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THE OREGON ' DAILY - JOURNAL; PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1915. 12 N INITIAL CATCH GREATEST STOCKS : OF EGGS GO INTO LOCAL ICE Input of Supplies Unusually Heavy This Season, Indicating Smaller Importations From Orient ITice Holding Very Well. . Tbe 'greatest stipply oft eKirs tbat was ever put into loc-kl cold storage oiuses 1 shown this season. Th lee house movement con tinues liberal and the demand from storage Interests slu no abatement. 1 The, Willam ette vallej- fis still beinjs eombetf for fresh rug offering and In -m instances further fractional advances In tto bills are shown, Dltbongb tb( general bnr'ng prt.re for caw count , rematus uucbbuku wm-ia- - dusen L-. th. mid -storaire intrr- jaiKt ....... " ---- - , eats this aednon indicate that there will be Enormous far smaller percentage-: ji uneom ported this Reason than a -.r ago. vvnn recently enacted laws In all the PaeU coast .states! to compel the trade to properly label the foreign product so they can be 'identified eauilv by both consumer and re tailer, the h'.en has .. taken bold that this will create V much smaller demand than was shown a yer ago when the , general public u not awsre of the fact whether tati't or restaurantls were using the home product or the Imported, t'nder the new laws suitable signs must b displayed. ASPARAGUS IS VERi; SCAIlCE Stocks of 1 aaparagiia on the local uiirket wre very iiuoh below requirements of the trade todayjand general advances were tin; rule. CaUfrtrnla pyramids were selling as bleb as 12 1, with long local grans at S1.25 ' fel.&i a dozen.' CAK OF PEAS is reported .i 1 1 Twssia thff xonH of the season, was (reported in today froqggHayward. Cal. A 'porjilou of the cir wMw I'ugec sound. An.jfber carload Is due the latter psrt of the Week. NEW SACK VEGETABLES DUE Carload ot assorted new crop rout vege tables beetsk carrots aud turnips is due from Haeranjento, jt'aL Small stocks of bunched stock came I In on the steamer last ulgbt from San riraneisco. Market Is very -firm. ' ! VKAL. MARKET IS WEAKER Extreme Weakness Is showing for veals iu j the Front . street trade. Scarcely a bonne along the street failed to carry some stock over in atorage from Saturduy because of the lack off sufficient demand to clean up even at low Unices, now In effect. SOME CONTRACTING OF HOPS ' Some small contracting movemeut Is show ing lu the bp trade with purchases reported as high aaj lie a pound. ' Some offers for spot stock sire reported at 10c, but holder ar-j not iucillned to let go at this price. I" BRIEF MOTES OF THE TRADE Traluload of . bnnanas reported diit of Bill ings, Mont., yesterday, due here Wednei day luorning Itlpe 'stock very scarce. Carload ulj Loa Angeles cabbage in with prices tteadyr , . New - pola l)oes In larger supply with tbe price at; eSiMic. C'liltki.'u market rcmalus quiet with a few coops carried over. -Dressed hdes remain firm with few good quality offerings. Frlce unchanged. . Potatoes, while firm, art showing Utile activity for old stock. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE Weatber bureau sends out the following no tice to shippers: Protect shipments as far north as Seattle agatnst minimum temperatures of about 50 degrees;, nontheast to Spokane, 40 degrees; southeast to Boise, 35 degrees; south to Ash land, 4tl decrees. Minimum temperature at I'ortland tonight, about -IS degrees. JOBBING PRICES OF PORTIiAND These prices are those at which wholesalers sell to retainers, except s otherwise suted. Tbey are correct ed up to noon each day: - I Dairy Produce. BUTTER 1 Nominal. Willamette valley . creamery cubes, selling prices 21c; stite prints 22(24c; ranch butter, 16&17c; city creamery, cava lota, 25c; les4 than case lots, Vjc lb. cstra. - j BUTTEEFAT No. 1 Portland delivery. 24e. FOOS Nerhv frefsnlr gwthered eanrtled. T TRANSPORTATION Palaces of the Pacific S. S. iWORTHEBN PACIFIC 8. SJ GREAT KOSXEEBH i D oz Purl Um to SAN FRANCISCO ' B. 8. SOBTHEBH PACTPIO EaUs May 7. 11, 15. Steamer train leaves Portland. North Bank depot, 8 A. M., arrives Flavel 12:30; lunch aboard ship; SS. arrives San Francisco 3:30 P, M. next day. Freight I delivery second morning after shipment from San Francisco. HOSTS BANK TICKET OFFICE, . Phones Mar. 920, A -6671 sta It Stark San Francisco 108 ASOELIS AKD BAH DIXQO SS. ROANOKE WU May 5," at 6 P. M, S05TE -PACITIC STEAMSHIP CO. 1E9A A St. Foot JJorthmp St. Main bCS. A-642S Main Ul. A-1314 Cops Bay Line STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER "ails from A ins worth Dock. Portland 8 a at Thursday. freight and Ticket office Ainal worth Dock. I P toons ain 3600. A-S33S. Citv 600. A-aiAUt Portland Coos Bay 8. B. Lia American-Hawaiian S. S. Co. A-l Steamamp "HOWOX.TJXAW (7069 Gross Tons) Carrying Isf Class Passengers only to HHW OBX Tla the Panama Canal Sails fromi Wan Francisco on or about MAX 10 Fare 160)0. 1 C. D. KENNEDY, Agent, 2?0 Stark Street, Portland. Or ' B. a. JBEAVEB For ; San Francisco, Lbs Angeles i A, M, May 7 -. Tke Baa rraadaop Portlaad 8. B. Oa. td and Waaiaiagton Its. (With O-W. H. - Ca.) XaU Marshall 1600, A-mT HOUSES STEAMSHIP Sails ; Direct for San Ptanolioo, Log v i . . i Anreles and Baa Dieffo. t romonrow, 2:30 p. m., May 4 IAK FRAWCISCO. POBTZiAIfJJ ft I.OS ABOELUS STEAMSHIP CO. nUX BOI.I.a KT. Ag-eat. '134 Third St. A-4596. Maia 38. . 1 - t "- . OF SALMON INQUIRY FOR WOOL GREATER FROM THE EAST Inquiries i for Oregon, - Washington and Idaho, wool are coming faster from eastern manufacturers, although the chief operator at thla time .-in this territory seems to be the American Woolen mills, which recently . so cored record war orders from Europe. Some business in .; wool continues to : pass at . Interior points bnt the movement Is spasmodic. Indicating that tbe mill Interest are trying to tire holders aa much as possible, although still intent upon getting every ponud of fU in sight. Receipts, of wool at the Central woo ware bouse 'here ; operaied by the Portland Wool Warehouse company continue rather liberal. Vrom every ; point of the Inland Emplre. word come that woolgruwers have come t the conclusion tht tbey would secure better net returns by fchtppiuK to this city and bavin? the Block graded " here, than by- selling st borne In a .Jumbled condition. The continued agitHtion of local wool selling interests1, as well as the government is having the desired effect of awakening woolgrowers to a real ise! tiou of the money they are losing by re taining the. old methods . of selling Jnnibled qualities. ' "i , A recent, bulletin of the Department of Agriculture saysr If American growers were In a position to understand a little better' the needs of tbe manufacturer and the reasons for bis preference for properly ! graded and 'packed fleeces, they would unquestionably be much more willing to alter tneu- icetnoo. A bulletin of Ihe Department of Agriculture gives in considerable detail much Informa tion on these points. It also suggests 1.1 rules for the woolgrower which,1 it Is said, no one cam afford to neglect If be la at all bolicllous of tbe reputation of his clip. These rales are: j . ! ' 1. Adhere to a settled policy ! of breeding tbe type of sheep suitable to tbr. locality. 2. ack Iambs', ewes', wethers', and all buck" or very oily fleeces separately. If tbe bucks or part of tbe ewes or wethers bave wool of widely- different; kind from the re mainder oi ! the flock, shear such' separately and put the wool in separate, sacks so marked. Shear all black sheep at one time, pre ferably last, and put the wool ; in separate sacks. 4. llemove' and sack separately all tags, and then allow no tag discount upon tbe clip us a whole.; ft. Have slatted floors in the holding pens. if. I se a mil t h. ajiKht, and hard filaxed (preferably paper), tine. 7. Securely knot Ml string on each fleece. 8. Turn sacks wrojig side out and shake well before; tilling, j . t. Keep wool dry at all times. 10. Make , tbeMjrand on tlie sheep ss small as possible and use a branding material that Mill acour out. 11. Know: the gra.de and value of your wool aud iiTU-e U awordlngly. 12. Do not sweat sheep excessively before eLearni; la. Keep wool. the corral sweepings out of tbe 14. Do itt sell tbe Wool before It is grown. f 15. Whenl all these tittles are followed place jour itersoital braud or your name upon tb bags or LbK-s. New York to Buy Oregon Brocalli for The Coming Season Roseburg.' Or., "'May 3. The brocolll grow ers of Douelas county have signed a contract with Jonw Xlx & Co. of New York. The New York company will take the entire brocolll crop of thl county tbe coming season. The company purchased a lrirge part of the last crop and ws highly- pleased with the quality of the product produced In this county. Foreign Exchange Rates. Merchants National bank quotes foreign ex change: ! London Sterling $4.81. Berlin Marks 21.37. Paris Francs 19.33. Hongkong! Currency 44.60. Vienna IB. 20. Athens lfl,44. 1919c; case count. 18aiSc. LIVE FOULTIi Heua. Plymouth Rock. 14c; ordinary chickens. 13 He; broilers, 1 to 2 lbs.; 27,&atfc; turkeys, ISc; dressed, 22 fe24c; plgeoiia, $1.H01.5; squabs ( ) doxeu; geew. live. S(at)c: Pekin ducks. 12c. CUEESi--Freb Oregon fancy full cream twins and triplet. lOfcjilOHo; Yuung America, 16(UltJi-j-'; eturBte flats, 14 Vic. - Fruit and Vegetablea. FIIESH FKLI1 Oranges, navel, t2.0tfi32.75; tangerines, ' f l.Zi; bauauus, 4fetC lb.; lemons, fca.iiti,4.ou;j limes. $1.00 per luo; grape fruit. $2.uUi4.iO er caae; pineapples, 7c lb.; pears, $2.5u; strawberries, local, $2.40i3.00 crate: Los Antieles, fl.W per crate; Florin Sl.uoi 2.0O per crate. Al'l'LES ixx.nl, 75ctl.oO box. according to quality. OMONS-j-Local, No. 1, tl.104il.23; associa tion selling price,. No. 1. T5c t. o b. country points; new California, $1.75(2.25 crate; gar lic, 17 He. L mi'Al'OliS Selling price: Extra choice ta ble stock, J1.75ca-.Oo per ceutal; new Califor nia, 6tttiJie per lb.; sweets, $3.a. VEUt'lABU.-luruips, (lul.50; beeta, 75 dozeu, bunches; carrots, nvw, 75c dozen bunches; paranips, $1.001.25 sacs; cabbage, bell. 2U3uc; head lettuce, $2.25 per era is ; green onions, 10c uozea bunches; peppers, bell, 2(jftfaoc; head lettuce. $2.50 per crate: celery, crate, $4.&oi3.00: rhubarb. lVi2c lb. -cauliflower, local, 4tct($l.U do-an; French artichokes, 65 (d 70c doz. ; string beans luti 12Hc; cranbemes, eastern, $1012 barrel peaa, 6Vs&c lb.; asparagus, local, 75cfti$1.3i pet dozen ; radishes, 2uc dozen bunches. Meats, tiu ua rrovialona, DRESSLil McLA'X' Selling price Country tlled: Vancy nogs, lOtjjlOHc; rough and heavy bH4ic; fancy.veala, lOHailc; ordinary. 841, luc; poor, btyiic; guats, amii:; spring lambs s.,c UAMS. BACON, ETC. Hams. 17QlSc breakfast bacou. 17ntoc; boiled barns, 27e piemen, 11 He; cottage, roll, 14c. OiSXEllS Oliuipta, per gallon. $3.50; CRuned eastern, 55c can.; V&50 dozen; eastern in thell. l.bi per 100; razor clauis, $2;0o box eastern oysters, per gaiiuu. sohu p. ck, $3 uo! HSU Dressed flounders, 7c; teelheaa sal mon ( ); Uoyal Chinook, 10c; jjerch, s c; lobsters. iie lb.; suvtr smelt, 6c; svlmou trout, ISc lb.; halibut, e&bc; shad, tlreaaed tic: shad roe, 16ffl2oc, roe shad. 10c lb. LAKD Tierces, kettle rendered, 13c standard. 12c. . 10 CHABS Large $1-75; tvedlum $1.25 dozen Hops. Wool and Hides " HOI'S Buying price, .choice, 11c; prime 10c; medium to prime. "He; medium. ioc: llo contracts, 11c. ' W0O1- .Nominal, 1915 clip: Wll'amttte val ley, coarse Cotswold. 25c; medium Shiupsblre c; choice, fancy lots, 27fe2(c; eastern Orel gou, 144t3c. Hides. Salted hides. 25 lbs. and up. 14c- salted stags. 60 lbs. aud up. 10c; salted kin li lbs. to 25 lbs.. He; salted calf, up to 15 lbs ltc; greeu uiUcs. 1:5 lbs., and up, lc- green stags. SO lbs. and up. Hc; green kip, '13 ih. tv ai fbs.. lie; grevn out, up to lj lbs. lsc ury Hint hides, 4c; dry flint cali UD to 7 lbs., 2ti.; dry salt hides, lttc- dry otsehldes. each, aoc to. $1; horsehair. 25c; salt horse hides, each 2 to $3; dry long wool pelta, 15c ury snort wool pelts, 12c; dry sheep ahearllngs each . loc ; salted sneep shearlings, each 15c to u6c. TALLOW No. 1, 4B454c; No. 2. 4&4iie grease, 3H4c. c. MOHAIR 1B16 32e. CHlTXlAl OK CASCAHA BARK Buylna price, car lots, 4 He; less than car lota. 4e Oroeerita. . SCGAU Cube, $7.30; powdered. Si.10- fruit or berty, tCJSO; beet. $0.O; dry granulated sa.SO; V yellow, ttt.70. t Above quowtioii? a Mt u.ys net cash.J KICE Japan, style No. 2, 445c: New fir leans, head. aHitte; blue raiu&"; Creole SALT Coarse, half grounds, 100b. 19 ra ton; 50S. $10.3or table diry. 50s.' ia $17.5t; bales. 2.2o; lamp rock, $2o:0o ber ta HON KV New, $3.25i43.00 pee cue BEANS Small while. $tt.25; IsraV ' who. $6.00; pink. $5.25; Umas, go.73; bayou, taao red. CHc . v.v. : Paints and Oils. UNSEED OIL Raw fcbla., 75c gallon- k., tie boUed.. bbls.. 77c; raw, case?. toc bol" ca. 63c CaL; lots of 2SO alinf 'j0. oil cake meal. $44 per toa. WHITE LEAD Ton lots Te lb 60O ts lots. Te lb; less JoteSc per at - Ib- Oil MEAt Carload lots. $34. - CCW OIL Water whit in drums and Iron TCBFEMlKa-U sites Hr, ,, gallon. Per . WE PAY: HOGS, HO. : , 10c PER 13. hogs. No. 2. 9-9 He per lb.: veal. No. 1 uU Vr lb.; Veal. No. 2, fH-9c; hens. 13 He per lb? epiing dnckf.. 25c per lb.; eggsT-17H-lfc tr '"-. remitting dally, no ' cunuuisslon. top 6AVIHAS CO.. 2U7-S StarkBtuieST311 SOMEWHAT GREATER THAN Edited by Hrman II. Cohen. EASTERN BUYERS OF CANNED SALMON ARE AWAITING THE CATCH Trade Disposed to See What Total Output Will Be Oeneral Expec tations Are for Greater Output of Conned Fish. i - Ibe initial cstch ot salts on In the Colum bia and Willamette rivers and especially in the Utter, .was greater than hadi l-cn ex pected by caiinlng Interests. Over 30 tOua of f)h was reported purchased at Oregon city yesterday by one lower river -.uning company ;, ana It was gtatml that the cxtch here was from 10 to 21 tons above this. Tbe offerings at Orecoo City were so heavy ,tltat the cahuery wbtcb purchased there was unable to transport everything on Its bjc.t on one trip; t - Ixwer i river catcbea were reported below the expectations. ;. although still quite fair. The upper river had very lihvral catcbea aud lower river canneries were therefore able to secure a large per ceut of tbeir needs. Market, for canned salmon is rather quiet. While initial orders were reported good by some packing companies, other report a gen eral desire ; of their regular trade to wait awhile and see the extent of the pack, with the hope of an ultimate, lowering of tbe price about 10c a dozen all around. Even canners consider this action likely except for first shipments, Nvhlch will be billed at last 3-ear's opening -. values $1.85 for pound talis. t Owing to the fact that the entire American salmon packing fraternity -will put up only a smtill per i-ent of its normal pickled pro dnct due to the European war shutting off the bulk iof the demand, tbe percentage of the total catch i that will go Into cans will like ly be somewhat greater than for many years past. Naturally this will have its effect upon the price and the eastern canned salmon trade in inclined to awult developments before taking bold of its fall requirements. Liquidation .Cause Of Several Losses In New York Stocks New Torts. N. Y.. May 3. (I. N. .?.) There was a further decline In the stock mar ket today at the opening-. The copper shares were the weakest In the list. Industrial stocks sagged on realizing sales while the standard rails held fairly steady. Steel common showed considerable strength. Many long stocks - were uncovered on the decline. , Sales in Amalgamated Copper were heavy. The stock drortned to 73-Ti In the . first hour after opening at 73 Utah Copper I declined to 67. Chlno sagged U 44. It opened at 46c. The Important factor tearing on the de cline in values was liquidation. The report of the sinking of the U. S. ship Gnlllgbt by a German torpedo also was considered a con tributing factor in the decline. Westinghonse declined to 90H before noon. The issue opened at 103. , American Can sank to 41H after opening at 42 "4. National Lead was weak at 67 H. United States Steel sold up to 604 before noon, an advance of from the opening figure. -There was a good demand for the stock. Bethlehem steel sold off 3 points in the early trading, tjeclln'ng to 136. Reading held around 15114 and t'nion Pacific was firm ac 131. European liquidation on a large scale brought about a further decline In the after noon session, with the result that the entire list was unbalanced. Selling was heavy. The rails dropped. Reading declined to $1.40 and Union Pacific fell to $1.28. lu the industrials the decline was general. West Inghouse toppled to 96HC. Bethlehem steel sold as low as $1.30. a decline of 9 points from the opening figure. i Coppers were very weak. Amalgamated cop per sold down to 73He and Utah copper to 95. The cloee was weak. Stocks were down to almost the low point for the day. - Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke jCo., 516-217 Board of Trade building: IlKfiCRlI'lloN Miten 1 Htubt Luw ,Clore Amal. upper Co... 75 56 75 73 55 39 64 110 71 121 35 '75 48 131 : 89 73 55 39 60 54 110 "is 122 35 101 76 48 133 89 160 30 12 93 45 45 31 29 Am. ar & Fonudry, c. 67 42 American can, c Am. Cotton Oil. c... American Loco., c... American Sugar, c American Smelt, c... Am. Tel. Ac Tel v. Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison, e Baltimore & Ohio,'c.. Beet Sugar ... 42 52 58 69 111 73 lion 73 122 122 3tt 30 '77 102 7 48 49 Bethlehem Steel, e 13U 141 Brooklyn Rapid Tran Canadian Pacific, u. . Central leather, c . . . 0 104 41 164 161 41 3! 12 93 44 45 31 Chi. & Great West., c 12 12 05 H C M. c S. F Chlno Copper ....... Cbes. & Ohio CoL Fuel A Iron, c. . Col. . Southern, c . . . Consolidated Gas . Corn Products, c D. & R. G Erie, c , Genera Electric .... Gt. North. Ore Lands 46 46 46 46 33 136 15 7 82 H 120 14 129 1129 14 14 T 7 27 156 36 120 10S 9 21 4 142 2S 7 27 156 36 120 108 07 211. 142 26 28 28 157 16MV, 37 37 Great Northern, pfd 120 1X1 110 lumols entral . . , . Int. - Harvester . . . llO 100 100 Inter. Metropolitan, e. 22 2Z Liiigb v alley K. C. Southern Goodrich Louisville A Nash.... Mo., Kan. A Texas, c. Mo. Pacific National Lead : . .- Nevada Consolidated . . New Haven J . . . N. Y. Central .... N. Y.. O. i W. . -. Northtolk & West., c. North American Pacific Mall Stem. Co. P. G-, L. & C. Uo. ... Pressed Steel .Car, c.. Ray Cons. Copper..:.. Resding. c. Rep. Irtn A Steel. C. Rock Island, c S. L. & S. F.. 2d pf.. Southern Pacific, c... Southern Railway, c.. Tenn. Copper Union Pacific, -c. Union Pacific, pf 1'. S. Rubber. .. . .... U. H. Stwl Co.. e U. S. Steel Co.. of. .. 143 143 28 27 38 38 35 H 36 1ZI 1Z1 120 1121 13 14 6 67 f 32 14 15 e 15 67 32 13H 13 14 Vi 65 14 03 14H 65 14 00 31 .31 105 Vt i09 -1. 75 100lO8 10KU .!ai a . i'i 2;ih .k,52 23 148 29 24 91 18 33 l-.t 81 7 108 3U. 31 V 68 88 V. 33 76 151 151 148 2Hi 23 6H 81 18 33 liw SI 67 57 108 05, "i 68 96 ' 24 6 9214 18 34 H ill1 25 93 18 34 H 131 132 70 60 5H 108 109 Utah Copper f 01 ' 13 1 68 103 IS" 08 i 68W v lrgtnta cucmical . . . Wabash, c . Western Uniou Tel. . . . Wextinghouse Elec... Wiscousln Central, c. Studebaker . 103 Total sales; 1.083.700 shares. BOSTON COPPER MARKET Boston. May 3. Bid prices : Aa venture ..... Ah meek ....... Allcue Amalgamated Arcadian ...... Alaska Baltic Bohemia ....... Boston Ely ..... Butte Bal...... Butte Coulitkm. CaL & Ariz...,, Cal. A Hec..i.. Centennial Mona wit ....... 385 Nevada Cons... 52 Mpiysinp 73 X. Butte . . ... . 10 North Lake.... 33 uio Copper 3 Did Colour.:... 2Ts ' Id nomiuion.. 22 Osceola .... 3 QHucy 6i;y Cons .. . 68hanta Fe., . 550 Hliai.non ....... . 20 His 1 tuck ...... 44Si:perlor .... . 73 . 14 . .34 . 3 . 28 . 3 . 52 . 83 .81 23 I : II . 27 . 23 ."io9 . 38 . . . 50 .140 Chlno Cop. Range 53 Sup. A Boston. , 91 'Swift Packing. Cortez .......... iajy W'est.....i East: Butte...... First Natl..,.-. Franklin - ....... Goldf ield Cons.. Indiana ........ C-reene-Caiiaaea.. Granby. ......... H.neock ; Helvetia Indiana ........ v'.. Inspiration. Isle Korale.-... La Salle...., Lake' Copper.-.. Majestic ...... Mason Valley.. Mass. Mining... Mayflower ..... M( xico ' Cons . . Miami Mlcuigaa ....... 3 InFiwritck 12 2 10 1 81 rrlnitv . . Tuolumne ...... fntted Fruit..,. V. ("hoe M'y.... C. Shoe M'r..Df. United Zinc...... 42 S, Smelters... 38 u. o. cme iters, pr 40 so t'h : Apex. 31 8"4lrtl Cons..-. . 12 . 3 V, - 4 ,.. 62 , 1 . 2 . 90 4 . TO .3 9-16 2 . 14 Sl Victoria ...... 27 Winona - 8 Wolverine 13 Wyandot . . .;. 46 Yukon Gold. . 3 Crown 12 Kerr - Lake. .. 6 McKlniey 18 Verde Ext... 25 Algomah .... a , jCanada ..... MILLFEED IS ! STRONG HERE SOUND HIGHER NORTHWEST vBAIN RECEIPTS Cars Wbeat.Berley.Flr. Oats. Hay. I'ortland today. 17 .. 8 3 , 5 Year ago...... H 34 r 24 4 :' 14 Season to date.lil.7flO 1B8 lw:t 1902 1324 Year -ago 15.259 2303 - 2576 1561 ' 2534 Tacoma. Sat'y. 1 v .... 3 4 Year ago "11 . , 4 ' .. .. 7 Season to datv. 8.765 f.4.1 .. 55 BO09 Year ago. ..... 8.571 738 ... . 429 . 2294 Seattle. Friday. T.' ... '4 . S , 11 Year ago . 4 1 16 3 5 Reason to date. 7. 4'8 1051 "114 1120 6273 Year ago. .... . 6,421 10.4 1927 1194 4732 Mi 11 feed prices are showing considerable strength In tbe. Pacific norjthwest and la some quarters values : are $1 a ton higher. This, however. Is not as yet general in the local market, although the trade la inclined to look for a climb. Most tt&U lug Interests here to day vcre quoting 25,50 for bran and $27.50 for shorts. This is about 60c a ton higher than the general list last week. On Paget sound the advance, is jl a ton. 1 Flour market Is steady, although quiet. In spots foreign business is indicated but the movement is not general. Prices on patent are being uert rather steady. While tbers la still ruure- or less talk of an early advance, no action has yet been taken. Wheat market is .a. nominal affair. It Is still firmer in Oae iuteriorx th,an - at tide water, but Is generally good for spot at all points. . v . " FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $6.80; Wil lamette valley, $0.80; local straight, $0.30; bakers', $0.80; export. $5.505.75. . HAY New crop, buying price:, Willamette valley timothy, fancy, $12.5O(&J3.0o; eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy. $15.00; alfalfa, $13.00U 13.50; vetch and eats. $11.00; clover, JS.iX)(ii.OU yer ton. GRAIN SACKS 1915. nominal; No. 1 Cal cutta. c. MILLSTI FFS Selling price: Bran. $25.50; aborts. J27.50. ROLIvUO BARLEY Selling price: $29.00 80.00. , CORN White, $34.00ig35.00; cracked, $35.50 30.5O per ton. It was a very dull esa!on today on the Portland Merchants ExvLange. no sales le lng ma tip iu any line.: Spot wheat bids were He lower for bluestem and e higher for club, but were unchanged for others. Spot oats bids were: unchanged, but barley was down 50c a ton. 1 Mlllstuf fs on tbe exchange showed an ad vance of 50c In biJs -for spot bran, but no change was made for shotta. Merchants Exchange ; spot prices: WHEAT Moods v Saturday Bid, i Ask Bid. Ask. Bluestem ...$1.31 $13.. $1.32 $1.33 Kortyfold .. 1.27 i.30 1.27, 1.30 t.'lub l.-i3 1 2H l.ati 1.29 Red Fife .... 1.3 1 27 1.23 !.; Red Russian. 1.17 1-21 1.17 1.22 OATS Feed 33.00 33.50 33.00 34.00 BARLEY Feed 24.00 25.00 24.50 26.00 MILLSTLFFS Bran 24.73 .G.0O 24.23 20.00 Shorts 24.50 25.50 24.50 27.0O Futures were quoted: WHEAL Bid. Ask. June bluestem $1.i $1.33 June fortyfold 1.28 1.30 June club 1.27' 1.29 June Red Fife 1.21 1.28 June Red Russian. 1.20 1.23 CATS June 33j 83.75 BARLEY June '.24.50 25.25 - BRAN June .23.25 26.00 SHORTS ' June 1 ......23.00 26.00 Scattered Rains a Price Breaker Today I ' In Chicago Wheat Chicago. 111., May 3 (I. N. fi.) Wheat closed .(!? 1 c lower. Scattered rains In the grain bolt canned an Irregular opening in the wheat pit today. July wheat was lc lowpr at the outset. September was up c and Alay started with a decline of e. The large commission houses sold and for eigners were also good sellers. Later in the trading there was a general advance In wheat prices, based on a good buying move ment. Values In the corn trade opened slightly lower. The demand was very light. Senti ment waa mixed. Oatfc was irregular. Pro visions were, steady. Range beck A of Chicago prie furnished by Over Cooke Co.. 216-217 Board iof' Trade building WHEAT. Open. High. Low.1 Close. May .$1,62 $1.63 $1.61 $1.62 A July l.:trt 1.37 1.35 ; 1.35 B Sept 1.26 1.26 1.24 1.24 B CORN. Msy 77 .77 .76 .76 A Julv ..... .80 .80 .79 .79 B Sept. .81 .1 .80 .80 B OATS.. May 55 .56 .54 .54 B July 54 .55 .54 .54 B Sept. .-v -48 .48 .47 PORK. ' I . - Mav 17.70 17.70 17.6f 17.70 Juiv 18.15 18.22 18.12 18.20 Sept. 18.62 18.65 18.60 18.62 B LARD. Mar 10.15 , 10.15 10.15 10.15 A, July 10.37 10.37 10.35 10.35 A Sept. ..... 10.60 10.62 10.00 10.60 A RIBS. ! Mav 10.27 10.32 10.27 10.32 Julv 10.O2 10.65 1O.02 10.65 B Sept. 10.90 10.95 10.90 10.95 A FOREIGN CROPS SUMMARY By George Broomhall. Liverpool, May 3. North Africa weatber favorable. Fine outlook and a record yield of wheat is expected. ' Great Britain Autumn sown wheat has poor color and backward. Weather too wet. India Official report now "places the yield of wheat . at 385.400,000 bushels ami exjiort able surplus at 75.o0.Ot0 bushels. ; Last year the yield was 313,320.000. bushels. ' V. S. Government Bonds. New York, Msy 3. Government bonds Bid. Twos, registered 98 do. coupou . 98 Threes, registered 101 Mo, coupon ..101 Fours,, registered 109 tlo, coupon ,..,110 Twos, 1'auanta 98 Twos, 1938 ., j... 98 Ask. 99 110 POTATOES ALONG THE COAST Baa Francisco Market. San Francisco, Cal., May H. (U. P.) Potatoes Salinas $1.501.75; river,- $1.00 1.25; sweet. $1.501.S3. " Seattle Market. Seattle, Wash., May 3. tU. P.) Onions Oregon l6jlc; green 25c; Yakima. 7oe(tt $1.00; sets. 1415c. Potatoes Yakima Gems $374U; Idaho and Montana, $35Gi37. San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, May 3 Barley calls: . ' Uay 3. April 1. Own. Clo?e; Close. May ........... $1.23B $1.28 " A $1.24 Deaember 1.31 1.31 1.31 spot quotations Wheat, Walla Walla. $2.2u (fi2.25: -Red RuKSian. $2.20i 2.22: Turkey red. 2.23?2.3; blt'eftm. $2.252.30. . Feed barley $1 .27 fr 1.3. White oats $1.77l.KO. -Bran $26.0tfi;26.50; nilddUngs. $32.O0i33; Shorts. $27 .002S.00. s. V New York Sugar and Coffee. - New Tcrk. May 3. Sugar ceutrlfugal. $43: BjolaSMes inactive. Coffee Spot New York,. No. 7 Ulos. 7e; No. 4 Santos. 10c. ' -7 V Articles of Incorporation. Mayer's, Inc. Capital stork $50"0: S. Jollus Mi-yer. M. Monte Mayer aud B. U. GolU:teiu, Lccornoraturs. , THE NORMAL HOGS AND CAnLE ARE HIGHER HERE; : LAMBS OFF QUARTER Top Swine Hit $8.10 for One Joad Kary in Trading, While Top. light Stuff lOc to 15c up for Steers Mutton Weakens. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. 7 Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Ebeep, Monday Saturday ... Friday ...... Thursday ; . . ...102O ... 241 ... 266 ...378 ... 397 ... 350 ...1027 ...1974 ... 920 . . 05 798 798 66 844 5 629 92 1231 1X28 1908 998 50 1 8 24 12-Jrt 1330 644 40 1 v eanesuay .... . Tuesday ...... I.. Week ago Year ago ...... Two years a . Tliree years -ago 10 12 7 20 28 . Hogs reached $8.10 In the North Portland yards and not only made up for the deficiency In the bidding end tbe lower prices of the hitter part, of last ieek, but actually forced a further gain of a nickel over tbe extreme figures of the season to date reached early last week. . Buyers from outside points were out In force at the opening of th-. week's trade at North Portland' today., Run of awine tver Sunday totaled 1620 head compared with 1027 bead last week, but even this Increase failed to check the buying entbuslsm of killers. Bulk of toppy stuff went around $8.00(8.05. but one load was good enough to force a bid ot $S.10 early , in tbe game. At Chicago there was- a weaker tone In the bog trade with a loss of 5 to 10c in the price. ' Kansas City bog market was also weaker and lower. General hog market range: Best light Medium light Good to heavy Rough and heavy ; ...$8.00(98.10 . .. 7.8.V7.0O ... 7.50(37.75 . .. 7.00(&7J15 Cattle Market Jumps. Market or cattle- was easily 10 to 15e higher than last week in tbe North Portland yards today. Run of cattle over Sunday totaled but 798 head compared with 1226 head a week ago., and killers' ideaa reflected this condition by forcing tbe higher figures. Bidding for the better class stuff was agres. sive at the opening of tbe market. Some pulp fed stuff waa sold in the C steer division at $7.90. "and ttie average run of good stuff sold readily around $7.43J 7.50. Light stuff, as during recent days, continued in best re quest. I At Chicago there was a weaker tone in tbe cattle trade for the day. I Kansas City cattle market waa fractionally off. . General cattle market range! Select pulp fed steers $7J5(f7.90 Best bay fed steers 7.35ft7.50 Good to choice 7.15(37.25 Ordinary to fair 6.0orx6.75 Best cows 6.5(Kct6.t0 Good to nrlrae 6.25r6.40 Select cu Ives 7.508.00 Faicy bulls 5.60(tt6.00 Ordinary bulls 4.O05.OO Lamb Market la Off. As forecast In these reports, there was a further lose of 25c in the price of spring lambs on the North Portland market today. This action was in line with the general mut ton aud lamb trade throughout the country. Run of mutton and lambs at North Port land was below expectations at the start of the week, totaling 798 bead compared with 1231 last Monday. Spring lambs sold at $8.50 for tops at the start of the day's trading aud this price ruled generally during tbe day. Other lines of mutton showed some weak ness with price concessions general. At Chicago there a waa a weaker tone in the mutton and lamb trade with a loss of a dime In the price. Kansas City mutton market waa generally a shade weaker at the opening of the trade. General mutton market range: Spring lambs $ 8.50 C'rani fed shorn yearlings T .00 7.35 Best shorn wethers : 7.007.25 Bet shorn ewes 5.00fe'5.25 Wool stock . is generally quoted at $1.00 higher than shorn. Today's Livestock Shippers. Kogs C. T. Fulton, Biggs, one load; Jake Davidson, Mattpln, one load, W. B. Kurtz, one load; C. A. Silver, Wallowa, two loads; S. B. Barker. Mikkalc. 2 loads: M. M. Crewa, Blalock, one load ; O. H. Waltman. Condon, one load; D. H. Hiliicrbraud, one load: R- J. Carsner, Heppner, one load; John Hilf, Pay ette, Idaho, one load; Williim H. Steen, Blue Mountain, one load; 1L E. Went, Vale, one load. Cattle William Moreland, Meriden. Idaho, two loads; Mnroland A Hilt, two loads; W. H. Harris, Nampa. Idaho, eight loads: B. Cram. Gateway, three loads; H. L. Prlday, three loads; Ucngon Livestock company, Logan. . Utah, two loads; Frank W. Burke, Webster. L'tsh, two loads; John L. Burke, Utirley, Idaho, two louds; H. E. West. Kim-l-erly, ldnlio. two lonus; Joseph Ramos. Echo, two loads; Stlllwell A Proffitt, Hines, one load. . , Sheep G. E. Wolf, Goodnoe. Wash:, one load; Joseph Boyer. The Dalles, one load; Suivthe Brothers, Arlington, one load. Mixed stuff O. E. Gorsliue, Joseph, one load hogs and sheep; P. B. Johnson, Union Junectlon, one load1 hogs and sheep; Joe Wad kin, Parma, Idaho, three loads cattle and cales. Monday Morning Sales. STEERS. Section Idaho Idaho I.' tab Washington Washington Idaho - Idaho Oregon Idaho lualio ..... Oregon Idaho' Maho ..... Idaho ldnlio Idaho Idaho Idaho Idaho Idaho Idaho lduho " Oregou Idaho Idaho Oregon Idaho Oregon .... No. Av. lbs. 1133 1143 1208 1002 1094 1208 1224 1230 1335 lOtMl 1140 1 420 1202 1300 1305 130O 13PO MIKt 120 130 10SO 1072 1160. 1155 580 Price. $7.90 7.90 7.65 7.55 7.55 7.51 7.50 7.43 7.oo 7.0O 6.73 7.53 7.50 7.50 7.25 T.20 7.20 .80 400 4.00 $6.00 0.00 6.26 $0.73 6.65 $3.00 $8.00 $8.50 8.50 e.75 $7.eo 8.S5 $6.60 6.00 : i $6.50 ' 5.73 5.50 5.50 j 27 . 20 27 23 Iti 17 2 1 43 :::::: 2 24 1 11 I .". 1 COWS. -'11 4 1 HEIFERS. '2 BULLS. n CALVES 4 SPRING LAMBS 122 Bf : 13 YEARLINGS 1 224 1540 195 60 62 50- 90 99 102 102 120 180 . 102 102 175 215 20 ' 1J8 140 280 133 145 314 no 4Jregon .... Oregon . Oregon .... Oregon .... Oregon Oregon .... Oregon Ortgop. . . Oregon Oregon .... Oregon .... Oregon . . . . Ort-gou .... Oreg-on . ... . Ort-gou .... Otvguu .... Oregon ... . Oregon .... Oregon ... Oregon .... WETHERS 50 ...121 EWES . . . . 4 2 . 30 44 HOGS . . . . 1)0 . ... 78 111 .... 5 .. .. 13 1 ....12 i .... 12 $8.05 i 8.w 7.93 7.53 7.50 7.30 7. SO 7.fi5 7.00 DALHV PRODUCTS ON COAST Ban Franciseo Markets. San Francisco, Cal.., May 3 (U. P. EKgs Estras 22c: rirsfs. 18c; pullets, 18c. Butter Extras . 23c; prime firsts. 22e; firsts, 22c. , Cheese California ' fancy Lie; firsts, 10c; seconds 8c. . Seattle Market. "Seattle, May 3. Butter Native Washing ton creamery, brick. ditto solid pack 24c. Cheese O.-egon triplet. -16c; Wlrnsln twin. 17c; ditto triplets. 17c; .Washington twins. 16c; loung America 18c. ' . Eggs Sele-t ram b 21c. Lts Angeles Market. Ixis .Angelew. Mai 3. IP- N. S. Eggs, taw count. 22c. Butter, fresh extras, 22c,.- (Jobbers prices). NEW VES1INSTER " SECURITIES HAVE AN OPTIONAL FEATURE Notes May,-Be Redeemed at Any Time by Paying Three' Months' Interest. t One of sthe novelties of recent IsBuea of muntclDal aecurlties la the optional character of the $431,floo In city of New Westminster golJ notes recently! pnrcnasea ty the Lumijermen s rrruai company.- So far as local financiers have learned, this is unique ia securi ties of this' character, although private corporations often embody the princi ple In their bond issues, j These notes run for two years, but under the provision suggested by John A. . Keating, may be redeemed at any time on 60 days notice by .the; pay ment of a premium equivalent to. three months' Interest. This : Idea is beoom in recognized EeneraUv aa Just, as it allows the -borrower to be relieved of 4 trie interest burden when he has funds sufficient to take up the bond, but pro tecting the investor at the same time by allowing him something for the possible delay he may! experience in finding new avenues for his money. One of the principal i advantages in the .purchase of a bond is the assur ance that for a definite- period of timj the Investor will have an income re sulting from the interest on the money he has put in. , The impression has been that any contract arrangement that interferes with this guaranteed income tends to prejudice against the bond. The premium n redemption provision, however, is taken to offset this natural prejudice and really en hance the investment. , Improvement Is Reported From All ; Financial Districts Washington, May 3. General improvement in business condi- 4fc Jfr lions is announced in the fed- !( eral reserve board's digest of te reports of agents in the reserve it districts Into which the country is divided. , The New York district 're- f- ports general Improvement. He- Slight improvement is noted from the Boston district. . The Philadelphia district re- ports coal, lumber, shipyards, air sole arid upper leather, -aint 9(r and Hous iron and steel in- it Jfr dustries improved. The Chicago district report Jfr shows improvement. - The St. Louis district reports jjt demahd for general merchan- & dise improved. jjt The San Francisco district re- ports agricultural prospects ex- ceptionally good, ; mercantile lines satisfactory with indipa- it tions for improvement in lum- 4K- ber.. ' . ... I April Report Made By Remedial Loan Though handicapped I by an insuf ficient loaning capital to take fullest advantage of the present .emergency, the Portland Remedial Lean assocla tionduring the month of April loaned out nearly $S000 in smail amounts and for short terms. Offsetting this, $4500 was repaid. The loans and redemptions were di vided thus: The recapitulation of the business now on tbe books show: - Loans. Redemptions. Outstanding., Chattel .$37,714.00 $16.419.3 $21.27.'..64 Salary .. 20.377.96 , 15.509.SO 4.008.10 Pledges . 33.174.13 14.923.88 18,250.23 Total .$91,207.09 $46,873.20 $44,393.89 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chioaco Kegs Lower. Chicago. May 3. (I. N. .) Ilogs receipts. 50.00O; .market- slow, 10?15c under Satur day's average; bulk.. 7.40W7.00; ligltt. 7.30 Sj7.70; mlxHl. $7.25St7.65; heavy. 7.00(&7.55; rough. $7.00$f7.15; pigt, f32526.0. ' Cattle, rcelots. 12.000; market weak: native beef steers. 15fr8.W: western steers. $5.W t7.35; cows-and heifers, $2.90"g8.40: calves, $0.00$8JiO. Sheep Receipts 12.000: msrket weak; sheep $7.408.30; lambs, 18.00 10.85. Bt. Loaia Sheep Lower. St. Louis. Bio., Way 3. (I. N. 8.) Hogs, receipts, 13,000; market lower; pigs and lights. $6.257.70; mixed and batchers', $7.50(7.70; good heavy, $7.507.70. . Cattle receipts, 2100; market steady; native beef steers. $7.508.50;. yearling steers and heifers, $8.009.30; cows. $0.007.25; stock ers and feeders, $6.0007. 75; southern steers, $5.25a8.00; cows and heifers, $4.00 0.0O; na tive calves, $0.00(510.00. Sheep receipts, 1800: market lower; lambs, $9.50(310.75; ewes, $6.508.25: clipped lambs. $8.75(9.10; yearlings, $8.509.50; ' clipped yearlings, $7.00(37.75. Omaha Sheep Steady. South Omaha. Neb., May 3. (I. X. 8.) Hog recelnts. 6400:' market lower; heavy, $7.15(37.20; light, $7.2o7.25: pigs, $0.50J 7.15; bulk of sales, $7.17&7.22. Cattle receint. 5600; market slow; native steers, $7.00aS.50; cows snd heifers. $3.75i 7.75: western steers, $.50gS.OO; Texas steers, $0.00 7 .30: cows aud , heifers, $5.50(7,25; calvex. $7,254(7.75. " Sheep receipts 30(s); market stesdy; year lings, 8.00j9i0; wethers, $8.0Qi9.50Tlambs, J $.7r.c 10.5O. I . Oenver. Colo., Msy 3. Cattle. 2000; mar- ; Denver Kogs Lower. ; ket lower; beef steers, $6.75i7.t5: cows and . heifers. 5.0Oe;fl.85; stockevs and feeders, j $0.50(3 7.65; calves, $S.00j 11.00. , Hogs 700;! market lower; tops, $7.35; bulk, $7-257.35. . ". ). . Sheep 50U; market strong. i BANK STATEMENT OF COAST Portland Banks. This week. $2.432,:21.se Clesrlngs Monday . . . Year ago. $2,437,401-78 Seattle Banks. Cl'eariugs Balances Cleoriiuri . ..$2,370,153.00 1 . .. 179,278.00 j ...$0,67S,81S.bS ' San Francisco. Tacoma Banks. Clearings Us Uiu -re . ..$ 318.S51.OU . . . 07,4S7.0O( f ; Lea Anff elea Backs, f "learlngs Balu races . $4.271,2f.57 321,802.97 . New York Cotton Market. New York,. May 3. Cotton market: Oiwb. lllsrh. Low. Close, . 1055 M67 1061 1''1 . 10 1'Wt 1074 1073 . 073 0S0 072 Vtn . .Kio.i mil : K! m:; ,'WM , l"4'l 102(1 1"27 . 1052 : 1062 1O40 1047 January i -March .... May ..i. Jnlv ..j. tjctfber '. I Xt-etnber Overbeck & Cooke Co. ; : Stocks,; Bonds. Cottoa. Oraln. Etc, ; aia-217 Board ot Trad Building. j DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chlcaao Board of Trad, - Correspondents of Login Bryaa. Cbicago, Ntv ion. arT7XT17r A T OT70T7VTT70 0 TV7a770 Horn Bayars Enooursjsd, j Salem merchants are enthusiastic) over the new plan tof encouraging the; buy-at-home ieda through the means of paying the fares of all out of town residents who make their purchases at Salem. , Through an arrangement with the United States National bank; the money is to be paid out only on the condition of actual purchases of merchandise. Adding weight to the plan will be a systematic period, of advertising in the Salem newspapers 'for a period of 12; months. v Local Tirm Pleased. Flclschner-Mayer company- of Port land report business conditions are rapidly improving and that the country merchants are buying, larger quantities of -goods than formerly. It is also declared that the goods are. of better quality than those which were ordered for stock during recent months. Ben Rybke, one of the Port land firm's salesmen, on a recent visit to Albany, found business had .shown marked gains. . Stadying Trad Possibilities. Five business men and engineers re cently appointed by the Spanish gov ernment to study the possibilities of extending the trade j relations between Spain and the United States have ar rived in this country, and have estab lished headquarters at the Philadel phia Commercial museum. The commissioners will spend four months in the United States, visiting the different parts of - the country, studying its manufacturing and agri cultural industries, its commercial or ganiations and its engineering devel opment, more particularly its public "ALIEN ENEMIES" ARE BLAMED FOR FIRES . . ' ' I : - --.- - , Be C. Police Up Longer Withhold Suspic on; Men Run From Scene bf- Fresh Fire, Vancouve B. C. May 3. (U. P.) The police authorities here are no longer trylsg to mislead the public concerning' the situation regarding "alien enemjes" that are trying to de stroy the cly by fire. - When, last Tuesday at daybreak, fires started simultaneously at the Granville ad the -Connaught bridges, the former a 11,000,000 structure and tne latter costing half that much, the police mad public the theory that both fires "'fere accidental and not in cendiary, and that the fact that they were simultaneous was a "coincidence." Two morej outbreaks of fire occurred at Granville) bridge -yesterday, one l in the af terncion, the second ' late last night, and three men were seen on the second (occasion to. rush from be neath the (structure Just before the center span burst into flames. The fire department got the flames under control onr both occasions before much damage was done. Baron von Luttwits, who has been ordered interned at Vernon under mill- I tary guard, left the city last night i for the detention, camp,' Before leav ! lng, a German band serenaded him on his lawn. :hief of Police Tierney de ; nied that thfe celebration staged at the ) house of Bajrbn Luttwltz at Point Grey iat the tme when Vancouver was ! mourning for Canadians killed In bat- i tie was th4 motive for the arrest of the German patriots. As he stepped aboard the train ; Baron yon Luttwltz said- to reporters: 1 "There is hot much use sending me away. , The war will be over, by Oc tober, and theh Canada will belong to Germany. jAlvo von Aivensleben will j be governor! general of your fair prov I ince.? - '..-'" .'. . f : Von Aivensleben, a wealthy land- owner here, has been making his home tin Seattle since tne war began. Dr. i otto Crunerjt and other Germans were r'also sent toj the detention camp. , ! - - w t Portland Holds Lead In Bank Clearings Portland led the cities of h north west in bank clearings for the six-week. period ended- Saturday, according to figures Just compiled. The Portland total for that period was 67,84,001. Seattle's clearings 'were $66,663,342. Last week's clearings In Portland totaled $10,549,937: Seattle. $10,494,210. Tacoma's clearings were $1,661,603. Chief of Bureau of Commerce En Route Dr. Elwa rd E. Pratt chief of ths i bureau of fbreign and domestic corn- j merce, will address the annual con VANCOUVER The Business Man and The Bank Good service working for, and customers in tne development pr business in every, . way. consistent safe, and sound We want to serve those business -men of Portland who are earnest in their work of building, their institutions and their credW. Tenth em commodations of teous Dame, w LUMDERMEN National Bank Fifth works. Upon returning to Spain 'the commission will make a report to th ministry of public works, which will in turn transmit the information gatli. ered to the chambers of commerc throughout the -country, which, un-let recent legislation, have been given a semi-official character. Xoad Planar Invented. Fred Krickson, an" Albany contractor has invented a road pianer for which he- has applied for, a patensjr Tht planer is made of steel and '13 leet long by about 2 feet- wide and weighs 1700 pounds. The runners art designed to keep the machine from dropping Into holes, filling holes with scraped dirt as it is drawn up rotn the center of the road. The wstimatei) cost fs said to be 'about $150 and it will require three teams to run tt. Wood Waste Exchange. , The latest business, aid service In stituted by the government ! a wood waste exchange conducted by the for est' service in Washington, IX C. It alms to assist lumbermen aiitj manu facturers or wood to use each othtr t waste to mutual advantage, thus ef fecting a large saving not only for est material i but in money an ?well Twice a month the exchange serali out a circular headed "Opportunltlo to Buy Waste," containing thei nurm and addresses of factories, having waste wood for sale, with exact In 'formation as to species, sizes, . tortm and quantllioa aovernment Asks Bids. The quartermaster's department -it calling for tenders for furnishing bed and mutton for the posts in the went .ern department. For further portku lars see government advertlsemont li classification ; 2C in today's Journal. ; OR., BOY GOING TO BALL GAME KILLED IN RUNAWAY SiV-Othfirk JninrpH. Diip n Whom May . Die Breaking Harness Frightened Horse;! Roseburg, Or., May 3. f'yiil lfur ham, age 14 1 year's, dlod at tiaklam last night, and Lloyd HriJg-s, son o W. O. Bridges, is not expected r live through the day, the result o Injuries sustained thore yestcrdu when tfrcir ttjam ran away. KU othe boys were lrijured, one sustaining .. broken log. . The boys ivere en rhuto to a bal game when the hsrness broke, fright j enlng the horses, and when the btigg? j struck, young Hufliam was throwi j against a telephone pole and no hndl Injured that lie soon dlod. The-llur ham lad waiJ mascot of the Oaklmt' ball team. Ho was a brother of Kill ward- aod Rdy Hufliam of .Koseburn! vention of the California Bankers' a sociatlon at (tun KraiitiMOo May 27, 2' and 2. Dr.- ji'ratt pronabiy win visn Portland during his western trip, a he will represent Ket'retary of Coin merce Redficd and . wishes to confer on business condition and tral ex pansion with jcommercial organization and bankers. - ; Catching Predicts - . . : Big Development Sidney C. Catching, formerly assist ant cashier Iof the -Merchants' Nd tionat bank, ihas taken up his nev venture as president and manager o the i Bank of Sherwood, having P'T chased a suKbstantial Interest in th rapid development of the country ahoti I Sherwood from now on because of th-j increased acreages of, garden produt 4 and onions which have made that part of the vallev famous.' I THE Canadian Bank of Commerce Head Office TORONTO. CANADA Established 1867 '-. A Generil Bankinpr Business Transacted " Interest Paid on Time Deposits Commercial Letters of Credit. Issued Exchange I on London, Eng land, Bought and Sold Portland' branch Comer Second and Stark Sts. . ' F. C. rlalpas. Manager is what we are steadily we try to work with our of their with banking. we freelv offer the ac a progressive and cour i and Stark OAKLAND t I