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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1916. 17. HIGH PRICE POTATO BUYEfiS ARE BOOST THE PRICES UP Growers Not Bo Willing to Let Go "-' atwl PnrrhMM Ildrlni liAMt 24 Honrs Are More Limited Quo. tatlon la Already High Here. (' TREND OF THE MABKZT lit holding firm. Butter nirbt firm. . Chicken ruling weaker. Sugar edvano in effect. Apple trad sluggish. Hop trad Inactive. Hides reported f Irmar. Linseed oil ktgher. " Tbe scramble for potato l exceedingly keen with a smaller amount of tales In the local tar rl loft during toe laat 24 bouri. Tba extreme top. price al $1.29 par cental to glowers at polnta Wiier tba freight rata to c-ouid poima to tba aama aa from Portland. At tba moment thera teem to be two buy on for every carload of potatoes offering In MJt tectlon. Naturally undrr aucta a eondl tiau tba price vlewt of growers ara being rtlsed. ' Many who were willing to let go of their uppllee two waeka ago when It looked aa It- tb market was going to sag. ara now seeking higher vtlnes. : Tbla sesson tber are more buyert for tmtatcer In the field thnn ever before. A vary large per cent of them ara amateurs ad thr bid against eacb other In fear that the other fellow 1 gulag to make k pur ttase. In fact, on the baaJa of tba eastern markets, tba price bring paid hera li already high. Some are looking fur a further frac tional advance In the price before the sessoti eloset, but tba question arlsea among many Inlertst to whether It would pay to hold and tike tha shrinkage, extra cost of hand ling end chances on tba mnikel. CHICKEN MARKET 18 LOWER Lower price, are gftngrally ihown for chick ana along the wholes, le way. Wklle a limited amount of hualnese In heavy ban la reported t 14V415c. aoma sales wera made down tn Ulin ri.vh la tli rniier,l nrlca for amall -" J ' ' . . - m r ( hailK.' L1XSEED OIL IS ADVANCED farther idvauce of 4c a gallon ti ahowTJ In the locnl market for linseed oil. The new quo tation on boiled In ossc lots Is $1.05. and In barrel f I per gallon. Tba new quotations are In effect. . PICKLING ONIONS LOWER With email Increase In offerings and a lack of demand at the higher quotations, tba price af nick Una onions hat been reduced to 7C nniiiul eenerallv alone the street. General market for onions Is firm at $-.30, with OTIS firm asking $2.73. CONCORD URATES ARE FIRMER fnoct.au icrnrws of good iiiallty are quoted a sliaile liiiner at 82'Ai' a basket for large slxe. fhlln local stock la selllug at ir317,jC. the latter for stork not damaged by frost. A car load of Cnrntilion snrt Malaga gripe arrived from tin smith. Former quoted at 11.76 and latter at Jl.M). . . , . ...... .r.c.mft'lTrro T11?tT1? K.lJi I riitr- ii r..- j . .- n ci Page A Hon reported In first arrivals of east ern, chestnut for the season. The shipment came hy express during the morning, the trans portatloM charge alone being 8c pound. Tue stock was quoted at 2Ao. BRIEK 1NOTJSS OF. TUB. TRADE "''Oenerni selling price fancy potatoes Is $1.00 cer.tal. with one firm asking 2.1c shove this. Head lettuce from tbe south firm at $2.29 grst. t'amlles are showing sn advance of IHo a pound. Nails arc tip 10c t keg for the day. (Xntntry- killed meats about steady at Quotation-.. Kgg trade li steady at unchanged price. STUTTERS' WEATHER NOTICE Weather bureau sdvlaea: Trotect shipment luring the nett 48 hours a far north aa Seattle against n-.hiluium temperature-, of about 40 de gree,; northeast to Spokane, SO degrees: smith east to Boise), Vel degree; south to Ashland, Id degrees. Minimum temperature St Portland tonight, about 46 degrees. JOBBING TRICKS OF TORTLANH TTiete-nrlcea are those at which wholesalers sell to retailers, except sa otherwise, stated: Dairy Froduoe. TH'TTBR Creamery prints, extras. 8e: Srlma firsts, 87c; ftrata, Sik; cubes, lc leaa; slrv, hiivlug price, 25c. FUTTKR" AT Fort land delivery No. 1 sour nam I17.'.n. 2. ' HUGIS Helling price: Hcleded fresh, 42(94! hu count. Ureaoa ranch 3c dozen; ordi nary candled. 42c; April alorace. 8283c. LITIS FOL'LTKV Hens, heavy FlymoTjth Socks, 14HaioC; ordinary chickens, laal3Ve: fancy, 27 He; pigeons, l.rH(Jl.65; aquaba, a aoeen: geear, live, mifciv9, rcnu uuvma 146t iBe lb Indian Runners. I2ai.'lc. CEIKRKK Selling price;' tTesh Oregon fancy fall eresm twlue end triplets. 194l9He lb.; Ymnv America. St))21c. Frlce to Jobbers: Flats, 19c; Young America. 10c f. o. b. ; cream trrick. JIJso; i-imourger. aaiuuc, Swiss, 30Q32C. r raits and Vegetable!. block FRESH ITRtJTS crranges, Valencia, $4.50 64. 7b per bof; bananas, ,c IU.; lemons, S1.WU4. WO , ... 1111 l H IL III,! fO.UVmi. phime, esQ7oe box: canaloniea, 7541.23 Crate: Ice cream watermelons $1.75 per cental; reacbM, Oregon, 40(rf50c; Barrett poara, $1.2$ eji.no. BERRIES H nckleherrlas, 7?ac Ib.j cranber ttea. local, $3 box: eastern. 19.80 barrel. aPPl.ES Local. 5iaiu.(X) box. according I) qnauiy. ONiO.Mi Oregon, w.do per rental: sa- oclatlon selling price at country polnta, $2.00 .per eeniai. POTATOE8I Selling price: New local. IliQ l.ftOi baying price, ordinary shipping. $l.W)a I,'1U: iancy, ii.iuwi.w, iwnu, no. i, az.xa Mo 2 I2.00. VKGETABLFS Tnrnlna. $1.25 ssck; carrot a, I 1125; paranlpa. $1.20; Oregon cabbage, $1.50 Mr twt.; green oul'ms, 25c dozen bancbea; Feppers, 4l0a lb.; head lettuce, $2.2B crate; Klery, 00ul7fk! down; artichokes, hoc; cucum ra ( ); tomatoes, Oregon, 00Q70c; egg plant. 2Vo Lb.; string beaus, 6c lb.: rbu fcarb, lH'U2a lb.; peas, be lb.; cauliflower, $lA3ll.60. Heats. Fish and Provisions. t)RESSKl MBATH Hellin- prices Oonnrry killed best bogs. 12a lb.; poor, lOQllc; best tenia, lie; ordinary, owjuc; neavy, 7Hc; wets, as poor, 71 bm. 8&1 SMObTk Fine-. iKli MEATS Hams. 20Ha23Ue: breakfast bacon. 2U&31cf picnics, 14Vc: cot tage roll, lfte; short cleaia, smoked, lOVst) lc; Oregon exports, smoked, 20o lb. LARD Kettle rendered, tierces, 17tfc; lard, lSc; lsrd compound. 14c. OiBTERS Olympla gallon, $2 75; canned eastern. 65 can, $0.M doaen; eastern In shell, $1.85 per 100: rsaur dams ) doaen: eastern raters, per gallon, solid pack, $3.00. . FISH Dressed flounders 7c; culnook sal mon, 10c per lb.; ateelliead, 10c; perch, e; lobsters, &; silver smolt 9c; ialujon trout, les lb.; halibut, lt13e; stnrgeon. 12v,Jl3c. CBAB3 Large, $1.75; medium. $1.X doaen. Groeeriea, rCOAR Cube, $8.85; powdered, $S.0; fruit s berry. $810: Honolulu. $8.05; beet, $T.0; ry granauated. $8.10; U yaUow, $7.60. (Above notatlona are 30 days net caab.) HON Ki New, $3.2se.60 per ease. ; EICB Jspsn style, Mo. 2. 4e; New Or. leant, bead. 31s4l8ic; bine rote, BHe, , SALT i'oarae half grounds. 100s, $1.B0 per ton: 60a. $11.30: table, dairy, &os gig.OO; Overbeck & Cooke Co. . sttooka. Bona. Cotton, Ortvlsi, stt. ' tlt81f Xonrd of Trade BoliAla DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES - TO ALL EXCHANGES St ember Chicago Boara of Trad. CtMTeaipondentai of Logan Bryaav ' .? Caieojro. , iw York w.. -. ANXIOUS TO BUY AND RECORDS IN Apple Markets Are m Less Active With Prices Stationary Bom Points Show Activity But Most Are Jnst Steady Local Trade) Is Normal. WWle tt tome potnta In the east trade la apple) la quite actlva and tbla la shown at several paints In tbe soutn. tha feeling gen erally throughout the country Is less keen. uinoogn uttie ciiXDge u luaicatea in rsioem. In tbe local market the trad 1 filled with cheap quality stock whlca la selling from 60e to $1 a bos generally, whlla tbe Utter rarletles and packs are soaring slowly trim $1.25 to $3 a bos. Movement of applet In carload lot from Ptclfle northwest stations to vartou placet la tbe country snow for the laat 24 hours I Albert Lea, kllnn., 1; Baltimore, lid., 4; Bis marck, N. V., 1; Butte, Uont 1; Boston, Mass., 1; Bolt, Pa., 1; Oonacll Bluffs, lewa, 1; Chicago, I1L, 80; Outbank, Mont., 2; Coot, Neb., 1; Chateau. Mout., 1; Cheyenne, Wye. 1; Cincinnati, Ohio. 1; Camroee, Alt., Is Denver, Colo., 2; Dsluth, Minn,, ; Dallas, Texas, 6; Dea Molnea, Iowa, 1; Drake, N. D.. 1: Edmonton. Alta.. 2: El Paso. Texas,. I; Free port. 111., l; Gull Lake, Bask., 1; Golden Valley, N. D., 1; Garrison, Mont., lj Hous ton, Texas, 1: Hardin, 1; Kansaa city, no., . . vt i-. 1 1 J t . . . r . .1 r.l 1. Lacrosft, WU 1; MontpeUer, Idaho, 1 Mn- kato, Atlna., l; atinot, r.. v o; siuwaaaee. Wis., 4; Minneapolis, Mlrm,, 15; Mason City, Iowa. 1: Moscow. Idaho. 1: Kew York. N. X.. 20; Near Orleaoa, La., a; Omaha, Neb., 2; Olymnla. . Wash.. 1: Philadelphia, pa., a; Plttaborg, Pa., 2; Pueblo, Colo., 1; Spokane. Wash.. 8; Setttle, Wash., 6; 8C Paul, hUnn 1. Sprlngflatd, Mast., 1; KLslby, alont., i; st, Louis. Mo.. 1; ttioux aty. Iowa, 2; Saska toon, Bask., 1; Bioux Falls, S. D., 1; Taooma, Wash., 2; Tulsa, Okla., 2; Wordon, Miniu 1; Wichita, Kan., 1 Wbiteflsh, Mont-, a. Ancle markets of country: Buftalo Cool. rain. Receipt 6 cars, held over. Market steady; demand moderate. Bbla., New York. B grade Jtunthana. $8.75(34.00. Boston CooL Itecelpta, 1 Oallfonla, S cart eaatern, also 000 pkgs. by freight arrived. Market steady. Few salea owing to lata de liveries. Bbbla. Baldwin. 2, $2.. Chicago Rain. Receipts 5S cars, SI held over, 2 unreported yestsrday. Market steady, demand good. Bbls., New York and Michi gan, Baldwins, $a.2fi(38 50; IUlnols and Mis souri Orlme, $3.75414.50; Jonathan, $4.W 5.60, tew 80.00. Boxea, weatern jonauana, titri fancy, $1.162.00; fsncy, $1.0Otai.7Oi extra fancy Co-lmea. 1.75Xa.OO; fancy, $1X0 (il.75: extra fancr Dellcloua. mostly $2.50. Indianapolis Cool, rain. Four cart arrived. Demand good. Bbls., fancy Jonathans, $4.60 a.M): Grimes. S4.30. Kansas Cltv Oold. clear. Unloaded two oar. aDDtexLmatelr BOO btuhela Home Grown, lit cars held. 18 In storage. Market firm, de- - . ... . ... I . Okla. rusna gooo. ynauty ana condition gooa. . Jnsthsns. from stocsEo. Is $4.504154.76; O. R. pack, $4.0004.35. Boxea. Washington Jon athans (also Colorado), extra iancy, i.ioj 1.90: fw $2.00: fancy, good condition, neat ly $1.75; Jumbl pacx, $1.50(31.5i Waahlng- toa Grimes, iancy, large else, gooa eonaiuon, tnortly $1.75, small aim. mostly $L50. Choice, all varieties. $1.23Ul.fO. UlnnesDolla Cold. rtln. Beceltxts 2S earn, held ever 51. probably Incomplete. Market steadr. Light demand account weather. Bbls., prices small way. No. 1 Jonathana, good eolor, good conaman, ao.wjiaio.w. w-. I " V. I . TAn.,hna .Or. fnnCV t'2 TiOt&l 2. 26. mostly $2.00 fancy, $1.75(2.00, moatl tl.7S1.8&. New York Growing coiaer. Main, neceipts 71 eastern rati 25 boat. Washington market slow: Uravenstelns, $1.35(81.80; Kings, $1.5 (a 1.75: Jonathans and W. Bananas, fl.TOrg 2.50; Ortmes, $1.50Q2.00; Homes, $1,604216; Delicious. SUXOtaS.OOi BBltaenDergs, sx.uuc 2.25, Oregon, W. Bananas, extra fancy, $1-50 O2.50. Auctioned jesterflsjr l car wau tnrtoK. 1 Idaho. Boxea. Wishing ton. De llcloua, extra fancy, $1.5S2.55; fancy, $1.40 l.OOl average, f.oo; laano, jonatnans, ex tra fancr. S1.4B412.20: fancy. $L25iai-70; average, $1.6$; Newtown, extra fancy, $1.70 Q3.40; fancy. $1.76--.so; average, i.i. WILL ASSIST APPLE MEN Walla Walla, Tfi., Oct, 20. Ootnmlttae appointed by the governor of Washington, Idaho and Oregon, to assist tn rynit vrowerw Aeencr. Inc.. bare been announced try rani M. Weyreueh, prealdent f the agency, who bead the Washington committee. m nmmiiws follow. Washington Panl H. WeyTench. Walla Walla; O. C. Oorbaley of Spokane, and T. o. Morrison, bead of the atace agricultural aa partrnent, Olympla. Oregon Professor 0. I. Lewis, Corral!!, chairman A. O. Allen. Med for 0, and Dr. C. A- Macnm of Portland. Idaho Gottfried Lorhllll. Parma, chairman; W. N. Tost, Meridian I S. J. Klaater, Rath drom. These committee) arw to work with the Fruit Grow are Agency, In an endeavor to bet ter market conditions In the Pacific northwest. POTATO DIGGING DELAYED Clsrkaraaa, Or., Oct. 20. Potato grower In the stono and outlying dUtrict are experienc ing a dearth of help In harvesting tbe potato rroD. Moat of the grower dig their potatoes with patent potato digger, and lack pickers eticbgh to get the potatoes gawarea ana housed. ; Fully half of the potato crop la in the ground yet, and the yield is good. T. kV Brown of Baker's Bridge will harreat folly 1600 sacks of potatoes of the highest quality from 10 acres of noond. A few glowers contracted a pert of their crop, telling to Vocal shippers in carload lots before the recent raise in price, bat for th most nart tha bulk of the rop win oe scorea until well in the winter, as higher prices are anticipated. Oregon Apples In Sooth. Wanetaen. Oct. 19. II. 1. ). I ADtfl Bllflurs. 6Q75ct yellow new town, 75fiJ arte, r.lrw.nhera?. Il.lOffi 1.25. hoover. 75Q85C wsgner, 76sc Jonathan, 90r$1.10 bald- win 75ca$1.00: nortnern winter Dananse, $2.2522.85; do Jonathans, $1.50 1.73 1 do dell- clous, $2.20(32.26. San Francisco Wool Market. San Franclseo, Oct. 19. (I. N, 8.) Wool ner pound Humboldt and Mendocino eix iuaoii.. An. 19 suinlhl JH(rLi mill. a u. mnTitle elabt month good. 18(ci20c; Red Klnrf ana Ticinirv six iwtuui., vmi uu 12 months, 25a27e; Sen Joaquin, 18321c; Nevada tapla, 22(824c. Mohair, dOc. San Francisco Hop Market. San Francisco. Oct. 19. (I. N. S) Hop lfilft cron California. 12ffll5c per pound to growers; Oregon and Washington contract, 1015a. 100s, $16.60; bsles, $2.25; lump rock. $20 ton. B BAN 8 Small whlti. 9c; large white. 8ftc; pink. 7c; Umax. 7c; bayou. 6-ltered. 7i0. Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS Nominal, buying price, 1913 crop. WOOL 1B18 clip: Willamette vaUey, coarse Cotswold. 80c; niedtom Shropshire, 82c; fin goc: eastern uregun staple, ajfejzoo. per lb. eoarse and medium, 2Sfi'32u lb. H1BKS Salted hides. Lsc; salted Stag. 14c grten and salted kip, 18c: green and sslted calf aklna, 30c; green bldee. 16c; green stags, 12c; dry hides, 80c; dry calf skin. 32c: dry l. 1,1.1m A fir Kama K1.1 9tf.Mll Kn. salt bone hide, $3.CO&4.0Q; horartalr. 2Sc dry long wool pelt a, lie; . dry short wool pelts, 1TC; dry eheep abearilngs, each, 1025c; salted sheep shearlings, lE'rtc: salted timir vmiI .t ach'78ca15; suited abort wool pelta, each! 60c$1.00) dry goats, loag hair. 18c; dry geets, short hair, 14c; dry goats, shearlings. TALLOW No. 1. c: No. 2, 7cj greae. 6e ner lb CHlTTIM OR CASCARA BARK Baying price, per ear lota, 5c; less than ear lota, 414c. SISAL Dark. 13e lb.: white, 13 lb. Paint and Oils. COAL OIL Water white, hi dram and Iron barrel. 10c. - . LINSEED OIL Haw. bbls.. 8c gat.; kettle bOtleo, OOIS., i, rw, caaea, l.tl,5; txt!eq, eses, ll.W gai.s iota o gailus. , lc-h?M TURPENT1NIC Tank. 50c: cases, 64e gal WHITE LEADTon lots, 10e lb.; 500 16, lots, 10CS less ois, ii, per to. OASO Basis price. 204f ner al. OUi MEAL Carload lots. $34; leas than ear lots, $35 iO. Bead, Buying Prioss. v CXOYER Red. 14c: aisike. 13e per is. TIMOTHY 444c; domestic rye grass, sJol vetch. 8tefofce; onto. SVsc.. WHEAT ARE AGAIN ESTABLISHED RECORD PRICES ARE SET IN WHEAT PITS ALL OVER UNIVERSE Quotations Go to Record at Chi cago. Following Lirerpooi and London AdTanco SoaLh Amerl. can Markets Are Booming. worth wmsfr obah RECEIPTS -Oars- WheaLBarley. Fir. Oats. Hay. roruua, naay so 3 6 9 "i 714 Year age 103 Season to date. 2004 10 80 840 8 T44 8 643 727 S 23 712 015 9 29 13 171T Year ago 6884 8 61 3541 684 IS 78 207T 8792 Taooma, Tours.. Year ago 2 ' 65 175 O 24 121 840 4 180 U8 0 6 ee 402 6aeoa to data.. Year ago Seattle, Thorn. . Year ago Season to date.. Year ago 7 832 T7 WHEAT TRADE IV BRIEF Local quotations unchaagad to lo higher, November blaaetem sells 'her at $1.4. Chicago wheat market higher again. Liverpool spot wheat unchanged to Sd higher. London wheat eargoe 84 higher. Keaarics Argentina,, wheat $iV,e higher. Higher price and new high records were es tablished for wheat at all leading world's cen ters for tbe day. Chicago early followed tbe higher figure of Lirerpooi, and quotations titer were the highest of the season to date. At Lirerpooi tmut wheat waa quoted higher, and London cargoes showed one of the greatest advance of tha season. Buenos Aire and Rasarlo were both higher la the South Amer ican markets because of continued unfavorable weather there. Export demand for wheat la keener. All over tha world oondltlona are similar. Ex porter j operating In tha Pacific northwest whenever they can teenrs the supplies, bat of ferings are lea liberal. Flour market la again firmer, and with tbe further advance in wheat an additional price rise Is momentarily expected. There i a very strong situation la the bay trade, with materially higher prices being of fered. FLOUR tolling price: Patent, $7.40: Wil lamette valley. $7.00; local etralght. $.80a 7.00; baker' local, $7.2007.40; Montana spring, $8.80; exports, $0.50; whole wheat, $'.40; graham, $7.20; rye - flour, $8.75 pe? barrel. HAY Buying price, new crop: Willamette vaUey timothy, fancy, $15.00(318.00; eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy, $19&21; alfalfa, $16.75 valley vetch, $18.00(314.00; cheat, $14.00; clover. $16.00 ton. CHAIN BACKo 1916 nominal: Me. 1 Cal cntta, llKiXHHc In carlota; leas amount are higher. M1LLSTT7FFS Belling price: Bras, $23; aborts, $25 per ton. ROLLED OATS $7(37.25 per barrel. Bears were In control of the local wheat mar ket today, detpit the further advance st Obi. cago. One exporter purchased from another on the Merchants Sschange during the day. Bids for October wheat were unchanged to lo higher. October oat bids were unchanged, bat bar ley waa np 50c a ton. Merchant Exchange October bid prlceai WHEAT. Fri Thar. Wed. Tries. Mon. 1918 1915 1918 Bluestem... 145 94 145 143 141 137 Fortyfold... 142 Club 139 Red Fife... 139 Red Bo. 187 Foe 93 'A 142 138 185 13 134 185 182 184 129 188 180 181 120 91 188 88 139 88 H 188 OATS. 8050 8050 BARLBY. 8000 297S 2900 8000 8000 8400 Feed . ... . e. 8660 8800 Futures were quoted: WHEAT. Bid. . 148 . 147 . 143 . 148 H . 140 . 140 . 140 . 140 . 138 . 138 Norember bluestem .. December bluestem .. November fartyfold .... December forty fold .... November club . December club ......... November Fife ........ December Fife .... November Russian, December Russian FEED OATS. November 8100 December 8150 FEED BARLBY. Ifovewiber 8850 DecenTber 8o Sale on tbt Merchants sxchkiig during the day Included : Fire thousand bushel November bluestem at 81.47; 6000 bushels December bluestem at 81.48. One hundred bona November bras at $21. 100 tons October at $21 ton. Unheard Of Prices Gain Hold in Early Chicago Grain Pit Cblcago. Oct. 20. (L N. S.) For th fourth consecutive session, wheat price leaped to new high mark today in th early transac tion. Corn and oat prices were not left be hind, and by noon all three grain were senlag stnrtoes unhaard ef for th put few year. Tho early market was big and broad, and with public participation In all three of the pain price soared. Expert baying Con tinned. December and May wheat eacb soared above the gl.70 mark, the former posting a new nigh mark at $1.71 H. end the Utter at $1.71 H. Although wheat stood oat prominently, eon was th real feature of the market, both De cember and May touching sow highs of 87 during th early transactions. This ia a Jump of Co for December corn and Be for May. Chicago range by United Press: . WHEAT H!gh. in CORN 87 4 87 OATS 51H PORK 2SOU 2002 2610 LARD 16G5 1485 14.-40 RIBS 1412 .. ??9 LOW. 1M4 l8t4 2H 65 49 630 ,200 2476 2480 1560 1472 1417 Close. 160 14 169 4H 85'i 60 64H 2800 3490 2492 150 1477 1427 Pec. May Dee. Msj 82 85 Dee. Msy Oct Dee. .. 60 .. 64 ..2S0O ..2485 ..2480 ..1565 ..1482 ..1417 Jan. Oct. Dee. Jen. Oct. ..1897 189T 1329 UCI, ,,.WI Dec. inactive. 1410 1827 Jan, 1825 1340 PORTLAND DAIRY EXCHANGE Butter waa ateady, egg firm and cheeet steady. Prices between dealer: BUTTER Bid. Ask. Factra , . . 86 Dairy 28 80 EGGS Current receipts SO 41 CHE ESS) Tillamook Young America 18 H POULTRY No offering. I. L. Strong of Seattle wa a visitor on th dslry exchange during the trading. San Francisco Grain Market.' Baa Francisco, Oct. 20. Bar ley calls: Oct. 20. - Oct. is Open, Cloea, Close. December 191a, 1914 190 May 200HB 201 SB 200 Spot quotation Wheat Walla Walla $230 2.35: red RoaeUn. $2.302.32H; Turkey red. $2.451 2-551; blueetem, $2.5ow.6u. Feed oarTey $1.2HQ1.85. WhltO oats $l.62L67i4j- Bran $24.00 24.50; middlings. $32.00033; Shorts, $26.0026 JO. Klamath Cattle Shipped. Klamath Kails. Or., Oct. 20. Seventy elcht carload ef beef cattle, one of the largest shipment of tho year, purchased by the Kern Ooun.tr I -and company of Baker field, CaL. from th iX ranch near Paisley, were shipped from Midland, eix mile south, yea ter day. This bunch ct cattle, which totals, more the a 1200 head, 1 said to bo la ex cellent condition. Oregon Pine Shows Advanced Price in New Zealand Trade Tjumber Market Is Somewhat , Bet ter in Price, Although Con sumption DeMaeaaed. Washington, Oct. SO-l. W. S.) The pries of lumber, partienlvly of Oregon pine, ha materially advanced in New Zealand, not withstanding the tact that the consumption has decreased 40 per cent In the dominion sire the beginning of the war, according to a report from Oonanl General Wins low of Acckland, to the department of commerce. TU la Increase la attributed to the advance la freight rates and toe rapid consumption of "the as Mr rupply. . Freight rate m Oregon plna, FacOTc coast tu New Zealand, ara now $38.40 per 100Q feet, against $6.68 In 1908, and It la difficult to get deck space at this advanced rats, the rcjiort state. Building quality Oregon pine, sawn, in sell ing at $08.18 perTOUO feet, and the selected qcslity at $72.99 in tbe Wellington markets. The Imports of Oregon pine In 1014 amoumt-e-1 to 8,629,696 board feet, bat while no fig ures are obtainable. It Is understood the im ports for lkfct year fell far below that fig ure and that the decrease thla year will be still more pronounced. Oregon pine la well received In New Zea land, the report seta forth, and greatly In creased Imports are expected aa soon as rea sonable rate can be obtained. AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Denver Hogs $9.96, - Denver, Oct. 'JO. Cattle Receipts 4000, steady. Beef steers, $6.2507.50; cows and heifers, $5.23(38.65; ttockert and feeders, $5.85:7.50; calve, $8.00(96. Hogs Receipt 1200, strong. Top $0.95; boik. $9.7689.90. Sheep Receipt 84,000, steady. Lambs, $9.60(39.85; ewes, $d.400. Ohioago Hog $10.40. Chicago, Oct. 30. (I. N. B.) Hogs Re ceipts 26,000, active, 610o higher than the opening, which was fc under yeaterday'a aver ae Bulk $9.70010.25: light. $9.4010.30: mixed, $9.SJ10.40; heavy. $9.4510.30; rough $J. 454.9.88; pigs. k6.759.36. Cattle Receipts 8000, s Lea dr. Native beet cattle, $8.50(311.40; western steer. $4.10(3 923; stocken and feedert, $4.70Q7.65: cow ana neiiert. calves, e7.zot111.80. Sheep Receipts 10,000, steady. Wethers, $7 Oa.; iambs, xs.smio.oo, Xansu City Jtogs, $10.10. Kama City, Oct. 20. II. N. S.) Hog Recsipt souo, lower. Bulk $9.70(3110.05; heavy, $9.906210.06: packer and butcherr, $.8010.10; light, $9.50 10.00; plga, $8.oO( 9.25. Cattle Secolots 1500. steady. Prim fed steert, $9.50(311.00; dressed beef steer. $7.00 60.25; western steers, $0.0O9.25; southern Uteera, $5.50g7.50; cow $4.607.25; heifers. ,8.00(39.60: stocker and feeders. $6.258.00; bulls. 84.756i8.25: calves. 88.00(310.60. Sheep Receipt 6000, lower. Lambs $10.00 4310.50; ysarllngt. $7.5OQ8.60 wethers, $7.00 A8.oo; ewes, Stt.7r47.g. Omaha, Hog $10.00. Omaha, Oct. 20. (L N. SO Hog Receipt 8200, higher. Heavy, $9.709.96; light. $9.85 QlO.OOt Digs. t8.609.75: bulk, StOfOWJH) Cattle Kecelpta 1600, steady. Nstlre steers, $6.75aUaSO: cows and heifers, $6.007.50; western tteera, $0.609.00; Texaa ateers, $6.36 07.00: stocker and feeders. 86.00(28.25. BheeD Receipts 0000. stesdy. Yearlings, $7.0oa8.00; wethers, $8.60(37.75; Iambs, $9.00 MIA 'fK Seattle Bogs $9.88. Sesttl. Oct. 20. (P. N. 8.) Hog Re ceipts 843, steady. Prime lights, s.eo9.B3; medium to choice. $9.25Q9.60; smooth heavy $8.769.15; rough heavy, $3,2648.85; pig. 88.00(0,8.65. Cattle Reoalnt 1TL ateadr. Beet ateera. $7.00627.26; medium to choice, $6.25(34.50; common to medium, $5.25(35.75; best cows. $5.256i)6.75; common to moalum cows, g3.50i 4.50: balls. $8.00(3401 calves. 17.00418.0 Sheep Receipts none, steady. Lambs, $8.00 8.50; yearlings, $6.5007.00) owe, $4.80(3 6.60. BANK .STATEMENT OF COAST PortlaaeV Beats. This week. ....$ 8,85.781. 0 .... 8,449,764.50 .... $.438,069.66 2.840.038.04 .... 8,119,286.77 Taooma Banks, Clee rings. Mcndsy Tuesday .... Wednesday , Thursday .. Friday Clearing . Balance . . . Clearings .. Tear aro. $ 2.291.250.12 2.011.011.89 2.294,007.62 2.027,674.03 8,201,686.23 $ 832,138.00 64,708.00 Seattle Banks. $ 2.856.611.87 816,789.17 Balances Clearings Clearing! Ban Francises Bank. $11,84,108.00 Los AVnaele Banks. $ S.904.088.00 DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST Seattle Market. Seattle. Oct. 20. (U. P.) Butter Native Waahlngton creamery, cube. 87c; do brick, 88c; storage, cube, 84c; do brick. 84c. Cheese Oregon triplets, 20c; Wisconsin trip lets, 20c; do twins. 30c j Yourgr America, 22c. EggsSelect ranch, 50c; fresh eastern, 42c; April storage, S4c. Ban Franoisoo Market. gen Francisco, Oct. 20. (U. P.)Butter Extraa, 83c; prime first. 32c; firsts. 81Vio. Kegs Extras. 4e; pullets. eOfee. Cheese California fancy, 17c; firsts, lBHe; Oregon triplets, tanfy. nuc. Lot Ang-eles Market, Los Angele. Oct. 20. (P. N. B.) Eggs Case count, toe. Batter Fresh, extra, 880. POTATOES ALOSQ THE COAST Reottl Market. Seattle. Oct. 20. ID. P.) Ontono TeDow California, e: wall Walla, 2c Potatoes Whit River, $34.00 Yakima Oems, a86.00fflo7.w: aweet. 2c. Ban Francisco Markst, Sam Francisco. Oct. 20. (U. P.) Potatoes Per cental. Delta, In sacks, old land, $1,404$ 1.00; do new land, $1.70(21.85; Salinas, 12.23 Q25; Oregon Burbanks, $1.7532.00; Idaho Netted Oems, $1.80(2.00; sweeU, $1J015, on Trace. Ontone Browu, $2.40(82.50. New York Cotton Market. Range of prices furnished by Overbeck cooae t'e., 21 7 Board of Trade building: Open. High. Low. Close. 1847 1854 1 828 1W 1S52 185 1836 J847 1805 1876 1848 185" 1865 1877 1855 1JKW 1S13 1837 1812 1SH7 1848 1857 1833 1841 January .. March . . . May July October . , December New York-London Metal Market. New York, Oct. 19 -(I. N. a rx . nrm; electrolytic iiret quarter, zi .26ft2S.oo. Iron steady and uncharged. Tbe Metal ex change quotes tin quiet, spot $40.76841.25. At London Bpot copper, 124; future, 120: electrolytic 143 10s; spot tin, 179 los; futures, 180 Sa. Liverpool Caah Wheat. Liverpool. Oct, 20. (I. N. 8.) Wheat Spot No. 2 hard winter, 14a 9d; No. 1 northern Dulnth. 15s Id; No. 1 Manitoba. 15a, Sd; No. 2, 16 4d; No. 8. 15 2d. New York Sugar and Coffee. New York. Oct.' 20. (U. P.) Coffee Spot No. 7 Sn, e; No. 4 Kan toe. lie. Sugar Centrifugal, $6.23. I. 0. G. Considers 0-W. R. & N. Petition Kodlflcatloa Is Bong-lit la AJrtorla Sat Caao; Kates .Affected How Tnrler Btavtoaloa. "wastiJngton, Oct 20. (WAsnrNO- 1ON BUREAU OF THE JOURNA1.) Tho Intrstato Commerce commission in conference is considering tho Oro-Son-Washington Railroad & Naviga tion company's petition for modifica tions of the order in the Astoria case. The company elaima Its situation ao dissimilar to other lines that it should be excepted from the rates applying to other roads. The rates affecting it axe aow tinder suspension to November 1. Announcement of the commission's decision is expected within v few days. Edited by Hyman H. Cohan JVESTOCK MEN OF THE INTERIOR PROSPEROUS, SAYS J. M. THOMPSON 'ossil Man Sara Cattle Are Rolling In Fat on Account of Excellent RangeLocal Trade Is Quiet, With Hogs Stead. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Frldar . 604 .1071 . 629 . 876 .2669 . 688 . 618 .2230 814 1 250 82 68 83 6 1150 118 1927 73 1185 115 45 81 178 65 179 43 881 280 808 92 276 Thursday ..... Wednesday ...... Tuesday Monday Saturday Week ago xear ago Two years ago. ... . Three year ago. . . 1294 951 Cattle men of Interior Oregrm aro enjoying their greatest prosperity. This is the word brought to Portland by J. M. Thompson, a prominent livestock man of tho Fossil eectlon. Farmer of Gilliam county could not help making money thla season." saya Mr. Thomp- for th very good reason that thy not only had excellent crops, bat moat excellent price. The ram were so well distributed that the range was the best known for a great many years. The cattle of that section of Gilliam county around Fossil are rolling In fat. Just before I left Condon, wheat waa selling at $1.25 a bushel. That's prosperity la a not shelL" Foot Cattle Are Steady. While there 1 a certain degree of weakness In the cattle market generally at North Port land. It la the ooorer class of stuff that la hold ing about ateady. Over night there waa qnlte fair run in the local yards, cowa continue rather weak, with tops st $5.25Q9.B0. General cattle market range: Prime light ateera $8.506 60 Prime heavy steers 6.70ffi.7n Good light steers fl.0fxao.25 Blockers and feeders 5.00(35.50 Prime dehorned cows and heifers... b.ao Common cows 4.0025.00 Bulls .doi..oo Prima llrht vnl calves 7.OU0IT.OU Prims heavy veal calvea 4.00t2$d.00 Hog Market It B toady. Condition In the bog market are steady at North Portland. Over night only a fair run wa shown. Tops are (till considered around $0.25, but moat of the trade inclines to th Idea that selected quality would bring more. General ho market: Choice light weights $ 9 25 Good light weights $.00419.20 Medium weight 8.7538.90 Rough heavy Mutton and Lambs Firm. Mutton and lamb market la showing change tn prices at North Portland, but the trend of the trade la somewhat firmer, and higher prices during the Immediate future would not be surprising. Only a very amall run waa shown over night. General mutton and lamb market Select soring lambs $ 8.75 8 X)03 8.25 7.26(37.00 6.75416.00 Ordinary lambs Heat yearlings Good to common wethers Best ewee , 5.766.00 Heavy to common ewe .UVJt.DU Friday Livestock Shipper. Hogs J. B. Smith, Donald, 1 load. Cattle Blue Rock, Harden Island, 61 head by boat; J. W. Davis, Woodland, Wash., 1 load; Hunt Commission Co., Corvallla, 2 loads; B. C. Mayeelll, Tillamook, 2 loads. Mixed stuff J. L. Brlggs, Carlton, 1 load cattle and bogs; S. L. Overton, Brownsville, load cattle and bogs; J. B- Proffltt, Dayton, 1 load cattle and nog; C. O. Lucke, Molalla load cattle and hog; M. M. Hoctor, Golden dale, Waah., 1 load cattle and bug a; B, 8. Norwood, Hamatrarg, 2 loads cattle and sheep; H. Waggoner, Butberlln, 1 load cattle and hogs. Thursday Afters eon Sales. HIKERS. Ave. lb. o 6 steer 42 steer 4 steer ll steer 1 steer , 8 steer 1 steer . 1 steer . 1 oow ., 1 oow ., 1 oow ., 1 cow ., 2 cow C cow , 1 cow Price. 1087 $6 81 6.75 903 1150 1124 480 852 1230 1040 70 700 730 710 1190 1050 1050 6.25 6.10 4.00 4.00 6.60 4.60 $8.00 8. fx I 8.00 1.50 6.00 8.75 $.00 $3 00 8.50 $3.75 $4.00 $9.25 9.2ft 8 25 9.2o JTW 8.50 $7.50 COWS. HEIFERS. 1 heifer 820 1 heifer 8-0 BULLS. 1 ball 1210 CALVES. 1 ealf 850 HOGS. 14 hogs . 50 hogs It hogs , 20 hogs ., 2 lamb 14 lambe 188 220 2S0 204 80 97 150 LAMBS. BUCKS. 1 buck Friday Morn in- Bales. STEERS. Ave. lbs. 860 00 e XI 2T 9P,o 043 No. 1 ateer 13 steer 1 steer S steert Price. $5.54 0.18 6.60 6. f 4.00 $7.25 7.00 5 0 7.2T. 7. t1 6.04 1 600 CALVES. 1 calf ... 7 calve 7 calvea . 1 calf ... 7 calvea . 7 calvea , 8 heifers 1 heifer 1 heifer 2 heifer 1 cow . . 2 cow 2 cow . 1 cow .. 1 cow . . 1 cow . . 1 cow . . 1 cow .. 1 cow . . 150 447 47 150 447 76 833 8:J0 800 RSO 1040 1220 1060 1050 910 1030 M 810 950 870 950 880 790 191 166 173 280 130 210 839 148 U6 81)2 , 200 J5 r 194 125 , 345 , 220 180 . 210 , 190 172 HEIFERS $5.25 6.00 4.00 4.00 COWS 6. 50 6.00 6.00 4.50 4.00 4.00 4.00 s.$o 8.00 2. 0 2.00 200 2.00 1 cow , 1 cow , 2 cow 1 cow 19 hog 9 hog 2 hog 1 bog 1 hog 81 bog 7 hogs 8 hogs 65 bog 8 hog 1 hog 2 hog 5( bog 6 hog 2 hog 22 hog 8 hog 1 bog 1 hog 4 hogt HOGS. $9.28 23 9.25 8.23 8.0U 9.25 8.2 8(H) 9.23 8.28 s.sn 9.28 9.23 8.00 8.25 9.23 9.23 9.25 23 9.25 PORTLAND FIRE RECORD Thnrsday. 7:11 g, tn. East Fifteenth and Stark streets, eras lire, no aamage. 4:32 p. m. Cleveland Motorcycl company, 68 Broad war, carelessness with easollne. 820 damage. 8:21 p. m. Mrs. J. Ludescher, 608 East Nineteenth street, thieves in basement. $200 damage. 9:40 p. m. 381 East Sixth street. burning flue, bo damage. Trtday. No flrea. ' Proving It. "Johnny, don't you know Jfs wrong for a little bey to fightr "Yearn. -But Willie doesn't know It, and I'm proving It to him." War Stocks Climb 1 to 4 Points in Heavy N. Y. Trade New York. Oct. SO. (I. M. S.) Trading la stt-eL copper and industrial wast heavy .today. Prices soared between one and roar points. Tho rail and a mayarltr Of tho tpeclaltle were practically neglected while the war stocks advanced. Although th raila were dull they sold steady to higher opening price. Tbt motor la tbe specialty class told higher la a dull trade while sugar was firm. General Electric, pushed by pool activities, gained three points la the first boor, selling op to 1ST. Marino preferred received Its share of attention la heavy- tradfng aid sold to UT, point gala.' Steel common worked an aear lta high mark with a gain ef 24 point In the first demle. selling up to 11714- Republic "Steel opened at 'i5H. 1H np, snd told tip to TTtt la tht early transaction. In tho copper. Utah and Inspiration were the moat active. Utah selling at 97 jumped two polnta. Ia th atandard In dustrials, Aaaerleaa Smelter sold ap to 112, after opening at 100 S, H above the close. Th kcovjootlvo stocks also sold up. Central Leather Jumped one point in the early aeaia. Selling ap to 824 .J Range of Mew York price furnished by Ovtrbeck t Oeoko Co.. 219-217 .Board of Trad building: eh Description I Open I High I Low CUe Alaaka Gold Allla-Chaluers, e 134 2 Vt 81 6914 25 do pfd. American Beet Sugar. American Can, e do pfd American -Car Fdy.. c. 68Vi 65 25 684 T9V4 109 American Cotton OIL c man can unseea, c do Dfd American Loco. , e. . . - Americas sweiier, e. 112 Vt do Dfd American 8ugar, e. . . 1171 11TH 133V4 American Tel. & Tel . . American Woolen, c . . 133 63H 94 Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison, c Baldwin Loco., c 92 106 106 84 V4 854 do nfd Baltimore a Ohio, e... 88tt Butte Superior 65 Vi Brooklyn Rapid Transit Calif. Petroleum, c... do pfd Canadian Pacific Central Leather, c do pfd Chesapeake a Ohio 1T5 82 175 H 82 t0 70 Vi Chicago A Ot. W., 4.. 14 14 41 tt 41" 95W 95 do Did Chicago. M. a St. P... Chicago H. W.. . I129TAI180 1291!10 C'.hlno Copper -I 65 56 Colorado V. di I., 0. . Cod. Gat Corn Products, e 00 pld Crucible Steel, e D. R. G., C do Dfd 86V4I 87 I 85 42H' 45 88 64 V4 61 45 88 63 Vi Dlitlller . Erie, c do lit Dfd General Electric Goodrich Rubber 186 185 73 7H 42 OL North., ore land.. do pfd Greene-Can Hide A Leather, o do pfd Ice Secarltle Illinol Central Industrial Alcohol Inspiration Interboro, c do pfd , 42 I 118 62 17 74 28 109 119 63 17 118 62 17 74 74 29 28 109 108 ,137 1SS 183 04 17 05 17 04 17 K C. Southern, e Lackawanna Steel... I 7 Lehigh Valley 1 Mexican Petroleum.... Miami Conner M.. K. a T.. e 1 Kenneeott Ulasourl Pacific j National Biscuit National Lead Nevada Consolidated. . . Mew Haven New York Central.... N. Y.. 0. a W Norrolk a Western, e. . Northern Pacific Prcific Mall Pennsylvania Railway. People Uaa Pittsburg Coal, c do pfd Tressed Steel Car, e.. do pfd Ray Cons. Copper Rrllway Steel Springe. Ertdlng, c do 2d pfd Republic I. A 8., e do pfd Rock Island Sbattuck Studebaker, e Sioss Sheffield Southern Psclfle feoutbern Railway, o. . do pfd 109 1 110 ml 129 ! 22 22 22 00V t)V4 HUM. 108 1 108 107 27 143 '148 144I144 111V4 26 68 lllIUlVs 25 67 110 110 73 73 72 26 63 110-S 26 64 111 75 I 77 112V4ill2 75 112 I 81 25 2tV 29 I 29 134Villae 134 62 101 1 101 29, 29 69 Tenn. Copper Ttxa Oil." Texas Pacific 23 28 2Z3 14 Third Avenue 66 160 82 61 6S 150 82 61 111 Union Pacific, c do pfd U. S. Rubber, e d pfd U. &. Steel Co.. c... 116 119116:il9 121 120I121 do pfd 120 L'tah Corner ..I 95 7l 9fl Wl 43f 44 f 45 Virginia Chemical. .. hi s . v. leiegra rsph 1104 flO4J103l foectrti.j 68 64! 68' Westing bouse Wool worth Ex.-div. 2. LAFFERTY IS ASSAILED BY C. N. F( Congressional Record Cited as Proof That Lafferty Missed 46 Per Cent Calls. Congressman C. N. MeArthur. speak ing- last nlrht before an audience at the Alblna branch library, assailed the record of his opponent. A. W. Jjax ferty, on tho grounds of absenteeism. Tbe speaker citea tne tjoBarrensitmmi Record as proof of his assertions that Lafferty missed 4$ per cent of the roll calls in the house of represent atives during tbe two terms he was a member. "An examination of the record of th Sixty-second and Sixty-third con gresses," said MeArthur, "shows that there were 821 roll calls In the house. Of these, Lafferty missed $80, or more than 46 per cent, "This record sDeaks louder than the sweeping denials of Mr. Lafferty. It shows that during the Sixty-second nonmM Mr. Laffortv missed 1X8 out of 84 roll calls, and during the Sixty third congress he missed 254 out of 417 roll calls. Chars Xs Burled. I hav charged Mr. Lafferty with being in Europ during th greater nart of th summer ot 111$. He says ha was there only four weeks. Th record shows that he answered nO roll calls that year between May 10 and July 24, a period of two and on half months, during wnlcn tim several important measures wer under con sideration. MeArthur said Lafferty was absent 131 days during th summer of 1114, when ho waa in Oregon campaigning for reelection after b bad failed of nomination in th Republican pri maries. He pointed out a number of the Important measure which wer voted on while Lafferty was away. "This record of absenteeism and neglect of duty is u&pamlleled Insofar as western congressmen are con cerned," declared MeArthur. "It is shameful record on of trees neglect of duty and utter disregard of th public welfare. Do th men and wo men of Multnomab county propose to reward this sort of thing by returning Mr. Lafferty to congress? OusUeng Is ZssrneeL . "Mr. Lafferty say my statements M'ARTHUR )R HIS ABSENTEEISM Finance - Commerce-Industry Shipbtiilding Indus try Big Aid to General Bosiness Derelopinent of Portlandv gays A. L. Tucker ot Ltimbeniiens National Daiik-- ' Payroll of City Being Developetl. " i ri&aaxaal stusshlao. Portlana Vanks aro doing tbe greatest business in their history, reflecting thereby the constant Improvement in business affairs dur ing the last few mon tha. For the week ended yesterday clearings of Portland banks totaled $Zl,lli.Zf comparea with $ll.$17.06$ for the same period in 1915. , To a more or less extent the gains In tank business here are due to tho great strides being made in tne shipbuilding industry at Portland and Columbia river point, although th record quotations being obtained for farm products naturally are great aids in forcing increased business generally in all mercantile lines. tart asade ia meal Payrolls. X start has been made in making Port land a real payroll olty. The ship building plants with their allied indus tries which are sure to follow are 01 vital importance in the recreation ot tbe business fabric of Portland. Town lot trading and acreage Bales are all right in their way, but they really add nothing to the business volume that th city receives. A. L. Tucker, cash ier of the Lumbermen National bank, is optimistic regarding the payroll in dustry of Portland. "We have made a real start in the ptovidlng of this city with a regular payroll," says Mr. Tucker, "and it we can keep this start and add to it the future prosperity of tho olty Is as sured. Portland will depend more and more upon business that comes by wa ter transportation, we need steamship lines to carry on commorce with the rest of the world and we need more factories. The start has been made and we should not :top our efforts to make further progress." Timber Seal of Interest. The recent publication of a pending deal for the sals of $4,000,000 worth of timber in the Nehalem country by the Dubois Lumber company to Eccles Interests, was somewhat premature, according to those in closest touch with th situs tion. The fact of the matter Is that no deal has been made; not even the scratch of a pen being shown In the ruatter. The reported buyers are mere ly looking-over the timber. Local lum ber interests see no sign of encourage ment in the probable sale of thl tim ber .to outside Interests who would keep it intact for future use. They say that the timber and mill plants are now In the hands of people who will start the wheels revolving tho moment that the market justifies such anion. They aro financially able to carry on this work, therefore, the sale of the huge tract would be considered a de triment, instead of favorable for this section. . Getting &eady for Sug-ar Bests. The Southern Pacific company has be gun work on the transformation of its it eight cars for the proper handling of the sugar beets grown in the vicin ity of the Grants Pass factory. There will be 85 of these cars, 65 of the num ber being dump cars. Flat cars are the remainder. Loading stations are being constructed from Sutherlin to Ashland. It's an HI Wind, Etc. Says the Con don Times: It is an 111 wind that blows nobody good and while It Is to be de plored that men are busy killing each other in Europe the war has been of benefit to the eastern Oregon farmer. Prices that have never before been heard of are being paid for grain and all produce Is high and liable to re main so as long as the guns thunder In Europe; when they cease It is quite unknown what tho outcome may be, so far aa prices of foodstuffs are con cerned. Groat roriita Untie. oss, Wells Fargo National bank of San Francisco writes: "The past month has witnessed about him aro absolutely false. I challenge and defy him or anyone else to disprove a single assertion that I have made. Mr. Larferty says he missed only 10 per cent of the roll calls. The records show 4 8 per cent." In reply to MeArthur. Lafferty has issued the following statement and challenge: "Unable to say a word in favor Of his own record, '. N. MeArthur 1s going about over this city telling the people that I did not attend to my duties while In congress "I hereby challenge Mr. MeArthur to meet mo in Joint debate before tho people Of this district between now and election at the public school audi toriums, mere would be no cost either to Mr. MeArthur or myself and the Voters WOUld have a sroorl chauica lo decide who is tha best man. uuring my four years' service In the house I did not miss a single Im portant roll call. MeArthur himself in only able to cite a half doren bills that I did not vote upon. He confuses calls of th house with roll calls snd at tempts deliberately to deceive th public. Speaks la Owm Befeaar. "During my last session in the house answered mora roll nalla than olthar Sinnott or Hawley. and I waa no more attentive to my duties, my last session than I was before. "Considering tho votes that Me Arthur cast th past year, it would have been a good thing for the district if he had absented himself from all roll calls. 'Durinr my service this district re ceived tho largest appropriations in th state's history. We received, $1,000,000 for the new postofflce soon to be constructed near the depot. W01 received over $2,000,000 a year for rivers and harbors. "MeArthur absented himself from the house also, but he was making Hughes speeches in Main and attend ing th stand-pat convention in Chi cago." RELIGIOUS FACTOR IN FOOTBALL IS SEN BY EPISCOPALIAN BISHOP Speaking on Religious Edu cation, Says He Cares Not Where Youths Learn. St. Louis. Oct, (U. P.)J"oot ball . may be considered a factor In spiritual development, uisnop law renc of Massachusetts asserted in an address on religious education in a joint session of the house of bishops and th house of deputies at the gen eral convention of th Protestant Episcopal church today. Bishop Lawrence was on of the speakers la a discussion on religious dueation. "Anything that ' tends to develop character is a Part of Christian edu cation." h asserted. "Football, i friend of mlno was fond of asserting. i was th best ,i religious instruction some extraordinary developments In -trad and f inane -affecting the whole United States. The largest order ever plaoed for a single commodity was tha sal of 448,000,000 pounds of copper tu Europe, with deliveries during th first ' six months of 1917. This copper was sold at from 2$ to $7 cents a pound, th : transaction involving a total outlay oB - about $125,000,000. Th order will call . for about one-quarter of ibis country's entire refining output of metal during; th first six months of next year ami - make altogether $00,000,000 pounds tt copper that has been taken In tha United States for tbe account of for- lgn buyers, N Th government figures just given out snow tnat export iraao ior tnsr montb of August amounted to $510,- 000,000, which was th largest totat, xport trad ever reported by any na- tion for a single month, Europe is still purchasing Immense quantities oC foodstuffs and merchandise in tho United States, and because of the xi -traordlnary military operations in they ? war area, the need for additional war material will probably increase rather than diminish, September was a note' - worthy month for th equipment com panies, as fully 12.000 freight car were ordered within three weeks and -15,000 more were under negotiation be fore th month closed. This contrasts ' sharply with the long period of inac tion during the early months of -that European war, when tho railroads were engaged chiefly in cutting: down ex- r penaes, so as to make both ends meet Banker Goes rasrfc E. O. Crawford. president of th Lumbsrmens National bank, left yesterday tor an extended trip through the east on financial matters. Mr. Crawford will visit NW York said other leading financial sec-.. ' tlons. Ho will return In November. Bia Xnoreas la 2anaJjursTb Hooking Valley railroad earnings re- ' I port shows for th year ended June 10. earnings of 10.9$ per cent on Us stocl compared with 4.41 pef oent tor tnr previous year, ' , ' Brio ZsstM BXT?-rted Stockholders of the Erie railroad will be asked at a soacial meeting on December 1 ta - authorise th issue of $100,000,000 re-, funding bonds. mallroad Prosperity Unchecked Railroad prosperity continues uh checked, writes Henry Clews, th New . York broker. Reports for 28 Import- " ant lines for tho fiscal year ended June 80 shows earnings of nearly 19' per cent, compared with over T per cent a year ago. These results were attributable to th good crops and high prices of last year; also to th Industrial activity brought about by the war. Railroad managers antici pate a continuance of favorable con- ' dltions for a long period to come The stel Industry continues at hlgtx water mark, and the monthly state--, ment of the Bteel Corporation show- lng unfilled orders on September tOT of 1,500,000 tons Is satisfactory. Our banking situation is very strong, th . comptroller having announced tnas , the resources of the national banks of tho country are the largest in his tory. The country's gold supplies have been enormously Increased by importation, and the combined hold ings of the reserve banks are now placed at $592,000,000. These facts Immensely strengthened the credit -situation, a feature which of cours ' has an Important bearing upon th maintenance of trade actlvUy. OH Companies Kay Kerf. It Is ru mored on the Los Angeles Stock Ex change that a proposed - merger be tween the Union Oil company and the Mexican Petroleum company was under consideration at the Union Oil directors' annual meeting at Oleum, Contra Costa county yesterday. because it developed self-control -OH the playground. I don't ctte wher or ; how the youth of the nation learn re ligion Just so they learn It. They ,'. may get It in th school, th horn of, the playground." s V Both 1 capital and lab6r sre con- . demned for selfishness by the jolnt commission for social service of th-"" Protestant Episcopal ohurch. In a re- -port presented to the houso of depu- , ties this afternoon. I "Neither capital nor union lahor ar willing to give the man away down a fair chance. It is because the lowest ' most Illiterate workers, recruited as ihA . .. . f,nm ttt f) A msrliiaaa. liave been exploited by manufacturers ' suiu nexivciau vy tne) irsvuo uuiuns ui-ti, syndicalism the destruction of th property of an employer by the work ers to fore justice has shown, its head in America," the report says. When writing or calling pie are mention The Journal on advert Iters,' (Adv.) Sal of tba stock of tha Dorland Music Co., which failed, starts this' morning st Eilers Music House, fore merly Graves Music Co. " - ftH CU?TAlS', Popular music, S cents th eotry. ; All otkor publications slaughters! . likerwis. 28S M4rrUoa or 151153 Fourth streot. FACTS THE BEST IS ALWAYS CHEAPEST That Is why property owners continually de mand that streets, ioaJ$ snd highways In which they are Interested should be hard-surfaced with that peerless pave ment, . .. BITUL1THIC Warren Bros. Co., Jout nal Bldf.. Portland, Ore.