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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, - POR TLAND, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918. 17 . CREAMERIES EGG MARKEIMR ALONG THE SIRE; RECEIPTS ARE HEAVY Quite Liberal Increase ; in Offerings Shown Competition at Country Points Responsible for Recent Rise When Drop Was Due. Notwithstanding atrentiou efforts of certain ( fclg interest to bold th price of eg gs high at this, time because soma of the small fellow want to store for th winter, the market in, . reality mar be considered a shade weaker here. While It 'la true that as high as 85 He a doses for current receipts has been paid by some of the f. o. b. buyers during the last few days, till these same interests are not offering above ,; 80s a dosen to wholesalers, indicating that '-, after all they really are not anxious to secure Competition at country points has been the cause of the trade in eggs paying more for sup plies thaa they could secure here. If one firm went out with a $4e f. o. b. offer for eggs, a ' competitor to see him one better would offer 84 He, and stUl another would raise the ante to I So. In this way the price of eggs has been lifted even though actual market conditions call for a decline.' All parts of the country hare recently shown swrtous price lease (or egg, and hare been quot - lng below Portland. The northern markets were the only exceptions, end several carloads hare re cently pees sent in that direction by local bouses. VEAL MARKET GENERALLY WEAK Market for country killed cahrea continues weak with the bulk of sales of tops at 20o or Ho below the previous top. Receipts during the 94 hours along the street were 18T veal and 121 bogs. VTALLA WALLA GREEK OXIOW8 IX Green onions from Walla Walls were being offered to the trade during the day at 40c per dosen bunches, although some left over stuff from Southern California was quoted at a lower price. OXIOX BETS ARE RATHER SCARCE ' Onion sets are rather scares in the local mar- ket and prices sre showing a firm tone, even ." though the buying movement by city gardeners has scarcely started. 11 cat sales are at 15 16c a pound. . . . t JIEXS ARE SELLING AT 80 CENTS Small supplies of nonlsying hens sre being quoted up to 80c a pound by the local trade, although a general decline in quotations is antio , ipated as soon as the movement from the country gets under way. SOAP PRICE COXTIXUE9 RISING A number of brands of soap were again higher for the dsy. with, the msrket in all center in tensely firm. The fight for grease in extremely activ snd some sre bidding advanced quotations. BRIEF XOTE8 OF PRODUCE TRADE Orsnge market firmer but inactive at the ad vance. Local apple trade continues active. Dressed Hogs are Just about steady at former prices. La Angeles lettuce is ihsded at 11.90 2.00 per crate. Storage cheese movement is very unsatisfactory. No Chinook salmon is offering; other fish firm WEATHER XOTICE FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during the next 86 hour against tha following temperatures: Going north, 42 degrees; northeast over 8.. P. aV S.. 86 degrees; east to Baker, 86 degrees; south to Ashland, . 82 degrees. Mini mum temperature at Portland tomorrow, about 44 degrees. , .... .... JOBBING PRICES IX PORTLAND These sre the prices retailers psy wholesalers, except a otherwise noted: Dairy Products BUTTER Selling price: Creamery prints. In parafttne wrappers, extras. 83c; prime firsts. 81c; Tints, ouc; cuoee. io less; canons, lc advance; dairy, 84 0 33c lb; buying price, cubes, 46c. BUTTKRFAT Portland delivery basis. No. 1 our cream, 54 c lb. CHEEBE Selling price: Tillamook fresh Ore gon and fancy full cream triplets. 28 28 He lb; Young America, 80 0 80 Ho. Price to Jobbers: Tillamook triplets. 26c; Young America, 28c f. o. b. Coos and Curry price to Jobbers f. o. b. Myrtle Point:. Triplets. 25 He; Young America. 26He; brick. 83c; limburger, 85c; brick Swiss, ' 0e lb, BOGS Selling price: Case count, 8 So per dosen; buying price, 34c. Selling price: Candled, 86e; selected candled, in cartons, 87c LIVE POULTRY Hens, 28 80c; broilers, 40c; old roosters, 22 22 He: stags, 26c; tur keys. 28 9 80c; dressed fancy. 34 0 87c; No. 2s. 2580e; squabs, $3.00 dosen; geese, live, 25c; ducks, 86o lb.; pigeons, $1.00 dosen. Fresh Vegetable and Fruits FRESH FRUITS Oranges, $4. 6'J 8.60 hax; bananas, 6 H 06c lb. : lemons, $6.60 7.75 box; .California grapefruit, $3.60 box; Florida, $5.25 6.75 box. APPLES $1.00 02.60. according to variety end quality. ' DRIED FRUIT: Dates, Dromedary, $5.00; tarda, $2.60 crate; raisins. 3 crown loose musca tel. 10o lb in 60 lb boxes; figs, $3.60 box for 70-4 oa. package. ONIONS Belling price to tetafler. Oregon No. 1. $1.2501.80; No. 2. $1.00; oarld ?rice of association, $1.25 cental f. o. b.j garlic. 0 lb. ; onion sets, 1 8o lb. POTATOES Selling price: Table stock. Bur banks. 76c0$l.OO. Buying price: U. S. No 1. , 75c cental, country point; sweet potatoes, 8 He to. VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.60 sack; carrots $1.60 sack; beeta. $2.25 sack; parsnips, $1.25 aack1; cabbage, 8 H 0 4c lb ; green onions. 40o aoaen ouncnea; peppers. 4 0c lb; bead lettuce $1.90 0 2.10 crate; celery, 85 0 9Oo dosen; arti chokes, 00c 0 81 dos. : cucumbers, hothnusa $1.60 0 2 dos.; tomatoes, Mexican. 33.76 0 3.00 -, lug; eggplant. 35e lb ; asparagus. 18 H 019c jo. i ruuoiiv, iveioQ io. ; csmuiower, local. gi.zo crate; sprouts, 12 Ho lb.; green peas, 1 1 o io. ; norse radian, who lb. Meat, Fish and Previsions cuuhtbx mca IB selling price country killed beat hogs. 21021 He; ordinary, 1902Oo: beat veal, 2O02OHo; ordinary veal, 18019c; . mam neavy, jo; goats, lugiic; lambs. 170 mvv, a & g ww, vcti, I 7S V1U1D ID. SMOKED MEATS Hama. 28 0 84c; break fast baoon. 83 0 49c: picnics, 24o; cottage roll, . sSe; short clears. 29 0 83c; Oregon exports, smoked, 8 8a lb. PACKERS MEATS Fancv nfsfr .f l a- fancy cow beef, 17 He; fresh iamb. 26c; f rosea temoa, 22a 10. uku standard. ZSc lb: lard comominH IS Ho. . OYSTERS Olympia, gallon, $4.50; cinned eastern. 66o can. $6.50 dosen can, eastern. gallon, solid pack, $3.50. FRESH F1HH Dressed flounders. 6c; fteel nead salmon, 22028c; Chinook, ( ) ; perch. 7 0 8c; soles, 7e; salmon Cent. 18c: halibut, 18 020c; black cod, lie: herring, 60; suslt, 8c; dams, hard shells, 4c lb. $2.76 box: crabs, $1.75 02.60 dosen; Columbia smelt. ei.vv pus t 8UOAK Cube. 89.66 H ; powdered. $8.8 1 H ; fruit or berry, 17.87; D yellow, $7.27 H; - granulated. $7.87 H 1 beet. $7.87: extra C $7.62 H ; golden C, 37.87 wt HONET New, 45.00 case. KICK Japan etyle. No. 1. 8 e; New Orleans bead, 9 He; blue rose, 9a. SALT Coarse half ground 100s. $15.50 ton: 60s, $17.85; table dairy, 60s, $20.00; 100s. . $19 60; bales. $2.70: fancy table and dairy $26.25; lump rock, $20.00 ton. BsiAMS California, sales by Jobbers : Small white, 18014c; large white, 18c; prhk. 9c . Umas, 14e; bayous, 10e; red. lie. CANNED MILK Carnation. $6.70; Borden $5 60; Aster. $6 60: Eagle. $9.00; Libby. $6.65; Teloban. $8.60 case. COITU Hoaetad. 16H036o lb. fa aaeg er drum. ' SODA CRACKERS Bulk. 16o lh. NUTS Budded walnuts. 27a lb; almonds. 18038a; filberts. 20a is aack lota; peajuits. 16 per pt. Hop. Wool and Hid ; HOPS Nominal. 1917 crop. 15 018a lb ' - HID ICS Salted. 29 lb and op, 12c; salted. - bulls, 60 lbs and up, 10c; aalted and areas kip. 16 to 26 lbs. 12c; salted and green calf up to 1$ lba, 21a; green hide. 25 lb and up, 9o: groan ataga. 60 lbs and mp. Me; dry Hint, 26e: dry flint calf up to 7 lbs, 28c; dry salt. 21e; dry bora hides; each, 81.23 01.50; salted horse hides each. 33.00 04.00; horsehair, tail. 25c; horsehair, mane, l&e; dry long wool pelts, 88c; dry short wool pelts, 25c; salted and green pelts (January takeoff). $2.60 0 8.80 each; dry sheep ehearlinga. .each, 15 0 80c: salted sheep sheer- linam. eacn. zossouc: ary Coats, lone hair. 2&i jlry goat shearlings, each, 15 08Oo: dry abort WWL ' Coarse valley. 60c; medium flits. HAVE HELD Barley Flour Out Of Market Because Of Limited Stocks MilleV Trying to Conserve What Supply They Have on Hand . Cars Very Scarce. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS -Car Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. 8 2 10 $ .... 5 8 804 800 1218 1757 184 1158 2029 1844 Portland, Thurs. 2 ' leer ago. ... 8 Season to date. 4858 Year ago. . . 4184 Taeoma, Wed . . 7 Tear ago ... 26 Season to dste. 4088 Year sgo . . . 6313 Seattle. Wednea. Year ago . . . 2 Season to date. 3890 Year ago ... 4102 1 in no .... 4 . . . . 4 272 1875 228 1423 27 1590 " Vii 855 2768 297 1319 1176 3210 Barley fltmr has been practically withdrawn from the market, so far aa local interests sre concerned. While some of the mfflers an still supplying their regular customers with scant stocks, they are making no public offers of sup plies. Total stocks of barley flour srs so scant that millers are trying to conserve their holding ana make them last aa long as possible. Mil 1st jiffs continue to pile up at milling points and the country is still crying for its require ments. There is no change in the price; in fart, little movement from the mills is shown because of the greatest car ahortage on record. The same shortage is creating a steady price in tne nay division of the grata trade. On February 1 every mill in the United States. irrespective of capacity, was directed to come under the supervision of the milling division of the rood administration and to take out a mill lng license. The milling division believes iU list is very complete, but it is possible there may be a few sm&U rmiiteor new mills which have failed to receivevthe circulars explaining the re quirements, la order that the list be absolutely correct, the diflsionNaaks all millers to fill out an inclosed blank, Usting-TEereon all mills In their own county and the adjoining conn ties. FLOUR Selling price: Patent, 810 00: bar ky flour, 812.00 913.25: Willamette valley. 39.80; local straight, 39.60; bakers' local. $9.80 10.00; Montana spring wheat, patent, $10.60 (S10 80; whole wheat, $9.60; graham, $9.40; rye nour. iz.7(k: oat Tlour. 813.63 per barrel. mai Buying price, new crop: Willamette timothy, fancy, $26.00 per ton; Eastern Oregon- atmngton tancy timothy; $80.00: alfalfa. $24.00: valley vetch. ): cheat. 823.00: Clover, ijo.uu per ton; gram. $23.00 26.00, v.i ejLaa omiiui, i o. l ueicucia. - vt o ioe in car iota; less amounts nit her. MILL8TUFF3 Bran. 830.0u ( 80.60: shorts. $82.00 82.50; middlings, $30.00 39.50 per ion. ROLLED OATS Per barrel, $12.50913.00. xiui.i.KU BAKLKY Per ton. $7 7 79. t OK Whole. $72: cracked. $73 per ton. juercoanu exenange Alarcn bids: OATS Thur Wed. Tues. Mon. Sat. Fri. 1818 1017 1918 Feed 7000 3725 6960 6950 6900 6800 7000 Feed BARLEY 7400 3950 7400 7400 7400 7400 7450 Brewing 8100 4050 8100 8100 8200 8200 8250 thirty day delivery was quoted: OATS Bid No. 2 feed BARLEY Feed Brewing Eastern oats and corn in bulk: OATS No. 8 whit White 38 clipped No. 3 Clipped -. . . , CORN No. 3 yellow No. 3 mixed Yellow Mixed . 7000 I 7400 8100 6450 6500 6450 6550 6800 6700 68B0 6700 Early Oats Prices' Higher at Chicago By Joseph F. Frltchaed Chicago, March 21. (I. N. S Premhima for cash oats were again strong at 18c over the May future. Cash corn waa unchanged to 10c higher and east oats unchanged to He higher. The premiums for No. 8 white were 6 4 7c over the May and standards 7H07Hc over that month. Corn futures were H 0 Ho higher and oats .were H & le higher. ' Provisions closed at advances of 25c for pork, 10 012 Ho for lard and i.'(i17Jic for ribs. Chicago, March 21. (t N. S.) A stroneer tone was apparent in the oats market at the opening today, March being He higher than yes terday's close of 89 H. May was off about He. but rallied later and picked up the loss. Prices ranced 80 e to 85 He. Trading in corn was alow. Mav onenlne in. changed from yesterday'a finish, and losing He on some local selling later. March future was not posted at the opening. Provisions ruled 2 to 3 points biaher over tmu terday's close. Range of Chicago prices furnished by United Press: CORN Open. High. Low. Close. March May . 127 127 1274 1274 125 125 125 123 OATS March 00 91 . 85 86 PORK 4850 4880 LARD 90 85 90 86 May . May .' 4845 4875 March 2620 2627 2627 2477 2507 2535 May . . 2625 2635 2826 2632 RIBS 2615 2617 July . . March May . . 2485 520 2507 2540 2485 2517 July CA3CNEBT PLANT BOUGHT TO IKCREASE CAPACITY Brownsville, Or., March 21. The Brownsiille cannery company, which recently decided to ron struct new additions to Its large buildinir and to purchase a new auto truck for gathering fruit irom remote, places, nas taken a further step for ward ana pnrcnased tne CorvaUis canning nlsnt According to Manager Ira Hatchings, who is vice president 01 tne Oregon (Jannen association. the deal has been made. It insures the handling of, a much greater volume of business than the Brownsville institution haa hitherto been able to accept. In this part of the state, the indications are that the evergreen . blackberry yield will be enor mous. 1 Mr. Hutching says this is the crop of ma lumrv nu uist ma grower nave just be gun to get their eye opes to the Immense finan cial returns which are Involved in the' cultivation 01 inese once aespisea evergreen blackberries. POTATOES ALL AL02TO THE COAST San Francisco Market San Francisco. March 21. (U. P.) Onions Per cental, brown or yellow, $1.25. for good stork. j Potatoes -Per cental. Delta. 31.10 1.35; do irregon suroanas, ai.au (g1 1.0a ; Nevada, $1.30 18? i.uu, i:-i'sirii( quality Sweets $4.50 0 6.00 on the street. Seattle Market Seattle. March 21. (U. P. ) Onions Cali fornia yellow. 2 H 02 He; Oregon. 2 He; Tai- UBii ou per yuuuu. Powtoea-" ixcai. 25.00; Takima Gem. fsiOiVV W two. '. L Angels Mark v, Lo Angelas, March 21. (I. w 8.1 toea Northern Burbanks, $1.60 01.85: sweets v-.vv v w Aariy Aoae, SJZ.75. . LlTerpool Cottom Easier Liverpool. March 21. IL N. a 1 --. ton was steady. Prices easier. Sales. 4000 bales. i ' If ew Terk Sugar and Coffee New Tork. March 21. (V. V i pot No. 7 Rio, 9 He; No. 4 Santos. 11c o ""s !t 1 a a as " 65e: valley lamb wooL 45050c; extra Oregon fleece, 60 0 65a lb. CHITTIM OB CA8CARA BARK Burin, price for car lota. 8 H 0 9e. ' nym TALLOW No. 1. i4e; No. 2. 13c; grease. MOHAnt 1917, 40 0 59a lb. Ropes, Paints, Oil BOFB-SlseL dark, 24cj white, '28 He lb LINSEED OIL Raw. bbla.', $1.87 n kettle boikd. bbla.. $1.69: raw. S i! boiled, cases, $1.79 gallon; lots of 250 gallons! leaa. COAL OIL Water white in drums anC Iron oarrev, ic iuwn, :cses, zuo gallon. GASOLINE Iron bbls., 20e; cases, 80 He engine eHstiuata, iron bbla.. llHe; eases, 21o. 12 c ' - - I TUKPBNTINE Tank. 65c; ' BUTTER PRICES- TOO HIGH BUTTER PRICES ARE WEAKER: SURPLUS IS Everywhere There Is a Greater Sup ply Than Demand and Prices Are Weakening Portland Market Is Considered Entirely Too High. Extreme weakness is shown in the butter trade an along the Pacific coast. While it is true that Pacific Northwest cities have been maintaining the price recently, still practically all interest are now long on supplies. It developed during the day that even Puget Sound was looking for an outlet for its surplus butter; in fact was offering cubes here at 47o a pound for extras. The firm' receivetng this offer . of supplies immediately wired tha Paget Bound concern that instead of needing butter at 47c landed here, it was willing to tell this same quality to the northern house at 46e a pound landed at Seattle or Taeoma. There appear to be a fictitious tone in tha butter trade locally so far aa leading brands are concerned. While It 1 true that tha local pro duction of butter is not over liberal, still country paints in this territory report an increasing output and are showing a surplus, while California has been offering less money for some time. For awhile the butter people claimed that it waa the condense ry interests who were forcing butter price to abnormal figures, but this can not be the case at the present time, for the con densariea have been practically removed as com petitors for the time being. Liberty Bonds in Very Active Call " On N Y. Market OOOO CLOSING DEMAND New York, March 21. (I. N. S.) A good demand for leading issues during the lata after noon trading in the stock market sent prices up substantially. Distillers moved up over 1 point to 41 H. and Mexican Petroleum sold up to' 8B Vs. 8 teal common sold a high a 91 4, and the railroad Issues war In good demand. Bales, 286,100 shares; bonds, 8,160,000. Kew Tork, March 21. (t N. S.) There waa some irregularity to the trading at the open big of the stock market today, with prices gen erally showing gains. American Car Foundry was active and strong, advancing 1 H to 76 H . Industrial Alcohol con tinued in good demand, moving up 1 to 1244. and Distiller made an equal gain to 40 H. V. 8. Steel moved up to 91 H. and Bethlehem rose H to 79 H. Marine preferred declined to 95 H, and Central Leather fell H to 664. Trading in Liberty bonds continued on a large cele. Liberty second 4s advancing from 96.66 o 97.06, and the 3 Ha rose to 98.06. Reading rose H to 83 H. while Canadian Pa cific declined H to 136 H and Union Pacific sold off to 121 H. Nearly all the interest in the market was con centrated in the Liberty bond issues. Most at tention waa dsvoted to the second 4s, which rose to 97.64. followed by a reaction to 97.10. Tha 8Hs ranged from 98.02 to 98.50. with a reac tion to 98.30. The stock market tone was irregular all through the early forenoon. Corn Products ad vanced 1 point to 87 H, passing tha high record or 87 H. made last July. Central Leather con tinued under pressure, falling 1 point to 66 H . Reading, after advancing to 83 H , declined to 82. During the afternoon dealings in Mexican Pe troleum became prominent and that stock moved up more than 2 points to 94 and American Car Foundry continued its upward movement. selling at i 8 "4 . Steel common was in better demand, advanc ing to 91 H, and Marine preferred moved up 1 point to 96 H. American Telephone waa weak. dropping more tnan l point to 100 . The speculative buyers ef Liberty seeontx-4s changed their position to the selling side in the afternoon, causing these aecurities to lose all their early gams. DESCRIPTION I Open! High! Low I Bia Alasks Gold 1 1 1 A His Chalmers, c. Am. Beet Sugar. . . Am. Can, c Am. Can., pfd. . . . 25 79 H 42 76 32 64 H . . . . j 25 79 43 '78H 'ss' " 65 79 io2' ' 'esH 84 77 64 79 39 21 16 139 66 58 '42 91 zn 79 42 76 82 64 78 79 43 92 78 Am. Car. Fdy., c. . Am. Cotton Oil, c. Am. Linseed, c Am. Ijoco. c 31 82 65 Am. Smelter, c . . . 79 Am. Sugar, c Am. TeL & Tel. . , Am. Woolen, c . . . 104 101 102 100 61 63 84 77 54 Anaconda Min. Co. . Atchison, c. ..... . Baldwin Loco., e. , 63 84 77 54 79 89 21 15 136 66 5S 'ii" 91 84 76 54 76 39 20 15 Bait. lc. Ohio, c. . . Bethle Steel B 79 39 20 Brk. Rapid Transit Butte As Superior. C'al. Petroleum, c. 16 Canadian .Pacific . . 136 188 Cent. leather, c . . Ches. Ohio Chi. A Gt. W.. c. 66 58 ii" 91 '88 36 63 39 15 138 118 43 29 90 67 5S 7 41 Chi. Mil. A St. Paul Chi. & N. W.. c 91 37 Colo. Fuel & Iron, onsolidated Gas 'orn Products, c 86 86 64 40 86 8 37 64 87 64 41 Cruc. Steel, c. . . Iris tillers 41 Krie, c. . . General Electric . . . General Motors . . . Goodrich Rubber . . Gt. Nor. Ore Lands Gt Nor. pfd Greene Can 16 138 118 43 28 90 16 IS 138 138 119 119 43 28 90 H 43 27 90 40 12 Hide at Leath, c. . Ice Securities Illinois Central . . . Industrial Alcohol . 13 93 03 124 95 85 124 123 124H mspinuon Int. Mr. Marine. . . 44 27 31 78 60 27 sis 78 60 27 3i 78 60 27 Kens. City South., c Kennecott Copper . . 16 81 Lackawanna nteel. . 78 Lehigh Valley Louis. & Nash. . . . 60 113 Maxwell Motors, e. . Mexican Petroleum . Miami Copper.,. . . . Midvale Steel M., K. A T., e Missouri Pacific . . . 27 93 95 92 93 30 44 23' " 68 18 29 ii 44 23 ' 09 18 29 72 ' ' 44 22 58 18 44 22 National Lead. . . . 68 Nevada Cons 18 28 New Haven N. T. Air Brake . . . 29 SHOWN ALONG COAST 123 7114 72 104 84 28 28 444 .444 44 54 54 62 H 62 H 23 23 H 53 54 82. 83 H 79 79 21 'A 21 H 145 19 454 49 , 85 14 86 23 H 234 1 1614 16 145 '4 149 I 604 50 121 121 55 55 90 91 78 78 40 74 91 41 110 7 17 N. T. Central Norfolk A W.. c. ... Northern Pacific . . . Pacific Mail 28 28 44 Penn. Ry. 44 People's Gas Pittsburg Coal. e. . 54 62 54 62 23 64 83 79 Pressed Steel Car. c Ray Cons. Copper Z3H Ry. Steel Springs. 53 Reading, o 83 79 21 Rep. I. & S., c. Rock Island . . . 21 H Sears. Roebuck & Coj Shattuck Studebaker, c. .... Southern Pacific . . . 8outh. Ry.. c Tenn. Copper Texaa Oil Tobacco Product . . Fnion Pacific, c . . . TJ. 8. Rubber, c . . . . 45 85 28 16 146 60 64 H 85 24 16 149 61 121 122 55 91 78 55 91 78 tJ. S. Steel, e Utah Copper Virginia Chem. . . . Wabash W. TJ. Telegraph . . . Westinghonse Elec. . Wool-worth Willys-Overland i . . 17 18 ToUl rales, 255.100 shares. New Tori T Bond Market Bid. Ask. 81 H 77 H 93 H -78 92 H 82 H 83 - 84 -. 19 - 80 M 83 87 91 844 02 H 77 H 07 H ' S9 H 804 Atchison Gent 4s' 80 H BaL A Ohio Gold. 4 77 Beth, Steel Kef.. 6s . ., 92 Cent. Pacific 1st, 4s 79 C B. A Q. CoL. 4s 02 H fit. Paul Gen.. 4a Chicago N. W. GenL. 4a .... 80 - L. 4 N. Unl., 4a 83 New Tork By.. 6s 18 Northern Pac. P. L-, 4 79 Readme GenL. 4s 82 V Union Pacific 1st.. 4a ...... 86 V. S. Steel. 6a ........... 97 H Union Pac. 1st Ref.. B ..... 83 Southern Pac Conv,. 6s . . . . . 90 Southern Pac. Conv., 4a .. ... 78 Pennsylvania Conv.. 4 H ,...... . PeanayrvanU 1st. 4 !4 . . . s 89 H Ches. A Ohio Conv. Si .,.. SO 14 Or. Short Line. 4s 61 " Sam Fraaelseo Grant Market' gam Francisco. March 21. (U. P.) Cash grain: Barley Feed, per cental, $8,860)8.85. . Oeta Per oenuL red feed. $3.86 08.60. ' Livestock Prices . GerierallHolding , In Portland Market Eastern Swine Go' Higher but Local Trade Unchanged Packers Bring in Mutton. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK-BTJJf Hogs Cattle Calves Sheep Thursday 788 166 6 2368 Wednesday 652 82 1 8 Tuesday 644 75 ... .... Monday 1680 1447 24 270 Saturday ....... 132 88 Friday 634 222 22 733 Week ago 906 221 52 19 Year ago .'. 298 68 8 .... I 2 ' years ago 1 .... 605 180 27 .... 1 8 years ago 897 189 1 342 4 yean ago 1 . . . . 442 05 2 .... While there is a better situation in tha local provision trad as a result of the lack of eastern products along the coast, killers are holding prices unchanged her while there waa a further frac tional rise in the east. Provisions prices here are higher than in the east, although the swine market is not quite so high locally. Nevertheless, there was a ateady tone in the local swine market and values were maintained with no real top offering. Uekeral hog market range: Prim light . . $17.00 017.26 Prim heavy , 16.75 0 17.00 Pig X 14.76 015.75 ringing In Mutton A local meat company brought in 14 loads of mutton from its own feed lots during the day and, with the exceDtion of a few bead from the Wil lamette valley, these were the total supplies. Little waa shown on the open market, a few lambs being sold at $16.50. General sheen and lamb range: Western lamba $15.00 Valley lamba 14.60 Yearlings IB. 00 Wathen 12.60 Ewes S, 10.00011.09 Shorn sheep, 2 H w 8c under quotations. Cattle Trade Steady Trade in the cattle market Indicated a gen erally steady tone, during the day with no change in pricea. Receipts were in scattered small lots and consisted mostly of odds and ends. General cattle market range; " Good to choice steers $11.00 011.80 Medium to good steers 10.00 011.00 Common to good steers ' 9.00 010.00 Choice cows and heifers 8.60 0 10.00 Common to good cow and heifers 8.00 0 9.50 Cannera i 4.28 0 6.25 Bulls 6.00 0 9.00 Calves 7.50 0 12.00 Stacker and feeder steers 6.60 0 9.50 Thursday Livestock Shippers Hogs Hale Commission Co.. Prescott, Wash., load. Cattle Cv At'McG row, McCoy, 1 load. Sheep Union Meat Co.. 14 loads, direct from Lyle. " Mixed Stuff McMahan A From. Halsey. 1 load cattle and hogs; Lebanon Market. Lebanon. load cattle, hogs and sheep; rawera nroa.. Monroe, 1 load cattle and hogs; Vm A. Ayres, and Junction City. 2 loads cattle and .ogs; Walter Given, Estacada, 1 load came andj hnzs: M. E. Skinner. Mackay r. idano, 1 waa cattle and hozs: Mayberry & Stewart. Canby, 1 load cattle, calves and hog3; Cutford Bros., Ger vais, 1 load cattle, hogs and sheep. United States bureau of markets report live stock loaded March 20 (carloads reported west of Allegheny mountains, doubledecka counted as two cars) : .... Cattle and mixed Calvan. Hogs. Sheep. Stock. Total. Total ..... 288 2480 656 36 8101 1 week ago ... 2220 2388 547 881 0784 4 week ago .. 1059 228 387 84 1 4870 State origins of livestock loaded iiarcu u: For Portland California 1 1 1 2 6 16 Idaho . . . Oregon . . . . . Washington . . 1 ,1 1 .. 1 04 Totals 10 1 week sgo. . 28 1- 4 weeks sgo. . 29 1 8 T $ 10 For Seattle: North Dakota . Totals Totals . . . 1 week ago . . 4 weeks ago. Wdrtdy'Afternoon sale STEERS 015.60 16.00 018.60 0 18.00 No. Ave. lbs. Price No. Ave. lbs. Price. 1 650 $ 7.50 I 18 91 $12.00 1 8T0 4.75 I COWS 1 890 $ 9.60 1 1100 $ T.50 2.... 800 6.25 1 88T 7.60 8.... 725 6.50 1 760 5.00 2 755 7.75 2 700 8.50 8.... 887 8.00 1 770 8.75 1.... 870 7.25 1 840 8.60 1 890 9.00 1 1100 7 50 1 880 4.60 ' BULLS i...r5o$8.oocLa 1.... 330 $9.00 8 125 $15.75 1 295 $16.00 1 210 16.00 1 880 16.00 42 192 17.00 12 102 18.00 22 98 15.50 76 182 17.00 27.... 124 15.75 8 830 16.00 67.... 172 17.10 8 323 15.10 1.... 830 17.00 2..... 205 17.10 8 188 17.00 7 210 17.16 8 150 16.80 4 167 17.00 10 232 17.00 2 320 16.00 12 189 17.00 14 ,182 17.00 14.... 174 17.00 11 192 17.00 6 170 17.00 6 183 17.00 8 222 17.00 15 180 17.00 5 282 16.00 1 860 16.00 Thursday Morning Salee HEIFERS Ave. lbs. Price Ko. . . .1025 $10.00 COWS No. 2. 2. 8. 1. Ave. lbs. Price .,. 920 1053 1130 .,. 797 ... 970 . . .. 730 737 970 ... 750 1050 910 1000 $9.00 . 3 740 $5.00 9.23 7 887 8.25 7.50 2 950 6.60 6.50 8 682 6.00 8.25 2 910 8.25 8.25 1..... 840 7.60 6.00 1 600 6 00 8.75 1 850 6.50 7.25 1 1120 9 25 8.00 I 2 740 4.60 5.75 1 780 7.25 8.50 HOGS $16.00 20 229 $16.00 17.00 , 9..'... 127 15.00 16.00 I 1 140 16.00 17.00- 3 217 17.00 17.00 8. . 2. . 1.. 3. . 8. . 66. . 10 .T4 " 1. . 11.. 15.'. 172 126 150 190 LAMBS 85 $15.50 CALVES 150 $10.00 STEERS 880 $6.00 I 1. 670 $9.50 00 $7.00 BULLS .1260 . 835 . 720 $8.00 7.50 6.50 DAIRY PRODUCE 05 THE COAST Ban Francisco Market San Frsncfcco. March 21. (U. P.) Butter Extras. 46c. Kgg? Extras, 39 He: extras, firsts, 87c; firsts, 86c: extra pulleU. 37 He; extra first pullets. 37c. Cheese California flats, fancy, 26c Seattle Market Seattle. March 21. V. P.) Butter Na tive Washington creamery, cube, 52c; do brick, 68c; storage California cube. 45c; do brick, 46c per pound. Eggs Select ranch, 42c; pulleU, 66c. Lo Angeles Market Los Angeles, March 21. (I. N. 8.) Butter California creamery extras. 43c Lass Extra, 4.0c; case count. 35c; pullets, $7c Foreign Bond Market Bid Ask 00 S 98 96H 99 4 93 W 64 135 85 H 87 40 93 95 94 H 92 H 93 96 92 96 H A. F. 5s Oct. 1920. . . . . C. K. 6s Sept. 1918: V. li. 5 Hi Nov. 1919. . U. K. 5Hs Feb. 19X9. . 90 H 98 964 99 93 95 14 125 - 85 86 37 88 95 94 91H 92 95 89 96H U. K. 5Hs Nov. 1021. . A. I". Sec. S Aug. 1019. KeD. Vrance 5s 1931 Paris 6s OeU 1921 Marseille)! 6s. Nov. 1919. Russia Extn. 5Hs 1921. Russian Intl. 5 H 1926. Dom. 6 Aug. 1917.... Dom. 5 Apr. 1921...-, Dom. 6a Apr. 1931.... Dom. 5 Apr. 1926. . Argenlne 6 May 1920. Dom. Can 5a 1987 STenca 6H 1919 "Stir Tork Metal Market rics a ui -. aw an j ajueiia quiet. Spot. $7.2&97.50; March, $7.200 7.85; April. $7.15 i 7.30. Spelter ItuU. Spot. $7.33 7.45: March and April. $7.35 7.45. v .i ?1 - Seattle Barley Market Seattle March 21. U N. 8.) No. 2 feed barley, $80.00; 40 lb. barley. $.00. s ' Oregoa Cheese la Sonth Baa Francisco. March 21. (L N. B. Ore gon cheese Triplets. 26 He f. o. b. dock; Toung Aaaarica, 20 Me L o. b.docx. HERE ? Edited by . IL Cohen MOVEMENT LOCALLY Demand Practically at' a Standstill in This Section With 73c Extreme Top Plenty Offered at This Price but Buyers Not Taking Chance. , PoUto market never waa so limited la volume of trading at this period of the season aa today. A half dozen ears all toM have been purchased in this section to date this week at 75c per cental f. o. b. country points for TJ. 8. grade No. 1. At th price there is plenty of pototbea offering but no buyers in sight. The dealers who purchased at this price are unable to sell them at a profit at the moment. Some stock of this same grade received at San Francisco recently sold down to $1 per cental, notwith standing any higher price that the trade there may arbitrarily place uoon the market. Fact that San Francisco Is quoting a higher price need fool no on her.' If higher price could be obtained there and there waa a real demand for supplies, the country tributary to Portland would be filled with California buyer. As matters stand there is no desire among south ern interests to take hold. Along Front street average sale of potatoes even in single tack lota do not rang above $1 per cental and the volume of business is almost too small to consider. Onion market is lifeless so far as demand from outside points is concerned. A carload or two have been sold by the local growers' association during the last week or so at $1.25 per cental f. o. b. shipping point but this is th extent of the business. Approximately speaking there are only pos sibly 35 or 40 carloads of socalled No. 1 onions remaining in tha hands of the Confederate Onion Growers' association. This is a mere handful if there were a normal demand. Even as matters stand, it will be only a short period when there will be nothing left to offer. Cotton Market Rises . At N. Y. Opening aw New Tork. March 21. (I. N. 8.) The cot ton market had an irregular opening today, with prices 2 to 10 points net higher. At the end of the first 15 minutes the market was about 4 to 13 points net higher. The close was strong at a net advance of $3 to 77 points. Month March . . . . May .. POTATO MARKET IS SHOWING A LIMITED Open. High. Ixrw. Close. 3345 3405 8840 8404 8255 8209 8242 82V1 3182 3220 8174 3217 8075 3112 8003 8103 3051 3085 3045 8085 - ot- October . December AMEHICAW LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hog $18.06 Chicago, March 21. (L N. S.) Hogs Re ceipts 38.000. slow and 5c higher. Mixed and butchers. $16.90918.05: good heavy. $16,409 17.65; rough heavy, $16.40 18.60s ugnt. "tl7.4018.10; pigs, $13.5017.15; bulk. $17.20917.90. Cattle Receipt 16,000. steady to weaker. Beeves. $9.50914.50; cows and heifers. $7.10 912.10: stockers and feeders. $3.20912.25; calves. $10,50 9 16.50. M Sheep Receipts 12.000. strong. . Native ana western. $11.50 915.00; lambs. $14,50 9 3S.45. I vr i it i ia nuyt Omaha, Marcn zi. "u3 eeipts 17.500. rtesdy. Top. $17.25j rang. $16.00 917.23: mixea, io. i j w . choice. $16.80 916.95: rougli, lo.ou W 16,75; light. $17.00l7.zo; cms. eio.ioiw 17.00: pigs. $12.00914.00. ' Cttle Receipts 6200, slow. Beeves, $9,50 9 18,60; cowi and heifers. $7,009 1100; stock ass and feeder. $6.60912.25 weetejnV $9.-50 12.00; cslves. $9.00 913.00. feheep Receipts 18.000. lower. Wether. $18.25 914.75;- yearlings l-0 lambs. $17.00918.25: ewes. $12.009 14.00. Kansas City Hoga $170 Kansas City. Mo.. March 21. (L N. 8.) Cattle Receipt 8000. steady to atrong. Steers, 810 00914.00; cows and heifers, $6,009 18.00; stockers and feeders, $7.00912.50; Hogs ReceipU 6000, steady. Top, $17.50; Iralk. $16.80917.35; lights, $16.60917.00; miied. $16.80917.45; heavies. $16,909 17Sheep Receipts 7000, steady to 16e lower. Lambs, $17.00 918.25; ewes. $12.00 914 00; wethers. $12.60 91-4.60. v Denver Hogs $17.1B Denver, Colo.. March 81. (U. P.) Cattle ReceipU. 3200; steady. Steers. $8.50 912.75; cows and heifers, $7.50 910.00; stockers and feeders, $7.60 911 00: calves. $12.00 914.00. Hogs Receipts, 1000; steady. Top. $17.15; bulk. $16.90917.10. Sheep Receipt. 5300: 1016e higher. Lambs. $16.00 917.50; ewes. $18.00 918.60. - Seattle Hogs Steady Seattle. March 21.--(L N. 8.) Hogs Re Mints 96. stesdv. Medium to choice, $16,75 9 10.85; smooth heavies, $16.25 916.50; rough heavies, $15.75 916.00; pigs. $15.75 916.00. Cattle ReceipU 80, strong. Best steers. $11.25 911.75; medium to choice, $9,509 10.00;- common to medium, $6.6090.00; best cows; $9.00910.50; common to medium cows, $6.50 9 8.50; bulls, $6.00 9 8-00; calves. $6.00 12.00. Sheep ReceipU none. 8AIT FRANCISCO GETS A SUPPLY FOREIGN FLOUR San Francisco, March 21. ReceipU from for eign countries during February Include 172.882 bushels of wheat, 20,083 barrels of flour, 8.857,287 pounds of burlap and 349 ton of Jute. PACIFIC COAST BASK 8TATEME2TT Clearings. This week. Monday ....$ 4.023.109.84 Tuesday . . . 8,626,632.83 Wednesday.. 4,517.823.92 Thursday . . . 8,359.552.86 Tear ago. $ 2.503.795.28 2.828.257.78 2.674.637.10 2,920,079.19 Bookan Bank Clearings Balances Clearings Clearings Clearings Balances Clearings 8 1.409.046.00 831,709.00 Seattle Bank .,. $ 6,997,150.00 1,727.745.00 Taeoma Banks $ 982.140.00 .- 160,787.00 San Seanelsca Bank $18,018,441.00 Las annates Banks Clearings 4.619.790.00 Plant More Frait Chehalia. WasK. March 21. To help meet the great demand for cherries and strawberrw which- the cannery has Been nnaoie to supply, L- J. Sticklin, a prominent Chehali business mar. and trustee of the LevIs County Canning asso elation, has decided to plan four acres of nil hillside land to cherries and atravberriea. Las year this tract was planted to shell beana for the cannery, but. ovncg to tne ary year, tne yield waa not heavy. It Is thought It will prove a One place for the fruit, as it will get the warm sun throughout the ripening season, xne local can nery expects to have a mncii larger acreage of strawberries this year. Eastern Cash Oral Dulnth Cash oats, 894 89 He; to ar rive, 89 He Flax. $4.24: to arrive, $4.24. Winnioea Cast oat. No. 2 white. 96 He No. 3 white. 02 e; extra feed. ltc; No. 1 fmA ftftUei No. 2. feed. 85 He. St. 1-ouis Cash corn. No. 3. $1.65; No. 4. $1.65: No. 2 white, $1.91: No. S watte. S1.72 e 1.80:. no. white, ll.soe i.ss; sso. o wmie, 81.65avr.ou. uets, Jo. a wane. eic No. 4 white, 3c; No. 2 mixed, 92o. Ppnria -Csh corn. .10 1 5c higher. Chicago Sample corn firm at yesterday'a price. Oats, No. S white, now 6 w 7a over May. No. 5 yellow and mixed corn, $1.45. Mosey- aad Exchange new i i , m..vu , " - v - - ' siowt rm tha floor of the New Tork stock change today ruled at 4 per cent, high, 5 per tit - 'low. S ner cent. Time snonev waa Quiet. Rates were 0 ver cent. The market for prime mercantile paper was Anil. Call money in London today waa 2 H per cent. Sterling exchange waa ateady, with business in bankers' bills at 4.Tra lor denrtna, 4.72 for 60 d-y bis and $4.7 H for 99 day balls. Silver. New Tork. 89 He; London. 44 Hd. Chicago Dairy Prod are Chicago, March 21.r (L N. S.) Batter Receipts. 9281 tube. Urearaery extras, V40C; extra firsts, S9He; iirsU, 37H w38He; pack-ins- stock. SS tit 89a. Ease Receipts, 19.624 eases. Cmrrent re- epta. 82 H S3 He: ordinary flrsta, 889 8Sie; li , -sl extra, sue, . AUTHORITY GIVEN FOR STATE GUARD swwassMMBaBeBBSBSsasBsseBssssi Emergency Board Appropriates $250,000; Four Companies Provided. Salem. Or.. March 11. By a rote of six to one. the State Emergency board authorised the adjutant ceneral to incur a deficiency in the appropriation for the national smard of ,0.00a for th. pur- pose of establishing: and maintainina: a state police force until the next legis- lature meets. This 'sum was recommended by Ad- jutant General Williams at the after- noon session of the board Wednesday, wi "" emeriency voaru peninsula drainage district No. J. Mult ZZ Present. including; Governor nomab county, or., in denominations of Withy combe. Secretary of State Olcott, I ISOO. The iwaru. i. ntA vr..h i veia state .treasurer Kay. Senator uus c. a?J; ,Jr,(1nt of the senate. R. N. Stanfield, speaker .of the house; Senator I W. D. Wood, and Representative K. K. I Kubli. chairmen respectively of the sen- io ano nouse ways ana means com- mllteeS. I i Senator 'Wood Onnotet Flan I Senator Wood was the only member Of the board to vote against the motion authorizing the deficiency. Before the final motion was put. he moved to amend by reducing the amount to $150.- 000. This was defeated by a vote of five to two. Senator Wood and State I Treasurer Kay voted for the amend ment. The motion presented by Senator Moore as adopted by tho board ap proves the plan submitted to the board by the State Council of Defense, except that the cavalry troop is to be eliminated and instead of horses, motorcycles are to be used for the mounted police. Provision is made for four companies of 50 men each, besides officers. Details of the plan are to be worked mit hv ths PAnrral ataff nf ths natMnsl guard, but the idea is to have' the iroops unaer me command or one on icer and they wUl be available for contlnu- ever need id. Whether they will be called state guardsmen, state police or state constab- uij. u, .some uioer name was not ae-i usrminea, out tney win De amereni lom members of the national guard. In the ordinary sense, as they probably will h. A.t1..A 0 J, J . ZrrZ ' ,, 6 or territory, according to authoritative Zl f k ,aU erPsHb0 the necea- dispatches from Kleff, receiyed here to slty of having an officer over them. dav. Austria ha dmnni r. ,wri.,n nt Dlatrlbntlon of Police Fore The Idea expressed at the meeting: was to have one company located In Eastern Oregron, perhaps one In Southwestern Oregon and tvo in Portland. At the meeting: of the board. Governor Witycombe, Mayor Baker of Portland ana Adjutant ueneral Williams pre- tiVD'lti0n ?h,chth5r da a Z . . . fv i!7 1 anri nTh.r i,,V... v and other industries. The question of appropriatlnr $5000 to tA in tha nttalnm.nt . ii 1 Ttl " r iL " " w - members at the annual national encamp- ment was presented and Attorney Oen- 0141 xiuwii uiiurmea uie oosira mai uch an approprUtlon could not lawfully i.o.uc GERMANS BEND BRITISH J.INE IN THE NOfcTH (Contbraed from Page One) and tha front lvina- between that tnr and a point south of St Quentln might I c'al Illlll,B government for the occu be roughly estimated at about 40 miles pled district was discussed. M. Chor- in length. The whole line haa been tha arena of violent and blood v flehtlnr In tha past, and particularly the Bone around Cambrai. which ilea 23 miles north of St. yuentin. The British have recently extended their front southward and now it Joins the French at a point south of St. Quentln. In this same connection it has been stated that the Germans might try to drive a wedge between the two- armies. If such was the plan of the German high command, the German armies would be flung forward In the district In which the artillerying was reported. At tne same time some French mill- tary experts have predicted that the Germans might launch a "Joint offert- slve" attacking on several sectors of the Western front. ..Gas Shells Sent Over Ht William Vknii. sin. With the British Armies In France. March 21. (U. P.) The Germans be gan a heavy bombardment at 5 o'clock this morning, from a point Just south of the Scarps river to the right flank of the British armies, south of Sti Quen- tin. (This is a distance of about 50 miles in an airline and comprises nearly io mues or iront.) From the same hour on, considerable firing was reported in the Messlnes sec tor (Messines is in Belgium, six miles south of Tpres and about 85 miles north of the Scarpe.) At 4 o'clock this morning the enemy began bombarding with gas sheHs the Fleurbalx . and Armentteres sectors (Armentleres Is six miles south of Mes sines, and Fleurbalx is four miles south of Armentleres.) This' bombardment was still tinder way at 8 o'clock. Thus, along almost the whole of the British front, cannonading began to rumble and speed up, but at the early hour of cabling, no further details were available. For the past two weeks the front has been growing more feverish. Over one hundred raids have been carried out by both sides, while the battle ln the air has never ceased. The Gr- i mans have made particularly frenzied attempts to prevent the allies from i ij-ing over tneir tines, meanwhile, mak lng the most desperate efforts to recon nolter the. British disposition of forces. As I conclude this dispatch, the gun. are still belching flame and steel. . This, the first day of sprint-. slightly foggy but promises fine. French Repulse Germans Paris. March 21 f IT t t theleaTfr? bardrnent along the northeast and southeast sectors of tne rencn front, and in the Champagne region, early today was reported by the French war office. - Tn tVlA riismnsnu rlytanfhVHur.. where American artillery ia aid! rue tha French), fell down. German artillery violently bombarded th French lines in tho Soualn (four, miles east of Tahure) and St. goupplet (four miles east of Soualn) regions, preceding a strong at tack. ,; - -In tho Caurieres and Beionvaux re gions (north rf Verdun) German thrust resulted in hand to hand fighting. The enemy was completely , repulsed. The Germans strongly bombarded tho French lines In tho Nomeny region Oust east of the American Toul sector), then attacked, but were repulsed by French fire with serious loss. -i Tho . French conducted . .aruccessful Finance : Tim American Telephone and Telegraph Company's Annual ' Report Shows Large Amount Spent for Additional Faeilltle During the Year 131V and Decrease in Gross Income Under 1916. Portland Improvemeat Bead At. the Wednesday morning- meetinj; of tha city council Authority waa voted Can Kalla bar, commissioner of finance, to issue and sell $55,000 of municipal improve ment bonds. City of Aktorla Improvement Boadsv Morris Brothers have purchased aa is sue of $25,000 of per cent Improvement "d8 of tn Cty of Astoria, Or, due iT SSZJStZJu 10 years. These bonds are exempt from income tax and are being; offered on a Va per cent basis. FeatBisU Drainage Dlitrtet Beads The Lumbermens Trust company ia of- ferine 135.000 oTe per cent row bonds of and due serially from March 1. 1921 to March 1. 1930. The assessed valuation of the, 1437 nr ..k.. the district was $131,580 In 1917. There are two old established dairies In the district. In addition to 1$ other homes. The tax lltn whlKh nmtmta Ih.u KAa ranks ahead of ftrat mnrt rm incinri. tag- mortgages securing Federal Land bank bonds. Taxes for payment of principal and interest are collected by county authorities at the same time as reneral taxes are collected. The tm- pro-vementa being financed by this bond issue will, it Is said, make all the lands AUSTRIANS IN ROW Hun Nation Has Demanded Por- I , , tlOfl 01 VOlin S CaUCaSia and Turkey at Outs. Petrograd. March 20. ( TT. P.) I vci,t c..u. ie.. 1 broken out between Austria and the ttvi.. into n th- .k. I . the province of Volln. The Caucasian Elm (srovernlna: body) is reported to have broken off peace negotiations -with Turkey. German forces have been repulsed near Vorosaba. On the Kharkoff front (400 miles northeast of Odessa and 850 ar,th nf Mwi ,, been made by the " Ukrainian soviet A telegraph agency dispatch TTom Vladivostok describes a meeting I x-vin ua.h k . v, v... k m ,-f.Z,7Ti7 v..wn. viuunsuil (war minister under Kerensky), Admiral Kolchak nd Chinese and Japanese I e.ftneral. l T,a Tonano . i cla7 I .V,. .,11. e T. 1 . i j allied occuDatlon of Siberia, aa fat itsk, promising: to wppiy UKRAINIANS AND necessary lorces." the UssurlsK region raUwav : nhinrVhl I East Chinese railway, and Japan the I Amur region as far as Irkutsk, A ape- van, director or the East Chinese raU- i way, was orierM the premiership. Members of the old duma are reported to hayo arrived at Harbin to discuss me situation. raids north of the Altlette and in the Atenacourt regions (about 12 miles east of the American Toul sector) and took some prisoners. Battle Is Terrific Says Berlin Amsterdam, March 21. (I. N. S.) I Increasing violence of the" artillery fir- 1 1"" on the western front was reported I by the German war office today, aaid I a dispatch from Berlin. The cannonading has been especially severe between Dlxmude and La Basse, along the south bank of the Olse river. north of Rhetms, in the Champagne and on the Verdun front. The report claimed the capture of 240 1 French prisoners In the Verdun, sector I A 78 f8 at Apremont, la tho V VT3VI 3 yiflklll. French artillery directed a destruc tive fire against Parroy wood on tho caStern the Woevre plain. I -According to the German war office 1 report, a terrific battle is raging over the greater part of the western front. Americans Make Raid With the , American Army in France, March 20. (IT. P.) American troops In the Lunevllle region successfully raided enemy trenches late today (Wednesday) after pulverising the German detenu In an artillery preparation which shook buildings miles In the rear. The raid was made at the conclusion of an unusually heavy bombardment by the enemy. French artillery' and Infantry partici pated In the attack. Berlin Reports Activity Berlin, via London, March 21. (TJ. P.) 1 Artillerying has been renewed in full I Morce in broad sectors of the west front. tho German war office reported today, Austro-Hungarian forces are participat- Italians Penetrate Lines Rome, March 21. (U. P.) Italian tTe g jV Wtor tcW iVnMnr S JZlZ'l I I wwbbmvw wuv sI'HI aV loviivt a ma-avs I war materials, the war office reported. m m STOCK F.IMKET? - I IframBSssks.eeastsapUie bev .5 J pwtaad ta urorjsTKiAt, AHDMUtmo 1 AGE. Pabitakml weekly atae Jaatoary looo. I brlto . saxn pie copy swat free i ror vorpwa n mrxettaeuo. u yvm wnu tsa- SBalntaty. AND JWININO AGE t . ' 1 XI Will la Mw Tsrfx .tarawaf afafasUfclW VrU We Want Your Beans CaB at 20$ Alder, at. or mail sam ples, vvs troy an uie time ana pay too highest market price. Don't fall to get in touch with us before 'selling. WE ABE THE OXLY EXCLVMIVE BEAS DEALERS IJt OBEOO We want more axents at countrv points. Cleaners and dealers, pleas vni mr our agenir terma. S. C. DALTOK CO. t$ Alder St, - -r S2t.- SS "lXgX?JZSgL SfiUSS ber: Industry of the district available for agricultural r : purposes throughout the year. . : v Ataerlcaa Telephone A - Talegrank Company. The annual report of - tha American Telephone A Telegraph com pany for 1917 shows a total of lll. 69,462 expended for real estate and . added faculties, an amount SO per cent ' in excess of that spent in 1916. La round- - figure th total operating revenues of the Bell system were $294,900,000. aa in crease of $$0,300,000 over last year. Of these revenues depreciation and main tenance consumed $94,071,000. an In crease of $9,515,000 over 191$ ; traffic v expenses consumed $(8,122,000, an - In- . crease of $14478,000; commercial ex penses. $$8,364,000. an increase of $2,665,- -000; general and miscellaneous ex penses, $13,850,000, an Increase of $1,947,000; taxes assignable to opera- : Uons. In which provision Is made for the estimated amount of federal income and excess profits taxes payable in 1918, $20,711,000. an Increase of $6,795,000. . Including $475,000 taxes not assignable to operation the total taxes were $21. 188,000 on the outstanding capital obli gations. There were net non-operating revenues of $7,976,000, made up of in terest, dividends and rents received lees taxes and minor expenses connected -therewith. The total gross income was.. $76,524,000. a decrease of $2,$Z3.000a or $.6 per cent under 1916. Out of this : $25,610,000 was paid for Interest, rents, etc leaving $36,862,000 for dividends and $13,$52,vvO to be carried Into surplus. E Oregon Record for 1917 Sur passes Any Previous Yearj Low Mortality Record. Salem, Or.. March 21. Life Insurance business In Oregon for 1817 ihows gw. remarkable Increase at big; profit ac- cording to tho annual reports that 4 1 companies have filed in tho lnturance department.' These reports show I tho' total Insurance on lives of Oregon citi zen is $176,311.62$. an Increase over tho previous year of more than $27,000,000. Total premiums collected on this In surance is $3,424,000 and dividends re-, turned to policy holders is estimated to be over $1,000,000. The amount paid out for death claims last year waa $1,148,839, or less than 1 per cent of tha Insurance In'force. '- New insurance written last year,4,- ' 913,000. exceeds any other year and is 25 per cent of the total amount of la surlnce in force. - Mrs. Norris Wins Divorce Oregon City, March 21. Ida Norrio was granted a divorce in the circuit court .Wednesday from Dr. E. Reji Not rls on charges of cruelty and was awarded tho custody of their minor child, alimony of 820 a moith and. 810 "!.all0.wed. to rwsum nr maiden name. Sadie EngeL MORRIS BROTHERS Incorporated Established 2$ Ytr$ 201 Rallwiy Exchange Building Portland, Oregon Th Premier Municipal Bond House of Oregon Oregon Municipal Bond Yielding From 5 to 6V4 Telephone Main 3409 CLARK, KENDALL AND CO. BONDS FOR INVESTMENT U. S. GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL RAILROAD CORPORATION : SAFETT BE1IABILITT ,1 tOB-100 . , HO RTMWOTI RH BANK IstUILDIR) ft v POrn.AR, ORKOOM tteeks, Boadc, Cottoa, Grata ZteV tlO-tll Board f Trade BaUdlas ' Overbeck&CookeCoe ! DIRECT, PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES . lteatbers Ckleag Beard t Trade.. 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