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THE OREGON DAILY - JOURNAL, FOR TLAND, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, ; 1918. 15 DEMAND FOR BEANS CONTINUES KEEN AND PRICES FAVORABLE V . Edited by, 'i ; Hymaa H.. Cobeo COUNTRY MEATS ARE FIRMER AND HIGHER ALONG FRONT STREET General Advance of 12e a Pound Is Forced for Both Veal and Hogs With, the Latter at 19c and the Former at 182e a Pound. MOOS HIT CKNTS later In the day sales of country killed hog ware made along Front street at 1SVte a sound, a further advance of o a pound, which meant 1 far tne o. , Country killed host and esrves ara showing a firmar ton alone the wholesale tray ana higher price ara being generally quoted. Receipt along the street during the lait 24 hour were rather limited while demand was keen and thi caused values to move up about He a pound all alone With the greater strength in the livestock maraet as well at the fact that retailer' aup- pliea are leant, the street haa been able to se cure the advances without tne sngntaat aimcuity. In fact even at higher prices, lUc for top hog, the market for dressed stuck is still a fraction low ae compared with lire stuff. Whether the 'dressed hog market goes still higher within the next few days depends entirely upon the amount of stuff marketed In that period. Veals are firmer and 18 18 He a pound; the latter being an adrance of He abore the previous top here. Beef market is good along the street although there la little rea good quality available to bring extreme Tallies. Record Prices Are Ruling; for Halibut With Keen Demand Cargo Sells or), Puget Sound at 30c a Pound, the Highest Priee Ever Known. SWINE MARKET HAS A FIRM TONE LOCALLY WITH A SMALL RUN Beeord price ara ruling for halibut In the Pacific northwest. A vessel reaching Puget Sound Monday sold at 30c a pound, the highest price for this fish ever known in the wholesale trade. It is stated that practically the entire ship ment will be sold to the east because of the great scarcity of fish there, aa well u the extraordi nary demand. About 125 boxes of smell came to the local market for the morning's trad. All of this stock came from gillnettera, there being bo ar rival whatever reported in from the Cowlita. Sales were reported generally at 7 8c a pound. No improvement of not is shown In arrivals of salmon from the Columbia. Fishermen realise the scarcity of offering! and are demanding ex treme values; tn fact, some of them are actually asking more than the trad bora haa been sell ing St. J mall shipments of crabs are shown In tna trade, but not enough stock is coming to fill cur rent trad requirement. Not a Single Full Car of Stuff Comes Forward to North Portland Oves Night Minimum. Hog Price Debat able in the Trade. Unexpected Supply Of Barley Held in Country, Is Report Quite Liberal Offerings' for This Period Shown Grain Bags Are Boosted. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hoe Cattle Calves Sheep 208 80 ... ... 447 1054 6 75 650 . 65 ... 1060 460 100 1 2 375 126 ... 10 400 86 ... 880 458 182 469 28 7 17 721 88 1 806 100 80" ... 110 114 ... ... 280 Northwest tfGO TRADE HOLDS VKRT FIRM Market for fresh eggs continues very firm lo- ", eelly with prices well maintained at 50c a dozen for current receipt. interior demand remains favorable and all supplies are cleaning up. New Corn Being Rushed to Market Chicago Gets About 200 Cars, the Largest Shipment to Date This Season Prices Are Lower. SODA CRACKERS ARE HIGHER Advance of la a pound is being quoted in the price of crackers' by local factories. The sd : vanes includes both sodas and picnics. Just what the reason for the rise i has not been explained. ORANGE PRICES BADLY MIXED Orange prices in Portland are badly mixed. Actual sales of fruit ate being made 25 to 50o 'a box under what the stock can actually be pur chased at to. car" lots, not even considering the heavy shrinkage. GOOD BAXAJfAS ARE SCARCE .Good bananas are really scarce although there are liberal supplies of frosted stock. Sales of fancy fruit are shown generally at 5 H 8c with frosted stock He a pound below this. BUTTER AND CHEESE HOLD FIRM At the advance of 2c a pound quoted Mon . day, market for cheese In showing a firm tone. Butter market is also showing well maintained prices and some are talking of a further frac tional advance. BRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Car mixed vegetables, inclnding cauliflower, "egg plant and peppers in from Los Angeles. -Car of sweet potatoes in; sale at 5 5 ft e. General potato trade quiet with small Increase In sale. . California rhubarb is being offered at 78e pound. Chicken trade Is slow at former prices. Ioa Angeles head lettuce generally of poor quality. WEATHER NOTICE TO SHIPPERS Weather bureau sdvlees: Protect shipments during the next 86 hours against the following temperatures; going north, 86 degrees; northeast over 8., P. A 8. R. R., 20 degreea; east to Baker, 18 degrees; and south to .Ashland. 24 degrees. Minimum temperature at .Portland tomorrow about 88 degreea. BY JOS. F. PRtTCHARD Chicago. Jan. 22 (I. N. S.) The bears In the various commodities traded in on the grain and provision pita on the board of trade were fa- i voied with lower prices all aroand today. Losses ten Biiown ui aa rnucu as m corn t& y o in oats, 5&12 He in pork, 5c nominally in lard ana I so in rib. Chicago. Jan. 22. (L N. S.) Approximate ly 200 cars of corn were on sale at the opening of the market here today, the largest consign ment of sample corn received In several days. Local traders put pressure on the selling side. and the market opened a shade lower. The oats market was dull and slightly easier at the start. Local traders sold freely, and a de cline or ft c from yesterday a close resulted. Trade was not large, and an easy undertone was in evidence. In the provisions market there was little ac tivity, although receipts of hogs at the yards were heavy. Opening prices were around the previous close. Chicago range by United Free CORN Open Hiih January 1274 127 V March 125 ft 125 V. 'May 124 ft 124 H OATS January 79. 70 ft March 78 78 ft May 78 H 76 ft PORK January 4720 4720 May 4690 4595 LARD January .... May RIBS January May 2445 2445 JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND These -prices are those at which wholesalers aeU to retailers, except as otherwise stated: Dairy Products BUTTER Creamery, prints. In paraffine wrappers, extras. 53e: prime firsts, 50 51c; firsts. 49 0 50c: cubes, le less; cartons, lc advance, dairy. 34(35c per lb. BUTTERKAT Portland delivery buds. No. 1 sour cream. 56c per lb. CHEESE Selling price: Tillamook fresh Oregon fancy full cream triplets. 27 27 Ho lb. Young America. 28 28 ftc lb. Priee to Job bers: Flat, 25c; Young America. 2c, f. o. b. ; brick. 85c; limburger. 85c; brick Swiss, 40e bar In. EtJUS Selling price: Case eounU BOe per dosen. Buying price. 4 7e per dozen. Sellina 'price, candled, 52c, selected candled. 64$ 55c; atorage. B7c. LIVE I'OT'LTRT Hens, heavy Plymouth Rocks, 28 2 lo per lb.; ordinary chickens. 22 s23o -lb. ; stags, 15e per lb.: small springs. 85c: turkey. 25c per lb.; dressed, fancy. 80 9 82e; lb.; No. 2s. 2 To per lb.; squabs. 82.60 pet dosen; geese, live, 18 20c; ducks, 24 - 5c per lb.; pigeons, 81.25 per dosen. Fresh Fruit and Vegetables FRESH FRUITS Urances. S4.B G.SO per box: bananas. 5 5 He; lemons. 87.00 O8.00; Florida Low 127ft 124 ft 123 ft 79 77 ft 75 ft 4710 4570 2485 Closing 127 ft 124 1234 79 H 78 76 4715 4575 2760 2780 2895 2435 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES 1 California grapefruit, 83 00 3 25 ' 86.25 6 80: pears, 52.00 per box. BERRIES Cranberriea, local, per box, $5.75 Q6.ZO; eastern. S17.60 per barrel. APPLES Ortley. extra fancy, 82.00; Ortley, fancy. $1.75: Winter Banana, extra fancy. $2.85; Winter Banana, fancy, $2.10: fancy Hood River Spitzenbergs, $2.00; Hood River extra fancy Rpitxenberg. $2.25 per box; Bald win, wrapped. $1.50; Newtowns. 4 tier, $1.26; fancy table apples. 4 tier, $2.25; fancy table hpples, 4H tier. $1.75: fancy Bpitaenbergs, not Wrapped. $1.50; cooking aprnee, 4 tier. $1.10. ONIONS Oregon. $2.25 (Sp 2.35; garlic, 6ft POTATOES Selling price: Table stock, local. 1.25 1.60. Buying price: Choice shipping, 1.00 1.10 per cental country points; sweet potatoes, 6 0 5 ft e per lb. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.50 per sack; carrots, $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.75 per sack; be.rt.nlp. $1.75 per sack; cabbage, local, $1.50 8.00 ewt. ; green onions,S5c dozen bunches; peppers. 2 Bo per lb.; head lettuce, 85c dozen; celery, 85(e) 00c per dosen: artichokes, $1.00 C 1.10 per dozen; encumbers, hothouse, $1.50 ?i.7S per dozen: tomatoes. California. $2.25 per b: .eggplant, 17 He per lb. ; string beans, 10 J 2 Ho per lb.; peas. ( ) per lb.; cauliflower, California, $2.10 2.25 per crate; pumpkins, 1 He per lb.; sprouts. 10 lie per lb. Meet, Fish and Provisions DRESSED MEATS Selling priee: Country killed best hogs, 19 19 He; ordinary. 18 18 He; beat veal. 18 18 ft: ordinary veal, 1717H per lb.: tough heavy, 14c per lb.; goats. 5 6c per lb.; lambs, 17 20c per lb.; mutton. 1 1 1 3c per lb. ; beef, 7 ft 9 1 0 ft e lb. SMOKED MEATS Hams, 2782o per lb.; breakfast bacon. 8848n per lb.; picnics, 82o per lb.; cottage roll, 28c per lb.; short S leers, 31 34c pa.- lb. ; Oregon exports, smoked, 4o per lb. LARD Kettle rendered, tierces, 29e per lb.; standard,. 28 He; lard compound, 24 He. OYSTERS Olympia, gallon, $4.60; canned eastern, 66c per can, $6.50 per doaen cans; eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack, $8.50. FISH Dressed flounders, 6c; steelhead sal mon. 22 23c: Chinook, 25 26c; perch, 7 8c ; soles, 7c ; salmon trout. 1 8c per lb. ; halibut. rzzo pet id. ; Diaca coo. lie; nerring. Be per smelt. 8c per lb.; clam, hard shells. 4c per 82.75 per box: crabs. $1.752.50 Der tosen ; Columbia smelt, 7 8o. SUGAR Cube; $8.65; powdered. $8.40; fruit r berry, $7.90; D yellow, $7.30; granulated, $7.90; beet. $7.90; extra C. $7.50; golden C, IT. 40 per ewt HONEY New. $4.25 4.50 per caw. ' BICE Japan atyle No. 1. 7 He; New Orleans, bead. Vc; blue rose. 8 He. SALT Coarse, half ground, 100s, $15.00 per ton; 60s. $16.00; Uble dairy, 50a. $19.75; 100s, $19.26; bales, $2.45; fancy Uble and airy, $25.76; lump rock, $20.00 per ton. BEANS Nominal Small white, 1 3 H c ; large White. 13e;'ptnk, 8 ftc; lim..14ftc; bayou. 10 ftc; red.s 10 He. . ' Hops, Wool and Hide . HOPS Nominal, 1917 crop. 28 30c per lb,; Eastern Oregon. HQ 56c per lb. HIDES Baited, 25 lbs. and up. 14c: salted lulls, 60 lbs. and up. 12c; salted and green kip. a so, so a id.. iooi hhvu am green calf, p to 15 lb.. 21c; green hide. 25 lbs. and up, 4e; green ataga. no ids. ana up, ioc; dry flint, 6c;. dry flint calf, up to 7 lbs., 28c; dry salt, lc: dry horse hides, each. $1.26 to 81. BO- lalted horse hides, each. $3.00 4.00: none. hair, tall. 2 5c :, horsehair, mane, 16c; dry long , boot pelts, 88e; dry short wool pelts, 25c; Salted and green pelts (January takeoff). $2.50 eja.su eacn; ary aneep sue rungs, each, 15 10c; salted sheep shearlings, each. 2660o; Iry goats, long hair. 25e; dry goat shearlings. ach. 15 30c; dry short hair goat, each. 80c tl.00. WOOL Coarne valley. 50c; 7 medium Taller' r I5e; valley lamb wool, 46 50c Mr lb. . - CH1TTIM OR CASCARA BARK Buying sen a r aiw kv w C a 7Til7 iK ' c: -c: areas. MOHAIR 1917. 40 50cer lb. Rope, Faints, Oil JMUfaVe-sisal, dark. 23e; white. 22 a pet Ohlcago Hog $16.80 Chicago. Jan. 22. (L N. 8.) Hogs Re ceipts, 46,000; dull and So lower. Mixed and butchers, $16.10 16.80: good heavy. $16.06 16.80; rough heavy. $16.06 18.20; light. $15.80 16.25; pigs, $12.75 15. 30 bulk. $16.36 1 16.75. Cattle Receipts, 22,000; steady. 10c lower. Beeves, $8.96 18.85; cow and heifers. $6 11.75; stackers and feeders, $7 10.70; calves, $9 16. Hhaan Roina Of AAA .W n. Native and western, $9.70 1325: lambs! $14.40 17.60. Omaha Meg S14.10 Omaha. Jan. 22. (L N. 8.1 - Hoe P- celpts. 20,000; steady. Top. $18.10: tun. $15.50 18.10: mixed. 815.80 r 1 OK : wv4 choice. $16.05 16.10; rough. $15.75 15.95 : light, $15.60 15.80; bulk. $15.75 16.05 ; pigs, $12 16. ..(iatU" Reoeipta. 8000; steady. Beeves, $8.50 12.75; atockara and feeders, $6.25 11.76;- cows and heifers,-$6.25 10.25; west ern, $8.7511.60; calves. $8.75 13.25. Sheep Receipts. 8800; lower. Wethers, fllf.1!'.- yearlings. $11.5016; lambs, $16.75 17; ewes. $11 12.25. Seattla Hogs $16.26 Seattle. Wash., Jan. 22. (L N. S Hoga Receipts, 690; 25c higher. Prime light. $16.15 16.25; medium to choice. $16 16.10; smooth heavies, $15.50 15.75 -rough heavy, $15 15.25; pigs. 15 15.25' . i MUJ. Receipts. 56; 50c higher. Best euwi.o; eneaium to choice, $9.50 10; common to medium, $8.50 9; best cows, $8.50 9; common to medium cows 16.60 7 j bulla. $6.60 7; calve? $6 6?10: Sheep Receipts none. Denver Hogs, $16.36 jiu. owjers, eoei2; cows and heir i aiiV ' tock and feeders, $7 11; " v. aw a. a 0. iSY .K'?elp.,'. II00 1 l"er. Top w . i , uuia, f id, d, iUc,PU' 20: ateady. Ewes. $11.50 liT lliua, A O.OU. Kansas Olty HogsL 816.36 Kansas City. Jan. 22. (L N. S.) CatUe-1- iiinu ii uuu : ow. ateady to 10e lower. Steera, $10 18.60; cows and heifers. $6 e i0,1.'1" 'Dd fderm- 11.75: calves. Hogs Receipts. 18.000; steady to 6c lower. i,0S'rV2i.' bua- I10 16.20; heavies. Sheep Keceicts. lO.AOAr n Lamba .$16 16.50; ewes. $11 11.75: -weUi- cro, 911Due;i0. Tnesday Monday Saturday Friday Thursday Wednesday .... Week ago . . . . xear ago 2 years ago . . . 8 year ago . . . 4 years ago . . . A few drive-in formed the -total livestock ar rival at North Portland overnight; not a single carload being received. This is the first time for an extended period 'that receipts were so small. General trend of the swine trade is favorable. Price ere well maintain!' at the previous ex treme figures. . Attention is called to a mistake made in a San Francisco message telling of the minimum price for hogs along the coast. The message read $15.49 when it should have been $14.50, which, in reality is lc below Chicago. The publication of the minimum price fixed by paclfer la causing much debate among the trade. The fact that no livestock producers were consulted or attended the meeting is con sidered significant by the trade. General swine market range: Prime light $15.75 916.00 Prime heavy 15.75 16.10 Pigs 18.75 14.50 Bulk 16.75 16.00 Oattla Situation Strong With little of the poor quality stuff holding on the market end good quality stuff rather scarce, the market for cattle continues to reflect great strength at North Portland. Only a very limited run was shown In the yards overnight; not enough being in sight- to test values. General cattle market ranae Medium to choice steers $10.86 11.00 Good to medium steers 0.85 10.85 Ccmmon to good steers 7.75 9.25 Choice cows and heifers 7.75 8.50 Common to good cows and heifers 6.50 7.75 Canners 8.00 6.00 r.ulls 6.00 7.50 Calves 7.60 11.00 Btocker and feeder steers 6.00 9.00 Mutton Market Firm Not a single head appeared in the mutton al leys at North Portland overnight. Trend of the trade remains firm but on a nominal basis with killers in control of supplies and the price. General sheep end lamb range; Western lambs $14.50 15.00 Valley lambs 14.00 14.60 Yearlings 12.60 18.00 Wethers 12.00&J2.50 Ewes , .501U.50 Market on shorn sheep. 2 H to 3e under quo tations. Supplies of the Nation United States bureau of markets reports live stock loaded January 21 (carloads reported west of Allegheny mountains; doubled ecks counted as two cars.) Mixed Hogs Sheep Stock Total -2550 447 458 6551 781 885 150 2546 885 274 146 2620 State origins of livestock loaded January 21 : For Portland 2 3 2 8 Wheat. Barley. Flour. rortland Tuesday 8 Year ago . . 5 Season to date. .8600 aar ago . , .TS595 TecouA Monday 27 Year ago .... 18 Season to data ..8574 Year ago . . . .4772 Seattle Monday .... Year ago .... 24 Season to date. .8887 i ear ago . . . .8769 Oats. Hay. 1 S 10 9 1 - 2 12 9 207 690 879 1287 188 1000 1601 1489 : . 6 9 BEAN MARKET GOOD AS e 108 .... 9 S 6 218 1079 267 1058 WITH DEMANtKBETTER THAN THE OFFERINGS Shippers Are Freely .Offering 9c a Pound to Oregon Growers Wash ington Producers Complain About Lack of Adequate Outlet. ORDINAnC AHTI-PICKETING E NOW OREGON CITY LAW Drastic Regulations Contained in Measure Passed by Council With but One Opposing Vote. UNIONS WILL FIGHT IT 186 1218 342 1888 ""4 "82 925 2817 097 2654 Contrary to general expectations, soms barley remains in the country and one local milling firm has recently been a rather fair buyer of auppliaa. The market is entirely a local affair because of the embargo against shipments from' California, either to other states or foreign. While there is more 01 less talk about prices being established for grain bags for the coming season, the trade in general reports a lack of activity. Those that control the bags are said to be asking as nign aa zse eacn lor no. l Calcutta but thi is declared to be an ex cessive profit and may result in federal Invest i- gauon. in tne meantime mere is an excellent movement of second hand bag with California still lathering np all the supplies that can be found in this territory. Hay market continues to weaken but no gen eral change in values is announced. WHEAT New erop. bluestem. $2.05; forty fold. $2.08; club. $2.01; Russian. $1.98, tide water track basi. FLOUR Belling price: Patent, $10.00; Wil lamette valley, $9.60; local straight. $9.20 9.90; bakers' local. $9.80 10.00; Montana spring wheat, patent, $10.60 10.80; whole wheat, $9.60; graham, $9.40; rye flour. $10.75 per barrel. HAY Bovine Brioe. new eron: Willamette timothy, fancy. $26.00 per ton; Eaatern Oregon- Just why Washington growers are not able to sell their beans, at good prices is a mystery ta the local trade for there continue a good demand here and Oregon supplies are moving out well. For local stock the trade is freely biddins and navine 0c a Dound and more stock than is at present being offered here could be moved at tne aame prices. Yakima crowers are eomnlalnina that they cannot get over 8e a pound with little demand even then. If this is true there la something wrong either with the beane crown in that sec tion or the marketing interests are not paying sufficient money. Besn shippers here regret the publicity sent out by Washington state officials that unless tltere la an improvement in the bean market situation they advise the growers not to plant during the coming season. On the other hand Oregon grower are being urged to increase their acreage and a liberal gain in planting ia expected in this state for the 1918 season. Petition Carrying 400 Names of Workers Opposed to Ordinance Fails to Have Any Effect. Oregon City. Or.. Jan. 12. With bat one dissenting vote. Oregon City's new anu-piclcetlng ordinance. with an emergency clause, went through the council at a special meeting last night Finance : Timber: Industry Portland! Lumber Dealers Interested In Bids lor Furnishing 11,000,000 Feet " of . Lumber for Road Construction in Iowa Production of Lumber '; ' Products Tends to Decrease JJee line in Corporate Financing. V V Iowa 1) ays Lsxaber for Beat Baud Is tv Portland lumber dealers are Inter ested In the bids to be opened January 16 at Deat Moines. Iowa, for furnishing soma 14.000,000 feet of lumber for use in road building purposes throughout the state, WJ X. Strayer, secretary of the. executive s committee of State Super visors' association, estimates that the various counties In Iowa, during 191$, will need .about 14.000,000 feet of lum ber. This will consist principally of rough material. Including 1x12a, 3x14a. in 16 and it foot lengths. Specifications also call for a quantity of small tim bers and a few 2x4s and 6s; also 480.000 lineal feet; of piling 1 to SO feet long. Farwtirt 'Weekly Trade Review. John V. Farwell oompany's weekly trade re view shows a general stiffening of the market lq all lines of dry goods: "Retailer "commitments for fall ara broadening the trade activity In dry goods and general merchandise. Very good collections at present Indicate that retailers' January clearance sales have been successful, the extremely cold weather helping the movement of heavy winter llaes in the East and Middle West- i . The department of agriculture's report crop: Washington fancy tsmothy, $29.00 80.00 ; al- eheat, ( ) j ! 25.00 falfa, $25.00; valley vetch. ( ) clover. $22.00 per ton; grain, $24.00 per Ton. GRAIN' BACKS !omlnal. No. 1 Calcutta. 18 20c In carlots; less amounts higher. MILL8TCFFS Bran, $30 80.50: shorts. $32.00 82.60; middlings. $39.00 89.60 per ton. ROLLED OATS Per ton. $62.00. CORN Whole. $82.00; cracked. $83.00 per ton. The United States food administration annum division says: "The attention of thi of flea ha km rA to the loss resulting from the cutting of burlap bags at elevatora' and mills where grain is re ceived in such receptacle. Considering the scarcity ana nign price, it la the duty of all miners to caution their employee to use every care in nsnaimg, so mat tnere will be no unnecessary waste of sacks. Millers should see that their employes do not cut off the ear, or rip them onen with their knitu Thi. .-.- auouiu receive tne earnest attention of all millers, aa sacks must be preserved for future use. Cattle, Calves Totals 2847 1 week ago. 1225 4 weeka ago. 1088 Oregon ... 1 Totals Port. 1 1 week ago. 2 4 weeks ago. 4 For Seattle Idaho 8 W sahington . 1 Totals Seattle 4 1 week ago. 8 4 weeks age 9 1 1 13 8 22 Monday Afternoon Sales STEERS 8 8 6 17 40 DAIHY PRODUCE OH THE COAST ae; ec li: San franclsc Market San Francisco, Cel., Jan. 32. (U. P.) nuner extras, oc; prime firsts, 61c Eggs Extra. 67e; extra pullet. 62c Cheese California flat fancy. 2514c Seattle Market Seattle, Jan. 22. (TJ. P.) Butter-r-NetiTe i , n .... ' , . . nuuiuiun v fmui.i j cuue. oc; at no, ones, 53c; storage California cube, 46c; ditto, brick. toe bggs Select ranch. 55c: pullets. 45c: ator- sge, 44 45c. Cheese Badxer brick ease. 84c: Orearon trin- lt-ts. 2425e: Oregon Young America. 27c: Washington triplets, 24 25c; Washington Young America, 27c: Wisconsin Youna America. oc; luuns America. 20c. Lo Angeles Market Los. Anseles. Jan. 22. (L N. 8.1 Van sec; putter, o-c. No. Ave. lbs. Price ' No. Ave. lbs. Price 12 1054 $10.50 1 820 $ 7.25 2 725 7.25 6 1112 9.10 16 944 9.10 6 lilt 9.75 1....1200 9.00 COWS 1 1050 $ 7.50 1 870 $ 6.25 11... .1087 7.25 1 780 6.00 8 870 6.00 1 950 4.25 1 980 6.75 2 890 6.25 8 747 4.60 1 1290 9.00 1....1050 6.00 4 1802 8.50 887 4.50 I HEIFERS 4 847 $ 75 I BULLS 1 1100 $ 6.00 I . 1 1610 $ 6.00 1 1250 6.50 I . 1.....1480 6.00 CALVES - 2. . . . 180 $ 9.00 I HOGS 18 204 $15.75 17 261 $15.75 8 178 15.76 2 850 14.75 1 210 15.75 4 150 16.70 5 128 14.60 1 380 14.75 1 430 14.75 4 150 15.50 1.... 880 15.75 2 240 15.75 1 320 15.75 2 885 15.25 2 210 15.75 65..... 209 15.90 Tuesday Morning Sales rows 1 900 $ 7.00 1 780 $ 7.25 1.... 910 6.76 2.... 880 6.60 1.... 640 6.50 1.... 770 6.25 1.... 820 4.50 1 650 4.00 2.... 906 6.00 1 1010 6.00 1....11S0 6.60 1 1080 6.00 1.... 970 5.60 1 860 6.00 8.... 1190 7.50 2 980 8 75 1 1170 4.00 1 780 7.25 1.... 870 4.50 1.... 700 4 00 BULLS 1 2150 $ 7.50 1 2020 $ 7.10 HOOS - 8.... 255 15.75 14 218 15.75 6 206 15.75 20 168 14.50 1 240 14.50 1 390 14.60 2 265 14.75 3..:.. 150 15.50 3 260 15.75 20 258 16.75 8 173 14.60 2 215 15.75 25.... 199 15.60 8 141 1450 4 200 15.75 20 128 140 7. . . . 177 15.75 9 203 15.65 1 440 $15.60 1 Merchsnts Exchange January bids: OATS Sat Fri. Thn. nL 1917 : 1818 Week ago. 6900 5950 1918 Feed 5900 3650 6900 5900 5900 BARLEY Feed 5750 8950 5750 5450 B4KO R!tn mull Brewing B00 4025 6900 6725 5700 5700 5700 Thirty-day delivery was quoted: OATS Feed BARLEY Feed Brewing Eastern oats and corn in buZk OATS No. 3 white White 88 clipped. .so. 8 Clipped CORN No. 8 yellow No. 3 mixed Yellow Mixed and hwnnm law within a f.v minutes when Mayor Hackett affixed his aigna-U"' Texaa cotton crop is gaUy re ture. ! duced Is helping to stiffen the cotton Early Gains Made In Stopk Values; Leaders Advance 6950 5750 6900 5550 5600 5600 6600 BEAR RAID AT CLOSK New York. Jan. 22. (I. N. 8.) -Heavy asm Ing, caused by a bear raid, resulted trtef afternoon In prices In the stock market generally declining from 8 te ever 4 points. Mexican Petroleum shares were sold heavily. one a look of 10,000 causing that stock te eline to 90. In final dealings United State Steel dropped w o?a. Marine preferred was an exception rallying over 1 oolnt to 81. The Liberty 4s were firm and moved up te oe.M. Sales, 498,000 shares! bonds, $3,681,000. The American Hide A Leather oernpany dared the usual semi-annual dividend ef I'i per cent on the preferred stock, payable April 1, te holders of record of March 8. During the afternoon Mexican Petroleum brake to 0 and American Smelting Sropped 1 Vu sin. steel common reacted 1 te SI ft New York. Jan. 22. (L N. S.) There was a good demand for stocks st the opening of the stock market today and gains in the early deal ings ranged from fracUona to over 1 noint. United States Steel rose to 92 an upturn of and Bethlehem advanced to 76 ft . Bald win rose to 60 4 . Mexican Petroleum after yielding to 92 rose to 93 V and American Smelting advanced Vt to 84. General Motor rose IS to 113 The Tobacco stocks continued strong. Prod ucts advancing 1 to 64 ft and United Cigar stores rose to Msrtne preferred ran Bed from 90 to 90 ti I and the common rose ft to 28. The Cap per stocks showed fractional advances. The market continued active all through the forenoon. Steel common advanced to 92 ft while several of ths other steel industrials ware also bought at advancing prices. Baldwin moved up 1 ft to 61ft and Ameri can Sugsr rose 1 ft to 105 while American Beet Hugar at 78 ft ahowed an upturn of 1 ft Marine preferred after selling up 1 point te 81, reacted n svs. 6200 BlUO 6050 6900 Slight Improvement In Quality of Apples An Aid to Demand NORTHWEST APPLE SHIPMENTS Season to date 17,945 ears Better Quality apples are. arriving in the east from the Pacific Northwest, bnt considerable stock a till shows a frosted condition. Price of good quality generally ruled higher in the east for the week, extra fancy showing the following renge : DELICIOUS Top. last week $1.908.5n Previous week.... 2.25 8.50 JONATHANS Last week $1.50 2.60 Previous week . 1.70 2.60 WINESAP8 Lest week $1.56 3 00 Previous week ... . 1.80(92.75 ROMES Last week $1.75 8.00 Previous week .. 1 . 1.502.50 SPITZENBERGS Last week $1.75 2.75 $2.25 2.75 Previous week 1.702.75 2 00 2.60 Bulk of Tops. $2.50 8 00 2.753.00 $2 00 2.40 2.00 2.25 $2.00 2.75 2.00 2.60 $2.00 2.60 1.75 2.25 Councilman Bridges caat the dissent ing vote. Those In favor were Temple- ton, said to be sponsor for the mea sure; Tpbln. Metsner, Buckles. Ely. Moore and Van Auk en. Friedrichs was absent. Bridges spoke against the ordi nance arid Attorney O. D..FJby. repre senting the mill companies, defended the measure, speaking for over an hour, and declaring that it would stand the test of the courts. No attention was given to a petition, containing over 400 names, protesting against the passage of the ordinance, presented by representa tives of the unions. The union officials declare that the city will have opportunity at once to test the legality of the measure as they do not Intend lessening their picketing activity, and that In this position they are to be supported by the Portland unions. The new ordinance is wide in its scope in that no two people can stand on the -street and discuss strike mat ters, no one can accost another and comment on whether or not he is work ing and no person is permitted to even address another relative to his work. Arrangements were made this morning by representatives of the unions to get out a referendum vote on the above ordinance. The Hawley Pulp & Paper company was granted permission to construct water mains near its mill property for the purpose of enlarging the protection to Its plant, and is a part of the plan to Install a $40,000 automatlo sprinkling system as a protection against fire. Dr. J. W. Norris waa reelected city health officer at an annual salary of $480. market. Leading makes of wide sheet ings have been advanced by mills 5 cents and 10 cents per yard. white goods for Immediate delivery are becoming scarce, because of delays in deliveries from bleacheries. Beginning January 14, all wool to be Imported Into the United States becomes subject to a 10 day purchasing option by the government. Lumber Prod action Tends to Decrease. The market has remained unchanged during the past fortnight. Production tends to decrease according to the re ports submitted by representative mills to the statistical department of the West Coast Lumbermen's association. Output at the present time Is not 76 per cent of normal for this time of the year- The production of lumber at present is controlled absolutely by the log supply, There Is" hardly a mill in the Pacific Northwest that has logs enough to enablo it to operato continuously. Owing to the scarcity of "cars the ten dency is for unfilled orders to increase Mills supplying government require DESCRIPTION Gold I Oprnl Hich I Low Bid PACIFIC COAST BASK STATEMENT Clesrinca Monday .... I Tuesday .... Clearings Balances .... Clearinas . . . P-alancee .... Clearings .... Balances Portland Banks This week. Tesr sen. 3.228.728.13 $ 2.67.243 3.127.864.48 827,446.00 112,457.00 fl.215.289.00 1,850.085.00 963.188.00 218,987.00 2.595.906.96 Taooma Banks Seattla Banks Apple markets of the nation : Kansaa City Demand light. Washington extra fancy Jonathans, medium to large, mostly $2.00; extra fancy Delicious, large $3.00 8.25; small to medium, $2.50 2.75; extra fancy Wlnesapa, mostly $2.00. Denver Demand Improving. Extra fanrv Jon athans, $2.00 2.25: choice. $1.25 1.60; ex tra fancy Winesaps, $2.50 2.75 ; fancy, mostly $2.25; choice, $1.75 2.00. No movement De- ucioua. Washington Demand and movement verv alow. Extra fancy 8ritxenbeTgs. medium to large, $2.00 2.60. Other varieties no sales reported. Boston Washington sales from storage, extra fancy Winesansr'sll sizes, $2.50. New York Extra fancy Spltsenbergs. large, $2.50 2.75: small to medium. $2.60 2.25; extra fancy Rome. large. $2.50 2.75, medium. .ZMj.BO; extra fancy Staymena, Urge. $2.0(r2.25; small to medium. $1.85 2.00. Baltimore Washington extra fanrr BtaTmana. medium to large. $2.25; extra fancy Bnjtnan bergs, small. $1.75. New Orleans Extra fancy Delicious, nalliim to large, $2.75 3.00; extra fancy Genoa. laocy Jwn ustib, si-ooeei.00. Atlanta Demand and movement moderate. Wines 8pokane Banks POTATOES ALL ALOJTG THE COAST San Franelsoa Market San Francisco. Jan. 22. ITT. P.l Onion. Per cental Brown er vellnw. 81.00 6 2 AO fn good stock; do. white. $2.00 A 2.25. Potatoes Per cental Delta, $1.50 1.65, for fancy; do. choice, $1. 101.S5; do. Idaho Netted Gems, fancy. $1.75: da. OrMitn Rur. banks, repacked. 1. 7642.00: do. Nevada. $1.70 1.90. Sweet potatoes, $3.73 ex car per 100 pounds, Seattle Market Seattle. Wash.. Jan. 22. (U. P.) Onions. California yellow per pound. 2 ft 2 ftc; Yak ima, per pound, 8c Potatoes Local, $27.00; Yakima Gems. SS1.00 82.00. Los Angeles Market Los Angeles. Jsn. 22. (I. N. 8.) Potatoes. Northern Burbanks, $2.00 2.05; Bussets, $2.10; Sweet. $4.004.25 sack. EASIER TONE FORCE8 COTTOX PRICES LOWER New York, Jan. 22. (L N. 8.) There was an easier tendency at the opening of the cot ton market today and Initial prices were 12 to 29 points net lower. - - ' The close was steady at a net loss of 68 to 66 points. lb. ; standard Manila, 82c - ' - ' LDfSEED OIL Raw, bbls., $1.41 per gallon kettle boiled; bbls., $1.43; raw, cases, $1.51; boiled, eases, $1.63 per gallon; lots of 250 gallons, lea. - L COAL OIL Water white, in drum and iron barrels, lOo p saltan. - WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 12c per lb.; 500 lbs.. 12 ftc - . . , TURPENTINE Tsnks, 65c; cases, 75c;" 10 case lota, le teas. fian ImmIma B..L. Clearings $15,589,891.00 Lee Angelas Banks Oearin $ 4.648.366.00 . ' Money and Exchange N.? T,orf' 22. I. N. 8.) Call money on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today ruled st 5 ft per cent; high, 6 per -cent; low, 4 ft per cent Time money was firm. , T'.TeL 8ixt AAy per cent: 90 days. 64 6 per cent; four months, 5 ft 6 per cent; Five month. 6 ft 6 per cent; six months. ' 5 ft 6 per cent. The market for prime mercantile paper waa UUJJ. . rt- . . . money in uanaoa today wss S ft per cent. . Bterllng exchange was steady with business .J1:",? . " $4. 75 8-16 for demand; $4.71 ft 4.71 ft for 60-day bills, and $4.69 ft 4.69 ft for 90-day bills. Silver W. Y.. 87 Tie, London, 48d. -Re- Ch leas; o Dairy Produce Chicago, Jan. -22. tL N. 8.1 Butter eetpts. 8317 tabs; 'creamery extras, 48 ftc: fi ns iima, sihwjk; iirata, a4fc; pack ing si oca, i n iff V Egg Reeoipts. 1931 eases; current reeeipti 49 56c: ordinary firsts. 52 0 55c: firata. 6 58c: extra. 61 62e; checks,. 82 ft 33c; uirtM. oev Saa Fraaeiseo Oral a Market 8an Francisco. Jan. 22. (U. P.) Cash grain: Barley Per central Feed, around $2.85. " Oats Per cental New red feed, $2.80 z.sv; oo. seea graae. .ivei.:a. Tfew Tor Metal Market New York. Jan. 21. L - N. 8.) Lead, quiet; spot. 7 bid; Jsnuary. 7 7 ft. Spelter, quiet;, Jsnuary, February, - March. 7 8. Alaska A Ills Chalmers, c Am. Beet Sugar. Am. Can., c Am. C. A F.. c. Am. Cot. Oil. c. . Am. Loco., c . . Am. Smelter, c. . Am. Sugar, c. . Am. Tel. A Tel . Am. Woolen, e. . . . Anaconda M. Co. . . Atchison, e Baltimore A Ohio, c Bethlehem Sleel B. Brooklyn Rap. Tr. . I a lit. Petroleum, c Canadian Pacific . Central Leather, e I hesapeake A Ohio. C, M. A St, P. . C. A N. W.. 0-. Chino Copper . . Crucible Steel, c D. A H. O.. c, . Distiller Erie, c General Electric Goodrich Rubber G. N. Ore Lands Great Northern, pfd. Ureene Cut. Hid A Leather, c Illinois Central Industrial Alcohol . Int. Mer. Marine. . Lackawanna Steel . Lehigh Valley Ixraia. A Nash Max. Motors, c. . . . Miami Copper . . . . Midvr.ie Steel M.. K. lc T., e Missouri Pacific . . National I.ead Nevada Con. ew Haven N. Y. Cent ml Nor. A West., e. . orthem Pacific . Pacific MaU Penn. RaUway Pittsburg Coal, e . . Pressed Steel Car. Ray Cons. Copper. Read ins. e Rock Island Khattuck RUidebaker. e . . . . Southern Pacific . Southern Ry. . e . . . Tenn. Copper .... Texas OH Union Pacific, c. . U. 8. Rubber, e . . V. 8. Steel, c . . . . Utsh Copper Vs. Chemical, c. . Wabash West. Union Tale . Weat. Electric. . . 2ft 19 77 ft 36 ft 72ft 28 66 84 .1104 1UO 46 ft 61ft 88 ft 60 ft 76 48 16 140ft 66 ft 62 42 92 ft 48 65 ft 'soft 15 181ft 80ft 27 88 ft '12ft 118 ft 28 ft 76ft eaapa, Jonathans, Oklahoma City Idaho extra fancy, $1.80; fancy. $1.65 Chicago Market steady. Jonathans, medium to large. $1.75 2.00: choice to fanrv ma. dium to large, $1.50 1.75; extra fancy Deli cious, large, mostly $2.76; choice to fancy me dium to large, $2.00 2.50; extra fsncy Splts enbergs. Rome, medium to Urge, $2.00 2.26; choice to fsncy medium to large, $1.65 2.00. Swift & Co. Shares Boston, Jsn. 22. Swift A Co. share l: 5ft Vancouver Marriage Licenses Vancouver, Wash., Jan. . 22. Licenses to wed were -Issued Monday t$ the fol lowing: Sandy Fryer, 34, -and Mary Izard, 17, Dallas, Or. ; James Mulligan, 65, and Mrs. Mary Churchill, B3, Port-- land; John K. Logan, 23, and Stella M. McKay, 18, Portland; Dave Peterson. 21, and Mary CTBriean, 18, Portland ; George J. Bruka, 23, and Josephine A, Shea, 23, Portland; Frank C. Reed, 29, and Verna Blaster, 23, Tacoma ; Fred H. Turner. 39, and Mrs. Jennie M." Baxter, 47, Portland. Easperries Kipen So Early That .the . . Trade Is Startled A stem covered with ripe raspberries from the place of G. G. Kroea, the well known farmer residing at Oswego, a few miles from Portland, was on display at the -whole 1 produce house ef Ryan Fruit eompany, sad attracted much attention daring the day. -- . The fruit was Just a rrpe and sweet aa during the regular season.- and again shows the earliaess of the present season. . w ; r ' " " ' ' Sift 44ft 21ft 46 18ft 28ft 69 82 ft 24 46 4ft 62 ft 23ft 78 20 48ft 82 ft 22 ft 18ft 180ft 112 ft 64 91 ft 82 ft 40ft 2l4 2li Fft 19ft 19 lft 78 ft 75 74 87 ft 86 ft 86 ft 72ft 71 70ft 28 ft 28 28 66 Ti 63 ft 65 ft 84 ft 81ft 82 ft 105 103H 108 105 104 ft 104 ft 47ft 46ft 47 62 ft 61 61ft 83 ft 62 ft 2H 60 ft 60 ft 60 76 ft 73 ft 78 ft 43 42ft 42ft 16ft 16ft 15ft 140ft 189ft 139 66 ft 65 ft 85 ft 52 51ft 51ft 43 42 41ft 92 ft 92 ft 92 48 48 42 ft 63ft 64 54 8 87ft 86ft 86ft 15 14ft 14ft 131ft 129ft 129ft 41ft 89 ft 89 ft 27 ft 26 ft 26 ft 88 ft 88 87 89 18ft 12ft 12ft 122" iiaft ii 24 ft 28 ft 23 ft 77 76 75ft 55ft 100 24 3tft Sift Sift 44 ft 44 44 4ft 21ft 21ft 21ft 43 45 45 18ft 18ft 18ft 29 28ft 28ft 69 68ft 68 103 82 ft 82 81ft 24 24 28 ft 46 46 46 4flft 45ft 45ft 62 ft 61 60 ft 28ft 28 28 72 ft 72 ft 1i 30 19ft 19ft 16ft 49ft 48ft 48ft 82ft 81ft 81ft 22ft 22ft 22ft 14ft 13ft 14 151ft 147 147ft 112ft 111ft nift 57 54 65 92 ft 90 ft 90 ft 88 ft 82 ft 82 39 ft 38 38 ft 7ft 7.ft 7ft 91 90 ft 90 40ftj 39ft 89ft WILSON DRAFTS PRICE FIXING AC I Measure, Caused by "Unre strained Selfishness" of Pro fiteers, Very Broad. Washington, Jan. 22. (I. N. S.) Deeply concerned as a result of persls tent reports of profiteering in food ments are obtaining mora cars to handle -side lumber, than those) mills which so far have been fit to steer clear of ted erat business or to handle It gingerly. The shingle market haa beeo well, maintained. The strength of the ahlngle market la due largely, ot coarse, to the fear that shingles will be declared non-"1 essential, and the expectation that the few now In transit or In eastern storage will be in unusually brisk demand. ; Corporate FlsaaelBg Batters Xeellae- Corporate financing, aa represented by issues of stocks, bonds and notes put out ; by railroads. Industrial corporations and public utilities of the country during the year 1917 amounted to lesa than A per cent of similar financing during 1S16. This was due lo a large measure to the fact that with the government coming into the money market for mora than 17.000,000.000, competitive bidding at fair Interest rates reacted against corpora-, tlons. A further reason waa the . ae-- -sumption of control by the government over many corporations and the 'belief on the part of the public that the gov ernment would acquire ownership of - railroads and other corporate properties,. which threw the financial machinery out of gear to the extent of withhold - Ing money support that In ordinary times would have been freely accorded. The financing by large concern of every character amounted to approximately U.SSO.000.000. compared with f2.200.000,- ' 000 for the previous year. The bulk of -corporate financing. approximately 11.000.000.000 in 1917. came in. the nrst half of the year. A slow-up of corporate financing came with the first Liberty, loan Issue of $2,000,000,000, later followed by the second issue of 11.000,000,009 and various issues of United States treaaury certificates, amounting by December II to nearly $3,000,000,000. Based on accur ate figures compiled during the year, the total corporate financing for U17. In t stocks, bonds and notes, shewed the f ot- ' lowing results: Public" utilities. $13.42$. 270; railroads, $412,712,400; Industrials, $714,111,010. While the gross earnings of the corporations were larger than during any previous year In the history of the country, increase In the coat, ot materials, and labor, together with special appropriations for war. Income, excess profit and other taxes, reduced the net earnings to a lower amount than In 1916. FEDERAL RESERVE DEPOSITS GROW NG Curtailment of Security Issues Strictly War Measures Advo ' cated in Report. CORPORATION PLAN FOR RAIL CONTROL' sthffs and materials essential to the conduct of the war. President WUsortJ Ule8 during the year was achieved, gold Washington. Jan. 22. (TJ. P.) Cur tailment of private security Issues and Investment in new enterprises not nec essary as war measures Is advocated by the federal reserve in its annual report to congress today. At the" aame time the board empha sised the nation's financial structure was never more sound than today. The brunt of , war coming as a drastic con trast to a period of unprecedented pros perity and financial expansion haa been equitably distributed and successfully borne by the federal reserve system. It aays. Gross earnings for 117 were $15,800. 000. and net earnings $11,200,000. Divi dends of $6,800,000 were declared. Even better results were forecast for 191$. ' X Reduction In Income producing secur National Organization Under Federal direction to Absorb Roads Solution Provided , ' Sales, 498.000 ahareaT Forelga Bond Market Bid. Ak A. F. 5 Oct. 1920 M9 9ft V. K. 6s Kept 1918 97 ft 98 ft- U. K. 5fts Feb. 1918 99ft 100 V. K. 5fts Nov. 1919 96 ft t)6ft r. K. 6fts Feb. 1919 98ft 98ft V. K. 6fts Nov. 1921 93 ft 94 ft A. F. Sec 6s Aug. 1919 95 ft 96 ft Rep. Francs 6s 1931 ISO 136 Paris 6s Oct. 1921 84 84 ft Marseille 6s Nov. 1919 - 83 86 Ruasia Extn. 6fts 1921 40 44 Russian Intl. 6fts 1926 82 86 Don. 6s Aug. 1919 05 ft 95 ft Im. 6s Apr. 1921 94 96 Don. 5s Apr. 1931 92 93 Item. 6s Apr. 1926 91- 93 Argentine 6s May 1920 94 95 Dost. Canada 5s 1937 1 91ft French 6fts 1919 96 ft V6 ft New Tork Bond Market has drafted a law contemplating price! iixtng on a scale never before at tempted by any nation. The president's bin was under con sideration by the house committee on agriculture toaay. its contents were being careful? guarded by committee members, but Chairman Lever admit ted the price fixing plan is "very wide in scope. The bill will not be Introduced In the house for several days. Chairman Lever said. The committee has Its hands full steering the agricultural appropriation bill through the house. The president has indicated In confer ence with Mr. Lever that he desires speedy action, however, and the meas ure probably will come before the house as soon as the agricultural bill Is out of the way. The food situation is the cause of very grave concern to officials. Food Di rector Herbert C. Hoover, who now Is secluded to prevent a threatened nervous breakdown. Is understood to favor In creasing the number of meatless and wheatless days to three each week to enforce food savings. It la admitted by administration of ficials, however, that unless some way is devised to check food profiteering and to hold prices at the level so that the man In the street may buy actual food necessities for his family, any Increase of meatless or wheatlens days would meet with great opposition. It Is be cause of this fact that the drastic price fixing legislation now Is being consid ered. The new bill is along the lines suggested by President Wilson In his message on the reassembling of congress. At that time the president said : "Recent experience has convinced me that congress must go farther In author izing the government to limit prices. The law of supply and demand. I am sorry to say, haa been replaced by the law of unrestrained selfishness." Atchison General 4s Bethlehem Steel, ref. 6s. . . Bethlehem Steel, ref. 6s. . . Central Pacific first 4a..., C, B. A O.. col. 4a. ..... , St- Paul general 4 ft a Chicago Northwestern genera Louisville A Nashville uni. New fork Railway 6s.... . ortnern pacific P. 1 4s. . Reading general 4s , Union Pacific f rist 4ewa ... United States Steel '5. union Pacific tint 4s.... Southern Pacific, eonv. " 6a Southern ' Pacific, eonv. 4s Pennsylvania., eonv. 4fts. Pennsylvania ' first 4 ft a. . Clieaapeake at Ohio, eonv. Oregon snort Vine 4s. . . . 6s. . Bid Ask 83ft 84ft 85 87 85 87 76ft 79 92ft 92ft 88 ft 84 86 ft 86 87 ft 17 20 88ft 84ft 84 ft 86 87 89 . 98 ft 99 87 89 86ft 87ft 75 76 97 98 ft 91ft lft 77 78 82ft 84ft , Bakery Business Grows Vancouver. Wash., Jan. 22. H. Heua ner, proprietor of the Royal Bakery, last night petitioned the city council for permission to construct a second story to the brick building now occupied by bJiB business at 608 Washington street. His petition, waa granted, also the use of a portion of the street for building material waa granted. The contract for the construction of the second story waa awarded by Mr. Heusner to Wlngfleld & Shute ot Washougal, and will be com pleted within 10 daya at A cost ot $1500. Kalama Red Cross Quite Economical holdings Increased and large note Issues made on the basis of this gold reserve, to strengthen the lending power of the banks. Despite the fact that the federal re serve banks played a large part In nota tion of the two Liberty loans, expensee of the federal reserve board were but $250,000. ! Federal Incorporation of banks en gaged In industrial and foreign banking and whose bonds are held by national banks operating under the federal re serve system should be authorised by amendment to the exisitlng law, the board urged. Net deposits on which the reserve la computed were $ 10.1 4 S, $06, 000 on Novem ber 17. 1917. against $9,978,980,000 a year ago and $6,668,125,000 In 1914. Ioans and discounts to November 17 were $9,550,571,000 against $8,165,101,000 In 191$ ahd $6,361,435,000 In 1914. Plenty of Names For Camas Recall Camas, Wash.. Jan. 22. Petitions ask ing for the recall of Mayor O. T. Clark will be anvissed by the city clerk at 9 o'clock . Thursday morning. They eon tain the names of 270 persons, twice the number required. Mr. Clark haa 10 days in , which to take action tn court to prevent the election being held. At the expiration of that time If no re straining order Is granted the election will be called, which must be not less than 30; days from, the date of call, which will make It not earlier than March 6.' The htbor organlxations of the city have endorsed the mayor and have ap pointed committees to assist him In the campaign. The expense account filed by the recall committee states that the funds are fur nished by the Camas Commercial club. Washington. Jan. 22. TJ. P.) Wltk. v the question of government ownership of railroads swaying It In Its considera tion of the pending railroad legislation, the Interstate commerce committee, . which resumed hearing on the bill to day, had before It new plan for solv- " Ing the railway proMem. The plan, advocated by former 'Sen ator Brlstow, member of the Kansaa - public service commission, contemplate the organisation of a national; corpora-4 tlon to absorb the railroads .ind oper ate them under government direction. Brlstow, who told the committee that the present method of control would not -work because many roads would be ex- . eluded, proposed the national corpora tion, directed by a board of nine named by the president. Under his plan, stock In the new cor-. poration would be exchanged at par for - railroad stock at Its market quotation and stock not exchanged could be for cibly exchanged through condemnation proceedings. Stock In the new corporation would be non-voting. The directorate would handle all mat ters of operation. Including rata ques tion a Rates would be fixed by the In terstate Commerce commission - and earnings of the corporation would be limited by such rate fixing to dividends of 4 to 6 per cent. ' - . "With the physical railroad properties behind It," said Brlstow. "I would rather have this stock paying 4 per cent than" government bonds paying the same amount." Kalama, Wash.. Jan. 22. A rerjort bv the treasurer shows that the overhead expense of the Kalama Red Cross chap ter has been remarkably low. The na tional headquarters' Instructions state that aa much aa 15 per cent may be al lowed lor running expenses. The Ka Pendleton Man Was Arguing War essswaiawvaaawawwwawaaw Chehalla, Washu. Jan. 22. Sam Gear son of Pendleton. Or., was taken off the train here Monday. The train crew tele phoned ahead that Oeareon waa drunk and creating a disturbance on the train.. Before J u slice Westover. Gearson claimed he had not taken a drink for five years. Gearson. la a Rush lan Jew and claimed that a couple of Germane on the train were talking disparagingly of Russia, and Gearson. although be claims ha-has no country, said he would not let two Germans talk that way with out arguing the matter. Gearson finally decided to plead prullty and paid a fine of $$.- fie then offered to buy the justice a suit of clotheo for being lenient with him. World Too Small for Kaiser and Captain Peterson. N. J.. Jan. 22. fL N. a) Responsibility for the death here of Lombafdua Mueller, a retired aea can- lama chapter has been running on only tain, today rests with Kaiser wnhelm. lft. per cent for overhead expense. This Captain Mueller predicted to every Is due to the fact that the heat, light, ' friend that he met that the German power and rent have all been donated emperor j would die January 1$. - But the by citizens, and running expenses In- i kaiser still lives. Believing that the elude only express, postage, stationery . world waa too small to hold them both, and printing. I Mueller took his shotgun and blew off -ne naiama cnapier now has 10 aux- his own head. But In doing so he illarlea Woodland, Carrolls. Tale, Grays . voiced the following observation to a ruver. eno, Aiioona, fuget island, friend : Pigeon Springs. Ariel and Bkamokawa. Between $700 and $1000 Is required each month to keep the knitters and work rooms supplied. "Aa a prophet I am a fine aea cook." Wisconsin Beats Iowa illome Guard Active Kalama. Wash, Jan. 22. The home guard of Kalama gave Its second dance RstuHav. " TtAth Akim. i.. .., Madison. Wis.. Jan. 22. (L N. &) successf aL clearing; over t?oo f- ,- guard, the money to go toward the pur chase of rifles. That home guard, organised last Au-' The University of Wisconsin basketball team continued Its winning streak here yesterday afternoon by defeating Iowa, 34 to 19, in a game that was all- the Badgers'. Captain Chandler led th Cardinal attack, although Zulfer mad six baskets. i gust with a membership of over 60. has ri been drilling twice each week under the I leadership of W. IL Davolt. eantain. Sarramrnto Schedules Gamea Sacramento. CaL, Jan. 22. L N. S. The first practice games of the Pacific Coast league season will be played here March 9 and 10 between the Sacramento team and the U. K. marine corps team of Mare Island. The marines are train ing under Rod Murphy, formerly of the Oaka. Partial Payment , - Plan Invest While You Save - Pay down a email sum and the balance In amounts to -" . j suit your convenience. Kara 5 te while yea are J y 1 avlag. , We larlte laeslry. v - - Lumbermens Trust Company Fifth agar Stark - . locks. Beads. Cettea. rala. Xte. aia-ail ef lr AtelMlag. - Overbeck&CookeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES- c Mesasere Caleage Beere of Trade rArr.iMl J aa t a mt lowest S lnu. ' I wdo waa a zonner u. A. C athlete. Cetseage, Sew leek 11 i;