THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 28, 1917.
5 -
ROTTEN EGGS COST CONSUMERS HUGE SUM
Edited by
Hyman H. Cohen
OAR
GRAINS
? i' nxpimi nnnmnii
A oltAUT rUolllUK
IN WEEK'S TRADING
aU Hold Well and Fractional Ad
. ance Shown Iato in Period for
Barley Argentine (.rowers Fear
liow Price for Wheat.
COS
A
Tf OF
! -
MILK
HAS
WIDE
SPREAD
$50,000,000 Spent for Rotten
Eggs Annually in Country
There ha been a steaily market all
around for onrse grains la the. Port
land trade rlu i In rr the wk. In some
instance price have- been iractionaiiy
hlh.r. hut In gen.-ral IHtte change
ha b.n ImihateJ In country bias.
The additional piipplleg of eastern
oat (omlnr to tlx- ((.am tias aciro
somewhat agalnt the price ior m
Northwest product although It as
not molested during th; week. With
cereal Interests able to secure their
full requirements of oats In the east'
at lower prices landed here, than Ihey
have been able to purchase Northwest
lock, there ha heen but little incen
tive to go after the latter.
Advance late la the week In the
barley market was due mostly to the
Tart thai holdings of farmers are very
ulna!', anil there !s a liberal demand
for everything that Is left here.
' Movement of wheut to maiket con
tinues heavier than current demand
Kut h ..unrrHMllnri I nevertheless bet
ter taken care of than during recent
Bay Wheat Grader. High
large purt of this years wheat
crop haa graded high at the markets
No. -3 or better unite r .the federal
wheat standards made effective this
year. The United StateM department
Of agriculture tails attention to this
because persistent false rumors have
been circulated in the Bruin trade,
and particularly among country ship
per and producers, to the effect that,
under the new federul standards for
wheat, very little of the marketed
crop is utriiifi, nr im w-t;ii, .. ...
the higher prudes. On the contrary
the requirement of the federal stand
ard for wheat are not such as to
worl: hardship on the country shippers
and producers, for under these stand
ards high grades have been given to
a heavy percentage of the wheat mar
keted. 4
Portugal Wants Wheat
A speclnl advice received from W.
I.. Lomle, I'ntttHl States lonsul gen
eral at Lisbon. Portugal, says the
Portuguese -government Is in the mar-;
ket fof 30,000 Ions of wheat for early
delivery. It I estimated that the
' total requirement before the new" crop
iext year wil be a minimum of ,'.u,000
tons. The native wheat was below
the averatie yield this year, and will
not supply the demand later than Jan
uary 1. mis.
Would Delay Argentine Harvest
The drain Dealers' association of
Roserio, Argentina, makes several Im
portant recommendations regarding
the preparation for market of the
wheat crop which is expected in the
December harvest.
Tlu association, recommends tha'
thrashing be delayed to economize tin
use of sacks, which will cost about j
cents each IT. currency . Further
suggestions to the producer are to the
effect that when thrashing can not
be delayed the wheat should be storeJ
in bulk; that the same cars that carry
the wheat to the primary market shall
return with empty sacks; that zinc
Sheets should he acquired as flooring
for grain deposits and canvas for to
covering;- that government loans shall
be made upon wheat In bulk; and that
the various arain-tradlng associations
shall approve the use of second-hand
sacks lor wheat for export.
rear Low wheat Price
Much apprehension Is shown In re
cent advices from Argentina regard
ing the future of wheat prices for the
cor. tins production. Quotations for
wheat of the new crop for delivery
In January and February have begun
to circulate, and there is a considerable
difference in price between cash wheat
of the old crop and future wheat of
the coming crop. While wheat fo.r
Immediate delivery in selling In Ro
sarlo at the equivalent of about $1.58
per bushel, wheat of the new crop for
delivery In February Is quoted at about
$1.12 per bushel. Indicating not only
the expectation of a large crop but
also 'anxiety as to the possibility of
exporting it promptly and as to the
fnean of storing It and borrowing
agalrist it pending its sale. The heavy
discount upon the new crop prevent
Jt sale by dealers in advance, and If
this condition continues the producer
will be obliged to carry the grain until
,th dealers are assured of means of
export or until foreign interests enter
the Argentine market. No doubt is
entertained that the wheat of the
Rosario district is needed in the mar
kets of the world and that good prices
will be obtained, but the shipping
situation Is such that dealers appre
hend that farmers may be forced to
'throw their wheat upon the local mar
ket without regard to the Immediate
'demands for export.
-UFAT New crop, tdurotem. 12.05; forty
fold, 12.03; club. 92-01; Russian. $1.88. tide
water trick basis.
fLOCK Relunjr price: Ptet,- $10.20: Wll
laarttt valley. $0.80; local straight. 9S.4043
B.aO; bakers' local. $10,004)10.20; Montana
spring. $ll.O0l 1.U0; exporta. $7.60; whol
wheat. $10.40;- graham. $10.20; rye flour.
$IO 73 pee barrel.
. HAY Buy tug liriee, new crop, Willamette
timothy, fancy. 924.O0Q2S.O0 per ton; Eastern
Oregon-Washington faacy timothy, ( ); al
falfa, 924.OOfcHl.VOO; - vaey . etch. $24,000
S3 00; cbaat. $-'2 00 23.00. clorer. 122 AX) per
too; grata. 121'. 00(3:23. 00 per ton.
UFU1.N BACKS Nomlaal. No. 1 Calcutta.
18e tn ear Ma; less asnounta higher.
iniUCTUFFS Nominal ailing price: Bran.
$.T0 OOJ3l.0O; ahorta, $33 00tf 34.00; middUnxV
$41.00 r ton.
KULklO OATS Per to $33.00.
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton. $M.0057 00
CORN Whole. $W.OO: cracked. $84.00 ton
RVB Baying prices $70 per ton.
Merchants Exchange October bids:
OATS Week
Bat. Frt. Thura. Wad. Twi. Mon. aao.
JU1T 1818 1917- .
!
9 4830 8400 4900
ALL AMERICAN CITIES
Data Regarding Actual Cost Is Un
reliable Because Conditions Vary
.So Much Kven In One Neighbor
hood Some Wisconsin Figures.
Agitation pro and con regarding the
actual cost of producing milk tn the
Unl&d State had grown with great
utride since the Kuropean war started
and the price of nCK to consumers
nas reached such extraordinary high
figures.
Definite fieiireo jcrn rAi n r ika no
of production naturally vary, not only
between seasons and in numerous sec
tions of the country, accorrilno- 1 fho
cost of feed and other 'incidents hut
I
L
Boiten EgrfS Costly
Perhaps you don't know It. but
nev'clil.c.klia OU .0.1. U Itat of
the American people collectlvtiy are
paying upward of 9i0.ut0,uuu eaca
year ror rotten eggs. Perhaps you
did not know that you were buying
rotten eggs. It matters nothing
whether you actually buy them or
riot you are paying for them, just
the same. This sum of 3iO,uO0,uyu
a. year is the tribute paid by the
American people lor carelessness in
the handling of eggs. In these days
of conservation, such a loss should
riot be tolerated. It holds back the
American poultry industry and puts
a tax upon the public that should le
e:iminated. A. J. Hoover not the
rlooxer of international fame, but a
Portland man who knows the ins
arid outs of the egg game, tells of
this huge waste.
By A. J. Hoover
At n rp-cnt i'(nfrpticft nf tin. fnntl
also among dairymen of the same sue.- i administrators and poultry and egg
lion. ueaieis one question or waste in uie
Good cows will bring down the cot handling of eggs was discussed at some
of production while so-called "star i length. Figures at hand show the
boarders'1 are costly critters to kevri . enormous loss of $50,000,000 yearly
mu ii me tost oi proaucmg mug is
guaged by these latter anin als. milk
wUl certainly become a luxury instead
of being placed in the necessity class.
In Wisconson, during a cow competi
tion in 1 5 1 1 , whtn 16V Holsteins were
used, the cost or producing milk on
the farms ranged from $1.25 jer hun
dred pounds to 78 cents, the average
for the tntlie herd being !)U cents per
hundred pounds. The cost per ouart
rangtd from 2.73 cents per quart down
io i..u cents per quart, tn-- average
being L0! cents per quart. These fig
ures resulted when alfalfa soil at $18 r
ton, ensilage i a ton. bran ill a ton
and cottonseed meal $6 per ton.
Kxperts of the American Wire &
Steel company after an exhaustive in
vestigation, write:
Farmers should be members of cow
testing associations and eliminate the
through, handling of t-ggs. A small
percenta-e of this loss is throueh stor
age operations and Is unavoidable and
cuiino. properly clasoeil as waste.
The waste in eggs, if traced to its
proper source, is through the careless
or unscrupulous producer.
The bare statement that the producer
knowingly wastes his own produce
that he niay profit thereby would sound
i ecu 1 in r. but such is the fact with this
particular article of food. A little ex
planation will make this perfectly
clea r.
In the earlv season he markets his
product regularly and prompt. y because
of declining prices. The stock reaches
the market fresh and eatable. As the
season advances he holds 'his eges for
the Increased price, sometimes holding
SUCCESS OF LIBERTY
LOAN GIVES STREET
A BETTER FEELING
SWINE TRADE VERY
them for. eeks even in warm weather.
When he decides to sell, he take them
to the country meici.am, who pays aim
the market price for his worthless
stuff. Under the present method of
purchasing supplies from country
points, the dealer buys from the coun-. Financial District in More Cheerful
c . y uiciviiaiit lib uiaijv ui i;gk3c vouul.. i
When the eggs reach the candling!
room they show a heavy shrinkage in '
rots, and in many instances entire cases :
are ii-u.id to contain notnmg tit tor '
human consumption. The dealer must J
of necessity figure his percentage of I
proru nigin enougn to cover tnis loss, i
Frame of Mind; Bullish Senti
ment in Regard to Future of
Stock Market Quotations.
and in the end the consumer pays $50,'
000,000 yearly for rotten eggs.
In this article we are discussing the
ignorant or unscrupulous man who
practices these methods for his own
jrofit and is directly responsible for
mis enormous- waste, ana not me con-
New York. Oct. 27. (U. P.) The
Xew York Evening Sun's financial re
i view today:
: With success assured in full meas
, ure for the second Liberty loan. Wall
: street was in a most cheerful frame
, or mina today, a gooa ueal of hull
stfientious .nan who markets his goods , isn sentiment was heard with respect
promptly all the year. J to the course of prices next week when
Another practice of this same class , the loan campaign will be out o-f the
of saeculating producers is to put awayLwav and monev mmliilnni nrumhlv
eggs in limewater. salt or "water glass will be easier. Traders had this pos-
anu later selling iiieiii to iue cuuiis y
dealer as fiesih eggs.
K&r?rs so treated are readily detected
ERRATIC
TOO BIG A SUPPLY
Killers Generally Bearish During
the Week's Activities at North
Portland Good Cattle Firm but
Junky Stuff Is Neglected.
eibi&i0 loolt forward to and the re-
suit W"33 a fair amount of short cov
ering, although business in general
AU RECORDS
During the month of October re
ceipts of livestock at Worth Portland
were the greatest of any similar peri
od since the stockyards were estab
lished her. Unofficial estimates place
tha arrivals of all livestock around 955
carloads.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RI'N
Hoga. Cattle. CalTea. She-p.
tWl I
FINANCE, TIMBER,
INDUSTRY REVIEWED
bv the exnerlenced candler and are was narrow and nnlv mnHpraivlv m-i
i.iaueu as iwyiiu or liiiiu Ljaa iuaii.ci j lve.
and sold as such.
These conditions will prevail as long
as the present system of buying is con
tinued. Apparently the remedy is up
to the large dealers who handle the
bulk of supplies. Only by a combined
and determined effort on their part
can this be accomplished.
Bv navinir for egtrs on a candled and
graded basis, the country dealer will
be forced to use the same mei'.iud for,
self protection and this loss placed i
where it properly belongs. This will
in a large desrree ' e.imlnate this tin- -necessary
waste and will be a lasting :
benefit to the egg producer of the :
state.
Some legislation along this line
Prices were higher from the onen-
ing and before the close of the first
hour a well developed swing upward
was in progress, with a particularly
good showing by the steel, shipping,
copper and equipment groups.
Range of New York prices furnished by OTer-
beck & Cooke
tiiiildlng:
Co.,
210-217 Hoard of Trade
Oi.St itlKI ION
iOpen I Uiglij Imw l'loe
might be beneficial If the details could : Am
be worked out and he made into a worK
able thing to handle.
Aliieku Gold
A Ills t 'halmem, c
Am. Beet Sugar ,
Am. Can. c
Am. Car Foundry, c
Am. toiton uil,
Am.
21 u, Ti I 21!
7T i 771 77 i
41, 4S 41
7-V
'2Hr24U;'24li'
Ml '
testing associations and eliminate the n P T-
boarder" tows in the herd. Masa- KT1 P.P. OT n,3.PS IS
chusetts. which fought so stubbornly Aluu UA
Showing Sharp Rise
Junk Man Is Very Important Fac
tor in Woolen Markets of
the World.
ror nugner price Tor milk nas done so
little with the cow testing association
idea that extension workers wor ry over
the lack of interest in this important
subject.
There should bo better bulls at the
heads of the herds. The bull is nine
tenths of the herd.
Only cows which will produce milk
with- the greatest economy should be
permitted In the Industry.
The farmer must keep a set or books. . The rag man is one of the important
for it is absolutely Impossible to an- I personages these days. With an insuf
alyze a business for profit and loss , f ioient supply of wool produced to fill
without a well kept set of books. requirements, the mills have been com-
Study must be made of the cost of I polled to use an increasing volume of
producing crops, and more crops must 1 raga or shoddy. This has made the
he produced and fed on the farm upon ! rag picker a regulator of the price of
which milk Is made. Bulletins of the wool.
Agricultural Experiment Stations of i The shipment abroad of rags from
Minnesota, North Dakota and N'e- I the Grenoble district of Southeastern
braska on this subject should be In i Fiance is at present impracticable on
the hands of every farmer producing I account oa the verv high prices, the
Corn Opens Down
But Closes Higher
Oats. Start and Lead Chicago Ses
tion With a Loss Provisions
Hold Strong.
Unseed
IxconiotiTe, c. .
Am. Smelter, c ....
Am. Sugar, c
Am. Tel. & Tel. ...
Am. Woolen, c
Atu.conda Mining Co.
1 A tCDlHOQ, c
; Huldwin Loco., c 61
I Baltimore Ohio. c... f7 '
j Bethlehem Steel "B ' . . b4, 8Vj MV,
I Brooklyn Rapid Transit! Wi! 6:;Val JWA
Bi-tte A Superior lVa, 19 Vs 19
cunrornia retroieum, c
42-H
ti7i
29
21",
'-a . .-v '.-j l OS f-.t
1 l-07 105 10V
1131114 li:i114
44 444 44 I 44V4
6M
61
Chicago. Oct. 27. (TT. P.I Corn I
Ci nndian Pacific
Ctutral leather. c
Ctttaijeake & Ohio
Chi. Gt Weatera, c.
t'hi.. Mll."& St. Paul..
C hicago & .N-W., c
thiuo Coiper
t olo. mel x Iron, c.
144
73
46ifc
145144
74Val 73
47 W I
Consolidated Gas
VL j X. . ' f ." Kru froducts, c
uiK the days short session, owing to : crucible Steel c
sales and demands being about equally ; Distillers
balanced- The market was exceedingly . Krte, c
nervous. . i Gti.tral 'Electric
December corn opened at $1.18. I ("lrich Rubber ... .
down Vic. but closed Uc higher. Jan- I1 re lnds..
uarv ooened ic hieher at XI .16 . t
closing at 11.16. May opened at ! fcl surtttes . .' .!
ai.ij. oii -c, ciosiiijt at I,lutrll Alpohol
3Tsi 44
! 90 I 90
i 3i
374i
18'H, 18
1S24 13S
40 V 4oyt
28"Vi 2
99 t H
milk.
Tt would seem superfluous to say
study should be made of the subject
of feeding the milch cow. but here Is
a place for the most careful and per
sistent study, and on this subject there
ire available some splendid texts.
The milk producer must be in posl
ion to convert the excess production
f the spring months into one or all
jf the merchantable forms, or he must
av the big distributor for doting the
work for him. It Is probable that the
ack of technical training in this coun
try will continue the present arrange
ment indefinitely.
Not enough attention is being paid
to the conservation of manure; the
dairy farmer must erect manure pits
and be prepared to handle this valuable
material to best advantage.
shortage of rags in this region, and the cff and closed' c lower at 584c. ! interboro c" .'.'.' .'.'.".'
May opened unchanged at 60Vc. clos- j Kenoeeott Copper ..
lng He down. There was no trading ! Kan. City. Southern,
CATTLE SUPPLY GAINS
WHILE HOGS DECREASE
Official figures are Just published
giving the result of an enumeration of
cattle, sheep and swine in the Nether
lands during March and April, 1917.
The number of cattle, all kinds and
ages, was 2,301,532; in 110 it was
2.026,943 a gain of 13.5 per cent In
1917. The number of sheep counted
this year was 520.275; in 1910 it was
483,082 a gain of 7.7 per cent. The
number of swine counted this year was
1.185.438; In 1910 it was 1,259,844.
showing a loss of 6.9 per cent during
tho Beven years.
In connection with these figures It
is remarked that during the period of
six years from 1904 to 1910 the number
of cattle increased 20 per cent and
swine 25 per cent. Comparison of
sheep Is not possible, as the manner of
numbering tnem was changed during
that period.
XEW FEED STUFF IS
INVENTED FOR CATTLE
B000 4900
BO0O 6000
Bid.
4SS0
4000 4000 4900 4900 4900
BARLKV
read
4WT.0 8700 4009 6000 4050 6000
Brewing
noo auoo sioo moo Bioo sooo
Kuturea were quoted:
OATS
Nottmber ,
BARLEY
JfoBnbT feed
ftiotaiubvr brewing
Eaafarn oata and corn In bulk:
October No. 3 whlta
Octt.brr 38 lb. clipped
Noihr No. 3
Kovamber clipped,
CORN
January No. 3 yellow
January N. 3 mtied
february yellow
February uiixed
AffOO
60 JO
4400
4.100
4400
4600
6300
6100
61K)
fiOOO
BUYERS SCARCE AND
. COTTON PRICES LOSE
Regarding a new feedstuff for cattle.
Erwln W. Thompson, 'United States
commercial attache. The Hague, Neth
erlands, advises:
Dr. van Calcar, a professor of bacte
riology at the Leiden university. Is re
ported to have invented a new feedstuff,
and also a machine which will produce
20 tons of this feedstuff per day. Al
bumen and fat are obtained " from
.l.iiffhl.rlrAii... a n.1 fltthlna. fint6ii'
fecuia is obtained from potato and
fruit refuse;- and tho necessary salt
may be derived from refuse of vege
tables. The fodder is mixed In such a
fashion as to contain a sufficient per
centage of fat, albumen, and carbohy
drates, with an admixture of straw.
heather reeds and mussels. ,l ne new
fodder not recommended as feed for
milk cows as it gives a peculiar tasti
to the milk.
2S27c per lb.; 1917 crop, 8033e per lb.
WOOL Willamette Tuiiey coarse Cotawold
70; new white calico cutt ngs, , y-r ... -- - W lbi;
HIDES Salted. 25 lba. and 'no. ls- ..ia
stags, 60 lba. and up. 14c; salted and green
ko w ,rr ivK' --t- ana green
BANK STATEMENT OF COAST
Cleartng
Moiiday ...
Tuaday . . .
Weonaaday
Thursday .
Kiliay
Saturday . .
Week . . .
Clearing .
Balance ..
Cleartnga .
Balances . .
Clearing!
Baluncea . .
Clearings .
Clearings
Portland Banks
Tbla week.
....$ 4.6).401.69
.... 4.31.997.0
.... 4.791.130.33
8.727.2S6.22
8.794.734.36
4.004.39.V63
Tear ace.
S.684.598.M
8.OM.474.04
8.184.40fi.14
2.611. 2a.Tl
8.70S.B91 6S
2.735.206.61
82o.638.045.31 81 8, 746, 542. 83
Spokan Bank
9 1,083.682
201.598
difficulties to -e encountered in trans
portation to seaports.
The paper mills in the vicinity of
Grenoble use high grade linen and cot
ton rags, which come generally from
Ph central, northern and northwestern
parts of France. They are classed at
the mills as superfine linen, fine linen,
choice cotton, and new calico rags. It
is impossible to quote exact prices, but
approximate figures per 100 kilos, as
given by one of the larger mills, are:
Superfine linen, superior, 162 francs;
fine linen, superior, 116 francs; cotton,
first, superior, 85 francs; cotton, sec
ond, superior. 75 franca; calico rags,
superior, 92 francB.
i'rlces have increased since 1913 for
the superrine linen iu per v-cni.,
. . ca nAi -Ant Th r-nli-I
lor luiivii, i.i . L , ov -
coes have varied little in price, having
been always high.
Values which are furnished by one
of the most Important rag merchants
of the district as being the approxi
mate prices per 100 kilos made at t'he
present time in France are: New
light-Colored calico prints, 60 to 65
francs; calico sinning, hkhi. i u.v.. Cu
g ; tn 70- nw white
110; unbleached canco cuttings.
100- new blue calicoes. 70; new khaki
calicoes, 66 to 70; new dark calico
'prints 80 to 35; new fustians. 35 to 40:
new white linen. 170 to 180; mixed old
white rags, clean linen jand cotton, 80
to 85; light old calico prints. 40 to 60;
dark old calico prints, 25 to 30; old
fustiana, 25 to 30.
JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND
These prleee are tboae at whtrb wholesaler
sell to retailer, eieept a otherwise stated:
Dairy Prodso
BUTTER Craaaiery, prists In paraffin
wrappers, extras, 4c; prime firsts, 46c;
tlrau, 44 Vic; cob, "fu less; cartons. lc U
tnce; dairy, Soe.
BUTTERKA'i Portland delivery bail. He.
1 cream, 62c.
Clltk.SK Selling price: Freak Oregon fane
roll cream triplet, 28c .b.; Young America,
28c lb. Pric to Jobbers, flats, 23c; iouug
Aaaerlca. 27 c, I. o. onca, mc in.; un
Larger. 83c; brick Swisa, 8c.
Kaii8 Selling pric: Case eocnt. 628S3
dosen; buying price, 51052c per dosea; alt
lug price, candled, 66c; aelected candied, 67c;
atorage. 47c; eaatern fresh. 48050c.
UVB POULTRX H.'na, beavy Ply mon tt
Rocks, 19c lb.; ordinary chickens, 17
18c per lb.; lUgi, 12Vic per lb.; small
st lings, 17&19c per lb.; large springs, 17c
per lb.; turkey. 23UIUiC per lb.; dressed,
fancy . 2S30t: per lb.; culls, 23c; squabs.
J2.0O do sen, geese, live. Ufa lie; Pekia duck,
young, l&it'JDc per lb.; Indian Runners, old
duck. 144x17c per lb.: pigeon. S 1.25 dosen.
Ireth Fruit and Vegetable
FRESH FHUlTS-MJriuiges, 3-73(i,4 per box;
tMUUiuu. ttv pr ID.; leuiuu, 4u.tMiiMi.uo; u:..
tornia grapetruit, 94.25; peaches, Oregon, 60
tt(6c Jer tox; pears, 1.2jb.UO per bwx.
BUUallkS Uuckleberrlea. 12Hv per lb.;
cianoa tries, 4.Zo(a4.50 per box.
APPLi! Uriiuea Uoluen, Jieilflower, Win
ter Bauana, box, l-5. 91-75; fancy Jonathan.
125s. 91-76; fancy Jonathans, IdSa, 11.65; fancy
Jonathan, 15U and l3s. 1.6V; fancy Jona
thans, 175s, 91.5o; fancy Jonathans. Ia8 and
20Ua, 91.45; Kings, rail Pippin, etc., 91. ij;
ccoklng apples, 4 tier, 91-26; cooking apple,
jumble pack, medium alse. 91-00.
URAPh Oregon Muscat, 1.00; Oregon
atalaga, 4Vc lb.; Oregon Tokay, 91.5 per
crate; Concord, 1015c par baskst; California
Tokay, 91.25(01.36.
ONIONS Oregon. 93(33.50; Garlic. 8c lb.
k-uTAf OKS Selling yitce, uioat stoca
local. 91.7o4f2.ou. buying price, ordinary
shipping, 91-20; sweet potatoes. 93. 2543.50.
i.ua..iiuuu fiiv uer sacs;
i.ta per
in October.
Provisions were steady despite a
strong and higher hog market.
Range of Chicago prices furnished by the
United Press:
CORN
Open. High. Low. Close
December 11SV, 11914 116H 1181
January U? 116VJ lir.a 11H
May 113 118V 11254 112
OATS
Peeember 5si "Mi B814 MU
May 60H 60V4 69 69
PORK
October 4150 4200 4100 4200
Ji-.ruary 4000 4135 4080 4085
LARD
October
Norember 2475 2485
Jsxuary 222S 22C3
RIBS
October ....
Jsntiary 2210 2245
24W
2225
2210
2487
2475
2230
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2210
If, up to 16 lba., 220; green hides. 25 lbs.
Tscoms Bank
Seattle Banks
San Francisco Banks
Los Angeles Banks
.$ 418.794
67.3S2
.9 4.244.837
579.733
.9i6.i59.457
.9 3.739,042
carrots. 91.5U Pr sack; beeu.
sack; parsnip, 91.75 per sack; cabbage. Ideal,
lulluc lb.; green onioi
. . i-w HU.1 iMr
dosea bunches; celery.
Hew Tork, Oct. 27. (I. N. S.) Buyer
"war rrce at th opening of the cotton
Diarkat today and the tone wis wesk with
price declining 13 to S3 point. Not until
materially lower lerala bad beeu established
did ' th market assume recognisable propor
' tkms.
Near th close, selling pressur In December
ibacam acuta, forcing prices to the low point
f th day. Inrrraad Southern offering
added te th weak feeling and final price
-were- ar the low. repreeeutlng a net decline
of 34 to 42 point.
Uoatb.
Jannary
March .
'May ...
Jnly ...
Xcnbi
Open,
...2s0
...2ft4
.. .2618
.. .2Ha
.2760
High.
2tm
2646
2620
2603
2760
' Low.
2M
2627
2U06
2W0
2718
Close.
2662
2628
2W5
25B0
2729
Eastern Grain Markets
Duluth Cash oats, 56584c.
Winnipeg Cash oats No. 2 white,
674c; No. 3 white, 64c; extra feed,
CUicavgo Cash barley, 91.1001.35;
corn No. 2 mixed, 92.10; No. 2 yellow,
$2.102.10H; No. 3 yellow, J2.10V4;
oats No 2 nrrtxed. 584c; No. 2 white,
60V4: No. S white, 59H60c; stand
ard oats, 694604c.
St Louis Cash corn No. 3, yellow,
91 88; oats No. 3 white 60c.
Kansas City- Cash corn unchanged.
Oats unchanged. Corn No. 2 mixed.
91.95; No. 3 mixed, 91-94.
Minneapolis Oata closed. May 59 4 c.
Winnipeg Oats closed, December,
65 He; May. 66Vc.
Duluth Flax closed, October, 93.17;
November, 9315; December. 93.974.
Kansas City Corn closed. Decem
ber, 91.184; January, 91.164; May.
91.12; oats, December. 58; May.
60 "c.
St. Louis Corn closed, December,
$1.20; May, 9113V; oats. December,
59 V4; May, 60 c.
f " m 1
- New York Coffee Market
New Tork, Oct. 27. (IT. P.) Coffee Spot.
So. 7 Beo, 8c; Santos, 9c.
ion. 26c dosen bunches
lb.; bead lettuce. 7U6275
0Ofii65c uer di.sau:
artichoke. 91. 00 ai.ck; cucumbers. 254jSe
pe. doses; tomatoes, Oregon, 60u75e per box;
mliui. 6vi.ee per lb.; striu beac. W lb
pes, 7c per lb.; cauliflower, Oregon. 91.00
Q1.75 per dozen; pumpsjn., iHWic per ib.
Ksata, Fish and Previsia
DRKSSku AltA'la seuittg price, couatrf
kUled beat boga. liwc per lb.; ordinary.
liUttnt: Ici iw-, k.. AMHjiioc per lo.
oiuiur l-44ail4Vc per lb.; rough ueary
WU.ll-- per lb-, goau. oc per lb., lambs, 19
gtllc per 10. ujutkwa. itoi per lb-; beef,
z in up iier lb.
ShlOa.KD MEATS Bam. 2BV33c per lb -breakfast
. bacon. 334147c; ulcaiiS. 25c 11. !
ebttage roll. Hoc, short clears, 2t32c; orl
mat axDort. smoked, 33c per lb.
LARU Kettle rendered, tierces, 27c ner
ID.; ii.uu.iu, .w,trvwuu, .ic
OYSTERS Olyrapla, gallon, 93.50; canned,
eaatern, 6be per can; 96. 00 per dosen: easiera.
la aheil. l-l per iou: eaatem oysters, per
aiton. sum iiv.-, ,
flSH Drewed flounder. 6c; red sal
Btou. 14c; --luiue. - uc; tercn. texsc; soles.
7c; salmon trout. 18c lb.; halibut, 16c lb.
bltck cod, 8c: herring, 6c lb.; rasor cim,"
i ) down; nara sueu. c in,; i75 box
crsb. 91-75f32.60 per dosea.
Grocsriea
SUGAR Cub, 90.73; powdered, 98 .CO; fruit
or berry. 9&.OU; i yeUow, 97.4o; granulated.
98.00; beet. 9-00; extra C. 9JXO; goluea C.
97.60.
HON ET New. 94.00t34.26 per ear-.--.
KICK Japan tyle. No, 1. "iic; New Or.
leans bead. 9c; blue rose. 8Ke.
.SALT Coarse, half ground. 100a, 915.00 per
ton; 50. 916 00: tabl dairy. 50a, 919.76; loo.
919.25; bale. 92.68; fancy table and dairy.
925.76; lump rock, S20-00 per ton.
BEAMS Nominal Small white. 14V4e;
larg white, 14;; pink. 101e;
baycu. lOHe; rd. 10e. i
Hops, Wocl and Bides 1
BOPS Nominal. Buying price, 191 crop
kl
nd no. 13c: areen stars. 0 lbs. and 'nn 1 1.
dry f llot hides. 21e: dry flint calf, on' to 7
lb., 30c: dry salt hide. 23c; dry horse hide
91.6020; salted horse hides, 93.OO&4 00'
horsehair, tall. 80c; horsehair, mane, ioc'
dry long wool pelts, 42c; dry short wool Delta'
25z30c: salted beep pelts, long wool each'
94.Cuftio.OO; alted lamb pelt. ecU. 91 60&
2.50; salted short wool pelts, each, 91 5uJj
2.00; dry sheep shearlings, each. 15ao?
Silted Ueep shearlings, each, 2S50c.
TALLOW No. 1. lie; Ho. 2. c: grea,,
,CC?lITTiM OR CASCARA BARK Burins
price, per car lot. 74c per lb.
MOHAIR 1917. 55o per lb.
Base, Paints, OH
ROPE Sisal, dark, 23c; white, 22Ue ner
lb.; standard manlla, 32c. ' W
LINSEED OIL Raw, bbU., 91.25
Vm: kettle boiled, barrels. 91.27: nw L.
91.35; boiled, cases, 91-37 rr gallon; lot Tof
2.60 gallons less.
COAL OIL Water white. In ("rums and Iron
DSfreis. ivc H-i
WHITS utau
lbs.. I2e.
RPBf
Ton lots, 12c per lb.; 500
TT7RPKNTINB Tank. 66c: eases. 7Be; 11
eca tot. 1 te ,
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
fimaha Hog 916
Omaha. Oct. 27. Cattle Receipt. 800:
steady and unchanged.
rtogs Receipts, 1800; steady. Mixed,
315.50 15.75; good to choice, heay, 915.8O1Q
16.0O: rough. 915.40(315.60; light, 915.75a
15.90; pigs, 914.00(316.00; bulk, 915.80(315.90.
Sheep None.
DENVER HOGS NOMINAL
Denrer. Oct. 27. (U. P. ) Cattle Receipts.
2500. Market steady. Steers. 98.00(91 150;
stackers sna ieeaers, o.oogn.io; calres
98.COei0.5O.
Hogs Receipt, 100. Steady. Few com
mon st 910.50.
Sheep Receipts. 100. Steady Dwee,
99.3OS10.25: lannbs. 918.00(316.75.
KANSAS CITY HOGS 916.25
Kansas City, Oct. 27. (I. N. S.) Cttle
Receipts, 15O0. No quotable market.
Hog Ileceipts. 500. Quality plain. Strong.
sold arouna sio.uuisio.zo.
Sheep Receipts. 2000. Mostly gosU. No
trading.
Money and Exchange
New York. Oct. 27. (I. N. S.) Ster.
11ns: exchange was firm with business
in bankers' bills at 94-75.15 for de
mand; I4.7H4 for 60 day bills, and
84.69 ror u day diiis.
London. Oct. 27. (I. N. S.) Bar sil
ver, unchanged at 42 d.
N'ew Tork. Oct. 27. 7t. n. S.) Com
merclal bar silver, -unchanged at 834c
r
Prune Crop Much
Better in Polk;
Price Very Good
Latest reports indicate that de
spite all the earlier reports of set
rious losses in production, the 1917'
crop of the state Is within
a few fractions of that of 1916 and
with the higher prices in effect
growers are obtaining much more
money. Ralph P. Riggs, formerly
a member of The Journal staff,
who has 50 acres near DaUaa, re
ports a total output of over 100,000
pounds oil dried . fruit.' He says
that the Polk county crop is mixed;
some being roore than a year ago
while others show a loss. The gen
era average was about the same aa
a year ago. The bulk of the lata
sales in that section were from 9
to 11 cents a pound, orchard run.
Lackawanna Steel
I-ehiga Valley
IiOuisvllle & Nsahrllle.
MaxwU Motors, c. ...
Mexican Petroleum ...
Miami -Copper
M!dale Steel
Missouri Pacific
National Lead
Nevada Consolidated .
New Ha Ten
New York Central
N. Y.. Ont. A Western
Norfolk A Western, c.
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania By
Peoples Gas
Pressed Steel Car, c...
Ray Cons. Copper
Reading, c
Rep. I run A Steel, c...
Rock Island
Sears, Roebuck A Co. . .
Rhattnck
Studebaker. o
louthern Pacific
Southern Railway, c. . .
Tennessee Copper
Texas Oil
Texas Pacific
Third Arenu
Union Pacific, c
United States Rubber, c
t'nlted States Steel, c
Utah Copper
Virginia Chemical, c...
w . u. xeiegrapn -
Westinghouse Electric.
Willys Orerlantl
Wool worth
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TI.Ih week 6531
I-it week 5712
Previous -eek .... 61M
Month ago 2M70
Year ago 7332
Two year apo.. . .102SK)
Tbiee years ago... 527)
Pour year ago. . . . 4380
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Action of the swine trade at North
Portland, in fact throughout the coun
try, was of erratic nature during thelsir.ee
week. Liberal runs were shown lo
cally and the immediate wants of the
big killers were more than taken care
tf. Weakness began in the initial
trading of the week, values being 50c
lower on Monday when tops went to
It. On Wednesday there was a fur
ther loss of 25c, and on Thursday the
market broke 40c to 915.35 for tops
On. Friday there were signs of Im
provement with sales again back t
915.50.
Killers had to be coaxed to purchase
hogs during the latter part of the week
and this brought about the downfall of
values.
General hog market range:
Prime light 9 15. 25 13.50
Prime heary 13.2561 15.50
V 13.O0 13.50
Rough heary 14.25(314.50
Cattle Quality Is Absent
While there was some rather vgood
guallty stuff offered in the cattle divi
sion of the North Portland yards dur
ing the week, bulk of the arrivals
consisted of poor stuff; in fact a large
per cent or me snowing was
South American Trad X Record.
Trade of the United States with South
America in 1917 far exceeds that of
any earlier year. For the seven months
ending with July In 1917, the exports
to South America were 9162,698,000
against 9117,788.000 In the correspond
ing months of 1916; 973,118,000 in
1915 and 960,000,000 n the correspond
ing months of 1914. all of which im
mediately preceded the war. As the
war began in the month of August,
1914, an opportunity is now given to
compare in very exact figures our
trade with South America during the
war period with that in the period
which preceded It. A compilation by
the National City bank of New York
of the. trade with South America in
the first seven months of 1917 shows
a total of 9547.000,000 for the seven
months, ending with July, 1917, against
9202.000.000 in the corresponding
months of 1914, or an increase of over
170 per cent In the three year period.
This Increase occurs in both imoorts
I and exports. Imports from South
America, which amounted to only
9142,352.000 in the seven months end
ing with July.' 1914. the period im
mediately preceding the war, were for
tne corresponding months of 1917,
9384,119.000. an Increase of 170 per
cent, while the exports to South Amer
ica, which were 960,091,000 in the
seven months of 1914, were 9162.698,000
in the same months of 1917, also an
Increase of 170 per cent. This in
crease of 170 per cent in the trade with
South America In the threa veara
the beginning of the war is
greater than that of the trade with
ether parts of the world, which show
an increase of only 120 per cent In
the same period. The increase In com
merce with South America occurs in
the trade with all countries in both
imports and exports, but is more dis
tinctly marked in the trade with Ar
gentlna. Brazil, Chile and Peru.
Exporta to Argentina, which
amounted " to but 918,677,000 in the
seven months of 1914. which immedi
ately preceded the war, were in the
corresponding months of 1917, 952,
614.000, or nearly three times as much
in 1917 as in 1914, while Imports from
Argentina grew fjom 936,678.000 in
the 1914 period to 9119,402,000 in the
seven months of 1917. To Brazil the
exports grew from 914,369.000 in tha
seven months of 1914 to 935,795,000 In
1917 and the imports from that coun
try fVom 957,539.000 in 1914 to 396.
845,000 in the corresponding months
of 1917. To Chile the exports grew
in tho
i,nr. a '.n5 fom 910.204.000 in the seven months
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iorwaru to worth Portland, Kil ers ,
lf7
95
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41
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73 V4
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21
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89
87
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145
119
58
105
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147
120
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107
83
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23
20
107
93
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41
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21
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39
87
27
145
119
58
105
81
41
12
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116
45
7
33
17
80
BS
119
32
87
31
45
27
45
18
27
71
20
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94
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41
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could not take hold of this stuff and
feeders did not desire It, but In the
end took hold at materially reduced
values.
In the face of this weakness for
poor quality cattle, the market stood
in good shape for better stuff.
General cattle market range:
Best beef steer 9 9.60Q10.00
Good beef ateer 8.00(1 9.2S
Best beef cows 7.006$ S.00
Ordlnsry to good cow 4.0043 6.75
Best heifer 7.00ft 8.00
Bull 4.00a 6 75
Calve O.OOfti 9.60
Stocker and feeder steer ....... 4.00Q 7.25
Mutton and Lomti Firm
Strength was shown all through the
mutton and lamb trade at North Port
land for the week. There was a rather
good supply offering and at times the
market was somewhat congested, but
in the main killers took hold freely of
whatever was' offered. Wethers and
earllngs showed advanced prices as
did the better class of ewes, but be3t
limbs held practically uncnanged at
last week's final figures.
General sheep and lamb range:
Western lambs 914.0OQl4A
Valley lamb 18. 504 14. 00
Yearling 12.6013.00
or 1914 to 327,895.000 in the corre
sponding months of 1917, while the
Imports from Chile advanced from 914,
746,000 In the 1914 period to 950.728.
000 in the same period of 1917. To
Peru the exports increased from
93,847.000 in the 1914 period to 911.
567,000 In the seven months of 1917.
Correspondents Get Carrnxy. In
accordance with Instructions from the
federal reserve banks, Portland banks,
in making money shipments to their
correspondents, are now largely send
ing currency. Instead of gold. This is
in accordance with the policy of the
federal reserve banks since the war .
began, of mobilising all the available
gold in the reserve houses. Since the
first' of the month, money shipments
from Portland banks on correspondent
accounts have been almost exclusively
in currency, except where the gold was
aoeclflcaUv reauested. Bankers all
over the country are being- educated to
the fact that the people must cultivate
the use of currency, Instead of gold.
For the first time this fall the Astoria
fishermen have been paid in currency.
A banker of taat city requested half a
million dollars on his account from a
local bank, and asked for gold. He
said that his customers had been used
to gold all their live", and Insisted on
it. but he was given the currency in
stead, and instructed to tell his cus
tomers to change their habits. The
ruling in regard to gold is not an un
desirable one to the bankers. The
shipment of gold is much more trou
ble and expensive than shipment of
currency, and bankers are not sorry
over the new arrangement.
Imports Pass Billion Xarav For the
flrBt time in the history of American ,
trade the imports of raw materials
passed the billion dollar mark durins
the fiscal year 1917. According to
statistics published by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce of the
department of commerce, the exact
total was $1,109,665,040, a noteworthy
Increase over the 9948,826,500 in 1918
and the 9632,865.860 In 1914, the Jaat
normal year before the war. The raw
materials now imported in the greatest
quantities are hides, India rubber, w,
silk, wool, raw cotton, copper ore and
flaxseed, and Important increases are
recorded for furskins, gums, mineral
oils, uncut diamonds, manganese ore,
nickel ore, line ore and dyewoods.
British BeecAnd KortOffe Bulla;.
Some time ago the British government,"
Dursuing its general policy of re
stricting all foreign loans by its sub
Jects. instructed British mortgage com
panies not to renew maturing loans
upon lands in the United States. Sec
retary of the Treasury McAdoo took
up the matter with representatives of
the British government with the result
that the order of the Britieh govern
ment has been rescinded so far as it
relates to mortgages held on lands In
the United States. This act shows the !
appreciation by the British govern
ment of the financial help the Ameri
can people through their government
are extending to the United Kingdom.
The Americans who would have been
chiefly affected by the rescinded Brltr
lsh order were southern planters who
rare extensive borrowers from British
mortgage companies, it being esti-v
mated that possibly a hundred million
dollars of British money is loaned out
on mortgages on southern lands.
Hew Haven Totes Big Stock Issue.
Stockholders of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford railroad, at a special
meeting Thursday approved the pro
posed issuance of 845,000,000 preferred
stock. The stock is to be offered to
present stockholders at par and will be
redeemable at 110. The proceeds are to
be used for refunding 945,000,000 of
notes due next June.
Wethers .
Eve ...
.. 12.00S
... 8.504
12.50
10.60
42 u,
22; 22
11S
Total asies for the day were 347,900 sharea.
New York Bond 3Iarket
Atchison Genl. 4i
Bal. A Ohio Gold 4s ...
Beth. Steel Ref. 5s
Cent. Pacific 1st 4s ..
C. B. & Q. Col. 4a
St Paul Genl. 4s
Orlcago N-W. Genl. 4s
L. & N. Cnl. 4S
New York Ry. 6a
Northern Pac. P. L. 4s ,
Reading Genl. 4s
Union Pacific 1st 4e ..
V. 8. Steel 5s
Union Pac. 1st Ref. 6s
Southern Psc. Conv. 6s
Perms. Oonr. 4s .
Penna. 1st 4
CUe. A Ohio Cost. 5s
Bid.
85
80
85
SO
94
&8
'7
20
84
87
100
80
92
9tt
91
79
Foreign Bond Market
A. F. 5 Oct. 1920 v 91
U. K. 6s Sept. 1918 98
IT. K. f.s Not. 1919 94
U. K. 5 Peb. 1919 :.. 98
U. K. 5 Not. 1921 98
A. P. Sec. 6a Aug. 1919 ...... 93
Rep. Franc 6s 1913 94
Paris 6s Oct. 1921 136
Marseilles 6s Not. 1919 90
Russia Extn. B 1921 89
Russian Intl. 5s 1926 60
Dom. 5 Aug. 1917 142
Dora. 6s Apr. 1921 94
Doin. 5s Apr. 1931 '4.3
Dom. 6s April 1926 91
Argentine 6s May 1920 90
Chin 6s 1919
Dom. Canada 5s 1937 94
France 5e 1919 96
Ask.
86
SOVi
90
81
91
M
87
88
20
84
88
91
10O
81
93
99
92
W
2
98
94
98
98
43
96
145
90
90
62
144
94
93
93
96
96
95
96
DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST
Wool Speculation a
Feature at Boston
Low Grade Stock In Best Demand
During Week -All Lines Show
a Good Call.
Boston. Oct. 27. Speculation in low
scoured wools, quarter blood and be
low, has featured this week's market.
Wools that a fortnight ago were
neglected at 90c to 91 have been sold
freely at 91 to 91.15.
The committee on wool supply is try
ing to stop the speculation. The gov
ernment "rejected this wool wnen it
was first In the market.
The Boston trade Is to get 45.000
hales of wool of the quality per
mitted by Great Britain to come from
Australia.
Greasy territories have been selling
moderately. Transfers Include Soda
Springs three eighths and quarter
blood at 70c and similar grades from
Wyoming: at 68c. Colorado running to
half blood sold at 64c.
Scoured values of territories show
little change. Fine staple is quoted at
11.80 to 91,82. hair blood staples at
$1.70 to $1.75, thre eighths blood at
91.45 to $1.50. quarter blood at $1.25
to $1.35. fine clothing at $1.66 to 91.70,
fine medium clothing at 91.55 to $1.80.
Arrivals this week were 3.3ol.271
pounds domestic and 2.575.000 foreign.
Onion Growers Want
$5 for Their Crops
Say This Price Would Be a Fair
. One if tho Government Makes
Any Price at AIL
Seattle Market
Seattle. Oct. 27. (U. P.) .Butter
Native Washington creamery cubes
4 8c; do. brick, 4 9c; storage California
cube, 44c; do. brick. 45c.
Eers Select ranch, 62c; storage, 42c'
Cheese Oregon triplets, 26; Young
America. 28c; block Swiss, case, 37c;
Badger brick, case, 34c; do. single, 35c;
Washington triplets, z&c. -
San Francisco Markets
San Francisco. Oct. 27. (U. P.)
Butter Extras. 43c; prime firsts
9
Eggs Extra, 66c; extra firsts, 86c;
extra pullets. 47c; extra nrst pul
Iftm 45Ac.
Cheese California flats fancy.
23 c; firsts, 21c.
Los Angels Market
Lo Angeles. Oct. 27. (I. N. S.) Eggs, 58c
butter, 45c. .
POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
Seattle Market.
Seattle. Wash.. Oct. 27. (TJ. P.))
Onions California yellow, pound.
cents; Yakima, pound, 2c.
Potatoes Locals, new. $46 $50.
San Francisco Market.
San Francisco, Oct. 27. (U. P.)
Onions Brown or yellow. 92.5092.60
for good stock.
New potatoes Delta. 91-85 2.00 per
cental for choice; Delta fancy. 922.15;.
same Sonoma, 92; same fancy, 93.16.
Sweet potatoes, per pound. 2 94. 3c
on the street.
Los Angeles Kaiket
Lea Angeles. Oct. 27. I. N. 8.) Potatoes
Northern Barbsnks. - 92.66(32.90; Russets,
92.76; Rural. 92.4Qtg2.45; Sweets, 92.S5tJ2.8i.
Xew York Metal Market
New York, Oct. 27. (I. N. S.) top
per, unchanged.
Spelter, quiet; spot. 7H74e; No
vember and december. 7 & 7 c
At the meeting of the Confederated
Onion Growers' association yesterday,
the growers decided to ask the food
administration to place a price of 95
per 100 pounds upon their offerings,
providing the government placed any
price upon the product. The growers
paid that owing to the shorter crop
than expected and the much higher
cost of producting the onions, they
were entitled to such a price.
During the week 15 carloads of
onions were shipped. No late sales
were reported; the lack of cars for
shipment being the cause. Last sales
were, at 92.60 per cental.
GREATER STOCKS FISH
HELD IX COUNTRY
INCREASE IN WEIGHT
OF CARS-OF LUMBER
FULLY DECIDED UPON
Chairman Miller of Oregon
Service Commission Ad
vises Prosetts Are Futile.
Salem, Or., Oct, 25. The Interstate
Commerce Commission, has definitely
declined to suspend new railroad tar
iffs increasing minimum weights on
lumber in carload shipments from
western territory, according to infor
mation received today by Public Serv
ice commission from Frank J. Miller.
chairman of commission, who is in
Washington. D. C.
"This question has been definitely
settled, and the only rerourse is to
file "formal Complaint with Interstate
Commerce Commission, and try out
the question of reasonableness of tar
iffs," says Mr. Miller. "Every effort
has been put forth to change- situa
tion, but without effect."
Strong protests were made by west
ern lumber manufacturers against in
creased minimum weights, as the ef
will be to Increase freight fates in
many instances.
Confident that Washington author
ities are doing all in their power to
relieve transportation congestion, Mr.
Miller expresses the. belief that need
less agitation over the car shortage
will do more harm than good.
"The American railway association
car service bureau assured me today
that they would make every possible
effort to supply cars, for fuel ship
ments from Utah, westbound," says
Mr. Miller. "Thirteen hundred and
fifty cars were diverted a short time
ago for that purpose; 500 additional
cars were ordered into that territory
today, and about 600 new cars, or
dered by the Utah transportation com
panies for coal handling, have left
the factories, and inasmuch as all of
Utah coal movement is westbound, I
think that we may expect eastern Ore
gon to receive Its proper proportion
of equipment devoted to the coal
movement."
10 BOSTON ARTISTS
HAVE 'BOX SEATS' AT
NAVAL FIGHT IN ITALY
From Sicily Villa Submarine
Is Seen to Blow Up Seven
Vessels and Bombard City,
Summary of storage holdings of
fish. October J5, as given by the
Unite States bureau of markets:
Reports from 133 storages show that
their rooms contained 61, 934. 763 pounds
of frozen and cured fish on October 15.
The 109 storages tnat reported for
October 15 of this year and for the
same date last year show a present
ttook of 49.S19.794 pounds as compared
with 41.846,482 pounds last year, an
increase of 7.973,312 pounds, or 19.1
per cent.
Chicago Dairy Produce
Chicago, Oct. 27. (I. N. S. Butter
Receipts, 7,084 tubs; creamery, extra,
4Sc: extra firsts, 42c: firs. 39 41c;
packing stocky 56 37c.
Eggs Receipts, 4445 cases. Current
receipts. 3537c; ordinary firsts, 3S&
(tr36c; firsts, 36037c; extra, 4243c;
checks. 21 30c; dirties. 29 32c.
Elgin Batter Higher
Elgin, Oct. 27. (I. N. S.) Ten tuba
of butter were offered for sale on the
Elgin board of trade today at 43 cents
The price last week was 42 cents.
Grim Sport Brings
Sorrow to Motorist
Drew, Miss., Oct. 27. James Wat
son, driving a big new touring car,
found lots of sport in running down
chickens that chanced to cross the
road in front of him. Colonel Roose
velt killing big came on the equator
was never happier than Watson, un
til a chicken became tangled in a wheel
and was hurled through the wind
shield, breaking it A piece of glass
penetrated Watson's eye. He was
taken to a hospital, where the eyeball
was removed.
Xew York Bank Statement
New York. Oct. 27. (I. N. 8.) Bank
statement Average, loans increased
9102,696,000; demand deposits decreased
971,865,000; time deposits- decreased,
92,655,000; reserve decrease, 927,631,610.
Actual, loans" increased 9308,139,000;
demand deposits decreased $54,196,000;
time deposits increased $18,000; re
serve Uecreased $20,946,300.
San Francisco Grain Market
San Francisco. Oct. 27. Cash grain;
Wheat unchanged.
Barley, per cental Feed. 12.37 S
Z.
Rome. Italy. Oct. . (By Mail.)
(U. P.) Not every theatre of war
stages a public performance. Sicilian
waters about Taorrnina, however, re
cently did. And Mr. and Mrs. Myron
Nutting of Boston had box seats.
Being artists and temporary resi
dents of Rome, they were painting in
Sicily. The show began one day, while
they were breakfasting on the bal
cony of their villa-
This is what they say when Mars
pulled up the curtain:
Clouds nf smoke began to settle
about a British freighter not far from
the shore. Lifeboats were ixwred one
by one and the crew began to make
their getaway.
Suddenly a submarine snaked out of
the waters and watched its victim in
its last agony. The captain of the
freighter, now known to have been
torpedoed, was made a prisoner.
In 16 minutes the ship divided and
plunged to the depths. Thereupon the
undersea craft boastfully turned its
attention to Taorrnina.
Two shells fell within 60 feet of
Mr. and Mrs. Nutting, as seeming pay
ment for their excited curiosity. Oth
ers struck more distant targets, but
all accomplished only the slightest
material damage.
The drama, starting at 9:20 in the
morning, did not conclude before 1
o"clock noon. At one time six sailing
vessels entered the scene farther out
toward the horizon.
The submarine submerged and stole
out to them. One bv one thev rnl-
apted like pins knocked down in a
lowllng alley.
Meantime, the shore guns were spit
ting at the enemy craft, but their shot
always fell short of the mark. After
ward, an allied torpedo boat and patrol
boat burst on the stage. After a little
game of hide and seek the undersea
craft submerged and made its exit.
It was next reported at Messina,
having sunk a sailing boat en route.
Several deaths, including a few native
Indians, were included in its days
toll.
London Dogs on Decrease
London, Oct. 27. A marked decrease
in the number of dogs is reported
from several quarters.
92.42 ty; do. shipping. $2.40 $2.50
o. b. Interior shipping points.
Oats, per cental New red, feed.
iz.op9z.e; 00.. seea graae, 93.19
99.25.
Overbeck
& Cooke Co.
Stocks, Bonds. :
Cotton, Grain, Etc.
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