G PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING. X 0CTC3ER '' 13, ICi: REAL CORN GROV SMC !0,i?i!rf'ni!;Tirn''o'i :l - THE-STATES IF IE PCiFIG Ilil'iET BE; Av ING I IN i -in ' 1 1 111 '" '; " 1 . 11 111 - "' i in' . ' mm -:;L0lIilGlll1 - OnUlllllU llLrlML00 Oop Is Planted Late, but It Tields Cflose to 100 Busheli Per Acrerf ; ,f, ; - . ; ' - r;;'''. .' v' : Plenty of Time to Ripen Before Frost Set In j Ama- , :: Closes at the Low I Values Hero Are Higher Proportion ately Than LJsewhere and No Ex port Business Is ' Available! Mon tana Wheat Is Coming Forward. By Hyman H. Cohen. Th rm knaaa in tia local .grain trade during tha week wee tb , direct result of condition abroad. With mora favorable prospcts In the Argen. ' tin. w.ii aa tmi tbr hu hn & tjne as well a jnaia, mere naa oeen a noucesbis lack American cargoes anion- European ia ,:,tereata, w 3 , vj.,. : , foreign wnei mrw nave neon go In from bad to worse for a long time, 'and there seems to be no light in sight., .: Ths. situation is even weaker at u Slower prices now being- quoted than at the higher figures named some weeks -, . .;. . . '." ; There IS little doubt that the trade da Inclined to feel too bearish negarding .the outlook and the big crops. This li , generally .the case when production is ; extra good and the reverse Is true when vmjri uuvuiuuui, u - world. I'' . Considering the extent of the weak- 'ress abroad as weU aa. at points eat of the Rockies, the situation at Pacific 4 northwest points haa been preserved to ry wonueriui aegree. values nr. tiave shown but little decline racentlv. , although heavy price losses i have been noted at practically all other worWs : Perhaps the , worst sign now shown In the wheat trade is . that Montan : rraln Is being brought to mills along the coast Quite a few cars have been reoeived recently and' the Indications v are mat runner shipment win come ' In this direction' unless ' there 1 a , change in the holding sentiment of lo cal grower. Montana wheat is being ; oiierea - on 'tne -coast - nere o mucn . cheaper than our own wheat that it is small wonder ' that millers ara taking hold of It - - -' Bo far as the ooase grain market waa -.concerned, .there waa little , business . uunng tne weea. . : A somewhat better feellnc 1 shown . for timothy and alfalfa hay, the' latter , snowing an aavanoea price. ' WHEAT Nominal producers 1 prlcea. track basis: Club, 77c; miUlng blue ' (item, 88c; Turkey red. tie; f ortyfold. 78c red Russian and Hybrids, 76o; val ley, 78o bushel. ......,.,.,,... BARLEY Nominal producer prices, : irnc unsii; . r eoa, orewulgL isetf i6.B0: rolled. 125.64 per ton. OATS New, feed. milling. 125.80 .per ton.- ...-.. ... . ruuutv tseuing price: ratent, If.TO; -Willamette valley, 14.70: local straight, 5 J iLli ! IWS.70: bakers', 4.B4.70.. v v .. HAt -roauoerr price: - Willamette MILLSTUFFS Selllnar eriee: fcrajv ,Ji:T.TllfS,or,,2f.li0Shrln arand totaJ of eggs ex. .'GRAIN BAGS No. 1 Calcutta, 10 ported clearly Ibov the Jl.000.000 do- trea. country iotnuL IVic: Portland. 10c: 1 aA'i " t-.i Aiaiaa, nill :.v r, .,; . Brief Beport. of. the Wholesale ?'.. Trade ox Front Street During , v the Last Six Days. -There was a very firm tone in the egg market during the week and price were generally aavancea zo a' dosen for fresh ranch stock along the street . . . :.. ; - " . . - mill-Van ; nir.i . " uttat ? un.k.i healthier during: the' early part of the ween, nens especially snowing activity. Latter th market eased off somewhat. ., . . . . - ' Vnh.M,'li. ar..lr..l M. tk. V. . been shown In the veal market along Front street for many months was In-1 oicatea aunng ine wees, wnen lurtnar heavy offerings -caused another sharp , - , .''.:',j'",;';:;4:- REVIEWS Cheese market situation was firm all tne total, went to umaaa, nearly e.ooo,. week. Offering ar rather light while 000 dosen to Cuba, 760,000 dosen to Pan there 1 e very good demand from all ama. and about an equal number to i directions. , No change mentioned In Mexico. Considerable numbers however tha price. V . - . t i go to England and Scotland, the figures . :. of Uia showing for England 44.973 Trad In th apple market during the (holding rather welL Receipts ar alow-led ly increasing, out tn prio is . SLUM . around th high point '.' .:,;.-.. ,,' !. , e ':.V' ,V-- 1 Weakne has been forced In the i shlcDlne market for rjotatoea here aw. lng to the offering or supplies at lower i prices by Idaho and eastern Oregon. The traae or tne soutn west nas oeen cap. 1 1. urea . away, xrom . weaiora wregon. . . X. , ' , . .:. ..I'.'-.: Much strength and higher prices ware J forced In the onion market locally dur ling the week. Demand continues good j from outside points, but few sale were maae oecause local growers were ask' I log sUU further advances. . ; i : : ' "Tfiara - la an aTrallant Samana m i turkeys In the local market at recent extreme values, but few shipments sro coming forward. The price is today i higher than generally expected for the : ! noiiaays. j PORTLAND- JOBBING PRICES ' ' Tfcae prices ere thoee et which wselaaalars , sail tr niaiien, ezcapi as eiosrwua smtad: vuxiui fiominai. imamery eebe. see! ... lqia,.. k i M ' state eraamery, S283e; ranch batter, 2c i . kuub nominal, uanaiea local axtn xtraa. 0O i et3ci aalaet culleta. 86c: ordlnarr nnili inoira. ce.ouDt, l3Mc; apot baling price, &3e t. a. f s. PortUnd; torage, 4.r83e. j UTS . POUWEY Hens MClSHei epringe JW3 L B . ,a, i , , imti . . K IB awl, 14 inc: inaiaa sunoan. ivc; tuner,, ue; dm j Sic; pigeons, 'old, $1; yoeng, $l.B0 doaea. . CHEi.S NoailnaL rreab Oregon fancy vtiiUKBafnoHiioai. rmu uregon fancy eream twins and trlplata, lTcratUln, ft ran TU.. r nuiioa ia riwww ynow sob; rvrtuag eiiTy, vr ., ow ! Hona. Vaol sad Hides. ; ncl'S Bnrlag prioa, cbolca, 24; prima. 93., iedium to prima, 22c: medium, aofflile. WOOlr Nominal, WIS clip. Wlliamatte val. . fry ooarae CoUwolil, 18c Ikf madlun ShroD nlra, 17c cbolca fancy lata, 18c lb. nmcm ' inrrno, ltHjIlflc, accofding to ahrlnkaga. CU1TT1M OB CA8CAUA BaHKllu. car lota. Be: leas inaa car iota, au. bIOMAIK 11S Nemlnal 80s. Ulll.8--wr74 moea. sifzte u. giwra, lie: . enlied bioea, lie) aulla, graoa aalt Bel kips! KWlUci aal'ea, dry, M&r&e: clf allna, alQ . or green, lTtflSej graaa bldea, la leu than all); swap V, aaima, pnainngl, lOaSOel ' B004.B ?ub, t5.l0( powdered, 16.80 frnlt 6t berry. SS.W; beet, 0 dry granaUted. 3.lu; ii yellow,' 4.40. tAbera quotation are o Car it cab. ' n : ; RlUt Japaa tyla. No. t lHOI Kra Orleana. bud, 6Tci Ckaola, 1H)S. KV Kw. fa. 76 per eaea,; .. ' : liUaN Small wblta. S Moi ' Urge white. Ct; viug. Uniaa, Sfcet pinka. ri liar He- " '' HALT Oar", bilf groaada, 100a, ' lie eat txti; boa 10.7(1: table dairy. 60. gis, VS. ,7.r,o: bale, flX6( extra fine banal, Sl M aud lua, &.2Sjaoo; lamp rock, 20.60 ptttoB. Mwta, ruk aad VrorUlaaa. . t .. DRLSEFD 1LSATS Belling price-eantn 1 i.f.L Uog. fancy. IJcj ordinary, ji, , h in b-ary, e: raacg vaala, HHQlSet or. u JjJle. ,, wc, aiattos. ,ui bacon, rrc BaBM, nasat, iat baeua, l7H90V4c boiled Aua, tie; a7 I'acAlng Sanaa artaara. Wa 1 atoca. , No, 1 atoek. lXHOlSef ewaa, 8He SSej Uanba, UJS1 ewfc Mae, it)e . t .i-uaJwat ay, sat gallaa I )j Crop Is Planted Late, bat It Yields Plentj of Time to Ripen Before Frost Set in : Ama . teur Fanner Tells His llxpeic (-':-:By Raj C. Becklejr. ;;' "- A successful grower of oorn. At the present time1 there aaems to b a rood deal of agitation as to the growing' of corn In Oregon, and mora especially In Eastern Oregon, . As a I great many people are in doubt as to whether corn can be grown ucceaarui- . wlh to state my actual expert. " &";?r'J? A5?nXtf-f! alfalfa farm in Eastern Oregon, In the . . n... viitv Whinnu. i moved from Portland out on my I place about the middle of last May, as I the eiraira was snout reaay to out at I that time, did not have much time- to devote to other farm products. How I ever, I wanted to try some corn and I got about three acres plowed, and had I the corn in June 1. .... I also planted I pumpkins among me oorn, ana in I nravlnua n thm had huen malona grown on this rround. ,y As the uBorn began to come tip, you ould see the volunteer melons now and then coming up as though planted With the corn. However, i ouiuvatea tne corn, witn- out regards to anything; else, and what melons there chanced to be in the rows grew and ripened,' and I had melons frst weighed from 40 to 60 pound each. jjy corn grew fast, and by the middle 0l Augmst, Was too high to cultivate, It ,hinn 7 nn. three stalks In eaoh hilL When the! ears set on, there wera from one to I UNITED STATES NOW IS OF Country Sends 21,000,000 Dozen Abroad During; Fiscal Tear as Compared With 1,500,000 Dozen .Ten Years Ago. ' (Br th Interna tionil ww Berriea.) Waahlnrton. Oct 18. Twenty-ona I million doien erg were exported from th United States in th fiscal year 11S. l,ainB, 1.600.000 doien 10 years ago and I lis. 300 dosen 20 rear ago. according toaay Tn I Z""? Z?Z"'iZ ir.ftta '.w7 w.vMHAs.ii-r 14 kaab?Aa in a vwa isu eaa war iiiavtivsnij waaawi v vv I laij. aarainst I83.20T In ItSS. 10 years ago, I DZB.87I In 1D3,. f , in 1UD, and il.0I8.649 In 10 and then steadily tn f,ooo,ooo line win De crossea oy the exports of the eurrent fiscal year, Meantime conalderabl numbers of eggs were imported, the figure for the f ounds, and dried eggs, 20,284 pounds, he import figures of 1BI8 being mate rially in excesa of those of lia, which snowed eggs in tne natural state, i,o I i dosen yolks, 8J.7M pounds, and dried I oggs, 6665 pounds, but much lea than I moae oi w"ib wmw ywn, m im- I port of 18J having been 4,000,000 uuzen. ; ,-..,.-.'..."!.. Thi average price at which the 11.' I 000,000 dosen egg were exported in the I 7r i, wm H7i jjcr uu.ru mu I the average price at which the 1,600,300 I dosen eggs were imported waa 16a per I dosen. , The eggs exported go to practically ll paru of the world, but the bulk I ul .l'lylu so ,w V"!;.tu",l.Iuug ana Central America. Of the fg.600.000 I dosen, or conalderably over one-half of I oosea ana lor scotiana' 13,500 dosen. by the fact that over 6, 000 dosen went in iu serosa tne equator to ura- all. nearlr 6.000 doten to Venezuela and (.600 dosen to French Oceania under which term are Included New Caledonia and a number of smaller islands in the Boutnern racina, having thus also crossed th equator in reaching their destination. , The growth has been especially rapid in me exports 01 eggs to Canada, wnicn amounted in 1910 to 868,484 dosen; in 1811 1,457,188 dosen; In 1812, 8,697,668 dosen; and In 1918, 12,866,690 dosen. To Cuba the export of 1913, 6,781,200 dosen, do not differ materially from thoae of earlier years, the number sent to that Island In 1911 being 4,499,211 dosan and In 1908. 4.682.960 doaan. , October and November, tha months of largest exportations, the' exporta- 110ns 01 uoiooer, mii, Having exceeded 2.000.000 dosen. and those of Novemhar 2,600,000 dosen, while the average for the year waa about 1,6 8.000 doxen per monio. IV New York Cotton Market. Month Open. High. Low, Jan. ....1314 1824 1812 Mar. . ...1316 '1327 1818 May ... .ISIS 1123 1818 July .,..1308; , 1311 M 1303 Oot ,.,.1864 1368 1364 Nov. ....1886 1336 1832 Dec .,..1336' 134S 1836 Close. 1319020 1322023 1319020 J 806(3) 07 1867060 1888034 1341042 an. naa IK a., . MMMa - 65 can; $6.60 dosani aaatern, la abU, 61.T0Q B.W par iw, raaur 4oa. aa.Mvajiau DQX IAUU 10 0. Tierces UMi eomponml. Uareet, FISH Nominal. Prwaed floaaaara.. Tat ball, bat 79ci itrlpcd txaa, 17e; cblnook aalmoa. ec: aueuieaas t 1; aaiea, to in. aArlmpa, 12Hcj parch, 8e lb.j lobatera, SOe tb.) black naaa, zue; auvtr amait, ac; ana a. s; Black cod, Kj aiurajaus. uuioc ID, : , CaABS Large. $1.76! Medina. $1 doses. Fraita aad Tegetablaa. FBESH rRUlTS Oranges, -8B.60fflS.O0; ba. nana. 4)4 6a lb.j lemon, 88(49; lima. $1.60 iwi grapwruii, (jauiomia, ao.ou; riorlda. 68: nlneapplM. 0427 lb.: cantalourMa. ta.i 1.78; paacba. fancy. 4O05Oot ordinary, BRtn piaa. uc, wmkhknoi, inv, g r uencoroa. li 12Uc par 4 lb. bak, ether arltla7 TBc 61.28: Bear. tlXMlUl.iV. - ? ... dOe; watar malona, m; grapes Oencorda. VI VKQKTABLE8 Turnip. SOjt0e! beeta. 21A 1.15; carrota. llQl.lSi para nl pa, 6101.18 sack! cabbage. 61.25; local tomato, 866ba bos! atrlng bean, 80ae lb.; graaa colon. . 12ui doaea bunch; pepper,, ball, Sittio; bead let tuoa. 80a 2Se dosen 1 cf Itrr. dotvfaai ... ii. Te: eaullftower, fl.25atio doaaai rhubarb, lo. cai i .luinn-, i ma ainvaia, we lOvf 'v....i mM-ml ' "' "'o graea con. W4tliie par doaen. ., , v , : 7 uicuHiEti uncKMMmaa, ee Tb, ' " AfftKB-Batlng apnlaa. lj0uas.00i aeoklaa apple, si. 00. .- ' .... .. ., " POTATO Balling pHeai Brtra ebofea. 11.20; cholo. 61.101 ordinary, 81 ack 1 buy. aafffc to 680c . sosatrf point, . ONlONa-jibMng prtc,tfl.t6 carload bey. jraini ana oue. tfYSts,-; fJKaBKTA OII-Baw Bhla- Baa, aai ..I .' a,. tie boiled, bbl.. ele ral.l raw eaaaa. al.rLii.a eaaaa, oo gaLI loU of 800 gallon, 1 Ida, ell eake meal, be pr too, - " , ' niui a. i.b.u 'loo iota. Be per lb. 1 60S U. lot 8e rf lb.i lea lot. iu n. Tr. T i.OIt k(KAlCarloa lota, 8B4,,,'-.- .'.-.:"-lV,' iinrapmna-ia , ibc; WooS barrel, A HEAVY EXPORTER EGG DURING SEASON Close to 100 Bushels Per Acrej for roTstVaT sV from August up until about September 10, at such time It began to get too hard. On September. 20 I cut tha corn fodder, leavlnjr tha. ears on to rtDen. . It ma. uaSa ififliS.?Jlf JiJ?ii!5 I had ot rn stalk, from "llto l felt hi iVT'.Srt - ?i iw!f it inik.: ii length. This corn grew - in exactly inree monins ana iv aays, er in an one I w morning, a large - list -oi aouve hundred and ten days, .from time it was house In the local trade lines up on the ve hr,rou untu " ,w.M hu'kuj&?: I can further say, that hafl I got the die of October, it would have grown eyen higher and the ears larger than they were. I irrigated thla corn - but nth.i- i ..ii v. . three times, it new on emound that the sagebrush grew on two year ' ago. that It will go 100 bushels tothe acre, All grains grow well in thlfc section, oats want over 100 bushels to the acre, that was properly Irrigated. Alfalfa is cut three tlmea. and the fourthoron make a flna - nasture. Fruits of all ninugi flavor. grow jrood, and have exeellent . In fact X grow everything a naamita nntaiiu. . a m a . uch wnuiun, aim au annua ox Derries onpciectea tne eariy ena or supplies irora tnl place.. . - fArgentlna, Aetiva profit faking by 1M Mm V n I ,v7 a . .rv.T. think by experience can obtain even bet - ter reault In this land of opportunity, HOP TRADE IS HIT L TAHONS LOCALLY Whenever. Foreigners Want to Bay and Begin to Send la Orders Just That Quickly Prices Are Advanced . m w a vain ay arouou. The .ItuaUon In the hop trad, is not awn it. uuini nave oeen naa not boosting tactics been utilised by deal- er generally here In order to advance the price for their speculative pur- ohasea . .- .: ; . I Every Ume that there was any lndl-1 cation of foreign buslneaa in the mar- ket. th price has been artificially aU - vancea .Dei ore : sucn oraers could be I filled. - The result has been that the I foreign trade is aettinr mlahtv tirafl I vi uieae wcucr ana sas oeen noiaing hauV 111 onlara Jintll anffh m. tlm. . Z I the trade here nomea to lta annaxa 1 This is not an arcumint for lowar I prices, because everyone-will admit of I the strength of tha situation. . It haa peen tne arunciai aavanoea mat nave I nurt tne maraet mis season more thaa l all the bear interests together. I Eiurona wants hots and is willlns' ro I pay for them, but whenever.it ha I snown a aisposiuon to purcnase recent, ly the prices have been advanced 2a ta So a pound overnight. CHICAGO HOGS DOWN AGAIN Market Off Another Nickel, With Cattle and Sheep Holding. Chicago, Oct 18.-Hogs, 18.000! left over, 4100; run year ago, 8600. Market 6o lower. Mixed and butchers. 97.800 8.45. Good and heavy, 18.10 8.40. Rough and heavy, 97.8008.00. . Light 17.900 ' Cattle, 800. ' Market steady. ' ' Sheep, 4000. Market steady. ) Money and Exchange, liondon. Oct. 18. Consols, 78 -16d; silver. 28Ud; bank rate, t perjeent New Tork, Oct. 13. Sterling ex change Iong, 84.82 H; short, 11.86 H. Silver bullion, tlo. . 1 ; San Francisco, Oct. II. Sterling ex change 60 daye. $4.80; sight 84.86: doc, $4.80. Transfers Telegraphic, t per cent premium; sig-ht par. B ARTOA RISE IN 00 BIG STALKS FROM LITTLE KERNELS GROW; WHY NOT PLANT THE KERNEL? - ! ... .... - w ; '..V . v .. . .. . . n--,. i. f. ......... wK . . . Chicago Market , Opens With Good Rise but Cloees at the Low Mark for JDajv j n,anT, jspsets the trade is working into I a healthier position. The extreme bear-1 oorn-producing atatea .and it 1 now I ishness and, heavy, liquidation reached a la mere matter of grower planting the I limit nvtav Ts,vu,mniiiimnniilurun. (a nut ih,' PinlflnTinnhvut I tOM 1 h cables. The northwest re - I wlP-were about ona half of last year: There waa a display of firmness both I in th northwest and southwest during abroad. Jt la thought the break in corn 1 1 h.vj ni..h .i,k ,. in the- trade, had much to do with the reaction In wheat at the close. Leaders In the trade are anticipating- less favor. I able weather. to thaeaTAtaref WS"tt?tt-rSmAm spo't o ! tillable Sh? DMtha'tUthemarkX M Bot Pv.aPto,be a good I of the equato: isnmenr. anonarn or lata u entitle H support on, soms further re- covary, . ,v-', I The Improved support In th corn market was no urpri thU morning The offerings In the market wers light tt th. nntiot and hla-har nHnaa ware w . . . D . w m easily established, December advancing to 6To and the May cloaed at 6 9 H c I a iu,iiu i i.mmai ai. 1 of poor huaklng returns from Illinois j and wa point were on the side of oetter prices. "oumwest maraew ois - nlmil mnra .lr.ti.th than nntail here; ; The whole temper of the local t.4. .h....4 v. ,Tk i.iwnn that a bull leader tor some reason was re- I - iuwuhiw oav duclng his holdings through f liberal shown germinaUon teats of t per cent ..u. .) A.j.ra n. imt inim.lwllllt Dtlun have nnnd Atvmrn in 1.1 ber of brokerage firms, and It was this influence. to-other with a fin weather mnmn wkf.fc th. M.rt A, ,r lift. and "68 Ho for December and May at the close. .-- ; ; . r.l- ia.JI nirflMl1 tVtm same as yesterday. For the morning oat future were advanoed Ho overlono nortnwet aunng th laat ea Frldav cloee. with a leadina houae and I son to seed quite an extensive acreage local shorts aotive on the buying aide. The reaction in th last hour was large - ly due to th easier turn in oorn. Local receipts -were in cars. ' . Than la llttla doubt that this Bltivl sion trad i subject to the orders of local packers very largely. There was I morning, witn amatv gains over jjnaay a closing ngures. LJSXSVaV YSiTSSSk Vt Trade building. WHEAT M?- 0HSll ai( af?" Sua aa nit st2 . ar2a . OOEN Dee. ......... er fTJ ' u . : fM " 29 S3 . S2 ' IStST j'u1' OATS . My .M i i4 i ai' ,. POBK Jan. .IMT ' 1950 1M7 194T 1027 1026 10U 1087 1020 1087 1840 A, 194T - lOST 1025 A, iota 1046 A. 1083 A 1087 B 14ar ..1059 ' ,1962 IJAD Oct ..1082 10M. lia. ........ .1027 ,;1030 may .........ii . miss Oct ........ .1049 - 1046 Jan. 1025 .1027 Mar .......... 1046 104S WHEAT GHOWEB3 HOLDHTQ , , Walla Wan Business Small With Farmers Unwilling to Let Go. Walla Walla, Wash, Oct 18-Tha wheat market for the past week haa been dull and lifeless; If anything, a shade lower In prices than th week preceding;. A noticeable slump occurred Friday, but It failed to have th usual effect of frightening some of th more timid grower to part with their hold ings It'lg said there have been fewer sales to data this year than baa been tha case for many years. The wheat of excel lent quality, la stored In the ware houses, but the farmers prefer the pay ment of storage and Insurance rather than sell their grain for what they con sider an Insufficient figure, OMAHA HOGS HIT TOBOGGAN South Omaha, Oct f8. CatfJei none, Hogs 2700. Market steady, So lower, at 7!S08.1S. Sheep None. No market Actual Demonstration In .Various , That the Pacific Coast States. Can Grow Better Qual- lty Than (he By Hrman H. Cohen. uregon, wasnington ana laano ar 1 among tha leaders of th. country's oorn producing section S t x r vv ; ' There - Is no lonsrer room: to doubt jth wonderful corn-growtng poaalbUlUea i or tne urea atatas; experiments ere still 1 being; carried on In r every .section, but YiTVith hea t oatf and barleV foVa I wnue iaere are certain sections or th. Paol ir thw Tt tfcit lTa nJSU-i SJiheV? r TSSScilulnSJT wKT n 2J? 'JZZJSEJiZSPd ir: s , ,vf t ? i? C?wlnfi50I? i?. y,tLm?iw vIih in th tnree atatea, have been ' due to "' af.i "v,i1' '"k. .f.ViJri08!!.?..! I reault Of pure lasiness or oussedness I rrhaa frisi e att ttiaTS ml at ft raaW-ss . Tminanaa , JSJ SSJSl i "Lf"1? H?.. "17? J11,.1.0" I calltlcs Where others have mad a falU I ' -' -, "',;"" " s the same as to practically ayary 1 line of Indiutrv. - - : . . . I "election of th seed Is perhaps on J the best 'eaturea of successful oorn- i" v"i """i I Seed Purchased BbOUld b thOrOOrhly tested either by the buyer or by sending la BamDIe to the state aarrleultnral rnl. IP centi-Thoswho.Jought the Jat- w ana piantea I oouia not grow Ojrn I SUCUBIUUUT ID MJ1 T nr Tna Dtll DfO duclng sections of the country, "he laeed would not grow no, -natter where lit vtl nlajltad. ..'. . .1. l Sufficient corn has been grown In the 1 for the coming year. Growers who in- 1 tna to try oorn culture should there I fore get some of this acclimated stock PACIRC : NORTHWEST Have Been IxManfria; Moner to Zioeal Interest to. Boy Cows Vhile Pnmls Here Have Been Hard to Seeore- for liidiialrf. , Illinois hankers are haoktrrrthedalry industry of th Paetflo northwest wall local - bankers are holding . their Idle funds in their vaolta. Th First Na tional bank of Elgin, HI, has recently financed a number of dairymen, In this action in order t buy cows In that territory. The business hag proven a great suo- oes everywhere tried," therefor the eastern bankers hare every faith In the future of th industry along th Pa- elflo coast Much complaint haa been mad .by dairy Interests here recently that th Denies were not willing to aid them in their work of extending the industry. It hag been stated that funds for this purpose have almost been impossible to secure at home, although in the east bankers seem willing to pay out their money to aid the Industry way out on the Paclflo coast . , George R, Mokel, the well known lo cal cow authority, who has brought many tralnloada of dairy cows from tb east says that aaatern bankers are rather anxloua to get such, good se- suriiy as caiue paper.. n, - San Francisco Barley Calls. Ban Francisco, Oct 18. Barley close ueoemner, i.gttt May, i.7. EASTERN FINANCIERS '. BACKING DAIRYING IN Sections : and Culture ; Has Proren . JIldcQe West. either from the railroads or by direct purchase from some neighboring- grow er.' mucn or me success or failure oi corn-growing - will depend" upon' th planting of suitable - seed, 1 .It has only been a few year ago that tne middle . weat .achieved such prom inence as a corn-producing- section. At that time the corn' belt of the country was , farther- south. "Too cold -night was the general expression of the trade when experiments were made to grow the cereal north of the formerly estab tisnea line, . .looay tn miqcue west is the greatest a rower of corn in tha world. It his beaten th Old-time seotion by a miie ana a. nair.f xne corn, oeit la Do ing moved north and west '.every sea son, ana tn xartner away it has peen carried from.- the extreme south, . th better has been the production. - . It haa been contended that th nights are too cooi ior suocessiui corn-growing in Oregon. . Idaho and Washlnarton. but this bugaboo has taken wings when aotual demonstration baa proven that not only can corn be successfully grown in the Paclflo northwest.- but that It shows even better quality than the bulk or in crop ox in so-caiiea corn out of th middle west and south. Ona Of tha riaat alarna nf tha timaa haa been-, the demonstration that co-n culture In tha dry-farmlnr sactiona la iiiguiy succesaiui. -mere is plenty oi iana in tne interior ox tna iaairia north. west that ean arrow earn that la tnAav Idle or covered alone with sage brush. Reoently in the Prosser. Washington school agricultural contest three chil dren raised more than 100 bushels of corn to tb acre. Basil Sutton, aged 14, raised 107 bushels: Pearl High? Ill, 18 Tears, raised 108.S bushels anil Tm. Albln, 11 years, raised 104 2-7 bushels per acre. The acre tracts were measured by County Agriculturist Lee M. Lamp son to guard against any possibility of mistake In distance or sis of yield. - What the children of tha Pma, school have done has been a good ex ample for their parents and neighbors. Interest In oorn-growlns: haa been stim ulated to a eoneMarartlai a-rtau., h ,ka demonstration ef the children and a falr-stsed commercial acreage will be planted during th coming season. .. CODiNTRY IS IMPORTER OF CATTlf INSTEAD M SHIPPI United Statetf Taken ; From Small Xdst of Beef Kxporters and Put Among ' Those Dependent - Upon Others for Snppl. Washington,' Z. C, October 18. Th recent transfer . of the United State from the, small list of beef-exporting ooontrlee to th large Ust Of beef-lm- Porting countries Is sharply illustrate:! by the August figures of Imports and export of beef and beef cattle and a oomparison thereof with the August fig ures of earlier years hist made bv th Dureaa ox xoreign ana aomesao oom- meroe ef tha denartmant of commarna. This shows that the exports of beet ana oeei cam nave xaiien xrom 44, 000.000 value In the eight months ended with August 1804, to practically $1,000,000 In the corresponding months of 1918. and that tha imnorta of eattla meantime increased from 8,817 In the eignt monins oi mot to so,ios in the same period of 1918. and their value from 181,146 in. 1904 to 85.021,842 In .918. Aa to beef, the importations in 1904 Wera insufficient to Justify their statement month by month. - and th total value of beef imported for . con sumption in th full fiscal year 1904 was but 1 14,922, while th single monn of July, 1912, showed a total importa tion oi eix.aae pounas, vaiuea at aos, Da. A.n,a 1 , , CI ....... , Awa1-. wm.. w. a,..,vv yvuaun valued at 189,204, and September about an equal amount Even the value of the comparatively mau numoer or cam exportea is now less Per need than la earlier year, deaplte th general advance In prices meantime. , The average - export price vi ma j.s,uov aeaa ox cam in tn eignt months ended with Aua-ust. 1912. waa 884, against an average of 128 for th is.sbo neaa or cattle exDortea in the corresponding months ef 1904. On the Import aide there is a decrease of about 20 ner cent in, tha valuation na haail. th 840,106 cattle imported in th sight months ended with August' 1912. bAl no- valued at tie per head, compared with $19 per head for the 9857 cattle import ed tn the corresponding months of 1904. The character of the cattle imported differs, of coarse, radically from that Of those exported, belnar mostly, an th export side, grain-fed animals ready for slaughtering, and on the Import side, grass-fed cattle in many cases but one or two years of age.. Practically all of tha eattla lmnnrtad. Ath.r than thnaa for breeding purposes, are brought from Mexico, that . country having supplied, in me iiacai year ivie, si,yt OI tne 420.161 haiul lmDOrtad ton othar ttian breeding, purpoaea . , of th 1888 im- Sorted, for breeding purposes, free of uty, 945 wer front' England. - T " Imports ' of beef show- remarkable Kins within th very reoent period, the fiscal year 1904 tha ouantltv of beef imported for' consumption was 184,509 v pounds, ; valued at 914i.22, against 028,878 pounds, valued at J1, 110 In the fiscal year 1910, and 2.957.700 nnnrnla .valnul a lln, ali I. liit. . . . r . - ...... , i, ..... while in the single months of July and August the Imports aggregated 642,894 fiounds and 1.151,(26 pounds, respect valy, and partial returns Indicate that the SeDtember f larurea will alas armrm. lmate on million pounds." -y'. t riii? SOWING JS HEAVIER ' . i t. ' m Theat Planting at Walla. Wall Is Increased Because of Better ' t Yields of Early Stuff, - ;j Wallas Walla. Wash.. Oct 18. Anoth er week- of cool, ' cloudy weather, with occasional showers, has been all that tne rarmars ox m wana waiia vauey could have asked, for, and as a. result the fall seeding Operations are - muoh nearer completion. ' In the western part of th county the ranchers have worked early and lata, even putting In their Sunday in th fields, fearina the win ter weather might arrive ahead of sched ule and put a stop to all farm work. ' ' The acreage sown to grain this fall la said by all conversant with tbe Sub ject to be considerably larger than that of last year or the year-preoedlng,-due, It is said, to the fact that th fall sown wheat -had- every advantage over th SDrina grain' during the - past season. Indications are for continued wet weath er, and the ground 1 in fine condition for seeding.-: .,- ' . ; ;' KANSAS C1TT HOGS LOWER Sales ' Are Made ' at .Further Reduo :- tion of Nickel In the Tarda. Kansas City. Oct ' 18 Hoaa. 800. Markt So lower. Tops. 68 80. Cattle, bos. i market steady. NG MOID Price Here Bole S3 Next Highest Stock4 in the United States! IUm.. - Eager for' Sheep. t PORTLAND I4VEST0CIC RtTlt, . Wiilmfi',!.:- "(' tvi.i'.if'iW'V. ji ' ' Endingw , ; Hops, Cattle. Cq4vs. Sheep. Oct. 18..; a. .2,607 J.000 .18 f. 4,Blj. Oot 11, -.... .I,87 'V . 880 181 ' ,7S Oct .!,,, ..8,865 yj.t.MX . 27-8.548 ' Bept -27;, I. .2.868 1,684 ? , 21 , J1.718' , 8epv; i0..i..S607-:v:U.688 .'., H Tear ago, ,8,838 1,288 WW$; ,s8d Two yra ago 2.688-420 ..1031 1.457 ) ;L:'-''i'By"'Hyman,a " North Portland, further increased iU . .' lead over, other American stockyard ' centers in the matter of hog market, orloes during tb last week. .'. While the: receipts her hay been growing rapidly! all year, there has been an even better - increase in -in aemano. . ; '.Mr . Hor market offerings here durinir th week were several hundred head under last week and fractionally smaller than those tb same day a year ago, but there was a further increase in the call and prloes were elevated to tU0 for LOPS. " .''-''!,;.''? ..'.-.'.,;.. -J ( v This advance In tha rjrle ef hogs here during the week waa made in the face ot i a congested tone In the-stockyard east! Of the Rockies. While this market was snowing strengtn ana aavancea pnoes, t there waa a weaker tone and lower values at Chicago, Kansas City and1 South Omaha. . -' . ; ; t- At the cloalna? of the week tha Prtoei at North Portland was 86o above the! highest figure obtainable in the aat I The enormous increase in the market lng ot swine that killer of North Port-, land had generally expected ot tate failed to materialise and buyers Taave 0 been forced to revise somewhat their , Ideas regarding the price. , . ... General hog market rang) Top killers .........-,.....l.78W0l uooa aad ,ugbt sj5ps.sa Heavy ...... - 8.60 Rough and heavy............ 7J08,00 ' Cattle icarkoi Zs GKood. ' ' Whll at intervals there was a Slight ly weaker feeling In . the ' cattle trade aunng tne weex, tne general marxec was not onlv able to hold lta own. but -was actually higher for some offerings than a week ' ago. There was a slight in. areas a In the marketing over that of th preoedlng six days, but buyers were more alert to take bold and ware Willing buvara at tha nrieaa mentioned, i - - As a general rule there was little! snap to the cattle trade at points eastf of the Rookies during; the week. While i: price changes' there were limited, -the general tendency seemed to be more to-1 ward weakness than steadiness. - General cattle market range: - ' Best steers .....-.U-..... I7.80O M0 Ordinary steers ...a., 7.75 Poor steers - - -- - - 1 kii7 bo Best heifers , . . , , , . 7.00 xw, . ..aa.a.aaaa . : v.iv Medium cows Poor COWS "'. .aw,iii i. n laan I ' ' 6.6 28J 5 51 Ordinary bulla LMSB.0fl Fancy stage '. ', . . 6.GS Fancy bulls .... i a ,.,- S.60 Prime light calves... ...... 8.B0O9.00 Prim heavy ........ 4U0Q7.50 Bheep eatoauoa Btrong. There was' a very stromr situation in tha mutton market at North Portland during the week... There waa a vast de crease In the run as compared with th previous six days and the number of mall buyers present Increased some what Killers brought In a Urg par, cent of th supplies themselves, leaving xw ior in open raaraei. xop oxrering in tn iamn - amnion brought as high as 5.80 during th week but naturally only the very beat qual ity wss suitable to bring this figure. Condition in the ' mutton fad at stockyard points east of th Rookies were acarcely as good aa during th pre ceding six day. At South Omaha, es pecially there was a noticeable showing of weakness and value slid somewhat under those that ruled the , previous week. ; ' ' ...'.....,- ..-. . t: . Oeneral mutton market ranrat Best iDrini lr"K - - - a Ordinary lambs 6.00 yearling .........a. , 4.28 Old wethers 4.16 Fancy ewes 8.80 oraiaary ewes ,.,., 3.76 ; . Koaday Krtnar Sales, . ' v COWS. -r-'"' fcgttsai i;-..--T'- f-'Ka .Ave. Iha. .Prlea, Oregaa ....a., 1 810 SeOft OregOS a.. a... .aaa..am 29 ' . 1064 ' . $6.8.1 1 Idaho .a......aMa.a t ' 1090 ' ' 6 0 "l Idaho '...M....M..a.a , T 1060 ,' S.60 U Idaho Mn..a.MMa S 108 ' ;-. S.60I-. Idaho g . : ,- lOOT c ' S.60 . Idaho Oregos ..... ..., SS , . 1000 '., , . e.80 1 Idaho -,M.a.MMMa.. IS , 1060 .i , S.68 V Idaho . aM.,M,,aM., 1 sfio ' ! '. aaa ' Oregaa Haia.... U 1 11111 IM - Oregon ................. - 1- . ' - 920 1 . ; - 0.00 !. "-i t ' Oragea .............. 1 1!56 , S.T8V Oregoa, 1 j; 1S00 : 6.23 vregga i..mmmw,m a tJ't JSUW Idaho ,.,a.a.aaaa 1 .--,. 1840 Orago 1 - :- 1840 s.6o : cos I (Continued en Following . Page). - J J.C.WILS0N&C0. W NEW TORK STOCK ..' NEW TORK COTTOK EXCHANQ " UlICAOO KOAHU OB" TRADB - THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANQa I , - ' BAM ITIAJNIHUU , . . POKTLAAD OIFICTJ J .! QSS Oak ata around Tloor, JVewle ttlAg. sraones ' aaarsaavu isu, aaaxar. I t TRANSPORTATION Ercrv Sarsrdafi Jin in ii;rd:r.i)iHmi 1 1 TSaJH?" toandfreai t. New York , Londonderr ' - Ougow ' oni'OlawevtlneaatHaj "ea. s gn roag-Tha .mis-. m,t --MairiS h. ' Enjoy ea route a view of "Niagara galla," one i -of tha world'a aeren vronders, and a daylight trip down the "Blatorie HudMa Rlrer" with- . "' out ching of ear, arriving at aiaagow via . tb pletureequ Hirer Clyde. . : . ' . t . 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Including berth and liiaul. llc-k. at office at Ur Alnaworth dock. Fortlasd a ' Coo Bar Steaiurhlp .Una. t'hoaaa-alala X1 ! i-W-v "ay aya.,a, .,..avw.uuawa, ' ' . iiecfttuu, M,anwt4teaay, 1 ' : . . .' . 1 -aawaia a