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Newspaper Page Text21 THE MOItXING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1921 V V REVISION OF TAXES PUZZLES CONGRESS Members Unable to Find So lution of Problem. ATTITUDE IS UNCERTAIN Direct Sales Plan May Supersede to Large Extent Assessment of Profits and Incomes. BT MARK STJLLIVAN. fCopyrlsht by the New Tork Evenlnr Post. Inc. Published by Arrangement.) WASHINGTON. D. C., April 1- (Special.) What is said here alma to fca a summary of impressions re ceived from a considerable number of the men who will have a pari in re writing the tax laws in the coming congress. It omits going into i great mass of dispute about the merit or expediency of proposed changes, and confines itself to an .rfnrt m describe what may be termed the collective state of mind of these The first Impression Is that the ninds of the leaders are much lees crystallised than might be expected. It frequently occurs that you will ask a member of the finance commit tee of the senate, or of the ways and means committee of the house, how lie feels about reducing the income tax. or about adopting the direct sales tax, and he will reply in terms that Indicate he 1 still feeling his way and hardly has begun even to ac Cjuire the information upon which his judgment later will be formed. Waiting AttHde Anonet He Is In an attitude of waiting for Information and facts which will be developed at the hearings soon to be gin. There is also an attitude of waiting to learn the state of feeling f the country on this point. Repre sentatives and senators who are now at their homes are expecieo to a soon as they return for the open ing of the new session. There is a preponderance of feeling on the part of the senators mat me excess profits tax should be abolished. The reason for this la tnai n is pira tically agreed that this form of tax has ceased to be a revenue producer. The excess profits tax was effective and yielded a large income during the period of inflation. The excess profits tax, so called, consisted less of profits in the true sense than of the rapid expansion in the price situation of materials due to wartime inflation. Rale Works Otne-r Way. During the present and coming pe riod of depression the rule will work the other way, and ' nobody expects that the excess profits tax will pro duce any considerable amount of rev enue during the present year, or in the near future. The disposition of the leaders to re thia hi is general. The excep tions are those who think it would be bad politics to repeal It. Tne me orv is that repealing the excess prof Its tax looks too much like letting the large corporations oir. ine poli ticians who take this view say it would be better to let it stand, even though it- produces little or no rev enue, or else reduce the tax, rather than abolish it entirely. As to the income taxes, nearly all the leaders agree that the very rich people of the country who are taxed at present from 40 to 70 per cent of their incomes are seeking a refuge by taking their money out of ordi nary investments and putting it into government, state or municipal Donas which are exempt from taxation. today was removed from a local hos pital to the county jail, where he is held on a charge of threatening to kill Mrs. Otjen. Otjen entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and his bail was fixed at $1000. JITNEY OWNERS TO FIGHT Fend Between Operators and Street Cars to Be Carried to Court, ABERDEEN, Wash.. April 1. (Spe cial.) Jitney bus operators, affected by the ordinance, passed by the Aber deen city council Wednesday night, barring jitneys from streets on which the Grays Harbor Railway & Light company has tracks, have retained attorneys to protect their interests, it was announced by W. L. Coldiron, proprietor of the Twin City Transit company, operating four large jitneys between Hoqulam and Aberdeen. This is taken to indicate a determination to carry the feud between the street railway company - and the jitney operators to the courts, though no statement of such intention could be secured. Mr. Coldiron eaid, however. that his company will suspend, rather than observe the regulations laid down In the ordinance. The measure passed by the council bars the jitneys from Heron street, the main business thoroughfare. It Is held by jitney operators that pas sengers cannot be obtained in prof itable numbers on the side street routes. ' receive 880.000 from taxation in Ma rion county for the Improvement of Its roads will depend on the success of a committee appointed here last night to confer with local bankers and citizens with relation to purchas ing highway bonds in a like amount. Originally Marlon county voted bonds in the sum of I225.O0O. with the understanding that this money would be matched dollar for dollar by funds raised through taxation. The bonds then were apportioned to the various road districts of the coun ty, with the result that all of them were subscribed with the exception of ISO, 000 allotted to Salem. Unless the Salem district purchases these bonds it will not only lose a similar amount of money provided bf the county through taxation, but will make Itself conspicuous by being the only locality In Marion county not In cluded in this year's road building campaign. WHEAT PRICES DO ML SECTIONS SHRINE CLUB IS FORMED Lewis County 'ob!es Organize) and Elect Officers. CMKHALIS. Wash, April 1. (Spe cial.) The Shrine club of Lewis county has been permanently or ganized, its membership being com posed of members of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine residing in this county. Sixty Shrlners attended the first meeting which was held in Chehalis, this city being a center for the higher degrees of Masonry. H. H. Swofford of Chehalis was chosen president, Vance Noel of Centralis, vice-president; John W. Alexander of Chehalis, treasurer. The county has been divided Into units, each having a vice-president. For Chehalis. Dr. J. M. Slelcher was chosen; Centralis, W. J. Fletcher: Pe E1L Dr. A. H. Forsyth; Napavtne. M. F. Marshall; Winlock, Jacob Yansen. Following the perfection of the or ganization a banquet was served. Members propose to enjoy numerous social functions during the coming season. SHEEP MARKET LOWER PRICES DOTTY 25 TO 75 CENTS AT XORTH PORTLAND. "GUILTY," SAY DISTILLERS Youthful Liquor Manufacturers Sentenced and Fined. Temptation Hay Be Removed. This being so, it is argued that it will be wiser to remove this tempta tion by lowering the taxes on very large incomes to a maximum of not more than 40 per cent. The leaders agree that to the portion of the public which does not understand economics this would have the appearance of making things easier for the rich, without doing anything to help peo jle of smaller incomes. But in spite of this unfortunate appearance, from a political point of view, it is prac tically certain it will be done. As to the income tax on smaller Incomes, from $4000 to 180.000 a year, there is a marked difference of opln ton among the leaders. Some concede that the present Income taxes, even on comparatively small incomes, are Intolerable, and believe that they should be drastically reduced. On the other hand, some very important leaders believe that the government Is bo much in need of money that It will not be possible to make any change in the present taxes on in ' comes of from $4000 to $80,-000. The net impression is that on . these smaller incomes there is little likeli hood of reduction. Direct Sales Tax Advocated. What can be done about reducing the income taxes depends largely, of course, on what other form of taxa tlon can be found as substitute for them. The one new form of taxation that Is universally discussed Is the "direct sales" tax, occasionally known as the "turnover" tax. This project purposes a tax of a fixed percentage on everything that is bought or sold. The proposal as a whole cannot be readily discussed in a small space, because it takes so many forms. In its broadest form it would be a uni versal direct tax of 1 per cent on everything goods sold by retail stores, by wholesalers, by manufac turers, salaries, wages, the sale of land, houses, shares of stock, bonds and everything. Some would make the rate not more than one-half of 1 per cent; others would exempt farm products and wages. Plan Regarded Skeptically. Without attempting to describe the variations of this proposal, it can be eaid that there is difference of opin ion among the leaders as to whether the idea of a sales tax in any form should be adopted at all. Senator Smoot of the finance committee and Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee are believed to be in favor of some form of this direct sales tax; some of the equally impor tant senators are believed to be still dubious about it. , The least encouraging aspects of these talks with those who will write the new tax law is their lack of authority or positlveness. They do not seem to approach the subject with confidence of courage.' For example. It is discouraging to find a business man who has made a fortune in the automobile business saying frankly and boldly that rubber ought to bear a tax of 15 cents a pound and gaso line S cents a gallon, while the repre sentative or senator who is to make the tax shrinks with timidity from such a proposal. Polk County Rancher Held. SALEM. Or., April 1. (Special.) B. E. Otjen, Polk county rancher, who last Wednesday drove up in front of bis wife's dome here, drew a revolver and sent two bullets into his body. HOOD RIVER, Or.. April 1. (Spe cial.) Roy Buel, 23, and Marlon Phil lipsv 19, arrested last night while they were engaged manufacturing moon shine whisky in a ravine of the Co lumbia gorge just west of the city, pleading guilty today before Justice of the Peace Onthank. Phillips, who, according to officers, is a veteran moonshiner despite his youth and who admitted as much to District Attorney Baker, was fined 1100 and sentenced to SO Mays in jail. Buel drew 30 days and $25. The boys were using a mash of corn, prunes and raisins. They naa made their distillery from a was boiler and copper wire. Hogs and Cattle Are Also Weak at Former Quotation a Only Three Loads In. The deraad was slow and all lines were weak in the local stockyards yesterday, although only three loads were received. The sheep market responded to the con tinued weakness in this division and prices were lowered 25 to 73 cents, but the best east of the mountain iambs were still listed at 18. Cattle and hogs were quoted as previously. Keceipts were 74 cattle and 323 sheep. The day's sales were as follows: W(t. Price ! Wirt. rnce. 4 calves.. 07 $10,001 1 calf.... 110 11.00 1 nor Zoo 10.Z.J 4 hogs... 127 12.001 6 hogs... 106 12.00 6 hOKS... 318 11.50i 51 year!... 82 6.O0 2 cows.. 1035 5.001 2 calves.. 140 13.00i31 yearl 2 calves.. 145 12.00112 ewes. 1 nor... 1 hog-. . . 2 nofrs. . 1 hosr. .. 31 lambs. 35 lambs.. 108 2 lambs.. US 1 lamb... 60 HI 183 240 12.25 630 7.00 516 10.25 140 12.00 83 BOO 6.25 5.00 9.00 6.00 8.25 3.00 1 nor 120 12.25 2 bucks. . lbS The following prices are current at the local yards: Prices. Choice steers t 7.50 8.00 7.000 7.50 6.00 7.00 5.00 a 6.00 6.50 7.00 6.00 6.50 5.50 6.00 5.50 6.00 2.25 4.50 . 3.50 6.00 . 12.506-13.00 . 11.0lial2.50 . 6.00 7.50 . 6.00 6.50 . 6.50 6.00 . 12.P0ffllE.25 . ll.!i 11.75 . 8.0010.25 . 6.O0 10.20 . 12.00 12.25 . 11.00012.00 JAXES ARE POURING IN Klamath Making Vp for Delay During: Courthouse Dispute. " KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. April 1 (Special.) Taxpayers are making up for time lost during five weeks" de lay that resulted when the county court ignored the injunction against Including the $50,000 Hot Springs courthouse construction levy and $14, 000 miscellaneous levy and placed the two prohibited, levies on tne tax rolls. Later it changed its position. but it took a week to expunge th enjoined levies, and the rolls came Into possession of the tax collector early this week. Three weeks' grace will be grant ed after April 6, the date of delln quency, before the usual .penalties will be added. ROAD PROBLEM DEVELOPS Salem District Must Buy Bonds to Insure Highway Quota. SALEM. Or., April 1. (Special.) Whether the Salem road distriot will DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, April 1. Highest ten perature, 61 degrees; lowest, 41. River reading, 8 A. M., 7.5 feet; change In lajit 24 nours, us loot Ian. Total rainias (5 P. M. to S P. M.). none: total rainfall since September 1. 1920. 41.34 inches normal, 36.87 Inches; excess, 4.47 Inches. sunrise, o ol A. m. ; sunset, 6:411 f. M. total sunshine, 12 hours and 40 minutes possible sunshine, 12 hours and 43 min utes. Moonset saturaay. i:is r. m. moonrlse (Sunday), 8:23 A. M. Barom eter (reduced to sea level) 0 P. M., JO. 05 inches. Relative humidity: 6 A. M.. 82 per cent; noon, so per cent; o f. M., 01 per cent. TUB 'WEATHER. STATIONS. Weather. Baker .... Boise ..... Boston ... Calgary .. Chicago . . lenver . . . Des Moines, Eureka ..- Galveston Helena .... Juneat ... Kansas City.. L.o Angeles. Marsnriell Medford . . Minneapolis New Orleans. New York... North Head. Phoenix .... Pocatello ... Portland .... Koseburjr . . . Sacramento. St. Louis Salt Lake.... San Dlego... Sun Fran..... Seattle Sltkat Spokane .... Tacoma Tatoosh Isl. . aldezT Walla Walla. Washington. Winnipeg ... Yakima .... ,S4 7O0.OO,12;S 381 70:0.00 ..LvWtClear 40 7ti0.4: 36 500.00- 540.00:24:S 70!0.0010W 70I0.0OI1OSW 54,0.00 ..IN 6410.00 . .B 9.!0.00(12;SW 3S;0.48I. .SE 6B0.0OI12S 0.OOf..lSW 6210.00 1S,NW 76;0. OOl. . NW 62(0.00;12.S S&IU.VUf . . .MS 4Si0.fl2! 5O0OO 88i0.0O 66,0.00 BllO.Oll 700.00 i4iaoo 62 i 0.00 jxw NW ..3 12 S 66;0 00112; N"W 6210.00 . . NW 5S0.O0 14IW 46 0.101. .ISE tSS.O.OSL . 56 0 .00 . Clear kTloudy KJIear Pt. cloudy K. ear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy k. 1 ou ay Cloudy Rain K-lear Pt. cloudy ,iouay iCIear pCiear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear W fclear 1 -VWlCloudy (Clear fclear tClear Clear Clear Clear Rain -Cloudy fcioudy 60,0.00. .)W (Cloudy 44 0. 46 243 J40iO.(Hj . .INE 70 0 OOi 50-0.72 . . N 4S 0 00 12 SW 70'0.OO..ISW Rain Pt. elondv w n-iouay iuiear Pt. cloudy Clear t A. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Saturday, fair; westerly wind Oregon 6a turd ay, fair; gentle westerly winds. v Washington Saturday, probably rain west portion, cloudy east portion; moder ate southwesterly winds. Every large city has one newspaper which, by universal consent, is the Want-Ad medium of the community. In Portland it's The Oregonian. Medium to Brood steers. Fair to medium steers. ...... Common to good steers. ...... Choice cows and heifers Medium to good cows, heifers. Fair to medium cows, heifers. Common to fair cows, hellers. Canners Bulls Choice dairy calves..... Prime light calves.. .... Heavy calves Best feeders Fair to good feeders.... Hogs Prime light Smooth heavy ......... Kougn. Heavy .......... Stags Fat pigs Feeder pigs oneen Prime east-of -moan tain lambs 7.00 8.00 valley lambs 0.50u 6. Heavy iambs, 80 lbs. and us. . 6.00 a 6.00 Feeder lambs 5.000 6.00 Cull lambs 4.000 5.00 Yearlings .- 5.500 6.00 Wethers 5 .00 (in 5.7 Ewes 1.500 5.00 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, April 1. Cattle Receipts 30o0; beef steers steady to strong, spots higber; top, $0.85; bulk. 38.500 9.60. all other grades and classes steady; bulk butcher cows and heifers, S5.5O07.5O; can ners and cutters largely, 3304.50; bulk nulls, 94.7300; veal calves largely, 8; stocker and feeder steers mostly, 370 a. 20. Hogs Receipts 16.000, fairly 'active, lights 10c to 25c lower; others 10c to 15c lower than yesterday's average. Top, 310.15 early, comparatively few over $10 bulk 200 pounds down 39.75010; bulk 220 pounds up S3. 730U.OU; pigs 15c to a)C lower; bulk desirable 90- to 125-pound pigs mostly 19.75 010. Sheep Receipts 800, generally steady, wooied lambs top su.75: bulk 0U.5O best 82- to 83-pound clippers 3S.60 down to 37.75; choice 123-pound wooied wethers 37.1a. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. April 1. Hogs Receipts 3500, steady to 15c lower; bulk medium and ugnt Dutcners, s.o0.4v; top, t.no bulk strong weight butchers, 38.4008.80 packing grades, 38 Sf 8.40. Cattle Receipts 14o0. good ana cnoice steers firm; top. 30.25; others weak. She stock steady; bulls and veals weak; stock era and feeders dull, lower. Sheep Receipts 3500, killing classes steady to 25c higher; best lambs here averaging 8S pounds, 39.30; ewe top, 36; feeders steady. Kansas City Livestock Market. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 1. Cattle Receipts 550, all classes very scarce; few sales; beef steers, strong to higher; Colo rado pulpers. 33.90; she stock 25c higher; Colorado heifers, 3808.40; few cows, 350 6.65; other classes steady; few canners 32 02.50: best vealers on sale 37.50; heavy New Mexican calves, 38.25. Sheep Keceipts laOO, offerings limited: few sales killing classes steady; 84-pound lambs, 39.1u. Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE. April 1. Hogs Receipts, none; weak; prime. 311.50012.00; smooth heavies, $10.500 11.50; rougn heavies, 8.50(r9.00: pigs. 39.00ll.5O. Cattle Receipts, none; weak; prime steers, Ss.2o0a-io; medium to choice, 16.2507.75; common to good. 35.00 0 6.00: best cows and heifers, $7.0007.50; medium to choice, Jo.OOftf 6.0O; common -to good 34.0005.00: bulls. 34.50 05.50: calves. light, 311.00012.50; neavy, se.OO07.5O. Swift ft Co. Stocks. Closing prices for Swift & Co. stocks of Chicago were reported by the Overbeck A Cooke company 01 Portland as zouows: Swift & Co. 102 Libby, McNeil & Libby 1014 National Leather 8 Rew Tork Sugar Market. ' NEW YORK, April 1. Raw sugar. 6.02c for centrifugal; refined, 8.OO0 for fine- granulated. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK April 1. Evaporated ap ples, firm; prunes, easy; peaches, cuiet. Duluth Linseed Market. DCT.TJTH. April 1. Linseed, on track. 31.5001.62. Dollar Market Prevails Country Points. .at LARGE BUYERS WITHDRAW Xo Bids Posted at Local Board Session Exporters Here L li able to Make Sales. ' nominal; geese, nominal; turkeys, nominal. PORK Fancy, 160 per pound. VEAL Fancy, 15c per pound. Fruits and . Vegetables. FRUITS Naval oranges, 33.35 05.50 fcox: lemons, 13.5004.50; grapefruit, $3.25 0 8.23 per box; bananas, 10011c per pound; ap ples, $1.35 0 4 per box; strawberries, 35.25 05.50 per crate. VEGETABLES Cabbage, zH3Ha per pound; lettuce, 3404.50 per craje; car rots, 1.25 per sack; garlic, 1520c pound: beets, 31.25 per sack; cauliflower, 31.50 per crate; celery, $3.50 0 6 per crate; green peppers, 30045c per pound; rhubarb, 10c per pound; spinach, $101.25 per box; turnips, 31.5002 per sack: sprouts, 200 250 per pound; tomatoes,. $4.75 per lug; cu cumbers, $203 per dozen; peas, 17017ttc pound; asparagus, 15016c per pound. POTATOES Oregon, $101.50 per 100 pounds; Yakima, $1.5001.75; sweet pota toes, $3.50 per hamper.- ONIONS Oregon, 0c$1.25 per sack. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing Quotations: SUGAR (sack basis) Cane granulated, 8c per pound; beet, 0.150 per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 22036c; Brasil nuts. 27c; filberts. 12c: almonds. 28029c peanuts, 7010a per pound; cocoanuu, $2 per ugsen, HONEY Comb. $7.73 ner case. RICE Blue Rose, 6?4c per pound Japan style. 44o per pound. BEANS Small white, 5ftc; large white. 6Vic; pink, 7 lie; lima, 8!4c; bayou, llttc STOCK MARKET IKREGTJLAR WITH LIGHTER TRADLXG. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. COOI,EY-THOMPSON Ross Mead Coo- ley, legal, Roseburg, Or., and Ella Thomp son, leeal. 335 East Fifteenth street North. CROSBY-HUGG INS (-Howard Crosby Jr., 26, 104 Twelfth street, and tella Hugglns, 14, 41 Alain street. McEACHRAN-NEWTON Llewellyn A. McEachran, legal, 955 Interstate street, and Ruth Newton, legal, 955 Interstate street. LAURITSEN-FITZPATRICK Peter Lauritsen, 32, 1024 East 18th street North, and Rita Fitzpatrick, 23, 712 Washington street. MORROW-LTJCIER Harry Edward Morrow. 30, Hart hotel, and May Lucier, 28, Hart hotel. STELWELL-STOCKTON Charles F. Stelwell. legal. 452 East Taylor street, and Nellie Stockton, legal, Portland. POUTE-STARR Bartolomea Poute. le gal. 1110 East Twenty-eighth street North. and Ethel -Starr, legal 11U1 cast Twenty- eighth street North. HKSNlu-KUJiM iu nenry nennig, le I. 340 Orant street, and Ellen Kaanlr. legal, 306 East Eighth street. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. SHULL-HALLMETER James W. Shnll. 33, of Portland, and Anna Hallmeyer, 25, of Tacoma. Lachmnnd Garage Destroyed. SALEM. Or., April 1. (Special.) Fire, which Ignited probably from short circuit, early tqday destroyed the garage and two automobiles owned by Louis Lachmund, state sen ator. The loss was estimated at $3000, which is partly covered by in surance. 1 r.il 1 J. n .a ........ ,1 The slump In wheat prices contmaea . pU-SX v..,t The weakness of the market yesterday I 14 3c per pound. waa acnte. not anlv in this territory but ' . SALT Granulated in all sections of the east and in Europe ell. So slack was the demand locally that no bids of any kind were made at the Merchants' Exchange session. Throughout the Interior farmers were more or less free with their offerings, but there were not many buyers. Bid prices ruling at country points were around $1 for good milling wheat and 90 0 93 cents for export wheat with exporters not interested. The latter declared they could not sell abroad as buyers on the other side were afraid to take hold. When the eastern market broke, however, for eigners bought Canadian wheat on a liberal scale. Purchases were saia 10 amount to between 2,600,000 and 3,000,000 bushels of No. 1 northern wheat. All crop news from the middle western grain belt wu bearish. Minneapolis re ported ideal weather conditions through out that district and predicted an In crease in acreage. Snow's report makes the condition of winter wheat 91.7 per cent. Indicating a croD of 630.000.000 bushels. , John Inglis says the Texas green pug enace has passed away through the section near "Wichita Falls. Wheat is looking well and cool weather checking too rapid growth. Oklahoma is increas ing the corn area at the expense of cotton. India shipments this week are expecteo to be small and the forecast for next week larger, 208,000 bushels. Australia continues to ship large quantities to the United States. Thia week's total to all destinations is expected to exoeed 2,000,000 bushels. Terminal receipts. In ears, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Portland Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. Friday 100 .... 5 ... 14 Year ago 29 1 9 ... 2 Season to date. 13,523 222 673 463 20SS Year ago 7.522 171 3436 415 1843 . S Tacom Thursday ...... 9 Year ago 9 Season to date. 3.923 Year ago 6,237 Seattle Thursday .... Year ago .... Season to date. 4,031 29 ... 2 47 807. 118 819 77 2707 168 702 196 S21 3S llSo in drums, bale. 33.5004.25 Malt ground, ton, 50s, $17.75; 100s, $15.50 lump rock, 926. DRIED FRUITS Italian prunes, 7c per pound; dates, $4.2506.83 per box; tigs. -wo.zo per ooi. Previsions. . HAMS All sizes, 30 0 37c; skinned. 260 see: picnic, 17018c: cottage roll, sue BACON Fancy, 43 0 53o; choice, 300 aoc; standard, Z60Z8C. LARD Pure, tierces, 17o pound; com' pound tierces. 12c. DRY SALT Backs, 22025c; plates, ISc. Wool, Hops, Etc. WOOL Nominal. ' TALLOW No. 1. Be: No. 2. 4e eennd. CASCARA BARK 1920 peel, 80 pound. HOPS 1920 crop, 15 0 20c per pound. HIDES AND PELTS Nominal. MOHAIR Nominal; 15c per pound. GRAIN-BAGS Car lots. 7c, coast. Oils. LINSEED OIL Raw. In barrels. S4c 5-gallon cans, 31.09. Boiled, in barrels, 96c; 6-gaIlon cans, $1.11. - TURPENTINE In drums. 94c; 5-gallon cans, fi.uv. COAL OIL Tank wagons and iron barrels. 17c; cases, 80037a. - 1 GASOLINE Tank wagons and iron barrels, 80c; cases, 4214 c. QUOTATIONS OX DAIRY PRODUCE Market Prices Ruling on Butter, Cheese and Eggs. . .S,AN f7,ANCISCO- APrtI 1. Butter "isc; prime nrsts, 35c. .S7"Fre8h ex'ra"' 28 tra firsts, -7., uin,, nominal; dirties. No. 1, 27c extra pullets, 27c: undersized. 25c. Cheese Flats, fanpv. 95. i.at. iaaI Youn" Americas, fancy, 25c;' firsts, uhicago, April 1. Butter Higher. J extras, oc; standards, 43c. csgm r inn. Keceipts, 22.539 cases: nrsts, 24c: ordinary first!! 20!i- uitttn, cases inciuaea, 310 1:3c. year ago ... 5,404 234 683 630 1126 SMALLER PRODUCTION OF MEAT Output Has Steadily Declined Since War Trade of 1918. There was less meat produced, less exported and less consumed in the United States last year than in either of the two previous years, although the consumption in 1919 and 1920 varied but little, the great change being in the exports. These and other facts are brought -out in series of tables recently compiled by the bureau of animal husbandry, showing the annual status of the meat situation for the calendar years 1907 to 1920, inclusive. Beef growers made their supreme war efforts in 1918 and during that year sent to market 15,750,400 animals, which yiolded slightly over T14 billion pounds of dressed beef. This number has never been approached before or since. In two years, the cattle slaughterings have fallen to 12,176,400, with an accompanying de cline of Ihi billion pounds In beef pro duction. The export of beef products fell from 728,000,000 pounds in 1918 to 164,000,000 pounds in 1920. This was to be expected, as the United States for several years before the world war was not a beef- exporting country. South America and Australia are now the great sources of cheap beef and mutton. The highest recorded production of all meats combined occurred in 1918, when slightly over 18 billion pounds (excluding lard) were prepared for home consump tion and export. In the two succeeding years, the production declined at the rate of 1,000,000,000 pounds a year. Owing to decreased exports, the consumption in 1919 and 1920 was nearly stationary. DEMAND FOR EGGS LESS ACTIVE Lower Bids Put Oat for Monday's Receipts. Butter May Decline. Competition to secure eggs for storage is less active and present prices may not hold after this week. Only three or four large buyers are now in the market. Pur chases were made yesterday at 23024 cents for clean fresh stock, while 18 0 20 cents was bid, case count. These bids are also good for today's receipts, but cards sent Into the country quoted only 21 cents for clean fresh eggs to be shipped on Satur day, with a 5-cent . discount on pullets, dirties and cracks. The butter market had a weak under tone, and there was .scarcely any demand for cubes, which were offered lower, as buyers evidently anticipated a general butter decline by the first of the week. It was rumored that England has taken over the Danish export surplus, which wHI prevent further shipments to the United States. This should at least steady the eastern markets and eventually affect the coast situation. The poultry market was depressed by liberal receipts and a backward demand. Heavy hens sold down to 23 cents and light hens brought 20 cents. Dressed veal was in oversupply and dragged at 15 cents. Fork was scarce and firm at 1614 cents. Florida Grape Fruit Received. A car of Florida grapefruit and a car of California lettuce were among yester day's arrivals. Heavy express shipments of asparagus and peas were also received. No more strawberries are due until the last of next week. Bank Clearings. Bank elearlngs of the northwestern cities yesterday were as zouows: Clearings. Balances. 4.27,182 $730,907 4,508.559 SKU.846 4,0!I2 56.54K 1.4s3,titio 541,072 Portland Seattle , Tacoma Spokane Joker Blocks Traffic. CENTRALIA, Wash., April 1. (Spe cial.) Traffic on M street was blocked this morning when nine phy sicians and two undertakers answered call to the home of "Mr. Frazer." The call was .the work of an April fool joker. PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor and Feed. ' Merchants' Exchange, noon session. No grain bids made. . FLOUR Family patents, $9; bakery hard wheat, $7.85; bakers' bluestem pat ents, $7.35; valley patents, $6.50; whole wheat. $7.40; graham, $7.20. M1LLFEED Prices f. o. b. mill: Mill run, $28 per ton; rolled barley, $40042; rolled oats, $42; scratch feed, $53 per ton CORN Whole, $38; cracked. $41 per ton.' HAY Buying prices f. o. b. Portland; alfalfa, $19 per ton; cheat, $22 0 23 per ton; clover, $18; valley timothy, $25026; eastern Oregon timothy, $26. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 36037c; prints, parchment wrapped In box lots, 43c; car tons, 44c. Butterfat, buying price; A grade, 39c; B grade, 87c; Portland de livery. EGGS Buying prices, clean, 23c; case count, 18 0 20c delivered;" Jobbing prices to retailers, candled ranch, 26c; selects, 27 28C. y CHEESE! Tillamook triplets, price to Jobbers f. o. ,b. Tillamook, 13c; Young Americas. j o. NEW YORK. Anril 1. Rntter Utrm.r Cresmery higher than extras, 4914 050c; creamery extras, 48 49c: creamery firsts. 44 048c; packing stock current make No. 2, 2OH021C. Eggs Firmer. Fresh gathered extra firsts. 28 30c; fresh gathered firsta 2614 020c. Cheese Steadier. State, whole milk flats, held specials, 27029c; do average run, 2502Qc; state, whole milk flats, fresh specials, 23 024c; do average run. 23c , SEATTLE, April 1. Efrrs Select local ranch, white shells, 2930c: do mixed colors. 27 0 28c; pullets, 23 024c. Butter City creamery, in oubes, 42c; bricks or prints. 43c; country creamery extras, cost to jobbers. In cubes, 80c SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 Vegetables Asparagus, 214 6c; squash, cream, 6o0 75c; potatoes, street prices, reivers, wnne. No. 1, $1.00(g)2.15: sweets. Nancy Hall, $5 06: new. 609c; onions, Australian brown. 50c; green, $1.2501.75; celery, $1.5003 crate; garlic, 69c; cauliflower, 40075c rinMn- ribbnn. lc pound: bell peppers. southern, 10 0 25c; turnips. 5Oc0$l; bee's, $101.50; parsnips, puizii; carrois. iv $1; peas, 48c; rhubarb, $1.2501.75; let t,i,.. ti.7502: artichokes, 20065c; spinach. 804c; eggplanfc 1520o. Poultry liens, oufyw., sinunjr juum roosters, 89 0 40c: old, 200 22c; fryers. 47 052c: broilers, 4560o; ducks, 30035c; squabs, 65 0 75c: pigeons, 303.50 dozen; Belgian nares, j.t.uuu dv a n turkeys, nominal. Fruit Oranges, navel, $204.73: lemons. $2 0 3.60; grape fruit, $1.50 0 3.60; limes, nominal: tangerines, $1.5003.50; apples, Nowtnwns. $1.7603.25: bananas, 9010c; avocadoes, $407.50; strawberries, $505.25 crate. . . . T..inirlniir. 835 quarters: wheat, 1114 centals; barley. SR29 centals: corn 855 centals; potatoes, boii. sat", u-j, tons: hides, 514 ounuies; uvun., head; oranges. 400 boxes. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE HOLDS OWN Immediate Need Buying Features Easiness in Spring Goods. NEW YORK, April 1. Bradstreefs to. mnraiv will say: "Reaction from Easter activity and a widespread cold wave, which appears to have damaged early fruit and vegetables but not winter wheat, have robDea tne ap n.nni iraneral tendency toward mod erate improvement of much of its unl- .hi. wnek. On the whole, however, distributive trade seems to have fairly held Its own, as has manufacture ana in dustry, gains in some lines of the latter offsetting losses elsewhere, whereas col lections have again sagged after two weeks of Improvement. "The irregularity hitherto noted in re ports from different branches of trade and areas of country is still manifest to per haps a more extreme degree, and general characterization is Just as difficult as ever, except that it may be said that im mediate need buying characterizes trade in spring goods, while fall buying, except In Instances noted In recent, weeks. As done with caution approaching timidity." Weekly bank clearings were $5,453,373, 000. DEMAND FOR WOOL IS SMALLER Studebaker, Harvester, United Drag, Laclede Gas Only Points of Strength; Bonds Are Slow. NEW YORK, April 1. Trading on the stock exchange today generally covered the ground made familiar on recent waver ing tendencies, losses predominating at the irregular close. Shares of the same class frequently moved in opposite direc tions Trading was most acttvs In the last hour, when heavy selling of Atlantic Gulf at a net loss of 6V4 points was the out standing feature. The stock was freely of fered on reports that the company had failed in the negotiations to sell some of its oil holdings and tankers to the Mexican Petroleum company. Studebaker, Harvester, United Drug and Laclede Gas, at net gains of 1 to 5 points, comprised the few elements of comparative strength. Sales amounted to 575,000 shares. London's market was depressed by the strike of the coal miners and the decision of the Manchester spinners to continue short time in mills using American cotton influenced that staple in home markets. . Dealings in foreign exchange were cur tailed and rates on London and other European centers were inclined to ease. The bond market was dull. Pennsyl vania railroad 6Va made yet another low record of 96 c Total sales, par value. $8,875,000. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Sales. Am Beet Pur 700 41 American Can 1,000 28 X Am Car & Fdy 100 123 A H & L, pfd 100 43 Am Inter Corp 600 44 Americn Loco 400 83 Am Sm & Kfg 1,000 86 Amercn Sugar 1.000 92 Am Sum Tob 13,400 78 tt Am Tel 9l Tel z. KM) loo Vk Ainer - Woolen 2, MM it Anaconda Cop 600 Atcbison 1,500 At, Glf 4 W I 63.900 Baldwin Loco 4,100 Baltl & Ohio 800 Beth Stl "B" 9.400 Calif Petrolem 2.300 Canad Pacific 300 113 Centrl Leather 3.S00 Si 14 Chand Motors W.soo Cheap & Ohio 400 Chi. M & St P 700 Chicg & N W 3o0 Chi. R I & P 1,000 Chino Copper. 100 Col Fl & Irn 100 Corn Products 2.SO0 Crucible SteeL 13,800 Cuba Cne Sug OoO Krt . 3W r.onrf tr-i.ptrlo 500 136 Generl Motors 57,700 13"4 Gt Nrth. pfd' Illinois Centrl 400 Insprn Copper 700 rt Mo Ma ofd 800 interntl Paper 1.000 K C Southern x.-tju Kenne Copper 400 Last High. Low. Sale. 23 123 43 4 Mia S.-.$s 91 75 105 70 8.-. 70 V 8.1 " SB1 83Vs 55 41 112 86 7 CS 24 62 26 1W 23 73 8i 21 12 13554 129, 71 SO SO 50 54 23 17"4 85 80 4014 88 83 " 56 42 81 59 24 63 26 111 28 74 87 21 T, ia 21A 86 80 50 55 25 lis 41 28 133 411 43 85 8r. 75 106 71 35 7y 84 87 83 66 42 112 3 70 60 24 63 26 lOVi 28 74 86 21 13 13 12 72 86 30 50 55 25 17 Sex Petrolem 47.800 141 13 140 Mid States Oil 2.M00 Midvale Steel. 300 Missouri Pacif 600 Nevada Coppr 700 N Y Central 500 N Y. N H & H 1,-uu Norfk & West 5H) 100 500 3.000 3.200 13 211 17 0 60 16 94 78 3 68 84 26 11 6S 65 62 211 North Pacific 2.3O0 nic Prii & Rfr 200 Pan-Am Petri 7.3O0 Pennsylvania. . o.wtu Pitta & W va Ray Con Cop Reading Ron lm a- stl Ryl Dtch. N Y 6.100 s, Oil A Rfir S.000 Southn Pacific 1.700 South Railway 300 S O. N J. pfd 200 Studebkr Corp 41,600 Texas Co 8.800 Texas & Pacif 4.100 Tobc Products 4,100 Transcontl Oil 2,700 Union Pacific. 600 U S Fd Prdts 400 U S Ind Alco 200 U S Rtl Stores 6,200 U S Rubber.. 11,700 TT a Coo! 7.70O U S Steel, pra mo Utah Copper. 800 4b West Electric 300 4. Willys - Over 2,000 20 107 76 41 21 4 IO 13 20 4 17 9 S 15 94 77 3 67 84 26 11 67 64 60 22 74 20 107 74 8!) 20 45 9 74 116 116 21 21 6 40 70 81 66 48 60 M) 108 46 47 8 Ex.-Uividend. BONDS. U S 2s reg 99jN Y C deb s. do coupon ...-uuni.i c js U S 4s reg 104 N P S do coupon ..-J"- rag a w . Pan 3s reg 78 Pa con s... rfn ,innn ...78 IS P CV 5s A T & T cv 6s. 90 ISO Ry 5s Atch gen 4s 76 U P 4s ....... D & R G con 4s"63 U S Steel 5s... 13 il 17 9 60 16 94 77 3 67 34 26 11 6-1 65 61 22 74 20 107 75 40 H 20 45 10 116 21 66 4S 7tH 80 10S 46 47 8 . 88 . 75 .' 54 .83 I . BO . 83 . 80 . 95 84 of All Failures Were Non-Advertisers These are the 1920 figures of the big commercial agencies. They are interesting statistics, yet there is nothing remarkable in the facts disclosed. The concern that advertises rec ognizes that advertising is the greatest and cheapest selling force we have today. And moreover, the advertising is in itself evidence of business life. It is enthusiasm for quality and service bubbling out into print. All advertising does not succeed. Sometimes it is badly done. ' Ad vertising in the right place, at the right time, backed by the right goods will invariably win. The foundation of advertising success is picking the right mar kets and the right medium. The advertiser who starts on this basis plans intelligently and has the bat tle half won. The right medium for reaching the largest number of customers, at the lowest cost, in any market, is the daily newspaper. BUMPER CHOP EXPECTED YVENTETt WHEAT PROMISE BET TER THAN" YEAR AGO. All Commodities on Chicago Board Sell at Lowest Prices of Sea- soa Buying by Exporters. 80 760 Prices Show Little Change at Boston Foreign Markets Declining. BOSTON, April 1. The Commercial Bui itin will aav tomorrow: The demand for wool has fallen off during the past weeK, as is usual loiiow-ins- a buying spurt like that of a week ago, and all the more owing to a lessened confidence that quick tariff action is, after all. assured. Prices show little change for the week. The situation in the west has not changed materially. "The foreign markets are duil and tending downward." Scoured basis: Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, 8085c; eastern clothing, 6570c; valley No. 1, 630c. Territory Fine staple choice, 85A0c; half-blood combing, 7075c; three-eighths blood combing, 5355o; quarter-blood combing, 4245c; fine and fine medium clothing, 65 70c Mohairs Kest combings, Z5cr-30c: best carding, 22 25c Brazilian Government Boys Coffee. NEW YORK. April 1. Reports that the Brazilian government had started to buy spot coffee in the Santos market today were accompanied by early cables showing advances in both Rio and Santos, and -the market here opened at an advance of 5 to 16 points. May closed at 6.27c and July at 6.65c, with the general market closing un changed to 6 points higher. Closing bids: May. 6.27c: July. 6.65c: September, 7c: October, 7.11c; December, 7.33c; January, 7.44c; March, 7.65c Spot coffee was reported dull and un changed at 66c for Rio 7s and 9 10c for Santos 4s. Metal Market. N-BW YORK. April 1. Copper Steady; electrolytic, spot and nearby, 12c; May and June, 13c ' Iron Nominally nncnanged. Tin Steady; spot and nearby, 29.00c; futures. 29.25c. Antimony spot, 5.1 W5. -tic Lead Steady: spot, 4.25c. Zinc Dull: East "St. Louis delivery. 4. 65 44. 75c. - Bld- Mining Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, April 1. Closing quotations: Allouez Aris Com Calu & Ariz. Calu & Hecla, Centennial . . . Copper Range, East Butte . . Franklin Isle Royalle... Lake Copper.. Mohawk 17 INorth Butte . 7 Old Dom . 424 lOsceola .212 IQuincy . 7 ISuperior . 30 M: Sup & Boston. . 7 Shannon . lUtah Con ...... . 17 IWinona . 2 Wolverine . . 44 8 17 23 3. V 3 1 3 so 10 Liberty Bond Quotations. NEW YORK, April 1. Liberty bond quotations closed as roiiows. Liberty 3s. .. .90.3S 3d 4s .. 1st 4s 2d 4 1st 4s... 2d 4s... Bid, 87.0014th 4s. . .87.10,Victory 3s ..87.62 do 4s ... ..87.10 .00.14 .87.16 .97.30 .97.58 Money, Silver, Etc. NEW YORK, April 1. Prime mercan tile paper, 77 per cent. Time loans easier. Sixty days, 90 days and six months, 6 7 per cent. Call money firmer. High 6, low , ruling rate 6. closing bid 6, offered at 7, last loan 6, bank acceptances 6. Bar silver Domestic, UUc; foreign 56c. Mexican dollars, 43c. LONDON. April 1. Bar sliver. 82V4d per ounce; money, 5 per cent. Discount rates snort oiiib, per cent. - Foreign Fxchange. 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 unuea states tunas: Country, foreign unit Austria, kronen Belgium, francs Bulgaria, leva Czecho-Slovakla, kronen Denmark, kroner England, pound sterling Finland, finmark France, francs Germany, marks , Greece, drachmas Holland, guilders Hungary, kronen Italy, lire Jugo-Slavia, kronen Norway, kroner Portugal, escudos Roumania, lei Serbia, dinara Spain, pesetas .................. Sweden, kroner Switzerland, francs China: Hongkong, local currency. - Shanghai, taels Japan, yen Rate. . .0032 . .0738 . .013.1 . .0138 . .184 . 8.0325 . .01171 . . .0705 . .0106 . .0771 . .31. 14 . .0038 . .0417 , .0074 . .1 20 , .0040 . .0144 . .0200 . .1407 . .2345 , .1745 . .4775 . .6450 . 1.4825 NEW YORK, April 1. Exchange heavy. Sterling, demand 33.91. cables 13. H2: francs, demand 6.98, cables 7; Belgian francs, demand 7.28, cables 7.30: guilders, demand 34.40, cables 34.50; lire, demand 4.07. cables 4.09; marks, demand, 1..V.I, cables 1.60: Greece, demand, 7.68; Argen tine, demand, 33.75; Brazilian, demand, 14.37; Montreal, 11 per cent discount. Foreign Bonds, Foreign bond quotations furnished by the Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Anril 1 Cotton Snot. FOJULTRY Hens, 2023c lh.f ducks, quiet; midiliing. 12.0UC. Overbeck & Cooke company of Portland: Bid. Ask. Russian 5s, 1021 1!) 22 Russian 5s, 1026 1.1 15 Russian 6s, 1919 20 22 French 5s, 1031 54 55 French 4s, 1017 45 46 French 5s, 1020 66 67 Italian 5s, 1018 no 32 British 5s, 1022 3X5 8!7 British 5s, 1027 372 ' 884 British 5s, 1029 370 3n2 British vky 4s 20!) 310 British ref. 4s 200 2 HI Belgium rest 5s...., 66 OS 4 Belgium prem 5s 70 72 German W. L. 5s 12 13 Berlin 4s 12 - 13 Hamburg 4s .., 12 13 Hamburg 4s 14 15 Leipsig 4s 14 15 Leipsig 6s 14 16 .Munich 4s 14 15 Munich 5s 17 10 Frankfort 4s 15 3 6 Jap 4s .... 64 61 Jap 1st 4s 81 M Jap 2d 4s 81 82 Paris 6 97 97 U K 58, 1921 90 90 U K 5s 1022 91 94 IT K 5s. 1!2 80 80 U K 5u. 1937 imi CHICAGO, April 1. Every commodity on the exchange today went to the lowest prices yet this season. Prospects of bumper yield of winter wheat were largely responsible. Wheat closed heavy, 3o to 5c net lower, with May 31.34 to $1.35 and July $1.14 to 11.14. Corn lost c to lc oats lo to l4flc and pro visions 35c to 95o. Although profit taking by shorts gave me wneat market, an appearance of strength at the opening, general bearish sentiment was oovious and values soon oegan to oreak. Nervousness was evident regarding European political and eco nomic developments, especially the British miners sirme, and there was no confidence on the bull side when the at tention of traders became focused on crop estimates issued by two authorities here. Both estimates pointed to a yield of winter wheat much In excess of last year's total. On the ensuing sharp declines export de mand broadened out and had some tem porary effect In rallying the market, but investors seemed to have been scared away, and In the absence of any good general buying the close was near the bot tom figures of the day. Liquidation on the part of holders was a depressing factor In ths market for corn and oats. The weakness of wheat ap peared to be the chief Immediate incen tive to sell. Provisions gave way with grain and hogs. The Chicago market letter received yes terday by the Overbeck & Cooke comnanr of Portland said: Wheat Started higher en over-night confirmation of good-sised export sales yesterday, but aaitside buying failed to fol low the advance and renewed liquidation carried prices to new low levels. About midday the seaboard reported an active demand from foreign pointy and intimated that sales for the day might total as much as 3,000,000 bushels. Ordinarily this should have been sufficient to bring about a sub stsntial rally, but the temper of the trade was such that this factor was almost com pletely Ignored. Local crop authorities estimated the condition of winter wheat at from 91.7 to 92.8 Indicating a crop of from 630,000,000 to 640.000.000 based on an average abandoned acreage, but added that the abandonment this year will Da ma triitllv helow normal and the crop in con sequence larger. Cash prices In sll mar- kets were sharply lower witn Minneapoin renortlns some grades as much ss 10c de cline. Country selling is on the increase, stimulated in sll probaoimy oy mo wo .I--?,. I nrnsnecLs. With domestic af fairs exerting a far greater Influence than the export situation, 11 is "i"" " prices will continue to work toward lower levels. .... , . .... SIS Ul mo " - about a recovery were unavjun. ... ash demand again was pt ceints of only 71 cars, tne spot " cflned with futures. Country .ff. ?A ' rerk'htaht.r.,'wr.l 'P. Snother Influx from ths country and ss davlto-day receipt, even now are burden- nme. there seems little encouraacu. . holders at P"sent. Oats Decnneu -, " Thr. " '".".ir-Vnod" buying on th. decline by ---- - .. Tn, rvor- snort. ana ---- .. .r.i,t able condition 01 ,J.-",enc. f tructive eiions, """.-.,, , . ,ent country selling. lower. Ry-Liquia.i.u. con.ld- prices reeeaeo .nary.,. - purcha,,. 0f erabie seiiins j -f. difference by peopl. juiy wne.i t . belnB to !Lh0,, regS"dbod orSer.- reported In th. -Uurrred. LeaaiuK whbaT. , ui.h. 7w. Close, 1138 $140 tun.-". .60 .01 .64 OATS. 40 ? 10.30 1900. 880 LARD. 18-15 I!:S !i:SS "S SHORT RIBS. 1087 10.87 10.60 1135 10.97 'cah rlce were cirrrtlNo: 2 mixed.' 58c; No. 2 yellow, 6Oats-No. 2 white. 8840c; No. 8 white. S738c Rye No. 2. $1.40. Barley 67 70c. Timothy seed M " Clover seed $13Wls, Pork Nominal. Lard $10.75. Short ribs $101L Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April 1 . Cash wheat. No. 1 dark nnrtnern, 2. $M01.53: No. 1 northern. 1 86 1.45; ro. a, sjoj-hv..-, -- - ---soring 31.35 1.87; No. 1 dark hard Montana! 81.54 1.57 ; No. I durum. $1.40 W1.44; too. 2, $1.3691.40; No. 3. $1.32 (1.01. Barley, 46 660. guuVeWha1i8"fay6$-i.28;Jnlr, $1.28. 'Winnipeg Grain Market. WINNIPEG, April 1. Cash wheat. No. 1 northern. $1.78; No. 2. $1.78 : No. 8 $171: No. 4, $1.61: No. 5. $1.52; No 6$! 88: feed. $1.28 ; trark. $1.78. Oats, No. 2 white. 42c; No. 8, 87 c Futures Wheat, May $l.d; July, $1.49. Grain at Han Francisco. SN FRANCISCO, April I. Oraln Wheat, milling. $2.35 2.45; feed, $2.30 corn, white Egyptian, $2.5002.60; red mils, $1.7501.80; ry., nominal. Hay Wheat, $17021; tame oats, $174$ 10; wild oats. $12913: barley, $120U; alfalfa. $17tf30; stock. $10Q14. Seattle Grain Market. SEATTLE. April 1. Wheat JTard white, soft white and Big Bend bluestem, $1.25; white club, $1.20; hard red wlntsr. oft red wlntor, northern spring and east ern red Walla, $1.15. City deliveries: Feed Scratch feed, $54; baby scratch foed, $71; feed wheat, $55; all grain chop. $44: oats, $44; roiled oats, $43; sprouting oats, $48; rolled barley, $3; clipped barley, $48; milled feed, $32: bran. $32; whole corn, 40; crscked corn, 42, Hay Alfalfa, $24; doubl. romprrsnsil alfalfa, $30; do timothy, $38; eastern Washington, mixed, $32; straw, $24; PugeC sound alfalfa, $30. aval Stores. SAVANNAH, fia., April 1. Turpentine Firm, 62c; .ales, 90 barrels; receipt!, 51 barrels; shipments, 218 barrels; slock, 8240 barrels. Rosin Firm. Sales, 700 barrels; re eelpta 105 barrels: shipments, 1708 bai -rets: stock, 66,141 barrels Quote: B. I , E. F, O. H, I, K, M, $3.60; N, $3.75; WO, $4.00; WW, $4.23. FUEL BUYING STIMULATED Ctah-Idabo Merchants Prepare l- Combat Consumers' Strike, SALT LAKE CITT. April 1. Appre hensive of a "consumers' strike," 30 1 members of the Utah-Idaho Retail Merchants' association have Joined i 1 an effort to obtain such reduction:! in freight rates, mine prices a.rdotht-r costs entering Into the coal charge 1 to consumers ss will stimulate a summer-buying of fuel for storage pur poses. At a meeting- of th association It was announced that retailer wero re ceiving- order for coal which call for BOO to 1000 pounds, when ordinnril . the same customers would order froi i one to three tons at a time. Msy. July. May. July. My. July. May July May July Msy. July $1.84 1.14 .30 .62 .37 .88 $184 1.14 .39 .62 .87 .88 18.80 19.13 11 OS 11.40 10.60 10.97 Baker Ilears University Singers. BAKER. Or., April 1. (Special.) The University of Oregon girls gle 1 club delighted Baker citizens la", night with a concert held in the him school auditorium. There wera n Baker students In the club this year. The members of the club wer enter tained by alumni of the university here at a dance given after the pro gramme. In the afternoon they wer taken for an automobile ride ovr the city. This was the first tlm the club appeared here in three year:. Baker Prepares Book on Mining. BAKER. Or., April 1. (Special.)" An Illustrated pamphlet. "The Uol 1 Dust," has been prepared by Eake mlning men to be distributed at th International mining convention to b held In Portland next week. Th- pamphlet Is a history of mine de velopment from the discovery of gol 1 on Griffin's gulch, three mile south west of here, In 1852. Th larger mines described are copper and quart properties. Plne Grove Orator Wins. HOOD RIVER, Or., April 1. (Spa. c'al.) In the seml-flnals of a county-wide oratorical and declamatory contest, RIddell Lage of Pine Grov.i won over contestants of his ow 1 school and the Junior high school of this city. He will represent the two schools in finals to be held her Sat urday Saturday, April 22, when con testant from all parts of th count will speak. The winning student will be entertained at a luncheon by th Hood River Commercial club. , TRAVELER' CnnE. HONOLULU Mls Navigation Co. Ktramer West Keeae Will Load at the PORT OF ASTORIA, PIER 1, APRIL 20TH For Boaolala, Illlo, Kahulnl aad Fort Allea. For rates and space apply to Port of Aalorln. H. L. Tabke, Uen era! Agent. ASTORIA AND WAT POINTS Str. Georgians Lv. Portland Mon.. Wed.. Frk. $ A. M Lv. Astoria Tuea, Tbura.. Sat., 8 A. 34. Nlsht Boat Dally (except Sundayl Connection. M.d. for North iiaaoa. Far :.n Kach Way. Main 1428641-2. root Alder Si, T11K UAUkXNS T BAN'S. CU. UMON 8. 9. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND 13 Chllfernla Ha. Haa PmsMssna. Mfc $L3iS LSw; oau, reu ueo, i.oi.o.i m asaai iiasliu M STEAMER For SAN FBANCISTO. l.O ANGELES and KAN IIKiO. Sailing Saturday, 8:30 P. U. CHEAP KATES M. BOI.LAM. A rent. lit Third street. l'lion Main tt AUSTRALIA KFW EEALANT A NO SOtTTR ft RAH ia Tahiti and Maratoncsi Mail ans) pas. exgev sarvteo trues baa Praaeise evsrf 38 day. 4