THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TnUKSDAT, APRIL 15, 1920
PLOWING HELD BACK
BY WET WEATHER
Grain Season in Oregon
Getting Late Start.
Is
FALL WHEAT IN FINE SHAPE
Effect of December Freeze on
Fruits Is Xow Developing.
Potato Planting Delayed.
The first weekly crop report of the te
aon was issued yesterday by Prank Gll
lam, meteorologist of tne local weather
bureau office. The summary of weather
and crop conditions In Oregon follows:
While vegetation . got an early start In
favored localities, owing to the mild, open
weather of the previous two months, it
was checked by the cold rains of March
and has advanced but lfttle since. In
Southwestern Oregon and scattered places
in some of the sheltered valleys vegetation
is slightly in advance of the seasonal av
erage. Considerable plowing had been done up
to the beginning of the March rains, but
the soil is now too wet to work generally
in the Willamette valley and in north
eastern counties of the state.
While fall-sown grain Is In fair .to good
condition, it Is greatly in need of warmer
weather. In Morrow county both winter
wheat and rye are only fair, the former
crop being very backward, and in Umatilla
county the crop is not up to the average.
Home wheat In Wasco county was blown
out, necessitating re-seeding, and some
seed that did not germinate in Wallowa
county last fall is now coming up. Early
own spring grains are coming up -to good
stands, and with favorabre weather much
ground that is now ready will be seeded
to oats and spring wheat.
Meadows need warmth for best results;
although they are green, growth is slow
and unsatisfactory. Pastures and ranges
are also late in starting, and up to the
' present time have furnished little feed
for stock. . Cattle and sheep have come
through the winter in farr condition. The
hay shortage in some districts is becom
ing serious and stock will surrer if pasture
and range are not soon available for graz
ing. The effects of the December freeze oo
fruits are now developing. Winter-killing
has been serious -in some orchards, but as
to the extent of the damage it is too early
to determine. Peach trees have undoubt
edly suffered most, rnlle cherries and
pears did not escape. Cherry bloom is
Just beginning to show in Hood River
county and buds are swelling in good shape
on pears and apples; quite a number of
these trees show trunk and limb injury,
which will probably mrrect the crop to
some extent. In Jackson and Josephine
counties only a few pear trees are In bloom,
but a few warm days will bring them out
Spraying for "scab" should now be under
way. but rains have delayed this work
seriously. Cherry and pear trees are in
heavy bloom in Douglas county and some
prune orchards are nearly in full bloom.
Some early potatoes have been planted
where soil conditions permitted, but. sjis
ground Is still too wet for this work.
CAI.UORMA WOULD BUY BACK BAGS
Strong Demand From Southern Dealers
for Limited Supply Here.
California bag dealers :who sold ban
here at the start of the season are now
trying to buy them back and are indicat
ing 21 cents, but there are few sellers in
the local trade as they have no more than
their requirements and some of them not
near enough. With the California c'roo
now certain to be much heavier than was
at first estimated Jt is probable that the
course of the bag market will continue ud
ward. Farmers who refused to buy early
when the quotation was around 13 or 1
cents, now find the market price at inter
- ior points to be 2- cents In carlots.
The eastern wheat market was strong
yesterday. There was buying of club la
this section yesterday at 30 cents, but na
demand for hard wheat was reported.
Coarse grains were unchanged on the local
board. At San Francisco August barley
sold at $2.73 and December at $2.73.
Reports from the mills indicate light of
ferings of export flour to the grain cor
poration this week at the old price.
A Chicago bulletin said the French gov-
offcrlng to resell 2.000.000
In Argentina rules very firm, with an
active export demand causing sharp short
covering. Speculators have been, absorb
ing good quantities, being Influenced by
the good foreign demand. Oats continue
in a depressed staia and huvera amar-
I ently are not anxious to make purchases
l at current lee vis. Foreign are being of
fered in larger amounts, but even the re
duced prices fall to stimulate business.
Argentina values are firm."
CCBE BCTTEB 18 OFFERED FREELY
Eggs Are Steady, With 36 Cents Bid for
Country Shipments.
Cube butter was offered more freely
yesterday at 68 14 59 cents, which indi
cated a weaker market, but no changes
in print prices were announced.
Eggs were steady, with most buyers
bidding 86 cents for country supplies. The
shipping situation has not changed. The
roads accepted eggs fr Seattle, but would
not guarantee shipment
Poultry and dressed meat prices were
unchanged.
Cmnby Rhubarb Received.
No California produce was received yes
terday except by express. Los Angeles
wires said the situation there was bad
and nothing could be moved out. Tho
first shipment of Canby rhubarb arrived
and was put on sale at 13.50 a box.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $7.21S,011 47.112
Seattle 7.220.fr4 884.5W9
Tacoma 1.2SS.363 133,1 9
Spokane 2.470.209 743,438
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PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session:
STOCK POOLS ARE ACTIVE
SPECULATIVE ISSUES FORCED
TO HIGHER LEVEIj.
Bulls Base Their Operations on
More Encouraging Strike Out
look; Bonds Again Weak.
NEW YORK, April 14. Basing their
calculations largely on the more encour
aging aspects of the railroad strike, bull
pools continued to press their advantage
In the stock market today, many issues
making substantial accessions to recent
gains.
Stock dividends, actual and prospective,
as represented by American Tobacco, Wool
worth and Union Bag & Paper,- helped to
sustain the advance, particularly among
specialties, in which gains extended from
three to 15 points. In several instances
highest quotations were made toward the
close. Sales 1.275,000 shares.
The money market followed its course of
recent days, call loans opening at 7 per
cent, but advancing by easy stages to 12
per cent at the end. Quotations for time
money were unchanged and few loans, ex
cept for short dates, were made.
Steadier conditions prevailed In the tnr.
gn exchange market. Advices from T-n-
on Indicating an phtIv ri .a in ,v.A u ., i,
England diSCOUnt ratM AtwaiinnaH nn
surprise.
With liberty Issue -i-.,, .
again weak, the entire bond market re
acted, rails and industrials also losing
ground. International
tbaclc Tt.sc 1 !. .....
by H on call.
of
O&ta
No. 3 white feed
Corn
No. 3 yellow
Eastern grain In bulk
Oats. 36-pound clipped
Oats, 3-pound clipped
ri. i0 j yenow....
April
Bid
May
Bid
$60.00
63.50 64.50
fiO.OO
61.00
66.50
61.00
61.50
65.50
20 per
w HbAT Government basis, 2
fuaucj.
FLOUR Family patents, $13.15; bakers,
hard wheat. $13.75; white wheat. $12.05;
irraham. $11.80; valley. $11.40; straights,
$11 per barrel.
MILLFEED Prices f. o. b. mill, city
cartagre $1.50 extra; mill run. car lots of
mixed cars, $43 per ton; rolled barley.
$72; rolled oats. $66; ground barley, $72;
scratch feed, $M4.
CORN Whole, $74; cracked. $76 per 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. 58 V & 5!c lb.:
prints, parchment wrappers, box lots 63c
per pound ; cartons, 64c ; half boxes. hz c
more; less than half boxes, lc more; butter-fat.
No. 1, 62 & 63c per pound at sta
tions; Portland delivery, ordinary grades.
64c.
EGGS Jobbing prices to retailers, Ore
gon ranch, case count, 37c; candled, 39c;
selects, 42c.
CHEESE Tillamook, f. o. b. Tillamook:
Triplets, 32c; Young Americas, 33c; long
horns, 83c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b.
Myrtle Point: Triplets, 81c; Young Amer-
cas. 32 c.
POULTRTi-HenB. 865)37c: broilers. 50c:
ducks, 45c; geese, 20 ra 35c; turkeys, live,
40c; dressed, choice. 50c.
v EAL Fancy, 23c per pound.
PORK Fancy, 22 c per lb.
canceled an-
ernment Is offering to
bushels of oats. Baltimore
other cargo of oats. v
The California state crop report puts the
winter wheat condition at b5 per cent
versus 99 per cent last year and 93 per
cent in 1018. The preliminary estimate ot
acreage sown is 781,000 acres. Indicating a
production of 11,060,000 bushels 'versus
16,35,000 bushels last year. Weather con
ditions during the month of March wer
generally favorable to the farmers.
Terminal receipts in cars were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Portland
Wednesday ...
Year aKO
is a Hon to date.
Year ago
Tacoma
Tuesday
Year ayo
Keawon to date .
Year ago. ... .
Seattle
Tuesday
Year aso
Bea.son to date.
Yt-ar ago
2 ... 1
7 ... 11 4
7B31 171 3527 422 1966
6 Si 4 9fiU 2297 632 964
... 10 ...' 1
1 12
6343 80 2858 171 778
5163 32 .... 148 1154
84 1 6 2 1
21 .. . 12 .. . 15
5575 238 791 639 1134
5.177 71 1106 523 2432
fcl i.AK PRICKS TO ADVANCK MONDAY
Sharp Rise in Market la Announced by
Refinery.
There will be an advance in. local sugar
prices Monday. Fruit sugar will sell at
about $18.40 a hundred. The Western
Sugar Refining company yesterday notified
jobbers of an advance of $1.25 in the re
finery price to $17 and as soon as the
sugar bought at this price reaches Port
laud it will be sold accordingly. The pres
ent quotation here is $16.75 on this grade.
Jobbers are making only partial allotments
to their customers and will continue to do
so, as they can get but a fraction of their
orders filled at the refinery The Cali
fornia-Hawaiian Sugar company had made
no announcement of a new price yester
day, but it is expected to follow the West
ern soon.
Still higher prices in the sugar market
seem to be inevitable. Cuban crop esti
mates are being steadily reduced and raw
sugars are advancing accordingly. Raws
sold in the New York market yesterday at
$18.50 and that the California refiners
muft soon pay this price to the Hawaiian
planters Is not doubted. Local jobbers
believe It will not be long before they are
paying $20 for sugar at the California
plants.
CORN WEAKENS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Shippers Are Offering More Freely at
L. oarer Prices,
Commenting on the condition of the
com market in. the United kingdom,
Bioomhall cables:
'Shippers appear inclined to offer corn
more willingly at lower prices and sub
stantial quantitisa of Plate are being put
forward at reduced figures. Demand from
feeders continues about steady, but the
absorption is not of sufficient proportions
to maintain prices. It Is becoming In
creasingly evident 1o purchasers here that
shipments from Argentina are likely to
continue in liberal volume. The market
Fruits and Vegetables.
FRUITS Oranges. $3.50 7.25; lemons.
$5.256.25 per box; grapefruit, $3.25&7.50
per box; bananas, 10llc per pound; ap
ples, $1.25&4 per box; strawberries, 40c
per basket.
VEGETABLES Cabbage. 56c pound;
lettuce. $4.5004.75 crate: cucumbers. $1.25
3 per dozen; carrots, $3 4 per sack; cel
ery, $7S'8.50 per crate; horseradish, 20c per
pound; garlic, 4045c per pound; cauli
flower, $1.752.50 per crate; tomatces, $4
4.25 per box; parsnips, $3.504 per
sack; artichokes, $1.501.75 per dozen
spinach, $1.65 per box; rhubarb, 8c per
pound, peas, 15lic per pound; asparagus.
12 15c per pound.
POTATOES Oregons, $77.50 per sack;
Yakimas. $S&8.50; new California, 16c per
pound ; sweets, 10c pound.
ONIONS Oregon, $6.5007.00 per sack;
Australian Browns, $77.50 Pr sack.
Staple Grererie.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Sack basis. Cane granulated.
16.30 16.75c per pound: extra C, 15.90
16.35c; Golden C. 15.8016.25c: Yellow E.
15. 70 l.15c ; cube. In barrels. 17.15(9
17 60c: powdered, in banrels, 17. 7518. 20c.
NUTS Walnuts, 32 & 31e; Brazil nuts,
, SOe; fiiberta, S5c; almonds, 35$3Sc; pea
nuts. 15p15Hc; chestnuts, 25c; pecans,
32c; hickory nuts, 15 16c; cocoanuts, $2
per dozen.
SALT Half ground, lOfts, $17.75 per ton:
&ns, per ton; dairy, $26.50 28 per
ton ; best refined, oOs. $36.50.
RTCE Blue Rose, 16c per pound.
BEANS White. 8c; pink, 8U.C; lima,
13c per pound; bayous, 10c; Mexican reds,
8c per pound.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 39 51c.
Provisions.
Local jobbing quotations.
HAMS All sizes, 37nMOc; skinned, 31
vzc picnic, 4W-c; cottage roll, sOc.
LARD Tierce basis, 25c; compound,
2ic per pound.
DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 25 29c
per pound; plates, 23c.
BACON Fancy, 44 52c; standard, 83
4ic per pound.
Hides mad Felts.
HTDEf? Salt hides, under 45 lbs., 2c
green hide?, under 45 lbs., 25c; salt hides,
over 45 lbs., 21c; green hides, over 45 lbs..
18c; green or salt calf, to 15 lbs., 67c
green or salt kip, 15 to 80 lbs.. 80c; salt
bulls, 17c; green bulls, 14c; dry hides. S2c
dry salt hides. 26c; dry calf, under 7 lbs.
55c; salt horse, large, $8; salt horse, me
dlum, $7; salt horse, small. $6; dry horse.
large. $4; dry horse, medium, $3; dry
horse, small, $2.
PELTS Dry pelts, fine long wool. 35c:
dry pelts, medium long wool, 30c; dry
pelts, coarse long wool, 25c; salt pelts
long wool. March take-off, $3 to $4; dry
goat, long hair, pound. 28c; dry goat,
short nair, pound, 20c.
Hops, Wool, Kt.
HOPS 1919 erop, 95c per pound
three-year contracts, 4oc average; one-
year contracts, 65c
MOHAI R lx n g staple, 3 5c 3 6c ; short
staple. 25 30c.
TALLOW NO. 1, 13C; No. 2, 10C
oer pound.
CASUAKA MAKK. fCT DOUnO, 11 ftC
car lots. 12c.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, 407 50c; valley,
medium, 50 w 52c; coarse. 39 57c.
GRAIN BAGS Car lots, 21 22c
m Beet Sug
m jfcn
m Car A Pdv
m H A, L pfd
III -L.OCO ....
m Sm & Si far
m sugar Htg
emm lob.
Tel A Tel
m Z L fc Sm
naconda Cop
tchison
G A WISH
aid win Looa 37 uim.
ottu at unio.. 4. ziM)
em steel B
& S Copper
lif Petrol
anadis n Pac.
Cent Leather.
Chi M 6c St P
hi & N W
Chi R I A Pac
Chino Copper.
ol Fu & Iron
orn Products 23.0OO
rucible Steel a.iuo
uba Cane Sug 24.2O0
S Fd Prods. l.Mt
cne
en Electric.
Gen Motors . ..
No pfd ....
t No Ore ctfs
llnols Central
nsptr Copper.
M M pfd.
nter Nickel ..
nter Paper . .
C c Southern.
Kennecott Cop
Mexican Pet..
Miami Copper
M idvale Steel.
Missouri Pac.
Montana Pow.
evada Cop. . ,
Y Central..
Y N H St H
orf & West.
Northern Pac.
Pac Tel & Tel
Pan-Am Pet..
Pennsylvania. .
Pitts &. W Va.
Pittsburg Coal
Ray Con Cop.
Reading
nop ir & Steel
Sin Oil & RtK.
Southern Pac.
Southern Ry ..
Studebaker Co S0.4tM
Texas Co 4.0(H
Tobacco Prods 5,1 0O
Union Pacific. 000
ntd Retl Strs 12.800
8 Ind Alco. 13.000
U S Steel
do pfd
7tah Copper.
Westing Elect
Wlllys-Overlnd
National Lead
Ohio Cits Gas.
Royal Dutch..
Oils.
LINSEED Oil. Raw. barrels, 2.06
raw, cases, $2.21: boiled, barrels. 2.08
boiled, drums, $2.11; boiled, cases. 12.23.
TURPENTINE Tanks. S2.46; csjm
2.B1.
COAL Oil, Iron barrels, 14HG17C
eases. 2TS34c
GASOLINE Iron barrels, 27c; tank
wagrnns, 27c: case. 39 c.
FUEL OIL Bulk, t: 10 per barrel.
Coffee Fntnrrs Advance.
NEW YORK, April 14. Reports from
Brazil that there had been large sales
covernment-held coffees to Europe duriitg
the past rorlnipnx, rvavems lire govern
ment stocks to 870.O0O bairs, appeared to
make rather a bullish Impression in th
market for coffee futures here today. Th
oDenins: was 16 to 23 points higher, with
active month selUns; about 16 to 26 points
above last nlirhts closing llgures aunn
the early trading. At 14.53c for May
14. .0e for September, there was scattered
realizing, however, and prices later ease
oft to 14.42 for May and 14.39 for Sep
t ember The close was 15 to 18 points
net hirher.
April. 14.34c: May, 14.45: July, 16.67c
September, 14.40c; October, 14.36c; Decern
ber. 14. sue: January. i-.bc; Aiarcn,
Spot coffee quiet; Rio 7s. 14 lie
Santos 4s. S3c.
Kastera lairy ' Produce.
NEW YORK, April 14. Butter Firm
packing stock, current make No. 2, 41 Q
43c: otrvers uncnangea.
Egirs Easier; fresh gathered extra firsts,
474Sc; firsts. 434ic.
Cheese Firm, unchanged.
CHICAGO. April 14. Butter Unsettled
creamery. 46 4r24c.
Kitgs Higner: receipts, i,835 cases
firsts, 4OV4 041c; ordinary firsts. 37
33c: at marK, caeca inciuaea. is4Uc
Poultry Alive, higher; springs, 40c
fowls. 41 He.
Dried Frnlt at w York.
NEW YORK. April 14. Evaporated an
pies dull; prunes Irregular; peaches quiet.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, April 14. Spot cotton
easy, aitaaiing. 43c.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Sales.
1S.100
2,700
4.3UO
13,(XMJ
J.-'OO
10,700
10,300
BOO
l.soo
6,000
1.200
6.000
14,100
300
l.loo
imo
2.8O0
2,700
iOO
5,500
bOO
1,200
l.WOO
1. bOO
3.0O0
30O
2, :ioo
6.U0O
l.ftoo
18.KOO
1.5O0
5O0
20.UOO
:ioo
l.ooo
l.SOO
2110
1O0
2.SK0
2.5O0
300
1.800
1O0
87,400
4.000
5O0
20
loo
6.000
52.9M
l!),.-0O
6.S00
00
59,200
!oo
1.90O
KO0
6.:too
a.loo
2.300
25.6O0
Last
High. Low. Sale.
102 4 89 100
48 48 4tK
144 143 143
115 114 114
lOS 10o lOUVs
68 B7 67 Tk
142 135 140
102 t 9a 7.
96 96 9UVl
19 18 19
64 63 W
82 81 81
173 170 170
143 140 1411.
33 33 33
99 97 97
26 26 26
39 38 39
121 120 121
87 86 86
38 36 37
85 85 go
36 34 35
6 36 36
39 39 39
105 103 104
271 267 267
59 67 57
69 68 68
13 13 13
154 153 154',-i
369 358 3i
78 76 78
39 38 38
8U 89 89
58 57 58
98 96 96
22 22 22
87 84 8.V
17 16 18
31 31 31
207 294 204
24 24 24
47 47 47
27 26 26
37 37 37
14 14 14
72 71 72
33 31 32
94 93 94
79 78 79
41 41 41
1B0 112 114
40 40 40
30 30 So
62 62 62
19 19 19
85 82 84
114 112 113
42 41 41
100 9S 99
23 22 23
125 122 122
211 20S 208
74 73 73
120 119 119
82 80 81
9R 94 95
lOO 105 105
112 112 112
77 76 76
52 52 52
24 23 24
90 89 89
43 42 43
114 110 114
mind. 1.72c; cables, 1.74c: drachmas. 8.77c.
uovernmrent bonds weak; railroaa Dona
weak. .
Time loans strong, all dates 8 per cent.
Call money strong: high. 10 per cent.
low, 7 per cent: ruling rate, 7 per cent;
closing bid, 9 per cent; offered at 10 per
cent; last loan, 10 per cent. After the
close the following quotations were made:
High, 12 per cent; closing bid, 11 per cent:
offered at 12 per cent; last loan, 12 per
cent.
Bar silver, tl.19.
Mexican dollars, 90 c.
Bank acceptances, 6 per cent.
LONDON, April 14. Bar silver. 68 d
per ounce. Money, S per cent. Discount
rates, short bills, 6 per cent; three-
month bills,' 6 per cent.
HOES QUAHTER HIGHER
BUYERS PAY $17.25 FOB LOAD
AT LOCAL YARDS.
CORN IS UP WITH WHEAT
FRESH STRENGTH DEVELOPS
IX CHICAGO MARKET.
Government Weekly Crop Report
Is Construed by Traders as Bull
ish Oats Also Higher.
CHICAGO, April 14. Fresh strength de
veloped In the corn market today largely
as a result of the high prices prevailing
for wheat- The close was nervous, at
to lc net advance, with May 81.67 to
1.67 and July 81.60 to 81.81. Oats
gained to c. In provisions the out
come varied from 10c decline to a rise
of 20c.
From the outset In the corn market,
much notice was taken of the fact that
exporters were paying 60 cents or more
above the established minimum for wheat.
Besides, the government weekly crop re
port was construed as bullish, for it said
the condition of winter wheat was In gen
eral unsatisfactory and that seeding, ger
mination and growth of other grain bad
been retarded by unfavorable weather.
Oats were governed by sympathy with
corn.
Provision; averaged higher.
.rv... r.hino. markoe letter received yea-
r, r-ri r rkfhAir A Hooke compaDT of
Portland said:
Corn Trade was mainly local anu tne
absence of conspicuous pressure gave the
market a strong tone most of the day.
The failure of receipts to show any In
crease In the fa-;e of reported improve
ment In the local strike situation was a
nr riiMnnnlntment to short sellers.
Th. rm n market was a listless affair
with nrlmi unchanged to 1 cent higher.
Shipping demand Is at a standstill because
th tntnflnartatlon conditions. The
wviv .nv.rr men f weather and crop re
port said planting In the south was one to
two ve.-lta late and germination slow on
account of unfavorable weather. This is
a reminder that the season is approach
ing when day-to-dny fluctuations will be
intlenced more by weather conditions and
crop advices. 'Prospective supply and de
mand conditions, as well as the existing
disparity between corn prices and livestock
values favor lower prices, dim m mime
dlate situation which Is .featured by sn
henc of rash pressure makes it advis-
hla tn rnnflne short sales to the bulges.
Oats fluctuations were exceedingly
erratic, particularly In the May delivery,
which moved rather violently in both di
rections on small orders. The report that
France was offering to re-sell oats at the
seaboard caused a sharp decline, but the
recovery was equally as rapid when the
importance of this report was minimized
by sdvices to- the effect that the sslea
were simply made because the oats were
not available and 'he ocean tonnage could
be used to good advantage for other
grains.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
CORN.
Open. High.
Mav 81 7 81 6
Jui'v 1.60 1.61
Sept 1.5o i. !n-
OATS.
Mav 95 .
July 80 .
PORK.
37.50 v
Cattle Are In Small Supply; Spring
Lambs Sell at 92 0 -Receipts
Are Light.
Hogs were the firmest feature at tha
market at the stockyards. A full load
sold at 117.25. an advance of a quarter,
and other sales were made at 117. Only
few cattle were available and thev sold
within the former range of prlcea. Half a
aozen neaa ol spring lambs brought 820.
xne oaya sales were as follows:
6 steers.
1 steer..
1 cow.. .
1 cow. . .
1 cow.. .
1 cow.. .
1 cow.. ,
1 cow.. .
1 cow. . ,
2 cows. .
1 cow. . .
3 cowa. .
2 cows. .
z cows. .
1 cost, .
1 cow. . .
1 cow., .
Wt. Prite.l
1190 810.40 71 hogs...
1 bull.
1 bull.
2 hogs..
4 hogs.,
8 hogs..
1 hog.. ,
8 hogs. .
11 hogs..
4 hogs. .
4 hogs.,
6 hogs.,
1 hog. . ,
930
980
. 9HO
. 890
.1000
. 8!M)
. 940
.1070
. 750
. 690
.1020
960
950
700
970
820
.130O
. 400
. 230
. 207
. 235
. 620
. 230
. 202
. 165
. 312
. 195
420
10.50
0.5O
7.0O
6.95
8.00
7.50
8.2,
9.50
6.00
5.00
7.75
7.00
7.5
6.0
8.00j
7.00
7.50
7.00
16.85
17.00
15.7J
14 OO
17.0O
16.
16.85
18 .7.1
16.8:i
15.201
16 hogs..
2 hogs.. .
13 hogs... .
9 hogs
10 hoga... .
1 hog
18 hogs... .
2 bogs... .
1 hog
13 hogs...
6 hogs.. . .
IO hogs....
10 hogs... ,
3 hogs... .
6 hogs... .
2 hogs... .
1 hog
5 lambs..,
6 lambs...
32 hogs... .
2 hogs.. . ,
5 hogs... ,
3 hogs.. . .
2 lambs...
2 ewes. ..
1 yearl...
1 buck.. .
Wt. Price.
197 817.25
126 17.00
178
197
202
211
520
230
235
380
210
202
240
188
280
260
195
370
370
58
175
2S0
158
156
110
155
130
250
15.00
16.75
16.50
16 75
15.O0
17.00
16.75
14.75
16.75
17.O0
16.75
16.75
15.75
16.75
16.00
15.2S
15.25
20.04
14.50
15.75
16 75
16.73
16.00
12.50
15.50
8.50
25c per lb. for string; SSOSOc for wax:
bell peppers, Loa Angeles. 60r75c; Hub
bard squash. 4Oftc per lb.; summer
squasti. per crate, 81 00 125; tomatoes.
Mexican. 83.7594; fancy, 85 per 30
lb. lug; potatoes, rivers. 87.5068 per cen
tal: plowouts, 86.7507; sweet, Tt8e
per pound; new potstoea. 9pllc per lb. :
onions. Australian brown. 8.7506; lm-
penal Valley, 8c per lb.: wax. 83.5004
per crate; cucumbers, hothouse, 83-50j4
per box: English. 82.25; garlic 35640c per
lb.: artichokes, 85078c; turnips, 81.75:
carrots, 81.2501.5O; beets, 82.50S; let
tuce, southern, 1(M.60; Imperial Val
ley. 12 42.50; peas, 6?7c; asparagus, 1
9c; fancy graded, lO&llc; green aspara
gus, 4 9c: spinach, per lb, 2&3c; green
onions, tl125 per box; celery, per crate,
river, 81.50fe2.50; Watsonville, 834:
eggplsnt. Los Angeles. 35040c per lb;
cauliflower, per dozen, 75c9ll.
Fruits Navels, 83.2506.25; Valencia.
84. 50jr5.50; lemons. 83.2505; grapefruit.
82. 2508. 50; lemonettea, 82.5003; tanger
ines, 83 0 8.50 per half orange box; ba-
as. Central American. 8 010c: pine
apples, 8406 per dozen; spples, Newtown
Pippins. 8 tier, 82.50 0 2.75; 4 tier. 82.40 0
2.65; 4 tier. 82.1002.35; rhubarb, bay
stock, per box, 81.75 0 2; strawberries, Los
Angeles. S3 3.23 per crate; Imperial Val
ley. 8303.5O per crate.
Receipts Flour. 13.683 Quarters: wheat.
-V5 centala; corn. 2345 centals: potato.
70 sacks: hay. 181 tons: esisa. 164.320
dozen; oranstes, 237 boxes.
811.2Si912.00
10.75011. 5
9.7510.75
9.O010.O0
7.50'a 8...0
(l.50 7.50
9.2510.25
8.25i 9.25
6.75 0 7.
3.25i 3.75
6.00W 8 00
, 15.50017.00
, 10.00's 14.00
7.UOU 10.90
7.00 0 8.50
, 17ST17.25
, 1 6.25I& 16.75
. 12.25U 16.25
, 13.000 15.50
BONDS.
U S Lib 8s. . .95.00I Anglo-Fr 5s ..
do 1st 4s OO.oBiA T &. T cv 6s
do 2(1 4s . . .87.50 Atch gen 4s ..
do 1st 4s. . .90.60!d A R O con 4s
do 2d 4s. . .87.44N Y C deb 6s.
do 3d 4s.
do 4th 4 s.
Victory 4s. .
do (il
U 3 2s reg. .
do coupon
U S 4s reg. .
do coupon
Pan 3s reg. ,
do coupon
98
94
73
61.
88
91.80IN P 4s 711
.87.54jN P 3s 50
. rac 1 & 1 as. . 85
..96.50Pa con 4s t87
.101 S P cv 5s 100
.101 So Ry 6s 81
.106U P 4s 78.
.106 U S Steel 6s.... 93
..85
..85 I 'Bid.
louex 75
Ariz Com 13
Calu & Ariz . . . 65
Calu & Hecla..355
Mining Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON, April 14. Closing quotations:
North Butte ... 19
Old Dom 82
Osceola . 47
Quincv ........ 57
Centennial ....12 Superior ft u
Cop Kange .... 44iSup A Boston... 6
raxt Kutte .... 14 Shannon
Franklin 8l:tah Con ..... 8
Isle Royalle ... S3 Winona 1
Lake Copper... 4 Wolverine 191
Mohawk ...... 66 I Greene Can .... 35
Swift Co. Stocks.
Closing prices of Swift & Co. stocks at
Chicago were reported by Overbeck A
Cooke company of Portland as follows:
Swirt & Co 119
Llbby. McNeill Llbby . .,. 3o-iI
National Leather , 13
Swift international 42
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. April 14. Copper dull, un
changed.
Iron, tin, antimony unchanged.
Lead quiet. Spot and April. 9.25c bid:
May .and June, 9c offered.
Zinc steady. i.ast St. Louis delivery.
spot. 8.30c bid.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW TORK, April 14. Raw sugar firm.
Centrifugal, 18.32c; refined firm; litre
granulated, I61& 16.IVOC.
Mav..
July..
May..
July..
R7 50
87.35
I.QW.
81.66
1.59
1.54
.93
.85
36.70
Close.
8167
1.ft0
1.55
.95
.86
86.70
19.50
20.30
May.... 18.12 .
July 18.70
Cash prices w
, Wheat No. 1
No 2 northern
LARD.
19.65
20.42
R1B3.
18.32
18.70
19.42
20.22
19.42
20.25
18.12
18.70
follows:
northern spring.
spring. 82.70.
IS 12
18.70
$2.75;
Coni-Mo. 2 mixed, 81-68; No. S yellow.
8168. ' ,
Oats No. 2 white, 81.01 1.01; No. 8
white. 99Vyi .81.0.
Rye Nof'qhoted. .
Barley 81.72.
Tlmothyseed 89 9 IS.
CI verseHr. 84O0 53. .
. Pork Nominal- . ', . ..
' Lard 818.82. .
Ribs 17 018 2.
Clraln at -Sao Tranrisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 14. Orain
Wheat 83.66 2-3 per cental: oats. red.
82.9003.05; barley, feed. 8303.10; corn,
California yellow. 83 0 3.20. -
Hay No. 1 wbeat or wheat and oat
hay. 835 3: No. 2. 833035; choice tame
oat hay. 837040; other tame oat hay,
833 037; wild oat hay. nominal: barley
hay, nominal; alfalfa hay, 83237: stock
hay. 829032; barley straw, 7Oc0l . per
bale.
Seattle Feed and Hay.
SEATTLE, Wash.. April 14. City deliv
ery: Feed Mill, $45?4 per ton: scratch
feed, 885; feed wheat, 889; all-grain chop,
873; oats, 872: sprouting oats, 877; rolled
oats. 74: whole corn, 875: cracked corn,
78: rolled barley. 876: clipped barley. 881.
Hav Eastern Washington timothy
mixed. 842 per ton; double comfpressed.
840; alfalfa, 840; straw, 820; Puget sound,
838 per ton.
Minneapolis Tirain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 14. Barley, 81.31
01.60; flax. No. 1, 84.7204.77.
Xaval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Ga., April 14. Turpentine
dull, 82.20; no sales; shipments. 9; stock,
1294.
Rosin firm. Sales. 899: receipts, none;
shipments. It: stock, 15,872. Quote: B.
815: O. E, F. O. H. I, 817.25: K. 81H;
M, 818.75; N. 818.75-WJ, 819; WW, 819.25.
Livestock nrlcea -. . K - Pn.H mr. A
we as follows:
Be sratn. pulp-fed steers...
Choice steers
Good to choice steers"...." "
Medium to good steers
Fair to medium steers
Common to fair steers ,
Choice cowl snd heifers
Good to choice cows, heifers...
Medium to good cows, heifers.
Canners
Bulls . I
Prime light calves ......"."...,
Medium light calves
Heavy calves
Stockera and feeders
Horn
Prime mixed
Medium mixed . . . ,
Rough heavy
Pigs.j ,
Spring lambs 17.0O20 0fl
t.astern lambs 17.OOW18.00
iint vaiiey iambs 15.75W1T.00
Heavy valley lambs 14.25013.75
. rum on 10 medium lambs ... 1 l.oosr 14.5s
leanings 5.O015
"Wethers 14.5nifrl5
Ees 10.0OW14.00
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. April 14. Hogs Receipts.
90oo. Packers and shippers afforded good
nunei Tor supplies at nana, prices gen
eraily steady with Tuesday's average. Top,
n.i.; market sales. 813. 500 14. 50.
Cattle Receipts. 6300: supplies mostly
killing grade: trade active: prices on beef
steers and butcher stock generally 15025c
higher. Top steers. 1549 pounds, at 814:
market sales. 812013.25. Tanners and cut
ters unchanged, veals steadv: too. 814.50
Blockers and feeders, demand quiet, mar
ket dull.
Sheep Receipts. 3000: market unevenly
higher than close of week. About steady
with last Tuesday. Best wooled lambs.
75 pounds, 819.75; clipped lambs. 94 pounds
817.50; wooled ewes, 814.50; clipped. $12.25.
. Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. .April 14. Cattle Receipts
400O; beef butcher cattle, 25c to 50e high
er; quality much improved. Top yearlings.
816; best medium and heavy weight steers.
5.75015.85; bulk of sales. 813.50015.50;
few choice cows. 812.25: bulk. 89. 50W 11. 50;
canners firm, bulk, 85ifr5.50; bulls and
feeders nominal; calves steady to 00c high
er; bulk around 814.
Hogs Receipts. 6000; opening fully 2a
higher. Most packers later bidding steady
Top. 815.90; bulk, 815015.75; good strong
weight pigs around 814.50.
Sheep Receipts. 9000; market uneven.
Iambs, mostly 00c to 75c higher. Top.
slioru lambs, 818.25; choice heavy weight.
91i.o94r'17. iu; sheep nominal.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITV, Mo.. April 14. Cattl.
Receipts. 450; market active, 50c to 81
higher than last Thursday. Top steers,
814.50; bulk, 812013.50; top yesrling steers
snd heifers. 813.50; bulk, 812013.25; good
to choice vealers. 812.50 13.50.
Sheep Receipts, 100: few sales fat lambs
around 75c higher; best offered at 819.50
500 fat Texas goats, 18.25; market active
and all holdings moving.
Seattle Livestock Market.
SEATTLE. Wash.. April 14. Hogs Re-
re!pts78; market steady. Prime, 816.750
17.25c medium to choice, 815.5016.i5
rough heavy,, 814.750 15.25; pigs, 813.500
14.50, .
Cattle Receipts, none; market stesdy.
Bent steers, 811.50012; medium to choice.
89.25'ft' 11 ; common to good. 8 09.25; cows
nd heifers, 81o01O..iO: common to good.
86.5009.50; bulls. 8708.25; calves, 87 0 16.
SAN FRANCISCO rROUICK MARKET
Prices Current on Vegetables, Fresh Fruits,
F.tc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14. Butte!
Extra grades, 58 c; prime firsts, nominal.
Eggs Fresh extras, 42 c; firsts. 39 c
extra pullets, 28c; undersized, 33c.
Cheese Old style California flats fancy.
26c; firsts, 28c; Toung Americas, 27c.
Poultry California bena, large, 43045c;
mall. 40041c; strictly young roosters.
50 0 55c for good: old, 22 0 25c; fryers. 65
060c; broilers, 45gi50c for large; geese.
per lb., 34j?37c; ducks, 30 o sac. Belgian
hares. 21024c; JacK - raDDlts. 1303. 00 per
dozen. Turkeys, dressed, nominal. Pigeons,
per dozen. 82.50 0 3.50; squabs, 65060c
per lb.
vegetaoies Means, imperial valley. 10
Money. F.xcnange, Kte.
NTW TORK, April 14. Mercantile pa
per. 6 07 per cent.
Exchange strong. Sterling, 60-day billa.
83 91; commercial. 60-day bills on banks.
83.91; commercial, 60-day bills, 83.91:
demand, 83.95; cables, 3.96. Francs,
demand, 16.17 cables, 16.15; Belgian
francs. demand. 15.10: cables. 15.08.
Guilders, demand. 37; cables, 37. Lire.
demand. 21.97: cahl-es. 21.95. Marks, de-
Tulath Linseed Market.
DULTJTH, April 14. unseed.
4.83.
84.800
The legislature of the state of
Bahia, Brazil, recently approved
project for the dredging; of the River
Grande, an affluent of the River San
Francisco, for the purpose of making:
possible a line of river boats to serve
a district with no railroad facilities.
We offer oar participation
S36.225.000
Equipment Trust Certificates ,
New York Central Railroad
7
Dated April 15, 1020. Maturing: In IS annual Installments
beginning April IS, 1021.
Denomination of Certificates S5O0 and fioob.
Issued under Trusteeship of Guaranty Trust Co. of N. Y.,
with whom title of equipment is vested, and used by railroad
under lease.
( Interest Oct. 15 and April 15
Price: 100 and Interest
This is one of the first ' reconstruction financing plans of
one, of the great railroad systems and this money will be
Used for replacement of rolling stock, machinery, equipment
and supplies by the great New York. Central Railroad and
its branches.
Act promptly if, you wish to take
advantage of this opportunity.
Details on request.
ClARn.KT.NDAU. 6 CO. INC
life
PAVING WILL PROCEED
Xo Protect Against Work Filed
With County Commissioners.
CHEHAUS, Wash.. April 14. (Spe
cial.) When the county commission
ers met yesterday to consider the
winlock-Cowliti paving under the
Donahoe road law- there was not
protest of any kind filed and the
work will proceed immediately. AU-
red, James & Hendricks have the con
tract. The total cost of the work will
be about 1206,000.
This Is the Job on which Lewis
county commissioners were obliged
to make a reassessment owing to
the increased cost of labor and mate
rial. The pavement will be of con
crete. 18 feet wide, and will connect
Wlnlock with the Pacific highway at
Cowlitz.
POTATOES AVERAGE $100
3 00 Cars Shipped Out of Yakima
Valley In March -Bid Xow $160
TAKIMA. Wash., April 14. (Spe
cial.) More than 300 cars of potatoes
were shipped out of the Taklma val
ley during March, according to rail
road figures given out here. The
value of these shipments Is estimated
at more than 8500,000. A month ago
shippers said there were not more
than loo cars of potatoes left in the
entire valley, but 316 carloads, to be
exact, were sent out during the
month, and it is stated now that at
least 25 carloads more will go out
before the 1919 crop is cleaned up.
It is estimated that the March
shipments of potatoes brought an
average price better than 81 00 a ton.
CITY DESIRES SUB-BASE
Suitable Landing Place Will Be
Selected for Airplanes.
THE DALLES, April 14. (Special.)
Definite action was taken by the
chamber of commerce last night to
make this city a sub-base In the air
plane forestry patrol service. A com
mittee was appointed to select a suit
able landing field and a telegram was
sent to Senator McNary urging him
to use his influence in the matter.
A committee to select a landing
field is composed of L. Barnum and
Hallie Rice. The telegram to Sen
ator McNary points out the need of
adequate forest patrol to keep down
destructive flrs which In this sec
SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STA1
HUNT OF
The Thames & Mersey Marine
Insurance Company, Limited
of Liverpool, in the kinsrdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, on the thirty-first
day or uecember, 1019. made to the in
urance commissioner of the state of Ore
gon, pursuant to law:
Capital.
Amount of capital stock paid
up .-. $ 200.000.00
Income.
Net premiums received durlng;
the year Jl.338.478.51
interest, aiviaenas ana rents
received d-urlns the year.... 63,271.07
income xrom otner sources re
ceived during life year 4RT.55O.S0
We offer the unsold
- portion of
$3,000,000
City of
Edmonton
Alberta
Gold Bonds
' i . Due October 1, 1929
Payable in U. S. Gold Coin
5H's at 86.58
Wire orders "Collect"
Total Incom i;891,ftW88
- Disbursement.
Set lo?es paid durlnff the year
including adjustment ex
penses $ 5S2.967.2;
(.vitimipsiung inu wianei paia
durinic the year M7.941.12
lixei, licenses ana lees paid.
during the year 59.536.T9
Amount oi m.ii otner ex penal
tures 61,031.80
xt? in 1 1 in' iq inu tor account
of borne office 618.171. 14
Total expenditures . . .
AmM(t.
Iue from authorized com pan
len on losses paid
Value of stocks and bonds
owned (market value ....
Cah deposit with trustees ....
Cash In banks and on hand...
Premiums in course of collec
tion written since Septem
ber 30. 191VI
Interest and rent due and ac
crued ........
.$1,679,638.06
S 203.000.13
1.232.796 B0
1.406.
4J.t.31.0
463 342.74
ll.r.4.t.4
Total sac-eta 41.957.930.06
uenuct doak vstue or ronai
and stocks over market vstue 158.436 SO
Total assets admitted in Ore-
ton .$1,799,473 66
LiabiliUea. .
Grows claims for losses unpaid. $ 58.334.08
Amount of unearned premiums
on all outstanding; risks....! SM.KTA 4
( All other liabilities 71.5OO.00
CeSS PLHI
aBTSnTCS SASK U
MAIS 4
Freeman
mith &
Camp Co.
SsSBBBBBBSsBSSBsja
Total liabilities, exelnsir of
capital stock t 91 1.404.48
BuNinens in Orpros for th Y
Net premiums received- durlns;
the yesr
Louse paid durlnK the year. .
Lofteea incurred durlnff ths
year
THE THAMKS MKBSEY MARINK IN
SIBASilK tO.rl, L1.UITED.
Statutory resident attorney for aerrice,
Tavlor. TounK tc Co.. 449 Sherlock bide
Portland. Oregon. Geor Taylor asset to
OreEon.
1 ' a
5.27 T
. 18
1.417 4S
1111
INSURANCE
WE WRITE ALL LINES
C. De Young & Co.
Main 7351 810 Spaldinjr Bid?.
Leave the Man-
agementof Your
Property in Our
Hands
OWNERS of office
buildings, indus
trial --.plants, hotels
and apartment houses
find it an agreeable
relief of time and
w o r ry to place the
burden of manage
ment upon the shoul
d3 of the Strong &
Mc??nghton organi-.
zation. ' . ' "
Ours la a Scientific
" Service
Strong 6 MscNcitfhtor.
pobtlamo Cos bit? Building U cat&OM ,
FEES FROM AXA. DOMINION GOVERXMEST TAXATION
$348,000.00
Edmonton 5V Gold Bonds
DENOMINATION: Jl 000
Dated: October 1, 1919. Due: October 1, 19. i
Redeemable by drawings on Interest dates at par
from tax arrear collections which may 'be used
for the sole purpose of redeeming- these bonds.
Payable in Gold Coin of the United States at tho
quarters of Morris Brothers, Inc., or In New York.
Semi-annual interest payable April 1 and October 1.
YIELD! DIO!
Edmonton is the capital of the
Province of Alberta, Canada,
and has a population of over
60,000 people. It is served by
three transcontinental railroads:
The- Canadian Pacific, Grand
Trunk Pacific iand Canadian
Northern and is one of the
most substantial and promising
cities in the Dominion. These
bonds offer clients and investors
an unusual opportunity to ob
tain GENERAL OBLIGATION
bonds of a substantial city upon
such a high interest return
basis as 74. Legality , ap
proved by Messrs. Malone, Ma
lone & Long, Attorneys, Toronto.
PRICE: 86.58 TCT NET 7V2
LIBERTY AND VICTORY BONDS
If TM mtia sasall van t lka.t . Tt.a. .
ji 70a mDHii-ii Tonr iAtrtr r rUrr bond. m.
If ton rui bur nw.r 1 lK-w vi. w Za iTL " - mm
On April U. -,92,,. tB. cicVinrNe York mTrk.rpVs "Sere a, .Its. e-lw-
They TS th" ov"n"' vnc for Liberty and Victory boiJd. miFiSZZ
tho world, and tho hiehest. We advertise these prices dallvB. f,!i--r
1st 1st 2d 1st 2d Sd 4th Victory
n
'.WaV-v.;- wedduVf7e wntx
sell at tho New York market, plus th. accrued I . r n U00 bond- W
Borclar and lire proof 8af. lkepo.lt Bases for Beat.
open Until s F. M. Saturdays.
MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc.
The Praam afunlefnal Bond Il. r-.-i.i u,..,
Marrii Rullrtlnv UMLll . . .. . . . . . ... .
k 8tre. BeL irth l UI..K.
.Established Oyer a Quarter Century
-I
tion last year destroyed 3. 600,000.000
feet in timber.
TANK UNIT IS EXPECTED
Centralis Assured of Award by
Washington Adjutant-4Jeneral.
CEXTRALIA, Wash.. Arjril 14.
(Special.) As far as the state Is con
cerned, the national guard tank: com
pany assigned to Washington by the
war department will be located in
Centralis, Adjutant-General Thomp
son Bald last night, addressing: a
meeting- of business men in the cham
ber of commerce. Tha required min
imum of 100 men has been enlisted,
an armory assured and there are
excellent maneuver grounds.
The equipment Jt Is expected will
be placed hero will have a valuation
of 1, 500, 000.
In some parts of tho United States
natural cement rocks are found which
contain nearly the proportions of ma
terials to produce Portland cement
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W Are Members of Distributing Syndicate of E
$36,225,000 New York
Central Railroad
7 Equipment Trust I
Certificates fj
We offer our allotment for investment
H PRICE: 100 and Interest f''
1 Yielding 7 '
Due Serially
EE . These certificates are issued on the "Philadelphia
Plan" with the Guaranty Trust Company, New York,
as trustee. . EE
EE Certificates will represent approximately 75 of cost EE
of equipment, consisting: of 9200 freight cars, 265
EE steel coaches, 193 locomotives.
EE Equipment Bonds have a splendid record for prompt
payment. EE
Full information on application.
BOND DEPT. J
I Ladd g? Tilton Bank I
Oldest in
the
Northwest
I-hEMBspv
trftvuiM. asnrC
Washington
and
Third
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0
lafiX
7
Equipment
Certificates
New York Central Railroad
. These certificates are a price lien on
raUroad revenues ranking ahead of 1st
mortgages. Issue for purchase of equip
ment, which is held in trust until fully
paid for by road.
NOTE ISSUE REPRESENTS ONLY 75 OF
PURCHASE PRICE
Serials Dated April 15, 1920 Due 1921-34
Denominations $1000, $500
PRICE: 100 TO YIELD 7
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Off!
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Bonds Trusts Acceptance
Lumbermens BIdg.