The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 26, 1918, Section One, Image 21

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Newspaper Page TextTTTE SUNDAY ORTXJONTA!'." PORTLAND, 'MAX 26, 1918. .21 SEASON HEARS END Potato Movement From. Ore gon Is Almost Over. MEW STOCK GETS MARKETS Few Cars Are Being Shipped to Cali fornia Points for Seed Purposes, bat No More Shipments Are . Being: Made Northward. uia.u movement irom ureffon naf lowed up perceptibly and wilt "not last much longer. New potatoes are cheaper In the southern market than Oregons can be put there for. even at the prevailing low. prices. In California the 1917 and 1018 crops are competing for the favor of the consumer, so that most of the movement In that direc tion la to the Stockton district for seed pur poses. There is practically no movement northward from here. Even Montana still has some of its own small crop on band, so that potatoes are cheaper in Butte than in Portland, when the opper grades are con sidered, although plenty of Inferior stock ay be bought here at most any price. With that situation, the potato season may be con sidered ended here. In his weeklv review of the potato situation, R. L. Ringer, in -charge of the local office of the Bureau of . Markets, says: . "For the first time this year the ship- old. The crest of production Is already passed In Florida, and from now on Texas, Louisiana and South Carolina will be the dominating figures for a while. In the north, Michigan and Wisconsin are still rolling out their big crop, but for the most part the shipments of old stock are consid erably curtailed. "Prices have ruled firm the past week, with a slight advance In most sections. That is because of the Increasing difficulty of getting desirable stock from the stuff in storage. There are plenty of potatoes In Oregon, but only a portion are merchantable at an attractive price. The result is that many growers are feeding them as they come rather than use high-priced help to sort and sprout them. "In the Southeast, prices for new stock have advanced about 50c to 75c per barrel the past week, while sacked stock is hold ing about the same. At Eagle Lake. Tex., Silas Triumphs bring 11.20 to S1.S5 per cwt, sacked. In Los Angeles, new stock Is Job bing at 70c to 80c per lug box, while a week ago It was bringing SOc to XI. On the Chi cago market. Wisconsin round whites, sacked, are still going at SI .15 to 11-25. Louisiana new stock is moving at 81.85. A week ago it brought 12. "Carlot shipments compare as follows: Shipped " Total May 17-27, Total Last lnclus. to Date, beason. California Colorado ......... Idaho Maine .......... Michigan ....... Minnesota Vpper New York. Oregon ......... Washington ..... 34 7.961 5.490 9.326 10 09 112 275 10 7 22 45 180 83 11.774 6.793 13.31 S.327 18.1S0 4.889 1.768 2,527 13.105 56.549 5.896 28.100 6,032 11,724 3.589 3,989 3,674 6,076 Others - . Totals . . .. . New stock: Alabama ....... California ....... ..1,147 143.304 21 1 S70 2 i 11 2 111 372 25 1 8.644 4 199 15 633 ' V.2S4 182 .1,042 160 "i. 844 2,440 1,671 moriaa (Georgia ......... Louisiana ....... Mississippi ...... New Mexico ..... North Carolina ... 6outh Carolina .. r Texas Totals .. 122 572 ...1.291, 4.724 "This bulletin has been Issued In the Northwest since November L" The last num ber will be sent out May 29. It is the pres ent plan of the Bureau of Markets to re sume publication in the Fall, -when the 1918 crop is ready to move, about October 15 or November 1. In the meantime occasional bulletins giving the condition and prospects of the growing crop may be issued so that all concerned with the Industry may under stand the conditions .under which it will have to be marketed. During the period this bulletin ha been issued the prices have decreased 50 per cent In the Northwest. When It started the growers of Yakima were being offered 835 per ton. Many of them re fused to sell. That stock came out of storage to find a $15 to 820 market. Potatoes were held at the high prices until it was so late that In spite of a National campaign to in crease consumption, the people could- not consume the 442,000,000 bushels that were produced In 1917.-' OATS GENERALLY STEADY AT CLOSE Ne Changes of Importance In Hid at Mer chant' Exchange. Local grain men have not much to do at present except clean up old business and watch the crop situation. Bids were gener ally unchanged at the Merchants' Exchange yesterday, with 860 offered for sacked oats aand 851952.50 for bulk oat. Corn bid were steady at 860 for yellow and 85S for mixed. Weather conditions In the Middle West as wired from Chloago: "Winnipeg cloudy, rain last night; Duluth raining, 89 degrees; Chicago, Peoria, clear, 72 degrees; St. Louis, Kansas City, cloudy; To- peka. Hutchinson, Omaha, partly cloudy, 68 degrees; Ohio Valley, rain. "Forecast Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas, cloudy to unsettled, "with probable showers tonight and Sunday. North Dakota cloudy and cool r tonight, temperatures near freezing point." Peoria reports that contract have been ineao xor sale ox ov.vw.uw gallons aiconoi to the United 8tetes. Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. Portland, Saturday.. 12 12 15 1 12 Year ago SO Total this week . 50 Year ago 238 Season to date. ... .3774 Year ago 60B6 5 3 6 37 46 .10 24 13 32 21 21 465 1254 1497 2555 263 1432 2240 2496 Tacoma. Friday . 4 ... Year ago P 2 reason to date 5526 91 Year ago 6675 129 6 2 PS 1654 1095 SOW) Seattle. Friday..; 4 Year ago..... 8 Season to date 4S05 330 1655 1095 3095 Year ago. ...T.5150 330 1689 1370 3S18 MORE EGGS ARTE OW K STORAGE Increase Compared With Year Ago Ii Nearly 2 Per Cent. The monthly report of the Bureau of Mar kets shows storage holdings of case eggs on May 15. 19 IS, a follows: The 439 storages that reported showed to tal stocks of 4.130,723 cases of egg. The 419 storages thst reported for May 15. of this "year and last, showed present holdings of 4.098.121 rases, as compared with S. 436.214 cafes last year, an Increase of 661,905 cases or 19.8 per cent. The 405 storages that re ported for both April 15 and May 15, 1918, showed an Increase of 1.248.452 case, or 43.8 per cent, while the 877 storages reporting their holdings for both May L and May 15, "last year showed an Increase of 1.410,110 case, or 70.8 per cent. TBI STRA WBEBJt T 6CPPI.X IS SHORT Herein of Local Berries Kot TCp t. Require ment and Market 1 Firm. The local strawberry supply 1 held back by eool weather and the price remain firm. Oregon cleaned np yesterday at 88.250 8.50. The California shipment came In late " and sold at 83.3S. The trade expect to re ceive California berries for a week yet, bat this will depend on the condition of the fruit. Shipment reported yesterday by the Bu reaa of Market included tour car from Cal ifornia and two from Washington. Spokane wired the receipt of 2S1 crate of Washing tons, which were quoted at 83.25 9 3.75, wrrtle California were' held at 82.50. Butte listed California steady at $3. At Fargo, X. D., Washington Clarks brought 83.5093.73. California' Dollars, 83.25 03.50. and Missouri Aromas. In 2 4 -quart crates, $6.50. The East ern markets were summarized by wire as follows: "Movement continued active, tn producing sections, and f. o. b. prices declined 25 3 "5c Aromas ranging 83.25 at Missouri and Tenne see points, 84 at Bowling Green. Ky. Dela ware Klondykes sold 83.75 4.26 per 32 qta.. f. o. b. shipping point. . Consuming markets also weakened, ranging 8912c per Qt. for saarylands. - - CHEAPER LEMONS ARE NOT EXPECTED Stoppage of Imports From Sicily Responsible for High Prices. No decline in the lemon market this side of the close of the Bummer season is expect ed. The high price is due to. the fact that practically no Sicily lemons are being im ported and California rjtock consequently brings big prices in the Eastern auction markets, which set the pace for the rest of the country- A car of Florida - grapefruit is due early in the week and w another car the last of the season Is roiling. Bananas are tending upward and even at the advance the trade cannot get all Its orders filled. The continued cool weather Is retarding the growth of local vegetables to such an ex tent as to ore's te-a scarcity In the market, as Jobbers are cautious about bringing up heavy shipments from the south. California toma toes are being quoted, but shipments may not begin before May 29 or 30. EGOS ARE FIRMER AT . THE CLOSE Larger Receipts of Hess Indicate That Lay ing Season Is Nearly Over. The egg market was firm at the close of the week, with 37 cents, case count, quoted. That the laying season Is drawing to a close is Indicated by the Increased receipt of hena A considerable part of yesterday's arrivals or poultry bad to be carried over. Dealers asked 25 927 centafor hens, but buyers held off, expecting to buy under a quarter in the coming week. Offerings of broilers at SO cents . found few takera Dressed meats were steady. No change in the butter market was re ported. Receipt were of fair size, but found an outlet at steady prices. v Coast Potato Shipments. Destinations of coast shipments of pota toes follow: California Calexlco 1, Portland S, San Luis Obispo 1, Fresno L San Francisco X, Seattle 2. Oregon Chlco 1, Stockton 4. Washington San Francisco 2, Seattle S, Yakima 2. PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc Merchants Exchange, noon session. May delivery: Oat No. 2 white, feed (Thirty days.) No. 2 Eastern oats and corn In bulk Oats No. 3 white '. Thirty-eight-pound clipped Corn No. 3 yellow ................... No. 3 mixed (Thirty days) Oats No. 3 Clipped Corn Yellow Mixed Bid. . .860.00 . . 60.00 61.00 52.50 60.00 68.00 81.00 62.50 eo.oo 58.00 wheat Bulk basis. Portland, for No. 1 grade: Hard wheat Bluestem, Early Bart. Allen Galgalua, Martin Amber, 82.05. Soft white Palouse. Bluestem, Fortyfold, White Valley, Gold Coin. White Russian. 82.03. White Club Little Club, Jenkins Club, White Hybrids, Sonora. 82.01. Red Walla Red Russian. Red Hybrids, Jones' Fife, Coppet, 81-98. No. 2 grade, 3o less: No. 8 grade, 6c less. Other grains handled by samples. FLOUR Patents. 810; Valley, $9.60; whole wheat, 89.60; graham, 89.20; barley flour, 811912 per barrel; rye flour, 81D.7512.75 per barrel; cornmeal, 818.10913.60 per barrel. MILL FEED Net mill feed prices, car lots: Bran, 830 per ton: shorts, - 832 per ton; middlings, 839: mixed cars and less than carloads. SOc more; rolled barley, -874 9 75; ronea oats, sou. CORN Whoie, 873: cracked, 874 per ton. HAY Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, 829930 per ton; valley timothy, 825926; alfalfa. 824 9 24.50; valley grain hay. 824 9 26; clover, 821; straw, 89910. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER-Cubes, extras. 39 4?39i-ic: nrime firsts, 38c: prints, extras. 44c; cartons, lc Mini; Duiienai, io. j. eac delivered. EGGS Oregon ranch, current welntiL 87c: candled. 3SHc; selects. 89Hc per dozen. u ei .t.oc joooers Duylner prices, f. o. b. dock, Portland: Tillamook triplet. -23ttc; Young Americas, 24 "-kc per pound: Coo and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets, 23c: Young Americas, 24o per pound: lonahoms. 24c per pound: c discount to Portland trade. rOLLTRY Ren. 25 IS 27c: broiler .tni oc, uuuu, uominai: geese, nominal: tur keys, live, Z728c; dressed, 87c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 17 a 17 He per pound. PORK Fancy 23c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Ijocal jobbing quotations: FRUITS Oranges. Valencia, ts.50l37.75: lemon, 87.75gp9.50 per box; banana. 8S 8c per lb.: grapefruit. S3.5O07: aDDles. 81.502.75 per box; strawberries, 82.2563.50 crate; caernes. joc per pound. VBUETABLLS Tomatoes, 83(96.50 tier crate; cabbage, 33c per pound: lettuce. $2. 75$i3 per crate; cucumbers. 81.25 (ft 2 tier dozen; artichokes. 85c per dozen; garlic, 7c; celery. 85.50 per crate: peppers. 2535c per pouna; rnuoaro, i..jgii.(o per Box ; aspara gus, 81-35C&1.75 per dozen; spinach, 56c per pound; peas, 8 10c per pound; beans, 1517Hc per pound. SACK. VEGETABLES Carrots. 12.15 per sack; turnips, 82; parsnips, 81.25; beets. 2.25. POTATOES Oregon Burbanks. 81 ffl 1.24 per pound; new California. &S4 6c per liound. OMOS5 Oregon. lHc per nound; orystal, $22.25 per crate. 8taple Groceries. Loral jobbing quotations: SUGAR Sack bants: Fruit and berry, 87.87H; beet, 87.77"; extra c, 87.47: powdered. In barrels, 88-57 cubes, in barrels. S8.77". NUTS Walnuts. -4Vo; Brazil nuts. IS 21c: filberts. 2223c: almonds. l3?21'c; peanuts, 15 18c: cocoanuts. 8L10 per dosen. BEANS California Jobbing prices: Small white, 14c: large white, 13c; bayou, lOtc; lima. 15Ho; pink, 9Hc Oregon beans, buy ing prices: White, 0c; colored, 7c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 17 02SO. SALT Granulated, 810.75 per ton; half ground. 100s. 815.90 per ton; 60s, $17.23 per ton; dairy. 820 per ton. RICE Southern head. 8ff9Vic per pound; Blue Rose, 8c: Japanese style, 6hi &8-c DRIED FRUITS Apples. 13Vic: peaches. ll12c; prune. Italian. ll13c: falsing 85c dox: aates, oromecary, 85.2595.50 box. currants, ivc; tigs, si.zotg'K.oo box. Provisions. Local jobbing quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice, 84c: standard. 33c: skinned, 28 29c; picnics, 24c; cottage, roll. 31c. LARD Tierce basis, standard pure, 28-c: compounds, 23 c. BACON Fancy, 50c; standard. 44c cboice. 409 43c DRY SALT Short clear backs, 2J4c; export. 81g34c; plates. 2.a27c Bides and Pelt. HIDES Salted bide. 25 pounds and up, 12S12Vic; salted stags, 50 pounds and up, 10c, salted and green kip, 15 to 25 pounds. 12c; salted and green call, 10 to 25 pounds, 21c; green hides. 25 pounds and up, 9c; green .tags, 50 jwundl and up, be; dry flint hides. 25c; dry flint calf. 28c: horsehlde. $1.2501.50: salted horsehldea. 8S4. PELTS Dry long-wool pelts, 40c; dry short-wool pelts, 26 330c; salted pelts. April takeoff, 83 9 4. Hope. Wool. .Ftc. HOPS 191T crop. 14 1 5c per pound; con tracts. 17c WOOL Eastern Oregon. 86956o; alley, 65 9 70c per pound. MUnAin Oregon. new cup, 49c per pound. CASCARA BARK New and old. SHSSc per pouna. TALLOW No. i. 14o per pound; No. S. 1 .'ff per pouna. Oils, GASOLINE Bulk. 21e: engine distillate. balk. 12o; keroeene, bulk. 10c; cases, 20 LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $1.87: cases. 81.77: Doiiea. Darreis, si.w: cases, si.TB. TURPEMINB In tanks, 65c; case. 75a. FAT CATTLE WANTED Winter Supply of Fed Stock Nearly Cleaned Up. GRASSERS NOW COMING IN Better Grades of Latter Command Good Prices Ordinary Types of Beef Are Slow in Moving;. , : Bulls in Oversnpply. The week ended quietly at the stockyard, with trading confined to the hog and sheep division, where full prices were paid for the best offerlnga - Receipts were 436 cattle. 198 bogsand 1130 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle F. J. Fraser. Willows. Cal.. 14 loads; J C. Mitchell, -s Maxwell. CaL, 2 loads. .' With sheep L. E. Wtit. Roseburg. 1 load; F. Royland. Durham. CaL. 3 load. With mixed loads Lee Miller. Albany. 1 load hogs and sheep; C E. Lucke. Canby, 1 load hog and sheep. .r The day's sales were as follows: Wt Prlce.1 . - Wt. Price. 84 hogs .,.127 816.001 2 hogs .' -J85 817.35 68 hogs ...132 lo.OOi 8 bogs ...167 17.15 17 hogs ...189 17.40 2 hogs ...115 16.00 3 bogs ...3U0 16.40, 120 wethers .l'-'2 12.00 3 hogs ...US 1S.OO 15 lambs .'. 66 17.60 82 hogs ...145 16.6C1 13ewes ...142 10. OO 2 lambs .. 60 17.00' 1 yearling. 80 12.60 161 lambs .. 70 16.601 Reviewing the cattle situation at the yards, the Livestock Reporter says: "From all appearances the winter supply of fed catUe U about cleaned up. with the exception of several bunches. Demand for fat cattle at the present time is good and anyone holding this sort of cattle should not hesitate in sending them this way. for prices will be very satisfactory. Killers from now on will have to depend on the bet ter grade of grasser for their beef and the trade can parity expect anything real fat In this line for probably 60 days. There was a load of grass cat'.le here yesterday from Pasco that were fa.rly good; In fact, the best seen here this Spring, but they needed to be put out another 60 days to have made strictly good beef out of them, and, furthermore, they were of the kind to make it. These cattle went across the scale at 812.76, which was 25 cent better than a load from the Grssi Valley section realised Monday. Several other load sold from 81 1 12. but carried very little flesh. Thinner grades sold down to 10 cents, with off grade, thin type from 8899. "Strictly fat. fed cattle are In demand, particularly all killer would be able to use some of these kind If offered. "What few small bunches of strictly fat beef eteera have been here during the week brought around 14 cent. From all appearances, kill ers could use quite a supply of these grkdes at theee figures, provided that they were strictly fat. "As for the ordinary grades of killer, the market has shown hardly any Improvement, although sellers have been able to clean up fairly well. Ordinary cow are selling from 86.60 97.60, with the more ordinary, off-grade types down to 6 cent. The hide and rib sort As selling from 4 cents up. "Bulla have been plentiful all week, and for the first time since last Fall the de mand has been limited. Holder are having a rather hard time in getUng satisfactory bids. Best heavy bulls are bringing from 87.60 to 88.50, with the fairly decent kind around 7 cent. Thinner grade are get ting from 86 to 86.50. Veal calve were steady." Price current at the . local yard are a follows: Cattle Prices. Prime steers 813-0O 914.00 Good to choice steers ........... 11.608J-12.50 Medium to good steer 10.00911.00 Fair to medium teers ......... 8. 60 9 9.50 Choice cows and heifers 10.0091100 Med. to good cows and heifers.. 6.509 8.00 Canners 5.O0S 0 00 Bulls 6.5041IO.OO Calves ,. e.50910.00 Prlm'e'rmxed 17.85 17.40 Medium mixed "-SSSJISJ Rough heavy 16.00 9 16.25 Pigs 14.50 915.50 East-of-moTintRln Iamb.......- 1.301T.0 Valley lambs 16.00 18.50 Yearling. - l?.50g 13.00 Wethers 11.60 12.00 Ewes ." . . . . ... . . . - 8.00 10.30 DESTINATIONS OF STOCK LOADED Shipment En Route to Leading Livestock Market of Country. Destinations of livestock loaded May 24 (Double decks counted a two cars) : CatUe Horse. Mixed Calves. Hogs. Sheep.Mulea. Stock Baltimore .... 9 16 Boston 8 142 6 2 Buffalo 15 39 6 8 Cedar Rapids . 3 27 .... 2 .... Chicago 98 178 21 8 16 Cleveland 7 4 10 Denver ....... 44 2 4 East St. Louis. 20 72 . . . . 2 8 Fort Worth ... 44 4 12 .... .... Indianapolis .. 11 47 .... .... 9 Jersey City 49 22 82 1 9 Kansas City .. Tl 62 14 2 Kearneys ...... 2 12 .... .... .... Los Angeles .. 14 5 8 .... Louisville 1 9 2 Mason City 3 10 .... Nashville 8 5 New York 5 33 82 Oklahoma City 17 16 Omaha -40 127 11 1 29 Ottumwa ..... 9 36 .... .... .... Philadelphia .. 13 18 4 .... .... Pittsburgh .... 21 30 3 Portland. Or. 1 2 Pueblo ........ 23 .... .... .... .... St- Joseph ... 24 87 1 1 12 St. Paul 11 21 1 1 .87 San Francisco .19 18 10 .... Seattle 5 10 .... .... Sioux City 45 76 2 .... Spokane ...... 1. 1 .... Tacoma ...... 2 3 .... 1 .... Wheeling 2 18 Various 734 149 293 47 5 Totals 14 13 42 6 162 One week ago. .1145 884 416 86 124 Four weeks ago 1787 1078 6u0 70 147 State origins of livestock loaded May For Portland Idaho Oregon - . T't'l Portland. One week ago... Four weeks ago For Seattle Oregon ...... South Dakota. . Washington . . . Ttl Seattle. . One week ago.. Four weeks ago 34 9 Dressed Meat Trade Coadltioa. - Weekly report of meat trade condition for week ending May 24, general market conditions: Boston With the receipt of beef cut to less than 50 per cent of normal and whole salers holding from 1 to $2 per est, ad vance tn prices the market has been, dull I throughout the week and there I a notloe- Die Bnixung ok aemana lu us cnuper meat. New York Receipt of all kinds of fresh meat have been light this week and at no 1 time ha there been a normal supply In the cooler. Tbe demand, however, ha been eo slow thet even theee light shipment were not moved vapidly. Prices were steady to higher on practically everything except pork which showed a rather steady aeciine au week. Philadelphia; All wholesaler were sup plied with a little lea Western dreesed meat thl week, than normal and while the demand at no time we active the market held firm nntil the last market day when a decided weakness was manifest. Some supplies were purchased tn a large nearby market which were lower in price than thl one and even paying $1 per cwt., cartage by motor drayage, etlll netted a saving to the purchaser. The opening of the eeon at Atlantic City ha started Its beneficial ef fect here. Los Angeles The market has been dnll and dreggy throughout the week. Price of meet product have been Inclined to be weak and uncertain. Market Cloelng. Boston House with beef are making lit tle effort to clean up with practically no demand from the retail trade who have found their greatly reduced order more than sufficient. Veal la practically all cleaned up with exception of some lots of Western dreesed calve, in poor condition. All fresh lamb have cleaned up. but eome lot In poor condition remain to be eold on account of stale condition and poor demand. Pork is cleaning up bard. New York Tbe market Is going out strong on everything except pork. Beef, veal and mutton will be cleaned up. Lamb are go ing out very draggy but no concession In prices hve been made. Pork la going out weak and only deaa up with aid of th freitr. The retail, trade ha beon very slow i this weak and there is practically no stor- j - - Philadelphia The beef market closed ; weak: to 91 lower on all a-radea but stocks I are sold out. Veal closed out early at strong: prioea. Some pork cuts will be car ried over. Umb and motton were moved eventually but the market is in bad condi tion. The ntlre market is far from being in a healths, condition. Isos Angeles The market in closing shows practically no change from ths condition that has pre valine throughout the week. The demand continues dull and drag sr. but the kill has been governed accordingly and most of the dealers are In better condition than they were a week ago. Chicago Livestock Market. - v CHICAGO. May 25. Hogs Receipts 12. 0OO, weak: 10c under yesterday's average. Bulk. $17.1017.40: light. $17.117.6: mixed. Jlo K5tfl7 50; heavy. $16917 80; rough. $1$ 914.50: plge. $15 17.50. Cattle Receipts 5O0. steady. Native steers, $10.40&3 1T.50; stock era and feeders. $9,250 13.60: cows and heifers, $.$& 14.85; calves, $89 14.CO.' - Sheep Receipts 5000, steady. Sheep, $9.75314.85; lambs. $13.2617. i Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. May 26. Hogs Receipts 4800. market steady; closing- $43 10c lower. Heavy $1 51.75; mixed, $16.709 18,85; light, $1 80;? 17; pigs, ' $12$ 15; bulk of sales, $16.7043 18.80.. Cattle Receipts 100. market steady. Na tive steeca. $12.75 17.75; cows and heifers, $9-.; Western steers, $9.60914.50; Texas steers. $ 12.25; range cows and heifers, $0i 11.50: canners, 7.M stockers and feeders. $Sf 12.25; calves, $0 12.25; bulls, stags, stc, $? 12.50. ttaeep-Receipts 100. market steady. Tear lings, $16.4 17.50: wethers. $14.50 016.50: ewes. $10113; lambs, $14.7515.S5; Spring lambs. 1531. Larger Supply of Storage Fish Ths monthly report of the Bureau of Mar kets shows storage, holdings of fish on May 15 as follows: The 168 storages that report ed showed total stocks of 45.068,845 pounds of froxen fish, cured herring' and mild-cured salmon. The 142 storages that reported for May 15 of this year and last show present holdings of 34.939.834 pounds, as compared with 23.656,188 pounds last year, an in crease of 11,283.406 pounds, or 47.7 oer cant. The 161 storages that reported for both April 15 and May 15. 1818, showed an in crease of 8, 4 S3, 7 47 pounds, or 23.5 per cent, while the 132 storages reporting their hold ings for both April 15 and May 18 last year showed an Increase of 4,265,489 pounds, or 22.4 per cent. HmsJl Demand for Hope. The hop market is very quiet, with only a small demand for spot or new good a A lot of 1917s was sold during the week at 14 cents. In England, according- to recent mail ad vices, there are no "hops left In growers' or dealers' hands, bat occasionally a small lot appears -on tne market, when some brewer Is willing to take a profit, and such lots are snapped up immediately at the maximum price permitted by the Govern ment. Crop 'prospects In England are fair, but work in the hopyards Is difficult on ac count of labor shortage. Coffee Import Restricted. NEW YORK, May 25. Ths feature tn ths coffee market today was further regulation by the Government restricting Imports of coffee to freight room available at the freight rates fixed by the United States Shipping Hoard. The first impression ap peared to be that this ruling- would cause a reduction in Imports and the market opened at an advance of 5 to 10 points on covering. .Later, however, the trade seemed feel that the -ruling as to ocean freight would merely tend to maintain a reasonable parity between domestic snd primary mar kets, and prices sagged off. December sold at 8. SOc early and later at 8.45c, while July riuctuatea oetween o.usc ami 8.10c. May, 8.02c; July. 8.09c; September. 8.27c: Octo ber, 8.83c; December, 8.45c; January, 8.51c; March, 8.64c Spot coffee dull, Rio 7s, 8c: Santos 4s. The official cables reported an advance of 75 rels at Rio and of 50 re Is In the Santos spot market. Santos futures were 26 rels lower to 75 rels higher. Santos reported a clearance of 44.0O0 bags for New Orleans. CORN PIT IS NERVOUS HEW RULI-VG RESPONSIBLE FOR RAPID FALL IN PRICES. Operator Are la Error a to Reaulre- sneata of Government Order Regard to Iledglnar Sale. CHICAGO, May 24. Nervousness over new regulations In regard to hedging aale led to a rapid downtourn In corn price today, notwithstanding that previously the market had been on tbe advance. The cloee was heavy, lc to lc net lower, with June $1.37 and July $1.39 to $1.39. Oat finished unchanged to 0c down, and provisions unchanged to 27c 'down. Erroneous Idea aa to what would be re quired from dealer having grata on hand gav the Dun in corn a decided scare. The unwarranted Impression prevailed that Government order Uaned this morning mad greatly increased hedging sales a necessity. A a matter of fact, the text of the order did not Imply any radical change, but busi ness tor the day was virtually at an end be fore the detail were explicitly known. Oat were dominated bv the action of corn. Weakneaa In the hog- market pulled down provisions. Leading futures ranged as follows CORN. Open. High. $1.X! $1.41 1.42 Low. 81.37 1.39 Close. June. , July.. $187 139 .76 .60 OATS. .76 .76 .66 .67 MESS PORK. Msr.. .73 5 July. . May. 40.50 40.50 July. 40.90 41.10 LARD. 40.50 July. Sept. 24.30 24.30 24 02 24.02 24.32 24.45 24.32 SHORT RIBS. 22.20 22.20 21.87 22.70 22.70 22.37 July. 21.90 22.87 Sept Cash prices were: Oats No. 3 white, T4(975c; standard. 76V 077c Rye Nominal. Barley $1.201.4B. Timothy 5'.i . Clover $18 a 2. Pork Nominal. Lard 824 fl 24.05. R 1 bs $ 21.30321.92. MiaaeapoUa Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. May 25 Barley. $1.10 1.4U, fiaX. fA.NDS.Si. Eastern Caen, Grata Market. - 6T. LOns. May 25. Corn: No." I. 81.63 No. 3, $158; No. 2 whit. tl.71JL73. Oat. No. $ whltte. 763 77c; No. white. 76c; ro- x rmxea, 440. MINNEAPOLIS. May" 25. Corn: No. S Tel. low, $1.60 1.60 ; No. 8 mixed. $ 1.45 fr 165. Oats, Mo. i wnite, Montana, T70 78e standard white, 73?74; to arrive, 72c DX7LUTH. May 25. Oats. 72 g 75c Grain at 8aa Fraacisc. , BAN FRANCISCO May 25. FJour, $10.60 per barrel. Grain Wheat, Government price. $3.80 ner cental; barley. $3.1508.80; oat, whit. fed. BOmiBii, corn. L.uiui mm yeiiow.- ...eo. Hay Wheat and wbeat and oat. $23933; tame oat. $24026: barley. 1820; alfalfa, $14 018; barley straw, 50 980c Meal Aifalfa. carload lota, $36; cocoa nut. $43. BEARISH SENTIMENT IX CORN PIT Weather Condition Play Important Part in Week's Trading. CHICAGO. May 25. Notwithstanding that fear of delay to th completion of seeding brought about numerous rallies la the corn market, bearish eentlment this week had an unmistakable predominance. The fact that rain were interfering with planting to a material extent was generally conceded, but eome of the' section that received the heaviest downpour were where moisture wsa needed most tor wheat and other crop. Gossip that farmers still had liberal re serves of corn and that the movement after planting would be large, tended also to weaken values. Oat were relatively strong la sympathy with advance In Winnipeg and because of temporary congestion in the May option here. The removal of the last dry spot from the domestic grain belt, though, acted aa omethlnaiof an offset- . - k Provisions lacked support. At times busi ness was aearly at a standstill. LIST CLOSES FIRM Rails Lead in Late Reaction of : Stock Market. COALERS STRONG FEATURE Extensive Selling for Both Accounts in First Half of Session Due-to Delay In Connection With Fed-. eral ' Tax ProgTamVue. " NEW TORK. May v25. Extensive selling ror both account characterized the first touay snort session of the stock market, the further reaction being ascribed to disappointment In connection with the toveramenfe taxation programme. bleela and associated Industrials mad extreme dacllnee of 1 to 2 14 point with cop pers, shipping, oils and tobaccos, while ac tive specialties averaged reversal of about I point. 1 tvJL rm"a of th better class yielded large fractions to a point, but ranted briskly ater. carrying ,th. general list forward, though not to the same extent. 0"Jr were strongest on tbe rebound of rail, Reading. Chesapeake Ohio and Bal timore A Ohio scoring-actual gain of 1 to J,, Polnta. with aa much for St. Paul and western Pacific common and preferred, the list closing with a firm undertone.- Sale' amounieu to 4M.0O0 so area Aside from a decrease of $30,000,000 la actual loan, tb bank statement presented no interesting feature, exceae reeerve con tracting by about $4,000,000. Bono were ealer. the 4 "Liberty tsraes maKlng a new low record at 97.86. Total i?" valu- aggregated $2,675,000. On call old Lnlted States coupon Ss gained Sc end Panama s two points during the week. CLOSING STUCK QUOTATIONS. Closln a!es. 400 8, 7 Hi .,c0 1.3U4I 3,0O0 "766 sou 7. 7 UO 400 8406 &O0 "6O0 2.7O0 1,1110 SOU High. 73 46 7 t - , o5.fe ' 77 9 16 i. BO "5 24 147'" ' 67 59 44 Low bid. 7-' . 7'J i 46 . 7s1 i 65 7ti ' 76 Am Beet Sugar.. American Can. .. Am Car at Fdry. American Loco.. Am tetn s ling.. Am Sugar Helg-, Am Tel 4t Tel. . T. Am Z L A Sm.. Anaconda Cop.. Atchison . A Q at w ra s L . Bslt A Ohio .... B 4 3 Copper. ... Calif Petrol Canadian Paclf.., Central Leather. Chesa ec Ohio. .. 91 16 64 B4 "ii l9 is 5 4 107 5 23 17 146 7 : 43 91 -1 43 51 41 60 31 61 15 14S 122 31 1.5 51 99 2S 311 17 32 116 '143 67 07 43 "20 42 50 41 65 30 60 Chi AN W C R I P ctf... POO 200 9.10O 6.8'H) 111 1!IMI 21 S 42 t 41S 6fe 81 V 615. Chlno Copper.,. Colo Fu & Iron.. Corn Prod Refg. i.iucidi oieei Cuba Cane 'Hug.. 2,100 Distill Securities 14,600 Erie Ueneral Elect rlo. General Motors.. 700 122 81 Ol North Did... 4oa Gt Nor Ore ctfs. 3,100 31 "si ! 2 38 17 32 116 Illinois Central.. inspire Copper.. 2.900 Int M M ptd.... 10,200 Inter Nickel.... 301) 82 10O 2S 89 17 32 116 nufr Pauer ttotl K C Southern - . 400 Kennecott Cop.. 2,700 Louis & Nash. . . 400 Maxwell Motors Mexican Petrol.. 6.2O0 96 95 .'. 2S 22 r. 72 43 104 Miami Copper.. 3v0 2H . 2H Nevada Copper.. ..... N V Central.... 1,700 72 N Y X II at H Nor ft West Northern Paclf.. 500 86 Pac Tel ft Tel 71 85 43 "24 15 b5 17 82 23 20 43 24 87 86 17 .'! 23 40 Pennsylvania. ... 500 43 pittDurg coal. ...... . ..... Ray Consol Cop. 7n0 25 Reading 19.500 - 87 Rep lr ft Steel. . 9,600 86 Shat Aris Cop.. l.OOO . 17 Southern Paclf.. -I.400 S4 Southern Ky .,. 3,000 23 StudebakrCo.. 2.300 41 Texas Co .7 3.000 149 Union Pacific... 7.100 121 40 14H .149 1 a" 4 1 -1 U S Ind Alcohol. 6.000 138 132 i::3 U S Steel 144.400 107 106 107 do pra 200 no, iiom not Utah Copper.... 1,900 80 -79 79 wabasn pid a 23 Western Union 90 Westing Eleclrtc 900 43 43 43 lotai saies lor tne aay. tjj.wu anarea. BOXDS. TJ 8 ref 2 reg. .971'ac T ft T Ba...S0 do coupon ,...'7-a con 4 96 J S Ss rec '99 J P 4s 'S8 do coupon ...99 p S Seel 5s 93 J 8 4s reg '105 3 P cv Bs 93 Anglo-Fr 5s ... 92 do counon '105 Itch gen 4s 81 J S Lib BK. 9B J dc rt u rer os vj 1 T C deb 6.. 93 3 S Lib 1st 4s.. 94.82 J 8 Lib 2d 4s.... 94.74 J 6 Lib 4 s... 97.42 4 P 8s 80 P 3s 58 Mining Stock BOSTON, May 25 Closing quotations: 4.11oues 50 Old Horn .. 41 .. B7 .. 75 .. 5 Ariz Com Cslu A Arts Calu A Hecla . 18 . 70 .460 Osceola Qulncy r... Superior . Sup A Boa Shannon . Utah Con Winona . Wolverine Centennial . . 12 .. 2 .. 4 . . 9 Copper Rang.. 4ft K i5utte ....... v Franklin 4 Isle Royalle ... 28 .. 1 ..27 Lake, Cop . N Butte ... 6lGranby .. liUreene .. 76 .. 41 Money. Exebaage. Etc NEW YORK. May 23. Mercantile paper, four and six month. 6 per cent. Sterling. 60-day bills. $4.87; commer cial. 60 -day bills on bsnks. $4.72; commer cial. 60-day bills, $4.71: demand. $4.75; cables. $4.76 T-16. Franc, demand $5.71 cables, 5.69. Guilders, demand, 49: cables. 49. Lire, demano, . iu; cables, w us. Rubles, demand 12: cables, 14. nominal. Bar silver. 99c Mexican dollars, 77c Government bond irregular. railroad bond sasy. LONDON. May 25. Bar silver. 48d per ounce. Money. S per cent Discount rates 6hort bills, 8 per cent three months' bills 8 0-16 per cent. Exce Beserve Decrease. NEW YORK. May 25. The ectii! condi tion of clearing houae banks and trust com panles for the week shows that they hold S41 963.640 reserve In excess of lersl reoulre- ments. This 1 a decree of 34,963,900 from laat week. DEMAND FOR I.OAN8 IS ACTIVE Federal Bank Report Larxe lacreaee Bills Discoanted. TFASHIXflTON. Msy 25. Active demand tor loan we indicated by thl week's tte ment of the Federal reserve bank, (bowing an Increase of 381, 000,000 in Bills discounted ritirin. the laat wees, xn jx Dana- coo dltlon at the cloee os buelnes last night was a follow: Resource rtniri otn and certificates In vault 478,460.000 Gold ettlement F. R. Board... 407.767.0O0 Gold with foreign agent 62.600.000 Total gold held by bank $ 938,727,000 Gold with F. R- agent Gold redemption fund . .$ srto.isi.ono 29.115.0O0 Total gold reserve $f.898.023.000 Legal tender notes, silver, ate.. 68,033.000 Total reserve .$1,956.06.000 nnia discounted for member and F. K. bank $ 923.299.000 BUI bought in open market.. 876,221.000 Total bills on hand $1,201,620,000 IT. S. Govt, long securities.... IT S. Govt- ehort term securl t 42.067.000 tie 82.476.000 AU other earning assets. ....... 1.151. 000 Total earning asset $1,277,214,000 n.. ri ,im Alhsr F. - ft. bank. net A 8 ' 14.033.000 Uncollected item.....s. ...... 365.440.000 Total deduction from amss d. posit $ 861.407.000 Five per cent redemption fund against F. R. Bank note.... 637.000 AU other resource 89.000 Total resource ....$3,385,803,000 Liabilities CaDltal paid In $ 75.463.000 SurDlua 1.1 34. 0O0 Government deposit. ......... . 122.850.000 Du to member reeerve act.... I.436.2&4.0O0 Collection Item 242.4SS.0u0 Other deposit. Including for eign government credit.'... 107.903.000 Total groa deposit 1.909.023.000 F. R. note aa actual circulat'ri. 1,578.621.000 MORRIS BROTHERS, INC. '". ' Established 2 Tears . , . ', 201 Railway .Exchange Building "I . Portland. Oregon THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE OF OREGON We Bay aaa Sell Liberty 15.000 V. S. Liberty loan Flrat.. - .0 " - - - Second..... 19,500 I - " Third . MUNICIPAL BONDS ' - n Rate 7 500 t North Bend. Oreg-on, Imp 6 $.600 'Astoria. On, Water 5" 2.462 t Astoria, Ore., Imp. Ser. No. 16.. 6 1.91 tAstorta, Ore. Imp. Ser. No. 11.. 8 100 t Astoria, Ore., Imp. Ser. No. 1.. ( 1.33 tClty of Cornelius. Ore, Imp.... C l.z75t- .". - 6 2i.00 'Ontario. Ore, Water Serial..'.. . SOO fAthena, Oreron, Water 5 . 14.090 Nc Perce County Idaho. Waha- Tammany Highway District.... 8 13.000 tCoeur d'Alene. Idaho, Kefdgr... C 4.000 'Newdale, luaho. Water C 1.004 tUcon. Idaho, Water C 33.S00 t'Province of Britten Columbia. 6 28.000 Victoria, B. C- 43old Bonds. . . . .' All the above bonds are direct liens of the municipalities issuing; FOREIGN AND CANADIAN GOVERNMENT BONDS 10,000 Canada's Victory Loan Gold 10.000 1 " " " 10.000 1 " " 7.000 'Canadian Northern Ry 3.000 " " - " ..: . 000 'Dominion of Canada............... e 5,000 'Bordeaux 6.O00 'Lyons S 6.000 'Marseilles 7 C S.000 'City of Paris 1 10.800 'British Government. ........ 5.000 'British Government ........ tDenotes bonds of 3500 denomination. 'Denotes bonds of $1000 denomination. I Denotes bonds of $50. $100. $500 and $100$ denomination. If 'yon must SELL your Liberty more Liberty Bonds, BUT from LS. Telephone F. Tt bank note in circulation net liability AUother liabilities 7.764.000 18.2S4.uOO Total liabilities . .$3,583,303,000 Rstlo of gold reserve to net deposit and Federal Reserve note liabilities- combined. 60 5 per cent. Ratio of total reserve to net deposit and Federal reserv not liabilities combined. 62.4 per cent. A Net amount due other Federal re serve bank. SO 1" '!' EbS OF MARKET INDICATED Stocks but Little Affected Daring Week by Proflt-Takiag. NEW YORK. May 24. In the face of many conflicting elements, thl week's stock market offered additional proof of stability. A few leaders closed 8 to 6 points under their recent maximum, but this set back was regarded as nominal in view of the Incessant profit-taking and fresh f greeslon of the bear faction. Rail wer the sustaining feature of the list. Event In th war son and the course of Federal tax legislation are expected to be come the chief Influence of the coming week. If not for a long period. Bank con tinue to lend freely of all money, but tlm fund remain exceedingly carce. The outcome of the negotletlon between th war board and the copper corporations as caused some revision of estimate and Dlnlons respecting Washington's attitude toward further regulation of steel and iron. Indications point strongly to increased re striction of all non-essentials. Bhlpplngs , bulked large on the speculative horlxon. but manifested occasional unsettle ment at the delay In the consummation of be Mercantile Marine deal. Bank Clearixura, Tt.nk clearing of th Northwestern cities yesterday were as follow: Portland $3.163.915 $1.039.1H3 Seattle 3.M6O.IUO 810.396 Tacoma 466.259 70.744 Spokane 1.124.002 290.091 Clearings 01 roniuo, oeaiue ana xacoma for the past week and corresponding week in former years were: fortiana. eeattie. .$23.933.26t $31,008,170 Tarorna. $3,991,790 2.S3 2.262 2.08S.611 1.438.562 1.452.231 1.995.419 8.522.900 3.446,195 4.596.150 6.268.C9S 4.1K7.4JO B. 209.713 2.570.200 S. 800. 002 1918 917 916 013. .. . .$13,675. IW8 21.5is2.966 J. l,A."w 8.4S7.1H0 9.-X32.1HH 9.063.832 7.707.7O6 9.39S.354 8.015.265 6.260.2S9 5.203.575 7.0S8.977 . 5.026.111 4.711.802 14.04U.508 12.131. 2'9 10.0K0.365 10.030.9U1 8.719.327 9.9O5.420 9.940.466 9.765.143 8,736.191 10.0S8.223 9.41 2. 601 6,700.133 1114 1913.... 1912 1911.... 910.... 909 . . . . 190S. .. . 1907. ... 19051! ! SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices vStrrent en Egg. Vegetable. Freeh Fruit. Etc., at Bay City. PAN FRANCISCO. May 23. Butter. 44 V4 &4c. gge Fresh extra. 40c: iirata. sac; trean extra pullets, 88c. Cheese New firsts. 21c. Poultry Hena Leghorn. 28930c: rootr. young. SOc; broiler. 35038c; fryers, 4247o; pigeons. $2.50; geese. 2c; squabs. 40V43C; turkeys, live. 252c Vegetable Green pea. 34 04ec: aspara gus. 47c; squash, cream, 459C5&C; Summer, 75ci90c: exsolant. 8C10c; peppers. Mexi can green chiles, nominal: Mexican bell. nominal: tomatoes. 32s33; lettuce. 13BXOC celery. $1.B092; potatoes, SI. 50$ 1.63; iweet. $57.o0: new, 2fj3c; onions, Australian brown. 90ca$l-10; garlic, 3tf 4c; caulltlower. 40-6Oc; bMts. 75cty$l; carrot, tables 83c; turnip. 75CCCS1; rnuoaro. fioi.iu; ctoatis, lUttlVc: artichoke. $3.O0sS3.50: cucum bers, $1.1091.26; string teens. 4 5c; okra. 25c. Fmlt Lemona S5.bOS7.50: grape trUlL $1.7592.25; oranges. Valencia, eS50; ba- r.anaa. Hawaiian. IS4c: pineapplaa, z; apple. $1.2591.75: trwberrle. $7t10; herties. 598c: DicgDerriea, m. raspocrriea $2: peaches. $2.30. R.c.lots: Flour. B.174 quarters; barley, 9,895 cental: bean. 619 cka: pottoM. 2.334 sacks; onions, zut sacaa: nay, ivu. hides. 1.728; wins. 66,300 gallons. Naval Btorem. SAVANNAH, My 25. Turpentine firm. Ii4c: sale. 168 barrel: receipts, bar- rela: shipment. SS barrels; stock. 2L9S8 bsrrela Roaln firm: sale, see Barrel: receipt. 357 barrels: shipments. 1938 barrels; stocke. at 269 barrels. uuote: ss. n. c. r . .. 87.70: H. $7.707. 0; I. $7.7317.80; K. $7.73C-10: M. $7.7508.10; N. 8SS8.50; v G, $8.60; WW. $8.83. Dulntb Linseed Market. TJIJLUTH. May 23. Linseed. $S.9H 6 3 S; srrlve. IJ.K9S; May. $S.S9v, nominal; July, $3.05 4 bid: October, :. ma. new TORK. Msv 25. Cotton -Spot steady. Middlings. 28.60c. rhieag Dairy Pradnce. CHICAGO. May 26. Butter firm. Cream ery S434e. , Eggs Receipt. Z4.1BB wss; uacnano.. TDrled Fruit at New Yerk. NEW YORK. May 23. Evaporated ap ples, firm; peaches, stesdy; prun, firm. Hap. Kt-. at New Yerk. KEW YORK. May 2B. Hop, hide and wool unchanred. Mysterious Wireless Srgn-al Excites' Camp Lewi. Secret Service Operator Paixaled for Week by Dally Radio CalL TACOMA. WaslL. May 25. (Special.) When officers of the 316th Field Signal Battalion beard a mysterious call "H-8" coming In at their receiving station at Camp Lewis several weeks ago they were mystified. The call came several times daily and in ssequence. The intelligence department was noti fied and a recelrlcg; station waa in- - Beadsat the Market 1H JiP 1947 4 JUAN 194X 4 MiX 1S28 SS 98 94.88 97.68 S.56 4.34 4.65 Maturity Price Tleld J&D 1923 108..4 5.40 J A J 1S3T " 190.00 ' 6.00 FAA 1819-23 To Net 6.86-30 FftA 1919-2$ To Net 5.15-40 F&A. 1919-38 To Net 5.: 5-50 JJ 1920-13 To Net 5.50 J&J 1920-28 To Net 6.50 MS 1919-87 To Net 5.50' F&A 1915 25 100.00 6.00 JAJ 1933-35 To Net 5.60 MAS 1923-33 To Net 6.35 J A-J 137-37 100.00 C.00 JetJ 1937- 100.00 C.00 A0 1923 90.51 J5 MAS 1928 93.83 C.36 Bonds.. $. J4D l23 .. (H JD 1937 " J&D 1987 MoVS 118 JAJ 11 FAA 191 MAN 191 MAN 1919 MAN 1919 AAO 131 .... CS MAN 119 .... 5 MAN 121 Bonds. PELL to TJ8. If yo can BUT wo BUZ and we SELLat.he market. Main 3409. ' stalled In divlion he which officers istened for several days, while eadquartara at to the signals anliatad men endeavored tor locate their source. Secret sery.ee operatives in Tacoma. Seattle. PorUand and other Northwest cities wer notified and every hamlet on PuaretAound within 50 mile of Ta td tor : sery.ct Wjari rt not iound .6 aea. coma v. searched for tbe wireless utflt. Naval Intelligence operatives ound'.wo small amateur outfit of no fou moment. Wireless antennae were laid, which would a-ive an Idea of the dis tance from the camp of the aendinar station, the insistent - repeating; of -H-8" convincing; the authorities of the sending of a confidential message to an unknown agent. The antennae showed the message emanated not more than a mile from division headquarters. Then the plant was traced to the base hospital. Tin mysterious radio station proved to be the X-ray room of the base hospital, where pictures are taken every day. The operator of the apparatus pressed e a small key several times daily. It made an electric contact which, un consciously formed the sign "H-8." The telephone wire in the room seized the vibrations by induction and carried them through the telephone exchange of the base hospital through the camp telephone exchange In the cable-aerial, which has within 26 pairs of wires for the headquarter building.. The del icately attuned wires of the recelvinB sets of the eiKnal Corps had picked up the mystic word-sign. "Y" SECRETARY IS KILLED Rev. Robert Well wood, of Xtw York, Struck by Sbell Fragment. PARIS, May 25. The Rev. Robert Wellwood. of New York City, was killed May 19 by a shell fragment while working among Chinese coolie laborers behind the British lines. He was the first T. M. C. A. secretary to be killed in Krance. Mr. Weil man was a British subject, but for a long time had been a resident of New York. City of San Mateo California 7 Bonds Denominations $100 $250 $500 $1000 Due serially 1 to 10 Tears. aa Mate (Popnlstloe ewoo) Is the center of the "Penlneala Dis trict. Sao FratM-teo.. flnm suburb, the lownotl reidene eenamealty la 4-aUfetrsUn. Call" or Phone for lecrlptlve Circular Bdy. 931. A 2066 ' Lumbermen s Trust company capitai. as susrius isos.ee. . Laatkertaea tlss. Parties!. Or. OVERBEGK & COOKE GO. Brokers. Stork. Bonds, Cotton, Oral, l.tc 216-117 BOARD OF TRADE BLIX1. MEMBERS CHICAGO - BOARD OF CerrcepsBdepta ef TLogaa A itucase aaa new 1 or. MEMBERS IVew York Stock Excbssage Chicago (Stock Exrlaaaera Baaos tca Cidiasfe Chicago Board ef Trade Ke York Cettoa Exrbaage iw Orleaas Cottoa t-x r h axig. lw York CcTee Exehaaa- Kot sera. Produce Fm kage Liverpool Cettea Aaa'a - TRAVELERS CI IDE. AU! Hon. U STRALIA ioIuIu. Suva, Naw Zealand cinmi i'JSTRiusi.n roth kail uxf. LMTSt. tie went. best -q at pped rtroeru Far tatre mnd Mlllnr rply Can. Ivr. Bu W. 6 Third bt.. Partis. td. or O-r-r-wsrml sent. 44 bcymour tH-. Vucnnr, O. Q, 9S.S75 (71 98.875 6.(4 98.575 66 . 99.76 .0 99.00 7.50 97.60 7.$y 90.00 . IX-Vt 90.00 130 90.00 17.00 88.00 yV.oo 98.00 .6 96.60 0.95 I i