THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ." SATURDAY, MARCH . 30, 1918.
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PRICE OF WOOL ADVANCED
BIG SALE OF WHITE
SALMON APPLES IS
MADE IN THIS CITY
Local Firm Purchases 4640 Boxes of
i Extra Fancy Yellow Newtowns of
4 to 3 Tier Situation Showing Con
! kfderable Strength.
f' Ona of the biggest MlM o pple howB In
the Northwest rerentlv win the purchase lost
enmpleted by the BlierMan-Beeklrjr company from
the White Salmon Fruit Growers' association,
ihnnih it. lno.tl rfraantative of 440 boxes of
extra fanejr atock ranting la alee from 8 to 4 tier
stocg.
The fruit the Tel low Jfewtown variety,
vbien showed perfect condition. In fact It looked
ao good that It attracted much attention from
the trade generally.
Market for ai.niea here iii holding rather firm,
wltb considerable activity In the jobbing end of
the buxinoen. Hales of apples are shown from fl
to 88.60 a box wltb the bulk of the transactions
between 81.25 and 11.75 per box.
A carload of WintMin came in from Yakima
during the day and wis in good shspe. with quo
tations ranging, from (1.2ft to 8i!j per box.
lastarn markets are showing a It-ir tone, but
in general activity is not pronounced a ad prices
are practically unchanged.
PACKAGE SUGAR PRICE HIGHER
Manufacturers of package sugars are quoting
a rise of 25a per hundred pounds In the price
of that product, while sack stock is unchanged.
Higher coot of packages it said to be the princi
pal
CRACKER PRICE SOME HIGHER
Sharp advance of 2a a pound has been an
nounced in the price of soda crackers by local
manufacturers. Tbia is for bulk stock, while
package goods are as yet unchanged. The new
rise la due to the higher cost ol wheat flour
substitute.
JEW TEXAS 05I0N8 ARE HERE
first of the new crop Texas Bermuda onion
crop was offered, on the Portland market during
the day at 12 per crate, which means 4e a
pound. The stock came unexieetedly and was in
excellent condition. Local old crop onions are
practically unsalable.
CABBAGE PRICES EASING OFF
With greater offerings of cabbeee from Cali
fornia the local price is easing off slowly, galea
of Lea Ancelea stock were made during the day
around Ho a pound with the Northern Cali
fornia stock at 3c for best.
DRESSED CAXYEH ARE DROPPING
Further drop In the price of country killed
raltrea waa shown along the street during the
hours. Top stock sold down to 18 He a pound
with a very nominal amount of business as high
as le. Receipts are accumulating
Just about steady.
Hon are
BRIEF TTOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE
Artichokes are more plentiful, dowu to 8 So a
dozen for the best.
Chicken market is weaker and lower with big
supply expected.
Ky
iysn Fruit company reported In Los Angeles
straw berries at 23 Vic box.
Khuberb demand excellent with California at
13 8 60.
Asparagus supply heavier with best at 11
I2Hc pound. '
Banana train waa due during the day; price
firm.
WEATHER SOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments
during the next 89 hours against the following
temperatures: Going north. 44 degrees; north
oast over 8., P. A H. R. R-. 86 degrees; east
to Baker, 34 degrees : and south to Ashland 3 8
degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland to
morrow about 40 degrees.
JOBBING PRICES IK PORTLAND
These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers,
except as otherwise noted:
Dairy Products
BUTTER Selling1 price: Creamery print, m
paraf.'ine wrappers, extras, 46c; prime firsts, 4?o;
firsts, 46e; cubes, le lew; cartons, lo advance;
dairy, 84 85c lb.; buying price, cubes, 4 2c
BL'TTKRKAT Portland delivery basis. No. 1
sour rream, 61c lb.
CHKfcSE Selling price: Tillamook fresh Ore
gon fancy full cream triplets, 8 28 Vic lb;
Young America, 80 30 Ho. Prices to jobbers:
Tillamook triplets, 20c; Young America, 28o f. o.
b. Coos and Curry. Price to jobbers f. o. b. Myr
tle Point: Triplets, 25Vsc: Young America,
26 Hoi brick. 86c; limburger. 85c; brick (Swiss,
f 40c lb.
KUUS Selling price: Case count, 34c per
dozen. Buying price, Bsc. Selling price:
Candled, 85c; selected, candled, in cartons, 8lo.
LIVE POULTRY Hens. 23c; broilers, 40c;
old roosters, 20c; stags, 22c; turkeys,
28v380e: dressed fancy, 8ft$39c; No. 2s, SOc;
squabs, 18.00 dosen; geese, live, 2225o; ducks.
Fresh Vegetables and Fruits
FRESH FKVITS Oranges, 14 75 (g B. 75 box:
bananas. 6&OVS0 lb: lemons. 13.76 (t 7.50 box :
California grapefruit, 83.30 box; Florida. $4.50
0.7 0.
APPLES Tallow Newtowns, extra faucr, i tier,
Mr Ivr-I fl.lih- & tier It 4(1' Yellow V.wtnn.
fancy, 4 tier, 82.00; Yellow Newtowns, choice. 4
tier, 81.73: '4 H tier. 31.50; 3 tier. 81.25; Ked
Cheeks, extra fancy, 8 V tier. 32.75; 4 tier,
62 60; 4 V tier. 32.25; 5 tier. (2.00 choice, 8 V
tier, 32 25; 4 tier, 32.00; 4 Vk tier. 31.75; 5
tier. 81.60: Rome Beauty, combination, a Vi tier.
82.00; 4 tier, 31. BO; 10c per box less in 5 box
lota where price is over 31.00 per box.
X)R1ED FKUIT Dates, lromedarv. 85.00:
farda. 82.50 crate: raislus. 3 crown loose musca
tel, too lb in 60 lb boxes; figs. 83.50 box for
70-4 bs. package.
ONIONS Selling price to retailer: Oregon No.
li 6i;251.50; No. 2. 76e 31.00; oarload
price ot association, 31.25 eentai f. o. b. ; garlic,
7c lb. ; onion sets, 14a16o lb. New crop Texas
Bermuda, aa crate.
POTATOES Celling price : Table stock. Bur-
banks. 78001.00. Buying price: U. 8. No. 1.
7 Bo cental, country points; sweet potatoes. 8 Via
ID.
VEGETABLES Turnips, 81.30 sack: carrots.
81. BU sack; beets. 82.25 sack; parsnips, 31.23
r sack; cabbage, (g)o id; green onions, 25c doc
bunches; peppers, toe lb; bead lettuce, 81.00 0
11.25 orate; celery, 65g)90o do.; artichokes,
'.: 85o do.; cucumbers, hothouse, 31.25 1.75
des,: tomatoes. Mexican. 84.50 lug: eunlant.
8 Bo lb.; asparagus, 11 t IK Ho lb. ; rhubarb. He
i lb.; cauliflower, local, BO w 73c; sprouts, 12 Ho
lb.; green peas, 17c lb.; horseradish, 13o per
id; spinaoa, n.iveut.
Meat, Fish and Provisions
UUIMBI ftLKATa Helling price country
amea nee noga. iinwc; ordinary, ivtft
30c; beet Teal, )0d10Ho; ordinary veaL 18 0
lVc; rough heavy, 13c: goats, 10 a 12c; lamb.
17 20c; mutton. 12 0 15c; beef, 10 013c lb.
SMOKED MEATS Hams, 28(g) 84c; break
' fast bacon, 83 49c; picnics. 24c; cottage roll,
. 2 He; short clears, 29 83c; Oregon exports,
. smoked, 83a lb.
l'ACKKHS' MEAT8 Fancy steer beef. 19c:
fancy cow beef, 17 Ho; fresh lamb, 23c; frozen
lamp, zo 10.
LA1UI otandaw. 2Bo lb; lard compound,
S3 Ho.
OYSTBRB Olvmpia. gaL. 84.30: rannt t
1 arn, 66c can. 86.60 doa cans; eastern. caL. solid
pack, 83.50.
f FKKSH FISH Dressed flounders, 6c; steel
head salmon, 22 (9 23c; CaL ohinook, 23c; perch,
- 79 8c: soles, 7c; salmon trout, 18c: halibut,
16 43 20c; black cod, llo; herring, 6c; smelt. 8c;
clams, bard ska 11, 4c lb, 82.75 box; crabs, 61.73
Syii.BO doa,; Columbia smelt. 81.00 box; shad.
-; 140. '.j . -
Orocerles
- BUGAR Cube, 89.00 H ; powdered, 88.87 H :
inut or oerrj, ii.ois; u I enow, 87.27 H :
granulated. 37.87 H: beet. 37.87 H i extra C.
67.62 H; golden C. 67.87 H cwt.
HONKY New. 85.00 case,
RICE Japan style. No. 1, 8 He; New Orleans
head, 9 He; blue rose, 9c
SALT Coarse half ground lOOn. 318.50 ton;
80s. 817.23: table dairy. 50s, 820.00; 100s.
iv. ou; Daiea, a4.(u; lancy table auu dairy.
326.23; lump Tock, 820.00 ton.
' - BKANS California, sales by jobbers: Small
whiu. 13 w14e; large white. 13c; pink, 9He;
,' hmaa, 14 He; "bayous, 10He; red. 11c. Oregon
beans, buying price, whiu, machine cleaned. 9 Vs
- 10e lb; band picked, 10Hllc lb.
CANNED MILK Carnation. 33.70; Borden
' 86.60; Aster, 85 60; Eagle, 39.00; Libby!
36 58: Yeloban. 33.60 case.
4JOKFEB Routed, 15 H 86a. lb. In sacks
- ot drnma,
. SODA CRACKERS Bulk, 18e lb.
. NUTS Budded walnuts, 27o lb; akaonda, 18
J8e; filbert. 20o in sack lota; peanuts. 15e
pot pt,
Hops. Wool and Hide
" HOPS -Nominal, 1917 crop, 15018a lb.
HIDES) Salted, 25 lbs and up. 12c; salted
bulla, 60 lbs and up. 10c; salted and green kip!
18 to 25 lbs, 12c j salted and grcon ealf up to
16 lbs. Sic: green hides. 25 lbs snri nr. e..
B-roen sUga, 60 lbs. and tap, 8e; dry flint. 25c:
dry flint calf up to 7 lbs.. 28c; dry salt, 20c
dry bore lades, each, 31.2Ssl.60; salted hone
niaaa, oacu, mm.vv ier a.uu; aoraenair, tail. 25c;
horsehair, mane, l&e; dry long wool nelra. .iw.-
' dry short wool pelts, 25 30c; salted and green
. peltt lAprU taieoff), 83 9 4 each; dry sheep
Egg Market Is
Dropping With
Greater Stocks
KM artoe are dropping beeaitsa of the
very limited daman for eel 4 storage and the
Inoeeaslns offers of supplies. One of the firms
which had been handllne about half the evot
that cam to the street recently was prac
tically out of the market far the time aalna,
havlna sent oat M f.s. b. cash offer for the
oomlna week, Storage Interest are trylna to
Set the market lower, a plan which has boon
combatted by the handlers. As receipts are
Increasing., Uie price was tenerally lowered.
Cube Butter Lower
With Weaker Tone
Best
Price Available for Extras
42c and There Is Little
Demand at That.
Is
Another drop in the price of rube butter is
shown in the local market, and a general decline
in print Tallies is mometitarily-erpected. Holders
of state rube extras are finding it difficult to
interest buyers at all at the moment. The best
offer available for extras in cubes at the moment
la 42c a pound, and there is little desire to take
hold at this price. The net price that this same
grade can be purchased at in the California mar
ket is 40a a pound, and it takes but an addi
tional half cent a pound to land the supplies
either at Portland or on Puget Sound.
CntuMerable weakness Is therefore being forced
in the price of prints, and' already some of the
country makers are shading their values, and the
city trade is expected to follow quickly.
Local output of butter is snowing an increase.
and with the added suppliea from other sections
accumulations are noted on all sides.
Oats in Demand
For Export; Early
Pressure Is Lost
Chicago. March 30. (I. N. 8.) IJttle press
ure was exerted on the oats market at the open
ing today. later, howerer, heavy buying by local
commission noiv.es produced a slight advance.
which was followed again by selling, and a re
action came. The seaboard exporters continue in
toe manet lor cash grain.
Corn trading was dull, confined almost entirely
to local houses. Prices were little clianged.
Provisions were considerably lower, with sell
ing on stop-low orders Buying is scattered and
trade Is light. . Reports that government orders
for cured meats were smaller, had a depressing
Chicago range by Vnited Press
CO UN
Open.
High.
Low.
"i'25H
Close.
24 12
March
May .
1.20 H
.90 ,
.86 H
' 1.26 H
OATS
.90 H
.86
PORK
48.16
LAUD
20'66
6.00
RIBS
1.25
April .
May .
.80H
.84 H
.89 H
.85 Ta
May 4 7.85
47.85 47.85
March
May ..
25 72
23.82
26.60
24.12
24.50
24.92
.25 75
.26.00
25.78
25.72
July . ,
March
May ..
.24.60
.23.05
24. HO
23.05
24.45
24.80
July . .
Street Rivals in
Jazz Band Concert
i ne oia urn e rmirv hMvpun vv.rt
. - - -w-w ... i-rt v BMSCk
uuuixrt orose oui again during the day, when a
jaxx band of the employes of Dryer, Bollam &
Co. serenaded the employes of the Ryan Fruit
uouuwiiy v i beverai war tunes. The "street
was so al ished by the display that all work
was suspended until the ooncert was concluded
l"u tnero were requests for more.
The "tcrap" was started some time ago by
member? of the Ryan Fruit company staff, who
umaiuzeu a quarrel wnicn sang for the special
benefit of the Dryer. Bollam combination.
Front St. Workers
To Ask More Money
The Salesmen's club of Fmnt t,..
thrown a real bomb into the ranks of the em
ployers by calling a meeting of its men to con
sider the demanding of a curtailment of tha
daily hours of worjt and a real advance in wages.
mij nan oi uie employes of the street are
already figuring upon joining the shipyard forces.
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chicago Hogs 317.35
Chicago, March 80. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Re
ceipts. 22.O00: steady to 10c hiirher MirH
ouiciiers, uo.nuifii.j3; good heavy. S15.no
10.90; rough heavy, 315.50 15.80; light
816.70 17.40; pigs, $12.25 16.40; bulk,
816.55 17.10.
Cattle Kecemtx. 2500. utoailv in,
beeves, 39.80 14.65; cows and heifers. 38.80
W 12.00; stockera and feeders. 38.40 11.60;
oaires, tiu.ou ig 10.20.
Biieep Keceipts. 2000, higher; native and
weswrn, 812.00 017.00; lambs, $15.25
Omaha Hogs 817.00
Omaha, March 80. (L N. 8.) Hogs Re
ceipts, 12.000, higher; tops, $17.00; range,
$15.75 17.00; mixed, $16.85 g 16.60; good
choice, 816.15 16.85; rough, $15.75 16.15;
light, 616.55 17.00; bulk, $16.20 16.60;
pigs, 312.00 14.00.
Cattle Receipts. 1460, ateady,
Sheep Receipts. 1500, steady!
Seattle Hogs Steady
Beattle, Wash., March 30. (I. N. S.)
Hogs Receipts '87. ateady; medium to choice,
$16.75 17.00; smooth heavies, 316.25
16.65; rough heavies, $15.75 16.40; pigs.
$16.75 18.05.
Cattle Receipts 104, strong ; best steers,
$11.50 12.25; medium to choice. $10.50
11.00; common to medium, $7.00 9.00; beat
cows, $9.00 10.60; common to medium cows,
36.50 8.50; bulla. $6.00 9.00; calves. $6.00
12.00.
Sheep Receipts, none.
Kansas City Hogs $1.7B
Kansas City, Mo., March 30. (L N. S.)
Cattle Receipts 400. no market.
Hoes Ueceipts 2000. ateady to lOe higher
than -Friday; tops, $16.75; balk, $16.40
10.63; heavies. $16.35 16.50; mixed. $16.45
16.65; lights, $16.40 16.75.
Sheep Receipts 1000, no trade.
Denver Hogs $10.80
Denver, Colo., March 80. (U. P.) Cattle
Receipts 1000, steady; steers, $9.00 13.40;
cows and heifers. $7.00 10.25; Mockers and
feeders, 37.00 11.23; calves, 312.00 14.00.
lloas Keceipts 700. 5 cents higher: tons.
$160; bulk, $16.55 16.75. -
Sheep U;ceipts BOO, higher; lambs. $17.00
18.50; ewes. $18.50 14.25.
, 8n Franeifico Grata Market
Ban Francisco, March 30. (U. P.) Cash
(rain:
Barley Per cental, feed. $3.90 3.95: do
shipping, around. 83. SO f. o. b. interior points.
Oat Per cental, red feed. $3.50 3.60.
Some Exchanges Closed
Tork, March 30. (L N. S.) The
coffee and metal markets were closed
New
cottou.
today.
shearling, each, 15 80e; salted sheep shear
lings, each, 25 50c; dry goats, long hair, 25o
dry goat shearlings, each, 1380c; dry abort
hair goat. each. 60c $1.
WOOL Coarse valley, 50c; medium valley
65c; valley lamb wool. 45 50c; extra Oregon
fleece, 60 66c lb.
CHITTLYI OR CASCARA BARK Buying
price for car rots, 8 c.
TALLOW No. 1. 14c; No, 2. 12c; grease
lOo lb.
MOHAIR 1917, 4060o lb.
Ropes, Paints, Oils
ROPE Sisal, dark. 24c
standard Manila. 82c
white. 23 Ha ib;
LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls. $1.87 gaL: kettle
boiled, bbls. $1.69; raw. cases. 81.77; bolted,
cases, $1.79 gaL; lots of 250 gallons, leas.
COAL OIL Water white in drums' and Iron
barrels. 10c gal; eases, 20c gal.
GASOLINE Iron beta.. 21c; eases. 8Ie
engine distillate, iron barrels, 12o; cases. 22c
WHITE LEAD To lota. 12c lb; Sou lbs
13 c. . '
TURPENTINE Tank, 65e; case. T5c; 10
cas hts, le leas. 1
WIRE NAILS Baalo price. $5.85.
IN PRACTICALLY EVERY CENTER : Si
WOOL MARKET SHOWS
FIRMER TONE WITH
ADVANCED PRICES
Higher Figures Paid for Idaho and !
Montana Clips and Liberal Business
is Confirmed by Columbia Basin
Wool Warehouse Company.
Yakima Wool 6Sa
Yakima. Wash.. March 30. The Berg
Sheep company made the first sale of 1918
wool clip made in the valley yesterday when
they disposed of 66.000 pounds to George
pish of Denver, representing Webb A Co.
ef Philadelphia. , The price ia reported to bo
53 cents a pound. Shearing Is now general
In the flocks over the valley and a good
clip, both as to quality and quantity, ia
reported. Buyers from different manufac
turing and storage houses are arriving on
the opening of the market for the season.
J
Contrary to general expectation, witb the
new wool season just opening In the southwest,
the market for fleece U snowing a firmer tone
and in some Instances advanced figures bava re
sulted during the last 10 days.
in Portland there has Been considerable busl-
nesa noted by the Columbia Basin Wool Ware
house company, recently, and at better prices
for grease basis, but this appears to be the only
spot of activity in the trade here.
Special advices received by The Journal tell
of the sale of Montana and Idaho clips at 68c
to 72c a pound for grpa.se in the Boston market.
range that is better than bad been previously
offered for similar goods.
Kfforts to contract in the Pacific Northwest
are still being made by eastern interests. It is
stated that the Japanese have been endeavoring
to secure nig blocks ol wool on the Pacific coast
during the but two or three weeks, but no
liberal sales for that account have been con
firmed by local seller.
Tery Dull Trade
In Stock Market
For Week's End
, CLOSING TRADE DULL
New York, March 80. (1. N. 8.) Tha stock
market was extremely dull, with price movements
narrow during lata dealings today. St. Paul
common moved up over 1 point to 41 and Steal
common moved up fractionally to 89. Sinclair
OH was weak, dropping to 27. Marino pre
ferred, after advancing to 60, reacted Vt.
Valet today, 112,400 shares; bonds, 34,332,
000. Sales for tha week, 1,820,000; bonds, 362.
086,000. New York. March 80. (1. N. S.) Business
was extremely guict and price movements narrow
at the opening of the stock market today, with
the majority of the imiues showine slight reces
sions. Less than 1000 shsres of Steel common
was traded in during the first 15 minutes, that
stock yielding H to 89 H , while the other steel
industrials also showed trifling losses.
Inspiration moved up H to 45 H. The further
deferring of the St. Paul dividend was without
Influence, the common yielding H to 39 4 .
Reading held around 80 and most of the other
prominent issues were unchanged from Thurs
day's final prices. Crucible was A lower at
62 H and United Cigar Stores showed a gain of
over 1 point at 85 H.
Range of New York prices furnished by Over-
beck A Cooka Co.. 216-217 Board of Trade
building:
DESCRIPTION I Open High Low Bid
Alaska Gold 1H 1H1 1H 1H
Allis Chalmers, c 22 H
Am. Beet Sugar 74H
Am. Can., c 40 H 40 H 40 H 40 H
Am. Car. A Fcly.. c. 78 79 H 774 78
Am. Cotton OU., c 30 Vi
Am. Linseed, c... 30 H 31 S0H S1H
Am. Locomotive, c -T)1S;'
American Loco. 77 H 77 H 77 V 77 H
Am. Sugar, c 100 H
Am. Tel. A Tel... 100 H 100 H 100 99 H
Am. Woolen, c 50 H
Anaconda Min. Co. . 62 H 63 62 H 62
Atchison, c. ...... 83 H 83 H 83 H 83 H
Baldwin Loco., c. . 74 H 74 H 74 H 74 H
Halt. &. Ohio. c... 51 H 52 61 H 52
Bethlehem Steel B. 77 V4 77 H 77 H 77 H
Brk. llapid Transit 30
Butte A Superior.. 19 H 19 H 10 H 19
Cal. Petroleum, c. 15 15 H 15 15 H
Canadian Pacific... 137 131 H 187 Vs 137
Cent Leather, c. . . 64 Vi 64 H 64 Vi 04
Chesa. A Ohio 56 H 56 H 50 H 56 H
Chi. A GL W.. c 6H
Chi., Mil A St. P. 89 41 39 41
Chino Copper 40 H 40 H 40 H 40 H
Colo. Fuel & Iron, c 87
Corn Products, c. 35 H 85 35 35 H
Crucible Steel, c. 62 H 63 62 H 62 H
D. A R. G.. c 4
Distillers 404 40V4 40 H 40 H
Erie, c 14H 14 14H 14
General Electric ... 1 3 7 137 137 137 j
General Motors ... 118 113 118 118
Goodrich Rubber 44
Gt. Nor. Ore Lands. 27 27 Vi 27 27 H
Gt Northern, pfd 89 H
Green Can. 39
Hide A Leather, c 12
Illinois Cent ml ... 06 v; 96 V. 06 Vi 05 H
Industrial Alcohol.. 122 V4 122 Vi 121 122
Inspiration 45 46 Vk 45 Vi 46
Int. Mer. Marine.. 24 24. 23 24
Kennecott Copper.. 30 30 80 30
Lackawanna Steel.. 76 76 76 76
Lehigh Valley 58
Maxwell Motor, c 28
Mexican -Petroleum. 92 92 91 92
Miami Copper 31 31 81 81
Midvalo Steel 44 45 44 44
M , K. AT., c 4 4 4 4
Missouri Pacific 21
National Lead 54
Nevada Cons. 18 18 18 18
New Haven 29 29 29 29 H
N. T. Air Brake 121
N. Y. Central 69 H 69 69 69
Norfolk A W.. c 104
Northern Pacific 85
Pacific Mail 27
Penn. Ry 44 44 44 44
People's Gas 43
Pressed Steel Car. c 60
Ray Cons. Copper.. 23 23 23 23
Ry Steel Springs. . . 61 51 51 51
Reading, e 80 81 80 81
Rep. I. A 8., c 78 78 78 78
Rock Island 17
Sears, Roebuck Co 1142
Studebaker, c 40 41 40j 41
Southern Pacific... 83 83 83 83
South. Ry.. c 22
Swift 127 138 127 13H
Tenn. Copper 16 17 16 17
Texaa Oil : 142
Tobacco Products. . fM 50 60 50
T'nion Pacific, c... 119 170 119 119
II. S. Rubber, c 54
V. 8. SteeL c 89 80 89 89
Utah Copper 77 HI 78 77 78
Virginia Chem., c . 41 41 41 41
Wabash i T
Westinghouse EleC . . . . -. . . 1 . . 40
Willys-Overland ... 17 i7 17 17
Wool worth .4 . .- jno
Total sales, 112.400 shares.
Xow Tork Bond 3Iarket
Bid. Ask.
79 80
75 77
91 93
77 80
92 92
84
80 84
83 84
18 19
78 80
81 82
85 86
97 98
78 79
90 91
75 J7
97 . ...
80 t 89
7 Vi 80
82 83
Atchison General 4s. ..... .
Baltimore A Ohio Gold 4s. . . .
Bethlehem Steel Ref. 5s
Central Pacific 1st 4s
C. B. A Q. Col. 4 s
St Paul General 4 s
Chicago N. W. General 4s...
L, A N. Uni. 4s.
New York Ry. 6s ....
Northern Pacific P. L. 4s, . . .
Reading General 4 s ,
Union Pacific 1st 4s
U. S. Steel 5s
Union Pacific 1st Ref. 5s
Southern Pacific Conv. 5s ... .
Southern Pacific Conv. 4s...
Penn. Conv. 4 ,
Penn. 1st 4..
Che.- A Ohio Conv. 5s
Oregon Short Line 4s
Foreign Bond Market
Bid
A. F. 6s Oct. 1920 89
U. K. 5s Sept. 1918 98
V. K. 6s NOV. 1910
U. K.. 6 H Fab. 1919 .
V, K. 5 Ha Nov. 1921 92
A. F. Sec. 6s Aug. 1919. . . . . . 95
Rap. Francs 6s 1931........ 125
Pari 6 Oct 1021 81
Marseilles a Nov. 1919...... y84
Russia Extn. 5 Vis 1921 86
Russian InU. 5s 1926...... 84
Dora. 5 Aug. 1917.......... 95
Dom. 5s Apr. 1921. 93 -
Dom. 6s Apr. 1931.x..
Dom. 8s. Ar. .1926......... 81
Argentina 6s May 1920. . . . R
I Mm. Can. St 1937... 1. ....Y 88
French 6t 1819... ' 9
7 -
Ask
90
99. .
96
5,9
93
95
185
: 83
87
88
88
83 .
94
82 .
5
White Soap Is
Getting Too High
For General Use
The prlco of whrta soap is advancing to
fast that even the manufacturers are in some
Instances advising tha traao to asll mora of
the yellow laundry stock because It It of bet
tar quality than tha manufacturers are able
to put In tha white stock bat aura at the as
tro me coat of oils that are used in the latter.
The manufacturers during tha day announced
tha following rltoe par hundred cakes: Lanes
10c, Whiu Maptha 45c Cascade 70c, Bob
MftiHa 25c and Sunny Monday BOc.
Barley Flour Now
Very Firmly Held
Plenty of Stock in Sight at High
Figures Milling Oats Show
ing Strength.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
-Cars-
Wheat. Barley. Flour, Oats. Hay.
Portland. Sat .
Tear ago . , . . .
Total this week
Year ago
16 3 3
1 1 3 26
10 68 63 47
4 29 15 108
818 882 1383 1813
188 1195 2050 1987
0
. . 8
. 184
.3665
.4336
. 19
. 11
.4176
.5384
! io
.4094
.4227
Season to date . ,
Year ago
Tacoma, Fri. .
1
Year ago
1 5
. . 238 1432
801 1666
Season to data.
78
110
Year ago
Seattle. Fn
6
6 2
277 1425 968 2793
299 1331 1191 3262
Year ago
Season to data. .
ear ago ,
Condition of the barley flour market is so
firm at this time that prices are very strong at
the recent advance. One a tiling firm reports
that It has plenty of stock 10 orfer at the higher
price, because of its late purchase of a liberal
supply of grain at the extreme Drice record.
Others are said to bo withholding tbeir stock
from the market.
Oats trade is inclined to show a rather steadv
tone for milling grade, with prices intact.
Hay market ia governed entirely bv tha lark
of adequate transportation facilities from the
country. This is the cause of the great scarcity
of alfalfa here at the moment, even though the
interior is offering to sell lreely.
FLOUR Sellina Drice: Patent. 81 A OA- kr.
ley flour. 818.00 18.80: WUlamptta .n.
89.60; local straight, 39.60; bakers' local. $9.80
wiu uu; iiomana spring wheat, patent $10.60
10.80; whole wheat, $9.80: craham. 89 40:
rye flour, $12.76; oat flour. $13.65 per barrel.
HAY Buying price, new crrm. Willamartu
timothy, fancy. $26.00 per ton; Eastern Oregon
Washington fancy timothy. $30.00; alfalfa.
4.00: valley vetch. ( 1: chent gas mi-
clover. $20.00 per ton; grain. 825.00 26.00.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal. Ni 1 iklmit.
24 25c in car kits; less amounts higher.
MILLSTLFFS Bras. 336.O0 A AO Kn- ,h.
832.00 32.50; middtLX3. S30.COua3a.fiO rr
ton.
ROLLED OATS Per barrel. $12.60 13.00.
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton, $7778.
CORN Whole, $72: cracked. $74 per tea.
Merchants exchange March bids:
Merchants Exchange bids:
OATS
Sat. Thurs. Wed. Tuea. Mon.
1918. 1917. 1918
Feed
$70 00 $39.75 $70.00 $70.00 $70.00 $70.00
Feed BARLEY
$74.00 $40.00 $74.00 $74.00 $74.00 $74.00
Brewing
$81.00 $42.50 $81.00 $81.00 $81.00 $81.00
1 mrcy-aay ueuvery was quoted :
OATS
Ped 870.00
BARLEY
eed. $74.00
Brewing 881.00
Lastern oata and corn in bulk:
Oats No. 3 white. 864. SO! VV as .lirwt
white. 865.50; oata, No. 3. $64.50; oats, clipped
too. so.
Corn No. 3 yellow. 868.00- Nn S ml.ri
$67.00; corn, yellow, $68.00; corn, mixed'
$67.00.
BEAN MARKET
IS JUST -v.-HOLDING
STEADY
ABOUT
A late Washington. D. C. art Tic xtnt.
of the best stock has been bought for army and
navy use. Remaining supplies show a consid
erable percentage of weather damage. Growers
are still receiving $12 per cwt. bulk for pea
medium yellow eye at country elevators. Michi
gan navys were quoted $12.50 12.96 cwt. f. o.
b. Grand Rapids, compared witb $13.60 per cwt.
tl.ree weeks ago. Large distributing marketa were
fairly steady. New York pea beans ranged to
jobbers $13.60 14.00 ; California whites,
$13.7514.25; Michigan navys, $13.00 14.00
and Colorado Pinto, $9.15 10.25 per cwt.,
sacked.
PACIFIC COAST BAKE STATEMENT
Portland ttankt
This week.
3.688,215.08
2.836,826.28
8.176,830.52
3,040.513.62
2.556,262.32
3.804.717.91
Clearings.
Monday . . .
Tuesday . . .
Year ago.
2.429,405.51
2.015.781.90
2.516.938.16
2.015.010.88
1.812,624.67
2,297,9a.85
Wednesday .
Thursday . .
Friday ....
baturday . .
Week ...318.501.385.73
March. 1918 88.091.453.89
$18,087,403.03
82,724,839.11
Seattle Banks
$ 8. 698,870.00
796,055.00
8pokane Bank
Clearings
Balance
Clearings
Balances
Clearings
Clearings
Clearings
$ 1,015.811.00
293.073.00
van Francisco Bankt '
812.611.916 00
Los Angeles Bankt
$ 8,629.236.00
Tacoma Banks
$ 608.402.00
124.011.00
Balances
DAIRY PRODUCE OK THE COAST
San Francisco Market
San Francisco, March 80. (Lr.
P.) Butter
Jfixtras. 4c.
Eggs Extras. 89e; extra firsts. 88c: firsts,
37c; extra pullets. 38c: extra firsts, pullets, 37c
Cneeae California flats, fancy, 2 be.
Oregon Cheese In South
San Francisco, March 80. (I. N. S.) Ore
gon cheese Triplets, 26c; Young America,
a t Tt c per pound. .
Lot Angeles Market
Los Angeles, March 80. lL N. 8.) Butter
cauiornia creamery extras, 42c.
Eggs Extras, 37c; case count, 34c; pullets,
34c
POTATOES ALE ALONG THE COAST
' 8an Francisco Market
San Francisco, Murch 30. Onions (per cent
al; Brown or yellow, 7 o OT UOo.
Potatoes (per cental) Delta, $1.00 1.30;
Oregon Burbanks, $1.10 1.85: Washington
netted gems, $1.25; sweeta. $7.00 7.50 on the
street.
WM teieeuw sof
Los Angelee, March 30. (L N. 8.) Pot'
toes Northers Burhanks, $1.30 1.35; sweeta,
$4.50 4.75; Oregon Early Rose, $2.75; Bus-
seta. $1.20 1.25.
Cattle Await Cara
Freewater, March 80. UmapinA ranchers are
waiting for cars to make some big shipments of
stock cattle this week. Hogden Brother have 1 0
carloads for the Grand Konde country. Harry
Witiierite will suipp three loads to Wallowa coun
try- and. J. V. Chenault will shipp two carloads to
Aorta rowder country, where ne has leased 1080
acres of pasture land and also haa purchased 60
cows.
Chicago Dairy Produce
Chicago, March 30. (L Jf. 8.)- Bntter
Receipta 6250 tubs. Creamery extras. 41 Vic
extra firsts, 4041c; firtta. 38He; packing
stock. 38 SOc
Eggs Receipts 12,108 caws. Current re-
ceipia, a-vt ye A Ac; oroinary Iirsta, a333c
iirsu, owoc; extra, 37Vc
New Tork Bank Statement
New York. March 30. (L N. 8.) Bank
statement: Average Loans Increased $45,128
000; demand deposits increased 880.643.000
time deposits decreased $8,033,000; reserve in
creased $3,248,590.
Actual Loans decreased 811.750.000: de
raand deposit increased 840.236,000; time
deposits decreased $6,448,000, reserve In
creased $8,433,290.
LIBERTY BOND SALES
Libert bond sales In New York during the
day: .
First 4 .................. 9710
Second 4s ................ .j
' 9896
CATTLE DEMAND IS
STRONGER FEME
IN LIVESTOCK TRADE
Everywhere There a Is Better Feeling
With Some Quoting Higher Figures
Hog Priee Weakness Disappears In
the East.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep.
Saturday 50 140 1 ...
Friday 269 257 47
Thursday 478 254 1 83
Wedneeday . . . . . . 856 65 6 23
Tuesday 164 68 1
Monday 1930 1305 17 2
Week ago 230 244 .. 164
Year ago 264 43 8
Two years ago. .. . 92 6 1 ...
Three years ago. . . 98 14 16 44
Four years ago... 194 ... .. 48
Aside from a very small driveln which came
practically on guaranteed price, there waa really
nothing available to test market sentiment or
prices during the closing session ot tha week at
North Portland.
There were four loads of cattle in from
Idaho, but these went direct to a killer, there
fore were not placed upon, the open market.
Greater strength la generally indicated by the
cattle trade, not only here, but at primary ship
ping centers and at eastern stockyard points.
Leadins markets of the east showed advances
for the day.
General cattle market range:
Good to choice steers ......
Medium to good steers
,$11.0012.00
. 10.001100
. 00 10.00
Common to good steers
Choice cows and heifers
Common to good cows and heifers
Cannara ,
Balls
Calves
Stocktr and feeder steers
8.50 10 00
8.00 9.50
4.25 8.23
6 00 0.00
7.60 12.00
6.60 9 50
Swine Trade It Turning
Tha Intense weakneaa which seemed to develop
in the east during the last few days, appears to
be over, for during the day fliere was considerable
strength, in most markets, with some showing ad
vanced prices. Blame for some of the recent
weakness in the eastern swine trade is laid at the
door of the foreign buyers, who are said to have
curtailed their purchases recently to a very con
siderable extent.
Ically there waa only a handful of swine re
ported m the yards over night, and these sold at
practically unchanged figures.
General bog market range:
Prime light $1 6.85 a 17.00
Prima heavy 816. 83 17 00
ris 314.500 16.76
AU told during the last week there were but
60 head of stuff reported in the mutton and
lamb alleys at North Portland. For the first
time North Portland waa completely out of tha
running as regards spring lambs for the Easter
trade not a single head appearing.
With the lambing season on in full awing in
the country, no immediate run of importance ia
anticipated. In the meantime former nominal
quotations are continued.
The only shippers for the day wera Goodwin
A Meacham. who had four loads of cattle in
from Caldwell, Idaho, consigned to a killer.
General sbeep'and lamb range:
Western lambs , $16.00 15.30
Valley lambs 14.50 18.00
leanings 18.00 64 13.50
Wethers 12 50 18.00
Ewes 10.00 11.00
norn sneep, 3 vi 8c under Quotations.
United State bureau of markets reports live
stock loaded March 29 (carloads reported west of
Allegheny mountains; double decks counted as
two cars) :
Cattle and MItmI
Calves. Hogs. Sheerf.. Stock. Tot-
Totals 1324 1650 623 134 3817
One week ago... 1686 2065 405 151 4432
Four weeks ago. . 1365 1566 369 151 3694
State origins of livestock loaded March 29
For Portland
California
1
4
4
18
S
1
8
2
4
9
10
2
4
Idaho
Oregon
Washington ....
10
4
Totals Portland
20
One week ago. . . . .
20
22
26
26
Fouryeeks ago.
t or Seattle
Idaho
Oregon
Washington ....
Totals Seattle.
10
One week ao . .
11
I our weeks ago . .
3 ... . .
6
Friday
XTtemoon Sale
STEERS
Ave. lbs. Price I No. Ave. lbs. Prie
No.
2.
1.
. . 920 $10.00 1.....1080 $10.60
..1150 11.00 1 8 tllSO 11.66
COWS
. 690 $
.850
. 910
. 740
.1160
. 710
.1120
. 780
. 860
.1120
. 750 $
.1500 $
. 820
.1340 .
6.00
8.50
8.00
4.85
9.50
4.00
7.50
4.60
8.00
7.50
3..
8..
1..
4..
n
8.'.
8..
2..
8..
2..
, 800
. 720
. 880
. 850
. 830
. 815
.1050
. 670
.1050
. 770
7.50
6.00
4.50
8.25
7.50
6.00
7.90
S.uO
8.2S
8.7
1 . .
2. .
4 . .
1. .
HEIFERS
7.00 I
BULLS
8.00 I 1. ,
7.50 1..
8.00 j
HOGS
1.
1.
1 .
62.
13.
1 .
9.
10.
7.
1 .
4.
.1080
. 610
8 7.00
8.20
176
125
240
145
124
$16.75
4..
66..
4..
6..
IS..
15..
19..
435 $15.73
16.50
16.75
16.75
15.50
15.50
15.70
10.75
154 Iff. 50
130
112
130
83
200
15.60
15.50
16.50
14.73
18.70
120
850
215
Saturday Morning Sales
No.
At. lbs. Price, No.
Av.lbs. Price.
..1143 $10.66
.1035 $11.65 2
COWS
800
630
6.00 I 1...
4.00 8...
920
760
8.00
6.00
HEIFKR8
820 $ 6.00 I
HOGS
188 $16.75 10.. .
245 16.90 9...
840 15.60 24...
380 15.78 1...
5.
8.
10.
1.
178 $16.60
241 16.60
185 16.75
800 15.90
Barley Shipments Allowed
Ran Francisco, March 80. The food com
mission haa annon.iced that sales and ship
ments of whole barley to Oregou and Washing
ton are now permitted. Included in foreign
imports at San Francisco this week are 20.148
bags rice; 1000 bags soya bean meal; 16,703
bale hemp; 3474 bags tapioca.
San Francisco Floor Receipts
San Francisco. March 80. March receipts
from Oregon Wheat, none; flour, 8704 quarter
barrels: from Washington, wheat, none; flour.
42, 724 quarter barrels.
5w York Sugar and Coffee
New York. March 80. (U. P.) Coffee-
Spot. No. 7 Rio. c; No. 4 Santos, 11 e.
Sugar Centrifugal, $6.05.
Money and Exchange '
New York. March 30. (U. P.) Money1
Demand sterling, $4.57; bar silver. New
York, 92 c
Seattle Barley Market
Seattle, March 30. (L N. 8.) No. 2
feed barley, $79; 40 pound barley, $74.
Ministers Meet Wednesday
Oregon City, March 30. More than
100 ministers and laymen of the Salem
district of the Methodist Episcopal
church will attend tlie midyear confer
ence of the district to be held In Ore
gon City beginning next Wednesday and
continuing through to Sunday, with sev
eral of the prominent ministers of the
state and outside In attendance. The
visitors will be entertained in the homes
of the members of the local . church.
In Circuit Court
Oregon City, March 30. In the circuit
court Friday Judge J. - U. Campbell en
tered an order dismissing the divorce
suit of Zada Akerill against Harry
AkerilL An amended decree was handed
down in the suit of Marie Trachsel for 1
a divorce from John Trachsel, dlssolv-:!
ing the marriage of the couple and re-;
. ....... . 1 . . , .
storing me piainuu nor maiaen name
of Marie Loertscher. The decree is en
tered as of date of July 17, 1917.
COUNTRY ENTERS
UPON STRICTEST
EFFORT TO SAVE
United States Must Furnish Al
lies Wheat Required Until
Argentine Wheat Is Harvested.
INCREASE CORN SUBSTITUTE
Measures Expected Soon to Limit
Profits of Miller and Jobber on
Substitutes for Wheat Flour.
Washington, March 10. (U. P.)
America today hit the roufhest food
road thu far traveled In the war.
The tltanio task of supplying- Eng
land, France and Italy with sufficient
cereals to maintain the morale of the
troops and people haa reached the point
where the American table is forced to
make the greatest sacrifice of its his
tory. Individuals are limited to a pound
and a half of wheat a week, and hotel
men are pledged not to serve wheat
flour In any form until the next harvest.
There will be plenty of meat, however,
to make up for the bread lacking, meat
less days having been abandoned for SO
days.
Sixty Day Embargo on Cora
Corn is called upon to fill the wheat
gap for the time. Beginning tomor
row, corn shipments to Europe stop for
two months the germinating season.
Thousands of bushels will thus be made
available for home consumption and
tonnage and wheat will be released for
Europe. It Is estimated that 20,000,000
bushels of wheat will be shipped across
during AprIL
Despite the tact that twice the ton
nage is necessary for the haul from
Buenos Aires to Liverpool, 150,000,000
bushels of Argentine wheat will be
poured into the allied wheat bin. be
sides the supply necessary for Cuba-
Argentine wheat, however, cannot bring
relief In Europe for two months, and In
this Interim America must carry the
load.
Sacrifice Ia Made Cheerfully
Food administration officials are par
ticularly concerned over the situation in
Italy. Facing the probability of a
strong Austro-German drive soon. Italy
Is now getting less than 40 per cent of
her normal food requirements. Defi
ciency In transportation facilities, labor
shortage and lack of machinery have
cut production there in all directions.
But pending the next harvest, which
holda out great hope, the country ap
pears willing to undergo sharp curtail
ment In bread supply, according' to of
ficial reports here.
The residents of Grimes county, Tax
as. for Instance, have pledged them
selves to give up every bushel of wheat
within the county limits for war needs.
Similar action is expected elsewhere.
SabsUtatlBg Cora Releases Wheat
Meantime, to facilitate the use of sub
stitutes, corn milling equipment ia rap
idly being introduced and already pos
sible production of cornmeal and corn
flour has Increased 20 per cent. Meas
ures for limiting millers' and jobbers'
profits are expected - soon. Next year.
It ia estimated, corn will release 50,000,
000 bushels of wheat for war needs. Al
ready with the limited grinding machin
ery available 10,000,000 bushels of
wheat have been saved by substituting
corn.
Increased planting by farmers gives
officials here high hopes of record crops.
Spring wheat acreage will exceed any
thing in history, it Is said. Winter
wheat acreage is 42,000,000 acres, 2,000,-
000 acres above the previous high mark.
SAVING OF DAYLIGHT
TO START ON SUNDAY
(Continued from rage One)
will give the plain individual more- time
to work his war garden. It will save
millions In artificial lighting.
To Be Changed Back October 1.
On October 1 the clock will be set
back one hour, which means that the
present standard time will again be
come effective.
Observance of the daylight-saving plan
will be universal. Every loyal Ameri
can will go strictly according to the
clock, for everything will be regulated
by the new time. The change and read
justment will both be sudden, but no
one will suffer. Practically every busi
ness concern has announced that any of
its employes affected by the change to
the extent of getting through with their
work an hour sooner will be paid the full
time.
If you do not set your clock before
going to bed tonight you will miss your
Sunday morning appointments, for all
churches, all meetings, all events and
all train and streetcar schedules will
be according to the new timer.
Western Union to Change Clocks
Plans for resetting some 500 electric
ally controlled clocks throughout the
city have been perfected by the Western
Lnion. It will be done through the
master clock, and will take just 11
hours before the new time is officially
recorded. The Western Uniorr clocks.
therefore, will not record official time
until 1 p. m. (new time), Sunday.
Thotlgh it is a matter altogether seri
ous, the daylight saving plan has shown
a humorous side to many, judging from
various kinds of good natured remarks.
When onas alarm clock merrily tinkles
out the-tlme-to-get-up-tune the morning
THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND BRANCH
THIRD AND STARK STREETS
Capital paid in gold coin. .... $8,500,000.09
Surplus and undivided profits $8,237,248.47
T BAITS ACTS A OE3IEKAX BAKKIXO BCSIKESS
Issues Commercial Letter of Credit covering Importation of merchan
dise, as well as Letters of Credit for ue of travelers throughout the
Vnited States and Foreign countries.
Interest Paid en Tlaae sad Savings Deposits.
after the night before an hour earlier
than usual, ona will no doubt be strongly
tempted, suggested ona Individual, to
fit our grandmother's old aong to present
day conditions :
"Backward tura backward. O , tiss ia jour
"Give me ona nap again just before light"
Railroads to Start Early
The lines of the Immortal Shakespeare :
"Time hath, my Lord, a wallet on his
back wherein he puts alma for oblivion."
was given u present day Interpretation
by another individual, who asserted that
we all would be modern Atiasas. unaer
the new plan, with wallets on our backs,
wherein we place alms to obliterate
our enemies.
The railroads will put the daylight
saving plan in force two hours ahead
of the official hour, however, as a
matter of operating convenience. Trains
will leave their terminals on the present
time, but will be marked up for arrival
as if they had started an hour earlier.
This means Bimply that the trains will
be marked up as If they were an hour
late. It may take some little time to
catch up with the hour, thus taken from
the time-table, but officials believe this
can be done without any Inconveni
ence either to them or to the public
NATION TO GO ON NEW
TIME SUNDAY MORNING
Washington. March 0. (U. P.)
After todayr the American nation for
several months will get up an hour
earlier in the morning to win the war.
Conservation of daylight to permit
more time for home gardens, greater
efficiency In war work and vast saving
In fuel, begins at 2 o'clock Sunday
morning. To make the feat of dropping
an hour out of your life easier, how
ever, set your clocks forward an hour
when you go to' sleep tonight and then
forget It until next October.
Meantime, live by your clock as now.
The American government, the great
est Industries of the nation, business
men of all kinds, have enthusiastically
joined in the plan, the greatest of the
manv creat changes the war haa
brought to America's routine.
Baseball Magnates Scored
Director General McAdoo has ordered
the national railroad to go on tha new
clock schedule. Trains scheduled to
leave between 2 and 3 tomorrow morn
ing will be held until 3 o'clock.
The food garden fans announced to
day they are ready to war on baseball
magnates If the ball games are not aa-
vanced an hour with the clock.
-Slackers of the worst type," was the
brand placed by officials here today on
baseball magnates who take advantage
of the extra hour of daylight to "reap
extra dollars for their tills."
Maeh Good to Remit
Among things the daylight saving bill
Is counted on to do are:
Give the millions of productive work
era in the country several "years" more
work by adding an hour to each one's
day.
Stimulate food production Dy provia
inz more time for garden work.
Improve everybody's health by reason
of an extra hour outdoors.
Speed up transportation and end con
gestion by giving more time for work
in vards. warehouses ana qocks.
Save tremendous quantities of coal
now used In electric lighting plants.
CAR SITUATION
HELD DESPERATE
(Con tinned from Faga Ona)
"We, the undersigned, bankers, ship
builders and lumbermen in the fir and
spruce producing sections of Oregon and
Washington, respectfully set forth con
ditions which require your immediate
attention:
"1 In order to supply ship timbers,
airplane material and other government
requirements, it is necessary to keep all
mills In constant operation.
"2 It is equally necessary that the
product, when manufactured, be trans
ported promptly.
"3 Accumulation of stock is now so
great that neither room for storage nor
finances for carrying are further avail
able. "4 Some mills are closed for the above
reasons, and many others will shortly
be forced to close unless relief Is found.
'6 This will be a disaster and will seri
ously affect all commercial and Indus
trial life In the northwest and will re
tard the sale of government bonds and
stamps and check the production of ship
building and airplane stock as well as
the furnishing of car material and rail
road requirements.
"6 This territory is now receiving ap
proximately 450 cars per day while It re
quires In excess of 760 cars per day to
take care of present production.
"7 Wa therefore respectfully request
prompt action on your part and request
you advise action taken through Colonel
Brice P. Dlsque, Signal Corps, Portland.
"8 We believe conditions can be bet
tered by placing control of all available
cars in the hands of Colonel Dlsque
since conditions Unproved when he con
trolled the cars and have grown worso
since control was taken from his office.
Appeal to Hartey Also
The first five paragraphs of the mes
sage to Mr. McAdoo are Identical with
those of the telegram to Chairman Hur
ley, with the additional clauses in the
latter as follows:
"6 We earnestly request, as a mea
sure of relief, that all sailing vessels
and motor ships. American or foreign
owned, be retained in the Pacific for the
handling of lumber, coastwise and off
shore, and bringing of return cargoes
of nitrates, foods and wool needed for
the conduct of the war, vessels of this
class being .useless in the Atlantic be
cause of Inability to escape submarines.
"7 We also suggest that some of the
steamers built here for Atlantic service
be loaded with lumber for the west coast
Wash., by J. T. McVay, vice president,
of South America and there loaded with
nitrates for Atlantic ports; steamers
sailing for the Atlantic could also carry
deck loads of lumber.
AMERICANS TO G0
Use of U. S. Force Will Depend
on Magnitude of Counter.
Assault by Allies.
By J. W. T. Masea
New Tork. March 80,fU.. P. Gen- '
eral Foch's decision whether or not to
use American troops In large numbers
in the present combat will probably de
pend on the .magnitude of the counter ,
assault that Is planned against tha Ger
mans. '
if the allies decide to atUrant to
bring the war to an end by overwhelm
ing the German armies In Western
France, then every possible source of
strength must be thrown Into the battle.
and General Pershing's full force will
participate. But if a counter offensive. .
with strictly limited objectives, is con
sidered the wisest course at this time.
General Koch may think It inadvisable
to use the American army Xor . the
present. ' . ,
Finest Offensive Tlgkters
The American troops now in France
and those fast arriving are tha finest .
offensive fighters left In tha world..
This is true not because they are Ameri- :
cans, but because America Is the only
great power left whose first classes of
picked men have not suffered tha casu
alties of nearly four years fighting. If
the allies' major offensive In answer to
the present German thrust Is not to be
delivered Immediately, General - Foch -may
desire to keep tha Americans tor '
the principal role at a later date.
A major American offensive toward
the Khine for instance, instead of in
Western France, might not only carry
the war Into Germany, but at the same
time compel Von Hlndenburg to shorten
his western line by abandoning mjich,
if not all of the territory he has Just -won.
Such a retirement under threat
of an American Invasion of Germany
would certainly have a far mors de
pressing influence upon the kalfeer's
subjects than a limited counter stroke
by the allies along the Oise, Somme
and Ancre. . .
Impatience Will Avail Little -,- ..
Questions sucR as those must be fully
considered by -General Foch before hs
makes his decision, which ought not
to be " influenced by Impatient and
nervous home demands for Immediate, '
action. '
Von Hlndenburg is now concen
trating what Is left of his .offensive
strength for the capture of Amiens. His
blows, however, are greatly weakened
and may come to an end automatically
through Oeneral Foch's pressure against
the German southern flank. If they do
not, Foch's first work of prime Impor
tance will be to save Amiens by a diV
rect counter-offensive against the Gem
man pressure to the east of that highly,
important railway center. - . J
Drafted Men Are S
To Be Entertained :
Oregon City. March !0. Clackamas
county's last quota of drafted men. who
are to leave Sunday night for Camp
Lwls, American Lake, will be guests
of honor at a supper to be given In tha
Commercial club rooms Sunday night
by busines men and cltlsens. Tha aup-
per will be held at :30, old time, and
there wiU oe mualo by local musicians
and some addresses.
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