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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1917)
THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 21, 1917. 1: BURLAP IN CONTROL Government Takes Steps l. Regulate Business. to PRICES MAY BE FIXED Importers Doubt Practicability of Plan, as Values Are Determined Overseas America Is .Lowest Market. Ths food administration la planning to take steps to control the jute and sisal, or binder twine, business In the United States. According; to some reports It lias been sug gested that the outcome will be a Bale price fixed by agreement of those concerned In the industry. At any rate, the food administra tion is about convinced that It is highly Important that some radical means be adopted whereby American farmers will not be harassed by fluctuating and unreasonable prices for these materials upon which the harvest is so intimately dependent. The plan, it la said, involves the licensing Of dealers and the fixing of prices on bags, bagging: and binder twine on the ground that the cost and availability of these ma terials have a material effect upon the crop . situation. Some of the importers of burlap believe that steps to control prices will have the reverse effect to that desired, in that It will make goods scarcer. Prices are deter mined in the long run by the cost at the overseas center of production. If the goods could not be distributed above a fixed figure the stimulus to Importing would be taken away, and, when the foreign markets rose above the American, importing would cease altogether. Cabled quotations from Dundee and Cal cutta show that the United States in still the lowest of the world's markets for Jute products. Importers point out that control of foodstuffs such as are wholly raised within the country is a different matter than the suggested control of a commodity dependent upon a foreign market for its supply. The food administration. It is said, also bas a plan to restrict the export of jute products by making It necetixary to license such shipments through the Exports Admin istrative Board. Exportation of these goods has already been brought to the lowest tormB, dealers point out. by the licensing system of the Textile Alliance. SUGAR SHORTAGE ONLY TEMPORARY Many New York KHtahllshmenta Are Out of htock. NEW YORK. Oct. 1!0. Scarcity of sugar causes considerable concern in New York, resulting in conferences between the newly appointed Commissioner of Markets. Dr. H enry Moskowitz. sugar refiners, whole salers and retailers. In some of the poorer sections of the city ns hijth as l. cents a pound is paid for Kugar and there are but few places where it can bo bought for less than 12 cents. Investigation discloses that some of the large wholesale grocery stores have none left in their warehouses and many retail Ftores are forced to paste "no sugar" signs on their windows to keep away the crowds of would-be purchasers. The menu curd of a leading hotel con tains this note: "Sugar two lumps, 5 cents; powdered, 10 cents a portion." It is announced, however, that the price of tea and coffee will be reduced and that maple sugar or syrup mAl be werved free when desired. .lames H. Post, chairman of the American refinery committee of the Federal Food Administration, nays the sugar shortage is only temporary. HI Ivan Stix, president of the Wholesale Grocers' Association of this city, tells Com missioner Moikowita that all but three re fineries in the vicinity uf the citw have been forced to close. CITRUS FRUIT PRICES ADVANCING Short Crop In California. According to Trude Report h. The citrus fruit market in California Is advancing with other commodities. The trails has jusst been advised that both lemons and oranges have gone up at ship ping points. According to reports there is not going to be over 50 per cent of a normal crop this season on both these fruits. Good prices throughout the Winter are, therefore, likely to prevail. The first cur of KlorMa grapefruit will arrive tomorrow morning. Prices at ship ping points are declining very slowly. There was a fair cleanup of grapes and peaches yesterday at unchanged prices. Frosts in the early part of the week materially cut down the supply of locul tonuitoea, cucumbers and small top vege tables. BCTTER MARKET WEAK AT CLOSE Ierline Southern nnd Eastern Trice Sharply Erenh Eggs hstroe. The butter market was weaker at the close. San KraiH-isco was off 2 cents and t hers was a derline of 1 cents In the XHt, w htch had an effect on sentiment here. The movement of country creamery butter continued slow and unsatisfactory to all concerned. Egg receipts were very small and prices on fresh Oregons are more or less nominal. Poultry and dressed meats were steady and unchanged. Bank Clearlngo. "Rank clearings of rh Nortjwestem cities yesterday were w follows: ("Ifirinn. Palsncen. TnrtJsnd $H.4'S.l itti S S'J3.81B battle i .M'flr.L'l l,lJ010 Tac.ima .M.r-IS rt4..V.i Spokane 1 .34 J.L'S 1 7 7. 33.1 i lrsrinpn Portland, aiile and Taroma f-ir the past wek and, corresponding weeK Portland. T5fm. 1017. i m.v T.H. 113. 1!M. 1 ! 1 . 3 :o7 . 3iMi . f 31.t.4!.OSB 1 !'.!:iM IS . . i;.;riv'.3i . . 1 4 r.'.ir, :;t j . . 1 -M l 4.rrt'J . . 1 1. 9 .1. : .. 3 '2 -2Z2 .477 'C4 4 J!I J. ft :;v.7n4 l'.3.-iL' 4.-'i4.t;-".t 4. Mil .L'i3 ;.r,.s.Mt7 4.4M.tl 4.U41.7'0 4.1144 M i r.. 47" r.M 1 ' 1 2ii.r,:.7 10, Mm' u4t 14 KT4 t.M !.. :.7S 10S4 41T, i".."i.o7: rOUTWNO M.UIRET QVOTATIO'8 (.rain. Feetl. Elour, Etc. JTerf ban t a" Exchange, noou session. October delivery; Oats No. - white feed Iirl-y Ffanrtuni feed Irtnndard brewing T!d. Tr. Ai?o. 4i00 $30.75 . . 40.or . . oo.uo 36.00 Bid. " h utures N'.vetnber cats JV'-vember Tet-iJ barley Kovt-mber brewing barley Kasiern oats and corn, bulk Oats K- 3 whit. October lb. clipved white, October ... Corn 3 yellow. January N. 3 mix ad. J inuary November uits, No. 3 . .f41t.no . . 41. no r.o.oo . .$13. on . . 44. OO . . ;vo nit . . 43 to lore Turkeys Wanted! 23o Per tor l.lve BirtlM. 29-SOt Per Lb. for Dressed, S Lbs. or Over. HEAVY PAT HEXS 1S-19 PER LB. HI SH ! "So Cora mission rhariced. Ckerks Dnily. THR SAV1XAR CO IXC lOO Front tre-e. Cup. lO.OOO. February com, yellow 50.00 February corn. mixd 4g.25 WHEAT Bulk basis Portland for No. 1 grade: Hard white Bluest em. Early Bart. Allen, Galgslus, Martin Amber, $2.05. Soft white Pa louse bluestem, fortyfold, White Valley, Gold Coin, White Russian. S2.US. White club Little club. Jenkins club, white hybrids. So nor a, $1MU. Ked Walla Bed Russian, red hybrids, Jones file, coppel, $1.18. o. 2 grade. 3c less; No. S grade, 6c less; other grades handled by sample. FLOUR Patents, $10.2o; Valley. $0.30; whole wheat. $10.40; graham, $10.20. M1LLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $30 per ton ; shorts. $33 per ton ; middling. $41 ; rolled barley. $53157; rolled oats, $04. CORN Whole, S3: cracked, $S4 per ton. HAY Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland: Easier Oregon timothy, $27 per ton ; Val ley timothy. $23(25; alfalfa, $22.ZQ& -4 ; Valley grain hay. $-0; clover, $20; straw, $S. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extra, 48 cents ; prime, firsts, 44 He. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 46c; carton, la extra; butterfat, Ho. 1, 51 32c. KOG8 Oregon ranch, current receipts, 52 y 53c ; candled, 05 & 56c ; selects, 58 UOc per dozen. CHEESE jobbers buying prices, f. o. b. dock Portland: Tillamook, triplets. 26c; Young Americas. 27c per pound; longhorns, 27c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets, 24tc; Young America, 25 4c per pound; longhorns. v4e per pound. POULTRY Hens, large, lefe 10c; small. lS,4$tl7c; broilers, 19&20c; ducks, 18-Uc; dressed. 28 'a- 3oc. VEAL Fancy, 16c per pound. PORK Fancy, 21210 per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $3.2.104; lemons, $3.50(7 per box; bananas, O&OjC per pound; grapefruit, $2.73$r7.7.V VEGETABLES Tomatoes, 85c ijr $1.60 per crate; cabbage, lH&l'&c per pound: lettuce, boo per dozen; cucumber. 40&6oc per dozen ; peppers. 7& luc per pound ; cauli flower, $ 1. a 1 .35 ; sprouts, loc per pound ; artichokes, $1 per doxen ; horseradish, 0 'c per pound; garlic. 7c per pound; squash, 1C per pound; pumpkins. lVjc per pound. SACK . VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.25 per sack; beet $1.50; turnips, $1.501.75. POTATOES Oregon, $1.50 u 1.70 per hun dred; sweet potatoes, 3c. ONIONS Buying price: Oregon, $2.35; country points. Jobbing price: California, $2.75. GKKEJf FRUITS Peaches, 75 85c; ap ples, $1 ,10&.'2.25 ; pears, $1.50 1.H5 ; grapes, $11. tio; casabas. 2o per pound; cranberries, $lo.50 per barrel. Staple Groceries. Local .jobbing quotations: SL'AR Fruit and berry, $S; beet. $S; extra C, $7.0; powdered, in barrels, $9.00; cubes, in barrels. $:t.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $3.25 er doz-n ; one-half flats, $2; one pound flats. $3.50. NUTS Walnuts, 23c; Brazil nuts, I1 21c: filberts. 22s2;ic; almonds. lflP2c; peanuts, loty 12c ; cocoanuts, $1,10 per do. ; pecans, 17 'tt li'c. BEANS California, small white, 14 c; large white, 14"rjc; Limns, 14Vc; bayous, 10"ic; pink, 10c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 17 25c. HALT Uranulatea, $17.25 per ton; half ground loos. $14 pur ton; Qua, $14.80 per ton; dairy. $18 per ton. RICE Southern head, O'ifOe per pound; blue rose, 8 c ; Japan style. 7 7 c. DRIED F KIT IT Apples, 13M:c; peaches. Ilffl2c; prunes, Italian, 114 & 13c: raisins. S5c $3 per box ; da te?, fa rd. $2.503 per box; currants, 19c; figs, $2&2.50 per box. Provisions. I JAMS All sizes, choice. 33c; standard. 32c ; skinned. 20Ia & 32c; picnics, 25c; cot tage rtl's, :oc. LA H D Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 27 1 :j c ; standard, pure, 27c; compound, 21c. BACON Fancy, 45 Q' 47c; standard, 42 'ijp 44c; choice, 33fi 41c. DRY PALE Short clear backs, 2731c; exports, lil 33c; plates, 20 28c. II ops, AVool, Et c. HOPS 1017 crop, 35c per pound; 1016 crop. 2i)'fl24c per pound. WOOL Extra Oregon, fine, 60- 60c per pound, coarse. 55 ttuc per pound; VaLey, 05 ''i tine per pound. MOHAIR Long staple, 55c. C A SCAR A BAKK New, 7Vc; old, Sc per pound. TALLOW No. 1, 12c per pound; No. 2, 11c. Hides and Felts. HIDES Salted hide,. S3 lbs. and up. J6c: sal:eil stags, SO Iba. and up. 14c; baited and green kip. 15 to 2-j lbs., IBc; salted and green calf up to 15 Iba.. -'c; graen hides. 2't lbs. and up, l:te; green slags, 50 lbs. and up, 11c; dry flint hides, i'Sc; dry flint calf, up to 7 lbs., 30c: dry salt hides, :Mc: dry horse hides. to $2.00; salted bor.ct hides. to 4. I'F.LTK Dry Ions wool pelts. -42c: dry short wool pelts, 25 to 30c; suited sheep pelts, long wool, each M to .; salted lamb pelt,, each, $1.50 to $2."0; salted short wool pelt, each. l.r.O to $2: dry sheep shear ings, each l.'tc to 3(c; salted sheep shear ings, each, 2oc to roc. Oil. 'KEROSENE "Water white, drums, bar rels or t:mk wagon. 10c; cases, ls13!S'22c. GASOLINE Bulk, 20ic; cases, 2ie ; naph tha, drums, 10 K-c; cases. 2(c; engine dis tillate, drums. IUp; cases, 10c. LINSEED OIL- Kiw, barrels, $1.30: eases, fl.40; boiled, barrels, $1.32; rases. 1.42. TURPENTINE la tanks, 02c; in cases. SAN FRANCISCO PUODt'CE MARKET I'rices Current on Ews Vegetables, Eresh Emit, Etc., at Bay City. SAX FPANCISCO, Oct. 20. Butter Fresh extras, 44c; prime firsts, 44c. Kbks r rsh exi ras. 3 W u; fresh firsts, r.3c; fresh extra pullets, 43Vjc; extra firsts, pullets, 4-c. t nst New firsts, Zlni Young Americas, Hoc. Poultry Hens, 30c; fryers, 21(3 27c; bioilers. '21 'u 2tt:; equubs, 2(q 2.'M, pigeons, l.TiO, geee, Isg'JO; ducks, lditj1 17c; tur-kt-ys, younw, C0c per pound. Ve:e tallies Sijuash, iSummer, R3c 51 ; cream, flfti 1.1.1; eyePlant, 75cfl.5; bell peppers. 7icWl; peas. 5 fu tic ; tomatoes, 5U;j 7,'ic; celery, i:j:u30c; green corn, l.2i'U2'. po tatm s, 1.7."ii( '2.2.1; sweet potatoes. $J.G; uniKin. Australian brown, t2.aOt& J.i5 ; icreen tmiuti. ?1 n garlic, "' 0c; cucumbers, 4ct 5lc: btians, string, 4 ic; wax, 3 & .1c; Hnia, h'jhc; okra, f I. 'Jo ft 1.50 , pumpkins, f 1 ; carrots, "f I ii 1.-3; bccis. turnips, SI. 00; intibarb, fl.' l.-. r'ruit. 'ii Hies, sei dless, $1 .25 1.S5 : Ma laga, flil.J0; pears, f3; cantaloupes, i. 2 Hl loo, water meions. $1.00& .."-O; pi urns, f I If 1.3.; pea nes, 7rc y 1 ; figs, white, oOifrp b.ic, BirawUrrica, $r.0ia S; ruspbtrries, 7tu S; blackoeri-ies, 7rg h; huckleberries, 12 up 13c; cranberr.es. f3.75-'('4; lemons, $6(fttJ.0t; persimmons. 60c it $1 ; grapefruit, 4 4 4.r4t; quinces. f 1.7o U oranges. $3.i:3' 3.50 ; apples. Belief leur, $ 1 (a 1. -3 ; Newtown Pippins, SI. 15 6 1.-5; pomegranates. 75c f 1 ; banana. Si ; pineappi-s. .ftO g-3 50. Hay Wheat and wheat oat, $'2l&'22; al falfa, -1 ; tame oat, $22Z2J; barley, 18?t Jl; barley straw, C0r?0c IViiilieed Cracked corn and feed corn meal. fS6iS7; alfalfa meals, $30331; cocoa nut meal, f 35. vi our 41 1 -J0 per barrel, Receipts Flour, 2470 qrs. : bsrley, 2fi3 centals ; beans, &412 sacks; potatoes, 634 O sacks; onions, 1SJ3 sacks; hay, -34 tons; hides, 64o; wine, 13.100 gallons. Coffee Futures Trade Quiet. NRW YORK, Oct. 20. The market for coffee futures was very quiet today. The official cai'les from Brazil were delayel. which left tne trads here without any defi nite line on toe primary mar kets un til after the close and business whs confined to some further evening up of old commit ments, including a f.v exchanges from near to iale months. The market opened un changed to m point higher and closed at a net advance of 1 to 2 - points on covering, with Iecetaber selling around 7.1Jc anil September. 7.3c. Closing bids: October, 7.4ilc : December, 7. 1 2c ; January. 7. 1 he ; March, 7.3'Jr; May, 7.0Oc; July, 7.t7c; Sep tember, 7.3c. Spot coffee, dull: Rio 7s, c; Santos 4s. Oc. Offers ot Santos 4s were reported in the cost and freight market at b-!oc, i-on-don credits The official cables, when finally received, showed decline of 10o re Is In the Santos 1. . . i . V, mm .nr.h j H trsA tn K.I J reis lower ' The Rio market was un changed, with xtio exenanga 00 i-onuon 1-3-d higher. trading Changes Art Vrged. WASH IN'GTON. Oct. 20. A delegation of Congressmen and stats officials from the Northwest left Washington last night for New York: to confer with Julius H. Barnes, president of the United States Grain Cor poration, on marketing problems. They will particularly urge changes in the methods of grading wheat. lu the delegation are Representatives Young and Baer. Secretary of State Calder hsad. Attorney-General Langer and Rail road Commissioners Aandahi. Ble:ck and Johnson, of North Dakota; Railroad Com mlsMoners Jacobeon and Elmquist, of Min nesota; Railroad Commissioners Doherty, Murphy and Wells, of South Dakota, and Representative Knutson, of Minnesota. CATTLE RUN HEAVY Record Receipts This Month Are Indicated. DEMAND CONTINUES ACTIVE Prices Are Strong; at North Portland Yards In Spite of Free Market ing of All Classes of Beef. ZIogs Are Weak. There was a trood run at the stockyard, yesterday, but not much business was done In the half-day. the yards were open. Swine prices closed weak here, as elsewhere, while cattle and sheep wer firm. Receipts were 104 cattle. 2 calves. 334 bogs and 1720 sheep. Shippers were: With hogs C. Stump, Marybill, Wash.. 1 load: J. C. Crawford, Granddalles, Wash., 1 load; R. B. Chapman. Montague, Cal., 2 loads; C. E. Lucke, Molalla. 1 load; Neber gall Meat Company, Albany. 1 load. With cattle S. M. Cambridge. Weiser, Idaho, 1 load; J. Fraser, 1 load; Oro l"lno Rochdale. Oro Flno, Idaho, 1 load. With sheep Union Meat Company, Lyle. Wash.. 12 loda; 0. L. Overton, Lawson, 2 loads. With mixed loads J. Crocker, Centerville, Wash.. 1 load of cattle and hogs; J. Warren. Mount Angel, 1 load of cattle, hogs and sheep. The day's rales were as follows: Wt. Price Wt Price. 1 steer. . 1 tteer. . 1 steer. . 1 cow . . . . 1 heifer. 740 i 3 7.V16 lambs. . 8m0 6.75; 4 lambs. . b0 5.50! 1 hog. . . . h2it 5.00 31 hos. . . 700 5.00. 2 hogs. . . the business visitors KJ $14.(U 102 m.oo i:m ltJ.no r 1 3.00 10 13.00 at North Oeorjftj J. Among fort 1 una In the past week was LMckson. a prominent stuck man ville. Mr. Dickson, it will be remembered won the Iirst prize on the Angus oreea at the Interstate Fair this year, and also for the cnampion heifer. In a recent visit with R. A. Blanchard, agriculturist for the Live Stock State Rank, he said: "The four cars of cattle sold well, 10 cents being the highest price for steers." Mr. Dickson Is distinguished by having the largest silo west of the Mississippi Kiver and is the only cattle teecer in Central Ore gon ustnensllage. The silo hoi a a 3v tons and is filled with vetch, grain, alfalfa and clover. "I pack everything grown on tha farm Into that silo," Mr. Dickbon declared. W. O. Minor, a prominent stockman from Heppner, was a visitor at North Portland Friuay, where he met with much success in selling his carload of cattle. He said: "1 believe I secured the highest price ever paid at Portland for bulls. One animal which weighed just 40 pounds less than a ton brought 11.70, and the other weighed 1!10 pounds and nett-d me 4157.57. The pur chase price was $s.5." Reviewing conditions in the cattle trade at the yards, the Livestock Reporter sas: "You would naturally get an idea, trom looking at the size of the receipts at this point that prices would be working lower. Every indication points to a record-bre-i king month In cattle receipts, booo head having been veceived so far this month. However, the market has been gradually working higher, and indications point to a continued good market. Around 3000 head of rattle here so far this week and everything has sold readily at higher prices. Hardly a single head remains In first hands over night. Very few good cattle have been received the last few days, the bulk of the stuff being old dairymaids and off -grade killer steers. Killers are absorbing the large offerings of this oTf -grade stuff In excellent shape at prices that look even higher than last week. "All steers continue to finI a ready outlet, demand good and prices steady to strong. One small bunch of steers sold for $10.25, with several loads of good steers around Sft.50. The balance of the steers were of f grade and thin stuff. On a bads of sals strictly prime steers are worth from SO. 73 to $lo.2o; strictly good steers, from a to So.50; medium and fatr grades, SS.50 to So; ordinary. $7.50 to $8, with of f -grade killers from Jti.50 to $7.50. Common, thin Jersey steers are bringing from 5c up. "The usual differential between cows and steers remains about $2, per ewt. No prime weighty cows have been here the past few days. Demand for all she stuff is good and moving readily; strictly prime cows are bringing 7.5o to $8, while some choice heifer stulf haa reached S.5o. A very good grade of cows Is selling around 7c. with the me dium grades from ic up. Ordinary dairy cows are bringing from $5 to f i. with the common and canner kinds on a $3.50 to $4.75 range. Bulls remain firm and prices are generally 23c higher than a week ago. Strictly prime weighty bulls are getting from $6 to 6.50, with a very good grade from $3.50 to $6. Ordinary types are moving around a nickel with some thin Jersey buils down to 4r. The veal market has advanced COc on choice light kinds. Prices at the local yards follow : Cattle Best beef steers $ 0.0010.25 uooa Deer steers . -. Rest beef cows Ordinary to good cow Rest heifers Hulls Calves S Lockers and feeders Hos Prime light , Prime hea.vy , I ' i l,' , sheep WeHtcrn lambs ..... alley liiinbs , Yeariings Eweu Wethers r.o'r 0.750r 7o 4.nOtfo 7.75 7.0O') K.00 4.00, h.M) 7.00 Jy tt.50 4.00 & 7.25 16.25 16.50 16. 5 Vi- 10.50 14. OO a 15.00 )3.50& 14.00 12 .T.lfc 13.50 11.75 V, la.r.O 8 50 n 10.50 Il.756il2.50 EASTERN MEAT TRADE CONDITIONS Weekly Review of Boston, I'liiladelpliia, New York and Washington Markets. Weekly report of mnt trade conditions for week. nduig October IO; (e'nerat Market Conditions. Roston A continued light demand nnd liberal receipts uf medium grade steers has caused seme accumulation of this grade of stuff. The observance of meatless days has had some effect on the market. New York Continued heavy receipts of the lower grades of Western dressed beef, togt titer with a very slow trade on every thing, leaves the market in bad shape. Philadelphia -A general slow demand, with liberal receipts of fresh meat, caused market to be dull and draggy fur the week. Washington Heavy receipts making a continuous versupply, uncertain arrival of csrs and only fair demand caused tb mar ket to be draggy all week. Market Closing. Boston With the possible exception of medium and poor-grade steers 1 lie market closed steady to firm- On thtse grades it is not a question of price so much, but a lack of interest in these particular grades, with buyers turning their attention to cow sturf. New Y01 k Light common beef was cleaned up today at some sacrifice, a f-w medium-grade steers went to the freezers. There i fully as much beef hanging on the storage rail as wad there last tiuy. Veal did not clean up and a good many calves will go to th-. freezer. Western d retried pork cuts rlfined up, lamb trade is at a standstill. Good grades went to tne frte r and poorer grnd are being forced out at lower prices; inuttuii cleaueu up biowly. Re tail trade lias keun puor. Philadelphia Market is closing some what weaker than opening in ordf-r to clean up odds and ends. Kxttpt on lambs, the market has cleaned up better and to greater extent this week than it has dons tor some time past, and 00 market is in good shape for next week. Washington Large carryover of beef, small carryover of lamb, while mutton, pork and vwal win Clean up. veai ana mutton cloe steady. Pork a shade lower, with beef and Umbs around 1 to L5o umicr this wetk' opening. Loading Report. Destinations of livestock loaded October li. t Carloads reportea west or Allegheny Mountains; double-decks counted as two cars. Cattle. Horses.Mixed Caives Hogs Sheep Muies block Baltimore . . Ill 11 OS Boston - - Buffalo ....... Cedar Rapids.. Chicago Cincinnati ..... Cleveland Cudahy, Wis. .. Denver Detroit East &t. Louis.. Fort Worth Indianapolis . .. Jersey Csjty Kanas city Lancaster ..... Los Anceles ... f .!( vi i m . . . . . Si s 424 l:t 14 i:o K 74 62 17 7 an it 23 . 1 1.-U1 12 20 a 4 2. 101 It 17 IS So "e 3 ioi "i 'ai .12 17 4 'is l Nashville 10 13 'ii 41 10 9 10 11 5 SS 43 8 42 11 " "o OS ! New York . . . . Ogden 2 2 81 1 IS 3 Oklahoma City Omaha 121 Ottumwa ...... Peoria Philadelphia .. Pittsburg Portland. Or.... St. Jose-pa ..... St. Paul San Francisco.. Seattle 4ioux City Spokane ...... Tacoma ....... Wichita ....... Various ..1 10 21 11 9 21 6:t 4 8 SU 'h 12 1 24 6 ' 4 4 878 206 it Totals 2578 914 71 3. 203 One week aeo.. 2-72 7"S 1158 343 17 Four weeks aso.247 4 IK 7 I'S-T 142 Stata origins of llvesioclc. loaded Octo ber 19: Cattle, Horses. Mixed Calves Hogs Sheep Mules iStocfc For Portland California ..... ... 3 ... ... ... Oregon 2 7 ... 2 Washington 1 T't'l Portlsnd ... 5 7 1 2 One week go. . 8 5 ... . Four weeks ago 10 ... 2 For Seattle Idaho .... 1 Oregon 1 Washington ... ft 6 Ttl Seattle.. One week ago.. 6 2 6 6 4 1 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Oct. 20. Hogs Receipts 2O00, 15c lower, closed steady. Heavy, 15.503$ 15.00; mixed, SlS.CO'f? 15.S5; light, $15.7543" 15.90; pigs, $13.50(15.75; bulk of sales, $15.60 15.85. Cattle Receipts, 1500, stow. Nat.va steers. $z 16; cows and heifers, $6 .50&9; Bteers. $84rl3; Texss steers. $7.00$ 10.50; cows and heifers, $0.8.25; canners, $5&6; stockers and feeders, $6 12; calves, $8.50& 12.75; bulls, stags, etc.. $3.50f&7.50. Sheep Receipts, 3700. steady. Yearlings, $12&U; wethers. $11(212; awes, JlOlO.Ou, lambs, $16.50& 17.25. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Oct. 20. Hogn Receipts. 11. 000. slow. 20c to 25c under yesterday's aver age. Bulk. $13i8 135; light, $14.6316.25; mixed, $14.00 & 16.75; heavy, $14.tM)16.tiO; rough, $14.90i& 15.10; pigs. $10.50 & 14.25. Cattle Receipts, 2000, weak. Native steers, $6.75 (& 17.10; Western steers, $5.90 13.65: stockers and feeders. $611.40; cows and heifers. $4.75&11.S0; calves, $9616. Sheep Receipts. 2000. weak. Wether. $9 12.00; lambs, $12.75&18. Kansma City Livestock Market. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 20. Receipts and lo cal slaughter practically normal Friday; cattle facilities improved Monday, but large runs cannot be handled; very poor hog yard ing facilities with no expectation 01 imme diate improvement. GOOD OATS ARE HIGHER IN KA&T Local Wheat Receipts Are Almost Kqtial to Lant Year's. The wheat movement expanded consid erably at the close of the week, and re ceipts at the local yards for the week totaled 510,900 bushels, as against 192,400 bushels in the same week last year. Since the beginning of the season Portland ar rivals have been 2.543.4UO bushels, or only 89.700 bushels less than at the correspond ing date last year, and It is likely that last year's figures will be surpassed In the next day or two. On the Sound the gain has not been so rapid. Tacoma is 1,397, 3 00 bushels behind last year's figure, while Seattle is 900. OOO bushels short of the quan tity received one ysar ago. Oats, barley and corn bids wera without change on the local board at the close of the week. Xn the Bast, although oats options are being held down, dealers are asking. more for good oats. There was no change in local mlllfeed prices as quoted by dealers. Weather conditions in the Middle West, as wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis, snowing, cold. Duluth, clear, cool. Winni peg, clear, 80. Peoria, clear, 42. St. Louis, clear, frost. Kansas City, cloudy. St. Joseph, cloudy. 52. Topek. raining. Hutch inson, cloudy. 42. Omaha, clear, 38. Daven port, cloudy, cold. Ohio Valley, clear, fine, 40 to 60. LouiRville, Clarksvllle, clear, cold. 42 to 46. killing frost at Clarksvllle." Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat B'rl'y KIT Oats Hay i-ortiana, sat.... Year ago Total this week. . Ywar ago Season to date . . . ear ago Tacoma. Friday.. Year ago Season to date. . . 06 1 6 7 lo 26 7 30 t 2 26 21 f6 14.1 4 56 57 1i58 70 272 452 666 20'7 f6 tWT 70 55 26 . 4 1 i 1 ;t . . 1 1., 1416 2 . . 116 744 255T 5b . . 263 T.l "t 4 7 14' 1 :t5 14 55: 4oH 17o;i 2076 l.'JO 0J1 667 1310 061 6 73 01 154 Year ago , 255T Seattle, f rpiay. . . Veirago S&ason tu date. ... Year ago Total N. W, this week MARKET REFLECTS WEATHER NEWS Oats Held Steady During Week by Liberal Export liuidne. CHICAGO, Oct. 20. Official disavowal of reports that the food administrator had planned to make $10 a hundredweight the standard price on hogs did a good deal early this week to harden corn and oats in value, and to overcome la part declines In provisions. As the untrue reports of a proposed $10 scale in th hog market had been accom panied by talK of a simultaneous reduction of corn prices to $1 a bushel, the denial of such a plan naturally tended to inspire con siderable buying of corn and to give corre sponding firmness to Quotations. The chief other influence was the varying outlook from day to day in regard to weather con ditions alternately hindering or promoting the seasonal drying out of the crop In prepa ration tor shipment. Liberal export business served as the main prop of oats. Knlarged shipping demanded for pro visions was ascribed In part to the pub Uslied views ot tho food administrator and alo to lifting of maximum prices at Liver pool. On the other hand, continued severe breaks in the value of hogs were reflected by iurther weakn of late deliveries of packing-house prod urin. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Oct. 26. Turpentine, firm, 4olc; &aics, none; receipts, 150; shipments, 10; stock, 25.125. Rosin, firm; sales. 422; receipts, 4H5 ; ship ments, 706; stock. 7,C2. Quote: R. $5.95; I. K, F, O. $5.056; H. $6; I, $66 6.05; K. $6 30; M, $6.40&6.45; N, $7.107.15; WG, $7.40; WW, $7.50. Dululb Linseed Market. DL'LTJTH Oct. 20. Linseed on trsck, fS.oSV G?3. 10fi : arrive, l-'i-OW1-. : October, S3. ob', bid: November, 3.0M asked; Decem ber, (XOIi: May, SH.0S asked. Elgin Batter Market. ELGIN. 111.. Oct. 20. Forty-two cents, a drop of IVsc, was bid for butter on the Klgin Hoard of Trade. There were no. sates. Chicago Dairy lToduce. CHICAOO. Oct. 20. Butter easy. Cream ery. 8ttJ 42e. Kgga-Kecelpts f2Ui cases, unchanged. MONEY SUPPLY LARGER MOIIE FINDS AVAILAHI.B VOIt COM MERCIAL I'SES. Liquidation Iv Stork Market Cma to Sudden End Dorins; "Week, and Ooinx Are Rotable NEW TORK. Oct. 0. Liquidation In the stock market came lo a- sudden halt thla wet k after prices nad uflered an almost steady depreciation fo- two months or more. The recovery had It origin in certain well defined develop mentis, chief imong which wtra the siriden niade in thm ftmcond liberty loan campaign and the vaai, improved In dutrial outlook. Thtt vigorous rebound In war shares waa the most noteworthy feature, extendmc from 1U to -o poinu. Steels and allied Issues also owed much of tneir recovery to a ceation of the pesaimiam uttenditic recent ofieriw of tboM stocks. Kaiis made lees response than other stable securities to the favorable news of the week, but rttilird a to i points from re-cent mini, mums. The only clear reflection of events abroad wan seen In the fresu col; apse of Russian exchange, that movement accompanying the Ruaxian reversal in th Baltic Money was in better supply for commer cial and industrial uses, but local Institu tions continued to exercise more than ordi nary cars in lending for stock market pur poses. Xymcnt of several large private loans by Britifh interests and extension of others w j- reported ) urlna the week. MARINE SHARES UP War Stocks Also Continue Re cent Advances. METALS BECOME STRONGER Leading Railway Issues Average j Gains of One to Two Points at Close of Session Bonds Slightly Lower. NEW YORK, Oct. 20. Professional Inter ests and pools dominated today's brief but active dealings in stocks, again concentrat- ,' ing largely upon war Issues. Shippings responded to overnight ad vances with gains of 1 Vi to 5V points. Steels and kindred equipments Increased re- cent advances by 2 to 4 points, and metals overcame their depression, Utaa Copper, for example, rising 4 points. United States Steel, the Bethlehems. Lack awanna and Crucible Steels kept pace with the gains in allied shares, and leading rails averaged 1 to points up. on comparatively small trading. Closing prices were from fractions to points below the top. Sales amounted to 440. OOO shares. The bank statement again reflected local conditions Incident to the flotation of the second liberty loan. Actual loans expanded by about $14,000,000, demand and time de posits showed a combined contraction of $34,5o0,000 and reserves decreased by almost $20,000,000. Bonds were slightly lower, with many transactions In liberty 3 at 09.70 ft 0U. 72. Total bond sales, par value, were $2,520,0oo. United States bonds, old issues, were un changed on call for the week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. 20 73 74 1 74 hi 6.200 42 40 42 1.400 69 67 tiS Am Beet Sugar.. Am Can Am Car & Fdry.. Am Locomotive. Am Sm & Retg. . Am Sug Refg. . Am Tel & Tel Am Z L. Ac S 3.0O0 60i &8'i 5,100 SVj S63 400 107 lo.'si. 3O0 1154 115 100 115 1 04 H4 U 10.-.'. 67 74 14 i 77. 5J 4!l 1011 iS 44, au'j - ollVa l:;7 9.-. mo ion ',, h'. IT. U, 1H :v.i 14 J1S' . si Anaconda Cop. 16,1 OO 500 8.500 ioo 65 4, 94 Vs 107 ft 8 iH 14, 151 7S 52 S 103 23 44i 40 30 H 6H ao 40H i '6714 lon 2 48 " 32 24 Aicniaon AO&WI68U Bait & Ohio HAS Copper California Petrol. 4, mi -4, 14 150 76 U 48 14 1 0.1 22 4:t 5t 20 H 674 28 llM "wi" looH 45H hK :il i 25 400 Canadian Pacific. J.000 Central Leather. Ches & Ohio Chi Mil & St R. .. Chi & N W C R I A P ctfs. .. Chino Copper. . . Colo Fu fc Iron . . Corn Prod Refg. Crucible Steel. . . 6.S00 70O 2,000 200 2. 00 2.4CO 800 3. WO0 12. 00 Cuba Cane Sugar. 2.000 6, OOO uistniers becur. Erie , Gen Electric. . . . Gen Motors Ot Nor pf d Gt Nor Ore ctfs., Illinois Central.. Inspiration Cop. Int M M pfd POO 35oO 4O0 1,400 5.400 24. 600 2.4)10 1.3O0. 5! 666 int Nickel Int Paper K C Southern. . . Kennecott Cop. . Louis & Nafh . . . Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol. Miami Copper. .. Missouri Pacific. Montana Power. Nevada Copper. . New York Cent.. N V N H ft H Norfolk ft West. Northern Pacific. Pacific Mail Pennsylvania . . .. Pittsburg Coal . . Ray Consol Cup.. Reading 4.100 him 3,200 :um 000 2,100 HIS 2V 75 14 74 74 1 H 7Si 73 107 2'. ;too 400 l,:;ui) " 2,760 5,300 10,300 4HO 1.5ort 4.600 07 25 50 2i 77 4 Sli 20 00 28 '4 140 4 124Vi 118 107 M 0', 2."., UK's 7B-, fro 10 1 -'H 14S 14 117 ions 114 S2i Rep Ir v Breel. Shat Ariz p. . . Southern Pacif . . Southern Ry ttudebaker Cor.. Mt 117i "so W Texas Co 1.4O0 Union Pacific 2.500 V S Inrt Alcohol.. Son U S Steel 107.300 do pfd 2:1 Western I'ninn '-00 2.0iMi Mt Wewting Elect . 4.1 43 Total sales for the day. 440,000 shares. BONDS. U R ref 2s reg. 'B7 IVorth Pac 3s do coupon... l.l'Pac T Jt T .". 1 t.::ti u n os re ww do coupon... U S 4s re HI.". do coupon ... lor. Atchison gen 4s 81 Penn con 4Uf . . loo1. South Pac ref 4s mu Union Pacific 4s !ob do cv 4s 7 U S Steal Tim. . . . nil ti a k it rer tis r.4 South Par cv f.s J4U ." V Cent deb lis w7H,Anelo-Krench as ul, North Pac 4s.. 64 Vs I Bid. Boston Mining Quotations. BOSTON, Oct. ao. Closing mining quota tions: Allouez r34 Arizona Coml... s Calumet & Ariz. 07 Calumet & Hec.4ilO Centennial 1:4 Cop Range C Co uU E Butte C Mine 10 IMohawk 71 North Butte 14 Old Dominion 41 Osceoia 04 'Shannon ,4 (Superior - up. & Boston trankiin 4'l'tah Cons Isle Kny Cop).. SHS Winona .. Lake Copper ... 7 Wolverine 127 48 Money. Kxcbange. Etc. NEW YORK, Oct. 20. Mercantile paper, 5'i per cent. Sterling, tiu-day bills. $4.71, comniercUI fift-day bills on banks, $4.71; commercial 60-day bills, $4.70 Tm ; demand, 4.7S ; caMes, $4.76 7-l. Francs, demand ,r.7S; cables, R.77i. Guilders, demand. 43; cables. 4:t4 Llres. demand, 7.7M; cables. i.t. iiuoln, demand, 14c; cables. J., JIar eilver, S:. He. Mexican dollars. Wc, t.overnjnent bonds, steady; railroad bonds, easy. - LONDON. Oct. 20. Bar silver, -42d per ounce. Money. 4 per cent. Discount ratee. ehort bills. 4 per cent; three months num. 4 per cent. (OLD HOLDINGS GAIN IS $24,000,009 New Record for Total Resources of Fed' era! Reserve .Banks. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. The movement of trust companies and state banks to the Federal reserve system was reelected still further In the past week by an Increase of practically $24.uuO.Oiu In the total gold reserve i n Ked e ra I reserve ba n ks. Total resources touched the new high record of $.447,841. MOO. The condition of the banks October 111 was as follows: Resources Total resources $3,447,841,000 Gold coin and certificates in vault $ 41 R.I or,, nno Gold settlement fund Still. TW.ooti Gold with foreign agencies. . . . Ooo.ooo Total rold held by banks. ...$ 641.404.OOO Go I a reserva witn faerai agents Gold redemption fund 61. H27.00 11.21&.000 Total gold reserve $ 1,471 ..Vt0.OM) Legal tender, notes, stiver, etc. ;i.ihjj Total reserves , l,.V.'o.5l 2,ono Kills discounted, members .... 2rt,l.oo Bills bought In open market... 7 1,61 l.OoO Total bills on hand -..f United States Government long term securities 45S.2Jti.OO0 &n,0S,000 U. H. Government short-term securities Municipal warrants Total earning assets Due. from other Federal re serve hanks net Uncollected items 47.2.V..0O0 2;i.ooo fMO.SO'i.OOO 32.540,K)0 82. 302.000 Total deductions from gross deposits $ 364,842,000 Five per cent redemption fund against Federal reserve bank notes rOO.00 All other resources l,l5,ooo Total resources Liabilities Capital paid In Gt ernment deposits ..$2,447,841,000 76.S47.000 7u.3G5,000 13 0.35 7. 0O0 Due to members' reserve ac count 1 Due to nen -member banks, carina: account 42,262.000 ' 210.048. 0O0 Members bank deposits.. Collection Items Total gross deposits $1,503,232,000 Federal resvrve notes in actual circulation 813.210.00O Fed erst rerve bank notes In circulation, net liability 8.000,000 All other liabilities, including foreign government credits.,. 3, 50 2, OOO Totl nihilities ..$2,447,841,000 Lblli- I ainst J Gold reserve against net deposit liablli ties, 0.4 per cen t. Gold and lawful money reserve aga; net oeposit iisDiuties, 74. a per cent. Gold reserve against Federal reserve notes in actual circulation, 77.3 per cent. EMBARGO OX SILVER EXPORTS Government Action Cannes Decline in Metal Price. WASHINGTON., Oct. 20. The Imposition by the American Government of a virtual embargo on the exportation of silver has contributed largely to the sudden lowering of silver prices in the domestic market. For some time past the Government has been compelled to buy silver sparingly in the face" of a soaring market to meet its immediate needs, the heaviest ever known. From approximately 52 cents sn ounce in 1914 silver quotations went steadily up ward until they touched 90 cents two months ago. T h S.T-OU frp nnntflMnnc been n to evince B-mptoma of an utterly deranged market. Prices advanced spasmodically, sometimes ss much as several cents a day, until the top was reached at $1.16. At that time the market quotation was only 13 . cents be low the minted value per ounce, as the mints turn out $1.2U in small coins for every ounce purchased. Had the minted vaiu been reached it would have been without precedent, and might have resuited in tne cessation of silver coinage at a time when such coinage was imperatively needed. National Bank Resources Record. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. Resources of Na tlonal banks, notwithstanding the Govern ment's great programme of war financing, aeain have exceeded their previous record of strength. Controller Williams announces that total resources on September 1 1 ) date of the last bank call, were $16,543,- nun 1. on "If $5,000,000,010 of deposits should be withdrawn from the National banks of the country," says the Controller, 'their de posits would still be $S6.OOO.O0O greater -tt this time in 1013. the j J. before tho outbreak of the European war. Deposits sre $l.S76.000,O0O greater man on September 12, 1016.' Total deposits are given as $1.1.234.000.000. These figures include only National banks. Bank Reserves Are Decreased. NEW YORK. Oct. 20. The actual condi tion of clearing-house banks and trust com panies for the week shows that they hold $76,409,070 reserve in excess of legal re quirements. This is a decrease of $25, &&J.320 from last week. Hops, Etc., at New Tork. NEW YORK. Oct. 20. Hops, hides and wool unchanged. Industrial Notes. mHE American Hardware Manufacturers' I Association In the final session of its annual meeting at Atlantic City re cords itself In favor of the open shop and compulsory arbitration by the Government of all labor disputes. Resolutions oppose any change, during the war. In labor work ing conditions or hours that existed when the war began, except upon proper Federal authority. The association also opposes employers or employes engaging In lockouts or btrikes to change conditions during the war. and favors the creation of a Federal board to adjust labor disputes connected In any way with war production. mm New regulations limiting coal exports to Canada will be announced in a few days by the fuel administration. The control will be through special permits to shippers, who will be allowed to forward cargoes up to the amounts prescribed by the luel admin istration without obtaining special export licenses. Permits will be granted only to shippers who sent coal to Canada last year. The plan is to hold Canada the rest of the year to supplies not exceeding 10 per cent more coal than was received last year. Tesplte the threat of Frank Farrington. president of the Illinois Mine Workers, to oust any striking miner from that organiza tion who does not return to work imme diately, it Is predicted in Chicago th coal strike will not be settled until the .fuel administration permits a higher price sched ule, so the operators may meet the miners demands. The Black Diamond, organ of the coal Industry, says no settlement is possible Un less Fu-1 Administrator Garfield yields. Edward C. NUes, newly elected president of the National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners, has appointed a committee of five, headed by Max Thelen. of California, to co-operate with the Gov- ! ernment in keeping in touch with state rail way and utilities commissions on questions pertaining to war aid. The board of estimate and apportionment of iSt. Louis approves the plan of the director ef public weltare that the city establish i'2 coal yards at which fuel will be sold to the poor at a low price, and appropriates uK for the purpose. It is p.annea to scu tne coal at J- cents a bushel or $o a ton. Duluth commission houses report heavy damage sustained by potato growers through severe frosts. As a result potato prices r.ave advanced there ar cents during the last wek. being quoted at $l.'Jr per bushel wholesale. Perious damage, to the potato crop by frost is also announced by the ftan Bernardino alley Jfronuce Association, California. As a preliminary step for conservation of sugar against a further shortage, the food administration sends out a telegram urg'ng reduction 'if supply to candy manufacturers. The warning was sent to all sugar distrib uting agencies of the country, notably the American refineries committee of New York and the sugar distributing committee of Chicago, which handle cane and beet sugar respectively. Training of women to replace conductors on the lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company who have enlisted or are engaged in war service has begun. Within a week, officers of the company declare, it is planned to have women crews In regular positions on elevated and underground trains, and classes will be inaugurated for the instruc tion of women as conductors on the surface system. Sales of fur at advances of from n to 75 per cent over fcpring prices during the five days of the annual Kali auction sale in New York totaled $2,.r.oo,uOO. The food administration telegraphs to all Federal food administrators in the different states warning them t hat "publicity must control the unlicensed, retailers.' Resolutions adopted in Washington by representatives of every branch of the retail grocery trade. Indorsing the licensing of dealers in staple food commodities and expressing willingness to comply with t he food administration's rules and regulation, have also been sent ti state a1m!niHt tht ors. "Facts, Figures and Fotographs ABOCT WYOMING OILS" Our new booklet of the above title gives the latest Information of 170 Wyoming Oii Stocks, profusely illus trated and Invaluable to Investors who would avail themselves of the wonderful profit -making opportuni t ies represented by the stocks of the varioui Wyoming fields Nature's greatest oil reservoir. Your name and address brings free copy without ob ligation. Latest detailed information and notations dailv from the field. All Wyoming Stocks Boueht Hold Quoted WILKON, LACKEY & COMPANY, Members ef t.of Angcle Stook KirliBDge: C'ronftlim Denver Oil Kkchange. 414 I. M". HKM-MAN BLDG Los Angeles, Calif. I Sj OVERBECK & COOKE GO. Brokers. Storks. Bonds. CotteSb tiraaa. Kte. I16-H7 BOAKO OF TKADE BLDU CHICAGO TEADC BOAJU Of Correspond eata of Iogasi aV Dieso suta avw irs MEMBERS Wew Tork "tock F.irhaap Chicago htoek Exebage Bostoa Claris bacbange Lbirago Board of Trade fcew rk Cotton Exchange New Orlsans (tton birbaat Now aork Coffee Carhaage New York tTodure Kscbaoge aaerMoi Cot&oa Aas'a. CORN PRICES BREAK Favorable Conditions for Husking Causes Selimg. OATS ARE ALSO WEAKER Sensational Slumps in Chicago Pro vision Market, Due to Beports That Hog Supply Has Been Estimated Far Too Low. CHICAGO. Oct. 20. with husklns at hand in the r.iain unction of the corn belt and with the outlook promising; smeroug re turns, corn prices today slid downward and thre was a decided smuoh in the cost of provision:. Corn closed nervous. Ti to m cents net lower at ?114i l.-. S114S 'or De cember, and 109 to 1 09 j) li!9 for May. oats lost to H 5i cent. The setback in provisions ranged from 50 cents to $.30. w eaknetts ot oats resulted from sympathy with corn. Sensational price-breaks, which accom panied urgent selling of provisions, came for the most part after opinions from ex perts had been circulated that the potential HOB supply had been generally but too low. an.l that the receipts of hofrs would be on a broad scale when th feedlna; of the 191T corn crop had taken effect in earnest. Provisions underwent a collapse, especially pork, which crashed down 1'.30 a barrel, January delivery, the principal trading: op tion. Ribs bacon! fell fl.Oj. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN'. Open. High. T.ow. l.UD Cose. It.145, 1.0D ree. May . .l.l -.i, Jl.l.-.S .. 1.10', 1.10i OATS. . . ,OU .tiO-s MESS PORK. reo May Oct. Jan. 41.00 s.oo .40.10 40.1.5 LARD. 24 on 21.50 SS.00 Nov. Jan. . ..53.07 . . .21.00 2- Tift 20. yo 21. 00 SHORT RIBS. Jan 21.45 21.45 20.40 20.M) t'ash prices were : Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.08; Nos. 3 and 4 yellow, nominal. Oats No. H white, 604T ttOc; standard, 60 1 dos-c. Rye No. 2. $1.S1. Barley $l.ir.'i l.:;0. Timothy $d.."0'S.2."'. Clover 518fii 24. Primary receipts Wheat. l,or.4,00O vs. I.3."0.ooo bushels: corn, 2S2.000 vs. 4O2.000 buBhels: oats. l.lS2.noo vs. l.loO.OOO bushels. Shipments Wheat, 44,:.iiiMt vs. l.lo,000 bushels: mrn. lrtl.ooo vs. 425.000 bushels; oatf. 712.O0O vs. l.lOtt.OoO bushels. Clearings Wheat. 24S.000 bushels: corn, none; oiim. U2.000 bushels; flour, uU00 bar rels. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS Oct. 20. Barley, $1,039 $l.:io. Flax. $.1.12. Kadern Oat ami Corn Market. ST. LOlTIt Ort. 20. i"orn cloied: Decem ber. fl.Uu1,; ; May, $1.ST. Oais. December, 0b-c. KANSAS CITY. Oct. 2. May. $l.USJ'j- Oats. December, tto C. m closed: 5Sc; Maf, MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 20. December. 57 He; May. 50 4 c. WINNIPEG. Oct. 20. Oats closed: 0i4 ber, tiTVac; December. 4r; May, 67c. 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