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Newspaper Page TextTIIE OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919. 21 POTATOES STROM AT SHIPPING POINTS Steady Advances in All West ern Markets. OREGON FARMERS GET $1.50 harp Rise in Southern Idaho Dis trictsGood Increase in Ship V menu From All Sections. A ear .meh of Ortin and Wuhlnc'.oa potatoes arrlrsd on the market. There u (air local tialti with Jobbers quotlns" be but OrasoD Burbanka and WaaMnaton ratted Cuu at 12. food ersde at LU 1.3 aad poorar as low as $1.33. thirteen eara of Orecon potatoes wra ra veled shipped, three eseh to Los Ane:et a is Stockton two to acraaent and on mm h to Gal.aatoeu Garbar. Reddlac San T pjiciaco and salens. nnalateat adrancas have been made at all shlpplnc points tba past weak with the mat notable In southern Idaho. where JC (fasts have jumped from 1.33 per cwt. to 11.73 cash to a-rowera. In Colorado tea in crease averased SSe to ll.&oal.&u. la Ore tea and Waahlnrton the .rowers a-o re tetvln $l.SO per cwt. for No. 1 stock. The market has been more stable In the middle west and Is practically at a standstill In If sine, where Groan Ifoontatn stock la sooted at 11.331)1.63 per cwt. f- a. h.. the Sams aa a week SCO. The prices have not advanced much In the consnmtnc markets and shlpplnc districts Ilka Minnesota and Wisconsin, located close to Chicago, have felt little of the Impulse beyond an creased demand. Idaho (rowers arc taking advantage of the Incroasa and have rolled 13 cars the past week. The shipments of the country totaled 1.139 cars, a sharp Increase, from the 2S91 cars of last week and area (renter than the beary week before with 3225 care. "Washington shipped 130 cars. California 63, Oregon 33 and Nevada St. Nlnety-serea cars were Imported from Canada. The beginning f the movement of the new crop rom the south started with two cars from r 'or! da. bat la offset by exportatlons rom New York to both Sooth America and Aft.ca. W. CBLAIS HAVF, STRONGER TONE Laval Market Is Ulsher. With Advances East and Sooth. Grain prices moved op sharply en the local board la response to advances at Chicago and San Francisco. Barley bids were ralsrd SOcAtl for feed and S3 9 73 cents for brewing. At San Francisco Way barley sold at t-4Sa against 2.5T!i bid aad 3-40 asked on Tuesday. Bulk oats bids at the exchange were Drutd SOcfftl.30. bat sacked oata were un changed. Offers for corn were advanced Ocl. Weather conditions la the middle west, aa wired from Chicago: "Winnipeg, part cloudy. ; Minneapolis, littls rain. 3; . rmtnth. clear, fine; Chicago, clear, cool: . Kaaaaa City, raining. 41 ; Omaha. little rain last night, ell; Ohio valley, clear, cold. Fore cast: Generally unsettled and warmer. Quantities en corn allocated la the United Kingdom are still of vary meager propor tions and the demand continues unsatts. fled. 6tocks remsln light. Argentlns mar kets remain unchanged, with the undertone easier, owing to the favorable results being obtained from the new crop. Oats sup plies In the United Kingdom are fair. De ' snand Is not active and business has dwin dled. The volume of clearances from Argen tina la considered disappointing and de spite the Increased offerings at lower prices, exporters In that country do not appeal aaxloae to take hold. San Francisco receipts from Oregon for March were: Wheat and flour none; from Washington Jheat etle; flour O4.01S sola Recent foreign Imports Include 8S07 hales hemp. 2000 bags Ice, 15 sacks f.our; from Australia, S00 tone .beat, Taeema recelpta In March were: 971 cars wheat, cars eats, 1 cars barley, 1 car corn and T3 cars hay. t ermine i recelpta la cars, were reported ay me siercoaara Exchange aa followa Whea Tort!and. Wed.. 6 Tear ago...... 3 V-esoa to date.6JT Year ago 36H0 Taroma. Tuee.. 13 Tear ago It reasoi to date.4t)T1 ear ago . . . 4 -' 1 f Seattle. Tne. ear ago .... .... Paaeoa to date-5fVU Tear ago ii:7 CCBB BCTTER MARKET DRAGGING Burnt Storks) for the Say Show kfatertaj and Chicago. Southern California sacked small whites also advanced 23 50c. closing at $6 08 23 to growers and ranging $7,30 9 7.73 In leading terminal marketa. California llmaa advanced to So&0(i6.73. cash to grow srs, and ranged firm In consuming mar kets' st $7.5093.30. Colorado plntos ran red firm at $4 per cwt. In bulk to growers and continued nearly steady In the consuming marketa Asparagus From Walla Walla. The first Walla Walla asparagus reached the street yesterdsy and was put on sale at $2 3 2.30 a box. Marysvllle asparagus also made its appearance and was quoted at as a pyramid. California flat 'white held at 12 6 13c a pound. Bank Clearings. Bank elesr!ngs of the northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $4,871,084 32.37T Seattle ,70.417 tX'3.5' .'S T.coma 535.479 44.316 Spokane 1.747.4l4 508,30(1 PORTLAXD MARKET QtOTATlON'S Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session: Oats April. No. 2 white feed 330.00 Barley Standard feed 30 30 Standard "A" S1.50 Eastern oata and com In bulk: Oats No. 3 white 47.00 as-pound clipped white 48.30 Corn No. 3 yellow 61.00 .No. a mixed 0 M buyers mm PRICES MARKET HERE 15 CENTS LOWER BUT HIGHER EAST. May. $30.00 B0 30 61.00 47.00 4U.30 Cattle and Sbeep Are Firm and Un changed Day's Run Is Small. There was a light run of stock at the yards yesterday and trading waa not very active. Cattle and sheep continued firm, but hogs were reported weak, though the eastern hog marketa were strong and high er. The best price on hogs bid by local buyers was $18.33 or 13 cents under the previous top. and the bulk of sales during the day were at this price. Receipts were 41 cattle, S calves. 042 hoga and 10 sheep. The day'a sales were as follows: 60.50 50.00 WHEAT Government baala. $2.20 per bu. FLOUR Patents. $11.43 delivered. $11.30 at mill; bakers'. fll.150U.3O! whols wheat. $10.23010.40: graham. $10.03910.20. MILLFEEO Mill run. f. o. b. mill, carlota $33 per ton; mixed cars. 18.30; ton lots or over, $40; less than tons, $41; rolled barley, $329M: rolled oata, $56937; ground barley, $528 34. CORN Whole, ton, ISSOoT; cracked. $07 9 HAT Buying prices, f. e. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy. $30 9 33 per ton 9 cows... 1 cow. . .. 2 cows. .. 8 cows. .. 1 cow 1 cow. . .. 1 cow. . .. 1 cow. . .. 1 cow. ... 8 bulls... 1 bull.... 1 bull.... 2 bulls... 1 bull.... 8 bulls... 10 steers.. Wt. Price. 970$ v.00! 12S0 7.501 :o 810 TOO 830 1540 V0 1010 1216 1700 1340 4H3 2000 1105 878 6 00: 8 00; 7.001 11.00 5 steers. . 1 steer. . , 2 steers. 1 steer... 1 steer... 7 hogs. Wt Price. 674 $ 6.73 1020 8.50 13 0o;21 hogs. 20 890 1130 180 222 156 105 320 467 202 183 225 105 190 12.00 .00 8.50 18.90 18.T5 18.00 17.00 17.85 16.85 18.85 17 75 18.7 17.00 18.85 alfalfa. $-'5tt 23.50; clover, $26427. valley grain hay. V. Barley Flour Oata Hav 1 2 13 4 3 6 14 US SIM 618 24 8 8;. 1306 ISO. .... .... a .... 3 5 "i .... 14.1 HO.-, SO .... It? 1442 .... -- .... .... "fi 1033 "ni6 i.iir 144S D; 2S12 in. caovrauer marxet was ejniet with a tew saies oi axtraa at 6s and 3a cents. There waa some outside Inquiry, but little actual selling was reported. Prints were steady at unchanged prices. Local receipts oa Tuesday were reported by the Bureau of jtaraota aa zollows: Origin Pounds, orweos .............. ....... 8 7'l s.nin.ion , California ............................ 1.747 rtml 11.444 rireei si ocas were large, amounting to 4j3 cubes and 176 boxes, or about 13.000 pounds more than on the preceding day Storage stocks st Portland were 34 pounds, 732 pounds going In Tuesday. Seattle stor age stocks are 313U pounds. Local cheese recelpta Tuesday were 2070 Pounds from Oregon and SO pounds from v aahtngton. EXPORT FIXrB ALREADY GROCXD MUlfeeel Bnpplr May Not Be Increased! aa Resolt e Geiwinenl Order. The tone of the mtlrfeed market was weak yesterday, because of the placing of the large government flour order, but millers point out that a considerable part of the flour sold has already been ground and the mlllfeed gone rnto consumption. There Is alas reason to believe California wtn soon come Into the market for a large supply of feed. and. therefore, sellers are not Inclined to make concessions at this time. The government floor order Is figured at about 85.000 tona Some of the miners. It is said, were taken unawares and sold more to the corporation than they Intended. It was not anticipated the government would ac cept S3 per cent of the bids, ae In the pre vious month It took only 23 per cent. EgfJ Beevlpts Largest ta nreiea. . Receipts of eggs are steadily gaining, ar rvals on Tuesday amounting to J342 cases. There was slso a large Increase In floor stocks yesterday, totalling S4O0 eases, against 7780 case, en Tuesday and 2476 rssse on Monday. The market, however. Is holding firm and cask Payers are still paying 41 cents delivered. Portland storage holdings bow amount te 437S cases, a carload or mirs going In Tuesday. Seattle storages hold $103 oases. Local receipts oa Tuesday were: Orttixt Express. Freight. Oregon a) 4-g Washington ................ 21 3 Dairy mad Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extrss. 6Se;58o per lb prints, parenment wrappers, extra, box lota. ttOtsglc; canoua. filuoJc: ball boxes, more; less thai half coxes, lc more; butter. fat. No. 1. 62ay6dc per pound, station. EGtiS Oregon ranch, case count. 41c candled. 42c; selects, 44c CMt-t-St Tillamook, f. e. b. Tillamook Triplets. 34c; Young Americas. U5c; Coos am Curry, f. 0. b. Myrtla Point, triplets. 31 tee Young Americas. 42 fee; longhorns. 12 fee. POULTBY Hens. &3034o; roosters, 210 stsgs, 20c; ducks, geeae end live turkeys. nominal; dressed turkeys,- 43c V EAL Fancy, 21 fee per pound. I'OHa. x-ancy, 23u per pound. Fruits aad Vegetables. Loral Jobbing Quotations' FRUITS Oranges. navels. $4.309(.50 lemons. 34.250 6 per box: bananas, SfetsM per pound; apples, $24.50 per box; grape- trult. J 3000.30. vtc.tTAULl-.c5 cabbage, $7.3093.00 per 100 pounds; lettuce. $2.5095.00 per crate peppers. 45c per pound: ce.ery, SUCS12 pet crate; srtlc&okea $1.65; cauliflower. $1.75 V 2.00; squaah. 3 fee per pound; beets, 32.50 per tack: carrots, s..uutf-.-J per saca turnips. $2.0oa2.50 per sack; cucumbers. $2.25 per dosen; tomatoes, $4.25 per box spinach. $1.25 per box; peas, l,20c per lb. rhubarb. $2,500.23 per box; asparagus, 12 fe It l.,e ner pound. roiAloto urtson tturoinu oesi, Lia 4r2; Ysklmaa. $l.i5te2: sweets, sfec UlLCf Oregon, joooing price, ao."Ufe.au per sack. Staple Groceries. Local lobbing quotations: bL'tiAR Sack basis: Fruit and berry. $9.53; beau $US2; extra C, $0.15; powdered In barrels. $10.25, cubes in barrela, $10.43. NUTS Walnuts. 2i if o5c; Braxll nuts. JJc filberts. 2ilc; almonds, 243oc; peanuts, 13c bALI HaK-grouud. loos, $13.90 per ton 30s. $17.25 per ton; dairy, $J3 per ton. K ICE Unbrokeu. tl.llc per pound. BEANS Buying price large whitea and Mexican reds 4c per pound. Cos FEE Roaster. In drums. Z3Q40O. Provisions. Local lobbing quotauons: HAMS All sixes, choice. SI 939c; stand ard. 37fe9J8c; skinned. 35c; picnic. 25c, cottase roil. 33c LARD Tierce baala, aoc; compound, 23 feo. IjHi SALT Short, clear backs, 27fc33o nlatea. 23 0 25c: exports, 30c BACUft eancy, ouvoc. stanuaru. utr 46c; choice. 83940c Hops. Mohair, Etc HOPS Oregon. 1018 crop. S8940O pet pound: 1013 contracta, 80 6 35O per pound. xiotlAin ut cup, -wo w w, per poune. TALLOW No. L 3c per pound; aso. 3 4c per pound; grease, Ao. 1. 3c; Ac 2. 3c per pound. CaaCAHa uauk uiq. 100 per pound. Hides sad Pelts. HIDES No. 1 salt-cured hides, 30 pounds and up, 13c; No. 1 parl-cureu hides, St pounds snd up, 11 fee; No. 1 green hides, at pounds and up, 10c; No. 1 salt-cured bu.la $0 pounds snd up, loc; No. 1 part-cursd bulls, 5U pounds snd up, 8fec; No. 1 green bisils. 50 pounda and up. lc Tbe price 00 No. 2 hidea la lc per pound less thsn for No. 1 of same kind. No. 1 calfskins up to It pounds. 8uc; No. 2 calfskins up to 13 pounus, 2oc; No. 1 kfp, 13 to oU pounds, lbc; No. kip. 15 to 3u pounds, 16c; dry flint hides, 7 pounds and up, 27c: dry flint call, under 7 pounds, 21c; dry salt hidea 7 pounus and up. 22c; dry salt cair. under 7 pounda, 82c ury cull hld'.a, halt price; dry fliut staga 01 bulla, 18c; dry salt stars or bulla. 12c; do cull stags or bulls, halt price; dry horse bides, eccordlng to slxe snd take-off. $1.50 to $2.50 each, salted horse hides, $3 to $3. PELTS Dry long-wool pells, per pound. 20c; salted long-wvol pets. $1.&OU2L50 each arj snort-haired goat skins, each, 33c to 7ao SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MAEKEl Price Current ea Eggs, Trrrtablee, Freak Fruits, Etc, at Bay City. BAN FRANCISCO, April 2. Eggs Fresh extras, 46fec: fresh extra pullets. 44fec Cheese .New firsts, .9 fee; Oregon a'oung Americas, oc Poultry Hens, lsrge, 36r37c; smalt, 37 t J9c; roosters, young. 4of 5uc; old. 24 f 23c. broilers, ooiiuc; iryera. v4sc; turkeys. unquoted; geose. 29'i31c; pigeons, $2.2303 uoxeu: squaoe, ouqooc pound. Vegetables Asparagus, 4f5e per pound celery. $496 crate of four and five dosen summer squash, $2.oUV3 per crate; tomatoes. j.it4j crate or oox; x.os Angelea lettuce, S J. 30 2. 7 3 crate, iced; $1.75te2 umced. niuonfiii., i , - . potatoes, per cental. Deltas, choice,. $1.75x42: Oregon Burbanks, $.T-.ou; new, 4c pouna: sweet, av5.5u onions. Ice house. $3.75il4 cental; green $L25; river. $1.75u2: rhubarb, $L752.23 box; cau,tlloer, large, tstctrsi dosen; green peas. St? 7c pound: mushrooms. 13 j tine box. according to aiae; cucumbers, v a. 30 box. hot house; spinach, 30c v 1 crate: early flat cabbage. I1U1..U per loo pounds; Florid string beans, 40W30C pound; csrrots. $238 si sack; oeets. :sz.u saca; turnips, ye! low. 32.25v2.50 sack: white. 1 1 1 M -x sack; garlic 30975c pound. Fruit Lemons. 3094 box; wrapped navel oranges. 94..H' a v.u per Box; tangerinea and manuartnes, $o.300 4 In half boxes: fane grapefruit, S3 j 3.50 box; bananas, 6fea7fec pound; plnespplea, $2t3 dosen: 3lexlcan limes, crate; applea, Newtown Pippins, $4u3.25; Oregon Spitxenberg. $3.253.30; pears. Winter Xellis, $3 S 4. cold storage; Loquats, 12fet?13c pound; strawberries, un. quoted. Keceipts riour. itwi quarters; barley, '46 centals; beans, 3464 sacks: potatoes. 10.273 sacks: onions, 400 sacks: hay, 258 tons; hides. 532; wine. ,0.000 gallons. Wool Sells Higher at Eoadon. LONDON. April 2. Ten thousand, three hundred bales of wool were sold at auction here today. The attendance waa larae and there waa a strong demand. Good merinos and fine croaa-breds were 10 per cent and other gradea from unchanged to 3 per cent over the government minimum price. All the allies except America mere buyers. ..1014 S23 Totals A 'Tv soma ta Beaa Marketa. Although the beaa market In Oregon Is H'eless. values have strengthened elsewhere, with many advances of 23C5te per cwt. Michlgaa white stock. kaad-pcked basis, adveaced ISs.lOe. ranging $39 per cwt.. cash to groeers. Eaelara hand-picked Backed white pea Beene strengthened te a range of $7 9 7.73 In consuming msrketa. 1 elighuy la New York. Philadelphia Metal Market. NEW YORK, April 2. Copper and Iron. unchanged. Lead, steady, spot ana April. S.ZO03.S5c Spelter, steady. East SU Louis delivery. spot and April. 6.10t) 6.25c Cotton Market. VT-W TORK. April S. Spot cotton, aulet. Middling. 23.65c ' New York Sugar Market. NEW TORE. April 2. Sugar, unchanged. Dulutk Unaeeel Market, DULUTH. April 2- Linseed. $3.78. PORK, 25crVEAL, 21c. We pay those prices for top-quality meats. We can use larrce and Inferior quality at less. We never charge com mission. Frank L. Smith Meat Co, 228 Aider at, PorU&n-J. Or. dv. 10.501 6 hoes 10.00 7 bogs... 0.00 2 hogs... 7.25 7 hogs... 8.00,33 hogs... 7.001 2 hogs.... 9.5053 hogs... 7.25:14 hogs.... .25j330 hogs. .. Prices quoted at the local yards follow Cattle Best steers $18.00914.60 uooo to choice steers 11. 50f 12.30 Medium to good stoers 10.00tlL00 Fair to good steers ............ 9.0010.00 Common to fair steers 8.00 9 8.00 Choics cows snd beifers 10.50W 12.23 oww to choice cows, heifers... v.oooio.ot Idedlum to good cows, heifers.. 7.009 8.00 Fair to medium cows, heifers.. 5.O0G1 6.00 i-anners a.oux. e.titf Bulls 6.00U 8.50 Calves 9.50913.30 Etoekers and feeders 7.00010.00 rlogi Prime mixed 18.75918.85 Meals Alfalfa, quoted. nominal; eocoasut, un- Medlum mixed Kough heavies ........ Pigs Sheep Prime Ismbs Fair to medium lambs Vearllngs Wethers Ewes Prln 18.50 'a 18.73 1 75dl7.50 16.50917.30 16.00917.00 14.00 915.00 11.00 J 12.00 9.ooio.ue 6.50 41 IU.3S mixed 18.75918.83 ORIGINS OF LIVESTOCK LOADED Shipments In the leading Markets of the Pacific Northwest. State origins of livestock loaded April 1, 1919: For Portland- Idaho Oregon . ......... Cattle. Horses.Mxd. Caivea.Bogs.Sh'p.Mulea.St'k 2 Total Portland.. 10 2 ... ... One week ago.... 7 8 ... ... Four weeks aco.. R 1 ... ... One year ago. 8 2 2 1 Loaded for all American markets Totals April 1....23SI 17t0 751 20S One week ago.... 2213 2O09 600 243 Four weeks ago...2010 1766 f35 " 224 One year ago 2933 1930 678 163 547 E74 404 478 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. April 2. (United States Bu reau of 3Iurketa.) Hoes Recelpta i7.ouu. market strong, mostly 5 cents higher than yesterdiy's average. Top, $20.15; bulk of sales trJ.SS'u 20.1o; heavy weight. r.' t3j 20.15: medium weight, $19.80920.15; light. weight. $19.35 02O.U3; light light, $18 19.65: sows. $17.75:8 19.60; pigs, ill VIS. -a. Cattle Receipts 6000. Good and choice beef steers and she stock steady; bulls slow lower: calves 23 cents higher; feeders stesdy. Hesvy beef steers. $11.50920.40; light beef steers, $10918.50; butcher cows and heifers, $7.40'j 15.50; canners and cut ters. $5.6510; veal calves. 13 4J lo.io ; Blocker and feeder steers, $8.25913.50. Sheep Receipts 8000, market mostly 25 cents higher. Prime Colorado fed wooled lambs, $20.50; prime shorn lambs, $17.50; shorn ewes, $12.75; lambs. 84 pounds, $18.50 20.50 ; 85 pounds or better, $18920.40; culls. $1418; ewes, medium and good. $12.25 & 15.50; culls and common, $6 12.25. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, April 2. Hogs Receipts 14 500, 10 to 2o cents higher. Heavy. $19.704$20: mixed. $19.80 19.75; light. $19t 19.80; pigs, $12'il7.5o; bulk of sales. $19.50 19.80. Cattle Receipts 4POO. steady to strong; Native steers, $13.504t 18.50; cows and heif ers, $7.50 914.25; western steers, $l04j)16.50; Texas steers, xotfio.&u: range cows ana heifers. $7312.30; canners, $506.50; Block ers snd feeders. $6.50J15.50; calves. $8014. Sheep Receipts 5800, 10 to 15 cents hlgb Culls. Tall; wethers. $154 17; ewes. $12914.50; lambs. $1920.23: feeder lamba, $1118.50; yearlings. $16918. Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE. April 2. Hogs Receipts 874. Steady to strong. Prime, $19.25 919.40: me dium to choice, $18.8." j 19.10; rough heavies, $18.75&17.40; piss, $16.73918.40. Cattle rteceipts, ill, steauy. xieat steers, 1.50&14.50; medium to choice steers. $10.50OU: common to good steers, $70 10; best cows and Hellers. sa?pi.:: common to good cows and helfera, $5 0 7.50; bulla, $60 10; calves. $7eri3. IS BULGE DUE TO BAN ON EXPORTS OF WHEAT AXD FLOUR. COAST AM) EASTERN DAISY PRODUCE .Butter Market Condition at Leading Dis tribution Points. Eastern and San Francisco trade re ports received by wire yesterday at the local office of the bureau of markets: Chicago. Some activity developed on this market late yesterday afternoon and this morning there was a satisfactory buying In terest to again advance the quotations lttc, some sales being recorded later In the day as high as 64c. Receipts appear to be still too light to operate this market on a basts of prices much lower than those at present in force. However, dealers are not buying much beyond their immeaiate needs, and a slight undercurrent ot nervousness is sill, noted. There was confidence in some quar ters that cars or centralized wou.d bring He over the quotation, but no sa.es were ceported at this figure up to the aomsnu New York. Only a fair amount of wholesale trading took place today, due lu part to a limited amount of s rocks and in active local demand. With a sensitive feel ing prevailing the market was steady j to firm with regular trade only taking sup plies for their current needs. Prices re mained unchanged on all scoras with a strong demand, for 89-90 score butter, ot which there Is a small supply available. Re ceipts of 0633 tubs were moderate, storage holdings were practically unchangea ana suppiies on dealers floors this morning showed a reduction of about 3000 tubs. l2 score 66 c. San Francisco. Trading still continued active and prices are about He higher to day. The butter market is firm but set tled and some dealers feel that a further advance may take place tomorrow. Salei of two or more carloads of butter are re ported to have been confirmed and .re now being loaded for shipment to outside point Th iuddIt of butter is fast Increasing but the demand Just now is quite sufficient to take care of the heavy receipts, 0 score 57c BARNES SAYS WHEAT SCARCITY ACUTE STEEL AGAIN RESCUES PAR MAEIXES, SPECIALTIES AXD COPPERS ADVANCE SHARPLY. from Ar- Seasons for Placing; Embargo oa Shipments to Neutrals. NEW TORK, April 2. In his statement last nleht diacnsalne the condition of til American grain market and the Intention of the food administration grain corporation to hm Its influence in bringing about reduction of wheat and flour prices to the government buying level. Julius Barnes, head of th. corporation, said that, although the country had a surplus of coarse grains. the wheat scarcity was so acute tnsi an embarco had been Disced on export to neu trals. Mr. Barnes said that, beginning next week, the corporation would buy rye, barley and corn flours for relief shipments to Eu rope. Mr. Barnes said: "We havo advised the neutral govern ments that America will be unable to fur. nlth anv morn wheat Or Wheat IlOUr U them; that thev are free to Duy omcr grains In our market, but must seek wheat In other markets.' Mr. Barnes aald that, beginning next week, the grain corporation will buy lor shlnment to liberated, countries which need relief rve Hour, corn iiour ana oan.y end .,-111 thereby reduce Its current pur r-hues ot wheat flour. He said further that If these measure failed to keep the price of wheat flour at a reasonable level Import restrictions would be relaxed to per mit the united states to impon gentina, Australia and Canada. Government to Sell Potatoes. YAKIMA. Wash., April 2. (Special Yakima potato producers and dealers isai night stated that they feared the war de partment's invitation for bids upon more than 6.000,000 pounds of potatoes held in storage at ill warenouses in .rioua . of this state would have a disastrous effect upon the market, which recently advanced here to $30 per ton, after going as low as 118 for No. 1 stock. The government holdr ings Include l.fiOO.000 pounds in the Hellle- nen Lumber company warenou.o similar quantities In Seattle and h-verett. Lesser quantities are neio ai omer The bids are to be made to the deputy sons supply officer of the war department in Portland on Tnursaay Money, Kxcbange, Etc Ngw YORK. April 2. Mercantile paper. unchanged. , t Sterling 60-day Dins, .aoi goiHuv,- 60-day bills on banks. 4.57Vi: commerce 60-day bills, (4.5R6; demand, 4.6l: cab les, S4.62. Francs, demand, 6.05: cables, o-O. Gullders. unchanged. Lire, aemanu, t.-w, cables, 7.10. Mexican dollars, uncnangea. Time loans steady, unchanged. Call money easier; high. 5 per cent; low, y. per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent; clos- nt bid. per cent; - ' - cent; last loan, 4 per-cent. LONDON, April 2. Bar silver, 4t) 8-16d per ounce. Money and discount. uni;u.6 Price Jumps 7 Yi Cents Bushel Chicago Strength of Barley and Rye Are Factors. at CHICAGO. April 2. Com shot skyward In price today, 7H cents a busheL Impelled hlefly by snnouncement that owing to scarcity of wheat, the united States food administration would purchase Instead for liberated countries of Europs corn flour nd other substitutes and that neutral coun- ries buying in the United States would be debarred from acquiring wheat or wheat flour. Trading In com was on a big seals and there was a nervous close at 4Hc to 6Sc net advance with May tl.STH to (1.S7I4 nd July J1.11H to gl.46. Oata gained Vsc to 2T6e and provisions SOc to gL the face of a general rush for owner- hip of corn, holrh-rs refnsed to sell until II high price records for the present crop had been far exceeded. The extreme ad- ance was In the May delivery, although unng tne rirst psrt or tne day the Sep tember option had shown relatively the most strength. Big price Increases on i nd barley were decided sdditlonal bullish factors. These grains were hoisted not only by export demand, bat as a result of the municipal election In Chicago. The elec tion outcome was by many trades regarded as a blow to prohibition and as likely, there fore, to enlarge the domeatlc demand for barley and rye. Oats jumped with corn and other eereala Upturns In provisions were stopped only by the maximum limit. Reasons for the bulge ley in the strength of corn and hoga Leaning luiures ranged aa xouows: CORN. Open High. Low. Close. Jl.SiH 1.S24 1.07 1-1 4 li 1.46 i 1,41 1 1.45 OATS. (ISli . .1514 .67? 64 .66 .65 .6614 MESS PORK. 47.30 47.30 47.30 47.S0 .....44.55 44.SS 44.5S 44.35 LARD. 2.9 29 80 2S.S0 2S.S0 -B.-3 2S.35 23.24 2s.35 SHORT RIBS. Coffee Futures React. Tfirf A nrl 1 -' A n aDentnff advance of 4 to 15 points was checked by scattered realising snd a little selling for trade ac count In the market for coffee futures here today. Reactions followed wnn uecemuer selling off from 14.0'Jc to is.auc in me laie trading on reports of a slightly easier tone in Braxll. July reacted from 14.63c to 14.51c mt May was relatively tirm owing io i teadiness of the spot market, with the close net 5 points higher to 14 points tower on he general llet. May. lo.aoc: Juiy. .jt, September. 14.1Gc: October. 14.0. c; uecemoer. 13.fiSc; January. to.oc; aiarcn. Spot coltee, steaay; tuo is, ioth;, o,,n.w 4s, 21c Hop Acreage Is Increased. ETJGENE, Or., April 2. (Special.) En couraged by the high price of hops at tne present time, Jonn Beavey. one ul f'- neer growers of Lane county, .is setting out an additional 4U-acre tract, manm fwmm nn hia nlaca near sorlnzrieia. Many of the growers in Lane county grubbed their ops up during tne past tew years aim wn,i nma nave rerrenea ineir ave planted the grouna to oernes uo e .,, of a aood price for their crops I vear. instead of taking chances on the t hop market. r".atem Eggs and Cheese. NEW YORK. April 2. Eggs and poultry, firm and unchanged. Cheese, steady, unchanged. CHICAGO, April 2. Eggs, lower; receipts 31.759 cases. Firsts, 3Sa39Hc; ordinary firsts, 3Sa38Hc; at mark, cases included, 38 039c; atorago-packed firsts, 1&41c Poultry, alive, higher, springs, J3c; fowls. 37c Strength of British Exchange Factor in Market's Improvement. Trading Is Professional. NEW YORK, April 2. Regardless of the fact that many substantial gains were made and . fairly well sustained, trading on 'the Stock Exchange today was the most psr functory and least Interesting of any session in several weeks. The volume of trading kept pace with recent moderately large aver ages. Steels and equipments, as a whole, were strong. United States Steel scoring an ex treme advance of 1 to par, but yielding fractionally at the end with other leaders. Including the Investment rails. Shippings, oils, coppers and the distilling ana toou snares commanded greater atten tion, however, at gross advances of 1 to 4 points, moderate impairment resulting on selling for profits. Numerous secondary specialties, such as chemicar and paper is sues, also American Woolen and Hide & Leather preferred were firm to strong, but motors and other subsidiaries reacted 1 tc points under moderate pressure. Sales amounted to 865,000 shares. For the first time since the "un-pegglng" of rates, the market for exchange on Lon don was distinctly strong, Italian remit tances also steadying, but francs eased again. Foreign bonds were quiet but steady. Lib erty issues varied slightly and domestic rates snd utilities hardened. Total sales, par value, aggregated $4,150,000. Old United States bonds were unchanged oa call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Last Sales. High. Low. Sale. 800 75 ii 75 75 V 9,800 52 51!4 Blit U0 90 4 90 90 4 1,200 titii 65Xi 6i 8,100 70 69, 70 1,500 125 k 124 125 1,300 105 104 vs 105 "4 11.600 t2tt 62 is Am Beet Sugar. American Can.. Am Car & Fdry American Loco. Am Sm A Refg. Am Sugar Keig. Am Tel & Tel. . Anaconda Cop.. Aicmson A G W I S S L 27,900 Bait & Ohio ... 700 Bethlehem B . . 30,600 B & S Cooner Calif Petrol ... 1,900 Canadian Pacif. 400 Central Leather 10.000 Ches A Ohio . .. 500 Chi M & St P.. 900 Chi A N W .... CBUP ctfs. 1.300 Chlno Conner .. 6.300 Colo Fu & Iron 200 Corn Prod Relg 35.000 cruciDie meet.. 2,000 Cuba Cane Sug. 6,000 Distill Securities Kne General Electric General Motors. Gt Nor pfd ... . Gt Nor Ore ctfs Illinois Central Inspir Copper .. 23.100 nt M M via .. 4,.oo Inter Nickel ... 6.300 Inter Paper .... 10.100 K C Southern . . Kennecott Cop.. Louis & Nash . . Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol Miami Conner.. Missouri Pacific Nevada Copper. N Y Central ... N Y N H A H.. Norf A West .. Northern Paclf. Pacific Mall ... Pennsylvania .. Pittsburg Coal. . Ray Consol Cop. Reading Rep Ir & Steel. . Sh.it Ariz Coo.. Southern Pacif. 14.100 Southern Ry . .. z.ouu Studehaker Cor. 7.200 Texas Co 3.B0O Union Pacific .. 1.700 U S Ind Alcohol 29.100 U S Steel 15o,TOO b,2o0 300 300 8.100 3.000 1,300 122 4STs 71 160 T7H 58 38 14 36 V4 41H BO 67 ' 23 64 16-i 157 171 93', 41 "51 M ll-m 26 46 'a 119 4.X 70 25 " 159 75 58 38 24 14 35 41 BSV4 66 !i 23 63 !i 16 156 170 93 41 "56" 113 26 45 121 4S 70 23 25 159 76 58 38 95 7,900 32 32 32.500 1,400 2.000 500 1.200 2.300 300 700 1,000 l.soo 4.600 1,300 3,300 do pfd Ttah Copper . . . Westing Electric ;no 6.800 i.990 iss 24 24 1 75 93 34 44 49 20 'i St S3 12 102". 21 65 212H 24 151 100 114S 75-4 46 23 16 74 92 '4 34 44 4 8 4, 20 83 81 101 28 64 210 128 148 9S 114 75 46 41 58 6 23 63 1U 156 170 93 41 99 51 114 26 46 18 32 113 36 1S2 24 24 16 75 29 105 92 34 44 48 20 u 83 83 12 101 2S 61 212 129 14S 99 114 75 46 $38,000 ASTO MUNICIPAL TO YIELD IA BONDS 5 EXEMPT FROM ALL FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. Astoria, Orefron. the county seat of Clatsop county, located at the mouth of the Columbia river, is one of the oldest established communities on the Pacific coast; is the third city In size in the state of Oregon and one of the principal seaports between San Francisco and Puget Sound. Astoria Is a well-built, progressive, modern city of growing; commercial importance, containing four sub stantial banking " institutions with total resources ap proximating $5,000,000; a varied line of progressive mer cantile, industrial and, shipping concerns; well - payad and well-lighted streets, electric railway lines; fine pub lic docks and other Improvements. Approximately (1, 000, 000 has been expended by the community in en larging and extending public docks, harbor improvements and terminal facilities. Astoria Is the regular port-of-call for a number of deep-seagoing and coastwise steam chip lines. , . We recommend these bonds as a very safe and deslr- , able investment. ASK ABOUT Ol'R PARTIAL PAYMENT PLAN. Burglar and Fireproof Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent, Call or Write fur oar Descriptive Booklet Called INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE, 309-11 Stark Street, Between Fifth and Sixth. Ground Floor. Telephone! Broadway 2151. Established Over 25 Years, Bid. BONDS. U S ref 2s reg..,9SIPa con do coupon . . . - U S 3s reg S9 do coupon . . . U S 4s reg.... '105 do coupon Atch Gen 4s . . . 82 D & R G ref 5s.48 NYC deb 6s... 97 N P 4 82 N P 3s 58 ' Pac T & T 5s..l 4s 94 TI P 4s 86 TJ S Steel 5s.... 100 S P cv 5s 101 Anglo-Fr Ss 97 U S Lib 3'n...99.0R do 1st cv 4s. .94 80 do 2d 4s 93.54 do 1st cv 4s. 94.80 do 2d cv 4s.93.54 do 3d 4s 95.48 do 4th 4s.. .93.51 LIBERTY BONDS YOU CANNOT DO BETTER Y'OU MAY DO WORSE Wednesday, April 2, we paid' the following prices for Liberty Bonds, which were the closing New York prices, plus interest: 3Vjs 1st 4s 4s 1st 4 3 2d 414s 3d4s 4th 4lis 100.13 95.78. 95.05 96.08 85.21 95.65 95.46 When buying Liberty Bonds we deduct from the above 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. Burslnr and Fireproof Snfe Deposit Boxen for Bent ASK ABOUT OIR PARTIAL, PAYMENT PLAN MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. 309-11 STARK STREET, BET. 5TI1 AND 6TII STREETS Telephones Broadway -151 Established Over 25 Years Bid. Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. April 2. Closing quotations Allouez 40 12 .407 Old Dora . 35 Osceola 51 Quincy 09 Sunerior ........ 5 14 Sup & Boston. .2 3-16 43 Shannon 2 84 Utah Con . 3Winona ... 26 Wolverine . 4 Granby Con 57 pSreene Can 11 I 7 90 17 674 43 ay uiy ay uiy May uiy ay uiy May uiy 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 Cash prices were: Corn No. 3 yellow, 1.59 91.62 ; No. yellow, 11-67 1-59; No. 5 yellow. L55 1.56. Oats No, t white, 66 0 674e; standard. 67 6 c. Bye o. 2. Sl.TOCEl.ll. Barley 11.051.13. Timothy i V 10.J0. Clover- Nominai. Pork Nominal. I.ard 2S 80. Ribs 2d.S0tf 27.50. Minneapolis Grabs Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April 2. Flour. un changed. Barley. 84c1.03. Flax. (3.760 0. Grain at San Fvsuseiseo. SAN FRANCISCO. April S. Flour, flt.55. Grsln Wheat. 2u: oata, rea leea. 12.05 2.20; corn. California yellow, 12.2002.50; barley. No. 1 feed. 12.27 02.82. Hay Wheat or wneat and oat. 177019: me oat. 118020: barley, 112-915; al- falla, S15018; barley straw, 60080c bale. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. April 2. Maximum tempera ture, 70 degrees; minimum temperature. 48 d,rr,M Hiver reading. 8 A. M.. 8.0 feet change In last 24 hours, 0.5 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.), none; total rainfall since September 1. 1918. 34.64 Inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 36.93 inches: deficiency of rainfall since Sep. tember 1. 101S, 2.34 Inches. Sunrise. 6:49 A. M.; sunset, 7:41 P. M. ; total sunshine, 12 hours 11 minutes; possible sunshine 12 hours 52 minutes. Moonrise. 7:40 A. M.; mooneet. 10:33 P. M. Barometer (.reduced sea level). 5 P. M.. 29.99 Inches; relative humidity at noon, oo per cent. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. Baker Boise ....... Boston ...... Calgary ..... Chicago ..... Denver ...... Des Moines. . Eureka Galveston Helena tJuneau Kanxaa City. Los Angeles.. Marshfield .. Med ford Minneapolis . New Orleans.. New York. North Head... North YsklmaJ Phoenix .. Pocatello . Portland . Roseburg - Sacramento St. Louis . Salt Lake . San Diego . San Francisco Seattle Sitka .- Spokane ... T" fjm a ... Tatoosh Island tValdea Walla Walla..: Washington Winnipeg Wind 64:0.00. .IE 70 0.00 ..E 40 0.00 . . NW 5S O.00I. . NE 52 0.00!10!sW 560. 01 10-NE 44:0.16i..SW 54 O.OOl. .IN 60 eOlO.OOlMiSE 36' 58 0.00..E jot-s:u. 48 0.42 . . S 6S 0.OOS10 SW 62:0.001. .IN W 72 0.001. . X 44 0.10 12'?E 66:0.00 . .iSE 44 0.0O;26;nW SW .. X ..INW . .SW ::ne ..!sb 16 SE 52 0. 001 74 O.OOl 860. 00 620.001 700. 00 44 72 0.OO 50 76 0.001 40! 600.00 421 62'0.00l. . NW 62 0.O0 . .iS 62 0.0O112 W o;o.oo . .w 46 0.flo!..... 64'0. nol. .IW 461 60 0.00 . .IN 461 560. no.. IW 30:40 0.0S!. .1. .. 48 6S!0.00 . .IW 401 iCloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Clear-Rain ICloudy . clear Pt. cloudy IClear Cloudy IClear Clear Cloudy PL cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy (.ear Pt. cloudy Clear ICloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy PL cloudy Rain Cloudy Ariz Com . Calu & Aril... Cain & Hecla.. Centennial Cop Range .... East t5utte Franklin Isle . Royale Lake Copper .. Mohawk North Bntte .. . Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga April 2. Turpentine, firm: 70 cents: sales, five barrels: receipts. 24 barrels: shipments, 20 barrels: stock. ISfihQ barrels. Rosin, nominal; sales, none; receipts, 168 barrels: shipments. 30 barrels; stock, 62,709 barrels. Quote: B, 113.10: L ana r si.i.i.i; K, 113:2: G, 113.25: H, 13.30; I. $13.65; K. $15.75: M. 116.25; N. WG. 116.30; WW. 11R75. We own and .olffer a select list of Municipal Bonds To yield 5.50 to 6.25 Corporation Bonds To yield 6.25 to 7 Particulars on application LUM BERN. ENS Trust Company CAPITAL 1SS SURPLUS 100.000 Usiksraieni Bids. Portlaaa.Ora, TRAVELERS' GUIDE. .124 44 0.O0 . . NWClur 420.0O. .INWICIoudy 1A. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair; gentle winds, mostly westerly. Oregon sna v Bsningxon rair; genne winds, mostly westerly. alDW-A-iiu vjc.i,ifs aseteoToiogist. STEAMERS The Dalles and Way Points. Sailings, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 x. M. DALLES COLUMBIA LINE Ash St. Dock. Broadway 3454 ' STEAMERS DIRECT TO San Francisco Los Angeles, San Diego FRIDAY, 2:30 P. M. For information, etci. call San Fran cisco. Portland & Loa Angeles Steam ship Co., M. Bollam, Agent, 122 Third St. Main 26. HONOLULU Suva, Now Zealand, Australia mmn mmikm. rqt&l mail like Lax est, newest, best-equipped steamer. For fares snd sailing apply Can. Pac. Kail wajr 55 Third Portland, or tiene.ai EXPERT TRAFFIC SERVICE To firms who do not maintain individual traffic managers, our service offers exceptional advantages. 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