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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH. 29, 1919. " 21 TFITOCYflFPflTJTfl IRKETfJOlHIUPlfiO Prices Gradually Advancing in ' 1 West and East. SHIPPING INQUIRY BETTER In Local Jobbing Trade, Fancy Stock bells Up to $2 Oregon Farmers Hare Resumed Digging. There was a good shipping inquiry for po tatoes and the country market were strong. Orgon growers have resumed digging stock that was left In the ground when the fall POTATOES Oregon Burbanks, bst, $1.75 a 2; Ukimu, si.iotf; sweets, o cents. ONIONS Oregon. Jobbing prjee, 3&4c per sacc Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: fcLUAR Sack basis: Fruit and berry, $9.55; best. 9U.52; extra C, powdered in barrels, $10.L'u; cubes In barrels, $10.45. ' NUTS Walnuts. liT.ij 35c; Brazil nuts, 32c; filberts, SSc; almonds, -4 j 30c ; panuta, 15o, SALT Half-ground. ltK. $15.90 pr ton; 50s. $17.25 per ton; dairy. $25 per ton. RICE) Unbroken. ttftllc per pound. BEANS Buying price, large whites and Mexican reds. 4c per pound. COFFEE Roaster, in drums. 25040c, Frovialona. Local Jobbing quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice, 3$ 939c; stand ard. 37ttt3Mc; skinned. 85c; picnic, 25c; cottage roll. 33c LARD Tierce basis, 30c; compound, 23 Sc. VRY SALT Short, clear backs, 27 33c; plates. 2325c; exports, 30c fancy. oup&zc; atanaara, v 46c; choice, 33 C 40c. Hop, Mohair, Etc. HOPS Oregon, 1913 crop, 38040c pet pound: 1919 contracts, 30c per pound. j ilOHAIR iui clip, bAQouc per pound. TALLOW No. 1. 5c per pound: No, 3 4e per pound; grease. No. 1, 3c; No. 2, So per pound. CAaCAKi ha kk. via, lac per pouna. Hides and Pelts. RAILS ONLY HOLD BACK STOCK MARKET STRONG, WITH INDUSTRIALS IX LEAD. ruins started. For carloads of V. S. No. Burbanks the quotation ranged from $1.53 to $1.65. with 31.75 named for fancy. On ordinary quality and condition the- quota' tion was $1.4001.50. The local Jobbing market was rirm, wu the best Oregon Burbanks and Washlngtoi Netted Gems held at 91.750 1 and a fe lots sold at $2, Ordinary grade were quot ed at $l.0trl-Q. while poor stock sold as low as $1.40. One car of Oregon and -t car of Washington potatoes arrived. Potatoes have advanced from 10c to 25c per cwt. In most of the western shlppln districts the past week, but have advanced only lirhtly In the consuming markets where the storage stocks must be fairly heavy, because of the large movement In the past three weeks. The movement from the northwest Is fea- tured by a heavy increase from Washington, while It has decreased from Idaho, Cali fornia, Oregon and Nevada. Prices In south era Idaho advanced 10c for Rural, but as much as 25c for the best Russets. Best Kusscts there are bringing $1.35, whll Rurals are mostly $1 per cwt. for the Red lUver Ohio. Chicago and Kansas City car- lot prices are almost unchanged from week aro. but at Fort Worth, stock of Colo rado and Idaho advanced from $L90 to $24y 2.05. There Is an active demand for northern grown stock at Los Angeles and San Fran clsco. where Oregon and Washington Bur banks and Netted Gems range generally $2.252.50. Shipments for the week declined slightly to 2&94 cars in comparison with 3 ISO lasi week and 3120 the week before. Idah shipped 172 cars. California 96. Washington lift. Nevada 30 and Oregon 2 this week. Forty-four cars were Imported from Canada. VOCAL BAKI.KY MARKET IS STEADY Bids V or hanged In Fare of Sharp Declines Llewhf re. The local barley market was steady and nntftanrcd yesterday, notwithstanding the declines at San Francisco and Chicago. Oa the local board $50.50 was bid for brew ing and $4'J.50 v 50 for feed. At San Fran cisco Mjy barley sold at $2.29, againsi tae last sale of $2.36 on the preceding day and 12 Si cents under Thursday's top price Oats at the Merchants Exchange were reduced 50c 4r $ 1 and corn bids were down CO cents. Advices from Winnipeg were that oats were weak on account of large stocks at Fort William and all eastern terminals and absolutely no export or eastern demand. Argentine wheat shipments this week were 254.000 bushels to the United Kingdom 277,000 bushels to the continent and 46.000 bushels to non-European ports. Terminal receipts in cars were reported ny tne siercnants Exchange ss follows HIDES No. 1 salt-cured hides. SO pounds and up, 13c; No. 1 part-cured hides, 30 pounds and up, 114c; No. 1 green hides. 3 pounds and up. 10c; No. 1 salt-cured bulla, 50 pounds and up, 10c; No. 1 part-cured bulls, 5u pounds and up, SVac; No. 1 green bulls. SO pounds and up. 7c The price on j,. 2 hides is lc par pound less than for No, 1 of same kind. No. 1 callskins up to 13 pounds. 3uc; No. 2 calfskins up to 15 pounds, 28c; No. 1 kip, 15 to 30 pounds, 18c; No. 2 kin. 15 to 30 pounds, 16c; dry flint hides. 7 pounds ana up, -c; ary x.ini can. unaer t pounds. Zlc; dry salt macs. pounas ana up. Z2c: dry salt caif. under 7 pounds, 82c; dry cull hld'S, half price; dry flint stags or bulla. 19c; dry salt stags or duus, l-c: ary cull stags or bulls; half price; dry horse hides, according to size and take-off, $1.50 to $2.50 each; salted horse hides, $3 to $5. PELTS Dry long-wool pelts, per pound, 20c; salted long-wool pets, $1.50 2.50 each; dry short-haired goat skins, each, 35c to 75c. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. March 23. Eggs Fresh extras, 45c; fresh extra pullets, 43c. Cheese New firsts, 20fec; Oregon luung Americas, 3c. Poultry Hens, large, 36 37c; small, 380 40c; young roosters, 45 (& 50c; broilers, 48 t 5uc ; fryers, 55 a due ; turkeys, dressed, 42 0 44c; geese. 29ji31c; pigeons, $2.25 to 3 dozen: Miuabs, bO&65o pound. Vegetables Asparagus, off 10c per pound; celery, 44 v" crate of four and five dozen; cream squash, 5oc U SI lug box ; tomatoes, $4i 4.25 crate or box; Los Angeles lettuce. $2.252.75 crate, some at $3; potatoes, per cental, etteu l.emj, s.J.; Ueitas, 31.75 it 2; sweet, $4. 5ft j; onions, $3.25 & 3.50; green, river, $L25 box; bay, $1,7542: rhu barb, $1.75$ 3 box; cauliflower. 85cfe$l dozen; green peas, 6 7c pound ; mush rooms. 25p 50c box. according to size; sprouts, 6i be; cucumbers, $3&3.50 box. hot house; spinach, 50c$l crate; cabbage, early. $l1.50 per 100 lbs; string beans. 4mo0c pound, t :onua; carrots, $2.u03 sack; French. $22.2; beets. 9'liZ.2o sack turnips, $2,2542.50 sack; garlic, 50 a ' c pound. rutt Lemons, S34; oranges, navel. wrapped, $4 SO 5.50 box; tangerines and iarines, $3.4y 4 half box; grapefruit. $3 &3.5U Dox; Da nan as, QViftifec pound; pine apples, $2. 50 a 5 dox.; apples, Newtown Pip pins, $31 3.25; Oregon pitzenberg. $3,259 3.50; pears, winter Nellis, $:ty4, cold stor age; loouats. 10 ISc pound; strawberries. southern. $2.753 crate of 15 baskets. Receipts Flour, 700 quarters: barley, 6"20 centals; beans, 1412 sacks; potatoes, 3703 sacks; onions, 400 sacks; hay, 343 tons; hides, 1140; wine, SP.SOO gallons. Portland. Fri.. 1 1 Tear ago Reason to date. 6726 Tcriiro 3tk2 Tiromi. Thar. 1 ear ago ! r-ion to date. 41.-4 Tear ago 4157 Seattle. Thur... li Year a so Siason to date. 5M? Year ago .... 4o 14 WheaLBarIey.Flour.Oats.Hay. 6 2 pr.6 21 R6 -17 a76 71 377 4 142 5 616 3 42 236 51 I 964 9 lo;o 143 2" l!t 2603 AFARAGrS TRICES ARE DECI.ININU Mrs Greea Pyramid Mork Is Received on Mrret. Asparagus was plentiful on the street and lower, white flats selling at 12H j to a pouna. i nere was much poor srass on the market. The first shipment of green pyramids arrived and were put on sale at 25 cents a pound. Two cars of mixed vegetables arrived from the south. Including cabbage and let tuce. iat Dutch cabbage was quoted a $3 V 2.50 and Winningstadt at $3.7304.25 Lettuce was steady at $ I rf 5.25. A moil crate supply of home-grown rsull Tower is coming In and ths best crated at $3 25, while bu'k stork moves ll.'jtf 3 25 a dnzrn. California cauliflower is held at $2.25 3 In standard crates. Apple Market Is Mew. The apple market was slow with a mod erate demand and light offerings. Prices n the street were unchanged. One of Uregons was shipped to New Tork. The r astern markets were steady and un . hanged. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of tbonorthwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearing?. Balanc. Portland $.i.7li.3JS $ 743.553 Seattle 5,013. u.lS 1.317.S41 Tacmt , 450.75 7 2f. 1 VI hpukane 1.22.7J3 43.42t rORTL.ND MARKET QUOTATIONS Oraia. Hoar, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. Bid Oats March. April. No 2 white feed $i$.5o $18.50 Barley S'aitdard feed 50.00 Standard "A" ". 50 May. $lv50 4J 50 50.50 46 on M.30 db.v0 hinttrn vats and corn, bulk: tTs No. 3 while 46 On 4 Ort i-lb. clipped white .. 47.50 47.50 Corn No. 3 yellow -W50 woo No. 3 mixeu 5D.0O 58.00 WHEAT Oovernment basts. $2-20 per bo. KI-OL'B Patents. $11.45 delivered. $11.30 at mill; bakers'. $W.15jH 30: whole wheat. $10 I"; gruham, $1(1.05? 10.20. MILLKtKU Jdiil run. f. o. b. mllL cartots, $4U per ton: mled cars. $10.50; ton lots or liver. 342; less than tons. 3; rolled barter, g52tV.M; rolled oats. $55 57; ground barley, $52 -r 54. CORN Whole, ton. $65067; cracked, G1 e6t. H AT Buying price.-, f. o. b. Portland : Eastern Orcjcoo timothy. $30 52 per ton; alfalfa. $25.00; valley grain hay, $26; clover -i27. Dairy aad Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 59vOc per lb.; prints, parchment wrappers, extra, box lots, 61c; canons, 61d2c; half boxes. Atore; less than half boxes, lc more; butter lat. No. 1. KJ?63c per pound, station. Oregon ranch, case count, 40c; candled. 41c; selects. 43c CHtK-Tiiitmook. f. o. b. Tillamook: . Triplets. 34c; Young Americaa. S3c; Coos and i Curry, f- o. b. Mrtle Point, triplets. 31ViC oung Americas. 42 c; longnorna, 32 He. POULTRY Hens, 33634c; roosters. 21c; stags. 25c ; ducks, geese and live turkeys, nominal; dreed turkeys, 43c. VKAL Fancy, 2u2USc per pound. tVKk Fancy. 25c per pou n d. Fruits aad Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: j lemons. $4.256 per b?x; bananas. 6y9ti per pound: apples, $2 a 4-23 per box; grape- ' Irult. $3 75r83d. I VtOsiTABLES -Cab bare. $3 00b 4 25 per I IOO pounds; lettuce. $4f5,25 per crate; 1 peppers, 4c per pound: ceiery. $yl2 per crate: artichokes. $1 65; cauliflower, $2.25 3.23 per crate; squash. 3 4c per pound ; bests, $2-50 per sack; carrots. $20225 per sack, turnips, $22.50 per sack, cucumbers. $2.23 per dozen; tomatoes. $4 per box; spinach, $L23 per box; peas, 16r20o per pound, rhubarb. 1016c pr pound; asparagus, 12 25o per pound. Progress of Peace Conference and Signs of Trade Revival Are Stimulating Factors. NEW TORK. March 28. Excepting trans portations, which failed to follow the gen eral trend until the final hour and then only in minor degree, the movement of prices on the stock exchange today again distinctly toward materially higher levels. The advance was the more noteworthy because trading was marked by frequent intervals of extreme dullness, when sell ing pressure might have exerted an ad verse influence, but at no period were reversals more than nominal. Developments of the "session were founded largely on rumor and board room gossip. which dealt mainly with the course of events at Paris and the prospects of trade revival, especially in the steel and copper industries. Steels, equipments and coppers bullied large In the day's dealing. United States Steel was in steady demand at an extreme rise 01 Z"). to HDw, Canadian Pacific was the one outstanding xeature among rails, its rise of 34 points neing attributed to the company; s record gross earnings ss disclosed In tne annual report. Sales amounted to 675,000 snares. Uonds were steady to firm, aside from slight shading of Issues comprising the for- eiBi Bivuf. xotai sales, par value, ag gregated $12,775,000. . Old United States Donas were unchanged on calt CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Last bales. 900 15,500 1.4O0 7.300 1,700 700 ' 5,400 4O0 3,700 000 31,500 CHICAGO MARKET DEPRESSED BY ANNOUNCEMENT. Prices Close Nervous and 2 to 3 Cents Net Lower Arrivals From Country Larger. CHICAGO, March 23. Weakness of s pronounced sort developed In the corn market today, chiefly owing to Increased pressure of supplies from Argentina. Prices losed nervous. 2 to 3 cents net lower, with May $1.45 1.45S and July $1.34wf 34. Oats finished lHt?2H down, and provisions off 10 to 30 cents. Notice that the actual shipments from Argentina Included a considerable quantity destined to the United States, gave the nit'al bearish Impulse to the corn market. Besi des, arri va Is here from the country were larger and weather conditions through out the corn belt appeared excellent. Oats weakened w 1th com. Seeding was said to be making good progress. Provisions gave way as a result or the downturn In grain. Earlier, however, the market had an upward trend on account of tfmrnrary advance scored by hogs. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. High. $l.4!l 1.374 OATS. .4; .4H .62 4 .63 N MfcSS PORK. Am Beet Sujrar. American Can.. Am car 4t Fdry American Loco. Am Sm & Retic. Am Sugar Rem. Am Tel A Tel. . Am Z L dc Sm. . Anaconda Cop.. Atchison Ci ft WISSL Bait A Ohio ... Bethlehem B. B & S Copper. Calif Petrol 300 Canadian Pacif. 3,2tio Central Leather 14.800 Cites & Ohio ... 300 Chi M & St P.. 2,IH)0 Chi 6c N W JiuO C R I & P ctfs. 2O0 Chlno Copper . . 800 Colo Fu & Iron. 1,400 Corn Prod Refg 50,200 Crucible Steel.. 5,800 Cuba Cane Sug. 400 Distill Securities 5.400 Erie 3,700 General Electric General Motors. 30.200 Ot Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore ctfs Illinois Central. nsplr Copper. . Int M M pfd . nter iMcKei . . Inter Paper K C Southern . . Kennecott Cop. Louis ft Nash . . Maxwell Motors Mexican Petrol.. Miami Copoer... Missouri Pacific Montana Power. Neva.la Copper. N Y Central . . . N Y N H & H . . Norf & "West . . Northern Pacif. Pennsylvania Pittsburg Coal.. Ray Consol Cop. Reading Rep Ir ft Steel. Shat Ari Cop Southern Pacif. Southern Rv . .. Studebaker Cor. 1300 Texas Co 7.700 Union Pacific . . 4uo U S Ind Alcohol 16.000 U S Steel 103.SO0 do pfd Ctah Copper . .. Western Union. Westing Electric 300 1,500 7,800 22,10(1 14,000 4,500 400 2,400 500 20,400 700 500 30(1 1,700 500 i',700 1,800 4.100 2,500 4.600 1,800 2.000 0.S0O 1,400 3O0 1.500 700 1,400 High. 1 60 70 120, 104 2i 114 6 , 25 160 . 73 58 37 4 4 23 4 35 43 504 67 4 23 ' 64 4, 16, ihsli U3 4 41 H 48 3i ? 'xi" 70 10 75 S9 L,ow. 70 48;, 111 t 103 J, 'ea'bi si 112. 47 06 'ssii 157 3, 73 57H 30 23 V4 34 'j, 42Vs S3V. 63 Va ltii. l2?i" 113 41 'is' ' 111H 20 43 . 184t 20 'ibi -lSlij 23 23 6 10 74 i 291. 93 44 49m.' 20 V 84 S2H 10 101V 2S 63 212 128 V, 344 Vi 911 114 734 S64 48 92 H ' 4SS 19 83 Rlli 10 V. 100 2S 62 209 li 123 142 99 'i 114 72 85 46 70 50 Vl 6ti 70 hi loo?, 104 13 61 91 114 47 0S 21 25 5, 10 ( 73 08 37 94 23 30 43 56 67 23 64 1 105 17 93 ii 41 99 48 112 20- 40 18 31 113 39 181 23 23 09 75 29 ion!, 92 44H 49 20 84 82 10 101 28 03 A 211 128 144 99 114 73 86 '.4 46 Pulled Extra. Jl.50fil.80; A A. $1,509 1.55: A aupers. 1.4Ofel.40. Mohair Domestic: Best combine. 6570c; best carding, 60& 65c. Inspection Law to Be' Enforced. TACOMA, Wash.. Marcb 2S. (Special.) First steps to enforce tbe new "Washington gram inspection law were taken nere last night by the state public service commission and P. J. Sweeney, state grain inspector. A. soon as the standards have been set ail com mercial organizations and grain merchants in tne orient and straK settlements, as well as those on this coast, will be notified. A. F. Blaine, chairman of the commission, said it was planned to open up trade with other countries by co-ordinating the forces of the state with those of private interests. The commission left for eastern Washington to day to hold other hearings on different rate matters presented to it for decision. Alfalfa Growing in Lane County. EUGENE, Or., March 28. (Special.) Considerable interest is being shown in al falfa culture in La-ne county this year, ac cording to Jf.- S. Kobb, county agricultural agent. While alfalfa growing is not gener ally considered possible in this county ex cept on the bottom lands, there are several fields that have proved quite succesful for a period of from four to nine years at Junc tion City, near Eugene, and at Thurston. Over 12O0 pounds of alfalfa seed has been sold in Lane- county, this being enough to sow 125 acres of ground. Eastern Eggs and Cheese. NEW TURK, March 28. Eggs irregular. Fresh gathered extras, 44 c; fresh gathered northern section firsts, 4143c; ditto central and southern, 042c. Cheese weak. State whole-milk flats cur rent make special, 3333c; ditto average run, 32 c CHICAGO. March 28. Eggs .unsettled. Receipts, 22,208 cases. Firsts, 38 (j39c; ordinary firsts, 373Sc; at mark, cases Included, 3Se39c. Poultry, alive, higher. Springs, 33c; fowls, 36c BIG BUNCH OF LIBS IN OVER TWO THOUSAND HEAD BROUGHT FROJI ECHO. Bid. v BONDS. TJ S I,ib 3s. .. .99.04! do coupon ...105 do 1st cv 4s.. 94.40 Atch Gen 4s 82 do 2d 4s 93.661 D & R u ret 5s. '48 h 1 o 4VS.94 4l N Y C deb 6s.. 97 do 2d cv 4S.93.64'N P 4s S2 do 3d fit 5.1 r 3s -aa rin 4th 4s. . .93 6SiPac T & T 5s 91 'i U S ret 2s reg. .'98 "4 1 F con tos -iMSi do coupon V S 3s reg. do coupon U S 4s reg. . 98 ..89 . .'89 .105 U P 4s V S Steel 5s.. S P cv 5s.... Anglo-Fr 5s . , .100 ..102 Bid. M.iT uly Vsr j'y Open. -1 47'i . i.oo T,ow. 1 45 1.34 .: .61 Clo?e. $1.40 1.34 2 .61 Mar u;y Mar u;y ..42.00 41.65 44 30 41.65 27.60 27.12 42.00 I.AP.D. 27. V. 17. BO ....27.40 27.60 27.10 SHORT RIBS. 24.80 24 65 23.70 23.82 23.60 prices were: -No. 3 yellow. I.5Vi 01 60; No. 4 104w 1.06; No. ft yellow, $1,516 14.65 23.62 y .. u.y . . Cash Corn- yellow, 1.03. .; No. 3 white, 64960c; standard, 60 a 60 c. live No. 2. $1 62. B.rley $1 05 .t 118. Timothy 7 10. tVover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard $2T.2. Ribs $203 26. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Marrh 28. Barley, 94c 1.V4. Flax, $3.64&3.66. Grain at han Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 2. Flour, 1 1 00. t;ram Wheat. $2.20: oats, while feet, un- uoted; corn, California yellow, $2.20(12.50; barley. No. 1 feed, $2.27 ft 2.32. Kay Wheat or wheat and oat. V19G21: ame oat. ,206 22.50; Darley. l.'.Jjl7; al falfa. $15918: barley straw, 50$K0c bale. Meals Alfalfa, nominal; cocoanut, uu- quoted. WHOLESALE-RETAIL BUYING LARGER Lfwe Idle labor I, Reported From Many Sections. NEW YORK, March 28. Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Factors of the week In purely domestic rade circles have included enlarged buying both at wholesale and retail: reports of ex cellent moisture; soil and winter wheat crop conditions; the beginning of spring wheat seeding in the southern areas of the north- est: more life in building trades and in lumber and In other materials; preparations making for an early opening of navigation on the Great Lakes: good sentimental effects from and some enlargement of actual buying of Iron and steel following laet week's cut prices; larger than expected demand for e!irable grades of wool at the government uction; a continuance of the gains shown clearings as compared with a year ago. nd a slight cutting down of the unemploy ment totals, this latter news being aocom- anted by reports from the northwest and south, that In these sections unemployment negllrtble. or that an actual need of labor. especially farm help. Is already perceptible. Weekly bank clearings were $6,381,308,000. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW "YORK. March 28. Evaporated ap es dull. Prunes firm. Peaches scarce. PORK, 25c; VEAL, 21c. We pay those prices for top-quality meats. We can use lance and inferior quality at less. We never charge com mission. Frank U Smith Meat Co, 228 Alder it, Portland,' Or. Adv. Mining Stock, at Boston. BOSTON, March 28. Closing quotations: Allouez ST North Butte ... 9 Art Com 1101d Dom S3 Calu Arls r.7 Osceola 48 C'alu A Hecla...407 iQuincy 57 Centennial 12 I Superior 4t Cop Range -to" I sup & uosion... i c - -, RU Shannon 1 Ti Franklin 2't-tah Con T4 Isle Koyalle ... 24 Winona 'l Lake Copper ... as, pvoivenne n Mohawk 51 I Greene Can .... 53 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, March 28. Mercantile pa per unchanged. Sterling 60-day bills, $4.56; commercial 60-day bills on banks. $4.65; commercial 60 day bills. $4.54: demand, $4.59; cables, $2.80H. Francs, demand, 6.00; cables, 5.98. Guilders, demand. 4054 ; cables, 40. Lire, demand, 7.60: cables 7.40. Mexican dollars unchanged. Time loans firm, unchanged. Call money strong. High, 6 per cent; low 5, ruling rate 6. closing bid 6, of fered at , last loan 6. LONDON, March 28. Bar silver BOd per ounce. Money and discount unchanged. COAST AND EASTERN DAIRY PRODUCE Batter Market Condition at Leading Dis tribution Points. Eastern and San Francisco trade reports received by wire yesterday at the local of fice of the Bureau of Markets: Chicago The butter market firmed up rapidly this morning and a good, active business, both local and out of town, ad- .vanced Quotations from one-half to one cent. Dealers feel that, wltn ne more reasonaoie prices now in force and the more liberal suDnlles due to show In our receipts shortly, a good healthy market should prevail for come time. Some export ouymg is no tea. but the present market strength does not seem to depend so much on export as on actual butter shortage. Extras were in good demand today and the few cars of cen trallaed sold brought the full quotations or better. 92 score. 5iC. New York With advices of some export business transacted, together with a change of sentiment, the market today assumed firm tone and prices advanced 2c to 2c on practically all scores. As there Is little arrumulat Ion of Stocks, dealers could easily obtain full quotations and under grades, of which there Is a good demand and a lim ited suDDly. were bringing in some cases nne-half to one cent over quotation. Re ceipts were only moderate, being 3826 tubs, nnH torare holdings showed a further re duction of 3269 tubs, while (he street stocks this morning were 2!e luos iigmer. . score. 61c San Francisco The market was active to v and hutter moved freely through vari ous channels. Some of the trading was of an unusual character and some doubt Is expressed as to the posibility of maintain (n, the recent advance. Some butter is be- innriert for Hawaii, while further in- n.iirv tram the northwest is reported. Re ceipts are much heavier this week and continuous movement and outside demand are necessary for the maintenance of pres ent nrtces. Stocks on dealers floors are tt-1v 18.000 sounds heavier this morning. The storage situation is unchanged. S3 score, 64c STKONO MARKET FOR FINE WOOLS Half -Blood Steady and Quarters and Three-eighths 10 Per Cent Lower. BOSTON. March 28. The Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow: '"The government wool auctions have shown an Interest well maintained this week, especially for fine wools. Prices for half blood and above have held steady, while quartera and three-eighths wools have dropped about 10 per cent. "Firm prices are expected Jn London, ex cept for c roes-bred s. South American mar kets are expected to decline, following re duced government limits here. Tbe new clip situation is slow." Scoured basis: Texas Fine 12 months, $1.3S1rl.42: fine 8 months, 1 1.256 1.30. California Northern, S1.3SS1.42; middle county, $1.381.40; southern, $1.301.S2. Oregon Eastern, No. 1. staple. $L45Q 1.60; eastern clothing, $1.3931.40; valley No. 1. $1.40. Territory 'Fine staple. 11.5691.60; half blood combing, $1.45&1.50; three-eighths blood combing, $l.O51.10; fine clothing, $1.4051.42; fine medium clothing, $1,350 l.SS. j Coffee Futures Quiet. NEW YORK, March 2S. The market for coffee futures was very quiet today. After opening unchanged to 4 points higher, with December selling at 13.8Sc there was a sale of that delivery at 13.85c. but otherwise no business was reported and the close was 2 to 4 points net higher on bids. Closing prices follow: .May, 35.02c; July. 14. 35c; Septem ber. 14.11c; October, 14.03c; December, 13.85c; January, 13.85c; March. 13.8-Oc. Snot coffee dull. Rio 7s. 16c; Santos 4s, 21 c Yakima Tield Estimated. YAKIMA. Wash., March 28. (Special.) The Yakima valley will produce this vear 16,805 carloads of fruit, according to an es timate prepared by H. A. Glen, district agent for the Northern Pacific. The territory cov ered by the report extends from Ellensburg to raaco. A number of expert fruit men assisted in gathering the figures. Mr. Glen s guess is that the Yakima district tributa- y to this city will produce about one-third of the total amount, with Selah next. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. March 2S. Turnentine. firm, 70c; sales, 28 barrels; receipts, 25 barrels; shipments, six barrels: stock. 19.- 187 barrels. Rosin, nominal; sales, none; receipts, 309 barrels shipments, 101 barrels; stock. 64.- 051 barrel Quote: B, $13.10; D, E. $13.18: F. $13.20: G, $13.25; H. $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 28. Sugar un changed. Metal Market. YORK, March 28. Metals un- NEW changed. Swiss Ambassador to -Come Here. TACOMA, Wash., March 28. (Spe cial.) Dr. Hans Sulzer, ambassador at Washington from Switzerland and in control of German diplomatic affairs in the United States, will visit Tacoma, Portland and other coast cities be tween April 1 to 15. He has so noti fied John Waldner, a Swiss living; In Tacoma. Dr. Sulzer will etudy trade conditions relating to commerce with Switzerland. He Is a manufacturer and employs 6000 persons in his ma chine plant at Winterthur, Switzerland. Local Livestock Market Is in Satis factory Shape, Demand Is Good and Prices Are Firm. Satisfactory conditions still prevail in the local livestock market. There is a healthy demand for the better classes of stock and firm prices are maintained. In the dozen loads received at the yards yesterday were over 2000 head of lambs 'from the Echo section, which were brought in on contraot. Receipts were 21 cattle, 48S hogs and 2062 lambs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. 1 Wt Price Scows... 708 $ 6.50j25 hogs 100 $17.00 1030 10.25117 hogs 156 18.00 720 5.50 2 hogs 150 18.75 980 4.00 8 hogs 430 17.00 940 9.25 6 hogs 128 17.25 890 9.5O;107 hogs 198 19.00 940 12.00ill hogs 232 18.85 970 10.001 2 hogs 140 17.25 1210 7.00 3 hogs 186 18.90 1020 9.00 7 hogs 327 17.00 162 18.70(35 lambs.. .. 70 15.50 201 18.85110 lambs. ... 60 12.50 187 19.00117 iambs 98 14.50 Prices quoted at the local yards follow: Cattle Best steers 313.00014.00 uooa to Choice steers il.iU'jji: aiedium to good steers Fair to good steers Common to fair steers Choice cows and heifers Good to choice cows, heifers. Medium to good cows, heifers.. Fair to medium cows, heifers.. Canners Bulls Calves Stockers and feeders ........... Hogs Prime mixed Medium mixed Hough heavies Pigs Sheep Prime lambs Fair to medium lambs ... Yearlings Wethers Ewes 1 cow. 1 cow. . . . 1 cow. . . . 1 cow. . . . 1 cow. . . . 1 cow. . . . 2 cows. . . 1 bull 1 bull 42 hogs. . . hogs. . . 198 hogs.. !.50 10.00S11.00 9.00JI10.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 u: 12. JO 9.0010.60 7.U0G S.00 5 oust' 6.00 3.50$ 4.00 6.00(a 8,ou 9.00 ii 13.30 7.0010.00 18.7519.00 18. 50fe 18.70 16.75 417.50 16.50 17.50 16.00 (S17.00 14.00 15.00 ll.OOSi12.00 9.00 010.00 6. 50 & 10.30 LIBERTY BONDS Y4J CANXOT DO BKTTEH YOli MAY DO WORSK Friday, March 28, we paid the following- prices for Liberty Bonds, which were th6 closing New Tork prices, plus Interest: 3s 1st 43 4s lst4s 2d43 3d 4 5 4th 4 e 100.07 85.66 95.15 95.71 95.22 95.35 95.51 When buying Liberty Bonds we deduct from the aboe prices 37 cents on a $50 Bond and $2.50 on a $1000 Bond. When selling we charge the New York market price, plus accrued Interest. Liberty Loan Department Open Until 8 P. M. Saturday. ASK ABOUT OUR PARTIAL PAYMENT PLAX MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. S09-11 STARK STREET, BET. Telephones Broadway 2101 5TH AXD 6TH STREETS Established Over 25 Years ORIGIN OF LIVESTOCK LOADED Shipments to the Leading Markets of the Pacifie Northwest. State origins of livestock loaded March 27, 919: cattle. norses.inxa. Calves.Hogs.Sheep.Mules.St'k. 10; veal calves, $1315.75: stocker and feeder steers, $8.25 15.75. Sheen Receipts 4000. generally steady. Lambs. 84 pounds or less. $1820.15; 85 pounds or better. $17,75420.15; culls, $14 17.75; ewes, medium and good, $11.7515; culls and common, $611.50. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, March '28. Hogs Receipts 14. 000. 10 to 15 cents higher. Heavy. $19 19.30; mixed. $18.9019.10; light. $18.00 19.15; pigs, $1217; bulk of sales, $18.85lg 19.10. Cattle Receipts 1600, steady. Native steers, $13g)18.50: cows and heifers, $8 14.25; Texas steers, $9 15. 50; range cows and heifers, $712.50; canners. $5.25486.75; stockers and feeders, $6.504j16.50; calves. $S 13.75. Sheep Receipts 5000. steady. Culls, tl9 11; wethers, $1516; ewes. $1214.55; lambs, $194j19.85; feeder lambs, $11418.60; yearlings, $1G.5017.50. Seatle Livestock Market. SEATTLE. March 28. Hogs Receipts, 200. Stronger Prime. S19.2519.40; medium to choice, $1S.7519.10; rough heavies, $16.75 1T.40; pigs. $16.758118.40. Cattle Receipts. 144. common, steaay to weak. Best steers, $11.50 14.60; me dium to choice steers, $10.5011; common to good steers, $710; best cows and hellers, $S12; common to good cows and heifers, $5 7.50; bulls, $610; calves, $7 13. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, March 28. Cotton Spot quiet; Middling, 28.25c. DULUTH, 3.66. Duluth Linseed Market. March 28. Linseed, $3.63 TRAVELERS' For Portland Idaho , Oregon Totals Week ago Four weeks ago.. Year ago For Seattle Idaho Washington Totals Week ago Four weeks ago.. Year ago For Spokane South Dakota Washington 3 10 3 Totals 3 2 1 Week ago 4 4 Four weeks ago.. 3 4 . 1 Year ago 4 1 .... 1 Loaded for all American -markets Totals March 27.. 1205 1323 642 178 Week ago 1401 1S29 642 206 Four weeks ago... 1516 1972 384 214 Year ago 1803 2293 405 191 249 200 240 260 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. March 28. United States Bu reau of Markets.) Hogs Receipts 17.000, mostly 10 to 15 cents higher than yester day's average. Packers slow to follow; pigs 25 to 50 cents higher. Bulk of sales, $19.40 19.65; heavy weight, $19.6019.75; medium weight, ?19.4019.70; light weight, $18.8548 19.60; light light, $17.5019.15; sows, $17.40 19; pigs. $16.75 17.75. Cattle Receipts 2000. Beef steers and fat bulls steady; she stock, bologna bulls and calves strong to higher; feeders steady. Heavy beef steers. $11.7520.40; light beef steers, $10.2518.75; butcher cows and heif ers. S7.25ig15.55; canners and cutters, $0.50 STEAMERS The Dalles and Way Points. Sailings, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 P. M. DALLES COLUMBIA LINE Ash St. Dock. Broadway 3454 AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS Via Tabitl sUtd ttaratonKa. Mall and paa encer aervice (row ban Iranciitco every 2$ IswVION S. 8. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND, 230 California St.. San Franciaco. r lt4?al utesaiiistUiD and railroad ateucii MORE PROFIT in livestock fed from INDIANA SILOS Our feed book tells why. Spaulding Logging Co. Salem, Or. STOCK MARKET DIGEST The foremost authority on western and mid - continent securities, discusses in an un biased and fearless manner the latest news, physical and market -wise, of the leading listed and unlisted securities, gives pertinent reasons why certain stocks should be sold and why others should be bought. Investors and mar ket traders "will find this pub lication of inestimable value. Now running a series of arti cles covering- fully the Hnnirfr fc nnrkburnctt Texaa activi ties. Three months' subscrip tion, together with a special analytical report upon any se curity, sent free upon request. "Know Your Investment" WILSON, LACKEY & COM PAW. Stock and Ilond Brokers, 414 1. W. Hellman Hulldilig, Los Angeles, Cal. Clark, Kendall & Co. Second Floor Northwestern Bank Bids. Portland, Oregon We Recommend and Offer to Investors Carefully Selected GOVERNMENT, MUNICI PAL and CORPORATION BONDS Denominations $50. $100, JiOO. $1000 v STEEL . STKLCTl'RAL Sll.M'KS. .PLATES. BARS. . RIVETS. HOLTS, f VPSET RODS, FABRICATED .MATERIAL FOR BRIDGES, 111 II.I)I.S, TANKS, IOW LiltS, b llll'S. NORTHWEST BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY PORTLAND, OR. P. O. Box 088. Pbune Mnlu 1103. $11,000,000 The Laclede Gas Light Company Saint Louis, Missouri First Mortgage Collateral and Refunding. Ten-Year 7 Gold Bonds, Series "A" Convertible at the option of the holder into either the Common Capital Stock of the Company, par for par, or into a like amount face value of Series "B" Thirty-Year 5 Bonds of the Company issued under the same mortgage, the Series "A" Bonds to be computed at par and the Series "B" Bonds at a 5y2 income basis. Dated January 1, 1919 Due January 1, 1929 Interest pavable semi-annually February I and August 1 (first and last coupons being: for seven and five months respectively) in Saint Louis or"New Tork. Coupon bonds registrable as to principal or exchangeable for fully registered bonds; coupon bonds are in interchangeable denominations of $1,000, $500 and $100, and fully registered bonds may be issued in denominations of $1,000 i or anv multiple thereof. Coupons and registered forms are fully interchangeable. Redeemable at any time upon 30 days (. published notice at 102 and accrued interest if redeemed prior to January 1, 1922, and at 101 and accrued interest if redeemed on or after that date. AUTHORIZED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI Interest Payable Without Deduction for Federal Income Taxes Now or Hereafter Deductible at the Source', Not in Excess of 2 APPLICATION WILL BE MADE TO LIST THESE BONDS ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE From a letter addressed to us by C. LHolman, Esq., President of the Company, we summarize the following. Tha Laclede Gas Light Company was created by and organized under an act of the Legisla ture of the State of Missouri in 1857, and has under its charter a perpetual right, the validity of which has been established by the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, to vend gas within the city of St. Louis, Missouri, the fourth largest city in the United States. The proceeds of these bonds will be used to retire atnaturity, May 1, 1919, the Company's $10,000,000 par value of First Mortgage 5 bonds and for the general corporate purposes of the Company. These bonds are now secured by a direct mortgage lien upon all the Company's physical property, and upon retirement of the First Mortgage Bonds, due May 1, 1919, will share equally in the lien of the then existing first mortgage of the Company. The issuance of additional bonds is carefully safeguarded under the mortgage. The physical condition of the property is excellent in every respect, it being the policy of the management to. maintain its plant at all times in first class condition. We Recommend and Offer These Bonds for Subscription At 100 AND INTEREST The righl is reserved to reject any and all subscriptions and, in any case, to atvard a smaller amount than applied for. . Temporary bonds Tvill be ready for delivery on or about May 1st, 1919.. . All statements herein are official, or based on Information which we regard as reliable, and, while we do not guarantee them, they are the data upon which we have acted In the purchase of this security. HALSEY, STUART & CO. INCORPORATED SUCCESSORS TO N. W. HALSEY & CO., CHICAGO - 209 SOUTH LA SALLE STREET NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA BOSTON ST. LOUIS DETROIT MILWAUKEE