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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY APRIL 3, 1913. 21 RECORD PRICES ARE BEING OFFERED GROWERS FOR EGG MARKET OFFERS ARE HELD HIGH IN THE PORTLAND TRADE K. O. B. Buyers Continue to . Offer l'p to 41 Vie Dozen for Current Re ceipts Here-Storage Operations " Gaining Rapidly In Portland. ''' '.vv 'i r 1 1 " vf-''-'' a DAIRY rnOOUCK RtCEPITa -1 Receipt at Poland Thursday! ,v .'" "Lb. a,. . v. ..... . California .. . . .Zxi Washington , . .,,....... " t.ui.. 1. , ,. . CHKE6E . ,; ' .' . - . Lb. Colorado ............... 2 regon . . .... athington . . . ....... .... I Tta) . .'. ........ ...V .71 Iipmt, Freight. ....... B60 267 Oleeon . . . . . . . . I ngton . . . . . , ao 12 tui .... : . . ....... Grand total, $69 ease. ....890 . I. Ih.ro t Inereuo in offering of: egg r shown in the local trad, and tba grester bulk nt the upplie continue to move into n jocai . . WhotlMt. i O. B. buying price for current receipts at 1'urtland continue! generally . at illle C dozen, but many are willing' to pay tha ex trim, level to eeenre the his shipment. tttorag operation at Portland "Toeaday war B 1 1 ruL compered with Bona la.t Tuesday. Selling prices to retailers along the straet are : centrally hanging around 48c a doseu in small kits, with some bnsioesa at 42a a dsaen. .Trade In tha local field continue, very unsatir - factory becauaa of the off-grade stuff rejected by caudlers .is being dumped upon tha trada at Biaterialli lower prices. Home of tha handlers express tha .opinion that tlia market Is due for a weaker tone, out " a all continue to quota tha extreme price, tbe proposed decline may: be mora a matter of with than actual fcC ... . BUTTER MARKET IS WEAKENING Market for cube butter is weakening in tbe local trada and sales of cubs extras are ehtwn generally around otto a pound and are slow at lust, buying price is generauy arouna oiz pound. Prints unchanged. CHICKEN DEMAND BATHER GOOD 'leather good demand is showing for chick en, in the Front street trade with sales at 84 58e a pound, according to quality. Most of the justness is at 84"c(S5c a pound. Bprings sr w ucmauu, wiui iw cvmiue. -- Situation in the country killed calf market ' along (na wummw way wbudwi . imwvnviw with bulk of tha tops ruling at "2a a pound and . soma business as high as 32 H c Hogs ara alishtlv easier at Dricea uuoted. . POTATO MARKET IS' GOOD HERE Potato market is holding steady to firm at unrltanited prices, both for buying and selling. 8(ime of the local buyers ara invading Uma tilla, county in their efforts to grab stocks and ' are paying' as high as CI. 40 there. TILLAMOOK CHEESE IS SCARCE ; Untat scarcity of Tillamook cheese is shown in tba local market with prices showing strenrth but unchsngeuV Some of the local trade which recently .purcliased . Coos Hay rtock complains that it has been unable to secure delivery. i ... " ' " .BRIEF TfOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Ixical hothouse cscumbera ' scarce ; mora Cali fornia arriving. Mexican tomatoes higher at S4.25Q4.60 log. 1 Outdoor grown California rueubarb is dmg- J", Eastern Washington asparagus coming: tnly fair qusHly. ' - Canued salmpa demand is again showing gain. Prices firmer.' . v s '. Leather notice for shippers . ' . Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during tha next 8 hours against tha following minimum temperatures: doing north. 48 de grees; northeast, over the Spokane, Portland sk Bxattle railway, 4,0 degrees; east to Baker, 8 6 degrees, and south to Ashland, 86 degrees. . Min imum temperatures at Portland tomorrow, about bO degrees..- , WHOLESALE PRICES IN PORTLAND These art) tha prices retailers pay wholesalers, except aa otherwise noted: . . Dairy Product BtTTTRR Selling price, box lots: Creamery prints, parchment-wrapped, extras, 6f61c lb. j j.riroe tirbU. 600c; firsts, 53 0 59c; smaller lots at an advance.- Jobbing pncea; Cubes, extras, 58o lb. ; prima firsts, 66c; irtons le higher, i . MUTTER FAT Portland delivery baeta, 63 0 66c; prira at country stations. 6263o. or.EOMABGARINE Ivocal bramla, 300e lb.; tubs, 32c; 1 lb. cartons, 40c; 2 lb. cartons, 83 He; nut margarine, 1 lb. eartons, Sle per lb. CHREftB Selling price: Tillamook, fresh 'Oieron fancy full-cream triplets, 87 83? lb.; Youag America. 88 3c lb. Prices to Jobbers, f o. b. Tillamook: Triplets, 84o; Toung Amer ica, 85ft. Sellins price: Brink, 43c; Eimburg er. 87 0 88c: block Swiss. 4ffa47o ner lb. V EUG8 Buying price, 41 41 He doseni seQ. ing price, 2c; csnaiea, saweec. EGtiS Publio market retail selling price. 47e pet dox. ; '' LIVE POTJLTRT Heavy hens. 34 H 9 S5e: light hens, S4o lb.: broiler, 42o per lb.: old roosters, 18e lb. ; utagi. 20o lb.; squabs. $3.00; diicks, 8540e lb. ; pigeons, 81.6092.00 per dos, turkey, live, 80o lb.; dressed. 40o lb.; gees, hve, 1720 lb. , - - Fresh Vegetables and Fruit : FBESH FRUITS Orangea. 84.50 9 6.50 per ttox; lMknanas, 8H 10o per lb.; lemons. $4.25 ft 6.00; norida grapefruit. $8 60 8.50 ; Aie win, $.0 0 4.50; California, $8.50 4.00. ' ATFLES Various varieties, $2.00 4.00 per box" - t O RAPES Ahnetrs, in kegs, 81 lbs.. $7.00. . PEAR8 Per box, $2.25 (B 2.50. DRIED FRUITS Dates, Itrnmedary, ( Fsrds, ( ) pet box; rsisins, Three-Crown loosa mnwatel. lOo lb.; figs, $5.00 per box or 60 6-ox pkr. - -r-. ONIONS Selling price td retaHers:. Oreron, $8.503.75 tr rvt ; association selling prioe, carload.. $3.00 8.50, f. o. b. counffy; garlic, 60e-flOc: green onions, 60o per dngea bnnchea. POTATOES Selling price, $l.fi02.00 per Twt. ; buying price for tsncv large ifizea, $1.50 PRINTING . Office ami Factory Systems Stock Lists -Price Lists. Main 165 Telephone ns Al 16 5 F.W.BALTES & COMPANY ; First and Oak Stoekg, Basis, Cottea, Gr-!x, Esdw l(-tlf Bor of Trad BaJldlac - Oycrbeck&CookeCOw DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Sternberg CaJcafg Board of Trad J Comspoadaatg f Loraa Brraa Chicago , aw fork - Broccoli Shipment To Show Gain Liberal i Increase In 'Crop of the Valley . to Move in Cars. By Hyman M. Oonsn ' Fully SO rarloads of broccoli ara expected to b shipped out of . the iramedUte Ticimty of Portland this season, breaking all prevfcra rec ords. ; Some shipments ara being made to Mew York and other Kaatern points. i Supplies are beginning to arrive rather freely from Oswego and from other portions of Clacka mas county aa well as from Eastern MuKnomah county. -J h ...... v .-...'v.; - j- Present arrivals lrom tbe local territory ara showing unusually good quality,, tha beads being of large size, and tba stock presents eeen a bet ter appearance than usual, which is saying mn-h. Thia stock la finding sales in. the local whole sale trada around 11 002 00 per doata liaade, according to siaa, with tba demand good and tha California stock entirely aliniinsttd from sale because) of its poor quality. Growers are gen erally selling this stock at 7Sc (1.S5 per Josen, according to nine, although soma xery small stock K ranging below thia - ; -".. -u- J. . Thole desiring further information regarding markets should write tha Market Editor, inclos ing stamp for reply, !-. . t GOTERNMENT MAKES REPORT ON HOLDINGS OF HIDES Tha bureau of markets now publishes a month ly report ahowing the volume of . raw etocka of hides and skins by chases hrtd by packers tin ners,' importers, snd dealers in. the United States. Tba report ehowv in detail the number of pieces of, each class of hides by weight .gveragea, and according to sources of production. Tha first re port. ' released March 15, show tha otocks of December ' 11, 1918. - Tbe report tor January SI waa released March 29. and tbe re port for February 28 will be ready for release soon. ; It is expected that fnnr- rep"" "Ml be ready- for release within 15 days following tha date for whiclj tbe report to matte, j lmrtna tha war similar reports were compiled and pub lirhed by the Tanners council. At the request of that organization and the war trade board, the war industries, board and reira.ntatiTe o' riH oua brancbea of the trade, tha bureau took ever the work of issuing theoe repurts with tu sign ing of the armistine These reports are a vain able index to tha hide and leather situation, and. being compiled by a neutral agency, are in Kteat demand - by economists, members of the trade and other who desire reliable information as to the supply of hides and skins for domestic con sumption, i Tbe reports -which have been' released low atotal of 6. JOS. 284 cattle hides held De cember SI, 1818, and . 801, 700 hides held January 31. 1919. Calf and kip skins num bered 3.199,268 in tha first report, end 1,74, 199 in the second report. Goat, kid and ci ba rs tta skins totaled 8.296.254 pieces December SI. and 5,081.266 January SI, 1919; sheep and lamb skins 14, 182,228 December 81. and . 835. 388 January 31. It is presumed- that tha decrease in tha number of bides and skins shown in the second report waa due to tha num. ber of hides .entering into tha process i .of tan ning. ; ; i t.60; ordinary. $1.35 1.40 per cental; tweet, $5.50 0 6.00. -4 j VEGETABIyES i-Tumips, $2.0n.2.50 aack; carrots, $2.25 per rack; beets, $2.50 per sack r cabbage, Oregon, 2 9 8o per lb. : California, 3 ' 4Ho per i lb.; lettuce, $2.75(95.00 per crate: celery, $1.85 per doaen; artichokes, $1.50 per do. ; cucumber. $1.50 t 2.25 per doai; toms-i toes. Mexican, $4.25 4.60 lug; eggplant, 20c lb,; cauliflower, local, $1.75 (g 2.25 per crates horseradish, 15o per lb.; bell peppers, 4.5e per lb.; peas, i 20c per lb.; spinsch, $13001.10 per box; asparagus, 15(9 IT He per lb. i Meats and Provisions i ' COUNTRT MEATS Setting price: Country killed best) hogs, 25a25 Hc lb.: ordinary hogs, 24o per lb.; beet veal, 22 22 He lbL;'lamb, 21e per lib.; rough heavy, 11 W 18c; lamb. 20 fr 21c; mutton, 1416o lb.; beef. fi14c. SMOKED MEATS Ham, 85 39c; break fat bacon, 84 62c: picnics, 26c; cottage roll, 83c; short clears, 80 8 8o; Oregon i exports,; smoked. 80s lb. - I LARD Kettle rendered, $14. 6t case; stand ard, SOo lb.; lard, compound. 23 Ho. -,: rish and Shall Fish I FRESH FISH Steelhead salmon, 2 0 24c lb.; Chinook, 80c; halibut, fresh. 24e; black cod, 11 W 12c; silver smelt, ft 0 10c; i tomcod.: 10c; sturgeon, IS 20c; fresh herring. 6 7c; Columbia smelt, $1.00 J. 25 per 50 lb. box. : SHELL FISH Crabs, $2.00 3.00 par dog.; shrimp meat, 62c per lb.; lobatew 80o per lb. OYSTERS Olympia, gallon-, $5.60; canned, eaatern. 75o can. $9.00 dozen cans; bulk, $4.60 per gallon,; .. ,:. Ofocarlaa' - SUGAR Cube. $16.85; powdered. $10.2Q; frnit and berry, $9.65; D Yellow, $9.65; grantf lated, $9.65; beet. $9.56: extra C. $9.25; golden O. $9.15. - . HONET New, ) per case. I RICE Japan style, To. 1, 9 HO? 10c; New Orleans head, llHailVc; Blue Rose. ilOlfc 9 lie per lb, . ;--,! 8A I.T Coarse, half grormd, 100s, $16 per ton; 60. $17.25; Uble dairy. 60s, $22.00 bales. $3 10 8.25; fancy table ami dairy; $30.25; lump rock, $25.00 par ton. ; BEANS Oregon (sate by jobbers) Lady Washington- 8o per lb. ; pink, 7c lb. ! limaa, 9 He; bayou. 8 He; red, 7c; Oregon bean (buying price) , nominal, CANNED MILK Carnation, $6.10; Bor den, $6.00; Aater, $6.0; Eagle. $9.75; Libby, $6.10: Teioban. $5.90; Holly, $6.00; Mt. Ver non, $6.00; llaxelwood, $5.75 casa. i COFFEE Koaated, 28 44c; in sacks . or drums. . i ' - - . . SODA CRACKERS In bulk, 17o lb. NUTS Budded walnuts, 30H31o per Tb.j almonds, 24 20e: filberts, 28o, in sack lota; peanuts. 15c; pecans, 25c; Brarila, 38e, . " - i Ropaa, faint. Oil- A ' ItOPE Slual, dark, 22c; white, 21 He a lb.; standard manila, 28 He. , UNSEED OIL Raw. bbla.. $1.98 gal. : ket tle boiled, bbla., $1.95: raw, cases.,'- $1.95; boiled, cases. $2.05 per gallon. j COAL OIL Water white, in drum or Iron bbla., lie per gal; cases, 21c per gal. , GASOLINE Iron bbls., 22 He; cases. 32 He; engine distillate, iron bbla., 14c; cases. 24a WHITE. LEAD Ton lota, 18 He. 600 lbs.. 18 4 e i i ' - TURPENTINE! Tanks. 80c; cases, 86c; 10 OSae lots, lo leas. j, - WIRE MAILS Rasio prica. $5.15. - --. ) Hope. Wool and Hide t ; HOPS j-NominaL 1918 crop. 88 0 40s IK HI PES No. 1 salt cured hides, 80 lbs. and up, 13c; No. X part cured hides, SO lbs. and up, 11 He; No. 1 green bide, 80 lbs. and up, 10c; No. 1 salt cured bulb. 60 lbs. and up, lOo; No. 1 part cured bulls. 50 lbs. and up, 8 He; No. 1 green bulls,- 60 Iba. and up, 7e. Tha prices on No. 2 hides will be le per lb. lea than- for No, 1 of tbe as me kind. No. 1 calfskins up to 15 lbs., 30c: No. 2 calfskins up to 15 lbs., 28c; No. 1 kip, 15 to SO lbs., 18c; No. 2 kip. 15 to 20 lbs., 16o; dry flint hides. 7 lbs. and un. 27e; dry flint calf, under' 7 lb.. 21c; dry salt hides.i 7 lbs. and up. 22ej dry salt calf, under 7 lbs., 82c; dry cull hides or calf, half price; dry: flint stags or bulls, 18c; dry ssjt stags or bulla, 12c; dry cull stags or bulla, half price; dry. horse hides, prica varies, $1.50 to $2.50, according to vise and take off, each: salted hone hides, skinned to hoof and head on, $3.00; price vsries'aecording to aise and take-off to hides without heads, 60c less each, $5.00; dry long wool pelts. 20o lb.; dry medium wool pelts, 10312e per .lb.; dry ' shearling pelts, 2560c each; salted long wool pelts, $1.50$2.50 each; salted medium wool pelts, $1.00 2.00 each; salted shearling pelts, each, 25c up; dry long hair goatskins, 20o per lb.; dry short hair goatakins, ; 60 dt 75o each; horsetail hair, 20o per lb.i horaemsne hair, 10c per lb.; cattle tails Ifull tails; no stubs), lOo per lb. ,. , MOHAIR Long staple, SOo lb.; short staple 20c: hurry. 1015o per lb. i i TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow, 6e; No. 2. 4e No. 1 grease. So; No. 2 grease, ic CHITTIM OR CAS CASA BARK Old peeL gross weishts. 13 a. . ... j .... Sm Fraaclsco Gravln Market Ban Francisco, April 3. (U. P.) Cash grain: Oats Per cental: Red feed, $2.40' 2.45: "cd. $2.60 W2.75; do recleaned, i $2.S0 s.oo. ' - .4, .. . i r Per Cental: OoM feed,-, about $2.17 H ;j shipping. 82.20 S.28. New York Sugar and Coffee New York. Anril S (U. P ) Coffee Spot No 7, 18 He: No. 4 Santo. 21, I 8ngar Centrifugal. $7.28. Clark, KendaUfi Co. ! 1 Second Floor Nortiwe-ntem Bank Bids. " I v Portland. Oreg-on) We Recommend snd Offer -. to Investors CareXullyv f I Selected GOVERNMENT, MUNTCI PAX, and CORPORATION - - BONDS ' Denomination!) $50, SIDO. 600l 11000 - SOFT FRUITS WILL SHOW EXTREME PRICE FOR THE 1919 CROP Offers of 10c- at Pound in Bulk Being Freely Made i by Local Canners for Strawberries 1 With RaspBerry Con- tracts at 12c Rupert Buying. With lOe a pound being freely offered, by local canners for "the coming crop of atrawberris in bulk, or tha highest price ever known, tbe outlook for extreme prices in the fresh fruit trade this season i exceedingly bright. ,; - . Last season , contracts for atrawberrie .-r made by mot local canners around -6 W 7c a pound in bulk, the prices mentioned .for " both year being for field-run stock.- . . ' : For raspberries the trade' is freely offering 12e a pound in bulk to growers for canning, deliv ered at the plants. in this section', while a rear ago . the price ranged generally around 8e pound. 1 . v ' The A. Rupert company, which is a leading factor in the canning industry of the Pacific Northwest, ' with headquartera at Portlau-1, is making official denial of the statement being spread - by ; 'Some - piRside competitors that ft would not operate ;its cannery at Ureshani this season. The Rupert company baa dona much for fbe fruit and vegetable growers of thia section sine it organised, a good trade, being secured for Ore gon canned goods . in the Eastern markets after the expenditure of : much ' money in missionary wort. I , Corn Price Mixed But Okts Start With: an Advance By Joseph F. Prltchard "Chicago, April 8. (L N. 8.) Grain price were all lower today, Iobsc being ahown of H 1 a for corn and Hlhe for cats. There waa general; selling -during the day on report by cash handler here that the country waa selling corn in increased quantities. Provisions were unsettle' - with pork S570e higher, lard 12H22e lower and ribs 15 0 2 So lower. '-. .,. . Chicago. April 8. (L tf. B.) Corn opened H e lower, to s higher tottay. The market waa unsettled, with, trade badly mixed. Com mission house were on both aide of the mar ket, with local awaiting developments. . Oata opened unchanged to 7 He higher. Com. mission houses-favored the buying end. Trad waa quiet Provision opened slightly higher. ' The mar ket waa steady. Trading waa extremely .Ight. Range of Chicago price a. furnished by the United Press: CORN - Open. High. Low. 158H 158 1554 Close, I55H 1454 138H 6 H 65 62 H May . ... July .... September May .... July .... September May .... May ..... July .... lit) 4 137H 14 0 OATS 68 H . 8H 1 4 - 67 . 63H 63H ! PORK 4830 4830 i LARD 2915 2915 2847 2847 ! RIBS 2660 2665 145 136 H 66 H 5H 62 4725 47D3 2857 2800 286T 2810 May 2645 2650 AMERICANS' LIVESTOCK - PRICES . Chlcaoo Hoe 880.80 . . Chicago. April 8 (I N. S.) Hog Esti mated receipt 26.000, slow, weak.- Bulk, $19.95 m 20.20; top, $20.30; butcher hogs, heavy, $20.1520.30; packing hogs, heavy, $19.25 (6r 19.75; light, $19.60 120.26; pigs, $17.25 18.75; roughs, $17..7S 19.00. Cattle Estimated receipts 1 1,000, slow. Beef cattle, good choice, $17.90 20.40 ; medium and common, $18.85 18.25; butcher stock. -heifers. $7.7516.76; cows. $7.45 015.60; can nera and cutters, $5.75 10.00; stockers and feeders, good choice, $10.00 15.50; common and medium, $8.25 13.25 ; .veal calves, good choice, 818.25 18.80. Cattle Estimated . receipt 16,000. steady to higher. Shorn lambs, choice and prime, $18.00 20.40; medium and good. $14. 00 18.00; spring Jambs, good choice. $16.25; ewes, choice, prime, $16.25 L5.75 ; medium and good. $8.00 12.25. ' ' Omaha Hog $19.90 Omaha, Neb.. April S. L N. 8.) Hogs Receipts 12,500, slow. Top, $19.50: range, $14.9019.90; mixed, $19.80 & 19.80; good choice. $19.75 019.90;! rough, $19.50 019.60; lights, $19.40 019.75; bulk, $19.60019.80; pigs. $17.00 018.00. : Cattle Receipt 8500. steady. Beeves, $14.00 018.25; cows and heifer. $5.25 014.50; stackers and feeders, $7.00016.65; calves, $8.00013.75. Bheep Receipts 8500. ' steady. Wethers, $15.000 16.00; yearling. $17.00017.60; lambs. $19 50 0 20 55; ewe, $12.00 0 16.00. Kansas) City Hogs 820.10 Kansaa City, April 3. (L N..S.) CIe Receipts.. 2500; steady to weak- Steers, $15.00 018.50; cow and heifers.l $9.00016.00; (tocker and-! feeder, - $8.00015.00; calve. 38.00 014.00. Hogs Receipts, &H)0 : higher. Tops, $20.1 0 ; bulk. $19.50019.85; heavies, $19.80 0 20.10; medium, $19.75 20.00: light, $19.25 019.00. Sheep- Receipts, 8000; steady to higher. Lambs; $19.25 0 20.25; ewe. $14.00 015.50: wether,, $15.00 016.75; yearlings, $17,000 18.00. - - - Denver Hogs 818.7S Denver, April 3. (li. P.) Cattle Receipt 1600; stacdy. Steers, $12.50 017.00; cows and heifers, $10.50 012.15; stockera and feed- env IB.79H14.Ta: calves. gll.6O014.OO ogs Keoeipts i'uuo ; nignec bulk. I19.50W19.7S. Top, $19.75; Bheep -Reoeipte 6000; steady to 10c higher. Lambs, $17.75 019.75; ewes. $14.00 014.00. SeaUl Hoe $19.40 ' Seattle, April 8. (L N. 8.) Hog Re ceipts 349; strong. Prime light. 819.250 19.40; medium to choice. $1 8.76 19.10 ; rough heavies, $16.75 017.40; pigs, $16.75 018.40. Cattle Receipts 168; steady. Best steers, $11.50 014.50; medium to choice, $10,500 ll.OO; common to good. $7.00 010.00; best cows. $8.00 012.00; common to good cows. $5.0007.50; bulla, '$6.00010.00 ; salves, $7.00013.00. .V; . T , Sheep- None. New Tork-St. Loais Metalg New York, April S. (I. Xr 8.) Copper Firm. Spot, $15.25015.75; April, $15.37 H 01.5.65: May. $15.60 015.78; June. 815.75 018.85; July, $15.75 016.00; August, $16.12 H 16.87 H ; September. $16.26 0 , Lead Firm. Spot. April and May. $3,200 5.40. - . .1. . . .... Spelter Steady. Soot, and April. $6,150 6.80; May,. June, July and August. $6.20 6.4 0. Pittsburg Bessemer, $29.35 asked. St. Louis,. April 3. (L N. &) Lead Quiwt, $4.90. , Spelter Steady. $6.25. ; - Money and. Exchange . ' New York, April S. (L N. 8.) Call money on the floor et the New York stock exchange to day ruled at 4 per cent, high 4 H per cent, low 4 per cent. Time money was quiet. Rates wvre 5 4 per cent. The market for prime mercantile paper waa -dull . Call money in London today wa 3H per -cent. Sterling .exchsnge strong, with business in banker' bills at 84.64 14 for de mand. Chlrag;o Dairy Prodnce Chteago, April S---(L N. B.) Butter Re ceipts, 8754 tub. Creamery extras, 64o; extra firsts, 63He; firsts,. 60 H. 0 63c; packing stock. 85041H& - Egg Receipts, 25,660 eases, y Current re ceipta. 87 089c: ordinary firsts, 88 0 88 He: firsta. 88H039Hc: extra . firsts, 44H0 43Hc; check. 88087c; dirties, 86 ft 38c Ran Francisco Grain Receipts, " San Francisco receipts front -Oregon by rail: Seventeen huuared quarters flour, 2800 eenttla wheat From Washington By rail, 8200 qnsr Ura flour; via water, 2360 centals oata, 749 centals rye; 200 sacks beans. 1668 sacks riid tUings, 1100 sacks bran, 100O racks feed, 1050 sack malt, for month of March. tfsmi : "'" iv; Iowa. Seeding- Oats Reports from Pavenport, Iowa, say large an e aee being seeded to oats, with bnt little aprinc wheat being put in. A large acreage in corn is to bo assured on account of tha high pricn. PORK 25c VEAL 2fc J We pay thosa prices for top quality meats. -We can use heavy and. inferior Quality at les-. VTe never charge com mission. FRANK I SMITH MEAT CO, " SEED OATS SCARCE WITH DEMAND KEEN; RULE HIGH Market Shows - Shortage of Planting Stock and Some Forced to Purchase Feed Instead Great Scarcity of Al falfa in Portland.' m NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS - Car- Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats, Hay. Portland, Thur. Year ago. Season to date.. Year -ago. . Taeoma. Wed. Year ago. Season, to date. . Year ago. ..... Seattle, Wed. .. Year ago. ... . , Season to date. . Year ago..,... 16 8 1 6 . 1 .6603 .8670 . 1 .16 .4972 .4230 .-9 .'5070 .4127 3 5 7 948 2197 619 2900 328 888 1311 1863 .... ...... -.2 82 J43 1105 80 . . ; 248 1442 . ., ' 2 8 11 71 1057 82 1447 510 2378 870 2812 Very liberal demand for seed oata far showing in the Northwest trade at ' thia time, and- be cause of the scarcity- of offering many groweie are compelled to purchase tegular feed atock for planting. ; Selling price for feed oats ranged around 35 a ton, while from $75 to $80 i baing asked for seed stock. Not only are seed oata scarce in thia section, but owing to the huge demand from Canada the Eastern trade is showing a like con dition. That the California alfalfa hay coming to the local market is not only of very poor qual ity, but that the bales are so large that they re unsuited . for the general call here, is the opinion expressed by some of the leading iren in the trade. -Good Northwest alfalfa is a scare article these days," say Harry Spurlock, in charge of the hay department of Everding 6c Farrell. "It is almost impossible to secure sufficient stock for requirements, and while during the . last few deya there has been a rather fair supply com ing forward, it eleans . upso quickly that the demand is by no means filled. . "This baa been an unusually poor season for' timothy nay tn the local market. This is prob ably due to the. fact that automobiles are fa&t taking the place of horaes in the city, while the dairy interesta are practically all buying alfalfa.' A preliminary meeting of the grain feed deal ers of Portland has been held and a committee appointed to further tbe organization. : Tbe trade reports, the organisation for the purpose of es tablishing (redee for feed atuff sold in this market. , FLOUR Selling price: 'Patent. $11.45; family wheat fiour, $11.30; whole wheat fkmr, $10.15; Willamette vaUey, $11.35; local straight, $11.80; baker: local. $11.80011.45; Montana spring wheat patent. 811.45 S 11.50; rye fiour. $10.00; oat, flour, $10.00; graham. $10.40. Price for city delivery in five barrel lota. - ' HAY Buying prices: Willamette timothy, fancy, I); Eastern Oregon-Washington fancy timothy. $31.00 082.00; alfalfa, $25. SO: val ley svtch. $28.00; cheat, ); straw. $9.00; clover, $26.00 0 27.00; grain. $20.00 per ton. " GRAIN SACKS Normal. New crop deliv ery No. 1 Calcutta, 14 013a tn car lot; less amounts higher. MIIXRTI FKS Mixed run at millr, sacked, $80.00 0 40.00. JTOL.LED OATS Per bbl, $B.50 010.00. , ROT.LEI BARLEY Per tou. $64.00. CORN Whole. $67.00 0 68.50; cracked. $69.00 0 70.00 per ton. - Merchants exchange bids: ; T FEED OATS ; - . ! April. Mty. No.' 2 white . . ifiOOO 6000 BARLEY Feed , 5050 6050 "A" ....... ............ 6150 8160 Eastern oata and corn in bulk : OATS Whit No. 8 . . . . .... ... 4700 4700 White 38 pound clipped ....... . 4950 4050 . ' . CORN i -. No. 8 yellow. , . 6100 6000 No. 8 mixed ................. 6000 6969 . i- - mi m 11 11 ,- PACIFIC COAST BASK STATEMENT Portland Bank This week. 5.073.637.26 I 6.398,777.77 4,671,04.77 4,640,962.71 Cleaainga- Moa, :.... Tuesday Wednesday Thursday . -I Year ago. 4.533.026.03 8.244.417.24 S.2SS.177.8S 3.281.150.93 . - Taeoma Bank . ,...j..3 876,641i00 ............... 67.304.00 Spokane Banks -...............$ 1,293,381.00 284,548.00 Seattle Banks ... ;,..$ 6,026,074.08 1,670,714.00 San Franelsoe Bank . . .318.670.400.08 Lea Angelas Bank ..8 5.856.907.00 Clearings ' . . Balances . . Cleartnga . . Balances . . Clearing . Balaneea . . i .. Clearings t . Clearing DAIRY PRODUCE Of THE COAST San Franc laoo Market 81 Francisco, April 8. V.- P.)- Butter Extras, 61 He. Eg Extras, 46c; extra pullets, 44 He. V ' Cheese California flats, fancy, 31 He SeatUe Market Seattle. April 3. (XL P.) Butter Local country creamery, cubea 62c; do bricks, 64c Egg Local, strictly fresh, 47c; pallets, 4 80. Chueae Washington cream brick, 83c; do Young America, 86 0 38c; Washington .and Oregon triplets, 86 088c. .-'..- ; Lee Angeles Market - 7oa Angeles. April S. (L N S.) Butter California creamery, extra. 65 H'e. Egg Fresh extras, 46c; ease count, 44e; putleta, 44c , POTATOES ALL AL03TG THE COAST Lea Angel Market , 7jo Angeles, April 8. PoUtoes Stockton Bnrbanks, extra fancy, $3.60 0 3.75; fancy, 83.0U; Idaho Russets, fair. $2.75; Rurab, $2.40 0 2.60: home grown . White and Red Rose, $2.2502.75 lug; seed stock and Oregon White and Red Rose, $2.85 03.00 per hundred. Seattle Market Seattle, April 8. (L N. Onion 56 per lb. Potatoes Yakima Gents. $36.00 0 88.00; locals, $25.00 0 $0.00 per ton. POTATOES ALL AL03TG THE COAST " San Frsnclsoo Market Sen Franchtco. April 3. (U. P. )' Potatoes TVlta. $1.75 0 2.00 per cental for choice, and $2.85 02.50 for fancy; Oregon Bnrbanks. $2.00 0 2.60; Idaho Gems, $2.300 2.85; Washing ton Gems, $2.25; sweets. $5.00 0 7.00; new potatoes, 60 6 He pound. Onion Icehouse, California, $3.75 04.00 per cental. Says Coffee Will Rise ' . Chicago, April 8. (U. P.) Joffee importers and roaster have decided to spend $160,000 for a four-year campaign to "tall the truth and give the facts" about coffee, according to announce ment today by roasters o flhe Mississippi valley in convention here. Coffee prices will advance, ft waa predicted, and will remain high until fu ture crops develop. The advance waa not due to the war, it was . said, but to devastation of coffee field in - South America. Float Stocks Increase Chicago, April S. Wheat flour stocks . in the United State on March 1 wer 7,077.976 barrel white, an increase of 0.6 per cent lover last year. ; . si. 5 !. - Baby Bonds . Denominations $50 $100 to yield ' 7 ; 5J4 7 Call or Write for List FREEMAN SMITH CAMP Howiiiwuj isjw Bank Bums. ' Maim $48 PRICES ssrcoNo iuoi , ., FRUIT Edited by . Hyman IL Cohen ALL LINES STEADY AT NORTH PORTLAND WITH SMALL OFFERING Ten Loads Come Forward' Over Night . to Market Eastern Swine Values Are Up Even Though Reported as Weak Values Holding Here. 1 HOW LIVESTOCK RULED " Hog. Steer. ; Lamb. 920.40 20.SS 1 9.78 S0.S8 17.00 Ohloagvi .......... 320.3O S20MO Omaha ... ..... . 1 S.OO . 1 S.28 Dsnvse 19.78 1T.OO Kama City ....... 80.1 0 18.SO Portland .......... 18.80 14.80 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RCN , Calve. Sheep. . ... . 296 7 94 .1. . 108 . . . - . . ... 10 242 110 Market for livestock waa- generally considered steady for the day at North Portland. . Market for hog snowed-a fair volume of sup plies over night with a total of 537 compared with 725 last week and 896 head- year age " Late Wednesday afternoon sale of small vol ume of hogs were m&de as high as $18.90, which price is now quoted at the top. . Conditions in the eastern trade show a higher price range despite 'the fact that the report tell of a weaker market. - '..' General bog market range: Prima mixed .$18.85018.80 . 18.75018.85 . 16.85 016.90 . 16.25 017.23 . 18.85 Medium mixed ..... f Bough heavies ......... Pigs . Bulk . , if. .......... Cattle Trade I Good With 4 email run again reported in the North Portland yards over night, trend of the cattle bade continues to allow a tteady to strong tone with ao apparent change in. value. Market is in good shape for all classes of offering with an extreme shortage at tha moment of really top stuff. - ' ' General cattle rang; Beet steers ............... $1 8 00 0 14 BO Good to choice steer ........ . 11.50013.50 Medium to good teer ........ 10.00011.00 Fsir to good steers 9.00 0 10.00 Common to fair steer ......... 8.00 0 9.0O Choice eowa and heifer 10.50 013.25 Good to choice cow and heifer 9.00 010.00 Medium to good cows and heifer 7.00 0- 8.00 Fair to medium -cow and heifer 5,00 0. 0.00 Canners ........ 8.00 0 4.50 Bull 6.00 0 8.50 Clve ..................... 0.50018.60 Stockera and feeders ... 7.00010.00 ' , Mutton Situation Steady Situation in the mutton alleys of the North Portland market waa steady for the day with a light run. A large per cent of these were re ported a direct shipment to a local meat Company from it own feed lots. . , Spring Jambs are being offered to buyers 'at cowntry point but the7 are ahowing no inclina nation to take hold. ' ( General mutton market ' range: Prime lamb '. .$18.00017.00 Fair to medium Iambs ........ 14.0001600 Yearlings 11.00 012.OO Wether ... 0.00 0 10.00 Ewe. 6.50010.60 .Thursday Livestock Shipper Hogs Douglas & Steven. Idaho Falls, 1 load; Mart Elevator Co., 1 load. , : Cattle Joseph Richmond.' New berg, 1 load; Waiiam Middleton. DaUaa, 2 loads. - ' Sheep Ted Clausen. Lyle, Wsb., 1 load. Mixed Stuff George Bjothfcy, Independence. X load of cattle and hogs; Cutford Bros., Hub bard, 1 load of cattle, bogs and sheep; M. L. Forrester, Tangent, 1 load of cattle, hogs and sheep; Norwood aV Miller, Albany, 1 load of cat tle, hogs and sheep. '. Thursday Morning Sal . i i - STEERS . : ' No. 5. L. Ave. lbs. Price. I No. A,ve. lbs. Price. . .A 633 810.50 I I...... 660 $14.00 ...1110 12.00 . 5.. ...1046 13.50 COWS . 885 8 0.50 2.. . 970 8.00 4.. . 973 9.00 1.. , 870 4.00 HEIFERS . 690 $ 8.25 I .. , HOGS , 178 318 85 12.. . 234 18.75 2.. 840 810.00 892 6.00 790 7.60 888 3 7.00 820 318 00 495 16.85 87... 11... COTTOK LIFTED IK 7TEW TORE WITH LIVERPOOL SPOT WEAK New York. April 3. (I. N. 8.) 3"urthr gains were made in the cotton market today, with an increase of business op. bullish senti ment apparent. - Old style stork opened 8 to 100 paints high er, and new IB to 24 point higher. At tha end of the first 20 minutes new wer 20 to 28 points net higher, with tbe market still active. The market waa narrow during tha afternoon, continued realizing salas checking advances.' The close was steady at a act advance of 15 to 50 points on new contrasts and 8 to 38 point on old contracts. - Furniahed" by Overbeck Board of Trade bids. Cooke company. Open. High. January ........ 2065 2086 May . 2588 2600 July .''.. 2340 : 2358 Txw. 2069 2580 2330 Close. 2T.85 2345 2210 2i0 2183 2115 2083 August ............ OcMber 2127 2156 , 2128 0T0HBtaT . g, e e a December . . . .'. . 2075 2109 2075 -. Liverpool Cotton Easy ' Uverpool. April 8. (I Ni 8.) Cotton fu ture - opened steady. Spot quiet, price easy. Sale 10.000 bale. , ' LIBERTY BOND SALES Liberty bonds, official closing prices. New York : Fri. ..19964948693609448)3629520 Bat. . .906!94509360I946093609516 Moo. . . 991094549860946293529512 Tuea. .99129460j03589464IA358540 Wed. .i90894849354i948493569548 Thnr. , .O902949293609508936619072 i9366 I936S 19358 19362 19358 10866 . W own and offer ,. a select list of Municipal Bonds e' to rield ' ,. 5t60 to 6.25 , Corporation Bonds to yieia 6.25 to 7 Particular on application " 1 y ' ' . . .. ....: t-n3ri&ERiiEiNJS Trust Compamy URTH Ui tvmil( mm Vn Ueifeermeag BUg. , Pertlaa!, trs. -. Hogs. Cattle. Thursday ...... , 537 .100 Week ago , 735 05 Two weeks ago.. . . 593 : 26 Four week, ago.... . 563 .. 123 Year ago ....... 896 34 Two years ago. , .... 866 224 Three year ago.,. 866 . 162 Four years ago.. . 224 115 Qoverament Action Causes the Selling . Of Steel Shares . 1 t .' ' " ' ' - STOCKS CLOSE WEAK Nw York. April l.-tl. N, 8.) The stock market Closed weak. A general eellln inevement atarted in toe fined trading which c arris prtoet down to the low level ef tn day. Tnw move ment atarted with offering of Steel common en a large seals, on which that Mock drooped to 07 ' , closing at 97 H- Marine preferred fell 4 points to 111. wttlle Atlantis Oulf lost S points to 181. Losses of from 1 to 8 point were gen eral in the last hour. Baldwin wa finally 87, Midvate 444 American Smelting 78. Southern Btaairia 04fa. SSulean ISetFolaum 181 Vs. Oen- re Motors, 1S0V and Industrial A loo hoi 14J . - sale, yss.yoo nacs; oones, i,ivajvv. New York. April 3. IL N. R) The action of director of railroad in insisting on changed condition la the steel trade before placing rail road contracts caused the trading element to tall stock, especially the steel shares, at the ooen ing of the stock market today,, and at the end of the first tew minutes some losses were recorded. It waa not long before this aelling wa exhausted, and before the end of the first 15 minute re newed strength waa shown all through tbe liat. . V. S. Steel opened with aalea from 98 H to 98.i but after a moderate amount of trading ral lied to-984- Baldwin sold down one point to 88 14 and then recovered quickly to 89 . while the other steel share moved in the same man ner. , -. ; 5 - . - - The (hipping issues were again active and strong. Marine preferred, after selling at 11814, rose to 114, and' Atlantic Gulf advanced 24 te 123 H. !-"?-r' ,fj . The market ' continued strong all througiuut the forenoon, with taost of the important Jrsuea making aubstantial gain. : : Steel common moved up one point to 99, and gains were-made by the other steel industrials. The oil stocks wer also in demand, Mexican Petroleum advancing two point to 184; v. lit' Texas rose four points to 218. Barrett was active and strong, moving up 4 H to a new high of 129 4 . r. Marine preferred reacted from 114,54 to 1184.;:--.; : Furnished 'by Overbeck: Cooke Co., Board ef Trade buildings DESCBIPTI0N: Alaska Gold. ...... A Uia Chalmers, c. , . Ass. Agr. Cbem... . Atner. Beet Sugar. . American Can, c. . . Am. Car Fdy., c. Am. Cotton Oil, c. Amer. Linseed, e . American Loco., e. Am. Smelter, t . . . . Am. Sumatra Tob. Am.. Sugar, e... . Am. Tel. A Tel.. Am. Woolen. ... Open High Low I Close 84 SH Thi 51T 86 86 35 H 354 103 103 H 102 102 V 76 774 754 76 51 51 Vi 49 H 494 9014 90 H 9H 894 40H 49 .48 H 48 48 48 48 48 66 66 66 66 v 70 72 70 71 112 112 ; 111 111 123 120 124 1344 104 104 104 104 07 58 57 67 62 62 61 62 92 I 92 92 92 121 124 121 182 88 69 87 87 48 48 47 47 69 70 68 69 23 23 22 S 22 22 ' .22 21 21 25 25 25 25 160 161 150 158 76 76 75 75 68 58 58 57 38 88 37 37 84 94 94f 04 24 24 28t23 86 87 88 37 .......... 41 f I 3 58 ) 68 ? 87 66 87 66 68 i 24 24 I 24 23 63t 63 i 62 62 16 16 15 15 156 156l58 153 170 I171169 (160 66 67-t 65 63 43 44 I 43 44 83 93t 88 93 41 41 41 41 23 23 22 22 ..... ...... . 46 ..... , . . . . 09 150 130 146 147 60 53 t 60 61 27 27) 26 28 26, 26 '41 23 15 10 19 J 18 1? 33 82 82 2 , 71 71 70 6 55 55 65 6T. ..... .......... 49 ........ . J. . . .-. 87 . 182 184 186 181 24 24 23 24 45 45 44 44 23 24 23 234 67 16 17 16 16 80 30 29 29 75 75 74 74 : 103 105 105 105 93 03 02 l 2 4 . . . . ..... ..... 101 38 29! 88 30 ..'.. ..... . 82 44 44 44 ' 44 60 SO ( 49 49 48 48 V 48 47 69 69 68 US 20 21 20 20 77 78 77 77 83 84 83 8 82 02 82 H 24 24 f 24 I 23 176 176 175 176 13 12 12 ,12 64 64 63 63 102 102 101 101 28 28 27 27 43 46 44 44 212 21B 211 211 90 90 89 89 129 120 129 128 133 134 138 183 83 84 62 82 !) 9 7 7 115 115 115 115 74 76 74 76 87 67 67 67 8 88 83 83 82 ..... ..... ..... 20 88 88 88 87 46 46 46 46 29 29 29 20 124 124 124 123 Ana con. Mining Co. Atcnuon, e. ..... . Atl Gulf ac W. I. Baldwin Loco.-, o. . Haiti, ds Ohio. e. . . Bethleltem Steel, B. Brooklyn E. T. . . Butte & Superior. . 'aL Petroleum, e. . Canadian Pacific . Central Leather, c. Ches. & Ohio. .. . . Chi., St. P, . Chi. St N. W.. ... I'liile Copper . . . . . Chino Copper . . , . . Colo. F. A. L. e. , . . Con. Ga ..... . . . Corn Products, e.. . Crucible Steel, e... Cuban Can Sugar. . IMrttUere Erie, c ;. . ; . . .. . . Genera) Eleetrie . . . General Motor Goodrich Rubber . Greene-Can. ...' . Ot. Nor. pfd. Gt. Nor. Ore Land. Hide 4c Leather, c. . Ice Securities . . . , , Illinois Central. . . . . Industrial Alcohol. . Inspiration ....... Int. Mer. Marine . , . Int. Nickel K. C. Southern, c. Kennecott Copper . Ijirkswanna Steel Lehigh Valley . . .. London; Silver ...', . Maxwell Motors, c , Mex. Petroleum . . Miami Copper . Midvale Steel . . . . . Mo. Pacific . .... National Lead .' , . . Nevada ; Con. , . . . New Haven .,... N. T. Central. ; i. ... Nqr. at Western, e Northern Pacific . N. Y,- Silver .. .... Ohio Cities Gas.. . Pacific Mail . . . . . Pennsylvania Ry. . . r i . , - - I t,ICB U,J a . . . Pittsburg Coal, e. . Pressed Steel Car, e Kay Cons. Copper. By. ' Steel Springs. Reading, c ; . . . . Kep. Iron V Steel, c Rock ; Island Hears, KoebuckaVCo.. Shattuck ; . . . . . . . Studebaker, e. . . . . . Southern Pac . ... . Southern Ry., a.,... Sinclair Oil ....... Texas Oil. ....... Tobacco Prod. .... Cnion Pae.. e.. I'nUacd Cigar Stores. V. 8. .Rubber, o. . . C. 8. Hteel.n!.... do pfd ........ Utah Copper Virginia Cbem., e. . Wabash ......... Kebeah B. ...... . W. V. Tel. ....... WeHinghouse Elec . Willy Overland.... Wool worth . , . . . i ': :- Hew York Bond ' Furnished by Overbeck as of Trade building: Atchison GenL 4 ........ Ba). A Ohio Gold 4 ..... . Bvih. Steel Ref. 6 ........ Central Pae. l.t 4a., ...... Market Cooke Co.. Bid. .. 82 . .. 75 -.. 88 ,. 78 ,.95 . . 80 .. 82 ..83 . . 12 . . 82 .. 83 . . 83 . . 100 ..103 . . 82 94 . . 84 . . 85 . 85 Board Ask. 82 77 80 78 95 80 85 84 12 83 85 86 100 103 83 95 86 -85 86 vj., n. at VI- uoi. aa ... St. Paul GenL 4 a ... Chicago N-W. GenL 4a L. at- N. Cni. 4a New York By. 5 Northern Pac P. L. 4 . Reading Oenl. 4 Cnion Pact 1st 4 41 aeeoO-sVoe 17. 8. Steel 5 ., Soutliens Pse. Conv. 6s .. . . Southern Iac. Conv: 4s .... Penn. Conv. 4s ......... Pena. 1st 4s Ches. A Ohio Conv. 5s .... Ore. Short line 4 ....... ForelefTTTJond Market Fnrnished by Overbeck de Cooke Co., Board Aak. , 06 fl 98 99 158 09 56 124 99 f 97 97 98 98 99 of Trade building; Bid. A. F. 5. Ocfc-1920 ......... V. K. 5s Nov. 1910 ...... IT, K. 5 Nov. 192 1-. A. F. Sec 5s Aug. 1919..... Rep. France As 103L. . . . .... Paris HvOrt. 1921 Marseilles 6a Nov. 1919 ...... RuMian Extn. 5s 1921 .... Russian IntL 6a 1926. i IKm. Hi Aug. 1919 ......... Itom. fta April 1921 ........ Horn. 6 April 1931 ....... . Don. b April 1926 ........ China 6 1919 . Dom. Canada fts 1937 ....... U. K. 6 1937 . 96 : 99 97 ISO 97 . 09 53 116 99 97 974 96 94 97 Anyone's Guess in r Mohair Market and Price Unsettled It's anyone's goes a to the price of mo hair for the sulk of tha cupplie of Oregon mi season. . - Actual bosineM on' a eery limited scale at 40c a pound is confirmed. There are wild rsnon of 10o above this being paid, but they anut be confirmed la any quarter. . Fact of U.e mat ter is that the big buyer are Just aa badly at sea regarding the prica a are mohair grower themselves. - It is generally believed that the market will settle to a definite bails within the next few days, bat in the meantime prices will arov either slightly above or below the 4 Oe markrt, depending upon how much a chance the buyer cares to 'take with tba -market. Respite Application, . Piled in Debs' Case f.--t ' ' ." - vwawssawasaawassssyi ; if - " ." .'.-. '.- '' ' WashfnsTton, April fL N. S.) Ap plication for a respite in the case of Eueeno V. Debs, under 10 years sen tence for violation of the espionage act, wss received at the executive offices of the White House today.. The applica tion is preliminary to a, petition seeking executive clemency, and Is sicned by Charles Edward Russell, Frank P. Walsh - and Alan Benson. It will be turned ovett-to Attorney General Palmer today and the petition, when It is re ceived, will be forwarded to President Wilson at Paris. ; As Volunteers Are Sent, Oversea, Men On Duty to Return Washina-ton, April S. !.-. N. S.) Qen eral Pershing- was today informed by cable o the war department's decision to enltstV 50,000 . volunteers for overseas service, and was informed that the men would be sent td him in detachments of 1000 each for assignment to the army of occupation. With the arrival of each detachment, he was Instructed to return an equal number of men who had en listed or who had been drafted for the period of the war, selecting the most meritorious cases. The S0.000 menj the general was told, will be divided as follows s Twentyk-f Ive thousand Infantry, 15.000 field artillery. 5000 engineers, 3000 medical department and 2000 cavalry. : . . Territorial Forces To Bq Reorganized London April 3. (By British Wire less.) (I. N. ; S.) Colonel Winston Churchill. ' secretary of state for -war, announced today ; that the Brltl3h ler rltorlal forces would; be .reorganised into 14 divisions,: with 14 mounted bri gades. First line territorial units ' In the army of occupation overseas will probably be replaced. Colonel Church ill concluded by saying : "The new ter ritorial force should not be . liable to serve overseas until an emergency is so serious that the ; general military act, passed by parliament (conscription), is necessary." J ' i i i i ' ' r : " ALLIANCE 0F . SOVIETS IS PLANNED (Continu '. Ftdk Page One) vere," according to Trlts Simon, man aging editor of the Leipsleer Tageblatt, keen student Of political affairs. . All of the country is now showing signs of a new Spartacan revolution. In Spartacan circles the prediction Is openly made there will be a revolt and that a Bolshevik government will be proclaimed at Leipzig ?within 10 days. --,- - .. i ... Berlin, April 3.-t-(I. K. S.) Numerous casualties resulted from fighting in the Ruhr district, where a general strike was proclaimed. More than 100,000 men have quit work. Strikers Hake Demands 'BaBle. April 8. -U. P.) Martial law has been proclaimed throughout the Rhineland, a dispatch from Stuttgart re ported today. The strikers are said to have demanded that Germany imme diately resume diplomatic relations with Russia. ; Militia t and police attacked demonstrators in Essen with hand gren ades, Inflicting numerous casualties, It was reported. . i . Frankfort Shops Plundered Frankfort-on-Main, April 1. via Ber lin and London, ? April 3. (I N. S.) Street fighting is raging In this city. Strikers killed several officers in one clash and threw their bodies Into the river. Many shops have been plundered. Numerous fires have broken ouL . In some of the pitched battles both sides used hand grenades. Heavy Damage Reported Copenhagen, April I.-(L N, S.) Dam age to the extent of 10.000,000 marks was done In fighting between strikers and government troops at Frankfort-on-Main, according to information from that city today. ; ,..; - i : - ' Before the war a German -mark was worth 24 cents in American money.; $38,000 A'STOMSA MUNICIPAL BONDS TO YIELD 5 EXEMPT FROM ALL FEDERAL INCOME TAXES . Aatoria. Oreron the county seat of Clatsop county, located at the mouth of the Columbia river. Is one of the oldest estab- ' llahed communities on the Pacific, Coast: is. the third city . in size in the state of Oregon and one of the principal sea-' ' ports between San Francisco and Puget Sound., .. j, ; . Astoria Is a well-built, progressive1, modern city of growing commercial Importance, containing four substantial banking institutions with total resources approximating 85,O0,OOO; a ; varied line of progressive mercantile, industrial and shipping .- concerns; well-paved and well-lighted streets, . electric rail- . wsy lines: fine public docks and other improvements. An- -- . proximately 91,000,000 has been expended by the community in enlarging and extending public -docks, harbor Improve- -. tnents and terminal facilities. Astoria is the regular port-' of-call for a number of deep-seagoing and coastwise steam ship linea w We recommend these bonds as a very safe and desirabl ; investment. . ASK ABOUT OUB PARTIAL PAYMEIfT PLAIT Barrlar aad Fireproof " Safs Deposit Boxes for . Beat . , Call or Write for Oar ij Descriptive Booklet Called I IKTE8TMENT RECOM3IENDATIOS ' MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. THE PREMIER MUKICIPAL B03TD HOUSE 880.11 Stark St, Between Fifth and Sixth Groan 4 Fleer Telsphoaet Broadway S181 - Established Over ft Tsars 1 ' " - LIBERTY BONDS '. TOU CATOTOT DO BETTER TOU MAT DO WORSE We are today paying tbe following prices for United States Govern-' merit Liberty Loan Bonds, which are the opening New fork prices, plus theaccrued interest; 3tt : 1st 4s 4s lBtiVtn 2d 448 3d4Us' 4th 44s 100. li ! 95.79 25.08 98.04 85.22 95.68 96.61 . In purehaslng Liberty Bonds we deduct from the above prices 37 o ea - 950 Bond and- 92.50 on a 91000 Bond. In selling Liberty Bonds we charge the NewVTorlc market price pins tb accrued Interest. ASK ABOUT OUR PARTIAL FATWE7CT PLAIT ' - BURGLAR AND FIRE PROOF SAFE DEPOSIT TAULTS . SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOB REJfT MOKEUS BROTHERS, Irici ' . " The Prmler Maslelpal Bond Heat - 308.11 STARK ST., BET. FIFTH AJfD SIXTH 8TS. tOEOUXD FLOOR) Telephone Broadway 2151 - Establishes Over 26 Years 1 Financed Industry and Enterprise Portland Gas A Cos Compaay Gross earnings of th Portland Gas 4 Coke comptny for February, according to the company's statement just ' issued, show an Increase of 38 per cent over Februarys! 1918. - Operating 'expenses show an in crease of 41 1 per cent. . and net Income an increase of 34 per cent for the same period.' For the 12 months' period end ing Febuary net earnings show an in crease of 22 per cent over preceding 12 month period. The figures forVebru- ary are as follows: 1918 1917 187.861 Inc. $52,163 30,423 81.744 23.810 Cross ....8 190.029 Oner. .... 104,275 73,862 64,000 34,230 Net " a a a a BaL 66,541 For the 12 month' period 1917 Inc. Gross .,..81,852.791 81,883.142 1467.649 Oper. ..... . 1.033,74 1 766.604 269,187 Net ..... 817.060 618,538 198.612 Bat ..... 466.869 " 230.440 135,620 Paclflo Power A Light Company Ac cording to the statement of the Pacific Power & Light Company for the month of February, just Issued, gross earnings for that month wer s 3159,469, an Increase oi 10 per cent oVer February, 1918. Oper ating : expenses show an increase of 20 per cent over the previous) February, leaving a net increase of 2 per cent in net earnings. ' For the 12 months' period ending with February gross earnings show an increase of 12 per cent, operat ing expenses an increase, of ,30 per cent and net earnings a decrease of 4 per cent. Figures for February are as fol lows: .... , 1018 139,460 86.088 75.307 - 29.138 1917 ' Inc. $ 145.080 114.380 71.611 14,677 78.668 - 1,789 86.890 7.767 1917 Ino. 7 1,691.184 1199.683 790.600 238,469 000,683 83,30S 461,471 110.007 Oros . , Oper. . . . . Net ... . . 1918 Groat ....21.800,760 Oper.- 1,028.069 Net 867.820 Ual. ..... , 351.464 Decrease. . Water Route to Willamette Valley Points A committee appointed by the president of the lSugene Chamber of Commerce Is cooperating wir a similar committee at Marshf ield In an ef f crt to secure the routing of freight tirm Baa FranclBco to towns in the Willam ette valley via Marshf ield and Eugsne. It is claimed by . proponents of tne scheme that a cheaper rate may be ob tained by taking tne water route to Cons Bay and the Southern Paotflo' from there via Eugene than by the all rail route. Bids Asked oa rational Forest Road Sealed bids will be received until : 10 a. m April 11, at the office of the district engineer, 628 Postoffice bu'.ld ing, Portland, for constructing or Im proving the Crater Lake-Prospect sec tion of the Medford-Klamath Falls' na tional forest road project, located In Jackson and Klamath - counties. The length of the road to be improved Is np proxlmately 22 miles.: ' Kertttaa Cream Company Bsilds to The Halle Edwin 8. Beck thliOweek award ed a contract to Hedges & Huls of The Dalles ; for the construction of a , one story concrete building 60x100 .feet -in dimensions for. the Norman Cream com pany. The cream company will lnta 11 teveral thousand uollars worth of addi tional equipment in the hew build'ng. Bids Asked for Rasing Betiding Bids are being received by tjbe Labor Temple association, 412 Stock Kxchange build ing, for razing the frame buildings at the corner Qf Fourth and Jefferson streets, preparatory to build'ng a Labor temple. , , . . - ' Baker Banker Tsrn Farmer T. G. Montgomery, for several years cashier of the First National bank : of Baker, has resigned ' that position to take the management of a large tract of farm land near Fergus, Mont. ' r Msxlran Wants Trad Connections A firm of commission merchants in Mex ico desires to be placed in communica tion with rr.anufacttarers In view of ob taining agencies for the sale of exclu sively American goods. Latest cata logues are requested. Reference. Fur ther information will be furnlahed by the bureau of foreign and domestlo oim merce, Portland Chamber of Commerce. File 28822. V .