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CLOSER GRADING OF
POTATOES
REQUIRED
Buyers Are Taking Only Bes
Stock This Season.
SHIPPING TRADE LIMITED
Markets Have- an Easy Tendencj
In All Sections California
. Storages Are Filled.
There Is a moderate demand for pota
toes and a few cars are beinr taken for
ahlpment so as to rvacn the southern mar
kets about Se Year's. Orders from San
Francisco, Los. Angeles. Fresno and other
California points are Seine tilled, but the
Texas-Arizona trad is In the bands of
Idaho shippers. The business at best it
limited and prices are low. Shippers
offer S1.23 for fane? stock and say the;
are getting enourh to fill tbelr orders,
though many farmers ask up to 1.50 for
the best grades. Common stock is a drug
and is quoted as low as SO cents at ship.
ping points up the valley.
One unfortunate feature this year Is
the quality of a large part of the western
Oregon crop which suffered from excessive
rains during the maturing season. Close
grading is, therefore, necessary to make
the potatoes from many sections saleable.
Where farmers have graded properly they
have had little trouble In selling,' but too
many of the growers neglect this, accord
ing to dealers. Prices were extremely high
last year and because of the slump this
season, discouraged sellers make little ef
fort to get their potatoes on the market
In the best possible shape; There are ex
ceptiona to the rule, of course, and highly
graded shipments bring a premium over
the regular market
Jobbing trade has been fairly good this
week with the demand mainly for fancy
stock. The best Burbanks are selling
on the street at 11.65 to I1.T3.
The Seattle market, according to wires,
was weak with practically no demand.
Prices to retailers on Netted Gems ranged
from f31 per" ton for partly graded to
HO for No. 1 stock.
At San Francisco, potato business Is also
dragging. Oregon Burbanks are quoted
tn rtller at tl.50M1.75 and Idaho
Netted Gems, resacked, at $1.751.S3.
Track and warehouse facilities there are
full to capacity and with few sales being
made receivers are consigning to com
mission houses.
In the Idaho market, prices are steady
with a limited demand. Farmers receive
75&SOc for iiunals and 00 cents for
Russetts.
ALL WHEAT BIDS CP FIVE CENTS
Local Prices Reflect Strength in Eastern
Markets.
Wheat was firmer yesterday because of
the better outlook In eastern markets.
All bids were raised S cents at the Mer
chants' Exchange. There was no material
change in the country ' situation, aside
from the improved tone of the market.
Coarse grain trade was sluggish. White
oats were unchanged and gray oats and
barley were not quoted. January-February
bulk corn were 50 cents higher on bid.
A London cable said: "The Roumanian
government has cancelled permits for ex
portation of wheat and rye and exporta
tion of these grains will be permitted only I
where a corresponding exchange of goods
is made, the importation of which is
deemed necessary In the Interest of the
public' .
Argentine cables reported fine weather.
Harvesting has .proceeded uninterrupted
and has reached the central provinces.
Shipments this . week: Wheat 222,000,
corn 060,000, oats 700.000, linseed 620.000
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat uriy. nr. uats nay
Alfalfa. 120 O 21 ner ton-, cheat $22028: !
cjover, eu; vaiiey umoiny. liiv, smi
ern Oregon timothy, 30. -
Dairy and Country Pradoeja, .
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 47Q4SC per lb.;
prints, parchment wrapped, in box lots,
63o per pound; cartons, 54c; half more;
butterfat, buying price, 46958c per pound
at stations; 50c Portland delivery.
EGGS Buying prices, case count
50o; pullets, 47c Jobbing price to retail
ers, candled ranch, 57c; selects, 60c;
pullets, 52c
CHEESE Tillamook, triplet price t
Jobbers f. o. b. Tillamook. 30c -
POULTRY Hens, 21 28c; springs, 259
27c: ducks. 25035c; geese. 20c; turkeys,
live, 40935c; turkeys, dressed. 54 fe Otic
PORK Fancy, 15c per pound.
VEAL Fancy, lc per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
FRUIT Oranges, navels, (4.2505;
Japanese: $3.25 per bundle; lemons. 93.759
15.26 box; grapefruit. S4.50&8 per box; ba
nanas, 12&13fcc per pound: grapes.
$5.25 lug; huckleberries. 18?22c per
pound; cranberries, coast, $6 per box; east
ern. $10620 per barrel; apples. $1.3.50
per box; pears, $241 2.20 per box.
VEGETABLES Cabbage. l214e per
pound: lettuce, $3&3.50 per crate; cucum
era, $1.75&2 per doxen; carrots, $1,509
1.73 per sack; garlic. 25c: tomatoes. $4 9
4.50 per lug; beets. $1.5062 sack: egg
plant. 20c pound; cauliflower, $2 per dox :
celery, $5(t6 per crate; green pep
pers. 1517!4e per pound; sprouts. ltisS
per pound; squash. 2tit3lic per pound:
pumpkin. 2t(c per pound.
POTATOHS Oregon. $1.5091.75 per 100
pounds; Yakima, S2.2592.5U; sweet pota
toes, 6c per pound, $3.50 per hamper.
ONIONS Oreson. Il.SOStl.7o per saca;
California brown, $1.7592 per sack; Cali
fornia yellow, $1.75 per sack: Spanish,
$4.5095.50 crate.
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Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Sack basis: Cane ' granulated
9c per pound; beet, 8.80c per pound.
rtUAijy walnuts, zzutzac; erasu nuts,
Soc; filberts. 21925c; almonds, ZS93ue;
peanuts, 0 914c per pound; cocoanuis, 4
per dozen: pecans, 32 9 35c; chestnuts, 25
Viae pound.
KICB Blue Rose. BSc per pound: ja
pan style. 7&c per pound.
BEANS Small white. 6c: large wntte.
6c; pink, Tfcc; lima, lOo; bayous, 12Vo.
red, 7ltc per pound.
COFFEE Roasted, bulk: drums, si 9
41c per pound; sackedT22 9 27c per pound.
SALT Granulated, bales. $3.50 94.25;
half ground, ton, 60s. $ly.75; 100s, $18.25;
lump rock, $26.60. ,
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes. 28932c; skinned, 27
933c; picnics, 24c.
BACON Fancy. 4194Sc: choice. 12 a
34c: standard, 299 31c.
LARD Pure, tierces; 22c; compound.
tierces, 14V4c
UK1 SALT Backs, 21 24c; plates, 20c
STOCK GAINS ARE GENERAL
ADVANCES OF 1 TO 6 POINTS
THROUGHOUT WST.
Strongest Issues Are Those That
Recently Suffered Most; Lib
, ertjr Bonds Are Higher.
Oils.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $1.01:
drums, $1.08; cases, (1.16. Boiled, barrels.
$1.03; drums, $1.10; cases, $1.18.
TURPENTINE Tanks. $1.41; casea
$1.56.
COAL OIL Tank wagons and Iron bar
rels, 17 14 c: cases. 30 9 37c
FUEL OIL Bulk. $2.35 per barrel.
C t k. 1 I T ivp 1- 1. nnH Ra.
rela, 20c; cases, "4 Hie:
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. A pronounced
changeafor the better came over the stock
market today, supporting orders of a sub
stantial character and enforced short cov
ering resulting In extreme gains of one to
upward of Mx points throughout the gen
ral list
Altogether, the movement was the most
constructive of any in several weeka The
improvement was the more noteworthy be
cause of its almost uninterrupted progress.
Occasional setbacks' were nominal and
mainly due to desire to make profits se
cure, but the tone at the close was strong.
Sales amounted to 1,100,000 shares.
Conspicuous features of the advance em
braced oils, shippings, steels, equipments.
sugars and various specialties foremost
in the sharp reaction of the early days
of the week. Heavy odd-lot buying was
reported by commission houses.
Individual Instances of strength In
cluded Mexican and Pan-American petro
leums. United Fruit, Atlantic Gulf. Beth
lehem, Crucible. Vanadium and United
States steels. American and Baldwin Lo
comotives, American Car, American and
Beet sugars, Sears-Roebuck, Virginia-Carolina
Chemical and Famous Players. There
was a steady demand for rails at gains of
one to three points.
.The only element ' of - heaviness was
shown by coppers and rubbers, the former
reflecting the passing of dividends on In
spiration and Green Cananea. United
States Rubber rallied at the finish, more
than recovering its three-point setback.
Money and foreign exchange again failed
to exert any Influence, the only feature in
the International credit situation being
the low record of liability reserves re
ported by the Bank of England.
Speculative bonds scored moderate gains,
also most Liberty issues, but the' list was
otherwise irregular. Total sales, par
value, $24,S75,0O0. Old United States
bonds were unchanged on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Am Beet Sug
American Can
Am Car & Fdy
Am H & L Pld
Am Inter Corp
000
6.200
3,300
7,uOO
American Loco 2,400
Portland, Thursday 47 . . 2
Year ago
Season to date. . .8.111 167 439
Year ago 5037 127 1132
Tacoma, Wednesday 4
Year ago 13
Season to date... 41101 45 524
Year ago 3U72 60
Seattle, Wednesday 3
Season to date... 2950 168
Year ago 3530 174
14
2S8 115:
348 tils
74 528
110 644
4
156 1007
1
104
412 420 75:
STORAGE EGO HOLDINGS ARE LIGHT
Withdrawals in the Past Month Are on
Liberal Scale.
Stocks of butter in storage in the United
States on the first of the month were
6,235,000 pounds greater than a year be
fore, but withdrawals in November
amounted to 21.8S9.000 pounda In No
vember last year, 26,830.000 pounds were
taken out of storage Efe'g holdings on
the first of the month were 1,580,000
eases lighter than a year Before. With
drawals In November this year were
1,986,000 cases and in the same month
last year 1,746,000 cases. Total holdings
of dairy and poultry products on Decem
ber 1 of this and last year compare:
Dec 1. 1020. Dec. 1, 1919
Creamery butter 70.8S9.OOO 73,654.000
Packing stock butter
American cheese
Swiss cheese
Brick and munster . . .
Llmburger
Cottaee. Dot. bakers' ..
Cream and neufcbatel. 100.000
All other cheese 6.3H3.OO0
3.206.000
.40,096.000
. 4.8S3.0OO
1.579,000
1, 050,000
4.820.000
Case eggs .
Frozen eggs .. .
Broilers
Realtors
Fowls
Turkeys
Miscellaneous .
1,802,000
.093.000
62.303,000
3.187,000
O52.O00
744,000
4.02S.0U0
104. OOO
4.801,000
3,341,000
...29,324,000 22.090,000
... 11.130,000 8.046.00O
...lt.4O3.000 14.833,000
... T,:i03,0u0 0,601,000
... 4.294.000 3,212,000
...15.000,000 18,067,000
TURKEY MARKET FIRM AT CLOSE
Biflk of Sales Are Made at 54 Cents to
55 Cents; Receipts Clean Cp.
Turkey receipts were liberal, but cleaned
op eawily and the market, closed firm.
The bulk of sales were made at 54 55c.
Only a few small shipments are expected
today. Other dressed poultry was rather
slow, geese sellirug at 359 40c and chickens
at 23930c Live poultry was in light de
mand.
The egg market was steady with the
larger buyers offering 50 cents net Port
land for shipments from the country. Sell-
Irrg prices were unchanged. Receipts were
larger and a lower range of prices Is ex
cected next week.
The butter market was in good shape
fbr both prints and cubes.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern
oities yesterday were as follows:
Clearins-s. Bslnnces.
Portland $4,732,406 $ 073.672
Seattle ....i 6,261.703 1,319.489
Tacoma U74.0H6 44.150
! Spokane 1,864,225 664,926
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Hoar, Feed, Etc
Merchants' Exchange, noon session:
-Bid-
Dec Jan. Feb
.$ ... t 1.60 $ 1.60
1.55 1.55
1.55
1.50
1.30
l.ati
1.55
1.53
1.50
1.50
1.47
1.65
1.50
1.50
1.50
35.00
32.00
85.00
32.00
85.00
' 32.00
Wheat
Hard white ....
Soft whito
White club ....
Hard winter . . .
Northern spring
Red Walla ....
Oats
No. 2 white....
Millrun
Corn
Ho. B. Y. shipment. 34.00
FLOUR Family patents. $9.80; baiters'
$8.75; valley, $7.25; whole wheat, $8.20:
graham, $8.
M1LLFEED Prices f. c b. mill: Mill-m-i.
$35 per ton: rolled barley. $47949;
..111 a. m . ... 1. I mors nu ,nn
CORN Whole, $47; craoked, $50 perl
ton.
HAT Buying prices, t e. h. Portland:
. 33.50 23.50
Hides, Pelts, Etc.
HIDES Salt hides, all weights, 6c per
pound; green hides, all weights, 6c; salt
bulls, all weights, 5c; green bulls, 4c; calf
skins, green or salt, 8c; kip skins, green
or salt, 7c; dry bides, 12c; dry salt hides,
9c; dry calf. 15c Above prices for country
hides and skins. Prices for city skins and
hides follow: Calf skins, lOo per pound:
kip skins, 8c; city packer hides, green. 6c
PELTS Salt pelts, full wool, 25940c
each; dry long wool pelts, fine, To lb.; drj
long wool pelts, medium, tic lb.; dry long
wool pelts, coarse, 4c lb.
TALLOW No. 1, 6c; No. 2. 4c per lb.
CASCARA BARK 1920 peel. 8c per lb
WOOL AND MOHAIR Nominal.
HOPS 1920 crop, choice 25c per pound.
SAN ' FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Vegetables, Fresh Fruits,
Etc, at Boy City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. Butter-
Extras. 51 c; prime firsts, t'Jhic; firsts,
47 He.
Eggs Fresh extras, 73c;. extra firsts.
lHe; extra pullets, 68c; undersized pul
lets, 65c
Cheese Flats, fancy. 29c: firsts. 27c:
Young Americas, 33c.
Vegetables hKgplant, 698c; summer
squash, 75c9$l; potatoes, street prices,
rivers, $l.Ml(lo; ballnas, $3.2o; sweet
potatoes, 4. 2094. 40; onions, Australian
brown, 90c$1.25: white. $1.50 91.75
green, $1.25 91.50; beans, 109 20c; lima.
9911c; bell peppers, bay, lug, $12,191.50;
southern. 12tt915c; tomatoes. $1.25 9 2
cucumbers, San Diego, $1.7592; celery,
crate. $1.5092.50; garlic, 7910c; caull
flower, 0Oc9$l dozen; cabbage, lc per
pound; turnips, carrots, fii.i sack
beets, $1.25; parsnips, $1.75; peas, south
ern, 12Vs917Vic; rhubarb, $2.2392.60
sprouts. 596c; lettuce, $1.5092 crate
artichokes. 70c91.25 dozen; spinach. 495c.
Poultry Hens, colored, 33 9 33c; Wbltb
Leghorn, 34 930c; strictly young roosters.
30933c; old, 21922c; fryers, 87942c
broilers, 45 9 50c; ducks, Pekin. 30933c
squabs. 70 9 75c: Belgian hares, live, 249
2tc; turkeys, dressed, 45 9 51c; live, 449
40c; pigeons, d(gs.iu; geese, 3(tr3.c
Fruit Oranges, navel, $2.5094.76; lem
ons, $2.o093.i5; lemonettes, $1.50 9 2;
grapefruit, new crop, $2.5093: Arizona.
$3.60 9 4.25; limes, $1.50 9 2.23 half orange
oox; manuarins ana tangerines, $293.50
apples, Bellefleur, $1.2.i91.75: pears. Win
ter ileitis. tt(p4; oananas, ugpllc; avoca
does, $1.2592 dozen; cranberries. Oregon,
$2.5096; dates, 21r22c
Receipts Flour, 4894 quarters; wheat.
siiu centals; oarley, 58-20 centals; bean
1MI1 sacks; oats, 940 centals; corn, 130
centals; potatoes, 4731 sacks; hay, 155
tons; lemons and oranges, 350 boxes; hides,
iiid roils, uveglocK, loou neaa.
Coffee Futures Rally.
NEW YORK. Dec 23. There were ral
lies in the market for coffee futures today.
The market sold about 19 to 25 noints
above yesterday's closing quotations, wiffT
Jiarcn selling at ts.o.ic and May at 6.94c.
The close was a shade off from the best
under realizing, but showed a net advance
or 13 to 20 points. Closing bids: Decern
her and January, 6.00c; March, 6.62c; May,
o.wuc; juiy, i.oc; aeptemoer, 7.4SC; Octo
ber, 7.58c
Spot coffee, nominal; Rio 7s, 6 Si to c
Santos 4s, 914 to 10c
Seattle Grain Market.
SEATTLE, Dec. 23. Wheat, hard
white, soft white and white club, $1.60;
hard red winter, soft red winter, northern
spring and eastern red Walla. $1.57; Big
ena Diuemem, 91. tin.
City delivery: Feed Scratch feed, $62
ton; feed wheat. $B3: all grain chon. $54:
oats, $51; sprouting oats, $36; rolled onts,
.w; wnole corn, j.il; cracked corn, $53:
rolled barley. $3; clipped barley, $58;
miuea leeu, .iu; oran. S3'.l.
Hay--Alfalfa, $20 ton; double com
pressed alfalfa. $35: ditto timothv. 140:
eastern vvasmngion mixea, $"J.
Raw Sugar Firm.
NEW YORK. Dec 23. Raw sugar was
firm early today and prices advanced on
sales of 4200 bags of Peruvian In port at
ec c l. i cuoan cost and freight was
quoted at 414c, equal to 5.31c for centrif
ugal. There was a fair Inquiry for refinecC
Prices were unchanged at 7.90 8c for fine
granulated.
Futures opened easy under realizing and
selling by commission housea At noon
prices were 5 to 13 points lower.
Eastern Dairy Produce.
NEW YORK, Dec 23. Butter steady.
unchanged.
Eggs Steadier, unchanged.
Cheese Irregular, unchanged.
CHICAGO. Dec- 23. Butter- Hieher.
Creamery extras, 53c: standards. 43c.
r-Kgs nicner. Keceints. 2037 rases r
firsts, 65966c! ordinary firsts. STaeie:
at mark, cases Included, 55961c; refrigera
tor ursis, ooc; refrigerator extras, 57c
Naval Stores. J
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Dec. 23. Turnentine
quiet. 9214c; no sales; receipts, 250 bar
rels; shipments, 08 barrels; stock, 14,601
barrels.
Rosin, quiet; no sales; receipts. 1415:
shipments, 319; stock, 80,568, Quote: B,
n. E. V, U, , 1. K, M, N. WO. WW.
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Seattle Dairy Freduee.
SEATTLE. Dec 23. Eggs Select local
ranch, white shells, 68c; pullets'. 60c: stor
age, 50c .
Butter City creamery in cubes. B2o:
bricks or prints, 53c; seconds In cubes,
46c; bricks, 47c; country creamery extras,
cost to jobbers in cubes, 50c; storage, 47c
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec 23. Tin Easy. Snot
and nearby. 32.50c: futures. 33.6O034.ooc.
Zinc Quiet East St. Louis, spot, 5.709
5.87c. . .
Other metals unchanged.
Dried Fruit at New York.
INBW YORK. Dec. 23. Evaporated ap
ples lifeless. Prune weak. Peaches dull.
Am Suit & Kfg . 4,000
American Sug 3,5ro
Am Sum Tub 8,900
Am Tel & Tel 0.300
Ameri Woolen 10,000
Am Z L & S 200
Anaconda Cop 13,000
Atchison .... 4.5O0
Atf Gf & W In 8.30O
Baldwin Loco 23.500
Baiti & Ohio 11,300
Bethle Steel B 12.2(H)
But Sup Cop 1,400
Cal Petroleum 3,400
Canadian Paci 6.7O0
Centrl Leather 3.2ir0'
Chandler Mtrs o.o
Cries & Ohio 2.200
Chi Mil & St P 10.100
Chic'go & N W 7,200
Chi K- I & Pac 5.900
Chino Copper.. 3,400
Corn Products 7.8O0
Crucible Steel 10,200
Cuba Cane Sug 1.700
Erie 4,000
Uenerl Electric 3,000
Generl Motors 15,400
Grt North Pfd 7.000
Illinois Central 2.700
Ir.spir Copper 11,000
Int Me Ma Pld 4.81)0
Interna Nickel 5.600
Interna Paper 2.KIO
aKn Cty South 2.400
Kan Cty South 2,400
Louis & Nash 700
Mex Petroleum 25.400
Miami Copper 2,900
Mid States Oil 7, OOO
Midvale Steel 4soo
Missouri Paclf 5,000
Nevada Copper . 2,000
New York Cen 6.5i0
N 1' N H & H 8,400
Nor & Western 5O0
Northern Paci 11,000
Ok Pd & Kfg 4.3DO
Pan-Am Petrol 19,100
Pennsylvania.. 10,000
Puts & W Va 1.000
Ray Con Cop 5,700
Reading 30.000
Rep lr & Steel 8.000
Koyal DAI iu.ouo
Shat Ariz Coo SO0
Shell Tr & Td 3.900
Sin Oil & Rfg 20,000
Southern Paci 21,700
Southern Rwy 7,800
S O N J Pfd 1,100
Studebak Corp 8.5O0
Texas company 20.SOO
Texas & Pacif 1,500
Tobacco Prdts 3,100
Transconti Oil 0.700
Union Pacific. 7,100
U S Food Pdts 3,400
U S lnd Alchl 5.000
U S Rtl Stores 12.100
U S Rubber. . 29,400
U S Steel... 60,100
U 8 Steel Pld 3.300
Utah Copper. . 3.000
Western Union 500
West Electric 2.4O0
Willy - Overld 13.100
BONDS.
U S Lib 314s. . .89.80IA T A T ev 6s.. 93
do 1st 4s. .. .84.00,Atch gen 4s... 73
do 2d .s 83.70 D R U con 4a 6014
' do 1st 4 lis. ,)84.90'N Y C deb 6s.. 88
do 2d 41s 84.04IN P 4s 7214
do 3d 41s 86.50 N P 3s 54
do 4th 414s. ..84.50Pao T ft T 5s. 7814
Victory 3s ...04. SB, Fa con 414s... 88
do 4s 94.90 S P cv 5s 9414
U S cv 4e cpn.tloo So Ry 5s 81
Pan 3s reg....t89 iU P 4s 78
do coupon ...t90 U S Steel 5s... 8S14
Last
High. Low. sale.
37 14 35 37 14
2414 2214 24
118 118 11714
38 3514 .38
33 32 3314
Soli 7714 SOli
35 34 35
89 85. 89
09 07 0914
95 95 95!
00 5714 60
6 6 6
32 30 31
'81 78 (i ' 80 4
10614 1 0014 1 05
84 80 44 84 H
32 Mi 30 82
54 00 74 54
8 8 8
27 , 2514 25
115 111 115
34V4 32 34
05 62 65
55 53 54
25 24 2j
04 0214 64U
25 24 2o
17 17 1714
60 6314 6U
83 78 82
18 17 18
13 12 13
118 117 118
13 13 13
7-1 71 ' 73
83 84 85
29 28 28
49 47 49
12 11 12
43 42 43
18 16 18
18 16 . 18
97 90 97
101 153 101
13 14 . 15
.12 11 11
30 29 30
17 13 17
8 8 8
09 67 ' 89
17 16 16
96 94 06
77 75 77
3 2 2
75 70 74
39 38 39
28 27 28
11 10 11
80 77 80
59 . 60 59
02 T 58 61
6 5 5
40 38 40
' 22 20 ' 22
95 93 94
21 r'20 21
103 103 103
41 39 41
43 40 43
17 13 17
50 40 50
6 5 6
115 112 114
17 15 16
02 00 .02
51 40 50
5S 53 58
79 77 79
104 104 104
47 45 47
81 80 81
40 40 40
5 5 5
Berlin 4s
Hamburg 4s
Hamburg 4s ...
Leipslg 6s .......
Munich 4s .......
Munich 5e
Frankfort 4s ....
Jap 4e
Jap 1st te ....
Jap 2d 4s .....
Paris sixes
U K 5s. 1921
U K 5s, lDtM ..
U K 5s. 1929 ..
U K 5s, 1937
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87
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Swift A Co. Stock.
Closing prices for Swift ft Co. stock at
Chicago were reported by the Overbeck ft
Cooke Co. of Portland as foUows:
Swift ft Co. IOI
Swift International 25
Libby. McNeill & -Llbby 11
National Leather 7
ALL LINES. ABE STEADY
QUIET
TKADIXG AT
STOCK YARDS.
Hogs Hold at Former Top Price of
$10.25, but Bulk of Sales.
Are Made at $10. ,
The livestock market was quiet yester
day. but prices were on a steady basis,
Hogs held at the former top price of
tlo.25 but the bulk of sales were at siu.
Cattle sold -within the regular range of
quotations and the few sheep and lambs
moved were at unchanged prices.
Receipts were 139 hogs and 12 sheep.
The day s sales were as xollows:
Wt Price.! Wt. Price
26 steers. 1090 $ 7.25 5 hogs. ... 442 $ 8.00
26 steers. 1002 7.25 6 hogs. 1
7.231 1 hog. . .
6.5o 2 hogs. .
6.50 1 bog
4.501 1 hog
3.50 7 hogs.,..
7.25,10 hogs'. ...
4.00,88 hogs
5.001 8 lambs. ..
6.75j 4 lambs. .. 95
7.50,10 lambs... 108
2.501 8 lambs. .. 83
6.25: 3 ewes'.... 140, 3.00
5.00 1 yearl... 110 6.50
196 10.001 5 calves.. 112 12.00
133 9.00
The following orices are current at the
local yards:
Cattle
Choice grass steers ....
Good to choice steres . . .
Medium to choice steers.
Fair to good steers
Common to fair steers ..
Choice cows and heifers.
Good to choice cows, heifers
Medium to good cows, heifers
Fair to medium cows, heifers
PASSAGE OP FARM RELIKF
BIXI EXCOURAGES BTJMiS.
Export Purchases of 3,000,00
Busbels and Wall Street Strength
Also Aid Advance.
53 steers. 1000
5 steers. 1160
2 steers. 1176
2 steers.
3 steers.
9 steers .
1 cow. . .
3 cows. .
1 cow . . .
2 cows. .
1 cow. . .
1 bull. ..
2 bulls..
78 hoxs. .
17 hogs.
1190
1136
1055
1020
930
1490
1100
810
1410
730
183
250 9.00
270 8.00
480 7.50
290 10.2
115 8.2
246 9.7
232 10.00
92 8.00
7.50
7.50
7.50
Price.
.$ 8.009 8.75
. 7.50 9 8.00
i.ooigi T.du
6.50 y T.00
6.50 (.11 650
6.509 7.00
5.509 6.25
6.00 ly) 5.50
4.509 5.00
Common to fair cows, heifers 3.509 4.50
Canners
Bulls
Choice dairy calves . . . .
Prime light calves
Heavy calves ................
Best feeders
Hogs
Prime mixed
Smooth heavy
Hough heavy
Fat pigs . .-. . '. '.
Feeder pigs
Sheep
East of the mountain lambs. .
Valley lambs
Feeder lambs
Cull lambs
Light yearlings
Heavy yearlings
Wethers . . '.
Ewes t .,.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Cattle receipts 8000,
beef steers strong to 5c higher. .Many early
sales $11.50913.25. some bids $13.50914
calves mostly 50 cents higher, .packers'
top $11, bulk $9.50 10, all other classes
around 25 cents higher; canners mostly
$3.2593.50; good choice bologna bulls, $5.76
96.
Hog receipts 31,000, market active, 25
to 40 cents higher than yesterday's aver
age Light and light lights up most, top
$10. bulk $9.0599.75; bulk of hogs aver
aging 180 pounds down and pigs at $9.75
910.
Sheep receipts 8000, fat lambs strong to
higher, fat sheep steady, feeder lambs 25
cents higher. Lamb top $11.65, bulk $10.50
911.40; no early sales choice feeder sheep;
few doubles choice 63-pound feeder lambs
$10.25.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Dec. 23. Hog receipts 3000,
active, 25 and 36 cents higher. Bulk me
dium and light butchers $9.65 9 9.75, top
$9.85; bulk strong weight and packing
grades $9.40 9 9.65.
Cattle receipts 2100; desirable grades
beef steers and she stock strong to 25
cents higher; close dull on she stock; best
steers averaging 1160 pounds $10.60; best
heifers $9; other classes generally steady.
Sheep receipts 3000; Iambs and year
lings steady to strong; bulk lambs $10.50
910.75, top on 73-pounders $11.20; bulk
yearlings $7.5098; sheep and feeders
steady; top ewes $4.50.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 23. Cattle Re.
ceipts, 2730 head; handy weight fat steers
she stock and bulls, steady; steers selling
above $9, mostly 25c lower; veals and
calves unevenly steady to 25c higher,
packer top, $9.50; shipper top, $10.25. "
Sheep Receipts 500 head; killing classes
25950c higher; fat native ewes, $3.754
fed western lambs. $11,
CHICAGO. Dec tS. Wheat score it
sharp advance In price today, helped by
the progress of emergency farm relief
measures and by renewal of stock market
strength, as well as by large export saies.
The finish, although unsetled, was 4e
to 5c net higher, with March $1.66 to
$1.66 and May $1.62 to $1.62. Corn
gained lc to lc. oats c to lc and
nrnvldnn, 27e tn A5c
Decided unnriarif swincrs beean In the
IiOCAL I wheat market as soon as trading opened.
The chief Impetus appeared to come irom
the house vote favoring the enactment
of a tariff on Imported farm products.
It was known that export business had
been - done overnight, but the .estimated
amount as at first announced was small
later in the session, however, the total
was greatly expanded, reaching 8.000,000
bushels and this circumstance, together
with material advances in security values,
gave a fresh advantage to the wheat
bulla. Evidence that foreigners were
after rye counted also as a stimulus to
the rise in wheat.
Corn and oats reflected the strength
of breadstuffs, notwithstanding that re.
ceipts of coarse grain showed consider
able enlargement.
Provisions were lifted by the Jump of
cereals and hogs.
The Chicago market letter received yc
terday by Overbeck ftwCooke company of
Portland said:
Wheat opened sharply higher on buyin
Induced by the prospective adoption of
legislative measures to eliminate the com
petition of foreign wheat in this country
and in the absence of selling pressure the
advance was fully maintained. The im
proved tons In the New York security mar
kets also contributed to the strength, as
dfd the rr..'.urn of Che British commission
Into tile tnaiket coincident with reports
of large amounts having been taken for
export lato yesterday and again today.
As an onset to the large foreign buyin
southwestern points reported heavier sel
ing of v-lient by the Country and the ex.
pectatlon of a material increase in receipts
after the first of the year. In our opinoi
the 'adverse financial situation must man
ifest iteif and such upturns based
day-to-day developments of a construc
tive nature are not likely to -prove per
manent. '
Corn Selling pressure was lacking an
the advance with wheat was easily at
talned, notwithstanding that the news In
general was of a contradictory sort. AI
though receipts were not large, the de
mand was small and spot prices failed
to follow the advance in futures, with
premiums further reduced. Deliveries of
105,000 bushels were made on December
contracts. Weather conditions have turned
favorable for the movement and the coun-
try is now offering corn actively.
Oats followed the course of the corn
market and closed steady within a frao.
tion of the top. Receipts were small. Spot
prices failed to follow futures and cash
at an Increased discount under the May
futures.
Provisions advanced sharply, due to the
gain of 30 cents in hog prices. Offerings
were somewhat less pressing than here
tofore. Cash business remained quiet.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Clone.
March .... $1.63 $1.67 $1.63 $1.66
May 1.59 1.63 1.59 1.62
CORN.
May .73 .75 .73 .74
July 74 .76 .74 .75
OATS.
.49 .49 .49 .4914
.48 .48 .48 .48
PORK.
22.85 23.20 22.85 23.20
LARD-.
13.80 13.37 13.22 13.85
13.60 13.85 13.00 13.85
RIBS.
11.35 11.77 11.55 11.77
12.30 13.53 12.30 12.63
Cash prices were as follows:
Wheat No. 1 hard. $1.76: No. 1 dark
northern. $1.79 91.82.
Corn No. 2 mixed. 7814 c: No. 2 yellow,
7 p lC
Oats No. I white. 481449c: No.
white, 47 48c.
Rye No. 2, $1.60.
Barley 60 9 90c.
Timothy seed $5.6006.50.
Clover seed $15.00920.00.
Pork Nominal.
Lard $13.35.
Ribs $11.25 912.50.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. r. 2a rj-.i
Wheat, $2.7593; barley, spot feed, $1,309
1. 00; snipping, i.o.T(ni.tHi: oats, red feed
4U91.55; corn, white Eev-ntian. SI 75 ft
2.85: red mllo. $292.10.
nay neat, lancy, $26927; tame oats.
-1 If . WHO OatS. Slft&filM! hnr v
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dee. 23 Ru-Iov K9fl
Dnluth Linseed Market,
DULUTH. Dec. 23. Linseed an track
ana to arrive $1.97.
2.50 9 3.50
4.50 9 5.50
12.00 913.00
10.00 912.00
6.00 9 7 50
6.75 9 6.75
6.5010.25
9.259 9.75
7.009 8.25
8.009 9.25
7.00 9 8.50
8.009 8.50
8.00 9 8.50
5.00 9 6.00
5.00
6.009 7.00
5.00 9 6.00
5.00 9 6.00
1.009 4.00
Bid; toffered.
Mining Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON, Dec 23. Closing quotations:
Allouez 15 Old Dom 15
Ariz Com 6 lOsceola 21
Calu ft Arls... 42 IQulncy 35
Calu ft Hecla..211 Isuperlor 8
Centennial .... 6 -Sup ft Boston.. 1
Cop Range .... 26 IShannon 70
East Butte . 7iUtah Con 3
Franklin 2 Winona 35
Isle Koyalle ... 15 I Wolverine ..... 8
Lake Copper... liOranby Con ... 15
Mohawk 43iOreene Can ... 16
North Butte . .. 8l -
Money, Silver, Etc
NEW YORK, Dee. 23. Prime mercantile
paper, unchanged.
Time loans unchanged.
Call money steady; high, 7 per cent;
low, 7 pen cent; ruling rate, 7 per cent;
closing bid, 7 per cent: offered at 7
per cent; last loan, 7 per cent.
Bar silver, domestic, unchanged; for
eign, 63.
Mexican dollars,, unchanged.
LONDON, Dec. 23. Bar silver, 40d
per ounce. Money and discount unchanged.
Foreign Exchange. ,
Foreign exchange rates at close of busi
ness yesterday, furnished by Northwestern
National bank of Portland. The amount
quoted Is the equivalent In United States
dollars: .
Country Unit .
Rut-tria, kronen
Belnium. francs
Bulgaria, leva .'.
CzechoSlovakla, kronen . .
Denmark, kroner .........
England, pound sterling ...
Finland, finmark
.....
France, francs
Germany, marks
Greece, drachmas
Holland, guilders
Hunssry. kronen
Italy, lire ......
Jugolovakia, kronen
Norway, kroner
Portugal, escudos
Roumanfa, lei .. -
Serbia, dinara
Spain, pesetas . . -
Sweden, kroner -. ..- ,
Switzerland, franc . . .
China Hongkong, local currency
Kaanghai. taels
Japan, yen
Rate.
.. .$ .ooao
. . . .0629
. .. .0122
... .01'J-J
. .. .1546
. . . 3 .55UU
... .0281
. .. .D600
. .. .0143
. . . .0734
. .. .3143
... .0O23
. .. .0348
... 0V74
. . . .1543
... .1060
... .0124
. . . .0291)
. .. .1305
... .1992
. .. .1530
. .. .523
. .. .7550
. . . .4900
Seattle Livestock Market. ,
SEATTLE, Dec. 23. Hog receipts none.
steady. Prime. $10910.50; smooth heavies.
$9910; rough heavies, $7 9 7.50; pigs, $8
910.
cattle receipts none, steady. prime
steers, $8.50 9 9; medium to choice, $798;
common to good, $096.50; best cows and
heifers, $6.25 96.75; medium to choice, $5
96; common to good, $3,50,95; bulls, $4
95.50; calves, $6913. -
Medford.to Have Candy Factory.
MEDFORD,-0r., Dec. 23. (Special.)
George Beeney and Roy and B. F.
Mcrshow of Fairfield, Neb., who re
cently came here with their families,
will establish a wholesale candy fac
tory herex in January to supply the
northern California and southern
Oregon trade. t
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Dec 23. Highest tempera
ture, 44 degrees: lowest, 88 degrees. River
reading, 8 A. M., 4.9 feet; change In last
24 hours, none. Total rainfall (5 P. M.
to S P. M.), .38 Inch; total since Septem
ber 1, 18.73 fnches; normal, 17.38; excess,
1.37. Sunrise, 7:51 A. M. ; sunset, 4:29
P. M. Total sunshine, none; possible sun
shine, 8 hours and 36 minutes. Moonrise,
8:16 P. M. ; moonset, 5:32 A. M. Barom
eter (reduced to sea level), 5 P. M., 29.67
Inches. Relative humidity: 5 A. M-. 70
per cent; noon, 68 per cent; 6 P. M-. 99
per cent.
THE WEATHER.
STATIONS.
Wind
Weather
NEW. YORK. Dec. 23. Exchange irreg
ular. Sterling, demand, $3.52; cables,
$3.52. Francs, unchanged. Belgian francs.
demand, 6.23; cables, 6.25. Gullderrs, de
mand. 31.33; cables, 81.45. Lire, demand,
3.41; cables, 3.43. Marks, demand, 1.36;
cables, 1.39. Greece unchanged.
Exchange on Montreal unchanged.
Foreign Bonds.
Foreign bond quotations furnished fc
the Overbeck ft Cooke Co. of Portland:
, Bid. Ask.
Russian s, 1921 .
Russian 5s, 1926 ,
Russian s. 1919 .
Currency
French 3s, 1931 ....
French 4s. 1917
French 5s, 1920 ....
Italian 3s, 1918 ....
British 6s, 1922 ....
British 5s, 1927 ....
British 5s, 1929
British vky 4s .....
British ref 4s
Belgium rest 5s ...
Belgium prem 6 .
German W. L, 5 ,.
7
8 :
57
..... 49
30
67
26
......845
330
S80
2rt
226
..... 54
68
10
9
12
62
SI
41
59
28
5S
344
344
259
227
57
63
U
Baker 16 3010.00'12'SE Cloudy
Boise 18 3:0.OOjl2SE Cloudy
Boston ...v- 36 52,0.00!l2 W Clear
Calgary ...... 18 6 0.00.. E Clear '
Chicago .... 24 320.0l'l0 W Cloudy -
Denver ..... 4 160.001. .E Snow
Des Moines . 10 1210. 00. . NW PU cloudy
Eureka .... 48 54;o.l2 14SE Rain
Galveston .. 36 4S;0.00j..N Clear
Helena 21 J6;o.O. . ISW Cloudy.
Juneau 24t30.OO12 NB Clear
Kansas City. 10 2o:o.oo16lNW Clear
Los Angeles. 46 62o.oo..W Pt. cloudy
Marshfield .. 301 54,0.24112:8 Rain
Medford 35 40;0.12j38jSE Cloudy
Minneapolis 8 14O.Ooil2iNW Cloudy
New. Orleans. ... 4410.001 . . NW Cloudy ;
New York... 40 52,0.00128 W Cloudy
North Head. 42 48!0. 58,22 3 Cloudy
Phoenix ... 32 580.0ol. . NW Pt. cloudy
Pocatello ... 22 280.001.. SE Clear
Portland.... 41 44 0.381. . NB Rain
Roseburg... '3 520.12..SE Rain .
Sacramento . 42 46.0.181.. SE Rain
St Louis ... 20 240.00.. W Clear
Salt Lake ... 24 46,O.00..E Clear
San Diego .. 48 60,0.00 . . NW Pt. cloudy
San Fran.... 44 50 0.44..B Rain
Seattle 42 48 0.28 12 8E Rain
Sitka 26 t42IO.OO. . Clear
Spokane .... 28 38-0.00 . . SE Cloudy
Tatoosh .... 14 46'0.58 20S Rain
Tacoma 46:0.28 . . 8 Rain
Walla Walla. 26 40'o.001. . S Cloudy
Washington. 38 5410.00)20 NW Clear
Winnipeg ... 0 2 0.00112 W Pt. cloudy
Yakima . ,f 28( 34;0.24 Snow
May
uly
January
January
May . . .
January
May
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2x. Cotton Snot
tjuici. jniuuiing jo.uuo.
URGE ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Committee Appointed to Keep In
Touch With Work.
ALB ANT, Or., Dee. 23. (Special.)
committee consist Inn- of F. H,
Pfelffer, chairman of the highway
bureau of the Albany Chamber of
Commerce; John R. Penland, county
roaamaster of Linn county: S. M
Garland of Lebanon, former state
enator from Linn county: E. D.
Cuslck, former state senator from
Linn and Lane counties, and P. A.
voung. .mayor-elect of Albany, has
oeen named Dy the Albany Chamber
of Commerce to keep in touch with
the state highway commission and
particularly to urge more road im
provement in Linn county.
The chamber understands that Linn
county has received much less road
work from the highway commisninn
than many counties 'smaller in popu
lation, territory ana property valua
tion. This committee has been-In-
structed to see that someone repre
senting the Albany chamber attends
each meeting of the highway com
mission.
Lm
A. M.
Ing day.
today; tP. M. report of preced-
FORECASTS.
.Portland and vicinity Rain; southerly
winds.
Oregon and Washington Rain; fresh to
strong southerly gales. -
J&UWAtU) tm waWA, jaetaoreiegiM.
LARGER EXHIBITION URGED
Members- Want Livestock and Farm
Products Included in Show.
HERMISTON. Or.. Dec. 23 fKn.
clal.) A meeting of those interested
In the Hermiston dairy and hog show
was held Tuesday at the public
library. George H. Root, C. D. Jack
son, 'I nomas Fraser, J. W. Campbell
ana ueorge stronm were elected di
rectors for next year.
Many urged enlargement of the
scope or the show to include exhlbi
tion of all livestock and farm nrnrl
ucts. x Heretofore the-, exhibit has
oeen confined almost entirely to cat
tle and hogs. A proposed agricul
tural building, added to the present
stock barns, will make possible these
additional features.
Brook Trout Traded for Lake Trout
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec 23.
(Special.) L. J. Esses, superintendent
of the state game farm, has returned
from a trip to Wisconsin and Illinois,
where he went with L. H. Darwin,
state game warden and fish commis
sioner. They- took 5,000,000 brook
trout fry east with them and traded
them with Wisconsin officials for
3,uuu,ooo lake trout fry.
Still Operators Are Fined.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Dec. 23. (Spe
cial.) Warren Murphy of North
Bend and Ernest Anderson of Haynes
inlet, enriched the county treasury
today by the payment of 1250 each In
fines when they pleaded guilty in
Justice Joehrtk's court to operating a
itiil on the Anderson ranch on Haynes
inlet. Murphy wa assessed JO days
in Jail a well but is out under sus
pended sentence pending future ac
tions. ,
1 k
1 SHRINE CITY TO BE FOUND
Imperial Potentate Will Select
Place for 1921 Conclave.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec 23. (Spe
cial.) Selection of the city to be host
for the 1921 imperial conclave of the
Shrlners of North America will be
made by Ellis Lewis Garretson of
Tacoma, Imperial potentate, which
will take him to the five cities under
consideration.
Mr. Garretson made that announce
ment upon his return from California,
where he was the guest of several
tAmnles.
f- Whether he will make the trip be
fore or after the Pacific coast cere
monial, on January S. in Tacoma. Mr.
Garretson has not decided. Indian
apolis, Des Moines, Savannah. El Paso
and Lexington, Ky., are the contend
ers for the next conclave. Atlantic
City was chosen at the Portland con
clave, but the selection was canceled
because of " the extortionate hotel
rates there and the fact that patrols
and bands could not parade in the
lobbies.
COX BACKS STADIUM PLAN
Governor Wants Tacoma Structure
Duplicated In Dayton, Ohio.
TACOMA. Wash., Dec 23. (Bpe
ciaL) Governor James M. Cox of
Ohio was so Impressed with the Ta
coma stadium when he spoke there
during his campaign for the presi
dency that he has started1 a cam
paign to build a similar structure In
Dayton, O., his home city.
Governor Cox Is planning to enlist
the aid of Ohio newspaper publishers
to procure for Dayton a replica of
thb Tacoma starHum. Word of these
pisns was received In Tacoma from
J. P. Glass, editorial director of the
News League of Ohio.
Mr. Glass wrote that Governor Cox
had directed him to get full details
regarding the construction of the sta
dium, its cost and other data. This
will be supplied immediately. Fred
erick Heath, architect, who designed
the Tacoma structure, gave assist
ance in compiling the data.
BOSWELL MINE BOUGHT
-
Seattle ' Men Become Owners of
Josephine County Property,
GRANT'S PASS Or.. Deo. 23 M
Norden and associates of Seattle have
purchased the Boswell mine In Jose
phine county for 1130,000. The mine
Is one of the best' producers in the
county and its new owners claim
there is ore enough in sight to pay
for the property. Operations will not
h atarteri on the mine untill next
spring, when a force of 15 men will
be sent out to Improve it. The plans
of the purchasers include Uie building
of a cyanide p-lant.
The mine was discovered six year
ago by R. Boswell and his son, who
worked the property alone, and in
that time took out 346.000 in bullion.
Irl 1918 the son died in France and th
mine has been idle, although it as
been under guard all the time. The
mine figured in a daring robbery in
1918. when two men held up the op
erators and secured $6000 In gold
bars.
2 4 Ordered Out of City.
WAT.T.A WALLA. Wash., Dec. 23.
(Special.) With surplus of labor here,
no work avallanie, ana many uo
plclous characters seen on the streets,
the police are ordering out of town
men who have no visible means of
support. Mayor Hill ana enret oi
Police Roecker, following a confer-
Anre. nrdered 24 men to leave yester
day and today. There are between 200
ana ou uneiiipi" , ...
Walla, many of them permanent resi
dents with families. The question -of
establishing a registration neaa
quarters here will be brought before
the commercial club next week in an
endeavor to find work for local men.
Mayor Hill announced that work on
the citv waterworks would be started
as early as possible to give employ
meat to Walla wanans.
Storm 'ot Expected,
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 23. (Special:)
AH danger of a threatened storm
here was believed to nave passea
this afternoon, temporarily at least,
when the wind shifted from the east
to the south and the temperature rose
Avnral degrees. southeast storm
warnings were Issued this mornnlng,
hut the storm has no reached nere
and at 4 o'clock this afternoon me
wind at North Head was blowing only
at an 18 mile rate.
Northwestern Municipals
Exempt From Federal Income Ta
City Bond
310,000 P r 1 n evllle, Oreroa,
194 Funding Bonds.
$ 3,00 Wapato, Wash I n g
ton. i Water
Bonds.
314,000 Buhl. Idaho, t Fir
Department Bond.
Road Bond
210,000 Net Peree. Idaho.
f Clear Water
Highway District.
$11,000 Power County.
Idaho. II- C r y tal
Highway District.
$12,000 Twin h all County,
Idaho. "J Kuhl
Highway District.
Special Assessment Bonds
$12,000 City of Soda Spring. Idaho, local Imp. 7Tt bend.
yielding Jtt. ....... ..
$ 7,000 Vancouver, Wash, local imp. dist. 1S1. bonds,
yielding 1.
$ 1,000 KldgeXield, Waih., 1 gold bonds.
Canadian Municipals
Exempt From All Dominion Government Tax
The Unsold Portion ( Gold Bonds
MUNICIPALITY OF ASSINIBOIA
Provlaee of Maaltoba
Price 88.13; Yield 9
Dated December 1, 1920. Due December 2, 192S.
Denomination If. 00.
t General Obligation
C?rM Note
CITY OF
EDMONTON
Price - - 95.24
Yield . . . - 9
Dated Sept. 1, 1920. Due
Sept. 1, 191'!. Denomination
$1000.
Principal and semi-annual Interent of the above Imiios
parable In U. S. gold coin -in New York City or at the
offices of Morris Brother. Inc., with the exception of
Vancouver and Rlilgefleld isnur, which are payable at
these places, respectively, or at Morris lirothrra. Inc.
"Telephone or Telegraph Ordert at Our Expense"
6 Gold Bonds
PROVINCE OF
ALBERTA
Price - - - - 90.75
Yield . 7Va
Dated May L 191S. Due May
1, 1925. Denomination $1000.
MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc.
Over a
Quarter
teatorr
Tke Premier Mealclpal Road HaBae"
PORTLAND. OIL MORRIS BLDG.
309-11 STARKBROADWAY 2151
Other Office t Feat tie, Tacoma, Will
and San Francisco, Cal.
Cltel
On
Mlllloa
3ellara
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
TAILOR GAINS SUPPORT
kixo coevrr senator leads
FOIt PRESIDENT PRO-TEM.
Walla Walla Working for Bridge
WALLA WALXiA. Wash.. Dec 23.
fSnecial.) A mass meeting has been
called for Tuesday evening, December
28, to discuss Walla Walla's part in
the Paeco-KennewlcK bridge cam-
nale-n. It is nlanned to maRe aquicg
drive to raise Walla Walla's share of
the money needed, several thousand
dollars' worth of stock has been sold
in the counity, much of It m isooo lots.
High School Gives Play.
STAYTON, Or., Dec 23. (Special.)
The senior class of - the Stayton
high school presented "Aaron Bogus,
Freshman," to a crowded nouBe rn-
day night, under the direction or miss
Helen Moore, who has charge of
dramatics In the high school. Music
was furnished by the school orchestra
of which Miss Wanda Brown is 01
rector.
Professor of Chemistry Resigns.
OREGO.V AGRICULTURAL COL-
LEU-E. Corvallis. Deo. 13. (Special.
Resignation of William Hodge, a-
sistant professor or organic cnemis-
trv at the college, has been an
ounced. The university oi nem
Virerlnla offered Professor Hodge a
position with a material aavance in
salary, as bead ot one or. me uivisiune
of chemistry in the school of engin
eering.
Telephone Employes to Celebrate.
MEDFORD. Or., Dec 23. (Special.)
Th emDloyes of the Home Tele-
nhone company here celebrated Christ
mas last night with a big tree, en
tertainment and refreshments. Em
ployes of the Home company from
Jacksonville. Gold Hill and Rogue
River .and the Pacific company long
distance in Medford were guesU.
Interest In Oil Drilling Revives.
MKDFORD. Or., Deo. 23. (Special.)
The news that oil ha been struck
in Klamath county has revived inter
est In the drilling operations in this
county. The Trlgonla company well
near Medford is snowing indications
that oil will be struck. Another well
is being drilled in Sams valley by the
Vulcan company.
Broken Leg Again Broken.
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ALBANY, Or., Dec. 23 (Special.)
To be on crutches recovering from a
broken leg and fall and break the
limb again in the same place was th'J
experience this week of Roy Kendal,
a young man of Shed-d. The first
break had not healed when the sec
ond break occurred.
Conference In Tacoma Reported
Successful and Giving Assurance
of Election In Senate.
TACOMA, Wash., Dee. 23 (Spe
cial.) With more than two-thirds of
the member of the state senate In
King county and eastern Washington
already pledged to his support, there
I little doubt that Howard D. Taylor.
King county senator, will be presi
dent pro-tem of the next body of the
upper house at Olympla. Senator
Taylor's friends have been In Pierce
county during the last few days urg
ing his candidacy. It Is reported that
the conferences here have been suc
cessful and If this is true Taylor i
assured of election. It Is reported on
good authority that Senator Taylor
had 28 senators pledged to him last
Saturday, This Is more than two
thirds of the upper house and repre
sents senators from all parts of the
state. His friends say that the
pledges will be made unanimous be
fore the session opens.
Senator Taylor has been speaker of
the house twice and during the 1919
esslon, when Senator P. H. Carlyon
succeeded Governor HarV as presid
ing officer of the body, ha was mad
president pro-tem.
With Senator Taylor president pro
tem of the senate. Representative E.
II. Guie, speaker of the house and
Lleutenant-tfovernor-elect Coyle, pre
siding officer of the upper house.
King county politicians are claiming
a rather remarkable victory. Senator
Ralph Metcalf of Tacoma was strong
ly considered for president pro-tem of
the senate up to a few days ago and
the switch to Senator Taylor had It
Inception In Seattle, say th poll
ticlans.
a charge of contributing to the de
linquency of a minor. Th girl In
the cane now I Mr. Kelsey, th two
having been married In Seattle No
vember (. Prior to leaving Hlm
with the girl Kelsey wa employed at
the tnte honnltnl fiirm.
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Jackson County Clrco.lt Conrt typ
hoids Irrigation District Vote.
MEDFORD. Or, Dec. 23 (Special.)
By a decree handed down In circuit
court this week by Judge Calkins the
validity of the Medford Irrigation dis
trict bondn Is sustained In every par
ticular. The dlstrct will appeal th
decision to the state supreme court la
a teat case.
The Rogue River Canal company,
which has the contraot for construct
ing the sytem, will commence the TO
miles of ditch work building March
IS next with a force of 350 men, which
will be Increased gradually to tOO
men. The system will be completed
by the fall of 191 and In operation by
the spring of 1922. The construction
work will cost close to 11,000.000.
The canal company (tarted work
lat spring on the project, which was
halted when the supreme court de
clared the bonds invalid. Another
election was then held In conformity
to the supreme court ruling, which
carried almost unanimously.
Local Service
We have operated for over ten
year In Portland a thoroughly
euuioned laboratory. loi'Mtril nt
Knt Salmon slid Wnlor street,
where from 50 tn 1UU rumple
dally are tested from all r-nrl
of the northwest, and from
which, a a center, a corpn of
inspector and inclneer. whoe
families live In 1'ortland. travel
over th northwest far east
as North Dakota, ami as far
south n Arlxona.
This local ervlce In connection
with the construction u( our
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Alleged Offender Sought.
SALEX Or., Dec 23. (Special.)
Chief of Police Welsh left her to
night for Seattle In quest of R. E.
Kelwey, who Is-wanted In Snlem on
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