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fHE ; OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' THURSDAY, , MAY 18, 1918. 19 STRAWBERRY POTATO SCRAMBU IS NOV QUITE KEN IN I Market Is Firmer and Higher for Okl Stock With as High as 1.35 " Being Offered In the Country . Season to Continue. ASIW SSV HUIV wa .-. m . th nrlrs all thranab th Pacific northwest. skew in advsoce, owlnf to tbe general Scarcity of offerings by product rt. In few , tnstaacss Ulfh $l.fcS a cental bat 'Wo : offered and paid In th Willamette valley for extra qua III. An advice from Yakima states that tbere , mere 75 cars of potatoes ;here unsold in farm. tra' bamla May 1 and Vn equal amount lu ' warehouse. The latter were owned by deal ' ar and had been sold, therefore were merely ' being held fr shipping order. Urnwers In the Yakima aectlon were asking .Ti a- to for their holdings and getting It. Wblle thera are qalte fair stocks of new pntatuea la tbe local market at thla tlm. still thr old potato sessoo will continue for a immbtr of we lea and during that time It la anticipated that a demand will be shown for very aack available here. UG(1S AltE SOFTER IN NORTH While prices are generally untbanged itr the Pacific northwput, the market for egas la bowing a slightly aofter tone In tbe north, . Locally tba situation i steady wltb f. o. h - buyers offering 22c generally. a'tlimirh one la said to be oat wllb an offer of 22c. .nilCKKN MARKET IS QUIET ' Market for chl'keus la quiet aloug the s'reet Vltn eupi'll'-a somewhat Increased during tbe Iaa. 24 hiir. Kales are aenerallv reported lot bens at lti&tftl7c a pound. Huiall prl!i;a Continue wanted. VTI, MARKET AGAIN DOWN Country killed calf market remalna vcrv weak with Sales s long tbe street now no higher than 10e a pouuii and soma very good Stuff selling from 8 to c. Country bogs are flim at lHc for tops. PEAS ARE QUOTED HIGHER Trice of green peas la firmer and higher. Wltb e I pre a stork selling up to 7 He and steamer stuff at OVjC a ponnd. Market In tbe south firmer. Local stock fomlof In very -vfibwly. . liiALM-ON OPERATIONS SMALL Advices received from the lower river In dicate that little giar U being operated by Simon Ilahermen. The catches In the Wllum etbe are very amall. The Mllar Itick Pack Itig company shipped three tons to Us can titty during tbe last 24 hours. y- . t .. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE - Weather bnresn sdvliws: Protect shipments daring the next 4H hour a aa far nortb 8e- ' St tie against minimum temperHtares of slnnt 4H degrees; northeast to Spokane, 4A deerees; TRANSPORTATION San Francisco Los Angeles V (Without Change i. Jtont) Th nig. s f IS Cleaa, v . 14 Comiortafele, Sia Xlegantly Appointed a 7 .h s IM-CrOUia STEAMSHIP BEAVER Sails from A Ins wort a -Jocx B T.VL. May 19. 100 Qolden UUss on Columbia BJver. All Bates laolud Bertha and Msala. Vsble and. Bervlo Pnsacellod. Th San rranaUeo S rortland . S, Co. Third and Washington Btraata iwlth O-W. &. fc X Co.) Tel. Broad way 4300; A-6121. i'jilPiUAE51AfI4rjfjr Portland vZO.O0 to . and San Francisco $17.50) nnu . (30 Hours Tonrtat. tlB and $1&0 3rd olsss, $8. . JdAU8 AND BUK'iH 1NCLUOKD IS. S. Northern Pacific 8teamr Express leaves North Bank Station 9 a. M, JatA-r 18. 23, 27. From San Frsoiciaco Mav so 'SK an. I Bailings both wava Tuesdava. Thura. I days, Saturdays, beginning June 1. Tnrougn Bleeping car service between I Flavel and Vancouver. B. C. and Se aiiie, Deginnin: jun l. I TICKET OFFICE. 6TB AJJTD STAXK. rnonen Broadway Z0. A-6671, ASTORIA and way landing; Str. Harvest Queen "From Ash St dock 8 p. m. dallr except Staurday. Returns from Astoria .7 a. m.. axor it Sunday. O.-W. R. R.&N.T0. -Broadwav: 4500. A.S121 CITT TICKET OFFICE Washington a'; Tblrd Alaska Ketchikan, WrangeU, Petersburg. Juneau, 'Ougiat. H alnea. kacway. Nome and Bt- Michael. California Tla BaatUe or Ban Franclsxso to Iios . Angelas wa Ban uiego. Large, conimodlooa paasanger ateamera, low rates. Including berth and meals. Rail particulars apply or telephone Ticket Office. 849 Washington St. ao.. Main 239. - -" Homi, A889a - Loa Angelas and Baa Diego JTEAMSH1PSYALE AND HARVARD I Ballroad or any atsamex to Saa Francisco, iha Kxpealtlua city. Lsrgest, fastest -and the NlX strictly ilrst-cuss passenger ships ee tie Coast. Average speed W aulas aa hoar. ioat $2,0OO.0utt each. svas x-KAsrciaco, vomtuxmo a XiOS AHOEXiEB S. 8. CO rraak BoUasa, Ageat, T . 124 Third St Mala 2d, A-460S With D. tR.ll.Ii B. Dalles -Columbia Line v'V"'. ' OpsratUiaf J- ,v tra, J. N. Teal and Twin Cities fortlsnd to Upper Columbia and Bnake Sver points, l Lv. Portland about every '-. : - - i four days, v . . w vnmaiwn UJ-ijs i a X lUJS rr fiocx. ., kaxbt u. juma. NOMS SECTIONS -AND CHERRY Adulterated Linseed Oil-Being Marketed Local Wholesale . Paint House Warns Trade Against Imposition Which Causes Injury. That adulterated linseed oil ta floodlnr the northwest msrketa and la doing much Injury to buildings, to the claim made by W. P. Ful ler k. Co., wholesaler of thla dtv la a speclsl letter to tbe trade. The warning follows: "As wa bava been raUahlv Informed that there la e-rear ileal f atnltcral Itnaecil oil being shlptied Into tbe atate. -we find It necewary to advise we cannot be reaponlhle for rsaulta in tba mixing of oor wblte lead or any of our paint products, nnlesa strictly pure unseea oil Is used bearing the brand of a repntanie crusber or Jobber. "Much damage la befnc dona to balldlnzs by the nse of adulterated linseed oil. Mncb loss bsa resulted because of Inferior wearing qualities of paint In which adulterated alia wera used. We bava recently bad some eom plr.lnta that have been directly traceable to tbls cause snd much Injustice Is being done to toneftt manufacturer and dealers. Tbe coun try la being flooded wltb circulars offering linseed oil st much less than market price. We particularly call yonr attention to the fact that theee circular never nac the word 'pare.' By analyate many ot them bava shown ss blgb as 40 per cent adulteration and sel orm do tbey sbow lees than 25 per rent. As the adulterant nsed Is nrnally a mineral oil. It bas absolutely no drying valne. eonseqnent ly when mineral oil la mixed with linseed oil. the mixture does not possess tbe same value for painting purposes aa dore tbe linseed ell alone. Coats ot paint containing mineral oil toon dlalntegrate. No oil la yet produced commercially that compares fsvorably wltb Un seed oil ss a paint vehicle." SMithesst to Boise, 44 degreea; souta ta Asb lend, 48 degrees. Minimum temperature at rortland tonight about Vi degrees. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE Imperial valley tomatoes are being offered at W.ao a crate. Aspsrsgu In better supply at 90c$1.23 per dcien bunches. Butter situation along tbe coast Is strong. Cheese msrket slow at the recent reduc tion In price. Only odd and ends In apples are being of fered. Small trading in bops reported at former low prices. JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND These prices arc those at which wholesaler aell to retailers, except as otherwise state. Dairy Frodnoe. BUTTER Prima, extra. 29c; prime firsts, 27c, firsts, 2Vc; cubes, extrss. 2TQ2c; prima firsts. c; firsts, 24 tj 24 He per lb J dairy. 1 94 20c- BUTTEUli AT Portland deUvery No. 1 sour cream, 27c; Noc 2, 26c. EOQS Selling price by dealers unsettled, Celivery extra: Selected fresh. 23c dor ; ense count, buying price; Oregon ranch. 214ff22c. LIVE POULTBX Hena. beavv, Plymuiitb Rock. 18Q17c; ordlnarr chickens, 16c lb.; stags, 12c; broilers, bOfjiSc; turkeys, 184i2lc; drtssed, fancy, 2627ct culls. 174J20o; pig eons, $1.00J1. 2fi; xiuaba. 1 20 dozen; geesa. live, lOCUc: I'ekln ducks, old. 16c lb.; young and heavy. 17c; Indian Bunners. 14c per lb. CHEKSE Selling price: Fresh Orearoo fancy fill", cream twins snd triplets. lBftilfSc lb.; Young America. 1717Vjc. Price to jobbers: Flata, 15c; Young America, 16c, f. o. cream brick, 22c; llmuerger. 23c; Wisconsin wheel, 34a3c; block Swiss, 80c. FrulU and Vegstablaa. FBESH riiUlTa , Orangea. fancy navel, $2.0Udil.26; bananas, ic lb.; lemon. .003 4.26 box; grapefruit, Florida, $i.W&SJa cne; pineapples, CVj(alc per lb.; pears. $l.Otf 2 CO. BKRRIE9 Htrswberrles. Xlorln. $1. 90: Ore gon, 2.W3.i; gooseberrle, Sc lb. APPlti. i-ocai. uUtl.ij per box. accord ing to quality. . ONIONS Mo. 1. $1.75 per rental; No. 1 1.24i 1.&0; association selling price, carloads. 11.60 f. o. b. couutry points; garlic, I2ikc; new nnlnna $1.7k(U2.uO crate". POTATOES Belling price: Local, M.03O 1.T5: buying price. lJJStH.35 per cental: new California, 3Hc; aweets, aa.so. '.turnips. aack; carrot. fl per aack; parsnips. gl.OU sack; cabbage, la.CHl pet cwU; ; green onion. 25c doten DUtK'DSS; PSPfW, VIVUUI, SmtK UUITU , neaa lettuce, California, $2.00 per crate; celery. norms. d.ou; ciuuiraww, wcai ai.uuui.lo per tlosen; French artichokes, 75c; aspara gus, local $1,004(1.25 dosen bunches; bot- liruse cucumoers. Kwiti(i.uv uosru; lomatoea, Morida, $4;. Mexican. $2t2.u0: egg plant, 20c lb.; sprouts, be; spinach, $1 per boa; rhubarb, m&2c per lb.; peas, 6ftc lb. ataata, Ysh and rovUlona. DRESSKU UKAT3 Selling price: Country killed fancy bogs, lKdllc; poor. 8 10c lb.; fancy veaia, 10c; ordinary, Hc; goats, ittfcou lb. aprlag laoiba. 17c in.; mutton, 10c lb. HAMS, BACON. ETC. Hams. le22He lb.; breakfast bacon, 17i30c lb.; boiled hams, Wc lb.; plciuc, 12c; cottage toll, 16ftc; Ura gon exports 10 a 18 ft a per lb, OYbilirtS Oljrmpis, per gsjlon, $3; canned eaatern, 60c can, J.6o dosen: eaatern In shell. $1.S6 per 100; raaor clams, i2c doseu; east ern oysters, per gallon, solid pack, $3. S'ISli Dressed floundera. 7cl Chinook sal mon, 12c lb.; percn, 74Sc lb.; lobsters, 26c; slHer smelt, be; salmon trout, Lie ;u; halibut, 7 H (lii 10c; torn cod, 7c; black bas, 7iic lb.; ahad, dressed, 7c lb.; aturgeon. 13c. CRABS Largs, $1.!6; medium. (1.26 doaea. LAUD 'llercea. kettle rendered. 14 fee; a tan Oax d. 14. Orooarles. BCaABc-Cube, .20; powdered, $8.85; fruit or berry, $8.45; beet, 8.23j dry granulated, $8.45; U yellow, $7.86. (Above qnouUooa ara 30 days net cash.) B0NEY Naw, $3.26(33.50 per eaae. B1CB Japan atyle. No. 2. 4c; New Or lesna, head, 6tttc; blue roaa, efee. SALT Uoaise, bait grounds, 100a, $10.90 par too; 60s, '11.40; ttble dairy, 60a, 16.00; 100a, I1C60; balsa. 2Ji5; lump rock, $20 per ton. BEANS Small white. $8.26; Urge whitsj. $8.10: pink. $tt-lt6; Hmss. $6.76 bayou, $06; red, $-60. Hops, Wool and Eidss, noPS Nominal .buying: nrlca. lots m. choice, lie lu.; prtma, loc; nwdlum- to prima. ( vc jo. -WOOL Nominal. 1916 cllo: Wlllamatts ..i. lev coarse Cotsvrold, 35a37c: medium Bhm. J . ulUR.. fin. V,, 1-J. . lWUouc. H1UK8 Salted bides (25 pounds and np), 10c; salted stags (50 lbs. and np). 12c; salted kip (16 lb, to 25 lbs.), 17c; salted calf (up in is lba.) 22c: areen hides 126 lb, mod n.. 14c; green atags (60 lbs. and up). lOc; graea kip (16 lbs. to 25 lbs.), lie; green calf (up to 16 lbs.), 22c: dry flint hides. 26c: dry flint calf (up to 7 lba.), 30c; dry salt hides, 23c; ary uorseuiuca, c-u, iauiij; sail norse bides, each, $2.004i3.00; horsehair, 28c; dry long wool pclta, 20c; dry abort wool pelt a, 10c dry sheep shear lings, each, 10$C26c; aaltad sheep aheariinifa, each, 16Q25c; coarse valley wool, at market value; medium valley wool at market value; monauv sj4yc; No. 1 ui low, be; No. 2 tallow. 7c; No. 1 greaaa. ttc; dry goats, long hair, 18c; dry goats, shear lings, eacu, iwuuvi ssiiea long wool Delta. Ap"il, $1JW2JW. TALLOW No. 1, Sc; No. 2. Tc: rr.o T. CU1TT1M OB CASCABA BAiiK Buying nrices, per ws 7av, icss uiaa car iota. 4c MOUAia 1916, 40c lb. Faints and Oils. COAL OIL Water whits, la drama and iron barrels. 10c. UNSKKD OIL Raw, bbla.. 82c gallon; ket tle Douea, uuis v; raw, case, P7c; boiled ease. 00c gal. : lota of 260 r lions. ! . TLKPK.NXINt-Tanks, 7c; cases. 74o gal- WQITB LEAD Ttm lota. lOKe lb.: 500 m, lota. 11c: lese loU. HVie nor lb? OIL MEAL Carload lota. $34; jesaj thaa ear iota, aoo.au. UASOUNB Basis price 19e per galloaw Oregon Apples In South. Ban Francisco, Hay 17. (I. X. 8.) Apples. California Newtown Pippins, 4) tier, $1.00(9 1.13; do 4 tier, 75S6cj do 8U tier, $15 mi.&i, outer vaneuea, locusi.lu per box: Oregon and Washington. $l.S6((i2J2S; iiewtowa Pippins, 75cJ$1.0v for choice and $1.2541 0 per box: x,w xur immkj au ax.vujx.a tor extra fancy San! Francisco Hop Market. 8an Francisco. May 17. r. N. 8.) Rons 1915, crop, basis per pound, prices to grow era, Bacaamento valley, tiigl2cj Sonoma and MendoclnB, 4J12e; -Oregon, 912Vac; Waah- 1UBMUI, VlsVMac New York-London Metal Market. New Tort. May rT. (I. K. 8. ) The meUl exchange quotes lead at $7 907.5e: apelter market doii, aat St. Louis deUvery, 16V4e un. ,i udwi, kiu, aj ius; spelter. B&OOC. - new xora, jay- u. tt. 8.) Copper market firm; electrolytic nearby nominal, At'cust and later.- $20330. Iron market atesiiT anu unchanged. The metal exchange - quotea UB U1VDH, UUC rV()U, - At- London Snot eopner. 145: fntnraa 14: electrolytic, l68i apot tin, 187 a4Haaa A? 1 Gflf 1 iksa wt4MxsaBa) ' easeavaFa - t,,".-- j- CROPS - PROMISE TO ' BE LOCAL STRAWBERRY SUPPLY IS SLOWLY GAINING ON STREET Market Is Holding Rather Well at $2.75 to $3 a Crate for Average Good Quality Prospects for Crop Somewhat Better. Receipt of local strawberre are slowly gaining alone Front street. Shipments from Willamette valley points wera fair daring tbo morning, with average sales of first cLcs quality aronnd 2.75ff3. while soma extra select staff la quoted In a limited way as high as $30. California strawberries now on tba local market are generally of rather poor quality and thla Is hurting the sale. Wblle theee ber rlea cost the local trade fully $1.90 a crata t)tand here, wholesalers ara offering them for whatever they will bring. Special adrfces received by The Journal from fruit crop correapondente indicate that tbe crop of cherries and strawberries In tbe atata will be somewhat greater than a year ago. despite tbe recent frost. Interior advices tell of tba best outlook for cherries for many yeara. Owing to tbe fact that the American straw berry crop in general promises to be below the normal thla season, the outlook tor aver age prices of tba year la exceedingly good. Bearish Feeling In the Wheat Trade Chicsgo. May 18. (I. N. K.) Bearish in fluences agsln jrere noticeable on the grain trarkct today. ' Wheat, which opened under the close and lost fractionally during the In ltial trading, was the most active, tbe other two grains; being sluggish and holding steady, It waa claimed that the commercial eltna- tlon was st tba bottom of the weakening In wbest prices. Reports of corn damage In the southwest failed to affect tbe s'Jght decline In the grain leader. A great deal of wheat was sold by the commission bouses at tbe opening, The corn msrket Wss steady and showed a tendency to rise despite the downward trend in wheat. Favorable crop reports held oats steady to the close snd caused a slight de cline during the Initial deala. Range of Chicago prices furnished by Over beck A Oooke Co., 21217 Board of Trade building: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May 1154 115V 112S miiA July UV4 116H 112S 11? September ... 116 W U8 113 1BB CORN. ' May 75 75H 74H T4;b July 74V, 74 73 73?iB September ... 73 73 72 72 A OATS. May 40 4B 4r.'-4 45 July 43 43 42 42 V September ... 39 80', 39 V4 39V4B POBK. May 24O0 2-K5 2395 240HB Julv 2342 23.17 2342 2357 September ... 2320 2327 2320 2327 . LARD. May 12SOA July 1282 1290 1277 110A September ... 1292 13U0 12S7 13O0A It IBS. May 1285 July 127 1285 1287 12S2B September ... 12M 1295 1280 1292 BANK STATEMENTS OP COAST Portland Banks. This week. $ 2.438.095.29 ... 1.809.O84.07 2.296,027.03 1.773.055.23 Ts-ooma Banks. Clearlnga. Monday . . . Tesr ago S 1.971.751.7! Tuesday . . Wednesday Thursday . 1.785.143.21 1, 084.811. 40 1.490.2S2.89 Clearlnga Balances . , Clearings , .$ 411,O1.00 05,030.00 .$ 2.R84.O19.O0 Seattle Banks. Balances 148.408.00 Baa Francisco Banks. Clearings ..$11,454,020.00 Los Angeles Banks. Clearlnga '.$ 4.244,837.00 POTATOES ALONG THE COAST Seattle Market Seattle, Wash., May 18. (V. tr. 1 P.) Onions Oregon. 22Mc: Yakima. lUc. Potatoea White River, i'.Si30; Taklms Borbanka, $34836; Yakima Gems $34336. San Francisco Market. San Francisco. May 18. (U. P.I Potatoes Per cental, Deltas, ex-wharf, ordinary, $1 i.oo; bDimaa. ai.aui.ov; uregoa lancy, $1.8BiQ2; Washington, $1.6o(gliK). Onions Per cental Australians, 2.50g3. DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST Seattle- Kaxket. Seattle. May 18. (U. P. Bntter Native .Washington creamery, brick, 29c; ditto solid pacs, 2oc Cheese Oregon triplets, 17c: Wisconsin triplets, 18c; ditto twins, 18c; Young Amer ica, 22c. Eggs Select ranch 26e. Saa Francisco Msxkat. San Francisco, May 18. (U. P.) Bntter Extras. 25c; prime firsts, 24c; firsts. 23V&C Eggs Extra, 2846; firsti, 21c; pullets. Sic dosen. Cfceeu California fancy, 12c; firsts, 12o. Los Angeles Market. Los Angelea, May 18. tP. N. B.) Eggs Case count, 23c. Butter Fresh, extra. 25c. Various Wheat Markets. Liverpool Cash wheat unchanged t lower. Buenoa sflree Wheat unchanged U 14 He lower. St. Lonls Cash wheat unchanged. alinneapo apolis Cash No. 1 hard. $1J414 No. 1 Wthern, $L18ttQ1.21Vt : orthern (1.1801.21 u. ! 2 mirth- cm, $1.144tl.l8; No. 3 uorthetn, $1.0 1.14: Ho. 2 bard Montana. $1.121.13. Dnluth No. 1 hard, $1.19',; No. 1 northern, S1.18V1-10V4; No- 2 northern, $1.15Q 1.16; No. 2 hard Montana, $1.1241.13si. Winnipeg No. 1 northern, $1.154; No. 2 northern, 1.14; No. 3 northern, $1.10H. San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, May 18. Barley calls: May 18 May IT open. Close. Close. May , 130 130 130B December 135 135 136A Spot quotations: Wheat Walla Walla. S1.70Q1.72H; red Russian, $L701.72Hi Turkey red, Sl.80t31.8o; bluestem, $1.903 1.92 y . Feed Barley, $1.32 V68 1.35; brewing, $1.83 1.40; white oats, $l.Co1.37; bran. $264127: middlings, $31 3 shorts, $29(330. St. Louis Wool Market. St, Louis. May 17. (I. N. S.) Prices were further advanced on wool today. Nearby wool waa quoted half a cent higher, with lc advance recorded ,in other parts of the list. Northern and weatern medlua, bright, 33H 35e; medium dark, 80tJ32c; bnrry, slightly. 2728c; burry, hard, 2C2ic; fine light, 25J 28c; fine heavy, 18623c; fine burry and butka 1618c. Southern and southwestern medium. 84H9 35c; medium loose end heavy, 80 H3 33c; costs and low, l38e: burry, slightly, 28 630c; burry, hard, lSQ'9c; fine light. 24 ng i2?c; fine heavy, 18 23c. Tub washed. No. 1, 4540c; No. 2. B1Q Sc; burry. 2228e. Chicago Produce Market. Chicsgo, May IT. (I. N. 8.) Batter de mand good: eggs unchanged. Butter Creamery extras, 29c; extra firsts, 2SHc; firsts. 27H28c; seconds, 2627c; dairies extraa, 28Hc; flrsta, 2727t,e; sec onds, 202tt; packing stock. 23g23c. Eggs Flrets, 21 e 21 14c; ordinary flrsta, 19c; packing stock. 2323Hc Eggs Flrsta, 21 , 21 He; ordinary firsts, lVtj20Hc; miscellaneous lots, 18621c; ex traa, 2426c ' LiTerpool Cash Wheat, ! Liverpool, May 18. (I. N. 8.) Wheat Spot No. 1 Manitoba. 12a 8d; No. 3, 12s 3d; No. 1 northern aprlng, 12a 4d; No. 2 red western winter, 1U 7d. , . New - York. Silver Market. -4 New York, afar 18. Bar ailvar. 73c- u. I lcaa dollars, 68 C . -s ,-. , . .. . . ... -v... .. - -' -"'.y--f j ; """ Cereal Trade in General Is Quiet Some Oats Trading Reported, Bat None Can Be Confirmed ' for Government Account. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS. Wheat Barley. Fir. Oats. Hay. Portland. Tburs.. 12 6 3 Tear ago S , 1 Season to date. .10.02(5 1515 Year aro 13.829 2 1773 1835 2 1000 2145 1849 19M 1 6 0 382 ET73 632 2U34 Tacoma. Wed.. 8 Tear ago season to date. . 8.71S 303 Tear ago 8.902 678 Seattle, Wed 8 e 2O10 2234 Year ago 3 2 10( 1194 12 Season to date..T.62H 1247 Year ago.. 7,643 1050 4100 &491 ew 1. m verr auiei nw m tne iwcai erreal trade. Talk of farther rata business being offered by the government cannot be conurmea from any 01 tbe leading dealers wno nave supplied the government with oats for many yeara. It bearina to look aa If some one with liberal stocks of oeta on hand la trrlntf to mrnlpulate the market upward In an effort to mak t h . hM it th. mnmirunl i n tract par dearlv 'tot their suonlies. So far aa nn t ort.l,.rt thcrn Is fair business ahowlns: In oat a at northwest Dulnta. hnt mm. nt this on h. tnrait ta government delivery Chlcago market showed signs of weakness for wheat at the start of the day's tfade, despite the damage reports coming from the southwest. Liverpool eash wheat was a sbsde weaker with prices unchanged to Id lower than on WedneadMV. Rmomhsll cahleit that th osts market contlnuee to rule very firm with ar- rltsls moderate and Platte ahipmenta going lstgely to the Continent, aa ship owners are not allowed to load freelv. alvlnc preference to wbest and corn. Spot demand good ant parcels firmly held. South Australia will have a moderate wheat crop. General acreage will be abort. Aostro-Hungary crop prospects poor with the acreage reduced. Russia Arrangements are being made for exportation via Archangel, for both United Kingdom and the continent. Weather Is warm. kxport shipments are moderate Italy Foreign arrivals are liberal! both from Argentine and America. This wheat is meeting ready absorption aa reservea are light. Further purchases will be necessary. k LOC Reselling price: Patent. 25.20: Wil lamette valley. $4.90; local straight. $4. BOO 5; bakers' local. $4.805.20: Montana spring wheat, $0.10: export $4.504.70: whole wheat, $.; graham, $5.40; rje flour, $5.95 per barrel. HAY Buying- nrlce: Willamette valley tim othy fancy, $20; eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy. $21 112; jalhlfa, $21022; vetch end cits. Sis; clover, , l. UKAl.-s Ditxo 1910 nominal o. l Calcut ta. 18ftQ13c In car lots; less amoonta are higher. ROLLED OATS $d 50(28.7.1 per bsrreL ROLLED BARLEY So 1.50 aS2. 50 per ton. Those that tried to bear down tbe price of vheat on the local' exchange during the day were caiiea gooa ana nara. Bias tor may wheat closed unchanged to 16C lower. In STir-nathv with f h aharn break st Chicairo during the closing trade. A California . operator purchased 20,000 bufheU of bluestem during the excltme.it. Sales were: 6000 bushels May blnestem at $1.03; 10,000 bushels Jane blnestem at $1.03 and 500O bushels June bluestem at 1.02. Otts bids for May delivery were unchanged, while barley bids were off $1 a ton. No sales In either line. Merchants exchange Msy prices. WHEAT Thursday Wed. Toes. Mon. -Bid 104 104 94 91- 93 9:i 93 03 93 93 2650 2650 2750 2725 2400 2400 2700 2600 Bid. Ask . 102 103 ..102 . 103 . 94 14 98 . 94H 90 .92 -96 . 92 97 . 92 98 . 92 99 . 92 95 . 92 96 .2650 2700 .2650 2723 .2700 2900 .2600 2650 .2275 2450 . .2375 2500 .2500 2S50 ..2450 2900 Bid. Ask 102 V4 103, Plnestem . . Fortyfold . . Clut Red fife... Bee. Russian 104 94 93 3 Vi 93 94 98 92 92 97 92 96 OATS Feed 2650 2700 2050 BARLEY Feed 2700 2900 2.800 MILLSTUFF8 Bran 2350 2450 2400 Shorts 2600 2H00 27O0 Futures were quoted WHEAT Jcne bluestem July bluestem Jen fortyfold July fortyloia , Jane club , July clnb .- June red nre , July red fife Jrne Russian July Russl&a FEED OATS Jr.no July FEED BARLEY June , July MILLSTUFFS Jcne bran . . July bran . . June shorts July aborts . AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hoga $10.05. Chicsgo. May IS. (I. N. S.) Hogs Re ceipts 21.000, active. Bulk, $9.75(89.95; light, $9.55(39.95; mixed, $9.60(310.06; heavy, $9.55 OlO.Of.: rough. $9.55(38.70; piga, $7.40(39.30. Cattle Receipts 3000, steady. Native beef cattle, $8.10(30.0.23; western steers. $8.10O 9.10; stockers and feeders, $6(38.80; cows and heifers, 4.4O9.50; calves, $8011. Sheep Receipts 9000, firm. Wethers, .$7.85 010.10; lambs, $9.10(3125; springs, $114 13.50. Omaha Hogs $9.75. Omaha. Neb.. May 18. (1. N. 8.) Hoga Receipts 7400, higher. Heavy, $9.50(9.75; light, .5039.63; pigs, SS(29; bulk. S9.oS9 8.70. Cattle Receipts 8500, ateady. Native ateera, $8(39.75; cows and heifers. $6.T58.25; west ern steers, $7.50(39; Texas ateera, $7413; tockert and feeders, $6.758.50. Sheep Recelpta 2400, steady. Yearlings, 18.75(310.75; wathera, $8.2529.7B; lambs, il0.8512.35. at Tymli CO as St. Louis, Mo., May 18. (1. N. S.) Hogs RecelpU 10.500. higher. Piga and lights, $7. SO 9.85; mixed and butchers. $9.75(&9.95; good heavy, $8.909.85; bulk. $9.70(39.90. Cattle Recelpta 1500. strong. Native beef steers, $7.5010.25; yearling steera and heif. ra. $8.508.55; cows, $3.258.50; stockers and feeders. $5.508.50; southern steers, $5.10 8.75; cows and heifers, $58: native cslves, SM3ll; prime yearllnga and heifers, $3.75(3 9.50; prime southern steers, $9(39-60. Sheep RecelpU 8500, strong. Wethers, $7 0; lambs. $10 12. 50: clipped lambs. $9(3 10.85; clipped ewes, $7.0O8.7O; spring lambs, S1014. . Kansas City Hoga $9. $5. Kanaas Otty, Mo., May 13. (I. N. S.) Hogs Recelpu 7000, higher. Bulk. $9.55(9 8 80; heavy, $0.6C9.86; packers and bolca erSjt9.tJ5(29.&0; light. $9.5t9.70; piga, CatUsA Receipts 4000, strong. Prim fed steera, $9.4O10; dressed beef steera, $8.25 9.35; western steers, $8.25(30.75; stockers and feeders, $7.258.85; bulls, $6Q7.75; calves. $6ii0(311. Sheep Receipts MOO, higher. Lambs, $10 12.40; yearlings. $8.50(311.25; wetbvrs, $8.25 9M; ewes, 8S9.25. Denver Hoga 19.70. Denver, May 18. Cattle Recelpta 4400, steady. Beef steers, $7.75(89: cows and heif ers, $67.85; stockers and leaders, $7(88.40; calves, $1012. 1 Hogs Recelpta 1200, 5c higher. Top, $9.70; bulk, $9.609.65. 4 Sheep Receipts 500, strong. Yearling.. $KK25B11; lanaba, $10.5011.75; ewes, $8 Uat1 TTu. ao as Seattle. Wash.. MaVis i'p." v s I Hch l'SiJ.iSl.J Leavles. S8A50S.7S: rimtfa haarlsa X7 fL;tf 8 25: pigs. $8.6ia8.75 cattle Keceipts 9, steady. Beat ateera, $8.7568.85; medium to choice, $S.00&f.6O; "n to medium, $6.50pr7.o0; beat cows, !T.-2I-' 5?"?2 ,ndlBIB &!JMQ 8.50; bulla. $4.50&a.5O: calves. 7.50aa60. Sheep Receipts, none, ateady. Lambs; $10 gjiu.oo; xaarusga, s.uuej.ov; ewea, a i jo 'a o-uu. New York Coffee and Sugar. New York. May 18. Sugar, centrifugal, $6.52. coffee New Xork Bio No. T. 9c; No. 4 Bantoa, 10c. . Sterling Exchange Bate. New York, Hay 18 Sterling oa Loadoa. de mand,. iQ. ' : ' . - .. Corner Stone to Be Laid. Th . cornerstone of the new Ken nedy school. East Thirty-fourth and jessup streets, wirr laid tomorrow mom lng at i o'clock with appropriate caremoniea.:"1: if. , x GOOD Edited by Hyman H. Cohen SHEEP SHEARING IS AGAIN AND RUN IS EXPECTED TO GROW Receipts of Mutton at North Port land Slowly Increasing With De mand Good Hogs Steady More California Cattle In. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Thnrsda: 225-481 62 8 83 64 .. 146 111 9 801 1023 94 238 26 14 272 29 17 134 2.1S . . 475 2.1S 2 K60 24 12 782 2 .. 150 1 1 day .... ' I inr..S 444 4.926 654 822 407 SM I Saturday t I'riday , . I Week ago. I 1 ear tiro. I Two raara aeo. 662 24 Three jtears ago 1 I Thera waa a fair Increase In the movement I or shawp to th North Portland Tarda from I "iLiamette valley polnta overnight and the I trend of the trade wu uniformly good oneanng operations an mroogn me nortn- weBt T bee" resumed, and it is believed within a short time the general movement to market will atart, although total shipments in this direction ara expected to he smaller than normal, because of the extreme price of wool. A recent advice In the Lakevlew Examiner T that reports which sre being brought Jr fro Warner valley and the lava beda are to tbe effect that all the sheepmen In tLose sections of Lake county are making ex eellent lamhingss William O'Keefe. who la In the employ of W. K. Verllng, waa an ar rlTl tie first of the week from Warner and states that conditions there are the best. Lambing -has started and so far the results heve been excellent. Tbe weather has been such trtof few losses are reported. Dick Lacy came In from the lava beds Sunday 'and says that most of the bands there have finished with lambfbg. The weather I ws Ideal and combers of the flocks lambed I cicKe to iw per cent. With the price of wool st present prevailing it will indeed be a prosperous year for the sheepmen. In regard to the wool situation, a telegram received yesterday by the Ex. amlner from Crlmmins, Pierce & CO. of Boa ton states: "Very little change In domestic situation since last week. Tbe London market hae closed very strong wltb nil grade show lng aduabces. Comparatively little domestic wool was sold In Boston. The Interest Is still centering In loreign offerings. Buying In the west la proceeding slowly.' This shows that the market Is keeping np snd the! sheepmen are araured of tbe highest prices that have been paid for wool In the west for the psst 15 or M years. General shorn mntton and lamb range Select spring lambs 10.00 feat yearlings R.OOQ 8.50 Gcod to common wethers 7.5onf 7.75 I Best ewes 7.00 I Good to common ewes 6.25&00 Hog Market Is Steady. Ron ot hogs In the local yards overnight was small snd the general trend of the trade re- nslns unchanged with tops generally quoted around $8.95, although it 1 quite possible that something extra select would bring nickel more, General hoe market: Clolce Ilsht weight, nominal t S.95 Good light weights 8.sr?S.0 Meaium weurnts m..-(s. is Rough and heavy .O0iffl8.25 ' More California Cattle, There was another small supply of rattle from California on the local market during the day. Two loads came forward from the Sen Joaquin valley California grasserg have been of rather good quality -to date this season and the demand has been good because of the scarcity ef home offerings. General cattle market range Choice pulp-fed steers Choice grain-fed steers. Ordinary grain-fed steers.... Choice hay-fed steers Good steers ..$8.90(89.00 8.TS 8.258.40 8.50r8.75 .... 7.6Ofi?S.O0 6.O07.OO Old) nary to common steera... Choice cows , Ordinary to common cows...., .... 7.60 7.2537.35 Choice bel ters .... 7.50r7.75 .... 7.00i7.25 .... 6. 5Od6.O0 .... 4.00(35.00 .... 2.00 2. 75 .... 8.00 Ordinary heifers Choice bulls Good to fair bulls Otdlnary to common bulls.... Bfst light calves Good calves 7.0007.50 Thursday's Livestock Shippers, Cattle James McCahlll. Fresno, CaL, loada. Sheep John J. Enl rargher, 1 load: Pat- ton It Fa Ik, I Jnn, 2 loada; A. I. Boss, Marlon, 2 loads. Mixed stuff F. Mayfleld. Bear Creek. load cattle, calves, hogs and aheep; Clarence A. Deris, Klickitat. Wash.. 1 load cattle, hoga and aheep; Cutf ford Bros, Marion, 1 load hogs and sheep; McMahan A From, Linn, loads cattle, bogs and sheep; J, 0. Davis Linn, 1 load bogs and sheep. Wednesday Afternoon Sales. HOG. No. Av. lbs. Price 2 bogi . 8 hogs ., 1 bog . 8 hoga . 4 hogs . 2 ateera 1 ateer .1.. 210 191 230 160 312 900 800 $8.93 8.95 8 95 8.95 8.45 STEERS. $6 00 0.73 CALVDS. 1 calf 1050 Thursday Morning Bales, STEERS. Ave. Lbs, $4.50 No. Price, 8 steers ...... t)3 $7.75 COWS. 1 eow , 1 cow 1 eow 1 cow 2 eowe . . . . ... . 1 eow ....... 1 eow 2 calves 1 calf .: .1260 . 880 . 960 . 880 . 735 . 790 . 930 .155 . 130 .1250 $8.26 5.DO 6.23 6.00 IS .00 ' 6.2S 5.23 CALVES $S.0O 7.25 $5.50 4.60 8.25 BULLS. 1 bull 1 bull 1 bull 1 bull 800' 780 870 950 G9 82 134 66 109 4.50 3.50 1 bull SPRING LAMBS 65 lambs $9.50 YEARLINGS. 64 yearling $8.25 7.25 0 yearllnga 9 yearllnga 6.00 $6.00 $8.95 E.95 8.95 8.00 8.95 EWES. 80 ewes .... HOGS. R bogs . ... 182 ... SrOO ... 180 ... 470 ... 192 1 nog 16 hoga 1 bog 5 hogs Unorganized Men Will Get Increases Policy of Southern Pactfib Company Announced by X). W. Campbell, As sistant (xaneral Manager of Ballroad. p. W. Campbell, assistant general manager 1 of the Southern Pacific com returned yesterday from an I tmnuicUfln trtn ssiid ' Inspection trip, said 'the wage and time schedule controversy between th railroad and the four brotherhoods 1 proceeding; slowly. He expressed hop that It would bo settled without dif- fteulty. Mr. Campbell announced that the policy of the company now ia to raise the ware of the unorganized em ployes, not by a general order, but in Individual cases. Gradually Improving bu sines conditions, he said, makes-this possible. These increases ar being made every day as business and In dividual merit allow. Many new men si so are being taJten orv he said. Mr. Campbell expressed the view that thetresent prosperity of the railroad, may not last, venturing the suggestion tnat when the European Wr is ovier, many markets may be closed and. Interfere with Cusraeas in the United. States. He said.- however, that ancb. la condition would not dis turb th wage of railroad employes. Bail Shares Boom On N. Y. Market New Tork. May IS. I. N. S.y The ralla took an aetlve lead en the stock exchange under bullih preasore today and In nearly every Instance gained between 1 and polnta, after opening ovrr the close. Beading waa the rcllng stock, gaining & full points after open ing a point over the close. The most aetlve of the rails were Atetalsxm, Erie. Baltimore A Cbio and Union Pacific. Steels were aho active and strong. Cruel. tie opened 2 polnta over the close and held steady at that pries, while United glatee Bteel. after opening fractionally over the eloae, galped Slightly during the early trading. Copper atocka, although firm, were lea se tlve, very few -deals being made. Both Butte A 8nperlor and Anaconda opened p and gained fractionally. The locomotive atocka followed the ralla and took an active cart. Baldwin and American opening over tbe close and gaining fraction ally. Tbe specialties also were active. Range of New Tork prices furnlrhed by Over seek A Cooke Co., 214-217 Board of Trade building: Descrintton Open i High I Law IClosfc Alaska Gold. 32 A Ills Chalmers, c 1 2S A Ills Chalmers, pf 824 American Beet Sugar.. 74U 28 83 28 82 74 67 28 82 v; 74 61& 111 American can. e 01 a Atrerican Can. pf 112 American Car Fay., e.. 61 112 111 61 22 60 71H 60. t 80 American Cot. Oil, e.. American Linseed, c.'.l 22 ria 22 60 88 ?24 American Linseed. pf..f T DO American Loco., c I 6HVs 71 49 American Smelter, c 98 American Smelter, pf . . I . . . . .' American Suaar. c 1112 98 112 113 114 12S at 112 128 Am. Tel. A Tel 138 W 128 American Woolen, e..l 40 Anaconda Mlulna Co. .1 84 U 464, 84 49 84 4i 84 Atchison, c 103 ft Atchison, pf Baldwin Loco., c 87 H 104 103 104 100 87' 88 88 90 87 i 90. Baltimore A Ohio. c. . 89H ethiehem Steel, c... v::: 4 Eethlehem Steel, nf.. Brooklyn Rapid Tranlt 89V4 CaUf. Petroleum, c ! 23 86 23 86 23 86 22 Canadian Pacific 1174 174 KHZ 176 Central Leather, c... M 63V Chesapeake & Ohlo... 63 63 13 87 624 13 63 V 131'j 374 97 129 Chi. A. G. W.( c 13 Chi. A G. W.. pf. "9' Chi.. Mil. St. P 96 Chlcaeo A A. W. Chino Copper 53 V4 Cclonado F. & I., c... 43 53 43 137 19 '86 116 8 63 - 7 136 19 85 i Coraelldated Gaa i: 130 Corn ; Products, c 19 19 Corn Products, of rraetble Steel, c .. 86 84 4 Crucible Steel, pf 118 lie 116 Denver & R. G., c. 13 Ienvr A R. C... nf. DUUUers 63 62Vi 37 63 17lS ' 41 120 48 03 Erie, c 37 Erie, 1st pf 68 General Electric 171 3N 64 173 446 (,'i-nernl Motors Goodrich Rubber TtVt U. Northern Ore Lands. 41 G. Northern, pf 1201 12H 48 2 Greeae-Cananea 48 Hide & leather, c Ice Recurlties Illinois Central lo-iVUM"-! .157 157 101 i 102 Industrial Alcohol. iLspiration 1354.1157 45 I 44! 45 lutertooro, e....... 17 Interboro, pfd Kanaaa Cltv South., Lackawanna Steel Lfefcigh Valley IxHilsvllle A Nasbviue. Mexican Petroleum. . . . Miami Copper M. K. AT., c. Kennecott Copper MIeeouri Paciric. . .. . . . National Iead Nevada Cons New Haven New York Air Brake.. New York Central N. Y., Out. & W Norfolk ft W., c Northern Pacific Pacific Mail Pennsylvania Ry People's Ghs Pittsburg Coal, e Pittsburg Coal, pfd Preaaed Steel Car, c... Preued Steel Car. ofd. Rav Cona. Cooper 23 n..!1w k.' . . . . 1 On.lnM L 11 HL1I..T gtcrt , ,1 ma,-1- ; - Reading, c Heading 2d pfd Reading, 1st pfd Republic 1. & S-, c Republic I. A S-, pfd.. Bock Island Shattuck Copper Sears, Roebuck; A Co Stbdebaker. c. Studebaker. pfd Sloaa Sheffield Southern Pacific Southern Ry.. c Southern Ry., pfd Tenn. Copper Texas Oil Texas Pacific Third Avenue Union Pacific, e. , Union Pacific, pfd...., U. 8k Rubber, c. U. Si. Rubber, pfd U. S. Steel Co.. c U. 8. Steel Co., pfd... Utah Copper , W. XS. Telegraph Westingbouae Electric Wisconsin Central. . . . , United Cigars Mfg Total sides. 712,600 shares. Ackerson Expalins Position on Electors Charles W. Ackersoijj candidate for delegate to tne Republican national convention, ha written th following signed statement regarding th effort being made tosecure th ( election of delegates' who have refused to abide by the preferential vote for president: Tin the convention of 1812 the Re publican delegate from Oregon were instructed for Theodore Roosevelt. Some of these delegates violated their oatha and nsed their utmost endeav ors to bring about th nomination of Taft. It was the action of these dele gates that caused the serious split In the Republican party. Time has healed the old wounds, but it seems that the Evening Telegram wihe to cause an other Insurrection amongst the Oregon delegation. "In last night' Telegram it in dorses Russell Hawkins, whose slogan states: T shall vote for Hughes. If you object, don't elect me.' "Th possibilities ar that Senator Cummins with the combined Roose velt and Cummins "vote will carry this state by an overwhelming majority. There also is a- possibility of the elec tion of Mr. Hawkins, whose slogan T small vote for Hughes' and, aided and abetted by the Evening Telegram, Mr. Hawkins is In a condition to violate his oath of office and cast his vote for Hughes. In an Interview with Mr. Carroll of the Telegram, after citing my obections to his attitude, he state that ho will stand by Mr. Hawkins re gardless of the results. "It Is -this attitude of the Evening Telegram, encouraging machine poli tics, the violation of oaths of office. the trampling underfoot of th Oregon system, which has caused thousands of the younger element of the Repub lican party to throw their support to Mr. Littlef leld for congress and Mr. Ackerson, delegate to th convention. thereby rebuking newspaper domina tion and atandpat cliques. To bust the alato every young Republican should stand behind these two men.' -CHARLES W. ACKERSON." r- asasBSBssaBiisBaayaaHwvasaas(ss HOOD RIVER FIGHT IS HOT Hood River. Or, May 18. Th fight in local politics is becoming intensely hot (during th closing; day of th pri r attack, Boadsr Cotton. Orals. Ste. 11U17 Board af rad SoUdiag. I A r. 1 I I ..17 17 17 I c. lajii 127" '26 26 70 70 70 70 7B 80 79 80 129 129 129 134 110 110 108 108 30 36 36 3l 4 ' - 4 4 4 65 66 65 66 6 6 68 68 68 8 17 17 17 17 6'J 62 61 81 l.4 134 184il34 ltHl 106 1115 106 27 2 27 28 124 126 124 126 113 113 113 113 24 24 23 23 67 87 67 67 101 101 100 !' 27 103 103 103 103 46 100 28 22 22 41 41 4J 43 80 49 49 48 48 110 110 1101 110 19 19 191 19 83 83 82) 32 183 140 141 140 141 Ill 64 98 89 88 88 22 23 22 23 68 68 66 67 46 181 11 11 10 11 61 61 61 61 136 137 186 136 82 55 56 64 54 HO 110 108 100 84 85 84 84 116 116 116 116 80 80 SO 80 84 83 94 94 62 62 61 62 86 1 68 Overbeck & Cooke Co DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board' of Trad, Correspondence ef Logan Bryan. .; Chicago. Km Tor. Finance-- Commerce--Industrt March Foreign Tra4e ot United States Shows Favorable Balance of Nearly f 200,000,000 and for Nine Month of Almogt One axiJ One-half Billion Dollara- Banka to Close Friday. Xarca roraitra Trad Baowg Xeary Xaore)aatv-Th foreign trad of the United States for March aggregated $(25,000,000 In value, compared with $464.(00,000 in March, 1916. an Increase of $170,500,000. For the nine months of the present f lecaj, year the total foreign trade aggregated $4,600,000,000. compared with $$,000,900,000 for the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year, a gain or favorable bal ance of trad ot $1,357,000,000. The import into the United State for March aggregated $213,600,000 com pared with $158,000,000 for the cor responding month of 1915,.a galn of $56,600,000. The exports wera $411,- 600,000 for March compared with 1296,- 500,000 for March, 1915, a gain of nearly $115,000,000. The same report shows that for the nine months of the fiscal year the Imports have Increased $500,000,000 over the corresponding period of last year, and the exports have shown a gain by the same com' parlon of more than $1,000,000,000. Of especial interest to this section was the export in March of horses' valued at $5,547,401. and mules, $1,(38,139. For those who are Interested in see- loir the exact figures the following ta bl Is given: Month of March. .1916 1916. Total Importa $218,6H9.75 $157,982,016 Total exports 411.476.638 296.611,852 nine Montna xnata J area. 1916 1915. TotsI Importa ..$1,504,614,718 $1.213,61 3,643 Trtal exports .. 2,997,172,472 1.931.077.800 Banks Close 1-rlmary Day. It may be well for business houses to remem ber that the banks will be closed on the day of the primary elections, Fri day, May 19. Wew Motor Company Issues 2f o Par aloe Shares. An Interesting feature of the organisation of a corporation for the handling of automobile acces sories Is the fact that it Is to issue 1,200,000 shares of no par value. In accordance with the New York law. The assets and goodwill back of the concern Is said to represent a valua tion of $60,000,900. The practice of organising concerns of no stated dol lar value to the shares, permitting the assets to speak for tnemselves, and thus basing the Interest of the share holder on the proportion of shares which he holds to the entire lasue of shares. Is. gradually growing in prac tice. BprlngTleld Bond Election Jane it. A special election will be held at Springfield on June 19 to vote on the issuance of $60,000 of bonds tq take Band of Mercy Tots Kind to Animals at - at t t , , at at t t .$ .'. Tnomascat, However, Has Mind of Own All the children out on Palatine hill, in Kiverdale. are celebratinr "Be Kind to Dumb Animals week." For that matter, they are kind to n mh animals ail the time. ' because nearly all of them belong to a band of mercy, and perhaps at no place do pets reeoive 'kinder treatment than they do at Kiverdale. Rlverdale hag a large cat, doe and pony population, and one of the chil dren's favorite cats is Tommy, who Uvea' at the home of Ira F. Powers. Little Jack Powers likes Tommy so well that he would like to have a whole mary nomination campaign. The fight! for nomination of sheriff upon the Republican ticket is being made be tween Thomas F: Johnson, present of ficer, and T. J. Klnnalrd, a former Hood River merchant. Sheriff John son has served two- terms. The candidate for county clerk. chool superintendent, surveyor, treas urer, county attorney and coronor are without opposition. Friends of both Charles B. Moores and Ben VA Olcott, for nomination of state secretary aro conducting an active campaign and it is stated that the race between these two men will be clone. With over 600 Iowans in Hood River county, it is conceded that Albert E. Cummins will carry the county by a large ma jority as nominee for president of the United States. On account of the fact that J. W. Morton, candlate for state senator, is using the telephone poles of the Oregon-Washington Telephone company and the poles of the Pacific Power ee J-dght company in the business district with large placards announcing his candidacy, It Is reported that he la th candidate of the water power and tele phone Interests, as it is against the rules of these coxporatlons to per mit tb us of their poles for adver tising purposes. "Nick" Slnnott is without opposition for congressman and will poll th solid vote of tbe county. Striking Pictures Of Indians Shown Selection from Tamon Bodman Wan- amaker Collection Exhibited st th Owl Drug Stor This Week. Striking photograph of Indian of various American tribes, selected from tbe famous Rodman WanamcUcer col lection, are being exhibited in the win dows of the Owl drug store at wasn- lngton and Broadway this week. Th photographs ara finished in sepia and each i enlarged to about on half life six. The picture ar part of th collection displayed at the San Francisco exposition by the Eastman The First National Bank t h . - v , kit ; Fifth and Morrison Streets jj , i Capital and Surplus, $3,500,000 r In every department of banking we. are prepared to ceptably. is sati.si..j up outstanding warrants and $2000 fo; a iaw site for city ball.1' ' rHZiS'' April Zlre XBases Greatly Seduce". According to the Journal of1 Com merce Bulletin the fire losses for Apri ot this year totaled $13,681,050. Com pared with $18,180,350 for the corres ponding month ot 1915 aad. $3$X0,25u for March, 1916. The fir losses for the first four month of 191$ aggre gate $97,655,420, compared with $70, 108.600 for the same period of 1915. an increase of more than $27,000,000, or over 88 per cent. ";ii'''' Bay Interest la Washlngtoa Bank. Will T. Wright, vice president of th Scandinavian-American bank, ! with J. M. Anderson, cashier of th ficandlnA-vlan-Amerlcan bank, of Astoria, ant. Theodore Fagstad, cahter, i of "th Wahkiakum county bauk of Ca tit la in -et, have purchased the bank at the last named point,' """j STw Tax oa Basin in Call. A new tax code goes Into ffet T Chile on September 14. Foreign com panies or agencies doing business lr. Chile must make a declaration of their capital within 94 day from April 13 New valuations of property are to ut made. Insurance and improvement are to be Included In the listing. Stortt, bonds and bank deposit are subject to taxes. Tenement houses with - lew rentals, erected in accordance with the building code, will pay only front 6 t" 20 percent of the full rate. Arid land planted with trees . Is exempt from taxes for 30 years; irrigated land Will be required to pay but 5 to 2) per cent of the taxes paid by other land. , ' 1 Prophesying Contraction of Credits. "This, above all. Is a time for pru dence and liquid assets," say the Na tional Bank of the Republlo of Chica-i go. "The time is not far distant When' the financial needs of Europe, both forj the financing of post-bellum pureh8s, for reconstruction purposes and for j actual loans, will make heavy drafts upon our accumulation of credit Which -, so far we have been unable to utllixe. j This situation will be intensified by 1 the withdrawal of balances now left her because of the stability of our financial system and our freedom from j actual participation in the hoatititles: ' while further absorption ofrvcapltal , would take place In the eVent of thl country Issuing government bond id j finance its move toward preparedness. Finally, with the restoration of confi dence in the future, there will com a demand for credit, both her an 1 abroad, such as the world ha never seen." , ' lot of cats Just like. him. , - So a little while ago, when the pussy willows were out, Jac. who knows a little kindergarten song about pusy willows growing Into catkins, came tolling up the hill with a big bunch of pussy willow under one arm and Tommy under the other. Tommy was squirming gently, for his position was not comfortable. Jack was sobbing. "What' the matter, Jack?" said hi mother. "O-h-h-h." said Jack. "1 want these pussy w-l-llows to grow into catkins, but Tommy won t sit on them.' " ' Kodak company, and include likeness, of Indltfhs from virtually all leading. triDes including the Blackfoot, Apache, Pueblo, Crow, Osage, Chippewa, Chey ennea, Navajo, Hopl, and Sioux, i - Naval Flotilla to Come Festival Week! The cruiser South Dakota and poa-l albly two other vessels of th United, States navy will be in Portland har-, bor during the Rose Festival, Jim 7,, 8 and 9. '-'j Admiral Fullman, In command of the Pacific fleet, will himself b in' charge of the flotilla and lend hi ot-" ftclal dignity to th occasion. ! ? This word wa received from KarJf bormaster Jacob Speler by S, C Brat- ton, chairman of the special events committee. .j, -- ,1 Speler mad th trip to th South. Dakota, 22 mile off San Diego, on a! torpedo boat, and secured Admiral ' Fullman's cooperation. 7 Speler 1 returning bom at once, his mission having been auccessful, ; ' . t Steamer Company Object. 'rl Salem, Or., May 18. An informal pro-', test ha been filed by the Oregon City Transportation company, which hag a line of boat plying on the Wlllamett river, against the rate tariff mad ef-' fectlve Thursday by the Oregon El ec-, trie railroad, which 'absorb cartage charge at Willamette river points where there Is competition with th' Southern Paciflo railroad. , PORTLAND FIRE RECORD Wednesday, . . , 11:5$ a. m. G. II. Flander x lOj North Nineteenth street, gaaolln torch ignited eaves, damage, f 450. - ' .. $:68 p. m. H. C. Anderson, 125 Twelfth street, lighted match. dropped in clothing, $50 damage. f Thursday. " , ' : li Np fires. serve the public ac S " :-. ' '.VI'-. - ' , - t t