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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAXD, JANUARY 27, 1918. 13 SURPLUS IS LARGE Potato Stocks 146 Per Cent Greater Than Year Ago. SHIPMENTS CUT IN HALF Consumption Will Hare to Increase Great 7 In t 10 or 13 Weeks In Order to Clear Situation. -Northwest Movement Slow. ta Vi t II 1 1 T chute In the xtotate snerrata eff the country, bcth producing and irrlouCng ranters remaining at about the earn levels Locatla tr.r I very little movement, do larsaly to a uonu of cara Many grow er ar alao. reluctant to accept th present ffei-d prfc-. Burbanke u!tabta for sr-.lp-a'ac ara bringing aronad ft at country load ing pornta. wbl;e a tew of fan-y grade ara brtn:r.g fnn to 10 to I3e mora. American Wcirfa ar ornwnat lower thaa thay hav ea la th last fa wks, tha general arira rang being from It to It. 13 at country point. Tha week'v review of tha potato situation. I'id Tlt-r.1ir br O R. Ranvan. of th to" I ef.'tra of tha bureaa of markets. aaa: -Mt of tha producing sectlona continue ta show u wnt Con. with prlca lvI practN-aliy tha ui aa laat week. Grand Kaput rp.t ; at II IOiCW la earlota, t. a b.. tual tarmi. an advance of SQlOe avar last week. Car shortassa and tnibir ge ara Interfering with tha movement of potatoes ta many of tha producing section Tha car e.-iortax at I laho Kalis which haa exut.4 for tha past two wka la reeponai- I for tha Uxht diotmibi from that tla. At afoorjaed a tmw cara loaded from varhooa ara reported aa a. ling for 91.90 2. arrvaned arid aackad. At Roeheeter I- a No 1 Round WbJtaa. guaranteed strictly froarfre. ara loa lower tbaa laat ". At iirwur. Culo.. mixed wbtte ara B par eat . with a car shortage hamper ing tha movement. At other polnta the pnees ara practically tha aam aa those laat week' Carlot potata shipment compare aa fol-ferae: Ktr . Ca:irrnta .. Cn'orado .... Maho Vln ...... Ml -h Iran ... M nprn . . M-ieta-ia ... .ftf i . . . NW Je-eT . I ore Ul . V. 1 Otnr N. Y. . C rfin f'eniilvpla Vaahlrxoa TV ! "Tt.n ,. Others total stocks of SS.St2.43o pounds of froxaa flab, cured hairing and mild cored salmon. Tha 144 atoracea that reported January IS of thla year and laat iboa praaent holdings of 4I.0O4 PM pounds aa compared with 88. O07.SIS laat year, an tncreaaa of 1.037.400 pounds, or k per cent. T.ie ITS storages that reported for both December 13. 1117. and January IS. ltrlS. showed a decrease of 73.0ol.01d pounds, or T9 S per cant, while the IS storages re porting; their holdings for both December 13. lwK. and January 13. laat year, showed a decrees of 10.0i4.S0J pounda. or SX4 per cent. GOOD GRADE ArTLFS IV DEMAND New rhl (e Ml :. l-'J H.M .7-4 l."4 111 T i-M ?0 l H" 4 14 .7 S.'l i"7 T 1 I M 7 4.JJ' 4fll il IJ 10.4-1 .!:7 J I 21 374 3 n i.r. 1117 ' U.Kil 11.V7 11 1 d.n .i 1.-.7 1 n i.r.; 3,j 44 J 7-J 1 i.-.J SI t !t 1 7W- 1 7s I i.i.-.s J.:is 1 I.74J 5T 2o 41.41 ,nt i.7T in. fir ' York and Other Kaateni Markets Mrady aa Narthweateni Fruit Apple shipments frora tha Northwest on Thursday reporad by tha Bureau of Mar kets were T2 cars, maklns a total of lS.lBo cara to data. Tha destinations of tha latest shipments wars aa follows: Bltllnaa, 2: Chicago. T; Deneer, 4; Dttworth. allnn.. 1; Duluth. 1; El I'aao. 1; Hood Hiver. 1: Kan sas city -. LArsda. 1. loa Aaceiea. a; Meridian. Idaho.. 1: Minneapolis. 10: Mlnot. N. D.. 1: Moaoniahela. La.. 1: New York City. T: Oklahoma City. 1: Otterbelm, Ind.. 1; Philadelphia, a: Flttabura. S: fortland. :: Red Lodsr. Mont- 1: Ft. Faul, 2: Baa blefs. 2; F.attl. ; Sheldon. N. D. 1; Ta coma. 2: Toronto. 2: Tucson. 1: Vancouver, Wash.. 1. Winnipeg. 1: Tounretowa. 1. Market conditions In the Cast as reported by telegraph: New York Arrivals, carlot. Virginia 10, West Virginia 4. Pennsylvania 3. New Tork 19. Maine 4. Washington 11. Oregon 1. Demand good for stock, market fair, boxes North area torn estra fancy Romas, large, 1173. few hlaher; medium. 12.002.73: email. 12-1303.33. Eitra fancy Delicious, fpltsenhenrm. large. f2.73ejt.tlO: medium ta large. Z3i2.73: small. 1 2 1 S 1 2. Auc tloa price tioxea, quality and condition poor. Waahtnrtoa Delicious. t.4uil.S0 Wlneaapa, 11.70. rttisburg Arrtrala, carlot. Virginia 1. Washington 2. New Tork T. No sales re ported. Yesterday's sales Jobbing prices, demand and movement moderate, market steady, boxes extra fancy and fancy New- towna. medium to large. 1X1002.33: extra fancy Winter Bananas, msdlum to large. 12. 23 0 2. T6 : fancy Fpttsenborga. 12.25 & 2.40; extra fancy Dellcloua. medium to large. I2.S0C37S: em-ll. 12.392.30. Boston No freea carlot axriva'a. Demand and movement slow. Boxes Washington, sales from a to rax a. extra fancy etaymans. medium. 1200; extra fancy Spltirnbrrga. all stses I1.WC17J. extra fancy Dell-loua. all si sea. 1X30 0 2.70. Auction prices. Washing ton extra fancy Wlneaapa. large. 1X000 X1'3; medium. IX0AOX20: small. 11.730X10. Chicago y.rrlvala. carlot. Washington S. anknowa 1: 1 cara an track. Including broken sad unbroken. Demand active, movement good, market steady. Jobbing prices, boxea extra fancy Jonathans, medium to large. 11.730 2.10; choice to fancy, small to medium. fl.SOOl.kS: Extra fancy Dell- clous, large. 12.73 8 3.00: choice to fancy. medium to large, 1X15 0 '.oA. Kxtra fancy Spltaeaborga. Romeo, medium to large. 12.00 VXSO: choice ta fancy. I1.73OX10. Extra Cancy Jonathans, medium to large. 31.73 110: choice to fancy, fl.301.W; Winter Permalns. msdlum to large, extra fancy. 1X009X23: choice to fancy. ILS092.00. PROFIT IS LUTED Extreme Prices for Millfeed Are Prohibited. NOTICE SENT TO MILLERS Only Very Reasonable Advance Over Actual Cost of Feed Will Be Al lowed Food Administrator Seta $2 Maximum Increase. Tha food administrator for Oregoa haa fixed 12 a ton as tha maximum profit on resalea of millfeed. A bulletin Issued yeatar- Oay by T. B. Wilcox, chairman of the North Pacific Coast milling division of the Food Administration, aays: "Millers who hsd not segregated their Job bing and milling business prior to Decsmber 17 may not do so at this time. If prior to December 17 you had segregated your Job bing and milling buatnesa. and If you have been reporting monthly under both a Job bing license and milling license, yon ara thaa entitled to sell feed of your, own manufac ture to your Jobbing deparmient for local distribution at the maximum prices fixed by tha milling division circular No. 0 for car load quantities. Your Jobbing department can resell thla feed only at a reasonable profit. Tha Federal food administrator for each state may specify from time to time what la a reasonable margin of profit for Jobbing millfeed. but unless hs hsa specified the maximum profit or a reaeonabls profit applicable In your own state, you must be very careful that your resalea ara at profits consistent with tha expense and Investment In your Jobbing department. Millfeed which the miller- Johber buys and ships In for resale may be sold only at reasonable advance over the actual cost of the feed. For your Information the Fed era food administrator for Oregon haa de termined that 32 per ton Is the maximum profit which he will consider a reaeonabls profit for reselling millfeed the 2 to cover profit and cost of delivery In the Immediate vicinity. Mllla which had not aegregated their Jobbing and milling business prior to Decem ber 17 must sell feed at their mill door In leas thaa carload lota at a price not to ex ceed 60 cants per ton over the carload price, regardless of whether they sell one bag or any othsr amount less than a carload. Tota ai r.ilppe.1 January 1 to 24: CM 4ns week: tc) season ta data: td last sea son to January 14. Probably Incomplete. im aistrwuting aantsra for tha moot part remain steady, with approximately the same price laree as last week. la the oathwest markets Idaho Russets ara re ported as bringing from I1S3 ta I2.SO. with a good movement and firm market. In Den ver tba market has strengthened and tha prices have advanced. Ureeley District Whirea ara reported at It 65 9 I 73; Western aiopa Red McCSurea. tl.nntH.as. and Bur banks at 11.900X10. sacked per est. la am ail lots. New Orleans prices ara about the same, but tha demand lias moderated somewhat. Bnrbanka ara reported aa Job bing at I2.3O9XS0 sacked per est Of tha carlot roaikets. Chicago reports demand and movement slow, but prices remain about tha sam. tha general range berng from It 0 to 1X23 sacked par cat At Minneapolis the market remains steady at 11.900X10 sacked per eat. la Kansas City tha market has strensthaoed so that Idauo Russets ara bringing I1.P0 0X "Aa estlmats of total stork of potatoes of tha 1 leading Northern potato stales, in tha bands of growers smd holders, places tha amount at H7.BSJ.ooo bushels on January 1 of tftta year, as compared with SW.w4S.0C0 bushels tor the same data last year. This la an Increase of 14S pr cent over tbe fig urea of the corresponding date last year; per cent above thoaa of two years ago; IS pr cent below those of three years ago. aad a 14 per cent Increase over tha aver age amounts oa hand for tha pajt five yearsC On January 1 tha season's shipments bad reached 103.S04 carloads, as compared with 1BO 492 cariuads at tbe same time last year. This Is a reduction of almost one-half, al though the crop Is estimated to be 40 per cent larger thaa last year. Aa tha larger part of tha crop In tha 1W atatee on which U above ftgoree ara baaed le usually moved batweea September 1 and May 1. It would seam to Indicate that the movement must aaareaes greatly la tha next 10 or 12 weeks ta ardar ta clear the situation eatlfacterlly. ENQUIRY rOB OATS 19 B HALLE R LacwJ Bids Ara ReocaO ta Kplte an Higher Markets East. Tha local demand for feed grains slowed down yesterday and bids at tha Merchants' Exchange were reduced all along tha 11a. Offers for oats were 60 rents to It cheaper thaa on Friday, notwithstanding markets were higher la the East. Advices frora Val ley points wera af moderate stocks of oats nnsold and as demand. Owing to tha ra duettoa In feeding, country holders wera more Inclined to dispose of thslr surplus stocks. Barley bids wera $101. SO under thoee ef the day before. Weather coadltlona la tbe Middle Weet. aa wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis clear. 12 below. Duluth clear. 20 below. Winnipeg clear. 12 below. Chicago snowing. 13 above. Peons cloudy. 22 above. Decatur cloudy. 20 Missouri and Kansas City cloudy. 11 to to. Ohio eloudy. i ta 3 J. bllaaard at Tlffln." Termlnal receipts, la Sara, wera reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oata T'a yorr'ana. sal. .... Year ao 17 Ttlal th.a week. It Year aso 73 Person to date. 310 Year ago 3144 Tacoma. Friday ll Tear ago 2 Season to data. 337 Year ag. 47lJ Se.vttl. Krt Yaar sco 1 Seasoa t data. 8X43 Year ago 3:m CAR SHORTAGE CHECKS ON'IOM TRADE Shipping Demand for Orrgona Is Good, but Only Two Cars Seat Oat la Week. The ear situation la seriously affecting the Oregon onion trade at a time when shipments should bo large. A good many orders ara coming In at currant prices, but awing to the shortage of cars only two cara were shipped out In tha past week. The snlon movement In the East Is also slow. The Bureau of Markets says in Its weakiy summary: "Movement continued light from producing sections, and few f- a a. sales were reported. Callfornli shipped 41 cars. Ohio 34 cara. New Tork 23 cara and Massachusetts 2a cars. The total. 137 cars, was sbout tha same as In recent weeks Demand In leading markets was stow to very slow." HOG filME, WEAKENS rBJCES ARB AFFECTED BY SEVERE DKCI.INKS EAST, Good .... 1 3 1.1 " aii 4 34 , 47 M ' 1 31 S4 71 llrt ri7 P-MJ IS:;: 144 1013 l&JO 157 12 1 M .... 12 1337 1" .... 244 1413 "'s M lr!4. 0! "14; JMI;i lvu4 2U73 LOCAL EGG MARKET O.V LOWER BASIS Colder Weather la East la Eiocrted ta Cbrck Decline Iters, There was practically no egg market res- tern ay. rot only were snipping ardors lacking, but local buyers also held off. Holders reduced their ssked prices to 48047 cents, case count, but found no buyers. i ners may Da some Improvement In the coming week, however, as colder weather In tbe Mlddls Weet yesterday caused a cent advance at Chicago and Fan Francisco. This la expected st least to check the decline here. Tha butter market was a dragging affair. Country creamery extras were offered at 41 cents. Poultry and dressed meat reoelsta were smau ana all lines were firm. FOIRTEEN CARS BENT FROM OREGON Shipments of Potatoes ta California a r-outhera Markets. Tha destinations of the latest ah'lnment. oi potatoes from the Coast were: From Oregon Shipped January 23. Oak rw t-'rieans 3. Stockton 3. San rranolsoo a. Garber X Houston 1. "otal 14. From Washington Phlpped January 23, Seattle a. Denver , Chicago 3. Tacoma 8, Ean Francisco . Fort 'Worth 1. Wichita l Shipped January M. New Orleans X, Stock ton Aa Erora California Shipped January IS. Belea T. Los Angeles 4. El Paso 4. Oakland S. Clevis 3. Baksrsfleld X Ftocklon 1. Saa Frandsce J, Fresno 1, Amarlllo J, Sacra mento L Boat. Saa Francises ' 22, Oak land L Bank Clearings, r.rt.ru,.;1,;u:"i.o,f0,,?ovN:ort,,w-,r" eiti- T-...1. . Cearinra "attle 3.W.I2I IICCm" 44U li.J "l" I 14M V Balanrea. 4.'..VJT7 31.7.1.1 W.07I 444 OMt for"irri",..' P""1"!- '' and Tacomi int.. 117.. iki.. 1W5.. .;u.. 1VIS.. 1U12.. It'll.. HMO. . Iu. . ll".. l:"7.. lKvl.. rort jnd fLe,,t, -e - .I16.7JH.71.1 27.a;'.0l9 13 ll.'s 4. 9 14 a .l.24 ..:4 ww 714..HM . s.-i P.o 73 k.sl5.4t4 l.-.4.44 .7:t.l d3 15. os.4.5 4.I.44.:.;? 6.313 "1 4.HH.I.4BJ I K14.1J J 17.M44 in.si-u.e-ii W.4U3 M"1 la.v.'.H.miT Jo.fi.i, olo k.7t!.104 7'it. i ;4 10.473.13 . lT.7w 4ti..:;:t 7.tl.-.. 6.47. It'.M 4.3IJ.7U3 2.i.'.J.007 t.44..:i 1. Wot.379 2. .11. u.'l 4.17X.-.-4 4.17J..11 6.tllu.i;s 11.10 3.61 I.7:i7 4 S il.l'TH .. 0 22 2.134.J10 Cattle of All Grades Continue In Deanaad at Firm Prices, sheep. Are Strong. With the Eastern hog markets down 30 to 30 cents during tha. day, following an even greater decline the day before, prices at this end naturally weakened. The day's salsa at tha yards were light with 315.73 the best price obtainable. Tbe coming week may show general swlns decline here unlrss tne situation in the big Eastorn markets lm provss. There has been no abatement of the firmness cf the cattle market, and the sheep market continues In a healthy condi tion. Kecelpta were 84 cattle, 2 calves. 804 hogs and 62 shsrp. bhlppers were F. A. Mar burg, Wlikesboro, 1 load sheep; G. A. Gour lay. Harrlaburg 1 load hogs; Tillamook Farmers' Co-operative Warehouse Company, Tillamook, 1 load cattle and hogs; J. l. Dinamore. West ticlo, 1 load cattle and hoga; J. McKadden, Corvallla. 1 load cattle, calves cattle and hoga Tha day's sales were as follows: Wt. Prlc., Wt. Price. steers.. 1"0 W.75,,13 hogs. .... ll"J15.73 1 steer... 7f0 8:."i; 1 hu IH'J 15.50 lsteer... 1130 V.- 1 hog O.iO 14.73 2 cows... MI'I 8.IH) 18 UOK3 1-0 I4.5U lcow.... H'jO 7.50,12 hosa r- l-.0 1 co.... 7t) 4.'Oi 4 hogs SvO 15.73 lcow.... 1"h 8" 1 hog 3.'0 34.7.1 lcow.... 70 5.5032 hugs 230 14.75 1 heifer.. Wlo r.u 2 hugs 170 14. -j 1 bull.... 1210 7.001 tuxtatlona at the yards follows Cattle Price. and plates, exceeds the supply and some kosher beef Is being received In th market that was koshsred In another city. The situation is improving now and If we have no more bad storms livestock receipts will probably be sufficient to make normal kill possible. Philadelphia Due to cara not arriving, many of which have been on the road two weeks or more, there has been a short sup ply of all meats to help meet the demand. Frosen meats of all kinds were taken frora the freexer. - Washington The congssted condition of the railroads and the severe weather have caused many cars to be badly delayed: sev eral cars are still long overdue. Receipts of all kinds of meats were exceedingly light. Several houses were without supplies tha most of tna time. Prices have advanced from fl to 3 on practically everything. Market Closing. Boston Most houses are making but lit tle effort to clean up today on beef and lambs and Indications are that the carry over of both will be heavy. A number of cars lntsnded for this week's business did not arrlva in time to be placed on sale. The mar ket on both beet and lamb la In an un healthy condition. ' Veal is cleaning up In good shape, pork prices have been shaded by practically all houses, but the carryover will bs rather heavy. New York A number of cars arrived too late to be placed for unloading for this week's market. Beef Is going out fairly steady with a lttle weakness showing on some of the better grades. The market la cleaning up nicely at fairly steady prices, but on account of being frosen in transit some weakness Is shown today on the clean up. Lambs are cleaning- up good except tor the light heavyweights. Philadelphia The market this wees is closing with everything that arrived this morntna cleaned UD. borne notiaes nave practically no suppiy in them, showing that retailers also have not a great plenty, inur ing past weeks the storage rails always had a supply on them. Some houses are anlosd Ing csrs Ista this afternoon and all that Is deslrad to be sold of these will be tsken up by butchers tomorrow, aa there were many of the trade looking for stuff today. Washington Tha market cloyed etrong at the advanced prices and Is practically bars of everything. Storage Is very light and retailers are finding It difficult to get a sufficient amount of meat to supply their customsrs. Baltimore. Md.. and Richmond. Vs.. products are being bought In larger quantities than usual. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Jan. 20. Receipts 80.000. dull. 13c under yesterday's average. Bulk of sales. 116.500 15 75; light, iib.ui o' to- ": mixed, 15.8 y 15.85; heavy. tlS.SOff 15.00; rough. 15 an 13.45: pigs. 12.00 4t 14.25. CsttI- Receipts outni. weaa. .-votive meem. IS.3OO13.70; etockers and feeders. .239 10.40: cows and heifers. I0.100 11.83: calves, J tf 00 315.50. Sheep Receipts 4000, wesK. Werners, 19.75013.40; lambs. 114.50317.30. RAILS ARE FEATURE Leading Issues Gain 1 to 2 Points, in Day's Trading. LOW GRADES ALSO IMPROVE Speculative Activity In Specialties. St'eel Records Small Ket Gain at 4 Close No Session of New York Exchange Monday. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Jon. 2fl. Hogs Receipts 10.000. market steady. 1013o lower. Heavy. 115.00 O10.OO: mixed. Sl.n.1JS.U0: light. 31S.O0 'il I6.i": pigs, llu.UOV15.00; bulk of sales, 115.05 l(i.ln. Cattle Keeelpts (100. market steady. Na tive steers. IW.nofc 13.00: cows and heifers, S7.n0Olo.OO; Western steers. 8.u0e 11.60; Texas steers, 7.50nf 10.50; cows and heifers. I7.O0O9-OO; cannera. 10.0097.23; etockers and feeders, 10.500 11.25; calves. 39.00 1S.OO: bulla, stags, etc.. I0.760w.75. Sheep Receipts 1000. market steady. Yearlings. 112.0091.1.00: wethers. Ill.On l.l.oo; ewes, 310.70 'a 12.25; lambs, 16.750 17.23. ' f Grain aC San Francisco. RAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. Spot quota tionsfeed barley. I2.02H 8t2.ir; white cats, sh.ios.13; bran. J1 gas; middlings, 41 BOtf 42.50; shorts. 353r. Call board Hurley, May, Did. Duluth Linseed Slarket. DITLTJTH. Jan. M. Linseed. IS.639S68; NEW TORK. Jan. 28. With next Mon day's enforced holiday In mind and tha pos sibility of many happening over that period, today's stock maraet sestson was little more than perfunctory. Foremost Industrials, including the steels, coppers and shippings, were variable, with equipments, st the outset, but the list soon hardened on a resumption of yesterday s In- aulry tor rails. Transcontinental .notably Union Paclfio and Canadian Pacific, registered extreme advances of 1 to 2 points, low grade coalers also improving, Profeslsonal activity was again observed In specialties, such aa Industrial Alcohol, General motors, Studebaker and some of the miscellaneous Issues. United States tileel sold over and under Its final quotatloD of the previous day. fln Ishrng at a small fractional gain. Sales amounted to 240,000 shares. Noteworthy changes were shown by the bank statement, actual loans increasing about 178,000 000, reserves of th members in the Ftdural Reserve Bank expanding al most 31,0O0,000. with a gain of S2U.0OO,lH0 in excess reserves. The bona market was devoid of Interest except for the low records made by liberty Issues. T.ie 84s fall to 67.04 and first 4a to 00.C0, both new mlnimwms, while the second 4s ranged betweon U&U0 and ya.-li. Total sales, par value. agKregated x.-sa.uuu. United States bonds, old Issues, wars un changed during tha week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Bales. 200 600 1.200 00 T.:ioo 400 January. 31.G2 bid; May. ,3.60ft asked 13.46; October, 13.16 bid. July, Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW TORK. Jan. 26. Evaporated apples. dull. Peaches, quiet. OATS. RISE IS CHECKED GOVERNMENT MAY ESTABLISH MAXIMUM QUOTATIONS. 110 35 11.00 U.35 li lu.35 7 75 1c .3 T.73w S.00 6. jo if 7. J.U0B 6 00 6. (mi a 7.50 i.UO mi.uu e.ouT s.oo 13.501 16.75 15.73 a 10.00 13. TAW 14.50 ...13 0015 50 ...14 .Ml 3 15.00 .. 13.DUJ13.50 .. 12 30'. 13.00 . . lO.uOtf 11.00 DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED 6hlpmenta Kg Route to Leading Livestock Markets of Country. Destinations of livestock loaded January 3. Carloads reported west of Allegheny 3tountans; double decks counted as two cars.) rteporteu oy the bureau ox Markets. North Portland: Cattle. Horaea. Mxd csites ilogs sheep mules clock. Msdlum to choir steers. Oood to medium steers Common to good ftteere ....... Choice cows and heifers Coin, to good cows and heifers. Csnners . Hulls Calves' blockers and fecdera iloss Prime light Prime heavy PUS Mieep Wesiarn lambs ......... Vai.ey lambs Yearlings Wethers Ewes PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Crala. Feed. Floor. Etc, Merchants' r.xchanga. noon session. AMERICAN nH irmi IS LARCKR Cald atsrago Holding Pa Csat Greater Thaa Vea Ago. Ta monthly report of fas bureau of markers show storasa holdings of fish oa Jsnuary IS ae follows: T ITT .nre-a r-o- rinw.d Farmers! Save Your Feed! Market Your Beef Now! The market I firm. Fhip to na. Sat isfactory reaalta ara a ran teed. Henrr Teal Wanted. Wa guarantee 12-Kc per lb. for good stock if not over 300 Iba. Fairy Light Veal 1TH-Ie pr lb. Faary Black Hogs 1-1H per la, liens aad prtass I--r4e per lb. Na easaBBlaalsm charged. Prwaspt r fajraa. Hi don't want yaar goods aaleaa Text ara entirely aatlafled with air tarsa Do It now. Mark your shipment. T1TC SAVIXAR CO. IXC Capital $19,000. 104) Frsat Street. January delivery: Oats No. 2 whit feed.... llarlev Standard feed btanuard A brewing. t lhlrts aaa-i Oata No. 2 iiMr lev reed Brewing taatorn cats and corn In bw Ilk .' Oats No. a whit Thlrty-aight-pound clipped whit Corn No. 3 yellow No. 3 mixed (Thirty day.) Oats No. a Clipped ..........,.." Corn Tellow Mixed Bid. Tr. ago. I'. 1.50 350 53.00 61.23 83.00 " JlYd". .101.00 . 67.30 . ll.2i 87.50 60.00 61.00 O2.U0 67.60 5U.0U C3.30 oimi vt nr. a i Bulk basis Portland for No. 1 grails: Hard whits Bluealem. Karly Bart. Allen, (lalgains, Martin Amber, 32.03. Boft whit PaUtus hluestem. forty-fold. Whit Valley. Uold Colo, Whit Russian S" 03. W hit club Little club. Jenkins cluh. white hybrids. Sonora. I2.UL Red Walla Red Russian, red hybrids. Jonas fir. Cop pel Sl.BS. No. 2 grade. 8c less. No. S grade 6o leas. Other grades handled by sample. FLOUR Patents. 310; Valley, n.eu; whole wheat. no: graham. 19.20. MILLFEED Net mill prices car lots: Bran. 130 par ton: shorts. SI J per ton; middlings. S3: mixed cars and less than carloads. 50c mor: rolled barley. SOOviriA rolled oata. 164. CORN Whole. 171: cracked. 17s per ton. HAV Buying price, f. o, b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy. 127 per ton: Val ley timothy, I24C2S; alfalfa. 122.60; Valley grain bay. 1 22; clover. le; straw. IS. Atlanta 8 .... s .... Auatlu. Minn 20 .... , Kaltlmore S 10 2 .... 3 Huston tt 10 .... Buffalo 25 21 14 .... 38 Cedar Rapids.. 2 88 .... 2 .... Chicago SU0 424 131 2U 23 Cincinnati .... 0 17 .... 1 2 Cleveland ..... 6 83 2 Cudahv. Wis. ...... 24 .... .... .... Denver ....... S 8 10 Detroit 2 H 11 K. St. Louis.... 60 SO S 28 t Kvanavlll. .... 8 7 2 Fort Worth.... 14 18 .... 3 1 Indianapolis ..' 17 VI 7 Jersey City.... 1 14 5 Ksnsas City... 107 140 02 S 10 Los Angeles.... 18 4 14 1 .... l.nuleviiie 11 13 .... .... T ?.waukee .... 4 8 7 .Neoraaka City 15 New Vork 61 62 ' 23 11 tigden 5 1 .... .... .... Ok.ahoma City. 37 8 6 1 Umaha 120 144 3 .... 13 tttumwa 11 15 .... .... .... Peoria .... In .... .... .... Philadelphia .. 12 10 2 -. I'lusuurg IS 52 C 1 2 Portland. Or. .. 3 2 .... .... 1 St. Joeeph 20 0.1 2 1 11 8t. Paul 44 M 4D fin Francisco. . Id 6 16 .... .... hloux City 40 Oti 2 1 8 Sioux Fails.... 4 0 Spokane 8 4 .... .... Wublta 8 10 .... 1 3 Various 338 111 00 100 4 Totals .v 1371 1774 4.10 214 231 One week ao.i:il7 1H.13 US lrtu 107 Four w'ks ago. V43 1500 331 144 188 Stat origins of livestock loaded Janu ary 25: For Portland California 1 1 .... Oregon 2 1 .... .... 1 Totals S 3 .... .... 1 one week ago 6 .... 2 Four w'ks aio S .... 2 1 Corn Prices Higher at Chlcajro, aa New Storms Threaten ta Hamper Railroad Traffic. CHICAGO, Jan, 26. New storms which threatened to hamper railroad traffto had Strengthening effect today on the corn market. Prices closed unsettled Vic to "4 9 So net higher, with March 1.26 and May :31.25- oata nnianea to 10 up. Provialons sained 12 to 32c. Demand, however, was not aggressive, and week-end adjustment of trade led to a little easing back of the market during the last half of the session. Oats Jumped to the highest prices yet this season. Th treason was that the market had becom virtually bare of offerings. On the bulge, though, profit-taking by holders set In and there were rumors that the Gov ernment would establish a maximum limit on Quotations. Buying on th part of influential traders hoisted provisions. The fact that hog prices hsd reaohed the minimum set by th Food Administration acted as a handicap on sell era, Leading futures ranged aa follows! CORN. Open. High. Low. Close. March 31.26 31.26 1.2(l 1.2o May 1.23 1.25 Vx 1.23 1.25 OATS. March May .. .82 .79 U .834 .Soi. .82, .70 i .83 H .701 January May 43.S7 MESS PORK. . .47.23 43.87 24.6 24.6 47.23 46.13 24.75 23.0S 23.80 24.42 For Seattle One week ago. Four w'ks ago. 14 8 Eastern Meat Trade Conditions. Weekly report on meat trade conditions for week ending January 23. General mar ket conditions. Boston The anticipated shortage of sup plies of th present week did not materialise and while receipts have not been heavy, they have been ample to meet ail the re quirementa with practically all houses well stocked todsy. Jobbers and hotel supply houses hsve not bought freely having a suf ficient quantity on hand to carry them for several days The week has been one of un usual dullness, both from a retail and whole sale standpoint. . New York ?srs of both livestock and meats are still running late and the trad ing la so quiet that supplies have been ade quate except In tha kosher market. Since local slaughter Is running far below normal tha demand, especially for kosher chucks 6.H LARD. January ...24.63 . 14.73 May 24.83 23.05 SHORT RIBS. January ...28.73 23.80 28.73 May 24. .K i.M Z4.Z4 Cash prices wer as follows; Corn Nos. 2 and S ysllow, nominal; No. 4 ysllow. 81.70. O.ita No. 3 whit. Bo'i OBttc; standard. 86O80HC. Itye No. 2. nominal. Barley J1.40ii, 1.62. Timothy S5.00S8.25. Clover S2l.OOOr30.00. Pork Nominal. Lard 124 o. labs 123.30 9 34.03. CORN MOVEMENT STILL BACKWARD With Limited Arrivals, Prices Advance) fcleadliy at Chicago. CHICAGO. Jan. 20. Corn has risen In due this week, forced upward largely by the fact t.iat tha crop movement, although Improved, did not become as brisk as a majority of traders had looked for. Com pared with a week ago. the market this morning was hi to He higher. Oata showed gains of H to 2 HO 2 He. The result in pro visions varied from 47o decline to a rise -of 87e. Despite evidence of material progress rn clearing up railroad congestion, hope of liberal arrivals of corn gave way to disap pointment after Monday and Tuesday. Se vere Winter conditions curbed the activities of the railroads, fresh complaint of car acarclty" developed and ther wer reports that great quantities ot sort corn appeared likely not to reach terminals In time to be saved. Gradual tightening of tha market led to an order for complete stoppage of trade In tha jsnuary delivery and for set tlements Instead at the maximum price limit, 81.29 a bushel. Peace talk eountod only at Intervals as a bearish factor. ' Liberal sales to the seaboard, together with mesgerness of supplies, lifted oats above all previous high-price records this season. Bl? supplies of hogs mads provisions aver age lower. Eastern shipping difficulties op erated also against any general strength ening of values Minneapolis Grain Slarket. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 26. Barley, l.ss 1.59. F-astern Oats and Cora Markets. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 26. Cash corn. No. 8 yellow, L6ii1.70; No. 2 Montana oata, 66trS7c KANSAS CITY, Jan. 26. Cash oorn, No. 4 white. 11 COl.65; oats. No. 2 white, 80c; No. 8. 85V4Sc. ST. "LOUI8. Jan. 26. Corn closed. May. J1.25 bid; oats. May, SOVaa bid. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan, 26. Oats closed May, 78 lift WINNIPEO. Jan. 26. Oats closed May new, 86H0 bid: July. 84o bid: cssh oata! No. 2 whit, 88 Ho; No, S white, 639,0, Am Beet Sugar.. Ant Can Am Car & Fdry.. Am Locomotive. Am Sm A Rafg. . Am tsugar Relg.. Am Tel A Tel. . Am Z L & S Anaconda Cop. .. Atchison AUAWISSL. Bait A Ohio B & S Copper. . .. t'allf Petroleum. Canadian Paclf. . Central Leather, dies ft Ohio. ... C'hl Mil & St P... C R I A V ctfs. . . Chlno Copper. . .. Colo Fu & Iron . . Corn Prod Itafg.. Crucible Steel. . .. Cuba Cane Sug. .. Distillers' Secur. . Flrle Gen Electric. . . . General Motors.. Gl North pfd . Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. Illinois Central.. Inspiration Cop. . Int M M pfd..... Int Nickel Int Paper K C Southern. . .. Kcnnecott Cop. . . Louis A Nash. . - . Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol .. Miami Copper... Missouri Pacific Montana Power. . Nevada Copper.. New York Cent.. N Y N H A H Norfolk A West. Northern Paclfio . Pacific Mall Pennsylvania. . . Pittsburg Coal. . . Ray Conaol Cop.. Reading Rep Ir & Steel. .. Shatt Arlx Cop. . . Southern Paclfio Southern Ry Ptudebaker Cor.. Texas Company. Union Pacific. . . U S Ind Alcohol. U S Steel 4 do pfd Utah Copper Wabash pfd B. .. Western Union. Westing Elect. 200 8,766 400 800 'j 00 S.000 200 2,100 000 1.200 300 ' n'-ioo 6.100 700 4.600 l.fiOO 1,5110 0,600 " 1.666 " 2,800 21,000 . 500 High. Lo. bid. 77!a 77 77 37 V4 8H Sott 71 Is 70ja 71 V 56 V 5ti 66 Ht 82 k2 103 105 100 10414 104 li 1U4V4 14 01 61V 011 844 84 84 1U2 10-Vx 1U-V4 ul 50 50) lnw 15 143 141 i 14 1 .". i" 4 " 53 027, 43-- 4:i 43 21 a, 2014 2U" .?2 Si 3S' 32 H 32 V, 56 54 n siu 8's m .as 87 Va 371, 15 14 15Va WO 129 12Ui 118 116 117 8S 27 26 H 20 94 (x 45 "i 45 45 91 Vi 90 Ultt 29 28 28 27 17 17 17 MORRIS BROTHERS, INC. Established 25 years. Railway Exchange Building;, Portland, Oregon. . GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL BONDS We have remaining unsold $17,000 of the GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA, 5 BONDS, due October 1, 1920, out of a total subscription of $400,000. These bonds are a direct lien on the entire Province, which has an assessed valuation of $505,000,000 ' arfd a net debt of $20,000,000. These bonds we are offering at 96.975 and accrued interest to yield 6 We are also offering $82,000 GREATER WINNIPEG WATER DISTRICT 5 GOLD BONDS, due February 1, 1923, at price of 92.68, and accrued interest, yielding 634. These bonds are a lien against the entire city of Winnipeg and its more important suburbs, and we consider them an unusually attractive investment. (Both of the above securities are exempt from all Canadian taxes.) We are also offering the unsold portion of the CITY OF TILLA MOOK, OREGON, 6 IMPROVEMENT BONDS, recently purchased by us, maturing serially from 1918 to 1927 on a 5.40 basis, which is an unusually attractive yield for a bond of this character. These bonds are exempt from all Government taxes. r Circulars furnished upon request. - ' Telephone Main 3409. 400 27 20 8,200 !l 8V4 400 82 32 700 22 22 "n66 "is 'is' 600 70 70 "'aoo 103 it 103 "soo -ie 49 "266 "ssh ti 8,300 73 72 1,500 .. 75 75 "SOO 'HM S2 SOO 23 23 4.000 51 60 1.000 150 14ft 2,400 114 lltt . 300 HIM, us 12,700 91 80 "766 'si" 'si 40H no 1.400 Total sales for the day. 240.000 shares. BONDS. TJSref2s reg.. 06I4TJorth Pao 4s... do coupon... " J" " ' U 3 Ss reg P ao l a on ft9 Penn con 4!4s. tj a 4s reg. . . .'104 Ulnlon Pac 4s... do coupon. ..104ln S Bteel Bs 1 Atch gen 4s... 84 Koutn I'ac cv M n R G ref Ks 60 Anglo-? rench 6s 32 118 25 110 SI 22 07 18 70 2R 101! R.I 24 45 45 23 73'. 75 10 82 23 501. 140 114 lift 01 10ft 81 22 no 40 84 '61 B2 7 00 7 80 N Y Cen deb 8 88 (J S Liberty Sa 87.84 Bid. 8 14 42 UK 78 7H 4 8 11 1 88 Boston Stock Market. BOSTON. Ja-n, 26. Closing quotations Allouex 61 JMplsslng Mines. Arizona Com 72 rvortn uutte.... Calumet et Arlx. 64 Old Dominion... Calumet & Heo.436 Osceola Centennial 18;Qulncy , Copper R O Co. 4V4IShannon Vj rlUtte tOP St. I T Idliym iu Franklin 4 Sup & Boston M. Isle Hoy (Cop).. 21 TTtah Con Kerr Lake. ..... 6 Winona Lake Copper 6 Wolverln Mohawk 69 I Money, Exchange, Etc NRW TORK, Jan. 26. Mercantile paper. ruau ner cent. Sterling. 80-day dims. x4.y; commercial 60-dav hills on banks. 14.71: commercial OU-day blila, 4.71: demand. 4.75; cables, 84.76 7-16. . Francs, demana. o.lj; cablea. 5 70. Guilders, demand, 43; cables. Liras. demand. 8.47; cables. 46. Rubles, de mand, 13: cables. 13. Bar silver, 87 c. Mexican dollars. flSo. Government bonds, easy; railroad bonds firm. LONDON, Jan. 29. Bar sliver, 48 d per ounce. Money. 8 per. cent. Discount rates, short bills, 4 1-S2 per cent; thre months' bills. 4 1-16 per cent. FUEL RESTRICTION MARKET FACTOR Railroad Bill Regarded More Favorably Than First Plan Proposed. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. The financial com munity this week continued to adjust Itself to the stringent conditions created by tha Government's fuel regulations. Another Important market factor was the speech of the German Chancellor In respect to peace torma. Foreign news suggesting divergency In the peace views of the Aus trian and German governments also was a factor. Considerable attention was devoted to the railroad bill urged upon Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury as a prelimi nary to the flotation of a 810.000.000.000 loan before tha end of the fiscal year. In detail the proposed legislation seems far more ad vantageous to the railroads than the original outline indicated. Opposition to Government ownership of the transportation companies, as voiced by Secretary MrAdoo, and the need of estab lishing a $500,000,000 fund to provide work ing capital. Imparted new and more favor able aspect to th railroad situation, strengthening those securities . Little improvement was reported In the Industrial situation. Keen Interest was manifested In next Tuesday's meeting of th United States Steel directors Action on the common dividend for the last quarter of 1917 will then be taken and earnings for that period, rounding out the year, will be published. Call money was easier and In mor abun dant supply than at any time since the flurry of last month, but time funds are ex pected to remain scarce pending announce ment of the terms of the next liberty loan. WEEK'S GOLD RESERVES DECREASE Heavy Withdrawals of Government Deposits From Reserve Bankn. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Heavy with drawals of Government deposits and a sub stantial Increase In member bank reserve deposits are shown in this week's Federal reserve board statement, issued tonight at the close of business last nleht. Aggregate gold reserves decreased about- 83,000,000 within th laat week aad Federal reserve APEX LAND P LASTE MINED and MANUFACTURED in the NORTHWEST Endorsed by the Oregon Agricultural College. Place your order now, while quick delivery is possible and before advance in freight rates becomes effective. UNION MEAT CO. attahSt DISTRIBUTORS, NORTH l'OKTLAND, OR. I IMS.'.'J' WW BIS Ti'iiIi irt sail iv ir 1 a il notes in circulation fell off $3,863,000. report shows: Resources Gold coin and certificates In vault $ 472.1 Gold settlement, fund, f ederal re&erve board Gold with foreign agencies.... Total gold held by banks Gold with Federal reserve agents Gold redemption fund The 888,210,000 52.5110,000 912,722,000 793.82fl.000 10,956,000 Total gold reserves $1,720,507,000 Legal tender, notes, silver, etc. $ 56,252,000 Total reserves ...$1,782,759,000 Bills discounted for members and Federal reserve banks... $ 627.662.000 Bills bought in open market... 273.912,000 Total bills on hand $ 901.674,000 United State Government long- term securities oo,52a,ouo United . States Government short-term securities 72.600,000 All other earning assets 4.902.000 Total earning assets $1,029,670,000 Due from other Federal re serve banks net $ Uncollected items Total deduction from gross deposits V Five per cent redemption fund against Federal reserve bank reserve notes All other resources, same 32,505.000 323,703,000 856,208,000 537,000 201,000 Total resources $3,169,375,000 Liabilities Capital paid in $ 72.4r.fl.000 Surplus l.l4.l Government deposits 135.BD1.000 Due to members' reserve acct.. l,4so,T43.noo Collection Items 194.95o.ooo Other deposits. Including for eign government credits oi.uon.uuu Total gross deposits $1,849,086,000 Federal reserve notes In actual circulation t,ij.uo.uuu Federal reserve notes in circu lation, net liability e.ouu.uo All other liabilities S, 82,ooo very small amount of business passing. Among the sales In the past week was the Seaman & Grim lot of 51 bales at Mount1 Angel at 18 cents, the Hoge lot of 48 bales at the same place at 17 cents and the Schmidt lot of 38 bales at Beaverton at 17 cents. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Jan. 26. Butter Unchanged. Eggs, higher. Receipts, 8K0 cases; flrsts. 5859c; ordinary flrsts, fi8ft5a; at mark, cases Included, 6057o; refrigerator firsts. 43 44c , ,.! Total liabilities '. $3,109,375,000 Ratio of gold reserves to net deposits and Federal reserve note liabilities combined, 63.3 per cent. Ratio of total reserves to net uepoaii. mm Federal reserve nolo liabilities coluDlnea, 65.4 per cent. COFFEE FCTCBES AT HIGH lifcCOKU Best Prices of Season Are Scored In the New xora Maraec. NEW YORK. Jan. 26. There was enough realizing to cause some Irregularity In the arket for collee futures at tne opening 10- ,i,v hut interest still seemed to be broaden- in, and there were advances later which established new high records for the sea son. First prices were 7 points lower to 8 polnta higher with 1st months relatively steady, and the active months sold about T to 12 points above last nights closing tig ures later In the morning. May rallied from 8 07 to 9.08 and September from 9.87 to 9.50. The close was within a point or two of th best at a net advance of 6 to 10 points. Closing bids: January, .o; Marcn, 8 K4c: May. 9.07c: July. 9.30c; September, o Afta- October. 9.66c: December, 9.68c Spot coffee was quiet, put iirmiy neia it 9c for Rio 7s and 11c for Santos 4s. It Is reported that sales have been made In the r1 of coffees afloat at prices on the basis of March futures and below the May basis. Santos 4s were reported otieren in he cost and freight market at aiu.au. Lon don credits. Owing to the holiday mere were no oi- flclal quotations from Santos. The rtlo market was unchanged, but Rio exchange on London was l-82d lower. Brazilian port receipts. 63,000 bags. SAN FRANCISCO PKODCCK MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh Fruit. Ktc, at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26. Butter Ex tra. 53 56 C : prime firsts, 6H52c Eggs Fresh extras, oso; iresn extra pui- lets. 53 c . Cheeea New firsts not quoteu; loung merles. 27c Poultry Hens. 2931c; roosters. 1618c: ryers, 2o32c; broilers, suv-joc; squaus, d &S.60: pigeons, fl.60fl.7a; geese, lsnniuc; turkeys, hens 33 35c v.ui)iMi souash- cream 75c3$l: hub- bard, U0c$l; eggplant. 81 10c: peppers, bail, 10frl2c; peas. 7'a9c; tomatoes, $1.3691.60; lettuce, $1256 1.75; celery, $2!2.50; po- stoes, Salinas $2.50fz. (O sacK, sweei j. iai onions. Australian brown li'O game BSc: cucumbers, aioo.o, uvuub. ihius 12'&17c; lima, 1012c: pumpkins. $1; arrots, buccal; uwb. u" ?f85c; rhubarb. si'tf--. . i.ir. p.ir Winter Nellis. $2.60: rawberrles, $79; lemons, $5.6i36: graps- fruit. $2.75'3.&o: oranges, aoxfa.ou; van- arinca 1 '1 no Hi) d. Zo I pineapples. xiawaiian H5WB: apples. Bellefleur. $11.25; Newtown Pippin. Il.iavi.; onvea, otfiiu. Hay Wheat ana wneai anu qui, me oat, HiZl.ov; uariujr, i i,u. al falfa, $2427; barley straw, 60oc Millfeed Cracked corn ana teea corn meals. $776 80; alfalfa meal, $373B; cocoa- ut meal, $44.50 for 20 ana xu-ion iota. Flour $10.80 per oarrei. Receipts Flour 8450 quarters, barley 8085 centals, potatoes 8055 sacks, hay S-'o tons, hides 138. wine 88.200 gallons. Vegetable Prices Are Firmer. Finn prices prevail in the vegetable "mar ket and can be expected lor some time. abbage and cauliflower are quoted higher because of the strong demand in California from the East. Sprouts are again coming on th tnarkat and ara quoted at j2 cents. Another car of Mexican tomatoes is due tha latter part of the week. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga Jan. 26. Turpentine, dull, 42c Sales, none; receipts, 97 barrels; shipments, 80S barrels; stock, 25,720 barrels. iiosin, firm. Sales, 1157 barrels; receipts, 393 barrels; shipments, 614 barrels; stock, 90.194 barrels Quote: B, D, E. F, G, H, 6.0o6.10; I, $6.0596.15: K. $0.60; M, $6.80; N, $7.20; WO, $7.40: WW. $7.60. There are unusual Inducements .to Investors to purchase some of the best Short Time Bonds and Notes because of the very liberal income returns to be ob- -. tained from such invest ments. Circulars on request. Lumbercens Trust Company Capital and Surplus, $000,000. Fifth near Stark Ship Your Cream to Us AVE PAY CASH Sweet Cream, 60c lb. liutterfat Sour Crea-n, 58c lb. Butterfat SUNSET CREAMERY 281 First Street OVERBECK & COOKE CO. Brokers. Storks, Ronds. Cottsav tirala. Eta. Zie-SU BOAUO OF TUAUK BLDCL MEMBKUS CHICAGO TRADE BOARD Of Correspondent of Logan a Bryaa Chicago aad Naw York MEMBERS New Tork Stock Fxchang Cuirago Htock Kirbange Boaton Stack Exchange 4'iiicago Uoarrl of Trade New York Cotton Exchang New Orlewue Cotton Exchange New Vork Coffee Exchange New York Produce Kxchaug Liverpool Cotton Aaa'o. TRAVELERS' OCIDE. rwws.M.j Independent S. S. Co. Direct for San Francisco Ftrst-CIas-i Meal and Berth Included. S. S. BREAKWATER Sailing 6 P. M, Monday, Jan. 23 Coliimliln Dock No. 1, Near Hronilway UrldKe. Tickets lor Sale at Dock and 124 H Third Street. 13 Phones. Broadway 520, A 6422. 3 Third St. Main ALASKA Ktcnlkan. wmnnn,'""" kalnu. Skagway. Cordova. value. Seward and Anchorage. CALIFORNIA via Seattle or San r'ranclsco to Lea Angelea and Bar. Ulego direct. Largest ahlps. unequaled service, low rates in cluding banu and meala Mak reservations USTRALIA Honoiutu, fiuva, Nw Z9AUs Kejrufnr ttaillna,- tram Vancouver, n. C. try the Palatial riuu3fijcer Stemni-ni of tti CanadiaJi-AuHtraliuD Royal Mail Line. , Hops fiteadx and Quiet. rwr " T.7"r . , . , . Th. hop market i holding ateady with a eBt- io bejmuui bt awuver, li. U