THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, 3IARCII 25, 1919.
21
STRONG 01
LOCAL BARLEY MARKET
Prices $2 to $2.50 Per Ton
Higher Than Last Week.
FOUR HUNDRED TONS SOLD
Valor CllmMn; at All Points on
Coat, Ouln;; to Ucarj Export
liaylns in California.
There Is no iba'mpnt rt th strength of
th brlry mrk- l of th Pacific cowt.
All markets are deriving their timualion
from California, where the expert buying
to causing price to advance steadily.
Trading wu active at the Merchants Ex
Change yesterday at strong prices. The fol
lowing prices were posted: Price.
J') tons March fed bary $V.M
1m tons April fed barly in o
2"0 tons April "A" barley 50.50
The price paid for standard "A" was $2.50
-er Saturday's best bid, while id was $
higher than at the close of lost werk- At
Can Francisco May barley so!d at 2.32S.
as against $2.22 4 bid and 12.33 asked on
Saturday.
The rtsA in barley and also the strength
Of corn lifted the oats market It- a ton
Sot both Northwestern sacked and Eastern
bulk. Corn bids were advanced 50c j ft.
The American visible wheat supply com
pares as follows:
BuheN. recreae.
lul.t'3 Ot 9.03.O4O
40. 1 lO.OoO
54.7uT.0O0
1
1. 'J9t.OM
2. til7.n
l.UUi oo
1.677.000
MaTch ?. 11...
Marrh 2..
rtrch 2'". ir17...
ar-h 27
Marc IMS...
iUrch ZK 1914...
The corn vl5lble supply decreased 5T5.000
feushel and the oa:s visible decreased 1,459,-
CKM) bushels.
Australian shipments last week were 819,
X buhAls to Europe and 56.000 bushels
elsewhere.
Recent Imports at Sjlb Francisco Included
PC33 bales of gunnies and 40S7 bales of
Jute.
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants Exchange as follows:
When t.Enrley.Flour. Oats. Hay
Portland. Moo.. .
l ear ago
J-vajon to date..M7S
Year a?o 3iHl
T a co ma. Sat 3
Yar ago
Sa.wn to date..4M9
Year ago 41''.
fVattle. Sat.
Year ago w
S. anon to date. ..rh7
Year ago ;;TH
4
312
19
21 47
843
4
lft.-.-i
140
1
141
1'33
"i
512
17
213
177.-1
5
1072
1425
4
2
270
LOCAL POTATO MARKET IS FIRMER
Liberal Movement of Vegetables From Cali
fornia Northward.
One car of Oregon and two cars of Wash
ington potatoes arrived. Tnere was a mod
crate demand and jobMnc prices were
quoted firm at fl.50frl.65 for the general
run of Oregon Burbanks. with ordinary
grades going at J1.4" rt 1.50. Oood Netted
Oem wtrs held at $ 1.60 j 1.75 and poor
stock sold down to $1.25. Oregon potatoes
loaded were three cars for 1'ortland and
one each for San Francisco and Gerber. The
eastern and southwestern potato markets
Here stronger.
A mixed car of California vegetables ar
rived, including cauliflower. which was
quoted at $2 3 In stan.lard crates. No Ore
gon cauliflower wis on the market. A car
f California caMai:e was received. YV t n -Ttlngst-idt
was quoted at $,1.75 H 4.25 and Flat
lutch at $3 v-3. 5i. A car of California let
luce also came In, for which there was a
g od demand. Los Angela, stock selling at
$4 254 75 and the b-st Imperial valley at
5i 5.23.
Of the vegetable shipments from Califor-
Ittt Saturday and Sunday, one car of cauli
flower was billed to Seattle, three cars of
cabbage to Portland and one to Seattle, one
car of lettuce to Portland and of mixed
veegtables one each to Seattle. Portland,
Hugene. Spokane and Yakima.
LOCAX, BITTF.K M WSKKT HOLDS FIRM
rricee Not Yet Affected by Inclines East
and Sfnth.
The break In eastern and California but
ter markets has not af ice ted pric. s here,
hat it has tikn me of the bulii hn it
eut f d-alers. Cubes he'd firm on the
Street with sales of extras at 514 cents.
lrlnts continue to move at the tk i 6.1 -cejit
Spread wHh sex-ond-grnde iti'tr.1 at 55 V 5'J
cents. Local butter rc-:pts Satuglay as
imported by the buTau of markets were:
Origin Pounds.
California S47
Oregon l'.i
Total 7:11
Total rrce:pta in t e k w ere 36.1.;5
pounds, ac tinsi 7. 1-2 pounds In the pre
ceding wek: for the month t dut, 172.47:t
r-ounds. t-uoplies on hind yeatordiy were
M3 cubes and t twx... coTip.Trcd with
cutes and 26;l be's on Saturday. I,ocnl4
g'.omge stocks art: b.4 pounds with no
movement Sa;urd:iy.
The SIS storacr-a that reported storage
holdings of creamery bu'ter on March 15
showed total stocks fit 10.tT2.55." pounds.
The 50J storages reporting for, March 15
this year and last show present holdings
cf 13.52'..017 pounds, compared tvtth 15 71..
5 9 pounds last year, an ini. re.nee of 5.S
JH r cent.
ARE tIRM AT PtTlRIMY'S PRICE
Kcip4s Are Larger hnt Not In ExreMt 0f
Movement.
The egg market was unchanged from
Saturday, dars again quoting a cash buy
ing price of "9 cents. Keceipts arc Tarpe
but the movement cont;nies cood. Loca'
receipts on Saturday were looo cas-s as
follows:
Orlctn Fxpress. Kreigbt.
0-.-rtn t4 4io
Washington is ;;
TotaTs 6,Vs 42
Total receipts last we4 were -jtiM cases,
against 42.". cases in the pructdinc week ;
since Mareh 1. 12.-"T4 cases. Supples on
hand yes:erday wire 172S cases, against
rises Saturday. The mto-storage move
Tiien; Sat unlay was 2S4 cases and storage
storks totalled 107 cases.
The storages that reported storage
holdings of eggs on March 15 showed total
stocks of Xt.i4 cases. The siorngA?
rporting for March 15 this year and last
snow present holdings of :t.'t.!W.i raseg. com
pared with 71.171 cases last year, a decrease
Of 53,7 per cent.
ment on Saturday was 134 pounds with
stocks on band yesterday of 10.840 pounds.
9 - - --
Bank Clearings, "
Bank clearing of the northwestern cities
yesterday were as follow:
I'learincs. Balances.
Portland .V3-jr..713 $1.;H7.10
Seattle 6.4;j.-".'2 2.044.Ik;2
Ta oma v "t2"4 176.551
bpokane 1.7o. 74a 65". 61"
PORTLAND MARKET QCOTATIONS
Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc.
Merchants Exchange, noon session.
Bid
Oats March. April. May.
No 2 white feed l9.O0 $43.00 $49.00
Bar ley
Stanuard fed ........ 30.00 49 50 49 50
Mandard A' 40.50 50.50 30.00
Kaattrn oats and corn, bulk:
No. 3 w"hlfe 47 00 47.00 47 V
oft lb. clipped white... 4S.OO 49. 00 49.00
Corn
No 3 vellow 49.50 30. SO
No. 3 mixed 5o.tH 3O.0O 6J.5J
WHEAT Government basis, $2.20 per bu.
FLOUR Patents. $11.05 per bbl.: bakers,
$1 75tr 10 90; whole wheat. $9.b5frl0; gra
ham, ;t.659.6u.
WILLKttl) Mill run. f. o. b. mill, carlota.
flu per ton: mixed cars. $10.50; ton lots or
over. $42; less than tons. $43; rolied barley,
s52o.'4; rolled oats, -455 5 37; ground barley.
5J ! 54.
COHN Whole, ton. $6567; cracked. $61
6 J
HAT Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland:
Eastern uregon timothy, $308 32 per ton;
alfalfa. $23.00; valley grain bay, $28; clover.
$26t27.
Dairy and Country Prodoce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 59 00c per lb.;
prints, parchment wrappers, extra, box lots,
0u6lc; cartons, 61 & 62c; half boxvs. So
more; less than half boxes, lc more; butter
fut. No. 1, 62 63c per pound, station.
KGGS Oregon ranch, case count, 399
3Vl-a; candied. 4041c; selects, 4243a
CHEESE Tillamook, f. o. b. Tillamook:
Triplets. 34c; Young Americas, 35c; Coos and
Curry, f. o, b. Myrtle Point, triplets, 31
Young Americas, 32Vjc; longhorns, 321c.
POULTHY Hens, 32 35c ; roosters, 18c;
stags, 21c; ducks and geese, nominal; tur
kevs. live, 34 35c; dressed, 41 45c
VEAL Fancy, l4r20c per pound.
PORK Fancy. 23 V 24c per pound;
' Fruits and Vegetables.
Local jobbing quotations
FRUITS Oranges, nav-ls. $' -SO 9 6.50;
lemons, $4.254f6 per box; bananas. bH9C
pr pound; apples, $24.25 per box; grape
fruit, $3.756.50.
VEGETABLES Cabbage. $3.00g4.25 per
100 pounds; lettuce, $3.u05.25 per crate;
nnmni. 4."e or Dound: celery. JU & 12 pe
crate; artichokes, , $1.65; cauliflower. $2.00
3.00 per crate: squash, 3 Vic per pound;
beets, $2.50 per sack; carrots, $2 22.25 per
sack, turnips, $2f-.50 per sack, cucumbers,
$2.25 per dozen; tomatoes, $4 per box; spinach,
$1.25 per box; peas, ls&. 20c per pound,
rhubarb, 12'tC-15c per pound; asparagus,
2UQ 25c per pound.
POTATOES Oregon Burbanks, graded,
$1.50? 1.65; Yak Unas, $1 GO'o 1.70; sweets,
6 cents.
ONION 1 Oregon, Jobbing price, $5 5
per sack.
Provisions.
Loca jobbing quotations:
HAMS All sizes, choice, 373Sc; stand
ard, :i64 'n 37c; skinned. 34c; picnic, 25c;
cctla?e roll, 33c
LA KD Tierce basis, I9c; compound. 23Hc.
DRY SALT Short, clear backs. 2733c;
plates. 2325c; exports, 30c.
BACON Fancy, 4Jfc 51c; standard, 42
45c; choice, 33 & 40c.
Staple Groceiiea.
Local Jobbing quotations:
St'OAR Sai:k busis: Fruit and berry,
$9 55; best, $9.52; extra C, $i.15; powdered
in barrels. $10.25; cubes In barrels, $10.45.
NUTS Walnuts, 27 & 35c; Brasil nuts. 32c;
filberts 2sc; almonds, 24'u30c: peanuts, loC
SALT Half-ground. 10s. $15.90 per ton;
50s. $17.25 per ton; dairy, $25 per ton.
Klt'E Unbroken. 9"rllc per pound.
BEANS Jobbing prices: White, 3
lOc: colored. 8t9c.
COFFEE Roaster. In drums. 2o"5 40c,
Hops, Mohair. Etc
HOP? Oregon. 191 8 crop. 3$3MOc Pr
Dound lt19 contracts. 3c per pound.
MOHAIR 191U clip. 65g60c per pound.
TALLOW No. 1. 5c per pound; No. 2 4c
per pound; grtase. No. 1. 3c; No. 2. 3c per
PCASCARA BARK Old, 13c per pound.
Hides and Pelts,
HIDES No. 1 salt-cured hides, 30 pounds
and up 13c; No. I part-cured hides. 33
pound and up. llrc: No. 1 grcn hides. 30
pounds and up. 10c; No. 1 salt-cured bu.ls.
;,0 pounds and up. 10c: No. 1 part-cured
bulls 5 pounds and up. J'ic; No. 1 green
buils! 5 pounds and up. 7c The price on
No, hides is tc per pound less than for No.
1 of same kind. No. 1 calfskins up to 15
pounds. 30c: No. 2 calfskins up to 15 Pounds,
o 1 kip. 15 to 30 pounds, l?c; No. 2
kip' 15 to 30 pounds, l'ic: dry flint hides.
7 pounds and up. 27c; dry flint calf, under 7
pounds. -'ic: ary suit mut-a, ywuu.-
... .c. rtry aalt caif, under pounds. 32c;
dry" cull hids. half price; dry flint stags oi
bulls, 1?-: dry sait staps or bulls. 12c; dry
cull stags or bulls, half price: dry horse
h.den. uncording to size and take-off, $1.50
to $'j 5o each: salted horse hides. $3 to $5.
PiJLTS Dry long-wool pelts, per pound.
Oc; salted long-wool pe.ts. SL54w2.50 each;
iry short-haired goat skins, each, 35c to toe
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current n Eggs. Vegetable. Freeh
Fruit. Etc., at Bay City,
civ FRANCISCO. March 2t. Eggs
Fre.-h extras, 4 lc; fresh extra
42 ',c.
Cheese New firsts, unquoted:
Young Americas, 43c.
Poultrv-Hens, large. 36r37c; small, 3S
4 Oe ynun g roo t e rs, 4 5 tfi 5c ; broi ers, 4 f ft
5c; fryers, 55i00c; turkeys, dressed, 42f
44c: gees. 2yt31c; pigeons, $2.253 dozen;
sntinb. n t5c pound.
STOCK LIST IS UNSETTLED'
MARKET AFFECTED BY XEWS
FROM H FA GARY.
Prices React One to Four Points on
Renewed Selling Bonds Are
A No neavy.
NEW YORK, March 24. The uneven and
hesitant course vhich marked today's com
paratively dull stocK market was attributed
not so much to the impending recess as to
the disquieting tenor of the foreign news.
intimations that events in central Europe drawala amounted to 3120 pounds Saturday.
get her. However, receipts have been so light
and dealers have kept their floors so well
cleaned up that some traders are doubtful if
the situation warrants the weakness noted
here today. Saturday'r receipts were 6o(4
tubs and dealers' fresh stocks were reduced
by 6215 tubs. 92 score, 63e.
New Tork--W4th a decline of 2ic on
practically all a res. an unsettled condi
tion prevailed on the market today. Trading
was only moderate, as buyers were net in
clined to make purchases, tomorrow being
a holiday. Receipts of 4679 tubs were light
and storage holdings showed a slight reduc
tion of 472 tubs. 92 score. 63c
San Francisco There was considerable
trading today, being confined largely to
local sales. The market Is undoubtedly
much weaker with prices fully 2 cents low
er." Some outside inquiries are reported,
but prices offered are generally too low to
Interest dealers. Saturday's rceipts amount
ed to 98.544 pounds, making total ' receipts
for last week heavier than any previous
week for several months. Storage with-
might necessitate radical changes In the
gn.OO military policy of the peace conference im
pel tea moaerate selling in Tn early ana
later stages of the session.
An unexpected development was the favor
able change in the market for metals. Re
ports of a broad inquiry for refined copper,
the first since the aeries of drastic cuts In
that commodity, lifted that group 1 to 2H
points, but much of this advantage was
canceled on publication of the reduced Ana
conda dividend.
United States Steel and related shares lost
1 to 3 points, equipments 1 to 2, motors 1 to
almost 4 and snipping 1 to 2.
Rails showed all of their recent sluggish
ness, several of the leaders ' remaining un
quoted. Sales amounted to 750,000 shares.
Nominal dealings in foreign exchange,
especially lire, reflected further erratic ten
dencies. Cail money ruled it 5 per cent
und time funds eased, but few loans were
reported.
Liberty bonds shaded slightly, foreign Is
sues were fractionally lower, and the general
list was heavy. Total sales, par value. $12.
30O.O00. Old United States bonds, unchanged
on calL
- STOCK OTTOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
Am Beet Sugar. 3,300
American Can.. 7.400
Am Car & Fdry 1,100
Amerli a Loco. . 1.5O0
Am Sm A. Refg lu,7o0
Am Sugar Relg tf.lMM
Am Tel & Tel.. 90J
Am Z L & S
Anaconda Cop.. 32.20
Atchison 40
All G & TV I S S 3.3UO
Bait & Ohio. ... 3"0
Bethlehem B . . 16.2'0
Butte A Sup Cop 0
50
4,'MUi
6i 0
93 score, 67c
- Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. March 24. Evaporated
apples, dull; state. 17H19c.
Prunes, quiet; Californiaa, ll0c; Ore
gons. 104 U lS'c.
Peaches, firm; standard, 17c; choice,
18&19c; fancy, 19&2tc
Hops at New Yoefc.
NEW YORK, March 24. Hops, firm;
state medium to choice, 1918, 3040C; 1917,
20 22c; Pacific coast, 191S, 37 043c; 1917,
25 & 30c. . .
CORN BOIJEHTJOR EXPORT
CHICAGO MARKET SENT TO
HIGH LEVELS FOR SEASOX.
STRONG MARKET AT YARDS
HOGS ADVANCE 50 CEXTS TO $19
WITH GOOD DEMAXD.
Cal Petroleum.
Can Panne...
I'en Lealhrr...
Ch-s Ohio...
-hl Mil & Si P
Chi ft N W 4"0
C R I P ctls. 1,300
Ohlno Copper... S.M0
Vol Fuel & Iron
Corn Prod Hetg 20.0H0
Crucible steel., u.uim)
Cuba Cane Sug 1.4U0
Distiller's Sec. . i,SO0
Krle
lien Electric S00
C.rn Motor,.... 12,40
;t North ptd. . . "0
;t North Or ctfa 1,800
Illinois Central
Insplr Copper.. 9.3H)
lnt M M pfd.. 1:7.00
Int Nickel 2.300
lnt Paper 1.M0
Kennecott Cop. 3,000
Louis & Cash
Maxwe'.l Motors 1,100
Mex Petroleum. 43.310
Miami Copper. IH'O
Missouri Pacific 1,700
Nevada Copper. W0
N Y Central. .. . " O0
N Y, N H ft H 1.700
Norfolk ft West ...... '
Pacific Mall 1.100
Pennsvlvania .. S,-'
PltUburn Coal. . SO0
Itav Consol Cop. 2,5"0
Keadinc ....... l1".0.
Rep Iron ft Steel l.ooo
Shat Arlx Cop. . 3.200
Southern Pacific 8.200
Southern Ry... J.'''1
Studebaker Cor. .-00
Texas Co .'o0
1-nl.m Pacific. .. 1.200
V S Ind Alcohol O.soo
17 S Steel j ...."
V S Steel pfd.. 00
t'tah Copper... 10.3OO
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Money, Kchan;e, Etc.
NFW TORK. March 24. Mercantile paper,
$4.60; commercial
5 U 'i .i u c.
t-. ..Mnm An.rl.iV
GO-tiay bills on banks. 4.3; commercial 60-
bills
pullets,
Oregon
Apples Firm at All Points.
There was no change worrh noting In the
local appte market at the opening of the
nwk. Prices were firm on the limited sorts
and rrades available. Seven cars were
hipped from the state to New York.
Northwestern extra fancy boxed Wlne
aaps ranired steady at $4.234.30 tn most
leading Jobbing markets, with tope of $5 or
ever in many smaller cities. Trading was
licht at shipping points an Ne-x York Bald
wins. A S't. sheared Uttle change in most
leading Jobbing markets at a general range
f $.5tno50 P barrel.
Exports from Baltimore to England were
S0,13 boxes and 1761 barrels.
Cbeee A d nnrm Two Cent a.
A 2-cent advance in Tillamook cheese
pHcei was snnouncrij y.-strday. Local re
ceipts of cheese Saturday were lCOtfo" pounds
Irom Oreson and 3."0 pounds from IJaho.
A total of 59.434 pounds arrived last week,
which compare wtth 4.07 posftids la the
$revloua week. Tie out-uf -storage move-
v. srtTip4 Ararairus. IWTu'jC pouna.
celery, u cr;to of four and five dozen;
,.rMm stiuash. lHcf $1 lug bx: tomatoes.
SJ .'tt ': crate or b-x; Ios Angeles lettuce,
ofi J. 73 crate, stme at $3; potatoes, pr
.en till. Netted Oeins. t2ti 2. !."; rivers, S1.3U
'n 2' sweet, $4 4.5; onions. $3 73 cental;
green, river. $1.-5 box; bay. $1.752; rhu
barb $-v 2.U0 box; cauliflower. S(1j S3c
dozen; green peas. 8ft lc pound: mush
rfxms. i'3rSrtc box. according to size;
up routs, ttifc; cucuinbers,$4t 4.25 box, hot
h-us; spinarh. 731. crate: cabbajre
arfy. StV-'frSl per 1W pounds; strlnr beans,
4U,t"jiK: pound. Florida; carrots. $1.751'
Kai-k; French. 2'f 2.2$; beds. $1.30- sack;
turnips, $- 23 5 2--0 sack; garlic, 50 7V
pounl.
Fruit I-emons. $3M; orange, navel,
wrapped. $4 i " -5 box; tangerines and man
dannfs. $;i.rtr4 half box: grapefruit. $iJ5
43.50 box; bananas. ,-7,3c pound: pine
apples. $4'd5 Uoz.i apples. Newtown lyippins,
$3.1341 3.5U; Oregon Spitzenberg. $3.5t3.30;
pears, winter Nellls. $3(a 4, cold sturaire:
loqunts. liii lc pound; strawberries, south
ern. $173i - -3 crate of 15 baskets.
Receipt Flour. 5344. quarters: barley,
343o centals: potatoes. 473S sacks; beans,
ll.v. sa-kn; hay. 410 tons; wine, 23,400 gal
lons; hides, 1311.
SALES OF COPPER ARE HEAVY
March Bnsinesa May Approximate- 100,000,
000 Pounds.
NEW TORK. March 24. A decided Im
provement was reported in the copper mar
ket today. The buying movement, which
started Saturday, continued, and it was es
timated at noon today that sales msde
cinre the beginning of buine.s on Satur
day amounted to fully 33.0OO.000 pounds,
with some of the leading producers In
clined to place the business at still higher
figurrs. quotations were generally higher,
ranging from about 14ic to 14--ic. New
York, and lSHc to 13Hc for electrolytic,
delivered.
Copper authorities declared that if a ma
jority of the Inquiries now in the market
wcr closed before April 1 the total trans
actions for March would approximate 100.
oi.HV.mtn pounds.
Most of the business booked was at 15c
a pound, while a substantial part of to
days transactions were closed at 13 c.
NEW YORK. March 24. Copper Firm;
electrolytic, 14iei51c; closed firm at 15
0 13 1 C.
Iron, nominal.
Lead Quiet; spot, 5.12H G 5.27c; March,
5.121 ft 5.25c.
Spelter Quiet; E.ist St. Louis delivery,
spot. $6.12 6.21' 4c; March, $6.12 V Q
NKW YORK. Msrch 24. The Anaconda
Crf company today reduced Its quar
terly dividend of $1.50 a share to $1 a share.
s P0RK24c.
We pay for top block pork, He.
We pay for top young veal, 20c.
We pay-less for Inferior stuff.
We never charge commission.
Frank U Smith Meat Co., 2S8 Alder
it, Portland, Or. Adv.
.i-iv bills. S4.5T: demand. $4.63; cables. S4.B4.
Krancs. demand. 50; cables. 5 79. Guilders,
.lemand. 40; rabies, a-m.
7.0O; cables. 7.55.
Mexican dollars. 77 He
rim. inan.. easier: 00 and 80 days, 5V4
-,U ner cent; six months, 5iP5?4 Per cent
7-.ii .v .troni.-: hlch. per csnt:
low 5 pit con t'; ruilnE rate. 5 per cent; closing
r. .r r,nt: offered at 5t4 p.r cent: last
louii, 51, per cent; bank acceptances, 4 5a
per cetjt.
LONDON, MarcW 54. Money. SH per cent.
Discount rates, short bills and three-months
bills. 3 17-3d per cent.
Eastern Eb" "nd Cheese.
NEW YORK. March Kicks, steady:
fresh-Bthered extras, 44c: fresh-Rathered
.. nnrthcrn section. 41b 42 c; ditto cen-
,ni nfi .outhorn sections, 40&HIV5C.
rheiw. Irremilar; state current make spe
cials, saVac; ditto average run, a3j jjc
CHICAGO. March 24. Esgs. higher. Re
ceipts -H.IOO cases: firsts, ;i! '."1 3 hi c : ordi
nary firsts. ?.8j3S3ic; at mark, cases In
cluded. SSfc-S'.w.
l'oultry. alive, higher. Springs, 33c;
fowls. 34c.
Advance in Coffee Future.
NEW YORK, March 24. After opening un
rlianged to R points higher, the market for
ipffee futures sold up to 14.40c for July and
i:i.!'lc for Uect-mber, or about J5 to 18 points
net higher during the middle of the day on
a spurt of covering which seemed to be in
spired by an advance in the Santos cables.
Closing bids: May. 14.40c; July. 14.29c; Sep
tember. 14 02c; October, 13.0Cc; December,
13 7iic; J.inuary, 13.7e: March. !3.70c.
Spot coffee, dull; Rio 7s, 16'.ic; Santos
Is, 21 HC. '
Seattle Livestock Market.
FBATTLB. March 24. Hogs Receipts,
nt,- hither: urime. S19a 19.35: medium
to choice. l!Vi05x IS. 90; rough heavies, $16.60
17.35: plus, l.G0ls.aa.
Callle Receipts, 154; steady: best steers,
$11,506 14.50: medium to choice steers. S10.50
gill; common to good steers, $7 $10; best
cows and heifers. M?12; common to good
cows and heifers, 6'3 10; bulls, S6jt.5U;
calves, 713.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga., March 24. Turpentine
Firm, 69!iS70c; sales. 401 barrels; receipts,
136 barrels; shipments, 1089 barrels; stock,
23,243 barrels.
Rosin Nominal; sales, none; receipts, 8
barrels; shipments. 509 barrels; stock. 65,877
barn-Is Quote: B, 13.10; 1 E, S13.15; F,
M3.20; G, J13.25; H. f 13.30; I, $13.65: K,
$15.75; M, $16.25; N, WG, $16.30; WW,
$16.75.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK, March 25. Raw sugar,
steady; centrifugal, 7.28c.
Refined, steady. Cut loaf, 10.50c; crushed,
10.25c; mold A. 9.50c; cubes. 9.75c; XXXX
powdered. 9.20c: powdered, 9.15c; fine gran
ulated and diamond A. 9.00c; confection
ers' A, S.UOc; No. 1, S..s5c.
Iwislon Ready to pray.
LEWISTON. Idaho. March 24. (Special.)
Lewiston orchardlsts are getting ready for
spraying this week, having completed their
pruning. Most of the spring plowing has
been done, and gardens are being planted.
Lettuce which was planted last January is
now showing and the fail planting will be
ready tor harvesting early In the summer.
Cotton Market.
NEW TORK, March 24. Spot cotton,
quiet; middling. 27.65c.
' Duluth Linseed Market.
DULCTH, March 24, Linseed, $3.SSH.
COAST AND EASTERN DAIRY PBODCCE
I
Butter Market Conditions 'at Leading- Dls-
tributlon Points.
Eastern and San Francisco trade reports
received by wire yesterday at the local of
fice of the Bureau of Markets:
Chicago Trading on this market today
was practically at a standstill as a result
of ths break In quotations here. This de
cline was largely thr result of advices re
ceived from New York of a similar decline
on that 'market. Buyers, a trifle nervous
for some time on account of the high prices
ruling, were Inclined today to take what
butter they needed f-c their immediate
trade, some staving off the market alto-
First Purchases Made lor Shipment
Abroad in Some Time Ad
vance N'ot Maintained. '
CHICAGO, March 24. Export purchases
of corn here, the first that have been ro-"-in
some time, lifted the market jay to
new high levels for the sea'.su. Closing
prices, however, were unsettled. He net
lower to an advance of 2c, with May $1.47
S1.47H and July $1.37?4 G 1.37. Oats gained
V4 4i. c. The result in provisions was a set
back of 15 (a 37c. ' .
pats sympathized with the strength of
corn.
Weakness In the hog market had a de
pressing effect on provisions.
Leading futues ranged as follows:
CORN.
Open. ' High.
May $1.43 $1.47
July 1.35 1.3SVi
OATS.
May 6074 .n9i
July 057, .67
MESS PORK.
May
July 42.13 42.25
LARD.
May 2R.00 28.10 27.90
July 27.30 27.50 27.30
SHORT RIBS.
May 25.00 25.07 - 24.90
July 23.80 23.90 23.77 '
Cash prices were:
Fnn, No 3 VellOW. $1.54111.55
yellow, $1.511.52: No. 5 yellow, $1.4811)1.30.
Oats No. 3 white, 67&os!c; standard,
6708V.c.
RyeNo. 2, $1.70 1.73.
Barley $1.07 ' 1.1 3.
Cattle Offerings Improve in Quality
and Full Prices Are Realized.
Day's Run Good.
Sixty-seven loads of stock reached the
yards yesterday and there was a strong and
active market.
Hog trading was the feature of the day,
with a fiO-cent advance to the $19 market.
The bulk " of sales- of prime hogs brought
this price
The cattle market was much better than
a week ago. There was improvement In the
quality of the offerings and buyers took hold
in a more liberal way. Two loads of prime
steers brought $14, and a load of fancy
cows sold at $12.25. No sheep ales were re
ported. , .
Receipts were 950 cattle, 29 calves, 2822
hogs and 963 sheep. ,
The day's sales were as follows:
xv.. Tri-. I Wt. Price.
988 $12,601 5 steers;. 902 $12.50
1138 14.00 4 steers.. 10O2 l:
13.00! 4 steers. .
10.25,31 steers..
9.50 23 steers. .
12.50 7 steers. .
",.50 14 steers. .
10.50! 4 bulls. . .
7.501 1 bull
10.651 3 bulls .y
12.00! 1 stag.
10.00!279 hogs. .
11.50 50 hogs. . .
9.00,42 hogs. . .
10.00 101 hogs. .
16 .90 11 hogs. . .
9.00 12 hoss. . .
11.50! 3 hogs
6.00 31 pigs. . .,-
8.00 3 hogs..
Low.
$1.43
1.33
.60-4
.65
42.00
Close.
$1.47
137
.68
.66
45.00
42.00
27.90
27.35
24.90
2. 4
Timothy $7 10.
Clover Nominal.
Pork Nominal.
Lard $28.
Ribs $26 27.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 24. Barley, 5c
$1.05.
Flax, $3.823.S5H.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24. Flour,
$11.55.
Grain Wheat, $2.2$: oats, white feed, un
quoted: corn, California yellow, $2.15.2.25;
barley. No. 1 feed, $2.25rg 2.273.
Hay Wheat or wheat and oat, $1921;
tame oat. $20 22.50; barley, $1517; al
falfa, $15'518; barley straw, 5U&&0C bale.
.Meals Alfalfa, nominal; cocoanut, unquoted.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, March 24. Maximum tem
perature, 56 degrees; minimum. 36 degrees.
Hiver reading. 5 A. M., 5.9 fet; change in
last 24 hours. 0.4 foot fall. Total rain
fall (5 P. .M. to 5 P. M.), none. Total rain
fall since September 1. 1919. 34.49 inches;
normal 35.01 inches; deficiency. 1.12 Inches.
Sunrise. 0:06 A. M. : sunset. 0:28 P. M. To
tal sunshine, 9 hours .M minutes; possible.
1 nours minutes. jjiouiii ir-c, a .o ..... .
moonset. 10:43 A. M. Barometer (reduced
to sea level) 5 P. M.. 30. 15 inches. Rel
ative humidity at noon. 58 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
20 steers . .
22 steers. .
51 steers. .
32 steers. .
3 steers. .
9 steers. .
24 steers. .
1 cow. . ..
1 cow. . ..
21 cows. ..
5 cows. .,
11 cows. ..
1 cow. . ..
2 bulls...
1 calf
28 mixed. .
4 mixed..
9 cows. ..
2 cows. ..
8 cows. ..
5 cows. ..
1 caw. . ..
2 cows. ..
2 cows. ..
1 cow. ...
" jows. ..
2 cows. ...
1 cow. ...
9 cows. ..
2 cows. ..
3 cows. ..
1 cow. .
2 cows. ..
3 cows. ..
15 cows. ..
22 mixed
1058
1050
890
10H7
1120
930
820
1024
1170
1150
990
1440
2S0
1006
760
J093
0G0
1030'
1006
1000
835
685
820
90
970
11. -.11
705
640
110
920
830
1143
980.
910
9.00 26 steers.
12.0013 steers. .
5.30'13 steers. .
6.501 3 steers. .
5.0016 cows. . .
10.00! 3 cows. . .
10.251 1 cow
11.25! 2 cows. ..
7.50136 cows. . .
. 4.00,11 cows. . .
11.731 3 cows. . .
10.001 1 bull. . .'.
8.50114 hogs. ..
12.25! 2 hogs...
1A.50'43 hogs.-..
10.50! 5 hogs'. ...
94S
980
107 1
865
893
1230
970
1360
1380
. 195
v 198
.78
1 '6
150
3O0
290
96
416
1195
1020
931
803
1000
910
121
730
1100
1107
800
1210
149
470
170
120
.11.00
12 25
12.75
11.25
11.40
6.25
3.75
8.75
10.00
19.00
18.75
18.50
18.35
17.25
17.00
1S.O0
IS. 75
19.35
14.00
11.50
13.50
9.00
12.00
7.00
S.00
9.50
12.25
11.25
9.00
7.50
19.00
17.35
18.35
17.00
Municipal-Bonds
. To Yield 6
$24,000 GREATER WINXIPEf WATER. B Due July 1. 1R21
91.000 GREATER WINNIPEG WATER 5- Due Julv 1. 1922
17.000 GREATER WINNIPEG WATER S Due Feb. 1. 1923
18,000 GREATER WINNIPEG WATER 5 Due June 1,-1923
Assessed valuation $22G,292.739
Net debt 9,013,000
These Bonds are a Direct Tax Obligation of the ' Greater Winnipeg
Water District.
Net Bonded Debt less than i of assessed valuation.
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If you .must sell yosw Liberty Bonds, sell to us.
v If you can buy more Liberty Bonds, buy from us.
. We buy and we sell Liberty Bonds at the market.
;' YOU CANNOT DO BETTER YOU MAY DO WORSE
" On Monday, March' 24, we paid the following prices for United States
Government Liberty Loan Bonds, which were the closing New York
prices plus the accrued interest:
3V.S 1st 4s 4s 1st 414s 2d4U 3d4tts 4th 4 Vis
100.47 95.41 93.10 95.52 95.19 95.16 SS.4S
- In purchasing Liberty Bonds we deduct from the above prices 37 cents
on a $50 Bond and $2.50 on a $1000 Bond.
In selling Liberty Bonds we charge the New York market price plus
the accrued interest.
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Prices quoted at the local yards follow:
Cattle '
Best steers '. ; i .......... ;.$1S.OO014.O
uood to choice steers..........
Medium to good steers
Fair to good steers..
Common to fair steers
Choice cows and heifers
r;iH tn rhlr town tiot'ers. ..
Medium to Rood cows, heifers...
Fair to medium cowa, heifers
Canners :
Bul.s .........
Calves
block tit's and feeders..
Hogs
11.3041 12. 4
10.00 ft 11.00
9.00&10.00
8.00 ''ft fl.00
J0.5012.25
-4 .... l !
7.00 8.00
B.OOOp 6.00
3.50tf 4.50
; H.iiK H "iO
9.5013.50
Prime mixed
Medium mixed .
Rough heavies
Pigs .,
Sheep
Prime lambs
Fair to medium Iarr.be......
i'earlir.gs
Wethers
Ewes
STATIONS
Wind
Baker
Bnise
loston
Calgary . . . .
Chica ico
Denver
Des Moines
Eureka ....
Galveston . .
Helena
t Juneau ....
Kansas City-
Los Angeles
Marshfield .
Md ford . . .
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York . .
North Head
North Yakima
Phoenix
Pocatello
Portland
Roaenurj? ....
Sacramento ...
Louie
Salt Lake ...
.San IMeffo ...
San Francisco.
Seattle
Sitka
Spokane
Taroma
Taioosh Island
Valdez
Walla Walla.
Washington - .
Winnipeg . . .
:;o. 4t;i.oo;. . ixwicieax
:i2, 54.o.mi12!XW Cloudy
40 ;4. 02112 XWjClear
is ;tsio.oo lo NE Pt. cloudy
3S 4S,0.OO14i jClear
31,1 4N;0.O0..jXWKain
30 t;o0.on. .;se
, . . u.uoi . ,.-
64 "oiO.tiO I'lI'SE
28f 4S O.O01L0 SV
24 :i t! 0.03!.,. j.N
44 2!0.tMl. . S
30 2.0.00!..!SW
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as ;ts.o.oo;iojxi3
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40 r4:o.oo.i4 XE
40 4 o.oo,:;u x w
so ttoo.oo;..is
3": S2-0.0rt. .W Pt. cloudy
4u .It! 0. "OJ. -iN (Clear
.( 5 0.0oj..N (Clear
4fi r.s o.onj. .!SE (Clear
42( o.fto. .;k JPt. cloudy
411; 7i4 il.On l'j XWjciear
' tiOH.i) lii!V !Pt. nloudv
-mi iv urn . .XV 'rifMAiir
Cloudy
Clear
Cittudy
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear -
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Clear
Clear -
:C!edr
IClear
Clear
4Sj .".0'tO0i,.,iV
2 0.0O!. .;X
42..fMi. .jK
.12:0.00,10, W
04 0. oof. .X
no o.oof. .iw
40 o.ooj. .:x
M,o.oo.. aw
OO'O.OOj. .IX
:ss;o.oof. .sw
CloUUv
Pt. ciouay
Rain .
Cl-ar 9
Clear
Clear
IClear
Clear
IClear
Cloudy
1A. M- today; "P. M. report preceding day.
FORECASTS.
' Portland and vicinityFair; gentle north
erly winds.
Oregon Fair; gentle nortneny winas.
Wash in Eton Fair; colder east portion;
gentle-northerly winds.
Idaho t air.
- EDWARD L. WELLS. Meteorologist.
is.Tsmoo
IH. SO-tJ 1S.75
' 16.7511 17.30
10.00''!3)17.oO
16.00170
14. 00 15.00
II. OO'fflJ.ifO
9.00 10.00
6.5010.50
Chicago Livestock Market.
' CHICAGO, March 24. (U. S. Bureau of
Markets.) Hogs -r- Receipts, - 7000; active,
mostly 10 to 15c lower than Saturday. Bulk
of sales, ?l.50fii ltt.0.; heavyweight, $19.6o
(a 10.75; medium weight, $19.00(5 19.70: light
weight, $lS.Ur(u 10.05; light, $17.50&ll.00;
sows, $17.2."i?Z1S..mi; pigs, $16.75tl7.50.
Cattle Receipts, 17,000; opening, slow; a
few early sales steady; packers bidding
lower; calves. 00 to 75c lower; heavy beef
steers, $1 1. 50 ti; 20.00; light beef steers, $I.7R
ffi IS. 50; butcher cows and heifers, G.73Zul5;
canners and cutters, $..259.75; veal calves,
fl 4. 75 ft 10;- 'stockers and feeder steers, $S
$fl4.2J.
Sheep Receipts, 18.000; opening, slow:
first sales of fat lambs. 00c lower; sheep and
feeders, steady; lambs, 84 pounds or less,
Sl.S.0ofD20.50; 85 pounds or better, ?19.2.V(f
5u.:i5; "cults, $15.25 fu 18; ewes, medium and
good, $12 It 15; culls and comqjon, $6 11.25.
Omaha Xivestork Market.
OMAHA, March 24. Hogs Receipts, 18.
000, 20 to 30c lower; heavy, $18.0019.20;
mixed. $lS.754tlO; light, $18.0019; pigs,
$1217; bulk of sales. $18.70 $'10.
Cattle Receipts. 7500. 10 to 20c lower;
native.' steera. $13.00 fa 1S.00; cows and
heifers. $7.00 f 14.20 ; western steers. $10 fu
1 0.75; Texas steers. $iVfp 13.00; range cows
and heifers, $7 rn 12.00; canners. $50-50;
stockers and feeders, $6.70 10.20; calves', $8
(q 14.00. . ' -
Sheep Receipts, 11,000. 1 0f?' 25c lower;
culls $7u 10; wethers. $13. OOi 15.00; ewes.
$10.0014; lambs, $18.50 2o: feeder lamos,
$12&1S; yearlings. S10"7 17.50.
WOMAN'S SLEEP BROKEN
Physicians Believe Patient Afflicted
' Wtyh Catalepsy-
Physicians still are puzzled over the
case of Mamie Hiatal, 232 First street,
who has been sleeping for the greater
part of the time since last Tuesday
evening. Yesterday, according to Dr. J.
Hunter Wells, her physician, she was
semi-conscious at intervals, but has
not vet recovered from the stupor.
Her illness Is not attributed to "sleep
ing sickness," which has been epidemic
in New York and other eastern points.
Dr. Wells states that she Is afflicted
with catalepsy, with a number of other
complications which have not yet de
veloped sufficiently for a diagnosis.
The health bureau officials were
called yesterday to 475 Broadway,
where they found John Silva suffering
from pneumonia. He has been -uncon-
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Improvement 7 Bonds
DATED February 26, 1919 DUE February 26, 1931
Optional any interest date
ESTIMATED MATURITIES
$6000 February 26, 1920
6500 February 26, 1,921
6500 February 26, 1922
6500 February 26, 1923
Denomination $500
Price for any estimated maturity to yield
6'2
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6000 February 26, 1925
6000 February 26, 1926
4000 February 26, 1927
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scious for two days, it is said. Dr. Par
rish does not believe that this is one of
the "sleeping sickness" cases, but in
stead is merely unconsciousness, which
oftentimes accompanies pneumonia.
Carranza Threatens Oil Men.
WASHINGTON", March 24. The state
department was advised today that the
Mexican government had issued a circu
lar threatening to punish companies
and individuals who engage in petro
leum development work without per
mission. The threat is said to be aimed
particularly at companies which have
not complied with President Carranza's
decree of last July.
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' Developing
a Country
Oregon is a country of
vast distances, limited
transDortation facilities.
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the latter asset is the ',
purpose of the vast f
r o a d - b u i 1 d lng pro
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