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Newspaper Page TextTWO SETS OF POTATO MARKET IS STILL SHOWING9 FAIR Business Increasing at Willamette Valley Points With Purchases at $1.25 to $L50 Cental Common Freiflht Rate Points for U. S. No. 1. v Market for potatoes continue to tain in acUr ity in te local territory., and there is Mkewme an increase noted in the activity at North Yakima. Ae U itikd in The Journal yesterday buyers Iter are freely offerins $1'.2 to $1-35 for U. 8. trade No. 1. and as bilh as $1.50 per cental for Orrfon fancy. Uttle ot the latter grade ia heW by growers, and for that reason the quotation is on a nominal basis. IMrchases of potatoes in the Willamette Tauey are increaainc rapklljr. with the bulk ot the burf r,4 going to California. It ia noted that the California operators who are so anztoua to quote high prices wheneTer they hae plenty of southern stock to sell, and simply use the Oreon quota tioa to force holding here, are by no means talking high prices at the moment. They now want to buy, and the buyer nerer ays that the market ia going beyond the limits ha ia willing to pay. WheneTer an operator talks of higher prices than that ha usually is not anx ious to buy. ..ftYRUP PRICES ABE ADVANCING Corn Products company announced advance ef SB oenta a ease in the price of all sisea of Kara, with the exception of 1 Hs, which are showing a rise of 25 cents a case. All syrups are showing firmer tone. BEAN MARKET IS VERY QUIET California is again offering beans to the local trade, and at lower prices. This has caused local wholesalers to reduce their quotation on Califor nia small whites to 8 cents pound. All beahs are weaker. COOKING FATS TO SHOW A RISE Word cornea that a rise in cooking fats or oils may be expected any day, or as soon a the trade with Germany ia again permitted. Such trad is also expected to force higher prices for soaps and washing powders. Eflll TRADE SHOWING STRENGTH Mtraneth is showing In the msrket for eggs i here, with most f. o. b. handlers freely offering j m. . . . ,.4ria A t H, frill - ! a no oiarii n.r iuu" "'' - try. Portland delivery. Hales here are generally around 39c a dozen. VEAL MARKET SHOWS WEAKNESS Market for country killed calves ii showing weakness snd He haa been cut from top quota-' tlons st 20 Vt e a pound. Poor quality is selling slowly down to 18c a pound. Hogs remain firm and high priced. ' BRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Scrub brushes are showing sharp advances. Walla. Walla green onions offering at 50a dozen bunches. Asparagus receipts heavier; sales at 22 H to SO cents pound. Celery salt is 'higher because of scarcity. Broccoli holding steady, with good quslity. WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during the next 36 hours against the following minimum tempers tures : Going north, 40 de grees; northeast over the S., V, & S. R. K , 30 degrees; east to Bakery 26 degrees, and south to Ashland 30 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tomorrow, about 40 degrees. " WHOLESALE PRICES IN PORTLAND -These are the prices retailers pay wholesaler. - except as otherwise rioted: Dairy Products :o BTJTTER Selling price, box lots, creamery prints, parchment wrapped, extras, 69 810 lb.; prime firsts. 58c; firsts, 57c; smaller lota at an advance, jobbing prices, cubes, extras, 68c; prime firsts. e; cartons, lc higher. BUTTKRFAT Portland delivery bslsr 63 9 66c; price at eonntrv stations, 58 59c. : OLEOMARGARINE Local brands, 80e and 60a lb.; tubs, 35c; 1 lb. cartons, 42c; 2 lb. cartons, 85 He; nutmaigarine, 1 lb. cartons, 88c per lb OHKESE Selling price: Tillamook fresh, Oregon fancy full cream triplets-, 84o per lb.; Young America. 8 So lb.; pnr.ea to Jobbers, t.o. b Tillamook, triplets, 32e; Toung America, 83a lh sellina price, brick. 43c: limburger. 88 6tS4c; block Swiss. 46 4 7e per lb. ; Coos and Curry price, f. o. b. Myrtle Point, triplets. 81 Ho: Young Amariea, 82 He lb. K;;a Buying prices, 88 He per doaen; sell ing price, 89 40c; candled, 41c. EGGS Publio market retail selling price. 4 Bo per 'dosen. LIVE POULTRY Heavy hens. 84e per lb. : Haht hens, 83c per lb.; broilers, 42c per lb.; old masters, 18c lb.: stsgs, 20c per. lb.; squabs. 88.0O: ducks. 3540e lb.; pigeons, 81.500 2.00 per dozeu; turkeys, live, 80o per lb.; dressed. 40c per lb.; geese, live, l?&30o per lb. . Freeh V ess tables ami fruit FRESH FRUITS Oranges. 4.fB3.00 per box; bananas, 8H&9o per lb.; lemons. 85.00 5.76: Florida grapefruit 88.00 (s 8.00; An ions 83.764.25; California. 88.75(94.26. APPLES r Various varieties, 82.0S94.26 psf box. GRAPES Almeira. irr kegs, 81 lbs., $7.00. PEARS Per box. 32.26 2.60. DRIED FRUITS Dates. Dromedary, ( ) Farda. ( ) per box; raisins, three crown, loose. Muscatel. 10c lb.; figs. 35.00 per box of 60 6 ounce packages. ONIONS Selling price to retailers: Oregon, $3.60 4.00 per cwt. ; association selling price, carload, $3.50, f. o. b. country; garlic, 86 60c; green onions, 50c per doaen bunches. , POTATOES Selling price. 81.40 1.75 ewt-S ' buying price for fancy large sisea, 31.28 91.85; ordinary. $1.101.15 percental; sweets, $6.60 96.00. " t VEGETABLES Turnips. $2.00 92-50 sack; carrots, $1.76 per sack; beets, $2.25 per aack; cabbage. Oregon, 2 3o per lb. ; California, 2 H 9 3 He per lb.;, lettuce, 84.23 9 4.50 per crate; . celery. 31.75 per dozen; artichokes, 81-50 per dosen: cucumbers, $1.50 9 2.25 per doxen; tomatoes. Mexican. $3.75 lug; eggplant, 20c per lb.; , cauliflower. California. 81.60 (3 1.75 per dosen: horseradish, 15c per lb.; bell peppers, . 46o per lb.; peas, 20o per lb. Meats and Provisions ' COUNTRY MEATS Selling price: Country killed best bogs, 23 He per lb.; ordinary hogs, - 21921 He lb.; best veal. 20920Hc; .ordinary. 18919c; rough heavy. 11916c; lamb. 20 9 21c; mutton, 14918c lb,; beef, 9914c lb. SMOKED MEAT S -Ham, 34,38c; break fast bacon, 38 9 51c; picnics, 25c; cottage roll, 88c; short clears. 30 9 88c; Oregon exports, smoked, 30c per lb. HARD Kettle rendered. 814.08 esse; stand ard. 29a per lb.; lard compound, 23 He. Fish and Shell Fish FRESH FISH -Steelhead salmon, 22 9 240 lb.; Chinook, 30c; halibut, fresh. 24c; black cod. 11912c; silver smelt, 9910c; tomcod, 10c; sturgeon. 18 9 20c; fresh herring, 6 9 7c; Columbia smelt, 81. OO 125 per 5il-li. box. SHELL. FISH rCraba, $2.00 9 3.00 per dox,; shrimp meat. 62e per 4b.; lobsters, 30a per lb. OYSTERS Olympia, gallon, 35.60; canned, eastern, 75c can, 89.00 dosen cans; bulk. $4.60 par gallon. QfsfCtPfM SUGAR Cube. $10.25; powdered, $10.10; fruit and berry. $9.55; D Yellow, C8.96; granu lated. 89.55; beet. $8.45; extra C, $9.16; golden C. $SJS5. - - HONEY Hew. ( ) Pr case. RICK Japan atyle. No. 1, 9 V. 9 10c; New Orleans head. 11 H 11 fee; blue rose. 104 9 11a per lb. SALT Coarse, half ground. 100s, $16.00 per ton; 60s, $17.25; table dairy, 50s. $22.00; balsa, $3.1093.85; fancy, table and dairy. $80.25 ; lump rock. $26.00 per ton. BEANS Oregon (sales by Jobbers) ; Lady Washington, 7 H 9 H c ; pink, 7Ho lb.; Lima. .11 He; Bayou. 9c; red. Be lb.; Oregon beans buying price), nominal. CANNED MILK Carnation. $6:10; Bor den, $6.00; Astor. $6.00; Eagle, $0.75; labby, $6.10; Yeloban, $5.90; Holly, 06.00; Mt Vernon, $6.00; Haselwood. $8.7ft ease. COFFKS Roasted. 28 9 44c; ia sacks ex drums. SODA CRACKERS Bulk, 17c lb. NUTS Budded walnuts, 80H9 31e per lb. ; .SLmonds. tieZDe: filberts, 28c. ia sack Jots; - peanuts 16c; pecans. 25c; Brazils. 83c Hopes, Paints, Oils ROPE 8ial. dark, 22c; white, 21 Ho lb; standard manila, 28 He. LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls.. 81.08 gg).; ket tle boiled, bbls., $1.85; raw. cases, $1.93; boiled. : cases, $2.05 pel gal COAL OIL Water white, in drums or troa bbls.. 11a Der aaX; cases. 21e be fl GASOLINE iron bbls.. 22 Ho; cases, 82 He: engine distillate, iron dojs., xc; eases, zc ; WHITE LEAD Ton. lota, 13 He; 600 lbs.. as ike. a. u ivr A i lijir-"" ma as eve cue, voc 1U Hupa, WOOI and I Moat . ... Nominal, 1818 crop. 38 40c in, - HIDES Nj. 1 salt cured hides. 30 lbs. and ap. lia No. 1 part cured hides. 30 Iba. and up, INCREASE IN VOLUME PRICES ARE Cattle Price to Show a Loss President Colt of j Union Meat Co., Believes Figures to Slide. y O. O. Colt President L'nion Heat Company The year 1918 has been one of unprecedented experiences in the livestock and packing bnainess, brought about by the tremendous activities in connection with the war, the general shortage of labor in nearly every branch ef the industry, and the extremely high prices resulting in a combina tion of these circumstances. This situation has caused some people to com plain, that the price of meat waa too high and the j producers that the price of livestock had been too i low, bnt as a matter of fact, the prices of the fin- is bed product hare not ad .need any more rapidly during recent years than the prices of other food stuff, nor than the price of livestock. As has been stated many times publicly,' the packer ia a clearing bouse between the Heestock raiser and the meat consumer, and by reason of effrcient methods, is able to keep the difference between the ttrestock prices and the wholesale meat prices at an exceptionally low margin from 2 to 3 cents per dollar of sales. November 1, 1918, the food administration was given practical control of the packing busi ness, limiting the profits and in many instances, fixing maximum prices on numerous commodities. It is generally conceded that the past year hss been one of unusual prosperity for the livestock producer, and while the receipts at the principal marketing centers have increased 20 to 23 per cent, the government records show that meat animals on the farm have not decreased, but, on the contrary, have been increasing since 1S14. There has been a general belief that a serious shortage of meat has existed In this country. The following table, taken from the animal report of the secretary of agriculture for 1918, shows the production of beef, pork snd mutton for the years 1909, 1914, 1914. 191T and 1918: Year: Pounds. 1909 J. 952,000.000 1914 1 5. 5S. 841,000 1916 1.7.892.B72.000 1917 1 8,325,360,000 1918 19.495.000.000 This table shows that meat production has In creased 15 per cent since 1909, and 25 per cent since 1914. The population of the United States has increased less than 7 per cent since 1914. The secretary of agriculture, in his 1918 re port, says, in part as follows: "Milk cow increased from 20.700,000 in 1914. to 23.800.000 in 191, and that other cattle increased from 35,900,000 to 48.500.000, -and the number of swine increased from 68,900, 000 to 71, 400, 000. ' I Hiring the period of the'' war, there has been enormous exports in beef and pork products, since 1914, and over 90 per cent of the 1918 exports have gone to the allied countries. Beef products A 3 fill frnm 1Q11 in ICklft d k products increased over 83 per cent. . . . The liearlest exports began during itie spring oi lit 18 snd continued with increasing activity until about the first of December. Since that time, thera has been a material tautening of export de mand, clue to the signing of the armistice and the unsettled conditions abroad. In fact, there has been a very large accumulation of meat products in this country, but it is snticipsted by the food administration that the allies and neutral coun tries will absorb sll of the apparent surplus at this time and that the demand for food products abroad will continue for some time to come. In quoting the above figures, I have led up to the present situation with its possible bearing on the future of the livestock industry. It is im possible to predict with any degree of accuracy what the future will bring forth, but it is quite reasonable to suppose that the careful producer of livestock mutt anticipate that prices eventually will recede from the extremely high point and that as cost of feed, labor and other material be come normal, that other commodities will adjust themselves accordingly. The country having passed successfully through a tremendous period in its history, during which, the very principles of its existence have been at stake, must surely look forward with renewed confidence and hope for the future, and business men throughout the country, whether a farmer, a manufacturer, a banker or professional man, shall, and will, view the great problems which are ih'process of adjustment at thia time, in the broad light of patriotism and the greatest good fox the world. Argentina Flour to Compete With Native Chicago, March 21. A cargo of Argentine flour has been bought for delivery in this coun try, and will be discharged at New Orleans. Ar gentine flour Is figured at 40 to 60 cents cheaper than domestic. YAKIMA HAS 408 TO 600 CARS SPUDS IX STORE Yakima, Wash., March 21. The storage of Yakima potatoes left in the valley at this time H between 400 and 500 cars, according to fig urea furnished by H. E. Wsterbury of the fed eral bureau of markets, who has been here study ing storage conditions. "The storage stock in the valley is in better shape than it was at this time last year," ha said. ROGUE SEWTOWIf APPLE POOL AVERAGES $1.85 PER BOX Medford. March 21. The Newtown apple pool o' the Rogue River Valley Fruit and Produce as sociation has just been closed, and A. C. Allen, secretary of the association, announces that the average price of the fruit as distributed among each grower in the pool was $t.S5 a box for ail grades and sizes. The average price obtained for extra fancy fruit. -known as the Blue Triangle brand, was $1.86. and the "C" grade brought $1.75 a box. PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks Clearings This Week Monday $ 6.448,687.77 Tuesday 7.581,878.37 Wednesday .. 4.593,455.31 Thursday ... 4,482,156.22 Friday 3. 920,608. 17 Spokane Banks Clearings Brtances - Year Ago I 4.025.109:84 3.265.632.89 4.017,823.92 3,359,552.86 2,814.400.87 .81,633.099.00 700,484.00 .31.002.724.00 250,240.00 T acorns Banks Clearings Balances . Seattla Banks Clearings 85.784,654.00 Balances 820,949.00 San Francisco Banks Clearings ..$33,323,316.00 Loe Angeles Banks Clearings 8 B, 595,25.00 San Francisco Grain Market San Franoicso. March 21. (U. P.) Cash Barley-i-No. 1 feed. 82.22 H 2.25, with off grades lower; do shipping. 32.27 H 2.82 H . Oats Bed feed. 32.00 2.15 ; do seed, 82.30 2.75; do rec leaned. $3.00 3.10. Market News Curtailed Owing to interruption in telegraph service, duf to floods, eastern market reports in today s issue ot The Journal are curtailed. Argentine "Wheat Shipments Argentine shipments thia week: Wheat to United Klngydom, 139,000 bushels: to continent, 450.000 bushels; to non-Europe, none. 11 He; No. 1 green hides, 30 lbs. and up. 10c; No 1 aalt cured bulls, 50 labs and up. 10c; No. t part cured bulls, 50 lbs. and up, 8 He; No. 1 green bulls, 60 lbs. snd up, 7c The prices on No. 2 hides will be lc per pound less than for No. 1 of the same kind. No. 1 calfskins op to 15 lbs., 30c: No. 2 calfskins up to 15 lbs, 28c: No. 1 kip, 15 to 30 lbs.. 18c; No. 2 kip, 15 to 30 lbs., 16c; dry flint hides, 7 lbs, and up. 27c; dry flint calf, under 7 lbs., 21c; dry salt hide. 7 lbs. and up, 22c; dry salt calf under It lbs., 82c: dry cull hides or calf, half price; dry flint stag or bulls. 18c: dry salt stags or bulls. 12c; dry cull stags or bulls, half price; dry horse hides, price varies. 81.50 to 82.50. according to eiae and take-off each; matted heme hiaes. skinned to hoof and head on, $3.04; price varies, accoridng to sise and take-off to hides without heads. 50a less each, 85.00; dry Leg wool pelts. 20c lb. ; dry medium wool oelrs. 10 12a per Jo.; dry shearling pelts, 2550c each? salted long aool pelts, 81. 50 2 SO each; salted medium wool pelts, 81.00 2.0ft each; salted shearling pelts, each. 25c up; dry lone hair goatekina, 20c per lb.; dry short hair goatskins. 60 75c each; horsetail hair. ' 20c per lb. : horseman hair, 10c per lb.; cattle tails (full tails, no stubs). 10c per lb. MOHAIR Long Uaple, 30c lb.; short staple! 20c; hurry, 1015e pet lb. TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow. 5c: No. 2, 4c; No. 1 grease. Sc; No. 2 grease, Sc CHITTIM OR CA3CARA BASK Old peel. iiksMi wwinrritja. 12 -I I W mv 23c for too block ork t VV as Lsmws a 1 U A lyi LUia UUIiK VrML. I We, n v ! for inferior slnff . Frank L Smith Meat Co.. I We nfcver chargo commission. 228 Alder SU Portland. Or. Adr. SHOWN IN THE BUTTER MARKET .ilS OMPEfllN MAKES PRICES ON BUTTER; Where There Is No Fight for Trade Price Is Showing the Recent Ad vanee of 2c Other Sections Are More Favored With the Old Price. BUTTER TO RISE Some ef the creameries will advance their price ef butter from 6 So to SOo for plain .wrapper Saturday morning, and butterfat will go to 62 9 630 at country stations. Where there is competition there is only one prie shown in the butter market ia the local trade for the day, and the quotation is 59c a pound for extras in plain wrappers and 60c tor cartons. When then Is no competition the buy ers are forced to pay 61c for plain wrappers and 62c a pound for cartons, a condition which is today causing unrest in the general trade here. Two of the leading creameries refuse to "see" the advance of 2c a pound quoted several days ago by -one large creamery, and while some of the smaller creameries have boosted their quo tation so they are in. line with the higher price, this is shown only in those sections of the city where there is a lack of competition among the tar.dlers of butter. It is a condition that ia bad, not only for the creamery interests, but for the dairy industry, and efforts to bring the warring factions together have met with dismal failure. Creamery men say that the present situation shows not only is tliere no combination in this market in regard to prices, but that every maker of butter is try ing to get the other fellow's business. Chicago Grain Is High ,at Closing Chicago, March. 21. Corn market firm to lower, and closed with a sharp advance. Oats options ruled a fraction down to higher at theopening, and elosed higher. Chicago range furnished by United Press: CORN CHANGES SPOTS Open. Close. March . 155 May 144 145 H July U4 H 137H September 129 137 H OATS March ...v....... 66 May 64 H 7T4 July ..' 64 H 66 September 61V 624 DAIRY PBODCCE OF THE COAST San Francisco Market San Francisco, March 21. (U. ter Extras, 61 He. Eggs Extras. 48c: extra pullets, P.) But 41c. Cheese California flats. 31 He Seattle Market Seattle, March 21. (L N. S ) Egg: Iect ranch, 45W4c - Butter, 61 $e 62c Cheese Triplets. 34c: Young America, -Se ar c. Los Angeles Market tios Angeles. March 21. (I. N. S.) But ter California creamery, extras, 58c. Kees Kre.sh extras, 42c; case count, 40; pullets, 38c AMERICA!? LIVESTOCK PRICED Seattle Hoot 311.75 Seattle, March 21. (I. N. S.) Hogs Re ceipt 118; strong. Prime lights, $18.50( 18.75; medium to choice, 818.25 18 45 ; rongh heavies, 316.25 (s 16.75; pigs. 316.25 8p 17 75. - - Crttle Receipts 205; steady. Best steert, til (SO 14.50; medium to choice, $10.50 11.00; common to good. 87.00 10.00; best cows, $8.0012.00; common to good cows, $5.00 0 7.50; bulb. 36.00 10.00; calves. $7 00 13.00. Sheep Receipts none. ' Wife Shot by Her Enraged Husband Expires Early Today Los Angeles, CaL. March 21 (I. N. S.) Mrs. Cora L. Nelson, who waa fa tally wounded by her enraged husband. Oliver Nelson, late last night at Hafaria station, near Long Beach, died early today in the Long Beach sanitarium. Nel- son killed himself a. moment or two after he had sent a bullet into the back of his wife's head. Mrs. Nelson precipitated the double tragedy by berating her husband for being late, and, beating him over the head with an umbrella when he got off a Pacific Electric car at the station to meet his wife, who was waiting for him there. As the woman rained blows on his head. Nelson lost control of him self, drew a revolver and fired. Millions Borrowed By Jarmers From U. S. Government Washington, March 21. (TJ. P.) Farmers of the United States borrowed $14,799,788 from the government during February, the farm loan board an nounced here Thursday. This sum, which was divided among 4209 persons, represents jl slight increase over the amount lent in January, but a decrease from the amount lent during February, 1918. February loans closed bring the total amount lent to the farmers to $182,897, 964. farm loan board figures show. The borrowers number 75,784 since the farm loan bank system was established. During February the Omaha bank led in closing loans, according to the figures. It lent a total of $3,895,400, while the St Louis bank, with loans aggregating $2,055,955, was second. Loans by the other banks included Spokane $1,251,720, Berkeley $473,800. C ampaign in Idaho To Urge Fattening Lambs for Market Twin Falls. Idaho. March 21, (TJ. P.) Western farmers generally are losing; a great deal of money "by selling hay In stead of fattening lambs, say S. W. McClure of Salt Lake, secretary of the National Wool Growers association, In a letter of recent date to County Agent C H. Bohrer. in which he outlines his views as to the desirability of starting a campaign to bring about more exten sive feeding of lambs. In this connection Bohrer calls atten tion to the fact that fat lambs are quoted on the Omaha market at- 919.60 and $20. . ' The proposed campaign will start on or about March 29. Canada's Population! Numbers 8,835,000 Ottawa, March 21 X N. SI) Can ada's population- is now 8,835,000, "an in crease of 1,626,357 over the last census. It was announced In parliament Thurs day. - p. " ' - .:..',;.viv-a ::V:f- : -,v ; -.-a--. .rz-9---'-.v--?.i' E A BETTER DEMAND; EXPORT TRADE FACTOR Barley Market Influenced Solely by ; Foreign Situation California Get ting the Business but This Indi rectly Helps Local Trade. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS i Cars Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. 1 9 614 1227 .... 140 229 . . . . 512 956 Hay. 8 S 3768 1784 1067 1423 2 6 2328 2842 Portland. Friday 17 5 Tear ago 8 2 Season to date. .6637 92 Year ago 365K 308 Taeoma. Thurs. 7 ... Year ago ..... 5 Srason to date. .4936 32 Year ago 4093 77 Seattle. Thurs.. 20 ... Year ago IS 12 :i40 821 17 6 1051 1381 Season to date. .4999 71 Year ago 8908 274, Increasing demand ia showing in the local trade for coarse grains, and further business ia showing at country points in both oats and barley. Export demand for barley is the contributing influence In that line all along the coast, and while only Cal ifornia interests have aa yet shared in thia trade, the local situation ia aided somewhat as a result. Movement of oeta at country points is again moderate, and at last price are established on some sort of basis. Millstuffs continue to show a dull tone, but prices are steady at practically unchanged Quota tions. Trend of the hay market remains strong for alfalfa, with a continued shortage of offerings here, although improved supplies may be as pec ted at an early date. FLOUB Selling prices. Patent. 810.90: family wheat flour, 810.75; whole wheat flour, 810.00; Willamette valley, 810.80; local straight, $10.70: bakers' local. $10.70 10 90; Montana spring wheat patent, $10.85; ryo flour. $10.00; oat flour, $10.00; graham, $9.75. Price for city delivery ia five barrel lota. HAY Buying prices: Willamette timothy, fancy, ( ) ; Eastern Oregon-Washington, fancy timothy. $31.00 82.00; alfalfa, 825.00; val ley vetch, 628.00; cheat, ( ); straw. 39.00; clover. $26.0027.00; grain. $26.00 per ton. UHAIN SACKS Normal. New crop deliv ery No. 1 Calcutta. 14vl5c in car lets; toss amounts higher. MILLSTUFFS Mixed run at mills, sacked, $40.00)42.00. ROLLED OATS Per barrel, $9 00 9.80. ROLLED BARLEY Per ton. $52 9 53. CORN Whole. 367.00 0 68.50; cracked. 869.00 70.00 per ton. Merchants Exchange bids: Merchants' Exchange bids: FEED OATS March. No, 2 white BARLEY Feed 4750 "A" rfi . . 4800 Eastern oats and com In bulk : OATS White No. 3 4600 White 38 pound clipped. . 4800 CORN No. 3 yellow 6850 No. 3 mixed 5800 COARS GRANS April. May. 4800 4800 4800 4800 4850 4800 4600 4600 4800 4800 5850 6800 5800 5750 POTATOES ALL ALOJTG THE COAST San Francisco Market San Francisco, March 21. (U. P.) Pota toes Per cental, on wharf. Netted Gems, $2.00 &2.15; Oregon. $2.00 2.10; Salinas, not quoted; river. $1.50&2.00; sweets, $4.00 4.25 per cental on the street. Onions Ice house, California, $8.75 4.00 per cental; on the Ftreet, 34,25. Seattle Market Seattle, March 21. (L N. S.) 'Onions. 5c per lb. Potatoes Yakima. $30.00 082.00; local, $25.00 26.00 per ton. Los Angeles Marks Los Angeles, March 21. (U N. " 8.) Potatoes- Stockton Burbanks, extra fancy, $2.70 2,75; Idaho Russets, fair. 31-90 2.00; rural. $1.75 1.90; Oregon seed stock. White and Red Rose, $2.85 8.00: home grown White Rose. $2.75 8. 00. Bank'si)fficials Prevent Holdup; Robbers Lose $5 Kansas City, Mo., March 21. Presence ot mind of two officials ot the Rose dale State bank, Rosedale, Kaa., near here, frustrated the efforts of four armed men Thursday to rob the bank. The men entered the bank and one walked i up to Russell Crawford. assistant I cashier, and, demanded change for a $5 bill. As Crawford turned to obey a robber said "Get, that guy," referring to Bert Chronister.-cashier in the next window. Aa the robbers started to "cover" Craw ford and Chronister, the two ducked behind the counters and called for help. The robbers fired a half dozen shots at them and suddenly left the bank, leav ing the bill in the cashier's cage. A half dozen bullet holes in the woodwork waa all the damage done, and this is covered by the $5. Commandeering of Boats Considered i -- w HJew Tork, March 21. (U. P.) Fed eral Fuel Administrator Garfield is ex pected here today to consider interven tion in the harbor boatmen's strike, continuation of which is causing a coal shortage. Commandeering of boats to insure fast movement of coal shipments is believed to be the plan he will take In the event of intervention. German Ambassador Given Safe Conduct Laredo, Texas, March 21. (U. P.) Minister von Eckhardt, German ambas sador to Mexico, his family and the German consul general at Mexico City passed through Iaredo today, en route to New York. From there, they sail to Germany. The United States granted the, party 6afe conduct. .Department of justice officials met the party here and will accompany it to New York. Bishop's Funeral Held Pasadena, Cal., March 21. I. N. S.) Funeral services for Bishop James Whitford Bashford of the Methodist Episcopal church, who passed away Tuesday at Lamanda Park, were to be held here late today in the First Methodist church. The body will be taken to Delaware, Ohio, for Interment. Murder Souse Is Eazed; No Ope Would Occupy It SanNpedro. CaL, March 21. (I. N.' S.) Because no one would live ' In the house in which a man had been hot to death after killing his wife, wreckers began today the task of tearing down the building at Fif teenth street and Pacific "avenue here. It was in this building that Marin Siserich killed bis wife on Sep tember 3 last and .was himself slain after a two hour battle with a posse made up of soldiers, sailors and civilians. " " J ONLY SELECTED HOG QUALITY BRINGS THE TOP . PRICE IN YARDS Practically Nothing Coming at the Moment That Commands Greater Value Run in All Lines Small Poor Cattle in Liberal Supply. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BUN Hogs. Friday . . .33S Week ago 4 30 Two weeks ago .... .792 Kt ur weeks ago . . . . .397 Tear ago .482 lire years ago 41S Threw years aco ....414 Four years ago 4 OS Cattle. Calves. Sheep. 69 . . 50 331 15 161i 50 . . 108 64 . 30 211 13 1 165 1 196 .. 685 92 .. 101 Market for hogs, while showing a firm ton at generally unchanged prices at North Portland, is showing practically no sales at extreme prices. Operators say that this is due to the fact .that practically no tope are available in the- local market at the moment, it taking practically "made to order" stuff to bring the extreme value. Thia in itself would indicate that ex treme prices were placed slightly higher than they actually are Oeneral hog range: Prime mixed 318.28 18.80 Medium mixed 17.9018.1 Rough heavies -18.00 17.00 Pigs" 1 5.00 18.00 Bulk 18.28 18 88 Poor Cattle Neglected Because of the fact that killers have ample stocks of poor to ordinary quality cattle on hand at this time, there is but little activity shown in that branch ot the alleys. Really top cattle have been coming forward so slowly of late that it has been difficult to quote them. Practically no price change was shown In the trade during tits day. General cattle rang: Beat steers 118.00 014.00 Good to choice steers 11.60 912.80 Medium to good steers 10.00 11.00 Fair to good steer 0.00 10.00 Common to fair steers . . . . 8.00 0.00 Choice cows and heifers....... 10.60 12.00 ;ood to choice cows and heifers 0 00 910 00 Medium to good cows and heifers 7.00 0 H.OU Fsir to medium cows and heifers 6.00 ( 0.00 fanners S.B0 4.60 Bulls 8.00 8.60 Calves .B018 60 Stockers and feeder 7.00 10.00 Mutton and Lambt Strong With only a nominal run in sight m the al leys at North Portland for the day. market for sheep and lambs continues to reflect a -very strong tone. Keceipts overnight were but 60 heed. Outside markets are showing a generally steady to strong tone, with values well in line with those quoted here. General mutton market range: Prime lambs $16.00917.00 Fair to medium lambs 14.00l-5.00 Yearlings 11. 00 12.00 Wethers 8.00 10.00 Ewes 6.80 10.60 Friday Livestock Shippers Hogs Alexander Becker, Mount Pleasant, 1 load. Cattle Robertson A Cooper, Gerber, CaL, 1 load. Mixed stuff-k-Edward Bros., Monroe, 1 load cattle and bogs; Joe Dadrak, Sheridan, 1 load cattle and hogs; F. B. Deecker. Silverton, 1 load cattle, hogs and sheep; Frank Wann, Mount Angel, 1 load cattle, lags and sheep. Friday Morning Sales cows No. 1 . . 17. . 1 . . 1 . . 8. . 1 . . 2. . 1 . . Av. lb. Price. No Av. lb. Price. , . 4 5 6.76 . . 800 6.00 . .1030 $ 4.60 6. ..1020 8.75 1. . . 870 8.00 1. . .1110 8.T5 S. . . 800 7.60 0. ..1230 11.00 BULLS . .1106 $ 8.00 6. ..1240 8.S5 DOGS . .' 187 818.85 82. . . 107 18.60 5. 990 670 634 0.00 7.00 4.25 .1120 8 7.76 7. . 27. . 198 .818.28 430 16.25 U. S. SETTLES WITH OWNERS OF BIG GRANT (Continued From Page One) Cannon, register of the Rosehurg office. For purposes of public information Commissioner Tallman writes : The act of February 26, 1919, Public No. 280, of the sixty-fifth congress, pro vides that upon the execution and de livery by the Southern Oregon company of a deed satisfactory to the attorney general of the United States, reconvey ing to the United States all the rights of the said Southern Oregon company to the lands in Coos and Douglas coun ties, Oregon, and embraced within the limits of the grant made by the United States to the state or Oregon oy me aci of March 3, 1869, entitled, "An act grant ing lands to the state of Oregon to aid in the construction of a military wagon road from the navigable waters of Coos Bay to Roseburg, in said state," com monly known as the Coos Bay wagon road grant,, and now involved in litiga tion pending in the supreme court of the United States under the style and title 'The Southern Oregon company, vs. the United States,"' the said lands shall again become part of tb.e public do main. Classification of Lands Section 3 of this act directs the clas sification and disposition of these lands in the manner provided by the act of June 9, 1916 (39 stat.. 218). for the clas sification and disposition of the lands formerly embraced. In the Oregon & Cali fornia land grant. This section also makes certain provisions for the protec tion of a specified class of lessees, as well as settlers whose claims may be in conflict therewith. The act of June 9, 1916. which con trols the manner In which these lands will be opened to disposition, provides, among other things, for their classifica tion. (1) Powersite lands, which shall include only such lands as are chiefly valuable for waterpower sites. (2) Tim ber lands, which shall include lands bearing a. growth of timber not less than 300,000 feet board measure, on each 40-acre subdivision. (3) Agricultural lands, which shall include all lands not falling within either of the other two classes, followed by specific provisions for the disposition of the lands in ac cordance with the several classifications thereof. It will be seen, thfen, from the fore going, that the lands embracing the former Coos Bay wagon road grant, as affected by this legislation, some 93,000 acres situated in Coos and Douglas counties, Oregon, wilt not become sub ject to any manner of disposition there under until after (a) the act is rendered effective by execution and delivery of the deed of reconveyance aa provided therein, and (b) due classification and opening of the lands ufider the laws properly applicable thereto. For these reasons, therefore, the public Is advised that there is no method or manner by which any settlement or filing can be made at the present time that will iniM. ate or confer any preference rijrtit for the purchase or acquisition of any of inese ianas ; nor until they have been classified, the information obtained thereby made available, and public notice-, given-defining the terms upon Which the lands are to be disposed of. ana me time ox tneir disposition. Annexation Meeting Called ' Los Angeles. March 21. U. P.) southern California s movement for 'an nexation of Lower California by .the United States ' has ' reached the stage where a convention has been called to consider ' the matter, it is . announced today by the League of the Southwest. The convention will be held at El Centro, April 25 to 57, with delegates from New Mexico and Arizona as .well as from California. Purchase -or annexation of Lower California is advocated. Jolted by High Prices, but He Pays the Bills Los Angeles, March 81. iXJl P.-r John T. Lltxo of Denver thinks San Franciaco prices are rather high. He told the police today he paid $150 a day for his room in the northern city on recommendation ot two newly made friends and then hired .a taxi and came to Los Angeles with thenv- The taxi bill on arrival here looked like this, he said: ' v,; .---V' Two days taxi hire, $600. . Ttepairs to car, $400. Repairs to car $4$$. Chauffeur's pay, $150 dally for two days, $300. Kxtras and excess baggage. $400. His friends disappeared when they reached Los Angeles and Litso told the police he thought their prices a little high, but he paid them. J HUNS TO PAYTGR FOOD IN ADVANCE Will Deposit $520,000,000 Gold in Bank of Belgium as j Security, By Paal Scott Mowrer Cable to The Journal and Daily News. Special Chicago Paris, March 21. Messrs. Hoover. I.a mont and Kobinson. having returned from Brussels, make public a statement of the conditions under which the allies will begin Immediately to feed Germany. The principal points may be summarized as follows ; 1. Germany Is really hungry. In mod ern times people do not drop dead in the streets from hunger, but suffering from malnutrition they become an easy prey to various other diseases. This is the present situation in Germany, where the Spartacan uprisings may be largely at tributed tc the food shortage. 2. Our and the allied governments agree upon the imperative necessity of feeding Germany. 3. Mr. Hoover already has sufficient supplies in Europe to begin shipments immediately. 4. The Germans will turn over all the shipping above units of 1600 tons to the allies without, however, prejudicing the final disposition of this shipping. Some of the cargo ships will be allowed to have German crews. America's portion includes nine large passenger Bhips, one of which is the Imperator. They will bo manned by American Bailors and will be used to transport troops. 5. - Germany is known still to possess $520,000,000 in gold, or one tenth of the world's total gold supply. She'will be obliged to deposit this gold in the na tional bank of Belgium as security for the imports. 6. These imports will be actually paid for partly by gold and partly by per mitting Germany to export certain raw stuffs of which the world has need, chiefly coal,e potash and timber, partly by the sale of German securities and partly by using German credits In neu tral countries. It ia understood that ! Germany will soon be presented with lists stating exactly what she may ex port. . , t 7. An effort will be made to stimu late Germany's individual imports - of food. These conditions seem practically to amount to a lifting of the food block ade, but the blockade on raw stuffs for industries and on foods for cattle and other livestock is maintained. Wife of Reporter of Supreme Court Dies Salem, March 21. Mrs. Frank A. Tur ner, wife of the official reporter of the Oregon supreme court, died this morning at herhome In Salem, leaving her hus band Mid two children. Rex Turner, an attorney, and Miss Joy Turner j a prom inent violinist. She also leaves a brother. c. N. mman or eaiera. she was born October 6. 1861. at. Chatfleld. Minn. Funeral services wll be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon from Rlgdon chapel, conducted by the Christian . Scientists. The body will be placed in the mauso leum in City View cemetery. He Tried to Beat : Train to Crossing sssssssassssaasssasasM Los Angeles, Cal., March 2L- (I. N. S.) Morris Reyes, deputy sheriff, third occupant of an automobile in which Miss Emma Benson, sister-in-law of Sheriff John C. Cllne. and Harry Guard, chauf feur in the sheriffs office, were in stantly killed late Thursday, was in a serious condition and bis recovery is doubtful. The accident occurred when Guard attempted to make a crossing In front of a Pacific Electric train. He misjudged the speed of the train and the automobile was run down. Judson Osier Eates Dies Oregon City. March SI. After an ill ness of some duration, Judson Osier Estes of Portland, died at the Oregon City hospital Thursday night at the age f 83 years. He was the father of Wil liam E. Kstes, a prominent resident and merchant of Oregon City, and was brought to the hospital' - by the son a week ago for care and treatment. Mr. Estes of Portland died at the Oregon was a resident of Clackamas county for more than 30 years, up to 15 years ago. when he removed to Portland. Sur viving besides the son in this city is the widow, Mrs. Mary Estes; a son, John Estes, Silver, Lake. Or.; a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Newlln, Portland, and a son, Elmer Estes, in California. The fu neral will be held from the Brady undertaking parlors In Oregon City Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with in terment in the Mountain View cemetery. A Base Hospitals Assigned Washington, March 21. Base hos pitals Nos. 62. 202, 49, 76 and 12; evac uation hospital 354. hospital train 39, field hospital 41, convalescent camp 7 and baker company. 330. have been as signed to early convoy, the war depart ment announced Thursday afternoon. - Stocks, Beads, Cottoa, Grata. Eta, tls-Slf Boar of .-Trad BaildJa Overbeck&CookeCoa DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES ."' Members Chicago Board ot Trade CorresyoBdeBtt of Logan Bryan Chicago JKew Xork INVESTIGATION OF WAR SUGGESTED Congressman Julius Kahn Paris Proposes to Look Into Conditions. in Paris, March 21. -(Ut-P.)- "I think we should liave a committee on general in vestigation of the war," Congressman Julius Kahn of California said upon his arrival here today. Kahn. who is to head the next house military - affairs committee, is In Kurope to Investigate rtfe military systems of France, Great Britain, Switzerland and Belgium with a view to incorporating beneficial find ings in future American military legis lation. "I intend to also fully investigate- the reports that American soldier were needlessly sacrificed in some of the clos ing drives of the war," eald Kahn. "Es pecially will I Investigate the stories of men being sent into battle just an hour before the time the armistice became effective," While In Europe, Kahn will confer with General John J. Pershing. He plans to make ah extensive study ot the old battle) lines around Chateau-Thierry. "I find a strong sentiment among the American forces from the front in favor of universal military training," Kahn said. "I also find a strong desire for this in the United States. At one de mobilisation center 1500 questionnaires were issued on this question. About 1200 replies were favorable to the plan. "I am convinced that a standing army of 250,000 or perhaps even 200,000 will be sufficient for the United States if proper universal training is adopted. It is in the light ef thia becoming a perma nent American democratic policy that I want to study the situation thoroughly in countries using some form of unlver tsal training." Congressman Kahn expects to spend a month or possibly 'six weeks in Europe. While in Paris he will confer with Presl dent Wilson. Eight Congressmen Make -Up Party to Come to Portland Washington. March 21. (WASHING TON- BURE3AU OF THE JOURNAL.) Eight members only of the house naval affairs committee made up the con gressional party which left Washing ton Saturday for a visit to the naval stations and sites covered in the Helm report on the Pacific coast.. This num ber will be increased by one at Port land, where Representative McArthur expects to join the party. - Mr. McArthur was detained by the slow recovery of his wife from an at- tacK or pneumonia, ire congressional party is scheduled to reach Portland on March 25 and leave the night of the twenty-seventh. Butler of Pennsylvania, the new Republican' chairman, is not among those making the trip. - The party includes the retiring chair man, Padgett of Tennessee. . Oliver of Alabama, Rlordan of New York, Vln son of Georgia and Kettner of California, Democrats : Hicks of New York, Brown lng of New Jersey and Britten of Illi nois, Republicans. Buying of Sterling Exchange Is Stopped New York, March Sl. (I. N. S.) The British government today Instructed J. P. Morgan St Co.,- by cable,, to discon tinue purchases of sterling exchange, for Its account. During the war and until the present the local banking firm has been maintaining a British currency stabiliser in this country by the pur chase of sterling exchange at t per cent under par. The news caused much speculation in financial circles as to Its probable effect in the future. 6 Gold Notes City of . Edmonton This issue of Bonds is one of the most attractive ever offered by Morris Brothers, Inc. The Bonds are dated February i5, 1919, and are due on February 15, 1924, in terest payable 15th of August and February of each year. The City of Edmonton is the capital of the Province of Alberta which has an area of about 225,000 square miles, and an .estimated populationof 600,000. You cannot find ; a Better or More Attractive Issue of Bonds offered on any market. PRICE: PAfe AND ACCRUED INTEREST LIBERTY BONOS If you must sell your Liberty Bonds, setl to us. If you can buy more Liberty Bonds, buy from us. ' . We buy and we sell Liberty Bonds at the market. 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MUNICI PAL and CORPORATION BONDS Denominations $50, $500. $1000 $100. Finance, Industry and Enterprise Federal Reserve Baak Statemeat Substantial withdrawals of government deposits, more than offset by additions , to members, reserve deposits, and fur ther increases in oote circulation are Indicated by the federal reserve board's weekly bank statement Issued as at close of business on March 14. 1819. But uttie cnange is reported in me toiai w mar paper held.. Other discounts on hand show a reduction of $2,200,000, while acceptance holdings indicate a net liquidation of $11,400,000. Interbank dis counting accounts for most of tha changes In the holdings of acceptances and discounts reported.: A. gain ot $8,500,000 in United States short term securities represents in part Investments In one-year treasury certificates to se cure federal reserve bank notes, partly temporary purchases of other treasury certificates from, member slid non- member banks. ? Total earnlilg ennets show a decrease ot about $4,000,000. Ooverameat After Freed sleet Slock Salesmen The federal trade commission. empowered by congress to prevent unfair AnmtuHtlAii In 4 r t.m t a f a inmmprns. Will give special attention to salesmen ot industrial, mining, oil well and similar stocks. Thousands of salesmen in atl parts of the country are reaping a golden harvest by trading worthless stocks for Liberty loan bonds, according to a re cent report of the capital 'Issues com mittee. According to the statement more than $500,000,000 Is spent annually In the United States for worthless stoca. veloped by the government In the sale ot Liberty loan bonds, hundreds ot stock aelling companies nave been organized for the sole purpose of. unloading ae- curltles ot little or no value on the general public Javanese Service via Mexico Rumor has it that several commercial houses In Japan, in concert with steamship com panies of that country, are planning to Inaugurate a regular freight service with European and American Atlantlp const points by way of the Isthmus of Te hauntepec. Mexico. If Is claimed that this can be done successfully In com petition with the Panama canal route. The National Railways of Mexico sre to provide all the facilities necenary for transportation between wanna urua, on the Pacific coast, and Puerto Mexico, on the Atlantic while those places, are already ; sufficiently supplied with the necessary equipment for handling the freight. Eagene Weleeaies ITsw Iadoslrlrs Advices from Eugene state that W. D. Hunter, a prominent lumberman of Ku- retta, i;ai-t win dumu laiss mwuini on the Willamette river near the Uni versity town. Another new industry that promises to add materially to the pay roll of Eugene ia the Eugene Handle company, recently organized by W. Ii. Morthland, C. C Crowl and C. B. Hamble. . Argentine Firm Seeks Trade Conner, tioa An Argentine firm wishes to rep resent American manufacturers in the following lines : Manufactured steel and iron goods, hardware, patnts, varnishes, leather goods, lubricating oils, brewery machinery and supplies, newsprint paper, automobiles, disinfectants, casks, bar rels and Iron bands therefor. It desires full information as to I commissions. information apply to the bureau of for eign and domestlo commerce of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. File No. 288J7. Irish Firm Waats American Goods An agency is desired by a man In Ire land for the sale of bacon, flour, gto cers sundries, agricultural and other machinery, tobacco and tobacconlwt's goods. References. Further informa tion will be furnished by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Port land Chamber of Commerce, File No. 2S64L . Examinations for Postoffices Apr. 12 E Washington. March 21. Presidential postoffice examinations are announced to be held for Beaverton, Or., at. Hllle boro and for .Warren ton at Astoria on April 12. The Beaverton office pays $1300 and Warrenton pays sizuu. I 1 a HOLD YOUR LIBERTY BONDS! They represent invest ments in the best security . in the world. If You Have to Sell Deal Only With Reputable Firms!