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THE .OliCGOIJ DAILY JOURNAL: PORTLAND, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY' ,13, 1019. js-U EXTREME STAGNATION SHOWING IN POTATOES AND ONIONS BUTTER PRICE HERE IS EXPECTED TO GO TO A HIGHER MARK Recent Advance In the North and in tire South Places Portland Value Below Other Markets Extras Ex tremely Scarce. EQGS FIRM A6AIN After (howlng weskneM for a short Interval the est) market was firm again and t. o- b. bid wera placed back to 40o for currant receipt. Advsncn In the price of butter is Ana in the local market within the next few days- A rise of lc to 2c a pound u probable in Ae-n of (m fart that instead of tha local market being tha highest along the coast, it stands today at the bottom of the bis markets. Seattle na.i been quojn an advance of le a pound over the local market for a couple of days and the recent rise in California prices has eliminated that section as a competitor for the trade of the Pacific Northwest. Ix-mand for cubes is exceedingly atronc at 4n&fiOe a pound for extraa to jobbers and th call is o good that everything coming forward in quickly cleaned up. The North has not been so short of really good butter for a long time and this is what U causing the extreme strength there and also forcing addUional strength in the Portland trade. Country bntter in coming forward In fair tots with demand good for quality stock. EGG PKICES SLIGHTLY LOWER "Egg market prices were slightly lowered during the day by some f. o. b. buyers who were bidding not more than 37 ($87 He a dosten for current receipts, Outside demand is still showing - for supplies. LOCAL. CTJCTTMBEB8 ARE COMIXO Hothouse cucumbers from Aurora shipped in by J. J. Shearer hare been received in the lo cal market. The stock wu of excellent quality and was the first to bo offered from home places. Cities at $1.75 2.50 per dozen. STRIJf G BEAJiS ARE RECEIVED By an Fruit company reported In first arrivals of string beans for the season. The shipment came from Tim Pearson at San Francisco and while tha stock was of small size it was of good quality.- Bales at 20c per pound. SOAP PRICES GENERALLY LOWER Sharp drop In the price of soap is announced by local jobbers for the day. Ivory is down 1 5c for the small size. Cascade and P. & G. Naptha 4 5e a cae. l'earline, 15c to 25c a case, and Ktar Naptha. 4 5c a case. While the price of Bob White waa seemingly advanced 30c a case, a free deal now on- makes the net price actually about 10 rr cent down. MORE VEALS COMING FORWARD Arrivals of country killed calves were some what better during the day. Demand continued strong and most of the sales were again made at 33 23 He a pound for top stuff. Hogs were quoted steady at former price. BRIEF IfOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Very poor quality apples coming with growers asking big price. Orange market very unsatisfactory with much inferior fruit. " All canned milk prices are now lowered. Poultry market very quiet at sluggish value. Smelt run is very good- but demand is grow ing; prices same. WEATHER IfOTICE FOR SHIPPERS - Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during the next 3ff hours against the following ; minimum temperatures: Going north, 38 de grees ; northeast over the Spokane. Portland at I Seattle railway. 28 degrees: east to Baker, 26 degrees, and south to Ashland, 34 degrees. Min imum temperature at Portland tomorrow, about 40 degrees. WHOLESALE PRICES IJT PORTLAND These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers, except as otherwise noted: Dairy Products BUTTER Selling price, box lota, creamery prints,, parchment wrapped, extras, 52a per lb.; prime, firsts. 51c; firsts, 50c: smaller lots at advsnce; jobbing prices, cubes, extras, 47 49 50c per lb.; prima firsts, 48a; cartons, lc higher. BUTTEBFAT Portland delivery basis, 62 54c; price at country stations, 48 49c OLEOMARGARINE Ixjcal brands. 30 and SOo lb.; tubs, 35c; 1 lb. cartons, 42c; 2 lb. cartons. 35 He; nutmsrgarlna, 1 lb. cartons, 33e. CHEESE 8clling price: Tillamook fresh. Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 31 38c lb.; Young America. 33 :i4c; prices to jobbers, f. o. b. Tillamook, triplets. 28c: Young America, 29c; prices to jobbers, f. o. b. llyrtle Point, trip lets, 85 He: Young America and long horns, 8Sc: selling price, brick, 43c: limburger, 33 34c: block Swiss. 4tiC"4 7o per lb. EGGS Buying price, 40c; .selling price, 42c; candled, 44 c. ;;GS Public market retail selling price, 48c dozen. LIVE "POULTRY Heavy hens. 31o per lb.; light hecs, 30c per lb.; feroilers, 80e per lb.; old roosters, 18c lb.; stags, 20c per lb.; sqoabs, S3. 00; ducks. 35 40c lb.; pigeons, $1.50(9 2.00 per dozen; turkeys, lira, 2 T per lb.; dressed, ,40 4 So par lb.j geeee, live, 17 9 20a Fresh Vegetables and Fruit FRESH KUCITS Oranges, "4.004.60 per box; bananas, 8H(ta per lb.: lemons, $9.00 6.00: Florida grapefruit, 15.00 g 7.00; Cali fornia, $3,00 0 4.00. APPLES Various varieties. (1.50 3.90 per box. GRAPES Almelra, in kegs. 31 lbs.. $7.00 PEARS Per bos, $2.25 2.60. DRIED FRUITS Dates, Dromedary. ( ) . Farda. ( ) per box; raisins, three crown, loose Muscatel. 10c lb.; fig. $3.00 per box of 60 A-oz. packages. ONIONS Selling pries to retailer: Oregon, $2.00 esvt. ; association selling price, carloads. $1.60 f. o. b. country; garUe. 35 0 60c lb.; gren onions, 35 40c dozen bunches. CHAN BERRIES X or Unrest. $7.000 7.23 bushel box. POTATOES Selling price, $1.76. par ewt.: buying price for fancy large sixes, $1.25; ordi nary. $1.00 per cental; sweet--. $4.50(9 6.00. VEGETABLES Turnips. $2.00 02.23 pet sack; carrots, $2.00 per sack; beets, $2.25 per sack; cabbage, Oregon. 2e per lb.; Cali fornia. 23c per lb.; lettuce. $8.75 4.00 per crate; celery, $1.73 dozen; artichokes, $1.63 per dozen; cucumbers, $2-23 per dozen; toma toes. Mexican, $4.25 lug; egg plant, 20e pet lb.; cauliflower. California, $1.75 par dozen; horse, radish, 15c per lb. ; bell peppers. 45c per lb.; peas, 20c per lb. Meats and Provlite ns COUNTRY MEATS -Selling price: Country killed best hogs. 20 20 He; ordinary hogs. 1810c; best real. 2328Hc: ordinary. 21H 22c; Tough heavy, 12 He: lamb. 202le; mutton. 14 16c lb.; beef. 914c per lb. SMOKED MEATS Ham, 34 037c; break fast bacon. 32 0 51c; picnics. 25c; cottage roll, 83c ; short dears, 30 0 83a; Oregon exports, smoked, 30c per lb. LARD Kettle rendered, $13.11 case; stand trrl. 26 Ho per lb.; lard compound, 2S4ae. Fish and Shall Fish FRESH FISH Steelhead salmon. 22e per lb.; Chinook, 30c: halibut, fresh. 24c; black cod. 11012c; silver smelt. 8310o: toracod, 10o; sturgeon, 18 20c; fresh herring, 6 0 7e; Columbia smelt. $1.0001.25 per 50 lb. box. SHELL ?ISH Crabs, $2.00 0 3.00 per doe,; shrimp meat. 62c per lb. ; lobsters. 80s par lb. OYSTERS Olympia, gallon. $5.50: canned, astern. 75c can., $i.00 dozen cans: bulk. $4.60 - per gallon. Groceries - SUGAR -Cube, S10.25: powdered. $10.10: fruit and berry, $9.55; D reilow, $8.95; grams la ted. $9.65; beet. $9.43; extra C, 9.16s olden C. $9.05. . HONEY New, $7.00 0 8.00 per east. Rica Japan style. No. 1, 0 14 10c; New Orleans bead. 1 1 H & II o; blue rose. 104 0 lie per lb. SALT Coarse, half ground, 100s. $16.00 ter ton; 60s. $17.25; table dairy. 60s. $22.00: bales, $ $.10 3.35; fancy table and dairy $30.29; lump rock. $25.00 per ton, BEANS Oregon (sales by jobbers) 8 Lad, Washington. 7H 01OHe; pink. So lb.; T-T. ISHo; Bayou, Se; red. 8 He; zed. So. Oreaoa beans (buying price), oominaL CANNED iULK Carnation, $6.70; Bor den. $6.60; Aster. $6.60; Eagle, $10.25; TRAKSPOBTAaTION AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS Via Tahiti and Raretenoa. at rv ice from san Francises) a vary 2 daya, UNION S-sL CO. OP NEW ZEALAND. CS0 Oailfornla SC. San Francises) Or WacaJ steamship and railroad emnolsa, SPRING SEEDING WHEAT SECTIONS IS BEINf CARRIED ON Earliest Operations Known In Some Districts or Pacific Northwest Winter Wheat Outlook Never So Hopeful as at .Present. RAIN TRADE STAGNANT Trad In grain Is stagnant htre because of tha lack of demand aa wall as tha Inability to secure storage space In this city. A sala of 200 tons was mas) a m tha exchange at $45.60 a ton, a vary lew quotation. Similar ton It showing foe mlllrtuffs dawn to $40.00 ton. No business whatever In oats. NORTHWESTERN GRAIN RECEIPTS Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Portland Tuesday 10 1 4 . 18 Year ago 112 5 6 6204 877 176 590 234$ 3638 277 692 1010 1491 Season to data . Year sgo . . . Tacoma Monday Year ago . . . . Season to data Year ago . . .. Seattle Monday Year ago . . . Season to data . Year ago . . . 6 2 4 14 4030 8925 1 28 74 a $ 183 1006 210 1823 2 504 2160 925 2368 7 3 4715 64 983 8681 266 1229 y Jos. F. Pritchard Chicago. Feb. 18. (I. N. 8.) Wall street was the leader in the selling of corn today, with the price a secondary consideration. This selling waa in the way of putting out short lines and it was the principal factor. Closing prices for corn were at losses of . 0 2 H c, resting spots show ing some reactions and advances from the low est levels. , Osts were irregular, February closing c low er, while March and May were unchanged and July He better. Provisions were unsettled at the close, v Spring plowing snd seeding is now well nnder way in Oregon sections snd tha condition of the winter wheat crrp, with few isolated sections eliminated, was never better. C. .Ray Berkley of the Sheridan-Beckley com pany of this city, who owns a farm In the Con don section, has returned from a visit to the place and reports that plowing and seeding oper ations are started there for tha spring season, the earliest known in Gilliam county. Special reports received by The Journal from its correspondents in the Pslouse and Big Bend sections as well as around Walla Walla and in Umatilla county. Indicate a condition of tha winter wheat crop not known for a great many years. In fact, taking the entire Pacific North west situation as a whole, the outlook .is for a bumpor production. With the shading of millfeed prices the trade expects a fair resumption of demand. FLOUR Selling prices: Patent, $10.00; family wheat flour, $10.75; barley flour, $10 70; Willamette Valley, $10.60; local straight. $10.70; bakers' local. $10,70 00.90; Montana spring wheat patent. $10.85; rye flour, $11.50; oat flour, $10.00; graham flour, $9.80; whole wheat flour, $10.00. Price for city delivery in tive barrel lots. HAY Buying price: Willamette timothy, fancy. ( ) ; Eastern Oregon-Washington fancy timothy, $31.00 0 32.00; alfalfa. $28,00 0 26.50; valley vetoh. $28.00; cheat, ( ); clover. $26 00 0 27.00; grain, $26.00 per ton. GRAIN SACKS Nominal, No. 1 Calcutta, 20n in car lots; less amounts higher. MIL.LSTUFFS Mixed run, at mills, sacked, $4 3.00 per ton. ROLLED OATS Per bsrrel. $0 50 010.00. B.OIXBD BARLEY Per ton, $52 0 53. CORN' Whole, $67 0068.50; cracked. $69.00 70.00 per fon. Merchants Excbsnge bids: FEED OATS March. No. 2 white BARLEY Feed April. "A" Eastern oats and corn in bulk OATS 88 lb. clipped CORN No. 3 yellow . 4450 4200 4400 5250 5200 Sales for tha day were 200 tons of February standard "A" barley at $45.50. The rate hearing scheduled for Wednesday has been indefinitely postponed. Coarse Grain Is Showing a Loss Chicago. Feb. 18. (I. N. S.) Corn opened H 0 1 H c lower today. The cash market was dull and wear. Local commission houses bought sparingly. Oats opened s 0 He lower. Trading wss extremely light and featureless. The eastern shipping demand was very light. Provisions were slightly lower and Inactive. Range of Chicago prices as furnished by the United Press: CORN Open. High. Low. February 120 120 127H March 126 127H 124 4 May 121 Ti 122 110 H July 118 118 116 OATS February .... 58 H .68 74 674 March 58 H 58 4 57 74 May ........68 59 68 July 66 57 H 66 H PORK May 8935 4013 3035 LARD May 2437 2470 2437 July 2850 2377 2350 BIBS May 2237 2237 2212 Close. 128 126 120 7s 117 H 58 H 88 H 50 H 57H 3985 2450 2365 2220 Liverpool Cotton Firm Liverpool, Feb. 18. (L N. S.) Spot cotton was quiet today, prices firm, sales 1000 bales. American middling fair 1903; good middling, 1835: middling. 1772: low middling, 1667; good ordinary. 1513; ordinary, L462. Futures opened steady. New York Sugar and Coffee New York, Feb. 18. (U. P.) Coffee Spot No. 7. Rio. 15 He: No. 4 Santos. 21 He Sugar Centrifugal, $7.28. Libby. $6.70; Yeloban, $6.60; Holly. $6.60; Mount Vernon, $6.60; Hazelwood, $6.60 case. COFFEE Roasted. 28 0 44c; in sacks or drums SODA CRACKERS Bulk. 17a per D. NUTS Budded walnuts, 80H31c per lb.; almonds, 24 029e; filberts, 2 So, in sack lots; peanuts, 15c; pecans. 25c; Brazils. 83c Hops, Wool and Hides HOPS Nominal. 1917 crop. 29 0 29 Ho lb. HIDES No. 1 salt cured hides. 30 lbs. and up. 14c: No. X part cured hides, 30 lbs. aud up. 12 He; No. 1 green hides, 30 lbs. and up, 11c; No. 1 salt cured bulls, 60 lbs. and up, 11c; No. 1 part cured bulls, 60 lbs. and up. iHc; No. 1 green bulls. 60 lbs. snd up. So (the price on No. 2 hides is lc per pound less than for No. 1 of same kind) ; No. 1 calf skins, up to 15 lbs., 33c; No. 2 cslf skins, up to 15 lbs.. 31c; No. 1 kip. 15 to 80 lbs.. 17c; No. 2 kip, 15 to 80 lbs., 15o; dry flint hides, 7-lbs and up, 28e: dry flint calf, under 7 lbs.. 88e; dry salt sides. 7 lbs. and up. 22c; dry salt calf, under 7 lbs, 82c; dry cull hides, half price; dry flint stags or bulls, 18c; dry salt stags or bulls, 12c; dry cull stags or bulls, half price; dry horse hides, according to size and take off, $1.50 0 2.50 each; salted horse hides. $3.00 0 6.00 each; dry long wool pelts. 16e per lb.; salted long wool pelts, $1 25 0 2.30 each; dry long hair goat skins, 20c per lb.; dry short hair goat skins. 85 0 75c each horse tail hair, 20c lb.; horse mane hair, 10c lb. ; cattle tails, full tails, no stubs, 20c per do. MOHAIR Long staple, 30c lb.; short staple 20c; burry. 10 16c per lb. " TALLOW AND GREASE No. l tallow Be No. 2, 4e; No. 1 grease. 3c; Not 2 grease, 2c' CHITTIM OR OA SOAR A BARK arose weights. 18c w Ropes, Pafftta, Oil ROPE 8 leal, dark, 24c; white, 28 He &.: standard Manila. 82 He 71 ' UNSEED OIL Raw. bbla. $1.98 aallofa kettle boiled, bbla.. $1.06 ; raw. eases, $1.06 faoUed, cases. $8.06 per gallon. ' COAL OIL Water white, la drums or iroa bbla.. lOo gallon; cases. 20e gallon. GASOLXNB Iron bbls., SI He; eaasa. 81 Ha angina distillate. Iron bbla.. 18c: cases, '2. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 18 He; $00 ftav. IS He. TURPENTINE Tanks. 80c; case. 9Sc; 10 ease lota, le less, WUUS NAILS Baaie price. 85 40. Vea! Is 24c We pay 24e for top quality veaL "We pay , 21c for top block hoars. We never chare commission. Prank L. Smith Meat Co. ("Fiehtinsr toe Beet Truit). 228 Alder street. Portland, Or.ky POTATO MARKET IS DRAGGING WEARILY BUYING PRICE OFF Shippers Are Not Offering Above $1 Cental Country Points for Good Stock Onion Association Reduces Its Quotations, Too. Potato market is dragging wearily and lower prices are bring generally offered by shippers. While occasional lots of something . select msy command a premium, shippers in general are not offering above $1.00 per cental, f. o. b. country shipping points, for anything in thespnd line. Unusually limited demand is showing for tubers at this time; in fact this is the dullest season known for this period for a great many years. Some small business is reported with California and the Southwest but it is generally of very un satisfactory nature with rejections frequent for the slightest lack of quality Demand for onions is also slower again with the Confederate association today not asking more than $1.60 per cental f. o. b. shipping sta tion for No. 1 stock. This is a drop of approxi mately 25e from sales made during the last 10 days. A small . amount of onion business is re ported from Northwest points with a sprinkling of trade with California. Local potato and onion markets are quiet at former prieee. Big Supply Stocks Offered at Rise On N. Y. Market LATE TRADE IRREGULAR New York, Feb. 18. (I. N. 8.) The stock market was Irregular In the late dealings. The oils were In supply, Ms lean Petroleum dropping 3 points to 17S while Royal Dutch closed at 82 and Pan-American Petroleum at 07. Marine preferred was weak, dropplnf ta 49, and General Motors fell to 189. Steel common was finally 91; Baldwin Locomotive, 73; Southern Pacific, 1 01 ; Anaconda, SS H , and Tobacco, 87. New York. Feb. 18. tL N. S.) There was a show of strength at the opening of the stock market today when many of the active issues made gains ranging from fractions to over 1 point but stocks were offered on a fairly large scale causing a reaction on which the opening gains were loet and some stocks st the end of the first 16 minutes showed moderate losses. Psn-American Petroleum was the most active feature, advancing H to 78 H and then declin ing to 77 H. Mexican Petroleum was in supply from the start, declining 14 to 176 H. and Royal Dutch, after opening up H at 92 , de clined to 92 H . Studebaker maae a gain of in 56 H and then declined to 64 14. American Smelting made an opening gam of H to 66 H and then yielded to 66. Crucible advanced 1 H to 68 74 and then reacted to 58 H- Brooklyn Rapid Transit rose is to 23 . Tha fhotor storks became active during the lata forenoon. General Motors rose 4 points to 14 J. Plerce-Arrow to 4 2 snd there was active dealing in Willys-Overland and Studebaker. The tractions were also active, Interborough preferred fhoving up to 20 and Brooklyn to 24 H . The petroleum stocks reflected profit taking. Pan-America li yielding 1 to 76 74, while Mexican Petroleum dropped to 175 4. Marine preferred, after moving up H to 102 dropped to 101 H and Steel common reacted to 9254- Furnished by Overbeck Sl Cooke Co., Board of Trade building: DESCRIPTION: Lew. ICIoseT Aiaaka Gold 3 H 8 A ills Chalmers, c 84 H 8314 American Agr. Chem 100 74 100 H American Beet Sugar 69 H 68 H America Can, c 45 444 American Car Foundry, c... 89 H 89 American Cotton Oil, c 42 74 42 H American Linseed, e 48 48 14 American Locomotive, e 6874 63 American Smelter, c 66 H 6-1 H American Sumatra Tobacco. . . 107 106 American Sugar, c 117 H 1164 American Tel. ec Tel 102 V 101 American Woolen, o 51 5 1 H Anaconda aMtain Co 68 58 Atchison e" 91 H 91 H Atlantic. Gulf W. I ...... . 97 93 Baldwin Locomotive, c 74 H 73 H Baltimore & Ohio, e 47 49 Bethlehem Steel. R ........ . 2 60 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 22 7s 28 H Butte sV Superior IT 44 California Petroleum, c 24H 1!4 -m Canadian Pacific 160 H 164 Central Leather, e 62 AO H Chesapeake It Ohio 66 56 H Chicago Sc. Gt. Western, c 74 Chicago, Milwaukee aV St. P. . . 36 74 36 Chicago & N-W., e 05 Chile Copper 18 17 74 Chino Copper 33 83 V4 Colorado Fuel aV Iron, c . . . . 36r 36 Consolidated Gas 94 S 93 H Corn Products, c 4 8 4 4 8 74 Crucible Steel, c 58 57 H Cuban Cane Sugar 22 2114 Denver ec Rio Grande, pfd. ... 7 8 H Distillers 56 H 55 H Erie, e 16 H 16 H General Electric 151 150 General Motors 189 H 138 14 Goodrich Rubber 60 74 69 Great Nor. Ore Lands- 38 14 38 H Great Northern, pfd 92 H 92 14 Greene Can 41H 41 74 Hide A Leather, c 1 7 74 17 lee Securities 44 4 2 Illinois Central 97 97 Industrial Alcohol 106 1044 Inspiration 43 74 43 H Int Mr. Marine 24 74 23 4 Int. Nickel . f 2-6 26 H Kenneeott Copper 30 29 74 Lackawsnna Steel 67 65 74 Lehigh Valley 6 5 -4 63 H Maxwell Motors, c 88H 8274 Mexican Petroleum 177 17414 Miami Copper 22 14' 22 H MidTale Steel 41 74 41H Missouri Pacific 24 H 24 74 National Lead 67 66 H Nevada Consolidated 16 74 16H New Haven 27 74 27 New York Central 74 73 H Norfolk & Western, c 105 4 105 H Northern Pacific 92 H 91 14 Pacific Mail ..... 30 Pennsylvania Railway 44 444 Pressed Steel Car. c 62 Ta 61 Ray Cons. Copper 20 74 20 Railway Steel Springs 73 72 Reading, e 79 74 80 Republic Iron A Steel, c 75 74 H Rock Island 23 74 2314 Sears. Roebuck it Co 171 Shattuck 10 7a 1074 Studebaker. c 55 H 54 '4 Southern Pacific 10114, 10114 Southern Railway, c 27 27 H Swift as Co. 123 123 Texas Oil 193 H 1914 Tobacco Products 87 87 Union Pacific, c 1294 130 United Cigar Stores 117 7 118 United States Rubber, c 78 77 H United States Steel, c 9214 91 United States Steel, pfd 114 Utah Copper 684 67 74 Virginia Chemical, c: 6314 63 Western Union Telegraph .... 87 H 86 74 Westinghouse Electric 112 112 Willys Overland 25 7s 25 Wool worth .... 12 1 H POTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST San Francises) Markst San Francisco. Feb. 18. (U. P.) Pota toes, per cental. Delta stock, choice to fancy. $1.70 0 2.00. Onions Per cental. Australian brown type, fancy, cold storage, $2.00; dry storage. $1.75 0 2; No. 1 replcked. $1.60 01.73. Los Angeles Market Los Angeles. Feb. 18. (I. N. 8.) Potatoes Stockton Buxbanks. extra fancy, $2.600 2.66; fancy, 82.60; choice. $2.0002.25; Idaho Rus sets, $1.9002.10; seed stock. Oregon White and Red Rose. $2.75; home grown, $2.75 0 8.00; fancy. - $8.00; sweets, best, 90c log; sacked, $3.00 0 8.28 cwL, poorer, $2.60. Seattle Market Seattle. Feb. 18. (L N. 8.) Onions Per pound. 2 H 0 2 H e. Potatoes Per ton, $32.00 034 00; local. $28.00 030.00. j LIBERTY BOND SALES Liberty bonds official dosing price. New York: Cons, 1st : 4 th Ha 1st 4a 2d 4s. 4 74a. 4 Ha Wednesday. , HoHday Saturday . 9880 0280 9260 8480 9880 Monday i. 9880 9280 9256 9480 0880 Tuesday,.. 9874 9278 9254 4$8 $$$0 : v Hides Higher With Tallow 3 Cents Pound Off Advances erf 74 e to Se a pound are shew Ing ta the buying price of hides In the local market according to announcement mad urlng the da by K. M. Scarrltt, Portia-! Manager of the H. F. Norton company. No. 1 calf skins are up to 38c again. At the same time a eery severe drop ef So a pound Is noted In the buying price ef tal low and grease wKn No. 1 tallow today at Bo a pound and grease at So for the tame quality. All Livestock Has Very Good Demand North Portland Market Is Firm Alt .Around at Practically No Price Changes. MOW LIVESTOCK RULED -Tope- Hogs .817.75 . 17.75 . 17.80 . 168S . 17.8S . 17.40 Steers. $20U)O 18.X0 16.60 14.00 1S.00 14.00 Lambs. $18.10 17.00 17.00 14.S0 17.60 Chleage . . Omaha Denver . . . . Portland . . . Kansas City Seattle PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Tuesday 278 103 Week sgo 174 67 2 weeks sgo 184 72 1 1125 4 weeks ago 196 126 69 .... Year ago 1287 891 4 ' 676 2 years ago 936 4 3 .... 3 years sgo .... 1044 75 4 years sgo 288 26 17 2 Two thirds of the North Portland arrivals overnight were shipped in by one man. for only three can came forward during the period. It was a dull day throughout the trade. Market for cattle reflects considerable strength at the advanced quotations of Monday. General cattle range: Best steers Good to choice steers $13.00 & 14.00 11.75012.75 10.75 g 11.75 0 50 ( 10.75 8.50 (6 9.50 Medium to good steers Fsir to good steers . . . . . . Common to fair steers Choice cows snd heifers Good to choice cows snd heifers Medium to good cows and heifers Fair to medium cows and heifers Canners 10.00 11.00 8.75 ( 9.75 7.75 8.75 6.00 7.00 8.50 5.00 6.00 & : 9.00 9.00 13 50 7.00(810.00 Bulls Calves Stockers and feeders . Swine Trade Firm With only limited arrivals, the market for swine was firm at unchanged prices in the North Portland yards while in the east the trend of the trade was geuersllly weaker. Top swine are still quoted at the full price of Monday $16.85 for tops but the bulk ranges below tliis. General hog range: Prime mixed $16.60016.85 Medium mixed 16.35 6 16.60 Rough heavies 14.60 8 15.25 Pigs 12.50 014.60 Bulk 16.60 18 OS No Mutton. In Allsys No mutton arrived in the North Portland yards overnight and no trading was shown in the alleys for the day because of the lack of offerfhgs. General sentiment indicated a steady tone. General sheep and lamb range Prime lambs . .$14.0014 50 Fsir to medium lambs Yearlings Weathers Ewes Goata , 10.0012.00 10.00 11.00 9.00 10.00 6.50 8.75 5.50 6.00 Tuesday Livestock Shippers Hogs E. S. Morris, Union Junction, 1 load; W. M. Jones, Clifton. 1 load. CstUe E. 8. Morris, Union Junction, 1 load. Monday Afternoon Sales STEERS No. Ave. lbs. Price. No. Are. lbs. 11 1058 $13.85 10 1135 3..., 900 12.50 28 1145 5 982 10.50 21 1092 47 870 11.00. 6 803 13. . . . 960 11.50 25 1010 21 842 10.00 17 910 COWS 6...1030 $10.50 1 920 2. . .7 880 9.00 9 1060 9 . . . . ri02 0.50 1 680 3 900 6.00 HEIFERS 8. 750 $ 9.00 HOGS 38. . . . 184 $1B.65 1 12 188 117.... 150 1G.75 I 68 156 8. . . : 336 15.35 f 184 208 Price. 13.65 13.35 9 00 11.73 12.35 9.00- 8.60 16.85 16.85 Tuesday Morning Sales STEERS Price. $18.85 7.00 12.50 8.50 8.50 9.00 7.00 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Omaha Hogs $1 7.75 Omaha. Feb. 18. (I. N. S. ) Hogs Receipts 17.500. steady. Top, $17.75; range. $16.90(S 17.75; mixed. 1 7.20 S 1 7.60 ; good choice, $17. 5O0B 17.75; rough. $17.10 17.20 ; light, 816.90 17.30; bulk. $17.10 17.60; pigs. $10.00 45 15.00. Cattle Receipt 750, strong. Beeves, $13.60 18.20; cows and heifers, $6.25 14.00; stockers and feeders, $8.00 16.25; calves. $7.0O 13.75. Sheep Receipts 5800, higher. Wethers, $12.00 13.00; yearlings. $9 00 14.50; lambs. $16.35 Of 1.7.00: ewes, $9.0011.25. Chicago Hogs $17.75 Chicsgo. Feb. 18. (L N 8.) Estimated re ceipts 59.000, lower. Bulk, $17.40 17.85 ; top, $17.75: butcher hogs, heavy, $17.70 17.75; packing hogs, heavy, $16.75 17.26; medium and mixed. $17.10 17.46; light, $17.00 17.50; pigs, $14.50 & 16.50; roughs, $1.6.00 16.75. Csttle Estimated receipts 17,000, steady Beef cattle, good choice, $16.75 16.20; me dium and common. $10.75 16.75 ; butcher Hock, heifers, $7.60&15.50; cows, $7.50 15.00; canners and cutters, $6.00 7.50; stock ers and feeders, good choice, $14.25 15.00: medium. $8.2511.2S; veal calves, good choice. $15.50 16.00. Sheep Estimated receipts 16.000: strong. Shorn lambs, choice and prime, $18.00 18. 10; medium and good, $16.25 18.00; ewes, choice, prime. $11.75 12.00; medium and good. $B.7511.75. Denver Hogs $17.20 Denver, Feb. 18. (U. P.) Cettle Receipts 1000. stronr. Steers, $14.50 16.50; cows and heifers, $7.75 7 0.75; stockers and feeders not quoted: calves, $13.25 15.00. Hog-i Receipts 1300. steady to strong. Top. $17.20; bulk. $16.75 & 1.8.90. Sheep Receipts 4200, 26e higher. $14.8517.O0; ewes. $8.50 11 00. Kansas City Hog $17.85 Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 18. (I. N. Cattle Receipts 80O0, steady, to higher. Lambs, S.) Steers, 812.00 18.00: cows and heifers. $6.00 f 14.25; stockers and feeders, $9.5015.50: calves, $8.00 13.00. 7 Hogg Receipts 15.000, steady to lower. Top. $17.85; bulk. $17.15 17 65; heavies, $17.60 17.86: mediums, $17.40 1 7.76; lights, $16.8U 17.40. Sheep Receipts 3000, higher. Lambs, $17.00 Seattle Hogs $17.40 Seattle. Feb. 18. (I. N. S.) Hogs Re ceipts $2.74. steady. Prima lights, $17.25 17.40; medium to choice. $16.90 17 20 -rough heavies, $14.90 15.40; pigs, $14.90' Cattle Receipts 85. stead. Best steers. $11.50914.00; medium to choice, $10 500 11. 0O; common to medium, $6.509.00; best eows, $8.50 10.50 ; common to medium cows $5 0007.50; bulls, $6.00 8.00; calves. $7 00 12.00. ' Sheep Receipts none. Ciicago Dairy Prodae Chicago, Feb, 18. L N. H. Bntter Re ceipts, 8228 tubs. Creamery, extras, 63Hc firsts. 52c; packing stock, 28 33c. Eaws Receipts.; 5018 cases. Current receipts, 38 39 He; ordinary firsts, 38 H 89c: firsts. 89 He; extraa, 43 44 He; checks. 29 31c; dirties, 32 85c Saa Fraaelt Barley Market Sea Francisco, Pro. 18. (TJ. P.) Cash barley: -No. 1 feed. $2.02 H 49 2.0T u. aZiIz ping, $2.07 0 2.10 milling, nominal. No. Ave. lbs. Price. No. Ave. lbs. 4. ...1125 $12.50 19 1100 1 010 10.50 f 1 670 2....1115 11.50 6 1225 L...1US0 11.00 COWS 8 . . . . 103O $10.60 1 700 5.00 1 800 2 805 7.50 2 740 1 1120 10.75; 3 963 MIXED CATTLE 4 . . . . 565 $ 9.00 BULLS 1....1680 8.50 I I... .1520 1 . . . . 780 9.00 I HOGS 0 245 $16.75 Edited by Hyman VL Cohen CHEESE MARKET IS OFF SEVERELY Vl A CUT AT T Ten. Cent a Pound Drop in Cheese in City Comes as Surprise,, Although Cut Has Been Overdue for Some Time Trade Is Demoralized. Tha drop of 10a a pound in the price of cheese by Tillamook association, aa saentionad in the morning edition oi The Journal, caught the trade somewhat unprepared although It has been expected for some time that sooner or later the Cheese City's values must drop sharply. Absolutely no reason for this severe drop in the price of cheese at this time baa been shown In the trade. According to handlers the market should have gradually receded and this would not have caused the ruin that ia now shown in the trade. For some time there has been absolute de moralization in the cheese market here, due to the fact that Tillamook was quoting the highest prices ia the world, while all other markets in the country were shsdtng their values severely. Tbs public refused to bur cheese at the prieee recently quoted and there was an almost com plete stoppage of trade. Tillamook is now quoting 28c a pound f. o. b. there for triplets and 29c for Young America, which means a selling price to the retail trade of Portland at 40 41c for triplets and 41 42e for Young America. Now that Tillamook has shewn such a severe drop in prices, other cheese making centers of the country are slightly elevating their quota tions although prices here remain higher than elsewhere. Potato Wart Is Now Worrying Officials Washington, Feb. 18. (I. N. 8.) Warning against the potato wart, one of the most dangerous diseases of potatoes, which has again made its appearance In the United States, was sent broad cast today by Secretary Houston of the depart ment of agriculture. According to the latest in formation, the wart exists only in a limited sec tion of Pennsylvania 27 small mining town- and probably brought here In 1912 by miners who had planted European potatoes in their gardens. Since that time the dspsrtment has had the disease under control, but the new out break has caused the department to take energet ic steps to stamp out the infestation. Potato growers, potato buyers, market inspectors and county agents are urged, however, to be on the lookout for it in all parts of the country. The wart disease is eaujd by a parasitic fungus and manifests itself by warty outgrowtlia on the un derground portions of the plant. Tha warts vary in size, and sometimes the entire tuber is con verted into a spongy, warty man. ' Many of the warty potatoes rot in the ground, but if the warts are small and the season favorable, the diseased tissues may die down snd the tubers kept through the winter, pec ia lists of the de partment explain. QUICK PRICE CHAIfOES SHOWX IX EABLY COTTOK TRADING New York. Feb. IS. (I. N. S.) The cotton market opened irregular today, with first prices 1 5 points higher to 4 points lower. Spot houses absorb the sales, end the market quickly recov ered, selling up well above Monday's close in the firbt 10 minutes. At the end of the first 15 minutes, the market was active and firm at a net advance of about 20 points. Domestic mills were again reported to be purchasing cotton in tha south. The final prices were 90 144 points net lower. ILLAMOOK Open. High. Low. Close. 2033 2035 1930 1930 22T5 2380 2400 2270 2270 ... .... 2205 2280 2202 2183 21S5 2100 2235 2250 2080 2080 2010 1085 2060 2082 1955 1955 ' I960 2040 2050 1035 1935 January . . . February . . March April ..... May June July August .... September . October November . . December . New York dlings. 2620. spot market, 100 points down; nmid- PAIRY PRODUCE OF THE COAST an Francisco Market Ssn Francisco, Feb. 18. (IT. P.) Butter Extras, 55c Eggs Extras. 38 He: extra pullets. 34 He. Seattle Market Seattle, Feb. 18- (U. P.) Butter Local city creamery, bricks, in cartons. 53 H 0 54c; parchment wrapped, 53c; local creamery, cubes. 51 62c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 4 5 4 6c; pullets. 40 42e. Cheese Washington triplets, 32(34c: do Young America, 34 35c; Oregon triplets, 32 & 34c; do Xoung America, 84 & 85c. Los Angeles Market Los Angeles, Feb. 1 8. - ( I. N. S. ) Butter California creamery, extra. 55c. Esgs Fresh, extras, 4 0c; case count. 40c pullets, 38c. PACIFIC COAST BAXK STATEMENT rortiand Banks This Week. 8.114, 660. 01 8 4.270.158.28 Spokane Banks $ Clearing: Monday . . Tuesday. . , Tear Ago. 8.680.101.89 3,369.143.95 Clearings . . . Balances . . . Clearings . . . Balances . . . Clearings . . . Clearings . . , 1,079.998.00 382.391.00 4.938,590.00 1.260,535.00 SeatUa Banks San Francisco Banks $22,616,806.00 Lot Angeles Banks 8 7,485,876.00 New York Metal Market New York. Feb. 18. (I. N. S.) Id Firm. East St. Louis spot. February and Marrh offered $5.00. Spelter Quiet East St. Louis spot and Feb ruary. $6.35 6.45; March, April and May $0.30(56 6.45. Copper Leading dealers are stall quoting at 17 He a pound, while the smaller dealers made transactions today at 164e a pound. iron raisourj .Bessemer, 133.80 0 86.00 St. Louis, Mo. On iet ti;n Feb. I g7-(L N. S.) Lead' Spelter Steady, $6.40 Money and Exchange tZt , Y -,e xora Bioce exchange , TO 7i jrr ccm; nign, o per cent low. 5 per cent. Time money was quiet. Rates were 5 i (bb fl u, ... The market for prime mercantile paper waa dull. Call money in London ' today wss 8 H per Sterling exchange waa steady with business ia ""-' " v..o-i tor aemand. $4 78 H fw 60 day bills, and $4.71 H for 90 day bills. State Funeral to Be Given Laurier Ottawa, OnL, Feb. 18. (TJ. P.) A state funeral to take place on Saturday is being arranged for the late Sir Wil frid Laurier. The federal house will open oh Thursday, but will immediately adjourn until Monday out of respect for the dead leader of the opposition. Sir Wilfrid's body will lie In state in the senate chamber from Thursday to Sat urday. Piez Suggests Sale Of First 25 Ships Philadelphia. Feb. 18. (U. P.) Di rector General Pies of the Emergency Fleet corporation has recommended the sala of the first 26 ships to be completed at tho Hog Island yards. The Ameri can International corporation has of fered $42,000,000, according to a state ment issued by Pies. The matter is now up to Chairman Hurley of the shipping: board. MEASURE TO CURB . MOUNTING LEVIES OF TAXES STRIKES ROCK Idea of Tax Supervising Commis sion Too Autocratic, Multnomah' Senators Seem to Believe. Salem. Feb. 18. House bill 231, Intro duced by Representative IX C, L-ewU for the purpose of providing a curb to mounting tax levies, is dying a slow. death In the . bosom of -the Multnomah delegation in the-senate. There Is general opposition to the bill by the Multnomah senators. - So It is doubtful if the bill ever again will see the light of day, as tho disposition of the senators Is to let it die a peaceful death In the committee. ' ' The bill would create a tax supervis ing and conservation commission which would be appointed by the legislature. The commission would consist of thres members, who would serve for four years without compensation, but they would have authority to employ a secre tary at a salary ef $2000 a year, and other clerical help. The committee would be given au thority to investigate all public expen ditures and- to pass on all budgets for the county, district or cities In counties having a population of 100,000. Tho commission would have authority to re duce any ifem in the budget and would fix tho amount of tho tax levy for the county, districts and cities. Opposition to the '. bill among the Multnomah senators .Is based on the ground that the measure, would give too much power to a non-salaried commis sion, which would have to rely chiefly on its secretary for its information. It is pointed out, as an illustration, that if the county commissioners should desire to build a county hospital and obtained plans and specifications and included the item it) the county budget, along would come the tax supervising commission and perhaps order the Item stricken out, upsetting the county's plans. The same would be true with the conduct of the school district and city affairs. The senators say this would be too autocratic On the other hand, those who favor the bill desire to have some ' authority in existence which has power to protect the taxpayer by . scrutinising the various budgets and pruning out the items that might be properly eliminated and to see ing that public funds art economically spent. PROMPT INQUIRY IN x FAILINGS OF ARMY, DEMAND OF LEAGUE Soldiers Sacrificed; Summer Gar ments in Argonne; Beg for Food in New York. Washington, Feb. 18. (L N: S.) In sisting that his resolution proposing sweeping investigation of war depart ment and army conditions be given im mediate consideration, Representative Seige.1 of New York told the house rules committee this afternoon that crippled soldiers are bepging for alms on the streets of New York. "I can hardly believe this." interrupted Chairman Pou. "I don't believe that any American city would allow wounded sol diers to beg on the streets. Selgel repeated his statement, declar ing that he could support it with evi dence. He deplored the fact that men "are being returned from Europe with the army owing them several months' pay." "The conditions which Governor Allen has complained to you about will be found to exist in the New York national guard," Seigel declared. American soldiers killed in the last few-hours of fighting before the armis tice was signed "were needlessly sacri ficed." Governor Allen of Kansas told the committee today. All the allied forces "knew 72 hours before the signing of the armistice, he B-Id, that it would end tho war. Nev ertheless, he declared, they pushed for ward anu the American forces played a most vigorous part in the final offensive at a "needless sacrifice." "Although the Germans were retreat ing," said the governor, "they neverthe less rained heavy shell fire upon our troops, and we r.uffered a -considerable number of casualties." He read to the committee a letter from" Colonel Carl Ristine of the 139th infan try, 35th division, in which the colonel said that some one ought to tell the "truth about conditions overseas to con gresa." 'S ome me ought to tell," the colonel wrote, "how we were short of blankets and had summer ueiderwear and no overcoats for the Argonne fightduring wnicn wounded men almost froze to death. No ambulances for 38 hours and then only-six to nine small ones to haul s.200 wounded in six days. These am bulances frequently took as - long as 36 hours to get to the field hospital and many men died on the way. We finally evacuated stretcher cases by the hun dreds in trucks. We were ordered to leave our kitchens behind and they sent us to the firing line beef, cabbage, egg plant and toilet paper as food, and for a long period after we came out of thfc fight they sent us bully beef in tin and other field rations which we should have had In the flghL" Murder Charged to German President Weimar; Feb. 18. (I. N. S.) Provis ional President Frederick Ebert and Philip Scheldemann were accused of the murder of Karl Leibknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, radical leaders, In an ad dress before the national assembly her by Herbert Haase. . Stocks. Beads Cottom, Grain, Xtaw tlt-tlT Beard t Trade BmlMiaf ; Overbeck&CookeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIKES TO ALL EXCHANGES atastn Chicago Beard f Trade - Cerreameadeats pf Xoraa Bryaa arretrseadi CUcaci siew a era Estacada People1 ; Hear University Professor Speak Kstacada, Feb. It. A. largo audience met In, the high school auditorium to hear a lecture by Professor Crockatt of the department of economics of the University of Oregon, on "Industrial Re construction." ;: ' - j ; -Professor Crockatt discussed three great , industrial - problems now before the American people; The merchant ma rine, the railroads and labor, Estacada, Feb. IS. At the monthly meeting, of tho Parent-Teacher associa tion Wednesday night at the high school, decoration of the school grounds, in cluding grading, leveling, seeding, and the landscape-gardening necessary to make them attractive, will be the princi pal topics or discussion. As an enter tainment feature, films of waterpower development, and slides showing Oregon birds will be -shown. South Bend Plans To Beautify City South Bend,' Wash., Feb. 18, Profes sor H. E. Burdens of the Pullman col. lege was here last week consulting with County Agriculturist George A. Kelson and the county commissioners in regara to Deaut trying the courthouse grounds and making plans for planting memorial - treea in honor of Paclfio county's dead soldiers and tanHm-a xxrhiia here Mr. Burdetta suggested a park for the city ana a monument tor the Q. A, It. soldiers and one for the Spanish war veterans. It is Dlanned to dedirat th memorial trees . in the courthouse grounds on May so, with appropriate pa triotic ceremonies. Strike Pay Exacted Of the Employers London, Jan. 24. (By Mail.) (I. N. 8.) A new law wlUoon become opera tive in Bwltserland compelling employ ers to provide strike pay for employes. A London business man who owns a fac tory in Switzerland employing 250 per sons stated that his manager had reported- the law would compel the factory to set aside $12,000 annually to the work ers' unemployment fund. The fund Is collected and controlled by tha state. Basle, Switserland, Feb. II. (I. N. 8.) American troops will be sent Into Berlin to guard the food sent into the cfty by the ' United States, said a dispatch from that city today. $33,0486800 Pounds Sterling . DominionGovernmentBonds Guaranteed by the Dominion of Canada u 4 Per Cent Sterling Coupon Bonds ' To Yield 5Y2 Pet Cent Issued by r, " i ' GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY Dated July 1, 1914. ' z - 1 Due July 1, 1962. Principal and semi-annual Interest (Jan. 1 to July I) payable In Gold in New York City. Principal may be registered. ROYAL TRUST COMPANY OF MONTREAL, ' TRUSTEE 7. Denomination 200 Pounds Sterling, or $972 This issue is guaranteed as to the payment of principal and Interest by the Dominion Government. - Price: $75.52 and Accrued Interest to Yield 5.50 LIBERTY BONDS If you must .SELL your Liberty Bonds, SELL to US. IP you can BUY more Liberty Bondj, BUY from US, We buy and sell Liberty Bonds at the market. YOU CANNOT DO BETTER YOU MAY DO WORSE. The closing prices of" LIBERTY BONDS on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, February 17, were ai follows, at. s 1st 4s 4s i lst4V4 ?d4S 3d4Us 4th 44 98.80 82.88 92.54 f 94.84 93.94 95.14 93.74 Burglar and Fire-Proof Safe Deposit Vaults , ; SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT. - Morris Brothers, Inc. The Premier Municipal Bond House Established Over 25 Years . 309-;311 Stark St., Bet. Fifth and SUth (Ground Floor) : - , Telephone Broadway 2151 Consult You Buy or Sell CUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY VbSwcT jCArrTAt, MP SUIfUl $800,000 Finance Timber Industry ' Jsmaleaa Lam be Import Ifavle B. Lewis, vioe consul at Kingston. Jamaica, reports under date of December 31, 1918, i that lumber and shingles -valued at S250,- , 000 wars imported into Jamaica in 1917, , all of which came from the United States. As a rule these Imports came in schooners from southern mills. The - Import duty is IJ.I9 per 1000 feet on aTaalaV AesT as SB Wat aa. A rw4 .4 as WA r fr sOTl MkA ataatt 1 : VMS) S VI 434K WW WW JXTM a I lUa ,VIB UOU waa - ing and flooring boards, clinker and beaded boards not otherwise manufac- , tured. The duty on shingles is f 1.4 per , 1000. Names of lumber dealers and banks In Jamaica may be obtained from ' the bureau of foreign and domestto commerce, Portland Chamber -of Com- ; merce. iile No. 110217a. Aestrallaa Waata Geaerai sspptles A firm in Australia desires to secure1 agenoles for the sale of Industrial chem- i lea Is, dyes, printers' inks, painters' and i printers' colors, tanning requisites, gums, , resins, waxes, lubricants, aleotro-plat- ing ' materials, polishing compositions, , waterproofing compositions, alloys, of- ' flee supplies, advertising novelties, elea trteal sundries, rubber goods, typewrit ! er ribbons, carbon paper, fountain pens, , novelties, stationery, toys, toilet requla- , Ites, optical goods, cosmetics and per- , fumery. Catalogues, price lists and par ticulars are requested. References. For "further information address bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Port land Chamber of Commerce. File No. S82I7. - ' --. Chlaeae Compaay Waste Milling Ma chinery A company in China desires to receive catalogues of flour milling ma chinery, together with descriptive liter-1 tture. Catalogues are also desired for the files of the office of the commercial' attache, Peking. Further : information will be furnished by. the bureau of for eign and domestic commerce, Portland Chamber of Commerce. File No. 28291. 9! extras Wants. American Goods A. broker in Mexico desires to secure ait agency for the sale of American prod ucts, Correspondence may be in Kiik lish. v References. Further Information will be furnished by the bureau of for eign and domestic commerce, Portland Chamber of Commerce. File No. 2Si:s;. Bide Asked For Pile Ilrlvlsg Sealed bids will be received by the commission of publio docks, at the office foot, of Stark street, "until 2 p. m., February, 19, for driving test piles with floattnir, driver at Bt. Johns terminal. Proposal blanks and other information may be obtained at the office of the commission. Bids Wasted, For Oil Tanks Healed bids will be received by the commission of publlo docks at Its office at the foot of Stark street at U a- nr. February 20, for one 10-barrell steel oil tank. Proposal blanks and other Information may be obtained. at the office of tha commission. : Us Before 4) FIFTH AND Li TARIW -JT