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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, DECEMBER . .21, 1918
13
TURKEY MARKET DOES VERY- EXCITING STUNTS LOCALLY
. Edited , by
llyman 1L Cohea
POTATO BUSINESS IS
L ULUV VMnl I VI L
Ul. VLII OlfinLL OILL
WITH TRADE LIGHT
lew Cars Are Rolling to Outside
Sections and There Is -No Disposi
tion to Tske Hold Some Garnets
Are Moving for Seed Purposes.
Continued mu.ll thipment of potato are be
ing made from local point to outside sections
but gener!! peklng tb trade is very Inactive.
At th moment th potato market reflect a
holiday appearance to far ai shipping demand ts
concerned. A law carloads are being moTed here
and thaw to southern and sovthwastcrn point
bat tew of tb leading shippers ar doing any
thing at all Just now In table stock.
A UtU bustnea ! confirmed In garnets with
growers sale at $1.60 $ 1.65 per cental f.
b. country points. Stocks of garnets ar said t
bar been about cleaned no.
Onion business, la stagnant in all quarters of
the ractfie slope. Anxiety on the part of Call
fornlav Interest to unload their lanky stock and
the disloyalty of soma of the local wholesale trade
to the home producer keeps the market here at
low ebb. '
CHICKEir MARKET IS TERY GOOD
Demand for all poultry, lira as Well 'as dressed
ruiasens. is Terr eoua aun me eireeb xtv
heavy bena ar selling quickly at 28c a pound
Wttu even light weight stock quickly moved at
25c.
Wool Grower. Is
Urged to Contract
Fleece; Old Game
Is Being Revived
- ' ' ' . .
By Hyman H. Cohea'
Already the Pacific Northwest is be
ing; invaded by representatives of east
ern houses to consigro their next year's
fleece clip to the Atlantic seaboard mar
kets or else sell It to them direct at
lower prices than the market Is likely
to Justify. -
Growers are being told right and left
by some of these interests that they
had to sell their fleece on contract to
protect themselves against probably lower
prices next season. Were the matter notj
so serious it might cause laughter. '
The eastern wool men are not trying
to save the wool growers of the Pacific
Northwest from taking a loss on their
1919 clips, but they are trying to secure
these supplies at a price that will make
It safe for them' to buy many months
in advance of delivery time.
The wool grower who sells his fleece
on contract deserves no sympathy what
ever if he finds that he is out many
dollars. Such selling on his part would
not only result in him obtaining lower
prices generally than if he waited for
delivery time to sell, but such action
would result In making it harder for
other wool growers to obtain proper
values.
Wool speculators generally hold these
contracts as clubs against other growers
who want a decent price.
VEAL MARKET QUOTED ST.ROWG
Market for country killed calves is quoted
strong along the street with sales as high as
file a pound although some' transaction were
JIm. . A ! I.' ...M IJ ..... bm. ....,.
tb bulk of the good stuff at 10c A tew at 20c.
CALMFLOWEIi SALES ARE SLOW
While there ar quite good supplies of Call
fornis cauliflower on the local market and the
quality is fair for arrivals from that section
the trad is very slow at $3.50 a crate of two
dozen head.
APPLE TRADE HOLDING STEADY
No general change was indicated in the trend
of the apple trade daring the day. There Is still
an abundance of over ripe "C" grade stock and
this is dragging while good a toil is moving well
at former figure. .
SWEET POTATO MARKET MIXED
While one carload of Los Angeles sweet po
tatoes arrived with showing of very poor anal
fty and Is scemelyTit for use, other arrivals from
tL A a Tvmnri.
SRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE
Borne shading of lettuce price to 12.80 re
ported.
. Mutter and cheese market unchanged.
Cleaned milk market inclined to soften some
what.
Banana are almost too scarce to quote.
Green good auppllea generally liberal along
tha street.
WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
weather bureau advises: Protect shipments
during tb next 86 hours against the following
minimum temperature: Going north, 86 de
grees: northeast over the Spokane. Portland
Seattle railway, 20 degrees; eat to Baker. 20
degrees, and south to Ashland, 28 degrees. The
minimum temperature at Portland tomorrow.
about 88 degree
TURKEY MARKET IS
BOOSTED HIGH WITH
ROSEBURG
NIDEN
T
Outside Buyer Invades Saered Pre
cinct and lias Nerve to Try to Do
Business and Pay Extreme Values
Besult Is General Advance.
How the tnrk-v marked Inmned so suddenly
is now told bythe trade here.
It developed that a certain Pua-et Sound buyer,
nnablerto secure hi needs elsewhere, decided to
go into the Roseburg section for his require
ment. Now Roseburg and Oakland always have
feeling that anyone who tries to buy direct
jrom the bom grower is some sort of a rebel
and it baa been the plan and aim of the trade
there in other season to "run out" such in
vaders. . -
- Tb Invading buyer tried to secure his supplies
from the regular . trade and 'failed.. Then be
tried another stunt H advertised to growers
direct that he would nay 41 a pound f. o. b.
Roseburg for No. 1 dressed turkey a price that
was considerably ,ebov any previously paid and
large supply was offered as 'a result. This fa
bow Roseburg value lumped op so suddenly.
Naturally this had an effect upon the Port
land market and lata sales of dressed stock were
shown around 42c a pound and some were ask
ing 4 So in a small way for selected birds.
Strength in the trad hi confined mostly to
outside requirement aa the average iocs!
tailer was so badly burned at Thanksgiving that
ba fa going to be mighty careful in the Christ'
maa trade.
JOBBING PRICES ITS PORTLAND
The are the prices retailers pay wholesalers
sieepi as otherwise noted:
Dairy Product
BTJTTKB Sailing price, creamery print,
parchment wrapped, extras, 66o; prim first.
2c; first. 60e; in iU) Fi. boxs. Ue less:
60 lb. box , 1 leas; cube, lo less; dairy; 40o
per lb. ; Jobbing prices, cubes, extra, 61e per
In.; prime first. 68 0 09c; storage butter, 619
S2o per lb.
BCTTKRFAT Portland delivery basis, No. 1
our cream, 67 68e.
OLEOMARGARINE Local brands, SO and
60 lb. tube, SSe; 1 lb. cartons, 86e; 9 lb.
cartons, 80 Me; nutmargarine. 1 lb. cartons, 8 So
per lb. j
CHEESE Selling price. Tillamook, fresh
Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 3940o lb.;
Yonng America, 4O0 41o: prices to Jobbers, f. a.
b. Tillamook, triplet. SSe; Young America. 8 To;
price to Jobber, f. o. b. Myrtle Point, triplets,
83; Young America and long horns, 804c:
. . . J , . ifik,, IflKfti -JOO, UlUUUItal, 90HOlOi
block Swiss. 46 0 47e per Tb.
BOGS -Selling prio. 74 75c do.; buying
price. 72c; selling price, selected, 75c.
- KOGS Public market retail selling price. T8
per dnaen.
LIVE POULTRY - Heavy hens. 28o lb.;
light hens, 25a per lb.: broilers. 2flo cer
lb.: old rooster. 18e lb.; stags, ,28c per lb.;
squabs, fa. 00: ducks. 80q per lb.; pigeons, $1.50
2.00 pet do.; turkeys, li-e. 81e per lb.;
dreSMd, 40 42c per lb.; geese, live, 25c
per lb.r dressed. 80 per lb.
Fresh Vegetables and fruit
FRESH FRUITS Oranges. 88.00 94.7S per
D"i; nananaa. vvvvto per In.: lemons. 85.00
a.50; huckleberries, 12 V 013 lb.: Florida
grapefruit, $58 7.00; California, $3.75; tan
gerines, xs.ou a. 70.
AFFUuS various varieties, locts . 7 per
box.
GRAPES -Emperors, f rags, 20.
PEARS rer box. $3.00 2.2
DRIED FRUITS Dates. Dromedary. 22 0
40c: Fards. $4.50 per box: raisins, three crown,
loom Muscatel, 10c lb. in 50 lb. boxes; figs,
S3.no per box of 70 oc packages.
ONIONS Selling price to reailer, Oregon,
62.00 2.26: awocUUon selling nrica. carloads.
$1.75 f. o. b. country ; garlic, 85o per lb.; green
onions, 85 9 443 dozen bunches.
C RAN BERRIES Northwest. $6 per bushel
box.
POTATOES--8elling price. $1.60 2 00 pet
cwt.; buying price for fancy large sixe, $1,85 0
1.50; ordinary. $1.00 1.25 per cental; sweets.
IWItic per in.
, VEGETABLKS New turnips. II 7K per
sack; cairota. 1.TB2.MI sack; beets. S2.00A
2.25 a sack; cabbage. 2 Ml 2 At: lettuce. $1.00
per. dozen;, celery, HrcSl.r J per dozen: artl
choke. $1.5001.60 per dozen: encumbers.
$1.00 do.; tomatoes. California, S2.OO0Z.75
per bog; egg plant. 20o per lb.; cauliflower, Cali
fornia, $8.25 crate; horseradish, 15c per lb.
Meats and Provisions
COUNTRY MEATS - Selling price: Country
killed, best bogs. 10 0 20c per lb.; ordinary
hogs, 18o lb.; best veal. 20 21c; ordinary
10(lHe: rough, heavy. 18c; lamb. 20021c;
mutton. 14 0160 per lb.; beef, 0 011 He lb.
SMOKED MEATS Ham, 87 88 H c; break
fa t bacon. 85 0 02 hi c; picnics, 27c; cottage
roll, 86c: short clears, 29 84o; Oregon exports,
smoked. 8 lo per lb.
IABD Kettle rendered, $1.50: , standard.
28Vo per lb.; lard compound, 2 3 Vie.
Fish and Shall Fish
FRESH FISH Silverside salmon, storage,
18 0 20c; .halibut. 26c; black cod. 11012c;
silver smelt, 9 010c; tomcod, " 10c; sturgeon,
18 0 20c; fresh herring. C&7c; Columbia smelt,
25 0 85c per lb.
SHKkl. FISH Crb, $2.00 0 3.00 per dos.;
shrimp meat. B2c per lb.; lobsters, 80c per lb.
OYSTKHS Olympia, gallon. $5.00; canned,
eastern. 7 5c can, $9.00 dozen cans: bulk, $4.00
per gallon.
Oreoerlag
SUGAR Cube. $10.50: powdered. $10.00:
fruit or berry. $9.80; D yellow, $8.90; granu
lated. $9.00: beet, $9.40; extra C. $9.10;
Golden O, $9.00.
HONEY--Now. $6.00 0 7.50 per case.
RICE Japsn style. No. 1, 9 K 010c: New
Orleans head, llttllc; bine rose, 10 &
lie per lb."
SALT Coarse, half ground, 100s, $16.00 per
ton; 5 Oh, $17.25: Ubk dairy. 50s. $22.60;
bales, $8.10 0 3.38; fancy table and dairy,
820.23: lump rock. $20.00 per ton.
BEANS California (sales by Jobbers) : SmaQ
white, ise: urge wmte, izc; pink. Bo lb.
Limas, 14 Vie; bayou, 94e; red. 10c Oregon
beans (buying price) : 'White, machine cleaned.
7 0 7 14 c per lb., I. o. n.
CANNED MILK-i-Crnaon. $7.50: Borden,
$7.75; Aster, $7.25; Eagle. $9 95; Libby,
$8.25; Yelobsn, $7.25; Holly. $7.25 per case.
COFFEE Boasted. 20040c. in sack or
drums.
SODA CRACKERS Bulk, 17a per Tb.
NUTS Budded walnuts, S0H 081o per lb.;
almonds, 24 0 26c; filberts. 28c in sack lots;
peanuts. 18c; pecans. 25c; Brazil. 82c
Hops, Wool and Hid
HOP Nominal, 1917 crop, 23 026c per lb.
HIDES No. 1 salted. 80 lbs. and up. 14a
per lb.; No. 2 salted. 80 lbs. and up, 18a; No.
1 green, 80 lb, and up, 11c: Nc 3 green, 30
lbs. and up, 10c; No. 1 Salted bulls. 60 lbs. and
up, 11c; No. 2 salted bulls, 50 lbs. and up. 10c;
No. 1 green bulla, 60 lb and up, 9c; Nc 2
green bulls, 00 lbs. and up. 8c; No. 1 green or
salted calf skins, up to 15 lbs, 29c; Nc 3 green
or salted calf skins, up to 15 lbs., 27 He; Nc
1 green or sslted kip skins, IB to 80 lbs., 15c;
No. 2 green or salted kip skins, 1$ to 80 lbs.,
18Vc; dry Unt hides, 7 lb, and up, 28c:
dry flint calf, under 7 lbs., 38c; dry salt hides,
7 lbs. and up, 22c; dry salt calf, under 7 lbs..
82c; dry cull hides or calf, half price; dry stags
or bulls. 18c; dry salt or bulls. ISc; dry salt
stagi or bulls, 12c: dry cull stags or bulK half
price; dry horse hides, according to six and take
off, each. $1.00 0 2.60; salted horse, according
to size and take off, each, $3.00 0 8.50; dry
COTTOIT MARKET IS IRREGULAR
AT THE NEW YORK OPEITING
New York, Den, 81. (L N. 8.) The cot
ton market opened irregular today with Decem
ber 25 points up and other positions 10 points
higher to 10 points lower, but exrengtn soon de
veloped and within the first 10 minutes ad
vanced about 25 points over last night' close on
all options.
Trading throughout the first IB minutes was
active for a Saturday, reflecting a strong bullish
sentiment By 10:13 o'clock the market was
off about 6 point from the top" under scattered
realizing with trading still active
Furnished by Overbeck & Cook Co.. Board of
Trade building: Open. Hieh Low. Cloe
January 2R45 2879
March 2712 2770
May ........... 2600 2680
Jnly 2522 2602
October 2320 2367
December 8020 8055
2840
2707
2600
2522
2310
801S
2860
2738
2675
25'98
2355
8049
All Livestock Us , .
Quoted Strong in
N. Portland Yards
With Prices Firm
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PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BUN
Hogs. Cattle Calves. Sheen.
Saturday
W eek ago
Previous week
Four weeks ago..
Year ago ......
Two years age..
Three years ago, ,
Four years ago. .
883
881
609
780
S41
117
685
13:
149
73
290
196 .
18
HoHday-28
1816
921
66
60
681
Fourteen carload of livestock entered the
North Portland yards over night and considering
that it was the closing day of tha week, the
movement was liberal. . -
Rather small movement was shown In the cat
tle division and sales in this line continue at
extreme figures, quality considered.
General cattle range:
Prime steers L $12.00 013.00
Good to choice steers......... 11.000 12.00
Medium to good ateers ........ 9.50 1 1.00
Fair to medinm steers 8-800 0.60
Common to fair steer 7.500 8.80
Choice cows and heifara . . - 9.00 s 9.00
Medium to good cows and heifers 7.00 0 8. 80
Fair to medium eowa and heifer. S.BO 0 7.00
Oarraer 8.60 0 4.80
BuUa 6.00 0 8.00
Calves i... 9.00 012.00
Blockers and feeder 7.00 0 0.00
8w1n Trad I Firm
Trade in the swine market is steady to firm at
North Portland eren though arrivals continue
very liberal. A total of 883 head appeared for
sale on the closing day of the week. Tops are
continued around $17.00 generally.
Genera) hog range:
Prime mixed .......
Medinm mixed ......
Rough heavies ......
Pigs
Bulk ,
.$16.85017.00
. 16.00 016.70
. 14.70 016.00
. 14.00 013.00
. 16.88
Mutton Run Is Liberal
Over night there was a mutton run of 1316
head in the North Portland yard but as the
showing of arrivals recently has been compara
tively limited, this Supply was quickly cleaned up
with muUon and lamb value well maintained.
General sheep and lamb rang:
Prime lamb. ,$12.00 1 3.00
Fair to medinm lamb 11.60012.25
Yearlines 10.00 0 11.00
Wethers 9.00 010.50
Ewes 6.00 0 8.S0
Friday Afternoon Sal
STEERS
Nc Ave. lbs. Price. No. Ave. lbs. Price.
1 610 $ 7.75
BULLS
1 2010 $ 8.25
COWS
w York Bank Statement !
New York, Dec 21. (L N. E.) Bank state
ment: r.
Average Loans decreased:, i,i4,ooo: de
mand deposits increased, $64,043,000; time de
posit decreased $1,479,000; reserve increased
$5,912,150.
Actual Loans decreased, $20,805,000; de
mand deposits increased, $37,831,000; time de
posits decreased $0,310,000: reserve increased,
$19.822.240.
Saa Francisco Grain Market
San Francisco. Dec 21. Uto Grain Trade as
sociation has published figures on grain, etc., re
maining in the state of California on December
1: Flour, 186.102 barrels vs. 155,173 barrels
last year; wheat, 2.420,980 cental vs. 2.142,
704 lant, yer: barley, 2.719.320 centals vs.
6.810,860 centals; oat. 460.460 centals vs.
462.870 centals: corn. 202,140 centals vs. 235
660 centals; rye, 54,580 centals vs. 9900 cen
tals; beans, 2,982.952 sacks vs. 1,936,198 sacks.
San Francisco Grain Market
San Francisco, Dec. 21. (U. P.) Cash
'"Barley Per cental, milling, $2.25 02.35;
feed. $2.15 0 2.20. , , .
Oata Per cental, whita feed, nominal; ved
feed. $2.05 0 2.70; d. $2 900 3.05 black
feed, $2.40 02.00; seed. $2.60 0 3.00.
Money and Exchange
New York. Dec 21. (L N. 8.) Sterling
.Thn wm etradv with business in bankers'
Kill. t t 75 18-16 for demand. $4.72 H for
60 day billa and $4.70 V for 90 day bills.
8 a a)
52
2. .
1..
0..
2. .
930 $ 5.00 1..
870 6150 1.,
730 6.25 2.,
720 8.15 1..
LAMBS
65 $11.00 1 66..
85 12.75 I
EWES
120 $ 6.50
BUCKS
150 $10.60 2.,
HOGS
125 $15.25
330 14.75
290 15.85
240 10.85
7S0 $
.1080
. 950
. 700
4.75
7.00
8.00
.. 80 $13.00
HIGHER STUFF AND
LOWER FLOUR LIKELY
TO BE NEW RESULT
Taking Off of Government ; Restrie
tions Will Have the Effect of
Boosting Bran and Shorts and
Easing Off Flour Values,
MILLFEKD UP ABOUT SIO
ASvancee mt about SIO tan lav th price of
mlllstuffs ar announced by miliar as a result of
aisoontlnuano of government value. Tnts
vance to u to the fact that miliar bar must
compete with eesUm miliar In tha export flour
market. Minneapolis miller recently advanced
their mlllsturr Quotations 018.00 0 20.00 ton.
Miller Quote oeollne of SO 0 26c barrel in
100 ar cant flour under eld regulations, and will
orrsr patent flour hereafter en, tn same price
basis a 100 par cant stock sold recently.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
-Cars-
Portland. Sat... 14
Year age 4
Total this week.. 213
Year age....'.. 25
Season to date... 0474
Year age 3580
J acorn. FrL..,. 21
Year age 1
Season to date. ..8650
Year age...... 8101
Seattle. Fri. 30
Year age : . .
Season to date.. 3809
Year age 8248
Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oat. Hay,
18 16
1 4
82 91
6 18
759 1880
142 452
1
16
51
46
180
12
5
814
917
11
4 6
2 89
27 $9
087 1981
740 1089
...
7
115 791
166 1028
2
115 1774
730 2111
Fourth Loan Is
Again Forced to
New Low Price
SPAN
STRONG
FOR
New York. Dec 21 (L N. 8.) Tb
ment at tb opening of tha stock market today
was without importance, and asms same mad
mod rat gain, while other yielded wader small
offering. About tb meat inter tin feature
was buying of General Motor, which advanced
2 4 to 180 ti. Studebaker gained 44- to 02 H.
but Plero Arrow deolsned 1 point to 41 H on
reports that the dividend would be deferred until
another period.
Some of th leader wen in scant apxly. and
a trifling demand caused early gains. - Marina
preferred moved no to 111. and Utah ad
vanced to 74. Steel common ranged from
95 aj to 95. against 95 H at th close yester
day. Mexican Petroleum rose 1 to 169 H.
Th fourth Liberty issue eon tinned under pre
sura, selling down to a new low at $94.48.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
' aftx.tfxBwaWj
i -'",-''-
Premier Says Sentiment Is Unan
imous for President Wilson's
Programs
Furnished by Overbeck at Cook Caw Board of
Trade building:
221
87. . . ..
125 $10.00
410 $14.85
195 16.85
130 10.00
145 10.00
Saturday Morning Sale
STEERS
No. Av. lbs. Price. I Ne At. lbs. Price.
2.... 690 $ 6.50 1.... BIO $ 6.00
COWS
1.... 940 $ 6.50 2.... 800 $ S.00
HEIFERS
1.... 620 $ 5.00 3.... 690 C 6.50
HOGS
25 260 $13.85 423.... 220 $16.85
6 275 16.65 1.... 170 16.75
18 '185 16.50 0.... 240 15.50
1 480 15.85 15.... 8K0 14.85
1.... 820 15.35 15.... 130 15.00
Hi... 250 17.00 ' 9.... 70 12.50
22.... 95 14.00
EWES
174. ... 110 $ 6.00
LAMBS
19.... 03 $12.26 I
The taking off of all milling restrictions by
the government ha set the milling trade in a
whirl throughout the country. The trade scarcely
knows what to do. but some hive the idea that
definite change in doing business will be shown
soon.
With the removal of government prices on
flour and millstuKs. there appears little doubt
that the price of milkituffs will show very sharp
advance in th Pacific Northwest, such as has
already been shown in tha leading eastern centers.
Considering the demand, mil Is tuffs bsve been
far too low and flour too high. The result is that
with mUlstuffs advancing with the greater call
and small supply that flour price will drop with
the huge suppies and limited calL
Another effect that the removal of government
restrictions will have will be to make millstnffs a
competitor of the barley and oats market, while
under government control tha coarse grain values
were kept down somewhat by the lownees of mill
stuff values.
FLOUR Selling price Patent. $1L20; fam
ily wheat flour. $10.95 011.00: barley flour.
$10.70: Willamette vallev. 111.00: local
9.001 straight. $10.85 011.05; bakers' local. $10.80
Kii.iu; Aioniana spring wneat, psient, aio.na
011.20: rye flour. $12.70; oat flour, $10.70;
corn flour. $11.60014.00 per barrel; graham,
$9.80; whole wheat, $10.00. Price for city
deliveries in fire barrel lota.
HAY Buying prices; Willamette timothy.
fancy. ( ) ; Eastern Ore go-Washington fancy
timothy, $31.00 0 32.00; alfalfa. $27,00 0
$27.50: valley vetch. $28.00: cheat. I ):
clover, $26.00027.00: grain, $28.00 .per ton.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal. Nc 1 Calcutta,
25 H 026c in car lots; less amounts higher.
MI1.LSTCFFS Mixed feed, at nulla, sacked.
$42.60.
ROLLED OATS Per barrel. $11.20.
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton, $52.00 0 03.00.
CORK
OFF WITH OATS
HIGHER AT THE OPE2fnffG
long wool pelts, per lb., 80e; dry short" wool
pelts, per lb., 15 0 20c; salted long wool lamb
nelta each. $3.00 02.75: saRed long wool sheep
pelts! each. $1.00 02.50: dry aheep abearlings,
each! 13 0 35c; salted aheep shearlings, each. 80
0 50c
(Prices quoted above ar per pound, except
where otherwise designated.)
WOOL Mohair, long staple, 6.0e; mohair,
hort staple. 40c; mohair, Murry. 30c; Nc 1
tort staple. 40c: Burry. 30c ...
TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow. 10c;
No 2 9c; Nc 1 fretse. 10c; Nc 2 grease. 7c
CHITTIM OR CASCABA BARK Groat
weights. 12 Vic
Ropes, Paints, OH
ROPE Sisal, dark. 24c; white. 23 tt.;
standard Manila. 32 He
LINSEED Oil- Jtaw. bbla., $1.98 gallon;
kettle boiled, bbls., $1.95; raw. case. $1.95;
boiled, caaes, $2 05 per gallon.
COAL OIL Water white, in drams or Iron
bbls., 10c gallon: cases, 20c gallon.
GASOLINE Iron bbls., 2LVie; eases, 31 He;
engine distillate, iron bbls.. 13c; easee, 23c
WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 13 He; 600 lot,
a.e
TURPENTINE Tanks. 80c: ease. 96e; 10
ease lets, lo less. ...
WIRE NAILS Baste Price, $0.40.
Chicago, Dec. 21. (t N. S.) Corn opened
lower today with but light trading. The locals
and commission houses were comparatively in
active
Oat opened about o higher. Trading was
light. !
Provisions were slightly higher but featureless.
furnished by the
V
Low
CORN Whole. $67.00 0 68.00
$69 00 0 70.00 per ton.
Merchant Exchange bids:
FEED OATS
Dec Jan."
Ne 2 whit 5400 " 0500
BARLEY
Feed 4H00 4950
"A" 6000 6050
Eastern oat and corn in bulk:
OATS
No. 3 white 6000
38 lb. clipped whit ... 0200
CORN
No. 3 yellow 6100
Nc 3 mixed ........ 6000
cracked.
Feb.
6530
0000
6100
DESCRIPTION t tOpen t High Low CK
Am. Beet Sugar. . . . 6S T"M Tea" 1 68
Am. Can, e. ...... 46k 46 46 46
Am. Car Fdy.. c... 8T 87 ST.- 86
Am. Cotton Oil. c. S9-H
Am. Unseed, e 44 45 44 44
Am. Locc. e 61 61 61 61
Am. Smelter. .... 79 9 78 78
Am. Sugar, e 110 110 110 110
Am. TeL At Tel.... 98 98 98 98
Am. Woolen, e 81
Anaconda Min. Co.. 64 64 68 68
Atchison, c 89 90 89 90
Baldwin Loco., c... 74 75 74 TB
Bait. 4k Ohio, c 62 03 62 62
Beth. Sterl B 61 62 63 63
Brooklyn R. Transit. 30 80 29 29
Butt A Superior. 20
CalL petroleum, o 20
Canadian Pacific... 166 156 106 L00
Central Leather, c. 69 69 68 08
Chesapeake A Ohie 66
Chi. ULW.;c... 8 8 S 8
Cht. M. A St. P. . . 42 42 41 41
Chi. A N. W.. . . . 98 99 98 98
Chino Copper 83 83 83 38
Cole F. L. e 88
Corn Products, o... 47 41 46 46
Crucible Steel, e. . 66 08 06 67
Distiller, 60 61 60 61
Erie, c 17 17 17 17
General Motor ... 129 131 129 129
Goodrich Rubber 00
Ot. Nor. Ore Land. 82 82 82 83
Gt. Nor. pfd 93 06 98 96
Greene-Can 45 46 46 45
IUinois Central 96
Industrial Alcohol.. 102 103 103 102
Inspiration 45 40 40 40
Int. Mer. Marine. . . 26 26 26 26
Kennecott Copper.. 83 84 83 83
Lackawanna Steel... 67 67 67 67
Lehigh Valley 67 07 06 66
Maxwell Motors, ... 29 29 29 28
Mex. Petroleum ... 169 170 167 167
Miami Copper 23 23 23 23
Midvale Steel 44 44 44 44
Miseourl , Par. 24 23 24 25
National Lead 63
Nevada Oona. 17 17 17 17
New Haven 82 82 81 83 1
N. Y. Central 75 76 73 70
N. Y., Ont. AW 70
Norfolk A W., c 106
Northern Pac .... 98 93 93 94
Pacific Mail 89 89 89 87
Penn. By 43 45 44 45
Pressed 8fl Car. c 63
Ray Cons. Copper.. 20 20 20 20
Ry. Steel Springs... 78 78 73 78
Reading, e 81 82 81 81
Rep. I AS. c... 74 74 74 74
Rock bland 25 20
Sears. . RoebuckACc 167
Shatluck 18
Studebaker. a .... 02 62 61 61
Southern Pac .... 99 99 98 8
Southern Ry.. c. 29 29 29 29
Swift . ., 123 123 123 128
Texas Oil 187 188 187 188
Tobacco Product.. 80 81 80 81
Union Pac. c... 128 128 127 127
U. 8. Rubber, e..;. 77 77 77 77
TT. 8. Steel, c... 98 96 90 93
Utah Copper ..... 74 74 78 74
Virg. Chemical, c 62
V. U. TeL 86 86 86 86
Wertinghouse Elec. 43 43 48 48
Willy Overland ...23 25 26 25
Wool worth 120
BVO0
0300
6000
6900
0150
5350
6006
6900
By Haary Wood
Paris. Dec 2L (U. P.) Spain to tha
laat man favor the lea true of nations.
Premier Komonoa declared tn ma Inter
view here today.
"Spain unanlmoualw recotrnlse the
project ts th only salvation of tb
amaller nation," said the premier, wrho
has com to Paris to confer with Presi
dent Wilson.
"Half of Spain's national budget con
sists of war expenses. If the leas-tie of
nations were now In existence, this
money could have been used for indus
trial and commercial development. .
"While couhtlnr upon formation of
the league to help us out. we alsoToount
upon our friendship and commercial r
latlona with the . United States. With
America the past no longer exists only
the future, in which we hope for de
velopment of our commercial and in
dustrial relations. This should ba ay.
oecaune our ports ar closest to Aratr
lea."
Foch Reduces Yank
Army of Occupation
With the American Army of Occupa
tion. Doc. 2 L Marshall Foch Friday or
dered further chang-ea in the dlstribu
tlon of troops in the American sons of
occupation- reducing- the Third army
i to eight divisions. As a result, the
Thirty-third division, made up of troops
from Illinois, will, be transferred to the
Second army and will not enter Ger
many, but remain in Luxemburg;. The
change necessitates an extension of the
positions taken up by the Els-hty-nlnth
and Ninetieth divisions in the rear area
ot the occupied territory.
President Wilson
Referred to.astlie
' World Liberator
By WilUaat Philip Klmm
Paris. Dec 11. U. P.) President
Wilson's decision to enter tha war "vu
one of the greatest events mankind baa
ever had to rsclstar.' declared Vice Rec
tor Lucien Poincaro today, in conferring
th degreea of doctor of laws and his
tory upon the president at Sorboan unl- ,
versity.
"History will tell bow be tried to
realise the Imperishable supremacy of
right. by an association of peoples to
liberate th world." saM Polncare. In
dosing bis address, he said:
-in the. name or the University ei -
Paris (Sorbonn) X have the great honor '
of bestowing the insignia, and diploma
of a doctor upon whom posterity will
ill the Just." v - -
The ceremonies took place In the pres
ence or President Polncare, 1 Termer
Clemenceau, the cabinet and the presi
dent of the senate and chamber.
Swedish Warships
Reported Appearing
Off Esthonian Coast
Copenhagen. Dec. IV iV. P.) The
Swedish fleet has appeared off the Es
thonian coast according to a dlsrjUca ,
from Konlgaberg today.
Bolshevik forces are reported to b
returning from the Wesenberg front.
Wesenberg Is 0 miles southeast ot
Hovel.
British Bombard Royal Bolshevik!
Copenhagen, Deo. 2V (L N, 8.)
A British fleet in the Baltkr began
bombarding ' the Bolshevik forces at
Keval on December It, said a dispatch
from Berlin today, quoting the Lokal
Anselger. The Bolshevlki then Jf
treated to the Weaenber; line.
A' Swedlnh fleet occupied the Kstho
nian coast in Russia.
Swiss Minister to
Russia Galled Home
Washington. Dec 21. (TJ. P.) The
Swiss minister to Russia has left Pe
trograd, Berne advices today stated. He
l.has been the only European diplomat at
the Russian capital for some time and
his departure marked complete sever
ance of diplomatic relations between the
Bolshevik! and the outside world.
Hoover to Discuss Food Need
London. Dec 21- II. N. 8.) Herbert
C Hoover, American food administrator.
along with British and French repre
sentatives, will meet Austrian delegates
at Berne on Monday to discuss the food
needs In Austria-Hungary, the Daily
Express stated today.
Auto Collision at .
Junction City Fatal
Eugene. Dec. 21. O. P. I Olson of
Junction City died here Friday as
the result of injuries received In a
head-on automobile collision Wednes
day night on tb Faclflo highway
near Junction city. Morris Koon. driv
er of the other automobile was badly
brulBed. It was brought out at . the
coroner's Inquest that neither car waa
lighted at the time of the aeddant.
Ole Peterson, who waa driving th
car in which Olson waa riding, es
caped unhurt. 1
American Officers Arrive.
New York. Dec 21- (L N. a Thirty-seven
American army officers, includ
ing three major and two colonels, ar
rived here from France today on the
1 transport Metapan. '
DAIRY PRODUCE OK THE COAST
Ttange of Chicago prices
urn tea t'ress:
December
January .
February , .
March . . .
May . . . .
December
January .
February ,
March . . .
May ....
January .
May
December
January .
May ....
January
Open.
.147
.141
..137
. .180
..137
CORN
May 2420
$750,000
Warm Springs Irrigation District Bonds
Malheur County, Oregon
Denominations $1000
. Choice of Maturities, 20 to 39 Years
A Desirable 6 Investment
because of its ample security.
because of its prompt, expenseless and convenient pay
ment of interest, twice yearly.
because of its quick, simple and effective marketability, r
in case you should require the principal before ma
turity. because of its exemption from all Federal Income
Taxes, the entire 6 interest thus being net. -
because issued directly for farm improvements to
increase agricultural production and passed by the
Capital Issues Committee at Washington as not incom
patible with the interests of our.Government.
. because it is a legal investment for Banks, Trust Com
panies, Trust Funds, Insurance Companies and State
School Funds. ; i
because it is legally acceptable to secure deposits of '
- State, County and City Funds in Oregon Banks.
- Descriptive Circular on Request r "
BONDS OFFERED SUBJECT TO. PRIOR SALE AND CHANGE IN PRICE
Clark. Kendall & Company ..
" NORTHWESTERN BANK. BUILDING
PORTLAND, OREGON '
. BOND DEPARTMENT y:
The Anglo & London Paris National Bank
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT
Portland. Bank
Clearings. Saturday 6.701.340.23
2 ear ago .........
Balances, Saturday
Tear ago .........
Week clearings . . ,
Tear ago
Weekl balances;..,
xear ago ..
High.
148
141
187
137
187
OATS
71 71
71 71
71 71
71 71
71 71
PORK
4400 4400
; LARD ,
2420 2430
2430 2453
RIBS.
2497 2587
2420
147
138
130
135
133
71
70
70
71
71
4300
2400
2410
2475
2372
Close
147
138
186
185
180
71
71
71
71
71
4700
4300
2400
2400
2420
2475
237S
Seattle Market
Seattle, Dec 21-(C. P.) Butter Local
city creamery bricks, in cartons, 65 66c; do
parchment wrapped. 63c; do cubes, 63 9 64c.
Eggs Fancy ranch. 78e: pullets. 68 72c.
Cheese Washington triplets. 88940c: do
Young America, 4041e; Oregon triplets, 88
40c; do Young America, 36 41c
Sen Francisco Market
San Francisco. Deo. 21. iJ. P.) Butter
Extras, 64c; prime first. 63 c
Eggs Extras, Bio; extra pullets, 79c
Cheese California flats, fancy, 85 c
Loe Angeles Market
Loe Angeles. Dec. 21. L N. 8. V Butter
Creamery extra a, 26c
Eggs Fresn extras. 72e: case count. 67c:
pullets, 66c
Clearing
Balance
Clearings
Balance
Clearings
Balances
Clearing
Clearings
Seattle Bank
8,030,422.82
1.131.875.83
622,636.68
82.707,504.69
19,602.073.77
7.829.687.70
8,713.304.19
I 6.109.916.00
1,365.620.00
728.038.00
169.477.00
1.299.701.00
' 434.135.00
San Franelsoo Bank
.....820.312.630.00
Los ansel as Bank
! 6,027,164.00
..........
. J .
Taooma Bank
Spokan Bank
POTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST
San Franotsoo Market
San Francisco. Dec 21. (TJ. P.l Pot.
toes Per cental, fancy, lanre, selected Deltas.
S2.25S2.40: do fancv. S2.10A2.25? tr
choioe, S1.85O3.00; choice. $1.6091.76: Ore-
gun, tancy. S2.00&Z.20; choice. 81.60 1.75.
Onions Per cental. Australian brown., fancv.
wvc v ax.zo; .cnoic. uuejvuc
Lo Ansel Market
Lo Angeles. Dec 21. (L If. 8.1 pn.
Stockton Burbanks, select. (2.40: poorer.
sweets, best, 60 70a lug; sacked. ,12.23 Ot
Seattle Market 1
Seattle. Dee. 21. (L N. 8.) Onions Cal-
uoruiav, 4.uu. uiegon, Z.DV,
ot,r-IkUM- MQ.OOSS,00 Isom,
Chicago Dairy Frodaea
Chicago, Dec. 21. (L S. 8.) Butt Re-
oenn zuo luoa. mm nrst. 87 He: firsts.
66 68a: peeking stock, 88 0 40.
Eggs Receipts 1009 eases. - Current re-
cctpia eatyovc; orninary una, o 7 fte D He : firsts.
60e; extra. 66 (f 67c; check 86 89c; dirties,
New Tork Sugar Market
f
. ?eWiT,'eIMi- 21'T"'lJ- P-Sttgr--Cn-
v"iues P i.iQa
Wool Price Is -
About. 20 Per
Cent Off Boston
Par th etoef ng 'ay's trad In soeured wool
held by th government In, Beaton, values
war generally about to aer cent off, seooreV
Ina to a speoiai menace received by th Co
lumbia Basin Wool Warehouse company
this city. Three eight war elos t the
prta of July SO, wtill low ana Inferior
grade war meetly withdrawn became the
bid war aeislsred far tee low. Ooed lot
f wool far Immediate us war n good aa
mand frem manufacturers.
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chicago Hogs $17.65
Chicago. Dec 21. I L N. 8. ) Hon Esti
mated receipts. 7000; steady. Bulk. $17.25
17. ou; tops. alT.oo ; butensr bogs, beavy,
$17.65 17.63; packing hogs, heavy. $16.00
17.40; medium and mixed. $17. 00 17.40:
light. $16.65 17.40: pigs, $13.75 & 14.75;
rouges.' $10.00916.00. - r
Cattle Estimated receipts, 8000; lower.
Sheep Estimated receipt. 2000: steady to
lower.
Omaha Hogs S17.20
Omaha. Dec 21 (L N. S.) Hoe Re
ceipts 0200, steady. Top, $17.20: mixed. $17.10
(SClT.ViO: good choice, 17.0O lT.lO; rough.
iio.suw n. zu: iignt. sie.butei7.uo: Bui
$16,903 17.10; piss. $12.00914.00.
Cattle Receipt 800, steady.
Sheep Receipts 600.
Seattle Hog $17.40
Seattle Dec 21. (L N 8.) Hoes Re
ceipt. 120; steady. Prime lights, $17.25
17.40; medium to choice. $17.0047.23
smooth heavies. $16.00 16.40 : rough heavies.
$15.00 10.40; pigs, $10.00 16.40.
Cattle Receipts, 20; steady. Beet steers,
$11.00918.00; medinm to choice. $10.60
11.00: common to good. $6.00 8.60: best
cows, $8.00 9.00; common to medium eows,
85.00 7.601 bull. $0.007.00; calve. $7.00
Sheep Jf one.
Denver Hog $10.90
Denver. Dec 21. U. P.) Cattle Recemta
4UU, steady, pnee nnenangea.
Hogs Receipt 300, steady. Top, $16.90;
bulk, $16.80 1C.85. J
Sheep Receipts 4700. steady. Lambs. $14.00
ej.ia.i9; awe, a.uvsa.zo.
Forelgm Bond Market
Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co., Board of
Trade building: Bid. Ask.
A. F. 0 Oct, 1920 96 97
TJ. K. 6 Nov. 1919 94 94
U. K. 5S Feb. 1919 100 100
TJ, K. 6 Nov. 1921 98 08
A. F. Sec 6s Aug. 1919 99 99
Rep. France 6s 1931 100 ISO
Pari 6s Oct. 1921 98 99
Marseilles 6s Nov. 1919 100 101
Russia Kxtn. 5 1921 62 64
Russian IntL S 1926 161 169
Dom. 6s Aug. 1919.; 98 99
Dom. 5s April 1921 97 98
Dom. 6s April 1931 96 97
Dom. 6s April 1926 96 97
Argentine 6s May 1920 98 99
China 6s 1919 96 99
Dom. Canada 6s 1937 93 96
French 6 1919.... 104 104
Total sale for th day war 218.700 share.
Cyclone Uproots
Trees and Poles in
Vicinity of Eugene
Eugene, Dec El. Five very large tel
ephone poles and many large trees, some
of which were more than two feet in
diameter, were torn up in the vicinity
of Eugene Thursday night when a small
cyclone visited this section.
in coburg, wnere uie cycione nit tne
hardest, it could be heard for several
minutes before it actually struck. Resi
dents of that vicinity were awakened
by the loud crashes of falling trees and
poles as it swept through the country.
The main line of the Oregon Power
company, wrucn carries tne current to
Brownsville, Albany and Junction City,
was torn down, according to Richard
R, Jottes. who drives a stage betweea
Eugene and Coburg.
Every window pane in the home of
Clyde Wells, proprietor of the Wells
Dairy of Santa Clara, was broken dur
ing the storm. Huge trees, he declared,
were twisted in two.
In Eugene the ratn fell for a depth
of .75 of an inch, the heaviest of the
year, but no serious damage was re
ported. :3 " 1
High Cost of Meat
In Chicago Shown
At Wage Hearing
Chicago, Dec 21. (L. Jf. 8.) Testi
mony of packing house employes who
are seeking wage lncresea will be com
pleted before Judge Alschuler Monday.
' During the hearing Friday th court
was shown just how little meat of even
"mediocre quality" can be purchased for
$1. One and a half pounds of beef
steak, costing 45 cents and two slices
of uncooked ham. costing 68 cents, or
$1.03 in all. were placed before Judge
Alschuler.
Dennis Lane and other meat workers
said the meat wae of mediocre quality
but as good as can be bought now. Lane
said the total purchase was about what
is required lor a wormngman s family
of four.
Liberty Bonds
If yarn stt KT.LL year Liberty Bead. SSLL to V.
If foe eaa BUT more Liberty Beads, BUT freaa US.
Vf bay aad aeU Liberty Boads at tte aiarkau
You cannot do better you may do worse.
The closing prices of LIBERTY BONDS on the New Tork Stock Exchange
for week ended Friday, December 20. were aa follows:
.........
S7?o0
7.88
98.00
98.14
98.13
98.20
First . First Becond
4s 4S 4s 4s
93.40 11$ 97.10 9S.D6
93.21 93.10 97.40 96.80
91.10 91.0$ ' 97.4S 96 48
91.10 93.03 97.40 96.2
91.20 92.90 97.00 94.80
93.10 92.90 97.00 94.2
Third Fourta
4S
V6.0J
96 0$
96.10
95. $$
9.40
96. (4
4S
S.80
t.7
t.$4
5.44
94.74
.$4
Saturday
Monday
Tuesday ..
Wednesday
Thursday .
Friday
Liberty Loaa Departmeat Opea Until S F. M. SatarAays
MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc.
The Premier Municipal Bond House
309-311 STARK. BETWEEN STH AND 6TH (GROUND FLOOR)
Taleaaoae Broadway SKI XstablUka Over SI Tears
PMd by th Capital bene Committee a not tneompatfbl with th national lutrrera,
but without approval of legality, validity, worth or security.- Opinion Ko. A1TI1
St. Louis Metal Market
8t Louis, Dec 21. L N. 8.) Lead Un
changed. Price fixed at $6.75 St. Lonja.
Spelter Weak and dull at $8.L0.
LIBERTY BOND SALES
Liberty bonds official closing ptie tn New Tork:
Conv. 1st 4th
9a Xt 4 2d 4s 4s 4
Monday .. 9790 9820 9812 9736 9378
Tuesday .. 9800' 9380 9300 9740 9563
Wednesday. 9810 9310 9300 9700 9042
Tbnmday '9812 9800 9290 70 n73
Friday ... 9814 9300 9310 -0714 9452
Saturday... 9820 -9800 9800 9690 9440
TURKEYS
Prospective! Market 40 or Higher
We want -to handle your Christmas
Turkeys. Forty years In the same loca
tion means reliability. We can get top
prices for you. WHITE US.
PAGE & SON
12S-12S Front St. ' Porttaad, Ore.
US IP YOUR PLCOOK.. BUT W. S. B.
Stocks. Beads, Cettea, Orala, Xta,
tl$aif Atqard ef Trade Bellelsf
Overbeck&CookeCo.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members CfeJeage Board of Trad
Carrot eoadeaU ef lgaa Bryaa
Cticag Sew Yerft
Advance Offering
New Issue Short Term
7
Semi-annual interest Janaary 1 Jnly 1 t
Coupon Gold Bonds
Denominations $100 $500 $1000
Two Year 7 Bonds at 100 to Yield 7
Without deduction for Federal Income Tas except is' excess ef 4
Van Detaile en Beau
LUMBERMEN TRUST COMPANY
LUMBERMEN
BUILDING
- Capital aro Surplus S 600.000
FIFTH AND
.TANK
TRANSPORT ATtOB)
sam rruNoiaeo-ioa abbilss
LOW RATES.
S. 8. R08K CITY Salts 8 S4ru,rr4.,Da.tO
THE 8AM rRANOiaOO dk PORTVARB)
a. a. lines.
Ticket st Third and Washington.
Tessphen Brwawway ee. Mala aaae.
a-isa,. A-sii.
PALACE HOTEL
OtasWIa testy vTWJVsftV feCrfak Sfssj tfrfJyTliOWvai
Rale TS t SS.OO par ay. 440 Waftlnfte
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JAPAN"
Wa rap went all TTa-Pifie 8teaaMs
Caa offer yea available spaee o any
steasaabip- Guides furnished in Japan aad
China.- Foreiga evrhg awsd. -
Joiirnal Travel and
Information Bureau
DORSET B. aWtTM. SSanaeer
Th Aavrnal BiilMlaa, fl IHaranafl 19T8
V. 9. r. A. Ueense He. 80101
SHERIDAN-BECKLEY CO., Inc. Kt1255. o2
We offer for Sale Attention 1 UK1UU - bliippcrs
LOS ANGELES FANCY
SWEET POTATOES
- Per Cwt.
. ' NEW YEAR'S TURKEYS
! WILL BE HIGH .
Ship to arrive the 56th to 29th.
Christmas market closed with
high prioes on all dressed poultry.
Get our net prices before shipping
elsewhere. . - . j" -
! SF.FF.BKirCB8t HIBEBSIA SATnroS BAIT at -We
deduct no oornmisslon. V Prompt retorna roaranteed.