THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 21, 1917.
1:
BURLAP IN CONTROL
Government Takes Steps
l. Regulate Business.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2. Spot quota
tions: Feed barley, $2.:t7 S y 2.40: white .t.
$2.7t 2.75; bran. $oj40; middlings. $aav
02; shorts. $:.& 40.
Call board: Barley, December, $2.C7 "ri
bid. $2.41 asked.
Pmget -Sound Grain Receipts.
SEATTLE. Oct. 20. Yesterday's car re
ceipts Flour, 7 ; wheat, ati; oats. X,
hay. 12.
TACOMA,
.6; oats, 4:
Oct. 20.
hay. 1.
Car receipts
Boiled Oats to Be Cheaper.
Washington. Oct. 20. The oats mill in
interests of the country and tho food ad
ministration have1" agreed on measures ts
assist In reducing the price of rolled oats,
limiting forward alt-s ami prohibiting spec
ulation Dried I ruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. Evaporated apples,
dull but firm; prunes, strong; peaches, ftrii;
raisin?, qui .
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