THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, , PORT LAND, .WEDNESDAY, . OCTOBER 31, . 1917.
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PORTLAND APPLE TRADE -IS NOW GREATEST . IN ITS HISTORY
; Edited fcy
Hymxsa H. Cohen
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CHEESE SITUATION
IIS VEAKERr LOYER
PRICE IS QUOTED
.
General Trade Inclined to Move
7' Stock More Freely and Whole
saler Hhude at Leant lc Pound .
' Tillamook to Meet.
1
-'Oieese market'-Is showing Intense weakness.
4 on 11 aide value, ar being "iWcfJ, with
the K,.ll.U eir-i.th.n of IW Tlllanwuk asao
etatleii. Tlia't org niitii i ion bold a meeting
daring th dsv to cmtldw tlie market "anil
ark altnatkm.
' While the nilamook prlre rematn at 2tte for
trllrt. 1'i.r tin iirt Imwlrd Ijaals, rlieese from
ajtawr iKTtiu of the I'aeiflr nortbwweat in iy
lag ffrt (Vwn to -', pmnd tut fimd
allfr to boleaslors.
Indicating that tda general cbees eitnatkm
la weakrr. la llie aiMl.m lak-u by bid; of
tba Inrat wholesrlets In miming tbetr allots-
tkMia during the lat 21 bonra. Moat-of thm
bate rut the price of Tlll.iuook triplets lc to
Zlt a ponnd.
Mnvroi-iit of chrf locally la una 11. With
Sterks tlivougtxmt tn country nmisitully heavv
at ttrla t1m. bolder are trying to unload, la
siime quart era fears are cxprraacd ttiat the
overauwnt will take action regarding tlie
rXirt rlce, and all Indlcntlmia would tlwre
fora point to a lower raiige. That I ttie res
aoo why many biadera of tlie trade are miioui
ta sell at price below tbe ealabltalird market.
CAHIlAtiE MARKET IS HRM
' Excellent demand and firmer ' market and
fprn-w i .nnwing tor canunge iiK-anr, wiui galea
to altera, yualltr la fiud, but tba alzea
) ara smaller than normal.
Corn Is a Luxury -With
Oanners'Idea
Gf Pricfe Higtor
Corn promises to ba a real Inxurr this
season, , if opening prlcea ennotniced by
eaatern eaanera ara figured. Leading pack
era of tba eaat are asking $1.75 per dozen
there for atandard corn. Thia mean that
canned corn In carload, lota will coat Job.
bera here $1.8f per doseti for the new pack,
and their proflta moat ba added before tba
atock rescue tbe retailer. Normal price
for corn charged by Jobbers here ta around
0880e per doaen for atandarOa.
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PACKAGES
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VKAIi MAKKKT RULHH EASIER
, . Slightly eaaler lone la shown for country
V' killed calrea along the atreet. Kecelpta dining
C' e la at week or 1" daya bare been quite Ith
V era I. and nmi-U rongh a'nff haa come forward.
I raw ealce ara above l.ia lfli-ie-
JACK RAIUilTS OFFERING
Jack rabbit aeaaon haa opened. Hca Iyy a
Co. recelred the jnltlal ahlpmcnl of tlie aeaaon
from t'entral Orrgoo. The atock waa In c
l Ipnl Minililliifl Uil. u uu m.ii. ..miml an
per docea.
Hawaiian Sugar Is
Showing a Decrease
Output of 'Cane on the Islands Is
Leas Than Forecasts Sup
plies Moving East.
OF APPLES SELLING
WELL ALONG STREET
Fancy Packs Sell Freely, but Or
dinary f Stock ; r Moves ; Better
Portland Using. More Fruit Than
Erer Before In Its History. ,
First Losses Are'
Regained Quickly
& Stock Market
M1LLSTUFF PRICES
TO BE? LOWE
A VERY SHORT TIME
RED
HEAD LRTTUCK VERY TOOR
Much complaint la being made by tbe trade
regarding tbe generally poor quality of bead
let tare now offered here. Sal- of moat of
tbla are made around v per doaeo. A car
load of Lna Aagnlca atock baa been ordered.
POTATO PRICES ..ARE FIRM
That tka angar crop of the Hawaiian lalanda
la aoinwbat aroaller thin flrat eatlmatas. ta the
newa that cornea from there from reliable
eoiircea. "
The condltia of tbe aac;; market la ln
teuaely atroug. Not only la the eaat taking
t-ary axppliea of weatern beet angar becauae of
.lie delay In offering of tbe eaatera product,
but weatern cane augar la morlng in train.
louda toward tbe Atlantic cnaat to reliere the
acute famine in enppllea there.
Regarding the Hawaiian altuatlon, A. P.
Taylor, turreapondent of- tba United 8tatee
goTcruBieut. reporta.
Tbe Hawaiian angar plantation flacal year
rttaa Keptember 80, and eatlmatea of augar
hipped to Include tbe barreet of "lOlT" aa
of rientetnlier 30 give a total of 504.314 tone,
of !JiW pound per ton.
the 1l17 crop eatlmate aa of June 30, 1917.
waa ti.-i7.182 tone, bat up to September SO tbe
puntatlona were more than 41.000 tona beblnd
the eatlmatea. Thfa waa partly due to drouth
tbla year, many plantatlona depending largely
upon ralufall for their Irrigation, or upon flum
Ing water from mountain,. Tbe plantatlona
that had derrick wella and pumpa got alueg
yery well.
Korty-fotir of tbe plantatlona In the latitude
hare mllle. In addition there are aeren Inde
pendent cane planter, whoae cane la ground on
aharea, who do bualneea on each a large etale
that their aiiare of augar la Hated aeparately.
Larger Movement
Bearish for Cereals
By Joseph F. Pritchard
Oifcopo. Oct. 31. (I. N. S.) Tbe entire
apeculatire Hat on the board of trade ahowed
a weak feeling at the rioae of the eeaalon to-
dty. There were' decline of l'c for
corn and MiVCftC for oats. A St. lxmla mes-
i arge reportea corn mere at zviMrx; lower,
In general a rather firm tone continue, f.,r w'tile new crop wee reported at IC46C higher,
beta toe, here. Moat f tbe ourcbave at nun. 1 With ihe exception of rlba, which are un-
try pouula at tbla time, are around $1.40 icr ! chtnired to Be hlffher. the market for hog
eeutal. Thla. la t-T average naalltr. there be
ing practically no fancy tuff arallablc.
BRIEF NOTICS OF THE TR.y)E
Valencia oraugra coming forward from tbe
aootb.
fitmpkin auppllea more liberal: demand
food. .
Taney Tokay grar.ee from Oranta Paaa and
jM'kaonrllle offering.
Coenb honey market la firmer, fntnrea aelllng
t M.O0IU'4.0O, aecordlug to quality.
nrpacaeu Laiifornia totuaUM-e firmer
I.M per lug.
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SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE
ITether bureau adriaea: protect abipmrata
during tbe next SO boura agajnat the foUowlug
ailnlmtim tempera I urea: (iolnff north, 45 de
greva; uortheaat ofer H., p. H. 8. U It.. 30
degreea; eaat to Baker, SO degreear and eouth
V Aabland, 3 degreea. Minimum temperature
at Port I ana tomorrow about 45 degreea.
JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND
Theae prtcea are thoae at which wholeaalera
aau to relallera, except aa olberwiae atated:
Dairy Produce
fc'jTTEB Creamery, print, D paraffins
wrapper, extra,, 4Nc; prime plrats, 4-;
flrat,, 44 He; rubee, lc Icaa; i-artona, lc ad
' rnce; dairy, 85c.
Jftl TTtKr" AT Portland dellrery baaia. No
X cream 62c.
S CmEKSK Selling price: Fieah Oregon fane
rail cream trlplela, 27c per lb.; Young
erica. Itoc pev lb.. Price 10 Jobbera. iit,
ac; Young America, 27c, f. o. b. ; brick. 35c
lb.: llmbrrger, 33r; brkk Swlaa, 3Uc.
. SCUirt Mailing price; Cane count. 8.1 A IU
pr ooaen; buying price. 5253c per don
aelllng price, candled. 55c; aelecteil endkd.
't..atoraire, 4c; eaatem. freah. 4rd5tc
t.Rocka. IBe per lb.; ordinary chicken,, lord 17c
per in.; ataga, li'U,c per lb.; email aprlnaa
ITCtlllc wr lb.; Urge aprtnga, 17c per lb :
ttirkeye. 2S(ft24c per lb.; dreaaed. fancy 2St4
S0e per lb.; rolU. 23c: aauaha. 2 an Xi
uoaeu; . geae, ne. nV,feVlc: Pekln H..-k.
young, llapc per lb.; Indian Rnunera. old
ducke. 14tl7e per Ib.j plgeona, 1.25 dosen.
r; " uj mna vagetaDlea
f REAM i-UUITH Orangea, 84.OOM4.23 per
bti; bananaa, &,iUc lb.; lemoua, 83.60(27 So
California grapefruit, 5.004(5.25; kWIom'
8S.0a7.oO: peacbea, Oregon, U0ia7iu per box'
pear. l.jn3.ut per box. '
BKRkl Huckleberrlea, ligiawa per lb
' tanberrlea, 4.&0 per box. D
APPLES Grimea Golden. Bellflower. Wlo.
- :: r-- 7 donarnana. ibk.
818 fancy Jonatbana, l&m aud Ids., a,
fatcy Jonatbana. 175a, fl.50; fancr Jan.
th.ua. ISBj and 200a. 1.46; King., all Vt
pin, etc.. $1.36; cooking apple., I uir,
. URAPKfl Malaga. Rc lb.: Oree-nn Tr,W.
,11.80 per crate; lncnrd, 1714c per backet1
itj Hfornl. Tok.v II as oacaet.
i'"a irernn. a..oo; garlic. 6 '4 a nee lt
POTATOBS Selling price: Table Vtock
Ipplng. 81.25: aweet notatoea A't Kn
fcUarTABl.LS Tnrnlpa, l.fio per eack
earrota. 810 per aack; beeta. $1.78 li
".t".".'0' ,-75 Pr ",,5 cabbage, local
, lHkilVc .; green onlona. 25c doaen banchea-
ipvitpo-a. w per id. ; bead lettuce. 7ia7fic
euicboke. 81.'00 aack; cucumber., 28eSSe
i eggplant, tc per lb.; .trine beaua. Mc ik
'"'V.16 P?' ro,: u"fKwr. Oregon. II 06
i i'uiu(.iiia, ihiu per lh
- Maau, riah and ProrUloae -
DntonLU UKAia Selling price cnuntrr
killed beat bog., lSlvc pal
1717 per lb.; beat real. 15 lfte perlb I
ordTi.ary reata. U&UWc ner lli. r,.hV...-S
, kUe per lb.; goatas aac per lb.; Tamba. U
' r5 Per lb." " l" 1U-: betZ
. MUOKKD MFiAT Hama, 29 Ha 33c per ft :
oraaaiaat oacon, iw44ic; piculca 25e lb
cotUge roll, 30c. abort clear.. 28Q32c: Or-I
' goa. ex porta, amoked. 83c pe- ib. '
,waBr-KattW i-endarad.-' ttareea, 270 par
OYSTKBS OlymDU. r.llon 1.1(W. .
u, .- ni r.w ir aoaea: eaatera
abeU, 81.60 Per loo ; eaatera oy.teVa per
Ion. aolld pack. 82.70.
fioundera, Cc; red eat
12c; perch. 7fl8c: boIm
IU; 8i75 bos;
eaatern,
In
gallon
risH
Boat. 14c; "T11 Illee,
.I"1 fioundera. flc; red a
I'.'., -- " . . yviui, l9CI aoiea
Te; aalmon Uout. I80 lb.; halibut. 16c lb :
bb.ek cod. 8c: herring. 6c lb.: na
t I ooaen; aara aneii, 4C
ctaba, Sl.t8aX2.80 per doaen.
... Orooariea
,-t' BCQA Cabv J8.75; powdered, I8JS0: fralt
w berrr. IS Oo? 6 allow. 7.41 grwulated;
,c.w,ii rvv, nm vt ei.ov; goiaea u,
T HON ET New. 84 00 4.60 per eaae
envac-japma axyie. o. 1. tc; New Or
am bead. Pc: blue roae. SUa.
SALT Coa rea, hair around. tOOa tIK aa n..
M,:', "airy, turn. ai.T5; TOOa,
- P.KAN9 Nominal. Small white.
pradncta waa wer S0jc($1 "A for pork, IViC
for nearby iard. but 8 up for tbe more
(.eferreil lard future.. :
Chicago. 'Oct.' 81. (I. N. 8.) Influenced by
a forecaat af generally fair and warmer v-eatb
cr ofer the' entire grain belt, which la faror-
nble for the movement of gralna to market
tbe corn and oata market waa .lightly easier
at the opening today. Ont.lde trade remain
,m,U, nowerer, and the market waa feature-leaa.
Local commlaalon houaea bare recelred re
rort. that the corn trade through the belt i
In a chaotic condition, with the quality of the
corn ao unaattafactory that many dealer, wilt
not buy at all. Farmer, are reported anxlona
to aell. and are preparing to more their corn aa
aoon a. It can be gotten ready.
There waa no early trading In tbe pork and
Tard at the opening 01 the nrorlaion market.
and January rlba aold at prlcea allgbtly under
yesterday, cloae.
Flange of Chicago urlcea furnlahad
L nited Preaa:
COBN
December
Jur.nary .
May
October . . ,
IVcember
May
October ..,
Jixuafy .
October ..,
NoTember
JfLuary .
October ..
January .
by the
Open. High. Low. Cloae.
,. 118 117W 117
. 115 110 114H 115H
. 114 114 112ti H3H
OATS
. WS MTa '54
.. 6) 5SH 58V4
. 90H 0 69 60
' PORK
. 4100 4100 4012 4015
. 4102 4120 4100 4120
LARD J
... 2475 243 24T5." 2475
.. 2475 2485 2475 2477
.. 2240 2350 2237 2242
RIBS
,. 2775 2900 2778 J775
.. 2210 2222 2210 2220
FOREIGN SALES
SEND COTTON HIGHER
New York. Oct. 31. (1. N. 8.) The cotton
market waa active and firmer at the opening
today on renewed IJrerpooI trade buying, to
which waa added wail street and comrnlaaion
house buying.
First prtcea were 28 to 81 pointa higher, but
the heary unloading at the advance aubeequent-
1t caused rather abarp reacuona.
The market weaaenea again in toe lata deal
Inga under aelllng attributed to spot houses
Tba cloae waa ateady at tba bottom of the
da, and 14 to 82 pointa net lower.
Open. High. Lew. Cloae,
January 2710 2720 2661 . 2069
March 2H3 2(W1 212 2i37
May 2676 2675 24122 2624
July .....2660 2062 .--2810 2kj
Auguat 2570
December 2790 2790 2724 2720
Will Drop After First of Month .go
Laugh at Idea of Eastern Ship
mentsCoarse Grain Quiet.
NORTHWEST APPLE SHIPMENTS
Cara.
Season, to data . 1. 6123
Same 1916 7078
Br cutting out unneceasarr exDenae. Port
land wholesale fruit lntereata are trying to re
duce the coat 01 apple, to consumers. The
coat of putting tip the taaty packages for
which tue Pacific northwest haa secured a
world wide reputation l. nasally- very high,
but tbla aeaaoa It la far greater than ever, be-
zore.
Leading wholesalers of Portland are now of
fering these cheaper priced package, to the
trade, and the demand waa inatantaneoua. The
atock generally consults of orchard run apples.
with the cider and wormy atock eliminated.
The prtcea in general ara fully 25c a box be
low what almllar quality la aelllng In the usual
paeugea, thia earing being for-tbe consumer.
Northern Spies in thia package, from the
Hood Hirer section are being offered by the
trade at 81.26 per box. with Baldwins at fl,
Spltsenberga $1.15 1.25 and Ortleya $1.10 per
DOX.
Notwithstanding thia tnre demand for the
cheaper package., the call for the regularly
pacaea rruit la also Heavy, in fact, the move
ment of apples here today la far tbe arreateat
ever known to the local trade. A conservative
estimate places tbe recent Bale, here at an
average of 10 earloada a day.
rner marteta ruled:
Cleveland Demand and more-meat good.
Atlanta Demand and movement moderate.
Kansas City Demand and movement moder.
ate. Washington extra fancr Jonathan. 12 no
422.10; extra fancy Delicioua. all aalaa in
small lot, large, mostly $3.00; medium, moat-
.? -o; email, s.oo.
Buffalo Demand moderate.
Oklahoma City Idahoa. extra fane Kin
Darida, boxes. 81.76: fancy. 81.55.
Detroit - Waahliurtona. extra fanirr Jon.
than., large, medium, boxes, $2.25; small.
$1.51.70.
mttatmrg Demand and movement alow:
market fair.
Omaha Demand stow and movement moder
ate. Northweaterne, extra fancy Delicious,
$2.75g2.8S; extra fancy Spltnnberg, f,2.638
.io; iiyicv, .owaz.ou; extra fancy Jona
thane, Romea, Grimes, $2.00B 2. 10; fancy.
Cincinnati Demand and movement moder-
ate. Waahlnrtona, extra fancy Jonathans.
medium to small, $252.40; fancr medium
to amafl. $2.002.20; jumble, fancy, orchard
run, smaii. st.noui.TO.
Baltimore Demand and movement alow.
Idahoa. extra fancy, boxes, $2.00(82.25; fancy,
l.D(gI.W.
Denver-Demand good with market steady
Price, unchanged.
Philadelphia Demand -very alow with move
ment very Oraggy; very few aalea. waebina-.
tona. extra fancy, 113a to 150s, $2.00(22.50;
lous to J 1 os. fZ.oo
&t. Louis Demand moderate, market ateady.
Indianapolis Demand good.
Columbus Demand and movement moder'
ate.
Chicago Demand good.
Mempbia Demand and movement good
Market unsettled.
Dallas Northwesterns. extra fancy Jona,
thena, boxea, $2.60; choice to fancy, $1.75(3
2.25; fancy Winter Kanarnut, 2.753.00,
Fort Worth Demand moderate, movement
g'-od for good atock. - Northwesterns, extra
fancy Jonathan, few Grimes, boxes, $2.60;
choice to rancy, 82.oorrt2.a5; tew choice.
$1.75: extra fancy Delicious. $3.25.
Beaton Washington. Jonathans, choice,
large, boxea, $3.00; medium, $2.00(32.50;
small, $2.0O.
New York Prices unchanged.
Minneapolis Demand moderate, movement
moderate. Northwestern, extra fancy Jona
thans, Urge, boxea, $2,00; medium, moatly
$1.75. few $1.85; email. $1.60fl.e0; fancy
Jonatbana, large, $1,754? 1.85; medium, $1.65
(31.75: email, moatly $lAO.
St. Paul Demand and movement moderate.
Northweaterne, extra fancy Jonatbana, large,"
boxes., $2.00; medium. $1.761.85; email,
mot-fly, $1.50; fancy Jonathans - large, $1.7."44
1.A5; medium. $1.6931.75; amafl. mostly $1.60,
few lower; extra fancy Delicious, moatly
$2.60.
Washington Demand and movement moder
ate. WVahtngtone, Grimes, Jonatbana. boxes
82.2502.50.
Jacksonville Receipts, very light. Demand
good, quality good.
Birmingham Demand moderate.
New Orleans Hecelpta heary.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
-t ars-
- STew York, Oct. 81. (I. X. B.) After max.
In a; brisk nptuma for tbe greater part of the
afternoon, the atock market beoama unsettled
in the final dealing thia afternoon. Marina
preferred declined from a, high of 182 to
1014- TJ. 8. Steel dropped around t point (a
louVi. sad Bethlehem steal "B" raactea fram T , x?t - rr,.e ti.
ioq, and Bethiah.m steel "B" reacted fnml11 Interests Figure That Price
78 to 77. Secliaea of 1 te X pointa ware
sustained in moat of the ether active iaanea.
Sates, 1,104,600 aharea ; bends, 84.928,000.
New York. Oct." 81 (I. N. S. Although
iosaea were recorded at the opening of the
stock market today, rallies were In order after
tbe first 13 minartes.
V. R. Steel aold downs b 101 U ta the Initial
dealings, a loan of 1V4 points and then ad
vanced to 101. Bethlehem Steel "B" yielded
14 to 79 W and then rallied to 80. Republic
Steel declined 1 point at the1 atart to T44,
and fractional loaaea were sustained in tbe
other ateel shares.
Marine preferreS' was active, declining
point to 99, and then advancing r-to 100 V
Atlantic-Gulf fell to 87, and then.' recovered
to 974. Marina common was oft 4 point at
274.
General Motors was Tinder press ore. declin
ing iv to 82V4. but quickly rallied to S8U.
Central Leather was unusually weak, declining
to es. a Kms of 1M. American Hide ac
Leather preferred advanced 2 pointa to
wsiie me tillers' rose 1H to JrTH
The market continued unsettled dnrtng the
late forenoon, with pronounced weakness die-
San Francisco Grain Market
San Franclaco, Oct. 81, (U. P.) Cash grain:
Barley Per cental, feed. $2.40rj2.45; do
shipping. $2.40(22.45 f. o, b. Interior skipping
points.
Oata Par cental, new feed, $2.60; do aeed
grade. 83.1(X?13.25.
Barley caila:
Oct. 81. Oct. 30.
Open. f3oe Cloae.
December 23S 2J8 237 HB
May ; 240 240 239B
Chicago Dairy Produce
Chicago. Oct. 81. (I. N. 8. ) Butter Be
cetpta tW88 tube. Creamery, extra, 43c; ex
tra first., 42c; flraU, 3H4.1c; packing
stock. 3637c.
ICg'ga He cetpta 6723 eases. Current receipts.
35t38c; ordinary firsts, 3037c; firsts.' 88
3c; extra. 44046c; checks, 21 30c;
dirties, 29 (332c
DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST
Seattle Marks
Seattle. Oct. 31. (U. P.) Butter, n
tive Washington creamery cube, 48e
do., brick. 49c; storage California cube,
44r: do., brick 45c.
Re-a-R select ranch. 62c: storage. 42c.
Cheese. Oregon triplets, 26c; Young
America, 28c; DiocK Swiss, case, 3 c
Badger brick, case. 84: do., eingle, 35c
Washington triplets, uoc.
aa.xi Pranctaco Karkat
8an Francisco, Cal., Oct. 81. (TJ. P.)
Butter, extraav' 43 c; prima nrsts
43o.
Errs, eottras. BBHc: extra firsts. 55c
extra tmllets. 46c; extra firsts, pul
lets, 4bV4C
Cheese, California flats, 22 Me, fancy
firsts. 2lc.
Los Angeles Market
Los Angeles. Oct- 81. (I. N. 6.) Eggs,
68c 1 butter, 44C.
BANK STATEMENTS OP COAST
Liverpool Cotton Higher
Liverpool, Oct. 81. (I. N. . S.)-Spot cotton
quiet today. Prlcea higher, galea 3000 bale..
American middling fair, 22.57; good middling.
21.82; middling, 21.42; low middling, 20.02;
good ordinary 19.93; ordinary, i.4T. Fu
tnrea opened firm.
hana bead, 9c; blue roae. 8V0,
nd.
Stocks, BodV Cetton, Grain,' Eta,
216-217 Board of Trada Building
4 Overbeck&CpokeCoa
I DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
' . erk ass ' -r m . .
yliy ALA ilAlllAnUllS
i Manmbers CUeafo Board ' of TradaC
' UMrrp4at. af , Loran Bryan
I li :, vaaai) ne fofli-s. ,
latge whlta 14et pink, lOfce; Umaa. lH;
biijoua. 10c; red, lOVjC - "
Hops, Wool and Rldas
nOPS-Nomlual. Burins, dHm iaia
2f327e per lb.; 1917 crop, S0&,c r lb. "'
WOOL Willamette valley coarse Cotawold
65c per lb.; medium Shropshire, doe ner lb .'
Kaatern Oregon 5oe55e per lb. .
HIDES Salted. 25 lba. and up. -16c: aalted
atrga 60 lba. and up. 14c; salted j Vrien
kip. i& lba. to 25 lb. lc; salted and irree
etlf, up to 15 lba., 22c; green bldea, 23 lba.
and op, 13c; freen aUgs, So lbs. and up. He:
dry funt hldee, 21e; dry tlint calf, up tar
lba.. ; dry aalt bldea, 23c ; dry horse hides
81.60(92.00; salted horse hides, 83.00424 00
horsehair, tall. 30c; horsehair? mane. iSc-'
dry long wool pelta. 42c; dry short wool Delta
2530e; salted aheep pelts, long wool, each'
84.O05.0; aalted lamb pelta. each. $lT(Vod
JAO; salted abort wool pelta, each, $1.50 si
200; dry sheep shearlings, each, IsaaOc
salted sheep abearlinga, each 2550c . '
tULW-K. 1,. ile; No. C 5c; grew,;
VSlTTIaC OR CASCARA BA&S t- Buylna
price, per car' lota, tVie per lb.- r
MOHAIR 1917. 65c per lb.
Bops, Paint, Oils
Yards Believed of
-Junk Cattle; Trade
Again Steady Here
North Portland Cleans up Borden
V some Surplus Hogs and
. Sheep Unchanged.
Wednesday
Tuesday .....
Monday .....
Saturday ....
Friday
I Thursday
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
ttoga. Uattle. Ualvea. Bheep.
. 302
. 32
. 1278
. 429
. 87
, 376
1 111
Year aeo , 393.
Two yeara ago, . 703
Ttree yeara ago..." 72
Ftiur yeara ago.... T87
283
190
1660
634
an
880
145
- 87
T7
96
890
2
25
44
T
19
T
7
1
1
12
Finance : Tim ber: Industry
Liberty Bonds of Second Loan. Are Being . Delivered to Banks
Smaller Denominations to Be Distributed First Certificate
Have Fbnr jCoupona Bonds Bear portrait of President.
2 " ... t 8 ....
13 6 8
83 307 538 720
64 664 878 627
4
1 ... 1 2
29 ... 127 T87
64 ... 179 798
7 16 10
1 2 S 8
98 614 610 1762
147 700 718 1457
Wheat. Barlev.B' lone. On ta Ilav
rorriana. wea... 43
Year aero
Season to date... 2711
"Tacorua. Tuesday. 66
Year ago 23
Seaaoa to data... 1964
Year ago .v. ..2847
Seattle, Tuesday. 4H
Year ago 88
Season to date... 1727
Year ago 2335
Mlllstuff prices will ba lowered In tbe Pa
cific Northweat after the first of the month.
g I This muck comes from leading milling lnler-
. wm. j .u . . tin niiwuuu im .ii iii mtfc
ersler. Only the fact that very heavy aup
pllea were aold for ablpmant during October
kept the market where It haa been.
illllera here laugh at tbe report that a
large per cent of the uillatuff supply ef the
Pacific Northweat wlU be shipped eaat. They
say that they canuot 'secure aufficlent car.
for tba bom trada let alone sending stocks
tbonsanda 01 miles sway.
Demand for hay la very liberal at thia
time. Practically no alfalfa ia now being of
fered by tbe Interior and only nominal atocka
are held here. Tb trade is taking the select
ed clover of the Willamette valley Instead of
alfalfa, and th former la giving aatiaracnon.
Ooarse gralna are generally steady witn
prices practically unchanged In the country.
wubai new crop, ntuesxea, .; uarij-
. COOQ. .InK 19(11, UiiAalun SI OJB tid.
Water track baaia.
FLOUR Selling wlce: pataat. !.': Wil
lamette valley, $9.80; local atraigbt, $9.403
played, many laaues aelllng down to ew saw
levela 'for th day. after frequent vigorous
rallllea.
There was selling of United States 8teel
common on a lsgs scale, about a dosea bouses
putting out 100.000 shares in all. n which th
price dropped to 99. Bethlehem Steel "B"
sold down over 8 points to 76H. and the other
steel industrials suffered losses of from 1 to
a points.
Dealings In th marlnea were irrearular.
Marine preferred, after aelllng at VIM pointa.
rallied to 99. and then again sold below 98.
Atlantic-Gulf sold down 2 points to 96.
Lnion Pacific was one of the most active af
the railroad Iaanea, declining hi ta 11H. while
Canadian Pacific fell 14 to 132)4.
Money loaning at 4 per cent.
The board of aovernora of - tha New York
atock exchange has atarted aa Investigation I 9.80; bakers' local, $10.OO 10.au; Uoxttana
of the liquidation movement, which has kept spring, $11.00(311.20; extwrta. $7.60; whole
the market upset for the last two daya. It wneat, io.i, pu.m, v., j
... 1.. v- 1.- .li I tin T5 m barrel.
The chief aim of the inanity. It la said. I ; "-" .r',:;?7 "rr1. "
will be to find out whether or not the selling YtJlJt.-J..C
order, placed by a number of big bouses repr- y"'2:a
sented on the floor were backed by a "con-1 26.00; cheat, $22.00(323.00; clover. $22.00 per
Bonds Ara Bslng; 0UTrad-A fer
of the ner 4 per cent bonds of th
aecond LJberty loan ara la th hands
of the local banks, but their distribu
tion haa not yet started, becaua no.
whera near the required aumber of cer
tificates haa been received. Tba banks
have first ordered bonda of th $60 and
1 100, as it ia fait that subscribers for,
thes amounts will b the most Insist
ant on early delivery, Th nw ia
have only four coupons attached, th
i first on payable May II, 1811. Th
42s additional coudodi will ba issued aDa
Former burdensome surplus of poor eusllty rately by the government within th
cattle has ueea well cleaned up In the Korth next Six months, it haa ben stated by
Portland yards and In general the trend of the the federal reserve, lank. Th. ., Am
trade Is considered ateady. Top quality stuff x, . i " . , L , , , 5"lK- Tn Bw
la atm sought and prices are .mcbanged. ai- hv Practically all been prepared, ac-
though a&tbe eoncesaiona are notol In poor Cording to advices from Washington.
atuff In th final clean-up during th last 24 ana ar now la the federal reserv
167
100
1274
261
tm
K57
am
487
7.00 9.60
4.009 T.25
aln, $22.0023.00 per ton.
ito BL-ueuw u rsiu u maxaei. 1 ton m
A number of stocks developed pronounced I GRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta,
atrenarth in that afternoon. Marin. nreArrt I ISSLa tn car lota: leaa .mounts hlarher.
rose over 4 points to 101, while" th common I ktlLLSTUPlf Nominal aelllng price! Bran,
aold up 1 to 28. There was a better ton to f30.0031.00; shorts, $d.00(B34.w; middlings,
the steel lsauea. Steel common advancing ever I JZ l"
2 notnts to 101 U.
Th railroad Iaanea also mad good gains.
Range of New York nrlces fnrntahaA hv
Overbeck A Cooke Co.. 218-217 Board of Trade
pniioing:
DESCRIPTION
Clearing.
Mcnday . . . . .
Tuesday ....
V-edueaday ..
October
Clearings
Balances ....
Clearings ....
Br la nee. ....
Clesrlngs ....
Balances .,
Clearings .
Clearings ..
Portland Banka
Thia week. Year ago.
...$6,017,406.14 $ 8,187,623.17
8.839,297.42 8,9O,0O4 J57
.. 8,702.174.95 8.031,285.41
108.442.951.99 79,605,993.13
Spokane Banka -
$ 1,281,987.00
192,283.00
Seattle Banka
..$ 4,082967.00
S8L8O0.00
Taooma Banka
, ,...i...$ 07.485.00
200.859.00
Ssa Franciaoo Janka
$18,894,102.00
Los Angeles Banks
$ 4,634.033.00
Alaska Gold
AUls-Chalmera. e
American Beet Sugar. .
American uan, e
American Oar Pdy.. c.
American Cotton Oil. -C-American
Unseed, c...
American Locorao., c. .
American Smelter, c...
American Sugar, c . . . .
American Tel. A Tel.. .
American Woolen, c...
Anaconda Mining Co...
Atchison, c
Baldwin Loco., e
Baltimore A Ohio, c.
Bethlehem Steel "B"..
Brooklyn R. Tranalt...
Butte A Superior
Calif. Petroleum, c. ...
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather, e
Chesapeake A Ohio. . . .
Chicago A Gt. W., c...
Chicago. M. A St. P...
Chicago A N. W., c...
China Conner ."V.
Colo. F. A I- c
Cons. Gas
Corn Products, c
Crucible Steel, c ..... .
D. A R. G-. c. ,
Distillers .t
Brie, c
General Electric
Goodrich Rubber
Gt. North., Ore Lands.
Gt. North., pfd
Greene-Can.
Hide A Leather, c...
Ice Securities
Illinois Central
Industrial Alcohol
Inspiration . .
Interboro, c
Kennecott Copper
Ken. City Southern, c. ,
Kelly Springfield
Lcekawanna Steel ....
Lehigh' VaUey ,
Louisville A Nashville.
Maxwell Motors, e
Mexican Petroleum
Miami Copper
Mldvale Steel
Mo., Kan. A Texas, c.
Missouri Faclnc ...
National Lead
Nevada Consolidated
New Haven
New York Air Brake..
New York Central
N. Y., Ont. A Western
Norfolk A Western, e.
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania Ry
Peoples Gsa
Pittsburg Coal, e ....
Pressed Steel Car, c.
Ray Cons, Copper . . . .
Railway Steel Springs.
Reading, c ..........
Rep. Iron A Steel, c.
Rock Island
Sears, Roebuck A Co.
Shattuck
Ktudebaker, e
Sloes Sheffield
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry., e
tSouthera Ry., pfd ..
Tennessee Copper ....
Texas Oil
Texas Pacific
Third Avenue
Union Pacific, c
United Statea Rubber, c
United Statea Steel, c.
Utah Copper ..V
Virginia Chemical, c...
w. u. Telegraph
Weatlnghouse Electric.
Willys Overland
Wool worth
Open I Hlgh Low i Close
3
li
71
89 S
83
45
98
'4214
35
28
02
'37"
16
130
39 4
26
9H
38
14
aft
19
72
89
03
'22
66
82
103
113
43
81
91
B8
M
OO
604
in
13
185
69
49
45
42
85
28
63
88
16
POTATOES ALONG THE COAST
fiOPB Sisal, dark. 23c; white. t2Ue rr
tb.; atandard ananlU. 83c. . ' P
LINSEKD OIL Raw, bbla., $1.25 ner .l
Job; kettl Dolled, barrels, $L2t; raw caaea
$l.i3; boiled, caaes, $1,37 per galkwl'tou i
300 gallons lea. .,.' , . -vl
COAL OILWater white, ia drnau sad Iron
barrels. 10c per gallon. .......
n'Hi2Tfc. lKi 600
lUBPtjSTi h Tank, esct
case JOiav MSaV , -
eases, 75e; 10
Saattla warkat
Seattle. Wash.. Oct, 31.-(TJ. P.)
Onions, California yellow, pound. 3c;
Yakima, pound. 2. ,
.Potatoes, locals, new. $40 $50.
... CUux Fravndaoo IkTarkat
San Francisco, Oct. 31. (U. P.)
Onions," brown or yellow, $2.60 for grood
stock.
New potato. Delta. $1.70$1.85 per
cental for cholee; do., fancy, $l.o$is;
do., Sonoma, $2$2.2b; do., Salinas,
$3.15. Sweet potatoes, per pound,
23o on the streetT ,-
Los Angeles Market
tna Anareles. Oct. 31. (I. N. 8.1 Potatoes.
Northern Burbanka, $2.652.90; rueeets. $2.75;
rurais, sweets, fz.tug2to.
: Peprermlnt Oil; Sold - .
Lebanon. Ot Oct. 31. O. B. Marshall of
Albany was tn thia city th flrat of the week
and purchased the entire production of oil
from the peppermint crop of this community
The price waa $3 per -pound, Jnst double that
paid last year. There waa about half a normal
crop this year, owing to the dry aeaaoa )uat
paased. The largest grower who sold were A.
W. Blackburn. 1. D. Pellet, B. M. Goodrich
and K. Muneey.
-Record Cattle Run
Chlcajro. Oct 31. fl. N R 1
celpts of cattle, at the Chicago stock
Tarda) for October aet a new bljth rec-
ora ior one raontn, aocoraing; to rlgrurea
made public today. During October
434,000 head! of cattle were reived.
me best previous record was 235,000
iieau, uiau. in cepteniDer, jiaaz. .
.v ' . . . ' " j, "" - " -
- J Seattle Barley. Market
Seattle. Or. SI. (I. N, S. Barley. $50.50.
Hecelpta Wheat. 48 cars. . . - .
45
98
41
85
86
Z7
59
nnr.rir.n niTH lw tan. S5S.0A. -.
KOLLD BARLEY Per ton, $58.0057.00.
CORN Whole, $88.00; cracked. $84.00 ton.
BYhV Buying price. $70.00 per ton.
Merchants' Exchange October blda:
Week
Wed. Tues. Moo. Sat. Pti. Tkurs. ago
1917 10 1911-
hour.
General cattle market range;
Beat beef steer
Good beef steer . ,
Beat beef ateers
Ordinary to good cowa
Beat heifers
Bnlla-...
Calve.
Ktockes and feeder steers
wis Xarket Steady
Trad in thre swine market continues stesdy
at North Portland with no changes indicated
in quotations at tbe opening of tbe day. There
was only a email ran reported ia; but on full
kad being listed over night.
General bog market range: s
Prime light . .$15.7515.
Prime heavy .... 13.30Stl6.75
Pigs 13.5Ofitl4.80
Rough heavy 14.&01.75
Mutton Trade Satisfactory
While there is still a small run of mutton
sad lambs reported In the North Portland
ytxds, only a nominal showing waa mad for
tb last two daya. General trade condltlona
are satisfactory, with prices unchanged. .
General aheep and lamb range;
Weatern lamba $14.00914.80
Valley lamb 18.505 14.O0
Yearlings 12 .50$ 13.00
Wethers 13.00li.A
Ewe 8.60(5 10. 50
Wednesday Livestock Shippers
Hog 3. Crocker, Oentervllle. Wash., 1 load.
Cattle P. J. Brown, Baker, 4 load; Cooper
A Whltatead. Riddle, 1 load: 0. H. Baa g la.
Cottage Grove, 1 load; O. W. Reese, Myrtle
Point, 1 load; A. J- Ktckner, Midland. 1 load.
Mixed atuff C. H. Parmer, AlcCoy, 1 load
hoge and aheep; S. L. Overton, Brownavllle, 1
load cattle, hoga sad aheep; Robert MeOrow,
Goldendale. Waah., 1 load cattle and bog..
1 nned siaxea Bureau of Maxketa reports tn
atate origin of livestock loaded, October 30, In
carlota: Cattle and Mixed
Far Portland Calves IIucs Sbeen htock Tot
Idaho 6 5
Oregon 11 B .. 8 IT
Totals, rortiana. id .. a 22
' banks. The bonds of the aecond loan
ao 7iio no ! r ln 00111 raiflsterad and coupon
7 25S 9 0o Iorm- The bonda bear portraits Of
6.25t 7 50 aoma of the presidents. Thas por-
4.oj 5.60 traits ar printed in black, with 0vr-
-?94 I'S Prlntincr of dennminatinn aaal anrt
iwuiuhi in coiors, a xouowai
IJenomi- Color of Presidential
uauon. overprint, portrait.
.JaO Brown Jefferson
$100 Orange Jackson
..$500 Dark blue... Washington
$1.000 Oreen. Lincoln
.$5.000 Red , Monroe
$10.000 Purple Cleveland
$50,000.. Olive, McKinlar
$100.000; Light blue . Grant
The backs of the bonda ara printed
in the following colors:
$50... Brown, with blu numbers.
$100. . .Orange with blue number.
$500... Dark blue, orange numbers
$1,000. . .Green, carmine number.
$5,000. . .Red, with green numbers.
$10,000. . .Purple, orange numbers.
$50.000. . .Olive, carmine numbers.
$100,000. . .Light blue, orange numbara.
When the bonda leave the bureau
they ara sent to the treasury to be
examined, after which they ara signed
by the treasurer and the register.
Currency TJsad' Instead af Sold.
Practically all the clearing house
banks of Portland ar now filling the
money demands of their correspond -
ant banks tn tba country with, ccrrency ;
laatead of gold, aa heretofore. - Tol
Is being done at the requeat of tba
federal reserve banks, as the govern.
mnt is endeavoring to mobilise all tba.
gold possible to th rasarva deposl
tortos. Currency is also being iasued -almoat
exclusively by the banks in-
tbeir dally window business. Aceord- v
mg to th bankers, th public la learn-
lng to use paper instead of gold and
the demand for the latter is steadily "
decreasing. Gold is now being given ;
out by the banka only when tba cue -
tomers speclftcaily ask. for it. 1
Ochocos Selltna at Honolulu Wal ' "
tr Kendall of the bond underwriting
firm of Clark, Kendall Co, la.now
in Honolulu and ia having good suc
cess in selling the Ochoco municipal
district irrigation bonds to Investors -of
that city. Several large sates of
these bonda have been reported oy air .
Kendall from the islands. Mr. Ken-i
dall la well known in Honolulu, bavin its-,.
resided there for aix years, end foe,
a time had charge of the investment.
department of the Watarhouse Trust
company. He will remain ln Honolulu.-
until about December 1. Nothing' haa
Deen oone in promoting in ataie o,
ths bonda locally sinea 'the start of
the LJberty loan campaign, but they
are to be reof fared today. . --..r
ZxOarrlnr Xlamatb Tails aakv The
room of th First National bank of :
Klamath lalls, because of increasing,
business, is being enlarged to nearly -twice
ita present slae. Business with
the bank is Increasing bo rapidly that
more epac is imperative. Deposits of
the bank bave increased over 75 pep
cent since January 1, and are now near
the $1,500,000 mark. Tbe bank has
taken the quarters recently .occupied
by the Klamath Commercial club, di
rectly in the rear, and thia is being,
fitted for 'the usa of the bookkeeptntf
1 department.
OATS
4800
4900 4900 4900
4960 6000 4950
5100 6100 6100
... 4300
........ 4000
... 6050
4400
4450
4400
4460
86
28
67
12
138
117
074
101
HO
29
117
57
80
29
42
20
104
114
84
25
1ST
116
00
99
29
Extra Div. 2 per cent.
Extra Dir. 2 per cent.
Total sales for day were 1,104,600 shares.
New Tork Bond Slarket
Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Oo., 219-217
Board of Trade building: Bid.
Atchison Genl. 4a 85
Baltimore A Ohio Gold 4s .... 80
Bethlehem Steel Ret. 6a ..... 88
Central Pacific 1st 4a 80
C. B. A Q. Col- 4a 93
St. Paul GenU 4a 88
Chicago N. W. OenL 4a ....'.. 82
L. A N. TJni. 4s .............. m
New York Ry. 6s . . . . . .. I 20
Northern Paclfla P. L. 4s ... 82
Reading GenL 4s.. 87
Union Pacific 1st 4a ...... 90
U. S- Steel 5s lOO
Union Pacific 1st Ref. 5a .... 80
Southern Pacific Conv. 6s .... 90
Southern Pacific Conv. 4 SO
Pena. Conv. 4a 99
Penn. 1st 4a -A 91
Chesapeake A Ohio Conv. 5a ... 70
8860 4850 4860 4860
BARLEY
Feed
4900 870O 4900 4900 4960
Brewing
6050 3900 6100 6100 6100
Future were quoted:
OATS
December feed
BARLEY
December feed -
December brewing .-. .1. . .
aaaatera oata and corn in ouix:
OATS
No. 8, white, November . . .
No. 88, clinped white. November.
December, ho. 3
December, clipped
CORN
No. 8, yellow, January . 5200
No. S. mixed, January r. oiuu
February, yellow . - 6150
1 .February, mixed ....................... .6050
Bales lou tons eastern cuppm obis, .o. ao,
November, at $45.00.
October Dida uats, mbjuvi ieea Dariey, aau;
t bran, $30; aborts, $33.50.
8 AMERICAN IJVESTOCK PRICES
10
Ckloag, Oct. 31. (I, X. g.) Hogs soared
another ad vane. $19.00 being quoted. Coun
try buyers took atock jjige at $13.60 and 14.00.
I Supply was light. Cattle trade waa act! v.
! sad ateady to strong. Anything ia th sheep
he us with xuusa was strong.
Cbioaao Boga $17
Chicago. Oct. 31. (1. N. S.) nogs Re
ceipts. 25.0OO. Steady to 6c higher. Mixed
and botchers, 8JG. jo 17.00; good heavy,
$15.256416.96; rough heavy, $152515.46;
ugnt. 8i4.&aio.tto; pigs, fia.zaui4.ao; bulk,
I15.6tifrl.ia.Nj.
Beeves. $.75frU7.00; cowa and heifers. $5.00
fe 12.10; atockers and feeders, $6:00(11.50;
lexans. o.awrt lijjiv; caivea, .iU'a 10.00.
Sheep Recelpta, 21.000. Market steady
-Native and weetarn, $8.8012.85; lambs,
S1Z.40&X1T.&0,
Omaha Hoca $18.70
Omaha, Oct. 81. Receipts. 8800. Slow and
ateady. Beeves, $7.0o16.60; atock era and
feeders, S6.00iM8.00: westerns. 110.00(313.60:
poor and medium, $7.00410.00; calves, $5.00
U9.00.
Hogs Recelpta. 2800. 10c higher. Mixed,
$10.25(816.60; good choice heavy, $16.60
ffilo.70: rough neavy, sia.wxcrio.io: light
16.50iy 1B.; - piga, $14 .00 17.00; bulk.
$16.8516.00.
Sheen RecelDta. 2400. SbeadT. Wether.
$11.00(312.60; yaarllnga. $H.oOai3.50; lamba,
$16.20 fl(.Z5.
.- - Xanana City Hogs $1.90
Kansas City. Mo., Oct. 81. ll N. 8.1
Cattle Recelpta, 14,000. Steady. 8 fleer.,
SJO.OOOiaoo; cows ana neirers, a.oot 14.00;
stockers and feeder, $6.0018.00; calves,
86.00(3 13.00.
Hogs Receipts 8000, 1626e higher. Top.
$16.90: bulk. $15. 75 16.85: beavlea, $16.46
16.90; mediums, $ie.4O$lu.80; ilghU,
$15 .00 10.70. I
Sheen Recelnts. 7000. ' 15023c higher,
Lambs, $16.00175; ewes, $10.004a11.0o;
wethers. $lto4l2.oo.
Saa.tUe Hear. $10
Seattle. Wash., Oct. 31. (I. N. S.) Hoga
Recelpta, 206. Steady. Prime lights. $15.90
fti 16. 00: medium to choice. SLo.7Diai3.85
smooth beavlea. $15.25 15.60; rough heavl.
$l4.75rf io.ow; pigs, ai4.orio.uv.
Cattle Receipts. 861. Steady. Best steer.
$9.5oj9.76; medium to choice. $3.258).75;
conimun to medium. $6.0028.00: beat cows.
87. 5015 8.00; common to medium cowa. ' $6.60
6.50; bnlla, 6.ootQ.7S; calves, .oo
10.00: good calves, S4.UOWO.T&; prim at,
89.50(310.00.
Sheep Receipts noia Steady. Prim
lambs. 813.50fi18.75: good lamba. B13.00tt
13.2&; ewes, v.w.f.or, wexners, aa.oo(tfii.
. Denver mogs i.oa
rwrnver. Oct 81. tU P.) Cattle Receints.
DOW. t V) ,
heifers, $6.258.26; stockers ana leeaer. fa.00
67.10; calves, .ou,iv. ou.
Hoa-s Receinta. 800. Strong. Top, $16.65
hnlk. ai5.8f(a 16.50.
8neep Keceipia. mrong. zjwes,
$9,00410.00; lawba, is.owiiB.7a.
One week aga. ... 19 15
Four weeks ago... $82
For Seattle
Washington. ...... .. 2
Totals Seattl.. 2
One week ago..... .. 2
rour weak. ago... 2 9
xneaoay arterneea Sals
STEERS
Foreign Bond Market
Bid.
A. r. 6 Oct. 1930 fil
.. 98
99
94
...98
.. 92
.. 94sl.
135
IX. K. 6s Sen. 191-.
U. K. 5s Feb, 1918 ...
TJ. K. 6s Nov. 1919 ...
U.-K. 6s Feb. 1919 .
U. K. 5 Nov. 1921 ..
A. W. Sec. 6 Aug. 1919
Rep. Franc 6 1931
Paris 6 Oct, 1921
MaraeUles 6a Nov. 11
Roesiaa Kxtn. 1921
Reman Intl. 6. 1920
IX 10. e Anr. 1917 ...
6T
136 ,
94
Dom.,6 April 1921 .' S3
Com. 6a April 1931 .......... 92
Dom. 6 April 1026 ........... 91
Argentine 6 May 1920 i. 91,
China 6s 1919 .T"'
Dt-m. Canada 6 1937 ......... 94
French 6s 1919 $0
-
Ask
85
80
.90
814
' 93
Vt
1
88
88
90
100
i
80
99
91
72?J
Ask.
14
98
- 99
145
90
8P4
139
94
93
vs
91
- 94
'.: 96
..:- WO
' 96
r' New York Metal Market
t New York, Oct. 8LtI. . S.) Metal
srice: Copper market is unchanged.. - -I
Spelter Dull. Spot. T7; Novenaber
ffSL einher. 7e7c. ' ... - .
It ,"-'. . ptw. U5e aid,
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November and Decern-
SUITS FOR DAMAGE
OVERCHARGES
34 I
22
3
4
11
No.
2 steer
2 ateera
1 ateer .
1 steer .
2 steers
1 steer .
1 steer .
7 ateera
2 steers
3 steers
16 steers
2 steers
1 steer .
6 steers
8 cows .
S cowa .
4 cowa .
1 cow ..
8 cowa .
1 cow ..
5 cows
1 cow ..
1 cow
1 cow ..
4 cows
6 cows .
1 cow ,.
1 cow . .
3 cows .
2 calves
1 calf .,
COWS
CALVES
Ave. lbs.
... 1100
... 1080
.. 90
. .. 10H0
. .. 840
. . . 770
, .. 1000
.. ;754
... loro
. . . 726
... 922
... 8MI
... 1000
... 1123
,.. 1140
, .. IOM
,.. 104O
... 1180
... 716
... 1070
... 1192
... 800
. .. 1210
. .. 970
. .. 1097
... 10K5
... 1090
... 700
. .. 893
... 820
... 450
LIGHT BILLS ARE LOST
Judge Tucker Decides Against
Company Patrons on the
Ground of No Evil Design,
Circuit Judge Tueker decided ln
Price.
$ 9-26
7.50
7.00
7.60
6.0O
6.00
e.00 favor 0f the Portland Railway, Light
7.75 Si Power company this morning in
2;ftwo ease In which the company was
28 . being md for treble damages for
1 fit) I overcharges on light and power bills,
in accordance with the public utility
7.00 , act of 1911
fl.-oo
6.00
8.50
6.00
6.60 j
e 00
6.00
6.60
6.00 1
4.00 !
BULLS
1 bull 1490
2 bulls 785
1 bull 1350
1 bnU 1120
8 trails 1246
II HIKERS
8 heifer 740
1 belfer 780
1 belfer 790
1 belfer 600
X heifers 758
Wednesday Morning Sale
STEERS
No. Ave. lbs.
2 steers 80
2 steers - 835
2 steere 893
2 steers 860
Roy P. Clark began emit ln July,
asking- far three times the amount of
4 0j an overcharge made and for treble the
6.00 , amount of the expenses incurred in
ascertaining the error and also three
I times the-amount of an attorney feci
provided by. ihe statute. .
Th amount of the overcharge waa
$30.77. This the company conceded
4.60 ! 10 e correct ana paia 11 to uiam oe
4.50 1 fore tlie suit was commenced. A case
almllar in facts and claims waa be
1 25 gun at the same time by Mrs- Kmma
j Cash, who, however,- demanded a
$ 6.50 1 larger amount.
6.85 Judge Tucker based bis decision on
52 j tbe general rule that, where double
v.ov
6.75
$ 6 .25
4.75
a 7
8.50!
8.35
1 ateer
1 ateer
4 cows
1 cow
2 cows
li cow
8 cows
17 cows ......
4 nog
1 bog ......
1 bog
94 bogs
7 bogs
12 bogs ......
10 bogs
4 hoga
6 boga
IB lambs
9 ewes ......
1080
880
COWS
745
950
800
1180
770
832
HOGS
.T197
. 270
820
216
149
108
202
222
248
LAMBS
67
ETWT99
a. . . 190
BULLS
1 bull 1370
arrd treble damages are allowed by
law, they are punitive in character
and should be confined to sdeh cases
where the element of recklessness,
! evil design or wantonness is shown.
"The admitted facts in the case
showed," ha said, "that there waa no
wantonness nor evil design displayed
Price I y tne aeienaanx company in masting
$ 0 26 the overcharges. On the contrary, ljt
4.9 1 rectified the error aa soon aa dlscov-
) ered and it waa only allowed to occur
1 owing to the fact that tha company
B.50 1 has 40,000 or more accounts on its
j books involving complicated charges."
$ 5.50 1
! ' GEORGE FARRIN IS ON TRIAL
. Y-
sold , tile to persons who have mad '
unlawful use of it, A permanent in-:
Junction, an accounting and treble' .
damages ar asked, ) ,.
LEMON EXTRACT TANGLES
Idaho Indian Convicted of Taking.
Alcohol Onto Reservation . .f
A smalt bottle of lemon extract, coa
tatnlng a heavy per cent of aloohoV '
and a considerably larger bottle of .'
atomach blttera wrought wo to Aleck
James, a stalwart Indian of IwmU.
water, Idaho, who was found guilty ny .'
a federal court Jury Tuesday of taking
liquor on a reservation. - .
Aleck James violated tbe federal 'aw' iy
last wmmer while he and hi to
looking, moccasin shod wife, Josephine, .
were visiting her parents at Pendleton
Betting out for a celebration .-ta. : 7
commemorate the Mslt, he obtained -t
bottle of atomach bitters and added a
bottle of lemon extract. 4Jhargar
against him were basad on this extract, '
which the court held contained too '
much alcohol to be taken on a reser
vatlon.
DAMAGE SUITS ARE FILED;
C. C. Xoyes, Injured In Ralfroad
Yards, Wants $25,000 lf
C. C. Noyes began suit in tbe clrcuU ;
court Tuesday against the Oregoa. J
Trunk Railway company for 2$.o00-, .
damages, alleging that while employed' -in
the company's yards at Bend he wag.
thrown off a train and waa injured.
M, H. Gaston Is sujng lOdward Keen
for 37500. He alleges that he fell from :
a 40-foot pole while working for Keep i
last July. " '.- ', i j
James R. Kelly wants $5650 from . I
Ora C. Baker and R. M. Baker for'dant ' 1
agea austained aa tha result of airxi,
automobile collision which' occurred at .
Broadway and Larrabe street, eP- ;
t em ber 28. i. - ! 4 ' '
ITObiaa
Vancouver,
Robida has
Manwell Robida be appointed ad mints-.
t rat or of the aetata of Ex lid a Robida."
wao aid Hptemtr 36, iie.
oWda Files Petition - j(
ver. Wash.. Oct. Il.iohn A
im filed a petition asking thf .
650
, 2.00
4.00
$15.75
16.86
15.25
13.26
13.75
13.23
15.75
13.83
16.83
$13.75
$ 9.00
$ 4.00
Money and Exchange
New Tork. Oct. 81 (I. N. S. Call
money on the rioor 01 tne New yora
Stock Kxchange today ruled at 4 per
cent; irtgn, 4 per cent; tow, per
cent. Time money waa steady. Rates
were: 80 days, b&6 per cent; 80 daya.
5a per cent; tour montns byttp
5lt per cent; six months, 5 64 per
cent. The market for prima mercan
tile paper . waa steady.
Call- money in .London today was 4
per cent.
Sterling exchange was steady, with
business in bankers' bills at $4.76 3-16
for demand. 14.71V4 for 0 day bills.
and 34.69 Vi for 90 day bills. ,
New Tork Sugar and Coffee
Hew Tork, Oct. 31. (V. P.) Cof
fee, spot, No. 7 Rio. 8c; No. 4 Santos,
"jstigar. Centrifugal. $190. ' -
' Vancouver Marriage Licenses '
Vancouver, " Waah,. Oct, 3 1. Mar
riage licenses were, isemed Tuesday to
tha following couples: 'George F. Mas-quart,-
32, Boyd, Oregon, and Anita A.
Reynolds, 24, Santa Rosa, California;
Warner S. Nortoi ; 50 and Mrs. Karo
line Lederer,1 41,- Portland; Wm." Mari
on Blumm. 21, and Ella May Waldren,
18, Reno; Arthur Lundquist, 25, and
Anna' M. Laise 21, Portland; William
Springer, 19, and Catherine Part he nay.
20. Vancouver; Herbert I. Arey. 60.
Timber; Oregon, and Emma.E Simp
son 47, Atueboro, Mass.-
Vancouver Boy Gets
New Hospital Berth
scatter from "Somwhr In. rraaoV
Telia of Exprlncs on Way to ktta.
Hon for War Snttes.
Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 81. For
the first time in over a month Mr. and
Mrs. A. V. Reese have Just received a
letter from their son, who is located
at base hospital No. 16, A. E. F.,
"somovhere ln France." The letter
Was written 4m October 4 and waa re
ceived hero Tuesday morning. Joel
Reese enlisted from Vancouver in May
and was laat beard from in England.
A portion of the letter reads:
"Well after nearly a month's trav
eling I am settled for awhile at least,
Twentynine of us ara assigned to baaa
hospital No. 15 and I am glad to get
settled for we sure did have a .-bad
trip. Tr.eie were times we did not get
much sleep, for here in France tbey
do. not lave sleeping cars Ilka we
have. We arrived her after two days
and two. nigbta traveling. We are at
an English re -it camp for a week, and
f sura got sick, for all thev bad waa
Attorney Accused of Forging Names
to Checks From Government
George Farrin, Portland attorney,
waa placed on trial ln federal court
before Judge Wolverton this morning,
on the charge of forging hi nam to
checks of persons for whom he is aald
to have applied for claims of govern
ment land.
It is said that Farrin sought to lo
cate several persons on the lands and
that each of his clients sent to the
government checks for $10 for filing
fees. Their applications were denied
and the checks were returned to Far
rin, who, instead of giving them back
to the applicants, retained and forged
them, so the charges say.
Owners of four checks ara named in
federal grand Jury indictment. They
are Ralph E. Tatro. Birney-45. Smith,
Ned W. Halderman and EUet E. Ed
wards, v
Assistant TJni ted States Attorney
Beck man is conducting tha case for tba
government.
INFRINGEMENT IS ALLEGED
Tacoma Tile Concern Files Salt la
Federal Court
Alleging infringement of patent
rights, the Heath Unit Tile company
of Tacoma filed suit In tha , federal
court this morning against the Salem
Tile & Mercantile company.
Attorneys representing the plaintiff
declare tha suit is the first of a
aeries to be brought against til man
ufacturers, . contractors and property
owners and involves generally hol
low tile wall construction throughout
Oregon. '
' Tlie complaint states that tba Heath
company Is owner of certain patented
STOCKS, BONDS, MORTGAGES
processes of wail construction and
tea. I "got thT t im cupVcY coKee In that tha Salem company ha. Illegally
Paris that Z have bad slnca I left I
America, . ,
.This seems to ba a fin place, and
they. tell us we ara lucky ln getting
bera as it ia a big hospital. It la tha
Roosevelt and Mackey division. There
is a beautiful country surrounding it
ana a una 1 win nxe it line axier 1
get a little: rest. We bav bad fin
weather, just like summer. X think
'Sunny FrancV is properly named."
ln a hew sbo polishing outfit that
can ba carried in hand bags tba
brush is formed by reversing tba
flexible cover and fastening it .around
the central box. by snaps.- -
Oar USED CAR SALE continue all
week. Open evenings till 9:30,
OREGON MOTOR CAR CO
Park and Davis. ' Broadway 616
u u
STOCKS,
BONDS, MORTGAGES
mmtifw V J ja e-'-HS
Exempt
iron
Income Tax
Mtinidpal Bonds ' I
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conjlitutlonally ind by $pe- ;
cific provision of the Ted .
. eral law are exempt from f .
both tha normal and the tor-
jt.ax levied on income. Sec- ;
tion 1200 of tbe act reads as t
follows: 'The following in--come
shall be exemptii
. . n lataratt npn the .
oblifations of a state or any '
political subdivUioa ' thereof
' : :x '
We own and offer cbotcsf
selection of county ind mu:
niclpal bonds at prices to yield ,
, 4.75 to 6
Income Tax Exempt
Call or Phone' for Details." -'
Liimbemens Trust Company
' Capital and Surplus $609,000 :
aVnwibarmaas Sid. : yortlaad. Qr
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- ' Investment Boxjdq
Preferred Stocks f f
LewU Bidg. - Pbontiar. 653 Local Securities y .
Amounts a smajl as $100 2na7.be Invested through us. &a'& sucti -'
" orders receive as careful consideration as those for targer sums. V-if
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MORRIS BROTHERS, INC.
m
Railway Exchange Building
Eatabluhed 1893
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