THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, - POR TLAND, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918.
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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
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: SAFETT BE1IABILITT
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tteeks, Boadc, Cottoa, Grata ZteV
tlO-tll Board f Trade BaUdlas '
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! DIRECT, PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES .
lteatbers Ckleag Beard t Trade..
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