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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND- THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1919. 121 DEMAND FOR POTATOES BUTTER MARKET IS STM MIXED HERE . WITH TRADE AT OUTS Neither Faction of Creamery Men Willing to Talk Oytr yHh the Othef Fellows Futqr of Priees Depends Upon Outside Markets. Butter market continoM to refns to stralsbten out. tod Bixad aaotatiana at (till th rate. WWla a lanr creamery end vrl sasaU creameries ara (juuUna a similar price, other lara ereamerle nd aom of the smaller ones refuse to meet the riaa. Thua the situation stands today. Neither side shows a wiilinmess to do anything to meet the vtaw of the other fellow. There has bee talk in previous times of the form lion of the cream err trust at Portland, bat uim this proves that the creamery men stand together much like a to terrier lores a est. la Seattle the condiUoV is similar to that showa in .Portland although a creater per cent of the creameries there has named the advanced price. " Whether the remaining creameries here should advance their quotations is likely to be settled wlthia the next 24 hours. If the California and eastern markets continue to advance the entire local trade will be affected. EGO TRADE IS SOME STRONGER While the market for ecga is somewhat stronger and hicher prises tie bciaa asked for small kt alone the street f. o. b. quotations ara generally unchanged at 88 SS e for current receipts. ' e t ,. POULTRY DEMAND IS VERT KEEN Demand for poultry is very keen along the shoUsale way. and the limited offerings of heavy hens re commanding extreme valuea. All sorts of poultry continues scarce, with full prices of fered. BETTER BROCCOLI IS ARRIVING Better quality, in fact fancy, broccoli is com ing forwsrd from Douglas country, after the first r 4unk Hnnw of the stock that reached the street during the day sold aa high as $2.25 per crate. ONION PRICES ARE VERT QUIET ' Trad in the onion market is quiet, with f . o. .b sales at country points not above $ 3.00 for fancy, although the association is still asking up to S3. 60. Front street is also weaser, win sauca No. 2 and lower quality. e PEANUT BUTTER SHOWING DROP While the price of creamery butter baa bees firm to higher, drop of about 10 per cent in the price is shown in peanut butter, due to the lifting of the embargo against shipments from Japan, ' BRIEF NOTES OP PRODUCE TRAIJE Carload of turnips in from California, sales at 12 60 sack. Walla Walla spinach selling at $1.00 and $1.2$, with most at 11.10. Veai market is weaker and f ractionallr lower; bogs firmer. ' California rhubarb In fair supply, $4.60 box of 40 pounds. Strained honey is moving slowly at 18o a pound- - - WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during the next 86 hours against the following minimum temperatures: Going north, 86 de grees; northeast over p.. P. it S. B, R.. 80 de grees; east to Baker. K degrees, and south to Ashland, 80 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tomorrow about 88 degrees. WHOLESALE PRICES IN PORTLAND These era the b rises retailers nay wholesaler. except aa otherwise noted; Dairy Product . .1 BUTTER Selling price, box lots, creamery print, psrchwient -wrapped, extras, 69 0 81c lb.; prim firsts, 68a; firsts, 57c; smaller lots at an advances Jobbing aricsa, cubes, extras, lie; prim flrsta, 65 9 59c; cartons, le higher. BUTTERFAT Portland delivery basis. 63 66e; price at country stations. 68 ft 58c. OLEOMARGARINE Local brands, 30c and 60a lb. tubs, 85c; 1 lb. cartona, 42c; 2 lb. carton. 85 Ho; nut margarine, 1 lb. cartona, 88c per lb. CHEESE Belling prise: Tillamook fresh. Oregon fancy full cream triplets. 34o per lb. ; Touna A merles. 85c lb. : prices to jobber, f. o. b. Tillamook, triplets, 32c; Young America. 33c lb.; selling price, priek, 48e; limburger, 83 84e; block Swiss. 46 947a per lb.; Coos and Curry price, f . o. k. Myrtle Points triplets, 61 He; Tonne America. 82 He lb. V K JOS Buying price. 8S 9 89 V per dosen; aelling prices. 40c; candled, 41c. :V EGGS Pub lie market retail aellinf ifiea. 64e per noise. m LITE POULTRY Heavy hens, 84cl r lb. H.ht bens. 88c ner lb.: broilers. 42c b.; old muter. 1 In lh. : sUas. 20o par lb. tuba. 88.00; ducks, 39040c lb.; pigeons. a.oo per oozen; lurseys, un, sv r lb.; dressed. 40c per lb.: geeae. five, 17 & 20c per lb. Fresh Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, S4.TSlM.0O per box; bananas, 8H 9 9e per lb.; lemons, 86.00 5.75: Florida grapefruit. 86.00 8.00; Ari- T. t9 Tia 2S': California. S3. 75 4.25. APPLES--Various varieties, $2.0w..2 PS DOX. GRAPES Alaetra. in kegs. 81 lbs., 87.66. PEARS Per box. 82.25 9 2.50. DRIED FRUITS Dates, Dromedary. ) ; TRANSPORTATION .PApnC JTIAMSHIP COMPANY, S. S. City of Topeka Passengers and Freight SAILING SUNDAY, MARCH S6 fer Marshfield, North Bend, Eureka and San Francisco : Ticket Office 101 3d SIM Mala lies If you sre interested la a trip to Alaska this summer, reserva tion should b spoken for very soon, as there are to be fewer eoata tnea was season, ana ae mand ta already heavy. IX n after you space on th ' Alaska Steamship Co. Canadian Pad fie Oaten, Services. - Pawine 8temhlp C.' .'.r - OREON JOURNAL TRAVEL BUREAU ' DOR8EV .' SMITH, MANAQER, Th Journal Building Portland, Orefea Tatephone Marshall 197S STEAMERS Tha Dallas and Way Points.' .Saflinrs, Tueadayg, Thursdays and . Saturdays, 10 P. M. DALLES COLUMBU LINE Aah St, Dock ' Broadway 3454 1 ' : STEAMSB9 SISKCT TO San Francisco Los Angeles, San Diego - 1U6 1. M. STJITBAT For Information, etcu, call Baa PYan clsco, Portland c lxw Ang-elea Steam, shin Co.. M. Bollam Afrent, VIZ Third Bt Main JS , A LASKA Milk Prices Are Out of Line Producers Say They Are Too Lows Public Sys Too High. By Hymaa H fossa With recent sharp declines in the price of feed, the open winter and early spring, the smaller demand for canned xnilk and the lower wages being; paid on the farms, trouble is brewing in several parts of the country regarding the ex treme prices in effect for raw milk. In California a boycott against the use of milk la pending, and similar ac tion has started in several Eastern sections. Notwithstanding this, tha producers claim they ara not getting the profits, and the dealers say they are in a like position ; in fact, the latter are going out of business in many instances be cause of .' the . close competition. Even the producers who are also acting as distributors ara finding the sale of milk a business without a profit, although in some sections the producers are trying to expand and take over additional business. At New York; a receiver has been ap pointed for the Cooperative Milk Pro ducers' Marketing association and the Country -Milk company. Both concerns are beaded by Roswell D. Cooper, president of the Dairymen's league. Liabilities, it was said, were approximately 1400,000, due to farmers in payment for milk, while the principal assets are said to consist principally of milk cans. The receiver was appointed upon application of the Addison Cooper ative Dairy company. Those desiring information regarding markets should write the Market Editor, inclosing stamp for reply. DAIRY PRODUCE OF THE COAST San Francises Market , San Francisco. March 20. (U. P. ) Butter Extras. 61 He. Kggs Extras, 42 He; extra pallets, 40 He Cheese California flr.ta. 81 He Seattle Market Seattle, March 20 U. P.) Butter Local country creamery, cubes, 60c; do Washington creamery, $lc. Kggs Strictly fresh. 43 Sc; henneries. 45 46c. Cheese Washington cream brick, 83c; do Young America, 84 88c; Washington and Ore gon triplets, . 86c. Lot Anoafet Market Ixxs Angeles, March 20. (1. N. S. But ter California creamery extras, 88c. Egcs Fresh, extras, 42c; cas count. 89c; pullets, 88c Government Cot torn Report Waehington, Manila 20.- (I. W. .) Censos report shows cotton crop of 191V, excluding lir ten, to be 11,888,138 bales, counting round aa halt bales, compared with 11,248,242 for 1917. Included in the statistic for 1916 are 164,060 round bale and 61.889 balea of Sea Island. The average grosa weight of the bale is 505.7 pounds for 1918. compared with 502.4 for 1917. Expressed in equivalent 500-pound balea gross, the 181 crop ui iz.uzz.oui, com uared with 11.302.375 for 1917. Cotton esti mated by ginners as remaining to he ginned and included in the statistics for 1918 amount to 177,121 bales. Belgium to Buy Hops - Washington. March 20. IV. P.) Here's good turn for the brewers. The Belgian govern ment baa lifted all restrictions upon the impor tation of bop ana malt, to war traa Dosrq an nounced today. Kanda, ( -) per box: raisins, thraa crown, loose. Muscatel, loe lb.; figs, 85.00 per box of 60 w ounce packages. ONION'S Selling price to retailers: Oregon, 88.60 94.00 per cwt.; association aellinf price, carload, 68.60, f. e. b. country; garlic, 85 9 60c; green onions, 35 9 40c per dozen banc be. POTATOES Selling priee. 51.40 91.76 est; having price for fancy large aixea, 61-25 91.36; ordinary, 81.1091.16 Per cental; sweets, 85.50 i2 a on VEGETABLES Turnips. 82.00 9 2.56 sack; carrot. 31-75 per sack; beet. 82.25 per sack; cabbage, Oregon, 2 9 3c per lb. ; California, 2 H g'3He per lb.; lettuce, 54.2594.50 per crate; celery, 81-75 per dozen; artichokes. 81.50 per dozen; cucumbers, 61.6092.25 per dozen; tomatoes, Mexican, $3.75 lug; eggplant. 20c per lb.; cauliflower, California, 61-50 91-76 per dozen; horseradish, 15c per lb.; bell peppers, 45o per lb.; peas, 20c per lb. Meats and Provisions COUNTRY MEATS Selling prie: Country killed best bogs. 23923 He lb.; ordinary hogs, 21921 hke lb.; best veal, 20921c; ordinary 18 919c; rough heavy, 11915c; lamb. 20 921c; mutton, 14 W 16c lb.; beef. 9914 per lb. SMOKED MEATS Ham, 34 938c; break fast bacon, 88951c; picnics, 25c; cottage roll, 33c; short clears, 80 9 8e; Oregon exports, smoked. 80o per lb. LARD Kettle rendered. 814.03 esse; stand ard. 29c per lb.; lard compound. 23 He. Fish and Shall Fish FRESH FISH S tee Ihead salmon, 22 9 24c lb.; Chinook. 30c; halibut, treb, 24c; black cod. 21912; ailvar smelt, 9loe; tomcod. 10c; sturgeon, 18 9 20c; fresh herring, 6 9 7c; Ctlumbia ameit. 81 .00 9 1.25 per 60-lb. box. SHELL FISH Crabs, 82.00 9 3.60 per do.; ahiimp meat, 62c per lb.; locate r, 80e per lb. OYSTKBS--Olympia. gallon, 65.50; canned, eastern. 76e can, 59.00 dozen cans; bulk, 54.50 par gallon.. SUGAR Cube, 510.25; powdered. 810.10; fruit and berry, 89.55; O Yellow, 88.95; granu lated. 89.65; beet. 68.45; extra C. 59-16; gulden C, 69.05.- U1IKKV Mew. f 1 per cs BICE Japan atyl. No. 1, 9 10c; New Orleans head, 11 H isfllc; blue rose, 10 & "sALT-Coarse. half ground, 100. 816.00 per ton; 60s, 817.25; table dairy, 60s. 522.00; Salee, 68.10 0 8.86; fancy tabl and dairy. 880.25; lump rock. 825.00 per ton. BEAMS Oregon (sales by Jobbers) ; Lsdy Washington. 7H &9He; pins, 7Hc lb.; Lima. 11 He; Bayou.. 9c; red. 8c lb.; Oregon bean buying price), nominal. CANNED MlLt Carnation, $6:10; Bor den 66.00: Astor. 56 00; Eagle, 89.75; LO.br. 66.10; Yelobaa. 66.90; Holly. w.tf; Mt Vernon. 86.00; liazelwood. 85. 7a case. COFFEE Roasted. 28 a 44c; in sacks or drums. SODA CRACKERS Bulk. 17e lb. MJTS Budded walnute, 30 H (31c per lb.; almond, 24j29e; filberts, 2Hc. in sack lots; pcaaota 16c; pecan. 25c; Brazils. 83c, Ropes, Paints. Oils ROPE Sisal, dark. 22c; white. 21 He lb; standard roanila, 28 He. LINSEED OlI Raw, bbla.. $1.98 gal; ktt tl0 boiled, bbla., 81.95; raw, cases, $1.65; boiled, cases, 62.05 per gaL COAL. OlI Water white, in drums or iruat bblx.. 11 per gal.; cases, 21e per gal. CJASOLINE Iron bbla.. 22He; esses. 32 He; engine distillate, iron bbls., 14c ; cases, 24c WUITK LEAD Ton lota, 13 He; 800 lbs., 18 e- t TURPENTINE; Tanks. 80c; case. 96c; 10 cas lots, 1 lets WIRE NAILS Basic price, 85.40. Hop. Wool and Hide HOPS Nominal. 1918 crop. So 40c lb. HIDES No. 1 salt cured hides, SO lbs. and up, 13c; No. 1 part cured hides, 80 lbs. and np, 1114c; No. 1 green hides, 30 lbs. and up, 10c; No 1 aaH cured bulls, 50 lab and up, 10c; No. 1 part cured bulls, 60 lbs. and np, 8 He; No. 1 green bulls, 50 lbs. and up, 7c. The prices on No. 2 hidee will be 1 per pound less than lor No. 1 of th asm kind. No. 1 calfskins up to 15 lbs., 80c; No. 2 calfskina up to 15 lbs, 28o; No. 1 kip, 16 ta 80 lbs., 18c; No. 2 kip, 16 ta 80 lbs.. 16c; dry flint hides. 7 lb, and op. 27c; dry flint calf, under 7 lbs., 21c; dry aalt hide. 7 lbs. and np, 22c; dry salt , call under 7 lbs, 32c; dry cull bide or calf, half price; dry flint stags or bulls. , lee; dry salt tags or bulls, 12c; dry cull stags or bulla, half price; dry bora hides, price varies, 81.50 to 82.60, according to sis and take-off each; waited bene hide, skinned to hoof and bead on. $3.00; price varies, accorklng to sis and take-off to Llea without heads, 60s least each, 55.00; dry lis wool pelta, 30 lb.; dry medium wool pelts, 1012o per lb. I dry ahearling pelts, 25 e5Uc each; salted long . aool pelts, 81.50 2 50 each; salted medium wool pelts, 51.00 2. 04) each; Baited shearling pelta, each, 25c up; dry long hair goatskins. 20c per lb. ; dry short hair goatskin. 60 $ ?5c each; horsetail hair. 20c per lb.; horseman hair, 10s per lb.; cattle tails (full tails, no stabs). 10 pe lb. MOHAIR Long :taple. SOe lb.; abort staple, 20e; burry, 10&15o per lb. TALLOW AND UREASE No. 1 tallow, 5c; No. 2, 4r; No. 1 grease, 3e r No. 2 grease, 2c , CHITT1M OR CASCARA BARE. Old peel. Ctoaa weights, 18e.. . We pay S3c for top block pork. V pay 17c for top young ve;il. We pay less for inferior Btuff. Frank I Smith Meat Co., We never charee commission, t' III Alder SU PorUaxid. Ot:.Aav. SENDING THE PRICE UP POTATO MARKET IS MOVED UP AGAIN M THE LOCAL SECTION As High as $1.50' CenUl Offered to Growers and ; Refused ia Eastern Multnomah for Oregon Fancy Cali fornia ' Is Chief Operator. Further gains is strength are showing in the market for potatoes here and at Willamette val ley points. Higher prices are being offered and paid for supplies, a Ugh s ,$1.50 par cental being offered tor Oregon fancy in "tout era Multnomah county during tha 24. hours. Several cars of this grade remain there in the hands of Japan ese grower but he refused to accept the higher bid. being confident that he will secure more becaus of the extemlr good quality. For Unitad State grsd No. 1 the trad la freely offering 81.26 91.85 per cental f. o. b.; common freight terminals. ' Trading is on a fairly extensive seal at the moment: most of the buying continuing for California account. Along Frost street the market ia firmer and for extra fancy stuff as High aa 8 2.00 per cental u being asked by wholesalers. Market for potatoes at other points is gaining strength with the speculative interests more keenly interested in buying. Lack of Pressure At the Opening ,0f Stock Trading LATK TRADE IRREGULAR Naw York, March 20. (I. H. S.) The stock market was irresular In th lata darnings today showing pronaunoad rallying tendency, after b Ing aoute4y disturbed by variau unsealed factors. Including tha steal price reduction and rumor re garding the traction sharea. Interborougti Con solidated preferred, after sailing down to a now law record of 12V.. rallied to 14, and most of tha other issues which had bean weak showed fah recoveries. Steel common, after breaking to 4, rallied t 8Btt. American Can was finally 48; Ma rin o referred 411. American International 71, Tobacco Products 88',, Brooklyn Rapid Tramlt 22 'A, and Industrial Alcohol lazvs New York, March 20. (L N. 8.) There was aa absence of pressure st the opening of the stock market today, and although some issues yielded moderately, a good demand was in evidence at th end of the first quarter of aa hour, most of th active issues showed gains. Movement in th Marine issues were narrow. Marine common mov inn ud to 28 H and tha preferred rose 1 H to 114 H, from which it rase ted to 118 H Industrial Alcohol was again in demand, ad vancing 2H to 145. United States Steel yielded to 95 H . and Mexican Petroleum dropped 1 t4 181 H. American Can was a strong feature, moving up 1 H to 48 T . Business was on a materially smaller seal dur ing the forenoon. There was concentrated buying in a few specialties, industrial aicouoi moving up 2 H to 145 H. from which it reacted to 144 H. Distillers sold up 1 point to 68, but soon lost this gain. Royal Dutch New York rose 4 points to 92. American Sugar roe over 3 points to 124, and American Beet Sugar rose Ts to 76 . U.' S. Steel reacted fractionally to 95 H. There was a slight aelling movement in the rail road issues, with loesea of about 1 point, with the exception of St. Paul preferred, which yielded to 69. Ther was a sever break in all the Inter borough i&suee on th stock xchag today. la terboro Consolidated, preferred, dropped to 12, a loss of 7 points, and the laterboro-Metropolitan 4 Ha dropped is a new low record of 83K,rhile the New York Railway 4s sold down to 43. Furnished by Overbeca As Cook Co., Board of Trad building: H5nT 86 H XolT Clos. Alaska Gold Allia Chalmers, c . . Am. Agr. Chem ... Am. Beet Sugar , . Am. Caa. c Am. Car Foua., o. . Am. CoUon Oil, c. Am. Linseed, c . . . . Am. Loco., c..... Am. Smelter, c... Am. Sumatra Tob. Am. Sugar, c. . . . , Am. Tele, it Tel. .. Am. Woolen, e . . . . Anaconda Mining . . Atchison, c ...... . A.. G. W. 1 Baldwin Loco., c . SK 35 86 107 106 U 106 H 7SH 49 90 H 49 H 49 67 68 H 74 H 47 89 47 H 48 66 87 112 121 104 61 60 92 113 87 48 65 21 20 25 160 71 68 87 95 18 83 41 92 H 53 65 23 S 16 157 158 65 40 H 92 42 17 98 47 140H 46H 26 74 48 90 47 48 66 671a 112 122 104 Bl 60 H 92 114 124 T4 104 H 52 H 61 92 H 116H 118 88 H 48H 66 H 23 20 26 161 72 H 68 38 H 96 18 48.43 94 65 ST 24 66 17 ST 48 65 22 20 25 160 71 58 37 95 H 18 33 92 64 66 23 64 16 156 Baltimore 4c Ohio, c Bethlehem Steel, B b. a. r Butt Js Superior Cali. Petroleum, e Canadian Pacific . Central Leather, c Chasa. 4c Ohio . . C. M. s St. P. . C. A. N. W., c. . . Chile Copper. . . . Cbino Copper .... Colo. r. 4c I., c. . Cone, Gas Corn Products, c. Crucible SUel. c. Cuban Cane Sugar Distillers Erie, c Gen. Eleotrie ... Gen. Motors .... Goodrich Rubber. 1574 162 160 67 41H 98 42 H 18 96. 47 145 H 47 28 H 66 40 92 42 17 98 46 98 142 46 26 Ul 26 16 29 6814 55 86 188 22 44 24 66 16 29 106 75 104 02 43 49 48 71 19 77 83 81 I 24 . G. N. Or Land O. N. pfd. Greene Can ...... Hid 4s Leather, c. do. pfd. ...... Ice Securities . . . . . Illinois Central.... Indus. Alcohol Inspiration ...... Int. Mer. Marine . . do. pfd. . . Int. Nickel Kan. City South., c. Kenneco Copier. . . Lackawanna Steel . . Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motors, c. . Mexican Petroleum. Miami Copper Midvale Steel Missouri Pacific . . . National Lead Nevada Cons. New Haven ...... N. T. Air Brake.,. . N. T. Central , . , . Norfolk 4c W., o. . . Northern Pacific . . , Penn. Ry , . . People 'a Gas . . . , . Pittsburg Coal, c. , . Pressed Steel Car, c. Ray Cons. Copper. . Ry. Steel Springs... Beading, c ...... Rep. I. 4c 8., a. . . . Bock Island -. . . . 114H 110 25 30 H 9H 55 38 25 '29 68 66 H 85 14 22H 44 24 185 22 H 45 24 30 H 1.1 OH 75 H 104 H 98 44 H 50 49 72 19 79 86 82 H 30 H 110H 75 H 104 H 93 H 44 H 50 49 72 19H 79 85 82 H 24 H 29 107 75 104 92 H 43 49H 48 71 19 77 H 83 81 ! 24 176 24 H Sears, Roebuck Shattuck . Co.1178 1178 176 I 10 ,. 10Hf JO 10 61 Studebaker. c. ... I 62 I 63 I 61 H Southern Pacific .101jl02 Southern Ry..c..i. 28 J 28 Swift 4c Co. ..1281128 102 10t 2841 28 128 Till as 4, l exas oil ...... Tobacco Products -iHI--10H13 212H 88 I 89 87 88 Iuod Pac. e. 1129 1129 128 128 United Cigar Stores184 135 182 1184 u. B. iiuooer. e... 84 84 U. 8. Steel. e.;,. 95 96 T preferred. ... j. . , . f Utah Copper ..... 71 71 Virginia Chemical. c 58 j 58 Wabash ...... I. .... t 82 H S3 . 94 93 -!1M . 1 71 i 8 Do A ....... 38 Hi 33 HI 83 I Itv do B .....I 20 IW. U. Telegraph. . 872 Wastinghouse Ele . . j 46 ( 46 46 H I 47 Willys Overland . 9 29 j 28 28 Woolworth ....... 1 f. . . . . 122 H Ohio Cities Oaa. ..j 40 j 40 40 ( 40 H Total sales 801.800 shares. Extra, dividend 2 per cent. t Extra dividend 1 per cent Sertn west Flour Outpat -The flour output at Portland, Tacome and Seattle for six months ending March 1 shows: Portland, 773,846 barrels against 666,441 bar rel for the cam period last year. Taeoma, 728,695 barrels against 974,764 barrels last year.- Seattle. 750,117 barrels against 890.895 barrels tor last year. Money saA Exeaaage New Tork, March 20. (U, P.) -Money on call, 6 per cent; six months, 5 : per cent; mercantile paner. 5 H ner cunt: her ailvrr K lurk., $1.01 j demand sterling, $.7J. . ALFALFA HAY STOCK ES LIMITED PORTLAND TRADE While Country Is Seemingly Willing to Sell, Little Stock Actually Reach ing City Market Export Demand for Barley Still Shown. COARSE ORAINS HIGHER Oats bid advanced 52 a ton ta 848 for April delivery aa (he Portland Merchants" Exchange during th day. Feed barley gained a Ilk amount, while standard "A" was MP Bc a ten. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS -Cars- Wheat Barley. Flour. Oat. Hay Port., Thura. 1 4 Year ago . . 2 Seuos to date 6620 Year ago . . 8665 Taeoma, Wed. ' 1 S Year ago . , 7 Seawn to date 4029 Year ago . . 4088 Seattle, Wed. .... Year ago Season to date 4979 Year ago , . 3890 8 928 80S "A 77 10 618 1218 2 8 2780 1776 6 1066 1423 2135 809 140 228 a 4 1034 175 612 965 2326 2836 Extreme shortage of alfalfa bar continue in the local market and while no general change in valuea her ia shown, th market Ja not se curing its requirements. According to, Harry Spurlock, head of the ha? department of Ever ding 4t Fsrrell, eountry Interest as seemingly willing to sell at prices quoted but little stock is actually reaching the city. On th other hand demand for timothy ia al- Uaost stagnant aad prices are ruling a fraction weaker generally. Export demand continues in th barlev mar ket and this remains the dominating factor all along th coast. Oats msrket is steady with alight gain in ac tivity at Pacific Korthwest points. Millstuffs are steady at unchanged prices while the flour trade remains, quiet. Broomhall cabled: India Official reports confirm the indicated outturn of wheat on irn gated land will probably be normal, but on tin irrigated soil the yield is expected to be much less. There is little hop that any wheat will be exported from the coming crop. However, some moderate quantities of barley are being ex ported and it ia believed that grain would not be allowed to leave th coiuntry unless harvest pros pects wire considered Very fair on the whole Australia Heavy rains hav fallen over a fairly wide area. This moisture should give abundant cattle supply and put the land in food condition for plowing. Numerous claims are being mad that wheat growing ia not profitable at tha nmseat tim and it is announced that the government ia preparing to help where assistanoe ia needed. FLOUR Selling price. Patent, $10.90; family wheat flour. $10.75: whole wheat flour, 610.06; Willamette valley, 61060) local etnigbt. $10,70; baker- local, $10,70 010.90; Montana spring wheat patent, 810.85; ry flour, 110.00; oat flour, $10.00; graham. $9.75. Priee for city delivery in fiv barrel lota. HAT Buying prices: Willamette timothy, fanay. ( ) ; Eastern Oregon-Washington, fancy timothy, $31.00 0 82.00; alfalfa, $25.00; val ley vetch. 828.00; cheat, ( ); etraw, 89.60; clover, 826.00 27.00; grain, 826.00 per ton. GRAIN BACK? Normal New erop deliv ery No. 1 Calcutta, 14 4 15c in car lots; lass amounts higher. MILLSTUFFS Mixed run at mills, sacked. $40.0042.00. ROLLED OATfc! Per barrel, 88.00 9.60. ROLLED BARLEY-tfer ton, 852 53. CORN Whole, 597.00 68.50; cracked. $69.00 076.00 per ton. Merchants Exchange bids: FEED OATS March., No. 2 whit s BARLEY Feed 4750 "A" 4860 CONIU ApriL May. 4800 4800 4866 4800 4850 4800 4600 4606 4800 ' 4750 6850 ' 5850 5800 5750 Eastern oats and corn in bulk: OATS No. S white 4600 88 lbs. clipped white. 4800 CORN No, 8 yellow ....... 5850 No. 3 mixed 6800 Grains Are Lower At Chicago Opening By Joseph 9. PHtahard Chicago, March 20. (I. N. 8.) Great nerv ousnesa vraa shown in th corn and oats mar ket during the entire session and price change war big. March com closed le lower. May was up H e. July unchanged and Septem ber c higher. Car Iota of corn sold at de clines of 3 69 6c, and tbara wsre.no sales re ported of round lots. Oats were rugner an around, being from 1 to 1 e up. . Provisions wet 25 & 85c lower, with pork shewing th greatest weakness. Chicago, March 20. (U. P.) Weak tone of th cash market, reports of little hauling, con tinuation of spring weathe aud inclination of buyers to eut down their line caused a gener ally lower trend in grain futures on the board of trade today. Th values gained slightly in later trading, however. Provisions were steady. March corn, opening late at $1.61. off 8 He, gained 1 c in later trading. May waa down He at $1.48. th opening, then off c; July waa down le at the opening at $1.84, than lost Ha; September waa dowa c at $1.29. Rang of Chicago piicea a United Pros: CORN furnished by th Open. High. 154 144 135 130 Low. 151 140 132 128 Clou. 153 144 135 130 65 65 64 61 March 151 May 143 Jnly September March- . . . May July September .134 .129 OATS 65 . 64 . 64 . 63 . 60 64 63 62 59 66 65 61 POR 4640 4575 LARD ' 2805 2825 2760 2762 RIBS 2517 2527 May May July May 4525 " 4385 2800 2740 S810 2750 2507 2515 PACIFIC COAST BASK STATEMENT Portland Bank! This Week 6,448.687.77 1 7.681,878.87 4.593.455.31 4,482.155.22 Clearings Monday . . Tuesday , . Wednesday Thursday . Tear Ago 4.025,109.84 8.265,832.89 4.01T.82S.92 3,359.552.86 Seattle Bank Clearings Balances Clearings 7,110,489.00 2.692,514.00 Spokane Bank ." $ 1,827,456.00 429,580.60 San Francisco Banks $18,843, 889. 00 Los AngohM Banks $ 8,$67,628.00 Taeoma Bank I Balances Clearings Clearings Clearings Balances $ 2,694.644.00 195.818.00 w Terk Boad Market Furnished by Overbeck It Cooke Co., Board of Trade building: Bid. Atchison GenL 4s . .......... BaL 4c Ohio Gold 4a, Beth. Steel Ret. 6s. ........ . Central Pacific 1st 4a C. B. 4c Q. CoL 4s o St. Paul GenL 4Hs... ...... Chicago N. W. Genl. 4. .... . L. 4c N. Uni. 4s New Tork Ry. 6 Northern Pacific P. I 4a Reading General 4s. ......... Union Pacific 1st 4a U. S. Steel 5a Union Pacific 1st Ret. 6i-,.,. Southern Pacific Con v. 6a. ... . Southern Pacific Conv. 4a. . . . . Penn. Conv. 4 H s . . 82 78 89 IU 80 82 ' 84 12 88 84 80 100 80 ix3 - 83 94 86 83 ; 76 88 79 85 82 84 88 13 88 85 87 100 ' 82 103 83 97 86 Penn. 1st 4s Walla ; Walla Gets Bala Walla Walla. March 20 Th heaviest rain in months fell Tuesday. . This ha eat tb m anal deficiency to leas Chan am inch. . Wheat men aay there i now sufficient moisture and what -is now seeded . ia good growing weather which will mak prospects unusually gooo. . .- Liverpool Cettoa Market Liverpool. March 20. L N. 8.) Cotton future openea quiet. - epoi quiet, pneee easy. Sales 8000 bale. , - AGAIN Edited by . Hyman II. Cohen CATTLE ALONE ARE ' NOT REALLY STRONG IN PORTLAND TRADE Both Ifogs and Sherp Are Showing Favorable Call at Extreme Values Run or Livestock Is Limited Pack ers Are Full of Cattle. HOW Tops Cateae Kansas City . Omaha Bans , . . . . Portland . . . . LIVESTOCK Hs. $19.80 . .... 1M0 ...... 19.3S 18.8 ..... 1S.SO RULED Steer. 620.ZK -ta.oo 16.7S 1S.A6 14.00 Lamb. 21.00 80.es 0.40 19.86 1T.oe PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BUN Cattle. Calves. Slieen. Thursday Week ago Two weeks ago . . . Four weeks ago. . .- Tear ago Two years ago. Three yean ago . . Four ears ago. . . 698 26 ... 108 421 92 ... ... 683 123 ... ... 201 25 ... Tali 166 5 2368 298 68 8 505 186 87 397 169 1 34$ Continued limited arrivals are shown market for livestock at North Portland in the and in general the trend of tha trad remain steady to strong. Only a small volume of cattle is putting ia appearance at North Portland and this is th only branch of the trad that ia not showing strength. In fact th cattle market at the best can be called nothing bu (toady aad in many spota it shows weakness. Th big buyers ara not seeking stocks and ara willing to allow th smaller killers to parches all they want. This is ia itself a sure sign of a not everstrong feeling in tha trade. General cattle rang: Best steers $18.00 & 14.06 Good to choic steer....,,... 11.60(3 12.50 Medium to good stear ........ 10.00 (a 11. 00 Fair to good ateers ., 9.00 (gf 10.00 Common to fair steers 8.00 (3 9.00 Choice cows and heifers...... 10.50 12.00 Wood to choice cows and heifers 9.0010.00 Medium to good cows and heifers 7.00 ( 8.00 Fair to medium cows and heifers 5.00 0 6.00 Cannars 3.50 8 4.56 Bqlls , 6.00 8.50 Calves 9.50 13.50 Stackers and feeders ., 7.00 10.06 8wlne Market Ruling Firm While the quality of the hogs that are going tn North Portland is not strictly in the position where extreme values are obtainable, the market is, nevertheless, showing a decided strong tone with values well maintained. Real tops sre still quoted at $18.50 here. General hog range Prime mixed Medium mixed Rough heavies . . . . , .518.25 18.50 . 17.9018.15 . 16.00 17.00 . 15 00 16.00 . 18.25 18.35 Pig Bulk Mutton and Lambs Strong There vwaa a soiall tupply of mutton and lambs shown in North Portland alleys when th trading for th dar started. Tread of the' trade remains firm with an aetiva tone at iorin fall prion. General mutton market range: Prime lambs $16.00 917.09 Fair to medium lambs 14.00 (g 1.5.00 Yearlings , 1 1.00 W 12.00 Wethers 8.00 0 10.00 Ewes 0.60 (s 10.50 Thursday Livestock Shipper ' Hogs C. L. Irvin, Independence, 1 load; W. A. Ayres, Eugene,- 1 load. Mixed Stuff J. L. - Clark, Independence. 1 load of cattle and hogs: Cof field Bros., Fall bridge, 1 load of hogs and sheep; Cutford Bros., Woodburn, 1 load of cattle and hogs; M. L. Forrester, Tangent, 1 load of cattta, hogs and sheep. Thursday Morning Sale COWS Ne. Av. lbs. Price. No. At. lbs. Price, . . $80 $)0.00 ' 1.... 940 $ 3.50 HOGS 87.. 2.. 4. . 21., 198 $18.25 7... 8. . . 5. . . . 140 . 188 . 184 $17.50 18.00 17.75 320 16.75 845 17.95 226 17.00 GllfXIirO FIGTJBE8 HAVE AX EFFECT ON COTTON FB-ICE8 New Tork, March 20. ,L N. 8) .The- gin. ning figures were about 180,000 bales larger than expected, but Liverpool and spot house buying on the call temporarily offset its effect oil the cotton market today. Old style contracts opened 22 to 82 points higher, while new style contracts showed initial gains of 8 to 15 points. Later, however. Wall street selling and com miasion'hous pressure drloped, partly on the ginning figures, and the market eased off. and at the end of the first 20 minute showed a net decline of about five points on ' the new crop months. The close was very steady on covering, th old contracts showing an advance of 10 points to a decline of 48 points, while new contracts were 2 to 28 points lower. Furnished by Overbeck 4t Cook Co.. Board of Trading building: Open. High. Low. Close January 2119 2120 2110 2065 February .... 2065 May 2450 2490 2425 2444 July 2295 2309 2252 2205 August ...... 2200 2200 2200 2176B September .... .... 2157B October 3125 2150 2095 2105 November 2090 December 2116 2128 2070 2077 Nw Trk spot market 2845. POTATOES ALL ALOXG THE COAST Saattl Market Seattle. March 20 (U. P.) Potatoes Per cental, on wharf, netted Gems, $2.0032.15; Oregon, 62-000 8.10; river, $1.5002.60; sweets. $4.00 4.25 on the street. Onions Ice house, California, 88.75 9 4.06 per cental: on the street, 54.50. Los Angeles Market' Lea Angelas, March 20. (1. N. 8.) Pota- toes Stockton Bur banks, extra fancy. 82.70 A2.75; Idaho Russets. fair. 81. 9002.00: rurala, $ 1.75 r Oregon seed stock. White and Red Rase, 82.85 3.00; home grown White Rose. (2,75 8.00. Saattl Market Seattle, Wash., March 20. Onions. 4c lb. Potatoes Yakimas, $30.00 ( 32.00; local. $25.00 26.00 ton. New Tork. St. Loals Metals Naw Tork. March 20. L N. 8.1 Lead . Firm. East 8t Louia spot, $5.15 & 5.30; March and April. $5.15 fc 5.25. Spelter Firm. East St. Ixrais spot and March and April, $6.12 H 6.22 ; May and June, $6.12 & 6.25. 1 Copper The copper market waa unchanged today, with leading dealers quoting 15c per pcund. and th small agencies 14 e. Iron Pittsburg Bessemer, $33.60 bid. St. Lonis. Mo., March 20.- Quiet at 55.1J5. (I. N. 8-1 Lead Spelter uiet at $6.20. Chicago Dairy Produce Chicaaa, March 2 0. (I. N. 8. ) Butter Receipts, 2851 tubs. Creamery, extras, 64 0 65 We; extra firsts. Dtqc; firsts, 3 He; pack. ins stock, 36 0 42c Erse Receipts. 9O3j0 cases. Current re eeipte, 37 0 38 Vie: ordinary firsts, 37 Vs 0 38c; firsts, 38 He: extras, 48K0 44Vse: checks, 26 0 31c? dirties. 33 0 33c. Saa Fraaclsee Grata Market - Baa Francisco, March 20. (U. P.) Cask train: Oat Red feed. $2.00 02.15; do seed. $2.50 02.75: do raeleaned. $3.00 03.10. sl'tppinc, $2.25 03.80. Ifew Terk Sarar aad Coffee Sew Tork. March 20. (U. P.) Coffe Spot No. 7 Rio. 16 He; No. 4 Santos, 8iar Centrifugal. $7.28. LIBERTY BOND SALt-S Liberty bonds, official doatn-price. New Xarkl t ea st o. m ' r ... m .- ' . .! t s'-s . 9884 9440 9380 9884 .... 9378 9886 9446 9872 98901942419374 9900)942219372 9904 942319372 Fri. ... Sat. ... Hon. ... Tuea. Wee. , . Thur. .. 8450 938010522 988019518 937219508 9395 9390 446 8384 944Oj93?4j95O6j9380 S434 0372(508 9886 Cattle Men Told Present Supply Is Ample for Trade l Dallas. Texas. March 20. :(t. N. 8.) Texaa cattle-raiser were warned today not to overstock their herds with th vie e auppying Europe with meat by George M. Pommel, chief of the animal husbandry division of the United States department of agriculture. Speaking before a gathering of Western cat tlemen. Pommel declared France has plenty of esttle and that th herd ef other allied nation hav not been so seriously hnpairwd as to war rant American breeders increasing their stocks. Overstocking, he said, will result, disastrously to cattle-raisers. it: Judge Ramsey of the federal reserve bank promised cowmen th aid of th federal gov ernment in financing tha livestock industry. Sentiment among th growers strongly oppose th Hoover "light carcass'' ruling, and th meet ing i expected to adopt resolution asking that th minimum weight be removed. Member de clare this ruling has cost cattlemen thousands of dollsra. The association pledged 'surport to Sens tor Hendricks of Wyoming is his efforts to have the licensed stockyards and packing plants hold thai plants open to inspection fnd to. compel rail roads to build and operate refrigerator cars. This legislation ia intended to enable small grower and packer to eompete with the "big five" - AMEBICAX LIVESTOCK PRICES ! " Chleao Maes $19.80 Chicago, March 20. (I. N. S.) Hogs Es timated receipts 38.000; steady. Bulk, $19.85 19.70; top, $19.80; butcher, heavy. $19.65 6.19.80: packing, heavy. $18.60 & 19.00; light. 18.853T19.65; pis. $16.75 1 7 60 ; rough. $17.25 & 18.25. Cattle Estimated receipts 13.600 :'25 9 46r lower. Beef, good choice. $1 8.00 fg 20.25 ; mar dium and common. $13.25 018.85; butcher stork, heifers, SJ. 25 e 15.25; cows. 37.00 e 15.00; canner and cutters, 85.50 7.00 ; stock em and feeders, good choice. 19. 25 15.00; con.mon and medium, 6.M llj.fS veal calves, good choice. $14.00 17 00. Sheep Estimated receipts 17,000; steady. Short lambs, choice and prime, $18.85 0 21.00; nicdium aad good, $18.5020.wO; spring lambs, gi'Od choice. 81S.00 0 19.00; feeder lamba, good choice, $17.25018.35; ewes, prime, $12.O0 15.00; medium and good, $6.25011.23. Danvee Hesi $19.39 Denver. March 20.- (U. P.) Cattlei Re caps 1600; steady. Steers, $14.50 016.45; cows and heifers, $7.75 012.50; stockers and feeders, $10.60 0 14.50; calve. 814.60 0 15.50. Hogs Receipts 2000; lower. Top, $13.05; bulk. $18.73 010.00. Sheep Receipts 3300; steady. Lambs, $18.75 019.85; ewes, 812.50 0 18 00. Kansas City Nona $16.40 Kansas City, Mo.. March 20. (L N. 8.) sttle Keceipta 2500. steady to strong. Steers, $15.60018.00; eowa and- heifers, $7,000 14.00; stackers snd feeder. $7.50013.50; calves, $8.00 013.00. Hogs Receipts 5500. lower. Bulk. 318.60 0 19.15; top. $18.40; heavies. $18.85 019.40; light. 518-40018-90; mediums, 518.800 19.85. Sheep Receipts 3500,, steady Lambs. $14.60 0 20.65; wethers. 15.50, ewes, $14,000 14.75. Omaha Haas $19.86 to higher, $15,000 Omaha. eb.. March 20. (I. N. S.) Hogs Receipt 16.500. 16025a lower. Top. $19.85; range, 818.00 0 IU. 33 ; mixed, f 18.900 19.1a; good choice. $f.15 019.85; rough. 819.800 18.90; light. $18.60 019.16; bulk. $18,86 0 19.00: pias. $12.00 016,06. Cattle Receipt 4200. steady. Beeves, 814.50018.75: cows and heifers. $5,000 15.25; stocksra and leaders, $7.00015.75; calves, 8S.OO018.7S. Sheep Receipts 10.500, steady. Wethers, 813 00015.00: yearlinas. 816.50 017.00: lambs. 819.50020.40; ewes. 812.00 014.QO. Seattle Host 81 8.75 Seattle. March 20. (I. N. S.) Hogs Re ceipts 894; steady: , Prime light, 518.50 0 18.75; -medium to choice, $18.75 0 18.45; rough heavy, $16.25 016.75; pigs. $16,25 0 17.75. T Cattle Receipts 156; steady. Best steers, $11.50014.50; medium to choice, $10,500 11.00; common to good. $7.00019.00; best cows, $8.60012.00; common to good cows, 85.00 0 7.50; bull. $6.00 010.66; calves. $700013.00. Sheep Receipts none. So Santos Market New Tork. March 20. (U. P.) Santo coffee market, holiday. California People Aroused in Search For 3 Dynamiters Oakland, Cal March 20. A police dragnet haa been apread ever Oakland and the bay counties for three men, ap parently of foreign extraction, who are wanted aa the probable murderers of Mrs. George D. Greenwood, wife of tha vice president of tha Savings Union Bank A TruBt company of Ban Fran cisco, who waa blown to plecea by a bomb in the garden of her heme overlooking- Lake Merritt Tuesday night. Two Oakland school teachers, Misa Eliaabeth Stovall 'and Mrs. Grace Broyles, furnished the description of the three men to the police, and thlg is con sidered tha moat important clue. Mr a. Broylea saw one of the mysterious men running from the garden of the Green wood home an. instant after tha explo sion. Ha joined two other men .close by. Governor William D. Stephens haa of fered a reward of. $1000 for tha appre hension and conviction of tha guilty partiea. Tha governor also announced that be would throw open all the re sources of the state government in the manhunt. Wilkins Arrested For Wife Murder New Tork. March 20-U. P.) -Dr. Walker K. Wilkins, accuser) of murder ing his wife at their Long Beach sum mer home, is at detective headquarters here today awaiting arrival of police from the Naasau county district attor ney's office, who will conduct him to the scene of the crime. Wilkins was arrested at the Pennsylvania station here imme diately after purchasing a ticket for Mineola. Consult Us Before You Buy or Sell Liberty Bonds Lumber mens Trust Company caotal aa asanas ttee.eee Laatkaraieat tlda. ' PerUajsd.wVtv Stocks, Boads, Cotton, Grata, Xte, $1$.$17 Board of Trade. Balls' lag Ovfirbeck&CopkeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO AJX CHANGES Iteatsers Chleaga Beard of Trade Corretpoadesta of Loraa A Brraa -"."Chicago . 1 wJiaw Tore . ABOUT ONE MARRIAGE . IN EVERY NINE WINDS UP IN DIVORCE COURT Oregon Ranks With Highest Three States in Divorces; Low est in Marriages. Waehington, IX C, March 20. About one marriage in every nine is terminated by divoree. The number of marriages in proportion to the population haa in creased since 1890, but the divorce rata haa increased much more rapidly. Tha returns for 191$ show 10C0 marrlaea and 112 divorces per 109,000 population. These are soma ef the mare striking fea tures of a report on marriage and di vorce covering tha calendar year 1918, which is boo a to be issued by pirector Sam L. Rogers of tha bureau f the census, department of commerce. According to tha returns, which cov ered $885 counties out of a total of 2980 no data being available for the 95 missing counties the number - - of divorces granted ia 1816 waa 112,033 or 112 per 100,000 ef population, aa against 84 in 1906, 73 in 1900 and S3, to 189a Excluding South Carolina, in which state all lawa permitting divorce were repealed in 1$7$. tha lowest thre divorce rates in 191$ ara shown for the Dis trict of Columbia, North Carolina and New York 13, 81 and 12 per 100.000 population, respectively ; while the high est three rates are those for Nevada, Montana and Oregon 607, $23 and 255 respectively. In 914 per cent of tha cases the divorce waa granted to the husband and in 68.9 per cent to the wife. The latter percentage comparea with 67.5 for 1906 and 66.5 for 1896.. - The principal causes for divorce and the percentages contributed by them to the total were : Desertion, 36.1 per cent ; cruelty. 28.8 per cent ; infidelity, J1.5 per cent; neglect to provide, (.7 per cents drunkenness, 3.4 per cent ; combinations of preceding causes, 8.6 per cent ; all other causes, 6.7 per cent. . . In only 37.7 per cent ef the dlvorca cases were children reported ; in C2.1 per cent na children were reported, and in 10.2 per cent the records contained no data aa to children. The marriage rate 105 per 10.000 pop ulation, or. 100 per 100,000 waa a little more than nine timea as great as tha divorce rate, 112 per 100,000, and it may be said, therefore, that if the 1916 rate were to continue unchanged, about one marriage in nine would bo terminated by divorce. The marriage rates for the various states show considerable differences. ranging from 65 per 10,000 In Oregon to 178 in Montana. The highest three rates 176, 150 and H9 appear for Mon tana, Maryland and Florida, respec tively ; and the lowest three 65, 66 and 73 are those for Oregon, North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively. Ludendorff Living In German Capital; Book on War Sold Berlin, March 19, via Ixindon, March 20. (I. N. S.) General Ludendorff, former Quartermaster general of the German army, who recently disposed of his book on tha war, at Stockholm, la now living here in seclusion. Ludendorff insisted upon tha provision that the book be published outside of Germany. He atlll refers to William as his majesty, the emperor,, but tha book ia said to contain nothing serasav tlonal. When published the work la ex pected to defend the. ex-kalser. ' Ludendorff haa become morose and silent and he habitually leavea the hotel where ha ia living, by a side door. He refuses to recognise his friends. When K was suggested that ha go on a lecture tour be gruffly declared ha wasn't inter ested. 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The district haa now decided upon rebuilding its en tire plant at an cddl'.lonal cost of ap proximately f 1.000.000. The directors will this year sell $125,000 bonds,, whclh. will be taken by the people in the district at par. TUo cost- of the remainder or the work will be defrayed by proceeds from an annual levy of $10 per acre. This will raise about $100,000 annually and half tha sum will be available for construction and the 'remainder will be ,, used in payment of bond interest and maintenance of the system. The dis trict has an area of 19,500 acres, with an assessed valuation of more than $3,000,000. A large part of the previous issue ef bonds was taken by residents of tha district. Firm la Jfew Zealand Waats Amer- Icaa Goods A firm in New Zealand de ulrea to be put In touch with manufac turers and exporters with a view to pur chasing a high grade of waists aud skirts In silk and other, textures ; ma terial and trimmings for their manu facture : underwear ; infanta' and chil dren's clothing; and face powders, creams aad other toilet preparations. Orders to bo accompanied by letters of credit on New York or San Francisco. Further information will be furnished by the bureau ef foreign and domestic commerce, Portland Chamber of Com merce. File No. 28609. Krrlaa Firm Waats Trade Connection A firm In Syria desires to be put lu touch with manufacturers in toe export trade in red coyper and brass in disks and bars, pine wood sawed for construc tion, iron and steel and other metal lurgical products, cotton yarns in 10 pound packages, eordage, cotton textiles and woolen cloth, cowhide for ship's rig ging, sola and shoe leather, and aniline dyes for cotton and wool. Correspond-' ence should be in French. Further iti-o formation will be furnished by the bu reau of foreign and domestic commerce,' Portland Chamber of Commerce. File No. 28607. . Bids Asked for Street Improvements Sealed . bids will be received by the auditor of the city of Portland until 10 a. m-i March 26, for the improvement of portions of J lodge, Hereford and Gloucesterstreets, as per specifications on file In the office of the auditor-in the city hall. At the same time and place, bids will be opened for the mak ing of improvements on Van Houten street from the north line! of Lombard street to tha south line of Columbfa Slough'road, " , New" Baak Building at Yanconrar, B. C George Harrison, manager of the Vancouver, B. C branch of the Union bank of- Canada, announces plans for tha erection of a new building to cost approximately $260,000, on the site of bank'a present quarters at the corner of Seymour and Hastings streets. "Back to School" to De foplo Oregon City, March 20. In connection with a federal movement to get young men and vnnne wnmen buck into thA j schools and colleges following the war period, during which many quit school to accept work that would aid the gov ernment. Miss Anna Davis, a war worker of Washington, D, C, will addmmu meeting in the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock. Hindenburg Issues Statement Berlin, March 19(Delayed)-r-(U. P Field Marshal von Hindenburg today issued a statement defending the kaiser's fligbji. "He chose the best course to serve the fatherland, save tia from further losses and misery and re store peace," Von Hindenburg said. 1 . rACTS 5,. AN EFFECTUAL Headlines In market reports state "Squteie Prospect Strengthens Corn. and it con tinues "Bad . Roads Hold Up Deliveries by Farmers," It Is this condition In every part of the . eountry that aff ecta the cost of living: If the roads were serviceable every day in the year, speculators could not : gamble in foodstuffs. 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