THE. OREQOM DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1918.
' 17
SEASON FOR BUTTER STORAGE TO START EARLY THIS SEASON
POTATO MARKET IS
AGAIN IN THE DUMP,
iimtii rninr
in I r
NOMINAL
. a ... .
Even the Dryer Feel Thy. Have
Been Paying Too Much and Re
dure Their Bids lo 50c Cental at
Wants Growers Mow l!p SdppUes.
Millstuff Demands
Far ! in Excess of
Millers! Offerings
Grinders Unable to Take Care
Order Here Vhi!e California
! Befls Supplies. :
ot
KOBTHWEST OBAIX ReCElPtS
ToUt rnsrVet is down la the d-dmp again.
W tha tntMn M 1tn unltnornan and
(lar-kamaa counties ere plowing up their last
yvsr' crop ami ara leaving them to rot In tb
llelda t ause of adverse condition.
Tha In te a t-r-ettiertdoa one tad Ts da sot
nly to tha aitrema low price and tha almost
general lark of demand, but to tha fart that
I arm labor ia In many Instances impossible to
-antra rjrrpl at wages that ara fat beyond tha
ability of producers to pa.
Even the drying plants, which were the Uat
resort of the producer of potatoes thia season,
lata decided lhat they hv been paying too
mnrh fr supplies ld. generally speaking, they
hare reduced their bide to 60c per hundred
pounds, delivery at tha plants.
Hundreds of rsrlosds could ba purchased at
extremely low prices, but there la no market.
Tha entire season has been without tha
slightest sign of speculative activity among the
rtealera, although many growers hare speculated
With their crops in the hope of securing much
mora money than th -market afforded.
rtrAwberrt prices are totxt,h
Arrivals of strawberries from I-o Angeles have
not held up in quality, and this has forced a very
wide spread in prices, riorin stook U In .small
supply, with sales of "Oregon plums" at $3.50
par crate.
' HUTCH CABBAGE IS IX BEMASD
Owing to tha fact that tha IO Angeite cab
bage thia seatnrt has not been tip to thai norma I
quality, tha call for Flat Iutch from Bain Fran
risco has been aoraewbet better around Ho a
pound. i
XT.Yt POTATOKS STILL ARRIVING
Quit fair shipments of new potatoes from Cen
tral vliforni are arriving in rather good eondi
are quoting at 0 10c a pound. Tha sale is not
tion. The latest arrival are in large lugs, and
heavy.
I.ETTLXE MAKES QUARTER JUMP
Jump of 25e a crate was mads in the price of
head lettuce during the day alohg tha street, with
sales of be-.t stork at S3. The advance here is in
line with tha latest rise at primary California
points.
-
lUIL'RARB MARKET IS LOWERED
With supplies of rhubarb offerings from local
points, as well as from California and Walla
Walla, tha went of the trade ara mora than
taken-ears of. 8s lei are made from to 7c a
pound, according to quality.
Wheat. Barley. Fir. Oats. Hay.
a
9
.8688
, .4879
.. 44
a
.4763
.8604
a
i
BUTTER STORAGE TO x
START SOON; SOUTH
IS WELL UNDER WAY
Season Is Much Earlier Than Nor
mal and Stock : Goes Into Ice
Houses at Higher Price Than Ever
Before Report of Egrj Storage.
Portland, Than.
Year no......
Season to date
Year ago. . . :. .
T scorns. Wed . .
Year ago. . .. .
Season to date
Year ago. .
Seattle. Wed. .
iear ago. i.. . . 9
Haaaon to date.. 4558
Year ago. , , ... .4800 807 1497 1281 3537 be and in California. In the south tha storage ! Kansas City, steady .
The contlatied heavy 'demand for mltletuffi i l season has been under way for several weeks, and B u
14 a In
14 16
877 1013 1895 2202
207 1296 2141 2326
1
978 lftA-2
Ala 1RH4 t Storage season for butter will soon open in tba
i 2 i 23) Pacific Northwest, and slightly lower prices than j Portland, strong
4 . . at present in effect are expected by some -interest, tunicas, Bo up
81 8 1538 1034 2995 i The season is much earlier than normal, both Oman a, steady
f. S. ALLEN GETS
$15.25 FOR STEERS
AT NORTH PORTLAND
Record Prices Smashed and Remade
to Fit Excellent Quality Steers
From Forest Grove All Lines Are
Showing Strength Here. r
HOW HOOS RULED
BRIEF NOTES, OF PROPUCE TRADE
Chlrkm market is shout steady.
Cheese runtinues qniet at the reduced price.
Apple movement still liberal at firmer prices
hare.
Anparsgas market Is dragging at badly mixed
VkltlrK,
tanned milk market again weaker.
Vf FATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Weather burean advisee: . Frotect shipments
during tha next 88 hours against the fullowing
minimum temperatures: tioing north,, 44 de
grees; northeast over p.. P. S. R. R . 80 de
grees; east to Baker, 82 degrees, and south to
AShlartd, 80 degreaa. Minimum temperature at
l'ortlsnd tomorrow about 4 degrees.
JOBBINO PRICES IX PORTLAND
These ara tba prices retailers pay wholesalers,
except aa otherwise noted:
Dairy Prod u eta
BnTTBTt-r-Selkne pne-er UreenMry prints, in
paraffins wrappers, extras, 42a; .prime firsts, 40c;
firsts, 88 He cubes la less; cartons la ad
ditional ; dairy. 42 H lb. ; buying price, cubes,
SlfjvSTHe. '
bLTTERFAT Portland deUvery basis. No. 1
sour cream. 41c.
IHfcESK Helling price: Tillamook fresh Ora-
on fancy full cream triplets, 25H9 26c lb.;
Young America. 26 fi s tic. Prices to iobberat
Tillamook triplets, 28 Vic; Young America, 24 Vic
I. e. ft, - Coos and uurry. t'nee to Jobbers, t. o b.
Myrtl Point: Triplet. 23 Vac; Young America,
24 4; brick, 85cs Llmburger, 85c; brick
WwUa, 40c lb.
KOQS Selling price! Case , count. 84 A 854
per doxen. Buying price, 83 $ 88 He.' Belling
price: anaieo, ooc; seieeiea, in canons, goo.
L.IVM rub li'J It 1
Nominal. Hens. 27w2Rc
lb; broilers, 83-&87c; old rooster, 18c;
stag. 200 pet-lb.; turkeys. 28 (Si 80c; dressed
lancy 87c, No. 2 80c; squabs, $3 dux.; geese,
Lte. 2ua)S3ot ducks. 85ci pigenrs, 81.60 do.
Fresh Vegetables and fruits
FRESH FHim a- Oranges, 66.toee6.T5 bog;
bananas, 6 Ve (v 7a lb.; iumoua, 8(S.24w7.26
be; California grapefruit, 43.60(0 4.00;
Florida, 8tt.60isf6.T5.
APfUH JeUow Kewtown. extra fancy, 188s.
2.10; Tallow Newtown, extra fancy, 160s,
83.00; Yellow Newtown, extra fancy, 1ft 8 a.
81B0; YeUow Newtown, fancy, . 163s, 81.80;
lted Cheeks, extra fancy, 3 to tier. 82.60; Red
Cheeks, extra fancy. 4 tier, 82,86 J Bed-Cheek,
extra fancy, 4V-ur, 200; lied CiinUu. extra
fancy, 186s. 88.15.
DUItl FUUlTti: Dates Dromedarr 1.V2K.
Fards, 82.60 crate. Haisina -Thrte-erown lowg
Muscat eL 104 lb. In 60-lb. boxes, i'igs ttt.oO
box tor 70 a-ea. pacxagea.
ONIONS bailuia pnee to retailer: Oregon
No. 1. 31.26; No. 3. 76c 81.00; aarload price
of aseoeiatton. 8100 f. o. b. usruc, To lb.
Onion seta. Ike lb. New crop Texas Baratsda,
82.00 crate.
POTATOKS SelUng price: Table stuck.
Bur banks, 15cttl.0u. Buying price: U. 1. So.
1, 70a cents. L country poiiits. weet potatoes, 04
V lue id. pew pouioes, vtgiiue to.
VkAiKTABLtS Turnips, fl.25 sack; carrots
81.15 1. 25 sack: beets, 63.25 gg. 50 aars'
, parsnip. 31-60 sack; cabbage, 3V4Ho lb. (
green onions, 26c doacn bunches; pepuers, 80 A
35a lb.; head lettuce, 63.00 rrste; celery,
ay ii.wv eioaeni siwuoiia, aa ey wue aosen; -encumbers,
boUiunee, 61.60 11.60- aosen ; tome
toes, Mexican 68.00 0 3.25 lug; eggplant. 26
lb.; asparagus, ojac 10.; rnuoarb,
eaulif lower. looaX 81.25: anroutk.
green pooa, 10i.e lb. horse radiah.
rsyiaaan. o ay 00 in.
Meat. Fish and rVetlalnn'
COL'NTBY A1SATS belling price 1 Country
killed beat hog. 23 Vici ordinary. 22 He lb.;
best veal. lbrflSVse; ordinary Teal. 16
16e; rough heavy, 12H013c; goata, 1012e
lb.; lamb, 1720o; rnuttun. ljtiayl&c; beet.
SMOKED HEATS Hams. 2T(4S3e: hr.k.
fast bkcan, 83 48c; picnics, 24o; cottage roll.
8oe; abort clean, 80(g) 83c; Oregon 1. porta,
staioaed, 8 So tb.
PACKUS U1CATB Fsney steer beef, like!
fancy cow beef, 22e; fresh spring laaab, 4 Oei
best yarUug. 20c; bog', 26 fb. .
LAftl- - taUndard. 28 He lb.; lafd compound.
OYHTEB8 OlVmpU. k.; 84.50; canned
camera do can. ga.ow uox. csds; eaatem. maL
solid pack. 88.50.
-R3U tlhU Pressed flounder. ; Chi
nook, 20i22u; pereh, 70 8c; soles, 7e; salmon
trcut. 16c;- halibut. 16 Vk tav20e: black cod. lis:
bernnc, .60: smelt, be; clams, hard shell. 4o
lb.. 63.T6 bx; erabs. 31.T8-eta.60 pe do.;
v-asayis fi.v box; inas, it
' asettearlsa
RUCiR Cube.. 8W.60 V ; powdered, 18.87 H ;
frwlt or berry, 67.67 rt t U yellow. 67.B7 V
granulated, 87.87 V; beet. 87.77 H; extra C
1.0, n 1 v, 1 it ,
HONEY New. 86.00 Mee.
K1CH
about the only feature of note in the cereal
trade at thia time. Millers report that the
home call ia far beyond their ability to supply
and prices are holding unr hanged
Ckllfomii is begging for supplies, but ft ti
useless for them to try to buy here, as" millers
say they ntantt take rare of the horsfe retire
ments .first, under the rulings of the food ad
ministration, if fof no iher reason.
Joseph . W, Gsrrong, chairman of the milling
division of tie food administration, kdvises:
"Following ia an extract from a booklet
Issued by the treasury department regarding the
8 per cent war tax. which up to the present
time, has beer) Collected by the railroad com
panles on food administration flour shipments
for-export.
You will of course notice ffom this Te-rlsed
ruling, thtt thia 8 per tent Ux It no longer
collectable: on export shipments made on food
administration contract if properly billed 'for
export.
Article 31. Charges on Property shipped for
Export, ami Actually -Exported. Exempt From
Tax Amounts paid for th transportation of
property in the courne of exportation to foreign
porta ot places Are held to be exempt from the
tax imposed ' under section 600 of the act.
Property may; be deemed to be in the course of
exportation when it wove under ny of the fol
lowing eondlthmx:
(a) I'nder a through export bill of lading;
ib) Under a domestic bill of lading or -receipt
on which, at point of origin, "For export'
is marked or -the foreign Consignee and destina
tion are specified;
(c) Under a thrnugn bill of lading or
through s live stock contract to a place in
lanr(.'n. -Iir.l--.
(d) 1 ride a domestic bill of lading of re
ceipt marked, at point of origin, "For export",
wherein the food administration grain eoi-nro ra
tion, director, of brerseas tra importation. Britixh
admiralty, or any export representative ot the
United States or of a foreign government, ap-
L roved by the commissioner of Internal revenue,
named as Consignee ;
Provided that, in either ca (it) of (b),
the property o cotudghed be delivered to 4 yes
eel clearing to a foreign port or place, and a
ship's receipt is taken therefor, or in can (c),
the property; so consigned be delivered at a
place in Canada or Mexico, or in case (d) the
property so consigned be delivered to such con
signee, S .
If. when nroperty is delivered to a carrier for
trahspirtatioh. it clearly appears thit sneh goods
are in the course of exportation aa provided in
clause (a), (b). c) or (d). no tax shall be
collected on the amount of any other-wise tax
able charges prepaid upon such property; but.
ui.iess suco property is delivered in surti manner
is specif lea in the toroTiao to tueh clauses, the
total transportation charges rm auch property.
irora we pottit or origin to destination. Are sub
ject to the tax. and such tax must be collected
at And when the transportation charges thereon
are collected, if the transportation charges be
Dined collect, or, upon delivery of the consign
ment, if tha tranaoortation charaes. or aav of
loem. be prepaid. (Bee article 1.0.)
FLOUK Helling price: Patent. 10 00: bar
ley flour, 818.00 & 18.60; Willamette Taller.
80.60; local straight. 89.60: bakers locaL
69.80 10.00; Montana spring Wheat, patent,
lu.ou is iu.bu; wnoie wneat, ca.no; granam,
89.40; rye Hour. 613.60; .oat flour. 813.00
613.25 bbL
HAT Buying price, new crop: Willamette
timothy fancy, 386.00 ton; Eastern Oregon
Washington. fancy timothy. 836.00; alfalfa.
824.00; valley retch, ( It cheat. 125.00;
ciover, azu.vu ton; grain, xzo.ou 9 20.00.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 1 CalentU,
24 H 25c In car lots: leas amounts hurher.
4 MUXeTtTra " .Bran. 830.00 SO.SOj
snorts, i8-f.vv9.'.bi)r miadlloii, 839.00 9
839.60 ton.. -
ROLLED OATS Per bbl., 812.50 18.00.
KOI.I.ED BARlJET-'-Per ton. 3T7 9 78.
CORN Whol, gtS: Ctskmi. 179 ton.
Merchant Exchange April bids:
OATS
Thut-r Wed. Tues. Mon, Sat. Fri.
1818 1817 ' -1818
r..rt :
6C50 5200 6750 6650 6600 6550 6500
Thirty day delivery was quoted:
Eastern oats and corn in bulk :
OATS
White No. 8 . . , i ,
White 88 clipped
No. s . . . :
Clipped . . i
CORN
No. 3 yellow ........,
No. 3 mixes
Yellow . . i
Mixed ... 1
Hale Capped Bale, 10 Otons, at 663.00.
Tha first sale on the exchence for seTeral
months was ahown during tha day when lOO ton
clipped oat went at 8U3.00.
considerable stock has already gone into the ice
houses.
Local output is Increasing slowly, and there ia
tefy littl surplus as yet, ind prices gf fairly
ateady.
Egg trade is generally steady around former
prices, although some interests ara asking a frac
tional advance in price.
Tb monthly report of the bureau of market,
department of agriculture, shews storage: holding
ol raaeggs on April 15, 191.8. a follows:
The 478 storages that reported showed total
stocks of 1,474.575 cases of eggs. Tha 483
atoragea that reported for April 15 of this year
and last abowed present holdings "of 1,412,628
canes, a compared with 764,059 cases last year,
an increase of 647,869 cases, or M.7 per cent,
The 418 storage that, reported for both April
1 and April 15. 1918, showed tn increase of
1.008,484 cases, or 321.5 per cent, while tn
350 storages reporting their holding for both
April 1 ru) April 15 last yeaf Showed an lncreaa
of 528,410 coses, or 809 3 per cent.
The monthly report of the bureau of market,
department ot agriculture Shows storage holdings
of fish on April 15. 1818 as follows:
The 188 storages that reported showed total
stocks of 86.310,971 pounds of frorert fish, euted
herring knd ihild cured salmon. The 163 atoragea
.818.00
. it.o
. 17.18
. 17.88
. 17.80
VEAL MARKET COMES
BACK- WITH GREATER
DEMAND ON STREET
Supplies Are Les and There Is a
Small Increase In CallProduct Is
Far Cheapest ot Meat Lines and
Trade Should Be Heavier.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUS
Hog. Cattle. CalTes. Sheep.
Thursday ......
Wednesday ....
Tuesday
Monday ,
St turd ly
Friday
W eek ago
Year ago
Two yean ago . .
Three years ago.
Four years ago.
460
461
378
985
180
437
802
782
270
378
838
99
175
l6o
414
256
84
45
43
109
1
T
14
1
2
88
1
60t
82
294
a
isoo
18
f55
660
SSH
Hats off to F. S. Allen of Fores Grove, lie
showed the local livestock market some really
(cod cattle And Incidentally, ae a reward, broke
to splinter all previous high-priced records of
the local market. While he only offered three
Steers, the sal of these at 16 Vie a pound was
so much higher than even the previous sensa
tional records that the trade was bewildered. The
entmals were really baby beef, although slightly
too heavy to be considered in that class, and
were therefore classed aa yearling by the trade.
They averaged 1172 pounds. The record stock
was fed on okts and were conxidered the finest
that has entered the local market. ,
One cow that weixhed 910 Do-ands was also
sold by Mr. A Urn at 12c a pound because of
extreme quality.
These transactions indicate the great strength
of the cattle trade generally here. Overnight
showed present holding, of 27.89S.180 pounds. T'T -7i ekTt'eVt..
" -Pared il-2A-833 P?nd ? Gcodntoetolc.e"!V...81.0014.00
an increase 01 o.i 1 0.01 ponnas. or o.a per 4 Medium to good steers. 11.79 13.75
;T i . , tK,r"K,.'or Common to medinm steer..,.. 10.26011.15
March 15 and ApriKIS, 1918. abowed an lb- Choice cow and heifers 11.25 a 12.2.1
crease ot 488,65 pounds, or 1.4 per cent, while Common to good cowa and heifers 7.25(910.75
the 162 storages reporting their holding fot botb ! Cannera , 4.25 6.25
Marcn 13 ana April 15 last year showed a da- xtnila 6.268 10.75
crease of 1,319,307 pounds, , or 7.3 per cent. I Calve 8.75 0 IS 85
Diocaer ana reeaer steer. iu.uvwau.vv
6wlna Trade Still Firm
Firm tona continue in the swine trade at
North Portland with tops still quoted np to-818.
which Is the high record for all leading Ameri
ccn livestock centers for the da.
Receipts overnight wer small while demand
was ken.
General hog market range
Prime mixed
Medium mixed
Rough And heavy ...... .
Pig
No Mutton la ahown
It was another day without a single head of
tliat reported for April 15 .of thia year and last
All Grains Look .
Well on the Pacific
Slope, Is Report
Weither bureau reports:
Idaho Seeding nets and wheat ia in full
SWlna ,Tf.nl in tli lar (itatrita An incmuit
crreagj of wheat is being seeded. First sown 1 l v"" uirouao wa norm roruana
tggplant. 26
b. 19 7eTb.,
10 lb.
idisb, 12 Vie
60&A
6100
8050
6250
6400
6400
6450
6400
Benton County Is
Increasing Area
Of All Foodstuff s
..317.80018.00
. . 17.65 01.7.85
1 m m aw -xa, -a a a
a 3w.Vl W A VJ.O
. 15.60 016-.5
is upirto a good stand and look welL
Arizona In the southwest portion barley Is
in execuent condition. Allans cutting contlnnss.
I 'tall Til pnnl w(he w . . t a nr, H 1 m fn.
stnoline winter irraina Hnrine h,i t a n rvm I DPTWg lamb
are up and in good condition. I w?terB yearling
eHers.
Trend of the trade remain Terr firm at full
price. a
oenerai (been and lamb range:
. .aoioo
. .. 15.28 15 60
RYAN DIRECTOR OF
AIRGRAFT DIVISION
"Copper King" Accepts Job of
Developing Aircraft Whole
Section Reorganized
i
Finance : Timber: Industry
United States Navy Will L'sa Car Manufactured From Douglas Fir; Cot
erpment Inspectors Find Fir Superior 10 Other Woods for THia Pur
pose; Piano Makers Hit by War. ; ;
Nevada (irsin and alfalfa eeedin are nexriv I vli')' yearlings 15.23 015.60
completed. Esrly sown wheat is looking goJW I W ethers 13.00018.50
ind some wheat and alfalfa are being ungated, awe 1 2.00 w 12.60
W aslimgton I jwk of rain in the eastern ouorn saeep, s f, ig sc dciow q-aotauona.
counties retarded the growth of all crops and Thursday Livestock 8hlpper
tho germination of late sown Sprint wheat Mixed stuff Walter Given, Estacada, 1 road
Winter and early tpwn spring wheat have a good cattle and hogs; W. A. Ayres, Lawson. 1 load
stand, but are making slow growth on account cattle and hogs; Yen Yetuen, 1 load caivea and
of the cold night and insufficient moisture, ho-es: Nebercsl Heat comrmnT. Albany. 1 load
Oat sowing ia still under way cattle and hogs; A. S. McFee. Castle Rock, 1
California Beveral daxs of desiccating north I A r.tti -.i.M .nH hw.
winds were unfavorable for ail crop and more I United States bureau of market reports ltre-
rsin is needed, especially in the southern
counties. Barley, wheat and oata made rapid
growth. Hsrvcstiht tb first erop of alfalfa is
general and the yield is good.
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK: PRICES
Chiang Hot 817.80
CfcicafA. Aoril 25. (L N. 8.1 ttotr Re- Oreann
ceipts, xtt.uuu; steaay to oo mgner. nixea ana
stock loaded, April 24, in carloads (double
dtcks counted as two cars) :
Cattle and Mixed
Calves. Hogs, Sheep. Stock. Total.
Totals 3003 1843 457 419 6790
One Week ago. 2933 2048 605 421 6076
Four weeks ago 2187 2112 729 392 6669
Stat oruitna of livestock loaded Aoril 24 :
For Portland j
Veal -market ha come back. It t showing its
usual erratic trend and it is impoeaibi t tell a
ccuple of hours In advance what toe price
will lie.
Sale of beet country killed calves were made
alc.ng the wholesale way during the last 24 hoars
at' 1818Hc a pound generally, although a
small -volume of trade waa again reported at 1 ac
for outside shipment. The city ttade in general
pQld r-ot pay abovtf IB Ht
Liahtar arrivals formed an cause lot the
come back of veal prices, but the demand Sp
ree rs to be Somewhat stimulated because real ts
today by far the cheapest meat product on the
marker in tact it la to mucn coeaper inan
either oork. nation or beef that the trad won
ders why there I no greater can ior atappjua
than t present. .
clog Are moving weu aronna s via a piraira
for too stuff, and occasional small" salea are
made aa High aa 24e. The nig Duicnere reins
Lagging Tone for
Stocks at. Opening;
Liberty in Demand
CLOSING TRADE DULL
New Vet. Atsrll 88. (I.-N. 8.) Tidln In
tha nwt markai durlna final liaallnwi. was ex
tremely dull today. Steel common sold around
84 Vs, anal price changes with other standard la
ss. wer negligible.
Sales, 87800 sharesj bonds, 64.108.000.
New Tnrk. Aoril . fl. W. 8.) the atock
market lagged at the opening today, with many
issue not traded in for some time. Price
changes were extremely narrow. After the first
6 u iter of An bout. A number of apecialtiee be
came - activ and ktrotig. Distillers' Securitie
mo-ring- up over 1 -point to 51 , and Owlf State
steel showed A gain of 2H at 111,. Interna
tional Paper rose 1 point to 4LH. .
Inspiration was H higher At 52 Tb stxfid
ard iasnes were neglected. Steel common sold
tt -point lower t 93 And then rallied ta 94 4 .
and American Can, which opened H point lower
at 43 hi. moved up in fe minute t 44.
Marine prefernd yielded to 87 H. end Anaconda,
alter selling down H tb 88 H. regained it loss.
Liberty 8 Hs were in demand at $99.02. while
tha 4s sold at 96.74.
Announcement waa made from the rostrum of
the stock exchange today that Harold 8. Fraftk
enheimer, a member since 1911. and F. L.
Selisberg. who joined tb exchange ia 1897, had
been suspended for one year.
- The, charge against tha two member wsx Orn-
ouct aetruneutax to in oess interest oi w u
ehknge.
Price motement wer Irregular til through th
forenoon, with many specialties showing activity
and strength. The leading iasuea were generally
fractionally lower. Ihstillsrs' Seen ri tie moved
up 2 points to 52 H . and at advances ot around 1
point wete made by American Can, Ohio Citie
to 94 U, and reacted again to 94. Reading
Gas, inspiration Copper and Amerscaji Cotton OiL
Steel common declined to 93 i, then mored up
reacted point to 81. American Telephone
was exceptionally Weak, dropping 1 4 point t
98H.
Th atock market waa quiet in th afternoon
with the tone irregular. Distillers Securities
wa in sdpply and fell to 49 S. Steel oomrjaoa
maintained a ateady tone, selling around 94
Ran a a of New York xrice furnished Olan
beck U Cooks Co., 216.217 Board of Trad
Ol-soa Addretied Credit 31i Conra4
P. Olxon addressed the) Portland AssocI
atlon oi Crsdit Men in the Blue room
of tha Multnomah hotel at nown Wednes-
j dar on "Promissory Notes and Bills ot
:xcnant;e. This was the sefentn iec
tufs of a course) beinf put on by tha
.ujlt irk.i . W 1.-... i
u . . . . ... . a T SJT a, a v iireii. .tm . i n ,c,iu:9 . , ,
lUrnation of HardafHn inm f5" L "ElZtL''
membership on tha alfcrart boafd waa tha nraslnt attendance.
dsflnitely establiahed thia afternoon. It) QorsramcBt Flads "ew rs for
Will il&-eiy LMS acvr y l.'y'vl. I iu,i., A t t(t auuiuvi uao lima wvrcu
Appointment of John D. Ryan as dl-1 discovered for Douglas fir. th prtnet
rector general of the board supersedes P forest product of Westdm Oregon
Coffin's t-hirmanhln and he will steD ! and Washington. The United States
out of the organisation entirely 1 steamboat Inspection service at Wash
rtr...i4 rrit kt w a I tietton, D- C, is preparing to rnaka
,,Biiiiiewu, n a. . . . -
John t. Ryan 'Wednesday was named
director of aircraft production for the
army. He has accepted.
Ryan Is known as the "copper king'
labors te tests of Douglas fir with a
view to Us extensive use for the man
ufacture of oars for naval, emergency
fleet and marine use. This only goes
r st1,. 7,7 . il 4.wat.n f 40 lroy" on mr lumbermen de
llTnA? . J h!r. w nrtie ! Clare, that Douglas fir is -America's
.Tm , I... H,PK u u"f distinction con-
The announcement gave nls home as . . ,
N-w Tnric snri Mneisns. . 'erred upon It sone years ago by a re-
... . , , . . t. port froM tne United states forest serv'
"uL:: t: " " -.' Tha possibility of Dougiss fr oars
IT.. J .iT. " ZJ " 4 V.'ws csiiad to the attention of the gov
limited henceforth to the administrative ?""L! U!i f U J? 3? ? I?!?.
bnildin
btrtCKIfl (OS
TotaU,Pf.rtl nd.
One week ago.
FtuT weeka a bo
For SestUe
So. Dakota . .
Waahingtoa .
totals, 8eatUe. .
No.-
1 . .
8. ,
2. ,
1 . . . .
1....
I::::
...
18....
tit, a
11....
..1030
..I860
.. 920
..1050
. .1210
.. 910
. .1080
...880
..1020
beat cows. 89(4
Winter I 10.75: common to good cows, 67.5008.50;
ouus, Baiv; caives, aowtg.au.
Kheep-None.
vviiBiuB, aym vuuuy aieflb iy.uir
tay that the grain acreage ot Benton county for
thia spring is 50 per cent greater than last year,
and that if the weather condition continue fa
Vorable there will be a world of crops and fruit.
Ther will be over T000 more acre in erorw
this year than last, and 3200 less acreage of hay,
according to the reports received from 91 per
cent of the producing farms of the county.- Then
report hvar been Secured fdr th government
from nUesttoneers, and Benton county Has tha
banner record lor tha state, the average beine but
66 per cent. These reports show the following I mon to medium,- 38011;
per cent crop increases over last year: Wlntei
wueat, ii j per cent; spring -atieat, 42 per cent;
oats, 12 per cent; barley. 124 per eeht; rye, 169
per cent; torn fof- alios, 84 pet eest; corn fet
grain, 26 per cent; beans, 18 per cent Vetch
shots an increase of 9 per cent, while clorer hay
shows a considerable decrease, and there wUl be
A small export of hay from the county. There ia
a Urge ific-teas in eoru gereage. tn livestock,
beef ia decreased by 15 per oent. but hogs and
abeep show a big increase.
These figure indicate that Benton connty
fsliy realise th wr demands, and that tha
farmers are doing their level best to meet them.
There will bv a large increase in th wheat crop.
The, farmer are planning te raise their Wn feed
t-3 a great ettent thia year, and Will cut down the
bky acreage to do so. Many silos will be filled
with ourn this summer.
Ltitchers, 816.65 17.45; good heavy, 816.76
t 31T.20: rough heavy. gift. 75 B 16.25:
lihts. ,816.95 (Sf 17.90; pigs. 31800 17.23
Lulk. J1S SSftt 17.40.
Cattle Receipts, 14.000: steady to 15e
lower. Beeves, 810 20919.35; cows and
heifeRC (8.85 013.85; Mockers knd feeders.
88.30 W 12. 20: calves, 35.00 e 18.60.
Sheep Keceipts. 14,000; weak to 10c lower. I On week sen
N stive and western, $13.15 17.40; lambs, I Four weeks ago
io.-;o IS1 iii. i d.
omana ho si 7.1 s
Omaha. Neb.. .Anril L'5. (I. N. 8.) Hnas
10.40 17.15: mufd. 316.60 ( 16.76 : cood
choice. 316.00 r 16. h5: Tough. 81 8.40 16.55
lights. 316.70 17, 15; bulk, 316.60 16.80;
nia. 8I2.0OGH 15.00.
Cattle Keceipts, 6200; steady. Beeves,
Si 2.00 9 17.05 ; cows and belters, 7DU (
eaao.wva b cLyvcx a auu ic-cu-cid, ftTiWV 9f aaw.WV
calves. 39.00 C9 13.00
She-jp. Keceipts, auoo; steady. . wethera.
314.5017.00: tearluiKS. 815. 25 17.00
lambs. 619.5021.50; ewes, 818.75 16.73
Kansas City Hogs 817.8S
Kansas City. April 23.- (L N. 8.1 Cattle
ReceiDta. 4000: steadv to unevenly lower.
Steers. Silt IT: cows and heifer. 47 ft I) (A
14.60: .stockers and feeders, 37.50 4 12.75;
clves. S8.0OM1-J.6O.
Hon Iteceiuts. 6000 1 steady with vestef-
diy's average. Ton. 817.85: bulk. 1 17.10 (4
617.80: liesviej. SI 7.00 fe 17.20 1 mediums.
S17.15e 17.33; UgllU. S17. 10 17.35
i. u.mi. firtnit 1...... T K,
(20.00 e 21.25:' ewes'. 313.00 18.76;
wrthers, glb.oU (a-1 y.oo.
Dsnvar Moat aiT.SO
Denver. AdHI 25. CC. P. i Cattle tla-
ceipta 2000, stpady. Steers 30.50 16.35 ; cows
ad belters. ST.OO is 12 7 B ; stockers and reed
era. IB (IUS14.00: rmives. Ill) 00 14 SO
Hogs Receipts 2100; steady, 5c higher. Top
(17.80; bulk, 317.00 17.25.
Sheep Keceipts 8000. lower. Lamb (20.00
(4 J 1.00; ewes, 310.00 ; 16.30.
Seattle Mega Steady
Seattle, April 25. (L.N. 8.) Hog-s Re
ceipt 211, steady.
Cattle Receii.ts 2. rteadv. Beet steer. Sift
( 13.50; medium to choice, (12(12.60; eom-
30
24
24
4
1
14
14
24
26
6
SI
Wsdmsday Afternoon Sales
COWS
Price. I No. Ate. IBS. Price.
(10.26 1 650 ( 8.78
10.50 1 980 10.50
6.80 1 670 8 00
10.00 1 950 8.60
9.80 1 900 11.00
11.00 1 890 11.00
12.00 1 610 9.50
11.00 .1 1010 10.00
8.00 3 790 9.00
11.00 2 890 6 75
7 50 1 600 6.00
8.75
710
CALVES
Hi tn.oo i
ItORR
890 (16.90 I 1 ISO (17.50
178 17.75 T..... 190 JT.JJO
120 ItJ.UV Z 420
212 17.73 1 170
823 16.80 188
817 17.90 J
Thur-sSay Morning (alee
-STEEKS
16.7
17.00
17.80
DAIRY PRODUCE OJT THE COAST
i San Feanelse Market
San t ranrieroy April 88, (W, p.4 Butter
.fcglP J-'-Jtras. 42c; extra firsts, 40 He; first
extra Pullet. 40c; extra first pullet.
Cheese California flat fi-ney, gtc.
5 Los Angeles Market
Angeles. April -25, (I. N. 8.) Butter
. ....... vc.uirif extras, c-
lgs Extras. 40c; ease edunt.
00c. ( ; . -
edunt. 88c; pullets,
Japan style. No. 1. iU..
urieaaa neaa, oysei oiue roee, sc.
New
SALt Coarsa ball ground 100a. ilksn
ten; 60. (17.26; table dairy, bo. lUO.OO;
lOOa (I960; bale, (2.70; tancy ubie and
i - dairy. (26.26; Ittaip rock. 320.00 tott.
BkiANS California, salea by Jobbers: Small
white, 13 Ho; large white, pink, 9io;
Lima, )6He; bayou. 10c; red. 1 lo. Oregon
beans, baying pnoa: White .SB actus aleeawd.
8 9c band picked. S Vk ) 1 Oc
CANNED M1I,A CrnaUtin, (3.40: Brdea.
85.30; Aster, 0.00; tagie. S9.00; Libby.
(6 25; Tfeloban, 85 0 . "
iXJHTLii itoastad. 16 M 8 (Sa la sacks or
- reruaaa,
rioDA, CRArK-ERS Bulk, lse Th.
r v t- ra avTseyavw Mr 10,1
lmonds, 19 Hi 20e; filberts, 22 He In tack lou:
peanut, lS419e Ib.j -aoaeana, 17e lb,
r Mope, Wool and Mldoe
HOPS Nominal, 1917 crop. 16018a lb.
H1LE8 Salted. 23 lb, and up. 12c; salted
Sulla, eu ins. ana up. itc; sailed and green
kip, 16 to 23 lbs., 12c; salted and green calf up
to 18 lbs., Jlo; green hides, a 4 ids. and up.
Sc; green Mags, 80 lbs. and up. He; dry flint,
23c; dry flint caH up. te lbs., 2Sc: dry salt,
2 Or; 6ry horaa bides, each, 8 1.25 ( 1,60; eaUest
hots bide, each,' 8 8.00 4.00; horsehair. UiL
' . 26c; horsehair, mane, 16c; dry King oot pelts.
40o; dry abort wo pelt. 23y80e sell4 aa4
.. greaa pelts (April tokeotf). (3.00 4.00 each;
mrj aaevre wwiwr, wvn, ,a--aue; - eainrj
abeep shearlings, each, 25s)60c; dry goats, long
half, X6c; dry gust shearling, each. 16t80o-
i Eastern fah Ciraln
ruit . f.u , . -
No. 2 mixed, (1.70; So. 3 mixed. 81 .70 iNo"
t No. 3 yellow. 31.70WIT2-
wiii.v, rta e ai c: .No, 3 white K7U iSa..
standarrl Tv2,aaii. nue 8,s88c;
MlnneAtil--Ma oafi closed 3ie.
iHilutb July flax closed (4.04 'i.
.niracfy 4 (. h. . . ....
81.62 ebi.ssT ii r.t'i-"" nuuing.
dry short hair scat, each, 50o a (1.00.
nuuir au prices nominal.
OK
lota
TALLOW-- o. 1. 14es Ke, 3. 124: arhaao.
CBITTOl OR CA8CAJLA URt W
price for ear Iota, 8 He
4 lk
alOllAUt 1B17, 40 B0 lb.
I Rope, Faint, Oil
BOPB SisaJ, dark. 24c; white. 33 He IK.
rtandard Manila, 82c, UK;
LINSEKD OU Haw, bbls., 1.6f gU.- kettle
boiled, ftbk. . 31-; raw. eases, (1.777 twaTed!
c. VTt tai.; h-U of 25gls. Um.
COAL. OIL Water white, ut dram of ina
bbla.. le sal.: cases. 20c AaL .
ciASOUNB -r Iron bbli, 2lej ease Sla
engine disSUUte. iron bbls.. 12c; case. 22e
. wihtb Usju--To1 let, as abTTaea Ih..
l3PltXabig, Si eaAet, tlti 18
ease lots, lc less.
- WUUti iahj Besio -ode. (3.(1.
PACIFIC COAST BASK STATaVJIEt
So. Ave. lbs. Price. I Jlo. Ave. lbs. Price.
3 1178 (16.26 f
COWS
1.... 9l0 (12.00 1 1 840 (10 60
1.... 980 10.00 I 1 680 7.00
BULLS
1 1030 8.60 I 1 710 8.60
CALVES
1 16 (12.00 I 1 HO 8.00
4 100 (12.00 I
HC-US
1 230 (17.90 I 1 190 (17 90
1 52' i6.80 I 5..... 184 1 7. NO
3 373 16.90 I So 184 17.90
1 470 16 00 I ltt 108 18 25
8,.., 160 17.60 I 5.,... 196 17.90
4..., 185 16.50 15..... 76 16.0V
16 189 17.90 '
. HKIFEB3
1.... 930 ill. 60 I 1 610 (11.60
-4.... 430 6.00 I
Clesrin
Monday
Tuesday .
Wednesday
Thursday
Clearings
Balances
Clearings
Balances
Tear Age.
I.23I.0&0.1K
1.283,924.01
1.283,924.01
Clearings
Bslshcea
Clearing
CI rs rings
Portland Bank
Thia week. ter 46.
. e.soo.vva.uo g s
. vB.erjs,oos.4 J s
. 3.416,880.26 3
6,763.514.48 2,567.534.04
Seattle Bank
( 4,720.210.00
V . . .. . . 1,494,935.00
Taebma Bank
I 1.496.320.00
. 203.807.00
Spokane Bank
( l.Of 1.564.00
............... - 429.139.00
Sen Franclsce Bank
........ .... . .315.455.4 11.00
Let Angels tank
( 4,233,175.00
POTATOES ALJjALOSB THE COAST
.Ban Francisco. April 25. (I. P.l Onion.
-Per cental, brown or yellow, 75r(e1.
i-otaioes rer cental. Delta, 61.15 1.60;
repacked Orea-on Bar-banks. St utlAI xn- v...
da, (1.50. -
Lo Angeles Market
Los Angelest April 25.-(L N. 8 ) Pot-tdes-Northern
Burbanks, 31.800 1.5; Ore
gon Early Hoee (2.25; locals, tl.29(m 1.25:
Idaho Kus-'ets. 1 S3 Mi l (1(1 h.u t, ,...
sweets, (1.60 lug, ' '
Monry And Kirhang-e
Sew Vbrk. April 28.-it. ? si CaB
rrony on the flrtof of. the Sew Tbr Slock Kx
chartge today ruled at 3 H per cent: high, 4
per cent ; lo. 3 per cent. Time money Was
quiet. Ratf were 6 per trent The market for
prime mercantile paper was Oull. Call money
in London today Waa 2 It per cent. -Sterling e
rhaftf w ateady with business in bankers' mils
at (4.T5 T-16 for demand r- (4.T for 60-day
bills And (4.T1 for 90-day hUb, "w-y
8Uver New York. 94 c; j.cadon, 4 H 1
Weir Tork 8gr and Coffee
' New terk. Ap-Hl 25. V. p. Co'fe :
.pot No. 7 Rio, 8 tie: No. 4 Saatco, 11c.
8ugr Centrifugal. (0.005.
LIBERTY BOND SALES
Easier Undertone
In Oats Trading
By Joseph W. Prttchard
Chiraco. Aoril 25. it. N. H.I IWi 1I i
activity as welt as strength, showing gains ol
'4 te tor trie day, whue corn was unchanged
work of the signal corps.
Avlatloa Seetloa Reorgaalied
Tha change in personnel of men re
sponsible for the production of aircraft
Is coupled with a reorganization of the
aviation section of the signal corps. A
new division of this section, to be
known aa tha division of military aero
rautics, IS created and will be under
the direction of Brigadier General Wil
liam Lk Kenly. It will be responsible for
the training of aviators and will di
rect the air forces.
The official statement naming Mr.
Ityan.' as Issued by the wsr department,
reads :
"John D. Ryan has accepted the di
rectorship of aircraft -production for the
army.
"A re-organization of the aviation
section of the signal corps has also been
effected, of which the principal elements
re as follows :
General Squler,' chief Of the signal
corps, win oevote nis attention to tne
administration of signals.
A division of military aeronautics Is
created under the direction of Brigadier
General William L. Kenly. The aircraft
board, created by act of congress, re
mains an advisory body, as it has been
in the past with Mr. Ryan as it chairman.
"This arrangement is with the entire
concurrences of Howard Coffin, who
lemaina a memwr vi ins situwrj -commission
of the council of nstional de
fense and will render assistance and
counsel to the aircraft board and Mf.
Ryan.
Tha division of military aeronautics
will have control of the training of
aviators and the military use of air
craft. The etact division of function In
the matter of designing and engineering
will be worked out as experience deter
mines between the division of military
aeronautics and the division of production.
Ee.uipfnat la Old Hasds
-TBe announcement Involves no change
Of personnel tn the present equipment
division of the signal corps, of which W.
C. Potter is chief, and which will con
tinue under his direction."
Tha selection of Mr. Ryan for tha
Alaska Gold
Alii ChMmeft, e. J 23 H
Amr Beet bogar. , .i 73 4
Am, can. c 1 43 H
Am. Car F.. c. . . .1 18 H
Am. Cotton Oil, c. . I 37
A m. Linseed. ' c ...1 33
Am. Locomotive, t .
Am. Smeller, c . . 1 76 T
Am. TeL fc Tel. . . llOO
Ara. Woolen, c . . 62
Abscond M. Co. .. 63 H
Atchison, c. ..... . 83 )
Iiald. Locomotive, c SO
Bait. Ohio, e. . . 61 H
Bethlehem Steel. B. 79
Brook, itapid Tr. . 40 H
Butt A Superior.. 20
CaL Petroleum, e. . 16
Canadian Pacilic . . 138
Central Leather, c.l 63 H
Chesapeake ex Onto.
Chicago Jt w.. c
Chi. M. ex St. P. . 38 H
Chino Coppet . ,,. 42 H
Cola F. sk I., c. . . 40 H
Ccn. ties 1 83 4
Corn Products, c. . I 66 H
Crucible Steel. C..-.I 64 H
D. at K. U.. e
Distillers . . .
Erie, c
General Klectrie- ..1142
General Motors. . . .11.18U
(Joodrich Kubber.. 44
Ot Nor. Ore Lands. 29 4
GU .lor. pld. I 89
ttreene-Cad
Hide ex Leather, c.l
Ice Securities 23 H
Illinois Central .
Industrial Alcabol . . (1 25 H
Inspiration ...-..
lnt Mer. Marine.
K. C. Southern, e
Opettj Hlh I lxw I
1H
60 H
Keftnecott Cotper.
lArkawanna Steel '
61 H
23H
32
80
73
44 H
78H
88 H
S3 Vs
77 H
100
(2
68 !
83
80
61H
79H
40H
20
18H
13 V
06 H
89
42H
40H
IU
63
62 H
ii'i' "
HtH
44
29
89
25 H
125
52
23 S
I3H
82
80
76 H
37
98
45 S
20 t
19H
28 H
83 H
44 H
46
94
45 H
20 H
19H
28 H
88
unchanged te - W 20c
to H fs) He higher.
Provision were
lower.
Chicago. .April 25 (I. N. 8.) Th Aaf
market was -rather qniet today, knd displayed
Somewhat ea-rier. uudertene. t Commission house
took th aeliing aide .on small bulge which fol
lowed the opening, and a sharp break followed.
On the decline there wa soma euying of hly st
84c
Trad in corn ts litht. ind tH s shade
lower.
Provision were slightly lower.
Rang of Chicago prices furnished bf United
Pros.
COK.1
Open. High
.127 '4 127 s
May . . .
July '. . .
Mag i . .
June . . .
July
May . . .
July
May . . ,
July ....
May
July .. .
OATS
- M i 84 S
80 H 80 H
PORk.
47S5 4t4T
;4700 4710
I.AKD
24S2 (49.3
2477 2530
RIBS
2286 2288
2433 2(42
t9. ClcAe,
127 127 H
149 H 1&0H
83 ' 83
00', 80
73 74V
4720 4T23
4693 4695
2477 270
2515 2517
228T S478
2327 2330
Iliiah Valley
LouU- A .N'Sih.
Mex. Motors, c.
Mexican Pet. . .
Miami Copper .
Midval Steel .
Mieaouri Pacific
Nevada Consolidated
New Haven . . .
N. Y. Air Brake
N. Y. Central .
N. Y.. O. 4 W.
N. A V.. c. . . .
Northern Pacific
ltcific MU . .
Ptnn. Railway .
Peoples tias . . .
Pittsburg Coal,
Pressed Steel Car. c
Ray Cons. Copper.
Ry. Steel Springs .
Reading, r
Rep. I. at , e. . .
Rock tMahd
! Sears. Hoelmrk A Co!
Shattnck 1 16 Hi 1i
Studebakef. r.-. ...134 1 SS H
Southern Pacirtr... SZ l S2
Sovthern By.. e... 20 HI 20 H
BWift IBS H IBS H
Tenn. Copper 1 IfHI 1H
Teta Oil
"To h rer, Produrts
l-nioo Pacific, e...
1. S. Rubber, e. . .
V. 8. Steel, e
Utah Copper
Virginia Chemical, c.
Wabash ,
W. V. teleartPh. .
W estinghon Klec.l 40 H
Wilys-Orerland ... I 1 7 Vi
Wool worth i II 5
49
14i
115 H
44
29H
88 H
26 H
123H
61 S
23 H
15H
32
80
Liberty bonds sold hi New torki
hi -
Friday 88.8
Sarurday tntimu a
Monday ........... 9896
Tueaday .,...,,.00
Wednesday ........ 89.04
Tburauay 99.10
1H 4 .
96.48
96.68
86.64
66.70
86.70
86.64
2d 4t
6 64
ea.ts
86T6
64.74
96.70
-86.70
Xe Tork Metal Market
Nw Tort. April 25 (I. N. S ) l-a
Quiet. Spot. (7.1.0 7.25; April, (7.009
7.00 H.
Spelter Quiet. 8rt, 84 offered; June of
fered. (6.80; July offered (6.83.
St. Laui Metal -Market
Rt. Iutt. April 83. 11. Ji. S.) Led
Ltrwer. .5T H eeller-.
Spelter Weak, (6.55.
i
Chlrsge Dairy Prodsts
Chickgo, April SS. (L S. S) Butter
ftacerpt 6488 tub. Creamery extra, 42es firsw
88 4 Oct packing stocky 88 1 39c
fegge ReceipU 18,908 casea Crtr)t t
ceipU. 81te82e; rdinaryirst, 32 83c; firsts
83 9 84c; extra, 36c ,
44 H
46
.1
69 I 59 Vi
24 H 24 H
80HI i W
0H 80 ?
I8HI 18
82
20 H
188 H I
I M
1145
I 84
119
87 H
94
I 79
46
143
84 14
HO
58 H
94 H
79
47
40H
17Vi
113
68
37H
64
(H
49
14H
141
11414
-a
29H
8814
41 H
lit
23
93 H
12(H
61H
r
38
78 H
58
11
2(
9(H
2JH
44
20
1
26H
123
8H
103
83
30
44
43
53
38
24
...i 5.1
92
45
20
10H
28H
83 H
44 H
46
68 H
24
Building company, which previously
had been In correspondence with the
West Coast Lumbermen's association
on this subject shd had made up
number of flf oars which prove 1 16 ba
highly satisfactory.
Piaao Sfaasfaetarers Hit by W
Because the government needs all the
spruce for airplanes, tha piano minu
facturers of the country are having a
hard time in getting sounding boards
for their instruments. Spruce is the
best wood the piano manufacturers can
get for thia purpose and they have used
It In Immense quantities for many years,
But sounding boards and airplane
beams call for the same quality of
stock clear, . straight grained, tough
flbered and free from bierntsbaa. In
their .desire to assist, the government
In its airplane construction, tha piano
manufacturers have agreed to curtail
their output by SO PT cent during the .
period ot the war. They east get alongT .
with the spruce stock now en hand, for
a while longer, they estimate. M4an- '
while they will try to find some sutetl-
tute for spruce. Several of tha big , : ,
spruce producing mills In tha Gfays
Harbor district of Washington and
along the Columbia river In, Oregon that - . .
always have made A specialty of put bo
stock now are giving their attention
exclusively to airplane material. .
CettUta t Per Ceal lrflgatUa Boads
The Lumbermen Trust company offefi
I11.00O of Cowllta. Wash., Irrigation dis
trict bonds, 64 to 44 per oent on Oall- T
able dates and 7 per cent thereafter.
These bonds are exempt from Income
tax. .
Slam Tax ea Votes Berneied
Banks and trust companies of the
Twelfth federal reserve district ara ltt
receipt of the following letter from
James K. Lynch, governor at tha dis
trict: "You ara advised that section
301 of the Wsr Finance Corporation act,
approved April 4. 1(11, removed atamj
tax on certain promissory notes decured
by obligations of the United Stetes gov
ernment issued after April 14, 111?, The
text of aaW section Is as follows i "That '
no stamp tax snail be required of lm
poeed upon a promissory note secured .' ;
by the pledge of bonds or" obligations
of the United States, Issued after April
Z4. 1917. or secured by the Pledgd Of .
promissory note which Itself Is Secured
by the pledge of such bonds or Obllgi
tlons: Provided, that In either C164 tha
par value of such bonds Or ObllgattOAi
shall equal the amount Of such note.' "
U. S. SOLDIERS IN
FRANCE HONORED
Entire Personnel of Expedition
ary Force, Entitled to Wear
-Service Chevrons.
By Bert Ford
With the American Army In Franca,
Anril 14. (I. N. .) (4 p. m. Joy
waa Spread through the entire Ameri
can expeditionary force today by the
official announcement that- SH or
fleers and enlisted men In France, re
gardless of whether they sre engaged
in combat or doing non-co-noaiani
work, are entitled to the gold chevron
of six months' overseas service
A majority slready were sporting
the gold V-shaped stripes on their
sleeves under the original plan of
Issue, whereby only men at the front
receive the Insignia. The American
LAKE ERIE SHOP H
FIRE IS CHECKED
Mystery Surrounds Conflagration
Believed to Have Caused
Loss of $800,000.
boys not at the front felt this to be
P..fyrFfr11 , of th.lf. tha they had ben asiignad
In France away from tha
Lima. Ohio. April 24. -(I. M. 8.)
Firemen succeeded early this morning
In placing the Lake Erie ahoB flra
under control after fighting it slnca ll
o'clock last -night Five units Of tha
big shops are In ruins, with aa sti
mated loss ot from 1(00,000 to 1104,000.
The roundhouse and store rooms wr4
saved and by the hardest fighting tha
solar refinery, largest gasoline pro
ducer in the United States, and th
Lima Locomotive works were saved.
The fact that three separata and ttla
tlnct fires broke out In the shops, be
fore the main blase started makes 4t
appear ao be the work of an. Incendiary,
and Will Pontius of Cicero. Ind., la
under arrest and held for investigation.
Several firemen were ovarooma and
AO 6 BUIII -V ff soimiB-.vii. gmaypviii-,- I J lltV
ZIS-CIIC VI B aiisisjiv uii aMis v ss. a a v saa i A A , . a . a -
..n.ii front, were stationed at French Of "R'arlon Commlah. Lake Krla emnlova.
IflUUUVIIUil xr. . , ..trv.w . v . wi , , V , ...I . .
time. But the name ot Mr. Kyan nad i D1,LI" ' l" " " rl " r. I lu" "l nayni uauij injurea
not previously been connected with the work Instead of fighting. I the rayrult of an acetylene tank explod-
place. H6 waa born in Michigan, 64 The decision waa reached following I ing near where he waa fighting tha
years ago, and besides being; president I negotiations witn officials or tne war I flame.
of the Anaconda Copper Mining com-1 department at Washington and is ex-
pany Is W director In a number or the 1 tremely popular. . I Hritish RenuUe Raid
muia iwnwim iiiouvuuuu, in i i nuno t nu iibtc scrvcu icaa inan ...... i.ii evrt T "ki- as
New Tork city. His record as a maitl.i! months are lo be awarded a biu I 1
a sJ-ciii-r'.-cT -- c(paa-vyj a-wa . V6
cnevron. i Beuchy last night was repulsed. Field
It is also announced that men in Marshal ttalg reported today. "Hostile
me tana corps wm wear a special i artillery was active last night in tha
colls r insignia, a miniature tank I Featubert and Robecq sectors..
mounted over two salamanders, lfeada
toward center and with a halt wreath
beneath.
of force and aa in executive of rare
discernment entered largely Into his se
lection by President Wilson for tne new
post. jT
Byarl Geaerally Aereptabie
His appointment, coming on top of
the naming of Charles M. Schwab as a
director of the shipping program, was
held to indicate that President Wilson
has determined to call to Washl
only men of proven executive ablll
Is also believed Mr. Ryan is acceptable
to several organlxatlona prominent in j
recent criticism levelled at the conduct
of the nation's aircraft production pro
gram. No statement had been made of the
membership of the re-organised aircraft
board. Up to the present time the board
has consisted of Mr. Coffin, as chairman
IF
itTT. ; Two Army Deserters
Given Long Terms
Private Gay E. Ficher ef LosUatvl
Orn to Serve U Tears at AleatraJ I
t'risos.
Camn Tnl, W.iti Anril T. it VI
and H. B. Thayer and Richard F. Howe S.)-Charged with deserting from tha
aa elvlllan members, with Oenerai .,t.i M . .a
x?Uvf- S2!i?1 EjJL' !!.lL!n.d. Colo"el with uttering seditious remarks. PrtvaU
- m""T . ' . .r. - Stanley Adams, Company F. Three Hun-
army, ana Aomin-! xyior. -o-.pxain , dred Sixty-third Infantry, waa sentenced
arW..n."L -Lleut,?nn,t Commander A. K. Wednesday to life imprisonment in MO I
it""""m "-"J. Vol la lalarot hv .tirt martial Mia hnml
was iii Kent, Wash. Adams was found
wilt bO dropped from the board, and It
guilty of deserting November 19 and
so
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144
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118
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98
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80
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Hew Yerk Itosd aiarket
Bid.
Arrbtsmi rjenl. is
Bal. a Ohio liold 4s
fteth. Ptee! Bef. 6s
Cent !iflc 1st
C. B. U. fc-L 4s. ;
Kt. Pawl Uent. 4
I hW-ago K. ,W. Oent. 4a . .
I.. oV f. tni 4 . .
New fork By. 5a.. ,
Jtorthrm Pac P. L. 4s....t,.,
Beading iel. 4s. .
t'nioti Pfce. 1st 4a.
V. 8. Steel Bs.
VnUm Pac. 1st Bef. hs......
rteatherB Pac Conv. 6s ..... .
Boatnerri Pac Cotir.' 4
Pen, Coav. 84 H .......
Penna. 1"., 4 Ha
fhre. V -iWiro 1'cmv. 6. .... .
Uregeft Shwrt Lin 4.......
80
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142
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84
82
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It lARIIIUIV LI14B.V vWI tSI 12 14 J8-e-u nJIU -MUni tka.. -a I". -TTK ris vtswaATa Tha wAweaak .
gomery will be assigned to other work. ( J n Seattle: nwriy a month afTr
. " his disappearance. The second time he
Submarines Get 2 is? ,rturcd ln BUIn- W5U,h-Janu
w . 1 1 tt -I Private Ouy' E. Fisher. Cpmpany A.
1 T.fL 1 1 rT VfiHRfilR Three Hundred Forty-seventh machine
xuLVAAtVAJ. f uuuuAro ba.ttalion. was given a t.Vyear sen-
1 1 j terrce on a charge of desertion and ut-
Ixmdon. April 25. (I. N". 8.) One
steamer of over 1(00 tons and one small
sailing vessel were sunk by submarines
during the week ending Wednesday
the weekly Italian statement of
announced today according to
change Telegraph dispatch.
terlng Seditious remarks. He will Serve I
his sentence at Alcatraa, Cat. Fihara
home Is in Loetine, Or.
anx!l Hungarian Workers
Insist on Reforms
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91
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88 84
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80 81
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MORRIS
BROTHERS
' Iiicorporatrri
CiUbiUksd is Yean
201 Illlwty tzchtn(4 ButhHOf
PofUaad.Qrscow
Th Prmir Municipal
Bond Hout oi Oregon
Municipal Btndt Yielding
From 6 to 6.85
Te-U-pisoa Mala U09
Cotton Trade Verv
, , , at tr ' Amsterdam. Atril 23. (U. F.) A
AATlVtft ill NPTX7 Y (V IT I hundred thousand workers in Budapest
nUliD iAA A'CVy WI 1 conducted a three-hour strike yester-
day as a demonstration for suffrage re-
New Tork. April 25. (t. N. 8.) Th eottoa ' forms, according to a dispatch from
market bad a very active And Irregular opening, that city today. The strike was con
with price 10 to 65 points net lower. May lead- ducted calmly.
ur"v7'T7,rr L . ,rJ' Q,JJ"r! Similar demonstrstlons . occurred In
of Jnly .rTh. 1st m-ths. Tor" rinj ; VAriOUS lndUStHsl centers,
shorts, which fact Impaired steadiness to tfaea I
vx-slUcn, in contrat to th Me? weakness. A A. 1 IT! 1 ft
A 20 point rally o revrrtng eeVStrred arter 1 AHtnrirl iftlffiS iJVfir
2 O rlork that etvotjntrred hear aSlllne from ' -"O IVll ICO X UAW0 V V ii
th south and an which twice reaoted. Th
market closed weak, 100 ts 180 r-Mnt net I
lower. I
Month
Jarmary
Marcti
May .......
July
tirtoher . . .
lceiabef .
Open.
2610
27-i
27 IS
2643
2623
Iftgh.
2610
S78fi
2746
2630
2636
Iw.
2513
566
260O
2335
1533
fine- t
2513
Hind '
5800
Garbage Incinerator
Liverpool t'ottoa Weak
tjverp-l. April ti. 11. Jt. a )j.-apft(
Ion waa saiet tsday. Price weak. Bales 4000
bates.
8a Fraaelaeo firaia Market
Rn Fraociaco. April 53. (L k. 8.) Cask
BVrfe-r fa eenUl, feed. ISBtAt 40.
Oat Per cental, red feed, 44.28 4) 8.40.
Forelga koad Market
' Bid.
A. f. 4. Oct, 1620 90
V ft. 6s. eepL. 1919 99
V. K. 4 Ha, .tov.. 1918. 96
tT. K. 6 Hi. Feb.. 1916 9
V. K. 8H. New.. 1981.. 98
A. r. Bee. 6s. A,, 1814 95 H
Me, fraur 4a, l8s. 126
Pari 6. Oct.. 1921,. 84
Msrseilles 6s, Nov., 1918 87
ita-sei Kxin. ana, inzi......
Radian lnt L 5H, 1926
tx-m. 5s, An.) 1919
IMIM. 6s, AIM-, Iflgt.,
tt-r.ni 6. Apr., 1931
tins. s,wApr.. 1924
ArgentiM.es May. 1920
Ulna 6. 1919
Unas. Can. 6s. 1 987 ...... . ,
trench . 1919 ..........
Astoria. April S5. The manieipallty Of
Astoria has taken over thw gsrbar-e con-
26O0 tract from the defunct Incinerator com.
pany and will collect the garbage tem
, l porarily. The city plana to erect its
; own incinerator and . run
ll
95
94
n
95
87
89
96
Ask.
90
:
97
99
55
136
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89
96 -98
96
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64
92
91
94
garbage system.
municipal
KealUe Barley Market
KHI. AAril t6 IL W. ft 1 Sl.,t.a ka
2 feed, 16-1.00; 40, rxwind barley. 464.08.
Beceipt Wheat, 48 ears; barley, X esc.
Thrtfe Pagrhts Annouhcfd
Astoria April CS. -Holiday declared
lor April JS. Lfitverty Loan day. Ureal
military pageants are to be stsged at
Fort Stevens Friday, Fort Columbia
Saturday, and Fort Canby Monday,
Man Dlf in hot Plant Fire
Chelsea, Mass.. April 2. -1. N. B.)
Ah unidentified mAn was burned to
death tn a general alarm fire which
broke out in theboa plant of the Par
sons Manufacturing company today and
threatened to spread to Oreen's Ship
yards adjoining: ' , Great quantities of
lumber made flra fighting av difficult
task, tt- waa believed the load would
reach 1150,000. ,
FACTS NO. 2SS
LIFTING AN
EMBARGO
So that only articles pee- .
assary to saentlal conduct
of war will reach destination,
tha Government has piaeed
ah embargo on everything
, axeept these esrssntlala. Tha
motor track la tha one means
for relieving the stringency
of the existing situation, and
this would be essliy secom--pliahed
If roads and hlgh
. ways war-4 paved with
BITULITHIC
WASRKBf 0TE COSC PA3TT
Jesraal BU Portias a, Ora (
tsscks, Beads. Cettea, Orata, Baa
414-4M ar ef Trade BraUiaa .
Ovcrbeck&CookeCo.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Bsaiaera Cbieage Beard ef trad
cerresfroadsats at Legka B Bryajr
Caleage, Bew Texk.