THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY, APRIL . 18, 1918.
17
EARLY PLANTING OF POTATOES ON GOOD SCALE IN SECTION
Edited by :
man II. Cohen
BEST CALVES SELLING
AGAIN AT 19 .CENTS
ALONG THE STREET
Tiptop Quality, Hove at Recent Hi(jh
Point Weakness Shown - for Thin
" and 'Ovrrvight Stuff Hog Demand
Good With Small Run.
BARLEY FLOUR FROM
EAST IS
NOT FINDING-
MUCH FAVOR LOCALLY
Home Product Considered Best and
Outside, Product Quoted at
Highest Figures.
-llxrket for country killod calves is showing
thr erratic lone. While much business ia
top Quality "tuff was done at 18 He a pound
durinf. tb Ut 24 noun, some dealers received
19a for 11 their tops
Tbs weskne.is Ktni to be nor eppsrent in
he heevy and off ends svuff than in tops,
slthough it looked fur awhile, during the pre
vious 24 houra. that tha .market wss going to
pieces. Thin and oversise vesls ara in greatest
supply and it i always tha rule (or this class
f stuff to show oriknra unless thre wax
fitat shortaga of all offering. Hales of off grade
tuft vera made down to 15416c a pound
during tha day along the street
Country killed bog remain firm with 23 Vie
pound the ruling tup for beat quality among tha
tied. Receipt of dressed hog are only limited,
while tha demand ia rather keen and all offer
ings are quickly mured ai the price range
quoted.
Justs are in demand end there ia a 10 good
call for beef and mutton.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
Wheat. Bar. Flour. Oat. Hay.
CALIFORNIA (JHAPKKRCIT HERE
Carload of California grapefruit ia reported in
by tha trade in good condition. Priced at (3.50
w4 .00 per crate. Honda alock la aclling free
ly at tha higher trices because of better quality.
APPLE 8ALK8 t'fi.lTINLE LIBERAL
Ralea of . smiles In the local market continue
liberal. For extra Taney Urge sized Wtnesaps
tha trade ia inking as high as $2.75 per box. A
few hoi. of Home remain, which are quoted
around $1.76.
Portland, Thurs.
Year ago 13
Season to date. 8678
Year aso. . 475ft
Tacoma, Wed., 24
Year ago . ... 10
Season to date. 4545
Year aso... 652H
Seattle,- Wed.. 13
lew ago.... 1
Season to date. 4803
Year ago.... 4513
3
3
370 883 1388 2099
1UU 1273 2118 2254
1 3 28
82 .... 288 138
114 .... 313 1778
2 1
7 "
803 1511 1008 2917
305 1457 1288 3491
LACK OF BUSINESS IS
NOTICEABLE HERE IN
THE POTATO MARKET
Outside Call Practically iKllI at the
Mbment Seed Stock Is Dragging
With Early Rose Sellfng Low ta
Local Territory.
J. KM Off MARK KT TO BE LOWERED
With the ueit shipment of lemon from the
anuth, lower prices are etrcted in the trade
here. Present Blocks are liinlirr uriced. Orange
Miarkrt is atearlv amuml former ttricea. 1
AHPARAftL'N MARKET 18 ERRATIC
Market for asparagus Is rather erratic in the
south, recent eaknea being followed by higher
prices wiib the opening of the cahneries. -i.ixal
market Is slightly congested, and sales are made
kt the low point.
rotl.TRY MTt'ATIO IH EASIER
Hliglitly eatier situation is shown in the thicken
trade, with most bu-lii s in hens at 27c a pounu;
in fact, tump receivers were not able to unload at
this price, and sent supi'lius to outside points.'
IlRIEE .NOTES OK FRODl'CE TRADE
Kurtlier shipment strawberries from soulh;
sale, at i" crate.
y.dd little is Just about steady; ouUide buying
again.
it, an sales are slow locally, with tha east (till
weak. -
l.ood creen pras are quoted steady at 12
12 te,c pound.
v.Ml nurket is waiting for government action
on supplies.
Eastern barley flour of.'ering here is not
meeting with much vale because of the better
quality local product offering. According to
tha trade most of the eastern stock la not aa
clean in appearance aa the home output and
even then tbe holders hare been taking more
for it than what superior quality Kurthwest
milling has been selling at.
Millers and dealers report an abundance of
substitutes available at , this time and the gen
eral substitute market ia weaker.
Hay receipts continue very heavy and a
liberal increase in country offerings is reported
by -dealers. Sales up to this time have been
sufficient to take care of all offerings but the
trade anticipates a weaker tone soon.
From tbe office of J, V. (Janong, chairman
of tbe muling division of the food administra
tion, comes the following announcement:
"Mills ara advised that when supplying flour
to tne xooa administration it must be un
bleached. Bleached Hour that ia now manu
factured may be shipped on contracts, but you
are not to do --any further bleaching, when sup
plying flour to the food administration."
P1XXJR Selling price: Patent, $10.00; bar
ley flour, 818.00 18.60; Willamette valley,
lit. 60; local straight. $9.60; bakers' local. $!. 80
& 10.00; Montana spring wheat, patent. $10.60
10.80: whole wheat. $0.60; graham. $9.40:
rye flour, $18 60; oat flour, $18.00 13.25 bbl.
nil "Lifting pnee, new crop: Willamette
timothy fancy, $26,00 ton: Eastern Oivgon-
w aamngton, fancy timothy, $ao.oo; alfalfa,
$24.00: valley vetch. ( ): cheat. $25.00:
ciuver, $20.00 ten; grain. $25.00 ? 26.00.
UKAIN IS A UK B Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta,
4 V4 &25e in car Iota; less amounts higher.
MILLSTUt'FS Bran. $30.00 ft 30.60 : shorts.
$32.00 y 82.50; middlings. $30.00 39.60 ton.
KOLLED OATS Per bbl.. $12 50 & 13.00.
HULLED BARLEY Per ton, $77fc78.
CORN Whole. $78; cracked. $70 ton.
Merchants Exchange April bids:
OATS
Thurs Wed. Tues. Mon. Sat. Fri.
1918 1917 tl918
Feed
6000 4!l75 6850 6650 6750 6800
- While liberal supplies of potatoes are stall
being absorbed by tbe drying and evaporating
plants of this section, there ia practically no
shipping call for oe open market.
A tew tales of carload lots were reported here
during the last few days, but it took exceptional
quality and low prices to secure even this limited
business.
t-arl jtose potatoes are a glut upon the mar
ket with practically no local movement, and a
complete cessation of outside call. While these
potatoes are quoted at high prices in some of
tbe California markets it is noted that none of
the trade there cares to make additional pur
chases in Oregon, even at materially lower
figures.
Planting of potatoes is well under way in Ore
gen, Washington and Idaho. Reports received
ty Tbe Journal from its sueciai crop correspond
ents indicate that the acreage in. the three
states will about equal that of last season, al
though soma aec lions wjll plant less.
Good; Tone Remains
In Livestock Trade
At North Portland
Hogs Ara Strong With Cattle Steady
Packers Bring in Suppjy
of ' Own Mutton,
892 4 1 1300
881 288 4 ....
218 64 19 35
187 278 ,10 752
145 30 3 48
ill 1 665
45 98 13 88
400 100 5
817 13 2 8
346 & 4 618
151 61 ' 619
BUTTER OUTPUT IS
HELD BACK BY COLD
WEATHER
N COUNTRY
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
. . . 1 1 ' 1 O V.
Iltifi. vriiic. auw.
Thursday
w ednesday . :
Tuesday .......
Monday .......
Saturday ......
Friday
W eek ago ......
Year ago ......
Two years ago. . .
Three years ago..
Four years ago..
Generally steady tone was shown for cattle in
the North Portland yards during the day.
There was only a small run of odds and ends
with no toppers available and extreme prices
were net tested. These are still being offered.
General cattle market ranges
Good to choice steers. . $12 00912.25
Medium to good steers 11.76012.00
Common to good steers. ........ 9.00 10.00
Choice cows and heifers 10 0011.00
Common to good oows and heifers 6.00(g) B.CO
Canncra 8.00 $ 6.00
Bulls ., 5 50 9 60
Calves i T. 60 tela 00
Stocker and feeder steers 6,50 s 9.60
Swine Situation atrenf
Situation in the swine trade, ia strong at
North Portland with only a small run reported
during the day from local points. Seattle con
tinues to buy some of its auppliea in South la
kota instead of getting them at borne.
General hoc market range:
Prime light $17.68 17.TB
Prune heavy 1 7.50 0 17.66
Pigs 18.00 18.00
Paekara Oet Muttsul
New York Fur Auction Salee eerporatlea an- I B i . . , r
Bounces the fallowing comparisons in the prices!.. . ,,.... . h, k.
realized at the spring auction sale as compared , v" , ZZ.. V i , . "
ith prices realiiid at the January. 1918, sale: ' came direct to fl meat company
Make Here Has Not Shown tbe Sea
sonable Increase Expected General
Steadiness Shown for Best Makes
Throughout Country.
Stock Market Goes
To Higher Pointy
v - Early Trade, Good
9 i i i w
Masr Vert. April S. !. . ' a.)-wees
f mm Imperlant Vrenoh suocsse cams pew
new ieeel etrswvth In Use stack market this awV
arwaen. we of the active leue sneklnt ejaina
f frwm tut points. '
Steel common res over t Bwlnts to 84 H
: while Baldwin Lsxevnotlve advaneesl 1 te 78,
Distiller, after aefllnf up te 43 4 reesyted i Vfc
and International Paper, frem a Men at 8t'e
I dropped te 87.
Total sales for tha day amounted te SX2.100
shares; bands, $8,685,000.
Comparatively steady tone with well main-
tained ttHjoa la thnwn fnr Kut f . i.llw
throughout the country, in fact at some Dcdnta i Period.
Jig 11 h sursncw were nuieu aunng rerens aays.
While city makers are not bidding up for
country cube extras, most of them report that
ineir own output is snowing only a very small
increase. The cold weather has kept back tbe
growth of grass and thereby decreased the output
of milk and 'cream, which in turn have in
fluenced the butter trade.
The United States bureau of aaarketa reoarts
conditions oa April 16, prices being to the re
tailers, sett
New York. April 18. IL "tf. S.) The stock
market again showed its diapositioa to break away
from a waiting policy at the opening today. TJur
ina the first 15 minutes oftradiag saaay stocks
made vigorous advances, with a number of issues
aelling at the highest prices reached in a iou$
Finance : Timber : Industry
s ill asasw-assj-awasswassaussss
West Coast Lumbermen bay That Embargo Placed on . Lumber Ship
ments to Territory East of Chicago Seriously Affects Operatioa of
Mills In tha Northwestern Males. - ' .- 1
Fur Sales Bring ,
Advanced Prices
Tubs or cubes
Plain prints
Prints in cartons . .
Tuba ar eubes. . . .
Plain prints
Print in cartons. ,
Tubs or eubes
Chicago Market-
W EATHER O IlCE FOR SHIPPERS
W'alher bureau edvirei: Protect eiphmcnts
during the neM 38 hours against the following
llllliliuilln tnmiereturrs: Going north 4 4 dc-
luirllieast over tha Seattle, Portland A
blNikane railway, 82 degrees; east to Baker. 2s
u.grre, and south to Aliland, 32 degrees. Min
imum tmiperuture at Portland tomorrow about
4 I di grees.
Thirty day delivery waa quoted:
No. 2 feed oats
Eastern oata and corn in bulk:
OATS
No. 3 white
3X clipped, white
No. 8
Clipped .....
No. 3 yellow.
No. 3 mixed ,
Yellow ,
Mixed
CORN
6850
6600
6100
6150
6100
6150
6300
6250
6300
6250
joBiiiMj rmcEs iy poutlakd
Thee are the prices retailers pay wholesalers,
.uit as othtrwbe noted:
Dairy Products
UUTTKK ttvlllug price : Creamery prints, la
plenum tstappen, eatras, 42c; prime tints,
Ov, lirt. Hit Vic; cutwe 1c less; cartons lc
auUiliouat; dairy, 2Vso ib; buying price, cubes,
8 3 V '4 r
Ul licilKAT Portland Jeiitory ba.--U, No, 1
stur cream, 41c.
Clli'.k.ab; Belling price: Tillamook fresh Ore
gon laucy fuH cream triplets, 2tieV20Ssc lb;
Yuung America, 28g2aVc. Prices to jobbers:
. Tiliaiuuua triplets, 24o; Vouug America, 25c
I. u. 'i. Cioia and Curry. Price to jobbers, f. o. b.
' Myrtle l uiiit: Triplets. 23 vac; luuug America,
'.i lit, but, sue; .lu.buiutr, 3oc; uric 0im,
uc Ib.
r.GS Helling price: Case count, 84c doa.
Buyuig price, 33 ( i He. eiuilhig pnee : Candled,
btfo, .cted, in carious, btte. '
,ic POULTHV Nominal. Hens. 27c lb. ;
hrniier J7, old roosters, lsigUe; stags, 20
iic; turktys, a!roc, dra isncy, 3iu; No.
U, 30c; squsb, SJ.OO Uos. ; geese, live, 20 (a?
oe. ducks, 3oe; pigeens, $1.60 doa.
Fresh V sua vaults and Fruit
r ERESil EikUiTo orauges, u.2o ley 7.00 box;
1 bauausTs, UVi l it Ib.f Uruiv.us, $t.26y7.26 box;
vanioinia grapeiiun, a iu lav -i.uo; riurJUa,
$o.ooia l 7o.
Al i xt, iellow .SewtoHus, extra fancy, 4
ties, bus, :..; tier, 11.411, taucy. 4 tier,
'2.0U. vuoiue. 4 tier, l.7o. 4 V tier. SI. 50: 5
fit, el 2o. lied Ciieeas, ilra lancy, is Vw tier,
a tier, aU stu; -t x tier, aa.-o; tier,
' ..2; cUulce, u it tier, 2 2u, 4 Her. S2.UU:
- , tier, Sl.iii; a Ur. si.oVi Itome beauty,
iiiuibinaUon, dW tier. J.0U; 4 tier, $1.75; lo-j
bus hm tu a Dux loU ur price ia over . - oO
bvs.
UUIKU eittira Dates, dromedary, $5.25;
tariis. si.ott crate; laisiiia, a crown lo-ise musca
tel, lOe lu. ia 6w lb. buses; !., $3.50 box tor
10-4 us. paoaage.
UNKINa -Aeiung price to retailer: Oregon
Nu. 1, $1.25; No. 2, 7&clfe1.00; carload
price of aaaueustlou, $1,00 L o. b. ; garlic, 7o
10.; onion sets, iso lu.; new crup Texas
itvruuue, uo crate.
l-UiAltiluo beuiug price. Table sto- k. tiur-
baua, luuisyet.uu. uuying price: i). a. Sa .1
mu ceutal. country putnu; wt putaiue. if
loo iu. ; n vw itiiiaioea, sue lu.
tGti AtUt-tt lurmps. $1.8601.60 sack
carrots, Sl.uOia-i.ia sacs; beets, SJ.Jj aaca;
. par-UipS. 1 uu sac; caubaae. iltic Id.;
srxii onious, 2j Uusen Uuimiimm; ppp:,a, 35e I Clearings
! v..u, nicii, o sue j Balances
qumu , , iwuua,., ... uvmh , cucutooere, uot
boue, $i.7o(sV.O0 doseu; tomatoes, Mexican,
$4.60 lug; egsv'aut, 2ic lb.; asparagus, lOttj
liVke; rliuu.ro, lav We; cauliflower, local,
$1.2; sprouts, 12Vu lb.; greeu peas, 12cm
12 10 lb.; borsersubu, Isttc ib.; spinach, boc
vySl.UU.
MaatT Fish and Provisions
COUNTUi Mk.AiS aeUiug price country
killed best hogs. 23 & 2s He; ordinary, 22 He
per lb. i. beet veal, lowllic; ordinary veal, 16(9
Do; ruugh heany, HalOc; guau, 10(9i2c lb ;
lamu, tik2uo; uiuuon. 12 16c; beei, lu ia
l&o lb.
BMUKKD MEATS Hams. 2884e; break
fast bacon, S3y4Wc; picuica, 24c; cottage roil,
U8c; short clears, 29b3c; Oregon exports,
sssoked, 83o ib.
PAlJkERS MEATS Fancy steer beef, 20o;
fancy cow beef,, lac; fresh spring laiae. 40o
Iroaeli yearliugs, 2Uo lb.
LARl auadard, 28e lb, lard compound.
28 e. .
OiaTEHS Obnnpia. aaL. $4.fi0: anud
.. era, lo can, $o.uw Ot. cau; eastern, gal., solid
pack, $8.60.
tSM uiessed ilouhders, c ; steel
reaq asumon, s2m, cab Oiuuuok, 23c; percll.
7o; aulee, 7c; saimou trout, lac; halibut.
. law 20c; black cod. He; bernug, oc ; smelt, go:
llama.' paid shell, ee lb. S2 .7a bus: erals.. f 7&
.Wil.lit dus; Columbia suwiu, $1.00 box; shad.
aau.
Oreceries
Lack of Pressure
Sends Corn and
Oats Up at Start
By Joseph F. Prrtchard
Chicago. April 18. (I. N. S.)-r-There were
further decBnes fri the grain markets, losses
being shown ot 's (9 2 Vi c for oats, while corn
was ( TaO lower to unchanged. There were
no sales of round lots of corn today, but carlota
were 5c higher . to Co lower. The trade in cashr
oats was small.
Oats were unchanged to H o higher for sara
pies and premiums for round . lota were off '.i o
& He.
Provisions were lower under selling pressure
from the larger packers.
Chicago, April 18. (I. N. 8 ) A higher
ranis- in both corn and oats due to lack ot
selling pressure featured the opening of the
market today. There was only moderate buy
ing, and it was slmoet entirely local in chsr-
seter. There was soms short covering in evi
dence.
Trade in provisions was somewhat broader.
There was some good selling of July ribs, be
lieved for an outside pscker. Prices were only
a frscuon lower than yesterday a close.
Chicago range, by United" Press:
COHN
from its own feedlots. Steadiness is shown in
the general trade with no change in 'prices in
dicated.
General sheep and Iamb range
Spring lambs $ 20.00
Western yearlings 18.28 A 16.60
Valley yearlings . . .. 18.26 16.50
Wethers .: 18.00 (a) 13.60
Ewes 19.00 as 12.60
Shorn sheep, 2 V4 So below quotauons.
Meat Trade an 8 Iron a Basis
Reports received from representatives of the
bureau of markets stationed at a number of the
Urge Eastern wholesale meat centers show the
wholesale meat trade closing on a strong and
higher basis thia week. At Boston lighter re
ceipts movement to freezers and a better de
mand has resulted, in a higher market on all
dressed meats according to tha Friday aummary
of meat trade conditions wired from there. The
market in New York opened. on a strong basis
and with the volume of business as heavy for
thia week aa last the demand especially for beef
was more active and the market cleaned up on
beef, pork, lamb and mutton and but a few
calves were carried over. In Philadelphia re
tailers bought sparingly eerly in tbe week in
anticipation of prices being lowered toward the
close, but later it was found necessary either to
purchase at once or do without and the result
waa an active market that brought about an'
advance of fully $1.00 pn beef and $2.00 on
lambs. Wholesale meat trade in Washington
did not carry as much buoyancy as noted at
some of the other points, due in part to a
rain that continuec all week, with sleet and
snow on one day, conditions which had a de
pressing effect 0n the market activity, but in
spite of unfavorable weather tbe market closed
strong aa beef. Lambs cleaned up at strong
prices, some selling as high aa $31.00 per hun
dred, a new high mark for the year to date.
Thursday Livestock Shippers
Hogs S. O. Talis, Albany, two loads; Baf-
feley A Shattack, Cottage Orove. one load-
Sheep 8. M. Smith, Junction City, one load;
Union Meat company, Lyle, six loads direct.
Mixed Stuff D. K. Uanielson, Monitor, one
load of cattle and bergs; Tillamook County
Warehouse company. Tillamook, one load of cat-
M muii so as a lia aim uuss. v.uuu iuvuku, utrwia, one
the announcement of 'tha Introduction af tha P04?. ,f J10" "hp- , . ... u
rice filing bill In tha house by .preventative I , r. " Ji, ,V i ","Z2r. TiJ w
Emerson, the cotton market broke 100 point " -- ru.-
Cera cusuwi u bu car. ,
' Open. High. trfiw. C'.ose.
May. $ 1.27"i $ 1.27 V. $ 1.26T $ 1.26 T
June, 1.46H 1.47 1.45 1.45
July, 1.47 1.47 1.43 H 1.48
OATS .
April, .88 .88 ' .86 U .86 U
May. ,84 M .84 .82 .82 H
-une, .8.1 .81 Vs .79 .70
July. .74 .74 . .73 ..73 'A
PORK
May, 47.45 47.50 47.25 47.40
LARO
Msy, 25.40 28.40 25.10 25.20
July. 25.70 26.70 25.37 25.55
RIBS
I Msy, 23.75 23.78 28.27 28.27
1 July, 24.15 24.17 23.75 28.73
PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT
I Portland Banks
Clearings' This 4Veek.
Monday ....$ 4.035,813.00
Tueeda; .... 4.071,000.24
Wednesday .. 4,140.004.00
Thursday .... 8,650.190.40
Clearings
Balsnces
Clearings
Balances
Clearings
Clearing
SUUAR Cuba, $0.60 ; powdered. $6.87 H :
fruit ot berry, 7.87 H ; i YeUow. $7.2TH
aranulated. $7.87 Vk ; beet, $7.77 vi; extra el
tt.ejvt; goiaen u, i.aiet.
HllikrWapea stybe, No. 1. 8?fes New Or
kana aead. ttvket blue Mae. Ve.
SALT Coarse halt giouue loo. $16.60 ton;
60s, $11.24; table dairy, 60s, sio.uo; loos.
asw.ov; oeiea, m iv, lancy xaoie and dairy,
$28.S5; htmp rocs. $20.00 ton. -,
BlkANeV California, salsa by Jobbers: Small
white, law 14c: large wmte. ISc: pink. ur:
. limaa, .16 tea; bayous, 104c; ted. lie Oregon
beans, Duyiugpnce: wmte mactune cleaned, afe
ajvc; nana picaea, vt sy iiw.
CANNEtl .Uli.ii Cetuatin, $5.70: Borden.
$5.80; Aster, $6.80, fcagl $w.ou; Ubby,
$j.$6; yetobaa, 66.00 ease.
COrrSJfi Roasted, 16Vt S ia sacks or
Orums.
ttoDA CRACKERS Bulk. 18c lb. -NUTS
Budded walnuts, 2y2vsa Ib: al
BBoada. 1$ 28c; . filberts, 2 Oo in sack los;
Tesr Ago.
4.842.911.2S
3.538,880.01
8,023,608.50
2.584,807.88
5,486,785.00
825,675.00
715.932.00
123.253.00
1.422.116.00
397,951.00
an Francisco Banks
$17,205,863.00
Los Angeles Banks
$ 5,051,552.00
Seattle Banks
Tacoma Bank
Spokane Banks
Fisher, 1 5 per cent higher.
Wolverine, no change.
Otter ( northern ) , 1 5 per cent higher.
Otter (southern) , 10 per cent higher.
Blue fox, 50 per cent higher.
Grey fox, 1 5 per cent higher.
Cross fox. 30 per cent higher.
Australian fox, 20 per cent higher.
Silver fox. 80 per cent higher.
Red fox, 25 percent higher.
White fox, 20 per cent higher.
Mole, 20 per cent higher.
1-eopard. 25 per cent higher.
Mink (northern), 1 5 per cent higher. '
Mink (southwestern) , 25 per cent higher.
Badger, 1 0 per cent higher.
Ermine. 1 0 per cent higher. '
House eat, 20 per cent higher. ,
Kolinsky, 1 0 par cent higher.
Marmot, 40 tier eent higher,
American opossum, 15 per cent higher.
Australian opossum, 15 percent higher.
Tasmanlaa 1 possum. 25 per cent higher.
Ringtail opossum, UO per cent higher.
Marten, 10 per cent higher.
Russian sable, 30 per cent higher.
Beaver, 20 per cent higher.
Nutria, no change.
Sknnk (northern), 1 0 per eent higher.
Skunk (eastern) , no change.
Lynx, 20 per cent higher.
Muikrat, 80 per cent higher.
Muk.rat (black) , 25 per cent higher.
Wild cat (northern) , no change.
Wild cat (southwestern) , bo change.
'iiet est. no chsnge.
Bear ( black ). 20 per cent higher.
Bear thrown) ,10 per cent higher.
Racoon (northern) , no change.
Racoon (southwestern), 10 percent higher.
Wolf (northern) , 40 per cent higher.
Wolf (southwestern) , 30 per cent higher.
N. T. Beaton. Phil.
Chicago.
. . 43
. . 44 te
. . 43
aood
. . 48 te
. . 44
. . 44 te
Fair
. . 40te
-Tbe market was unchanged
cn 92 score butter, but the light supply of fancy
Luttee caused 87 and 86 point "whole milk" to
48-49
4te
47
48
48 te
45 te
4te
47
44 te
45
40
4M
60
4T
40
44H 4Ste t 48
advance te 0. Considerable activity waa still this movement
m m
Steel common resisted continued accumulations
and after opening dowa at Site points,
advanced ta S3 te .
International Paper resumed its upward move
ment advancing from 38 at the opening to 89 in
the next few minute. Industrial Alcohol made a
gain of 1 to 124. with .the buying coming
from the same sources that were active is the re
cent upward movement In Distillers' Securities,
There was a brisk demand for Bsldwia loco
motive, which rose L to 77. Americso Can
was in good demand, advsncing T point to 44.
Msrme preferred made a gain of te ta 83 te.
and the common rose A to 24 S.
Liberty Stes eold at S8.S8. while the 4s were
traded ia at $6.22.
Tbe most important feature about the stock
market during trading during the forenoon waa
tlie ateadily broadening demand for many Issues.
Steel common advanced to 92 te. and other
rteel industrials making gains of aver 1 point.
Baldwin Locomotive advanced te to 77 te. and
American Can gained te to 44 te , a new high for
noted in cars of 90 Doint "centralised." Tha
pasVsWeek was marked for activity in trading and
a general strengthening of the market. Receipts
sad shipments exceeded the previous week by
1978 and 9531 tubs resDectivelv. and cold
storage holdings were reduced approximately 3800
iuos. . ,
New York Market The market continued
strong today and prices advanced again. Consid
erable 92. score butter waa sold with prices
ranging irom sac to STtee witn 4&4 as an
Money loaning at 4 per cent.
The impression prevailed on tbe stark esckanga
floor that some favorable news had been received
from France, and reports that stats-meats had
borne of French activities were carrept Thia
belief induced more urgent buying in the late
afternoon, with many slocks then selling at new
bigh prices for the day.
Steel eommon was ia good demand, and rose to
98. a gain of 2 points for the dev. Many
average. Reoelpte Saturday were the lightest ?th" in" md d'anees ranging from fraction
ainca January, wnue me total isat esai waa . -
7000 tuba less than thst of the previous week.
Storage holdings showed a decrease of approxi
mately 5000 within the same period.
Baste Market .The market waa firm snd
prices advanced tee to lc on moat a-radea. Re
ceipts continue light, storage holdings decreased , . ,r.i. , "
rbout J02 last week against 18,000 the previnua : A0u-thlniera. c. . .
week. Street stocks show a slight increase this I"- "r"- "
morning of about 600 tubs. ( m- Can, c. . . .
Philadelphia Market With moderate receipts i-?"- Vr "
and continued light supplies and a brisk demand I Am JiU)n OU. C .
all grades of butter sold at an advance of lc Am- I'ined. c...
over last Saturday. Supplies en local floors were ' m- omeitar, c. . . .
5832 tubs this morning and receiDts were 900 m- pugar.
tubs. Butter continues to be withdrawn front
storage with practically none going in.
Range of New Tork prices furnished by Over-
216-217N Board of Trade
beck Cooke Ce.
building
llEteU'UlHTlOS 1 Open! High Vom
Cold Weather Is
Retarding Growth
Of Oregon Crops S
Am. Tel. at Tel.
Am. . Woolen, e . . . .
Anaconda Min. Co.
Atchison, c
Baldwin Iusco. , c . .
Balti. A. Ohio, c. . .
Heth. Steel B
24 ,
71 te
43'
82 I
i.s
2$te 24 , S3
73 te Tl 'a 72 t
44SI 43l 43
7$ T7',,l 78',
I 32
8$s $2t 33
76SI 7$tel 16S 77
101V.UOS 101tell04
1 00 te 11 00 3a I 99 V (I0O
.'H & I b-'tel s te
6 I I 65 I 65 te
r.S a$v, aalal 83 te
76te 7$tei 7tel.7
Bl 's 2 l te si te
77tel 79U1 TTtel 78te
otton Market Hit
Hard at Closing;
; Sharp Loss Forced
this afternoon.
Fluctuations In the last hour-war tha most
sensational of th past two weeks,
Th market closed steady at a net decline of
107 to 115 points.
New York. April 18. (I. N. 8.) Erratic
conditions prevailed in the cotton market through
out the first hour today. The start was firm,
showing sdvsncea of 4 to 35 points on the
stronger cables and rain in the ex tern belt.
After the first hour the market was very
active and slightly under last night's close.
Month Open. High. I.ow.
Jsnusry 2794 2805 2670
March . .
May ....
July ..
October .
December
Totals
1 week ago.
4 weeks sgo
Cattle
and
calves.
2935
2704
J387
Mixed
Hags. Sheep, stock. Total.
2017 664 420 6054
2118 6T3 482 6009
2490 664 396 6117
State origins of livestock loaded, April IT:
Kor Portland
2 ... S
Oregon
Washington
Close.
2872
64
. . . 3010 3030 2830
2070 2&85 2800
2860 2860 2676
2805 2815 .2660
New York Spot Market 3030120 down.
Ttls Portland.
1 week sgo.
4 weeks ago.
For Seattle
So. Dakota..
n r. .3 1 vreavn .
2838 I Washington
2T10
2688 TtTfc Seattle.
1 week ago.
4 weeks sgo.
16
1
6
S
14
8
34
1
3
No
4.
12.
1 .
86.
1.
4.
Money and Exchange
New York, April 18. (I. N. S.)-Call nirn.v
011 the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
tooay ruiea ai w ptr cent; D4n, o per cent;
low, 4 per cent
Time money was quiet. Rstes were: 60 and
00 days, 6 & tt per cent: 4 to 6 months. 6
per eent
The market for prim mercantile naner waa
dull. '
Call money in London today waa 2 v per rent.
Sterling exchange was steady with hnMiu..t in
bankers' bills at .75 te for demand.' 4.72 for
160-day bills and $4.71 for 90-day bills.
ouver, at xew xorx. votec
Mexican dollars, 77c
Loudon silver, 47 ted.
HOGS
22cf per lb. guaranteed net on top quality.
:":1v-,::EGGS -
Wo ruaranteo Jio per &oz.t Fancy Erg's.
Direct from producer. Ship all you hu.v.
., 1 '- $io commission charted.
THE SAVIN AK CO.
Casltal llO.ooo 100 Front SL
peanuts, 1 80 lb. ; pecans, 17o lb.
Mops, bVoel and Hide
HOPS Nominal, 1917 crop, 15$18e Jb
HIDES Raited, 25 lbs sud up, lc; salted
bulls. 60 o and up, 10c; salted and green kip,
16 to so toe, sac; saiiea ana green calf up to
16 lbs. v21; green hides, 25 ib and up. 9e;
gieen stags, 60 ttw and up,- be; dry tlint, 25c:
drv flint ealf. UP to 7 lbs. 28a: dn uilt mil.
dry horse hides, each, $1.23 1& 1.30; salted horse
hides, each, $8.00w4.00; horsehair, tail, 25e;
horsehair, xoane. 16c; dry long wool pelts, -too;
dry short wool pelts, 25 lav 80c; salted and green
Delta (April taaeott), SJ.OOMS.OO each: dr.
sheep shearlings, eaeh, 15a0; salted aheap
abearlings. each, 25 ieV 0c; Ory guats. w hnir
itfie: dry goat sUearliiigs. each, laaeaue; Arm
1 . . .. ....
WOOb Coarse valley. uOc: medium nil..
65c ; valley lamb wool. 4560c; issUru ore'
n Kuia,n!le IK
1VII V " v.
CUlt TIM OU CAUCARA BARK Buytnc
prioe tor ear lots. 8 tec .
TALLOW Ao. 1. 14c; Jio. 9, 12e; grease.
I UfJ JO. .
- MOHAIR 1917, 40 0 504 lb.
Ropes, Paints, Oil
ROPE Sisal, dark, 24e; ahit. SStee lb;
standard Manila. 32c
LINSEED OIL Raw. bbU. $1.T gsJ; kettl
boiled, bbls, $1.6$; raw, cas, tl.U; boiled.
mum. 81.79 gal: luts of 230 sals. teas.
COAL OIL Water white iu druuu or trun
bbls, loo gal; eases, 2O0 gal. "
' . tiASOLIN K Irou bbls, 21c: cases, 31; en
gine outiUate, irea bbls. 12e; cases, 22c.
WIUTB LEAD lou lots, 12e lu, i0t lbs.
l8TPENTINlTaJvksi 5c; "eases. 18c: 10
case lots, xe less.
VTUUa titllsi Hsulr price. $5.35.
A3I ERICA If LIVESTOCK PRICES
1 Chicago Hogs $17-88
Chicago. HL. April 18.-(1. N. S.) Hoi
Receipts. 82,000. Slow and 15c lower. Mixed
and butchers, $17.23 g 17.85 ; good heavy.
$16.40 S 17.70;, rough heavy, $16.40 1 6.75 ;
tighta. SI 7.30 17.85 ; pigs. $13.25 & 17.25 ;
bulk, $1 7.45 ( 17.75.
Cattle Receipts. 16.000. Steady. Beeves.
$11.0016.90; cows and heifen. $7. 60(a)
18.90; stockers and feeiicr3, $8.75 0 12.73;
calves, u "U g 14. ou.
Sheep Receipts, 10,000. Strong. Native.
$13.25 17.85; lambs. $16.50 21.75.
Omaha Haas $17.80
Omaha. April 18. (L N. 8.) Hogs Re
ceipts. 19.000; 13c to 0c lower. Top. $17.80:
range, $18.75 W 17 80; mixed, $17.10 17.25 ;
good, choice, $ 1 7. 00 g 1 T.io ;, rough, $16.75
$17.00; bulk. $17.10 (iff 17.25; pigg. $12.00(3
15.00.
Cattle Receipts, 1000. Steady. Beeves,
$12 0017.00: cows and heifers, $7.50S
13.25; stockers and feeders, $9.50 012.25;
calves, so.oow ia. UO. .
Sheep Receipts 12.500. Steady. Weth
ers. $14. 50j 16.00; yearlings. $1 5.25 ft 1 7.00 ; tNo.
lamtu. 20.2521.ie; ewes, $14 50(9 18.20.
Kansas City Hogs $17.65
Ksnsaa City, April 18. (L N. 8.) Cattle
Receipts, 6000. Steady to strong. Steers,
$12.00 fes 17.35; cows and heifers, $8.00 St
14.50; stockeri and feeders, $8.00(913.60;
caires, in.iiu gs is.uu.
Hogs Keeeipts, B000. 10c to 23o lower.
Top, $17.60; bulk, $lT.25ft17.65; heavies,
$17.1017.CO; mixed. $1 7.30 (g 17.65 ; lights,
$17.00 W 17.00.
Sheep Receipts. 1000. All Umbs, 25c
higher; lamos. f.-i.oo 21.50.
Denver Hogs $17.BB
Denver. April 18. (U. P.) Cattle Re
oeipts, 1700; 10c higher. Steers, $9.60
16.15; cows and heifers, $8.50 & 15.00; stock
ers and feeders, $8.75 13.00; calves, $10.23
13.60.
Hogs Receipts. 8300. Steady. Ton.
fli.oo; Dun, n.2B ss 1 1.40.
Sheep Receipts, 3200. Steady. "Lambs.
$20.00 0 20. 70; ewes, 315. 00i 16.70.
Seattle Hogs S17.8S
Seattle. ' April 18. (I. X. S.) Hun Re
ceipts 2030, steady. Prime lights, $17.75
17.85; medium to choice. $ 1 7.50 (tt 1 7.00:
rough heavies, $16.50 & 18.85; pigs, $16.50 &
1.0.B3.
Cattle Receipts 261. steady. Best ateera.
$12. 00(a) 12.50; medium to choice, ' $10.50 s
11. 00; common to medium, 7.00WB-00; best
cows, $9.00 ($10. 75; medium cows, $6.50
s.so; buus, $o.og .&0; calves, 6.ooti
1.00. ..- . - , ,
Sheep Receipts none. . ,
Wednesday Morning Sal
JOWS
Ave. lbs. Price. I No.
. . . 630 $ 5.00 f- 3.
. . . 750 8.00 I
5
18
8
ntral leather, c.
Iiesapjake 4c Ohio.
1 Chi. V J. W .. e. . .
j C, M. V St. Paul. .
Edward I Wells of the Portland office of the 1 C. A N. W.. c. . . .
weath.jr bureau report: "Coi.tinued cold, cloudy Chino (.'opper
weather stm reUrded the development of vegets- C la F. A I., c. . .
tion. Heavy precipitation in some localities de- CcnsoL Oss
layed farming operations, but waa beneficial to'Ccrn Pioducts, c . .
grains ana grasses, which were beginning to need rucible Meel, c. . .
moisture. 1 1) A It. li.. e
"Farm work keens well la hsnd aenaralls and I tillers
With - fsaVsrahlst laroci lhar nn M atill k m..W I. ' Krie. C .
advance of the averaca aeaann. atthoueh iwnnrta . (enen! Klectrh;
Hrookbn It. Transitj 3Kte Sotel 8tel 88
IP
17s
I8SV137te18Hte
6T I 60 1 67
Butte A Muierior..l "0
Calif. Petroleum, c.
Canadian Pacific. ..; 1 87 te
66
61S
8S
91
404
86 te
63 te
4
464
14 te
189 te
118
42te
27 te
Financiers at VTar Prenkat Walter
Kendall of Clark. Kendall V Co.. ra-w
turned Monday from as months stay In
New York. In spite of the recent Ger
man succeeaea the stock- and securities
markets remain firm, according; to Mr.
Kendall, and bond dealers are not so
much concerned over find ins a market
aa about finding aecuritlea with which
to supply It. During- tha first three
months of 118 new Issues of bonds In
the United States totaled fSS.OOO.OOO.
compared with $1S4, $00,000 durinf the
first three months of 114. Not many
large Issues are In sight at this time,
while funds available for investment ara
Increasing rapidly. Practically alt of the
! American securities held In Europe at
the" beginning of the war have been
liquidated In this country, aeeording to
Mr. Kendall, and the payment of divi
dends on these securities releases a con
stantly Increasing fund for Investment.
New York financiers, says Mr. Kendall,
predict an unprecedented buying move
ment immediately following the close of
the war. Concerning the probable du
ration of the war. financial houses of
the metropolis are divided. In opinion,
he says, the Stock Exchange crowd be
lieving peace will be declared In July
of thia year, while the bond dealers gen
erally predict that the war will continue
for five years.
Embart-o on Fir Shipment A strict
embargo has been placed by the federal
priorities board against the shipment
of all commercial lumber from Western
Oregon and Western Washington to the
territory east of Chicago and St. Louts.
At the same time the mills are prohibit
ed from shipping mora than two car
of commercial lumber for every one of
government lumber. These orders ai
ready have been placed In effect. Lum
bermen say the restrictions that they
wilt place on their operations will be
serious. The government edict against
the eaatern movement ess all the more
disconcerting In view of the fact thst
for the-flret time In many years the
west coast mills had been getting sub
stantial orders for their common dl
mension stock from territory along the
Atlantic coast from as far eaat as the
New Kncdand statee. This situation
offered a happy solution of tbe prob
lem of what to do with the big and
ever Increasing volume of side lumber
that the west coast mills are piling up
as a result of their government opera;
Hons. But Just at that time the em
bargo order came along and the mills
now are Just as much at a ioas aa ever
to dlsDose of their side cut. Ann on
04 te
site
91
41 te
MS
.ii" '
91
40.
Industrial Al3oae4 .t!28
4Tte
24 te
18 te
Site
7te
Ave. lbs. Price.
. . 770 $ 7.60
oA shortage in labor were received from Lane '. eneral Motors
Ihd Waaea hnM. I Uuodrich RubU
ta-hii. .1 .v J.'t. Ivor, ore uand
. muv ww siowis 01 wiitirr wneei. owis ana i: V . ..hl.Kil
rye waa not satisfactory, on account 01 the cold Can I 4"V
weather. th prnn n,.inl.inl . thrift. . .''VM. Vs""..
dition and were much above the avenge for the 1 Securities . T..'!! 2i'te
-ii . . LIi ,K . Illinois, Ctntnl
wheat ia below fair ta gSod tha aaouad wUl tt 1 i,.auat-lai ai-mI
reseeded to other grains. . .
"Seedins ef barley, oats and aortas wheat con. Int. M. r. Marine . . .
tinued where the weather permitted, with a Kan. City South., e.
larger acreage over that in 1917 being prepared Kenneeott Copper. .
in eastern counties. That which ia up looks well. 1 lckawanna Steel. .
put com nights snd cloudy days ere unfavorable 1 i-enign valley
to proper germination gad growth of the later Louis, ft Nsshville.
sown. I Maxwell Motors, c. .
"Grass Improved but little where rains fell, Mfsrn?nContier''U"1
owing to low temperatures, but aa a rule meadows Midvale steel "
were making a good start ia most districts and , M kL A T c' '
pastures were furnishing sufficient feed for pros- ' Missouri I'seific. . .'
tnt needs. 1 actional lad . .
"Stock continued in fine condition with a nor- ' Consolidated,
xual increase in estlle. while the average iucrvase ' New Haven
in lambs was about 100 per cent. Considerable ! N. Y. Air Brake.,
stock ia already out on range. I . . Central
"The damage to fruit by frosts on the 3d. 1 N. Y. O. A W..
while severe, wss less than anticipated, and was ' Nor. A Western, e . .
confined principally to epriepts, early cherries and i Northern Pacific. .
peaches. The cold weather is retarding bloom : Pacific Mstl
of she later fruits, which so far have not been Penn. Railway
injured, so thst prospects are good for apples . Peoples Uas
and pears. Spring spraying ia under way. Pittsburg Coal, .
"An increased acres e of around for corn and P. Steel Car. c. . . .
beans is being prepared. Potato plant in? ia pro
gressing, with scattered reports of a decreased
acreage, and larger gardens are being made.
Surunine and warmth are needed for ail
crops.
37 S
64 te
4
4Ste
144
140 te
120telllt
34 H
"4
6te
14 -a
I39tf
42te
28 te
424
24te
4214
27 te
42 te
site
i:s
4Tte
24 te
16 te
aite
190 8.00 I 1..
. 980 9.25 1..
.1110 7.00 j 1..
. 840 8.50 I
BULLS
.1700 $ 9.00 I 1..
HOGS
320 $17 65 I 20..
1..
44..
68..
1..
. 800
. 980
.1040
ft 50
6 00
10.00
.1230 $ 8.00
196
JL20
198
230
430
1. .
7.
26.
2.
67 :
4.
6.
1T.65 I
16 00 1
17.75
17.65
16.76
HEIFERS
860 S 8-30
670 9.25
CALVES
270 S S.0O I 1
230 8.00 I
Wednesday Afternoon Sale
COWS
Ave. lbs. Price 1 - No.
224 $17.65
270 17.65
98 14.75
194 17.65
180 17.65
430 S 7.50
140 $12 00
820 $ 6.28
,.1170 8.25
. .1190
, . 890
, . 7(i0
, . 860
. . 890
..1155
. . 660
. . 860
8.25
8 50
7.25
6 50
6.50
10 00
6.50
7.00
BULLS
1340 $ 8.50 I
HEIFERS
490 S T OO I
HOGS
121
120
Ave. lhs. Price
. . 1060 $ 9.75
. .1150 ' 9.00
970
940
920
. . 870
. . 800
. .1105
. . 800
..1190
9 60
9.00
9.60
7 60
6.25
9.25
7.25
8.23
DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE
1 Ray Cons. Copper.
I Ry Steel Springs. .
1 Rep. 1. ec e . . . .
I Rock Island
! Sears. Roebuck Co. .
1 8hsttuck
,nlaT! Htudeheker. e
I OAST southern Pscific. .
Southern Ky , r.
103tell03te
SS te I 84 te
1 te
44
4
62
68
24 te
62 te
80 te
IS
SHte
M2 te
20 te
San Francisco Market 1 Tennessee Copper .. I ITte
San Francisco. April 18, (I. P.) Butter , Texaa Oil 14Ste
extras,- 40c. I Tehacco Products.
Eggs, extras. 40 tec: extra firsts. 89c: firsts. 1 nion Pscific ...
39c; extra pullets. 39e: extra first pullets, 38c 1 V. 8. Rubber, a.
Cheese California flats, fancy, 27 tec. M'- B. meet. e...
Oregon Cheese 'In South Utah Copper ...
San Francisco. April 18. (I. N. S. ) Ore- I Virginia Chen., e
gon cheese: Xoung American, ss tec; triplets. I abash
26c.
La Angele market
I.oa Angeles. April IS. (L N. S i Butter
California rreamary. extras, 3 8c
Kgga extras. 39c: case count. 87 tee: out
lets, 36c per dozen.
New York- Sagar and Coffee
New York. April 1 8. -Cof f e Spot No. 7
Rio. 9c; No. 4 Santos. 11 tec.
Sugar Centrifugal. 6005.
Dr. Booth Is Now Captain
Lebanon, April 18. Captain J. C.
Booth, who received his commission in
the medical department of the United
States .army two weeks aro, left Tues
day morning for Fort Worden, near
Puget Sound.
W. U. TeL..
Westinghous
Eire
M V
118
it te
te
93
40 te
64 te
89 te
91'
41 te
Site
85
37
o3te
4T4
14S
140
12-1 s
42te
28
88 H
42 te
12 '
2te
93
124 te
47 te
24 te
ISte
82
T9te
111
iu
2S te
46 te
4te
21 te
67 te
19
28 te
122
69
19
103 4
S4
32 te
43 te
42 '
62
68 H
24 te
62 te
i9te
14 2 te
ISte
80 ! 3te 39
S3 I f2tel S3
21 te! 20tel 21 te
17te 17tei 17te
146 te 143 te !14
56 I 34 te I 33
27 te
48
26 te
15te
82 te
T9tel 18
5tel 68 I 5Ste
j I
"is teYii' "i'ss" '
28tel 28 te 2Ste
45te 46te 45te
'20te '2'ite'l "SO te
1 1
1 te I 1 te
28tel 28H
128 1126
6.Stel 69 te
84 te
44
42te
68 te
68 te
24 te
62 te
82
I9te
ISte
28 te
123
68 te
108 i
83 te
81 te
43te
42
62
68
24 '4
82 te
80 te
19
trenches and make the boy fight till
the good fight is won.
Men Laser to Learn
Mr. Palmer declares that the o!i
Third Oregon Infantry band Is the
best In Frsace and he adds that In
all the allied armies there are no
better men than the boys who enllated
from the Pacific Northwest. Just be
fore he left France Mr. Palmer veri
fied hie own opinions through discus
sions vklth Major George Kelly. Chap
lain Gilbert, and. many other well
known Portland soldiers. He ssys that
there Is not a single Adle Oregon boy
ir. France. Every one of them is on
bis toes, putting In spare time master
ing French andojlhjjr subjects that
ill aid in seektne- promotion. Tne
boys. Mr. Palmer says, re happy anu
well fed and uncomplaining.
Secretary Palmer is at home to en
gage In recruiting work for the Y. M.
C. A. staff abroad. A great many men
are needed to carry on the fine worn
th association Is dofnav and which
has won the most cheerful coopera
tion from offlcera and men of all
silled armies.
119T
94 te
79 v,
42H
93te,
40tel
118
91 te
7",
42te
94 '
40
119te
53 te
94 te
7 te
42 te
7 te
94 te
40 te
Total sales, 82S.10O share.
OREGON 'BOYS WANT
MORE HOME MAIL
(Continned from Page One)
top of - that th two-to-en limitation
will offer new difficulties. As a mat .
tar of fact, less than Z per cent of
th mills' output goes into government
lumber. It would take at least thre
cars of commercial lumber to every a
f government business to keep, th .
yards from becoming oongeated, the lam- .
bermen aay. Trad la brisk and tha
mills could seil all their commercial cut
if they could get cars to move 1L
Baak of Commerce Issaes ramshleLe
Th National Bank of Commerce la Now
York Is distributing a new book entitled,
"export Trad Associations,'' Thia pub-'
licatlon contains tiia complete text f .
the Webb act approved April It, Mil.
and an official summary of the Report
of th federal trad commission oa
th development of foreign market. Tha .
Webb act Is of special in tar t te ex-
porters, merchant and manufacturer
of thia country, aa it permit of cams- -
bmations for foreign trad without vio
la ting the .anti-trusr law. Tha enact
ment la an after-the-war tneaaura. The)
time ia surely coming wben tha ned for
overseas markets for finished goods will
be appreciated. Thia pamphAet ia amply
provided wltn marginal notes, and la a
ready desk reference for the busy raer-
chant-
Am trira's New ObllgaUea la Ferelra
Trad Add reaalng a convention ot man
ufacturera recently. Burwell (1 Cutler.
chief of tha bureau of foreign " and
iomeetic comnvero. department of com
merce, declared that th obi if alio n of t
our manufacturers in th United Stale)
to Lake on foreign trad aa quickly and
as thoroughly" aa they can ia a national
obligation, because it is tbe only way to
maintain the tremendous credit balance) .
which now stands In our favor. II also
emphasised the duty of our manufactur
ers to supply our alliee and neutral
countries with commodities fin inked aa
far aa possible to their final form so
that th entire industrial facilities of
our allies may be continued ta th pro
duct Ion ot war munltiona and not di
verted In the direction of lea ewayeatlai
articles. "Perhaps the rfewest but snoat
decisively blading part of tha obliga
tion." aid Mr. Cutler, "relate to th
necessity of consuming in our own fac
tories aa much of th preckvu raw ma
terials found and produced in this coun
try aa our manufacturers can turri Into
goods. Lett us not revert to the sale of
raw materials on the scale that char
acterised our export trad prior to H7$.
for It Is only sine that time, when w
have been selling labor and service), that
wa have become on of U)e great
economic world power.
Army-Navy Orders
San Franetero. Aovil 16. I. N. S I The .
tallowing army orders were sasaid heva today:.
a-rgeant tfirst das I Frank I. 1 lock well, med
ical dasiansaeat, will be eent froaa present statical
to rort lavtse, to report tor oaty at inai post.
Fir-rt Class Private arl Hughes. ss-dM-al -rtmenU
Vancouver Barracks, is transferred treat
presact grade to veterinary corps and aseicaed
to duty with the 81 8th ongi users at that poet.
sterawsBt Hugh J. Wataoa. auertarsaaete corps.
having reported et these tssedejwartere frees th
third officers tratnln ramp, tamp Ua, kt as
signed to coaet defenses of Puget Sound.
A board ef officers ta constat ef Captain Jeha
W. Frsser. engn-ev reserve carp; First Lieut a
snt Ralph O. Wadsworth. engineer teeervs earpe;
first Lieutensnt Donald 1W. Page, esinee re
serve corps, ks appointed ta Bar 1 at the eel! af,
th senior affirar thereof st sissower Barracks,
U ash., t esaesine Second- lAewteaant Stanley
Levy, engineer reserve corps, awd d-te rests hat
fitMse for the convpittainn held by bias. LAvw
umaat l-vy will e notified by tbe board whea
te appear tur tost rasas ma nun.
In IS cantonments C50.0O0.000. feet of
lumber wer used.
Ir
Alleged to Have
Stolen Automobiles
San Frsnclsco, April 1 .!. N. S.)-
After Joy-riding In company with two
young girls from San Frsnclsco to Phoe
nix, Arls.. snd return, George Ruef, al
leged ' deserter from Camp lw Is, snd
Cyril S. Butter, sre under arrest today.
accused of automobile theft. The police
say that Uuef stole cars In Ssn Frsn
clsco. Berkeley. Sacramento. Los An
geles and Bakersfteld. but Butler Is only
alleged to have participated In the San
Francisco crime. Klght machines were
stolen. '
370
2lt
$17.65 3 160 $17 66
16.00 2,.... 140 16.00
16.00 26 179 16.00
16.65 2 250 17.65
17.65 7 162 17.65
16.65 1 , 210 17.65
17.65 8 960 16.65
16.85 49 180 17.66
16.65 10 204 17.65
Chicago Dairy Prodaee
Chicago. April 18. (L N. 8.) Butter Re
ceipt. 7700 tubs. Creamery Extra 42e, firsts
or- 40c: packing stock 38 89c
Eggs Becetpta, 29.977 esses. Current re
ceipts, 30 0 32c; ordinary firsts, 31te(S33c;
firsts, 32 te (9 3 so; extra, 33 tec
Liverpool Cotton Firm
Liverpool, April 18. (L N. 8.) Spot cot
ton was quiet today. . Price firm. Bales. 6000
bales.
Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago. April 18. Barley Malting and
ailUng. $1.50(91.76. feed. $1,40 6 1.00.
"San Francisco Grain Market
"Kan franc Lsco, April 18. Cash grain- ' ,
Barley, per cental, feed, 83.55(a) 3,80.
. tMts, ptr cintal. rtd feed. $3.23 08.40.
No.
10
. 375
. . 203
. ISO
. 800
Thursday Worn Ing Sales
, HEIFERS
Av. lbs. Price. No.
,.1150 $ 4X75 I
4
bs. Pricc
2...; 820
.1070
.1200
9.00
b.50 i
7...
1. ..
64.
4. .
6..
55..
1..
1. .
8.76 I
COWS
630 7.00 I 2.
940 7.25 j 1.
1020 9.60 I
S90 8 7-25 I
HOGS
193 $17.50 I 4
670 16.65- I 6.
192 17.63 1 28 ....
127 16.00 I 9
221 17.65 I
YEARLING LAMBS
80 $15.00 I 1....
BULLo
1360 8 8.60 I 1.. ...15P0 S 8.50
840 7.00 !
212 $10 76
64 1600
116 16.00
187 17.63
100 $10.00
V Vea fj J I
LIBERTY BOND SALES
Liberty bunds
Monday , . ...
Tuevdsy ' . . .
Wednesday .
Thursday . .
Mhi ia New York:
8 tes , 1st 4 " 2d 4
...... $9.S $96.30 896.4
...... 9S.9S 96.34 96 82
...,..). 92 96.14 96.20
. . .... 98.90 90.34 . 98.38
POTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST U
San Francisco Market
San rraneisco, April IS. IU. P.) Potatoes.
pel cental. Delta. $1. 1 o repeckeu; Ore-
grr. Burhsnks, 90c $1.2S; northern netted
Gems. $1.45. repacked.
Onions, per cental, brown or yellow. 78 ) 83c 1
Lee Angele Market
' T 1.1m Snril lS.lt N B V Tn,.... I
Northern Burtianks. $ 1 . SO 1 . S 3 ; Oregon
Early Rose. $2 25; locals. $1 2541.25; l.laho
Russets, $1.45 01.60; new. 8c; sweets, $1.60
per rug.
Sew York MeUl Market
New York, April 18. ( L N. 8.) Lead
Steady. AprR. 87.09 1.1 ; spot. $7.07 H
7.1 1 . . :
Spelter Doll. Spot snd April offered
$6.90; May. $.9S; Jim and July offered $7.
, - St. a-ouss aajstai aaarsat
St-., Louis, - April 18. (L N. 8.1 Lead
Steady. $6.62 Va bid and 86.92 asked. .
- Bpelter Quiet. $0.73 sellers. '
WERE YOU
AWARE
that the Northwest is the home of
the third Ureest capitalized. Life
Insurance company In the. United
States?
New World Life headquarters
Spokane has paid-in capital 01
t. 133.050.00. The significance
of this is that YOUR Policy nat
urally should be carriedln
NEW WORLD LIFE
Stevens Bldg., Portland
DR. L-vK. KERR, Suprr.
A splendid openint for a local rep
resentative in . your, aisinct.
and mora mail la the one great demand
of the Oregon troops.
Mr. Palmer left Portland last Decern
ber and in the time he has been abroad
has visited, aa religioua and social wor
secretary for the Y. M. C. A., most of
the American army camps In England
and France, lie had charge for a time
of one of the largest camps In base sec
tion No. 2, snd here and elsewhere In
France came into contact constantly
with Oregon boys.
Th Oregon troops are scattered Into
many sections of Franc, some of them,
Mr. Palmer declares, being either actual
ly at the front now or are waiting for
their marching orders. Members of the
old Third Oregon are for the most part
doing police duty and such work for the
time being, but every man in ever
branch ot the service is keen to get into
the big fight - '
. The Oregon boys aa a rule are in the
gayest of spirits and never utter a dis
contented word ; every Oregon man In
the service has had opportunity to prove
hia everlasting optimism and aa a unit
they have declared that they want to
stay In Franc until th big fight is won.
AVord Frem Berne Awaited
"There ar two messagea I have been
asked score of times to bring to the
i families and friends ot Oregon boys."
Mr. Palmer said today. "By far the
most important;" of these is th fact that
th boy want mall. While th French
soldiers can return home for a few days
occasionally to as loved ones and the
British can get a -ticket to Bllghty'
j sometimes easily, our boys must stay In
roe gam au roe time, with only an 00
caaional period In the rest camp. Just aa
far irom th bora, fires aa th tranche
ar. They want and must hav mail
and mora mall if they ara to be happy
ana ao in worst they, set out to do.
The next Important message was
expressed by on lad when he aald:
Decisive Battle in
1920, Says Observer
St. Leouls. Mo, April IS. (I. N. 8.)
The United States must hurry . 000.000
men to France.' declared - Oeorge W.
Simmons, manager of the southwestern
division of the Kcd Cross, who has just
returned from a three months' tour of
the battle front in France.
"The decisive battle of the war will
not be fought until the autumn of 1S20."
he continued. "The fighting spirit of
the American soldiers In Franc Is won
derful and the Yankee. troop are amas-
Ing the entire world."
MORRIS
BROTHERS
Incorporated
Established 2S Years
201 Railway Exchange Bulldlnf
Portlsad, Oregoa
Th Premier Municipal
Bond House ot Oregon
Municipal Bondt Yielding
From 5 to 6.85
Tesopboa Mala 340 f
Strangers' Body Is
Found in Snow Bank
Cisco. Cal.. April 18. U. P.) At-
tempta to identify the body of a man
found by Kdward Alspaugh. telephone
lineman,' partly burled in th snow,
wer unavailing today. Alspaugh found
th body by follow ing ooyot tracks
through the snow. A revolver waa
clutched in on hand, possibly Indicat
ing he had killed himself when unabl
to beat off some animal a attack.
Th fellow- to keep .th bom fires
burning is not tha chap la th trenches.
Ana it lsnt altogether what money
at horn will buy for us it's tha home
itself.' - - 4 ; -
A little touch of home the knitting
irom. mothers needle, th candy from
sister's kitchen these are the things
that will brirtsr home closer . to the
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teqaeat rnt tha in
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