THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. - PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 31, 1918.
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St?? Wheat Supplies Can Be
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.secured I rom Xjovernment
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Ma It Hoiurr, Serond Vice President
Food Administration Grata Cor
poration ia Charge
Ths need of food seed wheat for spriag plant
ing has amd Uw United State government to
tab a head and aid grower ia mc urine tha best
qoattty stock for planting.
Ta Ik Pacifm Northwest than was plenty o(
good seed wTwst this season bat ia aoraa dMricU
stimrtloa war abort and only by organized afforta
coald the small (rower secure bta needs.
Mas IL Mcwt, second rlc president of the
food administration Orsin corporation, with
headquarters at Portland, la lbs man who bes
charge of tha seed wheat supplies for tha raeiUc
state.
la tha atmte of Washington, Oregon and Idaho
. arrangement war made ta cooperatioa with tha
state acrionltarml eaperintent stations, to exam
ine and approve tha sample submitted for stor
age to the warehouses and elevstors in tlieae
. states. Tha dm a ad for spring wheat seed haa
not been aa large or as Important In the Pacific
Northwest aa ta the hard rtd pprins wheat b!,
and fewer samples hate been submitted for et
niainattoa. bat the work hit reunited n the
storage of good stock of the be-t erirtlm..
tinder he modified llrerwe fcrtued by the food
Administration Grain corporation, warehouse and
elevator sua are permitted ta sell Uleae apvOTed-
lock a of aead wluat at a price not to exceed 16
per seat in axrawa of tha price paid for wheat of
the same irade.
Tan prtae at which seed firm stay aeTI atneks
of teed wheat has not been fixed, hut tha Amer
Iraa (Seed Trade aanocialionj through its war terv
ie enoiistttee. liaa pledtea the cooorratimi of ita
netabera to aae that no profiteering oecom.
, Hauier In Charee
The tone acenH of tha train corporation at
nultaJo, alUincapoU. ' Oaaha and I'ortlani are
reqaerted to lorate and pbwe in rtorace a larca
aupply of wheat of a quality lultable for seed.
tt4Wka so accuranJatpd it Boffalo and Minneap
olis hare heqn innpecied by the rrpre-crlatlTM of
the United Htatea seed atocka committee and ap
prered preiioos to their being sold for seed
purpoaes.
A boat BOO.00O btahert of Canada crown
Marquis wheat of good quality were placed in
.lures at Buffalo. N. T. from this distributing
point the states of Indiana, Ohio, Mich lean. J'cnn
sjltanla, Wert Virginia. New York. Vermont,
New llampaliir and Maine are being Mipplied.
The aeed is sold in carload lota hy Charles Ken
nedy, Bone agent of the grain corporation.
Chamber of Commerce building. Buffalo, N. Y.
The pries ia aboat la. 3ft per bushel f. o. b.
Ituffato. The grain corporation 1& able to han
dle vrders only fur bulk wheat In car lot. Ar-
runcementa hare been made by the grain corpo
ration at Buffalo, however, to make the wheat,
they haTvJn storage available also to purchk-rn
,be wUiTeaa than a carload Int. Thnae orders
are bandied by the Ueorge I'rban Milling com
pany of Buffalo, The price U $2.05 per huhjel
for Backed wheat f. o. b. Buffalo. The sacks are
included in this prare.
At Minneapolis, stocks hare been aceumulaUd
to vnpply the demand from AVIscomin. Illiiicit.
MinhRu, Iowa, the Dakntat and Montana. Or-di-ra
aiuitild be sent to Frank 1.. Carey, sons
agnnt, Grain Corporation. Hoard of Trade build
lg. Minneapolis, Minn., when bulk wheat is
anted In carload lot. No arrangements hare
rt been made for the handlir.g of this wheat
at Minneapolis in loss than carload lots. Ijirge
order i rutte been receirid from the southern part
o( the rprtng wheat belt, chiefly from Iowa, and
all bare been filled promptly rxr-ept when short
age of ear has prevented immediate ehipment.
In the Pacific Northwest ths-tveu available
stocks Of Important varieties grown there have
been accumulated by the Food Administration
I J rain corporation. Orders for these should be
placed with M. II. Hooter, sons agent. Grain
corporation, at Portland.
Utile activity waa noted in the price of grain
on the Portland Merchants' excliange for coarse
grains, but private tale of brewing barley to
nillrrr were'made a high ai 889 (ft U0 a ton, a
iiuw high record.
fi.OCU Selling price: Tatent, H0.0O; bar
ley Oner, $13 00 ( 13.80; Wills met ta valley,
a.00; lueal straight, t'J.yo; bakers' local. SO
felO.Oo; Monuna spring wheat, patent. Ilo 00
10 80: hole wheat, St) 80; graham, $l.40;
rya flour, $12.73: oat flour, 13.B5 per barreL
HAT Buying price, new crop, Willamette .
timothy, fancy. 2.00 per ton; Eastern Orcgon
Wastrlvtgton fancy timothy. 130.00; alfalfa.
$.; valley vetch. I I; cheat, S21.0O;
ctorer, 0 00 per ton; grain, i.00 itt.OO.
UBALN HACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta.
24 H 25c in car lou; lea amounts higher.
UIUI.HTL'KKH Brat, $80.00 80.60; ahortal
$32.00 Si. 50; middujga. $5 C09.fil) par
iuir.
B0IXED OATS Per barrel. $12. B0 11.03.
HOLLKlJ UAULET Pr ton, $7f7&.
COK.N Whole. $7 1: cracked, $74 pet ton.
, alerchaata eiclianga March bids:
Merchants Exchange bids:
.' UAT3
Sat Thurs. Wed. Tuea. Mon,
11 1917. 1018
Feed
$70.00 $39.75 $70.00 $70 00 $70.00 $70.00
Keed BARUCY
$7 00 $40.00 $74.00 $74.00 $74.00 $74.00
Brewing
81.00 $42.80 $81.00 $81.00 $81.00 $81.00
' Thirty-day delivery was quoted:
OATH
feed $70.00
BAULKY
Feed , $74.00
Brewing $81.00
Kaatetn oats and corn In bulk :
thtta No. 3 white. $04.50; No. 88 clipped,
white, $05.50; oaU. No. i, 04 50; oati, clippeU.
$05.60.
Corn No. 3 yellow, $08.00; No. 3 mixed,
.$07.00; corn, yellow, $08.00; corn, mixed,
$07.00.
Wheat Sowing Now
General in Pacific
Northwest Sections
SMALL VOLUME OF
TRADE IN SHARES
PRICES ARE SLOW
'.Weather conditions tn the interior have been
ideal for spring wheat and other grain sowing
daring the week and great progress has been
made in practically every section. The area
being sown to both oat and barley ia greater
than had been anticipated but an abnormal show
ing is indict ted in wheat.
Owing to the fact that much of the norma
winter area of Washington waa not planted, tha
activity tbere in spring seeding is much greater
than in Cither Oregon or Idaho, where tna per
centage of fall-winter season waa above the av
erage. Some of the earlier sown spring wheat is al
ready up and looks well with the tooling some
what better than normal. Kail wheat continues
a most extraordinary showing at this time.
Spring Work ata grasses
Fanning operations are becoming general in
nwt parts of the Pomeroy. Wah.. country, ac
cording to reports. As early as Thursday of hat
week plowing waa being dime on the farms of
J A. Crnmpanker and Fred Moss man. six miles
northeast erf Pomeroy. To the westward farmers
have been ranning their plows off and on for
several weeks and recently considerable seeding
has been done.
On the Ksusche farm a caterpillar has been
operated night-and day. Fred Hungate has been
running three plow teams and a caterpillar ana
experts to put in his entire farm tuts year.
The winter stand never was better and March
weather conditions have been good.
High Barley Sale
The record price for barley was paid ia Pom
eroy last week when A. Haltertnan. bought 500
sacks of K. I- Sanford at $4.07 a hundred
pounds.
Wool Men Appear
Yakima reports: George F. Giah of Penrer,
representing a Philadelphia houae is the first
wool buyer of the aeaxon to reach that city.
Asked to give aa idea of the market, he said
ha had seen one lot sold at 46c and another at
52. On the first lot, which was rsthcr short,
weak and retired ewe wool of a fine breed the
buyer had paid 4 8e aid had sold st a kiss. He
said tliat the probability of the government step
ping in at any time and claiming a portion of
the domestic clip on the basis of tha prices of
laat July was one that the buyers and the houses
handling wool would have to reckon with in their
operations with tha prodncrr. i'J
Two or three carloads of potatoes can be used
at the cannery of the Kugene Fruit Growers
association, according to announcement of i. O.
Molt, manager.
Wants Goad Livestock
K. H. Hinten off Enterprise has gone to Ne
braska to buy 23 Hereford bulla for tha Cougar
Creek Cattle at Horn association. Recently the
association took over all the sires of its members
which sre running on the range, and decided to
add 25 more. Mr. Ilinton will visit many
breeding farm and stock centers, and will seek
to bring back some of the best to be found tn
the central states.
Would Organize Fruit Growers
W. P. Bale of Caldwell, Idaho, is making an
effort to organise the fruit growers of that
state. He says bis plan U the organization of all
producers and consumer regurdles of the organ-
'aitMons of manufacturer, farmers leagues, un
ion, granges, equities labor organizations, trade
or industrial, commercial clubs, state or national
bureaus.
Very Fnartive Session of New York
Stoek Market . Shown Yesterday
Borrowing and Lending of Shares
to Pay Stamp Tax.
New York. March SO. (0. P.) The New
York Evening Sun financial review today says:
Trading in today's abort a em-ion of the stock
market waa negligible in Tolurne and wag wholly
professional in character. There was a firm
undertone ta tha few industrial aharea iar which
there ware transactions.
Traders were agitated by the announcement
of Secretary Ely of the atock exchange that
the United States attorney genera! baa ruled
that the stamp tax imposed by the war revenue
act of October last on stoek transferred, applies
to the lending and borrowing of certificates of
stock. This apparently is a , further step Into
the attempt to pat a curb on short selling and
undoubtedly will result in daily settlemente.
Tha effect on business was sat perceptible
at first, but toward the closing it waa apparent
that covering operations' were fairly ander way.
Range of New York prices furnished by Over
berk at Cooke Co.. 21S-217 Board of Trade
KILLERS MUST GIVE
HOG
RAISERS
CHANCE
TO MAKE A PROFIT
Pacific Northwest Hon Values Are
Oat or Line Wilh CorVdition Many
Country Interests Selling and Not
Replacing Supplies.
1fBT!.in I.TYF.STOCK RUN
Hogs, cattle, uarvm. aarrp
Apple Industry Ruin May
Be Forced By a Ruling
Few Ewe Lambs
Are Entering the
Market of Country
Paeifie Northwest Stales Could No!
llarket Supplies in the East
ern Sections.
3486
4449
2R7
4120
4 860
20.14
4403
3172 78 80
2255 44 2815
18! 119 220
1771 43 8572
1161 30 2825
1252 58 7S3
24 30 4247
1253 3 8581
BRITISH AUOW USE OF
JUTE; OLD ORDER KILLED
Of much Interest to the local trade in Jute
bens, is the following ad rice from Consul Gen
eral Robert P. Skinner, at London:
The army council, under the powers conferred
by the defense of the re&lm regulations, has
mouiiiru ine oraer issued on January o, 1818,
with regard to Jnte yarns and grrods as follows
"Whereas, by the lute soods (mice) order
1918, made under the defense of the realm regu
lation, and dated the 8th day of January. 1918.
the army council regulated upon certain terms
the tale of any yarn or goods of any description
produced wholly from Jute; and
"Whereas, the arm council deems it deal.
able that the sale for use ia places other than
within the enfted Kingdom of yarns or goods
or any aesenpuon produced wholly trom jute
should be permitted without reference to the
terms provided by the said order:
"Now, therefore, the army council gives notice
that it hereby authnrires and permits the sale for
use in places other than within the United Kine.
dom of yarns or goods of anv descrintion urn.
duced wholly from jute without reference to the
term.) provided by the said order, and that noth
ing contained In the aaid order snail be deemed
to apply to any snch sale as aforesaid. '
BRITISH BUY AUSTRALIAN'
DRIED APPLE OUTPUT
building : .
DESCltlr-TlON Open High I Low Bid
Ahuka com .....i nsi in rs n
A His Chalmers. 6 224
Am. Beet Sugar 74 H
Am. Can., c 40 H 40 40 40
Am. Car. aV Fdy.. c. T8 79 11 78
Am. Cotton Oil, e 0
Am. Linseed, e... SOU 81 30 31
Am. Locomotive, c 4 ..... 61 H
American Loco 77 77 Wl 77 11
Am. Sugar, c 1 1004
Am. Tel. & Tel... 100 100 100 99
Am. Woolen, c I 60 V4
Anaconda Mia. Co. . 62 68 62 3
Atchison, c 834 834 88 88
Baldwin Loco., c 74 Vi 74 74 74.
Bait. Ohio. . . . Bl 61 52
Bethlehem Steel B. 77 77 77 77
Erk. Rapid Traasit 3
Butte & Superior.. 19 19 19 10
CaL Petroleum, c. 15 15 15 15
Canadian Pacific... 18t 137 137 137
Cent. Leather, o... 64 04 64 64
Chess. & Ohio 60 56 6 56
Chi. & Gt. W.. c .....
Chi., MiL & St. P. 80 41 30 41
Chino Copper 40 40 40 40
Colo. Fuel 4b Iron, c JJ-
Corn Products, c. . 35 35 35 35
Crucible Steel, e . . 62 63 2
D. ft. R. C. c 4
Distiller 40 40 40 40
Erie. C 14 14 14 14
tlenerel Electric. .. 18T 187 137 187
General Motors ... 118 118 118 118
Goodrich Rubber . . . .' 44
Gt. Nor. Ore Lands. 27 27 27 27
tit Northern, pfd 89
Green Can . 39
Hide ft Leather, c 12
niinole Central . . . 98 96 96 95
Industrial Alcohol.. 122 122 121 122
Inspiration 45 46 45 48
Int. Mer. Marine.. 24 24 23 24
Kennecott Copper.. 30 30 80 80
Lackawanna Steel.. 76 76 76 76
Lehigh Valley $
Maxwell Motors, c 26
Mexican Petroleum. 92 92 91 92
Miami Copper 31 31 81 31
Midrale Steel 44 45 44 44
M . K. ft T.. c. . . . 4 4 4 4
Miseouri Pacific 21
National Lead 64
Nevada Con. 18 18 18 18
New Haven 29 29 29 29
N. Y. Air Brake 121
N. Y. Central 69 69 69 69
Norfolk ft W.. 104
Northern Pacific 85
Pacific Mail 1 27
Penn. By 44 44 44 Ti4
People's Gas 43
Pressed Steel Car, c. 60
Ray Cons. Copper". 23 23 23 23
Ry Steel Springs. . . 61 51 61 61
Reading, c 80 81 80 81
Rep. I. ft S.. o 78 78 78 78
Rock Island 17
Hears. Roebuck Co 14 -
Ktudebaker. c 40 41 40 41
Southern PsclfiO. . . 83 83 83 83
South. By., o 22
Swift 127 138 127 136
Tenn. Copper . 16 17 16 17
Texas Oil 142
Tobacco Products.. 50 50 60 60
Union Pscific, c... 119 170 119 119
U. S. Rubber, e 64
IT, S. Steel. C 1 9H 90 89 89
Utah Copper 77 78 77 78
Virginia Cfaem.. e. . 41 41 41 41
Wabash 7
Westinghouse Elec 40
WUlys-Orerland ... 17 17 17 17
. Woolworth 110
The Australian prime minister has announced
that the British government has agreed to Pur
chase 1800 tons of Australian evaporated apples
tor shipment at the rate of 800 tons a month
from March to August of the current year. The
price named is 7d (15 cents) a pound. So far
aj known Tasmania U the only state of the
commonwealth possessing cviporatinj plants.
JOBBING PRICES IX PORTLAND
These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers,
except aa otherwise noted:
Dairy Products
BUTTER Selling price: Creamery prints, tn
paraffins wrappers, extras, 49c; prime firsts, 4 7o ;
firsts, 4 Me; cubes, le less; cartons, la advance;
dairy. 84 9 83o lb.; buying price, cubes, 42c.
BUTTERr AT Portland delivery basis. N. 1
aour cream, 61 o lb.
CHEESE Selling price: Tillamook fresh Ore
gon fancy full cream triplets, 2828e lb;
Young America, So Iff 30 c Prices to Jobbers:
Tillamook tgiplcts. 2uc; Young America. 28c f. O.
b. Coos and Curry. Price to jobbers f. o. b. Myr
tle Point: Triplets, 25 c; Young America,
86es brick, 86o; limburger. 85o; brick Swiss.
4 0c lb.
EGtlS Selling price: Case count.. 34e per
aosen. Haying price, a 3c. Selling price:
Candled, 85c; selects candled, in cartons, 36a
UE I'ULLTKl Hens, 25o; broilers, 40c;
old roosters, 20c; stags, 22c: turkeys,
a8oe; dressed fancy, 3b 30c; No. 2s, 30c;
euuabs, $3.00 dosen; geese, live, 22 923c; ducks.
oo 10 ; pigeons, ai.ou aosen.
, v Fresh Vegetables and Fruits
FRESH FKUITS oranges. $4.75 tg 6.75 box
ananas, lb; lemuna. 6.78 a 7.60 box
California gmpeiruit. 13. iO box; Florida, $4.60
U. I 3.
per bCX, $2.23; 6 tier, $1.40; Velio w Newtow4l
lancy. liar, j.uu; n now Mewtowns, choioe, 4
tier. $1,751 4 tier. $1.60; 6 tier. $1.26; Red
Clieeka, extra lancy, 3 tier. $2.75; 4 tier,
' $2.60; 4 tier. $2.25: 6 tier. $2.00 choice, a V
tier. $2.25; 4 tier. $2.00: 4 tier. $1.76; 6
tier. $1.60; Rome Beauty, combination, 3 tier.
12 00; 4 tier. $1.U0; lOe per box leaa in 6 box
lota where price at over $1.50 per box.
DRIED FRUIT Dates, Dromedary. $5.00;
tarda, $2.80 crate; raislna, 3 crown looee musca
tel. lOe lb In 60 lb boxes; figs, $3.60 box fat
70-4 OS. package.
ONIONS Selling price to retailer: Oregon No.
1. $1.261.60: No. 2, 76c9$1.00; carload
price at association. $1.28 cental f. . b.: gsrlie,
;7e lb. s onion sets, 14 (g lttc lb. New crop Texas
Bermuda. $2 crate.
. POTATOES Helling price: Table stock. Bur
banks, 7 5ck 1.00. Buying price: U. S. No. 1.
76a cental, country points; sweet potatoes, a e
Cattle Await Cars
Freewater. March 30. I'manine rancher are
waiting for cars to make some bit shinmenta of
Stoca cattle ini weea. tioguen Brothers bare 10
carloads for the Grande Ronde country. Harry
Wlttiente will anipp three loads to Wallowa coun
try and J. W. Chenault will shipp two carloads to
North Powder country, where he has leased 1080
acres of pasture land and also has purchased 60
cows.
Ybaat WOVak
Last week
Previous week . .
Month ago . . .
Year ago
Two years ago.
Tbree years og.
Four years ago
Tbere was a firm tone generally in the live
stock trade at North Portland for the k
Hogs did not show to as good advantage as might
have been expected, in view of the really strong
tone In the trade. First of all, there was a
rather poor quality generally offered, and to make
toe situation even worse, some of the leading
packers seem to have reached the conclusion that
they own the livestock game.
Hog prices here should be higher than at pres
ent. There is no doubt of that. Even gome of
the buyers will admit that If you get them into
. .K thav feel ther ara not talking for
publication. The Pactlie coast parsers own un
entire territory at present. They have no com
petition whatever with any eastern product, and
still they are asking more money tor proroiona
here, while not paying aa high a price for hogs as
the eastern packers have been paying.
Pacific coast packers must awaken to the fact
that they are doing much injury to the hog in
dustry of this section. They are doing exactly
what they did some yea" ago. when by extremely
low pricea they forced many producers out of tha
buainees. Even at this time, it is noted that
many country interests sre selling their atock
and are not replacing, although this is by no
means general.
Prices for hogs held lust about steady at ronn
Portland for the week, but quality was generally
lacking.
General bog market range:
Prime light $16.85 17.00
Prime heavy 816.8517.00
Pigs $14.6091573
Cattle Trade Much Firmer
Market for cattle showed a material increase
in strength at North Portland for the week.
Really good stuff was very scarce, and the few
limited offerings of top stuff brought forth lib
eral competition from the killers. Prices were
advanced to $12 for tops in the steer dirb-ion.
While it is true that no material business was
done at this high record, it was due simply to
the fact that no additional supply of toppers was
available.
All classes of cattle sold readily oa tha local
market during the week.
Genera cattle market ranee:
Rood to choice steers $11.00 12.00
Medium to good steers 10.00911. 00
Common to good steers 9.00 910.00
Choice cows and heifers 8.50 910.00
Common to good cows and heifers 8.00 9 9.50
Cannera 4.25 9 6.25
Bulla 6.00 9 9.00
Calves 7.50 912.00
Stocker and feeder steers 0.50 9.60
Mutton Market Steady
A very few cheep and lambs appeared for the
open market at North Portland for the week.
Generally speaking there was no big demand, but
the few sales made were at practically the same
range as has existed here for a number of weeks.
The movement of spring lambs is being held back
somewhat by the fact that the country wants
much higher prices than even the present high
market affords.
General sheep and lamb range
Western lambs $15 00 915.60
Valley lambs 14.50 915.00
Yearlings IS 00 13.60
Wethers i. 12.50 918,00
Ewes 10.00 911.00
Shorn sheep. 3 9 3e under quotations.
Apple Trade Is
Better in Portland
Than Elsewhere
Washington. March SO. Comparatively few
ewe tamba are coating ot to market thaae days,
and of those arriving at centralised livestock anar
keta. it is eatimated from 76 to SO per cent of
those suitable for breeding are being sorted oat
and seat back to the country for that purpose,
according to information reaching tha bnreau of
markets through its representattvea locatea at
several markets, A tendency haa been noted
also on the part of feeders La aoane of tha western '
sheep feeding districts ta sort oat a large per
centage of the awa Iambs from their herds and
retain them for breeding purposes. Information
bearing oa this sabject is given below by markets:
Chicago- Only a comparatively email percent
age of Iambs coming to this market are awe
lambs, and practically all. or at least 80 per cent
of those suitable for breeding pwrpoaee,. included
in the western consign msnta are aarted out and
sold to the country as breeders. - It ta stated that
range men are holding back practically all of
their lambs. Only recently it la said one range
man placed an order at Omaha for 8000 ewa
lambs to gn to Wyoming. The ewa nmbt sorted
out here are selling at a premium of AO to 75c
per cwt. over wether lambs. As an illustration,
there may be cited a recent shipment of lambs
to this market. The wether Uatbasarhich averaged
89 pounds sold for $16.75 per cwt.. and BOO ewe
lambs in the consignment that aVenged 89 pounds
Drought $17.25 to $17.50. -.y
Fort Worth Under date of March 22. the
Fort 'Worth representative wired tha following r
Both demand and prices for breedlac ewes have
improved at this market recently. A number of
decks have sold during the past week at pricea
ranging from $25 to $30 a head, with odd lots
selling aa high at $89, which is practically twice
what the same kind of stock sroold have brought
at this time a year ago. The number of sheep ia
the territory tributary to this market waa greatly
depleted last summer snd fall, owing to tha dry
weatber. tint on account of the . high prices of
wool and lambs many men are eager to get back
into tne sheep raising business. Tha supply of
breeding ewes is exceedingly limited, however, and
the ewes which brought the high prices during
iat week were mostly domestic sheen and
nearly purebred.. Range ewes are scarce, and
being obtainable at pricea ranging from 816.00
to $20.00.
Kansas City It is estimated that aboat 78 ner
cent of the ewe lambs coming to this msrket are
going back to the country, fanners paying a
premium of about 50c per cwt. for stock suit
able for breeding purposes. Owing to the fact
that a large number of ewe lambs were cut out !
of the flocks on ranges and in feed lota last fall it
is estimsted that only about 1 6 per cent of the
lamba arriving are ewes. A Urge number of
these lamba are going to Missouri farms, and tha
movement is heavier than in former years. Pur
chasing of ewe lamba is due to the desire on the
pert of ths farmers to make a start in the sheep
business, and to the scarcity of old breeding
ewes, except broken mouth ewes on the market.
Omaha Home ewe lambs are being sent back
to the. country from here, but a recent advance
in priees paid by packers tended to check this
movement. A premium of at least 25e pet
cwt- ia desired from country buyers in order to
offset tlik extra expense and shrinkage involved
in sorting ewe lambs and frequently it takes g
premium of 60c to buy the stock. Country buy
ers In the immediate vicinity of this market and
east of here prefer lighter weight black face
ewes of good shearing qualities, although white
faces are favorites with buyers in range sections.
The percentage of ewe lamba being sorted out
varies according to the market conditions, and
the class of stock arriving, but counting those
sorted here and at original loading points, the
percentage being "returned to the country ia esti
mated as approximately 25 per cent of the
took disposed of by original owners,
FINANCE,
INDUSTRY
timber;
REVIEWED
Total sales, 112,400 aharea.
New York Boad
VEGETABLES .Tnmltw. $1.60 sack earmta
$1.50 sack; beets. $2 24 sack; parsnips. $1.28
sack; cabbage, 3 9 4c lb: green onions. 25c do,
bunches; peppers. 40C ib; head lettuce, $1,90 9
3.26 crate; celery, 86(f)Oc dos. ; artichokes,
86a doa. ; encumbers, nuthouse, $1.2691.75
ars. tomatoes, Mexican, $4.60 lug; eggplant.
5o lb.; asparagus. 1 1 1 2 o lb, ; rhubarb, 9
lb. : cauliflower, local. 60975s: an rants. 12Ua
lb. J. green peas, 17e lb.; horseradish, lie per
in, spinasn, ilivslid.
- Meat, Fish and Previsions
ir COUNTRY MMTo gelling price country
-niea new aoa naaijc; ordinary, ibsb
20c; best veal. l919e; ordinary seal 189
le! rough heavy, 18c; goeta. 10 As 12a: kmhi
17 9 20c: mutton. 129i6c; beef, 10915c lb.
SMOKED MEATS Hams, 28 9S4e; break
.fast baeoa. 33v49c; picnics. 24c; cottage roll,
"JHc short clean. 29 g 33c; Oregon exports.
i Skip' Totar Crataaa to Ua
. WE PAY CASH
V Saor Cream, S3e to. nuUerfat
''' f,;'SUNSET CREAMERY
; . SS, MUST STRUT
smoked, 3 So lb.
PACKERS' MEATS Fancy steer beef. Iftc
fancy cow beef, 17 c; fresh lamb, 25c; froaen
lamb, zzc in.
LARD Standard, 28c Ib; lard compound.
83 at
OYSTERS Olympia. gat. $4.60: canned east.
era, 06c can. $0.50 doz cans; eastern, gal., solid
...... . ,
FRESH FISH Dressed flounders, 6c; steel-
head salmon, zz&Zdc; Cai. cnlnook. 25c: nerch.
7 0 8c; soles, 7c; ealmon trout, 18c; halibut,
16 9 20c; black cod, 11a; herring, 6c; smelt. 6c;
ciams, nara sneii. ac id, z. ia oox; crabs. $1.75
Wii.ao aox.; joiuinbia smelt. $1.00 box; abad.
ISO.
Groceries
SUGAR Cabe, $9.00 ; powdered. $8.87
fruit or berry. $7.87: D Yellow. 87.27 U
granulated, $1.67: beet, $7.87; extra U,
$7.a;ito; goiuen c. $7.87 cwt.
MONEY New. $3.00 case.
RICE Japan style. No. 1. 8e; New Orleans
head, it He; blue rose, 9c
SALT Coarse half ground 100. $15.60 ton:
60s. $17.26: table dairy, 60s. $20.00; 100s,
fia.ou; oaies, 2.iu; lancy table sua dairy.
$Zo.za ; tump rocs, jzo tm ton.
BEANS California, sale bv Jobber: Small
white, 13914c; large white, 13c: pink, 9e;
hmaa, 14 c; bayous, 10 c; red, 11c Oregon
beans, buying price, white, machine cleaned. U
ayiuc id; nana picaea, lueyne in.
CANNED MILK Carnation. $6.70; Borden.
$8.60: Aster, $6.60; Eagle, $9.00; Libby,
$6.66; leloban, $6.60 case.
COFFEtt itoasieo. l 9 86o lb. in sacks
ot drums.
SODA CRACKERS Bulk. 18c lb.
NUTS Budded walnuts. 27c lb; al-aonds, 18
9 23c; fiiberta, 20c in sack lots; peanuts, iac
per pt-
noae. wool ana Hides
HOPS Nominal. 1917 crop. 16 918c lb.
HIDES Salted. 25 lbs and up. 12c: saltad
bulls, 60 lbs and up, 10c; salted and. green kip.
is to 2D idsi ac, saiieu ana Git en call up to
15 lbs. 21c: green .hides. 25 lbs and nn Be-
green stags. 60 lbs. and up. 8e: dry flint. 25c;
dry flint calf up to 7 lbs.. 28c: dry salt. 2lc-
dry horse hides, each, $1.25 W 1.50; salted horse
bides, eacn, si.uu (3.uu; norsenatr, tail, 2bc;
horsehair, mane, 16c; dry long wool pelts, 0e;
dry short wool pelts, 26 930c; salted and green
pelts (April takeoff), $3 9 4 each; dry sheep
shearlings, each, 16 980a; salted sheep shear
lings each, 26 9 50c; dry go to, long hair. 25c;
dry goat shearlings, each, 13 930c; dry 'short
hair goat. each. 50e9$l.
WOOL Coarse valley, 60c; medium valley
65c; valley lamb wool. 45 9 60c; extra Oregoa
fleece, 60 9 66c Ib.
CHITTlil OR CASCARA BARK. Baying
price for car lota, 8c
TALLOW No. 1. 14e; So. 2. 12e; grease.
10c lb.
MOHAIR-alSlT. 40 960c Ib.
' Ropes, Paints, Oils
ROPE Sisal, dark. 24c; white, 23 c Ib;
standard Manila. 32c
UNSEED OIL Raw, bbto, 11.67 gat: kettle
boiled, bbla, $1.69; raw, cases, $1.77: boiled,
aaaea. $1.79 gaL; lots of 250 gallons, leas.
COAL OIL Water white In drums and Iron
barrels, 1W gai; owes, uvc gai.
GASOLINE Iron bbla., 21c: cases.- 31s;
engine distillate, iron barrels, 12c; esses, 22c
W HI IK LEAD Too tots, 12e lb; SOU lbs.
12 e.
TURPENTINE Tanks. 5ef cases. TScj 10
Icare lots.' 1C leas.
. WIRE NAILS Basic price, $3.85.
Atchison General 4 s
Baltimore ft Ohio Gold 4s. .
Bethlehem Steel Ref. 59...
Central Pacific 1st 4s
C B. ft Q, Col. 4a
St. Paul General 4 a
Chicago N. W. General 4s.
ft N. Um. 4s
New York Ry. 6s
Northern Facinc P. L. 4S. .
Reading General 4s
Union Pacific 1st 4a
U. S. Steel 6s. . .
Union Pacifio 1st Ref. 61..
Southern Pacific Cone. 6s . .
Southern Pacific Cony. 4s.
Penn. Cony. 4 s
Penn. 1st 4ts
Ches. ft Ohio Conv. 6a ... .
Oregon Short Una 4s. ... .
Market
Bid.
. 79
75
. 91
. 77
. 92
". 80 "
. 83
. 18
. 78
81
. 85
7
. 78
. 90
. 76
. 97
.. 89
Ask.
80
77
93
80
92
84
84
84
19
80
82
86
98
70
91
77
89
80
83
Heavy Selling in
The Grain Trade
Chicago Market Lower for Closing
Session Many Want to Let Go
of Coarse Stuff.
Forclfa Boad Market
Bid Ask
A. F. fls Oct. 1920 89 90
V. K. 6s Sept. 1918 98 99..
U. K. 6s Nor. 1919 96 96
U. K. 6s Feb. 1919 99 99
U. K. 6s Nov. 1921... 92 93
A. V. Sec. 6s Aug. 1919 95 95
Rep. Francs 6s 1931 12S 185
Paris 6s Oct. 1921 81 83
Marseilles 6s Nov. 1919 84 87
Russia Extn.' 5s 1921..... 86 38
Russian Intl. 6S 1926 84 88
Dom. 6s Aug. 1917 95 93
Dom. 5s Apr. 1921 98 99
Dom. si Apr. 1931 90 92
Dom. 6s Apr. 1926 , . 81 83
Arcentine 6s May 1920 95 96
Dora. Can. 6a 1937 88 92
French 6s 1919 95 95
CATTLE STOCKS DECREASE
I3T THE GEBM AIT EMPIRE
The British government Board ot Trade Jour
nal quotes the following figures from the
Munchner Nrueate Nachrichten:
Ths Bavarian horned cattle numbered 8.837
049 head on December 1, 1917, as compared
with B, 702. 73b bead on Decrmowr 1, ibis
The' following table shows the increases and de
creases in the several classes in Bavaria and ia
the German empire aa a whole, between Decem
ber l, 1913, and December 1. 1917:.
German
Bavaria, Empire.
CATTLE. Pot, Pet.
Calves ander 3 months........ -4.6 13.8
Steers, Oxen and bolls -8.6 -19.2
Cows and heifer calves........ 5.5 10.1
Young cattle (8 tnos. to 3 yrs.) 27.6 12 6
Horned cattle all together 8.7. -4.4
() -Increase: -) Decrease. .
The pig (tock hat fallen, sine December 1
1913. in Bavaria, by 35.6 per cent, in Germany
as a whole by 67 per cant; the sheep stock, aince
same date, haa Increased in Bavaria by 5.6 per
cent, and fallen la Germany aa a whoia by 10.4
per cent.
Local apple trade waa firmer and showed fun
recovery of recent price loss. Sales were active.
Apple trade of the nation:
Cleveland Demand and movement slow. Ex
tra fancy Wineaaps, medium to large, $2.76.
Kansas City Extra fancy Wineaaps, $2.40.
Columbus Demand and movement moderate.
Market only fair.
Dentef Demand good, movement medium.
Extra fancy Jonathans, $2.00 92.23: fancy,
mostly $1.75. Extra fancy Wiaesape, $2,50 9
2.75; fancy, $2.00 9 2.25. Extra fancy Rome,
mostly $2.50; fancy, $2.00 9 2.25. Few Deli
dens, $3.50 94.00; fancy, $3.00 9 3.40.
Birmingham Supplies adequate. Demand
and movement moderate. Extra fancy Ben
Davis, email, considerably decayed, $1.00; fancy.
$1.25; cold storage Etock, extra fancy Jonathans,
$2.10; fancy $2.00; various varieties, all grades,
$2.00.
Houston Demand and movement moderate.
market firm. Extra fancy Wineaaps, Jonatbons,
$2.75 9 8.00.
St. Ixiuia Demand ana movement moderate.
Mihneapolia Demand and movement moder
ate. Extra fancy Wtneraps, medium to large.
$2.76 9 8 00: small, $1.76 9 2.00. Extra fancy
Hemes, medium to large, $2.76 9 80.00.
Extra fancy Newtowna, medium to large.
mostly $2.40.
Detroit 84 degrees, clear. Arrivals: Wash
ington. 2: 8 cars on track, including broken and
unbroken. Jobbing very few sales. Boxes
Northwest extra fancy Wineaaps, large, $2,25 9
2.60.
Philadelphia Demand and movement .anoL
Marttet strong. Extra fancy Wineoaps. large.
3S.OO0S.5O: medium. S2.86S2.76: small.
$2.15; fancy medium, $2.00 2.50.
Buitaio supplies adequate, demand and
movement flow. Extra fancy Winesapa, Arkan
sas Blacks, Urge, $2.609 2.65. Extra fancy
Wineaaps. medium, $2.40 9 2.69. Extra fancy
Homes, medium. $2.40 2.50.
Indianapolis Supplies adequate. Demand
and movement moderate. Fancy Jonathans.
wineeape, memum, s.ou.
Omaha -Demand and movement moderate
Extra fancy Arkansas Blacks, Wineaaps, mostly
$2.00! medium, S2.Z&9 269; Jumble, various.
l.DUvX a.uo.
Boston Demand and movement moderate,
market weak. Extra fancy Wlnesape, large,
$3.00; medium, $2.25 2 50; small, $2 00;
fancy Winesaps. small. $1.73: choice Winesaps.
email to medium, $1.60; fancy Homes, small to
medium, $1.75: fancy Black Bens, small to me
dium. 81.75.
- Chicago Demand and movement moderate.
Extra fancy Winesaps, targe, $2.60; medium,
$2.28; ohoicc to fancy, small. $1.50 9 2.00.
fcitra fancy npitsenbergs, large, $2.50; fancy,
medium, $2 00 9 2.23. Extra fancy Romes
large. $2.25 8 2.60: fancy, medium. $2.00.
New York Demand and movement moderate.
Extra fancy Winesapa, medium to large, $2.75
tas.OO; tew bigher; medium, $2.85 0 2.05
small, $1.759 2.26; few higher. New towns,
fancy targe, $2.15 2.29; medium, $1,90 9
a.ou; small. si.40Ml.eo. Extra fancy New
towns, 16 9 26c higher than fancy. Extra fancy
Missouri Pippins, large, $2.76; medium, $2.25
92.40; small, $2.oo.
Chicago. March 30, (U. P.) Heavy aelling
with light demand lowered pricea on the grain
exchange today. March oats were not quoted.
April oats opened at 90c. but tost c at
close. May oats opened unchanged at
86 c. subsequently losing c.
March corn was not quoted. Mar com
opened c higher at $1.26. but had lost
c at the close.
Provisions were generally lower.
March
May . . .
April
May . . .
May . . .
March .
May . . .
July . . .
March .
May ...
July ...
CAT 8KIXS ARE USED
BECAUSE FURS
SCABCE
DAIRY PROPUCE OS THE COAST
San Francisco Market
San Francisco, March 30. (TJ. P.) Butter
Kxtras, 48c.
' Eggs Extras, 39c; extra flrsta. 88e; firsts,
37c: extra pullets. 38c; extra firsts, pullets, 3Ie.
Cheese California flats, fancy. 26c
Oregon Qhsssa In South
San Francisco. March 30. (I. N. 81 Ore
gon cheese Triplets, . 26c; Young America,
27 e per pound.
Lea Angeles Market
Los Angeles. March 30. (L N. S.) ButUr
California creamery extras, 42c
Egg Extras, 37c; case count. 34c; pallets,
34 c
i
LIBERTY BOND SALES
Liberty bond sales in New York during the
day: - -
First 4( $m$)
. Second 4s ............. . , v w i it
' S .... ......... : i - 9896
Furs have become so scarce and high that
eat skins are finding much favor. According to
aa Amsterdam newspaper, kins of black cats
find a market in the province of Frlesiand for
7.50 norma ($31 each. Inquiry in Amsterdam
discloses that black skinned cats are in active
demand there also. Tlie skins are used for
men's fur lined overcoats.
Tttsaatee ttiraatena tha as tire apple IssfWry
af tha Pacific North west states beeaissa of tha
fear af the elimination af this fruit from tha east
ern aaarkata- It has beam tha policy of the fend
adminattratkm and tha government railroad offi
cials to eUmlaata products of one section going
into another section that proaaoee simiisr avora.
romdde cable uneasiness emails among tha
fruit growers of tha Northwest oa the grownd
that adverse ruling may be taraed by the food
administration whereby north western appM would
fine be permitted to be aatpped into eastern see-
Uona producing apple crape of tnetr own.
Cannot Iglm Aottow
J. IL Adama. irrasldent of tha Fruit Growers'
agency, aa organise rioa which represents 90 par
cent of tha entire tndwstry. ta a recent interview
made tha foUowinst statement : .
"1 caaaot believe that aay each drastic and
ruinous rules woald be mads by the responsible
heads af tha government- . I feel vary certain
that tha growers' fears are ground leaa. bat have
neTerthehk-a taken nealitag ft granted and have
written to aU of- the senator and representatives
from Oregoa, Washington, Idaho and Monuna.
the following letter: (
"In the Literary Digert of December 29, on
page $2. appears a special article by tha
United State Food Administration, designed for
text book use tn high schools, entitled 'A Rem
edy for Food" Transportation Eviis." Among
other things, tha following very Important state
ments are made:
" 'Effects of the Zone System A sons system
rightly spplied to certain food would be instru
mental in keeping tha. consumer la each district
from wing food stuffs from other districts, when
the same commodity is at hand in his own gone.
Thus the New York consumer would eat New
York apples, instead of exchanging them for the
Oregon products. This would not only, in a
measure, overcome, transportation evils, but might
also result in lower food prices.'
Wests Haallna Aliened.
"Under tha title of 'The Waste of Cross Heal
ing,' this statment is made: '
" 'Apples from Western New York may be mov
ing by freight to Washington and Oregon, at the
same time that other apples, raised in those
states are coming east. By such procedure.
which is not infrequent In the case of a number
of food stuffs, nothing has been gained and a
vast amount of energy and the use of ears for
other purposes has been lost.'
"At the bottom of the article, under the
title, 'Questions for Discussion' :
'Do you know of any food commodity pro
duced in your country which Is shipped out and
later shipped back to the retailer t Why ia this
justifiable for some grains but not for applesf '
Only three questions are proposed, and it la
significant that apples are centered out for at
tack.
Presumably these educational catechisms are
being handled by some of the more theoretical
men attached to the food administration staff.
We need hardly call your, attention to the fact
that about 9500,000,000 nave been invested ia
the foot Faelfta Northwest states In apple orch
ards, and tha only salvation for the thousand of
fruit growers and the tens ot thousands of their
dependents rests In the very thin distribution of
this fruit over all of the markets of the world,
particularly the - entire domestic msrket. Evea
under most skillful distribution and most expert
salesmanship, it is sometimes a question of min
imising the leas to tha producer and in no season
in the past five years has the producer's profit
been ot&er than very modest and precarious.
Would Ruin Indurtry
"Any restriction of the markets would result
In widespread disaster snd ruination throughout
many section of the Pacific Northwest. We
cannot conceive that such a drastio coarse woald
square with President Wilson's funds saental
policy of so regulating affairs as to dislocate
business and Industry As little as possible.
'In OTChsrd industry is in a different posit! oa
(-from that of factories manufacturing non-per
ishable merchandise. The orchard factory can
not be closed down for a few months or a season
and then reopened. If artificial restrictions ars
lmpoaed whereby tha markets will be narrowed
and pricea fan below tha cost of production, tha
resulting neglect of orchards will result ia per
rosnent damage to them and Irreparable loss will
be sustained.
"Your earnest eenatderatioa to tha foregoing
is invUed by this agency, which represents over
90 per cent of the entire industry of the four
Northwestern states, and your protective vigilance
solicited. Meanwhile, we woald greatly apo racists
Investigation on your part aa to the attitude of
the responsible heads of tha food administration
and their explanation of the particular citation in
tha Literary Digest which we have quoted."
Farmrf Kni oa Ubwrtr lu IL F.
CockerJlnOrj ' atata manaxer of p :
Northwest L.ife tatMiranea -, company,
mlth bwadauartars mt . Albauiy, waa a
Portland visitor Friday.' -Mr. Cockerlln.
haa fust- muraest ' trom st extensivw
trip tarouaittba tat ud found busi
ness oorvdiUona garter ally lmtro-rd aver
last yr. --Tha ; ourjook ior 1918 la ex
U"vtTrelyhrisflC ha aaysJ- keenest
interest ta bain- tavketi fby-tho people
In fartntaaTVcemualUea'. ta tha third
Liberty : loan' cgunpairn. ! according to
Mr. 'Oockerltne. tud he expreaaca the
belief that Oregtn Wirt exceed her allot
ted quota the' first week ot tha cam
Plf;n. ' it
Paetfle Power Ltfkt Cosassay A
increnjse of 29 per cent in the net earn-
In$?s of the Pacific Power Je LJfrht com
pany for February, 1J18, over the svame
month of 1917 ta ehown la the statement
Issued . March 29. For the IS month
period endtnir with February, Ui$, a
Increase of St per cent la net earnings
la shown over the 12 month period end
ing; with February. 111?:
s ; Feb. J91 S J I Months
Oroas earhlnrs . ..v.. .S14S.080 Ji.69l.l8i
operating- expanse ., 71.511
Net earnlriRS 7,55 $ 900,684!
Balance after deduct
ing; fixed charges . . 26.890 $ 481,471 ,
Gross earnings are "shown to have;
been 18 ler cent greater; In February
than during the aame month one year
ago and an increase of 14 per cent is
Indicated for the 12 month period end
ing February. J918. over that ending
February, 1917. Operating expenses for
February, l9lS, Are 7 per cent more than
for the aame month last year and the
increase for" tha 12 months ending Feb
ruary, 191S. 183 per cent over the pre
vious 12 months' period.
Portland Gas A Coke Company Net
earnings of- the Portland Oas Coke
company for February show an Increase
of 33 per cent over the aame month of
last year and an Increase of 6 per cent
for the 12 months ending with Febru
ary over ths previous 12 month period.
Oross earnings were 10 per Cent greater
than In February. 1917. and a 12 per
cent increase is shown for the 12 month
period ending with February of this
year over the 12 months ending with
February, 1917. Operating expenses
show an increase of 25 per cent over the
same month of 191? and an increase of
18 per cant for ths 13 month period end
ing last month over ths previous 12
months. A summary of the February
report follows:
Feb. 1911 12 Months
Oross earnings $135,324 $1,415,150
operating expense . . . 70,942 780,676
Chicago range by United Pres
CORK
Open.
. 1.20
, . .90
. . '.80 tt
. .47.88
.25.7.1
.20.00
.24.60
.23.03
High.
' i'.26
OATS
,tH)
.80
FORK.
48.16
LARD
2666
-0.00
RIB3
24;6
25.05
Low.
' 1264
.89 H
.84
Close.
24.13
1.26
.89H
.86
47.85 47.83
25.78
85 72
24.45
24.80
25.72
23.82
25.90
24.12
24.50
24.92
Territory Wool Is
Quoted at a Rise
Sales of Fleece in Boston During the
Week Indicated Very Strong
Domestic Tone.
$ 294,237
Net earnings $ $4,281
Balance after deduct
ing fixed charges ..$ 34.910
Coraellas Improvement Bonds Mor
ris Brothers offor $8159.50 of Improve
ment bonds of the city, of Cornelius, Or.
The bonds bear per cent Interest, are
dated January 1. 1918, and ars due
serially from January 1, 1919, to Janu
ary 1, 192$, optional on and after Janu
ary 1, 1919. Offered at prices to yield
1.50 per cent. Cornelius Is situated
about 24 miles from Portland on the
west side lines of the Southern Pacific
and Oregon Electric roads. The city
has an estimated population of 460 and
is the center of a prosperous farming
section.
Foreign Trade ia February American
exports for February totaled $412,000,
000 compared with $505,000,000 or Janu
ary, according to a statoment just is
sued by the bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce, department of com
merce. Kxporta for ths eight months
ended with February were valued at
$3,857,000,000 as against $4,083,000,000
for the corresponding period of the pre
vious year. Imports for February are
placed at $208,000,000, a decrease from
the $235,000,000 announced for January.
For the eight months ended with Febru
ary the Imports totaled $1,841,000,000
compared with $1,548,000,000 for tha eor-
T-eporidiBg period -ot $917. iJoM import a
In February asnsurited to 1200,01 "i
against $4,400,000 far January and gold
xpoTts, wsro Si. 000, 000 for February
aetalRSt r $3,700,000 . for tha previous
month. ' - -
, retr Morse ros Kxpm-i ..Tt
During February, 1918. the United
states exported in.9D3.829 ptytmoa -r
bacon valued at I13.767.180, corrvparcl,
with 519S.$ jKJoads fn rorrroary. 1917.
valued st $8,898,682. according to the re
port of the aeparttnent of commerce for
February. Kxporta of flour during !
ruary, 1918. totaled 2,ft8fl,l75 barrels,
valued at $24,787,111. compared i with
705.895 barrels valued at $5,662,003 tn
February, 1817. . . .3
Cement Wanted Is India A man in
India deedies to purchase' Portland
cement.. Samples with official teat of
each quality should be submitted. Cor
respondence may be in Knsrliah. .? Tbe
address may b tntd from the secretary
of - tne Portland Chamber of Cntnerc
by referring to file JSo. 26$45T. ' , . ;
Paver Trad Wit SUm Imports ct
Taa'nno i psper and paper goods into Slam during
JO,JVi Ml l..k tf .
nits id ingnina eiiuiui. snarua. i , ..',.
were value at $C(i3,4Sl oompared witiv
$4S7,40 for 1916 and $138,229 for 191 5.
Imports from tha United States amount,
ed to $8343 compared with ISS97 ta 9i6
and 82523 tn 1916. The increase In vol
ume of trade has boea proportion ts to
the values shown. I'metioally no paper
is made In Slam and all of the grades In
commercial as are In demand, L ; The
bulk of the paper now I an port ad comes
from Great Britain. ' - -
America Brst Employers Fort. i
Magazine, published in New York, In
its issue of March It announces tSo
winners of prises In a contest for the
best story of the merits ot an American
employer. Prises aggregating $l(Ko
were awarded to 19 contestants. The
first prize, $500, was awarded to P. O.
Warren, and John II. ratterwon, heftd
of the National c!ash Register cornpaby.
has the honor ef being named the bent
employer In America.- Other employers
were placed on the honor roil in lh er
der named i Henry Ford. Detroit : E. C.
StmmotiH. Simmons Hardware company. -
St. Louis ; Pennsylvania railroad ; New
York Telephone company. National City
bank. New York ; H. J. Iteins, Pitto
burg; Alexander Hamilton institute.
New York : Hamilton Carhart Cotton
mills; American Rolling Milts company.
Mlddletown. Ohio; Uncta Bsrnf B. F.
Goodrich (jpinpeny, Akron. Ohio; Amer
ican Optical company; Oneida Commti
nity. limited ; McAIpin hotel. ' New
York ; Guarantee Trust company, jMew
York s Marshall A lrslcy bank, Milwau
kee ; Bankers' Tru."" company New
York ; Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
company, Baltimore. . - '
What Yonr Bead Parehase Will Ae
eompllsB The following figures give
one a definite Idea ot what his or her
loan to the government by ths purchase
of Liberty bonds will acmp!ish when
used by the war department: One ISO
bond will buy trench knives for a Mflo
company, or 28 hand grenades, or 14 ;
rifle grenades, or 87 cases of surgical
instruments for enlisted men's belts, or -10
cases ot surgical instruments for of
ficers' belts. A $100 bond wtlt clothe a
soldier, or feed a soldier for eight
months, or purchase 5 rifles, or 80 rifle
grenades, or 48 hand grenades, or 25
pounds of ether, or 14S hot water bags, -or
2000 surgical needles. A $100 and a
$S0 bond will clothe and equip aiv infan
try soldier for service overseas, or feed
a soldier for a year. Two $100 bonds
will purchase a horse or mule for car
airy, artillery or other service. ThrSe
$100 bonds will clothe a soldier and teed
him for one year In France, or buy a
motorcycle for a machine gun company.
Four $100 bonds will buy an X-ray out
fit. One $500 bond will supply bicycles
for the headquarters company of an In
fantry regiment. -
$84,475
Tea Is Unobtainable,
So Teas Are at End
PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT
Portland Sinks
Clearings. This week,
Mnnda S S 5B 21S OH
Tuesday . .
Wednesday
Thursday .
Friday . . .
Saturday . ,
2.83S.82S.28
3. 170,830. 5U
8,040,3 13.4(2
2,650,262.82
8.304,717.91
Tear ago.
2.429.405.51
2.018.781.90
510,938. 16
li.0-1 9.010.8a
1.812.624.S7
2.297.901.85
Week
March.
Clearing
Balances
Clearings
Balances
Clearings
Clearings
Clearings . .
Balances
. . .$18,501,385.78
1918 88,091,438.89
SeaUisBanss
$18,087,408.03
82,724.889.11
$ S.59M70.00
79S.055.00
Spokane Banks
$ 1.0 15.8U. 00
. 293.073.00
San Francisco Banks
81S.S11.91S.00
La Angeles Banks
$ 3,629,238.00
Tacoma Banks
$y ses.403.os
AME.HICAW LITE STOCK PRICKS
Chicago Hog $17.8S
Chicago. March 30. (1. N. S.) Bogs Re
ceipts. 22.000: stead to 10c higher. Mixed and
Cm tellers. aie.30eiT&?: good heavy. 615.50
(8 16.90; rough heavy. 315 .60 1 3.80: light.
1.7017.40) pigs, i$12.23 18.40; balk.
316.55 W 17.10.
Cattle lleceipts, Z500. steady. 40c higher:
beeves. $9.60 14.65; cows and heifers, $6.80
fe 12.00: Blockers snd feeders. " 88.40 fit 11.80 :
calves, iiv.du m la.ztk.
.Sheep Receipts. 2000. higher; native and
western, 312.60 017.00; lambs. $13,25 9
16.90.
Omaha Hogs $17.00
Omaha. March 80. lL N. 8 ) Hogs Re
cruits, 12.000, higher; tops, 117 00; range,
$15.75017.00; mixed. $18.85 16.60: good
choice. ).13Mlti,35; rough. 31 5.75 (s 1S.19
igiit. 310.55 17.00; bulk, 816 20 016.60;
pi, S1Z.VU 14. OU.
cattle Keceipts, -1400. steady,
bbeep Receipts, 1500, steady.
Seattle Hog Steady
Seattle. Wash.. March 30. (I. . S.J
Hogs Receipts 87, steady; medium to choice,
$16.7517.00; smooth heavies, $16,250
10.65: rough heavies. $15.75 ft 16.40; pigs,
$15.7516.65.
Cattle Ueceipts 104. Strong; best steers.
$11.6012.23; medium to choice. $10.50s
11.00; common to medium, $7.00 $9.00; beat
cows, su.uu is lo.&u, common to medium cows.
16.H0 vjb 50. bulla, $t.00 a 9.00; calves, $0.00
& 12.00.
hueep Receipts, none.
Kansas City Hogs $16.78
Kansas City, Mo., March 30. It. N. 8.)
Cattle Receipts 400, no market.
Hogs Receipts 200O. steady to 10c higher
than Friday: tops, $16.75-; bulk. $16,40 0
JU.t5; heavies. 1 ti 35 1 6.60 ; mixed, $16.45
u!605: lights. 616.4010.76.
Sheep Ueceipts 1000. no trade.
Denver Hogs 316.S0
Denver. Colo.. March 30.' ( V. P.) Cattle
Receipts 10JO. steady; steers. 69.00 013.40;;
eos aud heifers, $7.00 & 10.23; atoekers and
feeders, 67.uOw ll.2u; calves, $12.00 014.00.
Hog Receipts 700. 5 cents higher; tops,
810.su; bulk. S10.65 016.75.
Sheep Receipt 80v. higher; lambs, $17.00
016.60; ewes, $13.06 014.25.
POTATOES ALL ALOSO THE COAST
San Francisco Market
' San Francisco, March 30. Oniohs iper cent
al) Bruwu or yeiiow, 73 090c.
Potatvsrs (per cental! belts. $1.00 01.30;
Oregon Buroanks. SI. 100 1.36; Washington
netted gems (1.26; sweets, S7.Otf07.6O on the
street.
teiueiN aaiaBuV si
Los Angeles. March SO. (L N. S.J Pota
toes northern Burbanks, $1.300 1.35; tweets.
$4.50e4.73; Oregoa Early Rose. $2.78; Ria
aeta, Sl.Sv 01.23.
Sss Francisco Flosr Receipts
San Francisco. March 30. March receipts
from Oiegun Wheat, sioae ; floor. S704 quarter
barrels; trora Wasiiuigtsm. wneat, none; Hour,
42,724 quarter barrels- ,
Boston, March 30. Further developments
have been mad during the week in the control
of the wool market by the government. Greasy
wools subject to options guaranteed In Import
licenses sre being rapidly valued by the valua
tion committee on greasy foreign wools. Trans
fers sre being made and the money paid ever
aa rapidly as possible.
Wools not subject to government option hate
been moved during the week with considerable
freedom. The whole market ha assumed a firmer
tone in eonsequenoa.
Some of the larger holdings of territory wools
have been absorbed and supplies are said to be
at the lowest ebb for years. On holder has
sold several hundred thousand pounds of sn
"Original" wool, a Continuation of tha transfers
noted a week ago. These were mainly fin and
half blood grades, the grease price -for good
Montana and Idaho clips being 69 to 72 cents.
Anwterdam, March 30. The Pleasant
Institution "five o'clock tea" has been
abolished in Holland, tea now being un
obtainable in tea rooms as well as
hotels, cafes, restaurants, etc., under an
order issued by the government in con
sequence of fast disappearing stocks and
the complete cessation of imports.
Chicago Dairy Prodsee
Chicago. March SO. (L K. S.) Butter
Receipts 5250 tuba. Creamery extras, 41 He:
extra flrsta. 40V 041c; flrsta. 8844s; packing
stock. 8$ 089c.
Eggs Receipts 13,108 eassa. Current re
ceipts, 82 H A 33c) ordinary first. S80S3tta;
firsts. 84 0 84 He; extra, 370.
Barley Shlpmeats Allowed
Sari Francisco. March 80. Tha food com
mission has anrmanced that sales and ehip-
- warn. .i.ii. .niJm wum v u, I L.uin, , IH.IIL ih T. U1C . it, iu . m. ' u ....
estimated to show a clean aost of fully $1.70! ton are now permitted. Included is foreign
to $1.75 for the best wools. Choice fine staple
wools are quoted on the clean baaia of $1.80
for best cup.
Continued demand has been evident for me
dium temtoliea at 69 to 70 cents in the grease.
Tha clean cost is estimated at $1.60 to $1.65
for blood and I1JI to $1.40 for Vi blood.
Tha above doe not indicate any great apprecia
tion of values, but tli tact that tha section Is
stesdily getting poorer eaUy Indicate a distinct
gain.
Receipts for tha week were: Domestic, 1.246,
956 pounds; foreign, 6,573.816 pounds.
Front St. Workers
To Ask More Money
The Salesmen's elnb of Front street has
thrown a real bomb into the ranks of tha em
ployers by calling a meeting of its men to con
sider the demanding of a curtailment of the
daily hours of work and a real advance in wage.
Fully half of tha employes of the street are
already flcttririg upon joining the shipyard forces.
imnorta at San Franeaseo this week are 20.143
bags rice; 1000 bsgs soya bean meal; 16,703
bale hemp; 8474 bags tapioca
Money and Exchange
New Turk. March 80. tV. P.) Mone:
Demand sterling, $4.67 I bar silver, tin
Tort, 92 Vie.
Baa Francisco Grain Market
San Francisco, March SO. (U. P ) Cash
""Barley Per Cental, feed, $3 90 9 $.95: do
ahitoing. around, sg.so t. a. s. in tenor
Oat Per cental, red feed. $3.600 3.60
Use. of Telephones Is
Barred During Raids
London, March SO. London telephone
subscribers and tbe public generally are
asked by the postmaster-general not to
make calls during air raids, except for
the fire brigade, doctors, police, or am
bulances. Other calls for less urgent
purposes cannot be made without detri
ment to the work or ths public authori
ties between tbe times whetwthe first
warning is given and tbe issue of the
"All Clear" notice.
New
eotton,
today.
Some Exehasges Cloned
Tork, March $0. (L N. a The
coffee and metal market were closed
Ohio Town Claims It
Is Richest Per Capita
St Clalrsvllle. Ohio, March 30-Trls
town is priding Itself as being one of
the richest of Its state in the United
States. With a population of only 1600.
made up mostly of farmers and . coal
miners, its thre? banks recently havd
cash deposits amounting to $1,200,000.
The per capita cash wealth of. every
man. woman and child is therefore
$2133. "
SEED POTATOES
Blue Ribbon Russet Burbantc. pro
nounced by Luther Burbank ths be.t
seed potato in existence. This year's
prk reduced from $6 to t a oentaL
D. M. O'SULLIVAN
4$ TJS-IOK AVE. 2fOBTlI, POBTLAJff
IF
TTew York Bank Statement
New Tork, March SO. (I. N. 8.) Sank
atatement: Average Loans increased 34 6,12ft,
000; demand deposit increased $30,643,000;
time deposits decreased 88,033,000; reserve in
creased $3,348,590.
Actual Loans decreased $11,730,000; de
mand deposits increased 340.236.000: time
deposits decreased $6,448,000. reserve in
creased 30,483.290.
3Tew York" Bagar sad - Coffee
'iSew York, March SO. (U. P.) Coffee
Spot. So. 7 Rio. VUe; no, 4 Santos. 11 Vi.
124.011.00 feugaj Cexwxifug
Eugal.
SS.0&.
Overbeck &
Cooke Co.
Stocks, Bonds
Cotton, Grain, Etc.
DIRECT PRIVATE
WIRES TO ALL -EXCHANGES-
Members Chicago Board of Trade
Correspondents of Logan A Bryan
Chicago, New York - .
tl$-t!7 Board ef Trade BsDdlsg
FOR SALE
STANLEY -SMITH LUMBER- COMPANY PLANT
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Mill at Green Point, 12 Miles Southwest of Hood River '
Modern new mil, -90,000 capacity, 10 hours. Circular. Heavy,
A His Chalmers power set 3 block carriage. Shot-sun feed. Steam .
nifger,' loader, live rolls, and transfer chains complete. Heavy Port- ;
land Iron Works S-inch t>r. Seventeen saw, automatic compressed .
air trimmer. Cut-off saws and all machinery in good first-class shape. '
Wet lor mill, cut only 10,000,0000.
6250 acres of cut-over and timber land. 40,000,000 feet timber, -with
80,000,000 feet more available. . J H
13 miles V lumber flume to O.-W. R. fc N. Water rights and -right
of way for flume. ' " ' ' .
. Box Factory snd Planing Mill on flume In the valley. Good build
ings, including several residences, good machinery, ahd nine acres of
land for piling. - - - . - i-iM.:
Five acres of land'on the G.-"W. R. & N. track for loading station.
s Sealed bids will be received on the whole or any part of the prop-
erty, which will be opened at the office of ClisjaWlaiis; Tkoaias:
KraemsfT Chamber of Commerce building, Portland, Oregon, May 1$, ,
at to a. nv. The right is retained to reject any or an oias. uctsucu
information can be obtained by addressing F. Davenport Jr Hood
River, Oregon. Bids should be addressed to Bondholders Commit
tee. Stanlev-Smith Lumber company, care Warren' E. Thomas, Cham-
berof Commerce building, Portland, Oregon. ; , '