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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL, POR TXAND, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1919. 10 PRICE OF GRAIN BAGS GOING DOWN WITH LOWER FREIGHT 5 IS. offered mm VERY SHARP CUTS Growers, Getting Badly Seared Be cause of Inactive Demand and Are Consigning Stock on Commission Sales Down to $1.23 Here. Onir.il market h gone to pieces, era! quotation, .lone the street !'.''")" change, No. 1 stock i ring offeredJn. me quarter, as low aa $1.26 1.50 per cental. Grower, r. becoming rmed "" Inactivity uf the tr.de and .re beginning td attet their supplies on comraUion to be aoM t wMt errr price the tr.de en secure. Thi in Itself indicate, the great weakness now .how in the trade or were the market there are practically no onion offered on com- jnimion here by growers. " There is a surt'lui onions shown all orer the country at this time ana wniie in; moat keU alone the Pacific coast wholesalers are try ins to obtain full former prtara because moat of x i v.- . nmiins that .nxious growers are forcing atiU 1P? their snxiety to get something for their stock., tcitlCKHTX MABKET 'WEAK' AGAIN .u-t t,i.s.n ti weak and .luggiah , again. Sale, of heavy hena generally are down to 80c a pound although occasion.. "'" --" i; Kih u ale a pound. Movement outward ia restricted. CAULIFLOWER PRICES MUEO Because of the big difference in aHt, the price of cauliflower ia badly mixed in the local trade. Small crate, of Los Ans-Ies stock are sell ing at $1 85 while the San Francisco atock is quoted around tl.83. LOCAL SPROUTS ARE VERT POOR Very poor quality ia showing in. present offer- . i u. i .-,.. These are being freely offered at 8c a pemnd by wholesaler, but the demand i extremely limited. POTATO MARKET STILL LIFELESS Market for potatoea continue, lifeless hers so . j 1 I t-. juiBMtavTlari I IwMsniraV ar. . asai ra ininrnnv ns'iriBiiu' r - - this there appsare to be little real hurry among loeal producers to unload and prices are un changed. TEAL MAKKfit IS TEBT 8TH050 Country killed calve are showing a very strong tone her. with most sales of top quality around 24e a pound although small business wa re- ported a fraction higher. Hogs continue weak at former prices. BRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Cheese market is unchanged. Coos and Curry withdrawn from market. v , Further concessions being made W selling price of beans. , , Fancy Royal Chinook salmon coming with sales at 30c per pound. Local hothouse cucumbers running California SIOTK OUU . Apple market continues strong with price sta tionary. WEATHER T.OTICE FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during the next 6 hours against the following minimum temperatures: Going north, 40 de gree.; northeast orer the Spokane, Portland Seattle railway, 80 degrees: east to Baker, 24 degrees, and south to Ashlsnd, 34 degrees. Min imnra temperature at Portland to morrow, about 42 degrees. FA7TCY TELEPHONE PEAS HERE What ti believed to be the earliest Telephone Veaa ever received in Portland arrired here dur ing the day. being ahtpped to the Kyan jt run company by Tim Pearson of Bail Francisco. The aces were not onlr of ery law aise and of extra quality but the first of that variety far the season. m , thm Uiulwmd at 25e a pound. WHOLESALE PRICKS IK FOBTLAHD These are the prlees retailers psy wholesalers, except as otherwise noted: Dairy Products '. BTJTTEH Selling price, bo lots, creamery vramMd. extras. G 3c per Id. nm. flmta. B2c: firsts, 51c: smaUer lots at advance: jobbing prices, cubes, extras. 49 ' ooTpSr lb.: prime firsts, 48c; cartons, le higher. tiiiTTppviT Portland delivery basis, BSC B5e; price at country sUtions BO 51c. OLEOMARGAKLNE Local brands SO and eoa lb.: tubs. S5c: 1 lb. eartona, 48e: 2 lb. carton?. 85 He: nutmarg.rina, 1 crto"l,,? CHEESE Soling price: k1, 'rh Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 31 81 H Jb-J TounV America. 32 33 He: prices to Jobbera. - i. nMii.,nnk trinters. 28c: Xoung America, 29lb.: SeUing price, brick 43c; limburger, 83 t;tiT DHJtnK i" v-17. " - . , 40 0 42c: candled, 45c BXMili-Public market retail Belling price 45e LE 'POULTRY Heary hens, 30 31c Ib j light hens, 80c per lb.: broilers, 40c pet lb.: old Voorters. le lb!, stags. 80o. per ib.: 8300: ducks. 3540o lb.; pigeons. 11.60 2.00 per dor.en: turkeys, lire. 27c per lb.; dressed, 4044c per lb.: geeae, lie, 1720e. Fraah VoattablaS an fruit T TKESH FKUITS Oranges. 84.00 4.50 per W y-k - IK lemona, $5. 00 AO: Florida Bra I APPLES Various varietiee, $1.503.0 per li RAPES Almeira, in kegs, 31 Ike.. $7.00 PEARS Per bos. . w IK1D FRUITS Dates. Dromedary. ( ft vrH. i ner box. raisins, three crown, loIuatkToc l; figa, 35.00 per boa of "oNIONSetung price to retailer: Oregon. $1.25 2.00 cwt.; association wiling price, car loads $1.50 f. o. b. eountry; gsrlis, 3350c; green onions, 36 HP 40o doaen bundle. CRANBERRIES Korthwest. 87.00 9 T-2 butbel box POTATOES Selling price, 81.T5 rmt cwt. 1 buying price for fancy large sues. v o- t-ry,. $1.00 per cental. swU. V606.0 VSBIII4B1J.O-- iriiu. " J l. si no ner sacx: oeexs, per sack; cabbage. Oregon 2o per Cali fornia. 2 3c per lb.; lettuce. : per crate; celery, $1.75 dozen ; artichokes. $1.60 Per doaen. cucumbers. $1.60 2 .25 doa. ; toma toes. McS.cn, $4.S5.1ug: egg plant JM eaeliftower. Calif orniaTl. 75 par temeni bvtm- 4kadiab, 18e per lb. ; bell peppers, 45a per lb.i vBeu. 20o per lb. peaa, uo rMeU and Frovlstone COUNTRY MEATS SeUing price: Country killed best hogs, 20 30 He; ordinary hoes, 18 10c; best real. 24o lb.; ordinary. 21 H 3 22c; rough heavy. 12 He; tomb, 20 21c; Button, 14 16c lb.; beef. 14o per lb. SMOKED MEATS Ham. 847e: break- fast bacon. 32 61; picnics. 85c; cottage roll. 3e; short dears. 30(4SSc; Oregon export, smoked. 80c per lb. . . LARD Kettle rendered. $18.11 ease; etand krd. 36He per lb. ; lard eomprainal, Mite. Pish and 8hell Fleh FRESH FISH Steelheed salmon, 22 24e TB-AUSPORTATIOir ESTIMATED aAlLINQt ' Passenger and Oargo 8arvce MEW YORK to LIVERPOOL Aqultanla Oaronla ................... 10 IB 18 Orduna ..................... .Mar. axonla .vr verrnantej . ... ........ m m wtarw x. aqunania ............... 2 NEW V0HK LONDON Paanatila ...... .v.-. ... i ST. JOHNS TO QLASaOW Oeaaajvara ..... ... Star. 1 ' For all lBformatiaa a. to Bakes, Tours, etc., apply to any of onr local Agrnts, or to Dorsey B. Smith. The J TOrnai Bidg., Portland. Or. COMPANY OFFICE. OOE BUILDING., SEATTLE, WA8H. -r- AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS ; Via TaMU and vtaraaonaa." Malt ami aaaaa ear v me Trocn can Franoleoe avary 8S daya, : UNION .. CO. OP NEW ZEALAND. E80 Oalrfomla SL. taa Pranettoo . mm taajl aiaarrrihip mo4 rail re ad gynnati ONION SURPLUS tSpinach Growing To Be Greater Portland Hill No Longer Pay Trib ute io Seattle Distributor. By Itman H. Cohen With the tying; up of 'the .Walla Walla npinach growers "with the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, the trade here expects a discontinuance of the Belling -of the Walla Walla, stock In Portland. Portland has always been more or leee out of favor with the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, whose headquarters are at Seattle, and the trade here is trying to encourage local growers to grow more spinach, so that In the early season It will no longer be necessary to pur chase supplies, through the Seattle or ganization. it has been demonstrated that first class spinach can be and is grown in the territory within a few miles of Port land, and an effort . Is being made to increjBse the area lh such volume that within a year carload lots can be shipped from here and thereby keep all this money at homo that is at present "being spent elsewhere. Local growers are much interested In the proposition and promise they will increase their area to not Only fill all of Portland's wants, but to eompete wjth other sections for the trade of outside markets. x Corn Opens at Good Advances; Oats Show Loss By Joseph F. Prltchartf Chicago, Feb. 21. II. N. S.) Considerable corn was sold late on a report received here from Buenos Aires that the strike has been set tled. Eenting po' for th..- day were H c lower for February and HSc lower for May. IfWrrli was up !4St. Oats were lc lower and this grsin was under considerable Belling pressure late. Pro-visions were op sharply during the last half hour of the session on covering by shorts. Chicago, Feb. 21, (I. N. 8.) Corn inher ited strength from lait night'a clewing bulge and opened H ( 1 H c higher today. There was scat tered commission houxe buyink. On the up turn, however, locals were free sellers and the market had a dip. only to recoTer again when resting orders to buy were encountered on the decline. The volume of business was not large but trading was excited and nervous. Oats opened H c tower. Iocal commission, houses- sold freely at the outset. Buying was Scattered. Previsions opened slightly higher. Trading was light and there was a scarcity of offerings. Chicago range by-United Press; CORN Open High. Ixiw. Close February 134 184 332i 138H March 131 181 129H 130 V May 1.24 H 125 123 123H July 121 121 118H 118 OATS February .... 5 H 0 March 5 i f' 58 H 5ft fs 59 , 57 58 Ti 50 5!) 58 May .... July May . . . . 60 '4 60 H 58 68 T POBK 4150 4150 LARD 2535 2580 2440 2540 RIBS 2305 2305 4075 4112 May July 2512 2415 2580 2535 May !282 2303 DAIRY PRODUCE OF THE COAST 8an Francisco Market San Francisco. Feb. 21. (U. P.) Butter Extras, 64 He; firsts, 52c. Eggs Extras, 40c; extra pullets. S5c. Cheese California flats, fancy. 30 He Seattle Market Seattle, Feb. 21. (U. P.) Butter Local city creamery, bricks, in cartons, 53 H 54; do parchment wrapped, 53c; do cubes, 51(52c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 44 43c; pullets. 4 0 41c per dozen. , . Cheese Washington triplets, 32 34c; Wash ington Young America, 34 35c; Oregon trip lets. 32 34c; Oregon-? Young America, 84 38 "rt pound. Los Angeles Market Los Angeles. Feb. 21.- (I. N. 8.) Butter California creamery extra, 55c. Eggs Fresh extras, 37c; case count, 36c; pullets. 34c. San Francisco Grain Market San Francisco. Feb. St. (U. P.) Cash grain: Barley Per cental, good leea, aDout .i yi ; shipping. $2.20 A28. Oats Per cental, red feed. $2.40 S 2.45 -. do seed, $2.60 2.75; do recleaned, $2.vO3.00. New York Sugar and Coffee .New York, Feb. 21. (TJ. P.) Coffee Spot. No. 7 Rio. 15 Me: No. 4 Santos, 21 He, Suirar Centrifugal. $7.28. lb.; Chinook, 30c; halibut, fresh. 24c; black cod. 11012a; silver smelt, 9&10c; tomcod. lve sturgeon, ibviuci iraa nemng. oy e; Columbia smelt. $1 00sT.-t5 per 50 lb. boSt SSKLL, tisu urabs, .uuisi.vu per aoa.; shrimp meat, 62e per lb. ; lobsters, 30c per lb. OYSTEKii -Olytnpla. gallon, $5.50; canned, eastern, 76o can. $0.0w doaen eansi bulk. $4.5 per galloa. anHATt rnb& S10.20: Powdered. $10.10: fruit and berry, $9.55; D yellow, $8.95; grana- lated. $9.55t beet, $9.46 extra 'C $9.15; golden C, $9.05. HO.ixiX new, ii.ovsbiiiu pr aase. RICE Japan style. No. 1, 9H10c; New Orlean. bead. 11 H ( 11 c; blue rose. 10 lie per lb. SALT Coarse, naif ground, loos, sia.oo pet ton; 50a, $17.25; table dairy. 50a. $22.00; hales, $3.10 9 8.85: fancy table and dairy. $30.25; lump rock, $25.00 per ton. BEANS Oregon (rales by jobbers) : Lady Washington, 7H 9Hc; pink. 7 He lb.; Lima. 11 He; ttayoa, c; red, bo per ID. Oregon beans (buying price) , nominal. CANNKD MILK Carnation, $0.70: Bor- oen, fa.yv, vier. v.ow, xaic. tiv.2o; Libby. $6,701 Teloban, $0.60; Holly, $8.60; liount Vernon, $6.60; Hazel wood, $6.60 case. COFFEE Boasted. 28 0 44c: In aacxa or drums. SODA CRACKKRS Balk, 176 par lb. NUTS Budded wslnuts. 30H31o per lb.: almonds, 34 29c; filberts. 28c. in sack lots; peanuts, lac; pecans, 2sc ; ifraaiis, ase. nov,,vooi ana nioe. HOPS Nominal, 1918 crop. 88 40c lb. HIDE! No. 1 salt cured uiaes.'ao lbs. and up, 14c; No. X part cured hides, 30 lbs. and up, 12 He; No. 1 green hides, 80 lbs. and up, lie; No. 1 salt cured balls, 60 lbs. and up, 11c: No. 1 nart cured bulls. 60 lbs. and up. UHc: No. 1 green bulls, 60 lba. and up, be (tbe price oaiNo. 2 hides is lo per pound less than for No. 1 of same kind) ; No. 1 calf skins, np to IS lba.. S3e; No. 2 calf skins, np to 15 lbs.. 31e; Nu 1 kip. 10 to sv ipa. xicc re7 j mip, io ia ou ids., . . -. 1n. hUM T lh. a lul ,.n Ofi.. M calf, under 7 lbs., 38c; dry salt aides. T lba, and tn, 2c dry salt calf, under 7 lbs. 82c; dry cull hides, half price; tkry flint stars or bulls. 18c; dry salt stags or bulls, 12c: dry coll stags or bulls, half price; dry horse hides, according to size and take off. $1.60 (3.60 each; salted horse hides. t3.0OOTD.uu eacn; dry long wool pelts, 15c per lb. J salted long wool pelts, $1.26 vez.ow eacu; tuj suug u iu 4. uc per lb. ; dry short hair goat efcina, 30 is 7:o each; hio ull hair. 20e lb.: bene mane hair. 1 Um lb.; cattle Uila. full taila, no stubs, 20. per doe. MOliAlJtl i.oii. shhus, owe io.; soon staple. 20c: burry, lOWlBe per lb. TAialAJW Ail 1' irnnu X T4UiOW, Bet Ho. 2, 4c; No. I areaee. 8c: No. : grease, So. CBJTTlat OH OABCAKA BAgK.. Ureae veighta. 13c OPB SisaL dark, 24c; .white. 2SHo lb.; tandard Haaila. S2Ma LINSEED OIL Ra. bbla.. $1.9 asjk; kattle boiled, bbla.. $1.96; raw. caeea. $1J6; boiled, cases. $2.06 per gallon. COAL OIL Water white, ia drum, a irea bate., luc isliob; .eases, 20e gaUoa. GABOUNaV-lroti bbla.. 21 He; cases, SlHe; engine distillate. Iron bbla., 13c: cases, 23c. WHITE LEAD Too lota, 1$H; 600 lba.. 13c TWRrEXTINB Tanks. 8 Oe; Mas. 96c: 10 ease lot., lc less. . ; - WlttE NAILS BasM price. S.a We pay 240 for top quality veal. We pay 2lo for top block pork. . "W never charge commission. FRANK U SMITJI MEAT CO. J , "Fighting the Bef Trust" ; . . 52t Aidt Surest, FerUaod. Pr AdT, GRAIN BAGS; RULING SHARPLY LOWER ! THE COAST MARKETS San Francisco Is Offering No. 1 Cal euttas June-July Delivery- at 12Ji Each Government Flour Order DiS tributed All Through Zone. ' . . f BAGS OFFERED LOWER ' Later In the day It was announced that (till lower prices wore being asked en grain bags for lh eemlhg season at San Frartcrtc. Offer ef baa were being freely mad at 12o and some war repartee) a fraction bessw ttila. KOBTHWESTURAIN RECEIPTS -Cars- Wheat. Barley. Flow. Oats. Hay. 18 ... 6 a 11 . holiday Portland. Fri . Year ago. Reason to date. Year ago ..... Tacoma. Thur. Season to date. Year ago Seattle, Tbur. . Season to date. Year ago .62 884 1780 896 25M2 364-. 278 704 lBltt 1501 S .4645 .393 J 2 .4734 .3554 1 . . . 133 10 . . . 211 1842 28 74 - 1 56 287 2 BOS 21.77 US0 258b" p4i 1234 Grain bags are showing a very weak tone with sharply lower price, being quoted for. next crop delivery. At San Francisco they are freely of fering No. 1 Calcutta at 12 HO a pound for June-July delivery, which means that the local selling price would not be above 14 & 15c each. Contrary to the report published In local morning paper the awarding of a contract for 840,000 barrels of. floor by the Food Adminis tration Grain corporstion was riot given exclu sively to Portland mills but was alio ted to prac tically all the mills that bid in this entire zone. Puget Sound being included. While on the sur face the buying of 840,000 barrels of flour in itself looks like a Tery big item, still it is re ported in milling circles that the taking was only about 20 per cent of what the mills of the zone had offered the government. No price of the purchase has been made public, therefore the printed reports are entirely inaccurate. The contract call for shipment within 30 days from the mills, therefore all the milte of the Pacific zpne have an equal chance although delivery is specified for Portland. Millers report a slightly better tone in the mill feed market within the last 48 hours. Some of the mills are still asking $43.00 a ton but others are reported selling below this. FLOUR Selling prices: Patent. 810.90: fanrily wheat flour. 810.75; barley flout.. 810.70; Willamette Valley. 310.60; local straight. 310.70; bakers' local. 810.70 10.80; Montana spring wheat patent. $10.85; rye flour, 311.30; oat flour. 310.00; graham flour. $9.80; whole wheat flour, $10.00. Price for city delivery in five barrel lots. HAY Buying price) Willamette timothy, fancy, ( ) ; Eastern Oregon-Washington fancy timothy, $81.00 82.00: alfalfa, $28.00 26.50; Talley vetch. $28.00; cheat, ): Clover, 828.00 27.00 1 grain, $26.00 per ton. GI1AIN SACKS Nominal. New crop delivery No. 1 Calcutta. 1415e in car lots; less amounts higher. - MlUJjll H3 3 luce a run. at miiia. aacaea. $42 00 43.00. ROLLED OATS Per barrel. $9 50 10.00. ROU.ED BARLEY Per ton, $52 88. CORN Whole. $07.00 (s 68.50; cracked, $69 .00 70.00 per ton. Merchants exchange bids : FKED OATS Feb. No. 2 white BARLEY Feed "A" - Eastern oats and corn in bulk : OATS No. 3 white ... 38 lbs. clipped white CORN No. 3 yellow 5250 No. 3 mixed 5150 March. April 4550 4250 4350 4250 4350 4100 4200 4100 4200 5200 5200 100 5100 Being Washington's Birthday, no session of the Portland Merchants Exchange trill be held Saturday. COTTOJT MARKET TJP SLIGHTLY AT OPENING BUT LOSES New York, Feb. 21. (L N. 8.) The cot ton market opened 6 to 20 points higher. This upturn attracted moderate selling by fall street and spot interests which practically destroyed the initial gains during the first 10 minutes. Room traders then supported the market and held it steady. At 10:15 o'clock the market was about even with last night's close. Final prices were barely steady, unchanged to 10 points net lower. Month Open. 1180 2830 High. Low. Close. 1980 1080 1980 2340 2300 2810 2255 2243 -2202 2220 2 1 60 2160 2124 2145 2170 . .. 2045 2032 1997 2018 2010 1010 1092 1995 Jan. Starch . April . . May . . June . . July . Aug. . . Hept . . Oct. . . Not. . . , Dec . . New 1 changed. 2240 2158 2030 20i6 POTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST San Francisco Market San Francisco. Feb. 21. (U. P.) Potatoes Per cental Delta ttock, choice to fancy, $1 70 (S 2.00. Onions Per cental, Australian browns, fancy cold storage, $2.00; dry storage, $1.752.00' No. 1 repicked. $1,6061.75. Lo. Angeles Market Log Angeles. Feb. 21. I N. 8.) Potatoes Stockton Burbanks, extra fancy, $2 60; fancy $2.50; choice, $2.00$Si25; Idaho Russets! 1.902.00; seed stock. Oregon White and Red Rose. $3.75: home grown White Rose mostly $2.733.00; sweets, 90c$1.00 lug sacked, $3.00 3.25 cwt. Seattle Market Seattle Wash.. Feb. 21. (I Jf 8.1 On ions. 2 St 2Hc per lb. Potatoes $32.00 6 84.00; loeal. $28.00 $30.00 ton. New York-Kt. Lonls Metals New York, Feb. 31. (I. N. S.) Metals Lead, firm. East St. I,ouis epot and February. 5 H ; March, 5 5 . Spelter Quiet East St. Ixrais spot, Feb- $3O0eo06"45: Mareh- AprU Bd Ma'' Copper1 The leading selling agencies are in- clinMi tn iMn .... , a . K i . . . ..... . today that a quotation of 16 cents a ponad had failed to get any business. The smaller agen cies are quoting alt 1 S ?4 f Nl TxetilnH Kilt- one dealer offered the metal at 15 He $S3To36IOOtobUnf Bemer unchD1 " St, I -puis. Mo.. Feb. 21 (I. J.S.) Lead higher, $4.80 p 4.85, Spelter quiet. $6.10. GOTERNMENT FORECASTS A ' DROP IN PRICE OF BUTTER Washington. Feb. 21 (I. N, 8.) There is plenty of Creamery butter in tbe cold storage houses in the United States and price, are be lieved to be due for another drop. On February 1, 1919, there were in storage 86.816.795 pounds, as compared with 26.725, 815 pounds last year, in addition to 13,796,954 pounds held by the government for the army, nary; and allied governments, the burean of mar kets, department of agriculture, announced today. V Liverpool Cotton Market Liverpool. Feb. 21.- (L N. 8.) Cotton fu tures opened t teady today. Spot was quiet to day, prices steady, gales for the day were 3000 bales. j . Santos Coffee Higher New York, Feb.- 21. (TJ. P.) Santos fa tares closed np 25 to 60 reis. . ANNOUNCEMENT We art) pleased to announce, that we have purchased the entire stock and structural business of the North west Steel Company and are pre: pared to furnish all classes of fabri cated and structural material, bolts and rtveta. We hope to give all or ders, both large and small, the same careful attention and excellent aenr ice of which our predeceaaora have been so Justly proud. . ' 0RTHWST BRIDGE & IRON . "COMPANY ry o. By . tss, rortuta. of$yo J EGG MARKET TRADE IS VERY ERRATIC VALUES ARE APART Fight for Control of the Market Is Being Waged by Interests With Menty of Honey Smaller Opera- tors Being Hurt Badly. ORIENTAL ECO.8 OFFERED While there) are no open market offerings ef Oriental eggs as yet in the trade hero, reports In dicate that some of the atock from dap an w Filer) recently arrived on the coast It being sold h.re. The atock le of the usual brown color, with heavy shell and of bluish tint. The shells are extreme ly heavy and the Inside unusually white. Some of them are eald to be offering In competition with Oregon stock. The Japanese egg are slightly bigger than thole usually offered from China. The ups and downs in the egg trade prin cipally ups at this time are causing much ap prehension among not only wholesalers and re tailers, but many producers at country points. Fight for control of the egg market ' has broken out to such an extent that it is impos sible to tell from one mi nut to another what the prWapof eggs is here. Fact of the matter i. Uiat 1 to 2c a dozen more ia actually being paid for current receipt eggs from selected eountry shippers than eggs of similar quality are being sold upon the Front street trade. In fact, thosa that are offering these extreme rallies in the country are unwilling to pay Front street a similar price for their stocks. At the moment the fight appears to be one to a finish with big interests, locking horns. With plenty of money available on both sides, the fight is interesting, but still demoralizing. It is causing ruin to the smaller operators. Copper Stocks in Heavy Supply at Price Concessions STRONG AT END Now York, Feb. 21. I. N. 6.) The stock market turned extremely strong In the last hour, with most of the active Issues moving up from 1 to 4 points on general buying and hurried cover-; Ini by shorts. The copper shares were especially I strong, Utah Copper moving up over 3 points to j 69, while Anaconda sold up to 60' and A mar-I lean Smelting to 68 V. . i Steel common Jumped 1 point to 94. Bald- ; win was finally 76 A, Marine preferred 103 V. , I United Cigar Stores, 124. Reading 81, In ternational Paper, 47 ', General Motors 141, Mexican Petroleum 178'., Royal Dutch 87', Kelly-Springfield 100 and Rubber 81 Vs. bonds, $10,785,000. Total sales of stocks today, 827,800 shares; $10,785,000. Sales for the week, 8,753,800 shares: bonds, $59,898,000. New York. Feb. 21. (I. N. S.) There were m.ny mixed movements at the opening of the stock market today with thj copper stocks show ing a heavy tone. Utah Copper sold down ? to 65 T4 and then rallied to 66 H . Anaconda dropped 1 point tr- 58 and Chino Copper sold down to 32 H. Kelly Tire advanced 1 i to 96 H and react ed to 96. The Petroleum stocks were active but without material change. Pmn-Acierican gained ' to 80 and then declined to 59, and Mexican Petroleum, after advancing H to 178, declined to 1764. The leather stocks were strong, American Hide & leather preferred advancing to 94 H and Cen tral Leather rose IK to 63. United States Steel yielded Vi to 93 H. The market continued irregnlar all through the forenoon, with Kelly moving up 7 points to the new high record of 102, and V. S. Rubber rose 2 to 79 Ts, while Goodrich Rubber moved up from 62 to 64 . Many of the specialties were strong. Industrial Alcohol rising 4 points to 11.2, while Hide and Leather preferred advanced 1 to 94. . The petroleum stock, moved within" a narrow range. Mexican Petroleum dropped from 178 to 170. . V. 8. Steel was steady around 93. The coppers continued weak. Anaconda dropping to 58. Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co., Board of Trade building: DESCRIPTION : Open High I Low Close Alaska Gold 3 3T4 3 3H A Ilia Chalmers, c . . 35 35 84 35 Am. Agr. Chem 102 H 102 102 H 102 Am. Beet Sugar.... 68 71 68 09 Am. Can, c 45 46 45 45 Am. Car Fdry.. c. . 90 91 89 91 Am. Cotton Oil, c. . 44 45 44 45 Am. Linseed, c... 49 49 48 49 Am. Ixico.. c. 64 64 63 64 Am. Smulter, c 65 68 65 69 Am. Hum. Tobacco 108 108 107 108 Am. Susar, c 118 119 118 119 Am. Tel. A TeL... 105 105 104 104 Am. Woolen, c 53 7. 63 53 53 Anaconda M. Co.. 68 60 58 60 Atchison, c 91 92 H 81 92 . AtL. Gulf A W. L. 98 99 99 98 Baldwin Loco., c... 75 77 75 76 Bait. A Ohio, c. 47 48 47 47 Bethlehem Steel 'B' 62 63 61 63 Brooklyn B. T 25 25 24 25 Butte & Superior. 17 Cal. Petroleum, c. 27 28 27 28 Canadian Pac 161 18b 160 160 Central Leather, c . 62 63 62 63 Ches. A Ohio. 57 67 67 56 Chi. & Gt W.. c 8 Chicago, M. A St. P. 35 86 35 3 Chicago & N. W., o. 94 95 94 95 Chile Copper 17 18 17 18 Chino Copper 82 33 32 33 Colo. F. A I., C 37 37 37 37 H Cons. Gas 93 Corn Products, c. . 48 49 H 48 48 Crucible Steel, c. . . 68 H 69 57 68 Cuban Cane Sugar. . i 28 H 23 22 23 D. A K. G., c , 4 do pfd. , -7 7 7 7 Distillers 85 66 65 56 Krie, c :.. 1.6 18 16 16 General Electnc. ; . 154 154 153 154 General Motors 141 141 140 140 Goodrich -Rubber v . 62. -65 62 65 Gt. Nor. Ore Leads. 40 40 39 40 Gt. Nor. pfd V. 92 98 82 93 Greene-Can 42 42 41 42 Hide A Leather, c. 18 18 18 17 Ice Securities 42 H Illinois Central 97 97 97 I 97 Industrial Alcohol.. 108 112 108110 Inspiration 43 46 48 45 Int. Mer. Marine. . . 24 25 24 24 Int Nickel ...... 26 26 26 26 Kennecott Copper . 29 30 29 30 Lackawanna Steel . 66 67 66 66 H Lehigh Valley ... 66 69 55 55 Maxwell Motors, c. 33 34 33 34 Mex. Petroleum .. 178 179 176 178 Miami Copper ... 22 22 22 22 Midvale Steel 42 43 41 43 Missouri Pacific .. 68 67 H 66 67 Nevada Consolidated! 18 16 16 16 New Haven .....127 29 27 28 N. Y. Central 1 T3 74 73 74 Nor. A Western, c . .j 106 Northern Tacific . 91 92 91 91 Pac. Mail 31 Penn. Railway ...44 44 44 44 Pressed Steel Car, c 67 68 67 68 Ray Cons. Copper. 20 20Hl9- 20 Ry. Steel Springs.. T4 75 74 75 Reading, c 80H 81 JI0 81 Rep. I. A S.. c 75 76 75 76 Rock Island 24 24 24 24 Sears, Roebuck ... 172 178 172 171 Shattuck 10 10 10 0 Stndebaker, e 64 64 63 '64 Southern Pacific. 102 102 101 102 Southern Ry.. c. . 27 28 27 27 Swift A Co 123 123 143 128 Texaa Oil . .. 192 194 13 194 Tobacco Products. . 89 $9 88 69 Union Pacific, c... 129 130 129 180 IT. Cigar Stores... 122 124 120 124 TJ. 8. Rubber, c. . . 7T 81 77 81 U. S. Steel, c 93 94 93 94 do. nfd. ... 114 114 114 114 Utah Copper .... 66 '69 63 68 Virginti Chem.. c. 64 55 54 54 W. U. Tel 87 87 87 H 87 Westinghouse Elec. 4$ 44 43 43 Willys Overland... 26 26 26 26 Woolworth 120 120 120, 120 Total aalea, $83,800 share. ITew York Bend .Furrdeheed by Overbeck A of Trade building : Atchison Geru. 4s Bal. & Ohio Gold 4a ...... Beth. Steel Bef. 5s Cent.- Pacific 1st 4a ....... C. B. A Q. CoL 4s ....... St. Paul Gerrt. 4 Chicago A N. W. GenL 4sl. . tj. A N. I'm, 4s. ...... j .- New York Ry. 6s Market Cooke Co., . Bid. 81 .. 76 .. 98 . 80 . . 3 .. 80 . St . 83 . . - 14 .4 83 .. 84 . .. 8 .. ioo : . 81 .102 S3 -' Stt - Board Ask. 87 77 89 80 95 83 85 K6 14 84 85 87 H 100 82 103 - 84 ,93 : Northern Pac. P. U 4a.. P. U 4s.. . 4. . t 4 Heading Genl. Unkm Pac 1st 17. . Steel 6a . Union Pac 1st Bef. 8 Sonthena Pac Con. 5a . Southern pac Conr. 4s Penn. Conr.- 4 ....... Psaa. 1st AH M HOGS GO TO HIGHER : MARKET WITH SALES AT1U.00 IN YARDS North Portland Market Firmer and about 15e Up fer ine Day Cood Demand Shown for Cattle and Sheep With Limited Run. HOW LIVESTOCK RULED Tepa at Hogs ,ri ffIT5 Chicago ,.$18.00 SCO.OO) S1S.B0 ma. ...4 1T.S0 1$.S 17.78 Denver 17.16. 16.50 17.25 Kansas City 17.S0 If -75 17.90 Portland 17.0O 14.00 14.50 PORTLANDTJVESTOCK RUN Tines. Cattle. Calvea. Sheer.. Friday 697 64 ,. 80 Week ago.... 943 143 T4 90 Two weeks ago.. . .1082 163 ... 8 Four weeks ago. . . 383 ' 1 Year ago 390 LOW 17 623 Two year ago ... . 827 19 9 Three years ago.. .1022 162 1 485 Four years ago 552 84 3 1082 Hogs went to a new high level for the present movement at North Portland during tne aay. with thfi sale of a load of 817. or 15e higher than the recent high mark. The higher price was obtained for a lot that came from Robert Mc- Crow at Goldendale. Offerings of hogs over 'night at North Portland showed a email volume, totals being 697 head, compared with943 last Friday, and 390 head a year ago. General hog range: Prime mixed $18.75017.00 Medium , mixed .4 18.50 16 65 Rous" heavies 14.75 15.25 Pigs 12.50 14.50 Bulk 10-75 Cattle Market Is Strong Market for rattle is strong at North Portland. Only a very small run was shown in the yards over night, and tops were not offering, although one head sold at the extreme mark. Demand fa vorable all through the cattle alleys. General cattle range: Best -eteere $13.00 14.00 OoodMo choice steers 11.75 12.75 Medium to good steers 10.75 ( 11.75 Fair to good steers 9.50 10.75 Common W fair steers 8 60 9.50 Choice cows and heifers 10.00 11.00 Good to choice cows and heifers 8.75 ( 9.75 Medium to good cows-and heifers 7.75 8.75 Fsir to medium cows and heifers 6.00 (4 7.00 Canners Bulla 8.00 9.00 Calves I 9.00 18.60 Blockers and feeders . i.uw t xu.uw Mutton Market Strong Market for mutton, while of nominal volume at North Portland during tbe day because of the very scant supply offering, was nevertheless Indi cating a rather strong tone, with former prices confirmed. General sbeep and lamb range: Prime lambs $14.00 14.60 Fair to medium lamb. 10.00 (12.00 Yearlings 10.00 11.09 Weather. lRll2?S Bwn 6.50 8.76 Goat. 6.60 4 6.00 Friday Livestock Shippers Hogs Hout A Snodgrass. Lebanon, 1 load; J. S. FUntT Junction City, 1 load; E. H. Huber, Touchet, Wash., 1 load; J . l Clara, inaepeno ence, 1 load. . Cattlis D. MeGill, Ontario. 1 load; E. W. French, Baker, 1 load. Mixed stuff W. A. Ayres. Engene. 1 load hogs and sheep; Cutford Bros.. Woodburn, 1 load cattle and hogs; E. R. Daniels, Monitor. 1. load cattle and hogs; J. JX Dinsraore, West Wcio, I load cattle, hogs ana sheep; F. B. Decker, Silverton, 1 load cattle, bags and sheep, Friday Morning Sale. STEERS No. Ave. lbs. 2 945 1 1230 6 1100 1 760 L 1170 8 1090 17 1000 Price. No. Ave. lbs. Price. $ 7.50 1 920 $ 9 25 7.10 10 1177 8.75 7.75 $....1015 e 4.00 8.00 - 1. .. . 710 $.75 9.75 7.00 1.... 840 16.00 12.50 4.... 810 10.00 COWS 4.00 I 2.... 815 6.00 9.00 2.... 685 8.00 11.00 I 3. ...1045 10.75 HOGS $17.00 72.... 200 $18.78 16.00 6.... 298 19.76 15.00 17.00 152.... 194 16.75 16.85 13 165 16.70 15.75 18.... 140 13.00 14.25 LAMBS $13.00 B.... 104 $14.50 CALVKS $12.00 1.... 330 $10.50 . 845 . 893 .1138 . 191 . 142 . 145 . 178 . 221 . 268 . 110 8. 6. 95. 9 . 1 1 . 83. 8 . 6 . 6. 17 75 , HEIFERS 7.00 J 4.... 1.... 660 925 11.00 AMEEICAN LIVESTOCK PBICE8 Chicago Hogs $18.00 Chicago, Feb. 21. (L N. S.) Rogs Esti mated receipts 32,000, higher. Bulk, $17.60(9 17.90; top, $18.00; butcher boga, heavy, $17.85 18.00; packing nogs, beaTy. $16.75 17.35; medium and mixed, $1.7.85 17.60; light, $17.1517.80; pigs. $14.60 016.85; roughs, $16.25 16.75. Cattle Estimated receipts 6000, steady. Beef cattle, good ehoio. $18.85(20.00; butcher stock, heifers, $7.60016.25; cows, $7.50 14.75: canners and cutters. $6.25 7.50: stack ers and feeders, good choice, $11.00014.75; medium, $8.00 11.00; real calve., good choice, $16.25 16.75. Sheep Estimated receipts 800, steady. Shorn lambs, choice and prime, $18.80 18. SO; me dium and good. $18.50 18.80; spring lax.be, good choice, $16.25 Q 16.64): ewes, choice prime, $12.00 L2-60; medium and good. $10.00 12.00. ' V Omaha Nogs $17.60 Omaha, Feb. 21. IL N. S.J Hogs Re ceipts 18,500, steady... Top, $17.80; range, $18.60aol7.60; mixed, $17.10 917.40; good choice, $17. 40 17.60; rough, $17.10017.20; light, 1 1-6. 00 17.23; balk, $17.00 17.40; pigs. 10. 00 15.00. . Cattle-Becehits 1400. Weak. Beeves. $13.50 18.20; cows and heifers, $6.25 14.00; stockers and feeders, $7.00 a 13.75 : calves. $7.00 13.75. Sheep Receipts . 2600, steady. Wethers. $12.00 1-3.00; yearlings, $9.00 15.00; lambs, $16.75 17.76 ewes, $9.00 011.75. Denver Hags SI 7.1 Denver, Feb. 21. (U. P. Cattle Re ceipts. 800; .teady. Steers, $14.25 16.60; cows and heifers, $8.85 011.23: stockers and feeders. $12.29 14.60; calves, $12.55 013.00. Hogs Receipts. 1200; steady. Tops, 817.16; bulk, $16.85 17.00. Sheep Receipts. 400O; steady. Lambs. . t ! 111! , T 1, . . . . . . .a . . n . ' Kansas Oity Hogs $17.80 Kansas City.. Feb. 21. ILN.g.) Cattle Receipts, 2500; slow, generally steady. Steers. $14.00 15.73; cows and heifers. $6.00 12.00; stockers and fes'lars, $7.00 914.00; calves, $8.00 13.60. Hogs Receipts, 7000; steady. 'Bulk. $17.00 17.55; tops, $17.80; he. vie., $17.40 17.80t light, $16.80 17.20; medium, 817.40 17.70. ' .S Sheep Receipts, 4000; steady. Lambs, $16.00 17.90; wethers, $12.00 13.00; ewes, $10.00 11.85. Seattle Hess $17.4,0 Seattle. Wash.. Feb. 21. (L N. S.) Hogs Receipts 343; steady. Prime lights, $17.25 17.40; medium to choice, $16.90 1 7.16; rough Ilea vies, $14.90 015.40; pigs, $14.90 ' Cattle Receipts 14Sf steady. Best steers, $11.40 14.00; medium to choice, $10.50 11.00; common to good. $7.00 10.00; beet cows, $8.00 &11.00; common to' medium cows, $5.00 7.50; -balls, 95.0098.00; calves. $7.00 12.00. Sheep fleceiptS 288; steady. Lambs. $14.00 14.50; yearling. $ie.0010.50; ewes. $7.00 9.00. FOrtlf fa Boi Furnished by Overeeek Trade buildings. : A. F. 5s Oct. 1920.... TJ. K. SHISOT. 1919. TJ. K. 5 No. 1921., A. F. Sec 6s Aug. 1919 Rep. France 6 1131... Pari s Oct, 1921 .... . Marseilles 6s Nov. 1914. Tirana Extn. 3. 1921. Russian IntL $s 1926. Dora. 5s Aug. 1919,... Dom. 5s April 1921.... Dora. 5s April 1931.,,.. Dom. 6s Airil 1926 . . . . Argentine 6e May 1920. Chiaa 6s 1919. ...... e Dom. Canada 6s 1987.. French 6. 119,.... TJ. . files lUI,, ... id Market A Cooke Co.. Beard ef Bid. Ak ... 97 ... 100 . .. ... 99 . .. 160 . ... 99 ... 101 ... 57 . 137 ....... 9H ... 98 ... 97 . . . o ... 98 ... 96 . -', ... 95 ' ...100 3-l IQOJ,, - 97 100 98 99 170 100 101 eo 142 99 98 97 97 99 '98 96 109 10A SHIP BUILDING, SAYS BOWLES, IS Decision Regarding Appropria tions Will Determine Govern ment Contracts on Coast. ATTENDS EASTERN MEETING Manager Pape Believes There , Will Be No Further Cancel lation of Steel Ship Orders. Steel shipbuilding, la far as Portland aiyi the Pacific Coast is concerned. Is now up to congress, and any action on the matter of funds for the resumption of steel ahipbuildlng-wiil decide whether more vessels will bo built, for the ship ping board in this district, according to J. R. Bowles, president of "the North west Steel company, who returned Thurs day niKht from the East, where he at tended a conference of steel shipbuilders and shipping board officials. Contracts for anything less than a 9500-ton steel steamer are a. thing of the past, according to Information which lias been given out from time to time by C. P. Kennedy, chief -of the shipping board division of operations in the Ore Eftn district. It had been thought that when cancellation orders came recently for steel ships which were not under construction, the shipping board planned to substitute a 12,500-ton or still larger vessel to compete with foreign powers, tut the matter rests entirely upon the action of congress. Fred B. Pape, manager of the steel ship building industry of the shipping board In this district, believes that there will be no further cancellations, which supports the ideas .expressed by other members of the shipping board made after the eight cancellations at the local yards early this month. "There is enough, work in the yards at present to keep them in operation until October. If congress does not act -in favor of enlargingMhe merchant marine fleet for the United States, It ia not known what the yards will turn their attention to after the last of the govern ment contracts are filled," says Mr. Pape. Bumming up information brought back bV heads of-the steel shipbuilding In dustry and shipping board officials, who have been attending eastern conferences, the outlook just at present Is not very brierbt, the supposition being that mem bers of congress from the inland states will vote against an appropriation for more ships, feeling that the cessation of hostilltiaa makes a further enlarge ment of the American merchant fleet unnecessary. CONCRETE VESSEL LAUNCHED Ship One of Five Being Built at Van couver for Army. Launching of the first concrete boat In the Northwest waa successfully car ried out Thursday afternoon- at 2 o'clock, when hundreds of people from Portland, Vancouver and other sections of Oregon and Washington gathered to witness the manner in which the vessel was put in the water at the yards of the Great Northern Concrete Shipbuild ing company at Vancouver. The boat entered the water sideways and Miss Margaret Scott, 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Scott, of Portland, acted aa sponsor, -ins ves sel ia 100 feet long, 25 feet In breadth, n-lfh a 19-fnnt hold. It is One Of five such carriers intended as fresh water tankers for the quartermaster depart ment of the United States army. Two ik.i.. l-vi ivi rnt on the same ways above the berth of the vessel launched Thursday will be placed in the water during the next two weeks. This vessel will be known as the "W.V and, particular Interest being manifested in Jbla type of boats, the launching waa postponed irora uw uwa inal date, Saturday, until Thursday, so that Major R M. Anderson, assistant to the chief of embarkation, could wit- PACIFIC COAST BAITK STATEMENT Portland Banks Clearings This Week. ' Tear Ago. Mond?,ri .TT8 j."4..9-S. 2 S22 Ji SI wday": iilWolil !:?79:47l:oI ThSdaT...: 3.660:047.40 il.844.e46.60 Friday ..... S,162;995.2 . nouaay Week a 32Q.641.861.87 $12,673,498.28 Seattle Banks Clearings 7-0e.768.00 Balances s.ooo.ox i.vv Tacoma ants Clearings . .. Balance. 441,363.00 San Francisco Banks Clearings 819,485.164.00 Le Angeles Banks Clearings 8 4.871.441.00 Spokane Banks Clearings 8 1,064.627.00 Balance? . . . 437.201.00 Money and Exchange New Tork. Feaw21. (L N. S.) Call money on the floor of the New York stock exchange to day ruled at 5 per cent; nigu, o per cent.; low, 4 per cent. Time money was firm. Bates were 3 5 r cent. - . The market for prime mercantile paper was study. Call money in Indoo today was 8 per refit Sterling exchange was steady witn mw neaa in bankers' bills at $4.75 for demand; $4.73 for 60 day bills and $4.71 for 90 day bill. rihleara Ttatlrv Prodnre Chicago, Feb. 21. (t N. S.) ButterHe- eeipts, 314S tne. ureamery extras. un una, wwwmac. " TT ' r.Xgs Receipt, 5884 ease. Current re eeipta. 888e; ordinary firsts, 8888 7a; tints, as oo ie; exuma, nem, -"-, - nave; oiruea, o vy o-mv. LIBERTY BOND SALES Liberty bonds official dosing price. New York: Conv. 1st 4th 8. 1st 4. 2d 4a 4, 4a. Satardaf . 9880 9280 8260 9480 9880 MonAiT- 9886 9280 9256 048O 9380 TaSay.". 9874 9276 9254 9488 9880 Wednesday. 984 9280 9280 9500 .9414 Thursday I 9840 S390 9286 9516 - 9463 ypday 9940 9280 9286 952 9428 See Wilson's Millinery ad, .page . Adv. Stecks, Beads, CottoB. GraU, Kte. Ils-tl? Board ef Trade BaUdiag Overbeck&CookeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIKES TO ALL EXCHANGES MeaiWs Ckleage Beard ef Trade CBfresyaeats ti Xegaa BryaA imranli CiiCSfi UP TO CONGRESS neaa the launching. H rode out on the boat with 25 men who helped to build It. W. S. Hebbard. Inspector for the fed eral government, and officials of the Yard were also present. Vancouver bears the distinction of being the only city in the United states now engaged In turning cut wood, steel and concrete vessels. ; : . ' - Beached Schooner V Will Be Abandoned r Aberdeen. Wash., Feb. 21. The Auxil iary schooner Janet Caruthers, aahore on North Beach, is to be abandoned, so far as any efforts to get the vessel Into deep water are concerned. The under writers, it Is said, will advertise the hulk and other property for sale to the highest bidder. Which means the schoon er will be broken up by a possible bid der and disposed of In parcel lots. ALL ALONG THE WATERFRONT Leaving the O. & C. docks today the steam' cnoonef Providencia. Owned by a copper mining' firm in Mexico, will take a cargo of mining timbers to Mexico. Bound from San Francisco to Port land, the Union. tanker Washtenaw was reported on her way up the river this morning. The W. K. Marstoti, which 'has been loading lumber at municipal dock No. 1, is scheduled to leave today, bound di rect to Sydney. Daulis Is the name of the wooden steamer which 18 scheduled to be launched Tuesday at the Seminars trom ShiDbuildina com Dan v yard. The steamer Cotteral Is on her sea trial today. At the conclusion of the run sne win report Daca to Astoria ln- AtAnrl nf rmmitio tin In TVirtlarifi Rhs Will likely take on a cargo of lumber t lower Columbia, river mills. .4.-1 Launching Is Postponed Postponement of tae launching of the eteel steamer Coaxet, which was planned for Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, has been deemed necessary because the com pany has decided to advance the stage of completion beyond the present status. Invitations had been issued for the launching of the 9500-ton wteamer, but l,hey have' been extended until 11 o'clock Thursday morning. Mrs. Guy M. Stan difer will be sponsor for the TCoaxet. Insurance Rates to Drop Washington. Feb. 21. (I. N. 8.) Lower marine Insurance rates on car goes are imminent, TJhairman Hurley of the United States shipping board an nounced today, following a conference with marine insurance brokers of New York. Hurley contended that the rates charged by private companies were out of proportion to the risks "involved and pointed out that the government, up to December 31. had mads 124,000,000 on much lower rates. Yard to Be Closed Saturday Washington's birthday being one of the holidays officially stipulated to be observed by the Macy agreement of las year, all the shipyards in tne uregon ais trict will be closed Saturday to honor the anniversary. News of the Port Departures reerusrr SI .ProTideticia, American Steamer, for Santa Bbsalia, lumber. - MABIlfE AtMAWAC MortJi TTead. Feb. 21. Condition at the mouth of the river at noon: Sea smooth, wind southeast, 10 mile.: weather cloudy, humidity 77. Sup Times Sun rises at 7:04 a. m. Sun sets at 6:46 p. to. Tide at Astoria Saturday . TTI.ft wtr I Low waur . 5:07 a. m....7.7 feet I 12:38 a. m.,.1.6 feet 8:24 p. m 6.4 feet f 11:42 P. m. ..3.4 feet DAILY RIVE ft HEADINGS 8 a. ra., 120th xneridlaa time. ' -1 .3 nS STATIONS g; . II 3 Sal l&l trmatilia I 56 ( g.'S -o.l -fTBo Eugene . 10 6.1 -0.4 0.08 Albany 20 7.S -0 . 6 0.04 Salem 30 7.B -0.8 0.08 Oregon City 10 ,1.4 -0.4 0,00 Portland 1 8 5.8 0 . 8 0.00 -) Falling. BIVBxTT7JTfECABT The willametta river at Portland will fall slowly during tbe next two or three days. AT WEIGHBOHIItO POETS' V Astoria. Feb. 20. Sailed, at' 8.40 p. ax,. Steamer Cotteral, for trial trip. San Francisco, Feb. 20. Amvea, tug Keller, from Columbia river; arrived, it 2 p. ra., steam.r City of Topeka, from Portland, rl way port. . Ban' Frsncisco, Feb. .21. (L N. S.) Ar rived, yesterday, tug Belief, from Astoria, at 1:10 p. m.; isortn rora, jrorn r.uresa, h :u) p .ra. ; tug Traveler, rrom Seattle, as p. as. ; Wtrittier. from rein nan iuis, ai m;mv p. m. Sailed, yesterday, Toba Mara, for New York, at 8 a. m.; El Begundo, for Seattls. with barge 93 in tow, at 10.30 a. m.; Oleum, for Portland, at 10:50 a. so.; Jacol, for Sydney, at 11:60 p. m Tahna. for Coo Bay. at 2:15 p. m. : CarmeL fnr Rnn Ilarbnr. at 4 D. m. : Sea Foam, for Mendocino, at 4:35 p. m.; Homer, for Port Baa Luis, at 6:25 p. m. ; Spokane, for Los Angela, st 5:30 P. m.: Hoquiaxa. tor Gray Harbor, at 7:50 p. ta.; Frank D. Stout, for Brookings, at 8 SanPFra'nclsco, Feb. 21. (L Tt. S.) Ar rived: Hartwood. WUUpa Harbor, 7:80 a m.; tag Sea King with barge Ersklne M. Phtlps in tow. Port San Luis, 10:80 a. m.J tut Standard No. 2 with barge 91 in tow, Lo. Angeles, 11 a. ra. Sailed Coallnga. Vancouver, 10 a. m. Seattle, Wah., Feb. 21. (L N. S.) Arrived Cableship Kestorer from navy yard at 11 a. m. : Yosemitey from San Francisco, at 7a. aa. February 80 Arrived, Sk.gwsy from Tacoma at 5:30 p. m. ; Despatch, from Ocean Falls, at 6 p. ta. Ssilwl, February 21. Arabia Mara, for Singa pore at 10:30 a, m. Governor for Sen Diego at 11 a, m. Sailed, February 20, KomagaU, for Vancouver, at midnight; M. S. Ahimi Mara, for Yokohama at ll a, to. - Cordova. Feb. 20. flailed Curacao south bound at 5 a m, ' . ' Ketchikan, Feb. 2 0. Sailed City of Seattle, northbound at 6 p. xe. . New York, Feb. 20, Arrived Cfnso from 8 "Norfolk. Feb. 20. ArHt4 Edgecombe' front Seattle. ' Prince ftupert. Feb. 20. Arrjeed J. A. Mof fet. from San Francleo. Vancouver. Feb. 21. Arrtted Komagata Meru from Norfolk via Seattle. February 19 Sailed, ship Cardinia In tow tag Wyadda for Sydney. : Victoria,. Feb. 21. Arrived Barge Acapulco In tow tug Tatoosh from SeatUe at 7 a.- m. Sailed Soaches for Gulf port and Franc at 7:80 a. fa. . ' ' . Dupont. Feb. 2 0. Sailed -Santa Ana for Southeastern Alaska. Point Wan, Fbv 20. aa Cordova for Southwestern Alaska. Tacoma, Feb. 20. Arrived Fnlton frogs Seattle. . Liberty If yea toast SELL year Liberty Beads. SELL to t7fl. If yon can BUT Mere Liberty Bonds, BUY from US. Wa. bay and sell . Liberty Beads at the market. . TOTJ CAjrjTOT BO BETtiB TOO MAY BO WOB8B The eloslag prices of L1BEBTT BOJTDS oa tke Sew Tork jSteek Sxekaage Tharsday, Febraary 89, were ae foUowsi ; 1H 1st 4a 41 lrt4l ;.M414i MI14I 4lh414 . 98.42 93.00 92.88 8.U . 84.82 , 95.80. 94.30 Liberty Loaa Bepartmeat Opes rstll I Cloek Katsrdsy Ersslar -.- - iBCBGLAB AHD FIREPROOF SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS . . SAFE DEPOSIT; BOXES. FOB BEST - Mcirris Brbtliers, Inc. Tke Frealer Xealelsal Boad Hoas EstaellsksA Over $ Tears 89911 STABK 8 TBE EX. BETtTEEW TH ASD 8TH, 43BOTJKD FL00B Teteaaeae Finance, Timber Industry Blda Asked oa Highway Construction Sealed bids will be received at the office of the state highway commission, room 620 Multnomah county conrthouse. unm ii a. m., March , for trading and paving 9 miles of the Pacific highway between Jefferson and Albany; mac adam on 4.9 miles from Wolf Creek to Grave Creek, Josephine county grading and gravelling; 7.J miles of John Day highway from John Day to Fish Creek In Grant county; grading and macadam on .7 miles of the Tamhlll-Nestucca highway, Grand Ronde section, Yamhill county. Proposal blanks and full infor mation may be obtained from the office of the state highway engineer, Capitol building, Salem. , Baranlds ' Will Mere to Portlan R,. H. Burnaide of Raymond, president of the Wlllapa Lumber company, will -move- nis family to Portland In the near future and open offices In the Gasco building. Ralph Angell, sales manager of the company, will also make his head quarters In the Portland, office, and Lieutenant A. D. McDonald, formerly ef the spruce production division, will have charge of the Chicago office, k man ager for the New York of rice of the Wlllapa Lumber company has not yet been secured. Bids Asked oS Garage Bids will be opened Saturday at the office of Mao Naughton & Raymond for the construc tion of a one story brick garage building to be located on the Ladd addition. Spokane Banker Optimistic A. W. Lindsay, vice president of the Fidelity National bank of Spokane, was a Port land visitor Thursday, attending the Victory conference of Northwest Rotary clubs. Mr. Lindsay sees a rosy tinted future for the capital of the Inland Empire and looks for early manifesta tions of peace time prosperity. Paris Wants Portable Rosses A com pany In Paris wants plans, specifications and -prices on knock down and portable houses. American building material dealers are asked to submit Information with a view to large orders. Farther information will be furbished by the bureau of foreign : and domestlo com merce, Portland Chamber of Commerce. Opportunity No. 28384. TONS OF BOMDS Fifth Group Destroys or Puts Out of Commission 1193 Ger man Planes. By Floyd MaeOrlff London. Feb. 81. (L N. 8.) More than a thousand tons of explosives 80,000 bombs in all were dropped by British and American aviators upon' the lofv-e rf the flAffflan eiirimerlna mtA A . - stroyer flotillas at Ostend, Bruges and Zeebrugge during the war, according to figures made public here. . The enormity of this work of assail ing the raiders of French and English coast points may be comprehended when It ia realized that It would require 26 freight cars, , loaaed to capacity, to transport such an enormous quantity of explosives. In addition the aviation squadrons, which were located at Dover and Dun kirk, made almost dally raids on the German aerodromes near Ghent and Bruges. - The British flyers also, acted as a shield - against air raids on Eng land and spent much time on sub marine patrol work. Coaeeatrated Great Power Before the historic raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge by the naval forces operating from Dover, a vast amount of preliminary photographio work and bombing was carried out by the Dovr and Dunkirk squadrons. The most powerful of the German anti-aircraft defenses were located on" the Belgian coast, some -of the batteries comprising eight-inch guns. Their famous Westende gun could throw a shell , up to 22,000 feet In the air. At Bruges the Germans concen trated more " than CO searchlights of great power, - 60 anti-aircraft guns and about 40 kite balloons equipped with nets, besides Innumerable machine guns and tracer pompom guns. The record made by the fifth group of the British air forces, comprising the Dover and Dunkirk forces. In destroy ing or forcing down German machines, ia considered remarkable. From March. 1815, to December, 1,17, the score wasi Enemy aircraft destroyed, 96. Enemy aircraft driven down, 111. Total, 227. By squadrons cooperating with the army: Destroyed, 188. Driven down, 814. Total. 482. From January, 1918, until armistice was signed t Destroyed, 228. Driven down, 223. Total, .446. ,"' By squadrons with army: Destroyed. 14, - . Driven down, 24. Total, 88. Grand total. 1193. - Threaten Massacre T4? T)Tnwv r "KTrx4- L'-msi-3 XL If UlAACfcil ltUUI iCrJU Helslngfors. Feb. 2L U. P.) In re taliation for the arrest In Swltserland of the wife of Karl R&dek. the llusslan Bolshevik emissary, now imprisoned In Germany, the Bolshevik! threaten to 'execute 10 Swiss subjects by March IS unlet Mrs, Badek Is released, according to a PetrograA dispatch. Bread way SU1 DROP THOUSAND Bonds