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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OIlEtiOXTAN-. SATURDAY. MAT 17, .1919. 21 1 v.. - n . 4 ! 1 CROP IK NORTHWEST M BE RECORD ONE Wheat Yield of 70,000,000 Bushels Now Estimated. RAINS WOULD INCREASE IT "Weather Conditions at Present Time Could Hardly Be Better Pros pects In. South. A rnn of Tf.00VQ10 tmshr.Ts of whea tn tho Pacific nortnwest la considered by he leading dealers of Portland aa con servatlve estimate, i conditions stand now.. "Wltli good raine in June and up to aDour July 10 th outlook might be greater ana there are possibilities that a record crop nay be harvested. With unfavorable condi tiona. however, there la room for a con siderable shrinkage in the estimate. Baaed on the present outlook, the crop will be aa follows: t Oregon "Waahlnfrton . . - .- Northern Idaho ........ Bushels. ..... 22.000,000 ... . . .40,000.000 8.000.000 Total 70,000,000 The weather has been highly satisfactory in the past week. Good rains nave iauen, generally from half an Inch to one inch throughout the wheat belt east ot the Cas cades. The crop situation throughout the Pacific eoast is reported by the weather Bureau a follows: Oregon Winter wheat heading well; tprlns wheat seeding nearlng completion; eonse ry- being cut for hay; corn planting progressing. Washington Both winter and spring wheat reported in generally excellent condi tion. Rye is heading In some places. Oats and baxley are backward. Idaho Wheat continues thrifty and is tooling well but some frosted In Nez Perce county. Rye heading in some early fields. Alfalfa making vary slow growth on ac count of cold weather. California Despite drouth, most crops are doing well: wheat and barley are filling: oats are stoollng low and corn Is making good growth. Second crop alfalfa promis ing. Arizona Winter wheat doing well in north portion, where spring wheat and rye are being planted. Barley harvest begun in southwest portion and alfalfa harvest pro gressing favorably. Ctah Wheat, oats, barley and ry making good" growth but showers of the week insuf ficient and ned of rain Is growing. Nevada Spring wheat s tooling well; bar ley and cats are starting satisfactorily. .MITXIOX BUSHELS TO BE EXPORTED .Wheat Clearance Before New Crop Arrives Is Indicated. The steel tonnag assigned to wheat carry ing to Europe will remove fully 1,000,000 bushels from Portland and Astoria, in the opinion of local grain men. This, with the government flour buying, is expected to clean up the .stock of grain here before the new crop arrives. The movement of wheat to California is also assuming very re spectable proportions, about 700,000 bush els having been sold to date to go south Buying for shipment to the middle west has eeased. The coarse grain market was very dull and prices were easier at the Merchants Exchange. Bids for May barley were down 60 cents, -for June ?2 and for July $1... Offers for oats were reducd 75c4$l. Corn ranged from unchangad to SO ctnts lower. Weather conditions in the middle west as wired from Chicago: "Northwest mostly clear, 45 to 55; Illinois, part cloudy to clear, 50; Iowa, cloudy, 50; St. Louis, rain ing; Kansas City, cloudy, 53; Topeka, cloudy. threatening; Omaha, clear, cool; Ohio val ley, ciouay, cool. ore cast: ii.in.ols, gen erally fair and cooler; Missouri and Kansas, cloudy, showers: Minnesota and Iowa, fair, . not much change in temperatures; North and South Dakota and Nebraska, generally lair and warmer. Terminal receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour.Oats. Hay. r oriinna, r rx.. Year ago Season to date. "Year ago Tacoma, Thur Year ago . Season to date. Year ago ..... . Seattle, Thur... 1 ear ago. ..... Season to date. Year ago 5 1 5 2 0 3.7 12 7352 1060 2571 722 309S 3713 420 1201 1473 2525 2 1 4 1 37 5314 llll "is4 1211 5455 91 .... 2U3 1047 .... 8 3 10 5 2 4 5300 8S 12fi2 573 25411 4,7t? 32i 1027 10UO 3UbU HALF CENT JBISE IN CUBE BETTER Advancing All peal era Not in Favor of Prints at This Time, There were rumors yesterday' that print "butter would advance 2 cents today, but no announcement to that effect came from the city creameries. Some of them were averse to any higher price, as it would mean 70- cent butter at retail. The present strength of the market was regarded as temporary. Cubes sold half a cent higher at 56Vi cents for 92 score. One dealer refused an offer of 67 cents. Continued large receipts relieved the shortage and street stocks increased 12,796 pounds. Storage holdings gained 15,801 pounds, now standing at 247.312 pounds. Receipts on Thursday were Pounds California . , Idaho ...... Oregon Washington .. 2.32 Hit . .15.221 .. 2,4ti0 Total . 20.674 Cheese receipts on Thursday were 509 pounds from Oregon and 540 pounds from California. OPEN BIDS AT PILOT KOCE SALE Four Clips of Wool Taken at Prices Ranging From 42 Vfc to 52 Cents. PENDLETON, Or.. May 6. (Special.) - Most of the wool .offered at the Pilot Rock sale was held for better bids. Three fairly large clips and one small one, aggregating less than 100,000 pounds, were sold. The Ross estate wool, 40.000 pounds, was sold to E. J. Burke for 52 cants. The Charles Johnson wool, 23,000 pounds, was sold at 51 cents to C. P. Angell. The Gray & Cole wool, 15,000 pounds, was sold to Roshland for 51 cents. A small clip of tht Stanfleld Brothers wool was sold for 42 cents. Not a great number of buyers were present. For the first time open rather than eiiieu uius were one re a. Local Potato Market Firm. The local potato market was firm. Bur- banks bringing 11.73 2 for the best grade and Goma J22.10. Small-sized stock was not wanted. "With the crops nearly exhausted no new business for shipping account ; - ruporteu. l wo cars went to Stockton and one sveh to Ban Francisco and Gerber. One car of waahlngtona arrived on the local mar ket. Two ears of lettuce and one of cabbage -were received. Prlcea were steady to firm, shipment of Texas onions also arrived. Strawberry Prices Are Declining. Supplies of strawberries were larger' and the market was weak and unsettled. Florins ranged In price from $2-50 to $3.23 with th bulk of sales at $2.5002.73. or less than cost. BPringDrooK, wewnerg ana Kei are now shipping regularly, and the berries, which are of fine quality, bring $5 to $6, i Y-KK Operators Bid More, Epg buyers bid 44 cents, a half cent ad vance, for country receipt; A carload wen Into storage, making the total held 82.249 rases. Street stocks wore 3044 cases against 3700 cases a week ago. Receipts Thursday were 1100 cases from Oregon. 88 from Wash ington and 3 from Idaho, a total of 1201 cases. ISanlc Clearing!. Bank clearings of the northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland i.3.14.!a f 73S,t!xt Seattle 5,601, RUH 1.35T.10 Tacoma ;72.ti5.'f 44."r,; Spokane 1.501.096 517.403 PORTLVXD MARK K T QUOTATIONS Grain, Floor, Iced. Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. -Bld.- Oats " May. No. - white feed. .....952.50 Barle Standard feed 54.25 Standard "A" B5.09 I'.aswrn oats and corn, bulk: Oats No. 3 white 40.25 3-pound clipped white 49.00 Corn No. 3 yellow No. .3 mixed.... Ci.uO June. July. 952.50 ?52.o0 52. OO 53.00 m.no 52.00 40.25 49.50 4!.2S 49.50 6St0O 07.00 C5..V) B5.00 WHEAT Government basis, $2.20 per bushel. , FLOUR Patents. $11.45 delivered. $11.30 at mill; bakers'. $11. 15Jr 11.30: whole wheat, $10.2510.4O; graham, $10.05(10.20. MILLFEED Mill run f. o. b. mill, ca riots. $37 V&38 per ton; mixed cars, $37.50 38.50; ton lots or over. $3142)40; less than ton, $40 41; rolled barl-y, $as60; rolled oats. $0i. ground barley, $oS. CORN Whole, ton, $70; cracked, $72 per ton. HAY Buying prices f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, 3S7 per ton ; alfalfa, t'JH; valley grain hay, $26 28; clover, $20 & 28. Dairy and Conn try Produce. BUTTER Cubes, 92-score, 56 He; 91 score, 56c ; o-tscore, 55 c ; prints, parch ment wrappers, box Iot, 58c ; cartons, 6Bc ; half boxes, V4c more; lens than haif boxes. 3c more; butter fat. No. 1, 5S&59c pet pound, station. KGGS Oregon ranch, care count, 43 V4 44c; candled, lac; selects, 47c CHJfiESK Tillamook, f. o. b. Tillamook: Triplets, 32c; Young Americas, 33c; Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point, triplets, 33 He; oung Americas. 34 M:c; longhorns, 34 'c rOLLTKI liens, 34c; broilers, 30435c: ducks, 40 'a-45c; geese and live turkeys, nom inal: dressed turkeys, 40&45c. VEAL Fancy, 19c per pound. PORK Fancy. 26c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: FRUITS Oranges, $405.75; lemons. 3. 6 per box; bananas. SVs&Wc per pound; poles. S2.25 ri3.r0 Per box; grapefruit. S3. 50 strawberries, S2.756 per crate. VEGETABLES Cabbage, $5.50,6 ner 100 pounds; lettuce, 1.75 'a 2.75 per crate; pep pers, uoc per pound; artichokes, $1.00; cauli flower. $23.75; beets, $2.r0 per sack; car- rota, $3-0 Per sack ; turnips. $2.25 Der sack; cucum bers, $1.50 2.23 per dozen; to matoes. $4.50 per box ; spinach, 8c per pound; peas. 12H;15c per pound; rhubarb. z.-o rg1 z. tn per box; asparagus. ll.oOu 2 per crate. POTATOES Oregon Burbanks, best, $1.75 tt 2 ; Yakimas, $1.00 6i 2.10 ; new California, &?12c per pound. ONIONS Oregon. lobbing prices. $45 er sack; Texas, $3.75 4.75 per crate. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR tack basis. Fruit and berry. 9.55; beet, $9.43; Honolulu, cane, $9.50; ex tra C. $9.15; powdered in barrels. $10.25: cubes In barrels, $10.45. NUTS Walnuts, 2i35c; Brazil nuta 35c; filberts, 28c; almonds, 24 30c; pea- uts. life Ijc. SALT Half-ground 100s, $16 per ton: 0s, $17.25 per ton: dairy, $25 per ton. RICE Japan style. 9uc: blue rose. 9Va 10 He. BEANS Buying price, large white. Be er pound ; red, 4c per pound. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 30 42c. Provisions. Local jobbing quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice. 40U41e: stand- rd. 40c; skinned. 35c: picnic 28c: cottar roll, 3Gc. LARD, Tierce basis, 35c; compound, 25 He per pound. DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 2733c; atea, 23 25c; exports, 30c. BACON Fancy. 53 6i55c: standard. AA A 49c; choice, 36 42c Hops, Mohair, Etc. ure Oregon. 11S cron. 4345e nr luuuu, mree-year contracts, inc. zc. zoe. WOOL. Eastern Oregon and Washington ouya.'-ftc per pound; valley, 30&ooc per pounu. MuHAIR I01S clip. 60c per pound. TALLOW No. 1, 8c per pound: No. 2. Vic per pound: grease. No. 1. 6!ic: No. 2. isc per pound. CAbCAHA BARK New, 83pl0c per pound. GRAIN BAUS In carlots. 13c. Hides and Pelts. HIDES No, 1 salt-cured hides. 30 lbs. and up, 20c; Tso. 1 part-cured hides, 30 lbs. and up, 18Vc; No. 1 green hides, 30 lbs. and up, lie; No. 1 salt-cured bull hides. f0 lbs. nd up, 14c; No. 1 part-cured bull bides. 50. bs. and up, llitc; 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. No. 1 calf skins, up to 15 lbs., 45c: No. 2 calf skins, up to 15 lbs., 43c; No. 1 kip skins. to LT) ihs., 25c; No. 2 kip skins, 15 to 2t lbs., 2Hc: dry flint hides, 7 lbs. and up, 30c; dry flint calf hides, under 7 lbs.. 4uc: 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 1.503; salt horse hides, skinned to hoof nd head on. $3C; horse hides with heads off, 50c less. PELTS Dry long-wool sheep pelts, per lb., 2535c: dry medium wool sheep pelts. per lb., 20y:30c; dry Bhearing sheep pelts, each 50.fF75c; salted long wool sheep pelts, each, $2 (it 3: salted medium wool sheep pelts, each, $li)2: salted shearing sheep pelts, each, 50iy75c. CORN MARKET WEAKENS LARGE INCREASE IN ARRIVALS IS PREDICTED. Prices Close Heavy With All De liveries Lower Oats Decline in y Spite of Export Sales. CHICAGO. May 16. Weakness developed in the com market today owing more or less to predictions of a material increase of ar rivals within a week or ten days. The mar ket closed heavy, c to 2c net lower. with July (1.61 W 1.62 and September (1.55 lit 1.55. Oats finished c to lc off and provisions unchanged to 30c down. Oats, weakened with corn, notwitnstana- lne export sales of 200.000 bushels. Provisions were depressed by selling as cribed to stock houses. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Open. .$1.04 1.57 High. (165 Low. (1.61 1.55 Close. (1.61 1.05 .60 ...63 July September, OATS. .68 .64 July .68 .C4 MESS .66 .63 September PORK. May July 53.75 49.60 49.50 LARD. 31.90 31.50 49.00 July 31.90 31.50 31.20 31.72 faeptember I1.50 31.43 SHORT ,RIBS. May 28.87 July 27.80 27.80. . 27.45 27.65 Cash prices were: Corn No. 3 yellow.' (1.75 'S 1.76 : N yellow. (1.75(5 1.76; No. 5 yellow. (1.73. Oats No. 3 white, 6SC9c; standard, 69 v i uc. Rye No. 2. (l.BL Barley (1.15 Ig 1.22. TlmothyS' 1L Clover Nominal. Pork Nom 1 nal. Lard $33.33. Ribs $27. 50 $ 28. 50. Minneapolis Grain Market. ' MINNEAPOLIS, May 18. Barley, $1.01 'Flax, $4.17O4.20; Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. Flour (12.30. Grain V heat. (2.20. oats, red feed. $2.20 C&2.40; corn California yellow. $3.153 40 barley. No. 1 feed, (2.57 2.62. Hay Wheat or wheat and oats, (16$ 18 tame oat. $12013; baxley. $11014; alfalfa. $lo$M: osney straw, 3u8Uo ba;e. Meals Alfalfa, $30032; cocoanut, un quoted. Naval Mtores, SAVANNAH, Ga, May 18. Turpentine, firm. 76c; sales. 119; receipts, 293; ship ments 45 barrels; stock, 24.582 barreia. Rosin steady ; -sales. 2ol ; receipts, 888; shipments, nonef stock, 58.710 barrels. Quotet B, $10.65i D, (11; E, 11.05; V, 1L10( G, $11.15j II, (11.25; T, (11. an; K, (12.00; M, .12.70; N, Wti. $10.55; WW. J13.75, BUYING OF RAILS HEAVY I - ITIGir AXD XOW-GRADE ISSUES TAKEX AT STRONG PRICES. Wall Street Looks Forward "Wit.li Confidence to Convening- of Con gress Xext Week. NEW TORK, ' May 16. The further etrenjeth of today', stock market, especially the demonstration in rails, eremed to im ply that Wall st root looks forward with confidence to -the convening of congress in t the coming week. At no period since the Inception of the oui! movement, now some three months back, haji the accumulation of transporta tions been so comprehensive or consistent as was witnessed in the course of today's very active session. Instead of the low priced or "reorgan ized" properties which recently commanded the bulk of speculative attention. Interest centered largely in investment issues, which are expected to derive substantial benefits from constructive federal legislation. Gains amonc? Pacifies, grangers, coalers and cotton-carriers ranged from 1 to 3H points, but. secondary issues were not overlooked, Texas Pacific, Missouri raclfic. Chicago Oreat Western. Hook Island. Southern rail way. Krlo and Per. Marquette making substantial advances. Profit taking cut heavily Into rails dur ing the last hour, when trading was di verted to various specialties. Including motor specialties, food and tobacco shares and utilities at extreme gains of 2 to 8 points. "iner strong stocks or the dav embraced American International. Atlantic Gulf. Gaston-Williams. Royal Dutch (domestic and foreign). Texas company, virtually all the metals. United States Rubber. Industrial Alcohol and American Woolen. United SLate Stel h.)H nnlv a .mn fraction of its extreme advance of 1 H points and other ateels and eaulnments eased toward the close. Sales amounted to 1.COO.000 shares. further co haDse of nrhunn In Fnnf. and Itaiy attracted little attention, save In banking quarters. Call money was distinct ly easier with time funds in scant supply. The general bond market was strong, fx t tractions, which eased on the setback in" "v-rh. iuiH.1 saies i par valuer aggre- gated 13.27.'..0OO. Old Vnlted States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Lsst Sales. High. Low. Sale. Am Beet Sugar. uuu So 80 SO American Car... S.700 f.6V4 55-T 55H Am Car & Kdry 4,400 HKt lOJi 103 Am H & Li ptd. 4. loo 1; 1U14 123 Vi American Loco. 25.10O 0"fc TSli 80 Am Sm & Refg. 1,700 7 78 78 hi Am Sugar Retg. 2.400 131 130V4 131 Am Sum Tobac. 2,.'i00 100 108 109 Amer Tel & TeL 9,5"0 106 103 Ti 103 Am Z L & Sm.. 300 Ills 10 16 Anaconda Cop.. 12.30O 67 68. Atchiaon 8.300 88 95 'A 961 A G 1W13SL 14.70O 167 16514 167 Baldwin Loco... 38.5m) 103 100H lOOTi Bait & Ohio 4. .00 52 50 51 Beth Steel B... 13,2oO 784 77 77 B & S Copper.. 2,400 25 24 25 Calif Petrol .... 1.000 32 31 31 Canadian Pacif. 2.4O0 108 1U0 17 Central Leather. 11.4 93 f0hi 91 dies As Ohio ... b.ooo 18 60 67 Chi M & St P.. 18,000 43 43 45 Chi & N W 2,200 J0O 98 99 Chi H I & Pic. 2r,bOO 30 29 30 1 Chino Copper .. 6.80O 3S 37 38" Colo Fu Iron .. 1.100 47 4V4 40 Corn Products.. 6.100 2 62 62 Crucible Steel .. 11,300 76 75 76 i Cuba Cane Sug.." 8,700 35 84 35 Distill Sec Corp. 14.000 78 76 77 Krie 13,300 10 18 19 General Electric l.OOO 106 165 165 General Motors. 2.600 188 184 185 Gt Nor pfd 6.3O0 88 86 97 Gt Nor Ore ctfs. 3.60O 46 45 48 Illinois Central. 2.700 104 102 103 Inspir Copper .. 40,200 55 65. 55 Int M M pfd ... 12.600 119 118 118 Inter Nickel ... 4.700 26 26 26 Inter Paper . 2,500 01 49 60 K C Southern .. 3.400 24 23 24 Kennecott Cop.. 7.8O0 .34 34 34 Louis & Nash 122 Mexican Petrol.. ' 6.600 181 178 178 Miami Copper.. 9.300 27 25 26 Midvale Steel .. 12.700 4S 47 48 Missouri Pacific. 37.200 33 32 33 Montana Power. ..... 72 Nevada Copper. 1.500 17 17 17 N Y Central ... 8.4o0 80 79 80 NVNHAH.. 10.80O 33 31 32 Norf A West ... 0.3O0 111 108 111 Northern Paclf. 6,000 97 95 97 Pacific Mail 37 Pac Tel & Tel.. 406 26 26 Pan-Am Petrol. 8,100 !0 88 88 Pennsylvania .. BOO 4B 45 46 Pitts & W Va .. 5.100 39 38 39 Pittsburg Coal. . 4.400 B5 65 63 Ray Consol Cop. 400 21 21 21 Reading 35.200 89 88 89 Rep Ir & Steel.. 8.0OO 87 S6 80 Shat Ariz Cop.. 4O0 15 13 15 Sin Oil & Refg. 28.9O0 65 64 -64 Southern Pacif.. 31.500 10!" 108 1M) Southern Ry.... 34.SO0 32 31 32 Studebaker Cor. 7,600 82- 81 82 Texas Co 3.000 278 278 276 Tobacco Prods.. 10.8O0 90 88 89 Chlon Pacific... 7.700 130 134 135 Unit Cig Stores. 14.700 130 134 135 U S Ind Alcohol 13,700 157 154 155 U S Steel 159,300 104 102 102 Utah Copper ... 600 78 77. - 77 Western Union.. 900 88 88 8S Westing Electric 12.400 6 65 M Willys-Overland. . 7.600 33 33 3g BONDS. n S Lib 3s.. do 1st 4s - do 2d 4s 90.12IT7 S 4s cou 101 uo.riii Atcnison gen 4s.. s. 94.24;D & R O ref 6s..57 do 1st 4s. .. do 2d 4 s. .. do 3d 4s do 4rh 4s. . . H.vr n y cen aeo s. U9 W4.40i Northern Pac 4s SS 95.54 . Vorthern Pac 8s 60 94.50' Pac Tel & Tel 5s 91 . 99'Penn con 4s... 94 .! Union Pac 4s.... 86 .88 U S Steel 6s. . . "10RM, IT S ref 2s reg. IT s ref 2s con. IT S 3s reg TT S 3s cou .89 South Pac v Ss 108 108 Anglo-French 5s. 97 U S 4s reg Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. May 16. Closing quotations: Alloucz 26 North fiutte .... Arizona Com ... 12:s,i01d Dominion .. Calumet & Arix. 63fciOnceola Culu & Hecla.. 390 jQuincy 11 85 49 09 21 2 10 95 19 41 Centennial 12Vj buperior 44'Sup & Boston... 103a Shannon ........ 2 I Utah Con 27 'Winona 4 Wolverine 58 H (Greene Cananea. Copper Range hiast isutte .. Franklin Isle Koyalle . . Lake Copper . Mohawk . . . . Money, Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK, May 16. Mercantile paper unchanged. Sterling, 60-day hills, 1 4. 524; commercial 60-day bills on banks, $4.62; commercial 60 day bills, $4-614i; deftand. 14.65.; cables. $4. 66. Francs, unchanged. Guilders, de mand 40 u.; cables, 40; lire, demand. 7.92; cables, 7.90. Bar silver. tl.M. 9 Mexican dollars unchanged. Time loans strong, unchanged. Call money easier. High, 6; low, 5; ruling rate, 5; closing bid, 0; offered at 5; last f loan, 5. - . m LONDON. May 16. Bar silver, 54d per ounce; money and discount unchanged. COAST AND EASTERN DAIRY PRODUCE Batter Market Conditions at Leading Dis tributing Points. San Francisco and eastern dairy produce reports received by wire by the Portland of fice of the bureau of markets yesterday follow: Chicago, The market opened up very firm here this morning and quotations were lc higher. Offerings were light and dealers were pretty well cleaned up. Trading, how ever, was much less active and later in the day, an easier feeling was noted. Shipping orders held up pretty well but local buying is much quieter. Some sales of butter scorlug 93 or better were made at 59c but 58 c was about the outside price on extras. Cars con tinue frm and SSfitSSHc Is realized for those scoring full 90 points. Storage holdings in creased yesterday by 107,307 lbs New Tork. A steady to firm feeling pre vailed among the majority of the dealers to dav, but there were some exceptions, with a few inclined to sell freely, while on the other hand, others preferred to hold. Some sales of 93 and 94 score butter were ported at 6060ic. There was a moderate volume of trading and there were a number of cars changing hands, some moving Into export channels. One fine car of Canadian creamery sold as high as Mc A few cars of California butter sold at 58 to 69 Sc and also several cars of centralized scoring 68- b9 points, sold at 57Vi-58e. The supply, while not heavy, was adequate for the re quirements, with more butter being delivered this afternoon. Undergrade were moving quite freely and at prices close to the finer grades. Yesterday's receipts amounted to 6975 tubs. Storage holdings were reduced about 110O tube, while the street stocks were decreased about 900 tuba. San Francisco.. Trading was only fair to day, but a continued firm feeling was evi denced on the part of most dealers. The de mand for highest quality butter for storage purposes was very good and this quality gen erally is bringing top prices or better. But ter In squares was temporarily scarce and in good demand and one cent premium was generally paid for this style of .package. Receipts yesterday amounted to 162.739 lbs. Storage holdings are 27,000 lbs. heavier this morning, 93 score. 57 Ho. Ball ennnort in Coffee Market. NEW YORK. May 16. There was cover- Ing and a renewal of bull support In tha market for coffee futvrw today which ap peared to be Inspired by yesterday's reports that Holland and Scandinavia had removed import restrictions and the firmer ruling of the Brazilian markets. Closing: May, 18.20c: July. IS. 35c; September, 17.89c; October, 17.69c; December. 17.3uc; January, 17.2uc; March. 17.11c. Spot coffee dull; Rio 7s, 18c. nominal; Santos 4s, 23c. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Eggs. Vegetables, Fresh Frutta, Etc., sit Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. Butter, 0c Eggs Fresh extras, 52c; firsts, 49c; fresh extra pullets, 49 c. Cheese New firsts.' 80c; Young America. 34c Ponltry Hens. 36338c; roosters, young. 45&.'0c; old, 20924c; broilers, small, 340 36c; large, 3Q3&c; fryers, 35948c; geese. 35 6 38c; pigeons. $2.25 j 3 doxen; squabs. 3 Qj.ftO dozen. vegetables Asparagus, graded. 709c lb.; egg plant. 25&r3uc pound;' peppers, bell. 250 30c pound; do. chile. 204J25c; summer squash. 90c$l crate; tomatoes, $3.00(4 crate, rood; lettuce,. Los Angeles,, tl&l.&O crate Iced: do. unlced, 75ca$l: potatoes. Deltas, $1.75tr2 cental: sweet. S4.50&5. new. 4ti5c lb. ; onions. $4&4.25 cental: green. $2(9 ,i pox; rnubarb, (1. 5002.15 box: green peas. Bay. No. 1, 77c; do. No. 2, 5(a6c; cucumbers, (3.754 box; hothouse spinach. 75C&S1.25 crate: string beans. 1516c lb. for Kentucky Wonder; do. wax. 106- 13c; car- rote, S2.7503.25 sack. Fruit Lemons. $3(34.25 box: Valencia oranges, $4 6X4.25; tangerines and manda rines. 3.50 4i4 half box: grapefruit. (3.85a 4.00 box. fancy; bananas. 6Sc pound; pineapples. $34 dozen for small. $5v6 (or large, apples. Newtown pippins. (3.2544 box; loquats. 6&8 cwt. : strawberries. 10li 12 chest: cherries. 12ft20c ner sound: apricots, $2.75 3.25 crate. Receipts Flour. 428 quarters: barley. 2789 centals; beans, 1052 sacks; potatoes. 1448 sacks; onions, 840 sacks; hay, 125 tons; hides. 1169; wine, 28,050 gallons. IKON AND STEEL INDUSTRY REVIEW Return of fctrictly Competitive Conditions; Copper Trade Recovering;. NEW YORK. May 18. Dun's Review to morrow will say: vv 1th a freer functioning ot natural eco nomic forces permitted by the further re moval of artificial measures, discordant notes in Dusiness are becoming rew and lalnter and are being steadily replaced by more frequent and clearer expreaslona of optimism regarding the future. The great Iron and ateel industry, for months repreaaed by price uncertainty, now gives lndicatlona of a re awakening under the return of strictly com petitive conditions and the - copper trade although slow to experience recovery. Is also beginning to show signs of renewed animation. While the gain in these lines Is yet main ly one of a more cheerful sentiment, there are multiplying evidences of a decided in crease of actual orders in some other lead ing branches as In textiles, hides, leather and footwear, and reports that transactions are running beyond calculations are grow ing more common. weeiur Dana clearings were o,ooi,.us,ll. APRICOTS SOAR AT SAN JOSE Standard Grades Listed at IS Cents Over Last Year. SAN JOSE, CaL,NMay 16. The standard grade of apricots 4n the Santa Clara valley was placed at 26 cents a pound today, an in crease of 12 cents over last year, the Cali fornia prune and apricot growers' association announced here. Fancy and extra fancy grades run as high as 32 cents. Apricots frrown outside the valley were to sell for a half cent less on each grade, it was announced. Eastern Dairy Produce. NEW YORK. May 16. Butter, steady, un changed. Eggs, firmer; fresrr-gatnered extras, 00 51c; others unchanged. Cheese, easy, unchanged. CHICAGO. May 16. Butter, higher; cream ery. 525B-5SHC Ergs. hiirher. Receipts. 24,757 cases; firsts. 42H(o43c; ordinary firsts, 41M2Hc; at mark, cases included. 4. n 44 Vic ; storage- packed firsts, 43 x c ; extra, 45 H 46c Poultry, alive, niirnnr: tow is, jc Metal Market. NEW TORK, May ltt. Copper, firm. Electrolytic, 1616c Iron, nominal. Lead, strong. Spot, 4.92c hid; Jane, 5.10 & 5.20c. Spelter, firm. East St. Louis, spot, 6.07c bid; June, 6.15 & 6.32c Standard Oil Dividend Declared. CLEVELAND. May ' 16. Directors of the Standard Oil company, of Ohio, today de clared a quarterly dividend of S3 and extra dividend of $1 per share, payable July 1 to stockholders of record May 29. Cotton Market. NEW TORK. May x 16. Cotton- Spot, steady. Middling. So.orc. Dtxluth Linseed Market. DTJLTJTH, May 16. Linseed, 94.170 4.20 Vs. - New Tork Sngar Market, NEW TORK, May 16. Sugar, unchanged. NEWPORT PLANS ACTIVITY Interest in Special Election Issnes Will Bo 'Roused in Many Ways. NEWPORT, Or., May 16. (Special.) The Newport Commercial club held rousing meeting- this week in which the Initial steps to -start things moving were taken. L. C. Smith presided and Carl . Davis acted as secretary. A com mittee was appointed to request Gov ernor Olcott, County Judge Miller and Mayor Jones to proclaim election day June 3, a legal holiday. Lester Martin offered a building on Front Street to be used as polls. A committee was appointed to meet with the residents of Kiletz Bay to dis cuss the proper place in which to erect public dock from the port funds, an engineer having been sent there by the port commission to pass on the possl bilities. To bring the Roosevelt highway bill before all the residents of the county one committee was appointed to confer with the county committee regarding complete canvass and letters will be sent by the club to all school teachers, giving them information to impart to the children. LEVVISTON ELKS INITIATE Delegations From Many Citie to See 32 5 Join the Order. LEWISTON, Idaho, May 16. (Spe cial.l Tomorrow S25 candidates fo membership in the Elks lodge will be initiated. Stores and business buildings are being decorated in iiks colors, homes are being made ready to receive the hotel overflow of out-of-town vis itors. and wives of the local Elks are Dlannlng the big feed for the herd. Members of the order will come from Moscow. Orofino, Grangeville. Asotin, Clarkston and a dozen other towns. Dr. J. W. Brett, chairman of the pa rade committee, announces that there will be fourteen divisions. Word comes from Spokane that a big delegation from that city will be on hand, includ ing their famous double quartet. In addition to the local band, Culdesac, Asotin and Grangeville will send their crack musical organizations. CLUB PLANS FUND DRIVE Centra.Ha Commercial Organization Wants 92400 for Work. CENTRALIA. May 18. (Special.) Tho Centralla chamber of commerce Is preparing to launch a drive to raise (2400, the amount necessary to com. plete the work of the organization for the year. The chamber now has a membership of 310. Since the first of the year the three bureaus of the or ganization have assisted in the estab lishment of a state normal school in Centralla. brougvht to a head the pro posed paving of the Centralla-Tono road through the Hannaford valley, established a regular Saturday nlKlit train service between Centralla and Tono, and have practically secured the location of a government air mall serv ice station in this city. FIRM MARKET AT YARDS GOOD PRICES IN ALL LIEVES AT NORTH PORTLAND. Trading Is Active With Run oT Thir teen Loads Top Hogs Taken at $20.25. There was a firm and active market at the stockyards yesterday with a run of 13 loads. Choice steers brought (11 to (13. and cows sold up to (11 for the best offerings. Hogs also moved at old prices, buyers pay ing (20.25 for a few head and taking th. bulk of offerings at (20. Good prices were also realized on the sheep and lambs sold. Receipts were 218 cattle, 3 calves. 238 hoga and 652 sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price ! Wt. Price. 11 steers. 1003 (13. OO! 1 hog... 250 (20.00 962 1SOOI 2 hogs.. 2U5 20.00 5 Bteers. sters. 995 12.50! 2 hogs. iwo 2u 1S7 14 25 IBS 14'! 22 lrtii 3KX 2HO 470 123 13li 4JO 3iU 410 BIO (IT B3 74 K4 111 lis 121 124 127 105 88 20. OO 20.OO 4 nteers. 1! Fteri. fi Meers. fSI iso 1 urn into Sh5 SMI 77t MO 115) l(l'-i 1030 j4o MO 7J7 7H0 l!i( 3J0 S4i r.D I'OO 14 1H2 177 1S 2.IO 1H0 SSO 12.IMV51 hoes. 11.50 59 hgs. 11.00,13 hogs. 11. nui 2 hogs. 10 SOI 2 hogs. 10.0O 13 hogs. 9 SO! 2 hogs. 20 00 20 OO J ir ix i ISM)! 1 H'OW . . . 1 cow . . . 3 cow ft . . J cows. . 9 cows. . is ,.o is Ml 1H.OO 1 S.O0 IH. OO 1S.OO 100 1S.OO l.oo 17 SO 17. SO 17.00 15 00 I. '.IKl 1 s.oo 12.00 10. so 8.7S 8. SO 8.00 II. OO II. OO 11.00 9 OOJ 1 hog.. I cow . . . 1 cow . . . O.OOl s 9 IHj 2 hops -. hop. . hoc;. , -hops. . ho. .. hogs. . hot.. . hoc... cow . . 8.75 1 cow. . . 8.1'SI 8.00 7.M)! 8.Y e.ooi cow. . . cows . . COWS. . cow . . . calves calf. . . culls. . bull. . . hoes. . 13. on nop. -. lt.00!2n lambs. 7.00 60 lambs. 7.0o:6f lambs. 20 2V4 yearl. . IN. IIS 12 yearl.. iro.on 32 ewes.. 20.00 11 ewes.. 20 00 11 ews. . 20.001 4 wethers Ju.OOj 4 wethers 20.001 8 wethers 6 hof?s. . 8 hORS.. hop. . 3 hOB.I. . hosr . . 7 hoics. . ho sat . Prices quoted at the local yards follow: Cattle Best steers 11 TOftff IS r0 Good to choice steers 11. now 1 l.."i Medium to choice steers 10.oorll.oo Fair to rood steers O.oo fu 10.00 Common to fair steers s.noft l.oo Good to choice cows, heifers... 1 0.0041 ll..0 Medium to Rood cows, heifers. . G..0i 7..o Fair to medium cows, heifers.. -l-SiCa) 5.."o Canners 4. 00 Buili 8 on ,1 8.00 Calves . . 9.01 i I2..i Storkera and feeders 7.0oy 10.00 Hon Prime mixed 2O.0nr2O.2n Nfedium mixed l!.7r r 20.00 Hon sn heavies lS.OO-ir IS. 7 PiKs 17.7518.25 Sheen Prime spring; lambs 14. on fr 1 .".00 Fair to medium lambs 12..VIW 1:1.2." Yearlliiirs llooil20o Wethers 9.000 11.00 Ewes 7.00!11.0u STATE ORIGINS Of LIYE8TOCK LOADED Shipments to the Leading; Markets of the Pacific Northwest. State origins of livestock loaded May 15. 1919: For Portland Cattle. Horses. Mixed Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Mules. Stock. Ores-em . . . . Wasmns'ton Totals Portla'd 9 One week afto 9 r our w'ks axo 11 . One year ago. 10 For other markets Seattle, Vah. 9 Spokane. "Wa'h. .... 1 Totals. U. a.. . 1RTO One year ago.. 1S29 141 2034 1521 10BS B23 610 65!) 0O4 95 94 112 69 !2'.l S24 230 rour w'kb aKO l4i One year aso. 1H45 247 FEN'E WOOI. MARKET IS EASIER ' Demand for Medium Grades Is Stronger. Western Buyers Operate Freely. BOSTON. May 16. The Commercial Bul letin tomorrow will say: 'The market for fine wools, as reflected by the government auctions, is easier, while the call for medium wools seems to ie a little stronger. In the west buyers are op erating with considerable freedom and prices are slightly firmer than last week. The for eign markets are generally firm with prices at London somewhat higher for the week. The situation among the mills is without material change, although prices are very strong as compared with la.st week. Scoured basis: Texas Une 1- months. Jl.ftO'n 1.5.;: fine 8 months, $ 1.3o? l.as. California Northern, H-OOi l. .: minaie county. fl.3S1.40; southern, Jl.3013.' Oregon Eastern No. 1, staple. 91. 1.70; eastern . clothing, 1.4Q'& 1.42; valley No. 1, 21. 55411.58. Territory Fine staple, Il.65wl.o; half- blood combing. $1.53 l.fl.l ; -blood comb ing. $1.151. 25; fine clothing. $1.401.45; fine medium clothing, SI. 35 1.33. Pulled extra, 11.75; AA, S1.TO; A. supers. tl.55Ctl.60. Mohair Best combing, eubac; best card ing, 55 6 60c. ' Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. May 16. U. S. Bureau of Markets. ) Hogs Receipts, 18.00O, market active, 10c to 15c higher than yesterday's average. Top, $20.9; bulk, :;o.t0'o 2O.S0; heavyweight, 120.70 'JO.flO; medium weight, $20.50' I'O.OO; lightweight, $-'O.30r2U.h5; light light, I19.35fi l!0.50; heavy packing sows, smooth, U.H3 itP-o- : packing stw. rough. sitf.4urf iu.ho; pigs, in.3ai iu.sd. Cattle Receipts, 3000, beef and butcher cattle slow, about steady; calves, strong feeders, steady. Beet steers, medium and. heavyweight, choice and prime, $16.75 fj 19.5 ; medium and good, $14 ii 1 ; common. $11.7514.25; lightweight, good and choice. $14.15&17; common and medium. $10.50 '(D 14.25; butcher cattle, heifers, $S.25'f 15.25; cows, $8.15&15; canm:rs and cutters, $6.60 8.15: veal calves, light and handy weight. $1314. 25; , feeder steers, $10.25015.50; stockers steers. $8.50ff 1T.75. iSheep Receipts. 0000. sbm lambs strong, bent wooled lambs, 2oc higher. Tqp. $19; shtep steady; lambs, 84 pounds down, $13.7515.15; 85 pounds up. $ 13.23 C 15 ; culls and common, $1013; springs. $1743 18.75; yearling wethers. $12 25 ff 13 .25; ewes. medium, good and choice, $ 10.50 & 12 ; culls and common, $5 fr 10.25. Onuhk IJveMtAck Markets ft Omahm, May 16. (U. S. Bureau of Mar kets.) Hogs Receipts. 7000, market opened 5 5jr 10c higher, closed with most of the ad vance lost. Top. $20.55; bulk. $20.20020.40; heavyweight, $20.40fi; 20.55 ; medium weight. 20.20 f 20.45; lightweight, $2020.25; heavy packing sows, srrfooth. $2o. 3020.45; pack ing sows, rough, $20.10 020.30; pigs, medium, $18Jrl9.25. Cattle Reirelpts, 1500, market yearlings, 13 25c higher, other packers, steady. Beef steers, medium and heavyweight, choice and prime, $16.509 18.50; medium and good, $13.50 016.75; common, $1 1.75 49 14: light weight, good and choice, $13.2516.50; com mon and medium, $10( 13.50. Butcher cattle, heifers, $8.5014.25; cows. $7.7514: canners and cutters, cows and heifers. $5.507.73. Veal calves, light and handywelght, $11. 60 13.50: feeder steers. $11.5O015.23; stocker steers, $8&13; stocker calves. $8012.25. Sheep Receipts, 6500, - market slow, clipped lambs, 25c lower, other kinds, weak. Lambs. 84 pounds down. $13.50 14.15; lambs. 85 pounds up. $ 12.25 13.73; lambs, culls and common. $8i 12.45; spring lambs, medium, $17$j19 25: yearling wethers. $11.75 12.25; ewes. $10.80 11.75; ewes, culls and common, $6&10.50. Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE, May 16. Hogs Receipts. 100. Steady and inactive. Prime, $20. 50 20. 60; medium to choice. $20.2.5'320.40; rough heAvles. $185CT 18.75: pigs. $18.2519.73. Cattle Receipts. 103. Steady and dulL Best steers. $11. 50f 14.50; medium to choice, $10.50 11 ; common to good, $7 10; best cows and heifers, $8 12; common to rood, $5427.50; bulls, $610; calves. $7rl3. PARK ACREAGE AT ISSUE Albany Mayor Opposed to Accept ance of Gift by City. ALBANY, Or- May 16. (Special.) A special city election in Albany is in prospect to pass upon the acceptance or rejection of an offer of H. Bryant to give the city a tract of 39 acres for a park. The offer was presented to the city council and the councilmen favored It, but Mayor Curl annourrced that if the ordinance accepting it were passed, he would veto it. The oujectlon to the acceptance of the gift Is that the management of the park is left In the hands of a board which Is Independent of the city coun cil and hence some fear a situation might arise whereby funds asked by the park board might not be furnished by the council and then the park might be forfeited under of tha condi tions of the grant. LIBERTY BONDS TV Tor WIST SUM. VOrR I.I7IFRTV IIOXDS. SKI.I. TO IS. Ir' lot CAN Bl'V MOKE J.IlSr KTV BONUS, 111 V IKOM I . In this space you will always find the closing New Tork market prices on t.0erty Bonds for the preceding day. Thtso are the pvorning prices for I.itverty Bonds ail over the world, and the highest. We advertise tlioe prices dailv in order that you may always know the New York market and the exact value of your Lllwrty Bonds. 3s 99.30 1st 4s 93.50 4s 94.24 94.26 Market prices... Total 10O 7S MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. The Ire.iil-r Mnnlflpal Bond Hnue. 309-11 STARK STKKtT, I.fcTW EKN 1: It 1 II A.i SIXTH STRFKT Telephone JnmJwy 21dl KKUtbllhel Over -5 Years Government and Municipal Bonds Bought and Sold . Devereaux 5i(5mpany S7 Sixth Street Municipal Bonds Broadway 1012 Ground Floor Wells-Fargo Building VALLEY PROSPECTS GOOD GRADT, IT AY AI KRfIT CROPS ARE PROGRKSSING. Apple Yield Will Be Largr Ing of Late Potatoes Cnder Way, Plant Is Crop prospects in Wes'em Oregon are summarized by H. A. Hinshaw. general freight agent of the Southern Pacific, as follows? Wood burn. Weather during pat week, nights cool and days warm: light rain which hiut been bonef lc-ia 1 to all crops. Wheat acreage about numial; oats about per cent of normal. Harly potatoH are up and looking fine. Farmers now tu.y preparing ground for late planting. ioganbv rrW'.i blooming. Present indications a rc fur an unusua 1 1 y heavy yield. I'rune crop good, especially the Italians. Hay and pastures making exceptionally good growt u Pros pects tor large yield of all crops never bet ter. Salem. All grains, hay and pastures In best condition. l-'ruits and berries in ex cellent condition and indicate a very heavy yield. During the past week have had sev eral light rains and weather has been warm er which has been very good tor all cris. Albany. Acreage of fall-sown grains nor mal and acreage of spring grains ahout itO P'T cent of normal ; both in excellent con dition. Hay and paatun-s making excep tionally good growth. 1'otato planting pro gressing and indications are Cor normal yield. Beans not yet planted. Prunes, cher ries and berries are exceptionally heavy. Prospects were never brighter for a large yield. Present prospects Indicate loO tons ot walnuts. Silverton. All fruit and berries never looked better. Indications are for an un usually heavy yield. matl grain, hay and pastures in good condition and maklns rapid growth. Crop conditions wore never be tier. ijouanon. w neat ana oat acreage normal; both making exceptionally good Krowth. Hav and tmstures were never in better con dition. Potato acreage indicates normal planting. Berry acreage indicates ., per increase over la-t year ana prospects ar for an unusually heavy yield. Forest Grove. Small grain, hay and pas tures quite heavy and making rapid growth. r ruirs and berries were never so promising and indications are lor bumper crop. New berg. Acreage of wheat, corn, oats nd hay normal and In good condition. Po tato acreage normal; early crop la coming up in good condition. Apples, pears, prunes cherries and berries. except straw berries, were never in better condition. Strawber ries a little light owing to the continued wet weather. McMlnnvllIe. All seeding practically com pleted except late potatoes. Grains making rapid progress. Indications are for a large crop. Kain at thi time would be very bene ficial to spring crop although as yet no damage has occurred. Daiias. Snrinir olantlnc nractlcallr com pleted. Indications are for a heavy grain ami hay crop. Prunes are in good condi tion and Indications are that crop will eiual lat year's. Corvallis. Moisture would be very bene ficial to grain crop at this time but an yet no particular damage has occurred. F"ruit crops continue in god condition. Pros pects for large crop were never to encour aging as at the present time. Kugene. Spring mowing is practically completed and fail grains are showing good growth. Light rainfall of considerable benefit to grains, hay and pastures. Fruit growers estimate prune crop will be 50 per cent short of last year's crop or ahout o per cent of normal on account of fruit fall ing from trees. Cottage Grove. Light rainfall of much val u to gral ns, pastu res and h ay. Li g h t frost has done considerable damage to gar dens and to pear, causing them to drop. Otherwise all other crops making rapid growth. Roseburg. It Is estimated that there is a 25 per cent increase in acreage of grain and several showers have occurred during past week which have kept them in best of con dition. Prunes are very heavy and some are beginning to drop due to tho cold nights; Indications are that they will pro duce about 125 per cent of normal. Apples Indicate 120 per cent over normal due to acreage of new orchards. Pear acreage nor mal. Grants Pass. Crop conditions in this dis trict continue good. Light frosts have done no damage. Present indications are for a d heavy yield of peache?. pears, and apples. Alialra Is an exceptionally neavy crop, con ditions were never better. Medford. Nights a little too cold but as vet no damase nhown. Light rain during week and light frost. A good soaking rain j 1 nailed in order to insure bumper .crops. Ashland. Wheat, corn, oats, barley and hay making good growth. Light rain would be very beneficial to these crops. Apples, peaches and pears were never In better con dition and indications . are for unusually heavy yield. HIGHWAY PACT COMPLETED McKenzie Pass Koad Will Re Built by Joint Action. BENT), Or.. May 16. (Special.) The final agreement between Deschutes and Lane counties, the sttae hijrhway com nusson and the United States forest service for the survey, construction and maintenance of the McKenzie rasa highway, was received today by County Judge W. D. Barnes. The contract was sent to Bend several weeks ado, to be signed by the Deschutes county com missioners, and was immediately after ward forwarded to Eugene for the sis natures of the members of the Lane county court. As returned to Judire Barnes, the agreement bears in addi tion the names of the state highway commissioners and of G, J. Christie, acting secretary of agriculture. RUTH GARRISON ASSIGNED Seattle Girl to Be Taken to Insane Ward at Walla Aalla Sunday. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 16. Miss Ruth Garrison. 18 years old. Seattle girl, re cently acquitted of the charge of mur dering Mrs. Grace Storrs. her rival In love, will be taken to the Insane ward of the state penitentiary at Walla Walla Sunday, it was announced here today. The state board of control, it was believed, probably will order Miss Gar- rison removed immediately from Walla Walla to a state hospital at Medical Lake, as there are no accommodations at Walla Walla for Insane patients. The Jury that acquitted Miss Garrison found that she was mentally irrespon sible. GRAZING SEASON IS LATE Cold Wcattwr Extends Into Late Sprint; at Bend. BEND. Or.. May 16. (Special.) Cold weather extending into the late spring has made th, crazing season on the 3.1 4s 4th 4. 95.54 94. "e .73 .SS ranges near Bend three weeks laier than the average this year is the re port made by Korest Supervisor X. G. Jacobson, just returned to Bend from a trip of inspection through the SUteiui country. Growth of grass has hern checked to isuch an extent that It wSU be impossible to allow Ftock on tho forest range until the first of June, Ke declares. At present there is plenty of moisture In the ground, but this is itoing rapidly dried up by the high winds. DA ELY METEOROLOGICAL REIXRT. PORTLAND. Or.. Mav lfi. Maximum tem perature, 3S degrees; uiibuauoi tempcratuM. 47 degrees. Kiver reading. S A. .M.. lo.tt lect; chanse 111 las;. 24 hours, o.l-fool fall. Total rsiniaM (5 P. M. to 6 P. M . . H Inch; total rain'nil since S ptember 1. llls. ;i:.o2 inches; normal rainfall since S'trn: ber 1. 41. is Indies; defii-iem-v o' ralnta.ll since September 1. l'.HH. :ifl inches. .unriv. .V3J A. M. : sunset, S::;7 P. M. ; tot-il sn.nshine. Si hours 50 minutes: possible sunshine. hours. Moon ri.se. 0.23 P. M. ; inoni.v t. 7;4:i A. M. Barom eter 'reduce.! s-l lexei), " P. 2H.:2 inches; relative humidity at noon. 49 per cent. THE WEATHER. 1st 4' PS. 72 I 5 3 r3 5 c t 3 5 ? - 5 - 5 : 3 : STATIONS. 1 Iaker .... Boise Iioston . . . . Calvary h icago . . . I ienvr 1 va .Moines Kureka G:iIveston 42 Mi o.on 10 .V t'Vudy 4S oV.O.oi 24'NW 'lear 4i 11.00 14 E iOloudy 41 oOti.oU'.. NK jpt. cloudy 52 64-0.22 12, V U'loudy 4t- 52 o.ttu,. ,W tPt. cloudy 42 lJ4 u . H. . . 1 N iClouJy 4i 50. it. 0 12 W Cloudy ;;s- Y;ti o.u2 21 sV iftaln Helena . , 1 T J UTiOii u 42 .Ti4. 0.;i. . . SE it. clou.ly Kar.s:m l.o.i .n M . h : i Me.lio Citv. 5(i 0.4-1 P. Pt. cioudy "lesr Ha in Mes ..-t rid i : o.;;4 10 sw jii N w t "loudy M Inilf.i polls . . j New lrlt-uns. .! New York North Head .. Nort li Yakima. Phoenix Poeateilo j i'ort Innd Rnseburg I Sacramento St. Lul Salt Lake San Di. go San Kranclsco. Seattle Sttkri Ppk:ine Tac oin a ...... Tatoosh Island tVal.ieZ aMa Walla.. Washington . . 42 l'.4 (l.it 12 NK ;ricar fs, j4 O.oo . . SV ,lear 4t'.! 5sO.no 12 St; Cloudy 4s 52 0.2S IS S Ft. cloudy to) 02 O.oo' . .iNW Clear 2 14 0.OO . .iNW f'lear 4m "(trt.oit'K.sw il'L cloudy r.o! rs u.iti 12 sw :cioudy 4S 5 O.P2 12 SW Cloudy ,".4 74 0.O0.12S Clear 02 fi4 0.2:.. NW Vt. cloudy r2' 72 0.00 12 M Clear r.s i4 0.00. . . j W fciear 52i fi.'O.oU'MV Pt. cloudy 4i r.iin.'jii u s (Pt. cloudy ...1 40 0.00 .. X Ka1n 4V 54 o.l2 20 W 'Rain 4i'.l .".rt tt.42 10 sw vu cloudy 4.r 52 12 sw .ear ::s .-,4 . 101 loudy :.o( t;o ii.i4i. 52 n4 O.OO' . . E 4f 7i O.m l2 N cioudv Pt. cloudy Clear v irnlpeg t A. M. today. P. M. report o1 rrecedlng day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Probably showers; southwesterly winds. Oregon Probably showers west, fair east port ion ; gent southwesterly winds. Washington Probably showers ; moderate south weMerlv winds. E 1)W A RD L. W E LLS, M e t eorolo g 1st. Kn stern states report a large increase in the number of women life under writers. CLARK, KENDALL 8 CO. Government. Municipal and Corporation Bonds. Corner Fifth and Stark Streets. We Offer the T'n.old Part of an Issue of City of Medford, Or. Refunding Improvement Bonds To Yield 5 Per Cent Net Thess bonds are a general obli gation of the city of Medford. Eonds are still available from following maturities: January 1. 1329. 1930. 1932. 1934. Hxempt from all federal income taxes. Denominations $1000 .mwismiimitimmniimnnimiiMimuiilinmmnmininimnimimwiaitriw i HEAIHjrARTER? 1 for L-i-b-e-r-t-y B-o-n-d-s 1 MT 1 BT7Y A Mi SELL S anv amount. New York mar- ket by wire every morning; I yesterday's closing quotations, g interest included: i 3V4 lon.ST I I lt 4a !7.1K I 2d 4m IM.27 I Int 4Vl T.4: I 2l 4n IM.4:l S 4Vta SH.HJ 4tb 4V.S 4.Ki If necessary to sell your bonds. 3 bring them to us. We pay 5 highest local prices. a 1 1 j 1 f ROBERTSON &EWING 207-S . W. Bank Bids. Frank. Robertson II. C. Cwlntr iMRiinmitinninnniimfmiiiiKninnninjititmtmnmiiiiitnixTittnfmiiisiN.T.: J. B. Steinbach & Go. STOCKS. BONDS. COTTOX, CITirVI. 201-2-3 Railway Exchange Bufldtng. C F. liutton A Co.' Coast - to - Coast Leased Wire. Accounts Carried on CosssnatlTi Margina. Tela. Main 2S3 - 2S4.