THE 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withdrawn from market.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
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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.
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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
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278
704 lBltt 1501
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2
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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
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... 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