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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 4. 1923 EXPORT AND IMPORT TRISMUS First Four Months of Year Favorable to Portland. INCREASES ARE RECORDED Statistical Customs Department of Local Office -; Anticipates Continuation of Growth. Official figures on the exportation of Commodities trom Portland during the first four njontns of the current year, fix the total value at $17,029,085, ''at! cimpared with $16,379,738 for the same period in 1921 and $12,073,375 for, 1920. TMe statistics were com piled at the office of Collector of Customs Piper, to be forwarded to Washington. While May totals were not included, they are expected to bring the showing for the present season close to $20,000,000. As the aggregate value for the 12 months of 1921 was $67,906,061 and for 1920 was $61,431,970, the statis tical force is wondering what the comparison will be at the end of 1922, though hoping that it will be ex ceeded. ' April Exports Show Gab, A tally of the value of April ex ports credits the 1920 period with $3, 817,086 and April, 1921, with $4,600,431 while the corresponding month this year led with a total of $4,248,723. A material gain likewise is anticipated for the first half of this year over 1920 and 1921, as a consequence of virtually a normal movement of most commodities) with an exceptionally strong showing In wheat in winding up the cereal year. In the Import column the April business advanced, as compared with the two corresponding months, the 1922 values being $570,479, and In April. 1921, the value was $330,046, with, April, 1920r credited with $417, 149. . Import Record Shows Increase. In a comparison for the first four months of the year, 1920 leads with $3,546,080, but 1922 was $2,566,258, and the value of business in April, 1921,- was $1,188,891, so the present period is leading the corresitinding one last year. The totals by years credit 1920 with, import values of $8,218,370 and the 12 months of 1921 reached little more than half as much, being $4,199,878. One condition af f ecting i the pres ent volume is centered In the orient, financial weakness having resulted in buying falling off and slashing of rates by trans-Pacific lines is de ciared more general out of Puget sound and San Francisco, so possibly influenced the movement of some transcontinental business via those harbors In preference to Portland, PORT HEARINGS TO BE HELD Ship Board to Decide Whether Conference Action Is Just. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C., June 3 The United States shipping board today announced that hearings will be held to determine whether the proposed action of the Atlantic intercoastal conference eliminating the ports of jan uiego, uai.; Jt'iavei and Astoria, Or., and Tacoma, Wash., would be in violation of section 16 of the shipping act or iib, as amended, by subject' ing these ports to unjust and unrea sonable prejudice or disadvantaee. The action of the board was taken in response to protests filed on behalf of shippers, chambers of commerce and traffio organizations of the local ities that would be .affected by the I roposed action of the carriers. The time and place of hearings will be announced later. EASTERN RATE CUT FOUGHT Lower Tariff on Vegetable Oils Held Blow at Tacific Coast. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, June 3 J. N. Teal of Portland, S. J. Wettrick of Seattle, Jay McCune of Tacoma, and Seth Mann of San Francisco, appeared be fore the suspension board of the in terstate commerce commission and urged the suspension of reduced tar iffs, proposed by eastern railroads on vegetable oils from the Atlantic sea board to Cincinnati and Chicago. It was pointed out that the purpose of the new rates was to deprive the Pacific coast of traffic which now moves through its ports And over western roads to the middle western points mentioned. The eastern roads seek to gain this traffic by the in ducement of low rates to cause the chips to move from the orient to New Tork through the Panama canal in stead of unloading their cargoes on the west coast, it was said. Titled Teople on Way From Orient. SEATTLE. June 3. The Admiral liner Silver State, with a full passen ger list, among whom are the Mar quis and Marchioness of Bute and their children, will reach quarantine at Victoria, B. C, from Yokohama early Tuesday morning and Seattle the eame day. The vessel carries a capacity cargo, including 3000 bales of silk and 2000 bags of mail. The Marquis of Bute's party brings to Seattle a group of titles, for their children are Lady Steuart-Crlchton, Karl of Dumfries, Lord Patrick, Lord Phidlan and Lord William. The mar quis is one of the oldest membere of the British peerage, the title being conferred in 1488. He is also one of Britain's wealthiest peers, owns five palnces 'and three town houses in London and Edinburgh. Notice to Mariners. Th. following- affects aids to navigation in me inn ue-mnouse District: Columbia river tlatsop spit gas ana hietlina- buoy 13, temporarily showing a fired red light since May 9. was replaced way o wun- occulting ngnt or regul; characteristic but of 40 candlepower. esipori crossing iigni, carried away tuny nii w iciJiKcti as soon aa prac ticabie. Kureka light, name changed May 28 to Eureka bar range front light, height changed ta 30 feet above water and whir quare daymark with red vertical stripe aouen. "iiuwui umtr uiiange. Eureka bar range rear light established May fixed white ot 60 candlepower, J3 fret above water, white arm and diamn'n.4. shaped daymark with red vertical stripe on tree 4oS yards. 200 i4 degrees from front light. La Du Range front light established May 20. fixed white of 60 candlepower 14 feet above water on a white arm on post wun squmw ujin.r wun red ver- tiral stride, on inp norr nea steriy bjink INTELLIGENT PRODUCE MARKETING X'ou will pet higher returns for your proauce lr you win use our new nietheds before shipping; any product to marKei. Write I m at Once We Will Be Pleased to Tell Yoa Hon RUBY & COMPANY, 169 FRONT ST. t'UU t l&JSU. On CAMERAMAN HIGH IN AIR SNAPS DUAL DRTDOCK PLANT AT SECTIONS OCCUPIED BY VESSELS. Sailer at left ! American schooner John k ' i T ,AAM . 1 iiieisru, v rnnria t,u ..... ,r i i, , dredee Clatson (forward). Adjacent Portland modem drvdock. established. was added to early im the year with the completion of the new 16,000-ton dock docks and turn1 over to the Port of Portland commission for operation, so as establishing double overhead expense. being on the new dock about 12 days, the river about 470 yards, 89 degrees, from La Du light. I La Du range rear light established May 20, fixed white of 60 candlepower, 27 feet above water, on arm on skeleton structure with white diamond-shaped daymark with red vertical stripe, about 344 yards, 111 degrees, from front light. v St. Helens letty lower light temporarily discontinued May 26,1 account high water, wiu be replaced as aooa as condition ox river permits. Walker island dike light 4, established May 26, fixed white of 60 -candlepower, 14 feet above water, white arm and diamond- shaped daymark with black 4 on present structure ot Walker Island dike Deacon e, which was then discontinued. Grays Harbor Changes in buoyage made May 18: Channel buoy 8,. moved 1333 yards, 133 H degrees, in 18 feet of water without other change; channel buoy 5 and channel buoy 7 discontinued; channel buoy 20, second-olaas spar, established on south westerly side of dredged channel, in 19 feet ot water; channel buoy 22, second class spar, established on southwesterly side of dredg-ed channel, in 20 feet of water; channel buoy 24. second-class spar, established on southwesterly side of dredged channel, in 14 feet of water. Puget sound Shllshole bay outer light heretofore reported carried away was re placed May 22. Washington sound Vitl rocks light heretofore reported extinguished was found to be burning correctly. By order of the bureau of lighthouses, Robert Warrack, superintendent, - 17th lighthouse district. UNITA WILL BRINE CARGO ASIATIC-AMERICAN CARRIER TO MAKE FIRST CALL. Hannah Nielsen Expected in Port June 17, and Other Carriers Also Are Expected. Aboard the Norwegian steamer TJnita, one of the Asiatic-American line vessels that has not visited Port land, though she has loaded on the lower river, as well as On Coos bay, is being loaded a capacity cargo on the opposite side of the Pacific and while much of it is destined for San Francisco delivery, there will be con siderable cargo for this port. She will depart from Otaru, Japan, so as to reach here about July 1. The Hannah Nielsen, of the same service, is expected in the river June 17 from Tslngtau and will have some freight, but the details of her mani fest have not been received. The Niels Nielsen, loading lumber . here. will finish so as 4o get away for Shanghai the middle of the week and will be followed by the Luise Nielsen, also with lumber, both of which were on drydock here during their stay in Prt- . The cargo of the Unita includes peanuts, seed cake and much general freight, while on deck she will have oak logs from Otaru. Ports she made in loading other than Otaru were Shanghai, Kobe and Tsingtau. The Bratsberg and Hektor operate in the same line and both are on tne other side. While the floet does not measure in size with that of the Co lumbia Pacific Shipping company's vessels, which are shipping board car riers, it is said to have proved ade quate for the needs of the operators, as well as economical to maintain. While -the ships carry lumber, prin cipally, from this side, the return cargo" feature is being worked up steadilv and the service is classed with the dependable organizations in that trade. ST. HELENS WATERFRONT BUSY UnusunI Activity Marks Marine Business of Lower Harbor. St. Helens water front is to be un usually busy during tte next few days, for in addition to the tanker K. R. Kingsbury, due to berth there today to unload 500,000 gallon of cre osote from Amsterdam, the tank steamer Atlas will pump fuel oil to the tank of tne St Helens Creosoting company, while the intercostal steam er Selma City is due tomorrow or Tuesday to load lumber for New York, and the Japanese steamer Kaikyu will be there about the same time. The Norwegian steamer Adour is working lumber there for the wet coast at present. The steamer Multnomah 's loading the last of her cargo there for south ern California, being scheduled to de part today, and the steamer Daisy Putnam will be there today to begin her lumber cargo for the same ter ritory. It is not unusual for the large ships to visit St. Helens, but the presence of a fleet from foreign and domestic ports is .taken as indicating the growing Importance of the city in the world trade. Girl Conies to Crlbbin Home. As the father of a girl that ar rived at the family home, 644 Everett street, yesterday, J. P. Cribbin, resi dent manager of Norton, Lilly & Co., was felicitated by the marine brother hood yesterday. While in charge of the big carriers of the Isthmian line, Ellerman's Wilson line and others, which embrace intercoastal as well as trans-Atlantic services, Mr. Cribbin vouchsafed there was no arrival pre- viously that concerned him aa much aa the new memoer oi me nousenoia. lidee at Astoria Sunday. High. Low. 8-50 A. M....&8 feetl2:8 A. M....1.R feet 6;65 P. M....&8 feott2:32 P. 1..1. -0t W. Wells, while on new 15,000-on - .. 1 .... 1.1. 1. I .ImuIo n,land 1 n ,., ... .,. . r , - .... u . docks and buildings are part of Port of lone aeo with the lO.WO-ton dock that Repairs to be made to the damaged starting Tuesday. SUPPLY AND DEMAND DECIDES VANCOUVER RATE. Lumber to Orient Between $8 and ..$10; Grain Movement to Eng land Practically Ended. ' VANCOUVER. B. C. June 3. (Spe cial.) Ocean freights are holding to the open-shop principle, and the rate out of this port is what the shipper makes it, provided it covers handling charges. Some shipping companies are reported to be accepting freight at less than cost, but in these in stances it is being done to maintain the trade routes and commercial con nections. Lumber is moving to the orient for between $8 and $10. If a boat is badly in need of freight "the JS rate prevails, but if the shipper needs the tonnage it stands at $10. Other commodities stand in the same position, the rate being fixed on a basis of supply and demand. Just prior to the rate war a num ber of shipping companies booked large shipments of lumber and other freight to the orient on a conference rate, which on lumber was $10. These companies consider themselves fortu nate today and are having difficulty in holding their shippers to the bar gain. - European freights are showing a tendency to equalization, as the west bound cargoes have increased in vol ume 40 per cent in the last three months. Early in the spring the freight was all going to Europe, but ships coming this way now carry suf ficient careo to nay for the trip, and consequently the eastbound trip is not saddled with the cost ol tne west bound. The grain movement to the United Kingdom, outside of one charter, is practically over, as the opening of navigation on the St. Lawrence is carrying Canadian grain out that way to Europe. Some sacked grain con tinues to move to Japan through this port. , Marine Notes." The steamer Lena Luckenbach. looked for in the river today, is bringing 650 tons of cargo from the east coast. The F. J. Luckenbach will finish her cargo with a lerge parcel of lumber at Westport today, and will sail for New York. Accommodations were at a premium aboard the Admiral line steamer Senator when she sailed last night for San Diego and way ports. It was said at the city ticket office that the inquiries for summer trips had been increasing during the past v.eek and the passenger list aboard the Senator was accepted as marking the opening of the vacation period in earnest. Olav Berg has succeeded O. A. Langa-. lsnd aboard the gasoline schooner Hena mocha. according to custom-house trans actions yesterday. " The steamer Rose City is among the vessels due in the Columbia today, and is said to be bringing an increased list of travelers from San Francisco, while her manifest indicates a number of consign ments stowed belowdeck. The steamer Johan Poulsen left West port for San Francisco yesterday after noon, and In the evening the steamer George L. Olson followed her from the same point, heading for San Pedro. The tank steamer Atlas finished pump ing ashore light oil in her cargo last night and left Willbridge for Grays Harbor to deliver fuel oil. The steamer Red Hook, of the Pacific. Caribbean, Gulf line, operated by Swayne a Hovt and represented here Dy A. Ai. Gillespie, Inc.. sailed yesterday afternoon on the return through the canal. She ar rived a week ago yesterday and included in her cargo was 20OO tons of cast Iron pipe for the municipal water bureau. The Norwegian steamer Niels Nielsen of the Asiatic American fleet, which is working lumber for Shanghai, shifted from the Eastern & Western mill to the Clark & Wilson plant yesterday to take aboard more lumber. The steamer Vinita. of the shipping board fleet, which has been in the trans Pacific service of the Columbia Pacific Shipping company, was returned to a berth at the plant of the Portland Vege table Oil mills yesterday afternoon from terminal Ko. d. The steamer Mexican, of the American Hawaiian fleet, has finished unloading freight at terminal No. 1 and hauls down stream today to work cargo at terminal No. 3, which is from the orient for reship ment. The steamer Forest King, loading lum ber for San Pedro, moved today from wauna. to westport. Fedearl departments in the customs house are preparing to place In effect Saturday half holidays during the sum mer, which are to be the rule after June 15. The tank steamers J. A. Moffett and Oleum were among arrivals from the south yesterday to deliver supplies to Portland oil storage plants. The steamer A. L. Kent of the Crowell & Thurlow Intercoastal line, reached San Francisco yesterday on her way to Port land. She is followed by the steamer Wil liam A. McKenny, which will be here about a week after the A. L. Kent- The steamer Bala California ot the Latin-American fleet has reached San Francisco from Acajutla en route here. The service is represented by E. McCofi aiogue and the steamer Sinaloa of the same flag was dispatched from Portland during the week for South American west coast ports. Ship Reports by Radio. By the Radio Corporation of America. - (The Radio Corporation of America, in co-operation with the United States public health service and the Seamen's Church institute, will receive requests for medical or surgical advice through its KPH San Francisco station without cost.) Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday, unless otherwiee indicated, were as follows: , QUEEN, Juneau for Petersburg, 70 miles north of Petersburg, June 2. SAN DIEGO, San Francisco for Seattle. 26 miles from Seattle. Auiral SEBB.E&, Ketchikan for Lik- ST. JOHNS, SHOWING ALL , , m1 dry dock lsj Horwesrlan steamer Siiel. .... afl ,.. i.in. 1 , ml rovmsifllt .. " Portland drydock plant and shops. appears at the right of the pfetur. built by the commission of public to add to the facilities without steamer Iowan will necessitate her chorage, at Mountain Point, 77 miles north of Seattle. R. J. HANNA, San Pedro for Point Wells, eight miles from Point Wells. TUG EQUATOR, Seattle for Fox Island, 18 miles from Seattle. SKAGWAY, Cordova for Tacoma, 35 miles from Tacoma. LA PTJRISIMA. Portland for Seattle. 10 miles fom Seattle. AVALON, San Francisco for Willapa Harbor, 106 miles south of WTillapa Har bor. - TUG SEA LION, San Francised for As toria, 05 miles from Astoria, HOWICK. HALL, San Francisco for Portland, 85 miles south of Columbia river at noon. SHABONE, Shanghai for San Francisco, 3236 miles west of San Francisco, June 2. PLEIADES, Tacoma for San Francisco, 950 miles north of Cape Blanco, June 2. MAUI. San Fran-clsco for Honolulu, 816 miles from San Francisco, June 2. . MATSONIA, Honolulu for San Fran cisco, 1231 miles from San Francisco. BROAD ARROW, San Francisco for Hongkong, 1568 miles from San . Fran cisco, June 2. CHINA ARROW, Shanghai for San Fran cisco, 2393 miles west of San Francisco, June 2. APUIS, San Pedro for Yokohama, 2111 miles west of San Francisco, June 2. HYADES, Mahukona for San Francisco, 1613 miles from San Francisco, June 2. CHINA, San Francisco for Hongkong, 973 miles from San Francisco. June 2. W1LLPO-LO. Everett for New York, 650 miles south of Cape Flattery. June 2. PRESIDENT, Victoria for San Francisco, 28 miles from Victoria, June 2. H. T. HARPER, Point Wells for San Pedro. 100 miles from Point Wells, June 2. STANDARD ARROW. Shanghai for San Francisco 656 miles from San Francisco, June 2. SINALOA, Portland for San Francisco, 182 miles north of San Francisco, June 2. WEST KATAN, San Pedro for Balboa. 10 miles south of San- Pedro, June 3. ATJBVSKA. San Pedro for Boston. 20 miles south of San Pedro, June 2. KALOMO, Swansea for Vancouver, 8-55 mites from San Francisco. June 2. VIGILANT, Callao for Port Townsend, latitude 35 north, longitude 135 west, June 2. - PRINCE ALBERT, San Francisco for Ocean Fails, 15 miles from San Francisco, at 2:30 P. M.. June 2. RUTH ALEXANDER, San Francisco for Victoria, 60 miles from San Francisco. CHARLIE WATSON, Richmond for San Pedro, 96 mues from San Pedro. ELDORADO, New Orleans for San Diego, 224 miles from San Diego. E. G. SCOFIELD. Richmond for Phila delphi, 796 miles -from Richmond. STANDARD ARROW. Shanghai for San Francisco, 460 miles from San Francisco. NEBRASKAN, San Pedro for San Fran cisco. 170 miles south of San Francisco, at noon. SANTA RITA, San Francisco far Tacoma. 40 miles north of San Francisco. ADMIRAL SCHLEY, San Francisco for Wilmington, 105 miles south of San Fran cisco. BABINDA. San Pedro for San.Franclsco. off Point Firmin. . PRINCE ALBERT, from Sao Francisco for Ocean Falls, 200 miles from San Fran Cisco, 0 P. M. WILLAMETTE. Grays Harbor for San Francisco, 220 miles north of San Fran cisco. SMART-WOOD. Grays Harbor for " San Francisco, 128 miles north of San Fran cesco. PARAISO, San Francisco for Gravs Harbor, 250 miles north of San Francisco WAHKEENA, San Pedro for Grays Har bor, 320 miles from Grays Harbor. HORACE X. BAXTER, San Pedro for Eagle Harbor, 23 miles south of Cape bianco. JOHANNA SMITH. San Francisco for Coos Bay.. 58 miles south of Coos Bay. ADMIRAL RODMAN. 228 miles north of San Francisco, bound for Eureka from Marshfield. LIEBRE, Portland for San Pedro, 70 miles rrom San Pedro. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, San Pedro for San Francisco, 110 miles north of San I edro. ENTERPRISE, San Francisco for Hilo, 63 miles west of San Francisco. HUMBOLDT. San Pedro for San Fran cisco. 9S miles south of San Francisco. GEORGINA ROLPH. San Pedro for San Francisco, 75 miles south of San Fran cisco. LURLINE, Honolulu for San Francisco, 321 miles from San Francisco. MANUKI. San Francisco for Kahului, 541 mues irom an irancisco. ASTRAL, New York for San Francisco, 56 miles south of San Francisco. DOCHRA, Aberdeen for N,ew York, 90 luiius BDum oi aan r rancisco. SANTA ANA, New York for San Fran Cisco, 234 miles south of San Francisco. PRESIDENT, Victoria for San Francisco, a mues irom an Francisco. ROSE CITY, San Francisco for Portland, 173 miles from Columbia river. ' SEA MONARCH, towing schooner Daisy, coos Bay for San Francisco, 850 miles from Ean Francisco. K. R. KINGSBURY. San Pedro for St. Helens. 4i8 miles north of San Francisco. H, F. ALEXANDER, New York for San Francisco, 464 miles south of Scotland light, noon. By Federal Telegraph Company. SILVER STATE, Yokohama for Seattle. 3433 mues west ot Seattle. June 2. TORBA LINDA. Tokuyama for San Pedro, 200 miles from Tokuyama, June 2, af noon. STOCKTON, Manila for San Francisco, 3696 miles west of San Francisco, June 2. BOHEMIAN CLUB, San Pedro for Ma nila, 4478 miles west of San Pedro, June 2. WILLIAM PENN. Honolulu for Yoko hama. 601 miles from Yokohama. June 2. PRESIDENT MADISON. Seattle for Yokohama, 2575 miles west of Seattle, June 2. ROBERT DOLLAR, New York for San Francisco, 866 miles south of San Fran cisco. June 2. LYMAN STEWART, Port San Luis for Vancouver, 534 miles south of Vancouver. LA BREA, Martinei for San Pedro. 210 miles north of San Pedro. YALE. San Francisco for San Pedro, 70 miles south of San Francisco. FRANK G. DRUM, San Francisco for Avon, arrived at Avon at 8 P. M. QUINAULT, San Francisco for Puget sound. 3a males north of ban Francisco. JACOB -LUCKENBACH, Mobile for S Pedro. 165 miles south of San Pedro. ANNETTE ROLPH, Portland for San Francisco, 186 niilea north of San Fran' cisco, 186 miles north of San Francisco. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, San Fran Cisco for Hongkong, 88 miles west of San Franc leco. PLEIADES, Port Angeles for Mobile, 177 miles north or Point Reyes. HARVARD, San Pedro for San Fran cisco, .0 mues north of San Pedro. Report From Month, of Colnmbta. NORTH HEAD. June 8. Condition of the aea at 6 P, tmooUxi wind. 10 miUa. OREGON HOP CHOP COIVIING ON WELL Production Will Exceed -That of Last Year. ' LOST TIME IS MADE UP Reports From Other Sections Are Also Favorable Market Out look Not so Satisfactory. The Oregon hop crop is coming on rap idly under the influence of warmer weath er, and as the ourbut promises to be larger than ..last year's hop men are showing some concern as to how it is to be moved. particularly as the market outlook Is less satisfactory than it was a year ago. From present indications the crop will run between 60.000 and 65,000 bales, as against about 56,000 bales produced in 1921. Some of the yards are still back ward, but others are well advanced.' Prospects are also . good in ether sec tions. California dealers write that the yield In that state will exceed that of 1921, Judging from present appearances. Eng lish hop growers have had a backward season, but the latest mall advices say the vine Is' now coming along well. The Australian crop turned out to be 1500 bales more than In the preceding Beason. The market here is very Quiet There is practically no demand at the present time for spot goods. The last sales were made at 12 to 14 cents. There Is also a lack of Interest in contracts. In California there is a little demand lor 1921s at 1114 to 13 cents. There are unsold In California growers' hands 13,744 bales of 1921s and 8666 bales of 1920s. Dealers also have considerable holdinga , WHEAT, TRADERS OUT OF MARKET Break In Prices Brings Business Tem porarily to Stop. " I The break itt wheat prices in practically all center, had the effect of putting traders out of the market yesterday and dollar wheat for farmers in this section is temporarily out of the question. New club waft held to be worth $1.141. 15 here, but no buying was reported. Until the market gets on its feet again, little busi ness is looked for. Old club was quoted at At the Merchant's Exchange, June wheat bids were reduced 3 cents and July wheat 23 cents. The coarse grains were dull and unchanged. The Chicago wire to the Gray-Rosen-baum Grain company follows: "No cables until Tuesday account holi day. Lack of outside trade is keenly felt as locals are taking advantage to sell on hard spots, finding little opposition. Legit imate situation favors better prices. Re ceipts falling off, but absence of export demand and less domestic demand En courage, sellers Expect turn in market shortly." Broomhall's Argentine cable follows: "Wheat prices in the Buenos Aires market closed about cents lower yesterday. Country offerings were in fair supply, but the foreign demand was slow. Nw rrnn r preparations continue to make fairly good progress, uorfi market closed easy with prices H to 1 cent lower. Offerings of new crop corn from the interior are stead ily increasing and the movement from th lnterfor Is on a large scale." Terminal receipts, in oars, were re ported by the- Merchant's Exchange as Eoiiows: Portland Wheat Bar. Fir. Oats Hay Saturday ...... 15 2 5 Tear affo 56 Season to date..2f3,(V2 Year ao JS.690 1 5 2flS 214T 262 1076 1 5 97 12AS 54 1008 1 2 - . 3 i S3 2051 221 554 2 3 fC.4 204 532 2409 tacoma. Prilay 23 year aeo 29 2 Season to date.. 9.041 Yar ago....... 4,785 T73 183 841 955 Seattle Friday , 20 Tear ago. ...... ' 4 Pen-on to date.. 8,25.5 Yar ago 4,573 439 1775 477 1464 TUNA FISH AND SARDINE MERGER Jive Million Dollar Corporation Formed in ; s . . . touthern California, 'o.uuu.miu m ert?r nt -r sardine i packing interests of southern California, to be known as the Van Vmy ea j- ooa uompany. inc.. h n been mad nnhii , t Angeles. Firms included in the merger vi.D a... v.a.mp cea J? oott company, Tiiii otar canning - company. Intern ticnal Packing corporation and Nielsen & Kittle Canning Company Ltd., the four largest fish-packing plants in Los Angeles harbor, two in San Diego and several oth ers acquired by association and purchase ine new concern will control 80 per cent of the southern California tuna and sar dine output, An estimated total of more , than 1,000,000 cases of each will be packed this season. The purpose or the merger is to standardize packing of both tuna and sardines and reduce overhead costs of packing and sell. Plans are under way for an intensive advertising campaign to exploit this branch of California's food supply for the world. Control of the new company is vested in a board of 11 directors. Frank Van Camp was elected president and manager. Others prominent in the-fish-canning in dustry Interested are B. Houssels, R, D. Steele and A. J. Cohn, all of the Interna tional Packing corporation; C. O. Nielsen of Nielsen & Kittle Canning company; W. J. King of the White Star Canning com pany and Gilbert Van Camp. Headquar ters will be at Los Angeles. VALLEY WOOL MARKET IS ACTIVE 1 Large S&le by Salem Dealer Is Reported; Quiet East of Mountains. There has been a more active movement in the valley wool market during the past week. A fair amount of buying has been done by local mrHs at advancing prices and there hag also been a considerable turnover by dealers, one Salem firm dis posing of its accumlation of about 300,000 pounds. East of the mountains trading has been quiet, for the reason that there is very little wool left unsold. Most of the bus! ness in this class of wool has been in the nature of trading in contracts. Private advices from the east all tell ot a quieter market. OFFERINGS OF BCTTER WELL TAKEN Egg Market Is Showing Down with Com plaint As to Quality. The butter market was firm at the close ot the week. Receipts of cubes were large but they were well taken for shipping and for local storage account at previous prices. Trade in the egg market dragged. There was no demand from the outside and the quality of the present receipts caused more or less complaint. 1 Buyers quoted 190 cents to country shippers. Poultry and dressed meats cleaned up at unchanged prices. Strawberry Prices Hold Firm. Local strawberries were in better sup ply yesterday and sold at 45 a crate. LClark Seedlings from Hood River and Kennewick brought 3.ou. California Florins were quoted at $3.353.75 and panners at $2.S02.75. A car ot Mexican tomatoes is due Hon day and a car of Mississippi tomatoes will be in Wednesday. . v Hams Higher Tomorrow. An advance of X cent liv all sixes ot h&mg and in the lower grades of bacon will be effective locally tomorrow morn ing. Shortening wilt b cent lower-. " Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the" northwestern cities yesterday were aa follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland e4.311.S02 S 56S.7S6 Seattle 5.80S.920 l,0i8.16'2 Spokane .- 1.S40.8TS 500.43 Tacoma transactions -2.432,000 rlotal clearings of Portland. Seattle and Tacoma for the past week and, correspond- iuh in lormer yesrs were Portland. Seattle. .t24.109.401 $28.053.6!9 Tacoma. tl4.938.0tKI 2.903.911 4.500,707 5.040.S33 4,340.180 3.107.0SS 3,085.646 J.S57.271 2.301.626 3.085,646 4.671.629 4.479,396 5,872,102 1022. 1921. 1P20. 1919. J918. 1917. 1916. 1915. 1914 1913 23,318.767 26,810, 872 36.24B,u7a 3T.B31.85S SS.S96.226 . . 84.539.672 .. 30.0SS.S3o . . 22.220.879 . . 14.S68.S78 . . 10.245,827 . . 8.S0O.144 . . 9.907,366 .. 11,922, we . . 12.373.578 20.3S3.257 12,789.350 11.29S.898 12.730.901 12,789.302 11, 884,736 11,294,478 11,707,471 1913 1911 11.430,734 1910.... 10,511,123 Transactions. PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Floor, Feed. Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session: . Bid Wheat June. July. Hard white $ 1.20 11.17 Soft white 1.18 1.12 White club LIS 1.12 Hard wlater .. 1.18 1.12 Northern spring 1.18 1-.12 nea walla L14 l.i Oats No. 2 white feed..... 36.00 36.00 uorn o. 2 E. Y. shipment 28.50 28.50 FLOUR Family naterits. SS.ttO ner obi. frhole wheat, 7.80; graham. $7.40; oaken- nacn wneat. S8.1U: o&kers' blue stem sat ents, $8; valley soft wheat. $6.00; straights. 90. AO. M1LLFEED Price f. o. b. mill: M1U- run, ton lots, $37; middlings, 51; rolled barley, $37j30; rolled oats, $44; scratch ri iT-.i . C17 lU. CORN White, 3: cracked, 38. HAS Buying priee, f. o. b. Portland; .lfalfa, new. 1413 per ton; cheat. $17; oats and vetch, $18; clover, $17; valley; fmothy, eastern Oregon timothy, $2122. - - Butter and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extra, 35c per pound; parchment wrapped, box lots, 40c; cartons, ! 41a Butterfat, buying price; Ko. 1 grade. 3i4lc deiivered Portland. EGGS Buying price, current receipts, 19 20c dozen; henneries, 23c doxen; job bing prices, case count, 2021c: candled ranch, 23c; selects, 25c. CHEESE Tillamook triplets, price to jobbers,, f. 0. b. Tillamook. 23c; Young A ir.t ricas, 24c pound POULTRY Hens. 1923c: broilers, 20 JiSc; tucks, nominal; eeese. nominal; tur- e.v. i.ve, nomiuai; dressed, 40c. EAL -Fancy, 13 per pound. i-oivK Fancy, Iflfcc per pound. Fruits and Vegetable-. Local jobbing quotations: FRUITS Oransres. Valencia. $6.75 9 box; lemons. $7.tutt.00; grapetruit, $4.U0 0.50 box; bananas, l10Hc pound; ap ples, $1.40 3.2 per box; strawberries, Oregon, $4 a o.ot) per crate; California, $2.5o3.75 per crate... Cantaloupes, $3.50 per crate. POTATOES Oreeon. Sl.2501.60 per lvu pounds; new California, 6&10c pound; sweet potatoes, eastern, $1.75 per crate. unions crystal wax, sa.o per craie; California red, $3 per sack. VEGETABLES Cabbage, 40C per pound ; lettuce, $2.5U 3.uo crate ; game. lOfcpluc per uound: green peppers, 4Uc pet pound; tomatoes $7 lug; artichokes, $1.25 dozen; cucumbers, $l.u2.50 box; rhu barb, 36j3$sc per pound: spinach, .iffSc per pound; asparague, $2 per dozen; green peas, 8l0c per pound; oeans, .xoiec pound. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SUGAR (sack basis) Cane, granulated, G-BOo nnnnd: heet. U.40C oer Dound. JN UXS---VVainutS, iUIQ'ttuo per pounu , Brazil nuts. 174 19c; almonds, aiwiioc Deanuts. 10 11c per pound. RICE Blua Rose, ti.41K&o.7dc per pound Japan style. 6.10fcb2ac per pound. COFFEE Roasted, ouik, in arums, zuv BGc ner pound. SALT Granulated. bales. S3. p .uo ; half ground, ton, &0s, $17; 100s. $16. HON E i Comb, new crop, 4.23 & 4.u per case. DRIED FRUITS Dates. 14c per pound tigs, $1.U02.75 per box; apples, 15c per pound; peacneB, 16c; apricots. c; prunes. d14c BEANS Small, white, -6ft &8c; large, white, ofec; pinu, bc; bayo. tffec; red. -, lima, 11c per pound. , Provisions. i.rwfLl lobbine Quotations: HAMS All sizes, 339c; skinned, 34 41c; picnic, lie; cottage roll, 2c. BACON Fancy, syopioc; cnoice, au 34c; standards, 25 27c. LARD Pure, tierce. 10c pound; com pressed tierces, 14pc. . DR salt -.acRs, iy w zc ; piaies, 17c. Hides, Hops. Etc. HIDES Salt hle fcc; salt ftulis 4c; green bulls, lc. less; grubby hides and bulls, lc-4ess; salt calf. IOC; salt kip. 7c; salt horse hide. each; dry horsci ides, 50c $1 each; dry hides, 10c dry cull hides, half price. PELTS Dry pelU, 17c; dry ihort wool pelt, hall price; salt peita, full wool, April take-off, $1501.75 dach; dry goat skins, 12c (long har). TALLOW No. 1, 4c; No. 2, per (ound; tank 'allow, 2 per pound. CASCARA BARK N.w peel, 60 pound; old peel, 6c pound. OREGON GRAPE tfrape- root, S3 per pound. HOPS 1021 crop. nominal. 12914c pound; contracts, 15c WOOL Eastern Oregon, 20 39c per pound; valley wool, 2036c. MO UK Long Btapie, 3233c: deliv ered Portland; caiding 28c; burry 20c pound.- GRAIN BAGS Car lots. llllc coast. -w Oils. LINSEED OIL Raw in barrels, $1.10; 5-gallon cans, $1.25; boiled. In barrels, 11.12; 5-gallon cans. $1.S7. TURPENTINE In drums, $.23; 5-gallon cans. $1.38. WHITE LEAD 100-pound kegs, 12c pei pound. GASOLINE Tank wgon. and Iron jar reU, 2tic; caseg 88frc. Lumber. The 'following are direct quotations on Douglas flr-and represent approximately prevailing 1. o. d- mill pr-ices m canois ana are Oasea on oraers iuai u.v ucc u nego tiated : Pre vailing Flooring High. lx4No.2 va r.o.oo lx4No.3VG ........ 42.00 1x4 No. 2 & B, SG ... . 3.-00 1x6 No. 2 & B,SG .... 3S.00 SteDoinsr Low. $47.00 price, 4S.0O 33.00 33,00 34.00 37.00 No. 2&B 65.00 Finish, I0. 3 na oetter xtj tn-lnch' 56-00 Between Portland. Me.. Buston. Charleston and ban Diego. 1 Angeles, bun sTrancisco. Portland, beattle. Vancouver, i. u. KOKIH ATLANTIC WEST Portland, Me. Boston B. S. wabasn . 8. S. Brush June 12 June 15 Xeponset. " EAKTBOI7ND S3. Cold Harbor June 3 &5. Blue Trianz-l Jane 14 i SS. Deerfield Jane 1 1'nemrenuor snacei 101 Third St. THE ADMIRAL LIKE. "r"" OREGON-PACIFIC COMPANY , AGESTS FOR TOYO RISEN KAISHA AND JOINT SERVICE OF HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAM1 PACKET COMPANY Sailings for Japan. Cbina and West Coast Sooth America and Vnited Kingdom and European Porta. GENERAL FREIGHT AND PASSENGER OFFICE 203 Wilcox BIdg. Bdwy. Casing and base..... 65.5V Ceiling xi Ns. 2 B 83.50 32.00 33.00 gjjo . 1x4 No. 2 B 34.00 Drop siding 1x6 No. 2 A B 38.50 1x6 No. 3 33.50 35.00 30.50 86.50 Boards and S L AO. 1 lxS-10-inch S I 8 16 50 lxl2-inch 15.50 r. : , - v- t . 12.50 13.50 13.50 14.00 X4 12-14 S & E 15.50 12.S0 Planks and small tlmbers 14.50 16.50 4X4 12-16.S4S 18.60 16 50 3x10-12 12-16 S 4 S ... 19.00 18.00 Timbers, 32 feet and under- 6. SilO S4S 22.00 16.25 Lath Fir 5.50 5.00 POOLW men at odds ALL XOT HARMOXIOrS IN PA CIFIC ORGANIZATION. Small Minority ot Members Ate De clared to Be Trying to Create Trouble. All Is not harmonious In the member sh'p rahks of the Pacific Co-operative Poultry Producers and, according to the officers, a small minority or the members are trying to make trouble for the con cern. A letter has been issued to the. members, signed by the executive com mittee, which says: There is an organised movement led by a small group of dissatisfied members to discredit the management and the board of directors among the members. The paid leader of the movement, Mark Webster, is no longer a member of the association and has not been a producer or shipper for many months. Others extremely active in this movement are very small producers and in some cases are not producers at all. It is' understnod that money is being col-, lected to meet the expense of carrying on a campaign to discredit the association and meet the expense of legal action, in the event of suit to enforce the provisions of our marketing agreement. The exact nature of the representations being made is not definitely known by the board at this 'time but as soon as the facts can he ascertained they will be placed before you. Sufficient information is at hand, however, to warrant the statement that very plausible though untrue and mislead ing statements are being made which may have the etrect of deceiving: and prejudicing members who are not in full possession of all the facts. Until you are further advised, therefore, we take this occasion to ask you to reserve final judg ment. Following a careful analysis of the condition of our business the directors at a recent meeting passed a resolution, with only one dissenting vote (M. L. Walker), expressing confidence In the management. As would be expected, some mistakes have been made, but there has been no serious mismanagement and the board has tne utmost confidence in tne ability and Integrity of our present manager. Our success up to the present time has in a large part been due to the fact that our manager commands the confidence of the business men and bankers with whom we have dealt. There have been many times wnen except for this confidence we would nave been hard put to meet our obliga tions. 1 Summarizing, we are in a better condi- i tion than we have ever been before. Also ! we have passed throunh what is prob- , ably the lowest price season of the year and tne market should be on the up ; grade. Feed prices should not decrease materially and there appears to be justi fication for a general fueling of optimism. We frankly admit that as directors we have made mistakes, but we have always acted in accordance with our best judg ment and will continue to'do so. While it is our policy to take legaT action when necessary to secure observance of con tract, we all realize that a spirit of co operation which will make lawsuits un necessary is the thing to be desired.- ' Sugar Market. SAN FRANCISCO, June 3. California Hawaiian raw sugar, 4.30. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, June 3. No naval stores market; holiday. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, June 3 Evaporated apples scarce. Prunes quiet. Peaches steady. Vancouver Gets Strawberries. , VANCOUVER, Wash., June 3. (Special.) - Strawberries, held back by the cold spring, have arrived from the country for the last three days in small quantities. They sold at $4 a crate. Eight crates were received to day and were sold quickly. If the weather continues cool for a few days and rain comes, it will add many dol lars to the bank accounts of tne berry growers in this county. The Wash ihgton Growers' association la han- Nausea Due to Travel mothersilCs seasick remedy The Only .Guaranteed Relief in the World for 77.es a Ailments . Small capenlcfl keep good indefinitely. Put a package in your traveling bag NOW so you will have them when needed. Contains no eocaine, morphine, Opium, chloral, coal tar products, or their derivative-. 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It will be probably two weeks before tht- peak of the season is reached. Chinese Is Sentenced. Ah -Louie, alias Louie Hingr, was sentenced to serve nine months in the county jailyesterday by Judge Wol rerton of the federal court for viola tion of the Harrison narcotic act. He has already spent four months in jail. Louie Hinsr was sentenced & few days ago by proxy, another Chinese named Lee Hingr having: been brought be fore the court by mistake. At that time a sentence of six months wan pronounced, but that penalty has been vacated, as it was fourid the wrong man had been penalized. SEATTLE TO THE ORIENT otilLS.QovcrnmentShlps Over the Short Northern Route YokohamA, Kobe, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila in ex pre time. American vessels, providing: unexcelled American food, service, comfort. Sailings from Pier B, Smith's Cove Terminal, Seattle, Wash. President McKlnley June 10 President Jackson June Si President Grant July S President Jefforon v.July 22 President Madison Aug. 3 And vrmry 14 days thereafter for descriptive bookUt address local agent Of THE ADMIRAL LINE 101 3d at., cor. Stark. Portland, Or. 653 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. L. C. Smith Bldff., Seattle. "Wash. ' 17 State St., Mew York. N. T. jtfanggtttg Operator for U.S. SHIPPING BOARD. NewYork to SoutliAmerica onflLS.QovcrnmentShips Fastest Time to Riode Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Finest ships American service American food American comforts. Sail ings from Pier S, Hoboken. S. S. American Legion June 10 8. 8. Fan American June 24 8. 8. Western World July 8 S. S. uthern Cross July 22 Fortniarhtly Thereafter. For deacriptivt booklet, addrett Monson SteanisipLic.es 67 Wall St, New York City Managing Operators for L.U. S. SHIPPING BOARD, Meals anil Berth Included, STEAMSHIP "SENATOR" Sails from Municipal dock No. t Saturday, June 3, 4 P. M. For SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO hulling every Saturday thereafter. ROUND TRIP EXCURSION FARES San Francisco $50.00 Los Angeles $74.00 San Diego $81.50 TICKET OFFICE 101 3D ST.. COR. STARK. PHONE BROADWAY 54L Astoria and Way Points Sir. GEORGLANA SMs Horns to astoria Speedy Clean Safe Comfortable Lts. Daily (except Friday), 8 A. M. NIGHT SERVICE Lva. Dally (except Snt.l, 7:30 P, M. Fare 1.M one wayl S3.00 roundtrlp, Friday to Monday, roundtrlp K2.50. Connections -made for all North and South beaches at Astoria. Alder St. Dock, Broadway 6344. The Harkins Transportation Co. CLARK'S CRUISES by Can. P.c. STEAMERS Clark's 3rd Crui... January 23. 1923 ROUND THE WORLD Superb SS "EMPRESS oi FRANCB" 18481 Gross Ton,. Speeislly Chartered 4 MONTHS CRUISE, $1000 and up Including Hotels, Fees. Drives, Gnides. ata, ; Clark Originated Round the World Cruises Clark's 19th Cruise, February 3. 1923 MEDITERRANEAN Sumptuous SS "EMPRESS of SCOTLAND" 25000 Gross Tout, Specially Chartered 65 DAYS CRUISE, $600 and up Inoludint Hotels, Fees, Drivel, Guides, etc. 19 days Eiypt, Pileitim, Spiin, Ittly, Greece.eu. Europ. stop-overs allowed on both cruises. Frank C. Clark. Timet Building, New Y ork. FRANK'S MEDITERRANEAN Cruise da Luxe, February 6 by Speeislly Chartered New CUNARD SS "SCYTHIA" Turbine OH-Burner, 21,500 ton 1 noatlts, $600 and up includes shore ejcairskmi and all expenses Egypt, Holy Land. Conatantinopl, Greece, Italy, Spain, Etc. FRANK TOURIST CO. jgj- 489 Fifth Avenue, New York Or Our Local Agent FBCM SEATTLE. 8. 8. I.urline (13,000 tons). June 17. duly 22, August 22 Cabin Kates SS)0 anu 10U. MATSON NAVIGATION CO. Shuttle. (And All Authorized Ticket Office, i HONOLULU Suva. lVew Zealand, Austniiia. The Well Equipped Koyul Mail fctf rrje" MAKIBA (13,500 toot) . June 16, Aiir. IS. Ot. 20; MAG Aft A C'0.000 tons), July 21, Sept. 22, Nov. 24. Sail from Vancouver, B. C Vor rates etc., apply Can. Pac Railway, 55 Third St.. Portland, or Canadian-Austin-leLsian Royal Mail Line, J 41 Hting- ta, West, Vancouver. B. C nlinni Ill