The Oregon daily journal., March 13, 1916, Page 13, Image 13

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. . PORTLAND, MONDAY. MARCH 13. 4916.
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CLOTHING SUPPLIES INADEQUATE TO
CtQC K DAin
oi.uo iu iniu
SELECTED POTATOES
IN FEW INSTANCES
Ifarket la excellent for Best Stock
bat 'There Is Lack of Snap Else
whereMexican. Situation May
' Be Big Factor.
As high at $1.35 per eeotal U ielng offered
enf! paid for teleeted took potatoes (a east,
era Multnomah ano Clackamas counties. Tnla
price la being paid only in limited transsc
Mod. because available holdings of that qual
ity are scsnt and are not being generally
offered to tbe trade.
The balk of tbe baytng of fancy potatoea
baa been around $1.25 per cental with ordinary
shipping quality at $1.15 and rough atock
aroand 11.00 generally.
Potato trade la paying eoosldersble attention
to the news developments from tbe Mexican
bordVr. If It is true that tbe I United States
Intends to send av big army Into Mexico, If
iwidi an immedlata demand for pouT,
vrnlrb will directly affect tbe trade here. Tbe
eitent of this demand naturally depends upon
the sis of tbe army. .
Potato growers bate not been free offerers
of potatoes at any time this season. While
prevailing Talues are qnite fair, the average
grower believe be will get more and therefore
baa been holding bark. In tbhi be may he
making a serious mistake, but you cannot mke
Mm betters it. Tba season for old potatoea
kas probably three month, yet to run and
present holdings, while not heavy, are rather
liberal la view of tbe scant market heretofore.
OX ION MARKET 'VERY POOR
With tbe trade overcrowded with ho. S
stock, wblrb Is as good ss No. 1 for early
vie, the market for onions Is generally weaker
and lower. Offers of ontona are being made
!v growers outside of the association at lower
prices.
EGGS GOING INTO STORAGE
The market for escs la now a-euerally orra
at' race bTj with buyers generally offering
1st a doaen caae count for such auppliea and
Skies being mad In a limited way to out
siders st 18y.sC dosen.
a cr s v im-a ilDKir 1U wi'JIf
With a very liberal iucrease In offerings
from the south, the general price at first class
asparagus along the street la now lSe s pound.
This ia for fresh irrhila by ex pre., carried
oter slock being lower.
RHUBARB MARKET IS DOWN
.With California shipping its first good qual
Ity rhubarb of th present sesson to the l-jcal
market snd tales of that stock around Be a
Bound, the market for northwest hothouse Is
easier snd a drop Is generally expected.
SPRING CHICKENS HIGHER
Receipts of spring chickens sre nominal
slong the street and tales are reported hisher
st 20(8 22c s pound. For bens tbe market Is in
good shape st ITc for tops with receipts
cleaned up generally.
BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE
Ranch butter is quoted firmer st 19(20c a
poend. . J
Country killed calves continue slow, bogs
teady.
Hide market remains firm and active at
iuii price.
Trade ia apples Is slower et lower prices.
Keceipts of .fresh salmon scant, prices very
flrm.
6HIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE
Weather bureau advises: Protect ahrpraents
daring the next 43 hour as far north ss Se
attle sgalnst mlnlmnm temperature of about
84 degrees; northesst to Spokane, 30 degrees;
southeast to Boise, 24 degrees; south to Ash
lrnd. 32 degrees. Minimum temperstoxs st
'Portland tonight aboat 34 decrees.
JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND
These) prices are those st wblcb wholesalers
sell to retailers, except a otherwise stated:
Dairy Prodnoa. '
BUTTER City creamery cubes, extras,
83c; firsts, 81c; seconds, 30c; carton prints.
Sic, buying price of country creamery, cubes,
31&32c; Uregon dairy, 19fc(20c.
BUTTERs' AT Portland Oeilvery No. 1 sour
cream, 34c; No. 2, 32c.
- EGGS Selling price by dealers unsettled,
delivery extra Selected Iresn, )c per dosen;
: . i n ...h uiuAttw,
UYei POULTRY Hens. faes.vy Plymouth
Bock, 17c; ordinary chickens, 16c; stag. 12c;
springs, 14s and 2 lbs.. 20tf22c: turkeys. 15c;
dressed, fancy, 20c; culls. lSloc; plgeuna,
1.001.2S; squab. $1.20 dosen; geese, live,
l(j(fljt-e lb.; Pekln durks, old, ltto lb.;
ytrng snd heavy, 18c; Indian Runner. 1?9
le lb.
CHEESE Celling Dries Fresh Oregon "faney
lull cream twin snu uiuwu, i'ic per iu.;
: Young America, sac. fries to joooers: riats.
SSc. Yoong America, 21e f. o. b. ; cream
. brick, 2S&24c; llmberger. 23 it 24c; Wisconsin
t eel. t4J3c- block Swiss, sue.
Traits and YsgaMDle.
FRESH FRUITS Oraages. fancy navel,
$2.0u2.75; bananas, 5c lb.; lemons, $3,003
4.26 box; grapefruit, Florlds, S4.5065.23 caae;
pineapples, 8ta46c per lb.; pears, Sl.oo2.00;
tangerines, $1.60 box.
-.APPLES Local. S1.2SS2.00 per box. accura
ls: to Quality.
ONIONS No. 1. 12.50 per cental, association
TRANSPORTATION
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Oaan. of Bouts)
Ths Uig,
Clean,
Comfortable)
Elegantly Appointed,
aa-aoing SMamslUv
BEAR
alls From Alnsworth. Sock
3 P. M., MAR. 18
100 Ooldsn Ulles oa Columbia KlTer
All ts Includs. Berth and Alsalst.
Sablss tvna Bart-lost UqszcsUsO.
Ths n Pran clsco ft Fort land S. 8.
Co. Third and Washington St,
twltb 0W. B. k H. Co.) Tel. Broad
way 4500. A-613A.
ASTORIA
ana way landings
Str. Harvest Queen
From Ash St dock 8 p. m. dally,
except Staurday. Returns from
Astoria. T a, xtt, except Sunday.
O.-W.R. R. &N. C0.
CITS TZCXT OTTJ.CS
- Washinston At Third
Broadway 4.560. A-6181.
Aceriwn-Hawaiiaji Steamship Co.
SERVICE v5W GEORGIAN
PORTLAND H UQ SAILS .
to r y. ABoirt ;
HONOLULU Oi . APRIL 1ST
- O. I. XBmDT, ages.
79 Staxa 4U rortlaad, OS.
FOR
Butter at Higher
Price Is Firmer;
Situation Is Good
Sales of Beet Prints In Cartons at
35c Pound Become General
Daring the Day. '
As forecast la these repasts the pries of bat
ter advanced lc a pound generally in the local
market during the day.
This placed tbe price of bert known brand
a 33c a pound for carton packages.
The price of butterfat made a similar ad
vance with No. 1 st 34c a pound and No, 2
st 32e a pound.
Tbe advances bere sre in 11ns with the rise
In prices made' by Paget sound makers at the
time that this market went to 34c a pound
for prints. All grade of butter are affected
by the advance.
Markets for butter in tbe Pacific northwest
hare been affected for some weeks by the
action of tbe California trade. The former
weakness there which hi now believed bere
to have been eassed by msnlpuslttoo by the
Mg Interests of the soutb forced the lower
prices her and the latter advances there el
lower! these markets to recover. The local
market will be affected by tbe south until
si (.plies of butterfat bere become greater than
domand, when a lower range will be forced.
At the present time the situation Is excellent.
Wheat Liquidation
Hits Chicago Market
Chicago, Msrch 13. (I, N. .) Liquidation
crttlnnei to be the dominating Influence In
the wheat market. This fact was proven by
the action of tbe market In the opening and
the eucceediog boar.
Priors in both classes declined about 2c
from the initial range, which was nearly lc
nnder .Saturday's close. Many technical fac
tors are now in the market and some of tbe
beat followera admit that condltlona are high
ly conflicting. Available supplies are mid to
be the euppnrtlng Influence to the bearish li
quidation. The Mexican fituntlon Is predict
ed to have little effect on prices, except a pos
sible temporary lufluence ou money ratea.
Corn and oats continued in practically same
trend that has characterised this market for
some time. Priee for corn opened silirhtly
ucder last week's close and further fractional
ilr lines were witnessed during the first hour'a
activities.
Oats, however, opened steady to fractionally
higher In the future and the downward more,
n-ent of the market In general bad less in
fluence in this division than on the other
grains.
May wheat opened nt $1.08'i, against Stt
urday't close at $1.0!Vi. and the low market
in the first hour was $i.Otis. July sold down
tj S1.00.
Range of Chicago prices furnished by Over
beck & Cooke Co., 210-217 Board of Trade
building-
WHEAT
Hlzh.
10S4
1"7fc
CORN
7Ti
77t,
OATS
Open.
1'S'4
107
. 7HS,
I-nw.
10014
IOjtI
TV
75
Clna.
liWHB
107
76t4B
77 HB
77
Mav
July
Mar
Julv
Sett.
May
July
43 444 43 44. R
42 42!, 42 42 A
pork
2.100 2340 22H5 2323
2292 232" 220J 2305 A
LARD
TI20 1137 1120 1123
1140 1160 1140 1150
KIBS
1126 112d 1120 113T B
1237 12J5 1203 1157
May
July
May
July
May
July
DAIRY PRODUCE ON COAST
Seattle Market.
Seattle. Wash.. Man.h 13. Rutter
Native Washington creamery, brick.
35c; do solid pack. 34c.
Cheese Oregon triplets. 21c: Wis
consin triplets. 21o; Wisconsin twins,
'Jlrt. "V . t . i 114.
Eggs Select ranch. 22c
Eaa rraaclsoo Xsvzkart.
San Francisco CaL. March 13. But
ter Extras. 29 Vic; prime firsts. 28c;
lirsts. 28c,
Kggs Kxtras. 19Hc; firsts. 17 He;
pullets. 17c.
Cheese California fancy. 19M.c;
firsts, 18c.
Ioi Aaralas Market.
Los Angeles, Marrh 13. U. N. S.)
-Freeh extras. 28c.
seiiiog price carioaas, x.0O I. o. b, country
POTATOES BeUlng price Local, 1 .40Q
1.50; buying price, $1.16j;1.33 per centsT:
et S3.a5j3.o0. '
y,(atlAi L,b.& Turnips, 11.00; beets, J1.00
i-c .., iiuvn, .i.w per sack; psrsuip.
.j.w i.Af.uu cwu; green
uuru Duucun; peppers Flor
ida, 2c; head lettuce, California, S2.254i3.25-'
era jery. .morula, ;S4.50; cauUfiwer,
T...v f1- vmic, rrencn artl-
wvv, Mittu iwc, noioouse tit-
nuurcii, tiwmi.ju uuiru; lomatoea Alexlcan
S2.75tia.CK: Cuban. S4.0U: eirir nlmi -m 11. J
sprouts, be per lb.; cranberries, eastern SliSu
U 12 barrel; apluscb. $1.1Va1U box; rhubarb
liiC ID.
Meats. Fish ana Provt.i.
DRESStU AlfiATJ Selliug pries Country
. .7. i ""'I, ' c; fancy
ve&ls, 10c lb.; ordinsry 7m.Sc? iwr A
CMiC; gosts 2Vsji4c; spring is. nibs, aoc;' nut
lou, lb.
HAMS, BACON. ETC Hams, 16Q"0c-
bieskluat baun, 18Si2sc; boiled hams 2Sc'
ntn 1 1 1X... 1 . . . 7. -t
t..vu., 1 v . .v .MM, isi. , uregon ex.
uorts. 13(o!14Vic oer lb.
OYSi'tiiS uiyuipla per gallon. $3; canned
r' . fv.v uvmo eaacern la anelL
T.w .-m., 7sw uuaen; east'
ere oystera, per gallon, solid pacs., $3.00.
most wessea fiouuaers, 7c; steelbesd sal.
moo, im, iwrvu, iiuoc per in.; lODStera. 25c
silver auieit. !c: aalmoo troat. 124e ih w.i
lbut, 12jl4c; Columbia smelt, 75c 'oer co
Ik V ...m .1 T . KI...W U m. FT W
CKAB8 Large. S1.75: medium. 11 -is a,
LARD Tierces, kettle rendered, 1314c; stand-
urooariss.
SUGAR Cube. S7.&0: nowdenut ST -.. e.
1 t,.' k 1 .
mi toiji vi.-sv, um, ii.j, ury granulated.
$7.40; D yeUow, SU.ttO. (Above quota Uons ara
M days net cssh. 1
HON EX New. $3.25(33.60 per
it let Japan atyie, f.o. a, 4e; New Or
lean, head, 64aoVic; Use rose, 5 He. -
i7"S.,nr .IOUDd. 619S8
rvi ivu, w. w 4 , iivie uiry, ous Sis
0s, $17.50; bales, $2.25; lump rock. $20 pr
BEANS Small white, $7.25; large white
$.-.25; pink. $6.73: Umas. Sb.OO: bo. sJTVr!
Lred. $6.50. '
Bosi, wool maa nulam.
11 (J fa onuual 005 iua Dries, ini n
choice. 12iittiac lb.; prime. He; medium to
WOOL Nominal, 1915 clip: Willamette val
ley, coarse Cotswold. 2S2ic; medium Shroo
stire, fcj2ue; choice tancy lots, 25c; eastern
HpK8-lry Jong wool pelts 17e; dry short
wool-pelts, 13c; Ury neep shearings, each
10vJI5c; salted sheep ebeariugs, each, lotiitju'
btlied bides t25 lbs. and up) lbc; saiteV ta
(00 lbs. and up). He; ssiteer alp 113 lbs, to
25 lb.), 16c; salted talt (op to 15 lbs.). 19c
green hides t25 lbs. and np, 13Hc; rrees
stags (00 lbs. and up). 9c; trreu kip .15
lbs. to 25 lbs.), 10c; (Tree 11 calf - inn to 15
lb.), lc; dry flint slides, 20c; dry tllut calf
lop to 7 lbs.), Jioc; dry salt bides. 21c; dry
borsebidee, each. 7ac to 1JX): salt boracaidea.
each, $XU0 to 3.00; horsehair, 25c ,
TALLOW No. 1 8c; No. li, 5c: grease 5c
CHITTIM. OK CksCARA BAUai --BuVlni
prices, per car lot, 4c; less than car Jots. 4c.
MoUAltt 1910, 30c lb. '
Faints sad Oils.
COAL OIL Water white, la drama and
Iron barrels, 10c,
.iiJ,KSKiiu.SilUw' ftoIfc' B2c sTslioa: ket
tle boiled, bbla., 94c; raw, case, 97c; boiled,
ceee, 99c gal.; lot of 250 galSna lc lessT
JCLRPEMIAE Tanks. u7c; ces. 74cVJ-
WHTTB LEAD Ten lots. c lb.; 600 lb
lota, 10c; less rota, lQfcc per lb. . .
cIUM$io?JUd toU" a4; tt
GASP LIN E Basis prlca ISHe per gaDoa.
SHIPPERS
Seal "VOOfX your sest sblptasat of TEAL
HOGS. POuTTaV. EGGS, imDEsTete.. utX
want BETTER PRICi.8. Tm get you?
est day, lasa i commisaicau Karkst lot or
kiatioa. tags, stc promptly aupplisd.
VOGEL PRODUCE CO.
1 XXQVS R 101
CLOTHES SHORTAGE
A SERIOUS MATTER
TO GENERAL PUBLIC
Clflth ond Clothing Extremely
Scarce Owing to Enormous De
mand From Europe Dealers
Cannot Secure Full Orders.
Get that suit of spring clothes without de
lay or the cost may prove too greet a burden
later. There never was a time when mrna
faetured clothing or even cloth bas been so
difficult to obtain for many years ss st
trls time.
Not only are the prices on woolens and
clothing rapidly advancing, but dealers re
port their Inability to aecure their require
ments and some have been compelled to ac
cept inferior quslity.
Dealer, that bsve ordered 100 suits of
clothing from manufacturers report that some
times they secure 10 or 20 suits Immediately
and the rett are promised some time in the
future. The same 1 true of cloth which
nierchant tailors order.
The demand for cloth snd clothing from
Europe is taking practically all the Stork
-that tbe mills and tailors are able to fur
nish; tbe tmall remaining lots being portioned
out to the domestic trade.
The armlet of Km rope are said to be given
new auita every three mouth and tbe Im
mense number of men In tbe field bas drained
the world's supply.
Manufacturers of cloth and clothing are
therefore getting most independent in their
views snd they hardly care a rap whether
U.ey get any order a from some or not.
AMERICAN IJVESTOCK PRICES
Se&Ter Eoga $9.60.
Denver. Marth 13. Cattle Receipts
3400 head; 10c higher. Beef steers.
S78.50; cows and heifers. S6&7.2S:
Blockers and feeders, S6.50g8; Calves,
v!3ll.
Hoes RecelDtn 3700 head: steady.
Top. 19.60; bulk of sales. 19.35 9.45.
faneep None.
Seattle Hogs 83.25.
Seattle. Wash.. March 13. (P. N. S I
Hoge Receipts, 1325; strong. Prime
lights. S9.25: medium tn choice. 19.1022
9.15: smooth heavies. 18. 60 4a 8. 75;
rough heavies, S8.10&8.25; pigs, 18.10
e. 1 e.
Cattle Receipts. 112 head: strong;
Bet steers. I7.757.S5: medium to
choice, !7.2&7.50; common to medium.
o.au'0i.i)n; nest cows, X6.o0t.75;
common to medium cows, I4.00&6.00;
duiis, .3.50(6.5.50; calves. I7.508.50.
BheeD Receints. none: stronar.
Iambs, $9.25 9.65; yearlings, $7.50
8.2; ewes, $6.50 7.26.
Chlcag-o Kors $10.00.
Chicago, March 13. Hoes ReceiDts.
5400; steady at Saturday's average:
bulk, $9.805J9.95: light, $9.409.95;
mixed, J9.55M 10.06; heavy, $9.45 10.00;
rough. $9.45rg,9.65; pigs. $8,009.10.
. Cattle Receipts 14.00; firm; native
beef steers, $7.50 9.95; western steers,
$7.40&8.60; stockers and feeders, $5.90
8.10; cows and heifers, $3.70 8.70;
calves, $8.5011.25.
tsheep Keceipts. 18.000: steady; weth
ers, $8.25(3)8.85; lambs. $9.7511.65.
St. Iku1s Xogs 910.1O.
St- Louis. March 13. L N S.
Hogs Receipts 14,000 head; lower.
Pigs and lights. $7 4r9.95; mixed and
butchers. $9.75 10.05; good heavy,
$10 10.10.
Cattle Receipts 6000 head; steady.
Native beef steers. $7.509.60; yearl
ing steers and heifers. 18.504i'9.5o;
cows. $5.50S; stockers and feeders.
$6.6007.85; southern steers. $5.2508;
cows and heifers, $4 to" 6; native calves.
$6 te 10.50.
SheeD -ReceiDts 1800: steady.
Yearling wethers, $810; lambs, $9
11.&0; ewes. $6.50 8.25.
Kansas City Hog's $9.65.
Kansas City, March 13 (I. N. S.)
Hogs Receipts, 13,000; higher. Bulk,
$9.459.65; heavy, $9.609.70; packers
and butchers, $9.50 9.65; light, $9.35
9.55; pigs, $7.75(9.00.
Cattle Receipts, 16.000; strong.
Prime fed steers, $9.00 8 9.60; dressed
beef steers, $7.75(9.00; western steers,
$7.508.'9.25; stockers and feeders, $6.50
($8.60; bulls, $5.50()7.25; calves, $6.50
(tfll.po.
Sheep Receipts, 9000: steady.
Lambs. $10.60 11.20; yearlings, $9.25;
(fDlO.OO; wethers, $7.758.oO; ewes,
$"7.2508.16.
Omaha Hogs $9,60.
Omaha, March 13. (I. X. S.) Hogs
Receipts, 9500; lower. Heavy, $9.30
09.60; light, $9.209.50; pigs, $8.00Sj
9.00; bulk of sales, $9.25 (g 9.50.
CattleReceipts, 8200; slow. Native
steers, $7.506 9.25; cows and 'heifers,
$5.507.50; western steers. $6.25 8.00;
Texas steers, $6.00 7.00; stockers and
feeders, $6.00 8.00.
Sheep Receipts, 9D00; steady Year
lings, $3.5010.00; wethers, $7,750
8.50; lambs, $10.55011.25.
BOSTON COPPER QUOTATIONS
Adventure
Ahmeek .
Allouez .
Arcadian
Alaska . .
Baltic . . .
Belmont
Bohemia
. 2 Mayflower .. 34
.1051 Mex. Cons. . 45
. 72toMlami 86
. 8 Vsl Michigan ... 2
. 21 Mohawk 92
3 xev cons ... IB
4
Mpisslng ... 6
North Butte. 30
North Lake . m
Ohio Copper. 20
Old Colony . 2
Old Doniin. . 73
Osceola 150
2
Butte Sup . . 95 U
Cal. & Ariz. 72
Cal & Hecla.660
Canada .... 1
Centennial . 16
Chief Cons.. 1
Qulncy
94
15
24
5
87
30
86
Chino
Cons C. M.
Cop Range
Cortez . . .
Crown Res.
Daly West
Davis-Daly
East Butte
First Natl.
56
itaven
Ray. Cons.
R. H. & Co.
Santa Fe .
Shattuck . .
Stewart
Success . . .
Superior . .
Sup. & Bos.
1
65
lfe
40
2
1
6
17
3
Franklin
9.
swirt Pack.. 131
Tamarack . . 51 V6
Tuolumne .. 17
Goldfd. Cons 93
LOreen-Can
60
Granby ....
Hancock . . .
Helvitia
Indiana
Inspiration .
Isle Royale.
Keeweenaw
Kerr Lake..
LaSalle
Lake Cop . . .
McK. Dar . .
Majestic . t,
Mason Val..
Mass. Gas . .
Mass. Mln. .
91
16
40
4
47U
United Fruit. 144
JU . in
r... IU
I.. . 54
... 28
U. P. Shar...
L . Shoe M
do pfd
United Zinc. 85
U. S, Smelt.. 69
29
34 uo. Pia ouvk
3
ii
Verde Ex. 174
4
17
40
S8
3
30
Utah Apex
4
Utah Cons
Victoria .'. .
Winona
Wolverine .
Wyandot . .
Yukon Gold
'ft
4
60
2
2,
13
Prosperity at Tacoma.
Tacoma, Wash.. March 13. (U. P.)
All records for bank deposits in Ta
coma were broken today, when it was
announced that on March 7, the amount
of money on deposit In local banks
totalled $22,434,392. or nearly $500,000
more than the best previous mark. The
announcement was made ia response to
tne regular can ror a statement from
the comptroller of the currency.
Bankers' assert the large deposits in
dicate a return of prosperity to the
nortnwesu
Various 1 Wheat Markets.
Liver pool Cash wheat. lower.
. London -Wheat cargoes on passage,
weaa. is to is oa lower.
Omaha Caffch wheat, lc to Sc lower.
St. Louis Cash wheat, le lower.
Kansas City Cash wheat, 2c lower,
New Tork Cotton Market.
Month,
January
Onen. High. Low. Cloi
1Z2 1 1201 1ZZ8.-1Z60
March ......
May
July
October
December . . .
.110
.117
.1197
.1213
.1231
1166
1197
1216
1229
1245
1157 1166
1167 M194
1197 1214
121J 1127
1219 1344
Sugar and Coffee.
New York. March 13.-
trifugal. 6.52.
Coffee No. 1 Rio, epdV; No.
Santos, 19 4c
FILL HOME WANTS
Weakness Forces
Price of Wheat to
A Lower Quotation
European MarkeU Arc Depressed
With Value Off Again Lit
tle Home Movement.
NORTHWESTERN GRAIN RECEIPTS
-Cars-
Wheat. Barley. Fir. Oats. Hay
Portland lion.. 11
Yesr ago 27
Season to, date 8.20S
1 ear ago
Tacoms, Sat..
Year ago
8eaaon to date
Vear ago
Seattle. Sat...
Year ago
Becaon to date
Year ago
1053 3443
Much weakness was abowa in world's mar
kets during tbe day for wheat. Chicago was
weaker and lower priced early ia tbe day and
generally lower prices were named abroad.
The wheat-movement at borne continues lim
ited, there being practically no inclination In
the country to let go on the present price basis.
Broomhall cabled from Liverpool that tba
wheat taarket was eaay with email demand on
the liberal American shipments and preeui
of Manitoba. Spot dnll. d lower with the
cargo market weak. Manitoba and winters 8d
kwer and Plattea 3d lower.
World's shipments from North America:
Wheat 9.727, 000 buohele; corn 8o,000 buahels;
oats 1.82O.00O bushel.
North Africa Acreage for eorn abowa an In
crease of 0 per cent and the general outlook
favorable.
India Official report placet tha acreage to
wheat aa 8 Increase. wib prospect fair.
FLOUR Belling price: Patent. S3.40; Wil
lamette valley, $5.40; local straight, $4.S0Q
5.20; bakers' local, $5.0O5.40; Montana apring
wheat, $6.30; exports, $4.i04.90; whole wheat
S6 85: graham, $5.60; rye flour, S5.95 per
barrel.
H a V Pn.ln. nrlesr Willamette valley tim
othy, fancy, $16.00; eastern Oregon-Idaho
fsneV timnthe tlx 00- alfalfa. S2O.0Oa2t.00;
vetch and oats, $15.0016-00; clover, $13.50
8 14.00.
GRAIN SACKS 191 nominsl: No. 1 Csl
eutts, 13 St 14c In csr lota; less amounts are
higher.
MILLSTCFFS Selling price, carload, k
Bran $23.50: rhorta. $26 00.
ROLLED OATS 8.50&-75 per barrel,
nii.i vn Rini iv asi .vi32.SO oer ton.
While Chicago wheat closed llftc off for
the day, the local market bids for tba March
delivery were unchanged to ze on.
Oata and barley bids were unchsnged with
n sales In any line.
Merchants Exchange March prices:
Wheat on passage in burbeli:
Wk. ending Wk. ending Wk. ending
For
Mar. lltn. Mar. xn.aiar. j
3-lfUh
U Kingdom. .24, 0S2.0H0 21.T2S.0OO zi.Miz.uuu
Continent... 2H.128.000 80.248.0O0 80.508.000
Total 63.210.000 61.978,000 61,880,000
WHEAT
Monday Saturday.
Bid.
Ask.
Bid.
Bltiestem
rortyfold
Ctub
Red fife
Red Russlsn...
, 98
... 90
, 88
, 88
, 80
OATS
2400
BARLEY
, 2850
104
97
95
P5
03
2550
98
90
90
ro
90
2400
Feed
Feed
28.V)
8100
2125
2325
Brewing
MILLSTUFKS
Bran 2100
Snorts ...v -0
Futures were quoted:
WHEAT
April bltiestem
April fortyfold
April club
April red fife
2200
2450
Bid.
99
.. 90
,. 88
.. 88
.. 8
.2400
..2850
..2100
..2323
Ask.
104
98
M
96
96
2000
April Russian
FE&D OATS
April
April
April brsn ,
April shorts
FEED BARLEY
aULLSTUFFB
2250
2450
POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
Seattle Market.
Sesttlfc March 13. Onions Oregon,
242V4e; Yakima, 2c.
Potatoes -WhiteRlver, $27030; Yak
ima Burbanks, $35 5-37; Yakima gems.
$352237.
Saa rrancisco Market.
San Francisco. March 13. Potatoes,
per cental Deltas, ex wharf $1.10
1.35; do, extra fancy. S1.401.50; fancy
Salinas, $2.15; Oregon, $1.602, Idaho
russets. $1.6001.90: Washington gems
$1761.90; do Burbanks, $l.351.50,
sweets, $2.252.50; delivered on side-
"oiS'ions, per cental California, ex
Icehouse? $1.501.76; JOmpoc, $1.80
1 85; Oregon, $1.601.85; Nevada. $1.60
1.85.
COAST BANK STATEMENTS
Portlsnd Banks.
This week. Tear ago.
$2,806,631.73 $ 2,080.821.28
Clearings
Monday . .
6eattle Banks.
Clearinga
Bii-lancea
.$2,713.9.00
301.404.00
Tacoma Banks.
Clearings
Balances
g3,.26O0
87.800 00
San Francisco Banks
.$12,802,507.00
Clearings
v
Loss Angeles Banks.
$ 4.373,733.00
Oaring
San Francisco Grain Market.
San Francisco. March 13. Barley
calls: , i, .1
finen. Close. t.iose.
Mav .... ll SsB )i-tSo
$l.S;iB
neember . 1.35 4B 1.37 A 1.35B
DSpTt quoiations?Wheat Walla Wall
1.70 1-72 : red Russian, $1-67 Vip
1.70; Turkey red. $1.82 1.87 V .
ki,.o.lom ii S7iA r 1.90.
Barley Feed. $ 1.3 2
1.35; brew-
IDS. I1-4J?Vs
Oats white,
Bran $23 24
Middlings $30 31.
Shorts $25.5026.
Timber Company.
Would Stop Suits
Kalama. Wash.. March 13. The Jury
returned a verdict Saturday for tbe
Mountain Timber company in its suit
against the Pacific States Fire Iniror
m whiefi the timbei
Kill v C wnifc,i jB -. - - ,
company held a policy of $10(,OOO on its
mill, which burned July 25. 1914.
The suit was the second or zo
brought by the timber company to
compel payment of Insurance policies
aggregating jzei.uoo.
i-v, eit-.t Knit was against the nen
eral Assurance company of Paris for
a $2500" policy. The timber company
won. In this case the court found that
the total damages by the fire were
$357,000, or $90,000 more than the face
of the policies carried. J
The member of the Jury ere: Mrs.
tr t Eurii Mrs. John Johnson. Mrs.
P. E." Todd. Mrs. Nellie Knudsori, Will
iam Lee, P. P. Bradford, Peter Hansen,
a. M Rein. J. M. Pearson, J. Ed mis-
ton. Edwin Rotbaaye and w. J. Hunt-
in arton.
Action bas been, brought by the tim
ber company to atop trial in the other
suits, pending a decision from the
state supreme court, to which, the first
case waa appealed. Tbe contention is
that the Issues are tbe same in all the
suits, and that the supreme court's de
cision will end tbe litigation.
W. C. T. V. Will Meet
Vancouver. Wash., March 18. The
East Vancouver W. C. TU. will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. Lester Bennett. A
i full attendance is desired.
11
4 0 4 11
138 1360 857 1945
U,13U ItO o'
6 .... 1 2
g I IO
6,07 492- 81 150
8.430 4U2 .... 571 2C39
2 .... 5 .... 3
A 2 9 2 21
a tor 1137 171 7S5 3300
ttlMl 802 1855
Edited by
Hyman H. Cohen
HOG
MAE
$9 WIH- NEW HIGH
North Portland Values Make Sheer
Advance of 40c Over Saturday.
Entire Country's Market Is Ex
cited Cattle Reach Higher;
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BCN.
Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep.
Monday .........
Saturday ,
Frldsy ,
Thursday .......
Wednesday
.2472
. 250
. ft80
. K82
. 558
. fWO
.2141
. 3a
. 050
.2492
RECORD
FOR
SEASON
1047 17 23.1
104 S3 eon
21 1 2
29
40 1900
5
C80 80 322
til 4 1088
4115 22 8235
083 14 2548
Tuesday ,
wecic ago.
Year ago ,
Two years sgo. .
Three years ago,
NIae dollar bogs made their appearance In
the North Portland yards for the first time
this season at tbe week's start. Rales of top
quaUty were made at the extreme mark early
in the trading with a run only fractionally In
excess of the small aUowlcg of last Monday
morning.' ,
The day's advance waa a sheer rla of 40c
sbove the extreme figures of lat week.
Higher prices were allows st sll other points
In the country recently; therefore tbe gen
eral hog market situation ia one of intense
trength, with auppliea below requirements of
killers.
General boar market ranees
Choice light weight
Good light weights.... ,
Medium weights ,
Rough and heavy
Cattle Market Higher.
.$ 0.00
. 8.80Q8.90
. 8.50f8.75
. 8.00Q8.25
While there waa a fair Increase in the mar
keting of cattle over the small showing of lst
Monday, the market waa firmer and generally
higher.
Borne excellent pulp fed stuff came forward
from Utah, and were In excellent demand, and
some of the shipments from interior Oregon
showed good qnslity. Pulp fed steers sold
up to S8.10 or S!Oc above tbe previous price:
The general cattle market ranira:
Choice pulp fed steers
Choice grsln fed steer
$8.008.10
7.75
7.25Q7.50
. 7.0OS7.15
Ordinary grain fed steers
Choice hay fed steers
Good steers.
Ordinary to common steers
Choice cows ...
Ordinary to common cows
Choice heifers ,
Ordinary to good heifers
Choice bulla
Good to fair bulls
Ordinary to common bulls
Best light calves
Good calves
Mutton Market Famished.
6.957.00
fl.OOWO.n"
B.R0(ai.75
e .ootg a. 50
U.7B
, 4.00(35.75
. 4.50(3.00
. 4.00S4.2H
. 2.00(82.7
8.00
7.00Q7.50
Only one full load of mutton came forward
to the North Portland market for tbe week's
stsrt. General trade Is famished for supplies,
although the big peckers, with rather fair
! holding on feed, are able to take care of
their own needs.
I The genersl market la firmer and higher as
result of the scarcity.
General mutton and lamb range
U" IT VTC1JCUI IIUI1UB ....... .
.$9.O04r9.2S
. 8.008.!H
8.00
. T.007.75
6.7S
Good to common lambs
Choice yearling wethera.,
Good to common yearlings . . .
iia wetners
Choice light ewes
Good to common, ewes
6.7007.00
0.00(46.60
Monday Livestock Shippers.
Hogs Huntley Mercantile Co.. Bt. John.
Wash., 1 load; Mansfield Bros., Winona,
Wash., 2 loads; A. II. Porter, Condon, 1 load;
B. H. Hllderbrand, 1 load; H. H. Breus. Lyle,
Wash., 110 bead by boat; J. M. Stark. Middle
ton. Ida.. 1 load; Farmers Society of Equity,
xoamps, ias., 1 ioaa; rrea ijooi, welser, Ids..
1 load; Pickett ft Lydston, 1 loadf Dlckerson
HaHey, 1 load; O.-E. Qorsllne, Joseph, 1
losdj Elgin Forwarding Co., 1 load; Grover
Bros., Kyssa, 1 load; Frank L. Cuadlss, Rob
Inette, 1 losd; J. H. Lew, Baker. 1 load: C.
K. Ftaher, Haines, 1 load; J. W. Chandler,
North Powder, 1 load; Union Junction. 1 load:
Pendleton Meat Co., Pendleton, 1 load; Kid
dle Bros.. Union Junction. 1 load: F L.
Smith, Portland, 28 bead driven in; R. A.
Keller, PIgard. 13 head driven In: P. S. Wil
liams, Glendale, 1 load: Nichols A Aahnole.
Medford. 1 losd.
Sheep W. H. Peterson. Granrevllle'. Ids.. 1
load.
Cattle I. Bolter, Gateway. 2 loads: Groome
Bros., Caldwell, Ida.. 1 load; J. H. Lowell,
Parma, Ida., 1 load; C. S. Dlckerson, Payette,
Ida., 2 loads; Welser Meat Co., Welser, Ida.,
1 load; Hy Blackwell, Ontario, 1 load; Port
land Feeder Co., Lewlston, Utah. 5 loads;
Rugg Bros., Echo, 4 loads; Minor Bros.. 3
loads; Ed Coles, Haines. 8 loads: Charlea Mc
Cullougb. 1 load; Pacific Cold Storage Co..
Stanfield. 1 load; Hy Blackwell, 2 loads; F.
D. Houston, Redmond, 2 loads; George Sisy
ton, Terrebonne, 2 loads; Prinevllle Land &
Livestock Co., 4 loads; V. E. Miller, Dlllsrd.
1 load.
Mixed Stuff L. L. Miller. Nam Da. Ida.. 2
loads cattle and hogs; H. J. Harris, Redmond,
1 load cattle. and hogs; C. F. Hoekln, Eugene,
3 loads cattle, calves and sheep.
MONDAY MORNING SALES.
PULP FED STEERS.
No. A. lbs. Price.
M steers 1118 $8.10
23 steers 1144 8.10
2 steers 1170 8.10
29 steers 1138 8.00
6TEERS.
27 steera llflO $7.73
27 steers 1211 7.73
11 steers 1034 7.66
2 steers 1085 7.C1
27 steers 1143 7.5
5 steers 9M4 7.25
1 ateer 9.V3 7.25
IH steera 1030 7.13
1 steer 10.10 7.15
1 steer 7Si 6.25
1 ateer
COWS. '
23 cows 1176 $fl.75
4 cows li!22 6.73
1 cow 1120 e.75
1 cow 1320 6.75
2 cows ll.5 6.30
1 cow 970 6.50
8 COWS 1157 6.60
1 cow , 080 6.M)
1 cow rr)00 6.A0
2 cows lOHS 6.25
1 cow v 1210 6.00
1 cow 1170 6.00
1 cow 1260 6.00
1 cow 1060 6.00
1 cow 1430 6.00
1 cow 1270 6.50
1 COW 710 5.25
2 cows 1150 8.25
1 cow 1170 s no
1 cow .. 1150 s.oo
BLLL3.
1 bull 1510 $3.00
HOGS.
1 hog 280 $9.00
M boss 200 a.oo
63 hogs '200 9.00
5 boga 1.12 9.00
1 hog : 800 8.60
6 hogs 330 8.80
3 hogs 137 8.00
r bogs 370 8.UI
86 bogs 120 8.00
1 bog 600 8.00
Anto Owners Delinquent.
Vancouver. Wash., March 12.
Nearly a month has elapsed sin;a
County Auditor May ft, Haack corn
menced receiving- applications for new
automobile licenses and renewals and
there are still a large number who
have not made application. Renewals
of olM licenses were due March 1.
Sheriff E. S. BieSeeker' bas Issued a
warning; to delinquent owners that
unless they provide themselves with
proper tags they will be liable to ar
rest, .
About COO licenses have been so
pited for thus fay and the number
last yean was nearly 700. There ar
a large number of new machines m
tbe county, which should bring tbe
applications wen up toward 750.
Three thousand and eight motorists
were arrested for speeding: and viola
tion of other traffic laws during 1915,
according- to statistics made publlo by
the -police department in St. Louis.
This figure represents a fifth of the
total number ' of car owners in the
City, .....
Mexican Trouble Is
Aid to Steel Stocks
New York. Maeeh is 11. N 8.1 Ths mar
ket was very aoft at the opening today. This.
owing to the tenor ef tbe Mexlcaa sews, waa
not unexpected. Notwithstanding this, bow-
p rices held anusnslly weU.
Later stocks started upward.
The rails were unuaaally well supported B
the first hour. Southern Pacific at advanced
orices evidenced th. fact that Wall street has
already discounted considerably oa Amsrlesn
invasion into Mexico.
Steel stocks were unusually high sad acTTve
ea strength of reported large orders from the
Americas rover n men t.
The Mexican situation waa aald to have oc
casioned Immediate action in this respect.
Several extensive gslns were recorded by tbe
leaders ia this department. Bethlehem Steel
advanced from 488 to 497 In tbe first hour
and Crucible sold as to 90. while united
States Steel waa strong around 84. The cop
ptrs were unsettled and prices were irregular,
due to lighter trading.
American Petroleum, which is being need as
a barometer of the Mexican issue, opened 2
point under and fluctuated ea heavy selling.
The market aa a whole waa considered one
of the best recorded to far this gear. Busi
ness in tne nrsr. hour approximated mar
than 200,000 shares.
Stocks Move Higher.
New York. March IS. C. P.) Despite the
Ktxicaa crisis and tbe sinking of tbe SlUus.
which further compllcsted diplomatic affairs,
war stocks, after an interval of uncertainty,
advanced rapidly today, reminding Wall street
of October's boom.
Business wss resumed with tbe speculative
sentiment decidedly mixed and sotnewhst de
pressed aa a result of the Carraosa manffeato.
The first impetus waa furnished by reports
of extensive government munitions orders.
Large business activity was well maiatained
uctll the laat boor. Speculative condltlona re
mained unchanged. riunging la specialties
continued.
Petroleum and Smelting k Refining recov
ered moat of their early losses. Some new
features like Industrial Alcohol advanced ever
four points and figured prominently. Steel
waa atrong. It Improved 1. American Lo
comotive sold up about alx points.
Range of New York prices furnished by
Overbeck Cooke Co., 316-217 Board of Trade
ponging:
DKSt BIP1 ION
I Openi Hla-h' Low Close
Alaska Gold
All la Chalmers, com..
Allls Chalmers, com..
Allis Obslmers, pfd...
Amer. Beet Sugar....
Amer. Can, eorn
Amer. Can, pfd......
Amer. Csr Fdy., com..
Amer. Linseed, pfd. . .
Amer. Loco., com
Amer. Hmelter, corn . .
Amer. Hmelter, pfd..
Amer. Bugar, com-...
Am. Tel. & Tel
Amer. Woolen, com..
Anaconda Mining Co..
Atchison, com
Atchison, pfd. .......
Baldwin Ixco., com...
Haklwin Loco., pfd. . .
22 S
80
K0
79
604
22
82H
33 V
81U
70V5
624
2Pfc
liii
U1H
7
40H
1074
7
1014 88
634
864
102
107411114 106
Halt. & UMo, com
Bethlehem Steel, com..
Bethlehem Steel, pfd..
Brook. Rapid Transit.
52T
468
85
t aiif. Petroleum, pro. .
Canadian Pacific
25
Cen. Leather, com....
Cen. Leather, pfd
Chesapeake k Ohio
6414
634
110
109
ChL a Ot. western, c
Cbl. ft Gt. West., pfd
Chi., Mllw. a St. P..
Cbl. ft Northwest,, c.
Ctaioo Copper
Colo. Fuel ft Iron, c.
44
93
126
126
54
53
Consolidated Gas . .
Corn Products, com.
224 1 23?4 224
Corn Products, nfd...
Crucible Steel, com...
83'
Crucible bteel. pfd...
JJtstiuera
47 M
37
62
4T
6
61
Ml
Erie, com
Erie, first pfd
General Electric
168
168
General Motors
464
Soodrlch Rubber
74 72
Gt. Northern, ore lands
44
Ot. Northern, pra..
Hide & Leather: c.
121
121 T4
120T4
IO
Hide ft Leather, pfd..
494
494
49
294
lee Securities.
Illinois Central ....
80
102
163
80
Industrial Alcohol . .
Inspiration
lnterboro, com
Kan. City Southern,
158 153
464
1
26
Lackawanna oteei
Ihtgh Valley
Lurls. ft Nashville. . . .
Mexican Petroleum..,.
JJ.H
1 1 ft
iw
Miami Copper
36
M.. K. it r., c
4U
M., K. ft T.. pf
Missouri Pacific
National Lead
10
Nevada Consolidated . .
New Haven....'
New York Air Brake..
New York Central
n. y., o. a w
Norfolk a Western, c.
Northern Pacific
119
120 1184
112
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania Railway..
Peoples Gas
24
67
104
104 104
nttshurg coal, c
Pittsburg Cost, pf . . . .
Bteei usr, c
Bteel Oar, pf
644 1 67
Bay Cons. Copper. . .4 . .
Railway Steel Spring.
Reading, c
Reading, 1st pf
24
'84
ill
834
Reading, za pi
Kenubllc 1. a 8.. c
44
oiy
18X
Rock Island.
Rock Is laud, pf
Studebaker, c
139
146
139
107
Studebaker. jf
107
''
21
107
Sloss Sheffield
Southern Psclflc
Southern Railway, e...
Southern Railway, pf .
Tenn. Copper
56
Texas Oil
195
Texas PaclTic
Third Avenue
Union Pacific, c
Union Pacific, pf .
U. S. Rubber, c
133
ss
62
Tl . Steel Co.. c
86
116
U. 8. Steel Co., pf....
Utili Copper.
83
Virginia t nemicai, c. .
so
W. V. Telegrsph
Westlnghouse Electric,
6441 664 1 644
TIMBER PEOPLE JO -
TRY TO MAKE COUNTY
OFFICIAL TAKE COIN
One Suit Pending and Ex
pectation Is That Others
Will Be Filed Soon,
Vancouver, Waslu March 12. Sev
eral suits against L. Q. Conanat, as
county treasurer, are . expected to be
filed within the next few weeks ask
ing that he be compelled to accept
certain sums as taxes on timber prop
erty based on assessments aa made
by- tbe county assessor In 1914.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber company
recently presented a check for $624.74
ia payment of Its taxes, computed on
the 1914 assessment of the county as
sessor. The valuations were raised by
the board of equalization and tbe
amount on the tax rolls, computed from
tbe higher valuation, ia $11.1C.
The Clarke County Timber company
presented Us check for $12,72448 end
this also was refused by the county
treasurer, on whose rolls .be amount
due is $17.027 i 4. . V-
A suit similar to those expected In
the above cases Is now pending In the
superior court, tbe Harvey Mill com
pany being plaintiff. It has been in
timated that outer suits or like nature
wilKXollow.-
Comity Clerk HL
Oregon City. Or., March . 18. Miss
Iva Harrington, county clerk, waa tak
en suddenly in at her home at Glad
stone on Sunday, and for several hours
her condition was serious. She Is
somewhat improved. today,
Financial, Industrial, Development
Treasurer Huggins of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com
pan? Says Earnings of Company Since the Storm Show Con
vinclngly That Improved Conditions Are Here.
TXtUity Eamlags how Betterment
f Here--The earnings of th Port
land Railway Light & Power com
pany since the storm period, in both
railroad and power divisions, indi
cate that the turn in business con
ditions governing Portland has been
made and that the improvement for
which we have been looking ia al
ready lere." The foregoing state
ment waj made by Charles N Hug
gins, treasurer and assistant secre
tary of the company. "We had ap
preciated the fact that a change was
In progress some time ago, but the
storm period upset all of oar calcu
lations and gave us a doclded set
back. We expect. In April, when we
exhibit our March earnings, to be
able to make a good comparison with
the previous year, and perhaps the
best showint In a long time
"We have never lost confidence tn
our proposition. We have had a seri
ous set back. Mre have not paid any
dividends ou our stock .for a year and
a half, but until the storm tionth
we have always made our Interest
and bond charges. , This past month
we were unable to do that. Tbe
storm effects are principally re
sponsible for the poor showing, a
showing that Is poorer than usuaL
But we have always had confidence
in the city and Its ultimate future.
We know that conditions will Im
prove rapidly now until the business
transacted will be normal In vol
ume. We do not look for any such
rapid change as the east has experi
enced, brt we shall come into our own
gradually. This Is the first time In
18 months that . I have been able to
make thH prediction with the assur
ance thr.t I now possess."
Cos of the Storm. 'Treasurer Hug
tins estimates the cost of the storm
to the Portland Railway. Light t
Power company alone at $125,000,
"when loss in revenues is added to
repair cost. The storm crippled the
railroad service for ive days. Not
all of the lines were out of commls
slon that length of time, of course,
but some of the far out lines were
without full service for five days.
The light and power department was
In a partial state of disability for
10 Cays, Including the replacing cf
some of the high .power wires. It
v .- the first time in. eight years
that the company had to use all of
its snow fighting apparatus st one
time, th Investment In which Is
$40,000. The combination of -heavy
snow and silver thaw was unique.
Expect Freight Improvement on Sub.
urban Xdnes. If the present number
of inquiries for logs materialize Into
actual orders and logging activities,
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
company looks for increased freight
revenues on its suburban lines com
pared with last year, especially those
which are tributary to the Clackamas
river and Clear creek.
The tendency of the surburban line
earnings has been downward for many
months, until they have reached a
point where a regular deficit has to
be faced each month. This is due in
part to the fact that eastern Clacka
mas county development, so far as
farms and truck gardens are concerned,
has deteriorated. A number of people
have left the section and their land
hss been left without cultivation.
The auto truck and bus lines have
cut deeply Into the freight and pas
senger business. Auto trucks are now
carrying the bulk of the business to
Oregon City in less than car load lots,
and at such low rates that even the
steamboats are unable to compete with
them profitably. This is a situation
which will be difficult to overcome.
Tebruary Zarniags of the Company. I
The gross earnings of both the rall-'l
way and power department of the
OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN
French Enter 200 Yards of
'German Trenches, Taking
20 Prisoners In Forest.
Paris, March 13. (I. N. S.). A great
war council waa held here today, Gen
eral Joffre presiding, and it is under
stood that an offensive campaign in
the Balkans was decided upon,
French Take German Trenches.
Paris, March 13. (L N. S;) Except
ing a French sortie near Crolz des
Cannes, activities on the Verdun front
last night were confined to artillery
bombardment.
The artillery engagements were vio
lent at Bethincourt, Woevre district.
and in the sectors of Moulalaville and
Ronvaax. Regarding the sorties, the
communique said:
"In the Le Petri e forest, near Croix
dea Carmes, we penetrated the enemy's
trenches along a front of 200 yards.
We exploded mines, caused some losses
to the enemy, and our troops returned
to the French lines with 29 prisoners."
Artillery Fire) Increases
Berlin. March 18. (U. " P.) Artil
lery fighting on the east bank of the
Meuse ds far as the Moselle river is
steadily increasing, it is oziiciauy an
nounced 'today. French"attacks in La
Petrle woods were defeated.
Claim was made that four allied
aeroplanes were brought down by the
German gunners.
French Losaea Not Great.
Tnri March 13. (L N. 8.) Senator
Henry Berenger, director of the Paris
Midi, ears in an editorial; i i
The .total or our losses at veraun
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Portland Railway, Light st Power com
pany for February were $40t,J30.86--
which ia a decrease of $28,512.95 from
the corresponding month of last year.
Operating expenses for the same month
of 1916 were $211,793.33, an Increase
of $16,596.48. That they were Bo larg
er is due to the fact that the repairs
whioh the company was compelled to
make on account of the storm are
charged, under the ruling of tbe pub
lic utilities commission, to the ..depre
ciation reserve. The net earnings for
February were $917,537.83, a decrease
from February, 1915, of $45419.43."
Taxes, rentals and interest aggregated
$222,463.78, a decrease compared with
the previous year of $12,185.85. Last'
February the company showed the
small surplus of $3,007.03 as the net ;
result of operations for February, but
this year the deficit stands at,$:4,
926.55.
Ajuiaal Keating' in Sfarelv The an
nual meeting of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company will be held
in Portland next month. Usually K.
A. Clark, of Philadelphia, president of
the board of directors, is present and
takes up the budget for the coming
year in detail. This year be will not
be out here and the budget is now be
ing discussed by mall. There will be
no. extensions or new lines authorised
for the coming year. There will be
only such betterments authorised as
are necessary to keep the present plant v.
In first-class condition.
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Bidders. According to representa
tives of local bond bouses, It was
not a cause for surprise to find that
the city of Roseburg did not get any"
bids for the $100,000 railroad bonds
which the city has voted to assist
in constructing the railroad to the .
Kendall Bros, timber holdings. The .
city, according to reports, has de
elded to readvertise for bids, and ;
It is the opinien of. some that the
city will again be disappointed a( ,
the rjsult of their second offering.
The reason assigned Is that bond .
houses d not look with - favor on a ,
city usii.g its revenues to promote
a railroad or any other publlo ac
tivity which heretofore has been al- ;
most the exclusive province of pri ;
vate operations. Especially do they
object to a community taking up a
proposition, in which the property
an . operating responsibility lies out- -side
of the limits of the city. ThSr
attitude of the buyers of bonds In
this respect is said to be uncom
promising. As a class, too, - they look with, -disfavor
on any municipal bond Issua,
the security for which Is an under
taking which for the first time dis
places a private activity or enters
Into competition with It. The bond
issue voted by the people of Grants
Pass for the construction of the
Grants Pass-Crescent City railroad,,
met with the same experience as have
th Roseburg bonds. The Grants pass
bonds were, however, later "dlsrosed .
of at private sale at considerably
below par. They were 6 per cent
bonds, and the Roseburg Issue is of
fered at 5 per cent.
Increase la Earning assets of fed
eral Beserve Banks. The combined
statement of the assets and liabilities
of the 12 federal reserve banks, as a
result of the operations of the week
ending March 10. show changes of, an
Increase In earning assets of $5,274,000,
an Increase in rediscounts of $2,070,009
and an increase of $7,614,000 In mem
ber banks reserve deposits. The prin
cipal Items of the combined statement
now stgnd:
Total gold reserves $338,539,000
Bills discounted and bought 64.478.000
Total earning assets. 131,874,000
Total resources 622,67,000
Government deposits 80,639,000
Member bank deposits
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Is less than one-third of our losses in
the Champagne offensive in Septem
ber." German- Generals Confer.
Pari, Slarch 18. -(I. N. 8.) The
Matin today says:
Kaiser Wllhelm is attending a coun
cil of generals at Verdun and Is in
sisting that Verdun be taken, despite
losses. It is believed the kaiser will
remain on the western front until the
struggle is decided.
German Losses 200,000.
Paris. March 18. (U. P.) German'
losses tn the first three weeks of ham
mering at Verdun were officially esti
mated at 200,000 men today.
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purchasing power to the benefit
of tbe merchant in the town
where he may trade. Improved
highways radiating from a town
widen tha area from within which
the farmer may profitably market
his products and buy his supplies
in the town. Good roads In any
community are an important fac
tor ih attracting settlers and good .
roads are synonymous with roads
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