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
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THE i BUTTER INDUSTRY
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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
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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
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24
69Va
870
3-16
4
4214
35
24
5 9
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7S
40
25
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375
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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
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60
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81
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15
100
16
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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
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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. ,
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To Net 6
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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. , .
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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
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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. . ' "
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