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THE OREGON DAILY? JOURNAL. PORTLAND, ' MONDAY MARCH 27, 1916.
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WOOL, SHORTAGE IS FORCING WORLD'S PRICES HIGHER
" . .
Edited by
Hymen H. Coben
POT,
CLIMB HERE AND ALL
ALONG PACIFIC COAST
California Prices Are Lifted Up
l Again for Oregon Offerings WitU
Front Street Trade Asking More
'. $1.50 Reported In Country.
- J, -
PoUto market prion are climbing jrsnerallr
tkiDK the coast and higher figures are betas
named along Front atreet, a well a In tn
, country.
In California recent purchase of Oregon
fancy potatoes have been made at advaaeed
price and the general situation there aa well
' a In other, markets Is abnormally good.
Sale ef select quality potatoes are abews
ikis; the wholesale way here at $1.73 in a
faw instances, altboogb the general price Is
around (1.65 per cental. However, tbere ia
practically nothing offering in the local mar
ket at tt)l tlafe below $100, bo matter the
quality, i '
Purchases are reported in the country aroand
$1.40 per cental. So muck I confirmed. Tbere
are a neon firmed reporta that (1.50 has been
offered end paid for No. 1 atock in eastern
Multnomah and Clackamas counties, and tbla
" la not doubted, although confirmation is laek
, in at the moment.
One thing li known potato buyer are anx
ious bidders for supplies and outside markets
are better at present then the local trade.
Government Trade
Experts Will Send
;i News of Markets
Service., to Begin at Once and FA-
. fort Will Be Made to Prevent
dotted Trade, ,
A'O FRESH SALMON HERE
Not a pound of fresh salmon wai tradable
ia the local wholesale market for the day.
-Wholesalers tried to seeure stocks in Alaska
and in California, bet farted. Even frown
stock Is scarce.
HALIBUT MARKET LOWERED
With somewhat more liberal supplies of
halibut aTallable. the local trade is shading
prices rather severely. No. 1 atock waa re
ported generally during the day at 8c a
tOUIl(i.
ASPARAGUS IS HIGH HERE
With a farther advance In the price of as
psragus in tbe south, due to the opening of
the canning season, the local market at last
It inclined to follow, galea were shown along
tbe atreet at Vai2He a pound.
COARSE SALT IS ADVANCED
' A general advaure of 50c a ton is being
quoted in the pries of coarse aalt by local
wholesaler, in answer to a similar advance in
producing sections. The market is said to be
controlled by strong interests.
EGG PRICES ARE LIFTED
With a better feeling generally the market
for eggs was lifted along the street during
the day. Sales of case count were reported
screrslly at le, but some were ssking and
g It lug as high aa 20c.
BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE
Trad? beglantng to take apples again.
- Country killed Teals slow, hog ray firm.
Chickens are quoted firm at fulr prices.
Chees market very alow generally.
. Onion market ia alow at former prices, j
SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE
"-. Weather bureau advises: Protect ahipments
daring the next 48 hours aa far north as Se
attle against minimum temperatures of about
-8 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 30 degree;
southeast to Boise, 30 degrees; south to Ash-
' land, 32 degrees. Minimum temperature at
Portland tonight about 88 degrees.
Field sae ef the office of market d rural
organization hare left Washington to insura
nts the department of agriculture's market
news terries far perishable crops this year.
Branch offices bars been established 4 New
Terk, Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Pittsburg,
Chicago, St. Louts. Minneapolis and Kaata
City to collect and dlatrihute Informs t(pn in
ree-ard to marketing conditions. Other men
sre stationed In tbe producing sections in
rWrlrta. Louisiana and Texas, where onions.
tomatoes and strawberries are already being
nipped la carload lots to the big markets.
By collecting in this wsy loformatiaa con
cerning conditions in producing districts and
marketing centers, tbe market news servir
of the department of agriculture ia designed
to aid both shippers of sad dealers in perish
able crops.
Reporta for this season are to be sent out
today. Tbese will deal with carload -h!p-
Bwnts, receipts and general conditions for tbe
onion, tomato and strawberry crops. Other
craps will follow ai tbe season advances, the
serrlce being designed to Include s total of
Id altogether. , .
JOBBING PRICES OP PORTLAXH
. POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
Beattl Market.
Seattle, March 27. (U. P.) Onion a Ore
gon. 2K&2Vc: Yakima, 2c
..- Potatoes Whits River, $2730: Yakima
Burbanks. $3o&37; Yakima Gems, $35fe37.
Saa Fraaoiscs Market.
8aa Francisco, March 27. fC. P. Potatoes
Per cental. Deltas ex-wharf, good to choice,
Jl.40i31.75; So. fancy, 1.032; Oregon. (2
2.25; Idaho Russets. $2S2.25; Washington,
f 1.40(32; sweets. $2.50, delivered on sidewalk.
Onion s-Pcr cental. California ex-lcehouse
repacked, 11.23; Lompoc, 11-73; Oregon, rs
peked. $1.40gi.50.
New York Cotton Market.
Open. High. Low. Clowe.
.. 1234 1239 1228 1239
The prices are thoes at wnlefc wbslesslers
aril to retailers, except as otherwise stated:
Dairy Produce.
BUTTER City creamery cubes, extras. 81 a
82c; firsts, 80e; seconds. 2Sc; carton prints.
c, dujus iirc vi couairv creamery, cuoes.
vaic: yreguu o.iry, lytajfyc.
BUTTER AT Portland uVUsery No. 1 soar
cteam, 33c; no. 2. ale.
EGOS Sellm prlr br Scalers unsettled.
delivery extra Selected fresh. 21e per dosen;
etas oount, Oregon ranob, lOVtffiao.
I.IVK HOUI.TKY - Mens. Bessy Plymouth
Koca, ltic; ordinary chickens, isc n.: stags.
12c; springs, m tad 2 lbs.. 2322e: turkeys.
15c: dressed, fancy. gst; culls, 18317c plg-
eoui. ss-i us; gaese, lire.
lOCflOfe lb.; Pkn dncka. old. loa lb. 5
ff vug sua nagyy, ie; utoisa hvnaasrs, 11
ft 14c lb.
CHEKSR Celling price Fresh Oregon fsncy
full cream twins and triplets. 22fe23e per lb.:
Young America. 22a. Prion to Jabbers: Slats.
ZOc. xeung America, sic c. . D.; cream
brick, 23 Si 24c; Umberger. 2324c; Wiaeoaaia
wt eel, !H4i?.nc! bierk Swiss, sue. '
Fruits and Vsgstahlas.
FRESH iKUIXb -. Orancea. imnr.
$1.753.25; bananaa, '5o lb.; lsmona, S3.00Q
""i, ninumi, awruw, stKiajd.K ease;
pineapples, ofetjoc par U-.; pears, $1.6oa2.ou;
tsiiKertnes. SI. SO box.
APPLES Local, Sl.23Ql.T5 per boy, accord-
ONIONS No. 1. $2.00 ter cental; No 2.
fl.25HiO; assoclatlou selling price carloads,
11.S0 f. o. b. country nolnts: aarllc. 12lXe.
POTATOES Celling price Local, $U50ft
1-75; buying piice, 1.25Q1.40 per ceuial;
riwmn, xic lo.i vweeis, S-OU.
VEGETABLES Turnips, B5c dosen bunches
teets, ooc per dosen bunches; carrots. 5c per
dozen bunches; parsnips, $1.00 aack; cabbage,
$1.502.50 cwt.; gren onions. 25 per doasa
i "im, u, uucib, r lynua, w , neau lenuce,
j California. $1.60i3.2.) erate; eelerr, Califor-
1.50 per crate; French artichokes, 7&&94V-;
at-psragus, Tii9l2c: hothouse cucumbers $1
Ctl.oO per dosen; tomatoes. Mexican. $2.7.:
t.Mi.4.1 rJWn i air- nl.n, V IK . .
6c per lb.; efanberrUa, cistern. $11.50ift 12.00
l,n.t- .ninaoh 7 1 ,Vk lu.., -V. ... .
neau. riaa aad rrosisiaa..
DRESSt-U MEATS Selllna erica rvnf.
killed: Fancy boga. llQlle; poor. 8310c:
goats. 2feQ4c; spring lambs, lue; mutton.
1UC Ilk
BAMS, BACON, BTO. Bams. ITQaoUc:
break tast bacon. 19(2c; boiled hams, S0c
picnic. ISftc: cottage roll, lssi Orsgea ax-
I'lO'itsa uiympia per gallon, gs; csnnad
; eastern la shell.
January ..
II arch ...
Hay .....
July
October ..
December
1288
1190
1203
1212
1225
1290
1196
1209
1220
123S
1288
1187
1197
1203
1225
1288
1195
1207
1219
1234
New York spot market unchanged.
New York Sugar and Coffee.
New York, March 27. Sugar, centrifugal,
U-71.
Coffee Spot New lork No. 7 Bios, 9Kc;
No. 4 Santos. 104 c
TRANSPORTATION
San Francisco
Los Angeles
WltAoB Cba&ca ai Xoate)
Tbs Biff.
Clesa.
Comlortable
Elsrantly Appotatcd.
SaaxCroi&r Steaxnaaia)
BEAR.
. Salla Prom Ainrworta Cook
43 P. M., APRIL 1
DO Golden UVUes oa Columbia Slver
Zn Satea Iaclade aeartb ul Idsala.
Saltlaa and Bar Tics D&ezcelua.
The Baa rraadaco f Fortlaad S. S.
Oo. Third and W as bin g ton sta.
(win o-w. A. m si. co. Tel. Bread.
waj
A -6131.
ASTORIA
- . and way'landiriara
J : Str. Harvest Queen
Trom Ash St dock S p. in. dallr
v except Staurday. Aeturns from
'Astoria T a except Sunday.
0.-W.R. ft.&N. CO.
. citt txcxxt orncE
t "Washington at Third
. Broadway 4600. A-6121.
I Acerican-Hawanan Steamship Co.
Il-REIGHT
SERVICE
PORTLAND
TO
HONOLULU
s. s.
GEORGIAN
- SAILS
ABOUT
APRIL 1ST
C. X. XJM&UDT. A rest.
170 Stark Portland. Ox,
UMUM DAHaCX tua ,
- SAN FRANCISCO
Los Angeles - San Diego'
Tuesday. Karen 38. 3:30 P. K.
taa gTancisesv Portland a Los Angelas
Kteamshts) Co. - - Frank Bollam. Agent.
LM TKIHT) 8TEXET. . A-4496, jUia S6.
eastern. 6oc can, M.co dosen
si.ao ser jw: raaor ciama. iz4 tn - M...
errVivstrrs. per aaUon. solid nacc. LX no
FISH Dressed flounders, 7c; Chinook sal-
non i ), p en, imae io. ; loosters, 25c;
ihut, 9c; Columbia a malt, 50fflT5c per CO-lb
iK-x; torn coda. 7c; black bass, 7Hc lb.
LARD Tierces, kstUe rendered. 13l.:
urooeriss.
SOGAR -Cube. (t.06: tjuwaered. 7 an- r i.
or berry. 4T.66; beet, $7 .45; dry gra aula ted.
gT.eoi u yeuow. su.sa. (Above quoutious are
iJO days net cash.) There is Dow so estab
lished price for augar because of general
niiuus,
Bu.MSI New, $353.30 per
KICK Jspan atyie. an .j.c. Stw Or
leans: bead. ofefctsWc: blue roaa. Rite
SALT Coarse,' half grounds, 100s. lii 03
per ton; 60s. $11.70; UT)le dairy, 60s, Vie?
lus, iW; aica. VLSiti mwi rwlVr- A)rl
BEANS Small white. ST.25: lar. -wt
$;.23: pink, P.75; Unias, $6.00; bayou. .7
red, tt.&0.
aops, wosa ana uiasa.
rbolce. ib.; prime, lie; oisdlamLa
prime, 7 .'-
WOOL Nominal. IBIS clip: WUUmette sl
ley coarse Cots wold. 2 4 Joe; medium jhroo
sl Ire. tta27c; choice laucy 25fct2uc
txsteru Oregon, lbttiOe. "
HIDES frjr 10ag wool pelts, 17c; dry short
tesalbc: aaitad sheeu afeeanncs. n. im.
I Belied bldea 1.5 lba. aad up) locj aaited staara
lbs. and Vf), lie; ssitev gj lW losTt,
I J lbs.), loc; aaited calf iHp to 16 lbs.L18c.
green nioes iv ins. ana up Ue; zreea
stags t&0 lbs. sad np). He;'J kip u
lbs. to 25 lba.), 16c; green eaif ton to is
uiv.f. , - . wr uiat calf
J7p to 1 lba.). use; dry sslt hides, lift; ,
bersebides, each 6 te vl-50: salt lsorsehloaa.
each. tl.oO to $3.W; horsehair, 2iv
aaf I OUT Ka 1 b Ka 41 K
A m 'v . - w, ..v. ay, m , m mm rA
CttlTTlU OH CACAkU. UAUsI Uurin.
rices, per car lot, 4c; less than car lota. AeZ
MQHA1B hub, suQsie lb.
Jstnasi aad Oils.
COAL OIL tostes whiia. la drame and
Iron barrels, Joe.
UlianKU Oil Raw, bbla., 02e ralkoa: ket-
us ooiieu, u, .., case, vie: botissL
mm. Hue gaL; leU of 250 salloaa la uJT
TUPkMlAiB Tanks. 7c; easa, 74 g
Ion.
WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 104 lb.; 00 lb.
lots, lie: less lots, 11 Ue per lb.
OIL MBAL Carload lots, $34; less thaa
ear ioi. oimw,
0A40UNB Basis price 18Hc per gallon.
DAIRT PRODUCE OP THE COAST
Seattle Market.
Seattle, March 27. 1U. P.) Butter Native
creamery, brick. 34c Solid pack, 33c.
Cbeese Oregon triplets, 21c; Wisconsin
triplets, 21e; do. twins, 21c. Young America,
22c.
Egga Select ranch. 23c,
Ban Taasisco Market.
San Francisco, March 27. (U. P.) Butter
Extras, 2Se; prime firsts, 28c; firsts. 28c
Eggs-iExtras. 21io; firsts, ic; pullets,
loVsc.
Cheese. California fancy, 18c; firsts. 17c
Los Angeles Market.
I -os Angeles, March 27. (P. N. S.) Eggs
Case count. 22c.
Butter,-Fte& extra 2Se.
WOOL MARKET HASA
STRONGER TONE IN
ALL WORLD CENTERS
Everywhere the Situation Is Ex
ceotjlpgly Hopeful for the Price
Even Thongh Americans Pay
Jklore Abroad Than at Home.
Reselling Abroad -Is'
Bear Feature;
Wheat Quiet Here
. - '!- ,t
Little Business of Any Character
Shown In he Trade in Pacif e
Northwest.
Higher prices are again shown for' weol
akroad. and tbe entire world's trade Is show
ing price gains almost dally.
Contracting at Pacific northwest points Is,
not brisk, due entirely to the fsct that mill in
terests are paying mors for foreign fleece than
for domesUo clips of equal quality. Strenuous
efforts are being made on the part of mill In
terests to quiet the trade In tbe Atlantic sea
board market, but the demands are so Insisteat
that it is lmpossibbla to curtail tbe purchases
n.ore than a very 'limited extent.
W It a shoddy and rag prices climbing at a
rapid rate, and in some places sealing almost
si inessme price as virgin wool the outlook
for fleece raises is exceedingly hopeful. Pro
ducing Interests this year realise this fully as
wen aa tne mill interests. me latter are
filled to overflowing with foreign aa well as
domestic orders, wblch they are unable
to fill promptly, and for that reason tbe pro
ducing Interests bare the situation under their
own control.
Indicating tbe full strength of tbe foreign
wool iltuation. is tbe following report from
Cousul General Alfred A. Wlnslow at Auck
land, New Zealand, under date of February 21:
Prices for wool in this market continue to
advance, aa Indicated by those realized at the
Wellington wool tales held February 13 and 14,
as compared with prices realized at the Decem
ber. 1913, wool sale at the same place, as
Portland. Mon. . 2
Year ago 40
Season to date. . B.4AT
Year ago 15.2S7
Tacema, Bat. .
Tear alto
Season to date.
Year ago
Seattle. Sat...
Year ago
Season to dab.
Year ago
follows:
Kinds
Southdowa . .
Merino
Halfbred:
Soper .......
utuium ...
Inferior
Crossbred:
Super ,
Medium
Inferior . .
Crossbred,
bellies ..
Halfbred,
Denies .
Lambs.
Locks .....
Best
Medium . ,
pieces and
pieces and
Dec.. 1915.
Cents.
. 82to86Va
.. 24 to 20
.. 84 to BT
. . 28 to U3M
,. 24 to 27
, . 33 to 37
. . 20 to 33
.. 27 to 31
lO ml
18 to 27
reb.. 1916.
Cents.
82 to 39
24 to 27
8 to 88
82 to 85
27 to 31
83 to 87
82 to 81
80 to 33
22 to 29
H to81
20 to 26H 20 to 23
12 to 15 H
80 to 82 H
26 to 29 1
14 o IT
83 to 8744
2S to 81
Little Changes for
Wheat Prices in
Chicago Trading
Chics go, March 27. (I. N. 8.) The stead
lest market In several weeks.
Tbst la the way some of Tbe close observers
characterised the wheat pit opening today,
Wheat and corn were ust a fraction under,
but tbe -steady trend took prices in the first
hour te an Improved position over Saturday's
close. The former train experienced some re.
lief from the bearish pressure which has been
applied ef late. Tbla waa due to the export
clearances and failure of stocks to accumulate
In spite of tbe continuation of liberal receipts
Premiums here and ia the northwest on cars
did not favor the hear iu:. Bulls contemplat
ed aa upturn on strsagth of the risible sup-
Ply- -
Corn and eats received an increased mare
ef speculative activity. Prices were of a good
sort snd wbest seemed te govern their trend.
Controlling factors en both sides of tbe mar
ket in corn and oats appeared to be en a
par with receipts and shipments, about coun
terbalancing each other.
Ranee of Oblearo prices furnished by Oyer-
uooka uo.. Z16-K1T Board of Trads
beck A
building
May
Jnly
Sept.
May
July
Sept,
May
July
Sept.
M.T
July
May
July
May
JuJy
WHBAT
Open. - High. Low. Close.
!0T4 110 1074 100
ioh io74 lor.Si ior
104 lOdi 104 106 Si
CORN
72 73 72V4 73K
73sJ 74H 73H 744
73 74 73 74
OATS
424 43Vi 42 4SU
41 42Vi 41 4214
3 40 88 40
PORK
2290 2302 2290 2295 "
2275 2290 2275 2282
LARD
1157 1157 1150 1150
.....1180 1180 1173 1175
RIBS
1207 1207 120.1 1205
, 1222 1227 1222 1222
BOSTON COPPER QUOTATIONS
Boston, March 27. Copper bids
BANK STATEMENTS OF COAST
Clearings
Mon (lay ...
Clearing
Balances
Clearings
Balances
- Portland Banks.
This week. Year sge.
8 l.S3o,920.0u $ 1,878,041.37
Beattls Banks.
........7.,., $ 2.722.777.00
.... 478,117.00
Taooma Banks.
- $
S0O.0M0O
64.Sti6.00
Clearings
Clearings
Ban nasciaoe Banks.
.....,........$ 9,144,TS8.00
Las Angeles Banks,
- 4,402,151.00
Liverpool Cash Wheat
UTerpool. March N. S.) Wheat
Spot No. L Manitoba. 13s 61; No. 2 hard
winter calf, Us M; No. a hard winter efcoie.
18s Id; No. l Durum. 13s -3d; No. 1 hard
pcluth, 13s lid; Northern Chicago, 13a 84;
No.- red western sylater. lis 8d.
SHIPPERS
.tw-T0on your newt shtveaen ef YZAX
H0G8 fOULTB, BOO. HIDA ato Ifyoa
waat BETTLk PRICES. Yon get year snooe
neat day, leas eemaiisaien. Mackst iafeo
Mtioa. tags, ato- promptly sarpUed. J -
VOGEL PRODUCE CO.
- 1S ntOHT ! PORTLAJTIX
Adventum
Aliouex ...
Arcadian .
Alaska . ..
xaltic ...
Belmont .
Bohemia .
Boston Ely
Butte Sup.
Cal. St. Hecla E40
Cel. dc Aria. 73 Vs
Canada 1
Cntenniai ,.17
Ch'fCons. 17-16
Chlno S3
Con. Cop. Mi. 1
Cop. Range 64
uines
Crown Res. ..
Daly "West. .
Diwis-Daly
East Butte..
First Nat'l..
Franklin . . .
Goldfield Cs.
Greene-Can. .
Oranby
Hancock . . .
Helvetia , .
Indiana ....
Inspiration
e Royals..
jtenweenaw
Kerr Lake
65
40
11
12
89
4
88
15
25
4
47
27
2
is
3
96
lH
1U
z
66
97
92
234
36
1
17
180 It
52
143
68H
Zs
87
68
51
3
58
2tt
San Francisco Grain Market.
San Francisco, March 27. Barley
ealia:
March S7 March 25.
Open. Cloe. Clone,
May 136 B 1S5A 135
Dec. . ....... 130 l3"s 130HB
-Spot quotationn Wheat Walla
lYjki. 1.671.70; Red Russian,
$1.61.7; Turkey Red. $J.801.85
blueatem. 1.851.S7S. '
esfr"S,irley' 1-321.J5; brwinc,
81.S9Cpl.40.
"White oats, $1.401.42,
Bran, $23. 00 14. 00; middlings, 130.00
31.00; shorta. 25.60&2S.0O.
Schools in Good Shape. ;
Oregon City, Or... .March 27. Brenton
Vedder, school supervisor of Clackamas
county, waa in this city Saturday, hav
Ing Just returned from a visit to tba
various schools of Clackamas county,
Mr. Yedder Tinted tba acbool tf Cur.
rinaville, Estacada, Tracy, Garfield,
Porter, George, Douglass Ridge. Eagle
Creek, Barton and Boring, and reporta
all schools In good conditon. . About
90 miles were covered and most of the
distance wad on foot,' v
. .. 4V
La Salle ... 4
Lake Copper 16
tativ. LargB S3
Mason Val
Mass. Mia
Mayflower
Miami ...
Michigan .
Mohawk . .
Nevada Cong
Nipissing
North Butte
North Lake.
Old Colony..
out uomin. .
Osceola
Quincy
Ray Cons . .
Sante Fa....
bhannon . . .
Shattuck . . .
Stewart .
Superior . . .
Sup. & Bos..
Swift Pack-.
Tamarack . .
Trinity
Tuolumne . .
United Fruit!
U. Shoe Mcy
U. S. M. pfd.
United Zinc.
tJ. S. Smelt..
IT. S. S rjfd
Utah Apex. .
Utah cons.
Victoria . .
Winona . .
Wolverine
Wyandot .
NQBTqWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Cars-
Wheat. Barley. Fir. Oats. Bay
1448
1853.
13
1
6.277
8,803
1 ....
83
7.032 1188
7.151 1003
495
524
14 5 9
1 4 14
1473 84 2042
ma isa7 1740
1 2
- a 9
.... 291 1954
.... 573 2750
2 10
9 2
1798 813 '8554
1U00 2S33
Wold's shipments, floor Included:
Wk. Bod'g Wk. End'g Wfc End'g
From: Mar. 25. Mar. 18. Mar. 27-15.
Bushels
D. 8.. Oanada.10.68S.0O0 10,422,oOO 8,185.000
Argentine ... 8,184.000 8,270.000 e,6V2,000
Australia ... 100,000 l.oze.ow
India B6.O0O
. .13,932,000 13,322.000 18,888,000
Total
Wheat market ef the world were erratic
during the 'day with price la general somewhat
softer. Chief Influence st this time Is tbs
reported resales of wbest abroad, which nat
orally call for lower cargo prices on thii
tide.
Chicago was soft and bard by turn during
the early day' trading, the market there be
rng Influenced mostly by borne conditions ear
ly ia cue nay.
In the home territory 4be wheat market 1
till sluggish. Trading la shown only in spots
snd then of very limited volume. Oats end
barley show a like condition
Broomhall cabled from Uverpook that wheat
opened easy on free arrivals snd increasing
local stocks. Further reselling was reported.
Spot wheat unchanged to 2d lower with press
ure of Argentine grades. Cargo market opened
dull, Manitoba nominally nnehaaed, winter
8d lower. Later the entire district became
eteler with free Platte offers. Shipments to
United Kingdom were slightly under eipecta
tations, but this was offset by free native of
fers. Argentine offer ar liberal, Australian
likewia and Indian weather and crop advices
favorable.
FLOUR Belling price: Patent. 25.20; Wll
lamette valley. $5.20; local straight, $4.60(3
6.00; bakers' local, $4.8038.20; Montana spring
wheat, o.iu; exports, svautav iu; wnoie
wheat. $6.65; graham, $5.40; rye flour, $3.
Me haeiwl
T. " . . ... ..
has Maying price r wiuamett vauey tim
othy, fancy, $16.00; eastern Oregon-Iilaho
fancy timothy. 818.00: alfalfa. $20.uo&Zl.on
vetch snd eats, $15,006:16.00; clover, $13.50
a 14.00.
GRAIN BACKS 1919 nominal. No. 1 tal
ent t a, 1314c In car lots; 1 amount are
higher.
MIliLSTUFFS Selling price, carload lots
Bran $23.00; shorta, $25.50.
HUL,LiIUD UAla fO.OV'ao. to per Derm.
ROLLfcD BARLEY $31.8032.60 per ton
Closing: strength and advance in wheat
prices at Chicago did not affect the Portland
trade durluz tee day. on the Merc&aat ex
change bids for March wheat were unchanged
to 3c a bushel below Saturday, with no sales
March oats bid were week and off 50c 1
ton. as was barley for similar delivery. No
tales.
Merchants Exchange March prices:
WHEAT.
Monday
t Bid. Ask.
59
Bluestem ....
Fortyfold . . .
Club
Red Fife ...
Bed Russian.
feed
feed
Bran
Shorts
85
85
,. 85
85
OATS.
2350
BARLEY.
2700
MILL8TUFF3.
2075
.2250
101
93
91
90
Sat
Bid.
96
88
80
80
85
25O0 2400
Futures were quoted:
WHEAT.
April bluestem
May bluestem .
April fortyfold
May fortyfold .
Aiwil club . .. .
May club
April red Fife .
May red Fife ..
April Russian .
May Russian .
April
May ....
FBED OATS.
AprU ,
May ....
April bran . ,
May bran . .
April sheets
May short ,
FEED BARLEY.
MILLBTUFFB.
2200
2450
Bid.
,.. 96
... 96
,.. 85
... 85
... 85
... 80
... 65
... 80
... 85
... 85
...2375
...2300
..2700
..2500
..2100
..2125
..2250
..2300
2750
2000
2200
Ask
101
102
92
93
90
91
90
91
2500
26U0
2900
2900
gh
RECORDS
HI
IN CATTLE MAto;
TOPS GO UP TQ $8.75
General Market Ia Tp 15c, but Pulp
Fed Steers Reach Dime Higher
at Highest Point of Season
Small Runs Over Sunday.
GENERAL LIVESTOCK BTBEH0TH
Hosts Tooa advanaa ts ta.SS Vnrth -t.
land, This i .$ above the extreme auota-
tioa of eatorday 'ana ia equal te the extreme
ton prios of last Monday.
Cattle . Bale of 88 head sf nnlpfed steers
bt . . esuDiiinss- new aigh reeord r.
General market up 15o.
Sheep Market ia nominal with shippers al
aut able t cemmead any price asked.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BUN
Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheen
183
Monday . . ,
Saturday ,
Friday ....
Thursday .
Wednesday
Tcesday ...
Week age.,
iear ago..
.... 2.009
.... 663
.... 414
..... 606
4S2
857
.... 8,058
. 1,427
Two veara aeo. . l.BOS
Three year age 1,189
869
52
196
130
74
51
627
10.12
715
23
10
27
7
11
6
Bears in Control ,
Of Stock List but
Bails Are Holding
New York. March 27. I. K. S.V e bee
party was well organised today a evidenced
by tbe lew epnlng ef the stock market.
Trading la the first oor waa limited to th ,
standard Uueand in the aggregate waa fair.
Tbe rails showed distinctly a desire te move
up. In spite of threatened labor troubles. Tbe
difficulty Is osXsueh magnitude. - however,
that it is almost certain t be settled by ar.
bttratiovi, and vntl then irragnlarity undoubt.
caiy win rule tne market, neaaing wa ma
most aetiv at the opening today and the
price aia better than moat ainuiar sidcsb.
The market generally wa eft at first and
before reaction had ran Its enarse, prioes ai.
most clear across the board snowed a drop
of about one nolat,
Bsars worked energetically ea the foreign
aituatlon and adverse possi bill tie in connee
tUm with the Mexican is us.
Bteel stock followed the action of United
State Steel and reflected the break la the
rest of the list..
nrt hour dropped about one paint.
Baldwin Locomotive held beat la the In
dustrial list. Industrial Alcobol advanced,
Mexican Petroleum held -well.
Specialties were least affected by the de
pression. Tfc market closed dan.
Bang ef New York price furnished by
Orerbeck Cook Co., Sft-ZIT Bogrd of Ta
building: '
683
r
801
8
1240
24A3
8503
There wss a very short run ef cattl in
th yard ever Sunday at North Portland aad
a general advance of fully 15c was quoted
In th market, altbourh pulp-fed stuff waa
but 10c higher. At $8.76 for tbe beat of
roes the market struck new high record
for the local yards. Jams Henry of Seattle
waa tne buyer of th record lot.
There were Dlentv of cattle borers In evi
dence at the yarda when the market opened.
bat then ws little stuff tvallabl. TaU
gave th market very easy advance.
ine reneral cattle market ran ire:
Choice pulp fed steers $ M.T5
Choice grain, fed steers g.M
Ordinary grain fed steers 8.25188.40
Choice hay fed steer 8.2ottS.60
Good steer 7.5OS.O0
Ordinary to 00m man steer 8.00(37. 00
Choice oows f .207.60
Ordinary to common cow 7.007.10
Choice heifers .L3.607.75
Ordinary to good heifers 7.0O(fi7.25
Choice bulls , D.OOCiS 50
Good to fair bulla 4.0034.23
Ordinary to common bulls 2.00(82.75
Best light calves 8.00
Good calve 7.00(37.50
Qog Market I Holding.
General situation la th awlu trade at
North Portland 1 steady to strong. Demand
waa good at th week's opening with general
sties of top around $9.30, slthough extrsm
quality was quoted even firmer at 19.35.
General bog market:
Choice light weight $9J0an.35
Good light, weight 9.15(99.23
Medlnm weights B.00$9.10
Rough and heavy , 8.0041.60
Mutton Situation Nominal.
With supplies still unusually limited at
North Portland, the market .for mutton and
Umba la quite naturally of strong character.
Only 192 head put iu appearance over Bun
day. Market price for either mutton or lamb 1
Just about high a shipper car to make It.
General mutton and Iamb range:
Choice weight lambs $ 10.60
Good to common lambs 9.00Q10.00
Best wethers 9.00
Good to common wether 8.506)8.75
Old wether 8.00(f(8 25
Choice light ewes 7.750SOO
Good to common ewes T.O0Q7.50
Monday Livestock Shippers.
Hog Grover Bros., Ontario, 1 load; Pen
dleton Meat Co., Pendleton, 1 load; J. W.
Chandler, Union Junction, 1 load; H. Pea
cock. Caldwell, Idaho, 2 load; Parma, 1 load;
C. J. Turley, Wilder, Idaho, 2 loads; Charles
Hortoo, Klamath FU,-1 load. Midland. 1
load; F. 0. Grimm, Roosevelt, Wash., 80
head; M. Harris, The Dalle. 24 bead; M. J.
Halley, New Plymouth, Idaho, 1 load; J. 0.
Bowker, Payette, Idaho, 1 load; Dodd A
Aahmun, Baker, 1 load; George McLaughlin,
Hope, Idaho, 1 load; J. D. Waugborn. Tler-
miiton, 1 load; Charles Johnson, North Pow
der. 1 load.
Cattl- John L. Burke, Barley, Idaho, 7
losds; 8. G. Ounlng, Parma, Idaho, 1 load;
Hanson Livestock Co.. Lossu. Utah. 8 losds.
Ogden, 4 loads; 3. H. McCormack, Junction
City, 3 loads) Portland Feeder Co., Lewiston,
Utah, 2 loads; F. A. Haggedorn, Sunnysld.
Wash., 1 load.
Mixed stuff 3. C. Jensen, 8'ugar City, Ida-
no. 12 loan cattl, nog ana sheep; u. j. h al
ley, Payette, Idaho, 1 load cattle ajid hog;
C. E. Gorallne, Joseph, 1 losd cattl and hog;
Farmers Society of Equity, Caldwell. Idaho,
1 load cattle, calvea and hoys; J. p. Dins mora.
West sclo, 1 load cattle and nogs.
2250 , Monday Morning Btla.
2250 I STEERS
2450 Ka. Ave. lbs.
Description.
ft
AliU 1 n. i riar c:. ...... ..........
AlaskS (join
Americas Beet Hugar io
American Can, c 61
American Can, pfd..
American Oar Fay., c. ........... 69
American Cotton Oil, c. ,
American Linseed, e 284
A merles n 1 Inad, pfd. 103
American Locomotive, ., 74
American Bmeltar, e.
American Hugar, c. ,
American Tel. Tel
American Woolen, c
Anaconda Mining Co.
Atchison, c
Atchison, pfd. . ,
Baldwin Locomotive, c. . .
Baldwin Locomotive, pfd.
Baltimore It Ohio, c
Bethlehem Steel, pfd. ,.
Bthlebein Steel, pfd
Brooklyn Rapid Transit BJty
OaUf. Petroleum, c 22V.
Calif. Petroieuse, pfd.
Canadian Pacif 1 a 674
Gentral Leather, a. 54 H
Chesapeake A Ohio 63g
Chicago A Gt. Western, c
ucicsgo ux. western, pra...
Chicago. M. St, pul 0414
Chicago ft N. W,. 1ZT
unino uopper
Open. Close.
Financial, Industrial, . Development
Lioeal Bankers Urge Congress to Change Interlocking Provisions of
, Clayton Law to Permit Same IiHurMual to Serve on Two No
competing Institutions.
' Oraffom Sank era 7aver Chnfs to
Xattrlocklns: aw. Word has come
from' the Washington Bureau o? Tha
Journal that "the Northwestern Na
tional bank. In telegrams to Oregon
members of congress, favors adoption
of a' proposed amendment to thn Olayt
ton banking act td permit the same
person to serve as director f two or
more banks If the banks axe not com
peting with each other.
"This portion of the Clayton act will
become effective in October, unless
sooner amended, and there were whole
sale changes In the directorates of na
tional banks at their annual elections
this year in anticipation of the change.
In a number of cases, however, the
same Individuals have been elected on
more than one directorate, n the be
lief that the law will be emended be
fore this provision becomes effective."
vres In Washington. Oregon, ' Idaho
and California waa tf, compared with,,
II for the week immedUtely preceding
and 65 forethe cotrres ponding period
o( last year,
Conuaodlty yrleef I till Tending try.
ward. WhoUaale prices at New York '
for the most part are upward. ' In a -list
of 811 commodities, there wer
9S alternations for tbe week ended -March
18, of which 72 were advance.
Meats, provisions and the metals are
principally responsible for the in
creases.
IAil7
eeee AVA "m
.110$
131 "
H
85
.........1031
.103 vi
2500
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
$23 Bounty for Cougar.
Oregon- City.' Or., March HmJ. E.
Seal f Estacada brought into the
county clerk's office Saturday a cou
gar .pelt-which- was eight feet -long.
The bounty received by Mr. Seal was
$10 from the county and $19 from the
state, ': '
Ckieag Hog $19.
Chicgo, March 27. (I. N. S.)Hog Re
ceipt 39,000, 6c above Saturday's average.
Bulk. y. 75e9.Pf; ligbt. $9.45Q10.O5; mixed.
$9.60S10; heavy. $9.5oi9.V5; rough, $9.55
G9.65; pigs, $7.50 8.65.
Cattle Receipts 16,000, firm. Native beef
steers, $7.7510.05; western steers, $7.70
8.70; itocker and feeders, $68.25; cowa and
heifers, $4.259; calves,. $8(210,60.
Sheep Receipt 8O0O. firm. Wether, (8.60
8-36; lambs. 89.853U.75.
St. Loui Hog SIO.
St. Loui. March 27. (L. N. S. ) Hogs Re
ceipts 9000. higher. Pigs and lights. $7.25(bJ
9.S5; mixed and butcters, $9.7DfalO; good
heavy. $9.90(910.
Cattle Receipts 8600, steady. Native beef
steers. $7.5039.dO; yearling steers and bett
ers. 8.SOe.BO; cows, $5J08.60; s toe Iters
snd feeders, $5.BOrtJ8; southern steers, $55
caw and heifers, $4QS; native calves,
610.
Sheep Receipts 250, atesdy. Yearling weth
ers. $S10.40; lambs, $911.70 ewes, $7.75
8. 50.
Seattle Hog $9.60.
Seattle, March 27. (P. N. S.) Hog Re
eetpta 2233, ateady. Prime lights. $9.409.6O;
medium, to choice, $9.25&9.80; cmooth heav
ies. $8.75419.26; rough beavi, $0.26(38.50;
pig. $8-2569.25:.
Osttle Receipts 113. steady. Best steers,
$8g8.40; medium to choice, $7JSO7.7B: com
ntoc to medium, $6.50(37; best cows, $6.75'
7: common to medium cows, $48.25; bells,
$3.50g5.60; calves, $7O(ft8i0.
Sheep Receipt 550. steady. Lambs, $9.75
Q10; yearling. $0.6036.75; ewea, $7 7.75.
- Omaha Hog $9.60.
Omaha, Neb., March 27. I. N. S.) Hoga
Receipts 10.500. higher: heavy, $9.40'S:90;
liht, $9.26(9.66; pigs, $7.508.70; bulk of
Sties, $9.3549.65.
Cattle Receipts 7000,' steady. Ntive teer
$7.509.50; eows and heifers, $a.6Oi3.00;
western steera, $7 .008.50; Texas steers, $6.73
7.35; stockers and feeders, $6.508.50.
rneep rieceipts otoo, higher.- Yearlings. $9
tS 10.25; wethers, $7.738.75; Iambs. $10.60
11.76.
' Denver Hogs $9,80.
Denver, March 27. -Cttle 2900. firm. Beet
teen, $7g:9.15; eows and heifer, $5.7544
7.00; calve. $8.00311.00. T
Hoga 2900, firm. Top $9.60. Balk, $9,260
9 50
"sheep 00, steady.
- isssMsa iu esii ! ssrs. JI llf m
Oregon City School
Addition Completed
Oregon CHy, Or., March . 27 The
new addition to tha Oregon City high
school will be formally dedicated
this evening. It cost $60,000. The
program will . be held in the audi
torium of the ' high school and the
general public will be admitted free
of charge. "
, Among . the speakers for the evening-
are State School Superintendent
J.. A. Churchill, Mrs. Eva Emery Dye,
pr. Kenneth LAtourette and Chairman
4.' E. Hedges of the school board.
3 Music will be furnished by the
school orchestra, and a solo by Oscar
wopdrln, accompanied by Miss Holmes,
in inctuaea in nm evenings en
tertalnmsnt. . "-
-At the conclusion , of the program
the building will be opened for In
spection. ,
: When writing or celling
nles natlon The JoarnaL -
advert! sera.
o sicr'
15 steer
2 steers
8 steera
8 steers
15 steer
1 steer ,
7 steer
4 steers
27 steers
27 steers
27 steer
18 steers
12 steers
1 steer ,
oa
...1151
,.. 886
... 925
... 90
...958
... 810
...1041
... 800
...1090
...1072
...1126
...1166
. . .1070
. 930
HOG3
88 hogs 214
12 hogs .200
1 bog 840
8 hogs 470
5 bogs 154
92 bogs 186
78 bogs , 208
8 bog 236
J2 bog .j. 840
73 hosrs - 200
77 hoes 190
70 hog 178
" '""-s 200
8-hegg 607
..... a , 2oO
8 hogs 446
18 bog
1 hog ,
7 bog
4 hog
92 hog
7 hog
4 bog
4 hog
64 bogs
. 9 nogs
6 hog
16 hog
23 hoga
81 hogs
12 hogs
15 hogs
1'. hog
43 hogs
e hog
130
890
SO0
442
176
330
292
136
170
130
400
180
170
124
211
140
140
123
13
PULP FED STEERS
62 pulp-fed steers.. 1121
' COWS
940
98
, SS2 .
078
, OHO
750
..... 080
1100
-. . . 820
....
7ZU
680
PULLg
. 1065
102S
HEIFERS.
650
S cow
2 cow
10 cew
8 oows
1 eow
1 eow
1 cow .
1 cow
1 eow
1 eew .
1 cow .
1 eow .
2 bull
1' bull .
1 heifer ...
4I
Pric.
$8.60
8.2.'.
8.00
7.50
7.50
7.60
7.50
7.23
6.00
8.45
8.45
8.45
8.43
R.45
8.00
$0-35
9,00
8-60
8.86
8.00
9.30
S.2S
9.23
9.25
9.25
9.20
9.211
0,10
NJio
aio
.:f
8.80
8.T6
8.25
9.25
8 23
8.76
7.76
9.25
8.00
8.25
9.20
9. JO
7.T5
9.28
8.0fl
8.00
8.60
0.25
$8.75
'$7.86
7. 25
6.26
5.75
4.00
7.00
6.60
6.00
6.25
4.50
8.78
8.00
$4.78
5.2$
$5.65
Colorado V. ft I..
Consolidated Gas 136
Corn Product, s 21
CWn Product, pid ,
Crucible Steel, c 86
Crucible Steel, pfd
Denver ft H.10 ursnaa. e
Denver ft Klo Grande, pid
Distiller 47
li-le. c 37
Erie, let. pfd
General Electii
Goodrich Rubber 73 H
Gt- Nosibern. ore lands 43
Gt. Northern. Pto. 121 Vi
Guggenheim Exp
Hiue ft Lauir, e
Hide ft Leather pfd 62Vi
ice neounciae
Illinois Central
Industrial Alcobol ..- .....1524
Inspiration , , 47V
International Harvester ,
InterborOi e
Interboro. pfd
Kansas City Southern, e 8&H
Lackawanna Steel 77
IeLigh Valley 77 Vi
Louisville ft iNssnruie.
Mexican Petroleum 106V4
Mismi Cornier 86
Missouri, Kansas Texas, e. ..,
Missouri, Kanaaa ft Texas, pf.... ....
Missouri Pacific
National Biscuit
National Lead , 66 H
Nevada Consolidated 16
New Haven 65
New York Air Brake 143
New York Central , ...
x.. o. ft w
Norfolk ft Western, 9
Northern Pacific... 113
Pacific Mall 84 U
Pennsylvania Railway 66
Peoples Gaa 104
rittaourg uoai, c
I'lttsDurg uoai, pi liMi
Pressed Steel Car, c 58
Ray Cons. Copper 23
Railway Steel Spriiur 89
Reading, c 86
Heading, zd pr
RepublFe I. ft 8.. c 81
Republic I. ft 3.. Df 108
Rock Island 17
BtuaeDaaer, c. v
Stcdebaker, pf.
Bio Sheffield
Southern Pseifle
Southern Railway, e. ......
Southern Railway, nf
Tenrf. Copper
Texas Oil
Third Avenue ..............
Lnkn Pacific, c...
Union Pacific, pf
U. 8, Rubber, e..s
S. Steel Co., c
S. Steel Co.. nf
Utah Copper
Virginia enemies 1, c.......
W. C. Telegraph
Westinghou Electric.......
Wisconsin Central
Class Was Initiated.
Vancouver, Wash., March 27. A
class of five candidates was Initiated
Into Progress Rebekah lodge at its
meeting Saturday evening. A party
of 14 from Manor was in attendance.
Others from a distance were Mrs.
King of Salem, Or-, and Mrs. Anna
Ol sen, a member of the local lodge
residing In Portland. A- fine banquet
was served and games and dancing
furnished the evening's entertainment
. , Saved the Milk. "
Vancouver. - Wash- March ; 27.-
runaway, -which might hava robbed
many residents of this city . of their
miiK supply, waa stopped this mom
ing before a team hitched t one of
th wag-one of the Clover Xeaf dairy
had i gotten fairly well started. .-The
horses began their run on lower Mam
street and were stopped at Fifth. ' No
I Carnage was dons. k ,
3eal Banker Taking Ceaeested
Action. The report of the action ef
the Northwestern National bank is the
record of a movement that has been
stimulated by the federal legislative
council of the American Bankers' as
sociation. R, W. Schmeer, cashier of
the United States National bank, is a
member of this council, and in each
state is one banker who is a member
of the federal legislation committee
pf the national association. This lat
ter body seeks to carry out the pro
grams laid out by the legislative
council.
Mr. Schmeer this mornig . received
word from Washington that the bill
fathered by the American Bankers as
sociation and Introduced in the senate
by Senator Kern, had passed the
senate. It will permit directors of
national banks to serve on the direc
torates of two other banks subject to
the approval of the federal reserve
board. The proposal does not stipu
late the size of tbe banks or the loca
tion. '
Vegetable Bye Supply Discovered,-
It is reported that a trade exploration
party t South America, sent out by
a Detroit automobile manufacturer
has discovered vegetable in Brasll
that solves the problem for the future
of producing vegetable dyes. .
aattfto Sivlsloa of maUroads Shew
IS Vex Cent Increase, Forty-two
roads, making up the Pacjflo coast
classification of railroads, earned in
January f 13,691,401. compared with
$12,170,003 for January. 1916. an In
crease of $1,625,938, or 12.63 per oent
The average Increase for all of the
roads of the country by the same com
parison waa 21.27 per cent. In net
earnings the increase for the Facltio
roads was .9 per cent and for the
country at large (1.0$ per cent.
:::::: 558
Planning to riaaaee Xollandars. -
The Willamette Valley Irrigated Land
company will bold a luncheon meet
ing in the Oregon building Thursday,
I ifflreh XA Ia nl. n tnr psri.lAr-ino- fur
ther assistance in financing a num
ber of Holland colonists whom the
enterprise has attracted to its land.
All are practical dairymen.
have been adding to their buildings
and cows aa rapidly aa possible. It
ia believed that if given s little mere
help the return to the project will be
greatly increased and other Holland
ers can be attracted there.
Another Big Jump In Vorelga Vrada,
v January foreign trade, according to
the department of commerce, put the
month's exports at $381,000,000, ex
ceeding by $62,000,000 the total for the '
same month a year ago. Imports
reached $184,000,000, compared with
1121,000,600 a year ago.
Great Britain in January took f 121
000,000 worth of American goods,
France $44,000,000 and Italy $1,000.
000. All of South America took $18.
000,000 of American products. Imports
from, the United Kingdom were worth
$24,000,000, snd the whole of Europe
gent $47,000,000 worth.
Business Tllnrs Still Decreasing.
-Pun's mercantile agency reports the
total number of business failures in
th United States for the week end
ing March 24, at 880. compared With
$37 for the week immediately pre
ceding and 60$ for the corresponding
week of last year. For the week
ending March IS, the number of fail-
rertUlsers -from Garbage profitable.'
The reduction of garbage by methods
which furnish a residua fit for fertilis
er use hasproved profitable. The value
They10f on ' raw garbage is about II,
tne grease yieta oeing worm j ana
the fertiliser ingredients about $2. Only
six cities in tbe United States operate '
their own reduction plants, and 20 send
their garbage to privately owned
plants. These produce in the course
of s year 160,090 tons of tankage, or
fertilizer, made from 1,045,000 tons of
raw garbage. If all of the ISO cities
in the United States which have a pop
ulation of 80,000 or over should adopt
this method of garbage disposal, the
total yield should be from 037,600 tons
to $37,(00 tons of fertilizer per year.
This would be worth from $4,780,000 t
$7,000,000.
Shields to Brownsville, Texas, and
Third cavalry; Charles L. Foster to
Mission, Texas, and Twenty-eighth in
fantry; Robert W. Kerr to Fort Clark.
Texas. Fourteenth cavalry: William K.
I Rnrtlatt tn F,asla Paaa Tta Rpv,n-
,0iV I teenth Infantry; James L. Fox to El
enii pso, Texas. Seventh infantry; Craig
"igjR. Snyder tq Douglaa, Arls.. Eigh-
i?4 itAatntH ( n fa ntrv T 1 1 r i . , at tTAnawAAd t n
vuiuiuuub, 1. m., siysuiscnin cavalry ,
Thomas Lk Flynn, to Nogales, Ariz.,
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Mud Slides Block
The N. P. Tcaoks
Ridgefield, Wash., March 27.-Mud
and dirt slides have again covered the
east and west bound tracks of the
main line ef the Northern Pacific east
of Fellda. A big slide came down late
Saturday afternoon and extends over
both tracks tor some distance. Trains
are held here pending clearance of the
tracks. ,
Ridgefield Bank Elects.
Ridgefield. Wash., March 86, At a
special election of tbe directors of the
Ridgefield State Bank James E. Keith
was elected cashier of the bank to, fill
the vacancy lately made by the resig
nation ef Edward A. Bleckmore, whe
will leave Ridgefield. Mr. Keith has
for some time been assistant cashier
of the bank. The directors of the bank
here are: Edward U Thompson, presi
dent; J. L- Hartman, vie president;
James E. Keith, cashier.
Camas Couple Will Wed.
Vancouver. Wash., March , 26.Ths
stormy weather of Hhe past few days
has had considerable affect on the
number of marriage licenses issued et
the office of the county auditor here,
and is no doubt largely responsible for
tha small number Issued each day.
Saturday, which Is usually a good day
for, marriage couples, only ons braved
the elements, they being Clifford M.
KopUn. 22, and Miss llagel N. Shaffer,
2, both or cemse. ,
Major W, L. Keller. Fort Bliss.
Texas, base hospital: Captain Oeorge
H. Scott and Major James L. EJvans to
El Paso, Scott joining Twenty-third In
fantry and Evans Twentieth infantry.
Captain Joseph F. Slier and First
Lieutenants Joseph I. Darden and
Charles C, Hutter, medical corps, re
lieved ' from army medical school,
Washington. D. C. to the border for
duty with the troops. ,
Captains Herbert I Evans and John
B. Christian, signal corps, to Fort Sam
Houston for temporary duty.
' Major Albert C. Dal ton, quarter
master corps. Galveston, to Fort Sam
Houston, temporary duty.
Second Cieutenant Cyrus R. Street,
retired, detailed as profeesor military
science and tactics at San Diego army
and navy academy. Pacific Beach. Cal.
Second Lieut. Oliver U Spiuer,
coast artillery eorps, relieved from
Ninth company and to unasstgned
list; First Lieut. Charles B. Meyer,
coast artillery corps, granted two
months leave.
Col. Samuel E. Allen, coast artil
lery eorps, granted It days leave.
Vavt A-ri Ares
Lieut (Junior grade). John Wilbur,
detached from the, Virginia t) the re
ceiving ship at rniiaaeipnia in con-
boardwhen commissioned; R. D. Tie
dele, B. F. Perry and C. H. Mecum, de
tached from the Virginia to the Ne
vada; L. 8. Lewis, detached from the
Virginia to temporary duty on the
receiving ship at Philadelphia in con
nection with the crew of the Okla
homa and 00 board when comml- -sioned.
Isaao Schlossbach. detached from ,
the Virginia to the Nevada.
Marine corps:
Captain S. W. Horan commissioned
from Pecemper 17, 1116.
Lieutenant R. E. Messersmtth, com
missioned from October 16. 116. .
First Lieutenant R. S. Oeiger to
navy aeronautlo station, pensaoola,
duty connection aeronautics.
Arrived: Beale at Philadelphia. Ja
son and North Carolina st Quanta-.
namo, Kentucky off Tampico bar. Mo
nongaheia at Key "West, Penacook at'
Boston, Potomac at Almlrante bay,
Tennessee at Bio Janeiro, Terry at
Key West
Sailed: Chester from Monrovia for
Porte Grande, Cape Verde islands;
Cyclops from Guantgnamo for Nor
folk; Denver from Balboa for Corlnto;
Jupiter from Lambert Point for Ouan
tanamo; Nero from San Francisco for
San Diego; Terry from Pensacola for
Key West.
Notes Tbe Vulcan, now st the Nor
folk yard will leave Hampton reads
for Key West snd return about th
12th proximo.
The Hancock which left Philadel
phia March 18 for Key West, has been
ordered by radio to proceed to Gal
veston. Tbe following is the itinerary of the
Birmingham, en route north from
Guantanamo: Arrive Key West April
a U.v. Kiv XUmm AniHI 1 A airlva Nasr
Terk April IS, leave New York April -
nection with crew of Oklahoma and on IS, arrive Boston yard April 20.
Army-Navy Orders
San Francisco. March 27. (P. N, S.)
-m-Xr my orders:
These medical eorps orncers to pro
ceed to places designated at once for
temporary duty: .-.;
captains itarry numparifS' to
Vjrnvn,vilU Tsiia " anil 1nin tPnnrth
infantry; Willla m M. Smarfand Jesse f
R. Harris to Harlington, Texae, and
join neio nospitat no. - s nuusra
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Checks are accepted
everywhere just the
i sante as metallic money.
In addition to the con
venience of always hav
ing the right change,
the pheck' user is pro
tected. for canceled
checks are positive re
celpts,
lumbermens
National bank
FiftH iinfl Stark
CspiUl and Surplus 9200,000.
Overbeck $ Cooke Co.
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