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THE OREGON DAILY 70URNAl! ' PORTLAND. I THURSDAY, MAY 10, 191T.
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IMPORT DUTY FORCES PRICE OF WOOL TO NEW HIGH RECORD
Edited by
Hyman H. Cohen
STORAGE
G
OF El
IS ON ! HEAVY SCALE
IN THE NORTHWEST
Paget Sound Speculative Interests
Are Keen After Supplies Here
and Shipments In That Direction
Continue to Be Very Liberal.
Heavy storing of ejrgs on Puget sound is In
dicated by the twt extensive shipment of
supplies being made from this section to both
Seattle and Tacoma. ,
Market or egg la general la showing added
strength. Bids of f. o. b. buyers are firm at
'A2U,c a dosen to the country for delivery of
ceee count at Portland, gales along the whole
rale way to retailers are generally at 33e a
ilsen, although as si git as 83VjO haa been ob
tained for amt count In a very limited way.
While the Men) trade contiuaes to store egga
for the winter and consumers here are also
potting up much stock, the principal demand
Is front outside speculative markets.
Receipt a Ion a the atreet continue quite lib
eral, but a daily cleanup of stocks la shown,
and the outlook tot the market during the Im
mediate future? la most hopeful.
FIRST CA
LOAD OF THE
1917 PACK COLUMBIA
SALMAN GOES TO EAST
Barbey fish Co. With Cannery in
Portland, Hare Honor Sale Is
Made to New York at $1.75 for
Half Pound Flats;
BUTTER MARKET IS FIRM
- Very firm tone la shown, not only In the
local butter market, but a alnrliar condition
la Indicated generally along the coast. Prices
here are well maintained. Dairy la coming In
more freely, with the market steady.
CHICKEN MARKET NOW SICK
Market for chickens la extremely alow along
the wholesale way, with sales now no higher
than 18o or bens, and transaction are re
ported down to 17c for ordinary lota. Springs
are weaker and lower at 23Q23o a pound.
COUNTRY MEATS ARE FIRM
Both TMl and hogs are showing a firm tone
along Uis street, with demand especially good
for top quality hugs. Veals may ease up a
trifle H recelpta axe liberal, but prices are
showing no change as yet.
DUCK TRADE NOW SLOWER
Blower trade la showing for ducks here, with
only old stock arriving. Beat Pekla are sell
ing around 18 20c a pound, with the more
men t shallow, while the colored Tmrletlee are
quoted dull at 173 18c generally.
RED ONIONS DUE HERE SOON
Initial shipments of new crop red onions
from California are due to start about May
20 for the local market. Additional supplies
of Texas stock hkTe arrived, and the market
Is lower generally!.
BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE
Cabbage market fractionally lower.
Lettuce sales are made lower";
Asparagus la weaker; plentiful and lower.
Oannera offering to contract cherries at 4Hc
pound. ,
Linseed oil la c higher.
Turpentine la down 6c a gallon.
JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND
First carload of new pack Columbia river
canned c hi nook salmon has gone forward to the
east. The Initial shipment for 1917 was made
by the Barbey Fish company, which haa a
canning plant in thla city. The car was sent
to New York, and cons luted entirety of half
pocuid flats. The aale was reported at SI .73
per d risen, the price forecast in these renorta
some dai-a ago.
It is not now expected that there will be any
formal opening price set for canned aalmoo by
Columbia river canners thla season, bat that
talis will be filled out as shipped at $2.75
and halves at $1.75 per doaen.
we present wholesale selling price of flits
st this time la $1.85 for halves, but the higher
cost of this season's pack will force aa addi
tional advance.
Robert 8. rarrell of Bverdlnr & Farrell. and
ownera of the Pillar Bock Packing company,
reports a rery small run in the lower Columbia,
and that the catch In the Willamette haa also
fallen off on account of the muddy condition
of the water. He,as other packers, anticipate
a much better run later in the season.
A circular sent out by the National Cannera'
association and the National Wholesale Gro
cers' association, calls attention of the trade
generally to the' ruling of the government -gardlng
the saving of tin plate by the elimi
nation of certain goods from the canning tn-
ausiry.
Heretofore It haa been generally understood
that dried beans, hominy, sauerkraut, macca
ronl and vpaghetti formed the list of dnntfs
for canners, but pea have now been added to
the list. It Is understood In some quarters
that sauerkraut will be eliminated from the
Hat, but no official word baa been received
regarding this.
The official circular of tas canners, whole
sale grocers, and allied industries calla noon
wholesalers and retailers to cancel their orders
already placed In order to relieve any damage
suits for nondelivery. The action Is taken be
cause of the pressing need of tin plate by the
government.
FOREIGN DEMAND IS
KENER FOR WHEAT;
TO
NORTHWEST
H
Only About 1,000,000 Bushels Are
Held by Farmers But Dealers
Have Much More Flour Is Firm
With Hay Market Again Higher.
CASH BLUZSTEM 13.06.
Limited aales of caah blues tern wheat were
shewn in the interior en the basis of $3.05 per
ouahei, tidewater track delivery.
NORTHWEST O&AItf RECEIPTS.
-Care-
Portland. Thar.
Year ago
Season to date. .
Y'ear ago
Tacoma. Wed. .
Year ago
Season to date. .
Year ago
Seattle, Wed...
Year ago
Season lo date. .
Year ago
Wheat. Barley. Fir. OaU. Hay
6
u
Mfl7
SU06
19
7
5R4U
0078
16
4856
7634
232
1511
128
4iX)
815
1206
4
A
1343
17411
GRASS
SEASON
NOW
IN FULL-SWING IN
THE CATTLE TRADE
Twenty-four Loads Come From Ono
Section of California Montana
Is Also a Shipper General
Trade in Livestock Is Good.
WOO
L BIDS 3 TO 4
CENTS POUND HIGHER
I DUTY
WITH
MO
Willamette Valley Quoted Up to
53c for Medium, the Highest on
Record Government to Place a
Duty of 10 per Cent at Once.
aw 2415
7tJ 2394
0
5 13
806 1937
354
3
iD6a iiii 3VH
1900 995 4070
OVERSOLD MARKET GIVES
COTTON GOOD ADVANCE
' These prices are those at which wholesalers
sell to retailers.: except otherwise stated:
Dairy products.
8UTT&& Creamery, prints In parafflne
wrappers extras. IMvc; prime firsts, 8H;
firsts, tit;r cubes, lc less; cartoua, lc ad
vance. BUTTERFA.T 4- Portland delivery No. 1
cream. 88c.
EGGS Selll'iffi price: ' Case count, 33c per
doaen; buying ptfiue, 326c; selling price, can
dled, 34c.
UVH POULTEY Hens, heavy Plymouth
Rucks. 19c lb.; ordinary chickens, 17217u,e;
atags. 14o lb. ; broilers, under 8 lbs.; 2S25c
.per lb.: turkeys, W2lc per lb.; dreeeed.
fancy. 328c; culls. 20Q24C; squabs, $2.00
per doaen; feese, live, ( ); Pekin ducks,
jconr, lQ)c;; Indian runners, old ducks,
17 (lHo per lb.; pigeons, $1.25 per dosen.
CHEESE Sellioc price: Fresh Oregon
fancy full cream triplets, 25&2tic: Young
America, i't'(izue. trice to jobbers, lists. 34c,
Young America roe. r. o. b.; cream brick,
'J8(ttc; Umburger, 81J32c; block Swiss, 84
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
FRESU FED ITS Oranges, navel, $3.50l
8.(0 per box ; ba nana, 6 Vi c per lb. ; lemons,
$2.T5(tf4.2o; California grapefruit, 2.fiOa2.76;
r'krlda, $3.XX&6.00; pears, $1.402.0O.
BBBJU1W Strawberries, Los Angeles. $1.40
1.60 crate; Florin, $lt.0032.25 crate, cran
berries, local, fcS.od box; eastern, $$.00 bbL
APPLES Local. $1.602.50, according to
quality.
ONIONS Texas, $2.50(33.50 per crate.
POTATOES Selling price, table stock, lo
cal, $4.00(3:4.50.! Buying price, ordinary ship
ping, $.').f(EC3.75; new potatoee, 10llc lb.
V EG KTT A frL&S Turnips. $2.76 per sack;
carrots. Ttt40o per doaen bunches; parsnips,
$2.60 suck; catjbsge, California, 6c per lb.;
green onions, !43c dosen bunchee; peppers, 45c
lb.: head ; lettuce, gi.buqtz.w crate; celery,
$7.00 crate; artichokes, DOe3$1.10; cucumbera,
$1.00611.50 per dos.; tomatoes, $3.00 per lug;
eg plant. 20c i lb.; string beau. ( ); rhu
barb, 2c per I. Ieaa, 52Jc per lb.; cauli
flower, local, I1.0Tk31.O0 per dosen, aspara-
fus, 85cS$1.00: per doaen bunches; spinach,
1.00 per box. j
Meats, Flkh and Provlaiona.
DRESSED MKAT8 Selling price, country
klUed beat bogs. 18felt)c; ordinary. 17 lSc
per lb.; beat veala, 14tfl4V4e; ordinary veala,
18lHi! heavy, 124J13Vc; goat, 406e;
aunbe, 18ffil7o lb.; mutton, 1215c beef,
11 ift 12c per lb. !
&MOKEO MEAT name, 37a58c per S.;
breakfu st i bacon, 2Sd3ttc; picnics, 23o; cot
tage roll, i 27c; shot clears, 2627c; Oregon
experts, smoked, 27 per lb.
LAUD Kettle rendsred, tierces. 25 e lb.;
standard, 24ci lard compound, 19c.
OYSTBRa Olj-mpia, galhisx. $0.50; canoed
eastern, 55c; $6.60 per dosen) eastern in
abll, $10 per 100; eastern oysters, per gsi
. Ion, eoUd pack. $2.75.
FISH Dressed flounders. 7c; Chinook sal
mon. 16c s perch, JOc; sodee, 6c; flounders,
6c; salmon trout 22c per lb.; halibut, 116gl4c
lb.; blsck cod, I Oc; Columbia smelt, lQHc;
her ring. 6e; rasor claraa, 20c dosen.
GRABS Large, S2.50: medium. $1.75 dos.
! Groceries.
BUGAIU-Cnbe, $.65; powdered, $9.8S;
fruit or berry,: $8.75: Honolulu. $8.70; beet,
8JW; dry granulated, $S.75; D yellow,
$8.10.
HON ET New, $3. 00 133.20 per case.
B1CB Japan style. No. l; 7c; New Orleans
head, Bo; blue rose, 8c. ,
SALT Coarse, hslf grounda; 100a. $11.90
ton; 50s $13.00' table, dairy, BO $16.00; 100a
$10.50; bales, $2.25: fancy tahle and dairy.
$22.00; lump reck. $20,00 car ton.
BKANSf-Small white, 16 He; large white,
16e; PinkJ 134c; Umas, 17Vc; bayooa, 13c;
red, JSC,
! Hops, Weal and Hides.
HOPS Nominal; buying price. IS 16 crop.
ordinary. 56c; selected, 6c; coptracta, 10c
ner in.
WOOL Nominal: Willamette alley coarse
Ootswold. -4S'a4ec; medium Shropahire, 503
oSe: fine, 47Cto; eastern Oregon staple, 40
QeSo par lb.: i coarse and medium, 4a348c
hiilea, $1.0O2.5O; salt horse hides, $3,000
6.00: horse hair, 80e: dry long wool Delta. 30c;
dry short wool pelts, 25c; dry sheep shear-
per to. i .
salted stags, 50 lbs. and np. 14c: areeB and
salted kip, 15 lbs., 20c: green and salted calf
sxina np to l.v ids., axe; green uaes, ICS ibe.
va nn 1 W- 9VMn a , a era fLA Ih. mtA nn V
dry bides, 84c; 1 dry salt hides, 29c; dry Was
inga, earn, lacfioe; saitea sneep shearings,
each. 25(B50e: salted Ions' wool nelts each.
$r.60($3.50; salted abort wool pelta, each, 60e
e$i.oo. i
TALJXIW JS'e, V 11 He; Ka. . Oc; greaae,
Rc ner lb.:
CHITTIM OR OASCARA BARK Buying
prim, per: w lavm, oa ft i Q per id.
HOIIAI& 1317. 60a per lb.
1 Sepe, Faints, Oils.
EOPE BlsalJ dark, 20c; white. 20 Vie
. lb. i stsndard Manila. 27c.
COAL OIL Water white la drama and lroa
oarreia. jue per gallon,
v LIN REED Raw. bbla.. 81.83 ner rsDont
tettlw boiled, bbls., $1.84; raw. eases. $1.89;
.boiled, cases, 81-41 per gallon; lota of 250
canons.
WHITE LEAD Ton lota, 12M IV; 500 lbs.,
12Je.
- TUaPTl!TIXB Tanks, 62o; cases, SBcj 10
ease Kt. ic was.
OASOLIKB Basis price, 21e ralQon; dls-
niians, ivac per gaiion,
,-4 ii . "V -
New York Sugar and Coffee.
New Torlt. May 10. (TJ. P.) Coffee Spot
- gnarar-Cholrlfngal. SOwU. ; -
New Tork, May lO. (I. N. 8.) Bather tin
favorable Liverpool cables and a alight im
provement in the weather conditions In the
south wers entirely Ignored at the opening of
the cotton market today, and sentiment ap
parently was influenced hy furttwr talk of
peace and an oversold condition.
The opening was firm, with advances of 7
to 25 points. The fearers of the early market
was the unusually large buying of, the new
crop months. ,
The supply cam from Wall street and con.
mission bouses. Liverpool bought July, but
sold October and December. Liverpool at the
time of the start here reported dec lie ea of 11
to 12 points, compared with a range of 5 to
12 points expected.
Covering by local traders became more ac
tive in the late dealings and this demand
coupled with New Orletkna buying promoted
a steadier tone. The close was steady at a
net advance) of 17 to 23 points.
Range of Kew York cotton prices furnished
by Overbeck & Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of
Trad buUdlng
Janmary
March
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November . . . .
December . .
Open. High. Low. , Close.
. 1876 lf7S 1871 1875
. 1801 1802 1H92 100
. 1947 1958 1947 1956
1947
. 19.15 1964 1935 1942
. 1930 I960 1930 1825
180
. 1860 18T73 1858 1814
1866
. 1865 1880 1885 1873
POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
Seattle Market,
Seattle, May 10. (TJ. P.) Onion Aus
tralia, 10c; wax, $3.55; white, $8.60; reUow,
$3.2S.
Potatoes Yakima G-ema, $90; seed, $75;
locals, $7580.
Los Angelas Market,
Los Angeles, Hay 10. (P. N. S.) Pota
toesNorthern, $4-25(34.6; Oregon, $4,253
40; rasseta, $4.5064.76; sew, $2.20 log;
sweets, 8c,
Baa FraaaUca Market.
San Francisco. May 10. U. P.) Potatoes
Per cental Delta, $3.50 asked for ice-house
stock; do "plow lot. $2.252X0; Oregon Bur
banks. $3.00cc3.50.
Onions Australian. $S.SO per cental- do Im
perial, $ l.752.J0 asked per 50 tt. crate.
New" potatoes Per pound white, 5c; gar
nets, oc.
DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST
Seattle Market.
6eattle. May 10. (U. P.) Butter Natlva
waahlngton creamery, cnbe, Hic aa brick,
88c; freah California, cube, 37c; do brick, 37c
Eera select ranch. JftJt
Cheese -Oregon triplets, 27: Wisconsin trip
lets. 28c; do twins, 13c; loung America, zsc.
San FranoUoo Market,
San Francisco, Cel., May 10. (JJ. P.) But-
r EJxtxaa, 35 Vic; prim firsts, 84 Vic.
Ent Extras. 83c: extra firsts. 31 He: extra
pniieta, nunc; extra iirst pniwts, zvyte
tjnesse uaiuorma rancy, iccc; nxs
sta, 21 e.
SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE
Weather bureau advisea: Protect sblpmennf
daring the next 48 boars as far north as Se
attle against mini mom temperatures of about
44 degrees; northeast to Bpokana, Z degrees;
southeast to Boise, 40 degrees; south to Ash
land, 44 degrees. Minimum temperature at
Portland tonight, about 46 degrees.
PORTLAND DAIRY EXCHANGE
Butter advanced Vic and egga a similar sum.
Prices between dealers:
BUTTER. Week
On bee Thu. Wed. Toe. Mon. Fri. ago.
Extras 36 35 Vs 85 Vi 35 84H MV,
Prime first . 35 84V 84 84 33 H 33 H
Dairy 28 87V 27 Vi 27 V4 27 27 Vi
EQGS.
Cttrres receipts 83 82 82 Vi 83 81 Vi ftlVi
CHBBSB.
Oregon trips 24 V, 24 V 24Vj 20 25 25
BANK STATEMENT OP COAST
Wheat markets were rather erratic all over
the country during the early day's trading
but the trend of . the trade In general was
Bteady. This was especially true of caah stuff. 1
Foreign demand Is keen not only in the
east but in the Pacific northwest and very lib
eral shipments are expected to be made from
here during the remainder of the season.
All told there are said not to be more than
1,000,000 buubels of wheat remaining unsold
in the bands of farmers in Oregon, northern
Idaho and Washington, although holdings of
deaer are said to ba rather heavy. Much
stock is also held In th three atates awaiting
cars for shipment.
While the market for flour at rather quiet
the murket coutlnuea to reflect atrength In
sympathy with wheat. Eastern demand for
floor is good but the lack of transportation
keeps sales at low ebb.
Hay market is sgain firmer ana higher
with an extreme scarcity of all offerings.
The higher figures are listed below.
Brooinhail cabled from Liverpool that it
waa officially announced that all flour mills
with a capacity of five sacks par hour, had
been taken over by the British government.
Australian weather is favor able. Confirma
tion la now available that the British govern
ment recently purchased 11,000,000 bushels of
wheat there.
FLOG R Selling prlc: Patent, $18.70; Wil
lamette valley. $12.70; local straight, $12.90(3
$13.50; bakers' local, $1.60313.70; Montana
spriog. $14.5014.70; exports, $11 .20; whole
wheat, $13.00; graham, $14.70; rya flour, $9.25
per barrel.
HAY Baying Dries, new crop. Wlllametta
valley timothy, fancy, $26.00; eastern Oregon-
xoano xancy umouy, so.wiaii.w; bliiuik,
$2tt.50; valley vetch, $20.00; cheat, $20.00;
clover, $20.00.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 4 Calcutta.
HVillc in carlotst less amounts higher.
HlhLSl xi tB aeuing price xsran, .wi
shorts, S48AM.
rolled oats rer ton. soe.w.
ROLLED BARLEY per ton. $59.00.
CORN Whole. $74.00: cracked, $75.00 pet
ton.
May wheat bids war 2 to 6c higher to 8
new high mark for bluestexn at $2.97.
May oats bids were unchanged, wltn a sals
of 80O tons at $32.50.
May barley unchanged.
Merchants Exchange May bldsi
WHHAT.
Thur Wad. Tna. Mon.
1917 116 1917
Bluestem 2U7 104 296 284 27$
Forty fold 2W4 94 200 290 274
Club 295 98 290 280 27)
Russian 292 93 Z87 275 2t
OATS.
Peed 5250 2075 C2S0 6250 6223
BARLEY.
.52UO 2700 5200 5250 6250
824 4 46
16 6 237
404 4 15
612 5
40 10
23 1 13
11 8
258 . . 475
56 5 1562
159 19
148 85 ....
Feed .......
Futures were quoted:
WHEAT.
June bluest era ...
June forty fold. .
June club
June Russisn
PEED OATS.
Jane
rmJD BARLHY.
June
Bid.
. 28
29S
29
298
6800
. ... .6000
Portland Banks.
Clearings This Week.
Monday $ 8, 094. 714. TS $ 2,879,968.94
Tuesday a,9dl,608.T 2,187.067.90
Wednesday . s.eTO.tHl.eo
uaursasy ,tJW.TXo.4J
Benetl Banks.
...... ....$ 8,096,434.00
Year Ago.
2.219,511.12
1,798.676.65
Clear tugs . , . .
Batlances . . .
Clearlnra
Balances ..
Clearing
BaJancea ....
883,673.00
Taooma, Banks.
...
ClearlngB
San Francisoe Banks,
805.641.00
121,161.00
403,156,00
101,254.00
.$13,623,677.00
New York Metal Market.
New York. May 10. (I. N. &) Copper
Quiet. Spot, 82Vie; Junes 81Hi July. 29c;
August and September, 28 c; last quarter.
26H27ViJ.
Tin Strong. Spot, 63 60c
Lead Strong. Spot, May and June, lOVic
bid .
Spelter Firm. May and June, 9V4c Jrfty,
9c
American Wheat Options,
May.
Dnlntk $3.22
Dnrath ... . . .
Minneapolis ..... 8.10
Kansas City 8.11
fit. Louis 8.13
July.
82J88
2.78
145
Sept.
$217"
2.06
2.08
2.10
October.
Chicago Wheat Pit
Trade Affected by
Weather Conditions
WHEAT AT RECORD
Chicago, May 10. (I. N. 8,) Still another
record high prioe for May wheat was hung np
today, when at the close of the market sales
wars made at $3.15, aa advance of le ever yes
terday's nigh price.
Chicago, May' 10. (TJ. P.) Warmer
weather, wltn a mora favorable condition for
the growing crop, caused May wheat to aag
off slightly at today's -opening, bat renewed
bnyinc resulted In a later recovery. May
opened at $3.10, lc lower thsa yesterday's
close. Later It advanced 4c to $3-14. Jury
opened le hlgtter at $2.46, and hater gained
another fie ftsprsmher was unchanged at
the opening and subsequently was np c to
$2-07.
Corn was Influenced hy the variable wheat
market snd wss generally a shade lower. May
opened fee higher and later lost this sasae
margin, dropping back to $L5S. July waa
down s to $1.47 at the opening, but later
recovered e. September was off c, later
losing fie to $1.56.
Oats were variable. May waa down at
the opening, at 69c and later gained tna
earne fraction. July waa np He, but later
lost fie to 65o. September waa e Higher,
but sagged off fac to 66c.
Provisions were slightly higher on a higher
hog market.
Bangs of Chicago grain prices as furnished
by the United rreae:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
May 810 315
July 246 248
September 207 209
CORN.
May . 168 158
July 147 148
September . 138 ia
OAOT.
Mar H
July
September 56 66
FORK.
Ju y aeaveeeaea
July 8830 3885
LARD.
Hiv .... ....
July - 2237 2245
September 2252 2282
RIBS.
May . . ....
July 2O70 2mro
Beptamber ..... 2035 2087
TJ. S. SteeL Unfilled
Tonnage Increased
lew Tork, May 10. (L . S.) The United
States Steel corporation in its monthly state
meat issued today reports unfilled orders on
its books as of April 30 last of 12.183.083 tons,
compared with 11,711,644 tons on Mnreh 31,
and with 9,889,661 tons on April gs, lio,
New York Bond Market.
Ranee of New Tork bond prices aa fnr-
tdshed by Overbeck a Cooke Co.. 210-217
Board of Trade building:
Atchison Oexd. 4s ...
BaL & Ohio Gold 4s ...
Beth. Steel Kef. 6s
Cent. PaciUe 1st 4s
C. B. a Q. Col. 4s .......
St. Paul Qenl. 4a .
Chicago N. W. GenL 4a ..........
LT sTN. TJbI. 4 .
New York By. 6s
Northern Pse. P. L. 4s
LIVX8TOCK MARKET CHANCES.
Late, in the day the following situation ruled
in the various lines at North Portland.
Cattle First real grassers ,u strong with
cows up to $8.60 while 4 loads of pup fed
cow sold at a similar price. Oraaser 'steer
were also firm at full prices.
Hogs Market develops weakness after the
start and sales are not made above $15.76 and
this is the extreme top available for any.
thing.
Sheep Nine spring lambs sold at 818 but
they were of poor quality with good (tuff in
demand but not offered. Yearlings sold strong
at $18.80 and even heavy ewes went at $11.60.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RCN.
Htm- C&ttlA. Qi,H. ShMD
Thursday j.... luu
Wednesday 674
Tuesday 331
Monday 1809
Saturday 190
Friday 364
week ago 3o3
Year ago 407
Two years ago 418
inree yeare ugo- ... Bio
Four yeara ago 213
The grass cattle seaaou is now on In full
swing. Recently there were some arrivals
from California bat over night 24 loads cams
forward for the trade here. The stock was
generally in good condition.
Trend of the cattle trade remains steady to
firm with practically no price changes Indi
cated for the early trading.
General -cattle market range:
Prime light beef steers 811.00011.25
Prime heavy beef steer 10.00(310-60
Choice beef cows 9.252 9.85
Bert heifers 9.00(810.00
Ordinary to good cowa ........... B.(MJ(tl 9.00
Prime heavy butcher bolls 8.00(3 8.35
Light bulls 6.0O(U T.60
Calves , 7.00iffil0.00
Stocker-feeder steers 6.0uQ 7.00
Stocker-feeder cows S.OOKj 6.50
Hog Market Bteady to Strong.
Steady to strong tone was shown tor swine
at the opening of tna days trading at Nortn
ittiaaa. There was a somewhat better situ
ation indicated in tne eastern trade with prices
generally higher.
Only a very scant supply reached the local
market over sight and this was quickly sold
t full prices.
General hog range:
Best heavy $15.63(315.78
Best light 15.50(015.60
Koogn heavy 15.00(015.23
Pigs 14.00a 14.26
Stockera 13.0OtJ14.as
Handful of Mutton In,
There waa another handful supply of mot-
ton reported in the local yards over night.
Receipts contlnne so small that even leader
of the trade are snabls to tell what the ex
act price la.
Nominal mntton and lamb market:
Beet east of moontain yearlings,. $18.00013.50
Best valley yearlings 12.00(313.00
Wethers ll.5OfSil2.O0
I'Jwes 11 juxjll.fto
Goata 4.250 4.50
Spring lambs 13.50
Thursday Livestock Shippers.
Hogs Wooster Brothers, Aurora. 1 load.
Cattle J. W. Boomer. Red Rock. Mont.. 7
loada; Hunt a Boblnsen, Merced, Osl., 14
loads, Robinssn Brothers, 6 loads; A. T. Hunt,
Salinas, CLf 4 toads.
Mixed StufT W. A. Ayre, Lawson. 1 load
cattle and bogs; H. H. Taylor, Kalama, Wash.,
1 lead cattle, calves and sheep.
comparative statement of North Portland
livestock run:
Cattle. Carres. Hog. Sheep.
Month to date.. 1,778 161 6.715 1,423
Bams, 191A .... 1,761 98 10,611 8,810
Gala 1917 12 63
1917 X.796 1.887
Year to date... 28.854 1.146 90.012 84,631
8s me, 1916 .... 22,176 1.157 120,950 40,161
1817 0.1IS
1917
Wednesday Afternoon Bales.
COWS.
No. Ave. rba.
1 oow ............... ... . v. . . 1070
Lew.
308
240
202
157
146
137
t ;
s'
64 Vs
66
3S30
2235
2252
2065
2080
Close.
SI 5
248
209
158
148
139
69'
65
6M
8868
8885
2220
22: .5
2262
2050
9065
2Oa0
Seattle Grain Maiket.
Seattle, May 10. (P. N. S. V-Wheat Blue
ftem, $2.96; Turkey! red. $3.99; forty fold,
$?-96 club, 13.94; red Ufa, 82.94; red Baa
elan, $2.93.
Barley Per ton, $68.00. r, - -
Beceiptn Wbsat, 19 cars, s
U. . Steel 6a
Virion Pac. 1st Rf. 4a ...i
Southern Pac. Oonv. 6a .........
Sontharn Pac Conv. 4s . .......
Penan. Oonv. 4
Pema. 1st 4a
Ghee, a Ohio Obsrv. 8
Bid. Ask.
91 92
87 W
9 100
86 86
06 97
101 101
87
00 92
25 26
89 90
92 92
94 96
106 106
W 90
97 97
81 81
102 102
- 96 96
86
- - .
With the announcement of tbe Imposition of
of a duty of lo per cent ou Importations of
wool into the L'aited States by the government,
the trade here Instantly reflected this cvndi-
two.
Advances of 3 to 4c a pound were quickly
made in the bids for fleece at practically ail
Pacific northwest points; in fact, the market
or the entire country showed a like rise in
vslues.
. Bida for medium Wlllametta valley touched
a new high record at 53c a ponnd during the
laat 24 hours, and other grades were advanced
in proportion.
A mall advice from Dillon. Mont., of May 5,
any that several small clips of Wool were pur
chased there lsst week by R. W. Boone, repre
sentative of Hallowell-Jonea It Donald com
pany of Boa ton. Mr. Boons paid an average
price of 50c per clip. Boone returned thla
week from the Salmon River (Idaho) country,
where be contracted for several- thousand
pound of wool, secured at prices ranging
irom 43 to ooc per pound.
Approximately half of the wool in Beaver
head county has now been sold, all tor better
than 45c, while several hundred thousand
pounds brought the record breaking price of
ouc per pound.
The shearing season will commence within
a few weeks, and It la thought that at least
tnrea xourtbs of the total clip will have been
suia oy mat time, t
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chicago, May 10. (I. N. &) Trad at the
tock yards waa animated at the beet prices
or tne eex. . Hoes advanced 10p to 16c.
$16. 15(8 16.25 being expected. Cattle were 15c
to 30c higher than Monday, choice steers be
ing quotable at $13.70. Wooled lambs were
held at 1 18.50, adrances for the week being
doc to IOC
11 80,933 6,550
1 cow . .,
1 cow
1 cow ....
1 heifer
1 ban .
20 hogs
17 bogs
1 bog .
1 hog ,
HBIFQRS.
BULLS.
' HOG&
820
930
850
... 660
... 1270
... 227
... 215
... 200
... 120
LAMBS.
14 wool Iambs 109
9 sprlnc kunbs 57
EWES.
21 ewes 141
1 ewe 80
Tfrgnday Morning aSels.
STEERS.
tfo. At. lbs.
28 steers . ... . 111
26 steers . , 1O09
26 steers 1154
24 steers .......... .. 1072
Pries.
$9.O0
7.75
7.25
7.00
$7.50
$3.25
$13.65
16.65
15.63
14.50
$13.00
13.00
$11.50
7.00
Chicago Hogs $16.15.
Chicago, Mar 10. (I. Jf. S.) Hogs Re
ceipts 18.00O, strong to lOQlSc higher. Mixed
and butchers. $15.4616.10; good heavy, $15.45
Q16.16; rough heavy. 815.45015.65: liehu
$14.80-3 15.95; pigs, $10.26(&14.2O; bulk, $15.75
WJU.UO.
Cattle Receipts 5000, market steady to
strong. Beeves, $9.4012.5; cows and half
era, I0.65(gll.5O; stockera and feeders, 87.60
10.85; Texan, $10.50(12.00; calves, $9.50
Sheep Receipts 7000, strong and 10c higher.
lamos, i.d.4ur(r.is.D.
Kansas Citv Hoss 818.10.
Kansas City, Mo.. May 10. (I. N S.)
Cattle Receipts aooo. - Active and strong to
15c higher. Steers. $10.5L2.5o; cows and
heifers'. f6.0Otgll.00; stock ers and feeders.
o.ootauo.oo; calves, so.uuis.b.
Hoga Receipts 6000, 10c to 16c higher,
Top. $16.10; bulk. S15.25tni6.00: heavies.
$Lb.75$16.10; mediuma, $13.66; llghu. $16.00
B210.TO. I do n:
heep Receipts 85O0. 25c to 40c higher. I Crucible Steel, ..
uimos, ain.w; enppea ewes. uu; spring I u. tt n. u., c
lawhtt. KHLtiO I An rfA
Government Loan
Plan Is -Clear and
Stocks Show Rise
rorAi TO ITS STRONG.
Vew Terk. Mae 10. (L M. B.) The final
teas of the stock market was strong. Steel
common rose to 116, a gain e" OTar point
Finance: Timber : Industry
Local Chapter of American Institute of Banking Holds Annual I
..Election- Lumber Business Active, .Operations Being Retarded
Only by Lack of Transportation--Signlng BonCs Huge Task. , i
Portlaad Chaptsr Xlsots. A. B.
for tha day. Bethlehem Steel "B" advanced Nordling.of tha United States National
so aaa aaa inaBaxnaa suoaae q mi'k, am
market closed strong. Government bonds on
ohangnd, railway and other bonds steady.
Sew York. Mav 10. 11. 1. 8.) The clear
ing np of the apparent uncertainty la regard
to the detaila of the government loan waa an
incentive for sbrisk buying of stocks at the
opening of the stock market today. Gams
were made la the list generally, ranging rrora
1 to 2 potnta, with some stocks Belting at tha
highest prices touched In a long period.
Roam interest was naturally attacnea to
Steel common, which sold np to 115 points
Minor
bank was elected president of Portl&ad
chapter, American Institute of Bank
ing, at the annual meeting- held Tues
day evenlae. The new directors are
T. F. Dunne, United Stales Natbonai;
J. King; Bryon, Ladd & Tllton's and
Christian Peterson of the Lumbermen
National. With the president, mem
bers of the board meet In a few days
to elect the balance ot the ef fleers.
During the meeting, it was reported
that 6 7 out of 68 men taking the ex-
to 113, and Industrial Alcohol rained 1
points to 118. The railroad stocks all showed
a better tone, with St. Paul advancing a
point to 74, Reading point to 86, and
New York Central point to 87.
The marine stocks also made good gains, the
preferred advancing 1 point to 78, and
Atlantic Gulf 1 point to 98.
Copper stocks were' fractionally higher.
The strength shows In the first 16 ml antes
was not maintained, and after that period re
act luua were again In order. -
Steel common, after selling up to 115 points,
dropped to 114. Delaware a Hudson, after
selling at 113 polnta, reacted to lli-, and
Reading fell from 8U points to 84.
Some specialties showed a strong tone In tne
afternoon. American Linseed preferred ad
vancing over 2 points to 67. There waa good
buying of Industrial Alonbol, which sold up
to 118!4, a gain of over a point, and Interna
tional Paper 2 points to 86. Changes in
other is suss were wrthoot Import.
Range of New Tork prices famished by Over
beck 4 Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trade
building:
Open High? Lew C1.
against 114 at the close yesterday
steel Indnatrlala were ail active and strong. , vu oe isa ui
with Bethlehem Steel "B" advancing 1 i animations in tne university oi ore-
points to H9x. Crucible Steel 1 points to i gon banking courses haul passed. Hev-
61, and American Locomotive 1 points to enteen of these men passed the second
oo. Delaware ft Hudson moved up a poanis year work, and ur thus entitled to In
stitute certificates. The others passed
the first year work. Forty-fits men In
Portland haVe now carried the com
plete course and hold the certificates.
A. Lv, Fralay of the .North western Na
tional and a. C. Blohm. Lsvdd Jt Tll
ton's were elected delegates to the na.
tionaj convention at Denver in Sep
tember, and . C Sammons was
elected delegate to the state bankers'
convention at Marshfield in. June.
I, timber Trade AotlTa, All local
mills report the demand for lumber
active, with ordera Increasing ia vol
ume. The lumber trade is very heavy
at this time and the amount of busi
ness is limited only by the transpor
tation facilities. Lumbermen say the
market question now is not ono of
prices, but of delivery. Retail stocks
In middle state yards are reported to
be low, and this situation, coupled with
government orders and the expected
demand from shipyards, has given the
market an extremely firm basis. All
Portland mills are going as strong as
the transportation facilities and labor
problems will allow. It is almost Im
possible now for the mills to get the
men they require. An example was
ahown Tuesday in the statement of a
mill foreman who came to Portland
from the Grays Harbor ountry for 60
men. He returned the same night,
after scouring the city, with only 12.
Bond Stming Big- Task. A big task
is in store for someone in Washington,
D. (X, in the signing of the bonds to be
Issued for the Liberty Loan, and It will
be no wonder if the certificates are not
ready before July 1. A. L. Mills, presi
dent of the First National bank, point
ed out Wednesday that $100 was the
lowest practicable denomination for
DESCRIPTION.
Alaska Gold ..
Allls-Cb aimers, e
do pfd
American Beet Sugar. .
American Can, c
do pfd
American Car Fdy., c. .
American Cotton 011. c.
American Linseed, c...
do pfd
American Loeo., c
American Smelbar, e...
do pfd
American Sugar, e
American Tel. ft Tel...
American Woolen, e
Anaconda Mining Oo...
Atchison, c ..........
do pfd.
Baldwin Loeo., 0. .. .
do pfd
Baltimore Ohio, e. ...
Bethleiwm Steel, c
do pfd
Brooklyn R. Transit. . .
Butte a Superior
Calif. Petroleum e
do pfd
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather, c
do pfd
Chesapeake a Ohio. . . .
Chicago 0t- W c...
do pfd
Cfclcago, M. A St. P...
Chicago N. W., C ...
Chi no Copper . .
Colorado I, e
Oons. Gas
Corn Products, c... ....
do pfd
6
24
91
41
63 "
'26"
64
97$
UOS
12U
97 ,
61
69
5T
41
18
159
66
10
29
74
110
52
45,
ior.
23
logs
815.90
24 steers
24 steers
1 steer
27 steers
84 steers
9
1 COW
1
15
27 cows
20 cows
1 cow
1 cow
1 cow
1 cow
1 cow
26 sows
2 cows
12 cows
8 cows
6 cowa
1 heifer
1 heifer
1 heifer
993
a- mo 0T8
1100
1422
ZT. . 704
COWS.
490
1123
... 1082
2017
n in mm ri mo
840
870
780
sjsa e ws a WT 8
915
, , 929
713
- . 760
HEIFERS.
690
600
610
12 belters . . ... .......... 609
1 heifer 610
- BT7LL8.
8 balls . 677
1 ball ..... 1070
bull - sss) e o l2r30
1 buU 1020
STAGS.
1 stag 1390
1 atag . 1360
OAL 18,
1 calf 300
2 C&lYO aMSaas e s-e 100
1 calf 150
6 calves . ... 280
2 calves 90
HOGSk
. . no
22s
162
.. . " 180
. 196
- . no
180
173
. 177
152
890
860
450
lbog
4 hogs
29 hogs
8 hogs
U hogs
14 hogs
1 hog
4 bogs
5 hogs
2 bogs
9 hogs
4 hogs
1 hog
1 hog
1 hog
Price.
$ 9. 70
0.70
9.70
0.60
9.60
9 60
9X0
10.00
8.50
8.73
$ 7.00
6.25
9.00
9.60
9.10
8.25
6.26
7.26
9.00
1AR)
9.60
. 8.60
8.76
7.50
5.75
$ 8.25
7.25
6.00
9.75
8.25
9 8.60
8.25
7.75
7.50
$ 8.60
9.10
6.50
9X0
10.00
7.50
7.00
$15.73
15.69
15.00
14.00
13.65
14.50
14.50
13.75
I6.6O
15.60
lambs, $16.60.
Seattle Hogs $18.00.
Seattle, Wash., May la (P. N. 8.1
Receipts 180. Steady. Prime lights. 8
(g 10.00; medram to Choi., f lo.erx3i6.SO;
smooth heavies, $16. 15 15.50; rough heavies,
$14.6oI6.00; plga. $14-OOgl6j00.
Cattle Receipts 45. Bteady. Beet steer.
Jll.O04Jll.6O; medium to choice, $10.6OQlO.73;
common to medium, $JMXcj 10.00; best cows,
t 9.0010.00; common to medium com, $6.50(9
M; buH. $4.00S.6O; calves. $6.50ll.So.
Sheep Receipts, none. Steady. Lambs,
S18.00iai3.50; yearlings, $12X0012.76; ewes,
llO.OOai.OO; wethers, $ll.gl2.50.
Denver Hogs $18.30.
Denrver. Colo., May W. (IJ. P.) OatUe Re
ceipts 2100, 25c higher than last week; steers
$0.00(311-90; cows and heifers, $7.0OQ9.7O;
stockera and feeders, $7.609.85; calves.
$12.4014.00.
Hogs Receipts 2200, 10c to 16a higher.
Top, $1580; bulk, $16.26318X0.
6beip Recelpu 200. Uigber. Bases, $13j0O
314.00; kunbs. 17.00017.b0.
Canadian Teachers
To Visit Portland
ICnoa Interest la Tt, H. JL CoarenUon
Baowa Slsos TJ<ad State Joined la
War on Gsrmany.
Now that America rs an ally, of
Great Britain, the Canadian teachers
are expressing great interest In the
National Education association conven
tion to be held in Portland in July.
"Don't miss It," is the advice of the
Canadian Teacher, published in Toron
to. 1L ParklnsoflTvdltor, says in writ
ing to his teachers:
"How would you like to fraternize
with 15,000 American teachers, our al
lies. How would you like to take part
in a demonstration 26.000 strong, where
the Stars and Stripes will bs entwined
with the Union Jack, the French Tri
color and all other allied flags?
"There will bs things doing in Port
land. Our American cousins do not be
lieve in doing things by halves. When
they enter into a thing they push it
to the limit. The N. E. A. In peace time
is a rouser; in war times it will create
a sensation never to be forgotten.
Professor A. R. Evan of the Duke Of
Connaught high school of New West
minster. B. C, and a number of teach
ers from Victoria, and Vancouver have
sent inquiries about the convention and
have reported interest in their cities.
Dr. Dyott to Talk
At Friday Meeting
Rev. Dr. Luther Ft, Dyott will be the
preacher at the war time noon day
meeting st the Church of Our Father
fFlrst Unitarian) Friday. The meet
ing will begin at 12:20 sharp and end
at 12:55 sharp.
Dr. Dyott's subject will be "Prayer
for National Poise." These meetings
are conducted by a group of ministers
from various churches, in the Interest
of the nation's soul under war. Seats
are free and no collections are taken.
Dr. Jonah B. Wise, rabbi of Temple
Beth Israel, will be the preacher a
week from Friday.
do nfd.
Distillers
ETi, C aaeeee.s
doVlst Pfd
General Electric
Goodrich Rubber
Gt. North.. Ore Lands.
Gt. North., of 4
Greene-Can.
Hide a Leather, e
do p(d
Ice Securities
Illinois Central .......
Industrial Alcohol. . .
Inspiration
nterboro. c
Kennecott Copper ....
Kan. City Southern, c.
neiiy eipnngiieM
Lackawanna Steel
Lrfalh Valley ...
LoulsTiTle Nashville.
Maxwell Motors, c .
Mexican Petroleum ....
Miami Copper
Mtdvale Steel
Mo., Kan. a Texas, e
do pfd
Missouri Paclflo W. I
National Lead
Nevada Consolidated ..
New Haven a . . .
ew York Air Brake.. .
New York Central.
N. X., Ont- a Western.
Nor. a Westers, c . . .
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mail
Pennsylvania Railway
Peoples Gas
Pittsburg Coal, c...
do pfd
Pressed Steel Car. e...
do pfd
Ray Cons. Copper ....
Railway Steel Springs.
Reading, c
do 1st pfd
do 2d Pfd
Rep. Iron a Steel, C
do pfd
Rock laland W. I
Sears, Roebuck A Co. .
cnatrocz
Stadefeakar
Sloaa Sheffield ....
Southern Paclflo ..
Southern Railway, c
do ofd
Texmessee Copper ..
Texas Oil
is rnu . .
Third Avenue ........
Inlon Pacific, e
do pfd -....
V. & Rubber, e
do pfd
TJ. S. Steel, e
do pfd
rtah Copper
Virginia unenucaj, c.
W. U. Telegraph ,
Westmghouse liiectric.
Willys Overland
Wool worth
San Francisco. Grain Market.
San ETsncalao, May 10. Barley calls:
May JO. May 9.
Open. Close. Close.
May 225 B ,290A 275
December 216 212 219
Wheat Spot Far cental Turkey red. 84.95
05.00; blueatem. $4.96 (ft 5.00; Red Russian,
$4.854.90.
Barley Per cental reed, bald at $2.90Q
2.95.
Oats Per cental White, feed, spot, $2.853
2.90.
Money and Exchange.
!ew York, May 10. (tT. P.) Money OS
call. 2 per cent; SIX month a, 3 per cent; mex
cantlk paper. 6 par cent; bar silver. London,
87d; bar sliver. New York, 74c; demand
sterling, $4.75 9-16. . -
The moors of Holland ar estimated
to contain mors than 100,000,000 tons
of peat suitable for foe). :
Salaries Are Increased.
Drivers and depot porters employed
by the Great Northern Express com
15.ooP-ny ia thla city have been given a
15.50 flat salary increase or 810 a month.
The Increases are effective May 1 and
have been ordered by L Waring, su
perintendent, at Seattle. It Is under
stood that accountants for the company
aiso are woraung on increases ror cieras.
cashiers and agents employed by the
company. The advances are In line
with a recent report that all uaorgan
lsed employes of the Great Northern
system are to receive salary increases.
14.63
14.63
14.00
Examine Oregon Method.
Utah's public utilities commission is
following the example set by Oregon
In the solution of public service ques
tions. : In order to gain first hand In
formation oX the methods employed .in
this stats. Judge Joshua Greenwood.
president, and T. K. Banning, secre
tary of the Utah commission, went to
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the certificate issues. Someone has lo,
sign all the certificates, although the
coupons are stamped, and If on halt
the Issue of two billion dollars waa put
out in $100 certificates. It would caesa
that some treasury department official
would have to sign hU name 10,000,008 -times.
When It is considered that tha. -ordinary
business man can Writs his
signature no more than $00 times aa -hour,
and then not maintain the pacs
very long, it will readily ba observed .
that the signing of the bonds alone
will be a tremendous task. j
Sags Knsslaa Order According to
W. p. Clark, a Wall street operator,
negotiations are under way by repre- . "
eentatlvea of the Russian government -here
to place contracts with American
manufacturers for aoOt) locomotives
and 24,000 freight cars, involving ex- ,
penditure estimated at $160,000,00$. r
Delivery is wanted by July, 118, a'fs--r
Qulrement that could' probably not ba
met without difficulty wers It not v
practically carta! that the Amsrioaa
government will exert every effort ,t
facilitate the production and shipment
of railroad supplies to Russia, No -trouble
is anticipated in financing the
contracts, in 1ew of the credits which
are to be extended to Russia by the
United States. j '
Bond 'Market Qturt, The local bead '
market remains extremely quiet. Save
for the purchase of the small issua at
Corvallls Monday by a local concern. '
there has been nothing doing in tha
buying line, and the selling market,
from reports, has been but little bet-
ter. Investors seem to be awaiting tha
outcome of the new government loan
before anything else is done. Reports
from the east indicate that the mar
ket In railway and industrial stocks -is
more active than in several weeks
past, although It is showing nothing
like the vigor it had before the United
States entered the war. j ,-'
Tbbaooo Sales lacreass American
Tobacco company sales, according to a
recent eastern report, are increasing
at the rate of $1,000,000 a month. IThs .
Increase for the first quarter of j tha
ear amounted to $3,2(0,000. Ittcilud-
ing various subsidiaries, the American '
Tobacco company did a business la the
first two months of the year. Of
approximately $19,000,000, as compared
with slightly less than $16,000,800 In
th first two months of 1818, April -was
said to be the largest month
since the dissolution of the old. con
cern, j ,
Bottle Note Says
Ship Was Torpedoed
Norfolk, Vs., May 10. Ct N. S.) A
note was washed ashore in a bottle
near Oregon Inlet, N. C, and found by
a fisherman today, Indicating that a
German submarine is operating off the
Virginia coast, or was the middle of
AprlL
According to the message, tne steam
er Kathleen was sunk bv a German
submarine the day after she left New
port News. The note said:
"From one of the crew of the steam
er Kathleen, left Newport on the 1 2th
of April, sunk on the 13th by a German
submarine.
(Signed) "J. E. D LOS PALOTES."
Professor Vawter
Acquitted by Jury
BiaeVsb'urg, Vs. May 10. CL N. S.)
-Professor Charles m Vawter, educa
tor and scientist, came back to his
home in Blacksburg today .to start life
anew. His acquittal by a Jury Wed
nesday night at Christian a burg of kill
ing Stockton Heth Jr., with whom his
wife confessed on the witness stanJ
she had been intimate, ended the most
sensational murder cass In Virginia
sines the famous Beatty case.
The jury, after deliberating for one
hour and f lfty-five minutes, freed the
man who had slain Stockton Heth Jr..
his wife's admirer.
Total sales for the day were 645,900 shsre.
Ex. dir.. ly-
Ship Is Marooned in
Ice, Crew roodless
Maranette. Mich.. May 10. (I. N. 8.)
Starvation faces the 18 members of ;
the Crew or tne MUmsing, a vessel ue- :
longing to the Cleveland Cliffs Iron ;
company, which has been marooned in
the les floes near hers for a week.
The men are said to have had no food
for thies days, and escape is impos
sible on account of the thinness of the
ice. The steamer J. H. Barlow of the !
same fleet Is In trouble one mile north
of Granite Island.
Cave-In Is Cause of
Bomb Plot Eumors
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Los Angeles, May 10 (P. N. 8.)
Rumors of a bomb conspiracy followed
a reported cavein of a railroad tunnel
near Saugus early today. . Traffic on
the Southern Paclflo - valley line be
tween Los Angeles and Ban Francisco
Is blocked and trains are being de
toured by way of Montalvo. A wash
was being constructed where the ac
cident occurred. The report that the
tunnel had been blown up is denied
by railroad officials.
New.Plot on Lif e of
Venizelos Uncovered
Berlin Denies Ljfe of
Kaiser Attempted
The Hague, May 10. CI. It. S.) Of
ficial denial that an attempt was mavde
to assassinate the kaiser wtus lasnied
la Berlin today, says a dlarpatoh from
that city.
The report emanated from Zurich
and was telegraphed thenoe to Rome
and Paris.
Body of L. R. Levi Fotmd.
Los Angeles, Cal- May 10. (P. N.
S.) The mystery of the finding of the
body of an unidentified man in the
surf at Santa Monica on September
S3, 1913, was solved today when Miss
Grace R. Levi of Seattle in this city
identified pictures of the body aa that
of her father. Leon Rod era Levi, a Se
attle lumberman, who disappeared in
September, 1913, .
Echo Man Badly j
t Burned by Gasoline :
i- . -
Jacob Trott, Osrmaa-Sasslaa,. i Via-
tint of Explosion Tivui TJaxnowa
Cauas Well Kaown la ZiOdfs Circles.
Pendleton, Or. May 10. Jacob Trott, ,
a German-Russian of E2cho,-waa Ps"
haps fatally burned this morning when '
a can of. gasoline which he held, ex
ploded. ! ,
Trott Is foreman on the J. B. Saylor '
ranch on Butter Creek, and was trying
to start a gas engine when, from torn
cause unexplained, the gasollna ex
ploded. Burning oil was thrown over
his clothes. He started to run, but
was overtaken By two fellow workers,
who tore the flaming clothes from his
body. ' His arms, legs and body wars
terribly burned. He is being brought
to Pendleton for treatment. j -
Trott is 22 years old, and has lived
around Echo for 14 years. He ts well
known In Odd Fellow and Masonio '
circles.
Pendleton lias War Bride, v
Pendleton, Or May 10. Pendle
ton's first war bride is Mlsg Cecilia
Wetzsteln. She left here Saturday for
Boise, and on Mondsy became th-a
bride of Sergeant Frank Cornfield of
Co. E, I. N. G. Sergeant Cornfield's
home is in Pendleton. Last year with
16 others hs Joined the GrangsvUi
company of I. N. G. and went fto tha
border. He did not meet MI11 Wets
steln until his return. When he waa
recalled to Boise at the outbreak of
war, they became: engaged and she fol
lowed to become his bride before his
company was called. j
Prominent Railroad Official Dead.
New Tork,- May 10. i(L Nj S.)-
Roacoe B. Kendlg of New York, chief '
master mechanic of the New Tork
Central lines, died suddenly of apo
plexy while in conference with local
officials of the road today.
Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Crsiaj Eta. :
215-217 Board of Trad Building
Overbeck wt Cooke Co.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Xsmbsxs Chicago Board of Trada,
Correspondents of Slogan Xryaa,
Chicago, Vsw Tork, 1
lr
London, May 10. (I. N. 8.) A new
nlot aaralnst the life of President Veni-
Salem j today, inspecting the stats of-1 xelos of the Greek provisional govern
fleas, j They hays already visited the I meat has been found. A -number of
Portland of flea where a study of the I men have been arrested, says a die
Ore go a system has been mads. J patch from Salon lk! today.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
The Bank of California, National Association
. J..: SAN FRANCISCO . .,
: -; ' 1
Including Its Branchos In Portland, Ssarna, Tacoma, Virginia City
S . l TB K J . mmtm .
v iwi v viuiasH, ensj 1, 1W,
'''' ASSETS 'r'' i .
Loans and Discounts 42,94$, 3 17.32
uank premises (.ban rrandsco and Branches) , , . , 1,147,370.26
Other Real Estate , S4S.489.4S
Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit... . ! 2,725,169.34
Sundry Bonds and Stocks , 4,825,042.91
United States Bonds to secure Circulation j 3,000,000.00
Other United States-Bonds j 1,100,000.00
Redemption Fuad with United States Treasurer.. 15 0,000.00
Cash and Sight Exchange 24,262,939.68
; UABrUTTES
Capital Paid in Gold Coin
Surplus and Undivided Profits
Circulation
Letters of Credit
Other Liabilities
Deposits i
80,701,228.96
I i
. 8,500,000.00
. 8,239,716.54
. 2,972.000.60
j 3,134,284.73
i 2 S 8,1 68.72
. 57,597,058.97
80,70,225.$5
Portland Branch Corner Third & Stark Streets
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