THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH. 29, 1919. "
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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
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71
377
4
142
5
616
3 42
236
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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
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1,400
3O0
1.500
700
1,400
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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
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Open.
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T,ow.
1 45
1.34
.:
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2
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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.
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$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
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