The Oregon daily journal., November 21, 1916, Page 17, Image 17

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,. 1916.
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APPLE MARKETS ARE VERY
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NOT SO ACTIVE FOR
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POTATO SHIPMENTS
)
" :i - .1.
General TrevdeT to the East and toe
SmUiweet Is IUther Dull, With
' rrices SUtlonari So Baying
- Shown In Local Sections,
lleatee demand to shown for potatoes la th
.: t . . . , . . . un mirations ETOXB
. Bnta uu tun .a. t. .m...... - .
wan uoicing m .-
those In (fact lat wMk.
. - ..., Uwal Mint wltk
' a- - .... . . . . . jul ahlnnlntf atftk
' N shipments of rt bbs
California bccassc of lb car hortge; deV
. ... i ....... 1 1 ... An htnii ran
luiui , mrr
hLk H.- .M Mtak tO mOTC.
- ein.. .ot in. (Tlnd'cated la onlona. Om
Hi Francisco nrn ia au -
j. .! irm cara In thi section to data tbt
nreeent araon. bat bat been abla to secure
1 .klnnla iiunt a half doxen of tnes.
.Various potato" markets of tba conntry :
Onuba Flaaaaat; lure irmio, sxarsei ic
' t. quality and condition food. Backed: 11.60
GLttt-Cnisbel.
. gkra- City Olaar. No freeh arrtvl. Sacked.
1.76 tmaheL
. ... Kansas City Cool, clear: IS ears unloaded ;
M hald eTar. Market weak : demand good.
Maay arriving- frosted. Backed; Weatern
White. Roasett tdu-banks. Bed a. Ohio.
4i -03H.eB tualwl
. ate, IffDIBa l iui iru , Uniuy wi.
California. 8S.00: Oregon, Idaho, 1238 cwt.
St. touis Cold, closr. Eleven ear arri-ad;
' 12 nnVad.1: 40 eara Tartous on track. Un-
'raoortad rtaterdir. two anloaded. Teaterday'i
tcark't alow Inan froated. " Backad. tra-k ba-
l.Timi.av; aonnira wnupa, viuw,
arrival: SS hald over, xeaterdar mar.et
doll: madaad llcbt. Sacked: rimr Ulnneao-
taa white, tooatlr Vl-MQl-ou Duaoei; naau-
mgioum, saw aaiv,
St. Faal Toraa eara arrlTcd. 14 eara beld
Tar,
Oilraao ffeM dear! 24 ear. arrl-ad; 107
k.M arrnt. Market firm, demand food for
food atock. Sacked: Waahlnfton white, qual
ity and condition aenerally food. $1.7501.80.
Yeatardar aalea: Sacked, wbltea, Minnesota,
$1401 WUeonaln, f 1 JVS; Michigan, quality and
condition food, $1.B601.7O; quality food, con
dition fair, $1.00131.06; Washington, $1.7i
bvabel. Bulk: Nebraaka. Tied, B. Obkjo. qual
Itr and condition noor, tl.U buabal.
CHEESE MARKET VERY FIRM
At tba recent aharp advance of 8c a pound,
market tor cliaeaa la ahowlng great atfength
locally, aa wall aa along the enttra coaat. Till
amook ad-lcea Indicate demand better than
euppllee at the moment.
CALIFORNIA CELERY HERE
Small ahlpment of California celery la of
fering on the local market in good condition.
The first carload of the season la doe to ar
rive bare during tba neit 24 .hour. It will
probably be quoted at $4.60 crate.
EGO 9 FIRM BUT "UNCHANGED
While the egg market la ahowtng etreogtb
here, valuee are indicating no change along the
wholesale way. Salve of candled are being
mad at 7ttS50c a doaen, the latter for se
lected atnff.
BUTTER SITUATION 18 FIRM
Despite the erort of certain brokerage ln
toreeta to boom the oleomargarine trade by con
tinued publicity regarding the high price of
butter, tba latter ehowa extreme atrength all
over the country. On tba baala of quality, the
narkete of the Paclfle coast are tbe loweat la
tba entire country. .
PRUNE PACKING IS ITEAVY
' " racking of pmnea baa been generally re-
tnmed In all leading planta of thla aectlon.
. The entire dried fruit market atanda in a very
firm position, prunes being no exception to the
'Ilo.
...j i us nai saaasaaagfta--- .
BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE
niaeetone la np le a pound.
Country killed calvea ateadler; bog firm.
T . A nAolu naMlinnrr In 0 xA nmrtltlfln at
$2 a crate.
' ... Hldea are again firmer and higher.
; Hop market ia ahowtng a very limited volume
; of aalea around 8 He
SlilFrKliS' Wl.ATUi.lk AUTIUIC
Weather bureau advlaea: Protect ehlpmenta
, during the next 48 hours aa far north aa Se
attle agatnat minimum temper a turea of about
- SI degrees; northeast to Spokane, 22 degreee;
ibqq, sa a-fr-ea. Minimum itnpcriisrt ai
i Portland tonight, about 88 degrees.
JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND
The prlcea art thoee st which wholesaler,
all to retailer, except otherwise stated:
Dairy rroduoa.
- BQTTXB Creamery, prlnta, extra. 40c;
prime first. &8f, firsts, t1o; cube, lc
. face; cream, g0e; No. 2, 88c.
BuTTERfAT Portland dtUruy No. 1 aoar
cream. 40c; No. 2. SSe.
EGOS -Sailing price: Selected, fraah, 80c;
esse count.': buying price, Oregon ranch, 44c
, akaa: ordinary candied, 47H4Sc; April tor-
age, 8S85c.
UTS POULTRY Hen, heavy Plymouth
Eoeke, 14Hlfc; ordinary chickena. 12tl8Uc;
ataga. Ho; broiler. IPiSIOc; turkeys. Jrtfflaic:
dreaaed, fancy, 20c; plgaone, gl.eOil.fta;
aonaba, 2.00 deaen'. geeee llva, lie; Pekln
decka. young, 17c lb.; Indian Runners, young,
CHEBAR Selling yrlcei Freeh Oregon fancy
rail cream triplet. if.; xonng
America, 24H24Ac. Price to Jobhera: Plata,
t2c: Young America, 2Uc f, o. V.; cream brick
S7C-W Umburger, 2-i: block Swlaa, 80
gjOo,
Trnlta and Tr table.
mESH PRUITa Otansea. navel. $4.80it
g.00 per hot; banana. 0c lb:j lemons, $4.50(0
-S.Mi California grapefruit, $-.5O4.00; FJor-
...... .IKMUTJM - M.lr. K9
BERRIES Hockleborrlca, 8(U10c lb.; cran-
. hetries, local, box; eastern, gi.ffli.o.
', ' ArpLBs-Loeai, 75c)$2.0Ov box, - according
ra quality. . . ' ' ,
, - ONIONS Oregon, $2.50Z75 par cental:
, eaaootatlon aeUlag price . at country points,
' $2.50 per oental.
2 .FOTATOt Selling prc: New local, $1.50
, OL75. Baying price: Ordinary shipping,
fI.80eif.4O: fancy. $1.50; eweete. No. 1. $8.78.
- VEGETABLES Tnrnlpe. $1.20 aaek; carrot.
t $1,801 parenip. $1.25; Oregon cabbage. $2.00
-. pee - cwt. ! ' f reen onlona, 26e doaea bunches;
peppara 7 lb.; heed lettuce, $2.80 crate;
f celery,' $4IM) crate; artlrhokea, SOc; cucum
bers ( )J tomatoea. Cel., $1.80 log; egg plant.
.So lb.; string beans, 104tl2Vie fb.; rhubarb,
lHtae lb.; pema.( ) lb.; caullMowex, 82.00
crate.
Meeta, FUh and Provulona,
DRESSED MEATS Selling price: Conntry
killed beat boga. Wo; poor, lOiBllc; beat
' Tea la. llHe; ordinary, lie, heavy. SttUc;
poor, Tc; goat 4c; lamb. llVac; mutton, 8
tjloe.
SMOKED MEATS Hama. 21 iff 24 n-r lh
hteskfast bacon, 20Haic; plcnica. 144c:
? cottage roll, lc; abort clears, lJViWlftc; Ore
a.oik exoorie. smoked. 20c lb.
. LARD Kettle tendered, tierces, lUc,
tandard' 18Hc; lard compound. 10c.
- OYSTERS Oiympla, gallon, $8.20; canned
' eastern. 00e can, $4.30 down; eastUa In ahelL
fi.se pee iw raaor- ciame ) ; caatera
oyttere per gallon, aoi'.d pack, $8.00.
PISH Dreeaed - flounders. Tc; allverelde
a.mea, 'ioe per id.; eiaeineaa ); iiercb.
?ttci lobster, 80c: allvec amelt. Oo; ealmon
ronf. 10 per lbt uallbut, 18J14c; atnrgeoa,
,. CRABS Large $L79; medlam, $1.20 doee.
arMerie.
SVOAR Ctiba, $S.M, awwdered, f8.T8; fruit
t berry, $8.21; Honolulu, $8.10; beet, $$.80;
lry granulated, MM. D yellow, $7.80, (Above
i (.i.iiun. . i . w uati hi caan.B
.noKKi-Mf, au par case. .
KICK Japaa atyic. No.t 4.C New Or
lerna. bead. 0At.8Ue: blue roe.- Ike.
SALT Coarse, half ground 100. $10.50 ter
818.80: bale. 82.26: Inmn rock. Ian
suns ooiau wuiia, .ve; larga waua,
10c; pink, (lc; llmaa, Sc; bayuu. 7fcc;
' Ron. Weal and Hidea.
JOPSooalnaL buying price, 1918 crop.
WOOL 191$ clip: Willamette THer eoarte
' Cotawold. 8Ue; medium Bhropshlre. 83c: fine
80ej Mtara Oregoa ataple 20(3e per lb.;
OUTSIDE
MMHET
Turkey. Market Is ;
Worry to Traders
Of Entire Country
Shortage In Texas Supplies Both
ers East and Extreme Values .
Halo Everywhere. ls
Tie turkey market aUaatSoa to worry In
the entire America- trade at thla time. Let-!
eat ad-lcea from Ttxaa Indicate that . little
mora than half a croa wlU be abipped from
there. Bhlppera are bnylnf lire tnrfceya Jn
the Teaaa markeU at We a ponod. while In
kormai fn tba price rulea around 10c there, i
Locally tba altaatlgn eontlnuea firm wltb
27e being obtained for all tba better quality
dreeeed Mrda. Hocelpta arc fair for tb
time of the year, tUboosb the bnytnf fur
U holiday will not atart for aomo daya.
While tba trade la In much doubt aa to
where the bulk of the aouthera. Oregon tar
keya will be marketed for the TtenkaglTlng
trade. It a believed that they wlU gv to
Ollforata.
However, indication poln: to good anppllee
at Portland and whl there la expected to
be aof flcteut ' for the f eneral demand there
alwaya i it la believed that raluea will rale
eomewhat blfber than normal, home believe
that the present market - will bold; otbara
believe it will wove np. It'a all a gnesa.
Chicago Wheat Has
Strong Tone at the
Opening of Trading
By Joseph P. Pritchard.
Chicago, Nor. 21. (I. li. 8.) There wmt a
partial change In aentlment, not only on wheat
bat on the other gralna. toward the cloee of
the day. Many long eecured proflta, and tbla
aelllng . eaoeed price receaaiona all around.
Beating apota for the day ahowed loaae of
H and 4e In wheat. 4 and l4c la corn and
4 and a in oat a. Caab tranaactkma were
light, wltb aalea at Chicago of 20.000 fcoabel
wheat, 73,000 buehel corn and 23Ot0O0 boabela
oata. There waa heavy baying by forelgoera
In the Winnipeg market, which waa up ZMe at
one time, following an advance of e on Mon
day. Pork waa -H04e higher to -He lower. Lard
waa 121 15c lower, and rtba ware onchanged.
Chicago, Nor. 21. (I. N. SL) The wheat
market waa atronf today at the opening, aa
a reanlt of bullish Argentina newa and bay
ing by commleiion bouaei. ' Price ranging
from U to 1 cent higher than yeaterday'a
cloao were eaally attained aa offering were
Ught.
Corn advanced rapidly ftr opening k
to cent higher on buying by local trader
and commiaeioa 'bomea, who were Inflneneed
by the newa from tba Argentine.
Oeta, in aympatliy wltb other gralna. ad
vanced to cent. ProTUlop wer lower.
Range of
Preee:
Chicago nrlcea furnished by Cnlted
Open. High.
WHEAT.
. 1S2 . 188U
, 189 190
. 13 100
CORN.
, 05 90
, TU 98
. 07H 91
OATS
. B8H
. 2 82 Ti
PORK.
. 2T90 2705
. 2700 2777
. 2742 2730
LARD.
. 105 10J15
. 1030 1950
. 1S37 1040
RIBS.
. 1405 1482
1480 141(0
Low.
180
187").
158
03
07
02
2780
2742
2740
1070
1020
1023
1405
1470
Close.
December
May
July .
December
May
July
December
May
December
January .
May
December
Jaanary ..
May
Jannary . .
May .....
181 U
lH8i
158
6Si
62
2790
2742
274T
1670
1080
l30
1405
1475
BANK STATEMENT OF COAST
Partlaad Bank.
Tbla week. .m, .
Clearlnga:
Monday . . .
..$ 8.40i.88O.r $ X01t.4n.M
Tueeday ...
.3.408.828.89
L.s32,95.54
Seattle Baaka.
Clearings . .
$ 4,139.809.00
052.310.00
Taeoma Bank. '
$ 400.024.00
89.858.00
San Tranolaoa Banks.
..................... $14,60,$34.00
Loa Angelas Bank.
-yg 4,040,187.00
Balance . .
Clearings ..
Balance . .
Clearinga ..
deaxlnga .
PORTLAND DAIRY EXCHANGE
Butter wa firmer with om fractional ail.
ranee. Egg ruled 8e higher. Cbe-ae ateadv.
Price between dealers:
BUTTER.
Sin
Ask.
80
87
80
81
62
22
24
25
25
Extras
Prim firat
No. 1 atorage
Dairy .
83
Current receipt "...
02
ruv.vnw
Oregon triplet eold
ylllamook triplet
Ilia moo k Yonng America..
trregon cream nricar
POmTRT.
Dreeeed turkey
Live turkey
23
23
POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
Seattle Market.
Seattle Wash Knw 91 Tt yv
Yellow California' Si; greeu iocal. 25c; Ore
gon. 8V8ic; Yaklm.. 3He.
Baa Francisco Market.
San jTaneieco. Nov. 21 (U. P.) PoUtoe
Per eantal rw.lt. I. ...l. 1. , -n
Iff 'kiZVZj' if2?02.40: Ballnaa, t2J
- a uiw.u... a4.2oiQjx.ov; loano
ta'da $2 60 W"nln'ton Hurbanka and Ne-
Onloua Brown, $3.00; Oregon. $8.00.
Los Angelas Market.
Loa Angelee. Nov. 21 (I. N. S.) Potatoes
-Northern, $2.70as.OO; W.ho Ru. ,50
82.80; Lonipoe. $8.0083.10; local. 82 45a
150; Oregon BurbankiT $2.70iT8; aweVt-!
$2.252.50 cwt.. 75e lng. vm '9' wt.
Potatoes for Iowa.
Albany. Or.. Nor. 21 Three Benton county
farmer reehling near Albany, the -Messrs.
rarg. nmau and Dayton, yeaterday chipped
three carloada of potatoe . to Cedar Ranlda.
Iowa. The ahlpment conalata of Ihiio h,..h.i.
which will brfuc $1.60 per bushel t Ccdlr
Ripld. On of the owner went with the
ahlpment to keen All burner going while th
-uiywaut ui pawing mruaga xraeaing arate.
Urerpopl Cash Wheat
Liverpool. Nov. 21. (I. N. S.) Spot wheat
firm. Knrrtrhi, 10. unchanged; No. 2 hard
win, nn J A . V- . . .
n.u. . 4V.., uyTsv. 4 auimrii aianilOvMl,
old. 10a 9Hd; No. 2 northern Manitoba, old
in. aA. jn a A. i , i..v . . . .
aw v 7i v. , ,lv. m wiiiins aiauiivua, new, a 70.
coarse and medlam. 2se3S2c lb.
HIDES Salted hidea, 25 lb, and an. 10c;
aalted ataga, 80 lb, and op, 15c; green and
aalted kip, 10 lb, to 80 lbs, lc; green and
aalted calf aklns, np to 18 lb., 80c; green
hldea, 25 iba. and np. 17c; green ataga, 50 lbs
snd up, 13c: dry hides. 80c; " dry aalt hide.
25c; dry horse hide. $l.OOQ2.00; aalt bora
hldee. 83.0048.00; horsehair, 28e; dry long
wool pelta, 21e; dry short wool pelt, lfc; or?
heep ahearlluga. each. 10325e; aalted aheen
ehearilnga. each. lftQ25c; ealted long wool
pelta, each. $1.0001.50; aalted abort wool
pelte. each. O0c($1.00.
TALLOW No. 1. net No. , 8c; gra, 8e
CH1TTIM OR CASCARA BARK Buying
TllOHAIR 1918. 85J4Se.
SISAL Dark, 18e lb.; white, ISHe In.'
Painta and Oils.
brr'lolIWtW Bk,U' "
tl.Ur-5f hhWA.bU-- ltM Lt
tie boiled, bbla., $1.07; raw. ease. 21 to-
koUejK caa, Jl.!llTt.t5 WUW gJllon:
TU R PENTIN Tank, SOei caaea. 64e raL
. aruimi mn t- T.Vv , , o?oga
WHITE LEAD Tor lota. lOHe lb.: 800 K
lota. 10e: leas lota, 11 per
. A BAt r n-.-a w
lh
1 a
rr " " t -v., wvT., wwt.
111. M IT . A ,t, W. I1JT ,
eteta, $.0O. - - w .."T- ?W
Es)4,. Bnytoa; a?ro,.-'',
CLOTER Red. 14c; alatkc, 10 per lb.
TIMOTHTniO40i domeaUe ry firaaa,
T-t, VOJniJ onion, SVio.
FIRM AND
EASTERN MARE IS
FRIER AND HIGHER
Smaller Shipments Being Made Be-
canse of Car Shortage Portland
Trade Getting Too Many by
Water.
Generally srtesklng there 1 a very firm ton
ia the apple trad all over the country. In
th eaat vlue arc iteady to firm, and la
ceo lostaoce higher. Shipment are decreas
ing somewhat, and at some point a shortage
of offering la indicated because of the ecerc-
tty of eara.
- What la giving the eastern trad concern I
having Just th oppoait effect apon the Port
land market. Ehlpmenta from Colombia river
poiata to the Portland market are coming by
river and arc breaking all orevtoue records.
While there la a small demand here for se
lected atock, with salea in a limited way a
fclgb $2 a box, tbe balk of the trade la lo
what I commonly called "cooker," which are
aelllng from 75c Jo $1 a box. Above $1-23 the
Varioua hppl market:
Boaton Cool, cloudy; 17 ear snd approxi
mately zw pacaagea by freight arrived, rew
aalea. Boxea, Jonatbana, extra fancy, $22.25;
Spltaenbcrga, extra fancy. 22.50.
Chicago, Cold, cloudy; 80 car arrived. 00
held over. Market steady, moderate demand.
Boxea, weatern Jonathans, extra fancy. $1.75
2.10; fancy. $1.501.75; Crimes, extra fancy.
21.7802; fancy, xTjSOffll.TS; Delicious, extra
iancy, i.v&Q6; rancy, ti4.w; spitsenDergs,
extra fancy, mostly $2.25.
Denver Cold, snowing. Market firm, de
mand brisk. Boxes, Colorado and Washington
Jonathans, extra fancy. 81.75S11.S3; fancy,
$1.4O1.00; choice, $1.25; Romee, extra fancy,
$1.75il.83; fancy, $1.0031.73; ebolce. $1.83
tt4.50; Dellclvwa, extra fancy, $2.OS2.7;
iancy,
Port Worth Cool, cloudy. Receipt liberal.
market strong, demand food. s lloxea, carlot
prices, WaaUliurton and lolnrado Jonathans,
extra fancy tnePTaner. $l.eorl.T: WlneMoa.
extra fancy, $1.00; fancy. $1.73; Crime and
Rome, extra fancy. $1.50(31.00.
Kaneae City Cool, foggy. Market dull, de
mand alow, few aalea. Boxee. 'Jonathans, extre
fancy, $1.751.1.83; fancy. il.502 1.63: Jona
thane, jumble pack. $1.501.63; Delloloui. ex
tra iancy, mostly gz.ou; urunes. extra rancy.
i.oo; iancy. i.uv)i.7u; Arxanaaa uiacaa,
extra fancy, $2.25.
MinneapolM Cold, cloudy. Boxea. market
steady; Jonathans, extra faacy, $2j2.25, most
ly $2; fancy, 81.75M2; mostly $1.70; Dell
clooa, extra fancy, $2; Spltsenberg. extra
faacy, 82.25Q2-50; Staymena, extra fancy, $2.
Milwaukee Cloudy. Good demand. Boxea.
Jonatbana, extra fancy, $1.75JII.25; fancy
fl.50ai-75; Spltxenberga agd Delidoua, extra
fancy, $2.5vVi2.75.
New York Clear, cool. Boxes, market
dreggy, (low demand; Oregon Bpttxenbvrga,
extra rancy, gx.Z5itr.9u; iancy g-t..Z5;
Washington Spltsenbergs, extra fancy. $2i
2 2.1; Iancy, 1.752; delicious, extra fancy
?T2.25: Jonatbana, extra fancy. 81T5(2ll.0O:
fancy, $1,5001.73: Rome a, extra fancy, $1.00
Ml. SO. few $.: Btaymens, $1.00(31.75; Wine-
sap.. ei.ooii.oo.
New Orleans Cold, elesr. Receipts light
Boxes, Washington Banana and wlneeaps,
$2.50; Delicious, $2.70; Spltsenbergs, $2.00;
Jonathans. 82.20.
Philadelphia Clear, cool. Quality and condi
tion generally good. Boaes, market dull, light
demand. Jouathana, extra fancy, $1.76il.0;
faacy, $1.70; Staymene, extra fancy, $1.50Q
1.00; fancy, $1.25 1.73; Rpltsenberga. extra
fancy, $1.7o(g2.25; fancy. $1.50tf2. Auctioned
2 eara: Delicloua, extra fancy, $2.80; fancy,
$2.01; .choice. $1-00; Spitaenberga. taucy.
$1.08; Jonatbana. fancy, email alxee, 81.8;
choice. 81.27; Wagoner, extra fancy, $1.47;
faacy. 81.82.
Sioux City Clear. 4 eara arrived. Market
active, lloxea, Washington Jonathan. $1.75.
St. Loot Cool, clear. Market firm, demand
food for good atock. Boxes, prices small way
Jonatbana. extra fancy. 82: fancy. 81.75:
Wlneaapa, extra fancy, mostly $2; Delicious,
extra fancy, $2.332i0; Spltaeuberge, mostly
Excited Cotton Trade
In New York Market
New York, Not. 21. (I. N. S.) Another
excited market ruled at the opening of the
cotton market today, December starting 13
polnta higher, Jannary 14 higher, while other
ODtlona were nncbanged to point aigner.
Bualneas was active, with room traders, south
ern Interests and up-town opera tore th prin
cipal buyers, Liverpool also took moderate
amounts. The selling pressure wii isrge,
New Orleans leading, with commission boasea
and Wall atreet lntereeta following. Tbe gin
ning report waa considered a stand-off. After
the call New Orleana became more insistent
with it aupply and aelllng order from other
source came in large volume, causing de
clines of from 20 to 21 points from the mi
tlal levels.
Advancea of about 11 polnta wer recorded
In Liverpool.
Range of New
Overbeck Cooke
building:
Jannary
Msrch
May
July
October
December
York price furnished by
Co., 216-217 Board of Trade
Onen. High. Low. Close.
2112 2112 2004 2054
2128 2128 2"75 9087
2142 2142 2094 2104
2134 2135 2090 2103
1921 1921 J 875 1882
2100 2109 2052 2004
DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST
ket.
Seattle. Not. 21. (U. P.) Butter Native
Waablngton creajnexy-'eube. 38c; ditto brick
89c: itortg cubes, 33c; ditto brick. 30c.
Cheese Domestic wnel, 87c; llmbnrger. ?4ifj
28c: Oregon triplets, icic; Wisconsin triplet.
22c: ditto twins. 23c: Young America. 23c.
Eggs Select ranch, 87c; fresh eastern. 43c;
April storage, cue.
' Lo Angel Market.
Los Angeles, Nov. 21. (P. N. 8.) Eggs
Caao cfAtnt, 50c.
Butt fresh extra, 88c.
San Francis oo Market.
Sen Francleco, Not. 21. tt. P.) Butter
EvXtrea. jitc; prime I irate, aoc; lint, aoc
Ka-cs Extras. Mc: Bullets. 4.'ic.
Cheese California fancy. 174c; flrgta, 18 He
Oregon triplets, fancy, ziftc.
San Francisco Grain Market,
San Francisco. Nov. 21. Bsrley calls:
Nor. 21 Not. 20
Open. Cwee. Cloee
December 234 234 234B
May 226 B 240A 2377a
uariey sales, auo tons December.
Spot quotations: Wheat Walla Walla.
$2.ao&2.85: red Russian. $.M2.85; Turkey
red. $3.0033.10; blueatem, $2.904,2.05.
Feed Barley. $2.2T&2.27 ; white oata
82.07V2.10; bran. $20.0030.00: middlings,
$37.00(138.00; aborts. $27.004228.00.
New York Metal Market,
New York. Nov. 21 (, N. 8.) Lead
Strong, $7.10Q7.20.
Tin Strong. $45,10443.00.
Spelter Strong; prim western spot, 12Sc;
December. 12V; first quarter, l?tQl3tt;
econd qnarter, 12c. v
Copper Strong and nncbanged; first quar
ter 33c; eecond qnarter. 82 He; third qnarter.
8lS31He; hut quarter, 30 331c.
GoTernment Cotton Report.
Waahington. Nov. 21. (I. N. a) The
burea ef tbe ecneus cotton report Issued to
day bow 9.615,833 fpale. rountlng round a
half bale ginned from th growth of 1010
to November 14, compared with 8,771,275 for
1915. Round bale included tht year arc 155,
348. Sea Island Included 98.004.
New York-London Silver.
London. Nor. 21. (L K. S.) -Bar allver la
np 8 1-vM at 84 9-16d.
' New York, Not. 21. d. N. S. Commercial
bar allver i ap "4 at 72 He. -.
Winnipeg Wheat Market, .
Winnipeg. Ma, Nor. 2l.(I. N. S.V No. 1
northern wheat today o Id her t $2.06H. the
highest record for the crop.
Sew York Sugar and Coffee.
New York. No. 2L-(TJ. P. Coffee No. T
BJ. apot. Hc: No. 4 Bantoa, lOHe. .
SogarCaatrltBgat, $4.40, ... r -"
FOR APPLE SUPPLIES
1-A.A.1. T
HIGH IN THE
WhealH
A Quite Xone Here
4 With Trade Small
Interior B-tineu Is Limited Crl-
cago Erratic Early Weather
Affects Seeding.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS.
- 1 .car i, , .
Wheat. Barley. Fir. Oata. Bay.
-9 2 8 8
44 T 8 3 9
2706 78 763 978 753
7120 900 009 002 $31
03 1 ... 1 2
24 1 2
8381 81 ... 300 S04
0157 215 ... 221 1274
33 8 8 11 78
41 2 18 0
2724 172 708 782 1727
5583 1080 1030 034 2230
Portland, Toe.,
Year ago
Reason to data..
Tear sB0....f. ..
Taeoma. Moo . .
Year ago
Season to dst..
Year ago.......
Seattle. Hon
xear ago ,
Reaaon to date..
Ytar ago ,
Wheat prlcea were again erratic at Chicago
daring th early session. At tbe start value
were firmer and higher, bat some reaction set
in wnicn cost most of rue advance.
Locally th trad ia quiet, with little bnai-
nes Indicated in tbe conntry.
Floor market Is steady to firm at former
prices. Efforts to fore a farther advance have
failed. '
Market for mtlUtnff la th firmest In yean,
with the call for abort enormous, even at the
huge differential between that product and
bran.
Hay continues firm, with offerings of tim
othy smaH. All line are showing no price
change for the day.
Uverpool wheat market was unchanged to
IV&a higher, while cargoes on passage were
quoted steady end unchanged at London
United Kingdom vial bis ehowa a decrease of
1,871,000 bubls wheat for the week.
Argentina Weather Is fine, dry snd not.
Prance Ontiook for winter wheat and oata 1
not favorable a th result of wet weather.
and later frost
Australia Splendid weather continue for
cutting, which 1 progressing In part.
Ruaala crop conditions are unfavorable.
Italy Weather Is wet snd cool.
Uoumsnia Harvest Is delayed by wet
weather.
United Kingdom Severe torm bar oc
curred. Seeding la alow. Native offering!
light.
PLOUB Selling price: Patent. 88.40; Wil
lamette valley, $7.10; local atralght. $7.002
8.00; pikers' local. $80S.4U; Montana
r'Ing. $9.00; export, $7.80; whole wheat
$8.00: graham. $8.40; rye flour, $8.75 per
barrel.
HAY Buying price new crop; Willamette
vnlley timothy, fancy, $17.; eastern Oregon-
Idaho fancy timothy. $19.00,2i.O0: alfalfa.
$17.00; valley vetch. $19 00; cheat, $10.00;
clover. 814. oOa 15.00.
GRAIN SACKS 1918. nominal: No. 1 Cal
cutta, HViailic In car lota; le amount
are higher.
MILLSTUFFS Belling price: Bran. $28.00;
shorts. $20.00.
ROLLED OATS -87. 25 T. 50 per barKL
ROLLED BARLEY $41.00fi2.00 ton.
Wheat ekwed 1 to 4c krwer on th exchang
for tbe day. A lower closiug at Chicago waa
the lnflneuae.
Oats' bids were unchanged, with barley 50c a
ton higher.
Merchant Exchange November bid price
w WHEAT.
Tue
Mon
1910
1915
1910
100
133
150
150
8570
8800
Blneeteen . . .
ISO
130
148
ii
OAT8-
3073
BARLEY.
95
94
92
89
88
2400
2650
Forty told ...
Club
Red rife ...
Bed Russian
reed
reed
.3850
Future were quoted:
WHEAT.
December bines tern
Jsnuarv blneetem
December forty fold
January fortyfeld ,
December club
January club
December red Mfe
Jaanary red Fife
December Ruaala-,
January Ruaslan
FEED OATS.
Bid
. 100
. 161
. 151
. 152
.149
. 150
. 147
. 148
.8658
.8700
.8900
.8925
December
Jaanary
FEED BARLEY.
December
January
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chicago, Not. 21 (I. N. 8.) Big hog got
actloq at a 5c adrance. Tbe return waa main
ly of light atnff, which eold ateady. Choice
heavy wer quoted at $10, a large ellce of the
crop aelllng at $0.00(39.70. Shipping demand
wa healthy. Cattl trade waa a two aided
affair, weight being courted at atronf prices
while wsrmed np steers were a peddling baala,
Lamb were active ana strong, aneep auu.
Chioacre Keg a 810.00.
Chicago, Nov. 21. (I. N. 8.) Hog Re
ceipt 44,000, atrong to 5c higher. Good and
Choice, $9.90lO.OO; heavy, $9.8569.95; light.
$8.858-5; Pig. $6.25(3 SJJ3; bulk, $9.o5J
9.80.
Cattle RecelDta 10.000. steady. Beevea.
26.20 12.00: cowa and heifers. $3.35i9.50;
atockera and feeder. 4.054j;7.70; Texan. $7.40
CD8.70: calve. S. 75(0(12.50.
Slieep Receipts 10,000, 10c higher. Native
and weatern, $8.859.50; lamba, 8a.5010.80.
Oman Hog $9.70.
Omaha, Neb., Nor. 21. (L N. S.) Cattle
Recaint 8300. 'alow. Beevea, $6.90nil.l0
cows and he 1 fere. $4.25(87.25; (tockers and
feeders, $8.00fJ8.00; wtera. $7.758.0O;
calve. X8.004t 10 jUO.
Hog Receipt 13,000, strong; good and
choice heavy, $9.00(39.75; rough heavy. $9.45
4JH.0O: light, av.ooiaa.oo; pigs, t.wih.w
bulk. XB (KfiS.OO.
Rheen Recelnts 14.000. atron and 10c high
er. Yearllnga. $7.7629.50; wethera, $7.00(3
8.00; lamba, $11.00(311.60.
TTanaaa City Hog $10.00.
Krnaa aty. Not. 21. (P. N.. 8.) Cattle
Receipts 17,000, steady to weak. Beer steers.
$0,50411.00; cowa and heifers, $4.50(29.50;
atockera and feeder, w.oogts-do.
Hogs Receipts, 21.000. lO to 20c higher
Top, $9.7l9.80; heavy. $9.05.lO.0O; me
dium. 89.4019.95; lights, $8.508.75.
Sheep Receipts 10,000. 0 to 10c higher
Lamba, lll.Otxail.tW; yearling. 89.Wt9.23
ewes, $7.25(87.75.
St. LouU Keg' $10.00.
gt. Louis, Mo.. Nov. 21. (I. N. S.) Csttle
Receipts 7000. slew, prospects stesdy. Na
tlvk beef steers. $7.50(5.11.13; yearling steers
and heifers. X8.oOfc611.0O; cows, SO.aoti7.7S
stockers and feeders, 83 .30(3 7. .V; calves, $8.75
6H.75; Texss steer. $3.0O8.OO; prime
aouthera steers. 88.006x9.00; cows soil belters,
$4i507.50; prime yearlings snd heifers, $7.50
419.00. e
Hogs Receipts 13.000. 5c higher. Mixed.
$.10(rf9.95: good. $9.80(310.00: rongh. $9.10
..45: ng-hts. ftt.ltnB0.76; pigs, $0.6038.90
balk. 8904aB.7a.
Sheep Receipts 2000, market higher. Ewes,
$3-75a7.0O; yearllnga, $3.009.25; Iamb.
$7J0f 11.73.
eettU Hogs $10.15.
Seattle, Nor. 21. (P. N- 8.) nogs Re
ceipts 929. atrong. Prim light. $10,00610.15
medium to choice, $9,7529-96; smooth heavy,
$P. 2529.60; rough heavy. $8-734.9.15; piga,
$8.25t9.15.
Cattle Receipt 27, teady. Beit steer
$7.0007.23; medium to choice, $1 JK$fS.73
common to medium. $5.25g6.25; beat cowa,
764(6.23; common to medium cowa. 84.75
6..X1; bulla, 3-wa..nv: eaivea, i.WK.oO
Sheep Receipts none, ateady. Lamba, 8. 541
9.00; yeaning. 87.OvXtfi.oo; ewea, a.oo.50
wither, $o.0gr7.oo.
Denver Hon $8. $8.
Denver, Not, 21. IV. P.) Cattle-Receipt
Z4UU, sreaay. steer. vnrn&.za; cow ana
belfers, $5.4027.00; stockcr and feeders. $5.50
cxH.lo: caivea. gi.-jotas.ou.
Hogs Recelpta 8U0. atrong. Top, $9X5
balk. 80. 404X9.SO.
Sheep Reeipte 80.000. ateady. Ewea, $6.50
Changes in Oregon Postofflces,
Waahington. Nov. 11. Potofflc
change In Oregon gor anaounce. as
ioiiows:
Mra. Rath Carllal ia appointed poat
tnuter at OisL, Crook county, o place
ot waila-ru B. Bnrknard, realgnetl.
The poatofflce at TVatrman, W-baaltr
county, U racatablighed, with" Edward
C Potter an poatmaater.
Blythe Quinn la dgslantaterjLas acting
poatmaster at carson, ana uuncan u.
Ln at Clltf.
Hanjamln T. Kamler la appointed aa
carrier on rural route No. 1 out ot
BrowniTille, tn place of John w. Bolln.
Station No. 8 la established at As
toria, at 27$ Weat Bond atreet, -
EAST
Edited by '
Hyman H. Cohen
ONE LOAD SELECTED
HO GS SELL AT $9 .85
IN PORTLAND YARDS
Sharp Adrance' of 25c Is Forced
in the Late TradingAnother
Lot Goes at $0.75 Bulk of
Stuff Around $9.60,
HOOS SELL AT $9.88.
During- the lata traAin- at Sforth rortland
hifher peioea ware forced ha th wtsv Ai
vixioa. One let f 81 head ' aTeragi-f 228
ponnds sold at $9.88, or aa ade-aoa of 86a,
while another lot of 01 head Trag Lac 1M
pounda aold at $9.7
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Calve. Bbeen.
Tneeday ,
Monday
Saturday ,
Krlday
Thursday .......
.1874
.2576
. 618
. 604
. 883
: 664
. 725
. 151
.1024
. 640
146 8
1381 87 1188
220 18 102
144 0 17
110 7 , 47)
70 11 142
04 1
104
81 .. lOS
21 1 290
v, edneaday -.... ,
Week ago ,
Year ago ,
Two years ago...
Jtbrea yeara ego
The market for lamba and sheep generally la
showing a eery firm tone at Nrrth Portland.
During the early trading aalea of top east ot
tbe nsoantsta lambs were made st ga, wits
yearling firmer at $8,
Tbe atrength her la due to the famished
condition ot the trade for many roontba
General mntton and lamb market:
Select spring lamba. $8.8679.00
ordinary lamba i a.oOU8.83
uest yearunga T.73(0is.iaj
j coo to common wethera n.Totgo-oo
Beat ewe 0.3OfOO
Heavy to common ewe 4.00:40
Hog Market Steady.
Market for boga continue ateady at North
Portland, with rather a liberal ran over night
Top are generally quoted at $9. 50(20.60, bat
ometblug extra select la nominally quoted aa
high as $9.63.
Most of the bocs tbat came forward to
North Portland over nlgbt were from Idaho
points, on ahlppcr aloe bringing fan toad.
General hog market;
Choice light welghta $0.60(39.88
ucoa iigni weisnt ai.u..eo
Medium welghta 9.2ia,33
Rough heavy S.OOtitS.ae
Cattle Trad Favorable
in theW
ic eitrtmV
Over nlgbt
Favorable trend is still Indicated
tie trade at Nort Portland. Tbe
prlcea of Monday are continued- Over nlgbt
there was only s small run of odd and end,
with nothing to teat former top quotation a.
uenerai cattle market range
Prime heavy aterra
Prime light atetr..,.
$7.23(-t7.0
I.00CZ7.13
6.SO8.75
6.73W6.23
0.00(0,50
4.8Bl4.T6
5.50418.75
3.60(38.75
4.70(33.18
4.00(34.25
S.O0&4.25
4.25U4.50
.00$!50
0.Oo4l5.70
Good steer
Medium steer ,
Ordinary ateere
Common steers
Prime cows
Prime heifer
Good cow
Ordinary cowa
Common cows
I'rlma beaw bulla
e a a
i
e WW
Uood bulla ....
Ordinary ball .
Bett light calvea
Ordinary calvea
Poor calve ....
Tuesday Zireatock Shipper.
Hog Van Duaen Bros., t Emmett, Idaho, 1
load; Bennett Broa., Mountain Home, Idaho, 1
load; J. B. Hurd, Barley, Idaho, 1 load;
Buhl, 1 load, Haxelton, 1 load, Hansen 1 load,
Marlon 2 loads; H. L. Peacock, Nampa, Idaho.
2 loads; Robert McCrow, Uoldendale Waab-
1 load.
Cattle R. n. Levy, Eugene, 1 load; S. E.
Poet, Junction City, 2 load.
Mixed atnff U. W. Eyre. Salem, 1 load
cattle and boga.
Disposition of XiTetock
Following waa tbe deposition of livestock at
North Portland tor last week:
Boga. Cattle. Calvea. Sheep.
208
Barton It Co
Csrttens Pkg. Co..
Ray Falrchlld
2297
159
104
25
05
"ti
59 3 19
1532 82 1766
36 1
156
101 4
176 7 83
77 21
19 21
2590 88 2118
Krye & Co
M. J. GUI
James Henry
. 850
. S5
. 123
.4693
!l664
'. 125
T. B. Howitt
Sterrett Oberlee..
Union Meat.
Butchers
Misc. butc here
Keedars. Wash....
Feeders, Oregon...
reedera. Ida bo. . . .
Feeders, Mont
Totala..: 8952
Monday ifurawi Bale.
STi-ERS.
At. lb.
.: 1123
i.1175
1320
No.
Price,
27 steer ,
21 steer ,
1 steer .
9 steer ,
18 Steer ,
1 steer .
1 steer .
2 steer
1 steer .
1 steer .
1 steer .
1 steer .
1 steer .
6 teer .
1 steer ,
1 cow
1 cow ..
19 cow .
14 cow .
2 cows .
6 cowa .
1 cow . .
1 cow ..
2 cow .
2 cow .
1 cow ..
6 cow .
8 cow .
1 cow ..
t OOWf .
18 cow .
1 cow . .
4 cow
1 cow ..
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
2 cow .
8 cow .
1 cow . .
8 cow .
2 cow .
1 bull . .
1 bull .
1 stsg ..
1 brlfer
14 brlfer
1 eslf ..
1 Calf ..
1 calf ..
1 calf ..
5 bogf .
6 hoga . .
1 hog ..
2 hog . .
5 bog ..
93 hog .
T bog ..
109 bog .
1 bog ..
8 boga ..
20 bog . .
104 hog ..
9 hog ..
4 bog ..
1 hog ...
1 hog . . .
, 2 hogs ..
4 hogs ..
6 bogs ..
4 boogs
9 bog ..
15 bogs . .
16 bogs .
8 hogs ..
2 bogs ..
'17 -hogs ..
0 hogs ..
8 bogs ..
20 bog .
2 hogs ..
18 hoga ..
84 bogs ..
8 hogs ..
17 hug ..
$a.e
e.oo
600
6.23
6.25
S25
00
6.00
4.00
6.25
4.23
4.00
....1120
....1204
....1290
.... 640
723
.... 620
880
.... 700
98
780
....1110
990
8.50
6.60
0.25
COWS.
... 720
... 030
...889
...10.8
...1130
... 810
...1000
... 96-.
...1180
...1075
...1140
...727
...1117
...1130
... 900
... 902
...020
... 913
...1020
... 740
... OIK)
... 773
... 888
...1100
... 858
...795
...1440
...1500
...980
... 050
080
...240
... 860
... 250
... 280
$2.50
2.00
$.25
8 00
8.00
4.60
8.60
8.50
4.60
6.00
4.00
8.00
8.00
4.70
000
4 50
3.00
4.70
5.50
4.00
4 00
8.75
8.70
8.23
4. SO
4.50
$4.00
0.00
$4.00
$3.00
6.00
$2.00
8 00
8.00
4.00
$903
9.60
a. 00
9. CO
J 60
9.66
1.83
9.00
8.00
8.23
7.00
9.80
8.23
9.60
8.60
s.eo
9.60
9.60
0. 60
9.06
9.00
9.60
e.eo
8.23
8.00
00
8.23
S.0O
1. eo
121
8.73
9.50
.60
a. an
BULLS.
8TAG8.
HEIFERS.
CALVES.
HOGS.
,::::::::::::T1?1
620
. 210
. 17T
. 198
. 412
. 182
. 220
. 135
. 101
. 184
. 134
. 158
. 280
. K0
. 243
. 213
. 218
. 242
.154
.231
. 176
. 120
. 838
. 191
. 148
803
6t)
130
837
180
178
181
218
Tl
T0
o
, . . . v.
LAMBS. .
40 Iamb
4 lamba
71 Ua-te
10 lamb
73 lambs
11 lamba
S lamba
10 lamba
IT lamb
$8.73
. T.T0
f.T$
T.TS
S.T5,
8.75
9.00
6.50
6.83
87.T5
' S4Q
TO
0
75
103
........ 60
TV
YEARLINGS.
. 1 yearling .
$ yearllnga
100
fi
Stock Mart Opens : V
With Fractional,
Early Point Losses
By Charles W. 8torm. "
Near Work, Ncr. 21. (L )t. I.J Stocks
vera in animlr at coaceion la the early
trading ea th stock market today, with nearly
all tbe aeMv tasnca rtowing losses In the first ' men Will be SKn at th Story HO-f
W aalnntee ranging ffoca tractions to over 2 room Rt the Cemtral library The aub-
Ct." Copper wa. freely aappHed and teU ti dlB u1e - "SeJea, Condi
polnta to 124. while other eoppir. were only ta i tional Sales, Bulk 8ales Law." John
cant demand, with sots of tbcaa dropping Guy Wilson, who cave a rery aplen
polat hetwera sale.. Ctaiao, which claaed at Tl did lecture ea No rem bar S, will deliver
yeaterday. opened at -from 69 to 69. Asa- tnl, lactura, and aa aalea, and the bu.k
TtltlTilli law r d interest,
ta tliu group eord- U -that atock . UDjectl tor crdu men lt j, anUci.
Amertcen Hid dt Leather was la a)bed de- Pted that a large audience w 01 -e
mand. the preferred advancing a point to 76. present. Mr. Wilson baa made careful
and the common v point to 18. 1 preparation ot thia subject and bis lea-
nnMkn... mum 1 ull ... Mail. ,.J I
-. 7 TS F" TWt
mall fractional gain wer mad la both Cal
ifornia Petrokram com mon and preferred .
Initial aalea of United State 8 teal were re
corded aa 7000 abarea, from 128 to 128 V.,
against 127 at th do yesterday, and be
fore th end of tbe first 13 minute dropped to
127. Union Pacific declined to 14SS. ead
other railway Issues were strong, Atchison ad
vancing to 108. American Cottoa Oil ad
vanced H point. Great Northern Or wag la
good demand, advancing from 44 to 46.
A firmer ton was displayed In the late fore
noon, when a number of Issue wore la good
demand at advancing prlcea. There waa evi
dence of accomodation In tba copper aharea,
with American Smelting advancing from 120
to 122 polnta. and Utah from 124 to 123
poiata. Groat Northern Ore advanced to 47.
a gala of point foe th awning. United
State Rubber roc nearly 4 points to 67. Co
lcmbla Ga 2 polnta to 48, Virginia Carolina
Chemical 1 points to 48. and Mexican Pe
troleum S point t 113.
Beading waa the most active of the railway
Issues, and after declining to 109, rose to
110 points.
Texas Company ws active and strong, ad
vancing to 239 polnta, agatnat 238, yester
day's dose.
Money loaning at per cent,
The sugar group became prominent In the
late dealinga.
American Beet ugr advanced 2 point to
a new high record of 107. Cora Products
gained 2 point to 27. The general list ws
heavy with fractional recession in Steel com
mon and other prominent issue.
There was another aelllng movement la the
lata afternoon en which all the important is
sues declined snoot a point from th mtd-day
i sage. Steel common, after selling st 129,
dropped to 127 snd Marine common, which
bad ranged round 48, dropped to 40. Bead
ing was also la supply god declined orer a
point to 108. The copper issues mqvtd In
the same way. Anaconda declining to 102.
Tbe stock msrket closed irregular. Govern
ment bunds nncbanged, railway and other
"Xiud irregular.
B
9.t
"f
Range of New York price fumlahtd by
v -s vi V., uo-ui ouaru
de building:
n
openHlghUwCloa
Alaska Gold
12
12
12
Allla Chalmers, e
do pfd
America a Beet Sugar..
A in erics a can, c
do pfd
American Car Fdy., e.
American Cot. Oil, c.
American Unseed, ..
do pfd
82
Ou
82
!
107
113
77 Va
52
22
62
94 Vi
Americea Locomotlv. c
Aa-iericsn smelter, ..
American Sugar, c...
Am. Tel. ft Tel
American Woolen, c..
Aueonda Mining Co..
Atchison, c
Baldwin locomotive, a.
Baltimore ft Ohio, e..
Brooklyn fit. T
Bctte ft 8uperlor
Cat. PetFeteaaa, c
do pfd
Can. Pacific
Cen. Leather, e
Chesapeake ft Ohio....
Chi. ft G. W., c
do pfd
C. , M. ft St. P.
China Copper
Octe. F. ft I., c
Consolidated Gaa
Cora Product,
Crucible Steel, c
Denver ft B. G., pfd..
Distiller
Erie, e.
General Electric
Goodrich Rubber
122
if
Q. Northern Ore Lands
G. Northern, pfd....
Greene Can
Hide ft Leather, c...
4 pfd
Ice Securities
IIUoqU Central
Industrial Alcohol....
Inspiration
Il.terboro, c
Kanaaa City South., c.
Kelly Springfield
Lackawanna Steel
Lehigb Valley
Louisville ft Nashville
MaxwTfll Motors, c...
Mexican Petroleum
Miami Copper
Mtdvale Steel
Keaneeott Copper
Missouri Pacific
National Lead
Nevada Cons
New Haven
New York Air Brake.
New York Central....
N. Y., Ont. ft W
Norfolk a W., c
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania Ry
Pittsburg Coal, c
Prereed 8teel Cr, c.
Ray Cona. Copper
Railway Steel Springs
Reading,
Republic I. ft S., e...
Rock Island
Shattnck
Studebaker. e
SVoss-Sueffield
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry., c
do pfd
Tennessee Copper
Texas OH
Third Avenue
Union Pacific, e
U. 8- Rubber, e
U. 8. Steel, e
do pfd ....
Utah Cooler
111
....
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fiu
00
10
09
81
09
164
losii
SI
144
III
26
22
HO
24
ST
58
108
90
38
35
124
87
100
681
24
11U
91
83
S5&
124
86
28H
rWH
24 U
238
237
60
14914
50
146
61
.8
TO
101
64
38
63
128
121
125
Virginia Chemical, c. .
W. U. Telegraph
Westlnghouse Electric.
Willy Overland
47
101
64
87
36 yearlings
11 yearllnga
T ewe
14 wes .....
EWES.
$3 25
3.(0
WETHERS.
28 wethera 118
BUCKS.
1 buck 310
Tuesday Morning Sales,
8TEER8.
2 steers
2 steer
1 steer
2 'rC-sa eat
4 Oil
4.00:
j
4-60
1 cteer
1 cow
2 eows . ,
4 owa ..
caws ..
1 eow ...
Wo.
1 heifer ,
1 heifer .
i heifers
1 heifer ,
1 heifer ,
1 ball ..,
2 baUe .,
1 bull .-,
1 calf ..
COWS.
CALVES,
190
$8.00
HOGS.
hoe
1 bos
94 hoga -.
117
ISO
St
242-
187
226
880
183
BOO
216
280
170
90
230
131
!3d
88
82
870
220
$8 75
J 2;
.so !
9.85;
f
a 1
e sags ,,.
V BOg
II hoga
beg
a -oca
as a.
a mm .
m
1 bog
M bog
hoga ,
1 hog
42 Boas ,
eat l - 7 7 '
ao
.60
8.60
800
7.00
8.73
8.70
8.70
8 75
.76
I hog
a Bogs
- a.60
.78
1 bog
a
hogs
T4i
An oraaiiiao siaia ei ttania pro-
duces on third of th world's cacao
nua as nucq iqdbcco aa aii eg cuoa-
... 900
... 860
... 940
... 1050
... T10
1060 $3.00
louo g.uo
002 a-oo
1068 -0.00
lOjllK 0.50
HEIFERS.
Are. lb. Price.
1090 $5.73
820 6.75
403 4.25
70 4.25
70 4.00
BULLS.
1400 $4.60
I960 g.TS
... aVM a. M
Finance-Comwerce-'Itidustry
Credit Men Will Hear Lectnre at Ctral Ubrar--- Lonla Re
serre Bank Discount Placed at 4 H Per Ccnt-Japs Grab Pea
nut Trade of CadaThrift Campaign Ia Wall Ojkr
I,
Credit Xeas XtmrewOa Wdn-
I day evening- tftn aext lecture Cor credit
ture will be auch that no credit man in
Portland can afford to miss 1U
Professor MoAuslan, of tba School
of Commerce of the University of Ore
gon, la now traveling throughout the
etate nga;ed in reaaarch work con
nected with tbe School of Commefce of
the unlveraity. Professor McAuslaa is
examining- retail conditions, causes ot
buaineaa failures and accumulating a
fund ot Information of vaat benefit and
Interest to credit men. We will hav
the pleasure of hearing from Prof. Mc
AuslarTaT little later.
The outline of th coming lectures
after next Wedneaday night, aa near
aa can be riven at this time, la aa fol
lows: December I and January 10, Prof.
McAuslan.
January 14, Prof. D, Walter Morton.
. February 14 and 28. John Quy Wil
son. March li, Prof. D. Walter Morton.
March 18, Prof. McAuslan.
St, Louis Discount -gate The fed
eral reserve board has establlahed a
rate of 4 per cent for maturities from
$0 days to six months for the federal
reervrbank of St. Louis.
J-ps drab Veaxtui Trade- Japanese
peanut growers have taken advantage
of the low eastward freight rates to
undersell American producers in Brit
ish Columbia marketa and are enjoy
ing practically a monopoly in supply
ing that province with goobers. Consul
General Weat, at Vancouver, has re
ported to the etate department.
Japaneaa vaaaela give Japanea brok
ers preference where there is lack of
cargo space, the consul declared, and
i this, added to th advantage of the
viiiiiia sv ton rreiariiL rate, janan xo van-
Jcnuvar has enabled the Jaoaneaa to
Duud up thelr peanut industry until
i : - ..
they now supply the trade aa far east
aa Montreal. ,
May Supply Orient -Wltb JVloorloe
Scarcity of licorice root and a conse
quent 00 per cent lncreaae in price in
Chinese markets where lt la uasd in
the manufacture of "cooling medicine"
for fevers may result in the herb be
ing exported to the Orient from the
United Statea, according to a report
from Conaul Oeneral Anderson, at
Hongkong, made public by the depart
ment of commerce. Inasmuch aa licor
ice plants are at tlnaea a peat in some
of the dry weatern sectiona of the
United Statea. officials say, the possi
bilities of trade In thia Una may merit
attention.
The gray-brown" root with yellow
core which American schoolboys were
ao familiar with several years ago is
really the sou. j of the Chinese decoc
tion for fevers. Kansu province in
northwest China Is the chief aouroe of
supply, and the root ia easily the larg
est item in the Chinese wholesale
drug market, the report states. The
preaent price of the root in Hongkong
is 2$ cents United States gold per
pound, agalnat a normal price of If
cents per pound.
MORE "Z0NERS" ,
ARRESTED FOR
LACK OF SEALS
(Continued From Page One.)
clocks tested by th city sealer of
'welghta and measures, the police were
1 . . .V. . . m ,klH.
maKinar arresia -w. mw ""ti
.charging that the lack of city aeala
on these lnstrumenta waa a viola
tion.
Th first men arrested were W. K.
Coovert and H. H.-Lane, former Jit
ney drivers now engaged in the new
service. They were taken at Second
and Alder streets by Motorcycle Pa
trolman Coulter and will be tried be
fore Municipal Judge. Langguth thla
afternoon.
Sad STo Speedometer.
Almost th same principles are In
volved in their case as the ones lq the
trial of C. U Irish, on whose cast
Judge Langguth held adversely to tbe
city yeaterday. The complaint against
Irish waa dismissed.
Irish waa arrested by City Detect
ives Moloney and Tlchenor for not hav
ing th speedometer and clock The
evidence showed that he did have these
Instruments. Judge Langguth held
that be was therefore within the law.
The arrest this morning of Coovert
and Lane la one step further along
the same lines. Th city new admlta
that these two men hav tbe Instru
ments in question on their maehlnea,
but that they have not been properly
inspected.
Drivers Charge Parsecmtloa.
Drivers of the taxi-Jlta today
claimed that this line ot prosecution
was aimed directly to put them put of
business. They claim that the city
has never compelled for-hlre and taxi
drivers to have odometers, clocks or
speedometers tested.
After 10 o'clock this morning five
'?u ! . .ulln. vv UnlnrovoU Patml.
.iv. k-.w .. n v.... j w.. v..
man H. U Coulter. Thoa docketed
wars Peter Bendls, W. H. Wbltlock,
C, 8. KiDa. M. Bortsno and John
George.
Thla makes seven defendanta la all
to appear before Judge Langf uth thla
afternoon, not to mention the cage
against A- J. Lee, who ia accused of
evading th franchise with bia son
system.
, Arrests Ax Stopped.
About 11:10 th word was passed
around at police headquarters to "lay
off" the, taxi-Jits until Judge Lang-g-uth
finishes this afternoon. On his
decision bangs th question of whether
or not tbe police will make another
wholesale descent on the ex-jltneymen.
A. J. Le was arrested late yester-
. dav for operating without a franchise.
waa operating under tn tor.nir
son system. The arrest order was
made by Chief Clark and Indleatea
that the administration will teat tbe
taxi-Jit drivers' scheme to evade the
franchise ordinance.
Kegaraing in question ex tn city
requiring that for-hlre eara and tax
leabs hav speedometers and other ln
strumenta Lagpected by th city sealer
of welghta and measures. President
A. A. Thlelke Of th chauffeurs' union
mad this statement today;
Vo Instructions TetrteTday.
t saw Mr. Jones, ' eity sealer ef
weights and measures, yeatardar. and
!h said h bad received no Instmo-
uons . yet , xo. require 4HgpecUoj Ct
speedometers and timepiece on for-
hire macmaea.
Thrift Savings Big' It each Individ- :
ual ta tba United States Vould at one
begin- ta aave a Alma a day the aggre
gate accumulation would reach f 1,467,-
7 50,97 a year, according to m state
ment made publio by the American So
ciety for Thrift, which is waging a
campaign for lncraaaed economy , la
American homes,
Statistics given out b thv society '
Low that the average total income of
th American family. Including women
and children, is between $760 and
100 a year. Combining these figures
with thoae which show that retail
prices of food incraaaad on an average
of 60 per cent during the period be-,
tween 1800. and ltl while aarvanta
wages Increased a little leas than $0
per cent during the same period, the
society polnta to the urgent need for
future thrift.
It waa announced that a movement '
la -a foot In the National Educational
association, the official organisation of
school teachera of America, for dev"la
Ing plana ot teaching thrift in the ,.
schools of tbe country,
;ugar Xadustry OalBlBg-Racord-breaking
imports of beet sugar seed
foreshadow great activity in the beet '
augar Industry in thla country, gueoord
lng to a atatement by the department
of commerce. During the first nine
months of thla year imports of seed .
reached a total of 11.000,000 pounds, ,
wmcn ia 1,000,000 pounds more than .
were imported during the complete cal
endar year 111; and Hit, and nearly
uuuimc uius tor id tun year asx.
The acreage given over to the grow
ing of augar beets In the weat-la due
to be tremendoualy increased next
year, officials declare. In this con
nection, they point out, exports of re
fined beet sugar In the first nine
months of 1016 totalled l,St$,t$0,$ -pounds,
or nearly 80 per cent more
than during the whole calendar year
191S, three and one-half times more
than in 1914, and 8$ times more than
in 1918.
Discount Paper Decreases DIs.
Counted Barter an hand thews a da. :
creaae for the week of about $166,009,
notwithstanding the increase of over -1.1
millions In discounts reported by
the Boston bank, practically all other
banks active In the discount field, 1
especially the three southern banks,
reporting reduced holdings of thia
class of paper, of the total discounts, .
about one and one-third millions la i
represented by members' collateral
notea discounted for banka, largely Of
the Philadelphia and Atlanta districts.
Acceptancea on hand increaaed about
8.$ millions, New York, Boaton and
San Frnnciaco reporting large pur
chases for the weak f)f tha total
bills Including acceptances on hand
about $2 per cent mature within $0
daya. and-41 per cent after 39 but
within 00 days.
Transactions In government securit
ties are reported by 10 banks, result- -lng
in decreases of $1,(87,000 la the '
amount of United States bonds and of '
$20,000 in the amount of treasury
no,tes on hand. A decrease of over
$.4 millions la shown in the aggre
gate holdings of warrants. Total
muttia; aa.nia fi,isi,vvv ar sdqu -
$400,000 larger than the week baforc
snd constitute $28 per cent of the
per oent about three months, and 30
per cent about atx months previous.
Of the total earning assets tO.I per
cent is represented by acceptances l
11.8 per cent by United States bonds!
11.8 per oent by warranter 10.T per
en i py oiacounis, and $.8 per cent
by treasury notes. t .
"I psomUed - to give Mr. Jones a
much work as be could handle la In
specting our machines as soon as be .
waa ready and had called me up. That
waa after I found tha first arraat
for this so-called violation had been
made, and when I found that they
were going to require something of
us that they wer not requiring of
the other taxlcaba and for-hlre cars. :
'1 was informed some time ago that
City Attorney LaRoche had given a,
ruling to Mr. Daly's department that
Inspection of clocks and speedometers -was
not necessary. Anyone can; see
this policy has been followed,
Vo Oars Kave Seals. '
"None of th for-hlr ears that
war la service before w started
baa lng paction seals on thee two In
struments, and an examination will
show that only a few of the odometers
on taxlcaba hav been inspected.
"Mr, Jones made It plain to me that
be could do nothing in regard to ln
grpecting th clocks and meters until
b had received Instructions from City
Attorney La Roche, and our understanding-
la that aa soon ha re
ceive inatructlona h will let na know
and w win keep him .busy en our
cars. We will vade no law aa soo
as we know what ws ar to do."
Kellogg, Idaho, Ia
Enjoying Big Boom
Klsl B. Thornhlll. a merchant '
Kllogg, Idaho, and Mrs. Thornhlll, nee
Dorothy Hannah, are spending their
honeymoon in Portland, guests ef Mr.
Tbornhlll'a mother Ollv Thornhlll. 2t
itiasstone avenue. They slipped away
from their homes unknown to their
friends, and wer married In Spokane,
"Kellogg Is having an unprecedent
ed business boom. Mr, Thornhlll da
clares, "on account of th construc
tion of ths f 1.000,000 smelter now be
ing erected by tbe Bunker HUl and
euuivan Mining company. About 4i9
men ar employed on th ' atruetura.
and when completed It will bare two
retorta and p in position to handle
not only th gold, silver and lead ores
of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine,
but of the entire district thereabout.
A precious metal refinery will be con
nected with the smelter, so that only
pure gold, allver and lead will ' b
chipped from Kelloaa and "Wardnar -
after its completion,
"Aside from the company cottages,
rented to its employes at tlO per
enonth, Kellogg and Wardner ' ' rente
have, advanced to unreasonable fig
urea, and it ig next to impossible to
find aa unoccupied residence, Cheap
six te seven room houses are bald at
ft to 13$ per month, and real estate
has sailed skyward until almost as
expensive as aeml-inslde Portland
property. Not la years has there been
such a boom In our part of Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornhlll will remain
In Portland until after Thankselvlae.
; sHocks. -sends, Oeitotx, Otavta, arte, ,
die-air Beetd e tt BaiUiat -
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL CHANGES ,
. Members Chieege tfoard ef Tra
nrrepvr)deat f Log a a bfjag
- Caieaao. Mew XfM J
Overbeck & Cooke Co