THE MORNING OltEGONIAX, SATURDAY, 3IARCII 12, 1921
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Captain Tuohy Tells of
markable Exploits.
Re-
TRIBUTE PAID TO ENEMY
Vomeu Xot Generally Successful
in Secret Service in War
Time, Declares Writer.
LONDON, March 11. (Special.) A
book by Captain Ferdinand Tuohy, an
American, who served In the Intelli
gence department of the British army,
la the principal topic of discussion in
London at the moment. Captain
Tuohy tells some amazing stories of
the secret service work or me allien
armies, and reveals many remarkable
happenings connected with the under
ground warfare against the Germans.
Perhaps the most remarkable state
ment In Captain Tunhy's book illus-
tratint- the great darinp of secreA
'ervice men Is the fact that a colonel
In' the German army, a member or
the staff of Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria, was actually a British
officer and a member of the British
secret service. He was for two years
a trusted member of Crown Prince
Kuppreeht's official family, saw all
the Gei-man plans and knew all their
secrets, and, when opportunity of
fered, passed them along to the allied
army. After the armistice this of
ficer changed his uniform and was
revealed toXhe Germans in bis actual
colors.
Germans Also Efficient.
Captain Tuohy has a very poor
that this marvelous exploit of the
British secret service might well have
been paralleled in the allied armies,
and that the Germans might have
been equally as shrewd, and among
the staff officers of the allies there
mirht have been German spies. At
anv rate, the German system of
espionage on the allied side was ex
tremely efficient, and some highly
placed officers on the allied side
might have been, German secret eerv
lce agents.
Captain Tuohay has a very poor
opinion of the German civilian spies,
who, he said, obtained little informa
tion of any use from England, al
though there must have been hun
dreds of them there. A few German
civilian spies in England did some
remarkable work, but the bulk of
them were easily rounded up by the
British. The German military spies,
however, were wonderful. They per
meated the allied army and turned in
some wonderful stunts. Toward the
last of tne war the allies succeeded
In coping with a good many of the
German military spies, but for a long
time the German espionage system In
the allied armies was almost perfect
Not a thing apparently escaped their
observation.
A remarkable feature of the book
Is the showing of the apparent ease
with which the allied secret service
obtained news from Germany and the
number of agents they had at largo
within the German empire.
Women Spies failure.
Captain Tuohy is a bit scornful of
women spies. "Women are not to be
compared with men," he says, "for
the real grueling work. A woman
lacks patience, method, concentration
without ready results. She lacks also
the technical and studious mind and
the quality of working out of the
limelight. She is Indiscreet and, more
Important, her heart may prove
ntronger than her bead, and with dis
astrous results."
Captain Tuohy tells of a young
Knglishman who w-as a confidential
clerk in the foreign office in London.
His eagerness to be assigned to the
British legation In Switzerland
aroused some suspicion of him. and
his private life was looked up. It was
found that be was living at a rate
far beyond his means, but no evidence
of wrongdoing could be discovered. In
order to trap him he was given the
position in Switzerland, but watched
closely. Soon it was discovered he
was in communication with the Ger
man secret service.
He was, however, retained in his
position, but Information which
passed through his hands was care
fully faked and doctored beforehand,
o that what he passed on to the
Germans would help rather than In
jure the allied cause.
will receive the 40.000 Mackinaw trout I
fry recently assigned this county by
inn nmia iisn uitniniiBaiuiher, iiicujucis
of the Grays Harbor Rod and Gun
club said last night. There are no
desirable deep water fish now tn Lake
Qulnault, and the Mackinaw trout
iiiiittuiL water uuuui iu ur vv ice, ucc),
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f.pawn. Bunch brothers, ranchers of
the Qulnault valley, are said to have
applied for a quota of the fish for
planting in a small deep lake on their
land.
JUDGE QUALIFIES REMARK
Hood River Newspapers Absolved
From Prejudicing Cases.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 11 (Spe
cial.) In the course of selecting a
Jury for a case here the other day,
prospective jurors were asked if they
had been Influenced by anything they
had seen ir the newspapers; Judge
Wilson interposing a remark that
newspapers sometimes tried cases and
reached a verdict before the cases
were tried.
When court opened yesterday Judge
Wilson took occasion to call attent on
to his remark and to explain that he
had no intention of including local
newspapers in the charge. Both Hood
River papers, he said, had been ex
ceedingly fair to the court and never
had attempted to advance prejudicial
"Comments, one way or another, on
cases before their trial. He declared
however, that some metropolitan pa
pers, and other papers of the state.
had been guilty or prejudging crim
inal cases before their trial.
SHEARING OF WOOL
STARTS IN YAKIMA
Buyers Are Wot Present When
Operations Begin.
DEMAND STILL BACKWARD
Heavy Importations of Foreign
Wool at Boston Farm Pools
in Middle West Are Sold.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Man-lace Llcrnsea.
ARMTSHAW-BISHOP Sam Armlshaw,
legal, 307 Stark street, and Freda M.
Bishoo. leeal 3S0 Harrison street.
GESSLKK-ATOFSKY Isldor Gessler. le
gal. 575 Fifth street, and Sadie Atofsky,
legal 53 Fifth street.
WOOD-RITTER James E. Wood, legal,
94-1, Clinton street, and Vermanda Louise
Hitter, 'legal, via Clinton street.
MARTVX-WILDER Lloyd Robert Mar.
tn. 23, 40RV4 Park street, and Ruth Wild
er. 2' Portland.
SA.VDAHL-GRANT Car! J. M. Sandahl.
legal. Portland, and Elizabeth Grant, le
gal, Portland.
JOll.Y-MARKrTLL Roland v". Jolly, le
gal, 572 Maple street, and Mabel Markell,
legal. 5"0 East Oak street.
BALDiVINAWTELL Lyle A. Bald
win. 27, 035 Hawthorne avenue, and Doris
May Sawtell, 22. 171 East 32d street.
STONE-D1ETZ Guy Stone, legal. Port
land, and Marguerite Diets, legal, 3S3
12th street
DEVINE-PrPER Merrttt Devlne. 22,
Lebanan, Or, and Myrtle Piper, 15, Port
land. Vancouver Marriage licenses.
BROWNSON-WEEKLY George T.
Brownson, 33, of Portland, and May Week
ly, 4!l. of Portland.
GILLESPIE-OLSON Dlckerson F. Gil
lespie, 36, of Portland, and Mrs. Geno M.
Olson. 32. of Portland.
KOBI.N'SOX-AKERS Paul H. Robinson.
21 (colored), and June M. Akera, 21
(white), of Portland.
ROTARIANS GO TOMORROW
175 From Portland to Attend Con
vention in Seattle.
Members of Portland's Rotary eluo
leave by special train for Seattle to
morrow afternoon for the Rotarlans"
convention. About 175 Portland Ro
tarlans and their wives are planning
to make the trip. Delegations rom
Astoria, Pendleton and Salem will
join the Portland special v.hea it
leaves for the Sound.
"Live wires only." is the motto of
the Portland Rotarlans In obtaining
their delegates, for they expect to en
list a group of hustlers that will put
the city on the map. Other Oregon
clubs are coming with the same spir
it. A programme with various en
tertainment features to Interest both
the men and women In attendance at
the convention has been arranged. A
golf tournament will feature on the
entertainment programme.
TWO FUGITIVES WANTED
Itialio Officers Will Come to This
State for Alleged Offenders.
BOISI3, Idaho, March 11. (Special.)
Requisition papers were waiting in
the governor's office Thursday for
two fugitives from Justice whom
Sheriff James D. Agnew of Ada coun
ty will bring back from Oregon if the
papers are honored by Governor Ol
cott. One is for Roy D. Conner of
Boise, wanted for wife desertion, and
now under arrest at Hillsboro, Or.,
and the other for Charles E. Sammon,
now held by the police of Portland
on a charce of embezzlement. Sam
mon Is charged by A. A. Beasley of
Meridian with wrongfully taking and
naing $375 obtained while Sammon
was acting as agent for Beasley.
According to information in the
bands of the prosecuting attorney,
Sammon, while at Meridian ,was en
trusted with the sale of an automo
bile owned by A. A. Beasley. It is
Claimed ho junked the car.
Good Baseball Material Available.
ABERDEEN; Wash., March 11.
(Special.) Coach Harry Craig of the
Weatherwax high school forces Is
confident of having a championship
baseball team for the school this year.
Six letter men of last year's team are
back In school, several youngsters
who showed up well then are avail
able, and with, them, three newcomers
who have played elsewhere. Craig's
team last year finished second to
Olympia for the sectional champion
ship. Letter men who will try for
the team this year are: Tebb, pitch,
er: Dole, catcher; Ingram, shortstop
Matthews, fielder; Little, fielder, and
Adams, inflelder.
Prospectors Are Doing Well.
MARSHFIELD. Or' March 11
(Special.) In the vicinity of Bandon,
a few miles north, a number of min
ers are searching the black sands for
trold and platinum and with fair sue
cess. More men are engaged in this
winter pursuit than had been noted
in many years past, owing. It is De
lieved. to the fact so many are with
out other occupation. Reports from
the Whisky Run district indicated
about a dozen men are making good
wages there, and down near Cape
Blanco. In Curry county, better re
turns were reported.
The new wool season may be said to
be open now, as shearing began In the
Yakima valley this week. Several plants
are running and operations will extend
from now on. Shearing will start in East
ern Washington on April 1 and will begin
In Eastern Oregon about the same date.
In former seasons the start of shearing
also meant the beginning of buying, but
there are no buyers In the field now.
There Is a little business doing with
local mills, which are operating with
about one-half of their day forces, but
there are no indications of a general de
mand for wool In the near future, either
of the old or new dtp.
In the east the chief event seems to
be the heavy imports of foreign wool.
American buyers are not operating abroad
now, but they bought extensively a few
weeks ago, anticipating the enactment of
the emergency tariff law, and the wools
then purchased are now coming In. Many
thousands of bales of wool reached Bos
ton during the final hours of the Wilson
administration, the ships being rushed to
port and the work of unloading hurried
to get the fiber through in case the bill
was signed. The Wallula, from La Plata
and Montevideo, came In with 5000 bales
and the Australbrook, from Australian and
New Zealand ports, brought more than
10,000 bales. A shipment of 2000 bales
brought by the Vedlc from Liverpool and
Intended for New York was dicharged at
Boston In anticipation of the possible sign
ing of the measure. The largest cargo,
10,653 bales, was brought on the Andrew
Jackson from Buenos Aires, Montevideo
and Banal. The Westerner, also from
South America, carried 7160 bales. Con
signments from Europe Included 4337 bales
on the Mahopac, from London; 3976 bales
on the Galtymore, from Glasgow, and 587
bales on the Rexmore, from Liverpool.
Commenting on the import situation, the
Boston correspondent of the New Tork
News Record says: "A tariff on wool Is
expected now In the usual course of events
under republican rule, but it Is almost im
possible for it to become effective at least
before June 1, according to local opinion,
which will give ample time to bring la
many more millions of pounds before the
tariff goes on."
A statement Issued by the Illinois Agrt
cultural association says:
'Since the first of the year approxi
mately 15 per cent of all the farm bureau
pooled wools has been moved at conserva
tive values. Importation of foreign wools
has been a bearish factor and has pre
vented any great activity in domestic
wools. However, 6,000.000 pounds have
been sold from Ohio, Michigan, North Da
kota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
South Dakota, Indiana and Kansas farm
bureau pools.
'The prices average about 40 per cent
of last year's values for the various grades,
For quarter-blood this means that the
price per pound ranges from 20 to 28
cents; for. three-eighths-blood from 26 to
SO cents; for fine staple from 83 to 40
cents, and for low quarter from 20 to 23
cents.
Farmers should understand that this
price was based fundamentally upon the
figure at which the same grade of foreign
wool could be placed In the Boston market
C. J. Fawcett, who has charge of the wool
pool work of the American Farm Bureau
federation, department of co-operative
marketing, states that so long as the wool
grower has no protection in the way of
tariff, and so long as foreign exchange Is
demoralized, the clip from abroad will
continue to set the price."
zatfons In each state Interested in the co
operative marketing of grain, together with
all the grain growers of the state, have
been invited to attend the conferences.
Representatives of the committee of 17
will be present at each meeting to explain
the plan hi detail.
The conference for Oregon, Washington
and Idaho will be held at Spokane on
March 24.
Demand for Butter Slow.
The demand for butter was slow yes
terday and cubes tended to accumulate.
The best price reported on extras was 42
eents.
Eggs were firm, with buying prices rang
ing from 28 to 30 cents, and receipts well
taken care of.
There was a better demand for poultry
and dressed meats and both lines were
firm.
Walnut Storks Are Small.
Walnuts are very firm and prices are
advancing, jobbers quoting up to 85 cents.
Local stocks are small and to fill their
orders dealers haVe been buying up nuts
tn the outside markets. The association'
supply Is cleaned up.
STOCK SELLING IS HEAVY
WaDE DECLINES REGISTERED
IX IEADIXG ISSUES.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the northwestern
cities yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland J5.004.910 S 871,915
Seattle 5,158.607 1,318.20
Tacoma 602,303 61,506
Spokane 1,501.005 B28.240
PORTLAND MAKRKT QUOTATIONS,
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc
Merchants' Exchange, noon- session.
Bid-
March. April.
.1 1.48 1 1.48
1.43 1.4
Dallas Girl Badly Burned.
DALLAS. Or.. March 11. (Special.)
Mary, 10-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Penner of this city,
was terribly burned about the abdo
men and lower limbs when her cloth
ing caught fire from the kitchen stove
while she was in the home alone yes
terday. Running out of the house
wrapped in flames, she was rescued
by a passing automobilist, who took
her to a physician's office, where it
was said she may recover. It was
late In the afternoon before the child's
Identity could be learned and her
parents, who were away from home,
notified.
"Women to Get So Sweaters.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. March
11. (Special.) At a student body
meeting yesterday the students of the
university voted several important
changes in student government, name
ly: Not to award sweaters for par
ticipation in women's baseball; to in
crease the size, of basketball letters;
to give tennis players a letter for
win-ning with one team In a Pacific
coast meet; decrease the size of the
debate and oratory pins; to award the
members of the student body orches
tra a pin. The students unanimously
favored presentation and discussion
of the new constitution, which was
effered by Wilbur Carl of Portland.
I.flke Qulnault to Get Trout Fry.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. March 11
Special.) Lake Quiuault probably
Klickitat Roads Open.
GOLDENDALE. Wash., March 11.
The central Washington highway
through Klickitat county is open all
the way for automobile travel. Cars
have been coming through from
Mabton via Bickleton this week and
also from Portland, leaving the Co
lumbia highway at Ljie and The
Dalles. Road supervisors worked the
roads with drags just as soon as
weather conditions would permit and
they are in excellent shape for tourist
travel. The only route not open yet
Is that through the Simcoe mountains
and across Satus creek. It is ex
pected, however, that this will be
ready for travel In a few days.
Membership Drive Ends.
HOOD RIVER, Or. March 11. (Spe
cial.) A team, captained by Fred H.
Bell, has won a contest for new mem
bers in the American Legion post
here. Two rival teams, captained by
Kent Shoemaker and Sidney B. Car
nine, will be hosts at a party to all
ex-service men and members of the
women's auxiliary next Monday. The
merrymakers will make the trip to
the upper valley by a battery of auto
mobiles. The legion and auxiliary
members will participate in a box
supper at the Lotus grille the eve
ning of Saint Patrick's day.
Directors to lie Nominated.
HOOD RIVER. Or., March 11 (Spe
cial.) The annual primary meeting of
the apple growers' association will be
held here tomorrow for nominat'ng
candidates for the directorate of 11.
The election will follow the second
Saturday of April. The annual report
of A W. Stone, general manager, will
be ready at this week-end meeting.
The general average of the apple
crop of last yar, it was expected, will
also be announced at this session.
Idaho Gets Roy Connor.
SALEM. Or., March 11. (Special.)
Governor Olcott today honored
requisition papers issued by the Idaho
executive calling "for the extradition
of Roy Connor of Boise, where he . is
wanted on a charge of wife desertion.
Connor Is under arrest at Hillsboro.
Sheriff James Agnew of Boise arrived
In Salem today in quest of extradi
tion papers, and left tonight forHilis-bora.
MORE GRAIN HELD IN WASHINGTON
Thirteen Per Cent of Last Tear's Crop Is
Still on Farms.
The amonnt of wheat on farms tn Wash
lngton March L 1921, was about 4,838.000
bushels, or 13 per cent of the 1920 crop,
against 3,208,000 bushels, or 8 per cent of
the 1019 crop on farms March 1, 1920,
and 2,335.000 bushels, or 8 per cent of the
1918 crop on farms March 1, 1919. Wash
ington will ship about 70 per cent of her
1920 wheat crop out of the counties where
grown, against 75 per cent of the 1919
crop and 67 per cent of the 1918 erop so
shipped. ,
Washington had about 6,667,000 bushels
of oats, or 44 per cent of the 1920 crop,
and 1,398.000 bushels of barley, or 36 per
cent of the 1920 crop, on farms March 1,
1921. These holdings were considerably
larger than those of one year ago, when
3,200.000 bushels of oats (25 per cent of
tbe 1919 crop) and 869,000 bushels of bar
ley (21 per cent of the 1919 crop) were
held. Washington will ship out of tbe
counties where grown about 25 per cent
of the 1920 oats crop, against 33 per cent
of tbe 1919 crop and 20 per cent of the
1918 crop, while barley so shipped will
amount to 36 per cent of the 1920 crop
as compared with 87 per cent of tbe 1919
crop and 26 per cent of the 1918 crop.
WHEAT BIDS ARE AGAIN REDUCED
Country Offers Average About Four Cents
Lower.
Wheat declined again yesterday and
bids sent to the country were reduced
about 4 cents. At the Merchants Ex
change hard white was down 2 cents and
the other grades 3 cents.
The weakness extended to the coarse
grain market where oats offers were 25c &
31 lower and feed barley declined 50c
According to a Chicago report 700,000
bushels of wheat were worked for export
esterday. A cargo of gulf wheat was
sold and Sweden bought a quantity of
Manitoba wheat.
Hessian fly was reported in various lo
calities In Missouri, and chinch bugs were
also seen.
Terminal receipts. In cars, were report
ed bx the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hav
Portland Frld'y 12 . 2 S 22
Yoar ago 11 .. 27 .. 9
Season to date. 12.476 203 613 413 1019
Tear ago 6.639 169 81U8 411 1513
Tacoma Thura. 5 ' .. 10
Tear ago 52 , . . 23 1 5
Season to date. 3.692 47 735 104 734
Year ago 6.9U 72 3233 154 71 S
Seattle Thurs. . 6 3
Season to date. 3,980 187 208 320 1133
Year ago 32 . . 4 5
Sea'n to date. 8980 187 296 320 1133
Xear ago 5.12U 230 616 613 lluU
PLAN BALES AGK-NCY FOR FARMERS
Wheat Growers' Conference Will Be Held
at Spokane March M.
Plans i for a farmers' national sales
agency for the handling of their grain
will be laid before farmers Jn all the
principal grain-growing states this month
in a series of meetings, beginning Monday
at Chicago.
The conferences are called by the farm
ers grain-marketing committee of 17,
which was appointed In the fall of 19-0
by J. R. Howard, president of the Amer
ican Farm Bureau federation. At each
state meeting delegates will be selected
to attend a final meeting at Cblcago on
April 6 to pans on ratification of the
proposed "improved grain-marketing plan"
of the committee of 17.
Representatives et all the farm organt-
Wheat
Hard white
Soft white
wniie club 1.45 1.4
Hard winter 1.37 1.37
Northern BDrine 137 1 37
xwea waiia l37 1.3
tfais
No. 2 white feed as on as !s
No. 2 gray 34.50 34.00
uarluy
Brewing 33.00 83.00
Standard feed 31.00 SLOU
.niiirua
allllrun 26.00 25.00
worn
No. 8 E. Y. shipment 31.50 81.60
FLOLR Family Datenta. Sfl so hik.M'
hard wheat, $9.50; bakers' bluestem pat
ents, 19; valley patents, 17.90; whole
aneat. is.20; graham. 18.05.
MILLKEED Prices f. o. b. mill: Mill
run. $20 per ton; rolled barley. 34042,
rolled oats, 343; scratch feed. 354 ner ton.
CORN Whole, 138; cracked. $41 per
ton.
HAY Buying prices f. a. b. Portland
alfalfa. Hit per ton; cheat. 2223 per
ton; clover, 16; valley timothy, $25026
eastern Oregon timothy, $27.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras, 4142c: prints,
parchment wrapped in box lots. 48c; car
tons, 49c, Butterfat, buying price A
grade, 45c; B grade, 430 Portland delivery.
bW,S Buying prices, case count. 280
80c delivered; jobbing prices to retailers.
canaiea rancn, 3ugjo.-c selects, 32Vooc
CHfc,fc,E Tillamook triplets, price to
Jobbers f. o. b. Tillamoo't, 83c; Young
Americas, 34c lb.
POULTRY Hens, 2629e; ducks, 45
60c; geese, 25c; turkeys, live, 35c; do
dressed, 45 f 50c
PORK Fancy, 15015HO per pound.
VEAL Fancy, IStac per pound.
Fruit and vegetables.
FRUITS Navel oranges, $3.0095.50
lemons, $3.254.75; grapefruit, $3.508.60
per box; bananas, ll12c per pound; ap
ples. Sl3.50 per box.
VEGETABLES Cabbage, 23o per
pound; lettuce, $3.75 per crate; carrots.
$1.25 sack; garlic, 1520c pound; beets.
$1.50 per sack; cauliflower, $22.25 per
crate; celery. $5.256 per crate; green
Debnera 30fi40c Der pound; rhubarb. 17
tii20c Dound: spinach. $101.50 per box;
turnips. J202.25 ner sack: sprouts, 20c
pound; tomatoes, $3 per lug; cucumbers.
$34 per dozen; peas, 20c pound; aspara
niR. 400 nound.
POTATOES Oregon. ' $101.25 per 100
pounds; Yakima, $1.732; sweet potatoea
$3.75 per hamper.
ONIONS Oregon, $1C1.B0 per sack.
Staple Groceries.
rjual Inhhlnr nnotatlons:
SUGAR (sack basis) Cane granulated.
Be ner pound: beet. 8.90c per ponnd,
NUTS Walnuts. 20'fl)35c; Brazil nuts.
S4c: filberts. 15021c: almonds, 2830c:
peanuts, 10c per pound; cocoanuts. $2 per
dozen: pecans. 23c: hickory nuts, 16e
pound.
HONEY Comb, $7.79 per ease.
RICi; Blue Rose, 9c per pound;
Japan style, 7Mo per pound.
BEANS Small white. 6c; large white,
8c: pink, 7V4c; lima, 10c; bayou, 12Vic;
rd. TVe per pound.
COFFEE Roasted, bulk, drums, 1436c
per pound.
SALT Granulated, bale, $3.504.25;
half ground ton, 60s, $19.75; 300s, $18.25;
lump rock, $26.
DRIED FRUITS Italian prunes. Tic
pound; dates, $3.757 per box; figs, $2
4.75 per box,
Provisions.
HAMS All sixes, S033o; skinned, 269
62c; picnics, 21c.
BACON Fancy. 40 0 49c; choice, 809
He; standard, 2628c.
LARD Pure, tierces, 18e pound; com
pound, tierces, 13ttc
DRY SALT Backs, 21024c; plates, ISc.
Wool, Hops, Etc.
WOOL Oregon, clean basis, fine, 70c;
half blood, 65c; three-eighths, 60c; quarter-blood,
40 45c.
HIDES AND PELTS Nominal.
TALLOW No. 1, 6c; No. 2. 4c pound.
CASCARA BARK 1920 peel, 8o pound.
HOPS 1920 crop, 10 & 13c per pound.
MOHAIR Nominal.
GRAIN BAGS Carlots. 7c, coast.
Oils.
LINSEED OIL haw. In barrels, 99c;
6-gallon cans, $1.14. Boiled, ia barrels,
$1.01; 5-gallon cans, $1.16.
TURPENTINE in drums, sac; 6-gallon
cans, $L14.
COAL OIL Tank wagons and Iron
barrels, 17-;c; cages, 30&37C.
GASOLINE Tank wagons and Iron
barrels, 30c; cases, 42 c
Ralls Freely Offered as Result of
Proposed Wage Decreases; Shorts
Attack Oil List.
NEW YORK, March 11. The stock mar
ket was swept by a succession of irre
sistible selling movements today, many
favorite Issues suffering further losses of
2 to 12 points, while shares of less prom
inence reacted to the same degree.
Dealings totaled 1.100,000 shares, al
most the most extensive of any session so
far this year. Tbe number of Issues In
eluded many obscure stocka
Disturbing industrial conditions, as In
dlcated by the comprehensive movemen
of the railroad companies to cut waires anc
reduce working forcea, occasioned further
outpourings of the entire transportation
list, bteels and various independent equip-
ments were engulfed In the setback. Oils,
motors, shippings, coppers and some two
score specialties of every description con
trlbuted their quota
Minimum quotations were made In the
rmal hour, shorts then concentrating the!
attacks upon oils. Crucible Steel. General
Asphalt. Pan-American Petroleum, Bald
win Locomotive and Studebaker were
among the other weak issues.
The bond market reflected the unset
tlement -in stocka particularly high-grade
rails. Including Pennsylvania 5s. which
lost l pointa Liberty 3tes consistently
followed the recent decline at the new low
for the year of 90. Total sales, par value,
IV,3lO.UUU.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
A-m Beet 8ug
American Can
Am Car & Fdy
A H & L. pfd
Am Inter Corp
Amercn Loco
Am Sm & Rfg
Amercn Sugar
Am sum Tot
Am Tel & Tel
Amer Woolen
Am Z. Ld & a
Anaconda Cop
Atchison
'Iti & Ohio
Beth Stl "13"
Bt & Sud Con
Calif Petrolem
Canad Pacific
Centrl Leather
Last
Chi, M & St P
Chlcg & N W
Chi. R I & p
Chino Copper.
Colo Fl & Irn
Cuba Cne ug
Erie
Gt North, pfd
Illinois Central
Internl Nickel
Interntl Paper
K C Southern
nne Copper
xl Petrolem
Miami Copper
M!d States Oil
Mid vale Steel.
Central .
N H & H
Sales. High. Low. Sale.
; 1.6O0 42 40 40i
i 3.OO0 27 26 2B"i
3.4oo in:;' 11 122V.
1 900 43 7 42 74 4:i
I 6.300 42S4 40V4 404
1 6, TOO 83 82 4 S-'Vi
r B.000 37 84 86
TOO 894 9Hs
6,200 8-J14 79 7!Vi
i l.ooo 102 101-i, 10--
2.500 63 4 62 V, 63
I 900 8?i 814 8V4
i 4.100 34? 84Vi S4'4
6.400 7S"4 77H 77
! 16.700 41 40V4 41
41.300 88 84 844
6.800 S1H 3 30)4
9,1M)0 &6"4 54 V, 64 Mi
100 1054 10 lO7
9.100 38 35 KtH
2.000 11154 11074 11074
3. UOO 37 SS14 31.
8,600 71 70 0'.M
3.9O0' 57 66 5BVa
4. 0 24 23 23 Vi
WOO 04 64 64
9.900 24 "4 22 4 23
2.0O0 20 10 20V
300 26 26 26
3.900 70 60 6S'i
47.100 90 86V4 86
2.SO0 2274 21 21
6.4-M) 12 1114 H
1.2O0 12Mi 128 12SM
18.000 12 12H 12
7.S00 70 69 70
OH) 86 86 86
8.9O0 31 30 30
7.600 49 46 49
1.1X10 14 13 Mi 13
4.IHK) 53 61 62
WM) 22 21 Vi 21
7.600 1 6 16 16
66.6O0 1-5.-. 14.1 144
3O0 16 16 16
14.900 12 11 11
5,100 20 29 20
7,100 16 18 16
2.900 9 9 9
9.6O0 67 66 6
6.S00 16 16 16
1.7O0 95 93 93
10.600 T7 75 76
1,000 3 3 3
81.1)00 72 07 67
13.900 30 35 S(i
1,900 27 25 25
3.900 11 11 11
10.4O0 71 69 69
10.900 64 6J 6i
16.900 6:1 61 61
0O0 6 6 6
1,500 41 40 40
70,900 21 19 20
16,100 72 70 70
5.300 19 19 19
l,o0 107 106 106
18.900 60 68 5S
18,600 40 8S74 iS
5.900 20 19 19
3.4O0 61 49 49
3.2O0 7 7 7
2.9O0 114 113 114
5.9O0 21 19 19
l.SOO 66 65 65
' 8.4O0- 51 40 49
10, 100 06 65 65
66,200 79 7S 7S
9O0 108 IOS IOS
6.900 47 40 46
900 86 86 86
1.7O0 45 4o 5
S.900 7 7 7
Pennsylvania..
Pitts & W Va
Ray Con Cop
Reeding
Shatt Arii Cop
South Railway
SO. N J. pfd
bkr Corp
Texas Co....
Texas & Pacif
Tob Products.
Transcontl Oil
Union Pacific
II s Fa proa
U S Ind Alto
S Rtl Stores
U 8 Rubber..
U S Steel
U S Steel, pfd
Utah Copper
Western Union
Wests1 Electric
wnivit - Over
" EX.-uiviaena.
BONDS.
U S 2s reg 100'N P 3
U S cv 4s cpn.103Pac T 6c T 6s
Pan 8s cpn. . . ."o l'a con iss. .
A T T cv 6s.. 96!S P cv 5s....
Ach gen 4s .... 77 So Ry 6s ....
D A R G con 4s 63U P 4s
NYC deb 6s.
N P 4
53
83
86
. .!4
. . 83
..80
87, U S Steel 5s... 93
J5
Bid.
Mining Storks at Boston.
BOSTON, March 11. Closing quotations:
10
26
3S
3
1
1
4
50
11
20
18
Allouez 20
Arix Com 8
Calu & Ariz ... 46
Calu A Hecla..231
Centennial .... 9
Cop Range .... 32
East Butte ... 8
Franklin 2
Isle Royalle.... 20
Lake Copper... 2
Mohawk 47
North Butte... 10
Old Dom
Osceola
Quincy
Superior
Sup A Boston.
Shannon
Utah Con
Winona
Wolverine ....
IGranby Con ..
iGreene Can ..
QUOTATIONS OF DAIRY PRODUCE
Market Prices Roling on Butter, Cheese
and Eggs.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 11. Butter-
Extras, 41 c; prime firsts, 41c
Eggs Fresh extras, 3oc: extra firsts.
34 c; firsts, 33c: dirties, 33c; extra pul
lets. 31 c: undersized, 3lc.
Cheese Flats, fancy, 25c; firsts, nom
inal; Young Americas, 30c.
NEW YORK. March 1L Butter
Steady. Creamery higher than extras,
4748c; creamery extras, 46 047c;
creamery firsts. 424f46c.
Eggs Unsettled. Fresh gathered firsts.
31e 34c; oohers unohaiiged.
Cheese Firm, state wnole mnic flats.
fresh specials, 26$26c; others unchanged.
CHICAGO, March 11. Butter Lower.
Creamery extras, 4c; standards. 43 c.
Exgi Higher. Receipts, 13,57 oajes;
firsts, 3O031c; ordinary firsts, 28029c;
at mark, coses Included. 29'30c
SEATTLE. March 11. Eggs Select In- 1
cal ranch, white shells. 34c; select loral
ranch, mixed colors. 32'5.iJc; pullets, 'Jsc
Butter City creamery In cunee, 4ic;
bricks or prints. 48c; country creamery,
extras, cost to jobbers In cubes, 44c; stor
ace, 38c j
Metal Market,
VTTW TORK. Marrh 11. ToTrner. dull;
electrolytic, spot and March 12012c;
second quarter. 12 013c.
Iron nominally unchanged.
Antimony, nominal. Soot 5.2006 Ofte.l
Tin firm. Spot and nearby, 28.50
28.75c: futures. 29. on iff 29.50c.
Id dull. Spot. 4.00c.
Zinc, dull. East St. Louis, spot, 4.750
4.87c
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga., March 11. Turpen
tine, dull. 54c: no sales: receipts 97
barrels: shipments 11T barrels; stock 11,
665 barrels.
Rosin quiet: no sales: receipts 132: ship
ments none: stock. 75.015. Quote: B. D, E,
F, G, H. I, K, M, N, WG. WW, $11.00.
New Tork Sugar Market,
NEW YORK. March II. Raw sugar.
6.02c for centrifugal. Refined, 8c for fine
granulated.
Dried Fro it at New York.
NEW YORK. March 11. Evaporated
apples, firm; prunes, unsettled; peaches,
quiet.
Trolnth Linseed Market,
nUTUTH, Mnrch 11, Linseed on track
and arrive $1.76.
Cotton Market,
NEW YORK. Mnrch 11, Cotton, spot,
quiet. Middling, . 11.10c
Liberty Bond Quotations.
NEW YORK. March 11. Liberty bond
quotations closed as follows:
U S Lib 3s...90.12:U S Lib 3d 4s. 90.22
do ltft 4s ....ho.oui ao 4tn 4s...nt.nj
do 2d 4s ....86.40rictory 3s ....97.30
do 1st 4s... 86.90 do 4s 97.24
do 2d 4s 86. 50 1
-Money. Silver, Ete.
NEW YORK. March 11. Prime mercan
tile paper, 7 07 per cent.
Time loana steady; 60 days, so days and
Ix montha 607 per cent.
Call money, steady; high, 7 per cent;
low, 7 per cent: ruling rate, 7 per cent;
closing bid. 6 per cent; offered at 7 per
cent; last loan. 7 per cent.
Bar silver, domestic, 9c; foreign,
64c
Mexican dollars, 41 c
LONDON, March 11. Bar silver, 81d
per ounce.
Money. 6 per cent.
Discount ratea short billa 7 per cent;
three months' bills, 6 per cent.
English Interest Rate Reduced.
LONDON, March 11. The Bank of Eng
land announced today that the rat? of
interest tn treasury bills had been reduced
one-half per cent and that three months'
and 12 months' bills now may be purchased
at 6 per cent. The reduction caused a
corresponding easing In discount
Foreign Exchange.
Foreign exchange rates at close of busi
ness yesterday, furnished by Northwestern
National bank of Portland. The amount
quoted is the equivalent of the foreign
unit in muea states iunds:
Country, foreign unit
Austria, kronen
Belgium, francs
Bulgaria, leva
Czecho-Slovakia. kronen .....
Denmark, kroner
Bnrrland, pound sterling
Finland, finmark
market opened at a decline of 7 points,
old 19 to 20 points net lower and the
close was at about the lowest of the
day showing a net decline of 18 to 21
points. Closing bids: March, 5.40; May, t
5.70; July, 6.09; September, 6.46; Oc- !
tober. 6.58: December. 6.82: January. 6.94; I
Spot quiet: Rio 7s, 6 6 cents; !
Santos 4s, 9 9 cents.
EARLY SPRING TRADE IS EXPECTED
Offerings of New Merchandise Are Selling
Readily.
NEW YORK, March 11. Dun's tomorrow
will say:
"With the advancing season there Is
some stimulation of activities in certain
directions and an early opening of spring
trade is foreshadowed. Favorable weather
and the near approach of Easter are help
ful to retail distribution in different sec
tions and offerings of new merchandise are
meeting with a readier sale than bad been
expected. The reported paucity of supplies
in some textile branches also gives mod
erate impetus to buying and a measuro
of support of prices after a protracted
period of yielding.
"The situation 1b still marked by unsat
isfactory features, especially in Industrial
channels, and revised estimates of the gen
eral purchasing power are necessitated by
the frequent wage reductions and restricted
manufacturing oprations.
"While orders flow more freely to some
producers, the demand remains fitful and
usually In small lots to cover immediate or
nearby requirements, indicating a purpose
among many interests to defer extensive
engagements until conditions become more
stable."
Weekly bank clearings were $5,816,020,-
220.
WOOL PBICES ARE HARDLY CHANGED
Business in Boston Market Continues Quiet,
Goods Sales Fairly Active.
BOSTON. March 11. The Commercial
Bulletin tomorrow will say:
"At the moment, the wool market Is re
ported quiet with prices hardly changed
and with dealers, waiting the advent of
the movements to the market. Cover their
raw material requirements against the
sales wnica are reported to nave been
fairly satisfactory tn the goods market.
"Interest centers chiefly on the question
of the probable action of congress with
reference to the tariff."
Scoured basis: Oregon Eastern No. 1
staple. 8090c; eastern clothing, 65070c;
valley No. 1, 65 0 70c.
Territory Fine staple, choice. 8595c:
-blood combing, 7580c; -blood comb
ing. 53S'58c; -blood combing. 454Sc;
fine and tine medium clothing. 659 70c.
Mohair Best combing. 30 0 32c: best
carding, 25 027c.
CATTLE ARE IN CEIi
BETTER INQUIRY AT LOCAL
STOCK TARDS.
Hogs Also Move Readily at Ruling
Quotations Receipts for
Say Are Small.
There were only four loads of stock In
at the yards and the market was a quiet
affair. The demand for cattle was better
than for some time past, but prices were
not changed. There was also a steady
call for hogs at ruling quotations. The
sheep market was nominal.
rtecerpts were loo cattle and 98 hogs.
The day's sales were as follows:
Wt. Price. Wt. Price.
620 $4.50 10 steers. 91.1 6 75
1180 5.001 3 cows. . 983 6.50
1 COW . .
1 cow. .
1 calf..
1 bull..
1 bull..
1 hog..
4 h-ogs.
1 hog. .
1 hog..
3 hogs.
1 hog . .
1 steer.
5 steers
1 cow. . . 800 3.00
5 cows.. 11J2 4.50
7 cows. . 90 5.50
17 cows.. 9S8 6.50
2 cows. . 9t5 3.00
6 cows. . 1053 4.50
47 cows. . 973 6.85
27 hogs. . 105 11.00
2 hogs.. 305 9.50
2 hogs.. 300 8.00
28 hogs. . 106 11.00
Prices.
..$ 7.750 8.25
. . 7.00 if 7.75
. . R.2.VW 7.00
.. 5.25W 6.23
6.25i) 7.00
80 8.00
16.10 4.00,
1240 4.50,
3S0 8.50i
3.S0 8.001
ISO 11.501
370 9.50
2M 11.00)
300 8.00
850 4.00
848 6.1'
1 steer. 10-t) 6.J5I 41 hogs. . 193 11.50
xne XOMOWing prices arn current At th.
local yaras:
Cattle
Choice steers
Medium to good steers
Fair to medium steers
Common to good steers...
Choice cows and heifers...
.Medium to good cows, heifers 8.75$) 6
ralr to medium cows, helfera a "".iii s
Common to fair cowa. heifar J r,
antlers ....................
Bulls
Choice dairy calves
Prime light calves
Heavy calves
Kest feeders
Fair to good feeders
Hogs
Prime light
Smooth heavy
Rough heavy
Stags, subject to dockage...
Fat pigs
Feeder pigs
anee-D
East-of-m-ountain lambs
Va.Iley lambs
Heavy lambs. 90 rbs. and up
Feeder lambs
Cull lambs
Light yearlings
Heavy yearlincrs
Wethers ,
Ewes
The Following Banks Will
Receive Subscriptions
to the last offering of our capital stock of $1,000,000, and will furnish our
descriptive literature to interested investors.
Ladd eV Tilton Bank
U. S. National Bank
Northwestern National Bank
Bank of California, N. A.
Canadian Bank' of Commerce
Hibernia Commercial & Savings
Bank
State Bank' of Portland
Peninsu-la National Bank
Broadway Bank
Hartman & Thompson Bank
peoples Hank
Geo. W. Bates A Co Bankers
Citizens Bank
Bank of Kant Portland
Bank of Kenton
Bank of Sellwood
Montavilla Savings Bank
Multnomah State Bank Lents
First National Bank Llnnton
First State Bttnk Gresham
Bank of Gresham
Title & Trust Company
peninsula security to.
in ner cent with subscriptions and IB per cent a month for six months.
on call of directors, will purchase shares ($100 per share).
Our new $450,000 plant, to crush 100 tons of copra per day, Is under
construction bv Hurley-Mason Company and our machinery is purchased.
The original offering of 1700,000 of our capital stock has been subscribed
and this offering is to furnish additional working: capUaL
The past history of this Industry in Portland shows large eaxnlnis and
substantial cash dividends.
Full information upon request.
Portland Vegetable Oil Mills Co.
805 - 6 - 7 - 8 Wilcox Building, Portland, Or.
Phone Marshall 80S.
H. II. Ward, Director In Charge of Financings
DIRECTORS: C. A. Palnton. S. L. Eddy, C. A Edwards, M S Hlrsch, A. R.
Jobes, H. H. Ward, F. W. WaUon.
EXPORTERS BUY OH BREAK
FOREIGNERS TAKE ADVAN
TAGE OP WHEAT DECLINE.
Chicago Prices Fall Xearly Five
Cents With Extensive Liquidation.
Government Figures Bearish.
2.oot 4.:
3.50 5.0O
12.50 ft 13. 50
11.50012.50
6.0Oi 7.50
. 6.O0 fl.75
5.75(tf 8 75
11. 00 13111.60
10.50 11.00
6.506 O.OO
6.00 9.50
10.00(8 11.00
10.00 11.00
8.50 mi 9.23
8.004S 8.50
6.50(!J 8.00
6.00ij 7.60
4. 00 H 6.00
7.009 7.50
6.50 7.00
5.5011 6.50
1.50 'it 6.00
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. March 11 r-..i. d
5000; all classes generally aro.H.- ?
beef steers. J10.56; bulk, S.75 1 0;
butcher cows and heifers, largely i68:
bulk canners and nu ..,J , u?,:
stocker, and f eed ersT $ 7. 75 1 9. uu'"
kX T u v ,' .": lights, wee.k to
5c lower; heavies, slow, mostly 15c to
c lower: soots Off mra m . ...
bulk. 200 pounds down. 1111.30; bulk
220 pounds up, ?9.SO10.75; piss, weik
to 2.c lower.
Sheep Receipts. 14,000: openlnr verv
steady. Lamb top. erlv.
.50; shorn lambs, top, $o.o averaging
"nd." P.u"'8: u'k fat wooled Iambi
Rate.
I .0025
.0756
.0133
.0136
.1748
S.9200
.0203
.0720
.0165
.0763
.3417
.002S
.0375
.0073
.1046
.1033
.$142
.02SS
.1405
.2270
.1698
.4825
.6175
.4350
Slow, about
J10.I
-iuuuu ii poumis pulk fat woolorf i.C
early J10W10.50; 90 to 93-pound shorn
- - soia early.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. March 11. Hoirs R.oJt,
14.000; mostly 10,-15c tae m
butchers. .851() 25; Tot
Cattle Reoeipts. 4400. Beef steers .rwt
butcher stock. Moady to w?ak; tin Vtetra
310; veals ..tockers and feeders! steadT
Sheep Receipts, 17,000; fairly sett
Ilandyweiglvt lambs. Iodise lowV Top'
tlO.lo; others. 2Gc5oc lower ShMr,'
steady; top ewes, jo; feederfTstekdy.
Kansas City Livestock Market
celniV.O C1TV Mreh " -Cattle-Receipts,
SjO. Beef steers and she stock
.lead? "Too6" 0 7." fl'""
sieauy. lop, 9.7o choice heifers ts iii-
Sheep Receipts, ssuo. Lambs' stedv
to 2c higher; 79-pound westerns. iloTo
mixed yearhngs and wothars, steady ai
Seattle Livestock Market.
,,SEAB' arch 11,-Hogs-Recelpts,
24. Steady. Prime. 310. 7311.25; med-lyhVlV'!-
9"5S'10.75; rough heavies.
6.7.V,r7.25; pigs. 3.0011 50 neavle.
France, francs
Germany, marks
Greece, drachmas
Holland, guilders
Hungary, kronen
Italy, lire
Jugo-Slavla. kronen
Norway, kroner
Portugal, escudos
Roumanla. lei ....,........
Serbia, dinara
Spain, pesetas
Sweden, kroner
Rwitzerland. francs
China Hongkong, local currency.
Shanghai, taels ..
Japan, yen
VTBW TORK. March 11. Exchange,
heavy: Sterling, demand, $3.89; cables,
$3.90. Franca demand, 7.10; cables, 7.12;
Belgian franca demand, 7.42: cables. 7.44.
Guilders, demand, 34.33: cables, 84.43. Lire,
demand, 8.68; cables. 8.70. Marks, demand,
1.58; cables, 1.59. Greece, demand. 7.53.
Argentine, demand. 84.50. Brazilian, de
mand. 16.12. Montreal. 12 per cent dis
count. Swift Co. Stocka
dosing prices for Swift Co. stooks at
Chicago were, reported by the Overbeck A
Cooke company of Portland as follows:
Swift & Co 10O
Swift International 24",
Ltbby, McNeil & Libby 10'4
National Leather 81s
TL- T , ' The prestige of Orea-onian Want-1
-5?Z02hJtT?7t V A" "een attained not merely by
:'......,. h.- n.i . The Oreronian s large circulation, but
continued weaknefw In Brazil and lower bv the fact that all Its readers are
cost and freight offers from Bio, The Interested in Oreconian Waci-Ads.
rfeTAVV.Too: mcdlumTo chol
$6.007.00: common Cod. 345o6 oo
best cows and heifers. 36.25 a. 75- meJ:
lum to cho Ice, 35.0006 on- .n .
fl1- ;''": f4 50 5 romcalve.
light, 310.50 12.00; heavy. 5.50a7.00
BAN l-RAXCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Vegetables, Fresh Fruits,
Etc. at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 11. Vef.r.l
Asparagus. lo-'-c: eggpjant, southern.
5&1; squash. Hubbard and marrowfat!
11 1.25; potatoes, street prices river
1.75o2.20 No. 1. Salinas I2.85&3. sweets
57&7.50. Nancy Halls. J6&M.50; onions.
Australian brown. 7590c; green I12Aia
1 60; celery. 323.50; garlic, ftoloc- cauli
flower 4060c; cabbage. lc lb.; bell Deo
pers 820c; chile 1015c; turnips Due I
sack: beet. 1.251.50 sack; parsnips, i !
62.25 sack; carrots 311.26 sack; peaa, !
7(8 13c; rhubarb, Los Angeles, II.7JB2 5-;
Alameda, S&loc lb.; lettuce XI SuifTi".-! I
crate; artichokes. 8090o dozen: snin.Vh i
$1 il 2 crate. j
Poultry Hens 8838c: strictly young '
roosters 40i42c, old 2225c; fryers 50if
55c; broilers C5&68c; ducks 3U35o; ',
squabs 80tf85c; Belgian hares, live. 23 I
2bc; jackrabbita S33.25 dozen; turkeys,
dressed fancy, 5055c, poor Quality lower; 1
geese 82 35c. ' i
Fruit Oranges, navel I24.75; lemons'
J2 6 3.50; lemonettes S1.50&2; grapefruit I
$2 & 3.50; tangerines, 3243.50; apples 31.50
3; bananas 910c; avocadoes, 347.50.
Receipts Flour, 1654 Quarters; wheat,
2400 centals; barley, 7601 centals; oats, 311
centals; beans, 1273 sacks; corn, 4080 cen
tals; potatoea 34S3 sacks; onions, 24 sacks;
oranges, looo boxes; livestock, 140 head. j
CHICAGO, March 11. Sharp setbacks In
the price of wheat resulted today mainly
from disturbed Industrial conditions. The
market closed nervous, 3 to 41 cents net
lower, with March t.62A to S1.62M and
May 11.63H, to 11.53. Corn lost o to
1H cents and oats lVslfcc to 1 cents
and provisions 17 to 45 cents.
Bears in the wheat pit had things all
their own way right from the start. At
tention of traders focused almost alto
gether on proposed wage cuts and on dan
ger of widespread strikes. As a conse
quence buying lower shrunk and selling
pressure Increased until values had been
slashed in some cases nearly 5 cents a
bushel. Then the fact became evident
that export Interests were taking advan
tage of the downturn. According to some
estimates, 1,000,000 bushels were taken for
Europe. Knowledge of this activity on the
part of foreigners checked the breaks, but
led to no important reaction. Much liqul
datlon was wild, and there was heavy sett
ing In particular by a houpe that appeared
to be closing spreads with Winnipeg. Of
ficial figures on total wheat stocks In the
United States were construed as bearish
Corn and oats declined with wheat, not
withstanding export buying of corn to the
extent of nearly 300.000 bushels.
Provisions were weak, reflecting the ac
tion of grain and hogs.
The Chicago market letter received yes
terday by the Overbeck & Cooke company
of Portland said:
"Wheat The trade was broad and liqui
dation of a general character carried
prices off more than 4 cents a bushel
from the previous close. Reports of good-
sized export sales had but little Influence
on the market. Since the publication of
the government figures the statistical sit
uation must now be analyzed from an
entirely different angle than that upon
which calculations were based a few
months ago. There is a total supply in
all positions of only 18,000,000 bushels less
than last year at this time. The carry
over from the 1919 crop was 150,000.000
bushels and It Is, therefore, reasonable to
figure that this years July 1 carry-over
will be but 18,000,000 bushels less than last
year, or approximately 130,000,000 bushels.
This is abnurmaily large and as the pres
ent level of prices, as compared with other
commodities, represents scarcity possibili
ties, the supply and demand outlook can
be viewed as conducive to a downward
readjustment of prices.
"Corn Showed only moderate resistance
to selling pressure and declined sharply
with wheat. Reports of additional extort
sales were completely Ignored. Cash prices
were l2c lower with futures, while out
side markets reported cash depressed and
meeting a very poor demand.
"Oats Influential selling by laadlng ele
vator interests found buying power in
adequate and prices receded rapidly. The
earth market was also weak with prices
lc lower. The continued absence of
a shipping demand militates against con
structive endeavors, despite the disinclina
tion to sell on the part of the country.
"Rye Trade moderate and market off
sharply in sympathy with wheat. Buying
support was conspicuous by Its absence
and confined almont entirely to covering of
short contracts. Cash rye dull and weak.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. Hiirh. Low. Close.
$ 1 65 f 1.65 it $ 1.62 1.024
1.56 1.50
CORN.
.69 H .70
.72 .72
OATS.
May... .44H .4414 .43H .43.
July... .45ii .45 .44 .4414
Omaha, wheat 34. eon 97, eats 16. Winni
peg, wheat 317. oats 228, rye 8. barley i a
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 11. Cash wheat
elosed: No. 1 dark Northern, 31.6391.68;
No. 2, S1.681.65; No. 8, $1.4601.60: No. 1
Northern, fl. 6891.63; No. 2, f 1.63 0 1 60;
No. 3, $1.451.68: No. 1 red spring. 1.6.VS
1 60; No. 3. fl.5091.S5: No. 3, f 1.44 1.5D :
No. 1 dark hard Montana, f 1.70ii 1.72 ;
No. 1 hard Montana, f 1.6591. 68; No. 1
durum, 1 1.50J4 1.54 ; No. 2, fl 454
1.504. Oats, No. 2 white, 38Kw8iHa.
No. 8. S8tt38Hc.
Barley. 48 68c
Flax. No. 1. $1.76 M.T.
Futures Wheat, March, $1.47; My,
$1.46.
Winnipeg Grain Market.
WINNIPEG, March 11. Wheat May,
$1.84; July. $l.fU.
Grata at San Franeisea,
BAN FRANCISCO, March 11. Grain
Wheat, feed $2.552.75; do. milling, $2.70
t2.90; barley, shipping, $1.50frl.65; do.
feed, $1.201.40; oils, red feed, fl.45s
1.55; corn, white Egyptian, $2.802.84.
red milo. $22.10; rye. noiniSfOl,
Seattle Grain Market.
SEATTLE. March 11. Wheat Hull
white, soft white, $1.48; white club, $1.46
hard red winter, soft red winter, norther:.
sprlnr and eastern red Walla, $1.42; Bl.
Bend bluett em. $1.56.
Feed (city delivery) Scratch feed, $3
ton; baby scratch teed. $53; feed wheai
$UO: all grain chop, $47; oata, $46; rolls
oats, $48; sprouting oats, $51; rolled bar
ley, $45; clipped barley, $49; milled fee
$34; bran, $34; whole corn, $40; crack e
corn, 42.
Hay Alfalfa. $27 ton; double com
pressed alfalfa, f3.'l; double compresse
timothy, $38: eastern Washington mlxei
$34; straw. $20; Puget sound, $3L
March
May..
May.
July.
May...
MESS PORK.
1.53
.68 4
.71)4
1.53',
.09 H
.71
21.50
LARD.
May... .12 00 12 00 11.90 11.00
July... 12.47 12.47 12.30 12.30
SHORT RIBS.
May... 11.70 11.70 . 11.57 11.62
July... 11.95 11.95 11.00 11.95
( ash prices were as rotlows:
Wheat No. 2 red. $1.74; No. 2 hard,
$1.04 Hi 1.65.
Corn No. 8 mixed, 62V462: No. S
yellow. 62 63c.
Oats No. 2 wnite, 4344c; No, s
white, 4243c.
Rye No. 2. 11.45.
Barley 70 78c
Timothy seed 3.755.25.
Clover seed $1318.
Pork Nominal.
Lard 511.50.
Ribs $1112.
Primary Receipts.
CHICAGO. March 11. Primary receipts
Wheat, 867.000 bushels against 654.000
bushels. Corn, 1,108,000 bushels against
870.000 bushels. Oats, 696,000 bushels
gainst 501,000 bushels.
Shipments Wheat. 558.000 bushels
against 328,000 bushels. Corn. 834.000
bushels against 428.000 bushels. Oats. 446.-
000 bushels, against 460.000 bushels.
Clearances Wheat, 200,000 bushels. Corn,
606,000 bushels. Oata, none. Flour, 62.000
barrels. Rye, 26.000 bushels.
Car recetpta St. Louis, wheat 88. corn
41, oats 82; Ouluth, wheat 53, corn 10.
outs 201, rye 7, flax 1; Minneapolis, wheat
303, corn 89, oats 23, barley 32, rye 13;
Kansas City, wheat 136, corn 64, oats 10;
Apple Sales Manager Resigns.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 11
(Special.) C. W. McCullagh toda
announced his resignation as sale
manager of the Apple Growers' as
soclation. Mr. McCullagh held at
unexpired contract, employing hlr
for several years at a salary of $800"
a year. This was returned to tnr
directorate with the Instructions tha.
they might consider his retirement
effective at their pleasure. Mr. Mc
Cullagh said that his action resulted
from differences of opinion between
the sales department and the man
agement, DAILT METEOROLOGICAL RETORT.
PORTLAND, March 11. Highest tem
perature, 48 degrees; lowest, 86. River
reading. 8 A. M.. 8.2 feet: change In last
24 hours, 0.1 -toot fall. Total rainfall (5
P. M. to 5 P. M ). 0 09 Inch; total since
Kfptember 1, 1020. 87.17 Inches: normal.
83.79; excess, 3.38 Inches Sunrise. 6:81
A. M.; sunset, 6:11 P. M. Total aunshinn,
8 hours and 42 minutes; possible sunshine.
11 hours and 40 minutes. Moonrlse (Sat
urday). 7:45 A. M. ; moonset (Saturday).
9:43 P. M. Barometer (reduced to sea
level). 6 P. M 20.06 inches. Relative hu
midity: 5 A. M., 89 per cent; noon, 67
per cent; 6 P. M., 49 per cent.
THE WEATHFR.
STATION'S.
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Boise
Boston . . . .
Calgary ...
Chicago ...
Denver .. . .
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Kureka ...
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Helena ....
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Kansas City.
Ios Angeles.
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Minneapolis
New Orleans.,
New York...
North Head..
Phoenix ....
Pocatello ...
Portland ....
Roseburg . . .
Sacramento .
St. Louis....
Salt Lake...
San Diego...
San Fran....
Si-attle
Sitka
Spokane ....
Tacoma ....
Tatoosh ....
Valdez
Walla Walla.
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26 64 0.00!. .ISW Iciear
2rt 86'0.0018!NH Iciou.ly
60 74 O.OO M .SB Cloudy
8S 5210.00,12, SB Clear
34 42 0,10 . , N Clear
50 70l0.flOl..N Cloudy
8SI 620.0il!l0!SW Cloudy
SS 48jO.O0..N Cloudy
40 52 0.00il2jN Cl.-ar
46 54,O.0O . .W Cloudy
42 7oi0.0oll4:S Cloudy
40 6OI0.0OI10 NWICIoudy
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A. 31. today; tP, M. report of preced
ing day.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Occasional ralr.
continued cold, northerly winds.
Oregon and Washington occasional ra' l
west portion, snow flurries east portioi ;
continued cold, moderate northerly wind
MEXICAN PETROLEUM
STOCKS GRAIN
(Stocks Listed New York Stock Exchanges)
Mexican Petroleum stock declined about $ 1 2 per share on uie New
York Stock Exchange today, falling to a new low level for the year.
Recent low levels and wide fluctuations in stocks and grain have
made them especially attractive to investors and parties who are close
observers of changing conditions. Many listed stocks at their pres
ent prices show good speculative possibilities, and at the same time
are paying dividends to yield a high return on the investment.
ALLEN BROS. CO.
Brokers Correspondents
THE CHAS. R. McLAIN BROKERAGE CO.
Established 1914 DENVER, COLO. .
216-217 Chamber of Commerce BIdg. Phone 511-16