THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY. . DECEMBER 4, 1317."
GOVERNMENT WILLINSPEGT PERISHABLE PRODUCE OFFERINGS
E2iu4 by
HrBUaH.CoMS
POTATO, TRADE
IT;-
STAGNAH
: NOW,
SHIPPERS .
SHOY LACK OF ORDERS
.Cannot Find Place to Put Supplies
21 at This Time Because of General
Weakness Throughout 'Country
'2 Growers WUttng to SelL
": '-. i .; "
.? '' . . . ' " '
- Potato growers are again offering their op'
plies fairly free to th shipping Interests, bat
. tmml stagnation In Um local situation fa
.' For best stock in the country buyers My th
' Value fa not above $1.2$ per cental f. o. b.. while
common ' shipping atock fa worth probably $1.00
i (B 1.10 per cental- '
. No offer to bay are shows at this time, be
-"wauae of various conditions. Not only are oat-
aide market weak and dull, Kith stagnation gen-
i - . . . . 1. . -.IiL.lI..
situation at this time fa in such a condition that
41 a tmpoeaibi to do business with any degree
set esfety. ...
!it Cars of potatoes that hare, already ton for
'ward bar been nothing but grief to the Chip
tfPera. Be)eUoB hare been mora general than
, in any other season, owing to the poor Quality
. ana tn lack of proper sorting. .
Ot v .
EOO TRADE OS If OMRf AL BASIS
There fa prsoUcally no baslt prieo hero at
Sho moment for fresh : egg on account of the
.Very .scant offerings. Case count sales are
shown from 64 to 88a a docea. Storage stock
moving well at former values.'
;,9HICKE3T JtfABKF.T 19 WEAKER
Weaker situation fa shown aH through the,
)ocal chicken trade. Demand for lira birds
continues small, : as had been expected. Sales
er nominal about Hon pound leas than former
amse. Turkeys continue in good call.
"SAWA3TAS ABE CLEANED TJP HERE
Practically - no stocks of bananas remain out
aW tao , last- shipment (or this market and
will be several, days before the next train
pue. gales are shown generally at 6 0 6o
a pvunu. 4
" BETTER "LETTVCE IS SOW COMIJSQ
Better Quality lettuce fa now arriving from
tha south',' a new car being reported in from
..sermenio aunng uie aay with sales at 13.00,
M Angele atock is selling generally around
-S.ZO. .
..CAITSED MILK MARKET FIRMER
, - With higher prices again being offered for
taw milk by conderwary interests ot the Pacific
Northwest, tho canned milk situs tins i firm..
C. Carnation fa still withdrawing quotations, but
. tno u oeing lea at former value.
filRIEF WOTES OP PRODUCE TRADE
Corn beef and roast beef in cans are np 20c
-. uoseu xoc is ana oa lor ze.
Car Empertor ; grape In with sales at 6
i0 7c pound.
iw Vegetabl market better supplied; car mixed
r stuff rn from San Francisco.
Advices from cast indioate a slower ion in
4 aide trad.
f.- natter market continues steady and rather
COT.
tu Chocs trad fa more liberal
WEATHER JfOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
-rr west ner bureau advises
-x Protect shipments during the nfcxt 89 hours
- against the following minimum temperatures:
.Going north, 88 degrees; northeast over S.. p.
,i B. R. 11., 89 degrees; aaet' Jo Baker, 80
- dwees. and south to Ashland, 28 degree,
lnimnm tempetatnra at PorUtnd tomorrow
- about 40 degrees.
., V ; .
v aOBBIXQ
j-1
GouritrytHogs Are . S
Showing a Loss in :
Front St; Trading
Sales of Best Blockers Reported at
18H19c Poun)-.VeaIs
Holding .WelL
r
Weskoeas fa showing la the Front street trad
for . country killed hogs, and value have been
generally reduced during tho last 24 hears by
wholesaler. - '' :' . - , .. - v. .
at block atock fa selling .round 18V OlSo
a pound. Soma that wars sot willing to accept
tho lower values atm retain their supptiaa. Thm
weakness and- sharp Aeclin in tho pr)co of lir
hogs in the stockyards on Monday gave an al
ready weak trad farther lost In burlneaa. j
Demand for eouatfy killed ealTos remains quit
favorabl, with no ahang in recent ouoUrJotts.
Teal reeeipta ro fair, but good quality fa moving
ii weu. . - -
inero la a ami inM r,r hbhm t eh-
Front street trade, bat littla i um ...
Country killed beef remains quiet, with prices
juf Miliums- -
Corn Market Lower
With Oats Erratic
Chicago. Dee. 4. Cora market ruled within
Very narrow llnVta daring the day with only
fractional changes, which were loan, noted at
me closing.
Oats .options showed . 'Weakness and
prices fo December and strength with aa ad
vance at the dose for afajr.
I'orK prodoets were weaker all' around with
a tower closing tot in atflmon.
Chicago rang of viue lurniahed b TTnited
Trma'
December
January .
May ...
December
May . . .
January .
January .
May
January .
May . . .
CORS
Open. High.
124 124
120H 121
11S 11 K
'OATS
78 T4
70 71..
POBK
4070
LARD
S4tt
9413
BIBS
2820
2517
, .4655
..435
,.2413
...2530
...261T
Low.
1
120H
118 Vs
72
70
4625:
3890
3880
3470
3470
Closew
128
L0
118
78
71
4625
k
2402
3887
2487
:34S5
SEt.LlWR PRESSTTRE HEAYT
AT OPENIWO OF COTT03T
New Tork, Deo. 4. (t N. S.) Heavy
selling pressure wss encountered at tho opening
of tho cotton market today, especially in Marob,
and there was no bid in that option until or
ferina levels hsd been reduced materially.
it waa March declined 30 points on the call
and showed ton opening loss of 81 points with
other month 12 to 24 points sat lower. The
tone was easy,
Open.
2800
High.
2881
2855 2868
28i6 2840
2702
5787
2075
2043
3806
2767
2(590
2S58
Low. Close.
2810 3884
2B05
3785 2804
2780
S760 3775
2750
2780 3748
2767 2710
2650 2670
3880 2805
RECORD PRICES ARE.
OFFERED FOR DATS
COUNTRY
POINTS
Feed Bids Are rpto $5 Ton Basis
Tidewater Track DellTerr Only
a Few Car Rezhain '.Unsold in
Farmers' Hands In the Interior.
KOBTHWEST GSADT RECEIPTS
-Oars-
AFFDAVITS
Stock Traders in
Waiting Mood for-
Wilson's Message I
thm' Tor, Do. JtiU H.W.)w-tIbi at
rfeot aland w and oaiattleg today. Bsnj
of tho loadtna) In sal vera awSar aceesers as tte
aa! atssWwMaV VvsMt 0ssvflf 9SvH4M 4S4xl ssaMg) tsv
8S. tsartna rrafoitod to SI ft. miia la
11V, arepud to 107
SWINE VEAKNESS IS .
A LOCAL SITUATION
WITH EAST HIGHER
RLED
BY" STRIKERS AT
THE PAPER MILLS
Finance : Tim ber: Industry
World "Wide Deutand for Flax Products Results in Greater Aere
axe Pacific Coast Forelsn Trad Shows Great Increase Jspsv-
Indnstrtal xUblt to Bo Held U '1918 Slrmlclpal Bonds.
ooverWeot iwos, MwiuMdt raiiraad aai I Labor Troubles of Northwest Pack-!
0B - t' T 11 , . t iV.
Recent .rrioa Lios Here Cattle
Continue to Show Strength
PRICES IK PORTLAND
if These prices are those at which wholesalers
sen to reiauers, except as otnsrwiM stated:
m). ' . ? Dairy Products
S OTTER Creamery,, prinfa in paraffin
UTappeia, ' extras, 4 8o: prime firsts, 46o; firsts.
44 He. ,c)ibos, . lOo .Seta; cartons, le advanc;
dsiry, 8Rr. ':" .
BUTTURFAT Portland delivery basis. No.
I 31 cream, 62.
CHEKSE Selling prtoer "Tillamook fresh
"Ore iron fancy full cream triplets, 256 25 o lb. ;
Young America. 228e lb. Price to Jobbers,
Mlata, 28r Young America. 24c,- t. o. b. ;
"rick, 35c: lhnbnrger, 85e; brick Swiss, 3o per
-lb.; Oregon triplota, 2824o pr lb.
u- EOU8 Selling price-: Casa count, 58e per
dozen; buying price, 5051e per dozen: aelung
'"price, candled. 646; selected candled, 65c;
1 Storage, 4Uc
LIVE POULTRY Hens, heavy Plymouth
Rocks. 19 018 lb.; ordinary chicken, 18
-18 He lb.; stags, 12 14e lb.; small springs,
; 171 8or turkeys. 21c ner lb.: dressed, fsnrv.
88 80c per lb.; mils, 20c; squabs, 62.60 per
. dozen: geese, live, 10c; ducks. 20 is '-Utt por
. uk; pigeons, si.ii per noaen.
Fresh Fruits and Veoetables
FRESH iBOITB Oranges. 83.5 4.75 per
box; bananas, 8 6c; lemons, 13.75 8.25;
1 California grsiiefruit. 84.50; lorida, $4.75
JB.OO; peara. 81.502.25 per box.
1 i BKRKIS-Huckleberries, 16e per lb. ; eran
.iernea. local, box, 13.8504.00; eastern, $16.00
rr oarrei. 1
APPLES Ortley xtra fancy, box, $2.00
Ortley -fancy, 81.75; Winter Banana, extra
.'fancy, $2.25; -WinUr Banana, fanny,. $2.00;
77ncy table apples," 4 tier. $2.00; Hood River
r dBpitsnburgs, fancy, $2.00; Hood Hirer Spitzen
burgs, ehoioo. $1.50; Baldwins, wrapped, $1.25;
S-Baldwtoa. not wrapped. $1.00; cooking applea,
(4 Mar, $1.00; cooking apples. 4 tier, 85c:
. i fancy table aimles, 4 tier. 81.75 : Newtowns.
iohoice- tier.. $1.25; Spitzenburgs, unwrspped.
... ifl.UV.
OlrES Malaga, Ta lb. 8 Oreeon Toksv
$1.75 0 3.25 per orata; California Tokay, $1.50
aja.ou. '
' ONIONS Oregon, $2.80 800.' garlia.
! 0 8c per lb.
POTATOES Selling price ; Table stoek.
local, $1. B0 1.75. Buying price: Choice
ahtpping, $1.26 ; swwt potatoes, 8 8 c
NUTS- Almonds. IXL. lee than sack, ner th .
2; almonds, IXU fuU sack lots, per lb , 22e;
almonds, 'e Plus, hsa than sack, per lb, 21c;
almonds, N Plus, full asck lota. r Dj , 30e;
.'Brsaiis, loss than sack, per lb, 18; chestnuts.
.ter, small, pe t. 82e; eheetnuts, Jap, large,
pr , aOo; ftlbertA, leas than sack, per B .
. ; 13e; prcam, large; per B , 20c; peanuts, "3wn"
brand, Jap. single sacks, per Ih , 18c; peanuts,
-,Swaa brandy Jap -6-ck lota, per lb., 18c;
' peanuts, best fresh roasted, Bt.'lSe; walnuts,
i French, lev than sack, per B , 18 ft walauta,
l-Iismond Budded, full sack, per Sr. 28 028e;
'walnuts. No. 1 S. '8 , lees than sack, per 8,
; S6e; walnnu. No. 1 S. 8., full sacks, lb. 25c
VEGKTABLKSt Turnipi, $1.28 par eaok;
4arrota, $1.25 per sees, beets, $1.50 per sack;
parsnips, $1.8,1. Pr sack: Csbbaee, local. $2.00
ewt.; green onions,-25o doaen bunches; peppers,
j 5t5e per lb ; head lettuce, 88e per dosan; crl
' ,ry. 8(5o -per dorm; sichoke, '$1.00 dosen;
tieurabrs. $2.25 per , oVtcn; tomstoesj Califor-
1 (. ft Pr box; eseplnt, 150 per lb :
ring beana, 12e r B ; peae ( 1 per ra i
. cauliflower, Ortcou. 10 per doaen; pumpkins.
. ' Maat, Flh and Frovlttona
.. 7i TRESSED MEATS Selling prioe. oountry
Affiled best hogs, 18 19c lb. 1 ordinary 170
7 H lb.: best Veal. 150Uo lb.; ordinary
, eals, 18 014e per B ; rouxb, heavy. 1O0
t vflo par lb J goats, 608o per lb; lambs. 170
U20c per B ; mutton 15017 per t ; beef,
I 701Oopee lb. ''
.! BMOKED MEATS Hsmv 28S4c per
lb.: breakfast bacon, 34 g 8So; picnics, 24c per
It. j oottag roll,' 2 Be ; short clears, S 1 0 84c ;
1 Oregon exports, smoked, S4o per lb,
LARD Kettle rendered,, tierces, 80 per
lb. : standards, 80e; lard ooraoound. 34c,
f OTBTER3 Olynfpia, gallon, $4.50; canned,
i feas tern, 68c per can. $8.50 per dosen; eastern
i-' jester, per gallon, solid pack, $8.50. --
ft K13H Dremrd flounders. Cci s!Tw raids aal
aaon. 20c; perch, 7 0 8e; soles, 7e; salmon
trout, '18c per lb.;- halibut, 24e per lb.; black
. (od, 8c; herring. 6c lb.; rasor elanu, ( ) par
.J Hosent hard shell, 4c per lb., $2.75 pet bat:
.' -wraba.i$US5 0 2.50 per dosen, ' " .
; .- Orooerlo -r
i..r SUGAR Cnbo,- $8.75; powdered. $8.50;
; fruit or berry. $8.00; D yellow, 87.40: grana
Uted, $8.00;. beat, $8.00; extra (X $7.00;
golden C, $7.60, - .
f HONEY New, $4.D0 04.80 per ease.
-RICE Japan Styx No. 1, 7c; New Or.
" leans, head, c; blue rose, 84 e,
" HALT Coarse, - half ground. 100s, $18.00
-pr ton; 80s. $18.00; table dairy, 60s, $19.75;
-. MOs. $10.25; bales. $2.55; fancy table and
'dairy. $25.76: lump rock, $20.00 per ton.
BiiAisf ftominat. omau wnite, 14s; large
white, 18 c; pink, 10; limas, 15c; bayous.
is ni; rea, loo. - v .v. . .
Hop. Wool 'and Hld ' '
- HOPS Nominal. 1817 eroo, 30 80c nor lb.
WOOL Willamette valley coarse Cotswold,
85c oer lb.!" medium Shronshira. 80c ner In.;
Lasteru Oregon, 600650 per lb. : 1
HIDES Salted. 25-lbs. and tip. l$o; salted
tags. 60 lbs. and up. 15c; salted and craen
Ekips. 15 lbs, to -25 libs.. 18c; salted and green
: 'calf. UD to-15 lbs.. -2 So; green hide. 25 lbs.
jand- no 15c; . green stags, .50 lbs. and up 12c;
- tary mm nuns, eve; ary luns t)ail, up to T
- lib.,' 83; dry salt hides, 25c; dry tors sud:
Month
January . . .
February . .
March ....
April
May
June
July . . . . .
August
October . . .
'December .
AMERICAS LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chloaa Hoa 170
Chicago, Dfc 4, (L N. 8.) Hogs--Ro-csiirts.
42.000, strong, 6 to .106 higher i mixed
snd butchers, 818.65 017.40; good heavy.
816.70 017.85; rough heavy. 816.70016.85;
light. $16.40017.20; pigs. $12.75016.00;
bulk, $16.86 17.80.
t Cattle Receipt. 9000. steady to strong;
beeves, $7.00015.50; cow and 3-0
Aitm. .r-k,r arwt feeder. 88.00 0 10.80:
Texan. $6.100 18.40; carvos. $7.25 0 18.70.'
Sheep Kecetpts, ll.wvv, ww . . i
higher; native and western. 68.60 iz.w;
lambs, 512.0O91T.uu.
Omaha Hogs 617.SB
Omaha. Dee. 4. (L N. S.) Hofs Ra-
eerpts. 9700, steady: tops, SIT.zo; range,
$16.95017.25; mixed. $17.15 017.20: good
choice. $17.20017.25; rough. l-6 !I 62;
light, $17,106? 17. zw; OUiX, oii.uvc9si.av,
-q?
a i a MaAomra la.uuu. ainw: u a. urn. .vv
015.00; Cows and heifers. $5.25010.25;
stackers and feaders. $6.00 013.00: . Wstm.
unooauoo! ivaa. is.yu B 12.su.
. nwn Ttereinta. 18.000. steady; wethers.
811.00012.50; yearlings, $11.50018.25;
lambs. $15.75 017.00; swee. $9.25 011.50,
Kaattl Moat 816.86
SeatO. Dee. 4. (L N. .S.) Hogs Re
ceipts 121, steady; prim lights, $16.78016.85;
medium to choice. $16.60 016.60, smooth
heavies? $16.00 14.88; rough heeviee. $15.50
015.85; pigs. $16 60 015.85.
n.Mi. nnrinti 46. steady: beat steers, $9.50
010.00: medium to choice, $8,260 8.75; com
mon to medium, fs.uvws.vvi ww wn, i.v
0 8 00; common to meoanm cows, so.outw
6.50; bulls. $6,000 6.50; calves, $6.00 0 10.00.
No shean.
Denver Hoa 117.88
TWm. TUo. 4. IU. P.T Cattle Recoipta,
K300: staadv. . Steers. $8.00 012.00; cows snd
heifers, $6.000 8,40; stochers snd feeders,
tnAll 111. Mha lllloaS.SA.'
Hogs Receipts, 1500; steady. Top. $17.85;
t.nllr 417 00(8 17.35. '
ghosn-Receipta, TOOO : steady. Ewes.
"$10.00011.00: lamb. $16.00016.75.
BA3K STATEMENT OF COAST
' "
vartland Sankt
nnm This week. Year ago.
Monday t 4.636.908.03 $ 3.884,847.78
Tuesday 8,335.115.44 3.814.807.85
Vrht. RarUw. VTrwir (kh If..
Portland. Toes... 1-2 4 6 7
Tear ago . 7 i 3 ' 4 S
Season to dsU..84$l 113 $90 6 $
Tear ago . . . . . .28x0 y - 98 BOS 107 B57
Taeoma. Mob, .... .-....
Year ago , . . . . . - 63 f, j S : . .,',' "'y
Season to data, '...- ... . . ,V . ; ...
Year ago 8760 ' .,. 314 1061
Seattle. Mon.... 26 ;. i S 20
Year ago ...... 83 ; S. 6 86
BeasoCt t Oat. .234 If 2 . ZZSS. JT a 1999
Year ago ..... .2898 217. $54 847 195$
Fifty-six' dollars a ton ia being offered fog
oats at Pacifia Northwest interior pointt basis
tidewater track delivery, tkia being th highest
record ever reached ber so far aa payment t
produeen is concerned. -
Only a few aeattrreel earload of eats trmaia
uneold ta tho hands of Interior growers and lit
tla BAtrvtt la ahowa on this account.
Bala and movement o( eastern oats ta inia
tarritor confirm liberal with further ad
vanc ia th Chioago trad daring the morning.
Barley sttuatioa i alao. f trm wrth aMdai
frwelr offerinc 866 a ton .for brewing.
tidewater track dan vary, bat practically aw gala
of this atock have been reoorted recently,
The erarcitv and xtrem Brio for Xanj-
stuffs hsrin a further stiifeaing effect upoa
th eoana araia market IS general.
Leading member of tn Poruana grain trao
vera MtartalBad at dinner Moodax by Le
Peterson, editor and publisher of tho Commer
cial Review.
WHEAT New crop, bwestem. $8.05: forty
fold, $2.08: elub, $2.01; Raasian, $1.88: tide
water track basia. . -
- FLOUR- Selling prioe: Patent, $10.00: WJ
lametta vsUey. $9.60; local straight. $9,20 0
8.90; bakers' local. $9.80 0 10.00; Montana
spring, 610.80011.00; exports. 87.50; whole
wheat, $10.40; graham. $10.20; rye flour.
$10.78 per barrel. "
HAY Baring price, naw crop: WilUmetta
thnothy. fancy. $27.00 per ton; Eastern Crgo
Waahington fancy timothy. $29.00 0 80.00;
alfalfa, 826.00; valley vetch. ( ): cheat.
( ; clover. $24.00 per ton; grain. $24,00 0
25.00 per ton. .
GRAIN BACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta,
18 0 20 tn car lota; las amount higher.
MILLSTTUTS Nothing offered by- soUm.
Prices nominal: Bran. $81.08 0 12.00 :, Shorts,
$$4.00 0 $5,001 middlings. $49.00 pat toa.
ROLLED OATS Per eton. $59.00.
, CORN Whole. $98.00; cracked. $S4.0O par
""ROLLED BARLEY Per ton. $87 0 69.
aVTB Buying price. ST8.00 per ton.
Merchants Exchange December bids: . "v.
OATS Weak
Tus Mon. Sat Frt Wed. ago.
1917 1916 : 11T :
6475 $550 S47S 8880 6850 6460 6560
BARLEY
6400 $800 $400 6400 8400 SS00 6250
Brewing , ... . . . . .
6500 8920 DoOO OIDU oaaw saw
Future were quoted:
OATS
January feed
- . BARLEY
Jsnuary teed
January brewing ............. s
Eastern oau ana corn m vwai
OATS
December Ko, I whit.
December whit $8 clipped
Jsnuary No. 8
Jsnuary clipped
- CORN
January. No. S yellow.
January No. 8 mixed.
February yellow . .
February mixed
New Tork. Dee. 4. (L X. S.) The
W element Of tho stock market preferred was.
taS for th president's miiigo teas before
taking an aotiv part ia th tradln;. As a
reeutt - trading at : the opening waa ot .a
light nature with vie akassrss to 1
Trading in Marin preferred attracted Baoet
attention, that atock opening from 92 to 9$
compared wit. 96 a th loav- yestaraay. ni
eommoa stock aeclin 1 t 88. 4 Athvarie
Oulf advaaead to 97.
Steel eoauaoa declined at the start to
and Bethlehem B gold dowa V Tf . Repmatta
Iroa was off to 71. T
Prldat' Vaaaag Has Zf fact
. l u. r. 1 is. new
Men Assert They Were Roughly
Handled by Officers at 0rer
gon'City After Sunday Trouble
PORTLAND LTTESTOCK UTS.
Hoc. Cattle. Calva. Sat.
,. ' 111 ' T . . . 868
Monday ..9968- 818 38 768
I Saturday 880 384 3 609
'"W . 158
The radar- .
Wednesday
Week ago .....
Tear ago ......
Two year a ,
Three year ago
are
64
788
96
440
3
441
188 It
-Holiday-
106
13t
.
. 32
167
69
St
39
' 1
16
63
8$
$
264
11
03
Kaw York.
York Kvanin Sua flnaadal review todaf Said
CbUI ta prmlaetifs eanvetea measag xoiaww y
. w .1 ..v.. 1 Tist ca awver weaJtaeag euuea ra
T. . r TZ I tirerr rnnueneed bv local aoaxxiaoaa. waa
tag and trying aaeuiy ta aires wnas sex, isos dieatod during the day when th aetata -
- in reriaotsa stnngta ana som aa'
By 1 o cmcx. smwwver. yaw 1 auotad. .
to mivaae eoneervauveiy. soanss maum I r.Jt.k. v.. . .i.l mi
eonunawa . I rwine rrtl fat th loeal lanfcv.
8ar!ty of Flax la YTarlA Marksts
Th rollcrwing; report from Aaaartcas
CobstsI U. IX .Vast SaaC laafrTjnlta4L
BooOand. via b af lataroeyt to flax
xrowars and thorn who ax stodrlas;
tb poatalbUltlas cot thm flax lndustxr ia
Oroama: "Tba Boottisii board cat arrt-
'cnluur tuts r3JtTamead4 that cMrtaia.
of land throutrbout Sootiand tvs
prwpmrad for flax caitnrw at th aarliaat
ttma practJcabU. Th eoDsidarabla pre
dacttoo ot flax tn Ireland last yaar.
SJona With thm omfrta.Kl ran-na v
EVERYTHING NOW - OUIET JaT. uynt for aa at-
esiis iiiiiiu- iiwir ywia.1 I tart 'at aumll linnet In Wl.iut ts.vw
tiealarty bocauaa at th wotid flax
Only One Disturbance Is Report- ta tauwtars of. th. cmtad tnatM
- j . ... . . r, . I.wa manufacturwra at Scot-
ea mono ay nieni oexween "a uneas m una city ana. autnet ui
..... . . , 1 . .. j b tetaraatad ta UtU aw morwrvent. Tba
11111 employes tna Union men. raa aar is now aandieappM svs
hiss prle) of yarna. aad tt ' prwraillns
for miswdaartaadiag wraea he declare
th immediate task of th country was to
tho war aad that "aetatac shall turn a asid
from it until it is accomplished."
Wall street saw ta thee state si eaU a
for seaoa of th ssasa sort aad to that extant
th aiesssgs may be regarded a bullish, but
ther appeared to b nothing ta asdmat that
peac waa atUl sessibla ka Uo near future, that
the Teutimia ruhu had reached th point of
chastening when they wore ready to repair
wrongs, which had tan . To that extant
the BMsaag waa bearish, tf president- re
marks on tho neceeeity for ouagtas to go atm
further ia settiag 11m its to prices; that whim
nrafitaarln had boea a rim ins ted
branch ef laOwatry wee fxapadontly rampant
others, were not oanaumve 10 eumaiiiea
atrength. Net change ta th steel, gaoto ana
soecialtr ud sssjpaest abaxae
I'haM-su . mtimr iok amonai tho eoooere.
In tho laU ssssina. to aeaeral IK rweaea
In miek ordarhv tradiac. United State steel
Wss below 9L Ta marinee eoxttinuad to give
war liahtbr. Rail Wess aegleetea M
aorh of th aaina of th early afternoon.
Ueneral wee ruses aevalopea la acuv suing
yuat before tb dosing.
Rang of New York prioe tarnished by Over-
beck A Cooke Co.. 316-817 Board ot Trao
building:
DEaCltDTHJS I Open High
tisa aorttiawsd quiet.
General hog market nag:
una ngn
Pica
Iiht
sry
Onmn pv. rue. a Am . mii loorKuuon in ton aigcxict ar aot sooa
Ota troubl batwaaa atrlkabrwaJtara. I ?reomo th rauli to tha trada stay
atrikers aad state and city patroim.n f? mmrwm. u tha iiaJt-rhuig;ai-
Sundsv nle-hr aver f h. nanetw entll stHks I XOTt bar la auccg fa! UM rUlt WlO
slttiatlon. affldarlts wera (Ud with th nlttmataly to roduos Um prtoa at
district attoraay Monday aftarnoon by """i un"M.?!?.10. ? m
Mvaral of tha strlkm. Lao 8aas rrortl of an old FlfeaMro lnduatry"
that ha was takan from hia bod la thai rstimata at Paclfla Caart Farain
taeotno noti tv sa Burrua smoi b. t. i tv iw k. o.umw mmjt
Stawart, offlMra, and lodxad tn tha cltyxws comas tha aatunaU that tha vaias
Jail, from which ho was raleasad abojit Uf foralra ax porta aad tmporU at tha
noon Jiogasy. rw ksmi naa u am uwtaa fttet. raavM ahtnets r ih
? ! !! 5 J S ?! I T" tht fiTBaa arid Mx ulr I Pacific ooaat win total t7M.00S.0os for
"?' suTsvn, arreaTtoa lata Bunosvy xuans sy th. eaiseit. m. twtw it
uiw vunn, as sesa aaamaitaa ox nan.
18.7,1 018.3$
Portland alieya,
Clearings
Balanoea
Clearings
Balances
Clearings
Clearings
Clearings
Dalaneea
tuk.d. Banks
..T.... 1 l.66.058.0
451.387.00
Tmmm Sanka
$ 834.858.06
vl86.789.00
Ban gteaaetaa Banks
-.. 810.478,492.00
Lea Bnaalae Banks
. S,191,t22.V
Seoul Banks
$ 4,848,014.00
, 472.03t.06
POTATOES ALOWO THK COAST
San Franolsc Warket
a-, 1 iw u. P.l-
P-cental, brown or yellow, $1.25 01.65 for
teb--Pr eenUL Deits, $1.65 01.75 for
fancy, with cn extra fancy - mark f hirh as
82.00: do Sonoma. $1.76 01.90; d Saline.
83.50 03.85; do Idaho Netted Gems, $1,75 0
$2.00, repacked. - - - ' -:
Sweet noatoee pef hundred pounda, tS.70,
w ar. r
8eattl. Dec 4. (D. . P. ) Onfcm Catt-
fomia yellow, pound. 8 Se; lakima.
, . . w.. .
Potatose sX)CJS. new. ...wivi iiiimi
Gems. $86040 par W i -
Lo Angeles. Dee. 4. (L N. S.) PoUtosa,
Northern Burbanks. ,$2.10 03.15: Ruaseta,
$2.10 0 2.15; ioasv a.zi sweets, s4.su
8.00.
t
ana Franrlsco Orals Market
Ssn Franrtwo, Dee. 4.--(0. P.) Caah grain
Barley Per Cental, reea, ,o. 1.
2.65: -.do shipping. $2.42 03.45 to.
intv4ne ahfnoin oointa. :-- -' 1.
Oats Per cental, new rea leea, x.o y
S.TO: da seed end. 83M0 03.21.
V Barlev calls: --- Dee. 4 .-' Dee. S
. .' Opesv ', Closo, .. Closa,
Deeembor 261 ' 351 302A
May . . ; . .r. ... 857 -857 357
$1 .50 to' 83.10 ; mtted horse bides. $1,000
4.00 : - horsehair, tail, aoe: horsehair, nv
1 5e ; dry long woof-pelts. 43; dry short wool
pelts, 23 see; aeitea sneep pelts, long wool.
each. 64,00 f.00; geltea Jamb pellt. -at
$2,00 0 1.00; salted abort wool pelts. , each.
fz.uysya.ou; ury soeep aoearungs, eacn. laej
Sue; mite sneep anaarangs, eacn, zosyao.
TlUiOW a 1 151 Wo. 3, 12a; grease.
9e per lb.
, CUITTDt OR CASCARA RARE Buying
price, per ear too, 00 per in .
MOHADt 1917. 65c per lb. ,
-' r---' - Roe. Paint. Oils f " '
ROPE Sisal, .dark. 2Se; whit. i2e per
lb. ; standard Manila. 82o. -
- LINSEED OIL Raw, bba.. $1.81 psr gal
lon: kettle boiled, barrels. 81.38 : raw. eaaaa.
$1.41; belled, case. $1.4$ pet gaOon; lou oi
26 gsltons, ieai. - ...-j- - i
COAL OIL Water whit, in dram and tna
barrets, iwe per gaMon. - . ,
WHITE LEAD Toa lota.' 12o per RvjvaOO
TCRPkTO'E Tjuixa. $5o; ases. 75c; 10
eaee sbbs, seea. - . ' - ;. ; ;
Bid.
..6650
. .6400
,.6600
. ..B200
...6800
...6800
...6480
...6900
. . .6700
...6900
...6500
Alaska Gold 3
Allis Chalmers, a. . It
Am. Beet Bugs ..74
Am. Can, 34
Am. Car Foundry, el 60
Am. Cettoa Oil. a. .1 36
I innert. . . . . 20
Loco.. 62
bmelver, c. . . . 74
Sugar. 96
Am. TeL s Tel (106
Am. Woolen. C....1.....
Araconrta Monins Col ST
Atchiaoa, a I 68
Baldwin Loon ..( 14
Haiti, at Ohio. ...
Bethlehem Steel. B. 76
Brook. Rapid Trail. 48
Butte a superior . . .....
Oaii. Petroleum. . 13
Canadian Pecitm ..182
CentnU I ther. C. 66
Chesapeake 4 Ohio. 44
atUt Western, a
C, M. at. St. Paul. 86
C !.. a 90
Chino Copper .... 41
v. r. i,t .... h
NSPEC1N OFFICE
FOR
PRODUCE
BEING
OPENED BY BUREAU
Government Will Inspect Supplies
of Perishable ProdnceVpon Ar-
rlYal St. Pan! and Minneapolis
Offices Are First Opened.
0
KrYRTHWF.aT APPLE SHIPMENTS
fn
RMn i data 14.796
Same 1916 . , 12.866
The swvernmont ts gradually opening office
fat th leading America centers for the Inspec
tion of nerkhable foodstuffs, under tn
pan th government will Inspect supplies upon
arrival, tf notified by tho various parties, aad tho
inspection will bo final grading.
Whim tha arrvios Xt said to bo more for the
apple interest than 4nrs, still ft will be used
by all who ear to take advantage af it . Th
n ia will vaHavw th trad of msnr en
trovereie regarding th Quality of produce upda
arrival.
Already tnapeettoa ha started at Mhtnapor
aad St Paul, aa ofne being pasoea at sow
StaU Bank building. Mfaeapolts. wbcra w. W.
Selleek is ia chars a.
While there I dullness noted fa spots ta the
apple trade In most part of th country, tho
trend of the market continues to reflect im
provement. Buying for Christmas trade is
eeneral. and srice are being maintained.
Locally the market at active, but stock are
very liberal aad eeperially so for the ordinary
varieties and small sisea. ar
Various markets of th eaaatrrt
Columbus Wsahinctoa Quality aad aoaditioa
neenllf eood. Elxtra fancr snd fancy Jon'
thana. larre to medium. 61.100 3.16; yambl
pack, smsUL 81.70 ; fancy suymaaa. bmoius,
$2.25: Idsnoa, extra fancy Northwestern Oraen
iBga, medium. $3.76 0 6.00.
- Pittsburg Washington extra fancy Jona
thans, all sisea. $1.75 0 3.25: fancy. $1,60 0
no. -
Oklahoma City Idaho Wlnasapa. Rome and
Jonathans, extra fancy, 81. TO; fancy, 61.46.
Kansaa Citv Demana Ugbt.
Washington Jonathan. Grim, extra fane
and fancy. $3.00 0 8.36; extra fancy Bpitsen-
berra, - large, 8S.OO; aseOism. SI.7S; extra
fancy Winter Banana, mostly 8 $.00: fancy De
licious, small. 83.60: geedium. $3,76 0 $.00;
extra fancy Rosses, large. 62.76. -
Indianapolis Jonathan, unrne. BpjtaenMrgs,
8150: Newtown Ptooina. Btarmena. 88.35: lie-
Bcioae. $8.0O; Belleflears. $2.00; bulk, per 106
pounoa, ax.owsyB.va.
xtostoB iiemsna ana movement slow.
Omaha WashtngtoB-IdaVio extra fancy lona.
Cattle aaaai!rrllr:3th V tath- I
favorable trend ta th North
Ther waa a mail ru ac odd aad aad
Bight, but trad was of good character.
good staff ia hard to obtaia aad values are
therefore bold fins.
CenetbJ cattle mark el iubsbi
Medina to chose steers
Good to medium etuis. ......
Common to mod steers .......
Watts atm sat batfea.. , 7.00 T.T
Coasmoa to good eowe and hell are. 6.800 7.36
tanners 1.06 0 III
Bull 4.6t.fS
Calvea . 7.06 0 9.66
Blocker aad feeder steer 4.00 0 T.60
hoop Oomo Direct
A local meat coasrian browses tn a earload
af sheep from it CoiumbiB river teedlots aad
ther is nominal showing of other suppuss.
General weakness m indicated ta
aad Bvmo . trad bs with
Of this total tha eUatrkets of WaaMn$
ten a nit Ran V snela will fuenUk tha
to an auiiaant uar, rta naa oceya axruca: 1 nnrtLon k. uiimH.
w tna mourn oy jr. uuiiod, on ok wio ijumtrir nt w.d.lM twain m.
bxb poiicoman. iM imiui taxiyis; piac Urly plaoad at 1410.900,000 aad tha 41s
at tb TO,rJf hth and Mkln atrU trict of San lrranclaoo fllO.SOO.000. tha
towards tbatr hoirraa. Trotakt eoaVd not
walk aa faat aa tha thr atrlkr and
balane balnc apportlonad to tho othar
dlstricta In tha Paclfla ooaat croup. Tha
..B9.B00 19.60
: III S a: ! 1U waa-iirBidd v; i; who' "t.-: I Eajji?H .?.r S TSV
Hfr-'V- WlU,ior tha Paolfto ooaat of ttlCliU4, "of
th ua Ot Ms flat-
Roy Ott, pro id ant of tha papatmakara
onion, arrearted Saturday on a chars of
,ult pon W altar Rowan.
Low j bJ
ConaoUiatod 6a -.1. .
Corn Produeta.
Crucibl Steel. ..
IX K. G ....
Dtotiliers ,
Eri. ,.....
Gen. Elect rie . . . ,
Gen. Motor . . ,
Goodrich Rubber ..
G. N. Ore lands. ,
Great North., pfd.
Green Can
Ride Leather, a.
IlUnoia Central . .
K. C Southern. ,
Lackawanna Steel.,
Lehigh Valley....
L. at N
Maxwell Motor.
LMiaml Copper...
rMldvalfl Stent
M.. K. 4 T..
Kmsourl Pseifia...
National Lead . .
New Haven
N. Y. Air Brake.
N. Y. Central
N. Y.. Out. W.
Norfolk eV W.. .
Northern Pacific ,
Pacific Mail ....
Pen a. Ry.
Peoplee Gaa ....
Pttmburg Coal. 0.
Presa. Steal Car. e
Ray Con. Copper
Ky Steel Boring.
Reading
Hep. L A 8.. c. .
Rock laland ....
Stndbkr, ....
Southern Pacific.
Southarn 'Ry., o.
Tennessee Copper.
Texaa Oil
Tobacco Product.
ruion Pacific, a.
TJ. S. Rubber. ...
17. 8. Steel. ...
TJtah Copper ....
Virginia Cbenv.
waoaen .........
W. U. Tel ;.
West. Electric . . .v
Willy Overland . . .
Woolworth
H
58
14
129
88
67
28
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88
18
98
18
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61
114
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102
84
2
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74
86
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26
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62
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67
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66
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188
65
47
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41
88
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25
26
60
73
96
106
66
82
64
44
74
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12
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42
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$0
41
81
26
2
88
14
128
86
86
26
80
88
12
8
16
79
68
118
S6
26
41
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38
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7
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85
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$7
101
7
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44
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. 18.00018.66
. 12.00013.66
. 11.76413.36
00 0 10.001
Ueneral sheen and lamb
Westers lamb
t alley lambs
Yearling
W ethers t
Ewe
TueeBar Uvostsei Shi
CattU Joha Margall. Tillamook. 1 load.
B beep U niea Meat ooatcany. Lite, Wi
load.
Mixed stuff J. w. Browa. Never, a
Uia, hogs aad sheep; Walter Given. Estsrad.
1 load eattle and bog.
sMsMIBty TBavrHw
STEERS
No. Ave. lb, prir No. Ave. Tea.
11 f2 6 T.lfa a. .
1 49 B.OO 1..
8..... 886 6.36
BULLS
$ 1.76 1..
0.O0 1..
1.36
CALVES
a..... 483 $ 6.00 1..
BELTERS
L. . . . 6$0 $ 4.00
COWS
which tha dlatrict of Tfaahtaxton had as
tu proportion $I$0.U.4. aad th dla
trict of San Francisco 12418177. The
ploy, of th. Hawloy mUU will haw, JO. "p Sound an5 O . Har
iMarina; traior City Raoorser LMeriw.- ... u'..t,innn. inatrt
and all California porta from Santa
Barbara chaan! norUt to th Oreeon
lina, for th San jTranclseo dlatrict. Tb.
imports ara Btlu sraatiy tn excaaa of
tha azports but th lattar hare bean
ahowlsx an lncraasa durlnx th mmmw
and autumn months. Th. attmat tor
tha yaar is truly intoraatia; whan com
pared with th Brand total of but 22i
000,000 for th ooaat la lilt.
Jaaaa lata trial XxblbrUaa In
formation haa boon rcalvd that an in-
wadneaday.
Th caa acalnat Sid Richard on
chart's of aalna- tndooant layiarua- la
th pranoa of woman, prwforrad by
Vic Connaraa. a mill amploy, haa boon
dLRmlaaod.
An anthuslaatlc man maoilnsT of
union men and thair friands waa bald
blond ay aftarnoon with O. R. Hartwlc
and K. J. Btsxk, preeUdant and swer
tary, roerpoctlmly,' of th Oreeon Fad-
ration of Labor, and Ooorr X
Schneldar. first ric praaldont of th
Intarnationai Brotharhood of Paper-
rS Lrz-" RUSS ARMY STAFF IS IN
duatrlal exhibition ia to ba bald at Sap
poro, capital f th protiuoa of Hok
kaido,, Japan, frora Augruat 1 to- Sep-
ttbr is. lilt. Itrnltad amount of
pae for forcirn axhlblta will ba arall
abi la on of tha btUidlnra. to b known
aa th &afrnca buUdin. Soma X90
ecroarw yard te addition may b naad
for th orwotlon af baUdlncs at th ax- '
pans of txitaadlas: xhIbttora. Applica
tion for spaa. la tha Rafaranc build
lnar must b rolTd by January 11.
111. and tor tha' ua of th additional
around by. December SO, 1$1T. -If such
applscatioaa r mad In a f or4ca lan- .
rnasra they should bo aooornpaaied by a"
Japan tranalation. .
Xaaletaai Bad Iae . Affcta4l bt
"vTar Laaaa. Statiatlca for th month
at October, raotntly cxrm piled, arroor that
tha total arnoant ot municipal bonds la
auod la that moath war only $Il.Tlt .
UI. aa corn pared with KSt.l4t.l4s for tha .
co rr ponding- month 01 last yaar. Ktmi-.
dpallti snarally ara ctbaarTta; tha
ncy ot tb attoatlon eraatad by tha .
sTBvMnmaars borrewlnr rxiwlrrnnLa an
aooount ot tha war. Th demand that
1 sprung- up tor tax-free bonds. In
ooajaacUon with tha. small amount be
lay kaaviiil. has - prodooad a marked
g4raaihenJn$T of prioas.and Is tending;
t keep tha market la a gold-exit oondl
tion. ManiclpallUaa are reaJUlns th ,
psBaaalty ot redadnc capital expandl
vurea to tho minimum and tt la -dally
hard to set oat a new bond where .
it must b aoxboriaed by a wota ot tha
people. ; ' : ,, ; .
BOUlsgbbBt VsalpaJ Deck Besls-.
The city ot Bell Irry; ham. WaatiL, ts offer- .
In I per nt mantel pal dook bonds to
tho amoant of ttS.000. The bonds
mature serially la 11 to 20 years. Seeled '
hide will be received by Char la A. Mo
Lannan, dry oomptroller, aant rwcem
bar 14. at T JO n. m. Bids must be ao- '
eompaniod by a oertified check for $1100.
Peter Covtrestemt Bead Issav Ae-.
oordlna a tha statexoetita ot bankers
aad dealers In bonds, ther a 111 be no
naw Ubarty loan leaua la January. A
report that tha gvertunefjf would offer
a large amount ot bonds for Bubecrip-tioa-eooa'
after- tha Drat ot the year
haa been ofndaily denied by Secretary
ot tho Treasury afaAdoo, say thee lov
forraantsvj. "1 undarstaad that aa lm
pre Ion prevails in sum quartare that
another offerinc ot beads will ba made
ia th month ot January, lilt.. 1 deal re
to correct this Imrarasaion. In view ot
tho Urga overwubacrlption tt the saooad
Liberty loan. 1 am clad to be able to
stat that this will not ba nao sary." ,
Is tha statement credited to Ur. klcAdoo.
717
480
1 JUT
1 13
14...
00
..1470
. 810
.1080
6.66
6.00 I
4.00
6-3$ I
390 $ 8.10
16 1108
1.
4....
1....
1
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a a a
1
3.....
13
m a o
640
966
?40
90
7.00
7.00
6.1
00
6.66
6.60
4.00 .
1.60
HOOS
610 114.60
327 15.96
16.09
14.60
14.50
14.01
14.60
16.00
261
1)5
180
390
141
806
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1....
1
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. 918
. 780
. 880
.1190
. 900
. (96
. 966
in Buech hall. A meeting- for.
union men only is being held in Labor
Temple this afternoon.
Frank Tare, an Austrian striker, ar
rested by th stat pofloarnen Saturday!
night on a chary of disorderly eondact
on the m ape naton bridge, aad kept in 1
Jail over Sunday, waa riven his 1
leas Monday upon ball ot ISO being
furnished by union official, and Bur
gas and Moor war re leaned upon bail
of $21 each.
xreryfJBta? was oulet about th nttr
iit ia nigbt and this moraine
w. I I
6.06
,!
HANDS OF BOLSHEVIKI
(Oeatiawad Preaa Page Onl
8.89
1.00
4.1$
311 816.78
426 18.06
804
399
870
860
-861
166
jr..
14.38
16.06
14.00 I
Tessdpy BVornlng Balsa
STEERS
No. Ar. Tha, Prme. No. A, lb.
S..... 906 $ 7.00 16..... 681 1 6.18
$ 8 86
S.76
x 6 36
00
Tha official agency announced Jud-
son's call at Smolny Institute was "an
offleial vtsiL"
PvjtrogTad, Don, A TJ. P. Th of
ficial agency announced today that
Eoalcn Krylenko. Bolahevikl eorn-mander-tn-chlef.
had reported tha sur-
reader of tha army roneral staff to hinL
Tha meaaax cam from vitaoeK.
Tha Petrocrad soviet of worsuneTrnen
and soifiVars Informed th railway unkoo
today that th allies wer necotiaunc to
afford Russia tho right to conclude a
separata peace
Annenrtoement ' of the eatabllahmant
Centralla. TTssIl. Dae. A Saturday at I of the Tartar republic of Crimea was
anoouver. Newell 8. Wight, eecretary I made nor today.
Centralia Plajis to
Entertain Soldiers
staff had arrived la Petrograd to nego
tiate for tha release ot tha Oertnan war
prlaonera.
lUfnae tQ Be Fired - -Washlstton.
Dec - L H. & Am
bassador Boris Bakbxnetieff and 1 th
other tnembers ot tho Russiaa embassy
her deoUao to b fired. "
When shown a dispatch saying For-
olgn Minister Trotxyof th BolahrvtU
has decreed th Usrnlaal of all diplo
matic and consular officials, officials
hero refused to bo ' disturbed.
Inasmach as they have never recog
nised the authority of Trotsky and the
Bolahevikl, they said, h cannot dlsmla
them, ....
3..... 666 1.00
COWS
IB 043 $ 6.04 1 780
8. 94$ 6.06 IS..... 683
13 891 4 26 16.... 897
1 810 8 60 6.;... 928
2 Ill $.50, 1 110
BULLS
1 810 $ 4.26 6 1070
HOGS
3 990 1600 1 330
1 160 15.86 9 165
1 400 15 60 10 141
3 400 14.86 93 198
1 820 14.60 2 195
68 264 16.00 12 145
6 287 16.00 7..... 202
6 287 14.75 T. . . . . 202
1 236 16.00 6 871
MIXED CATTLE
16..... 743 8 4.36 IS 413
HEIFERS
k.. . .. 120 $ 4.76
of the Centralla Crnmerclal dub, paeeed
the examination for anliatnyeat In th
engineering unit of the coast artillery
oorpa. Be reportod at Vancouver for
duty Monday morning'. ' Before oocniag
to Centralia last April Mr. Wight waa
Sebaatapool ts tha capital of tha new
aovernment.
It was also repertea mat in jo
acks bad elected war aad jnetio mln-
uiara for the new Caacaaus state.
AH the Bolahevikl armhvuoe aeyotia-
inetruotor of agriculture la the Wlalock I tlona with Germany are to b published
180
16 00
16.78
MM
16.00
14.60
16.06
16.76
16.76
14.76
t 411
high BchooL
Sewn other men, Theodore Bmlth,
Clyde TJlrlch. Roy Wall. Omy P. Wall.
Clyde R. Wllaon, Lee 11 T. Henderson
and Charles E. Irish, enlisted hers yes
terday in various branches ot tho army
service and were sent to Vancoaver.
: New Arailstice CotMtklered
Arasterdam, Dec 4. (I N. S.S S'e-
roUatloaa for an armtatice on th Rou-
front aa well aa tho eastern
front are bains; considered by tha Rua-
mo-awmu. oornmiaaioners at Brest
Lltovsk. it was satted la a dispatch from
th German frontier today. , . .
Tha Dtiaaeldorf Oasetta.' a German
newspaper, was aslhortty for th rw-
daxrt pmonrcK ok the coast
fmts. faaay. tie; tint
! Fsreltn Bead Market ,
Bid.
A. F.'ls Ort lttO 18
V. K. 6s Sep. 1911 07
TJ. K. 6s Feb, 1918 99
V. K. 6 No. 1919 96
C. K. Peb.'1619 97
V. K. 6 s Nor. 1931 91
A. r. fteo. 6c A. 161$ 98
Rep. Erenow 6 ltl 116
Paris 6s Oct. 1131 68
Marseilles 6a Nov. 1919 83
Rami Extn. 1921 48
Itueaiaa Intl. a 1926 109
Doxa. 6 Aug. 1917.
I toe. 6s ApcU 1931
1 10m. 6 April 1981.....
Doss, 6s April 1926
Argentina 6 Msy 1920.,
Canadian e 1987
French 6s 1811
4
8
1
90
96
3
4
Ask.
0
97
- 99
95
97
91
64
.148
88
3
90
111
96
94
3
1
99
99
84
(sav PvtwbfI)b)p VleBtHk6jb
Saa Frances. Dee. 4.--(C. P.) Butter
j Kxtrsa. 41.
Errs aurtrs. ; enra rasa, peuieva.
3 He. -
c 1111 rnnrtesis
lie.
Seattle. Da 4. ID. P.I- Suttee Native
Weaoiagvo ereemers. oab,' '4$: a brick. 4;
I storage. OalUoraia. cube, 44; a brlok, 46.
Saist snaea. eoi saorag. 2c
CAi Oreeoa tstoiets. 84 0 261 Yowaa
Amsrm. S6: block Swiaa, ease. 8Te; Badset
erica, eaee, ste; ao suagjt ; wssningip
triple, 34026.
La Angelsa. Lwa. 4. (L M. Al Ecxa. ISai
I butter, eza
Swift 0 Ca. Sbarea
Chioago, JJea. 4. Swift Ca,
130.
Not 'Union Men
' .Who Had Weapons
Oregon city. Doc. 4. Union- men d
slre to inform thoes who may have mle
read an ltern In Tho-Journal Monday
Manor Mercantile
Store Burglarized
Vancouver. Wash, Deo, 4. The Manor
Mercantile company store at Manor
was entered somatim Bandar night and
th safe rifled. Between 1200 and $100
was taken. Including- about $10 tn Red
Cross fund. Entrance wss gained
through tho front door. No trace of th
thief or thievos has bean found.
Clarke Realty Transfer
Vancouver, Wash, Dae. C Real es
tate tranaf ere wer filed with tb county
auditor for record Mendas as fellows:
John R. Dauxherty to Fred Vaaatta. mm
17 of Fortlaad view addition to Van-1-Peace movw ana posguniy tna bouumvixi
oouvort Northern Paclfla Railway com-1 government may "be deliberately falsi
paay to Daniel Btawart, th south half I fylnx tho position of tho allies for Its
ot ytMitheaat Quarter aad north half of I own uurpoae.
southeast quarter of section 26, town-1 The dispatch would indicate that the
ship S north, rang 0 east, MOO ; North-1 army ealefa, who have heretofore te
rn Pacific Railway corrrpany to Daniel I f ased to reayognUe th authority ot
Stewart, tha north half of eouthwest I sign Krylenko as corn mtnd ar-ln -chief.
port that Rou man la has mad peace ov
erture to the central powers.
Korniloff Free, Is Report
Petrograd. Dec 4. (U. P.J Report
that Oeaaral Korniloff had oecaped
from surveillance under which ba has
been held near head q oar tare a! no his
unsuccessful revolt against Karanaky
was clrsulatad bar-today. " .
and will be subject to debate ay ta
various soviet bodies throughout Rus-
aia. roreura MlniBter Trotsky oeotarao
today. He made the statement, to i-i-
tenant Colonel w. J. Juaaon. American
muitarr attache, who causa -unozxi-
einlrr."
The soviet bodies, Trotsicy aeciarea.
would be able to Interpose smxgastions
-9X a later stage" -la, tha neoTotiauona.
The lnf onzva tion above seems incred
Ibl. In Hw of directly oontraakstory
official information recanuy as to ut w- . m
?jjjtun'ia r Westover Is iilectea
Only few days ago British Ambaa.
sudor Buchanan at Petrograd was re
ported to have Issued a warning to the
Bolsbsvlkl ring uiat attempts at aa ar
mlatkco war in -violation of tho agr-
meot entered lata by tha allies shortly
after tho outbreak of th war, which
pledged that no signatory natioa would
make a separate peace.
Tha ambassador was then trrjoted as
warning the Bolahevikl that thair of
farts at aa armlstlo might be fat.
lowed by "grave consequence.
Ia view of th above It hardly soerns
likely that tho all lee are oven consider
ing granting scquieeenoe to a separat
Mayor at Chehalis
Chehalls. WasTL, Dee, 4. W. A. West
ever waa sleeted mayor of Chehalla at
th election Monday over A. Ks PoUom,
by about III votes. T. J. Lone and Tip
Oabol were ejected cornmlsatenera, To
tais are as follows t For mayor. A. Ks
lorn, $$l: .W. A. Weetover, 4t$,.Fr
nilswlonaw,.TlB OebA, ttlt T. J.
Loer. $74 W. C Proas. 40$, and W.
H. Ftwdarvek. 180. Th wot Oast waa
tighb a . few leas than was oast at
tha primary. Only $17 vote ware cast
out of a iwetriratioa of about ltoo.
than.-Grime. $1.65 0 3.10; extra feaey Win-
tar Banaaas. $3,750 $.00: extra fane Den- I YorkBy.. 6s
Xew Terk Boad "atarket
Bid.
Atehlsoa GeaL 4.....
BaL A Ohio Gold 4s... f. ....
Beth. Steel Rf. 6 .
Cent Pacifi 1st 4s
C. B. A O. Cot 4
fit. Paul GenL 4a
I Chicago N. W. GenL 4s
' a. w V' a.
Ask.
1
79
96
80
68
86
81
clous, large. $2.75 01.00; medium. $2.60; ex
tra fancy Rome. $1.7603.06.
Chicago Extra fancy Deoelous.-. SZ.7B4B
1.00; choice to fancy, 13.310 3.10.
St. Paul Best extra fancy Delfeiooa,' me
dium to large, 82.60 0 3.60; fancy medium ta
large, 83.2603.50: small, mostly tu.00; ex
tra fancy BUynveaa, medium to large. $3,000
2.25 1 extra fancy Smtsvnbersm. mediuar ta
ktrge. $2.26 03.60; extra fancy Jonathans, me
dium tajjarg. $2.0003.36; small. 81.680
1.76; - Uncy medium to large, , 81.600 3.10;
small, moarly $1.68 jumbl peek, $1,560 1.65.
UenveT ? ormwest Jonathans, ooxea, quality
sad oonditioa good, axtra fancy, mostly' 82.00:
fancy. $1.73, 01.85. choice, 41.40: DelicioQe.
quality and oonditioa good; extra fancy larre,
mostly 88.00; mostly 88.00: medium. 82-76:
faneq, 82.50 0 2.70; chosoe. $2.25; extra fancy
Wineaapa. $2.1603.26; -faaey, , $1.90 0 2.00:
caoioe, $1.66 01.76.
Dee Moines Extra fancy Joaathana. $2.28:
Delicious, 82.75 01.00; Kotrtee, 82.00; fane
Jona thana, Boms. Jumble peek, $1.74 0 L85.
Bt. Louis Demand moderate. - - .
' New York Demand aad movement Bsodcrkt.
Philadelphia Extra fancy attaymen. all
sisea, $1.75 0 3.25; extra-fancy Joaataaaa. $L66
02.86; extra fancy Romae. 61.86 0 3.2O.
Balnmeea aorta west nomas, maimiiw extra
fancy medium. $1.65 0 3.06.
Cincinnati Waahuigton - extra fancy and
fancy Romea, $3.60; taney Joaathana, sawlieia
81.80:- yumble pack. 81.25: Idaho, small,
extra faaey Jonathans. $1.66 0 l.fivTN T7
lMllaa Demand and movement modrrat.
. Tb twelfth annual eoaTentioa of the Waah
Ingtoa Grain Growers. Bhtppeia and Millers' amn.
ciatioa will b held at Pullman, Wash.. January
a a d .4 a - Tha rmm. mn ... .
. w a ". -- ! up mf
4s
Northern Psc P. L,
Reading Oeol. 4s. .
vnioa Pae. 1st 4..........
TJ. S. Steel 5s. ....
t'nios Pao. 1st Ret 6a
Bowtbera Pao. Cv. 4a ...... .
Boutbera Pae. Co v. 4s ..... .
Peema. Co v. 4s..
Ches, 0 Obi Ceav. 6...,...
61
11
79
98
84
80
85 . 86
III ' It
8 85
SI 8T
;2 , 9
78 " 79
9 90
14 74
speakers who caa talk aadsoritatrvaly oa thee
topic: ; -
."Method of Hsnrmng uraia by the Ooswra-
rOlaa-e Method That 1
"Valu at Alfalfa aad Clover la Wheat G
ing. - '
Tb Federal Grais Gradsa," .
"Substitution of Other Grain fog Bread
atsking." .
"Muung Valu of Different Wheats. 1
-Uveetock ta Ceonectioa With Wheat Crow
ing.- ' -
. -Coawrrlag Food Buppbaa.
' XJverpoel Cettoa Ball
Liverpool. Dee. 4. (L N. S.I
dull. Bpot aotton waa ta retail demaad
today. Price lower. Bale. 80O0 bales; Ian
Ira mid. fair, 28.67; good mid.. 22.89; mid..
saw am, aa.es i wn wrwaary, zw.s
ordinary. 26.82. . ... , ; ... .
Xesey aid Xxcbaage : '
.New Tork. Dee. 4. (V. P.) Mo mm
caiu per aaas.; w nmuus, of
that It was th poUoernen who wr
armed with club and gun a, and not tho
union men. when the attempt waa mad
to dear tha Labor temple Sunday. .
License Rnrrans Ccr0lMxt-S -Th
city's license collection bureau
and licoaa Inspection bureau have been
cronswRdatad and now have a sin rta of
fice In tho dty hall. Fred Poire, lioense
ullaari- la .mm St. a .Mm ...
duarter ot klon XL. township t north, have ttoJwA to bJh authortty and JoMpil Hutchinson, lioense esyUaotorTAll
. "7 . .17 ---r. I - .'" "". . w 1 lie an a a are to b paid hereafter at
nwiuiw.b iimi vmm w aeuwu W"S"I Uvs Vi Ml m.1 IH J wsnm.iwiw tivmm I
ship 1 svorth. rang 1 east. I without hmdiuartrB aad without any
actual army granting him recognition, I
Six More Beat I although a groat many army nnita,
s . . a... . I tnsT SOlaUvUL BTHDBOrtSXl aUIB.
amas county yottng men were soot
i wrttJa- 4 or aajBag as adi erttsssi
Ministers Hold BleetlBa;
Oregon City. Deo. 4. Having; for Its
object of prevention of overlapping of
th activities of tho various churches
and to unite the efforts ot the pastors
in other labors wber neceasary. a meet
lny of th Protectant minister of Clack
amas county was held in tb Baptist
church Monday aftarnoon, when Rev. A.
W. 8eamann. Rev. W. T. MUliken and
Rev. E. E. . Gilbert were named aa a
eornmltta to draft by-laws sad outline
th work of tho organisation, to- b
known aa the Clackamas County Minis
terial association. Rev. Mr. Seamann
waa chairman of tho meeting, with Rev.
Mr. Gilbert secretary.
to
Camp Lewis. American Lake, Wash,
today to take tha places of six of th
regrular quota of it, comprlatnaT tho
first call to make, up tho new national
army, who had been rejected for phys
ical disability. Tha party. In charge of
OUbert Henry Iianaon. left Oregon City
this raomtng at $ :20 and comprised
Robert Rose naa. David Humphrey
Thomas. , Rusmii c scramlin. Orris
Krvtn Da Yaul and Max Adolph UoU-
, Oonaervatlon Is Topic )
Oregon City, Dec. "Conservation'
waa the theme of the discussion at tho
regular monthly meeting- of the Broth
erhood of tho Prebyterlaa church last
night, with th principal talk being
mad by- O. M- Plurnmer, chairman ot
the Portland school board. Judge Grant
B. Dimlck aad R. J. Werner, county a
rlcultural - agent, were other speak era.
Blctnodlst rastortf in ension
Oregon City. Dee. 4- Eleven out of
th thirteen mtnisters ot th Methodist
church in Gackaraaa- ootmty sasemblod
tn Oregon City Monday for a ootuTarwao
and orranlxxolon. at which time Rev.
K. EL Gilbert of th loeal -church waa
elected president. Rev. Fred W. Snyder
Of MoiaJla secretary. Rev. Joha.Ovall
mlsMonary.' Rev. E. R. Carlos member-at-iarge.
Three session wer held dur-
tug th day. wffen talks aad discussions
formed tho aroenmm. tho day concluding-
wttn a, pratxerra meeting in tho evening.
vntn speecnes ty rtev. A. j. Joalyn. Rev.
rrea w. Snyder aad Gordon Taylor.
aiior or in stouuia ionoer.-.
MaNrrlace Is Aamntled
Presiding Judg Kavaaangh handed
I Aenr sa n inia WAsftilaet asmairtlam aw
'fr!iIK L.ABSrrT prmU " "triage of Kdna Brow, to A. J. Hand.
dent of the club, was chairman af th I The teajtlmony showed that Hand had
" "w u aKWN to orgaruse i married Mamlo Hand prsvioualy ta
Lh-T -nTV. , !S wlUl C. I Connectlout; A Utter from tho first
Schoebal and F. J. Too as lsicker 1 vir. ti.t . . n ., .
BMetata. o s s, kiun.i... ai.t ... . . . . : : I : u. . muiu .
m: mercantile saner. 6 4a ner enti ku dn. I r"T"" ." .i y ue nign scneoi 1 7Aro2gnt about th disclosure that r. i
New York. 15: starling, $4.74.1$. I rcBmr ana PTOved a dellsht to all. I suited In th present annulment.
Chiefs Refuse AHlrganrw
Copenhagen. Dee. 4- (L N. S. I
Coariraandera of Ruaalan armies on the
southern end of the eastern front have
notified the war office tn Pstrodrad that
they win refuse to iwtosraJa any prote-
eol or armistice that may bo drawn
at Brest Lltovak. according to informa
tion received today from tho Ruaalan
capital.
Ensign Krylenko, the Bolahsvttl eora-
rnander-ta-chlef. Is openly flouted try
thee loyal commsnaers.
Germany and Anstria are maUnar
freeh withdrawals of troops from that
section of the eastern front where the I
Bolahevikl control tho Rasslaa soidlera.
Soma of the are belns sent to Italy
and others into Beigiont and France.
Berlin' reports that an axmlstle si-
reedy xlts tn Tolhyniav and Korthara
Oalicla, aad that asgstiaUam fr
"xwneral sxmUtlcer are still under way.
PrlsxMMsra ReJeavs . Near'.
Petroffrsd. Dos. 4. (L N. S.V Nro-
tlaxlona for tho release ot all Oermaa
aad Anstro-Hungarian prisoners of war
In Ross la ara being conoleded and they
wtu soon, b omered released by
Bolshevik! - premier, - Lenin e, aocordinc
to tho newspaper Vied Mostl today.
Foreign Minister Trotsky has issoed
a decree cusmlsains; all tho Russiaa
diplomatic aad consular represent tires
In forelcn oountriea who fail to reeog-
blse tb BoianevuLj as tn legal oantral
gorerruDent of Ruaals. :
A. cablegram last week said that rp
tauves ot tna uermaa yaeraJ
FIRST PAY1IINT
' sa a
LIDinCIPAL BONDS
j "rartlal rsvagit FU '
On a f too bead fit
Ol 4 I U bead ill '
1 Oa a $1966 besd.teO
Pay snotw tf yon wish and pay
the balane la such amounts
at such times ' as may be
at, . - . -
' Xvery dollar ron pay earss tie
fan rale ef faterest, begiaaUf '
lgjaiatly. ' . -.
' Fan Uf email a Kofkest
LimbcraciisTnistComp
. Capital aad SarylaB $M4H
Lsstbrra4SB BUf. Partial t Or.
Stscka. Beads, Cettea, Grata. Xta, .
116-317 Beard f Trad BAiMw
Overbeckt:CookeCo."
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
JKetehers Ckleafo Beard ef Traf
Cryee4au el Lre a arjaaa
Caieaga, Iiv lift ,
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