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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL", PO RTLAND, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1918. 13 TM7T A AT7T CTTrtlTVf T7TVTTC 'nl TTCT71 XJX? A AV T .L-flJUriL 1 LJLJ Ullir lVlJUil 1 U Un. U POTATO MARKET HAS A GREATER SUPPLY; I FOUR SIZES QUOTED No. 1 Selected Stock, 'Which Means a Large Sized Tuber, Finds Buyers 4Jp to 12.75 Cental Seed Size Stock Slow at $1. Pot to merk.t in somewhat mora aetlT, with fair increase In local otterinci for the wetk'i opening transactions. PnrehaMs for ultra fancy stock continued aa high" as 12.79 per cental, with No. 2 stock at 2.50 sod No. 3 at $2.00 8 2.25 generally. For swi sire stork purchases wers shown around 90c 9 11.00 per bag. While ths ptrcentaga of food sized stock con tinues to inrrease here, much small stuff Is still being offered. This seed size stock, which Is scarcely bigger than a hig marble In many In stance, is extremely difficult to more, and re ceivers scarcely care to handle it at any price. Market for potatoes continuea entirely a local affair for outside market are either lower than Portland or no higher than ths quotation listed here. There will not likely be any shipping de mand for Some time, and if receipts increase as they hare during the last few days a lower priced market will be forced. UTAH POTATOES ARE TO ARRIVE For th first time in the history of the local trade, a Portland hmie is quoting Utah potatoes tn Its customer. While the carload isJSipnients have not yet arrired, they are in transit smd will soon be offered. AUSTRALIAN BROWNS WILL COME .First offerings of .Australian brown onions of th season ar due from California during the week, according to announcement made by the Ryan Fruit company. Th stock is expected to sell at 13.00. Walla Walla market continues firm. TOMATO MARKET STILL HOLDING Outlook for Tery low prices for tomatoes Is lea hopefol a th days pas. Leaders of th trad. her do not at present anticipate much low ering of present prices becaus of the lateness of th season. TOO PRICES ARE BEING LIFTED With the higher prices being offered by f. o. b, buyers for supplies from the country, the selling price to retailers for ordinary candling la (lift 52c a desen. with extras at B3X54c. and cartons carrying the usual premium. DAIRT PROPUCE MARKETS FIRM Market for batter remains firm, with cube strung at 61 for extras. Supplies ar light rhese trade Is quite arttre, considering the extreme price. Offerings limited. Canned milk rallies are firmer all around. BRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Iweet potato shippers complain of lack of cars. First cat of Tokay grapes due during the week. Country killed hogs sod Teals firm for quality; beery veal show. Corn quality la better, and supplies ar quite fair;, price holds. rair supplies of huckleberries coming;, sales at 17 20c pound. WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau adrtiee: Protect shipments during the next 31 hours against the following maximum temperatures: Going ncrth. 7B de grees; northeast orer 8., P. A H. R. R , 90 de giees, east trt Baker 00 desrees and -south to Ash land. 95 degrees. Msximum tawperature at Portland tomorrow, about 80 degrees. JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND Thee ar the price retailers pay wholesalers. except as otherwise noted: Dairy Products BUTTER Selling price: Creamery prints In rirchmt wrappers, extra. 64c. prime firsts, 2e; firsts. blVaeH butter In 30 lb boxes, Ho lets; AO lb. boxes, lc less; cubes, lo lew; car tons, le additional; dairy. 37c lb.: lobbing prio. cubes, extras. 61c: prime firsts. 80 9 40c BUTTEBFAT l'ortland delirery basis. Mo. 1 sour cresm, Oflo. . CHEZSE Selling price: Tillamook fresh Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 30c per lb.; Toting America, 31c. Price to Jobbers, Tillamook triplets. 27c; Young America, 28o f. o. b. Coo and Curry, l'ric to Jobbers, ' f . o. b. Myrtle Point, triplet. 26c; Young America 27Ve; brick. 82(333o; Limburger, 3032o; brick Swiss. 40c lb. KOGS Selling Price, candled, 51 82c do. Buying price, 48 49c. Selling price, .selected, 6ifo4e: selected, in cartons, Hfiev. LIVE POrCTRY--Hens, 28?B per lb.; Voders, 26 27c; old roosters, 16c: stags, 16(lfle; turkeys. 2830e; dressed fancy, 87c; No. 2, 80c; squabs, 38.00 dozen: geese, Wing. 16e: ducks, 28 30c; pigeons, $1.50 (0 2.00 per doaen. Fresh Vegetables and Fruits FRESH FKUITS Oranges, $8. 00 8 B0 per box; bananas, 8o lb.; lemons. $0.25 10.25 per box; Cslifornia grspefnut, $5,110 per crate; watermelons, 1 H o per lb. ; California black figs. $1.75 per crate; plums, 2c per lb. BERRIES Blackberries, $2.00 per crate. PEACHES l'cr box. $1.000 1.25. APPLES Various Tarieties. 75c $2.75 per V.RAPE3 Per crate, black. $2.25(5 2.50; Malaga, crates. $2 00: lug. 8 Ho per lb. PEARS Bartlett, $1.23 1.73 per box. DRIED FRUITS Dates. Dromedary. $5.80; Fsrds, $4.50 box; raisins, three crown, loose Muscatel, lOo lb. ia 60 lb. boxes; figs, $3.50 per bog for 70 oa. packages. ONIONS Selling price to tanT: Wall Walla, $2.73) garlic. 1415c lb.;, green onions, $5 (3 4 Be dozen bunches. POTATOES Selling price, new potatoes, 3H 3 tie per lb.: buying price for fancy large sise, $2.60(3 2.75; ordinary, $1.75 2.00 per cental; sweets, 6 Ho per lb. CANTALOUPES Flats. $1.0001.25; pony, $2 60 0 2.76; standard. $3,011. VEGETABLES New turnips, 65c per doaen bnnchee; carrots. $2.00 2.25 a .sack; beets. $2 7$ a sack; parsnips, $1.26 per sack; cabbage, 4 ($4 He; peppers, 12 He; head lettuce, $2.50; celery, $ 1.00 ft 1.1 5 dor,.; artichokes. $1.00 1.26 per dozen; cucumbers, 76o per box; toma toes, 750O box; egg plant. 8c per lh. ; cauliflower, $3.75 per crate; horse radish, 12 Ho r-r lb.; string beans, 8c per lb.; green corn, 5 $80 Meat, Fish and Prorlslons COUNTRY MEATS Selling v.ice: Country killed best hogs. 28 H 9 27c; ordinary, 25 H S 38 lb.; best real. 20 (4 20 He per lb.; ordinary TeaL IRo; rough brary, 13L3Ho per- lb.; lamb, 20 0 23c per lb.; mutton, 1416o per lb.; beef. 0 11 He. SMOKED MEATS llama. 8686o? break fast bacon. 8351o; picnics, 25o; cottage roll. 33c; short clears. 30S3o; Oregonexport smoked. Sic per lb. PACKERS' MEATS Fancy steer beef. 20 22e; fancy cow beef, 1617o; fresh spring lamb, 24 0 26c; best yearlings. 20 22a; wu, 18 20e; bogs, 35a. LARD Kettle rendered, ( ); standard. 38 He per' lb.; lard compound. 2 Sc. OYSTERS Olympia. gallon, $4.50; canned, astern, 7 So can, $0.00 dozen cans. FRESH FISH Dressed flounders, $7c salmon. Chinook, 1718Hc; sUelhead. 15c 16o: perch, 8c; soles. 8c; salmon trout. 18 30c; halibut. 18c; black cod, 11 12c; her ring. 6c; smelt. 010o; clams, bard shell. 6a Plb $4.00 boa; crabs. ( ) per dog,; shad. Orocerlee SCOAR Cube. t.70H; powdered, $8.00 H : fruit or berry, $8.08; D yellow. $7.66; granu lated. $8.05; beet, $7.95; tra O. $7.70; golden C. $7.66. HOTJKY New, $6.00 per eu. A BICE Japan style. No. 1, 9 9 10c; New Orleans head. 1LH H lie; blue rose. 10 114 PT lb. Set ton; 60s. $17.26; table dairy, 60s, $22.60; TRAWWPO KTATTOM SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES LOW RATES By Summer. Including Meals and Barth TMtt CAN FRANCISCO A PORTLAND S. 8. OO. Ticket at Third and Stark Tlphen Broadway 4600, Broadwa A-1234. A-6121 ' " STEAMSHIP SAILS DIRECT OR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO For rates and renerTatlone apply to San Fran cisco, Portland A Los Angeles Steamship Co., FRANK BOLLOM, Agent. . Main IS. 108 Third SU CRANBERRY OF IS LIKELY TO BE LARGE Best Output in the History ; of the Washington Marshes Expected and Quality Is Said to Be Very Good Many Pickers to Be Needed. By Claud L. 81m peon Beariew, Wash.. Aug. 26. Cranberry bog of Pacific county. Washington, are expected to yield tl 00.000 net for thia season's crop, which ia estimated to be the best in the history of the industry in this section. Some 2000 pickers win be needed to harrest the crop on a total acreage of 800. Growers are now looking about for help, calls for men and women nickers haying been sent to Portland and other place. The war draft and the demand for labor In the shipyards hare caused a scarcity of pickers this year, apparently, but It ia belirred that the high prices offered for tn won will attract hundreds tp the marshes. The pay will be $1 a box, and an a re rigs good picser can uua nuiu .a.uviu .o.w The work la clean, and women and. girl can Bather the berries as well as men. In th Ticinity of Ilwaco, Beariew and Long Beach, th cranberry beds are giring promise of an unusually heary yield. The berries in many sections of the marshes literally carpet the feda, and under certain conditions picking by mechanical means win be resorted to. The picking season, which will begin in th near future, will last on month to six weeks. In order to gather the crop in the least possible time, th schools at Ilwaeo and at other points near the cranberry district will not be opened until the picking season is orer. Scores of boys and girls are expected to go cut on th marshes this year. W. L. Beyer, formerly of Portland;' who owns 16 acres of well dereloped cranberry land near Seariew. anticipate an extraordinary yield this yesr. The Tines, which are four years old, are well matted and the berries are taking on a healthy, red appearance. He la erecting a new warehouse and packing nous on nis place. Unusual attraction ara offered picker from Portland and other distant parts who would enjoy a brief Tisit to the seashore, where crab, oysters and fish are plentiful. Liring accommo dations may be found in summer cottages in some Instances where the owners hare t seated their premises for th winter months. Bora of the larger growers are planning to erect special cottages for the pickers. In another year ample lirina- quarters will be aTailable. That the cranberry industry in Pacific county is rapidly assuming large proportions is indi cated by the following figures: Yield in 1918 2250 barrels: 1917, 5000 barrels; 1918 yield (estimated), 10,000 barrels. Owing to the fact that the eastern berries re quire nearly twice as much sugar In cooking aa the western berry, consumption of the western product t this time Is bailed aa an important factor in the gorernment s sugar conserTation plan. , 1 Report ,hT bee'tt reeelTea by local grower of heary cranberry crop failures in Massachusetts and Wisconsin thia year. It has been reported that In some instances the eastern crop will be 40 per cent of its normal size, owing to damage by frosts. Climatic condition are particularly faTorable to the western grower. In th east flooding of the beds must be resorted to to pro tect the Tines from injury by frost, whereas the Pacific coast growers do not hare to flood their marshes. The western growers are learning the secrets of proper spraying to kill insects, with the result that but little damage as a rula is caused by the insects. The Washington Cranberry Growers' associa tion, of which Dr. Lee Paul of Ilwaco ia presi dent, and C. K. Cooper is secretary, la doing a good work in meeting the demands of the industry. H. M. Williams, one of the pioneer growers, who baa large interests, is one of the chief factors in th Industry in Pacific county. Many lndl Tidual growers own small marshes, some Tery good land being in bearing near Oysterriua, at th lower end of the peninsula. POTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST San FranolscoMarket "f San Francisco, Ang. 26. TJ. P.) Potatoes. rr cental Arerage shipping stock. $2.25 .45; fancy well graded No. 1, $2.60 2.65 with a few higher. Onions, per cental Australian brown. $1.65 1.85. BMttl Market Seattle. Aug. 26. (TJ. P.) Potato Local red, per lb., 8c: do white, per lb., S 8Hc; California new whites, per lb., 8 He. Los Angeles Market Los Anpcles. Aug. 26. (L N. S.) Pota toes Northern Burbsnks, $3.60; White Rosa, $3.15; sweets. 4 H 5c. Money and Exchange New York. Aug. 26. (L N. 8.) CaU money on the floor of the New York stock exchange today ruled at 6 per cent: high, 6 per cent; low, 6 per cent. Time money was firm. Rates were: Sixty days, 5 4 6 per cent; 90 days. 5 4 6 per cent : four months, 6 4 6 per cent; fire months, 5 6 per eent; six months, 5 4 6 per cent. The market for prime mercantile paper was firm. Call money in London today was S per cent. Sterling ex chin r was easy with business in bankers' bills at $4.75 H for demand: $4.73 for 6tf day bills and $4.71 for 90 day bills. San Francisco Grain Market San Francises Aug. 26. (TJ. P.) Cash grain: Barley Per cental, wide range of prices; good, 40-48 lb. feed. $2.40 2.45; fairly good, heary. $2.60 2.52 Vs ; choice 47-48 lb. grain. $2.57 Vs (a 2.60; off grades as icgr as $2.35; cheralier, nominally around $2.95 3.00. Oats Per cental. Red, feed, nominal and at $1.65; seed as high as $3.00. . Tfew Tork Sugar and Coffee New York, Aug. 26. (TJ. P.) Coffsw, spot No. 7 Rio. 8 He; No. 4 Santos. 11 c Sugar, centrifugal. $6.05. ' Llrerpool Cotton Firm LlTerpori, Aug. 26. (I. N. S.) Cotton fu tures opened Quiet. Spot auiet. Firm. Sales, 2000 bales. bales, $3.10 8.55; fancy tabl jand dairy, $30.25; lump rock. $20.00 par ton. BEANS California (sales by Jobbers) : Small white, 13 He: large white, 12c: pink. 9c lb.; Li mas, 1 4 V e ; bayou. 9 e ; red. 1 Oe. Oregon beans (buying price) : White, machines cleaned. 8H0c; hand picked, 9V10c. CANNED MILK Carnation, $6.75: Borden, $6 65; Aster, $8.65; Eagle. $9.60; Libby. $6.90: Telobsn, $6 6B; Holly, $8.65 per caaa. COFFEE Roasted. 15 Vs 86a. in sacks ot drums. SODA CRACKERS Bulk. 17c per H. NUTS Budded walnuts, 30c per lb.; al monds. 19 H 20c; filberts, 27 He. in sack lots; peanuts. 20c; paeans, 17c; Braxil, 20a. Hops, Wool and Hides HOPS Nominl. 1917 crop. 20b lb. HTDES No. 1 salted. 30 lbs. and up. 18c; No. 2 salted. 30 lbs. and up, 14c; No. 1 green, 80 lbs. and up, 12c; No. 2 green, 30 lbs. and up,. 11c; No. 1 salted bulls, 50 lbs. and up. 12c; Nj. 2 salted bulls. 50 lbs. and up, lie; No.' 1 green bulls, 50 lbs. and up, 10c; No., 2 green bulls, 50 lbs. and up, 9c; No. 1 green or salted calf skins, up to 15 lbs., 82e: No. 2 green or salted calf skins, up to 15 lb.. 30 Ho; No. 1 green or salted kip skins, 16 to 30 lbs., 16c; No. 2 green or salted kip skins, 15 to 80 lbs., 14 He: dry flint. 7 lbs. and np, 80c; dry flint calf, under 7 lbs.. 40c; dry salt, 7 lbs. and up, 24c; dry salt calf, under 7 lbs. 34c; dry cull or calf, H price; dry salt stags or bulls, 14c; dry cull stags or bulls, 14e; dry cull stags or bulla, H price; dry horse, according to sis and take off, each, $1.50 to $2.50; salted horse, accord ing to size and tak off, each. $2.00 to $5.00; dry long wool pelts, per lb., 40e; dry abort wool pelts, per lb., 25o to 80c; salted long wool lamb pelts, August tsk off, each, $2.59 to $8.60: salted sheep pelts. August tak off. ach. $2.00 to gs.uu; ary sneep snearlings, each, 25 to 60c; salted sheep shesrUnge, each. 60 To 75e; dry long hair, goat skins, per lb., 28e; dry short hair, goat skins, each, 60c to $1.00; home hair, tall, 30c; horse hair, mane. 15c WOOL Mohair, long staple. 60c; -, Mohair, short sUple, 40c; Mohair, Burry, 30o; No. 1 tallow. 13 He: No. 2 tallow, 12 He; No. j, grsase, 10c; No. 2 grease. 9c. CHITHIM OB CASCABA BARK Gross weights, 12 He. t Price Quoted abor ar per pound, except where otherwise designated.) Ropes, Paints, Oils 1 ROPK SlsaL dark, 24c; whit-. 28 Ha lb.: standard Manila, 82 Ho. i LINSEED OIL Raw, bbla.. $2.01 gallon: kettle boitad, bbls.. $2.03; raw. cases, g2.li boiled, cases, $2.18 gallon. ' COAL OIL Water white, to drums or lroa bbla.. 10e gal; eases. 20o gal GASOLINE Iran bbla.. 21He; eases, 81 He engine distillate, iron bbls.. 13c; cases, 23c WHITE LEAD Ton lots. ISHolb.: 600 lbs . 18 c TURPENTINE Tanks. 84c; eases, 84e; 10 esse lots, lo leas.- . WLUiJ NAILS Basle price. $5.85. I CROP ILWACO SECTION UU f lUii V J. UlKJiUKJ XIH JUJ. V UU 1 UUIV Hymen m. uonen HEAVY LOSSES ARE CHARGED BY TRADE TO Enormous Shrinkage in Meat Pro duction Said to Be Due to Lack of Proper Transportation Cow Market Jumps to New Record. . PORTLAND livestock: btt Hogs. Cattle. CaWea. 8hrp. 1195 76 718 914 1145 218 1870 343 468 2105 1408 Monday .1288 2177 146 Saturday ....... Fri4r . .320 405 . . 50 198 .1070 222 . 281 224 . 476 867 . 421 1102 . 674 1279 .1831 1121 .2696 897 .1076 608 2 6 Thursday , 47 86 1 22 80 12 .1 vi eanceaay ...... Tuesday Week aas Year ago Two year ago.. . Three years ago. . Ffur year ago. . . Charge that more lirestock la being wasted because of lack of adequate railroad serrice than was sared daring all the meatless day, are being openly made by lirestock men hers. A. F. Hunt, a pioneer ITrestock operator and7 known all along the coast a "Dad Hunt, as serts that not only ar lirestock trains unusually long delayed in transit and that this greatly in creases the shrinkage and losses of meat, but that many animala are badly bruised In transit, re sulting in much of. the meat being cut away in dressing. Cattle Price Orer Moon Cow prices literally Jumped orer the moon during the day when a load of extra good stuff shipped in by the Prinerille Lnd ft Lirestock company sold at $9.80, the highest figures erer shown here in the cow dlrision of the open mar ket, and again breaking all Pacific coast high price records. Whll oyer Sunday there was rather liberal supply of cattle reported In the North Portland yards most of the offerings were of fair to medium quality with a Tery email percentage of really worth while stuff. Killers continue to bid eagerly for th good stuff but all line of cattl showed strong ton during th day. General cattle rangej Prime steers $12.50 13.50 Good to choic steers 11.00 12.00 Medium to good steers 9.75 11.00 Fair to medium steers 8.75 0.75 Common to fair steers 6.75 8.25 Choice cows and heifers 9.00 9.80 Medium to good cows and heifers. 6 25 7.75 Fair to medium cows snd heifers.. 6.25 6.25 Canners 8.00 6.00 Bulls 5.00 7.00 CalTes .. 9 00 12.00 Stackers and feeders 6.00 8.00 win Mspkst Is rTorbl Run of swine in th North Portland yards orer night was a Tery fair one in strong con trast to the scant showing of last week's initial session. Total arrirals orer Sunday were 1288 head. . Trade in the swine market started fully as strong as last week's) spectacular showing. General hog range: Prime mixed $19.50 20.00 Medium mixed 19.00 19 50 Rough hearies 17.50 18.50 Pigs 16.76 18.00 Bulk sales.., 19.2519.50 Mutton Situation Good While there was a rather libera run of stuff reported in th sheep and lamb alleys at North Portland OTer Sunday, trend of the trade con tinues to reflect strength and generally speaking all ralues were maintained at the high point. General sheep range : Best lambs . . . . .$14.00 15.00 ... 11.00 18 00 ... 10.0011.75 9 00 '0.50 ... 7.00 9.00 Medium to good lambs . . Yearlings . Wethers Ewss Monday Livestock Shippers Hogs O. F. Jones, Corning. Cal., 2 loads; A. Luce, Willows, Cal., 1 load; Grorer Brothers, Now Plymouth. 1 load; W, H. Harria, Grass Val ley, 1 load; Thomas Coonlng, Enterprise, 1 load; W. L. Gordon, Brogan, 2 loads; W. J. Welch. Haines, 1 load: Fred Kegg, Montague. Cal., 1 load. Cattle Cole k Dodd, Haines, 8 loads; Kid well eV Trowbridge, Baker, 14 loads; Oritman Bros., Hermiston, 1 load; M. D. Kelly, Hunting ton, 2 loads; -PrlneTille Land A Lirestock Co., Redmond, 4 loads; Perry Blaeburn, North Pow der,. 1 load; E. Fish, White Salmon. 1 load; E. D. Rodman, Baker. 4 loads; A. Conley, Condon, 1 load: r. 8. Bushnell, Bend, 1 load: G. Bush nesa. Union Junction, 1 load; W. H. Harris. The Dalles, l load; F. A. Knox, Condon, 1 load: W. H. Sunderlin. Cushman. 1 load: Wait A Cushman. Cushman, 1 load; E. J. Fossett. Baker, 1 load; J. W. Sommers, Patterson, Wash.. 2 loads; J. W. Foster, Redmond, 8 loads; Will Ledford, 2 loads; G. H. Brown. Corral is, J load; J. V. Dinsmore, West Scio, 1 load; M. H. De ment, Myrtle Point. 1 load: R. B. Dement, 'I load; H. Hayes, 1 load; W. T. Dement. 2 loads; Wait Jr. Cushman, Cushman, 1 load. Cattle and CeJres Ray Fairchild. Monroe, 1 load; M. J. Howard, 3 loads: W. A. Lesper. YonoeUa, 2 loads; Ben Detrlek, Brooklyn, 1 loadf Edward Bros.. Junction City. 1 load; H. W.-Buckingham. Harrisburg. 1 load; J. C. On wie. Corrallis, 1 load; F. E. Graham. Elrin. 3 Lloads; JE. O. Gorsline, Joseph, 1 load; W. J. weicn. Haines. 1 load; u. McRae. Shaniko, 1 load. Sheep Barton A Co.$Lyle, 1 load; 0. H. Johnson. Condon. 1 load; C. P. Ketchum A Son, Th Dalles, 2 loads. Mixed Stuff J. D. Dinsmore, West Scio, 1 load of hogs and sheep; C. W. Emmett. Salem. 1 load of cattle, calres and sheep: G. W. Eyre, Turner, 1 load of cattle, hogs and sheep; J. E. Ford, Cedar Point, 3 loads of cattle, calres and hogs;. C. C. Carter. Myrtle Point. 1 load of cat tiu and hogs; Christ & Wood. Redmond. 1 load ot cattle. ealTes. hoes and aheep; J. L. Maxwell. Wallowa. 1 load of cattle and hogs; Penland Lirestock company, Heppner, 1 load of cattle antogs; Sol Dickerson, Weiser, 1 load of cat tle and hogs. United States bureau of markets reports lire stock loaded. August 25 in carloads (doubledeck3 counted as two earn) : Cattle and Mixed ealroR. Hogs. Sheep, stock. Tot. Totals .1576 448 435 76 2587 One week ago. .. .1199 471 860 62 2146 Four weeks ago. . 1268 483 192 49 2009 State origins of brestock loaded August 25: ror roruana Oregon 10 1 11 5 81 8 16 1 17 8 S3 Washington Totals Portland. . On week ago. . . . Four weeks ago. . For Seattle Washington Totals Seattle 4 One week ago. ... 1 Four weeks ajo r Monday Morning Sales COWS No. At. lbs. Price. I No. At. lbs. Price. . . 950 $ 8.75 ..1005 7.25 26. . . .1035 $ 9.80 1 15, 2 1095 6.00 8. . . . 860 8.50 I 6 , 60. . . . 860 6.00 CALVES 33. . . . 233 $11.00 I IS ... . 200 12.00 I STEERS 29.... 1175 18.25 I HOGS 8.,.. 190 20.00 I 2 . 3 220 19.75 j LAMBS 48. . . ,' ST $15.00 - .310 18.50 TJAIBT FBOPrCE Qy THE COAST ' San Francisco Market Sgn Francisco, Aug. 26. (U. P.) Butter. 63c E$8 Extras, 69 He; pullets, 64e. Cheese California flats, fancy, Sic: Toung America, 80c Seattle Market Seattle, Aug. 26. (TJ. P.) Butter Local eity creamery bricks, in cartons. 54 H 55c; do parchment wrapped. 64c; do cubes, 51 68c QoZtFyC, TnCh" 869o: VoUf. 48 Cheese Washington triplets. 27 28c; do Toung America. 28 29c; Oregon trixiMa 27 t?28c; do Toung America, 28 29c Los Angeles Market Lo Angeles, Aug. 26. (L N. S.) Butter California creamery, extras. 60c uu'VtZ111' 83c; eM connt' pu1- San Francisco Imports San Francisco, Aug. 26. Recent imports in clude 224S bales hemp. 4887 tons wheat. 6576 bales fibre. Imports of Australian wheat from January 1 to July 31 were 1,510.427 centals. CMtutued steady srmals expected. HANDLING TM T TA7'T?Crrnr'Lr Edilidb7. FREIGHT RATES MAY E ADVANCE COARSE GRAIN PRICE Far West Likely to Pay More for Its Requirements of Oats and Corn From East of Rockies Decision on Custom Grinding. KORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS -Cars- ' Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland. Monday.. 44 . . 12 1 18 Year ago 6 5 5 8 8 Season to -date . . . 1044 60 224 94 665 Year ago. 229 29 116 108 283 Tacoma, Saturday . . 10 Year ago 7 12 Season to date... 426 13 82 126 Year ago....... 173 9 .. 24 288 Seattle, Saturday... 37 2 16 2 2 Year in a 4 10 1 82 Season to date . . . 468 18 284 88 829- Year ago 138 28 211 70 706 TV. lh m4m mv Mia anA MheT eoaraft grains may be forced throughout th country asM a result of th increases to be mad in ine freight rate, ia the idea expressed by some of the leaders of the trade. In some sections of the country the effect of the adranee In rates may be to decrease the initial price of the cereal but in most sections ad ranees may be forced. Th increase in freight charge will especially ing so iieeraiiy oi com ana oeu at suawesi ecu' ters. " r In regard to custom snd exchange grinding wheat. Max H. Houser, sonal agent of the cereal dirision of the food administration, adrises: The wheat miller who receiTea wheat from farmers' wagons and grinds such wheat on a toll basis, or exchanges such wheat for flour and feed, may charge not to exceed 85c per bushel for each 60 lbs. of clean wheat so receired, etc This toll is collectable on a money basis only. It is not permissible for mills to accept wheat as toil in lieu of cash. FLOUR Selling price: Family wheat 'flour, $11.15; barley flour. $12.00; Willamette ralley, ( ): local straight. $10.99; bakers' local, $9.80 10.00; Montana spring wheat, patent. ( ): whole wheat. $10.75; graham, $10.80 rye tlour, $12.50; oat Hour, $12.00; corn flour, $11.5014.00 per barrel. Price for city delirery in fire barrel lots. HAY Buying price, new crop: Willamette timothy, fancy, $28.00; eastern Oregon-Washington fancy timothy, $33.00; alfalfa, $27.00: ralley retch, $27.60; cheat, $26.50; elorer. Z7.; grain, $27. oo 27.50 per ton. GRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta, 25 H 26c in car lots; less amounts higher. MILLSTUFF8 Mixed feed, bulk, $24.44; at nails, sacked, $30.65. ROLLED OATS Per barrel. $1 1.50 12.00. ROLLED BARLEY Per ton. $89.70. CORN Whole, $76: cracked. $77 per ton. Merchants exchange August bids v OATS Tear Mon. Mon. Feed Sat. Sat. Fri. Thar. Wed. Tues. ago rn, lour. wea. mod. ago. 6000 6000 6650 6050 Feed BARLEY 5400 5350 6400 5400 "A" ; 6500 5500 6500 6500 Thirty day delirery: OATS No. 2 feed BARLEY 6050 6960 4950 6400 6400 4500 5500 5600 4750 eooo Peed "A" Eastern oats and corn in bulk: OAT3 No. 3 white White 38 clipped CORN I No. 3 yellow : 6300 6450 5800 6400 7500 7400 No. 8 mixed . . . . Thirty day delirery: OATS No. 3 6250 6350 7450 Clipped CORN Yellow Mixed American wheat risible supply, in bushels 7850 Total. Increase.. Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Aug. 39 Aug. 24 191. , 1917. . 1916. . 1915. . 1914. . 42,178,000 4,150.000 52, ."48.000 6,970.000 83.027.000 9.419.000 444,000 1.650,000 981,000 858.000 Decrease. AMERICAS' LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hogs $19.00 Chicago. Aug. 26. (1. N. S.) Hogs, Es timated receipts. 30.000; steady. Bulk, $17.85 019.80; top, $19.90; butcher, hogs, heary, $19.00(0.18.50; packing hog3, heary, $17.75 18.35; packing hog., heaTy, $17.75 18.35; medium and mixed, $1 7.80 18.85 ; light. $19.1019.90; pigs, $1 8.00 18.50 ; roughs, $17.10 17.75. Cattle Estimated receipts. 21.000; steady. Beef cattle, good, choice. $17.00 18.85 ; me dium and common, $10.50 17.00; butcher stock, heifers, $7.75 14.50; cows, $8.00 14.25: canners and cutters, $7.00 8 00; stock ers and feeders, good, choice. $10.50$ IS. 00; common Ind medium. $7.75 10.50; Teal calres, good, choice, $1'7.75 18.00. Sheep Estimated receipts, 25.000; steady. Shorn lambs, choice and prime, $17.65 18.60; medium and good, $16.25 S 17.85 : spring lambs, good, choice, $1 5.00 (& 15.50 ; feeder lambs, good, choice, $10.50 17. ; ewe, choice, prime. $12. 50 3. 00; medium and good. $11.00 12.60. Kansas City Hogs $19.B5 Kansas City. Aug. 26. (L N. 8.) CatUe Receipts. 28,000; slow, steady to uneTenly lower. Steers, $16.50 17.25 ; cows and heifers, $12.50 li 1 Q AO . 1 , . . a . fcalTcs, $8 00 14.00. Hogs Receipts, 9000; about steady. Top, $19.55; bulk, $18.75 19.40; heariee, $18.00 19.50; mediums, $19.10 19.45 ; lights'. $18.50 19.35. Sheep Receipts, 4000; steady to 25c higher. Lembs. $16.75 17.75 ; ewes. $1 1.60 12.60 : wethers, $13.00 14.00. ' Omaha Hogs $19.25 Omaha, Aug. 26. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Re ceipts, 8900; higher. Top, $19.25; range $18.20 19.25; mixed. $18.85 18.40 ; good. turner, iis.igficin.tu; rougn light, $18.60 19.16; bulk. $18.20 18.25 $18.25 13.60; pig', $15.00 17.00 Cattle t Reeeirjta. 15,600; lower. Beers, snd heifers, $7.00 feeders, $7.00 15,25; $10.00 18.00; cows 12 50; stockers and ealTes. $7.00 13.76. Sheep Receipts, 31.000; steady Wethers. $1 1.50 1 2.60 ; yearlings, and lower. $12.00 j.-.-o; lamos, SH.UUW17.00 $8.75 1J..OU. 8eottle Hog $20.00 Seattle. Aug. 26. (I. N". 8.) Hogs Re ceipts. 168; steady. Prime lights, $19.75 20.00; medium to choice, $19.60 19.60 : medi nm hearies $18.50 19.00; rough hearies, $17.60 18.00: pigs. $17.50 19.00. Cattle Receipts 97, steady. Best steers $11.00 13.00; medium to choice, $10 50 11.50; common to good, $B.008.50: best cows and heifers, $8.50 9.50; common to medium cows, $5.00 7.50; bulls, $5.00 7 50 calTes. $5.00 10.60. Sheep No receipts. Denree Hogs (19.60 Denrer, Aug. 26. (TJ. P.) Cattle R- Sl'vS4001 25c to 40c Iower- Steers, $8.00 5 16.00; cows and heifers, $7.50 10.25 ; stock e gnd feeders. $7.50 11.00; ealTes, $11.00 Receipts, 200; 10c to 15c higher, $19.60; bulk, $18.7519.25. Top, 2""?p Meceipts, 12,000; steady. Lamba. $17.00 11.5; ewes, $11.0011.60. PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks Clearings This week. Tr Monday .$ 5,689,809.69 $ 2,650, 893.6L Spokane Banks .-...$ Clearings Balances Clearings Balances Clearings Clearings Clearings Balances 1.849.669.00 482,606.00 6,887.616.00 1,717,920.00 Seattle Bank .$ $ San Francisco Banks $18,488,135.00 Los Angeles Banks $ 4.277.722.00 Tacoma Banks $ 1.077,278.00 248,210.00 St. Lov.it Metal Market St. Louis Aug. 26. (L N. S.) Lead In demand at A7.7B, but none obtainable except for guTernment purposes. ,.jt Spelter Strong at $9. i sssmamssasiBa FARMERS who wish to ship direct Veal. Hogs, Poultry and Eggs should write tnd request our weekly price buBetln. Sheridan-Beckley Co. 116 Frost St. Fortlaad, Or. FORC PEACH SEASON WILL BE IN FULL SWING DURING THIS WEEK Biggest Run of Elbertas for the Year Generally Expected Trade Says Plenty of Sugar Available for All Legitimate Canning. This is expected to be the week of the greatest shipment of peaches to market the present season. House wires who want to can are siren tneir last chance to secure good quality and probably at a price that wUl not be duplicated during th remainder of the season. While the season for early Crawford is orer in most sections and late Crawford are arriTing in small supply, this week war snow the big incre ment of the year of Elbertas from Pacific North west producing centers. At the present time shipments from Columbia rirer sections are rather liberal of thia yariety and quit fair supplies are likewise coming forward from Willamette ralley points. Sale of peaches along th street during the day were generally around $1.00 1.16 per box for good stock, with soma extra good size as high aa $1.25 in a limited way. Th Western Fruit Jobbers' association has put out th following circular regarding the sugar and fruit situation: "We hare the reflection in Washington that in many eases housewires are ultra conserratiTe in the matter of home canning this season, under the impression that aufticient sugar for thia pur poa is not aTailable, to the extent that in jaome case fruit is actually going to waste that Vould otherwise be preserred. We cannot be too careful to impress upon people thst sugar is aTailable for all legitimate requirements for the canning and preset-ring of fruits snd regetables Unfortunate if any fruit or Tegetsbles allowed to waste because of lack of sugar. Rather would we take from our Norember and December al lotment sufficient sugar to meet necessary re quirements of September and October." Steel Common Is Chief Interest in The Early Trade STOCKS CLOE 8TIAOY New York, Aug. 20. (I. N. 8.) Th stock market, closed steady today. There was renewed pressure on many of the Important stocks In the last hour's trading when Steel common, rally ing from 118'e to 114, yielded to 114, clos ing at 11'A. There was a bullish development In CsntreJ Leather, which moved up 10 71 Vs , a gain of 2 points. New Tork, Aug. 26. (I. V. S.) Nearly all the interest st the opening of the stock market today centered irw Steel common, which was in urgent demand all through the first 15 minutes, making an opening gain of 4 point. Other stccks made good gains in the initial trading, but after the first sales receded, and at the end of the first quarter of an hour showed net losses from Saturday's close. Canadian Pacific made an advance of to 170 hi . from which it dropped to 169. Republic Iron A Steel made a gain of i to 93 4 . and then reacted to 93. and American Can, after a gain of 1 point to 48H, yielded to 47 points. Steel cmomon, in the first half hour, ranged from 114 H to 115. After making many new high records for the year the market showed an abrupt change late In the forenoon, nearly all the important issues declining from 1 to 2 points from the high. Steel common dropped from 115 to 118Ta, while losses of about the. same amount were sus tained in the other steel industrials. St, Paul common reacted 1 14 to 60 and Union Pacific fell from 1284 to 127 H while Canadian Pa cific broke 3fe to 168. . ' The feature of the trading in the late after noon was the moderate distils t of activity in the rSsopper stocks. Anaconda movins up to 67 l4 . There was pool activity in a number of specialties. Steel common moved up to 114 H on a moderate amount of business. Furnished by Oerbeck at Cooke Co., Board of irade Building: DESCRIPTION : Open I High I Low I Close I 8 3l 3 I 34 S3 SI 33 71 70 70 48 47 4 8 86 '4 85 85 42 41 41 42 41 41 67 67 67 78 77 77 111 109 110 99 97 98 68 68 5S 67 66 67 87 87 86 95 94 94 66 58 66 85 84 84 89 89 89 26 25 26 18 170 167 168 71 69 70 59 58 58 7 51 50 60 94 93 94 89 39 89 47 47 47 90 90 90 44 43 44 69) 69 H I 68 4 69 58 68 16 15 15 147 147 148 44 32 32 82 93 93 98 45 44 44 22 21 2L 83 33 34 95 128 128 128 62 62 52 27 27 27 1 8 83 33 83 4 84 84 60 69 59 ..... 119 28 26 26 101 100 100 S7 27 27 64 68 63 6 24 24 24' 69 59 68 20 44 43 48 127 128 126 74 73 74 20 108 108 108 91 90 90 32 82 32 44 44 44 45 61 60 60 71H 70 70 24 23 23 67 66 68 81 90 90 93 92 92 26 25 25 138 "H 15 15 44 44 44 s 88 88 24 24 24 116 115 lie 10 19 19 154 153 153 72 71 71 128 127 127 r63 62 62 115 113 114 82 81 81 66 65 54 0 9 9 40 89 39 24 88 44 48 43 19 19 19 111 111 111 Alaska Gold Allis Chalmers, e . . Amer. Beet Sugar. . Aaner. Can, c . . . . Amer. Car F., c . . Amer. Cot. Oil, o. Amer. Linseed, c.i Amer. Loco., c. . . Amer. Smelter, c . Amer. Sugar, e . . . Amer. T. & T . . . Amer. Woolen, c. . Anaconda, Min. Co. Atchison, c. Bald. Loco., c . . . . Bait. A Ohio, c . . . Bethlehem Steel, B. Brook. K. Transit . Butter St Superior. Cal. Petroleum, c. Canadian Pacific . Central (Leather, c . Chesapeake & Ohio. ChL A Gt. W, e . . . Cht, M. tc St. Paul . Chi. N. W.. e Chino Copper Colo. F. dt L. e. . . . Cons. Gas Corn Products, e. . . Crucible Steel, c . . . I). Sc. R. C, c Distillers Erie, e General Electric . . . Goodrich Rubber. . . Gt Nor. Ore Lands. Gt. Nor. pfd. Greene-Can. Hide & Leather, c. . Ice Securities Illinois Central Industrial Alcohol. . Inspiration ....... Int, Mer. Marine . . . Kan. City So., c. . 8 14 34 70 47 86 42 42 67 9 78 109 97 H 6 67 87 95 66H 88 39H 25 U0M 69 H 69 "ei" 94 39 Vt 47H 90 H 434 69 it" 16 147 '32" 98 H 44 22 38 H 1284 52 27 Kennecott Copper... 83 laciawanna steel. Lehigh Valley . . . LouisTille Sc Nash. 84 69 sis i well Motors, c. . 26 Mexican Petroleum Miami Copper MidTal Steel M.. K. Ss T, c. Missouri Pae National Lead Nevada Cons. .... New Haren N. T. Air Brake. . . N. Y. Central N. Y.. Ont. A W.. Norfolk A W e... Northern Pae. Pacific Mail Penn. Railway Peoples Gas Pittsburg Coal, c . . '01 4 27H 64 "24 694 44 127 744 108 00 82 44 "ei" 71 24 r-ressea steel car. C Kay cons. Copper.. Ry. Steel Springs.. Reading, e Rep. 1. A 8., e. . . Rock Island Sears, Roeb'k A Co. Shattuck Studebaker, c . Southern Pacific . Southern By., e . . Swift Tennessee Cop.... Texas Oil Tobacco Products. . Union Pacific, e . . U. S. Rubber, e . . TJ. S. Steel, c Utah Copper Vir. Chemical, c. . Wabash Wabash, A. .... . Wabash, B ...... W. U. Tel 67 91 93 26 15 44 89 .25 116 19 154 72 128 63 114 81 66 10 89 Westinghouso Else. 48 19 Willys Orer land Woblworth 111 Total sales, 422.100 shares. New Perkins Hotel Fifth and -WaihlngtoH St. Close to Wholesale aad la Center of - Retail District Bates $L0$ per Day TTp. Special Low Rates to Permanent Guests PALACE HOTEL Ofttftf wfulwA irwdtsfit.. f!omiffc9 .cn4 tftMyntsSWii 76o ta SS.00 pee day. 44 Washlnotee gt. Farmers' and MarohanU' Headquarter. GERMANY SHY ON E Luden dorfK in Bad Position of Having Both to Hold Ground and Conserve Manpower. By Joha KeHafk Staaxt Paris. Aug. 26. (T. N. S.) Indications point strongly to a crisis In Germany's man power and this, it la held here, is further confirmed by the appearance on the west front of Austro-Hunrarlan units. Ludendorff is facing the neces sity, first, of keeping up the German morale at home by not yielding too much ground : second, conserving men on the firing line ; third; to draw more men from Germany during harvest time. Foch is pressing on before the German situation betters itself. This is not likely before the 1920sclass of men is drawn by the Germans in September and the har vest has been brought In. Henri Bidou, the French military com mentator, in his paper estimates the Ger man losses since July at 200,000 men, of which 90,000 are permanent losses. The allies have taken 80.000 prisoners in the last fortnight. Thirty German re serve divisions have been thrown In, many returning to the line bled white and with only eight days" rest. The Farts Journal says : "Ludendorffs moral credit is involved in further retirement. In five weeks the allies have reconquered one half of the German gains. Meanwhile the German tactics of holding strong points are being met by coordinated British and French attacks which are creating a Marne-like pocket for the German forces west of the Somme. with the flanks threatened of the principal German lines of defense at 6oissons. Chauny and Peronne. Prices Are Lower In the Corn Pit By Joseph F. Prttchard Chicago. Aug. 26. (I. N. 8.)- There was at least a partial rererssl of conditions in the grain market today, aa compared with those of Saturday. -There wers more bulls thsn bears and prices were higher under good buying. Ad vances were shown of 1 4 2 H c in corn, le in oats snd 12 Vie? 17 He in provisions, with the exception of pork, which lost 16 S 20c Chiesgo, Aug. 26. (I. N. S.) There is little doubt in the grain trade that a process of liquidation in the corn market is at hand. Indi cations are that receipts will increase materially. Prices are needing slowly, it is true. The drop noted Saturday was continued at the opening to day. The corn market particularly ha a stronaH bearish tone. Sentiment as to oat Talues is mixed. They took a slight rise at the opening of trad today, but a belief in certain quarters exist that cash oats should sell down to about 65e. Others think that on th present basis of corn, they should be 80 cents. Provisions remain steady, with little change. MEN AND MORAL Chiesgo range of prices furnished by United Press: . Open. High. Low. Close. CORN August 157 159 1.57 169 September 158 160 157 160 October 160 162 159 162 OATS August .. 70 71 70 Tl September 71 71 70 71 Oetober 72 72 72 78 PORK September 4355 4855 432S 4855 October 4390 4395 4365 4880 . LARD September 2670 2687 2867 2687 October 2695 2696 2682 2695 RIBS September 2475 2480 2460 2480 October 2482 2502 2482 2502 COTTOX OPENS BARELY 8TEADT WITH A LOSS IX NEW YORK New York. Aug. 28. (I. N. S.) The cotton market opened barely steady today, unchanged to 4 5 points lower. At the decline, howerer. Llrerpool and trade buying orders absorbed the contracts and a aharp rally follows with th market selling up to abor Saturday's closing lerel. The close was barely stesdy st a net gain of 40 to 60 points. Furnished by Orerbeck A Cook Co., Board of Trade building: Month Open, High. Low. Close. January 3290 3311 8210 8290 March 3280 3310 8200 8275 May 8260 8270 8)95 8265 September 8360 October 3274 8890 8260 8360 December 8225 8335 8210 8300 New York Bon d Market Furnished by Orerbeck A Trade building : Cooke Co., Board of Bid Ask K0 81 78 74 89 90 76 77 93 4 80 81 8$ 88 84 20 21 80 81 81 82 86 87 98 98 75 79 90 91 97 97 94 94 86 87 81 81 Atchison Genl. 4s.. Bal. A Ohio Gold 4s Beth. Steel Ref. 6s Cent. Pacific 1st 4s C . B. A a CoL 4s St. Paul Genl. 4s ChicsgfTN. W. Genl. 4s. . . , U St N. t'ni. 4s New York Ry. 6s Northern Pac. P. L. 4a . Reading Genl. 4s Union Pac 1st 4s U. S. Steel 5s Union Pac. 1st Ref. 5a..., Southern Pac Coot. 6s ... . Southern Pac Conr. 4s.., Penn. Conr. 4s Penn. 1st 4s Che. A Ohio Conr. 6s. . . .. New York Metal Market New Tork. Aug. 26. (I. N. 8.) The metal market was inn today with prices as follows: Lead Firm. Spot and August, $8.05 bid. KpeUer Firm. East St. Louis Spot, August and September, 9 X9 e. October, Norember and December. 9 X8 e. Chicago Dairy Prodaee Chicago, Aug. 26. (L N. S.) Butter Re ceipts 5051 tuba. Creamery, extra. 45e; extra firsts. 44 c; firsts, 42 44c; packing stock. 34 35c. Eggs Receipts 7659 cases. Current receipts. 8889e; ordinary firsts, 8637e; firsta, 3588e; extra. 45 S)4 6c; checks, 12 26c: dirties. 25 80c LIBERTY BOND SALES liberty bonds closed in 8s Tuesday 10106 Wednesday ......10202 Thursday 10220 Friday ..10204 Saturday 10234 licnday 10196 New York: 1st 4s 2d 4s 9410 .... 4a 9644 9414 9380 9502 9420 9360 9420 9420 9340 9520 9414 9380 941A 9414 8394 9494 " FACTS NO. 284 COMPETING WITH RAILROADS Within an average of 50 to 100 miles, the motor truck is today a TJ i PTC competitor on better lAtlJ than even terms with the railroads. All that is fj ri needed to widen the zone , AlVTe js the building of hard OCM surfaced roads of ade LXtt quate strength. This is - icomplished by paving highways with BITULITHIC Warren Brother Co. Journal Building . Portland, Oregon. Finance : Timber : Industry Interest on Fourth Liber jr Loan Fixed at k Per Cent; Believed That This Rate Will Continue in Fore on Issues of Liberty Bonds Dur ing the Period of the War. , , Portland Firm Caaact 2Taaa The Portland Cement Pipe ft Title company j has given notice through Christian Spies, president of the concern, that the name of the corporation has been changed to Concrete Pipe company. Bids for Fampiag Outfit Sealed pro posals will be received at the office of the city purchasing agent. 20$ City Hall, until 2 p. m., September 10. for furnish ing the city of Portland one 4 horsepower gasoline engine and two diaphram pumps. Specifications are on file at the office of the purchasing agent. Siberian Firm Wants Power Machinery A firm in Siberia, intending to estab lish an electrical power plant, deairea to purchase electrical and steam engines, dynamos, armatures, etc Terms of pay ment will be cash. For further informar tlon refer to Portland Chamber of Com merce. Opportunity 27124. Iatersit on Liberty Loaa Boadt That the Interest rate on Liberty loan bonds will remain at 4 per cent is considered certain by bankers and financiers gen erally. "As an Intelligent people,? said Secretary McAdoo during the Third Lib erty loan campaign, "we should now make a stand for the financing of our L BREAK WITH SPAIN Expectations Germans Will Try to End Difficulties Out side U-Boat Zone. Madrid, Aug. 26. (ByAgence Radio to The I. N. 8.) The German ambassador today was received by King Alfonso at the Santander summer palace, in a con ference on the U-boat controversy be tween Germany and Spain. Officials believe that the German gor ernment expects the negotiations now in progress concerning safe conducts to evolve some way in which to limit the difficulties of Spanish trade outside of the prohibited area. It is not believed that the German ambassador has the au thority to guarantee an exceptional treatment in favor of Spain within the prohibited area. The German ambassador, it is under stood from an authoritative source, en ergetically protested against Spain's In tention to Teplace sunken Spanish ships with interned German ships now in Spanish waters. He made it plain to both Premier Dato and to King Alfonso that it would be Impossible for the German government to renounce the right of combating the kaiser's enemies by submarine warfare. In circles close to the German ambas sador It is stated that the negotiations he is conducting will remove Spain's eco nomic difficulties in the controversy and thereby greatly lessen the chances of a break between the two countries. Spanish officials are not so sanguine that Spanish neutrality 'wiu be mam tained. El Sol states that Premier Dato of Spain has received an official German note In reply to Spain's declaration re garding retaliatory measures. The paper states that Germany promises. In thiixe ply, not to torpedo any Spanish ships which have been requisitioned by the Spanish government. The Figaro says that Oermany, in the note, makes Important reserratlona re garding what action the German gov ernment proposes to take In the event that any of the kaiser's ships are seized by the Spanish government in retaliation for the sinking of Spanish ships. It is officially announced here that the German government has paid (50,000 pesetas (approximately $120,000) to the family of one Spanish subject whose life was lost as the result of the sinking of a Spanish ship by a U-boat, German Papers Comment Copenhagen, Aug. 26. (U. P.) Ex cuses for Germany's stand In defiance of Spain's threat to seize German shipping In compensation for sub marine losses, are contained In copies of "German newspapers received here. "Spain must acknowledge the situa tion which compelled Germany to adopt submarine warfare," says the Lokal Anzeiger. "Germany can't give It up in order to save Spanish vessels. It would render the submarine war useless." The Tagllsche Rundschau Zeltung forecasts , dire results. ' declaring: "Spain's action la the beginning ot a conflict which may. affect Mexico and Argentina. Spain's complaint means an admission of' her favor to the entente. Her note must be con sidered an,,, unfriendly act. Germany cannot make submarine concessions." "Should Spain give up ber neutrality it would be the greatest political tri umph the entente has attained." the "prr" City of TTTT PORTLAND Assessment Collection sy2- BONDS DATED August 1, 1918. DUE August 1, 1928. Optional Aug. 1, 1923. Price 102.64 Optional Aug. 1, 1925. Price 103.52 Accrued Interest to Bo Added . Denomination $1000 Federal Income Tax Exempt No Ownership CertificaU Required. Lumber mens Trust Company tTTAt aa SVftPlVI ftoa.oo - lsejers.t-9 IKi. PtrtUai.Ora, HUNS WOU D AVOID government during the ' period of this war at a stabilised rate of Interest, say at 4)4 per cent per annum, so that all business and all Investments may 1 be adjusted to that basis, and so that wa ourselves may protect ourselves against successively Increased rates of Interest on government loans." GoTfrnmeat Publications "for Bale ' Among government publications recently placed on sale are the following : "Tariff c- . m n . , . ojsimu ui ouuui American uouniries (tariff series No. 24 of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce), cover ing tariff systems in Argentina, Bolivia. Braxil, Chile. Columbia. Equador, Para guay. Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. "Saving Coal In Boiler Plants" (mines bureau 'echnlcel paper 205), covering what can be done in saving coal, how heat and coal are wasted, ashpit waste, and losses from Incomplete combustion. Mexican Company 'Wants Coaeeatrat lag Table A mining company in Mex ico wants to buy one medium and one sqpsril concentrating table and - parts thereof, to be packed so aa to be easily taken down and packed on mule back: or wagons. For further particulars In quire at Portland Chamber of Commerce. Refer to No. 27223. Vorweerts says. "It must be pre- . ..... .j . 3 uuiiiii iroilljr iivilff Germany." Crisis Is Intensified Berne (Via Paris). Aur. 25. The crlsl. between Germany and Spain over thej. U-boat contrnrsrsT fin hMn fiirfrt In. tenslfled by Germany's reported non acceptance of Spain's protest against the continued German submarine offensive) against Spanish shipment. In that sro test Spain had threatened to confiscate an Interned German veasel for every Spanish ship hereafter sunk by a U-boat. Germany, accordlnc to the official Nord Deutsche Allsjemelne Zeltanp;, has daw clined to accept the Spanish position. In diplomatic circles. It Is reported that Berlin objocts particularly to the threat ening; tone adopted by Spain. Germany fears a "crwl" In response to the Span tsh threat would greatly Impair her pres tige, not only with the neutrals, but with her allies, with whom German dictatorial Influence already has been gravely ahak en by the German defeats in the west. The consensus of political observers la that Germa'ny Is bluffing, and eventually will back down. The whole Spanish-German crisis. Is Hkened In some quarters to the situation between Germany and the United States Just before America accepted the state of war created by Germany's unrestricted U-bost warfare. AH reports from Madrid agree that Spain, after four years of suffering and patience. Involving; hardships and humil iation, has finally made up her mind to adopt an unswerving attitude of defi ance toward the U-boat offensive, and tho Spanish government is at last fully resolved to take all consequences of such an attitude. Japanese Troops in Zabaikal Pass in Review With Allies Tokio, Aug. 22. (U. P.) The vanguard of Japanese troops arrived at Zabaikal this afternoon, the Marbln correspond ent of the Nippon Derape news agency reported tonight. The Japanese were given sji enthuslastio welcome. The railroad station was decorated with Jap anese, Russian and Chinese flags, and troops of these three nations paraded before the mayor and a group of dele gates. Afterward the vanguard de parted for ManchulL Morris Brothers, Inc. Established 25 Years " 201 Railway Exchange Building Portland, Oregon THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE OF OREGON Municipal Bonds Yielding From 5:25 to 7 If ye mwH SIXL CLL t US. H roe east SJUT mere LBsert anas. SUV frees eg. We BUY oasj we Stli. at we Telephone Main 3409 Liberty Loan Department Open Until 6 P.M. Saturday ijiiiiiiimiiiiiiuHiiiiiiiiiiuiiimiiiiiiui Hall Co: j Liberty Bonds ISJVftTMffltT BONOS PRIPgRltlD STOCKS LOOAt. 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