THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND- THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1919.
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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.
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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.
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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
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S. S. City of Topeka
Passengers and Freight
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fer
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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 .
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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
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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
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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
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26
16
29
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55
86
188
22
44
24
66
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29
106
75
104
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43
49
48
71
19
77
83
81
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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
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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
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176
24 H
Sears, Roebuck
Shattuck .
Co.1178 1178
176
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10
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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
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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 '
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9884 9440 9380
9884 .... 9378
9886 9446 9872
98901942419374
9900)942219372
9904 942319372
Fri. ...
Sat. ...
Hon. ...
Tuea.
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9390
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8384
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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. $1000 for tha appre
hension and conviction of tha guilty
partiea. Tha governor also announced
that be would throw open all the re
sources of the state government in the
manhunt.
Wilkins Arrested
For Wife Murder
New Tork. March 20-U. P.) -Dr.
Walker K. Wilkins, accuser) of murder
ing his wife at their Long Beach sum
mer home, is at detective headquarters
here today awaiting arrival of police
from the Naasau county district attor
ney's office, who will conduct him to the
scene of the crime. Wilkins was arrested
at the Pennsylvania station here imme
diately after purchasing a ticket for
Mineola.
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Before You
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ABOUT ONE MARRIAGE .
IN EVERY NINE WINDS
UP IN DIVORCE COURT
Oregon Ranks With Highest
Three States in Divorces; Low
est in Marriages.
Waehington, IX C, March 20. About
one marriage in every nine is terminated
by divoree. The number of marriages in
proportion to the population haa in
creased since 1890, but the divorce rata
haa increased much more rapidly. Tha
returns for 191$ 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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aehe88etaa Irrigatiea UUtrlrt T h e
NachasrSelab Irrigation district, in the
Yakima valley, has decided to finance
reconstruction of its distributing eya
tern, principally by means of an annual
assessment oi $10 per acre. - Carl S.
Kelty, trice president of the I.umbermens
Trust company, has just returned from
Tak una, where ha was called to advise
with the board ef directors and engineer
of the district as to the most appropriate
methods of financing. This district a
year ago Issued $376,090 bonds, the pro
ceeds being used In reconstructing por
tions of the main oaMftt. Several tun
nels were driven, shortening -the canal
about seven miles and givinw the flow
of water greater velocity. 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.
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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. It is be
cause of this tavt that to make
a road passable winter and
summer It should be paved with
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