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TIIE SUNDAY OTtEGONIAN; PORTLAND, DECEMBER 24, 1922
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
1 THRIVING
Blind Slough Converted Into
Productive Region.
PRODUCTS WIN PRIZES
20 Ranches Now 'Occupy Space
Formerly Used Only by Frogs
and Water Bags.
Possibilities for the reclamation
of vast areas of the low wet lands
of the state are demonstrated by the
results achieved in the drainage of
the Blind slough district, 14 miles
east of Astoria on the Columbia
river, according to Professor W. L.
Powers of the Oregon Agricultural
college, who is secretary of the
Oregon State Drainage association
which recently met here.
The dyking and drainage of that
district, Mr. Powers said, made 1600
acres of land available for intensive
cultivation and the property, which
before supported nothing but frogs
and water bugs, is the site of about
twenty ranches supporting that
number of happy, contented families.
School la Maintained.
"Not only that but the district
maintains a school with an attend
ance of from 25 to 30 students and
has a community hall and farmers'
club," he . said. "The district also
won first prizes on cattle and garden
products at the recent Clatsop
county fair. F. E. Butler of that
district won first prize on his Jer
sey cattle and D. P. Allen was
awarded first on garden truck and
black caps."
Mr. Powers said that before drain
age property was valued at from
$22 to $32 an acre. It was origin
ally sold following drainage to the
settlers for from $125 to $250 an
acre, depending upon the amount of
clearing. Since that time some land
has been resdld for as high as $400
an acre.
Project Completed In 1920.
The work of diking and draining
the Blind slough district was started
in 1912, a drainage district being
formed to carry on the work. The
work was completed in 1920.
Much of the land was sold to set
tlers on easy terms with no down
payment and- no principal or taxes
to pay for three years.
Professor Powers, who Is In charge
of the soils department at the Ore
gon Agricultural college, said that
there are 150,000 acres of land be
tween the mouth of the Sandy river
and Astoria along the Columbia
river which could be reclaimed in a
way similar to that of the Blind
slough district and be made produc
tive, whereas the property is now
practically useless. Such land when
drained grows as high as 126 bushels
of oats to the acre and 25 tons of
cabbage, lie said. It la exceptionally
good for growing forage crops, ac
cording to Professor Powers.
water supply to the towns of Cor-
bett. Garibaldi Heights, Corvallis,
Hood River, Myrtle Point, Reith.
Amity, Cloverdale and Condon.
One interesting feature is the un
usually large number which have
been issued for the irrigation of
lands in the Willamette valley and
along the coast. These permits cover
but a small area of land and indi
cate that individual land owners
propose to tap adjacent streams for
irrigation. A total of 109 permits
were issued during the year for ir
rigation and other purposes in this
section of the state, and a number
of applications filed on behalf of
the proposed irrigation districts.
WOOL SUPREMACY
S RIOW THREATENED
WfiTEfl SUPPLY IS VAST
WASHINGTON EXCEEDS ALL
STATES OF CNIOX.
Los Angeles Has Ambition
to Surpass Portland.
BIG CAPITAL INTERESTED
RATS ENDANGER STATE
BIOLOGIST ISSUES WARNING
. TO WESTERN WASHINGTON.
Only Seven Per Cent of Total of
6,449,860 Horsepower Is
Developed Now.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Dec. 23. There
i a sufficient water supply in the
state of Washington to irrigate
2,558,000 acres of its arid and non
productive lands, being five times
greater than the area now irrigated.
Tl potential horsepower of this
state exceeds that of any other state
in the union, it being estimated at
6,449,860 horsepower and this is 16
per cent of the total potential horse
power of .the United. States.
Only 7 per cent of the waterpower
of the state la developed while water
for Irrigation is only 17 per cent
developed.
These are the highlights in the bi
ennial report of Supervisor of Hy
draulics Chase to Director Scott of
the department of conservation and
development.
Proceedings are now pending be
fore the supervisor of hydraulics in
volving ten streams with 330 sep
arate rights for irrigation of 25,700
acres of land, the report says. It
is probable than 14 streams will be
taken up in the next biennium.
Adjudication of water rights by
the supervisor has been completed
on 10 streams involving 38,065 acres
and affecting 738 separate water
rights, it is said. ' Many of these
water rights were in controversy for
years and through agreements of
the parties, the supervisor of hy-
raulics made surveys and a de
cision reached in each case.
In the initiation of new water
ights during the biennium past, 313
applications to appropriate water
have been received, making a total
of 833 applications pending. Of these
92 are for irrigation of 1,055,500
acres, which will produce an esti
mated wealth of $200,000,000 with a
possibility of producing $100,000,000
nnually in crops. There are 115
applications for the development of
60 hydro-electric plants with an
estimated output of 3,875,000 horse
power. Forty-five applications are
for municipal projects supplying
water for 40 towns and cities with
total population of 150,000. Ten
ther applications are for logging
and fish hatcheries. The total esti
mated cost of projects in which this
water is to be used is $297,000,000.
In the gathering of hydrographic
data such facts have been accumu
lated and published on 307 streams.
These streams are supplying water
for the irrigation of 70.000 acres of
land and have an additional water
supply to irrigate 50,000 acres.
The supervisor of hydraulics now
has under his control the regular
tion of the use of water for 555.'
400 acres of irrigated land, which
produces an annual wealth of $75,
000,000 to $90,000,000, together with
use of water by 74 hydro-electric
plants generating 449,860 horse
power.
First Step Will Be to Corral Ari
zona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada,
California, Idaho Production.
Rodents Not Only Disease Car
riers, hut Also Most Destruc
tive of All Animals.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Dec. 23. The
Infestation of rats, particularly in
counties of the state west of the
mountains, has prompted the bu
reau of biological survey here in
connection with the extension de
partment of Washington State col
lege to urge measures to rid the
country of the pests. Leo K. Couch,
biological assistant of the federal
bureau, will appear at a poultry
school organized in Lewis county
on January 5 and 6 to talk on meth
ods of extermination and aga'n in
Skagit county before poultry raisers
at a later date.
"If something is not done in the
near future, the country will be
overrun with rats in a very few
years," said Mr. Couch. "They are
probably the most destructive ani
mal we have in addition to being
disease carriers. It is estimated
each year, and they breed fast, each
female has from three to four
litters a year."
Mr. Couch said the rats are par
tlcularly numerous along the coast
where shipping is extensive, as tney
are not native to the state, but for
the most part have been brought
from the Scandinavian countr'es.
They are also infesting certain dis
tricts of eastern Washington, par
ticularly around Yakima, Kenne-
wick, Walla Walla and Uniontown
It is where poultry is raised that
the rats get in the greatest amount
o damage. It was said. They suck
eggs, kill young chicks and con
sume food. The bureau recommends
that poultry plants should by all
aneans be made rat proof.
"To rid the country of the menace.
the buildings must first be made
a atproof to starve the rats out and
then poisoning and trapping must
tie carried on extensively." said Mr
Couch. "We are prepared to eive
information on ratproofing and we
hope that city authorities will co
operate with us to exterminate the
rats from the urban districts.
WATER If! BIG DEMANB
418 PERMITS ARE GRANTED
; DURING II MONTHS.
IRE HAZARDS SURVEYED
Medford Advised to Improve Its
Water System and Equipment.
MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 23. (Spe
cial.) The results of the state fire
survey which has Just been com
pleted in Medford by the deputy
state fire marshals, Horace Sykes
and James S. Gleason of Portland,
show that Medford is in need of
material improvement in all de
partments relating to fire protec
tion, especially in the water distri
bution system of the city. They de
clare additional fire fighting equip
ment is needed, as well as an alarm
system, and that an overhead or
tunnel crossing of the Southern Ta
cific railroad tracks is necessary to
remove the danger to the western
half of the city, incident to delays
on crossing.
They point out that during the
past nine years toe annual per cap
ita fire loss has been $5; whereas
during the past five years the an
nual per capita loss here has been
$7.60.
Irrigation of 63,000 Acres and
Development of 7000 Horse
power Contemplated.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 23. The demand
for water permits received at the
offices of the state engineer here
from January 1, 1922, to Decembe
i, 1922, has demonstrated beyond
doubt the value of irrigation in Ore
gon. This was the statement issued
here today by Percy A. Cupper, state
engineer, and members of the state
water board.
.During the first 11 months of the
year the state engineer issued 418
water permits, for which the esti
mated cost of development exceeded
$2,000,000. These permits contem
plated the irrigation of 63.000 acres
of land, development of 7000 horse
power, construction of 12 reservoirs
for storage of 48,000 feet of water
and th furnishing of municipal
FOOD IS HIGH IN ALASKA
Pork and Beans in New Oil Town
Cost $1.25 a Plate. .
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 23.
Prices paid in the gold rush days
of Alaska again are being charged
at the new Alaska oil town of Kan
atak in the Cold bay oil fields.
where the Standard and Associated
companies are planning to drill.
Pork and beans at Kanatak are
$1.25 a plate and bunks at the Kan
atak roadhouse cost the same. One
reason for the high price Is that
Kanatak is on the open sea and
all supplies must be sent ashore
from the ships in lighters. It costs
$10 a ton to get the supplies ashore
and $3 to send a passenger to make
the trip. Recently It was so rough
at K.anatak that a vessel was un
able to unload and returned with
part of Its cargo to Seward.
District to Refund Debt.
ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 23. (Special.)
Kerunaing ot J25.O00 indebted
ness, more than half of the total
debt of school district 5 of Albany,
was authorized at a special meeting
of the school directors Wednesday
night The total deficit for the Al
bany schools is $41,700. Plans for
the payment of the $25,000 due o
January 1 will be worked out by
committee named at the meeting.
Issuance of ten-year 5 per cen
bonds will probably be made. Dr.
J. H. Robnett was elected as the
board's representative at the stat
convention of school directors which
will be held in Portland January 10
yards of woolen cloth to be used
for side and body linings in coupes
and sedans. The order amounted to
about $500,000.
"It is time for all Oregon to unite
in an attitude of alertness and ag
gressiveness. We should attach a
strong anchor to all our industries,
so that they may not be taken from
us by our enterprising neighbors.
This wool matter is a serious one
and cannot be looked upon lightly.
The Chamber of Commerce will do
all in its power to maintain our
leadership, but it must have the
whole-hearted support of every one
interested in the welfare of the
state."
Ill BONUS LOANS 2457
i
STATE AID TO DECEMBER 1
TOTALS $6,186,100.
Nut Growers to Meet.
SHERIDAN, Or., Dec. 23. (Spe
cial.) Nut growers of Yamhill an
Polk counties will gather in Sheri
dan for afi all-day session the second
Saturday in January. The meeting
will be in the nature of a school of
experience. Prominent specialists
and experts are on the programme
for addresses. They include: "Fil
bert Growing in the Willamette Val
ley," by George , Dorris of Spring
field; "Pollinization of the Filbert,"
by Professor Schuster of Oregon
Agricultural college; "Walnut Grow
ing," by Charles A. Trunk of New-berg.
Bead The Oregonian classified ads.
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Portland's commanding' position
in the wool industry-of the west is
to be attacked by Los Angeles if
plans being formulated in the south
ern California metropolis are car
ried out. The Portland Chamber
of Commerce has been advised of
the movement which has for Its
purpose the absorption by Los An
geles of the wool product of five
western states, amounting to about
20,000,000 pounds yearly, and the
establishment in that city of factor
ies for the production of woolen and
worsted goods.
The statement is made that one
New England manufacturer has
promised to erect a large factory in
los Angeles and already at Wil
mington, a suburb, there is being
uilt a warehouse with sufficient
capacity to handle the output of the
wool growing states. As an evi
dence of earnestness of the pro
moters or the plan to make Los An
geles the western wool center, it is
said that the money necessary to
finance the project was quickly
raised, although It ran up Into the
millions, without tny stock being
offered for sale.
Portland Territory Attacked.
The states that first will be con-
idered, according to the report, are
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada,
California and Idaho. When these
are successfully organized, then it
is proposed to reach out for 'other
western states. Of the six states
mentioned Idaho, northern Utah and
northern California have been
ooked upon as being in Portland's
territory. All the wool from these
sections has been shipped to Port
land in addition to that produced
Oregon, Washington, parts of
Wyoming and Montana, aggregating
total yearly of about 60,000,000
pounds.
Oregon's yearly production of
wool is about 14,000,000 pounds and
this is nearly all absorbed by the
eight woolen mills in operation in
the state. The remainder is shipped
from this port by steamship to east
rn points. This is due to the fact
that railroad freight rates on wool
to Portland and thence to the Atlan
tic seaboard by water are less than
the all-rail rates from Oregon,
Washington, Montana and Idaho.
Statistics compiled by the Cham
ber of Commerce show that Port
land, in addition to being the second
largest primary wool market in the
United States, is also the largest
trade center for the woolen textile
industry west of the Mississippi.
There is manufactured in this city
a large variety of woolen and wor
sted yarns and fabrics, including
men's and women's wear, blankets
flannels, steamer rugs, robes and
articles of this line, with a distri
bution throughout the entire United
States. Some of the products are
nationally famous and all are of the
highest quality.
Leadership Well Established,
The operation in Portland of im
mense warehouses and the location
here of wool dealers representing
manufacturers in eastern industrial
centers, has had the effect of es
tablishing the city's leadership in
this branch of industry. Whether
it can be shaken from this posi
tion is considered doubtful by mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce.
It is a menace, however, that
should be seriously considered," said
W. D: B. Dodson, general manager
ot the chamber. it would seem on
the face of things that it would be
impossible for Los Angeles to ac
complish what it has set out to do.
From all standpoints Portland is
the logical center for the wool in
dustry in all its branches. The wool
growing states are directly tribu
tary to Portland. We have the
warehouses here for storage, the
mills for manufacturing purposes
our shipping facilities are superior
to those of the southern city and
there is no apparent reason why the
business should be transferred
elsewhere, particularly as every one
interested is perfectly satisfied with
all conditions here.
Los Angeles Dangerous Rival.
'But Los Angeles has a way of
getting things that it goes after,
and this fact should cause Portland
to sit up and take notice. At one
time Portland's lead in furniture
manufacturing,, with all material
right at hand, was unquestioned,
Los Angeles started out to take this
position itself and now claims that
more furniture is being turned ou
in that city than in Portland. This
statement is challenged by some,
but it is true that it is. forging
ahead and is a dangerous rival.
Nearly all the lumber used in that
city's factories is shipped from Ore
gon and Washington. These fac
torles are small but numerous and
the quality of the manufactured ar
ticle Is far below the Portland
standard. But there is a ready sale
for all of it and at a good profit,
"We must not sit by and see our
wool business slip from us, no mat
ter how vigorously Los Angeles may
act to accomplish this. If we stir
ourselves, there is no reason why,
in the near future, Oregon should
not manufacture all the woole:
goods used in the western part of
the United States and that shipped
to South America and the orient
Already we have eight mills in oper
ation in this state at Brownsville,
Eugene, Oregon City, Sellwood,
Pendleton, Salem, Portland and San
tlam. The factory at Sellwood is
that of the Oregon Worsted com
pany, the only plant on the coast
manufacturing woolen yarns. Seat
tie has one plant, a small affair, and
there is another In Washington at
Washougal.
Conditions Here Favor Industry,
"All conditions in Portland and
Oregon are favorable to the indus
try. The climate, with the humidity
of the amosphere and the abundance
of soft water available, are most
desirable for the spinning of yarn
and weaving of fabrics. Labor con
ditions are all that could be asked
and workmanship Is more efficient
here than in the hot southern dis
tricts.
"Our reputation for superior goods
has extended all over the country
and but recently the Portland Wool
en mills received an order from an
automobile concern for 2,000,000
Farm Property Represented
$2,088,600 and City by
About $4,097,000.
by
HIDE PRICES DROP
HERE AND IN EAST
Local Market on Basis
8y2c for All Weights.
of
care of most of the stock that has ac
cumulated. Buyine and selling prices
vre unchanged yesterday.
The butter, market was steady with a
fairly good clean up of cubes. Prints
moved out better for holiday account.
Bank Clearings.
Bank learings ot the northwestern
cities yesterday were as follows:
Balances.
$ 440,770
1,174.140
940.920
Clearings.
Portland $3,956,239
Seattle 4.9O1.20T
Spokane 1,S06.S"9
CALFSKINS ARE CHEAPER
Tacoma, transactions 3, Opt, 000
Bank clearings of Portland, Seattle
and Tacoma for the past week and corre
sponding week, In former years were:
Portland. Seattle. Tacoma.
J32,098,888 33,31,OSltl6.562.000
ITS, (OU.lSrt .JO.OdU.DiV
2H.91,U3
32.U80.347
33,046,220
21.149,676
13,183,382
Business Becomes Active in Pack
ing Centers When New Re
duced Level Established.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 23. (Special.)
Loans paid by the world war vet
erans' state aid . commission up to
December 1 aggregated 2457, accord
ing to the biennial report of the
secretary of the commission filed
with the governor here today. Eight
hundred and five of these loans
were made on farm property and
1652 on city property.
The loans aggregate $6,186,1K), of
which $2,i088,60O represents farm
property and J4.097,500 city prop
erty. The following summary shows the
various counties, together with the
aggregate amount of loans paid in
each:
Baker $ 161,400
Benton 84,900
Clackamas 320,200
Clatsop , 121,600
Columbia 38,400
Coos 122,500
Crook 41,800
Curry 4.900
Deschutes 63.000
Douglas 81.000
Uliam 63.800
rant 19,000
arney . 24,500
Hood River 103.9110
Jackson 1 . 128,700
Jefferson 21,000
Josephine 30,000
Klamath 104.200
Lake 84,000
Lane 298.100
Lincoln 39.800
Linn 160.4H0
Malheur 66,100
Marion 374,600
Morrow 22,800
Multnomah 2.483.300
Polk 114,000
Sherman 27.400
illamook 81.100
Umatilla 184.800
L'nion 224,600
Wallowa ., 91.100
Wasco 95,900
Washington 189.400
Wheeler 56,700
Yamhill 106.300
UNIVERSITY 1 STRONG
LEGISLATIVE FRIENDS ARE
ABLE TO GIVE SUPPORT.
The hide market has finally settled
to a lower level throughout the country
and reduced prices are accordingly
quoted locally. The new buying list,
which will go into effect Tuesday, will
be based on 8c hides for all salted
weights. It is not possible to say how
long these prices will remain in effect,
according to George M. Sullivan of the
Portland Wool & Hide company, as the
market is very weak and dealers look
fur stf:I lower values.
With cheaper prices definitely estab
lished, the packer hide market in the
east has become more active. Tan
ners some time ago indicated a desire
to start purchasing again; one a trading
basis was reached the movement gath
ered headway. At the close of last week
the big Chicago packers alone had ef
fected sales aggregating something over
half a million hides. In addition, book
ings were also made to subsidiary tan
neries, and active trading also developed
in outside and small packer hides in all
sections of the country. A new basis of
prices has been established, ranging
dowa to 3c lower on some descriptions
from the top level of over five weekB
ago. As was to be expected, heavy
native and branded steers held their
own better than light stook.
Country hides in the east are not only
weak, but- business is still restricted.
Foreign hides moved regularly but at
Weak prices. The steady declines that
have been recorded on frigorificio steers
really set a basis for domestic packer
hide trading. There is no established
market as yet on common varieties of
Latin-American dry hides, and the mar
ket has been inactive for some time past.
It is said that regular buyers might be
interested in taking on leading varieties
such as Bogotas, Orniocos, etc., at about
2c down from the former top, but im
porters say that they are not inclined
to take this reduction and are storing
arrivals. -
1922..
1921..
1920..
1919..
1918..
1917..
1916..
1915..
1914..
1913..
1912..
1911..
739,419
30,013.886
27,859,286
17,018,515
10,422.971
8.300,970
10.109,365
10.072,262
9.520,539
9,429,124
11,025,295
11.216.623
10.397.733
10,324,562
8,591.093
2,759,704
3,579.343
4,568,115
4,050,631
3.207,670
1,931,502
1.467,692
1.737,480
3,463,463
3.768,876
4,312,169
MUY.H WHEAT
IS
PR E
Lack of Aggressive Buying
lsEvidenced.
Transaction?.
HOLIDAY TRADE IS QUIET
Export Demand for Rye Good
"With Norway and Germany
Credited With Buying.
readily to advances in the leading mar
kete.
Rye Trade dull and market easier
early in sympathy w4th wheat. There was
no pressure in evidence and prices rallied
easily ,wben it was reported that two
European countries were in the market
for rye and had taken fair-sized quaa.
titiea
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
rec $1.26 !.- $1.2.1 i $1.25
May
July
1.24 V. 1.24 44
1.13 Vi l.WV
CORN.
1.23H
1.12H
1.24 4
1.13 V.
Dec 724 .Ti .72 -72li
May 72'i .72 .71 i .71 "4
July 71 jj .71 .71Va .7114
OATS.
Dec 43H -4S4 .43. .43 H
May 45 .46 .4fS 4
July 4214 .42 .42", .42
LARD.
Jan 10.62 305 10 57 10.60
May 10.82 10.85 10.80 10.85
SHORT RIBS.
Jan. ...' 10 60
May 10.45
Total $6,186,100
Washington State Institution in
Position to Get Practically
Everything It Seeks.
PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle,
Wash., Dec. 23. With Dan. Landon
of Seattle as chairman, of the appro
priations committee of the state
senate and' James H. Davis of Ta
coma as chairman of the appropria
tions committee of the house of rep
resentatives, any interest that the
University of Washington may have
getting more money for its de
velopment would seem to be under
favorable auspices. Senator Landon
is a graduate of the university law
school and represents the senatorial
district in whioh the university Is
located. Representative Davis is a
member of the university board of
regents and chairman of the board's
finance committee.
In addition to these influential
supporters, the university can rely
somewhat on Governor Hart's
friendly Interest. Lieutenant-Gov
ernor Coyle is a Washington
alumnus, always active for the uni
versity's welfare, andi Representa
tive Reed, who will be speaker of
the house, is by no means as out
spoken in criticism of certain things
connected with the university as he
was a few years ago. The univer
sity, therefore, seems well placed) to
get full attention to its needs, if
not to receive all that it may ask
for.
At the same time some good
friends of the university- rather
anxiously admit that the 50 per cent
increase in the salary of President
Suzzallo, authorized by the regents
on November 10, might perhaps bet
ter have been deferred until after
the legislature had) adjourned. This
admission raises no question of the
value of Dr. Suzzallo a service, nor
of the injustice of attempting to
hold him here at $12,000 a year
when double that sum had been
offered) him by educational institu
tions in other states.
NO SESSION OF LOCAL GRAIN BOARD
Holiday Dullness in Wheat Markets of
Northwest.
No session of the Merchants' Exchange
was held yesterday and with the holi
day at hand dealers made little effort
to transact business here or In the coun-'
try. Where prices ' were quoted they
were about the same as the day before.
The Seattle exchange was also closed.
Prices averaged lower at Chicago as
result of profit-taking and a lack of
aggressive buying. At the finish wheat
was off H114c. Foreign exchanges
were closed for the Christmas holiday
and 'traders showed an Inclination to re
main out of the market until Tuesday.
Offerings were sufficient to supply buy
ers. Reports that Greece had purchased
1,500,000 bushels of Manitoba wheat
overnight and that some business was
put through with the United Kingdom
served as an impetus to values in mid
session, but the strength soon waned.
Private cables from the United Kingdom
and from Antwerp took a bullish view
of the situation there. It was also ru
mored that wheat from North America
for December-January shipment to Eu
rope, would be in good demand after the
holidays. These latter reports, however,
had little effect on the dull market.
Terminal receipts, In cars, were re
ported by the Merchants' Exchange as
follows:
Portland Wht. Bly. Fir. Orn. Oats. Hay
Saturday i . sh . . . 9 2 6 10
Tear ago 53 . . . 18 8 10 15
Sea&todate .12,113 362 925 350 440 107S
Year ago ...19,526 137 1266 2M 544
Ttl. this wk.. iS2 H 33 12
Year ago ... . 4J 2 5-4
Tacoma
Friday ...
Tear ago . .
Seas, to date .
Year ago . .
Seattle
Friday . . .
rear ago . .
Seas, to date.
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Astoria
Friday . . .
Seas, to date.
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
No session Merchants' Exchange.
FLOLTR Family patents, $7.80 per
barrel, whole wheat, $7; graham, $0.80;
bakers' hard wheat, $7.30; bakers' blue
stem patents, $7.55; valley bakers', $6.30;
straights, $6.15.
HILLFEED Price f. o. b. mill: mill-
run, ton lots, $35; middlings, $47; rolled
barley, $4244; rolled oats, $4o; scratca
feed, $49 per ton.
CORN White, $42; cracked, $44 per
ton.
HAY Buying prices, f, o. b. Portland;
Alfalfa, $21022- per ton; cheat. $20:
oats and vetch, $22: clover, $20; valley
timothy, $23; eastren Oregon timo
thy, $24.
Butter and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extra, 47 48c lb.;
prints, parchment wrapped, box lots, 51c;
cartons, 52c. Butterfat, 53c delivered
Portland; 50c station buying price.
EGGS Buying prices: Henneries, 40c:
current receipts, 36c. Selling prices:
Front street, candled ranch, 45c: selects,
49c; pullets, 40c; association selects, 60c;
association firsts, 47c; association pul
lets, 45c.
CHEESE Tillamook triplets, price to
jobbers) f. o. b. Tillamook, 80c; Young
America, 51c; lohghorns, 31C lb.
POULTRY Hens, 1422c; springs, 17
20c: ducks, white, 1820c; geese, 18c;
turkeys, alive, 25c; dressed, choice, 32
35c.
VEAT, Fancy, 12VjC per lb.
PORK Fancy, 12!jc per lb.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local lobbing quotations:
FRUITS Oranges, navela, $43.io
box; Japaness $2. 2o per bundle; lemons,
$8.50 9.50 box; grapefruit, S3.75fij7.50
box; bananas, 10sHHc lb.; cassaba, 2
4c lb.; pears, $1.752.25; grapes, 9
10c lb.; apples, 75c $2.50 per box; cran
berries; $21.50 per barrel, $10 per half
barrel box, $6.757 per third-barrel box.
POTATOES Oregon, 60 90c per sack;
Yakima, 8oc$l.o0 per sack; sweet po
tatoes. 4c lb.
ONIONS Oregon. $2.2S2.50 per sack.
VEGJ5TABL.KS Cabbage, 2tec per lb.;
lettuce, $4ao crate; garlic, 15S)20e lb.;
tomatoes, $4.50 per box; Hubbard squash,
lJS42o lb.; beets, $1.75 per sack; tur.
nips, $2 2.25 per sack; cauliflower,
12. 2o per crate; celery, S5two.o0 crate;
pumpkins, l2c lb.; carrots, $1.50 per
sack; artichokes, $2.20 per aoz.; sprouts.
1517C lb.
Staple Groceries.
I,ocal jobbing quotations.
SUGAR (sack basis)- Cane, granulat'
ed. 8c lb.; beet, 7.80c lb.
NUTS Walnuts 1530c per lb.; Bra
zil niHl, 18l5c; almonds. 16'.28c;
peanuts. 8s8&c; filberts, l2oc; pe
cans, 30c; chestnuts, 1640c; hickory,
14c per lb.
RICE Blue Rose, 68i4c Jb.
COFFEE Rcasted, bulk, in drums.
2039Vio lb.
SALT Granulated. oarrelB, SZ-Wiap
2.65; half ground, tons. 50s $17; 100s,
$16.
UK1BU FKUIT5 Dates, lie per in.;
figs, 1522c lb.; apples, 12 14o lb.;
peaches, 15c lb.; prunes, 813c lb.; apri
cots, 2714 31c lb.
BEANS Small white, 8c; pink, 76c;
red, 61sc; bayo, 614 c ib.
iOMJi;i: $4.75fff.-.2A per case.
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SCOUTS TO BE INCREASED
More Troops at Rosebnrg' Planned
to Solve Boy Problem.
ROSBBURG, Or., Dec. 23. (Spe
cial.) The organization of more
Boy Scout troops and the support of
the boys in their efforts, are the
solution of the boy problem In Rose
burg, the local Rotary club believes,
and it is backing this belief with a
programme which is expected to re
suit in some fine accomplishments
during the next year. The club has
decided to devote much of its time
to looking after the welfare of the
boys of the community, and expects
to accomplish this largely through
the scout organizations.
The Bo;- Scouts have been handi
capped by lack of suitable quarters
and this the club hopes to remedy
Immediately by providing a better
building where the boys may have
their clubrooms and suitable equip
ment. It is iifcicated that with
proper support the scuts will be
able to more than double their mem
bership within & few weeks.
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LATE RALLY IN TURKEY 'MARKET
Several Cars ' Are Shipped Out Which
Relieves Surplus.
The dressed turkey market firmed up
somewhat yesterday after most of the
supply had been removed, one way
another, from the market. Retailers who
at a late hour found they would need
more turkeys, invaded the market, and
the pressure of buying lifted prices,
which at the close ranged from 32 to
35 cents.
It was only by the finding of an out
side outlet for the surplus that the mar
ket was prevented from going to a very
low level. Several cars were sent out,
one of them going to Boston. A good
many turkeys were packed for storage
and these will be needed later In the
season.
Other dressed poultry was more, or
less, neglected and there was little de.
mand for live poultry of any kind.
HOLIDAY TRADE IN APPLES GOOD
Active Demand for Red Frnlt in Local
Market at Steady Prices. .
There was a good local trade in appl
up to the close of the week with red
varieties most in demand. Prices have
shown no change recently, and ranged
from $2.252.50 for large sizes of Spitz
enbergs and Delicious down to 75c$l
foi ordinary cooking varieties.
The shipping point markets remain
quiet. Rom.es, extra fancy, large to very
large, sold at $1.401.50, medium to
large at $1.20, fancy at 95c$l and
choice' at 70 cents.
New York prices to jobbers had the
following range: Spitzenbergs, extra
far.cy, large to very large, $33.25,
few at $3.50; medium. $2.502.75; small
to very small, $1.752.25. King Davis
extra fancy, car run, $1.75; fancy car
run, $1.60; C car run, $1.40. Wageners,
extra fancy car run, fair condition.
Berry Growers to Meet.
ALBANY, Or., Dec 23. (Special.)
Berry growers of Linn countyiand
that part of Benton- county tributary
to Albany will assemble here next
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
the community house to form a dis
trict association and select dele
gates to the loganberry growers'
convention in Salem, December 27.
George L. Thompson, berry grower
of the Albany community, sent out
a call to all berry men yesterday,
asking them to be present and take
part in discussions relative to prices
and marketing.
County Library Wanted.
IMBLER, Or., Dec. 23. (Special.)
The Parent-Teacher organization
of Imbler has gone on record as op
posed, to the discontinuance of the
county library system and has
voiced a protest in resolutions di
rected to the county court.
Oils.
LINSEED OIL Raw. in barrels, $1.10.
5-gallon cases, $1.25; boiled, in barrels,
$1.12; 5-gallon cans, $1.27.
TURPENTINE In drums, $1.82; 5-
gallnn cans, $1.97.
WHITE LEAD 100-pound kegs. 13V4c
per pound.
GASOLINES Tank wagons and iron
barrels, 25c; cases, 26c per gallon.
DISTILLATE Tank wagons and iron
barrels, 1814 c per gallon.
Provisions.
Local jobbing quotations:
HAMS All sizes, 2527c par pound;
skinned, 20(g!27c; picnic, 1617c cottage
roll, 26c per pound.
BACON Fancy. 33j42c; cnoice, 283
32c; standards, 2728c.
LARD Pure, tierces. 16c; shortening.
14c pound.
DRY SALT BACKS 2023c; plates,
18 cents.
BY CHARLES D. MICHAELS.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Trading in grain
was almost entirely of a holiday charac-'
ter and while there was a strong rally
in wheat after a break of around lc earlv
there was a rather heavy undertone, due
mainly to a lack of aggressive buying.
lusing iraaes were 114c lower on
wneat, December leading. Corn was
!4c lower, oats unchanged to jc
nigner and rye o lower. Lard finished
uncnanged to oc higher and ribs un-
cnangea.
All grains sold at new hlrh figures
for the season the past week, but the
outside buying fell off and with rather
general profit taking the bulge was
lost. Wheat Bhowed more strength than
coarse grains and at the last prices were
1HW116C higher to lc lower, the lat
ter on July. Corn was 2c lower, oats
l-ic lower and rye c lower. Lard
gained 25 30c. while ribs were 5c to 16c
lower.
Aside from the purchase of 1.500.000 to
1,750,000 bushels No. 2 Manitoba wheat
by Greece and some business with the
United Kingdom there was little in the
news that attracted attention. Foreign
markets were closed. Private cablegrams
from abroad said the situation there was
strong.
A great deal of evening up was under
way toward the last in wheat on ac
count of the double holiday. Commis
sion house comment continues to lean
strongly to the bull side of the market
on the breaks, although with the light
outside trade incident to the holidays
some recession would not surprise many.
Long corn was on tap early and prices
eased off readily, but on the break there
was good class of buying credited to the
leading bulls and a rally came toward
the last. Trade was largely of a local
character with the prospect for large
receipts next Tuesday having consid
erable influence on the attitude of pit
traders. Shipping demand was only fair,
but there was a fairly large export busi
ness put through at the seaboard, rather
surprising in view of the holidays abroad.
Oats were dominated almost entirely by
the action of corn and held within nar
row limits.
Export demand for rye was in evidence
at the seaboard with Norway and Ger
many credited with buying. Trading in
futures was rather slow with some sell
ing here against purchases at Duluth.
The two northwestern markets received
11 cars.
Strength in the foreign news with in
dications that Europe is to be more de
pendent upon America than the trade in
general believes stood out strongly as the
important factor in wheat especially, in
the face of this, traders here were mixed
in their opinions and evened up for the
holidays. Those bearish are disposed to
sell on any show of weakness, while the
market gets support on good breaks.
Corn traders have sold futures in an
ticipation of a break for two days. Most
of the pressure has been based on ex
pectations of a big run or casn grain
Tuesday and Wednesday. Possibly they
have discounted the effect or tne Dig
run as a liberal percentage are to be ap
plied on sales to arrive and will not be
on the market. There is also expected
to be some buying by country shippers' to
cover December shipment sales.
Receipts of corn at Chicago on Tues
day will be around 1400 cars unless the
unexpected happens. 1 ne Illinois cen
tral, the Lock Island, Northwestern, St.
Paul and Great Western railroads have
ordered grain inspectors to work Sunday,
while the Northwestern, Alton, Wabash,
Eastern Illinois. Illinois Central, Burling
ton and possibly the St. Paul will have
inspection service Tuesday. The state
a-rain department expects 750 to 1000
cars of all grain will be on the sample
tables Tuesday belore tne opening.
Cash prices were as follows:
Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.35; No. 1 hard,
$1.2714.
Corn. No. 2 mixed. 72?ic: No. 2 yellow.
73?474i4c.
Oats, No. 2 white. 451446'ic; No. 3
white. 3 14 44 14c.
Rye, No. 2. 9014c.
Barley, 61 74c.
Clover seed, nominal.
Timothy seed, nominal.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, $10.07.
Ribs, $1011.25.
Primary Receipts.
CHICVGO. Dec. 23. Primary receipts:
Wheat, 1,884.000 bushels, vs. 645,000
bushels: corn, 1,782,000 bushels, vs.
1,268.000 bushels; oats. 865.000 bushels.
VS. 559,000 bushels.
Shipments Wheat. 945.000 bushels, vs.
349.000 bushels; corn, 504,000 bushels, vs.
loa.uoo bushels; oats. 602.000 bushels, vs.
476,000 bushels.
Kansas City Grain Market.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dee. 23. Cash
wheat No. 2 hard, $1.1501.21: No. 2
red. $1.26 1.28.
Corn No. 3 white, 7014c; No. 2 yel
low, 71c.
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Hides, Hops, Etc.
HIDES Salted hides, all weights,
8sc; salted calfskins. 13c; salted kip,
10c; salted bulls, 7c; dry hides, 14c; dry
salt hides, 11c; culls and salted hair
slipped skins, half price.
SHEEP PELTS Dry sheep pelts, long
wool, 25c; short wool skins and pieces,
half prices; salted long wool lamb skins,
$1.50&2; salted sheep skins, $1.25()1.75.
TALLOW No. 1 5c; No. 2, 4c per lb.
CASCARA BARK New peel. 8c per
pound; old peel, 8c per pound.
OREGON GRAPE ROOT Per lb., 7c.
' HOPS 1022 crop. 7c per pound.
WOOL Valley wool, fine and half
blood. 3540c; three-eighths blood, 32
35c; quarter blood, 3032c; low quarter,
25 27c; matted. 22 25c.
MOHAIR Long staple, 45c. delivered
Portland; short staple, 40c; burry, 25c
per pound.
Lumber.
The following are direct quotations on
Douglas fir and represent approximately
prevailing z. o. b. mill prices in carlots
and are based on orders that have been
negotiated:
Flooring High.
1x4 No. 2 VG $55.00
1x4 No. 3 VG 44.00
1x4 No. 2 & B, SO . . 40.00
1x8 No. 2 & B, SG . . 43.00
Stepping
No. 2&B 65.00
Fin. No. 2 and better
66.00
T.OW.
$47.00
42.00
.37.00
42.00
Pre
vailing
Price.
$51.00
40.00
39.00
42.00
1x8 10-inch
Casing and base
Celling
x4 No. 2 & B.
1x4 No. 2 & B ...
Drop siding
ItcBNo. 2&B ...
1x6 No. 3 S3.60
Boards and SL No. 1
lx8-10-lnch S. 1 S.. 20.50
lxl2-lnch 21.00
Dimension No. ISA E
2x4 12-14 19.50
Planks and small timbers
4x4 12-16 8.4 8 22.50
3x10-12 12-16 S. 4 S 24.00
Timbers 32 ft and undei
6x6-8x10 6. 4 S 25.00
La'11
Fir 5-00
68.00
63.00
87.00
88.00
40.00
37.60
17.00
19.00
18.60
21.00
19.60
22.50
24.00
22.00 23.00
Commercial Review Is Sold.
Mrs. Leo Peterson has sold her in
terest In the Commercial Review, a
Portland grain and milling trade paper,
to Stephen Hart. " The Commercial Re
view was founded by Leo Peterson in
1890. It is one of the oldest trade pub
lications on the Pacific coast. Mr. Hart
was formerly with the Root Trade Paper
association as advertising manager of its
St.' Louis papers. He will manage the
paper and Leon.S. Jackson will continue
as editor.
No Onions Are Shipped.
No onions were shipped out In the
past week. The stock is not in condition
yet to move after the recent cold
weather and it will be another week be
fore any are forwarded.
Egg Surplus Is Moved Out.
The decline in egg prices has been
temporarily arrested. Two or more cars
are being made up and will be shipped
out early in the coming week. This takes
Minneapolis Grain Market.
Furnished by the McCaull-Dlnsmors
Grain pompany of Portland:
Wheat No. 1 dark northern, good to
fancy, to arrive. $1.26 1.3K ; fancy
No. 1 dark northern, $1.33 ffll.40 :
No. 1 dark northern, $1.24 1-32 ; to
arrive, $1.24; No. 1 northern, $1.22
1 3ft to afrlve. $1.22; fancy No. 2
dark northern, $1.28 1.35 ; No. 2
dark northern, $1.20 01.28 : No. 2
northern. $1.18 125; fancy No. 3
dark northern. $1.24 1.30 ; No. 3 1
dark northern, $1.16 (91.24 ; No. 3 I
northern, $1.15 1.22 : No. 1 dark
hard Montana. $1.22 1.31 ; to ar
rive. Sl.22 01.31 : No. 1 hard Mon
tana. $1.20 01.23 ; to arrive, $1.20
(S'l 22 ; No. 1 dark hard Minnesota and
South Dakota, $1.20 1.22 ; to arrive,
$1 19 (&1.20 ; No. 1 hard Minnesota
and South Dakota, $1.19 1.20 ; to
arrive, $1.19; fancy No. 1 amber dur
um. $1.12HI.15"4; to arrive, S1.10V4
1.12; No. I amber durum, $1.10
112; to arrive, $1.07; No. 1 durum,
$1.01 1.06; to arrive, $1.01; fancy
No. 2 amber durum, $1.10 1.13 : No.
2 amber durum, $1.08 1.10 ; No. 2
durum. $1.101.03.
Corn No. 2 yellow, 6565c; No. 3
yellow, 6464c; to arrive, 64c.
Oats No. 2 white 42c: No. S
white, 4041c; to arrive, 39c.
Barley Choice fancy, 59 62c; medium
good, 5558c; lower, 5154c.
Rye No. 2, 8383c; to arrive.
Flax No. 1. $2.62B2.63; to arrive.
$2.52.
Wheat futures December, $1.21;
May, $1.21; July,- $1.17 .
Buying of 1,500,000 bushels of wheat
in North America by Greece on over
nieht offers caused considerable com-
tn .f thA vnvnmm.nt com
merce report showing purchases of? 11.
100.000 bushels in Argentine of late. It
was recently estimated that Greece had
bought around 6,000,000 bushels in
North America, so that the total known
takings in all positions or late aggre
gate 18,600.000 bushels. Broomhall's de
tailed estimate on world's import re
qulrements credited Greece with need
ing 12,000,000 bushels tor tne seasuu.
Private cablegrams from the United
Kingdom and Antwerp expressed a bull
ish view of the wheat situation. Under
,. in (nrplm markets is very firm
with United Kingdom cables indicating a
good business would be done in wheat
for December-January smpmeni. j-ui-ther
reports are being received regard
ing the small stocks abroad.
m.nnri oalm of around 2.000.000 bush
els wheat were made Saturday, Including
1 500 000 bushels or more Alanuooas to
Greece, the remainder representing Man
tfr,h nri hard winter to the United
Kirgdom and the continent. Corn sales
exceeded 300,000 bushels. Including gulf
business, on which no report was msuc.
Norway and Germany Dougni ryo.
The dally Ohleago market letter re
ceived by ths Overbeek & Cooke com
pany of Portland follows:
wheat It was another holiday mar
ket, utterly devoid of feature a far as
influential tradln-g was concernea. a ie
.port that Greece had arranged for the
,,vhju of 10.000.000 buls or Argen
un. wiheojt brought out- some liquidation
l nrodnced a decline about 1 cent
..- n,.-urivii rvloe. but later fulilr. re-
rained the losses. There was some doubt
aa to the authenticity of tne reporter
Greek-Argentine arrangement as it was
the same country placed a good-sized
order at the seaboard and it was esti
mated l.flOO.OOO bushels taken today. All
eash markets were relatively firm, south
western messages claiming that the bulk
f the recelDts are billed through to the
rulf for export. Receipts at primary
ipoln.ts for the week were 10.919.000
oushels and shipments only 8,761.000
bushels disclosing an abnormal domestic
AiMrmMrnnn. as nhe visible fails to m
crease. The exceptionally small stock of
wheat abroad promdses to be a big bull
factor in our market
Corn and Oats Coarse grains held
within a narrow range and closed at
about the same prices as yesterday.
Weakness in corn early was attributable
to selling by cash houses againwt conn-try
aiin'hases and some liquidation inspired
by the fear of a weak cash market on
Tuesday with three days' receipts on the
market. Spot prices were well main
talned today and there is no reason to
beaieve that the demand next week will
not keep pace with the supply. Oat
are in a Ftrnng pfygltiiTi and will rernnT1d
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