THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, P ORTLAND. FRIDAY, MAY 21, ' 1915.
14
-f
EVEN BEFORE
PUBLIC NOV QUITE
ANXIOUS TO THROW
AWAY GOOD MONEY
Anxious to Pay About Four Time
. a ., Much for .California New
V Onions as for. Old Crop Oregons,
Althongh Latter Are Best. ' ,
Money Is evidently so plentiful among Port
In nd consumers that tbey are wIIIIdk ami quit
anxious to pay four time aa mucb aa neces-
' nary for aomo of their needs.
' J For instance tbey are today pnrchaalng
California new crop oukm at . foar times tbe
prk asked for leeal onions of even better
quality. Not only are they seemingly willing
to $ay this extra pries but they are abaolnte
i? neglecting the home product, ybile crying
all the time for more people to encage lit
' the farming industry here.
It cannot be said that the public la buying
the new crop California onlona because tbey
ere better than the home product either In
i. taste -or keeping quality, -tor such la not the
ease. There la no better onion grown anywhere
In the country than la the Willamette valley
and even this late lit- the season the old crop
trek will keep far better than than the new
crcp offerings from the south-
Quite fair supplies of old crop local onions
remain- unsold and while deaierate efforts
are being made to Unload, offerings are neg
lected. i
EGO TRADE IS DRAGGING
.While the market for eggs 1 showing no
"" real weakness along Front street, arrlTala
4, are not moving out Quite aa freely as ex
' pec ted. With practically no storage demand
remaining the call is limited.
ROIXED OATS ARB LOWER
l Price of rolled oats was generally reduced
' GOt; a barrel for bulk by local mills today on
"; a ceo tint of the weaknt;es in cereal. The re
. dactlon in case goods amounted to 25c a
' esse. ; Wheat cereals are also lower.
MORE JjOCALi CHERRIES IS
Uulte a fair increase In arrivals of -local
t cherries la shown In tbe trade today. . ArrlTala
1 are mainly from Willamette valley points.
T hese are generally of good quality with sales
-. around Sc. a pound. California stuck very poor.
TEA; PRICES ARE SHADED
; With local stocks beginning to arrive some
what - more freely aiid with a fair showing
of excellent quality from The palles, Cali
fornia peas are lower . in - price today with
1 wholesalers losing money on every pound sold.
: Sales reported from 16 to 7c for California
i and 8c for local. ,
wr -
BRIEF : NOTES . OF THE TRADE
First California peaches are selling fairly
well at $3 crate.
j. ' Extreme scarcity of salmon supplies con
, tinues.
t' Country killed veals and bogs ' are slow.
price, unchanged.
- , Chickens remain qotet. with springs lower.
Old potatoes are slightly more active.
CASCARA BARK IS LOWER
With a very heavy peel in sight and little
TRANSPORTATION
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Chang En Boute)
, The Big.
i Clean,
i Comfortable. '
Elegantly Appointed,
! Sea-Going Steamship
' BEAVER V
Sails From Aliurwortli Sock
9 A. .M., May 22
lOO Golden KUm oa
Columbia Biver.
. . All Bates Include !
Berth and Meals.
- Tablee and Service
Unexcelled.
The San Francisco ft Portland 8. 8.
Co.. Third and Washington stau
(with OrW, B. H. Co.) Tel. liar,
shall 50O. A-6121.
: American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.
Freight Service
Frequent
Portland
New
York
Boston
. Sailings
Low
Rates
c d. Kennedy; Agent
270 Stark St., Portland, Or.
Palaces of the Pacific
S, B. XTOBTKSBir PACTTIO
S. 8. OBEaT hobxhess
. Iiuxe fast Xdn to
SAN FRANCISCO
' XrOBTQaUf PACIPIO Sails Mmy
' Steamer train' leaves North Bank
Btation. 9 A. M., arrives Flavel 12:30;
lunch aboard ship; arrives Ban i'ran
!. Cisco 3:30 P. M. next day. - ,
BOBTB BAXnC TICKET OPPICE.
Phones i Mar, aao. A-6a7l sth ft stark
COOS BAY
. ? A3TD EtmilKA
,Se, S. Kilburn
SAZXB MOSOAT, MAT 34, 6 P. M.
V0BTH FACrno STEAMSHIP CO.
' Xlcket Offioe II ' Freight Of fine
122A,8d Bt. Foor
MAIM A-13H1I Haia t20gj A-42g
STEAMER GEOBGIANA,
- leaves dally except Monday for
- - A8TOBXA A2TO WAT AASIlXarOB.
Leaving foot of Washington St T
; a.m., returning 9 p. tn.
STEAMER SERVICE
The steamer HARVEST QTTTEH
Waves ash Street pock daily eipt
Snnday 8 P. M.. for AstoriT and
way points. Returning, leaves Ab.
ton daily except Sunday, 1 a. il.
Tickets and reservations at O-W. H.' A w
City Ticket Office. Third and Washington
streets or at Ash Street iJock. Phonos: Mr
auaU 4500. A-121. Mar-
; STEAMSHIP
j Sails JJirect for San Prasclgco. Xoa
Angeles and 8an XJiego. -7
,f Sunday, 1 : 30 P. M.; May 23
. 8AH FBANCISCO. POBTZiAXTO k
f,Oa AMOElS 8TEAHSHXP CO.
FSANX TtOT.T.Avr Agent.
12 Third St. Awt5se. Mala aa.
fpeeisi One Way and Batud Trip Tares to
THE WAR THERE, WAS A SHORTAGE IN WOOL SUPPLIES
BEERY PEIOE IS
BADLY MIXED
ALONG STREET
Soft Hood i River strawberries were again
a factor in tbe local market today, although
probably Utile better quality was available
from borne sections, i ? -
There were so many prices on berries along
Front street today that t would seem foolish
ft quote them. .Sales were reported all the
way from GQc to $2 a crate, although- it
might be said that transactions at the higher
price were almost too limited to notice. Early
in the day this price was asked far the. best
available Hood lUver offerings.
Home stock 'that was Just aa good, but osf
ferleg4 from Willamette valley points, was
not bringing over f 1.50 a crate and some were
offering down to $1.23 .. for the same stuff.
Then there was some poorer local stock which
was selling -around SI a crate.
Some rather fair -quality i Marshall from
northern California, packed in cardboard bas
kets in crates containing- 20 three-quarter
pound baskets, were offered from Bedding.
These were- priced -. at SI a. crate with only
limited demand. , 4 -'.'
activity In the trade so far aa outside buyers
are concerned.- the extreme price offering for
eascara or chittim bark today is 4c. a
pound, with most dealera unwilling to pay
above 4o.
SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE
Weather bureau sends the following notice
to- shippers:
Protect shipments as far north as Seattle
against minimum temperatures of about 47
degrees: northeast to Spokane, 40 degrees;
southeast to Boise, 35 degrees: south to Asa
land, 40 degrees. Minimum temperature at
Portland tonight, about 47 degrees.
JOBBING PRICES OP PORTLAND
These prices are those at which wholesalers
sell to retailers, except as otherwise stated.
They era corrected up to noon each day:
i Xairy Produce.
BUTTER Nominal. Willamette valley
creamery cubes,'selting price. 21c; sate prints
Z3Q24C: ranch butter. lUc: city creamery.
case lots, 25c; less than case lots, c lb.
extra. '" ;
BUTTEEFAT-r-No. i Portland delivery, 24c
Nearbv freshly catbered. candled.
20c; case count. 19c. ;
LIVE POULTRY Hens. Plymouth Rock.
13c; -ordinary chickens, 1213ci broilers
Ht to ZV, lbs.. 22&i5c: turkeys. 18(&20c:
; dressed. ZSo; pigeons, $1 .X)gl r5 ; - squabs
) ooseu, geese, live, attiuc; ream oucas,
old, lOQilc; young, 23c
CflEliSST FresU. Oregon , fancy full cream
twips and triplets, 14 f( 15c: xuung America,
15le.-; storage flats, 14 Vie.
-' - Fruit and Vegetables.
FIIESH rKUlT Orsnges, navel. $2.S03.25;
tangerines. : banauan, 4 Mic lb.; lemons,
yi.o(5.oo; limes, S1.00 per 100: grape fruit.
iii.iVHjj4.UO per case; pineapples, 7c lb.; pears,
$2.50i strawberries, local, 1.004il-&0 crate;
California, 75ct;10 lr crate.
APi'LEi Local, SlO4S2.00 box, according
to quality. ,' t
OMOSS Local No. 1, 7585c; - associa
tion selling price, Mo. : 1. 75c f . o. b. country
points; new California, fl.5o&il.75 crate; gar
lic, 1 7 c.
POTAiOES Selling price:. Extra choice ta
ble stock, tl-75(t(l.;vj per cental; new Cali
fornia, 4 5c per lb.; sweets, 13.25.
VEGETABLES Turnips, 1.J5; beets, ' S1.75
sack: carrots, new. S2.O0 per sack: oarsnlns.
$l.uufjjl.25 sack; cabbage. Los Angeles, $2.50
mi, ia era re; green ouiows, ioc nozen nnncnes;
peppers, bell, 2tS30c; head lettuce, 2.00
crate; celery, crate, 450ti5. 00; rhubarb, 1
&2c; caallflower, - local, S1.25 per dosen;
I'rench artichokes, 75c per dosen; string
beans, 1012Vac; x-ranberries, eastern, fiMM
per barrel; peas, 7(i7c per . lb.; asparagus,
local, tHK-ij.ia per doien; radiahea, 20c per
dosen bunches.
Keats, Tiah and Provisions.
DRESSED MEATS Selling price Coon try
killed: s'ancy hogs, lOfeloc; rough and heavy
biauc; laucy veals. lOluile; ordinary, 8c;
poor, 6Q6c; goaw, Stit4c; spring lambs. 13
it 14c.
UAilS, BACON. ETC. Hams, 17H18Kc;
breakfast bacon, 174228C; boiled bams, 27c:
picnics, 12c; cottage, roll. 13c. '
OiSTEBS OiympU, per gallon, $3.50;
canned eastern, 66c can.: $0.50 dosen; eastern
In shell, S1.85 per 100; rasor clama. $2.50 box:
eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack. S3.00.
K1SH Dressed flounders, 7c: steeluead sal
mon ( ); Royal Chinook, 12c; perch, ti
tic; lobsters, 23c lb.: silver smelt, be: salmon
trout. 18c lb.; halibut, 5gSc; shad, dressed.
4c; shad roe, 16c; roe shad Sc lb.-
LARD Tierces, kettle rendered. , 13c;
standard. 12e. -
CUABii Large SI. 75: medium $1.25 dosen.
Hons, Wool and Bides.
hOPS Buying price, choice, i0Kllc;
prime, 10c; meuiuoi to prime, V4c; medium,
lftc; 1915 contracts, lOMiWlle.
WOUL Nominal, 1915 clip; Willamette val
ley, coarse Lotawold, 25c: medium tihropahire,
20c; choice, laucy lota. 27tt2oC; eastern Ore
gon, 14U23C. .
6 . - ? Hides. - ,
Salted hides. '23 Uw. and up, 14c; salted
stage, 50 lbs. aud up, 10c; salted kip, 15
lbs. to 25 lbs.. 14c; salted calf, up to 15 lbs.,
lsc; green hides, 25 lbs. and up, lie; green
stags. 00 lbs. and up, ,c; greeu kip. lu lbs.
to 25 lbs., 14c; green calf, np to 15 lbs lSc;
dry flint hides. 24c: dry flint catr, up to 7
lbs.. 20V-; dry salt hides. 19c; dry faorsehides,
each. 6oc to $1: horsehair. 25c; salt horse
bides, each. $2t3; dry km it wool pelts. 14c;
dry short wool pelts. Lie; dry sheen shearlings,
each 10c: salted sheep shearlings, each 15c
lALLOW No. 1. ijtic; No. 2. 4c:
grease, ii4c. -
MOHAIR 1915 82c.
CHITTIM OR CASCARA BARK Buying
price, car lots, 414c; less than car lota, 4e.
O-recerisa. . -
SUGAR Cube, $7.30: powdered. 7MO: fruit
or berry, $tJA);. beet, $0.00; drv granulated.
$U.8U; D yellow. $0.70. (Above quotations are
30 days net cash.)
RICE Japan style No. 2, 4Q5c; New Or
leans, head. tH4aGe; blue rose, Vic: Creole
5c.
. SALT Coarse, half grounds, 100s, $9.75 per i
ton; 60s, $10.50: tsble dairy, 50s. $l(t: lOs
$17.50; bales. $25: lump rock, $20.00 oer ton
HONEY New. $3.25443.50 per case.
' BEANS Small white, $8.25; large white.
$6.00; Pink. $5.25; lima. $o.75; bayou. $o.50
red. 6VaC '
Faints and Oils.
LINSEED Ollr Raw bbls., 75c gallon: ket
tle, boiled, bbla.. 77c; raw. cases. 80c; boUed. '
cases. 2c gaL; lota of 250 gallons, lc Jeas:
oil cake meal, $44 per ton. I
WHITB LEAD Ton lots, 7c lb.:'' 500 lh.
lot. 7ic lb.; less lots. 8c per lb.
; OIL MEAL (Jarload lots. 34.
; COAL Oil. Water white in tiro ma and Iron
barrels. 10c. .
?TURPENTINBIn cases 64c. tanks 67c per
gallon. - ,
DAIRY PRODUCTS OS COAST
x -. ' '
Seattle Market.
Seattle, May 21. Butter: Native Washing
ton creamery brick, 25c; ditto, solia pack, 24e
Cheese Oregon triplets,; 16 c; Wisconsin
twins, 17e; ditte triplets, 17c; Washington
twins, 16c; Young America, 18c
Eggs Select ranch, 22c.
San Wajinfmm WaV
San Fraadsco, May 21. EgKs Rxtraa 24c:
firsts, 23c; seconds, 20c: pullets. 21c.
Butter Extras 22Me; prime firsts. 22c:
firsts. 21 Vic. -. . ...
Cheese California fancy ilc; firsts, lOHc;
seconds. Sc. - . .
POTATOES J ALONG THE COAST
Seattle' Marketa.
Seattle. Wath May 21 tU. P.) Onions:
Oregon. $125L50; Yakima. 75p2$1.00.
Potatoes Yakima Genu, $38ai40; Idaho and
Montana, S3537. r
San Franoisee Market, -
San Francisco, May 21 u. P.) Potatoes:
Silinas, $1.6582-50; river, $1.00Q1.60; sweet.
U. S. Government Bonds.
I New York, May 21. Government bonds:
, . 1 .. Bid.-: ,. Ask.
Twos, registered irr - oa
do, coupon .......... 97 '
Threes, registered 100-V B
Foots, registered ............. ..loou no"
rio. eAiiiMm ..
. . -"-.-. ..t'r :..'
Twos, Panama 07 : .
Twos, ia OT .II!
Foreign Exchange Rates. ,
Merchants National bank quotes foreign ez
chsnge: . .
London Sterling, $4.80.' ' i ?
Berlin Marks 21. 33. -Paris
Francs, 19.35. - . -
Vienna 16.22. - . ' . ". - ' .' . "
-Athens 19.46. - " 5
Hongkong Currency, 44.45.
.- ;,:.t'.-'; I f r-r-:
New York Sugar and Coffee.
New York.' May 21 Sugar, centrifugal
spot, $4.80; Xune. $5.02.
Coffee Spot New York No. T Bios. T4c:
No. 4 Santos, e.' . " -
.Edited by II y man H. Cohen.
WOOL
HAS A
QUIET J
VITH A -IN
EFFECT
Neither Bayers or Sellers Are at
Present Willing to Concede
Anything- Meantime the1 Sup-
ply Is . Growing . Short. -
Various Interests are playing a freeeeout
game In the wool trade. Buyers are rather
fixed lu their ideas that the : market Is dan.
geroos and will show a decline before an ad
vance la made, - while growers insist npoa
holding for higher figures ' than are now of
fering. T " ? ! J- .
. Result is a deadlock . in tbe wool trade,
never before seen iir this territory. For many
years Oregon wool growers have, been' willing
to accept whatever : price the eastern mills
were willing to allow out Of the goodness of
their hearts. Generally i other sections ob
tained from 1 tj 4c a pound., more for their
wool of similar quality than did this state.
Eastern , interests, . accustomed to. ' naming
their own prices for Oregon wools, and having
tbem accepted, are stnpef led by the ; present
action of : the Beaver state producers rin ask
ing, values to which they are entitled. . This
buyers are not willing to concede. "
While more, or less : business has quietly
passed In the interior of the Pacific north
west of late, tbe situation is far from show
ing activity. Sales dates have been delayed
on this account and it begins to look asif
each side to the controversy will hold out as
long as possible. ? - A. -
There has been more or less talk in some
quarters that the . foreign situation is less
keen with lower values but this is not borne
out by facts; the London closing being at firm
quotations, fully maintained at the high point.
One of the leading wool firms of New
lork has come to the conclusion that as a
result of the war . persons will be wearing
fewer suits next year, and will probably be
laylng mot for them, and that it is far
from impossible . that colore will have .disap
peared aud everybddy will be wearing black
and white. . This conclusion was reached after
making plentiful allowance for tne factors
that - will tend to reduce the stringency, and
represents a conservative view of the prob
able effect - of the war ; npon American , tex
tiles, fa detail the situation, as viewed by
an authority on the - American domestic and
turelKn woolen trade, ia aa follows;
The average life of a uniform in the trenches
is only three weeks. After that a new urn
form is issued, and what is left of. the old
one ia burned. It-cannot even be made up into
"shoddy," fur in the trenches it has become
verminous and there is danger of contagion
Even on garrison duty the average uniform is
worn out after six weeks' service.
There arc probably 15.000,000 men nnder
arma by this time Mn the European armies.
and each of them at the front vaiild need 17
or 18 uniforms a year. Of course, the actual
number used ia not as high aa this. In tbe
first place, a large percentage Is at all times
on garrison duty. Moreover, it may be doubt
ed if the Balkan and the Russian armies are
as well supplied aa they ought to be, and even
in the west there was at first among the
allies aa Insufficient supply of uniforms.
But making allowances for this, it is
probable that each soldier will average nine
uniforms a year. Comparatively few of these
15,000,000 men wore more than two suits of
clothes s year in time of peace, and many of
them wore only one. Consequently it may be
estimated safely that not less than 100,000,000
uniforms will have to be, provided every year
of the fighting above the normal consumption
in time ' of peace. . . - ' ;
These uniforms are made of wool. Most of
the continental armies have always used all
wool uniforms. The British army is clad in
khaki, which waa originally Invented la India
and was at ilrst a cotton fabric. It was lu
cotton khaki that the American troops were
dressed at first ia 1898, but before the sol
diers from the northern states had been in
the tropical camps very long . it was . found
that,' , Inasmuch as the cotton: fabric - was
waterproof, the soldiers who perspired heavily
found themselves in great discomfort -on ac
count of the lack of evaporation. j r : '
So a New York firm bef an to supply a
wool khaki in effect a- light serge and this
wool khaki, porous- and much cooler than its
cotton,, predecessor,' is bow the suiting. of the
British army, as well as of the American.
This puts all the armies fighting in Europe on
an all-wool - basis; tbe .100,000,000 uniforms
must come out of the world's wool supply.
As an average of 10 pounds of wool is used
in making each uniform, there is 1,000,000,000
pounds of wool foe this item alone.
But there is also the question of under
clothing - to be considered. Woolen : under
clothing Is needed foe. winter campaigning at
least, and for that matter in hot weather aa far
as possible, and most of the peasants who are
riow in the fighting line never wore a suit of
underclothes in their lives before they went
to war. So bare, again, ia an enormous in
crease almost as large aa that required lor
uniforms in the world's consumption of wool.
Daraage to Wheat
Is Cause of Sharp
Rise in Quotation
j -
r-hlrarn 'lit' M 21. 41. X. 8.1 Whrat
closed lt$3hie higher. " '
' Dsmage reports held the attention of the
wheat traders in tne pit today. ;
At the opening wheat prices generally were
higher.: May wheat opened with an advance
of 1H cents a bushel, Jnly was up Vi cent
and September started unchanged.
There was considerable short coveting In the
early trading. The demand for cash wheat
was good. : " -
.Sentiment In the' trade was' bullish, Se
rious damage has been done to winter wheat
in Indiana by the Hessian fly, according to
late reports. . - v- , - 3 ,
' Corn, prices were "somewhat Irregular st the
outlet. May' tt irted higher while July aud
September opened . a shade lower.
Oats was unsettled. Provisions were weak.
Range , of Chicago prices furnished
by-: Over
of Trade
beck ft Cooke Co..V 216-217; Board
building :
WHEAT
High;
Sl.5f.1t
4 1.2Si
"122
CORN
-
, 77 H
OATS .
.52 "4
' .7,
? AT,
PORK
18.00
18 27.
18.57
LARD
9.70
9.82 "
10.10 :
. RIBS
10.45 "
10.62
10.87
Month.
May , ,
Julv .
Open.
Close.
1.55 .
1.28A
1.22i A
.TitiB
.76iB
-T7 B
.52HB
.50 A
45B
,,...$1.54
..... 12B
..... .72X4
.75 -St
..... .70(4
.... .51
....
..... .45
,...'.17.00
.....1,25
.....18.52
162
1.26
1.20i
72
.78Vi
.Ml,
17.90
iS.17
18.47
9.62 ,
9.77.
10.00
10.42 -10.57
-yr
10.83 .
Sept. .
Mav .
July .
Sept. -
May ; .
July .
Sept. .
May ,
July .
Sept." .
17.90
IS. 15 B
48.45-
9.67
. 9.82
10.07 A
10.42 1
10.60 A
10.85 A
May
Jcly
Sept.
" 9.63
:,,. 9.80
.....10.00
May
July
Sept.
..10.42
..10.57
,.10,85
COAST - BANK STATEMENT
Portland Banks. 1 v
rinrlnM .' ' This week.. Year aeo.
Monday ....... .. ,1,87 1.781.78 $2,23,0n2.75
Tueday .......4 l,7Sij,143.Sl 1.951,408 01
........ J 1.7S5.143.21 .951,49S61
lay ..... J 1,634,311.40 i 2,054JJ208
w - J 1. 490,282.89 I 1.758.022.09
Ul.557.352.03 1L0O0.2O4.93
Wednesday
Thursday
. , . BUS ZsmshSIsHTV AsUlasM
Clearances . . .... ...... . .-$757,482.39
- os Angeles 'Banks. ' . -
Clearings r. .. . $2,831. 6T1.9i
Balances .,...172,13.71
' Beattio Banks. ,
Clea rings . . ,l .. . -.T- . . ... . .$2,083,417)0
Balances ........ .-. i - ..." -. 170,702.00
v.-i Taooma Banks. -
Clearings .4 .. .. f 27. 1S2.00
Balaacea -j 25,3 O.OO
' :.. -.. 'i'i--iA.
. New York Cotton !; Market. 1
Open. : . High.' Iw. i - Close
Jan. ..,...$10.27 $10-28. $10.19 t $10.21
Mar. j.-.:.. 10.5: :i 10.54 : O.HO lo.4
May ...... 9.4- .912 i; 9.40. ; 9.40
July 9.62 ; 9.68 ' . - 9.f4 i '? 9.50
Oct. . 10.00 10.04 ,i r 9.91 " 9.94
Dec ..... -lOJCl ' .I 10JSS5 1 , 10.14 1 . lOJfl
MARKET
NE
DEADLOCK
HIGH FREIGHT IS
' GIVEN AS CAUSE
OF SLOW TRADE
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS.
-;ars-
' Wheat.BarfeyJi'lur.Oats.l3ay.
Portland, today . lo , 5 - 2 . 4
Year ago ... . . . . 7 : 1 1 - 8 11 . 3
Season to date .15867 1886 1840 1951 1902
Yer ago ..1540S 2617 2U84 1007 2021
Tacoma. Tburs. . . , .. . .. .. 6
Year ago ...... 12 1 .. .. 2
Season to date . 892.1 607 .. 6TS5 3123
Year ago ...... 8770 809 : .. 465 2408
Seattle, Tfaors... 4 .. tt - 2 6
Year ago' . 13 11 7 3 12
Heason to date,. 7504 1070 2233 1190 B57a
Year ago ...... 6004 1105 2018 : 1248 885
Wliile record prices for charters for vessels
for new crop loading continue to attract tbe
attention of the grain trade here, there is
little activity . noted in the markets. --v'
While foreign prices for wheat and barley
continue at tbe extreme record, values here
save been sott because not only of the ex
treme high- price for freights but the actual
scarcity of tonnage . coming in this direction.
Further talk of . . a SO . market for bran ia
heard in the local trade; bat naturally this
ia more or leas of s guess. While the trade
is general, ia figuring upon Extremely high
prices for staffs because of the scarcity, the
fact that oats and barley are -so cheap will
throw considerable of the osusl millstsff de
mand , in those cereals, althongh neither can
altogether take the place . of - bran and shorts.
Further advances in the local price . are re
ported here, i
lour market is quiet and almost lifeless.
LOUR Selling price: Patent, $6.40; Wil
lamette valley, $0.40; local straight, ; $5.70;
bakers'; $0.j06.8O; export, $4.50.
HAY Boyfaut orice. Willamette valley tim
othy,- fancy, . $13.00; eastern Oregon-Idaho
faccy timothy, $16.00; alfalfa, $13.00(313.50;
vetch and eats, $11.00; clover, 3.00&'9.00 per
ton. - 1
.GRAIN SACS 1915, nominal: No. t Cal
cutta, 77c
MILLSTUPF8 Selling price: Brao $27.00
27-50; shorts,' $29.O0g23.5O.
' ROLLED BARLEY Selling price.: $29.00
30.00. -. -
CORN White, $34.0035.00; cracked, $35
36. 50 per ton. .
Foreign strength and advances at Chicago
today affected the bidding for spot wheat on
the Portland Merchants' Exchange. . Bids for
spot were unchanged to 2c better than yester
day. The only sale was a lot of 5000 bushels
June bluestem at $1.17 Vi.
- Spot oata bids on the exchange were 2Se a
ton higher : with no sales while barley was
down 5c. Ko sales.
.Millstnffs showed strength on the exchange
today with spot bran 25c higher ,
Merchants' Exchange spot prices: !
- - - WHEAT. - . " . ,
.FrL Tburs. . Wed. , Toes. Mon.
'Bid. Ask. Bid.
Bluestem
$1.17 $1.18 $L15 $1.15 $1.16 $1J.7
Fortyfold ; - . .- -
I.I314 1.15 1.12 . 1.12H 1 J4 1.15
Club ,
1.10 1.14 l.ll 1.10 1J1 1.15
JieA Fife -
To" 1.12 - 1.07 1.08 1.06 - 1.06
Bed Russian ..
1.03 1.10 1.03 1.04 , 1.04 1.04
OAXS.
Feed . -
28.25 29M 28.00 28.00 28.25 - 28.00
-r BARLEY.
Feed '
2U.00 24.00 23.25 23.25 23.25 23.25
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran
205 27.00 ' 26.00 26 00 25.75 25.50
Shorts
20.5O 28.00 26.50 26.50 26.00 23.50
Futures were quoted:
WHEAT. ' '
Bid. Ask.
J one bluestem
duly bluestem
1 une f orty t" old
July fortyfold .........
June club ..............
July club
June red Fife
July red Fife
June red Russian .......
$1.16 $1.1,
1.17 1.20
1.13 l.ltt
1.07 1.18
1.10 1.15
1.00 1.17
1.07 1.13
1.00 1.15
1.03 J.10
1.00 1.12
July red Bnssian
OATS.
..$28.25 $29.25
28.50 29.50
BARLBY. '
.A 1. 23.00 24.00
20.00 24.00
BRAN. .'
,,.... 26.25 27.50
,-. 27-25 28,00
SHORTS. .
26.75 28.00
.... 27i5
June .....
July .....
June . . .
July ......
June
July .....
June . . , .
July ..
A31ERiqAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
-, DenTer Market.
Denver, Colo., May 21. Cattle Receipts
3400, steady. Beef steers $7.008.10; cows
an heifers, $5JW7.00; calves, $8.O0ll.OO.
Hogs 200. Higher. A few here sold at
$7.40(87.45.
Sheep 100, steady.
Chiobgo Hogs Higher.
Chicago. May 2L (I- N. 8.) Hogs Re
ceipts, 15,000; strong,. 5 cents above yester
day's average. Bulk. $7.ws7.7w; ngnc s.m
fti7.75; mixed. 7.407.80; heavy, $7JiO7.35;
pigs, $6.00(37-30.
Cattle receipts 1000; slow." Native beef
steers, $6,9019-25; western steers, - $6-25ai
7.90; cows and heifers, $3J208.70; calves,
$6.5095. - " -
. Sheep receipts, 500; steady. Sheep, $7.70
80; lambs, $7.75lOJ0.
' Kansas City Cattle Strong.
i Kansas City, Mar 21. (I. N. S.) Hogs
Receipts 8000; higher. Bulk, ; $7.457.55;
heavy, $7.457.5t; packers and butchers,
$7.46 7.55; s light. $7.457.60; pigs. $6.75
37.40. ' '
Cattle receipts 500; strong. Prime fed
Steers, S..759.25; dressed beef steers, $8.00
j3.7S; western steers, $7.do8.7o; stockers
and feeders. $6-758.40; buLta,. $5.557.00;
calves, $6.00Se9.75.
Sheep receipts souo; steaay. Lamos, $.uo
11.25; yearling, $8.009.75; wethers, $7.0o
48.75; ewes, $6.758.60.
Omaha Sheep Steady.'
South Omaha, May 21. (I. N. S.) Hogs
Receipts 11.600; higher. Heavy, $7.257.40;
light, $7.357.45; pigs, $6507.25; bulk,
$7-307.40.
Cattle receipts sw; imuj. mure sieers.
$7-50&r9.00: cows and heifers, $6.008.10;
western steers, $6.508.00; Texas steers, $6.00
7.40; cows and heifers, $5.807-o3; calves,
$S.2510.75. r K -
Sheep receipts 3000: steady. Yearlings,
$9.00i9.75; wethers, V" $8JS59.25; lambs,
$10.504tllJ0. i
-' St. Louis Hors Higher. ': - 4
St. -LooJb. May 21. (I. N. 8.) Hogs
Rocepits 9000; higher. Pigs and lights, $6.25
M7.75; mixed and f butchers', $7.55447.75;
good heavy, $7.60(gr7.65.
Cuttle receipts 700; steady. Nstive heef
steers. $7.509.00; yearling steers and heif
ers, $8.O08.30; cows; $0.rxxa 70; stockers
and feeders, $6.008.25; aontfaern steers, $5.25
(98.50: cows and heifers,- $4.006.00; native
calves, $6.00 9.00. - ':
Sheep receipts J500; steady, cupped na
tive muttons, $6.507.35;- clipped lambs,
S3.50foO.S5; cll'ied yearlings, $7.55it9.10;
spring, lambs, $10.004312.50.-.'
FOREIGN CROP ADVICES
New Zealand Wheat crop is officially es
timated' at 4.900.000 bushels, against S.UIO.OOO
tnshels last year, Oats, 10,200,000 bushels,
against 14.700,000 bushels. . .s
Russis Reported that wheat J stocks at
Odessa amount to 6,000,000 bushels. Very Uttlo
Is 'moving from the Interior. . , . ;
San Francisco Grain Market.
San Francisco, May SL -Barley calls
May 21 May 29
Open. - Close. Clo.e.
May ........ .....$1.14B $1.1A ......
le-ember J.23 1.23 1.23
Spot quotations Wheat, Walla Walla, $2.05
02.1O: red Russian. $2.O02.O2; Turkey red.
$.2102.12; bluestem, $2.102.12; feed
barley, $1.151.17j.
White oats, $i.ian.. ,
liran S26.5027.00: middlings. $32.00033:
shorts, $28.502.00. v
Various Grain Markets,
Liverpool When unchanged to- d higher.
Buenos Aires Wheat unchanged to c low
er. . r
Kansas City Wheat closed: May $1.47; July
1-21- - " " - i
Winnipeg Wheat closed: May $L59A; July
I1.5SB. ; ; -J-l- . . - .
St. Louis Wheat doted: Msy $1.46B; July
$1.23HB.
;.: Minliea polls Wheat efcwwed: May $1.59; July
$1.47 14 A; September $l.l,i.
- tmlnth Wheat closed: May $17; July
$1.52; September $1-S2V-
Wheeling carpenters ask 50 cents an
hour. - ,
CATTLE MARKET IS.
1 5 TO 25 CENTS OFF
IN PORTLAND YARDS
Sales of Selected Pulp Steers Hard
1 to 3Iake at $8 -Bargain Hunt
ers Operate In Cattle and Hogs
Daring Day. - v f" i
PORTLAnI LIVESTOCK RUN
V Hogs . Cattle Calves Sheep
Friday 312 227 9 887
'Iliursday . 351 : - 288" i 1 2 6i0
Wednesday- ..... OHS 1 ... 2 75
Tuesday ........ 43 ... 0 15
Monday ....221 . 008 SO 1570
Saturday 0 - 22 10 029
Week ago 415 118 1013
Year ago ...... 415 ; 25 1 128
Two years ago 509 862 ' 160 1916
ahree years ago. ... ... ' ... 986
Distinct weakness was shown for cattle at
North Portland. Some select pulp fed steers
from Utah were offering : but buyers were
scarce at $8 tor tops or 15 to 25c lower thaa
former values. - - s .
Five toads . of Utah ' cattle from the pulp
sections came forward overnight to the local
yards but buyers were rather indifferent when
the' market opened and the lower figures re
sulted. -. ?, .. ':' '- .' . -:-'..,..-; : ., .-.
The stuff that soldi at $8 was selected of
ferings of " lij?bt weight and well finished
just the class of cattle that buyers have been
crying for. Naturally the weakness in this
sort of stuff affected the general cattle trade
sentiment and the entire market showed de
pression. : At Chicago there (was a steady tone in the
cattle trade today. v -
Kansas City cattle, market was steady with
a small rnn.
Omaha cattle trade was also steady with
tops S'J.
Ueneral cattle market range:
Select steers r. .. ,
Best hay fed steers .........
Good to choice
Ordinary -to fair .............
Best cows
Good to prime ...............
Select -calves .......... .....
Fancy boll3
Ordinary bulla
..$ 8.00
7.73
.. 7.257U
.. .Oori0.75
.. 6.506.75
.. 0.25(ct0.40
.i 7.6O(irj8.O0
.. 5.5Ofe6.00
.. 4.90(5.00
It seemed a day of. depression In tbe live
stock , trade at North Portland. The showing
of weaknescs in cattle was likewise reflected
in tbe swine trade aud early offers were at
a loss of a dime from former figures.
Only s few small lots of hogs came forward,
but 1 killers' wants were apparently supplied
and they were not free bidders except at the
"snap" figures. . Some of the operators in
the yards : are constantly looking for bargains
and await the time when no other bidders
are in sight. .
At Chicago there was a stronger tone in the
swine trade with values higher.
Kansas City hog market was also higher,
with a small run. . ( -
Omaha hogs were up a nickel for the day.
Ceueral hog market range:
Best light . ;..j...$ 8.0
Medium light 7.9067.93
Good to hecvy 7.754i7.80
Rough ana heavy .................. 7.l0t7.5u
Mutton Trade Quiet.
Market, for mutton was a quiet affair at
North Portland today. 'Quite a fair run was
whpwn overnight but general trade conditions
reflected little, if any, change at the start.
At Chicago-there was a weak tone in tne
mutton trade.
Kansas City mutton market wws weak with
fractional price loss. ' ' i
Omaha mutton ruled steady with top lambs
around $9.75 and best yearlings .hitting $9.25
'-.
General mutton range: ' i
Spring lambs ,i...$ 8.25
Grain fed shorn yearlings 7.157.25
Best shorn wethers
6.25
Best shorn ewes . . . .
. 5.005.25
Wool stock is generally quoted at r $1.00
mgner than shorn.
Today's Livestock Shippers.
Cattle John L. Burke, Burley, Idaho, ; 2
loaas; sinion Lina, Webster, Lltab. 5 loads.
Sheep E. Wood, Silver ton, 2 ( loads; 'Frank
Wann, canby, 1 load.
Mixed stuff Zimmerman & Weed. Carlton, 1
load cattle, calves, hogs and sheep; . Peterson
lsros.. forest urove. i load cattle and sheep;
7. Onrimirnlr KWtilaiv 1 l.,aH .n.i W .
1). H. Hilderbrand, Condon, 1 load cattle anj
hogs; O. E. Lucke, Molalla. 3 ! loads calves.
nogs ana sneep on contract; j . 1). Dlnamore,
West Stayton, 1 load bogs and Sheep on contract-
1-' '
Thursday Afternoon Sales.
- ' . ' s STEERS . i
Section No. AvL Lba.
Price
$7.45
7.03
Oregon 24 1230
Oregon ...............22V 1612
Oregon ............... 8 1317
7.00
. COWS .
Oregon 1
Oregon 2
970
i945
$3.75
v5.00
Friday Morning Sales. '
PULP FEX STEERS
Section No. Av. Lbs.
Utah ... 24 1024
Price
$8.00
7.00
vtab -.- ... 1 .
STEERS
Oregon ............... 3
Oregon . ....... 1
Oregon ............... 1
COWS
1210 .
920
780 800
$6.23
6.00
'6.75
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
ADD SI
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Ovtguu
1
12SO
$0.75
............... 4 - 870 6.00
7 - 900 5.25
PEERS H ETAOIN 7890$.... N
1 1010 6.75
HEIFERS
1 760 $6.25
BULLS
, 1 o:k $4.25
1 1310 ' 4.25
CALVES
1 140 $7.75
............... 3 ' 140 7.75
3 - 126 V 7.00
1 180 7.00,
y LAMBS " ' " Z:.
4 97 - 82S
..130 66 ' 8.25
ltM) -. 02 8.25
.T. ....... 136 tW 8.Z5
-u.. 107 OO 8.25
30 l 8.25
' 8 ' ' . OO 7.O0
.....:.1S8 - 60 8.25
, - YEARLINGS
.- : 43 80 .-.' $7.25
4 112 7.25
1 13 103 7.00
WETHERS I
V. .. 3 150 $60
. . . . . .v. . 5 . 138 . &50
" ' EWES
It 120 $55
,. 3 1M) f 5.00
...107 ' 12H $5.0O
6 I 113 3.00
HOGS
SO 170 i $7.95
a 2; . 7.95
13 13 7.Ua
3 413 6.95
Jt 13o i 6.00
BOSTON COPPER MARKET
Boston 'May 21. Copper bids:
Adventure ....... 2 VslMpisainK . 5
Ahmeek 380 (North Butte.,....! 30
Arcadian ........ SHlNorth Luke.-...,'.. 2',,,
aiasaa iudio copper . .. . . s,
Baltic
3 htiOid Colour ....... 4tt
Belmont .....
Bohemia .....
Boston Ely....
liutte Bal .
Butte Coalition
Cel.- at Arts.-,
i 4 (Old Dominion . . 52
- 2OtH-eo4a ..v 77 '
28 Quincy .......... 85
: 2lUaven 10
9iRay Cons. ........ 22 '
3:&iSanta e......... 2
Cat Hecla.....5S5
iouunnon .........
Centennial
3 7!Siiattuck
26 Vs
Uiief Con..,....
Chtno
Cons. Cop. Mines.
Copper Range....
Daly West.......
Davis-Dalyi:.,.'. . . .
Kast Butte .....
First Nat'l......
85 IStewart
....1
43 Mnperior ......... 27
'!hup. & Boston..., 3U
BO gwlft Packing, . 107 54
98
txamaraca ........ a .
1 1 1UJIJT ........ , . 6
Xnolumne ........ 85
United, ,rruit..,13;f
ft
franklin
0
U. Shoe M'y...,. 69
Uoldfield Oons..l 7-16tu.! Shoe M'y.,pf. 28
Greene-Caaanea.. 27
Uranby SO
Hancock ........ 20
United Zinc 46
U. S. Smelters... 36
V. 8.. Smelters, pf 44
Helvetia 70
lITt.h Aimr
2
Hoogbtoa .--
Sltab Cons.
IiVlctoria ...
12
2
.3
65
.1
. 2
4
1
73
ss
Sew inspiration. . ..
La. Salle- ! 6
Winona . , .
WolYWlne .
Lak Copper .... 1
IWyaadot ......
Majestic ', ...
Mason Valley
Main. " Mining
May flower , .
Miami
i37
2
13'
1UKCHI
Verde Kxtn...,
Kerr Ike.....
4 V
Ulimnia ....
i Aljronsh
Mohawk 60 - ljicKinley .
tievaaa ". "
MISS SPOERi MAKES
BIG GAIN IN THE RACE
FOR FESTIVAL QUEEN
Miss Baker Loses j First Place
for First Time Is Close
Second. '
Standing- of tie Bos FesrtlTal
- Qnaen Candldats ; at XToon.
Marian Rose Spoerl ;.. 621.940
Sybil Baker .... .J. .. .610,610
Alice Nolan ...... j., ..446,850
Beatrice , Lash ........ 3 40,080
Ruth Angrel J.... 261.450
Susie Bcholes .250,560,
Mary Lawler .... i. . ..220.180
Myrtle Van Sickle J.... 198.720
Alice Hester .... .176,940
Tura Janea ...... J . . ..148,840
. Elisabeth Fragmeleii ...110.190
.lla Litzer .. r.i... .,... 81.530
. 4
39,630
19,860
Rossa Hoffmlller
Marian Rose Spoerl, Ad and Rotary
club candidate, for Festival q-'een, leads
the contest today.withj 621,940 votes.
For . the first time srtice the contest
got under way. Sybil Baker, .Woodmen
of the World candidate, is out of first
place. She is 1,340 votes behind Miss
Spoeri. -" - I .
A feature of the contest today is
the strengthening1 of her position in
fifth place of Ruth Angel, Modern
Woodmen of America caJn&idate. 'Susie
Scholea, who Is 'Sixth, js about 11,003
votes behind 'Miss Angel, r
- One of the 'marked gains was that
of Alice Nolan, Northwestern Electric
candidate, who has added more than
50,000 votes. . - " v j - - ,
The final coupon will be printed
Sunday. Tbe ; voting will close at 8
p. m.. May Tuesday
Seattle Censors
r Retain Authority
, ... .y f 1
' Seattle. Wash.. Mar 21. (P. N. S.)
Motion picture films Vhich have been
approved by the national board of
censors need, not come to . Seattle. swith
any assurance that the public will be
allowed to see them, if jthe bill recom
mended ' by a committee of tbe city
council ' nieets with the approval of
the entire councilmanic body. The ball
gives the local board, of Censors powers
to refuse to permit the exhibition of
any film regardless of the action taken
by any previous board of censors. It
also gives the members of the board
power to enter 4n theatre and de
mand an exhibition' of films which are
intended for the public view. .
Early Advance Is .
Made for Shares
In, N. Y. Market
New York, May 21. (I. N. S.f A better
feeling pervsded the. stock market today and
the general stock list advanced in value. The
demand showed improvement. There waa some"
apposition to resume buliisn tactics in tne
so-called "war stocks."- - 4 . :
Crucible steel featured the early trading.
Bethlehem steel assamed a leading position
and Westingbxrose attracted considerable at
tention. American Can was a strong feature.
The copper shares developed, considerable
strength. '' . j
Railroad stocks opened higher. . Union facfflc
sold op to 125 in the early trading, Reading
advanced to . 1 44 '4 and , Lehigh V alley : waa
steady. Misaooort Pacific showed a stronger
tone. a The stock sold up to 13fe in the first
hour. ' ... :v... v f. -j--..- . .-
Iater In the trading liquidation developed
and the result was some decline. '
The industrial chares, however, held steady.
Bethlehem steel jumped to 143 H.' Mexican i'e
troleom gained two points, selling op to 69.
Range of New York prices furnished by
Overbeck tt Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trade
building: ' ' ' - ; -
DESCRIPTION IQpen 1 Hlgh Low Cloe
1.1,1 ' riWllHF
65 U,
65 -it.
Am. Car A. Pounds c...
Am. Can, c ..........
Am. Cotton Oil, c...
Am. Loco., c ........
Am. Sagsr, e ..
Am KmAlt r ........ .
523
51 W
51
34
46
4i
106 .
66
33
46
46Ti
44
107
106
60U
65
LAm. Tel. A Tel.....
. , ......
1J
118
Aneconua mining- v .
Am. Woolen, c ......
Atchison, e ..........
Baltimore & Ohio. e...
Beet Sugar
Bethlehem Steel, c...
-Krooklvn Ranid Tran.
31
" .-3
28
99 :
"99
45
98
7ZVi
44
72
44 'a
143
139
142
86
86
86
Canadian Pacific, c...
1G0
158
15
Central Leatiier. e.....
30
UVi
90
43
41 H
27
36
11
89
42
39
26
36
11
80
43
40
'&
28
C. & G. W e........
('..-M. St. Paul ....
fhiiui HnDDM ........
Chesapeake A Ohio ....
I Vilr. i-n.t fr Iron. e...
Colo. Southern, e ....
Consolidated Gas ....
Corn Products, e.....
123
123
123
122
13
Pen. & Rio Grande, c.
vt. t .........
26
25
25
llnera! Electric ... .
151
1153,
1117
151
116
153
117'
Great .Northern, pf . . . .
1116
lUinois Central
Inter. Met., c.........
Lehigh Valley
w c. Rauthern ......
26
105
an;
21 kL
20,
142 ,
142 .
141
141
26
43 A
34 'A
26 "
43:
261
2o
43
114
Goodrich
43
35
Alaska Gold -'"
Louisville & Nssbville.
M K. & T-. c ......
Miunnnrl . Pacific' V...-
1116
116
116
116
12
13
59
14
63
85
25
12
12
12
59
14
62
85
27
12
68
14
Natlooal Lead . .. . . .-
58
14
2
85 .
28
Nevada Consoliaatea . .
New Haven ....
New York Central . . .
N. Y., Ontario W. .
Norfolk & Western, c.
Northern Pacific, ...
Penn. By. ...........
Peo. G.. L. A O. Co..
Pressed Steel Car, e.
nv rni. Coooer ....
62
JS.)
27ia
B-
102
104
106
115
105
10616
105
104
106
107
ii"
2.-? '4
45
23
45
23
23-
Reading, common ...
143.
1144
143
143
Republic Iron c.
28
20
6
88
16
34
27
19
5
8
88
16
84
2
10
18
5
87
Ht. I & S. V., 2d pf.
: T. Jfe $1 V . lat Tf.
Soathern Pacific, e...
87
Southern Railway, c.
r,nn . Cnnner . ........
36
34
T., St. L. & W.. C...
1 Tnion , Pacific, fe
V. S. ; Rubber, c......
124
125
124
61 Z
125
ei
62
62
531A
61 ,
63
IJ. S. Steel OO., C '....
V. S. Steel Co., jrtji ..
Utah Copper
Virginia Chemleal ...
52
1106
10a
lf
105
64
61
64;
s
".
66
89
4
31
66
94
66
TV'n K..K n .......
Western Union Tel....
. ' .1 1. ... . Fla.t T-1 .
95
Stndebaker ...... .1
4 66!
4f
Total sales, 398.200 shares.
St. Txuls Metal Market.
St. Lonis, May 21. Metals:
lad $4.12 bid. -.
Spelter 113.0014.25. ,
New York Metal Market. '.
New York. May 21. Metals: :
Copper Lake. 18ai9c. . -;iad
S4.174.22. : : .
Tin Quiet. $32.38.
Overfieck S. Cooke Co.
- Stocks, Bonds, Cotton. QrsJn, Etc.
816-317 Board of Trade Building,.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members Chicago Board of Trade. .
Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, --
.. Chicago, New, York.
yrovs " Blessing.
The series of rain storms the north
west has been experiencing for the
lastweek and a halt have been of
inestimable; benefit to wheatgrowers
and lumbering companies. In Oregon
and Washington wheat districts the
growers were in fear of a drouth this
summer; due to the fact that the moun
tain snows were short. The heavy
precipitation has allayed any cause for
worry in, this regard, and unless some
very unusual weather conditions ob
tain from now on, there Is little danger
of a short crop. On the coast the wet
weather was hailed by lumbermen with
delight, as the forests were drying
rapidly and several forest fires had
got under way. The rain extinguished
them. In northern Idaho . the fall
swelled the mountain streams suf f i
ctently to float millions of feet of
logs that otherwise would have re
mained on the skidways vntil next
year, or been transported to the mills
by train. In the Marble creek district,
for example, 20.000,000 feet -of logs
were stranded along the stream; and
'now, thanks to increased flow, are
being floated Into th St. Maries river,
on their way to the Coeur d'Alene lake
mills. . . 1
'GREAT VICTORIES' ARE
CLAIMED IN EASTERN
THEATRE BY 2 SIDES
Von Hindenburg Announces
Defeat of Russians at Nie
meri River; Flee to Kovno,
Berlin, via wireless to Sayvllle, Ma"y
21- (I. N. 8.) Another great victory
for Field Marshal von Ilindenburg's
army on the eatsern front was . an
nounced tn a statement. Issued by the
German war office today..
Defeated In the Niemen river dis
trict of northern Poland., the Russians
are fleeing toward Kovno, the great
fortress on the east bank of the Nie
men. Further successes by Oeneral von
Mackenzen's forces In Galicla were
also claimed by: the war office. . In
three weeks' operations jin that field,
104,000 Russian prisoners are declared
to have been taken, together with 72
cannon and 253 machine guns, while
along the Dubissa river 1500 prisoners
are reported captured.
In the western theatre, repulse of
English forces near Neuve Chapelle
and of the French about Flirey .is
claimed. .
GERMANS HAVE LOST ;
FOURTH OF ARMIES IN
EAST, SAY RUSSIANS
Petrogrrad, May 21.-rtI.-N'. S.) Ap
palling losses Inflicted .upon the Aus-tro-German
forces in the Carpathian
mountains were claimed in a state
ment by the Russian war office
today. From May lO to May 13, it is
declared, the casualties suffered by
the Teutonio allies in the mountain
battles were 10,000 daily, while during
the'precedlng 17 days. they were also
heavy.' - - -
Certain regiments nave been reduced
to a single company, it is declared in
the statement, which also claims : 40,
000 prisoners were taken .by the czar's
forces. - . ' - .. '
The total losses of-the Austrians and
Germans are estimated at one' fourth
of the entire strength of the kaiser's
and Austrian emperor's in the Carpa-
thians. v-.
.Three hundred thousand men are
locked in, a great battle north of
Jaroslau which may vdecide the fate
of Przemysl. .
In the face of terrific artillery fire,
the left wing of the Austro-German
army forced a crossing of the Lubac-
zovka river near Radava. . Enormous
losses were suffered by the enemy in
this advance which proved to be) but a
temporary advantage. Strong counter
attacks by the Russian forces hurled
the AOstrlans and Germans back upon
the bank of the river where they are
cow: declared to face annihilation or
capture.
Dispatches here today declare that
General von Mackenzen ' has almost
ceased his attacks upon the western
forts of Przemysl pending the outcome
of the attempted envelopment of- the
stronghold, on he east bank of the
tSan. The official statement Issued to
day says of the situation elsewhere:
"The 'fighting tn southeastern Po
land, southeastern Galicla and Cour
land continues to our advantage."
Germans Hold Jaroslau
Petrograoy May 21. (T, N. S.) .
While the AUstro-Germans are main
taining their offensive along the river
San and .around Przemysl nd north of
Jaroslau, their strength at other-points
along the eastern fighting front is di
minishing, according to a statement
by the Rusfan war office today. '
:- The" Russians ba.ve made a number
cf. counter-attacks on the fc'an between
Jaroslau andV Sieniawa. but no de
cisive result, is reported. Both Jaroslau
and Sienlawa are in the hands of the
Teutonic forces. !':".r;.-..
Company In Bankrupt-.
' The Machinery & Supply company Of
this city has gone into bankruptcy
and Judge- Wolverton has appointed
Newton W. Rountree as receiver. The
company's liabilities- are placed at
$14,033 vyith assets estimated at $27,
000, consisting ; principally of about
$15,000 stock and $9000 in bills unpaid
and doe. -
Public Recital Tonight.
Milwaukie, Or., May 21- Tonight at
8:15 o'clock, the pupils o Mrs. CUE.
- - . uiiviulil rraramar school
' - .
will hold a public recital at the city
hall, with Miss rorothy S. Wissinger
as accompanist.. .Tbe Milwaukie high
school girls glee club will sing.
The Oldest Bank In -the Pacific Northwest
cordially invites your account subject to
Check or in its Savings Department, with
the assurance of " courteous treatment.
&go
i
"rrABUSHEDissa CORNER WASHINGTON AND Tllino
To Open Haberdashery.
A. II. Uellar of this city has Jusf
completed negotiations for a- 16 lool
frontage on Washington street neal
Btxth, in the Merchants Trust build
ing, where he will open a riaoeraasnery
store on August 1. His Btore will ad
join the one which I'olits Brothers
will open In the ' corner store in the
same building on the same day, U
will have a depth of 60 feet. Mr.
Dellar stated yesterday . that, he pur.
poses to specialize In young men's
novelty goods, ' including hats. Bo
tween now and opening day he will
go to considerable expense in fitting
up the premises, which he has undei
lease for a term of years.
Tonoalla ' to Have Bank. '
ItS is reported that a bank, to be
known as the Farmers' Security bank,
Is to -be established Immediately at
Yoncalla. The institution will have s
capitalisation of $1C,000, and will
probably open June 1, in quarters now
occupied by the Yoncalla State bank.
U A. Bass of Springfield, W. 15. Young
and B. B. Brundage of Kugene are
promoting it; and it is understood that
A. F. Btearns of Oakland. Or., will be
selected as the bank's president. Bast
will be cashier.
WAR SUMMARY
BY JrW. T. MASON
Former European Manager of
the United Press.
New York,May 21. If Italy meeta
with no sueceKs and if the Aiiftro
Germans are able to Invade her wealthy
northern districts, anti-monarchial
revolution may break out and may
overthrow the house af Savoy.
Recent 'rioting throughout Italy
shows the temperament of the Italian
and does not bodo well for the spirit
of self-sacrifice under defeat. Un
questionably the Italian populace be
lieves It will have an easy time over
coming the Austro-Germans.
After nine months of exhausting
struggles for the Teutonic allies, It
would be highly unpatriotic for an
Italian to suggest, that the Italian
troops would be unable to do as they
please.
As a matter of fact it is uncertain
whether the Italians would wucceed.
If successful they must win quickly.
Whichever side makes the most ylgor
ous initial rush will gain an enormous
advantage in the subsequent trench
warfare. Italians never do things well
at the first attempt. This was evi
denced in Tripoli, where the early
fighting proved. . their leadership In
efficient. -
Whether Oermany will wait until
the end in the hope of a peaceful set
tlement or will make a sudden effort
to cross the Italian mountains before
war is declared is a question of mo
mentous consequence. There is yet
no absolute certainty of war. as a
compromise Is 'possible.
If It is war, the Germans are pre
paped to strike and if they carry the
mountain barriers and plunge into the
plains of Italy, their hold may be per
manent. The result would be disap
pointing to the Italians. a
If phlegmatic England's dlsatlsf. ac
tion is sufficient to overthrow a gov
ernment among temperamental Latins
defeat may mean exile, for royalty.
Then Italy may become a republic
Ten Indians to
- Give Testimony
Evidence Sought - In Cases Involving
Sale of Xdqnor ; Umatilla Wheat
Crop Is Promising.
E. 1 fiwartzlantlcr, superintendent
of the TJmatllla Indian reservation,
and Sheriff Till Taylor of Pendfeton
arrived In Portland last night with 15
Indians and" 10 white people, who will
appear before the.! present federal
grand Jury as witnesses against sev
eral persons accused of taking or sell
ing liquor on the reservation.
Swartzlander said today that ihe
Umatilla wheat crop outlook is excel
lent, and that the rains for the last
two weeks have assured a yield which
it la expected will go beyond the nor
mal output of 6,000,000 bushels.
Wheat is already coming Into head.
he said, and barley is even further ad
vanced. Shattuck School
Cornerstone Laid
The cornerstone of the new Bhat-
tuck school, at Broadway and Hall
and -Park s tree ts, was laid this after
noon. Children from the old Shattuck
building marched over to the new
building, which is to be one of the
finest school structures in the north
went. The program Included addresses
by members of the school board and
othera . - ' . i
Article of Incorporation.
Moon Anchor Mines Ok, eapltal rtxvk $no.-
000: M. !ncer, B. Sehmld snd A. llrnrcr.
It
Bitulithic is re
garded by
property own
ers who have
tried it, as a
high class,
e c onomical
-pavement.
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