The Sunday Oregonian., April 23, 1916, Section One, Page 19, Image 19

TITE SUNDAY OREGONTAN, PORTLAND, APRIIi 23, 1916.
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OATS PRICE HIGHER
Farmers Will Mot Sell
Reductions.
at
FIRST-HAND HOLDERS FIRM
Kales Arc Posted on Local Board at
Hair Iollar Advance Large
Government Contract Is Pend
ing Wheat Dull.
The oats market 1 firmer and price are
tcndlns upward. Dealers declare that stocks
In the country are still large, but there la
r,o denyins the tact that the oata are In
firm hands. " The demand 1 not heavy, but
when, it comes to fining an order it is only
t full prices that the grain can be bought.
At the Jlechants' Kxchanee yesterday lOO
tons of May oats were sold at 2J and 100
tons of June oats "changed bands at JJH.SO.
These prices are half a dollar better than
-were bid on Friday for the same deliveries.
The present inquiry Is said to be for feed
purposes, but it is l.kely that the pending
-Government order for 4U00 tons has much to
16 with keeplns up irVpT,' idea. Unsold
tocks in the valley arf sti'.l fairly larfte
nd it is reported that warehouses east of
the mountains are holding twice the quan
tity ot oats on hand at this date last year.
There Is not much dolnp in barley, but
It is also firmer in syrolat! with oats.
H hat tradln is very dull -here and in the
country. Bluestem bids were unchanged
for prompt shipment and June offers were
1 cent higher, but other- wheat bids at the
Kichanse were to 2 cents lower.
There Is only a slight Northwestern de
mand for wheat and practically no trading
t all for California account. The Inquiry
from the East has also been slack during
the past week. Reporters do not tak fir
ward to further business With Europe this
season in wheat from this territory.
The export demand has fallen off ma
terially and Oreat Hrltain is not displaying
the anxiety for American wheat which was
predicted. Statisticians still declare that
heavy demands must be made upon North
.America for additional supplies, and while
this may be, so, the belief is-growing that
Canada will prove to be the fortunate seller.
In the meantime the Southern Hemisphere
J supplying wheat In greater quantity than
seemed likely a few weeks ago and the
ireijht situation is tot quite so strained as
It was. -
All of Ibis appears to be due to the. fact
that the .Government committee represent
ing the allies has taken the entire Situa
ting In n a n H anH in arhltrartlV Settling the
freight question. The fact had to be con
sidered thut there-was a large amount of
-r heat available in the southern Hemisphere
and that means had to be taken to make
use of it. Under ordinary conditions and
fallowing ordinary commercial methods, this
. would have been a dlltirult proposition, as
high freight rates and high market prices
might have diverted this trade elsewhere
and increased the congestion. Ia order to
meet this contingency special methods were
required and arbitrary action, which only
the Government could assume, became nec
essary. 1 consequence of this -arrivals at Euro
pean ports have increased and have relieved
the anxiety as to supplies for immediate re
quirements as well as for the future.
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchant' f:xi han(r as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Ha?
Tortianrf. Sat.. - .. .. H
Veur ago . . . . ." . . 1 . . 3
Total tills vk. a i-i l:; - r.-j
"Vear ago .". 17 17 34
Sea'n to date. IK.Sl LUili KH: ! 2449
Vear ago lli lhisi 285
Taconia. Kri.. a .. .. .. 5
Year ayo ' . . . . . . 18
fea'n to date, r'.nr, r.nl .. r.17 3OS0
"Vear ,go b71' Zt . . 07 : ZSt-'i
Seattle. Fn... 2 1 .1 1 1 ;
Year ao '. .. 17 .. 17
Sea'n to date. 71"7 1221 101:; IViU 3S-47
Year aso 7 -lot lu:i2 2i,'-i 11V7 iiloa
GRAIN' BAG MAKKW HOLDING FIKM
Moderate Business Is Paseins; at Unchanged
1-rirt-s.
A moderate amount of business Is passing
In the grain bag market at iaI14 cents.
The market continues firr? and there ts
nothing in sight to indicate a" change in the
near future. -
Cabins received, from Calcutta reported a
very quiet bur.ap market, but . failed to
mention whether, prices were eaw!er No
further ifTrmtonhas, been received with
regards to the. new'jute crop, since recent
reports of damage in several districts
through lack of- l afn. I.ondon advices re
ported the Jute -market as "stagnant," and
failed to furnish any quotations on spot
Jute on the London market. Dundee cable
advices while reporting that a few of the
mills are operating, stated that the strike
continued in force, and production was small.
A cable from Dundee said: "Advise all
customer to register with Textile Alliance.
Licences still in advance. "Works partially
running, but unlikely to continue." In ex
plaining the reforence to licences, it was
stated that these are sttll being held up.
and as long as this continues it makes ilttle
difference to American consumers whether
the Dundee mills are running or not. Con
servative membere of tbo trade are inclined
to the belief that the embargo on burlap
exports will shortly be raised by the British
government.
HOP COSTBACT AT TWELVE CENTS
Deal Clueed for Large Mivertoa Crop Hnots
Quirt. . .
The market for hop futures Is not as weak
as some buyers would make it appear. In
fact, prices are on a very steady basis, and
while the demand is not urgent, contracts
can only bo secured by paying going rates.
Twelve cents was paid on contract during
the past week by an Eastern buyer for l.V),-
0o pounds of llej hops at Silver-ton. Two
small contracts, aggregating 30.000 pounds,
were algned up at Aurora at 11 cents. The
local market for spots is slow.
The Watervllle Hop Reporter says of con
ditions in New York state:
"Very little can be .said, in regard to
actual business this week, as it is so near
to th-o opening of the new season, and yet
tio early to foresee what the coming crop
has lit store. There are remaining only a
few hops in this immediate vicinity which
occasional saiea are diminishing. During the
past week a few sales of olds have been dis
posed of at the same general price."
riBST CAB OF IxJllAB BERRIES
Three More Carloads to "Come From Los
Angelea,
The first straight car of Dollar berries
arrived from Florin yesterday. They were
in fine condition and sold at $2 a crate. A
car of Los Angeles berries also arrived and
old at the former price of $1.25. Three
more cars will be brought up from Los An
geles in the early part of tne week.
Tha feature of the vegetable market Is
the strength of cabbage. "Wlnnlngstadta
may go still higher, as no Flat Dutch la to
be had In the South, and Early York cab
bage is not yet ready for market.
Ixcl asparagus is not plentiful yet and
California. Is bringing firm prices. The high
cost of asparagus and cabbage is turning
the trade largely to cauliflower and peas,
both of which .are moving actively. A car
of Florida tomatoes was put on sale at 14
a crate, the higher price due to the ad
Vance at shipping points.
Advance In Xrov!lon.
Another advanee In local provision prices
will go Into effect with the opening of the
week. The new list shows advancea of 4j
cent en all atces of hams. Fancy and stand,
axd. bacon will be X cent higher The. ad
va.nee on- pure and compound lard amounts
to J cent.
BITTER WILL DROP MONDAY 3IORNTNG
Thirty tents Will Be Top Price on feet
Creamery ,rde.
The city creameries will sell their top
trajo oi butter at a flat price of SO cents
Monday morning. Some of them have been
doing this for several days, but with the
opening of the week, 30 cents will be the
highest quotation. This Is a drop of 2J
cents. : I'rlms firsts will bo quoted at 29
cents and firsts at 27 cents. The buying
price of buttertat will be reduced to 28
cents, Portland delivery for No. 1 grade.
Butter markets are easier at all points.
Eastern, prices are weakening and this has
caused the drop at San Fruncisco and Los
Angeles, where price earlier in tho season
were held up by tho strong demand from
New York.
CAR' OF KGG3 AT 23 CENTS DOZEN
k Closet) With Another Advance In
Local Market.
The week closed with another advance in
the local vk:, market. .Sales were made on
the street at 22'., and 2: cents, a car being
dispo.-d of at the latter price. ,ome of the
large packers and creameries were out with
buying prices of 22 and 22 hi cents. The ad
vance is evidently due to the shortage of
storage holdings.
Thero were no changes in poultry of
dressed meat. Receipts for the day were
light. -
T7
Bank Clartn"ga,
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday ero as follows:
CIearir.es. balances.
Portland tl.7S4.2M $i'7s.K2
Seattle 2.24H.447 SOO.eUO
Taoma al.i.Hl 47.4T5
Spokam 704, lint to.2ii
Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma
for the past week and corresponding week in
formtr yearn, were:
Vortland. Peattle. Tacoma.
loi fi2.i:i.72' on.-,. ::.. S2.47.ai2
I'JlS- ll,(l'.lo,223 11. lKI.OltO l.lrl" i27
1:-14 I.o2.i'4 12,.Vj,.S3 l.h4.S30
391a 10.p!.1!3 11.IC4.419 2,7.-, 3.",a
1!2 J2.B.-.2.31U . 1O.407 722 4.S"il
H'll 31.:il2.77! ' !.-(K).041 M7 717
llo a.ii::i;.in i:;.im.227 4..vo!n29
lf ! R.4!I2.22!I U.4-0.i:7 4.047 H4S
IW'b J84...W4' - i.."ti 8 MO li.o
1!"I7 7. KM. 40.". h,331.1,x 4.7ei.lf3
!" b..:,.:v.;;, s.;i7.3:t4 :!.D2.-.73!
lUUo 4,334.320 r,.J.o3.70'J 3.102.7UO
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, I'louf, Feed, Etc. .
Merchants' Kxchacge, noon session:
-rtprii oeiiver-r-
Bid
Ask. Tr. ago.
l.'4'i $1.32
.!'! 1.2S -
.CIS 1.2'iVi
.0s 1.23
1.20
20.25 32.00
20..".O 2.-..ft
22.'" 24. 0O
24. "'t 24.0'A
Bid. Ask.
.$ 1.03 $l.nr
. J-"3 J.Oj
.ill .!."".
.'"
.HO .!4
.I'O .'."
.: .rta
.:'
.!! Mr,
.i"
. 21.00 2fl .7."
. "H.On 2'! 2.1
. 27.00 . 2t..Vl -
. 21.O0- 21.0O
. 21. 2.1 22.ni-
. 21.7.1 22.T.O
. 23 2"" 24. 0O
. 2 3. .10 24 .10
"Wheat
Bluestem
Vortytold . ..
C'.ub
Red Fife ...
Red Russian
Rid.
.!!
- Oats
No. 1 white feed 2.J.73
Barle .
No. 1 feed
Bran . . . . . .
Shorts
Futures
27 l"1
2 1 .'
23.00
May Bluestem ....
June Bluestem ....
May fortyfold
June fortyfold ....
May club
June lub .........
May red Fife
June red Fife
. . . 1. . .
.May Russian
June Kussian .........
M-iy oats .............
June oats
May feed barley.......
June feed barley
May bran .............
June- bran ............
May shorts
June horta
j-LOUR Patents. S5.20 per
barrel ;
strnights. 4.50 4j."; exports. $4.30: Valley.
14. 7o: whole wheat. .".-40 : cnhim. 20
BAY Kastern Oregon timothy, J23.50 per
ton: alfalfa, old crop. tiy.oOSl.
MLuir ct,ij hpot prices: Bran. $2": per
ton: shorts, $23 per ton; rolled barley. $31.50
32. oO. o
CORN Whole, $36 ler ton; cracked. $31
per ton.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
$108.23 per box: lemons. 2 vr 4.2o per box -bananas.
;, per pound; pineapples. T,Y,tTo
Per oound; grapefruit, $4.5O4f0: tangerines.
$2 .'.O per lug.
VEGLTAMLES-Artichokes. 7.1c per dozen;
tomatoes, $3.f0r4 per crate: cabbaire. f2 2.7
hundred; warliv- 10c per pound: pep
PrF. 17 H a 20c per pound; eggplant. 20 'i 2.1c
per pound: horseradish. 8o per pound;
cauliflower. 7oc y $l.-;.l lettuce. $2-a?25 per
crate; cucumbers. $1.00' 1.75 dozen: spinach.
4ii6c per pound; asparagus, local. $1.25'pi
l-.IO per dozen: California. $1.5-!i2.50 per
box; rhubarb, 1 14 tilc per pound; peas, OSTc
per pound. , .
POTATOES JoThlne' orlees: Oreeon $1 SO
ifil.BO; Yakimas. $1.6(l1.75 per sack: new
California. ti'gSc per pound. Buying price:
Oregons, $1 1 1.25. .
ONIONS Oregon. $1.3.1 2.."i0 per sack:
Jm Bermudas, yellow, $a per crate; white,
GREEN FRUIT Strawberries. Jl.lSUa per
crate; apples, $I-J1.75 per box.
Dairy und Country rrodure.
Local Jobbing quotations:
EatiS Jobblns prices: Oregon ranrh. can.
died, 2Jc per dozen; uncundled, 22 Q, 23c per
dozen.
POULTRY Hens. 17U-rlSej stflgs. 13e;
broilers. $56 per dozen, turkeys. live. 20
21c; turkeys, drefsed. choice. 25(2eJc; ducks.
14ftl5c: g-ere. lo-sillc.
BUTTER Extras. prints. 30c: prime
firsts. -Mr firsts. 27c: cubes, extras. 2c;
prime firsts, 27c: firsts, 2tJc-- butter fat.
No. 1. 2Sc delivered Portland: No. 2. 26c.
CHEESE Oretton triplets. Jobbing buying
prices. 18c per- pound f. o. b. dock Port
land: Young Americas. 19c per pound.
VEAL Fancy, lleill'sc per pound.
PORK Fancy, llfrl2c per pound.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations;
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$3.3( per dozen: one-half flats. $1.50; 1
pouud flats, $2.00; AlasKa pink, 1-pound
tails. 9.1c.
HONEY Choice. $3.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 16c: Brazil
nuts, life 13c; filherts. ltflSc: almonds,
leje: peanuts, 5";c; cocoanuts. $1 per
dozen: pecans. 1020c: chestnuts. 10c.
BEANS small white, 7.20c; large white.
7. 10-. Lima, tic; bayou. 6c; pink. 5ic
COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 14?83c.
StOAK Fruit and berry. $S; beet. $7. JO;
extra C. $7.80; powdered, in barrels. $.50;
cubes, barrels. $s.7S.
SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton: half
ground, lous. $10 per ton; 50s. $10.!0 per
ton; dairy. $14 per ton.
RICE Southern 'head. 3!4(piie per
pourd . broken. 4c; Japan style, 4 hi U 5e.
DRIED FRUIT Apples. Sc per pound;
apricots. 13 ii He; peaches. Sc: prunes, Ital
ian, fco'Jc; raisins, loose Muscatels. 6e; uil-blea.-hed
S iltanas. n-rl0c: seeded. . te
dates. Persian, luc per pound; fard, $1.6$.
Per box: currants. 8U12c; figs. 50 6
ounce. $2: 10 4-ounce, $2.2.1; 36 10-ounce.
$2.40; 13 10-ounce. S5c; bulk, white, 7Sc;
black, tic per pound.
Hops, Wool, nides. Etc.
HOPS 1915 crop. 10rllc; 191S contracts.
10 12c.
HIDES Salted hides. 25 pounds snd up.
134c; salted stars. 50 pounds and up, 12c:
salted kid. .15 pounds to 2.1 pounds, 16c;
salted calf ,up to 13 pounds, i.-"2: green
hide-. 5l pounds and up. 14c; green stags,
5 pojnds and uj, 10c: green kip. 15 pounds,
ltfc: dry flint "idea. 27c; dry tllnt calf, up
to 7 pounds. 2c; dry salt hides. 22e.
WOOL Eastern Oregon, 21U, 27c; Valley.
50c.
MOHAIR New clip. 40 y 4.1c per pound
C.'.SCAKA BARK Old and new, 4c per
pound. . .
PELTS Dry long-wooled .pelts, lsic: dry!
ehort-wooled pelts. 14-c: dry shearlings.
lui.ljc each: salted shearlings. 13-2".oi
each: dry goat, long hair, liio each; dry
goat shearlings. 10ft 20c each; salted long
wooled peits, April. l.2.l'a2 each.
v -"
Provisions.
HAMS All size, choice. 412c; standard.
21c: skiuned. laloc; picnics, 13c;- cot
tar toil, 14c.
BACON Fancy. 2 30c; standard, 23
21':: cnoice. 17i22ic.
DRY t'ALT 5hot. clear backs. lSQ13ne
ex pons. 1 .1 lit tj c ; plates, ln-ailv-c
LARD Tierce- basis, kettle rendered,
14Sc; standard, lolac; compound, 12ic.
BXKFtEL. (JiODlb Mess beef. $18; flats
beef. $22; brisket pork, $1U; tripe, $10.5 J
it 11.5v.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drum!, barrels
or tank w agons. 10c; cases. 17 tp 20 V e.
GASOLINE Bulk. 13 ic: -cases. 26',jc;
r.aptha, r-rtims, ISe; cases. 2.IV3C.
LINSEED Oil Kaw, barrels. l2c: raw.
cases. 97c; boiled, barrels, U4c; boiled,
esses. 90c.
TURPENTINE In tanks. C7c; In eases,
74c; 10-case lots, lo ls.
Metal Mnrket.
NEW TORK, April 22. Copper was firm,
quotationa for nearby delivery for. electro-lyti-
were nominal, and beyond July de
livery was quoted at from 28 to 29 cento.
li oil, Uiiubaiisreti
WHEAT DROP SHARP
Break Is Due to Strained For
eign Relations.
WALL STREET IS WATCHED
Extreme Decline in Chicago Market
Ktcccds Two Cents Kansas
State Crop Report Is Also
a Depressing l'actor.
r-HTCAGO. April 22. Strained foreign re
lations brought about niate ial declines to
day in the value of t-heat. Prices closed un
settled 1 1 to 2 5i;iio net lower, with
May at $1. 13 1.1 at,, and July at $1.11-,.
Corn lost i to (a Sc, and oats hi 'it hi to
?s. In provisions, tho outcome was a gain
that varied from 5 to 22',-jc.
The action of a majority of wheit traders
seemed to depend rhlefiv oh tho course of
the New York stock market. In so far as
stocks appeared to gauge diplomatic con
ditions, especially the crisis with Germanv.
To some extent, however, the Kansas, state
crop report, suggesting a yield 2.or.0,O00
bushels larger than 1U15. became effective
as a cause of lower prices.
Unfavorable weather for the seeding of
wheat In tho Northwest was more or less
Ignored by dealers here, except as tending
somewhat to check tho force of downturns
in tho market.
Corn grave way with wheat.
Oats received fair support owing to the
purchase of tlcO.OOO bushels here for ex
port. The market nevertheless showed evi
dent weakness on account of this setbacks
to the value of other grains and because
of the excellent crop outlook for oats.
Ia.rd advanced to the highest prices of
the season. Other provisions rose, helped
by higher quotations on hogs.
WHEAT,
Open.' High T.ow. "-ose.
''y $l..l3i $1.14', $1,111-1 $1.12
J"Iy 1.13-r, 1.14-. 1.11J, 1.11 ;i
CORN.
May 7x1 -7S 71 ,7ri,,
July 7os .7U--. .75?,. ,7ti
OATS. "
May 44 i .4 .1 .44 ?i 44 U
July ...... .42-, .43 .4.1 Vs
MESS PORK.
May 23.20 23. 31 23 20 "3
July 23.15 23.2.1 . 23o7 23.17
LARD.
May 11.70 II V 11.70 Its
July 11.63 11.97 11.83 11.97
SHORT RIBS.
May . 12.22 J2.3.1 32.22 12.32
July 12.55 12.55 12.35 12.50
Cash prices were:
Wheat No. 2 red. nominal: No. 3 red..
$1.12rfll.l4Lj ; No. 2 hard, $l.'131.14; No. 3
hard. $1. 1 1 4j 1 .12 'i.
Corn No. 2 yoilow. nominal; No. 4 yel
low, 7374c; No. 3 white, 7:)47414e.
Oata .No. 3 white, 431j444i,tc; standard,
454 43ic.
41ye No. 2, nominal; No. 3, 95c.
Barley 02-t7tc.
Timothy $4.50' 8.
Clover $ll)ii 13.50. ,
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 22. Wheat May,
$1.17 to 1.17'.t; July. L17 to 1.17. Cash,
No. 1 hard, $1.22v : No. 1 Northern. $1.18
fl.2lV: No. 2 Northern. $1.10 ft 1.10H.
Barley. U5 a 72c. Flax. 12.12 !i & 2.10Vi."
Kastern "Wheat Futures.
DUI.UTH, April 22. Wheat closed: May,'
$1.1'a; July, L10J..
' -
WINNIPEC, April 22. Wheat closed:
May, $1.13!4; July, 1.14; October, $1.09?,.
KANSAS CITY. April 22. Wheat closed:
May. $1.03Vi; July, $1.04U; September,
$l.u4",j.
ST. LOUIS. April 22. Wheat closed:
May, $1.0S; July. $1.08.
Inget Sound Grain Markets.
PEATTLK, April 22. Wheat Bluestem.
$1.03; turkey red, $1.03; fortyfold, 94c;
club, 93c: fife. U5c ; red Russian. 92c. Bar
ley. $29 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts
Wheat. 2; oats, 1; barley, 1; corn, 1; hay
17; Hour, 3.
TACOMA, April 22. Wheat Bluestem.
$1.03ff $1.04; fortyfold. 06c; club. !i4gU5c;
red fife. 9293c. Car receipts Wheat, 9;
hay, 5.
(MiTY AGENTS BUSY
WASCO 31 A IV OVERRLV AVITH AP
PLICATION'S FOR SKKD COR,
Hoy and GirLV Club Kormlnjc; In
Crook Union AVUI Try a Dif
ferent" Alfalfa Seed,
CORVALLIS, April (Special.) Re
port) of county agents to State Leader Ma
ris, of tho co-operative t-xteiifiion work,
fchow the interest raanifestetl in corn ia
Ureijon this year: Agt-nt Cliase, in Wasco,
has 175 rvquudLd for eeed; Agent Shrock, in
Wasco, has tho work, goin;, and Agent
fcspiiJman, in Union, reports inquiries an to
Its adaptability ia that elevation. The
summaries loilow:
Wa.co County I now have about 1 "."
applications for s-ed corn aid am sending
for more corn. Ttaene is a great interest in
tne corn contest and one of the batiks as
aurca me that they win furnish money to
buy more aeed. i am sending for more. I
shall get some Walla Walla White Uont
from Aloro station, also more of the Minne
sota No. 311, which is very popular. Ivluch
of the seed corn bought locally had to be
discarded because tests made at The Dalles
High isfhowl chowd poor germination. The
high school pupll also found that the butt
and tip kernels wouid have to be discarded
because of poor vitality. g
During the past two weeks 2S farmers
have been visited and 28 called at the office.
A colt show is being planned for-Dufur
and vicinity. The show wi-l be held probably
about tiie middle of June, which Mill give
nortebreed-!- time to get their stock in
condition. There are some mighty fine colts
and stallions around the vicinity of Dufur
and If all owners of good horses will get to
gether to make it a community success
there is a gr-at chance to make a horae
how that Wasco County win be proud of.
A. R. CH ASH.
Crook A monthly newa letter was pub
lished by mlmepgraph this week and mailed
to farmers.
One demonstration In d rainago and two
in duty of water were visited thla week,
and p.ans for water determinations and
keeping of data were made.
Considerable time was spent In grading
f potatoes and ia seeking a market for
same.
The poisoning of rabbits with .strychnine
and salt hu been fuund fairly effective
even thi early in the season, and several
reports hTve been received. Many suceeisses
with poisoned .grain for ground squirrel
have aLt,o been reportew.
Farmers In this section are becoming In
terested in the possibllies of alfalfa sel-d
production. Plans w?re made with a demon
strator in the Powell Butte district for a
trial of ten acres of alfalfa for .seed pro
duction. The demonstration farms on the High
Desert were visited this week and results
obtairK-'fl with grains thus far are very
satisfactory. ' Winter wheat and spelta
plar ted early In the Fall were killed first
week in April by hard wind and blowing
sand. The .same grains planted in February
were not high enough to bo killed by the
winds, and these plantings are af present
very promising, fiweet clover and field peas
are coming up nicely and -Spring trr-iftna will
be planted In tlKi neaa future. Demonstra
tors are doing excellent work and comr
muni ties are greatly interested in the dem
onstrations. Saturday was .spent at a meet
ing of the fceach ers of the county - at Bend
and plans for the organization of boys' and
girls' clubs in four com m unities were made.
This work will be completed the coming
week by meeting the boys and girls per
sonally. A. K. LOVETT.
Yamhill Work last wec-k included advis
ing three farmers about corn planting, two
treating seed potatoes. Two soil samples
were taken and arrangements made for
several demonstration plots and for a dem
onstration meeting when the first new silo
Is erected. Friday evening I addressed a
meeting In the Wapato Lake Section wh!ci
was attended by fcrt persons. During the
week yt farmers called at the offtc.
M. S. SHROCK.
Multnomah I have recently made plans
for the laying -of a drainages system for
about 100 acres on tho large stock farm of
A. -C. Ruby, near Fa;rvlew. This is mostly
swale land and w!!l be a great asset to the
turn when drained.
.With, the aid of 2s. C. Marls, of the State
Department of Education, two Industrial
clubs w-2re formed with a total of ro mem
bers, s. B. HALL.
Union Among some of the things accom
plished this week was the distribution! of
the first shipment of eccd which I had
ordered for various parties. This consisted
of '(10 pounds alfalfa seed of the sub
merged crown type and 100 pounds of grass
seed.
Held a meeting at the Mount Glenn Mor
mon Church Wednesday evening. Discussed
peas, alfalfa, corn and value of crop rota
tion. Also the handling of potato diseases.
Find people are Interested in their potato
problems and believe we will find much im
provement this Fall, x
Am also receiving Inquiries as to corn,
and believe parts of this valley will be able
to grow it quite succasf ally. Along with it
is-an increasing interest in silos
PAUL IT. SPILLMAN.
Jackson More than half the week was
spent in the field giving advice on spray
ing, physiological troubles of the trees,
moisture conditions and a variety of other
imugv. Aiany people caned at the . office
for advice on the ame problems. There
M,vrK: iwo uays on wnicn the orchardlsts be
came alarmed - retard intr the frost tredi
tion. There was no -occasion for smudging
Knur uignt. in an tncre were -4- phona
calls regarding Crost and 60 others on mis-
cvllaneous mattere. JThe frrst twig blight
wa aiscoverea tnis week -and growers were
urged to be on the lookout. The first scab
also was discovered, this week. Cultures
wervs made in the laboratory both of the
scab and blight. Several slides of ecab
were prepared for examination by those
interested. ' A 750-word article was given
to the papers for general publication. It
covered the spray recommendations for this
tune ior apples and pears. C. C. CATE,
CATTLE PRICES STEADY
DEIA.D IV LOCAL MARKET TEM
PORARILY CHECKED.
Top Steers, However, Are Still Worth
AIne n(i Hoic Supply Lighter
Than in Recent Weeke.
The week closed quietly in tho livestock
market with no change .in prices. Receipts
were 6 cat!e. 1 calf, 251 hogs and 57 sheep.
Shippers were: W. Block. Polk County, 1
car hogs; IJobert Bennett, Sandera County,
Mont., 1 car hogs; J. B. . Smith, Yamhi.i
County, 1 hogs and sheep,
The day's sales were as follows:
r i. Wet. Price.! Wgt. Price.
f.Ohoss ... 1,0 $3.05 26hORS ... 133 ST. 60
o i. BS lns y-00l 2 hogs... . 7. so
- ... M; e.fm, "Z hOlfS ... 1J5 7.&0
-Miogs ... 8..V 'bJ hogs ... 9.00
J VJff -Hi" b.oiv S ewes ... lis e.OU
4 hoss ... 177 7.76i
In its revio- Tr local market conditions,
tho Livestock Reporter cays:
"Cattle receipts for the week since Mon
day show a very nica increase. Market con
ditions have, however, not kept pAce with
the increased receipts and rather a dull
feeling has been evinced in the Attic divi
sion. There has been no material change
In prices. Top steers are still at 9 cents,
and fair quality steers are b,etter than a
cents. The "In-between kind- chows a little
price weakening. Cows and heifers are still
about on tho same price basis; as is the case
with bulls. There has, though, been an un
disguised over-supply ever since Monday.
Today, with but a very few head in the
yards, there is but very little life to the
cattle market. This is nothing but a tem
porary condition, and should clear in a few
days.
"Hogs are not in as great supply as sev
eral weeks back. Outside markets are show
ing a tendency for a downward revision of
prices. Buyers have not been Inclined to
give more than 9" cents for any kind of a
hog since Monday, and today there does not
seem to bo any change in their sentiment.
Today's market is fairly active on an ordi
nary quality offering. Onl one load of
hogs from Eastern Oregon could show any
thing in quality over the Valley stuff.
"The hlgl prices of wool. Iambs and mut
ton this year are causing growers lo give
considerable more attention to lambing than
ordinarily. A lamb is money nowadays, and
breeders ere not throwing $5 bills away.
The bulk sold Wednesday at 110, a week
ago at sj.754j!10, a month ago at t90.C0,
a year ago at $7,40, two years ago at $S.7o.
three years ago at $7 and four yeairs ago
at $7.85."
Prices quoted at the Portland yards on
the various classes of livestock:
Cattle
Pteers, choice Brain and pulp. V . SS.Tfi $0.00
Steers, choioe hay 8.30 8.7o
Steers', good '8.15'u) 8. CO
Steers, medium . . . 7.7nfi) 8 15
Cows, choice 7.K0'(i) 7.80
Cows, sood 6.75 (iu 7.25
Cows, medium .................. 6. LWa) 7. -5
Heifers S.OOfu 7.00
Bulls 2. 7.'. 1.1) 6.00
Stas a.OUiui o.--j
Hogs
Prime light 8.9'Kffl 0.10
Good to prime STiO-ve 8.75
Rough heavy 7.!0m 8.00
Pigs and skips 7.90& 8.00
Sheep
Tearlifig. .. 8.2B10.00
Wethers 8.00 rat 9.00
Ewes .T 7.00 ') 8 25
Lambs 9.50 11.00
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. April 22. Hogs Receipts 6200,
higher. Heavy, $9.33JiiU.50; light, $9.25
9.43; pigs, $7.7538.75: bulk, $0.35(1). 9.45.
Cattle Receipts 100, steady. Native steers,
$7.50'(j8.75; Texas steers, $77.75; stockers
and feeders, $6 3 8. CI.
Sheep Receipts 100, steady. Yearlings
$8.50 10.25; wethers, $8(jj)9; lambs, $10ij
11. U0.
-
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO, April 22. Hogs Receipts 8000,
strong, 0 to 10c above yesterday', average.
Bulk. $9.09.75; light. $0.204p9.85: mixed.
$a.5u9.80: heavy. $!).23&U.S5; rough, $9.25
&U.4U: pigs. 7.25'f'W.
Cattle Receipts 2'JO. steady. Native beef
steers, $7,854; 10; Western steers, $7.75i
8.65; stockers and feeders. $3,8538.50; cow.
and heifers,- $4(&'9.20; caivesv $7gp.
Sheep Receipts 1OO0. steady. Wethers,
$tS.S3&9.10; lambs, $7.60 & 11.65.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKETS
Prices Current on Butter, Kggs, Fruits,
Vegetables, etc., at Bay City.
SAN" FRANCISCO. April 22. Butter
Fresh extras, 25c; prime firsts, 24Hc; freah
firsts, 4c.
t-Cfa's Fresh extras, 21"ic; fresh firsts,
lSVbc: pullets. 19c.
Cheese Ne,w. 15c; Young; Americas, IT He.
Vegetables Eggplant, 7(ft12c; rhu
barb. 0'i65c; cucumbers. 75c$1.25; aspa
ragus, $242.50: Summer stiuaBh, 75citi
$1.U0: bell peppers. 15'u'2itc; tomatoes, $1.5
0 2.50; string beans, 84flOc; Vax beans, 8&
10c.
Onicns California, 1.2561.50; ..Oregon,
$1.23 1.50. m -
Fruit Lemons. $2..ri0g'2.75: strawberries,
73 90c; oranges, $1.4u2.00; grapefruit,
$1.50(2.50; bananas, Hawaiian, 75c(&$1.50;
pineapples. Hawaiian. $1.302.50; cherries.
$1 ..")U(r 1.75.
Potatoes Tclta. $1.23?1.63; Salinas, $3.15
1&:2.:;5; new; 2(tjltc.
Receipts No report, holiday.
Dnuglao to Produce Loganberries.
ROSKBURG, Or., April 22. (Special.)
For the first time in "its history. Oouglas
County -this year will produce loganberries
in commercial quantities. A. T. Lawrence,
owner of the "Sunshine Ranch." has 18
acres of loganberries, which probably will
yield a heavy crop this sea-son. Mr. Law
rence expects to extract the Juice from the
berries and place the same on the market.
Loganberries grow splendidly In Iouglaa
County, and Mr. Lawrence believes tie pro
duct will yield growers handsome returns.
As soon as sufficient acreage is planted in
loganberries Mr. Lawrence will establish a
bottling house, with a capacity equivalent J
county. .
.
' Broccoli Crop Brings -J7,O00.
ROSE BURG. Or., April 22. (Special.)
With the complete returns received by the
officers of the local fruit union, A. L.
Kitcbin has announced that the Iouglas
t'ountv broccoli growers this year received
approximately $27,000 for their product.
This crop was- grown on 120 acres of land,
and wan shipped through the iooai fruit
union. The broccoli brought an average of
$1.33 a rrate f.o.b. Rosoburg. It is the plan
of the Douglas County growers to 'produce
150 cars of the product next year as against
30 cars this season.
llolldny In Kastern Markets.
NEW YORK. April 22. Today Is a holi
day in the cotton, coffee, sugar and cotton
seed oil markets.
. rr!el Frnlt at W York.
NEW YORK. April 22. Evaporated ap
ples, quiet but steady. Prunes, unsettled.
Peaches, firm.
Hops, Etc.. at w York.
NEW YORK. April 22. Hops, steady.
Hides, firm.
Dulutli I.lnseet Market.
' BULITH, April 23.-r-Ltnseert, ' cash,
$2.11 'A ; My, $2.1 m j July, -M3Vi.
Chicago Dulry Produce.
CHICAGO, April 2S, Butter, unchanged,
2"tikE0, receipts iiti.Obil ctutes, tmohangetl.
LIST SAGS HEAVILY
Persistent Selling Carries the
Prices of Stocks Down.
SPECIALTIES SUFFER MOST
German and Mexican Situation Re
sponsible for Unloading Motors
at Top ot Column of Declines,
With Break of 20 Points.
NEW YORK, April 22. Heavy and per
sistent selling pressure was again highly
effective during today's, two-hour session,
the recess of the preceding day merely ac
centuating the extent of the liquidating
movement. Trading was by far the largest
of any recent week-end,, approximating
600.000 shares, more than half of which
represented the output in the final hour,
when the list was almost without semblance
of sunoort.
The German and Mexican crises, for as
such they are regarded by the financial
community, were again the factors around
which the feverish market centered. Spe
cial stocks, that ' description applying more
directly to the munitions, equipments,
minor industrials and oils, were steadily
liquidated, with few exceptions recording
lowest prices of the year. In general, these.
Issues are 30 to 00 points under last year's
best quotations.
Among the weakest were General Motors,
which fell 20 to 410: Mexican Petroleum,
10 to 89; United States Industrial Alcohol,
6 to 137: Crucible Steel, 7Vi to 75: Baldwin
Locomotive. 6i to 84; Studebaker, 7 to
121 H: American Smelting. 6 to 84: Greene
Cananea, 5 to 41 Texas Company. 5 to
ISO; American Car, 5Vi to 53. and various
others ot that class 3 to 5 points.
United States Steel, which outstripped all
other stocks in' volume of offerings, mani
fested some steadiness at first, but fell back
2 to 60 aa the selling momentum become
greater. ,
Rails were immune for a time, but the
same cause was operative In that quarter
later, the Eastern lines, coalers, grangers
and transcontinental losing from 1 lo 2
points.
Mercantile. Marine preferred was con
spicuous for its relative strength, but
yielded a point on Its very large overturn.
There were signs of liquidation in bonds,
serqe issues receding on large offerings.
Total eales. par value, amount to $2.6S0.00u.
ITnitod States coupon and registered 3s
and coupon 4a declined and Panama 3s
registered hi per cent ou call during the
week.
CLOSIXG STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. Hiirh. lanw. bid.
Am Eeet Sug. . .
American '
D.40O 0f.i , 62 H " 52 Vs
AmCar&Fdy.. ll.lno 6'"s
American Loco.. 10.SU0 .6iVi 6. U.'.i
Am Sm & Refg. 12,400 94 8.8 2 1SU
Am Bug Refg. . . 800 107V6 JOo'.i 101!
Am Tel & Tel... 1.300 128 1 27 1 27J4
Am Z L & S 7.90O e9 8fl ST"i
94
107 VS
128
eH
SI hi
101 H
89 'is
W:4
'Sli' "
- 21
1H5 '
50
59 "4
2V4
123
10
r)2
io4
18
82 A
4H4
33
1H2
119
4l
100
3 6V4
44
'75 H
24
54 V
'9S." "
37 hk
Anaconda Cop.. 19.200
1 1 ?
10(4
8ti
S3V4
83 hi
eVil
21
163 'i
49'i
58 V
91
125
15
51
89 i
17
75
42-4
't
159
HS',4
37
"4
16
42
HO
74 'A
24
32
122
89V4
SV4
10 '4
hi
76
62
17
10014
60
11914
109 hi
21-').
32
56
22.
S3
43 H
30
94 H
18V4
121 V4
44
ISO
129
137
804
1K5 Vi
77
24 '4
87V
Atchison
Baldwin Loco...
Bait & Ohio
Br Rap Trans..
B & S Copper. ..
Calif Petrol
Canadian Paclf.
loovi
84
83 hi
."84 V"
21
16 5 hi
49
58 Vi
l
125
13V4
51
38 '4
17
iihi
32
359
ns'4
36 i
99
16
42
'74"
24
52 H
8ii"
36 hi
2.7'iO
2,500
' Kr.66
1,300
2,20
2.4O0
1.40O
1.300
4(10
C.30O
4.400
5.300
1.9O0
34.500
8.400
11.200
2.300
1,30(1
2.700
300
300
5.900
Central Leather.
Ches & Ohio
Chi Mil & St P. .
Chi & N W
r. R I & P By...
Chino Copper. . .
Colo F"u & Iron.
Corn Prod Refg.
Crucible Steel . ..
Distillers' Secur.
Erie
General Elect. . .
Grt Nor pfd. . . .
Gr Nor Ore ctfs.
Illinois Central..
Int Cons Corp
Inspiration Cop.
Int Harv. N J. ..
Int M M pfd ctf. 3S.600
K C Southern... 70O
Kennecott Cop.. 16,SOO
Louis & Nash
Mexican Petrol.
Miami Copper..
33.400
2.60O .
M H. & r pia. . .
Missouri Pacif..
Montana Power.
National Xead . ..
Nevada Copper..
N Y Central.. . ..
N Y N H & H.
Nor & Western.
Northern Paclf..
Pacific Mail
Pac Tel & Tel. .
Pennsylvania ...
Ray Cons Cop. ..
Reading ....
Rep Ir & Steel..
Shat Ariz Cop. ..
Southern Pacif..
Southern Ry . . . .
Studebaker Co..
Tennessee Cop..
"1)0
1.600
1.700
5.400
1.50
1,500
1.900
J6Z
6 3 Si
17Vi
101
60 hi
3204
110
76 H
60 hi
17
IOO14
60
llO'l
109 J4
2.1O0
l.ooo
13.S1I0
. 4.100
3.O00
4.100
50 H
22
84 i
47 'A
31 'i
94
56
22'J
82
43 Vi
30i
94 Vi
20,500 127V4 121V4
Texas uo
Union Pacific... 10,300
U S Ind Alcohol. 11, mo
U S Steel 64.900
do pfd l.noo
rtnh Copper.... C400
Wabash pfd B. . 1,200
130
142
SlTi
116
79 i
2:Vi
RS1
129
137 ,
SO
116
77V4
5
KB i
kWestern Union.. f00
Westing Elect.. 27.400
3
54
Total sales for the day. 000,000 shares.
BONDS.
U S ref 2s reg.'flO".
U S ref 2s coup.9MMi
U S 3s rets 101Vi
U S Ms coupon .. 101
U S 4s reg 110
U S 4s coupon. 11JV4
Am Smelts Os.'lOS'
Atchison sen 4s 92
Northern Pac 3s. 61
Pac T & T 3S..100
Penn con 4S....105 34
South Pac ref 4s $
do cv 5s
Union Pac 4s... 96
do cv 4s 02
rr S Steel 5s....l0414
NYC gen 3 V4s. 110 vi Anglo-French
Northern Pac 43. 92V4i
4i4
Bid.
Mtfiinjr Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON. April 22. Closing quotations:
Allouez 6
Nlplesincr Mines.
North Butte . . .
Old Dom
Osceola
Qutncy
Shannon
Superior
Sup & Bos Min.
Am. Z. L & Sm. SUVfe
Ariz Com 8
Calumet & Ariz 70 V4
Cal & Hecla 545
Centennial 16
Cop Sea Con. . . 60
East Butte Cop. 11
Franklin 9
Granby Con .... 84 hi
Greene Can .... 41
Isle Roy (Cop). 26Vi
Kerr Lake 4Vi
Lake Cop 15
Mohawk 94
25
64 V4
oo Vi
92"
S'i
3
52 V4
Tamarack
L S Sm, R- & M 66
do Dfd
50 hi
13
4V4
55
Utah Con
rtah Cop
Wolverine
Money, Exchange, Kte-
NEW YORK. April 22. Mercantile paper,
33. Sterling. 60-day bills, $4.73: de
mand, $4.7IV4! cables, $4.77. Bar silver,
65c. Mexican dollars, 54c Government
bonds, steady; railroad bonds, weak.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. Sterling. 60
days. $4.77 V4: demand, $4.76: cables,
$4.77. Mexican dollars. 47Vic; drafts,
sight, .0l do telegraph, .03.
STOCK MARKET IX GOOD SHATB
Technical Position Bettered by Recent
Liquidation.
NEW YORK. April 22. The growing ap
prehension arising from the country's rela
tions with Germany and Mexico, the for
mer being emphasized by the President's
address to Congress and the noto to Berlin,
were almost the sole governing factors of
the continued disturbances in the stock
market. Quoted values registered Bmore or
less steady declines, some of these attaining
serious proportions.
In fact, the shocks which have featured
the speculative . operations of recent months
closed at lowest values of the calendar
year, wiping our a very considerable part
of their spectacular gains of 1915. Offer
ingn were largely of a liquidating char
acter, voluntary and enforced.
The Market's technical position has been
buttressed by the selling to such an ex
tent' that it will be better able to with
stand more alarming developments.-
Olher aspects of the trend of events across
the water have furnished tire financial com
munity with food for thought. The sharp
recovery In rates of exchange to Germany
is yet to be explained on plausible grounds,
while the continued delay In the loan nego
tiations between our bankers and the French
and . Russian interests has t excited some
adverse criticism.
There were times during the week when
the tangled state of affairs In Mexico
seemed to take precedence over conditions
In Europe. Mexican securities afforded
ample proof . of their volatile character,
yielding proportionately more than other
securities. -
Home conditions again afford a refresh
ing contrast to external developments. A
further advance of wagea by the United
States Steel Corporation, the second this
year, was of itself ample prorvf of the pros
perous conditions prevailing In that indus
try. The report of the steel corporation
for . tho first quarter of the year will be
issued next TuefKiay, end forecasts of earn
ings ranijs from $33,000,000 to ov
ver $0O..
OOO.OOO.
An unparalleled quotation . of 31 eente
for eoppor we made during the week, that
price being Mil, sooording to report, for
lara-e quantities of the refined metal de
livered within the next three or four weeks.
Other naetals .kept pace with, this tendency.
bar silver recording a new high price of
05 4 cents an ounce.
The more ( important centers of trade and
commerce report an enlarged demand and
better retail business as the result of sea
sonal conditions.
TOTAL KESOURCKS ARE ESLARCliD
Federal Reserve Banks Report Light Mil
lions Gain in Week.
WASHINGTON. April 22. An increase of
nearly $8,000,000 in the total resources
of Federal reserve banks during the week
ending April 21 was reported today by the
reserve board. The weekly atatemeut shows :
Kesources--Gold
coiu and certificates In
vaults $230.sS2,ooo
Gold settlement fund 74,785,090
Gold redemption fund with
United titates Treasurer 1.473,000
Total gold reserves 316,1 40. 000
Legal tender notes, silver, etc , . 4,505,000
Total reserves
Bills discounted and bought
Maturities within lo days ...
From II to 30 days
From 3t to 60 days
From 61 to 110 days
Over 110 days
, 325,645,000
9.048.0OO
lli.SOS.ono
26.137,000
15.124,9(111
2.127,000
Total . 66,304,000
Investment United States bonds. 45,204,000
One-year United States Treasury
notes 3.840,000
Municipal warrants 35. 892,000
Total earning: assets 151,240,000
Federal reserve notes, nsst 21,731,000
Due from Federal reserve banks
net 17,515.000
All other resources 3,576.000
Total resources 019,707,000
Liabilities
Capital paid in 54.843,000
Government deposits 35,291,000
Reserve deposits net 417.349.0O0
Federal reserve notes net 9,617,000
Federal reserve bank notes in
circulation 1,964,000
All other liabilities 643,000
Total liabilities 519.707.000
Gold reserve against net deposits and note
liabilities. 71.1 per cent.
note liabilities, after Setting aside 40 per
cent goia reserve nganidL aKBrcBai" uci
liabilities on I-ederal res
reserve notes in cir-
culation, 74 per cent.
DECREASE IN SCRPLUS RESERVES
New York Banks' Holding Now I'nder One
Hundred Millions.
NEW YORK. April 22. The etatement of
the actual condition of clearing-house banks
and trust -"companies ror tho welt snows
that they hold $99,908,620 reserves in ex
cess of legal requirements. This Is a de
crease of $2,836,070 from last week. The
statement follows:
Increase.
Loans, etc $3,3S5, 690,000 $7.5S4,0U0
Reserve in own
. vaults 4(iO,14S,000 4,264,000
Reserve in Federal
Reserve Bank ... 163.979.009 4. 543.000
Reserve in other de-
deposltaries 56,760.000 3,616,000
Net demand deposits 3,387,493. Ooo 5,255, 0O0
Net time deposits.. 165.597.009 4,352.000
Circulation . .' 31,808,000 80.000
Of which $387,793,000 is specie.
"De-
crease. '
Aggregate' reserve. $6S2.893,ooo. Excess
reserve, $99,908,620; decrease, $2,836,070.
Summary of state banks and trust com
panies in Greater 'New York, not included
iu clearing-house statement:
Increase.
Loans, etc $703,141,500 $4,883,300
Specie 08,755.400 434.000
Legal tenders 8.869,700 -9.100
Total deposits 878,652,800 3,701,200
Decrease.
Banks' cash reserve in vault, $11,809,000.
Trust companies' cash reserve in vaults,
$55,815,300.
INCREASED COFFEE CROP
BRAZILIAN PLANTER ESTLMATES 11,
000,000 BAGS.
'Weather Conditions Hare Been Ideal for
Growth Better Quality Is
Promised,
t
r
A leading Eastern coffee importer has
made public a. letter received from an im
portant coffee planter in the interior of tho
state of Sao Faulo, who eetimatea the cof
fee crop at from 10,500.000 to 11 .000,000
bagrs.
Ve will this year," -writes the corre
spondent, "have a very early crop, as tho
weather conditions have simply been ideal
during the past three months. Rain has
been abundant and regular, and in conse
quence of this the general aspect of the
plantations is better than it was ever before.
"It is a pleasure to visit the different
estates, as the foliage Is really extraordi
nary on the old as well as the new plan
tations. It is the same in all the coffee dis
tricts of the state of Sao Paulo and. there
fore, the .development of the growing fruit
has been very rapid. In consequence of this
the quality of the coming crop will be very
good-and there will be very little low-grade
coffee, as up to the present time I have eeen
no trace of the well known sicltness of oof
fee beans ('requeina') and there are also no
empty beans fchocos').
"These circumstances will mean a- great
blessing 'to the enormous amount of low
grade coffee which is still in Santos and of
which a goo:l deal will be marketed curing
the next season, mixed with coffee of higher
gracles. I repeat that tht.ro will be very
little low-grade coffee for the 101tf-17 crop.
"In pite of the good prices paid at pres
ent to planters, the general situation here
does not seem to be very good. Only a few
of them are up to date with their payments,
especially to their Italian colonists. How
ever, these do not compiain to their Con
suls, as tnis would mean their being sent
back to Italy as reservists in order to fight
on the front. I estimate that only '2 per
cent of the reservists have returned to Italy
to join their colors.
"As" to the Japanese -who used to work
as celonlsts, they retire steadily to the
towns, so that it U feared that there will
be a certain scarcity of labor as soon as the
war is over. For the present there is quite
sufficient help, especially on those planta
tions which pay their hands regularly."
SHORTAGE OF SALMON
HIGHER. PRICES THIS TEAR PRE
DICTED Bl'DlKXEV.
American Jobbers Are C'nrrvlna: Very
Light Stocks Grent Britain la
Buying All KlndH. v
In disussinir salmon - conditions, Joseph
Purney, a large tulmon handier it toan
l'ranclsco, is quoted as saving:
"When you take Into consideration that
the 1915 pack was only 70,000 cases short
ot the record pack ot 1913. and amounted
to 7,9OS.tK0 casts, and whon you also take
Into consideration the fact that this vast
output has been marketed, you cannot help
but wonder -where the world is to get its
supply from for the next year. As you
know, this is the shortest year of the cycle
of f jur on sockeyes, and there will be
barely enouph sockeyes packed to supply
the wants of cny laro New York whole
sale grocer. Tnis is also the, off year on
humpbacks, consequently, outside of Colum
bia River chlnooks, the trade will be com
pelled to look to Alaska for their supplies
of salmon. The market in fiist hands is
practically cleaned up. Out of 8,000,000
cases packed, there are not in first hands
over 100,000 cases of all grades.
"Great Britain stilr continues to be In
the market for salmon of all grades. That
country has already purchased almost the
entire estimated British Columbia pack of
1910,' paying $1.25 for sockeye halves and
tSO cents lor pink tails, f. oN b. coast.
"Prom one end of the country to the
other, I find that jobbers are carrying the
lightest stocks or red Alaska that they
have carried in years. I don't believe there
is a singrle wholesale grocer in the United
States who is carrying sufficient red Alaska
to last him until the new pack arrives.
"I cannot see any chance for a lower
price on red. and in case of a short pack,
of course higher prices would - rule. 1 do
not see how pink salmon can keep on its
present level,' and I predict, not only will
the market advance in spots but the opening
price will not bo less than SO cents."
. Naval' Stores.'
SAVAXNAH. Ga.-r April '-'2. Turpentine,
dull. 44Vic; sales, none; receipts, 435; ship
ments, 220; stock, 6091.
Rosin. Arm; sales. 1140; receipts, 1174;
shipments. 1555; stock. HH.3,13. Quote AB,
S4.104.15: C. D. 4.354.20: E. $4.1'0;
F $4 25; (5, $4.30; H. $4.35: I. $4.40: K.
$4.60; M, $4.83; N, $5.05; IV, G, $5.25; WW,
$5. lifi. .
. Elgin Batter Market.
ELGIN'. 111., April 22. Butter, SO tubs
sold at 33c, CO tubs at 34c,
PRICES
Pool at Lebanon Brings 48 3-8
Cents at Auction.
BROWN, OF SALEM, BUYER
Bid Is 15 Cents More Tlian Was
Taitl for Same Pool Last Sea
son Seventeen Thousand
' Pounds in Lot.
LEBANON. Or.. April 22. Opeefil.1
The mohair pool of Lebanon, under the
charge of tho Farmers' Union, consisting
of 17,000 pounds, was sold in this city
this afternoon at 4S8 cents a pound to
William Brown & Co., of Salem.
This, was the highest bid for any pool
in this country and the highest price ever
paid in the county for any pool of mohair.
Tne pool is very much smaller this year
than usual. This is accounted for by the
fact that nearly half the clip, has already
been sold at private sale and also because
there was a heavy loss of goats during the
heavy snows of last Winter.
The private sales which were made prior
to the pool were around 42" cents. This
price will greatly stimulate ths goat in
dustry in the county and stockmen aro out
now trying to increase tho flocks.
The Lebanon mohair sale topped tho Ore
gon market this season by 2', cents. Tho
price was also nearly 10 cents a pound
better 'than Oregon growers havo realized
in former years. Previous to this season,
the high point was reached in 1912, when
Eddyville monair brought almost 38Va cents.
In that year the Lebanon-Sclo pool sold for
36U cents, in 1913 it brought 33 cents, in
1914, 28 cents and last year 33 cents.
HATCHERY PARASITE FOUND
Fisli Jjiee Xoticed on Washington
Speeies, Says Professor.
SEATTLE, Wash.. April 22. (Spe
cial.) A parasite that may seriously
endanger tho fresh water trout in
Washington, and that in one year killed
12,000 ot 14.000 fish in a Wisconsin
hatchery, haa been noticed on Wash
ington species by Dr. Nathan Fasten,
instructor in zoology at the University
of Wisconsin. Dr. Fasten has seen the
organism mainly on rainbow and brook
trout.
The parasite is a fish louse belonginj?
to the family Lernaeopoidae, and is
one of the Copepods. The crowded con
ditions of the hatcheries enable it to
thrive in such places more than it does
in the open streams.
Dr. Fasten has not had opportunity
to determine the extent of the infection
of Washington waters.
$3000 MOTE SUIT IS FILED
V': ri rtniivan T?unl.- IX'.. a Tn-M n .
Keceiver for Music House.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 22.
(Special.) Following the filing of suit
by the Vancouver National Bank ask
ing judgment - on. a promissory note
for $3000. given April 11, 1911, C. A.
Watts was named as temporary re
ceiver for the Dorland's Music House,
of this city, by Judge R. II. Back, of
the Superior Court. On Hay 1 a hear-'
ing will be held to show why the ap
pointment, should not be made perma
nent. Besides the Dorland's Music House.
A. J. Dorland and wife. F. S. Weston
and wife, J. P. Redmond and Frances
B. Hathway are named as defendants
in the suit. Mr. Watts furnished $".009
bond and. took charge of the store this
afternoon.
Lewis Tax Inquiry Mooted.
CENTRAL! A, Wash., April 22. (Spe
cial.) Personal letters have been re
ceived by the heavier Centralia taxpay
ers asking them to attend a meeting in
Chehaiis Monday afternoon for the pur
pose of organizing a Lewis County
Taxpayers League. It is understood
that the purpose of the new organiza
tion is to investigate increasing state
and county taxes. Mayor John GaJvln,
of this city, and A. S. Cory and Frank
Donahue, of Chehalis, are behind the
move.
Khevlin Mill Ships First Carload.
BEND. Or.. April 22. (Special.) The,
first carload of window frames to be
shipped from the new Shevlin-Hixon
plant left here today for SU Louis.
The shipment consisted of 5000
knocked-down frames, manufactured
here in th,o past 10 days. They will
be assembled and glass inserted in St.
Louis. The sash factory is operated by
the Bend White Pine Sash Company
under an agreement with the Shevlin
Hixon Company.
Centralia Hustles Gypsies.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. April 22. (Spe
cial.) A band of gypsies, headed north,
was yesterday forced by Chief of Po
lice McGrail to pass through the city
without stopping. In Chehalis two of
the band were arrested for telling for
tunes, and were each fined $19 and
costs. Numerous complaints of thiev
ing have come from the route that the
band has traversed.
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Broker. Stock. Bondt, Ctfttoa.
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Chicago Hoard of Trado.
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New Orleans Cotton KxTh.ioga.
New Vork Coffee EtcbHora.
New York Produce Kxcii&jtfO.
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