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., THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORT LAND, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1918 IX FAMINE CONTINUES IN TURKEY TRADE OF THE NORTHWEST POTATO STOCK IS TOO HEAVY FOR SEASON IT Immediate Resumption of Baying antf 8ellina Must Be Forced in Order to Clean Up Before Laroe Per Cent of the Stock Spoilt by itoldina. With sa almost stagnant ton shows In th. potato trade and with prospect for the, imm. dlate fntar not bright. e fry era itnation r front tli potato pirwer of th Pacific North want and especially Oregon. Hukilng of potatoes on Oregon farm r today (hewing on of the greatest total ever known to tli trad at thta tim of ht acaaon. Ieaplt tli shortage in production of th. ear lier planting and the only fair output of th lata growth, present stocks of potato unsold in thla Mat art about th greatest known for. thia keamn of th year. TbU etmdltion la dii to th fact that fewer carloads of potato! Data been sMppea tni ea- aon from Oregon aacttona than for many vr at thla period. With ao liberal holding there mint be an immediate resumption and liberal buying of po . ttue in thla etate in order to clean up the year's production before too large a per cent of th crop spoils. In th meantime tner la prac tically no aoUvity in the market. , GREAT SHORTAGE MEATS HERE , Kxtreme shortage of country killed meat i shown in the Jocal wholesale trade, with sesreely enoush in sight to firmly establtob a price. Sale of veals are around 2ie21ftc In a email way. with similar prlcea for bog. Market for oountry beef ia firm at 0 lie a pound. BEST 'BUTTER JI0YI50 STEADILY While then ia not a brink demand for ordi ttary quality creamery butter in cube, demand for extra iefirm around oK81Mc a pound. The difference In prioe between extraa and lower grade ia ao amali that th trad prefer the batter grade. EGO MARKET DOWIT GKNERALlY Market for freah egga la generally down to 70n dozen for candled stock along thetreet, with th baying price down to 65c a dozen gen erally. Receipt ar gradually accumulating along th afreet. SPOKANE IS BITTER OF CABBAGE Two earlnida of local cabbage bar recently gone forward to Spokane, but further ahipmenta will likely be small becauaa took in thia terri tory ar nearly cleaned up. Local trad ia ateady. HOPS SELL HIGHER IN SOUTH A mail advic from Santa Boea, CaL, aaya that on Christmas day aalea of bopa wer mad there t Slo a pound, C. 0. Donovan ia reported th purohaaer of BOO bale at that price. A pur ehaa of 980 balea of 1017a waa mad at SSe pound, th higbeat vain for old in many yaarxC BRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Appl trad generally quiet, but ateady in prlr. Small tlaed orangea the rule in Southern Cali fornia. Stagnant ton shown ia tallow and grease. Cranberry Hale continue firm at 99 per box. . Canned milk market ia generally weaker. - JOBBING PRICES IN PORTLAND 1 " i Thes are th price retailers pay wholesalers icept a otherwise noted: Dairy Product BUTTER Belling prioe, creamery prints, parchment wrapped, extras, 69c; prime-: firsts, 62e first. 60c; in 80 lb. boxes. He less; 60 lb. boles. le less ; cubes, lis less; Hairy, 40o Per lb,; Jobbing price, rube, eitraa, 61 til Ho In.: prim firsts, 58 50c; storage butter, 610 e2B$TTEHFAT Portland delivery basis. No, Z sour rresm, 67 0 6c OLEOMARGARINE Local brands, 80 and 0 lb. tubs. 85e; 1 lb. cartons. 86c: 2 lb. cartons. 85 He; nutmargartn, 1 lb cartons, 8 So par lb. CHEESE : lulling pric Tillamook, fresb Oregon fancy lull cream triplets, 80&4Oo lb.; Young America, 40Mle;-prices to jobber, f. o. K Tillamook, triplet. 86c; Young America. 87c; Srlre' ta Jobber, I. o. b. Myrtle Point, triplet. Il4e; Young America and long horns, 864; ailing prioe. brick, 48c; Umburger, 83 084; block Swiss. 46 47c per lb. KOOS Selling price. 70o per doz. ; buying I price, 65a; selling price, selected, 72e. ., FSM2S Publlo market retail telling price, 78o ner dnsen. L1V K POULTRY Hevy hen, 80o lb.; Hght ben. 28o per lb.; Broilers. 2 Ho per lb.; old mnetera, 20n lb.: atags. 2Bo per lb.; squab. ' 88.00; ducks, 80e per lb.; pigeons, 81-60(9; . 8 00 per do.; turkey, lira, 81c per lb.; dresned. 40 0 450 per lb.; geese, live, 30a per lb.; Praali Votbl and Fruit FBESH FUUIT8 Orangea, 83.50 0 8.00 per box: baaanaa. 9(g) 9 Ho per lb.; lemons, 85.00 06.60; Florida grapefruit, $6.75( 7.00; Cali fornia. 83 75: tangerines. 83.50 W 8.75. API'LES Various varieties, 750 $2.78 per MX. GRAPES EmperioT, in lugs, 20c PF.ARS Per box. $2.00 0 2.25. DRIKD FRUITS Datea. IHomedary. 22 0 40oi Fards, $4.60 ner box; raisins, thro crown, loos Muacatel, lOcB.; in 60 lb. box; flxa, $3.60 per box of 70 oa. packages. ONIONS Selling pric to retailer. Oregon, $2.00 0 2.25; association selling pric, carloads. $1.78 f. o. b. country; garlio, 35o per lb.; green onions, 85 0 40c doaen bunches. CRANBERRIES Northwest, $6.00 pt bushel box POTATOES Selling pric. $1.50 0 2.00 pT ' ryt.; buying pric for fancy large aize. $1,25 0 1.85: ordinary, $1.00 01.28 percental; sweeta, 4 H e per lb. VEGETABLES Turnip. $1.75 per aack carrots. $1.60 sack; beets, $1.76 0 2.00 a aack; cabbage. 202Hoc lettuce, $3.0003.25 per erate;- celery, 85c 011.00 per dozen; artichokes, $1.5001.80 per doaen;" cucumbers. $1.00 par dozen; tomato, California, $2.50 02.75 per . box; egg plant, 20e per lb.; cauliflower. Cali . fprnit, ($.25 per crate: horseradish. 15o per lb. Waat and Provision COUNTRY MEATS Selling pric': Country killed beat hoc. 21 0 21 He; ordinary bogs, 20 02OH lb.; best veal, 21021Hc; ordinary, 21m Mr lb. : rrmoh beavv. 15a; iimh Vila 21o; mutton, 14 016c per lb., beef, O011HC SMOKED MEATS Ham. 37 0 38 Ha; break fast bacon. 35 0 52 He: picnics. 27c; cottage ' roll, 36oi short clean, 20 084o; Oregon exports, . antoked, Sle per lb. I.AKD Kettl rendered, $1.50; standard. ( par id.) taru eompouna, .'jfae. Pith and Shall Fish FRESH FISH Sllversid salmon, storage, lo; ehinook, 20c; halibut, storage, 20e; bl k cod. 11012a: silvsr smelt. SaslOe: Innnwi 10; ctargeon, 18 0 20a; fresh herring. $0 7c: Cplumbia smell, 25 0 85 per lb. SHELL Fl.SII Crsba,. $2 00 0 3.00 par do.: anmp mwvi., v,q pmw IB, , lomuri, ov par Jb. OYSTERS- Olympia. gallon. S5.fi Or ' vnnt eastern, 76o can, $8.00 doaen cans; bulk, $4.60 per gauon. Orocarlas SUGAR Cube, $10.50; powdered. $10.00 rruia r Berry, n.v; u yeuow, SS.W1: granu lated. $ B0i AbMt, $0.40; extra O. $9.10; HONEY New, $6.50 0 7:50 per ras. RltBJspau style. No. 1, (14 $ ioc; New i.riean neau. ulJ.ei blue rue. 104 0 Ale per la. Vnr,i nait erounu. 100. $16.00 per ton; 80s. 317.25: tebl dairy, 80s. 322.60; bale, 33.10 08.88; fancy tebl and dairy. H" ; nap rail, tiv.vu pz ton. B KAN California (sales by jobbers) : Small whit. lSe: larg whit. 12a: nlnir. s ik Lima. 14 H; bayou. 0; red. lOo. Oregon NEEDED U. S. P. . LIcanta N. 0 $$101 SHERIDAN - BECKLEY CO., Inc. 1 M$ FRONT 8T, P0ETLA5D, OB I SINCERELY WISH YOU A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Dressed Poultry for the New: Year's trade should reach us Dec. 27 to 30 : Prospects are good for a continued high market. Get our net prices before shipping elsewhere. KEFEKEHCESl Ws deduct no conxmlsston. ' HIGH PRICED EGGS SHOULD BE SOLD QUICKLY By Hymaa H. Cob The mas In the country or the one In the city, who holds egg supplies for a longer period than Is absolutely, neces sary to dispose of them, la playing with disaster at thla time of the season. , While there are occasions wherein egg prices show advances after the turn of the year, such action is not usually Indi cated and general declines are the re sult. . The trouble with the! egg market at this time of the season is that the aver age seller and shipper does not realize that an adjustment in market conditions is being made. Few of them seem to realise until too late that egg produc tion generally resumes in earnest around the turn of the year and that only dur ing ordinary seasons is there a short age sufficient after that date to enable prices to advance. Last year was ah ex ception to the general rule because of the huge shipments from the coast to the east and price advances were made dur ing January. Chicago Market Is Higher at Opening . Chicago, Dec 28 (L N. 8.) Corn opened c higher today. Trading waa light and featnrelesa. ' Data opened e lower to So higher with loo la buying lightly. Provisions opened a trifl higher with but augb buying power. Chicago rang furniabed by United Freaa: COUX Open. Hifh. Low. ' Close. December ..... 158 161 157 101 January 141H 143 V, 141 14SH February 137 138S 18814 188 4 March 138 137 135 Vi 138 ft OATS 69 i 68'i- 60 8H 69 U 68 S H'.t'i B HH 894 69 70 V4 60 70 '4 POUK .... .... 4725 4300 4310 4300 4310 LARD 2380 2390 2375 2387 23H0 2300 2375 2887 2390 2407 2387 2405 RIBS 2505 2507 2502 2507 2375 2380 23S5 2377 December January February March . . January . May December January . May January May . ..' LONG CONTRACT SALES CAUSE OF COTTON ARE DECLINE New York. Dec. 28. (I. N. S.) The aelling out of long contract in the cotton market was rammed with considerable rigor early today and prlcea. after opening T- point lower to 15 point higher, broke 25 points under, last night a close Liquidation waa supplemented by Southern ac li mit and vre ssure fiom shorts. At 10:15 th market waa unsettled, ahoWing a decline of about 30 point. Th final tone waa strong at a Bet advance of 40 to 67 point. - Furnished by Orerbeck & Cook Co., Board of Trade building: Month- Open. High. Low. Close. 3000 2808 2995 2860 2770 2855 2775 2680 2765 2710 2625 2700 2470 2400 2463 Jan. March May ... July Oct. 2935 2800 2715 2862 2420 PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT Portland Bank This week. $ 6.542.083.21 4.622.348.37 Holiday 7,432,457.70 4,529.107.58 4.073.204.80 CleeWn Tsar ago. Monday... $ 8.628,352.12 Tuesday . , Wednesday Thursday Friday . . . Saturday. . Week .. Holiday 3,755.487.63 8,507.821.89 8.292,662.24 2.834.226.53 , .$27,859.286.72 $17,018,515.41 Sookane Bank Clearings . . , Balances . . Clearings B sluice , . Clearings .. Balance . Clearings Clearings .. $ 1,358,633.00 440.405.00 6atU Bank $ 5.507,416.00 1.138.113.00 Tacoma Bank $ 680,810.00 184.460.00 San Franclsoo Bank .(18.099,088.00 Los Angeles Banks $ .5.824.224.00 Oats Sdld for Export Chicago, Dee. 28. Th forage division of the food administration (old 6. 000,000 bushels of oata to the Wheat Kxport company, which cleaned up the aurplu. These futures are larger than those previously given out, but they are prac tically correct The price waa 81 . 82 lie, tnck New York. JTew York 8 tricar Market New York. Dec. 28. (U. P.) Sugary Cen trifugal. $7.28. . bean (buying price) : White, machine cleaned. 7 0 7 He per ID., I. o. o. CANNED MILK Carnation, $7.60; Borden, $7.75; Atr, $7.25; Easl. $9.9Ck Libby. $8.25: Yeloban, $7.25; Holly, $7.26 per ccae. UOFFlSr xwaaiea. ivwiuci ia sacsa ox drcms. SODA CRACKKHB BUlaT. no per id. NUTS Bndded walnuta, 8OH0 81e per lb.; almonds, 24 02o; filberts, 28c in sack loU; peanuta, ISc; pecan. 25c; Brasil, 32c Hops, wool ana mas HOPS Nominal. 1817 crop, 25 026c per lb. HIDES No. 1 salted. 80 lbs. and up, 14e per lb.; No. 2 salted, 30 lbs. and up, ISo; No. 1 green, BU los, jana up, xic; ao. green, au lbs, and up, 10c; No. 1 salted bulls, 50 lbs. and up. lie; No. 2 salted bull. 60 lbs. and up. 10c; No. 1 green Duns, ou ids. ana up. vc; ino. 2 creen bulls. 60 lbs. and up, 8c; No. 1. green or salted call skins, up to 15 lbs., 29e; No. 2 green or salted call akin, up to xa ids., zyhc; no. 1 green or salted kip skins, 13 to 80 lba.. 15c; No. 2 green or salted kip skins. 15 to 80 lb.. 13 He; dry flint hide, 7 lbe. and up. 28c; dry flint calf, under 7 lb., 80; dry aalt hides. 7 lb, and up, 22c; dry salt calf, under 7 lba., 32e; dry cull hide or calf, half price; dry stags or bulls, 18e; dry aalt or bulla, 18c; dry aalt stags or bulls, 12c; dry cull stsgs or trails, halt price; dry horse hides, according to size and tak off, each, $1.5002.60; salted horse, according to size and take off, each. $3.00 08.50; dry long wool pelts, per lb.. 25c; dry short wool pelts, per lb., 15020c; salted long wool lamb pet, each, $2.00 0 2.75; salted long wool sheep t.lts. .sch. 81.50 0 2.50: dry aheep abearllnas. -each. 15 0 35c; salted sheep shearlings, each, 80 a Bon. (Price Quoted above ar per pound, except where oinerwise aesignaieo.j MOHAIR Lone staple. 60o lb.; short staple. 40e: burry. 160 2Oo lb. TALi-OW AND UUEASE No. 1 tallow. 8e; Ms. a. 7o: No. 1 crease. 7c: No. 2 areaae. ftc CH1TTIM OH CASCABA BASK Gross weights. 12 Ho. Rep, Paint. Oils BOPE Sisal, dark, 24cj White. 23 Ho lb,; standard Manila, 32 He. LINSEED OIL Baw, bbli. $1.03 gallon: kettle boiled, bbl., $1.05; raw, cases. $1.05; boiled, cases, $2.05 per gallon. COAL OIL Water whit, in drum or iron GASOLINE Iron bbl.. 21 Ho; cases, 81 He; fivtna distillate. Iron bbla.. 1 Sc mum WHITS LEAD Ton lota, 13 He; 600 lbs. ia. TURPENTINE Tanks, 80c; caae, 06c; 10 low, j . WHUB NAILS Baalo price. 35.40. HI BERN LA, SATIKOS BANK Prompt returns guaranteed. TURKEY TIS At RECORD ALONG THE STREET Sales of Best Dressed Birds Are Easily Hade at 50a Pound With Even Common to Ordinary at 40e to 43e All Poultry Short. Further strength is ahowing for turkeys fa th loeal market with sales of dressed stock during the last 24 hours around 60s a pound generally for No. 1 birds. Even common to ordinary birds bar sold from 40c to 43 a pound. With New Years but a few days away, with no stock of turkey in storage to consider as a factor and with little likelihood of any liberal auppliea of freshly killed stock to com forward; the trad in general is inclined to retain th extreme high record bid which startled th en tire Pacific Northwest during the Christmas sales. Not only ia there an acute shortage of tor- keys in the market at this time, but all poultry supplies are scant with th highest prices ever known available for au offerings In the Front street trade. Practically every bird waa cleaned up in the retail shops on Christmas and nothing at all was carried over in the wholesale section. Out side markete ar beginning to inquire for stocks and there is nothing in sight for them. Mixed Changes at Opening of Trade N. Y. Stock MarKet STRONG. AT CLOSING New York. Dee. 28. (I. N. S.) Th stock market was strona In the late dealings, with all the prominent Issues In good, demand. The rail roads were also in good demawd. Southern Pa cific moving up to 102. Reading moved up to 80 and Pennsylvania after selling up to 45 Vs. closed at 45'.. Steel common was finally 844, Bethlehem Steel B 61 American Smelting 78 Va. Marin preferred 112, Inspiration 47 and St x lean Pe troleum 168 'it. Sinclair Oil. after dropping 2 point to 31 , rallied to 33, while Brooklyn Rapid Transit closed at 2ej4, and 8tudebakcr at 60. vj New York, Dec" 28. L N. 8.) There were mixed changes in the stock market st the opening today, with a good demand for oil stocks. Sinclair Oil A Refining was in increased demand, opening at 33 H. Gain were also made in the other oil stocks. Anaconda sold down to 80. Marine preferred was a weak feature, falling 2 to 109 Va . Steel, common showed a steady tone, ranging from 94. to 03, sad the other Steel industrials were traded in dose to yester day's final prices. Interborough Consolidated preferred advanced to 10. St. Paul dropped H" to 38. and New York Central yielded to 73 H. Southern Pacific was actively traded in at 09H to 09, showing a gain of S at the end of the first 15 minutes. Furnished by Overbeck of Trade building: & Cook Co., Board DESCRIPTION : I Open I High Low Close Am. Beet Sugar . . . Am. Can, c Am. Car Fdry.. c. . Am. Cotton Oil, c. . Am. Linseed, c .... Am. Loco., c. . . . . . Am. Smelter, c . . . Am, Sugar, c Am. Tel. 6l Tel. . . . A m. Woolen, c .... Anaconda if. Co. . . Atchison, c Baldwin Loco., c. .. Bal. Sc Ohio, o Bethlehem Steel 'B' Brooklyn Rapid Tr. Butte Superior. . CaL Petroleum, c. . Canadian Pan Central leather, c. Che. Ohio Chi. (it. W.. o... C. M. & St P.. . . Chi. ic N-W.. C. . . Cbino Copper .... Colo. F. & I., c. .. Corn Products, c . . Crucible Steel, c. . . IMstlllers Erie, c . lien. Motors ;oodrich Rubber . . MARK HOLDING 6114 il 60H 61 48H 464 46 46 Vi 00 H 01 H 00 14 91 39 S9 39 89 47H 47H 46 464. 60 614 60 H 61 H 76H "76H 75H 76H 111 4 111 11114 HI 07 H 98 97 974 60 H 50 H .'.OH 5014 60 4 0 H 594 60 'i 91 U 93 91 H 92H 73 74 4 73 H 74 H 50 5114 60 H 5uH 60 61 60 H 61 2T4 27 26 26 18 18H 18 17H 20 Vi 2014 20H 20 H 15 157H 156 157- 68 58H 67H 67H 63 53H 55 56H 7 7H 7 74 38 H 8914 38 s 39 H 9514 954 94 95H 31 H 82 314 82 87 87 86 U 36 474 48s 47 48H 56H 67H 5614 $7 5114 614 61 51 16H 17 16 H 16', 130 1304 1294 130 58 66 554 55 814 31 81 814 94 944 S4 844 45 45 444 45 40 40 39 39 06 96 9514 9314 101 1024 101 1014 45 47 46 48 25 26 25 28 18 18 18 18 32 S3 82 32 67 67 66 66 54 56 54 54 . , .-. 27 160 169 168 168 22 23 22 23 42 43 42 43 25 25 22 25 63 63 62 63 16 18 16 16 30 81 30 81 74 74 73 74 20 14)5 108 104 108 93 93 93 93 39 88 38 38 44 43 45 45 82 62 62 62 20 20 19 10 74 75 74 74 80 80 79 804 74 74 74 74 25 25 25 25 176 1176 175 174 14 14 14 14 50 50 40 60 09 102 09 101 28 29 28 29 1894190 189 189 81 81 80 81 jl27 129 127 128 1 78 79 78 78 I 93 93 93 94 72 72 71 72 H 62 52 j 62 52 H '85 85 85 85 I 42 43 42 43 25 25 25 23 123 127 123 128 (Jt. Nor. Ore Lands. C,t Nor., pfd .. . Oreene Can Ice Securities . . . . in. Central ..... Ind. Alcohol .... Inspiration ...... lnt Mer. Marine. Kaa. City Sou., com Kennecott Copper. . Lackawanna Steel . Ihigh Valley . . . Maxwell Mtrs., com Mac Petrol. ..... Miami Cop Midvale Steel . . . Missouri Pac. National I-eau .... Nevada Con. .... New Haven New York Cent . . . N. Y.. O. & W. . Nor. As West, com. Nor. Pacific Pacific Mail ..... Pennsyl. By. .... Press Steel O. Com. Ray Con. Cop. . . . Ky. Kteel (Springs. Reading, com. . . . Rep, I. & 8, com. Rock Island Sears, Rocbuck&Co. Hhattnck Studebkr., com. . . Southern Pac. . . . . Sou. Ky. , com Texas Oil Tobacco Prod. . . . V. S. IT. S. Steeel com. . Utah Cop. Yir. Chem.. com.. West. Union Tel., Westing. Elec. . . . Willy Overland .. v oolw orth w York Bond Market Furnished by OverbAk V Cooke Co.. Bosrd of Trade building: Bid. Ask. 84 87 87 83 05 82 87 04 86 87 100 83 102 84 93 89 87 86 Atchison Gnl. 4 ......... BL a Ohio Gold, 4a. ., Beth. Steel Ref., 5s....... Cent Pacific 1st 4a C. B. A. Q. Col, 4a . , St Paul Gent 4a ....... Chicago N. W. Usui,, 4s. . . , U 8c N. lTnl 49 ........ , 84 80 86 82 95 80 81 86 94 85 87 99 83 102 K4 113 89 87 85 Northern Pac. P. !., 4. . . , Reading GenL, 4a Union Pan. 1st 4a U. S. Steel. 5 Union Pac. 1st Ref., 5 Southern Pac Conv., 5s.... Southern Pac. t'onv. 4a..., Per.na.. Conv., 4 s IVrma. 1st, 4 . ........ Chcs. Jt Ohio Con.. 6. Ore. Short Line. 4s. ..... . Forelga Bond Market Furnished by Overbeck V Cook Co., Board ot Trad building: A. F. 5s Oct 1020 ........ IT. K. 5 Hs Nov. 1918 ....... IT. K. 6s Feb. 1010 U. K. 5 s Nov. 1921 ...... A. F. Sec. lis Aug. 1019 ..... Paris 6s Oct. 1921 Rep. France 5 1931 ........ Maiveille 6a Nor. 1919 ...... Rumian Extn. 5a 1P31 .... Russian Intl. 3 He ltf8 ..... Dora. 6 Aug. 1919 ......... Dom. 5 April 1 921 ....... . Donw 5 April 1931 ........ Dom. 6 April 1026 ........ Argentina 6 May 1020 ...... China 6s 191 .... . ........ Pom. Canada 6s 1937 ...... French 6H 1010 ......... Bid. Ask. 97 Ph 99 100 101 101 08 98 98 100 09 99 4 150 $80 101 101 60 55 145 130 98 : 09 97J4- 07 -T 97 . 07 87 08 ' - 98 98 95 96 1044 105 Chicago TJairy-Prodaee Chicago. Doc. 28 (L H. S,) Bolter Re ceipts, 475 tub. Creamery,, extra. 68c; firsts, Eggs Rript!. 1317 eases.- 1 Current peipt., 59061c; ordinsry first. 58 WOO; ex tra. 2e3c; checks, US 0 33r; dittW, Mosey and Exrhanre . New York, Dec. 28. (L N. 8.) Sterling exchange was firm With business in bankers' bill at 84.78 13-16 for demand; 84.73 for 40 oay puis ana ci.u h tor vv aay bills. Lambs Hold Strong At North Portland; Offerings Small Generally Steady Tone Is Shown for Livestock at the Closing of Week's Trade. 1 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hog. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Saturday 43S 60 7 100 Wek ago ......... 888 133 2 1818 Previous week ...... 881 149 1 021 Poor weeks ago 271 55 ... 286 Year ago 106 82 Two years ago ...... 137 89 1 18 Three years ago .... . 828 1 1 .111 Cloains trade for the week at North Port land waa quiet with no general change in Quo tations. Only five cars arrived overnight. Fair ahowing of hoc mipplie for the cloning period was noted but there waa no early trading, the market being quiet and fairly steady. General hot tang: Prim mixed .$17.00 01T.2S Medium mixed .............. 16.60 016.88 Rough -heavies 14.T5 016.00 Pig 14.0001600 Bulk w...... l- Cattl Mark Steady Market for cattle continues to reflect a steady tone at North Portland. Overnight there waa a amall run re Darted In. This eald gener ally at former price. No sals were made at too values because nothing of. that character was available. Cmi.h1 mMU . Prime steers ., .$12.00018.00 Good to choice steer 11.00012 00 Medium to good steers 10.00 01100 Fair to medium steera ........ S.5O0 9.50 Common to fair steers . .... 7.80 0 8.50 .Choie cow aad heifers - 0.00 010.00 Medium to good cows and heifers. 7.50 0 8.60 Vnir to nuf'n mmA hjiifars. 6.500 7.50 rn.n S.50 0 4.60 Bulla 6.00 0 8.00 Calves 8.00 0 12.00 Stockers and feeders 7.000 8.00 Lambs Hold Firm Market for lambs Is holding firm at SIS for tops at North Portland. Overnight there waa a small aupply reported in and Uu waa quickly duposeed of at previous figures. General sheep and lamb rang: Prim lambs . 312.50018.00 Fair to medium Umba .'. 11.50012.25 Yearling 10.00011.00 Wethers 9.00 010.60 Kwe : 8.00 0 8.60 Friday Afternoon Sale COW8 Ko. Ave. Tbs. ...1040 ... 725 ... BOO Price. $ 7.50 5.25 4.00 No. Ave. lbs. Price. $ 6.75 1.. 4. . 1.. 3.. 5.. 2. . 10.. 2. . 4... 1... 765 850 6.00 HOGS 190 $16.85 I 8..... 210 $17.00 175 18.75 I 8 815 jo.uu 260 15.65 I 1 330 15.50 130 15.25 I 18 190 15.00 EWES 160 $ 4.00 Saturday Morning Sal COWS !o. Ave. lbs. Price. No. Ave. lbs. Price. 2.... 775 $ 3.60 1 880 $ 4.00 3.... 025 5.25 1 1010 7.25 2.... 1030 6.75 8 890 7.00 4 1080 8.85 2 720 6.00 1 070 8.50 BULLS 3. ...1290 $ 6.50 I 1....1570 $ 7.00 33 1145 7.00 LAMBS 45 60 $13.00 1 61 00 $12.75 3 110 0.25 EWES 1.... 140 $ 6.00 I CALVES 1.... 380 $ 8.50 6 310 $11.00 MIXED CATTLE 4 630 $ 3.15 HOGS 1 550 $14.75 I 8 420 $14.85 4.... 140 15.00 I 1 150 12.00 2.... 220 15.50 I 100 185 16.85 4.-... 375 15.85 A3IEBICA3T LITUSTOCK PRICES Chicago Hogs $17.80 Hogs Estimated receipt 18,000, active, strong. Bulk, $17.45017.83; top. $1.7.10; butcher hoge, heavy. $17.75 017 90: packing hoga. heavy, $16.80017.45; medium and mixed. $17.45017.65; light, $16.85 017.80; pigs. $14.25015.25; rough. $18. 60-0 16.75. Cattl Estimated receipts 1000; nurher. Sheep Estimated receipts 2000, higher. Ohama Hogs $17.60 Omaha, Neb., Dee. 28. (L N. S.) Hogs Receipts 9500, higher.- Ton, $17.60: range. $1.7.00 017.60: mixed. $17.25 017.50; good choice, $17.40017.60; rough, $f7.00 0 17.25 ; lights. $17.00017.80; bulk, $17.15 017.50; pigs, $13.00 016.00. Cattle Receipts 100. steady. Sheep Receipts $250. steady. DenvM Hog $17.35 Denver. Dec 28. V. P.) Cattle Re ceipts, 200; strong and higher. Steers, $10.00 6 16.00: cows and heifers. 88.50 011.00 stackers and feeders, $9.50 010.75; calve. $8.50 012.50. Hogs Receipts, 400; 5c to 10c higher. Tom. 317.35: bulk. 817.00 017.25. Sheep Receipts, 8000; steady. Lambs, $13.50014.75; ewes, $0.50 0 8.00. Kansas City Hog $17.60 Kansas City. Den. 28. (L N. S.) Cattle Receipts, 200. No market hoes Receipts, zsuu; steady to luo nigner. Bulk, $17.10017.60; .tops, $17.50. hneep Keeeipta, 0K mo market. 8attle Hogs Nominal Seattle. Deo. 28. IL N. S.) Hog Re ceipts, none. Cattle Receipts, za : ateady. Best steers. $11.00013.00. medium to choice. $10,500 11.50: common to good. 88.00 0 8.00: best cows, $8.50 0 9.50; common to medium cows. 85.00 0 7.50; bulls, $5.0007.50; calve. $7.00 01Z.OO. Sheep Receipts, none. - Eastern Cash Grain ChicagoCash barley 9Oe0$l.O3. Wheat No. 2 red. $2.86: No. 8 red. 82.30: No. 1 hard. $2.30; No. 2 hard. $2.27. Corn No. 4 mixed. $1.62: No. 6 mixed. $1.470.48; No. 4 yellow, $1.5401.57: No. 6 yeUow. $1.5101.52; No. 6 yellow. $1.50: No. 8 white, 81-68; No. 4 white, $1.5101.52; HO. 6 White, gl.49 01.5V. Oata No. 2 mixed. 70: No. 2 white. 70; No. 3 white. 69 0 70; No. 4 white, 67 0 60c; (tandard. 700 71c Winnipeg Oata No. 2 white. 73 e: No. 3 white. 60 c; extra feed. 70 ; No. 1 feed. 69 He; No. a feed. 84 c. Flax No. J. northwest, 83.86. Minneapolis Cash wheat No. 1 hard. $2.24: No. 1 red spring. $2.17: No. 2 dark hard. $2.21 : No. 2 red spring, $2.14 ; No. 3 dark hard. $2.17. Corn No. 3 mixed. . $1.42 0 1.48 : No. 4 yellow, $1.48 01.60. ' Oats Nor 2 wbtte Montana. 65 H. 0 68 i standard mixed oats, 66 0 66e; No. 3 white. 65068c: No. 4 wbtte. 61c Barley Choice, 910 95c Flax $3.540 8.56. DAIRY PRODUCE 09 THE COAST aattie ntarkat Seattle. Dec. 28. (C. P.) Butter Local city creamery brick. In carton. 65 0 68c; parchment waapped, 65c; local creamery, cubes. iwtsc Kites Fsncy ranch, 76c; pullets, 68 0 70c. Cheese Washington triplets. 88040c: do Young America. 40 0 41c; Oregon tripleta, 83 0 4uc; do xounc America, 3Bfa)41c Lo Angela Market Lo Angele. Dee. 28. (L N. S.) Butter California creamery, extras. 63c Kggs Fresh, extras, 67c: case count. 60a: puueta. ezc i nan ppvxfMusnai snaea San Francisco. Dee. 28. IV. P. 1 Butter Extras, 66c Kgg jsxtra, (3 ho: extra pallet. ssc Cheese California flats, fancy, 33 o. Mast Have License Chicago, Dee. 28. Attention fat called to the fact that a trader cannot accept delivery on Jan rary contract of grain unless he holds a food lie- ne. Portland to Be Without Bananas About Ten Days Portland pramli to bo without banana for- period ef about 10 day, for the first time sines plana1 oar. Owing to the x trm ahortage of applies at gulf ports, tfu to the Insufficient oan tannage, the tianana truss, ha Oe-clOod K was batter to supply aba Atlantis saakpar mark eta with trvlt, ana th Pacific coast Is sot stock only when thoro K a (orntw.. Thar st me talk among the whoiecai trade of "cutting out" bananas, baaatus for yrt the wholesaler have lalmed that tntf Ism money by handling them. ; EdJted by Ilvmaa II Cohen MILLFEED MARKET A E WITH FLOUR STALE No Business Shown on the Latter for Export Account and None Is in Sight Millers .Forced to Protect Themselves With Feeds. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS -Cars- Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Portland, Bat... 17 Year ago, ...... 1 Total this week.. 178 Y'ear ago 17 Season to date. .5652 Y'ear ago. ..... .8547 Tacoma, Fri. ... 37 Year ago. ...... 3 4 13 7 5 7 3 23 2 8 3 80 ft 61 1 17 546 2042 782 1475 154 482 159 1116 1 IS 2 21 Season to date.. .8824 1 Year aco 3163 53 ... Seattle. Fri. .... 63 ... & Var am 8 121 855 172 1060 2 23 Reason to ehtte. . .40.14 "48 867 453 1904 Year ago. f. 3272 186 S55 785 2116 There is as much duterence today between the price askd for millfeed by local sellers as could b imagined. Lack of any sort of flour buying by 'the government or even Information a to what stocks will be needed or the price to be paid for supplies, la. keeping th milling fra ternity in "hot water" all through th Pacific Northwest The situation is perhaps worse in this section than in other parts of the country because mill ers have a a rnla kept down the price of mill- feed more than have millers of other sections. While one mill here reports that it has been aelling mill run stock at $36.00 0 36.50 per ton f. 'o. b. the mill, still because of the lack of flour business practically all aelling at this price has been suspended. Midlers lay that if they ell their millfeed low and also ar forced to ell flour at a lower price while paring extreme value for wheat, then they will be forced to pocket huge 1 twees. Average salea of millteed in this market are at $40.00 a ton. Hay Receipts Lighter The Glob Orain V Milling company advises: Receipts of hay during the past week amount ed to 115 cars, which is a reduction from the usual receipt- during the preceding weeks. How ever, receipts have been sufficient for all re quirements, and if there were larger receipts seller would probably have had difficulty in disposing of them. The past few days of cold weather have strengthened the ideas of country shippers, and in soma sections from $1.00 to $2.00 higher is being asked. Without doubt the interior section will be covered with mow for a few weeks and there will not be so much hay for outside shipment, and we might look for somewhat higher prices. Idsbo dealers atill say that tbey are finding a ready aale south and east of them, but there are ample offering from the Yakima section. We looktfor no special change in values unless cold weather should con tinue, in which case prices should advance. FLOUR Selling prices: Patent, ( I; fam ily wheat flour. $11.00 011.20; barley flour. $10.70; "Willamette valley. $11.00; local straight. $10.85 011.05; baker' local, $10 88 011.20; Montana spring wheat, patent 810 85 011.20; rye flour, $12.70: oat flour $10.70; corn Sour. $11.50 014.00 per barrel; graham flour, $9.80; whole wheat flour, $10.00. Price for city deliveries ia five barrel Iotas- HAY Buying price Willamette Timothy, fancy. ( ) ; Eastern Oregon-Washington fancy timothy. $81.00032.00; alfalfa, $27,000 $27.50; valley vetch. $28.00; cheat, ( ): clover, $28.000 27.00; grain, $26.00 per ton. GRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta, 25 H 0 26c in car lots; less amounts higher. MILLSTUFPSj Mixed run. at mills, lacked. $36.00 0 36.50. ROLLED OATS Per barrel, $11.20. ROLLED BARLEY Per ton, $52.000 88.00. CORN Whole. $67.00 0 68.00; cracked. $69.00 0 70.00 per ton. Merchant exchange bids: FEED OATS Jan. Feb. No. 2 white 5300 6350 B ABLET Feed 4900 4900 "A" 4950 6050 Eastern oat and com In bulk: Oata No. 8' white . ..... 4800 4900 38 lba. clipped white 6050 6150 Corn No. 3 yellow 6150 6075 No. 3 nuxedT - 6100 5950 Sail 200 tons February corn at $61.00. POTATOES ALL ALOSG THE COAST San Franclsoo Market San Francisco. Dec. 28. (U. P.) Potatoe Salinas. $3.0003.75; River, $1.7502.25; sweet potatoes, $3.50 0 4.00. Onions Australian brown. $1.00 01.25 per cvnuu; x eari, o oc per pouna. SeoUi. Market Seattle, Dec. 8. 1 1. N. 8.) Onions Cali fornia. z2c: walla Walla, 2c. . Potatoes Yakima, $32.00 0 39.00; local. 9.1.UU W 4 9. VJ. Lo Angela Market Lax Angeles, Dec 28. (1. N. S.) Pota toes Mtoctton uurbanks, selects, $2.25 0 2.86; few extra fancy, $2.50; Idaho Russets, $2,15 0 sweets, best, 05 0 750 a lug, $2.25 02.33 per ewe Hew Tork Bask Statement New York. Dec 28. (I. N. B. R.nfc statement Average Loan increased $2i080 - 000: demand deposits decreased. SI 0.8 in nnn. time deposits decreased, $5,523,000; reserve de- ereasecu aaa.vxa.uuu. Actual lxiaas increased. $7,238,000: msna aepoella increased. SD.U2U.U00: tima pceit decreased, $2,058,000; reserve decreased. tl,OOI,liV. San Francisco Grain Market Sn Francisco, Dec 28. (U. P.) Cash grain: Barley milling, $2.2502.85; feed. $2.15 02.20. Oats, whit feed, nominal; red feed. $2 5$ xS3t ey d . j 8 x sr y. n r- LIBERTY BOND SALES aJbarty bond official dosing price in New IM Con. 10 4 th S lt4s 2d4 4 4l Monday .. 9880 9300 0320 9680 0488 rumday . 0010 8300 9300 0690 9478 vreanesaay Thursday . 9920 9290 0280 0838 0448 rnaay ... SSSO 9290 9290 0630 9446 Saturday... 9040 0280 0290 0640 0448 Jailed for Pro-Hun Activities Even if Son Fell in Frapce Takima, Dec 28. W. Peters, whose son was recently killed while righting for his country In France, is today lodged in the county Jail to answer an espionage charge. He had his preliminary hearing before E. E. Cleaver, United States commissioner, and admitted circulation of pro-German pamphlets. Peters admitted he was of German birth but when charged with disloyalty to this country showed the official no tice of his son's death, showing that his flesh and blood had paid the supreme penalty. The federal authorities could find no extenuating circumstances in this and bound him over in the sum of $2000 for trial at the next , term of the federal t court. w, Train Wrecked, None Killed Oakland, Cal., Dec. 28. (TJ. P.) Vi one- was seriously injured early today In a troop train wrecK near JSdgerton. Ind according' to a telegram received today by ALayor- uavie irom colonel Laneus, corrrmanains ins nja ueia artillery, whicn was on trie) train. The unit composed principally of San Francisco bay men. . 1 T aT i rr" in ; To relieve the Hand of the man forced to become a-strap hanger in a crowded streetcar a New Jersey Inventor has patented a hooked wristlet. . PALACE HOTEL Kates 7Se to M.OO -pay aay. 4S Wasnlnatoa at, ravin -ann awranavmr iuaHra , . KEEP TOUR PLEDQE. BUY W. . . PROBLEM HER IWUENTS AT ST. JOHNS DOCKS ARE TO BE A. Dock Commission Decides Upon Construction of New Sheds and Pier at Terminal. DRYDOCK PLANS NOT MADE Much Dredging Is Also Included in Improvements; Work to Be Commenced on Pier 2. Extensive harbor improvements at the St., Johns terminal have been definitely decided upon by the commission of pub lic docks, the new facilities being deemed necessary to provide every means for the accommodation of the rapid increase in shipping, which is expected to fol low now that the war has ended and sea commerce is getting back to normal conditions. These improvements include the con struction of a transient shed 600 feet long for pier Ko. 1, and a S 00-foot ex tension; of pier No. 1. The work in cludes the widening of the shed. It Is planned to make slip No. 1, 1600 feet long, and widen the slip from 260 to 280 feet. Work will also be commenced on open pier No. 2, which v.Ul be made 1500 feet long. Plans for the construction of the pro posed new dry dock have not yet been definitely adopted. Figures are being gathered and It is expected that full information on this subject will soon be in hand. A considerable amount of dredging re mains to be accomplished at the terminal Bite. 8800 TON SHIP IS LAUNCHED Schaw Batcher faro's Put Vessel in Water in San Francisco. San Franclsoo, Dec. 2$. (I. N. E.) The West Ashawa, an 8800-ton steel ves sel built for the United States shipping, board at the Schaw Batcher yards at South San Francisco, was launched Fri day morning at 8 o'clock. The vessel. named by Mrs. Wood row Wilson, waa christened and launched sideways into the water by Miss Grace Martin, daugh ter of W. J. Martin of South San Fran Cisco. Wireless inquiries were sent out Fri day. by the Standard Oil company 'to coastwise vessels and stations seeking news of the company's tank steamer George Loomis, which left here Decem ber 19 for Coos Bay and has not since been reported. The vessel, the first of the tankers on this coast, is commanded by Captain E. K. Lapchls of San Fran Cisco, and carried a crew of 19 men. Oliver J. Olson yesterday received a cable message to the effect that the Florence Olson was towing the steamer Marina of the Bull Insular line to port after having taken the vessel tiff a reef neac Romania entrance, east coast ot Central America, on December 22. Cost ly salvage adjustment has been left to the owners. 1 A cable received Friday from London states that the French auxiliary schooner ri- 3 ...V. I..Y. 1 . hn. rAfnk.. 1 a Cuba, had gone ashore on Colorado reef, near Havana. SH1PW0RKERS STOP AT N00.N Willamette Iron & Steel' Works Only Plant to Work All Day. Operation of the 44-hour week in all the steel and wooden ehlpyards of the Portland district were observed today, the employes quitting work at noon. The only exception to the shorter week was at the Willamette Iron & Steel Works. All other plants have agreed to abide by the requests of the Unions. President Ball of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works has taken the stand that in working the full week be Is abiding by the original Intention of the Macy wage adjustment board. The federal authorities, however, have advised the builders that they are not to attempt to enforce 'the longer working schedule. The Willamette plant, which is making boilers for vessels, has enough work In band to keep the plant running full blast for a year to come, and it is claimed by 'the management that to grant the 44-hour week would mean a 10 per cent decrease in the pro duction. Seattle, Dec. 28. (U. P.) Bert Swan, secretary of the Seattle Metal Trades council, said today that any differences with employers were purely local in Portland. "I know nothing of a strike on Janu ary 2." he declared. "We are getting our Saturday half holiday here as part of our agreement with the men s em ployers." ITALY II Ay ruy WOOD SHIPS 31 G. Montrezza Returns From New York With Much Information. M. O. Montrexza. who has just re turned from a trip to New Tork in the interests of landing shipbuilding con' tracts for Portland and the Columbia river district In the interests of Italian operators of ships, gained much valuable Information for local builders, be said. Mr. Montrezza is now preparing a fan statement of the conditions as be found them. He has obtained some sugges tions which he deems valuable to ship builders, lumbermen and salmon packers. According to Mr. Xontrezza it Is not improbable- that" the Italian government will place orders for ships In America. These -orders will. It is believed, include the construction of wooden ships. Italy lost a great amount of tonnage as result of the ravages of the Qarman subma rines. r - ALL ALONG THE WATERFROxV J. R. Bowles, president yf the North west Steel company, will bo the guest of honor at a banquet to be given at the Multnomah hotel Monday evening by trie office force of the shipbuilding plant, i Members of the Kmergency Fleet cor poration force in Portland will give a f anquet at the Multnomah hotel tonbrht in, honor of J. B. Morris, chief of the machinery Inspection division, who Is leaving Portland to assume his new du ties as. head of the department of con struction and repairs for the corpora tion, lie will make his headquarters at Boston and will be accompanied by bis chief clerk. C. F. Berry. A. A. Dtmnlnr has replaced Lv IL Ball as master of the steamer China. Cie Syvensen has replaced J..B. Ryan sa master of. the barge Santiago. J. B. Ryan has succeeded Patrick Kelly as master of trre bartte Monterey. Assistant Inspector of. Boilers Thomas Duffy and Assistant Inspector of Hulls H. PV Astrub have, assumed their new duties with the federal steamship, in spection service at Portland. : The : stsamer Ashburn. , Portland MADE built wooden weasel was Inspected by federal officers today. Owlnr to the hitrn price asked by the frowernment for the chartering: of wooden snips there have been no takers, thus far. In this district. The operating- de partment of the Emergency Fleet cor poration has set the tig-tire at $20,000 a month for a period of one year, or $24,000 -v month for a three-months period. . . , , CUNARD LINES TAKE TROOPS . 153,000. Americans Carried to Europe - -v- During .War. . Between Hay, 1917. and the data of the glcnlng of the armistice the Cunard Steamship company, Limited, transport ed 453.000 American soldiers, eastbonnd. according to Information from the Se attle office of the company. This reooro of transportation was made by the employment of sotneof the largest liners afloat, the steamships Aquitania. Mauritania, Carmania, Sax onia and other units of the Cunard fleet having: shared in the work of carrying the Yanks across the water. The number of American troops car ried is equal to 40 per cent of the total carried in British ships from America. FRENCH SHIPS TO SAIL Two New Schooners Ready to Leave With Cargoes. Two more, auxiliary schooners built by the Foundation yard at Portland for the French government will soon be on their way to France with cargoes. The vessels are the Gallienl.-which will sail probably next Friday with 800 tons of copper and 1200 tons of coal and finish with a cargo to be taken on the Atlantic coast, and the Manouri, which will sail within two weeks with a similar cargo. Captain A. Carlnene and Chief Engineer Quemeneur have arrived in Portland via Seattle to take out the latter vessel The French captain visited Portland some 12 years ago. Supervisors Are' Honored Lloyd J. Wentworth,- supervisor of the government's wood ship construc tion program In district No. 2. and his assistant. J. W. Hall, were honor guests at a banquet given at the Unl verslty club Friday night. Both guests were the recipients of gifts. The guests were presented with solid gold medal charms. On one side of the charm is replica of the official seal of the Emer gency - Fleet corporation, and on the other side appears the likeness of Ferris type of wooden ship. City of Topeka to Sail Laden with a full list of passengers and a good freight cargo the schooner City of Topeka of the Pacific Steamship company is scheduled to sail from Port land this evening for San Francisco and way ports. The company, which- Is also operating the schooner Aurella, has met with encouraging results' since putting the two boats on the Portland-San Fran clsco run. : News of the Port Dpartur December tS Atlaa, American steamer, for Baa ' Fraaciaco, ballast. -! - f No. 03, Americas berg, for San Francisco, ballast. . City of Topeka, for Baa Franovseo, via Eureka and Coca cay. passenger ana cnai DaparUiro December 17 7 oh an Paulsen, American steamer, for Saa Franeiaoo. lumber, from weetnort. Tiverton, American steamer, for Saa Pedro, lumber, Irom weatport. , - , MARIKE ALMA9AC Weather at Slvar Mouth North Head. Dec 28. Condition- t th mouth ot tha rive ab noon: aVind, aouthwaat. 28 mile ; oloudy; sea, moderate; bumtdity, 78. Tomorrow- mum , San rises, 7:53 a. an. .Sun acts, 4:33 p. m.v TWos at Astoria Swnsay High Water: Low Water: 8:47 a. m. . . .8.7-ft I 8:58 a. sa. .. .4.1 fart 11:17 p. m.... 6.6 fact o :18 p. m. . . .0.7 foot SAILT RIVLtt READISGS " 1 i 'i i ' jl jg jjj Umatilla 23 I 1.4 I 0.0 I 0.00 Kugeno lO 2.6 -0.1 0.14 Albany 20 2.8 -0.2 0.08 Satem .SO 1.9 -0.3 0.00 Oreggon City 12 4.4 -0.4 0.18 Portland 18 1.8 0.0 0,00 (-) Failing. RITE S FORECAST -The Willamette river at 1'ortland wfll remain nearly stationary during th next two or three oar excevt a aff acted by th tide. Itich tfctrs Sunday wm oeonr anout :au a. a, ana a :43 p m AT NEIGHBORING PORTS ' Astoria. D-. 27? Sailed at 4:80 p. a., steam er Johas Poulsen fo Puset Soand. Mailed at Ban Franeiaoo. bee 27 -Arrived at S p. a., Liberty Bonds If yea mail SELL year Liberty Bosd. SELL to US. If yea eaa BUT mere Liberty Beads, BUT from US. We bay , aad sell Liberty-Bonds at the market. . TOD CAKSOT DO BETTEBT0C .MAT pO WOESE The closing prices of LIBERTY BONDS on the Mew Tork Stock Exchange for week ended Friday. December 27. were as follows: First" 8As - 4 Saturday Monday 9I..0 03.00 09.28 01.03 e e aa Tuesday 90.00 92.1 Wednesday. Holiday. Thursday Friday .. 99.10 92.90 99.80 92.80. Liberty Loan Dsaartmeat SAFETT deposit taults - MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. To Premier Municipal Bond House . - 509-311 STARK. BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH (GROUND FLOOR) Telepbese Bdwy. 8UI Interest r osj savinas aooouRTS ' HaalMMBl Barrii : SaiasiIWi! 1S04. S. . THOMAS Sweet! Acer MS Lambai rv Sitfs, Veal HoPoiiltry ' Skip to as. VTm will get yea top prices. Forty years la the besiaes.; pAg&son 126-122 Freat Street -1 ? ertlaa. Ore. W ; rep rat . all . TrsTJs-Psexf Is St atrip tines, Caa offer yon available pr oa aay (traatahip. -Gnrf farnbhact tn Jspaa aad China. ror-Jga oans Journal !wel aiid K Information Bureau ' - DOM! . SnrTH. Martae . rbe Jstirn at nWUdlns. rfcene atarsnaH 1979 liTERS NOT MEANT AS WRITTEN, IS CLAIM OF ACCUSED SOCIALIST Words to Conscientious Objector, W. F. Kruse Testified, Were Intended for Cheer. r" Chicago. Dec. St. (LK. a) The promise of Attorney William - Cunnea that the five Socialists being tried before . Judge . Landla for alleged violations of the espionage act would make no at , tempt at equivocation, evasion or quali fication in their tentlmony was recalled todayjrhen W. F. Kruse, one of the de fendants, took the stand for cross ex amination. " A-number of letters written by and to Kruse were introduced, t : Kruse asserted some of these letters . should not be taken literally some did . not mean exactly what they said oth ers did mean what they said. One letter to Rudolph Bloom, consci entious objector, serving IS months In Pittsburg, in which Kruse said. Tet even your steel bars and gray prison . walls are preferable to the murder line In France," was one of those he did not mean. T was just trying to cheer him up, Kruse explained. Another letter to a man in Baltimore gave K ruse's opinion of a Socialist who had joined the medical corps to escape the drafL That is a matter for the man's In dividual decision.' the letter said, con tinuing, T believe in abolishing the Red Cross and all other humanitarian or ganisationa and making this wax so out- raglously horrible it will stop all other wars.' ' Asked about the "conscript league" of which his brother-in-law, John Bleik- -schmidt of Jersey City was secretary. Kruae admitted this league toad drawn un legal forms for members ot the - Young People's Socialist league who in- -tended to ask for exemption and to de-. fend those arrested for sticking up antl- registration posters. A letter written by Congressman-elect Victor' Berger, one of the defendants to a friend in Milwaukee, said Berger had promised to assist In promoting anti-war demonstrations in that city. The Dalles Elks to Initiate Large Class The Dalles,' Dec. 28. Local Elks -will -tonight initiate the largest class ever re ceived Into the lodge at one time. Fifty candidates are expected and a special dispensation has been secured in order, to receive that number at one time. A special train will bring a large delega. tlon from Sherman county and visiting members are also expected from Port land Hood River and other neighboring points. The meeting will be preceded by an elaborate electrical parade through the business section of the city. i m u - - H. F. Hammond Dies at Satsop . Sataop, Wash., Dec 28. Marlon Hammond, aged 28. who had lived tn this section for the past nine years, died ; Sunday and was burled Tuesday. He Is survived by his widow and two small sons. He was a native ot Missouri.. steamer Rosa City, from Ssn Pedro. Sailed st 4 p. m., steamer Washtenaw, for Portland. - Point Reyea, Dee, 27. PbmmI it 1 t tn ., tea mer Santa Barbara, from Columbia riser, for San Pedro. Oaviota. Dae. 27. Hailed yesterday, steamer J. A. Cbsnalor. far Portland. Saa rnnetas, - le . as. (t K. . Ar rivva - baguiaw (with banc Chartm feels la tow), from Port Angele. at 1 a. m. ; tug Stand ard 3 (with bars No. 01 in tow). Irons Im Angel, at 8 a. m. Sailed Saginaw, for Ijo An lea. it 1 :8W a. m. : W. 8. Porter, for Even rtt. at 8:80 a. tn.: Nankal Manx, for Yoko hama, it 7 a a I steamer Nupolela, for Honolu lu, at 7:80 a, ta. s cn a S. N. (jostle, for Sydney, at 0 a. m.: EI Sundo (with bars Monterey in tow), st Seattle, at 10:3O e xn. ' Sailed ytarttoyNortbiork, for Kumka. at , 8 a. ta. --- . j" Saa Francisco. Dec, 28. (L N. S.) Ar rived 27: Mexican steamer Kerrigan ML Santa Rosalia, 12:80 p. m.; Rob City, U Ansrlea, 4:40 p. so. ; Admiral Farragut. La Aagal, 4:45 p. a. . , . Sailed Dee. 27: Admiral Dwy. Lea An Cles, 2:28 p. French auxiliary echoootr Aviatrur lie TerUnKs, MeJUlrmea, 8 p. a.; Fronels auxiliary arhonoer Veriteat, Iranklrfc, 8 -.80 p. a. : Washtenaw, Portland. 4 p. m. ; British etearaxr Itealaysto. (Joton. 7 :1S p. a.; arctic. Jtort Bragg, l :u p. m. ' v". First Second 4s " 4s 4As Third 414 s 87l8 98.00 95.84 Fourth , 414s 94.84 95.0O - 94.88 93.04 . 84.80 i 03.24 07.10 V5.U0 700 96.80 94.80 92.70 93.98 98.60 96.80 94.48 93.90 95.32 96.40 94.48 94.46 Opes Uatlt 8 P. X. Satar.afs " ' ; Establlthad Orsr 85 Tears : : WAR " .-: RESTRICTIONS , SencJ.us your order tot 'STRUCTURAL STEEL. PLATES y RIVETS- BOLTS 1 or any purpot Northwest Steel Co. MRTLANO, 4t, ' ?.t?'V, oad8t Cettna. Orals. Etc' . 814.317 Beard at Trade BaOdlag (to DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Meatbera Ckieafo Beard of Trade , " Correao Isata sf Lofsa Bryaa- ' Ckleago, ; Saw Xgrlt j srbeck&Co