THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; P ORTLAND, - FRIDAY. MAY- 10. 1918.
21
OPEN TRADING
TILLAMOOK CHESE
IS VERY SCARCE IN
. THE PORTLAND TRADE
y ,-s.
Double Hie Orders Available Compared
With Offerings California Takes
kSo Much of the Product "Thai
' Trade Is Favored.
While the market for cheese la quoted weaker
and lower for recent days at California points,
there is an actual (amine of supplies of fresh
Tillamook offering here, although there Is
an deficiency Tinted in other make of cheese.
teadina cheese handler here bare twice as
many order for . triplets as they are able to
eernre from Tillamook at this time, a condition
very unusual for the period of the season.
The fact that Tillamook sells about -40 per
eent of tt annual -output in the Los Angeles
market shows the reason why the trade there
I favored to the exclusion of northern mar
kets. Tor a- time Portland received Tillkmook
eheese at about 144 e a pound less thai other
places were paying, the -purchases being delivered
here at Ute same price as Tillamook was charg
ing; other markets f. o. b. the cheese city.
Even thia concession was not sufficient for
the local 1 trade, knd it made efforts to secure
still lower price. Then Tillamook removed
the dlscrimlnstlon againat other markets and
made the price for all f. o. b that city.
CHICXE MARKET IS VERT FIRM
Not enly chlcksns. but all pullry, la showing
a firm tone aloft the I f treet. Hens are selling
en.erelly at 2 8c a pound. Home Indian Runner
ducks sold at 30c for old stock, while young
su ck would probably go at 85c.
. AftPABAGl'8 SUPPLIES ARE SHORT
. , , . .
Very 'short supplies of
' along the street, due to the cold weather. Best
kJig green stock ts selling generally at x.ov
pet doaen bunches, with some business as high as
11.78. .
2EW. POTATOES ECLIXO EASIER
Slightly easier tone la showing for new po
tatoes here. Bales of Early Rose are general at
7 1 fie a pound. White stock la bringing more
tl an thia in a limited way. but the bulk of the
demand is for red stuff.
TOO TRADE' CONTINUES TO LAO
Trade In the egg market eontinuea to lag, but
no real price changes are indicated for the day.
Receipt continue quite fair, but quality in some
instances shows signs of holding back by the
etuhtry.
BUTTER SITUATION MIXED HERE
Butter market is mixed in tone, but prices In
dira t no change for the day. The output is
slcwly increasing, and thers .are signs in some
quarters of a reduction, but elsewhere the Situa
tion indicates steadiness.
BfllEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE
Florin and Sacramento strawberries firm at
$3. -10 crate.
All canned milk except Carnation at $5.30;
latter at 85.40.
(lid potatoes and onions very weak, with no
outnlde business.
New California onions selling fair at 4e pound.
' Nominal offerings of apples selling freely at
. high prices.
WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Weather bureau advises: Protert shipments
during the next 80 hours agsinU tbe following
minimum temperatures: lining north, 44 degrees;
northeast over S. P. A 8. R. It.. 30 degrees; east
ti Hakti, 34 degrees, and south to Ashland, 40
degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland to
morrow about 40 drgrees.
tOuur G PRICES IN PORTLAND
These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers.
except aa otherwise noted:
Dairy Products
BrTTER Selling price: Creamery prints in
paraffins wraiiperx. extras. 4tc; prime firsts.
42e; firsts, 41 Vic: cubes, lc less; cartons, le
.additional; dairy, 83 He lb.; buying price, cubes,
a m in Be
HI TTKRFAT Portland deliver basis. No. 1
. sour cream. 43c. -
CIIKKHK Helling price: Tillamook freh Ore
gon fancy full cream triplets. S5V4K20c lb.
Young America. 20 H 27 Vie. Prices to Jobbers:
' Tillamook triplet. 23 He: Young America,
Knl I. a. t. Lone and Curry. Prices to job
bers, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets. 23o: Young
America. 24c; brick, 85c; Limburger, 85c; brick
gwi-w. 4 0c lb.
EOtiS Selling price: Cae count. 80o per
J . - . Ti . . ... . 1 1 n 1 1 i
a'wrni ciifiii m v, di ic. oeiune price,
selected, candled, BTe; selected., in cartons. 3 Me.
MVS POULTBT Nominal. Hens. 27 28c;
broilers, 40 45c; old roosters, 18$ 20c; stags,
20e per lb.; turkeys. 2Mtj80c: dressed fancy.
87e. So. 2. 80c: iqub. 83 dor,. ; gee, live.
suitioo; aurks. 3U ( :; pigeons. gl.bO dor.
Fresh Vegetables and Fruit
FRESH FRUITS Oranges, $4 50 7.00 per
box; bananas, 70THQ lb.;' lemons, 30. 00
7.75 per box; caliaturnta grapefruit $3.00
Florida, go od M o. 70.
BKRH1KH Strawberries Florin Dollars,
J ou; uregon num. 4 per zu basket crate
. Lo Angeles, 32.25 per 15 basket crate.
APPLES: Yellow Newtown extra fancy.
jsia ii.iv, ious 12.UU, mas l.WO: fancy.
163s $1.80. Red Cheeks exra fancy. 8 -tier
$3 60; 4 tier $2.25. 4Vs-tir $2.00. 188
$3.15.
DRIED FRC1TS: Dates Dromedary. $5.25;
Fsrda, $2 50 crate. Raiains Three-crown loose
Muscatel, 10c lb. in 60 lb. boxes. Figs $8.60
. . box for to 4-ox. packages.
ONIONS Selling price to retailer: Or.enn
No. 1. $1.25; No. 3. 75$1.00; csrload price
ni astociaiwn. si.vo 1. o. o. usrlic. 7o lb,
Onion seta. 120 lb. New crop Cal. Bermuda,
93 uu crate.
POTATOES Selling price: Table stock. But
tianks. $1.0001.25. Buying price: U. S. No.
1, 75a cental, country points. Sweet potatoes.
1 0c lb New potatoes. 7 c.
V EUET a BJ.E8 -Turnips, $1.26 sack; carrots.
81.15W1.25 sack; beet. $2.252 50 sack;
penniiw, il.vh sacs; caooage, ) (g Be In.
green oyilons. 23c dosen bunches; peppers, 803
sac 10.; neaa lettuce, ..o crate; celery,
81.00 dosea: - artichokes. 85ets90n dosen:
' cucumbers, hothouse. $1.76 9 2.00 doaen, toma
toes, aiexican, j,uumii;j lug; egg plant, 25c
in: aniaragus, iouifi.7a dozen bunches
' rhnbarb. 8 (g 4c lb.; cauliflower, local, 81.50
175; sprouts. 12 He lb.; green peas, 78c
per id.; noraeraaisn, xxke 10.; spinach, OH
8o lb.
Meat, Fish and Provisions
COl'NTRY MEATS Selling nrice : Countrv
killed best hogs. 2323He; ordinary, 22 23c
id.; nest vesi, iir; ordinary real, 1U ($ 1 V H c;
rough heavy. 12 H 13c; gnats, lOtftll'c;
lamb. 33c; mutton, 16. 18c; beef, 13 gj 22o lb.
20 lb.
SMOKED MEATS TUmi, 27 9 88cj break
. .. fat bacon, 88 49c; picnics, 24c ; cottage roll,
80c; abort clean. SO 33c; Oregon export.
. smoked. 3.1c lb.
PACKEHS' MEATS Fancy steer beef, 85e;
fancy cow beef. 24o; fresh spring limb. 40a;
bt yearlings, 29c; hogs, 2Be lb.
LARD Standard, 28 He lb.; lard compound.
'V.. $e
OYSTERS Olympta. gaL, $4.60; canned
eastern 3c ran, $8.40 doa. cans; eastera. gaL.
. solid peck. $3 50.
FRESH FISH Dressed flounders, e; Chl-
nook, lo ; perch, 78e; soles. 7c; salmon
" trout, 18c; halibut, lK20c; black cod. He;
herring. 6e; smelt. 8e; clams, hard shell. 4e lb.;
82 75 box; crsbi, $1.75260 per do.; Co
1 luiubia smalt. 51. 00 box; shad. 14a
Groceries
SUGAR Cube, $9.60 H : powdered. $8 B7H.
.fruit or berry, $7.87 H; D rcllow. $7.27 H;
granulated. $7.87 H ; beet. $7.77 H I extra O.
. 87 62 H; golden C, $7.87 H.
. HONEY New. $6.00 ease.
RICE Japan style. No. 1. 9H94e; New
Orleans bead, 10H10tke; blue rose. 10
. SALT Coarse half ground, 100s $16 80
' ton, 80s, 917.25; table dairy. 80s, $20.00;
100s, $19 60; bsles, $2.70; fancy table and
. dairy, $26.25; lump rock, $20.00 too.
i BEANS--Caliiornla (Hales by Jobbers) : small
. white, 10 14a; large white. 13c; pink, 94o:
, ; Lima, 15 He; bayou, 10 Vc; red. 11c, Ore
! girti beena (buying price): White ratchine
. cleaned, 8 H 06; hand picked, ft H 10c.
New. Perkins Hotel
Flftb and Wainlngton Sta
: Clog to Wholesale gad in Canter of
Retail Dletrlet,
Baiea 7A per Day Up.
Special Low Rates to
; .".-. J Permanent (uestt -
PALACE HOTEL
Clean, eulet. modern, homelike xureT slaaiiit,
' Free hue from all asoota, ftatea na aa na na
fee day. 44 eVasninftea rejtar m
MerotiaMa' Weaoquarters. . .
IN WHEAT MARKET NOT LIKELYTO BE ALLOWED
Country Beef -Sells
High on the :
Wholesale Market
Front street lm developed into rood
market for country killed beef, and almost
Sny sort erf offering will mil tt ltd t pound.
(Jood quality country dressed cow bef sella
around 20 21c a pound, with good ball beef
at 17c. On this bssi good steer beef would
ell around 22 ( 23c pound. At the name
time there in an excellent demand for coun
try killed mntton around 16 & 18c a pound,
and Hiring lambs at 35c a pound for beat
dressed.
Salmon Catches in
River Are Smaller
With Higher Water
Hauls In the Willamette and; Colum
bia Below Expectations
Quality Very Good.
Catches of salmon in both the Columbia
and Willamette riven are father small at this
time, due to the mine water.- Canning opera
tioru on the lower Columbia ark limited and
there Is no hope of an increased output until
the river again starts to drop.
Unusually fine quality is shown In the present
catches, th bsn not only being hard and sound,
but generally of rather large size. Demand is
go keen that values are held at the opening
mark.
While it is not believed that the price set
for llHhermen by the food administration caused
any to keep their gear out of the river, still
the complaints of fishermoa are loud and the
matter will likely be settled at an early date.
Catches of halibut are increasing along the
wvai, Willi UCDW1W kuuu iu iJru;f)a iiuiuuig
substantially the same aa during the previous
week. .
Canned salmon market has not yet opened
for the season here and formal prices will not
likely be named for some time.
Break in Corn
And Oats Early
In Chicago Trade
By Joseph Prftehard
Chicago, May 10. (L N. 8.) With an ad
vance of He in the May corn future there
was little in the market to encourage holders.
July corn sold off 2 'A J 2 , and oata showed
declines of 1 4 c for the day. Premium
on oats were lower. No. 3 white selling at 3 ft
over early down to 2c over late. Standards
at 24 c over early, off to 2&c late. Corn
was unchanged to 10c higher, the lower grades
holding up well. Hog products were 12 H
70c lower, pork being the weakest product of
the list.
Chicago, May 10. (I. N. !SV The grain
market was steady at the opening today, but
general selling ia oats caused a break which I
influenced corn also. The break in oats took
place on heavy selling of Msy. Scattered com
mission house buying strengthened corn at the
start, but later the local element took the sell
ing side when the weakness in oats developed.
July opened at 147 H to 147 H and May at
127 H.
Trading in provisions was rather light and
the market somewhat firmer at the start, but
the weakness in grain led to selling and pro
duced a reaction.
Hog prices are the highest of the year.
Chicago range of prices by United Press:
CORN.
Open. High: I-ow.
Close.
127H
145 U
74
Msy 127 H 127 H 127 H
July
17 147 H 14iTH
OATS.
7H 70 14 74 H
,73 . 73 71
, 68 i 08 14 0H
PORK.
Msy
June
July
71 i
00 H
May
July
4520
4575
2527
25S7
4576 4575
LARD.
4505
May
I July
2587 2587 2365
RIBS.
2447 2417 2425
May
2365
'2427
July
DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST
San Francisco Market .
San Francisco. May 10. tU. P.) Butter
Extras, 40 He
Eggs Extras. 40c; extra firsts. 39 He: first.
8 be; extra pullets, 38c; extra first pullets.
37 He. ;
Cheese California flats, fancy, 21c.
Los Angeles Market.
Tos Angeles, May 10. (I. N. S.) Butter-
California creamery extras. 89c.
Egg Extras, 89c; case count. 38c; Pal
let. 87c.
Chlcag-o Dairy Produce
Chicago, May 10. tl. N. S.) Butter Re
ceipts 5451 tubs. Creamery extra, 42c; firsts.
39r41c: packing stock, 38 W 3Uc.
Ecas Receipts Id.OBB eases, Current receipts
81 32c; ordinary first. 81 ( 32c; firsts, 82 H
33 He; extra, 35c.
Southern Paelfle Dividend
San Francisco, Cal.. May 10. (O. P.I
The directors of the Southern Pscific Railroad
company have declared the regular quarterly
dividend of 81.60 a share, payable July 1, the
company announced today. '
San Francisco Grain Market
San Francisco, May 10. (U. P.) Cash
giain
Barley Per cental, feed. $3.15 3.30.
Oats Per cental, red feed, $3.109 3.20.
New York Sugar and Coffee
New York. May 10. (U. P.) Coffe
Spot No. 7 Rio, 8Tc; No. 4 Santos. 11c.
Sugar Centrifugal, $6,005.
CANNED MILK Carnat'.on, $5.40; Borden.
$5.30; Aster, $5.80; Eagle. $9.00; Libby
. ... . - 1 1 a k .a r
fO..B, i riuu.11, wis.
COFFEE Roasted, 15 H 88c In sacks or
drums. .
SODA CRACKERS Bulk. 18c lb.
NUTS Budded walnuts. 25 H 2e per lb.:
almonds. 19H20e; filberts, 22o In sack
lots; peanuta, 20021c lb. ; pecans, 17c lb.
Mops, Wool and Hides
HflM Nominal, 1917 crop. 16 18c lb.
HIDES Salted. 25 lbs. and up. 12c; salted
hull. HO lbs. and up. 10c; salted and green
kip, 15 to 85 lbs., 12c; salted and green calf up
to lo Ids.! 21c; erven omen. a ids. ana up.
' men stags, ou ids. ana up. e: arv flint.
9Ha: dr flint calf. up. to 7 lbs., 28c: dry salt.
20c; dry horse bides, each. $1.23 1.60; salted
horse htdes, eacii. ao.vu ts e.uu; norsensir, tail.
25c; horsehair, mane, 10c: cry long wool pelts,
40c; dry short wool pelts, 23 30c; salted anc
mh uelts (April takeoff). $3.00 0 4.00 each
dry sheep shearlings, each, 25$ 50c; dry goats.
long batr, ZDC; ury goal soaariuigs, eacn, low
$0c; dry snort nair gosi, eacn, aucwai.uu.
WOOL All prices nominal.
rMITTIM OR CASCARA BARK Buvine
price for car jots. .
'iALiLsrn .iu. aw. a, a i c , grease.
10c ID-
UOHAIR 1917. 4050o lb.
Ropee, Faints, Oils
ROPE Sisal, dark, 24e; white. 23 He fit
Standard Manila. 82o.
LlNSriKU uiir-naw. dob, si.bj gal; kettle
boiled, bbls., 81.69; raw, cases, $1.77; boiled.
11 79 aaL : lota of 250 axis. lass.
COAL OIL waver wmie, in arums or Iron
bbl., lOe gsx ; cases, zuc gaj.c
GASOLINE iron bbjs., lie; cases, tie
.min distillate, iron bbis, 12c: cases. S
WHITE LEAD Ton tots. 12c lb.; 000 lbs.
ItUa.
TURPENTINE Tanks, 66c; eases. 75c; 10
ease lots, xe ics.
WIRE NAILS Basic price. $8.88.
Butter Specials!
Kxtra fancy creamery, 90c Good
creamery butter. 80c. Cheese. 2iu it
Erks. 39c dox. City Butter Market. 17J
sin si., opp. posioince. (Adv.j
SEED BE1ANS
ATTENTION, FARMERS !
Beans will fo nigh nest year. Get your
seed now. ' W have all varieties. Get
our prices perore Duying.
S: H. HARRIS & CO.
4U-1S Front St Portland, Or.
WHEAT TRADING DN
EXCHANGE IS OUT OF
THE QUEST!
Ko Resumption of Operations Possi
ble. Under Prevailing Coudition of
Set Prices Gaoong -Says No In
creased Grinding Permitted.
KORTHWE8T GRAIN
RECEIPTS
-tars-
Wheat, Barley. Flour. Oata. Hay.
2 . 10 2 7
Portland. Fri. .
Year azo .....
6
3695
6328
44
17
6304
6897
43
4716
4814
2 1, 8
889 1148 1443 249
230 j.351 2201 2417
I I
Season to date. .
l ear ago.
Tacoma Than.
Year ago.
Season to date .
Year ago
Seattle. Thurs.
Year ago
Season to date.
Year ago
10
120
8
. . 292 138
616 1851
7 ... 10
2 is
323 TTIOS 1073 8069
314 1514 1291 8086
No resumption of trading on the exchanges
of the country is likely ' during tlie'1018 crop
aea&on for wheat, according to those in closest
touch with tbe administration.
Efforts of the grain trade to secure conces
sions which would allow trading in thia cereal
met with absolute ''refusal, as had been ex
pected. With act prices named, as well as
other conditions under which the crop will be
moved, it would be an impossibility to resume
trading on tbe open markets.
The highly fluctuating prices for oats on the
Merchants Exchange are not Influenced by any
material demand for supplies here, but to the
action - of the eastern trade. There Is bo eats
trading here to epesk oC Barter continues arm-
leered and all efforts to sell local milling stuff
bare met with failure.
Joseph W. , Uenong. milling commissioner.
advisee:
. Mills are now advised that they cannot be
permitted any further increased grind. Agree
ment mills who have signed proposition one are
limited to 1 1U per cent of then allotment.
Tbcfce agreement mills who have not aimed
proposition one are limited to 90 per cent of
their allotment. If there . are any chance in
uiese instructions, we will advise mills later.
These instructions are sent to you so that
yon can make due allowance for sufficient flour
to supply your local demands until new crop
grinning.
Kl-OCR Selling price: Patent. 810.00: bar
ley flour. $133 13.50: Willamette valley, $9.00;
local straight, 39.AO; bakers local $9.80 & 10.00;
Montana spring wheat, patent. $10.40 910.80;
whole wheat, $9.60; graham, $9.40; rye flour.
813.50: oat floua. 313.00 1 S. 25 ter hunL
HAY Buyinc price, new croo: Wiliiaxaetta
timothy fancy. $24.00 per ton; Eastern Oregon-
vtasiungion fancy timothy. 330.00; alfalfa,
$23.00; valley vetch. ; cheat. $23.00;
Clover, sza.UU ton; grain, 823.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta,
24Vv25e in car lots; less amount-), higher.
MILLSTUKFS Bran, $30.000 30.50; shorts.
t:.uu2.u; middlings, 839.OO0S9.oO ton.
HUIAEU UATB Fer ton. 873 0 74.
KOLLED BARLEY Per ton. 875 t 76.
CORN Whole. $7; cracked. $77 per ton.
I Merchants Exchange May bids:
I OATS
Fri. Thur. Wed. Toe. Mon. Sat.
IBIS 191.7 1918
Feed
6200 5300 6350 0100 5800 6000 6200
Thirty day delivery was ouoted:
No. 2 feed. oata 6200
Lantern oata ana corn in bulk:
OATS -
White No. 3
White 38 clipped
No. 3
Clipped
5800
5350
6300
6350
CORN
No. 3 yellow 6200
No. 3 mixed 6130
Yellow ... 6200
Mixed 6150
Valley Wheat Looks Good.
That the Willamette valley wheat crop looks
good is the report from various section. B.
A. Hinshaw, general freight agent ot Ut South
ern Pacific, furnishes the following report
of agents on crops:
Albany Small grains are o. healthy ap
pearance and making fairfly good progress.
Acreage of wheat indicates 20 per cent increase
over last year. Oat acreage will be same as
last year. Indications are that potato acreage
will show a 25 per cent increase over last year.
Bean acreage will evidently, without a doubt,
show an increase of 30 per cent over last year.
Hay and pastures making fair arowth. IJeht
rain irndey was very beneficial to all growing
crops. It is the opinion of fruit grvwer thst
tlits district will have a bumper crop this sea
son, despite damage by frost, which was not
great as was thought to have been earlier i..
the season, peaches being more affected than any
other fruits.
Newberg AU small grains In this section
making rapid progress. 'Acreage this year will
be about normal. various fruit crops indicate
heavy yield unless something unforeseen de
velops.
Lebanon wheat in this section in good con
dition. Indications are that 23 per eent increase
in acreage as compared with previous year.
Oats making good growth, and acreage will
probably show uuite an increase. Hay and pas
tures all in good condition. Potato acreage
about same as ta.-t year. A welcome rain was
ruceived In this vicinity Friday, although not of
any great consequence, but will be very bene
ficial to growing crops.
Monroe Crop prospects In this vicimtv ex
cellent. Recent showers have been very bene
ficial. Acreage small grains estimated 120 Der
cent of normal. All fruits appear to be in
good condition, and a heavy yield is expected.
Paftturage and hay making good growth.
ttooaDurn vv earner conditions during oast
two weeks ideal for preparing ground and cul
tivating crops. Light rain Friday was very
beneficial to all crops. Indications are oormal
acreage with prospects of heavy yield.
' Eugene Crop conditions are very good in
this section. Good rainfall during the week
has changed conditions very materially. With
tavoraDie weatner crops will make rapid prog
ress. Grass is making good growth, and fur
nishing good pasturage for stock. Fruit pros
pects are very good and present indications are
that damage from frost was not as great as
anticipated.
Salem While rainfall one week was ant
heavy, it was very beneficial to all crops. Acre
age small grains indscate 125 per cent of nor
mal. Estimated tliat 'potato acreage will be
about same as last year. Conservative etl-
mates as to extent of damage by frost indicate
that loss was not as great at originally sup
posed, except that peaches seem to be demaged
more than other fruits. It ia the belief of the
growers tnat the prune crop was uoi uu
to any great extent.
Umpqga Valley. .
Roseburg Rainfall durina neat eounle of dava
about one-half inch and very beneficial to all
crop. Ground was getting quite dry. Wheat
acreage indicates 100 per cent of normal. Oat
acreage izu per eent of normal. Both msk
lng rapid growth, licld of peaches and pears
estimated to be 50 per cent of normal, owing
to frost. Indications are prunes will yield about
same aa last, year.
Rogue River Valley.
'Med ford Practically all spring crops are in
ground and grain is looking well and making
good growth, regardless of continaied dr snell.
which was broken Friday, no frost occurring
wiuiin toe pan ten oars, indications are that
apple yield will not be as heavy as last year,
owing io uie conunuea arougnt.
POTATOES ALL ALOXO THE COAST
San Francisco Market
San Francisco. May 10. C. P.l
Per cental, brown or yellow. 75 0 85c.
Potatoes Per cental. Delta. I1.2IALBO. re-
perked; Oregon Rurbanks, 31. 40 1.55; Nevada
ouroana, ti.vvw X.OV.
' Los Angeles Market.
Los Angeles. May 10. (I. N. S.) Potatoes
Northern Rurbanks, 51.60; locals, 31.40
1.50: Idaho Rtisseta. 81.4501.60: new. 5
5tte; sweets. 82.00 lug.
Xrw fork Metal Market
New York. May 10. I. N. 8.) Metals:
Lead-Quiet ; spot. 7T.12Hl May, $6.80
bid.
Spelter Firm; spot. May, June. July and
August. 87.10 7.26.
St. Louts Metal Market
St. Louis. May 10. tL N. S.) Lead
Steady. 86.85.
Spelter Firm, $7.i"H.
Liverpool ; Cotton Pirn
Liverpool. May 10. L K. S-)-f Spot cotton
was quiet today.
Prices I firm. Sales, 3000
bales.
LIBERTY BOND SALES
Liberty bends sold ta New York:
8tt 1st 4 2d4
Katurday .... . 98.94 - -98.06 96.08
Monday 98.88 8. 04 96 00
Tuesday ...... 98.94 05.96 - 95.90
Wednesday ... 98.93 95 90 98.84
Thursday,'; ,v 98.88 ,? 95.94 .95.86
4U
. . .
98.40
Friday
98.94 93.90 93.84
ON NOW
Rice Prices Up
N On Rumors That
Imports to Stop
Rice prices are going up with leaps end
hounds, and the end of the advancing period
is by no aseana in sight. Report from some
sources indicate that the government may
stop the importation of rice. If thia ia done
higher prices may - be expected, a southern
rice glowers are by no mean aa verse to ad
vancing .quotation with the increased call for
their product, Japan style has been lifted to
8H e pound here.
Shippers Implored '
To Keep Veal Calves
Until Market Cleans
All' Record Receipts Broken Durina
Last 2i Hours and Great
Surplus Is lleld.
The avalanche of veal calves to the Front
street trade eontinuea and the receivers are
wondering what they are going to do with all
the stuff.
Receipts during the last 24 hours broke all
previous high records and. with the buyers well
supplied, it is exceedingly difficult for receivers
to get from under the heavy load.
While price are again reduced, with top
veals, even in small lot, down to 17e a pound.
it ia no longer the question of price ia making
sales alnog the wholesale way at this time, tout
of discovering some buyer who by chance may
need a few animals.
Northern markets are also blocked with ship
ments from here and are out of the buying at
this time.
Leading receiver Implore shippers to keep
their calves at home at least for a few days.
and give the market a chance to clean up.
Then they will probably secure better prices
for their offerings.
Steel Common Hits
New High Record
In N. Y. Market
MARKKT CLOSES IRRKQULAN
Maw York. Mv 10. (I. N. S.) The stack
market closed Irregular today, with most of the
steel Industrials reacting about 1 point. Steal
common reacted to 107 and closed at 10SV
Baldwin Locomotive was finally 854. and aeth
lehem Steel B 86'.
Dtstlllera became active an4 strong In the last
half hour, moving 'torn, over 2 points to S7
closing only V under this. Southern Faclflo
closed at SS and Allit-Chalmar at 80 V. The
new Liberty 4 Y I sold down to 98.40.
New York, May lu. L N. 8.) Trading
was extremely bri-k at the oining of the atork
market today, with various Issuea advancing,
while others were in mjiply at substantial con
cessions. Jntere-t continued concentrated
steel common, which atarted with sales at 107
to 1064 and then made a sharp advance to
lOO's. again lifting its high record for the
year.
There was a constant changing of ton in
other issues. I'nion Pscific moving up one
point to 1 24 H. 'with a quick reaction
123 H. New Haven advanced over one point
to 84 Vk and dropped to 33 in the next fe
minutee.
Tobacco Product was In steady demand, ad
vancing to-above 60, a gain of over one pnin
There was much in the market movement dur
ing the early trading to indicate that a condi
tion approaching imnlc had been created in the
bear ranks and that many of those who still
maintained a short pwution in the market were
being forced to cover because of exhaustion of
renourcea. New York Central msde an advance
of 1 to 73 Vs. Southern Pact tic rose to
83.
Liberty 4s sold at 05 81. while the SHs sold
at 08.94.
Trading in stocks during the forenoon wa
the largest noted so fsr on this movement, the
transactions in the firtt hour amounting to a
L round 450.0O0 , share. Steel common, after
selling at lOUt, rose m iuui. lonowea ny
a reaction of 1 poinL The other steel indus
trials made gains of a round two point. To
bacco Product moved up 1 H to 61. and there
wa persistent buying of New York Central,
which rose nearly two points to 73 H .
The Initial transactions in the IJberty 4 'i s
were made at 39'.. 10, from which the price
dropped to 308.50 on large transactions. . It
wa aaid that the selling came from out of town
banks.
Early in the afternoon Steel common touched a
new high record for the year of 109. At this
price the stork waa over 3 points above tbe low
of the morning.
Furnished by Overberk A. Cooke Co.. 216-217
Board of Trade building:
Open. Close-
Allia Chalmers, r 2 T
American Beet Sugar 04
311 i
ltt
45tt
7tt
34 tt
r6
81 4
112
54 tt
67 tt
85 tt
854
63 tt
86 4
19
16
148
67 H
66
42H
48S
484
American tan. e 43
American Car Foundry, c..... 79
American Linseed, c 34 's
American Locomotive, c ,60
American Smelter, c HI tt
American Sugar, c 109S
American Woolen, e 54
Anaconda Mining Co 67
Atchison, c .... S3
Raldwin Locomotive, e US i
Baltimore eV Ohio, c ....... . 58 V
Bethlehem Steel. R 88 tt
Butte & Superior 19 S
California Petroleum, common . . 1 H
Canadian Pacific 1474
Central Leather, common 68 tt
Chesapeake ec Ohio 594
Chicago. Milwaukee V St. Paul. 4 2 U
Chino Copper
48
Colo. Fuel aV iron, common.
, 4Si
, 40 tt
. .684
. 65
. 15S
. 30 Tk
.14R
.118X4
. 45tt
. 30 tt
. 914
.' is"
. -80 Ti
.131 V.
. 54
. 24 '4
33 K
UK
60 4
26
97
484
2 2 le
20 tt
84 tt
72tt
1064
87
44
44 H
54 tt
60 tt
26 tt
66
87 4
88 tt
21
37 tt
85
28 tt '
167,
162
59 tt
1234
. 674
.197
63
474
Stt
ltt
23 H
94
42 tt
1.7V
Cora Products, common
Crucible Steel, common
Dti-tillers
Erie, common
F.rie, first preferred ........
General Electric ,
General Motors
Goodrich Rubber...
Great Northern Ore Lande. . .
Great Northern, preferred . . .
Greene Can
Hide & leather, com moil . . .
Ice Securities
Industrial Alcohol
Inspiration
Int. Mer. Marine ,
Kennecott Copper
arkawanna Steel ,
Lehigh Valley
Maxwell Me tors, c
Mexican Petroleum
Midvale Steel
Missouri Pacific ,
Nevada Consolidated
New Haven
New York Central ,
Norfolk h. Western, e
Northern Pacific . .
Pennsylvania Railway . . . .
People's Gas
Pittsburg Coal, c
40 tt
69 H
67
15tt
0V
140
130
444
81
91 tt
'H ' '
81
180 tt
63 tt
23
. 32 tt
85 H
60
26
884
49
22 S
20 tt
83
72tt
106 tt
87tt
44
44
63 tt
60 tt
25 '4
564
;86tt
' 874
21
36
Pressed Steer Car. e..-. .
Ray Cons. Copper.
Railway Steel Springs
Reading, c
Republic I. A S . c
Itock Island
Slodebaker. c
southern Pacific
Scut hern Railway, e..
Tennessee Copper
Texaa Oil
Tobacco Product .........
I'nion Pacific, c
V. S. Rnbber. c
United State Steel, e
Utah Copper .'
Virginia Chemical, e ..... .
Wabaah
Wabash A
Wabash B
W. U. Telegraph
Westinghouse Electric. . . . ,
Willys Overland
So
" 28 H
17
160tt
60 tt
124 tt
67tt
108 tt
H2 tt
474
8tt
41tt
28 Vk
94
42
17tt
Ex-div. 3 per cent
NEW CROP COTTON SALES
ARE MADE TO LIVERPOOL
New York, May 10. II X. S) Liverpool
wa a buyer of new crop positions at the open
ing of the cotton market today, which gar
the market, a steady tone, with first pries t
ti' 12 points higher. Com mission houe later
added their support and price showed gain of
18 to 26 point at the end of the first 16
uinutes.
The eloe was weak at set advene of 19
to 27 points except May which wa 3 point
lower.
Furnished by Overbeek A Cook Co., 216-217
Board of Trade building:
. -r Open.
High.
21630
Low.
3543 ,
Close.
2668
SS4A
2664
2650
2584
3378
I January . . , .
. .... 2650
I March . . i
IMSV 2058 .2693 264A
Uuly ..,.,.,... 2628 2724 . 2622 T
(trtoher . . ... . . , 2570 2656 2552
December : 2655 2643 - 2543 '
New York spot market 2316. arjebanged.
OVERSTOCKVORRIES'
HOG TRADt EAST
IS
Loral Trade Has II ore Than Its Re-
quiremerits and There Is Little D
ire Jor Supplies Cattle Are Dull
With Values Holding.
AGAIN
ADVANCED
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep
Friday 7S 194 21 855
Tlanday 883 87 79
Wednesday 286 135 2 89
Tuesday . . . 292 CS 16 234
Monday 1804 140 123 20
Katurday 231 236 8 102
Week ago 600 334 24 1170
Year age 1037 15 17
Two years ago. . . . K23 20. . IT 134
Three years ago. . . 416 118 1013
Four years ao... 630 82 29 289
A plain ease of overstock ia what is hurting the
loral market for swine at this time. While the
eastern trade was indicating the highest value of
the year and was firm at that, recent prices on
the North Portland market were scarcely main
tained. It took exceptional ouality to bring top
figures here, for the very good reason that killers
are filled with suppUea.
While the price of hogs haa been lowered, there
bas been no change as yet in pork products here.
General bog market range;
Prime mixed ; 817.40 17.50
Ucuiug mixed 17.00 17 2
Rough heavies 16.00 416.23
Pig 14.40 15.50
Cattle Trad Quiet
California eontinuea to send cattle In this di
rection, and theea formed tbe only full carload
lota in that divudon for the day. although some
mixed car offerings were reported in.
Trend of the cattle market is inclined to dull
nese. although prices are steady for good stuff.
General cattle range:
Prime steer 815.23 ) 18.50
Good to choice steer 14.0O15O0
Medium to good steers . 12.00 013.00
Fair to medium steers 9.50 at IS. SO
Common to fair steers 8.00 9.00
aledium to good cows and heifers 8 00 a 10 O0
Choice eows and boilers 13 00 14 00
Common to aood eows and heifers S.OOs 8.00
Canners 0 a.oo
Hulls 11.50
Calves 8.75 18.00
Blockers and f ders 8.00 010.00
Mutton Remains Steady
Trade in the mutton division ef the North.
Portland yards shows a light volume, but under-
U lie ia steady, with former price generally main
tained. Steadineaa wa generally indicated in the east
ern sheep pens for the dsy.
General sheep and lamb range:
Esst of. mountain lambs 817.50918.80
Valley lambs 17.001800
Yearlings -m 1 .Von 1 5 50
Wethers .7 13 0013.B0
Ewes 12.00 12.60
Shorn sheep and lambs 1 tt to 2o less than
loads.
Friday Livestock Shipper
Cattle G. W. Lvrriger. Durham. CaL. 4
load'.
HogsM. K I -out ham. kloatague. CaL. 1 load.
Cattle and calves M. Walker, Glen Ferry.
Idaho. 1 load: B. M. Reck. lone. 1 load.
Mixed stuff M I- Forrester. Tsngent. 1 load
cattle, hogs and sheep; Hoot A: Snodgrass. Leb
anon. 1 load cattle, celvee, hogs and sheep:
J Owenby, Gridley. Cal.. 1 load cattle, calves
and hogs: C. P. llembree. Monmouth. 1 load
cattle, ealvee and hogs: C. H. Fsrmrr. McCoy, 1
load hngv and sheep: F. R. Decker, Kilrerton. 1
load cattle, calves, hogs and sheep; W. A. Gren
wald. Kooskia, Idaho, 3 loads cattle, cal res and
hog.
I'nited State' bureau of markets reports live
stork kiaded Mar 9 in carloads, doable deck
counted a two cars:
Cattle and Mixed
Oalves. Hog. Sheep. Stock. Tot.
Total 1517 1272 719 249 8839
On week ago... 2214 1767 686 281 3023
Four weeks ego. . 1871 2028 490 294 4774
State origins of livestock loaded May 10:
For Portland
California
3
1
12
21
10
12
1
Idaho L
Ortgon 3
Totals Portland 6
One week ago. ... 14
Four weka ago
For Seattle
California 6
Idaho 11
Washington 1
Totals 8eattle. . 18
19
2
6
One week ago. . . 1
Four weeka at J. . 2
Thursday Afternoon gales
HOGS
lo. Ave. lbs. Price. No Ave. lbs. Price
10 260 317.50 I 9 205 117.25
8 61 17.25 11 191 17.25
4 237 17.00 18 122 17.23
2 880 10.25 8 186 "17 60
4 210 17.25 11 183 17.25
3 227 17.23 1 210 16.10
1.... 2O0 17.25 1 820 17.00
2 225 17 25 2 170 17.10
1..., 280 17. OO 8 10 17.25
4.... 211 17.25 7 192 17.23
8 177 17.25 4 187 17.25
5.... 190 17.23 6 212 17.60
14 174 17.50
Friday Morning gale
RCLLS
1 1450 8 6.50 I 1 1220 8 9 00
1 890 6.50 1
I STEERS
10 1350 315.00 6 $13.73
HEIPT.RS
1 1090 812.60
COWS
1 1860 $12.00 1 1050 $ 0 00
1 942 9 50 1 876 7 50
1 960 5' 50 I 2 840 4 00
CALVES
2 875 $ 9.00 1 130 8 9 60
HOG 8
No Ave. lbs. Price. I No. Ave ltr. Prioe.
7 20L $17.40 3 187 $17.25
7 216 17 25 I 7 174 17 OO
2 166 817.25 I . 1 350 617.76
4 140 16.75
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICKS
'
Cllca Hots. 818.2S.
Chicago, 1U. May 10. (L N. S ) Hog
Receipts. .23.000; strong. 6 9 10c higher.
Mixed sect butchers. $17,50 6)18.20; good
heavy, $16.80(518.50; rough heavy, 816. KO
17.15; light. 817.651R25; pigs. 3 14.85 y
17.60; bulk. 617.80 e 18.10. .
Cattle Receipt. 4000; steady. Beeves, $10
9)17.50 eows and heifen. $6.80914.10;
stockera and feederj. $8.90 912.00; calves.
S8W14.
Sbeepr
western, 20.80.
Receipts. 6000; steady. Native sod
$12.80916.60; lambs. $15,509
Omaha Hoes, $17.40.
Omaha. Neb.. May 10. fl. N. 8.) Hi
Receipts. 7800; higfier. Toys $17.40; range.
S17S1T.40: mixed. bit. 10 4 17.25 : aood
-I -- IHAI-ll IK n-oh atVAlV IA.
lights.' 317.15917.40;' bulk. $17.19 17.30;
pigs. 313 9 IS- .
Cattle Receipts, 1400; steady. Beeves.
813.60917.26; cows and heifers. $7-506
18.50; stocker and feeders, 87.50913.25;
calves. $9 912.76.
-Sheep Receipts. 1600; steady. Wethers.
$14.60917; yearkings. 617.609 16.75; lambs,
818 9 20.20; ewes. 613 916.
Ranees City News, 817.70.
Kansaa City. May 10. (I. N 8.) CatU
Receipts, 160U; nothing good; steady.
Hog. P.eeeiU. 60O0; 6 910e higher. Top,
817.70: bulk, 817.40917.00; heavies. $17.26
917.60; mediums. $17.40017.70; lights.
$17.86917.66; stock pigs, $17917.50.
Sheep Receipts. 1000; steady. Lambs, $19
9 20.
Dearer Hoe 817.30
I waver. Colo.. May 10. (C. P.) Cattle
Reeelpes 700. steady. Steers. $18.009 12.60:
cow and heifers, $8.00914.00: stocker and
feeders. $6.00913.50; calves. $10.009 16.00.
Hoc Receipts 600, steady. Top, $17.80;
bulk. $17.00 fr 17.20
Sheep Receipt 8200. steady. Lambs, $19.00
19.60; ewes. $16.60 916.00.
teettle Hoe. $17.60.
Seattle. May 14. (I. S. a) Hog. r
eeipts. 694: eteedy. Prime light. 3 IT. 50 9
17.60; me4Utun to choice, 81 7.33 9 1 7.60;
rough he vie. 616.60 916.60; pigs. $10,609
16.00. '
Cattle Receipt, 24: steady. . Best steers,
$13914 30; medium to choice. $13912.60;
eomnoa to xoediom, $8911; best cows gad
herters. $9.50 912.60; common to food rows,
87.5098.60; bulls. 88 9 10; calves, $69
13.50. -- . ; r . ,
. Sheep None., . ' - ' v.'!- :'' "
' . ... Z. : .. - - . .
.. Seattle, My 10, ILatW: B.7 No. 2? feed
barley, $60 per ton. RecAvta. barley. 3 cars.
TWO
APPLICATIONS
TO OPERATE ROOMING
. ,.-.-
HOUSES ARE
Mayor Changes Vote After Ap
plicant Promises to Operate
Orderly House.
Two applications to operate room In--houses
In Portland were r ran ted by thl ;
city council and one was denied at hear-,
Intra held Thursday afternotta and thia
morning.
The council, by a vote of 3 to 5. denied
the application of J. M. Miller to oper
ate the Grant hotel. 'Washington
street. Mayor Baker and Commissioners
Blfelow and Barbur voting for tbe de
nial and Commissioners Mann and
Kellaher against the denlaL After Mr.
Miller had assured the council that be
would operate his hotel In an orderly
manner, would oust all disreputable
persons who might be residing there at
the present time. Mayor Baker changed
his vote and the application was granted.
The council unanimously granted the
applications filed by the Forrest In
vestment company, to operate four
rooming houses located on Sixth street
and formerly owned by I). B. Lively. Mr.
and Mrs. K. M. McMlllen. the principal
stockholders In the compavny, appeared
before the council and explained the
transfer of property as a complete one,
and proved that Lively would have do
further interest In the hotels. The coun
cil granted the licenses with the stipula
tion that persons secured as managers
ot the hotels must meet with the ap
proval of Chief of Police Johnson.
The four hotels are Rose City hotel,
103 North Sixth street; Golden Kagle
hotel. 92H North Sixth street; Unique
Rooming House. 86 S North Sixth street,
and the Cottage and Orient I looming
House. 101H-103V4 North Sixth street.
An application filed by Jacob Silver
man for a licenser to operate Conradlne
hotel waa denied. Silverman was plan
ning to purchase ,he hotel' If he could
secure a license from the council.
STREETS ISE IS REQUESTED
I ex.- -
Apostolic Faith Erect Tabernacle That
Encroaches on Thoroughfare.
Application for permission to use a
portion of Russet street between Min
nesota and Patton avenues during three
months this summer has been filed
with the city council by the Apostolic
Faith, a religious organisation.
Eight acres of lnd have been leased
by the organisation and in building
a tabernacle, the petition says, a por
tion of the street was Inadvertently
used: Because of the expense It would
tequire to move the building, permis
sion to allow the building to remain
where it has been built is sought. The
petition states the street in question Is
not graaea ana is not used to any
extenL The council will consider the
application next Wednesday.
HEARING GRANTED EMPLOYES
Sewer Workers Discharged When He
fusing to Report for Duty.
The civil service board will grant a
hearing to 10 men discharged from the
department of pubtlo works for failure
to report for duty. The date of the hear
ing hsa not Wen determined, but will be
early In June.-
The discharged men were sewer work
ers and according to Assistant Commis
sioner Johnson, were offered an - oppor
tunity to work for a private contractor
for higher wages, in order that a cer
tain Job could be completed. The men
refused the offer, he claims, and also re
fused to come back Into employ of the
city unless their wages were Increased
from $3.50 to $3 per dsy.
POUND CONTROL AGAIN SOUGHT
Humane Socirly Asserts it Ha Intro
dtirrd Humane Method.
Renewal of the contract between- the
City of Portland and the Oregon Hu
mane society for the operstlon of the
city's dog pound is sought by officials of
the society.
The pound has been operated by the
humane society for the past two years.
under an agreement whereby the city
was given 10 per cent of the proceeds
and the society retained SO per cent- In
a letter addressed to the mayor and
city commissioners, the society claims
thst it has Introduced humane methods
and the money received Is used for
humane .purposes.
Strikes Obstruct
Business in Butte
Plasterer Wast 7 Hoar Day aad Ia
rrease of $1 la Wagest Batebers aad
Retail Clerks Waat Other Hoar.
Butte. Mont.. Ml). II aFfLT. p.)SeV
eral strikes combined today to tie up
a great portion of the business here.
The plasterers' union went out. de
manding a seven hour day and an In
crease In wages of fl.
The Inside electrical workers sre still
striking.
Butchers and retail clerks have asked
for a conference to rearrange working
hours. The bakers union is holding
conference, threatening to stop work.
Work on ths T. M. C. A. and Knight
of Columbus buildings hss been stopped
because of the electrical workers' strike.
PACIFIC COAST BANS STATEMENT
Pev,ia' gUnks
Cleailnga Tx Week.
Tear Are
$ 8.oa4.714.7
3.981.806.T9
2.S3.41.SS
2.?86.42
2.678.619 00
Meneay 9 4.4 1 5.77.75
Tae-4ar 8.3.474.6
Wednesday .. 8.877.42 42
Thnraday .. .Il,4.s
Friday 3.265.21 68
pokes Banks
Clearing
3 1.368.383 0O
463.314. 00
Balances
Clearing
Balance ,
Clearing
Balance
i
Clearing
Seattle Bank!
.$ 4.858.224 ne
1.214.363 00
asks
8 678.7S.OO
131.170.00
San Franalese Sleek.
S 19.718.676
Las A wye lee Bank a
$ 4.473.765
Charts
Money aat Kxehaage
New Tovfc. May 10. L N. 8 Call
money ee the flnor of the New York Stncfc Ex
ehaag today rsled at 6 tt per cent; high 6
per eent; low 3 per eent. I
Tim mosey waa emirt.
Rate war: Sixty Car. per eestf; 9e
day. 6 per eent; fear month, g per coat; dr
month. 6 per seat; 4x sBeertha. 6 per rent.
The market for prime surcssUle paper waa
saO. r
, Can xaoawy ta Loadow today waa 3 tt per
cent. -
Sterling Krehang waa evict wvtb bailiw
la bankers- bin at S4.7S.41 for demand; 34.33
for Sw-dar Wlta. and $4 71 for 0-0a, bflla.
1 , gueev Sew Tetk. 99 tt... ....
I London. 49ttdT ' T. f
GRANTED
Finance : Timber: Industry
Group Number One of live Orrno. State Can Verb AisoclaUoa Will
Meet la Portia) May 23; NoMeetlavS of the Croup Has Beea JleUI
SI are 1511; Election of Officers aad Other Business to Come up. -
Meetlag ef Cress t. State BaakerVj
Aaeoctattoe A meeting of Group 1. Ore ,
gon State Bankers association, will be
herd in the chapter rooms of the Ameri
can Institute of Banking. 423 Oregon
building. May 33. This group embraces
Multrsomaxlt, Washington, Yamhill, Tilla
mook. Clatsop, Clackamas, Columbia
and Hood lUver counties, A luncheon
has been arranged for visiting bexnkcrs
by the Portland Clearing House associ
ation at the Multnomah hotel at 13
o'clock the day of the meeting. No
fixed program has beets arranged, but
bonkers attending are expected to come
prepared to discuss subjects of common
Interest to the banks embraced In the
group. The executive cojpmlttee of the
group urges each bank tit Its Jurisdic
tion to send a representative. Thia ts
tbe group's annual meeting and there
will be an election of officers and oUr
important matters of unusual In tore at
brought up for consider at ion.
Cbroms Ore Bssply la Oregon Largs
quantities of chorme ore are being
shipped from Oregon to automobile man
ufacturers In the eastern stale. The
largest deposit developed st this time
Is located In the John Day canyon, ship
ments being made from Prairie City.
The ore rS found aa float over a wide
area and it la said that school boys
earn from 3 to $3 In an afternoon pick
ing up float ore In the neighborhood of
John Day and Canyon City. The prin
cipal ore body is known as the Iron
King mine. The surface haa been stripped
30 to 40 feet perpend kculerly for a, dis
tance of 80 feet. About 2000 tons have
been broken out ready for hauling- The
value of the ore Is estimated by ex
perts st from $30 to 1 10 a ton.
Serlawat Leather Predsrls Oo to
Loadoa Market A dlsplsy of fir. spruce,
hemlock and cedar products will be
msde by the West Coast Lumbermen's
association at the forthcoming exhibition
of the Royal Institute of Br Men Archi
tects in London. Specimen products
will be collected from the forests and
mills of Oregon and Washington, s-nd
an attractive display will be made. The
West Coast Lumbermen's aaeoclatlon
has just been gidvlsed through the de
partment of commerce at Washington.
D. C. thst arrangements hsve been
completed for an exhibit of American
forest products at this exhibition. This
exhibit U of particular Importanoe Inas
much ss It is being srrsnged with the
view of preparing for the tremendous
amount of reconstruction work thst will
be necessary after the war. It Is re
ported that .London architects and build
ers already are atudylng the uses of
American woods so that they ran begin
their building activities immediately
after tlss wsr is over.
Pierre saty, Watfelsgtea. Read
Hosds Offering will soon be made by
the Lumbermen's Trust company of
17500 bonds of Pierce county. Washing
ton, representing the balance of cost of
the bardsurfaclng of the main county
road between Paysllup and the city lim
its of Tacoma. The county paid ap
proximately 75 per cent of the coet of
the road from funds on hand. These
bonds bear C per cent Interest and will
Youth Weeps;
Too Young to
Join the Army
He entered the local army recruit
ing office In the Worcester building,
head up, chest out and a determined
look on his face.
"I went to enlist." wss his greet
ing. It wss ClaTre Johnson mho hsd
walked in from Vancouver to attend
lo the little formality, but unfortu
nately, the army does not accept
youths of 17 for service.
"Oh. thst is sll light." he assured
Sergeant J. Kreyser, " 1 hsvs my
parents' consent.' and he drew
proudly forth from his pocket a slip
of psper. Bergesnt Kreyser ex
plained to htm that one must be IS
before hs csn enlist in the srmy, even
though his psrents consented. The
boy begged snd entreated, but it was
no use. The recruiting office wss
obdurate.
lie left the office with tears in his
eyes.
"1 don't see why I can't enlist."
shrdl tfcmfwypcmywfnpn
he gulped, "I've got my psrents' con
sent, and I want to go right over to
Germany and get Into the trenchea"
"There goes, a real American cltl
sen." waa the comment of Sergeant
Kreyser.
Soaking Rains Fall
East of .Mountains
Much needed rain fell Thursday over
Kastern Oregon and Eastern Washing
ton. A message received today by W.
C. Wilkes, assistant general passenger
sgent of the Spokane. Portland A Se
attle railway, from Waldo G. Paine,
traffic manager of the Inland Empire
line, atates: "Oood soaklrfg rain all over
our -territory from Pendleton and Walla
Walla to YakUna. including Palouse snd
Camas Prairie. The rain came Just at
the right time and should be a wonder
ful benefit to crops.
Husband Took Best
Horse and Departed
Lebsnon, Msy 10. Mrs. Nora Savage
filed suit for divorce here Thursday
against' John Savags. charging deaer-
i tion. She alleges that he went to the
barn, took the best horse, departed -and
has not returned. Savage Is said to live
In Crook county. Mrs. Savage asks cus
tody of their 6-year-old child and that
her name and the child's be changed to
Sylvester.
Logger Loses .Life
In Fording River
Klamath Fana, Or.. Mar 16. Ard.
lng to Information which reached this
city today. Patrick Dary, of Med ford,
who has been employed for the past
month at the logging camp of Charles
Otey on Sprague river, about 30 miles
north of thia city, waa drowned Tuesday
afternoon while attempting to ford the
river on the back of one of the horses
he was working. . .
Smokehouse. Yields '
Prowler- Rich Haul
Grants Pass, Or., May 10.-rVeff Wlm
er, of Holland, la lamenting the lose
mature serially, en to years after date.
They are the direct obligation of the
county, which haa an assise ad waloaOott
of !M.0Op.0O0 and a total iDdebtednevaj
of leoo.ooo. This debt waa created by
the people to purchase the American
lake military camp grounda for the gov
ernmenC
Hh'agle ladsstry of Or gee aafSaeh.
I agios The shingle Industry prod sees
f3i.ooo.000 In annual revenue for the
states of Oregon and Waahlngton. An
aggregate of 38.000 carloads of shingles
are taken out of Uxeaetwo states each
yeaK Many novel methods of advertle-
lng have been used m building up this
Industry. Through the enterprise of the
shingle branch ot the West Coast lum
bermen's aaeoclallon. one of tbe leading
candy manufacture-re la Seattle baa un
dertaken to pack some of hie choicest
products In miniature shingle boxes made
of red cedar. The box haa every ap
pearance of a reerulatiop bundle of shin
glai, even to the band stick and labeL
By a simple manipulation of the band
stick the top comes open and a. full
pound of delicious chocolate candy is
disclosed. Ia each package ts a tittle
card telling something of the shlngla In
dustry of Western Washington and
Western Oregon. It Informs the pur
chaser thtt the cedar Industry Is a rich
asset to these state. More shtngiea are
produced In the atate of Washington
alone than In all other states combined.
Bails x'atJar for X rtJ Reports '
of R. Q. Dun A Co. for April Indicate av .
continued reduction In the number ef
business fa 11 urea throughout the coun
try, insolvencies for the month being
trOa, with liabilities sggregaUng tli.27L-V
143. These figures contrast with 1143 '
defaults In March for 17.721L aavt
with 10(9 In April, last year, when the
Indebtedness was I12.SI7.211. While the
sum of money Involved by last month's
reverses Is 13.4 per rent above the April.
1917. total. It la the lightest for tbe
period, with that exception, back to
1)07, and the number la the am a Heart of
any month since September, ltlL being
15.3 per cent less than in ApiiL 1317.
Comparing IUt the high point for the
month 2063 failures for 41.17.87t In
April. 1915 the numerical decrease is
fully 66 per rent and the 'falling off la
amount 37.7 per cenL Since January X.
this year. Insolvencies have been II per
cent fewer In number than la the first
four months of 117, whereas tbe lia
bilities are but little smaller. The num
ber of failures each month during re
cent years Is presented herewith:
.Nntnbev-
1918. 191T. 116. 118. 1914.
Jan. 1.178 1.340 2.0 2.n46 1.917
Feb 90 1.166 !. 3.379 1.696
March 1.142 Ull 1.690 3.06 1.444
AprU 906 l.w.o 149 3 8 I486
May 1.39C 1.43 1.17 Ull
1.1 1.Z3T l.T 1.1SS
1.187 1.37 1.789 1.411
1.149 1.394 146 1.313
963 1.164 1.414 1.616
1.0SJ 1.14 1.699 !.
91 1.331 1.58 1.818
1.036 1.263 1.704 1.98S
July
Aa.
Hep.
OvL
Nov.
Der.
Heparat .d according to occupation, the
April returns show 34! fsllurea for 17,
067.3(3 In manufacturing lines, 60S among
traders for $4,940.1(2. snd 63. with r-n In
debtedness of 13.263.71. In other com
mercial tranche, not property Included
In either manufacturing or trading.
200 pounds of hams and bacon, which
were taken from his smoke house this
week. Wlmer claims thst his loss Is
greater than that sustained by Tt, Boa
well, a neighbor, who last week, was held
up and robbed of ftooo worth of gold
bullion. The enterprising thieves, bow
ever, showed consideration for the high
coat of living by leaving half ef the
400 pounds ot cured pork, which tbe
smoke house contained, and Wtmer
thinks that his loss might have been
worse.
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