THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, . 101D.
BUTTER MARKET SHOWS UNUSUAL
FRESH EGG MARKET -STANDS
VERY GOOD
in front si. Trade
Fall Values Being Paid and Received
for Current Supplies Northern De
mand Remains Favorable and AH
Stocks Are Cleaning Up.
Lotar In the day the local market weakened
land f. o. b. price were cut to 38 40c a dozen,
offers to buy at the higher price being subject to
the market.
Condition of the fresh egg trad along Front
street U strong and price aro well maintained
both In the buying and selling end of the busi
ness. Big buyers are paring high as 42c a
rlocen for supplies and all arrivals alone the
wbolrsale waj are being cleaned up quickly.
Northern business i attain ! shown and this
la the biggest outlet for the Ital trade at the
moment.
While there continues bearish talk In the
trade, the fact that the bit leaders are still pay
n irut willing to nr extreme figures for cur
rent offerings, indicates that the outlet is still
nuffirif nt to take care of every case coming
forward to Portland-
Outnide market along the coast in general
hare showed a steady tone recejntly.
POULTRY PRICES 4RE loffEB
With increasing- suorvtie-1 offering from coon-
try nnt and wih an alrmWt general lack of
demsiid from retailers, chicken prices were weaker
itiiu gnu-rally ilowu to 30c a pimnj for live birds
during the day.
-Potato Growers
JSre Suffering
Oregon Producers Not Giving Qual
ity That Markets Ask For.
By Hyman H. Cohen
While California is quoting firmer and
higher prices for potatoes, there con
tinues a lull in the demand at Oregon
country points.
Various reasons are assigned for this
lack of appreciation of Oregon Etoclt
and te low -values now available here,
compared with outside centers.
Some believe that the California po
tato dealers, in connection with the lead
ing producers of that state, are working
prices higher for their mutual benefit.
Others declare that the lack of demand
for Oregon stock is simply due to the
fact that Oregon growers do not and
will not nut up the class of stock that
the outside trade wants, therefore it will
not purchase here.
There ia no doubt that most of the
stock being offered on the market here
Is not up to the usual Oregon standard.
Stock that is being offered as No. 1 is
in many instances rough and of poor
size, and rejections are the rule in many
instances where this class of stock is
sent to the South and Southwest on orders.
PRODITK ASSOCIATION" ELECTS
Waiter Bollam of Bollara j.& Co., has been
rlecfc-d president of the Produce Credit associa
tion with O. Sfhumaker of the Pacific Fruit &.
Produce company as Tire, president. Much trou
ble was experienced in gettinte a treasurer and
il wa- finally handed to Walter Mansfield of
Bell & Co. O. II. Lehman remains secretary.
LETTrCR PItlCKS !jTILL DROP
Trice of head lettuce continues to drop here
as lower priced stock arrives from the South.
Hales "are shown along the street at 33.7:5 (s 4.50
generally for stock with some extra good stuff
a fraction more.
H9TAI.Ii SUPPLIES OF
Very scant supplies liavo
Front street from country poiiits and this iji
reflected' in value. W'hilo ij rlianga wan indi
cated for either real or hogs Uiring the day; both
lines were firmer.
MEAT
recently
ITF.RE
reached
Government-Has No
Surplus Dried Fruit
Washington. Feb. 14. (WASHINGTON BU-
KKAIJ OF TUK JOURNAL-) Replying to a re
port from the Northwest Packers' association of
Salem, the war department has informed Senator
McNary It dot's not expect to have any snrpiua
of prunes or other dritid fruits to sell. If the
situation develops otherwise, trade interests will
be considered and Faies made in a manner not to
disorganize the market.
CALIFORNIA BUTTER
ff riki "" a ls" mi
oU rIKM I HA I
STRENGTH
ALONG COAST Sl.
Ul
PRICES MAY ADVANCE
i
1
Usually South Is Weaker and Ma
terially Lower Than jthe North at
. This Time of the SeasonTrade
Wonders What Is in the Air.
-S
Per lb.
BO 0
81
B54a
B4 e
POTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST
Los Angeles Market
I-os Angeles. Feb. 14.- (I. N. S.) Pota
toes Stockton Rurbanks. fancy. S2.50 ( 2.60:
choice. $2.00 fre 2.25 ; Idaho Rust-eta, $1.85
2.00; rurals. Jl 8lSl.fl; sited stock. Oregon
White and Red linse, $3.00; home grown white
Hose, mostly $2.753.00; few fancy, $3.25:
sweet potatoes, best, UOc&fl.OO lug; sacked.
3.U0( 3.25.
San Francisco Market
San Francisco, Feb. 14. (IT. P.) Fota-
l trmt Per rental, Ielta stock, choice to fancy.
JI.702.00.
Onions Per cental. Australian brown type.
i fancy cild storage, $2.00: drv storage, $1.70(3
CHEESE SITUATION IS WEAKER j 2.00; No. 1. repicked, 10(&175.
Further weakness fa shown In local cheese val- ... . ??ttle. . N"? . .
lies but nriceH ranVinnn mived with tlia Til la- I 1 ' onions, .5
mOok section still asking funl figures, m Heavy
ell
purchase of eastern cheese ira Kbown and in
creased arrivals from there aria due soon. '
!
BRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE
. Cauliflower quality and price3 mixed.
:ood cabbage ecaree; plenty of inferior stock.
Sprouts in very liberal eupply around 15c a
pound.
Fancy Walla Walla rhubarb around 1518e
per pound.
Onion market reflects further gain in strength.
& 2 H c.
Potatoes Yakima,
N.
$35; local.
$2830.
t DAIRY PRODUCE OY THE COAST
HOW BUTTER ;OLD
Cartons
Portland
Seattle
Ban Francisco ......
Lot Angola ,
Higher prion were asked and paid for euboa
on tha local market during tfta day; reflecting a
quick advance In prints. Cube extra war lifted
2iOt pound to 4T'i a pound.
A very nansnal thing baa happened In the
butter trade along the coast the California
markets being quoted at higher prices than the
Oregon or Washington market.
Usually at this time of tills season tha Cali
fornia butter prices are very weak and con
siderably below those of the north. This sea
son the southern markets are highest, resulting
in a condition which the trad ia unable to
fathom at the moment.
Generally at thia period pf the season the
weakness ia California butter prices forces tha
northern markets to drop very quickly and with
severe strides.
With California now higher the trade wonders
Just what is in tha air. Some believe that a
big government contract is about to be let
and that is usually a reason for California to
advance its quotations. This condition will
force an advance in the local market unless a
quica change is made.
Market Eeport Is
'Curtailed Again
Continued intomiptlow of tko
ervks with tha oast was shown durine. tho
day. Tha Journal la unaMo to present a
full market report In this Issue.
MILCH GOATS COME
FROM BELUNGHAM-
EXPERIMENTING
HERE
Failure Said to slave Marked Indus
try on Puget Sound Hogs Going to
North. Sold Here Because of Excel
lent Net Returns.
Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep.
943 143 74 80
1082 165 ... 8
1209 103 S 113
383 J 1 4
637 20 B 1402
BOS 3S 2 7
844 46 ... 13
532 37 20 2571
AVEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments
during the next 36 hours against the following
minimum temperatures: doing north, 40 de
grees; i northeast over the Spokane, Portland A
Seattle railway, 24 degrees; east to Baker, 18
degrees, and south to Ashland. 32 degrees. Min
imum temperature at Portland tomorrow, about
40 degrees.
WHOLESALE PRICES IX PORTLAND
Los Angeles Market
T.os Ancrlrs. Feb. 14 (I. N. S.) Butter
California creamery, extras, 64c.
Eggs Fresh, extras, 38c; casa , count, 37c;
pullet 37 c.
-- " 8an Francisco Market
San Francisco, Feb. 14. (U. P.) Butter
Extras. 65 hie.
T Kggs Extras, 4 0c: extra pullets. 36 Ho.
Cheese California flats, fancy, 28c.
BeaUl Market
Seattle, Feb. 11 (U. P. ) Butter Local
I city creamery, bricks in cartons. 50H(i51e; do
I Harchment wrapped, BOc; do cubes, 4 8 (4 9c.
j Hggs Fancy ranch, 4tf47c;: pullets, 40
i-:-c.
Cheese Washington triplets. 32(34e: do
Young America, 34 W 35c; Oregon triplets, 32
(g3ic; do Young America, 34 35c.
Clearings:.
Monday . . .'
Tuesday
Wednesday. . .
Thursday. . .
Friday ....
Clearings
(Balances
These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers,
except as otherwise noted:
Dairy Products -
t BUTTER Selling price, box lot', creamery
prints, parchment wrapped, extras, 49e per lb.;
prima firsts, 48e: first, 47c; smaller lota at
advance; jobbing prices, cubes, extras. 45c. lb.;
prime firsts. 44c; carlons, lej higher.
BUTtERFAT Portland, delivery basis, 46 &
48c; price at country atatiom, 44 45c.
OLEOMARGARINE Local brands. SO and
60c lb. : "tubs, 35c: 1 lb. eftrtons, 42c; 2 lb.
eartons. 36 Vie; nutmarearinej 1 lh. cartons, 33c.
CHEESE Selling price:! Tillamook fresh.
Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 38 38 e lb. ;'
Young America, 39 W 39 He; prices to jobbers,
f. o. B. Tillamook, triplets, 38c: Young America,
BBe: price to jobbers, f. o. b; Myrtle Point, trip
lets, 35 He; Young America and long horns,
88ic; selling price, brick, t43c: llmburger. 33
(84e; block Swiss, 4847p per lb.
EGG 3 Buying prices, 41 42c; selling price,
43(44c; eandled, 43 45c!
EGGS- Public market retail selling price, 48c
per dor.en. I
LIVE POULTRY Heavy I hens. 30Slo lb.:
light hens, 80c per lb.; broilers. 40e per lb.; old
roosters, 18c lb.; stags, 2ps per lb.; squabs.
$3.00; ducks, 35 40c lb ; pigeons, $1.60
2.00 per dozen; turkeys, live. 30c per lb.;
dreased, 40 4 3c per lb.; gqesc, live, 25e lb.
Fresh Vegetables and Fruit
FRESH FRUITS Oranses. $4.00(3 4.50 per
box; bananas. 8 14 8 0c ped lb.: lemons, $5.00n
&6.00; Florida grapefruit.
fomis. $8.00 4,oo.
APPLES Various varieties,
box.
GRAPES Almeira. In kjegs. SI lbs., $7.00.
PEARS Per box. $2.
PKIEO FRUITS Dates
San Francisco
San Francisco, Feb
gram:
m Barley Per cental, good, 4 0-42 lb
Sbout $2.15 H; shipping. $2.202.28;
lier. nominal. - i
Oatf Per cental, red feed, $2.40(38 2.4 5; do
seed, $2.00 & 2.75; do rec leaned. $2.90 3.00.
Grain Mark at
14. (U, P.) Cash
, feed,
Cheva-
Corn and Oats Off
At Chicagq Closing
Chicago, Feb. 14. Corn prices reacted at the
opening and -showed further weakness and lower
prices, with short selling toward the close.
Oats opened unclianged to a fraction up and
closed lower.
Range of Chicago prices-as furnished by tha
United Press: I
CORN :
Open. High.- Uow. Clone.
February 128 128 125 Vi 127 H
March 127H 127 124 125
May 123H 123 119 120H
July 120H ICOfc 115 117H
OATS
February 60 Vi 60 V4 58 58 S4
March 60 61; 58 ' 68
May 60 6V; 6 58 T,
July 68 r.9 56 56
PUKK !
May 4155 41$5 4000
July 3950 4025 3900
LARD ;
May 2530 2530
July 2375 2432
RIBS !
May ... 2275 2S2
WHEAT PRICE DOES
NOT LOOK AS WEAK
AS WAS ANTICIPATED
Sc'es in Australia a1d India, a Former
Big Competitor in Export Market,
Indicate. That World's Output Is
Overestimated.
Portland. Frl.
Year ago. . . .
Season to date.
Year ago
Tacoin. Tours.
Year ago
Season 'to date.
Year ago
Seattle, Thur.
xear ago.
Season to
Year ago
TV
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
-Cars-
heat. Barley. Flour. Oats- Hay.
13
1
.157
.3632
:! i
.4(622
9
870 1739
224 677
SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED
3895
bur. . . . j 3
j 14
date.. .4693
2450
2345
2232
4 020
3900
2460
2360
2232
PACIFIC COAST STATEMEKT
Portland Banks
This Week. ' ' Year Ago.
4.676,451.80 $ 8.633.6S4.80
3,984,441.31 Holiday
-holiday-
Clearings
Balances
Clearings
Balances
Clearings
Clearings
6.627.730.91
6.391. 164.1 1
Seattle Banks
8pkan Bank
Tacoma Banks
4.698.281.85
3,504.501.63
6.692.214.00
1,038,312.00
1,378.980.00
275,327.00
. . 1.272.984.00
306,365.00
San Francisco Banks
I. . .$24,109,844 00
Los Angeles Banks
j. . .$ 8.004.081.00
Fards, ( ) per box; raisins, three crown.
loose Muscatel, 10c lb.; figs, $3.00 per box of
60 6-oz. packages.
ONIONS Selling pnea
o retailer :
$2.00 cwt. ; association selling priee
11.73 1. On o. country;
sets. 12c per lb.
CRANBERRIES
$5.50 7.00; Cali-
$1.50 3.50 per
a 2.50.
Dromedary, ( ) ;
Oregon,
carloads.
garlic. 35 60c lb.;
iuri
NortHwest, $7.00 7.23
TRANSPORTATION
T
flpi
A 1 '
UJEAM5HIP
jAeADM IRAL LINE.
S. S. CITY OF TOPEKA
8alIlno 9 P. M.
for
COOS BAY,, EUREKA,
February 14
SAN FRANCISOO.
S. S. ADMIRAL SCHLEY
Sailing 0 P. M. February 17
direct jfor
SAN FRANCISOO, LOS ANGELES
and SAN DIEQO
' ' - I
Ticket Office 1 01 Third St.
A-3332. Main I486.
ESTIMATED SAILINGS
PatMnger and Cargo Services
NEW YORK to LIVERPOOL
Royal Caorge Feb. XZ
AqulUnla Mar. 1
Oaronla Mar. 10
Orduna Mar. IS
Saxonla Mar. IS
Carman I a .................... Mar. 24
Aqultanla Mar. SB
NEW YORK to LONDON
Pannonla
. . Mar. 6
i COMPANY OFFICE. HOOK BU1LDINQ,
SEATTLE, WASH.
i 1
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS
Via Tahiti and Raratonga. MaH and passenger
tar v lea from Ban Francisco avary 2S days.
UNION 8. 8. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND.
S30 California St., San Franolaa
Or local steamship and railroad agendo.
bn-.hel box.
POTATOES Selling price. $1.75 per cwt.;
buying price for fancy large sizes, $1.25 1.40;
otdinary, $1.00 per cental; sweets, $4.50 5.00.
VEGETABLES -Turnip, $2.00 2.25 per
sack; carrots. $2.00 2.25 sack; beets. $2.25
a sack; California, 2 3c lb.; lettuce. $3.50$
4.75 per crate: celery, $1.75 doa.; artichokes,
$2.00 doz. r cucumbers, $2.25 per doz.; tomo
toes, California, ( ) ; egg plant, 20c per lb.;
cauliflower, California, $1.75 per dozen; horse
radish, 15c per lb.; bell peppers, 40c per lb.
Moats and Provisions:
COUNTRY MEATS Selling price: Country
killed best hogs, 20H21c; ordinary hogs,
18 19c; best veal, 23 23 He; ordinary, 21 V
22c; rough heavy, 12Hc; lamb, 2021e;
mutton, 14lc lb.; beef, 914a per lb.
SMOKED MEATS Ham. 34 37c; break
fast bacon, 32 ( 51c; picnics, 25c cottage roll,
33c; short clears, 30 33c; Oregon exports,
smoked. 30c per lb.
I.AKD Kettle rendered, $13. It case; stand
ard. 26 He per lb.; lard compound,! 23 He.
Fish and Shall Fish ;
FRERn FISH Steelhead salmorlT22c per
lb.; Chinook. 30c: halibut, fresh.; 24e; black
cod, 11 ( 12c; silver melt, DWgf lOe; tomcod,
10c: pturgeon, 1820c; fresh Hearing, 67e;
Columbia tmclt, $1.001.25 perl 50 lb. box.
PHEI.I, FISH Crab. $2.003,00 per doa.;
?hrimp meat. 52c per lb.; lobsters,' 80c per lb.
OYSTERS Olympia. gallon, $5.60; canned,
eastern. 75c can, $9.00 dosen cans; bulk, $4.50
per gallon.
Oreeerls!
SUGAR Cube, $10.40: powdered, $10.10;
fruit and berry. $l.35: I yellow. $s 95; rranu
lated. $9.55; beet. $9.43; extra! C. $9.15;
golden $9.05.
HONEI New, $7.00 8.00 case; strained,
30c lb. i
RICE Japan style, No. 1. 9Ui10c: New
Orleans bead. UHUe; blue ruse. 10 8
11c per lb.
SALT Coarse, half ground. 100. $17.00 per
Ui; 50s. $18.25; table dairy. 30s, $26.00;
bales, 13.4303.55; fancy table i and dairy,
$32.00; lump rock, $25.00 per ton.
BEANS Oregon (sales by jobbers): Lad
Washington, 7H (10Hc; pink, 8 He lb. ; Limas,
1 3 H e : Haycu, 9c ; red, 8 H e ; Oregon beans
(buvinff price) . nominal.
CANNED MILK Carnation, $7.50: Bor
den, $7.40: A-ter. $7.40: Eagle, $10.26;
Libby. $7.40; Yeloban. $7.10; Holly, $7.49
per case.
COFFEE Boasted. 28 3 44c; , In sacks or
drums.
SODA CRACKERS Bulk, 17c per lb.
NUTS Budded walnuts, 30H31e per lb.;
almonds, 24 29c; filberts, 28e. ;in sack lota;
peanuts, 15c; pecans. 25c; Brazils, 33c.
Hops, Wool and Hides
HOPS Nominal. 101.7 crop, 28 29 He lb.
HIDES No 1 salted, 30 lbs. and up. 13 He
per lb.(; No. 2 salted, 30 lbs. and up. 12 He;
No. 1 green, 30 lbs. and up. 10 He; No. 3
green, 30 lbs. and up, 9 He; No. 1 salted bulb,
50 lbs. and up.' 10 He; No. 2 salted bulls. 50
lbs. and up. 9 He; No. L green bulls, 50 lbs.
and up, 8 He; No. 2 green bulls.- 50 lbs. and
up. 7 He: No. 1 green or salted calf skins, np
to IS lbs.. 30c; No. 2 green or salted calf akin.
up to 15 lbs, 28 He; No. 1 green or salted kip
skins. 15 to SO lbs., 14 He: No. 2 green or
salted kip skins. 15 to 30 lbs., 13c; dry flint
bides. 7 lbs. and (up. 2Sct dry flint
calf, under 7 lbs.. 38c; dry salt hides. 7 lbs.
and up, 22e; dry salt calf, under 7 lbs.. 32c;
dry bull hides or calf, half price;: dry stags or
bulls. 18c; dry salt, stags or bulls. 12c; dry
cull stag or bulls, half pries; dry horse hides,
according to size and take off, each. 1.50 2. 50;
salted horse hides, according to siza and take off.
each $3.00 5.00; dry long wool pelts, per lb.,
25c; short wool elta,, per lb.. 1520e; salted
long wool lamb pelts. $1.50 2.50; salted sheep
pelts, each, $1.25 2.25; dry sheep shearlings,
each, 15 35c; salted sheep shearlings, each.
35 50c: dry long hair, goat skins, per lb.,
26c: dry abort hair goat skins, each, 85 75c;
horse1 hair, tail, 25c; horse hair, mane, 10c
(Price quoted above are per pound, except
where otherwise designated.)
MOHAIR Long staple, 50c lb. short staple.
40c; burry, 1520cper lb. .
TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow. 8e;
No. 2. 7c, No. 1 grease. 7c; No; 2 grease, 5o.
CHITTIM OB CASCARA BARS rQM
weight, 13c.
Ropes. Paints, Oils
ROPE SisaL dark. 24c; white, 28 He lb,:
standard Manila, 37 He.
LINSEED OIL Haw, bbla.. $1.80 gallon;
kettle boiled, bbls.. $1.82; raw. cases. $1.90;
boiled, cases, $1.92 per gallon.
COAL OIL Water white, in drums or iroa
bbls., 10c gallon; cases, 20c gallon.
GASOLINE Iron bbls.. 21 He; cases. 31 Ha;
engine distillate, iron bbls., 13c; cases, 23a
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 13 He; 500 lbs..
134c. "
TURPENTINE .Tanks, 80c; case. 96e; 10
lota, le less.
WIBJS NAILS Basic price, $5.40.
4MERICAN
LIVESTOCK
PRICES
Denver Hogs S1S.90
Denver, Feb. 14. (U. li) Cattle Receipts
500. steady. Steers, $14.23 8 16.60: cows and
heifers, $8.25 10.65: Mockers and feeders,
$12.25 14.60; calves. $13.50 14.60.
Hogs Receipts 300, steady. Top, $16.90;
bn"- 1 6.75 (a 16.90
Sheep Receipts 1500, steady. Lambs, $14.75
i.u.l;j; cch, 8.25 10.65.
Seattle Hog $17.25
Seattle, Feb. 14. 11 jr. S.) Hojrs Re
ceipts, 60: steady. Prime lights, $17.00
17.25; medium to choice. $17.00 17.15;
rough heavies, $1 5.00 lS.90; pigs. $13.00
16-40.
Cattle Receipts. 9 : Steady. Best steers,
$11.60 13.50; medium to choice, $10.50
11. ou: common to medium, $8.609.00; best
cow. $8.50 10.50: common to medium rows,
$5.oi)(a 7.00; bulls, $6.00 8.00; calves, $7.00
12.00, ;
Sheep None.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BUN
Friday
Week ago
Two weeks ago. . . .
Four weeks ago. . .
Year ago
Two years ago. . . ,
Three years ago. . ,
Four years sgo. . .
Arrival in the Portland Union Stockyards over
night of 250 milch goats frorr) Belling ham cre
ated much interest in the local dairy and livestock
trade. That these goata were brought to Port
land for sale to the school ehiklrA sa a means
to combat the high cost of milk has been known
for some time but the trade here- has expressed
the opinion that if milch goats were so good to
lower costs of production, they wonld never have
left their home at Bellingham, Wash.
According to the trade Of& milch goat indus
try received quits a big splurge of publicity in
tho Puget Sound country a few years ago and
many were induced to purchase the animals. I One
big lot was purchased by a Bellingham resident
for the purpose of selling goat milk, but the
sale of these animals is the last chapter in the
experiment through that section. Now a similar
experiment isbeing tried at Portland.
vHogs Hold Steady
Over night there was quite a fair run of hogs
in tha North Portland yards. Trend of the
trade was steady. A number of loads arrived
here en route to a Puget Sound market but the
condition of tha Portland trade was-so good and
the shrinkage and other charges so uncertain in
shipping to the north, that the owners felt that
better net results would be obtained at Portland,
notwithstanding the fact that higher prices are
being quoted in tha north.
Oeneral hog range:
Prime mixed 1.B016.75
Medium mixed .-. . 16.25 ( 16 50
Rough heavies 14.50 15.00
Pigs 12.00 14.50
Bulk 16.50 16.60
Cattle Situation Good
Situation in the cattle market at North Port
land showed a steady to firm tone generally dur
ing the early day's trade. Receipts were small
and demand absorbed all offerings. Demand for
calves was so good that an extra dime was ob
tained for a lot of 68 head at $18.60.
General cattle range:
Best steers
G ood to choice steers . .
Medium to good steers .
Fair to good steers
Common to fair steers
Choice cows and heifers
Good to choice cows and heifers.
Medium to good cows and heifers.
Fair to medium cows and heifers
Canners
Bulls
Calves
Stackers and feeders
8ma4l Run of 8haeo
Small run of stock was shown in trie North
Portland mutton alleys over night. Demand con
tinues steady with former prices nominally con
tinued. Packers continue is control of the bulk
of the supplies.
General sheep and lamb range:
Prime lamb .$13.75 14.23
Fair to medium' lamb ........ 9.0011.00
Yearlings 10.00 11.00
Wethers 9.00 10.00
Ewes S.6B 6.00
Goats , 6.50. 6.00
Friday Livestock Shippers
Hogs Tingree Cattle company. Buhl, Idaho,
4 loads; Frank Warm, Mount Angel, 1 load; Hout
& Snodgrass, Lebanon, 1 load. I
Cattle and Calves Smeed Bros.. Caldwell, 2
loads; M. A. Moody, Moody, 1 load.
Milch Goats J. W. Morrow, Bellingham. 250
head.
Mixed Stuff Frank Wann, Mount Angel, 1
load of cattle, calves and hogs; Edwards Bros.,
Monroe, 1 load of cattle and hogs; C. E. Lucke.
Molalla, 1 load of hogs and sheep; Temple Meat
company. Grants Pass, 1 load of cattle and hogs:
E. B. Danielson, Monitor, 1 loar""of hogs and
sheep; Oscar Swansea, Silverton, 1 load of cattle
and hogs.
Thursday Afternoon Sales
STEERS
Ave. lbs. Price. I No.
. . . 810 $
689 2490
963 1473
3
7
26 ... 181 995
73 . ... 207 1311
2 1 . . . 1
. . . 4 2
53 980 501 2140
.3463 260 121L 908 2610
Heavy purchases! of Australian wheat by India
and Sweden recentpy have created much interest
in the trade here! Fact that India has been
compelled to go elsewhere for its own require
ments, entirely removes that country from the
exporting class and places it in the dependent
class. I
With Australia asking $1.37 per bushel f. o.
b. ships for its frheat. the outlook for wheat
priee is therefore much more "hopeful than
many in the trade) had anticipated. Fact of the
matter is that tlie world ia not likely to have
the enormous surplus of wheat that some of the
bear leaders of the trade have been trying to
make the people bblieve.
Local coarse grain markets continue to show
depression. Lack of bidding for local oats re
mains the dominating feature; there being an
entire lack of calli With the early approach of
tax time, March Jl, the grain trade is trying to
unload, instead oil securing more supplies.
FLOUR Selling prices: Patent. $10.90;
family wheat ilour. $10.76; barley flour,
$10.70; Willamette i'allcy. $10.60: local
straight, $10.70; bakers" local. $10.70 10.90;
Montana spring wheat patent. $10.85; rye'
flour, $11.50; oa, flour, $10.00; graham flour,
$9.80: whole whjeat flour. $10.00. Price for
city delivery in fite barrel lots.
HAY Buying) Pric: Willamette timothy,
fancy, ( ) : Eastern Oregon-WTashington fancy
timothy, $31.00 32.00 ; alfalfa, $26.00
26.60; valley Vetch. $28.00; cheat. ( );
clover, $26.00 27.00; grain, $26.00 per ton.
GRAIN SACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta,
20e in car lots; leas amounts higher.
MILLSTUFFS f Mixed run. at milla, ascked,
1 15.00 50.00 ier ton.
ROLLED OATCi Per barrel, $9.60 10.00,
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton, $62 53.
CORN Whole. $67.00 68.00; cracked.
$69.00 70.00 per ton.
Merchants exchange bids:
(FEED OATS
Feb. March. April.
No. 2 white .. . i .
BARLEY
Feed , 4460 4400
"A" f 4550 4550
Eastern oats and corn in bulk:
Oats. No. 3 white
38 lbs. clipped! white .. 4450 4400
Com. 'o. 3 white 6400 5400
No. 3 mixed 6300 5250
Salem, Feb. 14. The following; senate
bills were introduced today:1
i S. B. 260, by Bell and Orton Extend.
Ing financial aid to W. K. Lamb of mili
tary police, who waa Injured in perform
ance of duty. i i .
! S. B. 261. by Orton Authorizing; ex
penditure of Multnomah county . funds
arising; from motor vehicle law.
S. B, 262, by Lachinund IncrrMlng
salaries of Marion county officials.
i S. B. 263. by Norblad Providing -for
Investigation of Cascade Falls.' Colum
bia river.
! S. B. 264. bv Handler Relating to
conduct of elections.
I S. B. 265. by i-.au y Giving charitable
corporations right of eminent domain.
I S. B. 266, by Kddy Authorizing Issu
ance of. reconstruction bonds,
S. B. 267, by Wood Amending non
support law.
S. B. 268, by codifying committee Au
thorizing codification of Oregon laws and
appointment of commission.
S. B. 269, by Pierce and I. S. Smith
Extending financial aid to soldiers and
sailors who desire to attend educational
institutions. -
S. B. 270, by Pierce Regulating graz
ing of cattle and sheep.
S. B. 271, by Eberhard Authorizing
filing lof charters with supreme court li
brarian. ; - !
S. B. 272. by Patterson Prohibiting
stock from running at large in 'Yamhill
county.
.12.50 13.50
11.50 12.50
10 30 11.60
9O0kd0.50
8.00 9 00
9.50 10.50
8.50 9.50
7.50 8.50
6.75 6.75
3 60 6.00
O.OO ( B.O
9.00 13.50
7.0011.00
4300
4909
4400
5350
0200
PLAN OF DISPOSAL
FOR SHIPS SOUGHT
Whether Government Will Oper
ate Merchant Marine Depends
on Business Men Hurley.
:Xew York Cotton Market
Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co., Board of
Trade building: i Close.
January 1910
February 2215
March U 2330
May L 2143
June !, 2125
Julv i 205
August i 2030
September 1 1980
October ; 1950
November j. 1.940
December , . : .- 1925
iy 23 cents for top quality veal.
21 cents for top block pork. We
We pa
we pay 21 cents for top block pork. We
never charge commission. Frank L.
Smith Meat Co., 228 Alder street, Port
land. Or. Adv.
Los Anpeles Clitrns Market
Los Angeles. Feb. 14.1 (I. N. 8.) . Or-
snge Navels, medium arjd large, fancy, $3.25
4.00; local pack. $2.5(3.25: loose. 3H
4c per lb.: Tangerines, 7J per lb.
I-emons Fancy. $4.0i04.23; local pack.
$3.00 4.00: loose.. $2.00.
Grapefruit Tulare county seedless, medium
and large, fancy, $2.75 3 00; Arizona seedless,
$3.003.25; Imperial VUey seedless, $3.00
8.25; local. $2.00 2.2.
e i
Foreign Grajfa Market
Liverpool, Feb. 14. (Corn supplies in the
United Kingdom remain light, ana present pros
pects for any material enlargement in arrivals do
not sppear bright. Argentine shipments are dis
appointing, and latest adiices from there empha
sise the seriousness of labpr conditions. It is re
ported strikes are again prevalent and the ship
ping situation is decidedly unsatisfactory. Condi
tion of the new Argentine corn is excellent, and
a favorable yield is anticipated. Oata demand ia
less active, and larger amounts of imported are in
evidence. Native offerings have also increased
to some extent. Arrivals of American and plate
grades have been in fair volume, and while pres
ent conditions in Argentina will no doubt tend
to restrict clearances, it a hoped that shipments
from America will be maintained.
Argentine shipments Ithis week: Wheat to
United Kingdom, 391,000 bushels; to continent,
none; to non-Europe. 610.000 bushels.
1 .
Modern Miner Report
" Chicago. Feb. 14. -Modern Miller says:
Alternate thawing and freezing are reported
from scattered sections of the winter wheat belt.
These conditions may have caused some deteriora
tion, as the plant is without snow covering, but
on the whole the plant! is strong and able to
withstand a siege of low temperatures. Much
corn and oata land will be seeded to spring
wheat next spring. The government is discour
aging this movement of the fsnnesa. Corn is be
ing firmly held by producers.
San FrSBcisecj May Barley
Ssn Francisco, Feb. 14. -May barley closed
yesterday $1.95 bid, $2.00 aak. Opened today.
$1.95 bid. $1.97 H aak.
Cold Has Blighted
East Oregon Wheat
place by C. F. Kennedy, local represen
tative of the Pacific' Coast Elevator com
pany. The estimate! comes to Mr. Ken
nedy irom inquiries made to secure
wheat for reseeding. : This is the largest
estimate of damage from freezing yat
made. one zield south of Pendleton
has been reported, where 3 00? acres will
have to ba reseeded.
No.
4.
1 . .
1 . .
3. ,
47.
5 .
6.
12.
720
650
900
565
650
I
8.00 1 :
COWS
Ave. Tbs. Price.
. .. 700 $11.35
No.
4i.:.
47. . .
18. . .
18. . ,
63. .
4.00
5.50
9.00
HEIFERS
5.00 6
6.50 1
HOGS
195 $16.50 I 2
184 16.45 2
171 15.75 j 2
164 16.40 15
Friday morning Sales
STEERS
1076 $12.50 1 9
COWS
Price. No.
$ 8.O0
7.00 I 1 .
4.60 I 2.
10.35 I 22.
STAGS
3 9.00
HOGS
236 $16.50
176 16.50
195 16.65
137 i 14.50
CALVES
162 $13.60
940 $ 4.25
680 3.50
1020 8.00
756 $ 7.00
231 $16.60
370 15.50
16.00
16.30
225
10
Av. lbs.
. . 1000
. . 795
. . 920
. .1080
. . 920
635 $ 9.50
Av. lbs. Price.
156.
19.
1030
1040
1031
200
135
6.50
9.00
8.00
16.75
15.00
2 210! 13.50
RENEW FIGHT FOR
FIVE CENT FARE
Circulation of Petitions Calling
for Referendum Vote, New
Move in Denver.
Pendleton, Feb. 14. That from 3000
to 5000 acres of wheat In the vicinity of
TEfAtirt , will Via-VA tn K ivumTuI la Ka
word received here Thursday from thati Ued up thJ y?lIey. UPea th 6U
Denver. Feb. 14. (I. N. S.) That
Denver is ito revive its 'battle for a
o-ceit streetcar fare was vindicated to
day in the I circulation of "an initiative
petition calling for a referendum vote
on the question at the spring elections.
The petition also calls for a revision
of the city: charter, giving the, council
the right to lower but not to sanction
an advance; in rates of public utilities.
A .fight has been on for more than
three months between the Denver Tram
way company and Its patrons over the
fares. With the approval of the state
public utilities commission, the tramway
company increased its fares -at first to 6
cents, then ;to 7, witti an additional cent
for transfers. This increase was resent
ed forcibly by patrons, who virtually
prems court held the 7 and 8 cent fares
illegal. j
To Lecture on Crime
Oregon City, Feb. 14. George E. Cox
of Washington, D. C, Is to give a lecture
on crime, criminals and their mode of
operation. In Moose hail next Mnndav
nighti , '-it.
Washington Feb. 14. American bust
ness, finance .nd industry will be asked
to decide whether or not the American
mercantile marine shall be operated Jjy
the government or shall be sold to pri
vate individuals,
Edward N.I Hurley, chairman of tha
shipping board, returned to his desk
Thursday aftir two months at the peace
conference arid declared a definite pol
icy with regard to the disposal of the
merchant fleet built by the government
would be deqided upon within 30 days.
The rjollcv la to be determined not bv
the shipping board so much as by indi
viduals therr selves. This is the plan
for sounding the sentiment of the nation
on the best way to handle the situation
in which ships worth $4,000,000,000 and
the entire international carrying trade
of the natioiu are bound up. Mr. Hurley
is preparing! a direct questionnaire to
every Chamber of Commerce, banking
interest, shipping interest grange, im
port and export Business in the country.
TJ. S. Chamber Promlieg Aid
His plan was put before President
Wilson in Paris. With his approval, Mr.
Hurley Thunsday called into conference
Harry B. Vheeler and other directors
of the United States Chamber of Com
merce. He .sked them and they agreed
to put all thje machinery of their organ
ization at tjie disposal of the shipping
Doara to cena out, ana compile tne re
turns to thai Questionnaires.
A list of questions will be sent by
telegraph td organizations representing
every important interest.
liach organization will be asked, not
merely to sinswer the questions, but to
make a statement of its position, giving
the grounds on whici that position is
based.
Discussing the proposition today, Mr.
Hurley said
"Here is ha question bigger than the
railroad question in fact, the biggest
business question confronting America
today. Thd government has at least 21
months to arrive at some solution of the
railroad question, and perhaps it will
have more. But the shipping question
in which tihe $4,000,000,000 is wrapped
up, ana wntcn is to the United States in
ternationally what the railroads are do
mestically, we are asked to decide al
most overnight.
Wonld Know Feeling of Cosntry
"What we want now is to know how
the countrjf feels on the question. That
is the reasm we are going to ask every
interest e'v n remotely interested in ship
ping to gije Its opinions. The shipping
beard cannot establish a, policy. That is
not in its province. It can only make
recommendations. But recommenda
tions mad on Hie known sentiment of
the people will have more weight than
tnose oasep on figures alone.
Mr. Hurley pointed out that England
is rapidly betting its shipping iouse in
order, and that the United States, un
less It wants to be left behind must take
quick action to arrive at some definite
program.
"I feel sure we can arrive at a defi
nite plan within 30 days," he said. "We
may have Host some time; but if. four
months afer the signing of the armis
tice,! we aiia able to know exactly what
we are gong to do, I do not think any
loreign competitor wui nave the advan
tags ol us.
Deputiy Marshal Is
Killed in Alaska
Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 13. (T. jj. g.)
Deputy U. S. marshals are searching
today for Peter Jackson, a native who
shot and killed Deputy Marshal C. D.
Calhoun of Craig, after the officer had
piacea uuw unaer axresi.
BtaU board of health. s- 24.000.00
AX LIMIT REACHED
BY STATE BILLS
(Continued From Page One)
additional appropriation measures will
be submitted.
These will include the reconstruction
bills. . -
After this motion was carried Senator
Patterson called for and received a
pledge from every member of the com
mittee to return to the senate or the
house and fight for the passage of the
resolution. ! ,
Opposition is expected from, those who
have pet appropriation bills which they
do not want to risk at the hands of the
people or which they do not want to bo
.delayed by waiting ' for a special elec
tion.
But the 14 members of the committee.
who have been laboring long hours night
after night on the Btate's financial prob
lems, are determined to make: a strenu
ous fight to keep the legislature within
the 6 per cent limitation and at the
same time not permit the work of prun
ing the budget, which they have; accom
plished in the last five weeks, to be up
set by a departure from the course
mapped out by the committtee.
The committee voted last night unani
mously to make permanent all the ten
tative appropriations heretofore ap
proved, and bills will be drawn for them'
and be introduced as rapidly as pos
sible. Before taking this action, two
or three revisions were made in the
budget allowances. Tho maintenance
for the Eastern Oregon state hospital
was increased $10,000. The labor com
missioner was given an additional $3600.
Big Cot Is Made
Summarising, the committee has con
sidered appropriation requests totaling
$9,349,875 and have allowed $7,704,307,
showing a cut of $1,645,567.
Total available funds amount to $7,-
870,580.97 and by- deducting the amount
of $7,704,307, which was allowed, leaves
a balance of $166,283.
There are a grist of miscellaneous.
claims against mo siaie, wutiing ap
proximately $50,000 which the committee
will consider tonight and allow out of
the balance on hand those which they
approve.
Deducting those claims and with the
two or three changes made in the budget
items last night and which were not
figured in the above totals, leaves less
than $100,000 in the state treasury to
meet any emergency that might arise.
The sundry appropriation bills which
have not yet been acted "upon by the
committee call for appropriations which
reach an aggregate amount of $2,700,000.
It is the plan of the committee to go
over these bills, consider them one by
one, and reebmmend for passage those
which have merit, and report unfavor
aoly on the others, the same as if there
were funds on hand to take care of
themi The only difference will be the
clause which the committee will at
tach to each one approved referring it
to the people at the special election.
Chairman Gordon of the house com
mittee told the joint committee that he
is working on a bill which be expects
to have ready for introduction early
next week that will increase the reve
nues of the state. His plan is, to re
quire all boards, commissions and de
partments which now collect fees or
which can be made to coiiectr rees, to
turn into the general fund of the state
not less than 10 per cent in excess of
the entire cost of the maintenance of
such board, commission or 'department.
In other words it Is his plan to re
quire these boards and commissions and
departments to contribute to the general
8UP&ort of the state government an
amount which will equal 10 per cent of
the total cost of maintaining the par
ticular board or commission or depart
ment in question. j .
List of Appropriations Given
Appropriations -allowed by the ways
and means committee are as follows :
Items i AmL allowed.
Agricultural societies (1-20 mill-
age tax)
Oregon State Fair.
Blue Book
Board of control .............
Bounty on wild animals.
Capitol and supreme court
hnildinsa and ground
Child labor board of inspectors.. .
Ihild welfare commission -
Food and dairy commission -
State counsel of defense,. .....
Desert land board
State teachers' association. ..... .
Supt. publie instruction. .......
Agricultural assistants ........ i
School recordi and books. ..... i
Board of higher curricula.
School for deaf . .
School for blind . . i
State normal school (mulag and
aDoroDriatien ............
Agricultural college ( tnillage and
appropriation szsz.ooei - in
crease ovsr amount indicated ia
bndcet ....
Experiment stations (increase over
amount indicated la DUOgsl
$32,000) ...........
Extension service ............
Extension service ............
University of Oregon ........
University of Oregon .........
U. of O. Medical school........
Eastern Oregon hospital .......
Oregon state hospital , t
Oregon Soldiers' home ........
State Tuberculosis hospital
Feeble Minded school
Florence Crittenton home .
Pattoa hosse
McLaughlin memorial .........
Orphans and foundling ....... .
Elections
Executive department .........
Emergency board ............
Exhibit of Oregon products
Fish and game commission . . . . .r
Forestry board
Fugitives from Justice. .........
G. A. R.
i .. i . ....
Board o fcorUcaltor . . , . . .
Horticultural society ......
Humane society .........
Hygiene aocirtv- - -
Industrial accident commission
jGdostnat welfare eommiauo
Attorney general office
Circuit court judges . . . .
IHstrict attorneys, .....
Supreme court ........
Supreme court library .
Labor commuaiooer
Land board" ,
Igadativa assembly . ,
Stat Kbrary ,
Lime board ..........
Livestock sanitary board
Mines Sand geology ...
Military purposes . . . . .
Naval militia ........
Tourist association ....
Pilot commissioners , . . .
Printing department . .
Boys training school . . . ,
Girls school ;,
Penitentiary . ,
Parole office ..
Wsyward girl
Proclamations of governor
Purity errvie commissifin. . . . .
Grain inspection j
Rewards for arrest ... J. ..... .
Roads and highway ( "i jmlU tsx)
Sealer of weights and (neasurea.
State department . . . .
State engineer ...... j
water survey
Tax commission . . . . .
Text book commission
Treasury department. .
Water board
Miscellaneous claims not acted
upon
Deficiencies
Relief to soldiers
House bill 169. to investigate crop
pests
House bill 81 end 243. for Isnd
fraud investigation, i ....... .
Senate bill 216. for additional sal
aries for attorney general a
office -..!
Attorney general's office. ..!...:.
House joint resolution 10, fur in
vestigation of shipbuilding in
dustry L . . ,-.
:T:::
15.O00.O0
ll.oeo.r.o
838.00
1,000.00
23,000.00
6.600.00
' 4 1.520. OO
I 200.000.00
; 188.SOO.00
07.O30.OO
16.000.00
16.100.00
18,000.00
' 80.000 00
50,000 00
10,000.00
45.ooe.oo
60000 00
100,000.00
10.000.00
60.000.00
2,400.00
11.400.00
112.79 00
8S.20S.00
293,732.00
22!666'.66
600.00
97,100.00
11,038.00
1,200.00
480.000 OO
8,400.00
68.800.0O
16.610.00
10.130.00
16.IIOO mi
750.00
40.tJOU.lHJ
39,180.00
407,627.00
100.000.00
80.000.00
23,000.00
J. 600,00
2.600.00
100.00
Finance, Timber
Industry
Opportunity Knoeka Every Day at
Every Maa's Boor I.IMca to Op
portunity's Knocks and Be Vtmt
J to Other, w '
Total
$7,728,207.40
SALARY INCREASE BILL
FOR COLUMBIA. COUNTY
STIRS IRE OF GRANGE
-
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Representative Ballagh Criticized
for Action Contrary to That
of Budget Meeting.
Warren, Feb. 14. Tsxpayers are crit
icising the bill introduced and passed by
Representative Ballagh and Joint Sena
tor Banks increasing the salaries .of
the county officials after the liberal. in
crease allowed by the county budget
meeting, which increased each officer's
salary $200 a year. The grangers and
farmers are also opposed to the increase.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted by th'd grange:
Whereas. K. I. Ballacrh. representative
from Columbia county in the state legis
lature, has introduced a bill In the state
legislature arbitrarily increasing the
salaries of county officials to the extent
of nearly $2000 a yea in excess of the
amount allowed by the taxpayers' budget
meeting; ana, i .
Whereas, Bald increase Is against the
Interests of the taxpayers, does not
secure to them any more or better ser
vice, and was not -asked in any open
meeting by the officials who are to re
ceive the proposed increased salaries ',
be it ! -
Resolved, that Warren trransre. In resr-
ular meeting assembled, hereby dissents
from the view of- said Representative
Ballagh, condemns his action as unau
thorized and unnecessary, and further,
we especially condemn the principle in-?
volved in a people's representative Ig
noring the-x Dressed wish of a tax-t
payers' budget meeting and substituting
his own private views In regard to what
is Just and proper In the expenditure
of public money.
Resolved, that we 1 especially wish to
voice our sentiments as above stated to
our Joint senator, W.j W.- Banks. .
Ninth Orange Show i
San Bernardino. Cal., Feb. 14. (L N.
S.) Southern California's ninth annual'
orange show toek a definite and f in
shape today for Its formal opening to
night. Nearly a million oranges, ac
cording to estimates, j have been used in
the displays. j . .
Preach Gold Notes Due April 1 The
two year 5 Mi per cent secured loan con- .
vertlble gold notes of the. government 'of
the French republic were selling on the
New York market aa low as IV4 less
than It'rnonths'- ago. Today they are
worth 103 and will be paid at 1054 on
the maturity date, April .1 next Am
nouncement to thls;fect hss been re
ceived by the Lumbermens Trust corn
pany from J. P. Morgan & Co. of New
York. These notes may be presented at
the office of Messrs. J. P. Morgan t
Co. on the day of maturity, April 1 '
1919, for payment at the rate of". 1054
per cent of the principal amount, to wltl
$1052.60 for each $1000 in principal
amount of notes. Coupons due April 1,
1919, accompanied by proper ownership
certificates,, will be paid on that data
at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. at
the same rate, to wit,: 105 pf the face
amount oi such coupons. A larpo
amount of these notes waa purchased by
residents of the Pacific Northwest, who
thus will receive a substantial profit
on their Investments in addition to the
5 per cent Interest paid.
Opportaaltles - In Chinese Trade In a
report on trade conditions In China,
Federal Trade Commissioner John A.
Fowler says In part ; "China has been,
and still is, an unexplotted field In
many lines oi mercnanaising ; ana irsns
has followed - the lines of - least resist
ance. The most spectacular advertising
campaigns have been made to the
masses, and t&e success of the cam
paigns for introducing kerosene, cigar
ettes, and 'the patent medicine "Jtn
Tan" are striking illustrations of the
efficacy of advertising of this class. In
the first case, the selling campaign was
connected with a real need ; In the
dwddii, it whs sin appeal u a. nanii,
and. In the third, to the longing of the
physically unfit for health. On the
other hand, these successes must not
lead to the conclusion that there is no
sale iru China for higher priced articles.
The popular opinion in America seems
to be that China is a country of slow.
patient and Industrious, but always poor .
people... There is a large class of buyers
In China who -can afford to buy any-
thing. they cortBlder necessary to their
comfort, as well as many of the luxuries
of life," '-.'
Japasese Beaker Visits M. Matsu
moto, cashier of the Japanese Commer
cial hank ef HtftattlA rnltAH nnnn rv,rt,.
land bankers and business houses Thurs
day. A statement of the condition, of
the Japanese Commercial bank at the
close of business on December 31. 1918,
shows total deposits amounting to $12,
385.805.83 Compared with $870,000 on De
cember 31. 1917. M. Matsumoto.de
clares that the deposits total at present
over $3,500,000. Besides the Japanese
Commercial bank there are four other
Japanese banks in Seattle, the Oriental
American bank, with deposits totaling
$673,361 ; the Specie bank, with deposits
of $640,667; the Sumitomo bank and the
Yokahama Specie bank. The two last
named are branches of foreign banks.
Ballread Earalsfg for. 1918 Financial
renarta tuat issued show that the net
operating income of the Union Pacific
system for the 11 months ending Novem-.
ber 10. 1918, amounted to $33,040,030, an
increase of $7,707,393, compared with
the 11 months ending November 80,
1917. Fof the same period the net oper
ating Income of the. Southern Pacific
totaled $32,091.4(3, a decrease of $8,707,
812, compared with 1917, and tha net
operating Income of -the Northern Pa
cific amounted to $22,137,274. a decrease
of $4,914. 153, compared with the pre
vious year. . ,
Improvement of Oswego street Seaied
bids will be received at the office of the
auditor of the city of Portland until 10
a. m February 19, for the improve
ment of Oswego street from the center
line of Smith avenue to the southerly
ltne of Bank street. .Specifications, esti
mates and proposal blanks will be fur
nished at the office of the auditor.
94.000.00
92.160.00
6.000.00
16.800.00
79.000.00
68,950.00
4.600.00
2.000.00
88,000 00
6.640.00
600.00
17.500.00
12.000.00
11,668.00
800.00
66.000.00
88.li0.00
74,288.00
742.200.00
64,000.06
88.685.12
166.100.00
667.163.34
236,000.00
100.00Oj00
278,200.00
867.000.00
84,882.50
138,000.00
837,500.00
12,000 6o
60.00
90,000.00
45,000.00
23.700.00
200.00
10,000.00
69.400.00
84.000.00
15.000.00
500.00
Stocks, Bends. Cottoa. Grain, Ete.
818-217 Board of Trade Baildlaf
Overbeck&CookeCo.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIkS
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members Chicago Board of Trade . .
i Correspoadeats ofJL(a Bryan Vi
Caicagg - Bew Terft .
LIBERTY BONDS
If yon matt SELL yosr Liberty Boadi. SELL to VH. .
If yon can BUY more Liberty Bonds, BUY from VH.
We bay and fell Liberty Bonds at the market. -YOU
CAKNOT BO BETTEB YOU MAY DO WORSE
The closing ptiees of LIBERTY BOWDS ea the Tfew York Stock Kxehaaf
ea Tnesday, Febrsary 11, were at follewst t
Stts 1st 4s 4s lst48 2d4Ka Id 41 4th44
98.86 92.88 92.60 94.80 93.96 94.94 93.94
BURGLAR and FIREPROOF
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOB BENT "
Liberty jLoaa Department Ope a Until 8 P. 31. Satarday
Morris Brothers, Inc.
I TBS Premier Vaalelpal Bond Hoase '
' ! EttabUsaea Over ft Years - v
8M-11 STABK STREET, BET WEEK TH AND TH, OBOtTTTD FLOOR
Telepkoae Broadway I141.
PROTECT
By Manlelpal Taxes
EXEMPTED
From Federal Taxes
We recommend as a safe and
conservative investment
To yield! SM
the following
Municipal Bond
Dated Serially
Columbia, Wash. (Municipal irrigation PUt..6's Jan. 1, 1919 1930 to 1933
Casper, Wyoming, Imp. . . . ....... . . . . . .6's Oct, 30, 1918 1919 to 1923
Sheridan, Wyoming, Imp. ............. , .6's Oct. 1,1918 1919 to 1923
These bonds are the obligations of prosperous communi
ties, secured by public fien prior to first mortgages.
Circulars on Reqnctt '
1.1UMBERME Company
. Capital akd Surplus. $600,000
LU MB CRM ENS
JSUILDINS
PIFTH AND
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