THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL", PO RTLAND, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1918.
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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
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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
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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
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Denomination $1000
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No Ownership CertificaU Required.
Lumber mens
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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
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