THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL, 10, I02O
POTATOES ARE HIGH
fj ALL MARKETS
Dealers Believe Limit Has
Nearly Been Reached.
CONSUMPTION FALLS OFF
Shipments Decrease in All Parts of
Country Farmers' Stocks in
Oregon Very Small.
There has been no break in the potato
market here and none is In Bight, but many
dealers think prices have nearly reached
the limit as consumption has been cut
down materially. Very few lots remain un
sold in the country and none of these lota
is of large size. Offerings by farmers are
taken on the street at, S0.50 to $6.75 and
an occasional email wagon load is pur
chased at $7. Jobbers quoted Oregons at
T7.r0 and Takimas at SS8.50.
Root vegetables are scarce and this helpe
maintain the high potato price, but many
consumers are turning their attention to
asparagus and other green vegetables,
which are slowly declining in price. New
potatoes are still In too small supply to be
a factor in the market. Furthermore, it
is suspected by some of the jobbers that
the so-called new potatoes they bought in
Southern California are really old stock
that was limed or otherwise processed to
give it a new potato appearance.
Throughout the east the potato markets
continue very firm. There was a limited
to moderate movement of white varieties
at Minnesota and Michigan shipping point"
during the week. pemand and wire in
quiry there were fairly active. Prices
ranged 10 cents higher than last week at
$5.70&6. 10 sacked per 100 pounds, f. o. b.
shipping points. Middle western consum
ing markets also were firm, advancing 15
cents to $5.tf5tfj-6.l5. St. Louis and Kansas
City were again higher than the other mar
kets at $6.15C50. Xtw York round whites
No. 1 gained about 30 cents, reaching $5.55
&U.15 with demand, moderate. In New
York, bulk round whites No. 1 ranged
$5.705.83 per 100 pounds, Maine Ureen
Mountains were again unchanged in New
York at $r..555.S5.
Shipments throughout the country the
past week were lighter than the previous
week by about 350 cars and nearly 1000
less than during this period last season:
H5U3 cars were shipped compared with 2914
last week and 3480 the same week last
year.
Crop conditions in the Norfolk section
are reported by the bureau of crop esti
mates as follows: "Planting is still in prog
ress bu the ground is wet from heavy
rains. Seed stock is still slow In arriving.
After the early damage to the Hastings
section from water and frost, a compara
tively small crop was expected, but from
the present, appearance of the vines, the
crop will be much larger than seemed
possible three weeks ago. A few potatoes
will move from the section during April.
The bulk of the crop will move, however,
after May 10, with the movement running
over Into early June. With the season later
than usual, accurate yield figures cannot
be determined at present. The crop, how
ever, is In excellent condition at present.
A yield at least up to the average is ex
pected. OREGON ONIOX SEASON SOON OVER
Only One Car Remains Unsold in Grower's
Hands; East Is Lower.
Only one car of onion remains in first
hands in Oregon, and tnis may be dis
posed of in the next day or two. The
latest sales were made at $0 at country
points.
In- the eastern markets onions have
taken a turn downward. Tenow varieties
bave declined about 50 cents in the past
. week in most consuming markets, with
the movement slow. New York prices
ranged $55.50, compared with. $5.506
in the previous week. At Baltimore there
was a greater decline, closing at $5.75)6,
or about $1 lower than the week before.
Other eastern markets ranged from $6
' to 7
The week's movement was lighter by
nearly 100 cars, the sharp decrease making
the volume. less than at the corresponding
time last year. Shipments were 88 cars,
compared with 209 the previous week and
130 the -same week last j-ear.
Official reports on growing crop condi
- tions in the south follow:
Iouislana La Fourche district, 'crop Is
doing very well.
Texas Corpus Christ! section condition
65 per cent. First car will be loaded
April 5 with general movement April 15
and peak the fore part of May. Elcinal
district: There are approximately 35 acres
for shipment in this district. Contulla
district condition 85 per cent: crop is mak
ing rapid growth and is healthy; no thrips
or other Insect pests. Pearsall district re
ports the following sales for the past
week: Ten cars April delivery, $2.50 per
crate; 62 acres $1.75, April delivery, and
$1.50 for later delivery: 20 acres at $1.50.
WHEAT AND COARSE
GRAINS FIRM
Oats Bids Advanced 50 Cents
to $1 on
Local Board.
The wheat market was firm and quiet.
The coarse grains were also firmer, par
ticularly oats. Bids for clipped oats were
raised 60c$t at the Merchants' Exchange.
Corn bids ranged from unchanged to 25
cents higher.
Barley was steady at San Francisco,
with sales of May at $3.20 and December
at $2.65. May barley at Chicago closed
5 cents higher at $1.56.
Weather and crop conditions in the past
' week were summarized in a Chicago bul
letin as follows:
"The week was favorable for moisture
in all southern sections. Winter wheat
was benefited and responded readily, ex
cept In Western Kansas. Texas conditions
were generally favorable. Corn acreage
in that state win be increased and plant
ing was under way to the Oklahoma line,
with some corn planted in that state.
Box cars are scarce.
Argentine shipments for the week were
7,204.000 bushels of wheat. 3,900,000 bush
els of corn and 1,251,000 bushels of oats.
Terminal receipts, in cars, were
jwtica uy u Aicrca&Du- .uxenange as
follows:
Wheat. Barley.Flour.Oata.Hay.
13 ... 3
7 1 1
171 3509 421 1942
968 2261 66 2940
12 8 ....
2 S
79 2803 1 71 769
32 148 1134
8
1
234 746 834 1133
71 1073 621 2413
Year ago 6
Season to date. 7637
Year ago 6828
Tacoma Thurs.. 10
. Year ago 29
leason to date. 6311
Tear ago 5101
Seattle Thurs.. 42
Year ago
Season to date. 5497
Year ago 61 14
EGGS AND BUTTER ARB UNSETTLKD
Strike May Bave Far-Rear hing Effect on
Friers Here.
mi striae is livery to nave a very un
settling effect on the butter and egg
markets here and in fact its influence is
already being felt. Should there be a tie
up it will put a stop to shipments of
eggs east and as the flush season is oa
a break In prices can be the only result.
Most of the buyers still had their old
bids cut of anywhere from 36 to 38 cents,
but none of them were keen to buy. as
they could get no promises of cars.
- The sharp advance in butter at San
Stucisco has made it impossible to set
supplies there for the Portland market,
and this fact may lift butter prices here,
but no one showed much inclination to
take on cubes yesterday and selling prices
apparently were as weak as ever. While
there may be a shortage and higher
prices in these lines while the strike is
on. Its termination Is almost certain to
bring a flood of supplies that will again
unsettle the market.
Very little poultry came in yesterday
and prices on all lines were firm. Farm
dressed meats were steady and unchanged.
Strawberry Receipts Are l-rge.
Eight refrigerators of Btrawberries ar
rived from Los Angeles yesterday and
they sold at 40 cents a basket.
- Wires from Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco indicated a partial paralysis of the
produce movement, owing to the strike.
Sales for shipment could only be made at
consignee's risk and this meant an al
most general cancellation of orders.- ,
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $6.792,16 $ 8W8.765
Seattle 6.089,097 1,203,146
Tacoma 745, 17 130.859
Spokane 2.106.223 721,901
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Floor, Feed1. Etc.
Merchants' Kxcdange, noon session:
Bid
Oats
No. 3 white feed
Corn
No. 3 yellow
Eastern grain in bulk
Oats
36-lb., clipped .' . . . .
33-lb., clipped
Corn
No. 3 yellow
April. May.
.$39.50 $60.00
. 64.00 . 64.75
. 61.00 61.50
. 61.00 62.00
. 66.00 65.00
WHEAT Government basis, $2.20 per
bushel.
FLOCR Family patents, $13.15; bakers
hard wheat, $13.75; white wheat. $12.05;
graham. $11.80; valley, $11.40; straights,
$11 per barrel.
MILLFEED Prices f. o. b. mill, city
cartage $1.50 extra: Mill run. car lots of
mixed cars, $43 per ton; rolled barley,
$72; rolled oats. $65; ground barley, $72;
scratch feed. $S5.
CORN Whole, $74; cracked, per ton.
ton.
HAY Buying price, f. o. b. Portland:
Alfalfa. $31.50; cheat, $19; oats and vetch,
$26; valley timothy. $2829.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 5960c pound;
prints, parchment wrappers, box lots 63c
per pound; cartons. 64c: half boxes. c
more; less than half boxes,. 1c more; but
terfat. No. 1, 62G3c per pound at sta
tions; Portland delivery, ordinary grades,
64e.
EGGS Jobbing prices to retailers. Ore
gon ranch, case count, 3739c; candled,
40c; selects, 42c.
CHEESE Tillamook, f. o. b. Tillamook:
Triplets, 32c; Young Americas. 33c; long
horns, 33c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b.
Myrtle Point: Triplets, 31c; Young Amer
icas, 32V-C.
POULTRY Hens.. 36B-37C; broilers, 50c;
ducks. 45c; geese, 2Uifr3:c; turkeys, live,
40c; dressed, choice, 50c.
VEAL Fancy, 23c per pound.
PORK Fancy, 22c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
FRUITS Oranges, $2.75 7.50: lemons,
$5. 50 W 6. 2 5 per box; grapefruit, $3.257.00
per box; bananas, 10llc per pound; ap
ples, $1.25j4 per box; strawberries. 40c
per basket.
VEGETABLES Cabbage. 506M.C pound:
lettuce, $3j4 per crate: cucumbers, $1.25
dt 3 per dozen: carrots. $2 per sack; celery.
$78 per crate; horseradish, 15c per
pound; garlic, 4045c per pound; cauli
flower, $2.50)4.25 per crate; tomatoes, $4
per box; parsnips, $4 per sack; artichokes,
(1.75 per dozen; peppers, 40(50c per
pound; spinach, $1.65 per box: rhubarb, 10
(ttiizc per pound; peas, lotisltc per pouna;
asparagus, 12slac per pound.
POTATOES Orefrons. $77.50 per sack:
Yakimas. $8 (a 8.50; new California,' 14c per
pound; sweets. UlOc pound.
OMOXS Oregon, $d.50(i!7 per sack;
Australian Browns, $7 per sack.
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotations:
SUUAR Sack basis Cane granulated.
16.30 16.75c per pound; extra C, 15.10
lB..;oc; Golden C, 15.80ii'ltt.l5c: Yellow D,
15.70&16.15c; cube, in barrels, 17.15
17.60c: powdered, in-barrels, 17.7518.20c.
NUTS Walnuts. 32fa)3!c: Brazil nuts.
30c; filberts, 35c; almonds, SHCy'dtic; pea
nuts, 1515c; chestnuts, 25c; pecans,
32c; hickory nuts, 15ft) ltic; cocoanuts, $2
per dozen. -
SALT Ha'.f eround. 100s. 117.75 tier ton:
50s, $19.50 per ton; dairy, $26.5028 per
ton: best refined, 50s, $36.50.
RICE Blue Rose, 16c per pound. '
BEANS White. SUc: Dink. Stac- lima
13c per pound; bayous, 10c; Mexican reds,
be per pound.
COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 39 51c
Provisions.
I.ocal jobbing quotations:
HAMS All sizes.. '.WralMIr nVlnncil 9ftA
89c; picnic 24(&.25c; cottage roll, 30c.
LARD Tierce basis, 254c; compound,
25c per pound.
u k i SALT Short, clear backs. 25 0 29c
lr pouna; plates, Z3C.
BACON Fancy. 44052c: xla nriu r.l 93 A
41c per pound.
Hides and Pelts.
HIDES Salt hides, under 45 lbs.. "Re-
green hides, under 45 lbs., 25c; salt hides,
over 45 lbs., 21c; green hides, over 45 lbs.,
ibc; green or salt calf, to 15 lbs.. 07c:
green or salt kip, 15 to 30 lbs., 30c; salt
bulls, lie; green bulls. 14c: drv hides 3c-
dry salt hides, 26c; dry calf, under 7 lbs..
ooc; sait norse, large, is; salt horse, me-
oium. 7; salt horse, small. $6; dry horse,
large, $4; dry horse, medium, $3; dry
norse, small, 92.
PELTS Dry pelts, fine Ion woo!, ase
dry pelts, medium long wool, 30c; dry
pelts, coarse long wool, 25c; salt pelts.
long wool, March take-off, $3 to $4; dry
oat. long nalr, pound, 2Sc; dry goat.
short hair, pound. 20c.
Hups, Wool. Etc.
HOPS 1919 crop. 95c ner nntinrf-
tnree-year contracts, 4io average; one-
year con-tracts, 60c.
MOriAI R Long Btaple. 35tir36c: short
staple, tffdtic.
TALLOW No. 1, 12i4c: No. 2. 10V4o
per pouna.
CASCARA BARK Per pound. 1011C:
car lots, jzfce.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, 400 50c: valley.
medium, 50fa52c; coarse, 39fo57c
OHA1N BAGS Car lots. 19-c
Oils.
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $2.06:
raw, cases, 92.21; Dolled, barrels. $2.08
boiled, drums, $2.11; boiled, cases, $2.23
xuKPfeis riisii; -ranks. S2.46: cases.
COAL OIL iron barrels, 14 9 17c;
cases, zio'tSc.
GASOLINE Iron barrels, 27c; tank
wagons. 2ic; cases, 39c.
FUEL OIL Bulk, $2.10 per barrel.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Vegetables, Fresh Fruita,
Etc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, April U. Butter Ex
tra good. 61c; prime, firsts. 60c.
Eggs Fresh extras, 43c; firsts. 3914c
extra pullets, 38c; undersized, 33c.
Cheese Old style. California flats, fancy.
30c; firsts, 26c; Young America, 32c.
Vegetables Bell peppers Los Angeles. I
2535c; Hubbard squash, 4&5c per lb.;
summer squasn, per crate, $1.5&2; to
matoes. Mexican, $2.753; fancy, $2.75
per 30-ib. lug; Potatoes, Rivers, $7,504?
8 per cental; plow-outs. $8. 75(&7: sweot.
78c per lb.: new potatoes, 12 13c per
lb.; onions, Australian brown, $5.758;
cucumbers, hot house, $3.253.75 per box;
garlic. 35 40c per lb.; artichokes, per
dozen, 45075c; turnips, $1.75; carrots
$ 1.25 1.50; beets, $2.5003; cauliflower,
per dozen, 75c$l; lettuce, southern, $1.2$
&2.50; Sacramento, $1.502 per crate; Im
perial Valley, $2.50(8-3; peas. 7llc: as
paragus, 6 10c; fancy graded, 1012c;
green asparagus, 68c; spinach. 23c;'
green onions. $11.25 per box; celery, per
crate, River, $1.604j2.50; Watsonville, $38
4.50.
Fruit Oranges, Navels, $3.256.25 ac
cording to size; Valencias, $3.505.60:
lemons, $3.255; grape fruit, $2.253.50;
tangerines, $34 per half orange box;
bananas. Central American, 89c; Ha
waiian, 910c per pound; pineapples,
$46 per dozen; apples, Newtown pippins
8-tier, 2. 5042.75; 4-tier, $2. 25 2.50;
4-tler, $22.25; rhubarb. Bay stock, per
box. $1.852.25; strawberries Los. Angeles,
$55.50; loquats, per pound, 1015c; avo
cadoes, $4 6 per dozen.
.Receipts: Flour 2358 quarters; barley,
3035 centalp; beans, 3047 sacks; potatoes.
oo bucks, eggs, no.vvu ugiKU ; nides, 590
oranges, 1800 boxes. '
Metal Market.
NEW TORK. April 9. Copper, iron,
antimony unchanged.
Tin. spot, 62c; third quarter. 61.25e.
Lead, quiet. Spot and April offered at
9.00c.
Zinc, steady. East St. Louis, spot, 8.30c
D1U.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW TORK. April 9. Raw. aut-ar
strong. Centrifugal, $18.55. Fine grana-
TMDEB5.ME CAUTIOUS
STOCK . PRICES IRREGULAR
AXD TONE UNCERTAIN'.
Hesitatiofl Due Largely to Railroad
Strike Call Money Higher
and Exchange Unsettled.
NEW TORK. April 9. An uncertain
tone dominated the stock market today,
the irregular trend of prices and lighter
dealings reflecting greater caution by pro
fessional traders.
Much of the day's hesitation was as
scribed to the railroad strike and its pos
sible effect on business. Expansion of
labor difficulties in that quarter was ac
companied by partial suspension of opera
tions at western industrial centers.
The market manifested a strong tone In
the later dealings, under lead of steels,
equipments and motors, but reacted sharp
ly Just before the close, when call loans
advanced to 10 per cent.
Further unsettlement In foreign ex
change was another adverse factor. Brit
ish bills lost ground temporarily and
French and Italian rates fell to low dis
counts, as expressed in terms of the Amer
ican dollar. Further heavy gold exports
to South America were announced. Sales
1.200.000 shares.
Heavy selling of liberty issues, some of
which approximated low records, featured
the enlarged operations of the bond mar
ket, prices in the main tending lower.
Total sales-, par value, $16,375,000. Old
United States bonds were unchanged on
call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Last
High. Low. Sale.
Ml -j, . 90 V 92
50 49,s 40 Vi
147 7s 144', 140
20 i -to V, 2514
loa loo 107
V4 os m
l:i(ii 133 130
yy os V4 y y,
vb U0. UO'm
19 18 lb'S
4i4 . 63 60 T
83 H2yi b2fe
173 171 1714
148 143 145
34 34 34
lOl UU 100 Vs
27 2V4 20Va
39 Vs 39 39
123 l:M 12314
88 S BtJ-Ti
56 5tSV 06-,,
37 37 37
85 65 85
30 3.) 35 Vt
37 14 3tt'4 37
40 T 3M-), 40
lOOVz 9UV4 9014
273 264 Va 27oVj
55 53 53 7s
US 14 06 06
13 13 13
1501 1551 155
379 374 374
79 78 78
39 38 3S
59 58 58
117 05 V4 95
3 23 23
85 84 84 4
32 31 31
206 202 203
24 24 24
40 47 4S U
27 I! 27
07 67 67
15 14 14
33Vi 32 32
95 94 14 U5
7914 78 7S
lOT . 105 105
4J' 41 42
30 29 30
04 62 63
20 19 20
85 84 84
110 113 114
43 42 42
99 99 99
23 22 22
123 120 120
214 2O0 209
"3 71 71
120 . 119 119
80 79 79
9S 90 i6
100 105 105
112 112 112
78 77 77
87 87 87
23 24 24
25 24 24
87 85 87
44 43 43
107 105 106
- Sales.
Am Beet Sug. 4,400
Am Can 2.4O0
Am Car & Fdy S.000
Am H & L pfd 600
Am Loco .... 12,000
Am Sm A Rfg 1.000
Am Sujjar Rfg 7,000
Am Sum Tob. . 6, loo
Am Tel & Tot 900
Am Z L & Sm 500
Anaconda Cop 4.1HH)
Atchison l.loo
A G & W 1 S S a. TOO
Baldwin Loco.131.lno
Bait & Ohio.. 1HM)
Beth Steel .. 13.40O
B & S Copper 00
Calif Petrol . . 300
Canadian Pac. 9O0
Cent Leather. 2.400
Ches Ht Ohio. . 5oo
Chi M & St P. 1,000
Chi 4c N W nuo
Chi R I & Pac 4.700
Chino Copper. 1.2O0
Col Fu & Iron 300
Corn Products 15. 00O
Crucible Steel. 4.800
Cuba Cane Sug 25. 000
U S Fd Prods. 1.500
Erie 600
Gen Electric. OOO
Gen Motors . . 1.600
Gt No pfd 800
Gt No Ore cirs 600
lnsp Cp ex dv l.HOO
Int M it pfd.. 3.0OO
Inter Nickel.. 1.2UO
Inter Paper .. 4,000
Kennecott Cop 3.0O0
Mexican Petrol 25,7oo
Miami Copper. 3O0
Midvale Steel. . WOO
Missouri Pac. - OOO
Montana Pow. 5oo
Nevada Cop . . 20O
N Y Central. . 800
N Y N H A. H 2.4U0
Norf & West.. . 300
Northern Pac "l.ooo'
Pan-Am Petrol 37. Sou
Pennsylvania.. 4.2O0 .
Pitts & W Va. 1.2O0
Pittsburg Coal 1,200
Ray Con Cop. 1,600
Reading ...... 2, Ton
Hep lr & steel us. 000
Sin Oil & Rig.
10.500
Soutnern Pac
Southern Hy..
0,;ioo
. 400
3U.000
tl.aoo
1.500
3.000
4.700
9.300
8,0OO
200
1,000
100
400
e.iioo
4,200
1,000
7.000
tutieuaker Co
Texas Co
Tobacco Prods
Union Pacific.
Untd Retl Strs
U S Ind Alco..
U S Steel
do pfd
Utah Copper..
Westing Elect.
Wiilys-Overlnd
National Lead
Ohio Cits Gas.
Royal Dutch..
U S Lib 8 s. . .96.821 Anglo-Fr 5s
8
94
do 1st 4s ....H1.3U A x v -i- cv OS.
do 2d 4s
.89.00 Atch gen 4s
'5
do 1st 4 s.
do 2d 4s.
do 3d 4s.
do 4th 4 s.
.91.301 D & R G con 4s.52
.89.06; N Y C deb 6s.. 88
.02.40 N P 4s 73
..34iN P 3s 52
Victory 3s .
...97.50 Pac T & T 5s...S5
,.97.58Pa con 4s S8
.101jS P cv 5s lOl
.101 ISO Ry 5s 83
. .106 U P 4a 80
,106U S Steel 5s 94
..86 1
.."86 I 'Bid.
do 4s
U S 2s reg. .
do coupon
U S 4s reg.
do coupon
Pan 3s reg.
do coupon
Mining Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON, April 9. Closing quotations:
Allouez
34 lOld Dom 84
Ariz Com
Calu & Ariz...
Calu & Hecla.
Centennial
Cop Range . .
East Butte . . .
Franklin ,
Isle Royalle . .
13 Osceola 47
65 Qulncy 58
353 Superior 514
13 Sup & Boston. .. 6
. 45 Shannon 1 14
15 Utah Con 8
4 I Winona ' 1
34 IWolverlnr 19
18Granby Con . 46
North Butte . .
Money, Exchange, Etc
NEW TORK. April 9. Mercantile paper,
6 7 per cent.
Exchange irregular.
Sterling, 60-day bills, 3.94; commercial
60-day bills on banks, $3.94; commercial
60-day bills, $3.94; demand, $3.99; cables,
$3.99. Francs, demand, 15.77; cables,
15.75; Belgian francs, demand, 14.67;
cables, 14.55; guilders, demand. 37; ca
bles, 37; lire, demand. 24.67; cables,
24.65; marks, demand, 1.74; cables. 1.75.
Foreign exchange rates declined in the
late afternoon. Sterling 60-day bills,
$3.83; commercial 60-day bills on banks,
$3.93; commeicial 60-day bills, $3.92;
demand. $3.97; cables, $3.08; francs, de
mand, 15.97; cables, 15.95. Belgian francs,
demand, 14.75; cables, 14.73.
Government bonds, weak; railroad bonds,
heavy.
Time loans, -strong; all dates 88 per
cent.
Call money, steady; high, 7 per cent;
low, 6 per cent; ruling rate, 6 per cent;
closing bid, 6 per cent; offered at 7 per
cent; las.t loan, 7 per cent. After the close
the following quotations were made:
High, 10 per cent; closing bid, 7 per cent;
offered at 8 per cent; last loan, 8 per
cent.
Bank acceptances, 6 per cent.
Bar silver, $1.23.
Mexican dollars, 93 c.
LONDON, April 9. Bar silver, 69 d per
ounce.
Money, 3 per cent. Discount rates.
short bills, 5 per cent. Three months
bills, 5 (B'5 per cent.
- Swift ft Co. Stocks.
Closing prices of Swift & Co. stocks at
Chicago were reported by Overbeck &
Cooke company of Portland as follows:
Swift & Co.-.....; 120
Libby, McNeill & Llbby 31
National Leather 14
Swift -International -.44
BUYING CONTINUES IN GOOD VOLUME
Improvement Is Noted in Jobbing and
Manufacturing Lines.
NEW TORK, April 9. Bradstreets to
morrow will say:
"While in a few sections retail trade
is slightly quieter, following the activity
in filling Kaster holiday requirements.
buying in general continues in good vol
ume and mail orders are heavy. Some
what of an improvement is noted in whole
sale and Jobbing lines ana in manufac
turing industries, the activity in which re
flects the strength and persistence of I
widespread demand for practically all
commodities.
"The insistent can ior nousing ana busi
ness accommodations is finding a response
in a quickened activity in building, which,
as shown by Bradstreet's figures for
March, though hampered somewhat by in
creasing labor demarfds and high cost and
scarcity of materials, displays a remarka
ble expansion over this time last year as
well as a decided gain over a month ago.
Weekly bank clearings were $8,112,274,-
000.
BETIKR
TONE IN WOOI. MARKET
Fiasl
Wools Are in Demand and
Some
- Trading in Mediums.
BOJfTON, Mass.. April 9. The Commer
cial lBulletln tomorrow will say:
"Tiere is a somewhat better tone to the
market, as shown in the government auc
tion Thursday. Fine wools are still In
demand and there Is said to be some busi
ness In medium wools, but prices are
somewhat uncertain on these wools.
"The foreign markets are steady. The
manufacturing situation Is hardly changed.
Bills being well engaged on old orders,
hut finding new business very uneven,
Brittle new is reported from the west.
Scoured basis: Texas Fine 12 months.
tl.01.95: fine eight months, $1.60i1.70
California Northern, 11.901,95; middle
county, $1.701.73; soutnern, Jl. 50-51. 60.
Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, $2&2.10;
eastern clothing, $1.70l.oo; valley. No. 1,
$1.70 1.75.
Territory Fine staple1, $2.052.15; half
blood combing, $1.85&'1.93: tnree-eights
blood combing, $1.50; fine clothing, $1.75
1.85; fine medium clothing, $1.651.75.
Pulled Extra, $1.96 2.09.; AA, $1.80
1.90; supers A, 1.60 jr 1.70.
Mohair Best combing, 60 65c; ' best
carding, 55tf&0e.
Coffee Futures Easier. '
NEW YORK, April 9. The market for
coffee futures was easier today, owing to
reports that Brazilian shippers were ac
cepting lower bids and apprehensions that
railroad labor troubles would check ship
ments from the local stock to the. interior.
Part of the selling was attributed to im
proper hedging against the rumored low
cost purchases in Brazil and there was
scattered liquidation or May. The mar
ket opened at a decline of 3 points and
active months sold about 16 to 19 points
lower with May touching 14.50c and Sep
tember, 14.45c. The close was down 13 to
18 points. The close was 13 to 18 points
net lower. Closing bids: Aprn, 14.37c;
May, 14.50c: . July, 14.73c; September,
14.48c; October,- 14.46c; December, 14.42c;
January, 14.40c; March. 14.30c.
pot coffee quiet. Rio 7s 15ol5c;
Santos 4s 2424Kc.
Eastern Dairy Produce.
NEW YORK, April 9. Butter, strong:
creamery higher than extras. 72 fc) 72 He;
extra. 71(871 ic; firsts, 65i70c; packing
stock, current make No. z, 39c
Eggs, firm: fresh gathered extra firsts.
44V4 45c; do first, 4244c.
Cheese Irregular, unchanged.
CHICAGO. April 0. Butter.
lower.
Creamery. 484&04 c.
iJ.ggs Unchanged. Receipts,
22.424
cases.
Poultry lower. Alive springs.
88c;
fowls, 41c
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. April . Turpentine,
dull. $2.33; no sales: receipts, 11; ship
ments, it: stock, 220H.
Rosin, steady and unchanged; sales,
none;- receipts, 69; shipments, 832; stock.
16.675. Quote: B, $16; D, E, F, G. H.
I $17.75; K, $17.u: M, $18; N, $19; W. G,
1 19. 23; W, W, $19.50.
Dried Fruit at New Vork.
NEW TORK. April 9. Evaporated ap
pies duIL Prunes, large .size firm. Peaches
quiet.
Cotton Market.
TORK, April 8. Spot cotton,
Middling, 43c.
NEW
steady.
ALL LINES ARE STEADY
ONLY FOUR LOADS RECEIVED
AT LOCAL YARDS,
Top Grade of Hogs Sells at $17
and Spring Lambs Bring $2 0.
Cattle Quiet.
Four cars of stock, mostly hogs, reached
the local yards yesterday. The limited
amount of business put through was at
former prices and the market was re
ported as ' steady throughout. The top
grade of hogs sold at $17 and a few spring,
lambs brought $20.
Receipts were 311 hogs and 34. sheep.
'ine.day s sales were as follows:
Weight Prlcel
Wt. Price.
.175 15.00
1 cow ...750 $5.50!34 hogs
1 cow . . .800
7.0OI56 hogs
S.OOl 4 hogs
7.50 30 hoes
. 203
.412
.175
.200
.336
.326
.225
. 53
.110
. 82
.102
. 87
.105
.185
.150
.160
.130
17.00
15.0(1
2 cows . .800
2 cows . .995
17.00
16.85
14.85
14.75
16.75
20.00
17.00
14.50
16.60
14.00
2.75
10.50
9.00
11.O0
10.00
14.50
1 cow .
8 calves
2 calves
1 calf .
1 calf .
1 calf .
15 hogs
17 hogs
9 hogs
23 hogs
4 hogs
85 hogs
3 hogs
2 hogs
10 hogs
oo
.108
.115
4.00I2!) hogs . .
13.001 3 hogs . .
17.00110 hogs . .
17.00151 hogs ..
17.001 3 lambs .
17.001 1 lamb ..
15.25' 4 lanibs .
15.75120 lambs .
16.50!13 lambs .
14.251 3 ewes . .
14.251 2 ewes . .
14.251 1 ewe . . .
14.001 1 ewe . . .
16.851 1 ewe
. .120
..180
. .180
. .265
. .175
. .241
72
! '. 75
. .103
. . 53
. .200
. .220
15.501 1 wether.
170
10 hogs
. .1'
16.85 1 wether. ..toil
7.50
Livestock prices at the Portland stock
yards were as follows:
Best grain, pulp-fed steers. .. $11.00 11.75
Choice to good steers 9.50'tzJ 10.50
Medium to good steers ' 8.75'o 9.75
Fair to good steers 7.25ffl 8.25
Common to fair steers 6.25'Ui 7.25
Choice cows and heifers 9.00-vulO.OO
Oood to choice cows, heifers. , 8.0oru 9.00
Medium to good cows, heifers. 6.wl'cfl 7 50
Canners 3.00U' 5.50
Bulls 5.00ra 8.00
Prime light calves 15.50-in 1 7.00
Medium to light calves in ou-o) 1 5 so
Heavy calves 7.00610.00
Stockers and feeders...... 7.2544 8.50
Hogs
Prime mixed 16.5017.00
Medium mixed ltt.OO'w 16.50
Rough heavy 12. 001 16.00
Pigs 13.0041 13.50
Sheep
Spring lambs '. 1 7.00S 20.00
Kastern lambs 17.0llf 1H.OO
Light valley lambs' ' 15.75fi 17. 00
Heavy valley lambs 14.25 iv 15.75
Common to medium lambs.... 11. oo-i 14.50
Yearlings 14.on-rt 14.50
Wethers 14. 00'u 14.50
Ewes t 10.00U13.0U
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. April 9. Hogs Receipt".
9000: slow, 50 to $1 lower. Bulk. $14.50aji
15.50: top. $15.75: heavy. $1414.0O; me
dium, $14.50i-J 15.75: light, $14.90(a 15.75;
light light. 14.20'(t 15.40: heavy packing
sows, smooth, $12.75(K 13.25; packing sows
rough, $12.25S!12.75; pigs, $12,756 14.50.
Cattle Receipts, 20O0; steady. Beet
steers, medium and heavyweight, choice
and prime. $13,75315; medium and good,
$11. 50 13.75: common, $10 11.50 ; light
weight, good and choice. S12.4044 14.25:
common and medium, $9.7512.40; butchei
cattle, heifers, $7.55 13.75 ; cows, $7.50
12.50; canners .and cutters,- $4.507.50;
veal calves, $139--14.50; feeder steers, $9
11.85; stocker steers. $7.65a 11.25.
Sheep Receipts. 1000; nominal. Umbs,
84 pounds down. $1820.75; culls and
common, $14,75117.75; ewes, medium good
nd choice, $lly15; culls and common.
$6 10.75.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. April . Hogs Receipts. 12.-
000. Slow, medium and light, $ It? 1.25
lower. Top, $13.60: bulk r.ot quoted; me
dium weight, $12'&12.50; lightweight.
12.7513.50: pigs. $1214.25.
Cattle Receipts, 5500; stockers placing
no bids account inability ,to get transpor
tation: market stagnant. Beef steers, me
dium and heavyweight choice and prime.
$13.2514.50; medium and good, $11.2.S
13.25; common, $1011.25; lightweight,
good and choice, $12014; common and
medium. $9.75il2: butcher cattle, heifers.
$7912: cows, s.50? 11. 0; canners ana
cutters, $4.50.50; veal calves. 14.6W
16.25; feeder steers, $8.60'3i 11.50; stocker
steers, $i11L
Sheen Receipts. 4000; no sales for
In m hs. Lambs. 25u?50c lower: Iambs 84
pounds down, $1719; culls and common.
$14.50 16.50; yearling wetuers, ti.ni la;
ewes, medium and choice, $12.2514.50;
culls and common, $5'gll.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
KANSAS' CITY. Mo., April 9. Cattle re
ceipts 440. no market account unsettled
railroad situation. Sheep, no receipts, nc
market.
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE. April 9. Hoes, receipts. 204,
steady. Prime. $16.5017.50; medium to
choice, $15.5016.50; rough heavy, $14.50
ft 15.75: Dim. S13I&I14.
Cattle receipts. .tsesi steers, stl.ofQi
11.75: medium to choice, $910.75; com
mon to good, $6.769; cows and heifers,
$9.7510.25; common to good. H. WW
9.25; bulls, $7 8.25; calves, $715.
TABLET WILL BE ERECTED
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La Grande Post Decides to Form
Ladies' Auxiliary.
LA GRANDE. Or., April 9. (Spe
cial.) La Grande post No. 43 of the
American Legion is practically as
sured of the establishing of a chapter
of the ladies' auxiliary. Members of
the army and navy auxiliary are cir
culating a petition for that purpose.
Before the dissolution of the old
army and navy auxiliary it was de
cided to use $104.46 to purchase a
bronze memorial on which will be
placed the names of the 17 men from
Union county who lost their lives in
the service. This tablet will be placed
In the American legion rooms.'
Tlie remaining $1000 in the treas
ury is to be placed on investment, the
interest to be used to help defrwy the
expenses of & delegate from this post
to the national convention of the
American Legion. At the end of three
years the principal will be turned
over to the local post.
STRIKE ADVANCES GRJUfl
INCREASE IN EXPORTS ALSO
HELPS UPTURN.
Large Terminals Almost Bare of
Corn Oats at Highest Prices
of Season.
CHICAGO. April 9. Widening out of the
railroad strike, together with increased
export buying of breadstuf fs,. led to a
sharp upturn In the value of grain. Corn
finished lc to 2c net higher and oats
at an advance of lc to 3c. Provisions
closed 20&47c down.
The accepted bullish view of the rail
road strike was that the big terminals are
almost bare of any accumulated stock and
that as contracts for shipment from the
principal centers have yet to. be filled.
the stoppage of transportation tends more
and more to compel higher prices. Active
European demand for wheat and rye
counted further as a bullish factor and
was ascribed largely to the Washington
crop report pointing to a. small yield of
winter wheat.
Oats jumped to the highest prices yet
this season. Much of the impetus came
from the closing out of spreads between
Chicago and Winnipeg.
Provisions gave way with hogs.
The Chicago market letter received yes
terday by Overbeck & Cooke company of
Portland said:
Corn At no time during the day was
there any pressure of consequence on the
market and the advance was easily
brought about on scattered buying by out
side investors, as well as for short account.
At the cloae, prices were at approximately
the high points of the session. There was
hardly enDugh corn on spot to establish a
real market, but wnat few sales were made
were around yesterday's price. The rail
road strike has placed the trade in general
In an unsettled frame of mind and there
is a pronounced disposition to await defi
nite results. A lar-e number of loaded
cars are on track- Just outside of Chicago
awaiting settlement of labor troubles and
lndustriaf consumers of corn have no alter
native. They must wait for it to come in.
in order to replenish .their supplies, and in
view of the restricted outlet for their
products, the belief prevails in many
quarters that the influx might be heavier
than can be cared for. Corn cannot be
figured as an export proposition, as Ar
gentina continues to supply European re
quirements an.i. In fact, the decline in
freight rates has brought offerings to ttws
cojntry. Not in a long time have condi
tions surrounding the market been so con
flicting, but. inas-nuch as May corn has
advanced sufficiently to obliterate cash
premiums as a factor, and as the present
level is above Its intrinsic value as gov
erned by hogs and hog products, we would
prefer a selling position on hard spots.
Oats All futures responded to strength
in the ea-sh. markets and advanced to new
high levels, leading other grains. Spot
prices in Chicago were 1C to 2c higher,
while outside markets were equally strong.
A report from New York that Argentina
was offering oats there in bags at 97 cents
per bushel passed unnoticed. The cash
position is the outstanding feature of the
moment, but in view of the advance al
ready recorded, we believe it would be the
better parr of wisdom to confine purchases
to the setback.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
CORN.
Opfn. High.
Mny S1.U3V4 $1.07
July 157 l.fiO'4
Sept..., 1.53 1.5.-.
Low.
tl.W
157
1.03
.91 U
Close.
$1.0.1
l.0
1.55
.!4
.85
36.52
37.0O
19. 5
20.45
18 30
18.80
OATS.
May .!1 .94
July 83 .St! 4
MESS PORK.
.83
May .17.20 37.20 ::tl.40
July 37.30 37.30 36.80
LARD.
May 20.05 20.O5 10.45
July 20.80 20.80 20.20
SHORT RIBS.
May IS. 47 1S.47 1S.12
July.... 1S.92 1S.95 l!j.o2
Cash prices were:
.Wheat Sample grade, hard. $2.45.
Corn No. 3 mixed, $1.67; No. 3 ye!
now.
l."P '! A. 72 .
Oats No. 2 white, $1.031.04; No. 3
white, 99ync.
Rye No. 2 $1.90.
Karley Not uuoted.
Timothy seed $9012.
Clover seed $40tt53.
Pork Nominal.
Lard $lll.5.
Ribs $17,508- 1S.37.
GRAIN-CROP CONDITIONS IN "OREGON
Reports on Winter Wheat and Rye by
Counties of State.
The condition of the winter-wheat eron
in Oregon Is 91 per cent and the rve cron
94 per cent. F. L. Kent of the bureau of
crop estimates reports. A summary of
crop reports received from correspondents
on the regular April 1 inquiries gives aver
age county iiKures as follows:
flKures as
W. Rve!
Condit'n I
W. Rye
County
County-
C onuit n
Baker ....
89 75!LHke 95 loo
!IH lixill.sne loo ion
(Ml llllliLInn 91 1IM1
80 Bul.Malhour .... 83 100
110 . . . IMarion 91 97
971-Morrow 100
... 95j : Multnomah . 95 ...
95 . . . I Polk 99 !s
97 95tSherman .... HO 100
91 nulITmatilla 83 ...
100 lOOIITninn 92 J no
Oil' Wallowa .... 90 95
100 lOOlWasco 8:1 100
. 95! Washington... 92 90
91 ll." Wheeler .... 9S inn
. SSIVamhlU .... 93 100
Benton . . .
Clackamas
Columbia .
Coos
Crook ....
Deschutes
Curry ....
Douglas . .
Gilliam .. .
(Irant ....
Harney . .
Jackson . .
Jefferson .
Josephine
Klamath .
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 9. Barlev. S1.30
IQ'X.OV. r laX, iNO. I. 94.KM(V4.71.
Orain at San Francisco.
PAN FRANCISCO. April' 9. Grain-
Wheat. $3.06 2-5 per cental: oats, red,
90(fi)3.05; barley, feed. J3. 10(6 3.15: corn
California, yellow, $3 (ft 3.20.
Hay Fancy, light five-wire bales. S.tRifi:
41 per ton: No. 1 wheat or wheat and oat
hay, $35 41.38: No. 2. $33 4i37: choice tame
oat hay. $37 4r40; other tame oat hay, $33
(iw; wuo oat nay, nominal: barley hav.
nominal; alfalfa hay, $3237; stock hay.
t-'J'o.: Dariey Biraw. vucfn $1 per bale.
Seattle Feed and Hay.
SEATTLE, Wash.. April 9 Citv de
livery scratch feed. $85; feed wheat, $89
11 grain chop. $i5; oats, $72; sprouting
oats, 77; rolled oats, $74: whole corn.
$75; cracked corn, $78; rolled barley, $76;
enppea Dariey,
Hay Kastern Washington timothy
mixed, xl per ton; double compressed
$40; alfalfa. $38: straw. $20: Puget
sound, $3S.
Dnluth Linseed Market.
DTJLUTH, April 9. Linseed, $4.'
ENDRUP FURNISHES BAIL
Ililgard Man Bound Over on Charge
of Burning Hotel.
LA GRANDE, Or, April 9. (Spe
cial.) H. A. Endrup of Hilgard is out
on $1000 bail following his arrest on
the charge of setting fire to his hotel
at Hilgard several weeks ago In order
to collect the $1800 insurance. The
building was an old one and Endrup
had been doing some repairing with
the idea of starting a hotel and store.
He was away from home when the
place burned, having been called sev
eral miles out of Hilgard to take
care of a friend's stock, this friend
being in La Graade to attend the
funeral of a member of his family.
Endrup waived a preliminary hear
ing and was bound over to the grand
jury. H. H. Pomeroy, deputy state
fire marshal, made the complaint.
Woman First Candidate.
ABERDEEN, Wash., April 9. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Olive France Dunning,
now employed in the county treasur
era office, has announced her can
didacy for the Republican nomination
for treasurer at the county primaries.
Mrs. Dunning is the first announced
candidate for any of the county of
fices. She is a skilled accountant who
has served in several responsible ca
pacities on Grays Harbor. John B.
Orton, whose term will expire thi
year, . is not eligible for re-election
having served four years.
Drug Addict Goes to Jail.
YAKIMA, "Wash.. April 9. (Spe.
cial.) After swearing' out a com
plaint and serving a warrant on him
self as a user of drugs, Jack Taggart
went before a justice court, testified
against himself and secured his ow
commitment to the county jail as a 1
means of cure. Two days later Tag- '
gart craved his accustomed stimulant
and asked to be released He found .
it was harder to get out of jail than
to get in and was informed he would I
have to serve out the full term of the (
commitment.
CLAY CRAWFORD HUNTED
nood River County Offers Reward
for Arrest of Alleged Swindler.
HOOD RIVER. Or., April 9. (Spe
cial.) Co-operating with students
and faculty members of ' the city
schools, Sheriff Johnson is continuing
his efforts to apprehend R. Clay
Crawford, who is said to have posed
as an ex-ace of the British, and Amer
ican armies as well as a former mem
ber of Sousa's band and while en
gaged as physical instructor of the
local high school to have bilked stu
dents and teachers to the extent of
$2000. City School Superintendent
Robinson obtained a photograph of
Crawford and copies of this and a
full description have been sent to po
lice authorities throughout the coun
try. The county court has offered a re
ward of $100 for Crawford's arrest.
TIMBERMEN FAVOR TAX
Union Will Conduct Active Cam
paign for Registration.
BEND, Or., Aprfl 9. (Special.)
The timbermen of Bend, believing
that a large proportion of the young
men and women who apply for en
trance at the University of Oregon,
the Oregon Agricultural college, and
the Monmouth Normal, are the sons
and daughters of working people, last
night Indorsed the higher education
millage bill which Is on the ballot
for the May primary.
The union will conduct a thorough
campaign for 100 per cent registra
tion in order that the men and women
who are supporting the cause of
higher education may back their
opinions with their votes.
BOARD BILL NOT SETTLED
James Holt Lodged in Jail to Think
Matters Over.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 9.
Special.) On a charge of "beating"
his board bill at the Curtis restaurant
here, James Holt, about 25 years old,
was arrested in Bremerton. and
brought back. W. W. Laws went to
Bremerton after the prisoner.
The board bill amounted to 3
and the cost of bringing him back
was $40." He will be released if he
will pay the $75. Meantime, while
e is deciding upon a course of action,
he Is being boarded by the county in
the jail.
BOY HIT BY AUTO KILLED
Idaho J Mil on Way to School Run
Down by Car.
BOISE, Idaho, April 9. (Special.)
Clyde Gossett, 9 years old, of River-
lde. put on his roller skates this
morning, and as usual, started down
he pavement of the Boise valley road
o the Collister school. Less than
hour afterward he lay upon the
pavement in front of Wylie station.
just beyond the Soldiers' Home, dead.
He was struck and run over by an
automobile going toward Eagle driven
by Roy bherbondy, a local traveling
salesman. The boy was the son of
B. L. Gossett of Riverside.
Roped Captive Insane.
YAKIMA, Wash.. April 9. (Spe
al.) C. A. Keene of Sunyside yes
terday was adjudged dangerously in
sane by Judge Taylor of the Yakima
superior court and was committed
to the state hospital in Steilacoom.
He became unbalanced while on a
train en route home from a visit to
Virginia and after stabbing a negro
porter and a passenger, the former
seriously, was captured by a cowboy
t Ringling. Mont., who lassoed the
crazed man and dragged him -fronv
the platform of a car. Keene was
before the court a year ago, but his
delusions were deemed harmless and
he was released on recommendation
of attorneys.
v
Trap Operator Exonerated.
KALAMA. Wash., April 9. (Spe
cial.) In the case of the state of
Washington vs. Roger Risley, tried
in the superior court before Judge
Darch yesterday, a verdict of not
guilty was rendered by the jury. Mr.
Risley operates fishing traps near
Carrolls and, according to testimony.
had his traps ready toset the night
beofre the fishing season opened last
year. Fishermen from Rainier crossed
over in their boats, set the traps,
and took back several boatloads of
fish. As RiIey owned the traps, the
charges were preferred against him.
IIAILY MtfTEOpOLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Or.. April fl. Maximum
temperature. 47 decrees; minimum tem
perature. 7 eeft-rees. River reading. 8
A. M.. b.l leet: change in last 24 hours.
0.3-foot fall. Total rainfall 5 P. M. to
P. M. , .11 Inch: total rainfall since
September 1. 1010. 27. inches; normal
rainfall since September 1, SI7.71 inches;
deficiency of rainfall since September 1,
liIl. 10.33 inches. Sunrise. 5:3o A. M. :
sunset, tf:."0 P. M.; total sunshine, 40 min
utes; possible sunshine. IS hours 15 min-
tius. .Moonrise. 12:07 A. M moonset.
f:.'!.'l A. M. Barometer (reduced sea level),
73 inches. Relative humidity: 5 A. M..
I:l per cent; noon, SO per cent; 5 P. M.,
per cent.
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PORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Showers; westerly
winds.
Orejton Showers; moderate westerly
winds.
Washington Showers in the east por
tion. I'air in the west purtiun; moderate
eaterly wiuds.
FREE FROM ALL DOMINION
D
INVEST
OPPORTUNITY for in
vestment funds in GOLD
COUPON BONDS to yield
7V2 does not come often in
a lifetime. Favorable cir
cumstances in our behalf, to
gether with an unprecedent
ed decline in Canadian ex
change some weeks aero has
enabled us to of fer clients and investors some of the most
desirable investment securities obtainable, at prices
which will never again be duplicated. There are a few
of these offerings still in our hands, remaining UNSOLD,
which we offer subject to prior sale and as investment
securities of the most desirable character.
Amount Rate Maturity Price Yield
l.OOQ Regina. City of. Saskatchewan 5 J&J 192S S5.16 7.50-
43,000 Greater Winnipeg Water District.. 5 J&J 1922 94.91 7.50
Denotes bonds of $1000 denomination.
PRICES: TO YIELD 7y2
LIBERTY AND VICTORY BONDS
It yon most sell roar Liberty or Victory bonds, selt to as.
If you en buy more Liberty or Victory bonus, buy Ire til as.
0n Apr11 9- l3'-0. the closing New York market prices -were as riven be
low. They are the iroverning prices for Liberty and Victory bonds all over
the world, and the highest. We advertise these prices ds.ily in order that you
may always know the New Tork market and the exact vulue ot your Liberty
and V ictory lioiids :
1st
SSs
$l)t..S2
1.1J
1st
4s
$hi.:io
1.28
2d
4 s
$s.so
l.ttl
1st
4s
$;1.30
1.36
Msrket. ..
Interest. .
Total $07. SM $U2..-8 $!K.4l $!12.66
hen buyine we deduct 37c on a
en -ew i orK marKet. plus tne accrued interest.
Burglar and Kire-proof Safe Uepoalt Boxes (or Rent
Open IntU S P. M. on Saturdays.
MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc.
The Premier Municipal llond House Capital One Million Dollars.
Morris Building. SOU-tl Stark Street. Met. Fifth and Sixth.
TELKP1ION K : 1SKOADWA 1SI
AUTO BOOTLEGGING RISKY
Tacoma Grand Jury Charges Four
With Whisky Toting.
TACOMA, Wash., April 9. (Special.)
One of the popular outdoor sports
on which federal prohibition officers
are clamping the lid is toting whisky
about the country in high-powered
automobiles.
This became apparent Thursday
when the federal grand jury in Taco
ma returned indictments against four
men accused of indulging in this pas
time. The grand jury returned 10 in
dictments in all. eight of them charg
ing violation of United States dry
laws.
Julius Walker and William J. Fon
ville are charged with carrying Cana
dian whisky in a car at Vancouver,
Wash., March 8. John Young is ac
cused of a similar offense. J. Victor
Holt and Harvey Coffee of Cowlita
county face similar charges.
DRAINAGE HEARING IS SET
Proposal to Drain Vancouver Lake
to Be Argued llnally Monday.
VANCOUV&R, Wash., April 9.
(Special.) Final argument in the
drainage project proposed to drain
Vancouver lake at a cost of $672,000.
and reclaim nearly 10,000 acres of
land, will be held in the superior
court room Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock before the Clarke county com
missioners, M. K. Carson, J. P. Kig
gins and Abe Miller.
A. L. Miller, .representing those per
sons favoring draining of the lake,
will present the final argument, while
Wallace McCamant of Portland will
argue for the opponents.
COUNTY TO BAR ASIATICS
Knabling Bill May Be Invoked
Through Initiative.
HOOD RIVER. Or., April 9. (Spe
cial.) The enabling bill adopted at
the last session of the legislature,
which, according to a recent opinion
of Attorney-General Brown, gives
counties the privilege of adopting,
through the initiative, measures that
pertain exrlnsl vely to them, has given
Edmonton Bonds'
Speculative Feature
Edmonton, Alberta. 10 year SM per
cent debentures, which are being of
fered here, contain a special specula
tive feature. In addition to being a
direct obligation of the city, these
bonds are secured by the consolidated
arrears of taxes. As these consoli
dated arrears accumulate they will be
paid over to the sinking fund trustees
to be held for the sole purpose of re
deeming the debentures outstanding.
Periodically, there will be drawings
to determine the numbers of the bonds
to be redeemed on the next due in
terest date. Such numbers will be
taken up and paid for at their face
value.
(San Francisco Call-Post. April 6.)
In no event can you earn less than T per cent on your investment
and you may earn a very large return, depending upon how early your
bonds are "called" for redemption. A portion will be redeemed each
six months.
Ask for
Freeman
tus FsAscrsco
6o First Mortgage Bonds
The Bonds That Afford the Greatest Degree of Security.
Secured by First Mortgage on Fertile and Prosperous Farms In Oregon
and Washington,
Income 9 Net. Normal Federal Income Tsx Paid.
Denominations. o9.00. $1000.00. $2000.00, $5000.00.
Maturities. Three to Ten Tears.
Your Inquiries for further information will receive oar prompt attention.
Commerce Mortgage Securities Company
Fbone
Chamber of
Ground Floor,
GOVERN MEN J1 TAXATION"
Del.
NOW
YIELDING
2d
$sil.2.
1.71
Sd
44s
$u.:i
4 th
4,.s
$a.so
2.0ti
v 1 e to r y
3 s 4 s
$'.17.50 $U7..r.O
1.21 1.02
$00.73 i2..'i $01. 36 $SS.70
$! .03
$50 bond and $2.50 on a $1000 bond.
We
Established Over a Quarter Century
new hopes to members of the Anti
Asiatic association, according to R. E.
Scott, the organization's secretary.
Mr. Scott says a local initiative bill,
if the enabling act will permit, may
De Hied to limit Japanese ownership
of land in Hood River county, in case
of failure of state or national legis
lation. WATER STOPS CLUB SHOW
Hoodlums nood Stage, Break Up
Entertainment.
BAKER, Or., April 9. (Special.)
One of the MacDowell club's finest
entertainments was suddenly ended
last night at the high school audi
torium during an Interesting reading
by Mrs. Orin Osborne, "The Telephone
Romance," by a shower of water
which fell upon the stage, causing
the audience to make a hasty retreat.
Two or three hoodlums ran a hose
from a faucet in the janitor's scrub
bing closet on the third floor to the
beams above the stage, and at 9
o'ctock turned on the water, which,
caused a grand scrambling below.
The interruption came after a mu
sical and dancing sketch had been
presented by 13 little girls, and after
two vocal solos. Two other number.
on the programm were not offered on
account of the downpour.
Shingle Mill Is Planned.
HOQUIAM. Wash., April 9. (Spe
cial.) Another large shingle mill la
about to be erected near here. It will
be built at Stearnsville. The mill is
needed to care for. a wealth of cedar
that abounds In that vicinity. The
Stearnsville Lumber company will
operate the mill. A crew of, archi
tects, millwrights and carpenters
have just left to start the work under
direction of P. L. Granstrom, to whom
the contract is let.
Iloquiam to Clean TTp.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. April 9. (Spe
cial.) Hoquiam today starts upon a
two weeks' campaign of cleaning up
the city. Everyone, from Mayor
Philbrick down to the school chil
dren, will take a hand. The American
Legion and other lodges will help.
The Girls' Community Service and
other women's auxiliaries are to aid
by lurnisning eaiaDies. xne slogan 13
"Make Hoquiam clean and keep her
clean."
Abnormal
Interest
is offered by early re
demption of thee bonds
through operation of the
sinking fund. The special
act authorizing issue pro
vides that the arrears of
taxes as collected "shall
be used for the sole pur-.
pose of redeeming th'Y''
special debentures," al"
that "the said debentur
or any of them may fro'
time to time be redeems
at the city's option at
their face value by draw
ings." details.
Smith & Camp Co,
SECOND FLOOR
NORTHWESTERN BANK BUILDING
MlAIN 646
J
Main 3067.
Commerce Bids., 01 Third Street.