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Newspaper Page TextTHE - OREGON DAILY -JOURNAL; PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER - 21, 1917. BIG PREMIUMS ASKED FOR LARGE SIZED EXTRA FANCY APPLES . Edited by Hymen H. Cohen MILK SITUATION IS GROWING WORSE AND - BUTTER MEN SUFFER Are Unable to Keep Pace With the 1 Advances In Raw Stuff Because Cannert Have Practically an Un limited Market at Own Prlcej Tk la teat advance in th pric of cnn4 nllk sjean a continuation of th previous en ow condition far hotter and cheese maker. With k uimiMil mice for tha canned preanet. milk condenser interest r naturally advancing at 111 hjrthar thair bid for raw milk at Pacific Nerthwest points, which meana that either tha competitive lrkerests muat meat thto advance or the canner will get tha milk and butterfat, Tk.r. t. an 4anal Man h alt creamery In tercet that tha buttar market h-bovrn a weak ton recently, The trand of tha trade for eonn r mik la inn weaker. City makeri ara try ing to hold thair price at leant at the present lara! ill order to eompete for tha butterfat, hut it ia, bard iob, altbouih recently there haa bean noted a altihtly better feeling ia tha bat tar trade at other coaat center. It wu thought tot a time that the rulint of tha food admlnlatration in refusing to allow export of canned milk except by actual manu facturer!, would cure tha specuUtive interest ia canned milk, bnt notwithstanding thla tha latest mAnnim In canned milk waa made and tha aituatlon becomea mora keenly firm for tha raw aiaterial every day. fHKESE TBADE NOW STEADIER Tr.,l. in tha cheeaa market ia showing teadler tone along tha coast generally, although tiiM ara nnchanaed. With a renewal of buy in, hv ftmitharn California, there ia no bother- aime surulua of aood atuft in tha hands of makers. Coarse Grains Are Firmer and Higher ' With Rise in East Local Situation Is Keenlr Firm With Bids Raised afr Points In the Interior, On tha Portland Merchants' Exchano there waa advance of 7 So ton In bid for No vember eat and BOo a ton foe feed barley n saia or iuu lane December read waa nuds at &a.Q. KOHTHWERT GRAV RECEIPTS Wheat. Barter. Plr. Oats. TTav. roruina, wea.. i" Teat ago 9 Reason to data... 3307 Tear ago . ... . Taooma, Tue. . Tear ago. Heaaon to date.. Tear ago Seattle, Tuea. . , Tear ago. Season ta date. . Year ago. 2776 . 25 . 18 .2940 .3367 . 83 . 26 .8B07 .3720 3 1 4 1 a 84 361 635 813 70 708 604 760 a a a 3 a a 37 SO '.'.I 153 828 83 ... 207 914 10 4 8 23 B . 2 14 120 747 828 1801 177 705 703 1742 Coarse grain markets are booming all over tha country. The feeling in tha Pacifio North west is especially keen aa a result of tha great strength and resent adTancaa for oata in tha eastern trade. Oata bid at interior point ara further ad vanced with Quite a fair volume of buying re ported there during the last 24 hours. Situation In tha barley trade shows like strength with prices generally higher for quality offerings, of which thera seams to be but little available in the interior. Mlllatuff market, remains firm and very ac tive at previous prices with orders coming from all seotlona in tola district. Hay market situation is showing a like con dition with prices well maintained. Only limited offerings of aaat .of tha Mountain atuft ara shown. WHEAT New crop, blnestesa. $2.05: forty fold. 82.08; elub, (2.01; Roaaian, 31.08. tide water trace: Daala. i xiAjua, Belting price : 1'atent. zio.uu: Wil lamette valley, 68.80; local straight, gs.zua 0.00: bakers' local, ta.80al0.00: Montana spring. $10. 8011.00: exDorta. S7.60: whole POTATO. MARKET BRAGGING HERE wheat. 810.40; graham. 810.20; rye flour. t?.,.. . rimirotn hra Rnma tales I 810.75 per barrel. ... ..nnrtai in tha cauntrv . on the basia of HAT Buying price, new crop. Willamette . ...... . . . . . I m n A A A . . 11 'IS tt, n.nt . I f n. h. lmnillllf rjOini lor mwwuij, ucj, fl.vuuu.vv iwr ma. ..-v- choice stock, but the volume ia smalL Outside orders ara hard to obtain because of tfia lower prices elsewhere. JTATEL OttAGE8 TO BE HIGHER A sjtecial advice from California indicate that the opening price for navel oranges thera will be around IS. SO a box. The market for nnnsM ia sainine atrenith daily and with Valencies soon out of the way further advancea ara expacted by the trade. LIVK Tl'RKETS HARDER TO SELL Kxtreme difficulty in making sales of . live turkeys is reported along the wholesale Way. Itacelpta of lira birds have been rather liberal daring the lent few days but there haa been little rail and mo-it of tha arrivals have been held ever. liresaed stock steady to firm. arn Oregon-Washington fancy timothy. ( t alfalfa, 324.00a25.0O; valley vetch. $22. 00a 23.00; cheat. $22.00a23.00 : clover. $22.00 per ton; gram. 824.0026.00 per ton. OUA1N SACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta. 13 o in ear lota: less amounts higher. MH.LJSTUFFB Nominal sellinc urice: Bran. 831.0032.00: aborts. I34.00a35.00: mid dllngs. $43.00 per ton. HULLED OATS Per ton. $84.60 COBN Whole, $83.00: bracked. $84.00 per ton. KULLjrI BARLEY Per ton, $56.0058.00. xtxa Buying price. $70.00 per ton. Merchant Exchange. November bids: Wed. Tuea. - Hon. Sat. Fri. Thura. 18L7 1010 1817 Feed 6200 8625 OATS 5100 6000 CELERY TO BE SCARCE LOCALLY Hliortage of local celery stocks is anticipated by the trade here. Home offerings are small with little In sight. The first carload of the season from California is reported rolling by tha Kyan Fruit company of this city. 5200 6200 6200 610O 6100 5300 5200 MGE APPLES ARE DEMANDING PREMIUM IN THE NORTHWEST Crop of This Size so limited That Few Shipping Organizations Are Willing to Sell More Than Small Per Cent With Smaller Fruit. Beeder Demand Has Good Tone; North Portland Is Center ' ' e Country Interests Look to This City for Supplies Killer . Market Is Steady. PORTLAND LITE STOCK BUN Hobs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. North west ancle shfomenta: Season, to data Same, 181.. .......... , .11.858 cars. .10.851 cars. Wednesday , . . Tuesday , Monday ...... Saturday ..... Friday Thursday ..... Week aco . . . Tear ago Two Tears ago . Three years ago Four years ago. Pacific Northwest producing center shippers ara trying their utmost to atop tha demand for large sized apples and substitute tha smaller fruit in most of their orders." Few of tha big shipping interest ara willing to accept order for large Jsd apple at this time, except when perhaps 50 per cent of tha order ia for tha entailer else. With most of - tha Pacifio Northwest apple crop panning to unusually small sixes this year, and with, tha percentage of large fruit Terr lim ited, sharp, premiums ara being demanded and paid for the large apple whenever they can be secured. Hood River kt holding even tighter to tta Urge apples this season than other districts. Large extra fancy Spltzenbergs ara unobtainable from leading shipping organizations nndar $2.25 per box, f. o. b. Hood River. This meana that If any of these apples are available here they can not be aoid tinder $2.50. and Doasiblv 82.75 per box. - In tha meantime thera continues a geod active tone for practically all apple in the local trade, with prices maintained. Varlotts markets ruled: Memphis Demand moderate; western extra tancy Homes. Wuteaepa. Wegener, all aizes, extra fancy and fancv. 2 SO Detroit Demand and movement slow; Wash ington extra fancy Jonathans, all sizes. $2,00 0 .. 219 . . 801 . .4308 . . 173 . .185 . . 583 . . 48 .. 885 . .1455 . . 721 . . 345 0 148 1224 83 ' 72 105 " 125 2A4 87 lrt 112 14 '88 '4 2 201 3 2 15 41 53 920 41 642 82 653 67 405 645 1410 WOOL MARKET WAITS ARRIVAL OF FOREIGN FLEECE IN COUNTRY little Trading Reported at Atlan tic Coast . Centers Recently- Price List Generally - Unchanged With Trend of Markets Steady. BRIEF NOTES OF TRADE Chicken market remains steady to firm, k'zg are now coming freely, but the market is auiet. Country killed hogs and calves remain firm at former prices. Banana train ia due Thursday. Market ia in better shape. Ducks and geese ara in good demand at bet tor prlcea, TTEATnER NOTICE TO SHIPPERS Weather bureau advisua: . l'rotect shipments durins the next 36 hours against the following minimum temperatures: Uolng north, 60 degrees; northeast over ., P. A S. railroad. 83 degrees; east to Raker, 20 de grees; and suuth to Ashland, 28 degrws. Min imum tuiaperatur at Portland tomurrow about 46 degree." .- '-" . ' ' JOBBiSG PRICES IK PORTLAND " hee prices are those at which wholesaler sail ta retauers. eicept as otnerwua statea Dairy Preduc BUTTER Creamery, prints in paraffins wrappera, extras, sue; prune luvts. 4Qe: firsts, 44 Ho; cubes, lo leaa; cartons, la advance; dairy, ana BUTTERFAT Portland delivery basia. No. 1 rream. 62e. CHEESE Selling price: Tillamook fresh Oregon fancy fall cresm triplets, 2s (9)2 !5o per lb.; Young America. 2 5 0 2 8 per lb. Price to I nbber, flats, 23c; k'oung America, 24c, f. o. b. ; i rick. 8&c lb.; ilmhergcr. 86c; brick Swiss. 39o ' Der lb.: Oreann triplets. 28 tag 24c rxir lb. Kut;S Helling price: t.'aaa count. 50(Blo . per dozen, buying prtee, ouo per dozen; selling price, csndleu, 1WWI; selected candled, &3(gi sue; siorsge, anie. LIVE I'OULTRI Hens, heavy Plymouth Hook, 2so ier lt.; ordinary chickens, 19c per lb.: stsgji, 14e per lb.; smsll springs. lllftc H-v lb.; Isrg spriug. 17lc pel IK: turkeys. 22c per lb,; dressed, fancy atauc per lb.; cull. 24e; squabs. $2.60 per oxen; gece, live, 11 A 0 12c; Pekin ducks, young, 18 & 20c per lb.; Indian Runners, old ducks, 14o17e per lb.; pigeons. $1.25 dozen. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables FRESH FRUITS Orangaa. $4.00 4.75 per boa; bananas. 4H0 5o; lemons, $6.75 8 25; ITalifornia grapefruit. $4.50 4.75; Florida. $4.750.BO; pears,' $ 1.50 9. 2.25 per box. scsniu nucinnina, itayiaa per lb.; cranberries, local, box. $4.50 0 5.00: aaat ara. 8ie.lO17 00 per barrel. APPLES 3 rimes Oolden, BellHower. Winter ' ananas, box, ii.id ey x. i o ; fancy Jonathans 6125 5050 5023 BARLET' Feed 1350 4000 Brswing 6350 42QQ 6350 5300 Futurea were quoted: OATS December feed BARLET December feed .T December brewing Eastern oats and corn in bulk: OAT3 ?To. 8 White, Not. 88 pound clipped. Nov. December No. 3 December sopped , CORN No. 8 yellow, Jan. No. 3 mixed. Jan. February, yellow ' February, mixed Bales 100 tons December-February barley at $53.50 per ton. Bid. .6250 .6825 , .6450 . .4850 . .4925 , .4925 ..4075 ..8800 . .5700 I . .6650 j 5560 CALIFORNIA REPORTED BTJYEB OF POTATOES AT HOOD BITER Hood River, Or.. Not. 20. California potato buyers have canvassed the Hood River valley, and U ia stated have aeon red about 76 eava of potatoes, paying growers from $1.50 to $1.65 per sack in the field. It ia estimated that tha Hood River valley will grow approximately 10O per cent more potatoes this season than in any former year. Tha bulk of the Hood River pota toes ara grown in tha upper. Hood River valley. ) DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST Seattle Market Seattle. Nor. 21. (TJ. P.) Butter Natfra Washington creamery, cube, 4 So; do brick. 49c; storage, California cube, 44o; do brick. 45e per pound. Kggs Select taaoh, A2e; storage. 42c Cheeae Oregon triplets, 26e: Yonna Amer ica, 2Bo; block Swiss, case, 87e; Badger brick case, 34c; do single, 85c; Wash! 2 So per pound. an Francis Market San Francisco. Cel., Not. 21. (TJ. P.) Butter extra. lo; prime firsts. 88 He Eggs Extra. 69e; extra firsts, 58 He; extra pullets, 66c; extra firsts pullets, 66s, Cheese-California flats, fancy, 23o; firsts. 21c Lo Angelas Mark at Lo Angeles. Not. 21. (L N. 8.) Eggs Per dozen. 65c POTATOES ALONG THE COAST ' i" ui. iuj donatnana, isss. l.0; Fancy Jonathan.. 160s and 168s. $1.55; fancy Jonathans. 175s, $1.50; fancy Jonathans. 188s and 200s. $1.45: Klnai. Fall Ptmin tier. S 1.2ft! unliiw 81.85 cooking apples. apples. Jumble iac. medium sis. $1,00, UHAl'ta Malaga.. 6c lb.: Oragoa Tokay SHSSloS p" c"u; 3U'ori Tok ' O.VKN8-Oreon. $3.00 8.25 ; garlic. 0 hi 0 8e per lb. POTATOES RelUng price: Table stock local, $1.60 1.7$. Buying price: Choice shjjyiag. $1.26; sweet poUtoea. $3.25 a i.-vi,, .Maa tnaa sack, par lb., 22c; almonds LXL, full sack" low. per j a., iic; auuuiiu, .a rius, teas man sack, per lb.. Sic; almonds, Ki Plus, full aack lot, per lb,, 20e; Brazils, less tiian sack, per lb.. ISCi Clinimjwi, vaaiarn, amau, . par ID., 80 chestnuts, Oregon, large, per Jb., 17 He; fil beru, lea than sack, par lb., 2$o; pecans, large, per lb.. 10o; peanuts. "Bwan" brand. Jap. tingle sacks, per' lb., 12Ho; peanuts. "Bwan" brand, Jap, o-sack lots, per lb., 12 He; peanum, uaav imn raiwa, io io; walnuts, French, lesa than sack, per lb.. 18 Ho; walnuts, Franclx, full sack, per IB., lw; walnuts. No. 1 8. 8.. less than aack. lb.. 25c: walnuts. Nil 1 H. 8., full sack, lb., 24 He; walnuts. No. 1 Manchartan. leas than sack, lb., 17 He; walnuts. No. 1 Mancburian, full sacks, lb., 16 He; wal nuts. No. 1 Budded, full sacks, lb.. 2 He; wal nuts, medium. Budded, full sacks,, lb., 26c. VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.25 per- aack: carrots, $1.25 per sack; beeta, $1.50 per saea : parsnips, ai.oa per aacc; caocage, local. aatths Market Seattle. Wot. 21. (TJ. P.) Onions Cali fornia yellow, pound. 3 H O 8 H a: Yakima. d pound, 8c Potatoes Looaa, new, 840 9 00; zaklma Gem. $40 per torn. an raanarseo wraraex Ban rraneiaco. Not. '21. IV. P.l Onions Per cental Brawn or yellow, $1.76 8.10 fol good stock. Pwtatoea Par cental Delta, $1.75 9 1.80 for choice; ditto fancy, $2 2.15; ditto Sonora. $1.75(32.25; ditto Salinas. $2.75 0 3: Sweats. per 100 pounds, $2.65 ex car. Los Angeles Market Los Angeles, Not. 21. (L N. 8.) Potatoes, Kiorxnesn isurDanss, j.nia,uu; Nevada, $3.00; Rusaeta, $2.7098.75; sweets, $2.75 3.00 per cental. Jacksonville Demand good. Birmingham Demand alow; Washington isncy jonatnarn ana U rimes, small. $1.85. New Orleana Market weak. Washington Northwest axtra fancy Grimes, Jonathans. $2.00 2.25; extra fancy Delicious, spittenbergs, 82.60 2.75; extra fancy Rome, few sales; extra fancy Winter Bananas, $3.00. Oklahoma City Idaho, axtra, fancy Jon athans. Winesapa, Romes, $1.85; extra fancy. $1.60. Philadelphia -Washington extra fancy Win ter Bananas, $255; fancy. $2.25; extra fancy Romes. large, $1.95; medium and small, $1.75; extra fancy Sritzenbergs, medium, $2.00 2.25; small. $1.75 2.00; extra fancy Delicious ,32.00 2.20; extra fancy Winter Pearmains. $1.75 2.25. Auction prices: Washington ex tra fancy Jonathans, Quality and condition good, nrge. $2.05 2.25; medium $1.55 2.00; ex tra fancy Komea, quality and condition generally good, larg. $1.95 2.30; medium. $1.60 1.95; Washington Spitzenbergs, extra 'fancy quality and condition generally good, large, 1.75 3.50; medium. $2.05 2.80: fancy, larce. J2.20 (ffi 2.30 : medium 11 ADAS in- ai. 620 , tra fancy Deiicioua, pale eolor, largo, $2.20 z.cu; tancy, large. l.802.40. Oregon, quality and condition generally good; extra fancy Jonathans, medium, $1.55 1.80; small. $1.301.S5; fancy medium. $1.451.55; small, $1.251.3JS. Baltimore Washington extra fancy Jona thans, large, $2.23; .medium, $1?02.15; small. $1.75 1.90; fancy, $1652.10; choice, $1.40 1.60; extra faney Winter Bananas, $2.65; choice Spitzenberga. $1.75 2.00. Auction prices: Washington extra fancy Grimes, small to medium, $1.70 2.10; extra fancy Jonathans,' email to medium, $1.70 2 J5. Pittaburg Washington extra fancy Delicious, Urge, $3.00; medium, $2.75; extra fancy Jonathans, large, $2.00 2.25; medium. $1.75 1.90. Cincinnati Idahos extra faney Jonathan. medium, $2.00. Idahos bulk per barrel. Jona thans, orchard run, $4.50 5.00. Auction prices: Car Washington extra fancy Romes. Ben Davis, large to medium, arerasa. $1.97: ex tra fancy large to medium, average, $1.82; ex tra fancy Jonathans, medium average. $1.80, Oar Washington extra fancy Jonathans, medium average. 81.64: fancy medium average. 81.60. One car Idaho extaa fancy Jonathans, medium to small average, $1.85; fancy medium to email average, $1.58; jumble pack, small average, $1.44, Bt. Louis Auction prices: Northwest extra fancy K. Davids, small. $1.60: fancy, small $1.50; extra fancy Hpitzenbergs, medium, $1.80 2.15; small, $1.60 1.70; extra fancy Jona thans, medium to small. 81.65 1.90 Buffalo Northwest extra fancy and faney Jonathan, large to medium. 83.00 2.26 medium to small, $1.80 2.00; extra fancy Romes, $2.85 2.60. Auction price yester day, Washington extra fancy ana lancy Jona than, average $2.05. New York Auction price: Oregon extra fancy Delicious. $2.10 2.46; fancy, $1.50 2.10: extra fancy Jonathans. S1.75&2.00 fancT. 81.60 1.76: extra fancy King Davids. $1.701.95; fancy, $ 1.60 1.65 ; extra fancy ai II All E w Ml m. -I BUIUCls4riBat. J A - aa.ar a J a v ajar ngton triplet. a,Teraga King Davida. $1.70 1.85; fancy. $1.50 1.65: extra fancy Spitxenbergs, $1.60 2.80 fancy, $1.60 2.25. average .$1.95. Washing ton extra fancy Jonathans. $1.55 2.05: fancy, $1.451. 80; extra tancy -UUca '-wigs. 81.40 19 2.20: fancv. Chioago Auction prices: Washington Romes. extra faney 478 boxes, $1.S52.2B average $1.55; 742 boxes, $2.00 2.8U, aver age, $2.15; fancy. 265 boxes. $1.252.05 aTeraae. $1.51. Washington Bpitzenbergs, ex tra fancy, 44l boxes. $1.30 2.25. average, $2.10 449 Doxes, ii.ooiji.8u, average, $1.90. Denver Salea Northwest bene Jonathans, anal ttv and onsdition aooO. $2.00 2.15: fancy, $1.751.85; choice. $1.50 1.60; Delicious, large, extra fancy, $2.75 3.00; medium. $2.$0 13 2.78: fancy. 82.40 W2.50; cHolce. (2.25 Winesapa. extra fancy, quality and condition generally good, $1.85 8. 15; fancy, $1.90 2.00: choice, ll.ot w l.ta. Boston Auction prices: Washington extra fancy Jonathans, large. $1.85 2.25; medium. si. 75(82.00: small. 1.60(1.UU; tancy large, $2.05; medium, $1.70 2.00; axtra fancy fenmaa. kna. 82.04: medium. 81.00 9 8.00 fancy large, $1.55 1.95; medium. $1.50 1.60; small, ;i.o; extra iancy opiueuoern, meaium. - z.ua w z.io. luauc Tha feeder situation -continues to reflect gen eral strength in tha North Portland yards and in all lines a good steady tone la indicated. Pur chases of feeders an generally greater by Wu lamett valley farmer, although there t a fair movement to tha interior. This appliea to all lines axoept Meep, which are only in moderate demand. North Portland I dairy growing in import ance aa a feeder market, not only due ta true fact that price ar fair here, but because coun try interests now know that tney can secure their needed supplies in the local yards, wine Run I 8mall Run of swine overnight 'at North Portland waa small. The limited offerings were from Willamette) valley points and generally came forward on price guaranteed by packers. No change in the general situation waa indiacted during tha xaorning. , General hag uarket range: Prime light $1.2018.40 Prima heavy , 16.00 18.20 Pigs 13.50 14.28 Bulk 16.20 - Cattle Quality Lacking With only odds and ends and dairy stuff reported in the cattle division overnight, the North Portland market was considered steady, although rather quiet so far as killers were con cerned. Price situation indicates no general change. General cattle market Tange: Medium to choice steers $ 9 00 $.60 Good to medium .steers. ...... . 8.25 9.00 Common to good steers 6.75 8.25 Choioa cowa and heifers 6.75 7.15 Common to good cowa and heifers 5.00 6.75 Cnner 4.00 5.00 Bulls 4.60 6.75 Calve 7.00 9.50 Stoekere and feeder steers 4.00 7.25 Handful f SHeew Arrive Sheep supplies overnight at North Portland were small. Trade remains inactive with the big killer not keen bidders for supplies. Soma slight pressure against prices is indicated ea this aceount. but in general tee uat waa un changed. General sheep and lamb range: Western lambs $18.50 14. OO Valla lam ha 13.00 13.60 Tearltnga . . , u.uitoi Weathers 11.75 lZ.-'o raa B.oolu.uu Prica oa shorn aheep, 2 He to $o under quotation, Wednesday Livestock Shippers Hoes C. H. Farmer. MoCoy. 1 load; L. A. Thomas, West altayton, 1 load. Cattle A. A. xacer, Tiuamoox, i loan. Mixed stuff W. A. Leaner. Tonoolla, 1 load cattle, calves and hogs; 8. L. Overton. Browns ville. 1 load cattle, calves, hogs and aheep. United Statea Bureau of Market report, state origina of livestock loaded. iNOTemner zi. car- lota:. British Victory Is Aid to Wamors in New York Market Hew YeA, Nee. SI. (I. . H. . 4lald State Sta common eoep about $ point ta 7Vi, while- aatbiXisaa B ) d about tla Mm amount Va 9A ajurtnf tha flaai traeV Ing Is tai stock market tow. Burg Brothers awvanaag from 188 to its. and qssasrwi Motors gainael XV, to 84. Delaware 41 Hod), aftor ailing up to 84. V. dsaflasg Va 88. Tna Ulb erty As wars streng, moving ua to 88.80, while tha SViS were heaur, tfecllaln to . ' galea, T78,aOO aharaa; won da. 8V12a,0O. Cattle nd calves For Portland Idaho 2 Montana . . . 1 Oregon .... 10 Washington ... 1 - TO Portland 14 week ago . 9 week ago. 19 For Seattle Idaho Washington . TtL Seattle . 8 week ago . 2 weeks ago. Orala Market 21. (TJ. P.) Cash No. , Saa Francisco San Francisco. Not. gram: Barley Per cental, feed. 2.ou ; oo snipping, nominal, ! Oat Per cental New red 2.70; seed grade. $3.10 3.25. Barley calls: Not. 21 - Open. Close. December ....... 249H 251 May 258 H 253 H 1. feed. $2.47 8.2.80 Not. 20 Close l.rra 2 35: extra fancy Jonathans, Urge, $2.25; medium, $1.851.90; small, 9X.l9mi ov. rlouston vireoa uwm WaahinKton-Oreison-Idaho extra fancy Jons v.. 2.SR 0 2.40: fancy. 82.008.10 choice, $1.65 1.78J" extra fancy Winesapa, Si Knffl,9 nr lanev. 82.40 2.50. ir.r,... ntr -Demand liaht. movement draggy. Dallas- Northwest extra faney Jonathans. Crimea, average, $2.25; fancy. $3-00; choice, 1 K Columbus Washington, " quality and condi tion generally good; extta isncy ana iancy Jnnathana. medium average, 8.29, buik. if innaanniifl iTires UUCJianKea. Paul Demand and movement moderate aa quality and condition generally gooo. pound. : amok cod. 8c: herrtna. Ih ciams, t ) noaen; nara shell, 4e lb., $2.7o , vttia, iu w.eu per aozen. Grocer tas SUGAR GUbe. 88.75: nowdereil. ID Ko- fruit or barry, $8.00; D yellow. $7.40; granu- laieu, ao.uv; oeei, ao.uu; extra U, $7.60;. BAlfK STATEMENT OF COAST Clearings. Monday . . Tuesday . . Wednesday II A . ....n Miinn. A l 1 . I pappera, 1H per lb.; head lettuo. 88e per HONEVNew, $4.00 94.50 per case. "ni "elen. 85 pa dosaa, artichokes; RlCEAjapan T'stJle.Nc l, 7c; New Or J1.00 aac enoumbers $225 per dozen; leans head. He; blue rce, 8 He. Portland Bank This week. 4,945.988.92 3.320,269.21 4,822,060.10 Year ago. $ 3.408.880.6A 3,408.828.39 2.367.659.88 Hogs Sheep 1 14 Mixed stock 3 6 15 14 Sale. Ne, 8 2 86 Are. lbs. . . 840 157 263 Tuesday Afternoon HOGS Ave. lbs. Price No. . . 210 $18.10 1 .. 205 14.60 10 .. 110 14.50 77 Wednesday Morning Sates BULLS . .. 765 5.00 HEIFERS . .. 670 $ 4.00 CALVES . .. S32 $ 6.25 cowa , .. 890 $ 6.25 8 . . . 840 3.50 Total. 17 1 12 1 81 11 84 1 ' 4 5 8 Price 16.10 14.50 16.10 830 8.85 LESS COTTOX IS GIXXED SAYS GOVERNMENT REPORT w..i,i.ri. Km 21. (I. N. 8.1 -The Cen sus cotton report iscued today shows 8,559,890 bales counting round as half bales ginned from the growth of 1917 to JiovemDer l. compared with 9.615.003 for 1910, and 8.771.275 for 1915. Kound Bale inciuaea uus year are 152.527 compared with 168.575 for 1916 and 82 312 for 1915. Sea liland included 88,161 for 1917: 82,909 for 1916, and 68.941 for i oi s. The market not only maintained us gain in the late dealings, but new high records were established. The close was very steady at net advance of 37 to 50 points. January . March . ., May July December Open. 2775 2750 273 2716 2845 High. 2846 2816 2797 2774 2896 Low. 2770 2742 2725 2702 2828 Cloaa. 2848 2812 2795 2769 2892 TJYERPOOIi WBAKJTESS IS FACTOR IN COTTOK TRADE New York, Kot. 21. (I K. S.) Th local cotton market opened steady today, and had net loaa of 5 to 18 points, which waa hardly a. full sasoonsa to the extreme Uverpoa! waax una and tha aixtning figures. At the end of th first 1$ minutes th market was heavy at about 17 to 22 point net lower, miiuencea oy re port of an easier spot basis. Rather quiet ton ia ah own at tha moment in practically all world center for wool. Ar rival of cargoes of Australian wool i being generally awaited by the trade of tha United. State. " While some business waa reported re cently in tha Atlantic coast markets at previous price, th tendency of mill interests ha been to hold back to "sea what affect tha foreign of ferings would hare upon the market. Tha Philadelphia Public Ledger "Laay that pending - arrival ,of Australian wools in the United State is acting aa a. -drag on th local market. This first shipment from tha 45,000 bale of rlaad wools is due at Vancouver, B. C. some time this week. nd the mill men not holding off entirely are endeavoring to make use of the event a a means of beating down prices. A a result of th attitude ef Hie manufacturers, th market is mora or leas quiet. . Although veluea of wool ar aa higher than a week ago, prices continue firm and sell ers ara obtaining asking figures. Speculation haa been entirely eliminated and the inclination that was much in evidence a short time ago to boost prices still higher ha subsided. Thera have beea reports of Amer ican buying at Buenoa Aires from so many quar ters that they muat reflect actual conditions. Larg importers believe that th mills have been the chief operators. Although the lota concerned havtf been individually small tha trade have been arranged so that tha buyer can average up with large purchase if the market turn A recent cable from Baeao Aire reports 2500 bales sold to American ac count in tha latter part of hut week. It waa also reported that about 1.000,000 pounds of wool ara arriving dally from the interior at Buenoa Aires and that the din both ia Argentine and Uruguay ara larger than last season by nearly 16 per eeat. More fav orable prices oa Montevideo merinos are ex pected before long Cap wool apparently wiU be cut off for a long time through lack of bottoms. Aa a matter of faot. South Africa haa not beta quoting lately because of no ton nage. In regard to th South American ait uatlon. it ia fait In tha meal market that If American buying la withheld for a fortnight or so the standoff will materially redue th present inflation ia Buenoa Aire quota tie aa. A late cable from Bradford, England, aaya th position of Cape wools remains unchanged. There a rumored government deal for th remainder of the South African clip, but tha trade here discount th atatemeat aad thinks that American and Japan interest will con tinue to buy. JThe reissue of top prices, operative .Decem ber 1, show aa aveage advance of 10 per cent and tha she rtags cry is mor persistent.. Gov ernment noil price are lower than current market rata and while the details are unpub lished it ia reliably resorted that average 64a are 64 cent. Stocks available for export are exceedingly aanall. and waste prices are likely to advance. New York. NaT. 31. (L N. H The news of the British -victory en th western ft ami caused advance, on th stock exchange today. Steel common moved up to 9ft H oiata, - Industrial Alcohol advanced 4 points to 110. and Distillers gained- 2 points to 87. Central Leather waa another strong feature, advancing over 8 petals to above 88. aad Bethlehes Steel "B" aoOd ud to 8a-H nointa. During tha first hour Pennsylvania sold dowa to a new law ef 4ft potato. Delaware Uudaoa. after seUiag at 88 points, advtaoed to- above 90. Liberty 4 rose on. active trading to 98.08, Nearly everything traded ta. wv uv excep tion ef the marina aharaa. showed Ice at ta ones)ina sf the stock market today. Marine preferred was actrr, and afta yield ing to 97 points, had a quick advance to 88 H. oteei common aeennea i pout o va m , iw Bethlehem Steel "B" feH 1H points to 78. Union Pacific declined 1H potato to 115 H. while tossee of nearly 1 point were sustained in Reading. New York Central aad Canadian Pa cifio. General Motor, after declining 1 points to to 87 H. advanced 1 point, and Cora Product rose point to 2H. Rana-e of New York Drice furnishes by Over- beck ek Cook Co.. 218-217 Beard of Trade bwknag: OPESt-HIGHfLOWICLOga Price Fluctuation in Oats Bapid Again By Joseph P. Prftchard Chicago. Nov. 21. (I. N. S.) All th grain markets on the Board of Trade showed advance for tha day H 1 H c for corn and V 4 e for eat. The market was strong st the close. Cash salea of grain were small at 10.000 bushels com and 55,000 bushels oata. Provision : were in good demand and higher (10c for pork. 47 70c for lard and 80 82 He for rib. The com market waa easy early on scattered selling by thg local element but later there waa general covering by short, and under tha buying prices gained sharply. In tha aggre gate the corn trade waa light. Chicago. Not. 21. (L N. S.) Price fluctua tions in oata wer rapid at th opening of th market here today with trade extremely light and almost entirely local in character. There waa free sailing by longs early which carried value off about lo from yesterday' finish. Armour A Co. were heavy traders. The corn market was easier and increased pressure from local traders waa noticeable. Trade waa light and the market, practically featureless. Opening prices wer fractionally lower. Responding to strength ia aoga p revisions mada a fair advance but offerings wer light aad there was little trading. Chicago range of price furnished by United Press: CORN Opea. High. 121 134 118 120 117. 118 December January May Low. 121 H 117H 119 "A 128H 119H 117H OATS December 66 H 68 65 H 67' March .... 65 H 67 H 65 H 67 May 66 H 67 H 63 H 67 PORK January. ,..4580 4631 4580 4626 LARD November ..2750 2750. 2740 2750 January ...2470 2490 2470 2485 May 2405 2420 2405 2420 BIBS January ...2455 2472 2460 2472 May 2420 3480 $416 8430 Clearing Balances sspiaBi, so per . imni peana. lStta b tan: fiOa. Slej.00: table dairv an. aia -"( ) per Tb.; cauliflower, Oregon. I 100. $19.25; bales. $2.58; fancy ..tobi and $1.50 per dozen; pumpkin, 1 He par.,, (dairy, $26.76; lump rock, $20.00 per ton. Meats, flab, and Provision BEANS Nominal, small white. 14c; large unaasaiu alEATa Belling prioe. country wmie. nat; piua, ic, iudm, ioc; oayou knied best hogs, 2TH Per lb.; vrdiairy. 18 IwHe; r0. IOC 1 lb.; best veal. IS He ner n, . I Hops, Wool and Hid ?!!-!"?' - Ie Pe rough, heavy, M HOPS-wWaminal. 1917 cr, 28 80 J Wise per n.; goata, so per B.; lambs, 16Pr to 17e per .; mutton, 14 18c per tb.j beef . I 'WOOtr Willsmttte ralley coarse Cotswold. . wevvo per id. " IWiOO per id., meuium ouropemre. ouo per lb.: . ClW.fe .... .... . MM . 1 E . . K K - caia namt, 2SH4e nu usivs uno, vai iu. m., ruiw Dscon, oscwasc: tncnus. 24a nee cettaga roll. U8e; short clean, 818o; Oregon exporta, smoked, 84e per ft . -. LA UD -JCsttlj rand, red, tiarees, 80 He per standards. 80e; Urd compound. 24a. .?JTf 2 fTltm9l -. $4.'$0 ; canned. "-"rzir "V TI """'. Peraozn; eaatera -f-" -t. v aa.ou moa. 14c: -". tM iu., uauput. 2Uo Der lha ami nt 1.,- 60 lbs. and up, 16o; salted and salted green Kir gallon, solid peek. $$.60 1rT- f.ou,n". 6c; tilversida al s; TuUa. I6e; perch. 7 8c: soles a trout. 18e per It,.; bilibut, aoTpet Stacks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Etc. a am mm TA . 1 .' . . I io-4i axra or trad Building Overbeck&CookeCo. DlkECT PRIVATE WIRES TO 4LL EXCHANGES Member. Chicago Board -of Trad : CoanTfponjn.U of Lofaq ' Brrlut . k . v.LJwn", iNw York .i.; RIDES- ataaa. 60 kip, 15 lbs. to 25 lbs., 18c; salted and greea all, up to 15 lbs., 25c; green aides. 26 lbs., and up. 5e: green stags, 60 lbs. and up, 12e; dry flint aid, 80c; dry flint calf, up to T lb., osc.: ury sail niaes. i-ic; ary uor.e rude, ki.ka to 82.60: salted horse hides. S3 t ai- honehair. tail. S0c; horsehair, mane. JSc; dry king wool pelts, -e; ary short wool pelts. lISo to 80e; salted sheep pelts, long wool, eaeu $4 to $5; salted b)mb Jlts, each $2 to $3; salted abort wool pelts, each. $U to 8J.S0; dry sneep aliear lings, each, 16e to 80e; salted sheep shear ling, each, oc to 60c. a'AtOAJW a, i; ai mo-, grease. SlTTbl OB GASCARA BARK price, per car lots, 8 He per lb. Mi in a t n. 1 ail, u.iv iu. - Rope, Paint. Oil ROPE Staal, dark, 23c; white. 22 Ho per lb.; standard manila. 32c LINSKKD Oli-r Raw. bhls., $1.31 per gal lon; kettle boiled, barrels. $1.83; raw; ca.es, 81.41; boiled, cases, $1.43 .per gallon: Iota of H60 gallons, leas. OOAJL OIL Water whit, to drums and iron barrels, 10c per gad on. , wana lap rT ta i2 pet ib.; $oo lbs. 12 H a. ' TTJRPBN TINB Tanks, 66c; case, 73o; 10 aMlmo, Uau, Spokane Bank . 4,D4 1,aD3.VV ... 4ol.009.0ft Tacoma Banks $ 766,812.00 ............. ' 100,278.00 San Franctsce panxt Clearing .1 322.189.130.00 Lo Angela Bank Clearing 4,928,429.00 1 ' I Chlcairo Hairy Prodaea Chicago. Not. 21. (L N. a) Butter Re ceipts 4562 tuba. Creamery, extra, 44 He: ex tra firsts,, 44c; iir, o-aae-to,- inwmi stock, 823Ha ' - Eggs Receipts 4843 ease, uurreni reeerpx 40 45c; ordinary firsts, 42 44c; firsts. 45 48c; extra. 0Waxc; enecas, xeyavc; uiraea, 29 80c. . - Buying Hew York Metal Martet New Lork, NoxL 21. (L N. 8.) Tin nom inal; spot 76 bid! leau r.asy ; spot us oia; xot.. es; Dec. and Jan., 6H6H. S-,elter Dull; Nov. and Dee., 7?48; first quarter, 8&aH. ' - Coppei6 1 cvnangea. Seattle Barley Market Seattle-, Nov. 21. (L N. S.) Barley Peg ton, $53.50. Keeerpts neat, sa ears; parley. 10 ears. BEN LEVY & CO. Ill FEOST ST. PORTLAND Want Extra Jr'ancy SPITZENBERG APPLES $$s aad larger. - ' - If Y8B aT Ua Writft B8a AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hog S18.C0 Chieaso. Nov. 21. (I- N. S.) Hogs Re ceipts 34.000, strong. 10c higher. Mixed and butchers. $17.40 18.00; good heavy, $17.85 18.00; rough heavy, $17.35 17.65; light, $17.25917.85; pig. $14.75 17.80; bulk. $17.40 17.96. Cattle Rweipts 24,000. steady to 10a higher. Beeves, $7.50 15.00; eows and heif ers $4.90 11.90: stockers and feeders, $5.90 11.50; Texana, $6.00 13.75; calves. $7.00 18.25. Bheep Receipts 20,000, strong to 10c high er. Native and western. $8.7512.9.0; lambs. $12.65 17.40, Omaha Hog $17.TB Omaha, Nov. 21. (L N. S.) Hogs Re ceipts 6600. steady. Top, $17.75; range. $17.25 17.T6: mixed, $17.45 17.60: good choice, $17.68 17.75; rough, $17,86 17.40; light, $17.6017.7O: pigs. $18.0018.20. Cattle Receipts 11,000, higher. Beeves, a w-t , a AA. . --. n,l ,A;rM SX !ltfl(k 3K- tr,VVIfflVVV'l'Vni UW..B, w.v V0- stackers and feeders. $6.00 13 00; western, $10.00 11. so; caives, s.uv igi ii.su. Sheep Receipt. 11.000. strong. Wethers, $11.00 12.60; yearlings. $11.50 13.2$; jambs. $16.00 17.50; ewes, $9 25 11. 50. Dnyr Hoe 81T.S0 Denver. "Not. 21. ( O. P.) Cattle Re ceipts 4600, weak to 10c lower, Steer. $8.00 12.50; cows and heifers, $6.50 8.50; gtocker and leader. $6.50 lli-50; calves. $8.00 10.00. Hogs Keeeipt 10.000, lOe higher. Top. $17.80; bulk. $1.7.40 17.70. Sheep Keceiptj 20,000, steady. Ewes. $9.50 010.60; lambs. $18.25 17.00. Seattle Hogs $18.65 Seattle, Wash., Nov. 21. IL N. S.) Hogs ' Receipts 667. strong. Upward tendency. Prime lights. $16.45 18.65 ; medium to choice. $16.60 16.60; smooth hearies, $16 16.15! rough heavies, $15,50 IS. 63; pigs. $15.5Q 15.6.5. Cattle Receipts ISO. Best steers, $9 9.60; medium to choice. 38.25 8.78; ecm mon to medium. $6 8: best cam. $9.75 7: common to medium eows, $5.60 6. 5Q; bulb. $6 6.66; ealTea, $4 5.76. Sheep Receipts 17, steady. Lambs, $1$.I0 13.75: ewes, $69.50; wethers. 8.5611. Slenvr aad Exehana New York. Not. 21. (L N. S.) Call money on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today ruled at 6 per cent; high. 6 H. per cent; low, '4 H per cent. Time znoay waa quiet. A Rate were, 6ft days. 5H6H per sent; 80 days. 6 5 H per cent; 4 moaths, 6 H 6 H per cent; 8 months. 6 H 6 H pef cent; ft month. 5 H 6 H per cent The market for prime mercantile paper was steady, tali money in London today waa 4 per cent. Sterling exchange waa steady, with Puri nes la bankers' bills at $4.76 8-16 for demand, $4.71 H 4. 71 H for 60 day bUl. and $4.69 H 4.69 H for 90 day bill. . Bar silver1 Nsw Yoik, - S$H; leaden. . Vaw York Safar aid Caffea New York. Nor. 21. (U. P.l Ooff Spot Ne. 7 Rio, 7 Ho; No. 4 Santos, a He. Sugar Centrifugal. $8.90. LAWYER'S SUIT FOR CONTINGENT FEE IS UNDERGOING TRIAL Test Case Will Determine Right of Samuel Herrlck to Part of Appropriation. Finance : Tim ber: Industry Gowenment Iasacei BmlWUn ar the Dried Fruit Trade Wltlv Sovth America Mail Order Uotises Enjoy Greatest Ilwsperity In His tory of Business During P3t YearRaiiroad Ff1 Diminiah Alaska Gold 22 2 s " AUia-Ohalmers. .. . 18 19 18 18H Am. Beet .Sugar,.. 74 75 H 78 4 Am. Can. c 34 36 H 34 H 84 H Am. Car Fdy., c. 64 H 65 S 64 64 H Am. Cotton Oil, .. 25 254 25 25 H Aa. linseed, e 25 264 26 25 Am, Loco., e 544 55 H 64 544 Am. Smelter, e 75 77 75 76 Am. Sugar, e 06 99 96 97 . Am. Tel s Tel... 108 H 109 108 H 108 14 Am. Woolen, e... 42 H 48 42 H 42 H Anaconda Mm. Co. 57 69 67 68 Atchison, c 85 86 H 85 H 84 H Baldwin Leeo., a.. 68 68 67 67 Bait e Ohio. c... 62 68 62 H 62 Beth. Steel "B"... $2 88 81 88 Brooklyn Rapid T. 44 45 44 45 Butte eV Superior.. 16 18 16H 17 Calif. Petroleum, e. 12 IS 12 12 Canadian Pacific.. 138 186 132 185H Central Leather, c. 64 67 63 61 Che. A Ohio 48 48 48 48 Chi. a Gt W., e 7 Chi. M. ek St. P.. 89 40 89 89 Chi. eV N. W.. c. . 96 6 96 98 Chiao Copper f 41i 41 41 41 Colo. F. A L. e. . . $4 H I 35 83 84 Con. Oa 89 87H 84 87 Cora Products, c. 29 86 18. 29 Crucial SteeL e. . 6$ 69 66 67 D. A U. Q.. 6 Distillers 85 87 85 $6 Erie, c 15 15 16 15 General Electric. 129 184 129 131 Goodrich Rubber 85 Gt. N.. Ore Land 25 96 26 26 Gt. N.. pfd. 92 62 92 98 Greene Can. 85 39 38 88 Hide as Leather, o. 18 18 18 18 Ice Securities 10 10 10 10 HHnoia Central... f 86 Industrial Alcohol.. 106 H 112. 106 H 111 Inspiration 43 44 i 43 H 44 Interbore. c 7 74? "7 7 Kennecott 83 84! 32 '4 S3 K. C. Southern. . 1$ 17 j 16 H 16 Kelly Springfield 41 Lackawanna Steel.. 78 80 76 78 Luhigh Valley 54 54 53 64 Louiaville eV Naah. 116 116Hill6 116 Maxwell Motor, c. 23 24 1 23 24 Mex. Petroleum I f 8 79 Ukmi Copper 2S 28 28 28 M'dvale. Steol 44 45 43 44 iVC tjaV TO aT Missouri Pacifio';'. '24 '?$" '28 24 National Lead 48 Nevada Con. 17 17 17 17 New Haven 26 28 26 :7 N. Y. Air Brake ... Ill 114 111 1! 8 N. Y. Central 71 72 70 ' 1 N. Y.. Ont. W. . 20 2 20 20 Norfolk W.. c. 104 105 104 102 Northern Pacific... 86 88 86 87 Pacifio Mail 24 24 24 24 Pr-nn. Railway ... 46 47 46 46 Peoplaa Gaa 89 40 89 89 Pituburg Coal, c. . 45 46 45 45 Pressed Steel Car. c 66 66 66 67 Ray Con. Copper. 22 22 22 22 Rwy. Steel Spring. 40 40 H 40 H 41 Reading e ...... . 71 72 T 71 Rep. Iron A Steel c 73 H 75 72 74 Rock Island 19 19 H 18 19 Sears Roebuck Co.. 143 143 142 140 Shattuck 20 0 20 20 Studebaker, e 33 88 H 88 H $9 8 loss Sheffield. 86 Southern Pacific . . 88 84 88 83 Southern Rwy c. 25 25 24 H 25 Tenn. Copper 12 12 12 12 Texas Oil 140 . 144 139 143 Texas Pacific 12 Third Avenue 12 Union Pacific e. . . 115 llT 115 118 V. S. Rubber a. . . . 50 62 60 ll TJ. 8. Steel e 96 98 93 90 Utah Copper .. 77 79 76 5 79 a. Chem. e 32 W. Union Tele.... 83 88 88 88 West. Electric ... 89 89 88 89 Willys Overland... 17 18 17 17 Woorworth . . 110 111 119 110 Dried Fratta la ftoatn Aaterira Tha failurw to Mil important quart title ot American dried fruits in South America la du in part to the nativaa preference for dried frnlta taat may b eaten out of hand without further preparation, ac cording; to a bulletin entitled "South American Markets for Pried Fruits." leaned today by the bureau ef foreign and domestlo commerce). The pre dorhlnance of European dried fruit (prurtea, ralaina and fin) is especially marked in Brazil and only aliftjUy leaa ao in Argentina and Urujruay. aaya the report. IJpme rrown fruits displace all other in Chile, with the United States ranxinr second in imports. During; the last year or so there has been a decided tendency in South America to buy in the United States certain lines of fruits that were formerly purchased almost exclusively in Europe, and it IS thought that the proper attention to the require ments of the market will make perma nent at least a part of this trade. The report points out the shortcomings of American methods of competing: with the European countries in tha South American mar eta and offer surraaw Uon for malting more) ef our oppor tunities in fjie future. Copies of the report will be obtained at the nominal prioe of 6 cents from the superintendent of documents, government printing of fice, vvashinston, D. C Hall-Order Basis Inereateg.- Th general publlo of the United States is today showing a . buying power prob ably never before experienced. With wages virtually at unprecedented levels. wholesale merchandisers are enjoyine prosperity heretofore without parallel and mail -order houses report record sales in practically all departments. Homer StUwell, president ef Butler Brothers, one of the largest whole sale merchandise houses in the world. declares "the business of Butler Broth era is of record volume. Month-to- month we show large increase over -last year, heretofore the record period, and in the aggregate sales thus far In 117 haVe reached a great total far above laat year.)' Sales of Sears. Roebuck A Co.. and Montgomery, Ward A Co. show about the same percentage of gain com pared with a year ago. Officials of the companies state that never before have their businesses been equal to the vol ume at the present time and that it is about 25 per cent ahead of last year. So mucn lor two or the largest mail order houses In the country. Both deal Total sales, 773,600 aharaa. Sew York Boat Varket Bid. Atchison General 4s Baltimore A Ohio Gold 4s... Bethlehem Steel Ret 64". ... . 8entral Pacifio 1st 4 .. B. A Q. OoL 4 Bt, Psul Oeurel 4 Caicago-Neethwaatern Gaa. 4 s L. A N.-TJaL 4s New York Railway 6. Northern Pacifio P. L. 4. . . . Heading General 4s......... Union Pacifio 1st 4s TJ. S. Steel 5 Union Pcifia 1st Rei. 6... Soaihwa Pacific Coot. 6. . . Southern Pacifio Cost. 4. . . Penna Coat. 4 H Penna. 1st 4Hs .......... daea. A Ohio Conv. 5s Foreign Bos Harket Bid. a. r. e oct, 1920 TJ. K. $, Sept. 1918.;... TJ. K. 6 H Feb. 1918..,.. TJ. K. 6 H Nov. 1919 TJ. K. 8H Feb. 1919 U. K. H Not. 1921.... Rep. rxanc 6 1931 Pari 6 a. Oct- 1921 Marseilles' 6s Nov. 1919. .. Russia Exth. SH 1921.. ttuselan Intl. IHl 1926.. LHun. 6 Aug. 1917 Horn. 6 April 1921..... Dom. 5 April 1931 , Doxa. 6s April 1926 Argentine 6 May 1829... Luxe. Canada 6s 19.37..., French 5Hs 1919 A test case is being tried out in Cir cuit Judge Gatens court which will de termine whether Attorney Samuel Her rlck is entitled to any part of the $90. 000 appropriation passed by congress last August for tha relief of the early settlers of Sherman county. Herrlck is suing Charles W. Barzee for a "20 per een$ commission on 1800, his aha-ra of tha appropriation. The case involves years of effort on the part : of tha .pioneers of Sherman county to secure relief from congress for the taking of their lands for The Dalies military road. Herrick claims that he engineered the bill through congress and that it' wai through his efforts that the appropria tlon was secured. , ; , Barxee claims that ? it was through the efforts , or - Representative r. j, Slnnott tiat the bill was passed and that, the services of Herrick in; the matter were a negligible quantity and that the bill was passed in spite 01 nim rawer than because of -his efforts. Th present; suit Is in ' th) . nature of a. test ease, aa nerrtcK naa proposed to sua each one of the parties participating in th. appropriation. ' The ; ease - baa been before. Judge Gatens alnca tha beginning of the week, but was continued from. Tuesday until Thursday-to enable the Judge - andNcourt officials to attend the meeting of the Oregon Bar association which, is being held at the courthouse. Representative Slnnott is ia Portland and will appear as a witness in the 97 h 99 H 99 H 96 91 93 63 83 4 68 110 94 93 89 . 90 88 III Service Flag. With 219 Stars for Solxool largely with tha farmer and their show, ing reflects the prosperity of th agri cultural dlstricta. Xaurwad Karatngrs TImIaIk-Ttarorte from ITS railroads in th United States, compiled by th Interstate commerce commission for September, show that" only tae southern roads recorded in -creases In business. Net revenues for th ITS roads wer $110,80.316. - as compared with $117,505,471 a year ago. Operating revenue wer S34T.ML273. - about 133.000.000 mor than last year and operating exsense wer $23$.340.9(2 -about $39,000,000 mor than a year ago. - or nine months ending with Septem ber net revenues showed a alight de ereaa over the same period last year. neing $859,153,00$, as compared with $$72,736,331 in 191$. Eastern roads. whose application for higher rates is now pending before the interstate) com mere commission, reported net revenue during September of $43,850,7:1. as compared with $47,024,265 last year. Their gross revenues were $154,394,40$ and expenses wer $110,643,486. West ern roads, which hav taken steps ta reenter the rate increase cases, reported net revenues of $50,607,603. as compared with $55,528,614 last year. Their oper ating revenues were $lio,$7S,454 and x- . penses $30,384,951. Th southern road i report net revenues of I18.423.08S tor September this year, as compared with $15,058,553 last year. Alaska Bat IavegUf atlonA. peti- : tion tor - rehearing in th o-all4 Alaska rat investigation was filed with.' th Interstate oommarc commlaglon November 12 by former delegate James Wlckersham. The commission on tta first consideration of the case several months ago did not sustain most of th complainants that transportation facu lties to Alaska were dominated by ear tain large mining interests. Mr. Wlck ersham bases his petition on increased demands tor copper caused by the war. Copper production in the territory' Is now curtailed, he charged, by high rate charged by the Copper River and North western railroad, which, he said, is a subsidiary of th Kennecott Copper corporation. Th commission Ja is aaked to regulate ratec on the Whit Pass and Yukon railway, a British road, running from Skagway, Alaska, through -Canadian territory t Fairbanks and other Alaska towns. Discrimination by these railroads against small independ ent copper producers is charged in th rehearing petition. Unhappily Wed Are Seeking Separation Oregon City, Nov. 31. Alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and charging the defendant with drunkenness on nu merous 00c anions, Anna Rath asks the circuit court for a divorce from Louis Rath and the custody of the two chil dren, as well as the ownership to 30 acres of land, which was left to her by her father, the late Thomas J. Parish, upon the understanding "that a mort gage of $200 was to be paid off by her self and husband. The property is in the husband's' name. The Raths wer married at Highlands, Clackamaui coun ty, March 1, 1898, and ar well known In that locality. W. A. Miles asks the circuit court to free him from Hor tense C. Miles, alleg ing cruel and inhuman treatment and alleging desertion on November 1$, this year, when defendant left him. They were married at Portland, May li, 1910, and have a . year-old daughter, whose custody the father asks, she now being in his keeping. Married in Genoa, Italy, September 3, 190T, Josephine Boltana has filed suit in the circuit court here for divorce from Emltlo Boitano on the charge of cruelty and drunkenness. There ar two daughters, aged 8 and 4 years, whose custody the mother asks, Mrs. uoitano lives at sanay, tnis county. Strike Situation Is Much the Same Oregon City. Nov, 31. Striking pa permill workers in Oregon City war, pleased at th nws story In Th Jour- -nal Tuesday evening to the effect that G. T. Harry, federal mediator for Ore- gon, is authority for th statement that Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson and his commission, to arrive In Portland next week, would consider th strlk In th papermiUs at Oregon City, Camag and Lebanon. Th aituatlon remains practically th same in Oregon City. Th state police men, sent to Oregon City by Governor Withycomb. succeeded last evening in clearing th suspension -bridg of strikers and women, who war picket ing, on th orders that th brihg b4 been condemned and-waa unsafe, Hw ever, the pickets congregated at each aide, ef th Oregon City end, aad con ducted their picket work la th same manner as has prevailed for th past four or five weeks, and pickets vn pa- . trolled i th bridge, going back and forth unmolested and unlnterfared with by th state police. A report reached th Oregon City -sld this morning that th Crown-Wll-laroett company plana sending om of its Ws( Linn employes to Camas either today or Thursday t work In th plant at the latter plae. . Suicide Is Verdict In Logar Case Centralla. Wash.. Nov. "31. "We, th undersigned Jurors, s worn to deter mine the cause of death of Frank Lo gar, hereby state that, after carefully considering the evidence produced in connection therewith, we have agreed that, from said evidence, it appear that Frank Logar did commit suicide." This was the verdict returned Tuei- day after almost an hour deliberation by the coroner's Juryi drawn to de- termln whether Logar, an Aberdeen man whoa body : was found west of the city .a week ago with a bullet hole through the head and two through the left arm. was murdered or kill 3 himself. The Jury composed of A. FT Qler. Jack Scuitto, E. M Greeley, J. W. Logan, N. Welter and S. E. Harmon. Vancouver Marriage Licenses Vancouver, -Wash., Nov. 21. Marriage licenses were issued Tuesday to the fol lowing couples: Frank W. Condon, 25. Hiawatha, Kan., and Emma K. Met oalf, 19, Vancouver; John W- Synder, 33, and Virginia Janes. 19. Portland; Percy H. Ross. 29, and Irene Bertha Nelson. 24, Portland ; Edward Lore, 33, and Mrs. Jeanna Lamoreux, S3, Port land; M. W. Low. 82. and Mrs. Xelll Case, SO Th Dalles. Or. , Portland Man Weds , Milwaukie Maiden Milwaukl. Or.. Nor. tL At th. Catholic-" church In Milwaukl. Tuesday morning at o'clock, George David Burn and Mia Ottiili Shindies war ' married by Rev. Father Bernard. At-' the church the bride was attended by Miss Hasel Burns, cousin ef th groom, as bridesmaid, whir Lee Sralnd ler, brother of th bride, was best man Mia Rom Marl Shindlr, sister of th bride, played th wedding march. Dur- - lag th ceremony Mis Mart n ea rl oh of parkplao sang " A v Maria." by 11. THard. with Mrs. Hosaly as c oorapaatst. Th church deoorations consisted of ferns, ivy, pal yellow and whit chrysanthemums, A reception . was held at th horn of Mr. and Mra, William Shlndler, parent of the bride, Mr. and Mr. Burn .will 11 v la Portland, - THE TRANSIT HOUSE Vstoa Stackyards, North Portland, Or. Stearn beat, eiectrlo light. Bath any hour. Free phone. Sfeeial rat for skippers.' Bed aad Breakfast $l.ft$. . Uaser sew managemsat, Mr. . B. Leaa It, Aigr. A patriotic program marked th presentation of th service flag with 218 stars, to the Washington high school .thi morning , by the girls' leagrue. Kach of th star represent former student of the Washlngrton high school who haa enlisted. Principal H. H. Herdman called th school : assembly to order at 9 .o'clock. Mis Alma Soharpf mad th presenta tion, speech- and th address of ac ceptanca waa delivered, by Mrs. F. R. Actgle, who represented th mother 01 tn noy rn service. Albert Bauer accepted th flag - on -behalf of tha studenl. . " , ' . . . Kaola Company Will Expend-Soe.OOOHere v A contract for: improvement of th Iaolai company's. plant on Roosevelt street, at a cost of ' Approximately 365,000. will :h let Thursday, accord ing to announcement .mad today by C. . H. Johnson- of ;Mawuea. presi dent of th - combined - concerns, who arrived this 'morning. Th lmprov ment will lnolud new story to 'the factory building and - Installation oi additional machinery. - . The plant was purchased ' by th Palm Olive Soap company and Truoo Nut' i Butter eomparry. 'tw cotioarng under Joint manaftraant, ".- '- - '. .' v ' J - j " . ; 5 STOCKS, : BONDS, MORTGAGES STOCKS, BOSP8, 3IOBTGAGES 1 1 rmLtr j wGk9m On Your Savingo . . . . .. - . . . ..',-. . . . , . ' $100 bonds cm email poxlial pyrncnU Be a Municipal Bond Buyer Qall ( kn f oa Xatfossaslom Lumbermens Trust Company Capital and Surplus 80M0O Irvnbrnuaui srsiUtsar SrwrUand, Oregren M Q'RRI S, BRO TH ERS, INC. - $I41LVVV IXOHtMiaK BUILBKm . - istasiiwied 1S "" f W Own snd Offer. 8ub)act to Prior Xrfcpoaal ; . ' uo,ooo . CITY OF POKTLAMD, ORKOON, iMF'IIOVKMKMT BONDS , ., - 4)10,000' . - - LINHTOP CITT Of PORTLAMO), OftKOOM, Vt WATER BONDS - ' Prica 4 iMUQa Vpoa Keqaeat . 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