MORE LIBERAL SELLING ELSEWHERE LOWERS PRICE. OF SPUDS -oTaX.
COLD WEATHER HAS
A STIFFENING EFFECT
T
UPON
EGG
RAD1NG
V-ornl Markci I P Another Cent for
the Day With Current Receipts
IUoh av lie- 4)o.en East Is
Taking Surplus Supplies.
Cmd wther h effected th price of H
again In tl local market, and ealee were ahown
of current fecelpta along the atreet a high a
4 it a dozen. Thla ia an advance of a cent a bote
the top figure of the previoua day.
.A during recent day, there la ao little doing
In the market for candled atock that quotation in
that line ere continued oo a nominal baaia.
The market for egga le entirely a weather af
fair. Owing to the cold throughout the country
generally, there ia an excellent call for enppliea
from eautarn' and interior Pacific Northwest
Kotnta. and thla ie taking care of the email surplus
ft in the borne trade.
As there a practically no atorage egg being
offered on the open market, the entire demand ia
thrown Into the current receipt. In general
the local, trade la cleaning up from day to day.
the trade fearing a break in the weather which
will bunt the egg market wide open.
MEAT MARKETS ARE HOLDING UP
Contrary to general expectation of the trade.
r"lnel price for country killed meat are show
ing no change. Hog remain about ataady
iong the atreet. despite the recent drop in the
aiocayaro lor lire.
BROCCOLI MARKKT HOLDS FIRMER
rlrnier in toed of weaker market la showing
for broccoli la the local trade. Bale of Doug-
Is county atock are hown long th treet at
1 1.7 a per crate. Quality of offerings la good.
POULTRY BITUATIOX FIRM HERE
Firm ton la generally showing for poultry
ainc th government removed all restriction
regarding price ecit on hens and pullet, the
a I nf which 1 prohibited entirety for a certain
period, except for nonkilnng purpoee.
OOOD 0IOS ARE HELD STEADY
While there is considerable weakness shown
for Jvoor, uonkeeping onion, the market is steady
for the best quality offerings. Growers holding
tu Utter are not overunxioua to sell at the
Xrosnent because of th glut of cheap quality
supplies.
Canned Milk
Rules Weaker;
A Big Surplus
The Borden Company "saw the decline
of Be par oas made In the price of canned
milk by th Carnation Milk Product com.
peny recently, ami made a similar out In
values during th day. This placed th Job
bing pel of Borden milk at S8.S5, Carna
tion SB.SS and Astar 3S.SB per case. Tha
cutting of arte reflect further weakness
In the general canned milk trad. It It
stated that a general cut In tha price of raw
milk will be mad by tha eondansarle for
March.
Liberty Fours Up
With Threes Lower
Former Go ,to 96.16 in New York
White Latter Are Down to 97.22
Russian News Affects.
POTATO
MARKE
I HIT
BY LOWER PRICES IN
THE YAKIMA SECTION
Dealers Drop Their Quotations at
Least .10c to 15c Cental Yakima
Rural or Cems Selling at 80c to
85c for No. 1 Quality There.
8MF.LT SI PPI IKS ARE SMALLER
A few boxes of dn net rmelt armed from the
Cowlitx during the day, but arrivals from gill
net ten were limited. The t'owlitx stock, while
of eirellent quality, was of unumally small size.
Hal were shown at 6 7c a pound.
IIRIKF JiOTK OF PKODI CE TRADE
HAlmon market steady for real) offerings.
1U limit offerings increase; market weaker, but
price hold.
Cheese situation is steady to stronger; but
ter uteadler.
Mom increase in wool sales shown in the east:
priors firm.
tireat efforts being made to depress the price
of mohair.
.WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Weather bnreau advise:
.Protect, shlinneiits during the next SO hour
against the following temiterature: Going north,
2tt degrees; northeaet over the 8., r. & 8. rail
road, H degree eat to Baker. 8 degrees, and
st uth to Aihland, "2 degrees. Minimum temper
ature at Portland tomorrow, about 28 degree.
STOCKS CLOSE ibrsoula
New York, Fab. 20. (I. N. B.) Th
stock market closed Irregular today, most of th
actlv , Issue drepplng about 1 point. Steal
common fall to 87 V I Bethlehem Steel to
S1 I Marin preferred to 89 ' . and Brooklyn
Rapid Transit IS to 41. Allle-Chalmors was
esceptlonally active and strong, moving up 1 to
27 V.
- Pressed Steel Car, following th publication
of tho disappointing annual report, dropped
mora than 8 point to S4'a.
New Tork. Feb. 20. (I. If. 8.) The dis
turbing Russian new capsed a weak tone at th
opening of th stock market today, initial -prices
showing loss of fractions to more than 1 point.
Steel common declined to 964 and
Bethlehem Steel B yielded to 80. Baldwin
I,ocomoUve. after selling at 79, dropped H.
Marin preferred waa active and dropped 1 14
to 984. AUsntle Gulf fell hi to 117.
The railroad stocks were weak, Reading drop
ping 1 to 77 and Union Pacific declining 4 to
119.
General motors was tinder pressure and fell
8 point to 129 hi. Distillers' was off at
89 H and Central Leather lost to 71 .
There was a good deal of irregularity during
the forenoon. Selling waa pronounced during the
first hour, when losses of 1 to S points were sus
tained by leading issues, but, following these
declines, there wa a brisk demand. Baldwin
I-oeomotive gained 3 points from it low to
8114. but then dropped to 7 8', 4. Most of
the other steel industrials moved in about the
same way.
The announcement of an Increased dividend
on National Enamel caused an advance of 1
in that Issue to 48. Cuba Cane Sugar
moved up 1 point to 88. Marine preferred de
clined to 98, then moved up to 100. fol
lowed by another reaction of about 1 point.
Th copper stocks became heavy late in the
forenoon. The railroad issues were weak at
declines of about 1 point.
Liberty 4s .were strong, advancing to 98.16,
while th 8s declined to 97.22.
After the first 15 minnte of business, how
ever, recoveries were in order, with many stocks
selling higher, then yesterday's closing prices.
Baldwin rose to 81. and Steel common rallied
to above 97. Marine preferred sold up lo 100
and General Motors rallied 2 points from the
lew.
Range of New Tork prices furnished by Over
heck ac Cooke Co.. 218-217 Board of Trade
building: ,
Potato market ia dropping generallyy through
out the country, and a loss in buying prices at
Oregon and other Paclflo Northwest country
points is shown for th first time in an extended
period.
What 1 ordinarily called No. 1 TJ. B. grade
stock ia not finding buyer at th moment above
80 90c per cental f. o. b. common freight rate
point, although th best stock available in th
Gresham section and other Eastern Multnomah
and Clackamas county points 1 finding buyer
around 91 per cental f. o. b. Most of this stock
will grade extra fancy IT. 8. No. 1. but will not
Quite make the Oregon fancy grade.
in situation in th local trad is a mere re
flection of what Is happening elsewher in the
Pacific Northwest. Shipper are buying so called
Rural or Netted Gems in the Yakima section
at 80 85c per cental for No. 1 atock. although
some common potatoes have been sold in that
section to shippers as low as 812.00914.00 a
ton during the last few days. The freight rate
on potatoes from Yakima pointa to Texas is ex
actly tn asm a from th Willamatt valley,
therefore buyers are not inclined to pay more for
supplies her than at competitive point.
Local potato market continue to reflect ex
treme weakness. Although some of the whole
salers are quoting out a high as 81.60 1.60 for
supplies here, th bulk of the- limited sale along
tn (trees are oeing made around 81.10 1.25
to retailer.
.J
JOBHIXti PRICKS IV PORTLAND
VI I - 1 . ,i U I V. t...lMa1M
. lien (Ml Ti ,e lllim Kb otiim-i, .IMHW.Wt.
v sell to retailers, eicept ia otherwise stated:
Dairy Product
Bt'TTKHr Creamery, prints. In paraffine
wrei.nem. extras. R2c: prime firsts. 49M60c;
Tints, H(a)c; ciioei, to less; canons, 10 aa-
dairy. 84 ? SSe per IK.
I'urtlgrul delivery basis. No. 1
vance; dairy. 84 0 35
BL'TTKRFAT Pol
Si or c resin, 54c lb,
CHKKMK Helling
FOOD
ADMINISTRATION
WANTS OREGON BEANS
FOR ARMY AND NAVY
Government in the Market for All
the Supplies ft Can Secure and
Wants Samples at . Once Journal
Clipping Gets the Business. -
MILLERS BID HIGHER
FOR BREWING BARLEY
E OF -
Apple Trade Good
In the Northwest
Eat Mixed in East
Finance: Timber: Industry
BEGAUS
NEEDS
Otter $73 Freely and Some Small
Trading Is Reported as High as
$74 a Ton, Which Breaks AH Pre
vious Records of Northwest.
Top Cattle Show a
Very Quiet Demand
With Ordinary Firm
Tops Are Down to $11 in Steer Di
vision General Portland
"Trade Is Steady.
HOOS HIT S1S.70
While tho general prlc for hog wa top at
t1.0, few head went at $16.70 during th
day.
Th United States government Is seeking
applies of Oregon bean. It want for the
needs of its .amy and navy an tha Oregon beans
it can sec are. Attention of th food administra
tion In Washington, D. C. was called to the
been supplies of Oregon by a clipping from Tha
Oregon Journal sent to national headquarters by
J. g. MeMurtry of Philomath. Th answer of
the food administration to Mr. MeMurtry 's ad
Tic read:
"I certainly appreciate your writing tjs under
data of Jannarv SI. and am surprised at the
situation as advised as per clipping from The i
Oregon Journal. 1
"We had received information of a similar
character from another section of your state,
and I have a letter today replying to my inquiry
on that point from the food administrator of
Oregon to th effect that th army and navy
are in th market for all th good white beans
that are available, and we are also using some
varieties of tha red. I would appreciate it if
you would immediately let as have samples from
'the stock yon have on hand and advise us if you
can put it up in bags 'bf 100 pounds, net weight,
each, carefully recleaned in carloads of 00,000
pounds.
"There ia an Immense demand for besns of
11 kinds and we will be glad to net a price to
your growers that not only will ahow them a
profit on production, bnt will encourage them to
plant an equal or larger acreage, this coming
year. Tou might send a copy of this letter to
The Oregon Journal so that all farmers who see
this memorandum will send us in samples and
advise us what stock they hav to offer. Yours
very truly.
UNITED STATES FOOO ADMioXKATlU?i,
"Per P. fc.ianbU.-j
Bulge in Oats Is
Forced by Demand
Chicago Option Market Shows Fur
ther Rise During the Morning
Corn Les Urgent.
NORTHWEST GBAIN
Portland Wed
Year ago . . .
Season to date.
Year ago . . .
Tacoma Tues. .
Year ago . . .
Season to data.
Year ago . . .
Seattle Tues.
Year ago . . .
8.- son to data.
Year ago. . . .
4
.- 10
8642
,3905
' '
,8980
.5015
10
12
.8T11
,4043
Market for apple ; continues firm locally and
at other Pacific Northwest point. Prices are
maintained and offering from the leading pro-I
during districts are small in volume. James K. Lynch YifltS Portlands
In th eastern trade tha market is mixed. James) K. Lynch, governor f t th
acme pointa showing strength, but nowhere are twelfth federal district. called On Port
there tadaooaj of prica advance except ia the land bankers and Inspected the Portland
irSu !irf h. ii jbranch of the Federal reserve bank.
&n!L laiwirw. medium Tuesday.- Mr. Lynch 1. optimistic to the
to urge. S8.oo8.60; email to medium. 82.80 point of enthusiasm as to the future of
632.75. Extra fancy Winur Banana, mediae the federal reserve system and predict
rltrf'fcy Jonathan. ,2 00. "Vjl a comparaUvely J.w yr,
2.25; fney. 8190 2 00. Eitra fancy DM- state and private banks In the
clous, 82.80 0 8.00; fancy. 82.S5 0 2.eo. Extra country will have become members. Mr.
tsncy Bpitzengergs, .ouz.s; fancy, gz.oo Lynch i making; his first tour or in-
Governor James K. Lynch or the Twelfth Federal Reserve Bank Visits
Portland While on an Inspection Trip Through Ills District; Pre
diets All State and Private Banks Will Come Into Reserve System.
42.25
Indianapolis Extra fancy Wlnesaps, medium
to Urge, 32.40 62.50. Extra Uncy Jonathan,
medium to Urge. 83.40 0 2.60.
Philadelphia Extra fancy Ortleye, Winter
RECEIPTS rearmain. 32.2502.50; fancy. 32.00. Extra
-Care I fancy Rome, (mall. 82.15: medium to Urge.
Wheat Barley. Hour. UU. Bay. I 32.25 02.50. Extra afney tianos, medium.
1 7 . 4 1 82. OO. Extra fancy -Wlnesaps, urge, 1'.0;
1 1 11 S medium. 32.40: man. 82.26.
38 700 1010 1498 i Detroit Car Northwest extra fancy Genoa,
164 1082 182S 1698 i 80-216. 81.8002.10; average, 32.00. Few
. ' aalee Jobbina-
1 1 Houston Extra
212 1862 . Ark. Black. 32.000
265 1686, choice. 82.00 0 2.25.;
4 5 Washington W lneeapa.
spectlon of the district since i his ap
pointment to the governorship six
months ag-o. , I
Basktr Meets 'Witt Palatal Aeeldest.
Arthur Land, manager of the Interior
clearing house of the United States
National bank, suffered a broken law
while playlnav handball In the bank
gymnasium Saturday afternoon. He Is
dependents that has aa yet been devised, j
any interest date thereafter. Interest l
due January 1 and July I. Tuscalooaa
is in the heart of a thriving industrial j
center of Southern Alabama. The city
and the commercial district of which it 1
Is the center, have enjoyed a season of ;
unparallelled prosperity and the bonds
are- considered a safe investment. .
Tke CeiBtry's Animals The depart
ment of agriculture makes the following
estimates of live stock on farms and
ranges January 1, 1918 :
Number Vain Pee Bead
Hone . 31.ee8.000 32.24 8.626.000 3104.28
afulee .. 4.824.000 S21.064.O0O 128.74
Cow 23,284.000 1,648.688.000 70.58
confined to his home and expects to be
w in enaps. w m -. . . . ,
82.25 0 2.60; irom in Dans, several weesi
j vttiuw mm oroaen Done is neaimg.
Btaymens, z.ouv
fancy Delicious,
2.76; fancy,
8 S.OO. Finer Soitaenbaras. S2.750S.OO. few I vw acainr Ol IBS i-arnoermca
74
108 ....
3
289 701 1018 2347 higher. Oregon Jonathans, 82 60. I Trs.it Sales Force. James 11, Lynch.
2S2 1183 1062 2996 Pittsburg Extra fancy Delirious, medium to formerly chief clerk of the i Pacific
i1ttTott.9Y- "1 PTu,t Express. ha-Jolned the sale, force
Chloaao Extra fancy BDltsenoeras. Homes. ' uuiuurintii irun. L-univauy. i.
nedinm to Urge, 32.25 02.50; fancy medium.
82.00 0 2.25. Extra fancy Jonathans. Uvine
saps, medium to Urge. 81.90 0 2.25; ifney.
81.75 01.90. Extra fancy Delirious. Urge,
32 7303.XM); medium. 82.6002.75.
New York Sale extra fancy Spitzenberg.
82.50 0 2.75; medium. 82.25
MilUra an eagerly bidding 378 a ton for
brewing barley, basis tidewater track delivery,
and a small volume of business is reported st
874 a ton, a further rise of 81 a ton, and
likewise a new high record here. Millers as
sert that it U not the question so much of the
price they would be willing to pay for brewing
barley as to get the sunoUes they are vitally in
need of. They claim they would be willing to ! Wlnesaps, Urge,
2.50: until. 12 OO.
large, 83.75; medium.
Extra
82 60;
fancy
Romes, I
call for brewinc barley U extremely! 5V Aewtown PP11". Ur9' 82.25 , The Lumbermen. Trust company Is of
- Sigh record on th. open market, j JuZlJ ,. Soluenbem. me- ' fer,n 58-&00 ' City of Ashland 5 per
pay anything within reason and in these war
days tftat means some ouuandish value.
While the a
.i -,: --. ; Minneapoto extra fancy Spltxenbergs. me
,,,m0 , , ,m IeT "ri Alnm to Urge, rntly 32.78; Extra fancy Wine
Beller aay th price already U so high that t aapa. small. 31.75 01.85. Extra fancy Jona
feeder ar not buying it; in fact, wheat has i thans, medium to Urge. 82.50.
taken the place of coarse grains as a feed on the J ,
rKuw floruvHi i arm.
Lynch returned Monday from; a three
weeks trip through California to famtl
larise nimseu with the character of a
nufnber of communities where the Lum
bermen Trust "company has' bought
bond issues.
City of Ashland Refunding Boadi.
.1
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
Hogs.
270
1287
2686
130
637
478
277
247
947
602
838
Wednesday .....
Tuesday
Monday .
Saturday
Friday ...
Thursday ......
Week ago
Year ago.
Two years .ago. . .
Three years ago .
tour years ago. . .
Cattle. Calves. Sheep.
72 1
891 4 676
878 15 86
22 1
209 5 1402
272 6
307 . . 1
196 8 86
89 4 15
7 . . 80
184 685
DESCRIPTION Openj High Low Bia
price: Tlllsmook freh Ore
gon fancy full cream triplets. 27as27tte lb.;
Young America. 28 ( 28 Ho lb. Price to Jobbers:
lists, 25e: Young America, 26c, f. o. b. ; brick.
33c; llmhurger, 35c; brick Swixa, 40c per lb.
K;;.S Selling price, case count. 44o per
dosen; buying price, 4 2c per duxen: selling
irifte. candled. 4 6o doxen; selected candled, in
cartons. 4 6e.
L1VK POl'T.TltY Broilers. 80c: old rooeters.
18v20c; sUgs, 2SW24C: turkeys. 2702Hc;
dressed fancy. 82 g 33c; No. 2s. 27r; sciuabs,
33 00 dozen; geese, live. 20;; ducks. 35040c;
pigfuas, 31.25 dozen.
Freih Fruit and Vega tables
FRESH FRUITS Oranges. S3. 73 0 6.65 per
box; bananas, 56Hc; lemons, 37.0007.40;
CallfornU grspetruit, 13.6003.75; Florida.
66.00 ( 5.78. s
APPLES Ortley, extra fancy, 82 00; Ortley,
fancy, 81 76; Winter Banana, extra fancy,
33.83; Winter Banana, fancy. 82.00; fanoy
llood River Hpitsenbergs, 32.00: Hood River
extra fancy Hpitsenbergs. 82.25 per box; Bald
wins, wrapped. $1.50: Newtown. 4 tiers, 81.25;
fancy table apple. 4 tier, 82.23; fancy table
lples.- 4 hi tier, 31.75; fancy Hpitsenbergs, not
wrapped, 31.60; cooking applea,4 tier, 51.25
0 160. -
ONION'S Selling price to retailer Oregon,
No. 1, 81.300 2.00: No. 2. 81.00; carload
trice of association, 81. 50 per cental, f. o. b. ;
asrltr. 8e per lb.
POTATOES Selling price: Table stock. Bur
banks. 73c 0 81.23; ;ems. $1.2301.35. Buying
price. U. S. No. 1. 80c 1 1.00 cental, country
points; sweet potatoes, 500 He per lb.
VEGETABLES Turnip. 31.88 per tack;
rarrou. Jl.po91.20 : oeets. gz.uo sack;
i.ersnlim. 31 60 per sack: cabbage, local. 88.25
0 4.00 rwt. ; green onion. 86c dozen bunches;
Iwcpers, 40c per id.; need lettuce, boo dosen
i-elery. 85 0VOO dosen; sruchotes, 11.00 per
desen; cucumbers, hothouse. 31.00 91.75 per
dosen; tomatoes. Mexican, gz.so per lug; egg
rUnt. 17 He per lb. ; string brans, ( ); rhu
barb. 100 13 He lb.; cauliflower, local. 81.23
01.50 per doaea; pumpkins, ltto per lb.
' sprouts. 12 He per lb.
Meet, Fish and Provision
PRESSED MEATS Belling price, country
killed beat hogs. 21 He; qrdinary, 2O02le lb.;
beet veal, 20o per lb.; ordinary veal, 18 019c
rir lb.; rough heavy. ISc per lb.; goat. 10 0
2 per lb. ; Umbs. 17 0 20c lb.; mutton, 110
lit rer lb.; beef, 7 H A 1 0 H e per lb.
SMOKED MEATS llama, 27 0 38a per lb.:
breakfast bacon. 88 0 4 80 per lb.; picnics, 28a
ter lb.: cottage roll, -'sc per id.; snort clears.
18 0 88a per lb.; Oregon exporU, smoked, 88a
per lb.
LARD Kettle rendered, tierce. 28e per lb.
. standard. 27 He; lard compound, 24 He
I OYSTERS OlympU, eallon, 84.50; canned
K eastern, 660 per csn, 56.60 per dosen cans
4 "eastern oyster, per gallon, solid pack, 88.60
N FISH Dressed flounder. 6c; steelhead sal.
anon. 20 0122; chlnoo. 23c; parch, 7 0 8c
soles. 7c: salmoo trout. 1 8c ; halibut. 2 1 0 22c
black cod. lie: herring, 8c; smelt, 8c; cUms,
hard shall. 4o OeT lb.. 82.75 per box! era ha.
31.7502.50 ,oer dosen; uolumtxa smelt, o7c.
8UUAU Cnbe. 88.70; powdered, 88.45; fruit
or berry. 37.85 : 1 yellow, a (.so; granujstM,
87.85; beet. 87.85; extra C 87.65; golden
C, 87.45 per cwt.
HONEY New. $4.25 04.50 per case.
RICE Japan style No. 1, 7 He; New Orleans,
heed, c; blue rone. 8 He. ,
SALT Coarse half ground, 100s. $15 00 jeer
ton; 60s. $16.00. table dairy, 60s, 818.75;
100. $19 25: bales. $2,45; fancy tabl and
dairy, $25.75; lump rock, $20.00 per ton.
BEANS Nominal. Small white. IS He; Urge
white, 13c; pink. ttc; limes. 14 He; bayous,
104.; r(d, 10 He,
Hook Wool and Hide
HOPS Nominal, 1817 crop. 15 01 So lb.
HUKS Halted. 23 lbs. and up. 14e; salted
balls. 60 lbs. and up. 12c; salted and green kip,
15 to 25 lb., 15c; salted and green calf, up
to 18 lbs., 21; green hides. 25 lb, and up.
12e; green sUgs. 30 lb, and up. 10c; dry flint,
26; dry flint calf, up to 7 lbs., 28c; dry salt.
21er dry bono hides, each, 81.23 01.50; salted
home bides, each. 83.00 0 4.00; horsehair, tail.
26e; horsehair, mane. 15c; dry lung wool pelta,
88c; dry abort wool pelts. 25c: salted and green
pelt (January takeoff ). $2.59 3 60 -each:
dry aheep shearlings, each, 15 0 8,0c; sslted sheen
shearlings, each, 260 50c; dry goaU, long hair
26; dry goat shearlings, eaob, 15 0 30c; dry
abort hair goat, each. l0c 0 31.00. '
WOOL Coarse valley. 50c: medium valley
85c: vallev Umb wool. 45060 aer lb.: .,t,.
Oregon fleece, 60 0 65c.
CHITTIH OR CASCARA BARK Buying
price, per car iota, snsn per id.
TALLOW No. 1. 14c: No. 2, 12e
0 10c per lb.
MOHAIR 1917. 40 0 50a per lb.
Rope, Pain. OH
ROPE Sisal, dark. 23c; whit. 22 He per
lb.: standard MaoiU. 82c.
UNSEED OIL Raw bbbw $1.44 per gallon:
kettle boUed. bbU.,, 81.46: raw, case. 81.54;
boUed. eases. $1.66 per gallon; lots of 250 gal
lons. lmV -
COAL OIL Wster whit la drums aad ires
' barrels. 10 per gallon.
WHITB LEAD Toa krts, 12c per lb. 600
. Jb.. 18 w.
TURPENTINE Tanks, 65; case. 15ej 10
,caas lota, lo Uaa. '
k . . -.:'!': '
J
Allis-Chlmers. c. . . 25 H 27 hi 24 26
Am. Beet J3ugar. . . 79 H 81 H 79 H 79
Am. Can, e 42H 42H 414 41
Am. Car Fdy.. o... 75 76 75 75
Am. Cotton Oil. c. 82 88 82 . 82
Am. Linseed, c... 88 88 83 82
Am. lxxso., c 66 68 66 68
Am. Smelter, a. .. . 85 85 84 84
Am. Sugar, o. 107 108 106 107
Anaconda Mln. Co.. 65 66 65 65
Atchison, e 84 85 84 84
Baldwin Loco., c .. . 79 81 79 79
Haiti. A Ohio, o . . . 52 52 62 52
Bethlehem Steel B. 80 82 79 79
Brooklyn R. Transit. 42 42 41 41
Butte A Superior.. 20 21 19 20
Calif. Petroleum, c. 17 17 17 17
CanadUn racifio.. 147 148 147 147
eCntral Leather, o. 72 72 70 70
Chesapeake A Ohio. 64 64 63 63
Chi. A Gt W., c. . . 7 7 7 7
ChL. M. A St. P... 43 44 48 44
Chi. A N. W., 0... 84 84 94 94
Colo. F. A I.. C... 40 41 40 40
Cons, (las 90 90 90 90
Corn Products, o. . . 84 84 34 34
Crucible Steel, c. . . 66 67 65 85
D. A R. O.. c 8
Erie, e 16 15 15 15
General Motors ... 130 182 129 130
Gt Nor. Ora Lands. 29 29 29 28
Ot Nor. pfd. 82 92 91 90
Greene-Can 42 42 42 42
IlUnoU Central 96 96 96 94
K. O. Southern, c 17 17 17 17
Lackawanna Steel.. 79 80 78 79
Ihigh Valley 88 ,
Maxwell Motors, e. 31 81 80 29
Mexican Petroleum. 93 94 92 98
Midvale Steel 46 46 45 46
M., K. A T., e.. 4 4 4 4
MiMoui Pscifie 28 23 22 22
National Lead 55 65 65 53
Nevada Con 19 19 19
New Haven 28 28 28 28
N. T. Air Brake.. 184 136 188 134
New Tork Central . . 71 71 71 71
Nor. A Western, o. . 104 105 104 105
Northern Pacifla... 85 85 85 85
Pacific Mall 26 27 26 27
Pa. Railway 45 45 45 44
Pittsburg Coal, . . 52 68 62 53
P. Steel Car. e... 67 68 64 84
Ray Cons. Copper. 24 24 24 24
R'wsy 8teel Springs 54 55 64 64
Reading, e 77 77 76 76
Republic I. A 8.. o. 80 81 79 T9
Jtock IsUnd I 21 21 21 20
Shattnck 18 18 18 17
Southern Padfio.. 86 86 86 86
Southern Railway, c 23 23 23 28
Tennessee Copper.. 16 18 16 16
Tobacco Products.. 84 R 54 65
Fnion Pacific, e... 120 120 119 H'O
U. S. Rubber, c. . 68 58 58 68
IT. S. Steel, c... 97 98 96 96
1Uh Copper 84 85 g4 $
Tir. Chemical, c. 41. 41 41 41
W. TJ. Telegraph.. 89 89 89 89
There waa only a nominal run of stuff in the
North Portland yards for th day, and general
trade conditions were Quiet
The top price on steers was reduced to $11, or
a loss of 60c from previous quotations, but this
was scarcely a change or the day, and. aa noted
in recent reports, has been gathering for a num
ber of days. Whil there to not much strength
noted for top quality stuff in th cattle division.
ordinary to common atuff is strong at former
price.
General cattle market ranaa:
Medium to choice steers 810.85 011.00
Good to medium steers 9.85 010.85
Common to good steers S.00 0 9.40
Choice cows and heifers 8.00 010.00
Common to good cows and heifers 6.75 0 8.15
Canners - 4.25 0 6.25
IluUs 6.00 0 8.00
Calve 7.60 011.00
Stocketa and feeder steers 6.50 9 9.50
Swln Situation Steady
Steady condition wsre shown in th market
for swine at North Portland for tne aay. al
though, only a nominal run put in an appear
anee. In the east tha situation wa again
aliahtly firmer, with fair price advances, but
no change was noted at North Portland.
General hoe market rang:
Prima llaht 816.45 016.60
Prim heavy 16.40 0 16.66
Pies 14.00 015.00
Bulk of sale xo.ou
No Mutton Arrives
So far as the mutton market wa concerned
there wa no such thing during th day at
North Portland. In fact, aside from the sales
made by Deckers to themselves and between
allied interests, there has been so small a volume
of busines in thia division recently taat Quota
tinns eould scarcely be established.
General sheep and Umb rang:
Western lambs 515.0001550
Valley Umb 14.50 015.00
Yearlings j a iu w la.ou
Wethers 12 60 013.00
Ewes 10.00 01 1.00
Shorn sheep 2 to Se under Quotation.
Wednesday Livestock Shipper
CatUe W. O. Minor, Heppner, 1 load.
Cattle and calves A. F. McFee, Yelm, Wash
1 load.
Mixed (tuff Frank Wann, Mt. Angel. 1 load
cattle and hogs; Robert McCrow, Goldendale,
load cattle and hogs. '
United States bureau of markets report live
stock loaded February 19 (carloads reported west
of Allegheny mountain; double deck counted as
two can) :
Calvas. Hog. Sheep. Stock. Tot
Cattle and Mixed
Total 2007 2400 830 431 648
One week ago... 2007 1919 355 408 492
Four weeks ago. .2340 2300 600 402 &sz
Stat origin of livestock loaded j; eoruary xt
For Portland
Foreign Boa Market
Bid.
A. F. 6s. Oct 1920 89
V. K. 6s. Sept.. 1918 98
T.T. K. 5a. Nov. -1919 97
U. K. 5s. Feb. 1919 98
U. K. 5H. Not. 1921 94
A. F. Sec. 6a. Aug. 1919...... 96
Rep. Francs 5s, 1981. ....... 130
Pari 6s, Oct 1921 86
Marseilles 6s, Nov. 1919 88
Russia Extn. SHs, 1921 40
Russian Intl. 5s, 1926.... 89
Ttom. 6s, Aug. 1917 95
Dom. 6s, April. 1921 94
Dom. 6s, April 1931 92
Dom. 5s. April 1926 92
Argentine 6s, May 1920 .. 94
Dom. Canada 8. 1987...... 91
French 0, 1919 97
Ask.
90
99
97 Tt
99
94
96
135
87
88
43
93
95
93
94
94
95
9!
97
California
Oregon . . .
Washington
Totals Portland 8
One week ago... . 5
Four weeks ago. . a
For Seattle
Washington .... 2
Totals Seattle. 2
One week ago. . . 1 1 ...
Four weeks ago. .12 1 S
Tuesday Afternoon Sal
STEERS
Ave. lbs. Price I No.
By Joseph W. rltchard
Chicago. Feb. 20. (I. N. 8.) The high and
record prices were again made in oats, which
aold at 92 each for February and March, and
90 c for May. These prices were not Held,
as resting spots were at 91o for February and
March, and May 89 to 88 e. f orn was e
lower to He higher. Bsrley sold 2 0 3c higher.
with millers buying and paying aa nign as ai.yo.
Provisions were better, with gains of 31 for
pork, 2 0 40c for Urd, and 20 0 80c for ribs.
A conference wa neia toasy Between me T resi
dent of the board of trade and a member of the
food administration of the sensational oats mar
ket of Ute, and a special meeting of the board
of trade director will be held this afternoon,
when some action will b taken, not only to curb
speculation in oaU. but to curb the upward
movement of that grain, a well a corn.
Chicago. Feb. 20. (L N. S.) OaU price
were the highest in recent years at the opening
of the market her today, a rensral rush of
buying that found offerings light, sending the
March to 92c and May to Dei ore tne ad
vance wa checked. There waa soma profit tak
ing in evidence on the extreme bulge, and a sharp
reaction followed. Tn marxet was very active
and fluctuated rapidly.
Strength ia oat waa th dominating influence
ir. corn and scattered buying made a small ad
vance, sending May corn to $1.27. a new high
level for th season.
Higher price for nog at the yards and
smaller receipts than had been expected, coupled
with strength in the grains, mad a higher level
of value in th provisions market . There was
re oder ta commission house buying and realising
sales from longs appeared on the upturn.
Chicago range of prices furnished by United
Press;
Open. High. Low. Close.
127 128 127 128
127 127 127 127
127 127 126 126
The message from Washington statin that
Portland ha been mad the basic price point
for the 1918 wheat crop of the Pacific North
west meets with general favor among producers
as well a dealers end millers. Tha exact price
for the year is sot yet fully established by the
government, but will be not less then $2, and
some feel that a 82.50 price will be named at
primary point. This meansthat Chicago would
be about 6c higher than th primary points and
Portland would secure th asm pric a Chi
cago. WHEAT Blueetem, $2.08: fortyfc-ld. 32 03:
club. $2.01; Russian, $1.98; tidewater track
basis.
FLOUR Belling price: Patent, 810.00: bar
ley flour, $12.00; Willamette valley, $9.60;
lcal straight. $9.60; bakers' local, $9,80 0
10.00; Montana spring wheat, patent 310.60 0
10.80: whole wheat $9.60: srahsm. $9.40: rva
flour. $12.00 per barrel; oat flour, $1$. 00 per
barrel.
HAY Buying price, new eron: Willamette
timothy, fancy. $26.00 0 27.00 per ton; Eastern
Oregon-Washington fancy timothy, $30.00; al-
laiia, szo.oo; valley vetch. I 1: cheat. ( 1:
clover, $20.00021.00 Per ton: grain. $250
26.00 per ton.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal No. 1 Calcutta. 24
0 25c in ear loU; lea amount higher.
' MILLSTL'FFS Bran. S30O80.S0: shorts.
$32 0 32.50; middlings, $39 0 89 60 per ton.
kuixku OA i a 1'sr ton. $70.00.
ROLLED BARLEY Ton, 869.00.
CORN Whole, $72.00; cracked. $78.00.
On the Merchants Exchange oaU bids rose
$1.50 a ton to $69.00, or a new high record.
Barley bid wsre up 500 a ton.
Merchant Exchange February bids:
OATS
Wed Tues. Mon. Sst FrL Thur.
1918 1917 1918
Feed
6900 3625 6750 6S00 6450 6400 6400
Feed BARLEY.
6750 8990 6700 6600 6450 6450 6400
Brewing
7150 4100 7100 7000 6950 6900 6800
Thirty day delivery was quoted:
OATS
No. 2 feed 6900
BARLEY
Feed
Brewing
Eastern oaU and corn in bulk
OATS
DAIRY PRODUCE Olf THE
San Francisco Market
- Sn Francisco, Feb. 20. tU. P.) Butter
Extras, 51 He.
Eggdft-Extraa. 43 c; extra firsts, 44 e;
firsts. 42 e; pullets, 42c
Cheese California flat, fancy, 25 e.
Seattle fttarkat
Seattle. Feb. 20. .(C. P.) Buttej- Native
Washington creamery -cube, 52c; do brick. 53c;
storage California cube, 46c; do brick, 46c.
Eggs Select ranch, 45c; pullets, 42 0 44c.
toe Angeles Market
I.o Angele. Feb. 20. (I. N. g;1 Butter
California creamery extras. 48e.
Eggs Extra. 40c; case count 89c; pullet.
89o. .
February .
March . . .
May
February .
March
May
May
May
July
May
July
OAT8
92 92 91 91
0 92 "90 91
88 00 88 89
PORK
4950 4955 4870 4955
LARD
2650 2657 2683 2647
2665 2682 2657 2875
RIBS
2560 2580 2557 2570
2600 2620 2600 2605
GOOD TJI'TTJRir FOLLOWS
COTTON 3IAHKET DEMAND
New Tork. Feb. 20. (1. X. S.) A good
demand at the opening of the cotton market
today caused an upturn in price of from 8 to
13 rjomt.
At the end of 15 minute' trading the market
waa still active, with prices 23 to 28 pomta
net hiaher.
Realising sales Increased in volume in the
Uta dealings and th market declined 80 to 35
point.
The close waa easy at a net decline of 21
pointa to aa advance of 19 points.
High.
18
12
8
2
2
21
Ko.
25. . ,
1..
8..
1..
2..
1. .
16..
1. .
2Tew Tork
Atchison Oenersl 4s
Bal. A Ohio Gold 4
Beth. Steel Ref. 5
Cent. Pcific. 1st 4....
0. B. A Q. Col. 4s
Rt Paul General 4
Chicago N. W. General 4s.
L. A N. UnL 4s
New Tork Ry. 5s
Northern Pacific P. L '4s .
Reading General 4a.;.,...
Union Pscifie 1st .)..
17. 8. Steel 5
Union Pacific 1st Ref. 5s.
Southern Pacific Conv. 6s.
Southern Pacific Conv. 4s.
Penna. Conv. 4.....
Penna. 1st 4
. A Ohio Conv. 5s
Oregon Short Ijn 4s. . .
Bond Market
Bid.
' 84
76
87
80
93
82
84
85
18
83
84
87
99
SO
92
77
97
90
79
83
Aik.
84
77
90
80
93
84
85
86
19
H4
83
87
99
92
77
98
no
79
e
1.
1.
2.
20.
16.
12.
1.
9.
.1052 8 9.50
COWS
8.25
7.50
6.60
7.50
7.25
5.00
6.25
8.23
HEIFERS
960 S 8.00 1
BULLS
6.00 1
7.50 !
HOGS
Ave. 14. Price
Month
March ...
April ....
May
June ....
July
August . . .
September
October . .
December .
Open.
8080
S122
Low.
3075
Money and Exchange
New Tork. Feb. 20. (L N. ft. Call
money on the floor of the New York Stock ex
change ruled at 6 per cent; high, 6 per cet;
low, 6 per cent
Time money waa quiet
Rate were 6 per cent
The market for prime mercantile paper wa
dull.
Call money in London today waa 8 per cent.
Sterling exchange waa steady with business in
bankers' bilU at 4.75 for demand. 4.72 fur
60 day bills and 4.70 for 90 day bills.
cent refunding bonds in denominations
of $500. Interest is payable semi-an
nually in July and January. Bonds be
come due serially. 1924 to 1937. Ashland
COAST j is situated in Jackson county at the
head of the Rogue river valley. It is
the center of a rich and prosperous
agricultural district The assessed val
uation of the city's property in 1317
was $2.61,030, and the bonded indebted
ness $307,807. The population In 1917
was estimated at 7000.
Tssraloosa Railway Utilities Co.
Bonds. Morris Brothers are offering
$100,000 of 6 per cent gold bonds of the
Tuscaloosa Railways A Utilities com
pany, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. The bonds
are In denominations of 1100. $500
and $1000, callable as a whole or in part
at 102 and Interest. July 1, 1913, or on
Other eat-
Ua .. 48,646.000 1,780.682,000 40.8S
Sheen 48.U0U.0OU ST7.8AT.OOO II. S3
Swine .. 71.874.000 1,392.276.000 19.81
i i , i
Total 218.491.00S $8,263,614,000 ,
The total value on January 1. 1918. of
all animals enumerated above) was
$8.2(3.524,000. as compared with $8.7 J,
12,000 on January 1. 1917. an Increase) of
$1,527,912,000. or 22.7 per cent. The num
ber of animals not on farms, that is. In
cities and villages. Is not estimated
yearly, but their number Is 1910 as re
ported by the census was: Horses. 3.1S1.
000; mules. 270,000; cattle. 1.179,000 ;
sheep. 111.000 and awlne. 1.288,000.
Government Life Ininrnnre The an-,
nouncement that all of the American'
soldiers aboard the Tuscania were auto
matically Insured for $10-, 000 apiece has
brought the advantages of the govern
ment's plan vividly before those who
have not already applied for the In
demnity to which they are entitled and
a rapid Increase In the number of appli
cations filed has resulted. Up to Feb
ruary 8, the men at Camp wadswortrt.
S. C. had applied for a total of $108.
000,000 of war risk Insurance and at the
other camps throughout the country tha
Insurance enrollment Is rapidly Increas
ing. If all those who are enlisted tn tha
army and navy should apply for &
maximum to which they aro nUU4 tha
total would be something over $7,000.
000.000. No estimate of tha aggregate
insurance granted has thus far been pub
lished but those who are In touch with
the movement believe that It Is not Im
probable that policies amounting alto
gether to not less than one half this
sum will ultimately be Issued. Ths plan
promises to be one of the most beneficent
schemes for the protection of soldiers
Will Inmate Capital
Franklin. Pa.. Feb. 20. (I. N." S.) The
Galena Signal Oil company is to increase its !
capital stock from 814,000,000' to $30,000,000.
This became known in an official announcement
here late today by Charles Miller, president. Only
$4,000,000 will be issued now and stockhold
ers are given the opportunity of subscribing at
the ratio of one of tew stock for five of old.
No. 8 whit
Clipped 88 white
No. 3
CUpped
No. 8 yellow . . .
No. 3 mixed . . .
Yellow
Mixed
CORN
letters would be received by , the com
mission with suspicion-.'"
No Reflection Intended
Miller denied he Intended to cast any
reflections on the company or the let
ters and admitted the letters In evi
dence. The hearing Is for the specific purpose
of determining the Justice of the new
airline mileage - system for long dis
tance business, which was made effect
ive January 1, last A score or more
of letters were read, some of the
writers favoring the new system which
had decreased rates, and others pro
testing because of the increases.
Attorney Shaw read from a letter to
the commission showing that the net
Increase In the Income a year in Oregon
under the new plan would be $50,000 and
that the Increase in wages alone would
be six times this figure. He said that
in the calls out of Portland 129 routes
had gave Increases, 9 decreases and 75
were unchanged. In the state at large
he said that the Increases were 24.7 per
cent
Protests were received from Oregon
City and many other points. Grants
6550 1 Santa Rosa, Cal.. Feb. 20. (U. P.) i I BM. noseourg ana ociiu rr -mu..,
2552 "When he rushed Into his burning home : the cities which favored the airline eys
2552 In response to the frantic entreaties of tern, which Is now used In California
'ana nssningioii snu in mv ri.
j Northwestern Long Distance . Telephone
company is jointly Interested in the
; hearing.
Seattle Barley Mnrket
Seattle. Feb. 20. (L N. S.) Bsrley Per
ton, 868.00.
Receipt Wheat, 10 cars.
6750
7160
Wife Sends Husband
To Death in Flames
6850
6750
AMERICA?? LIVESTOCK. PRICES
his wife to try to save some baby
6850 clothes, Nell "W. Butler, 39, was burned I
6750 I n daath anrlv trxla v
Butler andhls wife awoke shortly aft- ,
er midnight to find their home ablaze, j
Mrs. Butler, ; in delicate health, started I
for her father's house, a short distance
away. Then she remembered her nany
clothes, on which she had been working
ST.1 Patiently for weeks
fiease save ine dsdj cioines, sne
entreated her husband.
Butler returned and reentered tha
burning bouse.
The Butler's lived on a ranch in the
'Alexander valley, northeast of Healds-
burg.
Four Are on Trial on
Conspiracy Charge
Hnlet H. Wells, Sam Sadler sn4 Joe and
Morris Pat Aeensed of Spreading
Seditions Llteratnre.
Seattle. Feb. 20. (I. N. a) Hulet M.
Wells, Bam Sadler and Joe and Morris
Fass are on trial In the federal court
here today charged with seditious con
spiracy. All four are well known Social
ists. They - are alleged to have had ;
printed and circulated 20.000 circulars
denouncing the conscription law. ,
Assistant Attorney General Clarenca ,
Im Reames. former federal attorney at .
ortland. has charge of the prosecution.
; Wells is a lawyer, but not practicing.
He formerly was president of the Seat--tie
Central Labor council and was a !
candidate for mayor In 1912. He, with
Sadler and Aaron FIslerman, was tried
last fall on an Indictment charging clr-' ;
rulation through the malls of printed ,
matter opposing the draft FJnlerman
was acquitted but the Jury disagreed In ;
the Wells and Sadler cases. f
s
i
Chicago Hogs, $16.90
Chicago, Feb. 20. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Re
ceima. X 1 hidiii, ivc Bicair. asuca ami i
eie 9nfltia on nn hn IIS9A
jpie.85: rongn Heavy, aio.zo g lo.ao ; lignt,
$16.40 16.90; pigs, $12.60 g 16.50; bulk.
$16.55 16.80. ' '
Cattl Receipt, 6000, strong, 16e higher.
Beeves, $8.65 918.90; cows and heifer. $6.60
11.75: (tockers and feeders. $7.40010.80;
calves, 8.0O13.jJ.
Sheep Receipts. 7000. steady. 15e higher, i
Native and western, $10.25 13.20; lambs,
,i3.5oi.60m . i PHONE CO. MUST NOT
804 8087 3045
2998 3035 2995
Omaha. Feb. 20. (I. N. S.) Hogs Re-'
ceipts 10.000, strong. 10c higher. Top. $18 55;
range, $16.00 6 16.55 ; mixed, 816.80 16.45;
good choice, $18.45 16.56 ; roagh..$ 16.30
16.40; light,. $16.25 916.35; bulk.$l6.35
16.45; pigs. 810.00 12.00.
Cattle Receipts. 4300, strong. Reeves,
$8.60 18.00; stocker and feeder. $6,50 9
11.40; cow and heifers, $6.35 10.00; west
ern, $7.50911-50; calve. $9.00913.00.
Sheep Receipt. 2000, higher. Wethers,
$11.00018.00; yearlings, $11.50 014.50;
Umb. $14.25016 25; ewe. $11.00 012.00.
Kansas City Hog 817.00
Kansas City. Mo.. Feb, 20. (L N. S.)
Cattle Receipts. 11.000. steady to 10 cents
higher. Steer. $10400 018.25; cow and
Draft Evaders Are
Reported in Mexico
El Paso, Texas. Feb. 20. (V. P.)
Mormons arriving here today report
having seen three Americans, believed
to be Tom and John Powers and Tom
Sieeons, draft evaders and alleged mur
derers of three Arizona officers, in Mex
ico near the Sierra Madres.
Th Onwora hrnthers and Sianona are
CUT OFF SERVICE ' charged with the murder of Sheriff Mc-
Brlde and two deputies wnen ine otri
cers attempted to arrest them for evad
ing: the draft.
For the past week a posse of 1000
American soldiers, deputies and Apache
Indians have been pursuing the trio in
an effort to cut off their escape into
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2880
2866
2902
2875
2872
2848
Close.
3075
3075
3047
3015
2996
2979
2876
long distance call to his telephone be
cause he had put In the call from an put
side telephone booth at Oregon City. He
TLf e t 1 m
telephone company formerly operating ; DaeJW
at Oak Grove had earned 10 per cent a
year on Its Investment during the time
the company wan In business. He gave
this testimony to show that an increase
heifers, 36.00012.50; Mocker and feeder. . .," . . v..."' " rti,
012.00; calve. $7.00012.50.
.'852
PACIFIC COAST BATTK STATEMEWT
Clearing
Monday . .
Tuesday . .
Wednesday
Clearings .
Balances
Portland Bank
This Week.
$ 9,680,191.69
S,36.lB3.n
2.779,473.09
Spokane Bank
, .1020
, . 880
. . 720
. . 770
, .1050
. . 894
. . 720
. .1220
, .1710
. 840
4 740 $ 6.50
1 960 $ 8.50
1 950 6.60
1 1490 8.00
1 890 4.00
1 1040 6.00
1 920 6.75
1 840 5.25
129 815.0O 15. .
127 15.00 20..
128 15.00 40..
116 14.50 44..
220 14.00 1..
144 15.24J
Wednesday Morning
BULL
. 700 $ T.75
.1800 $ 7.50
181 813.0O
144 15.25
138 15.00
101 16.24k
600 7.00
grease.
Bay's Stoek Dividends
New Tork. Feb. 20. (l N. S.I Tha Cuban
American Sngar Co. today declared th regular
quarterly dividends of 2 hi per cent on its com
mon and 1 4 Per oant on its preferred stock.
Tha National Enamel at Bumping company to
day declared a dividend of 6 per cent for : tha
year on it common atock, payable in ednal I
Quarterly frurtailment. The usual annual divi
dend of 7 per cent was also declared on its pre
ferred stock, payabl in quarterly -installment.
No. Ave. lb. Price, j No. Ave. lb. Price.
1.... 630 86.00 1 1800 .$8.60
1....1&10 7.50 2.. ...1883 7.50
1 1680 6.75 1.... 890 S.25
1 1240 7.53 1 990 6.00
STEERS
18 1043 10.25 I 24 1182 9.25
1 1030 7.60 !
STAGS
1 840 $8.50 1
COWS
1 890 $5.50 ...... 990 36.00
1 1060 8.00 1 .1000 6.00
2... 785 6.50 . 2.... 950 7.50
1 640 6.50 2..,. 810 7.75
2.... 780 6.60 2.... 845 8.00
1.... 810 7.25 2. ...1150 9.00
TT... 850 S.75 2 815 S.60
17 891 7.60
HEIFERS
2 695 5.25 I
CAIVES
2.... 14 $12.00 I 1.... 230 $10.00
Cnlcago Dairy Prwdnce
Chicago. Feb. 20. (I. N. S.1 flutter Ra-
ceipts 6843 tub. Creamery extra. 48Vfe049c:l
extra first.. 48c; first, 48 047 He; packing
took. 4 1 hi 042c
F.gga Receipt 1178 case. Current receipt.
4806O: ordinary firsts, 48 0 50c; first. 51c;
extra, 65 0 Doe.
1 . .
1 ...
15. .
10..
8. .
6..
310 $16.60
i30 16.60
HOGS
Clearings . .
Balances
Clearings
Balance
Clearings . .
Clearings . ,
Taooma Bank
Seattle Bank
Ter Ago.
t 2.912,293.72
2.103.543.75
2,081,027.40
$1,221,797.00
883.899.00
3761.142.00
88.190.00
$4,217,715.00
786,431.00
San Francisco Bank
, 316,947.681.00
Lo Ansel Bank
$4,347,443.00
$7.00
Hogs Receipt. 15,000, steady to 10 cents
Top. $17.00; bulk, $16.65 016.90;
hesvies, $16.80 016.85; mediums, $18,760
16.95; lights, $16.60 017.00.
Sheep Receipts, 6000. steady to 10 cents
higher. Lambs. $16.00 016.25
Denver nog sis.es
Denver. Feb. 20. (D. F.lCtUe Re-
eefnts Kftft ataajlv to Itmnf. SUeera. Sg.OA 1
(t 12.1:0; cow ana neirers. i7.ouwa.40; 1 aisiauug caueu.
to Portland, provided for by the new
schedule. Is unwarranted.
Claimed He Was Cheated
Another bombshell was hurled Into the
ranks of the telephone people when J. I.
Stevens of Sell wood said that he had
been "cheated out of 15 cents in a long
,' He characterized the
To Face Dfsrrtion Chsrgcs
Unless delinquent registrants com
munlcate with their local boards they
will be listed as deserters. Captain Cul-
ltson has reported approximately 450
delinquents. The American Protective
league for the tracing of delinquent draft
registrants is being organized by the
government.
Print Paper Will 'j
Pass From Canada !
Washington, Feb. 20. (U. P.) Ths
war board today Issued a blanket li
cense for all newsprint paper to pass
across the Canadian border. In re
sponse to appeals from publishers all
over the country. Chairman McCor-
mlck Instructed all customs agents to
pass print paper automatically.
The blanket license rortner permits
Imoortatlon from-Canada of all com
modities not mentioned in the presi- )
dent's proclamation of November 28. . j
The blanket license will be in force !
until revoked by the bureau of Imports. )
The war board urged all who desire i
Import licenses from other eon n tries "to
hasten their application.?
Buenos Aires May-
Have More Strikes
Buenos Aires, Feb. 20. (U. P.) Port J
workers today boycotted Transatlantic ;
steamers which have been loading meat ;
at packing houses affected by strikes.
Their action In believed to be the fore- j
runner of a general port strike. .
$7.00010.45; calves, j actjg of the company and its agents as
No. 6 whit. $1.50ood stock.
l-oxawjee i-er
Eastern Grain Market
Chicago Cash corn. No, 4 mixed, $1,60 0
1.65: No. 6 mixed, $1.450 1.53: No. 6
mixed. $1.3301.50; No. 3 yellow. $1,75 0
l as. r.n 4 veliow. ii.dipi. v ro, a ve.
low. $1.48 01 60: No. e ytiow. i . l.r.8 ;
No. 5 wtute, il.auai.oi
0 1.67.
Chicago Cash oat No 2 Montana, 91 e;
So. 2 white, 95 He; No. 3 white, 94 hi 0
95 He; No. 4 white. SSe; standard. 94 H0
98 He
Duluth Rye. 82.20: barley. $1 59 01.92;
flax, 33.82 H 0 8.94 hi : to arrive, 83.82 hi .
Minneapolis Cash com No. 3 yellow, $1.75
11.80; Oata, No. 2 white Montane. 954 0
964; No. 8 white. 91H0 92U; No. 4 white.
8840914. Barley, choice, $1.8601.92;
ordinary. 31.60 01.86. Rye, No. 2, 82.240
2.25; to arrive. 82.24 0 2.25. Flax. $3.82 hi
08.86H; to arrive, $3.82 H 03.86 H.
Kanra Ctty Cash corn No. 3 white. $1.98
02.02; No. 4 white. 81.9001.95; No. S
white, 81.8701.88: No. '2 yellow. $1.90; No.
8 yellow. 8180; No. 4 yellow. 317501.77:
No. S mixed, $1.7801.80; No. 4 white. $165
AMI). Oats. No. S white. 91092c.
Winnipeg Cash oata No. 2 white, 917e;
No. S white, 89 He; ex feed. 83c; No. 1
feed. 85 e. .
Tfew Tork Metal Market
New Tork, Feb. 20. (I. N. 8.) Lead-r-Firm.
Spot. T7ii; Feb sua ry. 7 0 7 H ;
March. 695 0 705.
Spelter Dull. Spot and February offered
7T. '
6 tockers and feeders.
tlZ.UUtyis.lD. . "nettv larcenv
VfnMm Ttaee4na 1 AAA 1 A A 1 Se biehev Tnei I a5" wrteny,
$16.65; bulk, 816.25 010.60.
Sheep Receipt. 1800. steady to strong.
Ewes. $11.00011.75; lambs, $14.00016.00.
Seattle Hog SI 7.00
Seattle, Feb. 20. (L N. 8. Hogs Re
ceipts 14, steady. Prime lights, $16.90017.00;
medium to choice, $16.75 016.86; smooth
heavies, $16.25 010.50; rough heavies, $16.75
016.00; pigs. $15.75 016.00.
Cattl Receipts 25, steady. Bast steers,
$11.25 011.60; medium tr choice. $9,50 0
10.50; common to medium. $6.50 0 8.50; bulls,
$6.00 0 8.00; calves. $6.OO01OtOO.
Sheep None.
"Who are the legal representatives of
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com
pany present at this hearing r" heatedly
asked Mr. Stevens.
"There sits the general attorney," an
swered Chairman Miller, referring to J.
T. Shaw of San, Francisco.
The witness pointed at the attorney
and said : I hate to tell you what. I
think of you." ; The counsel made no
reply.
Admission of a S cents overcharge on
account of the government war tax was
made by the Bell company's attorney
In another angle of the hearing when '.
the receipted bill was checked up by the
phone experts. "We are always willing
to rectify mistakes." said the company's!
lawyer.
A sharp clash between Chairman Mil
ler and Attorney Shaw enlivened an
other phase of the hearing. The. lawyer
took umbraare at a remark by Miller
which he Interpreted as "doubting the J
Northern Burbank. $1.7501.85; russets. ' inJrn.jr i " "
$1.90; Salinas. $2.60; sweet. $4.6004.76 the company by Individuals and firms,
sack; Oregon Early Ro. $2.75. , which missives the company sought to
r i put In the record.
San Franelseo Grain Market i Attorney ' 8haw said : "I object to
POTATOES A IX ALOSG THE COAST
San franelseo Market
San Francisco. Feb. 20. (U. P.) Onions
Per cental, brown or yellow, $1.60 01.76 for
cental. Delta. $1.1001.40.
with ' one brand higher; do Oregon Burbanks,
$1.6501.80; Nevada. $1.65 01.80.
Seattle Marxet
Seattle. Feb. 20. (U. P. Onion Cali
fornia yellow, 214 02 He: Takima. 8e pound.
Potatoes Local. 820.00 0 28.00; Takima
Gem. 330.000 32.00 per ton.
Le Ant felarkai
Ix Angele. Feb. 20. (1. N. S.) Potatoes
MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc.
ESTABLISHED 25 YEARS ;
201 Railway Exchange Building-, Portland, Oregon
MUNICIPAL BONDS
To Net From 5 to 6i
1 14,000 City of Tillamook, Or., Imp....
10,000 City of Tillamook, Or., Imp
500 City of Klamath Falls, Or., Imp.. .
6,500 City of Caaby, Or., Water
7,500 City of West Linn, Or., Water..
25,000 Greater Winnipeg Water Dist....
Rate.
6
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M&N 1919
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':r'rTI:Q Eb .20:7Kl,.auIYti.Tl: i the ntatement ot the chairman that these
Feed barley. $3.60 0 3.65; while oats. $3,43 0 ;
8.50: bran, $84. 0084. 50: middlings. 341.60 I ' ; W. ,
172
172
161
216
16.60
16.60
16.60
16.60
1..
6. .
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45.,
160 $16.50
180 18.60
200 16.70
220 16.60
209 16.60
Swift Co. Shares
Boston. Feb. 20. 8 wilt Co. share, 129 X . 1
Liverpool Cotton QsJet
; Uverpool. Feb. 20. II. N. S.) Cotton
waa neglaetad today. Price firm. Salsa, 1000
bales.
THE TRANSIT HOUSE
$; Stockyard. Worth Portinad, Or.
Steam heat, electric sight. -Bath aay
hour.- Free phone.
Special rate fer shipper.
Bed and Breakfast (TfuSe.
Under new snaaagwniant, ,
lira. . J. Leach, Mgr.
?42.50; shorts. 338.00039.00 per ton.
5.w York Sngar and Coffee
New Tork, Feb. 20. f. P.) Coffee
No. 7 Bio. 8 We; No. 4 Santos, 10 He.
Sugar Centrifugal, 86.03.
Spot
teefca. Bonds. Cotton, 9ratsw Bta,
$e-xi; awrt t rMe atauMla
0?erbeck&CookeCo.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
VTO ALL EXCHANGES
answers Chicago Boarc ot Tree
Cerreepoaeaatg of Logan Brre,
Cakeaare, Ben?
Tork
HALL & CO.
Lewis Blag. Haxahall US
LIBERTY
BONDS
INVESTTvtENT ' BONDS .
PREFERRED STOCKS
LOCAL SECURITIES
BOUGHT AXD SOLD
tJTJOTATIOlf S TJPOJT
BEQUEST
Municipal Bonds
Legal security for Public Funds.
Legal Investment for Trust Funds.
Ownership not requiredto be reported.
Entirely exempt from federal Income Tax.
Legal security for Postal Savings deposits.
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ak for list Call or phone.
L.UMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY
CUMBERMENS
uiLOtNa ;
Capital and Surplus S 600.000
FIFTH AND
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