THE MORNING OIlEtiOXTAN-. SATURDAY. MAT 17, .1919.
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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
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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.
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fi Meers.
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115)
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1030
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7J7
7H0
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14
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177
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2.IO
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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
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1 H'OW . . .
1 cow . . .
3 cow ft . .
J cows. .
9 cows. .
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100
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17 SO
17. SO
17.00
15 00
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1 s.oo
12.00
10. so
8.7S
8. SO
8.00
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II. OO
11.00
9 OOJ 1 hog..
I cow . . .
1 cow . . .
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9 IHj 2
hops -.
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.
ho. ..
hogs. .
hot.. .
hoc...
cow . .
8.75
1 cow. . .
8.1'SI
8.00
7.M)!
8.Y
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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.
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4s 52 0.2S IS S Ft. cloudy
to) 02 O.oo' . .iNW Clear
2 14 0.OO . .iNW f'lear
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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
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4V 54 o.l2 20 W 'Rain
4i'.l .".rt tt.42 10 sw vu cloudy
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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
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S anv amount. New York mar-
ket by wire every morning;
I yesterday's closing quotations, g
interest included:
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