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THE 3IORMXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL, 3, 1919. 21 MARKETFORMOHAIR : IS NOW OPENING Fair Quantities of Oregon 1919 Clip Coming On. . SOME BUYING AT 40 CENTS Trading Is Not Yet Active ana Fu ture Trend of Values Uncertain, . Trade blow in Jat. rlr quantities of new clip mohair ar iw co mine lo and th market mar t con idered aa ha v tar opened, though the larje Micni mill representatives, -who usually do tho harist part or the buy! nr. have not yet made their appearance. Prices quoted by buyers ran re all the vay from 35 to 45 cents. Actual purchases tAa been made by Portland dealers at 40 cents, and they consider this as the current value of 1919 Oreron mohair. The market has always been subject to much specula- l.on. howeTer, and present prices may not hold lone. A local firm writes: There U very Itttle to report ri-fardinff the mohair situation. It Is painful for the trovers mho received htrh prices during ivl to lower their Ideas aa to valu, and 11S to lower their ideaa as to .value, and started east, as a lance number of the looms which were available for roohatr purposes were oonverted to woolen roods on account of the extreme necessity during the war The few mills remain In r which manufac ture mohair products are firm set In their belief that the reneral public will refuse to pay the h:rh prices demanded. Ixnr at a pls Oreron mohair appears to be worth aboox 4 cents per pound to the growers. That this price will be maintained la doubt ful. It remains to bo seen whether specula tors, who have been so active in the past seasons, will enter the market. The Texas crop, which Is the most active competitor of Oreron mohair. Is excredtnely larre.' The mohair market at Boston continues to drr alonr. with hardly any interest re ported from manufacturers, says the Com menu) Bulletin, thourh a few lota have been sold at prices which show no decline f any moment. Whit the outcome Is no one wants to ruesa. Advices from England and the Capo show littlo or no cbanre in the situation at thoe points, prices b.nc firm at last quotations. The new clip la beinr shown In the southwest and Is belnc rstbered Into the local market centers, where U will bo offered for sale, probably some time within th next two or three weeks. Boston quotations are: Best comb ine 63 O 70c; rood combine. 0O96c; or dinary combine OOf-ftoc; best card I nr. 0y ox:; rood cardlnr. $ff6K; ordinary card lnr. &d55c A IX CHAIN BIDS ARE A DT ANTED Offers m Loral Hoard Are Raised M Cents ta um Dollar. The coarse, rrain market waa hlrher all round yesterday. Bulk oats and corn bids were raised cents and SI and sacked oat and barley were up J cents at Sao Fran cisco. May barley sold at $2.49. aralnst S2-M Thursday. December barley In that market waa SI ft" bid and $2.29 asked. Weather conditions la the middle west, as wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis, foe ST. 00: vVlnn!pr. clrar. 3; Duluth. cloudy, cold ; Omaha, clear. 40 : Ch icaro, cloudy, frrr. warm: Kansas City, forry. 61; To pcha, foggy. 4i; Ohio valley, cloudy, t0. Brsdstreet's reports wheat and flour clear ances of North America of T.36.223 bushels and com isn.n bushels this week. Ars; en tine wheat shipments this week ware 9 0OO bushels to the United Kinrdom. Vla.OOO bushels to the Continent and 679.QOO bonnets elsewhere. J Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchanra as follows: quantities of which are handled through Pacific coast ports. This class of oil, if not used for edible purposes, naturally reveres through a declimnr market to the soap manufacturers, which. In turn, naturallj crowds tallow. The local market appears to be about cents for the reneral run. ft Market Is Steady. There was no c nan re In the err market. which waa steady with speculators paytn 41 cents. Receipts on Thursday were S cases as follows: Orisln . Exp. Fsht Oregon , iiO Washington 1:3 Totals 5i3 2 Portland storage stocks were increased 019 cases to 5t88 cases. Seattle storages bold JM4 cases. Local street stocks were 41i-0 cases yesterday morning against 3791 cases Thursday. First strawberries Received. Small shipments of Cslifornta strawber ries have made their appearance on the market. Asparagus was plentiful and weak S089 a crate for green and 1!&15 cents a pound for white. Local hothouse lettuce waa slow at $1 a box and California head steady at S&7504.75. Cabbage was slightly higher at $4 t 4.50 for Winning stadt and 93.75 & 4 for flat Uutch. Cauli flower was unchanged. Oregon standards moving at 3 and ponies at $1.50 ij 1.7a. AT BEST HOGS ARE AGAIX TAKES , AT 10 CEJfTS. IMm Potato Market Strong. Orecon potato shipment, were tour ears to Stockton, three to San Francisco and one each to Spokane and Toppenlsh. One car of Oreffona and one of Washington arrived on the local market. ' Prices were unchaneed aera. The east continued strong. ' Bank Clearings Bank clearings of the northwestern cities yesterday were as follow-.: Clcartnrs Balances. Portland 4J.lMj,oii7 $09,1:M Seattle fi.41S.L'3U IM1.H7 Tacomt r,lJ.SI'7 4iU0 Spokaaa 1.4U4.i:.T 3bO,JoJ PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Hour, Feed, Ktc. Bid - April. May. Oats. No. 2 white fd .'.'..M t.Ml.00 lr.ey. standard red .ii.tiii Uarl.y. standard "A" i-'.MO ii.U0 fc.t.ra 0.11. and corn, bulk: Oal. No. 3 .hlte 47..1C1 47.51 flipped white O.-.'l .u..u rorn. No. U yellow tll.r.K lil.nu Corn, No. 3 mixed 6U.0U tio.00 WHEAT Government basis, 12.20 per bu. KLOUK Patent!, .11.45 delivered. 111... t mill: bakers', XII. 10 11.30: whole wheat. $10 JV10.4i: craham. tlo.Oa. 10.1:0. klLLlttu-Mill run, f. o. b. mui. eanota, 3S per ton; mixed cars, 3b. 50; ton lota or over. 940: less than tons, $41; rolled barley. .S20&4: rolled oata, $6G&7; around bartey. i- a 1. COBS Whole, ton. sssooT: cracked. 1 31 ?? . hat For in r prieea, r. o. o. rorutni: Eastern Oregon timothy. $30 032 per ton: airt-lfa. S-'u-O.o; valley gram hay, $.'6; lover, s.oa-.. Pelry sad Country frodaco. BL'TTLK Cubes, extras, ib'sc per lb.; prints, pare n tit sue wrappers, extra, box lots. OOelc; canons. 6lttaJc; half boxes, He more; leas than half box, lo more; butter tat. No. 1. t4i tiic Der pound, station. iGus Oregon ranch, case count, lie; can d ted. 4-c; aelvcta, 44c CHLtSt Tillamook, f. o. b. Tillamook: Triplets, ii4c; Young Am eric as, USc; Coos and Curry, f. a, b. alyrtle Folnu triplets, 31 Sc. Toung Americas, i-c; lougborna. 32& I'OLI-TRl Urns. .1." it -c; roosters. HL'c; itags. .c : ducks. geee and live turkeys. nominal; dressed turkeys, 43c VbALfKancy, If-'sC per pound. FOK K Fancy. I'Oc rx-r pound. Fmlts and Vegetables. Loral jobbing quotations: FRUITS Oranges. navela S4.K0Oa.&o; lemons, $4.2&fty9 per box; bananas, ih&t per pound: apples, $j4.o0 pr box; gra pe rmit. .I5Ot8 0O. V Kj KTA Cabbs r. $3.75 4.50 per 100 pounds; lettuce. t'S.lZSti Per crate; peppers, 4ic per pund: celery. per rate; artichokes. $l.bo; cauliflower, $1..0 squash, 3 C pur pound; beets, 92. of) pe r sack ; c ar ro t a, iz.wv -o per sa c k ; urnips, fvuf..v per aacK; cucumoers. ner dozen: tomatoes, s-i.a per oox: pinacb. $l.o per box; peas, laal'Oc Pr lb.; rhubarb. $2.50t3.2a per box; asparagus, 12 lie per pound. $Kf0 per box. POTATOK6 Oregon Burbanks, best. $L75 xaaimaa, at. o ft new lauiorma. l-c per pound; sweets. OVc. ONIONS Oregon, jobbing prices, per saca. Lambs Sell 17 p to 17 Cents for Top Grade Cattlo Are Quiet but Steady. The livestock market waa moderately active yesterday with a good run of LS car loads. The best hogs again sold at $19. though the bulk of sales were made at $l.l5 as earlier In the week. Thero waa a fair movement in the sheep division, with good lambs selling at $10.25 to $17. Cattle trading was light and prices were un changed. Receipts were 385 cattle, 662 hogs and 4S4 sheep. The day's sales were as follows: " Wt. Price ! Vt. Price. Icow.... 950 $ 8.001 Shogs ... 340 $17.10 Scows ... 770 tt.OOHOhogs ... 78 16.60 Icow .... SL'O 8.25! 8 ewes ... 139 9.00 Icow.... 740 lu.tfc 11 ewes ... 130 1Q.00 12 cows ... 950 10.50, 3 ewes ... -90 ti.50 2 cows ...1125 8.501 17 yearlings 11 13.00 Icow.... V90 ll.OOl 14 Iambs .. 84 15.00 Icow... .1(150 10.751 21 lambs 74 15.50 8 cows ... OstJ 7.501 11 lambs .. 80 17.00 2 steers S33 8.00 10 lambs .. t7 16.75 lHteer... S50 11. M 11 lambs .. 104 16.25 '2 bulls ...lti50 8.85 153 lambs . 84 16.60 1 bull ....1540 7.75 2 cows ... 700 6.7ft 4 bulls ...1290 7.50 Icow ....1O0O 10.00 14 hogs ... l!t 19.001 Icow .... tl.M) 7.50 91 hogs ... 181 18.851 Icalf .... ISO 12.50 15 hogs ... 244 18.751 1 calf .... 70 10.00 Shogs ... 3i3 17.35! 61 hogs ... 172 1S.85 9 hogs ... 104 16.75 17 hogs ... 377 16.75 5 hors ... 10H 17.25, 6 hogs ... 121 17.00 Shogs ... 315 37.8-V 13 pigs . . . 64 16.00 Show ... 380 1 .&., 17 pigs .... 97 16.50 7 hogs ... 170 17. 0O( Prices uuoted at the local yards follow: some concessions In prices on these In order to clean floors. Tiie market may be said to be steady and looking toward an Increase ! in receipts with a gradual reduction in quotations. Very view cars of centralised were reported sold locally and these were moved at the split quotation. More butter is reported In transit, although receipts to day were normal. Stock reductions continue to average about 20,000 pounds per day; 9 2-score. 63 He New York. With a decline of c on all scores, trading was dull today and there was very little wholesale business reported. The market was unsettled and barely steady at the reduced prices with buyers holding off. feeling that the market would make a fur ther decline tomorrow. Receipts were S79S tubs and storage holdings were reduced about 600 tubs. Street stocks of 25,341 tubs con tinued to be light and showed very little change from yesterday's figures; 92-score, 67 cents. San Francisco. With a Tair amount of trading prices advanced from Ac to lc on upper scores today. Stocks were not plenti ful and to fill standing orders some dealers were compelled to do some street buying later In the day. Demand continues good as reported by a number of dealers, but some preference for highest scores Is no ticed with under grades moving more slowly. Receipts are still on the increase; 93-ecore, 59 cents. COON EMS SIX CENTS COVERING BY SHORTS TURNS MARKET UPWARD. Cattle Best steers Good to choice steers. . aieaium io gooa steers ....... Fair to good steers Common to tair steers ........ Choice cows and heifers Good to choice cows, heifers... Medium to good cows, hrlters.. Fair to medium cows, hairara.. Canners Bulla Calves , blockers and feeders Hjcb Prime mixed ................. Medium mixed KouKh heaviea Pigs Hheep Prime lamb Fair to medium lambs Yearlings Wethers Ewea Prime mixed .$13.00914.50 . 11.50iI2.fQ . 10.0011.00 . 9.0010.00 . 8.00 i 8.09 10.50 a 12.23 9.00010.5 7.001 S OU o.OOttf 6.00 3.50 9 4.50 9.5O&13.50 7.00010.00 1S.75 19.00 1S.509V IS.8.1 .tl.75& 16.00 16.600 17.50 ... J6.00ei7.06 ... 14.00 r5 13.00 . .. 11. OUT l.JV . 9 00 fl 10 04) . .. b.5U i 10.51 ... 18.75lo.bo ORU.rvS OF LIVESTOCK LOADED Shipments In the Leading Markets of the Pacific or Urn est. Ptate origins of livestock loaded April 3, 1919: Cattle ITorcon Mix. CAlvcd.Hotf3.Shcep.Mulcs.iiik. r or Portland- Oregon . 2 2 2 .. 3 Washington ....12 Total Portland 14"' 2 2 .. 3 One week ago. .1 4 . . 4 hour weeks ago 2 0 . . 1 6 One year ago... 1 5 5 3 Loaded fur all American markets Totals April 3. 1600 1334 578 150 226 One week ago. 1151 1323 542 1 so 4tt Four weeks ago 1299 Imoo 425 247 242 One year ago.. 1944 2067 622 125 274 Wheat. Barley.Flour.Osta Hay. Portland Friday. 3 4 .... T Tear ago 5 5 1 T Sea.on to date.." 9M 2t 19 291 Year ago oHTO 333 904 1212 1889 Taroma Thurs. . I ... J2 Year ago 15 ... .... 3 .... Season to date..4ft7 S .... 143 litvr Y-ar ar 421 P0 .... 251 1442 Seattle Thursday 1 ... 4 . 2 Year ago 45 . x ft 17 . saon to date.. 71 71 1ft?2 519 Tear aga 4172 ? 1432 97S 2629 BrrrrR stocks are mith r to iced Lacal Marker Is Firm With Cube and Prints Tar banged. Thera was a fair amount of trading1 In cube butter at MS cents and the market waa considered Inn. The heavy business of the preceding day reduced the street accumu lation materially, but stocks were still boa Tier than a week aro. Receipts on Thurs day were reported by the bureau of markets mm follows: Origin California Oreon .... Washlnrtoa Pound. ,....140 ,....3tM .... 1 789 Total 4 7413 For the week to date receipts have been S4.334 pounds aralnst 37.471 pounds on the same days lat week. Storara withdrawals were heavy at 2093 pounds, leavlnr hold in r ef 329 pounds. Street stocks each day of Vio, week were: t Cubes. Boxes. Frtdsv r. c . Thuredev . Y"2 C30 "ednes'iav 40 .".71 ""tiitiay Monday 200 Cheeee receipts Thursday were 9014 pounds f'ora Oreron and 60 pounds from Washington. CALF a. IX FRICFS ARC RAISED Chy Rnyera ew Faying Tp ta U Cents Per Feeuid for a I. Thera has beea soma little activity re cently In tho calfskin market, and as a consequence Portland city calfskins have ad vanced to 35 cents per pound, and the value of klpeklna has advanced to 20 cents per pownd. for skins that hava been taken off without cuts and scores. Duiinr the war ths government made a differential between calfskins that were properly flayed and those that were taken off without cuts and scores on them. City butchers were Quirk o realize the advan- taro of nslnr care when removing the skins from ths val shipped In for city consum ers, and as a natural result the Portland city calfskins are becoming more popular to eastern tanners, and It Is believed by the local hide bouses that with cars and atten tion tbey will eventually command a value la keeping with the best rrade of eastern city cairskuia This applies also to the hides removed by ths local city packers, and com menciosT April S, prices have been advanced to 19 cents for steers and 15 cents for the cows. Grain Bar Trad in r 9law. corns business la passing In ths grain bag market, with dea;ers quoting 10M1 ccntv. but trading is not active at ths momen A fair amount cf business waa dons at 10 ceata. but the trade slowed down when ru mors rot abroad that 104-ccnt bara were avaiisble. At 8an Francises bags were sold a Thursday at 10'i cents, buyer June-July. Tallow Market Iwarx-ag. There t littls strength 'in tallow after a Teag period of stagnation. Australian tal low baa been marketed through English tpannela. aa embareo beinr laid down by Ureal Britain barring out all but British colonial goods. Ths food administration has recently placed a contract for 23.000 a) pounds ef lard substitute for export. This baa started the market an vegetable edible mis, such aJ sora bean and peanut oil, large Staple Groceries. Local Jobblnr Quotations: 6LGAR back basia: Fruit and berry. $9.53; best. $9.52; extra C, $9. 15; 'powdered in barrels, $L0.2.. cubes in barrels, $10.45. NUTS Walnuts, -7 35c; Brazil nuts, 32C; filberts. 28c; almonds, 24 n 30c; peanuts, 15c fciALT llalf-rround, loos. $15.90 per ton; 50s, $17.25 per ton; dairy, $25 per ton. RICE Unbrokeu. vtyllo per pound. BEANS Buyinr price, largo whites and Mexican reds. 4c per pound. COFFEE Roaster. In urums. 250400. rrovisioaa. Local Jobblnr quotations: HAMS All sixes, choice, 35 30c; stand ard, 7Htf38c; skinned, dc; picnic. 25c; cot tare roll, 33c LAftD Tierce basis, 30c; compound. 23 He JjKt SALT Short, clear backs. 27fc3dc; plates, 23i2-c; exports, 30c. BACON Fancy. 60t52c; standard. 43 O 49c- choice, 93 Q 40c flops. Mohair, Etc HOPS Oregon, 1918 crop, 88O40o pet pound ; 1919 contracts, 804 3io per pound. MOHAI K lui clip. 40 a 45v per pound T ALLOW No. 1, tic per pound; Xo. 2, 4c per pound; grease, iSo. 1. 3c; So. so per pound. CASCARA BARK Old. 13o per pound. Hides and Pelts. HID US No. 1 salt-cured hides, 30 pound and up. 13c; No. 1 part-,Mu bidea, 99 pounds and up. 11 He; No. 1 green hides. 99 pouiids and up, loc; No. 1 salt-cured bulla, 5U pounds and - up, loc; No. 1 part-cured bulla, 50 pounds and up, otc; No. 1 greoa bulla, wO pounds and aip, 7c Tno price on No. 2 hides is lc pr pound less than for No. 1 of same kind. No. 1 calfskins up to 1$ pouuds, Jy'C; Nu. 2 calfskins up to 15 pounds, 3c; No. 1 kip. 15 to 30 pounds, 2oc; No. 2 kip. 15 to 30 pounus, lc; dry f.int liidcs. 7 pounds and up, 27c; dry flint calf, under 1 pounds, 21c; dry salt hides. 7 pounus and up, 22c; dry aali cm if, under 7 pound a, 32c; dry cull bid a. ball prico; dry flint stags or bulla, 18c; dry a t stags or bulls. 12c; dry cull atwgs or bulla, haif price; dry horse hides, according to aise and take-off, $1.5)1 to $2.30 each; sailed horse hides, $3 to $$. PELTS Dry long-wool pelts, per pound, 20c; salted leng-wwoi pe,ts, $La0 6 2.50 each; dry abort-haired goat skin a. each. 35o to o. 9AX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Fiices Current sn Errs, Veretablea, Fresh Iruita, Etc. at Bay City.' SAN FRANCISCO. April 4. Eggs Fresh extras, 4tiLc: frvfh extra pullets, 44c. Cheese ew xirsta, 2U',c; Oreron xounr Americas. 43c Pouito Hans, larse. 31j37c: small. 37 038c; roosters, youug, 4545oc; old. 24d'23a; broilers, &0a55u; frera, 45 u 48c: turkeya unquoted; gceso. 29 a 31c; pigeons, $2,25 0 3 otn; squaba. GO&ttoc pound. aetables AsparaKus. 5u 7c per pound: celery. $44 rraie of four and live dozen; summer squash. !.?. per crate; tomaioca. i $3.20a3.3 crate or box; Los Angeles lettuce, j $3v 3.-0 crate iced: --.oy2.... unlced: Watsonvllle. $2.50v2.5; potatoes, percental. Deltas, choice, $1.752; Oreguu Burbanks. $2p2.50; new. inO'ic pound; sweet $." 7; unions, ice house, $3. 7 5 f 4 ccn tai ; g reen. $1.25; river. $1.7."v 2; rhubarb, $1.25 v 2 box; cauliflower, large, 85c H dozen; gresa pea. 5 w 7c pound; mushrooms, 259 60c box. according to sise; cucumbera $3 3.59 box. bot house: spinach. fOctu$l crate; early flat canbagr. $1.501.75 per 100 pounds; Florida string beans. 40t5oc pound; carrots, $2.73 3.2 sa-k; beets. 92b1 2.25 sack; turnips, yel low. 92.2.' 2. 5u sack; white, $1.15 01.24 sa.-k; garlic. 5ov7.c pound. Ffuit Lemons. $3v4 bos; wrapped navel oranges. $4.50?5.50 per box: tangerines and mandarin as, $3..'0Q 4 In half boxes; fancy grapefruit. $503.50 box; bananas, 6S?iHc pound; pineapples, $2195 dozen: 91exlcaa limes, $7flfS crate; spples. Newtown Pippins, $5 V 3 - 2i ; Orege n S pi t xe o berg. $3. 33 U 3. fro ; pears. Winter Nellts, v 4. cold storage; Loouats, 15lTxC pound; strawberrica, un quoted. Kectipts r .our. quarters; parley, 3"8 cen'.ats; beans, 128 aacks; potatoes, tMlto arks; onions. 19 sacks; hay, 283 tons, bides, lost. wine. 57.4Q' nailoim. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, April 4. (U. S. bureau of markets. ) Hog.i Receipt: 24.000; market irly active, about steady with yesterday's nvcmce. Top, $21.20; bulk of sale. $19.90 to20 1.; heavy wi iirht. $20 20.20: medium weight. $19.83 20.20; light weight. $I.50t 0.15: light light. $18.2520: sows. 417.75a 19.75; pigs, $17.25&1K.75. Cattle Receipts 3OO0: strictlv rood and choir ahe stoca 25c lower; all other cattle steady; calves 25c higher. Heavy beef tteera, $11.5020.10; light beef steers. $i0fr 18.50; butcher cows and heifers, $7.506 15.25; canners and cutters. $5.75-10; - veal calves. $13.751U; stock er and feeder steers, $8.25& 13.50. Sheep Receipts 7000; wooled lambs steady, shade higher. Sheep and prime lambs, about steady; lambs, 84 pound or less. $ 1 8.50 20. 50 ; 85 pounds or better, $l20.5o; culls. $1418; ewes, medium and rood, $12.23615-73; culls and commau. $6 4 12.25. PORK, 25cVEAL, 21c. We par thos prices for top-quality meats. We can us large and Inferior quality at less. Wa never charge com mission. Frank L. iSmith Meat Co.. 2. 8 Alder 9La rortlacd. Ur. dv. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, April 4. Hogs Receipts 11,500; market nteady to Sep 10c lower. Heavy $19.7520; mixed, $19.50 19.75; light. $10i 19.75; pig, $12&18; bulk of fcalea, $19,500 19.75. Cattls Receipts 1200: market steadv. Native steers. $13.50& 18.50; cows and heifers, $7.5014.25; western steers, $lO 17: Texas steers, $9 & 13.50; cows and heifers, $7&12.50; canners, $5.25t6.75; stockers and feeders. $6.5015.50; calves, $8.5013 75. Sheep Receipts 3300; market stesdy to lower. Culls $912; wethers, $14i& 16.50; ewes, $12 15; lambs. $19.50(20.50; feeder lambs, $1718.50; yearlings, $1618. Seattle Livesto'k Market. SEATTLE, April 4. Hogs Receipts, 274; market steady. Prime. $19.25 10.40 medium to choice, $1 s.75 10.10; rough heav ies, $10,75117.40; pigs. $lo75&18.40. Jattle Market steady. Beat steers, $11.50 i 14.50; medium to choice steers, $10.50 11; common to good strers. $7 410: best cows and heifers, $S sa-12; common to good cows and heiiers, $57.50; bulls, $010; calves, $7'1. INTEREST 1 LONDON SALES KEEN Wool Market at Boston Is Without New Features. BOSTON. Anrll 4. The Commercial Bulle tin tomorrow will say: "Interest has been keen in the onenine of the wool salea at London this week. Prices there have been strong, showing the need of spot wools for Immediate consumption. The demand has been keenest for the finer wools. The market here has been without any features making for the opening of the ursi Apru series, foreign primary markets are steady. 'The manufacturing situation Is still Ir regular and more or less unsettled, although some mills have sold very well. Little has been none in toe west, except upon con signment." Scoured oasis: Texas Fine 12 months. $l.;;S;ul.42; fine 8 months. $1. 2511. SO. i California Northern, 91.38 1.42; mid dle county, $1.38gl.40; southern, $1.30 to 1.J2. Oregon Kastern No. 1 staple, $t.45ftl.50: eastern clothing, $1.391.40; valley No. 1, $1.40. Territory. Fine staple. 91.S59I.60: half- blood combing. $1.4.. l.oO; three-cirhths- blood combing. $1.05$ L10; fine clothing. $ J. 40 if 1.42; fine medium clothing, $L35ty 1.39. Pulled Evtra, $1.55 'S 1.60; A A, $1,500 1.55; A supers, 91.401.43. Mohair Best combing, tio&TOc; best card ing. fcOtf 65c LONDON. April 4. The wool action tales were continued today with offerings of 98"0 bales. The demand was Keen and the best clips advanced 10 to 15 per cent, while in erior grades gained from 6 to lb per cent. New Fouth Wales scoured merinos sold at 4a 7Ad: New Zealand cross-breds at 4s 94d. and Geelong greasy brought 3s Sd. STEADY GROWTH OF BUSINESS SHOWN Trade Assumes More Natural Aspoct -Export Opportunities. NEW YORK. April 4. Dun's weekly re view will say; With full recognition of the uncertain state of the highly Important iron and steel industry, due to differences over the price question. It is nevertheless clear that busi ness lias added something to Its recent re covery. The growth of confidence, which is nearly everywhere manifest, seems greater than the expansion of actual operations, but activity broadens with each week's passing and is supported by substantial contributions to the list of helpful factors, New opportunities for the extension of American enterprise abroad are not in.'re quently making their appearance. With many domestic concerns that had been com pletely or largely engaged on government work now turning to other channels of production and with prices of some com modities at a less inflated position, the whole economic situation steadily assume a more natural aspect and the benefits are begiirning to show in a business develop ment. Weekly bank clearings were -$6,318,- .565. 889. COAST AND EASTERN DAIRY PRODUCE Butter Market Condition nt 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.- Local trading on this market picked up somewhat today and a fairly active business ,waa reported, just about stsfflclcnl in relume to clear up stocks nicely. Medium irrades were in very red demand Kand general.' dealers were nil ling to make Bears Find They Overreached Therii selves on Previous DedtBe. Oats Are Also Higher. CHICAGO, April 4. Corn took a sudden upward swing in value today as a result of bearish tadera having overreached them selves. July and September jumped to the topmost prices yet this season. The close was unsettled to 1 cents to 9 cents net higher, with May $1.57 to $1.58. and July $1.40 to $1.50. Oats gained If cents to 1 i cents. In provisions the tinian was un chan zed to 40 cents hlcher. Oata were governed by the action of corn. Trade early was slow, but later became brisk Provisions, after ransrlng lower with grain, ascended quickly when the bulge tpok place in corn, selling on the decline waa not ag gressive. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Open. High. Low. Close, Mav 9 1 . .ft $ 1 . 5S $1.53 $ 1 . July L44 ?i 1 50 1.44 L49 OATS. May 05; .07 H .5'4 .67', July 64 .U6--S .C4H .66 MESS PORK. May 47.50 4S.10 47.S0 48.10 July 45.0.0 45.73 44.00 45.65 LARD. May 28 "7 2S.75 2S.37 28.07 July m 27.95 28.20 27.75 28.10 SHORT RIBS. May 26.35 26.73 26. T, 5 26.72 July 25.05 25.47 24.90 25.47 - Cash prices were: Corn No. 3 yellow. $1.61 & 1.C4 : No. yellow, $1.573; 1.60; "o. 3 yellow, $1.56& I.5H-. Oats No. 5 whlto. 654 fix 67c: standard, 6'67c. Rye No. 2, S..71OLT4v. Barley $1.031.10. Timothy $7.50 r 10.50. Clover Nomina! Pork Nominal. I.ard $28.67. Ribs $26.50 27.50. LAST PRICES ME BEST STOCKS ADVANCE WITH STRONG DEMAND FOR RAIL ISSUES. WOOL HOLDINGS ARE ANNOUNCED blocks In Government Hands March 20, 263,026,000 Pounds. WASHINGTON' April 4. The war de part men t announced today that the stocks or wool in the hands of the government wool aiHtriDutor on March 29, 1919. totaled :b3.026.000 pounds. Not included in his total were 300.000 bales of Australian wool bought last fall from the British trovern ment. The stock in hand was divided In the various grades aa follows: creasy com bin jr wools. 98.05ft.00O sound tops, 2.322. 0O0 ; greasy carding wools. 109.- 08,000; scoured Wool. 28.530.OOO: B-reanv sundries. 687,000; carpet wool (including 855,- vvv pounus xceiana wool), 23,923,000. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., April 4. Turpentine, irm, uc 10 lc: sales. 126 barrels: re ceipts, j. -jo Parrels; shipments, 1 barrel stock, 18,083 barrels. it Of? m. nominal : sales. non: rereint 1H5 Baucis. oinpmenia, w parrels: stork. o7,o.. uarreis. yuoie: k, xiis.iu; L. S13.15 F, $13.20; G. $13.25; H. $13.30; 1, $13.65 K, $15.75; M. $16.25: N and WG. Xlrt:tO WW, $16.75. Eastern Errs and Cheese. NEW YORK, April 4. Eezi firm and un- cnangea. cneese steady and unchanged. CHICAGO. April 4. Etrcrs hiirhpr. R. celpts, 23,8ex cases; firsts. 39izX93ic: ordi nary firsts. &38c: at mark, cases in cluded, 38U& 3UC; storage packed, 4242c. r-ouitry Alive, lower; springs, i3c; towls. 00c. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, April 4. Evaporated apples, steady; prunes, few offered; peaches, steady. W0AIA!l SLEEPS 5 MONTHS Eleven Doctors Baffled by Case of Sleeping Sickness. OAKLAND, Cal., April 4. Eleven physicians are baffled by the case of Mrs. Julia Morton of this city, who has slept continuously for five months. She fell Into stupor a few days after apparently having recovered from in fluenza and since then has not opened her eyes or griven any except the slight est indications of consciousness. D.VIl-r METEOROLOGICAL RErOKT. PORTLAND, Or.. April 4. Maximum tem perature. o degrees: minimum temperature, 43 degrees. River reading. S A. M., 6.6 feet; chang In last tI4 hours. 0.4 foot rise. To tal rainfall (3 P. M. to 5 P. M.). 1.17 Inches; total rainfall since September 1. ll18, 35.88 inches; norma! rainfall since September 1, ."(.-to Inches; deficiency of rainfall since Sep tember 1, 1918. l.o2 inches. Sunrise. 6:4." A. M.; sunset, 7:4a P. M. ; total sunshine. 8 hours 41) minutes; possible sunshine. 12 hours 53 minutes. Moonrlse, 8:16 A. M. Barometer ireaucea sea levew o r. m.. liu.v-t Inches; relative humidity at noon, 74 per cent.. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. S J Wind i is 1 1 c - ; ; 3 : : : Weather. 34 1 44 I 40 Baker Boise . Boston Calgary Chicago Denver Des Moines. r-ureka .... Galveston . . Helena ..... tJuneau Kansas City I -os Angeles Marshfield . Med ford Minneapolis New Orleans New York.. North Head. North Yakima PhotfUlx .. Pocatcilo . Portland . Koheburtr Sacramento Louis . Salt I-ake . San Piego Kaa Francisco. Seattle Sftka Spokane Taconia 1 44 52!0.0S;12;SW IPt. Cloudy 44 50,0.021. .fB (Cloudy no,0.32il8iNW : 0.00;. .iSW 7'2 0.00-20iW Cloudy 44 0'):o.uOil4j8W ... .I.12 .. W 62i OS'0.18 . . S 44 5410.01 2tf SW 32jo0 0.02!. .IE 44) 04 O.O0I10IS 64 HG 0.001. .iSW 4oi r 1 .02 . Jsw 44 67!0.22.. SW 3ti .r4T0.00. . SB oSi tW:l.ti2j.. W 42 6O!0.01112;SK Rain Pt. cloudj Pt. cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy uiear Clear Cloudv Cloudy . Cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Clondy Pt. cloudy 40 H4 O.OOilti VWICIear SouXbern Pacific Leads "With Heavy Buying Steels, Motors and Specialties Also Climb. NEW YORK, April 4. The movement in prices on tbe stock exchange during the greater part of today's session was extremely uncertain, but the entire list rose spir itedly in the final hour in response to a sweeping demand for rails, especially in vestment shares. There were no 'specific developments in connection with the inquiry for transporta tions, but board room gossip persisted that negotiations were under way which would place the railroads of the country upon a more assured footing. Southern Pacific was the dominant fea ture, its advance of 4 points being at tended by free accumulation of numerous large Individual blocks. Other trantcontinentals rose 1 to 2 points and grangers strengthened on announcement that the St. Paul directors had finally en tered into contractual relations with the railroad administration.' Vet another helpful factor aa affecting systems traversing western and southwest ern territories were the estimates of crop experts, which emphasized recent reports of excellent conditions, including increased acreage. SteeU, motors and their specialties, and sugars, chemical and express stocks shared most extensively with the later movement in rails, strength prevallnig at the active timsn. sales amounted to 800.000 shares. Foreign bonds were easier, but domestic issues, including the libertv erotic reflect- ed the better tone for high-class rails. To tal sales, par value, aggregated 14,SOO,000. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing. Sales. High. Low, Bid. , Am Beet Sugar. 4,000' 77- 76 77 V American Can.. 10,000 5U 40 Sol1 Am Car & Fdry l.Too in sH vl American Loco. 4o0 00 4 t6 00 "4 Am .Sru & Refg. 16.8ihi 72 71 71? Am Sugar Kefg. 11.2O0 327 123 i 127 Am Tel & Tel, . 0 104 104 4 ll4 Am Z L & Sm . . 500 14 34 Anaconda Cop.. 6,000 02 V- 02 Atchison 1,700 'MVj 024 :, A G & W I S 8 L. 3 2,800 124 121 ?. 12.1 Bait & Ohio ... 3,000 4S 47 9 4H Bethlehem B.- . 35,400 70 OSi 70 li B & S Copper.. 4U0 22 22 22 400 2, 2.V-i 2. 7O0 200 ltiO 300 3.400 70 7.V 70 3 ,000 r.H ttH 58 2,400 38 :;7'4 38 '.i 1,800 ." 114 t5 000 2 24 24 2,100 37 37 37 LIBERTY BONDS YOU CASXOT DO BETTER YOU MAY DO WORSK Friday, April 4, we paid the following prices for Iiberty Bonds, which were the closing New York prices, plus interest: 3',i3 1st 4s 4s lst4-;s 2d4s 3d4Us 4th4liJ 100.09 96.72 95.26 96.92 95.43 95.48 95.70 When buying; Liberty Bonds we deduct from the above prices 37 centa on a $50 Bond and $3.50 on a $1000. Bond. When selling; we charge the New York market price, plus accrued intecjest. I.lbertr Loan Drpartmrsit Open I ntll 8 V. M. Saturday ASK ABOUT OUR PARTIAL PAVMEST PUAX MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. 309-11 STARK STREET, BET. STII AND 0T1I STREETS Telrpaoaet Broadway S151 Established Over !S Yeara CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON 6 IMPROVEMENT BONDS Exempt From Present Income Tax GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL BONDS BOUGHT AND SOLD E L Oevorcaux Rfompanv 87 Sixth Street Broadway 1042 Ground Floor Wells-Fareo Building Calif Petrol Canadian Pacif. Central Leather Chcs & Ohio . .. CM M & St P. .. Chi & N W C K I & P ctfs.. Chino Copper .. Colo Fu &. Iron. Corn Prod Ref 14.600 Crucible Steel.. 3.900 Cuba Cane Sag. 15.000 Plxtill Securities 2.0'.") Krie 700 General Klectric General Motors. P.00O G pld ex div. i.700 Gt Nor Ore ctfs 2,500 Illinois Central Inppir Copper .. 0.400 Int Mer M pfd.. S1,:tU0 Inter Nickel 7,'mo Inter Paper ... K C Southern ... 400 Kennecott Con.. 4,000 Louis & Nash Ma-cwell Motors 4ni) Mexican Petrol. 34,t00 Miami Copper.. J.4"U Missouri Pacific i.'st'O .V Y Central ... 2.500 N Y N H & H.. 4.B00 Norf & West Northern Pacif. 4.100 Pennsylvania . .. J.4O0 Plttsburs Coal.. " :inn Ray Consol Cop 700 Reading 17,500 HeD lr ft Bteei.. ouu Shat Ariz Cop. . 1.00'f Southern Pacif .122.000 Southern Ry . .. 0,000 Studebaker Cor. B.OOO Texas Co ,4"i TTnion Pacific .. S0O XT s Ind Alcohol 7.700 U S Steel lio,iuu do pfd rtah Copper . . . 3.S00 Westing Electric 1,000 6 $ J5U 24 25 83 , H-'i 6:; 10X 1614 14 1 55 3i 170 16S 170 y:i v.i 41V 41 4H4 - a tj 51 i 51 51 11 V, 109 111" 451'. 4., ii 4, 1SI 18i ISV 32 ft 32 32 V "11 .1 3B34 ."6 36S is:i iso'i 1S3' 241. 24 'i 24 24 fi 2.!?t 24 hi 76 74 76 31 2911 31 105 Vi 3'i 25i .: 44 44 44 V6 48 4.S -4S "1U 21 21 S5ii 831 S5i S2, S15i S2H 12 li 12 '4 12'i 100 10114 looti 2S'A 27 34 2 M 0314 85 215 21 2 "4 21o 131 120 131 14SU 147 147 9914 U7H oo'4 116 75 74 7514 45 4jU 4ols Bid. U S ref 2s reg..98 do coupon U S 3s reg 89 U S 4s reg. .."lOSH do coupon ,."io Atch Gen 4s . . . 82 D & R G ref 4s.48 NYC deb Gs.. 7 X P 4s 82 H X P 3s 5854 Pac T & T us. .-! Pa con 414s 84 BONDS. TJ P 4s ... SOU V S Steel 5s 100 S P cv 5a. ..,..106 Anirlo-Fr 5s 9 II S Lib 3s 99.02 do 1st cv 4s.. 95. 50 do 2d 4s 93.70 do 1st cv 44s. 95.02 do 2d cv 4V4S. 93.78 do 3d 44s 95.24 do 4th 4Hs 93.80 Bid. Mining Storks at Bobton, BOSTON", April 4. Closing quotations Allnuez 40 Ariz Com 12 Calu & Ariz 59 Calu & Hecia...4-J Centennial . Cop Range Fast Butte Isle Royalle Franklin . . . Lake Cop . Mohawk . . . 13 43 8 3 ii 34 4 67 North Butte Old Dom Osceola iQulncy superior Sup & Boston. Shannon Utah Con . Wolverine . 'Granny Con . . Greene tan .. 1U4I 3814 50 57 24 . 2 8 18 68 43 NEGRO HITS PROPRIETOR WIXDOW WASHER DEMANDS PAYMENT OP BILL. Defendant Appears In Court With Bandages Colored Man Is Fined $50. He said he was a dangerous man and not afraid for anybody. Thus did M. Blackman, proprietor 01 a etore in South Portland, testify yes- erday regarding the boasts he said W. J. Clifton had made regarding his Dhysical prowess. One look: at such nnrtions of ' Mr. Blackman's face showed through a wreath of sticking plaster and bandages convinced tne pectators that Mr. ciirton naa, inaeea. some basis for his vaunting. The case originated last Monday, when Sir. Clitton, a negro, called at the Blackman shop to collect J1.50 for washing the windows of the proprie tor's house. Mr. Blackman said he naa never seen the window-washer before, and after an ineffectual attempt to telephone to Mrs. Blackman and ascer tain whether the negro naa wasnea tne windows, he said he told Mr. Clifton o wait until Mrs. Blackman arrived at the store. At this Juncture he said the eero attacked him without provoca tion, and slashed his face with a knife. Mr. Clifton denied using a knife, and insisted that he struck the complainant only when the latter, after trying to settle the bill for $1, had attempted to throw him out of the store. He ex hibited his left hand, badly swollen as a result of the conflict, as evidence that he had not needed a knife to dis pose of his opponent- Judge Kossmaa tinea Air. uiuton toll. Attorney Wagner, who represented the defendant, announced that he would appeal the case to the circuit court. S4 O.COt 4: 5'i 0.40,24. SW 4S' 54 I .1616:V 44 54 0.461. .W 321 SM).noi. . ISW 41 4 0.00!. . SW 441 O.liO in'N 56' 64 H.00:12'W 50 II. Ill 1G.W I 44I 3" 0.44 24 SW j. . .1 ,'tl" U.IHI). . I. . .. 441 500.7S 12SW Tatooih Islandl 44 tValdez 2S:42 0.02!. .1. . . Walia Walla., j 4SI 560. Ml 12 W Washington ,. 4: 66 0.(r.. K Winnipeg I 261 30O.0O .. S Cloudv Pt. cloudj Rain Pt, cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Rain Clear Cloudy Pt. cloud IClear Cloudy ciouay Clear Cloudy Rain Pt. cloudv t A. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Showers; moderate south to west winds. Oregon and" Washington Showers west, 'probably fair east portion; moderate south to west winds. Man Fair. DWAKD L. WELLS, lietco.-oloiiit. CHAMBER HEAD IS NAMED Sirs. Kate Robinson Elected Secre tary of Centralia Club. . CEXTRAX.IA, Wash., April 4. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Kate Robinson, secretary of the chamber of commerce at Miles City. Mont., last night was employed as secretary of the Centralia Chamber of Commerce. Newell S. Wight was elected assistant secretary. Mrs. Robinson is the widow of the late H. M. Robinson, who, at the time of his death, was secretary at Miles City. He at one time was secretary here. Mrs. Robinson continued her hus band's work at Miles City following bis death. The local chamber adopted a budget of $3900 to meet current expenses until the end of this year. R. R. Somerville, chairman of the beard of Lewis county commissioners, explained the Donohue road law. under which it is proposed to pave the Hanna ford valley road between Catttrclia and Tono. j J. B. Steinbach & Company Correspondents E. F. Hutton & Company Members N. Y. Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, N. Y. Cotton Exchange Announce the opening of their offices at 201-2-3 Railway Exchange Building, Fourth and Stark streets, on April 7. PRIVATE WIRES COAST TO COAST Books Open April 5 ' Telephone Main 283 COUNTY TAX MONEY PI TOTAL. OF $400,000 RECEIVED FROM PAYMENTS. Deferred Purchases Enable Portland to Limit Borrowed Sum to $50,000 This Tear. City Treasurer Adams yesterday re ceived $216,000 as the second instal ment of tax money paid by the county of Multnomah. In all, appropriately $400,000 of 1918 tax money has been paid to the city by the county. The city of Portland borrowed but $50,000 this year to tide it over until the tax money was paid into city cof fers. Prior to this year it has been necessary to borrow from $300,000 to $350,000 for this purpose. City Commissioner Perkins, in charge of the finance department of the city. took two steps to avoid borrowing a large sum this year. He urged his fel low commissioners to postpone as many Durchases as possible and he arranged for 30 and 60-day payments on all goods purchased by the city without loss of the discount which is graated with cash nnvmpnts. The city pays the usual rate of 6 per cent on all money borrowea irom lae banks, and as a result of the arrange ment nerfected by Commissioner Per kins the city saved consiaerapie money in interest waich has Deen paia out in former years, according to City Treas urer Adams. terday which brought the large sum of $30,000. The land was largely rocky and scab land, but had the advantage of having water, making it valuable to certain sheepmen in the vicinity where the land is located. The suc cessful bidders were Harvey S. Barr and C. L. MacKlnzie. $25,000 ASKED FOR ARM Xorth Bend Employe Alleges Neglect by Lumber Company. xnRTH BEND. Or.. April 4. (Spe cial.) Lafe Jennings, a resident of tnis city, who sutierea tne loss oi ms ii rm at the shoulder last November while employed as edgerman in the vi-th Rpnrf Lumber company s mui. has filed suit against the company for sss.nnn imees. The suit cnarees ins moir with willful -neglect in safe guarding properly the machinery and nmieiMlnr the employes of the plant. The company is operating under the compensation act and tne amount pro 7iH i.nrier this statute for the loss of an arm is $2400 in payments of $25 a month for 96 months. LAND BANK PAYS DIVIDEND Hood River Association, lleceives Check From Spokane. HOOD RIVER, Or., April 4.(Spe Pinl.-i R. E. Scott, secretary oi tne East Fork Farm Loan association, has received from the Spokane federal land hank a check for $242.77. the local or ganization's first dividend. Mr. Scott, also secretary ror ine upper nuw farm, has received that organization s dividend check for bu.za. ine Divi dends paid were computed on an siock registered prior to December 1, 1918. It covers tne zo monms me i Spokane had been in business, up to December 31, 1B18. The total of the loans or tne two or ganizations is $182,000. CAPTAIN STAFRIN ON BOARD Polk County Pharmacist Appointed by Governor Olcott. R A T.TIM. Or.. April 4. (Special.) Captain Conrad Stafrin, who recently returned from France, was appointed a member of the state board of phar macy by Governor Olcott Thursday. The appointment becomes effective May 21, at the expiration of the term of fiim M. Plummer of Portland, who asked that he be retired from the board. Captain Stafrin was commanding oi- ficer of company L, 3d Oregon, ana served with his company on the bor der before going overseas. He is a prominent Polk county pharmacist. Clam Cannery Burned. ABERDEEN, Wash., April 4. Spe cial.)! Fire, which started early today, destroyed the clam cannery belonging to Stillwell & Mayn Bros., about three miles south of this place. The cannery j and machinery was a total loss, in cluding a quantity of the canned prod uct. The canney was a small one and operated by the men themselves. The loss totals $1000, with no insurance. The cannery may not be rebuilt this spring, as the season would be far ad vanoed before it could be in operation again. - School Land Brings 20,000. PASCO. "Wash.. April 4. (Special.) A cection of school land In Franklin county was sold at public auotlon yes- MEMORIAL ROAD BOOMED Xortli Bend to Inaugurate Active Publicity Campaign. NORTH BEND, Or., April 4. Spe cial.) Plans- for an active campaign in the interest of the proposed Roose velt memorial highway have been an nounced by Fred Hollister, chairman of the Roosevelt Highway association for Coos county. The movement will be conducted through the commercial or ganizations of the county and special committees will be appointed to can vass each locality and arouse interest among the voters favorable to the pro posed project. Buttons recently issued by the ex ecutive committee of the Roosevelt Highway association will be distributed among the commercial organizations of the countyand will be sold at $1 each to assist in defraying the expense of the state-wide publicity and educa tional campaign. To enable automobiles to travel over ice or frozen roads an inventor has pat ented a spiked steel band to replace the rear tire. Bonds and Short-Term Notes yielding 54 to Atany people would doubtless be only too glad to take advan tage of today's investment op portunities, did they 'but know just what selections to make. Such people should find of spe cial interest our list of current investment offerings, represent ing various types of securities already held by a wide circle of conservative investors. 7' Call or write mcono floor Mmthwdtan Bank Bum. MAIM tu Freeman Smith Camp Co. Clark, Kendall & Co. Second Floor Northwestern Bank Bldg. Portland. Oregon We Recommend and Offer to Investors Carefully Eeleeted GOVERNMENT, MUNICI PAL and CORPORATION BONDS Denominations $50, $100, $500. $1000 MORE PROFIT in livestock fed from INDIANA SILOS Our feed book tells why. Spaulding Logging; Co. Salem, Or. TR1TELER9' flDTBB. 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 SKAf Via Tabltl sail Baratoaxa. Mall aaa dm. kww aarrkca fraai aaa Vitaam arair I day a, UNION 8. 8. CO. Or NEW ZEALAND, lit California St.. Baa Fraadjea, ar Ivcal stcaiinhla add railroad at.aal A