THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY, MAY 6. 1919.. 19 V jVWAKENING-OF 'i 1 1 . - 1 . . - LAST CARLOAD OLD E; NEW SEASON IS ON Disposal of the One Remaining Load in State at Malloy Station Ends the 1918 Crop Year Here Coehella Stoek Is Very IHflh Priced. Tha last carload of Oreron onions held by a (rower for -the 1 91 8-1 leuon has ba sold 1 St 8 per cental f. o. b. eeantrr eliippiris point. f he Ust load he bn mold to so forward to CelgarT, Canada, shipment betas nude durias tb day By George Davenport or tola city. I The laat carload wa held by Japanese ' frrewe at Malloy atatioa and was aaid to be In ' almost aa food condition aa the day it was cathered from tha field. IWitfa tha shipment of the last carload of irssoa oniona for the 1918-19 season comes tha fennel openine of the new crop aeaaon with the arrival oi aoont i a crates oi oacneu Sloes oy Steamer. Thia ahipment constated of both crys tal wax and regular Bermnda type onions, the former beinc quoted by the trade here at (5.75 per crate of SO pounds, and the other at 94.50 Cr crate. There is additional activity in the small eaiains stocka of old Oregon oniona held "alone tha street. Tha CaHfernia new crop of. ferine, while of good ooelHv. are nevertheless fce bia-h priced that the cannot go into cen tra! oonsvsaptkm. PUTTEBFAT PRICE CEWT HIGHER I A 11 local ereaanerles were qnotiac an advance , M le a pound in the price of butterfat for the nay. with the station value at 54 65c. and the Portland basis at 68 60c a pound. - While no rftance was mad in prints, the market was C firmer. Beat rubes were at 52 63c. GO TRADE 18 HELD UNCHANGED Trade to the egg market was held at on rrhanged prioea here during the day, with 'most if. e. b. bid out at 42e a dosen for current re (cetpta. Greater losses are shown in candling la no tne market wm aoon be established on candled basis. fcOtTWTRY MEATS ABE STEADIER Market for country-dressed meats held steadier here during the day. with the bulk of the top carves going at 20c and best dressed nogs at -rjr a pound. lXecelpta were not quite so lib eral. CHEESE MARKET SHOWS STRONG Market for cheese here is stronger, with pro ducing centers unable to fill requirements prompt ly. With advancing prieea quoted at leading r.aetem making centers, some are forecasting an eanj rue hare. POTATO TRADE IS BATHER QUIET With limited purchases shown at country points" around (1.40 49 1.40 per rental for the various queliuee. tha market for potatoes is holding steady but slow. Most of the California bvri are leaving. BRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Asparagua weaker: Walla Walla at 11.25 1.60 pyramid of 18 pounds. Chomlate and cocoa up le a pound. Arbuckle has added another c pound to cot tee pnrea. Flerm-Sacrsmento strawberries steady at SI. 7834 pet crate. Pweet potatoes offering at 12 He pound. , Thicken market generally aiuet at SOe nound Cucumber supplies greater at $1.76 2 00 per oosen. WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS weather bureau advises: Protect shipment dtirine the nnvt -1ft lionra seslnsr tha fallwin., retr.imum temperatures: Going north. 48 de grees; nortneeat over S.. P. It. S. R. R., 40 degreee; east to Baker. SS desreeef south to Ashland. 40 degreea. Minimum temperature at Portland tomorrow about 60 degreea. WHOLESALE PRICES IN PORTLAND These are the prices retailers na wholesaler. except as otherwise noted: Dairy Products BUTTER Selling price, boa: lots'. Creamery prints, parchment wrapped, extra. 6So lb.; price firsts, B8c; firsts, 62c; smaller lota at an ad vance. Jobbing prices: Cubes, extras. 62 6Sc IK; prune firsts, 61 He; cartons, lo higher. ' HOTTER" T Portland delivery basis. B8 a 60c; price at country stations. 64 0 56s. m.rnuiRr.iRivv r . i tnatn. lb. ; tuba, SZei 1-lb. cartons, 40c; 2-Ib. cartons. Be Hei Nutmanertne. l ib. cartons. Slo lb. CHSE8B Selling price. Tillamook, fresh Oregon fancy full cream triplets. 85 0860 lb.; Teung America. xaeasTe in. Prices to jobbers. f. . b. Tillamook, triplets, S3e; Young Amer ica, Ste. Belling price: Brick, 43o; Lunburg- er. 87 38c; block Swiss. 44 48c lb. Buy ing price of Coos and Curry triplets, 81 or xoung America, iitteit.; r. o. B. Myrtle roinr. EGGS Buying price, 42a per dosen; selling price, e243c; candled. 43c 44c per dozen. EGOS Pubuo market retail selling price. 4Te per dosen. UVK POULTRT Heavy hens, 30c lb.; light hens, 80c per lb.; broilers, 40 41c per lb. ; old roosters, 18c lb.; stags, 20c lb.; squabs, 88.00; dueks, 86 9 40c lb.; pigeons. $1.80 02.00 per do.; turkeys, live, SOe lb. J dressed, 40c lb.; (ease, live, 17a per lb. Freeh Vegetables avid Frak FRISK FRUITS Oranges. 84.25 8.00 per box ; bananaa, 8 9 9o per lb. ; lemons, 8.T6e6.00; Florida, granefruir, ( ) Cali fornia. ta.50A4.25. niaAnDiiaAicio-ura soiw, .vvi9 2.T6 per crate: Florin. 88.80 4.00 per crate. APPLE S-r-Veriou varieties, 83.00 4.50 per hex. PRIED FRUITS Dates. IVomedary. ) ; Fards, ( -) per box: raisins, Three-Crown, lecee Muscatel. 10c lb.; figs, $5.00 per box of 50 fl os. packages. ON ION Belling price to retailers: Oregon, $2.00 4 00 per cwt. : association selling price, carload. 8S.OO, f. o. t. country, garlie, 60 75a: green onkms, 40c per dosen bunches. POTATOES Selling price. $1.60 1.85 per cwt; buying price for fancy large sisee, $4.50 TRANSPORTATION p MIR-AJjLINB. S. S. "CITY OF TOPEKA" MAY 5, 1919 Astoria, Coos Bar. Eureka and Baa Fran cisco connecting with our steamers to Santa Barbara, ja Angelas and Ban Diesn. . special round and Alaska. ' trip fares to California Make your reservations three weeks In advance) for Alaska ports. First steamer leaves Seattle for Noma and St Michael June 1. " TIOKtT OFFICE 101 THIRD ST. BUM 140a. ' A-S332. FRCIOHT OrriCK 1A8T 43S1. ORWAY SWEDEN AND DENMARK est net thai available apaea awr any stt er of any ilea.- Wa haw STEAMSHIP TICKETS In Our Office) fee the Feoaarlns Unas - Dtraat: Nonree tea Aawican Lin . . , . 1 . aoandlnavlan American Line awedUft Amartean Lin , Via etnflandt . Ounard ataamihlp Oompany hVhlto Star Lin If yea are interested in going aver there, eg bringwe anvone from there, call upon CrOWSIV . SMrTH, MANAOER. ' ORSaON wOURNAa. TRAKb BUREAU The) Janrwal Ida. - i ' - Portland, Oraauu Taapren IfttejrBhan.'af sw -. CROP ONIONS GUN riZUJj iITEAMSHl TI6 . fr JXaAI 1 THE i BUTTER INDUSTRY . l : . . . in ; r-. I Cascara, Bark Is Slow to Open Huge Stocks of Old Pee! and Law Are Hating an Effect. By Hymen M. Oohen The huge stock estimated at several minion pounla of old peel caseara, or chitti mbark. now remaining in thia section, 4a having an adverse effect upon the opening of tha price of new peal. The fact that ander the law manufacturers are not allowed to was bark that has bean gathered leas than a year, means that tha new bark most be stored by the buyers until sufficiently aged. Thia in itself will affect the movement Regarding the situation. H. U. Scarritt, Pert land manager of tha H. T. Norton company, ad- - "Tha Cascara bark situation ia a very pe culiar ana, aa bark ia now being peeled, and in. fact some of it ready to go on the market, and peelers and dealers are naturally quit anxious to know what tola season's price ia going to he OB it. "But there is no. ana that wa knew of. in cluding ourselves, that feels disposed to predict or quote a price on this season's peel of bark, or purchase or contract for it, as tha price of this season's bark is going to depend not only largely but practically altogether on what disposition is made of the enormous stocks of last season's bark that were carried over and are yet to be disposed of. and which we estimate efbetween two and three mBUon pounds, and which we would say ia about 60 per cent of last season's tctal peel, and aa tha government doea not per mit of the use of Cascara bark until after it ia 12 months old or older, the bark that will be peeled this season will not be available for use for a year, manufacturers and dealers in bark wculd be very foolish to invest their money, pay storage, insurance, warehousing, and stand a heavy shrinkage on bark that cannot be used for a year, unless it can be purchased at a big discount from tha price of which old bark can be secured for. "There is another reason why we think that thia season's bark ia going to be very slow sale, and which is that bark ia very light and bulky. It ia usually shipped in second band gunnysacks, which vary in size from a small grain or potato sack to large Coffee and peanut sacks, which are hard to stack up in warehouse, and the same weight in these sacks takes up about four times the amount of space that bark does that is put up in compressed bales, and, as we understand it, practically all of the bark that was carried over from last aeaaon has been put in compressed bales, and for both this reason and the fact that last season's bark is available for immediate use. it will naturally get the preference, and no doubt at a big premium over practically green bark in sacks, and which csnnot be used for at least one year. "For the above reasons it is practically impos sible to predict intelligently what this season's peel of bark-is going to be worth, and one per son's guess is probably aa good as another's, and our guess is that it will be worth about 8 cents per pound to the peeler. We are, however, not laying or offering to contract at this price." Tho3e desiring special information regarding any market should writ tha Market Editor, en closing stamp for reply. 1.90; ordinary, $1.2501.85 cental; sweet, $5.90 8 00. VEGETABLES Turnips. $2 25 per sack; carrots. $2.25 per sack; beets, $2.25 per sack; cabbage. California,. 5 H fl V e per lb. ; lettuce, $3.00 per crate; eelary. $1.50 per dos. ; arti chokes. $1.15 doe.; euc umbers. $1.602."5 per doz. ; tomatoes (Mexican). $4.26 04.60 per lug; eggplant, 20e per lb.; cauliflower, local, $1.50 ($2.75 per crate; horseradish. 16c per lb.: bell peppers, 76c per lb.; peas, 14lflo per lb. ; spinach, local, 80 per lb. ; asparagus, local. $1.25 1.50 per do, bunches; rutabegas, $2.00 2.25 per sack. Meats and Provisions COUNTBT MEATS Belling price: Country killed best hogs. 26c lb.; ordinary hogs. 24 He per lb.; best veal. 20c per lb.; lamb. 18c per lb.; mutton. 14 wise lb.; neet, l4c per lb. SMOKED MEATS Ham, 86(41c; breakfast itacon, 84 (900c; picnics, 28c: cottage roll, 35c: sliort dears. 80 33c; Oregon exports, smoked, SOo per lb. MRD Kettle rendered. $15 87 case; stand ard, 3 4c lb.; lard compound, 23 c. Phh and ShellfWi FRESH riSH Steelhead salmon. 15c per lb.: Chinook, 1820c! halibut, fresh. 16c lb.; black eod. A$10e; silver smelt, 14e: tem eod, 8e; sturgeon, 18 20c; fresh herring, t f e. SHEIXFISH Crabs, $3.26 9 8.00 par dos.; shrimp meat. 62o per lb.; lobster, SOe per lb. OTgTKRS Olympia, gallon. $5.60; canned iCastern. 75c can, $9.00 dosen cans: bulk. $4.60 rr gaL SUGAR Cube. $16.85; powdered. $10.25; fruit and berry, $9.65: T3 yellow. $9.65, granu lated, $9.65: beet. $9.66: extra C. $9.25; golden C. $9.15; cube. $10.50. HONEY New. ( ) per case. RICK Japan style. No. 1. QKr: New Orleans head, 11 H 6 12c; Blue Rose. H & 1 0 4 9 per lb. SALT Coerse, half ground., long, $16.00 ton: 60s; $17.25: table dairy. 60s, 822.O0; bales, $a.l08.25; fancy table and dairy, $30.25; lump rock. $2.1.00 per ton. BEANS -Oregon (sales by Jobbers) : I.ady Washington, 8c per lb. : pink. So per lb.; times, Oae; bayou, SVr; red, 7c; Oregon beans, buying prices, nominal. CANNKD MILK Carnation. $6.10; Borden. ev.vv; ANcer, fo.vw; raate, eiv.10; ivinny, $6.10; Tloban, $5.90; Holly, $6.00; lit. Ver non, $6.00; Hajielwood, $5.75 cage. COFFEE Roasted. 80 9 42c, in sacks or drums. SODA CRACKEBS In bulk. 17e lb. NUTS Budded walnuts, 30H31o per lb.; almond. 24 29c; filberts, 28c, in sack lot; peanuts, 15c; pecans,- 26e; Brasila. 8 Sc. Reps. Paints, Oil ROPE SisaL dark, 32c; white. 21 He lb.; standard msnila, 28 He. UNSEED OIL Raw. bbls.. $198 gal.: ket tle boiled, bbls.. $1.95; raw, cases. $1.95; boiled, cases, $3.05 per gaL GOAL OIL Water white ia drums or iron bbls., 1 Be per tel. : cases, 34o per gaL GASOLINE Iron bbls.. 22 He; eases. 82 He; engine distfllata. iron bbls., 14o; cases, 24c. WHITE LEAD Ton tote, IS He: 600 1 lbs.. 5; 10- 18 lie. TURPENTINE Tanks, SWe; cases, 96c case lots, is leas. WIRE NAILS Basic prina, $5.16. .Hons, Wool and Hides HOPS Nominal, 1918 crop. 88 9 40c lb. HIDES No. 1 salt-cured hides, 80 lbs. and MP. 18c: No. 1 part-cured hide", 80 Ibv and tip, 11 He; No. 1 green hides, 80 lbs. and up, 10c; No. I salt-cured bulla, RU lbs. and up. 10c; No. 1 part-cured bulla, 50 lbs. and lip, "He; No. 1 green bnll". 50 lbs. and up, 1c. The prices on No. 2 hides will be le lb. less than for No. 1 of the same kind. No. 1 calf skins up to 15 J be.. 60o for city take off; country take off. 45e; No. 2 calfskins up to 16 lbs.. 48c; No. 1 kip, IS to 89 lbs., 36o; No 2 kip, up, 27c; dry Hint calf, under 7 lbs.. 21e; dry salt hides, T lbs. and up. 22e; dry salt calf, under 7 Hbs, 82c: dry cull hides or calf, half price; dry flint- stage or bulls, 18c; dry salt stags or bulla. 12c; dry cull stage or bulls, half price; dry horse hides, price varies $1.60 to $2.50 according to sise and take-off. each;' salted horse hides, skinned to hoof and head on. $3.00; price varies according to sire and take-off to bides without heads, 60c each less. $5.00; dry long wool pelts. 20a lb.: dry medium wool pelts. 1 0 ( 1 2c ; dry shearling pelts, 25 9 60c each: salted long wool pelts. $1.50 A 2.50 eseh; salted medium wool pelts, $1.00(3.2 00 each: salted sheerlin pelts, each 25c up: dry Jong-hair goatskins, 20c per lb.: dry short-hair goatskins, 60 75e each; horse tail hair, 20c per lb.; horseman e hair, 10c per Jb. : cattle ta.ii (full toil, no 'tnb. 10c per lb. MOIUIK. litmt staple, S0 956e par Jb. I short staple, 40 948a: burry, 859860 per re. TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow. Bo; No. 2. 5c; No. 1 grease, 4c; No. 2 grease, Sc. CHlTTIM OR CASCARA BARK Old peel gross ereight, 18c: new peel, lOo per lb. WOOL Nominal, 81c per lb. TRANSPOStTATfOR Service Resumed S. S. ROSE CITY Betwean Portland and San Franc soo Only rBEIGHT AND PASSENGERS Laava Saa Fraagifeo 11 a. sb Mar 1 LeaTf PortUad.......t y. aa. Mar SAILINGS ETEBT NTJT8 PATS Saa Tranelaeo A Portland 8. S. LJaaa TVekete at OseselMaaed Tteket tHTloa, 1 asais in aaaa. aaagg. rrergna, SiinewurM DOCB. . Broadway 68, A-1S4 AUSTRALIA REW ZEALAND AND $)OUTN BEAS Via Tahiti and Rafwtonga, BUS ana Rama gar Service) Preen Ban Pranelsea Every ta Days UNION SB. CO. OP NEW SEALAND tSO Oal tf am la Street. San Francisco Or bacat S teas-whin ass Sittrat, Agonale v. OREGON BUTTER IS I CLASSED AS SECOND BY THE GOVERNMENT Ruling Places the Product of This State Below Extras of Other Sec tions! Shame of the Decision Is Causing an Upheaval In the Trade. COMPLAINT IS PILED Tha Mutual Creamer? company of this city hat sent the following eomplalnt by wire to Charle 4. Brand, chief af tha bureau f imp. kets at Washington, D. 0.. regarding tha lower soaring of Oregon butter: "Wa strongly pretest tha recant change mad in lowering tha score of butter on the Port, land market. Conslderaala time has bean de voted by the state dairy department, Stato Ag ricultural oalleaa and others In an educational way towards producing better cream and making better butter. The benefit derived from Wile work Is tost unlasa Portland grading on butter Is placed upon the same basis as other recognized markets. Oregon la fast developing as a dairy state which means w will sell on other markets and must hare recognized grading basis or thou, sands of dollars will be lost to the producing dairyman of tha state. Oregon oan produeo ox. tra butter that will demand the top price In other market center with due regard paid to manufacturing. "MUTUAL CREAMERY CO MP AN V. Oregon creamery men have admitted to their shame and to the shame of this section, that the Quality of their butter is below the stand ard set by the United States government for other sections of tha country. In fact that is tha way the trade takes tha recent announcement of the bureau of mar kets here in lowering the standard for extras in Portland alone to 00 and 91 points com pared with 92 points as the standard for extras in other parts of the conn try. While there is some 92 score butter produced in this section, the lowering of the Portland Btandard by the government will place the product of the entire state in a class that to lower tlian any other state in the entire union. That there should be an awakening in tha butter manufacturing trade of this stale is now acknowledged by the entire industry. Tha shame of quotinc Oregon butter on a lower standard than other markets 'is proving too much and al ready complaints are being made. Some pro fess to beliere that in the end this will serve the g-ood purpose of forcing an improvement in the manufacture of butter in thia state Those that produce the better class butter are naturally wrothy regarding the lowering of the standard here, and it is quite likely that the government will be asked to place an in spection department hero to score the butter of this state. Heretofore the government has quoted Ore gon cube buttor with a score of 92 point, but eastern buyers who have tried to secure such rated eubes in this market have failed because practically none of it was available. In other words the claim has been made that the state was quoting a grade of butter it did not produce. DAIBT PRODUCE OF THE COAST San Francisco Market San Francisco. May o (U. P.) Butter Extras, 66 H c. Extras, 60 He; firsts, 49 He; extra, pullets. 4THc. ewss Cheese Fancy California flats, 81c; firsts. SOo per Jb. V Los Angeles Market L Angeles. Msy 6. (I. N. 8.) Butter California creamery extras, 64c. Egge Fresh extras, 48c; case eount, 47c; pulltta, 46c. PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT Portland Bank This Week. .$ 5.226.652.88 . 5.489,025 58 Tacoma Banks S Clearings: Monday Tuesday . . Clearings . Balances . . Clearings . Balances . , Clearings . Clearings . . Tear Ago. 415.757.73 3,268.474.66 1,262.711. ST 100,146.11 Seattle Banks - 5.922,257.00 '.' 1.368.717.00 8an Franelaee Banks $20,617,037.36 Lot Angeles Banks $ 6.609,664.00 Boston Copper Market Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co., Board of Ask. 61 70 35 1 Trade buildine Bid. Adventure ....... Alimeek Aliouez . . . . Arcadian Baltic Bohemia Butte Bal Butte Superior . . . Cal. A Arts. Cel. A Heel Chief Cons. ...... Cona. Cop. Minos . Copper Range Crown Reserve . . . . Daly West Davis Daly ........ East Butte First National Franklin Ooldfield Cona. ... Granby Helvetia Indiana ......... Jerome Verde . . . . . Keeweenaw ...... La Salle Levke Copper . . . . . MeKinley Darragh . Majestic ......... Mason Valley Mohawk Nlpiaaing North Butte ...... North Lake Old Dominion Osceola 60 69 34 14 1 30 24 69Va 870 3-16 4 4214 35 24 5 9 8 H 7S 40 25 60 375 H 6 42 45 2 6i 1 i 2 2 4 24 15 20 664 67H 1 1 40 60 H s 1 1H 2 4 24 8H 4 50 65 15 18 2H 3 66 66 H 0 9H 10 1014 25 50 83 H 83 46 4H 54 55 2 2H 12 13 5 8H 14 1 149 149H 2H 2 S 175 17 54 H 544 27 27H 994 994 86 h arn 14 3 Quincy Shannon Shattuck - Muocess Sup. A Bo. ton Swift Packing Trinity 1 rolurane. United Fruit United Shoe Machinery .. .. T'nited Shoe Machinery pfd. IT. 8. Smelters .......... Vttited Verde Ex to. ..... Utah Apex Utah Cons. Victoria, Winona Wolverine ............. Wyandot Island OU ... Mbby Boston Mont. Denbigh T4 l'A S5 15H 60 84 81 75 15 100 16 100 32 77 17 Saa Francisco Mining- Storks San Franclcso. May 6. Mining quotations: Kelmont. 3 bid; West Knd, 9 bid: MaeNsniara. 93 bid: Tono Ext., 21 bid: Hasbrouck, 80 Ext.. 81 bid: Zone. 117 H sales; East Divide, 87 bid; Brongher, 170 sates; VT1','.1 ora: SUver King. 28 sal; Home stake. 24 sales; Reef, SI gales; Alto, 43 bid: Rosette, SO Wd; Divide. 1080 seise; Divide CUT. $0 sales; Chariot. IS bid; Enreka, 9 asked; Union Con.. 42943; Cash Boy, 10911. New Tork Sag-ar and Coffeo New Tork, May 6. (U. P.) Coffee Spot. No T Rio, 16 He; No. 4 Santos. 31 Ho. Sugar Centrifugal $7.2$. Minneapolis Flax Market Minneapolis. May 6. (L N. 8.) Flaxseed. $3.94 9 8-97. Veterans Parade And Market Is Closed in N. Y. - How York. Mar (I. N. SO The loaat stack, cotton, curb and aerfee markets rara closed today because of the parade of tha Seventy seventh atrial an. TRANSPORTATION STEAMERS Tha PaUea and Way Palata Sailing a TaeaaAya, Tharatlaya ; aa4 Sacardaras 10 P. aVC. DALLES COLUMBIA LINE 4sk St. Dtrsk. Eraadaray 3434 ' - (, . " ' -. ' - ;. T - HERE IS NEEDED . -',; , . '. -. . s ' - . COARSE GRAINS A STRONGE WITH DE Both Osts and Barley Are Well Held Here, With Small Stocks of the Latter Offering California Is Tak ing Surplus of Millfeed. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECED7TS -tiara- Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oata. Hay. Portland. Tue. . 7 . 7 .... S Year ago 8 1 18 Season to data T181 1031 260S 682 S054 Tear ago 3691 882 1105 1422 2421 Tacoma. Mon . . 16 6 5 Tear ago .... 4H Season to date 5296 Year ago .... 6172 Seattle, Mon . . .... Year ago .... 4 Season to data 6286 Year ago .... 4655 1 34 91 1 , . . . 5 74 1225 164 1207 265 1631 ,.. . 4 532 2543 320 1591 1073 3043 ' Somewhat atronger tone was shown generally for coarse grains throughout the country during the day, with both oata and barley quoted fcliehtly higher at Pacific Northwest country points. With only limited ' supplies of barley avail able in this section, and witb the demand in creasing, the market is firmer at all points. No change is showing in the price oi flour here, the Portland trade taking no notice as yet of tha sharp advance made last week by some millers on Puget Sound. Mill stuffs are steady, with the bulk of the tales here at $87 a ton for mill run. Califor nia's requirements are daily increasing as' the warm weather approaches, and the local trade anticipates that tha South will take every ton of surplus that tha Pacifio Northwest has to effer. Hay market continues to reflect a steady to firm tone, with no price change indicated dur ing the day. FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $11:45; family wheat flour, $11:80; whole wheat flour. $10.50 910.75; Willamette valley. $11.85; local straight. $11.26 911.35; bakers' local, $10.90911.10; Montana spring wheat patent, $11.10; re flcur, $10.00; oat flour, $10.00; graham, $10.15 910.50. Fries for city deliv ery in five-barrel lots. HAT Buying prices: Willamette timothy, fancy, I ; Eastern Oregon-Washington fancy timothy, $32.00 9 35.00; alfalfa. ( ) ; valley vetch, $28.0O; cheat. ( ); straw. $9.00; clover. $28.00; grain, $28.00 per ton. GRAIN SACKS Normal. New crop deliv eiy: No. 1 Calcutta. ll4&12o in car lots; lets smounts higher. B41LLSTUFF14 Mixed run at mills, sacked, $88.00. i ROLLED OATS Per ton. $56.00 968.00. ItOLLEY BARLEJT Per ton, 5S 00 960.00. CORN Whole, $68.00; cracked, $70.00 par ten. Merchants Exchange bids: FEED OATS May. No. 2 white 5450 BARLEY Feed 5500 "A" 6675 June. 5500 6400 6500 Lettern oata and corn in bulk: OATS No. 3 white 5200 5200 36 lb. clipped white 5250 5250 CORN No. 3 yellow ... 6750 6760 No. 3 mixed 0650 6650 Fruit and Grain e Crops Excellent, Eeports S., P. & S, R. W. Picktrd. assistant general agent of the Spokane, Portland A Seattle railroad, has ieeued the following crop data. Camas, Wash. Fruit' and vegetable crops re ported to be above normal. Grower throughout the vicinity of Camas are looking forward to big crops. WashougsJ, Wash. Prunes are the principal crop in the territory tributary to WashougaL Growers report prune tree are in very healthy condition, and they are looking forward to one of the lsrgeet crops in the history of that dis trict. Prices are high, and growers are contin ually grooming their orchards as a precaution to prevent any complication setting in that might have a tendency to cause damage to the trees. Other fruits are in fine condition. Pastures look ing exceptionally fine for this time of year. Stevenson, Wash. Local farming and gardens progressing nicely. Weather conditions excellent for spring growing. Orchards in full bloom, and promise good fruit crop. White Salmon, Wash. Conditions were never better for a large apple crop. Tree are in full bloom, and blossom are ia a very healthy condi tion. Strawberries are expected to be in full bloom very shortly if toe weather continue warm. There is a large acreage in strawberries, and from early Indications it appears that the crop will be large, Vegetables of all kinds are looking good. I -vie. Wash. Due to mild winter, crops of all kind are in exceptionally good condition, espe cially fruit and grain. Growers anticipate that fall planted wheat will produce in the neighbor hood of 30 bushels per acre. . which ia an in crease of 20 per cent over last year. Spring pjgnung or wneac was considerably in excess of last year's acreage, and, due to the depth of the moisture now in the ground, there is every indi cation that thia yield will likewise be heavy Fruits, principally apples and peaches are yearly increasing in yield. The orchard movement in this locality, started a few years ago, therefore the trees are now beginning to mature. Lest year there was approximately seven carloads of fruit proaucea in ine vicinity tributary to thia station. while this year it will be increased to at least so carioaas. Kanges are in very good condition, with result that there is an increased amount of stork grazing in the mountainous territory back of Lylr, Gnldendale, Wash. Continued favorable weather has. given the ftli and spring grain fine growth, and there was neVer a better prospect for a bumper crop in this locality than new. The soil contains sufficient moisture to insure good growing conditions for some time to come. and. with a little rain later on, the crop will be the largest in tne History of that district. The acre age of fall sown wheat is about 10 per cent in excess of that planted last year, while the spring sown acreage is about the same. Recently there has been a few frosty nights, but to far there has been no damage to Peaches and Bears, and a-row- era anticipate a large yield, providing no further complications set In. urazing lands are in very good condition. Kahletus, Wash. Farmers in this vicinity proclaim that the prospects for bumper e-rain crops are more favorable than they have been for many years, ana unless some unforeseen condition presents itseu oetween now and harvesting, the yieja win oe unusually neavy. w earner conditions so far have been ideal, with the exception of a few days of cooL weather, which caused the wire worms to become active, resulting in a very lim ited amount of damage. The growers throughout mis section are m very good "pints, and an looking forward to am exceptionally favorable year. Weahtttcna. Wash. Crop oondiUoa coo tic tie iavorapie. winter wneat ttirmigitout thia terri tory looks very promising with the execution of about L500 scree in Adams and Franklin eeun- ueev wnien. oa account oi worms and winter kill, required reseediag. Spring plowing and planting is now eoaaDtetod. Favorable weather and slant of moiature have given both fal and spring grain exceptionally line grewin. wiia sna result last at tne present time tnere waa never a better pr neot for large croos. Laraont, Wh. It. is reported that both win. ter and aprtng grain is growing rapidly, and con ditions look favorable for larse croos. Ever particle of the ground ha been utilised in the sowing of grain. This condition can be attributed to favorable prices. - South Cheney. Wash. Farmers are still busy witn spring planting. lor wnicn tne condition of the soil is excellent, and the work should be com pleted this week. Fall sown wheat continues in excellent condition, with every indication that the yield will be tha heaviest. In recent year. Graa- rag leads are reported to be In BeaJtliy condition. Potatoes and other vegntobjer coming along nicely. - - 1 Chicago Dairy Frodaee Chicago. -May 6. (I. N. i S.) Butter Re ceipts 12,813 tuba. Creamery extra, 64 He: extra firsts. 54 He; Grata,- J H 9 64c; packing Eccs Receipts 26.198 cases. Current i eeipta. 41948He; ordinary firsts. 40941 4c; nrst. ze; extra, iiaBWtti cneck. 37 9$Sc; dirties. S9 9 40c Saa Fraaciaea Cash Grata San Francisco, May 6. (TJ. P.) Cash grain: Oata Bed feed, $2.15 99-80. Karley No. I feed, 42.55 92-67; shipping, $2.60 92.65. . Liverpool Cotton Xarket Uverpoot, May 6. (L N. S.) Spot cotton was quiet today. Prieea easier. Bala 6000 bales. American mid. fair, $19.78; good mid.. $.; mid., $17.26; low mid.. 119.70. Fu tcre opened sulci bvtl steady. . POSITION MAND GOD Edited by Hymen H. Cohen HOGS ARE FIRMER; PRICES MAINTAINED IN PORTLAND YARDS Cattle Situation Neglected, With Only Handful New Arrivals for the Day Public Not Buying Mutton, and the Sheep Trade Is Lagging. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. 587 6 1 163 682 62 8 145 226 89 ... 107 150 87 180 132 82 176 331 464 4 15 880 167 . . . 663 119 1639 Tuesday Week ago Twc weeks ago. . . . Four weeks ago. . . Year ago Two years ago. . . . Three years ago. . . lour years ago... Market for twin shewed a steady to firmer tone at North Portland during the second day of the week with a fair sized run reported in over night. Tope remained unchanged ct $20.50 with the demand rather good and no change in the gen eral list Kastern markets were again firmer and higher. Local provision prices were sharply advanced at a result of the recent rise in hogs. General hog range: Prime mixed .....$20.25 9 20.50 Medium mixed 20.00 920.25 Rough heavies 18.25 91S.60 PigK 18.50 919.75 Bulb 20.25 9 20.50 Oattl Continue Slow Market for cattle continues slow at North Portland. Only a mere handful of new arrivals was shown but the' market continues overstocked with the former burdensome surplus and killers are glad to get a breathing spell in the buying alleys. Prices were generally held unchanged for the day. General cattle range: Best steers $13. Good to choice steers 11. Medium to good steer 9. Fair to good steers 6. Common to fair steers 7. Choice cows and heifers. 10 00913.50 00 9 11.50 50 910.00 00 9 9.00 50 9 800 00 9 11.00 009 9.75 Good to choice cows and heifers R Medium to good cows and heifers Fair to medium cows and heifers Canners . . . , Bulls Cclves Sotckers and feeders . . 6 00 9 7.00 6.00 9 6.50 3.00 9 4.00 5.50 9 8.00 9 00 912.50 6.00 9 S 50 No Sole for Dressed Mutton Because of the lack of public appreciation for either dressed mutton or lamb, the market throughout the sheep alleys remains very slow although prices continue nominally on the pre vious baaio price. Limited arrivals ware shown over night. Genera sheep range: Prime spring lambs $14.0091600 Fair to medium Iambi 18.00 918.50 Yearlings 11.00 912 00 Wethers 9.00 9 1 1 00 Ewes 6.00 910 50 Buck sheep 4.00 9 5.00 Tuesday Livestock Shippers Hogs O. E. Weed, Idaho, 2 loads; D. C. Nickerson. Jerome, Idaho, 2 loads. RhM. v u n ... - r-.. t f . L- Mixed Stuff F. N. Beck, The Dalles, 1 load of nogs ana sneep. Monday Afternoon Sales HOGS No. Ave. lbs. Price. I No. Ave. lbs. Price ST.... 193 $20.35 87 180 $20.26 43 202 20.25 8 186 20.25 84 191 20 25 6 222 20.25 6.... 240 20.25 2 205, 20.25 11.... 192 20.25 6 185 20.25 2.... 193 20.25 4 232 20.25 43. 175 20.25 1 170 20.25 2.... 230 20.25 1..... 170 20.25 1.... 240 20.25 30 161 20.25 1.... ISO 20.2.1 41..... 191 20.25 18.... 193 20.25 62 200 20.25 5 206 20.00 12 J 65 20.25 6.,.. 228 20.00 1 160 20.28 61 208 30 00 61 182 20.00 2.... 176 20.00 6 132 20.00 1 . 160 ltt.60 3 . 162 19.50 9.... 177 19.50 4.... 162 19.60 20..., 143 ln.OO 2..... 310 19.25 1.... 810 19.00 60 95 19.00 1 . 166 18.85 1 820 19.10 9.... 165 18.50 31 141 18.75 12 189 18.25 1 150 18.75 1.... 210 18.25 14 148 18.75 .... 16S 18.25 11 134 18.25 17.,.. 140 18.25 I..... SOO 18.25 44 142 18.25 2 200 18.50 3.... 100 18.25 1 230 18.80 2 135 18.50 29 188 18.60 4.... 320 18.00 4 132 18.50 1 24t 18.00 4 160 18.00 1 140 18.00 2 275 18.00 "1 140 18.00 J 11 233 18.00 EvES 6 130 $ 9 0O I 1 160 $11.00 1.... 150 12.00 I 2 80 6.00 LAMBS 11.... 63 $15.00 I 18 83 $15.50 YKARLINGS 4.... 140 $11.00 4 11T $14.50 20.... 101 11.50 29 84 14.00 140 63 10.00 WETHERS 282.... 95 $10.25 45..... 95 $10.25 COWS 1....1180 $ 8.00 11 630 $ 8.00 3.... 1060 8.00 I 3. ..1. 900 10.00 STEERS 17 1035 $11.50 i 12.... 907 $12.00 . 2 625 9.00 13 675 12.00 BULLS 1 750 $10.00 I 2 1120 $ 7.25 1 730 7.00 Tuesday Morning Sates HOGS No. 7.. 3. . 7. . 6. . 1.. Av. lbs. .. 195 .. 460 .. 181 . . 194 . . 260 Price. I No. Av. Jb. Price. $20.00 1.... 350 $19.90 18.00 2.... 870 18.00 20.00 1.... 150 20.00 20.00 5.... 164 19.75 19.00 1..,. $80 18.00 COWS 1050 $10.50 1 1120 $10.00 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Ohlcago Hogs $31.80 Chicago, May 6. Hogs Estimated receipt. 29,000; 15c to 25c higher. Bulk, $31,00 9 21.20; tops. $21.30; butcher hogs, heavy, $21.10 921.30; packing hogs, heavy. $21,00 9 21.25: light. $20.75921.25: pigs, $18,509 19.50: roughs. $19.509 20.85. Cattle Estimated reeeipts. 19.00A. Slew, 15c to 25c lower. Beef cattle ; good, choice. $17.50919.75; medium and common, $18.75 ."9 17.75: butcher stock, heifers. $8.00 915.00: cows, $7.76 914.7$; canners and cutters, $6.00 910.50; atooker and feeders, good, choice. fio.30 9 id. bo; common and raeoium. gs.50 9 1S.75; veal calves, good, choice, $18.00 914.00. Sheep Estimated receipt. 16.000: steady. Sheet lambs, choice and prima, $18.00 6) 20.35 1 medium and good. $17.60930.16; spring Jambs, good. choice. $13.00 017.60; ewes. choice, prime, $12.25 915.60; medium and good. l.0O)i:75. Kansas City Hog 9Z0B Kenaat City, May 6. (I. N. S j Cattle: Receipt. 10,000; steady to strong. Steers, $12.00 916.60: cows and heifers. $9914; etockers and feeders. $7.25 913.7$; calves, $8.O0 913 50. Hogs, Receipts, 15,000; higher. Top, $20.85; t.plk, $20.20 9 20.75; heavies, $20.50 9 30.85; mediums, $20.40 ft 20,7$; light. $20.00 920 60. Sheep: Receipts, 8600; steady. Wooled Iambs. 819.00919.75: clipped lambs, $14.7$ 918-80: cUpped Texas aged wethers. $14. Indianapolis Hogs 81 A Indianapolis, May 6.- (L N. ,) A new high record for hogs at the Indlanacolia Union stockyards was set today when several carload brought $21.25 a hundred. This 1 the S4 end time thia year the high record at the yards ha been broken. On April 26 hogs reached the high mark of $21.10, tha previous high ncing 21. Denver Hogs 828.80 DenTer. May H- Tattle Receipts. 7500 strong. Steers. $13.50 9 15.75: cows and heif ers, $10.75 918.25; stockees and feeders. 811. sow it. 00; calves. aie.TBCv 10.70. Hogs Receipt 4000, 10 916c higher. Top. $20.60; bnlk. $10.90 920.28. Sheep Receipts 4000, higher. Lambs, $18.50 Vll.tv; ewes, gie.uo w la.so. Seattle Hogs 881 .08 Seattle. May 8. (L N. a.) Hogs Re ceipt. 680: steady. Prima light. $20.78 as 21.00; medium to choice. $20.25 930.50; rough heavies, $18.33 miv.vo; pigs. $18,28 9 20.00. Cattle Receipts, 129; steady. Best steers. sll.eowit.au; meaium to cnotee, tio.inu I l.OO ; common to good, $7.00910.00; best eowe, . fl.ooaiz.ue; esmara .to goad cows, $5.009 87.50; bulls. $6-00 9 10.00; calves. 11 l.uw. Sheep None. . SU Loalt Metal Market St Louie,' May . (L X. 8.) Metals: Iad Steady. $4.50. Spelter .Easier. $5.96. Alt tha doors and' drawers In a, ytew kitchen cabinet swing? at different an trlea. ao tnat when opened tha entire contents can be seen a,t osce. Cranberry Price Hits a Record At $40 , Barrel According to the New York Produce News of April ST. cranberry price have set a new and hitherto unheard of mark, Hete tiah Warn Sena, commission merchants, having sold this fruit for $40 per barrel, ahortly after the eleee of the Olvll war a price of 8SS waa reached, which tip to this time was the record. At this rate the fruit I costing 40 per pound wholesale and It would be n try for the retailer to dis pose af cranberries purchased at this high price by selling them at a price af not leae than 80s per pound er 'quart. The popularity of thia llttie berry can be dem onstrated In no more striking way than that consumers are willing to pay thia price, es pecially at a time when strawberries are be ginning to come Into the markets In consid erable quantities, Corn Opens With A Good Advance With Oats Mixed By Joseph F. Prltchard Chicago. Hay 6. (I. N. 8.) Julius H. Barnee. head of the t'nited States Grain cor poration, addressed the members of the board of trade in the visitor's room today and be re ferred to the sharp price changes in corn on Monday and offered the opinion that it was unnecessary but notwithstanding this there were harp advances for this grain, the May gaining 3H934c for the day. July waa up 374 94c and September $ 44 9 3 o better. Mr. Barnes says that a long as value record ed on the exchange reflected as nearly as pos sible the legitimate supply and demand Influ ences and thereby reach as nearly as possible the proper value of foods in which future trading is permitted, there is little question of it appear ing with the functiona of exchanging. Oata closed irregular and unsettled with the May He lower, -July 4c higher to He lower and September unchanged to H 9 4q lower. Pork was 5c lower to ' 60e higher. Lard was 12 H 915c higher and ribs 2 H 922 He bettor. Chicago, May 6. (I. N 8.) Corn opened A c to 1 4 c higher today with scattered com rciseion house buying and lack of selling pres sure. Local sentiment was bearish, however, and offerings increased on the upturn. Oats opened s c lower to 1 o higher. Trade was lieht, with commission houses favoring the Luring side. Provisions opened higher and strong, Influ enced by the advance in liog prices, which tcuched new record levels. Chicago range Tress; of prices furnished by United CORN s Open. High. nw. Close. 167 H 170 167 170 168 169 H 164 H 169 182 H 164 H 159 163 OATS 68 T4 69 H 68 68 Ti 71 71 69 70 H 69 69 H 674 6$T PORK 6400 6400 5375 6375 .... 6200 LARD 3345 8360 8345 8360 8217 8225 3200 8222 RIBS 280O 2895 2875 2893 2826 2840 2815 2840 May July September May July September Msy July Msy .. July . . May .. July .. Exchanges Warned Against Abuse of Trading Privileges ChJcdg-o, May 6. U. P.) Julius Barnes, head of the wheat division of the food administration, today nerved mild warning; on grain exchanges that their trading privileges are not to be abusad. Addressing: the ChJca.ro Board of Trade, Barnes told members tha food .administration act of 1917 still is ef fective and that futures trading- can be suspended if necessary, lie added that such action will not be necessary u long as traders permit the law of supply and demand rather than manu factured situations to control prices. To do,: away with some of the arti ficial price makers, Barnes said ha will confer fn New York next Tuesday with bakers, grain dealers, millers and flour Jobbers to axran gro for a weekly tabu lation of authentic information affect ing the trade. Thia, he paid, might to some extent do away with the fluctua. tions due to rumors, generally easy to prove or disprove. Barnes then rldl. culed the rumors which caused fluctua tions In Chicago yesterday on a rumor that 20,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat will be brought to the United States. Farm Land Values Still on Increase Washington, X. C Farm lands in the United States are steadily increas ing: in value. The department of agri culture reports the average grade of plow lands was worth about $74.31 an acre on March 1 this year, compared with $68.38 a year ago, $62.17 two years ago and $58.89 three years ago. Iowa's plow lands stand first in value, her average being . $169 per acre, fol lowed by Illinois with $144, California with $121 and Indiana with $100. Ala bama reports the lowest average value of -plow lands, at $24 per acre, and Mississippi next at $25.50, Values show tha greatest percentage Increase during the last year occurred In the eouth At lantic states and Alabama, Kentucky and Arkansas. Improvements to De Made Roseburg, May 8. The Umpqua, hotel will make extensive improvements to meet increasing trade. Manager W. J. Weaver, who left today for Portland, has announced an additional dining room, tho best to be found anywhere along the line. The regular dining room will be maintained a usual and the banquet room will connect with the new dining room and put this hotel in a po eitlon to aerve all comer. POTATOES ALL ALOIS" G- THE COAST San Pranolsoa Market San Francisco. May 6. (U. P.) Potatoes Wharf prieea: Delta, $1.75 9 2.00 per cental; Oregon Burbanks, $2.00 9 2.35; Idaho Gems, $2.00 92.85; Washington Gems. $2.00 9 2.85; sweet, $4.50 9 5.OO; new potatoes. $ H 9 6c per pound ; di garnets, a H oc Onions Ice hotue, Califonria, $4.00 9 4.25 per cental: on street, se.a. , Lea Aeeeiee Market Lo Angel, May 6. (I. N. 8.) Potatoes Stockton Burbanks, extra fancy, $3,60 9 8.TS: Idaho Rnaseta. fair. $2.40 9 2.60: rural. $3.28 9 2.40; new stock, home-grown White and Red Rose, $2.40 9 2.65 box; Oregon Bur- banks, fancy, sz.ooerz.io. Seattle Market Seattle.' Msy 6. (L N. 8.) Onions Ore eon, s nee lb. Potatoes Yaklms. $40.00942.00; local. su.u0f9sa.uv per tar, Stocks, Bead. Cotton, Grain, Etc' $!-n; Bear pt .Trade BaHdlag DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Jf emers Ckicar Board of Trait . Correspondent of LeraR Bryan k4C8fw yw Tork Overbeck&CookeCo Amy Wants 8000 . Men to Enlist for 3 Years in Siberia Washington, May 6. U. P, Eight thousand men with previous military training are desired by the army to en list for three years for ervloe lu Si beria, the war department announced today. Seven thousand of these are to be infantrymen. Three-year enlistments f 360 Infantrymen for service In Alaska also are desired. The Siberian enlistments are desired to replace men enlisted for the duration of the war. " U. S. DENIES THAT BEEN RECEIVED HERE State Qepartment Issues Warn ing Against L. C. Martens. Self-Styled Soviet Delegate. Washington, May 6. (I. N. S.) As serting that Lv C. Martens, self-styled representative of the Russian govern ment in the United States, has not been recognised aa such, the state depart ment this afternoon warned against "representations made by anyone" pur porting to represent that government. The statement follows: "The department of state has re ceived numerous inquiries regarding Lv A. Martens, claiming to be 'a representa tive of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet republic. The department feels it to be its duty to inform the publie that Ml. Martens has not been received or recognized as the representative of the government of Russia or of any other government. As the United States government has not recognised the Bol shevik regime at Moscow as a govern ment, extreme caution should be ex ercised as to representations made by anyone purporting to represent the Bol shevik government." Eevenue Officers Killled in Ambusb By Oklahoma Gang Fort Worth. Tex.. May 6. I. 1ST. g.) Moonshiners operating in MoCurtain county, Oklahoma, ambushed and killed William Miller, a special agent for the government; and Inspector Mays of the Texas Cattle Raisers association, some time Monday, according to word reach ing, here today. . The offlcera were seek ing the headquarters of a gang of moon shiners reported to be operating in the hills of McCurtain county. Miller was attached to the Denver of fice of the department of Justice,' and recently waa sent here to run down the moonshiners. According to later reports. Miller and Mays put up a. fight and Miller is said to have shot the gun from one of the moonshiner's hands. Social Democrats Control in Vienna Vienna, May 6. (Delayed.)--(U. T.) The Social Democrats won the municipal elections today, the firnt since the star, of the war. The Christian Socialists, who hitherto had controlled tho council, won only a few offices. , BOLSHEVIK ENVOY HAS Municipal Bond To Net 6 You will find these Municipal Bonds one of the safest and most attractive Investments offered on. the American market They are all direcWien and general obligation Bonds from provinces, districts and cities of which tlie net bonded debt W less than 10 of the assessed valuation. v ' ! If you cannot call pe;$onlIy to place your order for these desirable bonds we shall bej pleased to have you wire it at our expense. . " j . . Rate Maturity 49,000 Alberts- Province of............ H FVA lzt 78,000 Edmonton. City of, Gold Notes.. 6 FA 1924 21,000 Greater Winnipeg Water Dlst.. 6 JJ 1S21 31,000 Greater Winnipeg Water Dlst.. 5 JAJ 1933 1,000 Greater Winnipeg Water Dlst.. 6 F&A Wit 26,000 Greater Winnipeg Water Diet.. 6 JAD 1928 8,500 Greater Winnipeg Water Dlst. . 8" J F&A 1928 1,000 Moosejaw, City of, Prov, Bask.. S JAJ 1988 1.000 . Saskatoon. City of, Prov. Bask.. 5 JAJ 1943 1,000 U. K. of Ot. Britain Ireland.. H4 MiN 1919 600 -Victoria, City of. Prov. B. C... S A AO J91 18,000 Victoria, City of, Prov. $,000 Victoria, City of, Prov. 2,000 Victoria, City of, Prov. MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL B03TD HOUSE $09.11 Stark Street, Between Tilth 84 Sixth tQroaad Floor) -Telephones Broadway tll Established Over ti Tear LIBERTY BONIS If ye natt sen. yetr Liserty Beads, sell to aa. If ye eaa Day nor Liberty Beads hay from as. ' In this space yeu will always find the closing New Tork market prices en Liberty Bonds for' the preceding day. These are the governing prices for Liberty Bonds aU over the world, end tha highest. We advertise these prices daily in order that you may always know the New Tork market and the exact value of your Liberty Bonds. , . 34 Market prices ........ 98.63 Plus interest ......... 1.36 1st 4s 95.80 1.66 Total i 99.99 $?.$ . MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. THE PREMIER MTJBTCIPAL Bo91 HOUSE $99-11 Stark Street, Bgtweeav Plfth aad Sixth Streets Telephone Broadway tl$t Egtablllie4tver St Tears BUSINESS TONE I GENERALLY BETTER Improvement in Trade and In dustrial Conditions Shown by Report for April. Washington. May (I. N. S.) A growing confidence and improvement In general trade and .industrial conditions throughout the country waa reported al most without exception by federal re-' serve agents for the month of April, according to the statement of the fed eral reserve 'board made public today, ummarialna business conditions during the month. During the month "tulness prospects have Improved, retail trade has increased In volume, prices have apparently as sumed a more stable position and busi ness generally is considered on a strong er and better footing," according to the report. . . n1 .. 1aK. lit, t.A..n Alio LIUSLllUI, auyyijr it.a ' partially absorbed and the prospect of. a large grain crop worelea still further opportunities for the use of the eutlro labor supply. Manufacturing ia otm re tarded in steel nd- some othor baale industries, but there U Improvement in the copper and lend situation. Textile manufacturing la Improving, the "ex port trade has been large and financial conditions have ' been quiet and reas suring;" the report states. ; Japanese Planning fx ii aiifluauiiiu uauio Tokio. May (U. P.) Kaklchi Uch ida, former vice minister of comnmni-, cations, today announced he ia planning the organisation of the Japanese-American Cable company to operate a cable between ISan Francisco, Japan and other Oriental points. We plans a GO.OOO.OiV) 8 1 , it .i c . r yen vai'U.iiBnuvii. vwffv. - - the enterprise has been pledged by both American and Japanese business men. according to Uchlda, There has been ex tensive congestion of late in cable traf fic to America. Massachusetts Girl Inherits $75,000 Aberdeen. Wash.. May 5. By, the will of Fred Williams, a bachelor, who died last ninth t. aged 64 years, Miss Kidrldge A. Nlro of Yarmouth, Mass.. who came here two months ago to care for him, la made helnesa to an estate valued at from $50,000 to $75,000. Williams had been a comparative recluse and money saver for 30 years, and when he was told that he was afflicted with cancer, he sent for Miss Nlro and made his will when she arrived. -' - - Mail Carrier Helps Out Eedsj Loses Job Oregon City, May . Frank Whiieman. rural mall carrier out of Oregon City for more than 15 years, has been dismissed from the service by order from Wash ington. He s charged with distributing vjsiu .rfvi 111 i.u ,iir whsn maVlmw mail deliveries Ills dismissal was ordered from Washington, after an Investigation had been made. Sherry's to Close : H.T.... Va.u m.v flf. P.l Khtrrv's. at Forty-fourth street and Fifth avenue here, one of the most famous restaurant In the country, win soon nose, iouis fjh.rrv Ita owner. reCAsrhizlne the a n- . , , j , - " w..- , - r- ' " ' proach of July 1 and Its consequences, will open a confectionery and caterer's establishment at Fifty-eighth and Fifth avenue. . ' " C Price Yield To Net $ To Net $ To Net 8 ToNet To Net To Net To Net 8 To Net 6 To Net 6 To Net TO Net $ To Net To Net 67. ToNet$ B.C.. tV .TAJ B. C..., 4V ,JAJ B, C... 4V JAJ 1123 1J25 193S 4s 1st 4U 2d 44 3d 414s 4th4V. 94.80' 96.00 94.36 83.48 94. X 1.89 1.65 2.01 .69 .24 $6.19 97,65 9J.S7 96.07 94.62 1