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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, 3IAY 13, 1919. 23 COAST FRUIT OUTLOOK IS GENERALLY GOOD Weather Conditions in Most Sections Favorable. FROST DOES SMALL DAMAGE Large Cantaloupe Acreage Planted Jn California Carlot Shipments Will Start June 1. Fruit crop condition! throushout the Pa cific coast in general are good, according to the weather bureau's weekly report for the district. In the Kortti west, coma damage Is believed ' to have been done by recent frosts, especially in the. Boise and Payette valleys of Idahto where ' prunes, apples and cherries are be lieved to tjive been injured considerably by low temperatures. In Oregon the weather . was ' favorablo for pollenizatlon and apples and prunes are setting heavily, though some dropping is reported from Lane county. Some fruit Jn California has been slightly damaged by caterpillars, and In southern ceanties red spiders are numerous; the pick ing of navel oranges has been completed and lemon picking continues; trees are blooming heavily. In Nevada, fruit is in good con dition. Reporting on California cantaloupe pros pects, the bureau of markets says: "Unless thcro is a large acreage aban doned later. Indications are more 'than 10. ' ooo acres will be grown this year in the San Joaquin valley. This acreage is located principally In Stanislaus, San Joaquin. Mer ced. Tulare and Kern counties, the Turlock ' district having the largest plantings. Grow ' era report oconslderable difficulty In secur ing a stand, but 'are endeavoring to bring it up to normal by replanting. Brawley district Final census of cantaloupe acre age gives valley about 36,000 acres. It Is the general opinion that the first shipments will be out May 25, carlot shipments will start Jone 1.' BIO ADTASCB IN GRAIN PRICES All Cereals Are Strong and Higher en Local Board. There was a decidedly strong grain market 11 around yesterday as a consequence of the bulges In the eastern markets. At the Merchants exchange corn bids were ad vanced $102. sacked oats Cl1.60, bulk oats SOcffl and barley 35cll.50. The Idaho state crop report estimates the condition of winter wheat at 100 per cent, indicating a crop of 8,798,300 bush els. The crop is making satisfactory prog ress in all parts of the state. Rye condition 301 per cent, indicating production of 121, 200 bushels compared with 60,000 bushels a year ago. Weather conditions in the middle west, as wired from Chicago. Winnipeg, cloudy, 4-60; Chicago, clear, fine; Peoria, part cloudy. 03; JDavenport, cloudy. BO; St. Louis, part cloudy. 50; Kansas City, raining, cool; Topeka, rained all night, now cloudy, cool; Omaha, rain. cool;. Ohio vallev. cloudy, cool; Omaha reports heavy rain in Ne braska; Holdridge has two inches and rain ing hard: some rain in Geneva and Hast ings There has been no Improvement In funda mental conditions of corn in the United Kingdom. Supplies remain light and are Inadequate for the prevailing . demand. Traders are anxiously awaiting arrivals of I Plate grades. The government has been 1 releasing- only very moderate quantities and consumers are complaining because of lack of supplies. Latest advices mention the great scarcity of grain in central and southeastern Europe. Oats trade is dull and . only small amounts are being absorbed. Continental needs are important and the in quiry from this source is gradually broaden ing. Floating quantity can be considered moderate. Terminal receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants exchange as follows: Wheat.Barley.KI our. Oats. Hay. Portland, Mon. 47 G 25 7 2 Year ago 4 3 S 4 - Season to date. 711! lor.o 255.! 609 3071 Year ago otiti 'J3 ll&i 1450 2504 Tacoma, at... . .... 2 .... Year ago 14 .... .... .... 4 Season to date. r.liO'i r.S .... 174 120 Year ago 0344 VI .... 2U2 1644 Seattle, Sat .... 5 . ... .... Year ago 7 Season to date. 6290 78 1211 543 2543 Y ear ago ' 4719 ' 323 1613 1082 3068 CTBE BUTTER HALF CEST HIGHER Storage and Shipping Demand Cots Down (Surplus. - Cube butter was firm and half a cent higher than at the close Saturday, with 93 score selling at 64 Vi cents, 91 at 54 cents and 90 at 53 cents. Prints were unchanged at 56 cents, box basis. With a strong demand for storage and for shipment to outside points, street stocks were reduced to 83,896 pounds. Although there were large receipts Saturday, dealers stocks were small yesterday monaiog and there was some question as to the supply for current needs. Inferior grades have largely disappeared from the market. Stor age holdings Increased 25,203 pounds to a total of 106,182 pounds. Receipts on Satur day, as reported by the bureau of markets, were: Pounds. California Oregon . -- Washington. 3,118 ....... .15.486 185 Total : 18.789 Cheese receipts Saturday were 5696 pounds from Oregon. 2202 from Washington1 and 562 from California. - rotate Market Is Unsettled, The potato market was dull and prices were unsettled. Jobbers offering Burbanks at 1.60 1.73. ."o country business waa re ported. Shipments were two cars to Stock ton and one ech to an Francisco ana - Toppemish. : A car of southern cabbage was received, flat Iutch selling at 43 and "Wlnnlng tadt at $66.BO. Lettuce was firm at $2.50 iff 2.73. Oregon strawberries were on the market, but not enough to establish a price. A car of Florins arrived and sold well at $3.50 3.73. "Visible Wh The American Orient shows the mt Supply Decreaflins- visible wheat supply state following comparisons: Bushels. Decrease. 42.218.000 7.2S4.000 May 12, May 13. May 14. 1019... 1918. . . 1917... ........ 1.872,000 33.OSO.000 45.708,000 24.174,000 322,000 967,000 1.16S.0O0 1.156.000 May 15. 191.. May 17, Increase. The corn visible decreased 43.000 bushels and the oats visible decreased 876,000 bush- Egg Bayers Paying More. The egg market opened higher, buyers for storage paying 43 and 44 cents delivered. A carload went into storage, bringing the total to 30,786 cases. Receipt were 1078 cases, as follows: Origin. By Express. By FV ght. Oregon 531 517 Washington ........... 23 7 Total. 554 524 Hide Market Is Firmer. The hide market - Is firm with prices a cent higher on green and salted on the basis of 20 cents. Dry hides and calf skins hold at former quotations. v Advances in Lard Prices. An advance of 2 cents lit compound lard prices went into effect yesterday. Pure lard was raised 1 cent. , No changes were made in the better grades of bacon or hams. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the northwestern cities yesterday were aa follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland J3.361.272 875.219 Seattle 6,451.781 1.230.931 Tacoma 745,190 120.572 Spokane 1,679,402 373,872 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. Bid Oats May. June. No. 2 white feed J54.50 $55.00 Barley Standard feed 83.60 55.50 Standard feed "A- 56.73 56.50 Kastern oats and corn, bulk: Oats No. 3 white 51.23 51.23 38-lb. clipped white 52.00 52.00 Corn No. 3 yellow 69.00 69.00 No. 8 mixed 68.00 67.00 WHEAT Government basis, $2.20 per bushel. FLOUR Patents. $11.43 delivered. $11.30 at mill: bakers'. $11.1511.30: whole wheat. $10.2510 40: graham, $10.05 10.20. MILLFEED Mill run f. o. b. mill, carlots, $37&3S per ton; mixed cars. $37.5038.50: ton lots or over, $39'940: less than ton, $40 41; rolled barley, $38360; rolled oats, $59; ground barley, $58. CORN Whole, ton, $70; cracked, $72 per ton. HAT Buying prices f. o. b. Portland: Kastern Oregon timothy, $.1035 per ton; alfalfa. $2525.50; valley grain hay, $263? 2S; clover, $26&2S. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, 92 score, 54 Vic; 91 score, 54c; 90 score, 53 c. Prints, parchment wrappers, box lots. 56c: cartons. 57c: half boxes, Vic more; less than half boxes. 1c more; butterfat, No. 1, 5657c per pound, station. EGGS Oregon ranch, cae count, 43 44c; candied, 45c; selects, 46c. CHEESE Tillamook, f. o. b. Tillamook: Triplets, 32c; Y'oung Americas, 53c; Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point, triplets. 31Vfcc; Young Americas, 32ViC; longhoms. 32Vic. POULTRY Hens, 308!32c; broilers. 40 45c; ducks, 42Ggp45c: geese and live turkeys, nominal; dressed turkeys, 43c VEAI, Fancy, 19f6p20c per pound. PORK Fancy. 26c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: FRUITS Oranges, $403.75: lemons, 3.75ftG per box; bananas. 8V4'?9c per pound; apples. $2.25ftF3.50 per box: grapefruit. $3.50 (21: strawberries I3.50&3.75 per crate. VEGETABLES Cabbage, 146.60 per 100 pounds; lettuce $2.50(2.75 per crate; pep pers, SH)c per pound; artichokes, $1.00: cauli flower, $2to3.75; beets, $2.50 per sack; car rots, $3.50 per sack; turnips. $2.25 per sack: cucumbers, $1.502.25 per dozen; to matoes, $4.50 per box; spinach, 6c per pound: peas, 12H15c per pound; rhubarb, $2.252.75 per box; asparagus, $1.50&2 per crate. e POTATOES Oregon Burbanks, best. $1.60 01.75; Yakimas, $1.852.10; new California, 310c per pound. ONIONS Oregon, Jobbing prices, $i&'5 per sack; Texas. $4.50'qp5 per crate. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR Sack basis. Fruit and berry, .9.55; beet. $9.45; Honolulu cane, $9.50; ex tra C. $9.15; powdered In barrels, $10.25; cubes in barrels, $10.45. NUTS Walnuts, 27035c: Brazil nuts, 35c; filberts, 28c; almonds, 24p30c; pea nuts, 11 15c SALT Half-ground 100s, $16 per ton; 50s. $17.25 per ton; dairy, $25 per ton. RICE Japan style, UUc; blue rose, 0 10 He. BEANS Buying price, large white, 4V4 6c per pound: red. 4c per pound. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 30 42c. Provisions. Local Jobbing quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice, 40V4 41c; stand ard. 40c; skinned, 35c; picnic, 29c; cottage roll, 36c . LARD, Tierce basis, 35c; compound, 25 Me per pound. DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 27633c; plates. 2.t25c; exports. 30c BACON Fancy, 5305c; standard, 46 O 49c; choice, 36042c ' Hopn, Mohair, Etc. HOPS Oregon. 1918 croD. 43S45o ner pound: three-year contracts, 30c, 2So, 25c. WOOL Eastern Oregon and Washington, 29&51o per pound; valley, 30j50c per pound. MOHAIR 1918 clip. 50c per pound. TALLOW No. 1. 8 54c per Pound: No. " 6Hc per pound; grease. No. 1, 814c; No. 2, fiie per pound. CASCaRA BARK New, 810c per pound. jKAi.i tsn.ja in cariota, 13c Hides and Pelts, HIDES No. 1 salt-cured hides. 30 lbs. and up, 20c; No. 1 part-cured hides, 30 lbs. ana up, lve; iso. l green bides, 80 lbs. and up, 17c; No. 1 salt-cured bull hides. 50 lbs. and up, 14c; No. 1 part-cured bull hides, CO lbs. and up, 12V4C; No. 1 green bull hides. 50 lbs. and up, 11c The price on No. 2 hides will be lc per pound less than on No. 1. No. 1 calf skins, up to 15 lbs., 43c; No. 2 cair skins, up to 15 lbs., 43c: No. 1 kip skins, 15 to 25 lbs.. 23c: No. 2 kip skins, 13 to 25 Ins., 23c; dry flint bides, 7 lbs. and up, 30C; dry flint calf hides, under 7 lbs., 40c; dry salt hides, 7 lbs. and up, 24c; dry salt calf hides, under 7 lbs 34c; dry flint stag or bull hides, 20c; dry salt bull hides, 14c; dry cull hides and skins, half price; dry horse hides, according to size and quality, each $1.50S'3; salt horse hides, skinned to hoof and head on, $306; borse hides with heads off, ROc less. PELTS Dry long-wool sheep pelts, per lb., 256)35c: dry medium wool sheep pelts per lb., 20830c; dry shearing sheep pelts! each r,0'5"73c; salted long wool sheep pelts, each $265: salted medium wool sheep pelts, each. $1Q2; salted shearing sheep pells, each 50 W 73c SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Price Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, Etc at Bay City, SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. Butter 68 He Eggs Fresh extras, 62 Vic; firsts, 49 He; fresh extra pullets, 50c Cheese New firsts, 80c; Toung America, 33 He Poultry Hens, 36$38c; roosters, young, 45630c; old. 20924c; broilers, small, 34 36c; large, 8688c; fryers, 83048c; geese, 85SJS8c; pigeons, $2.233 dozen; squabs, $3 O3.50 dozen. Vegetables Asparagus, graded, 7?8o lb.; egg plant, 30 40c pound; peppers, bell, 80c pound; do., chile, 35(04Oc; summer squash, $11.15 crate; tomatoes. $3.5044 crate, good; lettuce, Los Angeles, $1&1.50 crate, iced; do., uniced, ?5c6zSl; potatoes. Deltas. $1.7502 cental; sweet, $4.50,6: hew, 3Mtv5c id.; onions, $4074.3 cental; green. $2j2.25 box; rhubarb, $1.60411.75 box; green peas. Bay No. 1, 65Hc: do.. No. 2, &3Hc: cu cumbers, $3.75 6 1 box; hothouse spinach, 7!Sc4r1.25 crate: string beans, 16&17c lb. lor iventucKy wonder; do., wax,- 1214c carrots, '$2.7583.25 sack. Fruit Lemons, $2.504 box; Valencia oranges. $4.no!pS; tangerines and manda rines, $3.504i4 half box : grape . fruit. $3 3.50 box, fancy; bananas. StoS'Ac pound: pineapples, $3Q4 dozeu for 'small. $33tf for targe; apples, Newtown pippins, S3.2i(ff4 box loquats, $68 cwt; strawberries, 1 10 eii 12 Chest; cnerries, $2.25ot2.50 per small flat. Receipts Flour. 5020 quarters: barley. 78.651 centals; beans, 1206 sacks; potatoes, 6309 sacks; onions, 136 sacks; hay, 601 tons; niaes, oil; wine, ez.iuu gallons. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga, May 12. Turpentine, Tlrm; sales .18 barrels; receipts, 6, barrels; shipments, 28 barrels; stock, 23.O08 barrels. Rosin, firm: sales. 107 barrels: receipts. 209 barrels; shipments, 127 barrels; stock. r.7. : barrels, uuote: J. io.95:-D. S1I.25 E. $11.40; F, $11.43; G, $1L4S; H, $11.60: 1. $11.6511.75; K. $11.95: M, $12 30: N, $13.70 13.75; V.G, $13.Uueil3.9S: WW, $14. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, May 12. Raw sugar steady. Centrifugal 7.28c; refined steady; cut loaf 10.60c; crushed 10.25c; mould A, 9.60c; cubes. 9.7&c, .vjia-a. powaerea, tf.uc; powdered, 9.15c; fine granulated and diamond A, tt.uuc; comecuoners a, o.uuc; no, l, 8.85c. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW Y'ORK. May 12. Evaporated apples, quiet: state, isigizuc. Prunes, easier; California. 12 25c; Ore ions, 11H&25C. Peaches, firm, standard. 19Vj20c; choice, 2021c; fancy, 2222Hc. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. May 12. Cotton Spot, quiet. Middling, s.uuc. More Schools Closed by Flu. HOOD RIVER, Or., May 12. (Spe ciaL) A recurrence of influenza in the Barrett and Frankton districts has closed the schools of the districts While the number of cases of the two districts has passed the 40 mark, none of them are reported serious. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnston, a young couple of the city, both of whom have been critically ill with Influenza pneumonia, are reported better, fiTTON MARKET ACTIVE RECEIPTS ARB LARGER AT NORTH PORTIAXD YARDS. Cattle Strong: and Selling- Better. Buyers Pay .920.30 for Top Hogs. There was a good run of 62 loads at the yards and the week opened with a very ac tive market. There was a brisk demand throughout the day and prices were easily maintained. The cattle market was stronger than for some time past and stock sold about 50 cents higher than In the latter part of last week. Top-grade hogs again brought $20.50, with the bulk of sales at $20 & 20.50. Umbi and sheep were very active. Good lambs brought $15 and yearlings $11. Most of the wethers offered sold at $10 612 and ewes at $10. Receipts were 965 cattle, 16 calves, 2152 hogs and 27S0 sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price.l Wt Price. 865 $7.25 SI hogs. . . 23 hogs. . . 74 hogs. . . 69 hos. . . 75 hoes. . . 78 hoes. . . 51 hoiis. . . 1 hog 2 hogs. . . 40 hogs. . . 52 hops. . . 56 nous. . . 1 hog 2 hoK3. . . 2 hogs. . . 14 hogs . . . 5 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 3 hogs. . . 7 hogs. . . 19 hogs. . . 2 hogs. . . 6 hogs. . . 4 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 3 hogs. . . 7 hogs. . . 6 hogs. . . 16 hogM. . . 2 bulls. . . 1 bull.r . . 1 bull. . . . 2 bulls.. . 2 bulls... 1 bull 7 calves. . 20 cows. . . 1 cow. . . . 24 cows. . . 5 cows. . , 7 cows. . . . 230 . 210 . J 2 . 1IIO . 1!' . 1 Nrt . i:8 . 240 . 175 . 173 . 211 . 201 . 26 . 355 . 220 . 135 . 220 . mo . 17l . 16S . 220 . 145 . 153 . 122 . 410 . 375 . 2i! . 460 . 120 . 1350 . 67 O .1340 .1075 .1S5 . 640 . 391 .inn.-. .1050 . 77H . 912 . 921 $20.50 2 cowa. 20.35 9 cows 83U 20.25 5 ewes 13-1 20.25 24 ewes sl 20.25 4 ewes 137 20.25 1 ewe 130 20.25 1 lamb. ... 70 20.25 3 lambs... 53 20.25 g lambs 50 2O.0O 1 wether. .. 2KO 10. 50 8.00 8.O0 8. 50 7.00 12.no 32. OO 32.00 10.0O 31. no 3 l.SO 1 0.50 1 2.O0 32.00 9.O0 9.00 8.23 1S.OO 1 5.00 15.90 15.00 15.00 3 5 no 3 5.O0 3 5.O0 15.00 30.00 15.00 10.no 1 1.25 3O.O0 31.50 10.50 9. n 8.00 7.00 6.0O 10.50 9.50 8.00 7.50 7.00 6.25 7.50 ' 8.00 7.00 13.O0 12.O0 3 8.50 3 8.O0 3 8.00 20.00 3 S.50 3 8.00 3 8.25 3 8.O0 20.25 20.90 3 8.25 20.0UM 8 wethers. . 115 20. 00.23 wethers.. l!l.:(5 L'7 wethers. 19.25j55 wethers.. 19.25 3 wethers.. 1!).003! ewes 18.75 J3 ewes 18.75 18 ewes 19.75 9 lambs. . . 19.75151 lambs. . . 19.50:17 lambs 18.50:13 lambs.'. . IS.50'17 lambs. . . 130 92 106 93 118 115 105 67 62 69 66 67 55 67 60 55 54 r 101 98 18.25! 9 lambs. 18.25 18.00 18.00 18.00 12 iambs. 2 lambs . , 37 lambs. 9 lambs. 18.00 1X5 lambs. 7.25i'3S ewes. . . 6.oo 54 wethers. 7.0" 7.50 .2n 0.5(1 1 steer. . . 5 cows. . , 5 cows. . . 1 cow . . . 8 cows. . . 1 cow . . . 2 cows. . , 1 cow ... 5 cows. . 6 cows. . , 4 cows . . 6 cows. . . 3 cows. . . 1 bull... 1 bull... 1 bull. . . 5 calves. 2 calves . 2 hogs. . . 1 hog. . . . 1 hog.... 79 hogs.. . . 1 0u-O . 1042 .1044 .1010 . 917 . 950 8.501 9.50 0.60 9.00 9.00 o.noi 9.00 1 1.50 1 1.75 1 1.00 10.50 io.no 10.50 10.00 10.00 12.75 3 3.60 13.O0 810 990 U)6 1MO 4 SO 790 1 05O 1410 1O20 172 283 , 145 430 140 258 130 150 148 3 10 3 69 260 148 15 cows. . 917 6 steers.. .1010 25 steers.. .11 OO 8 steers. .. 857 1 1 steers.. . 920 3 4 steers. . . 890 I 4 steers.. . 898 19 steers mso II steers.. . 830 7 steers. . . 101 1 3 8 steers. ,.3 200 22 steers.. .3281 2 cows.... 983 2 cows... . 670 2 cows.. . .11 70 2 cows.. . . 900 9 cows.. . . 637 2 cows.. . , 465 13 cows. . . ,1065 Scows.... 960 3 cows.. . .1093 7.0O 21 hogs... 6.on,32 nogs.. . ll.oni 7 hogs.. . 3.50 1 hog 8.00:89 hogs.. . 7.50 1 hog 8.00 7 hoxs. . . 8.00 31 lambs. . 67 3 5.00 11.00 10.00357 yearll'gs 107 Prices quoted at the local yards follow wattle Best steers $13.00 013.30 Good to choice steers 31.OOW11.50 Medium to choice steers 10.00 11.00 Fair to good steers. o.oo a io.oo Common to fair steers Good to choice cows, heifers... Medium to good cowa heifers.. Fair to medium cows, heifers. Canners Bulls Calves mockers and feeders. ........ .. Hogs Prime mixed .................. Medium mixed Rough heavies Pigs Sheep Prime spring lambs............ Fair to medium lambs Yearlings Wethers Ewes 8.00 8.00 10.0011.50 6.50 7.58 4.50 4C 5.50 3.00 1 4. no 6.00 8.00 9.00 012.60 7.00 10.00 20.00W20.50 1B.7520.00 18.00018.71 17.75 it 18.24 14.00 015.00 12.60 013.25 11.00 012.00 9.00 10.00 7.00 4 1100 STATE ORIGINS OF LIVESTOCK LOADED Shipments in the Leading Market of the Pacific Northwest State origins of livestock loaded May 10-11. 1919: For Portland Cattle Horses.Mlxed Calves. Hoes. Sheen.Mules.3tock. Idaho 1 Oregon 3 3 2 .... 1 Washington ... . 4 .... '6 .... .... Totals 7 4 13 6 3 One week ago.. 4 f our weeKs ago "6 One year ago. . . 51 for other markets- Seattle. Wash.. 3 pokane. Wash Totals U. S. . . .3044 One week ago.. 3120 Four wks. ago.. 3060 1964 1868 2121 20O8 696 697 485 650 124 145 180 107 606 566 1 655 One year ago. . .2395 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, May 12. (U. 8. Bureau of Markets.) Hogs Receipts. S5.000; market 20u to 30c higher than Saturday's average; big packera plow to follow. Top, $21.05; bulk. $20.7521; heavy weight, $20.SO21.05; medlum weight, $20,70421: light weight. $20.25tp20.90; light light, $39020.50; heavy packing sows, smooth, $ 19. 1 5 'ff 20.25 ; pack ing sows, rough. $1919.75; pigs, $18 19.25. Cattle Keceipts, 17.000;. beer steers slow. about steady; sire stock steady to strong; calves 60o lower; feeders steady. Heavy beef steers, choice and prime, $16. 75 19.50; medium nnd good, $13'o17; common, $119 13.50: light beef steers, good and choice. $13.5017; common and medium, $10.25'rp ia.7.1: Butcher cattle, neuers S7.754il4.25. cows $7.5014.50; canners and cutters, $5.75 677.50; veal calves, light and handy weight. $12.7514; feeder steers, $10 515.25; stocker steers, $8 n 13.25. Sheep Receipts, 17,000; no early trading: bidding sharply lower on all kinds. Shorn stock, lambs, 84 pounds down. $14015.25; 85 pounds up. $13.75Sf 15: culls and common, $101S.60: springs, $17019; yearling weth ers, $12.50 13.75; ewes, medium good and choice, $10.7512; culls and common, $5 lu.ou. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, May 12. Hogs Receipts. 9500: active. 25c higher. Bulk. $20. 20 20.45: top. $20.6o: heavy weight. $20.4520.60; medium weight. $20.25(020.40; light weight. $20'g 20.30; heavy packing sows, smooth, $20.3544 20.50; packing sows, rough, $20.2020.35; pics, medium, $18&19. cattle Keceipts, oo; Deer steers steady: choice cows and yearlings, 25c higher; all others steady. Beef steers, medium and heavy weight, choice and prime, $13.50? I6.00; medium ana gooa, sl3.4&fcf!l6.7o; com mon, $12.50'O'14; light weight, good and choice. siJtltt-o; common and good. $104 13; butcher cattle, heifers $8.25$y 14.25, cows $7.254214; canners and cutters, cows and heifers, io7.-: veal calves, $1L60U 13.50 feeder steers, $11.5015.25; stocker steers, $84? 13; stocker calves. $8 12.25. Sheep Keceipts, v&oo; early sales 60075c lower. Wool lambs. $18.60: lambs, 4 pounds down, $19 fgi 19.50; lambs, 85 pounds up, $18.50 &T19.25; lambs, culls and common. $llfts 18.50; spring lambs, medium, $1S4j19: year ling wethers. $14.25016.50; ewes, 111.75 9 15; ewes, culls and common, $5.759.75. Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE, May 32. Hogs Receipts. 1447, Decline of 25 cents. Prime. $20.604 20.76: medium to choice, $20.25i20.40; rough heavies. $18.25i IS. 75. Pigs, $18 25(319.05. Cattle Receipts 303. Slow. Best steers. Sll.SOtt 14.50: meddum to choice. S1O.6O011 common to good, $7.3? IO; best cows and heifers. $S12; common to Good, $3?7.oO bulls, ?G'u10; calvea, $7013. STOCK MARKET UNCERTAIN PRICES WAVER FOR FIRST TIME IX SEVERAL "WEEKS. Selling of Oils and1 Shipping Creates Irregular Tone Metals Are Strongest Features. NEW YORK". May 12. For the first time in several weeks, uncertain price tendencies prevailed In the stock market today, pro nounced heaviness being shown by many of tho speculative shares that formed the basis of the long-continued rise. The tone waa firm to strong at the open Ing. the successful flotation of the victory loan probably proving a sentimental factor, but selling of oils and shippings soon set in, creating an irregular tone to the end. Improvement in the metal industry, as indicated by a foreign inquiry for refined copper, and the sensational advance 1n bar silver placed the metal -group in the fore front,, throughout the : session, American Smelting. Anaconda. Inspiration and Utah coppers. Federal Mining and United States Smelting were the leaders at extreme gain of 2 to 8 points, very little of this advantage being forfeited. Steels and equipments were next, a 5-pelnt rise In United States Steel being accompanied byislmllar gains In the Independent division. BiT.dwin Locomotive, General Electric and Westinghouse. Motors and their specialties were Irregular. Changes In rails were nominal on light deal ings. Total sales amounted to 1,535.000 sharea The general bond Hat was firm, utilities gaining 2 to 3 points. Liberty Issues made slight gains and foreigns were steady. To tak sales, par value, aggregated $11,250,000. Old United States 4s lost 14 Per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS Closing High. Low. bid. 82 81 81 56 54 53 i 99 Si 98 12li 117 1191, 77 76 76 4 78'i 76'4 784 134 13:1', 13.1!, lin'4 io9 109 104 'i 103i 1114 ir. i, iflij 16VJ 68V 64 ' ft 94 ve 94', 94 H 167 16l'j 162is 93 i 92 93 49'i 40'", 491 73 74'i 74i .24', 23W 24', 34'., a:i 53 U 167 1K5 i 165 87'i 84'i 86tj 65 64 3 64", 39 3S SV 98 i 96 96 281, 26 'i 2614 3S. 37 38H 441, 44 43i, 63 62 '4 62 4. 82 V, 69 ' 71 S 37 36', 36 7Kti 76', 77 17H 17' 174 164V 191 V4 " 17'4 187 Vi 94 V4 93 4 94 40', 45 45 '4 101 S3 5li 53 119 "4 117 118V4 26 24 254 624 5("4 52 23 22 , 22 4 34 V4 32-, 34 Vs 116 IRO',4 177 177i 24 23 '4 2Si 46 45 '4 40 31 30 30 4 17'i 17 174 77'i, 76 '.4 77 ',i 3D', SO 30 107 lOT'.fc 107Vi 93',, 93 93 , 90" 8S'i 88U, 451, 43 45 1, 37 V, 37 87', C' 64 Uj 36 4 21 20', 20', 87'4 85., 86 83 , 83 $4 14 134 14 64-4 108'4 107 V4 107 '.4 30 ' 29 14 .10 82 S0V, 814 282 275 275 R8 V4 894 133 3 32 '4 132V4 333 13314 134 158V4 154V4 354 301", 09, 300 115',I 1144 115 79 4 78 79 'A 88 87 -4 88 66i 54", 65 34 T, 34 '4 34 V4 Sales, Am Beet Sugar. 2.20O Am Can IS.ooo Am (,ar & rdy. 3. Hon Am H gc L pfd. Am Loco Am Sm Rfg. . Am Sugar Rfg. Am Sum Tob. . . Am Tel & Tel. . Am Z L A. S. . . Anaconda Cop.. Atchison ...... 6.7nO S.nno S.KKO 3.8O0 6.20(1 9no 6no !9.t00 1.300 9.5HO AG&WISSL Baldwin Loco.. 11.7no H & O 1.2O0 Reth Steel "B". BiS Cop Calif Petrol ... Can Paclf Cent Leather ., Ches & Ohio..., C M & St P.... Chi & N W C R I P Chlno Cop .... C F 1 Corn Products. Crucible Steel . , Cuba Cane Rug I'iRt Secur Corp K.rie ;n Klectrlc .. Gen Motors ... Gt Nor pfd. . . . 12.7o 4.700 10.200 2.3M is.eno 2.7011 1,1 OO 8IM 0.6O0 5. lOO 9.6O0 3 3. BOO S.Rno 10.3O0 ln.ioo 2.7O0 l'5,90O 9O0 lit Nor Ore ctfs. 13.500 ill Cent Inp Cop ... I M M pfd Int Nickel . . Int Paper . . K C Southern 14.30O 21.600 2S.100 5,300 1.20O Kennecott Cop. 14,000 i,ouis oc rasn.. Mex Petrol .... 39.700 Miami Cop .... 2.600 Midvale Steel... 6,300 Missouri Pacif.. S.7oo Nev Cop N Y Cent N Y N If A H. Nor As Western. Nor Pacific Pan-Am Petrol. Pennsylvania . . S'ttts & w Va. . i'itts Coal Ray Con Cop. . . Reading Rep lr z Steel. Shat Arix Cop. . Sin Oil & Rfg. . . Sou Paeif ic . . . . . Sou Railway.... Studebaker Cor. Texas Co Tob Products... Union Pacific... Unit Ctg Stores. 1.SOO 6.om 1..TMI ono 2,0110 16.600 4. 1O0 1.000 6,200 ll.ono 7.6H0 4,500 900 Yl.OOO 3.600 21.50O 9.80O 4.000 3,600 3.R0O 27.600 u s ind Ale U S Steel... 177,000 do pfd 1.4H0 TTtah Cop 10,700 West Union ... 300 Westing Klec... 24.900 Willys-Over .... 14.90O BONDS. U S Lib 3 Vis... 08.74:U S 4s cou 10 do 1st 4s 95. SO; Atchison Gen 4s. 824 do 2d 4s 94.00'D & R G ref 5s.. 61 V4 do 1st 4'4s. ... U5.84:V Y C deb 6s... 98V4 do 2d 4 '4s. .. . 94.04IN P 4s R3V do 3d 4-4s. ... 95.161 N P 3s 59 do 4th 4'is 94.0ttiPac T & T 5s.. 911 U 8 ref 2s reg. .99'4 Penn con 4V,s.. 934 U S ref 2s cou. U S 3s reg. . . .. IT S 3s cou U S 4s reg 99 u U P 4s 86 Vi U 8 Steel 5s.... 1(10 8 P cv Bs 97 '4 Anglo-Kr. 6s .... 97 V4 89 89 '100 Bid. Mining; Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. May 12. Closlns- auot Allouez .... S3V4 48 67 5'4 24 9 90 164 67-H 40 Arizona Com... Calumet & Ariz. alu & Hecla. Centennial . . . Cop Range Con. .ast uuiie... ranklln sle Koyalle. . lAke Copper. Mohawk North Butte.. Money, Exchangee, Etc. NEW YORK. May 12. Mercantile saner. 5 f 5 per cent. 8terling. 60-day bills. $4.654; commercial. 60-day bills, on banks $4.65; commercial OO-day bills. $4.65; demand. 4.C8; cables, $4.69 '4. Franca, demand 16. "J. cables tt.-0 ; guild ers, demand, 39 c; cables. 40c; lire, demand. 7.62; cables. $7. no. Time loans strong, all dates, SV40544 per cent. Call money firm; high 6H Per cent, low per cent; ruling rate 5V4 per cent; clos ing bid 6 per cent: offered at 5V4 per cent; last loan 5 per cent. Bar silver. l.iu. Mexican dollars, 89c. LONDON. May 12. Money 3 per cent; discount rates, short and three months bills, 34 per cent. Eastern Dairy rroduce. CHICAGO. May 12. Butter, lower. Cream ery. 50'(r.VV4c. Kggs unsettiea. rceceipts, 4i,id cases; firsts, 41 743c; ordinary firsts. 4ly-i 414c; at mark, cases included. 41V4fe43c; storage packed firsts, 44y44V4c; extras. 45c. NEW YORK. May 12. nutter "Easy. Creamer?-, higher than extras, O906Oc; extras. 68 '4c asked; firsts, 57 6J58C. Eggs Firm. Fresh gathered extras, 4!f 49c: fresh gathered northern section firsts, 46147c; ditto southern, 45r46V4c. Cheese Irregular. itate wnoie mllK Tlats current make specials, 32V432c; ditto. average run, 32c. Coffee Futures Market. NEW YORK, May 12. Denials that the government of Sao Paulo waa selling Its holdings In Brazil at present caused some covering in the market for eoffee futures at the opening today. Closing bids: May. 18.35c: July. 18c; septemPer. 17.37c: Octo ber. 17.22c; December, 16.92c; January, 16.87c; March, 16.77c Spot coffee, aull; juo ,s, ivc; Santos 4s, 302SV4C , Metal Market. NEW YORK. May 12. Copper firm. Elec trolytic. 154r134c Iron steady, is o. 1 norxnern ana ro. 1 southern, $29.75; No. 2 southern and No. 2 northern. $26.75. Lead steady, spot f.uo4.S5c; June 4.80 5c ripelter steady. East St. Louis, spot, 6.95c; June 66.10c. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. May 12. Hops. firm, state medium to choice, 1918, 34942 cents; 1917, 20023c; Pacific coast, JUiS, a45c; ii7. 25 28c. We asm and errer $26,100 7 1 to 10 year serial Grandview, Wash. Improvement Bonds laued fee trunk and lateral te sans Wis entire eltr Prices te yltld 6 to 6' lacoma Tax Exempt ' Call ee Writs for D Mailt FREEMAN Smith a CAMP CO. . 35 Old Dominion.... . 3 24 Osceola ......... ;. 61 Juincy .......... .875 Superior . 32V4 Sup & Boston... 1. 44 Vi Shannon . 93 Utah Cons 1 Winona ......... . 26 Wolverine (. 4V4 Granby Cons ' 67 Greene Cananea.. ll't coiiB mjoam mum 4 CORN JUMPS TEN CENTS! BUYERS URGENT BIDDERS TO MEET SLAV CONTRACTS. Pressure to Sell Is Conspicuously TjackJnjr -Export Sales to Hol land Strengthen Oats. CHICAGO, May 12 Jumps In prices of corn reached an unusual extreme of 10c a bushel today, owing largely to scarcity of offerlnga The market closed fiurrted at a net advance of 3, cents to 0V4 cents, with July $1.68V4 to $1 S4. and September $1.594 to $1.394. Oats gained lVic te lTo and provisions C4c to 35c. Throughout the day buyers of corn were urgent bidders, and there waa a conspicuous lack of pressure to sell. The sharpest demand waa for com avail able either for spot delivery or In time to meet May contracts. Oata reflected the strength of corn. Ex port sales to Holland continued, too, against the bears. Provisions were lifted by the big upturns of the grain and hog markets. Besides, ex ports for the week mere large, and there was talk of a better domestic demand for meats. Leading futures ranged SI follows: CORN. Open, High. I.ow. Close. July $i.:i $i.69V4 $1.63 (l.ei't Sept. 1.63V4 1-61 1-55 V4 1.59 V, OATS. July 674 .69V4 .674 .!" Sept 64 U .66'., .64 V4 .654 MESS PORK. Mar 53.85 63.30 33.85 July 30.80 61.10 60.80 51.00 LARD. July 82.03 32.15 32.00 32.19 Sept 31.85 31.77 ol.$0 SHORT RIBS. May 28.92 28 PO 28.92 July 28.10 25.17 8.00 28.15 Cash prices were: Corn No. 3 yellow. $1,789 LSI 14 : No. 4 yellow. $1.79&1.&0; No. 3 yellow, nominal. Oats No. 3 white. t,9 ', 70 Vi c ; standard, 69'4tt714 c. Rye No. 2. $1.5701.50. Barley $1.12tl.lU. Timothy $8011. Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard $33.65. Ribs $27.73 628.85. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 12. Barley, $1,02 0 $1.12. Flax, $4.01 ff 4.03. Grain at Ssn Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Msy 12. Flour $1S.15. Grain Wheat, $2.20; oats, red feed. $2.20 V2.4U; corn, California yellow, $3.1303.40; barley. No. 1 feed, $2.53 50 2.37 Vi . Hay Wheat or wheat and oat, $16918, tame oat, $12016; barley. J11&I4; alfalfa, Jl.Vallt; barley straw, 30080c bale. Meals Alfalfa, $3032; cocoanut. un quoted. COAST AND EASTERN DAIRY FKODVCE Butter Market Conditions at Leading Dis tributing Points. San Francisco and eastern dairy produce reports received by wire by the Portland office of the bureau of markets yesterday follow : Chicago. The butter market opened very weak here this morning and quotations are down from lc to lV4c. The eastern market reports came in better than had been ex pected and the market steadied somewhat but it would still be termed weak and un settled. There is a fair amount of trading on extras at 56c but dealers seem ready to shade prices on lower scores to move their good,. Quite a few cars of centralized were here today and sales were made at 55 nnd 55',4c for fine cars scoring 90 points. On car scoring 88 to 89 sold for 53 Vic Receipts were 7968 tubs today. New York. After a decline of Vic on the top grades this morning there was a some what unsettled feeling and dealers generally stated that the market was barely steady. No great weakness could be noticed among the majority. Some California butter scor ing about 90 points and some as high as 92 was reported sold at about 5Sc Some centralized was being offered at 38Q58V4C The receipts continue to show a great deal of butter m-lth off flavors. Receipts of but ter amount, d to 10919 tubs on Saturday. There was an Increase in the storage hold ings of about 1300 tubs while the street stocks were reduced to about 23,000 tubs; 92-score. 68V4C Francisco. Th butter market was quiet and buying Interest seemed lacking. Most dealers had sufficient stocks on hand for today and little Indication to buy for future needs was noticed. There is very T 1 1 - -"M C.l-.i Suite Z07ortizztzcm baakDldg POETLANP-ORtr&ON'1 LIBERTY BONDS V BUY and SELL, any amount. New York quo tations by wire every morning. Closing Mon day, Interest Included: 3 Vis 10fl.29 1st 4s 07.3.3 2d 4s.. D.0O lst4Us 97.54 2d 44s 96.15 3d 4Vs 95.83 4th 4V4s 94.42 HALL & COMPANY BUT AND SELL Railroad Public Utility Industrial . 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We advertise t hee ' prices dally In order thst you may always know the .New Tork market, and the exact value of your Liberty Bonds. SHs lst4s 4s IsttUs :dtii SdtUs ith4i9 Market prices 98.74 S5.S0 94.00 95.84 94.04 95.K 9 OS Plua Interest........ 1.43 1.63 1.97 1.74 S.09 .7 .SS Total 100.17 97.43 93.97 97.53 96.13 85.S3 94. SS MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. The Premier afunlrinal Bond House. , 0-tl Mark (street. Between tifth and flxth Mreeta Telephone: Broadway 2 lit. Established Ofir IS Tears. Advance Offering Subject to Revision We r Members of the Underwriting Syndicate, snd Offer, Subject to Prior Sale $7,500,000 Canadian Northern Railway Company Equipment 6 Notes Dated May 1, 1919 Due Serially MATURITIES: $375,000 semi-annually from No vember 1, 1919, to May 1, 1929, inclusive. Issued against equipment of the Canadian Northern Railway Company costing $10,700,000, of which 30 waa paid in cash. By the maturing of these notes, 50 of the cost will be paid in three years. 1 Equipment note charges are by law working expendi tures of the railroad and has priority in payment over principal and interest of mortgage debt. The capital stock of the Canadian Northern Rail way Company is entirely owned by the Canadian Government, making these notes the indirect obligation of the Dominion of Canada. Full details upon request LUHBERMENS TRUST COMPANY Lumbermens Building . Half Million in Capital tie chance in prices except on 02-score. which sold st shout the same prices aa D.Kscore butter. Storage hoidlncs are 23D, IDS pounds heavier for the week lunt rlia. intr and some dealers seem to feel that It la not aavisatiie to hold oft storlnB longer for lower prices. Saturday's recelots amounted to 107.160 pounds: i3-sore. r.rtc. Tacoma Itcports Labor Shortage. TACOMA, May 12. 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