THE. OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1917:
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EFFORTS
APPLE CROP HEAVY
IN NORTHWEST; CALL
UNUSUALLY LIBERAL
All Three States Expected to Show
Total ' Production Above 1910
'.lWc Secured, for ; Early Fruits
' Areberal-tockf Consumed. '
1
The appie. crop of the Pacific North
west la turning out materially better
In volume and' quality than any previ
ous reperts would have indicated.
Instead Vf tn 1012,1 crP showing
a deoreaae' from last season, there is
every In.ltcatron at this time that the
tOtrtfit.wlU show a liberal Rain.
Bo fr as Washington and Idaho are
oncerpert It, l;now absolutely ci
tain that Uie lM17.trop will be greater
than i 1314 and the picking and pack
ing th Of egon has progrreHsed to the
point where an Increasm over, last eeu.-.
ron is alinont certain. Definite fig
ures' will 5 not bo available for some
time In either of the three states.
This increase In Pactfic Northwest
apple production' really has no efeet
upon the! market. 1 With un extreme
shortage bf not hly apples but citrus
i runs in . ino inn oinu , mm mn
r.on, together with thei fat that h'usl
neisa condition in the moet populous
centers' are excellent, have created for
the apple1 market a Spirit of optiml.tm
that none were willing 'to forecast at
the start, ot the season.
Sales of early apples at all Pacific
Northwest points have indicated a de
mand practically unparalleled in the
hlstorv of the trade. Anything in the
apple line nan been eagerly snapped up
by buyers; and at prices that would
have martn the shipper blunh to ask In
most seasons. The east has been ab
sorbing supplies at an unusHally lib
eral rate. Practically all the apples
sold have been going Into consump
tion instead of into iho U-o houses as
it the-usual c"t;- uiTlTv !
fore, that the later varieties are likely
to enter the tra1- on a bettor demand
basis than ever before.
The only drawback has been the
shortace in the car supplv
nls mav
In the end prove a benefit instead of
a.detriment In price getting.
jonniNfj PRICES IN PORTLAND
These prices pr tbnee at wbtrh wholesalers
ell to reUUers, exiept e atherwlse stated:
f Diiry Produce
BOTTERt Crcmnerr. irtnts In paraffin
wrappers. -'siU-as. 4ttes vrime firsts. 40c;
firsts. 44Ue; euhe. te 'it, cartons, lo ad
vance: dsliy. Wc.
BOTreHVAT I'Ortland delliary banl. No.
1 cream, Xir. '
CHKK4fc-lieUl price: Freh Orrgon fancy
fall crsenV triplet". 2ki lb.; Young America,
2lo lb. IVice- to Joouers, Tata 28c: Venn;
America.' 17 e, U o. b. ; brick. Soc lb.; 11a-bura-sr.
aaci brirk Swlae. kc.
KHii Belllug prU'e: Cane count. 6233c
floteqbuytng p.l. ZlQoic pfer rtoten; sell.
Itix price. tuit t il. fjT-r, elcta caudled &J4
C(K", atorte, 47.
tlVB ttALTUY nn. Lrr Plymoetft
RtKka, IStllUe lb.; ordinary rblckeua, 13
lc per gi.; ataxa 12 per lb.: kmajl
aprlfiM. ISKaZQr ir lb.: large airliiri. t74lv:
per U.; tirkaja. Zlii?Je per lh,; drciwed,
f.inc, 2RU0c per 11.; culi. Sic; amain.
Ii am mr (Wo; (eeau. live. U.-; Hkta duck,
jouik. MW K' lb.; fadlaa Hiioner. olft
di.cka. 1-1To per IU; ftgeon.' ti.2i doxeu.
fraab. rrolta and efetablea
FUKSU , aviJUS )rjue. favin3.7z box;
bauabMi flr per i ; leruwi.. B.u(?.(: cn
(utU. ajrepefratl, ,-4 -Aatermehjim. tl.ootj
J.Wer eeiriul; peoli(!, Oregon. .30(Q7e pc
Mi; pvRia. jH.aSi3.(4-per bar.
fcEb.lUlfcW-- liuiktwwrrte. 12Ho per h.;
triiiit-rrl'-a. 'tt.2vQlH.(A) iter box.
Al'rXiKM tAical. iauuZ. ceaaiD.. te
quuJlljr. '
ffM 4- Oregon Slnxcat. Il.OOr Orf.rr.,
VlbJua, $1.00itl.; Oregua Tokay, $1.2,1 pe;
ciila; vvueora, iviiiac p. uoi; caurorul
tuu; Cvucord, iui15c pr
loky, :l.i'tl.'o.
FO'l'A'l'Otca ScIWiih frlc. table atock,
kwal.l.T&JKl.-'Knyiag prlve.. ordinary aUlu
uUiK, .VZnl-Wl rweet putatwa, t&M.
V KGK'i'ABLICS Turnips I.BO oer ac5:
irnn. $l..'iO per auck; Wta. $liO er
lack; paraulpa. .1.75 j,er 'nek: cabbage, local,
1 4A 1 M lb.; green union. X)c doen bunches:
pVPra. fe,kk4l'yc ' : Load lei'.ure. HiUi'iic
d.tcn bontnea; velery, UUrtT.V per doaeii
artu.tnke, 41iX) tack; cucuinbera. i1(rio:c
t.et Qotn tomatoea. Oregon, &ua(kc pr boi;
' BCplant. riiio P'- lb. ; Lrlrg Uui, ttr lb;,
pear, Tc P lb,: caulUlower. Orejion. l oe
UilJS per doaen.
Meat, fiah and Provialona
tllfc3n.u kIKA Is Melltn price, enontry
knied beat boxo. SOVia'Jlc per lb.: onlin.r.
ll'(Jl6VaO ptr lb.; beat Teal, lbC per lb
orumacjr ean. UQli per lb.; rougb beary
k(UUf per lb.; goats. 44tic per Uu: lamba, lj
jtjic,pcr in., luuituui iu. i ov per o.; beef
'. wic per lb. ,
dl0b.ltl MEAlb Hama. WA(85e per lb.
breakfast bacug. !UkC47C; riculcn. Sue Ik ;
cutlase rolU W; sburt .'lesiu ajj, Ur; (jr
i.m ixwin. anukd. aJc per lb.
UAttb-KetUe 'rsndcrsd. ue.-eei. 27 u per
OVKlKH! Olympis gallou. 3.50; canned,
eaatera. 6"c per eau,' f Q M) per dozen; eastern.
s-nllnti, kolld pack. iI5.
rHH - irerd (Kmuders. ee;' red aai
mo. MeTVToluee." 12c: perch, Ttgiicj soles.
7c; ssiiuon Uost, 18a lb; bsltbot. 18c lb:
black od. te: berrlux. tie lb.; rasor cliiu
Iv-i doaea; bard shell. 4c lh.; 2.7a box;
Cl US, I . (Ol . j'i wBcii,
1 ' Oroeeriss
BtJOAa Cube, H.73: powdered, $8.t50; fruit
ec oerr, ciuw, i.av; grsnuutted.
. ft&OO; Utet, XS.OU; siirs C, X7.00; fo.deu C,
HO'NUY Nsw. $3.754.00'cr case
U1CE - Japan style. No. 1 7i4c; New Or
Ira in bead, kc; bluo rose. 8Ue.
aaLT Cosrss. halt ground. lOOn, M 00 per
ion; t.w, k-'w , saS.isi; 1QOS
Sl7.nO; bales. t2.X; faucy table and dairy
24.00; lump rock. KC.UO per tun.
BkvANi Noniluul. ttuiall wbits. ii-Af
large white, 14ic: pink 10c; llaiss. 13 c;
Hops, wool end Hides
HOPS Nominal. Huylng url.e. ir O'cron
JSet27c per lb.; contracts, Saij40c.
WOOtr WUIamelie l!ey. coaras Cotawold.
Mo par lRft nvnliuin KliropHbire, 0c oor lb -ksrteia
Orrcou. MXUooc cr lb.
HlUli halted. 2o lbs. ind .p. 16c: salted
slugs, 50 lbs. arid up, 14-!; jailed and srrea
kip. 15 lbs. to -H th., Itie; aalted awl greea
calf, up to 15 ins 22c; green hides, 25 I ha
sua up. c; treen stuK. 0 lbs. and pp. Uci
dry flint bides. 21c; dry :Uni esir. op to f
im.. ovc, uij uiwm. ov-, oorae nlues
91.!WU2.dU; aalted horse bldea. 53.004. 0I'
' horn tmlr, , isii. juc; norrnair. aiaiie. 15c'
dry W'lig wool r'Ha. A'lv dry short wool pelts'
2n;MK-; Milted aheep nelta. loi wool, each
H oofO-VO"; salted f imb peita. cacB. tl.Soti
2.50; salted short wool rlts. tsch. tl.VI
uiiril h-eD shesrllnKS. ra.-n. 2o(U&0e.
TALUOW No. 1. 11c: No. 2. fcc; great
If wmr lb.
ClllTTlM OR CACARA RaRK --Buying
.price, per csr vgv iwt to.
UOUAiH Il7. 5.V per lb.
, ' Kope. FainM. Oils
ROPE Siaal, dark. 2.1c; white, 22 Wc per
lb.: standard manlls. Sic.
LI.NSttO OIL Ksw. libls.. $1.30 per al
k.n: kettle boiled, barrels. 11.32: rsw
$1.40; boiled, cases. $1.42 per gallon; lots of
2jO gauoaa icse. ,
COAL Oil Water wblte, ta drums and Iron
harrela. 10c ber salloa.
WHITH LEAD Ton lota 14c prr lb.; COO
B.a.r 14Ue.
TUBPHXTl"- Tsns. ear; esses. 72c: 10
DAIRY FRODUCE OX THE COAST
Seattle Msrkst 4
a?riw. et; . iu. nntter Native
v aatilnictos ( creamery, cube, 4hc; do brick,.
aiuf-sKe vsmurnia, vuue. -lc; ao Dries,
sec. . - ,
Kxgs Select ranch. WV; store re, 42e.
Cbfaa OrKOn Hrlpleta. 2Ce: Votm Ameri
es, 2xe; block Swiss, esse. 37c; Washington
triplets, ic ,
Las Annies Ifarkot .
Loa lnareles. Oct. 20. (I. N. .) fegrs.
doc; DQlirr, mc.
Baa Franeiseo Market
San Frsnrlseo, ix-t. 20. (U. P.) Butter
luiiras, Mr; prime rirars, 44e. . ,
aa Kxtras. mw: extra firsts, B3c: ex-
Us pnlists. 4ZHe; extrk flrsU. millets. 42c.
Cbeee Celtfornla. flata, fancy, 22'4c
, 4 Seattle Barley Market
- Seattle. Oct. 30. (I. N. S.) Barley, $80.00
iMteipts, waear., so cars.
TO FIND WHEAT COSTS
Cattle Branding Is
Cause Heavy Losses
That $5,000,000: are annually:
loot by Americana as a result la
of the branding of cattle, -is t
Kr the latest sensation, given pro-
ducers. Henry Boyd, of the- ;4g
Armour ,. interests at Chicago,-
recently made the assertion 4
that losses resulting from pro-'
H raiscuous -branding, reached be- 1 lit
tweea 14,000,000 and $5,000,000
each year. Some efforts are
being made to have the govern- -
meat prohibit such branding-, v
' ' "':
Wool Industry to
Be Suryyed in an
Effort to Increase
Cliarles Coopey, Oregon State Com
miafiioner, Makes Suggestions ' .
as to Course.
The school of commerce of the TTnl-
verplty of Oregon is making a survey
of the wool situation in Oregon with
a view of finding out how the indus
try in affected by competition from
foreign countries.
The aid of Charles Coopey, wool
commissioner of Oregon, has been
asked. Mr. Coopey has. written the'
school officials as follows:
"I shall be only pleased to cooperate
In any and every possible way. as I
want to see Oreiron develon. not nnlv
i her wool industry, but also develop a
mgn grade woolen ana worsted man
ufacturing Industry, for which she is
so well adapted. I want to congratu
late you and your'department for tak
ing up this subject, a subject of so
much importance to not only Oregon,
but to the United States and the world
at large. I would add that we car.
easily obtain for you the amount of
wool grown in Oregon this year and
obtaln for yu the amount of Oregon
wool -that la consumed in the mills in
Oregon; the mills themselves are th
only ones that can tell you that a
e ,u i ...v. .
in, v, .h,. v,
"I am suggesting a few questions
that you may put to the mills and If
they answer you, you will then get the
Information you require.
"Firet. how many pounds of greasy
wool, as it comes from the range, have
they manufactured into fabrics for the
last 10 years? Giving the amount lor
each year.
"What was the shrinkage of this
wool?
"What amount of this fleece wool
was grown in .Oregon?
"What amount of California wool?
"What amount of wool from 'other
states? Giving the names of the states.
"iat amount of cotton used?.
"What was the weight of goods they
manufactured?
"Tho mill Is the. only one that; van
answer these questions.
"It is really refreshing to see that
there is someone in the state ready to
take an interest, in this great indus
try; an Industry that should mean so
much to nsi We have climatic condi
tions and soft water about equal to
the best in the world. These things are
'essential for the manufacturing of
high grade goods, and-yet. what la tike
reason we have to send our money
either to the eastern states or to the
European countries when we want an
A-l fabric?
"The wool situation of not only
America, but of the world, Is a very
serious one and has been growing more
sesious for a number of years. The
wool cup tna world -na6- ien oa-
reasinz , and tnis ia a very seriotm
matter, and a matter that we should
lock irUo and find out what itf the J
know the cause' we can begin to apply
u""'. ui. u.tH "" 7
a remeay. - -: - , -.
i would suggest that your organiza
ion institute some kind of an- inves
tigation to gather this information or
call a conierence or rtitterent parties
interested in the industry and let us
endeavor to find out what has been
the reason that the sheep and wool
industry has been steadily declining
year after year. This is a subject that
has to be laced ana wny not 7 once
more let Oregon be in the lead, knd let
Kugene university lead Oregon, en
deavoring to find to what extent and
wny tne wool inaustry nas aeciinea.
"I received a night letter from Chi
cago the other week asking me to
appeal to our governor on this matter.
"Now that we are talking, of con
serving our resources, look at the vast
acres or. lana lying waste in uregon
that could be feeding millions and mil
lions of sheep, and grass is only wool
and mutton in the raw state; grass is
only rawhide and beef in tne raw
state. . Put the cattle on the land and
give them the grass and they will do
the rest."
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chlcstre. Oct. 20 (I..N. S. Hors eloaed
wita. a set loss ot fS.OO'to S2.25 per hondred-
weight for the week, S15.00 to $16.00 taking
the bulk, with a $10.75 top. Supply showed a
welling disposition everywhere. The freak
decline was 85c.
Thousand! of cattle were carried over, that
market being demoralized. A heavy run is
in sight for next week. . ,
Live mutton trade was steady, and in rela-
tlvsly better condition than 'either cattle or
hegi.
Chicago Hors S1S.7C
Chicago. Oct. m. (I. N. 8.1 nnn-Riu
celpts 11,000, slew. 203250 lower. Mixed and
batchers, IH.WUia. i5; good heavy, $14. 0014
18.0O: roflch beary. 14 HOttls in- Uvht
fl4.6Sl310-25: P'gs, 10.SO(ai4o; bulk. 15.od
frio.ao.
Cattle Beeelpfs 2000, weak. 5c lower.
BeeTfs. $6.75il7.10; cows and heifers. $4.75
erii.Bu: Btockers ana teeaers. xtt.ooi7ii 4--
Texsna. $S.9313.6d: cslyes. $9.0010.00.
Sheep Receipts X500. weak. Native and
western. ew.uoeiz.o: utOM. HJ.TOf 18.00.
t iieovei no -ij..oo
Dener, Oct. 20 U. P.) Cattle Receipts,
1500. Steady. No quotation.
Hoes Keeeipts. 200. 25e lower. Tons.
$17.50 (two loads).
Sheep Kecelptn. 800. Steady. Ewes. $10. SO
(gij.uu; lamnft, ii..,imio.ji.
Omaha Hogs $16.00 .
Omaha, Oct. 20. 1 1. N. S. ) Cattle Re
ceipts 1KOO. steady and unchanged.
iicgs neceipts sauu. Blow to Zoc lower.
Mixed. $15.:H51.00: good to choice heayy.
$15.(Sfl0.O0: rough heary. $15.23 15.60;
iijrnt.. -id.zd(sio.uu; pigs; J1I.WJI1j.W; bulk
$13.00(S15V75.
Sheep Beceipts 3000, stedy. None on sale.
Kansas City Hogs $16.70
Ksneas City. Oct. 20. (I. N. S.) Cattle
Receipts 1300. sSles slow and scattered at
steady to wesker prices,- Nothing good.
Hogs Receipts 1000. strong to 25e higher
than the low yetterdsy. Top, $16.70; bulk,
$15.50S16.00: besTies, $16.40310.70; medi
um"!. $16.80-318.60; ItghtH. $15.25gl6.23.
Sheep Receipts 1000. No trade.
POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
Seattle Market
Seattle. Oct. 20. (0. P.) Onions Califor
nia yellow, pound, 3c; Yakima. 2e.
Potatoes IjocuLb Neww, $40.00(850.00.
Lot Ao jeles Market y
Los Angeles, Oct. 20. (I. N. S ) -PoUtoea,
Northern Bnrbanks $2.73tX10: rosaets, $2.60
2.70; rurals, $Z402.45; sweets. $2.65 M
25.
San Francises Market
San Francisco, Oct. 20. (V. P.) Onions
Brown ot yellow. $2.4O2.60 for good stock.
New potatoes Delta ll.GOil.RS per cental
for choice; do fancy. $2.00(32.13; do So
noma, $2.00; do Salinas, $2.20; aweeta, 2Q
3c per pound on the street. ,
. New York Briik Statement
Newport, Oct, 20. (1.- N. S.) Bank state
meot: ' "
v Average Loan increased f St. 813.000; , -demand
deposits. Increase; $54,725,000; time de
posits. - increased, $5061,000; reserve, de
creaaed'. $25,983,320.
Aetuai Loans, increased $14,171,000; de
mand, deposits, decreased. $31,326,000: time
deposits, decreased, $3,102,000; reserve, de
creased. $2,983,320.
Wheat Costs Vary Muck
In Seasons and Places
i TVliat does it cost to produce wheat?
- The question is about as compli
cated as there is a difference in the
an s warn. .'!
t Locality. . Tclimatio conditions, and
many other factors add -to, or force a
decrease in the total cost of produc
tion. Then apain there is a seed; coet
which varies from year to year, -t
-Recently an eastern concern issued
a bulletin aa to the cost of -wheat paaa
ductlon, but most of the data ve
eented Vis : old " and - conditions have
varied greatly since then. ; "
. Claim is made that the actual cost
of producing , what in- the -Pacific
N'orthwest in 1903 was 24 centa per
bushel. Thia was reported aa the
total cost ' in that year, but such
figures would be sftterly out of line
at this time.
For instance the cost of producing
wheat varies so much la the different
sections of the Ujolted States during
the -same season, that it would be im
possible to secure a correct report .on
what the cost would be for a seriea of
years. In 191 the cost of production
of wheat In Argentina was placed at
60 to 60 cents per bushel, according
to locality. '
In 1900 the estimated cost of pro
ducing wheat in Minnesota was 64
cents per bushel, in 1914 it was placed
around 65 and 66 cents, while in 18S0
the cost was down to 35 cent per
bushel. " "
In 1903 the cost of production In
Kansas was placed at 26 cents per
buahfll. while a year previous the esti-:
mated cost was 37 cents per bushal.
in th same Tear the cost went to 46
cents ner bushel In the Red river
riintpv 1
The American Wire & Steel Co. crop
etnerto hhv farminc has never had
the advantages possessed by the big
business enterpriser there never has
hecn the need of knowing. Now that
the world is In convulsions, and our
country is fast drawing near to the
awful maelstrom, demand-is made for
cost of production, and these coats
are not forthcoming. The world war
over and we must enter international
trade, and we must be preparea wnn
pnst fis-ures fo the last farthing.
Before cost figures worth the paper
nr. nhKh thev h re written are pro
duced, it is necessary to obtain a clear
conception of the part capital piays m
farming, ana its jusi rewaioa.
nation to see there is a difference in
capital in use. A capital is used up
by once using, or It may be used' over
r
Grain Markets in
A' Steady Position
In the Northwest
Prices In the Country Are Prac
tically Unchanged; Eliminate
- Wheat Congestion.
There was an erratic price range for
coarse- grains on . the Portland Mer
chants' Kxchange during the week but
trade and "price "conditions in-the in
terior of the Pacific Northwest were
steady. . ,
Movement of oats -and barley was
not si active. There is oniy -a -very
small per cent of the "barley crop of
the interior now held, by - farmers and
this cannot be purchased at prevailing
prices. v . , , -
On the -other hand oats holdings are
nnt heaw but the bringing in of rather
liberal supplies from 'the east have'
created a more maepenaeni . aii-cuu
among cereal buyers,; ; Tl'' . -
congestion or wneat at loBsttioi,
f i Ti 11 p
Put alter a coniere-ce uv-
r. IT Hn!A. urent of the
I jooil admintsT-rauon gram, corpojativu,
and the railreade. it was believed thai.
the trouble win soon ne itmnaiiwi.
- Notwithstanding all the previous
talk of milling interests that stocks of
milisturts were piling up, u.aevBi
oped during the week that orders were
not yet being promptly filled and that
tne margei insieaa oi snowing ut
cline, was Inclined to strength.
lay market was ratner quiet witn
prices unchanged.
in Ll bA l qcw crup, ittDc.tciu, ..v... j
fold. S2.03: club. $2.01: Kussiao, $1.83, tide-
water track basis.
FLOUB Selllne price: patenv sio.ao: wu
Uirette vaUey. $9.80; local straight. $9,400
0.80; bakers' local, $10.0010.20: -Montana
spring. $11.0011.20; exports. $7.50; whole
wneat, aio.w; rrauam iv.w, ,
$10.73 per barrel.
HAY Riirinr orlee. new eroo. Willamette
timothy, fancy, $24.00(325.00 per ton; Eastern
Oregon- Washington incy uaroiuj. ';;
falfa. $24.00025.00: valley vetch, $22.00Q
2U.00; cheat. $22.O0?23.00: clover, $22.00 per
Un, grain, $22.0023.00 per ton.
GRAIN SACKS NomonaU No. 1 Calcutta.
il . t a v int. ! mMinti hieher. .
ILLSTUFKS Selling price: Bran, $30.00
ft?)31.00; shorts. $33.00334.00; middlings, $41.00
per ton. . '
ROLLED OATS Per ton. $35.00
ROLLED BARLEY Per too. $55.00a7.08.
CORN Whole. $83.00: crscked. $34.00 ton.
RYE Buytog price. 70 per ton.
Merchsnts Exchance October bids:
, OATS Week
Sat. Frl. Thars. Wed. Tues. Hon. "ago.
1117 1916 191
I'm A
4900 3073 4000 4850 4S00 4SC0 4900 . 4900
BARLEY
4O0 W500 4900 4900 4900 4900 4900 4950
5000 3750 5000 5000 6000 6000 6000 6100
Futures were quoted:
OATS
NiTember
BARLEY
November feed
November brewing --
Eastern corn and oats in bulk
OATS
October No. 3 white
October 88 lb. clipped
November No. 3
November clipped
CORN
January No. 3 yellow
Jinniary No. 3 mixed
Fi bruary yellow
rcbruary mixed
4000
4900
6O0O
4300
....4400
.... 4K00
4450
..... B060
.... 5000
5000
4925
COTTON GAINS STRENGTH
AFTER EASY OPENING
New York. Oct. 20. (1 N. S.) Despite the
fact that there were most unfavorable crop
weather conditions in the south, the cotton
market today opened easy. December and
January were 1 point high, but the later posi
tions showed declines of 5 to 17 points.
Moderate eoyerlne In the late -forenoon caused
some reaction. Offerings increased, and the
peneral tone was heavy.
The close whs steady at a net advance of 1
noint to a decline of 25 points.
Ooen. Hiffli. Low. Close.
January ..
February .
March ...
April .....
May
June
July .....
August .-.
October . .
....2722 2722 2079 63
26S1
2&0
2670
2053
2820
2760
2690
2673
26601
2S20
2655
2648
2650
2800
2tt69
26S9
2658
2650
2650
2590
271
November
December
2709
2700 2720
2729
NEW ZEALAND A MARKET "
FOR PACIFIC COAST EGGS
A market for western fresh eggs
has been established in New Zealand.
Recently 100.000 dozen eggs were
landed 4a Wellington from . s Can
fornia. and sold readily in that mar
ket at 64 cents a dozen. There is no
further present demand for fresh
entrs. but there should be a good open
ing about May and June next year,
the oil season here. . .
San Francisco Grain Market
San, Francisco, Oct. 20. Cash grain:
Wheat fxtf'hanaed.
Barley No. 1 feed, $2.402.42t4 : do ship
ping. J2.40i32.45. t o. b. Interior ahipptng
points. ' ... , -
Oats Per cental New red feed. $2.0OQ
z.io; ao eeea graae, J.iuiai. v
f . - . ...
and over again.. '.The . first" kind of
capital is used up and appears in new
lorai oi gooas; xor example,- manure,
fodder, seed. The . second kind of
capital persists on use; for example,
the bouse. land, plow.- According to
the rrslt attached to the use of these
forms of -capital they . receive reward ;
tne greater tne- risa titer- greater tne
reward. Capital indeed, fodders must
be -rewarded with j, a greater rata of
interest than capital In land. .. . .
The earning:' of -capital most l) 'r
fleeted in the - Drice of producing
goods.- " - - .
From the point of view-of capital
for Producing purposes, the-means of
production may be classified aa fol
lows: . ' "
A. Iand and buildings capital.
B. ..Working capital: '
1. Fixed capital: .- (a) machinery,
fb) -tools, -. (c .' cattle,;' (d) draft animals-,
(e) man labor. -' . :
2, CirctUating capital: ' a) cash,
(b) feeds and fodder, c fertilizess,
(d) seed, (e)' household' food, f fueL
These Items enter into the-cost of
producing wheat ' and must receive
consideration in arriving;, at a rcost
iigure. -
With the limits 'ot capital roughly
indicated, another subject may be ap-
that may - be Included under the terra )
of inventory;
Cost of horse hours. .
Cost of man hours, - -
Cost of marketing. ,
Cost of- artificial fertilisers.
Value of manure' produced on the
farm; -barn manure, liquid manure,
composts.
Value of residues from preceding
crops; clover stubble.. . -
All these items enter into the cost
of producing wheat. '
Capital in land Interest, taxes.
Capital in buildings (a) interest,
(b) sinking fund, (c) repairs, (d) In
surance. .
Fixed or inactive capital (a) inter
est, (b) sinking fund, (c) repairs, (d)
insurance, -
Current operating capital '(a) In
terest on- seed, interest on -fertiliser
available in the ground from preced
ing crop, interest on. artificial ferti
lizer, (b) seed, e) . manure,-artificial
manure, (d) binding twine; (e) labor:
1. plowing; 2, harrowing and rolling;
3. preparing seed and sowing: 4,' har
vesting; 6, threshing and cleaning
grain; (f) Insurance, (g) superintend
ence. Chicago Market Is
Lower for Products;
In Closing Session
Corn and Oats, Close With Sharp
Losses and Provision Trade
' Is Demoralized.
Chicago, Oct. 20. Entire coarse grain
market showed a weaker tone for the
day. All through the list for options
prices were lower. At the closing of
the session declines of Vt to lc per
bushel were shown for corn, with oats
4?c a bushel below finals of Friday.-
Trading in the grain market waa of
very small volume, and the profes
sionals made their own prices.
Further sharp losses in the price of
live hogs In the. yards brought demor
alization In the swine-products trade.
Pork was off $1.102.0 for the ses
sion-lard dropped 60,66c,' while ribs
were $1.15 lower, than Friday's closing.
Ing. ' ... '. . :'' ' -j -:;.?-
Chicago rsrise of prices furnished by United
cress:
.CORN
- Open. High. liow. Close.
... 115V4 I, 115 114 11414
... 110 liO 100 "109 14
... iioh noK 109 u
OATS
' 68
68H 68H 68 684
... 60 60 69 69
PORK
... 4190
...' 4015 4015 3800 3800
LARD
... 2400. 2410 2360 2360
. . . 2397 2400 2S50 2350
... 2137 2150 2090 - 2100
RIBS'
.... 2120 2143 2040 2050
December
January
stay, . ,
October . .
December
May
October . .
January . ,
October .
November
January .
October .
Onions Selling at
$2.50 in the Valley
Sales Are Made at Well Maintained
. Prices During the' Week
" Some Going East.
Sales of a number of carloads of
onions were reported made during the
week- by' W. I. Swank, general sales
representative of the confederate On
ion Growers' association:
Carload lots of Oregon stock were
sold at $2.50 per -cental, r. o. t country
shipping points. rf
Some sales were made- to eastern
markets, but the bulk of the transac
tions were for Pacific northwest cen
ters. 5
An extreme shortage of cars for
loading- a arawDaca in m axing a
greater volume of sales.
INCREASED USE OF POTATO
FLOUR BY THE ENGLISH
The British food controller author
izes an addition of one pound of pota
toes for every seven pounds of flour
in tne manufacture of Dread, accord
ing to a cablegram ' received from
United States Consul General Skinner
at Ixmdon.
BANK STATEMENT OF COAST
Portland Banks
Cteariucs This week.
Tear aro.
Mondsy $ 6.760.689.20
$ 3.735.787. CO
Tuesday
4.1U688.99
4.2&9?177.0a .
3.448,764.50
3.438.069.66
. 2.840.038.04
Wednesday
Tl'Crsday ,
4.392.663 47
Friday ...
4,019,956.99
8.428.96.54
a.lt.280.77
Setcrday .
2.756.991.13
ftat-
Clearings .
Bf lances .
Cleeringe .
$26,266,972.21 $19,338,931.70
Seattle Banks
.' $ 4.526.521.00
, 1,289,010.00
Spokane Banks
$ 1,342.228.0-)
' 117,333.00
Tacoma Banks
Balances .
Clearings .
....$ 612.518.0b
64,559.00
. Baa Francisco Banks
Balances ,
Clearings .
Clearings .
. .$17,331,053.00
Lea Angeles Basks
$ 4,808,467.00
New York? Metal Market
New York. 'Oct. 20. (IK. S.) Copper
Unchanged
Spelter Qnlet. -Spot, 88:
and December. 88e.
Kovember
Mexican Beans Ruined
Vice Consul William P." Blocker of
Piedras Negras, Mexico, wires from
Eagle Pass, Texas, under date of Oc
tober 8, that report from Torreon ad
vises frost in the mountains of
Durango, indicating that the baan
and late, corn crops are os$royedV .
'.,.--..." Eastern Grain Markets "
St. Lonla Corn closed. Peeelnber. $1.08;
May, $1.08. Oats. December, 68e.
Kansas City Corn ctoeed, Msy, f 1-08.
Otts. December. 68c: May, 0e. -
Minneapolis Oats closed,' December,. 67 c;
Mey. . 69c.
Winnipeg Oats closed, October. 67f; De
em: ber, 64c; May, 67c. v
A FAILURE
Jute Bags High and
Supply' Very Short
An extreme shortage1 f Jute
for bag making and sharp ad-.
vances In the price face grain
growers of hsy" Pacific. North
west for the coming season.
Jute prices '- in'. India have
shown . a liberal, advance
and ; others " have been
cut at least" a third in making jk
deliveries. tb,' waiia rwaiia -m
nttertiaryj recently-, advanced i
its quotation - on jute bags to ; 4.
the highest'prfce known, 3tocks ifs
of old bags are small. i: ' V
General List Has
Strong-Tone; New
' -York Is Advanced
Stock Market Show. Light Volume
- of Trade, bnt Prices Are Gen
rally " Shoved ' Up.
; ""New York. Oct. 20. (TJ P.) The
ew iw livening sun itnanciai re
view today said :
Strength of the general list contin
ued in today's short session of the
stock market, but trading was relative
ly light, and particularly narrow in the
railroad department.
. Kiirly good buying in the steel group
and in a few individual Issues was at
tributed to pool operations. The loss
of an American, transport by submarine
did not seem to make any Impression
whatever, a circumstance remarked
upon as showing Wall street's recovery,
or partial recovery, at least, from the
recent severe attack of nerves.
Range of New York prices famished by Over
beck Cooke Co.. 210-217 Board of Trade
bnlldlng:
l rex 'It i Kl ION
Alaska Gold
American Beet Sugar..'.
American Can, e
American Car Fdy.. c.
American Cotton Oil, e.
American Linseed, e
American Loco., c
American Smelter, c. ..
American Sugar, e
American Tel. A Tel.. . .
American Woolen, e...
Anaconda. Mining 00
Atchison, c. ..........
Baldwin Loco., e
Baltimore A Ohio, e
4
42
68
3
74
67 .
.3
74
42
68
29
24
59
88
24 .
5.8
86
24
60
89
107
116
43
65
24
68
88
105
115
1
106
115
115
43
63
94
58
58
85
57
19
14
45
63
43
64
94
94
94
1
58
08
57
61
57
ueouenem steel
Brooklyn, R. Transit...-.
Butte & Superior
Calif, Petroleum, e. ...
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather, e
Chesapeake it Ohio
Chiesgo Gt. W. e...
Chicago, M. t St. P....
Chicago & N. W.. c. ...
Chi no Copper
Colorado V. & I., c
Cons. Gas
Corn Products; e ...... .
Crnelble Steel, c
Distillers
BT
85
86
67
19
01
66
19
14
150
77
62
8
49
100
44
39
91
29
60
39
19
137
42
29
lOOli
19
14
150
70
14
130
131
76
52
48
78
02
62
8
48
103
43
3:1
8
40
103
43
39
OO
29
07 4
80
19
103
44
40
92
30
29
7
89
40
39
Erie, c. .-
General Electric ......
Goodrich Rubber
Ot. North.. Ore Lends.-.
at. North., pld
Greene-Can. ......... .
Hide A Leather, c
Ice Securities
Illinois Oentrsl
Industrial Alcahol
Inspiration - .'. .
Interboro. e. ;
Kcnnecott Copper
Kan. City Sonthery, c.
Kelly Springfield
Leckswrnna Steel .....
19
1
136
J36
130
"28
28
29
100
100
100
as .
12
38
12
88
12
38
12
12
100
117
118
117
46
33
43
43
83
43
81
69
83&
18
43
81
60
uecign v aney .... . w.
Louisville Ifashvllle, .
Mcxwell Motors, e ,
Mexican Petroleum ... .
118
32
86
SI
27
80
31
i
83
31
46
Min mi Copper ;
Midvale -Steel ; .-. . ....
Mo... Kao. &- Texas. ,
Missouri Pacific
National- Lead ........
Nevada , Cousoltdate'd. . ,
New Haven
New Yerk Air Drake..
46
"27
. . .
28
19
28
27
18
28
18
28
123
1ZS'
123
New -lork Central . ..
73
74
73
73
20
N. Y Ont. Western.
Norfolk Weetern, c
10T
107
107
107
jonnern r acute ...
Pnelfie Mail ..
Penasylvanla By. ...
Peoples 'Gas
Pittsburg Coal, e ...
96
'25
60
40
4fi
69
87
25 V.
60i
68
23
42
96
25
50
40
46
9
25
60
22
42
tressed steei Lar, c
Ray Cons. Cooper ..
as
22
42
79
22
Railway Steel Springs.
42
Kesoing. e ..........
Rep.-Iron ft Steel, c. ,
Rock Island
75
76T!
79
SO
22
22
22
Sears, Roebuck A Co.
155
Sha truck
Studebaker. e
Sloss Sheffield ......
Southern Pacific ....
19
424
90
28
13
38
89
80
27
13
42
41
BO
28 V.
13
38
39
8
Southern Railway, e.
Tennessee Copper . . .
Texae Oil
Texas Pacific
13
145
149
145
148
12
19
Tbrrd Avenne
Cnlon Pacific, c
123
124
123
124
United States Rubber, c
09
06
82
"82
88
4K
23
United States Steel, c.
Vtah- Copper
Virginia Chemical, e. .
106
80
33
89
42
107
103
84
H2
R2
89
W. U Telegraph
89
3
Westingbouee ' Electric.
If
Willys overiana
23
24
23
Wool worth ..........'..,
118
Total sales for, the day were 406.300 shares.
Wool Market Firm
And Bather Active
Boston Trade Shows Sales of West-'
era Fleece" at Well Maintained
Prices During Week.
Boston, Masa., Oct. 20. Domestic
wools continue to be strong and as ac
tive as the limited stocks allow. More
purchases for government account
have been made. October 27 purchases
by the United Slates will be suspended
until further notice. A considerable
volume of both foreign and ddmestio
scoureds have changed hands during
the week. Some choice domestic
scoured lots have brought as high as
$1.70.
Among the sales were 50.000 pounds
of Soda Springs quarter bloods at 70
cents, 25,000 pounds Soda' Springs low
quarter blood at 66 cents, 50,000 pounds
original Montana at ,ob cents, 20,000
pounds original Arizona"" at 60 cents, or
$1.70 clean; 100,000 pounds fine and
fine medium territory at $1.70 clean;
fine medium and half blood woo! of the
French combing order on the clean
basis of $1-70 to $1.75; -Soda Soring
quarter blood at 70 cents, and Wyom
ing quarter blood at 68 cents, both
costing about $1.30 to $1.35 clean, and
three eighths blood territory at 70
cents, or i.tu clean.
Scoured values of territory wools are
firm, with quotations $1.80 to $1.82 for
j-iiic oLaie. ti.iu to .ex. i a ior nair
blood staple at $1.45 to $1.50 for three
eighths blood staples, $1.25 to $1.35 for
quarter blood staple, $1.65 to $1.75 for
fine clothing.
Receipts for the week were: Domes
tic, 4,219.921 pounds; foreign, 308,285
pounds.
lACK OF BEES . CAUSE
OF SHOBT FRUIT CROP
That a famine exists in the supply
of bees in the . Pacific Northwest and
that fruit crops are adversely affected
by this shortage, is the assertion of
R. E. Powers, a bee' expert. Crop ex
perts generally agree with him. : .
" Chicago Dairy Produce " .
Cbleato. Oct. 30, fi. N. S- B&tter Be
ceipts 6608 poonds. Creamery, extra, 42e; ex
tra firsts. 41Ct41c; firsts, 3940c; pecking
stock. S3a36c. . ' t ;.
Eggs 3240 eases. Corrent receipts. 3SO
87e; ordinary firsts. Sft30c: firsts. fSHUQ
87e;v extra, 414i42e; ebecka. 22 (g 28c;
dirUce, 22Q28C- .-. i -
Edited by
HymaruH. Cohen
CATTLE STRENGTH IS
DEMAND VERY KEN
North Portland Gets ; 910.23 for
Fanry Steers and Demand Is
Better 5 Than Off erlnjjs -S wine
SitnaUon Boies Weak. : ;
POETLAND IJVEKTOCK RUN
.-- Hoes. Cattle. Calves. Sbeen,
This week 67 12 330T W6 4012
last week 8130 2.'8
P-evtoas week.... ftS21 3620
Month ago ....... S&tO
Year ago 0025 2227
Two year ago. . . . 8530 1W7
Thtee years ago,., 7271 ...-144T
Four jear ago., . j 1882
161 6810
13 211
180 3JO0
118 " 8316
M 8086
23 ' . 6758
' ' 2338
GreAT!' strength In the cattle market
waa the dominating feature of - the
week's livestock activities at -North
Portland. Steers sold up to $10.25 dur
ing the week and there was a demand
for more bf Chis quality stock than
was available. Sales of cows at $8.60
during the week indicated-that the de
mand tor arootr cattle- had not-been mo-
lested in the slightest degree by tne
designation of meatless days by fed
eral food of ficials. In .facV according
to a message from Montana lUwas the
wish of .Herbert Hoover that livestock
prices remain sufficiently hieh to en
able producers to make .good profits
and thereby increase their holdings.
There were rather liberal -offerings
of cattle on the North Portland market
during the week but sales were made
at advanced prices despite this.
General cattle market range
Best beef steers
Good beef steers
.$ svsnaiA.n
. 8.000 B.23
Beet beet cows
Ordinary to good covra
"Bt heifers
Bulls
Ctlves
Blocker and feeder steers
. 7.00' 8.00
- 4 00 6.75
. 7.00 8.00
. 4.0W9 A.73
.B.0OV 8 0O
4 0CQ 7.2S
- Kog Karket Zs Depressed
All over the country hog market
prices were depressed during the week.
The Drice losses at North PorUand
were generally less serious during the
six days than were Indicated at other
leading socayara centers 01 mo
United States. Sales of hogs were
made at the start of the week around
$17.35 or 15c lower than closing values
of the previous week. Several sales
were made later, in the week at this
same price but generally Bpeakins the
top after Monday at $17.25. Then
again the market weakened and sales
were no higher than $17.10 for carload
lots and $17 was considered tne ex
treme top on Thursday. On Friday .sev
eral lots went at the same price but
th general market ruled weaker. Local
buyers were not inclined to bid above
$16.50 because at the same time Chi
cago was not quoting above $17.
General bog market range:
Prime light $16.23316.50
Prime henry I.oor,tl0 25
Pigs 14.004114.50
Bough and Heavy 15.0015.23
' ' Mutton Continues Strong
Market" for mutton and lambs con
tinues of strong character at North
Portland. Lambs continued to sell at
$14 for best quality available In the
local yards during the week but there
was not much' stuff offered on the
local market. .
Heavy sales continue to be mane to
the east, and shipments in that direc
tion are - increasing, causing some
weakness) at. certain points for offer
ings. ' '
General sheep and lamb range:
Western lambs $13.5014 00
Villn lambs 12.75tftl3.50
Ynrlhin ... 11.73612.60
Wethera 11.5012 50
Ewss .... oiOMioxm
Money and Exchange
Kew York. Oct. 20. (U. P.l Bar allver.
New York, 82e": demand eterllng, $4 76.I7.
London. Oct. 20. (I. Jr S.) Bar silver Is
off d at 42d.
MEAT IN ALSACE AND
LORRAINE CHEAP NOW
Farmers Likely to Get Noth
ing in Long Run as They
Are Paid in "Certificates,"
With the French Armies. Sept. 30.
(By Mail.) The cheapest place in the
world today to buy meat is precisely
where the ordinary mortal might con-
aider It the dearest namely, in the
German occupied portions of Alsace
and Lorraine.
While meat in all other portions of
Germany is selling at an average of
six and seven marks a pound, it Is
being sold, on the orders of the Ger
man government in Alsace and Lor
raine at 10 cents a pound. The in
habitants of the two provinces are
allowed to have it in any reasonable
quantity, and he great bulk of them
nr now buying and eating more
meat than before the war.
While the motives f the German
government in this matter are quite
apparent. Swiss investigators who
have Just reached France, declared
that the ultimate effects upon both
the population and the meat supply
of the two provinces will be- disas
trous in the extreme.
ray la Certificates
Under the system the German mill
tary authorities purchase from the
farmers of Alsace and Lorraine all of
their Mvestock at a very high price.
giving them in payment a govern
mental certificate, which, up to the
present time, however, none, of the
farmers haa succeeded in cashing.
The animals are then turned over
to the local butcher who must kill
sell, and account to ti military au
thoritles for every pound. His report
must provide for the disposition of all
the meat at 4.wo marks a pound, which
is the price establisheJ for those who
are wealthy enough ' to pay it, and
which is still several marks below the
prevailing price in the rest of Ger
To the poor, however, the meat Is
sold for 30 pfennigs a pound, and the
difference between this and the two
marks is charged by the German mill
tary authorities to the municipal
treasury of each locality. In some of
the larger villages the municipal au
thomies are thus obliged to pay
several thousand marks every week.
, ultimate Sata raced
Iniqultious as this -is from .th
standpoint of "high financing Swiss
investigators declare that it is by no
means the worst aspect of - the cane.
While the less than cost price at which
the meat is being sold - to the poorer
neoTle Increases, the cons u motion far
above nofrnal, the peasants and farm
era, tempted by the high price which
Is paid them by the military authori
ties in certificates, are selling all of
their livestock at a rate that in a few
months must wipe out entirely the
entire livestock of the two provinces,
and completely ruin that Industry,
NOT AB E
FACTOR
HIGH FINANCE' MAKES
FINANCE, TIMBER,
INDUSTRY REVIEWED
Froductloa Apvroacfaiaff VoraiX
The weekly trade barometer of the
West Coast Lumbermen's association
shows lumber production to be approx
imately 20 per cent below normal. This
is tne highest point in production
reached since the labor trouble which
occurred.ln early July and continued
wrougn August and September, The
average production -per mill for the
week was $37,000 feet- The average
snipments per mm for the week were
42M8& feet. The average orders per
mill for tha week were S8S.041 feet.
New business from eastern rail terri
torrv amounted to 1413 . carload - as
against "shipments to that'terrttorr of
e carioaasf, ' leaving an - unshipped
balance of, business for transcontinen
tal, delivery amounting to 9011 cars.
Local business continued -very ' satis
factory with; new orders amounting to
8.847,574 feet as agaisat local-deliveries
amounting to 7.811.895 feet.-In
the cargo,, trade, new' business
amounted to 6,ai5,l0 feet and in the
export trade 1,800.000 - feet.' Ship
ments I Tl tK rt WrfrA ftaif mA.mtA.t tA
ra047iOlr,:fee4fdr- coastwise delivery
ana l.osz.uts reet Tor export delivery,
bog-glnf Congresg Attended. A
number of Oregon men connected with
the logging industry served on the pro
gram of the Pactfio Logging congress.
held In Seattle the last three days of
last week. The convention was one
of the largest the organiaation has
ever held. Engineering problems of
the industry and such matters aa acci
dent prevention and the : conservation
of food in camp cook houses were dis
cussed.. George M. Cornwall, editor of
the Ttmberman, was secretary of the
congress, and had charge of the head
quarters at the' Hotel Washington.
Among the Oregon men heard from
were J E. Buckingham of trta Baldr
win LiJcomotlve works, Portland, who
spoke on gasoline loco motive in log
glng; R. J Donald of the Valley A Sl
leta Railroad company, who spoke of
railroad construction; John P. Van Ore
del of -- Oregon Agricultural college,
who spoke on logging engineering snd
university training; A, H. Powers, of
me omitn-f owers Logging company.
Powers. Or.; p. J. Brlx of the Brlx
Logging company. Astoria; George T.
Gerlinger, Willamette Valley Lumber
company, Dallas; J. S. O'Gorman, Wis
consin Logging & Timber company.
Portland, who spoke on conservation of
food in log1nr camps: W. C. Ruegnitx
Bridal Veil Lumber company, Portland;
W. Hill of the Holt. Manufacturing
Army Grows
ol,501,422SinceJune, 191$
June 30, 1916. Actual war strength
of army, 5025 officers, 102,618 men;
total. 107.641. jTJnder ' stimulus of
activity on Mexican border enlist
ments in regular - army in July.
1916, numbered 4096; in August,
2605;v September, 2150; October,
2347; November. 2824; December
3625; January. 1917, 4290; Febru
ary. 4852;March, 7442.
January 1, 1917. -Actual strength of
army: Officers, - about 6125; 'en
listed men, 120,262; -total, 125,387.
Karon 25. 1917. Secretary of " War
Baker called Into federal service
national guard units of nine states
and th District of Cohimbta. numt
berlnt-1 13.000" nren. '"Army- recast!
Two new departments createdby
subdividing- Eastern department-
Uarca 88, . 1S17 Twenty-five . addi
tional national guard units of 18
states called into .federal service.
MarcJn 30, 317 Four thousand ad-
djtional national guard - troops or
dered into federal service, making
a total of about 56.000.
April 3, 1917. War department or
dered more, national guard: units
mustered into federal service.
April 3, 1917. President Wilson, in
war address, calledv for selective
draft. f
April 6, 1917. Congress declared war
against Germany. Enlisted strength
of regular army on this date was
120.457 and the number of officers
6380. Enlisted strength of national
guard was 174,008 snd the number
of officers about 7000. A grand
total on April- 6 of 307.296.
April 21, 1917. Retired of fleers called
into active service.
April 98, 1917. Congress passes se
lective draft bill.
May 1, 1917. National guard In fed
eral service on this date were 3184
officers and 68,566 men.
May 18, 1917,. President signed selec
tive service law and set June 6 as
day of registration under this law
and directed expeditionary force
under General Pershing to proceed
to France at earliest moment.
May 31, 1917. Strength of national
guard not in federal service was
4462 officers and 108,631 men. Na
tional guard in federal service. 3184
officers and 68,566 men. Grand
total of 7646 officers and 177,197
men.
June 6, 1917. 9.659,382 registrants
reported 7v47.794 white citizens,
953,899 colored citizens, 1,239,865
unnaturalized foreigners from other
countries thsn German, 111,823
naturalized Germans, including "de
clarents," and 6001 Indians.
Ton 10, 1917. Strength of national
guard not In federal service in
creased to 6231 officers and 146,
744 men.
Jane 13, 1917, Cavalry, engineers.
coast artillery, signal corps and
quartermaster corps of regular
army brought to war strength. Call
issued for 45,000 men. to complete
new regiments of infantry and field
artillery, and 25,000 to fill vacan
cies in order that war strength of
300,000 men may be maintained.
Jans 15, 1917. General Pershing ar
rives In France.
June 15, 1917, War department an
nounces selection of sites fer 1$
national army cantonments.
Jnn 19, 1917 Regular army had se
cured 121,363 recruits since April 1,
1917. .
Jans 31, 1917 President Issues call
for 70,000 men for regular armyr
Jane 22, 1917 Sixteen companies of
engineers of national guard, of 16
states mustered into federal service.
July 3, 1917 President Issues proc
lamation calling into Federal serv
- ice on July 15, July 25 and August
5 remaining national guard troops.
July 20, 1917 Quota for first draft
of national army, numbering 687,-
000. drawn. .
August 1, 1917 Enlisted strength of
regular, army was approximately
308,145 and the number' of offi
cers 6700; enlisted strength of na
tional guard was approximately
377,420 and the number of officers
about 7750; enlisted strength of en
listed reserve corps was 65,687;
, grand total of 7&,epz.
August 5, 1917 National guard mus
tered into federal service. i - .
Angnat 15, 1917 27,341 student off!
1 cers "j" at :t reserva - camps commls
stoned ' ,- J -
August 15, 1917 Strength f land
forces, including 27.341 officers
t ;
company, who spoks of logging with
caterpillars; Charles T. Early, of the
Oregon Lumber company, Bateavllle; A. -C.
Dixon of the Booth-Kelly company,"'
Eugene; W. A. Marshall of the Oregon
Industrial accident commission. Balem?,
C. L. Wheeler of the land department,
of the St. Helena Lumber- company,
and Hugh Henry of the Oregon Forest:
Fir association. Portland. Ths sIed-4
trie operations in the camp of ths Ads -mlralty
Logging company on Puget;
sound were viewed by the delegated
Saturday. " s ..
? I Yew Directors Elected. The board!
of directors of the Lumbermen. Trust
company . met at noon Friday - ari
elected three' additional directors. The
are A.-H... A verlll, president of the Aj
H. Averlll Machinery company and th
Pacific States Fire Insurance company
L. C. Gllman, president of the Spokane!
Portland & Seattle railway and- allis4
companies, and C. F. Swlgert; president
ot the Pacific Bridge company," and V
director in the .-Willamette Iron ."4k
Steel Works and the Portland Rall
way, Light Power-company. s Th
Lumber mens board rae$ on October.!
and elected,. F. J. Cobbs' a! director t '
fill a vacancy made last spring ilL
Cobbe is president; of ths Valley, A ,
Siletz Railroad company, the -Fall.
City Lumber A Logging" company,' ant -
the Cobba & Mitchell company of CatV
illac. Mich. The complete board, of dW -rectors
of the company now consists
of A. H. Averill, P., 8. Brumby, C. li
Carey, F. J. Cobbs, L. C. Gllman, Johk
A. Keating (president), C F. Swigeri
and C. F. Wright of Portland anjl
James Danaher Jr., or Csmino, CaL j
Slsbnrsemsats to the . Alliet Dur
ing the week ending October 44. th .
New YorV federal reserve bank dls
bursed a total of $130,000,000 to th al
lies, $55,000.GQQ being paid to'Great
Britain, $40,000,000 to France, $20,000,
Ofro to Russia and $15,000,000 to Itali.
Ths funds were largely withdrawn. '
from local depositaries. During ths ,.
same week the Chicaso Savings Bank-'
& Trust company, and the Lafayette
South Side bank of St. Louis were ad
"mitted to membership in the federal
reserve system. In ths same period .
the amount of federal reserve notes '
outstanding Increased from I797J63O.O0O
to $837,425,000. Against this total of
notes, the hanks now hold $580,734,000
of gold and $263,164,000 of paper. The
gold reserve against federal resetvs-.
notes in attual circulation was about'
75.7 per cent. ' . , w
From 107, 641y
- " ; . ii -
commissioned at training camps
and 17y073, recruits gained by armV
- between August 1 and 16, brought
total land forces to approximately
800.016. ; ... v'-. J
An-rost aa, kltlJ. Red Cross, an
nounces 45- ambulance companies
organised by Red Cross tauaieretr
' Into army medical corps; companies
each consist? of 124- men, :" - .
AtttTturtr 87, 1917 Sixteen "'thousand,
candidates admitted te second of fl-
t cars' training, camps. . vcV;. -
epteinber -, a,-.. 1917. Approximately
14,407 t recruits 'were secured; for
'. army between August 16 -" and ."Serf-
-
! tmber 5, which, with the - 800.015
- on Auirusf ,15 and ths firsts ."prr
cent of ths first draft oC. 687.000 or
the national army ordered to ramrf.
brings ths grand y total 'strength of '-
America's army to 1,010.522,- wheA
the entire first draft of 687,500 hS
been mobilized the total:
will react
,42 2.
New York Banker
Has Unique Home.
. A . . " -' ' '
V -l. -V ,A L .. .. . wStl
has the distinction of giving New
York the only man in the entire'
length and breadth of . Manhattan
Islands who lives below Fulton street.
He Is Henry L. Doherty, banker, of
60 Wall street. , - ' V '
Doherty, who started out in life as
xe. i i r w xs r r v nn i na arroarai ar s nMimniia a,
and who now is a millionaire banker
and owner of some 200 public utilities,
has a unique home at ths corner of
Bridge and Broad streets on ths lower
tip of Manhattan island. . '
Across the street is ths old Fraunco
tavern, where Washington bads fare
well to the troops. To ths south is
the New York harbor with Its myriad!
of ferryboats. v. j
Doherty, an Indefatigable workers
xurmeriv unci . m nnmn on Kiv,ri ff
drive, but found that after working
until past midnight it was a long trlpt
home in his automobile. So he looked
about for a place in ths neighborhood
where he could sleep until ths next
day. There are no hotels below Fulc
ton street fave perhaps for a,few
longshoremen resorts, - so at. last
Doherty discovered an apartment In
the tenement house at Bridge and
Broad streets. -
' The apartment is lighted by a sys
tem of flood, lighting that gives added
charm to the rare bric-a-brac and
costly fitting. A negro servitor acta
as cook and general factotum. There
is no elevator but the visitor after
waia up a liny pair el- stairs Tinda
himself In one of ths most tastefully
decorated and quiet homes in the clty,
London, Oct. 20, According to a'
Petragrad dispatch Nicholas Roman'
off, the deposed Russian emperor.'
passes a great deal of his tiros la
piaymg waist. in - pre-war tim-
wnisi was one of the most populoa-
court diversions in- Russia, and tb
emperor had a , special de luxe card,
which was made 'or his exclusive use
Ovee 1500 narVs nf these lmnri,t
cards were- used every year and they
cost the Russian government about 17
a pack.,:.;,. - - . . . - . -.- . -:'-'..-' w
; Overbeck j
& Cooke Co.
- J Stockiv Bonds, 1
Cotton, Grain Etc. :
DIRECT PRIVATE '
WIRES TO ALL i
EXCHANGES
Members Chicago Board of Trade
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Correspondents ef Xogaa m Bryaa
. Chicago. Nw Tork, . ,
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