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THE 2IORXIXG OKEGOMAX, THURSDAY, JVSE 19. 1919. 23 1. HIGHEST PIE PAID FOB HOP COmCT New Crop Oregons Are Bought at 3712 Cents. . TERM QUOTATION 30 CENTS Ftron? Dnnand for Spot bnt Not Orcr 3060 Bales Are Left to Sell In State. Tif Ti!jh?t r1-e w motd In Oregon bops net yt srown. 37 cent. w paid en contract for the com in crop this vwk. Ttoa market I Try ttrong, bnt the MUAnd la principally tor apot aupplle. Thaa are rery atnall. bowrrer. not over SOOO bJa of all growtha remaining In tha kaada of aallera. Laat yeai-a ho pa. of which nly a raw lota ara left, ara quoted nominal at 40474 canta. For 1917 buyara hare veld aa hirh aa 324 centa and for Itflfta 20 ronta. The crop of 115 la worth IS or 1 casta. There la still aoma Inquiry for threo-yoar contracts, for which SO centa 1 Whlla tha demand, aa heretofore, has keen mainly for English account. American ferewere hare not entirely ceaaed to be In-t-reated. Soma boatness with the aaat haa tn worked, notwithstanding tha uncertain frohlbitlon prospects. Fhould tha war-time tn-KMarm b revoked the trade wonia noi t all be surprised to sea a 50-cent hop mar ket for 1919 roods. i Frograaa la being made In shipping Eng lish owned hope, though It la not aa easy to ret eteamer apace reservations aa waa od. Accord In to mall advicee tne .British ortrnmiit haa licensed Importa tion from the United States of 20.000 balea, tor Immediate shipment, but only of such ttopa aa have been aold to brew era be r May 1. 101. tha license to ho Issued to the merchants pro rata, according to their ale. HIGHXB BIDS OX COAHSE CB.UN local Market U Stranger In Sympathy Wlh Advance EaeC Tha local ara In market waa firmer all around, particularly on July and Auruet delivery. Corn and nta were ftOc 11.50 -higher on bid and barley averaged CO cent ovfr Tuesday. Tha Vaahlnrton state crop report placea tha winter wheat acreage at 9C2.0O0 versua 4iU. ono last year. Indicated production 27. 041.000 bushels venus 9.424.0U0 bushela lat ear; condition 97 per cent versua 90 per cent; spring wheat acreage 1,611.000 versua .1.790.000 last year; production Indicated SO. 714.000 bunhela versua 17.OOS.OrtO bushela; condition 93 per cent versus 90 per cent; oats sere sice 29S.0OO versus 310,000 last year: Indicated production 14,310,000 bushels ver sus 8.3TO. Q0 bushels: barley acreage 13. 400 versus 173.000: Indicated production S.341, 900 bushels versus 2,630,000 bushels; condi tion 94 per cent versus 95 per cent; rye 17&.000 bushels versus 70,0 X) bushels a year tfo; condition 97 per cent versus 91 per cent. Hay tall) 1.7S T.OOO tons versua 1.387, OoO tons a year ago; condition 98 per cent versua 91 per cent. Weather conditions In tha middle west, as wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis clear, ho- Wlnnlpee; clear, heavy rain last night: Chi csio clear, hot: Iavenport clear. 75; St. Joseph cloudy, 70; Kansas City cloudy. 78; Omaha clear, hot; Topeka cloudy, warm. . .Forecast: Illinois. Iowa, Missouri. Kansas, ' ireiteraHy fair, not much ehanrt hi tempera ture. Minnesota probably unsettled, cooler. North and South Dakota generally fair, somewhat cooler.' ' - - . Frequent raina In Australia have, pot tha poll into very favorable condition for sowing wheat, but owing to the enormous stocks of wheat on hand. Indications do not point to any Increased acreage this year. Visible stocks of wheat In New South Wales amount to 23.7SO.00O bushels. In south Australia t3.250.0OO bushels, in Victoria 67.000.000 bushela, making a total of 154.OO0.OP0 bush- is. compared with 139,000,otK bushela a month ago and 173,000.000 bushels a year ago. Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange aa follows: Portland Wheat Barley Flour Oata Hay Wednesday ... Year ago 2 reason to date.7T ear seo 3M2 Tscoma Tuesday ...... 5 Yar ago f4-a.uiffi to date.nv2 Tear ago ......&6t5 battle Tuesday .......... Year ago F-aon to date. M - ft year ago 4ns lower than yesterday. Ninety-two score sold freely early at AO cent, later few sales below bo S rent. New York. Market barely steady after advance of 1 cent. Majority sale reported made on basis of cents (or 92 score. Centralised cars offered at SOS 513 cents. I'bHadflphla. Market full 3 rent Mphr on top grades. borne sales 1 cent higher. Medium and under grades quiet and moving Siowly. San Francisco. Market Is unsettled and weak, prices declining a full cent- Trsding was limited to smatl lots, and interest Is omewhat iacking. Butter la moving slow ly at 54 cents. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the northwestern cities June 18 acre aa follows. Clearlnra. Balances. Portland ...$.V.'i.61 S 1.0110,332 Seattle 7.979.4H2 1.M51.K.1S Tscoma .............. 6H.677 211. 4o2 Spokan. 1.6u3.2u6 &A6.444 POItTLAXD MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' exchange, noon a. ton: us is ma- SHEEP MARKET STONGEl! DEMAND GOOD WITH SMAT.T.FR SCPPLT AVAILABLE. June, July. August. No. 2 white feed $53.00 503.50 $53.50 Barley . t -i n da rd feed ......... P2. t0 53 .V 63. 00 Standard "A"' A2.50 54. 00 S3.50 eastern oata and corn io bulk: Oata No. 3 white 30.00 60.00 60.00 pound clipped white 61. OO &1.50 61.50 No..1 Yellow 6R.50 fi50 6S..50 No. 3 mixed U7.50 t7.5' 67.50 WHEAT Government basis, 12.20 per bache). FLOCR Patents, til. 45 delivered. $11.30 at mill: bakers', I ll.15fell.30; whole wheat. $10.25; 10.40; graham, iu.U5 9 io.L'o. Ml LLKfcJKD Mill run f. o. b. mill, carlota, $37038 per ton; mixed cars, 137.60 tf 3S-60; j ton lota or over, $3!tro; less tnsn ton, $409 41; rolled bsrley. $ti062; rolled oats, $61 around barley. Iw. CORN Whole, ton, $75; cracked. $77 per ton HAT Buying prlcea f. o. b. Portland Eastern Oregon timothy, $36 37 per ton alfalfa. $28: valley grain hay. $26w26 clover. $-0 a -3. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, 2 -score. 52 4c; 91 -score. szc: oo.score. oJfec: prints. parenmen wrappers, box lota, 64c; cartons, 65c; half boxes fee more: leaa than half boxes, lc more; butterfat. Iso, 1, 63454c per pound. station. EGGS Oregon ranch, case count, 43HO 46c: cand!ed. 4tc: selects. 47c. Tillamook, f. o. b. Tillamook Triplets. 34c; Young Americas, 35c; Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point, triplets, 33Vc Young Americas, 34Vc; longhorns, 34:0- POCLTHV Hens. 27c; broilers. 25fc30c ge-fe. ducks and turkeys, nominal. VEAL Fancy, 21c per pound. POKK Fancy, 26 Ho per pound. Fruit and Vegetables. FRUITS Oranges, $6.0006.50: lemons $7S per box; bananas, 9rvHc per pound apples, $5.50 per box; grapefruit, $6.50 straw berries, $3 if 3.25 ; cherries, 10 9 20c per pound: cantaloupes. $1.j544 per crate apricots, $2.25 per box; peaches, $2 2.25 per box; watermelons, 4c per pound. VEGETABLES Cabbage, $4.50 per 100 pounds: lettuce. $2. 25 o J. 50 per crate; pep pers, 30c per pound; artichokes, 75c; cauli flower, $3.25; beets. $3 per aack; car rots, $2.75 per aack : turnips, $3.50 per sack: cucumbers. si.otrJ per dozen; to matoes, $l.t5C2.S0 box; spinach, be per pound; peas, li if 13c per pound; rhubarb. 7 3c per pound; asparagus, $1.25 v 2 per crate. POTATOES Oregon Burbanka, best. $2.00: new California, per pound. ONION d California, red, 5&o per pound. 2 5 1 1 12 4 1113 277 717 3226 613 1406 1366 2017 " " 4t r r r r i;k 107 .... 301 1C77 4 ""l "19 14 17r; W4 2S75 344 ITt.3 1125 3140 SAGGING MARKET FOR CI BE BUTTER Holders Xot Disposed to Sell at tha Current Prices. The advanca In the cube butter market waa not well supported. The market yes terday waa dull and sagging with the bulk of sales at 61 H 9 52 cents. With practically no demand and dealers Inclined to bold, stocks contlnuo to accumulate. The amount on hand yesterday waa 1 StS cubes and 477 boxes, while 20.097 pounds went Into storage. Receipts on Tuesday wero 17.073 pounds from Oregon, 60 00 pounds from California, 4000 pounds from Washington. Cheese receipts Tuesday were S77T pounds from Oregon and 1913 pounds from Wash ington. KLETXX CARS OF CANTALOCPES IN Jteretpts Ara large-! of Season Melons Also Arrtre. Cantaloupe receipts wero the largest of tha season, amounting to 11 carl oa da The demand Improved and prlcea held steady at 3J.504 for standard crates. Seven cars of watermelons arrived and they also aold veil at 4 cents a pound bulk. There was a good supply of cherries on Stand and trade waa fair at tha previous day's prices. Strawberries were also un changed with lighter receipts. Two cars of new California potatoee came In. Whites were quoted at 4H65H cents and Garnets at cents. Staple Groceries. Lorsl lobbing quotations: 81'GAR sack basis. Fruit or berry. S9.65: beet. $9.55; Honolulu cane, $9.60; ex tra C $9.15; powdered In barrels. $10.25: rubes In barrels, 10.45.- NUTS Walnuts, 27 e 35c: Braxllnuts, Sc fllberta, 26c; almonds, 24 (t 30c; peanuts,' 11 & i5c. SALT Half-ground, 100s, $16 per ton; 60s, $1 1.25 per ton; dairy, $25 per ton. RICE Japan style, 9ci blue rose. 10c; head, 12c per pound. BSANS Buying price, large white, SO per pound: red, 4c per pound. COFFEE Koasted. In druma. 30042c. Hops, Mobalr. Etc HOP?-Oregon. 1918, 45047fee: 1017 crop 32Sc; 1116 crop, 2ic per pound; 1919 contracts, 3ic; three-year contracts. 30c WOOL Eastern Oregon and Washington, 40 57c per pound; valley, 40955o per pound. MOHAIR 1018 clip, 65c per pound. TALLOW No. 1, atte per pound; No. X 6H0 per pound; grease No. 1, 6 be; No, 2, 5 c per pound. CASCARA BARK New, 10c per pound. CHAIN HAGS In carlota. 13c Provlslona. WOOirOOLTO BE AUCTIONED Ilnn Coonty Growers Will Sell at Albany Saturday. The Linn county farm burean wool pool of about 100.000 pounds will be sold at auc tion as one lot at 1 P. M. Saturday at the count v agent's office at Albany. The pool constats mainly of Shropshire, with some Cotswold. Lincoln and mixed wools. The clips will bo sold on two grades of medium and coarse. Arrangements are being made for sealed bid wool salea at Shaniko, Bend and Condon next week. , Key; Market la Firm. Evga continued firm with buying prices ttnc hanged, flocks on band wero larger at cases and 104 cases went Into storage. Receipts Tuesday were 603 cases from Ore gon. 69 from Washington, and 15 from Jdaho, Warehouse Art Hearing. There will be a hearing at the Multnomah Jtotel st IO A. M. oa June 21 on the pro jtoaed rules and regulations of the agri cultural department under tha United States warehouse act of A"rut 11, 1916. COAST AND EASTER X DAIRY FRODfCE Jlsjtter Market Conditio at Leading- Its tribtiting Points, ftan Franrlyeo and eastern dairy produce yports reretvrd by wire by the. Portland 'tire of the bureau of markets yeaicrUay o"rtv: Boston. Little trade, cost of present hold Irra preventing d-aiers from offering very freely. Cars at 51 ' o2 and email trade at same price. No further export business, feeling staadv and trade quiet. I. iu vao Clarke t firm at prices ocnt Local Jobbing quotations: MAMS All sizes, choke. 42HH3c; liand mrd. 4Jc; skinned. 3&tic; picnic dhiO -Uc; cottaxo roll. 3Uc. LARD Xlerc. baU, 36c; compound, 2S&c pr pound. DKI SALT Short, clear back,, 803Jc: platfa. "T-ic; caportn. Slo. BACON fancy. 43 w 00c; atandard. 4S9 41c; choice. UtitiZc. Hide, and Pelta. HIDES No. 1 aalt-eured hides. So lbs. and up, 20c; No. 1 part-cured hidea, 30 Iba. and up, 18Vsc; No. 1 green hides. 30 Iba. and up. 17c; No. 1 salt-cured bull hides, &0 lbs. and up, 14c; No. 1 part-cured bull hides, Oo lbs. and up, 11c The price on No. 2 hides will be lc per pound less than on No. 1. No. 1 calf skins, up to 10 lbs,, 40c; No. 2 calf skins, up to 10 lbs.. 43c; No. 1 kip skins. 10 to ZO Iba.. 20c; No. 3 kip akins. 13 to 25 lbs., 2c; dry xlin: hides. 7 lbs. and up, 30c; dry Hint calf hides, under 7 lbs.. 4.0c; dry salt hides, 7 lbs. and up, 24c; dry salt calf hides, under 7 lbs.. 34c; dry fliat staff or bull hides, 20c; dry salt hides, 14c; dry bull hides and skins, haif price; dry horss hides, according; to sis. and quality, each, it. 0043; aait horse hides, skinned to hoot and head on, $34tti; horse hides with beads off. foc leas. PELTS Dry Ion ff-wool sheep pelts, per lb.. 2otf30c; dry medium wool sheep pelts, per lb.. 2u30c; dry shearing sheep pelts, each. aO&iOc; salted long-wool sheep pelts, each. .2wo; salted medium wool sheep pelts, each, $le2; salted shearling sheep pells, each. 50w 73c SAN FRAXCIFCO PRODCCE MARKET Price. Current oa Egg. Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, Etc., at Bay City. SAV FRANCISCO. June 18. Butter. K7c. Lggs Fresh extras, 62Hc; extra pullets, 46c Cheese Young Americas, 33c; new firsts unquoted. Poultry Hens. 36$37o; roosters, young, 45S 0Oc; old, 20124c; fryers, 33 a 36c; broil ers, small. ?!&31c; large, 32'qt33c; geese, nominal; squabs, 33-30 per doscn; pigeons I2.25&3. Vegetables Asparagus, graded. 10311c pound: eKKplant, 10rl7ViC pound; peppers. bell. 10417Sc pound. large. b10c for small; chile, lOftloc: cummer squash. Vocqtl crate or box; tomatoes. $2.301 3.30 crate or box; potatoes, new Delta. S2.00it3.20: gar nets. 33.003.70; early rose. S3. 75 cental: onions, new red. I4.r4.23; yellow. fi4.-o crate, green. SLi52 box; green peas. Bay No. 1. 6ft 7c pound; do. No. 2, 56c: do. Half Moon, tfttllc: cucumbers, natural. SL00 (t 1.73; spinach. 70cG Sl-TO crate: string beans Kentucky Wonders, 13 15c pound; wax. 13 tilOc: pole. 12ul3c; llmas. 12rl3c; green corn. 40 4.50c , Krulc Lemons. $RfrT box: leraonettes, Valencia oranges, S4.50&5; grape fruit. S494.30. fancy: bananas. 7H&84C; ptnespplcs. small, S3tf4: large. $36 dozen; apples. Newtown Pippins. S3.0oit3.73 box: .atermelons. lb.: currants. S12113 chest: peaches. S1.2S31.60 crate: figs. S2.50 WJ.70 crate or box; strawberries, 14ylJ chest: rspberries. $22.20 crste: loganber ries, red. SOtlll che5t: black. S9&11 chest; blackberries. 1.30u$2 crate; cherries, black. SnlOc pound; white, ffSc; Royal Ann.. 10 i 12c; apricots, fl. 200 1-63 crate: gooseber ries. S'.'iilO chest; cantaloupes, standard crate. S2 20i2.."-. Kecipts Flour. 839.415 qusrters: bar ley. IH'1 centals; beans. 2403 sacks: potatoes. 44'M) sacks; onions K17-sacks: hay, 103 tons; hides, MS; wine, 200 gallons. Naval Storaa. PAVANXAH, Gs, June 18. Turpentine steady. S1.07; sales. 100 barrels; receipts. 3S barrls: shipments, 307 barrels; stock, oO.OMi barrela Kosln firm. Sales. 706 barrs!s: receipts, 148 barrels: shipments, 475 barrels; stock. 30. St barrels. Quote: B, 114.6513: D. 114.85 ,,1.110: K. 1 15.20 V 10 30: K. S10.308 10.40; O. $1.V40wl5.4: H. Sl.Y 43f 13.30; I. $13.40 ir. o; K. ft. -.) io To: M. 116.13; N. 116.40; WO, 116.60: WW. 116.S0. XS-PonsI Hfere si Kxhibli. ABKRDEEM, Wash June 18. (Special.) A 25-pound fleece is on exhibition at th. Aberdeen Ctiaaaber of Commerce rooms. It rovers In foil .stent a table 10 feet long and 4 feet Wide, and was taken from a Lincoln ewe. owne4 by Charles Mouncer of Satsop. The average fleece weichs about 10 pounds. Tne fleee. will be on exhibit at the Grays Harbor NUti fair, and possibly at the elate lair. TuUit h Llnsesl Market. Full Prices Tald tor Best Otterlngs ' Improvement Xotcd In Hog - Division. The sheen market was stronger yesterday. Arrivals of late have been llKht and buyers took hold, readllv rjaylnr prices. Lambs. also shared In the Improvement. The cattle market continued stesdy. uogs were sieaoy to strong at last quotations. Receipts were 28 cattle, l can, i imp and 407 sheep. The days sales were as follows: Wrt PHre.l Wet. Price. 12 lambs.. 0 S12.75 1. hog....'. 520 1J J5 65 12.50 1 cow... 67 13 0O, 1 cow... 13.00 1 cow.. . lS.uol 1 cow... 13.001 1 cow... 12.00 t cow.., S.OO 1 bull... S.OOI 1 bull.. . o.ihiJ 1 calf.. . fl.oo! 1 calf.. . I 3 ) 2 hogs.. 10.3tt,2S hos.. Ifl.OO 4 hoKS.. l.riil( 2 hogs.. 10..VM 3 hogs.. 10 . Ml' 2 hoss. . 10.50 28 steers.. .1008 10.501 1 cow.. ..'.1090 19.50! I calf..,.. 138 19.50 17 lambs... 66 10.50.16 lambs..: 87 19.50 20 lambs.. . 19.50i.19 lambs... 18.50' 26 lambs... 19.35 22 Iambi... 19.30177 lambs... 18.75113 lambs.. 18.751 5 ewesw.." 71 80 82 00 185 219 2O0 19S 200 19 lambs.." 23 lambs.. 10 lambs. . 6 lambs. . 15 lamba. 2 latnns. . 3 y'rlinir. 103 1 learling. loo 1 ewe. ... l.'l" 1 eye. .. . l.io 2 hors 20tl 2 hogs.. 9 hogs.. 40 hok's. . 10 hofrs.. 7 hoss.. 7 hogs... 227 3 hogs... 18S 2 hoas..M232 4 hogs... 21 4 hogs... 202 5 hogs... 220 3 hogs... 213 20 hogs... 183 53 hogs... 106 11 hogs.. 15 hogs.. 10 hogs.. 18 hogs. 2 hogs.. 1 hog... B hogs. 2 hogs.. 4 hogs.. 187 203 23 240 305 S20 ... 850 .. 0 . . K50 .. Bill .. 620 , .1090 . . 700 . . 40 . . 13" . . 200 .. 2H5 .. 193 .. 375 205 .. 150 305 83 06 74 67 74 50 136 7.30 6.00 5.50 7. 7.00 9.25 7.00 7.50 13.00 11.00 19.35 10 35 17.23 10.33 1 18.33 11.00 9-2 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 ?3 00 13.00 13.00 10.00 6.50 3.75 6.00 3.00 8.00 8.50 8.00 18.751 6 ewes.. .. 118 18.501 8 ewes.... 12 1N.1.Y10 ewes.... 106 2 17.301 3 y-rlings. 125 380 17.30l 2 y'rlings. 75 130 17.50 4 wethers. 107 Prices at the yards were as follows: Good to choice steers.. J10.5011.50 Medium to choice steers........ 10.00 a 10.50 Fair to good steers 8. i5 . i Common to fair steers 7.754J 8.75 Good to choice cows, heifers.... 9.50SJ10.00 Medium to good cows, heifers... 6.50G 7.50 Fair to medium enwa. heifers... 4.5059 5.30 Canners .. 3.00 4.00 Bulls w... B.OOij 8.50 Calves 8.001913.00 Blockers and feeders 7.00 10.00 Hoej Prime mixed 19.25G19.S0 Sledlum mixed 19.00 19.25 Rough heavies 13 Oil's 13.75 Pigs 17.25 GF 17.50 Sheep Prime spring lambs ... 11. 50118.00 Fair to medium lambs 9.00410.00 Yearlings 6.50 9 8.50 Wethers 7.00SJ 8.50 Ewes ft.00 9 7.50 STATE ORIGINS OF LIVESTOCK LOADED Shipments to th. Leading Markets of the Pacific Northwest. State origins of livestock loaded June 17. 1019: Cattle. Horses.Mlxea Calves.HoF3.Sheep.Mules.Stock. For Portland Callforrla ..... S .... . 2 .... .... Oregon 1 2 2 Lshlngton ... 6 .... Ttls.. Portland 10 2 One week ago.. 6 .... 1-our weeks ago 1 1 One year ago.. 4 8 For other markets Seattle 20 S Spokane 8 12 Totals IT. S 1837 2178 One week ago.. 2227 2172 Four w'ks ago. .205 2so4 One year ago.. 232 2333 6 12 4 859 1158 809 ' 684 86 87 108 302 503 6U5 603 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, June 18. (United States Bu reau of Markets.) Hogs Receipts 25,000, general trade 35 50c under yesterday's av erage. - Top, 121.05; bulk, 12O.35&20.70; heavyweight, 120.45& 20.65; .medium weight, S20.35 92ll.7u; lightweight, J20.10G 20.70: light light, llS.50r20.25: heavy packing sows, smooth, S10.75O 20.35; pscking sows, rough, 119.2310.7B: pigs, S17.50Ci 18.5: battle RecelDts 60O0. beef steers and butcher stock steady to strong; calves steady to 25o higher: feeders, steady. Beet steers. medium and heavyweight, choice and prime. S14.83i16.33; medium and good. S12.25!J 15; common, 110.75912.45: -lightweight, good and choice. S12.85ftl4.75: common and medium, llo13: butcher, .cattle,, heifers, 17. 75313: cows. 17.5012.75; canners and cutters, 18.25tr7.50; veal calves, light and bandyweighU 115.50018: feeder steers. 19.73 13; stocker steers, .,owi.-o. Sheep Receipts lo.wu, mrei ie tlve, but mostly steady. Lambs, 84 pounds down, S16.75f 19.25: culls and common, siu 16; yearling wetners. iiiuio.:..; medium, good and choice, 17.75 S 9.50; culls and common. 14.50Sr7.50! Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. June 18. (United States Bu- resu of Markets.) Hogs Receipts 14.noo. 25i35c lower. Top. 120.65: bulk. 120.40 20.50; heavyweight. 120.50Sj 20.60; medium weight. 120.506 20.65; lightweight. 120.350 20.15: heavy packing sows, smooth. 120.253? 20.50; packing sows, 120020.25; pigs, 118 19-50. . . . . . Cattle Receipts BSOO, beet ana Dutcner cattle slow. Yearlings, strong: stockers ana feeders, 250c lower. Beef steers, me dium and heavyweight, choice and prime, S14 23&13.50: medium and good, 11214.50: common, !10.25'o.l2.23; lightweight, good and choice, 113&15: common and medium. 11013.25. Butcher came, neners. fi.juw 12.25: cows, S74fll.75; canners and cutters, is rui7! veal calves, light and handy- weight, 11213.75; feeder steers. 110013.25; stocker steers. 17.75 11.75. SnMp Receipts 70O0. dull to 25c lower. Lambs. 84 pounds down. 116.50W18.7S: culls and common. 11215.75; yearling wethers. $13 15.25; ewes, medium and choice, $80 9; culls and common, $41j8. Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE. June 18. Hogs Receipts 184, firm. Price, 120.10 20.2; meuium to choice, 119.7520; rough heavies, S17.75 18.25: pigs, 117.75918.75. Cattle Receipts lis, Biroiiuor. di -. ... iiii2: medium to choice, Iiuuii; common to good, 17&10; best cows and heifers, $810; common m svuu, bulls. 1387.50; calves, 1.Q115. TrTEAT CROP PROSPECTS PROMISING Barley and Oats Are Fair to Good Haying Is oenerai. p,n enndltlons In Oregon are reported for the week by the weather bureau as lol- l-it.e wheat continues rood to excellent. and, while rain would help In filling the crop east of the Cascade mountains, the pro longed cool weather has been beneficial and prospects are promising. Barley, oats and spring wheat are fair to good: these crops were improved by rains In western counties, but in other districts are suffering from lack of moisture. Corn made slow growth. a turning yellow in some localities ana neeus warm weather for best results. Fruit of all kinds continues promising ex- ..ni where Injured by frost and freezing weather In central and eastern counties. The weather has been favorable for apples .ml a l.ree vleld Is anticipated from the commercial fruit districts. The strawberry and early cherry season is aooui over in Uougla. county and a fair crop of cherries Is being marketed in Jackson and Linn coun-. ties. - Waving la becoming general. Boras iirst cuttings were Injured by rains In Lane and Marlon counties, and in aiaineur county tne prospects are for a fair crop only, as fields re badly fouled with weeds which ne cessitated early cutting. Sheep shesring is nearinc completion In Lake ana Maineur counties with a good clip of high quality. Potatoes again were nipped by trost; early varieties are being marketed In Douglas and I.ane counties, and the late crop In western Oregon la In excellent condition. Truck crops are doing as well as could torn expected. pendent strength to oata. As in com, trade was on a large scale Provisions were weak, owing to sharp de clines in the value of hogs. Besides, foreign news concerning lard was bearish. ' Leading futures ranged as follows; CORN. Open. High. Low. Close. Tuly 11.75 l..Mlii 11.75 ' 11. 794 Sept. 1.684 ' 1.73Vi - 1.68S 1.72 OATS. July .63TJ .72H .K9 .71 H Sept. .60 .71 H - .69 .71Vs MESS PORK. July RO.90 50.90 40.90 50.43 Sept. 48.50 48.75 '48.00 4S.30 LARD.. July 34.75 34.73 34.15 34.15 Sept. 33.80 34.05 33.60 33.70 SHORT RIBS. July 2T.B0 27.73 27.40 2T.5T Sept. .27.60 27.73 27.40 27.55 Cash prices were: Corn No. 3 yellow. 11.804 61.83: Ho. 4 yellow. 11.79; No. 5 yellow. 11.79. Oats No. 3 white, 70j711-c; standard, 72c. Rye No. 2. 11.504. . Barley 11.13 81.21. Timothy 19$ 12. Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard 134.05. Ribs 127827.73. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Jun. 18 ri.nr tln f. o. b. warehouse. l.ram Wheat, 12.20: oats, red feed. $2.20 w-.-tu; corn. California vellaw. 1315e340: barley. No. 1 feed, 1018 crop. $2.60 2. 60. "ay wneai or Wheat and oata. SlnlftlK: lame oat, 117619; barley, !1114: alfalfa. vw.Aw, uariey straw, uunpeoc Dale. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Juno 18. Barlev. 11. 04 A 1.13. Flax, 14.92 04.94. Coffee Fnutres Market Excited. NEW YORK. June 18. The market for coffee futures was active and ..cit.fi to day, the volume of business being heavier man on any previous day since the reonenlna of the exchange last December, while there was an extreme advance of the futures mar ket at Santos, special cables being received during the day showing an advance of 725 no rent rrom last nights closing figures. The local market opened at an advance of 15 to 32 points and sold up to 21.30c for July, 20.50 for December and 20.40 for March during the early afternoon. There was heavy covering and trade on speculative buying on the advance to new high records, but there was also a good deaf of realizing by old longs and the close showed reactions of 15 to 30 points from the best, although last prices still showed gains of 40 to 46 points for the day.- July, 21c; September, 20.85c; October. 20.66c: Decem ber, 20.30c; January, 20.25c; March, 20.15c; May. 20.08c Spot feverish and difficult to quote. Rio 7s, 21c; Santos 4s, 264c Eastern Dairy Produce. NEW YORK. June 18. Butter firm; creamery higher than extras, 52.U(?53c; others unchanged. Eggs, all grade e higher than yester day. Cheese, steady; unchanged. CHICAGO. June 18. Butter lower. Cream ery. 4050(4c Jggs easier. Receipts 31.696 cases: rirsts. 39V, Si, 40 He; ordinary firsts. 3839c; at mark, cases included, 38H4p40c; storage packed firsts, 42 42 He; extras, 424 6 43c. x-ouitry, auve, lower; lowls, -7ftC - Pilot Rock Wool Sale Announced. PENDLETON. Or., June 18. (Special.) The second wool sale for the season at Pilot Rock has been announced for Saturday, June 21, at 10 o'clock at the Pacific Coast Warehouse company office. About 250.000 pounds will be offered. The first sale, held a nionth ago, was not a success from the growers' standpoint. Little was ready for delivery at that time. MONEY RATES DECLINE STOCKS AGAIX ADVANCE, WITH TRADING HEAVY. Metal Markets. NEW YORK,. Juno 18. Copper nnchanged. Iron steady. No. 2 northern. 128.50. Spelter firm. Kast St. Louis spot. 6.459 o.ouc: July, o.oo.iuc. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, June 18. Spot cotton quiet. Middling, 32.UUC. Dried Fralt at New York. NEW YORK. June 18. Evaporated ap ples, steady; prunes, steady; peaches, firm. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, June 18. Sugar, unchanged. LOGANBERRY BOOM STARTS Marshfield Ranchers Consider En tering New Business Line. MARSHFIELD, Or, June 18. (Spe cial.) Ranchers have become Inter ested in the loganberry campaign be ins; waged here by companies which desire to secure possible outputs and co-operative companies are forming: in several sections of the county for the purpose of buyfnp land suitable for culture of the berries, planting the acreage and cultivating the patches until they come into bearing. Promoters who are offering to plant patches or let capitalists in on "good things" declare that an investment of $500 will take care of itself after the second year, and the investor would, in a few years, have a steady income and his land paid for without anything further than the original S500 invest ment. Contracts are offered prospec tive growers at 1S7.50 per ton, with a bonus if prices become stronger. LANE PLANS DAIRY BOARD County Fair Directors Aim to Pro mote Pure-Bred Stock. EUGENE, Or., June 18. (Special.) A county orgarfization for the pro motion of the pure-bred dairy stock industry is being planned by the di rectors of the Lane County Fair as sociation in connection with the. fair. The question was raised at a meeting of the fair board last night. Details will be worked out later. The best of music for this year's fair is being planned by the board. The secretary has been instructed to cor respond with some of the best bands on the. coast to get their prices. This promises , to be a big feature of the fair. CORN ACREAGE REDUCED CCT OF ABOUT 8,000,000 ACRES IS ESTIMATED. Prices Soar In Chicago Market to Highest Point Touched Yet This Season. rmriRO. Juna 18.- Estimates that the planted corn land in the fig la largest states had been reduced in extent this year about ooo.ot.o acres, made all deliveries of corn jump tcday to the highest price yet this sea ion. The msrket closed strong at 2&c net gain, with July SL79S w l70i and Sep- ember, 4 1. 1, r SJ i-nuiaiieu iisw i. n no. In provisions the outcome ranged from 65c decline to a rise of 2c AYoodburn to Hear Dr. Poling July 4 WOODBTJRN. Or., June 18. (Special.) Dr. Daniel V. Poling of Corvallis, who has been overseas, will deliver the ora tion at Woodburn on July 4, when thousands are expected to be present. There will be a big parade of more than 100 decorated floats and autos, a programme in the afternoon at the City park, a baseball game between Woodburn and Gervais, sports In the evening and a -grand ball at night. The welcome-home banquet to the boys returned from service will be on the evening of July 3. Mayor L. J. Adams of Silverton will deliver the address. illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHU E HEADQUARTERS E S LIBERTY BONDS I Larger Part of Dealings Is In Motors and Other Specialties Steel Trade Reports Good. NEW YORK, June 18. Easier money rates again contributed measurably to the further strength of the stock market today, price movements at the outset assuming almost buovant nrnnartioiu. m&nv favorite Issues scoring early advances of 2 to almost 6 i points. These were materially shaded by I heavy selling for profits before the end of i ine iirst nour, out a iresn upturn occurreu after an interval of dullness and hesitation. Call money opened at 8 per cent for mixed collateral, but receded to 5s- at midday. Time funds ruled firm on a small supply except for the shorter maturities. Speculative Interests paid scant attention to toreign developments, the weekly review of the leading steel and iron authority, which referred to further improvement in the industry, eliciting far greater interest. This was reflected in the tone of shares most concerned. United States Steel, for example, making an extreme gain of 1 to 107. Other steels and kindred equipments were consistently strong at gains of 2 to 7 points, hilt Fh hul nf lha ,nHinv ,,.n ..VfllV.H around motors and their specialties, oils. toDaccos, leathers and shippings at gross ad vances of 2 to 13 points. Rails followed their recent isolated course. sharing very slightly in the general move ment. Sales amounted to 1.425.000 shares. Industrial and utilitv Issues were among tne stronger teatures ot tne Dona marsei. Liberty bonds were steady and the foreign group was firmer. Total sales (uar value) aggregated 19,750,000. Old United States ucnas unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Last Knleft. TTIch. Am Beet Sugar. 1.700 S3 14 American Can . 9,400 53 s Am C & Fdry.. 37.6IK) 112 Am n a L pfd. 4.200 123 Am l.oco ex dlv 10.000 Am Smlt & Rfg 10.400 Am Sugar Refg 1,000 Am um Tob . 10,800 Am Tel & Tel.. 4,400 Am Z, L & S. . 1.800 Anaconda Cop.. 7,600 Atchison 1.300 A. G & W I S S 5.500 Baldwin Looo.. 27,200 Haiti & Ohio . . 1.600 Beth Steel "B". 30.500 B Jfc Sup Copper 3.400 California Pet.. 3.100 Canadian Pac . 700 Centrol Leather 24,900 Ches & Ohio . , 1,400 M & St P.i. 1,900 Chi & North... 600 Chi, R I & Pac. 700 Chino Copper .. 2,600 Col Fuel & Iron 1.000 Corn Products . 18.100 Crucible Steel . 16.900 Cuba Cane Sug. 7,400 Dis Sec Corp... 14,200 Erie 2,300 General Elec... 200 Henernl Motors. 29.900 228 Gt North pfd.. 1,500 96V4 Gt North O Ctfs 2,700 Illinois Central. 300 Inspiration Cop. 4.300 Int Mer Ma pfd 9.500 Inter Nickel ... 10,900 Inter Paper ... 5 500 Kan City South 600 Kennecott Cop.. 6.400 T.mil. A Vs.h . . ...... Mexican Pet ... 25,500 1854 Miami Copper.. 900 27 4 Midvale Steel .. 12.40O Missouri Pac . . 8,800 Montana Power. 40 l.oou 2,400 2,500 S3 821, 1324 115 '4 107 23 H . 71 ! 176 101 51 "4 88 Vi 28 Sos 102 103 65 4.1 101 27 4.-.'i ' 47V4 67 92 34 77' IS 164 14 47 101 59 116 29 5B 22 39 Nevada Copper X X central .. NY, N H & H. Nor lc West. ... Northern Pac. . Pacific if all . . . Pac Tel & Tel.. Pan-Am Pet . Pennsylvania '. -Pitts & W Va.. Pittsburg Coal.. Ray Cons Cop. . Reading Rep Iron & St. . Qh.t IHk Cno.. Sin Oil & Rfg. .100.000 Southern Pac .. 21.500 Southern Rail Stude Corp . . Texas Co Tob Products. Union Pacific U C Stores.. 1,200 900 900 19.600 1.500 3,800 1,900 1 ,800 3.000 2.S00 1.1O0 2.200 76.000 51 31 78 19 80 31 96 39 32 95 46 40 63 23 87 88 15 63 107 30 100 7 200 260 8.700 104 1 4O0 132 20.200 158 IT S Ind Alcohol 10.:ni" iwj It s steel 190,600 107 II S Steel pfd.. S00 Utah Copper .. 9,100 Western Union. 500 Westing Elec . 5.J Willys-Overland 21.200 Royal Dutch 36.200 116 88 90 5 36 . 112 Low. 84 53 106 121 82 St 131 113 106 22 70 99 172 98 50 - 85 27 34 161 101 64 42 101 27 44 46 65 89 33 74 17 164 218 95 46 101 68 11 3 29 21 39 179 27 50 30 7R 18 79 . 29 96" 39 28 91 . 45 39 62 23 87 87 14 57 106 29 101 258 102 132 ir,r, 146 , 105 116 87 90 56 35 109 Sale. 83 55 111 122 s:t 82 131 115 107 22 71 99 174 100 57 S8 27 35 1BI 102 05 42 101 27 45 47 67 91 33 77 17 164 226 96 47 101 59 115 29 56 39 116 183 27 51 31 76 18 SO 30 107 OS 39 30 94 45 74 39 62 23 87 88 14 63 107 29 104 258 104 132 138 149 106 116 87 90 56 36 111 BONDS. rr a Til. tli 99 32iU S 4s eon.. ..106 firs? J,f::.9?.80!Am. Tel cv. 6s .104 do second 4s. .93.80! Atchen ge. 4s.. 82 do first 4s...95.14!D. & R. G. ref. 5s 5f, to se7olnd 4..94.10 N. Y. Cen. deb. Ss 99 do third 4a... 93.86 Nor. Pac. 4b 81 . . m . 4i- it. nor. r&u. Vlcfy 3s !" Vicfy 4s ....100.001 U S ref. 2s reg. '09 do ref. 2s cou.99 do con. 3s reg. - do con. 8s cou. 89 do 4s reg. 106 io0.'08!Pac. T. T. 5s..91 pens. con. hjw Sou. Pac cv. 5s.. 107 Sou. By. 5s 94 Union Pac. 4s 86 TT s Steel 5s ..100 jAnglo-French 5s. .97 Boston ........... ON June 18. Closing quotations: 41INorth Butte ... 14 "m 14 Old Dominion... 41 Centennial ... Copper Range East Butte ... Franklin 55 67 8 3 3 10 1 Boston Mining Stocks. BOSTON, lllnll.l . . . . . 14 Cal. & Ariz. 68 Osceola Cal. & Hecla -.410 Quincy . IDHiaujicuui ...... . 50 ISup. & Boston. 14 ti I Shannon . 4 Utah Con. .... Isle Royalle .. S5 Winona Lake Copper ... 5 Wolverine ... . Mohawk 7 Money. Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK. June 18. Mercantile paper unchanged. ... ii Sterling eu-aay onis, 60-day bins on banks, 4.oi; P. . T,' 60-day Dills. s4.De-; utm.. ...... i 7". $4 62. Francs, demand 6.48. cables 6.46, nn.h.nir.ii: lire, unchanged. Time 'loans strong, all dates, 56 per Call money strong: high. 8 per cent; low, 5 per cent: ruling rate, 8 per cent: clos ing bid, 5 per cent; offered at 0 per cent; last loan, 6 per cent. Bar silver, unchanged. Mexican dollars, .unchanged. . LONDON, June 18. Bar silver, money and discount unchanged. y,-e BUT AND SELL any amount. Jiew York quota- tions by wire every morn- trig. Yesterday's quo- E E tations, interest included: E 3Hs..$99.25 E E FIRST ; 4s.. 94.83 SECOND 4s.. 94.17 E FIRST 4Hs.. 95.18 SECOND 4s.. 94.49 THIRD 4s.. 96. 4 E FOTRTH 4"4s.. 94.94 5 E VICTORY 4?is.. 100.38 E f f -necessary to ell your bonds, bring them to us. We p7 E highest local prices. I ROBERTSON & EWING 1 20T-8 BT. W. Bank Bid-. Frank Rebertsos H. C. Ewtsg E SiuiiiiiimiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiir CLAFK,KEND.LLSCO. GoTenuneat Municipal and Corporation Bonds Corner Fifth and Stark Streets Swedish Government 20-YEAR GOLD 4 PER CENT BONDS Redeemable on or after 10 years at 102 and Interest Dated June 15, 1019 Due Jane IS, 1939 - These bond, nre the di rect, general obligation of the Government of Sweden. The proceed, of thia Inane nre to be expended in thia ee.ntry. PRICEi 90.50 and Inter est, to yield .lightly more than 6 per cent. $100,000.00 City of Lethbridge PROVINCE OF ALBERTA. Dated: February 1, 1919 Duel February 1, 1934 FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Assessed valuation for taxation 113.295.R10.00 Exemptions not included above S.398. 560.00 Net debenture debt 1,304,798.00 Keveniie from public utilities '87.062.00 Value of municipality's assets 3,773,803.00 Population, 11,000. Exempt From All Dominion Government Taxation. Price: To Yield 6 Liberty and Victory Bonds If 70a must itell your Lllxrty or Victory bond, to us. It you can buy more liberty or Victory bond, buy from us. On Wednesday, June IS. the closing- New York market prices were as given beiow. They are the govern! ng prices for Liberty and Victory bonds alt over th. world and the highest. We advertis these prices daily in order that you may always know the New York market and the exact value ot your liberty and Victory bonds. 1st 2d . 1st 2d ad 4th Vic. Vie. 3Hs 4s 4 4';s 4 V 4'4s 44s 3s 4a Mkt. prices.. D9.32 $04.80 $05.14 $04.10 $.5.;,6 $04.20 $100.06 $100.00 c'd Int.... .04 .04 .38 .Oo .40 1.11 .76 .30 .38 Total... $09.36 $94.S4 $04.18 $95.19 $94.50 $96.47 $94.96 $100.36 $100.3S When buying wo deduct 37c oa a $o0 bond and J.0u on a $luuo bond. "We sell at the New York market price plus the accrued Interest. Burglar and Fireproof Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent. -Snrsjlar and Fireproof Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent- MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. THE PREMIER MTJX1CIPAI. BOND HOUSU 300-11 Stark Street Between Fifth and Sixth (Ground Floor.) EataJbliahed Over 23 Years. Telephones Broadway 2151. Federal Land Bank 4 Farm Loan Bonds Infilled under the direction and control of tbe Federal Farm Loan Board, a - bureau of the Treasury Department ot the I nlted States. Dated May 1, 1919 Due May 1, 1939 Redeemable at par and accrued Interest on any Interest date . after five years from the date of issue. Bonds in coupon or registered form (Interchangeable) may be had in denominations of $1000, $500, $100, $50 and $25. Coupons are payable semi-annually at any Federal Land Bank or Federal Reserve Bank. Exempt From Federal, State, Municipal and Local Taxation Federal Land Bank bonds are declared by Congress to be instrumentalities of the Government of the United States, and as such are exempt from Federal, State, municipal and local taxation. These bonds, therefore, hare as complete . exemption from taxation as the First Liberty Loan 3'j, bonds. . The bonds are acceptable by the United States Treasury at par as security for Government deposits, including Postal Savings Funds. They are lawful investments for all fiduci ary and trust funds under the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Government, and are eligible for investment by sav ings banks in many states. Price 100H an Interest Netting over 4.38 to the redeemable date 1924 and 49 thereafter up to redemption or maturity. Hall and Company IN VESTMENT BONDS LEWIS BUILDING . Telephone Marshall 655 The statements contained herel while not guaranteed, are based upon information and advice which we believe to be accurate and reliable. . We erfar subject to atlotmsntl Tax Free "InstrumsntalltlM ot Uw United States Qorsmmsnt" $10,000,000 Joint Stock Land Bank 5 Bonds Dated May 1, 1919. Due May 1, 1939. Denomination $1000. Re deemable on any Interest date at par after five years. Semi-annual interest May 1-Nov. 1, payable in New York. These bonds and the collateral pledged as security have been approved by the Federal Farm Loan Board of the United States. These bonds are a legal investment for all fiduciary and trust funds under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government and acceptable as security for Postal Savings and all other deposits of Government Funds. Price: 102 and interest yielding 4.53 until May 1, 1924, and 5 thereafter. Call or nhona Wire Ordan 'Collsct." Freeman Smith & Camp Co. second ruxm ' NORTHWESTERN BANK BUILDING as raucite MAIN 64S Government and Municipal Bonds Bought and Sold f. pevereaux 5i(onr.pany 87 Sixth Street Broadway 1042 Ground Floor Wells-Fargo Building DELCO -LIGHT The complete Electric Light and Power Plant Turns the grindstone, runs the fan ning mill and other machinery. HOi)DB. APPLIANCE CO. Seattle. H. A. Csscer, Nsn S N. eta St, Portland. Or. The New Oil Fields of Texas PitttfcaTf .-Texas 6il and Gas Stronberf Carbaretsr Cs. . America Standard Oil Stocks Ufa Grade Direnihed Investment Trend of the Stack Market These subjects, as well as other financial topics, are covered in our semi-monthly publication. "Securities Suggestions" Seni free upon reipiaL ' Aik ft 30 "BP" acMEGARGELcca 27 Pine Street-NeisA&rk. FREE MAP large Map In colors, also the STORY OF RANGER tb greatest ot all oil fleJda. CCRTIS. PACKER CO. 5U Broad St.. New York. J. B. Steinbach & Co. STOCKS. BONDS, COTTOSi. GRASS. 201-2S Railway Kxchans. Bulldlag. B. T. Hnttoa Co.'a Coast t. - Cut Leased Wire. Aeeosmt. C.rrf.d o. Co.aervatlv. afara-la. Tela. Main ass -. Phone your want ads to The Qmftr nlan. Phone Main 7070, A 09.. DULL'TH, Jon. IS. Linseed. S4.30C 4.0i atssrc pt . croy oamaga gave soma uae- V