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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,;-THURSDAY. MAYh 17, L 1917.
21
RECORD PRICES FOR OREGON POTATOES IN EASTERN MARKETS
Edited by
Hyman H. Cohen
NEW BED ONIONS
? nnwiF HFRF
" UUIIIL. IIL.IIU
A LOWER
TO
SOON AT
QUOTATION
First Offerings From California
Due in Portland Next "Week
Pale Likely to He Made at $3
Back Increased Local Acreage.
Flrgt new fmn red onions of the season are
due to arrive In the lwal market from Cali
fornia early In tlKS coming week. The first car
was pnrrhasea ly the loral trade yesterday.
snd will be shinned at once. It 1 said to he
of good quality for tlie Initial showing, as sale
are expected to be around $.1 per aack.
The trade liere Is well supplied with new
crop Bermuda style on long at this time. Pa lea
In general art being made around $2.50?t 2.75
for the hi tter California offering; per crate.
. Purine the laat few days there has been
ihucU oetlvlty among onion grower of tbla sec
tlon, and the plant ln(t now aald to be we
what alKrre that of n year ago. The (Top In
likely to be aoniewhat later than normal, le
cause of the Tery late plflntlnR, but grower
do not anticipate that thin will make any dif
ference In the yield ier acre. Soil and cli
matic condition are good fur the planting at
this time.
SUGAR MARKET WEAK
AND MAY GO LOWER
ALONG PACIFIC COAST
Seemingly There Was No Excuse
at All for Previous Advances
Raw Weakens and Drops in the
East; Likely to Affect Locally.
POTATOES SELLING IN
THE EAST AT
ES:
RECORD
PRIG
MORE SOUGH
T
Kansas City Reports Sale of Ore
gon Spnds There at $3 Bushel
Only About 16 Cars Left in All
Hands for This Market.
VEALS COXTIXTE VERY SLOW
With rof-ord receipt of country killed caWes
along the street during the lapt few day, and
with the retail trade stocked up, the trend of
the market continues weak at the recent reduction.
COUNTRY HOGS ARE FIRM
Market for country killed hoga retains a firm
tone generally along Urn wholesale way, with
sales general at lB'tilO'fce a pound for No. 1
quality offerings. Receipts are moderate.
Very weak tone Is showing in the market for
sugar ail over the country, with the eastern
tr;ide again showing a decline. for the last 24
hours. With raws weaker and Tower In the
east this will have a direct bearing upon the
local situation.
Wholesale traday In general Is anticipating a
further reduction in the price of sugar along
the coast. It Is stated that the California re
fineries are about caught up with their back
ordprs for sugar, and if this Is really so, and
with the absence of further speculation in the
trade nil over the country, only lower prices
re expected.
At thin time it begins to look as if there was
really no excuse at all for the former advances
In the price of sugar. With the American crop
of beet far above the normal, and with the
cane production in leading centers the greatest
on record, it appears as If there was little
ground upon which to base the previous ad
vances. ,
EGGS STRONG HUT UNCHANGED
. Egg market continues to show a strengthen
ing tone locally, but no price change was lndi
rsted Tor the day. While northern markets are
higher thau I'ortiand. they are doing very
little buy leg here at present.
STRAWBERRY TRADE STEADY
Trade In strawberries la steady locally, with
some rather good fruit reported lii from the
south, although Indications are that the season
there la fast coming to an end. Sales here at
1.51.7 for best.
"ttfNNEH MILK VERY FIRM
Market for canned milk la showing a very
firm tone. Reports indicate that all of the
ebiulensaries are UU far behind in their for
eign orders, and the output is below the nor
rnal for this season of the year. ,
BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE
Brooms are up fOc a dozen agatn.
Mason jara advanced SI a gross.
Asparagus dull at 0ofe85c dozen bunches.
Cabbage 50c higher In the south; unchanged
here.
Cfceeae market fractionally weaker.
SHIPPERS' AVEATHER NOTICE
Wsattier bureau advises: Protect shipments
daring the next 48 hoars as far north aa Se
attle against minimum temperatures of about
40 degrees; northeast to Spokane. 40 degrees;
, aotittnast to Boise, 3fl degrees; south to Ash-
laud, 40 degrees. Minimum temperature at
I'ortiand tonight, about 44 degrees.
jrt&BlXG PRICES IN PORTLAND
These prices are those at which wholesalers
ell to retailers, except as otherwise stated.
'. ' , Dairy Produots.
BtJTT'KnV Creamery, . prints in para f fine
, wrapper-, extras, J8c; prime firsts, 86 He;
firsts, aCVc; cubes, lc less; cartons, lo ad
vance. BUTTERFA.T Portland delivery No. 1
creajn. 38c.
EiUOB Selling price: Case count. 33c;
Iper aen; buying price, 32(y;33ic; selling
'price, camisen iuc.
UVB POUt-Tltl' Hena, heavy Plymouth
Bocks,, 17c per lb.; ordinary chickens, 17c;
i stags, 14c lb.; broilers, under 2 lbs.. 18c
per id. I turkeys, aoiff zic per id.; ciresned.
fancy, 25Mic; culls, 2U(tf24c; squabs, S2.00
per aozen; geese, live, i ; renin ducks,
?oung. Indian runners, old duck.
16tl.Se per lb.; pigeons. $1.25 per dozen.
CHEESE Helllug price: Krcsb Oregon
fancy full cream triplets. 2.".2tk-; Voting
America, -rsq-c. t rice to joouers, nats, zc;
louug America, ajc. r. o. d. ; cream brick
a&2c; Umburgex, 31432c; block Swlas. 34
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
FRESH MIL' ITS Oranges, navrl, I2.BOQ
S3.0O per box: bananas 5-jC per lb.; lemons,
.iaUi.4-' caiuorina grapefruit. ::.&04r,2.T5
Itortda, $5.0Otn.OO; mira, Il.40i22.00.
BEKRIBS .StrawN-rrles. Dollars. $1.50
J.iO: Jessies, R5")1. '.'.' per crate of 15 pints
cranberries, local. S2.UO box; eastern, $5.00
per uurrei.
An'LLa ivocsi. i.ooffl.'.oo, according to
Quality.
ONIONS California, $1.50Ct2.50 per crate
POTAIMES Neiling price, table stock, lo
cal $4.00. Buying price, ordinary ahinping.
$3.00; new potatoes. t)asc per lb.
VEGETABLES Turnips, 2.73 per sack-
. carrota, 6o(j40c per dozen bunches; parsnips.
m e-ov .t:K. tdmge .aiixomia, be per Jo. ;
: ' green onions, Joe dozen bunches; peppers, 30c
iu., una iciiucb, fijvt.uu crate; celery
$7.00 crate; artichokes, U0c$1.10; cucumbers
$l.OQgl.S0 per doc.; tomatoes. $2.002.7S lug;
'Kg piani. i " sLriug oeana. lac; rhu
barb. per lb.; peas. oVbtfttc ib.; caull-
I loner,, local, fi.uviai.su per dozen; aspara
giis, 03((Soc per dozen bunches; spinach.
f l.uu per wi.
Meats, Fish ana Provisions.
DRESSK1) MEATS Selling price, country
killed best hogs. lai9Uc lb .: ordinary l.oift
lHc lb.; beat reals. 14c lb.; ordinary veals
'"'on';, "-wi'lli:, goal, -tutic
lambs lrigi7c lb.; mutton, 12 lie; beef
lltl2c per lb.
BilUKfcU athlATS I lams, 273Sc per lb
breakfast bacon, 2SQtfc; picnics, 23c: cot
tage toll, 27c; short clrars. 254t27c; Oregon
exports smoked, 27c per lb.
LARD Kettle rendered, tierces, 25 c lb
eiauusru Y73i, iaiu aiuipuuoa, 1VC,
OYwrbRS-i-Olympla, gaUon, $3.50; canned
astern, ooc; $o.ou per dozen; eastern la
sneu, i.bv per in; eastern oysters, per a-at
.1. , 1 1 .1 .,w 0 TK
l'U, VUUU
FISU Dressed flounders, 7e; Chinook sal
mon, 16c; perch. 10c; soles, 6c; flounders,
Sc; salmon trout, 22c per lb.; halibut, 10314c
i'Wlb. ; black cod, Oc; Columbia smelt. lSc
' berrtng, Oc; razor clams, 20c dozen.
CRABS Large. $2.&0; medium. $1.70 doa.
Groosries.
SUGAR Cube, $9.40; powdered. $9.10
.1 fruit or berry, $8.50; Honolulu. $8.45; b-et
$8.80: dry granulated, $8.50; 1 yellow, $7j5
HONK V New, $3.00(a3.23 per case,
i BICE Japan style. No. 1. 7 Vic: New nr.
lean bead, 9c; blue rose, SVic.
SALT Coarse, half grounds; 100s $11 M)
toft; 50s, $13.00: table dairy, 50s. $16.00; 100s
t 10.50; bales, $2.25: fancy table and dairy
22.0O: lump rock, $20.00 per ton.
DBiAno nniaJi wuue lie; large WDlte. 16ia
lb.; pink. 14c; Ilmas, 17 Uc; bayous.
3; red. 14c. ,
Hops, Wool and Hides.
HOPS Nominal; buying price. 1916 crop,
ordinary, 6jttc; selected. 6o; contracts 10c
4 per lb.
WOOL Nominal; Willamette valley con rue
Cotswold. 48'47cj medium Shropshire, 49 a
',' $0c; : fine. 45ti4tic; eastern Oregon staple, 40
; KC46e per lb.; coarse and medium, 404ec
per lb.
' HIDES Salted hides, 26 lbs. sod up. SOc:
i salted atags. 60 lbs. and up. 14c; green and
yalted kip, 15 Jos., 20c; green and salted calf
J (kins up to 15 lbs., 32c; green hides, 25 lbs.
" and up. ISc; green stags, 50 lbs. aud up. lxc;
dry hides, S4c: dry aalt hides, 29c; dry horse
. ? hides, $l.OO(32JS0: salt horse bides. $3.00(s
I $.00; horse hair, SOe: dry long wool pelts. 30c;
: dry short wool pelts, 26c: dry sheep shear-
! logs, each. 13i5e; salted sheen shearings,
each 254(50c: aalted long wool pelts, each.
Spring Oats Look
Good in Valley;
Rains Still Retard
W. C. Wllkes, assistant general freight and
pafcsenger agent of the Spokane, Portland ft
beanie railway, has the following from Waldo
G. I"alne. traffic manager. Spokane & Inland
Lmplre railroad. Spokane:
"Crop conditions along the Spokane. Port
land ft Seattle favorable, considering lateness
of season. Farmers all optimistic and think
with favorable weather conditions will harvest
good crop. Grain dealers at Walla Walla are
hot so optimistic regarding grain conditions.
Too early as yet to forecast outcome as the
spring wheat Is a month late. One Inch of
rain at Washtucna Saturday night. Seeding
alKHit completed at Kenge. Good rains and
general conditions good at Kahlotus."
W. P. Powers, traveling freight and pas-
Bfnrer agent, Oregon Electric railway:
"It has rslned practically every day during
t'n past week in the Willamette Taller, which
has retarded plowing aud planting. Some
farmers are niudulng their grain in but others
are hopeful , that weather will clear up suf
ficiently to enable sowing not later than
Juno 1. Many valley farmers advise they
have'had fine yields of oats planted at late aa
June 10 without rain up to harvest, and ac
count of great demand for grain they will take
a chance on sorting all grata as late aa prac
tice ble.
"Spring oats are looking fine, the blades
being wide and strong, and fall grain gener
ally looks good. Inclement weather boa caused
reduction lu onion acreage. Onions In valley
must have some growth before weeds get
started. Indlcatlona are fruit crop will be
larcest In rears iecludinr fruit and berries of
all kinds. The rain and shortage of labor
make outlook discouraging, but farmer real
ize Importance of large crop on account of the
war and are doing everything possible to get
acreage plowed and planted.
STEADY TONE IN COTTON
WITH SMALL EARLY' GRAIN
A real potato famine Is staring the local
trade in the face and the famine is due with
in a much snorter period than the general
trudV- had anticipated. -
A survey of the situation by The Journal
Indicates that counting even the small scat
tered lots there are less than 16 carloads of
potatoes remaining available for tbla mar
ket throughout the entire state.
Some of these will not reach the local
carket because the demand from the esat
Is dally increasing and further sales are re
ported there from day to day.
A wire received from Kaneaa City during the
day by a leading local shipper reported the
sale of a carload of potatoes he had shipped
to that market, at $3 per bushel. This Is
far ahead of sny price heretofore received for
Oregon stock In any of tbe eastern markets
during any season.
Not only has the sale been made at record
flgnnpa but Kansas City. Omaha and Chicago
are asking for additional supplies. A lesdlng
Chicago operator who was a very liberal
buyer In this territory during the season Is
said to retain only about seven cars here to
go forward.
It develops that Japanese growers of the
Grtsham section still have two carloads of
potatoes unsold but these are being held for
higher prices.
A Rcappoose grower, formerly a "beef trust"
buster here. Is said to have about eight car
loads of potatoes which be la holding for a
very atiff advance.
SPRING LAMBS DOWN
TO $13 FOR TOPS IN
N. PORTLAND YARDS
Market Begins to Ease Off Slowly,
Although Changes Are Small
Pooir Cattle Neglected Swine
Situation Quite FavoraMe.
Oregon Wool Sales
Dates Announced;
. Heppner. June 15
Tendleton, Or., Mny 17. Members here of
the executive committee .of the Oregon Wool
growers' association, thla morning announced
tbe wool sales datea for Oregon aa follows:
Heppner, June 15; Echo, June 18; Pilot
Rock. 10: Condon. 21; Sbanlko. 23: Bend and
Redmond, 23; Madras. Maupln, 28; Enter
prise and Joseph, 27; Baker, 28.
A great majority of the wool men are dis
posed to await the sales dates rather than con
tract. Wool buyers from the east are already
beginning to arrive.
HOGS FIRM AT $16.00.
Hers war firm at $16.00 for topa late la
the day with a carload aold at that price.
PORTLAND IJVKSTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattie. Caalves. Sheep.
.. 744
.. 674
.. 107
. .23.V.
.. 267
,..1037
li
..225
... 351
,.. r2
2!
FLOUR MARKET WEAK
AND EXPECTED AGAIN
, TO SHOW A DECLINE
Marine Issues Are
Aided by American
- Fleet in Atlantic
ago.
145 10, 10
17 13 M
m 25 W
&4." 10 1033
4!7 42 03
l.V 17
S2t 4 45
2 3 R5H
25S 2 .Wl
21 13 782
2 .. 1
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chicaa-o. May 17. (I. H. tf) A new record
at $13 per ewt , w. mads dtatjU-rj JTed cat j
was strong. Hogs were weak to lOo lower, a
stale stock of 16,000 being the depressive
agency. Choice abeep and lambs ware strong,
Thursday .
Wednesday
Tuewlay
Moiiuay ..
Saturday .
Friday . . .
Week ago
Year ago .
Two years
Jtiree years ago
hour years air
A few sheep and lambs are straying into
the local yards and there Is a slightly easier
situation generally noted for spring stuff at
North Portland. Top spring lambs at tbe mo
ment are quoted no higher than $13.00. Sales
of yearlings continr good at $10.50 10.60 for
thf best svsllsble with ewes nominally quoted
at $9.00 for the small offerings. Most of the
slreep that came forward during the day did
not enter the general market.
Nominal mutton and lamb market:
Best eaat of mountain yearlings. .$10J0ffil0. 60
Best valley yearlings 10.25(Sl--'0
Wether 10.00
Kwe 9 .00Q10.no
Goat 4.256 4.50
Spring lambs 13.00
Hcg Trade Is Good.
Trade In the bog market continues of fa
votsble nature at North Portland with quite a
fair run reported in the yarda over night.
With the sale of a few head Wednesday
afternoon at $10.00, the Indications are that
this price will be available for greater sup
plied If suitable quality Is offered. The bulk
of thfe stock Is quoted around $1&.75 15.80 for
goo? quality.
General bog range:
Best heavy $15.7o(31.0ri
Beat light , J5.fki 15.7.
Rough heavv 15.25 15.50
Pigs ." 14. 004(14.25
Stuckers 13.004114.25
Dairy Stuff la Weak.
Weakness la plainly shown In the cattle
market for off quality stuff, such as dairy of
terirgs. Prices are sadly neglected in this
line although for good quality cattle the trend
of the market remains favorable and steady
aionnd those quoted on Monday. ,
General cattle market range:
Prime light beef stt-ers $10.7.-ail.25
Prime heavy beet steera 11.5M 10.75
Choice beef cowa 8.50'ai 9.75
Best heifers .00itlO.iO
Ordinary to good cows 8.7544 9.25
Prime heavy butcher bulls 8.00ft 8 50
Light bull 5.0042 7 50
Calves 7. OCit 10.00
Ktocker-feeder steers 7.f3 8.00
6.004J 7.50
New York, May 17 (I. IT. S.) Closing ten
of :th stock maxkst was steady. Steal oom
moa declined a noint to 1214. and Marine ore-
"furred to 12 points. Lackawanna Steel de
clined fret M points to tl.
j Further substantial gain were made In
many Issue In tbe afternoon, Steel common
moving up to 123 Si. a gain of over 2 points
for tbe day. Lackawanna gteel moved op to
J 1 92, a gain of over 4 point, and many other
j Issue made gain of around 1 point. Great
; Northern Ore was unusually active, advanced
Trend of Trade Is Affected by a to 34. an upturn of over 2 poiots.
, , . . . , , i Tbe market closed steady. Ooremment
Further Reduction in Wheat al- bond unchanged, railway and other bond
.,0. fhliM, rintlna Xfrn lr A hVy.
, , . . r,ew lorg. May 17. (I. N. B. ) The most
Slides Local Trade nominal. important feature at the ooening of tbe stoek
market waa the manner in which tbe strong
tone which developed yesterday afternoon waa
maintained In the first 13 minutes. Nearly all
tbe leading issue were In brisk demand at
Wheat. Ilsrlev. Fir. Oat. Hav. "dvanclng price, with many stock established
IV rtland, Thor. 41 v 4 12 4 1 at new high prices for the year.
itar ago 12
Seraon to date. 5.752
eni ago 10.02S
"'aroma. Wed.. 53
Year ago
heumn to date. 6.00
Vear ago 6,735
fceattle, Wd... 00
Ytir ago ,
KiaHn to date 5.024
l'ear go. 7.706
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS.
-Cars.
2T0 1311 2207
1513 1773 1000
2
1
12S RIO
Am 36S
1 T 2
"sis iiio iiio
12fel 194 1021
7 ; L'nlted States Steel common moved np H
Finance : Tim ber : Industry
Government Will Have to Start Intensive Advertising to Induce
Small Investors in Purchase of Liberty Loan Farm Loan Bank
In Touch With 600 Loan Associations Throughout Four' States.
it
2443 snd although It receded to 1204 points.
o auicklr came back tn 1Z1.
Tbe marine Issue were Influenced epeclally
by, tb morning news m regard to the appear
ance of tbe American fleet In British water.
The preferred gained 1 points to t. snd
tlie common point to 2SV Atlantic. Gulf
ft West Indie advanced V point to 104.
Minor steel Industrials n all aetlva n
Further weakness was forced. In the flour strong, with Mldvale advancing It, poiata to
market eariy In tbe day aa a result of the bf snd Colorado Fuel advancing IVi polnta to
Secret poinn
aaicwim waa ine strongest or the copper
6
19R0
2285
13
4112
sharply lower price of wheat again.
cutting of prices Is shown and another general
market decline i hourly expected.
Chicago wheat trade was again on tbe to
boggan with loner prices for all option early
in the day's trading.
Situation at Pacific northwest point Is
extremely quiet; there being no sales con
firmed st Interior points by the local trade
during the last 24 hours. In fact few of the
dealers are maklngVany bids at all at the
nioment.
Mlllatuffs continue to show a firm tone.
California remaina an active bidder for both
bran and shorts and some business Is passing
In that direction, although .local stork are
not heavy and there is no general offering of
supplies except to the regular trade.
I lay market, while quiet. Is showing a
steady to firm tone with former price con
tinued. '
FLOUR Selling price: Patent. $12.90- Wll
Croup, moving no to 79 points. Union Pa
clflc moved up point to 138T4. and fractional
gains were made In St. Paul and New York
Central.
At the end of tbe first 15 minutes Steel com
mon sold at 121" points. Superior Steel con
tinued its upwsrd movement, making a gain of
2V4 points. Industrial Alcohol opened V point
down at 125Vi. and then advanced to 127.
The stock market was influenced all through
the first hour by the news of the success of
j the bond offering.
I United Stste Steel common rose one point
to 1J1H points, new high record for the
year. The marine issues were active and more
confident as a result of the published tate
ments of the appear uce of United States naval
force In British waters. Marine preferred ad
vanced over 2 points to 88 Vi and the common
advanced fi point to 2S. Atlantic. Gulf ft
est Indies moved np a point to 105
lnmette valley. $1190; local straight. SlilOQ because of its vigorous advance, selling at 60,
XataAslv Methods Becasaary. it is
evident that the government, to suc
cessfully conclude flotation of the Lib
erty Loan, will soon have to resort to
intensive met nods of letting the pub
lic know. The bond subscriptions In
Portland this week have reached their
lowest ebb and a canvass Wednesday
Indicated that not more than $10,000 of
the certificates had been asked for by
the buying public In the past three
days. The ordinary men of the street
are not com Ins into the banks as ex
pected, and this week's decline can be
accounted for in the fact that the large
investors, per soon naturally expected
to contribute to the loan, have "done
their bit," while the smaller fellows
.have not yet begun. It raust.be re
membered that the major loan has not
been half subscribed : yet, and It Is
likely that the persons of small means
will have to stand the brunt of the bal
ance. Hasy Farm X.oaa Applicants. The
farm loan bank of the Twelfth district,
located at Spokane, is now in touch
with about COO farm loan associations
throughout the four states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana, ac
cording to A. W. Cauthorn. of PorfcH
land, one of th..- directors. Prospective
loans to these association members
indicate that eventually about ' $20.
000,0t)0 will be placed with the agri
culturalists of the four states. This
does not mean, however, that the en
tire lot will be unloaded this summer
or within tho year. Ths. farm loans
will be small in figures, snd the gross
sum mentioned means a huge amount
of property appraisal and investiga
tion. Twelve appraisers are in the
field now, and Turner Oliver, formerly
of La Grande, who has been appointed
registrar, is busily engaged in check
ing the abstracts on property for
which loan applications have bean ;
made.
Bo ad Iaras Bsglaa' Jua 15. -TJnof- '
ficial, but authentic statements front
New York correspondents : reached
Portland banks Wednesday,' -stating-
that the government had fixed upon
June IS as the date when ; Interest
starts on the government liberty loaa
certificates. The bonds will matur,v
according to this same source June
15. 1947, with an option reservation
for June 15, 132. Interest, which 'will '
be 3H per cent, payable semi-annuallyK
will be paid Decttnber 15 and June li.
The bonds are convertible for futurs '
issues of the government, should the ,
investor care to ruako the change," and
if future '.oans bring forth a higher
late of interest, tha conversions will
doubtless be very large. :,'
Psper Katea Stiffen, The call of .
the government for money continues :
steadily to stiffen the pries of coin- '
mercial paper. Quotations in local
banks Wednesday opened at 5 per cent. '
and In some instances went to 54 '
before the close of the day. In a j'osr "
commercial paper rates have risen from
3 per cent, and two months ago they !
were as low as 3 per cent.
Centralis Bells Bonds. The city
commission of Centralia, Wash., Tues- .'
day opened bids for the purchase of
$20,231 worth' of 6 per cent improvs-
ment bonds. Only three bids, were
submitted, and the sale was awarded,
to the Guardian Trust &. Savings
bank of Seattle.
Artisans Buy Bonds. The United..
ArtlsanB, first fraternal order In Port
!and to announce Intentions of pur
chasing rome of the liberty loan bonds.
placed their subscription for. 125.090
with the Lumbermen Trust company. .
Wednesday, C. L. McKenna, supreme
officer, receiving a 3ft per cent interim
certificate.
New York. May 17. (I. N. S.) A teady
tone was displayed at tbe opening of the cotton
market this morning, and prices advanced 1 to
3 points. There waa not a full response to Liv
erpool, but favorable cable were about offset
by good crop weather, although private reports
from Texss stated that a rain was needed In
some sections.
Spot houses and some commission firm' were
the best buyers, with the supply coming from
room traders. Wall street and other commission
houses. Liverpool reported advances of 9 to
12 points at the time of the start here, price
were due to come 1 point lower to 8j points
higher.
Tbe volume of tmslnes reaching the market
in tbe last hour steadily Increased, promoting
a further violent advance. The market waa
finally very steady at a net advance of 23 to
52 points.
HAnge of New York cotton prices furnished
by Over beck & Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of
Trade building:
Onen. High. Low. Close.
January 100 1990 1950 2000
March 19U7 2015
May 2005 202S
July 1090 2025 19SS 2022
October 1940 iUff) 1937 19S7
December .' 1940 2000 1939 1998
'Others 1525o lower.
Kansas City, Ko May 17. (IT. P.) Lambs
reached tbe highest mark In the hisery of th
stockyards here, selling at $20 per hundred at
the market opening today.
Chicago Hog $16.40.
Chicago. Msy 17. (1. N. S.) Hog Re
ceipt 16.000. slow snd weak. Mixed. $16.001
16.33; good heavy. $16. 40; rough heavy. $15.6oq
15.75: light. $15.13(316.20; pigs, $14.50; bulk.
$15.85(816.25.
Cattle Receipt 5500. steady. Beeves. $9.25
013.50; stockers ami feeders, $7.60; Texana,
$12.O0; calves. $9.75tfJ14.35.
Sheep Receipt fO0. weak. Native, $12.50
15.00; lambs, $13.7O19.0O; western, $16.00
Q19.S5.
Omaha Eegs $16. IS.
Omaha. Neb.. May 17. (I. N. S.) Csttle
Receipts 5000, alow. Cows and heifers. $7.0OQ
1225: stockers and feeders. $7.00ai0.90;
beeves. $9.50M 13.75: calves. $9.00Q13.25.
Hoes ReceiDts 6700. steady. Good and cbolce
heavy, $16.05tlC.l5: rough heavy. $15.80C$
16.00; lsbt. $13.3516)0; pica, $12.50tgl5.00;
bulk. $15.65(310.10.
Sheep Receipts 3600. steady. Wethers,
shorn. $12.00(313.50; yearllnes. shorn, $13.00
13..0: lamhs. wooled. $19.2S20.00; lamb
shorn, $13.25fi 16.45.
Kansas City Hogs $16.40.
Kansas City. Mo.. May 17. (I. N. S.) Cat
tle Receipts 3500. steady to 10c hither. Steers,
$13.00; cows and heifers. $0.00(812.25; stock
ers and feeders, $.0011.50; calves, $0.00(g
13.50.
Hogs Receipts 6000, opened 5 (3 10c higher,
closed steady to 10c higher. Top. $16.40; bulk,
$15.40(rt' 16.15; besw, $16.00(316.40; mediums,
$15.90(816.25; lights. $15.40(316.10.
Sheep Receipts 9O0O, 23c higher. Lamb.
$17.00(320.00. No good sheep offered. Goats,
$11.00.
DenveT Hogs $16.25.
Denver. Colo.. May 17. (1. P.) Cattle
Receipts 6300. Higher. Steers, $9.00(312.00:
cows and heifers. $S.0Of 10.25; stackers and
iceoers, si .ov iu.w ; calves, $i3.W'un..
nogs tteceipts 2200. TSteaoy.
to Ik, 115.50fcU6.O0.
Sheep Receipts, none.
Seattle Hogs $16.40.
Seattle, Wash., May 17. (P. N. SH) Hogs
ReceiDts. none: train late. St rone. Prime
lights. $16.25(316.40; medium to cbolce, $16.00
tio.io; smootn heavies, tio.aorgio.oo: rough
heavies, fl.VOW5iD.40; pigs, $15.00315.40.
Ccttle Receipt none. Strong. Best steers,
$10.6011.00; medium to choice. $9.75(810.23;
common to medium. $7.009.50: best cows.
$.Ti9.26; common to medium cows. $5.00
B.w; onus, H-W(Savw; calves. a.usil.oo.
SlieeTJ Receipt, none. Strong. Lnmb.
$13.0015.50; yearlings. $12-50i 12.75; ewes,
$10.00(&11.00; wethers. $11.0012.50.
m
San Francisco Market. na vn-vr Tins-kTMrm aTa-XT rTTTTl rf-tj-fc, al (Iran
San Francisco. Mav 17 fL. P. ) Potatoes t A'-vi i x rnuutvr, vj. inn tu.Mi
per cental. Delta. $3.05 asked for Icehouse
PORTLAND DAIRY EXCHANGE
All lfnes were unchanged.
Prices between dealers:
BUTTER. Week
Cubes Thnrs. Wed. Tues. Mom. FV1. ago.
Extras 3 83 V4 36H 86 86 K
Prime first 35 H 35 H 85V4 85 85 85
Dairy 28 28 28 28 28 27 H
FJGGS.
Current receipts. 33 S3 33 83 88 83
CHEESE.
Oregon .triplets. .24 24 244 24 V4 24tt 244
POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
Top. $10.25;
Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Etc
' 216217 Board of Trsda Buildin
JJverbeck & Cooke Co.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Sffambsrs Chicago Board .of Trade, j
-- Corrswpondsttts of X.ogan ft Bryan,
".. . -":;-' C&lcagb Hew York. ?. ...,"!
stock; do "plow lot," $2.903.00; Oregon Bur-
nanks, .i.ov(5d.7;i; new potatoes, per pound,
white, 55e; Garnet. BVsC
Onions Australian. $3.00 per cental; do Im
perial, $1.81X82.00 asked for 50 pound crate;
new Stockton red, $2.75 per aack "on the
street."
0. Lo Angeles Market.
vIxjs Angeles; May 17. (P. N. S.) Potatoes
Northern. $4.254.50; Oregon. $4.25(94.50;
Russets, $4.50y,4..3; new, $1.651.70 lug;
sweets, Sc pound.
Seattle Market.
Seattle, May 17. U. P.) Onion Austral
ian. Cc; green, doaen, 25c; wax, $2.75.
Potatoes Yakima Gems, $35; seed, $78; lo
cals, $,T)(sso per ton.
3 m
New York Metal Market.
New York, Mav 17. (I. N. S.) Copper
Steady. Spot. 32V33e; June, 32c; Julv,
30vfi(31o: August-September, 294c; last
quarter. 2Rt4c.
Tin Steady. Spot, 65H664e.
Lead FIisd. May and June, 10Q10c;
July. l0a,10ic.
Spelter Quiet. May and June, 9c; July,
9c pound.
American Wheat Options.
Sept.
Pnluth . . . .'
Winnipeg ..
Minneapolis
Kuceas City
St. Louis ...
July.
24V "
21V4
215i
2t(
180
200 Va
May.
285
27S
275
October.
Seattle Market.
Seattle. May 17. U. P.) Butter Native
Washington creamery, cube, 38c; do brick
89c: fresh California cube, 38c; do brick. 38c.
Kggs Select ranch, 3ic.
Cheese Oregon triplets. 27e; Wisconsin trip
lets, zsc; aa twins, zsc; xoung America, 28c.
San Francisco Market.
San Francisco. May 17. (U. P.) Butt
r.XLras. 3.c; prime firsts, 36c.
Eggs Kxtras, 35c; extra firsts. 83c; extra
pullets. Sic; extra first pullets, 3"c.
Cheese California fancy, 22c; firsts, 21c
Los Angeles Market.
Los Angeles. May 17. (P. N. S.) Butter
rer pound, 30c.
Kggs Per docen, 32c.
BANK STATEMENT OF COAST
Portland Banks.
Clearings This Wreek.
Monday $ 3.853.211.36
Tuesday 3.086.579.41
Wednesday 2,864.071.89
2.72O.670.O9
Tacoma Banka.
Thursday
Year Ago.
$ 2.438.095.29
1.RO9.0S4.07
2.296,027.03
1,773,065.23
Clearing
Balances
754.826.00
87.7S1.00
Seattle. Grain Market.
Seattle. May 17. (P. N. S.) Wheat Blue
stem, $2.65; Turkey red. $2.65: fortyfold.
$2.62: club, $2.ttO; red Fife, $2.00; red Rus
sian, $2.58.
Rarley Per ton. $51.00.
Reeelpta Wheat. 90 cars; barley, 1 ear.
1.5O3.50; salted abort wool pelts, each, 50c
TALLOW No. 1. 13c; No. 2, 12013c:
grease. 68c per lb.
CHITT1M OR CASCARA BARK Buying
price, per car lota. 64 7e per lb.
MOHAIR 1917, 6061c per lb.
Hope, Paints, Oila.
ROPE Slaal. dark. 20c; white' 20U per
lb.; standard Manila. 27e.
LINSEED Kaw. bbl.. $1.32 per gsk.
kettle boiled, bbls., $1.34; raw. cases, $1.3;
boiled, -cases, $1.41 per gallon; lot of 250
gallons.
COAL OIL Wster white tn drums and Iron
barrels. 10c per gallon.
WHITE LEAD Ton lota, 12Ve lb.; 500 lbs.,
12)4c.
TURPENTINE Tanks, e2c; cases, 69c; 10
case lots, le less. '
-- OASOUXK Baal - price.. 21e- gaHoot dls
tlltate. 10V4C per gallon,; -. . -
Thursday Livestock Shippera,
puoiey, suuvies uiana.
45 head
Cattle F
bv boat.
Cmle and Cnlves W. A. Ayres, Lawson, 1
load: Heff Bros., Warrenton, 2 louds. ,
Sheep Russell sheruard, Hayden Island,
133 bead.
Mixed Stuff W. Given. East Portland. 1
load cattle and hogs; C. f-. Lucke, 1 load cat
tle calves and boss: O. E. Gorsline. Joseph, 1
load calves and hogs; J. W. Veatch, Cottage
Grove. 1 load cattle and boss; . v.. Edward,
Monroe, 1 load cattle, calves and bogs; Mc
Mrhan ft From, Halsey, 1 load cattle, boss
and sheep; C. C. Miller, Brooklyn, 1 loud bogs
and sheep.
Comparative statement or ortn rortiana
run:
Calves
871
Cattle.
Month to date 4, 500
5me 1916 ... 3,170 2.U")
Gain 1917 ... 1,390 136
Los 1817
Year to date.31,141 l.X
Same 1916 ...23.585 1.294
Gain 1917 7.556 62
Loss 1917
Hogs.
lO.uftl
1S.222
' 's.'iso
94.330
12S.Qtil
Sheep.
2,672
7,802
'6,220
85,80
44,7I3
a gain of 5 points over yeaterday'a cloe.
Minor steel Industrials mode gaina of 1 to 2
points, with Mldvale Steel unusually prominent.
Westinguonse also showed unusual activity, ad
vancing 1V points to 60.
Range bf New York prices furnished by Over
heck ft Cooke Co.. 216-217 Board of Trade
building:
LESCKIPTION'.
12.80: bakers' local. ti.VOa 12.90: Montana
Spring, $13.70(313.90; export, $10.40; whole
wheat. $13.10; graham, $12.90; rje flour, $9.20
per barrel.
HAY Buying prlc, new crop. Willamette
valley timothy, fancy. $26.00; eastern Oregon
Idaho fancy- timothy. $1.0Oi827.0O; alfalfa.
$26.00; valley vetch, $!o.OO; cheat. $20.00;
Clover, $20.00.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal, No. 4 Calcutta
11 1. tfi 1 1 V c In rarlots: leas amounts hleber.
MILLSTl'FIS Selling price: Bran, $44.00; 1 Alaska Gold
shorts, $4S.0O. . Allls-itialmers, c
ROLLKD OATS Per ton. $58.00. do nfd
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton, $59.00. American Beet Sugar...
CORN Whole. $74.00; cracked, $73.00 per Amerl.au Can. c
ton. ' do pfd
Bronmhsll cabled from Liverpool: I American Car Fdy.. c. .
Wheat easier, Influenced by decline In ! American Cotton OU, c.
American markers and continued fair arrivals. . American Unseed, c. ...
Corn steady. Oat quiet and easier. Flour do nfd
teady. offers moderate. j American Loco., c
India Weather fine; wheat movement lib- American Smelter, c...
erai. niul shirmnt fair. do pfd....'
Australia Weather favorable. morn old American Sugar, c
wheat to be a hipped and about 90,000.000 Aauerk-an Tel. ft Tel..
bushels new crop. American Woolen, c...
I nlted Kingdom Weather Improved. Anaconda Mining Co...
Argentine Weather cool and clear. Soil ex- AtchUon, e ,
eel lent for plowing and planting. ! pfd
Cash wheat blda were 15c to 18c lower on 1 Baldwin Loco., e
the Portland Merchant' Exchange for the . Msltlmore a Ohio, e.
Orenj High; Low t;iose
OH
90
45 V
67
401
2 m,
67'
684
10O
OH
283
"ooi
csvi
40H
21 H
58
60
103 V
.1
. 110s, iioh
li,121
day. but a sale of 5000 bushels of bluestem
w:ie made at $2.70. or 10c below previous bids.
Oats bids lost $1 ss did barley. V
Merchants' Exchange cash bids:
WHEAT.
Thurs.
1917. 1916
Pii-ertem 2S 104
Fortyfold 2O0 94
Clul 2" 93
Butiian 255 93
OATS.
Feed. 510 SW60
BARLEY.
Feci 3loo 2S00
2SO
277
S75
273
tM-tblebem Steel, e..
do yfd
Brooklyn R. Transit.
Butte ft Superior....
Calif. Petroleum, c...
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather, c...
00 pfd....
404
100
'08 vi
69H
134
Wed. Toe. Mon. '
1917.
2M5 2SM
2 2ar. Clesaieke ft Ohio. . .
2Xi 295 CTVicago ft Gt. W., C. .
283 293 do pfd
CKlcago. M. ft St- P.
5300
6200
No.
1 steer .
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
1 cow ..
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
1 cow . f
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
-1 cow ..
1 cow . .
1 cow ..
heifer
1 stag .
4 hogs .
10 hogs .
5 bogs .
70 hogs .
1 bog . .
6 hogs
1 hog ,
8 hogs .
10 hogs .
2 hogs .
1 hog . .
4 hogs .
3 bogs .
2 hogs .
4 hogs .
1 hog ..
10 hogs .
4 hogs .
2 hog .
20 hog i
6 calve
1 calf ..
STEERS.
COWS.
HEIFERS.
STAGS.
HOGS.
' '
CALVES.
'34.331 ' 8883
Sales.
ive. Ib. Trice.
. 810 $800
. 700 $3.50
. K70 6.50
. HW 6.50
. 030 6
. 950 8.O0
. 810 $.00
. 870 7.50
. 950 7 X
. 1050 7.75
. 9X0 7 76
. 920 7.00
. 890 650
. 980 6.50
. 820 $9.00
. 900 $7.23
178 $15.73
. 169 15.73
. 182 15.75
83 12.O0
. 50 15. UO
. 195 15.83
. 340 14.73
. 100 15.73
. 190 15.15
. 215 13.73
. ISO 15.7'
. 178 16.73
. 207 15.80
. 135 15.75
,. 135 13.00
.. 130 13.00
.. 261 16O0
,. 212 16.00
, . 305 16.0O
. . 221 16.00
, . 202 $10.00
. . ISO 10.00
Spokan Banks.
Clearing $ 1.131,412.00
rtaiHiicea 286.872.00
Seattle Banks.
Clearings $ 3,364.224.00
Balances 281,503.00
an Franciso Banks.
Clearings $16,471,281.00
Los Ana-elea Banks.
Clearing , $ 5.S51.390.00
San Francisco Grain Market.
San Francisco, May 17. Barley calls:
May 17. Mav 16.
Open. Close. Cloe.
Mar 2A 2-, A 285 A
December 205 205 210
Barley sales: 100 tons of Joly and 200 ton
of December.
Wheat Per cental California club and So
nora, nominal; northern dub. $5.o55.10; do
Rd Russian. $5.03; bluestem,' $5.055.10
Barley Per cental About $2.50f42.60 foe
feed.
Oct No. 1 northern, $2. 53 5 2.00 for fair
to good.
Choice Wheat Higher.
Minneapolis, May 17. Cash wheat In better
demand especially the contract grades, choice
No. 1 northern selling a high at 62c over
July. Ixwer grade on the same basis aa
yesterday.
. , New Xork Sugar and Coffee.
New Tors. May1 IT.--fD. P.) Coffee Spot
No. 7 -Rio, -l4e; No. 4 Santos, Kc.' -
Sugar Centrifugal. $6.02. -
No.
13 hcg .
7 bogs .
3 hog .
1 bog ..
20 hog ..
3 hogs . .
IO hogs . .
10 hogs . .
6 hogs .
52 bogs . .
30 hogs . .
11 bogs ..
8 boss . .
1 hog ..
1 hog ..
4 bog ..
1 hog ...
1 bog ...
1 bog ...
7 bogs . ,
Ml bogs ..
2 hogs . .
4 hogs . .
S2 bogs .
1 hog .
7 hog .
1 hog .
2 hoes .
1 hog .
2 hogs .
21 lambs
2 yearl'ngs
14 yearlings
I ewe
1 WW
1 cow
2 cows
2 cows
1 cow
Thursday Morning aSlea.
HOGS.
Av. lb.
SPRING LAMBS.
YEARLINGS.
196
179
fx 7
160
285
2:o
210
190
ISO
199
197
171
447
2Y
40
440
4!H)
1O0
70
134
146
130
14
226
20
177
400
125
Chicago Wheat Is
Sharply Lower; Big
Break at Opening
twin ka Chino 'oi!er
Colorado Yj ft I., c
lore. Gas
Corn' Products, e ..
I do pfd
Crucible Steel, c ..
2100 6250
do pfd.
Xatlllei
Uiatlller
I Erie, c
I d 1st Pfd
I Geueral Electric
Goodrich Bobber
Gt. North., Ore Lands
tit. North..-pfd
i Greene-Can.
Hide ft Leather, c
! d pfd
1 fen Riir!tl
S.) There were uilnola central
Industrial Alcohol
Inspiration
InUrboro. c
Kineott Copoev .
Kan. City Southern,
Kelly Sprlngrield .
Lackawanna Steel
Ublgh Valley
Louis, ft NuHbvllle
43
19
100
87
67
11.
31
73
64
51
108
24
SV4I
JOT
lfl
24 W
50H
81
loo v
58 ii
6H
6
26Vii
45i
07
40 H
21
67
681
tlOO
110
119
49
99
57"
08H
1341134,
444
194
160
TVs
'37
31
74H
55 aj,
62V,
1 w
43 H
lv
159
804
67
11
31
72 Vi
54 V,
31
K7
6
27
82
80 14
45 V,
104
67
4
21
67 V
68
102
111
110
1201
0O
80
100
86
58
69
136
120
4
44
19
15U
105
67 Vt
10
8l
.3
54.
31
107
24
!W! 3Cti,
157SU58
.., 61 61
104jl5
26 24 I 25
)IM
00 67 67
107;107 107
18, 15 16
By Joseph F. Pritchard.
Chlcniro. Msv 17. (I. N
further prloe decline In tbe various specula
tive comodltle on the board of trade today,
wheat losing 8lle.' corn l(82c. oat
c and hog product 20y We.
Cash alea were 15.000 bushel wheat, 20.000
bushels corn and 170,000 bushel oat, with
100.000 bushels of the latter to seaboard ex
norters. The country was offering both wheat
and corn in larger quaniiiies, oui ik uinnnu Maxwell Motors, c ...
was slow, and the feeling easier for both j Mexican Petroleum ...
grains. Miami Copper .'
Chicago. May 17. V. P. 1 Influenced by a m'.1" Tc
report from Wastiingtoiw that the government tLssourl Pscific W. 1
has asked the allies to ispose of their large Nst onal Lead
holdings of wheat for future delivery, wheat Nevada Consolidated .
prices resumed their downward rnsh In tbe j New Haven
..rk ti-.filn todsv? hnt later recovered on re- ; Ncvr York Air Brake.
i.,.Hn. , ,iMl,n who r Hmlnr their ' New York Central
- " "'" i- " N. Y..
July was off 9c at $2.21 when the market J jsh rn Pacific C
opened, and after wavering slightly above or . istlfic Mail .'
below that figure wa unchanged at noon. Sep-1 penn. Railway ..
tember opened at A a 10s or c, ana was un
changed a( noon.
rvim was tin ahsd at tha onentns hnv
later fell in sympathy with wheat. Jnly opened . Preaaed Steel Car, e.
up ic st $1.63. but later went to 11.51. .V
September was np . but later slumped c to SllwiT SteeT Springs
$1.44. .... ! Beading, "c
Oats opened sligntry lower, tmt isrer recov. 1 fa lst p(j
41
102
126 I
07 V,
20
'88
61
123
1
91
39
58
?
26
55
24 V.
38
147
42
102
127
58
9
46
2U
92" '
62
125
51
92
40
59
At.
55
24
30
148
89
24 I 24
36 36
10J ; 10
' WJ
32 33
lH.IOO
ft Western. 21 21
;i20(120
iw . 101
22
41
tm
120
57
45 I
20 j
88 i
cm,
123
9S
89
68
0
25
55
24
88
144
41
12
01
26
101
126
58
9
45
20 V
50
90
62
124
60
91
40
68
65
24
B8U
147
Peoples Gas
Pittsburg CoaL e
ao pro
Price.
$15.73
15.75
15.23
14. .V)
16.00
15.90
15.U0
13.90
13.80
13.73
13.75
15.73
14.75
14.75
14.73
14.75
14.90
14.50
14.50
14.00
13.00
13.00
13.00
16.00
16.00
15.73
15. 0O
13.0M
14.73
11.00
ered. July opened down e at 64c. later
going to 65c. September was down c, but
later gained c to 65c.
Provisions were slightly lower, on a slow
hog market.
Range of Chicago prices furnished by United
Press:
WHEAT.
Op-n. High.
Ixw.
Jul
September
Joly ..
September
July
September
May
July
May
July
September
May
July
September
221 222 214
200 201 195
CORN.
153 154 14.8
145 145 142
OATS.
64 05 64
63V4 65 55
PORK.
3655 3S53 3810
LARD.
2270 2272 2250
2277 22.80 2257
RIBS.
2067 2072 jrV.S
2085 2087 2070
Close.
719
193
do 2d pfd
Rep. Iron ft Steel, c...
do pfd
Rock Island W I
' Sears. Roebuck ft Co..
Ishsttuek
, Hindi baker, c .........
1 Slos Sheffield ,
j Southern Pscific
Southern Railway, c. ,
Tennessee Cojioer .....
j Texas Oil
1 Texas Pacific
: Tlilrd Avenue ........
not 1
1 AH XL . LI
m I V. S. Rubber,
TJ. S. Steel, c ....
Utah Copper
Virginia Chemical,
w. u. xeiegrapo
63
8800
Westlnglnuae Electric.
62
ia"
73"
'29
50 V,
88
83
101
31
i"
89
65
91
25
16
207
13
19
134
55
121
113
4.1
93
49
28
184
88 89
21 21
120. 120
01 ii
22 22 I 22
62 62 62
Murderer Details
Black Hand Crimes
Gang- of 150 Committed, rivs sfurdars,
Destroyed 88 Somes and Bsenrsd
Thousands toy Threats, Xs Says.
San Pranclsco. May 17. (U. P.)
Revelations of five murders, th de
struction of 28 homes and tfie terror
izing of wealthy Italians into the pay
ment of thousands of doians by a
black hand gang of 150 memb-rs were
placed in the hands of the San Fran
cisco police today by Joseph Pendone,
under lifo sentence for the murder of
Gaetano IngTassla, Thanksgiving day.
Today, with Ban Mateo county author
ities. Chief of Police White Is In
vestigating the story deeper.
For 11 years the gang has been
extorting money and carrying out
threats of death or destruction of
property against prominent Italians
of the bay countlea The murders
Pernio ne told of Included those of
Francisco Palazzotto in 19 IS in San
Fran olaco. Mrs. Josephine Banacorso
at Mountalnview in 1913, ana Joseph
Mello at Mountalnview in 1314.
According to Pendone, the gang has
headauaxters in San ! Francisco, San
Jose. Berkeley, Pittsburg and Mar
tinei.
No Dress Unif onus
Until Peace Gomes
Officers and Enlisted Men Ordered to
Pack Away All Sress TJn '.forms and
Civilian Clothes During war.
San Francisco, May 17. (P. N. 8.)
Cedar chests and moth balls are In
demand todey among officers and en
listed men of the United States army.
They want to pack away their dress
uniforms and their civilian clothes un
til tho conclusion of the war. They
won't need any of them until peace is
declared.
From Washington today came word
that officers and soldiers on duty or
off duty, day or tvning, must appear
In the olive drab service
The Dalles Shows ' .:
Patriotic Spirit
The Dalles, Or., Msy 17. Evidencing '
patriotism and interest in young worn
en of the city who are giving much at
their time to study classes In "first
aid," gardening, etc., many attended
"Uncle Sammy's Ball" given In Elks'
temple Wednesday night by the local -chapter
of the Girls' National Honor
Guard. Musicians donated music, mer
chants donated punch and decoration
for the event. All of the 1225 made is
clear with the exception of the rent of.''-.;
the ball room.- Money will be used for '
class study, equipment and other es '-j
penseg incident to preparedness study.. :
The Dalles guard has 122 members. '
The Dalles chapter of the Red Cross, j
following a house to house jcanvass, j
has added 4 85 new members to ths
roll. There were 11 charter members, i
making a total of Gvl. The goal set -
is 700. Miss Anne Liang, second vice-
president of the loeaichapter, has gons j
to Wasco to talk Rejt, Cross work bw-T;
fore a mass meeitlr "Jl Wasco cltlxena ,
who will organise a chapter. . i
barred. So are
46
'74"
'29
61
89
86
102
81
'26
89
55
92
25
16
207
16
19
135
DO
122
114
43
93
52
28
127
43
73"
28
494
87
78
46
112
73
101
29
60
88
89
40
83 84
101 102
i;
i
2'. I 25
87 88
54 I 53 '
91! 92
24 25
10 16
206 206
16 15
19! 18
184 134
bo K
120 121
113 114
43
92
49
26
124
4.1
1'2T
62
,27 U
127
Total sale. 1,013,700.
60 $13.00
EWES.
COWS.
95
128
$10.60
10.50
120 $ 9.00
1 heifer
1 heifer
1 bull ..
1 bull ..
1 calf ..
HEIFERS.
BULLS.
CALVES.
840
88O
99.1
104O
1O50
108O
500
1560
1370
$ 8..--0
7.CO
7.00
&50
6.00
$10.00
8.00
$ 8.50
8.00
200 $10.00
Cattle on Feed.
Falls. Or.. May 17.-
3810 , VUri Overland
i wooiwortn
2250
2237 1
I Physician Dies; AVomen Held.
San Antonio. Tex., May 17. (I. N.
2070 ' 3. ) Mrs. Margaret Allen and Miss
j Alice Herdman were held today by
the police, pending the investigation
of the mysterious death of Dr. Sarah
Frances Herdman. The police declared
that evidence in their possession
Klamath Falls. Or.. May IT. Twenty-one
cars of cattle, aggregating about 800 head,
were hrnnffht In to Ctillnnnln from Wtlltwa
Cal.. last week and will be pastured at the ! pointed strongly to poisoning as ths
ranch of Senator Weed, near Fort Klamath. ; cause of Dr. Herdman's death and
their atarexl that a Drevlou attemnr
had ybeen made to kill her about a
year ago. ,
They were brought in by J. C. Mitchell.
Zeppelin Raids on
Pacific Planned,
Says Alleged Spy
Floyd Moore Reelected.
Dallas, Or., May 17. Floyd S.
Moore has been re-elected rural school
supervisor for Polk county at a meet
ing of the county educational board.
Threatened opposition to the naming
of any one for the office failed to
develop, but to the contrary, two pe
titions, representing more than SO per
cent of the school officers of the
county, asked for the re-election of
Mr. Moore. The election -was unani
mous -on the part of tha board, vry
member of which waa present.. '
San Francisco. May 17. (U.
4fc P.) Germany planned not only
to raid Pacific commerce from
a submarine base in Mexico but
to terrorize this coast with
Zeppelins. according to the
sworn confession of "Lieutenant
Frank Wolf, alleged German
spy, filed today with Federal
District Attorney Preston.
After making the confession
0 Wolf collapsed and physicians
are trying to determine if be
t attempted to poison himself.
4 He said Germany planned to
ship cubmarines and Zeppelins
to a base in Mexico and operate
from there. His confession will
4t be forwarded to Washington.
Man Who Found
Body Being Held
Welser. Idaho, May 17. Jim Elliot
and Dan Ruth were arrested hers
j Wednesday and are being held in con
,nection with the Investigation of the
i death of Thomas Cavanaugh, a Tale
graduate and' wealthy rancher of
' Heath, who disappeared March 12 and
I whose body was found in some brush
I on the ranch of Ruttu Cavanaugh's
'head was crushed and showed bullet
- wpnnd. Ruth reported finding the
body.
i suspicion centered upon Ruth be-
cause he is said to have passed
checks signed with Cavanaugh's name
several days after the latter had dls-
appeared. He is now under .bond on
the charge of 'forgery with his case
I still pending. Elliot is Ruth's brother
i in-law. Ruth is a cousin of Cava
naugh's.: . ,
LIKE ELECTRIC
BUTTON ON TOES
Tells why a corn is so painful
and says cutting makes
them grow. i
publicly only
uniform. Blues are
citizens' clothes.
No matter what the function, offi
cers are to appear in the business-like
olive drab snd leather puttees. This
is war time, and war uniforms are the
only dress for men of war.
Strawberry Carnival
Opens at Roseburg
Roseburg. Or., May 17. Roseburg's
ninth annual Strawberry carnival
opener' this morning with the rals- i
lng of a large flag by the Southern 1
Pacific company employes of the Rose
burg division. A large pole 91 feet In
height holds th flag. This afternoon
the crowning of the queen. Miss Vera
Sykes, was held In the court house
square. A special train will be run to
Roseburg from Eugene on Saturday
morning, which will bring the mem
bers of the Eugene Boys' Drum corps
and a large delegation of Eugene cit-
lzens. The O. A. C. band from Cor
vallis is furnishing music for the oc
casion, assisted by the Roseburg Juve
nile band
Father Crimont Is
Given Alaskan Post
Rome. May 17. (U. P.) Pope Ben
edict today appointed Jesuit Father
Crlmopt as vicar apstollc In Alaska.
Father Crimpnt's appointment
means in effect that he will be bisho;
of Alaska. He hss been president of
the Jesuit college in Spokane and is
widely known as an Alaskan missionary-
:
Senate Believes
Sailors Should
Be Well Treated
ffil Washington, May 17. (TJ. J3.
tea. P.) American sailors are go- pa
pal lng to have more to eat during JT
) the war. Here's : whst a till "j
fea passed, hy the senate says: lm
m "During the continuance of Jn
lm the present war an extra si- 21
Ml lowance of one' ounce of cof- lm
fee or cocoa, two ounces of $q
lbs, sugar, four ounces of hard let
Us, bread or Its equivalent and Q
la fb'ur ounces of preserved meat a;
Iks or Its equivalent shall be al
fe lowed to enlisted men of . pie
few, deck force and s landing night )R)
H watches between S o'clock p. isv kn
Js and S o'clock a. tst" - - , ; jes
Press an electric button and you
form a contact with a liv wire which
rings the belL When your shoes press
against your corn it pushes its sharp
roots down upon a sensitive nerve and
you get a shock of pain. -
Instead of trimming your corns. -.
wflch merely makes them grow. Just
step Into any drug store and ask for a
quarter of an ounce f free rone. This -
will cost very little bat is sufficient to
remove every hard or soft corn or csl-
lus from one's feet. A few drops sp-.
plied directly upon the tender, aching"
com stops the soreness Instantly, sod
soon the corn shrivels up so it lifts
right out. root and all, without pain.
This drug is harmless and never in
flames or even Irritates the surround
lng tissue or skin.
Drink Hot Water
For Indigestion
"If dyspeptics, sufferers from gas,
wind or flatulence, stomach aciditv op .
sourness, gaetrlc catarrh, heartburn.
wuuiu lane av ieaspooniu or pure
blsurated magnesia In half a glass of .
hot water immediately after eating,
thev would soon forest then- "
afflicted with stomach trouble, and '-
wouia nave 10 loos, elsewhere
for patients."
In explanation of these words a well '
known New York physician stated that
most forms of stomach trouble-are due?
to stomach acidity and fermentation
of the food contents of the stomach
combined with an insufficient blood
supply to the stomach.- Hot Water
increases the blood supply and blsur
ated magnesia instantly neutralises .
the excessive stomach acid and stops
food fermentation, the combination of "
the two. therefore belna narvslnnd '
successful and decidedly preferable to
mo use or arutjciai mgestents, stim
ulanta or medicines for indigestion.
Blsurated magnesia is dispensed by'
druggists everywhere in powder or
tsblet form never as a liquid or milk. '
Adv. . . --7 . -
"Business as Usual"
FACTS
EVERYBODY'S
INTEREST
The good rod enters
into the daily life of.
every j resident . of
every community. It;
Is the; trtery oyer
which every person
and everything must
go, hence the wide-
spread; interest in
this form of develop
ment, i To; have a:
road in the highest
state of construction
it must be hard-surfaced
with i j
Bitulithic '
. . Warren Bros. Co.' , .
Journal Bldg.; Portland, Or.
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