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20 TITE SUNDAY -OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 13, 1922 SHIPBUILDING GOES BELOW 1914 LEVEL Lloyds' RegisteF Reports on Three-Month Period. July 1. 2H5.6T1 243.290 226.318 115.S12 49.960 SLUMP IS 500,000 TONS 300,000 of Total Represents Work in British Yards, Is Statement. World shipbuilding Is far below the pre-war level as regard orders placed and volume ot work under way, "says a statement by Lloyd's Register of Shipping. The condition, it Is added, la due to a decline of xre than half a milion gross tons In the last three months. Returns for the Quarter ended September 30, said Lloyd's Register, show that of the more than 500,000 tons decrease 300,000 tons represent falling of in work in British ship builders' hands, while the decline for all other nations combined, ex cluding the United States, is about 230,000 tons. American shipyards etill have as much tonnage in hand as they did three months ago, but the total is only 2000 tons above the small pre-war aggregate for this country. Table la Furnished. The following table shows the work now, compared with the pre vious quarter (in gross tons): Oct. 1. July 1. United States 150.623 150.623 United Kinsdom 1.617,045 1.919.504 Otker countries 934.888 1.165,303 following table of tonnage under way at the two periods: Oct 1. Italy 210.114 Franca 197.065 Holland 177,024 Japan 86.897 British dominions 40,555 That Germany is beginning to feel a decline in the demand for new construction Is indicated by the re turns to Lloyd's Register, whicji es timate the total under way in German shipyards and those of Danzig at 390,000 tons. It was re ported July 1 that Germany alone was building 500.000 tons and Danzig 45,000 tons of sea-going merchant ships. . British Build 60 Per Cent. Of the present total of world shipbuilding 60 per cent is in British shipyards, 6 per cent In American and 3 per cent In other maritime countries. The 6 per cent for the United States compares with ten times that figure at the height of shipbuilding activity in this country In the post-armistice period. This country's present construction figure of 150,000 tons compares with 4,186,000 tons at the peak, and the present world total of 2,702,000 tons with the world peak of 8,048,000 tons, the decline in the American figure being 4,036,000 tons, and for the world 6,346,000 tons." The decline in shipbuilding ac tivity during the past year in the United States and the United King dom is shown by the following table of tonnage in hand at the dates named: IT. k. October 1. 1921 3,283.000 January 1. 1922 2.640.000 April 1. 1322 2.236,000 July 1, 1922 1.919,000 October 1, 1922 1.617.000 TJ. S. 434.000 216.000 136.000 150.000 150,000 OFFERS FOR WHEAT 10 CENTS HIGHER Exporters Bid $1.15 for White Shipping Grades. bears now most optimistic twills. Won Id accept profits Ions wheat. Bulges wait ing setback revastata." DEMAND EXCEEDS STOCK World totals 2.702.556 8.325,430 Taking into consideration only construction ' actually under way, however, the decline has been much sharper than indicated. Suspensions of work during the last three months aggregated 419,000 gross tons in the United Kingdom, as against only 256,000 tons in all other countries. On this basis the total of world Bhipbulding is at present more than 900.000 . tons less than before the war, as shown by the following table of tonnage for the two periods: Oct. 122. July 114. United Kingdom 1.198.000 1.747,000 Other countries 829.000 1.199.000 World totals 2.027,000 2,946.000 Total Is Quoted. Even on the basis of 2,702,556 gross tons in hand, it will be seen that world shipbuilding Ts 244,000 tons below the pre-war level. Returns from all countries of con struction being done under the su pervision of Lloyd's Register and Intended to be classed with that so ciety show a total of 1,640,425 gross tons, of which 1,210,812 tons repre sent orders placed in the United Kingdom. More than 60 per cent of the sea-going merchant tonnage building throughout the world therefore is being classed by LIoyd'3 and three-fourths of the total in Great Britain. A striking Indication of how the volume of shipbuilding is falling off was given In figures showing that during the past quarter the ship yards of all countries combined started on new work aggregating only 187,527 gross tons, while in the same period 476,070 tons of ship ping were launched, the launching being more than 2 times the vol ume of the new work. In the United Kingdom the disproportion was much greater, the new work there totaling only 82,108 tons, compared with 306,812 tons launched, the work being brought towards completion being nearly four times the amount of new construction started. In the previous quarter British shipyards launched only 148,606 tons. Tanker Building; Decree.. . There has also been a sharp de crease in the construction of tank ers throughout the world, the de cline during the past quarter hav ing been about 140.000 gross tons. The work under way, compared with that at the beginning of the year folows: GULF PREMIUMS HIGH EXPORTERS BID 18 Ho OVER CHICAGO DECEMBER . Jan. 1. Vnited States 103.000 Vnited Kingdom 5oG.tM)0 Other countries ......154.000 Oct. 1. 28.780 30B.971 57.494 World totals 798,000 391.245 There was no change in the status of the smaller shipbuilding coun tries during the quarter. The lead Is held by Italy, with Prance, Hol land and Japan following in the order named, and all of them with more tonnage under way than in American shipyards. The United States, however, leads the British dominions. All of the smaller coun tries show a decline from the pre vious quarter, as indicated by the DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Or., Oct. 14. Maximum temperature, 65 degrees; minimum, 47 defrrwa. River reading;, 8 A. M., 1.3 feet; changre. in last 24 hours, .1 foot rise. To tal rainfall S P. M. to 6 P. M-), none. Total rainfall since September 1, 1922, 3.23 inchea. Normal rainfall since Sep tember 1, a.4D inches; deficiency of rain fall since September 1, 1822. .26 Inch. Sunrise, 6:27 A. M. ; sunset, 5:27 P. M. Total eunshine.- 4 hours; possible sun shine. 11 hours. Moonrlse, 1:34 A. M., October 16; moonaet, 2:43 P. M., October Jo. Barometer (reduced see. level) 5 P. M., 29.98 Inchea Relative humidity, 6 A. it., 98 per cent; noon, 83 per cent; 6 P. M., 73 per cent. THE) WBATHER. K K T Wind. I -3 t O 3 3 3 g o 3 STATIONS. g EST Weather. Rtf c ? g e a S ? ? 3 : : liuker 0.001. .ISW (Clear Jiolse 40 6SU.001..)W Clear Heston ... 44 64 0.00:10S Cloudy Ca'.irarv .. 36 64fO. 00 .. Clm Cloudy Chicago .. 62 64;O.O0..N Rain iHjnver ... S6: 800.04. .IX Clear 11. Moines . 60 6S 0.08 .. SW Clear nreka ... 62 6SO.0O .. w Cloudy Oalveston 74 7S O.O0I. . SR Clear Helena ... 80 6SI0.00 . . NJ3 Cloudy Juneaut JI0! K. Cltv ... 66 5S 0.17 .. XS Cloudy 1,. Angles 66 70)0.00 10 W Clear Marshtleld ... SS 0.00 .. NW Clear JuedfiTd 7410.00 .. S Clear Alitmea'ls . 86 620.08 .. W Clear N. Orleans 60) T8-0.00i..(KW Clear N. York . 60 62:0.001. .SB Cloudy N. Head .. 60 6S'0.00 24lN Clear Phoenix-.. 64 S0.0O..N" Clear Pocatello . S2 64 0.00 .. v Ft. cloudy Portland . 47 65 0.00 .. SB Iciear Roseburar . 44 66 0.001.. NW Clear Pacram&o 66 7S 0.00 XW Clear St. Louis . 60j 720.00. .Is Cloudy Sail Lake 4'! 58 O.OiVIO NTVPt. cloudy Pan Diego ) 70-O.ooi. .)w Clear S. Fran. .. 64 6410.001. .(SV Pt. cloody Seattle ... 4S 8610. 00.. IN Clear mtkat .!t! 1.. I Spokane . 401 6n .0O . . IsW Clear Taconia . . I. . . I 60.0.00 . . IN Clear Tatoosh. ..I 00! 64 0.00 .. XE Clear Vakles !t40j j Walla . 4! 74 0.OO . . S"W Clear Wsihl'ton 421 64 0.00 . .Iw Cloudy -Winnipeg Si! 3S 0.01 . .IS Cloudy Yakima .. 82! T4-0.00 . .IChnlClear tA. M. today, ceding day. JP. 3d. report of pre- FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Sunday, fair: variable winds. Oregon and Washington Sunday, fair; gentle variable winds. . , Tides at Astoria Sunday. High. Low. :T A. M....6.9 feet!J:f0 A. M 10 foot Transportation Situation . Has Bullish Influence on Market. World's Surplus Is Cut. The weekly wheat review of Lo gan & Bryan, of Chicago, received Friday by Overbeck & Cooke com pany of tihs city, follows: Sentiment in the wheat trade has gradually steered around to the con strirctive side of the market, with the transportation situation occupy ing the center of attention and ex erting a bullish influence because of the resultant advance in pre miums paid for cash grain. At the gulf 18 cents over Chicago De cember was bid for hard wheat for export against a recent premium of about' 13 cents. . The domestic demand continued active, giving strength to all in terior cash markets. Minneapolis mills late in the week reported a slowing up of cash trade, but there was nothing to Indicate that it is other than temporary. This is, of course, the time of year when flour trade is at its best, but the fact that milling centers report milling opera tions materially greater than at any time during the past six years strongly emphasizes the general Im provement in business conditions and the important bearing of eco nomics on the market. The large production of wheat in the northwest this year has given many in the trade the idea that there would be a superabundance of supplies this year, yet the summary of the world's outturn discloses a different situation. The revised es timate of the department of agricul ture gives the world's production, excluding Russia and Mexico, at 3.012.000,000 bushels, or a reduction of 81,500,000 bushels from the pre vious estimate and 37.000,000 bush els less than last year. Further more, at the beginning of last year virtually all countries had liberal stocks on hand, visible and invisible, while this year stocks of wheat and flour were conceded to be sub normal. Norwegian Crowns Advance. NEW YORK, Oct. 14. The feature of the foreign exchange market was the buvinsr of Norwegian crowns. which advanced 44 points, reflecting the award of approximately $12, 000,000 by The Hague tribunal to the Norwegian government on behalf of 15 Norwegian corporations for claims arising from requisition of ships by the emergency fleet cor poration during the war. Demand sterling improved on the absence of any noticeable offering of grain and cotton bills and other rates were irregular. COTTON PRICES lOKCED HIGHER Futures Close Strong Vt 23 to 28 Points at New xork.. (Bv Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) nrCv YORK. Oct. 14. A continuation of yesterday's active buying carried to day's abbreviated cotton market up an other 10 to 20 points in the first hour and gave it a firm undertone. With mills taking cotton around the 22-cent level and goods advices all rather bull ish, the few remaining Wall street shorts K.r. rniHB.v and covered part of their commitments for over the week end. Weekly statistics were mostly ignored. They seemed to be about a stand-oft and attracted little attention. Early in the second hour the market absorbed considerable week end profit taking with out showing much of a reaction. Increased buying, however, developed later in the session, with the result that the list was bid up about 20 to 30 points in moderately active trading. Closing sales were around the top, up 23 to 28 points. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. Spot' cotton, steady; middling, 22.50c. Cottoo futures closed firm. December, 22.61c; January, 22.41c; March, 22.49c; May, 22.47c; July, 22.30c. Cottonseed Oil Market. Cottonseed oil futures at New York fur nished by Jordan-Wentworth ; Co., Port land. October. 9.549.75c: November, 8.81 8.83c; December, 8.748.78c; January, 8.748.76c; February, 8.778.80c: March, 8.868.SSc; April, 8.95S.9Uc. Spot Bid. 9c t. Total sales, 21,400. Chicago Oil Market. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) CHICAGO, Oct. 14. Gasoline Tank wagons, lfic: service stations, 21c; ma chine wagons, 27. 7o. Oils Summer, 11.4c; winter, 11.9c; carbon perfection, iron barrels, HHc; linseed oil, raw, 1 to 4 barrels delivery, 1.02: do. boiled, $1.04. Turpentine, $1.60. Denatured alcohol, 40c. Stronger Markets East and Abroad- Are Influence; Re sales of Cargoe Reported. The local wheat market advanced again yesterday, under the influence of higher prices in the least and a strong demand from exporters here. For club wheat $1.13 was freely bid. This repre sents an advance of fully 6 cents over the prices ruling a week ago. Sellers' offerings, aa has been the case for sev eral days' past, w-ere limited. A fair volume of export business in parcels dur ing: thw week was reported. While no new cargo sales were announced, there was considerable reselling. At the Merchants' Exchange there was a horizontal advance of 2 cents in all wheat bids over Friday's prices. The coarse grain market was firm, but with no material changes in bid prices. The flour market has steadied with stronger wheat and no talk ie beard now of price shading. Mill-run and middlings were firm at Friday's quota tions with, a keen demand. Scratch feed, rolled oats andi corn were advanced $1 a ton. The Liverpool wheat market closed lH4d higher at 9s llftd for December. 9s 7d for March and 9s 4d for May. The Idaho etate crop estimates winter wheat production at 16,00,000 bushels, spring wheat at 10,279,000 bushels, bar ley at 2,7-84.000 bushels and oats at 7,740,000 bushels. 1 The California barley crop im estimated at 41.-S54.0O0 bushels against 29.700,000 bushels -last year. The yield is put at 34.7 buehels -per acre; Terminal receipts. In cars, were re ported by the Men-chants' Exchange as follows: Wht. By. Fir. On. Ots.Hy. Portland- Saturday Year ago 97 .. . 6 .. . 6 4 146 1 7 2 8 11 Season to date 7,232 198 -453 256 265 567 Year ago 13, ISO 103 776 138 405 477 Tacoma Friday -8 Year airo .... ' 33 . . 5 1 . . . 4 Season to date 2.349 11 338 139 BO 204 Year, ago 4,840 Seattle Friday 53 Year ago 29 Season to date 2,983 Year ago 3,141 71 617 72 234 2 5 4 I 827 404 187 432 89 703 SOS 210 636 LABORATORY INSTALLED BY LEVX Wheat Growers Add to Equipment of . Minneapolis Office. A laboratory for grading and testing grain has been established in the Min neapolis office of the Northwest Wheat growers, Associated. The equipment was installed primarily for the purpose of making a grade and gluten test of aU association grain that is received at the sales agency for storage and ultimate sale. George C Jewett, general manager of the association, states that at the sales agency for storage the grain is given the gluten test as it arrives in Minneapolis, and is stored In separate bins according to the test. Millers are then In a posi tion to know j lift what they are buying, and are always wil-ling to pay a hand some price for high gluten wheat. It is a common occurrence, ' Mr. Jewett stated, for the association to get the top of the market for i-ts fancy segre gated grain. Gaston J. Levy, who has been in charge of the Wheat Growers' laboratory in Portland for the last two years. Is in charge of this department , at Minne apolla. The equipment consists of grain grading apparatus, as well as machines for making the protein or gluten test. This department Is able to handle as many as 10O samples per day, accord ing to Mr. Jewett. Mr. Jewett also stated that the seat obtained on the floor of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce was found to be a great aid in the selling of membership wheat, as it enabled the association to get in touch with buyers, and gave an opportunity to display its wares by earn pies, that otherwise would be lmpos. slble. Low Prices Are Moving Apples. ocai sales of apples are increasing, whueh dealers ascribe to the cheapness of the fruit. Jonathans are being of fered at prices ranging from $1 for small sizes to $1.8S2.25 for large extra fancy. Northern Spies are being quoted at $1.75 2 for combination extra fancy and fancy, ranging in size from 88e to 150a Winter Bananas are held at $1.23-2 and cooking appiga at $11.25. . Onion Cars Are Scarce. Several cars of onions were shipped out in the past week, netting growers 85 cents to $1. The demand is more active, but the scarcity of refrigerator cars holds down the shipping movement. Potatoes were as slow as heretofore with no outlet beyond the local markets. Concord Season Xearly Over. Southern Oregon tokay grapes were in good sup-ply and were offered at $2.603 per lug. Oregon) and California Malagas were also on hand and quoted at 9 cents a pound. The season for Concord grapes will last about one week longer. Provision List Higgler. Advances of 1 cent a poun& on all sizes of hams and choice bacon and a similar rise in lard will go into effect locally tomorrow morning. POKTLAXD MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants' exchange noon session: October. Wheat Bid. Ask. Bluestem, b'rt.$ 1.24 $ November. Bid. Ask. 1 H 1.13 Soft white 1.14 Western white. 1.14 1.13 Hard winter... 1.12' 1.10 North'm spring 1.14 1.12 Western reo 1.09 1.06 Oats No. 2 36-lb. nat. 24.00 34.00 36-lb. clips 32.50 32.50 SS-lb. naturals. 35.50 37.00 35.50 Barley 44-lb minimum. 30,50 30.50 40-lb. minimum SO.OO 30.00 Corn No 2 B Y ship. 81.00 31.00 No. 3 E Y shiD 30.00 Millrun 2600 26.00 x:: per Coffe Futurec Market Quiet. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. The market for coffee closed unchanged to 6 points hi her. Sales were estimated at about 3000 bars. Closing quotations: October, 8.07c ; December. 9.17c ; January, 8. 14c ; March, 8.07c ; May, 9.03c ; July. 13. 80c ; September, 8.60c Surar Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 14. Raw migrar, een trifug.!, 5,Mc. Refined fdn-e granula.ted, .e0c to 6.90c. 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. i4.-Ca.lifoTn1a-Hawailan raw sugar, $.&3c Hydrographio Office Xotice. Th following was received from the district communication superintendent 13th naval district this date: "On October 9, due to shortage of opervatlngT personnel and the necessity that radio compass stations afford con tinuous service in so far s possible, the operating: force t Marsh fie id RT was reduced te one man. This reduction of personnel requires discontinuance of service to shipping by that station until operators become avail able for resumlnr service, the prfebable d.te of which is unknown. If. M. FIGMAN, Lieut. T7. S. N. Officer in -Charge STATE INSPECTORS GRADE CARS Reports Made on 7829 Cars of Wheat Re. ceived Here. The etate grain inspection department inspected and traded 7829 cars of wheat received In Portland in August and Sep- t e m be r a nd report that 10. 8 per ce n t graded mixed. -4S.7 per cent. Of the white w heat 5 1 .3 per cent graded smutty and of the sub class western white 70.6 per cent graded emufty. The summary of grading foUows: Hard red spring Dark northern spring, No. 1, 14 cars. No. 2, 4 cars; No, 3, S car; No. 4, 1 car. Northern spring No. 1, 20 cars; No. 2, 9 cars; No. 3, 10 cars; No. 6. 1 car. Red spring No. 1, 1 car; No. 3 1 car. Hard red winter Tark hard winter No. X, 1W oars; No. 2, 207 ears; No. 3, 141 cars; No. 4, 33 cars;No. 5, 6 cars. Hard winter No. 1, 1-51 cam; No. 2, 79 cars; No. 3, 12 cars; No. 4. 1 car; No. ft. 5 sample grade, 2 cars. Yellow hard winter No. 1, 7 cars; No. 2, 1 car; No. 3, 1 car. Soft red winter Red winter No. 1. 68 cars; No. 2, 103 cars; No. 8, 46 cars; No. 4, 31 cars. Western red No. 1, 197 cars; No. 2, 113 cars; No. 3, 2o cars; No. 4, 4 -ars; No. 5, 2 cars. White Hard white No. 1, 28 cars; No. 2. 96 cars; No. 3, 127 oars; No. 4, 66 oars-; No. o, 13 cars. Soft white No. 1, 119 cars; No. 2, 9t4 cars; No. 3. 20 care; No. 4, 7 cars; No. 5, 1 sample grade, 13 cars. Western white No. 1, 163 cars; No. 2, 1632 care; No. 3, 18W cars; No. 4, 223 car."; iso. 5, 20 sample grade, S cars. Mixed wheat No. 1, 89 cars; No. 353 cars; No, 3, 306 cars; No. 4. CO cars; lo. 6, 8 sample grade. 4 cars. CCBE BUTTER STOCKS CLEAN CP California Continues to Draw on This Markctr Prices firm. The butter market closed firm with supplies of cubes well cleaned up by ad ditional shipments to California. No announcement was made of any advance In prints at the opening of the coming week. Eg? receipts are slowly tocreaein-g, es pecially pullets. This and the slowness of local demand has resulted fai some shading of prices. Poultry receipts were laberal and were not all disposed of by the close of the day. - lightweight perk was scarce and in dremand. There was a firmer feeiln-g in the veal market. Wheat Cheapest of Staples. The Chicago wire to the Grar-Roeea-baum Grain company follows: , "Nothing in news to account Cor sur prising strength except public beginning to realise farm products relative cheap ness. Good cash demand spriaxg' w'heat. Receipts falling off. but shorts weil cov ered. Market technically much weak tned. axkd fcue for good setback, Xottar FLOUR Family patents, $7.00 barrel; whole wheat, 96.20; graham, $ bakers hard wheat, new, $6.50, bakers' bluestem patents, new. $6.75; valley bak ers', J5.90. MILLFEED Price f". a. b. mill: Mill run. ton Iota. $29: middlines. $41: rolled barley, ?36sj38; rolled oats, 43; scratch feed, $44 per ton. COKN White. 37; cracked, ?39 per on. HAY Buying prices, f. o. b. "Portland: Alfalfa, 31818.60 per ton; cheat. $15; oats and vetch, $20; clover, $18; valley cimotny, szu: eastern Oregon timotnv. Butter and Country Prod ace. BUTTER Cubes, extras, 45o pound prints, parchment wrapped, box lots, 48c cartons, 49c Butt erf at, 48a, delivered Biation; ouying price, jl grade. 43c. E.GGS buying price: Current receipts, 3c per dozen ; henneries, 46c per dozen. Jobbing prices: Front street, can dled ranch. 48c: selects. &0c: association seteois. &ue: firsts, 48c; pullets, 42o. (JW-Hiil-Hii; iinamook triolets, nrif. to jobbers, f, o. b. Tillamook. 29c: ioung Americas, sue; longnorns. aoc nound. POULTRY Hens, 1323c lb.; snrinffs, 21c ; ducks, 15 23c : geese, 15 & 20c ; turkeys, Wive. 30 & 32c; dressed, choice. u ceii is. VEAL Fancy, 24c per pound. PORK Fancy, 15 He per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local lobblnc quotations: FRUITS Oranges. Valencia. $4.50 10.50 per box; lemons, $7311; grapefruit. i,oiw.ou oox: oa nan as. uetiiJc lb. cantaloupes $1.75 to $2.50 oer crate peacnes, ytc&i.zo per box; casabas. Z(a 3o lb. : Dears. $1.50iu 2: erraDes. 2i3.73 per dox, ibuc basket ; prunes, a)4o id. : apples. per box : cranberries. $o.50 per box; huck'eberrles, 15japlSc per pouna. POTATOES Oregon, 90c$1.25 per sack; Yakima, $1.40&) 1.50 per sack; sweet potatoes, 34c per lb. uJiujNa uregon, $1.(1.50 per sack. VEGETABLES Cabbaee. IfilVc oer pound; lettuce, Sl.ouw2.00 per crate: garlic, lz&zvc pound;- green peppers. 57o per pound; tomatoes, 30fgo0c per crate; cucumcers, aoouc per box; green corn, 15 20c dozen ; eggplant, 8 & 10c pound; Hubbard sauash. 3a oer pound beets. $1.75 per sack: turnips. $1.50 nr fwcK; eauiiziowerL wC(ffx dozen; celery, octfli 9 i.o uozen. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations. SUGAR sack basis) Cane, granulated. 7.80c pound: beet. 7.60c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 15 & 35c per pound; Brazil nuts, I3ftiuc; almonds, 16) w Hc; peanuts, ttyc per pound. RICE Blue Rose, 7c per pound; Japan style, tj.iuisptj.zac per pouna. COFFEE Roasted, bulk, in drums, 20 3Bc pey pound. SALT Granulated, bales, $2.603.65; bair ground, tons, ous. six; lUOs, $16. DRIED FRUITS Dates, 14c pound: figs, $1.02.75 per box; apples, 1213c per pouna; peacnes, isc; prunes, I4l6c apricots, 23 32c. BEANS Small white. 6c: pink. 6U0 red, 5c; lima, 9 11c; bayo, Co per HONE Y $ 4 4.50 per case. Provisions. Local jobbing quotations: " HAMS AU eizes,v2STg32c per pound: tskjpned, 31c; picnic, 10c; cottage roll. zsc per pouna. BACON Fancy, 8946c; choice, 32 36c; standards, jJSfffiwc. LARD Pure, tieroes, 17c per pound. DRY SALT BACKS 20 $ 23c ; plates. is cents. Hides, Hops, Etc. HIDES Salted hides, all weights, 12c: green hides, all weights. 10c; salted bulls, c; green ouiie. sc ; saitea or green calf. 17c: saitea or green Kip, 14c: hair- slipped hides and skins half price; flint dry hides, 10c; nine ary cair and kip, 16 j ; dry salted bides, 12c; culls and damaged, half price; green or salted horse hides, each $2&3; colt skins, each 50c$l; dry horse, each, 75c$1.25, with inane ana tau on. SHEEP PELTS Dry sheep pelts, long wool, Zic; ary sneep petts, snort wool, 10c; dry sheep pelts, pieces, 10Hc; dry shearlings, eacn, &5c; ealted pelts. long wool, if low eacn; saitea pelts, short wool, 1 5c $1.2t each ; salted shearlings, 10 50c; salted goats, long hair, $i.s: saitea soi-r snort nair, 60c9$l; dry goats, long hair, per lb., 15c; dry fcoats, short hair, each, 25050c; goat shearlings, each, 1020c. TALLOW No. 1, 55c; No. 2, 4 $0 per pound; grease, 3H4o per pound. CA&UAKA uaki in e w peei, ,c per pound; 01a peei, oc per pouna. OBi'viU.N KiXMLcti urape root, 7c per pound. HOPS 1922 crop, 7llc per pound, WOOL Valley wool, fine and half blood, 3035c; thsee-eighths blood, 300 S2c; quarter blood, 2527c; low quarter and braid, 2022c; matted, 16g38c. MOHAIR Long staple, 32c delivered Portland; short staple, 27c; hurry, 22c per pound. Oils. LINSEED OIL Raw, In barrels, $1.10; 6 -gallon cans, $1.25; boiled, in barrels $1 12; 5-galIon cans, $1.27. TURPENTINE: In drums. $L66; 5 gallon cans, $1.81. VV nil at j-n. xvv-yuuuu ftCtl, xac m QUOTATIOiyS December Options Climb to New High on Up-turn. GOOD PROFITS RESULT r,mr nnund. GASOLINE Tank wagons barrels. 26c; cases. 37c and Iron Lumber. The following1 are direct quotations on Douglas fir and represent approximately prevailing 1. o. o. mm prices in carlo ta and are based on orders that have been negotiated: Prevailing Floorings High. Low. Price. 1x4 No. 2 VG. ..".. $54.00 $49.00 $49.00 1x4 NO. 3 VG 43.UU . ... . 1x4 No. 2 A B, SG. 38.00 - 1x6 No. 2 & B, SG-. 4L00 . . ., SreooinE No. 2AB 67.00 Finish No. z ana better 1x8 10-inch 50.00 Casing and base...,. 66.00 Ceiang1 tx4 No. 2 A B 37.00 1x4 No, S 34.00 Drop siding 1x6 No. 2 & B 41.00 1x6 No. 3 37.50 Boards ana sL rso. 1 lxS 10-inch SIS 19.50 Dimension .NO. 1 et a 2x4 12-34 21 25 Plenks and small timbers 4x4 12-16 S 4 S 21.75 21.50 3xlO-12 12-16 S 4 S. 23.00 Timbers 32 ft. ana unaer 6x6-8x10 S 4 S...-,. 23.00 La Lb 65.00 63.00 40.OO 36.50 16.50 4O.00 36.50 19.50 13.00 21.50 Export Demand for Wheat Quiet bat Domestic Cash Trade Shows Unusual Strength. BY CHARLES D. MICHAELS. By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) CHICAGO, Oct. 14. Grain markets were on the up grade the greater part of the day. Speculative interest has in creased materially. With a lack of pres sure, the deferred deliveries of corn, oats and rye advanced to a new high for the season. The December options went to a new nigh on the present up turn. Realizing sales made a slight re cession from the beat figure, but net gains were 2c on wheat, 1HO Hie on corn, on oats and on rye. Signing of the protocol for the con ference in Europe proved to be the in centive needed to start grain values up rapidly. While there was considerable profit-taking at times, the best figures of the week were mads today. Com pared with a week ago, wheat showed an advance of 24c, corn 2&3ViCt oats 1H&3C and rye 6 7c. Decem ber lead in all grains. Lard finished 1257c and short ribs 25c lower for the week. Export demand for wheat was report ed as rather quiet, but attracted little attention, as the car and motive power shortage is the main factor in curtailing business. Cash wheat was in active de mand from mills and the basis was strcng in all markets. Liverpool closed lld higher. Shorts were free buyers of October in Winnipeg, where the De cember and May dragged, due to hedg ing pressure. Stop-loss orders were caught in pro fusion on the way up in corn and oats, and at no time were values more than fractionally below the finish of the pre vious day, with persistent commission house buying in evidence. Trade broad ened as values advanced and offerings were light a good part of the day. De mand for cash corn was active, with No. 2 grades selling around 6 cents over the December and no material increase in arrivals of either corn or oats is expected on account of the car and motive power situation. Houses with export connections were good buyers of rye, presumable to re move hedges against sales abroad. The northwest was a fair seller at times, but the movement there has fallen off ma terially with receipts at the two markets of 66 cars. . More than 45 ocean vessels are at Montreal waiting to load grain an A 21 steamers are on their way to that port, according to a message from Logan A Bryan's Montreal office. Working on a 24-hour per day schedule, the elevators there are unloading 800.000 bushels a day, with 810 cars and nine lake boats waiting to be unloaded, and 14 vessels are on their way from Port Colborne. 0 0 9 Average difference between the price of wheat on farms and terminal markets during the crop movement year ot 1920 21 was 17.3 cents per bushel, according to the department of agriculture. Aver age difference in corn prices was 9.7 and oats 3.7. World's wheat crop is estimated by thi London Grain, Setd and Oil Re porter at 3.016.000,000 bushels, a de crease of 40,000,000 bushels as compared with last year. Africa has a crop of 80,000.000 bushels, or 40.000.000 bushels leas than in 1921, and Europe 6S.OM,000 bushels, a decrease of 248.000,000 bush els. This is offset to a greaat extent by increases of 144,000,000 bushels in North and South America and 122,000,000 bush els in Asia. . The four northwestern spring wheat stfi tes have 78,016,000 bushels Dursm wheat this season, compared with 49. 533,000 bushels last year. Total crop of all wheat for the four states wss 214, 000,000 bushels. James A. Patton. Who has been In California and Honolulu within the last two months, returned to Chicago today. "I paid no attention to business of any kind while away," he said. The Chicago grain letter received yes terday by the Overbeck A Cooke com pany of Portland follows: ( Wheat Prices advanced easily with the market meeting less opposition than for some time. Higher Liverpool cables and strong cash markets were the prin cipal contributing factors. The advance in Kansas City cash prices was con sidered particularly significant, because of the largely Increased receipts at that point, presumably reflecting an easier car situation. Minneapolis also reported a good demand at firm premiums and the same was true of Winnipeg, where heavy selling by farmers was reported. Kxport news as usual was very conflict ing, because hard to trace, but advancing premiums at the gulf emphasized the urgency of the demand for all grain available. There was a marked improve ment in general trade today and with the display of strength likely. to attract! additional interest next week, look ; for an extension of the upward move- ment of prices. Corn Trade today was of good pro nnrtions and the market gave an excel lent account of itself by advancing to a nramium of nparlv two cents over last Hisrht's final prices. The cash market was even stronger than the futures, gain- inv ii to li cent on the December. Shinmng sales of 215.000 bushels were inrUidinir 100.000 to exporters, As a domestic proposition, there is suf ficient buying power in prospect to make a very strong situation and we look for prices to be established at a level more commensurate with livestock values. oat- R fpnnnded readily to the strength in other grajns with buying of a general character ana seiiins wu firi mainlv to nrofit-taklng by the longs. The cash demand was rather in different, out receipt wc. w - nrir. held relatively steady. Country offerings to arrive ..guv. WHEAT. High. Low. $1.12 $1.00 1.12 CORN. .664 .67 .67 OATS. .42 .42 .40 LARD. 10.92 9.40 RIBS. fancy No. 2 amber durum. $11.05; No. 2 amber durum Scj$l; JSo. 2 durum, 87&93C Corn No. 2 yellow, 65 c; to arrive, 63c; No. 3 yellow, 64c; to arrive. 62c; No. yellow, to arrive, Novem ber, 60 c; No. 3 yellow, new, to arrive. December, 59 c Oats No. 2 white, S8e41c; No: 3 white, 87V40c; to arrives 364s 037 c. Barley Choice fancy, &9&61c; medium good, 55 58c; lower, AO & 64c Kye No. 2, 72S'74c: to arrive, 7172c Flax No- 1. $2.33G2.36; to arrive, $2.34. Wheat futures December, $1.00; May, $1.10. Seattle Grain Market. 6E7ATTLK, Oct. 14. Whe.t Hard white, soft wWte, western white, hard red winter, soft red w tarter, northern spring, $1.14; western red, $1.11; Big Bemi blueenem, $1.25. Feed and hay unchanged. STOCKS OF FliOrit IX TRADE HANDS REDUCED. Wheat Exports Will Probably Be I.argcr Than Last Tear; Prices Are Advancing. The weekly Chicago grain letter re ceived by the Jordan-Wentworth St Co. of Portland, follows: Wheat The price of wheat continues on a slow ascent, due to smaller sales off the farm compared with other sea sons and the better milling demand. Sup plies of flour in trade hands apparently have been greatly reduced and with present cheap wheat there is a gen eral buying movement all over the coun try. The export trade Is only fair for our wheat, but persistent for the Cana dian wheats, which have the right of way by reason of their cheapness. There will be a fairly good movement of our durum variety from the northwest, nearly half the crop being of that va riety. This grade of wheat finds good buyers abroad. The European harvests have ben ascertained and they are ap proximately 200,000,000 bushels under last year. However, the potato and root crops abroad have been large and these have an important bearing upon tne de mand for wheat. The southern hemis phere is running to harvest without any Important impairment. On the whole exports will probably be somewhat en larged over last year ana tnis snouia make an ascending price. Corn The government report with Its small decline indication has not axiectea the trade, as the higher conditions were In the states of very poor condition and have little or no effect upon the surplus available for general trade. The live- tock recelDts are well taken ana tne price of meat animals favors feeding to shipping out the grain and this is an important contribution to a newer market. , Oats The new oats are of good qual ity and the trade, which last season used other grains rather than the poo? quality, is la the market for the new crop. With a short yield, ths oats wil be needed to round out farm and other feeding and there should be some sym pathetic rises along with corn. Cash Grain Markets. Furiihed by Jordan-Wentworth Co., Portlxnd. OV.AHA- Oct. 14. Wisest NO. 3 aarO, $1.111.11; No. 8 hard, $l-0. Corn .no. 2 wixue. mdmc-, o. mixed, 65c. Oats No. 3 white. ip4zc. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 14. Wheat No. 3 red. $1.27(1.28; No. 1 hard. $1.18. Corn (No. mixed, zc; jno. a yei:ow, 273c; No. 2 white, 7273c Oats No. 2 white. 4 c. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 14. Wheat No. 1 hard. $1.14 1.17; No. 2 hard, $1,12 9 LIS; No. 2 dark hard, $1.21. Corn No. 2 mixed, C5c; No. 2 yel low, 6969c; No. 2 white, 60 66c Oats No. 3 w lrKe, 43c DULUTH, Oct. 14. October, $2.37. . Grain at Ban Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 14. Wh-eat Milling. $1.9O1.0-5; feed. $1.8301.3. Barney Feed. $L37 01-42; ship ping, $1.45(1.55. Oats Red feed, $1.6o180. Corn White Egrpthw. nominal. Hy Wheat, $1619; fair, $14'3lfl; tame oats, $1619; wild oats, $13Wlo; alfalfa. $1610; stock, $11, 13; straw, $1112. ' Carlot Grain Receipts. CHICAGO, Oct. 14. Carlots: Chicago, wheat 111, corn 411, oats 150. Minne apolis, wheat 364, corn 15, oats 56. Winnipeg, wheat 1777, oats 106, rye 56. Dulutb, wheat 108, corn 10, flax- 7. Kansas City, wheat 221. corn 21. oats 20. St. Louis, wheat 06, corn 80. oats 2L Omaha, wheat 130. corn 43, oats 24. Winnipeg Wheat Futures. WINNIPEO, Oct. 14. Wheat, Oct. $1.02, Dec. fl7c. May $1.02. SAN FRANCISCO' PBODITE MARRTT follows: Open. Dec. ...$1.09 July ... 1.03 May Dec. May July Dec. May July Oct. Jan. 1.11 .64 .60 .65 .40 .41 .39 . .10.90 .. 9.30 1.10 .66 .65 .65 .40 .41 .39 10.00 9.30 - ' Close. $1.11 1.04 1.12 .65 .67 .67 .42 .42 .39 10.92 9.30 10.50 Oct. Cash prices were as follows: Wheat. No. 2 red. $1.17; No. 2 hard, nCorn' No. 2 mixed, 6970c; No. 2 yelloW, 6971c. -aBr, . - Oats, No. 2 wnite, o- win. v- hite. 4243c. Rye, No. 2, 81c. Barley, 66 67c. ' Timothy seed, $5.506-C0. Clover seed, $15019. Pork, nominal. Lard. $10.9o. Ribs, $11012 Minneapolis Grain Market. T?Tw.rtd by the McCanll - Dlnsmore Grain company of Portland: Wheat .NO. x oarn u,urUC,u, gw annv arrive. $1.15 1.28: fancy No. 1 dark northern. $1.2201-29; No. 1 dark northern. $1.14i.zi; to arrive, No. 1 northern. $1.121-19; to arrive. $1.12; fancy No. 2 dark nortnern, i.io 31.24; No. 2 dark northern, $1.1001.18; No. 2 northern, $1.O60L16; fancy No. 3 dark northern, $1.1301.19i No. 8 dark northern. $1.04 L13; -No. 3 northern, $1.O30L12; No. 1 dark hard Montana, $1.140119; to arrive, $1.1401.17; No. 1 hard Montana, i.wvi.iz; to arnvs, ti.os '91.12: No. 1 dark hard Minnesota and South Dakota, $1.1101.13; to arrive, $1.1001.12; No. 1 hard Minnesota and South Dakota, $1.0701.09; to arrive, $1.0701.09; fancy No. 1 amber durum, $LO20LO7; to arrive. 99e0$l.O2; No. 2 amber durum. $191.02: to arrive, e; Ha, X durum. 8809&O, ts arrive, 680; Prices Current on Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, Ctc, at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. (State Di vision ot Markets.) Fruit Apples, box. $102.23; new green apples, lug box, 73c 0 $1.23; blackberries, drawer, 80 050c; can taloupes, standard crate, 50c 0 $1-50; figs, block double layer box, 11.2001.50; grapes, crate, 8ftc$l.85: grapefruit, $7.50 9; huckleberries, nominal; lemons, $6.50 9; loganberries, nominal; nectar ines, crate, $11.25: oranges, Valencias, $6011; peaches, crate. 6c0$l; pears, Bartlett. box, $1.50 0 2.30; persimmons, flat crate. $1 1.50 ; Persian melons, crate, 5Oc0$l; plums, crate, ii.o; pomegranates, small box. $101.15; rasp berries, drawer, 50060c; strawberries, drawer, 45 0 60c ; quinces, box. $ 1-25 0 1.50; watermelons, pound, lo and less. Vegetables Artichokes, lug, $12015; beans, pound, 5012c; cabbages, pound, 2 cents; cauliflower, dozen, 7icl; car- rota, sack. $ll-25; celery, crate. cucumbers, lug. $1.25 0 1 75; eggplant. lug. 75c0$l; lettuce, crate, ll.aOS; green corn, sack, $1.7503; beets, sack, tltfi l 9.1 Anions, brown and yellow, c wt. $1.3001.40 at wharves; green, box. $1.23 01.50; peas, pound. 713c; bell peppers. lug, 40 0 75c; potatoes, cwt-. JI.ZOV'-Z: sweet, pound, 22c; rhubarb, box. $1.5001.75; summer sqih. lug. $1.50 1.75; spinach, pound, 6 7c; tomatoes, lug. 6Oc0$l; turnips, sack, ?3c$l; pars ley, dozen bunches. 80c only; radlahea. dozen bunches. 30c only: brusaels sprouts, pound. 607c; pumpkins and squash, sack $101.25. Poultry Fryers, 28030c: broilers, 280 40c; young roosters, 28030c; old. 140 18c; hens. 18030c; ducks, 18 0 20c; livs turkeys, 32038c; dressed, nominal; hares, pound, 1514c; squabs, dozen, $308.60; jack rabbi lb. dozen. $202.50. Receipts Flour, 660'J sacks; wheat, 43O0 centals; barley, 67,096 centals; corn, 960 centals; potatoes, 2163 sacks; hides, 4104. QUOTATIONS ON DAIBT PRODCCTS Coast and Eastern Markets for Butter, Cheese and Eggs. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 14- Dairy produce exchange closed. NEW YORK, Oct. 14. Butter firm. Eggs irregular; fresh gathered extra first 45049c; do firsts, 86044o; Pa cific coast whites, extras. 74c; do extra firsts, 62072c; refrigerator firsts to extra firsts, 62 0 72c; refrigerator firsts, 27 29c. Cheese steady. CHICAGO, Oct. 14. Butter firm; creamery extras, 43 c flnvts, 85 87 c; extra firsts, 39 042c; seconds. U34034c; standards, 39c. Eggs unchanged ; receipts, ease SEATTLE. Oct. 14. Butter end. eggs unchanged. CHICAGO. Oct. 14. Butter markets were barely steady during- the week. Re ceipts continued to run light following the seasonable decrease in prod -action. Supplies of all grade) were ample wirh some tendency toward cumulation. The undertone was somewhat unsettled In atvtkripattont of heavier arrivals. Storag-e butter was ratriy active, closing price 92 score butter follow: New York, 46c; Chicago, 43o; Philadelphia, 4 60; Bos ton, 40C. Chirac Fstax Market. CHICAGO, Oct. 14. Potatoes, firm en good stock; receipts, 79 cars; total Unit ed States shipments, 1381 cars: Wiscon sin sacked Round Whites, U. S. No. 1, $101.15 cwt.; do. hulk. $1.05&1.15 cwt.; Minnesota sacked Round Whites, $10 1.10 cwt.; Minnesota bulk Red River Ohios, $101.10 cwt.; do, sacked, II 5 1.20 cwt: North Dakota buifc Red River ; Ofcdos, oor$-J.a An Oregon Bond is the peer of all other Municipals for Oregon Investors A General Obligation Tax Lien Bond. A legal investment for Insurance Companies, Trust Funds and Savings Banks. Federal Income Tax Exempt. Denominations $500 and $1000. No other state has moro risrid laws on creating Municipal im provement Districts than has Oregon. "Her investors are well protected. You need Oregon's prosperity Oregon needs your money for developing her vast agricultural resources. Money invested in Oregon's Bonds yields a return which is not poihIe to obtain in outside securities and that is, the prosperity of your state, of your neighbor which comes back to you in one form or another. The best security in the world is improved, productive real property. The Bonds of Deschutes County, Mu nicipal Improvement District, are is sued under Oregon's laws. They are genera) obligation, tax lien Bonds, supported by tha full taxing power of the Municipality. Price to Yield 6.25 Call, write or phone Main 4195 for reservation or detailed information. irEiMJIXER & COMPANY ' Pfta4 IMIII, r'.r:irfL 2d Floor N. W. Bank Bldg PORTLAND. Telephone Main 4195 STOCK WEAK HT CLOSE GENERAL TEXDEXCY KA SI BR AT LOCAL YARDS. Trading: Limited on Closing: Pay of Week; Last Prlcea Are Unchanged. Five loads of sheep reach 1 the arU Yesterday and were not on the marttei. Trading was light and was limited to a Uw small lots of cattle and hos. Ther were no chances In prices d urine the day. The tone of the market was In clined to be easr In all lines at the doam. Receipts yesterday were njv sneep. Ths day's ales were as follows: wt. Prima l Wt. Price. 7 steers. 1044 6 00) lcow.. 920 $ 8. ITS 2steers H'.-.J fi.SOl lbull.. 1 1 :0 8 HA 2 steers. 121 4 -V 22 hulls. . W2 10. 10 ) mtrm 1 A AOi Prices quoted yesterday at the Port land Union stocityarae were as iou i'.tti Price, Ohoico steers t 6 !WtP T.M Medium to rood steers Fair to medium steers Common to fair steers Choice heifers Choice cows and heifers Medium to good cows, heifers Common cow ..a ... C armors Bulls Choice feeder Fair to good feeders Choice dairy calves Prime light calves Medium to light calves ..... Heavy calves Hogs Prime light Smooth heavy. 230 to SOO lbs. Smooth heavy, $U0 lbs. up ... Kourti heavy Fat Pigs Feeder pigs Httigs, subject to dockage .. . Kheeo Eaut-of-mountaln lambs .... Choice valley lambs Medium valley lambs Common valley lamb ...... Cull lambs tJght yearlings ............. Heavy yearlings lAght wethers Heavy wethers .......... ttwes t HO; choice Idatm tarnbe. 14 1; fcwtfc fat western. llSAOflFM; fat hvy ewes, M M) 4 4; llshier weight op to st ro feeding lamhe. 114. Ml A2&0 0.7A S7.lt 8 25 &.tHr 6 25 4 ; 6 oo 8MJ'(J 4 50 l.ao 2 0 l ri z oo 4 00 4 .M) 4 00 U & no so rt) .M S.AQtf .M 1.50 W 8 50 i.OOtf 7.00 10.2ft (HA 73 (HKdP 9.50 7.WI'( 8 50 10.O4) ff 10 50 1U lMif 10 75 A.iMJWF 7.00 30 OA 11 00 9 60T 10 50 a wa 0 do 7.54J4 8 50 6 50 7 50 8 00 ft 8 50 8 00f 8 50 .viv; 7.50 8 50 8 Mt 2.0V 00 Chicago Uvea toe k Market. CHICAGO, Oct. 14. (United Htates de. partment of agriculture) Cattle H ceipts 15O0; Compared with week ego, strictly choice and prime native beef steers 15c to 23c higher; top 40e higher; lower grades mostly steady; spot higher; western grassera steady to 25c lower; common grades reflecting decline; beef cows and heifers 15c to 85c higher; spot up more: cannere and cutters about steady; bulls 35c to 40c higher; veal calves steady to 25c higher; stock ere strong to 23c higher; feeders about 1 steady; extra top matured b"ef steers 113 10; best long yearlings, 812.00; week's bulk prices native beef steers, $9tt 11.60; western grassnrs. S3 253 7.23; Blockers and feeders. $8.2397.30; beef cows end heifers. $4.257.25; cannere and cutters. $2 903.50; veal calves. $1010.&0. Hogs Receipts. 6000; slow, s round steady; bulk desirable 230 to 800-pound butchers, 89.40; 170 to 200-pound aver ages moetly 89.1369.23; buik parking sows, 87.7308.40; desirable pigs, around $9; estimated holdover. 8000; top, 89.43; bulk of sales, 88-1599-40; heavy. In 9 45; medium, ftt.lap9 4ft; light. $8 90 0.30; light lights, 88.7060: packing sows, smooth, $7.809800; packing sows, roach. S7-S307.90, killing pigs, $8,309 .00. ttheep Receipt. 4000; mostly direct; compared with week ago, fat native Mam be et rong to J 5c hlg her ; western Iambi 25c to 83c lower: feeding lambs 25c to 80c lower; sheep steady to strong; closing top native lam be, $14; bulk better graven. IHftrt-fM?; rn" Tr-nfl 0f Ami rrwJM-tee lJv4rli Mar. PAN MANCHWO. Oot. 14. reterel fttate livestock Ma'ket News) (, beef steers good grat. $7.73 ff ft Oft ; medium grs1. $7.0V7 30l oouirrwsi grade. $A OO T 7f ; beef Ms, iroM Jrale. t6.&9 '): med'tim 3 23t3.30; cotm ton grad 14 OO o 8 oo; cannere and rutifra. $2.000 8 80, bo logna bulls, $2no4uO. Calves 130 to 200 pounds good an4 choice. 17.75 9)1.00: 20 to f foun-le good and choice, 7.Wi7 M; 2' to pounds good and ehrir, $a.&09 7.us over 8oO pounde. $3.8otr6&0. 1 os a good and chute grain f4 California. to oo pounce $ 10.731T 1 1 OO; IP I i".t1 pounce, $10 401( 10 73; 20 - to 8oO pmin1e, $l 25W 9.73; over B0 pounds $.ftO9Ms mooih sows 2U to ot pounce, $7.00ff7.BO; rough owe 2"0 to S'0 pounriN. 18.00$; 8.30; over 8u0 pou&d $5 O4J46.0O. Hhep and lamb Kull Wrtojed Umh good and choice gra1a. $13 009 12 me.l turn gradM. $11 6 f 1 2 uu; medium and good, $3oe;do; wether medium and good. $7 QQtM 80. Ksimm Cy E.lvee4rk Market. KANKA0 C1TT. Ort. 14. ! H. partment of Agriculture. 4,'e' t im, re ceipt 23O0: for wk: short fad Wef steers, moatty 23 40c lower; other generally steady to 23 lorr: top, $12.00: fat she stork mostly strong to 25c higher; bulls and stork calve strong; nnnr cowa string to higher; killing calves siaa dy to to higher. Hogs Receipts 35O0; steady to strong ; 140 to J75 poun'f moat l y $4Otta0; bulk 110 to 24tt pounde. $H n5ai0O; mixed quality bevi.e, M40 aN.iU; bulk of Sela. $ 4f v ou; packing sows stes.lv. $7 Mttt 7 78. Khep receipts looO; lam ha around 30c higher; top $18 HO; ahe.p strong; feeding lambs and breeding iti 23f5oo higher. Omaha I.lreetwk Mrk4. OMAHA. Oct. 14 iir. n. Lepr!ment of Agriculture.) Hog 4OO0. sie-ly it strong ; epwts hisher on mliJ and packing grad"s; bulk mtsed and papa ins grades $7RO-25; bulk medium and light $ 30 73; top $t ny Cattle 1 loo; compared with week ago, baef steer &oc lower; rotn ff'ls strong; week's top com feds $12 OO; ah stork 85o to 83c lower; canners fair I y steady; bulls and veata 25 to A"e lower; tockere and feeders moatly 8"' to ROe owr; feeding steers off most, pheep fiune; lambs fully 30e higher; week's top $14 041: sheep and yeertins at rong t o 25c h ig her ; feeders 5o to 85e nig her. $mtU I.lveatock Market. 8KA7TLK, Oct. 14 lings steady, no receipts. Prime. $10.4Df 10 83; smooth heavlea, $4 23 9 9.'J' : rough beavl, $7.234r7.7B; pi, $10.009 10 28. Cattl Htee'ty, do reeipts. Ir1m Steera, $8 3047 00; medium to rhnkv $3 308 00; common to good ?ne50; best cow and heifera, $4&098.0O, com mon to good, $8 75 4 'A. cannere $2.239 2.78, bulls, 83 000 3.2a. ftMth Afrtr fthlpens Frwl. ION'ImjM. Oct. 14 As a reawlt of huge shipment of frutt to London from Kurope and Hout h Africa, Use Kngneo markets are flooded and. to the r of the consumer, the fruit I being noid at pncee considerably lower than pr-ww. and less by half of what they we-o e few dsys ago. Although (hero ha beea a good market the surplus I still enor mous and large wastage fes fu-e4 ani1 foreign shipments tr eort tle4 The harvest of fruit tf Kngland Is ttmateO to be the largeat la a decode aa4 tJa quality I eel lent. KKW YORK, Oct. 14. A moderate de mand hae been reported) for ppr - Ing th past week, with prtne gr.iJr steady on th be is of 14o for lootr- lytic Iroa. unr hanged. Irle4 Frvtt at Kso Torfc. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. ENraporate-i atv- ples quiet; prune firm; apricot te4yf BONDS PREFERRED STOCKS to net 4y2 to 7 ROBERTSON & EWING 207-8 North western Bank Bid. PORTLAND, ORE.