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Newspaper Page Text-THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, P ORTLAND. TUESDAY, MAY 20. 191&V 21: PORTLAND IS PAYING MORE FOR : ITS MEAT PRODUCTS Edited by Hyraan IL Cohen TOD OF EGGS IS TOWARD HIGHER PRICE ALONG THE COAST Values Are Maintained at Higher Figures . Than - Anywhere In the Eastern Primary CentersBia Fel lows .May Be Proteetlng Themselves. Trend of the tn market prio continue to how gaining strength. While, most L o. b. In teest hare recently advanced their buying price tr current receipt to 44e a doaen, him ere re ported to be paying M bleb a 44 to few ; sejertad big hippers. - Egg price . her nd elsewhere along the Pacific Coast continue far in exces of thru! " qaoted at Chicago and at the present price here tttict an tw ulelr brought forward from the : central west for storage purposes and even after , 'paying the - liberal freight eharge, land the sup ptte at no. greater cent than is being paid for : tarsi atock, at -th moment. I There . la much mystery in the egg trade at . this time. It appear a if kim of the big la ureate were trying to protect themselves against I lower price on their storage holdings and for ; that reason are forcing valuof atill higher. A Ion; as the -buyer will -take the supplies at the i-advanc it will establish the market at the x : tSnm figures. Receipts in the Meantime con tinue liberal. " 4 Dairy produce receipt at Portland Monday: Hforni . Idaho .. . . . , '"regon .. ., Washington 0,284 pounds 216 pounds 10.250 pounds 8,198 pounds Total fVllforoia Ijotorado , regon. . . I Total . CHEESE EGGS . .22,046 pounds , . 0,005 pounds 372 pounds , .15.483 pounds ,..25.850 pounds Cases Exp. Fit. . '. i2 es2 .... S3 15 . . . . 662 647 ..... 1209 Idaho . I . . ; Oregon .... Washington J Total Grand total i ' . I UTTER MARKET FIRMER HERE Market for butter continues to reflect strength the local trade with prices' maintained for all offerings- during Die morning. Cubes are moving oat as quickly as they are received. BERRY MARKET RULES EASIER I Strawberry market is ruling easier for local slock with home grown supplies offering. On the East. Sid Farmers' market sales of Gold Hollars were made down to $3.75 while along tfce wholesale way sales were at $4.00 5.00 per. crate. iEW CALIFORNIA GARLIC HERE I. err & Spicgl were displaying first arrivals of lifornl garlic for the season. The stock was quit well matured and the holders were asking 7jSc a pound, the recent high mark. IOHLTRY MARKET HOLDING FIRM Poultry market continues strong along the reet with general sales of hens around 85c a ' r und. JJroilers are selling at 82 0 85o a pound for very light weights with as high as 45c paid for 1 to 2 pound 'stock. SCRAP" FISH IS HARD TO MOVE 4 j Because of the liberal offerings recently - 'Wrap fish, such as ling, cod and similar vari tie is hard . to move. Fishermen nave been instructed not to bring such stock to market ' because there is practically no sale for it at any . -price. People will not buy anything except aal- - njoo and halibut. . Brief notes of produce trade A Ceo and eliocolate up 2a a pound. I Country killed meats steady. ' I Potato market is stagnant again. : 1 New potatoes - slightly easier at 8 0 9e a : pound. :j Slight increase in offerings of California cher f ties. Good quality. t BATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments ring the next 86 hours against the following . maximum temperatures: Going north, 72 de . grees; northeast over the Spokane. Portland & Seattle railway, 83 degrees; east to Baker. 83 degrees, and south to Ashland. 80 degrees. Max ; amum temperature at Portland tomorrow, about 5 t5 degrees. FHOLESALE PRICES IX PORTLAND Mohair Fight Quite Serious Trade is Pocketing a Nice Little Loss as a Result. y Hyman H. Cohen , That mohair tfftde at this time is showing practically tha same condition' as that indicated in the calf skin market during recent weeks. Inother words there is a fight on . between local handlers and some of them appear to bare let their hatred get the better of their Judgment with the result that goat shearers are today ob taining a far greater price for hair than the stock can actually be sold for in the Eastern trade. On the ' basis of what mohair will sell for the east at till time the market price here Id not be higher than Sue a pound but nevertheless business baa passed here in pool at better than 12c a pound above this price. Hide men are pocketing a ' nice lictle losa of about - 10c a pound on every pound of calf skins they purchase at this time bat as long as they are willing to pay ' the price the country will gladly accept it. Those desiring special information regarding any market should write the Market Editor, en closing stamp for reply. pi tl TTOUll Chicago Cereal Is Sharing Advances By Joseph F. Prltchsrd Chicago, May 20. (1. N. 8.) Higher prices for grain ruled all around on continued buying of ahorta right up to the close. The advances in corn were Hie for May. 3 0 3 lie for July, and 2 0 Se for September. In sympathy with the strength shown by corn, oats were higher, the May gaining U. July 2 2 c and Sep tember 2 c Provisions were strong at advances, pork gaining 73a91.10, lard 23 37 Vic and ribs 18 0 45c Chicago, Hay. 20. -(I. I. 8.) Corn started e to 14 e higher today. Unsettled weather and estimated receipta of only 40 cars were in rwtives for scattered buying. Oats opened unchanged to c higher. Of ferings were small, with buying scattered. Trade was dun. Provisions opened slightly higher. Selling was limited -and inspired by decline in hog prices. Tiads was dull. Range of Chicago prices as furnished by the United Press: CORN Open. High. Low. Close. May 173 177 175 176 July 162 ,165 162 164 September ...137 158 156 158 OATS May 68 70 67 70 July 67 60 66 60 September ... 63 H 65 63 65 PORK May . ... 3420 3450 3415 5450 July 4025 5O10 4t)25 5010 LARD May, .. 3380 3400 3380 3400 July .. 3130 3162 312U 8162 September ... 3080 3132 3080 3132 RIBS May ........ 2905 "2025 2905 2925 July 2725 27V& 2725 U775 EARLY ADYAJfCE IN COTTON IS FOLLOWED BY LOSS New Tork. May 20. L N. 8.) Wet weath er over the central and eastern sections of the cotton belt, firm cables and active cotton goods market were responsible for an opening advance of 4 to 9 points in the cotton market today. Later, however, offerings from speculative longs and southern selling led to a decline of a dosen points. Prices advanced in a sensational manner late in tha afternoon. The market was finally ateady at a net advance of 85 03 points. PACIFIC COAST BANK STATEMENT Clearings Mi.nday Tuesday Clearings Balances Clearings Balances Clearings Clearings Portland Banks This Week. Year Ago .3 3,897,684.11 . 3 5.927.983.62 . 5.158.737.20 3.671.212.23 Taoomn Banks , 8 070,301.00 225.463.00 Seattle Banks 8 7.186.024.00 1.307.756.00 Ban Francisco Banks $27,081,615.00 Los A net lee Banks 8 6,001,467.00 Naval 8 tors Market New York, May 20.- (L N. S.) Turpentine- Mavannan, 76 He; Mew Xork, Sf DOSc. Kosin jkrannah. $10.70; New Tork. $12.23 San'Frairelsco Cash Grain Francisco, May 20. (L P. ) Cash San grain: Barleys No. 1 feed, $2.57 H 2.62 U ping. $2.65 ($2.75 at Port Costc. Oats Red feed. $20 2.40. ship- pve I 1 These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers. xeept a otherwise noted: ' Dairy Products BUTTER Selling price, box tots? vjreamery rints, parchment wrapped, extra.' 68e: prime irsts. 56c; ftrrts, 64c; smaller lots at an ad- snee. Jobhina orb-ea: Cubes.- extras. 36(9 fcigher. I BUTTERFAT Portland delivery basis. 62 - B4e: price at country stations, 66? 57c. OLKOM A rWi A RIN E Local brands, 3060o th. ; tibs, 32o; 1 -lb. cartons, 40c; 2-lb. cartons, , B5Ho; Nutmargarine.. 1-lb. cartons, 31e lb. : f CHEESE Selling price. Tillamook, fresh - Oregon fancy full cream triplets. . 8 5 86c lb.; - Voung America, 33 9 87a lb. Price t Jobbers, fob. Tillamook, triplet. 3 4c: Young Ameri- It. Kfir. Selling price: Brick. 43c: Limburger. B7$38c: block 8wiw, 47jt48e per lb. Buying lyrics of Coos and Carry triplets. 33 Ho;. Young MCI K,. W TfV , ,, V. V. JMJIMW M I BUGS -Buying price. 44e per doe.: selling 1 rice, 45e; candled. 47o per doa. n KGGS -PubUo market retail selling price. 0c per doa. I.IVB POULTRY; Heavy hens. S5a per lb.t ight hens. 33 340 lb.: broilers. 32 6145a lb.; lid roostera, 18a lb. : stags. 20o lb.: sauabs. $3: Mucks, 85 lb. ; pigeons, $1.30 0 2.00. per doa.; turkeys, Uv. 80c lb.; aressea, 4ua id.; geese. ve, 17 per Jo. Fresw vsaetanis ana rrurt FRESH - FRUITS Oranges. $4.25 9 5.75 9er box:' bananas. fiHtc.rer lb.: lemons. 3.TB.0O; Florida grapefruit. () ; Cali- L iomta.- a.uug-zo. V .STRAWBERRIES Florin. $3.00 per erare: iOregoA, 4.00 5.00. i APPLES Various varieties, $2.75 (9 3.00 ser box. f 1VU1ED FRUITS Dates. Dromedary. ( ) : ;Fards, I-) per boa; raisins. Three-Crown, liens Muscatel. 100 lb.; figs, $5.00 per box of i0 a-oa. packages. I ONIONS Selling price to retailers: Oregon, M.00W460 per cwt.; association selling price, fcarload, H t. o. b. country ; garlic, 60 0 i75e; green onions, 40c per dozen bunches; new CalifomU yellow, $3.3093.75; wax . $4. 50 ;.tb crste. POTATOES Sellina BrieSL tl.B0lBl.T3 ner evrt.-: buying price for fancy large sixes, $1.25 ei.oe: onlirtary, ai.oo per cental; sweet, lze lb.; new poratoes. 8 H Ro per lb. YEGETABUIS Turnips, $3.50 per sack; esrrota. $3.50 per-sack; beets, $2.50 per sack; eatbage, California, 5 6o per lb.;- let tuce, $.75 per crate I celery, $1.B0 dosen; artichoke. 8fc$1.00 doa.; encumbers, $1.50 2.25 per doa.; tomatoes (Mexican). $4.25 4.50 per lug: eggplant. 20o per lb.; eauliflower, California. $3.23 per crate: horseradish, 15e per lb.: bell peppers, T5e per lb. : peas, 12 UH lb. ; spinach, local, 8c per lb. f asparagus, local, tl.TS f2.23 per do, bunches; rutaba gas, $2.00 2,25 per sack. Meats and Provisions ' COUNTRY MEATS Selling price: Country hogs. 23026a per lb.; best real, 10 10H0 per lb.: lamb, 27 290 per lb.; mutton, e0 22e pet lb. 8MO!vEI MEATS Ham. 35 042c: break fast bacon. .35 965e: Picnics, 2 9o; cottage roll, 36c: short clears. SO 84c; Oregon exports, sa-nked. 31e pee Tt.-. IiAHD Kettle rendered, $16.20 case; standard. 85c IK- lard cnmpnnnd 26 c Pish SM4J Bhallflth FRESH FISH -Stelhead salmon. 13 9I6 Stoaka, Bead, Cattfta, Oraia, Eta, ' tl-tl7 Board at Trada BalldJaa Overbeck&GookeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES -Xezkaers CBlearo Boartt at Trad " "'" " - -' ' CorrcgBoadcaU af Loraa tt Bryan CsJcaro . "' -.Sfew Tork per lb.; Cliinook, 18 20c; halibut, fresh. 13 18o lb.; bUck cod, 8910c; silver smelt. 14c; tcmcod, 8c; sturgeon, 18 & 20c; fresh herring, 6 W 7o; dressed shad, 6c; shad roe, 10c lb. SHELLFISH Crabs. $2.25 e 3.00 per doa.; sLrimp meat, 52c per lb.; lobster, 30c per lb. OYSTERS Olympia. gallon. $3.50; canned Eastern, 75c per can, $9.00 a doaen cans: bulk, $4.50 per gallon. - Groceries SUGAR Cube. $18.35. powdered, $10.23; f-uit and berry, $9.65; D yellow, $0.65; granu lated. $0.65; beet, $0.65; extra C. $9.26; golden C, $9.15; cube. $10.50. HONEY New, ) per ease. RICE Japan style. No. 1, 914 c; New Or leans head. 11 12c; Blue Rose. 9 10Ke per lb. SALT Coarse, half ground. 100s. $16.00 ton; 60s, $17.50; Uble dairy, 60s. $22.00; bales, 33.10 0 3.25; fancy table and dairy, $30.25; lump rock, $25.00 per ton. BEANS Oregon (sales by Jobbers) : Lady Washington, 8c per lb. ; pink, 8c per lb. : limas, OUc; bayou. 8e; red, 7c; Oregon beans, buy ing prices nominal. CANNED MILK Carnation. $6.40; Borden, 36.30; Aster. $6.30; Eagle, $10.15; Libby, $6.40; Yeloban. $6.20; Mt. Vernon. $6.80 case. COFFEE Roasted. 310 45c. in sacks or dmms. SODA CRACKERS In bulk. 17o lb. NUTS Budded walnuts, SO H 31a pe lb.; aimonds, 24 0 2e; filberts. 28c. in sack lots; peanuts, 15o Pecans, -26c; ; Braails, 88e. Ropes, Paints, Oils ROPE Sisal, dark. 22c ; white, 21 He lb.; standard manila. 28 He LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls.. $1.08 gat.; ket tle boiled, bbls.. $1.08; raw, cases. 31.95; boiled, cases. $2.05 per gal. COAL DIL Water white, in drums or iron bbls.: 1 So per gal.; eases. 24e per gal. CAROLINE Iron bbK. 22 He; cases, 82 c; engine distillate, iron bbls., 14cj cases, 24o. 18etITE I"EAD Ton lotsv 13 He; 500 lbs., TURPENTINE Tanks, 80c; cases. Oftc; 10 case lots le lees. , . - WIRE NAIL8 Basic price, $6.15. Hops, Wool and Hides HOPS Nominal. 1018 eror.. 88e40e Tb. iIlJmZSo- 1 slt-cured bides. SO Hm. and HP, 19e: No. 1 part-cured hide", SO lbs. and itp. 17 ; No 1 green hides. 30 llw. and up. 16c: No. 1 ralt-cnred bull hides, 60 lb, and up, 18s No, 1 part-cured bull hides. BO Bs. and up. 11 He: No. l grm, bnn hides. 60 Jb. and up, 10c Th, pr, of Nft t hMn . 1 r.". -le rr . less tlvstl on No. 1. No. 1 ealfskuis ur to 15 lbs., 45c: No. 2 calf jkms up to 18 lbs.. 43c; No. l kip-kins. 15 to 25 lbs., 25c; No 2 kirkins. 15 to 23 lb.. 2e: dry flint hides, ? lbs. and up. 80c: dry salt taag or buU hides. 14c; dry cull hides I upJ 'Stf,: drT calf hides under TTbs., 34e: dry flint stag or bull hides, 20c: iZt 8t,2r ?" .e: dry cull hide-, and skins half prices dry aore hides according to. sixe and quality, each $1.80 9 3.00; rait hi,r' hiJe. skinned to hoof a.Td head on, $3.00 f 5.00: bor-s hides with heads off. 50c leas: dry long wool sheep pelt-, per lb., 25 0 85c: dry nedium wool sheep pelfs.- per lb.. 203Oc: dry shearling sheep pelt, each. 507Se; eaHed lon wool sheep pelts, each $2.0004.00; raited medium wool sheep pelts, i each, $1.00 0 2.00: salted shearling, sheep pelt eseh 60 0 73c 1 M0HA'Tr r"n" tpl eO063o lb.; short staple. 4O0 43tf Per Tb. . . JAIAO,W PRIEAIBE No- 1 ' tallow, 708e; No. 2. 6 0 7c; No. 1 grease. 6 0 7o! No. S areas. 80. V- CHTTTIM OR CASCARA BARK Old peel TSC8nti. ,.Ses new preU 8010c per lb. . "WOOL Jalley, H blood Merino and Shrcp sliire, 43 9 50c: Shropshire, 45 0 50e; Oolswold and Linedn, . 40 945c; matted Cotorwold. 30 0 85o; , timber stained. 5 per lb. less; Iambi wool. 4o per lb. 'less. Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington : and California Wool Merino and Shropshire, 88 0 40e; half blond- Merino and Cotswold, 37 0 4oe Shropshirr, -37 042c: Cofwold and Lincolnl straight or mixed. , 32 0 85c; barry. 5c per lb. less: lambs, 4 e per lb. leas.. ' - Fin Wool- Merino. ; combing and -carding grades. 30 W S3t PROVISION PRICES ; GO UPWARD WITHOUT CHANGES IN HOGS Portland Market Appears to Have No Real Basis for Advances or Deellnea In Hams, Bacon and Lard Action of Trade Is Erratic Just what is the basis for making of pro vision price in Portland has been a mystery to tha trad for soma years. Packers have asserted on numerous occasions that the price of hogs is the only dominating factor which tends to lower or advance the price of ha ma, baeon and lard, but this appears to not be, the case in this sec tion. ' , ' ' There have been times when the price of lite hogs has actually advanced and provisions have declined and periods wherein bog have declined and tha product hare actually gone sharply higher. The following list of price an th best bogs, hams and lard for various periods this season will confirm the absence of anydefinlte basis for provisions : January 1 January 20. . . February 10. . March 1 0. . ... March 17.,.. March 24 . . . April 8 April 23 -May 6 May 12 .... May 18 Hams. .$740 . .80 . .87 . .37 . .38 . .89 , .89 . .40 , .41 , .41 . .42 Lard. $14.03 13.50 13.11 13.80 14.03 14.51 14.76 15.40 15.07 16.20 16.20 Hoes. $17.25 16.80 4 6.75 17.75 18.23 10.00 10.25 20.25 18.50 18.23 L8.23 Urgent Buying of Marine Issues in The Early Trading STOCKS CLOSE STRONG New York, May 20. (I. N. 8.) Th stock market closed strong. 8tl common rose to 103 and dosed at 101'.. Other staei In dustrials mad good gains, Baldwin closing a 100. Ohio Cities Oas advanced . 6 points to new high a B29s, closing a. 1 Vs under this. Marin shares were heavy and rails wee Ir regular. American International closed at 93 'i ; General Motors, 1 82 ' p Marine preferred, 12B; Mexican Petroleum, 1S1Va; Southern Pacific, 108'., and Sinclair, 64, New Tork, May 20. (1. N. S.) Th stock market was slow at the opening today, with ma rine issues strong, while other stocks were heavy and sustained losses ranging from fractions to over 1 point. The statement made by President Franklin lan night and eiictation? that official an nouncement would be made at the directors' meeting thia afternoon caused urgent buying of all the marine issues, the common advancing 1 to 57. the preferred 2 to 126. and the 0 pet cent bonds to 103. The general understanding is that the bonds will be called for retirement at 110. American International .advanced two points to 05, but leacted to 03. Steel common opened higher at 102 and then yielded to 101 . Baldwin Locomo tive rose to 90 and then dropped to 97 . The railroad stocks moved in the same way, with the exception of St. Paul, which advanced te 47. Trading was irregular in the forenoon. Steel cemmon falling to 101, whil Baldwin, after dropping to 97, rose t 99. The rails were active and strong, Missouri Pa cific advancing to 32 , while Texas Pacific rose nearly three points. St. Paul, after advancing 1 to 47. lost nearly all thia gain. Indus trial Alcohol roe three points to 158, but quickly declined two points. Marin common re acted from 67 to 64, and the preferred yielded two poinU to 124. The 6 per cent bonds were strong, moving up to 104. The market was strong during the afternoon. Steel common rising over 1 point to 102 , while Baldwin rose 2 to 100, -United Alloy Steel over 2 points to 52. Ohio Cities Gas 4 points to 60 and Studebaker 3 to 83. Th Rail way issues advanced fractionally. DESCRD?TION : Alaska Gold Allis Chalmers, c . . Am. Beet Sugar. . Am. Can, c Am. Car Fdry-, c. Am. Cotton Oil, c. Am. Linseed, e . . . . ' Am. Loco., c Am. Smelter, c . . . . 'Am. Sumatra .... Am. Snear, c Am. Tel. c Tel. . Am. Woolen, c; . . Anaconda Min. Co. Atchison, c Atl. Gulf & W.-L Baldwin Loco., c. . Bal. & Ohio, c . . . . Bethlehem Steel, B. Brooklyn 1 R. T. . . . Butte & Superior. . Can. Pacific Central Leather, c. . Che. A Ohio C. Gt. W., c. . . do. pfd. ...... C. M. Rt P.... C. A N. W.. c Chile Copper Chino Copper .... Colo. F. & L, e. . . Cons. Gas Corn Products, c. . Crucible Steel, c. . do. pfd. Cuban C. Sugar. . D. & G., c . . . . do. pfd. Distillers Erie, e do. 1st pfd Gen. Electric Gen. Motors Goodrich Rubber . . . Gt. N. Ore -Lands. Gt. Northern pfd . . Greene Can Hide A Leather, c. Inspiration Int. Mer. Marine . . . do. pfd Int. Nickel K. C. S.. e Kenneoott Copper . Iickawanna Steel . Lehigh Valley . . . Max, Motors, c. . . Mex. Petroleum . . Miami Copper . . . Midvale Steel Missonri Pacific . . New Haven N. Y. Air Brake . N. Y. Central . . . N. ft W., c Northern .Pacific . Pacific Mail ...... Pennsylvania, Ry. , . Peoples Gas Pittsburg Coal. e. . P. B. C c Rock Island ...... Sear-Roebuck Shattnck Studebaker, o . . . . Southern Pae. .... Swift 4 Co. ..... Texas Oil ...... . Tc bsceo Prod, i. . . . Lnkia Pae., c . . . . . do pfd ....... United Cigar Stores, r. S. Rubber, e . . . U. 8. Steel. . . . . Utah Copper . , . . . Virginia Chem., c. . W abash ... ..... do A . . . do B . . . .... W. V. Tel . , WettinghoUK Elc. . . Winys-Overland . . . Woolworth . . . . d . Ohio Cities Gas Open 3 40 81 54 10O 54 61 78 78 105 130 105 7 67 06 162 98 54 76 24 24 165 00 60, 10 29 45 100 23 88 46 09 61 73 35 12 75 19 31 1B4 ": 181 71 45 97 41 32 55 R6 126 27 23 34 79 68 43 182 27 47 32 33 119 81 1111 87 89 48 M 56 79 29 V 209 15 80 108 143 275 I ft 18 73 183 91k 102 77 66 12 86 24 89 65 33 132 47 High I Low 4 40 81 55 103 54 62 80 78 106 131 106 78 67 07 163 100 55 77 24 24 166 ei 67 10 30 47 100 23 88 46 100 62 T4 35 12 77 19 81 164 183 72 46 08 41 83 55 57 126 27 24 85 79 68 44 183 27 47 33 33 119 82 111 07 39 48 81 58 70 30 11 15 83 109 143 27S 80 186 73 134 08 103 7a 6 12 87 24 894 66 33 138 52 8 40 81 53 100 58 61 78 77 104 130 105 77 66 06 161 07 53 75 24 24 165 B9 66 10 20 45 00 23 38 46 99 61 73 34 ii 75 19 3AV 163 180 70 45 97 41 82 64 54 124 26 23 84 77 68 Ma 43 1181 27 47 32 33 118 81 1110 Vs 39 47 Bl 56 79 29 !209 14 79 U 108 143 '274 88 13SH 73 133 86 101 77 m 36 24 89 63 83 181 46 Close '-Ex. div. 1 pet cent. Bonds, $14,000,000; tales, $1,316,800. Money. 8 per cent. , Ke York surer. 31.1Q. " 8 40 81 54 102 04 61 80 78 106 131 106 77 67 95 162 100 64 76 24 24 166 00 66 10 29 46 10O 23 33 46 10O 82 74 96 35 8 11 76 19 SI 162 182 71 46 98 41 33 64 54 125 26 24 34 78 68 43 181 27 47 33 88 119 81 110 7 39 47 81 5T 79 30 111 14 82 A 108 148 276 89 186 73 133 08 102 77 66 13 87 24 89 85 88 U 132 52 . LIBERTY BOND SALES' Liberty bonoa. official; closing prices. New York - SI 8 S 2 ST" . ; 1 t': i i av -: ; ; . ? ? v , v . - s , t.. ' 1---- '; v. 1 - . 1 ' Thurs, 08gIS560l9426t966OI94S69548t044a Frt, 9912i9550!9426j9570!9442!9560)944 Sat .99409540I94209570944S9550!945 Mon. I8S4O 05HO, 9424,11370. 0454 0350 iiftM Tuea. ..iU954562i9444:0ii729472i957OiU47U SWINE MARKET TOP: AT $20 HERE WITH ONLY LIMITED RUN Bulk of Good Offerings Not Quoted Above $19.75 for Day at North Port land Cattle Continue Good, With Sheep Values Maintained. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN ' Hogs, cattle, uaives. oneep. Tuesday , eek ago .... Two weeks ago. rcur weeks ago Year ago Two years ago . Three years ago Four years ago. 83 ,.363 . .587 . .226 . .250 . .274 . .373 . .120 32 39 61 348 98 332 2 19 20 798 12 107 827 790 1421 i With only a handful of stuff reported ir tint awin alleys at North Portland for the dsj, there was a generally easier ton apparent In the trade, with the extreme top at 820 and the bulk stock not quoted above $19.75 fof th session. While some business was don as high at $20.23 during th previous 24 hours, the amount of business at that price was nominal as compared with total ottering. General hog range: Prim mixed ... .,$19.75 0 20.00 Medinm mixed 19.25 0 19.75 Rough heavies 17.75 010.00 Pigs . . . 18.50 10.50 Bulk 19.7ft Cattle Situation SUady With no fresh arrival) in the alleys overnight, the North Portland market was considered steady for cattle during the day. Killers are showing iiore appreciation for recent offerings. General cattle range: Pest steers $13.00 013.50 Good to choice steers 11.00011.50 Medium to good steers 9.50 910.00 Fair to good steers .-. 8.00 0 0.00 Common to fair steers ........ 7.50 0 8.O0 Choice cows and heifers. 10.00011.00 Good to choice cows and heifers. 8.000 0.75 Medium to good cows and heifers. 6.OO0 7.00 Fair to medium cows and heifers. 5.00 0 5.60 Canners ,. 8.00 0 4.00 Pulls 6.50 0 8.00 Calves 8.00 012.50 Stockers and feeders 6.00 0 8.60 Mutton Market Holding At $15 for top lambs, th North Portland market "for sheep continues to show a ateady to Ktrong tone. Arrival! in the alleys overnight were quite fair, total oferings being 708 head, compared with none last Tuesday and 827 head a ear ago. General sheep range: Prime spring lambs .... $14.00 015.00 Fair to medium lamb 13.00 918.50 Yearlings, 11.00012.00 Wethers 0.00 011.00 Ewes 6.00 010.50 Buck sheep 4.00 5.00 Tuesday Livestock Shippers Sheep Rock Creek Ranch Co., Goodnoe, Wahi, 3 doubles; Brown St Cummings. Cor vsrfis, 1 double.. Mixed Stuff From A Mayberry, Halsey, 1 load hogs and sheep. Monday afternoon Sales EWES No. Ave. lbs. Price. No. Ave. lbs. Price. 4 115 $ 9.00 j 8 108 $ 9.00 6 128 0.00 I 11:.-.. 142 8.50 WETHERS 239 92 $10.50 I 242 91 $10.50 203 118 11.00 9 109 11.00 20'. ... 90 11.00 I YEARLINGS 157.... 92 $10.25 1246 90 $10.50 6 115 11.00 j 86 88 11.00 LAMBS 12 68 $15.00 ) 7 65 $15.00 STEERS 2 1265 $13.00 1 990 $13.00 1 1080 13.00 1 1240 13.00 6 1298 13.00 2 . 010 18.00 1....110O 18.00 4 1080 13.00 16 1116 12.75 25 1211 11.25 7 . 009. 12.00 7 1090 12.00 15.... 097 11.50 1 700 11.00 8 755 11.00 18 914 10.60 1.... 690 9.00 1..... 860 9.O0 3.. . 794 0.0O 0..... 745 8.05 2 545 7.60 I 1 760 6.00 COWS 1.... 800 $12.00.1 7 1264 $12.00 1.... 000 11.65 1 700 11.65 4 020 11.65 8 1080 11.65 1 080 11.60 1.....1240 11.50 1 780 11.00 1 600 10.50 23 1028 10.50 14 087 10.60 5 1002 10.50 10 1017 10.50 1 735 10.00 6 786 0.00 2 800 0.00 14 806 8.75 9 054 8.50 2. 910 8.00 2.... 840 7.50 X..... 900 7.00 1 1050 8.00 CALVES 8.... 103 $13 00 6 .244 $18.00 6. 176 13.00 1 180 9.00 1 -300 8.75 BULLS 1 1100 $ 8.00 1 740 8 8.00 1 650 8.00 1 1460 7.50 1 1360 7.50 8 1106 7.50 2 830 8.75 1 1720 9.00 1 1040 7.25 I HOGS 84 204 $19.75 16 188 $19.75 37 165 19.75 2 180 19.75 40,... 196 19.75 40 142 19.75 8 134 18.00 33 234 20.00 20.... 105 20.00 01 225 20.00 B.n,.. 102 20.00 6 186 20.00 62.... 101 20.00 20 164 20. OO 1.... 120 18.00 2 HO 18.00 1 620 18.00 6 142 18.00 2 145 18.00 1 140 10.60 4.... 165 10.60 1 220 19.0O 45 147 10.00 1 670 17.00 1 120 18.60 2 269 20.25 11 205 20.25 1. 190 18.10 3 846 18.10 3..... 206 18.10 2 250 18.10 81 199 20.10 32 213 20.10 7. 823 17.75 99 203 20.15 89 137 17.60 WHEAT SEEDING IS COMPLETED IN ALL SECTIONS NORTHWEST Reports Indicate That Doth Winter and Spring Area Is in Fine Shape Plenty of Moisture Reported From the Light Land Districts. NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS -Cars- Portland, Tuns. . Year ago Season to date. Year ago . . . . Taeoma. Mon. . . Year ago Season to date. Year ago Seattle, Mon. . , Year ago Season to date. Year ago Wheat 3 8 7367 3741 3 16 6322 5507 2 2 6302 4707 Barley. Flour. Oats..Hay. 18 2-1 9 6 6 m 1076 2686 727 3118 447 1224 14S8258 . 1 2 . 188 1231 . 295 1651 1 14, 5 '89 1801 "878 829 1640 1091 1 44 3 2549 8083 No 10. , 3. . 2.. 68. , lk. , 48.. Price. 815.00 Tuesday Morning 8Jas HOGS Av. Tha. Price. INo. Av. lbs. . 237 $19.75 I 2.... 270 EWES 8 7.00 I 18.... 146 8,8.00 7.00 l 1 YEARLINGS $ 8 60 I 2 80 $10.50 10.50 LAMBS $16.00 I 88 72 $15.00 Seeding operations In th wheat belts of th Pacific Northwest bare been practically com pleted. Latest crop reports continue to tell of extremely good prospects for both fall and spring wheat Even from th light land sec tions reports come that there is apparently plenty of moisture in the ground. F. H. Fogarty, assistant general freight agent of th Northern Pacific railroad, has issued the following information I ecu red from various agents: Main Line East of Ps,co Seeding completed, warmer weather needed for growing. Plenty of moisture in the soil and have had soma recent rains. Grain has good color and good stand. Fall grain up nine inches, spring grain 8 Inches. All conditions favorable. Outlook vary good, best in some year. Washington Central Railway, Council North ern Seeding completed, some blown out and re seeded. It is too cold for good growing weath er. Plenty of moisture. Grain very good in color and stand. Fall wheat up 10 to 16 inch, spring grain from on to two inches. Outlook very good. Tlain Line West of Pasco Seeding nearly completed. All conditions favorable and pros pects are very good. Potato acreage will prob ably be increased ever last year. - Washington & Columbia Rfver Railroad No material change since last report All condi tions remain favorable had good shower over entire district which will be very beneficial to all crops. Fall sown grain from three to six inches ahead of last year. Palouse & Lewiston Branch, North of Mos cowSeeding finished. Plenty of moisture and conditions favorable except too cold for good growing weather. Outlook very good. Too early for date on potatoes. Palouse c Lewiston Branch, Moscow and South, Camas Prairie, Clearwater Short Line Seeding nearly finished. Conditions ideal, out look very good. Potato acreage about 6 to 10 per cent increase over last year. Spokane 'and Inland Empire Seeding of grain completed, weather ideal, cool nights, plenty of moisture. The acreage is very much larger than last year. The potato acreage will be considerably less. FLOUR Selling price: Patent, 311:45: family wheats flour, gll.su; wnoie wneat Hour. $10.5001075; Willamette valley. $11.35; local straight, $11.25011.33; bakers' local. $10.90 011.10; Montana spring wheat, patent, $11.10; rye flour, $10.00; oat flour, $10.00; graham, $10.15 010.60. Price for city deliv ery in five-barrel lots. . HAY Buying prices : Willamette timothy, fancy ( ) ; Eastern Oregon-Washington fancy timothy. 887; alfalfa. ( ), valley vetch. $26.50; cheat. $26.50; atraw. $9.00; clover, ( ) ; grain, ) . GRAIN SACKS Normal. New crop deliv ery: No. 1 Calcutta, 12 0 12 e in car lots; less amount higher. MLLLSTCFFS Mixed run at mills. Backed, $37.00. ROLLED OATS Per ton, $59 0 61. ROLLED BARLEY Per ton. $60 0 62. CORN Whole. $75; cracked, $77 per ton. Merchants' Exchange bids: r" Merchants exchange bids! FEED OATS May. No. 2 white 5250 BARLEY Feed 6400 "A" 5900 Eastern oats and corn in bulk: OATS White No. 3 4950 White, 82 pound clipped . , 6000 CORN No. 3 yellow 6900 No. 8 mixed . , 6800 H roo ru hall crop cable: France- 8pring sowing has been greatly hin dered by the low temperatures and cold rains. Weather, however, is now generally favorable and work is being pushed actively. There is soma mention of damage by vermin and weeds. United Kingdom Weather baa been generally fair and fine progress has been mad with the sowing of spring cereal. Th outlook for winter wheat is not altogether favorable. Owing to unfavorable weather it is expected that spring sowings will be the smallest for some time. Spring oats and bstrla are expected to be a full average crop. Spain On the wnole, wheat is excellent al though some fields have been flooded with rains and the excessive moisture has hindered field operations. Italy Cold and unseasonable weather has been experienced. Complaints of crop damage are small, but the scarcity and dearneas of labor is hindering farm work. The wheat acreage , is 11.355.000. against 10.868,000 last year. Russia and Koumania Conditions in Russia are very unsettled. In Rou mania the country it self appears to have settled down after the ar mistice disturbances. Australia Rains put the land in good condi tion for plowing and sowing, 'and good progress ha. been made. Export movement oT wheat is expected to continue on a large scale. Rains have fallen in New South Wale. Finance, Industry and Enterprise ro mn EXPECTED FROM III STOCK SHOWING Undesirable Features Obliterated as Week Ends and Optimistic Spirit Sweeps Commerce. LIMITATIONS ARE REMOVED Sixty-Five Per Cent of the Out standing Shares of Steel Cor poration h With Investors. . 125 190 71 70 65 DAIRY PRODUCE OF THE COAST Francisco May 20.- Markat -U. P.) Butter 54 c; firsts, 50 e; extra 81e; firsts. San San Francisco, Extras, 62. Eggs Extras, pullets. Die Cheese California flats, fancy, aoe per lb. 8attl Mark Seattle, May 20. IV. P.) Butter Local creamery, cubes, 6$e; do bricks. 69c Eggs Local, strictly fresh. 50c; local mixed, 48o per dozen. Cheese Washington rream brick, 35c; do Young America. 88 0 89c; Washington and Oregon triplets, 86 038e per lb. Ls Aagl Market Los Angeles. May 20. (L.N. 8.) Butter California, creamery, 68c. Eggs Freeh extras, 51c: ess count, 60c; pullets, 49a per do. Nve Y0rk-SU Lonla Metal New York, May 20.- (I. N. 8.) Copper Firm. Spot 8IB.37 0 1 6.75 ; May, 816.37 16.75; June, $16,400 16.87 : July, $16.60 016.87; August $16,700,17.12; Sept tember. $18.87 017.37; October, $17.12 017.87. , Lead Firm. Spot 85.1S bid; May. $5.22 0E35; June, $3.2506.45; July. $5,330 6X0. Spelter Finn. Spot. $8.15 bid; "May. $6.2306.40; June, $6.82 0 8.45; July, 8.87 08.60; An gust 38.4006.60; Septem ber. $8.42 0 6.45. . . Iron I'itUburg Bessemer, $29.85 asked. St I-eni-, May 20, (L N. 8.) Lead Strong at $5. spelter Strong? at $6.30 spot. t Chieajro TAalrjr Prodaco Chicago. May 20. (I. N. SI Butter Re- cripti 23,146 tubs. Creamery extra. S'M C8c; extra firsts. 58 0 68 c; firsts, 65 0 67 c; parking stock, 3804Se. , Eggs Receipts 48,541 ease. Current ' re ceipts, 41 0 43 c; - ordinary firsts, 41 0 4Sc: firsts. 43043c; extra. 46 046c: checks, 8904Ocl olities, 40041. Money and Xxenanfa '0 New York, May 20. (t N ,8.) CkH money on th floor of th New York Stock Exchange today ruled at a per1 cent high per cent, low 6 per eent Time ttVoney was on let; rates were 8 per cent. The market for prime mercantile pepet was dull. Can money in London today was 3 V per cent Sterling exchange was weak, with buainesa In bankerar bills at 64.62 for da- -r.. Sardines arid nnrrirtvi In enfnrnssAiat (-Quantities have been discovered in Phil ippine waters. - -v June. 5250 5300 6500 4850 5000 6850 6750 July. 6250 6100 6150 4950 6000 6700 6608 Report Berries Short , Central!. May 20. Centrslia's berry crop this year will be from 60 to 75 per cent short' as the result of the recent frosts, accord ing to a statement yesterday by A. J. Milem. sec retary and manager of the Washington Fruit Growers' association. Some of the growers es timated their losses as high as 90 per cent, bat Mr. Milem, after a thorough investigation, states that, this figure is too high. Preparatory to the) opening of tb berry sea son the fruit growers association ha established headquarters in the Richmond building, at 602 North Tower avenue, where workers are busy making boxes. Mr. Milem, who is in charge of th headquarters, expects the first berries on th market about June 5. Senders Oats Mohair Albany, May 20. M. Senders ot this eity was the successful bidder for the pool of 10,000 pounds of mohair sold at Lebanon Saturday aft ernoon. . There were five bidden, the selling price being 64 cents a pound. The pool waa the clip from th goats owned by about 80 growers. Liverpool Cotton Market Liverpool, May 20. t N. 8.) Spot cotton was in fair demand today. Prices ateady. Sale, 8000 bales. American middling fair, $20.78. New York 8na-r and Coffee New York. Mar 20. (C. P.) Coffe Spot No. T Rio. 19e No. 4 Santos, 24 a.. Sugar Centrifugal, 87.28. y HEADQUARTERS LIBERTY BONDS We BUY and SELL any amount. ITew York quotations by wire every morning. Today's quota tions, interest Included : ...;. i....i8l.05 1st 4s. tn 4s 1st 4Ws. .......... Sad 44r. .. ........ 3rd . .......... th4yas... ........ 97.48 8448. 87.44s 94.74 98.46 9s.es . If necessary td aeli your : ' i Bond, bring- tnem to ua. ; .:.. We pay highest local ) prices. s . ROBERTSON & EWING v 3074 H. W. BAN K Bulldlnc -FRANK ROBERTSON - M. C. EWINOi The following financial and market letter was received from K. F. Hutton at Co., by J. B. Steinbach V Co. New York, May 20. The stock market during the last week waa the most remarkable ir a very- long time. Begin ning: the week with cross currents mixed sentiment and uncertainty, it ended it with all these factors removed, ana tha general list displaying strength, breadth aid definiteness, proof that we are in for a period of prosperity, . and that whatever doubt had existed in the minds of the public has been dissipated by the sheer action of the market as it cleared up one uncertain feature after another. At the start of the ' week sentiment aa to the future- of the steel business was much mixed, with perhaps the large portion Inclining" to the pessimis tic view. Then came the removal of price limitation on steel products, steel rails, etc., assuring an "open market" for steel equipment, with the result that orders -began to flow Into the steel AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hogs 88M.20 Chicago: May 20. (i. N. S.) rHogs Re ceipts 84,000; fairly active, mostly 10 lower than yesterday's average. Top. 21 21): bulk. $20.00 0 21.10; medium. $20.00 021.20; lightweights, common, medinm. good and choice, $20.60 021.16; light light, common, medium, good and choice, $1 9.50 fS 20.78 ; heavy packing sows, smooth, $20.25 0 20.65; packing sows, rough, $19.76020.25; pigs, $18.76 019.75. Cattle Receipta 10.000 ; beef steers and she stock opening slow, bidding fully 25c lower. Veal calves, 50e higher, fleshy, feeders tower, others and stockers steady. Beef steers, medium and heavy, choice and prime, $16.00 018.60; medium and good, $13.60016.25; lightweights, good and choice, $13.76 016.75; common and medium. $10.50 014.00; butcher cattle, heifers. $8.00015.00; cows, $7.75014.75; canners ana cutters, cows and heifers, $6.25 0 7.75; steers. $8.00 010.60; veal calves, $14 00 0 15.25; feeder steers, $10.25 015.25; stacker steers. $8.50 013.75: stocker cows and heifers, $b. 25011.00; stocker calves, $8.00013.25. Sheep Receipts 13.000; steady. Shorn lambs, 86 lbs. down. $18.25 014.75; 85 lbs. up. $12.75 014.83; springs. $16.50 018.73; yearling wethers, $11.50 013.00; ewes, $10.00 011.25. Omaha Hoos 920.80 Omaha, Neb. May 20. (L N. S.) Hogs Receipta 12,300. strong to 10c higher. Top, $20.80; bulk. $20.50020.70: heavyweights, medium good and choice, $20.70 0 20.80; me dium . weights, medium good and choice. $20.60 0 20.80; lightweight. $20.40 0 20.70; heavy ticking sows, smooth, $20.60 0 20.70; packing sows, rougn, azu.au tg xu.su; pigs, gi8.xa& 10.25. Cattle Receipts. 6500. Beef cattle. 23 0 50e lower;, veals steady,, stockers and feeders slow. Beef steers, medium and heavy, choice and prime, $15.75 017.75; medium and good. S1S.OO 016.00; lightweights, good and choice, 313.50 & 16.75: common and medium. CQ.fiOiia 14.00; butcher cattle, heifers, $9.25 014.00; cows. $7.50013.73; canaers' and cutters' cows ana belters, a9.ouae7.so; canners - steers. $11.50018.50: feeders' steers, $8.00013.60; stocker steers. $8.00 6913.00: stocker cows and heifers. $8.00 012.26. Sheep Receipts 4000, steady. Lambs, 84 pounds down, $13.50 014.25; 85 pounds up, 12.25013.75; spring lambs. $17.00 0 L8.50 ; yearling wethers, $12.00 013.00; ewes, $10.00 016.00. Kansas City Hogs 871.00 Kansas City. May 20. (L N. S.) Cattle Receipta 13.500; steady to 15c lower. Steer. $10.60 016.50; cows and heifers. 80 00 0 12.00; stockers and feeders, $0.00 014.00; calves, $6.50 018.00. Hogs Receipts 20,000; ateady to lower. Top, $21.00; bulk. $20.29 0 20. SO r heavies, $20.75 021.00; mediums, $20.50 0 20.85; light, $20.00020.75. Sheep Receipta 14.000: stead y-. Lambs, $17.00 0 18.00; ewes, $9.00010.00; wethers, $9.75010.25. . Seattle Host 920.80 Seattle. May 20. (L N. S.) Hogs Re ceipts. 319; steady. Prime , lights, 820.60 0 20.60; medium to choice, $20.25 0 20.40; rough heavies. $18.25 018.60; pigs. $18,25 0 19.60. Cattle Receipts, 194; steady. Best steers, $11.50 014.30; medium to choice, $10,60 0 11.00; common to good. $7.00010.00; best cows, $8.00 012.00; common to good cows, $5.0007.50; bulls, $6.00 011.00; calves. 87.OO013.UU. POTATOES ALL AL0XG THE COAST Ban Francisco Market San Francisco, May 20. (U. P. ) - Pota toes Old crop, Idaho and Washington Gems, $2.10 02.85 per cental; Oregon Burhanks. $2.00 0 2.25; Washington Round White. $1.75 02.00; new. $4.00 0 5.30; Gamete, $5,000 f.PO; sweets. $6.00 06. SO. Onions Ice hoos. California, $4.00 04.25 per cental: on the street, $4.25; Bermuda. $4.35 0 4.50 . for crystal wax. Le Angeles Mark Lo Angeles, May 20. (I. N. g.) Pota toesStockton Bnrbanks. extra fancy. $3,00 0 3.25; Idaho Russets, fair. $2.1002.25; Rus- st-ta, i2.iwwii.2U; uregen Burnanka. fancy, $2.40 0 2.50; new stock, home grown. White and Red Rose, $1.6601.85 a box. . 8etU Market Seattle. May 2 0. (L.N. 8. ) Onions Ore gon, 6e per lb. Potatoes Yakima. $40 0 42; local,. $30 0 $35 per ton. Vetch Pre mis Good Albany, May 20.- 8. Y.' Smith, county agri cultural agent reports th vetch of this vicinity wilt bar A large yield Per acre, though the amount town is below th average. Weather conditaorM and the lady-bug bare destroyed the aphis. Mr. Smith says that th lady bugs are very thick in toe vetch tni aeaaon. CLARK;nii&CO. Government, Municipal and Corporation Boads. Corner Fifth and Stark . Streets LIBERTY BONDS We recommend the purchase of Liberty Bonds and are pre pared to fin orders -in any amount ; . . - If you have Liberty Bonds to sell, we will buy them from you at highest -prices, depending on 5?ew York market quotation re ceived by wire daily,. 0: companies in such large volume that all doubt aa to whether tha ateel In dustry is Koine into an era of prosperity and activity perhaps not excelled even at the height of war production waa dispelled. The railroad administration's reauest for bids on 400.000 tons of steel rails gave impetus to thia movement and this waa accompanied by announcement that other orders running Into Yery big con tracts noon were to be placed. The pricea in the ateel group on the - stock exchange reflected this. United 1 States steel common shares, which began the week at around 99. closed the week at $103, a -net advance of $4. with insiders and we a informed investors taking on a considerable amount. It is remarkable that over 85 per cent of the outstanding shares of the steel corporation's common stock is now In the hands of Investors, and la distributed north, east, aouth and west. ..", MOTOR STOCK SLUMP The motor and rubber tire stocks, the first to be readjusted to peace ; condi tions, having taken the lead market- wiee In February and t having . ex perienced advances in some cases ex tending as much aa 7o points, suffered a temporary slowing up during the mid week trading when the banks began to discriminate, in their collateral loans, asking, for more railroad and standard corporation- shares, gome traders took their profit in the motor group and awltched their investments into the rail road and metal group. Ahe latter hav ing coma - to life after six months of inertia. Removal of limitations on bar silver, sent the price up to $1.21 an ounce, with the result that the silver stocks, and the silver producers in the copper group nnrtTi nun ni mmttno rUIULHIIU uLDWIHuu SHOW INCREASE OF 33 . PER CENT OVER 1918 , . .. -.. - SBKaawaswSssafBSgtTkagMakWgwX , , Comparison for 11 Weeks Shows' This City With Much Greater Growth Than Seattle, Continued health in Portland business condlttona ia clearly shown by the In crease in clearings of Portland banka for the paat two months compared with the aame period In 4918. Greater per cent Increase ia shown during that time than tn Seattle bank clearlnga. Portland mak ing almost a 33 per cent gain, while the Puget Sound metropolis made only, a 10 per cent gain.' ' " During the 11 weeka beginning March 1," 1919, total clearings from Portland banka amounted to 8324,716,516, com pared with 244,492.7S3 for the same weeka in 1918, showing an increase of over 180,000,000. During thia same pe riod Seattle's clearings made an Increase of only $34,087,087. A comparative statement Of bank clear ings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma banka for the past 11 weeka, beginning with the week ending March 1, la as fol lows; - . Week Knding Mar. 1..I Mar, 8. . Mar. 13.. Mar. 22.. Mar. 29.. Apr. 8. . Apr. 12., Apr. 10.. Apr. 26.. May 3.. May 10.. Portland 1919. 29.241.289 8 IV. 27.614.847 19, 80,606.898 28, 31,472,820 20, 25,326.773 18, 27.670. 80. J!0 28.609,146 . 25, 81,300,376 23 82.766.651, 26 82.1O5.S06 20 28.128,617. 21 1818. . 840.296 $ 1.22.M68 168,448 863.89U 501,888 701.625 616,868 ' 670.202 426.828 658.770 547.776 Seatt 101O. 81.676,629 81,225,286 88.016.074 42.745.422 84.431,688 Sl.601.788 36.205.910 88,662,628 86,758,187 36.187.888 33.971,106 181. 28, 30. WHS 28,124,481 82,109.023 38.760,834 2ft.876.S23 81.246,814 84,377,116 0,48K,48e 81,810.884 80,S7N,41 86,660.891 -Taeoma. 1019. 8.765.464 3,606.170 4.701.666 6,207,460 8,720.802 8.811,163 4.48H,70 .6Vl,47a 4.408.206 4. 120,074 4,676,264 1018. 4.04S.002 8,123.324 4.604.673 4.08M.457 8.612.403 8.674,880 4.426,477 4,1170,81 4 .061. 811 4.17.2M5 sV861,020 Total. $324,786,515 3244,492.763,8888,860,701 3361.278.614 847,032.403 $46,201,561 moved up. United States Smelting & Refining, which has a two years' supply of silver already blocked out, made . the largest advance, closing the week at 65 after having begun at 55. At the end of the week bar sliver had reached a sort of "dead line" at $1.15 an ounce. COPPER RATES BIO Dally sales of copper metal at around 16 cents a pound were being recorded in volume, eaquallng monthly trans actions since the signing of the armis tice. This brought the copper group into prominence as all that the public had been'waitlnsr for waa a ray of light on this group. -There haa been no offer ing of copper shares for some time.. Holders of thia class of security have taken the view that the metals were not in a cairn I lion of panic,' but rather In a period of readjustment with brighter business ahead, and those investors who have been far-sighted enough to realize the future possibilities of thia group have been accumulating the metal shares whenever possible. It has been note worthy that orders to sell have been few and? far between. . r Attempts to buy In large amounts have revealed the fact that In order to obtain the required: volume the bidder had to run his pricea up fractionally to a point, i' '.'"J;. - The coppers closed the week with evi dences of activity and buying orders in larger volume than since last November. Inspiration ..was the feature in this group,' the week's trading showing a net advance tf several points. At the present market- quotation the yield on this Investment Is better than 10 per cent, : -. . , . - '..'-, '-'; RAILROADS LEAD The railroad shares, also dormant for a long time, closed the week with a bang, and sharing leadership with the shipping and acceptance aharea. The banks' request for more rails In' col lateral loans, and the public conviction that the president's message to con gress would contain . sane and. just recommendations for a constructive pro gram In Che railroad matter, was re flected In the prices In this group. The coalers, notably Chesapeake A Ohio, and Norfolk V Western, were yerv strong. While the transcontinental -shares, such as Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Great Northern, etc., moved into new high ground for . the present . movement. Speculative shares, such as St Louis, San Francisco common, Southern Hall way comomn, St Paul common, tha rail oils like Texas Pacific, Missouri Pacific, M., K. & T and the Rock Island Issues, registered good buying. New York Cen tral, for a long time quite, came In for a movement, ic-chlng 83 on Saturday, All in all, it might be said that the specialty trading of the last couple of months, wherein a particular group would be featured while the rest of the market lay quiet, haa given place to a general underlying bullish feeling, with activity confined to no particular group, but extending through the entire list. It is well to take notice of the fact that big men; who have hoarded money through the period of the war. have been responsible for the spectacular rise In aome of the stocks during tha last couple of months. When peace came the market for L standard shares offered wonderful op portunities, and big Interests have bought heavily of such stocka aa Ameri can International corporation an ac ceptance orgsuiizavtf on with a leading, in ternational bank behind It and a world of business ahead of it and this buying still goes on. The belief Is that this stock4 is slated to repeat the perform ances of Industrial Alcohol, Atlantic, Gulf A West Indies, and other stocks with intrinsic worth, that for a long time were away below their actual vaJue. Indeed, as the gong rang for the final session at midday Saturday, American International was the stock on which most Interested was focused and its quotation around 94 was tha highest point yet reached. . . ' Eckern Visits Seattle , Anthony Eckern; vlce-prealdent of the State bank of thia city, left for Seattle Monday night, where he will spend a few days. LIBERTY BONDS IF YOU MUST SILL YOUR LIBERTY BONOS, BELL- TO UB IP YOU CAN BUY MORE LIBERTY BONDS, BUY FROM UB 1 On Monday, May 19. the -closing New ITork market prices were a gin below. The r the governing price for Liberty Bond all over th world, and th B tartest We advertia these pricea daily In order that you may always know tb New tork market and th exact value of your liberty Bond. . 3s lst4 2d4s lst4S 2d4 8d4 4th4S Market price ........ . 90.48 83.60 94.22 . 86.78 84.62 93.50 94.58 ' Plus interest ......... 1.51 1.72 .06 1-98 -08 -4t Total.,.....;.... 100.09, 07.22 04.28 97.61 04.68 90.27 04.01 . When buying w deduct 87 on $60 and 32.60 on $1000 bond. , We sell at Nw Xork market, plus accrued interest MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. - THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOWD HOUSE 889.11 Stark Street Batwaea Fifth and Sixth .Streets Telephone i Broadway 811 Establlahed Over tt Tears I f ' s $81,500 clmool IBoindl City of Calvary, Alberta To Yield 6 Principal and annual Interest payable in gold-at Imperial bank. Montreal Calgary, or at the Bank of Manhattan, New York City, , Denomination $1000 - ' (Except two fractional Bonds of $760.00 each) MATURITIES ' $22,000 Due February 1st, 1922 ilO.OOO Due February 1st, 1924.......... 23.750 Due February 1st, 1926 19,760 Due February 1st, 1928.... Price 96.25 93.88 91.78 89.91 Yield 6.00 8.00 6.0fl B.OO ; FIJTAKCIAL STATE3TE5T Total assessment (subject to revision),.. $76,608,000 Total debt .. 2.697,749 Assets, Including school building, equipment, etc 4,671,417 Tax 'rata for school purposes. ....,7.8 mills The school district of Calgary Is co-termlnoua as to Its corporate limits with those of -the. city. We are. advised by counsel that the jschool district iamie technically rank equally t , with the debentures directly issued by the city, with the addi " tional advantage that the legality of the bonds la confirmed by the provincial government and that the assessment rolls for school taxes are invariably larger than those for general taxes, - aa there are no exemptions from school taxes. EXEMPT FROM ALL DOMINION GOVERNMENT, TAXATION " MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BONO HOUSE 889-11 Stark Street, Between Fifth and Sixth, Groaad Floor Telephone I Broadway till . . Established Over ti Years