 40c
Hops, .Mohair, F'-.
HOPS Oregon, lain crop, 38 9 40o per
0.na: 1919 connects. 30c per pound.
MOHAIH 1919 ciip, 4tffc per pound.
IAlluW No. L ic per pounu. No, 2, 4s
per pound; grt. Na..L 3c; No. 2, 3c pel
pouna .
CA&CARA BARK Q?d, 13c per pound.
Oils.
GASOLINE Bulk, 21c; engine distillate,
bulk, 13bc; keruscne,. bulk, lllic; caes,
21 '-a c.
UNSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $1.80; cases,
$l.:i'; toi.ed. barrels, $l.b2; caitts, $L92.
XLUPKMlMi In tanks. 8aC; casta, 99c
Uidea and Pelts. '
HIDES No. 1 salt-cured hides, 30 pounds
and up, 13c . No. 1 paricured hiaes, 30
pounds and up, Uloc; No. 1 green hides,
no po an as and up, luc; No. 1 sal t-c urea
ouli. 50 pounds aud up, 10c; No. 1 part
cured, uulis, 59 pounds and up. 8c; No. 1
green bulls, 50 pounoa and up, 7c. The price
on No. 2 hMis is lc per pound less la an fur
.no. 1 of same kind. .No. 1 caltskins up to 15
pounds. 3oc; No. 2 calfskins up to 15 pounds,
2sc; No. 1 kip. 15 to 30 pounds, lsc; No.
lip, ! t u pouuus, luc. ur luut oiuek,
1 pounds and up. 2c. dry flint calf, unaar
i pounds. 21c; ary salt hides, 7 pouuds and
up 22c; dry salt calf, under 7 pounua, 32c;
ury cuil hides, half price; dry Hint stags
ur duus. 3. dry salt stags or bulls. 12c.
ury cu.t stgs or butia. hail price; dry boras
bioes. accoru.nc to size and take-off, $1 5tf
to $250 each; salted horse hide, $j to $5.
PlTS -ry long-wool pelts, per pound,
20c; salted long-wool pelts, $1.50 2.5
eath, dry long-naarea goat sKina, per pound.
Calves
blockers and feeders. ...
Hogs
Prime mixed
Medium mixed
Hough heavies
Pigs
tiheep
Prime lambs
Fair to medium lambs..
Yearlings
Wethers ...............
Lwes
$t3.00914.0d
11.50 d 12.53
10.00 ii 11.00
9.0' a lO. 00
8.U04I 9.00
10.50 ft 12.00
& 00 U 10 50
6 00 9 7.R9
6.00 9 7 04
3.50 5.00
6.00 r 8.50
.5Oil4.0
7.0010.06
18.23 1P18. 50
17.90 flS.15
10.00 'fi 17.00
15.0016.00
16.00 ft 17.00
14.00i 15.00
ll.OOJ 12.00
9.00 (U 10.00
0-50 10.50
ORIGIN OF LIVESTOCK LOADED
Shipments to the Leading Markets of the
Pacific Northwest.
State origins of livestock loaded March
19, 1919:
Cattle. Horses.MIxed
Cal ves. Hogs. Sheep. Mules-Stock.
For Portland
California 6 ....
Montana ...... 2 .... .... .... ....
Oregon 1 1 ,
Washington 1
tubs respectively; 92-score, 66 cents.
STOCK MARKET UNSETTLED
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
ABSOLUTE CONTROL.
IN
Ttls. Portland 3 7
One week ago.. 1 4 .... ....
Four wks. ago. 12 3 .... ....
One year o. . 1 1 .... ....
For Seattle
Idaho . 1 ....
Oregon 1 ..."
Washington ... 4 2 1
Ttls. Seattle. 6 2 1 ... .
One week ago.. 7 3 .... 1
Four wks.. ago. 8 9 3 ....
One year ngo 1 ... ....
For Spokane
Idaho 1 ...
Montana 2 .... . ... .. . .
Oregon .... .... 1
Washington ... 2 ....
Ttls. Spokane 4 1 1
One week ago.. 10 lO
Four wks. ngo. 5 6
One year ago.. 1 4
Loaded for all American market.s
Ttls. March 18.231S ISfil 473 200
One week affo. .2237 2150 621 236
Four wks. ago. 2533 3102 371 216
One year ago.. 2508 2466 450 228
BR2
545
4 MJ
423
Shippings Continue Strong Features.
Steel Scores Gain on Late
Sharp Rally.
NEW YORK, March 19. The stocrf mar
ket today was governed by the same influ
ences that have characterized the operations
of the past few weeks. Professional inter
ests were in absolute control, but some di
vergence of sentiment was reported between
local traders, and the western contingent.
Reports, credit the 'atter faction with an
extension of bullishness, while board-room
gossip ascribes much of the recent short sell
ing and profit-taking to a group of well
known local operators.
Trading fell slightly U7ider the recent daily
average of 1,000,000 shares.
Shippings held their supremacy of the pre
vious session at gains of 1 to 4 points, sec
ondary equipments ranking next at similar
advances, followed by sugars, electrical Is
sues, leathers and the usual unclassified
shares.
Oils, motors. Industrial Alcohol, tobaccos
and several of the better-known utilities
were hesitant or heavy, and rails retained
their listless attitude. Cuited States Steel
fell a fraction under yesterday's minimum.
and continued under pressure until the final
hour, when heavy buymg effected a sharp
rally at a net gain of 1.
Reactions of 1 to 4 points from top levels
featured the later dealings, the setback co
inciding with an advance In call money to
6 per cent, due to withdrawal of bank loans.
Sales amounted to 925.000 shares.
Trading in bonds was -moderate and fea
tureless. Total sales, par value, aggregated
$10,750,000, Old I'nited States registered 2s
eased H and coupon 2s rose U on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
CRANBERRIES KEEP LATE'I
SHIPJfEVT JTST RKCEIVED
'FROM CX.ATSOP MARSHES.
Oregon Growers Solve Problem of
Producing Fruit Available
In Spring Months.
Salea.
I jOc. dry .aort-hiiired coat tkjli cacO. jk
Catlfomla ...
t "lo'ado ....
It.io
ttch!rn ...
N.w Mrv-c
Nw York ...
Oregon .....
Washington .
Wisconsin ...
O tiler, ,
TolaJs ....
... J10
6-.1
rt
33s
Elentor Stork, of 4ruln.
Stock, of cra:n in eirvators In the United
Stmtu a.r reported in bushe:, an toilows:
Public Piiv.ie.
Wheat 6.4T.(Di 9..i:i.i"'
Corn l'.'T.OM 511 )
Oat l."'.4.0ta 4..'.sr..0'
Karley .S41 oW 1.7n;.'
Rye M0.v S.O.hj.iwo
Th. total on hand now and a year ago is
estimated:
1S.17".0
"Wheat
Cnrtl .
(IJitS .
Brley
Kora .
lilt
s.04 (WO
.".fi'J.O'in
7,1'-S.0"
i:i4.0oo
Grants pm Hop Contracts.
GRANTS PASS.. March 19. (Special.)
Wop contracts are now being mad. for a
period of thres Tear, at a prlc. which in
to 7ic
Grain at San Francisco.
SAX FRANCISCO. March 19. Flocr.
tll.o" prr lurrtl.
Oratn Wheat, federal basts. $2.20: whit,
feed oats, unquoted; California yeilow corn,
K-.l-Mi 2 J.V bariey, feed, S-'-OoJ. 15.
Hay Wheat or wheat and oats, SIS'? 20;
tame oa:s, tl'O: barley. $15tfl7: alfalfa,
JKn? Is: bary straw, oO itsoc.
Meals Alfalfa, S-i-SM; cocoanut. un
quoted. Cotton Oil Export Doubled.
WASHINGTON. March 19. Statistics an
nounced toyay by the census bureau show
the fonowinK exports of cotton seed products
fcr the period August 1 to February 2S:
OH. o. U03. 70S pounds, compared with S2.
711.077 iast year; rake and meat. 46.100
tons, compared with 17.C4 last year, and
liatTB. --4 running baes, compared with
ll.iilS last year.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Varrh 19. Evaported apples,
quiet. Prunes, scarce. Peaches wanted for
export,
Hops at New Tork.
XEW YORK. March 19. Hops, hides and
wool, unchanged
Dulnth Linseed Market.
DC1XTH. March 19 Linseed, S3.S1. ,
We pay !3c for top block pork.
We pay 17c for top young veaL
We pay less for Inferior stuff.
We Tiever chargre commission.
Frask I. Smith Meat Co.
22S Alder St., Portland. Or. Adv.
Chlcasro Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. March 19. (U. S. Bureau of
Markets.) Hogs Receipts, 15.000; market
opeing 15c to ;?5c higher, mostly on specu
lative account; packers bidding about steady
with yesterday. Bulk of sales, J19.30i ltl.SO;
heavy weight, $19.70 (a 19.U0; medium weight.
$19.i;u1i 19.S5; light weight. $18 K.Ki 19.70;
light liFht. $17. suit to.75; sows. 17.1'o5jla;
pigs, $18,734-17.50.
Cattte Receipts. 80O0: good cows, heifers
and calves steady; other classes slow to
lower. Heavy beef steers, $11.7.Va-0.50;
light beef steers. $10 19.1'.; butcher cows
and heifers. $7.-5 15.A0; canners and cut
ters. $5.7510: veal calves, $1417.60; feed
er steers. $9.50? 15. 25.
Pheep Receipts 8000; market strong to
higher: nothing choice sold early. Lambs,
i4 pounds or less, $lS.85Si 20.75; 65 pounds
or better. $18.35 ii 20.05; culls and common.
$15.5018.25: ewes, medium and good, $12
(a 15; culls and common, $6.2511.25.
1,000
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500
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Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, March 19. Hogs Receipts, 17.
000. 15 to 40 cents higher. Heavy, $19.15 'j)
19.50; mixed. $19119.25; light. $ls.73i 19.35;
pigs, $121 17.50: bulk of sales, $1919.5.
Cattle Receipts. B200; strong to 10c
higher. Native steers, $1318.75; cows and
heifers. $7.75fo 14.25; western steers, $10fi
ltt.50: Texas Hteers. $9ii 15.50; cows and
heifers. $7 0? 12.25: canners. $5.25 16.75:
stockers and feeders, $6.5015.25; calves. $S
t14: bulls, stags, etc., 7ill.
Sheep Receipts 11.000; steady to strong.
Culls. $7S11; wethers. $14"il6; ewes, $llw
14; feeding lambs. $15i 19; lambs, $190
20.35; yearlings. $16"i lS50.
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE, March 19. Hogs Receipts. 141.
Steady. Prime. $JN.50ff? 1S.75; medium to
choice. $ls.25fil8.45; rough heavies, $16.25
$y 16.75; pigs. $16.25117.75.
Cattle Receipts, 147. Steady. Best steers.
$1 1.50 'n-14.50; medium to choice steers.
$10.5011; common to good steers. $7&10;
best cows and heifers. $Sttl2; common to
good cows and heifers, $6S"10; bulls, $63?
9.50; calves. $7tl:i.
ENLARGED EXPORTS BY ARGEN
TINA ARE EXPECTED.
Ending of Tlarbor Workers' Strike
Gives Advantage to Bearish.
Side of Market.
CHICAGO. March 19. Corn prices aver
aged lower today, influenced by prospective
competition from Argentina. The close was
unsettled at lVjc net decli-ne to lc advance,
with May Sl.tS al.43Vj and July $1.35 Vic?
1.35H. Oats finished He off to He up and
provisions varied front 50c decline to a rlst
of 30c.
General assumption that enlarged exports
by Argentina would soon result from the
ending of the harborworkers' strike at
Buenos Aires tended during most of the time
today to give an advantage to the bearish
side of the corn market- Besides, weather
conditions were more favorable for the rural
crop movement and for a decrease of feed
ing on farms.
In the onts market, values were upheld
bv reports that many Illinois farmers had
abandoned the idea of eeeding sprrng wheat
and would Instead plant a normal acreage
of oats.
Provisions sympathised with the weakness
of corn. Lard, though, was an exception,
owing to scantiness of offerings.
Leading futures raneed as follows:
CORN.
Open. Hich. Low.
..$141 $l.4MV4 $1.41V4
f. 134 1.35", 1.33 U
OATS.
.. .64H .4i
.. .63S .63H .62'i
MESS POKK.
..46 40 46 40 45.70
..42.70 43.3H 42.70
LARD.
"C jo 40 2.00
..'27.75 27.S2 27.20
SHORT RIB3.
..25 63 26.63 25.1T
. 24 30 24.40 23.90
Cash prices were as follows:
Corn No. 3 yellow. $1.561i1.5S
yellow. $1.543153: No. 5 yellow, f 1.4991.50.
Oats No. 3 white, 63G4Xc; standard,
4?i6 65tlc.
Rye No. 2. $1.62.
Barley 93cfl$10L
Timothy $710.
Clover Nominal.
Pork Nominal.
Lard J2S.50.
Kibe Nominal.
May
July
Ma
July
Mar
July
May
July
May
July
Close.
$1.41! V
1.35 H
.64 3
.63
46.20
43.25
2.35
25.55
24.37
Xo. 4
Am Beet Sugar.
American Can..
Am Car & Fdry
American Loco.
Am Sin & Kefs.
Am Sugar Re:g.
Am Tel & Tel. .
Am Z L dc Sm..
Anaconda Cop..
Atchison
A G S1VISSI. 10,100
Halt A Ohio. ... !00
B & s Copper
Bethlehem B .. 1.300
Calit Petrol ... 1,700
Cat.adian Pacif. 200
Central Leather 11.1U0
Ches & Ohio 7110
Chi M & Si P.. 1,000
Chi & N W
C R 1 & P ctfs. 1,500
Chino Copper
Colo Fu & Iron. 1.2O0
Corn Prod Kefg 34,500
Crucible Steel . . 7.400
Cuba Cane Sug. 8.500
Distill Securities 12. SO"
Krie l.M'O
General Electric M'O
General Motors.
Gt Nor pt'd ....
Gt Nor Ore ctfs.
Illinois Central,
lnsoir Cod
Int M M id 75,200
Inter Nickel ... 2.000
Inter Paper .... 2.4O0
Kennecott Cop. - 2,900
Louis &. Nash
.Maxwell Motors 700
Mexican Petrol. 35,500
Miami Copper .. 6'0
Missouri Pacific 2,S"0
Montana Power.
Nevada Copper.
N Y Central . ..
N Y N H & H . .
Norf & West . ..
Northern Pacif.
Pacif Tel & Tel.
Pennsylvania ..
Pittsburg Coal..
Ral Consol Cop..
ReatliTig
Rtp Ir & Steel..
Southern Pacif.
Southern Rv . ..
Studebaker Cor
Texas Co 5.000
rnion Pacific. . . 1.100
U S Ind Alcohol 23.000
U s Steel 110.500
do pfd ' VAA
rtah Copper ... 1.200
Western Inion.. 1.100
Westing Electric 16,000
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A late shipment of cranberries has been re
ceived in the Portland markets direct from
the cranberry marshes of Clatsop county.
These berries are of extraordinary quality
and equal to any ever placed on the markets
in this city. Never before in the history of
the industry have cranberries been sent to
the markets of this section- direct from the
growers.
The berries are of good size and color,
having that light cheek already recognized
by the trade os the evidence of superior
keeping quality. The fruit has been placed
on the markets through the agency of the
Oregon Cranberry Growers' association, the
headquarters of which are in Astoria. Cran
berry growers of the coast are enthusiastic
over the splendid showing made by the fruit
at this late season of the year, and are con
fident that they havo now positively solved
the problem of late and good-keeping cran
berries. With cranberries of such excellent keep
ing quality as those shown at this time,
there should be no reason why this fruit
could not be served the entire winter to
lovers of the little berry. This is. however,
a remote possibility, as the demand for
cranberries in past seasons usually exceeded
the supply; In fact, so acute was the de
mand for cranberries during the winter that
the supply was insufficient to fill the re
quirements of the holiday season and prices
soared to unhead-of heights.
SAX FRANCISCO PBODUCB MABKII
Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Freeh
Fruits, Etc, at Bay City.
SAJ7 FRANCISCO, March 19. Eggs
Fresh extras, 45c; fresh extra pullets, 404c.
Cheese New firsts, unquoted; Oregon
Young Americas. 43c
Poultry Hens, large, 863Tc: small, 38
40c; strictly young roosters, 4550c;
broilers, 5055c; fryers. 4650c; geese, 20
31c; turkeys, dressed, 4042c; pigeons,
$2.253: squabs. 6065c
Vegetables Asparagus. 1015c: celery.
$7.00'(tS.50; cream squash, 90c$1..00; to
matoes, S2.50(f3.00; lettuce, Los Angeles,
$3.50d3.75; Watsonville, $2.002.50; po
tatoes, cental netted gems. $2,002.15;
rivers, $1.502.00; sweet. $4.004-25; onions,
$3.7534.00; green. $1.25; cauliflower. 80 O
S5c; green peas, lOigllc; rhubarb, $2 2.50
Sebastopol, and $1.501.75, Los Angeles;
sprouts, 68c: mushrooms, 2550c; spinach,
75cfg$1.50; cucumbers, $4&-4.2o: beans,
Florida, 40if50c; carrots, $1.752.00;
French, $2.oo2.50; beets, J1.50&2.00; tur
nips, $1.501.75; garlic, 5075c
Ffult Lemons, $3.0004.00: oranges, navel.
$3.505.00; tangerines and mandarines,
$3.501)i4.00; grapefruit, $2.253.50; bananas.
64C74c; pineapples. $4.005.00; apples,
Newtown Pippins. $3.253.50; Oregon
Spitzenberg, $3.253.50: pears, Winter Nellis,
$3.004.00; loquats, 1020c pound; straw
berries. $33.2o.
Receipts Flour, 6615 quarters; barley,
1032 centals; beans, 545 sacks; potatoes,
3945 sacks; onions. 32 sacks; hay. 110 tons;
Jiiuea, 4.3; wine. 40.1OO gallons.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, March 19. Copper and Iron
unchanged.
Lead quiet. Spot, 5.20 33.30c; March,
5.174 W5.274C.
Spelter, firm. East St. Louis delivery.
spot and March. 6 12r6.2oc.
. Minneapolis Grain 3Iarket.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 19. Barley, 83
95 cents.
Flax, $3.763.77.
Coffee Futures Lower.
NEW YORK, March 19. There was a fur
ther scattering liquidation and a little trade
selling in the market for coffee futures here
today and after opening 10 to 14 points
lower the more active positions Bold 17 to
18 points under last night's closing figures
with July touching 14.40c and December
13.80c Reports of a decline In the Santos
futures- market promoted the selling here,
but offerings were not very heavy and the
close showed slight rallies on covering with
last prices showing net declines of 5 to 16
points. May. 25.05c; July, l4.42c; Septem
ber, 14.11c; October. 14.02c; December, 13.84c.
Spot coffee, steady; Rio 7s, 16c; Santos
4s. 21 c.
Eastern Eggs and Cheese.
CHICAGO, March 19. Eggs, lower. Re
ceipts. 14,641 cases; firsts, 884 38c; or
dinary firsts, 374 3Sc; at mark, cases in
cluded, 3Sfi)3S4c.
NEW YORK, March 19. Eggs, steady, un
changed. Cheese, strong; state current make spe
cials, 33gi'334c; ditto, average run, 33
33V4C
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Centennial ..
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Franklin ....
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Bntter Market Conditions at Leadinc Dis
tribution Points.
Eastern and San Francrseo trade reports
received by wire yesterday at the local of
fice of Bureau of Markets:
San Francisco Trading was light today,
Steel Price Board In Session. x
WASHINGTON. March 19. Representa
tives of the steel industry met today with
the newly appointed industrial or price
stabi'ization board of the department of
commerce for the purpose of agreeing on
plans tor reduction and stabilization of steel
prices. The statement issued by the board
after the morning session said:
"The question of price was not touched
upon at the first conference. The entire
time was devoted to a discussion of the gen
eral situation and the necessity for a re
duced schedule of steel prices at the present
time in order to stimulate buying. We
found the steel men entirely willing to co
operate in making effective any prosramme
that will hasten the return to normal con
ditions."
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK, March 1. Mercantile paper,
unchanged. '
Sterling 60-day hills, unchanged: demand,
S4 75t; cables, $4.75 7-lti. Francs, demand
5 70 cables 5.68; guilders, demand, 4(1.
cables 40-)i; lire, unchanged.
Mexican dollars, unchanged.
Time loans, steady, unchanged.
Call money,- strong: high, 6 per cent:
low 4"4i per cent; ruling rate, 4'n per
cent; closing bid, 5 per cent; offered at
6 per cent; last loan, 8 per ceut.
LONDON, March 19. Money and discount
rates, unchanged.
Tiaval Stores.
SAVANNAH. March 19. Turpentine, firm.
69iAc- sales. 53 barrels; receipts. 13 bar
rels: shipments. 461 barrels; stock, 24,405
barrels. . , 4
Rosin nominal; sales, none: receipts, 6S
barrels; shipments, 250 barrels; stock. 65,-13-
barrels. Quote: B, J13.10: D, E, S13.15;
p"13 20; G, JU3.25; H, 13 30: I, J13.B5: K,
$15.75; M, $16.25: N. WO, $16.30; WW, $16.75.
Cotton Market,
NEW TORK, March 19. Spot cotton
quiet. Middling, 28.45c
New Tork Sugar Market.
NTTW YORK, March 19. Sugar, un
, changed, ...
Better Fruit Gets Xew Editor."
HOOD RIVER, Or., March 19. (Spe
cial.) Local friends have received news
from W. H. Walton, formerly editor and
joint publisher of the Hood River News,
who recently resigned the editorship
of the Baker Herald, that he has ac
cepted the editorship of Better Fruit,
now published in Portland in the inter
est of the northwestern fruit industry.
Mr. Walton was at one time connected
with Better Fruit when it was pub
lished here by the late E. H. Shepard.
Wife of Two Soldiers Held.
ELMIRA, N. T. Doubtless they mean
well perhaps they don't understand
those girls who marry a soldier, draw
a wife's allotment of his $30 per, bid
him adieu as he departs for foreign
lands and then seemingly inadverently
permit themselves to be loved, wooed
and married to another. For so doing,
Addie Beers-Smith of this city has
been arrested charged with bigamy.
Civic Club to Hold Fair.
SHERIDAN, Or., March 19. (Spe
cial.) The Sheridan Civic Improvement
club will hold a fair in the Graves hall
here next Friday night, The admission
will be 10 cents and all money taken in
will be used in the club's work about
To Yield 6.65
A first and refunding
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