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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917. 13 EUROPE IS A VERY EAGER BIDDER FOR WHEAT SUPPLIES : Edited by Hymen H. Ceh FARMERS ARE SCARED WHEN POTATO TRADE TO BEGINS WEAKEN Are WllUng'jto Even Visit tlie Deal. i era Xow S3 Is the Highest Bid Offered jTor Supplies- Few Care to Take llold at i Any Price. Farmer wbo, were o anxolu to bold their potato for blgber priets a, week or two ago sad who- practically run lb buyer off tbelr place at Vie point of a shotgun v-hen desired to porcbaae. are now quite willing to accept tie market for uDplie. la fact, tney re paring tbe dealer friendly v!aiu tbese day la aa effort to get them to purchase tbelr supplies. Farmer tbat re fused I1.T6 and ticn $1.85 -per cental at nnuiirj uuinu nrvh iv w j .... - 11 - .1.1 . ..li.. 'f -. Tb extreme top price tbat is being offered by buyer is $3 per cental and there are few willing to take bold at any price at tbe mo- . . Heme of the oatslde buyers who came here . to speculate in stock and purchased liberal lot, are now said to be rejecting the potatoes because of tbe slumn In tbe trade. This, bow- ever,- Is shown' In the esse of only certain eeaiara. ror mosi or we onisiora-s m w- i lug the game on tbe square. - I n A. . . I 1 t. , Mlt. . : continue extremely quiet. California Breaks , Local Egg Market; May Be Scheme Some Believe That ' Storage Inter ests Planned the Break to , . Get Stock Lower. EXCITED DEMAND IS ONIONS ARE VEBV SLOW - With liberal ' shipment of Australian on ion about to rrlve at North Pacific ports at ' a cost of about (4 rer cental, there la sn Ymm1 rtntl 1m. tit- tha nnlrm trsfl. Few , ears remu 1 unsold in- Oregon, therefore there I much higher prices would have resulted With hevy supplies of California eggs still eemlng forward to the local trade and Increas ing volume of local arrivals, the Market along the wholesale way la very much a'epressed. Cleanups were reported by . some of the wholesaler at 23c a doves for ease count. W Ule Iters was a nominal amount of busi ness reported with ret Iters as bljb -as 34c a ur ten for current arrivals, tbe lolk of the si les were made at the lower prio, practically esta bitting tbe market there. No clean-up of supplies was sLown at any price.. Demand was not great enough to ab sorb the offering. It Js said to be tha plan ( some of tbe big opera tors to brlnf tbe California low-pticed stock here to break, tb local market to a lower price for storsre. While it Is One thJt tbe Importers will lose money on their Petanimas. still the losses are eaid to be merely nominal, when by this mean the price for local stock can be reduceC for toring purposes. Bull Control Sends . Chicago Wheat Up Higher for Session -1 not ' much worry among growers. CHICKEN TRADE IS KEEN Trade in the chicken market Is showing sn 4 unusually keen tone. Receipts are light and 'the percentage of beary bens Is naturally mall benaune of tbe 'opening of tbe laying season, f Prices therefore, held bljfb. CABBAGE MARKET IS FIRM While the general trade Is etUl ' selling 'cabbage st tc a pound, some of the re ceivers of California stock are gu-jtlug a high a Tc a pound. - Very II tie real good ' duality local cabbage remain. VEAIi MARKET NOW STEADY Market for country killed calves la gen : erelljr quoted steady by wholesalers; tha re cent weakness having subsided. WUile no ' change are shown iu prices, the demand, is '. aoiBewUat better for the higher quality. WOOL HIGHER ALONG COAST . Special advices reci'lred by The Journal from its liiwtou correiKnden.t indicate that a Ulgo a 45c a pound is beibg -offered aid paid In Nevada fur contracts on wool. East ern markets firm but quiet with a lack of pot' offerings. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE 1 tilde msrket Is reported very quiet. Mutter sltustioa continues strong. : No Interest at sll being shown lu cither i put ex future hop. tlons of advaiicua. - Apple , market Is again showing an easier JOBBIXQ PRICES IN PORTLAND By Joseph F. Pritchard. , -Chics go. March 3. (I. N. 8.) The fact wss fully demonstrated tofrar tbat tbe bulls were in complete, control of the grain markets on the board of trade as well of the pre vision market. Had it not been . that the borders of long lines of grsln and provision were willing to take profits within reach A it' was, tbere were advances of 2$4c for wbest, for corn snd 1K1Hc for ost. There wss some profit taking in tbe varum grains later and this caused frac tional reactions and declines from tbe best levels. Cssb sale were 85.000 bushels of wbest, including 000 bushels No. 3 hard winter, which wss sold in store at tbe May price, corn, 10.000 bushels, and oats, 50,000 bushels. rovlalons were sharply bicher 67c for pork, 33f!i37He for lard and 32435c for vtha. 1 Chicago range by Inltei Press: WHEAT Msy July Sept. Met July Msy July Mar July May July Msy July Open. ., iwy . 140 .. kk .. ioal .. s: . . 66Vi . .327TS . .3240 ..1802 . .WOO . ..1740 ..1750 lllgh. low. Ckwe. ItlS l"- 188 13U. IX 358 147A 144 147U CORN5 1U7 1034 J0TH 10m 104T4 107 OATS I fOT 58i . 594 07 SOii 67 PttEK S3) S250 SS75 1S40 Ki40 3 aw LARD ln 1880 lt07 Uj2 15SO 1816 H1B3 17tW 1740 17M 1T03 1747 1767 MAY OPTIONS' LEAD RISE IN N. Y. COTTON EXCHANGE Tbeae prices are those st which wholesaler SU to retailers, except ss otLerwise ststed: Dairy frodnce. BUTTER Creawary prints lit paraffin wrappers, extras, 42c; prime lirsts, 40c; first. HI He: cubes, le less: cartons, lc advance. BUTTlCKe'AT Portland deUvtry No. 1 sown - - J'lA. V -11.. 1 , EOOS Selling price: Csse count. 2."(g24c - nee isten: uuvinir nrice. ic: wllintr nrir. candled, 21c. ' v UVK POULTRY Hens, heavy Plymouth vKockS, -tJo Iu. ; ordinary chicken. lUc per lt. staxs, 4 tic id. croueri, uudt-r a lt., 25c; tu-. . keys, aUQSlc; dressed fuuer 25(s2Hc: cutis lbi20e: squsbs, f Uov.cn, gew, llvs;- 13iU lae; resin aucss, young, mji.)c; Indian Uua eu, young, 22(it2Zv; vid ducks, 0d21c lb.; : pigeons, 1 1.25 dcen. tTiE-KSE Selling price: Freah Oregon fancy 'full cream triplets. 25c; Young America. 6c. Price to Jobuero: FlaU, 3c; Young America, 24 f. o. b.: cream brick. 274j;2!Jc; umourger, atf'-w: uioca nwiss. 84433c. Tresh fruits and Tegetablss. ' VaGSU f'UUliS oransea. uavcl. K.T.It? 3.MO per box; buusnus, bo per lb.; lemons Sa.o0i4.(K): I'alifornls grapefruit, I2.00M2.20; lorkla. $3.00j5.75; pears, $l.40j2.OU. UfcitlUKty-itucklebcrrW t ; crauberrles local t t 91 box,; esau rn. fj-00 per barrel. A Al'l'LbjJ Local, lZeiitlj6, according .3 Quality. ; ONION'S No: SI, Sn.OOW10,K); No. 9 sees per cental; asaoctstlwi selling prl:s at couutry ' points, a lo per cental. POTATOES - Selltug price: Local $3.7.-,Q 4.0W. Buying price:. Ordinary shipping, $3; vteets. No. 1, $4JS0. f , VBtlBTABLEJi Ti.'nlps. $1.60 per sack; esrreta, i.2i; parsnips, gl.bO; Oregon csb bage. 6 Vic lb.; green onions, 2Ac dusen bunches; peppers. 3os:iSc lb.; besd lettuce 1 , per crate; celery, I3.50u6.U0 per crate; arti chokes, tl.O0i.lS; cucumbers, :1.60 doxea; tematoe, Florida, 5.004O.M) crate; egg plant, - 80c lb.; trlng be ana t ) lb.; inuoart,, n iu., peas, tic, cauixuower.-anioima, --Sv(jj X.Q0 per rrste; sapar.tgus, 5j0e lb, . - alrau, flab ana Prevision. DRKSSfcU JUBAlS tolling prlciT Coontr killed jbest bogs, liVaUlUc; ordinary, 14 w a 16c; best vesls.i 14ttUiie; ordlosry, lV,sti4C. beavy, lOfig lite; poor, Mm'; goat. -.Sjik-; iamb J6(ftl7c; mutton, 12Qloc; Leer, . SUuc lb. : MOKEl MEATS Haina, WZtX per lb -breakCast bacoa, Xt'JUi:', plcnlcx, lOUc; cot! sg rolL' lUe; short clesis. lw21c; Oregon Sutirts. smoked, iUis per ib. LAEO Kettle rendered, tierces, 10c lb. stndsrd. 1SV.C: lsrd eomnound ion . ' OYHltR Olympla. gallon, 3.au; esnned astern, biej St4..0 doscn; eastern in shell. ei.su per jw, w viums t ; caaterh Vvc-ra, FT S mvui w'MU F"CK, ic , F1B11 Oresrtd flounders 7c: i.hliwmb aow- lc; steelhesd. 5ftii7t; perch, eifcc; tab- Blr, aiurii, oc; SSIOOOU . tlUUt So.- per lb.; halibut, l4flisc; sturgeon laJ Ul..mbia smelts lHac. . CHABS Large, a.2J; medium, $1.75 doses- xeiring, l, uisca cou, vu id. Orecerias. ' iCOAU Cube, 9.1; puwuered. $8.70; frail er berry, $.10; Uonolulu, S.0t; beet, 7.00: dry grauulated, .!; 1 yedut. $7.00. Above HON hi V Mew, ti. JO$ti.2Z per case KickJapan style. No. a, 4ic; Mew Or leans bead, 'Ofetottfet.-. Hue rose?tUe. - MW ojame. naif grounds, 100s 111 nsr l60! b-los. 2a; fsncy tab'la atnd 'oalrj l:viilc limit, rtM-k S'JOtat.rAn UKANH almill wbite. 1 1 ..- lt.ju;lpiuk, fcc liniss. U4c; bju. n,20i : Hope. Wj1 ant 'Hides. HCPS Nominal, paying price, lojg croa. tdinsry, Ubci seiscteu, wlc cou tracts 11c t. WOOL 1818 eUpt WllWmette .alley coarse Otswotd, 41c; medium Shropshire, 40c- fine. 8K40c; eastern. Oregon, staple, AStisac Dee Iv. , coarse sad medium, 3."JL3Sc II111&S Salted bidc-a. 23 lltl nn in.. s'ted stags. 60 lbs.snd np; 4c: green aVi New York, March 3. (I. N. S. pot nouses sua Liverpool interests were cood buv ers of 'cotton at the opening, when the tone was steady, iwltli price uD 1 to 9 points The supply came from room tradera and some commission bouse firma. After the call, bow ever, there was an unusually large demsmt for May rrom spot nousee with Wall street. Liver pool snd uptown Interests purchasing the otber options and before tbe end of the first 15 minutes May bad advanced 25 points, July it ana ucwoer xa points. Ranee of New York nrices furnished hi Overbwk 4k Cooke Co.. iltt 217 Board of Trade cunauig: January . . . March April ..... Msy June July August Septemtier . OeUber . . . Ieoember . areea ana salted calf kin; up to 15 lb, 28c; green hides. lbx. d up, 16c; green trs, Co lb, and np, lact dj hides. 82c; dry suit bides, JBc; dry horse bides. 1.002.6ti; salt hcrse bides; $3 001 A. 00 1 horse hair. UOc; dry lone wool nil. vS. dt-v saort wool pelts, 17c- drv ku. . ecu, vniiouc; sajis soeep shearUnca, each, WtMc; salted loor wool pelts. e7h i.&(a2.ft0; salted abort wool pelts, eacb. fiOc JAUX)WSe. J, 0; X; 2, 8c; grsise. c CBlrnjC OB CASCAB -BARK Baying MOhTiB-11. 35646-. BI8AL Park, lVc; wllte. 16 lb. ramta and Oila. ..COAL OIL Water white lu drnma mad lien barrels. We 4r gallon. - . - " tw LiNSEEO OIL Raw bbhu, $1.0S ri t Aeltle boiled, bbls., $1.10. raw. eases, $1.15 bniva, ease. $1.1J gal.j b.ts of 250 gal.. '3 TtRPKNTINB Tsnki 7c; cases. 74 gat ' V K ITB I.KAD Tjb lota... J2o lb.; 600 aunt, juc; wis, ivbc, GASOLINKU-Bssls price. tPt(e, 10 He gsllon, ; Open. . High. tw. Close. . 1040 104tt 1049 104.1 . 1740 mo 1715 17o& 1750 . 171S 1751 1717 174S . 1748 . 1717 1748 1713 174;S 1T2S ldtll . 162.1 ' 1060 1825 K-49 . 142 18U2 ltM2 1841 SHOWN FOR CEREALS PRICES ARE HIGHER . . : . Chicago Shows Sharp Gains Early AVlth Europe Anxious to Take Hold Embargo Valk SaltJ to Be at End Floor Very Firm. Strong Market Is Shown ni Livestock ; At North'Portland Receipts Are Very limited on Clos ing: Bay All Prices Are Very Firmly Held. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BUN, nour XSarkat Xlf&sr. There was an advance of 20c a barrel all through the local flour market today, placing the price of patent again at $8.40, the high record value. Tbe recent advances in the prlcf or wheat are attributed as the cause. WHEAT &HAR.PLT HIOHTB With a ahanlv bbrhar erioa fcx wheat Si tbe Chicago closinr, the Portland market was advanced. On tbe merchants' ezebange bid ware 1 to So np. Oat bids advanced use and barley Me a ton. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS -Cars- Wbeat, Barley. Fir. Oat. Hay. 8 Portland. Sat xear ago Total thla week. Yesr ago Season to date.. Year ago Tacoma, Friday. Year ago season to uate.. Year ago Seattle. Friday.. Year ago Season to date.. Year ago Tbere was a rather excited 13 I B7 57 4041 9218 8 8 6070 tKlow 14 11 4152 6704 27 178 1355 no 487 "b 1290 1)55 2 3 14 55 noa 1819 11 82 8 1908 S35 : 3 4 0 1230 1000 Saturday M-iaay Tbursdsy ....... Wednesday . ... Tneeday Monday ........ Week age ...... Year ago Two yearn- ago. Three years ago sour yean ago 112 .. 151 .. 273 .. 212 ..1844 .. 010 .. 2US .. 183 .. 850 179 bi ' 8 .... 73 .. 1113 87 5 .... 44 S .... 40 1017 S 604 13 13 f. 22 1 29 51 40 17t2 18 1 638 CHEESE MARE NOV HITTING HIGH RECORD; - REPORT SHOWS HEED TO STOCKS ARE NOMINA L Tillamook Advances 3c and Trip lets Go to 25c Pound In Whole . sale Trade No Young America I Available Increase in Make. 0 MONEY FIGHT VINCENT ASTOR DOES DUTY AS MIUTIAMAN PACIFIC LIVESTOCK CO Tbe price of cheese advanced fs the highest .. ' ' , ..." ,, flf nveatock ! QT'ed to 25c pound and Young America There was only scant supply livesiocg njn,!!, utttd to 2tic a pound. There reported Id the North Portland yard ever 1 1 none of tbe latter being offered by mamv SHITPEKS' WEATHER .XOTICE Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during the next 4 boars as far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 34 degrees; northeast to Spokane. 20 degrees; southesst to Boise, 10 degrees: south tn Ashland. 32 desreea. Minimum temperature st Portland tonirht about SO eb-grees. 5 18 34 110 171S 1S70 4 12 270 1539 273 1822 2 .... 1 17 012 8081 702 8137 tone In the wheat trade at Chicago during the morning and a further sharp advance was forced la quotations. The situation is snowing intense strength. Demsnd tor wheat at Pacific north west points is the best (om number of weeks. There waa a report some time ago tbat an embargo would be placed against further ship ments of cereals from this country, but the trade today anticipated that no action In tbat regard would be taken. This is what caused a better demand for American wheat from abroad. Local stock are small so far a farmers' holdings are concerned but there appeara to De quite ratr stocks sun In tbe hands ot speculative Interests in tbe northwest. Oats market continues to abow strength in the interior but tbere is little doing In the barley trade. Flour market Is very firm. Broomhsll cabled from Liverpool: Liverpool wheat strong with the American sdvsace and scarcity of. export offerings. World's shipments will be light. Com strong witn America and ugnt Argentine offers. Ar- 1 rivale very moderate. Out very firm with renewed buying and strength In casb. Amer ican offer firm, actual American clearances Inadequate. Flour strong. Provisions strong with argent demand and light offers. . Argentine weather generally dear. warm. Reports of corn more favorable, wheat and corn firmly held for spot. Freight rstes strong. Shipments' being withheld owing to lack of bottom. Prance WeaAber is unfavorable. FLOUR Helling price: Patent. $8.40; Wil lamette valley, 7.0; local trlgut, $7.Xa 8.00; bakers1 locsl, fH-Wa-o; Montana spring, $U.40; export. $7.35; whole wheat. $0.00; graham, $4.40;. rye flour, $4.75 pe; oarrel. , HAY Buying price, new crop; Willamette valley timothy, fancy. $17.00; eastern Oregon Idaho fancy timothy. $22.60; alfalfa, $14.oo(J 14.60: valley vetcb, A13.00; cheat, $13-Oo; clever, $11.00. . GRAIK SACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta, 11 llc in car krt; leas amount ara higher. MILLSTCrFS Selling price: Bran. $25.O0i snorts, $2.u0. KOLLkO OATS $;.SOQ8.00 per bsrrel. UOLLKli BARLEY $4.. 004J42.U0 per tos. Merchants' exchange March bids: Sat. Pri.Thurs.Wed.Tues. Mon. ' 1817 1918 1U17 Bluestem. .. 180 lo 168 181 163 160 180 Forty fold... 183 03 182 l&W l.i9 154 155 Club...- 183 92 18' 157 157 164 153 u. xuisatan. low .93 103 156 131 ljl OAT Feed ..... .3700 2500 3875 3600. 3025 3000 3000 BAJtLBY Feed 3900 285o W6U 3800 3830 3800 380 sutures were quotea: W U EAT night and several loads ! of these came op contract and 4id sot enter tbe trade at all. Trade condition In the swine division re man very firm witb $l established for top heavy killer. General nog range: Heavy packing tl2.8513.O0 Beat light 12.50a 12.75 Kocgh heavy ll.vU.0 Pigs . . .10.60 10. 76 Stocker . . 10.00tJ10.26 Cattle Continue Firm. . No change Is indicated In the general cattle market situation at North Portland- Tbere waa only a small run over night and value ob tained were substantially tbe sam as ruled during the entire week. General cattle market range facturers and only extremely limited stocks are held here. According to an advice from Carl Haber- latk, secretary of tbe Tillamook association. tbe price ot tripleta wa lifted 3c a pound I Inue the SUltS begun against the Pa' r5?5,: w."c?-JnBn" 5Me. ?oand v , mnnw for the al- uina. no price wss nsmea oy ina 11 lis moo a whu ' . ... aa association on Young America, because tbere , leged rauduJent gvCQUlsitlon Of ." was now to offer. The usual differential la a a advance of le above triplets. only a scant supply of Tillamook cheese wa offered to the local trade by tbe association; In fact, all tbat was available waa about a half dozen casee, which really amounts te nothing considering the back orders sent la by Portland wholesale- and a yet unfilled. Tillamook report a very slow Increase la the output, while vtbe demand 1 tranc from all portions of tbe country. $9.63S 9.80 . .oua v.oe . 7.75W 8.oy s-oe ... T.GOQ h 60 ... 6.50f 7.00 oMOa e-oo . 7.0ojl0.5fl . 5.7SU 8.6$ , 6.00(j 8.09 Best beavy beef steers Beat light beef steers Best beef cows ........ Best heifers Ordinary to good cow Best bbtcbet bull ... Ugut bull Calves Stocker-feeder steers etocker-Ueuer cows Mutton again Absent. Tbere were no supplies at all offering to the mutton and lamb division of tbe North Port land yards over bight, in fact, tbere baa been practically nothing available tor the open market all week. Coucral trad conditiooa strong. Uenersl mutton snd lamb market: Best east of mountain lambs 812.79013.00 Best vslley lambs 12.25(fl 12.50 Wethers 10.5Oi 10;76 Ewes v.uuttl 9.T3 Uoats 4.23W 4.M Saturday Livestock Snippers. Hogs C. W. Edward, Corvallia, 1 load; J. Ogden, Cottonwood, Cel., 1 load. Cattle Hoot 4c Snodgrass, Lebanon. 1 load. , Mixed stuff C. . E. Lucke, Canby, 1 load . csttle, calves and boga; Cutford Bros., Wood- burn. 1 load cattle and boga; J. E. Proflltt, Oayton, 1 load cattle, calves aad bog Friday Afiernoca Bales. COWS. Upward Tendency Still Prevailing m The N. Y. Market Vrw Terk, Karch $. I. V. S.) Stocks eon- tinued in demand in tbe kite dealing sad the tone waa stronger than at say tin during tbe year. Bethlehem Steel wss in brisk, da rn and, dosing- at 130. All the copper shocks made good gain. United States Steel common waa heavily tradsd in and closed at 10IH- The war ahares generally made gains of a point or mere. DAIRY rHODUCE ON THE COAST San Francisco Market. Butter Ultra. 36c; prime firsts. 35W: fi'rsta h-ggs KXUss.I 24c; extra first, 2314c; firsts. 22Vac I . Cheese California fancy. 20e; firsts, 20c; Oregon triplets, fancy, 23c. Loa Angeles Market. Lo Angeles, CaL, March 3. (P. N. S.1 Eggs 25c. 51 liutter UOc. POTATOES ALONG THE COAST April bluestem April forty fold April club April Kuasisn . April April FKE11 OATS FKEO BARLEY Bid. . 169 . 1S4 . 13 . 181 .5750 .3900 No. 1 cow . 1 cow 1 cow . X cow , 1 cow . 1 cow . 1 cow . 2 bull 1 Ultl , 2 bogs $8 bogs 2 boas 12 bogs 1 hog 1 bog No. 1 steer 1 cow . 1 cow 8 cow 1 cow 1 cow-, 1 cow It cow 1 cow 2 cows BULLS Av. lbs. 12U0 13. 0 ... MX ... l40 ... 000 ... 740 990 , ...lOSt) 1O30 HOG 3 . 158 2titt 693 161 37y 144 Saturday Homing Sale. STEERS. Ave. Lbs. 800 COWS. 83rt 1100 , 747 h5 890 , 1010 833 6SO 780 2 belter 1 bull .. 1 bull .. 1 bull ... 1 bull ... 1 rlf ... calve . 1 calf ... 88 hoga . . 1 hog 6 boga .. 8 bog . . 1 nog . . HEIFERS. "BULLS. CALVES. HOO.S. &S6 11S0 1530 llfcO 940 190 3U0 130 174 8 157 391 110 Price $ 5.00 T.73 4.71 7.00 8. 7.1 8.73 $ 6 60 7.14 $12.75 12.83 11 Si 12.75 11.75 12.75 Price, $8.50 $7.00 6.73 4.73 8. CO 7.&0 7.00 800 6.60 6.00 $4.75 $6.25 8.50 8.23 6.00 $10.00 6.50 6jU0 $12.83 11.26 12.80 11.89 11.20 BANK STATEMENT OP COAST Ke gala. di Wben writing to or caning os adwrMsera, . Please mention The- aonrnai. (Adv.) San Francises Msrket. .' - Rait Vr tw4 v.-. i 11 If . t.. 'I rr r i-otatoe. per cental ueita. s4.W(f 4J, with one extra rancy brand niftier; Oregon Bur Dan it. as.vutas.ao. Onions Brown, $7.&038.0O per aek ex- Ice-house : Japanese, $8.007.00 per crate of about pounas; urcgon, $10.00 pec cental ' ' 1 . a San Francisco Grain Market, San Francisco. Cel.. March 3. (V. P.) Wheat, per cental California club, $2.65(3 2.75; northern club nominal; Russian red, $2.73 (a-.n; jin-aey rea. si.wi Yta-W: bluestem. 2.97'4ra3.O0: forty fold. nomLnl Barley Knot, sz.:aB2.Z2H ttBt(j tor feed; brewing, $2.30a2.33. oats w nite. ji.hi vtli:.VK ner cental; rod New - York Metal Market. New York. March 3. (I. N. S.1 Snelrar Iiriu, prunr wesicru mpi., iv; later Marcs. 10; April. 10K10H; May and June, 10. Copper nnlet and firm. March. ST: Anril. um, a A aWlWUlUWa -jag. ' Seattle Grain Market. Seattle, WaaU.. March 3. (P. N. S.WWbes Bluestem. 41.70; Turkey red, $1.71; forty fold L.tj; ciuo, si.w; tue. si.ei; red Busalan, $1.68; barley, 80c. Receipts: Wheat 14 ears. Money, and Exchange, fr" New Tork. March 8. (U. P Bar silver. London, FT 7-16: Nw York, 76 s. Demand sterltsg. 476 7-16. .. . Elgin Bntter Higher. ; Elgin, rtl.. March 8. (U. P.) Butter sales were st oqcc. mostly sue. juat week's price was 40 cents, , Record Carload of V Lumber Is Shipped "Winlock, Wash., March 3 M what Is believed to be the . largest -carload of lumber ever jt M sent frojfY the Pacific coast was M shipped last week by tbe .Black x Diamond Lumber company of m this city, billed to the Haskell & Barker Car company of Mich - lean City, Indiana. The car m 4t contained 52,194 feet of lumber. 4r r consisting of general car ma- . m terial. the weight of which was 114,780 pounds. - Clearings Monday . , . . . Tuesday ..... vteuneaoay .. Thursday . . . . frTluay Saturday . ... Week Clearings .... Balances Clearings . . . Balances . . . , Clearings Balancea Clearings Clearings Portland Banks. This week. ....$ 2, 826,047. S(0 1.942,862.71 .... 2,198,202.59 2.450.H02.75 2,3.15,718.07 2.40,0O8.94 - Tesr sgo. $ 1.78H.771.34 1,887.601.91 1.946,541.94 2.041,043.17 2,001.823.69 1,058,003.87 ...$14,048,142.38 .$11,304,583.92 Spokane Banks. J V Taeoma Bank. Seattle Banks. Los Angeles I-anks. .$ 010.353.00 6s.857.00 .$ 810,864.00 .88,153.00 .$3,128,006.00 . 342,078.00 '..Aoi2,19.00 Baa FraasiK Bank. $13,643,159.00 Chicago. March 3. (I. N. S.) Unless the S0(afM rents' advance in hog prices fills the msrket hoppers on JlonasT, $14 wlu be psld A $13.90 sale was made today, and on a 15 cent advance Uie bulk sold at $13.45. Only a h&iidfuV arriyed. quality being the poorest ot the seasou. Cattle ciosed dull at the lowest prices of tbe week. Sbecp were strong, lambs firm. Omaha iogs $13.45. Omaha, Neb.. March .!. N. ?.) Cam Receipts 200. nominal and unchanged. Uocs Receipts BOJ, wc nlrher. Mixed and butchers, $13.1tXt(13.40; good asd choice beavy, $13Ji513.46: rough beavy. $13,353 , n ... tk . , . nA.ijri " - -.!.... ...., ., iw.ou, uoi, f La.wi"1) V'Sa V --AAS14 lulk. $13.15411X40. Sheep Receipt 500. nominal and unchanged Chicago Kog $1$.0. Chicago, March 3. ( N. S.) Hogs Re eeipts 12.0U0, 152?0c higher. MUed and butchers. $13.S0egl3.73; good beavy, $13.80'-! l..W; roagn neavy, sid.oucau.w; Jgot gis.ou 13.85; pigs. iu.yJo"; sulk, $13,550 13.78. - oil, RInta fuOCi xtr- A Rm 17 12.25; cows and heifers, 4.7510.50; stock - ?il?L Sf New York Sugar arid Coffee. New Torb.v March 3. (U. P.) Coffee Spot No. 7 Rio, 9c; No. 4 Santos, lOftc Sugar Centrifugal, $5.3b. Vancouver In Brief. Vancouver, Wash., March t.X good delegation , of members from . Martha Washington chapter No. 42, O: K. S., went " to Portland last evening and were guests of Rose City chapter. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs.-John Dickson, Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Crass, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hidden, Mrs. js. k. siocuui, airs. t:. ii. Davis, Mrs... W. P. Crawford, Mrs. Fannie Richardson, Mrs. W. E. carter, Mrs. W. WV Wilson, Mrs. G. Conant. Mrs. Nathan Rice, Mrs. William Laushlin, Mrs. P. O. HUstrom and Mrs. Oscar Johnson. The -third call in three days took the fire department to the W. S. Mil ler residence at Thirteenth and Wash Ington streets. The call resulted from a chimney blaze and no damage was done. - - -t Mrs. Cecile Bmlley a ' member of Columbia homestead, No. 1123, has been ' appointed district manager of the1 Brotherhood of . American Yoeman over Clarke and Skamania counties. The Brotherhood rally, which is to be ejd at the First Methodist jchurch Sunday,. March 11, promises 6 be of unusual interest." ; Ctmries S. i Bovard of Chicago, national organizer of the Brotherhood and adult Bible classes. will speak. A special musical program is being prepared by the class. i r.i i .i a i gssj ....... i - Little Business for Officials. Oregon City, Or., March 2. The sheriff has had nothlnvs to do In his official capacity for the past two weeks and the chief of police is think ing of taking si - vacation, as he ba not made an arrest for nearly a week. Constable D. E. Frost has almost for gotten his official business so long has It been since be made an arrest. AMERICAN IAVESTOCK PRICES Why Kay ' Lobbied So Hard . Against Appropriation Is Not' So Plain. MUCH EVIDENCE OF; FRAUD AUomay Creaeral Brews Vswes Tari- ou XmpluitlM la eeurtag of JKaraey Conaty XasAs, Why Attorney General George M. Brown battled for an appropriation sufficient to enable nia office to con- -.... v.. . . x: . x.v.... ; ,v' :; - . : I 4 t . r w '"1 " "XK v ' J ; i WHOLESALE RECALLS i UNDER WAY NOW IH - ----- " - " V CITY BY THE FALLS New Tork. March J Vincent Astor, who inherited the millions of hi acres of Und in Harney ana urant counties. Is made plain in the report which h filed with the state land " . - - m , v, i . I v uu icuieriia ma iiimivum w board. ' Why. in the face father. Colonel John Jacob Astor, is port, and the showing U made. State do a ia.bour tour ot auty begir- Treasurer T. . ,fy i"; ninat a. m.. these days, as aide to sistenUy against the appropriation be- Con7raaJlder ror,hew of tn New York log given cannot mo Prior to the recent legislative ses sion Attorney General Brown prepared and submitted a report to the state tai hr nf wraat had been done by his office in connection with the Pa cific. Livestock company case, in wn.u v aimsMi tha development and prog ress of the case from the date of its filing April 1. 1914. to the present. Xnegularltlsw Are Sbowa. The report shows that the suit was filed by the attorney general upon the written request of Governor West April 19, 114. to recover 8.J acres nr lan.t Mtimsted to be worth in ex cess ot $450,000, upon the allegation that the lands had been secured from the state by fraudulent means. There are Involved In the case 6240 acres of school lands of the estimated vain, at iftS.SOO and upwards; 10,828 acres of school indemnity lands of the Mayor Hackett, Councilmen Templeton and Van Aukenj Latest Targets of Petitions By Charles W. Storm. New Tark. March 3. IT. N. 8.1 There was a continuation of tbe brisk upward movement ; estimated value of $162,14 and UP- In stocks in tbe early trading today, with . w.rda 7Ti acres of swamp lands of the majority of Industrials established at ma- , tne )tlmated value of $115,460 and were prominrtit with the common advancing ", f 73. Steel common rose to 107,naking teneral have shown various lrregularl- tbe stock sell equal to 110 witb tbe dividend The investigations of the attorney All the copper abarca were ia brisk demand. Anaconda advancing "4 to 814, Ohino IU to 58 and Utah copper to 112 ties in the orocadure under which these lands were secured from the state, according to the report filed with the land board. It has been found Naval Militia. Vincent Astor reports to Commander Forshew at the custom house every day in the early dawn. Knsign Amor's duties consist of gen eral office work and handling tbe newspaper men. Officially. Astor is a member of the flying corps of the Naval Militia BUSINESS PICKING UP " ON LOIR MAIN NOW. THAT BRIDGE IS OPEN Number of Locations Vacant for Many Years Are Being Moved Into.. Vancouver, Wash.. March S. Nu- that the, school land was ccauired in I merous chances have been made on SS.. -f -tiaesiwa '?.t??!r?"t r-i-Jl"a. i tower Main street since atreet cars r h'' 8" ' ' " U;m of T. began operating acro.s the new inter- M. Overfelt St Co., a cattle company oi state (triage. iiwmp local real estate firm, has moved Oregon City, March I. Recalls are the order of the day tn Oregon City, and the latest city officials against whom recall Is directed are Mayor S3. C. Hackett and Councilmen lltnrr U. Templeton and & D. Van Aaken, peti tions for whose recall were prepared -yesterday afternoon and ' were thla ' morning placed In circulation by George Woodward, a former policeman. The charges against Mayor Hackett gre that he has been one of the back v era of tie efforts to recall Councilmen -Cox, Buckles, Albright and Metsner; ' that be urged and succeeded In having the council authorise a atreet improve ment In front of his own property at a cost of $700, paid out of the general fund,' contrary to law. and that be is now striving to have the city Improve another street In front of his property snd pay for the same from the general fund. , ...- Templeton Zs Aecnstd. - Councilman Templeton is charged with being the spokesman for the Port land Railway; Light Power company, and that, as such, has not worked for ner is he working for the best Interests of the city. - V The most serious chargee . are pre ferred against Councilman Van Atrken. He is charged with 'being tn the employ of the Portland Railway. Light A Power company, together with his son. In driv ing the hill Jitney In Oregon City. It Is also alleged there is a letter on file with the council in which he Is charged -with having -solicited a contribution of -. $5 from one Shockley, .In return for which he agreed that Shockley should retlrn his position as one of the oper ators of the municipal elevator, till Another tntarge. " The third charge is that he offered to vote for the purchase of, a-certain brand of fire hose, of which, a local merchant was agent, if tha latter would give him a pair of shoes. - - It is declared by the backers of tbe above proposed recalls that' no diffi culty will be experienced In secnrlng the necessary number of names, and . that an effort will be made to have the election held at the same time as that proposed to recall the other four councilmen. close yesterday Atlantic, fiiilf ant ITh) Tnri'.fl nua II! lo 84. American Wool 1 point to 61 and former Cays. Crucible Steel 4 to 85 Ttu railway issues were fractionally blgber. with -Union i'aciflc op to 134 and St. Paul up at 81. Another Group Zs Cited. its offices from the building at The report says that C. A. Swk, sixth and Main streets to the old Com ow an attorney at Burns, before vntm. tnfth Whom as notary public the applicants Bangs of New Vork prices furnished by ' ,wore to their applications, has stated C"-. !8-217 Bo" Trad j that tne RPpUcant. were brought to building: DB&CKIPTION. merclal bank building at Fifth aad t a In m t r,.t The Brooker Implement company his A Ills Chslmers. C......I 'Mhi ao pro. 8&u American Beet Sugar.. SSft American unn, c I ii ao Did American Car rdy., c. 65 Vt American cotton oil e American Unseed. c... 19 Vs American xxwomonve, CI iw4 American Smelter, e. - Mii American sugar, e. ... lio American Tel. 4k Tel.. 128 American woolen, C...I DO7 Anaconda Mining Co.. I Sl Atchison, c ll02Vi Bahia-in Locomotive, c l 52 ao Dili. Baltimore 4V Ohio, e.,.1 75 Bethlehem Steel, c... (121 oo pro Brooklyn It. Transit Butte A Superior California Petroleum, c ao pro. . , Canadian Pacific .. Central Leather, c. . do pfd Chesapeake 4c Ohio. C, at. ec St. P C. A N, W., c Cbino Copper ...... Colo. Fuel A Iron, c. Consolidated Gas Corn Products, e do pfd- . , Orwlble Steel, c DistlUers Erie, c do 1st pfd General tleetrie Goodrich Bubber O. ore, lands Great Northern, pfd.. Greene Can lllde A Leather, c... do pfd Ice Securities Illinois Central Industrial Alcohol ... Inspiration Kennecott Kelly Springfield Leckawsima Steel Louis. A Nashville... Maxwell Motors, c... Mtxicaa Petroleum . . . Miami Copper N'Ltionai Lead Nevada Consolidated... New Haven New Vork Central. . . Norfolk A Western, c Northern Pacific Pennsylvania . Hallway I 1 i m n.r.lt a anm nt hla I movairf Its ntA1r tn tViM Paav, jS i i HI in UY X . '-' V Ol . -. , v .... - i - - - - - w . . Opeui High! Low icioae , aTtA ty..t nnnev was taid Carter building. Several otber chantvs 'HI U. 1 kal'Vi.l M.a I sj l. ' b " . m a si.. aw. I a fa Kalntr nnnlaiririUfa Am A V. as o i -. AM essirrism A a v I or me ell v vhicn rorrnfli waa im. August 1. 1884, and were filed with occupied, some .of the buildings for a state land DO ara eepiemoer l r:.: . " i sis.a 47i oi" 152 OB B8H 81 11T MM er and feeders, $.T5&0.40; lexsns, $S.50(j 1O.0O; calves, ,wii.w. Sheep receipts 3UW, stesdr. Native and western. $T.25iaiz.2; lambs. $n. eo 11. 73. Bt. Louis Hag $1S.$. J East St. Loul. 111.. March 3. (U. P.) The upward trend of the local bog market wa unchecked ana anotnsr niga mark wa made today when tbe top reached $13.84. Kansas City Htgs $11.40. f Kansas City. March 3 (I. N. S ) Oattl Receipts 1O0, no trade. Hoes Receipts luuu, ioc Higher, au sold round $13.2513.00. No sheep. Denver Hog $18,441. Denver, March 9. (U. V.) Oattl Receipt 000. steady. Steers, $7.O0lO.t)0; cows and heifers, $d.00S.50; ttockers and feeders, $7 U.aw; caives, j,wmu.w. Hoa-e Keceipi auw, ivavauc signer. Tot. $13.eu; bulk. $13.40. Sheep Keceipis ow, sxeaay. ewes, $11.00 11.40; lambs, 13.20&13.75. v n i m i - . THOROUGHBRED SHORTHORN BULLS SOLD BY BREEDER Toledo- Wash.. March 3 Lsit week two thoroughbred Shorthorn bolls were sold by Dr. Johnson Armstrong of Knab, win baa oai of the finest stock farms In this section. One went to ,11. E. Bsshsm of Vancouver. , Waah., snd the otber to Han Johnson of Moasyrock, Wasb. . American Wheat Options. , ' May. iu!otn W lull i peg . . Muuaaapulla Kansaa City St. Louis ... Jffli, im 190V4 11 July. 183 1M 192 J55S4 15d ITeseed Steel Car. c. . Ray Oboe. Copper. . . . Hallway Steel Springs. Heading, e Republic I. A S., c Uoek Island rVnra, Roebuck A Co.. Sbettuck: Stndebslcer, c .Skies Sbef field Mouthers Pseific Southern Railway, c. . do pfd. ...A........ Tennessee Copper Texas. Oil J. Texss- Pacific Vniua Pacific, e U. S. Robber, e U. S. SteeL e do ; rfd...... Utah Copper- vtrglnisj unenucai. c.. W. U. Telegraph Westlnbouse kilsctrlc. Willys-Overland 21 23 1S4 55 U, 32 a. S5Vh 43 t ii'hi 7oa 904 110 123 01 83 102 do 75U iao 48H '57 154 S8Vi en 40 '21 'ST4 2314 164 M OM 100 vi 122 5 46 f.7 79 . . . . 51 80 'r" 3 94 127 ioa K 1." 1 l:i 7H 28 W) 227 134 r-44 ioe 117 112 4S 43 11 100 123 tut 4 SI 25 V 4 bti 42 701 S8V4. 110 12s 50 8114 102 62 74 127 47W 07 152 Mb 58 l 116 o e "ai" 854 22 25 i3 &5 82 '42 11 et 43. 100 54 41 ie 7o 110 12S the 1SS4. present a thriving appearance. The- report cites another group of I 24 claims, all filed by employes oflElnora Blosser Divorce Plaintiff. Todhunter & Devine, cattlemen. The I Oregon City, Or., March a. EInora certificates 01 sale were issuea oy me 1 Blosser filed suit Friday for a dl .4at. e-M. Va sirtrt1iatr smtISm tviVi Atllt I mama aavatnsi 4 a T d . . aVu. claim deeds to W. B. Todhunter, after I nc Inhuman treatment. She asks for 102, ! which deeds to the lands were given 1 the custody of the one child. They 63 by the state to Todhunter. All of the were married December 26, -107, at 'r? names of tne applicants, except iwe, 180 i were signed by John S. Devine to the Aurora, Or. 4 24 57 152Vi 1123 Mrs. Sexton Saes. Oregon City, March 3. Pearl Sexton filed suit with the county clerk Sat urday for a divorce from her husband, B. D. Sexton, on a charge of desertion. She asks for the recovery of her maid 11014 ' applications to purchaseJwJJle Devine also signed most of tne rames zouna upon the assignments of certificates of sale. Bear All Knowledge. The report of tho attorney general J gives instances where different appli- en nane, Pearl C. Shaffer. They were aiaZi cants have stated that they rever I ,.-- jmnin 99 tan? 4nrii.nj 119 j maoe gppiicxiion lor ui inao, sinew 60T4 InotVilns- of them and never authorized I either Todhunter or Devine to make relumed to the state through the suit application for them, or to issue cer- now pending. It is not thought prob tiflcates of assignment or quit claim! able .that the suit will be dismissed deeds. These lanes were all acquired I unless at the direct and specific com. company, roand of the .state land board. 10014 121V, 67 68 I 19 50 Vi 5 7Vil Wi 40 2H 25! 44 91 1&K 54; ' 60 78 28 28 28 KM :i 28 22" 136 04 V MXtVj 23 43 W 171 1U3 64 27 00 MV.b2tt 28 Sales 360,700 shares. 27 ac I 87Vs I V2 27 f 225 lOrtSi H7Liie 113V, 1114 40tT4 121 21 101 s 23 28 ei4 104 56 324 113 42 II 1 23 100 U 123 4$ 661', Ss 125 I Ml' ' ""71 87 25 44 4 127 102 Vi 7; 5UU 7H14 28 224 28, Si" S 22s 14 133 108 V 117 11J M .1 404 4s Tax Collections Are Larger. Vancouver, Wash., March 2. Tax collections during the month of Feb ruary, 1917, exceeded these of the month of February, 191$, . by nearly $25,000. The figures.- as given out today by the treasurer's office, show collections during February, 117. as by the Pacific Livestock which now holds them. According. to the report, the attor ney general has secured evidence of fraud and forgery In many other in stances all tending to show that the lands embraced within the terms of the suit were fraudulently taken from the state. The investigation of the Pacific Livestock company case has been de layed by the pressure of tbe Hyde- Benson cases tbe attorney general has been prosecuting, and all of the infor mation secured and outlined In the re port was ratbefed and compiled at a total expense of approximately $300. Attorney General Brown sets out that the investigations madfe by his office show that the state will be re quired to file an amended : complaint in order to square the case as It has developed with the facts concerning which proof can be offered. Much Zrfutd YalsaMs, The report also points out that much 'of the land involved la the suit la-very valuable and that its .ownership con cerns the water rights of the various rivers of the section, affecting the en tire land ownership ot the Harney val ley. He calls particular attention to the adjudication of these water rights by the state water board, and points to the continual opposition of the Pa cific Livestock company, which first enjoined the work of the water board, declaring the .water code was uncon stitutional, and when, the United States court- at Portland ruled against' tho 'company,, appealed direct to the su preme court of the United Stakes, which also decided adversely to the corporation. v The attorney general informed the state land board in his report that the residents of Harney county had shown a deep concern In the suit and bad ex pressed a desire to see It prosecuted to a final conclusion. - -rnada to Be rortbcoxala2 It is believed that funds sufficient to .enable the attorney general to prosecute the suit will probably be We Serve - the Public As Trustee of Bond and Note Issues. No corporation can af- ford to put- its bonds ox notes -. -on the market without cer- . tification as to regularity and genuineness by a responsible and well - established trust. company. e - This company Is empowered1, by law to accept appointment ; as Kecerver. I ' - We offer ZxperUace, Beoarltr and Business Care. Consultation Invited Lcmbermens Trust Company Capital aad srnrplns $600,000 . XriuaBenaeaa XI dg- mftfc' aad Stark. THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ' amounting to $67,195.44 and during February. 1916. as $42,756.80. Thess rnrniahe-t hv r!tt.n. f .rJVl'-C: contena inat tne district will never be figures include both real and personal property, many of the payers availing themselves of the rebates offered. First Mohair Sold . 60 Cents a Pound The . first Kale of new clip 4 ' mohair , has been reported - at 4t jjt $0c a pound. The Norton 00m- jt w pany purchased 4009 pounds of extra fine stockt-at this price, nut there is every indication. - 4fc according to the trade, that stiU . higher prices will prevail. -a f 4jf Nevj Crnahers Promised. Oregon City, March J..Two new rock crushers are to be installed with in the county thla spring having each a capacity of 200 yards a day. One will be located on the road between Molalla and Canby and "the other at Baker's bridge on the Clackamas river. Doctors Sne for Fee. - Oregon City, Or.. March 2. Drsi. Hugh S. and Guy Mosnt filed suit In the circuit court Friday to ' recover a bill for medical services from M. L Hay ford, to the extent of I9J.50. India has begun active mining of pitchblende, the chief source of ra dium. - .. . K , - . developed until the Immense holdina-s of the Pacific Livestock company are broken up and the small - settler Is permitted to enter tha valley, giving it population and development, and who sets- the solution of the problem in tbe revestment of such of the land. now held by the company as might be ' Vtoeks, jseads, 3ettesv. CHaia, sae-saT soars ex wxaaa amiag. Overbeck & Cooke Co. DIRECT PRIVATE I WIRES TO 41X EXCHiWsGES acembera Chicago Besrg f Trass, .- Cones poadants mt sVogam U Bryam, " . V Chicago, Btrw xsrk, Capital Paid in Gold Coin.: ...$8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profit ...... $8,388,676.59 TraniacU a General Banking Buiinen issues Commercial Letters of Credit covering importation of merchandise, as well as Letters of Credit for use o! travelers throughout the United States and foreign coun tries. Interest Paid on Time and Savings Deposits " Head' Office, San Francisco PORTLAND BRANCH, THIRD and STARK STS. WM. A. McRAE, J. T. BURTCI I A ELL, iManager, Asst Manager. STATEMENTS m 3 of account ren-1 dered monthly . to depositors and can celled checks 1 J re turned. L -will cover the mo a t imp ortant 1 points of an mdiTid I J ual's bookkeeping. 1 1 1 1 NATIONAL BANK ' Canltal and aTurnraa tsjMO MtL I i J Third and Oak ata, Pertlaao, Orsros We will be pleased to open as . WMEVaiUjt . Vi a savings account for you, I J